The J.R. Kelly Company is a well led, quality driven organization that delivers projects on time, with little fanfare. They understand their customer's needs, and provide timely, cost effective solutions when any issues arise. A pleasure to work with.


Our goal is to provide self-serviced SQL based operational capabilities (SQL-Ops) to organizations and teams that want to leverage existing skills and do not want to worry about the complexity of Apache Kafka. When using Kafka, people need a way to easily visualize their data. Lenses SQL is addressing the data blindness Kafka comes with. Enterprise-grade streaming requires more than just data visualization, it requires joining, filtering and aggregation of data streams in order to provide real-time insights and reports. Until now, to achieve this with Apache Kafka requires developer skillsets (Java, Scala, Kotlin, or any Java Virtual Machine based language) and quite a steep learning curve for mastering the Kafka Streams API.
In addition, Lenses goes a step further and takes care of deployment and monitoring of real-time stream processing with SQL. This is done while meeting enterprise requirements for security, auditing and data governance. Integration with Kubernetes, the de facto container orchestration framework, provides the scalability and fault tolerance mission-critical applications require.
Lenses contains all the Data Ops building blocks for operating real-time data in production, giving leverage to your team to focus on the business requirements rather than the platform infrastructure and learning new technologies. It simplifies real-time analytics by encapsulating the underlying complexity of data management operations, and provides significant cost savings and significantly faster times to implementation.
Using SQL in an enterprise environment needs to adhere to i) access control, ii) compliance and iii) regulation policies. This spans beyond the scope of securing access to the process executing the code. In a corporate environment, people have access to some topics and are restricted to others. Secure by design, Lenses makes sure user restrictions rules are easy to manage and be applied.
Traceability is another requirement. It is paramount to know Who has accessed the data and When. Therefore, all queries, regardless of being table-based or streaming ones, are tracked and audited.
Lenses platform empowers you with all the necessary protections, fine-grained access, and security, as well as data governance capabilities your organization needs.


He is currently director of the Center for the Analysis of Disputes and their Modes of Settlement (CADMOS) and director of the Master's Program in Diplomacy & Strategic Negotiations at the University of Paris, where he has been a Professor of Law and International Relations since 1993. He is also the co-founder and vice-president of the American Graduate School of Diplomacy and International Relations in Paris. He has served as a visiting professor at 25 universities around the world, mostly in China, Asia, Europe, North America, and North Africa. His main area of specialization is conflict resolution, negotiation, diplomacy, and development.
Dr. el Sayegh currently serves as Senior Adviser for the UNESCO Program on Intercultural Dialogue and has been on the board of the World Bank for Social Policies in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) since 2012. He has received many international academic professional awards and appointments and is the author of numerous publications in French, English, and Arabic.
Dr. el Sayegh received his Ph.D. in International Law from Paris University in 1992. He also received a DEA (M. Phil) in History from the Sorbonne University (Paris I) and in Diplomacy and International Relations from Paris-Sud University in 1990 and 1989, respectively, as well as Bachelor's degrees in Political Science, Law, and Business Management at Lebanese universities.


Cheminées Poujoulat, co-skippered by Bernard Stamm, 51, (Switzerland) and Jean Le Cam, 55 (France), sailed to victory , winning the third edition of the Barcelona World Race, the non stop, round the world race for two crew, crossing the finish line at 17:50:25hrs UTC (18:50:25hrs CET/Barcelona) on 25 March 2015 in light winds, 10-15kts SE and smooth seas.
The Swiss-French IMOCA 60 completed the theoretical course 23,321 nautical miles (43.191,9 Kilometres) of the theoretical course non stop (stops are penalized in this race) at an average of 11.53kts.
In fact, now after winning 2013's Transat Jacques Vabre to Brazil with Riou,Jean Le Cam has won the two biggest IMOCA two-handed races back to back.
The IMOCA 60 Cheminées Poujoulat is a monohull designed by the Farr design office, launched in 2007. With it, Michel Desjoyeaux won the Vendée Globe 2008/09, with an elapsed time of 84 days, 3 hours and 9 minutes. Stamm and Le Cam have made a very similar time including two Gibraltar Straits crossings and two Mediterranean legs. In the Barcelona World Race 2010/2011, this IMOCA 60 was second with Spain's Íker Martínez and Xabi Fernandez as co-skippers. It made the start of Vendée Globe 2012/2013 with Jérémie Beyou. The boat has been modified several times to adjust to the rules evolution and improve its performance in big waves. With two victories and a second place in round the world races, this boat is established as a legend of he IMOCA class.
Cheminées Poujoulat took the first place of the race on the 17th of January, when they overtook Guillermo Altadill (Spain) and José Muñoz (Chile) on Neutrogena in an intense head to head battle, approximately off Rio de Janeiro. Before Neutrogena, Alex Thomson (United Kingdom) and Pepe Ribes (Spain) had lead the race until they lost the mast on the 14th of January. Stamm and Le Cam's rivalry with Neutrogena went on until Altadill and Muñoz had to pit stop for 24 hours in Bluff New Zealand on 12th February to repair an issue with their generator.


Red River at Shreveport is currently at 32.45 feet (Major Flood Stage) and is forecasted to drop to 29.6 feet (Moderate Flood Stage) on Saturday, June 20.
Red River at Coushatta is currently at 37.53 feet (Major Flood Stage) and is forecasted to drop to 33.80 feet (Major Flood Stage) on Saturday, June 20.
Red River at Grand Ecore is currently at 41.75 feet (Major Flood Stage) and forecasted to drop to 39.5 feet (Major Flood Stage) on Saturday, June 20.
Red River at Alexandria is currently 35.90 feet (Minor Flood Stage) and forecasted to reach 36.0 feet (Moderate Flood Stage) by tonight, Monday, June 15.
oLDAF continues to monitor flood conditions and potential rainfall this week.
oCommissioner Strain toured the affected areas as well as met with local producers and farmers.
oLDAF monitoring the situation and prepared to provide resource support to affected parishes.
oCoordinating with LSU AgCenter to assess Livestock and Agricultural needs.
oOperations Section activated to facilitate movement of equipment and available resources.
oThe following LSP personnel were liaisons between LSP and the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office for the evacuation of the "Colfax Mudfest Recreational Park" that was being affected by the Red River flooding event: (0300-0700) M/T Ken Malone and (0530-1030) TFC Joseph Dessens.
oCoushatta continues to watch the water levels closely with respect to a couple of their water wells but the water levels are projected to drop tomorrow so they believe they will be fine.
oWater has receded from the Louisiana Boardwalk. The lower level of the Boardwalk will remain closed until engineers can inspect it. The lower level of the Boardwalk is covered with a layer of mud.
oContinuing to support sheltering operations. Updated Shelter Reports can be found in WebEOC.
oNo Change to Shelter numbers. Still 0.
oAdded a standby shelter for Red River.


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National Bank of Fujairah consistently voted Best Corporate and Best SME Bank at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards
National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) PJSC announced today that it has once again claimed the highly coveted "Best Corporate Bank" and "Best SME Bank" accolades in the region at the 2019 Banker Middle East Industry Awards.
Testament to its service excellence, deep sector knowledge and its dedicated efforts in cultivating rewarding and lasting partnerships with its customers, the bank has maintained a reputation as the partner of choice for businesses across the UAE. NBF's success is also attributed to its needs-based financial solutions that are tailored to the individual requirements of each customer.
This year, NBF also claimed eight accolades at the 2019 Banker Middle East (BME) Product Awards:"Best Customer Service – Corporate/Investment Banking UAE; Best Treasury Management; Best SME Internet Banking Service; Best SME Loan; Best SME Trade Finance; Best Ladies Proposition – NBF Elham; Best Premium Banking Services - NBF Priority; and Best Mobile Banking Service UAE – Retail. The bank was also singled out at the Islamic Business and Finance Awards for the 'Best Islamic Window-UAE" award for the fourth consecutive year.
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Johnson a dangerous consideration for board
Published 5:34 pm Friday, February 19, 2021
By Miller Cary
Suffolk School Board's ongoing struggles with transparency have been well documented for more than a year, including a rather harsh finding in court last summer determining that the governing body has established a pattern of operating outside the bounds of laws governing transparency. Even now, months after the judge ordered Board members to undergo remedial Freedom of Information Act training, the Board finds itself out of favor with transparency and accountability watchers over a recent attempt to limit severely which stakeholders would be allowed to speak at meetings, and for how long. Add to that a growing grassroots movement demanding budget accounting practices more transparent to teachers and parents, and transparency issues remain central to the considerable quagmire of woes with which Suffolk School Board continues to struggle.
After the surprise resignation of newly re-elected member David Mitnick, the Board finds itself considering six potential appointees for the vacated seat. Most concerning of all these applicants is a familiar name, former Mayor Linda Johnson.
Just months after 71% of Suffolk voters summarily rejected her bid to continue representing this city, in a race in which she outspent three opponents combined, Johnson is rumored to be a favorite among cronies on the School Board. This association is troubling to many Suffolk residents for a number of reasons. First, Johnson herself suffered a dismal record on transparency, even though she ran on promises to uphold the principles thereof. From The Virginian-Pilot, during her first bid for re-election: "[w]hen she became Suffolk's first elected mayor in 2008—just as when she became its first female mayor in 2006—Johnson promised to govern the most open and transparent city in Hampton Roads. By any measure but her own, that hasn't happened." [Editor's note: The Pilot endorsed Johnson over two opponents, though, in this same editorial.] To be sure, Johnson was often mindful to operate in a manner that could not be tracked by Freedom of Information Act requests, employing a strict unofficial policy of avoiding public email accounts for discussing issues, right up through her last year in office.
Also deeply troubling was Johnson's perceived conflict of interest as mayor of Suffolk while also serving on the Portsmouth/Suffolk community board at TowneBank, under a TowneBank president who was criminally charged for his conflicts of interest voting as a mayor in another city.
But worst of all is Mayor Johnson's own involvement with the School Board's recent legal troubles for flouting transparency laws. Her role as a participant in closed meetings of the City Liaison Committee, meetings which a court ruled in July 2020 they had mischaracterized, highlights the danger to public interest that her appointment would constitute. That Johnson played a central role in behavior by board members so strongly condemned in the court's ruling—which it most certainly was—underscores that Johnson would be a reckless addition to that already troubled governing body. Her weakest qualification is a major weakness of the Board already.
For her part, current School Board Chair Judith Brooks-Buck was careful to announce Johnson's application for the vacated seat only after the legally-required public comment period was closed, and quickly moved to the next order of business, preventing any citizen ever the opportunity to speak on the inappropriateness of the application. Once again, the Board operated in a manner completely disrespectful to the principles of open government, if not this time in overt legal noncompliance.
Although this might be a nice opportunity for Johnson, who likely could not win an election here again, her appointment would be a terrible decision for the citizens of Suffolk. For good reason, the citizens of Suffolk voted 2.4:1 against Linda Johnson's continued service as an elected official, only a few months ago. It would only be appropriate that the Suffolk School Board consider waning trust in her leadership, and respect the conviction of citizens that "no means no."


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Leicester student sets up GoFundMe after blowing 'all his loan' on electric scooter
'I bought a lot of takeaways and clothes too'
University of Leicester student David Jonjo has issued a desperate plea for funds after he spent "all his student loan" on an electric scooter.
David has set up a GoFundMe to raise money for food because he's currently eating "cereal with tap water". The GoFundMe is called "I spent all my student finance on this scooter 🙁" and the description says simply "I'm broke innit". He has currently raised £20 so far, with a target of £9,000.
David has also joked about starting an OnlyFans called @ispentmystudentfinanceonascooter and made suggestions that he wants to sell his scooter, posting an ad on his Twitter saying: "Electric scooter for sale: Mint Condition, Can reach speeds of 100mph, Light Weight. DM me for inquiries."
But speaking to The Tab, David said he had no plans to get rid of the scooter which allegedly bankrupted him. "I don't regret buying it. I was joking about selling it – it's really useful," he said.
David said the scooter only cost £400, which begs the question of how it could deplete "all of his student loan". He told The Tab: "Ok I didn't blow the entire thing, just a majority of it. I bought a lot of takeaways, and a lot of clothes too."
Then, in an effort to regain what he lost on takeaways, David had an idea.
How it started vs how it's going
David thought he could make money out of his investment – and make back the money he splurged on Deliveroo – so he attempted to become a Deliveroo rider. But he quickly found that he couldn't become one because he doesn't have a "scooter license".
If you are looking to donate to David's GoFundMe, you can do so here.
• Student accidentally applies for 3 quid maintenance loan instead of £3,000
• A Manc fresher unpacked everything in halls, then realised she was in the wrong room
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Q: Pandas Dataframe fransform according to condition I have the following dataframe and would like to transform the values of the dataframe according to the function bellow, but I can't get it to work with .transform nor with .apply.
dgp_id        8    13
lasso_class  4.0  2.0
lasso_reg    3.0  1.0
rf_class     1.0  4.0
rf_reg       2.0  3.0
xgb_class    6.0  6.0
xgb_reg      5.0  5.0

def scoring(x):
    if x == 1.0:
        x = 1
    elif x == 2.0:
        x=1/2
    elif x == 5.0:
        x=-1/2
    elif x==6.0:
        x=-1
    else:
        x=0

A: Assuming the column you want to transform has name "mycol", you could replace it explicitly:
newvals = [scoring(item) for item in df['mycol']]
df['mycol'] = newvals

*

*also note your scoring function needs "return x" at the bottom

A: IIUC, you can use a combination of transform, map, and fillna to create a column based change like this.

*

*transform will apply a function to each of our specified columns

*map will change values for us according to a dictionary

*fillna will take care of the fallthrough case- where anything not in the map dictionary will be replaced this value

# create a mapping of old values to new values
scoring = {1.0: 1, 2.0: 1/2, 5.0: -1/2, 6.0: -1}

new_df = (
    df.filter(["8", "13"]) # select columns to score
    .transform(lambda column: column.map(scoring)) # convert values
    .fillna(0)             # fill in fallthrough cases
)

print(new_df)
     8   13
0  0.0  0.5
1  0.0  1.0
2  1.0  0.0
3  0.5  0.0
4 -1.0 -1.0
5 -0.5 -0.5

If you then want to combine this with the original data, you can use .join like so:

full_df = df.join(new_df, rsuffix="_scored")

print(full_df)
        dgp_id    8   13  8_scored  13_scored
0  lasso_class  4.0  2.0       0.0        0.5
1    lasso_reg  3.0  1.0       0.0        1.0
2     rf_class  1.0  4.0       1.0        0.0
3       rf_reg  2.0  3.0       0.5        0.0
4    xgb_class  6.0  6.0      -1.0       -1.0
5      xgb_reg  5.0  5.0      -0.5       -0.5

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USACBI was formed during the war on Gaza in early 2009 and our list of endorsers has grown steadily. USACBI is linked to the larger BDS movement that is expanding across the U.S. This past year has seen Hampshire College's successful drive to divest from Israel spread to campuses across the U.S. On the cultural front, artists such as Elvis Costello, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Pixies, have cancelled shows in Israel as a sign of principled solidarity with the Palestinian people, similar to the cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa. Labor organizers and churches have also taken a moral stance by engaging in BDS campaigns. In Oakland, activists united with dock workers to prevent the unloading of Israeli Zim line ships in response to the flotilla massacre.
USACBI calls on academics, students, and cultural workers (artists, filmmakers, writers, journalists, poets) to (1) endorse our call for academic and cultural boycott, if they have not done so already, by sending an email to uscom4acbi@gmail.com, and invite as many others as possible to do so (see our website for more information); and (2) join us in mobilizing with the expanding boycott and divestment movement in the US. There are several ways in which you could support the campaign! If you would like to get involved, please write to us at uscom4acbi@gmail.com. To see who is currently on our Organizing Collective or Advisory Board, check out our website.


Kudos for Molly... Someone gets it!!
An article from CNET's Molly Wood entitled"Good-bye computer, Hello World" is a MUST READ for anyone looking out over the horizon.
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Maryland Senate approves nominees to Johns Hopkins police accountability board
The 15-member group will provide guidance, ensure transparency, and share community feedback with department leadership
/ Published Feb 28, 2020
Maryland senators voted Friday to approve the nominations of 13 community members, students, faculty, and staff to the Johns Hopkins University Police Accountability Board, which will help directly shape the development and operation of the future Johns Hopkins Police Department.
The board members won unanimous support from the Senate Executive Nominations Committee earlier this week in Annapolis, and their appointments were confirmed Friday by the full Senate.
At Monday's committee hearing, several future accountability board members spoke about why they decided to apply to the board and about the important role they hope to play.
"I look forward to the work, to listen and learn, and to build a bridge between the community and Johns Hopkins University and Medicine," said Sonja Merchant Jones, chair of the board of directors of the Better Waverly Community Organization and one of three community members nominated to the police accountability board.
"I look forward to the work, to listen and learn, and to build a bridge between the community and Johns Hopkins University and Medicine."
Sonja Merchant Jones
Police accountability board member
Jed McCormick, a Baltimore native and one of three JHU staff members on the board, attended the hearing with his two young sons.
"More likely than not, the people to encounter the police here will look like me and my sons," McCormick said, "and so I think it's important that I be part of the process of determining the policing procedures and holding the police accountable."
Edward Kangathe, an East Baltimore community member, brought his son as well, a first-grade student at Henderson-Hopkins, hoping to show him a glimpse of democracy in action.
Lorraine Dean, an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said she opposed the creation of the police department but believed she could use her position on the board and her background as a researcher to advocate for "using the evidence base to help guide the committee's decisions.
"At the very least, I feel like I can contribute to creating something truly unique, … that's truly community-oriented, and that truly protects the health and safety of everyone, not just the Hopkins few at the expense of everyone else," Dean said.
Other board appointees said they were proponents of the police department, including Pritika Parmar, a sophomore majoring in neuroscience and public health studies.
"I'm here to advocate for all those students whose voices don't seem to be the loudest ones in the room but are still there," said Parmar, who serves as executive secretary for JHU's Student Government Association.
Drawn from East Baltimore, Homewood, and Peabody—the three campuses and surrounding communities—the nominees include three community members, three faculty members, three staff members, and four students. There will be two additional appointments made by Baltimore's mayor and the Baltimore City Council president for a total of 15 accountability board members.
Non-student accountability board members will serve for two years, while student members will serve for one year and must be enrolled for the duration of their term. The accountability board will share community feedback with department leadership, review the police department's metrics involving crime, and assess policies, procedures, and training in order to provide recommendations for improvement. The accountability board will also serve as a mechanism for transparency.
The nominees chosen by Johns Hopkins from a group of 121 applicants are:
Edward Kangethe, East Baltimore
Sonja Merchant Jones, Homewood
Noah Patton, Peabody
Lorraine T. Dean, ScD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pier M. Larson, PhD, Professor, Department of History, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
P. Logan Weygandt, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
Regina Gail Malloy, Executive Assistant to the President, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jed McCormick, Director of Finance and Administration, Johns Hopkins University
Alexander McLin, Senior Programmer Analyst, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Students (undergraduate, graduate, medical resident, post-doc, and fellow)
Shanice Guthrie, Undergraduate, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Katie J. O'Conor, MD, Physician, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Fellow, School of Medicine
Pritika Parmar, Undergraduate, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Kwame Romero-Sackey, Graduate Student, School of Medicine
Forming the accountability board is the first step the university is taking in the multi-year planning and implementation of the JHPD, which was authorized by the Maryland legislature during last year's session. The nominees represent a wide array of perspectives, including some who have expressed opposition to the formation of the JHPD and want to help ensure the law is followed closely.
Additional steps in the development of the JHPD are awaiting the completion of the ongoing search for a new vice president for security. Once that person is in place, the university will begin discussions with the Baltimore Police Department on a memorandum of understanding, which will be subject to public feedback.
More information about the accountability board can be found on the Public Safety Initiatives website, which includes a form for ideas and feedback.
Posted in University News
Tagged campus safety and security
JHPD accountability board nominees announced
13 community members, students, faculty, and staff have been selected to help directly shape the development, operation of the future Johns Hopkins Police Department
Search begins for members of JHU Police Accountability Board
Group will include JHU faculty, staff, and students as well as five community members unaffiliated with the university
National search launched for VP for security
Community, student, faculty, and staff representatives will begin review of applicants to lead university and health system's security and public safety operation
Legislators approve bill allowing JHU to establish police department
University will begin planning and implementation efforts with community input later this year


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Thomas Jefferson, A Summary View of the Rights of British America, 1774
Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, February 23, 1775
James Madison, Summary of Hamilton's Response to the New Jersey and the Virginia Plans, June 18, 1787
Robert Yates, Summary of Hamilton's Response to the New Jersey and the Virginia Plans, June 18, 1787
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Thomas Jefferson, Account of a Compromise on Assumption and Residence Bills, 1792
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Alexander Hamilton, Letter to George Washington, September 9, 1792
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to George Washington, September 9, 1792
Thomas Jefferson, Resolutions on the Secretary of the Treasury, [before February 27, 1793]
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Thomas Jefferson, Letter to George Mason, February 4, 1791
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to William Short, January 3, 1793
Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
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Alexander Hamilton, Letter to Jonathan Dayton, October-November, 1799
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Elbridge Gerry, January 26, 1799
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Alexander Hamilton, Letter to John Jay, May 7, 1800
Alexander Hamilton, Letter to James A. Bayard, December 27, 1800
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Thomas Jefferson, Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801
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Alexander Hamilton, The Examination, Number I, December 17, 1801
Alexander Hamilton, The Examination, Number IX, January 18, 1802
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Robert R. Livingston, April 18, 1802
Alexander Hamilton, Article in the New-York Evening Post, February 8, 1803
Alexander Hamilton, Article in the New-York Evening Post, July 5, 1803
Alexander Hamilton, Letter to Theodore Sedgwick, July 10, 1804
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          Module
          UnitTestHelpers

            In:

                lib/unit_test_helpers.rb

Unless you are writing your own specialized test you probably are looking
for the helpers in UnitTestHelpers::ClassMethods.

This module provides basic unit level test helpers to test the various
aspects of a model. It provides the basic building blocks for the test
helpers in UnitTestHelpers::ClassMethods.
These instance level methods can also be used to build new tests when the
tests fall outside of the domain covered by the main test helpers. All of
the helpers rely on a definition of a DefaultValue at the test class level.
This is to be a hash of attribute value pairs that match the model.

Example:

  class SomeModelTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase

    DefaultValues =  {
      :name => "Some Name",
      :location => "123 Main",
      :color => "Blue"
    }

  end

Methods

      check_create
      check_format_of
      check_inclusion_of
      check_longer_than
      check_numericality_of
      check_presence_of
      check_shorter_than
      check_uniqueness_of
      check_update
      default_values
      error_messages_from
      instance_with
      instance_without
      new_instance
      with_instance

Classes and Modules

      Module UnitTestHelpers::ClassMethods

Public Instance methods

          check_create()

Asserts that an instance of the model can be created and saved using the
default values.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_create
    check_create
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 510
510:   def check_create
511:     with_instance do |instance|
512:       assert_not_nil instance, "Failed to create #{self.class.target.name}."
513:       assert instance.errors.empty?, "Failed to create valid #{self.class.target.name} with #{instance.inspect}.\n" + error_messages_from(instance).join("\n")
514:     end
515:   end

          check_format_of(item, value=nil, valid=true)

Asserts that an attribute is required to fit a certain format by the model.
Best paired with validates_format_of.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_format_of_location
    check_format_of :location
    check_format_of :location, "456 Elm St."
    check_format_of :location, "Street 101 WTF", false
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 599
599:   def check_format_of(item, value=nil, valid=true)
600:     value = default_values[item].to_s if value.nil?
601:     instance_with(item => value) do |instance|
602:       errors = instance.errors.invalid?(item)
603:       if valid
604:         assert !errors, "#{self.class.target.name} should have allowed the format of #{value} for #{item}."
605:       else
606:         assert errors, "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed the format of #{value} for #{item}."
607:       end
608:     end
609:   end

          check_inclusion_of(item, value=nil, valid=true)

Asserts that an attribute is required to fit within a certain list of
acceptable values by the model. Best paired with validates_inclusion_of.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_inclusion_of_color
    check_inclusion_of :color
    check_inclusion_of :color, "Red"
    check_inclusion_of :color, "Blu", false
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 626
626:   def check_inclusion_of(item, value=nil, valid=true)
627:     value = default_values[item].to_s if value.nil?
628:     instance_with(item => value) do |instance|
629:       errors = instance.errors.invalid?(item)
630:       if valid
631:         assert !errors, "#{self.class.target.name} should have allowed the inclusion of #{value} for #{item}."
632:       else
633:         assert errors, "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed the inclusion of #{value} for #{item}."
634:       end
635:     end
636:   end

          check_longer_than(item, length=nil, value=nil)

Asserts that an attribute is required to have a maximum length by the
model. Best paired with validates_length_of.

If a length is not given, the maximum length will be inferred from the
value used.

If a value is supplied then the inferred maximum length will be the length
of the supplied value minus one.

If a value is not supplied then the inferred maximum length will be exactly
the length of the default value for the attribute.

If a length is given without a value, the default attribute value will be
repeated until it reaches the length of one more than the supplied length
and then tested.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_maximum_size_of_name
    # The following are equivalent if the model requires a maximum name length of 9.
    check_longer_than :name
    check_longer_than :name, 9
    check_longer_than :name, nil, "ABCDEFGHI"
    check_longer_than :name, 9, "Some really long name"
  end

  def test_maximum_size_of_location
    # The following are equivalent if the model requires a maximum location length of 10.
    check_longer_than :location, 10
    check_longer_than :location, nil, "ABCDEFGHIJ"
    check_longer_than :location, 10, "12345678 ExtraLong Street"
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 705
705:   def check_longer_than(item, length=nil, value=nil)
706:     length = (value.nil? ? default_values[item].to_s.length : (value.to_s.length - 1)) if length.nil?
707:     value = (default_values[item].to_s * length.to_i)[0..length.to_i] if value.nil?
708:     instance_with(item => value) { |instance| assert instance.errors.invalid?(item), "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed #{item} longer than #{length}." }
709:   end

          check_numericality_of(item, value=nil)

Asserts that an attribute is required to be numeric by the model. Best
paired with validates_numericality_of. If no value is given, a non numeric
value will be created by treating the default value as a string, removing
the last digit, and adding the letter ‘z’ to the beginning of
the string.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue",
    :quantity => 7
  }

  def test_numericality_of_quantity
    check_numericality_of :quantity
    check_numericality_of :quantity, 'cabbadabbajabba'
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 579
579:   def check_numericality_of(item, value=nil)
580:     value = ("z" + default_values[item].to_s)[0..-2] if value.nil?
581:     instance_with(item => value) { |instance| assert instance.errors.invalid?(item), "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed a nonnumeric #{item}." }
582:   end

          check_presence_of(item)

Asserts that an attribute is required to be present by the model. Best
paired with validates_presence_of.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_presence_of_name
    check_presence_of :name
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 558
558:   def check_presence_of(item)
559:     instance_without(item) { |instance| assert instance.errors.invalid?(item), "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed an empty #{item}." }
560:   end

          check_shorter_than(item, length=nil, value=nil)

Asserts that an attribute is required to have a minimum length by the
model. Best paired with validates_length_of.

If a length is not given, the minimum length will be inferred from the
value used.

If a value is supplied then the inferred minimum length will be the length
of the supplied value plus one.

If a value is not supplied then the inferred minimum length will be exactly
the length of the default value for the attribute.

If a length is given without a value, the default attribute value will be
trimmed down to a length of one less than the supplied length and then
tested.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_minimum_size_of_name
    # The following are equivalent if the model requires a minimum name length of 9.
    check_shorter_than :name
    check_shorter_than :name, 9
    check_shorter_than :name, nil, "Some Nam"
    check_shorter_than :name, 9, "ABC"
  end

  def test_minimum_size_of_location
    # The following are equivalent if the model requires a minimum location length of 4.
    check_shorter_than :location, 4
    check_shorter_than :location, nil, "123"
    check_shorter_than :location, 4, "XYZ"
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 669
669:   def check_shorter_than(item, length=nil, value=nil)
670:     length = (value.nil? ? default_values[item].to_s.length : (value.to_s.length + 1)) if length.nil?
671:     value = (" " + default_values[item].to_s)[1..length.to_i-1] if value.nil?
672:     instance_with(item => value) { |instance| assert instance.errors.invalid?(item), "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed #{item} shorter than #{length}." }
673:   end

          check_uniqueness_of(item)

Asserts that an attribute is required to be unique by the model. Best
paired with validates_uniqueness_of.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_uniqueness_of_name
    check_uniqueness_of :name
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 724
724:   def check_uniqueness_of(item)
725:     with_instance { |instance| assert self.class.target.create(default_values).errors.invalid?(item), "#{self.class.target.name} should not have allowed a duplicate #{item}." }
726:   end

          check_update(changed_values_hash)

Asserts that an instance of the model can have the specified attributes
updated and saved. Then asserts that each updated value can be retrieved
back from the database.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_update
    check_update :name => "Sum Name", :color => "Bloo"
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 531
531:   def check_update(changed_values_hash)
532:     values = resolve_delayed_fixtures(changed_values_hash)
533:     id = values.delete(:id) { send(self.class.target.name.tableize.to_sym, :one).id }
534:     instance = self.class.target.find(id)
535:     instance.update_attributes(values)
536:     instance.save
537:     assert instance.errors.empty?, "Failed to update to a valid #{self.class.target.name} with #{values.inspect}.\n" + error_messages_from(instance).join("\n")
538:     instance.reload
539:     values.each do |attribute, new_value|
540:       current_value = instance.send(attribute)
541:       assert_equal current_value, new_value, "Failed to update #{attribute} to #{new_value} for #{self.class.target.name}.\nIt is currently #{current_value}."
542:     end
543:   end

          default_values()

Returns the default values hash after resolving any delayed fixtures.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
    :user_name => users(:test_user).name
  }

  def test_delayed_fixture_resolution
    values = default_values
    assert_equal "Some Name", values.name
    assert_equal "123 Main", values.location
    assert_equal "Blue", values.color
    assert_equal User.find_by_name("test_user").name, values.user_name
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 746
746:   def default_values
747:     resolve_delayed_fixtures self.class.default_values
748:   end

          error_messages_from(instance, indent=0)

Recusively traverses an instance and returns a human readable set of errors
that caused the instance not to validate. The errors are nested so that if
a child resource is causing the problem, it is easily identifiable.

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 752
752:   def error_messages_from(instance, indent=0)
753:     if instance.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Base)
754:       errors = Hash[*instance.errors.to_a.flatten]
755:       errors.map do |attr, msg|
756:         attr_human = (attr == "base") ? "" : "#{attr.humanize} "
757:         error_messages_from(instance.send(attr.to_sym), indent + 1).unshift("    " * indent + attr_human + msg)
758:       end
759:     else
760:       []
761:     end
762:   end

          instance_with(hash)

Creates a new instance of the current model from the DefaultValues hash
merged with the hash of alternate values.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_with_badly_spelled_name_and_color
    instance = instance_with(:name => "Sum Name", :color => "Bloo")
    assert_equal "Sum Name", instance.name
    assert_equal "123 Main", instance.location
    assert_equal "Bloo", instance.color
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 488
488:   def instance_with(hash)
489:     values = default_values.merge(hash)
490:     if block_given?
491:       with_instance values, &Proc.new
492:     else
493:       new_instance values
494:     end
495:   end

          instance_without(*items)

Creates a new instance of the current model from the DefaultValues hash but
without the attributes specified.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_with_only_name
    instance = instance_without(:location, :color)
    assert_not_nil instance.name
    assert_nil instance.location
    assert_nil instance.color
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 462
462:   def instance_without(*items)
463:     items = [items].flatten.map { |key| key.to_s.to_sym }
464:     values = default_values.reject{ |key, value| items.include?(key)}
465:     if block_given?
466:       with_instance values, &Proc.new
467:     else
468:       new_instance values
469:     end
470:   end

          new_instance(values=nil)

Creates a new instance of the current model being tested, utilizing a hash
of attribute names and values.

If no values are passed the DefaultValues hash is used.

Example:

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_with_default_values
    instance = new_instance
    assert_equal "Some Name", instance.name
    assert_equal "123 Main", instance.location
    assert_equal "Blue", instance.color
  end

  def test_with_misspelled_values
    instance = new_instance(:name => "Sum Name", :location => "123 Mane", :color => "Bloo")
    assert_equal "Sum Name", instance.name
    assert_equal "123 Mane", instance.location
    assert_equal "Bloo", instance.color
  end

  def test_with_only_name
    instance = new_instance(:name => "All Alone")
    assert_equal "All Alone", instance.name
    assert_nil instance.location
    assert_nil instance.color
  end

[Source]

     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 388
388:   def new_instance(values=nil)
389:     values = values.nil? ? default_values : resolve_delayed_fixtures(values)
390:     self.class.target.create(values)
391:   end

          with_instance(values=nil) {|instance| ...}

Creates a new instance of the current model being tested, utilizing the
values hash being passed. This instance is then passed to your block and
destroyed when the block returns.

If no values are passed the DefaultValues hash is used.

The result of your block is returned.

Example: (And a very contrived one at that. This example tests way to many
unrelated things in one method)

  DefaultValues =  {
    :name => "Some Name",
    :location => "123 Main",
    :color => "Blue"
  }

  def test_two_separate_instances_and_name_collision

    reverse_color1 = with_instance do |default_instance|
      assert_equal "Some Name", default_instance.name
      assert_equal "123 Main", default_instance.location
      assert_equal "Blue", default_instance.color
      assert default_instance.valid?
      default_instance.color.reverse
    end

    reverse_color2 = with_instance(default_values.merge(:color => "Red")) do |duplicate_name_instance|
      assert_equal "Some Name", duplicate_name_instance.name
      assert_equal "123 Main", duplicate_name_instance.location
      assert_equal "Red", duplicate_name_instance.color
      assert duplicate_name_instance.valid?
      duplicate_name_instance.color.reverse
    end

    assert_equal "eulB", reverse_color1
    assert_equal "deR", reverse_color2

    with_instance do |default_instance|
      assert default_instance.valid?
      with_instance(default_values.merge(:color => "Red")) do |duplicate_name_instance|
        assert !duplicate_name_instance.valid?
      end
    end

  end

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     # File lib/unit_test_helpers.rb, line 437
437:   def with_instance(values=nil, &block)
438:     instance = new_instance(values)
439:     begin
440:       yield(instance)
441:     ensure
442:       instance.destroy unless instance.nil?
443:     end
444:   end

[Validate]


Allow me to make a prediction: Jack Nicholson will receive an Oscar nomination – and very likely the award itself – for his performance in About Schmidt. Not because he's particularly good in it, or because the movie is all that great, but because the film stinks. It reeks throughout with a carefully formulated aroma that's utterly intoxicating to Academy voters; a nauseating essence composed of finely tuned sentimentality and carefully calibrated, superficial profundity.
Nicholson plays Warren Schmidt, the most doleful senior citizen to ever hit the silver screen. Recent retirement has set Schmidt's mental wheels to spinning: has he made the most of his life? Schmidt thinks not, so, in a painfully contrived move, he signs up to sponsor an orphan boy in Africa, setting the stage for unbearably mawkish voiceover narration about the futility of life, in the form of lengthy letters to the unseen boy.
The sudden death of his wife throws Schmidt into a tailspin, mostly because he no longer has anyone to wait on him hand and foot. When he tires of wallowing in self-pity, he hops into his Winnebago and embarks on an overly sentimental, yet utterly cheerless, soul-searching expedition (complete with messages from angels sent via shooting stars).
Eventually, he visits his daughter (Hope Davis), hoping to dissuade her from marrying Randall (Dermot Mulroney), a trashy waterbed salesman. At this point, the film's relentlessly glum tone gives way to a contrived quirkiness almost as intolerable, brought about by Kathy Bates as Randall's absurdly eccentric mother.
The interruption is brief, however, and the overpowering grimness returns for a funereal ending that may put Sally Struthers out of a job for good. Through Schmidt, we learn this very deep lesson: life is totally meaningless…unless we act now, by calling the toll-free number at the bottom of our TV screen.


La forza del destino, Melodramma in four acts. Revised 1869 version.
Verdi wrote La forza del destino after a two-year gap from composition following the premiere of Un Ballo in Maschera on February 17, 1859. During that period, he had become a Deputy in the first parliament of the recently unified Italy. However, he was tiring of that world when approached for a new opera by the Imperial Italian Theatre in St. Petersburg. With the composer away on Parliamentary business his wife, Giuseppina, handled the correspondence and persuaded Verdi that with suitable provisions the cold in Russia would be manageable and he should accept the highly lucrative commission. The first suggestion of subject, Victor Hugo's dramatic poem Ruy Blas with its romantic liaisons across the social divide, met censorship problems. After some struggles in the search for another subject, Verdi settled on the Spanish drama Don Alvaro, o La fuerza de sino by Angel Perez de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas. This was deemed as suitable in Russia and Verdi asked his long-time collaborator Piave to provide the libretto. Verdi worked throughout the summer of 1860 as Giuseppina made the domestic arrangements for the shipment of Bordeaux wine, Champagne, rice, macaroni cheese and salami for themselves and two servants. The Verdi's arrived in St. Petersburg in November 1861, but during rehearsals the principal soprano became ill. As there was no possible substitute the premiere was postponed until the following autumn and after some sightseeing the Verdi's returned home. At its delayed premiere on November 10, 1862 the work was well received, with the Czar attending a performance. Opera Rara has issued a sound recording of this original version (review) and a DVD exists, recorded in St Petersburg in 1998, in a reconstruction of the 1862 sets (Arthaus Music 100078 review).
The original version was reprised in St Petersburg in the two seasons following its premiere and was seen in several Italian cities in 1863 as well as in Madrid in 1864 and Vienna in 1865. Verdi did, however, withhold the score from theatres that he considered incapable of doing it justice. It is evident that he recognised the need for alterations early on, when he transposed the tenor aria in act 3 downward on the basis that only Tamberlick was capable of meeting its demands. He instructed his publisher, Ricordi, to include the alteration in the scores he hired out. Verdi was also unhappy with some other aspects of the score as it stood, particularly the three violent deaths in the final scene. However, it was not until Tito Ricordi proposed a revival for the 1869 La Scala carnival season that Verdi found a way forward. By then Piave, the original librettist had suffered a stroke that paralysed him for the last eight years of his life and during which Verdi provided much financial help to his family. The task of versifying the revisions fell to Antonio Ghislanzoni who the composer had met at the time of the writing of Attila and with whom he developed a cordial relationship.
The revised La Forza del Destino was premiered at La Scala on 27th February 1869. The presentation marked a rapprochement between Verdi and the theatre that he had barred from premieres of his works for over twenty years. The revision of the score from the original version are significant rather than major and involve the substitution of the prelude by a full overture, which nowadays is often played as a concert piece. A major revision of the end of act three includes the removal of the demanding tenor double aria whilst the whole final scene is amended avoiding the triple deaths. It is replaced by the Father Guardian's benediction as Leonora dies and Alvaro is left alive.
Given the prominence of Director David Pountney's name on the front of the DVD box, this reissue may be connected with the new 2018 production by Pountney for Welsh National Opera. In this 2008 Vienna production he adopts modern dress, including the absurdity of having Preziosilla's troop costumed like cheerleaders at an American Football match (DVD 1.Ch.5) and showing a length of thigh that would certainly have offended the censors at the La Scala premiere! As Preziosilla, Nadia Krasteva acts well and her rataplan (DVD 2. Ch.17) is suitably stirring. This is more than can be said for a lot of the singing. As Alvaro the hunted suitor who accidentally kills Leonora's father as they are about to elope, Salvatore Licitra has moments of lyric voiced beauty, but far too often is too forceful and penny plain in his vocalism. He had promise as a native Italian tenor, however his propensity to over sing and stolid acting ability restricted his appearances on film. He was tragically killed in a road accident shortly after these Vienna appearances. Lack of vocal richness is also evident in Alastair Miles singing, he doubles up as Leonora's father and the Father Guardian of the monastery where Leonora seeks shelter from her brother. His costume includes a suit and tie, and later open necked, seems wholly inappropriate for the monastic role as he greets Leonora as she seeks and is accepted into a refuge in the monastery (DVD 1. Chs.17-21). The supposed comic character that Verdi envisaged as Father Melitone, and some have suggested is a precursor to his Falstaff, is poorly conveyed and sung in this scene and also in act three (DVD 2. Ch.14).
There is a better sung performance from Carlos Alvarez, who has the ideal variety of tone allied to strength of voice, awareness of characterisation and expressiveness. He makes a near ideal interpreter of this demanding role. In an era when the shortage of genuine Italianate Verdi baritones is so acute his presence and contribution is particularly welcome as is his frightening histrionic intensity in portraying Don Carlo's implacable intention to find his sister and her lover. As his sister Leonora, loved by Alvaro, Nina Stemme sings with strong bright, forward lyric tone with just the odd moment of unsteadiness. Importantly, she sings the long expressive melodic line of Leonora's Pace, Pace, mio Dio (DVD 2. Ch.22) with elegant phrasing, refulgent tone and depth of meaning.
A lot of the staging, as I have implied, is representational rather than realistic. This does nothing for the viewer's comprehension of the somewhat rambling story particularly the manner of the battle scene which is set on what looks like steel framework and backed by a movie film of tanks and the like! On the plus side is superb choral singing and Zubin Mehta's masterly treatment of the score.


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Chuck Mosley właściwie Charles Henry Mosley III (ur. 26 grudnia 1959 w Hollywood, zm. 9 listopada 2017) – amerykański wokalista, członek zespołu Faith No More.

Życiorys
W latach 1984–1988 był wokalistą prowadzącym zespołu rockowego Faith No More, z którym nagrał dwa albumy studyjne: We Care a Lot w 1985 oraz Introduce Yourself w 1987. To właśnie z Mosleyem zespół zarejestrował jeden ze swoich najbardziej znanych utworów We Care A Lot. Ze składu został usunięty w 1988, a jego miejsce zajął wówczas Mike Patton. Następnie Mosley współpracował z Bad Brains i Cement. W 2009 debiutował jako artysta solowy albumem Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food. W 2016 wystąpił wspólnie z Faith No More w trakcie kilku koncertów promujących reedycję albumu We Care A Lot. Zmarł 9 listopada 2017, a bliscy Mosleya poinformowali, iż zmarł on w wyniku komplikacji spowodowanych uzależnieniem.

Przypisy

Amerykańscy wokaliści metalowi
Amerykańscy wokaliści rockowi
Urodzeni w 1959
Zmarli w 2017

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From Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal (Borommaratchonnani Road, Bangkok Noi) 3 times daily buses go to Ko Samui. The total journey time is approximately 14 hours. Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal Tel 0066 (0) 2435 1199 or Surat Thani Bus Terminal Tel 0066 (0) 7720 0032 Website: www.transport.go.th.
Both passenger and car ferries leave from Don Sak pier. The ferries run daily between 6.00 und 19.00 clock clock and it takes about 1-2 hours. Prices from 84 baht to 220 baht. Some vendors include a ticket for an air-conditioned bus. Additionally operates a night ferry: Departure and arrival 5.00 23.00 clock clock.
There are ferry connections from Ko Pha-ngan, Ko Samui, Tha Yang Pier (Chumphon Province). Prices from 400 baht to 500 baht. Favorable the night ferry for 200 baht. Departure and arrival 6.00 0.00 clock clock.


I'm curious to figure out what all the differences between the mazda2 and the ia are. Do we have an idea of that yet?
As for technical differences aside from powertrain, that is foreign to us. There is a thread on design differences, if you haven't seen it as yet.
Don't see the Mirage listed on Nissan USA's website.
What about something like the Mitsubishi Lancer? In Canada it starts at $14,998. Id' give some more info on the options it comes with but the website doesn't seem to be giving me that.
don't like lancers, good option for the price though.
if you google around for the options you should be able to find them, it's a 2015 model after all, out currently.
Mitsubishi scares me a bit though. Do they make good quality cars or is Mitsubishi's sales pretty low for a reason?
What about them scares you?
Don't recall seeing or hearing anything concerning about the quality of their cars.
I guess I just don't hear or see much about them at all which makes me question why. Are they just not selling a lot of cars because people don't like them, or is it because there are specific problems with their vehicles?
I did read that they made a profit in NA for the first time in a number of years in 2014. So that is a good sign I suppose.


"Uniting barrage action" game seemingly headed westward.
Exophase has published an English PlayStation 4 trophy list for Touhou Azure Reflections, which seems to be the official English title for Touhou Project "uniting barrage action" shoot 'em up Maihana Soumakyou.
Developed by Croixleur Sigma studio Souvenir Circ. and published by Unties, Maihana Soumakyou first launched via the PlayStation Store in Japan on January 25, but a western release has yet to be announced. An enhanced version of the original PC release, the PlayStation 4 version features upgraded gameplay modes, high-definition graphics, trophies, an additional playable character and boss, additional scenario, additional voices, and more.


TAMPA, FLORIDA, APRIL 16, 2019 — The United Soccer League (USL) – North America's largest professional soccer organization – announced today an agreement with Spiideo that makes the worldwide technology leader a league provider of advanced sports video recording and analysis solutions for the USL Championship and USL League One. The Spiideo system provides live, high-resolution panoramic and multi-angle footage of the entire field, providing a very powerful tool for teams to analyze both training sessions and matches. In addition, teams can take advantage of the Spiideo League Exchange, which gives both the league and teams live access to select league games for scouting purposes.
"We are very excited to reach an agreement for the use of Spiideo by USL Championship and League One teams. The cutting-edge technology has proven a major benefit to clubs in top global leagues and shows a genuine commitment to raising the level of play within our leagues" – said USL Senior Vice President of League Operations Brett Luy.
The Spiideo system provides live, high-resolution panoramic and multi-angle footage of the entire field, providing a very powerful tool for teams to analyze both training sessions and matches. In addition, teams can take advantage of the Spiideo League Exchange, which gives both the league and teams live access to select league games for scouting purposes.
USL Championship clubs have already begun using the Spiideo system and have found the technology to be a game-changer when it comes to video analysis.
"Wide-angle viewing is absolutely critical for competing at the highest level in today's game. Spiideo can produce it live and from multiple angles on their platform which is unique and allows for real-time tactical adjustments. Top leagues around the world are using Spiideo as teams, coaches, and players use this platform to improve strategy and gain a competitive advantage." – added Jay Heaps, President & General Manager of Birmingham Legion FC.


Good language skills are just as important in the Netherlands as in any other country. Speaking and writing good Dutch helps you connect with your team, develop your network and opens up employment opportunities whether you are an expat or local employee. Would you like to develop or improve your Dutch skills? Follow a business Dutch course, technical Dutch or foundation Dutch course from The Square Mile. Tailored to your needs.
Colleagues, partners and clients notice excellent language skills. The ability to speak Dutch coherently and write a clear, concise text sets you apart whatever your background, business sector or nationality. The Square Mile provides Dutch courses for financial executives, ICT professionals, shipbuilders, CEO's and cleaners, always in-company, tailored to your specific needs and availability. Whether you are looking to pass the Dutch NT2 exams or get started in Dutch, we can help.
There are many providers of Dutch courses around the country. Our approach is distinguished by our commitment to bespoke training. Level, learning objectives, duration, planning and methodology are all tailored to your needs to ensure maximum return on your investment. Why? Because our clients demand it. Whether you are a CEO who needs to follow an intensive Dutch course or a pharmaceutical company needing to improve the skills of your team on the factory floor, The Square Mile can help.
The Square Mile also offers Dutch programmes for native speakers. With the language constantly developing, reviewing your spelling, grammar, readability and business style is not a luxury but a necessity. Please contact us for more details of our Correct Nederlands programmes which can be offered as either full courses or shorter workshops..
The foundation Dutch course is intended for participants with little or no knowledge of Dutch. You focus initially on developing simple routines, vocabulary and structures to communicate in daily situations for example in a shop or at the station. The reading and writing aspects focus on simple, reoccurring themes such as completing standard forms and short e-mails. Your personal background and learning context determines as much of the choice of materials as possible. The programme takes between 40 and 60 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
You already have a simple knowledge of Dutch and can determine words, sentences and phrases related to daily activities. Your A2 level Dutch course aims to develop your knowledge and skills in a simple business environment. Answering the phone, finding out a little about people, following instructions, writing basic e-mails and conducting exchanges are all part of the programme. Specific aspects of your work take a more prominent position in the course as we start to use your own materials more often i.e. technical manuals, price lists, product line-ups, safety protocols or organisational charts. The programme takes between 40 and 60 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
Your command of Dutch allows you to have short conversations and read short letters, e-mails or adverts within a clear context. This B1 level Business Dutch programme aims to improve your speaking skills so you can function in your work within the context of daily situations. Giving instructions, presenting your products and services succinctly, offering opinions, agreeing and disagreeing and developing a working knowledge of writing conventions are examples of linguistic functions covered. Use of your daily materials and situations allows your trainer to tailor more of the content to your needs, moving towards a more free-flowing use of Dutch. The programme takes between 30 and 40 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
You can function in your job within clear boundaries and with the help of your counterparts. If you now want to expand your ability to communicate effectively and with increasing accuracy then this B2 level Business Dutch programme is for you. The programme focuses on developing vocabulary, style and tone when dealing with more difficult situations, providing clear, coherent passages of speech or text and making fewer mistakes. Your business context takes a more central position in the course as you learn to be more fluent and confident in a broader business environment. Together with your trainer you decide the emphasis of the course. The programme takes between 30 and 40 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
This C1 level Business Dutch programme takes your language skills to a new level. Nuance, style and tone become ever more important as you learn to present more effectively, negotiate competently and write structured, accurate reports and recommendations in Dutch. Your trainer encourages you to broaden and deepen your active vocabulary and you develop the language skills to be able to lead and manage meetings and exchanges more effectively in both familiar and unfamiliar situations and contexts. The programme becomes a co-production between the participant(s) and the trainer, and takes between 30 and 40 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
In your profession, at your level in the organisation, "good" is not enough. You aim to speak Dutch fluently, spontaneously and with conviction, flair and confidence. This C2 level business Dutch programme stimulates you to draw on all your knowledge and push your Dutch to the highest possible (near-native) level. Writing becomes second nature, error free and professional and your language skills form no barrier to you deploying your full knowledge and ability. The programme is a co-production between the participant(s) and the trainer, and takes between 30 and 40 hours, split across lessons of 2 to 3 hours over 2 to 16 weeks. Individual or group format, in-company.
Have you recently arrived in the Netherlands and are looking to stay for a significant period? You may be obliged to sit the NT2 and naturalisation exams. The Square Mile can help you both learn Dutch for either NT2 level 1 or level 2 and prepare you for the various exams you will be required to sit.
Our programmes are always tailor-made and are generally commissioned by companies or organisations. Would you like to know more? Please contact us for more details.


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Old-fashioned fun is fair game
By LORELL FLEMING - Staff Writer
DEL MAR —— If the food, carnival games and rides aren't enoughto satisfy a hunger for fun at the San Diego County Fair this year,just wait until 3 p.m.
That's when the event, Three O'Clock Fun, starts. The 30-minuteevent is a series of sack races and Hula-Hoop competitions that arefree, and are bound to bring a smile to anyone's face. ThreeO'Clock Fun is a daily event at the fair.
The 50-foot-by-50-foot space at the fairgrounds, where ThreeO'Clock Fun is held daily at the fair, has the look of anold-fashioned fair —— except for a microphone and speakers. Strawis strewn sparsely along the ground, and bales of hay placed aroundthe perimeter become spectator seating. The area is covered with awhite-and-pink striped canopy. Participants and onlookers paynothing for the activity.
As each sack-racer hopped their way to the finish line in theirroomy burlap bags Friday, the friendly crowd cheered them on. Thesame was true for the Hula-Hoop race contestants, who did all theycould to keep the plastic ring whirling around their waists. Racingcategories are divided up by age groups. Winners are rewarded withribbons and all contest participants get rainbow-coloredribbons.
"The theory behind this is for people to have good, clean andaffordable fun," Three O'Clock Fun host Bill Cobb said. ThreeO'Clock fun has been a feature at the fair for about 20 years, hesaid.
To Melanie Kilgore, 45, of Poway, Three O'Clock Fun is all ofthat and more.
"For us, it's family tradition," Kilgore said, resting on a baleof hay following the last Hula-Hoop contest. Beside her were hertwo daughters, Shannon, 13, and Taryn, 10. The Kilgores haveparticipated in the annual event for more than a decade.
"It's a chance for kids to learn, or to be reminded, that youdon't have to be No. 1 to have fun," Melanie Kilgore said.
The young Kilgore girls did well in their races among childrenin their age groups. Shannon won first place in her Hula-Hoop race.Taryn tied with another girl for first place.
Even though their mother didn't win first place in her sack raceand Hula-Hoop contests, the girls cheered her on and saidencouraging words as she made it back to the sidelines.
"It's all in fun," Shannon said in an interview about the event."Sometimes, we even laugh at ourselves. It's OK."
After the event, Cobb strolled over to the Kilgores and talkedto them as if he had known the family for years.
He has.
"But I only see the Kilgores, and other families like them, atThree O'Clock Fun at the fair each year," said Cobb, who has beenthe event's announcer for 13 years. "That's all right. I'm justglad to see them all so happy and having a good time."
Contact staff writer Lorell Fleming at (760) 731-5798 orlfleming@nctimes.com.


Please join us in welcoming Chicken Salad Chick to Juban Crossing! Their new restaurant opened to the public on October 4. As they expand throughout the country, this is the first of their franchises to be opened in the greater Baton Rouge area.
New AT&T store coming to Juban Crossing!European Wax Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!


Greetings from the Zen Crow Studio in Black Mountain, NC.
First, I would like to thank those of you who were able to attend my new Zen Crow Studio open house in March. I renewed connections with old friends and met new faces. It was so successful that I'm thinking of having another open studio in the Fall. Stay tuned.
I have been painting like an artist possessed with four new shows scheduled from June through September. These new shows are spread through three states so one might be near you. In Asheville, NC I have been asked by the Grovewood Gallery to exhibit my paintings in a two person show. Along with my Zen Nature paintings will be the incredible sculptures of Illinois sculptor, Clay Foster. Clay's work involves a Zen approach to incorporating stone and wood. The show should be amazing. Opening night reception for the Grovewood Gallery show is scheduled for May 31st. Contact the gallery for specific times and information. The show itself will run an incredible 3 months, from June through August. I am hoping to have at least 24 paintings on exhibit. Of course all works will be available for purchase through the gallery.
MOONLIGHT BITTERSWEET, 12"x32", one of many paintings in the Grovewood Gallery show during June, July and August in Asheville, NC.
During the month of July I will be exhibiting in a select group show at Greenleaf Gallery in Duck, NC. This small show of five artists will include 6 of my paintings. Although the gallery show will not have a formal opening, I will be in attendance during the first week of July. If you are visiting the beautiful beaches on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, please stop by.
INTO THE BLUE, 16"x24", one of several paintings in the Greenleaf Gallery group show during the month of July.
Also on the Outer Banks you can also see and purchase my work, both original paintings and Giclee fine art prints, at Silver Bonsai gallery in Manteo, NC 'just down the road' from Duck. Silver Bonsai gallery is located near the famous Elizabethan gardens and they sell many of my Zen flower paintings and prints.
SHINE ON, 16"x16", available now at Silver Bonsai gallery in Manteo, NC. Contact the gallery for details.
Well, that's some of the shows coming up. My July newsletter will feature even more information about my third large solo show in four years at Convergence Gallery in Santa Fe. The scheduled show is to run concurrent with the famous Indian Market in August. Also in the July newsletter will be information about my inclusion in a group show at Mill Brook Gallery in Concord, NH in the Fall.
As always, you can visit my website at www.bradstroman.com to view my most latest works or archive paintings still available and contact me with inquiries.
You can also visit my painting studio here in Black Mountain when you are in the area of Asheville, NC to see what I am currently working on. Simply email or call ahead. Ellie, the Tibetan Terrier studio dog will be waiting to greet you.
Copyright © 2014 Brad Stroman, All rights reserved.


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var secondObject = {
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    year: 'Year',
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A: You can use something like that :
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use phpManufaktur\Event\Control\Backend\Backend;
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        $this->initialize($app);

        $ProposeData = new ProposeData($app);
        $proposes = $ProposeData->selectList();

        return $this->app['twig']->render($this->app['utils']->getTemplateFile(
            '@phpManufaktur/Event/Template', 'admin/list.propose.twig'),
            array(
                'usage' => self::$usage,
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}


MODIFY with CED provides on-going services to youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system. The program also provides technical assistance to the Department of Health and Human Resources, group foster care residential facilities, specialized foster care agencies, youth, foster parents, and the community on independent living services and transitioning services for youth aging out of foster care.
"MODIFY has helped me start up in college while in high school and get a head start in front of other people. '[It's helped me] get a vehicle and made it possible for me to imagine myself getting a college degree and not have to worry about finding the money."
"I didn't have this big family support when I got out of foster care and they [the MODIFY program] were there. Not just with financial support but also with advice. I got into an accident once and the first person that I called was my MODIFY worker. It's like having a big family to support you."
Advice: "Don't ever tell yourself that you can't. If you put your mind toward something and actually work toward it, there is nothing you can't do. Everywhere you look there's support around you, you just have to look for it."
"My goals are to become successful, find my career and support my future family."
"MODIFY has helped me with car repairs, that I was doing all on my own, and money for food."
"My advice is to ask questions, ask a lot of them!"
"I had all that support through my foster care and MODIFY experience that my motivation is to be that support for somebody else."
Advice: "Keep on. It's tough. The hard part doesn't last forever and if you push through it you'll be successful!"
"MODIFY has helped me learn that I have someone there when needed. I won't be alone in things."
Advice: "Stay in school. Don't drop out. It might be hard at times, but you'll get through it."
"The only way that I was able to not quit school and make enough money to survive was by having the MODIFY [funding] supplementing my income."
"I knew that I wanted to be a social worker because I had a fabulous social worker. She made me want to help people. I wasn't willing to quit college and I wouldn't give up."
"MODIFY has helped me become a better leader."
"One of the challenges that I've faced was college. I had some troubles in college and ended up deciding that it wasn't for me. I found a work based program that was a whole lot better because I was able to learn on the job instead of from a book, which was a lot easier for me."
Advice: "Do good in school and don't take the MODIFY program for granted. It's a great program and I wouldn't be where I am now if it weren't for the MODIFY program."
To support and serve these former foster care recipients between 18 and 20 years of age to complement their own efforts toward self- sufficiency and to assure that program participants recognize and accept their personal responsibility for preparing to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
To provide youth who exit foster care at 18 or older with Educational and Training Vouchers for the purpose of attending a post-secondary educational program. The funds may be used to cover the costs of attending college, or vocational training, including all expenses related to a course of study such as computers, special clothing, shoes or boots, books, housing, transportation, and other related educational expenses.
MODIFY is being presented with financial assistance as a grant from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.