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In Sebesta's Concepts of Programming Languages 10th edition on page 189 he explains the concept of $\text{FIRST}$ sets using the following example:
$A \rightarrow aB \ | \ bAb \ | \ Bb$
$B \rightarrow cB \ | \ d$
The $\text{FIRST}$ sets for the RHSs of the $A$-rules are $\{a\}$, $\{b\}$, and $\{c, d\}$, which are clearly disjoint.
Why aren't the first two sets combined into a single set $\{a, b\}$ instead? If $\{c, d\}$ is constructed by taking the two leftmost terminal symbols from $B$ then why don't we likewise take the two leftmost terminal symbols from $A$ into a single set?
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Answered By : André Souza Lemos
There are three $A$-rules, each one with its right-hand side: $aB$, $bAb$, and $Bb$. Each produces a set as its value for $FIRST$. $FIRST(aB) = \{a\}$, and $FIRST(bAb) = \{b\}$.
In its turn, $FIRST(Bb) = FIRST(B)$ (because $B$ does not derive the empty string), and $FIRST(B) = FIRST(cB) \cup FIRST(d) = \{c\} \cup \{d\} = \{c,d\}$.
Naturally, $FIRST(A) = \{a, b, c, d\}$.
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Business Briefs 15 March 2019
* The management of FPT Retail Company (FRT) has proposed issuing 680,000 employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) shares, or 1% of the current number of outstanding shares. The purchasing price will be VND10.000. This ESOP issue is set to take place during the second and third quarter of 2019. There will be 333,200 shares available for foreigners following the ESOP sale.
* Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company (PNJ) plans to start operating as a franchisee for a foreign gold jewelry brand in October, as part of its initiative to expand by selling third-party products. PNJ could house this foreign brand in its existing retail store network in the first phase. PNJ aims to increase sales of third-party products from 10% in 2018 to 30% in the next five years.
* Samsung Life is seeking to acquire a 20% stake in Bao Viet Life, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bao Viet Holding (BVH), said Viet Capital Securities Company. Currently, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company is a strategic investor of BVH with a 17.5% take.
* Lucerne Enterprise Ltd, a major Shareholder of Licogi 16 Company (LCG), has sold 582,000 LCG shares to cut it ownership to over 18.2 million shares, or 18.6%.
* C.E.O Group (CEO) has targeted a consolidated net profit of VND445 billion for 2019, up 20% against last year, from its revenue of VND3.2 trillion, a 35% rise. Besides, CEO plan to issue 103 million shares to its existing shareholders in the second and third quarter of this year to raise the registered capital by 66.6% to VND2.57 trillion. The property developer will focus on the implementation of Sonasea Van Don Harbor City project in the northern province of Quang Ninh, along with putting several hopping mall and resort projects on Phu Quoc Island into operation in 2019.
* Nam Tan Uyen Company (NTC) plans to pay a dividend of VND20,000 per share for 2018. The firm expects to pend 320 billion on the payment.


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Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015
Fourteen same-sex couples, and two men whose same-sex partners had passed away, filed suits in their home states of Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. At the time, all four of these states defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. The petitioners said that this narrow definition violated the 14th Amendment because it denied them the right to get married (or have the marriages they'd received in other states legally recognized at home).
After the trial courts in each state sided with the plaintiffs, the rulings were appealed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where the decisions were reversed, and it was ruled that state bans did not in fact violate the couples' 14th Amendment rights to equal protection and due process. This split led to the Supreme Court review [sources: Supreme Court, Oyez].
Ginsburg voted with the majority on this one, in the 5-4 ruling that held that same-sex marriage bans are indeed violations of the 14th Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. "The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion, "a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity" [sources: Supreme Court].
This landmark civil rights case legalized same-sex marriage across the United States, giving hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ Americans the same rights and protections guaranteed to heterosexual couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.


text: Martin Bürgin studied History, the Study of Religion, and Political Science at the University of Zurich and Humboldt University of Berlin. He worked as a Research Fellow at the Chair of History of Old Catholicism and Ecclesiastical History at the University of Bern and was a Fellow of the Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of German-Jewish History and Culture in London. Since autumn 2013 he has been with the Department for the Study of Religions at the University of Zurich, where he teaches and is pursuing his doctoral research on the so called "Plum War", an anti-Jewish pogrom that took place in Endingen and Lengnau on 21st September 1802. Together with Philipp Hetmanczyk he initiated the cross-disciplinary GRC Peer Group for Religion and Politics at the University of Zurich.


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The Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface offers a studio quality, mobile production platform with a range of input/output options for laptop and iPad. The onboard SSP2 DSP chip also delivers zero-latency FX for monitoring. The robust Steinberg UR-RT4 is engineered to offer outstanding quality for its price class, making it the ideal portable production interface for PC, Mac or iOS.
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Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Specifications
- General:
- Power Requirements: 18 Watt
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 267 x 47 x 208 mm
- Net Weight: 2.4 kg
- Technical:
- Mic Input 1-4 (Balanced):
- Frequency Response: +0.1/-0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 22 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 101 dB, A-Weighted
- THD+N: 0.0035 %, 1 kHz, -g dBFS, 22 Hz/22 kHz BPF
- Maximum Input Level: +4 dBu
- Input Impedance: 4 k ohm
- Gain Range: +6 dB - +60 dB
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- Maximum Input Level: +8.5 dBV
- Input Impedance: 1 Mega Ohm
- Gain Range: -0.7 dB - +53.3 dB
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- Maximum Input Level: +24 dBu
- Input Impedance: 20 k ohm
- Gain Range: -14 dB - +40 dB
- Line Input 5/6 (Balanced / Unbalanced):
- Frequency Response: +0.1/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 22 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 102 dB, A-Weighted
- THD+N: 0.0025 %, 1 kHz, -3 dBFS, 22 Hz/22 kHz BPF
- Maximum Input Level: +22 dBu (+4 dBu Input), +2.1 dBV (-10 dBV Input)
- Input Impedance: 30 k ohm (+4 dBu Input) / 20 k ohm (-10 dBV Input)
- Gain Selection: +4 dBu or -10 dBV Input Switchable
- Line Output 1-4 (Balanced / Unbalanced):
- Frequency Response: +0.1/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 22 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 114 dB, A-Weighted
- THD+N: 0.0015 9/0, 1 kHz, -3 dBFS, 22 Hz/22 kHz BPF
- Maximum Output Level: +16 dBu
- Output Impedance: 75 ohm
- Main Output (Balanced / Unbalanced):
- Frequency Response: +0.1/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 22 kHz
- Dynamic Range: 114 dB, A-Weighted
- THD+N: 0.0015 9/0, 1 kHz, -g dBFS, 22 Hz/22 kHz BPF
- Maximum Output Level: +16 dBu
- Output Impedance: 75 ohm
- Phones 1/2:
- Maximum Output Level: 100 mW+ 100 mw, 40 ohm
- Specification: USB2.0, 24-Bit, 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz / 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz / 176.4 kHz / 192 kHz
- XLR Input:
- Polarity: 1; Ground, 2; Hot (+), 3; Cold (-)
- Mic Input 1-4 (Balanced):
- System Requirements:
- Mac OS X: macOS 10.11 / 10.12 / 10.13
- Windows: Windows 7 SP1 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
- CPU: Intel or AMD Dual Core
- Free HD Space: 4 GB
- Display Resolution: 1280 x 800 (Recommended)
- USB: 2.0/3.0 Port (for Connection of UR Unit)
- CC Mode: Requires iOS 9 (or Higher) on iOS Devices
- Internet Connection: for Installation, Activation, Account Setup and Personal / Product Registration
Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Includes
- Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface
- AC Adaptor (PA-150B or Equivalent)
- TOOLS for UR-RT4 CD-ROM
- Startup Guide (Brochure)
- Cubase AI Download Information (Printed)
- Essential Product License Information (Printed)
- USB Cable
Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Downloads
- Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Operation Manual (PDF)
- Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Startup Guide (PDF)
- Steinberg UR-RT4 Audio Interface Installation Guide (PDF)
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Hover... What it it? Well I am afraid to say that it does not grant you the ability to fly off the ground and bunk off school (I shouldn't be saying this, it is summer holidays!) However, it is pretty exciting. You may have seen my article about the Leap Motion (see here), and it is a little similar to that, except that it does work with the Raspberry Pi (as well as arduino and similar), Hooray! This opens up loads of new opportunities, such as using it to control robots and the like! As well as hand gestures (Forward swipe, Back swipe, Left swipe and Right swipe) it is also a simple touchpad like you might find on a laptop. This can recognise taps in five places, (North, South, East, West and Centre). You can buy a Hover here.
There is a video of this in action on the right :) -->
The board is simply fixed to the Pi with a breadboard, and some simple wiring, then can be controlled with some simple code, that I will explain later on. Simple :)
So, before I take you through setting it up, what will you need?
At minimum:
- Hover
- Breadboard
- 1 Male to Male jumper lead
- 6 Male to Female jumper leads
- Raspberry Pi Model B (Not B+)
- Internet connection for the Pi
- USB Stick
- Windows computer (Or Mac, but instructions are for Windows)
- Internet connection for Windows Computer.
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Here you can see the Hover being used to make an LED flash. If you would like the code for this, please contact me through the form on the Homepage of this site, found here.
I2C is commonly used to allow one chip to talk to another. Like the Raspberry PI and Hover.
It's time to do the Hardware!
- Collect your equipment listed at the top of the page.
- Wire the Raspberry Pi and Hover together as in the diagram on the right. DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY FROM THE PI BEFORE DOING THIS!
- Power up the Raspberry Pi, Login and start the GUI.
- Open LXTerminal and type: cd hover_raspberrypi-master.zip
- Type: sudo python Hover_example.py
- You can now touch the touchpads, or swipe your hand across, and the corresponding action should be displayed on the screen!
- If you are feeling more adventurous, try the example drum program, where different drum sounds are played when you tap or swipe. Simply type: sudo python Hover_drum.py in step 5. Make sure that you plug in some speakers or headphones, and you have configured the sound correctly, following the instructions here.
NB - If you are using a Raspberry Pi Version 1, you need to change the Hover_library.py file line 27 to use SMBus 0 instead of SMBus 1. The default library is setup for Raspberry Pi version 2.
Before we start setting up the hardware side of things, the Software must be ready to go.
On the Windows computer:
- Insert the USB stick.
- Download the file on the left.
- Locate the .zip file in the Computer's 'Downloads' folder.
- Right click on the file and select 'Extract All'
- When the window pops up, click 'Browse' then select the USB stick.
- Click 'OK' then 'Extract'
- When this has finished, remove the USB stick from the computer.
On the Raspberry Pi:
- Insert the USB stick.
- Boot up, login and open the GUI (command startx).
- Open 'File Manager'
- Double click on the USB stick (on the left)
- Drag the entire folder (hover_raspberrypi-master) to the bit on the left reading 'Pi' (or your username if changed). Drop.
- Open LXTerminal.
- Type 'sudo apt-get update', press enter and wait.
- Then, 'sudo apt-get install python-dev'
- Finally, type 'sudo apt-get install python-rpi.gpio'. You will probably be prompted to press 'y', and press enter to confirm.
- Reboot. This can be done by typing 'sudo reboot' into the command prompt (LXTerminal)
- When the Pi is ready, login and start the GUI again (startx).
- Open LXTerminal and type 'sudo nano /etc/modules'. This will open a tiny program that controls the workings of the pi. You need to enable the Pi to use i2c, by adding the following lines of code to the bottom of the existing code: 'i2c-bcm2708', 'i2c-dev'. It should now look like the picture on the left.
- Close and save this program by pressing Ctrl + X, followed by 'Y', then Enter.
- You now need to install two more things. In LXTerminal, type: 'sudo apt-get install python-smbus' and press enter.
- Now type: 'sudo apt-get install i2c-tools'. Press enter.
- Next, you need to edit another program that tells the Raspberry Pi not to use i2c. This is to help people who don't want to use this system, but we need to use it! In LXTerminal, open the file by typing: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/raspi-blacklist.conf
- You will now need to void the last two lines of code by putting '#' in front of them. Python ignores anything after a '#'. It should now look like it does on the left.
- Exit the editor by pressing Ctrl + X, then 'Y' and finally Enter.
- Reboot with 'sudo reboot'
To check that the Raspberry Pi is working with the i2c device connected, type the following into LXTerminal:
sudo i2c detect -y 1
If you are using a Raspberry Pi Version 1, typethe following instead:
sudo i2c detect -y 0
If the number 42 appears, you are doing great, however if not, ensure that you have done everything outlined above!


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Death by Misadventure is getting a guest author! He's got some great writing, and I'm really excited to welcome Jim A. to the site.
I don't want to ruin the surprise, so I'll let Jim introduce himself. I will say however, that he's got some misadventures planned that you'll want to stay tuned for!


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It's easy to spend an entire visit to Baltimore exploring the famous Inner Harbor district. Why not wander a bit further and see this colorful city for all it is. Sports fans, photographers, history buffs and those who love the ocean all have special places to visit here. There's plenty to eat here too, from ballpark hot dogs to the city's famous crab cakes and lots of specialties in cozy restaurants -- try Little Italy and Fells Point for some great choices. For kids, the aquarium is fun and fascinating and for couples, enjoy the waterfront park for a sunset stroll.
Along with a beautiful view at any time of day, Baltimore's Inner Harbor district has museums, party spots, nautical destinations and observation points all within a short walk of each other. The National Aquarium helps visitors explore the ocean and its wonders with marine life including dolphins and electric eels. Maryland Science Center covers the stars with an observatory and planetarium plus an IMAX theater and three levels of exhibits. The Top of the World Observation Center on the 27th floor of the World Trade Center has a 360-degree view of the city and harbor. There's a collection of warships from the past including the U.S.S. Constellation. 'Power Plant Live!' offers dining, dancing, and nightlife in an old power plant that once generated the city's electricity.
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The Royal BC Museum is one of BC's greatest cultural icons, drawing millions of visitors each year onsite and online. It offers visitors the chance to explore our social and environmental history and discover the events and people that have shaped our province.
On Feb. 12, 2019, the speech from the throne announced government's intention to modernize the Royal BC Museum, to protect its historic holdings and provide better access to its collections.
Staff from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Royal BC Museum will be engaging with British Columbians between April 1 and June 27, 2019. They look forward to hearing from people from all over BC. The feedback received will be used as input into recommendations that will be developed in Fall 2019.
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The beautiful curve of this gently spiraling staircase is shown off against the white wall. There's even room for a baby grand piano!
A petite round table flanked by matching round stools is a lovely way to accent this curved staircase.
This white staircase curves gently around and is punctuated by a broad, bright green leaf.
Swoops and curves in the architecture of this Mediterranean-style home make the look graceful, not imposing.
In the main hall, a curved staircase cuts an elegant figure, its geometric railing leaping out against the wall's white paneling.
The swooping stairs in this apartment recall the Guggenheim Museum. Just below, an armchair and side table make a quiet reading nook.
The hardscape selections such as the outwardly curving stairs with the cheek walls match the style of the Tudor Craftsman home.
In this home's foyer makeover, new wainscot paneling was added and a gracefully curving stair.
A delicate scroll pattern decorates the front of these curving stairs, echoing the swoop of the wrought iron railing.
A stone patio and curved stairs elegantly lead up to this Mediterranean home's entryway. The arched doorway echoes the graceful lines of the steps and the roof's shingles.
A dramatic foyer welcomes visitors with a view past the contemporary curved stair case with iron railings into the living room, while a group of three modern chandelier adds light and style.
Polished marble floors, interior columns and a foyer with a sweeping curved stair rail and cloud-painted dome bring unmistakable elegance to this Washington home. The 10-acre property features an expansive list of amenities, from a theater room and library to an exercise room and elevator. Neutral walls throughout create a harmonious palette.
This modern curved staircase adds visual interest to the home's foyer. The walls surrounding the stairs form a gorgeous, sculptural fluid shape.
Unfortunately, the condition of the original stairs was such that the stairs themselves could not be repaired, but the original configuration was kept intact and the original curved handrail was able to be salvaged. The new iron railing was "built around" the original banister.
The gentle curves of the home's walls, windows, even the stairs gives the interior a graceful, gentle quality.
The detailing on the stairs down to the lower level media room reflects the style of this home. Right off the stairs sits a built-in cabinet that holds a home theater system with a large 65-inch curved smart TV that can be enjoyed from different angles.
The curved back of the sofa in this Mediterranean-style living room thoughtfully echoes the gentle curve of the stairs in the adjacent room. The dark wood of the doors and exposed ceiling beams grounds and further dignifies the space.
The grand winding staircase in this rustic mountain retreat in North Carolina is constructed using large solid logs that have been curved to the stairs shape with log stair treads mounted on them. The stairway leads to an upper level with a cut out circle surrounding a chandelier comprised of antler sheds.


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Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's multibillion-dollar empire is built on slaking Thais' thirst for cheap spirits, but his future after winning one of southeast Asia's biggest takeover battles may lie in shifting green tea.
The packaging-to-publishing magnate's tussle with Heineken and Indonesia's Riady family during his $11.2bn swoop last year for Singapore's Fraser and Neave, the drinks and property company, is part of a widening international search for new consumer markets.
The question is whether Mr. Charoen can convert diverse interests ranging from English football sponsorship to brewing in post-dictatorship Myanmar into financial performance – and justify the belief of analysts who see him as a potential regional "beverage king".
"Investors are impressed by the overseas aspirations," says Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Standard Chartered's director of consumer equities research for the 10-member Asean grouping of southeast Asian states. "A lot of the growth is going to come from beyond the shores of Thailand."
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Our congratulations go to Old Members Sir William Parente (1969) and James Stretton (1962) for their awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2017. Sir William received a CBE for services to the Arts and Philanthropy, and James received an MBE for services to the Arts, Finance and Charity in Scotland.
The recipient of the first Provost's Scholarship will be Johann Go, from the University of Auckland. The scholarship includes an entire year's tuition fees, student accommodation, subsidised meals, a stipend, return flights to New Zealand, and access to all University of Oxford facilities.
Johann will study Philosophy at Worcester during the 2018 academic year. For more information, please click here.
Worcester's Senior Organ Scholar Dan Mathieson (2014) will be performing an Organ Recital in the Chapel on Saturday. The Recital will include pieces by Bach, Byrd and Wesley, and will conclude with an improvisation. All are welcome to attend the performance, which will begin at 1 p.m.
Oliver Beer (2006, Fine Art) has a new exhibition, "Composition for London", opening at Thaddaeus Ropac's gallery in London on 28 April. The next iteration of Oliver's "Resonance Project", the musical exhibition has been created specifically for the spaces within the 18th-century Ely House in Mayfair. The 13-week exhibition, which runs until 29 July, will involve classical singers performing Oliver's choral compositions, using the natural harmonies around the staircase of Ely House.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Timothy Hodgetts as the Kadas Senior Research Fellow in Geopolitics (Wildlife Conservation), who joined Worcester College on 1 April. He will be based at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) in Tubney House.
From 3rd - 6th April, Worcester is hosting the 44th Institute of Physics Plasma Physics conference. The conference covers all aspects of plasma physics, and has been organised directly with the Institute of Physics in London, after an introduction by Dr Felix Parra Diaz, Worcester's Fellow and Tutor in Physics.
Worcester is once again the Festival College Partner of the 21st Oxford Literary Festival, currently running from Saturday 25th March to Sunday 2nd April. The College is hosting multiple Festival events - including novelist Joanne Harris, pianist Alfred Brendel, human rights lawyer Philippe Sands, politician Lord Michael Heseltine, and the entertainer Nicholas Parsons - and on Sunday 26th March the BBC World Service broadcast from the new Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, with BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson leading a live transmission from the auditorium.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1987, PPE), an Honorary Fellow of Worcester College, has been appointed President of American University in Washington, D.C. She will become the fifteenth president of the University, and will be the first woman to hold the post. Mrs Burwell was previously the Health and Human Services Secretary during the Obama administration, and has worked with charitable organisations including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She will take up her new role on 1st June, succeeding Neil Kerwin.
To celebrate the new Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, on Wednesday 8th March Sir Ian McKellen, who is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the College, introduced a screening of his gripping modern-dress film of Shakespeare's Richard III. The viewing took place in the Tuanku Bainun Auditorium, and after the film, Sir Ian took part in a question and answer session, which was chaired by Georgia Figgis (2013, English), the President of Buskins.
Photograph by Caroline Hsu (2016, Computer Science)
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International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot
The Faculty of Law of the Erasmus University Rotterdam is privileged to host the 2019 edition of the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM), in partnership with Murdoch University.
IMLAM is open to law students from around the world, both undergraduate as well as postgraduate. Teams will have to litigate a dispute dealing with maritime law before an arbitral tribunal made up of experts in the field.
This competition counts with the support of very reputable maritime businesses as well as law firms that specialize in maritime law. Participants will be able to interact with seasoned practitioners, and to expand their professional networks, becoming much more acquainted with the realities of the trade.
As the University celebrates its 105th Anniversary, highlighting the interaction of the University's scientific pursuits with the vibrant city of Rotterdam, under the motto of "Science Meets City," we are proud to welcome IMLAM.
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IMLAM will take place from the 30th of June to the 5th of July, 2019, at the Faculty of Law of Erasmus University Rotterdam. The faculty is located at:
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There are Bears in the Woods when it comes to learning new information.
There are Bears in the Woods when it comes to learning new information and also engaging information that you already know or accessing information in new ways. We have all been through them. We have all had the teacher that runs so quickly through a vital list of information with terms unfamiliar to us and we are busy trying to assimilate the information when it starts bogging down.
Not all people are built alike, some access concepts slowly in methodical ways via launguage and have to understand before moving on, some access information visually needing visual constructs to see how the information fits and moves, some people access information quickly with a already established mental dewey decimal systems for putting information in correct places and have access to the information as soon as it is heard, ( I hate those people, actually I am in awe of them because I can only access information via practice and familiarity) there are some students that are auditory and have to hear the language spoken, Some do better reading words and information to remember. We all need "to do" to learn but some more than others. Some are an equal blend of all of the ways of learning. I am sure there are more types of students but regardless of the type of learning that you lean towards there are 4 common bears in the woods that start to shut out any new information. We will call them Bears of the New Forest It is one of Sifu Fey's paradigms and they have to do with a momentum of thoughts and behaviors that are getting in the way, another way to say this is Karma (momentum of thoughts and actions). Yes, your Karma ran over your dogma.
Trout Bear: We have all seen trout face in school. It is when the brain cannot access any more new information until it has had time to absorb the information it has already received. You can see it in students, that slack-jawed look, the sleepy eyes and opened mouth fish face, that dead lifeless tired look. They look very sleepy. The reality of this bear in the woods is that you just need to go to sleep. If you can take a nap, and let your subconscious go to work organizing and processing the new information that is best. That's one of the many reasons a good night of sleep is so very important. To process information from the day before so there is space for new information.
So, an important thing to consider when you are wanting to be a good student, a lifelong student, or if you want to accelerate your learning, you should become a student of your own momentum. What you bring to a moment. What thoughts, patterns, habits, and problems that you bring to learning that cloud the way you pay attention. Then learn methods for cleaning your mental chalk board so you have space to access new information. With the 4 Bears in the New Forest, you can quickly assess where your problem is and then address it with an activity that changes the way you engage information. Then get back at it with a new perspective.


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Latest DXO Upgrade to Version 10.0
A while back I posted this after upgrading my DXO program to version 9..
Now we're on to version 10, which I upgraded to Friday night, the Elite version, which is what you have to have in order to get access to E-M1 profiles.
This is the best version of DXO yet. Relatively speaking, it's definitely the fastest version. It opened and profiled a huge folder of over 2400 E-M1 raw files and was ready for me to start working in less than a couple of minutes, and processing is much faster, close to as fast as ACR processes a raw file. Huge improvement. Operational speed in my opinion is no longer a reason to avoid DXO, which I've pretty much done since I was last trying version 9.
Same advantages to the results applies as the DXO profiles produce great-looking colors (ACR definitely produces cooler results, even pumping the colors a little with the vibrance slider) and wider FOV results at the widest focal length of whatever lens you are using than the Olympus or Adobe-created Olympus profiles as DXO seems to be using pretty all all available pixels vs. the obvious cropping going on of the standard micro four-thirds system processing.
Does that means the 12mm setting of a 12-40mm f2.8 M. Zuiko using standard Olympus or Adobe processing is more like 13mm rather than 12mm, or does it mean 12mm using DXO is actually something more like 11mm? I have no idea, but I do like wider better.
The new ClearView slider in DXO is a nice addition to the program. Seems to work a lot like the Clarity slider in Adobe camera raw in giving the image added punch. Just an observation as someone who has used both programs and sliders. No doubt they work differently in some way, but the results seem similar.
I also seem to be able to control highlights better with this version 10. I still wish they had tools for local adjustments and other options like the gradient filters I use in Adobe camera raw, but to be honest the colors, much improved all-around program speed and wider FOV coverage DXO processing offers at the widest focal length of any lens you use is a pretty compelling argument.
I've gone back to several raw files and processed them in DXO 10. They are located here..
Just to give you an idea of the extra FOV you get, here's an image captured at 7mm with the Panasonic 7-14mm f4.
First, the DXO version..
Then, processed in Adobe camera raw..
Colors difference using a standard process I use in both programs with no attempt to try and match anything..
and DXO..
and another, first DXO this time..
and Adobe camera raw..
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I do not have the film pack piece. I've owned Viewpoint as a Photoshop plugin for a while now. Nice program.
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This is a Single Family Home.
5241 Pendale Ct is a 2-floor Single Family Home in NORTH TONAWANDA. The building was built in 1994, has 4 bedrooms, and has 2,308 square feet of living space.
Regarding weather, the average summer temperature is 71.3°F, while the average winter temperature is 24.5°F. The average annual rainfall is 39.6 inches and the average annual snowfall is 83.1 inches.


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Meetup: Knowledge Management Community of DC (September 2018)
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Knowledge Management Community of DC Meetup will host its monthly event at Enterprise Knowledge. In this session, presenter John Hovell will guide participants in an interactive discussion around conversational leadership and how to practice … Continue reading »
Moving Your Knowledge Management Journey Forward with Design Thinking
As I've often asserted, one of the major reasons KM efforts fail is the lack of early, frequent, and consistent involvement from end users. We also continue to see organizations struggle with early KM strategy and decision-making, failing to get … Continue reading »
Personas to Products: Writing Persona-Driven Epics and User Stories
Personas encompass the needs, motives, values, expectations, and goals of a user and help us develop user-centered products and solutions. This is particularly important when integrating knowledge management throughout our business; an approach where we are constantly involving business users … Continue reading »
Meetup: Knowledge Management Community of DC (July 2018)
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Knowledge Management Community of DC Meetup will host its monthly event at Enterprise Knowledge. In this session, presenter David Lambert will share a proven planning template to bring people together to start a conversation, … Continue reading »
Galdamez to Speak at the Midwest KM Symposium in Cleveland, OH
EK consultant Guillermo Galdamez will be speaking at the upcoming Midwest KM Symposium "Pollinating KM Ideas," being held on August 10th in Cleveland, OH. The topic of his talk is "Ensuring KM Success Through Governance." The presentation will highlight the … Continue reading »
Why KM Efforts Fail
In my career as a KM Consultant, I've often worked with organizations who have previously experienced failed KM initiatives and want to avoid repeating past mistakes. I've worked with an array of organizations spanning industries, size, and geography, yet the … Continue reading »
Upcoming Agile & Design Thinking Course Details Announced
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) has released the full course overview for the upcoming two-day Certified Knowledge Specialist (CKS) course in Agile and Design Thinking. The first offering of the course will be held July 24th and 25th in Tysons Corner, Virginia. … Continue reading »
Knowledge Management Benchmarking: Part 2
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Enterprise Knowledge Featured at Upcoming KMWorld 2017
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Res-Kem recently shipped a second 84 inch industrial water softener to the same food flavorings plant in southern New Jersey. The water treated by the water softener is used to make steam to sterilize the raw plant material prior to extraction and to extract the flavoring. The softener is the replacement to a second existing tank which has failed after 40 years of service.
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The new system is an 84" diameter steel vessel and is finished in an epoxy coated interior and exterior. The customer asked us to change our normal blue color to red. We hope to provide the white tank next fiscal year (do you see the theme??) We also were asked to change the face piping to Schedule 10 304 stainless steel. As before, the valves are Bray valves with Bray air-to-air actuators. The system is controlled by an AquaMatic 962 controller. At this point, regeneration will be initiated manually when production will allow. To handle the existing uneven floor, four jack legs were provided.


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"It just happened! I swear!!"
"Do you expect me to believe that you just slipped inside of her? "Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I tripped over this bench and fell into your vagina?!""
Matt's wife, Jessica, has recently come across evidence that he's been having an affair with a woman named Catherine. Do you believe Matt when he says it just happened?
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KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
ZAMBEEF Products Plc has recorded a net profit of over K100 million after tax on the back of the company's growing cold chain division in the financial year ended March 31.
The food-processing company says its operating profit also increased threefold to K155.3 million from the previous K51.4 million in 2015 while revenue increased by 70 percent to K1.122 billion from the previous K660 million in 2015.
According to a statement availed to the Daily Mail recently, both joint chief executive officers Carl Irwin and Francis Grogan attributed the improved operational performance to the company's growing cold chain division coupled with strict cost control.
An aggressive expansion of its retail network, particularly with the success of its new macro outlets, also boosted the performance.
"This has been the highest recorded profit after tax for an interim result in the history of Zambeef. The company has seen significant growth over the past year by staying true to its core business of production, processing, distribution and retailing of its products,†Dr Irwin said when he announced the interim results to shareholders recently.
Meanwhile, Mr Grogan said the growth of Zambeef's cold chain division has been propelled by the introduction of its new macro-outlets model, which is proving to be a success in pulling customers.
Mr Grogan said the group has so far opened six macro-outlets with five expected to be launched within the course of the year.
"The macro-outlets model has proven a success for Zambeef with customers appreciating the secure parking space, environment, and availability and presentation of our products,†Mr Grogan said.
The group also continues to benefit from its concession agreement with Shoprite for in-store Meat Market butcheries in Zambia and West Africa.
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Personnel from the department's fire and EMS branches attended an emergency preparedness event at the Kennedy Center on September 21st. The event was sponsored by the township's Office of Emergency Management, and was open to residents of Burlington County. Attendees were given information about what to do in the event of a natural or man made disaster.
Topics that were covered included:
How to Prepare for a DisasterCooking Foods Found in an Emergency Preparedness KitNational Weather ServiceNJ Hazard MitigationInsurancePublic Service Electric and GasEmergency Shelter OperationsCommunity Emergency Response Team
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British television comedy took a giant step along the path to the bizarre with the debut of a new sketch show called Monty Python's Flying Circus on this day in 1969.
The six writer-performers – John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and American cartoonist Terry Gilliam – had all previously appeared on British television, but working collectively for the first time the group would go on to create comedy history.
Cleese and Chapman, already a prolific writing partnership, admired Jones, Palin and Idle's work in the series Do Not Adjust Your Set, and suggested joining forces after their follow-up venture, The Complete and Utter History of Britain, failed to become a hit.
Each of the team had the same goal – to look beyond the conventional sketch and the importance of a punchline, which they found limiting – and they were encouraged by the screening of Spike Milligan's March 1969 series Q5, which showed that anarchic, boundary-free humour could work.
[May 28, 1951: The Goons make their radio debut]
With Gilliam providing animations that would link otherwise unrelated sketches in a stream-of-consciousness style, the group persuaded the BBC to give them a series of 13 programmes – the Corporation not even demanding a pilot. External filming began on 8 July.
The first show established some Python oddities, such as Palin's hermit-like character who crawls to the camera at the start of each episode and utters "It's…." before the credits roll and Gilliam's often comically gruesome links, as well as a bona fide classic sketch, 'The Funniest Joke in the World'.
[May 10, 1961: Bennett, Cook, Miller and Moore launch satire boom with Beyond the Fringe]
The studio audience was not hand-picked for the recording of the show, and an air of bafflement occasionally emanates from them in the finished product. Fortunately, the reaction of critics and the viewing audience was stronger, and built steadily over the 13-week series.
The Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series would run until 1974 in the UK and remain popular, but it was its gradual introduction into US TV programming, together with the huge success of the group's films Holy Grail and Life of Brian, that would secure them their legendary status in screen comedy.


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Personal Note on Posting Timeline
I will be posting by Friday of each week the session from the previous Sunday through Good Friday. Then we will take a week break so there will not be a post on week following Easter Sunday
Gen. 25: 19 – 34: The Birth of Esau and Jacob
This passage is composed of three episodes:
- Vv. 19 – 23: focuses on the prayer of the two parents, Isaac and Rebekah, and the Lord's response to both; presented in quite different manners.
- Vv. 24: – 26: an account of the birth revealing both the birth order, the names, the appearance of the two boys and a play on words that references a people, Edomites, at a later time in Israelite history.
- Vv. 27 – 34: Esau's selling of his birth right for a meal; Jacob's less than honorable manner to obtain that birth right.
Our discussion on these three episodes was a back and forth of a series of questions that were raised mostly by myself but also from other participants. I intend to leave most of our answers unreported so that if you read the discussion, you can formulate your own response. If you should choose to report in the comment section what your responses are, that would allow further dialogue.
I continue to offer a section on Our Questions and My Refrain, if these are quite familiar to you, skip to the reading and discussion section of the post.
Our Questions
- First who are the characters and what role does each play? To the extent that we can identify
- what the characters say and do, or
- don't say and do but we would expect them to do so, and
- finally when they enter into the passage and leave it
We can more easily and more accurately know what their role is from the point of view of the author and / or the editor of the passage.
- The "when" question is quite complicated and again for the sake of completeness; there is
- The "when" within the story / passage itself,
- The "when" of the editor, and most importantly,
- The "when" of our life at the time we are actually reading / studying the passage.
- What is the plot, the point of the passage?
- Finally, because each passage is at one and the same time the word of human beings and the Word of God, there is revealed the values that are part and parcel of the human beings in their time and place and there is the values revealed by God for the believer. Our final question is to discern which values in the passage are attractive to us, we are drawn to and which are we repulsed by, inclined to reject? The more difficult task, if we do identify these two responses in us of the values revealed, which are of God and we are being challenged to embrace and which are not of God and we are being challenged to correct and develop.
My Refrain
Before we read though, let's quiet ourselves, remember whatever we can from the background, our questions and, most importantly, pay attention to what happens inside of us as we read.
Reading of the passage http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/25
Discussion Gen. 25: 09 – 23: The Prayers of Isaac and Rebekah and the Lord's response.
We quickly identified the characters in the passage; Isaac, Rebekah, the Lord and a reference to the two boys in the womb. We learn that Isaac is 40 years old, Rebekah is sterile [can also be translated barren. Sterile infers that Rebekah cannot have children while barren doesn't carry that same inference, at least, as strongly.]
Isaac prays and God responds. Rebekah becomes pregnant. Keep in mind that the passage without much emphasis, as a mere matter of fact, reports that Isaac was 60 when Rebekah became pregnant. God takes his good old time to respond, 20 years. If you've lived long enough, you might be able to look back 20 years to see how, in fact, later events can be understood as an answer to an issue that began 20 or more years ago.
We learn that the pregnancy has not been easy for Rebekah; painful might be the best description. Rebekah doesn't pray; she "consults." Scholars believe this infers that the praying took place at a place of prayer. God's response to Rebekah takes the form of a revelation which is to impact her and her understanding of things. It's important to note that no one else in the story knows what God has revealed to Rebekah, just her.
These four lines are quite extraordinary. The two boys are identified with two nations; of course, the author and the author's audience knows who those two nations are: the Israelites and the Edomites. We learn as well that the birth order is going to be subverted. It's very difficult for this simple statement to resonate with us in the same that it must have for the characters in the story and how it actually resonated within Israelite history. This subversion of the birth order is the origin, or perhaps continuance, of the familial conflicts that are part and parcel of Israelite history.
Carol pointed out the parallels between this story and the story of the birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah. How are the two stories similar?
Discussion Gen. 25: 24 – 26: The Birth of the Esau and Jacob
We learn in the reading of the birth order and the appearance of the two boys. The words that describe Esau, ruddy and hairy, are a play on words that refers to the Edomites. It is in the notes that we learn about this word play. Without the work of scholars we simply would not know because the word play occurs only in the original language. This evidence for me that scholarship can help us to appreciate more fully the bible and that most of us are in the position to believe the scholars. Unfortunately, scholarship can very and, it is not uncommon for scholarship to simply reinforce a given horizon of understanding of the reader.
Discussion Gen. 25: 27 – 34: Esau Exchanges his Birthright for a Meal.
The life style of the two boys is consistent with the description of at birth. It is life styles that conflict; not much different than how rural and urban Americans experience life quite differently, view life differently, and such differences are in conflict.
As you read this part of the story, what is your evaluation of the behavior of the two boys? Which, in your opinion, has acted in an upright manner? As we mulled over this question, we realized first of all that birthright was a much more significant part of the culture of the story than it is in our lives, even though we too experience the impact of birth order in our family lives.
Does Esau's reason for selling his birth right, he was very hungry, not present him as a bit of a dunce. Isn't Jacob taking advantage of Esau also an act that doesn't seem very upright to us? Yet God select Jacob to be the individual through whom He intends to fulfill his promise. We pick people because we think they are good or, at least, better. In fact, it they fail, we are disappointed. God does pick by the same standard. He picks them because He is God not because his choice is good.
Cathy wondered how Jacob could want the birth right unless Rebekah had shared God's revelation with him. What's your thought on this question?
Ken wanted to know if the Edomites were one of the tribes of Israel. They were not, in fact, the nations warred against one another.
I raised a question that pretty much was being discussed until time ran out. In the revelations that the Lord made to Rebekah, does it mean that because the Lord said it, therefore it HAD to happen.
Ken wanted some clarification. He wondered if there were any stories in the bible that tell us that what God intended to happen, didn't. Although he though he didn't know, he actually did. I asked him if God intended in the story of Adam and Eve for the story to turn out as it did. Of course, this brought up the issue of predestination.
Michael took the passage as simply a prediction from God and not that it meant that it HAD to happen. Don responded that he thought it HAD to happen since God knew what was going to take place.
At this point in the conversation, I pointed out that Don had brought up for the first time the question of God's knowledge and its relationship to what happens. Michael hadn't done that but it doesn't mean that Michael didn't think it. Michael simply didn't say it. So what is your opinion, if God knows everything, does that mean that everything that God knows HAS to happen? A hint is contained in my emphasis on the word HAS to or HAD to happen. What's your opinion and more importantly why? Is Don correct? Is Michael correct? Is there a third choice?
Your comments, observations, questions are welcomed. See "comment" link below


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Top 7 New Year's Resolutions for Home Sellers
Posted by Sandy Riedal on Thursday, January 31st, 2019 at 1:31pm.
With the start of the new year, thoughts naturally turn to change. If one of your new year's resolutions is to sell your home, then making the right resolutions can help you sell your home quickly and for the best possible return.
Top 7 New Year's Resolutions for Home Sellers
Move Up Spring Cleaning - Time to do your spring cleaning NOW. Declutter, depersonalize and make your home look more spacious.
Stage Your Home - Hire a professional home stager to give your home that "model home look." Home stagers are trained to focus on the physical and architectural assets of your home and focus the buyers' attention on those characteristics. Search for a home stager on Houzz.
Think It Through - Before you spend money on renovations and upgrades,think carefully and don't overspend by guessing.
Take Care Of Neglected Repairs - This is a great time to hire a handyman or break out the tool belt to take care of deferred maintenance and take care of minor repairs.
Interview Real Estate Agents - Hiring the right real estate agent is critical to your success. Take the time to interview a number of agents and choose the right one for your needs.
Check Out The Competition - Visit homes for sale in your area and adjust your timing, staging and pricing based on the market.
Prepare Mentally - Selling a home can be stressful. Be prepared for low offers, picky buyers and odd terms. Prepare yourself now so you will take it all in stride when you're house is on the market.


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WITH the Victorian state government announcing a ban on "conversion therapy" this week, WA Greens MP Alison Xamon has called on WA to follow suit.
The therapy attempts to "cure" gay people by making them straight, and is mostly used by fundamentalist religious groups.
The Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner found "overwhelming evidence" that the therapy does serious long-term harm, leading to trauma, self-hatred and in some cases suicide.
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced the ban on Sunday September 3, calling the practice "bigoted quackery".
The Australian Christian Lobby has vaguely opposed the ban, worried the proposed new law could affect religious parents wanting to "raise families consistent with their religious and moral convictions", according to a statement by managing director Martyn Iles in November.
Appalling practice
Ms Xamon, Greens spokesperson for mental health, says gay conversion therapy is "an appalling practice that attempts to change the fundamental truth of a person's identity by methods that are questionable at best; and outright abusive at worst.
"We know that the 'therapy' often takes place informally, often in a religious context, and most often by unlicensed and unregulated therapists and psychologists."
She notes the practice is opposed by the Australian Medical Association, the Royal A&NZ College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
In 2017 WA mental health minister Roger Cook said he opposed the practice and would look into whether WA's laws needed changing, but he said this week there was still nothing concrete in place.
"We'll watch closely to see how the ban on gay conversion therapy progresses in Victoria," he says.
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Tyler Boone and Gabby Ruiz met at a fun event for families. When Tyler noticed Gabby did not have hair and seemed sad, he wanted to get to know her and make her smile. It turns out Gabby has a condition called Alopecia which makes her hair fall out. She was so embarrassed about being bald, it made her feel uncomfortable. When Tyler became her friend, he decided he was going to do something to help Gabby so he began to grow his hair.
Although he got teased mercilessly for two years and even called a girl, he did not care! He wanted to grow his hair so it could be made into a wig for his friend, Gabby. Gabby made the first cut when he got his hair cut and she is excitedly waiting for her wig to be made. Each time she looks in the mirror, she will think of her friend's selfless act! Enjoy the video and be sure to Please SHARE on Facebook.


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'They can look back with pride... their effort wasn't null and void'
Defending champions Cork Con ended an unbeaten season with 14 wins from 14 in the AIL.
Another late winner sees Liverpool go 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League
Roberto Firmino was the hero as a dogged Wolves side were eventually seen off.
Cullen's Leinster are turning into rugby's version of the Dubs
The manner of Leinster's performances have set them apart this season. Lyon are facing a tough afternoon.
Never mind the Champions Cup, Leinster could win the Six Nations
Alan Quinlan believes Leinster are good enough to beat top international teams.
Irish 7s top their pool in Marcoussis to guarantee place in Olympic qualifiers
The Girls in Green will also face England in a quarter-final tomorrow morning.
Klopp hails 'special' side as Liverpool maintain remarkable European run
Barcelona await in the semi-finals following a 6-1 aggregate win.
Mayo maintain 100% record with five-point win over Cavan
The Westerners have continued their fine start to 2019.
'It was just a privilege to fight here in Madison Square Garden in front of so many Irish people'
Katie Taylor successfully defended her WBA and IBF lightweight titles against Eva Wahlstrom last night.
Klopp proud after Liverpool's 'best game of the season'
The Reds maintained their 100% start to the season with a big win at Wembley.
Salah on target as Liverpool make it three wins from three to go top of the Premier League
Mohamed Salah's first-half strike was the difference between the sides at Anfield on Saturday.
Brilliant Januzaj strike sees unbeaten Belgium top Group G as England suffer World Cup defeat
A stunning goal from Adnan Januzaj saw Belgium defeat England to make it three wins from three.
Dundalk remain unbeaten after eight games with easy dispatch of Gypsies
The Lilywhites remain one point behind champions Cork City in the Premier Division standings.
Lionel Messi comes off the bench to help keep Barcelona unbeaten
The Argentinian superstar's set piece was headed home by Gerard Pique.
Unbeaten Inter remain top in Serie A following stalemate with holders Juve
Luciano Spalletti's Inter leave Turin two points ahead of second-placed Napoli.
Unbeaten Celtic match 100 year record but are left frustrated by Kilmarnock
With a Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich on Tuesday Brendan Rodgers rested several stars.
Ntcham's 25-yard strike keeps Celtic top on goal difference after narrow win over Dundee
The French midfielder hit the decisive goal just after the hour mark.
15 games, 15 wins, 3 titles: A remarkable year for unbeaten All-Ireland champions Tipperary
The Mary Quinn Memorial Cup, Munster intermediate title and Division 3 trophy will spend the winter in the Premier county.
Lukaku strike extends Man United's unbeaten streak with narrow win at St. Mary's
Lukaku scored his sixth Premier League goals in as many games as United earned their fifth Premier League win of the season.
Shelbourne's European dream ends but two late goals mean it finishes on a high
The Dublin side finished second in their Champions League qualifying group, after a 3-1 win over Linfield.
Ireland's Jonny Hayes struck early against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final
The Aberdeen winger put them ahead but Hoops substitute Tom Rogic proved the match-winner.
Curry eclipses Kobe as Warriors complete sweep against Spurs
Kevin Durant helped out with 29 points as the Warriors brought their play-off record to 12 -0 to put them in their third straight Finals.
Eddie Jones leads England to impressive whitewash of the Wallabies
The England head coach has won all of his nine games since taking over.
Shane Duggan-inspired Limerick maintain 100% record
Both sides finished with 10 men in tonight's closely fought First Division clash.
Stunning point from 100 metre free by Gleeson hands Waterford victory over Tipperary
The Deise stay stop of the table.
John Joe Nevin keeps unbeaten pro record intact with TKO on boxing return
Ireland's Olympic silver medallist was back in the ring last night after a 10-month lay-off.
Ireland's Jason Quigley is still unbeaten after this stunning second-round knockout
The Donegal native was dominant throughout, and his final punch at 2:59 led to Faulk's camp thrwoing in the towel.
Ireland's Sevens sides on course for top three finish after unbeaten start in Lisbon
Pool stage complete, Ireland are well seeded for the quarter-finals
Calm belief pays dividends for Pat Lam's Connacht against Leinster
The western province's head coach feels that the culture within his group is beginning to shine through.
Good times keep rolling for Connacht as they see off Leinster in Galway
Pat Lam's men battled to a wonderful 10-9 victory at the Sportsground to make it three wins from three Pro12 games.
40 years on, Lions legend JPR Williams is still rocking lush sideburns
The dashing, doctoral Welshman joined 14 of his British & Irish Lions teammates for a reunion in Belfast.
'We haven't won anything or done anything yet' - Ulster's Chris Henry
The back-row will captain the Pro12 leaders against Scarlets this evening.
LA Clippers only the 3rd team in NBA history to record unbeaten month
The Los Angeles franchise are on a 17-game winning streak.
Pro12 team news: Gilroy and Marshall the leading lights in weakened Ulster XV
The entire 23-man squad travelling to Thomond Park tomorrow is Irish-qualified.
Pro12: We wanted to use our scrum as a weapon says victorious Court
The Ulster prop feels the 27-19 win over Leinster proves his side are genuine trophy contenders.
Heineken Cup: Write us off at your peril Foden warns Ulster
Northampton Saints expect to be without the services of the cited Dylan Hartley.
Leinster lose the battle of the unbeatables in France
'We let it slip' admitted Jamie Heaslip as the Heineken Cup champions were edged out by Clermont.
As it happened: Clermont Auvergne v Leinster, Heineken Cup
Joe Schmidt's side were aiming to beat the unbeatables at the Stade Marcel Michelin this afternoon.
Heineken Cup: Toulon jump Sharks as Metro end Edinburgh's challenge
Michael Bradley's men will not be repeating their semi-final journey of last season.
Clermont are 'undoubtedly' the favourites says Leinster coach Schmidt
The Kiwi is daunted by his former side's blistering start to their Heineken Cup pool.
Marshall's Ulster motivation: 'I don't want to be on the team that loses first'
A trip to second-placed Scarlets kicks off a tough five-game swing for the Pro12 leaders.


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Moscow, 1964, found in my late Grandfather's photo album
Danishwara Nathaniel was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. He took interest in photography after graduating high-school, when he volunteered teaching basic photography to school children in the marginalized, high-land community of Indonesia's Papua. At that moment, he learned more than he could have taught. He realized soon that the essence of learning is an endless process of expanding horizons. Photography has been a crucial tool in navigating his way through this distracting world of constant, rapid flows of ideas, information, and goods. A means to step back and see the bigger picture; a means to connect, to understand each other, beyond words. Photography allows him to enter different communities and expose himself to different subjects. Binaries between the "modern" and the "traditional", the "global" and the "local", as well as "East" and "West" are concepts and forces in friction he dealt with and grew much interest in. Dwelling in places with such tension, Dan by himself has lived in Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia, India and the Netherlands. Late 2016, Dan received his Bachelors of Arts degree from a Liberal Arts and Sciences program in Amsterdam University College, majoring the Social Sciences.
Currently, he is based in Geneva, Switzerland completing a Masters degree in Anthropology and Sociology at the Graduate Institute.
Dan is up for collaboration or assignment, which can be discussed before. He also sells his prints. Drop a mail, or just say hi.


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That's a fair point. I'm not completely closed to the idea. I believe Ardour has a similar business model. Personally I would prefer to keep my sources private but rely on as many open source libraries as possible and contribute to those as well. Atleast this way I can give back to the ecosystem a little. The vast majority of my DSP code can be found in a package I maintain on Github called Ddsp.bluebell wrote: In the 90s I worked as a systems programmer on mainframe systems. I maintained IBM's transaction monitor and database system IMS DB/DC. Very expensive software. But it was shipped as source code, so you could (and I did) make modifications, completely legally. You could share those modfications in user groups.
So … I don't see why commercial plugins couldn't be available as source code. Of course it makes no sense to use some copy protection since it can be removed. It's probably not very attractive for programmers who make a living out of it. But it is possible.
Open Source code doesn't have to be free as in free beer.
Side Note: I'm not sure if any of the LV2 developers are active in this thread, but they really deserve so much more credit for making LV2 than they get. It's such a great format and not only for linux. Writing a wrapper for it was relatively painless and straightforward. I really hope to see it overtake VST!


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AAII Sentiment Survey: Pessimism Jumps to a 9-Week High
Pessimism rose to a nine-week high in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Neutral sentiment stayed above average for the 14th consecutive week, while optimism remained below average.
Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, plunged 6.9 percentage points to 28.5 percent. This is the lowest level of optimism registered by our survey since February 6, 2014 (27.9 percent.) It is also the fourth consecutive week with bullish sentiment below its historical average of 39.0 percent.
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, declined 0.4 percentage points to 37.4 percent. Neutral sentiment is now above its historical average of 30.5 percent for the 14th consecutive week. This is the longest such streak since 1999 (15 weeks.)
Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, spiked 7.3 percentage points to 34.1 percent. This is the largest amount of pessimism since February 6, 2014 (36.4 percent.) It also ends a streak of eight consecutive weeks with bearish sentiment below its historical average of 30.5 percent.
At current levels, bullish sentiment is right at the border of what we would consider to be a typical or an unusually low reading. The drop in optimism comes as the S&P 500 fell by 2.3 percent and the Nasdaq lost more than 3.7 percent over a two-day period.
Some AAII members are fretting about the possibility of a market pullback, elevated stock valuations, the pace of revenue growth, the slow rate of economic expansion, and Washington politics. Others remain encouraged by the overall upward momentum of stock prices, earnings growth, economic expansion, the Federal Reserve's tapering of bond purchases and low interest rates.
This week's special question asked AAII members how much impact the events in Ukraine are having on their six-month outlook for stocks. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63 percent) said the events were having no to very little impact on their outlook. About 11 percent said the events were having a little impact, while 9 percent said the events were having some impact. Just slightly more than 5 percent said the events were causing them to be more bearish. Here is a sampling of the responses:
- "None, unless Russia becomes more aggressive."
- "Minimal at most."
- "Not much, it's just a disturbing and sad mess."
- "None at this time."
- "Some. Clearly it adds risk."
This week's AAII Sentiment Survey results
- Bullish: 28.5 percent, down 6.9 percentage points
- Neutral: 37.4 percent, down 0.4 percentage points
- Bearish: 34.1 percent, up 7.3 percentage points
Historical averages
- Bullish: 39.0 percent
- Neutral: 30.5 percent
- Bearish: 30.5 percent
Charles Rotblut is the author of the new bookBetter Good than Lucky: How Savvy Investors Create Fortune with the Risk-Reward Ratio. The AAII Sentiment Survey has been conducted weekly since July 1987 and asks AAII members whether they think stock prices will rise, remain essentially flat, or fall over the next six months. The survey period runs from Thursday (12:01 a.m.) to Wednesday (11:59 p.m.). The survey and its results are available online here.


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A group with diverse interests in the fields of automotive components, building materials, space design and execution and technical training.
The first company – Magna Automations Ltd. was incorporated in July 1991, leading to the development and growth of Magna Corp today.
The group is headed by Mr. Shailendra K Agarwal with a very committed & experienced team having many key members since the inception of the first company.
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It is proud to be referred to as one of the most reliable, efficient and competent group of people by its key associates who have been associated with the group for decades.


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Way back in June (Can you believe we're done July already? Where did summer go? ) I shot a calendar to benefit the Ottawa Humane Society, so many dogs & cats, and so much fun! We had all kinds of breeds from Beagles to Weimaraners, you never know what will end up at a shelter or rescue! I figured it would be a good time to talk about adopting a dog, there are TONS of places to get a dog, good and bad, but for today let's look at adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue group. Purebred or mixed breed, there's sure to be the perfect dog waiting for you out there, you just have to find it.
If you are looking for a purebred dog or cat, a good place to start would be checking out the groups parent club (just Google the breed, your area, and parent club together), they will usually have a rescue group that specializes in their chosen breed. You could also try contacting a breeder, often times they have retired breeding dogs & cats, dogs that didn't live up to their hopes and dreams (maybe their bird dog puppy hates water?), and sometimes even have pets that have been returned to them from past litters due to a variety of issues. When I was looking for a dog I almost adopted this gorgeous blue merle collie that was given back to the breeder because it's owner was very ill and wasn't able to look after him properly. This dog was perfect in every way, unfortunately he was adopted before I could go see him (but it's alright, I found my perfect dog anyways).
If you're not picky on breeds you can check out all the local rescues in our area (they have lots of purebreds too!) Here are some to get you started:
Arnprior Humane Society (Dogs & Cats, all breeds)
Friendly Giants Dog Rescue (specializing in large & giant breeds)
Birch Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation (Dogs, giant breeds & special needs)
Hopeful Hearts (Dogs, all breeds, specializing in senior and special needs)
Ottawa Humane Society (Dogs & Cats, all breeds)
B.A.R.K (Dogs, all breeds)
Country Cat Rescue (Cats)
Another great place to look is Petfinder.com, there you can search for pets by breed, location, and other neat selections such as good with kids, good with cats, age etc. Most rescues now put their pets on Petfinder so it's a great way to look at all the pets in your area on one site, much like a search engine for pets.
Back to the calendar we shot; all proceeds are going towards the Ottawa Humane Society.The calendar is overflowing with adorable and funny pictures (we couldn't just pick a few) of dogs and cats in the Ottawa area, almost all of them are rescues with just a few exceptions (one is a retired show dog adopted from a breeder & his daughter joined him in the photograph). The images I've posted are only out-takes that didn't quite make it, you'll have to buy the calendar to see the rest : ) They are $15 if you wish to purchase one, you can contact me at email@example.com or Lydia at firstname.lastname@example.com. Have a great Wednesday, Friday will be here before you know it!