When you report what somebody says, (turning direct into indirect speech), some changes are often made. Look at the following pairs of sentence. Can you see what needs to change when reporting statements?
B: Kim said she was going to the cinema that evening.
A: "I left school at 15", Mark explained.
B: Mark said he had left school at 15.
A: "I'll pay the bill today", said Kathy.
B: Kathy said she would pay the bill that day.
A: "I've never been to France", said Michelle.
B: Michelle said she had never been to France.
1a) "I'll be at work till late tonight", said Gill.
1b) Gill said she Choose... would be had been at work late that night.
2a) "I don't eat fish", said Corinne.
2b) Corinne said she Choose... didn't eat hadn't eaten fish.
3a) "I broke the mirror", said Miguel.
3b) Miguel said he Choose... had broken breaks the mirror.
4a) "I've passed my English exam", said Carl.
4b) Carl said he Choose... would pass had passed his English exam.
Well done. When reporting what someone has said we often change the tense. Present tense changes to past tense, past tense changes to past perfect tense, will changes to would. Also, words like 'this', 'today', and 'now', change to 'that', 'that day' and 'then'. Note that it isn't always necessary to make these changes. For example, if the person speaking is standing next to you and you're telling a third person what was said, there is no need to make any changes.Try again. When reporting what someone has said we often change the tense. Present tense changes to past tense, past tense changes to past perfect tense, will changes to would. Also, words like 'this', 'today', and 'now', change to 'that', 'that day' and 'then'. Note that it isn't always necessary to make these changes. For example, if the person speaking is standing next to you and you're telling a third person what was said, there is no need to make any changes.Your answer has been saved.
1. "I've left some food in the pot", said Sue.
Sue said she ........................................ some food in the pot.
That's right.No. The correct answer is 'had left' or ''d left'.Your answer has been saved.
2. "I'll ask Andrew to give me a lift", said Fiona.
Fiona said she ........................................ Andrew to give her a lift.
That's right.No. The correct answer is 'would ask' or ''d ask'.Your answer has been saved.
3. "I finish work early today", said Anna.
4. "I booked the tickets this morning" said Claire.
Claire said she ........................................ the tickets that morning.
That's right.No. The correct answer is 'had booked' or ''d booked.Your answer has been saved.
5. "I'll try to be there on time", said Louisa.
Louisa said she ........................................ to be there on time.
That's right.No. The correct answer is 'would try', ''d try'.Your answer has been saved.
6. "The car has broken down", said Steve.
Steve said the car ........................................ down.
That's right.No. The correct answer is 'had broken'.Your answer has been saved.
'I try to eat healthy food'.
She said she tried to eat healthy food.
'I met my wife at college'.
He said he'd met his wife at college.


How do I add Overhead and Profit ( O&P ) to my claim?
To apply overhead and profit to a claim, head into the claim in question and go to the Total Page of the estimate. The first button along the top of the Total Page will be the O&P button. When you click the button, you will be presented with a pop up menu where you can define the overhead and profit for this estimate.
You can apply the O&P as a percentage of the estimate, or as a fixed amount. If you want to manually enter a fixed O&P dollar amount, check the Fixed Overhead and Profit checkbox. This will require you to calculate the amount of overhead and profit that should be applied to the estimate.


Let's play " Pass the ball game "!
When you throw it,you have to say"F",ok?
F(F), (F), (F), (F), (F), (F)………….
When you pass the ball,you have to say"B",ok?
B(B), (B), (B), (B), (B), (B), (B)……….


Quikr Mauritius Holding Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Quikr India Pvt Ltd which runs online classifieds site Quikr, has raised $32 million in its fifth and also its largest round of funding, led by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Existing investors Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partners and eBay Inc also participated in the latest round that took the total funding into the company to $50 million or close to Rs 260 crore – making it one of the heavily funded consumer Internet firms in India.
This is Warburg Pincus’ first Internet-related investment in the country in more than a decade, after it invested in Rediff.com.
According to the company, its platform is used by more than 17 million unique users and small businesses across 83 cities, on a monthly basis. Its online and mobile platforms provide local destinations for each of these cities. People can go to their local Quikr platforms to sell, buy, rent or find products and services across 165 categories, such as electronics, cars, bikes, real estate, services, jobs, education and entertainment, among others.
According to Chulet, Quikr has more than doubled its user base in the past one year and hence, the requirements for managing the business in terms of technology and product management have also gone up. Therefore, part of this funding will be used to make sure that the business continues to receive the resources it needs.
Also, as the company already has a decent user base, it now wants to get more aggressive in terms of marketing. “Our platform is not limited to the elite; instead, it appeals to the masses. As a result, we will be really aggressive not only online, but also on other mediums like Print and television. You can’t rule out celebrity endorsements either,” said Chulet.
The company is also building the mobile side of its business. It already has apps, is active on SMSes and has a mobile site. The current round of funding will be used to innovate further along these channels.
Quikr will also add more cities as part of its expansion plans and Chulet believes that the service will be available in more than 100 cities (from the current 83) before the end of this year.
Finally, given the company’s size, one can’t also rule out acquisitions. “We are not currently in talks with anyone, but are definitely open to look at companies with good synergies. If the opportunity presents itself, we will be ready for it,” mentioned Chulet.
How long will the funding last?
The company generates revenues from three defined revenue streams – advertising, premium listing and providing lead generation for small-scale businesses. And Chulet believes that the company will not need more funding in the near future as the current round is a relatively large one. Secondly, the economics of Quikr’s business is such that the company doesn’t burn a whole lot of money.
Quikr’s existing investors (apart from those mentioned above) include Nokia Growth Partners and Omidyar Network. It had earlier raised $8 million in its fourth round of funding, led by Nokia Growth Partners and returning investors Norwest Venture Partners and eBay Inc. In April 2010, the horizontal classifieds player raised $6 million in Series C, led by Norwest Venture Partners, besides Omidyar Network, Matrix Partners India and eBay Inc. In July 2009, the company raised around Rs 20 crore in Series B, led by Omidyar Network, and with commitment from Series A investor Matrix Partners.
“An IPO is a definite possibility in the future but we are in no rush for it. Currently, we are only focused on building our business further. However, it doesn’t mean that we are not open to other possibilities like an acquisition,” said Chulet.


So I attend a small(top 20 ranked) liberal arts college. I want to pursue graduate school in Mathematics. I am currently a junior, so by the time I would be submitting my graduate applications next year, I would have completed only 1 course in real analysis, 1 course in abstract algebra, and 1 course in Complex Analysis. I am unable to take topology due to the very small number of math classes which my school offers Everything I hear suggests that this is not enough preparation for grad school.
Also, I will not have had any applied math courses beyond ODE at that point. In addition, looking at the sample GRE subject tests-I fear that it would be difficult for me to get a decent score if there are some questions about field theory, topology, etc. which I won't have the background to answer(although I understand the test is very difficult anyway). I also am unsure of which are of math I might most want to pursue at this point.
Anyway, would it be a good idea for me to start in master's program first? In that case, I would probably have to go somewhere in state. I live in New York, so that would might mean going to SUNY Albany, SUNY binghamton, etc., which are ranked in the 80s by US News. In a masters program, I would be able to obtain the desired preparation for grad school, explore applied math, and study for the GRE more, and try to go into grad school with more of an Idea of what I wanted to focus on. My other options for masters programs would be going to something at a Place Like Miami Ohio, North Dakota, University of Alaska Fairbanks which have funded terminal masters programs for people interested in strengthening their mathematics for graduate study.
There are also a few schools which offer post baccs in math, and I know Canadian universities do fund masters students, although their system is different in that they rarely admit students directly to PHD programs. Are these(and if any, which ones) masters programs a viable idea for trying to get into a better PHD program? Or would I need to get a masters program from a school which is ranked more highly?
I'm in chemistry, and I also went to a small, top-20 liberal arts school that did not offer much additional, higher-level coursework.
Transitioning into graduate-level courses. This was difficult, because of not having experienced similar class-work before. However, the fundamentals you learn at liberal arts colleges are solid, and you've learned how to learn.
Transitioning to the difference in teaching quality. At most graduate programs, the course instructors are research faculty and their priority is research. It can take some time to adjust to how to learn in a class that was not well-constructed for learning.
That said, unless the masters programs are very different than the phd programs in mathematics,I think you'll encounter the same challenges in either the masters or the doctoral program. In chemistry and physics, masters students take the same coursework. Additionally, usually you have to write a thesis for a masters, so during your coursework there is more pressure to do successful research, since you only have ~2 years (instead of ~5-6, as in a PhD program). Also in my experience graduate schools only rarely grant course exemptions for masters work.
Apply directly to PhD program. If you do this, I highly recommend studying some of the advanced coursework over the summer before you start. MIT Open Courseware has some great materials for this.
Apply to a masters program at a less selective school, then apply to more selective PhD programs. In a less-selective school, the classes might start at a lower level, there might be more support for students, and you might be able to take advanced undergraduate coursework not offered at your undergraduate institution, if you need it.
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How to make simple slug-defense contraptions.
It is possible to recycle things that would otherwise end up in the trash, and use them as a means of slug control.
For example, bottles or cups can be redesigned in a few simple steps to protect vulnerable plants from slugs and snails.
The idea is not only to recycle but to upcycle: to make something better out of trash or old unused stuff around your property.
This is an efficient way of minimizing waste and your consumption demands. The environment and the wallet will be happy.
So instead of buying new stuff, take the time to create peaceful slug control measures for the garden.
Any of the following solutions can be fun with children. In addition, they will make an excellent gift idea for those who are regularly afflicted by slugs and snails.
Why buy something expensive if it is possible to build it yourself?
Offer a small gift to nature by making your vegetables and flowers happy through recycling or upcycling.
Transforming old drinking cups and yogurt pots into snail collars does not require a lot of prior manual knowledge.
Likewise, old bottles can become plant protection hats, and rain gutters or metal sheets can be redesigned as slug fences.
Small collars, to protect against slugs and snails, can easily be made from old plastic cups. Likewise, bigger collars can be made from buckets.
Particularly suitable for this purpose are cups with a wide edge/rim, which, like the original snail collar, extend far with a sharp point around the corner.
The broader and sharper the edge, the better it is for slug control.
Even buckets or similar packaging containers made of hard plastic – preferably food grade – can be used.
Furthermore, it is advantageous if they are transparent and have a lid.
Larger vessels are better because they can accommodate more plants.
If the surrounding container is transparent, light will penetrate through and help the plant grow.
To transform cups and buckets into slug collars, the only thing one needs to do is to cut their bottoms off carefully. After this, put the collars over the plants in order to protect them.
Large transparent cups (volume 12oz / 0,5 liter) are well suited for young plants in their early stages.
Buckets (volume ~1 gal. / 3 to 5 liters) are well suited for protecting bigger salads, cabbages or bean plants.
Especially useful: snail and slug collars with lid.
If the edge does not stop all slugs and snails as desired, one can put a lid on the collar/ bucket at night, when the slugs are particularly active.
It is also possible to make a lid by cutting a piece of wood, cardboard or plastic that fits on or in the opening.
Furthermore, it is advantageous if one uses yogurt cups, to not completely tear off their closure, so they can be closed again if necessary.
In general, cups and buckets with an extra lid are perfect, especially if they are transparent.
One can then pierce some holes in the lid, and the snail guards provide perfect protection.
At the same time, a small greenhouse for the young plants is created, and they will benefit a lot from their modified protected microclimate.
Transparent cups for iced coffee that are already equipped with a sturdy dome lid work well. They are transparent and a bit larger than regular cups.
Nevertheless, simple, transparent fast-food cups, smoothie cups or dessert cups work just as well.
With opaque materials, the problem is that the plants are often in the shade, which is not good for their growth.
In this case, one can consider removing nontransparent collars on sunny, dry days and only use them at night.
The self-made snail collars are well suited to protect plants that are still small and particularly vulnerable.
It, therefore, makes sense not to put the cups in the bed when the plants have already grown to their capacity, but to sow the seeds already in the planted collars.
In addition, you can improve this slug control measure with copper against slugs, slug repellent paint, mosquito nets or even bird protection nets – as in the following video.
It is relatively easy to make your own plant hats.
For this task you need, for example, big old jars or large plastic/glass bottles. The bigger, the better.
32oz (1.5 – 2 liter) plastic bottles are a good fit for larger plants, while 16oz (1 liter) bottles are enough for small plants.
The bigger the bottle, the longer it can offer protection before becoming to little for the plants to grow inside.
One can remove the bottom of the bottles and glasses, as described for the cups.
To remove the bottom of plastic bottles one can use secateurs. It is easy to injure be careful and mindful.
After the bottom is removed you could defuse the new sharp edge with coarse sandpaper in order to finish off the plant protector.
If the bottle has a lid that you want to use, you can drill or pierce small air holes in it, so that fresh air can reach the plants.
If the bottle/jar does not have a lid, it is possible to close the opening with a piece of mosquito net.
In this way, the plants can still breathe, but slugs and snails will be kept outside.
Garden bells/cloches or greenhouse buckets differ from plant protection hats only in size.
They are taller, larger and can even be configured into a row or small tunnel.
Sometimes they are also called Victorian bells.
Pails, drums, buckets, barrels, boxes, or the like are used in order to make these bells or buckets.
There is basically no difference between a big snail collar with a lid and a garden bell.
Usually, snail collars are smaller, but if you make them yourself, you can make them larger.
In the case of garden bells, on the other hand, the edge does not matter because they normally stay closed.
It’s best to use old transparent storage containers. Again, the bottom of the vessels is carefully removed, and this allows you to slip them over the garden plants.
Then drill or pierce holes in the lid, so that fresh air, rain, and irrigation water can get inside.
An advantage of these self-made garden bells is that their lid is removable when the inside conditions become too warm for the plants.
In addition, when the plants outgrow the inside, it is possible to expand the space upwards with mosquito net or a bed protection blanket.
Just place a few wooden or bamboo sticks in the corners or over the middle of the rim, and a mosquito net can be draped over the modified frame. In this simple way, a small slug proof shelter is created, which can be adjusted in height.
One can adjust slug collars in a similar manner.
The dream of any snail-colonized garden is a snail-proof fence that can effectively keep the pests out of the beds so that the vulnerable plants are safe.
But the metal fences are relatively expensive and not affordable for some gardeners. Plastic fences, on the other hand, are often not effective enough.
But there are some options worth considering on how to construct a DIY slug fence.
If one does not have a bed enclosure border, it needs to be built together with the slug fence. Possible materials are metal sheets, wooden planks or bricks.
The challenge of upcycling is to use things that otherwise would be thrown away.
This means that one needs to improvise and come up with completely new ideas.
Since most snails and slugs do not like crawling over copper, one can protect a garden bed with special copper tape.
To do this, tack or glue the copper tape around the bed enclosure without leaving any gaps.
Copper is also suitable for protecting raised beds.
One must make sure that the material of the bed enclosure border is appropriate for the copper tape to be attached.
In the marketplace, there are products with copper wire mesh. Their effectiveness seems to depend also on the type of slug or snail you are dealing with.
Also suitable is self-adhesive copper tape, which should be at least two inches (five centimeters) wide. Narrow copper strips can too easily be overcome by persistent slugs.
The new slug deterrent paint “Schnexagon” can also be used to create a slug-proof fence.
The repellent paint is applied to the bed enclosure about 4 inches wide (10 centimeters).
It is best if one can paint Schnexagon under a small overhang, because the paint will be better protected against wind and weathering, and will, therefore, last longer.
After rainy periods the paint slowly loses its deterring effect and has to be renewed.
U- or J-channels and L- or V-shaped plastic or metal bars, which could be attached to the existing bed enclosure borders are handy for this purpose.
The original slug fence is effective because it has a special double-folded edge that irritates the slugs, preventing their passage.
When trying to crawl around the edge, they fail to do so or fall down. Therefore, one can try to recreate a similar sharp edge.
For example, if one has a wooden bed frame, it is possible to attach a thin metal bar or a flat iron to it.
If, like the snail collar, it points downwards at about 45 degrees, many slugs will be repelled.
These edges are difficult to overcome for slugs, as they are too sharp for the animals to climb around the corner.
Therefore, it is essential that the used sheet metal or angled iron that is as thin as possible. An edge made of wood is not suitable in most cases.
This method is worthwhile only if one has already matching metal or iron.
If not, it will probably be cheaper to buy the original metal slug fence.
Another way is to construct an electric slug fence.
In this case, two parallel lines of copper or galvanized metal are attached to the border of the bed enclosures.
Each line is connected to a pole of a rechargeable battery, and the battery is hidden in a waterproof case.
It is also possible to use a solar panel to recharge the battery.
Since land snails and slugs cannot swim and drown under water, one can use gutters to create a trench around the beds.
Of course, old gutters made of copper are also suitable without water as a form of protection against the slugs.
Rain gutters are already good protection in themselves if they have a sharp edge, which will be a problem for the slugs to pass.
If one connects a series of gutters to make a continuous ditch that is subsequently filled with water, the plants will be secure.
So, before dumping old gutters, one can use them in the garden.
Matching corners are usually needed for this to work, and these can be bought from any hardware store or ordered online.
In this situation, one should carefully calculate whether the purchase of an original slug fence would be cheaper or more expensive than guttering.
The self-made slug collars, plant hats and garden bells can have extra protection with Schnexagon or copper tape.
These two agents are versatile for their use against snails and can easily be connected with other ideas.
It is especially worthwhile to use copper or slug deterrent paint with cups, pots, and jars which have no safe edge or lid. I hope these ideas can be used to help you create slug-proof beds and to protect any vulnerable vegetables and flowers.
If you’ve tried something, please post a comment with a picture to share with the community.
Thank you very much and enjoy slug control crafting!
I have found a DIY-guide on how to construct a slug-safe mini greenhouse with a simple means of production.


How can I increase my chances of having a healthy baby even though I am older?
Good health prior and during pregnancy will help you reduce your risk of complications. Here are some general recommendations.
Be sure to get enough folic acid in your diet. The current recommendation for women of childbearing age is to take a daily supplement containing at least 0.4 mg. of folic acid, in addition to consuming foods naturally rich in folic acid. Folic acid is naturally contained in leafy green vegetables, dried beans, liver and some citrus fruits.
Limit your caffeine consumption. Do not have more than 300 mg. of caffeine per day. The caffeine content in various drinks depends on the beans or leaves used and how it is prepared. An 8 oz cup of coffee has about 150 mg on average while black tea has about 80 mg of caffeine. A 12-ounce glass of caffeinated soda contains anywhere from 30-60 mg of caffeine. Remember, chocolate contains caffeine -- the amount of caffeine in a chocolate bar is equal to 1/4 cup of coffee.
Maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet and eat a variety of foods to get all the nutrients you need. Choose foods high in starch and fiber. Make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals in your daily diet: eat and drink at least 4 servings of dairy products and calcium-rich foods a day, choose at least one source each of Vitamin C, Vitamin A and folic acid every day.
Exercise regularly. Review your exercise program with your health care provider. Generally, you may continue your normal exercise routine throughout pregnancy unless you are instructed to decrease or modify your activities.
Don't drink alcohol during pregnancy and don't use any medications unless recommended by your doctor.
In addition, be sure to obtain prenatal care, especially early in your pregnancy. The first eight weeks are especially critical in your baby's development. Early and regular prenatal care (health care during pregnancy) can increase your chances of having a healthy baby.
Regular appointments with your health care provider throughout your pregnancy are important to monitor your health and prevent or control any problems that develop during pregnancy. In addition to medical care, prenatal care includes education on pregnancy and childbirth, plus counseling and support.


Why BYD may come up short of expectations.
Odds are that if you heard about a Warren Buffett pick trading near its 52-week low that had "amazed" Bill Gates, you'd be pretty interested in picking up shares for yourself. You might even rush out to do so once you got wind of the rumor that Buffett was looking to increase the size of his investment in the company. Tack onto that the fact that it's a fast-growing company in China, and this could be a stock you'd hold and profit from for the next decade or more.
Does this wonder stock exist? Yes, it's Chinese automaker BYD, but BYD bulls are misguided. Investors looking for undervalued stocks or for exposure to China should be looking elsewhere.
Before I get to bashing BYD, it's important to note that Buffett has already made a lot of money on this investment. The 10% stake Buffett bought in the company in 2008 for $230 million after being impressed by company management and its aim to become the world's top seller of electric cars is now worth almost $1.2 billion. That's a good return no matter how you slice it, and it was generated by BYD's fast growth over the past year -- sales and operating income were both up more than 40% -- as well as by the benefits of the spotlight Buffett's investment shone on the company. With China now the world's largest auto market and industry groups estimating 30% growth there this year and beyond, BYD's prospects for maintaining its momentum look on the surface to be fairly good.
BYD, however, has some warts that are beginning to clarify themselves to investors.
First, the company announced in early October that the Chinese government had repossessed seven of its factories because they were being constructed on illegally rezoned land. Not only does this development inhibit BYD's capacity for near-term growth, but it also shows that the company may not curry as much favor with the Chinese government as might be expected with such a high-profile operator.
Second, the company delivered very disappointing recent earnings, with profits dropping 99% year over year in the most recent quarter. The reasons cited were falling sales in China and delayed shipments of electric cars to the United States. The former reason is of particular concern because China needs to be a near-term growth driver for the company with the widespread adoption of electric cars still seemingly so far off. But BYD is nothing special in China, with its basic offerings competing on price with a bevy of domestic and foreign rivals, including Dongfeng, Geely, GM (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), and more. Most concerning for BYD investors is that shipments by competitors GM and Dongfeng increased even as BYD's were declining.
Third, it doesn't look like the headwinds that depressed demand for BYD cars during the third quarter are abating. The Chinese government recently decided to end tax breaks for purchases of small cars, and because of worsening traffic jam problems in Chinese cities, will actually be limiting new car purchases next year (and potentially for the foreseeable future). This is bad news for BYD. With increasing competition and depressed demand, it should prove difficult for BYD to meet the growth expectations that are priced into its stock.
What are those growth expectations? At first glance, BYD's valuation at 1.8 times sales and 14.1 times EBITDA doesn't look all that appalling within the broader context of China. Recent Chinese offerings such as Youku.com (NYSE: YOKU) and Dangdang (NYSE: DANG) are trading for much higher multiples despite having much lesser businesses.
But place BYD within the context of the automotive sector -- in China or elsewhere -- and it starts to look much less attractive.
Sure, BYD trades at a discount to electric car industry peer Tesla, but it trades at a wide premium to other global automakers and a slight premium to its Chinese peers. This might make sense if one concluded that BYD was going to be China's leading automaker or if its battery technology would help it conquer the electric car market, but I suspect neither one of those scenarios to emerge. China, again, is a hypercompetitive auto market already, and the CEOs of Ford, GM, and other major manufacturers have said that China stands to be their No. 1 growth market going forward. Given that GM, via a joint venture, is already China's No. 1 automaker with better than 13% market share, it will be difficult to dislodge.
As for the electric car bet, it strikes me as speculative at best. Not only will it take years for consumers to make the transition (if they ever do), but BYD is not the only company trying to perfect this technology. Again, it's competing with established giants as well as with innovative upstarts such as Tesla.
All told, if you're looking for exposure to the Chinese auto market, instead of thinking about BYD, think about lower-priced options such as Dongfeng or a multinational such as GM. And if you're looking for exposure to the electric car market, hold off entirely until we get a better handle on how the technology will be deployed.
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Building is the simplest technique for mixing a drink. Pour all of the ingredients into a glass, giving it a brief stir, and serve the drink. A built drink is served in the same glass it is prepared in.
2. Measure and pour in the ingredients.
3. Give it a brief stir (3-5 times).


The type '' is ambiguous: it could come from assembly '' or from assembly ''. Please specify the assembly explicitly in the type name.
Ah the good old error You most likely seen it looking something like this The type 'Prometer.Objects.AnalysisEngineData' is ambiguous: it could come from assembly 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\aa63ddac\c47315b5\App_Code.8t9ff09n.DLL' or from assembly 'C:\Projects\Webbprojects\Prometer\bin\Prometer.DLL'. Please specify the assembly explicitly in the type name.
Now there are quite a few tricks out there that suggest how to solve this. None of them shows to be correct unless you are really lucky. In general this error depend on a structural error in your Visual Studio project. That means this can be solved by either moving the file or by changing the "Build Action" from Compile to Content.
This occur when an aspx page tries to reach a class (like an objectdatasource) and tries to (or actually do) compile the class. But since it's already compiled everything will fail. Now in the case shown above I had put my class libraries in the App_Code directory and set the "Build Action" to "Compile" on each library. This solution works but will fail if an aspx-page tries to reach a library since it will build it's own version of the library (stupid). Now I can solve this by leaving my files in the App_Code folder just setting the "Build Action" to "Content" instead. But other things might fail doing that. The best option is to move the class libraries to a separate directory, in example "/Classes". If so done remember to set the "Build Action" to "Compile".
So that should be it, please not that there are no work around for this. The structure has to be correct otherwise it simply wont work. Good luck!


I am trying to determine which solution is best to centralize backups of 150 all Windows desktop clients in three separate locations. Below are what I have consider so far, but other suggestion are very welcome.
Detail: 3 locations each with 50 Windows Desktops connected via MPLS with on a 100 Meg Bandwidth, join to an AD domain at main site. Currently backups using scripts and no idea when a backup fail until an emergency happens.
Option 1: User Desktop & Document folder redirection with offline files to a centralized file server and backup the fileserver with Unitrends or Veeam.
Option 2: Use Unitrends or Veeam and install agents on all 150 desktop and back it up to a NAS.
Option 3: Folder redirection and DFSR with one server in the central site and other in on of the other two sites and backup from server.
Regardless of the option selected I am planning of using either Unitrends or Veeam as I want assurance of backups and although not mention, but backing up the main servers 4 Windows 2012 r2 server and 1 MSSQL server.
@Bweber93 currently only a file server which all locations have access but no folder redirection. I am considering folder redirection with offline files, but not sure if I should integrate DFS and setup an alternate server an a different location. I just don't want to go back to the drawing board when DFS starts failing and causing trouble synchronizing.
@Katie, I just need specific files/folders such as my documents and desktop. Am trying to minimize network bandwidth, so my usual setup is, daily incremental and monthly full backups.
I've heard some bad stories of people trying to replicated File Shares between servers that don't end well or sync correctly, but I don't have personal experience with that. Maybe Scott Alan Miller can weigh in on that.
I would say have a backup server for each location, then back those up to a central location. requires less bandwidth, is easier to manage, and also allows you to restore to each location from the location, not requiring bandwidth to do so.
UrBackup is good, but not great. I would never trust it with servers or business essential data, but for everyday files and user files it works great, has bare metal restore using a disc, and is really easy to setup.
If each endpoint has important data on it, or you need/want an enterprise system, I would say Unitrends would work well, but you'll pay a lot more per GB/TB with them as their appliances aren't built for storage, but seem to have limited storage tacked onto the appliance especially compared to a refurbished or even new server.
You could do Veeam at each location, but the endpoint client doesn't allow central management, you really only get to see if it succeeded or failed.
Suggestions would be Unitrends or Arcserve UDP. I have seen Unitrends at work and I have experience with one of UDP's predecessors. They are both high up on my wish list together with new hardware.
Unitrends uses an appliance locally and the appliances can selectively replicate between themselves and/or to a cloud based storage service.
Fast recovery is only possible from the local appliance. On a 100Mbps interconnect speed replication between appliances can be set to run during specified hours at night but will lag considerably behind if you run any full backups.
I believe at server level you can spin up from a remote backup and migrate it back to local while it runs BUT again on less than 500Mbps connection it will potentially take days to complete.
You might also look at Veeam Endpoint and/or Backup&Replication as well.
I'd do folder redirection which would remove anything valuable from the workstations and do an OS backup from there. It would cut down on the size of the backup images as well which is a plus when you have to restore or someone logs in on a different computer.
Corbin is your suggestion kosher if he has OEM licensing on the workstations? I have a partnering company we work with that has redirect and uses a single recovery image in Unitrends for all the workstations but, they are VLK not OEM so it is just one key.
My shop is 100 OEM key workstations and we use a SIP soft phone app that prevents us from using redirect entirely - each workstation has to be individually imaged to preserve 100 unique sip phone configurations buried in each user account's app data.
Was just thinking that we don't know all the details of his setup or what he specifically has.
@Corbin do you do Folder Redirection with or without offline files?
My license are VLK so I can do one image per system, what am concern of the performance of folder redirection on a 100Mbit connection.
If you are still looking, you might find real user reviews for all the major backup and recovery solutions on IT Central Station to be helpful.
Looks Kosher enough, with the simple addition of using the "change product key" feature, and typing the one off the OEM COA in, should be fine and dandy assuming the restored image is the same OEM.
You could use Asigra to agentlessly backup the workstations. No software to deploy on the source workstations.The de-dupe rate would probably be very high and since Asigra is licensed by capacity, would probably be economical for you. You could have a local-only backup copy or local two offsite copies. Message me if you want to know more.
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As an off-the wall suggestion. If you don't want to do folder redirects or whatever, have a VM on each site set up as a URbackup server, and then backup each of those using veeam to a central server. Allows local management for each site, with data both at each site and on the central server. Little bit more management and licensing, but works.
I personally would recommend having them use shared folders/folder redirects. Do you have file servers at each location? or are they all central as well?
Jimmy - Thanks for considering Unitrends for your backup needs. For regulatory or business requirement reasons, do you need to backup all of the data on all of the clients, or just specific files/folders?
Thanks for these details. Would you be able to backup locally at each remote location, and then replicate to the cloud or another location for DR purposes?
I've definitely seen a lot of syncing struggle and would, if this were me, prefer each machine to backup directly. More assurance that way.
Hi, All. Apparently, in the latest Veeam update 2 for version 9.5 it now supports the central management for its Linux and Windows agents as per the release notes below. Thanks.
...Veeam Agent for Linux 1.0 Update 1 (build 1.0.1.364) support, including new 1-Click FLR via Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
Yes, it does. They talked about that at VeeamOn recently.
Thank you very much everyone, this was extremely helpful. I will do more research on Unitrends and Veeam before deciding on a final software backup solution. But as of now I will stay clear of DFS and folder redirection as am trying to minimize downtime in the event of a network failure.
I will have one server in two locations, each client data will be backup to the central location and a replica of the backup will be sent to the alternate location for DR purpose.
Jimmy - If you have any questions about Unitrends as you consider your options, please let me know.


What is diabetes, and how does it work?
I'm sure many of you know what diabetes is, but do you really know how it works in your body, and why some of the things you do every day are difficult for people like me with diabetes? I think there's a large misconception of what really happens with diabetes and how those of us who are diabetic cope with everyday issues.
First off, there are two categories of diabetes. The first category of diabetes is insulin-dependent diabetes. Insulin-dependent diabetes is commonly referred to as "Type 1 Diabetes" or Diabetes Mellitus. You will typically see type 1 diabetics with syringes or insulin pens injecting themselves before meals, or with insulin pumps (that are typically about the size of a pager) messing with buttons trying to inject the missing insulin into their bodies. The other category of diabetes is insulin-resistant diabetes. Insulin-resistant diabetes is commonly referred to as "Type 2 Diabetes" and is typically seen in individuals who are older or overweight. While there are two categories of diabetes, there is a general rule of thumb that no one falls into a single category completely. Many insulin-dependent diabetics also have some insulin resistance, and many insulin resistant diabetic end up becoming insulin-dependent as they age. Some more information about the mechanisms of diabetes and the role that insulin plays in your body can be seen in the video below. This video is a great generalization of how your body deals with food and how diabetes can block it.
How does diabetes affect my daily life?
For most of you who are non-diabetic, you eat food, your body notices an elevated level of glucose in your blood stream and your body (pancreas) will produce the hormone insulin and that insulin will help transfer the glucose from your blood stream to your cells for energy. As you can imagine, there is a very, very fine balance of how this entire system of your body works, and it works in a way that is quite complex to overcome and replicate. What most diabetic patients are trying to do, is replicate this process. This process, that is still a very person-specific process and has many things that we're not really able to test regularly or use to our advantage. This process that has been through many forms of evolution and has had a significant advancement in the last century of knowing how we can attempt to mimic this reaction. This is what I try to do on a daily, hourly, minute-by-minute basis and tend to struggle with most of the time. Our bodies are VERY complex, and that's putting it nicely. Our bodies hold a lot of secrets that researchers are still trying to discover.
I find myself impressed with myself when I have a day where my sugars were held at good levels throughout the day, even with eating meals, but it takes a lot of preparation. When I'm getting ready to eat, I've found that giving myself insulin about 10-20 minutes prior to eating is helpful in keeping my sugars in a good range for a longer period of time. Now, if you're not absolutely amazed by this, I'm not sure what to tell you, I'm in the process of replicating a part of the body that performs complex balances with hormones and has 'sensors' in the body to better judge the needs of your body based on sporadic events of eating food, and drinking beverages with glucose in them. If you're not aware, just about everything has glucose in it, which makes anything you ingest affect your blood glucose. The amount of granularity that I have to keep this in check is very limited, I get to see a one-time snapshot of what my body currently has with respect to the amount of glucose in the blood (in milligrams of glucose per deciliter of whole volume blood). A 'normal' range of glucose for a non-diabetic would be between 70 and 90 mg/dL fasting, but sub-100 mg/dL is common for all non-diabetics. Seeing numbers above 100 is where the cause for concern comes in as being considered pre-diabetic or diabetic. The insulin that your body naturally gives you (if you are not (pre-)diabetic) would limit your highest blood glucose to around 150 right after meal consumption, but would quickly drop you back down to a normal level.
Throughout the day, your body is also constantly giving you insulin to counteract metabolism, this is known as basal insulin for diabetics and can be delivered either through a single injection of a long-acting insulin or through a continuous injection of a short-acting insulin by means of an insulin pump. When it comes to correcting for a high blood sugar (anything above 100 mg/dL) a correction bolus is given, this is always with a short-acting insulin. For those people on a pump, this is just another increase in the rate of insulin release by the pump, but for non-pump-users this is usually a second injection either by syringe or insulin pen. If you are not diabetic, imagine having to poke yourself every time you wanted to have food, or drink with sugars (carbohydrates) of any sort.
So, why do I go through all of this, why explain what's going on in my daily life to the "internet" and who really cares? Well, I believe you care, you, the reader who have made it all the way down to this part of my blog post. You have read all of the information and are waiting for a conclusion to the 'story'. Here's your conclusion, oh dear reader. When things go well, it feels like I've cured myself of this horrible disease, because I feel like I can counteract the issues that I deal with on a daily basis. Yesterday was one of those days. I made a post on my Google+ page with an image of my continuous glucose monitor showing a line where the dots all fell below a glucose level of 115 mg/dL (shown to the right as well). For you non-diabetics, that's 'normal' for me, that's absolutely amazing and something I wish I could do continually without as much effort as it takes. Days like yesterday remind me of how healthy I could be and how much better I can do, but it takes a lot of effort and energy to do so. After a 14 hour day of having those good sugars, you deal with the lows because it's more likely to hit the lows, but you also deal with the highs because you want to prevent them from lasting as long as they do. It's stressful, and it's exhausting, but the reward is most certainly worth the effort that's put in in the long run. Complications are dramatically reduced, you end up just feeling healthier as a whole, It's not easy, but it's VERY rewarding, and I just thought I'd post my exuberance about the whole situation.


What does "collaboration" refer to in ASD?
the efforts for balancing the work based on predictable parts of the environment (planning and guiding them) and adapting to the uncertain surrounding mix of changes caused by various factors - technology, requirements, stakeholders, software vendors, etc.
What does "learning" refer to in ASD?
is an agile framework for software development ideally suited for projects with rapidly changing or highly emergent requirements.
What are the main activities in Scrum?
(15 minute daily meetings) addressing these questions: What was done since last meeting? What obstacles were encountered? What will be done by the next meeting?
What are the three questions asked in every scrum meeting?
What will you do until the next meeting?
In agile software processes the highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. True or False?
It is not possible to build software that meets the customers' needs today and exhibits the quality characteristics that will enable it to be extended tomorrow. True or False?
All agile process models conform to a greater or lesser degree to the principles stated in the "Manifesto for Agile Software Development". True or False?
What are the four framework activities found in the Extreme Programming (XP) process model?
What are the three framework activities for the Adaptive Software Development (ASD) process model?
The Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) suggests a philosophy that is based on the Pareto principle (80% of the application can be delivered in 20% of the time required to build the complete application). True or False?
In Feature Driven Development (FDD) a "feature" is a client-valued function that can be delivered in two months or less. True or False?
Agile Modeling (AM) provides guidance to practitioner during which of these software tasks?
When do you conduct reflection workshops in Crystal family of agile processes?
Before the project begins, during the development activities and after the increment is delivered.
They both participate as full collaborators on agile process teams. The are the source of information used to create use cases and provide needed information on the business value of proposed software feature and functionality. They also information on operation prototypes during incremental delivery of software increments.


Q What is carrot fly?
A Carrot fly (Psila rosae) is a common pest of carrot-family crops all over Britain. Carrots are worst hit, but celery, celeriac, parsnips, parsley and some other carrot-family herbs are all attacked by the larvae, which burrow into the roots. The roots can be destroyed, killing the whole plant. Affected roots are hard to store, as the wounds left by the grubs let in diseases such as bacterial soft rots and parsnip cankers.
Q When is carrot fly active?
A There are two attacks a year. Where last year's crops were infested, the flies overwinter as pupae. The pupae are tiny, yellowish cylinders with dark ends, and their small size and colour make them hard to spot.
The first fly generation emerges from May. They lay eggs near susceptible plants, which hatch into white maggots. These tunnel into the roots and feed there in mid-summer. They in turn pupate and hatch into the second generation. The second generation then lays their eggs. The larvae tunnel into the roots in the autumn, and sometimes continue to feed all winter. They will all have pupated by late spring, and will be ready to hatch.
Q How do I recognise the adult carrot fly?
A The adult carrot fly is black, glossy and 5mm long, with a yellow head. It's tricky to distinguish from other flies, but is usually only seen in and around carrot-family crops.
Q What do plants affected by carrot fly look like?
A Carrot plants look stunted and 'rusty'. The leaves are small and develop a reddish tinge, before turning yellow and dying.
In allotments and gardens the plants often die. The carrot fly thrives in these habitats as it likes sheltering in trees, shrubs and hedges. Also allotments tend to be full of carrot-family crops, grown closely together year after year. When you pull the roots up, blackened surface tunnels, often containing maggots, can be found all over them.
Parsnips are similarly mined by the larvae, especially the 'shoulders' of the root. Young seedlings can be attacked in the leaf stems, as well as the root. This usually kills the seedlings. Celery stems are mined particularly where the stems grow from a crown at soil level. Larvae also tunnel into celeriac roots. Parsley is affected by the larvae killing the thin tap root. If plants die, look for mines with larvae in the crown of the plant.
Q Is there anything I could confuse carrot fly with?
A Distorted and red-tinged carrot foliage can also be a symptom of motley dwarf virus, but the roots are undamaged. It is spread by aphids (greenfly).
Q What early warning signs of carrot fly should I look out for?
A Sadly, the first sign of carrot fly you will see is when the plant dies or you pull up an infested, damaged root. Commercial growers use a trap to detect the insects, so they can time their sprays for maximum effectiveness, but these are not available to amateurs. Since the pest causes damage every year, it is worth taking preventative action before you see any sign of attack.
Q Can plants affected by carrot fly be saved?
A Once the larvae are inside the roots, nothing can control them. Dig up the affected roots to prevent the larvae pupating. Damaged roots can be eaten, but will tend to rot in storage.
Q Can I re-sow in sites affected by carrot fly?
A Re-sowing where there are still pupae from a previous crop guarantees further severe problems. However, where an early crop has to be scrapped before the larvae have pupated, it may be safe.
Q Can carrot fly be avoided?
A Sowing thinly and removing any thinnings immediately reduces the amount of infestation. Very early sowing in frames, cloches or under fleece in November or February will let the carrots reach a good size by the time the carrot fly is on the wing. These early sowings usually avoid serious damage.
Alternatively, sowing later, after the first generation is over, can also avoid damage. If 'Bangor' is sown in June, it will grow fast enough to be usable by autumn. The second generation of flies can still cause damage, so early harvesting or covering with fleece from September onwards is advisable.
Q What preventative measures can I take to avoid carrot fly?
A Barriers of insect-proof mesh can exclude the adult carrot flies, if the edges are buried at least 5cm deep. The material can either be laid over the plants or supported on wire or plastic hoops. Fleece does the same job, but it can get very hot under fleece, so insect-proof mesh is a safer option than fleece for summer coverings.
Put the cover on after the crop has been sown and leave it there until at least the end of June. For total protection leave it over the plants for the entire crop life. Parsnips, celery and celeriac seem to be less affected by the second carrot-fly generation, so it may be safer to leave these (and not carrots) unprotected.
Putting up a 'fence' 75cm high of polythene, fleece or insect-proof mesh around the plot planted with carrots can also exclude carrot fly. This is because they are weak fliers. Although they can make it over the barrier, they cannot land on to a crop within about 1.8m. Make 'fenced' enclosures less than this distance wide or long. Barriers like this work best in open sites, as carrot flies descending from hedges or trees can glide in over the barriers.
Q Will crop rotation help prevent carrot fly?
A You should always aim to leave a break of at least three years between carrot-family crops in the same piece of ground, as there are soil-borne diseases such as black rot and sclerotinia that can be controlled by crop rotation. However, although carrot fly are weak fliers, they seem able to detect and fly to susceptible crops from several miles away, so rotation may not help control them.
Q Is companion planting effective against carrot fly?
A Interplanting onions and carrots – six rows of onions to one of carrots is sometimes recommended – is said to confuse the carrot fly by masking the scent of carrots with the scent of onions. However, the evidence isn't conclusive. Some herbs such as rosemary are said to have the same effect.
Q How good are varieties resistant to carrot fly?
A There’s a lot of variation in carrot-fly resistance from one variety to another. In Which? Gardening magazine trials, 'Fly Away' was outstanding and is quite sweet and was good eaten raw, though it's expensive. 'Resistafly' is also resistant and is best eaten raw when it’s sweet and tender. It loses some flavour when it’s cooked. 'Parano' and 'Sytan' have above-average resistance. However, their resistance may need to be supplemented by barriers.
Q Are there any effective chemicals for carrot fly?
A There are no insecticides available to gardeners to control this pest.
Q What can I do with roots affected by carrot fly?
A If the roots are big enough, lift them as quickly as possible, cutting out any damaged areas.
Q How can I reduce risk to next year's crop?
A Destroy or bin infected roots before the spring to reduce the number of carrot flies next year. Do not leave them in the ground. Digging over the ground in winter rather than in spring may increase natural wastage of pupae through the effects of weather and natural enemies.


Question: Why should the LD plot (LD heatmap) be created in control samples, not cases?
I would like to create the LD plot (LD heatmap) based on GWAS result.
On the other hand, I read that the LD plot should be made in control samples, not cases.
Is there any specific reason why the LD plot only comes from control samples?
Thank you so much for your comment. Is there any specific reason why LD plot should be created in control samples?
I read that the LD plot should be made in control samples, not cases.
Is there any specific reason why LD plot should be created in control samples?
It depends on the analysis that you are doing.
I'm sorry to say that I am not familiar with GWAS analsys.
I read that the figures' descriptive in some of papers says "~~LD plots in ~~ controls".
I would like to know what you said that "it depends on the analysis that you are doing."
Well, looking at LD in control samples and then comparing this to LD in samples with an inherited disorder/disease can reveal potentially useful information about the disease.


The similarities of these two great African women cannot be summarized in a single sentence because there is a lot in them that define them as true African woman and African in them both. These two women represent a modern African thinking that elevate us all and begin to define and pride ourselves as black women. Sure subjective as it may sound, it is this true black colour undiluted with the culture of bleaching: that was my first impression in Manuela Fischer. Yes this black colour is indeed my shining armour; said Hugh Masekela. Why should the cosmetic industry distort this from our black women and black girl-children and make us think to be light-skinned is better and superior? Why is bleaching - the cosmetic industry selling us a dummy to think to be near whiteness is modern and civilized, dominating our African societies with products that impugn our identity to the point of madness?
I met Manuela Fischer at our casting call of theatre auditions in Theatre Bremen. She automatically stole the eyes of all of us the theatre Hall. Her majestic movement when she entered the hall informed us at once; she is not an ordinary persona, just like our Jessie Majome in Zimbabwe. She introduces herself to the group to display her credibility, what we have already perceived and digested in her gesture and facial appearance. Ela, we call her, is as a matter of fact a naturalized German, came to Europe when she was barely one year old. As fate would have it, when she was born her mother died giving birth to her and was sent to an orphanage in Dakar Senegal, her homeland. The adoptive white parents adopted her from the Catholic Mission for Orphans. Money in exchange for adoption could have been done.
In retrospect, she is by no means a bitter woman because she was brought up in a foreign culture by white parents. It is this African aspect of her and in her that will overwhelm anyone who thought adoption had negative consequences in a growing up child who is wholly black surrogated by parents who are wholly white in an environment that has a homogeneous cultural society such as Germany. Ela is a talented woman: she is a singer, a poet, a dancer and a story teller. She is eloquently gifted and talented and she shines out as such. Then she showcased her dances, her poet, she sang and danced the pieces of songs she composed on her own. The combination of her energy and talent combined began to flow electrically, a multidimensional style of performance. If Marechera had lived, he was going to be impressed too because he was a hard to please artist.
It was a breathtaking moment to all of us in the theatre hall. We found ourselves breathing in deeply what she could contribute that day: none of us was a match to what she can do. Her performances were unparalleled, exceptionally good and very authentic. I just managed to dash to her side and asked if we could meet again separate from the group, I wanted to know more about her. I visited her house in Bremen-Mitte, which is right in the middle of left-oriented Bremen residents, Die Viettel. Manuela is a mother of five beautiful children. At the first eye contact, the children are kind and respectful to strangers. At the same breath, they have this African upbringing in them that I noticed at once: where did it come from, their mother was barely in Africa ever since she left Africa as a baby. The kids speak French and German fluently and still connected to their mother in the African mother-child style. Sitting, talking and playing with them, I realized that they could be my grand-children as a matter of fact, they played with me giving me those signs, we have a grandma here, a carved position I loved and enjoyed most that moment.
Manuela Fischer is a wise woman. Her age is 35 years, I learnt a lot from her at that evening discussion we had. She has read a lot, seeing the tomes of philosophical books present in her home. At the corner of the sitting room is a piano. At those times she feels like composing a song she sits on her piano and starts composing her songs: she says. She is motherly and can mother anyone, suddenly she came to me and pressed her both hands on my cheeks and kissed me. I, on the other hand, managed to suppress tears on my watery eyes; I was emotionally moved and felt loved by this young woman I admire so much. In me, I realized a girl who was capable of being mothered by a woman who could be my daughter by virtue of our ages: I am 30 years her senior. To love your neighbour is indeed a gift of life, not all of us are capable of it.
The load of work she has at home of looking after her children from to two to thirteen years while the husband is at work is still a mystery to me. She will still find time for herself to compose her poetry and songs. She is actively engaged in a political organisation, Die Linke and at the same time she is on our theatre group auditions for the next theatre performance in May. I can only admire her rare energy, talent and intellect. During my university years, I personally managed to look after one child, but was always out of my breath and without much energy joggling just two balls: child care and University work. I could not even think of a second child under those circumstances.
Manuela Fischer is down to earth just like our Jessie Majome. She is a no nonsense woman just like our Jessie Majome. Both these two women are an embodiment and an expression of an African woman and African. In all her 35 years in Europe she has never for once tried to bleach her face and body because she wants to be different and can assimilate with a lighter colour skin and be that accepted colour that is definitely not black because an African woman is black. Both these women Jessie Majome and Manuela Fischer are proud of their African trade mark: the black colour. Our late icon Hugh Masekela will smile in his grave when we remember just the two ambassadors of African identity, these torch bearers; Jessie Majome and Manuela Fischer; they indeed represent Africa in every respect and with great dignity we African women deserve.


Prince Charles has revealed he will not "meddle" in public affairs when he becomes King. "I'm not that stupid".
"I asked him to and I think he knew it was coming and he immediately said "Yes, of course, I'll do whatever Meghan needs, and I'm here to support you, '" Prince Harry, 34, says in an upcoming documentary celebrating Prince Charles" 70th birthday, according to Daily Mail. "I do realize that it is a separate exercise being sovereign, so of course I understand entirely how that should operate".
Harry's father Prince Charles agreed to step in as a replacement, and millions of viewers watched on as they made their way to the altar together, with Harry turning and saying, "Thank you Pa" when they reached him. "You only have to look at Shakespeare plays, "Henry V" or 'Henry IV, Part 1 and 2, ' to see the change that can take place - because if you become the sovereign, then you play the role in the way that it is expected", he said.
In other words, Meghan doesn't want to raise her kids the same way her sister-in-law Kate Middleton raises her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. "You don't say. But I always wonder what meddling is, I mean I always thought it was motivating".
"We are delighted to have an exciting programme of activity in Abuja and Lagos which will showcase those issues close to the Prince's and the Duchess's hearts", she said.
Interviewed for a BBC documentary about his 70th birthday, the prince acknowledged he would not be "able to do the same things I've done as heir" and as monarch would have to operate within "constitutional parameters".
Charles, who turns 70 next week, is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
William, setting out his own stall, said: "Personally, I want to be my own man, and take my own style, my own passions and my own interests, my way, and do things slightly differently".
Prince Charles who last visited the country in 2006 during President Olusegun Obasanjo tenure arrived the State House around 2.21pm.
The BBC was given exclusive access to Charles, who will turn 70 on November 14.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, asked Prince Charles to step in and perform the symbolic role after Meghan's father pulled out for medical reasons.
The FAA says the AD is an interim action, and "if final action is later identified, we might consider further rulemaking then". Lion Air is one of Indonesia's youngest and largest airlines, flying to dozens of destinations at home and internationally.
However, the Steelers can franchise tag Bell for a third time in 2019, but he would be tagged at the quarterback salary number. He rushed for 1,291 yards with nine touchdowns over 15 games in 2017 with the Steelers, his fifth year in Pittsburgh.
Truex Jr.is the driver who is now on the bubble right above the Championship 4 cut line, as he trails Busch by three points. Harvick, who started third, won the first stage and then followed it up with a win in the second stage.


Why are we commanded to make our ritual objects beautiful? I am a Jewish graphic designer and illustrator, and I am specialized in making ketubot [marriage contract document]. I help thus to make ritual objects beautiful. I know that one is supposed to make ritual objects beautiful, but I want to understand why. I know that it is a part of Jewish tradition, to make a nice table for Shabbat, for example, but also when I pass this on to my children I want to explain to them why it is done.
Someone who fulfills a commandment has done what Hashem demands of him. However, because of our great desire to go beyond that which is demanded of us the possibility exists to enhance each mitzvah by beautifying it beyond the letter of the Law. Therefore, the Torah tells us that we should perform the commandments in a beautiful manner.
Here's an analogy. Let's say a wife tells her husband she wants a gold necklace for her birthday. The husband is faced with many possibilities: Did she mean a nine karat gold necklace that costs $18? Or a twenty-two karat, diamond-encrusted necklace for $18,000? Or something in between?
The answer is: If the husband just wants to "do his duty" he only needs to buy the $18 necklace. If, however, he wants to show his wife how dear she is to him, and how much he loves her, he will buy the most beautiful necklace he can afford.


Instruction: McDonald's vs. Burger King - these two fast food chains use different waiting line design: Independent queue vs. pooled queue. To compare the two different queue systems on equal footing, let's assume that we pick a McDonald's store as an experiment site. Assume that the customer inter-arrival time has a mean value a= 2 min. which is also equal to its std.dev. (so CVa=1). It has 2 registers operated by 2 cashers and supported by a team of kitchen staff. The order processing time (from talking to the casher until receiving the food) is on average 3 minutes with a CVp=1. In the first experiment, suppose we set up the rails in advance (as in a BK store) and ask all customers who walked into the door to form a single queue. Then the first customer in the queue can go to any vacant register to order food. In the second experiment, suppose the customer arrival to the store stays the same as the above. However, we take away the rails in advance and ask customers to choose either register A or B upon their entry to the restaurant front door. Thus, there are two independent waiting lines. Suppose that all customers agree that line-hopping is not allowed after a customer chooses the register to join the waiting line. You can also assume that the CVa=1 in the second system. Please compare the mean waiting times (Tq) between two systems.
Undergraduates at her college and mails a questionnaire to 250 students selected at random. Only 104 questionnaires are returned. what is the population.


How to have a unique online shopping experience? Many people do some occasional online shopping. Others may make a purchase or two online every week. No matter who you are, you want your unique online shopping experience to be trouble free. You want to feel like you were given enough information about the product you were purchasing that you could easily decide whether you want to buy it or not, you want to feel like you are an important customer and that the company cares about your business, and you want to feel like you got a good deal on the item that you purchased.
Shopping online should be something that you enjoy doing. Your unique online shopping experience should provide you with plenty of information about your product, including pictures that are large enough to see details and a description. Having customer reviews about the products is another handy service that can make purchasing items online a much easier process. A customer review allows you to see what someone else not only thinks about the product, but also how they feel they were treated by the company.
When an online store offers a chat-line or an easy to access email to contact them for your questions, then you feel like they want you to become one of their customers. Frequently asked question sections can also be helpful, as they give answers to questions that were already asked by other customers. If they are quick to reply to your queries, then you are more likely to seriously look at their product. This type of unique online shopping experience should be the normal type of experience for you. You should be able to have all your questions answered quickly and correctly so that you have the information you need to decide about the product.
Finally, you should be able to feel that your unique online shopping experience provided you with a good product for a reasonable price. While it may not be necessary to get the deal of a lifetime on every single purchase you make online, it is important to you that you are not spending more than you should simply to buy something online. The items that you purchase should be reasonably priced so that you know you got a good deal on them. You don't want to feel like you got cheated out of a good deal simply because you were trying to make your purchase in a more convenient setting. The internet is a great place to find quality products for affordable prices, and you can have a great experience shopping online.


What is the nature of creativity? Is creativity an attribute, or is it a state of being? What is the impetus for creative risk and exploration? Is it problem solving or aesthetic expression? And can a hindrance eventually become the unique signature of one's creativity? Perhaps being forced to express oneself in a certain way ― rather than choosing to do so ― is, in the end, the thing that metamorphoses creativity into artistry.
As arts journalist Kerry Doole wrote, "A recording artist could be forgiven for taking it easy and sticking to a comfortable and well-trodden creative path. Not so Canadian songwriting icon Marc Jordan. Consistently testing himself and exploring new musical terrain, he digs deep . . . It's the sound of a true artist at the very top of his game."
Marc Jordan, the Toronto-based singer/songwriter, Juno award-winning producer and newly appointed Songwriter Chair at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre, is perhaps best known for penning Rod Stewart's worldwide hit, "Rhythm of My Heart”. To date, the song has racked up cumulative global sales in excess of 15 million units, has become Scotland's unofficial national anthem, and has made Marc Jordan one of the most sought-after songwriters in Canada, the US and beyond.
Case in point, Rod Stewart has covered Marc's songs a total of four times. Amanda Marshall's version of "Fall from Grace" earned a Top 10 hit for her, and a SOCAN award ― one of seven ― for Marc. Meanwhile, a coterie of high-profile artists including Cher, Josh Groban, Holly Cole, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Sophie Milman, Susan Aglukark, Natalie Cole, Joe Cocker, Kansas, Jeff Healey, Olivia Newton-John, Manhatten Transfer, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, and The Canadian Tenors, to name just a handful or two, have found their way to Marc's rich catalogue of work. Not surprisingly, his songs have also been featured in box office blockbusters and small screen sensations alike, from "The Perfect Storm" to "Dawson's Creek". All told, the numbers add up to 35 million records and still counting.
Yes, Marc Jordan is known for his songwriting prowess but he is also an esteemed singer, musician, and producer, with 13 albums to his name. The list of his collaborators on these recordings is a musical who's who, beginning with super-producer Gary Katz (on Marc's 1978 hit "Living In Marina del Rey"), and rolls out to include David Foster, Donald Fagan (Steely Dan), Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles), Graham Nash (CSN), Jon Anderson (Yes), Bruce Hornsby, Don Byron, Toots Thielsmans, Hugh Marsh, Molly Johnson, Johnny Reid, Stephan Moccio, Ron Sexsmith and Alison Krauss.
Approaching four decades in an industry which is known to eat its young, Marc Jordan is not just surviving, he is thriving. He's segued into the visual arts with a dynamic painting style in which he employs a range of elements, from house paint to graffiti markers; he's delved into the field of acting with "Score: A Hockey Musical", which premiered as the opening night Gala at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival; and he has a musical in the works with the Tony Award-winning production company, Junk Yard Dog.
Individually, each of these endeavours is simply a shining facet of a multidimensional talent. Taken together, they are evidence of a voracious creative appetite, and an artist hungry for more.
Over the course of his career, one could say that Marc Jordan has forged an inimitable brand of success. And he has done so in spite of this fact: he is dyslexic.
Perhaps this particular challenge has ultimately been a boon rather than a liability for a songwriter who has always seen lyrics as paintings, gently layering hues of metaphor and melody, tumbling words and compressing observations in a way that makes him the singular artist that he is.
Is he satisfied? Not yet.


Headline: "I Am The Reincarnation of George Washington", Insists Ralph Nader.
I glanced up from my tea and caught Death's socket. She picked up her tea and joined me.
"Greetings, well met being," I ventured. "I did not know jasmine had hallucinagenic properties."
"You have, without a doubt, overindulged," said Death.
"I suppose jasmine is also toxic in this dosage."
"No, I'm here on a strictly social basis."
I glanced at her cup. "You haven't touched your tea."
"Being a nonsubstantial metaphor, I am satisfied with the aroma."
"Of course." The conversation paused. "Do you come here often?"
"Yes. Only rarely, though, do I become visible and converse."
"To what, then, do I owe this honor?"
"You are warm, kind, well-respected and intelligent."
"Therefore, nobody listens to you."
"So what, then, do you want of me?"
"I intend to seduce you."
A fresh cup of tea spent its glory on the iridescent linoleum. She did not smile, but that is not unusual for skeletal figures.
"Is it such an unusual request, then?" she queried.
"'Tis rare enough for flesh and blood to see me in quite that light. Never before has a nonsubstantial metaphor approached me with that in mind."
"I think not. In fact, I must admit to a sense of disappointment. Mere sensualistic cavorting is painfully comic. It is becoming to neither your status nor your reputation. In the past, you have been a mighty figure, casting long shadows as you mercilessly scythed kings down. Now you appear again, in a setting unworthy of those classic scenes, and you wish to copulate?"
She made no protest, but I continued. "You would defend yourself? You would claim the right to mortal traits?"
I made to protest, but she continued. "I plan to smear lipstick on the skull that is my face, festoon its sockets with false eyelashes and mascara. Under this black robe I have a leather skirt and a torn sweatshirt. You and I shall go to Megaboogie Johnson's. I shall hang on you, whisper sweet nothings into your ear as we disco . . . and then, to my place: an inanely furnished studio apartment. Innuendo shall lead to double entendre, to soft, bony caresses. And in the morning I shall cook breakfast, and you shall send flowers. All trivial. All stereotypical. All devoid of any real merit or enlightenment."
"I refuse to take part in this. I cannot play the role in which you have cast me. You are too mighty a figure in my psyche for me to take part in that tired, unsubtle stodge."
"I appeal to your sense of humor. See me in another light and laugh at the dichotomy."
"You invoke that which is the greatest argument against your case. You ask me to laugh at a plot that cannot be considered humorous. It is an achingly inane parody. Away with thee. For I am a truly literary figure, a mighty, complex phantasm. I refuse to play across from a bromide."
If you're coasting, you're going downhill.


Can Nigeria's Christian President End Religious Conflict and Unite the Country?
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south, has been facing increased pressure from those at home and abroad to put an end to the deadly violence and volatile animosity between the nation's Muslims in the north and Christians in the south. But critics claim the president may be ill-equipped to bring peace on his own.
Nine months after being elected Nigeria's president in April 2011, Jonathan's popularity has plummeted. Already having to tackle brutal acts of violence in the north, where Muslim extremists are targeting the Christian community, the embattled leader has also faced massive protests over his decision to cancel oil subsidies, a problem of a different nature for those distressed by the religious violence.
Jonathan has faced criticism for not taking efficient steps to protect Christians regurlarly targeted in attacks by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. In fact, the president incited something of a scandal recently when he publicly admitted that he is convinced there are Boko Haram sympathizers in his own government.
"Jonathan has come across as clueless when it comes to dealing with Boko Haram," journalist and commentator Tolu Ogunlesi told CNN recently. "No senior security officers have lost their jobs, nothing seems to have been done."
In September, Jonathan responded to critics during a speech, saying: "I don't need to be a lion ... I don't need to operate like the pharaoh of Egypt, I don't need to be an army general, but I can change this country without those traits."
Yet, since then, Jonathan has ramped up efforts to eradicate extremists. In a recent post on his Facebook page, the president suggested that he plans to get tougher with terrorists, writing: "a terrorist attack on one person is an attack on all of us."
On Thursday, Jonathan challenged Boko Haram members to come forward and state their demands as a basis for dialogue, BBC News reported. The day prior, Jonathan also sacked the chief of police and his six deputies amid calls for a shake-up in the security forces.
But will his efforts convince observers that he can lead a conflict-torn nation? Many experts remain skeptical.
Nigeria's Civil Rights Congress Shehu Sani reacted with no enthusiasm to the news of the president's call to negotiate with Boko Haram.
"It's better late than never, but the question the president needs to answer is why the government has waited for so long?" the congress said in a statement to BBC. "Thousands of people have lost their lives over a path that was taken by the group and then a strategy that was taken by the government that has not been able to produce a result."
After a rise of violence in recent years, including church bombings during the Christmas season, which were launched in five cities and left over 30 people dead, Christians reportedly started to migrate out of the north. After the recent Christmas bombings, Boko Haram issued a statement in which it called for Christians to leave the region and for other Muslims to come back to the north.
Local Christian organizations are also pointing to continuous, scattered acts of violence against Christians.
Although official Muslim leaders in Nigeria declared that there is no conflict between Christianity and Islam, Boko Haram declared the mainstream followers of Islam "traitors," reported CNN. The group was also reported to have associated with foreign Islamist terrorism organizations.
The acts of violence are reportedly already causing instances of retaliation from Christians against Muslims, especially in the south, as confirmed by International Christian Concern. Such turn of events have prompted prominent Nigerian authors, including 1986 Nobel Prize winning playwright Wole Soyinka, to issue a statement urging calm.
Just facing the religious conflict will be a difficult challenge, which Jonathan might not be able to face without outside help, sources have told The Christian Post. Some experts have even suggested that it might take a Muslim leader to really handle the situation properly.
The fact that Jonathan is Christian is a disadvantage, Jonathan Racho, regional manager for Africa and Middle East at ICC, told CP recently. If he takes drastic action against Boko Haram, he might be accused of marginalizing Muslims, since a part of his government is Muslim (including some politicians allegedly sympathizing with Boko Haram). At the same time, the president needs to act quickly to prevent more violence on both sides, as well as identify and get rid of officials associated with the terror group, Racho said.
Financial support from the outside might be necessary to help rid the government of those who "identify themselves with their religion more than with their nation," Racho said, referring to Muslim extremists who are willing to exterminate Christians in the name of fulfilling the Boko Haram ideology.
Foreign intelligence skills would be of value as well, he added, as the president and his government "need advice in how to deal with domestic and international terrorism." It is crucial to cut Boko Haram's financing, and President Jonathan might need help in identifying the source of the terror group's funding.
Nigeria's case is additionally complex because the country lacks the tradition of strong leaders who would unify the country and suppress sectarian conflicts, unlike in the Middle East, which has a tradition of dictatorships which, nevertheless, tend to hold sectarian violence under relative control, Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, told CP.
Farr expressed skepticism about Jonathan's chances to succeed in ending the religious violence. Bringing stability to the country might actually call for a wise, liberal Muslim leader, he said. "In some way a Muslim can do that in a way a Christian never could," he told CP.
Farr added he did not have anyone specific in mind, suggesting that a good alternative to Jonathan might not exist at this point. At the same time, generally, Christians have to be very cautious of elections, as Nigeria is one of many countries ailing from corruption. It is often the case that officials, once elected, no longer consider themselves representatives of the entire nation, Farr said.
"Can Christians survive under a Muslim? It would depend on the Muslim," he said. "At the end of the day it would have to be a liberal, tolerant Muslim that brings that country together."
But Ryan Mauro, a national security analyst and Adviser on Radical Islam at Christian Action Network, is cautious about wishing for a Muslim leader, and skeptical that such a leader would indeed be liberal and tolerant.
"The Islamists in Nigeria will never be happy until they have a Muslim leader that makes demonstrable progress towards Sharia-based governance," he told CP. "If Jonathan were a Muslim who stood for democratic values, they'd be fighting him as well. There will never be peace until the Islamists, and especially the terrorists like Boko Haram, are marginalized and defeated."
Jonathan needs to rid the country's government and security forces of Islamist infiltrators, Mauro told CP. He also needs to find anti-Islamist Muslims he can ally with in condemning the actions of extremists.
"The stories of Muslims persecuted by the Islamists should be told loudly," he added. "There has to be an ideological battle."
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and accounts for over half of West Africa's population, with 250 ethnic groups calling the nation their home, according to the U.S. Department of State. The dominant ethnic group in the northern two-thirds of the country is the Hausa-Fulani, most of whom are Muslim. The Yoruba people – comprised of both Christians and Muslims – are predominant in the southwest.


How Did Samson Catch 300 Foxes?
How did he catch so many?
(4) Caught three hundred foxes.--Rather, three hundred jackals. The word Shualim is used for both; but it would be difficult to catch three hundred foxes, whereas the jackals are still heard howling in herds about these very regions at night. They must have been still more common in Palestine in ancient days, and hence we find such names as "the land of Shual" (1Samuel 13:17), Hazar-shual ("jackal's enclosure," Joshua 15:28), Shalim (1Samuel 11:4), Shaalabbin ("place of foxes or jackals," Joshua 19:42). There would be no difficulty in trapping them; nor is it said that they were all let loose at once.
Turned tail to tail.--This implies that he tied the tails together (LXX., suned?sen; Vulag.,junxit).
Put a firebrand in the midst.--The firebrands were pieces of resinous wood, like Gideon's torches (Judges 7:20), which were loosely trailed between the tails of the jackals. The object of tying two together was to impede their motion a little, so that they might not dart away so violently as to extinguish the torch.
Verse 4. - Foxes. The word here rendered fox (shu'al, in Persian shagal, which is etymologically the same word as jackal) includes the jackal, which is as common in Palestine as the fox. Here, and in Psalm 63:10, the gregarious jackals, the canis aureus, are undoubtedly meant. Caught. The Hebrew word means especially caught in nets or snares. See Amos 3:5 (have taken nothing at all); Psalm 35:8 (let his net catch himself); Jeremiah 18:22; Isaiah 8:14 (taken), etc. And it is in this sense that the A.V. uses the word caught. A clever sportsman, as no doubt Samson was, would have no difficulty whatever in netting or snaring 300 jackals, which always move in packs, and would be attracted by the vineyards of Thimnathah, for which their partiality is well known (see Judges 14:5, note). The writer of the additional article Fox in Smith's 'Dictionary of the Bible,' states that he had tried the experiment of throwing grapes to the foxes, jackals, and wolves in the Zoological Gardens. The wolves would not touch them, the others ate them with avidity. Took firebrands, etc. Many cavils have been directed against the truth of this account, but without the slightest reason. The terrified animals, with the burning torches and the blazing straw behind them, would necessarily run forwards. Samson would, of course, start the couples at numerous different points, and no doubt have a number of Hebrews to assist him. To the present day the corn-fields in that part of the Shephelahextend continuously for twenty or thirty miles.
Judges 15:4-5 Then Samson went and caught three hundred foxes; and he took torches, turned the foxes tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails. When he had set the torches on fire, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
What he decided to do, as we might see in today's newspapers, was to go on a multimillion-dollar arson spree.
The word, "foxes," would be better-translated "jackals." The Hebrews used the same word for both animals. If you know the difference between a fox, and a jackal, you can understand why most commentators feel that jackals is the better translation. Foxes are solitary animals. They avoid human habitations, usually. We know them as sneaky, and hard to catch, and cunning.
Do you remember seeing at one time or another an old movie with an English foxhunt? Typically, they might have 30 dogs, and 30 men on horseback chasing one little fox. And foxes often get away.
Jackals, on the other hand, are pack running dog-like animals. They run in packs, they tend to be braver around human habitations—safer in numbers, I suppose. Since they are in groups nearer to human habitation, they would be easier to catch in greater numbers than foxes.
Animals have to sleep sometime. I know people who have talked about going cow tipping and there are movies about that.
If you were to feed squirrels, it wouldn't take long before they climb up on you. I remember people feeding racoons at the Valley Green Inn in Fairmount park Philadelphia.


What's the best day to buy a plane ticket?
You may have your favorite travel site, but often when you book matters more than which online agency you use.
Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern is when airfares are their lowest on average, according to FareCompare, which gathers fare data from the same sources that major travel agencies use.
But FareCompare is the only company that makes such a specific claim about the best time to shop for fares. It's hard to check independently.
One voice of dissent is Airfarewatchdog, which scours travel databases for for flights and then fetches special sales that the major online travel sites miss. The site says there is no special hour to book plane tickets.
Now The Wall Street Journal has weighed into the mix, reporting a vaguer claim that Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are generally the best days to buy fares.
One of its sources is Bob Harrell, who tracks fares for his consulting firm Harrell Associates. Airlines tend to make the bulk of their promotional fares available on Sunday night and Monday, says Harrell, and they tend to hike their fares at the end of the week.
Harrell did a study of the past 90 days of fare changes for the Wall Street Journal, and found that prices for tickets tend to drop mid-week.
The Journal also used Kayak to do a daily check of fares in 10 markets for the past two weeks. It again found that mid-week prices were lowest.
So, what to make of all this? It seems best to buy your tickets in the middle of the week.
Another tip: Use the fare prediction tools at Bing Travel and FareCompare to see if you should buy now or wait later for specific itinerary, based on historical data.


Abstract: The vast majority of neural models in Natural Language Processing adopt a form of structureless distributed representations. While these models are powerful at making predictions, the representational form is rather crude and does not provide insights into linguistic structures. In this paper we introduce novel language models with representations informed by the framework of Holographic Reduced Representation (HRR). This allows us to inject structures directly into our word-level and chunk-level representations. Our analyses show that by using HRR as a structured compositional representation, our models are able to discover crude linguistic roles, which roughly resembles a classic division between syntax and semantics.
TL;DR: Holographic Reduced Representation enables language model to discover linguistic roles.


Email Marketing: Click-to-Open Rate measures the percentage of emails opened by customers or subscribers over a certain period of time that result in a click somewhere within the email body. A relatively low value for this metric is typically related to a few common factors, including emails that are irrelevant to the lead's interests, unclear email messages and instructions, email messages believed to be from untrusted sources, and email messages that sound too robotic (i.e., lack a personal touch). Each of these factors can result in poor overall reach and conversion rates.
The percentage of emails opened by customers or subscribers over a certain period of time that result in a click somewhere within the email body. Segment based on campaign or content to compare email marketing methods.
KPI Calculation Instructions Email Marketing: Click-to-Open Rate?
Two values are used to calculate this KPI: (1) the number of opened emails that results in a click somewhere within the email body (typically on a link or ad banner), and (2) the total number of emails opened by customers or subscribers over the same period of time. Count any email that results in multiple clicks only once in the numerator. In this calculation, include emails that have resulted in a click whether the click occurred after the email is first opened or after a subsequent opening.