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BkiUbS04eIfiUOAdVCdJ | Yet as all-encompassing as it is, I've had plenty of Botswanan readers asking me questions specific to how to use N26.
So here, I want to clear up a few misunderstandings for any Botswanan users joining N26, and also demonstrate why N26 is probably a better banking option for you than other online banks like Revolut, Monzo, Curve and Simple.
Is N26 available in Botswana?
Can I withdraw money for free with my N26 card when I'm in Botswana?
Yes! As I demonstrate in my original N26 bank review, you get free ATM withdrawals worldwide with your N26 Black card, which includes ATMs in Botswana. If you don't have N26 Black and are on N26's free plan, you pay a 1.7% fee on the total withdrawal amount. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUaTa6NNjgBvv4MHj6 | import logging
import os
import exceptions
import time
from django.db import IntegrityError
from conary.lib import util
from mint import helperfuncs
from mint import mint_error
from mint import userlevels
from mint import projects
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder import errors
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.manager import basemanager
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.repos import models as repomodels
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.manager.basemanager import exposed
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.platforms import models as platform_models
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.projects import models
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.images import models as imagemodels
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.projects import models as projectsmodels
from mint.django_rest.rbuilder.users import models as usermodels
from conary import conarycfg
from conary import conaryclient
from conary.repository import errors as repoerrors
from rpath_proddef import api1 as proddef
from rpath_job import api1 as rpath_job
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class ProductJobStore(rpath_job.JobStore):
_storageSubdir = 'product-load-jobs'
class ProjectManager(basemanager.BaseManager):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
basemanager.BaseManager.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
@exposed
def getProject(self, project_name):
project = models.Project.objects.select_related(depth=2).get(short_name=project_name)
return project
@exposed
def getProjectById(self, project_id):
return models.Project.objects.get(pk=project_id)
@exposed
def projectNameInUse(self, project):
found = projectsmodels.Project.objects.filter(name=project.name)
if len(found) > 0:
return True
return False
@exposed
def addProject(self, project, for_user):
if project.project_id is not None:
# No updates via addProject
raise errors.Conflict(msg='Project already exists')
project.save()
label = None
if project.labels and len(project.labels.all()) > 0:
label = project.labels.all()[0]
else:
label = repomodels.Label()
if project.external:
self._validateExternalProject(project)
if (project.inbound_mirrors and
len(project.inbound_mirrors.all()) > 0):
# Mirror mode must have a database
if not project.database:
project.database = self.cfg.defaultDatabase
else:
# Proxy-mode must not have a database
project.database = None
if not project.auth_type:
project.auth_type = 'none'
if not project.database:
# These fields only make sense for proxy mode, otherwise the
# ones on the inbound mirror model are used.
label.url = str(project.upstream_url)
label.auth_type = str(project.auth_type)
label.user_name = str(project.user_name)
label.password = str(project.password)
label.entitlement = str(project.entitlement)
else:
# Internal projects always need a database
project.auth_type = label.auth_type = 'none'
project.user_name = label.user_name = None
project.password = label.password = None
project.entitlement = label.entitlement = None
project.upstream_url = label.url = None
if not project.database:
project.database = self.cfg.defaultDatabase
# Make sure there isn't an inbound mirror
if (project.inbound_mirrors and
len(project.inbound_mirrors.all()) > 0):
raise projects.ProductVersionInvalid
# Set creator to current user
project.created_by = for_user
project.modified_by = for_user
project.created_date = time.time()
project.modified_date = time.time()
# Save the project, we need the pk populated to create the repository
project.save()
label.project = project
label.save()
# Create project repository
self.mgr.createRepositoryForProject(project)
# legacy permissions system
# Add current user as project owner
if for_user:
member = models.Member(project=project, user=for_user,
level=userlevels.OWNER)
member.save()
self.mgr.retagQuerySetsByType('project', for_user)
# UI or API consumer will follow up this with a seperate call to create
# the branch via addProjectBranch, so no need to retag stages now
self.mgr.addToMyQuerySet(project, for_user)
return project
def _validateExternalProject(self, project):
fqdn = project.repository_hostname
mirrors = (project.inbound_mirrors
and project.inbound_mirrors.all() or [])
for mirror in mirrors:
testcfg = conarycfg.ConaryConfiguration(False)
if not mirror.source_url:
mirror.source_url = 'https://%s/conary/' % (fqdn,)
testcfg.configLine('repositoryMap %s %s' % (
fqdn, mirror.source_url))
if mirror.source_auth_type == 'userpass':
testcfg.user.addServerGlob(fqdn, (mirror.source_user_name,
mirror.source_password))
elif mirror.source_auth_type == 'entitlement':
testcfg.entitlement.addEntitlement(fqdn,
mirror.source_entitlement)
else:
# Don't test mirror permissions if no entitlement is provided.
mirror.source_auth_type = 'none'
continue
testrepos = conaryclient.ConaryClient(testcfg).getRepos()
try:
# use 2**64 to ensure we won't make the server do much
testrepos.getNewTroveList(fqdn, '4611686018427387904')
except repoerrors.InsufficientPermission:
raise errors.MirrorCredentialsInvalid(
creds=mirror.source_auth_type, url=mirror.source_url)
except repoerrors.OpenError, err:
raise errors.MirrorNotReachable(
url=mirror.source_url, reason=str(err))
if not mirrors and not project.upstream_url:
project.upstream_url = 'https://%s/conary/' % (fqdn,)
@exposed
def updateProject(self, project, for_user):
oldProject = models.Project.objects.get(hostname=project.hostname)
if not project.hidden and oldProject.hidden:
self.restDb.publisher.notify('ProductUnhidden', oldProject.pk)
elif project.hidden:
handle = self.mgr.getRepositoryForProject(oldProject)
try:
handle.deleteUser('anonymous')
except repoerrors.UserNotFound:
pass
if not oldProject.hidden:
self.restDb.publisher.notify('ProductHidden', oldProject.pk)
project.save()
project.modified_by = for_user
project.modifed_date = time.time()
return project
@exposed
def deleteProject(self, project):
handle = self.mgr.getRepositoryForProject(project)
# Delete the repository database.
if handle.hasDatabase:
try:
handle.destroy()
except:
log.exception("Could not delete repository for project %s:",
handle.shortName)
# Clean up the stragglers
imagesDir = os.path.join(self.cfg.imagesPath, handle.shortName)
if os.path.exists(imagesDir):
try:
util.rmtree(imagesDir)
except:
log.warning("Could not delete project images directory %s:",
imagesDir, exc_info=True)
project.delete()
@exposed
def addProjectMember(self, project, user, level, notify=True):
oldMember = project.members.filter(user=user)
if oldMember:
oldMember = [0]
else:
oldMember = None
if oldMember:
# If old level is the same, nothing to do
if level == oldMember.level:
return user
# Can not demote the last owner
allOwners = project.member.filter(level=userlevels.OWNER)
if len(allOwners) == 1 and oldMember.level == userlevels.OWNER:
raise errors.Conflict(msg='cannot demote the last owner')
# Update the old level
oldMember.level = level
oldMember.save()
# Send notification
if notify:
self.restDb.publisher.notify('UserProductChanged',
user.userid, project.project_id, oldMember.level, level)
else:
# Add membership
member = models.Project.member(project=project, user=user,
level=level)
member.save()
# Send notification
if notify:
self.restDb.publisher.notify('UserProductAdded', user.userid,
project.project_id, None, level)
return user
@exposed
def deleteProjectMember(self, project, user):
member = models.Member.filter(project=project, user=user)
# Can not demote the last owner
allOwners = project.member.filter(level=userlevels.OWNER)
if len(allOwners) == 1 and user in allOwners:
raise errors.Conflict(msg='cannot demote the last owner')
member.delete()
def saveProductVersionDefinition(self, productVersion, prodDef, forUser=None):
# Make sure users can't overwrite proddefs on other projects by
# tweaking their own proddef XML.
checkFQDN = productVersion.label.split('@')[0]
expectFQDN = productVersion.project.repository_hostname
assert checkFQDN.lower() == expectFQDN.lower()
prodDef.setBaseLabel(productVersion.label)
self.setProductVersionDefinition(prodDef)
# now save them in the DB also
stages = prodDef.getStages()
for stage in stages:
promotable = ((stage.name != stages[-1].name and True) or False)
models.Stage.objects.create(name=str(stage.name),
label=str(prodDef.getLabelForStage(stage.name)),
promotable=promotable,
created_by=forUser,
modified_by=forUser,
project = productVersion.project,
project_branch = productVersion)
def setProductVersionDefinition(self, prodDef):
cclient = self.mgr.getAdminClient(write=True)
prodDef.saveToRepository(cclient,
'Product Definition commit from rBuilder\n')
@exposed
def addProjectBranch(self, projectShortName, projectVersion, forUser):
projectVersion._prepareSave()
if not projectVersion.namespace:
projectVersion.namespace = projectVersion.project.namespace
# validate the label, which will be added later. This is done
# here so the project is not be created before this error occurs
if projects.validLabel.match(projectVersion.label) == None:
raise errors.Conflict(msg="invalid label=%s" % projectVersion.label)
if not projectVersion.name.replace(".","").isalnum():
raise errors.Conflict(msg="branch name (%s) must be alpha-numeric" % projectVersion.name)
projectVersion.created_by = forUser
projectVersion.modified_by = forUser
project = projectVersion.project
pd = helperfuncs.sanitizeProductDefinition(
projectName=project.name,
projectDescription=project.description or '',
repositoryHostname=project.repository_hostname,
shortname=project.short_name,
version=projectVersion.name,
versionDescription=projectVersion.description or '',
namespace=projectVersion.namespace)
pd.setBaseLabel(projectVersion.label)
# FIXME: use the href and look up the platform in the DB instead
platformLabel = str(projectVersion.platform_label or '')
if platformLabel:
platform = platform_models.Platform.objects.select_related(depth=2
).get(label=platformLabel)
cclient = self.mgr.getAdminClient(write=True)
pd.rebase(cclient, platform.label, overwriteStages=True)
tnow = time.time()
projectVersion.created_date = tnow
projectVersion.modified_date = tnow
try:
projectVersion.save()
except IntegrityError, e:
if 'duplicate key' in str(e):
raise errors.Conflict(
msg='Conflict with an existing project branch')
raise
self.saveProductVersionDefinition(projectVersion, pd, forUser=forUser)
self.mgr.retagQuerySetsByType('project_branch_stage', forUser)
return projectVersion
@exposed
def updateProjectBranch(self, projectVersion, forUser=None):
projectVersion.save()
projectVersion.modified_by = forUser
projectVersion.modifed_date = time.time()
return projectVersion
@exposed
def deleteProjectBranch(self, projectVersion):
projectVersion.delete()
@exposed
def getProjectMembers(self, shortName):
project = models.Project.objects.select_related(depth=2).get(short_name=shortName)
members = models.Members()
# FIXME -- to avoid serialization overhead, should this be a paged
# collection versus inline?
members.member = [m for m in project.members.select_related(depth=2).all()]
members._parents = [project]
return members
def getProductVersionDefinitionByProjectVersion(self, projectVersion):
pd = proddef.ProductDefinition()
pd.setBaseLabel(projectVersion.label)
cclient = self.mgr.getAdminClient(write=False)
try:
pd.loadFromRepository(cclient)
except Exception:
# XXX could this exception handler be more specific? As written
# any error in the proddef module will be masked.
raise errors.Conflict(msg='product version definition not found')
return pd
@exposed
def getStage(self, stageId):
stage = models.Stage.objects.select_related(depth=2).get(pk=stageId)
return stage
@exposed
def getStageByProjectBranchAndStageName(self, projectBranch, stageName):
if hasattr(projectBranch, 'branch_id'):
projectBranchId = projectBranch.branch_id
else:
projectBranchId = projectBranch
stages = models.Stage.objects.filter(project_branch__branch_id=projectBranchId,
name=stageName)
if stages:
return stages[0]
return None
@exposed
def getImage(self, image_id):
return imagemodels.Image.objects.select_related(depth=2).get(pk=image_id)
@exposed
def getImagesForProject(self, short_name):
project = self.getProject(short_name)
images = imagemodels.Images()
images.image = imagemodels.Image.objects.select_related(depth=2).filter(
project__project_id=project.project_id
).order_by('image_id').all()
images.url_key = [ short_name ]
images.view_name = 'ProjectImages'
return images
@exposed
def updateImage(self, image):
# Nothing to update for the moment
return image
@exposed
def getProjectBranch(self, project_name, project_branch_label):
if project_branch_label:
# Even though technically doing a GET and letting it fail
# is not efficient, this is what most of the code does
return models.ProjectVersion.objects.select_related(depth=2).get(
label=project_branch_label, project__short_name=project_name)
projectVersions = models.ProjectVersions()
projectVersions.project_branches = models.ProjectVersion.objects.select_related(depth=2).filter(
project__short_name=project_name).order_by('branch_id')
return projectVersions
@exposed
def getAllProjectBranches(self):
"""
FIXME, two different ways of retrieving pb's, both giving different results
"""
branches = models.ProjectVersions()
branches.project_branch = models.ProjectVersion.objects.select_related(depth=2).order_by(
'project__project_id', 'branch_id')
return branches
@exposed
def getProjectBranchStage(self, project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name):
stage = models.Stage.objects.get(
project__short_name=project_short_name,
project_branch__label=project_branch_label,
name=stage_name)
return stage
@exposed
def getProjectAllBranchStages(self, project_short_name):
stages = models.Stages()
stages.project_branch_stage = models.Stage.objects.select_related(depth=2).filter(
project__short_name=project_short_name).order_by(
'project__project_id', 'project_branch__branch_id', 'stage_id')
stages._url_key = [ project_short_name ]
return stages
@exposed
def getProjectBranchStages(self, project_short_name, project_branch_label):
stages = models.Stages()
stages.project_branch_stage = models.Stage.objects.select_related(depth=2).filter(
project__short_name=project_short_name,
project_branch__label=project_branch_label).order_by(
'project__project_id', 'project_branch__branch_id', 'stage_id')
stages._url_key = [ project_short_name, project_branch_label ]
return stages
# should not be used due to querysets
@exposed
def getAllProjectBranchStages(self):
stages = models.Stages()
stages.project_branch_stage = models.Stage.objects.select_related(depth=2).order_by(
'project__project_id', 'project_branch__branch_id', 'stage_id')
return stages
@exposed
def getProjectBranchStageImages(self, project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name):
project = self.getProject(project_short_name)
stage = self.getProjectBranchStage(project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name)
my_images = imagemodels.Image.objects.filter(
# stage_id is not set in the database even though it's on the model, awesome.
# don't try to use the project_branch_stage relation
project_branch__branch_id = stage.project_branch_id,
stage_name = stage.name
).distinct() | imagemodels.Image.objects.filter(
project = project,
stage_name = ''
).distinct() | imagemodels.Image.objects.filter(
project = project,
stage_name = None
).distinct()
images = imagemodels.Images()
images.image = my_images
images.url_key = [ project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name ]
images.view_name = 'ProjectBranchStageImages'
images.latest_files = imagemodels.LatestFiles()
images.latest_files.latest_file = latestFiles = []
for img in stage.images.values('name').distinct('name').order_by('name'):
lf = imagemodels.LatestFile()
lf.image_name = img['name']
lf.project_branch_stage = stage
latestFiles.append(lf)
return images
@exposed
def getProjectBranchStageLatestImageFile(self, project_short_name,
project_branch_label, stage_name, image_name):
stage = self.getProjectBranchStage(project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name)
buildFiles = list(
imagemodels.BuildFile.objects.filter(
image__name=image_name,
image__project_branch_stage=stage,
image__status=300).order_by(
'-image__image_id',
'-size',
'file_id')[:1])
if not buildFiles:
raise errors.ResourceNotFound()
buildFile = buildFiles[0]
location = buildFile.getDownloadUrl()
raise errors.TemporaryRedirect(msg="Redirected to %(location)s",
location=location,
headers = dict(Location=models.modellib.AbsoluteHref(location)))
@exposed
def createProjectBranchStageImage(self, image):
return self.mgr.imagesManager.createImageBuild(image)
@exposed
def getAllProjectBranchesForProject(self, project_short_name):
branches = models.ProjectVersions()
branches.project_branch = models.ProjectVersion.objects.filter(
project__short_name=project_short_name)
return branches
@exposed
def updateProjectBranchStage(self, project_short_name, project_branch_label, stage_name, stage):
# if ever implemented be sure to update modified_by/modified_date
raise exceptions.NotImplementedError()
| github | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
BkiUd2PxK6wB9mn4_lBt | Bright straw colour with pale straw hue. The nose displays some white peach top notes with a toasty overlay followed by some dried honey and spice. The palate displays only a touch more concentration, stronger toasty characters and a higher acid level than the entry level 2010 Stonier Chardonnay. Mouthfilling flavours of white peach, spicy cashew and toast followed by some cinnamon and traces of nougat. Good structure with clean dry finish. Long aftertaste of toast, white peach, roast almond and spice. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcS_xK7Dgs_cY5Dsk | Dr. Danielle Dennis is an associate professor of literacy studies. She serves as the co-coordinator of the Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program and as program director of the Cambridge (UK) Schools Experience. Her research focuses on literacy assessment, policy, and building teacher capacity. She is currently working with a primary school in Cambridge, England in building a knowledge-rich curriculum and studying the professional development support needed to build capacity across teaching staff and leadership. Dr. Dennis serves on the editorial review board of The Reading Teacher and is an associate editor of School University Partnerships journal. Dr. Dennis was selected as a 2014 PDK Emerging Leader. Additionally, she serves her field as a member of the Literacy Research Association's Policy and Legislative Committee, and the International Reading Association's Presidential Task Force for Teacher Education Reform.
Gelfuso, A., & Dennis, D. V. (2017). Video as text of teaching: Toward more deliberate literacy field experience supervision. The Teacher Educator 52(1), 57-74 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08878730.2016.1247203.
Dennis, D. V. (2017). Learning from our past: What ESSA can get right about literacy for all. The Reading Teacher, 70(4), 395-400.
Dennis, D. V., van Ingen, S., Davis, J., & Mills, D. (2017). Urban teacher residency partnership program: A partnership between the University of South Florida College of Education and Hillsborough County (FL) Public Schools. In D. Yendol-Hoppey & D. Delane (Eds.) Working Together: Enhancing Urban Educator Quality through School-University Partnerships. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Berson, I. R., Berson, M. J., Dennis, D.V., & Powell, R. (2017). Leveraging literacy: Research on critical reading in the social studies. In M. Manfra & C. Bolick (Eds.), Handbook of social studies research. Boston, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dennis, D. V. (2016). A teacher residency melds classroom theory with clinical practice. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(7), 14-18.
Dennis, D. V., Branson, S., Flores, B., & Papke, A. (2016). The Cambridge Schools Experience: Developing literacy educators within an international School-University Partnership. In H. An (Ed.) Efficacy and Implementation of Study Abroad Programs for P-12 Teachers (p. 256-274). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfR04uzlh9r2JtqOR | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:c="http://www.springframework.org/schema/c"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd">
<!-- Mints PIDs using random UUIDs -->
<bean class="org.fcrepo.mint.UUIDPathMinter"
c:length="${fcrepo.uuid.path.length:2}"
c:count="${fcrepo.uuid.path.count:4}"/>
<!-- Mints PIDs using external REST service
<bean class="org.fcrepo.mint.HttpPidMinter"
c:url="http://localhost/my/minter" c:method="POST"
c:username="${fcrepo.minter.username:minterUser}"
c:password="${fcrepo.minter.password:minterPass}"
c:regex="" c:xpath="/response/ids/value"/>
-->
</beans>
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BkiUejPxK6mkyCKC2J2R | As of the 21st of April 2018, Staff members can now use any name colour they wish.
The current staff name colours are still available for use only by Staff members if they wish.
Click on a Staff members name or icon to view their wikipage!
nidefawl is the only user with this title as he is the original founder of Craftland.org.
Owners of Craftland.org can do anything. These users spend their time working on new features, fixing bugs, managing the staff team and overall are in charge Craftland.org.
Administrators can do anything except shutdown the server, grant permissions and perform debug commands. Administrators can help with more severe issues that Moderators cannot help with. Beandon also helps out with creating new features for Craftland.
Moderators deal with higher tier issues such as dungeon issues, griefing, stealing and continuous infractions. However, they are still here to help you! Ask a Moderator for help if there is no Helper around.
Helpers are here to help players with regions (and in general) and monitor chat for any infractions. Ask for a Helper if you need any help!
These users manage the Craftland wiki.
List of staff members that have either retired or have been demoted. These players and their reasons for demotion (if they didn't retire themselves) can be found at /warp hallofstaff.
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BkiUffzxaKgQW0DXr7hw | DH is soooo ready to come home. He has already given his 60 days notice to his apartment complex with a move out date. Funny thing is the accountant said they would be able to prorate the May rent since he is moving out before the end of the month, and the apartment manager said that they don't prorate. Who knows. I'm really just glad he'll be out of there!!
He also stopped in Uhaul a couple days ago and made arrangements to rent a trailer for his move back. He called me to see if we needed to get insurance...yes, because our insurance doesn't cover it and I don't want to be out $3000+ if it gets damaged.
Today, I'm doing regular cleaing of bathrooms, vaccuuming and dusting. We also need to tidy up and put away back packs, library books, games and things that are out and visible. Fun times here! Is anyone else spring cleaning? I need to know I'm not alone!!
I wonder if it's in your interest to check with your vehicle insurance to see what the cost might be to add a short term 'rider' to cover the cost of the U-Haul rental to see if it's competitive with U Haul's daily rate.
It is a flat fee for the rental. It is actually very reasonable for the amount of time he has the trailer.
You are not alone, though I am spring cleaning very reluctantly and sloooooowly. It's more fun to play with the baby ducks and chicks right now than to clean out cupboards and wash out the fridge. | c4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbCA5qX_AYtUxBQUr | Joe Canning Poetry
Stair na hÉireann Photography
Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
Irish History, Culture, Heritage, Language, Mythology
1798 – Death of United Irishman, Henry Joy McCracken.
Stair na hÉireannIrish History1798 United Irishmen Rebellion, Antrim, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Cotton Manufacturer, Founding Member of the Society of the United Irishmen, Henry Joy McCracken, Industrialist, Mary Ann McCracken, Milltown Cemetery, Presbyterian, Radical Irish Republican, West Belfast
"The rich will always betray the poor." –Henry Joy McCracken
Henry Joy McCracken was a cotton manufacturer and industrialist, Presbyterian, radical Irish republican, and a founding member, along with Theobald Wolfe Tone, James Napper Tandy, and Robert Emmet, of the Society of the United Irishmen.
McCracken was born in High Street, Belfast on 31 August 1767. Proud to belong to two important Belfast Presbyterian families, he always used his full name. His father, John McCracken, was an entrepreneur and associated with many of Belfast's leading philanthropic ventures; his maternal grandfather, Francis Joy, owned important paper mills and was the founder of The Belfast News-Letter. The Joys – of Huguenot descent – were also a public-spirited family. Henry was early interested in radical politics and used his position as owner of a cotton mill, of which he was put in charge at the age of 22, to travel extensively, making political contacts; he was always concerned with the welfare and education of his workers.
In 1791 he joined with Thomas Russell in forming the first Society of United Irishmen in Belfast. In 1796 he was imprisoned for over a year in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin. When the insurrection broke out in June 1798, McCracken was made general of the forces mustered at Donegore, which then attacked Antrim town. They were defeated by government troops. After a month on the run McCracken was captured in Carrickfergus while trying to escape to America. He was tried for treason and hanged in the Cornmarket, Belfast, on the same day: 17th July 1798. His sister Mary Ann had a doctor standing by in case there was still life in the body after it was cut down; nonetheless all in vain. McCracken was buried at St George's, High Street, however his remains were later transferred to the Clifton Street cemetery.
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September 25, 2013 by STAFF
Windell A. Thompson
GHENT—Windell A. Thompson, 66, quietly slipped away into the night September 19, 2013 at 3:31 a.m. at the Whittier Nursing and Rehabilitation facility.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Shelvy Jean Thompson, and his parents, Miriam Reid and Cecil Thompson.
He is survived by his wife, Balbina Thompson of Hudson; three daughters, Yvonne Richardson of Poughkeepsie, Stephanie Woogman of New Haven, CT, and Jeaneen Thompson of Hudson; four sons, James Barnes of Poughkeepsie, Patrick Richardson of Mechanicville, Windell Thompson, Jr., of Hudson and Matthew Thompson of Colonie; one brother, Kenneth Thompson; 19 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
Services took place at the Sacco-McDonald-Valenti Funeral Home, 700 Town Hall Drive, Greenport, Tuesday, September 24.
Mary A. Potts (1911 – 2013)
GHENT—Mary A. Potts, 102, of Ghent, formerly a 100-year resident of Hudson, died Friday, September 20 at the Whittier Adult Home.
She was born in Alife, Italy, April 18, 1911 to the late Joseph and Carmela (Bucci) Occhibove.
Her family settled in Hudson in 1912. Mrs. Potts was the Democratic deputy commissioner for the Columbia County Board of Elections for 25 years from 1949 to 1974. She and her late husband, Joseph Potts operated the Paramount Grill in Hudson and were the first to introduce pizza to the area in 1950. Together, she and her husband later operated Ferns Restaurant and Bar.
Mrs. Potts' long list of achievements include being delegate to President Lyndon Johnson's inauguration in 1966, local coordinator for the Robert Kennedy, Jr., visit to Hudson in 1968, and being nominated to serve as a New York State Democratic Committee Women's delegate.
She was invited to Hyde Park to meet with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1970, and in 1976 was appointed to serve as the first women commissioner of the Office for the Aging.
Mrs. Potts was a member and communicant of the former Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Hudson as well as president of the Ladies Sodality. She was a matron at the Columbia County Jail, and from 1985 to 1999 was clerk for the New York State Compensation Board.
She is survived by: three grandsons, Michael, Joseph and David Seider; nephews, Richard Tracy and Ronald Dinehart; niece, Edie Dinehart and four great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Potts in 1965; her daughter, Joan Seider; infant son, Joseph Potts, Jr.; sisters, Rose Dinehart, Rose Gallo, Anna Finn, Margaret Tracy and one brother, Anthony Occhibove.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, September 23 at St. Joseph's Church, Atlantic Avenue, Stottville with Fr. Frank O'Connor officiating. Burial followed in Cedar Park Cemetery, Hudson.
Arrangements were with the Sacco-McDonald-Valenti Funeral Home, 700 Town Hall Drive, Greenport.
James J. Palen, Sr. (1946 – 2013)
CLAVERACK—James J. Palen, Sr., 67, of Claverack died Monday, September 23, 2013 at his home.
He was born in Hudson, August 15, 1946 to the late James P. and Angelina (DeLuke) Palen.
He was a graduate of St. Mary's Academy in Hudson and Albany Business College.
Mr. Palen was employed by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Albany and the Paul Montana Company in Hudson. He also worked for the Columbia County Real Property Tax Department and was the Town of Claverack assessor for 12 years. He was a life-member of the Greenport Rescue Squad, Philmont Rescue Squad and both the Mellenville and Philmont fire companies.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Patricia A. Butler-Byles Palen; son, James J. Palen, Jr.; granddaughters, Cheyenne and Tracey Palen; grandson, Justin Palen, as well as, many cousins.
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Agricultural woes: building a domestically and internationally competitive sector
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Sunday, October 20th, 2019 at 9:18 PM
Finding agricultural products that can compete both on the domestic and international markets has been singled out as one of the major challenges facing the sector in the region.
Greg Rawlins, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) tells Dominica News Online that competitiveness in the market should not be taken likely.
He says that coupled with all other hurdles like climate change and lack of private sector investment, the sector could plunge further into extinction, but Rawlins believes there is hope.
Traditionally, agriculture has been one of the most important economic sectors within the OECS countries, however, Rawlins said development has pushed it aside in favour of other sectors like tourism.
"Our cost and productivity must be looked at. We are facing threats of climate change. The issue of extreme weather conditions is having major effects on the sector," he explained.
Rawlins said the agriculture sector needs serious public sector investments if it is to survive.
"We need to be able to mobilize private sector investments. Governments in the region seem to have constraints where funding is concerned," he said.
The IICA official said agriculture can become the food basket of countries in the OECS but in order to achieve that level of production, "all must be involved."
Rawlins is suggesting that governments find investors to boost the local production of foods in order to reduce the region's high food import bill.
"I believe we need to find those products and make arrangements to attract investors…we need to find mechanisms for our small producers to cooperate more," he explained.
He is also a proponent of linking agriculture with tourism in terms of food production and using agricultural assets as a tourist attraction.
Rawlins believes that new technologies and systems of production should be used to attract young people into the sector.
"We need to demonstrate to them that agriculture is a very profitable option available to them. We need to provide them with the necessary land and programs designed to support youth participation," he said.
There have been complaints that banks often turn away potential farmers because they do not think that farming is a viable business, or that land is a sufficient source of collateral. This adds to the perception that farming is not an attractive enterprise.
Dr.Clayton Shillingford
All good points but agriculture unfortunately does not lend itself that easily to corruption..and self enrichment… The other avenues are more susceptible e.g tourism, selling passports ..etc Agriculture no matter that it has tremendous benefits in national interest it requires much work, planning, investment etc
Back to the soil
Mr. Rawlins
Let not your heart be troubled for us in Dominica. UWP has plans that will revolutionize agriculture. We just need to get rid of the DLP first. Check us again in 18 months time.
In Dominica agriculture has not been set aside for tourism, rather it has been set aside for passport sales, by a lazy regime..The most stupid and idiotic Minister (Reginald Austrie) in the OECS is Dominica's agriculture Minister. Imagine that! After 20 years in office the industry has been killed by those wickeds, while St Lucia, St Vincent, and Grenada still have thriving agriculture.. The demise of agriculture in Dominica is deliberate, and it will continue until this regime is sent packing!
Dominica can surely do better, and will do better when the government changes soon!
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BkiUfqM4uBhiv3WcI7hU | 1 June 1533 – Anne Boleyn is crowned queen
Posted By Claire on June 1, 2017
On 1st June 1533, Whitsun, Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, was crowned queen at Westminster Abbey by her good friend Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.
Anne Boleyn was about six months pregnant and had been married to the king since their official, but secret, ceremony on 25th January 1533. Their marriage had been proclaimed valid just four days before the coronation and this coronation ceremony was the couple's moment of triumph after the years of waiting and legal wranglings.
Anne must have been so tired after the procession the previous day, but she still managed to make it through the long coronation service and banquet of around 80 dishes.
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12 thoughts on "1 June 1533 – Anne Boleyn is crowned queen"
Ellen Habbershaw says:
Great article Claire. Superb as always.
A singular honour indeed for Anne to have the crown of St. Edward on her head, as noted it was reserved for the reigning monarch, how proud her and her family must have been as they made their way into the grand ancient hall of Westminster and she sat on King Edwards chair, she was late in pregnancy and had already endured the coronation celebrations the previous day, I bet London looked absolutely beautiful, we no it was a dirty city with no sanitation and the stinking Thames with ragged beggars, but I bet on that day it looked lovely with the brightly coloured pennants flying and the gorgeously apparelled men and women in all their finery, and Anne herself looking as stylish as ever dripping in jewels and purple velvet and ermine, her lustrous hair flowing behind her, there was wine in the fountains and fresh fruits and cream and music and fanfare, us British have always been good at pomp and ceremony and I bet Anne Boleyns coronation was as good as Elizabeth 11's or any other queens or Kings, how tired she must have been but she endured it remarkably well, she had women with her to see to her every comfort yet the day must have seemed endless, how grateful she must have been when it was all over and she could lie on her bed, kick her shoes off and just close her eyes, she had done it, she was queen at last but the battle was not yet over now she had to bear a healthy son.
Globerose says:
Umm- Henry VIII wore The Tudor Crown at his Coronation and Katharine wore "the smaller crown of the Queen Consorts of England." But then, here we find Anne Boleyn, Henry's second queen, crowned by Cranmer in "an unprecedented way for a queen consort" with no less than the crown of a king, that of Edward the Confessor. What are we thinking Henry meant by this?
Henry was thinking of a golden beginning, a new age, a glorious future in which Anne gave birth to a son and proved that he was entirely justified in putting aside Katherine and breaking with Rome. He viewed this marriage as a true marriage, a divinely sanctioned marriage, a marriage blessed by the Almighty, whereas the Aragon marriage was doomed and fruitless. Henry was making a grandiose statement, he was declaring that the Reformation and his second marriage went hand in hand. Anne would provide the heir and England would enjoy a golden future.
Who knows Globerose, we have to remember he loved her truly and maybe he just wanted to afford her this singular honour.
There are two main theories:
1) That he was making sure that everyone knew that Anne was his rightful queen – good old propaganda!
2) That he thought that Anne was carrying a boy and so was crowning the prince she was carrying as the heir to the throne.
Great propaganda whichever is true.
Anne must have been hot and tired, but very excited and upbeat. She would need the small breaks and it must have been a sense of triumph. After all she was carrying what was hoped to be the expectant heir to the throne. I think Henry chose to honour Anne with the Sovereign 's crown of Saint Edward to make the point that she was a true Queen. It was a singular honour and a real political statement. Remember the majority of the ordinary people and even some of his own nobles still begrudged Anne her title as Queen and supported Queen Katherine. By having Anne crowned with the sacred crown of Kings Henry was symbolically raising her status above any other women, including his first wife. For those who had any doubts her position would now be unassailable.
Yes I think that must have been the case.
I agree- he was making a statement to the country and the rest of Europe about the validity of the marriage and the legitimacy of the son about to be born. He didn't truly love Anne-three years from now he was ordering her death and had her replacement waiting in the wings. I doubt Henry truly loved anyone except himself
Gail Marion says:
I believe he did love Anne initially, evidenced by how much he sacrificed to keep her, but the love wore thin over time and but for her pregnancy and expected deliverance of a son she would have been discarded. The deliverance of a daughter sounded her death knell.
I believe Henry began by desiring Anne, as men do, taking a fancy to her if you wish, but as she wasn't taken by his fancy and rejected him, Henry became more interested. As time went on he became more enamoured and interested in spending time with Anne for himself. His letters testify to ardent love and although we don't have her replies we know she replied, because Henry said she did. Anne went away from him to Hever, but his heart followed and he found common ground with her. By 1527 the couple were spending more time together and were a proper couple. In fact, a tease of evidence, in a letter to ask for the divorce to marry Anne, sent to Rome, allows us to argue that they had agreed to marry sometime by the end of that Summer. There was a growing partnership which developed as Henry appreciated her charm and brains, intellect, interests in reform and her talents as a dancer and music as well as a sexy, foxy lady. They had a lot in common. Henry was still in love with Anne for the first two years of their marriage, even with all the difficulties. I don't agree that having a daughter was the start of her downfall and she wasn't executed because she didn't have a son. Henry was still attracted to Anne during her second pregnancy in 1534 and he only began to show some disappointment later that year after she lost her child. There is evidence of some difficulty getting pregnant again and political movements were blamed on Anne, causing a brief break between them. Anne showed definate signs of strain and it is in this period that she is credited as making obscure but noteworthy threats against Mary and Katherine. However, it is most definitely the case that Anne and Henry had reconciled by the Summer and Autumn 1535 and they went on a triumphant progress, at the end of which, Anne was again pregnant. What we do know now with history and hindsight is that this was Anne's last pregnancy and when Henry learned that she had miscarried a son, his reaction was recorded in detail and more terrible than any other times. We don't know for certain how many pregnancies Anne had, but three is about right. It is possible that Anne was on notice or at least believed this was her last chance, but Henry changed after this and Anne was left more vulnerable.
Anne also had a moment of great triumph, merely three weeks before she lost her baby boy. Katherine of Aragon died on 7th January, leaving Anne as undisputed Queen. Henry and Anne are both reported as being happy and had a party. Elizabeth was paraded around the Court and jousting followed. Anne suffered a miscarriage between 24th and 29th January, after Henry's fall from his jousting horse and may have been unconscious for two hours (evidence is contradictory)and Anne is believed to have found Henry with Jane Seymour soon afterwards. The joint shock caused a miscarriage of a male foetus aged about four months old and Henry is recorded as being very upset and doubting he would now have sons. Anne was also upset and retorted that her heart broke to see Henry loved others. Things were not the same afterwards.
Nobody can be certain, but most historians agree that this left Anne more vulnerable and open to attack. Henry, if he did think about his marriage now, didn't do anything until April about it. Henry and Cromwell both consulted an expert on canon law, so we have evidence that Henry was thinking of an annulment before his fatal decision to try and execute his wife for adultery and treason. There are signs that it is in this five months prior to her final fall that Henry was looking elsewhere, that he did fall out of love with Anne. He acted, however, to show he was committed to Anne, causing confusion or perhaps misdirection. The rumours about Anne, the incident with Herny Norris, innocent though it was, the invention of evidence of guilt with five men, turned any last bits of love into hate. Ironically, that Henry hated Anne with such a passion to want her dead and out of his life can be further seen as evidence that he had for a long time loved her. I really don't think it's a fair thing to say that Henry Viii didn't ever love anyone but himself. For one thing, the younger Henry showed himself very capable of real love. For another, we can't see into the heart or soul of another human being, so we don't know how he loved or didn't love. I would say that as time passed into the last 10 years of his life that he became more selfish and more paranoid, plus with this an ability to strike out at those he professed to love with increasing violence. His capacity to love may have diminished. His heart could have turned colder. Whatever Henry's feelings by the end of their relationship, I do believe that on these days in June 1533 Henry and Anne were very much in love and had no reason to believe it would all go wrong.
Anyone else drifting along the long and winding road towards the conclusion suggesting Henry VIII was all about this evidentiary obsession with a male heir, and only an heir male, and that everything he did at that time was pursuant to that one goal, and that nothing else mattered: his one ruling idee fixe? Oh he was undoubtedly infatuated with Anne, and many other exceptional men were too, in the beginning, but Katharine, dear Katharine, made war upon his obsession and I can't help but feel this, as much as any emotional desires that Henry had for Anne, fuelled his passion for 'the kill' (in hunting parlance). He seems to have needed to win, and when Katharine died, and Anne lost her baby, everything changed: and all that remained was this primary raging obsession. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Andrew Fitzgibbon is a Distinguished Engineer at Graphcore, working on the future of computing hardware and programming for AI and numerical computing.
He is best known for his work on 3D vision: he was a core contributor to the Emmy-award-winning 3D camera tracker "boujou", having co-founded the company "2d3", with Andrew Zisserman, Julian Morris, and Nick Bolton; at Microsoft, he introduced massive synthetic training data for Kinect for Xbox 360; and was science lead on the real-time hand tracking in Microsoft's HoloLens. His research interests are broad, spanning computer vision, graphics, machine learning, neuroscience, and most recently programming languages. He has published numerous highly-cited papers, and received many awards for his work, including ten "best paper" prizes at various venues, the Silver medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the BCS Roger Needham award. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the British Computer Society, and the International Association for Pattern Recognition.
Before joining Graphcore in 2022, he spent 15 years at Microsoft, and before then, he was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at Oxford University, having previously studied at Edinburgh University, Heriot-Watt University, and University College, Cork.
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Shorter Bio (102 words) Andrew Fitzgibbon has been closely involved in the delivery of three groundbreaking computer vision systems over two decades. In 2000, he was computer vision lead on the Emmy-award-winning 3D camera tracker "Boujou"; in 2009 he introduced large-scale synthetic training data to Kinect for Xbox 360, and in 2019 was science lead on the team that shipped fully articulated hand tracking on HoloLens 2. His passion is bringing the power of mathematics to the crucible of real-world engineering. He has numerous research awards, including ten "best paper" prizes at leading conferences, and is a Fellow of the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.
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BkiUdeg4ubngxaggwmdL | LAWRENCE — While the AUMI, or Adaptive Use Musical Instrument, is a computer software program that has been around for more than a decade, University of Kansas researcher Abbey Dvorak thinks there is still lots of room to grow its use by music therapists.
That's the main reason Dvorak, assistant professor of music therapy, and KU graduate and private-practice music therapist Elizabeth Boresow co-authored a paper just published by the journal Music Therapy Perspectives.
"Using the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI) in Music Therapy Clinical Practice" gives case examples, addresses common concerns and barriers to using the AUMI, describes the improvements in the software based on clinician feedback to the software developer, and discusses implications and future directions for music-therapy practice and research using the AUMI.
The late Pauline Oliveros invented the AUMI as a software program that can be installed on any desktop computer, and more recently iOS tablet or smartphone, equipped with a camera. The AUMI uses the camera to capture physical movement and trigger an almost infinite variety of sounds, from bells to drums to synthesizer tones. It thus allows people to make music with whatever movement their body performs; even a small tilt of a chin can access the entire range of sounds.
This is useful in music therapy, Dvorak said, because some clients may have limited mobility or a narrow range of voluntary movement, and yet the AUMI can help them achieve goals like improved physical strength, coordination and control.
In many cases, Dvorak said, music-therapy clients may also have cognitive and/or psychosocial needs.
In the latter case, Dvorak said, the client had multiple disabilities, including spasticity and vision and hearing loss.
Another goal of the paper was to communicate to therapists everywhere their ability to work with the AUMI's software engineer, Henry Lowengard, to customize the instrument. Dvorak said Boresow has done just that to good effect in her private practice, and the authors wanted to get that information out there.
And while the AUMI is quite intuitive to use, Dvorak said there are certain wrinkles that therapists would do well to understand. The paper attempts to help with that, too.
The hope, Dvorak said, is that "people can have more information at their fingertips to help them do things faster. Clinicians are very busy people. We don't have a lot of time to fool around and learn new programs.
Dvorak said she and her colleagues are excited to see the use of the AUMI expand. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUecLxK4sA-7sDgRaS | This project is on hold. I am very busy with other thinks right now. Soo maybe when i have some more spare time in the future i will pickup the project again. Sorry for this. The good news is that lately very nice Wii hombrew games are lanched so there is enough games to play!
After four weeks of silence, here by a short update about the game build progress. The design phase is ready, most graphics are also ready. Building the game engine is behide planning. I think it will take at least two more months to finish everything. Main delay is my work and family live. Two weeks ago I was in India for a business visit. Spin off of the visit is lots of work.
Hereby a short progress report of the design phase of the TowerDefence game. The gameboard design is all most ready. I am now concentrating on the game graphics. After this is ready i will implement the needed game logic. I am still on schedule 😆 I think the first beta release will be available half April. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Paper quality was good and color as I'd hoped for. Met Expectations? Met Expectation Usage? Recommended: Yes, I would recommend this product.
The color is a little strange. I wish that more colors were offered in this size, especially the metallics. Met Expectations? Below Expectation - The color is different in pers Usage? Gift Certificates Recommended: No, I would not recommend this product. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbSvxK6Ot9V_E2Kux | "Vaccinating for the Spiritual Flu"
Unfortunately, we had technical difficulties with the recording device this week and did not capture the sermon from Pastor Chris. Our apologies.....check back next week for the next in the series from John.
Kevin gave his testimony at a Haines Ministerial Association 5th Sunday evening worship service on December 30, 2018 at the Haines Presbyterian Church.
What Does it Take to be a Good Brick?
March 13, 2016 "The Smell of Perfume"
March 6, 2016 "The Lost Sons"
February 28, 2016 "God's Invitation"
February 21, 2016 "Cutting a Covenant"
January 24, 2016 "Diversity in Unity"
January 17, 2016 "Wedding at Cana"
January 10, 2016 "Baptism & the Spirit"
January 3, 2016 "Growing in Stature"
December 27, 2015 "God Came Near"
December 20, 2015 "God is in the Details"
December 13, 2015 "Finding the Joy"
December 6, 2015 "Images of the Incarnation"
December 6, 2015 "Preparing the Way"
November 29, 2015 "The LORD Our Righteous Savior"
November 25, 2015 "Celebrate in the Lord"
November 22, 2015 "Rejoice & Celebrate"
November 15, 2015 "Complete Reversal"
November 8, 2015 "Grant Me My Life"
November 1, 2015 "Rage and Honor"
October 25, 2015 "For Such a Time As This"
October 18, 2015 "Plots & Edicts"
October 11, 2015 "Right Place & Time"
October 4, 2015 "Human Pride"
September 27, 2015 "Naomi Gets a Son"
September 20, 2015 "Ruth's Proposal"
September 13, 2015 "Ruth & Boaz"
September 6, 2015 "Naomi's Bitterness & Faith"
August 30, 2015 "Road to Emmaus"
August 9, 2015 "Roman Trial"
August 2, 2015 "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?"
July 26, 2015 "Jesus' Prayer"
July 19, 2015 "Predicting Peter's Denial"
July 12, 2015 "Signs of the Temple's End"
July 5, 2015 "Widow's Mite"
May 31, 2015 "Healing the Blind"
May 24, 2015 "Rich Young Ruler"
May 10, 2015 "Coming of the Kingdom"
May 3, 2015 "Faith & Healing"
April 26, 2015 "Rich Man & Lazarus"
April 19, 2015 "Unjust Manager"
April 12, 2015, "The Lost Sons"
April 5, 2015, Easter "Resurrection & Ascension"
April 2, 2015, Maundy Thursday "Last Supper"
March 29, 2015 "Triumphal Entry"
March 15, 2015 "Counting Costs"
March 8, 2015 "Places of Honor"
March 1, 2015 "Fox & Hen"
February 22, 2015 "Narrow Door"
February 15, 2015 "Sabbath Healing"
February 8, 2015 "The Fig Tree"
February 1, 2015 "Signs of the Times"
January 25, 2015 "Urgent Watchfulness"
January 18, 2015 "The Rich Fool"
January 11, 2015 "Be On Your Guard"
January 4, 2015 "Word Become Flesh"
Audio files of older Sermons are available at the Church Office. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfLnxK3YB9m4AAq69 | Arshad Warsi Shares Harsh Reality Of The Industry: "I'm Still Looking For A Job Because…"
Arshad's Bollywood journey has been a rollercoaster.
Arshad Warsi Completes 25 Years In The Entertainment Industry(Photo Credit: Instagram)
From making his debut with Tere Mere Sapne to being part of a 200 crore movie like Golmaal Again, Arshad Warsi has come a long way in his Bollywood journey. The actor completes 25 years in the industry today, and on this auspicious occasion, he has shared some ups and lows of his career. Below is all you need to know.
Arshad's Bollywood journey has been a rollercoaster. The actor confesses that he was unsure about his longevity in the industry, after watching his co-stars getting disappeared. Thankfully, the actor somehow managed to sail through all the negativity.
While speaking to Hindustan Times, Arshad Warsi said, "I am surprised as well as happy about completing 25 years in Bollywood. Mujhe laga nahi tha ke mein 25 saal tak tik paunga idhar. It used to be so frightening when I used to see all my peers disappear one after the another. I used to think 'ab agala number mera hai'."
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Arshad Warsi further shares that despite proving his mettle, he's still looking for the work.
"I was scared of failing, and then walking around, with everybody saying ke 'yeh bechara hero banne aaya tha idhar'. From going through a bad phase to working non stop, I have seen it all. I'm grateful for all the people who had faith in me, and continue to have faith in me, and the audience. I feel there is going to be another long journey ahead of me. So, (the truth is), I have completed 25 years in the industry, and I'm still looking for a job because that is how the industry is," the Golmaal Again actor shared.
We're glad that Arshad Warsi stuck around and carved his own space among too many competitors!
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BkiUdk45qhDBcOf_cnLc | Q: Python Denary to Binary Convertor Hi can you please help me convert denary values to binary and hex? I have to input a number between 0 and 15 and the output should be its hexadecimal and binary equivalent. Here's what I've done so far:
denary_list= ["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11","12","13","14","15"]
print("denary list")
binary_list=["0000","0001","0010","0011","0100","0101","0110","0111","1000","1001","1010","1011","1100","1101","1110","1111"]
print("binary list")
hex_list=["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","A","B","C","D","E","F"]
print("hex list")
option=input("enter choice:\n1.print values\n2.convert denary number to binary and hex\n3. Convert a hex value between 0 and 15 to denary or binary value\n9. Quit")
if option=='1':
print ("denary","\t","binary","hex")
count1=0
while count1<len(denarylist) and count1<len(binarylist) and count1<len(hexlist):
print(denarylist[count1],"\t",binarylist[count1],"\t",hexlist[count1])
count1+=1
if option=='2':
number=int(input("what number do you choose to convert to binary and hex"))
if number<=15 and number>=0:
A: Use the format method instead with b and x format codes to format integers as hexadecimal or binary numbers:
>>> format(1234, 'b')
'10011010010'
>>> format(1234, 'x')
'4d2'
Use int('01234fff', 16) to convert a hex string into a number; likewise int('11110000', 2) to convert a binary string into a number.
And to answer your original question: you can get numberth item (zero-based indexing) with binary_list[number] and so you can write your option 2 as
number = int(input("what number do you choose to convert to binary and hex"))
if 0 <= number <= 15:
print("the number in binary is", binary_list[number])
print("the number in hex is", hex_list[number])
A: This is My own version of a denary to binary converter:
Number = int(input("Enter a number to convert: "))
if Number < 0:
print ("Can't be less than 0")
else:
Remainder = 0
String = ""
while Number > 0:
Remainder = Number % 2
Number = Number //2
String = str(Remainder) + String
print (String)
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BkiUbfLxaKgS2MHUlXdK | Ever done a spring clean? Gone through every cupboard and room in the house chucking out accumulated clutter? Think of how much 'lighter' you felt when you were done.
Your body works in a similar way. Many people carry excess weight because their systems are weighted down with an overload of toxins from poor diets and the pollutants we face daily. Added to which, if you don't drink enough water, your body retains fluid in an attempt to dilute these toxins and support your vital organs. The result? Weight gain.
According to recent studies by the US Environmental Protection Agency, over 400 chemicals have been found in human tissue – the majority of which are found in the blood, the liver and adipose tissue – commonly known as fat.
how does this affect your weight?
Let's look at basic biology. Various systems in your body work together to keep you 'on the road' and functioning, and to do this, they all need fuel. When the quality of the fuel (air, water and food) is contaminated, they have to work even harder, because the body has no natural mechanism to deal with man-made toxins.
Initially, the major responsibility rests with the liver. If the liver is over-taxed and unsupported by the right sort of nutrients, something has got to give, so the job goes to the excretory system. If the kidneys can't deal with the deluge of toxins in the blood, they send the toxins via the lymphatic system to a safe storage unit to your fat cells.
The more toxins your body has to deal with, the more fat cells it needs to store them, so a vicious cycle begins. As the body is burdened with more waste products, the slower your metabolism becomes, which can make losing weight a difficult task.
This diet works because it eliminates toxins in two ways: by cleansing your system and then nourishing it, so that you get a cleaner, slimmed down body fast!
Juices have a very high water content, so they 'sweep' through your body fast, hydrating the cells and helping your kidneys and lymphatic system to rid it of accumulated waste and toxins that create the fluid retention and make you sluggish and bloated. It also helps to improve elimination from the colon and prevents the re-absorption of toxins back into the system.
The juice and smoothie recipes, along with the snacks and supplements in the plan, are specifically designed to support and reinforce your systems with a super-charged cocktail of nutrients essential for health and vitality (see here for more about vital nutrients). When you juice, your machine takes all the hard work out of digestion as it extracts the fibre from the fruits and vegetables. This allows their health-boosting nutrients to be absorbed immediately by the body. Your system can function more efficiently, improving your metabolism and speeding up weight loss (see benefits of the juicing diet).
It's important on any diet to consume enough calories. Too few and your body, programmed for survival, will think that it needs to protect itself from starvation and will store energy in the form of fat. This diet is designed so that you get just the right number of calories to ensure that you have all the energy you need for daily life and enable you to lose weight. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUd5zxK6mkyCfOC3qb | Ikebana is a traditional Japanese art form of flower arrangement.
We welcome a teacher with Sogetsu-style background, using seasonal flowers. The class is offered in Japanese, English and French.
Let's learn the basics of the art of Ikebana and enjoy the elegant and creative world. Beginners are welcome!! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbAHxK6EuNCwytRHC | 10 Best Pop Music of 2014 by Mike Baron
January 17, 2015 Musicbadger, bands, entertainment, mike baron, music, nexus, pop music, reviewannbaron
Tenbest14
One: THE PINECONES: Ooh! (Reel Cod)
An instant classic and a masterpiece. Paul Linklater's Toronto-based trio makes incandescent, luminous psychedelic rock that draws on the Yardbirds, the Hollies, the Beatles, the whole power pop panoply, sounding instantly familiar yet refreshingly new. Ooh! detonates like a thermonuclear bomb at the corner of Sunset and Vine and doesn't let up, beginning with the Yardbirds/Hollies mash-up of "Gloomy Monday" in which Linklater's guitar demands attention with fleet riffing usually associated with Al DiMeola or Les Paul. "It's Always On My Mind" ambles in like the Lovin' Spoonful with an operatic, almost vocally expressive guitar solo.
Linklater's guitar sounds like Segovia on the exuberant "She's So Confident." "Come On Back" is pure psychedelia from San Fran's Summer of Love, with strains of George Harrison, the Pillbugs, and John Cipollina. "That's the Way" harks back to the great harmony groups of the fifties and sixties like the Everlys and Righteous Brothers due to the close harmonies of Linklater and bassist Brent Randall, which occur on most songs. "In 'n' Out" is Brian Wilson elegance: pure, simple and surprising. Every song is a winner.
Two: SPIRIT KID: Is Happening
Spirit Kid is Emeen Zarookian and Jeremy Mendicino, two superb poppers working a rich vein of hook-heavy pop also mined by David Myhr and Greg Pope. Emeen sings exactly how he looks, a rockin' hobbit whose munchkin-like vocals perfectly match the material. "Everything Is Old" kicks things off with Kinks-like swagger and stadium-ready guitar. Guitar work throughout features superb dynamics incorporating almost subliminal classic riffs. Guitars drop out for one bar as and Emeen sings over percussion, a fresh bracer before the guitars come thundering back. Some of the songs run into one another like a circus train rolling by. "Is This Heaven's" bass resembles like a sounding whale while "Tood Good For Winning" effortlessly summons XTC's English Settlement.
"Miss Communication Breakdown" is in a Greg Pope vein with an abrupt phase shift into acoustic jangle for several bars. "Dot the I" explodes over a live wire guitar and infections hand-clap beat while "Heart Attack" rivals "Come On Eileen" for the sheer number of hooks.
Three: SECRET POWERS: 6
Ho hum. Another brilliant power pop masterpiece from this Montana-based quintet, overflowing with Beatlesque flourishes and killer hooks. Frontman Ryan Mayne's six songs employ his characteristic descending themes beginning with "Bitter Sun," a Jellyfish-type with cascading harmonies and an art-rock ELO-ish bridge, followed by the delirious "Palarium" with Beach Boys chorus behind a McCartney-esque melody. John Brownell's "Spare Parts" has a Squeeze vibe. Mayne's "Reservoir" slips under your skin with a rockabilly beat — dig that piano — and a massive hook. By the time you get to Mayne's "Paula Brown" all resistance has fled. This is fist-pumping complex power pop that belongs on the shelf with the afore-mentioned bands, the Zombies, The Knickerbockers and their ilk. Brownell's "The Way the Story Goes" rivals Spooner's "The Way the Stories Go" in exactly the same way with a Queen-like guitar interlude. "Ready To Get Old And Die" is a future anthem, something Queen might sing and a fitting salute.
Four: WYATT FUNDERBURK: Novel and Profane (Jolly Ronnie)
Based in Nashville, Funderburk has contributed to records by The Wellingtons, The Connection and Linus of Hollywood while his own musical vector falls in the power pop tradition of David Myhr, the Davenports and Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder with whom he shares an affinity for effortless pop hooks. "Summer" has a Ben Folds/Fountains of Wayne vibe while "You Know What To Do," a goodbye boyfriend song, has an elegant bridge and the type of one/two harmonies popularized by the dB's. "Feeling Good Tonight" sounds the most Nashville with a loping vocal and cowboy yodel.
"Never Seen the Sun" bounces along with that one/two harmony while "North on 65" is as rich as Duncan Maitland's music. Finally, "If I Ever Wanted Easier" is a Raspberry-worthy rave-up. This is how you end an album, and yet another reason we want albums and not single song downloads.
Funderburk now collaborating with Explorers Club's Jason Brewer.
Five: HUSHDROPS: Tomorrow
This power-pop trio has the kind of quirky melodic sense found in The Posies, The Quarter After, and the Hang-Ups but always sound like themselves, due in part to the kind of A/B harmonies championed by the dB's. Well that's a lot of reference but it's all good, starting with the Kon-Tiki-ish title track. These guys have a huge sound and it's sometimes difficult to believe it's only a trio. "This Town's" guitar winds out like Jorma Kaukonen or Clapton with fuzztone so thick you could wear as a robe. "Up Against It" is slippery and delirious. "Take A Little Pain" sounds like something Burt Bacharach might have written, while "Find Her" is a subline Duncan Maitland-ish stunner. "Take Your Places" pings, zips, whines and shoots off sparks. "You Never Put Me Out" is a cousin to anything off Pet Sounds with a guitar solo that slots into place like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
Six: ADRIAN BOURGEOIS: Pop/Art
Bourgeois' melodic genius is on extravagant display on this two disc set with virtually no filler, beginning with the piano-driven ballad "New December" which starts somber before soaring into poignance on strings of angels. As a songwriter, Bourgeois has a Todd Rundgren sensibility and an ear for bridges and hooks. His songs, such as the symphonic "Time Can't Fly A Plane" seem bigger than their four minutes with more switchbacks than a mountain road. "Everybody Knows It Was Me" is a Ben Folds style rocker that starts sweetly but finds grit in the bridge and Bourgeois' sweet tenor is spot on. His distinctive harmonica, part country, part blues dominates many of these songs including "Pictures of Incense," another Todd Rundgren charmer that stiffens up in the bridge. There's more than a twinge of Dylan in a lot of these including "Jonah" and "My Sweet Enemy," which features banjo and harmonica. "Have It Your Way" is an urgent stomper with Ricky adding the high harmonies.
"Shot In the Dark" is a masterful blend of major and minor chords. "The Lost And the Free" is as bouncy and infectious as the 5th Dimension and follows an internal logic that leads to catharsis. "Better" is another melodic gem with the ineluctable progressions of Duncan Maitland. "Parachutes" and "Still Life" bring that symphonic Jellyfish sound, while the romantic "Celebrate" could have come off a Jeff Buckley record. "Rainy Day Parade" ends this cornucopia in folk ballad mode, again invoking Dylan.
Seven: RANSOM AND THE SUBSET: No Time To Lose (Tune Stack)
A late summer breath of fresh air, this trio led by singer/songwriter RanDair Porter channels classic power pop in the Fountains of Wayne, Churchills, Goldbergs mode. RanDair sings in an endearing, slightly lugubrious joker's tenor beginning with the Jellyfish-like "Anna..' "When Will I See You" is typical of their sound, enticing, bouncy, killer hook, highly reminiscent of Fountains. "Leaviong With You" is pulsing rock with an irresistible A/B harmony on the bridge while "Million Out Of Me" is an ode to get-rich-quick schemes with a touch of Badfinger and Vegas With Randolph.
"No Time To Lose" is a heartbreaking McCartney-esque ballad about a woman desperate for love. "She needs a husband, she needs a man, someone to love her, he'll understand." "Questions" is a cry of existential angst perfectly suited to RanDair's sardonic voice. "Baby Cry" is an unberably sad song about a dog. Ransom delivers terrific dynamics, hooks, harmonies, and deep emotion.
Eight: THE LEGAL MATTERS (Blunk Street)
Detroit power pop trio consisting of Andy Reed, Chris Richards and Keith Klingensmith have produced a chiming, multi-part harmony celebration of the Everly Brothers, C,S&N, Hollies, Byrds and Beach Boys blended into a sing-along series of seriously sweet songs beginning with the "Rite of Spring," whose close-coupled A/B harmonies recall the dB's. The acapella passage puts the emphasis on the honeyed voices. You can almost hear the Hollies singing "Stubborn" or the Everly Brothers singing "Have You Changed Your Mind."
"Mary Anne" is something Brian Wilson might have written ca. Pet Sounds while "So Long Sunny Days" is a languid surf and sun drenched slice of canyon rock with liquid guitar. There's a hint of Jeff Buckley in the gorgeous "Outer Space," but it's all gorgeous.
Nine: MICHAEL DERMOT: Pilot
Strong debut of emotionally and musically complex hortatory rock in the manner of Andy Reed, Captain Wilberforce, by the end of the record you will be able to identify this band blindfolded. This trio delivers a dense sound with fuzztone on mostly mid-tempo burners that stick in the brain, beginning with the Billy Joel/Michael Penn-like "Another World." "In My Mind" begins as a doo-wop powerhouse with Dermot's left hand heavy on the keyboards, but it seems to be working toward a chord change that never appears.
"Destiny Park" features excellent dynamics that guide you through a series of gentle rhythmic rapids and a haunting bridge. "KONTS", the "King of Nothing to Say," is an anthemic condemnation like "Nowhere Man" or "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" with a carving knife guitar solo. "Haunted" is epic and "Unforgiving Night" is a bittersweet emotionally devastating song with gorgeous chords.
Ten: THE HANGABOUTS: Illustrated Bird
Suddenly from out of the blue with mere days left in the year comes this polished gem of tuneful rock in the tradition of the Red Button, The Galaxies and The Everly Brothers. John Lowry and Gregory Addington have that kind of harmonic magic. "Roman Forum" starts things off in an Eagles/Hollies vein. "Cut Down" has a swooningly gorgeous bridge, as do most of these songs. The boys' keyboard work is impeccable from chiming organs to background burbles. Touch of McCartney in "November" while "I'll Get Over It" has some of that Nillson magic. "Dr. Dragon" would be a good theme song for a Roger Moore 007 movie, but not for Connery or Craig. "I Wonder Why" combines elements of the Red Button, the Offbeat and the Beach Boys. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUebXxK0wg09lKDhSO | Resources & Information / Organisations & Community
Trans, Non-Binary & LGBT+ Organisations
Below is a list of organisations that provide support and / or advocate for the rights of trans and non-binary people in the UK. The list also contains general LGBT organisations who work with and for trans, non-binary and gender diverse communities.
For listings of local groups, visit Tranzwiki - a comprehensive directory of the groups campaigning for, supporting or assisting trans and gender diverse people - at https://www.tranzwiki.net/. Trans Unite is an online resource and directory of local and online support groups for trans and non-binary people in the UK (https://www.transunite.co.uk/).
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) - Advocacy and information charity: www.gires.org.uk
Mermaids UK - Supporting gender diverse young people & families: www.mermaids.org.uk
Press for Change - Leading experts in UK transgender law: www.pfc.org.uk
UK Trans Info - National charity for trans and non-binary people: uktrans.info
LGBT Health and Wellbeing - Wellbeing support and social opportunities for LGB & trans+ people: www.lgbthealth.org.uk
LGBT Youth Scotland - Information, support and social opportunities for LGB & trans+ youth (13-25): www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
Scottish Trans Alliance - Campaigns, advocacy and information: www.scottishtrans.org
Stonewall Scotland - LGBT equality advocacy and campaigns: www.stonewallscotland.org.uk
England & Wales:
CliniQ - Trans* wellbeing and sexual health (London): cliniq.org.uk
Gendered Intelligence - Support and advocacy for trans youth: www.genderedintelligence.co.uk
LGBT Foundation - Supporting LGB and trans+ communities: lgbt.foundation
Stonewall (England and Wales) - LGBT equality advocacy and campaigns: www.stonewall.org.uk
GenderJam NI - Social support and advocacy for trans+ youth: www.genderjam.org.uk
Transgender Europe (TGEU) - Campaigning and advocacy for trans+ rights across Europe: https://tgeu.org
Republic of Ireland:
Our neighbours in Ireland host some excellent organisations for the trans and non-binary communities, which may be valuable resources for students and colleagues resident in Northern Ireland, alongside those whose home country is the Republic of Ireland.
BeLonG To - Support, advocacy and social opportunity for LGB & trans+ youth: www.belongto.org
Transgender Equality Network for Ireland (TENI) - Advocacy and campaigns for trans+ rights: www.teni.ie
GenderEd.ie - Online resource for families of gender variant people in RoI: https://gendered.ie
Trans & Non-Binary Community Resources:
All About Trans - Media project transforming how the media understands and portrays trans people: http://www.allabouttrans.org.uk
Gender Construction Kit - Resources and information about everything from changing legal documents to names, pronouns and identities: http://genderkit.org.uk
Trans Unite - Online resource and directory of local and online support groups for trans and non-binary people in the UK: https://www.transunite.co.uk/
Tranzwiki - Directory of groups campaigning for, supporting, or assisting trans and gender diverse people: https://www.tranzwiki.net
Please note: TransEDU, and the individuals and institutions affiliated with TransEDU, are not responsible for the content of external links or external services / organisations. These resources are listed as a guide. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdfc4eIXhxFYKU9BP | Home Plug-in Hybrid Mitsubishi Motors introduces the all-new Outlander in Australia
Mitsubishi Motors introduces the all-new Outlander in Australia
Mitsubishi has announced the start of sales for its Outlander crossover SUV in Australia. The OEM plans to launch PHEV variants of the new crossover in the first half of 2022.
The new model features unique styling cues with the latest iteration of the automaker's Dynamic Shield front face, 20-inch wheels, and a refined interior complimented by third-row seating. Safe and secure road performance is enhanced with a newly developed platform, an upgraded electronically-controlled 4WD, and a S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control) system.
The Outlander is Mitsubishi Motors' global strategic model. The remodeled version was introduced in North America in April 2021, and subsequently in other markets, such as Israel and New Zealand.
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Mitsubishi drivers with the Road Assist+ app now can opt for insurance discounts via LexisNexis Telematics OnDemand | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUd604dbghUyoCIdQf | JP Pro Football is a football coaching school created by ex-Watford, England U18-U20 International and current Hemel Hempstead Town FC player Jordan Parkes. We offer a wide range of footballing courses for children aged between 2-16, including Footy Tots, Saturday Soccer School, Holiday Football Camps and a Development Centre. Please check out our website for more information on these courses.
The Saturday Soccer School is run at Cavendish School and provides children aged between 5-10 with the opportunity to help develop skills, technique and game understanding in a fun and enjoyable environment. These sessions have also proved to be a great way of introducing new players to the beautiful game before joining one of the teams in the Youth section of the club.
All sessions will provide your children with new skills and help develop all the technical aspects of the game including passing, receiving, movement, dribbling, defending, shooting and tactical aspects including playing as a team, understanding of the game and most of all enjoyment of the game.
3G AstroTurf Cavendish School, Warners End Road, Hemel, HP1 3DW.
£48 for each block of 8 sessions. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdbbxK19JmejM9o3B | package main
import (
"bufio"
"encoding/csv"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"io"
"io/ioutil"
"log"
"net/http"
"os"
"sort"
"strings"
"time"
"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
"golang.org/x/net/publicsuffix"
)
const (
listen = "localhost:1709"
logFile = "log.txt"
blocklistFile = "blocklist.txt"
ignoreFile = "ignore.txt"
)
func main() {
r := httprouter.New()
r.GET("/", indexHandler)
r.POST("/log", logHandler)
r.POST("/block/:domain", blockHandler)
r.POST("/ignore/:domain", ignoreHandler)
r.GET("/list", listHandler)
r.GET("/unblocked", statsHandler)
r.GET("/unblocked/:domain", statsHandler)
r.GET("/srclog/:domain", srclogHandler)
fmt.Printf("listening on %s...\n", listen)
log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(listen, r))
}
func indexHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
w.Header().Set("Content-type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "page_index", nil); err != nil {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
}
type StatsDomain struct {
Domain string
PublicSuffix string
SrcDomains stringCounts
XMLHTTPs stringCounts
Images stringCounts
StyleSheets stringCounts
Scripts stringCounts
SubFrames stringCounts
Others stringCounts
}
type StatsPage struct {
Domains []StatsDomain
}
func logHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
b, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
var e Entry
if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &e); err != nil {
log.Printf("json: %q: %v", b, err)
return
}
f, err := os.OpenFile(logFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer f.Close()
c := csv.NewWriter(f)
// log.Printf("body: %q", b)
c.Write([]string{
time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
e.Action,
e.Type,
e.URL,
e.TabURL,
})
c.Flush()
fmt.Fprintf(w, "thanks!")
}
// blockHandler adds the domain to the block list
func blockHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
defer r.Body.Close()
addDomainFile(blocklistFile, ps.ByName("domain"))
fmt.Fprintf(w, "done")
}
// ignoreHandler adds the domain to the ignore list
func ignoreHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
defer r.Body.Close()
addDomainFile(ignoreFile, ps.ByName("domain"))
fmt.Fprintf(w, "done")
}
// listHandler returns the blocklist.
func listHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
defer r.Body.Close()
bl, err := readDomainFile(blocklistFile)
if err != nil {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-type", "application/json")
js, err := json.Marshal(bl)
if err != nil {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
w.Write(js)
}
// statsHandler has a page with all unblocked domains
func statsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
dom := ps.ByName("domain")
stat, f := filterCount()
noFilters := r.URL.Query().Get("full") != ""
f = filterBlocked(f)
// Maybe limit to single domain.
if dom != "" {
f = filterDomain(dom, f)
}
if !noFilters {
// Blocklist
if block, err := readDomainFile(blocklistFile); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
} else {
f = filterURL(block, f)
}
// Ignorelist
if ign, err := readDomainFile(ignoreFile); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
} else {
f = filterURL(ign, f)
}
}
if err := readLog(logFile, f); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
page := toPageStats(stat)
w.Header().Set("Content-type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "page_unblocked", map[string]interface{}{
"filters": !noFilters,
"stats": page,
}); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
}
}
// srclogHandler has a page with all requests from a source domain.
func srclogHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
dom := ps.ByName("domain")
stat, f := filterCount()
f = filterTabDomain(dom, f)
if err := readLog(logFile, f); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "page_log", map[string]interface{}{
"subject": dom,
"stats": toPageStats(stat),
}); err != nil {
log.Print(err)
}
}
func readDomainFile(filename string) ([]string, error) {
f, err := os.Open(filename)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
defer f.Close()
var bl []string
b := bufio.NewReader(f)
for {
l, err := b.ReadString('\n')
if err == io.EOF {
return bl, nil
}
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
l = strings.TrimSpace(strings.SplitN(l, "#", 2)[0])
if len(l) > 0 {
bl = append(bl, l)
}
}
}
func addDomainFile(filename, d string) error {
f, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer f.Close()
fmt.Fprintf(f, "%s\n", d)
return nil
}
func toPageStats(stat DomainStats) StatsPage {
st := make([]DomainStat, 0, len(stat))
for _, s := range stat {
st = append(st, s)
}
sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(BySrcCount(st)))
page := StatsPage{}
for _, s := range st {
pubsuf, _ := publicsuffix.EffectiveTLDPlusOne(s.Domain)
if pubsuf != "" {
pubsuf = "." + pubsuf
}
page.Domains = append(page.Domains, StatsDomain{
Domain: s.Domain,
PublicSuffix: pubsuf,
SrcDomains: orderMap(s.SrcDomains),
XMLHTTPs: orderMap(s.XMLHTTPs),
Images: orderMap(s.Images),
StyleSheets: orderMap(s.StyleSheets),
Scripts: orderMap(s.Scripts),
SubFrames: orderMap(s.SubFrames),
Others: orderMap(s.Others),
})
}
return page
}
| github | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
BkiUda04eIZjlTb7IF5- | Q: How to add menu icons to a Facebook Persistent Menu How can I add an icon to a Facebook Persistent Menu? As the image below. Using this Facebook example, what I need to add to the code for the Git Bash execution?
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
"persistent_menu":[
{
"locale":"default",
"composer_input_disabled":true,
"call_to_actions":[
{
"title":"My Account",
"type":"nested",
"call_to_actions":[
{
"title":"Pay Bill",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"PAYBILL_PAYLOAD"
}]
}]
},
{
"locale":"zh_CN",
"composer_input_disabled":false
}
]
}' "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/messenger_profile?
access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
Example:
A: You can use facebook emojies -> for example : ✏ ...
And here's a link can help to copy emojies:
https://www.piliapp.com/facebook-symbols/chat/
I mean something like this:
{
"persistent_menu":[
{
"locale":"default",
"composer_input_disabled":false,
"call_to_actions":[
{
"title": " bla",
"type":"nested",
"call_to_actions":[
{
"title":" bla",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"SeeCourses_PAYLOAD"
},
{
"title":" bla",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"SeeMyCourses_PAYLOAD"
},
{
"title":" bla",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"SearchForCourses_PAYLOAD"
}
]
},
{
"title":" bla",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"SessionsDateAndTimes_PAYLOAD"
},
{
"title":"⚠ bla",
"type":"postback",
"payload":"InsituteInfo_PAYLOAD"
}
]
},
{
"locale":"ar_AR",
"composer_input_disabled":false,
"call_to_actions":[
{
"type":"postback",
"title":"Change Language",
"payload":"Change Language"
}
]
}
]
}
| stackexchange | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdWg4uzqh_N6SB3O- | Francois Fillon wins first round of French conservative primary
STRASBOURG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The political landscape of France has been upended, the tables have been turned.
After the first round of voting in the French presidential primaries for right and center parties, ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was formally eliminated.
Former prime minister Francois Fillon finished ahead of Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppe and has been anointed -- to much surprise -- as the new champion of the French right.
Against all expectations, Fillon seems well on the point of being nominated by his political family to lead the combat for the leadership of the French republic next May.
Certainly, he will only be nominated by his colleagues after he has won the duel against his rival Juppe during the second round of voting which will be held on Sunday.
But his hefty lead on the mayor of Bordeaux, who had for months been a favorite in polls, places him in a comfortable position. This is even more the case as he receives more and more endorsements from other political figures.
The results of the primary defied all predictions. With more than 44 percent of the votes, Fillon dominated the first round. Juppe, who adopted a more centrist stance, received 28.6 percent of the vote.
But the principle victim of the first round is incontestably the former head of state Nicolas Sarkozy, who finished in third place with 20.6 percent of the vote.
"More than an elimination, a humiliation; a magisterial blow," the French press commented after the results. Since Sunday evening, Sarkozy announced he will support Fillon, and that he counted on dedicating himself to other activities.
Other primary hopefuls together earned less than seven percent of the vote.
With more than 4 million voters, this primary beats the turnout for the socialist primary in autumn 2011, which brought together 2.7 million voters for the first round, and close to 2.9 million for the second.
The surprise finish by Fillon has called into question the credibility of pollsters and media outlets. As with Brexit and the U.S. elections, they were largely off target with their predictions.
Should Fillon be victorious or not next Sunday at the second round of voting in the primaries of the right and center, the rest of the French political establishment will need to reposition itself as well.
President Francois Hollande will be watching closely even though it is still uncertain whether he will stand for reelection as the head of the French republic.
France's Fillon wins top spot in conservative primary, Sarkozy out2016-11-21 10:27:38
French President Francois Hollande visits India2016-01-25 06:48:10 | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbXc241xg-GSMzACR | Q: Tornado supports absolute URI I have one server using Tornado, it works with relative URI:
Ex: http://localhost:8085:getIpAddr
but it doesn't work with absolute uri
Ex: http://localhost:8085http://localhost:8085/getIpAddr
So, is there any setting in tornado to trigger this function? or any workaround ?
A: Try this style for your all url patterns:
(r'/', main.IndexHandler, None, 'index'),
(r'^/getIpAddr[/]?$', main.GetIpAddrHandler),
(r'^/getIpAddr$', main.GetIpAddrHandler, None, 'getIpAddr'),
...
| stackexchange | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUeHXxK1Thg9qFeRV5 | Here are MMORPGs & MMOs with English releases as listed by their months of releases in a descending order. Visit our Release Dates Calendar for dates of upcoming alphas, betas and live launches. Please let us know of any releases that we may have missed through our Contact page. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUan_xK7kjXLSrDAQk | Thank you, and welcome to the United States! I hope you are enjoying the Aloha State!
I am so happy to be here with colleagues from around the world. I always enjoy learning about the challenges and opportunities that face our forests around the world. I am also happy to have this opportunity to talk about what's happening with our forests in the United States.
First, a little background. The United States has the fourth largest forest estate in the world, including about 8 percent of the world's forests. We have about 304 million hectares of forest land covering about a third of our land area. These lands range from boreal forests in Alaska; to deciduous forests in the eastern United States; to pine plantations in the southern United States; to dry coniferous forests in the western United States; to temperate rainforests on the West Coast; to the tropical rainforests of Puerto Rico and here in Hawaii.
Fifty-six percent of our forest lands are in private ownership. The rest are managed by local, tribal, state, and federal governments. My agency alone, the U.S. Forest Service, manages about 20 percent of the forest land in the United States. The U.S. Forest Service manages about 77 million acres of federal land called national forests and national grasslands. Most states have at least one national forest or national grassland.
Most forests in the United States are in the eastern half of our country, where 83 percent of the forest land is in private ownership. People are sometimes surprised to hear that the U.S. government has no direct role in regulating private forest land. Individual states govern private forestry through state forestry laws, and state laws vary widely.
However, the U.S. Forest Service does give technical and financial assistance to private forest landowners. Every state has its own forestry agency, and we work with the State Foresters to help private landowners manage their lands sustainably.
The U.S. Forest Service also has our nation's largest conservation research organization. We have 7 research stations and 81 experimental forests nationwide, representing 85 percent of the forest types in the United States. That includes an experimental forest on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Our research records go back for more than a hundred years. We have decades of data on forest cover, water, wildlife, wilderness, and other resources, much of it relevant to climate change. Many of our scientists work on climate-related issues, and we have sound baselines for measuring the impacts of climate change across the country. Science is the foundation for our forest management in the United States; science gives us opportunities to meet the challenges we face.
Our dedication to science dates to the beginnings of forestry in the United States in the late 1800s. Forestry in the United States was built on the older forestry traditions of other countries. The first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service was Gifford Pinchot, who served from 1905 to 1910. As a young man, Pinchot studied forestry in France, Germany, and Switzerland. He later traveled the world, including parts of Russia, Asia, and the South Seas seeking insights into forests and forestry. Gifford Pinchot believed that war was due to conflict over natural resources and that conservation was the key to peace. In that same spirit, the U.S. Forest Service works with partners in dozens of countries around the world on a wide range of conservation issues, including issues related to climate change. We gain a tremendous amount from these partnerships.
A century ago, our main forest-related problem in the United States was deforestation. Deforestation threatened our timber supplies … our water supplies … our rich forest resources … our habitat for native wildlife. In response, we set aside protected areas like the national forests and grasslands. Even more important, we created sound structures of governance for managing forests sustainably on both public land and private land.
Today, our forest estate is stable, but we face a host of other issues. Many challenges are associated with drought, wildfire, invasive species, and outbreaks of insects and disease—all made worse by climate change. Warming temperatures mean more energy in the atmosphere, which is consistent with severe weather events, such as floods, tornadoes, blizzards, ice storms, and hurricanes. The United States has seen all of these in recent years, including disastrous flooding in Louisiana just this summer, with damage to 40,000 homes.
In Alaska, the signs of climate change are obvious, particularly the receding sea ice. But we are also seeing declining snowpacks and thawing permafrost. Alaska yellow-cedar is one of Alaska's most valuable trees; melting snow cover is exposing the roots to spring freezes and killing yellow-cedar forests on a massive scale. Water limitations and heat stress associated with climate change are also damaging Alaska's interior spruce forests.
Climate change has contributed to beetle outbreaks in many western states. Winter cold is no longer limiting bark beetles, resulting in beetle infestations on a massive scale. On the national forests alone, the area affected has reached almost 13 million hectares. In California alone, there are now an estimated 66 million dead trees.
Severe drought has resulted in extreme fire weather. Fire seasons are getting longer and wildfires are spreading faster and burning hotter than anyone can remember. Just last year, we had our largest fire season in more than 50 years, with more than 4 million hectares burned. Since 2000, we've had record fires in many states, including a fire in Arizona that burned 215,000 hectares; a fire in Texas that burned 360,000 hectares; and a fire in Alaska that burned 520,000 hectares—just think of that: more than half a million hectares.
Many of these wildfires are burning into communities and destroying homes. Last year, for example, a total of 4,636 structures burned in wildfires across the United States, including 2,676 homes. In the 1960s, 207 structures burned on average in wildfires each year, compared to 2,915 structures since 2000. That's an increase of 1,400 percent in 50 years.
hectares. For the first time in more than a century, the United States is facing a net forest loss.
People moving into wildlands have brought species with them that have become invasive all across the United States. Here in Hawaii, one of them is mesquite—what the locals call kiawe [kee-YAH-vay]—which has taken over many dry landscapes. The Polynesians brought pigs, and feral pigs are the greatest threat to native forests besides development. Land use conversion for ranching has taken over forests dominated by koa, a type of acacia that the Hawaiians used to make outrigger canoes.
Fortunately, projects are underway here in Hawaii to restore koa forests, partly because koa is so culturally and commercially valuable. Researchers are finding ways to reforest old abandoned pastureland with koa and other native species. Meanwhile, private organizations such as The Nature Conservancy are working with federal partners in the National Park Service to eradicate feral pigs from some landscapes to help native tropical forests recover.
Here in Hawaii and all across the United States, we are rising to the challenges facing our forests through ecological restoration. By restoration, we mean restoring the ecological functions associated with healthy forests—forests that are capable of delivering a full range of ecosystem services, even in this era of climate change. Our goal is to restore healthy, resilient forests, and we are working hard to pick up the pace. From 2001 to 2010, the U.S. Forest Service treated an average of about 1 million hectares per year. In 2011, we accomplished 1.68 million hectares. By 2014, we increased that by 9 percent to 1.84 million hectares.
Everyone benefits from restoration. Healthy, resilient forests provide ecosystem services like carbon sequestration … climate regulation ... air and water purification ... flood protection ... wildlife habitat ... and more. And restoration creates jobs. One study has shown that every million dollars spent on restoration activities like stream restoration or road decommissioning generates from 13 to 29 jobs and more than $2 million in economic activity. That compares favorably with investments in other sectors, such as energy or construction.
Forests also have economic value, generating wealth through recreation and tourism, through the creation of green jobs, and through the production of wood products and energy. But wood has gotten a bad rap; there's a widespread misconception that building from cement or steel is better for the environment than using wood. We need to dispel those misconceptions, because putting wood to good use is a key strategy for climate mitigation. Wood both stores carbon and replaces more carbon-intensive materials. Lumber is 8 times less fossil-fuel-intensive than cement for example —and 21 times less fossil-fuel-intensive than steel.
Many of the materials we remove to help restore forests have little or no value, but by finding new uses for biomass and small-diameter materials, we can get more restoration work done. For example, researchers at our Forest Products Lab have helped to find ways to use small-diameter materials in cross-laminated timber. The cross-lamination technology creates a stable and structurally sound panel that is used for building components such as floors, walls, ceilings, and more. Completed projects have included the use of these panels for 10-story high-rise buildings!
Unfortunately, many of our citizens do not fully appreciate the many benefits they get from forests. It comes down to money. Our economic systems are set up to protect what has cash value and to take for granted what does not. Many of the benefits from forests have no recognized market value, so they are at risk of being undervalued and lost.
We can avoid such market failures by placing people and the benefits they receive from nature at the center of the conversation, especially if we can place a market value on the benefits. For example, forests deliver pure, clean water to people. More than half of the water our citizens get in the contiguous United States originates on forested landscapes, and 18 percent comes from the national forests alone. That 18 percent has a value estimated at $3.7 billion per year.
Trees also improve air quality. Our scientists estimate that across the United States urban trees remove about 784,000 tons of pollutants each year. Without those trees, we would have to spend $3.8 billion each year to remove the same amount of air pollution. Urban trees give people other benefits as well, such as stormwater control and cooling during hot summer months. One study of five U.S. cities has shown that for every dollar invested in urban forest management, annual benefits range from $1.37 to $3.09.
At the U.S. Forest Service, we have a web-based tool called i-Tree for measuring those benefits. Using i-Tree, the city of Providence, Rhode Island, found that its 415,000 trees provide $4.7 million in environmental benefits each year. i-Tree has been used in more than 100 countries and has had about 12,000 users. Tools like i-Tree help citizens and policymakers understand the tremendous benefits they get from investing in green infrastructure.
We haven't learned yet to assess accurately the benefits to man of the sight of an alligator sliding into dark waters, or of a horizon free of smokestacks and overpasses, or an evening sky glittering with the flash of white wings catching the last rays of daylight; but our inability to measure them makes those values no less real.
The challenge for all of us is to pass these values on to future generations. In the United States, we are firmly committed to conserving all the values and benefits people get from their forests. We are rising to such challenges as climate change, fire and fuels, invasive species, and loss of open space by working to retain our forests as forests. Our citizens are coming together around restoration opportunities to reach mutual goals for healthy, resilient forested landscapes.
We hope to work together with people around the world toward the same restoration goals. If we can learn from each other and capitalize on our mutual resources, then we can meet the climate-related challenges we all face, protecting and restoring forests around the world for the benefit of generations to come. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdIs4eIXhqCi86om5 | Type 310/310S (UNS S31000/S31008) is an austentic flat rolled coil stainless steel that can withstand high temperatures and has great resistance to oxidation and creep deformation.
310 stainless steel flat rolled coil is primarily used for high-temperature situations.
* Tempered mechanical properties are available upon request.
310 flat rolled stainless steel is a non-magnetic alloy that cannot be hardened by heat treatment.
Type 310/310S has forming capabilties similar to that of Type 304. It can be easily formed into most shapes. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUddg4uzlheuwgJHWk | When I build VASP GPU with OpenMPI 1.8.8, I get error messages below.
This occurs regardless of using BLACS and ScaLAPACK while building VASP GPU.
a non-zero exit code.. Per user-direction, the job has been aborted. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUd405qoYAy-NzTqF7 | (WASHINGTON) — In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare the growing discord and dissent surrounding an executive order that halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days. The firing, in a written statement released just hours after Yates went public with her concerns, also served as a warning to other administration officials that Trump is prepared to terminate those who refuse to carry out his orders.
Yet the firing reflected the mounting conflict over the executive order, as administration officials have moved to distance themselves from the policy and even some of Trump's top advisers have made clear that they were not consulted on its implementation.
Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, soon followed with a statement accusing Yates of having "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States." Trump named longtime federal prosecutor Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, as Yates' replacement. Boente was sworn in privately late Monday, the White House said, and rescinded Yates's directive.
Yates, a holdover from the Obama administration who was the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta and later became Loretta Lynch's deputy, was not alone in her misgivings.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that despite White House assurances that congressional leaders were consulted, he learned about the order from the media.
"I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution's solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right," Yates wrote in a letter.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer challenged those opposed to the measure to resign.
At the inauguration of Donald Trump who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
President Donald Trump walks with his wife Melania and son Barron to the White House during the parade in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
President Donald Trump's armored limousine is escorted for the inaugural parade in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
Protesters demonstrate on the streets of Washington on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2017.
Police pepper spray at anti-Trump protesters in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
President Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump applauds members of the armed services during the Armed Services Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
President Donald Trump speaks at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21, 2017.
President Donald Trump's adviser Kellyanne Conway gets ready to speak on television outside the White House, on Jan. 22, 2017.
President Donald Trump speaks during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2017.
President Donald Trump holds up a letter left for him by former President Barack Obama as he speaks at a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, on Jan. 22, 2017.
President Donald Trump walks into the Roosevelt Room for a meeting with business leaders at the White House, on Jan. 23, 2017.
President Donald Trump looks on during a reception with Congressional leaders at the White House, on Jan. 23, 2017.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds his daily briefing at the White House, on Jan. 24, 2017.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, on Jan. 24, 2017.
A sign saying "resist" hung from a construction crane by protestors, with the group Greenpeace, can be seen near the White House, on Jan. 25, 2017.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence return to the White House after visiting the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, on Jan. 25, 2017.
President Donald Trump is saluted as he walks up the stairs of Air Force One before departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Jan. 26, 2017. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdi05qoTBBnDyhA5y | k Chris Edwardes - Hidden k
Legendary bar guru Chris Edwardes started working as a cocktail bartender at the tender age of 17 in 1975 after lying about his age. Learning his trade at Maxwells in Covent Garden where he had to learn how to create their 250 strong cocktail list pretty quick, he refined his skills around the UK before returning to London in 1991 to open The Jazz Café. Two and a half years spent as Head Barman at the infamous celebrity haunt Groucho Club cemented his reputation in the industry and it was no surprise when he was head hunted by Oliver Peyton to open the Atlantic Bar & Grill with Dick Bradsell. After setting up and running the bar at Damien Hirst's iconic Pharmacy and then the GE Club at Conran's Great Eastern Hotel, Chris moved to Brighton with his wife Amanda to set up the much respected Blanch House, a boutique hotel nominated for Best Hotel Bar in the country 5 times and twice for Best Bar. For three years running this husband and wife dream team were included in the 100 Most Influential People In The Bar Industry in Theme Magazine, winning their Outstanding Achievement Award along the way. In 2010 they moved to Ibiza to set up the best cocktail bar on the island in renowned restaurant/lounge venue Aura before stumbling on their dream bar in the picturesque north of the island, Hidden. The bar and restauarnt is a magical, unique and heavenly oasis of calm complete with a crazy golf course with holes sponsored by the likes of Fatboy Slim and street artist Inkie. Chris alternates this with flying around the world to advise bars and spirit brands on their cocktail offerings, judging International cocktail competitions and running the bars at exclusive parties.
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BkiUfLrxK0wg05VB9PJ5 | My passion for design first led me to the world of film and television. As a Set Decorator and Photo Stylist, in both New York and Los Angeles, I was hired to "make movie magic." I created sets specifically designed for each cinematic character. Color palettes, furniture styles, textures and patterns were chosen to tell their story. This experience trained me to create spaces with depth and character. Now, instead of reading a script, I ask a lot of questions. I want to pay more attention to my client's story than to my own aesthetic. A home should be a reflection of its owners' personal journey, including where they have been and where they dream to adventure. Interiors that speak volumes to me are layered with details, yet leave space to breathe. My signature style is a mix of east coast and west coast: sophisticated yet casual, well-traveled, yet down-to-earth. And I believe every home should have a touch of whimsy, just for fun. I am so thankful to be collaborating with this team of talented, experienced designers here at Haven! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc3E5qoYDgaG4Q2qy | Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the CC Chemokine Binding Protein 35K-Fc Reveals Residues Essential for Activity and Mutations That Increase the Potency of CC Chemokine Blockade
Gemma E. White, Eileen McNeill, Ivy Christou, Keith M. Channon and David R. Greaves
Molecular Pharmacology August 2011, 80 (2) 328-336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.111.071985
Gemma E. White
Eileen McNeill
Ivy Christou
Keith M. Channon
David R. Greaves
Chemokines of the CC class are key mediators of monocyte recruitment and macrophage differentiation and have a well documented role in many inflammatory diseases. Blockade of chemokine activity is therefore an attractive target for anti-inflammatory therapy. 35K (vCCI) is a high-affinity chemokine binding protein expressed by poxviruses, which binds all human and murine CC chemokines, preventing their interaction with chemokine receptors. We developed an Fc-fusion protein of 35K with a modified human IgG1 Fc domain and expressed this construct in human embryonic kidney 293T cells. Purified 35K-Fc is capable of inhibiting CC chemokine-induced calcium flux, chemotaxis, and β-arrestin recruitment in primary macrophages and transfected cells. To elucidate the residues involved in chemokine neutralization, we performed site-directed mutagenesis of six key amino acids in 35K and expressed the mutant Fc-fusion proteins in vitro. We screened the mutants for their ability to block chemokine-induced β-arrestin recruitment in transfected cells and to inhibit primary macrophage signaling in an electric cell substrate impedance sensing assay. Using a sterile model of acute inflammation, zymosan-induced peritonitis, we confirmed that wild-type 35K-Fc can reduce monocyte recruitment, whereas one mutant (R89A) showed a more pronounced blockade of monocyte influx and another mutant (E143K) showed total loss of function. We believe that 35K-Fc will be a useful tool for exploring the role of CC chemokines in chronic inflammatory pathologies, and we have identified a higher potency form of the molecule that may have potential therapeutic applications in chronic inflammatory disease.
The online version of this article (available at http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org) contains supplemental material.
This work was funded by the British Heart Foundation [Grant RG/05/011].
Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org.
doi:10.1124/mol.111.071985.
ECIS
electric cell-substrate impedance sensing
mannose receptor
LTB4
leukotriene B4
MCP-1
monocyte chemotactic protein-1
macrophage inflammatory protein
RANTES
regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed, and secreted
phosphate-buffered saline
Chinese hamster ovary
glycosaminoglycan
acetoxymethyl ester
zymosan.
Received February 25, 2011.
Copyright © 2011 The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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The intent of this residential proposal is to locate a tower on the podium such that it has the least impact on surrounding neighbors as well as being an outstanding architectural addition to Bondi Junction. It will be an iconic landmark that signifies the beginning of the commercial, retail and high-rise residential center of Bondi Junction.
The curved form gives an ever-changing perception during the course of the day as sunlight moves across its surface. The tower is articulated with balconies that are carved into the curved form. Cladding is placed in a seemingly random manner that plays down the stacking of functions within the tower, emphasizing the tower and adding to its significant role at the gateway to Bondi Junction.
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BkiUemvxK5YsWTJsQPMk | Q: How can I get file content between two HTML comments and replace it with content from another file? This is my second time (in a long time) ever touching php. I am trying to replace the file content between two HTML comments with content from another file located in the same directory.
Right now, I am testing by only replacing the content between two HTML comments with a single line ($newCode).
When I run the following code, however, it wants to replace the entire file with nothing but that $newCode line on each line:
#!/bin/php
<?php
// Testing preg_replace() with string
$tagBegin = '<!-- test4 Begin ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->';
$tagEnd = '<!-- test4 End ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->';
$tagSearch = '/[^'. $tagBegin .'](.*)[^'. $tagEnd .']/';
$strReplace = 'Testing php code';
$testString = '<!-- test4 Begin ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->I should be gone.<!-- test4 End ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->';
// Replaces everything between the two tags with the cfReplace code - THIS WORKS
// echo "Testing string replace...";
// echo preg_replace( $tagSearch, $strRieplace, $testString );
// echo ( "\r\n" .$testString );
// Testing replace on ./testAaron.htm - THIS DOES NOT WORK
echo "\r\n Testing file replace...";
$testFile = 'testAaron.htm';
$newCode = 'Replaced <html> and all Header info!!!'; // to be replaced with cf code
echo preg_replace( $tagSearch, $newCode, file_get_contents( $testFile ) );
?>
I have a feeling it's the file_get_contents() in the last parameter of the preg_replace() function, but I don't know why.
When I took out the file_get_contents() and placed only the $testFile in it, the script ran with only one line and none of the rest of the testAaron.htm code.
When I opened the testAaron.htm file, there were no changes at all.
I thought maybe 'echo' was just letting me preview and print what would be changed, so I took that out, but it made no difference.
A: Your RegEx is definitely incorrect. Look what it evaluates to:
/[^<!-- test4 Begin ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->](.*)[^<!-- test4 End ColdFusion Template Html_Head -->]/
This is wrong; brackets in RegEx denote a character set, not a literal string. Furthermore, adding the caret ^ symbol negates the character set, meaning essentially "none of these characters".
If you want to search for a literal, just use those characters:
$tagSearch = '/'. $tagBegin .'(.*)'. $tagEnd .'/';
Also, I would make the wildcard lazy by adding a ? so it doesn't potentially match other tags in your code:
$tagSearch = '/'. $tagBegin .'(.*?)'. $tagEnd .'/';
Finally, it sounds like you're trying to actually modify the file itself. To do that, you'll need to write your modified data back to the file. Changing the data in-memory will not automatically save those changes to the file on disk.
A: try this function
echo replace_between($tagSearch, $tagBegin, $tagEnd, file_get_contents( $testFile ));
function replace_between($str, $needle_start, $needle_end, $replacement) {
$pos = strpos($str, $needle_start);
$start = $pos === false ? 0 : $pos + strlen($needle_start);
$pos = strpos($str, $needle_end, $start);
$end = $pos === false ? strlen($str) : $pos;
return substr_replace($str, $replacement, $start, $end - $start);
}
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BkiUb_fxK7FjYEB4UPQl | Q: Error consulta desde php, function bind_param() Necesito ayuda con esto:
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');
include_once 'includes/funciones/funciones.php';
session_start();
usuario_autenticado();
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$nombre = $_POST['nombre'];
$fecha = $_POST['fecha'];
$hora = $_POST['hora'];
$id_cat = $_POST['categorias'];
$id_invitado = $_POST['invitado'];
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
if ($conn){
$strSQL="SELECT cat_evento, COUNT(DISTINCT nombre_evento) FROM eventos INNER JOIN categoria_evento ON eventos.id_cat_evento=categoria_evento.id_categoria WHERE id_cat_evento = ?";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($strSQL);
if ($stmt){
$stmt->bind_param('i', $id_cat); //Si $id_cat es numérico debes cambiar la "s" por una "i"
$stmt->execute();
$stmt->bind_result($categoria_evento, $total);
$stmt->store_result();
$stmt->fetch();
(int) $total = $total;
$total++;
$clave = substr($categoria_evento, 0, 5) . "_" . $total;
echo $clave;
}else{
echo "Consulta errónea ".$stmt->error;
}
}else{
echo "La conexión es nula";
}
}else{
echo "No hay datos en submit";
}
?>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/header.php'; ?>
<section class="seccion contenedor">
<h2>Agregar Evento</h2>
<p>Bienvenido <?php echo $_SESSION['usuario']; ?> </p>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/admin-nav.php'; ?>
<form class="invitado" action="agregar_evento.php" method="post">
<div class="campo">
<label for="nombre">Nombre Evento:</label>
<input type="text" name="nombre" id="nombre" placeholder="Nombre" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="fecha">Fecha Evento:</label>
<input type="date" name="fecha" id="fecha" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="hora">Hora Evento:</label>
<input type="time" name="hora" id="hora" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="categoria">Categoria: </label><br>
<?php
try {
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `categoria_evento`";
$res = $conn->query($sql);
while ($cat_eventos = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
echo '<input type="radio" name="categorias" value=' . $cat_eventos['id_categoria'] . '> ' . $cat_eventos['cat_evento'] . '<br/>';
}
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error:" . $e->getMessage();
}
?>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="invitado">Invitado:</label>
<?php
try {
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
$sql = "SELECT `invitado_id`, `nombre_invitado`, `apellido_invitado` FROM `invitados`";
$res_invitados = $conn->query($sql);
echo "<select name='invitado'>";
while ($invitados = $res_invitados->fetch_assoc()) { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $invitados['invitado_id'] ?> ">
<?php echo $invitados['nombre_invitado'] . " " . $invitados['apellido_invitado']; ?>
</option>
<?php }
echo "</select>";
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error:" . $e->getMessage();
}
?>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Agregar" class="button" >
</div>
</form>
<?php $conn->close(); ?>
</section>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/footer.php'; ?>
este es el codigo sin la inserción de su codigo
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');
include_once 'includes/funciones/funciones.php';
session_start();
usuario_autenticado();
if(isset($_POST['submit'])):
$nombre = $_POST['nombre'];
$fecha = $_POST['fecha'];
$hora = $_POST['hora'];
$id_cat = $_POST['categorias'];
$id_invitado = $_POST['invitado'];
try {
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
$stmt = $conn->prepare(" SELECT cat_evento, COUNT(DISTINCT nombre_evento) FROM eventos INNER JOIN categoria_evento ON eventos.id_cat_evento=categoria_evento.id_categoria WHERE id_cat_evento = ?");
$stmt->bind_param('d', $id_cat);
$stmt->execute();
$stmt->bind_result($categoria_evento, $total);
$stmt->store_result();
$stmt->fetch();
(int) $total = $total;
$total++;
$clave = substr($categoria_evento, 0, 5) . "_" . $total;
echo $clave;
header('Location:agregar_evento.php?exitoso=1');
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error:" . $e->getMessage();
} /**/
endif;
?>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/header.php'; ?>
<section class="seccion contenedor">
<h2>Agregar Evento</h2>
<p>Bienvenido <?php echo $_SESSION['usuario']; ?> </p>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/admin-nav.php'; ?>
<form class="invitado" action="agregar_evento.php" method="post">
<div class="campo">
<label for="nombre">Nombre Evento:</label>
<input type="text" name="nombre" id="nombre" placeholder="Nombre" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="fecha">Fecha Evento:</label>
<input type="date" name="fecha" id="fecha" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="hora">Hora Evento:</label>
<input type="time" name="hora" id="hora" required>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="categorias">Categoria: </label><br>
<?php
try {
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `categoria_evento`";
$res = $conn->query($sql);
while ($cat_eventos = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
echo '<input type="radio" name="categorias" value=' . $cat_eventos['id_categoria'] . '> ' . $cat_eventos['cat_evento'] . '<br/>';
}
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error:" . $e->getMessage();
}
?>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<label for="invitado">Invitado:</label>
<?php
try {
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
$sql = "SELECT `invitado_id`, `nombre_invitado`, `apellido_invitado` FROM `invitados`";
$res_invitados = $conn->query($sql);
echo "<select name='invitado'>";
while ($invitados = $res_invitados->fetch_assoc()) { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $invitados['invitado_id'] ?> ">
<?php echo $invitados['nombre_invitado'] . " " . $invitados['apellido_invitado']; ?>
</option>
<?php }
echo "</select>";
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error:" . $e->getMessage();
}
?>
</div>
<div class="campo">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Agregar" class="button" >
</div>
</form>
<?php $conn->close(); ?>
</section>
<?php include_once 'includes/templates/footer.php'; ?>
este es el error
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function bind_param() on
boolean in
E:\Users\Bitnami\apache2\htdocs\gdlwebcamp\agregar_evento.php:19 Stack
trace: #0 {main} thrown in
E:\Users\Bitnami\apache2\htdocs\gdlwebcamp\agregar_evento.php on line
19
imagen del phpMyadmin
![consulta tabla]: https://photos.app.goo.gl/x15Yj7HcVLsKN1t13
A: El error:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function bind_param() on
boolean
indica que la variable $stmt cuyo método bind_param intentas llamar aquí:
$stmt->bind_param("s", $id_cat);
tiene un valor booleano. Eso significa que cuando preparaste el $stmt algo salió mal y su estado actual no es un statement, sino que es false.
Dos cosas pueden estar ocurriendo.
Primera
Que la conexión es nula.
Eso es muy fácil de verificar, además, es la práctica recomendada. Evaluar siempre el valor de la conexión antes de usarla.
Segunda
Que haya un error en la consulta: Error de sintaxis, error en nombre de una tabla, de una columna mal escrita, etc. Es algo a evaluar también en todo código para saber lo que ocurre.
Código implementando ambas soluciones
No puso el try... porque en el trozo de código compartido no tiene sentido. No sé si lo uses para otra cosa.
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
/* echo "<pre>";
var_dump($_POST);
echo "</pre>"; */
$nombre = $_POST['nombre'];
$fecha = $_POST['fecha'];
$hora = $_POST['hora'];
$id_cat = $_POST['categorias'];
$id_invitado = $_POST['invitado'];
require_once('includes/funciones/bd_conexion.php');
if ($con){
$strSQL="SELECT cat_evento, COUNT(DISTINCT nombre_evento) FROM eventos INNER JOIN categoria_evento ON eventos.id_cat_evento=categoria_evento.id_categoria WHERE id_cat_evento = ?";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($strSQL);
if ($stmt){
$stmt->bind_param("s", $id_cat); //Si $id_cat es numérico debes cambiar la "s" por una "i"
$stmt->execute();
$stmt->bind_result($categoria_evento, $total);
$stmt->store_result();
}else{
echo "Consulta errónea ".$stmt->error;
}
}else{
echo "La conexión es nula";
}
}else{
echo "No hay datos en submit";
}
NOTA: Si a pesar de esto no funciona revisa que no haya algún problema con la conexión a la base de datos o con el framework o
programa que estés usando para construir tus aplicaciones.
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BkiUbZzxK03BfNelVWCK | Hello Friends of Ramsay School!
We are very excited to be offering an opportunity for new families to learn more about Ramsay School at our upcoming Open House on Tuesday, January 22nd.
Parent volunteers will graciously tour prospective Kindergarten through grade 6 families and answer any questions you may have about the fabulous learning program offered at Ramsay School.
We are offering drop-in tours during the day from 9:30-11:00 a.m. and during the evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to meet some of Ramsay parents, staff and the school's principal.
Opportunities for families from out of area to register- drop your child off on your way to work!
Please feel free to pass on the attached flyer to any interested families!
The rink liner is in and the ice-making has started!
It was a spectacular effort by a group of about 15 Ramsay volunteers on Tuesday night at Ramsay Rink. The long-awaited rink liner was delivered earlier in the day and we weren't sure what it would take to maneuver this huge bundle into the rink. It took about 10 of us to lift and carry the liner. Once placed in the centre of the rink, the entire group started working to unfold the giant 185′ x 85′ piece of vinyl. We enthusiastically began moving the liner into place…only to learn that it was too small! Plan B – we'd visit the neighbourhood Rona and ask for large pieces of vinyl that had been used to wrap pallets of lumber. Upcycling in action!
Volunteers come back out Wednesday night and stapled, layered and then taped the Rona vinyl panels in to place so that they wrapped up the boards to form a "bowl" inside the rink boards. Once everything was in place we immediately began flooding! It will be about two weeks before we have the ice surface finished, but after the first flood we're happy to report that the water appears to be contained and it looks as though we are on our way to having greatly improved ice quality this season!
At the tender age of 11, Schon—a Grade 6 student with a pint-sized electric guitar—has already figured out what it takes most of us well into adulthood to realize: that if you want something done right now, you gotta do it yourself.
Kids came out to skate and put 3 in the Tree! Our kids each decorated the Ramsay Christmas tree with three actions they'll take for Calgary! Nenshi's 3 Things for Change Movement was our inspiration!
The ice is great and the chili is warm! Come up and see us for Very Chili Fridays from 1:30-3:00p.
Warm up with a free bowl of chili!
After-school skating and activities for the kids.
This Friday's activity — Join in the 3 Things for Calgary Movement with Ramsay's "3 in the Tree"! Everyone is invited to help decorate our Christmas tree by writing 3 actions they can take for Ramsay/Calgary!
Update: Newsletter Delivery is Go!
We have received the printed newsletters. Everything was sorted out at the print shop. We are making sure that this type of delay doesn't happen again.
The delivery team has started to distribute the newsletters in the community. Delivery will continue tomorrow and Wednesday.
You should see the newsletter in your mailbox soon!
In the meantime, you can download the December newsletter.
Get your fresh fragrant balsam fir wreath with a classic burgundy bow!
A great gift for family, friends, business associates, clients, teachers, or even a treat for yourself!
Call 403-269-5588 or email info@alexandracentresociety.org for an order form!
We had planned to deliver the December newsletter this week-end, but the boxes of printed newsletters have not arrived from the print shop.
We are following up with the print shop to find out what happened and when we can expect to receive the printed newsletters.
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BkiUd37xK7IDND_hDOA4 | Wednesday, July 17, 2019 75.0°F Light Rain
Roy Exum: Jalen Hurts' Decision
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - by Roy Exum
Roy Exum
Several weeks ago the "Ten Best-Mannered People of 2018" were named and of all the lists compiled in the country, this is my favorite. Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback who virtually lives his life to enhance that of others, was the hands-down winner. He and his "Brees Dream Foundation" are so steeped in goodness it will make you cry.
Justin Thomas, the pro golfer whose kindness and adroit manners were already recognized when he played in college at Alabama, was No. 2 and Ed Sheeran, one of the world's greatest singers, was third "for his over-and-beyond kindness to his fans." Incidentally, that kindness has worked really well for Ed: right now he has sold more than 38 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide.
And counting.
The list, compiled by the National League of Junior Cotillions out of Charlotte, NC, followed with actor Will Smith, pro golfer Lexi Thompson, NBA star Stephan Curry, Clemson's sensational freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence and, at ninth, actress/dancer Zendaya Coleman.
Yet it was tenth place that got the most attention and rightly so. Alabama substitute quarterback Jalen Hurts "for demonstrating exemplary character through a challenging transition." Hurts announced Wednesday he would transfer from Alabama, where he was once king of the pile in Bryant-Denny Stadium, to Oklahoma to play his senior season.
A new sensation, Tua Tagovailoa, captured Hurts' position in a time-honored football tradition of "earn your spot, "and Jalen saw mostly mop-up duty for the SEC champions this fall. The son of a high school coach in Houston, Hurts never whined, complained or even once failed to display the character, the class or the charisma of "a team player." As a teammate said, "He didn't even wince."
When Alabama played Georgia in the SEC title game, Tagovailoa suddenly injured his ankle and Hurts was ready. The Tide was behind 28-21 and Georgia was surging. Are you kidding me? Georgia had 454 yards of offense against Alabama's vaunted defense, but Alabama had Hurts coming off the bench.
With 5:10 left to play, Jalen drilled a 10-yard touchdown pass to Alabama's sophomore All-America receiver, Jerry Jeudy, this year's winner of the Fred Biletnikoff Award. Joseph Bulovas' kick knotted the game at 28. By then Hurts was in his zone, not about to sputter, and with just 1:04 remaining on the Atlanta clock, Hurts' 15-yard run into the end zone put an emotional exclamation point on his three seasons at the Capstone.
Alabama beat Georgia, 34-28, and at the end of the game Jalen had passed for 42 touchdowns and run for another 22 in a legendary line that includes Gilmer, Starr, Trammell, Namath, Sloan, Stabler, Hunter, the Rutledge brothers, Barker, McElroy, McCarron, Sims, Coker, and now Tagovailoa. Hurts could play toe-to-toe with any of them and this SEC title, plus two starts in the national championship game, will save Jalen's place in line on Mount Zeus for time immemorial.
Better, Jalen Hurts has become one of the most loved players in Alabama history. Many times this fall Hurts would walk into a restaurant or a gathering and receive a standing ovation. Last month, when he was awarded his diploma, the entire graduating class jumped to a standing ovation the minute his name was read, and the faculty and guests promptly obliged as well.
So, let's ask Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban about Jalen Hurts:
"HE'S ALWAYS PUT THE TEAM FIRST" – NICK SABAN
"I've probably never been more proud of a player than Jalen," Alabama coach Nick Saban said after the SEC championship game. "It's unprecedented to have a guy that won as many games as he won, I think 26 or something, over a two-year period, start as a freshman, only lose a couple games this whole time that he was a starter and then all of a sudden he's not the quarterback.
"How do you manage that? How do you handle that? You've got to have a tremendous amount of character and class to put team first, knowing your situation is not what it used to be. And for a guy that's a great competitor, that takes a lot. It's not easy to do. And he's always put the team first. ...
"Jalen is going to be a more successful person in his life because of what he went through, not winning 26 games, but what he went through this year trying to be the kind of person who had to support other people after he was a star player."
On Wednesday, as Jalen announced he would play his senior year at Oklahoma, he wrote a heart-felt letter to his much-loved Alabama family. He hoped that they would read it and know his heart will always be in Tuscaloosa. I personally believe the only mistake Jalen has made since first arriving in Tuscaloosa is that he mangled the address – this is a letter all of America must read – and it is with delight I play the role of the postmaster:
"I AM STRONGER FOR IT. I AM WISER. I'M A BETTER MAN" – JALEN HURTS
Commitment. Discipline. Effort. Toughness. Pride.
Those are the five commandments of Alabama football. Those are the five commandments that have been instilled in me, and that have defined me, for the past three years. And as I write this letter, I find myself drawing on those commandments one more time.
It's been almost four years, now, since the day I got the phone call that changed my life. A coach by the name of Nick Saban was on the line, wanting to ask about the chances of a Texas boy like me packing up for Tuscaloosa, and coming to play football at the University of Alabama.
I took my recruiting visit — and then never took another. It was just love at first sight between me and this program.
And it's crazy to think about the journeys we've both been on since then.
As a competitor, I wanted badly to be a part of the dynasty that Coach Saban was building. I wanted to make my mark. I wanted to leave a LEGACY.
Was what happened in the 2018 National Championship Game bittersweet? Of course, it was — it was a humbling experience. It was tough, man.
But I am even tougher for it. I AM BUILT FOR THIS.
I understand that God put those obstacles and challenges in my life for a reason. He wanted me to feel the pain I felt for a reason. He wanted me to understand the importance of never losing faith — and of always staying true to myself. He had NOT brought me this far just to leave me there.
"This isn't something you're stuck in," I'd tell myself. "This is something you're going through." And one thing I can promise you is that I'm better off for having gone through it. Everything I dealt with at Bama: I'm stronger for it. I'm wiser. I'm a better man.
And for that I have so many people to thank. People who've made a deep and lasting impact on my life, just from their paths crossing with mine. People who have helped me, trained me, or flat-out raised me. Or even just believed in me.
Thank you, truly.
I have graduated from the University of Alabama with my bachelor's degree in public relations — and I couldn't be prouder. This accomplishment means so much to me.
But the education that I received at Alabama goes beyond a degree. Coach Saban taught me the values and principles of business, as well as what it takes to be a great leader. My teammates taught me the importance of togetherness, brotherhood, and love. And this past season … it taught me a lifetime's worth of lessons about how to deal with adversity.
Now, I'm an alumnus of the University of Alabama.
Now I'm Bama for LIFE — and that right there will never change!
But now it's also time for me to start a new chapter in my story.
I've decided to take my talents to the University of Oklahoma, where I will continue my development as both a quarterback and as a student.
I'm very fortunate to have this opportunity, and I'm excited for the journey ahead.
One of the things that people always want to talk to me about is last month's SEC Championship Game. They come up to me and say that it inspired them, or that they were rooting like crazy for me, or how they had been hoping all season that I would get another chance. They tell me how it was like a MOVIE, or that they've gotta make you a 30 for 30 now, you know, things along those lines.
But I just tell them back — that 30 for 30? You can bet on it. Only not anytime soon. Not yet. Because this story of mine…. it's still just getting started. There are movie moments still to come.
Growing up, I never thought I'd get to where I am today as a 20-year-old. And I dang sure never thought I would have the power to positively impact so many people, and especially kids, across the nation like I do now. It's a huge honor…. but it's also a huge responsibility. Not everyone in this life gets the chance to be a role model. And that's why I'm on this mission: to be the best player, leader, and man that I can be. I know everything will unfold according to God's timing. I am blessed to be where my feet are; my trust is in His hands.
So, to my about-to-be family in Norman, I truly appreciate you for bringing me on board. Y'all don't know me yet……… but just for now, to introduce myself: I'm a motivated coach's son from the Eastside of Houston, and I love to play ball.
And to my Bama family, once again, THANK YOU — for everything. It's been a great three years. I'll love you until the end of time!
John 13:7 ["Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."]
ROLL TIDE!
/s/ Jalen Hurts
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BkiUdsA4c3aisLf0QFj7 | Super low gas price spells trouble for fracking in the UK
Gas prices are so low that fracking the UK probably isn't financially viable, according to an Unearthed analysis using extraction cost estimates from EY, Bloomberg and Oxford University.
That was our conclusion earlier this year when the oil price crash first caused a fossil fuel crisis from which the industry has yet to escape.
In fact, the prognosis for UK fracking looks even worse now than it did then.
In January, the gas price was 46 pence per therm and gas futures looked as though they would go as low as 42 pence per therm.
Now it's actually 38 pence per therm. Which means you can add Centrica itself to the list of major companies and organisations whose shale gas extraction cost estimates suggest fracking in the UK is unprofitable.
And we've done this analysis just a few days after the British government issued 27 licenses to frack across the country.
As the graph above illustrates, the current gas price means fracking firms will struggle to break even.
In a 2013 submission to Parliament, Bloomberg said it would cost between 47 and 81 pence per therm to extract shale gas in Europe (using USD-to-GBP conversion rates).
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies said in its 2010 report "Can Unconventional Gas be a Game Changer in European Markets" that shale extraction would likely be even more expensive, costing between 49 and 102 pence per therm.
EY, in its 2013 report "Shale Gas in Europe: Revolution or evolution?", went further still, saying it would cost between 53 and 79 pence per therm.
And Centrica, which backs UK fracking firm Cuadrilla, said it would cost at the very least 46 pence per therm to frack, according to stats referenced in this 2012 EU report.
In each of these scenarios, the price of fracking is (much) greater than the price of gas.
And, according to Ice financial projections, it's going to stay that way for years to come; the gas price does not look as though it will rise above 46 pence per therm in the foreseeable.
Read more: Has the gas price plunge made UK fracking unprofitable?
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BkiUeTrxK3YB9raX1j9t | Lista Niun Paso Atras (Nederlands: Lijst Geen Stap Terug) was een Curaçaose politieke partij. De leider van de LNPA was Nelson Pierre.
Conflict over naamsrecht LNPA
Voor de verkiezingen van 2007 schreven zich twee groepen in onder de naam Lista Niun Paso Atras. Nelson Pierre stelde dat hij als bedenker van de naam en partijleider recht had om de naam LNPA te gebruiken. Voormalig partijleden Victor van Rosberg en Oscar Bolívar lieten op 9 februari 2007 echter statuten voor de partij bij de notaris registreren en claimden op basis daarvan het recht om de naam LNPA te voeren. Tijdens de rechtszaak kwam naar voren dat Nelson Pierre een dag eerder bij een notaris de naam van de partij had geregistreerd. De rechter oordeelde dat de naam LNPA aan Nelson Pierre toebehoort. Hij heeft echter geen auteursrechten op de leuze Niun Paso Atras, omdat dit slechts een vertaling in het Papiaments is van een strijdkreet van Che Guevara. De auteursrechten blijven zodoende in handen van de erfgenamen van Guevara.
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Poland outlines condition for NATO intervention in Ukraine
The bloc's forces may enter the country if Russia resorts to the nuclear option, Warsaw says
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NATO may send troops into Ukraine if Russia deploys nuclear weapons in that country, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau told local media on Thursday. The US-led military bloc has repeatedly maintained it's not at war with Moscow and is not a party to the conflict.
Speaking to RMF FM Radio, Rau was asked how the organization would respond if Russia resorts to the nuclear option. According to the minister, the West would firmly – and in coordination with the US – respond to such an attack.
Should the worst happen, Rau said, NATO's reaction probably wouldn't differ much from the steps outlined by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. "It would amount to a conventional response on the territory of Ukraine," the minister explained.
In this vein, Warsaw's foreign minister did not rule out that NATO troops could enter Ukraine's territory. "However, it must also be noted that such a move may be unnecessary, because it is possible to use conventional weapons, such as aviation, or to launch relevant missiles, not necessarily from Ukrainian soil," Rau added.
NATO member wants 'devastating' retaliation against Russia
On Sunday, Jake Sullivan warned that Washington and its allies would act "decisively" if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, adding that it had communicated "at very high levels to the Kremlin" that any use of nuclear weapons in neighboring country would be "met with catastrophic consequences."
His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin last week issued a warning to the West, noting that those who use nuclear blackmail against Moscow "should know that the wind rose can turn around."
Meanwhile, later Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov reiterated that Moscow is "not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons," citing Russia's military doctrine that allows the use of such arms only if the very existence of the country is at stake.
Last week, the chair of NATO's Military Committee Robert Bauer reiterated that the alliance is not at war in Russia, even as it supports Kiev with large quantities of weaponry in its fight against Moscow.
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BkiUdns5jDKDx7Q7Nm8I | James Cullum Tredwell (born 27 February 1982) is an English former international cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he played his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was appointed as County Captain for the 2013 season. He made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season, nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s. He often fielded at slip.
He was part of the one-day set-up for Kent since 2002, but did not secure a regular place in the first-class County Championship team until 2007, a year after taking his maiden ten-wicket haul. He was selected as part of the England One Day International (ODI) squad to tour New Zealand in 2007–08, but had to wait until 2010 to make his international debut.
After impressing during the 2009 season with Kent, helping the team gain promotion back to the first division of the County Championship, Tredwell played his first Test and ODIs against Bangladesh in March 2010. His Twenty20 International debut followed two years later. He took 78 wickets in 74 international matches.
In September 2018, Tredwell announced his retirement from cricket having been injured for the entire 2018 domestic season after making five appearances in Kent's pre-season campaign in the West Indies 2017–18 Regional Super50 competition. In 2019 he was appointed to the ECB National Umpires Panel, qualifying him to stand as an umpire in Second XI and Minor Counties fixtures.
Early career
Tredwell was born in Ashford, Kent and was educated at Southlands Community Comprehensive School in New Romney. His father, John, played over 1,000 times for Folkestone F.C. and coached his son at Folkestone Cricket Club. Tredwell has continued to play cricket for Folkestone in the Kent Cricket League.
He made three appearances in youth Test matches for England Under-19 cricket team against the West Indies in August 2001. He made his debut in the first Test at Grace Road, Leicester, alongside future Test cricketers James Anderson and Matt Prior. He claimed six wickets during the series, at an average of 32.50.
He was offered a contract with Kent County Cricket Club in 2001 after playing for the youth team. He was one of 14 players who were selected for the ECB National Academy in Loughborough in 2003–04, and the subsequent tours of Malaysia and India.
County cricket
He made his first List A appearance for Kent Cricket Board against Worcestershire Cricket Board in the first round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy, when he was run out for ten and took one wicket. He also appeared in the subsequent two rounds of the competition, until Hampshire knocked them out in the third round. He spent the remainder of the 2000 season playing for Kent Second XI. He once again appeared in the first three rounds of the renamed 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, scoring 71 opening against Buckinghamshire in the second round, and 57 from the same position in the third round defeat to Warwickshire. His first-class debut for Kent came later in the same season, against Leicestershire in July 2001, claiming the wicket of Aftab Habib as his first scalp in a match that Kent won by three wickets at Grace Road.
His one-day debut for Kent County Cricket Club came in the 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup, where in a rain-reduced match, he claimed the wicket of Owais Shah as he finished with one wicket for 26 runs. He made 19 List A appearances for Kent in 2002, finishing the season with 21 wickets at an average of 23.76.
He played just two County Championship games in 2005, but played extensively in the one-day game, earning an extension to his contract. He became more involved with the Championship side in 2007, scoring his maiden first-class century (116*) against Yorkshire, and returning then career-best bowling figures of 6/47 against Surrey.
He was part of the side that won the 2007 Twenty20 Cup, beating Gloucestershire in the final.
At the end of the 2008 season, Kent were relegated from the first division of the County Championship, and they spent one season in the second division, achieving promotion at the end of the 2009 season by winning the second division title. During their promotion winning season, Tredwell took his career-best bowling figures, claiming 8/66 in a match against Glamorgan, a performance that gave him the leading bowling figures in the County Championship's second division. He finished the 2009 season with 69 first-class wickets at an average of 26.63; the first season in which he had taken more than 40 wickets or more than one five-wicket haul. He was also the second-highest wicket taker in the division behind leg-spinner Danish Kaneria (75).
Tredwell was named as captain of Kent for the 2013 season, replacing Robert Key. During his captaincy, Tredwell was called up to play for England in the Champions Trophy and then the one-day series against New Zealand and later against Australia. He found juggling both the Kent captaincy and his international commitments difficult and, as a result he resigned the captaincy to be replaced by the returning Key in November 2013.
In March 2016 Tredwell was selected to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the Champion County match against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi. He took six wickets in the match, bowling 65 overs in the match.
International career
Tredwell's performances during the 2007 domestic season and with the Performance Squad in India over the winter of 2007–08, led to his first call-up to the England One Day International (ODI) squad in January 2008 for a series of matches against New Zealand. He did not play in any of the matches on the tour and was not called up again by England until December 2009 when a series of injuries in the England senior squad on tour in South Africa prompted his call-up to England's squad. Coach Andy Flower described him as a "like for like" replacement for Graeme Swann in case Swann's side injury worsened. Once again he did not play a game as England won the ODI series 2–1.
Tredwell finally made his debut for England against Bangladesh in an ODI in March 2010, finishing with figures of 0/52 from 10 overs. He made his Test match debut in the second Test against Bangladesh, taking six wickets on debut as well as scoring 37 runs in England's first innings. Tredwell played his first match for England on home soil in the return series, taking 0/18 at Trent Bridge.
World Cup and Champions Trophy, 2011–2013
After touring Australia in 2010–11, Tredwell played in two matches during England's 2011 World Cup campaign, winning the Player of the Match award in the teams' final group match against West Indies, with bowling figures of 4/48. The 2012 season saw him play in home matches against Australia and South Africa before touring India later in the year, making his Twenty20 International debut on the tour.
By the start of 2013 Tredwell had established himself as a key part of England's limited overs team and he played in all five matches against India, taking his best ODI figures of 4/44 during the tour. He played in all three T20I matches on England's tour of New Zealand. He went into the 2013 Champions Trophy as England's main spin bowler, playing in four of the team's five matches. He took 3/19 in the semi-final against South Africa and played in the rain-affected final against India, taking 1/25 as England narrowly lost by five runs.
More games followed: Tredwell played T20Is against New Zealand, captioning the side in one match which was rained off after two balls, and played ODIs against Ireland and four of the five ODIs against Australia later in the season before touring Australia over the 2013–14 northern winter and then being selected for the limited overs tour of the West Indies, in preparation for the T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup, 2014
After being selected again in England's squad for the T20 World Cup, Tredwell played in all four of England's group matches. The side failed to advance out of the group and was beaten by the Netherlands in their final match of the tournament.
Further international opportunities followed throughout 2014, with matches against Scotland, Sri Lanka and India at home before being selected for the tour of Sri Lanka later in the year, playing in 15 ODIs and nine T20Is during the year.
World Cup and final matches, 2015
Despite being selected in the squad for a Tri-series tournament against India and Australia in early 2015, Tredwell did not play as Moeen Ali was chosen ahead of him as England's spin option. He was selected for the 2015 World Cup squad but only played in England's final game of the tournament against Afghanistan as the team again failed to advance out of the group stage. Tredwell took figures of 1/25 in what was his final ODI.
Tredwell's final international match came in April 2015. An injury to Moeen meant that he was chosen in the Test squad to tour the West Indies and was selected for the first Test of the series. He took 4/47 in the first innings of the match and one wicket in West Indies' second innings in what was his second and final Test appearance.
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BkiUd5nxK2li-DeX0XYN | Rochester's Mayo Clinic Wins Another National Award
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The honors keep piling up for Rochester's own Mayo Clinic, with another national award coming earlier this week.
We already know Mayo Clinic is not only ranked #1 in the nation (for several years in a row now), but is also a pretty decent place to work. Heck, Mayo is the largest private employer in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, with over 30,000 Minnesotans (and don't forget those employees in Florida and Arizona too) earning a paycheck there.
And now, Mayo Clinic has once again been awarded the top score in a new survey when it comes to places to work for people with disabilities. According to this story from the Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic nabbed a score of 100 on the 2018 Disability Equality Index of the Best Places To Work.
And, the story notes, this is the third year Mayo has scored 100 on that national survey. In fact, there are only 94 other companies in the country who also nabbed that top score. Not too shabby!
"Mayo Clinic is committed to inclusion for people of all abilities, and that is demonstrated by the actions taken to remove barriers for our patients and employees," Dawn Kirchner, chair of the Disability Mayo Employee Resource Group at Mayo Clinic said in the story.
So, well done, Mayo Clinic! It's just another reason we're proud you call southeast Minnesota home!
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BkiUggPxK7IDOjusFiyu | Die Lutherkirche ist ein Kirchengebäude in Loitz im Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald. Sie gehört zur Kirchengemeinde St. Marien Loitz des Pommerschen Evangelischen Kirchenkreises.
Das Gebäude geht auf die Hospitalkapelle des im Mittelalter nordöstlich der Stadt gelegenen St.-Jürgen- bzw. Georgenhospitals zurück. Die Kapelle ist auf der Vedute von Loitz am Rand der Lubinschen Karte mit einem spitzen Turm dargestellt. Die Herzoginwitwe Sophie Hedwig ließ das Gebäude 1619 als Friedhofskapelle neu errichten. Der bisherige Friedhof des Hospitals wurde inzwischen als städtischer Friedhof genutzt. Aus dieser Zeit stammt das rundbogige Renaissanceportal.
Während der Besetzung Schwedisch-Pommerns durch Napoleonische Truppen 1807 diente die Kapelle als Pulvermagazin. Danach wurde sie als Lager und Leichenhalle genutzt, bis sie 1857 als Kirche instand gesetzt wurde. Anlässlich einer 1953 erforderlichen Sanierung erhielt sie den Namen Lutherkirche. Sie wird von der Kirchengemeinde als Winterkirche genutzt.
An der Südwand der Kirche sind die Grabplatten des königlich schwedischen Amtshauptmanns zu Loitz, Michael Christian Schulemann (1668–1724), und des Regimentspastors und Assessors des Kriegskonsistoriums, Christian Friderici († 1709), befestigt.
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BkiUdhbxaKgQNNGhFLWP | League champion – "Play Up, Liverpool"
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BkiUc4_xK7Dgs_cY5iJA | Home » People » Faculty » Smith, Patricia
Professor, Associate Department Head, and Director of BAEN Undergraduate Program
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B.S., Oklahoma State University, Management, 1992
M.S., Oklahoma State University, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, 1996
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 2000
2019 Margaret Annette Peters Award Advising Award from University Advisors and Counselors at TAMU
2015 United States Department of Agriculture Food and Agriculture Sciences Excellence in Teaching Regional Award | November 2015
Hydrologic modeling, particularly land use and land cover effects on hydrologic processes at different temporal and spatial scales. Development of TMDLs for bacterial impairment of streams.
Tu, M-C1, P. Smith and A.M. Fillippi. 2018. Hybrid forward-selection method-based water-quality estimation via combining Landsat TM, ETM+, and OLI/TIRS images and ancillary environmental data. PLoS ONE 13(7): e0201255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201255.
Tu, Min-Cheng1 and Patricia Smith. 2018. Modelling Pollutant Buildup and Washoff Parameters for SWMM Based on Land Use in a Semiarid Urban Watershed. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. (2018)229:121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-018-3777-2.
Harmel, R.D., R. Pampell, T. Gentry, D.R. Smith, C. Hajda, K. Wagner, P.K. Smith, R.L. Haney and K.D. Higgs1. 2018. Vegetated treatment area (VTAs) efficiency for E. coli and nutrient removal on small-scale swine Operations. Inter. Soil and Water Cons. Research 6(2018):153-164. https//doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2018.02.002.
Omani2, N., R. Srinivasan, R. Karthikeyan, P.K. Smith. 2017. Hydrological Modeling of Highly Glacierized Basins (Andes, Alps and Central Asia). Water. 9(2) 111. DOI 10.3390/29020111.
Omani[1], N., R. Srinivasan, R. Karthikeyan, V. Reddy, P. Smith. 2016. Impacts from climate change on the glacier melt runoff from five river basins. Trans. ASABE. 59(4) DOI 10.13031/trans.59.11320.
Omani1, N., R. Srinivasan, R. Karthikeyan, P. Smith. 2016. Glacier mass balance simulation using SWAT distributed snow algorithm. Hydrological Sciences Journal DOI.10.1080/02626667.2016.1162907. | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdpc4eILhP_ZFBicO | Q: Optimal approach for replacing the 8 header images in a child theme? After creating a child theme which is made of style.css only (base on twentyeleven), the time has come to replace the images.
I found this great tip for accomplishing this by hacking the functions in twentyeleven but my main concern is minimizing work after a WordPress update.
I thought of simply replacing the images in /wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/images/headers (while keeping the original names as came with twentyeleven) but is this better?
It looks like either way I will have re-apply my customizations after updating WordPress in the future.
Is there a way to replace the 8 images, for a child theme, and still maintain the changes after an update?
A: I am never sure about 'optimal approach' - however, I am using this in the functions.php in a child theme of Twenty Eleven
//deregister the header images of Twenty Eleven, and register a few new RAW header images//
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'raw_theme_header_images', 11 );
function raw_theme_header_images() {
unregister_default_headers( array( 'wheel', 'shore', 'trolley', 'pine-cone', 'chessboard', 'lanterns', 'willow', 'hanoi' ) );
$folder = get_stylesheet_directory_uri();
register_default_headers( array(
'coleslaw' => array(
'url' => $folder.'/images/headers/coleslaw.jpg',
'thumbnail_url' => $folder.'/images/headers/coleslaw-thumb.jpg',
/* translators: header image description */
'description' => __( 'Coleslaw', 'twentyeleven' )
),
'tomato_and_sprouts' => array(
'url' => $folder.'/images/headers/tomato_and_sprouts.jpg',
'thumbnail_url' => $folder.'/images/headers/tomato_and_sprouts-thumb.jpg',
/* translators: header image description */
'description' => __( 'Tomato and Sprouts', 'twentyeleven' )
)
)
);
}
the new images are in an /images folder in the child theme.
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BkiUbX7xK7Ehm2ZQzE_E | At Heron Hill Primary school, we pride ourselves on providing a full and varied curriculum for all our pupils, which includes extending the learning and life experiences of our children through our many and varied activities and clubs.
By establishing an apiary within our extensive school grounds and utilising the experience and enthusiasm of established beekeepers within our school, we hope to bring exciting new opportunities for our children, staff, parents and wider school community as well as playing our part in protecting and enhancing our natural environment.
Humans have been managing honey bee colonies for thousands of years, and Cumbria is renowned for keeping bees in Skeps, (straw domed hives) in 'bee boles' - recesses built into the numerous dry stone walls of our beautiful County.
Bees are the only insect in the world that make food that people can eat.
Honey contains all of the substances needed to sustain life, including enzymes, water, minerals and vitamins.
Eating honey can help make you smarter! It is the only food to contain 'pinocembrin' that is an antioxidant that improves brain function.
One bee will only make 1/12 of a teaspoon on honey in its entire life.
A colony of bees can contain between 20,000 and 60,000 bees, but only one queen bee. Click here to see our queen bee.
What can bee's teach us?
The club will be run during term time after school, for children in Y4 - 6 and as with all after school activities, will require parental consent.
Further written consent will be obtained for all children who will handle bees.
The 'Bee Club' in school will be run by our named school beekeeper Mrs Cottam, who is also our Chair of Governors and as such is subject to all the background checks required of those working with children in school.
Mrs Cottam is a registered member of the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) (membership number 35.0.193) and is also an active member of Kendal & South Westmorland Beekeepers Association.
Our local government Bee Inspector is Dr Julia Piggot, she has been involved throughout the process of planning our project. As the Education Officer for Kendal Beekeepers, she has provided advice on our risk assessments, which are used in other local schools. She will continue to be a source of support and monitoring, both in her role as 'Bee Inspector,' and as education officer to KBA and The Field Studies Council.
Risk assessment advice has also been sought from CLEAPSS, and their guidance document L221, 'Developing & Using Environmental Areas in School Grounds' has helped form the Heron Hill risk assessment document. Our Health and Safety consultants Kym Allan have also been briefed on our plans.
Dr Piggot has provided a full day course on an Introduction to Beekeeping to the staff who will form our 'bee team' and Mrs Cottam maintains her skills and competencies by attending monthly lectures throughout the year run by the KBA, and also seminars at Myerscough College in Preston. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdynxK7kjXIdG_JLY | I'm using US Dvorak keyboard layout on all the computers. But my laptop was installed with US English default keyboard and now that is the default layout when Vista boots and displays the Welcome/logon screen. So I have to type the initial password in US English layout. After that, for example after lock-out, I type the password in US Dvorak layout. Since this behavior is becoming annoying here are tips on how to change the keyboard layout on boot screen in Vista.
The instructions below assume you have already updated your preferences for your windows account (language and keyboard).
If you have some other language used and want to change that, too, then under "Language for non-Unicode programs" select the desired locale.
Under "Reserved accounts", click the "Copy to reserved accounts"
Check "System accounts....." and click OK. Notice the sentence "The keyboard layout and display language for the Welcome screen are updated when you select system accounts."
I just had an issue with .txt file extension. There was no entry in the New context menu in Windows Explorer so I could not create empty text files, which is very handy otherwise. I used the general guidelines, described in my previous post, to check the ShellNew registry key and everything appeared fine. Experimenting around with other keys showed that the file description was a problem.
In the .txt registry key itself, there is the "(Default)" string value that, in my case, contained "txt_empty_file" or something similar. Replacing this value with ".txt" restored the item in the New context menu and now I can, again, create empty text files on my system.
Here's a free Microsoft's software that pretty much looks like a decent tool to be used in public computers like internet cafe, public library, or a similar setting. I haven't tried it yet but I'm posting a note here so that I might one day. :) It should be fairly simple to test this software package in a virtual machine.
If any of the administrators of a public network have any experience with this (as opposed to some other software package for the same purpose), please let me know.
Getting Started (LINQ to XML) - a wonderful new way to work with XML files. No hurdles with XmlReader, or navigating the DOM tree with XmlDocument manually. Linq to XML extends the functionality of the DOM by supporting the the Linq queries against the model. These queries are syntactically different to XPath but provide similar functionality.
Samples in C# are available for download on MSDN (link). These are the same samples that come with Visual Studio 2008.
Here is a Shoutbox - a typical Web 2.0 sample application that demonstrates read/write capabilities.
Library reference browser is here.
Finally I succeeded in performing an offline defragmentation on my laptop with Windows Vista. I had troubles trying to do that recently, as listed in one of my previous posts (link).
SpeedDisk had some conflicts when tried to perform an offline defragmentation. One was sptd.sys, installed by Daemon Tools, a software package that mounts image files and emulates a CD/DVD ROM player.
Another issue was inspect.sys, installed by Comodo Desktop Firewall.
Autoruns, from SysInternals, is a convenient tool for disabling the drivers from startup. It can be used to disable both sptd.sys and Comodo's inspect.sys on startup. Later it is also very convenient to include them back again.
After removing the conflicting drivers, SpeedDisk reported inconsistencies on the drive. To perform a system check (chkdsk) of a system drive under Vista, you have to reboot the system and press F8 during boot time to get the boot menu. There, you should select "Repair Your Computer", which is the first option.
Then, the system will boot in the Repair mode on a RAM disk. Meaning your system drive (usually C:) will not be used and will be available for a full system check. "Chkdsk c: /f" - a file system check without the search for bad sectors was enough to fix my issues.
After this, PerfectDisk was able to (finally) perform the offline defragmentation and sort out my system files. It was annoying watching them in JkDefrag split out all over the disk.
Last night I upgraded Nod32 antivirus from version 3.0 to 4.0 and it seems to have solved all the problems with drive locking. Boot-time defragmentation now runs without having to disable either sptd.sys or Comodo!
Ramp Up is a part of Microsoft Learning. They offer free introductory courses to Microsoft technologies. Very interesting ones were the Sharepoint-related two as I am getting more interested in Sharepoint lately. These two courses contain most of the basics one need to know and can be used as a great starting point if one wants to learn more.
The above is the home page for an Open Source development environment for .Net languages (C#, VB.Net). There are Express versions of Visual Studio (separate environments for C#, VB.Net, web development, etc.) for free from Microsoft. The functionality is limited but still good enough for small to average development projects. And, the Express versions, coming from Microsoft, should always support the new .Net versions.
It is worth looking into differences between SharpDevelop and Visual Studio Express, though. The final version 3.0 of SharpDevelop, supporting .Net Framework 3.5, was published on 2009-02-10. It obviously lags the official releases from Microsoft but should be a decent and free alternative to expensive development environments.
Microsoft Enterprise Library has survived throughout the years. It has changed a lot, defying a bit the "consistency" principle. If you implement the library and later decide to upgrade to the latest version because a bug was fixed or a feature you need has just been added, it is quite possible that some other software will break. Unit Tests and refactoring are there to help but it is just additional work.
Another interesting Web 2.0 API. Google provides charting API calls for public to graphically display data. Now that I have successfully implemented Yahoo Query Language in the Pipes and aggregated some numbers, it is time to do something about the graphical part, as well.
My next target will be to utilize Google Chart API to display market prices over a period of time. The prices would come from official sources, be aggregated through Yahoo Pipes, and then displayed graphically through Google Charts.
Here is an excellent idea - Yahoo! Pipes is rewiring the web. It is a service that allows for fetching and processing the data from the Internet and then presenting the output of that process. To simplify, I could process a web page of the weather forecast service and pick up only the current temperature. Then, that number could be presented on another page, aggregating the current temperatures in a few selected cities.
Since I'm still using the above technologies, I prefer to offload that work to a service like Yahoo! Pipes and keep the pages in pure HTML.
The example above is only one possible scenario. The data that can be processed includes RSS, JSON, HTML and other formats available on the Internet.
There is JSON2HTML tool available here, which can be used to visualize the output of a pipe.
RSS2HTML project (link) does the same with RSS.
Yahoo also provides Yahoo Query Language (YQL). The console is here. It is possible to query any data source it supports.
Dapper is another html scraping tool that can be used instead of Pipes, in case only html scraping is needed.
I have found a satisfactory way to include common menus in my static-HTML web sites. Microsoft Web Expression 2.0 continues the FrontPage tradition and offers Include Page functionality. This does exactly what I was looking for. Expression Web supports webbots and one of them is the Include Page.
So, now, when it comes to this line, the Body contents from aus_menu.html will be included in the current page. When the page is saved, the full HTML will be saved in a file so it is available for offline browsing, too.
This is a great way to handle those common menus and now I can use that in the template, etc. Great.
The only issue I had with this approach was that I assumed that it will include the complete contents of the external file and so I created a text file with only the menu (ul) tag. The page including this did not show anything. After adding the full HTML syntax (html, head, and body tags) the menu appeared. It was taken out of the body tag, so everything works perfectly.
A useful tip to watch out for is that Include Pages in FrontPage act as block-type HTML elements. This means they can not be inserted in the middle of a text paragraph (inline).
This software is the best free search & replace utility. I am trying to find the easiest way to maintain a static-HTML web site. For now I am using Web Expression's template pages but these are not enough for what I want. They provide only one level of customization because of their approach. They have a template and a page based on that template. What I want is to use templates for providing the main menu to all pages but also to have groups of 5 or so pages share a common smaller menu. These smaller menus are different among these groups of pages. Now, to do that, one approach would be to use search & replace utility to change common portions of the web pages in the folder. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbYE5qsJBjmSXvxhf | Professor Marianne Giordani
John Jay will be hosting a memorial for Marianne Giordani on December 10th, 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room, second floor of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street (between 10th and 11th Aves.)
Please note, access to the campus is restricted due to COVID-19 safety procedures:
• Everyone must wear a mask on campus.
• Guests who are not members of the John Jay community must provide either proof of vaccination or a negative Covid PCR test that is less than 7 days old.*
Non-member guests may send their names to Jay Gates ([email protected]) by December 9 so that Public Safety will have their names on-hand and be able more readily to direct them to the event (this is suggested but not necessary to attend).
*N.B. to be considered vaccinated one must be two weeks past the second dose in a two-shot series, or past the one time dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination.
Dear friends:
I write to share a devastating piece of news. Our beloved longtime colleague Marianne Giordani died on Tuesday, November 2 at NYU Langone Hospital. I don't yet have any information about what happened except that her death was not COVID related.
Marianne received her PhD in English in 2004 from the CUNY Graduate Center and taught an amazing and wonderful range of classes in the literature of the long eighteenth century for our department. I think especially of her Satire and Sensibility class, which was an indispensable part of our curriculum for many years, and of her much-loved seminar on William Blake.
Most notable of all her classes, perhaps, was an unusual and extremely popular seminar titled Poetics of the Warrior: Ancient Through Early Modern Heroic Poetry, which attracted students from many different backgrounds but spoke especially to our student veterans in General Studies (this story gives some of the feel of that class). An important part of Marianne's calling was to work with veteran combatants as they transitioned to civilian life, on campus as teacher and advisor and off campus with associations such as the John Jay Veterans Association, Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC and Fordham's Edge4Vets.
I am stunned to think that I won't see Marianne's beautiful bright smile again in the halls of Philosophy. Her intelligence, warmth and real kindness will be terribly missed by all of her students and colleagues. I am certain that there will be a memorial, and I'll share those details when we have them.
Jenny Davidson
Chair, Department of English and Comparative Literature | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbm45qsMAIvHrFq1C | Home Events Bassnectar & His Team Respond to Fan Complaints About NYE Show
Bassnectar & His Team Respond to Fan Complaints About NYE Show
With die-hard fans comes great responsibility, just ask Eric Prydz, Armin van Buuren, Skrillex, Porter Robinson, or Bassnectar. Each of these artists has built a community around their music and their experiences and sometimes it can be difficult to keep all of the fans happy at all times. This year for NYE, Bassnectar took his 360 arena show out of the arena and moved it to Atlanta's massive World Congress Center. As with any large event, and this one hosted 21k people, there are bound to be some hiccups. However, Lorin's fan community was more than displeased.
From Lorin's dedicated fan Facebook Group to his subreddit, fans were complaining about everything from the set list to the lines, production, water, concessions, and even the other fans in attendance. The uproar was so loud that Bassnectar's team and Lorin himself shared a detailed message to address the complaints.
The most notable point was the complaints about lines getting into the venue, because Bassnectar's team explained that in today's environment there was little that could be done to improve things. With risk of shootings and terrorism, complying with state and Federal regulations requires procedures that are simply going to take a long time. Their best advice? Get there earlier if you want quick entry.
However the team also addressed complaints about water availability information, and drug/health awareness. Then Lorin himself posted his own message addressing fan complaints about the music selection. He explained that it's his music and his art to do as he sees fit, and the complainers can go elsewhere. You can see the entire message below.
**Full disclosure: This writer attended the show, and although some hiccups with long lines did occur the show was fantastic in my humble opinion.**
A message from the Bassnectar Team: from bassnectar
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BkiUcDDxK6EuNA_gMqjt | On June 15, 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its decision in Dialysis Ctrs. of Dayton, L.L.C. v. Testa,Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-4269, which provided clarity on the basis for granting or denying a charitable-use exemption from real property taxes.
The Dialysis Centers of Dayton, L.L.C. ("DCD") owned and operated 4 dialysis centers in the Dayton area. For most of 2006, DCD was jointly owned by Miami Valley Hospital, a nonprofit entity, and several physicians. By 2007, the physicians were no longer members of DCD, and it became wholly owned by the hospital. A single member LLC is a disregarded entity for tax purposes and its transactions would appear on the tax returns of the sole member. In some of the centers, DCD rented a percentage of space to physicians to use as offices.
In order for a patient to be treated at one of DCD's facilities the patient went through an intake process, where an employee of DCD would evaluate the patient's options for paying for the treatment, with potential sources being Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance coverage. If a patient had no coverage and was indigent, the DCD employee would help the patient investigate whether he or she qualified for Medicare or Medicaid. If the patient was responsible for payment of a portion of the dialysis costs and couldn't afford to pay that portion, the DCD employee worked with the patient to determine if he or she qualified for charitable care. Although all of the foregoing options for coverage and payment were pursued, the centers treated all patients, regardless of whether he or she could afford the treatment costs.
When a review of DCD's tax exemption request was conducted by the county tax department, it asked DCD to quantify what portion of its services were 'uncompensated care', which excluded write-off's for bad debts. DCD quantified such treatment at 28%.
The tax commissioner subsequently denied DCD's exemption application based upon that low percentage of 'uncompensated care' and in 3 of the 4 cases, also in part due to the fact that some space was leased to independent contractor physicians.
DCD appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals ("BTA") who upheld the tax commissioner's determination based on insufficient evidence of charitable care at the locations (i.e., quantity). DCD then appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court (the "Court").
· Because the physicians were part owners in DCD in 2006, DCD was not eligible for a charitable-use exemption in 2006.
· In 2007, DCD was entitled to its exemption for that portion of the space at each center that is devoted to dialysis services; i.e., the space leased to the private physicians would not be exempted from real property tax.
· The matter was remanded to the tax commissioner to conduct further proceeding to allocate between the portion leased to the physicians and the portion used for dialysis services and calculate the exemption accordingly.
The Court's based its determination to grant the exemption on the fact that nondiscrimination, rather than quantum of charitable care, is the criterion for exemption. Proof of unreimbursed care was unnecessary. The Court stated "For purposes of Ohio's charitable-use property-tax exemption, the provision of medical or ancillary healthcare services qualifies as charitable if those services are provided on a nonprofit basis to those in need, without regard to race, creed or ability to pay." It further noted that in the era of insurance and governmental health care benefits, care may be paid for by third party payors without destroying charitable status.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court found that the excessive focus by the tax commissioner and the BTA on the quantity of charitable care was reversible error, and for tax year 2007 the facilities at issue should have been exempted from real estate taxes except for the portion leased to private physicians. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUdfc4eIZjsHxU_AYD | What Causes a Detached Retina and What are your Treatment Options?
Detachment of the retina from the outer supportive layer of the eye is a very serious condition. It is caused by a tear in the retina that allows the retina to separate from the eye wall. It is usually an emergency procedure when the tear is large or when the detachment does not involve the macula. In all cases it needs to be repaired.
Immediate surgical treatment is necessary. Vitrectomy, Laser Surgery, Cryotherapy, C3F8 Gas, and Scleral Buckle are some of the surgical procedures that would need to be performed for this condition. The procedure performed would be based upon the physician's findings.
Vitrectomy is a surgical procedure done in the operating room. This procedure removes non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage (blood in the eye) and/or scar tissue causing traction retinal detachment. Once the blood and/or scar tissue removed, the view through the vitreous is cleared from blood and the retina has a chance to flatten back into place. Frequentlly PRP laser therapy is also performed at the time a vitgrectomy is done to cauterize leaking blood vessels or to treat deadened areas of the retina that have potential to develop neovascularization. This surgical procedure is usually done under local anesthesia with mild sedation in an outpatient facility. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUduXxK7IDP-3_7aAb | This festival is designed to encourage students to write their own music and enjoy the creative process.
No student age or grade requirements.
No requirements as to form, length, or genre.
Compositions must be in the student's own handwriting or in a computer print-out personally produced by the composer.
No requirements as to choice of instruments(s).
Words for songs must be original or in the public domain.
Songwriting may be collaborative; lyrics and music may be composed by two or more persons.
Recording: send by .mp3 file. No visual formats, DVD or YouTube. No recordings with label identifying composer.
Manuscript: Only title and age on manuscript. Please number measures. Send manuscript by .pdf file or scan and send by email attachment.
All students will have the opportunity to perform and discuss their composition, and they will receive written critiques.
Questions? Email, or call (708) 834-0847.
Registration, payment, receipt of manuscript and recording all must be received by deadline.
2. Payment by check OR online.
To pay online: teachers should pay for all of their students with one payment. If you use ONLINE BANKING, use mycamta@gmail.com as the recipient. Please put COMPOSITION and the teacher name in the message field. CAMTA prefers this method, as there is no fee for the transaction. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeMw4eIOjSZd0FeTD | Posted on March 7, 2012 by mopress
Rrustem Neza's Offer of Settlement
John Wheat Gibson
P.C., Attorney at Law
Joyce Asber
Salvador Ibarra (1946-1992)
Cursed is the man who withholds
justice from the alien, the
fatherless, or the widow.
For Settlement Purposes Only
Ms. Ann Roberts
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Re: U.S. v. Neza, Civ. No. 1:07-CV-0176-C
Dear Ms. Roberts:
Please consider the following proposal to settle the litigation now pending in the Northern District Court at Abilene. It is intended to resolve matters to the satisfaction of both plaintiff and defendant.
This offer of settlement eliminates both the ugly publicity the government has received and will receive in the future if the case is not settled and the gruesome consequences to Mr. Neza if the outcome is unfavorable. I propose an agreement after which I will praise the government as fair and reasonable, and Mr. Neza will depart the United States if he is denied asylum.
Pursuant to this proposed contract the government will perform as follows:
1) Mr. Neza will be released from detention on posting of a bond within the means of his family, but sufficient to assure his compliance with his obligations. I would suggest $50,000.00.
2) The parties will file a joint motion to reopen Mr. Neza's asylum case at the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Mr. Neza will perform as follows:
1) He will post the required bond for his release from detention.
2) Mr. Neza will present his case for asylum to the Executive Office for Immigration Review de novo.
3) If the Board of Immigration Appeals sustains a denial of asylum to Mr. Neza and orders his removal from the U.S. after the de novo hearing, then he will depart the United States at his own expense not later than 90 days after the date his attorney is served with the BIA decision.
4) Mr. Neza will agree that if he does not comply with the final order of the EOIR, then he will a) forfeit the bond; b) be subject to arrest and detention; and c) waive any objection to sedation in connection with his deportation.
5) Mr. Neza and his counsel will cease to speak ill of the government's desire to remove Mr. Neza, but will communicate to the media that have been following the case their belief that the government is acting with reason, justice, compassion, and respect for the law.
I hope you will accept this offer because it constitutes a victory for all parties. The government will appear reasonable and receive favorable publicity, accordingly. The government will be relieved of the necessity of further brutality and embarrassment, and will be rid of Mr. Neza if he loses his asylum case. The government no longer will have to worry about explaining to the media after Mr. Neza is murdered in Albania why they obstinately drugged and deported him.
Mr. Neza, in the unlikely event that he loses his asylum claim, will save his life by going with his family to some place besides Albania.
Rejection of this offer of settlement, on the other hand, will be irrefutable proof that the government has totally disregarded reason, justice, compassion, and respect for law. I invite you to share with me a resolution in which we all win, rather than continue the strife in which the government can only lose, regardless of the outcome, and Mr. Neza, with no certainty of success, must fight to the finish to avoid being killed. Please share this offer with Paul Hunker, Chief District Counsel for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
JOHN WHEAT GIBSON, P.C.
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BkiUbOY5ixsDMFwZSEga | Swaziland is currently suffering from a wide spread drought and the lack of availability of water in rural areas is having a major effect on the people who live there. Over October half term, 25 6.2s went to Swaziland to work with the rural Ngwenyameni School to install a water system which allows the school to access the more reliable underground supplies of water.
The school was introduced to us by SKRUM, a local charity that works in sport and HIV education in over 800 schools in Swaziland. Bedales students raised money over ten months before the trip and saw this money being used to provide a solar powered water pump. Alongside pupils from Ngwenyameni School, Bedales students dug out the trenches for the new pipes and improved the environment in which the children learn by painting the classrooms and upcycling over 80 desks which were found in storage in an unusable state.
The new water supply will aid in the teaching of agriculture at the school, and a new field was ploughed and fruit trees planted – which the school was very keen to have. The Bedalians on the trip also spent time playing with and getting to know the children at Ngwneyameni. On our final day at the school, all of the pupils and teachers gathered outside to watch the Ngwenyameni vs Bedales football match. It was an intense game, ending with a 3-1 victory to Ngwneyameni. Football is very popular at the school and we paid for some new sports equipment from the monies raised. It was a very busy ten days in which the 6.2s enjoyed time in the beautiful country of Swaziland and were able to see the difference the money they had raised will make to Ngwenyameni School. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdeHxK0-nUKDhqtxn | The 250,000 Light Show At The Famous Montreal Christmas House Has Been Cancelled This Year
But it'll be back in 2020!
Ariane Fortin
Fondation Plan A / Sami Hajjar's Christmas Display | Facebook
The Christmas House that has become a tradition in Montreal, unfortunately, will not be put on this year.
Sami Hajjar, the man behind the magical holiday display, told Narcity Québec why he was unable to make it happen for 2019.
Find out other things you can do during this holiday season below!
Visit MTLBlog for more headlines.
The holiday season is often the time of tradition. Whether it's with your family or friends, we all have our little traditions at Christmas that have turned into classics during this season. In Montreal, a new local Christmas tradition has taken root in the past few years. The 250,000-light holiday display at a house in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville has attracted hundreds since its inaugural year. However, Narcity Quebec has learnt exclusively that visitors will have to wait until 2020 to see this show again, as the Montreal Christmas house display won't be happening this year.
Montrealer Sami Hajjar started this project four years ago when he turned his huge house into a castle of lights with a new theme each year.
In the first year, Hajjar's house lit up the neighbourhood with thousands of lights and inflatable installations, which all followed a Minions theme.
The following year, the theme was "the snow queen," and last year the theme was "dreamland," which recreated the world of Mickie and Minnie Mouse. That display included 250,000 lights and many passages that took visitors through the universes of Star Wars, and The Grinch and Snoopy, among others.
Just as anticipation grew for the unveiling of the 2019-2020 theme, however, Hajjar told Narcity Québec that he was unfortunately not going to decorate his house in this manner in 2019.
"Unfortunately this year, I won't be able to do my display. I am working on another project for next year. This won't be my house anymore. I hate to have to skip a year, but with all the preparation I have to do, I have no choice," Hajjar said.
We don't have any more detail on what Sami Hajjar has in store for us in 2020, but we know we can expect something even more amazing than in previous years.
To console yourself about this bad news and keep yourself in the Christmas spirit, you can always attend the arrival of Canada's Holiday Train, which will be passing through Montreal in November, or you can go to one of the many Christmas markets happening in the province!
This article was originally published in French on Narcity Québec. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbQE5qWTD6heGqdnc | That first credit card can be a formative experience. For some, it's an excuse to spend with abandon. For others, it's an opportunity to learn to how to handle debt responsibly.
We asked two personal finance bloggers to share their (very different) experiences with their first credit cards -- and the lessons they learned from them.
A late start: Ashley Lennon from "Skint In The City"
Lennon's blog helps readers live a stylish life on a shoestring budget. She got her first credit card at age 26.
"I think the reason I left it so late was that my parents never used credit cards - I still don't know if they have one - and I'd been brought up seeing things paid for by cash or cheque," Lennon says.
Lennon was happy to live that way, too, making purchases with a debit card once she started earning a salary. The desire to book travel more easily was what changed her credit-less lifestyle. Her first credit card purchase? Flights to Barcelona.
"I'd lived there previously for a couple of years and this was a return trip to see friends," Lennon says. "Before getting my credit card at 26, I'd always had to get friends to book my flights on theirs, then give them the money."
That doesn't mean Lennon is racking up huge debt balances.
"My relationship with credit cards has always been good -- touch wood," she says. "To this day I hardly buy anything on credit. It all goes on the debit card -- must be the canny Scot in me."
A lesson learned: Piper Terrett from "The Essex Life"
Blogger and author of "The Frugal Life (How to Spend Less and Live More)," Terrett also wrote a popular blog for MSN money called "The Frugal Life." She now pens her own blog about living an affordable, sustainable lifestyle.
Her life wasn't always so sustainable, however. Terrett was 18 and a university student when she got her first credit card.
"I got the card because if I took it out, I got £20 credited to my account for free. I didn't intend to use it, but thought £20 would come in handy," Terrett says.
Terrett didn't use the card for three years, until she ran out of money while travelling.
"I was on holiday in America after my graduation staying with a friend and stupidly spent all my holiday money before realising that I hadn't put aside the money I needed to get a coach ticket back to the airport," she says. "So I ended up using my credit card for the first time."
Although Terrett's relationship with credit got off to a good start (she says she paid the balance off as soon as she got the bill), her good habits didn't last. She soon realised that she didn't have to pay off the balance right away and could coast along by paying only the minimums until she could afford the rest.
"A few years later when I'd split with my boyfriend at the time and had to move into more expensive accommodation with a friend, I ended up buying new clothes to cheer myself up and paying for them with the card," Terret says. "The debt soon racked up and I wasn't earning enough to pay it off. Eventually I had to do some extra freelance work to pay it off. I was lucky I got the work."
Terrett says her first credit card experience taught her that, although it was useful to have a card for emergencies, credit makes it easy to buy things you can't afford. While she'd never go completely credit-less, Terret says she's learned much about self-control.
"I wouldn't like to be without a credit card -- it's useful to be able to borrow that money when you need it," she says. "But I think that the £20 I thought I'd cleverly got by taking out the card in the first place actually cost me a lot more money in the long run." | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUf445qhDCyOQLS2RZ | By almost any of the usual measures, the job market is better than it has been in decades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May 2018 was 3.8 percent, the lowest level in nearly 20 years. Job gains have averaged 179,000 over the last three months, with millions more people now employed than a year ago. Unemployment insurance weekly initial claim filings were down to 222,000 for the week ending June 2, and the four-week moving average of 1,728,750 is the lowest it has been since Dec. 8, 1973.
For the first time since BLS has been tracking them, the number of job openings has surpassed the number of job seekers. In April, the level of job openings climbed to 6.7 million, a new series high and well below the number of unemployed (6.1 million). Job openings were up across a spectrum of industries including retail (openings up 31,000), health care (up 29,000), and construction (up 25,000). Professional and technical services, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, and mining also saw significant increases in job openings.
While low unemployment levels seem like a good thing, insufficient numbers of workers available to fill new positions can actually slow overall economic growth as companies have difficulties expanding to meet demand. Most economists consider an unemployment rate of 4.5-5 percent to signify that the economy is at or near full employment, and we are well below that point. Labor shortages are occurring in many industries and in different parts of the country, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for employers to fill open positions.
Even with these clear signals of strength, some workers still face challenges. Wages have edged up only slightly, with average hourly earnings for all nonfarm employees up 71 cents for the year (2.7 percent). Labor force participation has also remained relatively consistent at 62.7 percent, indicating that there may be potential workers who have totally dropped off the unemployment counts because they have given up, although long-term trends are moving in that direction. There are also millions who are working part time but would rather be full time or are otherwise underemployed.
Less than nine years ago during the worst part of the Great Recession (fall of 2009), unemployment was 10 percent and job openings stood at just 2.4 million. That's six unemployed people per job opening. Since that time, the unemployment rate has been cut by 6.2 percentage points and job openings have increased by 4.3 million, even though for several years we were talking about a "jobless recovery." It's an impressive comeback from that situation to one of the strongest job markets in history in less than a decade. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUbvM5qsNCPe9kHuTI | Q: pass password to junitcore I am developing a standalone application to test a website using Selenium Webdriver. The application will use a JavaFX, or Swing, UI to allow a user to load a test suite file and select which tests to run and which browser to run them in. The UI will also capture data used by the tests, such as usernames and passwords.
I am planning on using JUnitCore to run the selected test classes but I will need to pass data from the UI to the test classes. For most of the data I can do this using System.setProperty(prop, value). However I will also need to pass admin, and other, passwords for the website to the tests
What would be the best way to pass the password(s) to the tests?
What would be the security concerns when using System.setProperty to store passwords? Should I instead encrypt the data and store it in a file and have the tests read the file and decrypt the data? This would obviously increase the amount of processing required to set up each test
A: *
*If the user who runs the UI knows the passwords, then I don't really see your security concerns. Who are you defending from?
*If the user who runs the UI does not know the passwords (and the passwords should be stored in the testcases themselves), then you're in a pickle - encrypting is good, but you have to store the password for decrypting somehow ... endless circle, there's no safe space. Even if the storing is safe, the weak points are definitely the transfer to browser (which will be done as plain string encapsulated in JSON no matter what) and the automated typing into the browser itself. Seriously, if you don't trust the machines the tests are run on, don't store the passwords.
However, for the first case (when the user has to type in the password into the UI), to minimize the possibility of threat and also for maximum convenience, I'd do this:
*
*create a singleton class PasswordHolder
*a PasswordHolder would remember the passwords (given to them by JPasswordField) in a Map<String, char[]> or Map<String, Password> where key is some password identifier and value is the password itself
*once a password would be accessed via getPassword() method, it's contents would get nullified
A quick sample implementation (for further improvement as I hope I won't forget to include anything important ... but it could happen). I think it kinda speaks for itself:
public class PasswordHolder {
private static PasswordHolder instance = null;
private final Map<String, Password> map = new HashMap<String, Password>();
private PasswordHolder() {
// nothing to do
}
public static PasswordHolder getInstance() {
if (instance == null) {
instance = new PasswordHolder();
}
return instance;
}
public void addPassword(String name, char[] pass) {
if (map.containsKey(name)) {
// throw some sort of Exception("Duplicate password name, man.")
}
map.put(name, new Password(pass));
}
public Password getPassword(String name) {
return map.get(name);
}
}
As the most convenient thing, I wrote Password to be a CharSequence so is useful with sendKeys(CharSequence keys). Unfortunately, sendKeys() uses toString(), so you have to make a String out of the password anyway (which is considered a bad practice).
public class Password implements CharSequence {
private final char[] pass;
private final BitSet nulled;
Password(char[] pass) {
this.pass = pass;
nulled = new BitSet(pass.length);
}
private void nullify(int start, int end) {
for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
pass[i] = '\0';
}
nulled.set(start, end);
}
@Override
public int length() {
return pass.length;
}
@Override
public char charAt(int index) {
if (nulled.get(index)) {
// throw some Exception("That character has already been read!")
}
char ret = pass[index];
pass[index] = '\0';
nulled.set(index);
return ret;
}
@Override
public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
if (nulled.get(start, end).cardinality() > 0) {
// throw some Exception("Some of the characters has already been read!")
}
Password subPass = new Password(Arrays.copyOfRange(pass, start, end));
nullify(start, end);
return subPass;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
if (nulled.cardinality() > 0) {
// throw some Exception("Some of the characters has already been read!")
}
String str = new String(pass);
nullify(0, pass.length);
return str;
}
}
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BkiUdz84eIOjRt7BLC2y | The Peebles Corporation and Rolls-Royce, along with guest of honor Georgina Bloomberg, held a beautiful and meaningful summer evening in Bridgehampton in benefit of Give Back for Special Equestrians, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that provides equine-assisted and therapeutic horseback riding scholarships in New York and Florida. The elegant Hamptons summer soiree raised nearly $50,000 in support of the charity and was attended by fashionable Hamptonites, celebrities and elite equestrians. Serenaded by a backdrop of Juilliard School violinists and cello performers, Georgina Bloomberg and the evening's hosts, Katrina and Chloe Peebles, were styled by ALEXIS, the high-end womenswear line that served as the official fashion sponsor of the affair. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdLw4ubngtpssnn-1 | As previously reported, the European Parliament was considering a proposal to call for a breakup of Google. More specifically, it wants to separate the company's search business from the rest of its offerings.
When the subject came up for a vote, the proposal was approved. Don't get too excited just yet though. The Parliament doesn't exactly have the authority to act on the Google breakup. Rather, it's just moving forward with this position in hopes of convincing regulators that do have this authority – the European Commission, which has been embroiled in an antitrust probe of Google for years.
In a vote in Strasbourg, 384 legislators voted in favor of the controversial initiative, with 174 against and 56 abstentions. Lawmakers rejected a last-minute amendment by the liberal party bloc that would have dropped a key clause calling for a possible "unbundling" of search engines from other services they may offer.
As The New York Times recently pointed out, one member of the Parliament – Andreas Schwab – was credited with drafting the breakup proposal, and also has a direct interest in Google's business practices in that he is "of counsel" at CMS Hasche Sigle, a German law firm. This firm has represented German publishers, which have been battling Google. According to the report, Schwab claimed the proposal was a "purely political issue".
Joaquin Almunia, the European Commission's former competition chief, left office a month ago, as Margrethe Vestager stepped into the position. Vestager has indicated she will take her time with the antitrust investigation. Parliament's call for a breakup should at this point only be considered as a suggestion to be weighed along with all other related comments from various parties. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUclvxK6Ot9Pm3uwRh | Accepting Applications
Basic Field Grant
Our Basic Field Grants provide funding to support delivery of high-quality civil legal services and access to justice to low-income people throughout the U.S. and U.S. territories through full-service grants for all eligible people in a service area and through specialized subpopulation grants to provide services for agricultural workers and their dependents or for people in Native American communities.
The G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program is our first national grant initiative to support leadership training and development for our grantee leaders in the field of civil legal aid. By creating a dedicated pool of funds specifically for leadership development, grants awarded through this program will provide civil legal aid leaders with targeted support to improve their effectiveness. The program is generously funded by the Arnold & Porter Foundation.
Pro Bono Innovation Fund
The Pro Bono Innovation Fund is designed to support the development of new and robust pro bono efforts and partnerships that will effectively serve more low-income people. To leverage impact, the Pro Bono Fund encourages collaboration, innovation, and replicability.
Disaster Relief Emergency Grants
LSC's Emergency Relief Grants provide funds as needed to LSC grantees in areas with government-declared emergencies. Those funds are for responses to damage sustained or a surge in demand for legal aid as a result of the emergency.
Technology Initiative Grant Program
LSC Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) seek to improve legal services delivery to the low-income population and to increase access by low-income persons to high quality legal services, to the judicial system, and to legal information. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUfgI5qhLBhZ3KGhHt | Meaning and definitions of canvas, translation in Telugu language for canvas with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of canvas in Telugu and in English language.
What canvas means in Telugu, canvas meaning in Telugu, canvas definition, examples and pronunciation of canvas in Telugu language. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUcM3xK7ICUt7cPdH- | Police appeal after suspicious approach to two young girls at play park in Co Antrim
The two girls reported that a man driving a white van called over to them and asked them to get inside
(Image: Stock image)
Police are investigating the report of a suspicious approach to two young girls at a play park in Co Antrim.
The incident happened at a play park in the Lismenary Road area of Ballynure today, Saturday.
The two girls reported that as they were leaving the park at around 11am, a man driving a white van called over to them and asked them to get inside.
A male passerby, however, asked the man what he was doing before he drove off in the direction of the nearby Larne Line.
The driver of the van was described as being around 40-years-old and was wearing a black baseball cap.
Constable Lowry has appealed to anyone who may have noticed a white van being driven in the Lismenary Road area at the time of the incident to contact officers at Newtownabbey on 101 quoting reference number 525 11/06/16.
Alternatively, information can be given anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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BkiUd7rxaJJQnK0WJjQO | Optional swaddle and carrier attachment straps for easy loading, adjustable support as baby grows.
Infant Insert supports baby in those early months, allowing carrier to be used from early on until toddler stage.
Can I use my Infant Insert without the pillow?
Yes, if your baby is larger or taller and does not fit within the Infant Insert with the pillow but still requires head and neck support, you can just use the outer shell of the Infant Insert to ensure baby is properly supported.
Do I need to use the side straps to attach the insert to the carrier?
The newly added side straps on our Infant Insert are optional and are designed to securely attach to carrier to prevent the Infant Insert from falling out of the carrier as you remove your baby from the Carrier or Infant Insert.
How do I use the infant insert and how do I check for proper positioning?
Whenever using the infant insert, please make sure to read the usage instructions carefully and refer to the Youku videos for added help, especially for babies 0 to 4 months. To maximize air circulation for your baby in the infant insert & carrier, you should always make sure that the baby's face and head remain uncovered and that the baby's face is visible and with the top of her head close enough to kiss at all times. Also, for correct positioning, check to ensure that you can fit a finger between your baby's chin and chest at all times.
How will I know if my baby is ready to use the removable pillow alone in the carrier?
The pillow is for babies who are either too short to bend at the knees when seated in the Carrier or would like to be seated higher in the Carrier.
I have the older version of the Infant Insert; where can I view the instructional videos for this version?
If my baby is over the maximum weight limit recommended for use but does not have consistent neck control, do I still need to use the Infant Insert?
The references to ages and weights are only general guidelines and each baby's development is different. The Infant Insert should be used until your baby displays strong head and neck control and can be seated comfortably in an ergonomic, frog leg position within the Carrier.
What is the difference between the design of the new Infant Insert and the previous version?
The redesigned Ergobaby Infant Insert addresses key consumer concerns around usability, breathability and security. Designed so you can safely carry your baby early on, the redesigned Ergobaby Infant Insert is more intuitive and easier to use.
Which carry position can the Infant Insert be used in?
The Infant Insert and pillow are only intended to be used in the front inward carry position.
Which carry position can the pillow be used in?
Which Infant Insert is compatible with which carrier?
Which way should the triangle point on the pillow?
The stitched triangle emblem on the pillow should be pointing upward, with the baby seated on the wider seat of the pillow. When used with the shell of the Infant Insert, the direction of the triangle is easy to match with the stitched triangle on the shell. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfLI5qg5DVP08S_eU | Tucked next to the South San Juan Mountains in northern New Mexico, Chama offers cross-country skiers and snowshoers access to powder perfect conditions. Skiers can explore Sargent's Wildlife Area on marked trails or ski to one of 5 backcountry yurts nearby. Chama also sponsors the famous Chama Chile Ski Classic and Winter Fiesta which is a fast, family, fun event featuring cross country skiing & snowshoe races, yurt & ski tours, live music, clinics, and prizes! The Chama Chile Ski Classic and Winter Fiesta occurs over the Martin Luther King Jr.weekend in January each year. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUawe6NNjgBtygdHPP | Mr. Henry Charles McCrea was born on 17th May, 1810 in Dublin. He was the grandson of a well known Dublin schoolmaster and received his early education at the classical academy of the Rev. Thomas Huddard in that city.
At the age of fifteen he was placed with a merchant and ship owner in Dublin. In 1834 he came to Halifax where he worked with John Holdsworth as damask manufacturers, claiming to he the first man to introduce the weaving of damask curtains, tablecloths, etc., into Halifax. This may be the case, though damasks in the piece were being manufactured by James Akroyd & Son ten years before that date.
In 1861 he sued John Holdsworth & Co. Ltd for infringing one of his registered designs based around the motif of a Persian star. Holdsworth's lost the case but spent the next six years fighting to overturn the verdict, finally losing in the House of Lords in 1867.
He was a generous man to Halifax in his lifetime and many memorials remain of his generosity. In 1860 he persuaded a number of local gentlemen, among whom were Mr. John Crossley, Col. Edward Akroyd and Henry Edwards (later Sir), to purchase land in Skircoat near Woodhouse Scarr for the construction of the present Albert Promenade, which was handed over to the Municipality on its completion. Each of the gentlemen concerned subscribed a share of the purchase price which was £5,000. Mr. McCrea explained the reason which prompted his action by stating that he was often charmed by the lovely scenery from the rocks, and as few people seemed then to visit the spot, "I felt that I should like them to visit the rocks as often as I did and enjoy the views".
In 1899, with Ald. Enoch Robinson, an old quarry and land at Highroadwell Moor given by Lord Savile, was developed and planned, later being presented to the town as the West View Park.
Mr. McCrea began his municipal career in 1860 when he entered the Halifax town council, later being made Alderman. He was elected Mayor in 1869 holding office for two years, finally retiring from the council in 1872.
During his Mayoralty he inaugurated several important schemes. He opened the new North Bridge and the new Southowram Road (now Beacon Hill Road), and turned the first sod of the Widdop reservoir.
He placed the Borough financial system on a firm footing, also being associated with converting the Halifax Piece Hall into a market and handing it over to the Corporation. Along with a Mr. Wavell, Mr. McCrea laid the foundation stone of the King Cross Constitutional Club (later the Queen's Hall and now a warehouse).
In 1874 he was unsuccessful in his bid to become M.P. for Halifax, the figures being: John Crossley 5,563, The Rt. Hon. James Stansfeld 5,473, and Mr. McCrea 3,927. Mr. Crossley and The Rt. Hon. James Stansfeld were Liberal and Mr McCrea Conservative.
In the course of his long life, Mr. McCrea filled many prominent positions. In 1864 he became Chairman of the North Pier Company at Blackpool, which had the distinction of being the first promenade pier in England, holding the office until ten years before his death.
He must also take credit for the first electric tramway in England at Blackpool, when he obtained the concession from the Corporation there for another Halifax man, Mr. Holroyd Smith, to institute the tramway system there.
Mr. McCrea was a Chairman of the Fylde Waterworks Committee and had held similar office with the old Calder & Hebble Navigation Company from 1885. For thirty years he was connected with the Colliery Company of Pope & Pearson of Normanton.
Other offices he held were a founder member of the Yorkshire Penny Bank (now Yorkshire Bank), Governor of the Crossley and Porter Orphanage and the Waterhouse Charities. He was one of the first members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and a senior Borough Magistrate, being on the Bench for twenty-six years.
He is chiefly remembered now for his association with the village of Warley, which, thankfully, still retains its rural atmosphere.
He bought the Warley House estate in 1867, residing in the old house which had been built in 1769 to the design of Thomas Bradley, the architect of the Halifax Piece Hall. He had previously lived at The Hough, Northowram, and at Elm Grange, Parkinson Lane. Both Elm Grange and Warley House have now been demolished.
Along with a Miss Farrar and Mr. John Holdsworth and others, he subscribed liberally towards the erection of St. John's Church and Schools at Warley.
In the year of Queen Victoria's jubilee he entertained the residents of Warley to a large fête.
In 1841 he married Miss Walsh of Blackwall, Halifax, and had four sons and two daughters. He was survived by his sons, The Rev. Herbert McCrea, M.A., of Eastbourne, Mr. Arthur Selby McCrea, who later resided at Warley House, and his daughter Mrs. Mark Wood, of Liverpool.
In 1900, A. S. McCrea donated an ornate fountain to replace the Maypole at Warley which had been blown down and damaged in March 1899.
On the 24th May, 1901, Mr. McCrea suffered a nasty fall, fracturing two ribs, and he died after a short illness at Warley House at 5-30 p.m. on the 3rd June, 1901, aged 91 years, in the presence of his family.
He had lived under five English monarchs. George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria and Edward.
The interment took place at St. Paul's Church, King Cross, on Friday the 7th June after a long procession of forty carriages.
The Royal Halifax Infirmary was closed in 2002, some of the buildings demolished and others turned into apartments, opened for occupation in 2004. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdG05qYVBTBbD-hn2 | The Rev. Alphons Loogman, C.S.Sp., Faculty Research Grant is a university-wide internal funding opportunity which is open to all disciplines and is intended to support scholarly research and creative endeavors that reflect Duquesne University's strategic commitment to a closer relationship with the nations and peoples of Africa. The goals of the grant are to provide funds for: (i) research projects that can be submitted for future external funding; (ii) dissemination of work in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal; and (iii) creative activities that are likely to lead to faculty/department/school recognition.
• Two grants of $6,000 will be awarded this year.
• The grants may be used to support a portion of a multi-phase research project, provided that the portion of the project funded by the grant is clearly defined and the proposal makes a strong case for the likelihood of future external funding and/or publication.
• The grants may be used as summer 2018 research grants and/or as support for research over a specified period of the 2018-2019 academic year.
• Successful applicants will be awarded $4,000 in support of the proposed research activity and $2,000 when the research is accepted for publication.
The Loogman Faculty Research Grant competition is open to all full-time Duquesne faculty members working in any academic discipline. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary research projects are encouraged. Previous winners of Loogman Faculty Research Grants are welcome to apply. Their proposals must demonstrate research outcomes from previous grants, and their applications must show that the current proposal focuses on a new research project. Preference will be given to applicants who have not received a Paluse Faculty Research Grant in the last two years.
Loogman Faculty Research Grants are intended to support research and scholarship that reflects Duquesne's mission focus on the continent of Africa. Accordingly, a very wide range of research projects would fit within the scope of the Loogman Grant program; proposals should of course make the connection explicit. Potential applicants are encouraged to confer with the Director of the Center for African Studies if they are uncertain whether their particular research agenda would meet Loogman Grant program objectives.
Grant Writing Workshops will be available to Faculty interested in applying for the grant on November 14, 2018, and November 15th, 2018 from noon to 1pm.
Faculty members interested in applying for a Loogman Faculty Research Grant must submit in 250 words or less a description of their proposed research project within the context of Duquesne's commitment to Africa. Preliminary proposals are intended to assist applicants in articulating the suitability of their projects for a Loogman Grant. Preliminary proposals should be submitted electronically to africanstudies@duq.edu by February 9, 2018.
1. Cover sheet: The cover sheet is available at www.duq.edu/CAS, and should carry signatures from the applicant's Chair and Dean.
2.1 The research question to be addressed and the relation the project bears to Duquesne University's commitment to the nations and peoples of Africa. The research project should exhibit specificity, originality, and clearly defined objectives and goals.
2.2. The impact of the proposed project on the applicant's field of study and on the field of African Studies, broadly understood.
2.3. The study methodology. This must be appropriate (e.g. analytic strategies, data collection strategies, field collaborative strategies) to the research project and the particular academic field associated with the project. Faculty exploring new initiatives still need to show existing relationships relevant to the project.
2.4. The outcome of the project with a description of expected results. This should include a description of dissemination activities such as conference presentations leading to peer-reviewed publications, departmental or university wide presentations, seeking external funding, among others. In addition, a clear plan for publication, including targeted journals and conference proceedings must be included.
2.5. The project timeline . Please indicate the timeline for all planning, implementation and disseminating activities. In presenting the timelime, please show the progression of the project using quarterly (3 month) segments. The time needed for each research activity should be described and an interim/progress (or if completed, a final) report must be submitted at the end of 6 months.
2.6 The budget. The budget should not exceed one single-spaced page. Applicants are encouraged to consider the use of Duquesne graduate students as research assistants where appropriate; wages should be reasonable (i.e., comparable to what a student would be paid by the University for comparable work). Grant funds may not be used for course reductions or tuition or to pay faculty and collaborators who are not awardees (though honorariums can be budgeted). Only activities directly related to the proposed project will be funded.
3. Bibliography: The bibliography should not exceed one single-spaced page.
4. Curriculum vitae: The curriculum vitae should not exceed one single-spaced page.
5. Applicants whose research involves human subjects (only) must obtain approval for their project from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects prior to submitting their application.
All application materials should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to africanstudies@duq.edu by March 16, 2018.
The Loogman Faculty Research Grant program is administered by the Center for African Studies. Applications will be evaluated by an ad-hoc committee consisting of Dr. Gerald Boodoo, the Director of the Center, and selected members of the Center's Advisory Board. The committee will consider the scholarly merit of proposals based on the grant objectives and application requirements stated above. Since the reviewers may not have the technical expertise in the applicant's area of research, the applicant is requested to submit a proposal that can be understood by a lay audience.
• provide a financial report detailing how grant funds were spent.
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BkiUa3jxK02iP15veK4q | Calls For Shark Cull In Western Australia
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Tourism operators in Western Australia are calling for a shark cull, following the fourth fatal shark attack in seven months.
Peter Kurmann was killed on Saturday while diving for crayfish off a mile off Stratham Beach, which is 145 miles south of Perth. He was mauled by what the state's Department of Fisheries has confirmed was a Great white shark – the same species is also thought to be responsible for the other three deaths.
This latest attack has made the waters of Western Australia the most dangerous place in the world for shark attacks, leading to tourists and locals being afraid to swim in the water.
A large stretch of beach was closed again yesterday after a shark was spotted in the water offshore of Busselton, just a few miles from Saturday's attack and organisers of a national school triathlon in Busselton have re-located the ocean swim to a local pool.
There's usually an average of one fatal shark attack a year in Australia and this spate of attacks off the coast of Western Australia is unprecedented.
Some states in Australia use shark nets, but authorities in Western Australia say that such nets can actually attract sharks because fish and fauna become trapped in them.
A spokesman for the state's Shark Response Unit said authorities would kill any sharks regarded as a danger to the public, but ruled out a cull.
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BkiUbjA5qrqCyihwaSy9 | Q: algorithm/theory for GPS position jitter removal I'm trying to write a GPS tracking (akin to a jogging app) on android and the issue of GPS location jitter has reared it's ugly head. When accuracy is FINE and accuracy is within 5 meters, the position is jittering 1-n meters per second. How do you determine or filter out this jitter from legitimate movement?
Sporypal etc apps clearly have some way they are filtering out this noise.
Any thoughts?
A: Could you just run the positions through a low pass filter?
Something of the order
x(n) = (1-K)*x(n-1) + K*S(n)
where
S is your noisy samples and x, the low pass filtered samples. K is a constant between 0 and 1 which you would probably have to experiment with for best performance.
Per TK's suggestion:
My pseudocode will look awfully C like:
float noisy_lat[128], noisy_long[128];
float smoothed_lat[128], smoothed_lon[128];
float lat_delay=0., lon_delay=0.;
float smooth(float in[], float out[], int n, float K, float delay)
{
int i;
for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
*out = *in++ * K + delay * (1-K);
delay = *out++;
}
return delay;
}
loop:
Get new samples of position in noisy_lat and noise_lon
// LPF the noise samples to produce smoother position data
lat_delay = smooth(noisy_lat, smoothed_lat, 128, K, lat_delay);
lon_delay = smooth(noisy_lon, smoothed_lon, 128, K, lon_delay);
// Rinse. Repeat.
go to loop:
In a nutshell, this is a simply a feedback integrator with a one-sample delay. If your input has low frequency white-ish noise on top of the desired signal, this integrator will average the input signal over time, thus causing the noise components to average out to near zero, leaving you with the desired signal.
How well it works will depend on how much noise your signal has and the filter feedback factor K. As I said before, you'll have to play around a bit with the value to see which value produces the cleanest, most desirable result.
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BkiUfWQ5qhDCzlTibKQW | Sentencing Practice
HKSAR v Lam Kai Man
CACC 246/2019 [2020] HKCA 624
Coram: Hon Macrae VP, McWalters JA and Zervos JA in Court
This recent case laid down the principles on what a defendant should do in order to secure an appropriate discount for early pleas to lesser offences or alternative charges.
The Appellant was committed to the High Court for trial in respect of a single count of rape. The trial was originally fixed for 13 days. Before committal proceedings, there were three approaches from the Appellant's solicitor to the prosecution offering a plea to an alternative charge to rape. The prosecution rejected all approaches. All of the correspondence was between the parties without a formal record in court. On the day originally scheduled to have been the fourth day of trial, the judge was apprised of a possible plea-bargain and the Appellant pleaded guilty to an amended indictment with the alternative charge of procurement of an unlawful sexual act by threat. The trial judge adopted a starting point of 6 1/2 years' imprisonment and reduced it by just over 20% for the Appellant's late plea. The Appellant then sought to appeal against his sentence on the ground that he had been wrongly deprived of the full one-third discount for his guilty plea.
On appeal, the issue was this: in the situation where a defendant has previously offered to the prosecution to plead guilty to a lesser or alternative charge, which was then rejected by the prosecution and was later convicted on that lesser or alternative charge, or the plea was later accepted by the prosecution, what is a defendant expected to do in order to obtain an appropriate discount for that earlier offer of a guilty plea. The Court noted that the utilitarian value of a guilty plea is in the public interest. The High Court of Australia decision of Cameron v R was cited in explaining a guilty plea "saves the community the cost and inconvenience of the trial", including costs for the judiciary, prosecution, supply of legal aid, fees paid, any witnesses or jurors summoned, and specifically in murder and sexual offences, the pressure faced by the victim or the victim's family and friends in preparing to give evidence. The Court of Appeal then considered the position in other jurisdictions. The position in England and Wales was not applicable to Hong Kong as it is governed by a statutory regime. In giving the judgement of the Court, Macrae VP cited with approval the Scottish case of Spence v HM Advocate (2008) JC 174, which states that in order to secure a discount for an early plea "an unequivocal indication of the position of the offender" is required, and "that intention must be adhered to throughout the proceedings and be appropriately vouched". The Court also noted the position in Australia might seem more amenable to formal written offers to plead guilty. However it was emphasized that such offers must be clear and unequivocal, and the court should be persuaded that there was a good reason for the plea not being formally entered on the court record. The defendant's conduct in the proceedings thereafter should also be entirely consistent with the proposed offer.
Application to the present case
Applying these principles, the Court of Appeal held that there was a formal written offer to plead guilty. However, the Appellant did not enter such plea when he could and should have done so. The Court considered that in the current case, the fact that the plea-bargaining was not known until the trial began reduced its utilitarian value. By that time, considerable time and effort by both parties, the prosecution witnesses and the Court to prepare the trial had already been wasted.
Further, the Appellant's subsequent conduct of instructing his counsel to contest the issue of consent and the credibility of victim was inconsistent with his plea. The utilitarian value of the offer was therefore significantly reduced and he was only entitled to a 25% discount for his plea.
Principles laid down for Hong Kong
In conclusion, the Court of Appeal laid down the following principles to supplement those in Ngo Van Nam regarding early pleas of guilty to lesser offences or alternative charges offered by a defendant, which pleas either match the eventual verdict of the jury or are later accepted by the prosecution:
The defendant should make a clear and unequivocal statement of his position either by himself or through his legal representative, in court and on the record of his wish to plead guilty to a lesser or alternative charge by formally entering a plea to the proposed charge on the court record.
The conduct of the defence must adhere to his stated position for the remainder of the proceedings in order to be assessed for the appropriate sentencing account as a result of the earlier offer of plea.
Clear and unequivocal offers of pleas in formal writing may still be considered if the court can be satisfied that there was good reason for the plea not being formally entered on the court record. The onus will be upon the defendant seeking the discount to show that the offer of plea was in clear and unequivocal terms and the basis for the plea; and such position had been adhered to for the remainder of the proceedings.
The extent of the discount will depend on the stage at which the proposed plea is clearly and unequivocally entered on the court record, subject to the overriding discretion of the judge and the principles set out in Ngo Van Nam.
Note: At the appeal hearing, the Court of Appeal expressed the provisional view that the trial judge's starting point was wholly inadequate, and that a notional sentence after trial of 8 years' imprisonment would be the correct enhanced starting point. In other words, if the Appellant was found to be entitled to a one-third discount, the resulting sentence would have been higher than the one he was currently serving. If this view was adopted, the Appellant's appeal would be redundant. In the face of these judicial comments, the Appellant withdrew his appeal against sentence.
This article by MCS originally appeared in Hong Kong Lawyer, the Official Journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong: HKSAR v Lam Kai Man
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MEXICO: A PAST VICTIM–AND NOW AN EXPORTER–OF UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on February 9, 2021 at 12:04 am
On May 8, 2018, one year after Donald Trump became President, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that a "zero-tolerance" policy toward people illegally entering the United States might separate families while parents are prosecuted.
"We don't want to separate families, but we don't want families to come to the border illegally and attempt to enter into this country improperly," Sessions said. "The parents are subject to prosecution while children may not be. So, if we do our duty and prosecute those cases, then children inevitably for a period of time might be in different conditions."
Actually, the policy of family separations began a year before its public announcement.
Children who are separated from their parents would be put under supervision of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, Sessions said.
Jeff Sessions
Thomas Homan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's acting director, backed up Sessions' "get tough" policy change: "Every law enforcement agency in this country separates parents from children when they're arrested for a crime. There is no new policy. This has always been the policy."
So that policy went into effect. And it has generated widespread outrage from:
Civil liberties organizations; and
Those who believe the United States should not have—or enforce—its immigration laws.
"Criminalizing and stigmatizing parents who are only trying to keep their children from harm and give them a safe upbringing will cause untold damage to thousands of traumatized families who have already given up everything to flee terrible circumstances in their home countries," said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International's Americas director.
In fact, alien-smugglers have increasingly used children as a wedge against American immigration laws. Their strategy: "Surely, Americans won't arrest innocent children—or the adults who bring children with them."
The Trump administration proved them wrong.
This is typical behavior for law enforcement agencies: When criminals devise new ways to defeat existing police measures, the police devise new ways to counter those methods.
Meanwhile, those who believe the United States should throw open its doors to everyone who wants to enter are missing—or ignoring—a vital historical lesson learned by Mexico.
Mexico knows even better than the United States the perils of unchecked illegal immigration.
In 1821, Moses Austin sought a grant from Mexico to settle Texas. After he died in 1821, his son, Stephen, won recognition of the grant by Mexico.
The Mexican government had been unable to persuade large numbers of its own citizens to move to Texas, owing largely to raiding by such fierce Indian tribes as the Comanches.
The government saw the Anglo settlement of Texas as its best hope to tame an otherwise untamable frontier.
Stephen Austin
Austin convinced numerous American settlers to move to Texas, and by 1825 he had brought the first 300 American families into the territory.
Throughout the 1820s, Austin helped ensure the introduction of slavery into Texas, even though, under Mexican law, this was illegal. Tensions developed between unchecked numbers of Anglo settlers flooding into Texas and the Mexican authorities in charge there.
("GTT"—"Gone to Texas"—was often carved on cabin doors by debt-ridden settlers who decided to seek their fortune in Texas. And some of the most notorious criminals on the frontier—such as land swindler and knife-fighter James Bowie—joined them.)
James Bowie
Eventually, the irresistible force of unlimited Anglo illegal immigration rebelled against the immovable object of Mexican legal/military authority.
The battle of the Alamo: From February 23 to March 6, 1836, about 200 rebellious Texans withstood a 13-day siege in a former San Antonio mission, only to be slaughtered to the last man by an army of 2,000 Mexican soldiers commanded by President (actually, dictator) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Among the victims: James Bowie and former Congressman David Crockett.
The massacre at Goliad: On March 27, 1836, 425-445 Texans captured after the battle of Coleto were shot en masse by Mexican soldiers.
The battle of San Jacinto: On April 21, 1836, Texans led by General Sam Houston won a surprise Texas victory over Mexican forces who were caught in a mid-afternoon siesta. Santa Anna—who had fled—was captured the next day.
Mexico was forced to give up all rights to Texas—which, 10 years after winning its independence, became a state.
But ongoing conflicts between Mexico and the United States over Texas led to the Mexican war in 1846.
This, in turn, led to a series of devastating American victories over the Mexican army, and the capture of Mexico City itself.
Territory (in white) that Mexico lost after the Mexican War
Mexico suffered the humiliation of both military defeat and the loss of its land holdings within the American Southwest—which, up to 1848, it had controlled.
This territory later became the states of California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and western Colorado.
And the United States finally spread "from sea to shining sea."
So Mexico knows what it's doing when it unloads millions of its own citizens—and those of other Latin and Central American countries—on the United States.
Mexico, in short, is a textbook case of what happens to a country that is unable to enforce its own immigration laws.
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'I wrote my first mystery novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, when I was 26. It was turned down by, I don't know, thirty or more publishers. Then it was bought and went on to win the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Obviously, and I know this from experience, perseverance is key to making it as a writer. You have to be able to accept rejection and keep going. If you know that it's what you want to do, then you need to make it happen. No one else will make it happen for you...' Our Comment this week comes from James Patterson, author of Cross the Line and many other novels, whose sales amount to 350million + books.
It's a measure of the growing interest in short stories, amongst both writers and readers, that Costa launched its short story prize in 2012 and that the public is currently invited to read and listen to the shortlisted stories selected from over 1,000 entries on the Costa Book Awards website, and to take part in the public vote. News Review
Writing Biography & Autobiography is a serialisation from our archive of the book by Brian D Osborne published by A & C BlackClick for A & C Black Publishers Publishers References listing. In the first excerpt, 'Managing the matters of truth and objectivity', the author says: 'Just as you need to remember that letters, reports, census forms, legal documents and so forth were not created simply for our convenience, so you also need to remember that what is written in them may not be true...'
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'The test of a writer is whether you want to read him again years after he should by the rules be dated.' Raymond Chandler provides this week's Writers' Quote.
'When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at all. It may be more difficult now, and take longer than when I started to write, but there's a great, empty warehouse out there looking for simple talent.'
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The final race for the Southern Alberta 5 Peaks trail running series was at the Canmore Nordic Centre in the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Following a week of cool weather, snow flurries and the like, Saturday was blocked in with fog hiding a spectacular bluebird day.
I signed up for the "Enduro", which was 14.7 km, I believe, for this particular race. My strategy behind signing up for this race was that it's a nice longish run in preparation for the half marathon I have in two weeks.
Organization: You know what, out of all the 5 Peaks I've been to this season, I have to give it to the Southern Alberta crew. Informative, rah-rah emails leading up to the race; great location using the main lodge at the Canmore Nordic Centre; lots of sponsors and vendors pop-tented at the start/finish line; and hey, a good sound system with lots of tunes throughout and a fun race director MCing the whole thing. LOVE the super samples given out by the Clif and there was some cool 5 Peaks gear for sale. Parking was spacious, and package pick up was swift. Got a 5 Peaks toque with my reg package along with a mini Builder Bars, Kicking Horse coffee, etc.
Course: The 14 km Enduro had its very own course (yay! Love this as opposed to doing two laps of a shorter course). The course came with hills, technical bits and crazy gorgeous scenery. After leaving the start line, the course ran up into the mountains and the majority of the run took place weaving through the trees. Being in the mountains and inhaling that crisp, cool pine air = wow. Good to be alive.
My run: After the helpful bear spray demo (spray was mandatory for this race) we were off! The Enduro runners began at 9:30 am, and I seeded myself about ¾ of the way to the back. Super excited. The course began with a gradual incline (where I was passed by the remaining ¼ runners), which then became kinda a steep road up the hill, which then turned into like, a gnarly (not in the kewl way) hiking trail.
Oh my gosh – SUCKING WIND, dude. All the way. For two kilometers of UP – sucking wind. All I could think was: I shouldn't have had that beer last night; I should've left earlier yesterday to drive from Edmonton to the mountains; I shouldn't have slept in my car; I should've trained more; I should've stayed home. I was sad and sorry.
I regained my breath sometime between kilometers two and three, and then suddenly – miraculously – the trail evened out and I was a runner again! My pace went bonkers as I juked through the trees, leaped over roots and zipped through snow-covered trails. I was Chariots of Fire. I was Rambo. I was John McClane running over broken glass in Nakatomi Plaza. I was awesome. (No, really – that's how I felt). I was out of the fog and it was a bluebird day above.
The kilometers flew by after that. I chatted with some nice ladies on the trail, stopped to take a few selfies beneath snow-covered peaks, etc. The trail rolled through the forest, with some more uphill and steep downhill, but those proved to be some good active recovery moments. Of the two aid stations out on the trail the second one had water plus a selection of gels (Salted Caramel GU!) and chewy bloks – so spoiled. But by the time I'd sucked back the sugar, and was on that final four kilometers, I was beat.
My feet hurt, my body slowed down to a crawl and I was sooo tired. Am assuming this was a case of going too flat out on the midsection of the race. All that superhero running I'd done was totally catching up to me. I truly was enjoying it – and trying to make up time for those first two kilometers of "hiking" – but clearly going for it had some consequences.
The last few kilometers were at a shuffly little pace. I walked any remaining hills. Saw a squirrel and a deer. Shuffled down the last stretch towards the finish line. Right when I was in view of the crowds, I started to feel tiny clenching muscle balls in my calves. I stopped twice to try and stretch them out. Something down there was not going well. Made it across in 2:16…ironically a few minutes longer than my 5 Peaks 16 km run in Terwillegar earlier in the year!
Either way, all good. There was still a lot of food left and I sat and had a snack while I listened to the announcer give away prizes etc. Very peppy, happy little atmosphere in Canmore. Being one of two Athena racers I was also presented with a wicked awesome 5 Peaks swaggy medal – best ever.
*I'm not sure the 5 Peaks folks roll that way on the race grounds, tho – so general imbibing takes place post-race, in town or at at a campsite. I did, after all splurge on a campsite for my second night in the mountains – haha. No more sleeping in the car. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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