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Orange County coroners remove a body of a stabbing victim from a parking lot from a parking lot at California State University, Fullerton on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. An employee of the university was killed in a stabbing in a campus parking lot Monday in what police called a targeted attack, though they were not sure of a motive. The victim was in his late 50s and worked in international student admissions at the sprawling campus in Orange County, police Lt. Jon Radus said. He was not immediately identified by authorities. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin)
University Official Found Fatally Stabbed At Cal State Fullerton
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A retired administrator working as a consultant to California State University, Fullerton was fatally stabbed Monday in a campus parking lot on the first day of the school year in what police called a targeted attack, though they were not sure of a motive.
Steven Shek Keung Chan, 57, of Hacienda Heights was found inside a silver Infiniti. He had been stabbed many times, police said.
From 2009 to 2017, Chan was the university's director of budget and finance and student services for university extended education, the university said.
He returned to campus as a special consultant in early 2019 "to provide his sage guidance and wisdom," university President Fram Virjee said in a statement.
A witness who called 911 at 8:27 a.m. said the attacker ran away, Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus said. He was described as being in his 20s with black hair, wearing black pants and a black shirt.
"We do not know motive at this point for what occurred," Radus told reporters. "We do not believe there is a random stabber."
A backpack found underneath the car contained a knife-like weapon, items that could be used in a kidnapping, and a bottle filled with a flammable liquid that was capable of being ignited by hand, Radus said.
No order was given to shelter in place after the attack because the man was believed to have left the campus, but police presence was boosted.
The attack came as campus police were filming active-shooter scenarios in Pollack Library and other campus locations as part of emergency preparation. The filming was canceled after the attack.
The nearly 40,000-student commuter school in the middle of its host city in Orange County has the largest enrollment in the 23-campus California State University system. It is well known in the sports world for producing nationally ranked baseball teams and major leaguers including Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Khris Davis of the Oakland Athletics.
The academic year started Monday but there were no students on campus, the university said. Weekend classes begin Saturday and weekday courses next Monday.
In 1976, a custodian with a history of mental illness opened fire with a rifle in the school library, killing seven people and wounding two others. Edward Allaway was initially convicted of murder but then found not guilty by reason of insanity and sentenced to a mental hospital.


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Expression of proteinase-activated receptors (PAR)-2 in articular chondrocytes is modulated by IL-1beta, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2006 Nov;14(11):1163-73. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.04.015. Epub 2006 Jun 6.
Y Xiang 1 , K Masuko-Hongo, T Sekine, H Nakamura, K Yudoh, K Nishioka, T Kato
1 Department of Bioregulation and Proteomics, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.04.015
Objective: To investigate the modulation of expression of proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) in articular chondrocytes by inflammatory cytokines.
Design: Articular synovium and cartilage tissues were collected from eight patients with osteoarthritis (OA), and three patients without arthropathy ("normal"). Chondrocytes were stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1beta, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha or transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1. The expression of PAR-2 was detected using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Quantitative PCR was performed to assess the expression levels of PAR-2 messenger RNA (mRNA).
Results: The expression of PAR-2 mRNA was demonstrated in both OA and normal chondrocytes as well as in synovial fibroblasts. However, the level of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes was much higher than in normal chondrocytes. Long-term culture revealed that PAR-2 mRNA expression was maintained up to three passages in OA but not in normal chondrocytes. IL-1beta and TNF-alpha both upregulated PAR-2 expression in normal and OA chondrocytes. In contrast, TGF-beta1 significantly decreased expression of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes but increased PAR-2 in normal chondrocytes.
Conclusions: Overexpression of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes is upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and TNF-alpha, and down-regulated by regulatory cytokine TGF-beta1. PAR-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of OA.
Cartilage, Articular / immunology*
Cell Membrane / immunology
Chondrocytes / immunology*
Cytokines / immunology*
Cytoplasm / immunology
Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
Fibroblasts / immunology
Interleukin-1beta / immunology
Osteoarthritis / immunology*
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Receptor, PAR-2 / analysis*
Synovial Membrane / immunology
Transforming Growth Factor beta / immunology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology
Up-Regulation / immunology
Interleukin-1beta
RNA, Messenger
Receptor, PAR-2
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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 Jaanus Vaiksoo (* 1967), estnischer Literaturwissenschaftler und Kinderbuchautor
 Nele-Liis Vaiksoo (* 1984), estnische Sängerin und Musicaldarstellerin

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Home Runs by Grover, Troiani & Figueira Lift Bentley Past No. 4 Southern N.H.
Bentley (13-18, 10-7) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 7 1
Southern N.H. (28-9, 14-4) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
2B: Christopher Butler; Kyle Halloran
HR: Max Troiani; Brandon Grover; Luke Figueira
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior designated hitter Brandon Grover (Rocky Hill, Conn./ Rocky Hill HS) and junior outfielders Max Troiani (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon HS) and Luke Figueira (Taunton, Mass./Taunton HS) all homered as the Bentley University Falcons upended No. 4 Southern New Hampshire University, 5-2, in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division baseball Thursday afternoon at Penmen Stadium.
The win was the fourth straight for Bentley, which improved to 7-4 in divisional play and 13-11 against East Region opponents. SNHU, 28-9 overall, dropped to 9-2 in the Northeast Division.
Bentley, 13-18 overall, broke a scoreless tie in the fifth when Grover drove the ball over the right field fence for his fourth home run of the season and 16th of his career. Grover, who was on base three times, was the only Falcon who had two hits.
Junior catcher Christopher Butler (Danvers, Mass./BB&N) led off the next inning with a double to left. Following a sacrifice, Troiani homered to center, his fourth of the season making it a 3-0 game.
After SNHU scored twice without benefit of a hit in the sixth, Bentley returned the lead to three runs in its next at bat. Grover single through the right side and scored on Figueira's home run to left. It was his eighth of the season, which ranks second in the conference, and 15th career.
Reaping the benefits of the long ball was sophomore Evan Christopulos (Andover, Mass./Andover HS). He pitched Bentley's first complete game of the season and scattered four hits. The right-hander did not issue a walk and struck out five while earning his third win of the season.
Taking the loss for the Penmen was junior righty Endy Morales, who entered the game with a 4-1 record. He gave up five hits and all five runs while pitching six and two-thirds innings. Like Christopulos, he struck out five and didn't walk anyone.
The three-game series will continue Friday afternoon with the first pitch moved up to 3 pm in anticipation of weather issues. The game will be televised on a tape-delay basis by Fox College Sports, airing at 3:30 pm.


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Oenology · 23. April 2021
A family of "merrandiers"
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Adeline has been working with us for a little more than 4 weeks now. Her internship will end today and before she leaves, we wanted to give her the opportunity to introduce her family's company on our blog.
"merrandiers" from generation to generation
Ludovic and Nathalie Gauthier who run the company
In this article, I will tell you about the job of "merrandier" in France, and more specifically about the company Merrain Camille Gauthier located in Méry-ès-Bois in the Cher region.
Originally from Limousin, my grandfather settled in the center of France with his wife Jacqueline and their two children, Nathalie and Ludovic. He founded his company, Merrain Camille Gauthier, i3n 1979. But why did he leave his native region to come to the centre of France? This area is a natural forest region, so we are surrounded by forests! The village of Méry-ès-Bois is at the heart of various forests such as St Palais, Allogny and Vierzon or Tronçais and Bercé, which are well-known. The company now has two separate mills, one in the Cher department and the second in the village of Taponnat in the Charente department.
What does a "merrandier" do?
The "merrandier" 's work consists in splitting wood while following the medullary rays of the wood (see photo). "Merrain" is the raw material while the finished product, the rectangular blade, is called a stave. Staves are the essential parts of the barrel. Throughout the manufacturing process, it is essential to follow the grain of the wood, as it is what will give a quality stave and a watertight barrel. What is the grain of the wood? It refers to the direction of the fibers of the tree. To make a stave, it is important to respect this grain throughout. The closer the fibers, the finer the grain of the wood.
From the tree to the stave
The oaks are felled in winter, during the sap-free period. Then the timbers, called logs, are transported to the stave mill, where they are watered to protect them from insect bites. The first step is to cut the logs into one-meter parts. These logs are then split into quarters while respecting the grain of the wood. Then there are different steps to turn these quarters into staves of a defined thickness and length. The last step is to control and sort the staves one by one to check their quality. Some faults have to be avoided, such as nodes – which correspond to the location of a branch. The criteria to make a barrel are demanding: on average, 80% of the raw material is actually lost.
Throughout this whole process, Merrain Camille Gauthier sets a very precise traceability which, at each stage, allows to know the source of the wood. When the stave piles are delivered to the cooper, they bear a number which allows to trace the exact route of the wood and thus to determine its origin.
The raw material: French oak
In the manufacture of staves, the raw material is oak. Depending on the species, the wood is different. In Europe, sessile oaks grow slowly and therefore have a fine grain while pedunculate oaks grow faster, resulting in a larger grain. Sessile oaks are suitable for wine while pedunculate oaks are better suited for Cognac. European oaks are commonly used to age wine; as for American oaks, richer in tannin, they are better for the ageing of spirits.
In France, the majority of stave-quality oaks are sold in batches by the "Office National des Forêts". Each French forest is comparable to a wine terroir: depending on the region, each forest varies, and its wood will therefore not provide the same properties to the barrel. At Merrain Camille Gauthier, it is a know-how that is highlighted and shared with the winemakers so that they can choose the forest that best matches their wine.
Our customers: coopers and winemakers
After natural drying - from 18 to 36 months - the staves leave for the cooperages where they are assembled to make barrels. The merrandiers' main customers are therefore the coopers, but they are not the only ones. As explained above, each forest has its own terroir, so they also work with winemakers to find the forest or region best suited to their wine. The "taste" of a barrel also depends on its toasting: in fact, coopers have a real know-how when they have to determine the time and intensity of the toasting process.
It is important to work closely together to offer the customers exactly what they look for. Today, Merrain Camille Gauthier works both with French and foreign customers. Wine-making regions are now widespread all over the world, which means that the market for barrels and therefore staves is as well.
Ancient skills and methods
In this video, Camille Gauthier, my grandfather, shows how staves were split and made when he started in this trade. Everything was done in the forest. It was only when machines were introduced that the stave mills were created. Camille then passed on his knowledge to his grandson Vincent.
The development of alternatives
Vincent Le Mouël splitting an oak trunk like his grandfather used to
Vincent Le Mouël, my brother, studied forestry and started his own business, Vin's Oak, a few years ago. He makes alternatives: these are small pieces of French oak wood that are meant to be dipped into the wine tanks. There are different alternative products, such as chips, dominoes or wooden slats. Each product will bring a more or less pronounced "taste" to the wine. His company is located in the Cher, in Neuvy sur Barangeon. He also highlights the traceability of the origin of his various products.
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Sunday, March 4–Friday, March 9. Check-in is Sunday, after 3pm. Check-out is Friday, before 11am.
Theme: Connection to Self and Others.
After check-in, participants are free to explore the retreat site, soak in the healing water, grab a bite to eat at attached restaurant (Latitude 33 where you'll receive a 10% discount), pour a glass of wine and relax for a spell. Then please join as a group for a welcome and sharing of upcoming week's schedule. This first evening's art & meditation activities are designed to bring focus and awareness to our new surroundings and to connecting with ourselves and others.
A.M. Yoga workshop, which will follow along with the previous evening's activity. After morning yoga, we will explore the vastness of the sky. As our physical presence will be the subject of Art&Yoga today, we become familiar with our new sense of place and how it feels physically. Lunch break. Afternoon Art workshop, expanding on the morning's teachings of physical connection between breath, air, and sky…sun and moon and stars.
This day will be dedicated to integrating body energies with color. We will concentrate on the power of these colors in our lives and in our art as well. By combining our learning of balance, power, flow in Yoga with artistic teaching–focusing on color. We can internalize these energy sources and express ourselves through movement and art. Observing the sky, water and land around us with a connection to color.
In the morning we will begin our day with a "Creative Flow" Yoga session, focusing on rhythm and movement. Midday break. Meet in the afternoon for Art session with expanded imagery…combining flowing movement of body and also in our artistic expression. Explore the creative force as we reflect on flowing rivers and healing hot springs…culminating in a luxurious soak!
Theme: Connection to ourselves, the land and sky, and each other.
On our final full day together, we will reflect on the past several days, sharing our experiences and finding joy in connecting to ourselves, our place, and our companions during this time together. We will use a symbol of the "Tree of Life" to reach downward–earthly–with our roots strong and stable, while stretching upward and outward with our branches to see further and strive for the larger connections where we seek to expand and grow.
We will have a closing circle where we can gather together and have a farewell breakfast and spend some special time with a guided art and yoga practice to send us on our lives' journeys!


You're going to be really glad you live in the modern world after you read this.
Can you get through these pictures without cringing?
Reality television has produced some remarkable programs that have captivated America and defined the zeitgeist. It has also produced these disasters.
Do you really want THIS to be the story you tell your grandkids?
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Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal inaugurates the largest butane storage tank in Europe
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Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal N.V. (OTAGT) successfully commissioned a fully refrigerated, double containment tank of 135,000 cbm, thereby doubling its storage capacity. The tank is designed to store butane on behalf of INEOS and marks a first step in the terminal's expansion plans. A second fully refrigerated tank with similar storage dimensions is currently under construction at OTAGT.
With a diameter of 87 meters and a height of 59 meters, the tank does not go unnoticed when visiting the left bank of the port of Antwerp. The order of magnitude of the project becomes apparent when taking note of some facts and figures. The tank structure contains approximately 43,600 cbm of concrete - delivered by 5,400 trucks - and 9,750 tons of steel. After 950,000 contractor working hours, 3,600 toolbox meetings and over 2,600 safety walks, the tank was ready to put into service.
Douglas van der Wiel, Senior Vice President EMEA, comments: "By completing this project, Oiltanking reiterates its capability as a world class service provider for gas logistics. The Oiltanking brand represents quality backed by highly experienced and skilled people, working together as a team. This project had its challenges along the way, but the project team managed to progress the construction in accordance with all applicable standards and more importantly in a safe way. We would obviously like to thank INEOS for its continued trust in our company as well as our employees, our main contractor TGE, and all other stakeholders involved for the hard work put in enabling us to reach this milestone."
OTAGT herewith reaffirms its position as leading gas storage hub within the ARA region (Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam). Oiltanking GmbH acquired OTAGT in 2016 in light of its strategy to further expand its chemicals and gas assets portfolio. Apart from being located in the petrochemical heart of Europe, the terminal is heavily integrated with the surrounding industry and connected to all major pipeline networks.
Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal NV, a fully-owned subsidiary of Oiltanking GmbH, is located in the port of Antwerp and is one of the largest independent terminals in Europe for storage, throughput and distribution of LPGís and petrochemical gases.
Oiltanking GmbH is a subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls, a Hamburg-based company that operates in the fields of supply, trading and logistics of energy & chemicals. Oiltanking is one of the largest independent tank storage providers for petroleum products, gases and chemicals worldwide. The company owns and operates 64 terminals in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific including China and India. Oiltanking has an overall storage capacity of 20.2 million cbm.
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A recent Time magazine story said that our culture's fascination with science fiction is being replaced by an interest in "fantasy, a nostalgic, sentimental, magical vision of a medieval age." In other words: space travel out, Tolkien in. Paramount hopes there's at least enough interest left in laser blasts and warp speed star-hopping to sustain Star Trek: Nemesis, which is billed as the final theatrical adventure for Captain Picard (Stewart) and his Next Generation crew.
In Nemesis, Riker and Troi's honeymoon is interrupted by a political crisis. The Enterprise must intervene when Shinzon, an embittered clone Picard never knew he had, threatens to destroy earth. Caveats are minor for a PG-13, while the sci-fi subtext speaks volumes about our world today.
The action violence is typical of Star Trek films (a lot of shootouts, explosions and hand-to-hand combat), though one villain gets run through with a steel rod. A scene of the married couple kissing in bed is short of explicit, but is unsettling when Mrs. Riker suddenly sees Shinzon in her husband's place. Just four mild profanities beam into the dialogue.
Nemesis raises questions about destiny and free moral will, while valuing our desire for self-improvement. As always, friendship, loyalty and duty rule—leading one beloved character to make the ultimate sacrifice. When Picard urges a galactic terrorist to set aside hate and realize his potential, it sounds like the civilized world appealing to the humanity of Saddam. As science fiction uses that cultural mirror effectively, the genre will live long and prosper.


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Q: NoSql Design, AWS (DynamoDB) or Azure(DocumentDB)? I am planning on moving our people/address/telephone database from Sql Server into a NoSQL db for scalability reasons.
We currently have all our infrastructure on AWS and Azure and we are planning on keeping it that way. Hence, I started researching the tools provided by both AWS and Azure but I am in doubt and wish I could get some help.
Here's the basic structure of our tables:
Person
ID,
Name,
Surname,
DOB,
Job,
EmailAddress,
Nationality,
CityOfBirth,
Etc...
Address
PersonId,
Street,
Number,
ZipCode,
City,
etc...
Telephone
PersonId,
Number,
AreaCode,
Carrier,
etc...

Queries:
The main query that we perform is to obtain people based on columns from Person (DOB, Job, etc), Address (ZipCode Range, State, City, etc) and Telefone (Carrier, Telefone Type, etc) tables. We filter need to select millions of records on a daily basis to generate the data to be processed by our app.
My typical query returns the following columns:
Person Table: ID, Name, Surname, DOB, Job, EmailAddress, Nationality, CityOfBirth
Address Table: Street, Number, ZipCode, City, State
Telephone Table (5 phone numbers per person): Number, AreaCode, Carrier
Queries usually return from 5k~15k records, and we need to obtain the full resultset.
We also perform updates on the telephone data on a weekly basis, adding/removing/updating phone numbers. We do it on the weekend to avoid impacting performance on the production application.
I understand that I would have to denormalize this structure to facilitate querying and improve read performance. So I starting assessing both cloud providers for the possible solutions:
AWS DynamoDB
From what I could understand I cannot implement queries on multiple attributes and there is a limit on Indexes that can be created. I couldn't think of a way to model the data to allow for fast querying using the filters mentioned.
It seems to me that I could perform query on the most important fields and then apply filtering on the rest. I am not sure if it would be optimal, given that I have 50 million + records.
Or is there another AWS Service that could assist me on achieving the desired behavior?
Azure DocumentDB
Since it stores JSON objects which are indexed by all attributes I could be the way to go. I is supposed to be less performant than KEY/Value Tables and I am not aware of the actual performance when querying for millions of records on a daily basis.
Again, I am not sure if is there another service that could prive better results on Azure.
Conclusion:
I would like to get some insight that could lead me into the right direction. I've seem some questions regarding Elasticsearch and etc that could assist in this, but I am not sure if it would give the performance I was hoping for and if it is actually its purpose.
Objective
What is driving us to look for alternatives is to take advantage of cloud's flexibility. Nowadays we keep a large SQL Server 24/7 to host this core data of our application. We are hoping to improve query performance and reduce server costs.
Not sure what if NoSQL is the way to go, or remaining on SQL Server with changes on the data structure.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

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Streamers have more female characters than broadcast television, study finds
A survey of the 2020-21 TV season found that broadcast companies put more women on creative staff than broadcast networks, even though broadcasters featured slightly more women as main characters in their shows. But a year later, that study found that streamers now beat networks on both sides by small margins.
The "Boxed In" study has been led for 25 years by Dr. Martha Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. Lauzen runs the annual studies "Celluloid Ceiling" and "Thumbs Down: Gender and Film Critics and Why It Matters." Boxed In" on broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW) during prime time and streaming services (Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock). In the year In 2021-22, the study tracked more than 3,000 characters and more than 3,800 production credits, adding to a total of more than 53,000 characters and 66,000 credits since the study began in the 1997-98 TV season.
This year's survey found that 50% of main characters on streaming are women, compared to 48% on networks. When analyzed for all speaking roles, streamers had 47% female representation, while broadcasters had 45%.
When analyzed for both gender and race, streamers and broadcasters had different distribution rates. 28% of streamers feature black women as protagonists, and 7% feature Latinas as protagonists, compared to 21% and 3%, respectively, while streamers feature Asian women in 15% of streams and 10% as protagonists.
Age is another disparity in women's representation. "When women in the real world reach their 40s, they're gaining personal and professional empowerment, but at this age, the number of women in television and film is declining," Lauzen said. "Most media images normalize ambiguous ideas about gender and age, valuing women for their youth and beauty and men for their success."
According to Boxed In, in streaming, 42% of main female characters are in their 30s, while only 15% are in their 40s. Broadcasters followed suit, with 33% in the 30s and 14% in the 40s.
Behind the scenes, broadcast programs employ a higher percentage of women than broadcast network programs. The report found that women make up 37 percent of key behind-the-scenes roles on streaming shows, compared to 31 percent of broadcast network shows. This includes creators, directors, writers, executives, producers, editors and cinematographers.
In particular, women hold 38% of executive producers on broadcast programs and 29% on broadcast programs. Women comprise 29% of directors working on broadcast programs but 18% on broadcast programs.
Boxed In summarizes content analysis findings about characters and behind-the-scenes credits on dramas, comedies, and reality television shows. In the year In 2021-22, the study tracked more than 3,000 characters and more than 3,800 behind-the-scenes credits. Over the past 25 years – from 1997-98 to 2021-22 – the study has tracked more than 53,000 characters and more than 66,000 behind-the-scenes credits. The study provides an extensive historical record of the representation and employment of women in television.
When it comes to creative control, streamers were found to employ women in 37% of key roles (creators, directors, writers, executive producers, producers, editors and cinematographers) compared to 31% of broadcast networks. When analyzing each individual position, streamers had better gender parity for creators, directors, executive producers, and producers, while broadcasters hired more women as writers, editors, and cinematographers: among streamers, women made up 30% of creators, 29% of directors, and 30% of writers. , 38% executive producers, 47% producers, 22% editors and 11% cinematographers. In networks, women make up 29% of creators, 18% of directors, 36% of writers, 29% of executive producers, 42% of producers, 23% of editors and 16% of cinematographers.
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Working: Nellie Gentle
By Patrisha McLean | Jun 27, 2009
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Camden — Seven years ago, a family friend spotted Nelli Gentle at the cash register of a local art supply store. "It looks like you have energy to burn," the friend said, and recruited her. For the next three summers, "I was a work horse," said Nelli. Then she struck out on her own, shelving plans to follow up on her degree in art history from McGill University with grad school.
"It was perfect for me," she said about life as a gardener.
Now, accompanied by bumblebees and birds as the only employee of Gentle Gardens, she maintains the gardens of two extensive properties plus a handful of smaller gardens. She shuns sunglasses and hat because she wants a clear line of vision but pays attention to what's on her feet. "I found if you don't have good shoes it's like walking with concrete blocks by the end of the day," she said.
Her work year starts in April with the indoor planting of dahlia bulbs. "Then, as soon as I can get out I start the cleanup, cutting things back, mostly dealing with leaves," she said. Finding out what did or did not survive the winter "is always fun," she said. "It's never what I expected."
"I try to think of them as people," she said about the plants she tends. "Look at what they endure in a year, with wind and direct sun. Sometimes they get sick or work too hard. But then I love when they rebound."
When Nelli was apprenticing with her two women friends she was in her early 20s. "They would always laugh at me when I would show up in the morning babbling about how I had stayed up late the night before," she said. Sore muscles now at the end of the workday have given Nelli an understanding of why they were amused: "I feel it more, definitely."
Still, her routine this summer is working until 4 p.m. and then going home and working until dark with her husband, who has a mowing business, to landscape their new home. "It's fun!" she said. Going in the ground are "a mix of plants other gardeners have given me and things I have been wanting to buy, like my own butterfly bush," she said. Last winter she read up on roses and with seven new bushes, "I'm looking forward to having roses in a vase by my bed."
The only stressful part of her job is "the battle with the weather," she said, including two weeks in early to mid-June, "where I'm waking up in the middle of the night checking the temperature" to make sure a late frost hasn't killed tender seedlings.
There is a much longer list of things about her job that she loves: "My clients. I have met some really wonderful people. Being a plant nerd and talking plants [while on rounds of nurseries]. Doing real hard physical grunt work and feeling good at the end of the day."
She paused and added, "and when you've done a combination and it looks so beautiful it almost takes your breath away, and that's your job, you actually get paid for that."
Patrisha McLean
Patrisha McLean is a nationally-exhibited photographer specializing in black and white portraits of children, and the author of "Maine Street," published by Down East Books in 2009. Her website is www.patrishamclean.com and she can be reached at patrishamclean@aol.com
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Q: Unpivot a pandas groupby dataframe I have a dataset of weekly sales of a few stores, which looks something similar to :

store_id
item_id
week
sales

store1
item1
2021-01
3

store1
item2
2021-01
2

store2
item1
2021-01
10

store2
item3
2021-01
1

store1
item1
2021-02
5

store1
item2
2021-02
1

store2
item1
2021-02
11

store1
item3
2021-03
6

store1
item1
2021-04
7

store2
item3
2021-04
2

I did a pivot on this data frame like :
df.groupby(['store_id', 'item_id', 'week'])['sales'].mean().unstack() which generates a new dataframe like the one below :

store_id
item_id
2021-01
2021-02
2021-03
2021-04

store1
item1
3
5
0
7

store1
item2
2
1
0
0

store1
item3
0
0
6
0

store2
item1
10
11
0
0

store2
item3
1
0
0
2

I have performed the needed modifications to this new dataframe.
How do we get back the original dataframe structure from this modified pivot dataframe. such that I can represent each week number as a separate row rather than columns as in this dataframe.
Edit :
I tried using melt as an example from Convert columns into rows with Pandas:
df.melt(id_vars=["store_id", "item_id"],
        var_name="week",
        value_name="sales")

But I get the error :
The following 'id_vars' are not present in the DataFrame: ['store_id', 'item_id']. This seems probably because my df has multi-indices and not in serialised form.
Output of df.index
MultiIndex([('store1', 'item1'),
            ('store1', 'item2'),
           ....
           ....
           names=['store_id', 'item_id'], length=15305)

A: You can use df.melt. Using the below dataframe:
df = pd.DataFrame({'store_id' : ['store1', 'store1', 'store1', 'store2', 'store2'],
                  'item_id' : ['item1', 'item2', 'item3', 'item1', 'item3'],
                  '2021-01' : [3, 2, 0, 10, 1],
                  '2021-02' : [5, 1, 0, 11, 0],
                  '2021-03' : [0, 0, 6, 0, 0],
                  '2021-04' : [7, 0, 0, 0, 2]})

  store_id item_id  2021-01  2021-02  2021-03  2021-04
0   store1   item1        3        5        0        7
1   store1   item2        2        1        0        0
2   store1   item3        0        0        6        0
3   store2   item1       10       11        0        0
4   store2   item3        1        0        0        2

You can then melt, using store and item id as id_vars, and values are the date columns:
df.melt(id_vars=['store_id', 'item_id'], var_name='week', value_name='sales')

This will give the below:
   store_id item_id     week  sales
0    store1   item1  2021-01      3
1    store1   item2  2021-01      2
2    store1   item3  2021-01      0
3    store2   item1  2021-01     10
4    store2   item3  2021-01      1
5    store1   item1  2021-02      5
6    store1   item2  2021-02      1
7    store1   item3  2021-02      0
8    store2   item1  2021-02     11
9    store2   item3  2021-02      0
10   store1   item1  2021-03      0
11   store1   item2  2021-03      0
12   store1   item3  2021-03      6
13   store2   item1  2021-03      0
14   store2   item3  2021-03      0
15   store1   item1  2021-04      7
16   store1   item2  2021-04      0
17   store1   item3  2021-04      0
18   store2   item1  2021-04      0
19   store2   item3  2021-04      2


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The 6 Day Tour North Vietnam is one of the best-seller tour is customized by the Hanoi based tour operator in the northern Vietnam. The multi activity tour takes you to such places as Mai Chau village, Hoa Binh province, Tam Coc, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh province, Halong bay, Quang Ninh province, Cat Ba island, Hai Phong. You have the opportunity to do different outdoor activities such as hiking, river boat trip, countryside cycle, sea kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving.
Depart Hanoi for Hoa Binh province and the town of Mai Chau. This scenic drive takes around three and half hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. Arrive in Mai Chau valley around noon. After lunch, we leave the village for a half day walking tour. We will hike through many different Thai hamlets, rice fields and green hill sides…We will stop by some local houses to talk with local people to understand their customs and culture. In the evening, assist to the traditional music and dance show which is performed by The Thai young girls and boys (optional). Overnight in a stilt house.
Day 2: Mai Chau – Tam Coc (Ninh Binh).
A contrasting and more challenging ride today, though there is plenty of opportunity to stop, rest and admire the views. After breakfast enjoy a four hour drive to Tam Coc, also called "Ha Long Bay on land", or the "Vietnam's second nicest grotto" (to Huong Tich) for its poetic and inspirational natural scenery. After your lunch which will be provided at local restaurant, we will take a two hour boat trip around natural caves and grottoes, admire the wonderful landscape of the tourist area. The trip in Tam Coc is wonderful for photo hunters, especially when local people come to harvest the water rice planted along the river, or when they transplant some seedling for the next crops. Overnight in Tam coc, Ninh Binh.
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A water polo tournament was held on the Seine (near Asnières) on 11 and 12 August 1900 as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. Eight teams from four countries, all European, entered the event, although only seven ended up playing. The Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester, England, which has been listed with two rosters that are nearly entirely different, became the first Olympic water polo champions by defeating the Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club of Belgium. Third place went to the two French-based semi-finalists, Libellule de Paris and Pupilles de Neptune de Lille, the latter of whom entered two teams, but merged them together after the first round.

Background
Water polo, and team sport in general, made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Summer Games held in Paris, France. The tournament was to be played by the less violent and more restrictive "English rules", which, along with the cost of traveling to Paris, deterred any American teams from participating. Seven teams, representing at least four countries, took part in the competition. Four squads were based in the host nation: two from Pupilles de Neptune de Lille and one each from Libellule de Paris and Tritons Lillois. The Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club, Berliner Swimming Club, and Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester were based in Belgium, Germany, and Manchester, Great Britain respectively. A second squad from the Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester was entered, but did not participate.

Team composition

The composition of several of the teams in Paris differs across sources and not all teams were composed solely of members who were nationals of the countries in which their clubs were based. Libellule de Paris has been listed as having a player by the name of "Devenot", but Olympic historian Bill Mallon identifies this player as Jules Clévenot, who also competed in swimming events at the Games. Their squad also included Bill Burgess, a Briton who would later become the second man to swim across the English Channel. The first Pupilles de Neptune de Lille team contained a Belgian national, Philippe Houben. Three members of this squad, Eugène Favier, René Lériche, and Charles Treffel, joined the second Pupilles de Neptune de Lille team after the first was eliminated from the tournament. They seem to have replaced four players, Auguste Camelin, Antoine Fiolet, Pierre Gellé, and Louis Marc, who competed for the second Pupilles de Neptune de Lille lineup only in the first round.

German sources do not list Hans Aniol, Max Hainle, or Herbert von Petersdorff as members of the Berliner Swimming Club, mentioning Gustav Erpf, Asmus Simonsen, and Max Schöne instead, but Mallon notes that there is proof contemporary to the tournament for the participation of only the former trio. Three members of the Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club, Georges Romas, Guillaume Séron, and A. R. Upton, are also left off of some lists despite evidence that they participated in the first round. The roster for the Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester as listed by the International Olympic Committee is Thomas Coe, John Henry Derbyshire, Peter Kemp, William Lister, Arthur G. Robertson, Eric Robinson, and George Wilkinson. Lister, however, had died two weeks prior to the Games, while Derbyshire, Robinson, and Wilkinson all played water polo matches in England either during the tournament or too soon after it to have traveled back from Paris in time. A list of players contemporary to the match does not include Robertson, but does list Coe and Kemp in addition to Robert Crawshaw, William Henry, John Arthur Jarvis, Victor Lindberg, and Frederick Stapleton. Lindberg has been considered the first New Zealand Olympian, although he "was born in Fiji to Swedish and Irish parents, lived in New Zealand from a young age and, in Paris, represented a British club."

Full rosters
All entries are listed as per Mallon's "The 1900 Olympic Games" unless otherwise noted:

Tournament results

The water polo tournament was held at the river Seine, with the first round taking place on 11 August. Osborne defeated Tritons Lillois in a 12–0 shutout, with Jarvis scoring at least six of the goals. Brussels also shutout the first Pupilles de Neptune de Lille squad 2–0, while the latter's second team defeated Berliner 3–2. Libellule de Paris received a bye and the losing teams were eliminated from the tournament. The semi-finals took place on 12 August, with Osborne defeating the remaining Pupilles de Neptune de Lille squad 10–1 (with Martin scoring the lone goal for the French team) and Brussels winning against Libellule de Paris 5–1. The final was held on the same day, with Osborne overcoming Brussels 7–2. Osborne, with the medal later credited to Great Britain, became the first Olympic water polo champions and "descriptions of the matches make it appear that they won as they wished, and the margins could have been larger, had they pressed the matter". Belgium has been retroactively credited with silver (medals were not handed out for many events at the 1900 Summer Olympics), while the two French semi-finalists have been seen as the bronze medalists.

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References

Sources
 PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
 Official Report of the 1900 Olympic Games (download, archive)
 Water polo on the Olympedia website
 Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
 Water polo on the Sports Reference website
 Water polo at the 1900 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

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"Praying for Prey" Sculpture by John Brommel
Some folks think it's cute, while others find it a bit terrifying. No matter where you fall on this spectrum of adoration (or fear), you have to admit that this sculpture in Altoona's Enabling Garden is pretty cool!
But why is it here? Who created it? And is it going to eat me?
For starters…no. It's not going to eat you. Now that we've got that cleared up, let's learn more about this Altoona masterpiece!
"Praying for Prey" is a 12-foot praying mantis sculpture located in Altoona's Enabling Garden, created by Des Moines-based artist John Brommel in collaboration with the Polk County Master Gardeners. Brommel constructed the piece using steel, copper, stainless steel, bronze, and aluminum.
A Beastly Bug with a Calm Demeanor
When you first see this 12-foot praying mantis sculpture in person, "calm" might not be the first word that comes to mind…especially if you have entomophobia.
Take a closer look, though. It's harmless. The subject of "Praying for Prey" is in a perpetual state of peaceful meditation.
Well, that's one of the many ways way you could interpret its body language.
You might also see it waving "hello", beckoning gardeners in our community with its raised raptorial legs. Looking at it from another (and very inaccurate) perspective, one might even argue that this bug is permanently stuck in the "Y" part of the "YMCA" dance.
And that's the beauty of it. Each time you examine this sculpture, your eyes will reveal something delightfully different…even if you have entomophobia!
Brought to Life by John Brommel & the Polk County Master Gardeners
In 2010, the Polk County Master Gardeners reached out to Des Moines-based artist John Brommel to see if he'd be interested in crafting a praying mantis sculpture for Altoona's Enabling Garden, an interactive outdoor space for people of all ages and abilities.
He was more than happy to oblige!
Brommel met up with the Master Gardeners and started brainstorming what the piece could look like. It didn't take them long to devise the perfect concept together.
Now, it was time to get to work!
John Brommel's name will likely ring a bell if you're from the Altoona area. His work can be found at Haines Park, Ironwood Park, and the Altoona Public Library, just to name a few spots!
What's an Art Project Without a Little Entomology?
Great art requires thorough research, which is why Brommel essentially became a bona fide entomologist before he started welding together his new project.
He spent a whole summer observing a congregation of 150 praying mantises, which was especially exciting for him given his childhood fascination with the insect.
"I was intrigued by them as a child because I could never find a live one," Brommel said in an interview with the Des Moines Register, "I just saw pictures in books."
So, what did he discover during his summer stint as an entomologist?
"The praying mantis is the T-Rex of the insect world," Brommel learned. "Even eating makes them hungry."
Luckily for insects in Altoona, though, metal sculptures don't have much of an appetite.
And Brommel's beastly bug isn't interested in hunting, anyway. Its existence is entirely centered around beauty. For over a decade now, "Praying for Prey" has been reminding Enabling Garden-goers to simply stop and smell the roses.
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Here at Taxware Systems, we want tax professionals to stay informed about the tax industry at large, including important information from the IRS that will help the tax season run smoothly.
The IRS recently announced that the official start date for 2017 filing season, and the day they will begin processing returns is Monday, January 23rd.
Note: There is no advantage to filing paper returns early in January because the IRS will start processing all returns at the same time.
The IRS also wanted to remind taxpayers that due to the PATH Act, a new law dictates that the IRS is required to hold refunds claiming Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until February 15th. Please be patient; it will take several days for these particular refunds to be released and processed through various financial institutions.
We hope that this information is helpful as you prepare for another successful tax season.
During the holiday season, people often donate money, personal belongings or property to charity. Here are some tips that you can share with your clients to help them file their tax return.
Qualified Charities: The client can deduct gifts for a qualified charity. This includes churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and government agencies, even if they do not appear on the Select Check tool provided by the IRS. Note: Warn them to be careful of phishers posing as qualifying charities. Do not open emails from a "charity" that is not familiar, and do not click on any links in the emails. The Select Check tool should be able to help you confirm actual charities.
Keep Records of All Cash Gifts: Gifts of money include those made in cash, checks, electronic funds transfer, credit card or payroll deductions. Make sure they ask for written statements or bank records from the charity. The statement must show the name of the charity, date and the contribution amount. If there are payroll deductions, have them retain a paystub or W-2 form from their employer.
Additional Records: The client needs to get an acknowledgement from the charity for each deductible donation, cash or property, of $250 or more.
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Special Rules: If they give a car, boat or airplane to charity, special rules apply. Be sure they fill out Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions, to report these gifts.
https://www.irs.gov/uac/about-publication-526 or call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.
The W-2 Input page has been modernized. We have put special focus on the flow and tab order of the W-2 page.
The W-2 follows the IRS W-2 form. We have added the wizard mode button so that you can turn the wizard flow on or off any time, whether you are in edit mode or enter a new W-2 transaction.
This is the next evolution to our forms preview and constant calculations. Designed primarily for you dual or large monitor users, hitting the F12 key will open the live view window. This can be dragged to a second monitor or space on a large monitor.
For supported forms, this will then display the active form or schedule. As dollar amounts are changed and calculated the PDF will be instantly updated, giving you even more tax return information at your fingertips.
We have enhanced our outstanding e-file tracking system even more. The new system will now handle an unlimited number of state records, integrate seamlessly with the client data grid and includes an A2A server database tab.
The new A2A server tab will show you a two week history of an individual tax return's e-file A2A progress. Also, in these individual data records, acknowledgement files can be re-hung for download and processing. This can still be done through our website but can now also be done here without ever leaving the program.
I have just scratched the surface of the new program and its capabilities. Our posted video will give you a better overview of the new program, so we encourage you to check it out: http://www.taxwaresystems.com/productwintax.html.
We are excited about the new Wintax program. It opens the door to so many additional opportunities for future goals and tools.
Although we are very excited about the new program, we are also cautious. We will continue to support and enhance our legacy Wintax program.
The new program is in a pilot or test year and is limited in state support as well as native forms and schedules. The program natively supports CA, IL and UT and uses the legacy program to support all the other states and federal forms that are not native to the new system. However, most of the other federal forms and schedules are available by linking the new program to the legacy program in the Defaults and Settings page.
Taking advantage of some of the latest programming tools available, we have rewritten our Wintax-1040 Income Tax programs. We wanted to develop dynamic systems with a more user-friendly experience but keep our existing tax return flow so that there wouldn't be a learning curve.
We believe we have hit the mark with this new Wintax program and are excited for its launch!
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Native Print Printing is even faster.
User Interface Scaling This can be done on any page by CTRL mousewheel up or down. You can also go to the Defaults and Settings page and use the scaling slider. The scaler will remember whatever it was set to last when you exit the program.
Easier Networking Available networked drop down as well as networking filter. The network name is now part of the operating system's client storage and gets ported into the client and e-file databases. This means you can easily switch to another network client's settings, and that you can also filter clients based on your network ID. If you are not networking, simply uncheck the "Enable networking user filter" selection and the "User Filter" goes away. Tax returns' network ID gets set during new client or prior year recall but can be reassigned in the print configuration menu.
"Bread Crumb" Navigation is awesome! Now you can know where you are in the tax return all the time. What makes this feature really fantastic is that clicking the blue titles can also be used to go straight to a specific page.
E-file Validation is now native to the new program. The internal and IRS schema validation for the federal takes place during the loading of the validator. We also have color coding of the XML, copy and paste functionality, and search XML utilities.
E-file tracker has a new Station ID filter. If networking computers or station ID EROs that intend to share the program, a station ID can be entered and the new e-file tracker will filter their tax returns.
There are too many fun things to talk about regarding the new program, but I'll talk about a few of the highlights. Note: We are not discontinuing our fantastic current legacy 1040 program, so if you are more comfortable using the legacy program it is also being added to and enhanced.
We are really excited about the new, enhanced recall client page. On this page, clients can filter the tax returns to show only tax returns for the selected filter by clicking the filter buttons. The search options located to the left will search the filtered data set. This should make finding and working with your clients a lot easier and faster.
Also from this page, the new client wizard can be accessed to start a return by selecting the new client button located in the tool bar.
For clients that have been recalled into the current year, expanded client information can be accessed by searching for the client and hitting the F2 key or clicking the F2 button.
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This page is the main launch point of the federal tax return and the federal form 1040 is the main design flow for this page. Constant total calculations are shown in the left panel. Forms and schedules used are displayed in the middle panel and those forms or schedules can be accessed by double clicking those forms.
The main forms and schedules item selections are found in conjunction with the line numbers of the 1040. We also added specific page access if that line is clicked with your mouse. We also included our Form Search capabilities that had previously only been available in our direct Forms and Schedules page.
Do your clients have ITINs, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers? The IRS issues an ITIN to those who need to file a tax return or report to the IRS, but who are not eligible for a social security number, and some of those ITINs expire at the end of 2016. If your client needs to renew an ITIN, complete an application this fall to avoid delays.
Form W-7: The Form W-7 is the application for the IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. The client must have identification documents with the form, but they do not need a completed tax return.
Other documents are eligible to show proof of foreign status as well. For a full list, please visit www.irs.gov.
Note: Only original documents or certified copies are accepted.
U.S. medical records for dependents under age 6 or U.S. school records for dependents under age 18.
U.S. school records for dependents age 18 or over or a rental statement, utility bill or bank statement with the applicant's name and U.S. address.
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BROOKE GLADSTONE: And now an update. Last month, we reported that the widely-admired TV anchorman Leonid Parfyonov was fired from the nominally-independent NTV network in Moscow for airing an interview with the widow of a Chechen leader murdered by Russian security services. At the time, Fred Weir, of the Christian Science Monitor, told us to keep our eye on Savik Schuster, host of NTV's freewheeling political news program Svoboda Slova --Freedom of Speech. This week, that program died. And there was another death in Moscow. A real one. The murder last Friday of the editor in chief of Forbes Russia, Paul Klebnikov He was American, of Russian descent. An investigative reporter who firmly believed, his friends say, in a better future for Russia. It is very rare that an American reporter is murdered in Russia, but it's all too common these days for the native-born. The New York Times noted that 14 journalists have been shot since Vladimir Putin became president. Not one of the murders has been solved. [MUSIC]
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In honor of our Power of Paint Contest, today we're doing a little something different and showing you how to recreate one of our designs! This bold master bedroom, designed for M/I Homes, is one of our favorite recent spaces. It's a great example of how The Art of Space can bring harmony to any space, no matter the style.
The use of pattern, texture and scale are front and center in this photo, but as in many spaces, knowing wall color trends was the first key to pulling the whole space together. To accomplish this eye-catching look, we used Sherwin Williams paint in Loggia, Keystone Gray, and Sage Green Light for the stripes, and Westhighland White for the trim. Keep reading below for ideas on how to copy the rest of the room, no matter your budget.
A reclaimed wood headboard adds pattern, texture, color, and loads of character. Save: King Reclaimed Wood Headboard, Jen's Simple Dimensions ($575) / Splurge: Reclaimed Wood Sculpture King Headboard, Modern Textures ($1,400).
Brass accents add a sophisticated, delicate touch to the sturdy black nightstands. Save: Reynolds Bedside Table, Pottery Barn ($449) / Splurge: Lopez Sideboard, Brass Arrow ($725).
Hanging pendant lights a little lower adds an unexpected touch, allowing them to work as bedside lamps while balancing out the massive scale of the nightstands. Save: Harvest 1-Light Drum Swag Pendant in Natural, Overstock ($53.99) / Splurge: Sea Gull Lighting Stirling 3-Light Drum Pendant in Burnt Sienna, Lighting Direct ($258).
Graphic patterns add a bold touch to any room, and can be especially impactful on the floor. Both of these rugs capitalizae on one of the current color trends – a crisp mix of black & beige. Save: Loloi Goodman Area Rug in Black & Beige, Wayfair ($529) / Splurge: Surya Destinations Area Rug in Black & Beige, Hayneedle ($1,566).
If you have the room, never forgo adding a bench at the end of the bed. It's a simple, yet ultra-convenient, touch. Save: Cortesi Home "X" Bench, Amazon ($142.99) / Splurge: Uttermost Corona Hardwood Bench, Wayfair ($438).
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Cut price racing
How to build an excellent Xbox One racing rig on a budget
If you're a serious racing fan, there's nothing quite like that authentic wheel and pedals experience when playing your favorite title. However, setting yourself up with a good wheel and seat can be very pricey, and it doesn't have to be. Here are some of our favorite products to help you build an excellent racing rig while keeping the budget in check.
Incredible wheel: Logitech G920 wheel
Great for beginners: Thrustmaster TMX wheel
Realism and comfort: Playseat Challenge
Chair alternative: GT Omega Wheel Stand
Great display: TCL 49-inch 4K HDR TV
Bonus feature: GT Omega Racing Monitor Stand
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The G920 is an exceptionally well-built product with built-in vibration motors, 900-degree rotation, a leather grip, and a full three-pedal setup. You can use the optional gearshift with it if you prefer those over the paddles, though it's not included. Logitech has a history of making great wheels, and the G920 is just the latest in that lineup.
The Thrustmaster TMX looks excellent, is trimmed in leather, and has the all-important 900-degree rotation. The TMX Force Feedback system will make sure you feel the road beneath you. While it doesn't look quite as fancy as the Logitech wheel, it's an excellent alternative. It's also reasonably priced, so if you're not worried about using an additional gearshift, you can save a few bucks.
With the Playseat Challenge, you get a racing seat with an integrated wheel and pedal mounts that also fold down flat for easy storage. The seat is fabric, and the frame is powder-coated black for a classy, yet still hard-wearing finish. The neat trick is how the whole wheel mount opens up to allow you to get in, then you pop it down, and you're inside your little cockpit. It's compatible with most popular wheels and is one of the most affordable racing seats out there.
If you already have a good chair you're happy to use, you can save some additional funds by just getting a wheel stand instead of something like the Playseat. This stand from GT Omega Racing is about as good as it gets. It's compatible with a range of wheels and, importantly, is adjustable enough that you'll be able to get comfortable in almost any type of chair.
A large display is a must for a great racing rig, and this is currently our favorite budget 4K HDR TV. Available in a range of sizes, it's a solid budget display to race with, with only its fairly high response time adding any downer. It's perfect for hooking up to a console like the Xbox One X for some 4K racing fun.
If you want to set up a standalone rig away from the living room TV, you might consider investing in one of these. It's a simple stand that's designed to take displays from 22-inches up to about 43-inches. This particular one also integrates directly with GT Omega's ART cockpit system if you feel like splashing the cash in the future and getting yourself an upgrade.
Go racing for less
Having a stellar (virtual) racing experience doesn't have to be expensive, and with something like the Logitech G920 you can take a very positive first step. It's a high-quality product with an excellent build quality, the force feedback is robust, and the leather trim makes it comfortable to use for prolonged periods.
But when it comes to virtual racing, the equipment is only half of the battle. To push yourself, you need to be incredibly comfortable, and the beauty of the Playseat Challenge is that it has one of the more realistic driving positions of any chair. It has the added benefit of also being one of the most affordable. It also accepts virtually any wheel on its mount should you upgrade in the future.
Ideally, you also want a lot of screen real estate in front of you. A crazy three monitor setup isn't much help on a budget, but getting a decent TV is a good substitute and TCL has a nice 4K one for an attractive price. Since you don't need the super-fast response times for racing games, a big 4K TV is a great way to save some money.
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Richard Devine is an Editor at Windows Central. A former Project Manager and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found on Android Central and iMore as well as Windows Central. Currently you'll find him covering all manner of PC hardware and gaming, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.


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Far-right Le Pen backs Macron in quarrel with Turkey
by DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES
ISTANBUL Sep 14, 2020 - 12:49 pm GMT+3
Marine Le Pen, French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) president and member of parliament, delivers a speech at La Palmeraie, in Paris, France, May 26, 2019. (AFP Photo)
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Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen on Sunday expressed her support for French President Emmanuel Macron in his dispute with Turkey over major geopolitical issues.
Speaking to the LCI TV channel, Le Pen said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "threats" actually target France and added: "Against these threats, I resolutely back President Emmanuel Macron, although we have millions of issues that we cannot agree on."
France, already at odds with Turkey over Libya and Syria, has sent its own naval ships into the Eastern Mediterranean to support Greece, which announced major new arms purchases on Saturday, including French-made Rafale fighter jets.
Leaders of seven European countries on the Mediterranean met at a summit hosted by Macron last week in Corsica where they said they were ready to back EU sanctions on Turkey over the dispute.
Before the summit, Macron said Europeans must be "clear and firm with, not Turkey as a nation and people, but with the government of President Erdoğan, which has taken unacceptable actions."
In response, Erdoğan on Saturday warned Macron "not to mess" with Turkey.
The Turkish leader dismissed the remarks and accused Macron of "lacking historical knowledge."
"Mr. Macron, you're going to have more problems with me," Erdoğan said. "You already don't have much time. You're on your last legs."
Due to Macron's diminishing popularity, the far-right's increasing voter base and ongoing nationwide protests, he has switched to a more hawkish stance in terms of his policies.
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Gowdy challenges Nadler to tell NYC murder victims' families 'that the violence is manufactured'
Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy told "Hannity" that Tuesday's contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing with testimony from Attorney General William Barr showed the contrast between the two parties ahead of the presidential election.
"Do you want the anarchy that you see in Portland and Seattle? Or do you want a country where everyone is safe and secure?" Gowdy asked host Sean Hannity rhetorically. "What you … saw today is what a serious, grown-up attorney general could do for this country and it makes me wish and wonder where we would be if he had been the AG from day one, if Bill Barr had been the president's first AG."
Gowdy, the former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, then rounded on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, who Gowdy referred to as "crazy Uncle Jerry."
"Now you know, Sean, why the Democrats kept him hidden in the attic during impeachment. They didn't want him anywhere near impeachment, and for anybody who wondered why the chairman of Judiciary had no role in impeachment, today you figured it out."
At one point in the hearing, Nadler accused Barr of dispatching federal agents to respond to rioting in Portland in order to provide Trump with footage for campaign ads. When Barr tried to respond and say that he was not using federal law enforcement to help Trump's campaign, Nadler spoke over him.
Late in the day, Nadler refused Barr's request for a five-minute break, prompting Barr to sarcastically call Nadler a "class act."
Gowdy defended the actions of the federal government in Portland, saying "the number one obligation of government is public safety.
"What I wish Nadler would do," Gowdy went on, "is go find all the homicide victims and their family members in New York, go find the parents of that one-year-old who got killed and tell them that the violence is manufactured," Gowdy said. "Go find all the homicide victims, Jerry, in your own backyard and tell them that the violence is manufactured."
Fox News' Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.
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Q: How do I center align the items in my menu? How do I center align the items WITHIN in my menu? (The lis) I managed to center the menu (ul) within the page of my website but I can't center the actual items in the menu (Home, About, etc.)
You can edit my HTML/CSS here: http://jsfiddle.net/66reH/
To see the results
CSS/HTML:

#nav {
 font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 font-size: 15px;
 color: #fff;
 margin-left:auto;
 margin-right:auto;
 background-color: #eee;
 padding: 5px;
 height: 38px;
 width: 913px;
 font-weight: bold;
 border-style:solid;
 border-width:4px;
 border-color: #000;
}
#nav ul {
 padding: 0px;
 margin-top: 0px;
 margin-right: 0px;
 margin-bottom: 0px;
 margin-left: 170px;
}
#nav ul li {
 list-style-type: none;
 text-align: center;
 float: left;
 margin: 0px;
}
#nav ul li a {
 text-decoration: none;
 color: #000;
 text-align: center;
 display: block;
 padding: 10px;
 margin: 0px;
}
#nav ul li a:hover {
 color: #CD0000;
}

HOME

ABOUT

TOUR

NEWS

PRESS

PHILANTHROPY

JOBS

CONTACT

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*remove the align property on the #nav div

*Add text-align: center; to the #nav selector CSS

*remove the margin-left property for the ul selector CSS

*add 'text-align: center; to the ul selector CSS

*remove the float: left; property on the li selector CSS

*add display: inline-block; to the li selector CSS

You didn't have a centered menu there. You simply added 170px to the left of the UL in the CSS so it sort of looked centered. But it wasn't.
DEMO HERE

A: CSS/HTML

#nav {
    font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #fff;
    margin-left:auto;
    margin-right:auto;
    background-color: #eee;
    padding: 5px;
    height: 38px;
    width: 913px;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-style:solid;
    border-width:4px;
    border-color: #000;
}
#nav ul {
    padding: 0px;
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}
#nav ul li {
    list-style-type: none;
    text-align: center;
    float: left;
    margin: 0px;
}
#nav ul li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000;
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 0px;
}
#nav ul li a:hover {
    color: #CD0000;
}
.outer {
    float: right;
    right: 50%;
    position: relative;
}
.inner {
    float: right;
    right: -50%;
    position: relative;
}
.clearboth {
    clear:both;
}

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/*
  Example code to show how to send a string to a function called "reverse" and print the results.
*/

#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <libgearman/gearman.h>

int main(void)
{
  gearman_client_st *client= gearman_client_create(NULL);

  gearman_return_t ret= gearman_client_add_server(client, "localhost", 0);
  if (gearman_failed(ret))
  {
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }

  gearman_argument_t value= gearman_argument_make(0, 0, "Reverse Me", strlen("Reverse Me"));

  gearman_task_st *task= gearman_execute(client,
                                         "reverse", strlen("reverse"),  // function
                                         NULL, 0,  // no unique value provided
                                         NULL,
                                         &value, 0);

  if (task == NULL) // If gearman_execute() can return NULL on error
  {
    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", gearman_client_error(client));
    gearman_client_free(client);
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }

  // Make sure the task was run successfully
  if (gearman_success(gearman_task_return(task)))
  {
    // Make use of value
    gearman_result_st *result= gearman_task_result(task);
    printf("%.*s\n", (int)gearman_result_size(result), gearman_result_value(result));
  }

  gearman_client_free(client);

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}


A Verizon employee has been awarded a suspension by the concern for breaching safety protocol.
Hailed as a local hero by a Philadelphia suburb for risking his life to save a cat's life, Maurice German, an employee at Verizon, was awarded a suspension.
The mobile video caught the rescue on 16th March 2019.
Locals on the community 2500 block of the East Monmouth Street located in Port Richmond had been attempting for a long time to save "Princess Momma," a cute feline who got stranded on top of a pole.
Verizon employee German was present at the spot. He, without any hesitation, used his company's small bucket truck to save the cat.
No one got injured in the rescue.
A company spokesman said, German's good Samaritan effort breached safety protocol, and our company, Verizon, had no option but to relieve him from duty.
The suspension is 21 days without any payment.
"We take no pleasure when our employees breach protocols related to their work. Verizon, in particular, fully responsible and committed for keeping our workers safe.
All our staffs undergo extensive training focusing on on-the-job safety. Our main goal is to maintain a safe environment for both our customers and employees.
For safety reasons, our related equipment and trucks are not allowed to be employed in the area around electrical wires. German put lives of those around him and those around him in trouble.
Locals said they are thankful for German's brave effort.


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Opera set to take wing across Wales
THE Welsh National Opera is to journey down the "dirt tracks" of rural Wales to present a trilogy of productions with conservation themes.
Future operas will be based on dolphins and big cat spottings, while the first focuses on efforts to save the red kite, the bird emblem of Wales. A spokeswoman said the WNO was attempting to create chamber operas which reflected countryside interests.
"A production of La Traviata would not necessarily be appropriate," she said.. "Besides, most places do not have the facilities to stage larger operas."
The first of the trilogy, Redflight Barcud, will receive its premiere in a marquee at Cil-y-Cwm, Carmarthenshire, on St David's Day. It will then tour Wales, visiting Aberystwyth and Caernarfon, and enlist local schoolchildren for choral sections.
The opera was conceived by Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis, who was inspired to pen the bi-lingual libretto while staying in Bwythn y Barcud, the Red Kite's Cottage.
Her experiences watching the birds brought her into contact with Tony Cross, head of the Red Kite conservation project.
He even became a character in the opera, which follows a pair of red kites in the life cycle from courtship through hatching of their
chicks and their leaving the nest. Gwyneth, who has since been adopted as Cil-y-Cwm's community poet, said: "It was only after I moved there that I discovered the area's long history in working to safeguard the red kite. It is one of the strongholds and it has made
wonderful progress over the years." Redflight Barcud, sponsored by ScottishPower, was devised as an educational tool with environmental lessons - it is even linked to the National Curriculum. Over its three-year period, the trilogy project will involve 30-36 schools and 900-1,100 primary schoolchildren.
* Tour dates: March 1 Cil-y-Cwm, Carmarthenshire (7pm). March 8 Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre (6.30pm). March 10 Galeri Caernarvon (6.30pm). March 12 Builth Primary School, Hospital Road, Builth Wells (6.30pm).
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The following requirements will be strictly enforced. We expect both parents to make the effort to come to class properly dressed.
Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet: Black leotard (no leotards with attached skirts allowed) pink tights, pink ballet shoes with elastic well sewn on.
Ballet I: Black leotard (no leotards with attached skirts allowed) pink tights, pink ballet shoes with elastic well sewn on (no ribbons).
Ballet II: Navy blue leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes.
Ballet III: Royal Blue leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes.
Ballet IV: Burgundy leotard, pink tights.
Ballet V: Purple leotard, pink tights.
Ballet VI: Black leotard, pink or black tights.
Tap: Black leotard, pink or black tights, black tap shoes with elastic or Velcro instead of ribbons.
Jazz (I - IV): Black leotard, black footless tights, and tan jazz shoes.
Contemporary: Black leotard, black footless tights.
Hip Hop: Black leggings or capris and studio logo Hip Hop t-shirt to be purchased from the office, regular athletic shoes.
Hair: Must be worn completely up and out of the face and securely fastened FOR ALL CLASSES; buns are required for Combo III and above, and a ponytail for jazz, hi hop, contemporary, tap and combination classes.


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Israel Pulse
Egypt rebuilds regional leader status
Uri Savir October 29, 2017
Egypt is developing an initiative that would launch Israeli-Palestinian negotiations alongside a multilateral negotiation track.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviews the troops at the Defense Ministry in Paris, France, Oct. 23, 2017.
It is hard to determine at this point whether it was Fatah or Hamas that won in the new reconciliation agreement. But there is definitely a second winner — Egypt. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi activated his intelligence services to pressure both sides into signing this deal, which offers Cairo considerable clout over both Palestinian movements.
A senior Egyptian diplomat in Tel Aviv told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity that it was a lengthy and difficult negotiation, mainly in Cairo, between Egyptian officials and representatives of Hamas and Fatah. Egypt was highly concerned that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip would lead to a renewed confrontation between Hamas and Israel, and violence tends to strengthen Iran's hand in the region. Egypt wants to regain its leading role in the Arab world and offset the Iranian regime's influence in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Gaza. Also, the security stalemate in the Sinai Desert is of prime importance.
The Egyptian diplomat said that throughout the negotiations Cairo kept the US administration in the loop, understanding the sensitive issue of Hamas' status in Washington as a terrorist organization. US envoy Jason Greenblatt conveyed to Cairo that the United States would back the deal on the condition that Hamas would not be involved in the government. This was also requested by the United States in previous Palestinian unity agreements.
Egypt's diplomatic goal now is double. One goal is achieving a relatively smooth implementation of the agreement. The second is conducting further consultations in Cairo on the issues of a common position for a possible two-state solution process, elections to the Palestinian parliament and presidency, and the military wing of Hamas.
The diplomat claims that a peace process led by the Donald Trump administration and Egypt resulting in a two-state solution is of significant importance to the Egyptian leadership. He explained that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry is currently working on an Egyptian initiative to advance such a process.
This Egyptian initiative would include several steps. First, the Arab League will declare its willingness to engage in a two-state solution process, based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. In this context, the Arab League will recognize the reconciliation agreement and declare that it considers the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza as a single territory. Following the Arab League declaration, the US administration will convene an opening conference for a two-state solution and anti-radical Muslim terror process, based on the Arab Peace Initiative and the declaration made by Trump in Riyadh last May at the Arab Islamic American Summit. This conference should lead to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations for a two-state solution based on the 1967 lines. The Palestinian delegation for these negotiations will be represented by the PLO (not the reconciliation government) under President Mahmoud Abbas. The West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza will be addressed as one territorial unit. During the negotiations, there will be a settlement freeze and a halt to all Palestinian incitement to violence. Cairo will be the venue of these negotiations.
The diplomat also elaborated the parameters of the initiative, stating that Egypt is ready to assist in the security arrangements for permanent status in the form of Egyptian monitoring of troops in the West Bank and Gaza. Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia will partake in the opening conference and agree to a multilateral negotiation track with Israel on regional cooperation based on the Arab Peace Initiative and on containing radical fundamentalist regional forces. The United States and the European Union will provide economic assistance to these parties as part of the process.
A senior Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs official who spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity vehemently rejected all components of such a plan. Israel's position is different both in content and in sequence. In Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's view, there must first be an agreement on regional anti-terror and anti-Iran activities. Only after can the Palestinian issue be tackled, conditioned on the abolishment of the reconciliation deal or alternatively the disarmament of Hamas.
That being said, the reconciliation agreement has created new realities for possible Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. There is less of a split between the West Bank and Gaza, Egypt has become a stronger and more involved player, and now Israel rejects any such negotiations. Any progress depends now on Sisi's ability to convince Trump to initiate peace negotiations.
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Uri Savir has spent his professional life working on the strategies of peacemaking in Israel. In 1996, he established the Peres Center for Peace and is currently the center's honorary president. In 2011, Savir founded the YaLa Young Leaders online peace movement. On Twitter: @Uri_Savir
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Electric helicopters are now flying just a little bit longer
Tier 1's conversion of Robinson's is now the first helicopter, that managed to pass 30 miles on one go.
When talking about electric cars, the main topic is still their range or better yet, capacity of their batteries. Those have become more powerful in recent years, yet we still do not imagine them being used to provide enough energy for a normal helicopter, let alone an airplane. But one particular company from California thinks otherwise.
Tier 1 engineering, a company that is specialized in "design, fabrication and testing of lightweight composite structures". This description on the others hand does not explain much about what they actually do or what they managed to achieve earlier this month. In fact, Tier 1 is now official World record holder of the longest helicopter flight, powered by electricity. It is going to get its place in Guinness book of World records.
Man in charge of the aircraft was Captain Ric Webb, who has set the record on Friday, 7th of December when flying a total of 30 Nautical miles at 800 feet of altitude and around Los Alamitos Army Airfield. He flew with an average speed of 80 knots.
The helicopter however was not Tier 1's own machine, at least not entirely. Instead, it was a heavily modified example of Robinson R44 four seater helicopter, while the project itself was accomplished under contract from Lung Biotechnology PBC to produce an Electrically-Powered Semi-Autonomous Rotorcraft for Organ Delivery.
Dec. 24, 2018 Driving photo: Tier 1
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Did you like the Jetsons' flying family car? This looks even better.
Volocopter, the flying 'car' of the future, can fly for 20 or 30 minutes on one charge and would cost about 340,000 American dollars.
First 'Mercedes-Benz' has been skyborne
Thanks to Volocopter, we might soon get flying taxis.
German Uni students claim the 0-100km/h accelaration record
Members of the GreenTeam Formula Student group from the Stuttgart University in Germany managed to set an unofficial record: with their E0711-6, an all-electric, one-seat race car, they blitzed from 0 to 100 km/h in jaw-dropping…