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BkiUcNHxK6EuNCveovXm | Ni no Kuni II follows Evan on his quest to build a kingdom and become the King he was destined to be. Building alliances and expanding a kingdom is no simple matter, though-Evan and his group must manage a sprawling network of favors and rewards and battle a great many foes as their adventure unfolds. Future Press's Official Collector's Edition Guide to Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom makes keeping track of everything as simple as can be.
With this book by your side you'll experience all the game has to offer and be guaranteed to have a prosperous kingdom! This massive, beautifully illustrated 680-page guide includes a quest guide and bestiary along with everything else you need to reach 100% completion. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbTc5i7PA9KsD3kqH | Racing ahead after a stroke
By The Health News Team | September 2, 2021
Steven Peace received the Sharp Rehabilitation and Sharp HealthCare Foundation's 2011 Victories of Spirit Eagle Spirit Award for his extraordinary strength, determination and courage in the face of adversity.
For those who have known Steven Peace since he was a boy in Albion, Michigan, it comes as no surprise that he became a Paralympic athlete. Whether he was swimming countless laps and taking honors classes in high school, or acing his courses at the U.S. Naval Academy and graduate school, he was dedicated and driven — destined for greatness. And greatness is where he's landed, albeit via a path no one expected for him.
In 2006, Peace was stationed in San Diego, working as a naval surface warfare officer. On a day much like any other, he returned home from work, had dinner with a friend and settled on the couch to watch a little TV. When he later stood to go to bed, he crumbled to the floor, unable to speak or comprehend what had hit him.
"Bam! It just hit me," Peace says. "I didn't know what it was or where I was. There was no pain. The only thing I could think to do was get to my front door to lock it. So, I spent roughly two hours pulling myself across the floor to the door to lock it and the next two to three hours crawling to my bed."
Peace didn't receive the help he so desperately needed until the following morning, when a co-worker wondered why Peace hadn't shown up for work and went to his house. Recognizing that something must be wrong, he called paramedics who were forced to break down the front door to reach Peace.
It was a stroke. At age 32, Peace experienced a blood clot in his heart, which traveled to his brain and burst, resulting in a massive brain bleed. He was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital. His naval career was over, he couldn't speak, he lost use of his right arm and was unable to walk independently, but — in typical Steven Peace fashion — he was not deterred.
"I had to make a decision," he says. "I could mope around or get my butt up out of bed. I chose to get up."
Over the next few months at the Sharp Allison deRose Rehabilitation Center, Peace pulled from his reserves of strength and resilience, determined to do whatever it would take to get out of the hospital. When representatives from the Wounded Warriors Project approached Peace with the idea of a cycling event, he jumped at the opportunity.
The organization, founded to honor and empower service members who incurred a physical or mental injury or illness, helped find a recumbent bicycle for Peace. Within two years, Peace had "a need for speed" that the recumbent bicycle couldn't offer, so he researched his options and found a trike — much like a normal upright bicycle, but with two wheels splitting the back axle — being built in England and ordered one.
Peace's trike was built in England, and can go much faster than a recumbent bicycle.
Several months — and more than a few falls — later, Peace began training and then competing in triathlons and cycling races on his trike. In 2010 he attended his first Paralympics Cycling U.S. National Championships and won, leading to an invitation to join Team USA. By 2012, he was racing in the Summer Paralympic Games in London, part of the Olympic Games.
He has since begun mentoring others through the Challenged Athletes Foundation and numerous military groups, received his USA Cycling coaching license and founded Peace Cycling Performance, where he trains both able-bodied and disabled cyclists, many who compete on a trike like his. He also continues to compete, placing in World Cups and championships on several continents as a member of Team USA and the U.S. Military Endurance Sports team.
"I wish that I had someone come talk to me right after my stroke like I talk to the athletes I mentor," Peace says. "I want them to know that it's not the end of the world — there's always another path. I had a wonderful career in the Navy before my stroke; now I have a wonderful, more beneficial career in cycling."
Peace received the Sharp Rehabilitation and Sharp HealthCare Foundation's 2011 Victories of Spirit Eagle Spirit Award for his extraordinary strength, determination and courage in the face of adversity. And in 2014, he married Sharp employee Sara Settle. Now living in Kensington, Peace is relishing in a different kind of greatness than expected, but one for which he was clearly destined. "You just never know," he says.
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BkiUbyi6NNjgBvv4NgDT | IAG takeover of Aer Lingus closer as Ryanair accepts offer for its near 30% stake in the Irish carrier
By Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk
Published: 07:00 EST, 10 July 2015 | Updated: 07:00 EST, 10 July 2015
British Airways-owner International Airlines Group moved a step closer to the completion of its £1billion takeover of Aer Lingus today as Ryanair agreed to sell its almost 30 per cent stake.
Ryanair, which had been ordered to sell its stake in Aer Lingus due to competition concerns, said its board had voted unanimously to accept the deal from IAG as it would be good for its shareholders.
Shares in IAG soared 2.5 per cent, or 12.75p, higher to 527.25p, while Ryanair's share price was also 3.14 per cent higher at €12.49 following the announcement.
Takeover deal: British Airways-owner IAG has offered to acquire Aer Lingus for €1.3billion (£1billion)
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said: 'We believe the IAG offer for Aer Lingus is a reasonable one in the current market and we plan to accept it, in the best interests of Ryanair shareholders.
'The price means that Ryanair will make a small profit on its investment in Aer Lingus over the past 9 years.'
Ryanair denounces 'ridiculous' UK competition authority and... Aer Lingus takes major steps to bond with unions as it moves...
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There were also reports today that IAG was close to gaining European Union anti-trust approval for the Aer Lingus takeover after improving concessions to ease competition worries, according to sources quoted by Reuters. This would include giving up some airport slots in London and special agreements with rivals.
The EU competition authority is scheduled to rule on the IAG takeover bid by July 15.
Today's news follows speculation that Ryanair could have opposed the deal, which needed acceptance by at least 90 per cent of shareholders to go ahead despite having being accepted by the Aer Lingus board and given the green light by the Irish government.
It was thought that Ryanair could try to force IAG to come up with a higher bid even though the BA owner said it would not raise the terms.
The sale comes after the UK competition authorities ruled that Ryanair had to sell its 28.9 per cent stake as gave it too much control over its main Irish rival – a ruling that the budget airline had opposed as 'manifestly wrong'.
Brenda Kelly, head analyst at London Capital Group, said: 'Ryanair's sale of its stake in Aer Lingus provides a healthy war chest for continued expansion as Ryanair continues to benefit from its recent change in attitude towards customer service.'
Ryanair said the sale was 'timely' because its original strategy of using Aer Lingus as a mid-priced brand to compete with flag carriers at major airports had been overtaken by its own programme aimed at improving its image and attracting business customers.
The revamp is credited with helping Ryanair's latest annual earnings soar by 66 per cent.
Ryanair recently saw its passenger traffic in June soar by 14 per cent to 9.5 million customers, while its load factor increased to 93 per cent, up from 88 per cent a year ago.
This week, Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus said its traffic increased by 10 per cent in the same month to 1.9 million revenue per passenger kilometres, up from 1.7million, with robust growth in long haul traffic and a more muted but still improved performance in short haul.
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BkiUc-I5qX_BhGrDFpzR | Advanced Energy to Present at Three Upcoming Investor Conferences
By: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. via Business Wire News Releases
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, announced today that the Company will be participating in three upcoming industrial investor conferences.
Citi's 2020 Global Industrials Conference
Location: The Miami Beach EDITION Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Evercore ISI 12th Annual Industrial Conference
Location: St. Regis Hotel, New York, NY
Presentation Time: 2:50 p.m. EST
Bank of America Global Research Global Industrials Conference 2020
Location: Bank of America Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London, UK
The webcast of the management presentation at the Evercore ISI Conference will be available on the Company's Investors page at ir.advanced-energy.com.
Yuval Wasserman, president and CEO of Advanced Energy, stated, "We are very pleased to participate in these prestigious conferences featuring the leading industrial technology companies. Invitations to these conferences reflect our transformation to a top-tier industrial technology company focused on precision electric power conversion solutions."
About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE's power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted more than three decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. For more information, visit www.advancedenergy.com.
Advanced Energy | Precision. Power. Performance.
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BkiUcrU5qoYDgPtUqLtS | Bash Shell Scripting/History
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Brian Fox began coding Bash on January 10, 1988, after Richard Stallman became dissatisfied with the lack of progress being made by a prior developer. Stallman and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) considered a free shell that could run existing shell scripts so strategic to a completely free system built from BSD and GNU code that this was one of the few projects they funded themselves, with Fox undertaking the work as an employee of FSF. Fox released Bash as a beta, version .99, on June 8, 1989, and remained the primary maintainer until sometime between mid-1992 and mid-1994, when he was laid off from FSF.
Since then, Bash has become by far the most popular shell among users of Linux, becoming the default interactive shell on that operating system's various distributions. It has also been ported to many other platforms.
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BkiUgT_xK7IADIh7Rlgm | Course Readings and Resources
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Archives of science, social science, & humanities journals. Generally does NOT include the most recent 3-5 years
Full text of the complete back files of important scholarly journals, generally from the first volume through issues published prior to the most recent three years. Current issues are not available. Discipines include include African Studies, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Asian Studies, Biology, Botany, Business, Classics, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, General Sciences, Geography, Health Sciences, History, History of Science, Latin American Studies, Literature & Language, Management, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Population/Demography, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. Includes more than 500 journals.
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Comprehensive coverage of zoology, including the biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, taxonomy, and genetics of animals. Over 4,500 international serials plus approximately 1,500 non-serial publications are indexed and abstracted, including professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, reviews, and conference proceedings. Now accessed via the Web of Science platform.
The Little Seagull Handbook
Required for all FYP courses, this title is available on Reserve at the ODY Service Desk.
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The Little Seagull has chapters on reports, analyses, and all the other genres that college students are most often assigned. And because it's so small, so easy to use, and so affordable, it's proven to be a popular alternative to larger (and much more costly) handbooks. The third edition adds a new section on editing the errors that matter—and the option to include free access to InQuizitive for Writers, which provides practice in editing the same errors.
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BkiUdlrxK4tBViZLF3fN | Freedom is all we need.
My son's site, great music.
All about many sites I have researched and found very informative, for me - my mind is on a continuous learning process when it comes to finding the truth.
Have learned to slow down a bit and take things more slowly, wow what a concept, for some reason it works.
Keeping a positive attitude and becoming aware of all that is somehow truly real, which is really all within all of us.
Keep coming back for you will never know what you might see.
Clearing House - where you will get the truth if you want it.
A great talk show. Information that will blow your mind.
A very informative link, things you might want to be informed about, good, bad or indifferent.
A great place to truly understand the truth.
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BkiUbFs5qhLAB70I2p6L | Substance Abuse and Addiction
What can lead to an overdose and how can cocaine affect you?
You may have strong cravings for the drug and the high it brings. But the more you use cocaine, the more your brain will adapt to it. You'll need a stronger dose to feel the same high. This can lead to a dangerous addiction or overdose. Stronger, more frequent doses can also cause long-term changes in your brain's chemistry. Your body and mind begin to rely on the drug. This can make it harder for you to think, sleep, and recall things from memory. Your reaction time may be slower. And you're at risk for more heart, stomach, and lung problems.
From: What Is Cocaine? WebMD Medical Reference
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Center for Substance Abuse Research: "Cocaine (Powder)."
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BkiUc3k4uBhhxMaCiI_F | Legal As She Is Spoke
A DISCUSSION OF LAW AND JOURNALISM
Can a Murderer be Convicted After He was Acquitted Without Violating the Law Against Double Jeopardy?
By Jeremy Potter
On April 9, a military court found Army Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis guilty of murdering Kathryn Eastburn and her two daughters, ages three and five. Eastburn was raped and all three were stabbed to death in their home just outside Fort Bragg, NC, while father and husband Gary Eastburn, an officer in the Air Force, was deployed at officers training in Alabama.
Hennis had adopted the Eastburn family dog two days before the murders; he was identified by an eyewitness in the original trial and convicted for the triple-homicide and sentenced to death in 1986. Three years later, he was acquitted on appeal.
A free man, Hennis returned to the Army, eventually serving in Operation Desert Storm; he retired in 2004. DNA evidence that was not available in the 1980s came to light in 2006, when authorities were able to match the DNA of the stored sample Hennis had voluntarily provided.
In 2007, in order to bring the murder charges against him, the Army recalled him to active duty.
Most people's immediate response when hearing about the case is to wonder how Hennis could be retried as he'd already been acquitted. After all, you don't have to be a police-drama junkie to know that under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment the government may not subject someone who was acquitted to a second prosecution for the same crime.
In 1922, The Supreme Court case U.S. v. Lanza (a prohibition-era case involving bootleggers who violated both state and federal law) held that a single crime can be prosecuted by both a state and the federal government. Today, the so-called "dual-sovereignty doctrine" stands for the proposition that a single crime can lead to charges from the state and federal government or from two different states. We recently saw this come into play in the prosecution of Michael Vick. Vick was convicted on federal dog-fighting charges and still had to negotiate a plea bargain for the state charges against him in Virginia.
Like all standard homicide cases, criminal charges against Hennis were initially brought by the state (North Carolina). He could not be retried in North Carolina criminal court after his acquittal.
But a military tribunal is within the jurisdiction of the federal government. Because of the long delay between prosecutions and the sensational nature of the murders, Hennis's case seems unusual, but his legal situation was no different from that posed by any act that violates the law of two sovereign governments.
This case was handled well in the media by both military trade publications and the Army News Service, as well as the mainstream press that included ABC News, the New York Times, and the L.A. Times. Only the Associated Press story failed to address the question of double jeopardy, which led to a series of comments about our government's riding roughshod over our inalienable rights, and other muddled accusations from readers.
The tragic story of the Eastburn family lends itself to sensationalism and hyperbole. And lets not forget commercialization: The story was made into a book and TV-movie. For the most part, however, the stories about the unusual way that Hennis journeyed to death row were respectful and explained well why double jeopardy did not apply.
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The Guilty Prosecutor
Last year, LASIS reporter Halina Schiffman-Shilo wrote about her experiences with the UN from Arusha, Tanzania. She's back in the urban jungle now, and is examining human rights abuses here at home, by district attorneys against innocent defendants. Enter, the Guilty Prosecutor.
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BkiUbOfxaJiQn33wkcMl | Having this information is indispensable to managers, owners and responding agencies during an animal health emergency.
Premises IDs are the standardized way to identify farms that house livestock, including poultry. In Minnesota, poultry is defined as livestock that are turkeys, chickens, water fowl and game birds raised in captivity, excluding pigeons and doves (Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota, 2013). There are national and state Premises Identification numbers and are used for both commercial and non-commercial farm sites.
The state of Minnesota does not require Premises IDs for poultry. Most Minnesota commercial poultry premises already have a national premises ID as a result of the 2015 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak. Some non-commercial poultry sites have premises IDs because the were in a disease control zone or they needed to move product into or through a control zone. Farm sites that house waterfowl, exhibition, gamebird, and backyard flocks (WEGBY) should consider applying for premises IDs. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MN BAH) encourages permitted WEGBY hatcheries and raised-for-release upland gamebird operators to verify they have a premises ID or to apply for a premises ID if they do not have one. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has authority to assign your farm site a premises ID during an outbreak, if you do not have one. This however, can become a burden and time consuming task for agency staff when managing a disease outbreak.
Which ID do I need?
Having your National premises ID and MN premises ID before a disease outbreak will speed up the response and recovery process. A National premises ID is the main number used in an outbreak and is used, for example, to track sample results in a national database. According to USDA, it is imperative to include your premises ID on laboratory submission forms and the corresponding bar-code sticker onto the sample tube to eliminate confusion of which samples belong to which premises.
A MN premises ID is required on testing submission forms if the test is paid for with funds through the MN Board of Animal Health.
How many PINs do I need?
It is recommended every premises have both a MN premises ID and a National premises ID (PIN). Premises ID's are tied to the 911 address given to a property and will remain with that address, regardless of who owns of the farm. Each farm site address should have its own unique premises ID. One owner with multiple farm-sites will have multiple premises ID's.
For example, if you have purchased an additional farm for your business, you will need to have an additional PIN. The MN BAH can verify if a premises ID already exists for your new property. If an ID does not exist for your new site, it is very simple to apply for one to be assigned. If you have transitioned your farm to a family member/new owner, the premises ID with stay with the farm site. A new number is not needed because of a new owner.
It is very important that Premises IDs are assigned according to where birds are located, not the owner's home address. If the birds are off-site of your residence, use the address of the farm site when requesting a PIN.
Each farm site address should have its own unique premises ID. One owner with multiple farm-sites will have multiple Premises Identification numbers.
How do I get a Premises ID?
You can register for BOTH a National and Minnesota premises ID on the same online registration form! This form, from the MN Board of Animal Health allows you to register a new premises or retrieve your forgotten or unknown ID.
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BkiUdRfxaJJQnKrAj5-t | Having lots of experience in large Enterprise systems, we can help solve most development related problem.
System and web architecture are our main competences. Creating Enterprise level systems is our thing.
To work fast and agile, we can all support full development cycle starting from analysis and ending with coding.
We are mainly focused on Java and web development. Our most used frameworks are Spring, Android, AngularJS, Liferay, jQuery, React.
Our cooperation with Telia has lasted for years, during which we have developed many different end-to-end solutions ranging from front-end web development to back-end integrations. One of the bigger projects has been Telia's self-service platform.
Our main focus has been on the backend solutions and integrations, where we have developed the backbone of the self-service and made many integrations from payment to search optimizations.
Our team has been hard at work with Telia's mobile wallet app, where we have been the architects and developers of the backend system.
Our previous integration know-how has come in handy and we have created a system that is highly extendable and scalable and encompasses payments and customer loyalties.
We have developed the backend systems of Estonian tax office where the main effort has been the pan-European tax exchange system.
We have developed a complex asset management system for one of the leading internation investment companies, with the headquarters in Estonia. The asset management system allows to handle and control the investment and assets of customes.
E-receipt architecture and software - Since Estonia, in cooperation with Finnish government, has started the process of standardizing the e-receipt document, we have had the privilege of participating in the creation and development of the standard.
Our work with the e-receipt includes the standardization of the document as well as partnering with TripleDev in the development of a web platform ordered by Omniva for end users to handle their e-receipts.
We are developing and supporting the backend systems of Telia's mobile parking platforms, which handle the majority of Estonia's mobile parkings.
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BkiUc0E4uzlhdExj6No_ | It's taken an hour or two to fully process my thoughts and feelings regarding King's Horses, the second book in the Savage Fall series by Lana Sky. You see, I quite liked the first book, King's Men, which was every bit the dark romance it was touted to be. So naturally, I had high hopes for book two; alas, I fear those hopes were too lofty because now that I'm done reading, I can't help but feel both disappointed and confused with how this turned out.
Blake Lorenz has finally gotten the revenge he's been seeking, so why does having broken Snowy Hollings make him feel even emptier than before? The possibility that Blake has made an error in judgment--that what he once believed to be true was actually...not--weighs on him. Snowy is left with close to nothing, but she's trying her best to stand back up and get her life back together. Blake may want her back, but someone has their eye on her, too.
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BkiUfRw5qhLBjuJj-Q1_ | The Stolen Bride é um filme norte-americano de 1913, do gênero drama, estrelando Harry Carey e Blanche Sweet.
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Harry Carey
Claire McDowell
Charles West
Blanche Sweet
Harry Hyde
Hector Sarno
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Filmes de drama dos Estados Unidos
Filmes mudos dos Estados Unidos
Filmes em preto e branco
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BkiUdQw4eIZjjv6AEeAQ | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 8, 2019--Minerva Networks, the leading provider of next-generation service management platforms for connected entertainment, and ContentWise, the user experience and metadata automation solutions leader for pay TV, broadcast, OTT and streaming operators, have today announced the integration of Minerva YourTV Now with ContentWise's UX Engine.
With Minerva's YourTV Now cloud service operators have the ability to manage the pay television experience on all client devices, including the visual style, presentation and navigation across all content sources.
ContentWise's UX Engine introduces unprecedented levels of control and automation in the TV user experience, allowing operators to dynamically personalize each content selection, page and carousel, and recommend the best content for each subscriber.
Combining UX Engine's AI-driven deep user profiling and content personalization capabilities with YourTV Now's turnkey cloud pay TV offering creates a unique solution in the market. The combined platforms make it possible for operators to transform their pay TV offerings and deliver new services to their subscribers with minimal investment, rolling out from day one a compelling, dynamic content offering and a uniquely-personalized viewing experience.
Minerva is a leading provider of service management solutions for the delivery of advanced television services. Over 300 operators worldwide have deployed Minerva's award winning software platforms to offer next-generation entertainment services to their subscribers. For more information, please visit www.minervanetworks.com.
ContentWise is the leading AI-driven user experience, personalization and content discovery software for pay TV and OTT TV operators, digital media brands and online retailers. With offices in Milan, Los Angeles and Singapore, ContentWise counts as customers leading operators and brands worldwide, including Telecom Argentina, Mediaset, SK Broadband, Sky, and Telefonica. Visit www.contentwise.tv to learn more. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdRs4uzlhcODLc_Vc | In last week's spending review, the Chancellor admitted that further austerity measures would be required for at least another five years to fill the black hole in public finances. However, he failed to outline how this would be achieved.
Paul Johnson, Director of the IFS said it seemed unlikely that the current pace of cuts could continue as it would be 'very tough' to make the savings through spending cuts alone. He called for a serious debate over whether taxes should be raised.
The IFS have suggested that the 'easiest' way to raise money for the public finances would be to make higher rate taxpayers contribute more through a process known as 'fiscal drag'. This would mean freezing the current £42,285 threshold for higher rate taxpayers until 2019. Since earnings typically rise with inflation, more people would be pushed into the higher rate tax bracket and those already in the tax bracket would pay more tax each year.
Based on these predictions, five million people would pay the higher rate and by 2019 their tax bills would have risen by £580 a year.
The IFS also questioned whether the current ring fences for spending on education, health and pensions could be maintained if overall spending cuts continued.
Instead, he insisted that the Government wanted to tackle the 'root cost' of government first, rather than reach for higher taxes.
Ministers had previously said that 80% of savings would come from spending cuts and 20% from taxation, but the IFS said that the Government would have to raise taxes by at least £6billion if it was to keep its commitment at the next election. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdJI5qsJBjnJ89vN8 | Saudi to turn their back on the US?
Why OPEC won't cut production and rise of Saudi refining capacity.
World class gas reserves and the power struggle between Israel and the surrounding Muslim countries.
Arbitrage: a trade that profits by exploiting price differences of identical or similar financial instruments, on different markets or in different forms.
Warren Buffett, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) ruling and what you need to know. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUeCQ5qYVBjbaaWF2l | OPLIN 4cast #439: Net neutrality and privacy
On June 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intends to reclassify Internet service providers (ISPs) as "common carriers" under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, which will give the FCC the authority to keep ISPs from discriminating between customers and providing different Internet access quality for similar types of customer traffic. In other words, the FCC will take a big step toward enforcing "net neutrality." But Title II was primarily written to regulate the AT&T telephone monopoly, and therefore, it contains some other provisions that may now have the additional effect of strengthening Internet privacy.
The FCC's net neutrality decision could mean stronger privacy rules for Internet service providers (The Washington Post | Andrea Peterson) "FCC spokesperson Mark Wigfield confirmed that the agency's vote will give it more oversight over the privacy practices of Internet service providers. Privacy advocates say this is probably a win for consumers, because for the first time ISPs will have to abide by a specific set of rules designed to protect the privacy of communications. The Communications Act, which governs the FCC, includes 'one of the strongest federal privacy laws currently on the books,' according to Laura Moy, senior counsel at New America's Open Technology Institute."
FCC has new privacy requirements for broadband providers (Law360 | Michael Pryor) "The protections, found in Section 222 of Title II of the Communications Act, govern data known as Customer Proprietary Network Information ("CPNI"). This section will be among the Title II provisions of the Communications Act that the chairman intends to apply to broadband providers once broadband is reclassified as a telecommunications service. These privacy rules likely supplant the privacy protections currently enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC does not have jurisdiction over providers of telecommunications services (also known as common carriers)."
ISPs really don't want to follow new customer data privacy rules (Ars Technica | Jon Brodkin) "CPNI rules for phone service prevent companies from using customer information to market new services without the customer's permission. They also require companies to report to customers and to law enforcement when customer information is disclosed without customer permission. Phone providers 'may use, disclose or permit access to your customer information in these circumstances: (1) as required by law; (2) with your approval; and (3) in providing the service from which the customer information is derived,' the FCC says."
FCC issues guidance on broadband privacy (Broadcasting & Cable | John Eggerton) "The bureau said that it would be looking for 'good faith' efforts to comply with privacy protections, and that seeking bureau input would tend to show such 'good faith.' The FCC's reclassification of ISPs under Title II common carrier is scheduled to take effect June 12 absent a court stay, and will give the FCC oversight of broadband customer proprietary network information (CPNI) once the purview of the Federal Trade Commission. But while the FCC said it would not forbear from applying Title II privacy regs under Sec. 222, it said it would not simply transfer the phone rules to ISPs, but instead likely launch a rulemaking to come up with new rules."
Internet neutrality: Overview. (Points of View: Internet Neutrality, Jan. 2015)
What are the bounds of the FCC's authority over broadband service providers?—A review of the recent case law. (Journal of Internet Law, Jan. 2015, p.1-29 | Lawrence J. Spiwak)
Testing the privacy waters: Does recent FCC privacy enforcement signal the reclassification of broadband Internet service providers as common carriers? (Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, March 2015, p.3-8)
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BkiUdozxaKgS2AZCvoeO | Established in 1956 as a residential tree service company, Arbor Masters® Tree and Landscape was previously known as Shawnee Mission Tree & Landscape.
This third generation family-owned business, which originated in Kansas City, now operates in six metropolitan areas within the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Experts in tree care, the Kansas City office also provides landscaping design and installation, property maintenance, lawn care, insect and disease control as well as irrigation installation and maintenance. Additionally, the Emergency Storm Response division provides clean up and tree pruning services throughout the United States.
Arbor Masters® exists to enhance the beauty and safety of the outdoor environment for homeowners, businesses and municipalities. Our Certified Arborists are committed to preserve and protect our natural resources, which means that we adhere to the industry's Best Practices in conducting business. This allows Arbor Masters® to provide quality, environmentally friendly services at reasonable costs for our clients committed to building green and utilizing green landscaping techniques. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd784eIXh70-Ix4OI | I went to 2 community yard sales today. Yard sales are a gamble and this time I lost. I picked the wrong one to go first. That happens, not much we can do. The second one was better but by the time I got there, it was almost impossible to browse and see anything, there was so many people! I still end up with some Littlest pet shop and Playmobil. Very thin haul, but better then nothing.
I smile now whenever I see that you have found some Playmobil but I am happy to let you know that I found some at the thrift store last week. Most of it seems unsaleable though I did get a pirate ship that I will be selling. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfyHxK6EuNBRhKnSD | Q: Does VSCode C/C++ Intellisense complete members of class? I am trying out VSCode C/C++ intellisense extension by Microsoft.
When I instantiate a Foo class
Foo foo;
and then type
foo.
It does not complete with public members from class foo. Is this shortcoming to be expected or have I got something configured incorrectly.
What it does suggest in the case seems to be like very symbol from the entire workspace, and nothing specific to foo class.
Is this a known limitation? Is it a planned feature in future releases?
my c_cpp_properties.json is as follows...
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Win32",
"browse": {
"path": [
"${workspaceFolder}"
],
"limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true
},
"includePath": [
**REDACTED**
],
"defines": [
"_DEBUG",
"UNICODE",
"_UNICODE"
],
"compilerPath": "C:\\AndroidTools\\android-ndk-r13b\\toolchains\\llvm\\prebuilt\\windows-x86_64\\bin\\clang.exe",
"intelliSenseMode": "clang-x64",
"cStandard": "c11",
"cppStandard": "c++17"
}
],
"version": 4
}
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BkiUdpA25V5jESabHobY | These statistics cover Latta's record during the 114th Congress (Jan 6, 2015-Jan 3, 2017) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Aug 24, 2017. The statistics were updated on Jan 20, 2017 and Aug 24, 2017 to improve how we counted enacted laws. Originally published on Jan 7, 2017.
A higher or lower number below doesn't necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Latta's legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 114th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Latta's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (94th percentile); House Republicans (79th percentile); All Representatives (88th percentile).
6 of Latta's bills and resolutions in the 114th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (88th percentile); House Republicans (80th percentile); All Representatives (78th percentile).
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 1 of Latta's bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (19th percentile); House Republicans (19th percentile); All Representatives (18th percentile).
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (81st percentile); House Republicans (91st percentile); All Representatives (95th percentile).
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (75th percentile); House Republicans (87th percentile); All Representatives (85th percentile).
In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 14 of Latta's 28 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in the 114th Congress.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (75th percentile); House Republicans (85th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile).
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 114th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Latta's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (88th percentile); House Republicans (83rd percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile).
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Latta introduced 4 bills in the 114th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (75th percentile); House Republicans (70th percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile).
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Compare to all Ohio Delegation (38th percentile); House Republicans (62nd percentile); All Representatives (43rd percentile).
Compare to all Ohio Delegation (31st percentile); All Representatives (27th percentile).
GovTrack looked at whether Latta supported any of 40 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Latta 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa6zxaL3SuglazDCf | Mitsukurina owstoniElfin shark(Also: Goblin shark)
By Stephen Bizer
Originally caught in Japan, the range is wide, but not evenly distributed. The majority of known specimens come from bays of Japan while the rest are mostly found off New Zealand, southern Africa, and in the Eastern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Two specimens have been taken off the Mississippi and California coasts of the United States. Though this probably encompasses the range of Mitsukurina owstoni, sightings are so rare and widespread that the presence of goblin sharks could extend well beyond these areas. (Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999)
Goblin sharks seem to live in the mid and deep-water zones of outer continental shelves and slopes. (Martin, 1999)
benthic
40 to 1200 m
131.23 to 3937.01 ft
Mitsukurina owstoni is a fearsome looking fish with a large, flattened snout protruding from the top of its head, and has movable jaws than can extend to catch prey. The exact purpose of the flat snout is unknown, but as it is not hard or sharp enough to pin or kill prey, it is probably used to detect the faint electric signals that other fish give off. Goblin sharks have rubbery skin, rather than denticles (the sharp, pointed scales found on most sharks). Due to the blood vessels that are close to the skin, the shark has a pinkish-grey color in life, though in death it appears quite colorless because of its lack of pigment. Teeth are slender and fang-like, similar to those of the sand tiger shark. Another feature that separates goblin sharks from most other sharks is the lack of a lower lobe on the tail fin, which is also absent in other benthic sharks. Female specimens seem to be slightly larger than the males. (Berger, 1987; Compagno, 1984; Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999; Rorem, 2002)
female larger
107 to 380 cm
42.13 to 149.61 in
Mitsukurina owstoni develop directly from birth, and are probably ecologically similiar to free-swimming adults when they emerge from the mother. It is not known at what age they become sexually mature, but are immature to about 2.3 m. (Martin, 1999)
There has been no direct study of goblin sharks in the wild, so there is no information on there mating habits.
Goblin sharksare rarely seen, and even more rarely studied in detail. Essentially all known data on goblin sharks are from accidental catches in trawling nets. Thus, since there have been no opportunities to observe goblin sharks in their natural habit (or even alive for that matter), data on reproduction and behavior are very scarce. There is no information on age at sexual maturity for either sex, number of offspring, or gestation period.
Most sharks are independent as soon as they are born. This is probably not different in the case of the goblin shark. (Martin, 1999)
Though there are no data for goblin sharks in particular, sharks in general do not provide any degree of parental investment.
no parental involvement
No goblin sharks have been studied in the wild, so not much is known about their ages or lifespans. No individuals have ever been held in captivity. (Martin, 1999)
Due to its morphology, it is assumed that Mitsukurina owstoni is rather sluggish and accomplishes most of its hunting by swimming lazily or waiting for vertically migrating animals to come within striking distance. The protruding jaws allow substantial bites, but otherwise, Mitsukurina owstoni is not a fast or active predator. Since it seems to feed on migratory fish, it is probably active in the evening and/or morning when the migrations are going on, but there are no direct accounts of feeding times. Based on the dentition and stomach contents of this shark, scientists know it is a predator. Another theory has goblin sharks actively hunting for benthic prey using electroreceptors on its enlarged snout (similar to hammerhead sharks) and using this snout to dig up any prey it detects underneath the sand. (Compagno, 1984; Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999)
There are no available data on home range, or territories of goblin sharks.
Like all sharks, goblin sharks probably hunt using their senses of smell, sight, sound and the electrical sensing organs called ampullae of Lorenzini. Due to the depth at which they live, eyesight is probably less useful than other senses. The snout (which is abnormally large in Mitsukurina owstoni) houses the ampullae of Lorenzini which are attuned to catching otherwise undetectable prey in dark waters or on the bottom.
There is no available data on communication within the species. (Compagno, 1984; Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999; Rorem, 2002)
Mitsukurina owstoni appears to feed mid-water or close to the bottom where it uses a combination of electrical sensors, smell and (minimal) eyesight to catch any vertically migrating animals that it comes across. It is also possible that they stay deep and scan the bottom for prey. Stomach records are rare, and include parts of squid, fish, ostracods, and crabs. (Compagno, 1984; Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999; Rorem, 2002)
There are no known predators of the goblin shark except for infrequent Japanese fishermen. (Martin, 1999)
As it is often difficult to deduce ecosystem roles in easily studied environments, it comes as no surprise that nothing is known about goblin sharks' role in the mid-water or benthic community besides its role as a predator.
Mitsukurina owstoni has minimal economic importance. Apparently it is sometimes fished commercially off Japan. (Martin, 1999)
There are no known adverse affects of goblin sharks on humans.
The goblin shark is rarely found, but not thought to be threatened. ("Cites:Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora", 2004; "U.S. ESA: NatureServe Explorer Data for Listed Status in the United States", ; "2002 IUCN Red List", 2002)
Most of the biology of Mitsukurina owstoni is unknown due to the rarity of sightings and specimens. However, though rarely seen, this shark is thought to be fairly common because of its wide range. Nonetheless, because it lives in deep waters, is not a common sight for humans. Most of the information is partial, and deduced from the morphology of the shark and from samples of the few existing specimens. Other common names include: imp shark, elfin shark, and tenguzame(Japanese). Differences in extension of jaws in death lead to confusion over how many species of Mitsukurina there actually are. As of now, there is only one recognized species. However, the extant goblin shark is considered to be very closely related to a similar Cretaceous shark genus Scapanorhynchus, known from fossils. (Compagno, 1984; Duffy, 1997; Martin, 1999)
David Armitage (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Matthew Wund (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Stephen Bizer (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Phil Myers (editor), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Referring to an animal that lives on or near the bottom of a body of water. Also an aquatic biome consisting of the ocean bottom below the pelagic and coastal zones. Bottom habitats in the very deepest oceans (below 9000 m) are sometimes referred to as the abyssal zone. see also oceanic vent.
active at dawn and dusk
uses electric signals to communicate
internal fertilization
fertilization takes place within the female's body
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2002. "2002 IUCN Red List" (On-line ). Accessed 03-23-03 at http://www.redlist.org/.
CITES. 2004. "Cites:Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora" (On-line). Accessed March 21, 2003 at http://www.cites.ec.gc.ca/default.cfm.
U.S. ESA. "U.S. ESA: NatureServe Explorer Data for Listed Status in the United States" (On-line ). Accessed 03-21-2003 at http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/statusus.htm.
Berger, G. 1987. Sharks. New York: Doubleday.
Compagno, L. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue: Vol. 4 Sharks of the World. Rome: United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States.
Duffy, C. 1997. Futher Records of the Goblin Shark, Mitsukurina owstoni (Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae), from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 24: 167-171.
Martin, R. 1999. "Biology of Sharks and Rays: Biology Of the Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)" (On-line). Accessed March 16, 2003 at http://elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/m_owstoni.htm.
Rorem, S. 2002. "Sea Creatures 101: Shark Series: The Goblin Shark: Ugly and Rare" (On-line ). Accessed 03-16-03 at http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/aquatic_animals/87679.
Class Chondrichthyes rays, sharks, and relatives
Chondrichthyes: pictures (133) Chondrichthyes: specimens (1)
Order Lamniformes
Lamniformes: pictures (16)
Family Mitsukurinidae Goblin shark
Mitsukurinidae: pictures (1)
Genus Mitsukurina
Mitsukurina: pictures (1)
Species Mitsukurina owstoni Elfin shark
Mitsukurina owstoni: information (1) Mitsukurina owstoni: pictures (1)
To cite this page: Bizer, S. 2004. "Mitsukurina owstoni" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed January 20, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mitsukurina_owstoni/ | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUduE5qWTD6hUhkjF- | Velten is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.
History
In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stoves to Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.
Demography
Personality
Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.
Martin Männel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten.
Emma Ihrer (1857–1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten
References
External links
Official site
Localities in Oberhavel | wikipedia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdvnxaKgQKLxdcEV0 | Citizens of Larimer County will have an extremely long ballot to consider on November 6. The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce has taken a position on several ballot issues that are critical to our current and future workforce, our quality of life and our economic future.
Please note: The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to provide education, information and analysis of local issues and candidates specifically for its members. The opinions expressed in this website are meant to give Chamber members a perspective that advocates for the business community and the city's overall quality of life, and to give members insight into the potential impacts of local issues and candidates. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUd2o5qhLBWkLTSfI- | Rivals Can Be Friends: Oracle And Microsoft Band Together For Cloud Computing Push
It has been proven that great rivals can be friends or at least work together or give the utmost respect to one another. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, Manny Pacqiuao and Erik Morales, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost – these legendary sports heroes were great rivals in their respective fields but in the end, their rivalry was set aside and a partnership was created. In the IT world , the same thing has happened. No one has thought of this thing happening but it did. Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce.com Inc. are casting aside their rivalry and have created a partnership to bolster their
computing services aimed at businesses that wants to move their software online.
These industry leaders have competed for decades to sell technology to the largest companies around the world. With the present IT environment, they face a heavy pressure from upcoming and established rivals that sell cheaper services that are based in remote data centers. The alliance will result in Microsoft will offer Oracle's Database, Java and WebLogic Server to Windows Azure users. On the other hand, Oracle will push Linux to be available to Windows Azure customers while Saleforce is buying Oracle hardware and software to power the mentioned applications. The collaboration will lure customers looking for more technical compatibility between the different products. The tie up will not receive any major competitive challenges in the
market but the cooperation between these companies was seen as an important step.
Will The Game Change?
Is the partnership a game changer? Microsoft and Oracle representatives said that it is not a game changer but it shows that both companies are pretty serious about their
computing environment. This also shows that these long time rivals are now working together and proves how big the opportunity is in
computing. The partnership will open up doors and potential avenues of growth in the future.
This alliance means that Microsoft will be promoting Linux and Java based software, which ironically rivals to its own Windows platform. The database of Oracle will be upgraded later this year and will be called 12c, which will compete with Microsoft's own SQL Server. The experts stated that any company that uses Microsoft's Azure
service that allows companies to run and build online programs will be able to upload information into Oracle's database. 45% of the world's database market last 2012 was controlled by Oracle while 20% was fair for Microsoft and 18% for International Business machines Corp. (IBM).
The Platform Battles
The alliance will give Microsoft a solid competitive advantage versus their top rivals. This will also push the efforts of Microsoft to compete with the leader in Virtualization software company VMware Inc.
will also make its version of the
Linux OS that is available in Azure.
Microsoft's Cloud service Azure has lagged behind Amazon Web Service (AWS), this deal with Oracle will provide the drive it needs to gain a solid hold in the enterprise market.
Roselen is a system analyst and currently specializes with sql servers and virtual dba. Get more interesting news and tips about sql servers at http://www.wardyit.com/.
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BkiUa4c5jDKDyE8-KZAO | End of Felley Mill lane. Take either A600 or A608. from Nottm. After junction of both roads take right down Felley Mill Lane, Bear right to end of Lane.
We are an active group walking on Wednesdays and Sundays. We organise short and longer walks all year round in the Broxtowe area of Nottinghamshire and further afield. Everyone welcome! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbmLxK1yAgWay3Y_D | Harper is the quintessential Southern belle and school leader. She has been preparing for the debutant ball but first she is ready to accept the title of homecoming queen. But during one last check of her hair and makeup at the dance the school custodian stumbles into the bathroom with a fatal wound and then one of the teachers tries to attack her with a sword. Harper is able to fight him off with abilities she never knew she had! When things settle down, Harper learns that she has become a Paladin charged with protecting the life of David, a school reporter with whom she has always had an argumentative relationship. Will it be possible to fulfill her mystical duty to David, save the world from the doom that is promised at the upcoming ball, AND maintain her status as the perfect girlfriend and belle?
Nothing too deep happening here but a good choice for something light but not so light it provides no fun. I'm sure I would appreciate the Southern setting even more if I were a belle myself but it seems to me that Hawkins did a good job of presenting the south in a stereotypical but not demeaning way. The aunties and the owner of the tea shop are a hoot and the way the town rallies at the ball is great as well. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdIs5qWTA8XvyTKrN | A hidden gem serving traditional and modern takes of Japanese cuisine.
The Sushi Bar started out as a cozy hole-in-the-wall Japanese restaurant located in the bustling shopping district of Orchard Road. From humble beginnings it has since gained popularity for its signature sushi dishes.
Helmed by Chef Eugene who is dedicated to his craft, DOERS was commissioned to design a brand identity and menu that matches his personal and modern take on well-loved Japanese cuisine.
Passionate about their work, DOERS delivered professional service with one of a kind ideas. Totally love their work for The Sushi Bar!
The logo is a blend of tradition and modernity. Flanked by contemporary fonts for the english letters, the centerpiece is framed by a circular brush stroke. Within it lies the traditional kanji character for "sushi", which is a combination of both the character for "fish" and "delicious" – an embodiment of the brand spirit and dishes they serve.
A slightly offbeat color palette of dark navy and orange was deliberately chosen to give the brand a modern twist. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdSTxaKPQotSMw2m6 | According to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), health care is the largest US industry, making this career a sound choice. You can make your current job easier–and obtain valuable skills to advance your career–with up-to-date knowledge of codes, both dental and medical (cross-billing for medically necessary dental procedures). Larger dental practices may pay towards class tuition for team members to be at the cutting edge of coding knowledge. If your practice won't pay your tuition, consider taking the class anyway for your own professional development. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUe3fxK3YB9m4AARUe | The Catalog of Good Deeds
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Mysteries of the Book of John
Posted on November 26, 2020 November 27, 2020 | by Igor Tsukanov | Sourcehttps://foma.ru/zagadki-evangelija- ...
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The Book of John stands out among the other gospels of the Bible in many ways. Only in this gospel do we find accounts of some prominent events in the life of Jesus Christ, such as the resurrection of Lazarus. It is also believed to be full of mysteries and unanswered questions. What are the mysteries of this gospel? And how can they be solved? Let us find out together.
The fourth gospel is attributed to John the Evangelist, an apostle of Christ. Yet scholars believe that it was written as late as the second century after Christ. So who really wrote it?
The oldest artefact with the text of the Book of John is a small fragment of the Papyrus P52 with fragments of Chapter 18. It is dated – reliably – to the second century after Christ. The first citations of the text by Christian Scholars go back to the second half of the second century. All of the early scholars name John as its author, referring to John the Evangelist who reclined next to Jesus during the Last Supper. (John 13:23). Irenaeus of Lyon (circa 130 – 202) and Tertullian (155/165 –220/240) affirmed this, while Clement of Alexandria (150 – 215) added: "But, last of all, John – aware that the outward facts had been set out in the gospels, – was encouraged by his disciples and divinely motivated by the Spirit, composed a spiritual gospel."
Front and back of the Papyrus 52
In the account of Epiphanius of Salamis, John completed the gospel when he was 90 years of age. Assuming that he was 20 at the time of the events of the gospel (circa AD30), he would have been able to make his book public by the year 100. These estimates are roughly consistent with the dates accepted by modern scholars.
Admittedly, some biblical scholars questioned the authorship of this inspirational text. Could it be that same John, son of Zavidee a very fisherman of noble descent (and an acquaintance of the first bishop of Jerusalem, as the bible tells us) who, together with his brother Jacob, asked Christ's permission to become His right or left hand when He becomes King (Mattew 20: 21-24)? The gospel itself does not indicate the author's name. It only states that the book was written by the beloved disciple of Jesus. Sceptics have attributed the book's authorship to people like a presbyter named John, Apostle Thomas, and even Mary Magdalene.
Apostle Thomas
It was not until the 20th century that the British bishop Brooke Foss Westcott, one of the most prominent biblical text scholars of his time, proved beyond a doubt that John the Evangelist's wrote it. In his outstanding work, he analyses the content and language of the text in every detail and concludes with certainty that the writer: 1) was a Jew; 2) lived in Palestine; 3) witnessed the events of the gospel; 4) was one of the twelve apostles; and 5) could not be anyone else but John the Apostle.
Why does John call himself Christ's beloved disciple? Does not this sound a bit indiscreet?
That the author does not disclose his name is a sign of his humility. Substantively, there is hardly a reason to believe that the Saviour would have had favourites among His disciples. With His ability to read people's hearts, He may have noticed in John a special depth, foresightedness and ability to see and understand what others would not. He may have made him one of his closest disciples on this basis.
John needed to identify himself as Christ's beloved disciple to make clear why he was reclining closest to Christ at the Last Supper and how he had learned from Him the name of His traitor Judah. Or perhaps he was pre-empting questions as to why Christ had entrusted him the care of His mother as He was dying on the Cross.
Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist A painting by Rebecca Dulcibella
To John, it was critical to emphasise his position as an eyewitness to the events that he was describing: He writes: "This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true." (John 21: 24). His other principal task was to address the misconceptions about Christ that had become common among many Jews and other Christians. For example, many in his time believed that Christ was not a human in the flesh and blood, but rather a spirit without a physical body, and therefore his passions on the Cross not real and His death was illusory.
John the Evangelist was steadfast in countering these false beliefs. He took great care to supply his account with the details to show that Christ was in fact a human person, like Jesus asking a Samaritan woman to give him a drink (John 4: 6,7); His weeping over the body of Lazarus (John 11: 35); or letting Apostle Thomas put his fingers in the nail marks and his hand into His side after His resurrection (John 20: 27). He was hoping to convince the reader that Jesus was no ghost.
Why is there no mention in John's gospel of such important events as the Nativity of Christ or His transfiguration?
His aim was not to repeat the accounts of the other evangelists but to supplement them. In his gospel, John provides the details not found in the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke, known as the synoptic evangelists, who reported the events from the same point of view. The Gospel of John is distinct from the first three in its purpose, and may sometimes appear to be unconnected to them. In fact, John mentions only a few of the events from the other three Gospels, such as Feeding the Multitude, the Last Supper, denial of Peter, Sanhedrin trial of Jesus, and His Crucifixion. The list is rather small. Even these events are reported differently from the other three evangelists.
In his account, John does not quote the words of Jesus that the other apostles have cited, such as "Take and eat; this is my body", or "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26: 26, 28). Instead, he describes how Jesus Christ washed the feet of his disciples and enjoined them to follow this example of love, and follows this by the account of His last discourse.
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BkiUdCs5qYVBVLDklmpO | New chapter begins for a 'more exciting' Selby
New chapter begins for a 'more exciting' Lee Selby
HARD AT WORK: Lee Selby with trainer Tony Borg, left. Picture: www.liamhartery.com
TRAINER Tony Borg is looking forward to a "far more exciting" Lee Selby now that the former world champion has put the stress of making the featherweight limit firmly behind him.
Selby faces American Omar Douglas at London's O2 tonight with the IBF intercontinental lightweight strap up for grabs on the James DeGale-Chris Eubank Jnr undercard.
It will be Selby's first outing since losing his IBF world featherweight crown to Josh Warrington last May, after which the 32-year-old Welshman decided to step up to 135lbs.
Borg, who has coached Selby to Welsh, Celtic, Commonwealth, British, European and world titles, feels his charge deserves a huge amount of credit for continually getting down to 126lbs.
Selby has said he would chew but not swallow food to cut weight, but now the pressures of the scales have been eased somewhat and he is chasing more glory at world level.
Giving his take on Selby's two-weight jump, Borg said: "Moving to lightweight is the best thing he's ever done.
"It was something we all thought of, but as a group, we never decided to do it.
"He was featherweight champion of the world and defending his title, wasn't getting hurt, so he just kept at the weight.
"He has always been fit and in great shape, but after his second or third defence, getting down to that nine stone was so hard, and the power wasn't there.
"At the end of the day, we've all got to put our hands up, we should have got together and said, 'that's it, let's move up'.
"As it is, he's had a great career, he's earned some money, bought some property and has done well for himself."
He added: "If you look at him now, you couldn't imagine him getting down to nine stone, there's nothing there, he's just ripped and is muscle all over.
"He did exceptionally well to make featherweight for as long as he did and deserves a lot of credit for what he did, but he has moved on now.
"With the IBF, you've got to weigh again the next day and you're only allowed to put on 10 pounds.
"If it was the WBA, WBO or WBC, where Lee would weigh-in on the Friday, by the time he got in the ring the following day he would be a stone-and-a-half heavier.
"That's what he was doing when he was the British champion, and he was knocking them out.
"There was all that stress of the weigh-ins with the IBF which he didn't have at British and European level.
"I'm expecting Lee to go for the stoppage now, and he'll be far more exciting.
"He's very good technically and has had that dog in him, but the dog wasn't let out of the kennel."
Borg has pinpointed a moment during Selby's third world title defence, against Jonathan Victor Barros at Wembley Arena in July 2017, which told him his fighter's days as a featherweight were numbered.
"When he came to fight Barros, it got to the eighth round and I said to him, 'Lee, it's time to switch up, let's go up a gear and get him out of here'," he said. "But it just wasn't there, he wasn't listening to any of us, and he was just going through the motions and kept his belt.
"It was like he was driving a taxi and there's not enough fuel to get to the next job, so he had to park up.
"That should have been a warning for us really, but it's history now."
And as for Douglas (19-2), Borg believes the 28-year-old from Delaware is the ideal opponent for Selby as he begins the next chapter of his career.
"Lee could have fought some journeyman just to try it out at lightweight, but he wants a real fight," he added.
"He's got a real fight and the people that benefit are the punters who spend their money to see a real fight.
"His opponent isn't going to be some pushover who's going to roll over after a round or two. They've purposely gone out and picked an opponent who figures quite high in the rankings.
"Lee's not someone who will look for excuses. He's boxing a guy who has fought at world level twice, lost on points twice, and hasn't been knocked down or beaten up.
"A good performance here, which we're expecting and hoping for, and Lee will kick the door open.
"Hopefully he gets back to the top and secures a world title shot at another weight.
"Lee has always wanted to be a two-weight world champion, he always talked about it, but because everything was running so smoothly at featherweight, we just stuck with it.
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ECOWAS was formed in 1975 by 15 West African states in order to promote trade co-operation and self-reliance in west Africa. Today there are 16 members of ECOWAS, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
ECOWAS aims to create a common external tariff with the elimination of all tariff and non-tariff barriers between member states. It should be noted that whilst many of these measures have been planned by ECOWAS, many do work in practice because of the lack of adequate controls in the region and the porous nature of the borders in West Africa.. Most of these measures were due to be in place by the mid-nineties, but political and economic upheaval has hindered much of the progress.
Despite this, certain tariff preferences are in place and although South African companies cannot benefit directly from ECOWAS preferences when exporting to West Africa, the same comment to companies involved in projects in the region applies.
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BkiUdirxaKgTw5qkEFYY | Le royaume de Bosnie (en bosnien : Bosansko Kraljevstvo, Босанско краљевство) est un royaume médiéval des Balkans, qui a émergé comme entité politique autonome dès le avant d'être élevé au rang de royaume. Ce royaume s'est développé à partir du Banat de Bosnie (1154-1377). Sa grande influence socio-économique, politique et culturelle à l'échelle régionale a eu une grande influence dans le développement ultérieur des États médiévaux des Balkans et au sein de l'histoire des Balkans en général.
Histoire
La Bosnie est depuis le un banat, État vassal de la Hongrie gouverné par un ban. Depuis lors et jusqu'au milieu du , le banat de Bosnie s'est substantiellement étendu (voir carte) et a gagné en importance.
En 1366, Louis Ier de Hongrie contraint Tvrtko, le ban de Bosnie depuis 1353 et qui s'est rebellé, à reconnaître à nouveau son autorité. Mais après la mort du dernier roi de Hongrie de la dynastie des Capétiens d'Anjou-Sicile, le banat de Bosnie s'émancipe définitivement de la tutelle hongro-croate pour devenir un royaume indépendant.
Tvrtko (1338-1391), de la famille catholique des Kotromanić, se fait ainsi couronner roi de Bosnie le . Comme sa mère appartient à la dynastie orthodoxe des Nemanjić, il se fait également couronner roi de Rascie (Serbie) . En 1390, Tvrtko étend son influence en direction de la Dalmatie et d'une partie de la Croatie et prend le titre de Roi de Rascie, Bosnie, Dalmatie et Croatie.
Après la mort de Tvrtko , le pouvoir du Royaume de Bosnie décline progressivement. L'Empire ottoman a déjà commencé sa conquête de l'Europe et fait peser une grave menace sur les Balkans depuis la première moitié du .
En 1463, les Ottomans s'emparent du Royaume de Bosnie pratiquement sans livrer bataille. Étienne Tomašević en est le dernier souverain. Toutefois Matthias Ier de Hongrie réussit à arracher au sultan Mehmed II la forteresse de Jajce en 1464. La ville de Jajce a été construite au et fut la capitale du Royaume de Bosnie. Il organise en Bosnie septentrionale deux banats contre les incursions turques. Mais ils succombent sous les attaques turques en 1482. En 1527, Jajce est la dernière ville de Bosnie à tomber entre les mains des Ottomans.
La Bosnie est donc entièrement intégrée pour quatre siècles au sein de l'Empire ottoman (1463 - 1878).
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BkiUerbxK0-nUGYe6yTy | Het Kasteel van Heuseux (Château d'Heuseux) is een kasteel in de tot de Belgische gemeente Soumagne behorende plaats Heuseux, gelegen aan de Rue de l'Institut.
Het kasteel werd voor het eerst vermeld in 1743, en werd ingrijpend verbouwd in 1766 in Lodewijk XV-stijl. Opdrachtgever was Jean-Baptiste de Diffuy die in hetzelfde jaar trouwde met Marie-Thérèse de Goeswin
Vanaf 1907 werd het kasteel een opvangcentrum voor gehandicapte kinderen en ook een sociale voorziening voor andere jongere doelgroepen. In 1930 werd er een school bijgebouwd. De Zusters van Sint-Jozef (Filles de Saint-Joseph) beheerden dit instituut dat aanvankelijk Institut Saint-Anne heette. Vanaf 1968 werd de naam Institut Notre Dame. Vanaf 1993 wordt het instituut beheerd door de 'Association Chrétienne des Institutions Sociales et de Santé'' (ACIS) .
Bij het kasteel horen een park en een boerderij.
Gebouw
Het witte kasteel is gebouwd in een L-vorm. Het hoofdgebouw heeft een breedte van zeven traveeën, waarvan drie voor het centrale deel, dat getooid is met een gebogen fronton. Hierop zijn putti afgebeeld welke de wapenschilden van de familie Diffuy dragen. Dit centrale deel wordt geflankeerd door twee enigszins vooruitgeschoven delen van elk twee traveeën in de vorm van een torentje met een sierlijke spits.
In 2003 werd het kasteel geheel gerestaureerd.
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The Goal to Recovery Continues by Strengthening Public Housing in the USVI
In September 2017, the strong winds and heavy rains of hurricanes Irma and Maria shattered windows, damaged roofs and displaced many families from public housing complexes on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
Through a collaborative effort, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, and the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) are working to repair and rebuild public housing and community centers to better withstand future storms.
Hazard mitigation measures are being applied to construction projects that received funding under FEMA's public assistance program to stop the repetitive cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction. Through the program, $909 million has been obligated to VIHA to revitalize public housing in the USVI.
Funding includes $11.6 million for hazard mitigation measures to reinforce homes — making them resilient against torrential downpours and hurricane-force winds.
One example of FEMA's support of making public housing structures more resilient in the territory is funding the reconstruction of the Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion on St. Croix. The $72.5 million project can thank the coordination among FEMA, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA).
FEMA has obligated nearly $52 million to this project through its Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs; $26.7 million and $25.3 million for wind retrofit, respectively. The work being done under the public assistance program also includes hazard mitigation measures to upgrade damaged vinyl flooring, doors, window weatherstripping, gutters and exterior security lighting.
Restoration projects of other St. Croix public housing developments damaged by Hurricane Maria include:
▪ Marley Additions and Marley Homes — FEMA obligated $7.6 million for repairs. Nearly $100,000 will go towards hazard mitigation measures to upgrade damaged gutters, vinyl flooring and bathroom sheetrock with the addition of weatherstripping for doors.
Learn more at www.fema.gov/disaster/4340.
▪ John F. Kennedy Terrace — FEMA obligated $12.9 million for gazebo, pump house, office, community center and 31 apartment buildings.
On St. Thomas, FEMA is providing about $80.96 million toward the revitalization of the Tutu Hi-Rise housing community that was severely damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria. FEMA approved the demolition of five buildings in the development. Through FEMA's Public Assistance Alternative Procedures program, the Virgin Islands Housing Authority will spend $19 million of the $71.9 million to demolish and repair the buildings as part of the Estate Donoe redevelopment project.
Hurricane repairs for 12 additional apartment complexes at Tutu Hi-Rise will be funded by a combined $4.5 million.
With a contribution of $6.3 million for renovations to the Tutu Community Center and the Housing Authority's main office, FEMA is committed to supporting the revitalization of the community at Tutu Hi-Rise. Funding for the community center and office includes nearly $395,000 in hazard mitigation measures to install wind-resistant roof gutters, air conditioning, security guards, roll-down shutters over doors and windows, and roof and wall panels.
Other St. Thomas public housing recovery projects include:
▪ Paul M. Pearson Gardens and Community Center — FEMA obligated $3.8 million toward hurricane repairs. The public assistance project includes more than $500,000 in hazard mitigation measures to replace damaged roofs, replace damaged wood doors with metal doors, as well as other repairs.
▪ Oswald Harris Court — FEMA obligated $9.5 million toward repairs through its Public Assistance program. The project includes nearly $800,000 in Hazard Mitigation measures to install structural reinforcement for solar panels, flooring, lighting and reinforcement of exterior walls. Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, FEMA has also obligated $1.3 million for architectural and engineering design costs toward an eventual $17.4 million for wind retrofit.
FEMA will continue to support plans to repair and rebuild housing communities throughout the territory to ensure an equitable recovery for all U.S. Virgin Islanders.
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Kathleen Ahrens
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Kathleen Ahrens is a Professor in the Department of English at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where she teaches courses in creative writing, literature, and linguistics.She is Vice-President & Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Humanities, and is a prominent researcher in metaphor theory, exploring aspects of metaphor use in in the political domain. In addition, she is the International Regional Advisor Chairperson (IRAC) and serves on the SCBWI Advisory Board. Prior to becoming the IRAC in 2008, she founded and served as SCBWI Regional Advisor for Taiwan from 2001 to 2008, and concurrently served as the Assistant International Advisor from 2005 to 2008. In addition to her talks and publications on metaphor, she has published numerous articles on creative writing and gives invited talks around the world on creative writing and writing for children. She has served as the Director of the International Writers' Workshop at HKBU from 2012 to 2017 and as the Programme Director for Hong Kong International Poetry Nights in 2013, and she also has served as a judge for a number of children's literature awards. She has published numerous short stories and translations and has two bilingual picture books, Numbers Do and Ears Hear, published with Sun Ya Press.。
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Preliminary and Final Judge
Associate Professor in the Education University of Hong Kong
Wang,Shu-Fen
Preliminary Judge
Children's Book Author and Storyteller, Hand-Made Books lecturer
Zheng Feng
Writer,Board Member of the Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award
Qian Shu Ying
Associate Dean of Children's Cultural Research Institute and Director of Children's Literature Institute
Zhao Yichao
Wang Zhigeng
Research Librarian of National Library, the director of NLC Children's Library
Lu Jingren
Book Designer, Illustrator
Sarah Ko
Children's book critic
Taiwanese Picture Book Writer
Shu-ling Yen
Children's reading promoter
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BkiUf4LxK02iP4WkB68S | Home Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Songwriter Session: Josh Jenkins
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Songwriter Session: Josh Jenkins
Feb 12, 2022 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Josh Jenkins
Singer-songwriter Josh Jenkins co-wrote Walker Hayes's viral platinum #1 hit "Fancy Like"; "Buy Dirt," (Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan), "Church in a Chevy" (Jordan Davis); and songs recorded by Jimmie Allen, Randy Houser, Uncle Kracker, Dustin Lynch and Chase Wright. Jenkins also is lead singer of the rock band Green River Ordinance. In addition to writing many of the band's songs, he has written songs recorded by A Rocket to the Moon, Tim Halperin and Sister Hazel. Jenkins has released solo music as well, including three EPs in 2020 and a 2019 single "More Beautiful."
Location Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Event Type Live Music
Date & Time Feb 12, 2022 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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package org.apache.beam.runners.jet;
import com.hazelcast.function.SupplierEx;
import com.hazelcast.jet.core.Processor;
import com.hazelcast.jet.core.ProcessorMetaSupplier;
import com.hazelcast.jet.core.Vertex;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.CreatePCollectionViewTranslation;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.PTransformTranslation;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.ParDoTranslation;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.ReadTranslation;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.SerializablePipelineOptions;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.AssignWindowP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.BoundedSourceP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.FlattenP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.ImpulseP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.ParDoP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.StatefulParDoP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.UnboundedSourceP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.ViewP;
import org.apache.beam.runners.jet.processors.WindowGroupP;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.Pipeline;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.BoundedSource;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.UnboundedSource;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.runners.AppliedPTransform;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.runners.TransformHierarchy.Node;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.DoFn;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.DoFnSchemaInformation;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.PTransform;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.BoundedWindow;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowedValue;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.KV;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PBegin;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollection;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollectionList;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollectionTuple;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollectionView;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PValue;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.TupleTag;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.WindowingStrategy;
@SuppressWarnings({
"rawtypes", // TODO(https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/20447)
"unchecked",
"nullness" // TODO(https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/20497)
})
class JetTransformTranslators {
/** A map from a Transform URN to the translator. */
private static final Map<String, JetTransformTranslator> TRANSLATORS = new HashMap<>();
static {
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.READ_TRANSFORM_URN, new ReadSourceTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.CREATE_VIEW_TRANSFORM_URN, new CreateViewTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.PAR_DO_TRANSFORM_URN, new ParDoTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.GROUP_BY_KEY_TRANSFORM_URN, new GroupByKeyTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.FLATTEN_TRANSFORM_URN, new FlattenTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.ASSIGN_WINDOWS_TRANSFORM_URN, new WindowTranslator());
TRANSLATORS.put(PTransformTranslation.IMPULSE_TRANSFORM_URN, new ImpulseTranslator());
}
static JetTransformTranslator<?> getTranslator(PTransform<?, ?> transform) {
String urn = PTransformTranslation.urnForTransformOrNull(transform);
return urn == null ? null : TRANSLATORS.get(urn);
}
private static class ReadSourceTranslator<T>
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder = Utils.getCoder(output.getValue());
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName);
SerializablePipelineOptions pipelineOptions = context.getOptions();
ProcessorMetaSupplier processorSupplier =
getProcessorSupplier(
(AppliedPTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>, PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>>>)
appliedTransform,
outputCoder,
vertexId,
pipelineOptions);
Vertex vertex = dagBuilder.addVertex(vertexId, processorSupplier);
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
private ProcessorMetaSupplier getProcessorSupplier(
AppliedPTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>, PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<T>>>
appliedTransform,
Coder outputCoder,
String vertexId,
SerializablePipelineOptions pipelineOptions) {
try {
if (Utils.isBounded(appliedTransform)) {
BoundedSource<T> source = ReadTranslation.boundedSourceFromTransform(appliedTransform);
return BoundedSourceP.supplier(source, pipelineOptions, outputCoder, vertexId);
} else {
UnboundedSource<T, ?> source =
ReadTranslation.unboundedSourceFromTransform(appliedTransform);
if (source.requiresDeduping()) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
"Sources requiring deduping not supported!"); // todo
}
return UnboundedSourceP.supplier(source, pipelineOptions, outputCoder, vertexId);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
}
private static class ParDoTranslator
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PCollection, PCollectionTuple>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
boolean usesStateOrTimers = Utils.usesStateOrTimers(appliedTransform);
DoFn<?, ?> doFn = Utils.getDoFn(appliedTransform);
Map<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> outputs = Utils.getOutputs(appliedTransform);
TupleTag<?> mainOutputTag;
try {
mainOutputTag = ParDoTranslation.getMainOutputTag(appliedTransform);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
Map<TupleTag<?>, Integer> outputMap = new HashMap<>();
int count = 1;
for (TupleTag<?> tag : outputs.keySet()) {
if (!outputMap.containsKey(tag)) {
outputMap.put(tag, count++);
}
}
final WindowingStrategy<?, ?> windowingStrategy =
Utils.getWindowingStrategy(appliedTransform);
Map<TupleTag<?>, Coder<?>> outputValueCoders = Utils.getOutputValueCoders(appliedTransform);
Map<TupleTag<?>, Coder> outputCoders =
Utils.getCoders(Utils.getOutputs(appliedTransform), Map.Entry::getKey);
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String stepId =
transformName.contains("/")
? transformName.substring(0, transformName.indexOf('/'))
: transformName;
String vertexId =
dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName) + (usesStateOrTimers ? " - STATEFUL" : "");
SerializablePipelineOptions pipelineOptions = context.getOptions();
Coder inputValueCoder = ((PCollection) Utils.getInput(appliedTransform)).getCoder();
Coder inputCoder = Utils.getCoder((PCollection) Utils.getInput(appliedTransform));
Collection<PCollectionView<?>> sideInputs = Utils.getSideInputs(appliedTransform);
Map<? extends PCollectionView<?>, Coder> sideInputCoders =
sideInputs.stream()
.collect(Collectors.toMap(si -> si, si -> Utils.getCoder(si.getPCollection())));
DoFnSchemaInformation doFnSchemaInformation =
ParDoTranslation.getSchemaInformation(appliedTransform);
Map<String, PCollectionView<?>> sideInputMappings =
ParDoTranslation.getSideInputMapping(appliedTransform);
SupplierEx<Processor> processorSupplier =
usesStateOrTimers
? new StatefulParDoP.Supplier(
stepId,
vertexId,
doFn,
windowingStrategy,
doFnSchemaInformation,
pipelineOptions,
mainOutputTag,
outputMap.keySet(),
inputCoder,
sideInputCoders,
outputCoders,
inputValueCoder,
outputValueCoders,
sideInputs,
sideInputMappings)
: new ParDoP.Supplier(
stepId,
vertexId,
doFn,
windowingStrategy,
doFnSchemaInformation,
pipelineOptions,
mainOutputTag,
outputMap.keySet(),
inputCoder,
sideInputCoders,
outputCoders,
inputValueCoder,
outputValueCoders,
sideInputs,
sideInputMappings);
Vertex vertex = dagBuilder.addVertex(vertexId, processorSupplier);
dagBuilder.registerConstructionListeners((DAGBuilder.WiringListener) processorSupplier);
PValue mainInput = Utils.getMainInput(pipeline, node);
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(Utils.getTupleTagId(mainInput), vertex);
Map<TupleTag<?>, PValue> additionalInputs = Utils.getAdditionalInputs(node);
if (additionalInputs != null && !additionalInputs.isEmpty()) {
for (TupleTag<?> tupleTag : additionalInputs.keySet()) {
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(tupleTag.getId(), vertex);
}
}
for (Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> entry : outputs.entrySet()) {
TupleTag<?> pCollId = entry.getKey();
String edgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(entry.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(edgeId, pCollId.getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(edgeId, vertex, outputCoders.get(pCollId));
}
return vertex;
}
}
private static class GroupByKeyTranslator<K, InputT>
implements JetTransformTranslator<
PTransform<PCollection<KV<K, InputT>>, PCollection<KV<K, Iterable<InputT>>>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
PCollection<KV<K, InputT>> input =
(PCollection<KV<K, InputT>>) Utils.getInput(appliedTransform);
WindowedValue.WindowedValueCoder<KV<K, InputT>> inputCoder =
Utils.getWindowedValueCoder(input);
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder = Utils.getCoder((PCollection) output.getValue());
WindowingStrategy<?, ?> windowingStrategy = input.getWindowingStrategy();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName);
Vertex vertex =
dagBuilder.addVertex(
vertexId,
WindowGroupP.supplier(
context.getOptions(), inputCoder, outputCoder, windowingStrategy, vertexId));
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(Utils.getTupleTagId(input), vertex);
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
}
private static class CreateViewTranslator<T>
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PCollection<T>, PCollection<T>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
PCollectionView<T> view;
try {
view =
CreatePCollectionViewTranslation.getView(
(AppliedPTransform<
PCollection<T>, PCollection<T>, PTransform<PCollection<T>, PCollection<T>>>)
appliedTransform);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName);
PCollection<T> input = (PCollection<T>) Utils.getInput(appliedTransform);
Coder inputCoder = Utils.getCoder(input);
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder = Utils.getCoder(output.getValue());
Vertex vertex =
dagBuilder.addVertex(
vertexId,
ViewP.supplier(inputCoder, outputCoder, input.getWindowingStrategy(), vertexId));
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(Utils.getTupleTagId(input), vertex);
String viewTag = Utils.getTupleTagId(view);
dagBuilder.registerSideInput(view);
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(viewTag, view.getTagInternal().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(viewTag, vertex, outputCoder);
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
}
private static class FlattenTranslator<T>
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PCollectionList<T>, PCollection<T>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
Collection<PValue> mainInputs = Utils.getMainInputs(pipeline, node);
Map<String, Coder> inputCoders =
Utils.getCoders(
Utils.getInputs(appliedTransform), e -> Utils.getTupleTagId(e.getValue()));
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder = Utils.getCoder(output.getValue());
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(appliedTransform.getFullName());
FlattenP.Supplier processorSupplier =
new FlattenP.Supplier(inputCoders, outputCoder, vertexId);
Vertex vertex = dagBuilder.addVertex(vertexId, processorSupplier);
dagBuilder.registerConstructionListeners(processorSupplier);
for (PValue value : mainInputs) {
PCollection<T> input = (PCollection<T>) value;
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(Utils.getTupleTagId(input), vertex);
}
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
}
private static class WindowTranslator<T>
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PCollection<T>, PCollection<T>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
WindowingStrategy<T, BoundedWindow> windowingStrategy =
(WindowingStrategy<T, BoundedWindow>)
((PCollection) Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform).getValue()).getWindowingStrategy();
PCollection<WindowedValue> input =
(PCollection<WindowedValue>) Utils.getInput(appliedTransform);
Coder inputCoder = Utils.getCoder(input);
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder =
Utils.getCoder((PCollection) Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform).getValue());
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName);
Vertex vertex =
dagBuilder.addVertex(
vertexId,
AssignWindowP.supplier(inputCoder, outputCoder, windowingStrategy, vertexId));
dagBuilder.registerEdgeEndPoint(Utils.getTupleTagId(input), vertex);
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
}
private static class ImpulseTranslator
implements JetTransformTranslator<PTransform<PBegin, PCollection<byte[]>>> {
@Override
public Vertex translate(
Pipeline pipeline,
AppliedPTransform<?, ?, ?> appliedTransform,
Node node,
JetTranslationContext context) {
String transformName = appliedTransform.getFullName();
DAGBuilder dagBuilder = context.getDagBuilder();
String vertexId = dagBuilder.newVertexId(transformName);
Map.Entry<TupleTag<?>, PCollection<?>> output = Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform);
Coder outputCoder =
Utils.getCoder((PCollection) Utils.getOutput(appliedTransform).getValue());
Vertex vertex = dagBuilder.addVertex(vertexId, ImpulseP.supplier(outputCoder, vertexId));
String outputEdgeId = Utils.getTupleTagId(output.getValue());
dagBuilder.registerCollectionOfEdge(outputEdgeId, output.getKey().getId());
dagBuilder.registerEdgeStartPoint(outputEdgeId, vertex, outputCoder);
return vertex;
}
}
}
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BkiUcmo4ubnjorQ5q4j6 | Q: Java byte for loop won't stop running when index < 128 I have this code that runs but never stops.
class A {
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (byte index = 0; index < 128; index++)
{
System.out.println(index);
}
}
}
Can someone explain to me why it keeps looping.
A: byte is a 1-byte type, so condition i < 128 is always true. When you add 1 to 127 it overflows and becomes -128 and again starts from there.Thats why you are getting infinite loop.
A: In Java, byte can only represent values between -128 and 127. This means that every possible value of index is less than 128, and the loop cannot terminate with the current condition. When index reaches 127, it simply overflows to -128 and the loop carries on.
For more details on Java's integral types, see the JLS.
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BkiUdkw5ixsDMQX0iFnw | The Party to Continue in Equity Markets Till Global Apex Banks' Injected Liquidity Lasts: Analysts
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https://sputniknews.com/india/202012201081516942-the-party-to-continuein-equity-marketstill-global-apex-banksinjectedliquidity-lasts-analysts/
The benchmark Indian stock index, Sensex, on Friday touched another peak at the 47,000 mark, an almost 81 percent recovery from the low of 25,981 witnessed on 23 March of this year, two days before a nationwide lockdown was instituted to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Benchmark indices in Indian equity markets are at alltime highs, market capitalisation has gone through the roof and the initial public offer (IPO) market -- listing of new firms -- is abuzz with energy as new scrips skyrocket on the listing.
A large number of stocks have doubled from lows witnessed in the month of March, while a number have even trebled. Going forward, experts say markets will continue to remain bullish.
According to Shrikant Chouhan, executive vice president, Equity Technical Research, Kotak Securities, the larger texture of the market is still into the bullish side, "so any short term corrections should be used to add quality information technology, pharmaceutical and fast moving consumer goods stocks with the medium term time horizon".
He feels that the meteoric rise is attributed to an inflow of foreign funds into Indian equity markets.
"On a weekly basis, for the seventh consecutive week, the market has managed to close above the closing of the previous week. We could say it was mainly due to robust inflows from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the Indian markets," he said, after the Indian bourses closed for the week on Friday.
Foreign investors have made investments worth $4.92 billion in the Indian equity market till date in the current month.
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New Investment Opportunity In Gold, Equity, Debt on Diwali As Fixed Deposits Lose Sheen: Analysts
Analysts feel that all this is happening at a time when macroeconomic fundamentals remain poor and the Indian economy continues to slip more deeply into a recession.
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the months of July-September is still negative, although it has recovered from lockdown lows and a 23.9 percent contraction in April-June of this year. Growth contracted 7.5 percent in July-September of this year.
Negative economic growth has been projected for the entire current financial year (April 2020-March 2021) due to disruptions caused by government handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Experts feel that equity markets are not reflecting current macroeconomic fundamentals, as they may have factored in the dip and may be bullish on future prospects.
A representative from a brokerage house requesting anonymity told Sputnik, "Equity markets look at least six months into the future. India is undoubtedly poised for growth. Plus there are a number of positive developments on the vaccine front. Demand and consumption are likely to gather faster pace. Last but not the least, there is an influx of mega funds from foreign investors."
"Due to monetary easing across the globe in wake of the pandemic, there is a massive liquidity flow, which is finding its way into the equity markets. The party will last [as long as] the liquidity injected by global central banks lasts," the representative added.
Globally, the apex banks have injected almost $9 trillion since the beginning of the pandemic. Global economies have taken fiscal measures worth some $11 trillion.
In India, banking regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has injected some $125 billion to maintain stability in the Indian financial market. The Narendra Modi-led government has also rolled out an economic stimulus package of $266 billion to insulate the economy from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As RBI Ponders Over Dollar Buy, Experts Say US Currency a Hedge Amid Uncertainty
Indian Markets Up in Opening Trading on Global Cues, Sensex Zooms 400 Points
Indian Markets Gain on Positive Global Cues, Sensex Up 300 Points
investments, shareholders, share, equity markets, India | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
BkiUc5TxK0iCl2n1_LGg | iSoft, EXTOL Partner to Deliver UCCnet Solution to Retail/CPG Suppliers
Alliance targets midsize suppliers to major retailers, offers path to meet mandates for product item data synchronization
Pottsville, PA July 16, 2004 EXTOL International, a provider of B2B integration application software for the midsize enterprise, is partnering with iSoft Corporation, a provider of business integration and enterprise connectivity software, to enable iSoft customers in retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and other vertical markets to meet the mandates from their customers for synchronization of product item data through UCCnet and the GLOBALregistry.
The new partners said that their alliance would provide a strategic advantage for companies needing to integrate front-end B2B systems with back-end applications, automate and integrate of business processes, or extract, transform and transport data to applications and partners.
iSoft Corporation and Extol will bring to the market the iSoft Commerce Suite and Extol Business Integrator for UCCnet Services applications, a joint solution that the partners said would be capable of integrating manufacturers, distributors and other supply-side organizations with the UCCnet services network.
"The strategic partnership is based on the round-trip integration capabilities of the Extol Business Integrator for UCCnet Services as well as the Extol track record for enabling rapid implementation and deployment with the limited IT staff typical of most midsize suppliers to the close-to-cost retailers such as The Home Depot, Wal-Mart Stores, Wegmans Food Markets and others," said Roy Hogsed, president and CEO of iSoft.
"The iSoft and Extol partnership not only enables enterprise hubs and their partners to communicate synchronized product information throughout the supply-chain in near real-time while ensuring unprecedented data integrity, security and reliability," added Hogsed, "it also provides a complete integration broker solution for companies needing to improve their business effectiveness."
"Extol enables clients to accommodate the growing succession of e-initiatives," said Dennis Bonagura, president of Extol. "Today that is UCCnet and EDI, but just over the horizon are RFID, CPFR and more. This strategic approach to tactical e-business objectives lets a company leverage the investment in UCCnet over future supply chain requirements." | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfOY4uzkg4BCDaSYg | Wyspa Sobieszewska (in tedesco: Neue Binnennehrung) è una frazione di Danzica, situata nella parte orientale della città.
Altri progetti
Collegamenti esterni
Quartieri di Danzica | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbRPxaKgS2MYsNd4X | Datavail's approach to E-Business Suite tuning is comprehensive and involves more than tweaking a few parameters, adding a SQL hint or two, and creating indexes on a few tables. The key to E-Business Suite tuning is understanding the whole eco-system (because EBS is more than just a database).
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Datavail's innovative use of E-Business Suite and Splunk uniquely positions us as a leader in the E- Business Suite tuning space. A complicated, interconnected series of application tiers and hardware layers, Datavail can lend clarity to any E-Business Suite tuning issue, quickly driving to answers and results.
Contact Datavail using the form to the right to discover how our expert DBAs can integrate Splunk into your enterprise today.
Datavail is an Oracle Platinum Partner with 17 specializations backed by a dedicated team with expertise in consulting, implementations Oracle EPM Cloud and Hyperion performance management via our APM software solution. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdTs5qdmDDqr2GelB | Avoiding government surveillance at the Olympic games
Molly Wood Feb 6, 2014
https://www.marketplace.org/2014/02/06/avoiding-government-surveillance-olympic-games/
The winter olympics start tomorrow in the Russian city of Sochi. Olympians, officials, and reporters have been arriving all week, with lots of devices in tow. And that means there's been a lot of talk about digital surveillance. Russia's government doesn't have the best record in, say, protecting freedom of the press. Ars Technica's senior business editor Cyrus Farivar has been looking at how to use technology while at the games and joined us to help explain.
Click play on the audio player above to hear more.
Let's do the numbers on the Paralympic Games
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Beijing Olympics will not bring windfall
Let's do the numbers: The money spent on the Rio Olympics
Good luck watching the Winter Games in 4K
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BkiUdSs5qoYA0D8lKmOw | Wanting to get stuck in to a DIY project, but not sure where to buy everything you need? Here's the best hardware, craft shops and paint stores sure to stock it all.
While there's plenty to do in Hong Kong over a rainy weekend, sometimes staying in just can't be beat. For those of us who still want to keep ourselves busy, DIY projects are a fantastic way to pass the time while adding refreshing touches to our homes. The projects don't have to be fancy or challenging (unless you want them to be!), and you can even take the opportunity to host a crafting party for your friends and family. Keep reading to find out where to buy supplies, get inspired by our favourite projects, and stay smart with our DIY tips.
Kanamono Hardware Store is a cozy little shop that redefines hardware. Stocked floor to ceiling with the best trinkets and hardware from around the world, Kanamono is devoted to showcasing the national aesthetics of its products. Each piece of hardware sold here has a story, and is well worth the reasonable price tag. Do-it-yourself… in style!
– A chalkboard wall is perfect for a home office, or if you just need a handy surface to jot down a grocery list. Don't want to do the whole wall? Use the chalkboard paint on the back of an old picture frame, and hang it up anywhere. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbiE5qdmB6zNbh9U4 | This econometric analysis investigates the impact of changes in sectoral valueadded prices and total factor productivity (TFP) on the equilibrium relative wage of low-skilled workers in eleven high-income countries. The key finding is that TFP growth mandated an increase in the unskilled wage, relative to the remuneration of human capital, during the 1970s, but a decrease during the 1980s. This is consistent with the observation that, in most sample countries, the relative wage and employment opportunities of low-skilled workers tended to improve until about 1980, but have deteriorated since then. While the regression results suggest that technological change played a large role in shifting labour demand against low-skilled workers, this conclusion is qualified because the empirical evidence is also compatible with product upgrading and outsourcing of low-skill intensive production activities to low-income countries. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUdoc5qdmB66dybeWU | Suits - A Business RPG Walkthrough: Easter Eggs
Suits - A Business RPG created by Technomancy Studios.
The Guy is part of Cycle 404. 404 is a common error code.
The clocks here - and in many other parts of the game - are set to 4:20. 4:20 is a world-renowned day for smoking illicit substances. It might also be a reference to a 9 to 5 schedule, and the work day in Suits City never ending.
There's a guy standing on top of Business School whose sprite shows up in several areas, but you're never able to speak to him, as far as I know. He's the only 'Suit' with hair.
This area (and every other one) is filled with named plants. I assume this is a reference to 'growing' your business. What's more, all of the small plants are named after women - and there are no female NPCs anywhere in the game.
Office District
Two of the benches in this District are labelled 'Wet Paint' and 'Pet Waint', respectively.
There are benches on the left and right side of the main building. Their descriptions hint at less-than-optimal development.
The CEO of the District apparently has a rocket-powered window washer.
Braix, the dude who gives you the Crowbar on the roof, makes a reference to Ghosbusters. He'll also weep copiously if you return to him after destroying the Crowbar.
GOGO Runnyman sounds like a reference to any number of video games, though side-scrolling platformers seem most likely.
Batter is a rather on-the-nose reference to the protagonist of OFF, a cult classic indie RPG. Similarly, Mortis, a nearby ghost, is a reference to the creator of OFF, Mortis Ghost.
Wifebeater Peter wears a wife beater shirt.
The Old Lady turns into 01-D. 01-D = Old.
Law District
The two political parties in this District make some pointed references to real-life political parties - for example, the dudes in the left wing claim that an 'ass' is their symbol, and the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the United States.
Court B is a basketball court. Wah-wah. The NPC in here is called Mike J., a reference to Michael Jordan.
Court D contains a court battle against a plant and a dead man, a reference to the game Plants vs. Zombies.
The Guards in the Law District are dogs, and they have humans on leashes. Inverted!
There's a dude named Moe Money walking the streets, and if you talk to him he'll change his name to Moe Problems. This is a reference to the song 'Mo Money Mo Problems'.
There's a worker in the right wing of W. Bank playing a first-person shooter called Tie G.N. His comments are a jab at IGN, an online gaming company.
The clocks here read 7:10, another drug reference.
There are a few talking bushes in this District: one outside W.Bank (it allows you to get into the Bank without having to trick your way through the front entrance), one right by the front door inside W.Bank, and one on the roof of W.Bank. The second bush belongs to a Hermit who also appears in Under City.
Under City
There's a trash heap labelled 'ET for the Atari' in the east of Under City. This is probably a reference both to the quality of the game - it sucked - and the fact that many copies of ET were buried in a New Mexico landfill when they failed to sell.
The Loan Sharks are actual sharks. Except one of them. He's a dolphin. Don't believe his lies.
If you don't agree to help the Collectivists when the Leader requests your aid you'll get into a fight with him. There is no way to beat him, so it's basically a Game Over.
Bill-E the ex-car salesman is likely a reference to Billy Fucillo, owner and spokesperson for Fucillo Automotive. His commercials regularly feature Billy proclaiming that things are 'HUUUUUGE'.
The Dock Chimpanzees and Dock Gorillas may be a reference to Sock Monkeys. Dock = Sock? I don't know, I'm stretching.
The majority of large crates in the game are useless. There's one exception in the Back Room of the Post Office, just outside the Dock; this one will get exasperated with your constant searching and give you $2,000.
The Soylent Meat signs are a reference to Soylent Green, 1970s sci-fi film.
The 'controller' of the Factories is an actual remote control. It also mutes your characters. lulz
Food District
You can fight Fry Fierrie in a crate near the entrance. He's a reference to Guy Fieri, a celebrity chef.
In the Kitchen you can heat up some Linguini. Do so and you'll fight King Ramsey, a reference to Gordon Ramsay, another celebrity chef.
There's a vending machine on the west side of the Food District. Check it and you'll find CEO Loanrenzo, changed into a can for some reason. Fisticuffs commence.
Media District
The 'Keys to Success' you need to collect are a reference to a fairly common business buzz-phrase.
There are two rappers in the Music Building, two tiez and 62 Cents, who are references to real-life rappers - namely 2 Chainz and 50 Cent. If you can't figure out who 'Bustin Jiebers' is on the top floor of this same building, then… well, you're kinda lucky, really.
The Goobtubers in the Internet Building are all references to popular YouTubers, and include Pewdiepie, Markiplier, JonTron, EgoRaptor, FilthyFrank, and Jim Sterling.
The Internet claims that its leaders are called the 'NeverNot Spying Agency', or 'NSA'. The NSA is the United State's National Security Agency, and polices, among other things, the internet.
The arguing gamers in the Video Game Building are a reference to the PC vs. console wars that rage pointlessly online virtually every day.
An NPC in the Film and Television Building talks about 'COX News', an obvious reference to FOX News.
Richard, Jewls, and Bobbles in the Film and Television Building are references to the Trailer Park Boys, while Shell Dan and his show, The Huge Boom Hypothesis, are references to Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.
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BkiUcRjxK7Tt6CA5GKkr | Would it be possible to have the ability to relink point caches? or files inside modifiers in general.
The script was working on max 2014 and windows 7, but i´ve just installed windows 8.1 and it freezes when i press the relink button!
Anyone having the same problem???
Hey colin, just started using this script in MAX 2013 – works perfectly, But when i use it in 2014 – it wont catch onto using hte latest 2.0.6 update, everytime i re-open max it hits back to 2.0.5 – and for some reason it seems to loose all my quick links?
Any 3ds max 2014 support soon?
Runtime error: $directory not recognized etc.
Runnig the mzp file with maxscript doesn't help at all.
Hi Colin, Great script. I was wondering it would be possible to show shortcuts in the browser. They don't show up. Is there a reason for this?
I will have this fixed for 2.07 (coming very soon) Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Do you by chance have a file called "$_mask_windows.jpg"? This error happens when a filename contains "$" at the beginning. I'll fix it asap.
I will check into this. You mean when you press "Browse" you want to see the standard Windows browse dialog with all of your shortcuts etc?
Emailed you Elena, I'm looking into this now.
Hi Colin. I've been using this script for a while, but recently the toolbars started to appear off screen. And unfortunately, your resetPosition() only returns an "undefined" and does nothing to the toolbars. I'm able to Win+Shift+move the first of the toolbars (usually the donate window) back, but I'm not able to go further than that.
Also, keep up the good work!
Never have this problem before. Your script is so useful that I have become very dependent on it. Now it suddenly cannot work… I am a bit lost here 🙁 I hope you have a quick/or temporary solution for us. Or is there anyway to revert to previous version? And wait for the 2.07 update for the fix. Thanks Colin!
Thank you for the update and this great script!
But I didn't really like switching filenames and path places and I like it more the way it was before.
Is there a chance to add a toggle button next update?
Would it be possible to have the ability to relink maps inside the displace modifier? Displace modifiers are commonly used nowadays mainly in 3D people.
Yes, this is a great idea. I'll include it next release. Thanks!
thanks for this very good Script, but i have a problem use it, "you dont have permission to save in this location" came up sometimes when i link to a local network computer,hope you can tell me whats wrong with it ,thanks again.
Your newest 2.07 didnt work properly , I got getSaveFileName() where theres "select the path in filename" instead getSavePath (), where it cant work while I navigate to another directory. Can I get getSavePath () instead when I press browse button.
I'll look into it right away. Is there a free version I can test with?
I love this script and use it almost daily in working on large architectural scenes, however when I updated to 2.07 I noticed the following problem and wondered if anyone else has experienced the same.
I select a folder with a number of textures to re-link and successfully they are removed from the stack of missing files, then I select the next folder to link a number of files it successfully re-links them and removes them from the stack, but the previous files all show up again as missing and this goes back and forth with the same problem, but it doesn't happen to every set of files?
contacted you via email to see what the issue is. Thanks for posting the issue btw.
Hi! I've been using the script for long time now. It worked just fine until I updated to version 2.07. I suppose i had the same problem as Jon.
I solved it by downgrading to version 2.06.
Thanks a lot. Will be donating one of this days.
Colin, thanks for the script. In a fresh Max 2013 install, the button icon (new toolbar) is empty, no text no icon. Any light on this?
Relink Bitmaps is now installed!
Category:"ColinScripts"and drag"Relink Bitmaps" to a toolbar.
Click the toolbar icon to runit!
I am getting unknown system exception error…I am using max 2011 version…It was working fine but from last 2 days its giving this error and I have installed relink bitmap v2.07 but when I select a patha nd click relink button my max crashes.
Solved, check other comment on this issue.
3dsign.es – Thank you very much for the nice words about Relink Bitmaps on your blog. I appreciate it. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Hello, I have a problem with version 2.07, when I press the button strip missing paths the script does not find the files.
I will check into this. Strip missing paths basically does what the Max Asset Tracker does and just removes the path to the file. It will only strip the paths of missing bitmaps to my knowledge.
It's really a slightly unnecessary button, you can do other things instead of stripping the paths, like just relinking them to a new location (if you want to do this enable "All Bitmaps" checkbox and pick a new location, all of the newly found bitmaps will now be relinked to the other location (if they're found).
First i want to thank you for this awesome script.
If i run Relink Bitmap from Toolbar first and then run the code everything works. Is this a bug or am i doing something wrong?
I´m using Max2015 and Version 2.07.
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Can you tell me how to reinstall the license file. Just upgraded max and forgot how to do it.
I have a folder with the latest download from your site in script folder. I try to install it from maxscript / run script.
However it works from the mse file. But I wanna put it in an toolbar like before.
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BkiUdqU5qYVBjW9qupvr | Alibaba payment provider ups ante in global investment strategy
China's leading fintech firm presses ahead with further international expansion, shifting its focus to global mergers and acquisitions
The success of Ant Lab has helped establish Ant Financial as China's leading fintech provider
Banking | Commercial banking
Author: Emily Cashen
China's largest online payments provider, Ant Financial, is seeking to raise nearly $3bn in debt financing in order to fund a range of ambitious overseas acquisitions. The group, which is an affiliate company of ecommerce giant Alibaba, is in the early stages of talks with banks to raise funds, a confidential source told Reuters.
In January, the fintech group confirmed it would acquire the US money transfer company MoneyGram for a substantial $880m, marking a significant step forward for Ant Financial's overseas ambitions. Boasting over 350,000 outlets in nearly 200 countries, MoneyGram's globalised business model will allow the Chinese company to expand its presence outside of Asia, and will give the group a crucial foothold in the lucrative US market – where international money transfers total over $50bn annually.
Ant Financial's spree of international mergers and acquisitions suggests the company is gearing up for a significant stock market debut
Back in its home nation of China, Ant Financial is the nation's leading digital payments group. Its portfolio of services includes the online banking app MyBank and the digital payments platform Alipay, which has over 450 million users. In an effort to advance its international presence, the fintech group has recently snapped up a significant stake in India's leading mobile payments service, Paytm, which has seen a 300 percent hike in downloads since the country's demonetisation of its 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in November.
The Chinese company has also invested in Thailand's e-payments service Ascend Money – the digital payments arm of the nation's largest private company, Charoen Pokphand.
Ant Financial's effort to raise $3bn in debt financing suggests the company is making overseas investment a priority. The company is raising the money in dollars rather than Chinese renminbi, in order to fund its acquisition of MoneyGram and facilitate other international purchases. According to a Reuters source, Ant Financial chose to raise the funds through debt financing due to favourable interest rates on bank loans.
Ant Financial is expected to go public within the next two years, and may make its IPO in China. Its parent company, Alibaba, achieved the largest global IPO in history when it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014, raising a record-breaking $25bn. While Ant Financial cannot expect an equally impressive valuation, its recent spree of international mergers and acquisitions suggests the company is gearing up for a significant stock market debut.
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BkiUbivxK4tBVicoBKKc | Has the quality of your Automotive Sales Leads dropped dramatically in 2011? Join the club. Many dealers are dropping their third party sales leads left and right claiming they just aren't producing the same amount of leads as they used to.
What's the deal? And How Is Online Dealer Chat the answer to the puzzle?
With the rise of social media and online gaming, third party sources are producing more leads than ever. However, this does not necessarily mean these leads are quality leads. I was playing a word game over the weekend and a survey popped up on my screen. One of the questions was a simple one; "Would you be interested in purchasing a new car within the next 6 months?" I answered "yes".
Within 15 minutes, I received a phone call from a dealership trying to sell me a car. Even though I wasn't in the market for a new car, the dealership just paid anywhere from $10-$35 for my lead.
I was on the word game website because I wanted to play a game. Why are people on your dealer website? They want to look at and get information about your cars. Just as someone who is on a gaming website is probably not a good automotive sales lead, someone on your website isn't exactly a candidate for finding a word game.
With that being said, when people come to your dealer website, it's important to acknowledge them. A simple generic greeting was once thought to be enough, and many dealers still think a simple banner saying "Welcome" is going to get their dealership Automotive Sales Leads.
Unfortunately, this is a mistake made too often. It takes a more proactive approach to capture Automotive Sales Leads. Having Online Dealer Chat enables you to interact with your website visitors and further determine their exact reason for visiting your website. They may be there for a car price quote, to schedule a service appointment, or order a part from your online parts store. Regardless of their reasoning, they would not have landed on your site if you didn't have something they wanted.
While I wasn't looking for a vehicle while I was playing a word game, I also would not want to be offered a car while playing a game. If I am on a dealer website, however, I would be open to being approached and would even welcome a simple hello and offer from an online sales rep for any questions I may have.
Online Dealer Chat provides the ability to generate more quality automotive sales leads to your sales team.
A website without online dealer chat is like having a showroom without a salesman. Would you leave your showroom unattended? I certainly hope not. The same should apply to your dealer website.
If you want higher quality automotive sales leads, then you need to target people who are in the market for a vehicle. The best way to capture these people is with an Online Dealer Chat option. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdgg4eIZjyluAA-Mt | The ten greatest looking films ever made, Part 1
Ok so how can you really say what the ten best looking movies of all time are? Of course you can't. But these are ten that have resonated with me for various reasons.
Far from a comprehensive list and in no particular order, the link throughout is an appreciation of production design, cinematography, or any other defining visual characteristic – it's purely about film visual style. I've deliberately avoided some of the usual suspects – I'm not sure what I can add to any discussion on 'Blade Runner' for example that hasn't been said already. Apart from that, they're all films that I like for other reasons as well and would be happy to sit through again and again. Obviously there are way more than just these, and it's a list I'll be adding to periodically as inspiration strikes. If you don't know any of them, track them down & give them a try. There's also Part 2 to this. Let me know your alternatives in the comments.
Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola 2004)
An impressionistic piece about two Americans who meet in Toyko, this was described by Sofia Coppola as 'a valentine to Tokyo'. Feeling lost in their own lives, the foreign location causes the characters of Bob & Charlotte to connect in a way they probably wouldn't have done at home. Shot largely with available light on film for its "fragmented, dislocated, melancholic, romantic feeling", there's a stillness to it that's in complete contrast to many more hyperactive films of this period.
Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix 1981)
As has been written elsewhere, 'Diva' is essentially a postmodern riff on the classic thriller conventions of switched bags & mistaken identity. It's played straight in comparison to American examples (such as Colin Higgins' 'Foul Play'). Strangely it seems to have been forgotten among recent French cinema. Very much a product of its time, it's visually rich, with copious amounts of neon, beautiful morning shots of an empty Paris, improbably huge industrial loft apartments, and fluorescent-lit moped chases through the Metro.
House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou 2004)
A martial arts epic set in 858AD, full of passion, deception and secret identities, 'House of Flying Daggers' took many of its visual cues from Chinese paintings of the period, and then added in a riot of amazing colour, energy and imagination. Every single frame is a work of art, spectacular and rich in detail.
The Fountain (Darren Aronofski 2006)
Aronofski's film about love, mortality and the quest for eternal life, 'The Fountain' is constructed around three different time periods, each with a distinct colour palate. A third of the film occurs in space on a journey to a distant nebula in a glassy spherical craft utterly unlike the conventional idea of a spaceship. The space & nebula effects avoided the usual CGI route and utilised macro photography of chemicals & bacteria, producing something beautifully unique.
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai 2000)
Already on a thousand other blogs probably, but with good reason. The central part in an unofficial trilogy, 'In the Mood for Love' was shot mainly by the amazing Christopher Doyle. Set in Hong Kong in 1962, the impossibly glamorous protagonists are contrasted against a peeling, decaying backdrop, frequently raining. Crumbling plaster and formica cafés never looked so stylish.
Danger: Diabolik (Mario Bava 1968)
Magnificently bonkers, 'Danger: Diabolik' is based on the Italian comic series about Diabolik, a master criminal played here by the annoyingly good-looking John Phillip Law. Wearing a skin-tight masked catsuit and driving a black E-Type Jaguar, Diabolik hangs out in the most absurdly cool underground lair possible – imagine a combination of Richard Neutra, Ken Adam & Verner Panton, with a generous dash of Tracy Island. Very self-aware, it could be seen as something of a companion piece to 'Barbarella', and 'In like Flint' and was parodied by the Beastie Boys in their video for 'Body Movin''.
Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)
The second Zhang Yimou martial arts entry on here (sorry, not intentional) and it's another example of his incredible mastery of colour and composition. Along with 'In the Mood for Love', its also another photographed by Christopher Doyle. Charles Taylor of Salon called this "one of the most ravishing spectacles the movies have given us" and it's a difficult statement to disagree with.
Control (Anton Corbijn 2007)
There's a popular conception of the 80s in the UK as being all about loadsamoney yuppies, shouting into huge mobile phones while Dire Straits, Sadé or Duran Duran blare out of the stereo of their open top Golf GTI. While it may have been that way, it was also about the Miners' strike, huge unemployment, a renewed fear of nuclear catastrophe, and the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, among other such jolly preoccupations. A film about Ian Curtis & the formation of Joy Division, 'Control' is a pitch-perfect depiction of that Britain, its cynicism, sarcasm, & housing estates; like 'Stardust' reimagined as a kitchen sink drama, only in this case by someone who was actually there at the time and had an intimate, albeit outsider's knowledge of the individuals and places depicted.
Rollerball (Norman Jewison 1975)
Seeing this on the TV one night at the end of the 90's I remember thinking how badly it had aged. Watching it again more recently I had the opposite reaction. Probably a lot of that is to do with the way that fashion is appreciated in cycles (although James Caan's bolero clothes are excluded from any positive re-evaluation). Like a kind of anti- 'Logan's Run', many of the gleaming white corporate interiors are very much of the disco age, but here they're contrasted with the caged, increasingly brutal functionality of the Rollerball arenas themselves. More frighteningly, the concept of corporations running the world is looking all too feasible.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (Michel Hazanavicius 2009)
From the team that later went on to produce the massive international hit 'The Artist', this set of OSS 117 films are loving spoofs of an earlier series about France's answer to Bond, in this case with a large dose of Clouseau's arrogance and social ineptitude. Making use of wonderful locations such as Oscar Niemeyer's Brasilia, 'Lost in Rio' overdoses superbly on the Mid-20th Century Modern aesthetic, adding in some lovely split-screen editing for good measure.
Like this? Have a look at Part Two and Part Three
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BkiUdqXxK7IDOjusETwv | /**
* \file GainLimiterFilter.cpp
*/
#include <ATK/Dynamic/GainLimiterFilter.h>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdint>
#include <ATK/Core/Utilities.h>
#include <ATK/Utility/fmath.h>
namespace ATK
{
template<typename DataType_>
GainLimiterFilter<DataType_>::GainLimiterFilter(gsl::index nb_channels, size_t LUTsize, size_t LUTprecision)
:Parent(nb_channels, LUTsize, LUTprecision)
{
}
template<typename DataType_>
void GainLimiterFilter<DataType_>::set_softness(DataType_ softness)
{
if (softness <= 0)
{
throw ATK::RuntimeError("Softness factor must be strictly positive value");
}
this->softness = softness;
start_recomputeLUT();
}
template<typename DataType_>
DataType_ GainLimiterFilter<DataType_>::get_softness() const
{
return softness;
}
template<typename DataType_>
DataType_ GainLimiterFilter<DataType_>::computeGain( DataType_ value ) const
{
if(value == 0)
{
return 1;
}
DataType diff = 10 * fmath::log10(value);
return static_cast<DataType>(fmath::pow(10, -(std::sqrt(diff*diff + softness) + diff) / 40));
}
#if ATK_ENABLE_INSTANTIATION
template class GainLimiterFilter<float>;
template class GainFilter<GainLimiterFilter<float>>;
#endif
template class GainLimiterFilter<double>;
template class GainFilter<GainLimiterFilter<double>>;
}
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BkiUczI5qWTA7RDBeuFc | Home » Newsroom » Features » Khalil's Story: My visual impairment will not stop me from achieving my dreams
Khalil's Story: My visual impairment will not stop me from achieving my dreams
Khalil Al-Safouri is a visually impaired student at the UNRWA Ein al Asal school in Lebanon. Currently a sixth grade student, Khalil has been visually impaired since he was born. His limited vision greatly affected his academic attainment during his early school years. It was difficult for him to differentiate letters of the alphabet given his vision challenges.
His visual impairment hasn't stopped Khalil from developing a strong love for knowledge. "I have a strong attachment to education. It is the only way for us to build a better future. There have been great challenges in my path to achieving my goals. But even though I've had to overcome difficulties because of my eyesight, nothing will be able to stop me from reaching my full potential," he says.
One person that Khalil credits for helping him on his journey is his UNRWA school counselor. Mr Abed Albaset Hamoud and Ms. Lina Zeidan Gregularly communicated with Khalil's parents and teachers. Khalil's recalls, "I love my school because of the kindness and love my counselor and teachers give me. I also love the encouragement and patience that my geography teacher shows me every day. I love teacher Sanaa, who always plays with me and my friends. This support has helped me tremendously as I face the challenges in my life."
He adds, smiling broadly from behind his small Braille book, with his glasses polished and his body upright with ambition and clear purpose: "I love to take care for animals and I dream of becoming a veterinarian one day. I want to be the first veterinarian to take care of the animals in the camp. This is my dream even though I have vision problems! I know this will make my dream harder to achieve but I've learned that nothing is impossible and nothing can stop a person from dreaming." He continues, "I am supported not only by my teachers, but also by my classmates! They always make an effort to include me in extracurricular activities. I love the spirit of kindness and companionship I have been shown," he says.
Khaled, as described by his teacher Ms. Sanaa, is a smart, active and eloquent child. He engages with his friends in his class, discusses and has initiatives. His self-confidence is unique and not typical of children his age. "He really deserves attention and care," reiterates Ms. Sanaa, "We work hard to help him in any way we can to achieve his dreams."
Thanks to donors like the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, UNRWA was able to open the doors of its 711 schools across the Middle East on time for all its students. The Agency thanks the Government of Saudi Arabia and its humanitarian arm KSrelief for its support and dedication to Palestine refugee families in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza and the West Bank (including East Jerusalem).
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Bridegroom in a Backpack
The 'Bridegroom in a Backpack' play was created to highlight women's rights and raise awareness...
UN Special Coordinator and UNRWA Director in Lebanon visit Mieh Mieh Palestine Refugee Camp
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Jan Kubis and the Director of UNRWA Affairs...
Saudi Arabia and the King Salman Centre Support Vital Medical Treatment
The King Salman's Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSrelief) and UNRWA signed a US$ 1.5...
Japan Announces A New Contribution to UNRWA in Lebanon
The Japanese Embassy and UNRWA held a ceremony in Beirut to announce a US$ 6.08 million...
A Journey Into the Lives of Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon
The European Union Madad project published the work of 10 Palestine refugee students aged 15-17...
Youth Strategic Framework for Palestine Refugees in Lebanon
In 2017, UNRWA with support from UNICEF planned to strengthen its support to young Palestine...
2017 Lebanon Emergency Appeal Mid-Year Achievements
Despite various constraints and operational challenges, most often resulting from violent... | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeZU4eIOjR4Mj-v4y | Hub Netball Club
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"Nat Cook is the Member for Hurtle Vale and Shadow Minister for Human Services in the South Australian Parliament.
She and husband Neil have lived in the same home in Woodcroft for close to 30 years and she is a lifetime local of the southern suburbs.
After losing their son Sam to a violent and unprovoked one-punch assault in 2008, Nat and Neil formed the Sammy D Foundation to educate youth about the consequences of violence. They hope that no other family would go through what theirs has.
Prior to being elected to the South Australian Parliament in 2014, Nat worked for nearly 30 years as a Registered Nurse, including as an After-Hours Hospital Coordinator, Retrieval, Intensive-Care Nurse and more.
Nat is honoured to hold the title of Associate Professor with the School of Nursing and Midwifery University of South Australia.
Nat is an active member of the local community and a dedicated Mum.
As Shadow Minister for Human Services Nat is committed to contributing to public policy that in particular strengthens the community and supports vulnerable South Australians with advocacy in key areas including Disability, Housing and Homelessness."
(https://sa.alp.org.au/alp_people/nat-cook/)
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BkiUd3Y5qWTBLkQDJOPd | The 1958 Gent–Wevelgem was the 20th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 6 April 1958. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Noël Foré.
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BkiUdvw4eIfiUUQN7Qv3 | America's Massive Forest Management Crisis
None of the Biden Administration's climate change/carbon capture goals can be reached until our wildfire pandemic has been quieted.
EDITORS DESKSTATE OF OUR FORESTS
NAFSR America's Massive Forest Management Crisis
Julia Petersen - APRIL 16, 2021
NAFSR's latest paper, America's Massive Forest Management Crisis, follows seamlessly on the heels of their recent Increasing Workforce Capacity report.
It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire Part 3
EDITORS DESKPERSPECTIVESSTATE OF OUR FORESTSWILDFIRE
Sheer Neglect
More than half the nation's federal forest estate – some 100 million acres – is either dying, dead or has already burned. About 73 million acres have burned over the last 10 years – most of it in western national forests. 9.6 million acres this year.
EDITORS DESKPERSPECTIVESWILDFIRE
This is Part 2 of our series "It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire." This section begins with Rob Freres describing the impacts of wildfire on private lands due to the incompetence of the Forest Service managing public lands.
The 2020 wildfire season was the worst since 1910. How much more can we tolerate? Its time to declare war on wildfire.
A Call To Action: Demand Protection For Our Greatest Resource
Petition for a call to action to preserve our national forests.
COLLABORATIONSTATE OF OUR FORESTSWILDFIRE
These are the Days!
When Mike Albrecht asked me if I'd be willing to spend some time with you this afternoon, he said he was looking for someone who could provide you with a vision for the future that is both optimistic and realistic. Then he added that he wasn't sure that the words "optimistic" and "realistic" could exist in the same sentence.
JIM PETERSEN SPEECHES
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE?
Most all of us have rolled the dice in Monopoly a time or two. Buying up properties on the Boardwalk can be tons of fun until you land in Jail. That's when its lovely to have a "Get-out-of-jail-free" card in your hand. It sure beats having to sell properties to bail yourself out of the clink.
Because it took us more than 30 years to bridge our chasm, some 90 million National Forest acres – an area nearly as large as Montana – are dying or are already dead. We have no more than 30 years left in which to rescue what can be rescued.
Interim Forest Service Chief Keynotes IFOA Conference
Ms. Christiansen, who was appointed March 9, following the March 7 resignation of Tony Tooke, said all the things you would expect an incoming Chief to say in her first public outing, but she made no mention of the sexual misconduct difficulties that led to Mr. Tooke's resignation.
"Unhappy" Trump Signs Budget Bill
The bill President Trump signed includes long-sought funding to fix the fire-borrowing mess that has plagued the U.S. Forest Service for years. Heretofore, Congress has forced the beleaguered agency to "borrow" money
The U.S. House of Representatives has belatedly fixed the fire borrowing mess that has for several years forced the Forest Service to borrow taxpayer money from its forest restoration budgets to pay its ever- increasing fire-fighting bills.
COUNTIES ON FIREEDITORS DESK
The Newspaper Ad I Want to See
Federal Court has ordered the United States Congress, the U.S. Forest Service, the federal Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fishers Service to make this statement about the health effects of secondhand wildfire smoke...
Although it will seem counter-intuitive, our advocacy for science-based forestry has led us to the conclusion that a publicly-granted license to practice forestry is the best defense against criticism that a forest landowner – public or private – can ever hope to attain...
COLLABORATIONEDITORS DESK
The Silver Fire: Recovery, Restoration and Roundup
The salvage operation was not without controversy. The smoke had not yet cleared when environmentalists announced that "not one black stick would be harvested because salvaging burnt timber was like mugging a burn victim."
Rodney Smoldon Interview
Rodney Smoldon is the Forest Supervisor on the 1.1 million-acre Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. From his office in Colville, he commands a staff of approximately 135 permanent employees and an additional 100 summer employees. His annual budget is about $12 million.
COLLABORATIONINTERVIEWS
The Chetco Bar Fire: Old Scars, New Wounds
The Forest Service's abysmal won-loss record at Silver, Biscuit and now Chetco Bar [0-3] is a detriment to every living creature struggling to right itself within our fire-scarred landscape. Is this the best you can do?
COUNTIES ON FIRELETTERSSTATE OF OUR FORESTS
10 minutes, 15 at the most
The six living former Chiefs of the U.S. Forest Service have jointly signed a letter to the U.S. House and Senate majority and minority leaders urging them to fix the fire borrowing mess that annually sabotages the agency's ability to treat diseased and dying National Forests before catastrophic wildfires destroy them.
Dopey owls and dopey forestry
Marijuana growers have been practicing their trade in remote National Forests in southern Oregon and northern California since the early 1970s.
EDITORS DESKPERSPECTIVESSTATE OF OUR FORESTS
Some gentle New Year advice for Tony Tooke
Evergreen Magazine's Editor-in-Chief shares his thoughts on the work Tony Tooke has ahead of him this coming year repairing the fire ravaged western states.
COUNTIES ON FIRESTATE OF OUR FORESTS
NATURE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU WANT
When we leave forests to Nature, as so many people today seem to want to do, we get whatever Nature serves up, which can be pretty devastating at times. But with forestry we have options, and a degree of predictability not found in Nature.
COUNTIES ON FIREEDITORS DESKPERSPECTIVESWILDFIRE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE MATERIAL ABOUT ANCHOR FORESTS
Julia Petersen - JUNE 29, 2017
Resources: Articles, Links and Presentations - Learn more about Anchor Forests and the Practice of Anchor Forestry.
ANCHOR FORESTS - MEDIA KIT
This Press Kit is to describe and promote Anchor Forests and the practice of Anchor Forestry.
MITCH FRIEDMAN: RESTORING RESILIENCY
Mitch Friedman is the Founder and Executive Director of Conservation Northwest, a Seattle-based conservation group...In this interview, Friedman discusses Conservation Northwest's collaborative successes, still bothersome regrets from his Earth First years and his belief that collaboration offers the best hope for resolving still contentious issues concerning the management of the West's National Forests.
COLLABORATIONINTERVIEWSSTATE OF OUR FORESTSWASHINGTON
Colorado's Forest Crisis
An overview of the state of Colorado's forests, presented to the Colorado legislature in April 2017.
IDAHO'S TICKING TIME BOMB...WHERE FROM HERE?
A report on the current state of our forests in Idaho.
IDAHO FOREST FAMILIES
MONTANA'S NATIONAL FORESTS...BURNING AN EMPIRE
A report on the current state of our forests in Montana.
LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE...
COLLABORATIONENVIRONMENTINTERVIEWSLAND AND TIMBER
GOVERNOR BUTCH OTTER: IDAHO'S FORESTS...LEADING THE WAY FOR CHANGE
Change. In this exclusive and quite timely Evergreen interview, Governor Otter offers his thoughts on the significance of President-elect Trump's improbable victory and the millions of acres of federal forest and rangeland that is in environmental crisis. Somewhere between 80 and 90 million acres of federal forest land in the West are on the brink of ecological collapse. These lands are vital to our entire nation's social, economic and environmental health. We have a lot of work to do and not much time left in which to get it done.
COLLABORATIONIDAHOINTERVIEWSLAND AND TIMBER
Ryan Haugo: Washington's National Forests - East of the Cascades...Good Fire, Bad Fire
In forests that have traditionally supported timber economies, we can use ecological restoration strategies that rely on mechanical thinning and prescribed fire. Elsewhere, we advocate for managing wildfires at the right place and time – when conditions are right. Just as there is no simple answer to the good-fire bad-fire question, there is also no single approach to conserving the forested landscapes we all treasure."
ENVIRONMENTWASHINGTON
BARRY WYNSMA: CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS "DE-MYTH-TIFIED"
Jim Petersen - OCTOBER 24, 2016
It is a myth to say Categorical Exclusions will over-ride federal environmental laws and exempt logging from any analysis or disclosure of adverse environmental impacts and eliminate public involvement
COLLABORATIONENVIRONMENTFORESTRY 101IDAHOSTATE OF OUR FORESTS
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: ERIN BRADETICH
The world's consumers aren't using less wood, nor should they. Wood is the most environmentally friendly structural building material on earth, and good forestry is key to reducing civilization's carbon foot print. That's my story and I intend to keep telling it. Erin Bradetich
DYLAN KRUSE: A COHESIVE VISION
Strong partnerships are forming between federal and state resource management agencies, county governments, community leaders, conservationists, recreation interests and lumbermen, all in pursuit of a common and cohesive vision that, at the implementation level where we work, is already producing new and very exciting economic, environmental and social benefits.
COLLABORATIONINTERVIEWSWASHINGTON
Bruce and Chas Vincent: Losing Our Forests To Litigation
Litigation is not a management strategy. Without injunctive relief, there can be no certainty in our active forestry management plans and the years of hard work our collaborative's have invested in forest restoration planning will also be lost. | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfgo25V5jax0loelw | THE government will today announce a major study into building a Colne bypass and improving trans-Pennine road links.
It will be made by Highways England which is in charge of major roads.
Any new road would deal with traffic coming off the M65 from Burnley, Blackburn and Preston.
The new study will look at the feasibility and cost of a new bypass and prepare outline plans. It will also examine improving links from the M65 and Colne beyond the bypass and over the Pennines.
For the first time it will examine not just using the A56 to Skipton but look at the A6068 Crosshills Road to Keighley as an option for an improved East Lancashire-Yorkshire link.
Revealing the study to the Lancashire Telegraph, a senior government source said the scheme was a vital first step to allow any re-opening of the Colne to Skipton railway line as the very busy Vivary Way currently poses an obstacle to extending the track east from the railway station.
Previous studies into a bypass undertaken by Lancashire County Council have concentrated on linking with the A56 Skipton Road through Earby.
In January Transport Secretary Chris Grayling visited Colne to reveal a study into to whether reopening the railway line to Skipton was commercially viable after it had been deemed 'technically feasible' by experts and backed resurrecting plans for a a bypass for the town shelved in 2014.
The senior government source said: "Highways England is announcing a major new study into a Colne bypass to look into its feasibility and produce outline plans.
"It will also look at wider trans-Pennine options including the A56 to Skipton but concentrating on the A6068 to Keighley as a possible improved new route from Lancashire to Yorkshire.
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson said: "I am delighted we now have a fully-funded study into a new Colne bypass by the Highways Agency to go with the one by Transport for the North into reopening the rail line to Skipton.
The study will not look at extending the M65 motorway, the source said. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdlA4ukPiEUwWDQeb | G.I. JOE: RENEGADES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Blu-ray Collection
3-Disc Set Featuring All 26 Adventurous Episodes and Special Bonus Content Source: Shout! Factory, Click Communications press releases Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Tyler Gagnon
Cover art for G.I. JOE: RENEGADES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2012 Hasbro, Inc.
YO JOE! Fans of the popular animated series G.I. JOE: RENEGADES rejoice! On September 25, 2012, G.I. JOE: RENEGADES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Blu-ray Collection debuts on home entertainment shelves from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. This highly anticipated 3-disc Blu-ray set collects all 26 adventure-filled episodes and an original behind-the-scenes look at G.I. JOE: RENEGADES bonus feature. Delivering exciting, action-packed storytelling and spectacular animation, this special Blu-ray collection is a must-have for fans and collectors of all ages and has a suggested retail price of $49.97. This Blu-ray collection is now available for preorder at Amazon.com. Also available to own on the same day is the G.I. JOE: RENEGADES Season One, Volume Two DVD set, highlighting the second half of exhilarating episodes from the first season. When a spy mission against Cobra Industries goes awry, a young G.I. JOE team is forced to hit the road as fugitives. Now the group — Duke, Scarlett, Roadblock, Tunnel Rat, Ripcord and Snake Eyes — must use their wits and elite training to prove their innocence to the world before being caught by the authorities, Cobra or another elite military team called the Falcons. But can the G.I. JOE team avoid capture long enough to clear their names and bring real justice to Cobra?
Cover art for the G.I. JOE: RENEGADES Season One, Volume Two DVD set. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2012 Hasbro, Inc.
G.I. JOE: RENEGADES is produced by Hasbro Studios and boasts an incredible voice cast, including Charlie Adler (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN), Natalia Cigliuti (SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS), Jason Marsden (BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD), Johnny Messner (TEARS OF THE SUN) and Kevin Michael Richardson (TRANSFORMERS PRIME), as well as special voice appearances by Clancy Brown (CARNIVALE), Michael Emerson (LOST), Daniel Dae Kim (HAWAII FIVE-O) and Lee Majors (THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN), among other notables! As excitement builds for this Blu-ray collection, Shout! Factory will announce in-depth bonus feature and additional news in forthcoming months. G.I. JOE: RENEGADES THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON 3-Disc Blu-ray Collection Technical Information Street Date: September 25, 2012 Running Time: +/- 9.5 hours Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) Audio: English, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo Bonus Features: Original behind-the-scenes look at G.I. JOE: RENEGADES
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro's multiplatform joint venture with Discovery Communications launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is hubworld.com. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at hasbro.com.
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory's DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company's audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable "best of" compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica , California . For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfnU5qhDCnWORd3DN | It's time to revive this space. I'm optimistic that things will settle down at work soon, but regular posting here resumes now. like I said, I'm an optimist.
I like the structure of posting about a given topic on a given day. It makes it easier to stick to my commitment of writing here more.
With that in mind, I'm introducing a twice monthly feature to highlight the great restaurants, attractions, and tour operators I've encountered and loved in the course of my wanderings. Look for the first Saturday Spotlight tomorrow.
The biggest challenge of blogging under your own name has got to be the extra pressure to find your own voice.
Just very, very busy. But I am writing two posts on recent Toronto events, and I hope to have them both up later this month. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the photo below, taken on a recent walk. Nothing says "summer's on its way" like an expanse of sun and sand!
An expanse of beach at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto, May 8, 2014.
Leaving on a jet plane, 2009.
I kept a personal blog for a number of years and was on LiveJournal for a while–the evidence is still out there in the ether, I'm sure–but I've not actively blogged for longer. There are numerous reasons for this: a revaluation of private life and head space, a shortfall of time–largely reasons that can be distilled as life getting in the way, which, though bad for writing, is better than the reverse.
There were times blogging did get in the way of life, when I would avoid going out and doing so I could be writing. It didn't bother me at first. I wanted to write every day, and blogging was as good a way for me to achieve that goal as anything else. I may have even had some notion that I was sacrificing for the sake of art, which seems embarrassingly pretentious now as I recall there was as much (if not more) posting of memes as actual writing. Eventually, though, two things happened: 1.) in cutting myself off from the outside, my writing began to suffer as much as my personal life; and 2.) I grew tired of the sacrifices I demanded of myself and abandoned my blogs.
But I'm back. With a new blog, and a promise to myself to let life drive the writing, not the other way around. I may not blog every week, or even every month, but my hope is to put experience into words and grow as a writer in the process.
Wanderlust is a travel blog, but not in the strictest sense. There will be accounts of vacations, yes, but also of exploits in my own city. I want to see new things, but more than that, I want to see things anew. Wanderlust will be outward-looking–so I reserve some of that head space for myself–but some personal reflection here will be unavoidable. I plan to enjoy the journey. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfVnxaKgQRkwUmmay | I recently switched to Jekyll and was wondering how I could easily jump to old posts without displaying the famous "Last posts" menu.
I took the liberty of forking the project to plug Algolia's Search API and provide a better search experience: https://github.com/thomaspark/glyphsearch/pull/1.
On September 15th, after 5 years at Exalead managing a team of 20+ developers in charge of core technologies; I joined Algolia. Algolia has been founded 1 year ago by Nicolas Dessaigne and Julien Lemoine, two past colleagues from Exalead. Algolia provides a fully hosted full-text, numerical and faceted search service through a REST API.
As all newly-founded startups, lots of things - technical or not - to do; lots of challenges to face; lots of ideas to prioritize; lots of code to write and redo.
I'm really proud to be the first employee of Algolia and hope my 5-years experience on search technologies will contribute to Algolia's success story.
PS: I'll try to use this new start to keep a sustained blogging tempo. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdn05qsMAI4VBUDLA | 3. You will now be on your profile page; scroll down to "Preferred Theme"
4. Select "FitDay Classic" and press "Save My Profile"
Last edited by IBLib; 05-07-2012 at 10:02 PM.
Thank you! It works again. I was able to configure it in my profile as described.
I much prefer the classic interface to 2.0. I was using that one for a month, and then all of a sudden I started seeing the 2.0. I am not happy.
When I do use it, sometimes it hangs. Is FitDay still supporting the classic interface?
It is supported but not updated.
Actually, I was searching this article, thanks to being here with this stuff.
Last edited by Shally405; 02-03-2014 at 02:53 AM.
I am new to Fitday Premium, having used the PC version for almost 10 years and I am discovering how to navigate through it all. The verdict is out if I should have left well enough alone with the PC version, but I just discovered how to switch back and forth from the FD Classic and Fitday 2 from the tabs at the top of the page. I was confused about it since when you click on the Fitday Premium and Fitday PC tabs to the right of the two I just mentioned, it takes you to a page to buy them. Maybe we should start a "FitDay for Dummies" where all the solutions for all the questions and issues people using the programs can go to. I notice the difference between the PC version and the Premium is that what meal you ate what food and tracking eating habits that are options on the PC version aren't on the Premium other than mood. Also, I've just discovered that when filling out a custom food on the classic version, you can only put serving, whereas, with the PC and the Fitday 2 you can enter a more precise measurement.When building a custom food from a recipe, or a food or recipe nutritional info., you can enter a fraction on the PC version, whereas the Premium version you have to enter a qty <1 as a decimal. I prefer being able to also use fractions. The PC version converts it to a decimal for you. I have a huge custom foods database on my PC version that I am hoping I can sync with the Premium account, but am having major stumbling blocks in that it doesn't sync. I hope to get that resolved, but if not, I'll just add custom foods as I go.
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BkiUcLLxK4sA-7sDeIs9 | An alien vessel in need of rescue suddenly appears in Voyager's space. It is attempting to use an experimental propulsion system powered by a coaxial warp drive, but it is destabilizing. Janeway transports the pilot, Steth, and his prototype to Voyager. Paris, who has been restless and irritable lately and in need of a change in duty, volunteers to help him repair his ship. What they don't know is that there is really a woman inside Steth's body.
While Paris uses his knowledge of 20th-century cars to repair the ship, Steth breaks into Voyager's computer and downloads Paris' DNA information. Once Steth's ship is operational again, he suddenly overtakes Paris and switches bodies with him. Seth sends Paris away on his ship, and he stays on Voyager to live out Paris' life.
Steth slides right into Paris' daily routine, and the crew is none the wiser. He uses flattery with the Doctor to get out of sickbay duty, and he charms his way back into Torres' good graces to smooth over a recent fight she had with Paris. Meanwhile, Paris wakes up on Steth's ship to find that the Benthan, who have tracked down Steth for theft, are taking him into custody.
The Benthan ships are suddenly run off, and an angry woman, Daelen, beams aboard Paris' vessel. She says she is Steth, and she wants her body back. On Voyager, Steth begins to lose control and exhibit erratic behavior. He fights with Torres and Seven, and he becomes intoxicated while on duty. When Janeway expresses her concern, Steth attacks her and is taken to sickbay after Tuvok stuns him with a phaser.
Daelen explains that the alien has perfected selective DNA exchange. It put Steth into its body, and Paris into Steth's. They finally activate the coaxial warp drive and manage to catch up with Voyager, but when they tell Janeway what has happened, they realize the alien has switched bodies again. Janeway is lying in sickbay in Paris' body, and the alien in her body takes off from Voyager in a shuttle it has outfitted with the advanced propulsion system. Paris and Steth race after her, and Paris applies the principles he used in repairing the warp drive to disable it. With the alien in custody, everyone is returned to the proper bodies, and Paris has gained a new appreciation for the monotony of his life. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfyTxK19JmhArF9rs | We want our clients to have a clear vision of their custom home project and nothing does this better than taking you on a virtual tour of your future home using the latest in 3-D technology. We call these videos "Fly Arounds" because it is as if you are inside a drone flying around your property from every possible angle. You are able to see the most realistic and dramatic representation of your materials and selections before your home is built in a real life setting on your lot. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfGHxK1UJ-rWoK7AD | Assumptions on Nalanda questioned
RAZIUDDIN AQUIL
June 8, 2018,
A voluminous and timely book published by Dr Pintu Kumar of the Department of History, Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi, calls into question some flawed assumptions of fraughtful consequences relating to an important aspect of the early history of Buddhism at the place of its origin (Buddhist Learning in South Asia: Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara, Lexington Books, 2018). The author moves away from simplistic modern day categorisations of the historic Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar, either as "half monastery, half university" or more megalomaniac international university — formulations which ascribe modern meanings on an ancient institution for advanced training in Buddhist religion and philosophy. Instead, the setting up and functioning of the large Buddhist monastic institution of learning is studied in terms of its ideological orientation and physical expansion in relation to politics of patronage.
This is an important theme in the history of Buddhism, which has recently acquired topical significance. The richly detailed monograph by Dr Kumar is a must read for those misled by ill-informed assertions in the service of modern politics of religion or secularism with a misplaced sense of pride in the past. The recent attempt to revive the Buddhist Vihara at Nalanda as an International University has run into political difficulties. The assumption that there was an international university at the site functioning through the first millennium CE, and which should be revived in all its glory is no less preposterous.
It has been argued that an international university of worldwide reputation was set up at Nalanda way back in the 5th century and it flourished over the next seven centuries before it was destroyed by a marauding Turkish force led by Bakhtiyar Khalji at the end of the 12th century. The learned Professor Amartya Sen has often suggested that a nine-storied university building serving aspiring international students was attacked by an army of invaders which also devastated many cities on their way to Nalanda. The irony is such a fictitious narrative fits well with the right-wing fabrications of the past, which Professor Sen is seemingly combating. Thus, the revived Nalanda University project can feed the canards on destructions and havoc created by medieval Muslim rulers, with the assertion that this was the time for course correction and even revenge.
The Turkish-Muslim conquest of Punjab, Hindustan and Bengal involved little violence and no dislocation of general population. In Bihar, the army landed up and ransacked a Buddhist monastery without knowing what it was: fortress, Hindu temple, Buddhist monastery or educational institution? By the end of the 12th century, beforeTurkish conquest and forced by Brahmanical reassertion, Buddhism was reduced to some monasteries even in Bihar where it originated. It had to either assimilate itself into a broader Brahmanical-Hindu tradition or relocate to eastern frontiers of Bengal, Myanmar, further east into South-East Asia, besides China and Japan, where inroads were already made for a millennium. Monks and pilgrims from those countries took arduous journeys to visit the places of pilgrimage in Buddhism's original home. Those important sites and monasteries are now being glorified as international universities. Meanwhile, the tragic history of Buddhism in Bihar has reached its climax with the Census of India reporting that there only 0.02% Buddhists are left in the state today, a mere 25,000 out of a whopping 10 crore.
In this connection, mention may also be made of the horrible violence involving the Rohingya. The current attempt to convert the Rohingya issue into Buddhist-Muslim struggle is an unfortunate spin to long-standing ethnic conflict. The attackers happen to be Buddhist chauvinists unleashing gruesome violence on "Bengali" Rohingya, the majority of whom might have embraced Islam from possible Tantric-Buddhist antecedents—probably originating in early medieval Bihar and undergoing a process of cultural accretion over the past several centuries even as they moved eastward. That ethnic struggle takes a violent religious turn and goes out of control is well reflected in an appalling political position and attitude of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.
As the very sensible Dalai Lama has frequently observed, Buddha would indeed not have approved the kind of violence the world is confronted with today. The abuse of the past in the politics of religion or seeking to revive it, even if for a noble venture, is fraught with all kinds of consequences. In such matters, men in positions of power need to act responsibly and understand that discretion is the better part of valour. Planning to build new institutions of higher education with facilities and infrastructure at par with world-class universities is a commendable idea, but this should not be linked with any symbolic revival of a glorious past without a proper understanding of what that past might have been like. | commoncrawl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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When my grandfather passed away, he left me his watch. And while I treasure it, I never wear it. I haven't worn a watch since I started carrying a cell phone over a decade ago. And I really don't have an inclination to start wearing one today. But these rumors of an Apple watch have me think it's not a matter of if, but when I'll start wearing one again.
I am not going to start wearing a watch because I am an Apple loyalist, even though I am one. And while I appreciate the value that another screen holds to output data, this doesn't captivate me. What interests me is input.
I don't want to wear a watch as a watch, but as a remote, as an input device. Kevin Fox argued that a watch would be a natural fit for Siri to take commands. He suggested it could very well include a compass and accelerometer for maps. But what other sensors could fit into a wrist band? Light sensor? Of course. A gyroscope? Temperature, ambient and body? Your pulse? Air quality? NFC?
During an episode of the Critical Path, Horace Dediu argued that advances in computing occur because of innovations in input methods. At the time, I think he was mostly considering voice commands and Siri. But an iOS-based watch might bring wearable devices to the mass market. It might take the market that FitBit is in but with deep device integration, no deep ecosystem integration, and measure so much more and for so many more people. A watch could also serve as a suitable remote for the coming "phablet" iPhones that people might prefer to keep in a bag while on the go.
The Tom Cruise/Minority Report thing we always laugh about relied on big exhausting gestures. What if a wrist-band could capture much more discrete and less tiring movements? I'm no futurist, but imagine if you could hold your phone in one hand and generate input with the other hand with small motions or subtle typing like flexing of your fingers. What if you could conduct Siri by drumming your fingers against a table top?
A watch is a path toward wearable computing and the quantified self. No wonder Nike recently announced that it has no plans to release its FuelBand app for Android. If Nike isn't already partnering with Apple to make an early app, they're deep enough in this direction to understand it's value and likelihood: they're going to be busy remaking and making apps for this new addition to the iOS ecosystem.
Of course, an iOS watch as wearable computing device will be pitted squarely against Google Glass. Google Glass sounds expensive in terms of monetary ($1,500) and social costs (it's too in your face and too in the face of your acquaintances). But an iOS accessory, might be less expensive. What's the word for disrupting a product that hasn't launched yet?
But look at me, increasing my own enthusiasm as I write. I shouldn't get ahead of reality. Like the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV before it, an iOS watch will probably debut with a high price and then come down over time. The price will signal that's it's not a device for everyone yet. It might not be a device for me yet. But I suspect in the future, we will all be wearing more not fewer computing devices, and Jonathan Ive will probably design at least some of the ones I wear.
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Torres v. Mercer Canyons Inc. August 31, 2016 15-35615
US v. Jensen August 31, 2016 14-55221
Wilson v. Lynch August 31, 2016 14-15700
Perez-Guzman v. Lynch August 31, 2016 13-70579
ROBIN BLAKE COMBS v. WASHINGTON STATE August 31, 2016 No. 14-35821 D.C. No. 3:12-cv-05280-RBL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN DOE August 31, 2016 No. 15-50263 D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00470-JAK-1
FIDEL QUINONEZ HERNANDEZ v. LORETTA LYNCH August 31, 2016 No. 13-71304 Agency No. A072-399-794
RAYMOND ALFORD BRADFORD v. BROOKS YU PEPPERCORN August 31, 2016 No. 15-16151 D.C. No. 1:11-cv-00990-AWI-SKO
ISAIAH NOEL WILLIAMS v. DEBRA WILLIAMS August 31, 2016 No. 13-17284 D.C. No. 4:07-cv-04464-CW
DR BARRY FREEMAN v. COUNTY OF ORANGE BYRON MOLDO MARC FRIEDMAN REBECCA FRIEDMAN August 31, 2016 No. 14-56511 D.C. No. 8:14-cv-00107-JLS-AN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NATHAN CHARLTON August 31, 2016 No. 15-10222 D.C. No. 3:13-cr-00591-VC-1
Bacilio Ruiz Torres; Jose Amador, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs–Appellees, v. Mercer Canyons Inc., Defendant–Appellant. August 31, 2016 No. 15-35615
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LUIS HERNANDEZ SANDOVAL August 31, 2016 No. 15-30131 D.C. No. 3:14-cr-05105-RBL-1
RICHARD LOUIS ARNOLD PHILLIPS v. DAVE DAVEY RICHARD LOUIS ARNOLD PHILLIPS August 30, 2016 No. 15-16361 D.C. No. 1:15-cv-00325-GSA No. 15-72096
Dr. Rahinah Ibrahim, an individual, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Jeh Johnson, * in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Terrorist Screening Center; Christopher M. Piehota, i August 30, 2016 Nos. 14–16161 14–17272
David A. Rademaker, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Daniel Paramo, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. August 30, 2016 No. 14-56946
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARIANO KOYAMA PANGELINAN August 30, 2016 No. 14-10469 D.C. No. 1:13-cr-00013-RVM-1
JOSE MENDEZ v. LORETTA LYNCH August 30, 2016 No. 13-70920 Agency No. A073-915-421
Ibrahim v. US August 30, 2016 14-16161, 14-17272
Rademaker v. Paramo August 30, 2016 14-56946
Bhattari v. Lynch August 30, 2016 12-74062
Alvarez v. Tracy August 30, 2016 12-15788
Morales de Soto v. Lynch August 30, 2016 09-72122
Fortino Alvarez, Petitioner–Appellant, v. Ron Lopez, * Chief Administrator for the Gila River Indian Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision, Respondent–Appellee. August 30, 2016 No. 12–15788
US v. Aguilar-Canche August 29, 2016 15-30209, 15-30210
Akina v. State of Hawaii August 29, 2016 15-17134
Frost v. Gilbert August 29, 2016 11-35114
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. AT LLC August 29, 2016 No. 15–16585
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHNNY WILLIAMS August 29, 2016 No. 15-16143 D.C. No. 4:09-cr-00786-JSW-1
Federal Trade Commission v. AT LLC August 29, 2016 15-16585
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Demer v. IBM August 26, 2016 13-17196
Dugard v. US August 26, 2016 13-17596
Tuetscher v. Riverside Sheriffs' Assoc. August 26, 2016 13-56411
Trader Joe's Co. v. Hallatt August 26, 2016 14-35035
Scott Teutscher, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Riverside Sheriffs' Association, Defendant-Appellee, and Riverside Sheriffs' Association Legal Defense Trust; Tanya Conrad, individually and as an Agent of the Riverside Sheriffs Associatio.. August 26, 2016 No. 13-56411, No. 13-56659
James Fenske, Petitioner, v. Service Employees International, Inc.; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program, Respondents. August 26, 2016 No. 14–71512
THE HEMMER GROUP v. SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY ANTON GARNIER MARK SWATEK CHERYL CLARY PETER MOERBEEK August 26, 2016 No. 14-56235
JESUS CASTANEDA v. TRIMBLE August 26, 2016 No. 15-16386
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ERNEST JOSEPH BISSON August 26, 2016 No. 15-30274
CRISTOBAL HERNANDEZ JR v. JANICE BREWER MARK BRNOVICH STATE OF ARI August 26, 2016 No. 13-16826
RICKIE HILL v. ROWLEY SPIERS August 26, 2016 No. 15-16458
SCOTT TEUTSCHER RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION LEGAL DEFENSE TRUST v. WILLIAM NATHANIEL WOODSON III August 26, 2016 No. 13-56411, No. 13-56659
Fenske v. Service Employees Int'l, Inc. August 26, 2016 14-71512
Godoy v. Spearman August 25, 2016 13-56024
Reyes v. Lynch August 25, 2016 14-73510
LYDIA HERNANDEZ EUTIMIO HERNANDEZ v. FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION August 25, 2016 No. 14-56309
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FERNANDO ZATARAIN PENA August 25, 2016 No. 14-50163
JAY LYNN PEMBER v. AL RAMOS August 25, 2016 No. 15-15627
Estate of Manuel Diaz; Genevieve Huizar, an individual, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. City of Anaheim, a California municipal entity; Nick Bennallack, Officer, Defendants–Appellees. August 24, 2016 No. 14–55644
ESTATE OF MANUEL DIAZ GENEVIEVE HUIZAR v. CITY OF ANAHEIM NICK BENNALLACK August 24, 2016 No. 14-55644 D.C. No. 8:12-cv-01897-JVS-RNB
Estate of Diaz v. City of Anaheim August 24, 2016 14-55644
Shea Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue August 24, 2016 14-72161
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division v. BNSF August 24, 2016 15-56556
Tompkins v. 23andMe, Inc. August 23, 2016 14-16405
David Tompkins, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. 23andMe, Inc., Defendant–Appellee. August 23, 2016 No. 14-16405
Ortega-Lopez v. Lynch August 23, 2016 13-71127
Welch v. Brown August 23, 2016 15-16598
IN RE: Berkeley Delaware Court August 23, 2016 14-55854
American Hotel and Lodging Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles August 23, 2016 15-55909
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TONY LEE GUSTAFSON August 22, 2016 No. 15-30192 D.C. No. 9:14-cr-00027-DLC-4
MOHSEN REIHANIFAM v. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA August 22, 2016 No. 15-55310
Morris v. Ernst & Young August 22, 2016 13-16599
IN RE: Del Biaggio III August 22, 2016 13-17500
Bibiano v. Lynch August 19, 2016 12-71735
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. 679 FIREARMS 87 983 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION MARIA FERRO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA August 19, 2016 No. 13-56425, No. 13-56707
CHARLEY ZACHARIA v. LORETTA LYNCH CHARLEY ZACHARIA August 19, 2016 No. 10-72739, No. 11-72207
Fidel Ignacio Bibiano, Aka Bibi Bibiano, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General, Respondent. August 19, 2016 No. 12-71735
United States of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Jamie Harmon, Defendant–Appellant. August 18, 2016 No. 15–10034
LARRY BROWN v. BANK OF AMERICA August 18, 2016 No. 14-55731
Polo v. LLC August 18, 2016 14-55916
Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise, Inc. August 18, 2016 14-55302
US v. Harmon August 18, 2016 15-10034
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KEJUAN CHAVIZ MOORE August 17, 2016 No. 15-50491 D.C. No. 2:11-cr-00215-DSF
JAMES LIEBSACK JON LIEBSACK v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA August 17, 2016 No. 15-35300 D.C. No. 3:07-cv-00071-RRB
Reyes v. Lewis August 17, 2016 12-56650
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STACY LAULU August 16, 2016 No. 15-30152
Larry R. Dawson, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Akal Security Incorporated, Defendant-appellee. August 16, 2016 No. 12-16789
US v. McIntosh August 16, 2016 15-10117
US v. Mendoza-Padilla August 16, 2016 15-10051
US v. Romero August 15, 2016 15-30023
Nat'l Credit Union Admin. Bd. v. RBS August 15, 2016 13-56620
Democratic Party of Hawaii v. Nago August 15, 2016 13-17545
Washington v. Ryan August 15, 2016 05-99009
SHAWN STEVENS v. CAROLYN COLVIN August 15, 2016 No. 14-35153
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GILBERTO MARTINEZ August 15, 2016 No. 15-10251
SLIM MANAI v. ELVIN VALENZUELA August 15, 2016 No. 15-16000
Democratic Party of Hawaii, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Scott T. Nago, in his official capacity as Chief Election Officer of the State of Hawaii, Defendant-Appellee. August 15, 2016 No. 13–17545
CHARDE EVANS v. WAL MART STORES INC August 15, 2016 No. 14-16566
GURJIT SINGH v. LORETTA LYNCH August 15, 2016 No. 13-72436
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSE MORENO NEVAREZ August 15, 2016 No. 14-50242
PATRICK BAILEY v. CAROLYN COLVIN August 15, 2016 No. 14-17304
Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management August 15, 2016 14-15836
Castro v. County of Los Angeles August 15, 2016 12-56829
Washington v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dep't August 12, 2016 13-56647
US v. Herrera-Rivera August 12, 2016 15-50141
Bourne Valley Court Trust v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. August 12, 2016 15-15233
ILIR OSMANI v. LORETTA LYNCH August 12, 2016 Nos. 14-70291 14-71181 14-73738
DIMARIO PICKFORD v. GERALD JANDA August 12, 2016 No. 14-16627
HERMOSA ON METROPOLE LLC HERMOSA NNN LLC v. CITY OF AVALON August 12, 2016 No. 14-56433
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BkiUb5XxK4sA-7sDd67K | Q: How Mock JsonReader unit testing a custom JsonConverter Wrote a Custom JsonConverter to handle different Json formats that are returned by different versions of the same api. One app makes a request to several other apps, and we dont know which format will be returned so the JsonConverter handles this and seems to work well. I need to add unit tests to the project, except I have not found helpful resources to help Mock out some of the Newtonsoft.Json objects, mainly JsonReader.
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
JObject jsonValue = JObject.Load(reader);
if(jsonValue == null)
{
return null;
}
var responseData = ReadJsonObject(jsonValue);
return responseData;
}
[TestMethod]
public void ReadJsonReturnNullForNullJson()
{
var converter = new DataConverter();
_mockJsonReader.Setup(x => x.Value).Returns(null);
var responseData = converter.ReadJson(_mockJsonReader.Object, typeof(ProbeResponseData), null, _mockJsonSerializer.Object);
Assert.IsNull(responseData);
}
Some code has been taken out of the ReadJson method. I am trying Setup the JsonReader to return the value of the actual json, in this case a null value but in other unit tests I would want an actual Json(JObject). When running the unit test I receive a "Newtonsoft.JsonReaderException: Error reading JObject from JsonReader. Path ''."
A: The use of DeserializeObject<T> will call your override of ReadJson under the hood.
[TestMethod]
public void ReadJsonVerifyTypeReturned()
{
var testJson = CreateJsonString();
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ProbeResponseData>(testJson);
var resultCheck = result as ProbeResponseData;
Assert.IsNotNull(resultCheck);
}
A: Whilst using JsonConvert or JsonSerializer directly will allow you to test it, you probably should make your converter tests a little more direct. For instance, you can't guarantee that JSON.NET will do what you expect when you call the deserializer, whereas what you actually want to test is your custom converter - what JSON.NET does with that is out of your control.
Consider this example:
public readonly struct UserId
{
public static readonly UserId Empty = new UserId();
public UserId(int value)
{
Value = value;
HasValue = true;
}
public int Value { get; }
public bool HasValue { get; }
}
I've got this struct, which is backed by an int. I want to deserialize a specific JSON number value as an int -> UserId. So, I create a custom converter:
public class UserIdConverter
{
public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType) => objectType == typeof(UserId);
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
int? id = serializer.Deserialize<int?>(reader);
if (!id.HasValue)
{
return UserId.Empty;
}
return new UserId(id.Value);
}
}
I've skipped over the implementation of WriteJson in this instance, but the logic is the same.
I would write my test as follows:
[Fact]
public void UserIdJsonConverter_CanConvertFromJsonNumber()
{
// Arrange
var serialiser = new JsonSerializer();
var reader = CreateJsonReader("10");
var converter = new UserIdJsonConverter();
// Act
var result = converter.ReadJson(reader, typeof(UserId), null, serialiser);
// Assert
Assert.NotNull(result);
Assert.IsType<UserId>(result);
var id = (UserId)result;
Assert.True(id.HasValue);
Assert.Equal(10, id.Value);
}
private JsonTextReader CreateJsonReader(string json)
=> new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(json));
In doing so, I can create a test purely around my ReadJson method, and confirm it does what I expect. Going further, I could potentially mock elements, such as the JsonReader and JsonSerializer to result in different preconditions so I can test a wide array of scenarios.
The issue with relying on JsonConvert or JsonSerializer to run the full deserialization process, is that you're introducing other logic which is largely outside of your control. I.e., what if through deserialization, JSON.NET actually makes a different decision and your custom converter is never used - your test isn't responsible for testing JSON.NET itself, but what your custom converter actually does.
A: Without knowing the inner workings of your custom converter, could you just create a test double instead of a mock?
public class JsonReaderThatReturnsNull : JsonReader
{
public override bool Read()
{
return true;
}
public override object Value => null;
}
A: To get to test the converter, it needs to be in the list of converters. If you used JsonConverterAttribute, it will work automatigically, but if you didn't you can do it like this:
var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
serializerSettings.Converters.Add(new MyJsonConverter());
var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create(serializerSettings);
var jObject = JObject.Parse(myString);
var result = jObject.ToObject<MyObject>(serializer);
A: Try to use this to check converted result.
DeserializedType result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DeserializedType>(json, new Converter(parms));
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BkiUdzvxK6Ot9WA5iDhh | How Big Data Can Support More Precise Conservation
A recent study suggests that the kind of data-driven approach used by tech professionals can also help to inspire new conservation behaviors.
Adi Gaskell
May. 09, 19 · News
Marketing may, on the surface, appear to have little it can teach conservationists about how to protect precious wilderness, but a recent study from the University of Montana suggests that the kind of data-driven approach used by digital marketers can also help to inspire new conservation behaviors.
The researchers examined how conservationists can use the kind of microtargeting techniques commonly used in digital marketing to better identify landowners who might be agreeable to installing riparian buffers on their land. The landowners were based in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, which is home to around 18 million people and is the county's largest estuary, providing habitat for around 3,600 plants and animal species.
The researchers wanted to test the use of microtargeting, which is a method used in marketing that relies heavily on big data to predictively analyze the customer base to determine those most likely to respond positively to a particular message or intervention.
"These are the types of data that inform the ads you get on Facebook or Google," the researchers explain. "We're taking that same technology and instead of trying to sell people stuff, we're trying to find people most willing to invest in conservation."
Precision Conservation
The team developed a land cover data set before overlaying it with detailed property records to help them identify specific land owners where the riparian areas needed better conservation. They took this information and developed a model using a second database of landowners who had previously conducted restoration work to test whether this model could accurately predict future participation.
When the model was tested, it revealed that those landowners identified as being good targets were indeed more likely to support the project. Indeed, they had done so twice as often in the past.
"If you are a conservation NGO or government agency conducting outreach, microtargeting can dramatically increase your impact or cut your outreach budget," the authors say. "The marketing tools that we see all around us can be employed to do really good work for conservation agencies and groups. There's a lot of power there."
Whilst this particular study had a quite distinct use case, the researchers have both used and identified similar data-driven approaches to assess land-use decisions and aptitude for conservation in the past. They are confident that it could be invaluable in a wide range of scenarios.
"There is growing recognition that conservation needs frequently surpass the resources we have to invest in them," they conclude. "If we're going to make progress toward conservation objectives, we have to be smart about where we spend our money, so we have to look for the places that have the highest return on our conservation investment."
Published at DZone with permission of Adi Gaskell, DZone MVB. See the original article here.
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BkiUgNrxK7IAEwOJKFHb | Licensed to work as an elementary school principal or vice principal in the state of Massachusetts, Naomi Tetherly has experience as a special education director and an English and Social Studies teacher with Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter Public School in Springfield, Massachusetts. She also worked as a substitute teacher with Springfield Public Schools.
Before embarking on her career in the education sector, Ms. Tetherly worked as a disability claims examiner with Hartford Life Insurance Company. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia University and a master's degree in school administration from American International College.
Away from work, Ms. Tetherly is an avid runner and a member of the Empire One Running Club in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She is also passionate about travel and has visited India, England, Scotland, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Germany, the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands, and places throughout the continental United States. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeDw4ukPiEUQBmyFo | 2005-12-29 10:34:04 spread the word of Browser Wars in all the crappy forums you peruse! How? It's easy by attaching this handy dandy animated gif image to your sigline!
Wow, that was so easy and effective! thanks Flush, you have made my life a billion times better than it was before.
2006-01-03 02:28:08 That's good. I think everyone on the forums will be staring at that GIF for a long time wondering when it's going to loop! | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdJk5qoYAxftPVJYj | Still some consideration about Gemini. In the last few days, I've seen some interesting posts and comments.
Chris is still worried about the lose of control, and I agree with him that metadata are a key part of a complete BI solution, and today we are missing it – this is one of the reason that inspired many choices of the SQLBI Methodology.
Chris still doesn't agree with Amir Netz, who commented on my and his blog with another analogy ("analogy game" in the title explained) that is so interesting (you might agree or disagree – but it's a funny game) that I hope it deserves more visibility than in a blog comment.
In many ways, today's BI world behaves very much like a 1920's centralized communist regime. The central BI government owns all of the legal supply side. It believes it knows better than anyone what the citizens needs and wants and set up to provide everyone's needs. While it does not have the capacity to handle anything close to the full needs of the population, it prefers that some will go hungry and barefoot rather than let them supply their own needs. In fact, it will prosecute anyone who shows any enterprise spirit offering an alternative supply route. It will demonize the free enterprises, call them "capitalist pigs", "traitors of the cause". The central goverment believes its suppression of the free enterprises is for the "common good of the motherland", even at the cost of the suffering of the citizens, without realizing that the motherland is supposed to serve the citizens first and foremost.
The central regime will find itself with an endless attrition war against the population. The black market will thrive unless ruthless measures are taken. Back to our BI world – these iron fist measures are mostly unacceptable in today's enterprises. Therefore the central IT government often finds itself without much teeth. It can wage a propaganda war but the citizens will mostly ignore it and will continue with their black market activities.
Gemini is the "glasnosts". It is the relaxation of the central monopolization of the supply taps. It is about allowing free enterprises to operate, as long as they are not overstepping reasonable bounds. It is about oversight rather than suppression. Gemini is about trusting the citizens to do the right things once given a chance (presumed innocent unless proven guilty). In such a market the citizens and the government work together for the benefit of the population. This new marketplace is about creating efficiencies and encouraging creativity. It is about letting new ideas float and let the market pick the winners. The government will still hold firm control over the most essential services: military, judicial, education and healthcare. But at the same time, it will allow almost everything else to be generated by the free population. It will hold a regulatory and police force to verify that the bounds are not stepped over but at the same time, will be non-intrusive until violations occur.
So, which regime do you endorse?
As I said, I share the fears of Chris, but I'm still convinced that this is not important. Gemini is inevitably. The question is how to manage it and its possible misuse. If we will be unable to do it, we will not have time to build "trusted" solutions because all of our time will be lost trying to fix problematic Gemini-Excel reports. A strong metadata initiative from Microsoft would be a relief for many of us in this direction. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUdIs4eIZjtO0fWkD2 | Has signed TPNW, but not yet ratified
The Philippines has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Alan Peter Cayetano, the then-secretary for foreign affairs of the Philippines, signed the treaty when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017. The government announced in October 2018 that it is "working towards its ratification".
The Philippines participated in the negotiation of the treaty at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and voted in favour of its adoption.
In an address to the United Nations following the signing ceremony in September 2017, Cayetano said: "If we listen to each other, we will hear the same thing. We have no need for nuclear weapons. There is absolutely no benefit in another cold war, neither in an arms race." He urged nuclear-armed states to sign the treaty.
The Philippines has promoted universal adherence to the treaty, including by co-sponsoring a UN General Assembly resolution in 2019 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty "at the earliest possible date".
In a statement to the United Nations in September 2019, the Philippines hailed the treaty as "a landmark agreement that fortifies the nuclear disarmament architecture" and "delegitimises once and for all the use of nuclear weapons".
In its opening statement to the negotiating conference, the Philippines said that it attaches "great importance" to the cause of disarmament, as the Philippine constitution "mandates us to adopt and pursue a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in our territory".
It said that it is cognisant of "present geopolitical realities", and it is precisely because of these realities that we must work to free the world of nuclear weapons: "There will never be a better time than now to discuss the prohibition of such weapons."
In 2016, the Philippines was a co-sponsor of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence the negotiations in 2017 on "a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination".
The Philippines was among 127 states that endorsed a "humanitarian pledge" in 2015–16 to cooperate "in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons". The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the negotiations.
The Philippines is a state party to the 1995 Treaty of Bangkok, which established Southeast Asia as a nuclear-weapon-free zone.
Philippine Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Center for Peace Education
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BkiUeK7xK0-nUGYe6fkx | B' e Rìgh na Gearmailt (bho 936) agus Impire Naomh Ròmanach (bho 962 gu a caochladh) a bha ann an Otto I Mòr (Wallhausen, 23 an t-Samhain 912–Memleben, 7 an Cèitean 973). Bha e na mhac Eanraig I Eunadair agus Matilda à Ringelheim.
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Chaidh an duilleag seo a dheasachadh 7 dhen Chèitean 2018 aig 11:06 turas mu dheireadh. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUcCTxK5YsWPOoe6Vx | import unittest
import os
from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest, skipModule
from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
def setUpModule():
if not oeRuntimeTest.hasFeature("tools-sdk"):
skipModule("Image doesn't have tools-sdk in IMAGE_FEATURES")
class KernelModuleTest(oeRuntimeTest):
def setUp(self):
self.target.copy_to(os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.filesdir, "hellomod.c"), "/tmp/hellomod.c")
self.target.copy_to(os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.filesdir, "hellomod_makefile"), "/tmp/Makefile")
@testcase('316')
@skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
@skipUnlessPassed('test_gcc_compile')
def test_kernel_module(self):
cmds = [
'cd /usr/src/kernel && make scripts',
'cd /tmp && make',
'cd /tmp && insmod hellomod.ko',
'lsmod | grep hellomod',
'dmesg | grep Hello',
'rmmod hellomod', 'dmesg | grep "Cleaning up hellomod"'
]
for cmd in cmds:
(status, output) = self.target.run(cmd, 900)
self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="\n".join([cmd, output]))
def tearDown(self):
self.target.run('rm -f /tmp/Makefile /tmp/hellomod.c')
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BkiUdSY5qoTA0iwhHQZz | The majority of the killings take place in diamond concessions run by MIBA, the DRC's largely state-owned diamond-mining company which has its headquarters in Mbuji-Mayi in the province of Kasaï Oriental. The killings are perpetrated by MIBA guards who have no formal training in civilian law enforcement and who appear to routinely use excessive force, including firearms, in dealing with suspected illegal miners. Although a minority of suspected illegal miners may be armed and, therefore, pose a genuine threat to the safety of MIBA guards, the majority are unarmed. 'Shooting them dead, in such circumstances, amounts to extrajudicial execution,' Amnesty International said.
Soldiers belonging to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), a military ally of the DRC government which is now in the process of withdrawing from the DRC, have also been playing a role in guarding MIBA's concessions. They too have been responsible for human rights violations, including the unlawful killing of suspected illegal miners, for which they have never been held accountable. In October 2001, Amnesty International delegates on an official visit to one of MIBA's diamond concessions were stopped at gunpoint, ordered from their vehicles and briefly detained by ZDF soldiers. A ZDF officer threatened to shoot the delegates if they did not get out of their vehicles, thereby highlighting the apparent readiness of ZDF soldiers to resort to firearms when dealing with unarmed civilians.
The rights of suspected illegal miners who are apprehended by MIBA guards are also routinely violated. They are generally detained in unofficial detention centres within the MIBA diamond concessions, where the extremely poor sanitary conditions amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. In April 2002 the average age of the detainees in one of these detention centres was about 15. No provisions are made for detaining minors separately from adults. Detainees who are injured in the course of arrest or who become ill in custody have no access to medical care.
The Congolese authorities refuse to acknowledge that large-scale abuses, including extrajudicial executions, are taking place in the diamond concessions. Local journalists and human rights activists who have denounced these human rights abuses have been arbitrarily detained and subjected to other forms of intimidation. To Amnesty International's knowledge, not a single MIBA guard has ever been put on trial, let alone convicted, for the unlawful killing of an illegal miner.
There has so far been no international pressure on the DRC government to break the link between its diamond trade and human rights abuses. On the contrary, in April 2002 the DRC government was able to sign, unchallenged, a new international system of diamond certification agreed through the Kimberley Process. The international system is intended to stem the trade in so-called conflict diamonds by armed political groups. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUfeQ5qhLBsCDnQyPo | By Charles Burns
Part of Pantheon Graphic Library
Category: Graphic Novels & Manga | Science Fiction & Fantasy
From the creator of Black Hole ("The best graphic novel of the year." —Time; "Burns's masterwork." —The New York Times Book Review), the second part of a new epic masterpiece of graphic horror in brilliant, vivid color.
Much has happened since we last saw Doug, the Tintin-like hero from X'ed Out. Confessing his past to an unidentified woman, Doug struggles to recall the mysterious incident that left his life shattered, an incident that may have involved his disturbed and now-absent girlfriend, Sarah, and her menacing ex-boyfriend.
Doug warily seeks answers in a nightmarish alternate world that is a distorted mirror of our own, where he is a lowly employee that carts supplies around the Hive. The second part of Charles Burns's riveting trilogy, this graphic narrative will delight and surpass the expectations of his fans.
Also in Pantheon Graphic Library
About Charles Burns
CHARLES BURNS grew up in Seattle in the 1970s. His work rose to prominence in Art Spiegelman's RAW magazine in the mid-1980s, and since then he has worked on a wide range of projects including album covers, ad campaigns, and set design. He… More about Charles Burns
Published by Pantheon
Oct 09, 2012 | 56 Pages | 8-7/8 x 11-5/8 | ISBN 9780307907882
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Praise for The Hive:
"Burns's oeuvre is frequently cited as 'strange,' but that's perhaps oversimplifying a world more thought-provokingly described as recognizably like our own, except for when it's not—and it's the difference between the two where Burns's power to shine a light on the darker side of human nature lies…the result will stick with readers long after being absorbed." –Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The Hive is a tour-de-force of psychedelic storytelling, an astonishing piece of graphic literature that combines strange characters, even stranger situations and locales, and multi-leveled narratives in a way you have never seen before on the page. Burns' work is utterly unique, and he has no fear about experimenting and trying to engage the reader in new ways. Perhaps his greatest gift is finding a way to make you find empathy for people and things that you would normally find off-putting or disgusting. Burns is one of the few talents who stands above the medium, and deservedly so. Easily one of the finest works you'll see this year." –Comics Waiting Room
"As if the introduction to this series wasn't hallucinatory enough, this second installment will leave initiates feeling significantly disoriented. And perhaps that's part of the point, as Burns blurs the distinctions within this anti-narrative among comic books, reality, drugs, masks, nightmare and identity…A very creative artist lets his imagination loose in the middle of somewhere, where only the most adventurous lovers of graphic narrative might dare to tread." –Kirkus
"Burns' clean, highly refined style contributes to an unnerving reading experience when reconciled with the slippery, seething and roiling quality of a story as it's taking place—on multiple levels of consciousness, timeframes and planes of existence…Burns is making us slow down and savor this morsel of brilliance in a timeframe that starts to even out the ratio of writing time to reading time. If that's vindication for an author—one whose visual style incorporates thousands of beautiful hash marks, each tapered perfectly with a tiny brush—then I'm all for it." –The Comics Journal
"If you want to play against type and give a completely nonholiday gift for the holidays, wrap up a copy of Charles Burns's The Hive. It's a creepy tour de force, weaving together layers of paranoid nightmares, and a sequel to Burns's X'ed Out. It's as though the tenants of Ware's townhouse all dropped bad acid at the same time, and Burns's drawing delivers the horror in full-color, palm-sweating detail, complete with armies of maggots, sadistic lovers, and desolate underground factories patrolled by foul-mouthed alien overlords. Not a stocking stuffer for the little ones." –Boston Globe gift guide
"Intelligent, carefully crafted and emphatically not for everyone." –Paste Magazine
"The beautifully disturbing, non-linear tale leaps effortlessly between the real and unreal. Though in this installment, the lines further blur as elements from the bizarrely apocalyptic reality and the 'normal' collide. Inspired equally by the works of Hergé and William Burroughs, Burns once again provides one of the best graphic novels of the year." –Nexus Graphica Top Ten
Praise for X'ed Out:
"Terrifically creepy . . . I loved every second of this book." —Boing Boing
"Burns's comics are fluid, smooth and as solidly built as a vintage TV set, but they shudder with the chill of the uncanny." —The New York Times Book Review
"A surrealistic, often horrifying book . . . a Tintin homage for grown-ups." —The Stranger
"A fantastic meta-reality where Burns' spastic yet tightly reined imagination is allowed to feed on itself deliciously." —AV Club, "A" review
"Taps into the archive of gothic and grotesque imagery . . . What's dormant inside of Tintin—the abject fear that Hergé rarely acknowledges—X'ed Out brings to life." —The Comics Journal
"Cause for celebration . . . a visual feast as much as a literary one, and it dwells in the mind long after the final pages have turned." —Culture Mob
"Tantalizing…a gorgeous head trip." —New York Magazine
"Bizarre, haunting, horrific, funny . . . Burns is skilled at paralyzing readers, and leading us into worlds we never knew existed." —USA Today
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BkiUbfk25YjgKJ9_cf1b | Our Small Groups
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GET FIT | KEEP FIT
So where do we start?
on a plot of land not too far away
Hope Church, or the "Clifton Christian Fellowship" as it was known at the time, purchased the plot of land next to where the Hope Centre currently stands. The church had not had a place of its own since its inception and had been using various buildings in and around Clifton.
Meanwhile the building next door was a youth centre, affectionately known to locals as "Spiders".
The "Clifton Christian Fellowship" signed up for a 15 year lease with St Francis Anglican Church to rent space in their hall. At this point the church changed its name to Charis, which is the greek word for Grace. From here the Church lived and worked for many happy years as part of the Clifton community.
Buying the Hope Centre.
Not long before the lease on our existing space was about to expire, the opportunity came up to purchase Spiders, which had long since shut down. We knew that we could rebuild the old centre in to something amazing, and the fact that it was right next to the site that we had already purchased made it even more appealing.
The purchase actually took nearly two years to complete.
Soon after we started the purchase, we realised that it was going to to take a lot of hard work, capital and resources to make our dreams a reality so we started an intensive fundraising campaign and worked with some amazing parties to make our dreams a reality.
By June 2015 we had secured enough funding to start work, so we went to take a look at our new forever home. As you can see from the photos it was a bit of a mess!
Rebuild. Restore. Renew.
Not long after that we put the work out to tender and Resurrection Construction Ltd were successful. Work started the following month and lasted about 9 months. Here are some of the things we did:
Stripping back the building to its original shell and starting again
Building space in to the roof to create office space
Replacing the power, heating and lighting systems
Creating a new auditorium where the old basketball court was and fitting underfloor heating, a state of the art PA and AV system and its own kitchen
Creating a new community space for youth and children work
Transforming the front area into the Hope Cafe, split over two levels with a brand new kitchen
Creating a separate store for our Foodbank
The Big Launch.
So we finally made it and the Hope Centre was officially launched by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Mohammed Saghir, and Lilian Greenwood MP on Saturday 9th July.
It was a fantastic day with over 500 people visiting the new facilities during the afternoon – enjoying a free BBQ, fairground rides for the children and music – plus a chance to view the new centre.
The feedback from the local community was amazing with many people being able to remember the old building. We had an official opening ceremony at 4pm where we shared a video to mark the launch (which is at the bottom of this page if you want to see it).
Lillian Greenwood gave some brilliant official opening words and Pastor Stephen shared about the journey leading up to the day and what it means for both Church and community. If you are interested, you can read what he said on his blog page.
At Hope we are thankful for the journey that brought us to where we are now and excited about the future. The Hope Centre has enabled us to make a statement about some of the things we believe, like the fact that atmosphere matters, and we have worked hard to create a welcoming space that carries a message of inclusion and involvement.
So what comes next? Well we will build on the foundations we have laid. We will be led by creativity and passion into our future. We will look to how we maximise the space available to us – we have an acre of land! And we will look to see what is the ongoing distinctive contribution of the church into our locality and city as expressed through Hope. In other words, watch this space!
Seeing as you have got this far, we put three videos together during the process which we thought we would share with you.
The day we got the keys
During construction
The video we made for the launch
"The Church I see is a Church that is not judgemental, instead it is loving and accepting which makes for situations that can be messy and at times confusing. It is not intimidated by confusion and unfazed by mess. It recognises that dysfunction prevails, that for most people life is lived in the grey areas rather than the black and white."
The Church I See | Stephen Hackney
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BkiUgHTxK1yAgYaM5QQg | Traditionally, November is a month set aside as a special time to pray for the Holy Souls. During the month of November we keep a special candle lit in our church beside our Book of Remembrance of those family and friends who have died and whom we commend to each other for prayer.
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BkiUa-DxK1fBGsWmtWPc | Gotcha Capitalism
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Credit card Gotchas
Over-limit fees. Retroactive interest rate hikes. Floating due dates and missing bills. Not long ago, millions of credit card users found themselves in a constant arm-wrestling match with credit card issuers, fighting off surprise fees and booby-trapped agreements.
But times have changed. Complaints about late fees now make up only 4% of all credit card gripes in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complaint database. Other unexpected charges — balance transfer fees, cash advance fees, over-limit fees, and other fees — barely register with the agency.
Why the change? Many of these formerly frustrating card issuer tactics were made illegal by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009. (Most of its provisions took effect in 2010). As a quick example of the law's impact: The American Bankers Association said in 2013 that the number of consumers paying late fees has fallen 75% since the CARD Act's implementation.
To be sure, there are still credit card pitfalls to fear. The biggest: Consumers who don't pay their bills on time face both late fees and penalty interest rate hikes. But even there, the punishments have less teeth. Rate changes are no longer retroactive, and come with 45 days of warning.
Today, the biggest complaints about credit cards surround rewards programs. Some consumers claim the programs come laden with restrictions and confusing rules. In November, CFPB Director Richard Cordray revealed the agency is considering new regulations governing rewards.
And there are other fees to be aware of. Annual fees have made a bit of a return as issuers try to recoup profits lost from the end of other fees. Some have dabbled in charging extra for paper statements, or increased less common fees, like foreign transaction fees. (Some issuers, such as Capital One, charge no foreign transaction fees).
But while credit cards aren't entirely free of gotchas, pulling out the plastic is much less perilous than it used to be. In fact, the elimination of many fees, and clarity on other penalties and repayment terms, is saving consumers $12.6 billion annually according to a paper published Jan. 26 by a team of academics led by economist Johannes Stroebel of New York University. The team found the true cost of credit – interest rate plus fees – has shrunk significantly since implementation of the CARD Act, and even more for consumers with poor credit.
"We find that regulatory limits on credit card fees reduced overall borrowing costs to consumers by an annualized 1.7% of average daily balances, with a decline of more than 5.5% for consumers with the lowest FICO scores," the paper says.
Over-limit fees fell from 3.3% to nearly zero, the paper found, while late fees for consumers with a low credit score dropped 1.5%.
The banking industry has long maintained regulation of fees would hurt consumers in two ways: it would force banks to raise other fees, and it would also cause some banks to issue fewer cards, reducing the availability of credit. Last year, American Bankers Association senior vice president Nessa Feddis said in a letter to the CFPB that the CARD Act was having a negative impact.
"While the CARD Act has provided clear and significant benefits to consumers, there have also been significant trade-offs, specifically, higher costs and less availability for credit card credit," she wrote. Her letter cites data showing credit limits for subprime cardholders have fallen dramatically, and notes that credit card interest rates have risen during the past three years, at a time when other rates were falling.
But Cordray has argued that not all increases are bad. A simple annual fee is better than a card with booby traps, he said.
"(This) indicates a shift from hidden back-end pricing toward more transparent front-end pricing that consumers can understand and evaluate more easily," Cordray said in October, when the CFPB released a study of the CARD Act's impact.
And Stroebel and his co-authors say other fees haven't risen very much, and the predicted negative impacts of the CARD Act haven't really materialized.
"Regulators, these critics attest, are naively playing a game of regulatory Whac-A-Mole—efforts to limit certain fees will simply lead firms to offset reduced revenue with higher prices on other product dimensions and to restrict the supply of credit," the report says. (But) "we find no evidence of an offsetting increase in interest charges or reduction in volume of credit."
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BkiUdCfxaKPQotSMwnui | There have been many goalie vests but we have the first PRO goalie protection vest. The part which we use to make the most saves in floorball is our body. Although you will not get serious injuries by not using a vest, a good vest will make your game more comfortable and protect your body from painful shots. Feeling comfy and safe will help you show the best game.
BLINDSAVE protection vest is the best protection for goalies chest. Shots nowadays have become stronger and more painful. Our double layer system and the high quality Italian material combination help you play with comfort reducing the pain you receive from shots to minimum. Upper arm parts and sides of the body are well covered because those are the most sensitive places. The protection vest weighs only 500 grams and its design is taken from ancient armours. The pieces of protective layers are arranged in such a way that does not limit your movement in any way, but still provides full protection. Inside the vest we have put in a material that provides nice contact with your skin.
But there is more. This protection vest has another unique and innovative function – rebound control. This means that the ball does not bounce back off your body so hard and fast. When the ball hits the vest it sinks a bit in the upper protective layer of the vest and loses its speed, thus coming back slower. This allows you to grab it more easily with your hands instead of having to jump after it.
New design – all the sensitive places are covered. As goalies we know where it hurts the most.
Double protection layer – two protective layers minimalize the pain from strong shots.
High comfort level – weighs only 500 grams and does not limit your movement.
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BkiUbYU4eIfiUOAdVJEx | Q: IOKit call fails with kIOReturnExclusiveAccess when another app is running I'm building a MacOS app using IOKit.
I'm encountering an issue where if Karabiner is running before I run my app, opening a HIDManager fails with kIOReturnExclusiveAccess.
If I close Karabiner and run my app, the HIDManager opens successfully. I can then reopen karabiner and both apps function as normal.
This is a snippet of where in my code this is occurring.
let noreturn = IOHIDManagerOpen(manager, IOOptionBits(kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone));
if(noreturn == kIOReturnExclusiveAccess) {
print("FAILED");
}
I have originally posted this as an issue to the developer, but I'm not sure if it's me or them. Also, I saw that this previous issue went unacknowledged, so thought best to ask here also.
I am new to using IOKit with MacOS, and don't yet understand why this could occur.
Is anybody able to give me an understanding whether I should be doing something to work around this on my side? It seems tricky to deal with if another application is able to "hog" the HID interface.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Update
The developer answered my question on the GitHub issue I raised.
Karabiner-Elements open IOHIDDevice with kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice in order to avoid hidd receives unmodified input events.
It causes kIOReturnExclusiveAccess if other apps will open the devices.
As per the Apple documentation for kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice
Used to open exclusive communication with the device. This will prevent the system and other clients from receiving events from the device.
Karabiner does this so that the system doesn't receive HID events before Karabiner has a chance to modify them.
If any one like myself needs a bit more of a primer on this, I found the technical notes for the HID Manager APIs super helpful.
At this point, I'm still figuring out best options around this.
A: Are you actually trying to use the device that Karabiner has open (I guess that's the mouse)? If not, you should be able to avoid this by using the HID Manager differently.
The HID Manager is poorly documented and confusing, particularly how IOHIDManagerOpen works. IOHIDManagerOpen opens every matching device connected to the system (and if you haven't set a matching dictionary yet, it'll open every connected device). This is likely the problem, trying to open every device when you only need a specific one.
You should either:
*
*set the matching dictionary before you call IOHIDManagerOpen
*or, don't call IOHIDManagerOpen at all. You don't need to! You can use IOHIDManagerCopyDevices or IOHIDManagerRegisterDeviceMatchingCallback to discover devices, then use IOHIDDeviceOpen to open them.
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Some consider Chekhov to be the founder of the modern short story and his influence is observed in a diverse group of writers including Flannery O'Connor, Tennessee Williams, William Somerset Maugham, Raymond Carver and John Cheever. Most of the English-speaking world knows him as a playwright, particularly for The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard.
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In 1897 Chekhov was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He purchased land in Yalta in 1898 after his father's death and had a villa built. He moved into the villa in 1899 with his mother and sister. This was a very prolific period for the great writer and he produced some of his most famous work during this period. Amongst those works is a trilogy featuring Ivan Ivanovitch, a veterinary surgeon and his schoolmaster friend, Burkin. The two are on a small trekking and shooting holiday. Chekhov overlays three stories that are amongst his most famous short stories in a trilogy sometimes referred to as "The Little Trilogy". The three short stories, in order, are: The Man in a Case, Gooseberries, and About Love. It was also during this period in Yalta that he produced Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard.
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Mold is not quite as common as the Alabama sunshine, but it does happen to many residents. There is a common myth that mold starts due to poor housekeeping or it only happens to hoarders. It is untrue because mold is everywhere.
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BkiUc_A5qoYDgeESlFst | will.i.am's Advice for Graduates
Kristina Rizga
Photos: <a href="http://www.reconfigured.com">Mike Stern</a>
"Some kids are born with a silver spoon. I didn't even have spoons, wooden or plastic," will.i.am, the front man of Black Eyed Peas and creator of the viral "Yes We Can" video, told 111 high school graduates of the after-school college prep program College Track at a ceremony on Friday. "You and I come from the same place. I am so proud of you. I can write a song about dancing, … but what you are doing is way cooler. Going to college is way cooler." Ana Avalos, a Mission High School senior who's been with College Track for four years, sat in the front row and snapped pictures of the singer as he spoke.
Like most College Track graduates Ana sat next to, she will be the first in her family to go to college. Ana's parents are farmers in southern Guatemala, and she moved here with her sisters four years ago. "When I first came here, I could barely say a sentence in English," she told me on our ride over to the ceremony with will.i.am. "College Track was like family to me, helping me with homework, making sure I remember important deadlines, and helping me get scholarships," she explained. Co-founded 13 years ago by Laurene Powell Jobs and Carlos Watson, College Track works with low-income high school students in East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, and New Orleans. Since nationwide, only about eight percent of low-income students of color earn a bachelor's degree, College Track counselors help students with academics, life and leadership skills from the ninth grade all the way through college graduation. Ana will be going to UC Santa Cruz this fall.
Ana Avalos (center) and College Track graduatesWill.i.am had some suggestions for Ana and her College Track classmates Friday. "As you get to college, don't get caught up in some love. Don't get distracted by some dude or some girl. 'Oh, she doesn't like me.' This is way bigger than that. You've worked too hard to get here, so don't get caught up in this love thing," was his first piece of advice.
"Don't go to college just to get a degree. I see too many people doing that," will.i.am added next. "I hope you are in this for something bigger. Contribute to the state of America, create jobs, change this country. Mark Zuckerberg is so young. Think about how many jobs Facebook created."
Will.i.am wants to bring College Track to East Los Angeles, where he was raised. "I grew up in the projects of east Los Angeles. I had a lot of help, and a lot of encouragement from my mother. If I didn't have that, I probably wouldn't be alive," he told Ana and other graduates. Will.i.am also partnered with College Track for the first time to award seven $40,000 college scholarships this year. His mother picked the winners, he said.
His last word to the graduates? "Go out there, and do this for your family and for your country, and if you don't, my mom will come and whup your ass," will.i.am said to roaring applause from students and families.
*Editors' Note: This education dispatch is part of an ongoing series reported from Mission High School, where education writer Kristina Rizga is embedded for the year. Read more: "Gourmet Bribes for Test Score Improvements." Plus: Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get all of the latest education dispatches.
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BkiUdY04ubnjorKKs7zi | [**LoopBack**](http://loopback.io/) is a highly-extensible, open-source Node.js framework that enables you to create dynamic end-to-end REST APIs with little or no coding. It also enables you to access data from major relational databases, MongoDB, SOAP and REST APIs.
**loopback-connector-sqlite** is the SQLite3 connector module for [loopback-datasource-juggler](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-datasource-juggler).
Checkout **[wiki pages](https://github.com/Synerzip/loopback-connector-sqlite/wiki)** to get updated information about this connector and how to use it with a LoopBack Application to create an API.
## Basic usage
#### Installation
Install the module using the command below in your projects root directory:
```sh
npm i loopback-connector-sqlite
```
You will require [loopback-datasource-juggler](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-datasource-juggler) and [node-sqlite3](https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3) modules for using this connector.
The SQLite3 database can be configured to operate in 2 ways: with a DB file name or with an anonymous in-memory DB.
This connector needs 2 configuration parameters:
* `file_name`(string): A file name for SQLite DB file. It can have any string value for file based SQLite usage or `null` for in-memory usage.
* `debug`(boolean): Used for disabling and enabling logging.
A DataSource with basic settings can be defined as shown below:
```javascript
var DataSource = require('loopback-datasource-juggler').DataSource;
var dataSource = new DataSource(require('../index'), {
file_name: 'dev.sqlite3',
debug: false
});
```
Checkout `examples` folder to get the idea of basic usage.
Run the examples from the root directory as follows:
```sh
node examples/[example_file]
```
## SQLite3 configuration for tests
The `.loopbackrc` file holds the settings for the tests. It's in JSON format and has following content:
* For file based SQLite testing
```JSON
{
"sqlite": {
"test": {
"file_name": "test.sqlite3",
"debug": false
}
}
}
```
* For anonymous in-memory SQLite testing
```JSON
{
"sqlite": {
"test": {
"file_name": null,
"debug": false
}
}
}
```
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* execute `npm install` for installing all the dependencies.
* execute `npm test` to run all the tests.
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BkiUfFc25V5jWKzzUkW3 | Q: Initializing fields in constructor - initializer list vs constructor body I have been working in C++ for some time now, but I am unsure about the difference between the two options:
public : Thing(int _foo, int _bar): member1(_foo), member2(_bar){}
and
public : Thing(int _foo, int _bar){
member1 = _foo;
member2 = _bar;
}
I have a feeling that they do the same thing, but is there a practical difference between these 2 syntaxes. Is one of these safer then the other, and do they handle default parameters differently.
Not totally accustomed to the first example so if I made a mistake on it I apologize.
A: They are not the same if member1 and member2 are non-POD (i.e. non-Plain Old Data) types:
public : Thing(int _foo, int _bar){
member1 = _foo;
member2 = _bar;
}
is equivalent to
public : Thing(int _foo, int _bar) : member1(), member2(){
member1 = _foo;
member2 = _bar;
}
because they will be initialized before the constructor body starts executing, so basically twice the work is done. That also means, if the type of these members don't have default constructor, then your code will not compile.
A: In your example code, the first one in constructor initialization and second one is assignment inside constructor body.
Constructor initialization list is the best way to do all member initialization because it improves performance.
class A
{
string name;
public:
A(string myname):name(myname) {}
}
In above case compiler will not create a temporary object to do the initialization. However in the following case:
A::A()
{
name = myname;
}
A separate temporary object is created, and this temporary object is passed to string's assignment operator to assign to name. Then the temporary object is destroyed, which is not quite efficient.
Note: It is mandatory that a reference or a const member must be intialized in a constructor initialization list. They cannot be 'assigned' in the body of the constructor.
A: The first one is the recommended best practice, as it is more idiomatic and avoids re-initializing fields for types which do have a default constructor (i.e. non-primitive types).
When you only initialize a member inside the constructor body, the compiler generates a default member initialization statement for you if it can, so you end up doubly initializing it. This may not be a big deal in some cases, but may be serious performance overhead if constructing the object is expensive.
Update
However, user defined types without a(n explicitly defined or generated) default constructor can't be initialized this way, so a compiler error is produced. The same is true for const and reference fields - these can only be initialized explicitly in the member initializer list.
A: Apart from other answers, I would like mention that constructor initialization only for initialize
member variables.
class Demo
{
int a;
int b;
public:
Demo(int a,int b):a(a),b(b)
{
}
};
if we initialize a and b inside constructor it would be self assignment.
A: The only thing to add to Péter Török answer is that the Initializer List is the only way to initialize const members of objects, i.e.:
class foo
{
public:
foo(int value)
: myConstValue(value)
{};
foo()
{
myConstValue = 0; // <=== Error! myConstValue is const (RValue), you can't assign!
};
private:
const int myConstValue;
}
A: First is initialization, using an initializer list and the second is default construction and then assignment. The first one is at least as fast as the second one and is preferable to the second one.
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