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Doctors approve new funding deal amid protest
Faction opposed latest division of medical cash by BCMA and province
Jeff Nagel
B.C. doctors have voted to ratify a new four-year master agreement with the province.
The B.C. Medical Association said the deal provides $100 million to continue and expand medical programs until 2014 as well as a "modest" lift in doctors' fees to cover their overhead costs.
The fee increase is 0.5 per cent in each of the next two years and would be renegotiated for the final two years of the agreement.
It also expands various incentives for family practice doctors to develop care plans for complex care, chronic disease and mental health patients and to increase access to family doctors.
But the 92 per cent vote in favour is being contested by a faction of physicians who don't like how the pot of medical funding is being divided.
Those opposed say the outcome is illegitimate because most members didn't vote and a further 3,000 to 4,000 non-BCMA members couldn't vote.
Dr. Zafar Essak said the agreement will expand the health care bureaucracy and muzzle doctors, who will be barred from speaking up for patients without approval of government officials.
"Most doctors are fed up and want to hold the government and the BCMA accountable for the current crisis in our health care system," Essak said.
Also unhapppy is the B.C. Anesthesiologists' Society, which campaigned for higher pay for its members and went to the brink of a service withdrawal this spring to try to win the right to bargain separately from the BCMA.
BCAS executive director Dr. Roland Orfaly said wait lists have grown longer despite greatly increased funding funnelled through the BCMA – now more than $3.6 billion a year.
"It's been a colossal failure at the taxpayers' expense and simply pouring more money into a dysfunctional BCMA process is not going to make the problem go away," he said.
BCMA officials contend specialist groups like the anesthesiologists, who got much more rapid fee increases than most doctors in past years, are simply irked because their pay is no longer rising as fast under the latest apportionment between physician groups.
"They've had quite a few increases," BCMA president Dr. Shelley Ross said.
"In tough economic times you're not going to get as much as you want."
She said anesthesiologists also benefit from one key gain negotiated in the new deal – an extra $20 million to recruit and retain specialists.
Ross said spending of that money will be overseen by independent arbitrators, not the BCMA.
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Over the past 20 years, dozens of homicides have gone unsolved in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties. There are other, older unsolved cases, too, and cases in which no one knows the victim's name.
Each case has its own unique challenges, and each case carries its own arc of frustration, grief and tragedy.
Since 1988, there have been roughly 421 slayings in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties that were charged or classified by police as murders. Of those, 59 are unsolved.
These cases run the gamut of circumstance. There are public killings such as the Jan. 1, 2016, slaying of Justin Speights at a crowded party in the Town of Crawford. There are locked-door whodunits like the 1999 stabbing death of Martha Green in the City of Newburgh. There are cases where fire was used as a weapon and a tool of concealment, such as the 2001 killing of Karen Gruber in the City of Newburgh and the 2008 killing of Michael Kleiman in the Town of Ulster.
There are cases where all police have is a skeleton or a partially decomposed body. There are mysteries like the slayings of Larry Atkins and Robert Gordon in 1992 and 1996, separated by two miles and four years, but connected by strong similarities between the victims and how they were killed.
In most cases, there are family and friends plagued with unanswered questions about how or why their loved one died. They don't know who committed the murder. Could it be a neighbor? A friend? Someone they trust?
In some cases, there is no one left to mourn the victim, just police officers who continue to review the files and the evidence for the possibility of new leads. And then there are the cases where police haven't been able to determine the victim's identity.
These are stories of the families and the police as they seek to learn who killed these victims and why. | {
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THE IDEA OF ENGLISH ETHNICITY
n this major contribution to debates about English identity, leading theorist Robert J.C. Young argues that Englishness was never really about England at all. In the nineteenth century, it was rather developed as a form of long-distance identity for the English diaspora around the world. Young shows how the effects of this continue to reverberate today, nationally and globally.
Written by an internationally established theorist, whose work has been translated into 20 languages
Shows how potent the idea of Englishness is
Helps to explain why the UK continues to act as if it has a 'special relationship' to the US
Helps to explain why the UK is so successfully multicultural
Part of the prestigious Blackwell Manifestos series | {
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The seventh edition of the Kuwait Yacht Show, organised by PH7 Events and held at Marina Crescent, came to a close on Saturday. Exhibitors that IBI spoke to were very satisfied with the outcome of the five-day event. The results reveal that the Kuwait market is performing well, despite slower business in other Gulf boating markets such as the UAE, Qatar and Oman.
Exhibiting at the Kuwait show again this year was Gulf Craft, the largest yacht and boat manufacturer in the Middle East. "The Kuwait Yacht Show represents Gulf Craft's second home market. For us, it's not just displaying our yachts and launching new models, it's connecting with existing and new customers," marketing manager Mahmoud Itani told IBI.
One prominent overseas exhibitor was Sunseeker, represented by IMG Boats from Dubai with four boats. General manager Mohammed Al Jasmi told IBI: "Kuwait is the largest single boating market in the Middle East. At the same time, it is a very liquid market. Customers are always willing to understand a deal, and if the numbers are right, they won't delay in making a decision. This is why the Kuwait Yacht Show is one of the fastest-growing shows in the region.
Exalto Marine, an equipment distributor based in the UAE, has been active in the Kuwait market for many years. "Almost everyone has a boat by his house on a trailer or in a marina," Exalto general manager John Paul explained. "There is a very high population of leisure boats, I think the highest in the Gulf with about 17,000 boats. There is a real tradition of boating, lots of fishing and going to the islands, more than you see in other Gulf countries.
Nouf H Al Hajeri, managing partner for the Kuwait Yacht Show, told IBI: "The show is going great and our exhibitors are pleased with how the show has grown. We have 35 boats on the water, more small boats on the land with a total of 82 exhibitors, we are seeing a lot of young people and millennials.
Kuwait has few boatbuilders and only one, Gulf Master, exhibited at this year's show. Gulf Master is a long-established Kuwait manufacturer that has been building boats of up to 40ft since 1994. The company exhibited several models at the show. "We are very happy at the way the show has grown over the years and the interest we have had at the show from existing and new customers," said Gulf Master owner Issam Al Gharabally.
The Kuwait market will be covered in more detail in the next issue of IBI magazine.
The 7th edition of the Kuwait Yacht Show (KYS), which opens on March 26 at Marina Crescent in Kuwait City, is expected to be its biggest yet.
Now a regular part of the programme associated with the Singapore Yacht Show (SYS), the annual Asia Boating Awards were presented this week. | {
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Widow of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, Barbara Mahama and other family members including his mother Veronica Bamford have visited Denkyira-Boase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region to see exactly where his life ended.
Others who were part of the visit include his father, Captain Dennis Mahama Adam (Retired), brother, Michael Mahama and other family members from his hometown of Yigantu in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region.
Final funeral rites of the slain soldier were held in Bole and Tumu respectively after a state burial and June 9, 2017 at the forecourt of the State House.
There are still conflicting reports as to what actually happened leading to the death of the young military officer who was the commander of a detachment stationed at Denkyira-Boase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region to combat illegal mining.
More than 60 suspects were arrested but have been trimmed to 30 including, Akwasi Baah, Solomon Sackey, Kwame Agyei, Joseph Appiah Kubi (aka Kum Dede), Akosua Takyiwaa (aka Maabono), Esther Dauda (aka Asha) and Michael Kumah (aka Kojo Anim) to reappear on later date. | {
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Monastery of Saint Mary of Parral () is a Roman Catholic monastery of the enclosed monks of the Order of Saint Jerome just outside the walls of Segovia, Spain.
History
The monastery was founded by King Henry IV of Castile, who acquired the lands before he became king in 1454. Despite a generally irreligious life, Henry IV maintained connections with the Hieronymites and was buried in the sister-house of Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe.
In the 16th century a mint was built near the monastery using the Eresma River to power the machinery.
The monastery was closed as part of the secularisation program of 1835 (the Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal).
Following a Papal Decree of 1925, the Hieronymite Order was re-established here in the following years and was finally granted its Rule in 1969.
Art works
There are some works of art in the monastery, for example a 16th-century retable in Renaissance style. However, it is perhaps better known for its association with works that have been removed.
Following the closure of the monastery in the 1830s, some of its works of art were moved to Madrid where they were stored in a monastery at Atocha.
In the 1870s they were moved again to the Royal Gallery of El Prado in Madrid, where they were stored with little further research, although one painting, the Fountain of Life, also known as the Fountain of Grace, attracted particular interest. Greater investigation took place between 2000 and 2003.
The Fountain of Grace
The Fountain of Grace (The Triumph of the Church over the Synagogue), has attracted interest because of its presumed connection to the artist Jan van Eyck. Listed in the Convent's Libero de Bercero (Vellum Book) as a gift of the King in 1454, it uses the same symbolic language and constructional forms as part of The Mystic Lamb polyptych in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.
Theories regarding its attribution have included the idea that it was rushed copy of a lost original, originally commissioned by Pope Eugene IV for a chapel in Brussels, possibly undertaken by Jan van Eyck during a diplomatic mission he undertook to the Iberian Peninsula in the 1430s.
Access and conservation
In 1914 the monastery was declared a National Monument. The monastery is open to the public on a limited basis.
See also
Order of Saint Jerome
External links
Order of Saint Jerome - Official Website
Monastery of Saint Mary of Parral (Hieronymite monks)
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Segovia
Hieronymite monasteries
Monasteries in Castile and León | {
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Q: How to programatically run sequelize seeders? I am new to NodeJS and Sequelize and am trying to execute the sequelize seeders on project startup.
Here is an example of one of my seed functions.
filePath: src/database/seeders/20220402125658-default-filters.js
'use strict';
module.exports = {
async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
await queryInterface.bulkInsert('Filters', [
{
id: 'b16c15ce-9841-4ea5-95fb-0d21f8cd85f0', // TODO: use uuid4()
name: 'Amount Filter',
maxAmount: 200.0,
minAmount: 0.2,
createdAt: new Date(),
updatedAt: new Date(),
},
]);
},
async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
await queryInterface.bulkDelete('Filters', null, bulkDeleteOptions);
},
};
In my index.js file I am executing sequelize.sync() which synchronizes my database model.
This is working great, but I want to also execute the seed code above when the sync is complete.
filePath: src/database/index.js
db.sequelize.sync().then(() => {
// execute seeders here ...
});
Do you have any idea how can I do that ?
The seeding is working correctly when I use it through npx command: npx sequelize-cli db:seed:all, but I want to do it automatically on project start.
A: A simple approach may be to write a script that runs the migrations/seeds via the Sequelize CLI and add in your package.json a start script that calls it, e.g. ./run-migrations.sh && node . (or maybe just sequelize-cli db:migrate && sequelize-cli db:seed:all && node .). Then just run npm run start to start the application.
Otherwise, from the looks of it, Sequelize has the umzug library for programmatically applying migrations/seeds. See the comment in this issue for how you might do this.
I'll copy the code here in case it's lost:
/* <PROJECT_ROOT>/migrations.js */
var Umzug = require("umzug");
var models = require("./models");
var migrationsConfig = {
storage: "sequelize",
storageOptions: {
sequelize: models.sequelize
// modelName: 'SequelizeMeta' // No need to specify, because this is default behaviour
},
migrations: {
params: [
models.sequelize.getQueryInterface(),
models.sequelize.constructor
],
path: "./migrations", // path to folder containing migrations
pattern: /\.js$/
}
};
var seedsConfig = {
storage: "sequelize",
storageOptions: {
sequelize: models.sequelize,
modelName: 'SequelizeData' // Or whatever you want to name the seeder storage table
},
migrations: {
params: [
models.sequelize.getQueryInterface(),
models.sequelize.constructor
],
path: "./seeds", // path to folder containing seeds
pattern: /\.js$/
}
};
var migrator = new Umzug(migrationsConfig);
var seeder = new Umzug(seedsConfig);
module.exports = () => migrator.up().then(() => seeder.up());
/* <PROJECT_ROOT>/index.js */
var migrations = require("./migrations");
// Run migrations & seeds
migrations().then(function() {
console.log("Migrations completed");
});
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Q: iOS App Signing and Certificates In order to sign an application for the Apple App Store, we need to create a certificate by saving a certificate request file from keychain and then upload it to the Apple store.
I was wondering, what does this certificate request file contain?
Does the certificate contain any information (like a finger print) about the OS or hardware?
A: A certificate signing request contains information about the distinguished name of the individual who generated it along with the public key.
The standard form of the request that on sees is a Base64 encoded request that contains the above mentioned distinguished name, the public key and the method that was used to generate the public key.
The RSA public (and private) key does not contain any information about your hardware.
A: No, there's no personal information or information about your hardware configuration stored within the CSR (certificate signing request). The CSR is part of an asymmetric encryption key, ie. it is the public portion of a public and private key.
Essentially, both keys are just a bunch of random* numbers that enable Public key encryption.
Have a look at this SO question for additional details.
* No, the numbers aren't truly 'random' but it's a good enough description for this question.
A: The excerpt below comes from an article on Apple's Developer website about code signing:
To enable signed code to fulfill these purposes, a code signature consists of three parts:
*
*A seal, which is a collection of checksums or hashes of the various parts of the code, such as the identifier, the Info.plist, the main
executable, the resource files, and so on. The seal can be used to
detect alterations to the code and to the app identifier.
*A digital signature, which signs the seal to guarantee its integrity. The signature includes information that can be used to
determine who signed the code and whether the signature is valid.
*A unique identifier, which can be used to identify the code or to determine to which groups or categories the code belongs. This
identifier can be derived from the contents of the Info.plist for the
app, or can be provided explicitly by the signer.
As for more information, check out this post on why and how to do code signing from Adam Eberbach, an experienced full-time IOS developer: http://www.raywenderlich.com/2915/ios-code-signing-under-the-hood.
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Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale's selection of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, marking the first time a woman's name was on a major party's presidential ticket.
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Photos: UCF baseball defeats UConn 2-1 in series opener
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The UCF baseball team huddles up in right field before the start of the three-game series against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. The Knights took charge and scored the first run against the Huskies, but the Huskies responded in the fifth inning and tied the score. Despite only nine hits between the two teams on the night, UCF defeated UConn 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF redshirt senior first baseman Tyler Osik (3) prepares for a play as UConn junior first baseman Chris Winkel (11) gets ready to steal second base on Friday, March 29. The Knights went on to defeat the UConn Huskies 2-1 in the first of a three-game series at John Euliano Park.
UCF redshirt senior Grant Schuermann (37) throws a pitch for the Knights as they take on the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29 at John Euliano Park. The redshirt senior was the only UCF pitcher of the night. The Knights went on to defeat the Huskies 2-1.
UCF redshirt junior designated hitter Anthony George Jr. (10) doesn't pass first base after being grounded out in the sixth inning of the game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. The Knights defeated the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF sophomore third baseman Adams Torres (6) swings at the ball during the game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. After 11 pitches, Torres was walked to first base, helping lead the Knights to defeat the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF senior outfielder Chandler Robertson (22) advances to second base after being walked to first in the third inning of the game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. The Knights went on to defeat the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF junior catcher Dallas Beaver (38) runs to second base after hitting the ball up into center field but was caught out by the UConn Huskies outfield during the first inning of the game on Friday, March 29. UCF went on to defeat UConn 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF sophomore outfielder Dalton Wingo (35) hits the ball to center field and gets to second base on his first swing in the fourth inning during the game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. The Knights defeated the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF redshirt senior Grant Schuermann (37) takes the mound for the Knights as they take on the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. The redshirt senior only allowed four hits and walked one batter, helping the Knights defeat the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
After attempting to steal home, UCF sophomore outfielder Dalton Wingo (35) is tagged out by UConn junior third baseman David Langer (41) in the fourth inning game on Friday, March 29. The Knights defeated the UConn Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF senior second baseman Matthew Mika (14) hits a base hit to the infield in the first inning of the game against the UConn Huskies on Friday, March 29. Mika's game-winning RBI in the eighth inning gave the Knights the lead they needed to defeat the Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
UCF outfielders sophomore Dalton Wingo (35), redshirt junior Ray Alejo (2) and freshman Gephry Pena (31) jump to celebrate the Knights' victory on Friday, March 29. Despite a low scoring game and only nine hits between the two teams, the Knights defeated the UConn Huskies 2-1 at John Euliano Park.
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Q: How can I modify Angular navigation like http request with HttpInterceptor? My goal:
I would like to navigation with
route.navigation(['path', 'to'])
and
<a [routerLink]="['path', 'to']">
I use global filter what I store in NgRx and put into URL queries all time in order to when I send link to another user who opens site and activate automatically filter setting from URL queries.
Like: "/path/to?timeframe=1576652167_1576662167".
My Question:
How can I solve that if I navigate with <a routerLink> or navigate() method and this navigation path redefine with any handler the URL query for all navigation without redirect?
Of course: I don't want to use [queryParams] because it has to write all the time and pass query data.
See as: HttpInterceptor. Here we can modify HTTP request. For example headers. Is there similar to navigation?
A: My first try soution:
const routes: Routes = [
{
path: 'foo',
// ...
},
{
path: 'bar',
// ...
}
];
@NgModule({
imports: [RouterModule.forRoot(routes, { useHash: true })],
exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class AppRoutingModule {
}
@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
export class FilterService {
constructor(private router: Router) {
}
/**
* @description
* To With Filter
*
* @param commands any[]
* @param extras NavigationExtras
*/
twf(
commands: any[],
extras: NavigationExtras = {}
): string {
let filter = '';
Object.keys(this.global).forEach(key => {
filter += filter === '' ? (key + '=' + this.global[key]) : ('&' + key + '=' + this.global[key]);
});
return '#' + this.router.createUrlTree(commands, extras).toString() + '?' + filter;
}
}
export class FooComponent {
constructor(private filter: FilterService, private route: ActivatedRoute) {
// output: { xxx: "aaa", yyy: "10" }
console.log(route.snapshot.queryParams);
}
}
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A book entitled BIG-GAME Design Overview accompanies the exhibition and is available from publishers Stichting Kunstboek.
The exhibition opened in October and continues until 22 February 2009.
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from unittest import mock, skipUnless
from django.db import connection
from django.db.models import Index
from django.db.utils import DatabaseError
from django.test import TransactionTestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
from .models import (
Article, ArticleReporter, CheckConstraintModel, City, Comment, Country,
District, Reporter,
)
class IntrospectionTests(TransactionTestCase):
available_apps = ['introspection']
def test_table_names(self):
tl = connection.introspection.table_names()
self.assertEqual(tl, sorted(tl))
self.assertIn(Reporter._meta.db_table, tl, "'%s' isn't in table_list()." % Reporter._meta.db_table)
self.assertIn(Article._meta.db_table, tl, "'%s' isn't in table_list()." % Article._meta.db_table)
def test_django_table_names(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
cursor.execute('CREATE TABLE django_ixn_test_table (id INTEGER);')
tl = connection.introspection.django_table_names()
cursor.execute("DROP TABLE django_ixn_test_table;")
self.assertNotIn('django_ixn_test_table', tl,
"django_table_names() returned a non-Django table")
def test_django_table_names_retval_type(self):
# Table name is a list #15216
tl = connection.introspection.django_table_names(only_existing=True)
self.assertIs(type(tl), list)
tl = connection.introspection.django_table_names(only_existing=False)
self.assertIs(type(tl), list)
def test_table_names_with_views(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
try:
cursor.execute(
'CREATE VIEW introspection_article_view AS SELECT headline '
'from introspection_article;')
except DatabaseError as e:
if 'insufficient privileges' in str(e):
self.fail("The test user has no CREATE VIEW privileges")
else:
raise
try:
self.assertIn('introspection_article_view', connection.introspection.table_names(include_views=True))
self.assertNotIn('introspection_article_view', connection.introspection.table_names())
finally:
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
cursor.execute('DROP VIEW introspection_article_view')
def test_unmanaged_through_model(self):
tables = connection.introspection.django_table_names()
self.assertNotIn(ArticleReporter._meta.db_table, tables)
def test_installed_models(self):
tables = [Article._meta.db_table, Reporter._meta.db_table]
models = connection.introspection.installed_models(tables)
self.assertEqual(models, {Article, Reporter})
def test_sequence_list(self):
sequences = connection.introspection.sequence_list()
reporter_seqs = [seq for seq in sequences if seq['table'] == Reporter._meta.db_table]
self.assertEqual(len(reporter_seqs), 1, 'Reporter sequence not found in sequence_list()')
self.assertEqual(reporter_seqs[0]['column'], 'id')
def test_get_table_description_names(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, Reporter._meta.db_table)
self.assertEqual([r[0] for r in desc],
[f.column for f in Reporter._meta.fields])
def test_get_table_description_types(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, Reporter._meta.db_table)
self.assertEqual(
[connection.introspection.get_field_type(r[1], r) for r in desc],
[
'AutoField' if connection.features.can_introspect_autofield else 'IntegerField',
'CharField',
'CharField',
'CharField',
'BigIntegerField' if connection.features.can_introspect_big_integer_field else 'IntegerField',
'BinaryField' if connection.features.can_introspect_binary_field else 'TextField',
'SmallIntegerField' if connection.features.can_introspect_small_integer_field else 'IntegerField',
'DurationField' if connection.features.can_introspect_duration_field else 'BigIntegerField',
]
)
def test_get_table_description_col_lengths(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, Reporter._meta.db_table)
self.assertEqual(
[r[3] for r in desc if connection.introspection.get_field_type(r[1], r) == 'CharField'],
[30, 30, 254]
)
def test_get_table_description_nullable(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, Reporter._meta.db_table)
nullable_by_backend = connection.features.interprets_empty_strings_as_nulls
self.assertEqual(
[r[6] for r in desc],
[False, nullable_by_backend, nullable_by_backend, nullable_by_backend, True, True, False, False]
)
@skipUnlessDBFeature('can_introspect_autofield')
def test_bigautofield(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, City._meta.db_table)
self.assertIn(
connection.features.introspected_big_auto_field_type,
[connection.introspection.get_field_type(r[1], r) for r in desc],
)
@skipUnlessDBFeature('can_introspect_autofield')
def test_smallautofield(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, Country._meta.db_table)
self.assertIn(
connection.features.introspected_small_auto_field_type,
[connection.introspection.get_field_type(r[1], r) for r in desc],
)
# Regression test for #9991 - 'real' types in postgres
@skipUnlessDBFeature('has_real_datatype')
def test_postgresql_real_type(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE django_ixn_real_test_table (number REAL);")
desc = connection.introspection.get_table_description(cursor, 'django_ixn_real_test_table')
cursor.execute('DROP TABLE django_ixn_real_test_table;')
self.assertEqual(connection.introspection.get_field_type(desc[0][1], desc[0]), 'FloatField')
@skipUnlessDBFeature('can_introspect_foreign_keys')
def test_get_relations(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
relations = connection.introspection.get_relations(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
# That's {field_name: (field_name_other_table, other_table)}
expected_relations = {
'reporter_id': ('id', Reporter._meta.db_table),
'response_to_id': ('id', Article._meta.db_table),
}
self.assertEqual(relations, expected_relations)
# Removing a field shouldn't disturb get_relations (#17785)
body = Article._meta.get_field('body')
with connection.schema_editor() as editor:
editor.remove_field(Article, body)
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
relations = connection.introspection.get_relations(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
with connection.schema_editor() as editor:
editor.add_field(Article, body)
self.assertEqual(relations, expected_relations)
@skipUnless(connection.vendor == 'sqlite', "This is an sqlite-specific issue")
def test_get_relations_alt_format(self):
"""
With SQLite, foreign keys can be added with different syntaxes and
formatting.
"""
create_table_statements = [
"CREATE TABLE track(id, art_id INTEGER, FOREIGN KEY(art_id) REFERENCES {}(id));",
"CREATE TABLE track(id, art_id INTEGER, FOREIGN KEY (art_id) REFERENCES {}(id));"
]
for statement in create_table_statements:
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
cursor.fetchone = mock.Mock(return_value=[statement.format(Article._meta.db_table), 'table'])
relations = connection.introspection.get_relations(cursor, 'mocked_table')
self.assertEqual(relations, {'art_id': ('id', Article._meta.db_table)})
@skipUnlessDBFeature('can_introspect_foreign_keys')
def test_get_key_columns(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
key_columns = connection.introspection.get_key_columns(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
self.assertEqual(set(key_columns), {
('reporter_id', Reporter._meta.db_table, 'id'),
('response_to_id', Article._meta.db_table, 'id'),
})
def test_get_primary_key_column(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
primary_key_column = connection.introspection.get_primary_key_column(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
pk_fk_column = connection.introspection.get_primary_key_column(cursor, District._meta.db_table)
self.assertEqual(primary_key_column, 'id')
self.assertEqual(pk_fk_column, 'city_id')
def test_get_constraints_index_types(self):
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
constraints = connection.introspection.get_constraints(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
index = {}
index2 = {}
for val in constraints.values():
if val['columns'] == ['headline', 'pub_date']:
index = val
if val['columns'] == ['headline', 'response_to_id', 'pub_date', 'reporter_id']:
index2 = val
self.assertEqual(index['type'], Index.suffix)
self.assertEqual(index2['type'], Index.suffix)
@skipUnlessDBFeature('supports_index_column_ordering')
def test_get_constraints_indexes_orders(self):
"""
Indexes have the 'orders' key with a list of 'ASC'/'DESC' values.
"""
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
constraints = connection.introspection.get_constraints(cursor, Article._meta.db_table)
indexes_verified = 0
expected_columns = [
['reporter_id'],
['headline', 'pub_date'],
['response_to_id'],
['headline', 'response_to_id', 'pub_date', 'reporter_id'],
]
for val in constraints.values():
if val['index'] and not (val['primary_key'] or val['unique']):
self.assertIn(val['columns'], expected_columns)
self.assertEqual(val['orders'], ['ASC'] * len(val['columns']))
indexes_verified += 1
self.assertEqual(indexes_verified, 4)
def test_get_constraints(self):
def assertDetails(details, cols, primary_key=False, unique=False, index=False, check=False, foreign_key=None):
# Different backends have different values for same constraints:
# PRIMARY KEY UNIQUE CONSTRAINT UNIQUE INDEX
# MySQL pk=1 uniq=1 idx=1 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=1 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=1
# PostgreSQL pk=1 uniq=1 idx=0 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=0 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=1
# SQLite pk=1 uniq=0 idx=0 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=0 pk=0 uniq=1 idx=1
if details['primary_key']:
details['unique'] = True
if details['unique']:
details['index'] = False
self.assertEqual(details['columns'], cols)
self.assertEqual(details['primary_key'], primary_key)
self.assertEqual(details['unique'], unique)
self.assertEqual(details['index'], index)
self.assertEqual(details['check'], check)
self.assertEqual(details['foreign_key'], foreign_key)
# Test custom constraints
custom_constraints = {
'article_email_pub_date_uniq',
'email_pub_date_idx',
}
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
constraints = connection.introspection.get_constraints(cursor, Comment._meta.db_table)
if (
connection.features.supports_column_check_constraints and
connection.features.can_introspect_check_constraints
):
constraints.update(
connection.introspection.get_constraints(cursor, CheckConstraintModel._meta.db_table)
)
custom_constraints.add('up_votes_gte_0_check')
assertDetails(constraints['up_votes_gte_0_check'], ['up_votes'], check=True)
assertDetails(constraints['article_email_pub_date_uniq'], ['article_id', 'email', 'pub_date'], unique=True)
assertDetails(constraints['email_pub_date_idx'], ['email', 'pub_date'], index=True)
# Test field constraints
field_constraints = set()
for name, details in constraints.items():
if name in custom_constraints:
continue
elif details['columns'] == ['up_votes'] and details['check']:
assertDetails(details, ['up_votes'], check=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['voting_number'] and details['check']:
assertDetails(details, ['voting_number'], check=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['ref'] and details['unique']:
assertDetails(details, ['ref'], unique=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['voting_number'] and details['unique']:
assertDetails(details, ['voting_number'], unique=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['article_id'] and details['index']:
assertDetails(details, ['article_id'], index=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['id'] and details['primary_key']:
assertDetails(details, ['id'], primary_key=True, unique=True)
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['columns'] == ['article_id'] and details['foreign_key']:
assertDetails(details, ['article_id'], foreign_key=('introspection_article', 'id'))
field_constraints.add(name)
elif details['check']:
# Some databases (e.g. Oracle) include additional check
# constraints.
field_constraints.add(name)
# All constraints are accounted for.
self.assertEqual(constraints.keys() ^ (custom_constraints | field_constraints), set())
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DURING THE YEARS 1811, & 12_.
_LATE A SOLDIER OF THE 4TH REGIMENT_.
have been preserved, except for obvious misspellings.
accompanied us to our encampment.
pilots navigated our boats through this difficult passage.
regiment to Lt. Col. Miller, to continue their passage by water.
doubt whether we had not actually landed among the savages themselves.
from the weather, on encamping at night.
most respectable citizens from Kentucky and Indiana.
wearied and sleepy, and consequently less vigilant.
time all became tranquil, and unanimity reigned throughout the army.
to do their duty in case we were attacked.
be in readiness to march to the Prophet's town.
Sergeant's guard was left for their protection.
the sentinels, who fired on a Horse, which had strayed out of Camp.
prairie, and about three quarters of a mile north-west of the town.
stepped 5 paces in front of his tent, which formed the line of battle.
savages close upon our lines.
our ranks, The small company of U.S. Riflemen, commanded by Lieut.
The following statements are from Sergeant Montgomery Orr, of Capt.
hesitate to declare my belief of them.
they kept up a steady fire on the Indians, who fell back. Capt.
received a wound and was obliged to retire."
directly in front of Capt. Barton's Company of U.S. Infantry.
swiftly by Capt. Bartons's tents--I soon afterwards fell into Capt.
sure to pick off whoever approached them.
worth, appointed him to the command of the volunteer dragoons.
soldier, who happened to pass near him.
Capt. Snelling's company, upon a charge in the midst of the Indians.
this Journal, well know how to make the selection.
to the camp, leading in his horse.
regt are given in the latter part of this Journal.
care taken of him while he remained with us on the ground. The Gen.
return to the battle ground.
except a few were destroyed in the conflagration of the town.
jolting, on an unbeaten road through the wilderness.
front, and within twelve feet of the man on post.
past, became stiff and extremely painful.
and every possible attention paid to the sick and wounded, by Gov.
for the welfare of their soldiers.
Nothing more was heard from the Indians until the latter part of Dec.
Vincennes with the intention of holding a council for that purpose.
present at the council, with his principal chiefs.
offered them by the Governor.
returned to their villages up the Wabash.
action--stripped and scalped them, and left their bodies above ground.
undertook this office, and the bodies were again replaced.
property to the mercy of the savages.
called to arms, expecting an attack upon the town. The next day Col.
his breast opened, his entrails torn out and strewed about the ground.
perpetrators of this horrid massacre.
situation in which we were placed.
A serious misunderstanding had for some time existed between Gov.
where they had been stationed during the winter.
sides at the battle of Tippecanoe.
at Newport, and halted one day.
with the army, forty miles further.
nearly four hundred miles, with but one day's rest.
for the march of the army.
regiment, without any previous provocation being given by the deceased.
where trees had been torn up by the roots.
important victory over a body of about 2000 Indians.
whiskey was issued to the troops on the occasion!
of the declaration of War between the United States and Great-Britain.
arrived within 3 miles of Detroit, at a place called Spring-Wells.
standard was hoisted, and the following Proclamation issued by Gen.
enemies, not to make them, I come to protect, not to injure you.
calamities of war will stalk before you.
women and children, _this war will be a war of extermination_.
knife, will be the signal of an indiscriminate scene of desolation.
courage and firmness--I will not doubt your attachment to liberty.
readily. The United States offer you peace, liberty and security.
Your choice lies between these and war, slavery and destruction.
achievement, unparallelled in the annals of martial prowess.
merino sheep at Belle Donne, the property of the Earl of Selkirk.
during the night on the scene of action without molestation.
the event of an assault by our army.
immediate attack upon that fort would now be made.
body of Indians while his men were partaking of a little refreshment.
disorder, leaving part of their killed on the field.
stay at Sandwich: this also was shortly after set fire to and abandoned.
although Capt. Snelling offered himself to lead them on in person.
This cowardice of the Cavalry alone saved the enemy from destruction.
commanded the late Capt. Wentworth's company.
took several positions to harass them on their return to Detroit.
purpose the troops were paraded in readiness to march; but the Col.
arrived at Detroit about 12 o'clock.
of the river, opposite to those of the British.
been sent on that service.
little damage done, except to a few buildings in the town.
return. Five men were killed and wounded in the fort, where the Gen.
men for _him_ to give the word and lead the way.
The militia were posted outside of the fort, behind a line of pickets.
sweep the advancing column of the enemy.
The British troops advanced with a regular step, and in fine order.
army.--"_Treachery_"--"_We are sold_"--was the cry throughout.
British guard was immediately placed over them.
for a surrender than a manly defence.
of arms and a considerable quantity of military stores and provisions.
among us while it lasted.
body, (supposing him to be an American) and took off the scalp.
pole, which they shook at us, saying "one yankee gone home.""
place here until the arrival of our troops from Detroit.
was restored to its right owners.
were to receive their paroles.
would gather at the hatchway, greatly distressed for fresh air.
_soldier_, but a continuance of such food would starve even him.
to embark the next morning and proceed on our passage.
ashore, and a guard lined the beach to prevent us from leaving them.
some singing and others whistling till we reached the barracks.
was taken by the British officers.
was permitted to leave the yard on any consideration whatever.
Sept. 11.--We proceeded on our passage, and about 4 o'clock, P.M.
us on our march through Pennsylvania.
by the prisoners on the reception of this pleasing intelligence. Capt.
the articles we stood in need of.
are indebted for their friendly assistance during our confinement.
another transport with prisoners, for Boston.
births, and assisted the seamen to put about the ship.
land directly ahead, and made all sail for it.
and two others died here, and were interred on the beach.
fine breeze, and arrived at Boston the 28th Nov. 1812.
of the severe treatment we had experienced in our captivity.
our reception at Charlestown, and provisions sent to us in abundance.
Thus ends the Journal of the march of the 4th regiment of U.S.
Under the command of Lieut. Abraham Hawkins.
Newton; Sergeant Aaron W. Forbush; Adam Walker; Ebenezer T.
Israel Newhall; Samuel Thing.--Total 12.
Commanded in the action by Lieut. George P. Peters.
Stanton Smiley; Nathaniel Haynes; Isaac M. Nute, dead.--Total 13.
Capt. _W. C. Baen's_ Company.
John Mahannon; Fra's Nelson; Isaac Rathbone--.Total 10.
The late Capt. _Welch's_ Company.
dead; Samuel Tibbetts, dangerous.--Total 10.
Wounded--Daniel Kearness, dead; Lewis Taylor, dead; Lemuel E.
Welch, dead; John Clark; Robert Douglas; Wm. Foster; Souther; Wm.
Capt. _George W. Prescott's_ Company.
Capt. _R. B. Brown's_ Company.
Coger, dangerous; Wm. M. Saunders; Daniel Rogers.--Total 9.
Lt. _Albright's_ detached 1st. and 7th regiment.
Subalterns--6 Sergeants--2 Corporals--1 Musician--44 Privates.
Whole number, killed and wounded of the army--188.
At the retaking of Detroit, and the defeat of the army under Gen.
felt eager to wipe away the deep stain on our national character.
actually succeeded in making a breach in the defences of the place.
of the women, were sufficient to excite terror in the stoutest heart.
disposition of the forces which were to constitute the _new_ army.
A considerable Indian force appeared before Fort Wayne on the 5th.
They invested the place closely for several days; they burnt the U.
States' factory and many other valuable houses. A brother of Gov.
Meigs, and two soldiers were killed near the fort.
to relieve fort Wayne--the enemy fled at his approach.
divided and placed under the command of Gen. Payne and Colonel Wells.
addressed by Gen. Harrison, they appeared better satisfied.
exposition of the causes which produced the failure of the expedition.
possessed a powerful influence over the Indians.
sent by Gen. Winchester to make discoveries at the rapids.
prisoners by five Indians under Winnemac, and a son of Col.
afterwards taken up by his father, and conveyed to Malden.
Indians suffered them to escape total destruction, is unaccountable.
Delaware.--General Harrison fixed his head quarters at Upper Sandusky.
On the 14th of January, Col. Lewis advanced towards the river Raisin.
party lost twelve killed, and fifty-two wounded.
in an open field entirely uncovered.
advanced in platoons to charge the pickets, keeping up a brisk fire.
Simpson, (a member of Congress) Mead, Edwards, Price and M'Cracken.
scalped, tomahawked and burnt all of them who were unable to walk.
Indian kicking the ashes off his back.
arms, and other parts of the human system in their mouths.
good, but to his imprudence is attributed the failure of the campaign.
a general massacre by the Indians.
As soon as General Harrison learnt the exposed situation of Gen.
then suddenly retraced its steps.
till the right wing had begun to give way.
be avenged and the day of retribution arrive.
wounded Dr. M'Keehan and took the Doctor and the Frenchman prisoners.
mean time were busily employed in fortifying at Upper Sandusky.
accomplish the object of the expedition.
sides were either killed or wounded.
occurred during the remainder of the winter.
artillery and stores from Sandusky to the Rapids.
the second day of our march a courier arrived from Gen.
breaking through to the depth of four or five feet.
ground. Good God! what a pliant being is man in adversity.
been discovered on the margin of the lake.
of various description were carried on with unparallelled exertions.
importance of every man's being vigilant and industrious at his post.
zeal, courage and patriotism never surpassed.
it was light enough for our gunners to see her.
various directions. The fire from the garrison was begun with effect.
time wounded as he stood directly opposite to him.
Indian bullets. The enemy this day fired 457 cannon shot.
the day, and forty-seven times during the night.
rifle. 233 shots were fired this day.
his way to relieve the garrison.
after he was mortally wounded.
to sally out with the cavalry and protect their retreat to the fort.
the right. In these charges Colonel Miller, Maj. Alexander, Capt.
this side were carried, and many prisoners taken.
Col. Dudley's detachment was about two hundred killed and missing.
That of the enemy was about equal.
means many valuable lives were saved.
every direction, covering officers and men with mud.
the vessels of war building at Erie.
Sandusky. Gen. Clay was charged with the defence of Fort Meig's.
regiments of 12 month's regulars in the state of Ohio.
one man, three women and nine children.
whoop and fought desperately till the whole were cut to pieces. Col.
Sandusky in quest of plunder and blood.
garrison or be buried in it, and that they might do their best.
retreated down the river, after having abandoned considerable baggage.
to disobey the order, and has thereby immortalized himself.
a band of 2000 warriors and some British troops, approached fort Meigs.
without doing any material injury to the garrison.
that 15,000 men were immediately in motion to repel the invaders.
Fortunately their services were not required.
of boats, not more than one third of the number could embark at once.
their services to return with the boats. Every one courted fatigue.
highly pleased with this indulgence of the General and the Commodore.
perforated his body like a sieve.
Eastern Sister, eighteen miles from Malden and seven from the coast.
scarcely room to sit down.
subsided at twelve and relieved our apprehensions.
On the 27th at nine in the morning the army made its final embarkation.
war on women and children, but to protect them.
through the town to the thunder of "Yankee Doodle."
the Indians, produces no emotion of horror even in the female bosom!
view the peltry of a furman.
which was a heavy battery which defended the entrance to the harbor.
The enemy in their haste had left an 18 pounder in this battery.
The country is settled to the distance of twenty miles below Malden.
shewed themselves at the bridge and then scampered off.
and Cass passed over to Detroit.
Detroit; a few shots from the gunboats caused them to disperse.
extinguished, and the men ordered to lie on their arms.
immediately commenced the passage of the river in boats.--Gen.
certain information of our advance.
taken, and a large quantity of ball and shells of various sizes.
encamped the night before. The General directed the advance of Col.
enemy, who were formed across our line of march.
horse, if we except that part which borders on the swamp.
could advantageously engage the enemy.
was the order of battle.
have saved, if they had been found in battle.
of Tecumseh was an irreparable loss.
circumstances at home, and possessed an excellent character.
"Surrendered by Burgoyne at Saratoga."
Thames, to prevent their being butchered by the Americans!
gardens were luxuriant and cultivated with taste.
pass into the Michigan territory to rob and murder the inhabitants.
into their power. Are the Indians to be reclaimed by fire?
guard. His carriage and papers were taken.
overtaken, if proper measures had been taken to pursue the fugitives.
Chippewas, Potawattimies, Miamies and Kickapoos, proposed to Gen.
who had been in the battle of the Thames, came in to implore peace.
real dignity of carriage, or a more striking firmness of countenance.
resistance; still his manner was that of a conqueror.
sufficient supply of dry goods.
stationed at Malden and Sandwich.--The campaign closed. | {
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Hyderabad, Aug 20: Vijay Devarakonda's 'Geetha Govindam' Success meet celebrations grandly held at Hyderabad Yesterday.
Megastar Chiranjeevi Garu graced Success Celebrations of Geetha Govindam as Chief Guest. Geetha Govindam Starring VijayDeverakonda & Rashmika Mandanna, Directed By Parasuram, Music By Gopi Sunder. Produced By Bunny Vas Under GA2 Pictures.
The speech of Vijay Devarakonda at the success meet of 'Geetha Govindam' touched many hearts.
Vijay Devarakonda said that."After the release of every film, I was asked did I anticipate such big success. I feel uncomfortable saying I haven't expected so much love. I should go in search for some other answer. When I am trying to surprise with every movie, You (people) are shocking Me instead with your reaction".
"The 'Rowdy' Star gave credit for three pillars for the success of 'Geetha Govindam' - 'Firstly, Bunny Vas. He was the one who made Me listen to the story. He made Me realize it's an universal film. May be, I wouldn't have signed this movie had if he didn't convince Me. Secondly, Parasuram should get credit for all the praises I have been receiving for my performance. Thirdly, Allu Aravind is behind some major decisions for this film's success. He was the one who suggested August 15th release. Though he hadn't visited sets mostly, Allu Aravind was present in the editing room to ensure if everything is perfect. He offered Me lot of freedom in promotions though Geetha Arts have a long history", Vijay added.
Vijay lauded Chiranjeevi for spending 1 hour with 'Geetha Govindam' Team discussing about what he liked about the movie when they had gone to invite him for the Success Meet.
"I had a feeling..Alasu Em Nadusthundhi Boss Ikkada. Naaku Enni Sarlu Meetho Unna Ardam Kadu Sir Emouthundo. Chiru sir came here though he have Sye Raa shoot Today. I don't know why he is doing so much for us though Sye Raa is his dream project...It's just because of his large heart! Thank You So Much Sir!," he said. | {
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Q: Laravel 5 - How to use $this->app->when() Reading about laravel bindings,I understand $this->app->bind,$this->app->singleton and $this->app->instance because they are almost the same.
But $this->app->when is a little bit tricky for me.
In laravel example
$this->app->when('App\Http\Controllers\UserController')
->needs('$variableName')
->give($value);
In my understanding it injects some primitive value and the App\Http\Controllers\UserController is the alias of the object that will be binded.But where is the object?
Can anyone explain? Thank you for your help.
A: Contextual binding does not work on variable names, but on types. It is used to provide different implementations for interfaces to consuming classes or functions, depending on the context. In fact, you can actually read the method calls and it does exactly what you'd expect. To elaborate on this, I'll take the example of the documentation and adapt it slightly:
$this->app->when(Worker::class)
->needs(Money::class)
->give(function () {
return new Dollar();
});
$this->app->when(Boss::class)
->needs(Money::class)
->give(function () {
return new Cheque();
});
In this example, Money is an interface and Dollar as well as Cheque are implementations of the interface. The example literally means that if you typehint Money on a Worker class, it will resolve to an instance of Dollar while it will resolve to Cheque on a Boss class. To illustrate, here the implementations and the results:
interface Money
{
public function getAmount();
}
class Dollar implements Money
{
public function getAmount()
{
return 1;
}
}
class Cheque implements Money
{
public function getAmount()
{
return 100000;
}
}
And now we typehint the Money interface to see what we'll get:
class Worker
{
public function __construct(Money $money)
{
echo $money->getAmount(); // prints '1'
}
}
class Boss
{
public function __construct(Money $money)
{
echo $money->getAmount(); // prints '100000'
}
}
A: It means that if a class of UserController is instantiated and it needs a variable with the name $variableName Larvel will automatically resolve this variable with the given value and you don't have to provide it.
For example:
$value = "Sven"
$this->app->when('App\Http\Controllers\UserController')
->needs('$userName')
->give($value);
This would insert the value 'Sven' into the UserController whenever it needs the variable with the name $userName
In other words, if you had a function like public function __construct(Request $request) Laravel knows what to insert because it knows that a Request object is expected. When you use a function like public function __construct($name) Laravel has no clue what to insert here, essentially you tell Laravel how to resolve this variable with the bindings.
This is an example of primitive binding, for Contextual binding see the answer of @Namoshek
A: In case anyone finds this thread, trying to achieve contextual binding on an app()->make() or similar situation:
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Container\Container;
class FooBar {
public function doSomething(): void
{
//...do your thing
$this->getFooObject();
}
private function getFooObject(): FooAbstract
{
$class = FooAbstract::class;
$buildStack = static::class;
app()->beforeResolving(
$class,
Closure::bind(
function () use ($buildStack) {
$this->buildStack[] = $buildStack;
},
app(),
Container::class,
)
);
return app($class);
}
}
In the above example laravel's app container is bind as $this to this closure. Since the buildStack property, that's used to identify the object that "needs" the object that is being created, is protected, we have access to it, and we can add the classname to the stack.
for example: if $buildStack = Bar::class; you can do the following
app()->when(FooBar::class)->needs(FooAbstract::class)->give(FooImplementation::class);
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The foremost of the factors that led to the genocide would be the imbalance in terms of power and lack of enough resources for the two major ethnic groups: Hutus vs. Tutsis. Regardless the origin and reasons of Hutu and Tutsi ethnic label, the fact that there was imbalance between Tutsi elites vs. Hutus before 1959, it was clear that without any change there was conflict and related violence escalation on the horizon in one way or another.
Thus it was another failure as well, even to consider Tutsi and Hutus as different or distinct people. In fact, finding a solution to the endless conflict to that country should not be based on matters of ethnicity, but instead on the basic needs of the formerly labeled Hutus and Tutsis. For a sustainable prevention and durable peace, we need to take account of the underlying social, economic, and political conditions which interacted to create a volatile situation (Newbury & Newbury…p.295).
That means that the power became the source of wealth and privilege.
Another missed or ignored sign and opportunity was the 1950 revolution that put Hutus (a previously oppressed ethnic group) in power. President Kayibanda Gregoire became the first Hutu president. But then began the "north vs. south" conflict between Hutus themselves. Hutus from the south (Butare, Gitarama mainly) gained power, and oppressed others especially from the northern region (like Ruhengeri, Gisenyi, Byumba etc…) at that time.
And then, after the long years of battle against the Tutsi monarchy, the Hutus from the south oppressed their Hutu-mates from the north. I personally consider this as a missed opportunity for Hutus to be united against any thing else, or better to reunite all Rwandese regardless of their ethnic background. And then, like the Tutsi monarchy, the Hutu regime from the south failed to maintain power and reunite Rwandese, and fell due to that failure.
After a military coup, (Hutu against Hutu) Hutus from the north led by General Habyarimana Juvenal took power. That military officer, who was the right hand of his former friend President Kayibanda, developed a strong friendship and connection to France and former Zaire (now DRC-Congo).
As Hutus did in 1959, the Tutsi who were oppressed and forced into exile for more than 3 decades decided to go back home. Basically, whatsoever their hidden reasons, it was their right to have access to their mother land-Rwanda. (Even though the so called "specialists" concluded that Tutsi are incarnated "black Jews" who flocked to Rwanda via Ethiopia-Somalia and through the Nile River or basin.
The Habyarimana tenure really performed well in terms of the development of the country, with good programs to alleviate poverty etc…, and the skirmishes among few Tutsis vs. Hutus were linear. But still, the Tutsi were oppressed and had no access to power, and even worse, no access to education after elementary schools. The so called "equilibre ethnique et regionale" was used as an excluding policy to give lower quotas to Tutsi students in access to schools. And the same lower quotas for Hutus from the South were used to keep them away from any political privileges (See Dr. Claude Shema Rutagengwa in " Iryo nabonye" -The cruel genocide I experienced, Editions CLE Yaounde Cameroun, 2008).
This was another, greater, failure as well.
The ultimate missed signal and opportunity was the negotiation failure in 80's, when President Museveni of Uganda proposed to Habyarimana to share power with Tutsis who were mainly in Museveni's government. Some of them had high profiles in Museveni's regime, like Paul Kagame (who became the first Tutsi president in the republic political era) and who was the director of the security and intelligence office.
For Tutsi who considered themselves as Rwandese, this idea was like an insult. And the fact that Habyarimana was a dictator and wanted to decide whatever he wanted without discussing the issue with all involved parties, including Tutsi refugees themselves, provoked anger and more motivation leading to take weapons and go back home by gun power.
Then, the unprivileged Hutus had nothing else to do than wait and get the leftovers (if any), while Tutsis in exile decided to launch an attack in the early morning on October the 1st 1990.
The unspeakable failure and desperate regime planned for the genocide.
After another couple of failures in terms of negotiations after the October war (1990), the Hutu power decided to exterminate the Hutu opponents and Tutsis at large as a solution and strategy to win the war. The creation of militias like Interahamwe, Impuzamugambi, etc…, became the tool to speed up the killing machine, and the genocide started. Within 3 months, between April-July, (800,000-1,250,000) innocent people perished. Despite this ghastly effort, the Hutu government's strategy to win the war did not succeed. They had to run and leave the country to become refugees mainly in Zaire, while the former oppressed Tutsi refugees became leaders after July 19th 1994. Life's journey had turned upside down!
The new regime did a lot in terms of economic recovery, development, social and health care and other related matters and, incredibly, in education. But still there was (if not still is) the fear of the past. The leaders fear the repeat of any attacks and mass massacres. The country became a traumatized society on both sides (The life after: A starling Exercise in Reconciliation, by Gourevitch Philip -2009). There is no trust. No strong hope for tomorrow. Mistrust among former Hutus and Tutsis, while Twas are claiming to be the native ones and the owners of the country. But despite the fact that they are so few, their claims seem to be meaningless.
The reconciliation should focus on the basic needs of Rwandese in general for a peaceful future, not only to focus on a "Nose" or Tutsi and Hutu label, because experience shows that Tutsis have political problems among themselves despite their victory in July 1994. It is he same failure mentioned before among Hutus themselves.
The labels Tutsi and Hutu should be seen as changing social identity instead of taking it as ethnic label, since there is a proof that the "trio" of them existed before the era of colonial masters (Klaas De Jonge, Ethnicity in Rwanda: A history of Essentialization of identities, 2002) . But it has to be seen in the lens of changing meanings, as it was that time without context of ethnicity. Just keep the words the way they are, not blaming the use of them, unless it hurts. And the last but not least thing to do, learned from the past, is to avoid repeating the same mistakes, so we can avoid any other acts of genocide, mass killing or serious human rights violations. | {
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Any time you have a disagreement that needs to be resolved in court, a form must be filed that tells the court why you need legal help. Without the proper form, you cannot file your case and cannot access the court system.
If you have an attorney, the attorney will prepare the necessary paperwork and file it in court for you. If you can't afford an attorney, it can be very hard to figure out which form must be filed and how to properly fill it out.
Fill-in-the-blank forms can help those who are in the unenviable position of representing themselves in court without an attorney. The Supreme Court of Texas and the Commission are working to develop easy to understand forms and instructions for use in relatively simple legal matters. The first set of forms was developed by the Texas Supreme Court's Protective Order Task Force in 2005 to help victims of domestic violence get a protective order against their abuser. The Protective Order Kit can be found here. If you have a question or comment about any of these forms or instructions, please contact the Commission at [email protected] or 512.427.1855.
The next set of forms and instructions, Divorce Set One, was developed by the Texas Supreme Court's Uniform Forms Task Force in 2011. The Court approved these forms for use in uncontested divorces that do not involve children or real property in November 2012. Divorce Set One includes instructions on when to use each form and how to correctly fill it out. Divorce Set One includes: an Affidavit of Indigency, an Original Petition for Divorce, a Waiver of Service, a Final Decree of Divorce, a Certificate of Last Known Address, a Notice of Change of Address, and an Affidavit of Military Status. If you have a question or comment about any of these forms or instructions, please contact the Commission at [email protected] or 512.427.1855.
Research Conducted by the Commission on Statewide Forms in the 50 States plus D.C.
Press Coverage available upon request.
Please feel free to contact Trish McAllister, Executive Director of the Commission, for additional information, data or research, including extensive research conducted by an independent party, at [email protected] or 512.427.1855. | {
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Pedestrian struck on Worth Street taken to hospital
By Larry Penkava [email protected] Twitter: @larrypenkavaCT
ASHEBORO — A pedestrian was taken to Randolph Health Thursday evening after the parked vehicle he was leaning against was struck by another vehicle.
According to an accident report from the Asheboro Police Department, a 2000 Chevrolet driven by Eddie Davis, 70, of Denton, was traveling west on Worth Street when it collided with a parked 1999 Chevrolet facing west. The report indicates that Davis' vehicle hit the other Chevrolet, causing it to shift to the right and strike a utility pole as well as the vehicle's owner, Mark Wayne Ricks of 333 Worth St.
Ricks is said to have been leaning against his Chevrolet when it was hit by the Davis Chevrolet and the impact caused Ricks to go airborne before landing on the pavement. His condition was unknown at presstime.
Davis told the investigating officer that he couldn't see, being blinded by the sun. He was charged with revoked license-DWI revocation and failing to reduce speed to avoid collision.
Damage to Davis' Chevrolet was estimated $4,000 and $2,000 to Ricks' Chevrolet. | {
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Threading is a hair-removing technique that originated in India. The process involves twisting a piece of thread into a double strand. The double strand is used to remove a line of hair. It is a natural remedy compared to waxing, Bhalodia said.
"Waxing can rip off skin," she said.
In 1988, Bhalodia started taking cosmetology courses at Wake Technical Community College. She also attended Mitchell's Academy and received her N.C. State cosmetologist license and began working at Mitchell's Styling Salon at Cary Towne Center. Bhalodia worked at Mitchell's until she became pregnant with her daughter. Bhalodia wanted to stay at home and raise her daughter, Chandni and son, Kishan.
She decided to continue her interest in eyebrow threading by opening Chandni's Salon, named after her daughter, from the basement of her home.
"It literally means moonlight," said Bhalodia. Her business became a success and outgrew the basement. "It was unbelievable," said Bhalodia. Three years ago, she moved her business to Chatham Square. Chandni's Spa and Salon offers its signature eyebrow threading along with facials, massages, hair cuts, color and waxing.
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Gane Wants 'Bones' In March
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been working on a heavyweight title fight between reigning 265-pound champion Francis Ngannou and former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones, a contest that has been delayed by injuries, contract disputes (from both sides), and endless rounds of hollow (but nevertheless entertaining) trash talk.
Sounds like Ciryl Gane is just as sick of waiting as the rest of us.
That's why "Bon Gamin" is asking for Jones to meet him at one of the promotion's upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) events in March (and he has two to choose from). The last anyone heard from Jones he tweeted "Champion 2023" which may require Ngannou to achieve. There's just no telling what the boxing-minded "Predator" plans to do at this stage of his career.
"I think it's 50-50, to be honest with you, when you're talking business and timeline," Ngannou's head coach, Eric Nicksick, told MMA Fighting. "I'm confident from what I saw from Francis a couple of weeks ago that if we had to be ready for March, I think we can get him ready, but I think it is cutting it a little bit short because he had to go back home and renew his visa."
Former champion Stipe Miocic, meanwhile, remains missing in (in)action.
"Obviously they still haven't announced anything yet with his contract and where they're at, so 50-50 for me," Nicksick continued. "I'm hoping for this thing, fingers crossed that we can get this deal done. If it's not March, maybe it's April or May, or something like that. I do know that they're shooting for March and that Jon Jones is the opponent. Everything else is out of my hands, but if they tell me, 'Hey, we're fighting March 4,' we'll have our guy ready, that's for sure."
I'll believe it when I see it. Until then it's just fantasy matchmaking.
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define(['chai', 'mocha', 'lodash', 'magicFocusFinder', 'sinon', 'sinon-chai'], function(chai, mocha, _, mff, sinon, sinonChai) {
'use strict';
var expect = chai.expect,
document = window.document;
chai.use(sinonChai);
mocha.setup('bdd');
chai.config.includeStack = true;
describe('Magic Focus Finder Tests', function() {
afterEach(function() {
mff.destroy();
});
describe('the configure method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('configure');
});
it('should return the module instance for chaining', function() {
expect(mff.configure()).to.equal(mff);
});
it('should set the configuration on the module', function() {
var options = {
keymap : {},
weightOverrideAttribute : '',
focusableAttribute : '',
defaultFocusedElement : '',
dynamicPositionAttribute : '',
captureFocusAttribute: '',
focusedClass : '',
container : '',
eventNamespace : '',
overrideDirectionAttribute : '',
watchDomMutations: true,
useRealFocus : true,
azimuthWeight : 5,
distanceWeight : 1,
debug : false,
useNativeMutationObserver : true,
};
mff.configure(options);
expect(mff.getConfig()).to.deep.equal(options);
});
// TODO: this test says one thing but does another
// The test says configs should be merged on but it is just resetting the configs to the default configs wholesale
it('should merge onto the original configs if run more than once', function() {
var options = {
keymap : {},
weightOverrideAttribute : '',
focusableAttribute : '',
defaultFocusedElement : '',
dynamicPositionAttribute : '',
captureFocusAttribute: '',
focusedClass : '',
container : '',
eventNamespace : '',
overrideDirectionAttribute : '',
watchDomMutations: true,
useRealFocus : true,
azimuthWeight : 5,
distanceWeight : 1,
debug : false,
useNativeMutationObserver : true,
};
mff.configure(options);
mff.configure();
expect(mff.getConfig()).to.deep.equal(getOriginalOptions());
});
// TODO: this test says one thing but does another
// says to merge configs with current configs, but it is merging with default configs instead
it('should merge the passed configure with the current one, so as to support partial config updates', function() {
var options = { keymap : {} };
mff.configure(options);
expect(mff.getConfig()).to.deep.equal(_.extend(getOriginalOptions(), options));
});
xit('should perform basic validation on the options object (keymap has all dirctions, that nothing required is blown out accidentally)', function() {
});
it('should use the element from the config when the container is set as an element reference and not a selector', function() {
var options = {
container : document.querySelector('#example1')
};
mff.configure(options);
expect(mff.getConfig().container.isEqualNode(options.container)).to.be.true;
});
});
describe('the getConfig method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('getConfig');
});
it('should return the current configuration', function() {
var keys = [
'keymap',
'weightOverrideAttribute',
'focusableAttribute',
'defaultFocusedElement',
'dynamicPositionAttribute',
'captureFocusAttribute',
'focusedClass',
'container',
'eventNamespace',
'overrideDirectionAttribute',
'watchDomMutations',
'useRealFocus',
'azimuthWeight',
'distanceWeight',
'debug',
'useNativeMutationObserver'
];
expect(mff.getConfig()).to.have.all.keys(keys);
});
it('after updating the configuration, should return the new configuration', function() {
var options = {
keymap : {},
weightOverrideAttribute : '',
focusableAttribute : '',
overrideDirectionAttribute : '',
dynamicPositionAttribute : '',
captureFocusAttribute: '',
focusedClass : '',
defaultFocusedElement : '',
container : '',
eventNamespace : '',
watchDomMutations : true,
useRealFocus : true,
azimuthWeight : 5,
distanceWeight : 1,
debug : false,
attributeWatchInterval : 100,
useNativeMutationObserver : true,
watchAttributeMutations : false
};
mff.configure(options);
expect(mff.getConfig()).to.deep.equal(options);
});
});
describe('the getContainer method', function() {
it('should return the dom element of the container', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getContainer()).to.equal(document.querySelector('#example1'));
});
});
describe('the start method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('start');
});
it('should set the default focused element if one was set', function() {
mff
.configure({
defaultFocusedElement : '#focusableInput',
container : '#something'
})
.start();
expect(document.querySelector('#focusableInput').classList.contains('focused')).to.be.true;
});
it('should register elements that are hidden and add the dynamic position class', function() {
mff.start();
expect(_.pluck(mff.getKnownElements(), 'id')).to.contain('hiddenInputWithFocusableAttr');
document.querySelector('#hiddenInputWithFocusableAttr').hasAttribute('dynamic-position');
});
describe('the cached-position added to each element', function() {
it('should add the cached-position to each element', function() {
mff.start();
expect(_.first(mff.getKnownElements()).magicFocusFinderPosition).to.exist;
});
it('should have the properties, x, y, otx, oty, obx, oby, olx, oly, orx, ory, centerX, centerY', function() {
var position;
mff.start();
position = _.first(mff.getKnownElements()).magicFocusFinderPosition;
expect(position).to.have.all.keys('x', 'y', 'otx', 'oty', 'obx', 'oby', 'olx', 'oly', 'orx', 'ory', 'centerX', 'centerY');
});
});
describe('when the config.container is set', function() {
it('should register every element descending from the container', function() {
mff
.configure({ container : '#iContainMoreFocusables'})
.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('#iContainMoreFocusables li').length);
});
});
describe('when the config.container is not set', function() {
it('should register every element with the default focusable attribute descending from the document', function() {
mff.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length);
});
});
});
describe('the refresh method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('refresh');
});
it('will refresh the known elements collection', function() {
mff.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length);
mff.refresh();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length);
});
xit('will respect and changed config values', function() {
mff.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length - document.querySelectorAll('.hidden').length);
mff
.configure({ container : '#iContainMoreFocusables'})
.refresh();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(document.querySelectorAll('#iContainMoreFocusables li').length);
});
});
describe('the setCurrent method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('setCurrent');
});
describe('events', function() {
it('should fire "losing-focus", "focus-lost", "gaining-focus", and "focus-gained" events in order', function() {
var spy = sinon.spy();
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('losing-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('gaining-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
mff.move.right();
expect(spy.args[0][0].type).to.equal('losing-focus');
expect(spy.args[1][0].type).to.equal('focus-lost');
expect(spy.args[2][0].type).to.equal('gaining-focus');
expect(spy.args[3][0].type).to.equal('focus-gained');
expect(spy.args[4][0].type).to.equal('focus-moved');
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('losing-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('gaining-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
});
it('should not fire "losing-focus", "focus-lost", "gaining-focus", and "focus-gained" events if options.events is false', function() {
var spy = sinon.spy();
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('losing-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('gaining-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
mff.move.right({ events : false });
expect(spy).to.not.have.been.called;
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('losing-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('gaining-focus', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
});
it('should not fire events if focus is not changed', function() {
var spy = sinon.spy();
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
mff.move.left();
expect(spy).to.not.have.been.called;
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-lost', spy);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-gained', spy);
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
});
it('should fire focus gainining event with element gaining', function(done) {
var listener = function(event) {
expect(event.data.to).to.equal(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block2'));
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('gaining-focus', listener);
done();
};
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('gaining-focus', listener);
mff.move.right();
});
it('should fire focus gained event with element gaining', function(done) {
var listener = function(event) {
expect(event.data.to).to.equal(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block2'));
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-gained', listener);
done();
};
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-gained', listener);
mff.move.right();
});
it('should fire losing-focus event with element lost', function(done) {
var listener = function(event) {
expect(event.data.from).to.equal(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block1'));
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('losing-focus', listener);
done();
};
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('losing-focus', listener);
mff.move.right();
});
it('should fire focus-lost event with element lost', function(done) {
var listener = function(event) {
expect(event.data.from).to.equal(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block1'));
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-lost', listener);
done();
};
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-lost', listener);
mff.move.right();
});
it('should fire a moved-direction event - with the direction and elements involved - after focus is changed', function() {
var spy = sinon.spy(),
focus1,
focus2,
event;
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
focus1 = mff.getCurrent();
expect(focus1.className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.getContainer().addEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
mff.move.right();
focus2 = mff.getCurrent();
expect(spy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
event = spy.args[0][0];
expect(event.type).to.equal('focus-moved');
expect(event.data.direction).to.equal('right');
expect(event.data.from).to.equal(focus1);
expect(event.data.to).to.equal(focus2);
mff.getContainer().removeEventListener('focus-moved', spy);
expect(focus2.className).to.equal('box block2 focused');
});
});
describe('given a selector', function() {
it('should accept an element and give that element focus', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#something'
})
.start()
.setCurrent('#focusableInput');
expect(document.querySelector('.focused').id).to.equal('focusableInput');
});
it('should give class and focus pseudo state to focusable elements', function() {
mff.setCurrent('#focusableInput');
expect(document.querySelector('.focused').id).to.equal('focusableInput');
expect(document.querySelector('#focusableInput').classList.contains('focused')).to.be.true;
});
it('should give class to non focusable elements', function() {
mff.setCurrent('#nonFocusableDiv');
expect(document.querySelector('#nonFocusableDiv').classList.contains('focused')).to.be.true;
});
it('should return itself for chaining', function() {
expect(mff.setCurrent('#nonFocusableDiv')).to.equal(mff);
});
it('should still return itself when called with nothing', function() {
expect(mff.setCurrent()).to.deep.equal(mff);
});
it('should not fail if that element does not exist', function() {
expect(mff.setCurrent('#doesNotExist')).to.not.throw;
});
it('should update the currently focued element', function() {
mff.setCurrent('#nonFocusableDiv');
expect(mff.getCurrent()).to.equal(document.querySelector('#nonFocusableDiv'));
});
it('should focus and add the focus class to the element even if it does not have the focusable attribute', function() {
mff.setCurrent('#withNoFocusableAttribute');
expect(mff.getCurrent()).to.equal(document.querySelector('#withNoFocusableAttribute'));
});
describe('given a previously focused element', function() {
it('should remove the focused class and pseudo state from the previous element', function() {
mff.setCurrent('#focusableInput');
mff.setCurrent('#nonFocusableDiv');
expect(document.querySelector('#focusableInput').classList.contains('focused')).to.be.false;
});
});
});
describe('given a element reference', function() {
it('should accept a element reference', function() {
mff.setCurrent(document.querySelector('#focusableInput'));
expect(document.querySelector('.focused').id).to.equal('focusableInput');
});
});
describe('when the config "useRealFocus" is false', function() {
it('should not give actual focus to the element - actual focus is the :focus psuedo selector', function() {
// give real focus to some other input element
document.querySelector('#input6').focus();
// Start MFF
mff
.configure({
container: '#focusableInputs',
defaultFocusedElement : '#input1',
useRealFocus : false
})
.start();
// ensure the original still has focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input6'))).to.be.true;
// ensure the default focused element does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input1'))).to.be.false;
mff.move.right();
// ensure the original still has focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input6'))).to.be.true;
// ensure the previous does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input1'))).to.be.false;
// ensure the element moved too does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input2'))).to.be.false;
});
it('should not remove actual focus from the previously focused element', function() {
// give real focus to some other input element
document.querySelector('#input6').focus();
// Start MFF
mff
.configure({
container: '#focusableInputs',
defaultFocusedElement : '#input1',
useRealFocus : false
})
.start();
// ensure the original still has focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input6'))).to.be.true;
// ensure the default focused element does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input1'))).to.be.false;
mff.move.right();
// ensure the original still has focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input6'))).to.be.true;
// ensure the previous does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input1'))).to.be.false;
// ensure the element moved too does not have real focus
expect(document.activeElement.isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#input2'))).to.be.false;
});
});
});
describe('the getCurrent method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('getCurrent');
});
xit('should return the currently focused element', function() {
});
});
describe('the getKnownElements method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('getKnownElements');
});
xit('should return the knownElements array', function() {
});
});
describe('the destroy method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('destroy');
});
xit('should reset the config options', function() {
});
xit('should clear out the known elements', function() {
});
xit('should remove event listeners that were added', function() {
});
xit('should stop watching the DOM for changes', function() {
});
});
describe('the lock method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('lock');
});
it('should prevent all navigation', function() {
var event = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
mff.lock();
event.initEvent('keydown', true, true);
event.keyCode = 39;
mff.getCurrent().dispatchEvent(event);
expect(mff.getCurrent().isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block1'))).to.be.true;
});
});
describe('the unlock method', function() {
it('should exist on the module', function() {
expect(mff).itself.to.respondTo('unlock');
});
it('should allow navigation from a previously locked state', function() {
var event = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
mff.lock();
event.initEvent('keydown', true, true);
event.keyCode = 39;
mff.getCurrent().dispatchEvent(event);
expect(mff.getCurrent().isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block1'))).to.be.true;
mff.unlock();
event.initEvent('keydown', true, true);
event.keyCode = 39;
mff.getCurrent().dispatchEvent(event);
expect(mff.getCurrent().isEqualNode(document.querySelector('#example1 .box.block2'))).to.be.true;
});
});
describe('the eventManager', function() {
});
describe('focus change logic', function() {
describe('in a simple grid', function() {
it('should move to the right one node when moving right', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example1',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block1'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block1 focused');
mff.move.right();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block2 focused');
});
});
it('should move directly to the right even if there is something closer to the right but more above', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example4'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block37 focused');
mff.move.right();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block38 focused');
});
});
describe('azimuth calculation logic', function() {
var box41 = {
top : 50,
bottom : 100,
left : 50,
right : 100,
width : 50,
height: 50
},
box42 = {
top : 125,
bottom : 175,
left : 75,
right : 125,
width : 50,
height: 50
},
box44 = {
top : 75,
bottom : 125,
left : 150,
right : 175,
width : 50,
height : 50
};
describe('should calculate a zero for elements that "overlap" in the direction moved', function() {
it('down', function() {
expect(mff.getAngle(
mff.getPosition(null, box41),
mff.getPosition(null, box42),
'down')).to.equal(90);
});
it('up', function() {
expect(mff.getAngle(
mff.getPosition(null, box42),
mff.getPosition(null, box41),
'up')).to.equal(270);
});
it('right', function() {
expect(mff.getAngle(
mff.getPosition(null, box41),
mff.getPosition(null, box44),
'right')).to.equal(0);
});
it('left', function() {
expect(mff.getAngle(
mff.getPosition(null, box44),
mff.getPosition(null, box41),
'left')).to.equal(180);
});
});
describe('should prefer line of site in direction being moved', function() {
describe('overlap where other elements side is inside current element', function() {
it('up', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block43'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block43 focused');
mff.move.up();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block42 focused');
});
it('down', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block41'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block41 focused');
mff.move.down();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block42 focused');
});
it('right', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block41'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block41 focused');
mff.move.right();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block44 focused');
});
it('left', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block45'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block45 focused');
mff.move.left();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block44 focused');
});
});
describe('overlap where other element is wider than current', function() {
it('up', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block47'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block47 focused');
mff.move.up();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box-wide block46 focused');
});
it('down', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block45'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block45 focused');
mff.move.down();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box-wide block46 focused');
});
it('right', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box-wide.block46'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box-wide block46 focused');
mff.move.right();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box-tall block48 focused');
});
it('left', function() {
mff
.configure({
container: '#example5',
defaultFocusedElement : '.box.block49'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box block49 focused');
mff.move.left();
expect(mff.getCurrent().className).to.equal('box-tall block48 focused');
});
});
});
});
describe('the mutation observer features', function() {
it('should be able to be turned off for crappy browsers', function() {
var appendee = document.createElement('div'),
initialFocusableCount = document.querySelector('#edgarRiceBurroughs').querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length;
appendee.setAttribute('focusable', 'focusable');
mff
.configure({
watchDomMutations : false,
container : '#edgarRiceBurroughs'
})
.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(initialFocusableCount);
document.querySelector('#edgarRiceBurroughs').appendChild(appendee);
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(initialFocusableCount);
});
describe('when the browser supports mutation observers', function() {
xit('should add an element to the knownElements collection when added to the dom', function(done) {
var appendee = document.createElement('div'),
initialFocusableCount = document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length - document.querySelectorAll('.hidden').length;
appendee.setAttribute('focusable', 'focusable');
mff.start();
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(initialFocusableCount);
document.querySelector('#iContainMoreFocusables').appendChild(appendee);
setTimeout(function() {
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(initialFocusableCount + 1);
done();
}, 1000);
});
xit('should add elements that are deeply nested into knownElements when the parent is added to the dom', function() {
// This should test that if there were deeply nested nodes, and on very deep in there had a focusable.
// currently, the mutation event will only fire on the first level children of the container.
});
//https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/nodeType
it('should only add HTML nodes of type === 1 and no text/comment nodes.', function(done) {
var appendee = document.createTextNode('juju bone'),
initialFocusableCount = document.querySelectorAll('[focusable]').length;
mff.start();
document.querySelector('#iContainMoreFocusables').appendChild(appendee);
setTimeout(function() {
expect(mff.getKnownElements().length).to.equal(initialFocusableCount);
done();
}, 0);
});
// it('should watch changes to individual elements attributes', function() {
// var elementWhoseAttributesChanged;
//
// mff
// .configure({
// container : '#example6',
// defaultFocusedElement : '#block50',
// watchAttributeMutations : true
// })
// .start();
//
// // if we modify the attributes on block50 in the dom, we should be able to see those new attributes in the known elements array.
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Jill Beck has been president of Lawrence University since 2004. She is the college's 15th president and the only woman to hold the position. Her vision reflects a deep appreciation for Lawrence's rich history and a commitment to advancing the college's educational philosophy and traditions with innovative ideas for the 21st century.
Since joining Lawrence, she has focused on the following priorities: raising Lawrence's national profile; increasing the number and spectrum of individualized learning experiences for students; fostering collaboration between the fine and performing arts and the traditional liberal arts and sciences; cultivating a desire for environmental sustainability on campus and in the lives of Lawrentians; creating greater diversity in the Lawrence community; and engaging alumni, parents and friends of the college to enhance educational experiences now and in the future.
A native of Worcester, Mass., Beck received her bachelor's degree in philosophy and art history from Clark University, her master's degree in history and music from McGill University, and her Ph.D. in theatre from the City University of New York.
In 2009, Forbes.com named Beck a barrier breaker, one of 15 female college presidents on Forbes' list of America's 50 Best Colleges. That same year Forbes ranked Lawrence 41st among 600 of the nation's colleges, an improvement of 27 places from the publication's inaugural ranking in 2008. Princeton Review ranked Lawrence sixth in the nation for professor accessibility and 10th for college theatre programs.
From 2005 through 2012, Lawrence received 42 grants totaling $7,738,367 from prestigious national agencies and foundations (compared to 13 national grants in the preceding five years) including National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Spencer Foundation, The Teagle Foundation and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Their support, competitively won, affirmed Lawrence's reputation for academic and artistic excellence.
Beck launched the More Light! campaign in 2005—the most ambitious fund-raising effort in Lawrence history—with a goal of raising $150 million in gifts and pledges for college's endowment, capital projects, The Lawrence Fund and new initiatives. At the heart of the campaign was a $34 million student center, regarded as a vital step forward for the college's residential experience. After more than 20 years of planning and with Beck's determination to complete the fund raising and construction, the Warch Campus Center opened in 2009 on time, under budget and with no debt. This was also the case with the expansion of Björklunden lodge at the college's northern campus, and major renovations to Memorial Chapel, Memorial Hall and several residence halls.
In addition to capital construction projects, the More Light! campaign secured $55 million in new commitments for the Lawrence endowment, $25 million for endowed scholarships generating approximately $1.2 million in new scholarships each year, multiple grants from national foundations, $8 million for new endowed professorships, including the Walter Schober Professorship in Environmental Studies, and $4 million for four endowed Lawrence Fellows positions.
During Beck's tenure, annual contributions to the Lawrence Fund have grown 6.4 percent, the number of Legacy Circle members (people who have included the college in their estate plans) increased 35 percent and the number of donors contributing $1,000 or more increased 9.6 percent. In the five fiscal years following her arrival, Lawrence University received $96 million in gift income.
Beck and the Lawrence community began a two-year Green RootsTM initiative in 2008, to establish institutional policies and procedures for achieving a sustainable Lawrence campus. The LEED Gold certified Warch Campus Center with its vegetated roof system, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is a tangible symbol of Lawrence's environmental stewardship. Solar panels have been mounted on the roof of Youngchild Hall and a new Riverwalk—a scenic interpretive walkway that invites visitors to learn about the history and the unique environmental attributes of the Fox River—are also part of the Green Roots legacy.
Beck is a strong advocate for individualized learning, a unique aspect of the Lawrence education, where a single student or very small group of students works closely and collaboratively with a member of the faculty on a significant research project, tutorial, field experience, creative work or performance.
In 2007, she organized and hosted the two-day conference Tutorial Education: History, Pedagogy and Evolution. The conference attracted recognized education leaders from Oxford University, Williams College, St. John's College of Annapolis, the College of Wooster, Sewanee, the University of the South and Sarah Lawrence College for an examination of current practices in tutorial education at Oxford and leading liberal arts colleges in the United States.
Under Beck's leadership, Lawrence implemented a significant change to its curriculum requiring all students, beginning with the class of 2012, to complete a Senior Experience. Designed as a bookend to Lawrence's nationally recognized Freshman Studies program, the Senior Experience engages graduating seniors in projects that demonstrate proficiency in the student's field of study. Each individual project reflects an integration of knowledge and skills gained at Lawrence as well as the development of scholarly or artistic independence.
In 2010, she established the LU-R1: Partnership Opportunities for Students program, which creates additional opportunities for Lawrence students to work in laboratories at R1 research universities and other settings for 10–12 weeks. The program provides students with research experience enabling them to conceive and undertake more diverse Senior Experience projects in the sciences. It also leverages Lawrence alumni directing research labs and projects to help create these experiences and enlists their help as external advisors to Senior Experience projects. With its genesis in the natural sciences, Beck plans to expand the LU-R1 opportunities to accommodate demand from other disciplines at the earliest possible date.
Beck's administration has amplified efforts to enroll a student body that is as ethnically and culturally diverse as possible. In 2006, she established a partnership with the Posse Foundation, Inc., and Lawrence joined an elite group of 26 colleges and universities across the country associated with the program. Each year, a culturally diverse cohort of 10 student leaders from New York City public high schools is selected to join Lawrence's incoming freshman class. Through programs like Posse, College Possible, College Horizons and a partnership with Providence St. Mel High School in Chicago, she has helped create educational opportunities for motivated students and, at the same time, broadened the diversity of the Lawrence University campus creating a richer environment for the exchange of ideas and learning. In 2012, 21 percent of incoming freshman students were domestic students of color compared to eight percent in 2004.
Lawrence University's quality as an institution and of the education students receive is reflected by the individual awards and recognition garnered by students and faculty. During Beck's administration, 16 students and five members of the Lawrence faculty have received Fulbright awards, the U.S. government's premier scholarship program; seven students have won coveted Watson Fellowships to pursue projects of personal interest in locations around the world; and musicians from the Lawrence Conservatory of Music—both students and faculty—have won 10 awards from DownBeat magazine, considered among the highest music honors in the fields of jazz and contemporary music education.
Faculty members have earned international and national recognition in diverse areas of academic interest from organizations such as NASA's Origins of the Universe Program, the American Council on Education Fellows, the New York Historical Society, the University of Chicago's Arete Initiative and the American Association of Physics Teachers. Conservatory faculty members perform with renowned music ensembles around the world. Under Beck, the ranks of Lawrence University's faculty have expanded from 162 full and part-time positions in 2004 to 205 faculty positions in 2012. Enrollment has grown from 1,382 to 1,525 students.
enhances faculty research and artistic accomplishments and further augments the college's individualized learning experiences for all students. To date, 37 Lawrence Fellows representing the sciences, humanities and arts have participated in the program. Three have been retained as members of the Lawrence faculty, and one has just received tenure. In 2009, Beck was invited to participate in a Harvard University conference on innovation in higher education on the basis of this program.
Beck is dedicated to advancing the quality of higher learning beyond the Lawrence campus and serves on the executive committee of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) board of directors. She is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) board of directors and a member of the Higher Learning Commission's Peer Review Corps.
She is an advocate of the arts and a nationally recognized authority on arts education. She is both a scholar and a practitioner of dance and choreography and has written extensively in the fields of dance history, theory, repertory, and technique and has directed ballet and modern dance repertory. She has served on the faculties of the City College of the City University of New York, The Juilliard School, Connecticut College, The Hartford Connecticut Ballet, Southern Methodist University and the University of California, Irvine. In 2008, she was invited to join the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education as well as the Wisconsin Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) Leadership Council.
As dean of the School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine from 1995 to 2003, she was the driving force behind the establishment of three innovative programs for furthering the impact of the arts: The Center for Learning through the Arts and Technology, an interdisciplinary center for research focused on learning across disciplines; The Beall Center for Art and Technology; and ArtsBridge America.
ArtsBridge America has been recognized as a national model for the advancement of educational arts partnerships between universities and the K-12 community. The program offers hands-on experiences in the arts to school age children, placing university students in K–12 classrooms as instructors and mentors. Under Beck's direction, ArtsBridge America grew from a limited pilot program in California with seven student scholars in 1996 to a nationwide effort involving 31 campuses (including Lawrence University) in 16 states and Northern Ireland. ArtsBridge has delivered arts curricula to more than 300,000 pupils, professional support for more than 1,500 overworked teachers during times of heavy budget cuts, and scholarship support for nearly 4,000 university arts students. The program has been funded by the California State Legislature and by the U.S. Department of Education.
In 2000, she co-chaired an international conference titled ―Sciences for the Arts: Building a Coalition for Arts Education‖ that brought psychological and medical researchers together with artists and art educators, one of several ways in which she has worked to establish linkages between science and engineering and the arts.
A founding member of the Alliance of Dance Notation Educators, Beck has been active in a number of professional organizations and as a participant in scholarly meetings and publications. She received the Disney Corporation's Jack Lindquist Award for Innovation, given in recognition of ArtsBridge America's creative approach to social problems; the American Red Cross Clara Barton Award for humanitarian service in the arts; and the University of California, Irvine, Medal, the university's highest honor, for visionary leadership in building community.
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Some Clouds – Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Famed author Paco Ignacio Taibo II has produced another thrilling tale of murder, intrigue, and corruption in Some Clouds, published by Penguin Group, copyright 1992.
On a peaceful day on the coast Hector sits in the shade of a palm tree that he has been contemplating while he sips his beer and tries to forget the events that he was caught up in just months ago. Hector Balascoaran Shayne had been to engineering school but the thought of sitting behind a desk for the rest of his life designing bridges and sewer systems didn't appeal to him. He decided on something more exciting and started a private investigation business. On one of his investigations, Hector got involved in a gun battle with a man who was trying to kill him. He had to shoot the man dead, which didn't bother him much, but a stray bullet had struck an eight year old boy and left him crippled for life with mental disabilities that reduced the poor boy to a vegetable. Not knowing whose bullet had caused this terrible tragedy, Hector took himself to a beach near San Miguel Chepultepec and had been there for over six months, drinking beer and staring at a palm tree. The local palama bar is playing Sinaloa, which is a bolero piece of music written by Manzanero Polananco. It is his favorite and he is, for once, content.
Then at once his peaceful retreat is disturbed by the sound of a motorcycle engine that he recognizes immediately as he sister Elisa's. Hector knew immediately that his vacation from the world and his troubles had come to an end. After a short week enjoying the beach and drinking beers together, Hector finally turns to his sister and asks Elisa, "Why have you really come to see me?" The question doesn't surprise her as much as how long he took to ask it. Elisa signals the barman, known as La Estrellita, to bring them four more beers. The story Elisa tells is about a friend of hers, whom they both remember from childhood, named Anita.
Anita had married one of the three brothers in the Costa family, whose father was extremely wealthy through the furniture business, or so he claims. Anita and her husband went out of Mexico to the U.S. to attend a medical school in the city of New York. While in New York, the father died and left a huge sum of money and furniture stores to his sons, which amounted to many millions.
After attending the funeral, they returned to the U.S. and soon found out that one of the brothers had been shot and killed in his home, and the other brother who had seen it happen could no longer speak from the shock of what he had witnessed. They prepared for another trip to Mexico's Guadalajara Airport and after stepping out for some last minute shopping, Anita returns to find the last brother, her husband, stabbed to death and papers on the table that would sign the entire fortune over to someone named Arturo Melgar, who Hector had known in college and remembers that everyone called him "The Rat." Arturo Melgar is known to be a hired collector and hit man for Mr. Saavendra, a well-known major importer of illegal drugs on the coast of Mexico. Saavedra is suspected of influencing government officials and handing out envelopes full of cash to the police.
It is not long after Anita returns to Mexico that two men beat and rape her, forcing her to sign the papers that relinquish her new fortune to the man known as Saavedra. Hector at this point decides to do what he can to help his sister's friend Anita out of all the trouble she has found herself in.
Paco Ignatio Taibo II, in this fine novel, gives us a look into the corruption, personalities, manner of speech, and the lives of the people of Mexico.
Literally, Paul.
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Heart of the Shires was built in 1867. That's over 150 years ago, it's difficult to imagine what the world was like then. Amazing to think what hadn't happened or been invented.
Obviously the whole of the 20th century hadn't happened, with a huge social reform to the modern standards of living we enjoy today however, in 1867, the lightbulb hadn't been invented (1879: Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison both patent a functional Incandescent light bulb), there were no cars (1886: Karl Benz invents the first petrol or gasoline powered automobile), no radio (1895: Guglielmo Marconi invents a system of wireless communication using radio waves), or telephones (1876: Alexander Graham Bell has a patent granted for the telephone).
The year of 1867 itself had several significant events, in the UK:
February – the Society of Arts inaugurates the Blue plaque scheme, advanced by William Ewart, for erecting memorial tablets on London houses previously the homes of notable people, the first being at Lord Byron's birthplace, 24 Holles Street, off Cavendish Square.
May – Laying of the foundation stone of the Royal Albert Hall by Queen Victoria
July – the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel demonstrates dynamite in a quarry in Redhill, Surrey having patented it in the U.K. on 7 May.
September – Sheffield Wednesday F.C. are founded at the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield. Wednesday is one of the oldest football clubs in the world of any code.
October – Thomas Barnardo opens his first shelter for homeless children, in Stepney.
6 November – National Society for Women's Suffrage, the first such national campaigning group, is formed by Lydia Becker.
Worldwide too had these notable events:
February – Johann Strauss waltz "The Blue Danube" (An der schönen blauen Donau) is first performed, at a concert of the Vienna Men's Choral Association. Strauss adapts it into its popular purely orchestral version, for the International Exposition in Paris, later this year.
February – The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
March – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia.
August – The Canadian federal election of 1867, held from August 7 to September 20, was the first election for the new nation of Canada.
December – In a New York City theater, English author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
An impressive year – Queen Victoria had been on the throne for the past 30 years – and would continue to 1901. Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States. Johnson was vice president and became president following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (in 1865) – Remember that one for the pub quiz!
Yet to happen was Custers Last Stand (Battle of the Little Bighorn) (1876), Rourkes Drift – Anglo-Zulu war (1879), Powered Flight (1903), even Coca Cola (1886).
Plenty there to chew on – yet in 1867, you couldn't as Thomas Adams had yet to invent chewing gum, he would do that in 1870!
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Rabbi Loew
This week in Mailbox: we disclose the identity of our January mystery man and announce the names of the four lucky winners. There will also be a brand new quiz question. Listeners quoted: Louise Kelleher, Francois Jooste, J.R. Tinsley, David Eldridge, Constantin Liviu Viorel, Juan Carlos Gil, Colin Law, Charles Konecny.
Welcome to Mailbox. This being the first Mailbox this month, it means it is time to disclose the identity of our January mystery man, announce the names of the four listeners who will receive small gifts from Radio Prague for their correct answers and, of course, there will be a brand new quiz question for you at the end of the programme.
But first things first. There were quite a few wrong answers this time but still the majority of you answered correctly that the legendary Jewish scholar and Prague rabbi, a contemporary of Emperor Rudolph II, who is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is none other than:
"The mystery man is Rabbi Loew, or the Maharal, the respected teacher and community leader who probably never expected to be entertaining tourists in a popular 21st century musical!"
...an answer from Louise Kelleher from somewhere in cyberspace.
Francois Jooste from Ottawa, Canada writes:
"This must be the very famous Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known as the Maharal of Prague, rabbi, scholar, mystic, and philosopher. There is a legend that he created a golem to protect the Jews of the Prague Ghetto from anti-Semitic attacks. Supposedly it still exists in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue, ready to be revived if needed."
J.R. Tinsley listens to Radio Prague in Louisiana:
"We do know that he appeared before Emperor Rudolf II on 23 February 1592. He was attended by his brother Sinai and his son-in-law Isaac Cohen. The Emperor was attended by Crown Prince Bertier. Authorities say that their conversation related to Jewish mysticism, which fascinated Rudolf II. Loew was considered a scholar in his time."
David Eldridge from England, this time writing from Norway:
"The immediate task confronting Rabbi Yehuda Loevy ben Bezalel when he assumed the rabbinate of Prague in 1572 was to make an end to the frequent blood accusations usually instigated by local parish priests in which Jews were accused of ritual murders, the most prominent manifestation of anti-Semitism of the time. Ben Bezalel soon came to realise that he was up against some determined propagators of these libels, notably Father Thaddeus, and realised he had to call on his kabbalistic skills to counter them. In the spring of 1580, the Maharal [...] created a 'man' from the mud of the Vltava River. Known as the 'Golem' this man-made creature was assigned to patrol the Jewish sector of Prague and protect the Jews against Gentile depredations. The origin of this legend of the Golem was kept a secret for the lifetime of the Maharal, but the stories of the Golem of Prague have given storytellers and dramatists much imaginative creation for more than three centuries."
Constantin Liviu Viorel follows Radio Prague in Romania:
"The answer to your question is Yehudah Loew. He was born in 1512 in a distinguished family of rabbis who traced their ancestry to King David. Yehudah Loew is also known as the Maharal, which is an acronym for Moreinu Harav Judah Loew ben B`Zalel .This means Our Teacher and Rabbi Loew. He wrote a lot of books on Jewish law, philosophy and morality. He was an advanced leader in education. He insisted that children be taught according to their intellectual maturity and not only their chronological age. He died in 1609 and is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague."
Juan Carlos Gil from Spain sent this answer along with his reception report:
"The person you ask for is Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known under the acronym of the Maharal. He lived from 1512 to 1609 and was a Renaissance humanist. In addition to being a religious teacher and Rabbi of the Jews, the Maharal was also a philosopher, astrologer, astronomer, and observer of the natural sciences. Besides he was known for his expertise in magic and the kabbalah. In Prague today everyone knows the legend of the Golem of Rabbi Loew."
Our regular listener Colin Law from New Zealand sent in a long answer as every month:
"Judah Lew ben Bezalel was born either in 1512 in Posen, Poland, or in 1525 in Worms in Germany, although the year may be uncertain, it is known that he was born on the night of the Passover Seder, the traditional family meal. His was a family of Rabbis who traced their ancestry back to King David. He was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in Prague for much of his life. The youngest of four brothers he married at the age of 32, having six girls and one boy. He accepted a rabbinical position in 1553 as Landesrabbiner of Moravia at Mikulov (Nikolsburg)."
Charles Konecny is writing from Ohio:
"A remarkable man who was a scholar in Jewish law, philosophy, and mathematics, but it seems he is most remembered for his mysticism. The story of the Golem he made of clay, which he later destroyed by rubbing the letter 'E' from the Golem's forehead in order to save Prague, makes for very interesting reading. But his other qualities allowed him to become the chief rabbi in Prague and I note there is a statue of him in front of the Prague City Hall and also that he has a rather ornate grave in the Old Jewish Cemetery where people come to lay coins."
Thanks very much for all your answers, and this month the four listeners who will be sent Radio Prague goodies are J.R. Tinsley from the United States, Francois Jooste from Canada and Anil Kumar and Samson Viegas, both from India. Congratulations and your parcels will be posted first thing on Monday morning.
Our monthly competition continues and from the 16th century we move some three hundred years onwards.
Our February mystery woman was a member of an old Bohemian noble family. She was born in 1868 and in 1900 she married a man of a higher social status than hers. Fourteen years later the tragic death of the couple triggered World War I.
I believe the question is easy this time so we expect lots of correct answers at the usual address: [email protected] or Radio Prague, 12099 Prague, Czech Republic. Thanks for listening today and Mailbox will be back again, same time, same place next week. Bye-bye.
Author: Pavla Horáková
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At the end of last year I shared my review of the awesome Trolley Bags. With free supermarket shopping bags a distant memory, and my stash of plastic bags dwindling, these bags really are invaluable when it comes to the weekly shop. I'm lucky that my husband normally does our large weekly shop, and he's been making great use of them. However I'm usually responsible for a smaller top up shop during the week, and I find that I just don't need that much capacity when I'm only picking up a few bits and pieces.
Enter the Express Trolley Bags (affiliate link)! These bags are smaller in size and designed to fit perfectly into the smaller, speedier trolleys. I prefer to use this size trolley anyway when I'm shopping as I find them much more maneuverable, and although the larger bags can be used in the smaller trolley, ones that are designed to fit are much better.
There are four separate bags that velcro together and can be rolled up neatly when not in use. Then when you are ready to use them you simply pull them across your trolley to fit it and separate them at the end when you come to load them into your car.
If you are using a scan as you shop service you can fill the bags directly while you are shopping, otherwise you can keep the bags rolled up out of the way at the end of your trolley until you are at the checkout.
Although smaller the bags are still really roomy, I only needed to use two of the bags for my small shop! And because they are smaller they are also light and easy to lift into the car.
The bags are colour coded, and we've found it really useful to designate different bags for different types of items - for example one is used for fruit and veg, one for dairy, and we use the largest bags for the bulkiest items so that they don't end up too heavy. I've had so many positive comments while out and about shopping with the Trolley Bags and I'd really recommend a set!
I received the Express Trolley Bags in exchange for this review. Amazon links are affiliate.
Quercus Living have published a Kids Summer Holiday Challenge, with a different activity to try with the children for each week of the summer holiday. It's a great help, as it's difficult coming up with things to do with the children over the holidays. I usually get together with the children and we make up a list together of all the things that we want to do, from old favourites to something new.
So here are six things that I'm challenging us to do this summer, perhaps there's something here to inspire you!
Visit some local Geocaches - we are used to looking for Geocaches when we are camping or otherwise out and about in the countryside, but having checked recently I was surprised to find that there are 20 within a mile of our house alone, including one at our local Asda where we go all the time! We'll definitely be hunting some of them down.
Complete a Summer Reading Challenge - I definitely want to make sure that the children keep up with their reading and the other day I shared a great list from YouTube Kids of different ways that children can read a book for 20 minutes each day. It's printed out in the kitchen and Harry has already made a start, it's going to be a lot of fun!
Have a camping festival in the garden - We tend to avoid campsites over the summer holidays as they get very busy and also have a minimum two night stay, and we've not built up to that yet. But I'm definitely hoping to be camping in the garden this summer as we've done before, weather permitting, and I want to make it really special this year, with decorations, bunting, glow sticks, music, a barbecue, a midnight feast and lots of games. Let's hope for some nice warm evenings!
Go to the beach - We are so lucky to live by the coast and we don't make nearly as much of it as we should do. I'm intending to get myself out for some runs along the seafront, and I want to spend more time there than just a brief visit, with a picnic, some beach toys, and maybe even a paddle!
Play more board and card games - I recently sorted out our toy cupboard and we've been having a great time re-discovering the games that had ended up at the back and having a go at ones that had been too difficult before. In particular I've found that we can now all play simple card games like Happy Families and Old Maid, which is brilliant as I have very fond memories of playing family games when I was growing up. I'm going to attempt playing at least one card or board game every day that we are at home during the holidays.
Last Friday, Worthing Theatres launched their Summer of Circus, beginning with performances of The Hogwallops from Lost in Translation Circus at the Pavillion Theatre, and Harry and I were invited along to see the show.
The show introduces us to the Hogwallops family, with a glimpse into the life of a quirky family carrying out everyday activities like laundry and baking but with their own funny twists. Showcasing a variety of high energy circus skills, laundry is sorted while swinging from the trapeze and baking is done while suspended in the air. There's acrobatics, juggling and plenty of slapstick comedy as they play and bicker their way through the day.
Worthing Theatres are hosting their Summer of Circus from 8th July to 17th September 2016 and there are plenty of shows on for the whole family. The festival is aimed at long term circus fanatics, families and first time theatre goers, and unites a variety of non-traditional circus productions.
The summer holidays are fast approaching, and I can't wait! The children have both worked really hard this year at school, with Mia coming to the end of her time in Reception and Harry finishing Year 2. I have lots of fun things planned for the holidays, but I am keen to make sure that they don't forget everything they've learned so far over the six weeks. They are also both starting at a new school in September, and I want to make sure that they get off to a good start.
So I was very pleased when I was asked to review Education Quizzes - an easy to use website that aims to help children be successful at school by using enjoyable quizzes to help them learn. Harry is perfectly placed to use the KS1 education quizzes to make sure he can remember everything that he has been taught over the last couple of years.
Children learn a lot during this period, so it was good to see that most quizzes offered a suggestion as to whether the questions are particularly aimed at Year 1 or Year 2 children. They are also great practice for children working towards their SATS tests at the end of Year 2.
The screenshot below shows the topic list on the left that you can select from at KS1 level. Having chosen English, at the bottom you can see the first two of over 100 quizzes in this area that the child can choose from. Each one has an appealing title followed by a description of the quiz, and each quiz has ten illustrated questions.
As an example, the quiz below tests the use of apostrophes. When you have completed the quiz, the date and previous score is stored so you can see where you need to spend a little more time. The quizzes are written by teachers, so you can be sure that they are relevant, and they are kept fun, with pictures and little extra facts.
I was really impressed with the huge range of quizzes available across a wide range of subjects. It's very easy to navigate, so children can work through several quizzes by themselves, and because they aren't too long children won't get bored. Harry always enjoys homework tasks that involve the computer and he had a lot of fun trying out the quizzes, it didn't feel like work at all. I'll be encouraging him to continue a few at a time over the holidays.
A subscription to Education Quizzes costs £7.50 per month and can be cancelled at any time. A school can also pay for a subscription on behalf of its students and can sign up students for as little as £2 per year, depending on the number of pupils at the school. It's definitely worth asking your school if they'd be interested!
On our recent Disney Cruise, Mia turned 5. She's very lucky, with a birthday that will usually fall during half term, she's very likely to be celebrating her birthday while we are away on holiday many times in the future. In fact, I think she believed that the entire holiday was booked in order to celebrate her birthday!
As fun as it is being away, it's still nice to be able to mark the occasion in a special way while you are on holiday, so here's what we did to try and make her cruise birthday special.
Decorate the stateroom - Most cruise lines will offer a birthday package meaning that you can purchase decorations for your stateroom. Disney cruise line currently offers this for $45 which I thought was a little pricey, so I spent a fraction of the cost shopping at home and brought the decorations along with us. I then put them up in the room while the children were asleep. As it was a Disney cruise I went with a Frozen theme and I found some very reasonably priced decorations. I bought some Disney Frozen birthday balloons and Snowflake string decorations to hang around the room and this brilliant Frozen door poster to hang on the wall (affiliate links).
Presents and cards - We deliberately purchased presents which were quite small that we could bring along with us, and we managed to bring enough with us so that she had a few to open. I also brought all her cards along with us so that she could open them on the day and display them.
Birthday badge - we have a Birthday rosette badge (affiliate link) for each child that I recycle each year, so Mia wore that all day, and Mia also received a Disney Cruise Line birthday badge from Guest Services, as well as a second one at dinner. Harry was given an 'I'm Celebrating' badge as well! Then everyone could say Happy Birthday to her when they saw her.
Door signs - We made magnetic door signs for our holiday anyway, so I made an extra surprise one to announce Mia's birthday to the rest of the corridor.
Birthday cake - We decided not to have a special cake on her birthday, as she had already celebrated with a cake the week before. You also aren't allowed to use candles on a cruise ship. On most cruise lines you can order celebration cakes which will be served to you at dinner. We did tell our servers in the restaurant about Mia's birthday, and they brought her a special dessert and they all sang Happy Birthday to her which she loved.
It might be fun to buy a few decorations for the table at dinner, or perhaps some birthday hats for everyone to wear!
I think that Mia had a special birthday, I just hope that she doesn't expect this every year!
Welcome to month 6 of the Crafting is my Therapy linky, hosted by myself and Me, You and Magoo! We are so pleased that so many people are linking up and sharing what they've been up to.
This month I reached the halfway point on my Sky Blanket and I'm really pleased with how it's looking. It's pretty much square now, so it's going to be a bit long and skinny when it's finished, but I'm so glad that I limited the width as it makes it so much easier to keep on top of! I do love having something that I need to work on regularly as it really keeps me motivated and I enjoy making the time to keep it up to date.
With a couple of trips away last month I've also been adding a few pages to my Smash Book. I'm always picking up bits and pieces of ephemera and I love having somewhere to stick them with a few notes.
I can't believe that this post marks the halfway point of my Sky Blanket - the months are flying by! I'll admit that I'm finding the blanket a little unwieldy to work on now. It's pretty much square, so it's going to be a nice rectangle when it's finished. I'm so glad that I stuck to a 200 chain width, because even though it might end up quite long and skinny, it means that if I get a few days behind I can catch up quite easily. And I'm finding that I am tending to work on a few days at a time now, just because it's such an effort to haul it all out and then pack it up again into the bag when the row is done!
I think I'm going to need a new photo location from next month! The edges are looking pretty wobbly, I'm hoping that a border will sort that out at the end.
My previous updates - January, February, March, April and May.
It's been a bit of a quiet month sky-wise. On the 22nd June there was a massive thunderstorm with loads and loads of rain during the evening and early hours of the next day. The first proper thunderstorm since I started my blanket, and quite possibly the most rain I've ever seen in this country! So I made a row in dark grey of half trebles in every other stitch and wove through some ribbony yarn that I received from Bergere de France, it's really slippery and shiny and definitely looks rainy. I'm sure I'll be using it again!
I also popped in a little seashell button to represent our lovely trip to Cornwall and the shells that we saw on the beach.
Sunrises are too early for me to be up now (thank goodness the days with 4.45am starts are over!) and I always seem to miss sunsets. The main problem is that we don't have any windows in the house which face east or west, and at this time of year I don't tend to be out and about at sunset time.
This month seems to have been a bit more mixed, and there's more grey than blue. I've been keeping a close eye on my yarn and I'm hoping that I have enough left in all the colours that I need. Otherwise I'll need to pick apart my granny square blanket and rescue some grey from the border!
With many thanks to Make it Coats for supplying me with the yarn for this project. | {
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About this day
Born this day in 1862; May was the daughter of perhaps the most famous arts and crafts person, William Morris. However, her talent for embroidery should be credited to her mother Jane Burden, who was her teacher.
She ran the embroidery section of Morris and Co from 1885 until 1896 and was the founder of the Womens Guild of Arts.
May was born at Red House, London (The first design by Phillip Webb) and home of William Morris.
Born in London and well known for: Embroidery
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The craft calendar is a great way of searching for content by date. When a member lists an event, it automatically appears here. The calendar pages group all event types together in one place, you can look for a specific day or use one of the saved searches like, this weekend or next weekend, these are always at the top of the page and are scrollable. When we first put together the calendar for the site it was quite a simple affair, you could just search one day at a time.
The calendar is flexible, so can be used on multiple screen sizes. In addition, the information in the calendar is SEO friendly.
The calendar has a few extras too. We have key dates throughout the year like, bank holidays, national days, religious days and other special days. You may also see information about famous British artists and crafts people born on the day you are looking at.
We like to start the working week on a Monday but in the craft community the weekends are when almost all craft fairs take place, often extended by bank holiday weekends. Courses however, tend to be at different times, so as not to impact on selling days.
At the top and left on larger screen is the calendar itself, it shows a month at a time with weekends highlighted, along with the dates selected. Old dates (dates in the past) are greyed out. You can use the dropdown to view the key, so you understand what the colours mean.
As a UK company promoting UK events, we use the standard Gregorian calendar. 365 days in a year plus an extra day in leap years. This calendar is based around the sun, to help keep seasons the same or similar each year. It has been around since 1582, so we think it is here to stay. This was a Christian calendar that made a very small change to stop the Easter celebrations moving further away from the equinox. The changes were made by Pope Gregory VIII (the eighth), a lot of countries adopted this new calendar immediately, but none Catholic countries followed later with the Greeks only adopting it in 1923. The calendar was based on the earier calendars from the Roman empire.
We are interested in new ways of searching and the types of search people may want to make in this structured page. We are looking to add weekly, and monthly searches. | {
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Lionel Lee looks just like any other student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He does well academically, enjoyed track and field in polytechnic, and had completed National Service (NS). You might have even seen him solve a Rubik's Cube in under 20 seconds at the recent SPD Charity Show 2019. However, Lionel is living with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism that includes difficulties in communication and social relationships. Here's more about Lionel, who is also a recipient of the Asia Pacific Breweries Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities last year.
My name is Lionel and I'm 23 years old. I'm currently an undergraduate at the Nanyang Technological University studying mathematical sciences. I enjoy exercising, exploring nature, listening to music and speed solving Rubik's Cubes. I'm also working on broadening my social network.
I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when I was four. I think, feel and process thoughts differently from most people. As such, my intentions and behaviours are often misunderstood by others.
I experienced developmental delays in speech and in pragmatic language use. I'm easily distracted and get overwhelmed by my surroundings, such as noise, people, texture and lighting. I take longer to respond to auditory information and find it challenging to finish tasks on time as I'm slower at planning and organising mental processes. I rely a lot on structure, repetition and routine and lose focus easily when there are too many changes.
I'm often misunderstood by others and viewed as weird especially when I interrupt others as I get excited over things of my interest. Others think that I am self-centered and lack courtesy. Since I'm very direct and blunt with my words, I may sometimes unknowingly offend others and that makes some people avoid me. I often feel left out and ignored in group conversations as I would be in my own thoughts and shut out what others say. Thus, it is challenging for me to make friends and deal with people.
I was fortunate to receive a lot of support and encouragement from teachers and allied educators during my school days. My allied educator from secondary school taught me social skills and helped me facilitate friendship groups in a very structured setting.
My family played a big part too, especially my mother, who has patiently guided me in social skills using plenty of visual aids.
I'm proud of my Asperger's Syndrome. It has played a huge role in my passion for mathematics. Due to the structured nature of mathematics, I'm able to focus well and enjoy learning and thinking through it. I enjoy abstract and logical problem solving that involve numbers and patterns. I also have photographic memory for numbers and a great eye for details.
I am keen to step beyond my boundaries to engage the community in Asperger's Syndrome awareness and advocacy sessions. I want to take every of life's challenge that I face in my stride and do my best so as to inspire and uplift others. I aspire to work as a mathematics researcher, contributing to the development of 21st century mathematics, making full use of my strengths.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is not limited to just Asperger's Syndrome. It refers to a broad range of conditions and different people with autism face different challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviours, speech and non-verbal communication. Whereas Lionel is able to make good of his life, others who have more severe forms of autism require constant and lifelong care.
On this 12th World Autism Awareness Day, let us commit ourselves and promote the inclusion of people with autism. Our support can empower them to develop their potential to the fullest and be a part of mainstream society. | {
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Who are you guys? With the recent surge in popularity of The Whittington Weekly, this question has been written to us many times in the last few weeks. In an effort to end the speculation, we allowed two professional photographers (Prozac and Stalker Inc.) to capture us on film during our leisure time. We have also included a new section on our web site, that contains further insight into our minds, cleverly entitled "About Us".
We as a staff would like to thank you for your support and we hope that you, the readers, will continue to enjoy our site.
All articles are intended for parody purposes only. | {
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Students Give Duncanville High School Football Team A 'D'ville-Style' Send Off
By CBSDFW.com Staff December 17, 2021 at 10:30 pm
Filed Under:DFW News, Duncanville High School, high school football, Sports, UIL 6A State Championship, Video
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Winter break has officially started, but before students left Duncanville High School today, they lined the halls to give the football team a "D'ville-style" send off for the UIL 6A State Championship.
Students at DHS give their football team a send-off before the state championship on Saturday. (Credit: Duncanville High School)
This afternoon, the football team paraded through the halls of the school behind cheerleaders, the drill team, and the band's drumline before walking out to the field for their last practice before the big game.
For the third time in four years, the DHS football team is returning to the UIL 6A State Championship game with the goal of bringing home the state's top title.
Kick-off will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Panthers will face North Shore High School in a rematch following their meetings in the 2018 and 2019 state championship games. | {
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Stock options and other forms of equity are common in growing private companies. However, given market volatility and all-time market highs, there's renewed attention being given to how tricky it can be to assign an accurate valuation to private company shares. In response, some companies have petitioned for a simpler method for valuing shares—one that's less susceptible to market ups and downs.
But existing guidelines and principles have their benefits, according to Equity Methods CEO Takis Makridis. They offer management a reasonable amount of flexibility, while helping to keep estimations aligned with accepted financial economic theory.
Takis' comments appear in Bloomberg BNA's June 28 Accounting Policy & Practice Report. You can read the article here. | {
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using Appacitive.Sdk.Services;
using Appacitive.Sdk.Internal;
namespace Appacitive.Sdk.Services
{
public static class Urls
{
public static class For
{
private static string MultiCallerBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("multi"); }
}
private static string ObjectServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("object"); }
}
private static string FileServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("file"); }
}
private static string ConnectionServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("connection"); }
}
private static string UserServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("user"); }
}
private static string UserGroupServiceBase
{
//{{hostname}}/v1.0/usergroup/
get { return CreateUrl("usergroup"); }
}
private static string SessionServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("application/session"); }
}
private static string DeviceServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("device"); }
}
private static string PushServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("push"); }
}
private static string EmailServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("email"); }
}
public static string GraphServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("search"); }
}
public static string ListServiceBase
{
get { return CreateUrl("list"); }
}
private static string CreateUrl(string suffix)
{
var hostName = InternalApp.Current.Settings.HostName;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hostName) == true)
hostName = "apis.appacitive.com/v1.0";
if (InternalApp.Current.Settings.UseHttps == true)
return string.Format("https://{0}/{1}", hostName, suffix);
else
return string.Format("http://{0}/{1}", hostName, suffix);
}
public static string CreateSession(bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity)
{
var url = new Url(SessionServiceBase);
HandleDefaults(url, null, enableDebug, verbosity, null);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string UpdateObjectUrl(string type, string id, Geocode userLocation, List<string> fields)
{
return string.Format("{0}/{1}/{2}", ObjectServiceBase, type, id);
}
public static string GetObject(string type, string id, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append(id);
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
private static Url HandleDefaults(Url url, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
if (enableDebug == true)
{
url.QueryString["debug"] = "true";
if (verbosity == Verbosity.Verbose)
url.QueryString["verbosity"] = "verbose";
}
if (location != null)
url.QueryString["location"] = location.ToString();
if (fields != null && fields.Count > 0)
url.QueryString["fields"] = fields.Select(x => x.ToLower() ).ToDelimitedList(",");
if (InternalApp.Debug.ApiLogging.ApiLogFlags != ApiLogFlags.None)
url.QueryString["pretty"] = "true";
return url;
}
public static string CreateObject(string type, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase);
url.Append(type);
url.QueryString["returnacls"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string DeleteObject(string type, string id, bool deleteConnections, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append(id);
if (deleteConnections == true)
url.QueryString["deleteconnections"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string UpdateObject(string type, string id, int revision, bool returnAcls, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append(id);
if (revision > 0)
url.QueryString["revision"] = revision.ToString();
if (returnAcls == true)
url.QueryString["returnacls"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string MultiCaller(Geocode geocode, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity)
{
var url = new Url(MultiCallerBase);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebug, verbosity, null);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string CreateUser(Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
url.Append("create");
url.QueryString["returnacls"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string ValidateUserSession(Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
url.Append("validate");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, null);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string InvalidateUser(Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
url.Append("invalidate");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, null);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetUser(string userId, string idType, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
if( string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(idType) )
{
url.Append(userId);
}
else if( idType.Equals("token", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true )
{
url.Append("me");
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "token";
}
else
{
url.Append(userId);
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "username";
}
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string AuthenticateUser(Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
url.Append("authenticate");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string UpdateUser(string userId, string idType, int revision, bool returnAcls, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(idType))
{
url.Append(userId);
}
else if (idType.Equals("token", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
{
url.Append("me");
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "token";
}
else
{
url.Append(userId);
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "username";
}
if (revision > 0)
url.QueryString["revision"] = revision.ToString();
if (returnAcls == true)
url.QueryString["returnacls"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string ChangePassword(string userId, string idType, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(idType))
{
url.Append(userId).Append("changepassword");
}
else if (idType.Equals("token", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
{
url.Append("me").Append("changepassword");
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "token";
}
else
{
url.Append(userId).Append("changepassword");
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "username";
}
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string DeleteUser(string userId, string idType, bool deleteConnections, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase);
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(idType))
{
url.Append(userId);
}
else if (idType.Equals("token", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
{
url.Append("me");
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "token";
}
else
{
url.Append(userId);
url.QueryString["useridtype"] = "username";
}
if (deleteConnections == true)
url.QueryString["deleteconnections"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string CreateConnection(string connectionType, Geocode geocode, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase);
url.Append(connectionType);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string FindAllObjects(string type, string freeTextExpression, string query, int pageNumber, int pageSize, string orderBy, SortOrder sortOrder, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append("find").Append("all");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) == false)
url.QueryString["query"] = query;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(freeTextExpression) == false)
url.QueryString["freetext"] = freeTextExpression;
if (pageNumber > 0)
url.QueryString["pnum"] = pageNumber.ToString();
if (pageSize > 0)
url.QueryString["psize"] = pageSize.ToString();
if( string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace( orderBy ) == false )
{
url.QueryString["orderby"] = orderBy;
if( sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending )
url.QueryString["isAsc"] = "true";
}
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetConnection(string relationName, string connectionId, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase);
url.Append(relationName).Append(connectionId);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string UpdateConnection(string relationName, string connectionId, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase);
url.Append(relationName).Append(connectionId);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string FindConnectedObjects(string relation, string type, string objectId, bool returnEdge, string label, string query, int pageNumber, int pageSize, string orderBy, SortOrder sortOrder, Geocode location, bool debugEnabled, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase).Append(relation).Append(type).Append(objectId).Append("find");
url.QueryString["returnedge"] = returnEdge ? "true" : "false";
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(label) == false)
url.QueryString["label"] = label;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) == false)
url.QueryString["query"] = query;
if (pageNumber > 0)
url.QueryString["pnum"] = pageNumber.ToString();
if (pageSize > 0)
url.QueryString["psize"] = pageSize.ToString();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(orderBy) == false)
{
url.QueryString["orderby"] = orderBy;
if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
url.QueryString["isAsc"] = "true";
}
HandleDefaults(url, location, debugEnabled, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string MultiGetObjects(string type, List<string> idList, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append("multiget").Append( idList.ToDelimitedList(","));
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetUploadUrl(string mimeType, string filename, int expiry)
{
// e.g., .../uploadurl?contenttype={contenttype}&filename={filename}&expires={minutes}
var url = new Url(FileServiceBase).Append("uploadurl");
url.QueryString["contenttype"] = mimeType;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename) == false)
url.QueryString["filename"] = filename;
url.QueryString["expires"] = expiry.ToString();
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetDownloadUrl(string filename, int expiry, long cacheControlMaxAge)
{
// e.g., ../download/{fileid}?expires={minutes}
var url = new Url(FileServiceBase).Append("download").Append(filename);
url.QueryString["expires"] = expiry.ToString();
url.QueryString["cache-control"] = cacheControlMaxAge.ToString();
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetConnectionByEndpointAsync(string relation, string object1Id, string object2Id, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase);
url.Append(relation).Append("find").Append(object1Id).Append(object2Id);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string FindAllConnectionsAsync(string type, string freeTextExpression, string query, int pageNumber, int pageSize, string orderBy, SortOrder sortOrder, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase).Append(type).Append("find").Append("all");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) == false)
url.QueryString["query"] = query;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(freeTextExpression) == false)
url.QueryString["freetext"] = freeTextExpression;
if (pageNumber > 0)
url.QueryString["pnum"] = pageNumber.ToString();
if (pageSize > 0)
url.QueryString["psize"] = pageSize.ToString();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(orderBy) == false)
{
url.QueryString["orderby"] = orderBy;
if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
url.QueryString["isAsc"] = "true";
}
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string BulkDeleteConnection(string type, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//https://apis.appacitive.com/connection/userlist/bulkdelete
var url = new Url(ConnectionServiceBase);
url.Append(type).Append("bulkdelete");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string BulkDeleteObjects(string type, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//https://apis.appacitive.com/connection/userlist/bulkdelete
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase);
url.Append(type).Append("bulkdelete");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string RegisterDevice(Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//https://apis.appacitive.com/connection/userlist/bulkdelete
var url = new Url(DeviceServiceBase);
url.Append("register");
url.QueryString["returnacls"] = "true";
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetDevice(string id, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(DeviceServiceBase).Append(id);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string SendEmail(Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(EmailServiceBase).Append("send");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string InitiateResetPassword(Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity)
{
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase).Append("sendresetpasswordemail");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, null);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string SendPushNotification(Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(PushServiceBase);
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GraphFilter(string query, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(GraphServiceBase);
url.Append(query).Append("filter");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GraphProject(string query, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(GraphServiceBase);
url.Append(query).Append("project");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetListContent(string name, int pageNumber, int pageSize, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//https://apis.appacitive.com/list/<listname>/contents
var url = new Url(ListServiceBase);
url.Append(name).Append("contents");
if (pageNumber != 1)
url.QueryString["pnum"] = pageNumber.ToString();
if (pageSize > 0)
url.QueryString["psize"] = pageSize.ToString();
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string FreeTextSearchObjects(string type, string query, int pageNumber, int pageSize, string orderBy, SortOrder sortOrder, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
var url = new Url(ObjectServiceBase).Append(type).Append("find").Append("all");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query) == false)
url.QueryString["freetext"] = query;
if (pageNumber > 0)
url.QueryString["pnum"] = pageNumber.ToString();
if (pageSize > 0)
url.QueryString["psize"] = pageSize.ToString();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(orderBy) == false)
{
url.QueryString["orderby"] = orderBy;
if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
url.QueryString["isAsc"] = "true";
}
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string UpdateGroupMembersRequest(string group, Geocode geocode, bool enableDebugging, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//{{hostname}}/v1.0/usergroup/g10/members
var url = new Url(UserGroupServiceBase).Append(group).Append("members");
HandleDefaults(url, geocode, enableDebugging, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
public static string GetFriends(string userId, string socialNetwork, Geocode location, bool enableDebug, Verbosity verbosity, List<string> fields)
{
//https://apis.appacitive.com/v1.0/user/{user id}/friends/facebook
var url = new Url(UserServiceBase).Append(userId).Append("friends").Append(socialNetwork);
HandleDefaults(url, location, enableDebug, verbosity, fields);
return url.ToString();
}
}
}
internal class Url
{
public Url( string url )
{
_buffer = new StringBuilder(url);
this.QueryString = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}
private StringBuilder _buffer = new StringBuilder();
public IDictionary<string, string> QueryString {get; private set;}
public Url Append( string part )
{
if( _buffer[_buffer.Length-1] == '/' )
_buffer.Append(part);
else
_buffer.Append("/").Append(part);
return this;
}
public override string ToString()
{
if (this.QueryString.Count > 0)
{
bool isFirst = true;
_buffer.Append("?");
foreach (var key in this.QueryString.Keys)
{
if (isFirst == true)
{
_buffer.Append(key).Append("=").Append(this.QueryString[key]);
isFirst = false;
}
else
_buffer.Append("&").Append(key).Append("=").Append(this.QueryString[key]);
}
}
return _buffer.ToString();
}
}
}
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Within a generation, every Indigenous student will graduate.
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Our vision is to enrich Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement. In partnership with Indigenous, private and public sector stakeholders, Indspire educates, connects and invests in First Nations, Inuit and Métis people so they will achieve their highest potential.
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Charity Intelligence Canada recognized Indspire with their four-star rating, and named us a Top 10 Canadian Impact Charity for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
2019 Top Rated Charity by Maclean's. Check out a few other feature articles here and here. | {
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Nana Appiah Mensah, the CEO of Zylofon Media has apologized to musician Stonebwoy and his team for the infelicitous eventuality at the Champs Bar on Saturday night.
On Saturday, March 10, after Stonebwoy's performance at the Hilla Liman Hall in UoG-Legon, he moved with his team to Champs Bar where Kelvyn Boy's "Afrobeats Tour" was taking place. Chaos broke and gunshots were fired at the venue, when A&R in charge of Music at Zylofon Media, Bulldog and Transport Manager stormed the place to retrieve the Hyundai Sonata car given to the reggae/dancehall musician by the entertainment company.
During the altercations, the younger brother of the musician, who was at the event was also said to have been injured in the mouth.
The business executive has condemned the unfortunate incident believed to be orchestrated by the Transport Manager; adding that it was an action he performed without a conscious thought.
"I apologize to team @stonebwoyb and all well wishers for the unfortunate ill incident that occurred. The transport manager exercised a discretion characterized by reflex and over exuberance. An act I vehemently condemn and discourage from our society," he tweeted.
Stonebwoy was signed on to Zylofon Music in June 2017 before Shatta Wale was officially introduced as the latest signee to the label on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.
Zylofon Media owns and operates Zylofon Music, Zet Cinema, Zylofon 102.1 FM, Zylofon TV, Zylofon Cash (My Zylofon Dream), Zylofon Arts Club, Zylofon Arts Fund and many others. | {
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Even though Apple offers services that cater to millions of people, the Cupertino based tech giant cares about all of them! Apple wants everyone to know that it stands against all forms of hate speech and that's why it announced that Alex Jones' controversial InfoWars podcast is being removed from both iTunes and the standard Podcasts app.
For those who don't know, Alex Jones runs a popular news website called InfoWars. The controversial thing about InfoWars is the fact that Alex Jones disputes all types of conspiracy theories that start with the US government faking the moon landing and ending with fake news about politicians.
From the looks of it, InfoWars is not going to be available on too many platforms. Spotify was the first one to start censoring InfoWars podcasts back in January. The radio service Stitcher was the second one to follow in Spotfiy's steps and censor InfoWars episodes.
Nonetheless, the reason why Apple, Spotify and Stitcher are removing InfoWars podcasts from their platforms is because the community is asking for this. Therefore, InfoWars is not going down because Apple wants so, but because everyone believes the news website should be removed.
As we all know, Facebook is the world's largest social media platform and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to say the following about the InfoWars podcasts airing on Facebook: "as abhorrent as some of this content can be, I do think that it gets down to this principle of giving people a voice".
On the other hand, Apple doesn't care for what Mark Zuckerberg has to say and decided to remove all InfoWars podcasts from iTunes and the Podcasts app. It's great to see that Apple pays attention to what the fan community is saying that its prepared to remove shows in order to please it. | {
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Q: AVPlayer & MPMoviePlayerController Can't Be Muted --- Forcing Background Audio Dim My app plays a video and occasionally has verbal queues. When there is nothing being said by the app, I want the audio (in the background say from Spotify or iTunes) to come back to full volume. When there is audio I want the audio to dim.
I have set the audio session to DuckOthers.
The problem is, whenever I restore the background audio:
class func restoreBackgroundAudio()
{
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(false)
} catch _ {
print("ERROR restoring background audio")
}
}
I get this error:
[0x1a03a9000] AVAudioSession.mm:697: -[AVAudioSession
setActive:withOptions:error:]: Deactivating an audio session that has
running I/O. All I/O should be stopped or paused prior to deactivating
the audio session.
The problem is that the video file that is playing seems to have an audio that I cannot mute.
I have tried the following:
*
*I removed the audio track from the video and tried playing it in an MPMoviePlayerController
_movie = MPMoviePlayerController()
_movie.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyle.None
_movie.view.frame = _movieView.frame
_movie.repeatMode = MPMovieRepeatMode.One
_movie.backgroundView.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
_movie.contentURL = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: documentsDirectory.stringByAppendingString("/\(videoName)"))
_movie.play()
Every time the movie plays its loop it forces the background audio to dim even though I am not setting AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
*Making my own AVPlayerItem and AVPlayer, and manually muting the audio tracks inside the AVPlayerItem as well as setting the AVPlayer to muted:
var asset = AVURLAsset(URL: _movieURL)
var audioTracks = asset.tracksWithMediaType(AVMediaTypeAudio)
// Set the volume of ANY potential audio track to 0
var allAudioParams:[AVMutableAudioMixInputParameters] = []
for track:AVAssetTrack in audioTracks
{
var audioInputParams = AVMutableAudioMixInputParameters()
audioInputParams.setVolume(0.0, atTime: kCMTimeZero)
audioInputParams.trackID = track.trackID
allAudioParams.append(audioInputParams)
}
var muteTrack = AVMutableAudioMix()
muteTrack.inputParameters = allAudioParams
var item:AVPlayerItem = AVPlayerItem(URL: _movieURL)
// Assign the muted audio track
item.audioMix = muteTrack
_avPlayer = AVPlayer(playerItem: item)
// Also set the AVPlayer to be muted
_avPlayer.muted = true
let playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer(player: _avPlayer)
playerLayer.frame = _movie.view.frame
layer.addSublayer(playerLayer)
_avPlayer.play() // ALWAYS DIMS BACKGROUND AUDIO!
Again, once the video loops it always dims the background audio. I tried hacking it and doing a restoreBackgroundAudio() call right after I hit the play button, but I get a bad fade in and out and in and out effect like its trying to restore the background audio but the active video player is forcing the dim as an override.
If you have any suggestions on what else I can do to either actually mute a video thats playing or play a video that doesnt dim the background I would appreciate it.
A: I understand the main problem is, that when AVPlayer plays video, even if it is muted, it will stop background music from other apps.
It is the default behaviour of the AVAudioSession manager. What I do not understand is why AVAudioSession manager "kills" background music even if there is no sound output in action (AVPlayer is muted). This behaviour is also problem for me.
Here is what I suggest to do in this case.
And here you can read about AVAudioSession management.
A: You will need to use this to allow mixing of your app audio with other apps audio:
NSError *silentSwitcherror = nil;
BOOL silentSwitchSuccess = [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback withOptions:AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers error:&silentSwitcherror];
if (silentSwitchSuccess) {
//insert video player code here to play video
}
else
{
//insert video player code here to play video
}
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The Secret Life of Soil
Soil, one of nature's most complex ecosystems, is often taken for granted, but vibrant soil ecology, which is under assault all over the globe, is ultimately essential to planetary and human health. With: David Montgomery and Anne Biklé, co-authors of The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health (which explores how the soil microbiome influences the human biome and the analogies between soil and gut ecologies); Dale Strickler, leading agronomist, author of the Drought Resilient Farm.
Anne Biklé
Dig2Grow
Anne Biklé, a biologist, science communicator, and public speaker, investigates and writes about connections between people, plants, food, health, and the environment. Her work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and radio, and her soil-building practices have been featured in independent and documentary films. She is the co-author of The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health.
Dale Strickler
Green Cover Seed
Dale Strickler, a leader in the soil health movement, author of The Drought Resilient Farm and Managing Pasture, is an agronomist working for Green Cover Seed, the nation's leading cover crop specific seed company. He previously taught agronomy at Cloud County Community College and worked for several companies, including Land O'Lakes, Star Seed, and Valent USA. He also runs his own ranching operation near Jamestown Kansas.
David R. Montgomery, a Seattle-based MacArthur Fellow and professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington and the author of award-winning popular-science books that have been translated into nine languages, is an internationally recognized geologist who studies landscape evolution and the effects of geological processes on ecological systems and human societies. | {
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Shannon Hoon (* 26. September 1967 in Lafayette, Indiana; † 21. Oktober 1995 in New Orleans) war ein US-amerikanischer Rockmusiker und Mitbegründer sowie Sänger der Alternative-Rock-Band Blind Melon. Seinen größten Erfolg erreichte er 1993 mit dem Hit No Rain.
Er starb am 21. Oktober 1995 im Alter von 28 Jahren an einer Überdosis Kokain.
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Geboren 1967
Gestorben 1995
Mann | {
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According to DMX's management the hip-hopper still hasn't gotten permission to leave the United States. He was stopped at the airport when he was about to travel to Finland for the kick-off of his European tour at the beginning of the month, apparently because he had failed to attend a court session involving driving without a licence.
The concert in Helsinki on the 2nd of August was cancelled only one day prior to the scheduled date, as was a performance at Pipefest in Vuokatti scheduled for the next day. This time, the Finnish concert organizer Speed Promotion & Agency was given four days to spread the news that the replacement gig in Helsinki won't take place either.
Concert promoter Kalle Keskinen is furious. 'Now it's enough! Complete messing around! As far as we are concerned DMX can be in court and stay in Yankeeland for the rest of his life!,' Keskinen rages in his press release, written in capitals and containing lots of exclamation marks.
'I am sorry for all the DMX fans! And we, too, have wasted enough time and money on this case. I am sick and tired of it!,' the angry concert promoter continues.
The management of the rapper has announced a video by DMX with explanations and apologies.
Keskinen: 'Let's see whether we will get any video […] here in Finland or if it, too, will stay at customs, in police custody or at passport control.
Ticket holders can get their money back at Lippupalvelu ticket offices. | {
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Supreme Court Ruling on DACA; SJSU Town Hall on June 24
by Ken Mashinchi | Jun 18, 2020 | Academics
Editor's Note: Below is a message President Mary A. Papazian shared with the campus community on June 18, 2020.
Dear campus community,
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling today, June 18, preserving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ensures that current DACA recipients at SJSU and across the country can continue to pursue their higher education dreams and goals. This ruling will provide some relief to many in our community who have awaited the decision with tremendous anxiety and fear. Today's decision is very good news, but we must remain vigilant over the long term.
The ruling was about the process used to terminate the DACA program and not about the merits of the program itself. There remains much work to be done to provide long-term solutions for DACA recipients. SJSU will continue to partner with county and local community agencies as well as the CSU system to provide access to support students, faculty and staff. Support will continue to span a range of needs, such as renewal and applications for DACA, connection to services provided by legal non-profits and information-sharing about accessing and applying for funding to cover application and renewal fees. And, of course, SJSU's UndocuSpartan Student Resource Center will continue to provide resources for all undocumented students, including DACA students and employees.
In an effort to provide clarity on the impact of this ruling for our students and employees, SJSU will host a virtual town hall on Wednesday, June 24, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During the first half of the meeting, speakers will provide more detailed explanation about what the decision means for our campus. During the second half, participants who wish to do so are invited to share their experiences and ask questions.
Today is an important moment for DACA recipients and higher education. San José State University values the continued success of all of its students and employees.
Dr. Mary A. Papazian
A reminder to all: SJSU will not assist federal, state, or local agencies with requests about a campus member's immigration status. Any inquiries from ICE or other agencies about a campus member's immigration status should be directed to our University Police Department at (408) 924-2222. | {
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Geography: The United Arab Emirates is situated in Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location slightly south of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.
Credit Cards: Major credit cards are accepted at hotels, restaurants, and larger shops, including American Express, Visa Diners Club, and Master Card.
Alcoholic Beverages: The sale of spirits is permitted in dedicated retail stores and licensed outlets such as restaurants, bars and night clubs that are either part of a hotel or selected sports clubs. Standalone retail outlets like grocery stores, supermarkets and restaurants are not authorized to sell or serve alcohol.
Tipping: Tipping is not compulsory but customary and always appreciated.
Weights and Measures: UAE uses the metric system for weights and measures.
Embassies: Most countries are represented in Abu Dhabi by 107 embassy or consulate.
Postal Services: Postal services are available at post offices which are found in the capital, Abu Dhabi and most other cities.
Taxies: Taxis are a common form of transport in UAE and relatively cheap compared to other countries. There are several types of taxis.
COAT OF ARMS OF UAE: The emblem of the United Arab Emirates was officially adopted in 1973 and later modified in 2008. It is similar to the coats of arms and emblems of other Arab states.
It consists of a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraish) with a disk in the middle, which shows the UAE flag and seven stars representing the seven Emirates of the federation. The falcon has 7 feathers also representing the 7 Emirates. The falcon holds with its talons a red parchment bearing the name of the federation in Kufic script.
Prior to March 22, 2008, when the emblem was modified, the falcon had a red disk, which showed an Arab sailboat in its interior, surrounded by a chain. | {
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Sidewinders
Sidewinders #1
by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Published by: Kensington
Imprint: Pinnacle
On Sale: 09/01/2008
FICTION / Westerns
Hudson Booksellers
In frontier literature, the name "Johnstone" means big, hard-hitting Western adventure told at a breakneck pace. Now, the bestselling authors kick off a rollicking, dramatic new series--with the first novel about a pair of not-quite-over-the-hill drifters winding their way across the American west--mostly on the right side of the law. . .but sometimes, if the situation calls for it, on the wrong side. . .
Meet Scratch Morton and Bo Creel, two amiable drifters and old pals. Veterans of cowboying, cattle drives, drunken brawls, and a couple of shoot-outs, Scratch and Bo are mostly honest and don't go looking for trouble--it's usually there when they wake up in the morning.
Now, in remote Arizona Territory, they're caught up in a battle between two stagecoach lines. The owner of one, a beautiful widow, has gotten both Scratch and Bo hot and bothered--each trying to impress her as they fend off the opposing stage line trying to destroy her. But nothing is what it seems in this fight, and two tough sidewinders are riding straight into a trap.
William W. Johnstone is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of over 300 books, including Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders, and Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer . His thrillers include Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge, and Suicide Mission. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at [email protected].
Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher, and fact checker to one of the most popular western authors of all time, J.A. Johnstone learned from the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone.
He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned.
"Every day with Bill was an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. 'Keep the historical facts accurate,' he would say. 'Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'"
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© 2023 Kensington Books Publishing. All Rights Reserved. | {
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I started this blog in the run up to the World Masters' Athletics games in Sacramento July 2011.
The blog was just for the WMA games so is no longer being updated but I hope some people will find my thoughts and experiences interesting and perhaps helpful in preparation for their own races.
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Please don't delete this message. Give me a few minutes of your time. Most of you know that Erik is in Iraq. If you don't well now you do.
Everyday the kids and I check the mail to see if there is anything in it from him. We go through it looking for his return address on the cards. We all get so excited when there is something there. I know several of you have been there and know what I mean. Email is terrific and I don't know how we ever did without it. BUT, to get something in our hands from our loved ones makes us feel like we have a piece of them. It makes us think, hey they were thinking of us right then and there. Erik tells me that the selection of cards when he is deployed is not so great.
but it goes to show that there isn't much selection.
So I got to thinking. If Erik and the guys and girls who are on a base don't have much selection what about the troops in the field. They have none. They don't have the option of going to the local Hallmark store to buy a Birthday, Anniversary or Just Because I love you card.
This is what I want to do. I would like each of you to go out and buy 1, or 2, or however many you can afford. Cards that are mushy, funny, Birthday, Anniversary, I love you, Thank you, etc. And send them to me. I will get them all together and send them to Iraq, afganistan, Quatar, and the other places that I can get addresses too. If you can't afford to buy anything right now that is fine.
I definitely know what that is like, but could you forward this letter to all of your friends? I hate Forwards and I know most of you do, but this is something we can do for the guys and girls over there. Just think if you were that guy or that girl in the field and your son or daughter had a birthday coming up. What if you couldn't even send a card?
Lets make sure that if they want to send a card to their family they can. The post office gives them free postage so lets give them the cards to send.
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S&P says housing biggest risk for banks as Fitch downgrades NAB
James EyersSenior Reporter
Updated Feb 15, 2019 – 5.27pm, first published at 4.45pm
The main risk facing banks is the housing downturn and not the banking royal commission, which will make lenders cautious but have no lasting impact on reputations or funding costs, credit experts say.
"We see a scenario where the rapid unwind [of housing] is the most plausible scenario for what can go wrong for banks in Australia," S&P's director of financial institutions ratings, Sharad Jain, said.
"We think house prices will continue to slide down, which is partly about momentum, and partly a realisation as it gets played out in media repeatedly that house prices are overvalued and in a correction phase.
S&P's director of financial institutions ratings, Sharad Jain: the housing market and reliance on external funding presents the greatest risk for Australian banks. Jessica Hromas
"But at the same time, we think that the risk of a harsh correction ... remains relatively low even though it is elevated by historical standards."
S&P Global expected banks to lend more cautiously as a result of the Hayne royal commission due to fears they'll be fingered for doing the wrong thing.
NAB re-rating
Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook on NAB's long-term default rating from "stable" to "negative" on Friday, amid concerns management attention will be diverted to repairing its battered reputation.
S&P said its ratings remain unchanged and it expected the royal commission to have no impact on major bank access to wholesale funding or the cost of funding, although they will be more conservative approving home loan applications.
"We consider in the next two years particularly, the banks will act in a very cautious and conservative way because the banks certainly are not keen to be in the news [for] doing the wrong thing, by customers, for responsible lending or adding to system-wide risk," Mr Jain said.
"So even if there is no change in regulation, we believe the banks will ... be cautious, and as a response there will be some depression on credit growth, which is already depressed compared to what we have seen in the past couple of years."
The big four banks are in the spotlight.
Yet Fitch affirmed NAB's rating, reflecting its expectation the bank will maintain a strong credit profile over the short term. S&P also said on Friday it retained confidence in NAB, despite the departure of chairman Ken Henry and chief executive Andrew Thorburn last week, noting NAB still had "depth and breadth to fill the gap".
More broadly, the royal commission had cast doubts on Australian bank governance and reputation, but over the long term "we don't see it posing any lasting damage to the franchise[s] or funding costs," Mr Jain said.
Rather, the main risks for banks is the housing market downturn, and their reliance on external investors to fund the gap between lending and domestic deposits.
The S&P briefing was listened to by bank investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and the region, and the royal commission dominated questions over a webcast. Local investment bankers say they have been spending a lot of time in recent months reassuring global investors that bank debt raisings remain quality investments.
Ratings agencies debate at The Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit in 2017: Tim Roche, Senior director of financial institutions, Fitch Ratings; Frank Mirenzi, vice-president Moody's Investors Service; and Sharad Jain, director of financial institutions ratings, S&P Global Ratings. Jessica Hromas
NZ, APRA capital levels
There was also interest about the impact of higher capital levels for the banks in New Zealand, after Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Adrian Orr's fierce defence this week of its demand for equity buffers to be cranked up. "At the moment, the return on equity for banking is incredibly strong and we would even hazard to say over and above the risks they are holding themselves as private banks, because there is an aspect in most OECD countries of the ability to free ride – where returns can be privatised and losses can be socialised," Governor Orr said.
S&P said the major banks' tier-one capital would need to increase 43 per cent or $NZ17 billion ($16.3 billion) as a result of the proposals, and while credit ratings remain unchanged, the moves created "complex cross border issues" and there was "a lot of water to flow under the bridge" between the NZ central bank and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to determine how capital could be allocated across the subsidiaries.
Fitch Ratings said last week that while the banking system faced short-term challenges in addressing shortcomings in culture and governance that led the misconduct exposed by Hayne, the scrutiny "should result in a sounder financial system longer term, helping to support banks' credit profiles".
Moody's Investors Service vice-president Frank Mirenzi said last week that while promoting a stronger framework for conduct, culture and operational risks, the royal commission recommendations were "unlikely to alter the favourable structure of the banking industry, which supports its profitability".
James Eyers writes on banking, fintech and technology. Based in our Sydney newsroom, James is a former Legal Affairs and Capital editor for the Financial Review Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at [email protected]
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Tennessee began closing discrepancies between state-reported student proficiency rates and those found by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), but significant disparities remain, according to a newly released follow-up analysis by Achieve, an independent education advocacy organization.
Through the implementation of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment (TCAP), Tennessee narrowed gaps between state-reported and NAEP proficiency rates by three percentage points in fourth-grade reading but increased discrepancies by six percentage points in eighth-grade math this year.
Tennessee's Ups and Downs: In 2010, Tennessee adopted college- and career-ready standards in English language arts and math. Last spring, Tennessee administered the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment. The results indicate that significant gaps still remain. Policymakers should take steps to close the Honesty Gap and tighten the state's definition of proficiency. By doing so, they will provide parents and teachers with honest information about how well prepared their child is to move onto higher level material based on college- and career-ready standards. | {
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Comeback kings: Top 3 A-League comebacks in history
Michael Djordjieski
Since the A-League's inception in 2005, the competition has produced some stunning comebacks, but which three games in particular stand out above the rest?
The three fight-backs listed will not only resonate with all A-League lovers, but it will surely spark some heated debates.
Nevertheless, let's get the ball rolling.
3. Central Coast Mariners vs. Perth Glory 3-3 – 2016/17
Mariners fans will love this one.
The Central Coast Mariners travelled to the West side of the country in then managers Paul Okon's first game at the dugout to start the new season.
His side went down after just four minutes of play as Adam Taggart headed the Glory in front.
To make matters worse, the Glory went on to score two more times to make it 3-0 after 35 minutes of play and the Mariners looking all over the shop.
But Okon's men put a terrible first half showing behind them to produce a fantastic comeback.
Roy O'Donovan grabbed a goal back for the away outfit in the 57th minute, before going on to produce two strikes in the final 10 minutes to snatch a point from what looked like absolutely nowhere.
2. Brisbane Roar vs. Central Coast Mariners 2-2 (4-2) – 2011 Grand Final
Sorry Mariners, we know this one still hurts.
The Mariners travelled to Queensland to take down a Brisbane Roar side that are regarded today as one of the best teams to grace the league.
It seemed the Mariners would complete their fairytale story to claim a maiden A-League title after Adam Kwasnik and Oliver Bozanic put their team up 2-0 in the first period of extra time.
However, the Roar had other ideas in front of their home faithful. After Henrique brought a goal back, Suncorp Stadium would erupt into a frenzy when Erik Paartalu nodded home the equaliser to make it 2-2 with just over 30 seconds remaining.
Momentum was definitely with the Roar as they prevailed in an intense penalty shootout in what is not only one of the best comebacks in history, but one of the best encounters ever.
1. Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Brisbane Roar 5-4 (A.E.T) – 2015/16 Semi-Final
Like we did with the Mariners, the Roar will not receive all the love in this story.
The 2016 finals series produced the greatest comeback in history at the home of the Western Sydney Wanderers.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed a disastrous evening for those in red and black as the Roar raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first 23 minutes of the game.
The Wanderers managed to regroup and bring the score back to 3-2 at the half time interval.
Romeo Castelen cast his name all over the fixture with a sensational hat trick as the Wanderers managed to take the lead 4-3 with just under an hour being played.
Drama did not end there as Brisbane forward Jamie Maclaren made it 4-4 in the 81st minute and send the match into extra time.
Substitute Dario Vidošić would pop up inside the six yard area to have the final say and secure a sensational victory.
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Detainees beaten, tortured and raped Turkey under Erdogan leadership
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 No comments
After a failed military coup against the government shook Turkey in July, contentious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cracked down on any and all dissenters and those he perceives to be a danger to his power. Now Human Rights Watch (HRW) is saying that Turkey has not only seen the incarceration and firing of critical citizens, but that the country's police force has also tortured individuals in their custody.
Erdogan declared a state of emergency after the attempted coup. The decrees that were passed down in this context have removed important human rights safeguards, according to the report "A Blank Check: Turkey's Post-Coup Suspension of Safeguards Against Torture."
HRW researchers have documented that the decrees negatively affected the rights of detainees. In the report, they detail 13 cases of alleged abuse, including sleep deprivation, severe beatings, sexual abuse, and rape threats.
'Nobody will care if I kill you'
One of the cases the report details was brought to the attention of HRW by the family of a detainee. They overheard a police officer talking to another prisoner.
"Because of the state of emergency, nobody will care if I kill you," the officer reportedly told the detainee. "I will just say I shot you while you tried to run away."
The lawyer of another prisoner told HRW that officers had threatened to rape his client with a baton, telling him that he wouldn't survive the next 30 days.
Under the emergency decrees, police can keep anyone incarcerated for 30 days without judicial review. Before the coup, the limit was four days. Detainees can also be denied access to a lawyer for up to five days. All these rules can be used to threaten those in jail, increase fear and keep family members in the dark.
Victims are afraid to talk
No one is able to contact and protect a detainee for five days. Even completely innocent Turks could be kept in jail for a month without the police having to prove anything. And with all the hate Erdogan is inciting against critical voices, prison is not a safe place, according to HRW.
"By removing safeguards against torture, the Turkish government effectively wrote a blank check to law enforcement agencies to torture and mistreat detainees as they like," Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said.
At the end of July, right after the coup, Amnesty International had also reported that detainees were abused in Turkish prisons. The organization was made aware of beatings, torture and rape. Andrew Gardner, one of the researchers who had worked on the report, said that many victims were afraid to talk and that most lawyers stayed away from taking on their cases.
"I've worked on the subject of human rights in Turkey for more than 10 years, and I've never seen this kind of fear," Gardner told DW at the time. "This great fear is present among people and in civil society organizations. Working on human rights in Turkey requires bravery, particularly for domestic human rights organizations, journalists and lawyers. If these brave people are that scared, it means this is serious."
Qatar will continue to support terrorists in Syria with or without U.S.
Sunday, November 27, 2016 No comments
Summary: Fearing that the U.S. under Trump might abandon Syrian rebels, Qatar, which is known to have close connections to terrorist groups like Fath al-Sham--formerly known as al-Nusra Front, reassured its proxies in Syria that Qatar will continue to support them with or without U.S.
The News:
Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing for the multinational effort, Doha's foreign minister said in an interview, signalling its determination to pursue a policy the U.S. President-elect may abandon.
The minister hit out at Egypt, normally a close Gulf Arab ally, for appearing to side with Assad, and criticised Iran for what he said was interference in the affairs of Arab states.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose flagging economy has received billions of dollars from Gulf states, has supported Russia's decision to bomb in support of Assad.
"For us unfortunately Egypt is supporting the regime ... We hope that they come back and be with us," he said. Support for Assad was the same as supporting terrorism, he said, "because he is a terrorist and he is on equal footing with Daesh".
Sheikh Mohammed chided Western politicians for using anti-Muslim and anti-refugee rhetoric in election campaigns, saying it was against the values the West had long stood for.
"Unfortunately these narratives ... will cause problems for decades because in Europe and the United States, the Muslim community is part of the texture of their society ... It will help them maybe to win the election but it will last for decades, it will create a problem within their communities. source
Disturbing video out of Mosul, Iraq, raises concerns: charred bodies suggest use of illegal weapons or abuse of human dignity
A video submitted to sites documenting human rights abuses shows burnt bodies of "hundreds of Daesh fighters", as suggested by the videographer, laying on top of the rubble. The charred bodies suggest that the dead were either burnt after they were killed or killed by some incendiary weapon. The video was not shown because of its graphic nature, but pictures, censored still, show the charred bodies. Since there are so many actors in this war theater, U.S., Kurdish fighters, Hashd fighters, Iraqi military, Turkish trained Sunni fighters, and Iraqi security forces, the UN is called upon to investigate.
In 2014, it was reported that ISIL burned the bodies of its dead foreign fighters in Syria, but no such claims emerged this time to suggest the same practice.
The graphic images are commonly associated with ISIL's practices who burned people alive. But ISIL's cruelty cannot be adopted by those who claim that they are repulsed by its practices, justifying their war of the terror group. All human beings, including ISIL fighters, need to be treated with dignity in life and death.
Transcript of Assad's interview with Portuguese RTP TV
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 No comments
President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the Portuguese RTP TV channel. Following is the Full Video and Full Transcript of the interview.
Full Video-Interview in Damascus, 16 November 2016
Question 1: Mr. President, let's start with Aleppo if you don't mind. There are still thousands of civilians trapped, trying to survive in a sort of sub-human conditions in the middle of a deluge of bombs. Why do you think that they refused to get out?
President Assad: The part that you mention in Aleppo, what they call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and they have been using the civilians as human shields. From our side, from our part as government, we have two missions: the first one is to fight those terrorists to liberate that area and the civilians from those terrorists, and at the same time to try to find a solution to evacuate that area from those terrorists if they accept, let's say, what you call it reconciliation option, in which they either give up their armaments for amnesty, or they leave that area. The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that area, and at the same time for the humanitarian convoys and help to go through those gates inside that part of Aleppo, but the terrorists publicly refused any solution, so they wanted to keep the situation as it is.
Question 2: But Mr. President, aren't you using the jihadists to discredit all the oppositions at the eyes of the national and international public opinion, and in the end to try to wipe them all out?
President Assad: No, we cannot do that for a very simple reason: because we've been dealing with this kind of terrorism since the fifties, since the Muslim Brotherhood came to Syria at that time, and we learned that lesson very well, especially in the eighties, that terrorists cannot be used as a political card, you cannot put it in your pocket, because it's like a scorpion; it will bite you someday. So, we cannot use jihadists because it's like shooting yourself in the foot. They're going to be against you sooner or later. This is in a pragmatic way, but if you think as value, we wouldn't do it. Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral.
Question 3: But Mr. President, the people, the civilians inside Aleppo, couldn't we assume that they probably don't trust the government, they don't trust the army, that they just want democracy, dignity, freedom? Can you give that to them?
President Assad: Let's talk about this point, regarding the reality; since the beginning of the crisis, since the terrorists started to control some areas within Syria, the majority of the Syrian civilians left that areas to join the government areas, not vice versa. If the majority of the Syrians don't trust the government, they should go the other way.
Let me tell you another example, which is a starker example. You were in Daraya, al-Muadamiya, a few days ago, when you came here, and the terrorists and militants who left that area to Idleb in the northern part of Syria to join their fellow terrorists, they left their families under the supervision of the government, and you can go and visit them now, if you want.
Question 4: Mr. President, I've been here first four years ago, and now. Are you winning the war, this war in Syria?
President Assad: We can say, you can win the war only when you restore stability in Syria. You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there's killing and destruction on daily basis. That doesn't mean we are losing the war; the army is making good advancement on daily basis against the terrorists. Of course, they still have the support of Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and some Western countries including the United States, but the only option that we have in that regard is to win. If you don't win and the terrorists win, Syria wouldn't exist anymore.
Question 5: But would you have done that also without Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia?
President Assad: They are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing now is not only about a few terrorists from within Syria; it's like international war against Syria. Those terrorists have been supported by tens of foreign countries, so Syria alone wouldn't be able to face this kind of war without the help of its friends. That's why their existence and their support was very essential.
Question 6: Isn't Mr. Putin your most important ally?
President Assad: Russia is very important, Iran is very important, Hezbollah is very important. All of them are important. Each one made important achievements against the terrorists in Syria, so it's difficult to say who is more important than the other.
Journalist: But what's the role of Russia in Syria nowadays?
President Assad: The most important part of their support is the aerial support, which is very essential, they have very strong firepower, and at the same time they are the main supply of our army for more than sixty years, so our army depends on the Russian support in different military domains.
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Question 7: But are you free to decide the future of Syria, or are you dependent on Vladimir Putin's strategies?
President Assad: No, first of all, we are fully free, not partially, fully free, in everything related to the future of Syria. Second, which is more important or as important as the first part or the first factor, that the Russians always base their policies on values, and these values are the sovereignty of other countries, the international law, respecting other people, other cultures, so they don't interfere in whatever is related to the future of Syria or the Syrian people.
Question 8: But they have helped you quite a few times in the United Nations. They have vetoed a few resolutions condemning your government, and the Syrian Army. There are several reports regarding Syria for use of chemical weapons, human right abuses, war crimes. All of this in the framework of the United Nations.
President Assad: And many ask "what for?" I mean, what's in return, what did they ask in return, that's the question, actually, that's the content of your question, because we heard it many times, whether in the media or directly. Actually, first of all, for their values, because in these values that I'm talking about, the value of international law, and they have their interest as well. I mean, fighting the terrorists in Syria is not only in the interest of Syria or the Syrian people; in the interest of the Middle East, of Europe itself – something that many officials in the West don't see or don't realize or don't acknowledge – and in the interest of the Russian people, because they have been facing terrorists for decades now. So, the Russians are fighting for us, for the world, and for their self.
Question 9: But when you speak about values, democracy is a value.
President Assad: Of course.
Journalist: Freedom is a value.
Question 10: Can you say that Syria is a democracy, like the Western standards?
President Assad: The only one who can fight for these values like democracy and freedoms are the people of any country or any society, not the foreigners. Foreigners cannot bring freedom, cannot bring democracy, because this is related to the culture, to the different factors that affect or influence that society. You cannot bring it, you cannot import it. You cannot import anything from outside your country regarding the future of your country.
Question 11: But would you define Syria as a democracy?
President Assad: No, we were on the way to democracy. We didn't say that we are fully democratic, we were on the way, we were moving forward. Slowly or fast, that's subjective, cannot be objective, that's always subjective. But we're moving forward in that regard, of course. But the criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have our own culture, they have their own reality, we have our own reality. So, our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
Question 12: I'm sure that you know that there is a new Secretary-General of the United Nations. How do you look at him, Mr. Guterres, taking into the account his well-known humanitarian approach to the situation?
President Assad: Of course, I agree about the headline of this approach. I say "headline" because you always – under the headline, you have many sub-headlines or different titles. When you talk about humanitarian, it doesn't only mean to offer the people the help, the food, their necessary needs for their life. The first thing, if you ask the Syrian refugees, for example, the first thing they want is to go back to their country. The first thing they want is to be able to live within Syria. That means help, humanitarian help, the way we understand it, food, medical care, any other, let's say, basics for the daily life. The second one is to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose. And of course, I'm not talking about him; I'm talking about the countries that go to support his plan, because he needs the support of other countries, he cannot achieve that plan while many countries in the world are still supporting the terrorists in Syria. So, of course we support it, whether helping the people to live, to go back to their country, and to live in security without terrorists.
Question 13: He said already that peace in Syria is a priority. Are you available to talk with him, to work with him, for that purpose?
President Assad: Definitely, of course. It's his priority, and of course it's our priority, that's self-evident. It's not only our priority; it's a Middle Eastern priority, and when the Middle East is stable, the rest of the world is stable, because the Middle East is the heart of the world geographically and geopolitically, and Syria is the heart of the Middle East geographically and geopolitically. We are the fault line; if you don't deal with this fault line, you're going to have an earthquake, that's what we always said. That's why this priority is a hundred percent correct from our point of view, and we are ready to cooperate in any way to achieve stability in Syria, of course taking into consideration the interest of the country, and the will of the Syrian people.
Question 14: You said when we spoke that the United Nations are biased. You think with Mr. Guterres that can change a little bit?
President Assad: Everybody knows that the United Nations is not the Secretary-General; he has an important position, but the United Nations is the states within this organization, and to be frank, most of the people say only the five permanent members; this is the United Nations because they have the veto, they can do whatever they want and they can refuse whatever they want, and if there's a reform that is very much needed for this organization, they can make veto or they can move forward in that regard. But at the same time, the way he presented himself as Secretary-General is very important. If you ask me "what do you expect from such a new official in that important position," I would say I need two things: the first one is to be objective in every statement he could make regarding any conflict around the world, including Syria. The second one, which is related and complimentary with the first one, is not to turn his office into a part or branch of the State Department of the United States. That's what we expect now. Of course, when he's objective, he can play an important role in dealing with different officials in the United Nations in order to bring the policies of the different states – mainly Russia and the United States – toward more cooperation and more stability regarding Syria.
Question 15: But regarding Syria, there are a lot agendas: Qatar, Turkey, Russia, United States, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. How is it possible to try to find that peace process with so many agendas?
President Assad: Without bringing all those countries and the different factors in one direction, of course it's going to be difficult. That's why I always say the Syrian problem as isolated case, as Syrian case, is not very complicated. What makes it complicated is the interference from the outside, especially the Western interference because it's against the will of the Syrian government, while the intervention of the Russians, Iranians, and Hezbollah is because of the invitation of the Syrian government. So, his role as Secretary-General in bringing all these powers together is very essential` and we hope he can succeed, it's not easy of course.
Question 16: Let me pick out Turkey; their army is in your country, their President said last week that their interests lies beyond the natural borders; he referred to Mosul and Aleppo. Do you accept this?
President Assad: Of course not. You're talking about sick person; he's megalomaniac President, he is not stable. He lives during the Ottoman era, he doesn't live in the current time. He's out of touch with the reality.
Question 17: But how you are going to do with their army inside your country?
President Assad: It's our right to defend it; it's invasion. It's our right to defend our country against any kind of invasion. But let's be realistic, every terrorist came to Syria, he came through Turkey with the support of Erdogan. So, fighting those terrorists is like fighting the army of Erdogan, not the Turkish army, the army of Erdogan.
Question 18: But it's a NATO country, are you aware of that?
President Assad: Yeah, of course. Whether it is a NATO country or not, it doesn't have the right to invade any other country according to the international law or to any other moral value.
Question 19: Mr. President, America's new elected President, what do you expect of Donald J. Trump?
President Assad: We don't have a lot of expectations because the American administration is not only about the President; it's about different powers within this administration, the different lobbies that they are going to influence any President. So, we have to wait and see when he embarks his new mission, let's say, or position within this administration as President in two months' time. But we always say we have wishful thinking that the Unites States would be unbiased, respect the international law, doesn't interfere in other countries around the world, and of course to stop supporting terrorists in Syria.
Question 20: But he said in an interview that he seems to be ready to work with you in the fight against the Islamic State or ISIL, are you ready for such a move?
President Assad: Of course, I would say this is promising, but can he deliver? Can he go in that regard? What about the countervailing forces within the administration, the mainstream media that were against him? How can he deal with it? That's why for us it's still dubious whether he can do or live up to his promises or not. That's why we are very cautious in judging him, especially as he wasn't in a political position before. So, we cannot tell anything about what he's going to do, but if, let's say if he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we are going to be ally, natural ally in that regard with the Russian, with the Iranian, with many other countries who wanted to defeat the terrorists.
Question 21: So, you will cooperate with the Americans in the fight against terrorists?
President Assad: Of course, definitely, if they are genuine, if they have the will, and if they have the ability, of course we are the first ones to fight the terrorists because we suffered more than any other one in this world from terrorists.
Question 22: So, cooperate with the Americans that are now supporting the Kurds, the YPG that are trying to get into Raqqa?
President Assad: When you talk about cooperation, it means cooperation between two legal governments, not cooperation between foreign government and any faction within Syria. Any cooperation that doesn't go through the Syrian government is not legal. If it's not legal, we cannot cooperate with, and we don't recognize and we don't accept.
Question 23: Anyway, the Vice President, Mr. Pence, said that he has admitted the use of military force to prevent your military force from a humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, how do you look at it?
President Assad: This is against the international law again, and that's the problem with the American position; they think that they are the police of the world. They think they are the judge of the world; they're not. They are sovereign country, they are an independent country, but this is their limit; they don't have to interfere in any other country. Because of this interference for the last fifty years, that's why they are very good only in creating problems, not in solving problems. That's the problem with the American role. That's why I said we don't pin a lot of hopes of changing administrations because that context has been going on for more than fifty years now, and that's expected. If they want to continue in the same position of the United States creating problems around the world, that's what they have to do: only interfering in the matters of other nations.
Question 24: But returning to what the President, the newly elected American President said about cooperating with your government in the fight against Islamic State, do you expect a change also within European countries?
President Assad: Regarding fighting terrorism, we are ready to cooperate with anyone in this world with no conditions. That's crux of our policy, not today, not yesterday; for years, even before the war on Syria, we always said that. In the eighties, we asked for international coalition against terrorism after the Muslim Brotherhood crisis in Syria when they started killing, of course they were defeated at that time. We asked for the same thing. So, this is a long-term policy that we base our policy on for years now.
Question 25: One last question. Mr. President, I need really to ask you this, because after all these years, do you still reject any responsibility for what happened in your country?
President Assad: No, I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. When you talk about responsibility, you ask yourself what are the decisions that you take in order to deal with the crisis. Did the President order anyone to kill civilians, did he order the destruction, did he order supporting terrorism in his country? Of course not. My decision was, and the decision of the different institutions, and the decision of the different officials in Syria – I'm on top of them – was to have dialogue, to fight terrorists, and to reform as a response at the very beginning, response to the allegations, let's say, at that time, that they needed reform in Syria, we responded. So, that's the decision that I took. Would you say, or would anyone say that fighting terrorism is wrong? Making dialogue is wrong? Making reform is wrong? Protecting the civilians and liberating areas from terrorists is wrong? Of course not. So, there's a difference between responsibility of the policy and responsibility of the practice. In any practice, you have malpractice, that's another issue. When you talk about state and President, you always talk about the decisions and the policy.
Journalist: Thank you for being with RTP Mr. President.
President Assad: Thanks for you.
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The modern diesel locomotive is a self-contained version of the electric locomotive. Like the electric locomotive, it has electric drive, in the form of traction motors driving the axles and controlled with electronic controls. It also has many of the same auxiliary systems for cooling, lighting, heating, braking and hotel power (if required) for the train. The generating station consists of a large diesel engine coupled to an alternator producing the necessary electricity. | {
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Get Too High? 'Undoo' Inventor Wants to Take Cannabis Consumers Down
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Phoenix's Glaucoma Jim thinks he's found the cure for being way too high.
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A pill that clears the haziness of a high sounds like something close to snake oil, but ganjapreneur James Carberry might be on to something with Undoo, the "cannadote for being high af."
Medical claims like this deserve a high amount of scrutiny. But numerous testimonials backed by a patent make for a compelling start to the evidence. (Fun fact: a patent doesn't have to work to be approved.)
On Undoo's website are a dozen articles about the product in a smattering of up-and-coming cannabis publications. Of course, none of the articles denounce Undoo. Several contain first-hand accounts of the effects. Users report feeling more alert and less anxious within minutes. But that could be just a placebo effect. Does Undoo have any basis in science? The answer is "maybe."
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When people use marijuana, THC molecules bind to parts of cells known as CB1 receptors found in the brain and other parts of the body. This process mimics the body's production of anandamide, THC's naturally occurring twin, and produces the feeling of bliss often associated with getting high (as well as the munchies — and loss of motivation and memory.)
The active ingredient in Carberry's Undoo, olivetol, is found most concentrated in lichen. On the molecular level, olivetol has a similar structure to THC but is a lot lighter, which means it could get absorbed into the body in much the same way.
Carberry, who has long advocated for cannabis as a medicine as "Glaucoma Jim," said once the olivetol makes it to the brain, it "bumps" the THC off the CB1 receptors, "flushing" your neurons in a couple hours and prepping your brain for a new dose.
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Kari Franson, an associate dean at the University of Colorado's pharmacy school who has studied cannabis, dismissed talk of "flushing" the brain as "marketing nonsense." But she said that even if Undoo actually can be absorbed into the brain, it would bump THC off the receptors. Still, it would need to be in high enough concentrations to "win the game of musical chairs."
Another scientist, Hope Jones of C4 Laboratories, said Carberry should conduct experiments like brain imaging and immunofluorescence to test his claims.
So, whether it works is unknown. But it retails for about $11 at local dispensaries.
The idea for Undoo came from Carberry's business partner and girlfriend, Sarara Corva, who educates professionals and patients about cannabis. Carberry and Corva met in 2013 while giving talks about cannabis to senior citizens in Sun City. Jim followed her suggestion to develop a product that could reverse a high when people felt uncomfortable or needed to come down.
It took Carberry about four months to identify olivetol and about four years to patent the process of releasing it in the body. He jokes about getting the patent number tattooed on his arm.
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The patent (which you can see for yourself at patents.com/us-9918947) contains 16 informal test subjects and several mixtures of olivetol, vitamin E and various oils, which Carberry said help the body absorb the olivetol.
Since then, Carberry said he's informally tested his product in more than 3,000 people.
"I went to cannabis cups all over the place," he said. "I walked through the crowd, and I found somebody who was greened-out, or 'high af' as the kids say."
Carberry said there are three reasons to use Undoo.
First, he said, "granny ate the cookie." That's his code for when beginning users underestimate the concentration in edibles and begin feeling overly anxious as a result.
Second, "granny ate the cookie, went to bed," and woke up high the next morning, he said.
And finally, "for all those kids that dab all the time or those old-time stoner," who don't get high like they used to, an "overnight reset" will leave their brains refreshed in the morning.
"Clear receptors mean clear reception," Carberry said.
Though only one version of Undoo currently exists, Carberry has plans for other types with different effects.
"First, I want to take Undoo as far as I can," Carberry said, "which means right now I'm working on the world." | {
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This month let's look at ways to increase repeat business with your loyal customers and ways to encourage their repeat business with you.
Let's start by thinking about gift certificates and coupons and the most effective ways to promote these within your business.
Did You Know Your Customers Love Saving Money?
Of course you did! And what better way to increase sales and customer loyalty than by offering them attractive money saving gift coupons to use with their next purchase?
Each coupon can be customised, so you can create a discount that fits your marketing campaign. It doesn't matter if the Coupon is for a product or a service. As long as the end result represents a cash saving to the client then you have achieved a result and you have another happy, loyal customer. A customer who will be encouraged to shop with you again. Plus, they may even tell a friend about their great experience. How good is that?
Gift certificates can easily be purchased through a storefront or website, then redeemed either at a your bricks and mortar or online store.
Buying online is becoming increasingly popular. If you have an online shopping cart it's really easy to incorporate coupon discounts at the point-of-sale in the shopping cart. In our July Sales Tip we promoted two on-line shopping carts. We showed you how they could help your online results. Both shopping carts promote coupons and gift certificates so let's see how they can benefit you. Let us know how you're using them by leaving a comment.
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How Can Gift Certificates and Coupons Benefit Your Business?
A Shopping Cart on your website can open untold opportunities for your business. Plus gift certificates and coupons encourage repeat business with your loyal customers.
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Caring for someone can often feel like a large responsibility. While it's natural to worry, the positive news is that many people who have AFib can live active and happy lives. Here is some practical advice to assist with this.
AFib brings an increased risk of stroke. Learn more about this and some of the things that can reduce the overall risk of stroke. Making sure the person you care for follows their doctor's advice is probably the most important thing you can do for them.
The responsibility for another person's well-being can feel like a heavy weight. Everybody reacts differently of course, but it can also feel as if you are disconnected from your emotions.
Being able to share your feelings and worries with others can make all the difference. Telling someone how you feel can be like taking a load off your shoulders, and it's good to have more than one person you can do this with.
It's very helpful to stay connected with your support network around you, as it will remind you that there is another side to you, beyond the one who is providing care and attention. There's nothing selfish about this as it replenishes the energy you need to be supportive on a daily basis. | {
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The suicide rate in the U.S. has been steadily increasing over the past 2 decades. In 2018 alone, more than 48,000 Americans died by suicide. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is committed to bending the curve of suicide in the U.S., and together with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, NIMH pledged to reduce the suicide rate by 20% by 2025. This commitment has shaped NIMH's suicide prevention research agenda, leading the Institute to focus…
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Australian police officers aren't immune to the craze that is Disney's Frozen, just like many children around the world. In a video sent to Nine News, two officers reveal their secret talents with a performance of "Love Is an Open Door" from the hit film.
Anna is played by a stubbled, burly-looking officer; while Hans is performed by the more clean cut of the pair. "I see your face, and it's nothing like I've ever seen before!" they exclaim together in delicious harmony, while they giggle to each other when the song ends. Is this a true bromance? We'd say so.
"Love Is an Open Door" just so happens to be a sing-a-long favourite from the film, alongside the hugely popular "Let It Go", with kids and adults loving it so much it sparked an apology from the film's director Jennifer Lee, who's gone from thanking people — to saying "sorry."
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Features:
* Remove preview notes for multiple assignees api.
* Remove preview notes for issue locking/unlocking api.
* Add protected branch api endpoints.
* Destroy socket on timeout.
## 2.2.0
Features:
* Add repos.getShaOfCommitRef.
Bugfixes:
* Remove repos.getAll affiliation regex validation.
## 2.1.0
Features:
* Add add-assignees-to-issue, remove-assignees-from-issue endpoints.
* Add note that licenses api is in preview period.
* Add get-tag-signature-verification endpoint.
* Add commit-signature-verification endpoint.
* Add params for create-deployment-status, create-deployment endpoints.
* Allow lazy instantiation.
* Add promise support.
## 2.0.1
Features:
* Add get raw blob example.
Bugfixes:
* Make createDeployment task param optional.
* Add missing org param for issues.getForOrg.
## 2.0.0
Breaking changes:
* Remove getAllPages utility method.
* Move migration-related endpoints to its own section.
Features:
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* Add enterprise search indexing endpoint.
## 1.4.0
Features:
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* Add permission param to add-collaborator.
* Add GPG endpoints.
## 1.3.0
Features:
* Add reaction endpoints.
Bugfixes:
* Fix custom headers not being used.
* Fix includePreview config flag not working properly. (Removed and need to use custom headers.)
## 1.2.1
Bugfixes:
* Allow empty string for path param for getContent.
## 1.2.0
Features:
* Add support to allow api stuff under preview period.
* Add assignees preview param for issues endpoints.
* Add issues#lock/unlock.
* Add some more examples.
* Add pull request merge squash preview params.
* Add list/get/delete grant(s) endpoints.
* Add params for create authorization.
* Add get-or-create-authorization-for-app endpoint.
* Add add get-or-create-authorization-for-app-and-fingerprint.
* Add check/reset/revoke authorization endpoints.
* Add get-events-timeline endpoint.
Bugfixes:
* Fix custom headers not persisting across pages.
* Make path param required for get-content.
* If user specifies protocol = http, use port 80 rather than default 443.
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Tip 1: Remember your child's education is a partnership. Meet with their teachers as they will know your child's strengths and weaknesses, and ask them how you can help.
Tip 2: Look through a practice SAT paper together and talk through the answers. Try drawing or acting out answers of difficult concepts such as fractions.
Tip 3: Explain that the number of marks allocated to each question gives your child an idea of how much time to spend on each one.
Tip 4: Make sure your child is aware that getting stuck is not a problem. Move on and if they have time, come back to the hard ones at the end.
Tip 6: Remind your child that the tests are important, but that they are not the only way they are to be measured.
Tip 7: Approach a subject from lots of different angles. Software, games, activities, books, flash cards and practical applications all help – make the revision time at home as fun and interactive as possible.
Tip 8: It is easier said than done, BUT do not put your child under too much pressure. Have fun – they will find things easier to remember if they recall the good times they had learning.
Key Stage 1: From age 5-7. Tests in year 2, at the end of infants – age 7: Each child is teacher-assessed in Reading, Writing (spelling and handwriting), Maths (number, shape, space, measurement) and Science. Your child's teacher will set short pieces of work in English and Maths to judge what level of ability your child is considered to be.
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Day of Mourning: Fight for the Living, Mourn for the Dead
For more than 30 years, April 28th has been observed in Ontario as the Day of Mourning: a day to honour workers who have died, been injured, or suffer from an illness due to their workplace. In 1991, it became a nationally observed day and this "Workers' Memorial Day" is now observed in more than 100 countries.
This year, more than 50 Days of Mourning events will take place across Ontario at the sites of major workplace accidents, at monuments and memorials, at parks and city halls on April 27th and 28th. Flags will also fly at half-mast on Parliament Hill and at Queen's Park.
In honour of the Day of Mourning, we want to shine a spotlight on two important organizations dedicated to helping prevent workplace injury and death and to helping those affected by the death or serious injury of a loved one.
MySafeWork.com is run by father-daughter duo Rob Ellis and Jessica DiSabatino, whose son and brother David was killed on the second day of a temporary job when he was 18. Rob and Jessica have made it their mission to make Canada's workplaces the safest, and regularly tour colleges and workplaces with their message.
This year, to mark the Day of Mourning, they will be presenting a free one-hour broadcast called "Courageous: Stand Up to Unsafe Work" which "empowers students and workers to stand up to unsafe work. It features inspirational stories and practical advice from public leaders and safe work experts."
Another admirable organization is Threads of Life (the Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support). Threads of Life currently supports 2700 family members and welcomes "everyone affected by a workplace tragedy, including family members, friends, and co-workers. Members come from all regions of Canada, all walks of life, and all age groups. Even so, Threads of Life is a club no one wants to join."
These support services include Volunteer Family Guides – trained volunteers who have gone through a similar experience and offer compassionate support to bereaved or grieving family members in person, over the phone, or by email. Family Forums bring families together in person to learn and share with each other. Peer Support Groups give a safe space to share experiences and learn coping skills, and the Speakers Bureau trains and coaches survivors to share their personal stories in public to spread awareness of workplace injury prevention.
Threads for Life also runs a national, multi-city fundraiser walk every year called Steps for Life. The event raises funds to provide programming, educate the community, and promote a cultural shift to improve workplace health and safety. This year, 11 walks will take place in Ontario between April 22 and May 12.
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When tragedy strikes in the workplace, is it enough for governments to enact legislation and policies to discourage further injuries and fatalities? Or is a wider cultural change what's really needed? Both are important, according to occupational health and safety experts, and it's the culture part that can be the hardest. A recent CBC report […]
Tips for A Warm & Injury-Free Winter
During an Ontario winter, ice and snow come with the territory–injuries don't need to. In today's post, we're talking about some of the most common winter injuries and how you can take steps to avoid injury to yourself and others. Sport & Recreation-Related: Whether you are skiing, snowboarding, playing hockey or skating, always remember to […]
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Apa Villa Thalpe
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Location: Galle & the Southern Beaches
Just five miles from the UNESCO fortress port of Galle, Apa Thalpe is located right on the beach.
There are just seven suites housed in three villas - Cinnamon, Cardamon and Safron - and suites can be rented individually, or the villas as a whole. The rooms are simply decorated but have spacious living areas and spectacular views looking out to the infinity pool and sea.
Breakfast is served on the private veranda of your suite, and is a mix of Sri Lankan delicacies and international fare. Lunch and dinner can be eaten anywhere, from the beach deck to the shade of the coconut palms on the beach. Guests can also use the restaurant at the hotel's sister property, Apa Villa Illuketia, a few miles inland.
Many guests choose simply to relax on the beach or by the pool, but watersports are available on the nearby beaches of Unawatuna and Mirissa. Other activities include sailing, surfing, fishing, sea kayaking and snorkelling.
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Chair and Professor: Stanley F. Radford, PhD, Wayne State University; Associate Professor: Mohammed Z. Tahar, PhD, Boston University; Assistant Professor: Eric M. Monier, PhD, University of Pittsburgh; H. Trevor Johnson-Steigelman, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Physics is the study of the physical properties of the universe and of the fundamental properties and interactions of matter and energy. It has applications in every field of pure and applied science, such as engineering, optics, materials science, space science, and medicine. A degree in physics is excellent preparation for:
• Graduate study in physics, engineering, astronomy, or mathematics, leading to a career in university and college teaching and research, or a leadership position in industrial or government research projects;
• Teaching at the secondary level (grades 7-12) ;
• Employment as an engineer or technician in an industry, government, or university laboratory;
• Professional school in law, medicine, or business.
Physics Major
Students majoring in physics must take the physics core courses as well as required supporting courses in mathematics, chemistry and computer science. These courses will prepare students to attend graduate school in physics or a related field; work as technicians or engineers in academia, industry, or government; or attend law or medical school.
In addition to the physics major, the department also offers a Minor in physics.
Certification for Secondary Teaching in Physics
The Department of Physics, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Human Development, offers a program that leads to provisional certification in secondary level (grades 7-12) physics teaching. Students pursuing this option must satisfy the course requirements for the physics major; however, additional course work outside the department is needed to satisfy the requirements for certification. For a complete listing of the requirements for secondary Teacher Certification, consult the Department of Education and Human Development section – in this catalog.
Mathematical Preparation
Students planning to major in physics should have completed algebra, geometry, trigonometry and pre-calculus in high school; calculus is a desirable but not necessary preparation. Students who are unable to take Calculus I (MTH 201) in their first semester will be unable to complete a degree in physics in four years without summer study.
While at SUNY Brockport, students majoring in physics must complete courses in calculus and differential equations. Students who plan to go on to graduate study in physics or engineering are advised to take additional mathematics courses.
Requirements for a Major in Physics
Physics Core:
PHS 201-202 College Physics I and II with Laboratory 8
PHS 300 Classical Physics 3
PHS 301 Mathematical Methods of Physics 3
PHS 302 Classical Mechanics 3
PHS 303 Classical Physics Laboratory 1
PHS 317 Modern Physics 3
PHS 318 Modern Physics Laboratory 1
PHS 320 Electricity and Magnetism 3
PHS 411 Quantum Mechanics 3
PHS 400-401 Physics Seminar I and II 2
PHS 408-409 Physical Methods Laboratory I-II 2
PHS 300/400 a 300/400-level Physics elective 3
Supporting Courses:
MTH 201-202-203 Calculus I-II-III 9
MTH 255 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
MTH 456 Partial Differential Equations 3
CHM 205-206 College Chemistry I-II 8
CSC 203 Fundamentals of Computer Science I 4
Total credit hours for the physics major 62
Students pursuing Teacher Certification should refer to the requirements of the Department of Education and Human Development.
Requirements for a Minor in Physics
PHS 201-202 College Physics I-II with Laboratory 8
and one of the following:
The Physics Major can be completed in four years. To make normal progress toward this goal, students should have completed the following courses by the end of the sophomore year: PHS 201, 202, 300, 301, 303, 317, 318, MTH 201, 202, 203, CHM 205 and 206.
Transfer students with a two-year degree from a community college wishing to major in physics will most likely have to take PHS 300, 301 and 303 at SUNY Brockport, since these courses are usually not offered at community colleges. In addition, it would be beneficial for transfer students to have had a course in differential equations. The physics major can still be completed in two years. It is important that transfer students meet with a physics advisor before they register for their first semester courses. At this meeting their two-year schedule of courses can be established.
Teacher Certification can be completed in five years. Students wishing to pursue this option should have completed the courses listed above by the end of the sophomore year. Students should meet with an advisor in the first semester to plan courses for the five years, including one semester entirely devoted to practice teaching. In addition to the requirements for the physics major, Teacher Certification also requires two semesters of biology and two semesters of earth science. Students must also meet the requirements of the Department of Education and Human Development.
Transfer students pursuing Teacher Certification can expect to spend at least three years at SUNY Brockport. Students in this category should have completed the same courses as those listed above. Transfer students interested in Teacher Certification should seek advisement prior to registering for their first semester of Brockport courses.
Physics Courses
PHS 101 The Physics in Toys (A,N). Explores the theoretical bases, scientific method, general principles of classical physics, mechanics, electricity, magnetism and optics at an introductory college level. Presents important physical principles in these areas using lectures and illustrates physical principles using demonstrations with an extensive collection of machines and toys such as Glug-Glug Tug (rocket), Danseuse Magnetique (interacting magnets) and the Two-Speed Gripper (a toy car with interesting motion). Three hours of lecture/demonstration per week. 3 Cr. Every Semester
PHS 111 General Physics I (A,N). Corequisite: MTH 112. Algebra-based introductory physics. Covers the fundamental principles of: mechanics including kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum and their conservation laws; and heat. Closed to anyone who has successfully completed PHS 115. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Fall
PHS 112 General Physics II (A). Prerequisite: PHS 111 or PHS 115. Algebra-based introductory physics. Covers sound, electricity and magnetism, light and quantum physics. Closed to anyone who has successfully completed PHS 116. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
PHS 115 General Physics I With Laboratory (A,L). Corequisite: MTH 112. Algebra-based introductory physics. Covers the fundamental principles of mechanics and heat. Includes experiments in mechanics, [including kinematics, Newton's Laws, energy, momentum, and their conservation laws]; and heat. Closed to anyone who has successfully completed PHS 111. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr. Fall
PHS 116 General Physics II With Laboratory (A). Prerequisite: PHS 111 or PHS 115. Algebra-based introductory physics. Covers sound, electricity and magnetism, light and quantum physics. Includes experiments on sound, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. Closed to anyone who has successfully completed PHS 112. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr. Spring
PHS 201 College Physics I with Laboratory (A,L). Corequisite: MTH 201. Introduces the fundamentals of mechanics from kinematics to Newton's laws, energy, momentum and their conservation laws, rotational and harmonic motions, then statics and equilibrium. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr. Fall
PHS 202 College Physics II with Laboratory (A). Prerequisites: PHS 201 or PHS 211. Corequisite: MTH 202. Introduces fluids, waves and their propagation, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics; and the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism, including fields and potentials, electrical circuits, and Maxwell's equations. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr. Spring
PHS 211 College Physics I (A,N). Corequisite: MTH 201. Introduces the fundamentals of mechanics from kinematics to Newton's laws, energy, momentum and their conservation laws, rotational and harmonic motions, then statics and equilibrium. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Fall
PHS 212 College Physics II (A). Prerequisites: PHS 201 or PHS 211; corequisite: MTH 202. Introduces: fluids, waves and their propagation, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics; the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism, including fields and potentials, electrical circuits, and Maxwell's equations. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
PHS 300 Classical Physics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 202 or PHS 212; corequisite: MTH 203. The first part of a one-year transition to advanced physics. Discusses topics in classical physics with an emphasis on mathematical methods. Includes topics such as linear oscillators, mechanical waves, statistical thermodynamics, electromagnetic fields and geometrical optics. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Fall
PHS 301 Mathematical Methods of Physics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 300. Presents a survey of mathematical methods used in the physical sciences. Includes topics such as vector analysis, linear algebra, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Fourier series and complex analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
PHS 302 Classical Mechanics (A). Prerequisites: PHS 301. Covers the theory of mechanical systems, including Newton's Laws, conservation principles, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, and their applications. Additional topics may include the calculus of variations, special relativity, chaos, and the use of computer software in problem solving. 3 Cr. Fall
PHS 303 Classical Physics Laboratory (A). Corequisite: PHS 300. Students perform experiments in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Introduces methods of data analysis, such as curve fitting and error propagation. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr. Fall
PHS 306 Circuits Laboratory (A). Corequisite: PHS 309. Includes experiments such as basic DC and AC measurements, circuit theorems, transient response, frequency response, impedance measurement, and Fourier analysis. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr.
PHS 309 Circuit Theory (A). Prerequisite: PHS 301. Treats the operation of resistors, capacitors, and inductors; phasors; circuit laws; network theorems; signal wave forms; transient and steady-state circuit response; and general network analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
PHS 310 Electronics Laboratory (A). Corequisite: PHS 311. Allows students to perform experiments including direct and alternating current circuits, power supplies, solid-state devices, amplifiers, oscillators, and elementary digital circuits. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr.
PHS 311 Electronics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 309. Treats the operation of semiconductor devices, diode circuits, single-transistor amplifier design and analysis, multistage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, oscillators, op-amp circuits, digital circuits, noise, and transducers. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
PHS 315 Statics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 301. Presents a detailed study of forces in equilibrium. Applies treatment to single particles, rigid bodies and systems of particles including the analysis of trusses, frictional forces, potential energy, conditions of stability and virtual work. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
PHS 317 Modern Physics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 300. Provides an introduction to the theory of special relativity; kinetic molecular theory; the concept of quantization as it applies to matter, charge and energy; the postulates of quantum mechanics; and the solutions of the quantum mechanical wave equation for the simple harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
PHS 318 Modern Physics Laboratory (A). Corequisite: PHS 317. Allows students to perform experiments, including charge-to-mass ratio of the electron, photo-electric effect, microwave diffraction, electron diffraction, atomic spectra, the Compton Effect, and measurement of nuclear radiation. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr. Spring
PHS 320 Electricity and Magnetism (A). Prerequisites: PHS 300 and PHS 301. Covers the theory of electromagnetic fields using vector calculus. Includes electrostatic and magnetic fields in vacuum and in matter, time-varying fields, magnetic induction, Maxwell's Equations and the propagation of electromagnetic waves. May include applications to superconductors, wave guides and radiation fields. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
PHS 399 Independent Study in Physics (A). Arranged in consultation with the instructor-sponsor and in accordance with the procedures of the Office of Academic Advisement prior to registration. 1-6 Cr.
PHS 400 Seminar I (A). For juniors or seniors. Includes attendance at seminars, preparation and presentation of short technical talks and participation in career and employment workshops. One hour per week. 1 Cr. Fall
PHS 401 Seminar II (A). Prerequisite: PHS 400. Includes attendance at seminars and preparation and presentation of a technical talk by each registrant. One hour per week. 1 Cr. Spring
PHS 408 Physical Methods Laboratory I (A). Prerequisites: MTH 203, PSH 202 and CHM 206. Covers the statistical treatment of data, propagation of errors, graphs, and report writing. Requires students to conduct experiments using modern physical measurement techniques, produce written scientific reports, and make oral presentations describing and analyzing the methods and their results. Three hours lab per week. 1 Cr. Fall
PHS 409 Physical Methods Laboratory II (A). Prerequisite: PHS 408. Requires students to conduct experiments using modern physical measurement techniques, produce written scientific reports, and make oral presentations describing and analyzing the methods and their results. 1 Cr. Spring
PHS 411 Quantum Mechanics (A). Prerequisites: PHS 317 and PHS 302 or CHM 405 and CHM 406. Provides an introduction to quantum mechanics, including solutions of the Schrodinger equation and development of matrix formulations. Includes topics such as potential wells, potential barriers, hydrogen-like atoms and time-independent perturbation theory. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Fall
PHS 413 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (A). Prerequisites: PHS 302 and PHS 317 or CHM 405 and CHM 400. Studies the laws of thermodynamics, the statistical description of systems of particles, and application of these laws to microscopic and macroscopic systems. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
PHS 414 Optics (A). Prerequisite: PHS 300. Covers geometrical and physical optics, including ray optics, interference, diffraction and polarization, the wave theory of light; and the interaction of light and matter. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr.
PHS 415 Condensed Matter Physics (A). Prerequisites: PHS 301 and PHS 317. Provides an introduction to the principles of condensed matter physics. Covers topics including crystal structure, the free electron model of solids, band theory, magnetism and super conductivity. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
Astronomy Courses
AST 201 General Astronomy (A,L). Prerequisite/corequisite: MTH 110 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Introduces students to the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Explores the basic physics of gravity, matter, and light. Emphasis is on what we know and how we know it. Special topics may include black holes, relativity, dark matter, and extraterrestrial life. Lab section provides for observation, both with unaided eye and telescope, and will use the College planetarium to develop some concepts. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. 4 Cr. Every Semester
AST 211 General Astronomy (A,N). Prerequisite/corequisite: MTH 110 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Introduces students to the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Explores the basic physics of gravity, matter, and light. Emphasis is on what we know and how we know it. Special topics may include black holes, relativity, dark matter, and extraterrestrial life. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Every Semester
AST 399 Independent Study in Astronomy (A). Arranged in consultation with the instructor-sponsor and in accordance with the procedures of the Office of Academic Advisement prior to registration. 1-6 Cr. By Arrangement | {
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This week, I am teaching a Groovy, Spock, Geb course. One student could not resist and said "F... that it is awesome" when I showed him flatten(). I smiled and concur with him.
Traits are probably my favorite Groovy's feature. Learn about trait inheritance, Conflict resolution, chaining. Favor composition over inheritance!
Integrating Micronaut And Grails, Jeff Scott Brown.
Launching the Micro Future: Groovy, Grails and Micronaut Graeme Rocher.
Reactive microservices with Micronaut Alvaro Sanchez-Mariscal.
Surprisingly, they make JPA-QL fun again which is an achievement in itself.
Query projections directly with JPA-QL is an incredible feature.
The Micronaut team at @ObjectComputing is pleased to announce that Micronaut is now Open Source (Apache 2 license)!
We are talking in many user groups about Micronaut. If you want us to speak in a user group near you, please fill the form on the linked page.
We will be releasing Milestone 1 next week. Thus, you will be able to download Micronaut with SDKMan and play with it pretty soon. In the meanwhile, you can read the docs if you are interested. | {
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Priced at $110 (as of April 20, 2009), the Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N is the sole router in this review that can operate on either the 2.4GHz or the 5GHz Wi-Fi band. Though we didn't test the WRT320N's 5GHz performance, the router exhibited very good throughput overall on the 2.4GHz band, at both short and long range.
If you're surrounded by neighboring Wi-Fi networks, and if all of your devices can operate over 5GHz (most newer laptops with built-in 802.11n adapters support both bands), switching to 5GHz could be the answer to your interference problems. Be forewarned, though: 5GHz 802.11n does not have quite as good range as the 2.4GHz band.
The WRT320N has a sleek spaceship-style design and very good features. It also has an excellent software utility called LELA that goes beyond standard setup tasks to include features like network maps and device information, making it useful for ongoing network monitoring.
What makes the Linksys interesting for families is its embedded Home Network Defender software from Trend Micro and Cisco. A $60 yearly subscription is required, but a 30-day trial is included. Home Network Defender provides flexible but strong parental controls, Web surfing protection against phishing sites and malware, and full Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware software for up to four PCs.
Centralizing parental controls for the entire network on the router yields far easier and stronger protection than putting them on individual PCs, where attackers have many ways to circumvent them.
We're still not convinced of the value of the 5GHz band option, but the WRT320N is a very good router even without it, especially for homes that can use the parental controls.
With very good performance and routing features, excellent software, and optional parental controls, the WRT320N is a great choice for families. | {
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You will have heard of Starbucks and Caffé Nero but you might not have heard of T2 who are an Australian tea brand expanding across the world. They currently have 14 stores across GB and plans to open more.
Kaffeine is a business you also might not have heard of. They are an independent retailer with two shops in London, but they are an example of one of the many independents who have expanded in this market and not just grown but thrived.
How can they all be profitable?
How can they survive when so many are located almost side by side?
Where did we buy coffee from before this boom?
How can the independents compete and survive with the growth of the chain brands?
Are coffee shops the new serviced office for many and certainly for the recruitment industry?
Is it Wi-Fi and comfortable seating driving business and not coffee?
So, the discussion at Caffe Culture was around these questions and what these operators were all planning to do, especially with such strong financial headwinds with regards to business rates, the living wage, the apprentice levy, Brexit and the squeeze on consumer spend and confidence.
The good news is that everyone was confident and had a plan. Overall, there was a feeling of optimising what you have, except for T2 that is still planning on growing. Clearly, there is also a big difference between the big players such as Caffé Nero and Kaffeine. For the smaller operators like Kaffeine and T2 it is about doing what you do in your limited outlets amazingly well, with passionate staff, as well as consistently delivering innovative ideas every day or week that keep the concept alive and make it an experiential and learning location. If you have hundreds of stores then this is almost impossible to achieve, as roll out in terms of messaging, supply chain and marketing takes a long time when perhaps the initiative will only last for a week. That is not to say it is totally impossible as it depends on the business' strategy and whether allowing local managers to run with local ideas is an option – it could work brilliantly or it could be a disaster! History tells us that most large corporates are slow and cautious rather than fast and furious as often the latter is just not sustainable in the long term.
So, having been asked to sit alongside so many industry experts and amazing brands, large and small, I thought it appropriate to arm myself with facts and figures from LDC's fantastic data insights platform to help inform the discussion. As such, I thought I would share some of these and where I think the market is, and is heading. In addition to this, I always believe that CONTEXT is king, so where does the growth of coffee shops sit relative to other shop occupiers?
The general view is that coffee shops are the fastest growing shop type that we see on our high streets but in reality, they sit in the middle of the pack with independents (classified as Café & Tearoom and only chains classified as Coffee Shops) growing faster than the chains.
On average, the top four coffee shops (Costa, Caffé Nero, Starbucks and Wild Bean Café) have grown at an average of 5% per year and in 2017 this has increased to 6%, so there is no sign of a slowdown by these fasciae but the same is not true of all as figure 3 shows.
Analysis of the chains shows that the greatest increase in the last 12 months has happened on Retail Parks which have seen a 15% increase. This reflects the wider changes happening in many sectors where retail parks are increasingly a destination of choice, usually where there are 12+ units to create sufficient footfall to sustain food and beverage units.
Retail parks come top again when you look at the top four fasciae but show a significant slowdown from 2015 where the rate was 20%. Out of town centres (classified as 'Other') have since picked up which relates to the increase in coffee shops at transport hubs including petrol stations. High streets and Shopping Centres have been surprisingly stable which is a result of their greater maturity as locations for coffee shops to traditionally be.
Analysis by nation and English region shows Scotland and Wales seeing the greatest increase in the top four fasciae at +13% each.
The picture of changes for independents is like that of the chains with the exception that standalone locations/parades are not seeing the same growth. Independent businesses are more about being part of a wider offer and a profile that does not currently sit alongside a few chains such as with petrol forecourts where a strong multiple offer exists or where roadside units have started to appear.
By nation and English region then the North East has seen the greatest increase at +6% with Wales close behind at 5%.
No sign of a slowdown!
As the data shows there are no signs of a slowdown in the number of coffee shops and this is even more significant when you add fast food outlets, bakeries and pubs to the mix who also serve coffee to go!
So the British love for coffee continues to grow but the key question will lie around profitability of all outlets as revised business rates, the living wage, the apprentice levy, rising rents in prime locations along with currency devaluation take hold. Experience, service and quality will be key drivers and with so many operators it will be interesting to see how they can all tackle these challenges from the here and now at Kaffeine to 'coming soon' for the larger operators.
Understanding what is happening at the micro-location level with regards to footfall, spend, competitors, proxies and the number of competing shopping destinations nearby will be critical to success and that's where LDC helps its clients – your data radar needs to be permanently on and being calibrated for you to achieve the best possible returns.
It looks like the sector is performing like a 'long and strong Americano' for now anyway.
This blog was originally published on MatthewHopkinson.com. | {
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Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday, also known as May 2-4 weekend. It is the weekend that Kicks off Summer. What ever we do, or where ever we go, it usually includes camping, drinking, BBQ's, planting gardens or just celebrating the start of summer with something fun.
Victoria Day is Celebrated the weekend before May 24, and is the celebration of Queen Victoria's Birthday.
Growing up as a young girl, we would spend most of our weekends and summers in Wasaga Beach. The first weekend we would head there was Victoria Day weekend. It was the weekend of opening up the trailer after a long winter and testing out the cold waters for the first swim of the year. How crazy was I? Brr, I couldn't even imagine doing this now.
As we got older we began to do spend more time with friends than family, which of course would have alcohol involved campfires, tents and some stories we may not want to remember.
These days we don't venture to far from home, we don't have a car. Since we live in Toronto, there is always something fun to do, all weekend long. We just hop on the TTC bus and travel where ever we decide to go.
Just remember it isn't a celebration, without ending it with the bang of fireworks. If you live in the Toronto area you can see them at Ashbridges Bay or Canada's Wonderland. For us, we can see them all weekend long from the balcony.
We haven't decided what we are doing yet, but what ever we do, we will be making memories together.
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Medill Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Professor Ed Malthouse and Lecturer Judy Franks have won an award for their presentation of research on big data and "addressable" TV advertising—the ability to send a specific TV commercial to a specific customer.
ESOMAR, a nonprofit organization that promotes the value of market, opinion and social research and data analytics, presented Malthouse and Franks with the Big Data World Best Presentation Award following their presentation during the ESOMAR Big Data World 2017 conference on Nov. 29 in New York City.
Malthouse and Franks' research found that demographics alone aren't the best predictor of a customer's purchase behavior.
It used to be that once a marketer invested in advertising, the marketer's message was placed adjacent to the purchased content and everyone in the audience received the same message.
Advancements in programmatic digital media planning and buying changed all this. Now, marketers no longer have to buy the total audience that is associated with a particular piece of digital content. In programmatic digital display, marketers can buy ad space to reach specific customers only based on "cookies" that indicate which websites that customer has visited.
The ability to also reach specific customers through TV advertising is on the horizon. Marketers will be able to target advertising messages down to the individual household level. As technology advances, marketers are left with an important question: Which data are most important for making informed household targeting decisions on television?
In the past, we had to use demographics. Now, we have all kinds of big data.
The research team looked at voting behavior in the recent Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in Texas. They wanted to know whether more detailed household demographic data would help predict Red versus Blue voting behavior, where voting for a party can be seen as purchasing its product.
Using demographic data in machine learning models, they could predict party affiliation better than random guessing. This outcome suggests that demographics do indeed matter.
Next, the researchers wanted to know if demographics alone were enough, or if what you view is as important as who you are in determining your voting behavior. After measuring viewing behavior, their ability to predict voting outcomes increased. Sure enough, Red-voting households have many unique viewing preferences in comparison to Blue-voting households.
For example, Blue tastes tended to prefer MSNBC/CNN, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," "Family Guy," "Walking Dead," "Undercover Boss" and "Jeopardy!" On the other hand, Red tastes preferred Fox, "Duck Dynasty," "The Waltons," "Ancient Aliens," "Shark Tank" and "Wheel of Fortune."
These findings suggest that a combination of rich demographics and rich viewing data are the perfect combination for success in addressable TV advertising.
This research was a perfect meeting of the minds, and a clear demonstration of the value of the left-brain and right-brain approach of IMC.
Malthouse has a PhD in statistics from Northwestern and is an expert at developing statistical models and applying them to large data sets of consumer information to help managers make marketing decisions.
Franks is an advertising industry expert and had a 23-year career in Chicago's leading ad agencies, where she rose to the executive ranks across both media and creative strategy. Her interests lie in bringing knowledge from academia to light in ways that can have real and immediate impact in the marketplace.
"Our brains are different, and because of that, we landed in really cool places," Franks said. "Winning this award was so gratifying because it was a team sport.
The research was conducted through Medill IMC's Spiegel Research Center by Malthouse and Franks as well as Ewa Maslowska, assistant professor at University of Amsterdam.
An article about this research was published in Medill's 2018 edition of the Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications. The article, co-authored by Malthouse and Franks, was edited by Medill IMC student Yunqi Zhang (IMC17).
Medill IMC master's students can get involved with SRC by being Spiegel Research Fellows or serving on the Impact Marketing Team. | {
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Lawrence W. Beil (October 25, 1923 – October 25, 1986) was an American football tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Portland and attended Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon.
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Sailor Moon Seiyuu Sightings January and February 2010 (Part 1)
Posted February 16th, 2010 by sailordees
Senshi Minus One Reunite With Naoko!
Naoko Takeuchi invited Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, and Rika Fukami to her house for a New Years' lunch. Emi Shinohara was probably also invited but wasn't there. She posted a photo of everyone enjoying champagne and wine! From left to right in this photo: Rika Fukami, Naoko Takeuchi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, and Kotono Mitsuishi. She writes:
Super Gorgeous!
This is a New Years Party at the house of the original author of Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi~
Aya Hisakawa, Rika-chan Fukami, Michie Tomizawa and I had a wonderful lunch with Naoko Takeuchi!
It was too fun!
It was too delicious!
Do we ever get tired of talking about Sailor Moon?
Mitsuishi was in the best spirits after all that champagne and wine!
Kotono is so cute – and this is definitely a rare look inside Naoko Takeuchi's house! It sure looks pretty regal to us – we wonder if she themed her house to be Princess Naoko's palace? Did Yoshihiro Togashi take this photo?
The Seiyuu Also Invaded a Shopping Arcade!
The Shinmachi Shopping Arcade to be exact! The Machi★Asobi Vol 2. Exhibit opened in the arcade in January, featuring all sorts of anime and manga memorabilia from drawings, to autographs, and costumes. Some of the seiyuu involved with Sailor Moon had autographs that were featured in this exhibit, and they included: Michie Tomizawa, Rika Fukami, Mika Doi (Queen Serenity), Emi Shinohara, the late Kaneto Shiozawa (Prince Diamond), and Megumi Hayashibara (Himeko). Some Sailor Moon movie posters were also featured as part of the exhibit. To see more pictures, click here!
Going back to Kotono…
Kotono also appeared at a special press event for Kokkeko-san a little over two weeks ago with the entire cast of the show (she is front row and center, holding the Kokkeko-san doll). This article features an interview with them, and Kotono had a lot to say about her role! She spoke about how Kokkeko-san is a lovely mother who just wants the best of her kids, and just like many other mothers, has to deal with a husband who doesn't always help her. She thinks that this is a great cartoon for mothers and children to bond to watching it together. She enjoyed and sympathized with this role, being a mother just like Kokkeko-san! All of the cast also wished that they had moms like Kokkeko-san! Kotono ended the interview saying how much she loved the arts, and asked for all mothers to watch it with their children.
Emi Shinohara Plays Piano For Peace!
Besides using the power of thunder to save the world, did you also know that Sailor Jupiter plays the piano? This is one of many talents listed on her official agency profile, and we were a little surprised to learn of this sighting! There is a piano that has traveled all over Japan, and is known for being a symbol of peace. This piano survived the bombing at Hiroshima, and has a very interesting story behind it (and we can even share it with you in English)! On January 23rd, a special concert was held at the Cultural Information Center in Hanoura, Anan City, in Tokushima, Japan. The piano still holds small amounts of radiation and shards of glass throughout its lacquer, but the piano tuner who restored it (Mitsunori Yagawa) commented that those who hear how good the piano sounds, they cannot tell that it was part of such a horrific event. Emi Shinohara accompanied singers at this concert which played to an audience of 300. This piano is one of four pianos which survived the bombing, and a different one that Yagawa has restored will be making its way to New York City later this year to mark the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and International Day of Peace. There was even a special part of the concert where some very talented 7th graders played the piano as well. We have featured an image of Emi Shinohara accompanying soprano Miki Furumoto above.
Hear Sakura Tange in Video Games!
Sakura Tange is probably most famous for playing Sakura in Card Captor Sakura, and well known for singing that show's theme song. She also had a small role as Miharu Akiyama in episode 139 of Sailor Moon SuperS. Fans of Sakura can hear her voice in two video games this month! The first is Fate/Extra, where she plays Saber, the lead female warrior. This was not met without controversy as she is playing a role once played by Ayako Kawasumi. Fate/Extra is the fourth game based on the popular Fate/Stay Night series. The second game that fans can hear her in is Konami's Love Plus Valentine, which was just released last week. She plays Rinko Kobayakawa, a first year high school student. This game is a dating sim that is all about being in love when you are in high school!
Part Two will be posted a little later this week!
Posted in Aya Hisakawa, Concerts, Emi Shinohara, Japan, Kaneto Shiozawa, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Michie Tomizawa, Mika Doi, Naoko Takeuchi, Rika Fukami, Sakura Tange, Video Games 1 Comment
Bernard Minet to Perform Special Concert in France!
Posted November 27th, 2009 by sailordees
Bernard Minet is a children's singer in France who is known for singing many theme songs for several cartoons, including Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. His career spans over 40 years! Tonight, at La Boudegon in Dax, France, he will be performing a special concert filled with his tunes he sung for cartoons in the 80s and 90s. He is featured in a special interview with SudOuest.com. He thinks that his songs aren't necessarily "kitsch" but they are appreciated by the public. When the public hears his songs, no matter what age they are, they become happy and have fond memories of what they would do on Wednesday afternoons. For many years, he sang his tunes on another children's music show: Club Dorothée. Performing in night clubs, he says, for him is not a way to make ends meet, but instead a way to live. He has another show coming up Saturday in Toulouse! He is asked among all of the characters in some of his most famous songs used for anime, who Juliette (of Maison Ikkoku) would be the most happy with. Of course, he answers Hugo from the same series, because he believes that she is faithful to him no matter what. But then he also says that women are charmed by superheroes! This sounds like it should be a fun show – est-ce que nos lecteurs <> en France vont voir ce concert?
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Emilie-Claire Barlow's New Album Drops!
Emilie-Claire Barlow (Sailor Mars #2, Sailor Venus #2) just released her new album on Tuesday, Haven't We Met! We hope to be able to find her CD at a store nearby and post a review of it shortly. Last year was a big year for Emilie-Claire as she was nominated for a few awards in Canada – one for a Gemini "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series", a Juno for "Vocal Jazz Album Of The Year", and a National Jazz Award for "Female Vocalist Of The Year" – which she won! This album features jazz hits in English, French, and Portuguese, many complete with Emilie-Claire's signature scat singing, which has been coined "Emiliese"! We look forward to hearing You Must Believe in Spring – probably a song every Canadian needs to listen to after surviving this cruel and brutal winter! Emilie-Claire will be performing concerts all over Canada over the next two months, click here for tour dates and ticket information!
Emilie-Claire is also a rising jazz star in Japan, having performed at many prestigious jazz clubs there over the last few years. Her new album is being released simultaneously over there and she has been featured in a few news articles. Sankei MSN reports that Emilie-Claire has a hard-core fan-base in Japan, and that this new album is her "best workmanship yet" with her strong selection of tunes and arrangements! Yahoo Japan posts that this was a long-awaited album in Japan, as she received standing ovations at all three of her performances at the Ginza International Jazz Festival last November! The reviewer also remarks that her production and arrangements shine from her bossa novas to her strings. This is an album which features her high speed scat-singing, and her charming voice is lovely enough to heal the mind without reserve. He later recommends this album for anyone who wants to listen to some great jazz lounge music. Congratulations to Emilie-Claire on achieving success in Japan with her jazz music and also for being who we believe is the first person involved with the English adaptation of Sailor Moon to have a fanbase in Japan!
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URGENT! If You Want A Dash Of Sugar In Ottawa This Weekend…
To our readers: we apologize for not getting this to you sooner. It seems Stephanie "Sugar" Beard (Rini #2) posted this on her MySpace just days ago and nowhere on her official website. She is appearing right now, as we speak, at Ottawa's Naru 2 U anime convention (which announced this back in August, but we can't keep track of every con). This morning, she hosted a Saturday Morning Cartoons Block, followed by an autograph session . Tomorrow afternoon, she will be hosting a Sunday Morning Cartoon Block, along with an autograph Session. The schedule is posted here in Microsoft Excel Format. We still don't know what she is up to in California, or where you all can see her next. Those of you who are going to this con in Ottawa, we would love to hear what happened and feature it on this site! Don't hesitate to contact us!
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News From The Other Side Of The Pond #17
Posted September 19th, 2008 by sailordees
Editor's Note: Among the few files which I lost on my computer was the backup of a very important widget I used to keep tabs on all the stars of Sailor Moon. This means I have to build it up again from scratch. PGSM had the smallest cast and crew, so I thought that was a good place to start before hitting the behemoth casts that are the musical and the cartoon. So for now, this update will cover the stars of PGSM.
Keiko Kitagawa Ranked 7th Most Popular Teacher According to Oricon!
Japanese survey giant Oricon recently completed a poll asking people who they thought played the best teacher. Keiko Kitagawa (Sailor Mars in PGSM) came in 7th place! The article's writer said that of all the actors in this ranking, Keiko is "the new kid on the block". According to some of the surveyors' opinions, they found her cute and lovable, and that with time it was very possible she could be a wonderful teacher. Coming in first place was Nanako Matsushima, second place went to Misaki Ito, and third was Kyoko Fukuda.
And while we're talking about Keiko, we're going to sneak in another couple tidbits we came across. Keiko's new movie, Handsome Suit is just around the corner, and the Daily Cyzo web magazine is having a contest for ten pairs of tickets to a preview of the movie October 9th! For more details (you have to be living in Japan) click here. The contest deadline is September 19th. This picture we have here of Keiko was taken at a promotional event for the movie last week. When Keiko was 17 years old, she read a novel called Norwegian Wood, about a man who remembered his college experiences back in the 60s. The novel became one of her favorites, and as fate would have it, the novel is now being turned into a movie. She read it again after 5 years, and had a different perspective about it's meaning now that she is an actress and has a good idea of what her identity is. She called on all her blog readers to read it too. Keiko will also be endorsing a new cell phone in Japan, the Prada Phone by LG (we wish we had this!). And lastly, we'd like to congratulate Keiko Kitagawa upon finishing her degree in Commercial Science at Meiji University! She will graduate in the spring.
Kaori Moriwaka to Give Free Q&A and Mini-Performance in Harajuku!
Kaori Moriwaka (Ikuko Tsukino in PGSM) will be having a free Q&A session and mini-performance at the Harajuku KDDI design studio on September 20th. No other details have been released at this time, as the event is being shrouded in secrecy – what does she have planned, we wonder? One detail that has emerged is that this is to promote her new podcast being offered through KDDI. This has already been a big year for Kaori with the reunion of her old girl band, the Go-Bang's.
Narushi Ikeda Cast in New Movie!
Narushi Ikeda (Sugao Saito, Minako's Manager in PGSM) has been cast in a new movie called Don-Jyu. This movie is about childhood friends who are torn apart, and eventually reconcile. The movie will be released some time next year. Filming began on September first. It is based on the award winning Chinese movie from 2005 of the same name. The movie will be directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, and stars another star who has worked with someone else from PGSM! Tadanobu Asano plays a leading role in the movie, and he worked with Keiko Kitagawa on the Docomo 2.0 commercials!
Masu Takeshi Directing New Play!
Masu Takeshi (Rei's Dad in PGSM) is seen here first from the left on the bottom row. He is directing a new play Puzzling Sunday which begins on the 19th in Tokyo. This play is a revival of a play which was very popular in 1996. It's a comedy about the dwellers of a luxury apartment: a daughter who refuses to obey her father's wish for her to get married, along with other quirky visitors. Masu has had to overcome great obstacles to work on this play, just last year he underwent surgery to fight stomach cancer. He says that his health is good today, and that he can even drink alcohol now to celebrate his play. We wish him all the best with his new play and continued good health!
Jyoji Shibue in New Drama!
Jyoji Shibue (Tuxedo Kamen in PGSM) stars in a new drama starting September 26th in Japan! It's a tragic story called Romera Love Feud and it is about Nanase, a 39-year-old woman whose father died in a car accident when she was 15, and her mother later ran away. Nanase is trying to pick up the pieces of her broken life as she tries to fall in love. The show also tells his story by going back and forth from the present to when he was younger. Jyoji plays Satoru, Nanase's best friend from her younger years. He is pictured at a promotional event announcing the premiere third from the left.
And finally, we came across some Aya Sugimoto news that is definitely for our older readers only after the jump!
Aya Sugimoto Engages in Some Strange Business?!
Aya Sugimoto (PGSM Queen Beryl) has long been known to be in touch with her sexuality. Just a few days ago, Japanese ISP Biglobe announced a new partnership with her, wherein she offers advice for couples to get more sensual with each other. This is by far the strangest endeavor we've seen from Aya. We know during the time of PGSM she gained a lot of notoriety for what she said about her ex-husband during their divorce, but reading this new website of hers gave us the creeps. However, there are some other cleaner but still awkward productions of hers on the way. In November, she will be doing a Tango dance show exploring womanly desires (we've got the poster pictured here). She feels that she needs to express the feelings of a woman. She also has a recipe book out, and the title loosely translates to "Cooking That Will Capture a Man". She has also posed for the Japanese branch of PETA, sitting down on a white block, wearing only white stilettos and holding a sign over her chest that says "Fur? I'd rather go naked". That news alone is making headlines all over the world, and we can even point you to an article in English. We're not entirely sure what phase of life Aya is in right now, but if she's happy, then we're happy.
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Week 46: Pack Your Bags We're Going to Kona!! – Where's The Tofu?
The Ironman World Championship, or simply "Kona" as it's referred to in the tri world, is the ultimate goal for many triathletes. The qualifying standards are so rigorous that more than 80,000 athletes attempt to qualify and only ~2,000 actually make it to the start line. It's an iconic and passionate race in the birthplace of the event… Hawaii.
Each Ironman around the world has a certain number of Kona slots allocated to it. Ironman Lake Tahoe had 50 slots for top age group athletes, so when the race was cancelled the company decided to do a random lottery instead of absorbing the slots and re-allocating them elsewhere (thank you!).
The header was "WorldChampionship" and all I had to see was "Congratulations…" and my jaw hit the floor. I freaked out, jumped around, and maybe shed a happy tear or two. I couldn't believe it!!! HOLY %@#$ I'M GOING TO KONA!!!!
My solo dance party and elation soon turned to sympathy. There are thousands of fast, fierce, strong triathletes who try their whole lives to get to Kona, and here it's being handed to me on a silver platter. I've never even done an Ironman before, so why should I go and not someone else more deserving?
My very wise sister-in-law brought me back down to Earth and reminded me that I'm going in addition to everyone else, not in place of anyone. In fact, if I don't accept the slot then it disappears and doesn't transfer to anyone else. And then my Dad also reminded me that I had to deal with the sadness of having my first Ironman be cancelled 5 mins before the starting gun so of course I deserve to go!
Not only am I going, I'm going to train and race with all of my heart and represent all of the IMLT 'refugees' out there as well as GGTC. I was actually planning on going next year to spectate because the race coverage looked so much fun. I can't wait to participate in all of the crazy activities, maybe meet some pros, and race with some of the most fit and inspirational people in the world.
The other thing is that my passion for triathlon actually started in Kona when I did my first triathlon in 2013 on the big island. If you had told me I would be back in 2.5 years for the World Championship I would've said you're crazy!
I'm obviously still trying to work out the details but everything will work itself out. Here we go!
Want to learn more about race week in Kona? Check out this awesome 16 minute video. The swim start at 4:27 is the craziest part!
This is going to be an experience of a freaking lifetime!!
I need to think about how I improve my work-family-dating-social-travel-Ironman balance over the next 11 months. It's a constant work-in-progress.
There will be a lot of people coming to watch which makes me SO happy! I'm already hearing from so many people who are planning on trekking to Kona. And I appreciate that more than you know!
This is insane and I'm so appreciative of all of the encouragement and support so far. Let's do this!!!!
Saturday was my final big day before Ironman Cozumel and consisted of a swim, bike, run. This was a great chance to practice my nutrition, outfits, and transitions. I went out to Napa and swam 2,000 yards in a local pool before hopping on my bike to do 70 miles on the Silverado Trail and then a 5 mile run.
The day couldn't have been any more gorgeous. If you live in the Bay Area and haven't been to wine country in the Fall, get there now! The vineyards are beautiful orange Fall colors and the air is crisp and chilly, just like Fall in the Midwest.
The swim was nice because it was an outdoor pool and there was randomly a Masters class starting up that I was able to join. We did some drills and I learned a couple new things about my technique.
The bike was also really nice and I spent almost the entire 70 miles thinking about Kona. I was on my road bike since my TT bike is already en route to Mexico and honestly, I missed my road bike so much! It's so much more comfortable and fun. But the TT bike is faster and more efficient and better for race day of course.
As seen at the pool right before biking 🙂 So true!!
The run was felt strong. The first mile was a little wobbly but I found my rhythm pretty quickly.
All in all a successful and beautiful training day in Napa and things fell into place really well. This was in stark contrast to last weekend when I felt defeated, frustrated, and 'over it'. I'm glad I got out of my funk!
Sunday I had a 2 hour run with rolling hills on my calendar. I was debating whether to wake up early and just run solo or join GGTC friends and "Body by Hayatz" for a long run in the Presidio. I'm so happy I opted for the latter!
The goal was to team up and see as many landmarks in the Presidio as you could (wine bunker, campground, Immigrant point, etc) and snap photos along the way. We re-grouped at several points to make sure people didn't get lost on the trails and had some fun!
I was mostly running with guys so they pushed me and motivated me the whole way. It was so much fun and also a very challenging workout! Thanks for organizing, John!
The beginning… 1, 2, 3, JUMP!
The night I found out I got into Kona GGTC hosted an exclusive commercial-free and early access viewing of the NBC broadcast of the 2014 World Championship at a local movie theater. It was inspiring and gave me a brief look into what's coming next October. The big take-away is that the island is super windy there's almost no shade. Heat training and practicing biking in windy conditions will be pretty key this coming year.
The broadcast highlighted stories of those who have overcome significant adversity to cross that finish line. We also got to see Apolo Ohno crush his race; what a beast!
After the event I was mostly a deer in headlights. After seeing how windy and treacherous the course was it makes me nervous, but mostly excited for the challenge. Big thanks to Mark and the GGTC crew for organizing such a fun event complete with Hawaiian beer and cripsy tofu sandwiches. I ❤ GGTC!
Fe = Iron 🙂 Cozumel or Bust!
So proud of you – every step of the way and now Kona World Championships.
Thanks Dorette!! What a year! And you've been there by my side for 8 months of it! I'm looking forward to the next adventure. But first… Cozumel. | {
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is a street in the City of London which was the origin and home of the British newspapers until the 1980s.
The other reason was that convincing research evidence attesting to its value was relatively sparse and did not appear to justify the time and expense that the activity required.
But this view of auditory training has been changing in the last decade or so, thanks to developments in three areas.
And why limit therapy only to CI users, why not people wearing hearing aids as well?
While the practice of auditory training had been with us for years, it seems not entirely coincidental that, since the advent of the CI, auditory training has been seeing a revival for both hearing aid and CI implant users.
There are a couple of obscure words in there, but nothing which isn't gettable from the wordplay and crossing letters.
I would say that it barely makes it into three star territory for difficulty — more realistically, I would position it in the upper two star region.
It is also noticeably short on innuendo, but does have the always-present mention of Queen.
is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, about 80 kilometres long, running from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the southern Emilia-Romagna region, between the towns of Rimini and Cesena.
During the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-east and Italy proper.
This is akin to orthopedic patients who routinely receive physical therapy after some sort of surgery (hip, knee, shoulder, etc.). | {
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There are several methods of applying dubbing when tying a fly. One method is using a dubbing loop. There are many different dubbing loop tools.
There are several styles of Dubbing Loop Tools. We don't have any photos or descriptions at the present and will have to buy some dubbing loop tools to complete this page.
Use a piece of metal, such as a paper clip and bend it into a dubbing loop shape.
Top image is dubbing applied to a fly.
with a Velcro dubbing brush. | {
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Q: algebraic geometry exercise: infinite subset is dense A hypersurface $C \subset \mathbb{A}^2$ we call a plane curve.
Show that any infinite subset of an irreducible plane curve $C \subset \mathbb{A}^2$ is dense in $C.$
Note. We call hypersurface the zero set $Z(f)$ of a non-constant polynomial $f \in k[x_1,\ldots,x_n],$ and we don't know the dimension of a hypersurface, nor that $\dim \mathbb{A}^n=n.$
Edit: $k$ algebraically closed.
A: Hint: Every plane curve is homeomorphic (though not isomorphic!!) to $\mathbb{A}^1$ (why?). So it suffices to show that every infinite subset of $\mathbb{A}^1$ is dense in $\mathbb{A}^1$. This comes down (why?) to the fact that the only polynomial in $k[x]$ having infinitely many zeros is the zero polynomial.
Edit: I should add that I have $k$ algebraically closed in mind.
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Prag Art Works' Anna Neborová will be exhibiting at Galerie4Mat in Tábor together with a fellow artist, Pavla Kroupová. The exhibition opening is scheduled for Friday March 23 at 6 pm and will be accompanied by a musical performance by the duo 2EM formed by Monika Krausová and Michaela Dufková. The exhibition entitled "You're Not Alone" will be on from March 24 – April 25. Everyone is cordially welcome!
Anna Neborová's distinct painterly vocabulary of the last couple of years has brought light refraction fragments to the very limits of the object world, bequeathing its last touches onto the picture plane in a form of almost abstract, crystalline compositional etudes.
In her art, Pavla Kroupová travels beyond the confines of illusionary imagery, allowing sheer traces of colour and their nuances to affect the pictorial environment in a transparent glaze and through imprints of patterns that, in this context, gain a peculiar, almost iconic character. | {
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It's going to be a very decisive week for Sunil Grover who goes from Gutthi on Comedy Nights With Kapil to a new avatar on the new Kapil Sharma Show.
Coincidentally Sunil has a feature film on release this week as well. "It's a Punjabi film called Baisakhi List with Jimmy Sheirgil and me as two jailbirds who plan an escape, and how horribly wrong it goes. The film gives me a chance to be funny and to make people cry."
Sunil also has a Hindi release a week after The Kapil Sharma Show goes on air. "I've a very interesting role in Sajid Nadiadwala's Baaghi. I had cameo in Tiger Shroff's debut film Heropanti and now I am part of his second film."
About the new avatar of Kapil Sharma's show Sunil says, "We are all having a lot of fun re-inventing ourselves. Viewers want us to be the way we were on the other show. But that is not possible. But at the same time we've to ensure we don't disappoint them."
About Colors pitching Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani against The Kapil Sharma Show on the night that the latter makes its debut on Sony Entertainment, Sunil says, "Bajirao Mastani is formidable competition, no doubt. We are flattered by the competition. It shows how big our show is considered. It also shows how little faith the channel has in the other show (Comedy Nights Bachao)."
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This patient was wanting a straighter, whiter smile. We achieved this with 10 porcelain veneers.
Kristen wanted to replace her missing front tooth. She didn't want to have an implant or go through orthodontic treatment. Dr. Schmid replaced the missing tooth to gave Kristen the smile she desired by placing a bridge and 1 veneer.
This patient felt like her smile was discolored and collapsed. By using a combination of Invisalign, porcelain veneers, and neuromuscular dentistry, we were able to give her the smile she always wanted. | {
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