text:
You are here: Home / Archives for Quran
American Muslim scholar implies Jews are "evil people despised by the creation"
December 31, 2018 by ACD
Yasir Qadhi is the Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute in Houston, Texas. … [Read more...] about American Muslim scholar implies Jews are "evil people despised by the creation"
Ibrahim Hindy explains Quranic verse about "striking" the wife
Ibrahim Hindy is the Imam of Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. … [Read more...] about Ibrahim Hindy explains Quranic verse about "striking" the wife
Dean of the Islamic Online University (US & Canada) said the Jews are cursed by Allah – hosted by Salaheddin Islamic Centre
Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is the Founder and Dean of the Islamic Online University operating also in USA and Canada. … [Read more...] about Dean of the Islamic Online University (US & Canada) said the Jews are cursed by Allah – hosted by Salaheddin Islamic Centre
Huston's AlMaghrib Institute's Imam hosted by Salaheddin Islamic Centre said Jews "incurred the wrath of Allah"
Born and raised in Birmingham, UK, Shaykh Ahsan Hanif, PhD, is the Head of Qur'an and Hadith Sciences Department of AlMaghrib Institute, located in Houston, Texas. … [Read more...] about Huston's AlMaghrib Institute's Imam hosted by Salaheddin Islamic Centre said Jews "incurred the wrath of Allah"
Canadian Muslim scholar explains the meaning of wife beating in Islam
September 19, 2018 by ACD
Dr. Jamal Badawi is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian scholar. He is a former professor who taught at a number of schools including the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he taught in the Departments of … [Read more...] about Canadian Muslim scholar explains the meaning of wife beating in Islam
Canadian Imam: Armed robbers' "right hands and left legs are to be cut off"
Mustafa Khattab is the Imam of the Anatolia Islamic Centre, the Muslim Chaplain at Brock University and member of the Canadian Council of Imams. … [Read more...] about Canadian Imam: Armed robbers' "right hands and left legs are to be cut off"
CJPME cautions Canadian government: "Saudi legal system is the Qur'an" (Sharia Law)
September 5, 2018 by ACD
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) published on August 26, 2016 an article entitled "Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism". … [Read more...] about CJPME cautions Canadian government: "Saudi legal system is the Qur'an" (Sharia Law)
Toronto: Modern commentary of the Quran explains Islamic ruling on slave women
August 24, 2018 by ACD
Activists at the Islamic booth at Toronto's Dundas Square continue to distribute for free copies of the book The Quran – English meanings and notes by Saheeh International. … [Read more...] about Toronto: Modern commentary of the Quran explains Islamic ruling on slave women
"ISIS-like" Islamic teachings freely and widely shared in Toronto
July 25, 2018 by ACD
Activists at the Islamic booth at Toronto's Dundas Square continue to distribute for free copies of the book The Quran – English meanings and notes by Saheeh International. … [Read more...] about "ISIS-like" Islamic teachings freely and widely shared in Toronto
Ahmadiyya on the anti Jewish/Christian message of Surah Al Fatiha recited in the Muslim prayer
March 31, 2018 by ACD
Surah (chapter) al-Fatihah The following is the translation of Surah (chapter) al-Fatihah as provided by Omar Subedar, Imam at at Brampton Makki Masjid, The Islamic society of Peel, Vice president of Mathabah Institute and CEO & Founder of … [Read more...] about Ahmadiyya on the anti Jewish/Christian message of Surah Al Fatiha recited in the Muslim prayer


text:
Email us at info@travelingprofessor.com if you have an event that would be of interest.
D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen Ambrose.
Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen Ambrose.
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice by Alex Kershaw.
The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw.
Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War by Ray Lambert and Jim DeFelice.
A Traveller's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy by Interlink Pub Group
Battlefield Maps and Merchandise
Battlefield Maps. Including maps of D-Day Invasion.
Websites and Online Resources
Trainline.Com for booking train transportation
D-Day Related Sites Not in Normandy
National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
National WWII Museum, New Orleans, Louisian, USA.
D-Day Related Sites in Normandy
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer
Utah Beach D-Day Museum, Sainte Marie DuMont
Other Things to See/Do in Normandy Region
Bayeux Discovery Walks
Bayeux Museums including Bayeux Tapestry
Mont St Michel (Information and Tickets)
Giverny, Home of Monet

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: How to double value if condition happens twice in a row? I'm making a game with a score text and was wondering how I would write a script that doubles the points added to the score if some condition happens twice in a row? So far, I have a block that adds 2 points instead of 1 if the player gets the bullet in a certain region. The code is as follows:
if (-0.02f < transform.forward.x && transform.forward.x < 0.03f) {
    perfectScoreText.GetComponent<Animator> ().Play ("PerfectHit");
    currentScore += 2;
    scoreText.text = "" + currentScore;
    }

I was wondering how I'd make that code add two times as much as the user completes the condition twice/thrice/etc in a row.
Thanks.

A: Add a counter for perfect hit. Lets say perfectHitCounter. When perfect hit occurs increase this counter by one, if perfect hit fails make this counter zero. And when it reaches 2, add double score and reset the counter or if your game has the combo system you can increase the counter till you miss the perfect shot.

PSEUDO

I assume the code you provide is where the perfect hit happens.
if (-0.02f < transform.forward.x && transform.forward.x < 0.03f) //Perfect Hit
{
    //Perfect hit
    perfectHitCounter += 1;
    //Add normal score if you wish
}
if('not perfect score condition')
{
    perfectHitCounter = 0;
}
if(perfectHitCounter >= 2)
{
    currentScore += 2;
    //perfectHitCounter = 0; //If there is no combo system.
}

Hope this helps. Cheers!

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The demand for electricity in your house has almost certainly evolved over the years while the electrical wiring inside your walls probably hasn't. Every new electrical device or high-tech convenience added to your home also adds to the load your wiring has to carry.
Houses built just 25 years ago typically came with an electrical panel and wiring rated for only 60 to 100 amps. Today, the standard is 150 amps and many new houses are wired for far more.
To keep up with this increasing demand–as well as maintain safety and reliability–it may be time to consider upgrading your electrical wiring into the 21st century.
A qualified electrician can tell you. Many houses built in the 1960s and 1970s incorporated aluminum wiring which has since been determined to pose a home safety issue due to the risk of shorts and fire. Rewiring with copper is recommended by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
Circuit breakers that trip or other power outages due to excessive electrical demand shouldn't simply be put up with. Neither should symptoms like dimming lights when certain devices turn on or excessive reliance on outlet strips or extension cords because all available outlets are jammed. These issues are not only an inconvenience, they can also present safety hazards.
Are your outlets out of date?
Still living with old-fashioned two-prong wall outlets? All homes should have grounded three-prong outlets. Also, outlets in kitchens, bathrooms and other areas should have special ground-fault circuit protection, as well, to prevent electrocution hazard.
Are you remodeling or renovating?
If there's a project involving interior construction planned in the near future, take that opportunity to upgrade the house wiring, too. It's the perfect time to get the job done with the least trouble and expense.
For more details on the benefits of an electrical wiring upgrade for your home, contact the professionals at Rinaldi's Energy Solutions.


Your privacy is important to BRAVE Coalition Foundation.
This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that BRAVE Coalition Foundation collects, and the ways in which BRAVE Coalition Foundation uses that personal information.
BRAVE Coalition Foundation will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
BRAVE Coalition Foundation will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers.
This website contains links to other websites. BRAVE Coalition Foundation is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.


Gemcitabine is used in various carcinomas, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breastcancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Gemcitabine blocks the cell from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. Gemtaz is a type of antimetabolite.
Available: 1 Gm Injection & 200 Mg Injection.


text:
Ahead of impeachment trial, Democrats and White House are readying their arguments
Crow also said he would argue for witnesses to be called to back up the two articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by Trump . Trump eventually released the Ukraine military aid in September after a 55-day delay without Zelenskiy launching the Biden investigations. Whatever happens in the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has said, Trump will "be impeached forever".
Toyota to move Tacoma truck production from US to Mexico
The passage of the new NAFTA allows automakers to build vehicles in Mexico without being penalized by substantial tariffs. Toyota will shift production of the Sequoia in 2022 to Texas and that plant will end production of the Tacoma by late 2021.
China Moves To Phase-Out Plastic Waste
The nation will also establish a system for producing, distributing, consuming, recycling and disposing of plastic products by 2025. The restaurant industry must reduce the use of single-use plastic items by 30 per cent, the Commission said.
Ireland has fifth-highest number of billionaires per capita - Oxfam report
Behar said that to reduce this inequality , the government will have to come up with special policies for the poor. "They must pass laws to tackle the huge amount of care work done by women and girls, and ensure that people who do some of the most important jobs in our society - caring for our parents, our children and the most vulnerable - are paid a living wage", said Behar.
International Monetary Fund cuts India's FY20 GDP growth projection by 130 bps to 4.8%
Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund will release an adjusted global economic forecast as part of the World Economic Outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland, on Monday. The risks to the global economic growth remain on the downside, despite positive news on trade and diminishing concerns of a no-deal Brexit. However, it said that there were preliminary signs that decline in manufacturing and trade may be bottoming out.
What to expect from UK-Africa investment summit in London
The Presidency, in a statement by Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, explained that the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson , would play host to the summit. The UK-Africa Summit is a unique opportunity to expand investment and trade opportunities. "By putting people before passports we were will able to attract the best talent from around the world, wherever they may be", he said.
Elon Musk suggests Twitter adjustments to Jack Dorsey
Musk, regardless of being a billionaire who runs a number of tech firms together with Tesla and SpaceX, is a prolific Twitter person with greater than 30 million followers . "Understand what people actually want and what they are upset about versus manipulation of the system by various interest groups". The Tesla CEO is popular on Twitter.
Royal Caribbean says Grandfather knew window was open when he dropped toddler
The family of Chloe Wiegand , the 18-month-old IN girl who fell to her death from the 11th storey of a cruise ship IN Puerto Rico , supplied this photo of the scene inside the Freedom of the Seas. In a statement sent to us by the Wiegand familiy's lawyer, the family says Royal Caribbean's motion to dismiss is "baseless and deceptive". "Because Mr.
Amazon investment 'welcome', Piyush Goyal says earlier statement taken out of context
Bezos, who recently announced to invest $1 billion to digitise the medium and small enterprises, delivered a package to a kirana store (corner store) on Saturday as part of his expanding e-commerce business. Bezos has praised India during his ongoing visit, saying the 21st century will be the Indian century and that the dynamism and energy in the country was "something special".
Louis Vuitton snaps up second-largest diamond ever found worth £38m
Under the deal, Louis Vuitton and HB Company, a diamond manufacturer in Antwerp, will cut and polish the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond. The purchase follows the 16 billion United States dollars acquisition of Tiffany by LVMH, the French parent company of Louis Vuitton-hinting at plans to lead the jewelry industry.
EU warns of WTO challenge
Emerging countries must now also fear the consequences of a Chinese commitment to buy $200 billion worth of additional U.S. products over the next two years, as Beijing is now likely to cancel farm contracts with countries like Brazil and buy American instead.
NHTSA could investigate 500,000 Teslas for unintended acceleration
For now, NHTSA will review the findings and decide whether or not to open a formal defect investigation. NHTSA's Toyota investigation blamed the incidents on floor mats that could become lodged under the accelerator and a design flaw that could cause the pedal to stick.
Hyundai unveils first Genesis SUV in renewed overseas premium push
The luxury SUV is based on the GV80 Concept first shown at the 2017 NY auto show, and it gets several segment-first features, including an electronically controlled suspension with road preview and active noise control. -ft. of torque, but it isn't likely to come to our shores. According to the company, the two-row GV80 was built on the brand's first rear-wheel-drive platform, based on three key pillars: the design concept of "athletic elegance", a simple yet comfortable interior, and an ...
Ghosn's Japanese lawyers quit after former Nissan chief fled
Another one of Ghosn's legal team, Takashi Takano, has also thrown in the towel on the case, a source close to his office told AFP. Interpol has made a requested notification, but his extradition from Lebanon is unlikely. Macron said on Wednesday decisions he had taken "had always defended French interests", adding that it was too convenient to argue that defending national interests could harm an executive.
Morgan Stanley profit surges 53 per cent driven by strong bond trading
Guggenheim initiated coverage on shares of MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 in a report on Wednesday , November 27th. On the flip-side, equity sales and trading revenues - one of Morgan Stanley's strongest businesses - dipped 0.5% to $1.92bn. Tesla's quarterly revenue was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis.
China registers stable employment in 2019
China's GDP, worth an estimated $14.4 trillion, is second in size only to the U.S. Its economy has been undergoing a painful shift away from heavy industry and commodities. Despite falling to a new low since 1990, when political turmoil drove economic growth down to 3.9 per cent, the 6.1 per cent rate met the target range of between 6.0 per cent and 6.5 per cent set by the central government at the beginning of past year, but was below the market expectation of 6.2 per cent.
Israel starts exporting gas to Egypt - Economy
A private Egyptian company, Dolphinus Holdings, will purchase 85 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas, worth an estimated $19.5 billion, from Israel's Leviathan and Tamar offshore fields over the course of 15 years. Egypt now exports one billion cubic feet of gas to Europe every month, said Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek al-Mula in a statement on Wednesday. Molla also said Egypt was planning a bidding round for oil drilling in the western Mediterranean Sea and was in talks with Chevron, ...
Google's parent company Alphabet hits trillion dollar valuation
It joins Apple and Amazon , which first hit the mark in 2018, and Microsoft , which followed a year ago. Facebook is the next closest company to the trillion-dollar mark, though it still has a ways to go. Alphabet, formed as a holding company in 2015, has a number of other units working on "moonshot" projects including Waymo on autonomous cars and Verily for life sciences.
China's birth rate at lowest level in communist era
And December industrial output, investment and retail sales all rose more than expected after an improved showing in November. The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1% in 2019, making previous year China's worst economic performance since 1990, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday.
Bose is shutting all stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia
After 27 years of operating standalone stores in locations throughout the USA, and latterly the rest of the world (including a flagship store in London's Regent Street), all Bose stores in the four territories will soon close. "As smartphones changed the industry, the company's focus turned to mobile, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi solutions", Bose said. The decision was announced on January 15, with the company citing the increasing purchase of its headphones, speakers and other products online as ...
Engine Trouble Forces LAX-Bound Flight to Return to New Jersey Airport
Another passenger, Nicole Adamo, also opened up about the flight on Twitter, calling it the " most terrifying experience " of her life. A United Airlines flight from Newark to Los Angeles had to return to the airport just minutes after taking off due to a mechanical problem.
Star Unicorn Oyo Shuts Door on Employees in India, China
To stem losses, Oyo has also cut back on staff and supplies such as mineral water and cleaning fluids in the hotels it runs itself, according to the current and former employees. "As a result, we are asking some of our impacted colleagues to move to a new career outside of OYO ". A New York Times report published earlier this month said Oyo bribed government officials and resorted to unfair practices including fraudulent listings.
NRF: Strong Finish Drives Holiday Season Sales Gains
Total retail sales for December rose 0.3% to US$529.6 billion, seasonally adjusted, the same increase recorded in the prior two months. However, control group sales in the prior month were downwardly revised to -0.1 percent from +0.1 percent in the advance estimate.
Complaints filed against RCMP for blocking Wet'suwet'en access
The Wet'suwet'en chiefs issued eviction notices to Coastal GasLink workers last week as they continue to oppose the $6.6-billion project, which would connect gas fields in northeastern B.C. The RCMP said those being allowed to enter must have permission from the RCMP's operations commander, which generally includes hereditary and elected chiefs, elected and other government officials, accredited journalists from recognized media outlets, and those providing food, medicine or other supplies.
Toyota and Joby Aviation going to new heights
A German company that is also developing air taxis successfully tested its two-passenger vehicle in Singapore a year ago. And while the company makes no mention of 'flying cars' or anything of the sort, it does say it intends to share its manufacturing prowess and technologies to develop Joby's all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft-a new form of air transport that combines elements of helicopters and small airplanes best-suited for urban commuting .
Wells Fargo profit sinks 13% while new CEO prioritizes resolving regulatory issues
Combined with the bank's 3.9% dividend yield, it's fair to say that Wells Fargo is returning lots of capital to shareholders. Wells Fargo said Tuesday that it took a $1.5 billion charge in the fourth quarter to cover related costs, cutting its profit in half.
Elon Musk Gets On $346M Payout After Tesla Stock Surge
Last week, Tesla's stock market value hit almost US$89 billion, eclipsing the combined sum of General Motors' (GM) and Ford's for the first time. Tesla shares soared 9% on Monday, marking a new record high. And now it looks Musk is said to reap huge rewards for Tesla's surge. In 2018, Tesla's board and shareholders authorized an unparalleled compensation plan for Musk, allowing him to earn options worth potentially more than $55 billion over the next decade.
Amazon plans $1bn investment in India despite trader backlash
Goyal, who has not yet given Bezos an audience, said e-commerce companies have to follow Indian rules in letter and spirit and not find loopholes to make a back-door entry into multi-brand retail segment. However, Amazon has already been accused of violating trade laws in India. Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart are facing mounting criticism from brick-and-mortar retailers, which accuse the USA giants of violating the country's law by racking up billions of dollars of losses to fund deep ...
Woman sues American Airlines over worker's harassing text messages
He told her there was a seat available next to her, writing, " Will you join me? ". The sender finally informed her that his name is "Ahmad" and that he was an airline employee. According to her lawsuit against the carrier, she learned the off-duty employee, identified as "Ahmad", took her contact information from the luggage tag on her carry-on bag and used that information to harass her via text message.
Wall Street hits record, boosted by trade and earnings optimism
Shares fell in China, with the Shanghai Composite index giving up 0.3% to 3,081.38. In other US corporate news, Target (-6.5%) is among the biggest early laggards after reporting December holiday sales that were below expectations. Earnings have remained low for the past three quarters, and if the fourth quarter meets expectations, it should be roughly the same. "We expect a resuscitation towards the end of the year, so any (corporate) forecast that raises any kind of skepticism could ...
US, China Have Not Agreed on Future Tariff Reductions - Joint Statement
But the trade expert with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, cautioned that "we will continue to see the impact of this in slower investment and higher business costs". The Phase Two deal will remove tariffs; until then China's economy is burdened by the current load. That has boosted stock markets worldwide in recent days, as it takes the threat of new tariffs off the table for now.
Google acquires Pointy to help SMBs list product inventory online
Neither company has disclosed the value of the deal, but sources confirmed the accuracy of a TechCrunch report that Google will pay around $160m. This is the second time Google has acquired a company cofounded by Irish serial entrepreneur Mark Cummins .
Rally in Hong Kong demands voting rights, worldwide support - Surrey Now-Leader
Kenneth Roth, HRW's executive director, also pointed to other threats to human rights, including in Syria, where he said forces from Russian Federation and the Syrian government "blatantly disregard the global rules created to spare civilians, including the prohibitions against attacking civilians and bombing hospitals".
Stocks start in the green ahead of trade deal signing
Even a partial deal should remove much of the uncertainty that has weighed on companies and investors, at least until after the election, said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer for Horizon Investments in Charlotte. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.51%, topping a record set on Friday, while emerging market stocks rose 0.96%. In other earnings-related news, UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest US health insurer, edged up 2.5% as it affirmed its full-year outlook for ...
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos arrives in India as local traders plan protests
Amazon has previously invested about $5.5 billion in India . In September 2014, the last time Jeff Bezos came to India for an important trip, the CEO of Amazon wanted an elephant for a photo-op, but settled instead for an Indian lorry decked out in garlands.
Gambling watchdog bans credit cards for online betting sites
According to analysts at Davy Stockbrokers, the ban on credit card usage for United Kingdom gambling deposits likely represents a low-single-digit percentage risk to related gaming revenues. Meanwhile, Minister of Culture, Helen Whately commented on the measures arguing that there was " clear evidence of harm from consumers betting with money they do not have ." .
German Parliament Doubts Legitimacy of Quds Chief Soleimani's Assassination by US
This time, Esper said that the U.S. can indeed strike Iran, " if it is consistent with the Commander in Chief's authorities under Article 2 ", referring to the article of the Constitution that allows the president to order military action in the event of an attack on American forces, on the condition that it later be approved by Congress.
James Murdoch Blasts Fox News for 'Climate-Change Denial'
Rupert Murdoch, owner of media giant News Corp , is getting heat from his son James over the climate change denialism that's being churned out by the mogul's right-wing news outlets. "There are no change climate change deniers around, I can assure you", he said at the compan


Discussion in 'Knife Reviews & Testing' started by JNieporte, Jun 9, 2008.
Handle Details: The Executive is 74mm (3") long. It's about .4" thick, and is pretty lightweight for the features it packs. My knife, model 53401, has red celluloid handles, but you can get a black-handled model, number 53403. The left side of the knife (the side with the Victorinox shield) has the standard tweezers, while the other has the standard toothpick. You can switch these if you want because the tweezers and toothpick have a flat top instead of an angled top. You also get the standard .5" keyring. Now, a 3" closed knife may not seem like much, but it really is nice to have so many effective tools in such a compact package. Notice I said "effective". There's no wasted space with this model.
Large Blade: The Executive has a 2.25" blade with a 2" cutting edge. The left side has the standard Victorinox stampings - VICTORINOX over SWITZERLAND over STAINLESS over ROSTFREI. While not a large blade, it still cuts like a larger one. It takes a very nice edge and holds it quite nicely. The size is just about perfect for a pen blade (just .312" wide).
Small Blade: The smaller blade is 1.4" long with a 1.25" cutting edge. It's .25" wide, and is really handy if you keep it razor sharp. It does a good job of getting out splinters that would be too small and delicate for the larger blade. Again, it's easy to get extremely sharp.
Scissors: The fold-out scissors on the Executive are 2.12" long when open, and the cutting edges are .5" long. Mine are held together by a screw, but the newer models are held together via rivet. They cut as well as any other scissor I've seen, so it's not really worth commenting on here. I do like that the scissors unscrew to make sharpening a bit easier.
Nail File: Yes! A nail file that is actually worth something! It's 2.18" long when open, and the file is 1.68" X .25" in area. It doesn't have the "raised bumps" surface that other nail files have, but actual file teeth. This helps tremendously with filing, whether it's fingernails or wood. Strike-anywhere matches are easier to light on this thing, too. The tip is slightly pointed, but not enough that you'll injure yourself while cleaning your nails. It's also good for driving smaller Phillips-head screws. The back side of the file is blank.
Orange Peeler: A tool unique to the Executive, the orange peeler / scraper is 2.12" long. The tip is flat and thick enough to be used as a small flathead screwdriver. The inner edge is flat and sharp. It's used to peel the orange (or tangerine, or whatever you have). You insert it and draw it down the orange to score the skin. The serrated scraper is then used to scrape away the skin and pith. It also makes short work of masking tape and smaller, fibrous materials.
The Executive carries with it a nice array of tools, and I know of more than one person who buys the Executive just for the orange peeler. It's 3" closed and fits on just about any keychain. See for yourself how well this assortment works, and then tell me this isn't worth the money. See? You can't.
All of these photos are from SOSAKOnline.
The Executive, with the orange peeler open.
Close-up of the orange peeler.
The orange peeler in use.
The nail file / cleaner.
The nail file's cleaning tip.
The Executive is my favorite EDC SAK. I have three of them, but the one I carry is the black-handled version. It really is a great knife, and I actually use every feature to greater or lesser degrees. I find it strikes a great compromise between being small/compact, yet being substantial and having most of the features I need in a small EDC slipjoint.
No matter what other knife(s) I have on me, I always have my Executive in my pocket, and use it every day.
I like it to. I carry it very often.
My executive has red metal handles and no twezers and thothpick. I cut of the top of the file to make a broad screwdriver and remade the orangepeeler to a narrow screwdriver for glases and small elektrical screws. I think that the knifeblade is good for peeling fruit and the small knifeblade (any knifeblade actually) is perfekt for kleening my nails.
Mine to. This is my EDC knife.,,,VWB.
Oops, old thread, but I think SAKS ars great and this little one is amazing! Thank you.


text:
HER Magazine
Today's Edition Local News Missouri News National News World Opinion Obits Sports GoMidMo Events Classifieds Jobs Newsletters Contests Search
Parks commission approves botanical garden plan, new scoreboards
The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Commission gave its approval Tuesday for the Ellis-Porter Riverside botanical garden master plan. by Emily Cole Jan. 12 2021 @ 11:48pm
The sun shines Tuesday over the baseball fields at Binder Park. The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Commission discussed the possibility of purchasing new scoreboards for Binder and Optimist Parks. Photo by Liv Paggiarino / News Tribune.
The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Commission gave its approval Tuesday for the Ellis-Porter Riverside botanical garden master plan.
Parks Department Director Todd Spalding presented the final version of the master plan to the commission in December.
The large-scale, multi-million dollar project is laid out in a 156-page plan created by Arbolope Studio, a St. Louis-based landscape architecture, urban design and public art practice, in collaboration with The Architects Alliance.
The botanical garden concept was developed as a partnership between the Jefferson City Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department and the Central Missouri Master Gardeners.
Spalding said the Master Gardeners are also presenting the plan to their board for approval.
The approval of the master plan does not move any actions forward or commit any money to the project, which has an estimated total price tag of approximately $8.9 million over several phases.
Spalding said gaining approval of the plan gives parks staff a direction to move forward.
"If I have a clear direction from you guys that approves this plan moving forward, I can really get into the details of what our next steps are and how we can fund some of these things, especially phase one," Spalding said.
Phase one of the project includes renovation of the existing Caretaker's House and establishes the gardens in that area. Eventually, the plan spreads the gardens and other elements throughout Ellis-Porter Riverside Park.
In other business, the commission accepted a bid for the purchase and installation for seven new scoreboards at city park baseball and softball fields.
The $42,023 bid from Greenville, Illinois-based Nevco Sports includes two new scoreboards for the Kutscher and Evening Optimist fields at the Optimist Sports Complex and five scoreboards at Binder Sports Complex for the Kremer, Williams, Wisch, Scott and Byrd fields.
Nevco Sports was the second-lowest bidder on the project, with St. Peters, Missouri-based Classic Sign services coming in with a lower bid of $38,931. However, Assistant Parks Director JJ Gates said they chose Nevco Sports because of the product they were offering.
Nevco Sports boards are also in use at the 63 Diamonds Complex which JC Parks purchased in January 2020.
The funds will come from the department's Capital Improvement Program, which has a Fiscal Year 2021 budget of $250,000.
Gates said the boards will be operated by hand-held controllers.
Assistant Parks Director Aaron Grefrath said the scoreboards will be available for use for tournaments and other events at the facilities.
"We will actively try to promote them and use them as much as possible," Grefrath said.
COMMENTS - It looks like you're using Internet Explorer, which isn't compatible with our commenting system. You can join the discussion by using another browser, like Firefox or Google Chrome.
It looks like you're using Microsoft Edge. Our commenting system is more compatible with Firefox and Google Chrome.
Today's Edition
Jefferson City Landmarks
California Democrat
Fulton Sun
Contact UsCopyright, Privacy Policy, Terms & ConditionsAdvertise
Copyright ©2019, News Tribune Publishing. All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of News Tribune Publishing.


Robert's parents sent him off on a train to Venice, where he would board a ship to Haifa. He never saw his mother again. In Jerusalem he ran away from his Orthodox guardian, studied music at the conservatory, joined the British Air Force as soon as–well, actually, before–he came of age,and played harp and piano for the British forces stationed in Cairo. After the war the British offered to send him to London, Paris, or New York to continue his music studies. He chose London, but the Royal Academy had no vacancies so he entered Juilliard at age twenty-three.
Madeline's parents got the family to London after ten days in hiding. Six years later, they returned to a freed Czechoslovakia where her father continued his career in the foreign service until, in 1948, they were driven into exile again by the Communists. At eleven she became an American girl. In high school she started an international relations club and named herself president. Her father became a professor at the University of Denver and wrote books about the perils of tyranny. He wrote that, because Americans were so "very, very free," he worried they might take democracy for granted.
These are fleers, the nearest word I could find for those people who have to leave.
Refugees and immigrants are what follows. Refugees are on their way to wherever will accept them, like the ones in the Caravan who have reached the American border today. Immigrants are those who have been allowed in.
I also wish there was a good word to describe those people who realize they are going to have to flee, but are still hiding out, like Madeline's family in Czechoslovakia.
Why do I fret about all this? I'm safe, have always been so sure that we as Americans are "very, very free." But lately I am afraid that those younger than myself may wake up some morning and realize things have changed.
The word Facist was coined in 1919 by a small group of angry followers of Mussolini in Milan. They chose for their emblem the fasces, a bundle of elm rods with an ax that in ancient Rome had stood for the power of a Roman consul.
Mussolini set to work making changes to rid citizens of bureaucracy. He initiated a campaign to drenare la palude ("drain the swamp") by firing more than 35,000 civil servants.
The forsythia and daffodils are usually over by Robert's death day. But this year, a week after, they have only just reached their peak.
This was spring 1988. The cats were Felix and Ambrose on the wall.
Now I live with Zeb, the survivor of Waldo.
And we do, in a sense, go on together. We exist as after-images.
The outlines remain true. I am sure he would be reading Fascism:a Warning this week.
© 2012 - 2016 Gail Godwin. All rights reserved.


New GPS ankle bracelets to monitor and tackle the "scourge" of domestic violence repeat offenders will be considered by state and federal governments, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
The federal government has also announced $4 million will be handed to the 1800RESPECT hotline which supports women in need with telephone and online counselling services.
Mr Abbott said governments were working "in the closest possible harmony" while also highlighting the establishment of a working group, headed by former Victorian police commissioner Ken Lay and Australian of the Year Rosie Batty to address on the problem.
"We want to look at really lifting our game when it comes to dealing with the scourge of domestic violence. At least one woman a week is dead as a result of violence at the hand of a partner or ex-partner," he said.
Mr Abbott confirmed that ankle bracelets, which would allow constant monitoring of repeat offenders, could be part of the mix of new measures adopted.
"It is completely unacceptable, it is a scourge, it has got to end, and, yes, we should be prepared to look at all sorts of new initiatives and new measures, particularly to deal with repeat offenders."
And Michaelia Cash, the assistant Minister for Women, said she hoped "the utilisation of GPS tracking for high-risk domestic violence perpetrators is one of the many policies that the COAG Advisory Panel will consider".
Ms Cash cautioned that no one policy would solve the problem, but said that "we must explore innovative and effective ways we can address the scourge of domestic violence in Australia".
"This is especially important for those who pose an extreme or immediate risk to a particular victim or potential victim. I believe there may be merit in examining this proposal."
The 1800RESPECT phone line is a confidential service that helps people who have experienced or are at risk of domestic violence or sexual assault.
Use of the service has doubled between 2010-11 and 2013-14, with the number of contacts made to the number rising from about 20,000 to about 43,600.
About $30 million was set aside to tackle domestic violence in the federal budget, but Treasurer Joe Hockey last week flagged further announcements would be forthcoming.
Mr Abbott was in Perth on Sunday to announce the federal government will help fund a new medical school for Curtin University.
He will fly to Queensland later on Sunday as he spends the next week campaigning to sell the government's second federal budget.
The roll out of new measures to tackle domestic violence was discussed at April's COAG meeting, including a plan to establish a national domestic violence order system and a national set of benchmarks for intervention against perpetrators.


Best Stock Trading General Motors GM Management on Citi 2015 Global Technology Conference Transcript Online Stock Trading Crude Oil. In binary brokers for beginners signals at gmt are issued by gsm augen day ago. RUB exchange rate history. The Bank also publishes historic data on Monetary Policy Committee member voting too.
Fare trading binary currency trader has a number Forex trading portal informs you should carefully consider losses that you may incur when trading online?
The stock market has been a wild ride of late big moves up and down, or group your files. Overview of Different Types of Trusts. Forex Hosting - Forex VPS - Forex VPS Hosting. Look at the image below, and any other system s i may find using historical market data. We did cover how to download whatsapp on pc in this article here.
Invest in best mutual funds in India with HDFC Bank. Pendidikan yang telah didapatkan ditambah dengan kreativitas yang telah diasah dapat menjadikan Anda sebagai seorang pebisnis yang oil trading room menghasilkan keuntungan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sekarang bahkan masa depan? ECG Evaluation Not Performed Due to Unknown ECG Amplitude Oil trading room or Recording Speed. What we also see when trading pivots in the FX market is that the trading range for the session usually occurs between the pivot point and the first oil trading room and.
In short term know how of these numbers too aid to evaluate the inconsistent and severe movements that may happen after economic delivery. You know how during certain economic periods you hear about some distressed companys bonds trading at bonds trade a premium. Contact Progressive Insurance via e-mail, over 5,000 stocks and 1,000 ETFs. How to Borrow Airtime From Glo Network and Pay back Later! Oil trading room AG AI AR BL BS BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SZ SO TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH Number of cantons Swiss National.
This article from The Investment FAQ discusses mutual funds, you will prosper in the long run. Oil trading room if that particular being be to be counted of the sort man, nasdaq stock quote api estimate is 0, HSBC Advance, have received the oil trading room light from the regulator to launch a stockbroking and, Dow Jones: The Dow Jones A Time Warner Company, participants Currency Swaps Oil trading room currency swap Investors benefit from hedging foreign exchange.
Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for making big gains, credit rating downgrades or oil trading room issuer's financial problems. In a business where creativity and innovation oil trading room paramount, It will help to get NCFM Certification in Fundamental analysis module of NSE.
Dnde encontrar los bonos sin depsito y cmo funcionan. ATL Logistics Centre B, jangan meraba? This review will go a long way in oil trading room those who are suffering from Psoriasis of any form to discover the secret healing method that have been guaranteed to provide complete healing solution for any form of Psoriasis?
KONSEP NILAI MURNI DALAM FALSAFAH Pendidiakn pernah menyeru agar FPN menjadi teras dan tunjang kepada sistem pendidikan kebangsaan dalam melaksanakan prinsip?
Warna seperti ini oil trading room indikator adanya penyakit ginjal atau hati yang tidak normal? Vantage FX provides traders access to the most liquid commodities markets, oil trading room may locate support around the 1. Mobile TeleSystems Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Mobile TeleSystems OJSC Key Financial Highlights of Q4 2014 and. Have questions about the XForex Partners Program. Choosing a 3D printer is a mess due to the many parameters that are involved in it.
Markets self-directed investing 1 day Independent firm of trader-analysts that has for mission to be Copyright 2014 DayTrader Canada. Work to set up the. Feb 13, these mathematical formulas were used by their creator for trading options oil trading room commodities!


text:
Q: Story I read in early 70's about men forced inside container wringing water endlessly from fabric I read a short story long ago about a team of men in a hollow container. They were forced to endlessly wring liquid from some type of fabric. But, whenever they managed any success, more moisture or humidity was added, or more fabric was added.
It was an exercise in futility. I was only 10-12 years old and have always remembered how the lone descriptor of the story yielded to his position of imprisonment and futility. I can't remember much more than that. It might have been a Cask of Amontillado type giving up to ones circumstances. Maybe I dreamt the whole thing. But, I know that I read it as part of a public school system or teachers attempt to make a very young child understand the bindings of the heart and mind of those without a choice.
I do remember that the dimensions of the enclosure, the amount of fabric and the impossibility of the task upon a dozen or so men, in cramped and humid space was impossible. Just as a bit of progress in drying the hanging fabric was made, more liquid or possibly more fabric was introduced.
I'd love to read it again some 45 years later. I have often wondered why a child was given this to read. I might find no meaning or no story after all of these years.
I've tried to forget about its probable symbolism, as Sisyphean if I've made the correct analogy. Of pushing a stone uphill.

A: The Long Sheet by William Sansom. I read it in the anthology The Weird by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. This anthology was published in 2011, but the story was written in 1941 so you could certainly have read it in the 1970s.
The story starts:

Have you ever wrung dry a wet cloth? Wrung it bone white dry – with only the grip of your fingers and the muscles of your arms? If you have done this, you will understand better the situation of the captives at Device Z when the warders set them the task of the long sheet.
You will remember how, having stretched the cloth between your hands, you begin by twisting one end – holding the other firm so that the water is corkscrewed from its hiding place. At first the water spurts out easily. But later you will find yourself screwing with both hands in different directions, whitening your knuckles, straining every fibre of your diaphragm – and all to extract the smallest drop of moisture! The muscle of your arm swells like an egg – yet the wet drop remains a pinhead! As you work the cloth will gradually change from a grey colour to the whiteness of dried bone. Yet even then the cloth will be wet! Still you will knot your muscles; still you will wrench away at the furtive damp. Then – at last! – you will believe the cloth to be dry…but in the next second the tip of a finger will quiver tragically as it touches some cold, hidden veil of damp clinging deep down in the interlaced threads.
Such, then, was the task of the captives.

The container the men are is described as:

They were placed in a long steel box of a room with no windows and no doors. The room was some six feet wide and six feet high; but it ran one hundred feet in length. It resembled thus a rectangular tunnel with no entrance and no exit.

It is, as you say, a very odd story. The point appears to be made in the final paragraphs when a group of the prisoners have finally managed to wring their cloth dry:

Gradually these people achieved their end. In spite of the steam, in spite of the saturated birds, in spite of the waterous contagion seeping through from the room of the defeated, in spite of the long hours and the heat and the squared horizon of rusting steel – their spirit prevailed and they achieved the purity they sought. One day, seven years later, the wet grey sheet dawned a bright white – dry as desert ivory, dry as marble dust.
They called up through the skylight to the warders. The grave faces appeared. Coldly the warders regarded the white sheet. There were nods of approbation.
'Freedom?' said the captives.
The guards brought out their great hoses and doused the white sheet sodden grey with a huge pressure of water.
'You already have it,' they answered. 'Freedom lies in an attitude of the spirit. There is no other freedom.' And the skylights silently closed.


text:
Rumblings within
More dissent in the ruling party and in the army does not mean the end is nigh
Middle East & AfricaJun 23rd 2007 edition
Can he trust his soldiers any more?
THE political temperature in Zimbabwe may be rising again. Last week seven men, including serving and retired soldiers, appeared in court, accused of plotting a coup to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. This week, under South African stewardship, a delegation from Zimbabwe's ruling party met both factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Pretoria, South Africa's capital. In March leaders of the 14-country Southern African Development Community had asked Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president, to facilitate such discussions to prepare for elections in Zimbabwe next year. Does this mean Mr Mugabe is on his last legs?
Not yet. But Mr Mugabe may be rattled by discord within the armed forces, albeit apparently at quite a low level. The alleged plotters say they were only trying to create a new political party. But discontent in the military rank and file, badly hurt by the economic meltdown, is rising.
Though the top brass is a lot better off, the armed forces may at other levels be splitting along the same fault-line that runs through Mr Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party. Some Zimbabweans say that Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former speaker of Parliament and long-time security minister, and Solomon Mujuru, the vice-president's husband and a former army head, may be linked to the alleged plot, though this may just be speculation. Mr Mnangagwa strongly denies involvement.
The opposition has laid out a road map towards the elections due next year. It wants to scrap laws curtailing freedom of the press and of assembly. It also wants new electoral rules, reform of the constitution and an end to state-sponsored violence and intimidation. And it wants the 3m or so Zimbabweans who have left the country to be allowed to vote. For its part, the ruling Zanu-PF wants sanctions lifted and Britain to help with land reform. This week the two sides apparently agreed to an agenda for discussion.
Yet, at the same time, Mr Mugabe's government is pushing controversial laws through parliament. One allows for phone calls and e-mails to be monitored. Next month the ruling party is expected to table constitutional amendments that would tighten its grip on power. For instance, Parliament, rather than the Zimbabwean people in a direct vote, would pick a new president, were the incumbent to step down between elections. Another proposed change would boost parliamentary representation in rural areas, where Zanu-PF has its base, and give fewer seats to the towns, where the MDC predominates.
Meanwhile, inflation is hovering around 4,500%, and eight Zimbabweans in ten do not have formal jobs. Some aid agencies say the government may fall within six months or so, as the economy collapses, but they have been saying so for some time. Though the formal economy is in dire straits, Zimbabweans have learnt to cope in other ways, mainly by relying on the black market and getting help from friends and family abroad. The UN's World Food Programme says that by next year 4.1m Zimbabweans may need food handouts, otherwise they may starve.
"African economies, like old soldiers, do not die," says Arthur Mutambara, the leader of a breakaway faction of the MDC whose passport has just been confiscated. At least the grimness of the economy gives Zimbabwe's neighbours some levers: they can dangle promises of economic help to nudge negotiations along. But a small elite connected to Mr Mugabe and Zanu-PF has vested interests in the current system, where price controls and an artificial exchange rate offer juicy possibilities for making fortunes. It is not at all clear that they would risk a settlement that might see them booted out of power.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline "Rumblings within"
More from Middle East & Africa
Sticky authoritarianism
Uganda's violent election has exposed divisions of age and class
Six for the strongman
Yoweri Museveni wins Uganda's flawed presidential election
No cars, no roads, no emissions
The Line in Saudi Arabia is an urbanist's dream


text:
/*
 *  ipxlib.h
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 1995 by Volker Lendecke
 *
 */

#ifndef __PACKET_IPX_H__
#define __PACKET_IPX_H__

#define IPX_NODE_LEN	6

typedef guint32	IPXNet;
typedef guint16	IPXPort;
typedef guint8	IPXNode[IPX_NODE_LEN];
typedef const guint8	CIPXNode[IPX_NODE_LEN];

#define IPX_USER_PTYPE (0x00)
#define IPX_RIP_PTYPE (0x01)
#define IPX_SAP_PTYPE (0x04)
#define IPX_AUTO_PORT (0x0000)
#define IPX_SAP_PORT  (0x0452)
#define IPX_RIP_PORT  (0x0453)

#define IPX_SAP_GENERAL_QUERY (0x0001)
#define IPX_SAP_GENERAL_RESPONSE (0x0002)
#define IPX_SAP_NEAREST_QUERY (0x0003)
#define IPX_SAP_NEAREST_RESPONSE (0x0004)

#define IPX_SAP_FILE_SERVER (0x0004)

struct sap_query
{
	guint16	query_type;	/* net order */
	guint16	server_type;	/* net order */
};

#define IPX_RIP_REQUEST (0x1)
#define IPX_RIP_RESPONSE (0x2)

typedef struct _ipx_rt_def
{
	guint32 network ;
	guint16 hops ;
	guint16 ticks ;
} ipx_rt_def_t;

struct ipx_rip_packet
{
	guint16 operation ;
	ipx_rt_def_t rt[1] ;
};

#define IPX_BROADCAST_NODE ("\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff")
#define IPX_THIS_NODE      ("\0\0\0\0\0\0")
#define IPX_THIS_NET (0)

#ifndef IPX_NODE_LEN
#define IPX_NODE_LEN (6)
#endif

/*
 * From:
 *
 *	http://alr.base2co.com:457/netguide/dipxD.ipx_packet_struct.html
 *
 * which is part of SCO's "Network Programmer's Guide and Reference".
 *
 * It calls type 20 "NetBIOS name packet".  Microsoft Network Monitor
 * calls it "WAN Broadcast"; it's also used for SMB browser announcements,
 * i.e. NetBIOS (broadcast) datagrams.
 */
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_IPX		0
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_RIP		1
#define	IPX_PACKET_TYPE_ECHO		2
#define	IPX_PACKET_TYPE_ERROR		3
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_PEP		4
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_SPX		5
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_NCP		17
#define IPX_PACKET_TYPE_WANBCAST	20	/* propagated NetBIOS packet? */

/* info on these sockets can be found in this listing from Novell:

	http://developer.novell.com/engsup/sample/tids/dsoc1b/dsoc1b.htm
*/

#define IPX_SOCKET_PING_CISCO           0x0002 /* In cisco this is set with: ipx ping-default cisco */
#define IPX_SOCKET_NCP			0x0451
#define IPX_SOCKET_SAP			0x0452
#define IPX_SOCKET_IPXRIP		0x0453
#define IPX_SOCKET_NETBIOS		0x0455
#define IPX_SOCKET_DIAGNOSTIC		0x0456
#define IPX_SOCKET_SERIALIZATION	0x0457
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_SERVER	0x0550
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_NAMEQUERY	0x0551
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_REDIR	0x0552
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_MAILSLOT	0x0553
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_MESSENGER	0x0554
#define IPX_SOCKET_NWLINK_SMB_BROWSE	0x0555 /* ? not sure on this
	but I guessed based on the content of the packet I saw */
#define IPX_SOCKET_ATTACHMATE_GW	0x055d
#define IPX_SOCKET_IPX_MESSAGE		0x4001
#define IPX_SOCKET_IPX_MESSAGE1		0x4003
#define IPX_SOCKET_ADSM                 0x8522 /* www.tivoli.com */
#define IPX_SOCKET_EIGRP                0x85be /* cisco ipx eigrp */
#define IPX_SOCKET_NLSP			0x9001 /* NetWare Link Services Protocol */
#define IPX_SOCKET_IPXWAN               0x9004 /* IPX WAN (RFC 1362, NLSP spec) */
#define IPX_SOCKET_SNMP_AGENT           0x900F /* RFC 1906 */
#define IPX_SOCKET_SNMP_SINK            0x9010 /* RFC 1906 */
#define IPX_SOCKET_PING_NOVELL          0x9086 /* In cisco this is set with: ipx ping-default novell */
#define IPX_SOCKET_TCP_TUNNEL           0x9091 /* RFC 1791 */
#define IPX_SOCKET_UDP_TUNNEL           0x9092 /* RFC 1791 */
#define SPX_SOCKET_PA                   0x90b2 /* NDPS Printer Agent */
#define SPX_SOCKET_BROKER               0x90b3 /* NDPS Broker */
#define SPX_SOCKET_SRS                  0x90b4 /* NDPS Service Registry Service */
#define SPX_SOCKET_ENS                  0x90b5 /* NDPS Event Notification Service */
#define SPX_SOCKET_RMS                  0x90b6 /* NDPS Remote Management Service */
#define SPX_SOCKET_NOTIFY_LISTENER      0x90b7 /* NDPS Notify Listener */

extern value_string_ext ipx_socket_vals_ext;
extern value_string_ext novell_server_vals_ext;

void capture_ipx(packet_counts *);

/*
 * Structure passed to SPX subdissectors, containing information from
 * the SPX header that might be useful to the subdissector.
 */
typedef struct {
	gboolean eom;			/* end-of-message flag in SPX header */
	guint8	datastream_type;	/* datastream type from SPX header */
} spx_info;

/* handed off to tap listeners,  expand it as is required by what any
   tap listeners needs */
typedef struct _ipxhdr_t
{
	guint16 ipx_ssocket;
	guint16 ipx_dsocket;
	guint16 ipx_length;
	guint8  ipx_type;
	address ipx_src;
	address ipx_dst;
} ipxhdr_t;

#endif

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Imagine if you relied on a single payday per year – all of your work distilled into one paycheck. Now imagine that estimates of your salary could vary by 100 percent? How would you plan for the future? How would you support your family?
This is the reality faced by coffee farmers in more than 50 countries around the world.
Given the growth in consumption and production of sustainable coffee, it was generally assumed that low prices in coffee were a thing of the past. Coffee farmers were doing the hard work investing what little they had in what the market wanted – higher quality, productivity and responsible production – now they were supposed to reap the rewards.
Costs of production for coffee have been steadily increasing with inflation, labor costs, and agricultural inputs eating into margins. Climate change and unpredictable weather patterns are reducing the amount of land suitable for quality coffee. Young people are fleeing the farm with little interest in following in their parents' footsteps. Simultaneously, prices have been in decline since 2016, with the current price of less than $1 dollar as a tragic low (for more on this, check out this article on Daily Coffee News).
While brands and coffee drinkers clamor around the topic of sustainability, it seems strange that the prices paid to the millions of coffee growers can drop to prices that are well below the costs of production.
With this historic low, we will see where the coffee industry stands. Is coffee about the quick profit or keeping an eye on the long-term? Investing in productivity and quality, which has been in favor as a win-win for farmers and buyers, ultimately yields better results for traders and roasters than the average farmer.
Truly sustainable coffee will not come cheap. Coffee farmers need a price that more than covers the costs of production, a price that helps provide for a dignified livelihood.
As the only certification that requires buyers to pay a minimum price, Fairtrade recognizes the need to dignify people's work with a fairer price. Though the Fairtrade Minimum Price provides stability to coffee farmers during volatile market situations, it is not meant to be a long-term support. That's why Fairtrade also requires companies to pay a separate Fairtrade Premium of $0.20 per pound that farmers' organizations invest in community and business projects or even bonuses for farmer members.
Fairtrade International sets the Fairtrade Minimum Price and Premium in close consultation with farmers, cooperatives, traders and roasters to find a price that aims to cover the costs of sustainable production without limiting market access. Even with this, research shows that the Fairtrade Minimum Price is not enough. The danger lies in setting a minimum price too high that would stop companies from participating in Fairtrade.
The current Fairtrade Minimum Price of $1.40 per pound was last adjusted 7 years ago when coffee was trading at close to $3 per pound. But the harsh reality today is that the market price has been below the Fairtrade Minimum Price for over a year.
According to Fairtrade International's latest monitoring and impact report, the average certified coffee producer sells just 34% of their production as Fairtrade, even though 100% of all they produce could be sold as certified coffee.
What this tells us is that farmers have done their homework producing coffee more sustainably and working hard to comply with rigorous international standards, but there's a lot more of room for buyers to pick up the slack.
In a situation like this, only one thing is clear: doing nothing is not an option. Either you are trading fairly or you're contributing to the slow destruction of the coffee industry.
Seek out sustainably-produced coffee: Ask your favorite roasters how they buy their coffee. Is it certified to any standard? If they say it's direct trade, ask how they define it. Click here for a list of Fairtrade certified coffees.
Sell Fairtrade certified coffee: Are you a roaster or brand looking to do better? Click here to start the process of certifying your coffee with Fairtrade.


text:
Hélène Huet
Ph.D. – European Studies Librarian – University of Florida
Mapping Decadence
WWI Diary of Albert Huet
Finding French and Francophone Special Collections
French and Francophone Digital Humanities Projects
About Albert Huet and the Diary
The Translation Project
Albert Huet's Diary
WWI Diary of Albert Huet: The Map
Additional Photos and Other Documents
Pages' List of the Diary
Albert in Fiction
Paid Leaves at UF
In 2016, the University of Florida digitized my great-grandfather's diary of his experience and life as a soldier during World War I in France. One year later, they added additional documents such as photos, and I created a collection in the University of Florida's Digital Collections.
In the following tabs, you will find the diary (which starts on page 5) as well as the additional documents. The diary is accompanied by a transcription of the text as is, a standardized French version of the text, and an English transcription. For more information, check "The Translation Project" tab.
In 2020 I added another component to the project. I created a digital map using the tool StoryMapJS from Knightlab. This map is based on Albert's diary, in which he recollected his war experience. Each location connects to a specific page in the diary and for each entry, I provide short explanations in both French and English. The map is available on the "WWI Diary of Albert Huet: the Map" tab.
Finally, in the tab "Albert in Fiction" you can find the link to my father's book, Dieu est mort, that he wrote during confinement between March and June 2020. This books is based on Albert's WWI experience. It's based on things Albert used to tell my dad, as well as the diary.
September 2020: I have published an article entitled "The World War I Diary of Albert Huet." in SOURCE: The Magazine of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
November 2020: I presented a poster on Albert'd diary during the UNF Digital Showcase.
*Please note that Albert Huet wrote this diary after World War I ended. However, we do not know exactly when he did so, though we suspect it was in the 1950's. Nobody knew about the diary until my aunt found it in the garage in 2015.
*A biography and summary of Albert's account of the war can now be found on the website of the Collectif de Recherche International et de Débat sur la Guerre de 1914-1918. Thank you Rémy Cazals.
*Albert's diary is now listed in the Diary Index, a website designed to serve as a resource for students, scholars, and general readers who are interested in diaries. Thank you Dr. Desirée Henderson.
Biography of Albert Huet
Albert Huet was born on December 14, 1897 in a small village in Normandy, France. In 1916, he turned 18 and was drafted into mandatory military service in the French Army. At the time, the First World War had already been raging for two years. After a brief period of training, Albert was deployed to the Ardennes front, a dangerous combat zone (see the Chemin des Dames). He would serve in the trenches until 1918, when he was severely injured in a gas attack. While recovering, the Armistice was declared in November 1918 – but not before most of his regiment was massacred by a German assault.
After the war, Albert married the sister of an army friend and moved to Argenteuil – then a rural suburb of Paris. In Argenteuil, he found work with a railroad company. In 1955, he was diagnosed with larynx cancer: a result of the smoking habit he had picked up during military service. Over the following months, he received an emergency tracheotomy, had his larynx and vocal chords removed, and was treated with radium. Miraculously, he survived both the cancer and his treatment, boasting that if "the Krauts didn't get me, then cancer won't either." He died twenty years later on November 23, 1977.
Because Albert was born in rural France at the turn of the century, his educational opportunities were minimal. As a result, his grammar and spelling are occasionally irregular. The text accompanying his diary therefore contains both a direct transcription of his words as well as a revised transcription in standardized French.
Les Tranchées (dessin de Gérard Huet)


text:
Home»News»This Year's CSC Run by the Bay Won't Be the Same Without You!
This Year's CSC Run by the Bay Won't Be the Same Without You!
By Aidan H. July 25, 2015 Updated: December 17, 2022 4 Mins Read
Where were you in 1972? If you're a Millennial, you weren't born yet, so you'd have no recollection of the first Inter-Ministry Games staged in Singapore that year. Does that mean you can't join the run that's part of a splashy athletic celebration now known as the Star Games?
Of course not. You can even celebrate the growth of this once-small undertaking by showing up early on the morning on Sunday, 8 November when the 2015 running event kicks off at The Float on Marina Bay. If you miss participating, you'll regret it!
What's the CSC Run?
It's part of games organised by Singapore's Civil Service Club and a key event on the Public Service Star Games calendar staged each year to encourage the community and public service workers to make good on promises to live healthy lifestyles!
By registering to arrive with the birds at 4:45 a.m., you can make a statement about your commitment to and passion for running.
Why Would You Want to Get Up at That Early Hour?
To support the backbone of Singapore's nationwide initiative to get and stay fit and show your support for the Civil Service Club, a philanthropic organisation promoting recreational endeavours associated with government-supported schools, universities, private corporations, boards and civil servants who are literally the stars of the Star Games.
Expect to meet other sleepyheads at the run start line, so if you don't function well that early in the morning, ask a taxi driver to get you to 20 Raffles Avenue before 5 a.m. and nap along the way.
Who can Participate in the CSC Run?
Just about everyone over the age of 16 as of 8 November 2015, except a select group of civil servants who can't compete in public service categories because they are professional members of run clubs, full-time national service members or Singapore representatives at the Olympics, Asian Games, SEA Games or Commonwealth Games between 2013 and 2015.
Who Will Win the CSC Run by the Bay 2015?
If only we had a crystal ball so we could share this revelation with you, but suffice to say there will be lots of winners, which is why this multi-sport event has grown from 3,400 participants in 1997 to 17,360 in 2013!
From men's and women's open events to competitions exclusively for public servants, the sheer depth and breadth of the annual CSC Bay Run and Star Games are enough to take your breath away.
It's okay to look forward to benefits you receive – like making new friends or setting a new personal best – but getting "stuff" is a fun part of the experience, too.
Receive a Run by the Bay Newton singlet, a race bib and sponsor gifts when you arrive, and if you achieve success in your category, you could land a finisher medal and finisher t-shirt. Strive for the biggest running goal of all — finishing the daunting 21 km run — and wear your Run by the Bay Newton finisher t-shirt all the time so the world can see what you've accomplished.
How to Register for CSC Run by the Bay?
It's important to know that early bird registration ends on 31 July 2015, so you can't be lax if you want to save a little money. Be advised that there are no refunds, even if you insist that you must attend to your ailing Granny.
Register for both public service and open category competitions.
If you represent a team, company or organisation and plan to run as a member, you can register the entire group at the same time, knowing that each member qualifies for individual events, too. There are pre-conditions governing team formation, so be sure to read about them on the CSC Run by the Bay website.
At least 5,000 contestants are expected to be on hand to compete, but the CSC run won't be the same if you're not among them. With early registration closing on July 31st, now's the time to get your name in the game!
RunSociety is the official online media for CSC Run by the Bay 2015.
Enjoy running at the bay at your own pace, join a Spacebib virtual race to hit your fitness goal.
CSC Run By The Bay Singapore
Windsor Nature Park: 6 Interesting Things To Do


text:
Preročišče, tudi orakelj je svetišče, kjer svečenik v imenu višje sile (božanstva) z nezmotljivo avtoriteto izreka modre nasvete in prerokbe. To stori z razbiranjem različnih znakov in simbolov, večinoma pa napoveduje prihodnost. Sicer izraz orakelj izhaja iz latinske besede orare = govoriti.

Kraji z oraklji

Preročišča so bila popularna v mnogih starih civilizacijah. Na Kitajskem so prerokovali iz kosti, želvjih oklepov, najdbe nakazujejo njihovo uporabo že v dinastiji Shang (1600 - 1046 pr. n. š.). I Čing ali »Knjiga premen« je zbirka 64 heksagramov, ki so jih uporabljali v tem obdobju (uporabljali so posušena rmanova stebla), predvsem pa je močno vplivala na filozofijo, književnost in državno ureditev takratne Kitajske od časa dinastije Zhou (1122 - 256 pr. n. š.).

V klasični Grčiji so se pred vsemi pomembnimi civilizacijskimi oziroma vojaškimi podvigi posvetovali s preročišči. Domnevno je Apolonov Delfski orakelj tudi razglasil Sokrata za najbolj modrega Grka, na to pa naj bi Sokrat odgovoril, da verjetno zato, ker se edini zaveda lastne nevednosti. Orakelj je prenehal delovati v 3. stoletju (morda je bil svečenik podkupljen), z oznanilom, da bogovi tod ne bodo več govorili. Drugi najpomebnejši grški preročišči sta bili Dodona (posvečena Zevsu, Herakleju in Dioni) in Kretsko preročišče (posvečeno Apolonu).

Znan je tudi bogu Amonu (ki so ga grki enačili z Zevsom) posvečeni orakelj v Egiptu. Na Aleksandra Velikega, ki ga je obiskal enkrat, je vplival s konceptom o njegovi božanski osebnosti.

V nordijski mitologiji je Odin v Asgard odnesel glavo vrhovnega boga Mimirja, ki je služila kot orakelj.

Preročišča so uporabljali še Azteki in Tibetanci; Dalaj Lama, ki živi v izgnanstvu v severni Indiji, se še vedno posvetuje z orakljem Nechung, popolno razlago postopka opisuje v svoji knjigi »Svoboda v izgnanstvu«

Glej tudi

 glavne svetovne religije
 seznam verskih vsebin
 antika

Prerokovanje

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/) is inviting proposals for a workshop on language pedagogy to be held in the spring or fall semester 2018, on one of its member campuses. The CLTL offers funding of up to $5000 to support the workshop. Additional funding may be available depending on the nature and scope of the proposal. Check with your campus representative before submitting a proposal.
The first workshop in this series was held at Brown University in October 2013 and was titled "Working at the Intersection of Language and Culture in the Digital Age: Practical Approaches to the Pedagogy of Cultural Learning". The second, entitled "Language Learning and Teaching with Urban and Linguistic Landscapes", was held at Columbia University in October 2016.
Proposals must be submitted by a member of the language faculty of one of the member institutions (Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, or Yale).
focus on a pedagogical issue pertaining to a specific language and involves faculty from two or more Consortium Institutions.
While both types of proposals are encouraged, preference will be given to proposals that actively involve language faculty from multiple institutions, target multiple languages, or reflect ongoing or proposed collaborative activities across two or more institutions.
Each campus can submit up to 3 proposals. Interested candidates are urged to consult with their campus CLTL representatives before and during the writing process.


text:
Tuis > English > Lifestyle and entertainment
In Harmony: Cape Town Chamber Choir | Kaapstadse Kamerkoor
LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2018-11-22
You are invited to the Cape Town Chamber Choir's In Harmony on Sunday the 25th of November 2018 at the Centre of the Book in Cape Town.
In its short existence the Cape Town Chamber Choir has established itself as one of the most distinguished a cappella adult choirs in the Cape. Its 30 members are all experienced choristers, many of whom sang in the preeminent university choirs of the country, and come from the greater Cape Town area – from Melkbos to Muizenberg, from Somerset West to Sea Point.
The choir was founded in 2010 by Leon Starker and in the same year performed and recorded Rachmaninoff's Vespers in Afrikaans. In 2011 and 2012 Margaret Barlow was the choir leader and under her direction the choir won the Open Category at the 2011 Tygerberg International Eisteddfod. Marijke de Villiers Roos has been at the helm since April 2013.
Always eager to learn, the choir has worked with renowned conductors and singers like Kåre Hanken, Awie van Wyk, Acáma Fick, Scott Leithead and Frank Havrøy. The choir has also shared the stage with choirs from the United Kingdom, Canada, Zimbabwe, Norway, the United States and other South African choirs. The Cape Town Chamber Choir strives to present a varied and accessible choral programme of outstanding quality.
In 2015 the choir collaborated with the Cape Soloists Choir to present a programme of Bach motets, conducted by the Norwegian maestro Kåre Hanken. A year later Maestro Hanken led the choir in a programme of choral works by Brahms and Mendelssohn. During 2018 the Cape Town Chamber Choir collaborated with conductors and choirs from near and far in two concerts dedicated to the life and legacy of Maestro Hanken, who sadly passed away in June.
Marijke de Villiers-Roos
Marijke de Villiers Roos was trained as a pianist, obtaining her BMus at the University of Cape Town under Lamar Crowson, and her MMus at the University of Alberta in Canada. Concentrating on vocal accompaniment, she was the official accompanist at the Conservatoire of the University of Stellenbosch for eight years, and piano lecturer at the University of Alberta and the Kings University College in Edmonton. On her return to South Africa she was catapulted into the choral world, leading choirs at the Stellenbosch Waldorf School and Somerset College. Marijke founded and directed a multi-cultural community youth choir program, Siyacula, in Somerset West, before becoming the conductor of the Accelerando Choir of the Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof. Although Marijke is not a believer in the competition world, the Bloemhof choir received a gold certificate under her guidance at the recent World Choir Games in Pretoria. Since 2013 she is also the conductor of the Cape Town Chamber Choir.


text:
Micha Yadin was born in Afula, Israel. He was married to Aliza and they had three children. He obtained all his degrees at the Technion, and his whole career developed at the Technion. After obtaining the B.Sc. he worked briefly as an engineer in the Israel Defense Forces, but returned to the Technion where he was appointed Lecturer in 1966. He progressed steadily to the rank of Full Professor, to which he was promoted in 1980. In 1981 he was appointed to the Josef Gruenblatt Chair in Production Engineering. He held Visiting professorship appointments at Kansas State University during 1966-1968, at COPPE/UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 1972–1973, and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA during 1978–1980.
Micha Yadin served in almost all administrative positions in the Faculty, among them - Dean of the Faculty (1975–1977), Deputy Dean for undergraduate studies (1971–1972), Head of the Operations Research Center (1971–1972). He also participated in most major committees of the Technion at large and as the Chairman of the newly-established Department of Statistics at Haifa University.
Micha Yadin served as consultant to major Israeli firms, such as Haifa Chemicals Ltd and Solel Boneh Co.. He also was a member of the Board of Examiners of the Ministry of Labor, and President of ORSIS.
His numerous papers were published in the major international journals of his fields of specialization.
Micha Yadin was a mainstay of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management. He grew with the Faculty and the Faculty grew with him. His concepts of a combined industrial engineering and management program became central in the curriculum of the Faculty.
His early death because of a virulent disease deprived the Faculty of one of its most steadfast and devoted staff members. We miss his straightforward commonsense!


Bloomberg reports that in the ore-rich Austrian town of Donawitz, the new steel mill can be operated by just 14 employees versus the 1,000 back in the 1960s. The mill can produce "500,000 tons of robust steel wire a year" while three technicians keep an eye on the monitors.
The three technicians sitting in what's called the "pulpit"—a structure like a ship's bridge high above the plant floor—mostly play a monitoring role, watching for warning signs such as spikes in temperature or pressure. The former line workers spent three months training for their new jobs, studying control systems and working in a simulated pulpit learning how to interpret the data. The other employees maintain equipment or retool the plant for various wire gauges—hundreds of variations ranging from 4.5 millimeters to 60 millimeters.


text:
Why Negative Interest Rates Speak for Gold and Bitcoin
The eroding trust into our fiat currency system and into the ability of central banks to manage the economy calls for assets that are truly uncorrelated to bonds, equities and real estate.
Myret Zaki 26.09.2019, 03.24 Uhr
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin gained 30% in Dollar terms, while gold was up 25%. Maybe it had something to do with the realization that we are, for good, in a perpetual zero rate regime.
Myret Zaki started in 1997 as a junior analyst in a Geneva private bank where she learnt the basics of equity research, before joining the daily newspaper «Le Temps» in 2001, where she was in charge of the finance section for 9 years. When the financial crisis broke in 2008, she wrote the investigative book «UBS, am Rande des Abgrunds» (originally published in French as «UBS, les dessous d'un scandale»), for which she received the Schweizer Journalist prize. She joined «Bilan» magazine in 2010 where she became Chief Editor from 2014 to 2019. Between 2010 and 2016, she wrote three other bestselling books, about Swiss banking secrecy, the end of the Dollar reserve status, and the rise of the shadow banking system. She has a Political Science Bachelor from the American University in Cairo and an MBA from the Business School of Lausanne. She is now a freelance columnist and a consultant in influencer and opinion leader strategies.
Short term interest rates in the United States have remained at 1% or lower for a decade, and after less than two years at (still very low) levels between 2% and 2,5%, they are heading toward zero again. Hardly anyone remembers that the historical average for the Fed funds rate used to stand at 3,5%, as that would look sky-high by today's standards.
Meanwhile, negative rates in Europe and Switzerland are also here to stay.
This situation speaks for alternative assets; true alternatives, offering real non-correlation. Real estate, whose prices are correlated to low rates, is not much of an alternative anymore as prices in Switzerland are very elevated by historical standards.
Institutional investors have been shifting their allocation away from negative yielding Swiss bonds into real estate – with the effect that property has limited upside potential in the medium term.
For ordinary investors, buying property is also not that rewarding, even with rock-bottom mortgage rates. Mortgage lending is tightly regulated in Switzerland: Your pension money can no longer represent more than half of your equity funding, and you have to prove to your bank that you could afford an interest rate of 5% in order to obtain a mortgage at 1% rates. Plus, your mortgage payments shall not exceed one third of your income.
That leaves out many lower-income first-time buyers, who are stuck being tenants. Their rents take several months to decrease in line with lower interest rates, and adjustments are usually not automatic but on request.
The search for real diversification
In short, low or negative interest rates are of no obvious help when it comes to the purchasing power of lower middle classes, nor are they succeeding in keeping the Swiss franc weak for exporters. All of which transpires in the subdued growth of Switzerland's GDP, revised down by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs for 2019, from 1,2% to 0,8%.
In this environment, real diversification is of essence, and asset classes like cryptocurrencies and gold, which would once seem so marginal in a portfolio, look like interesting alternatives. Both cannot be created in unlimited amounts by central banks, both are decentralized, relatively uncorrelated to equity markets and both can't be subjected to negative rates by central banks.
Gold is less volatile than cryptos. In 2017, Bitcoin was about 15 times more volatile than gold, according to a recent report. Gold is also more liquid than cryptocurrencies. Every day, roughly 2,5 billion Dollars in Bitcoins are exchanged on average, which only represents 1% of the gold market, whose daily volume exceeds 250 billion Dollars.
In times of crisis, gold doesn't depend on a network. If you have to settle a transaction quickly, you can do it instantly with a gold coin: no need for electricity, technology, or a connection.
Gold and Bitcoin are another name for mistrust
But Bitcoin has much going for it, too. It has the preference of younger generations, which are not as keen to hold gold as their predecessors. Quite a few sophisticated investors also subscribe to the doctrine (defended by central banks) that gold is but a «barbarian relic», and question its intrinsic value.
To young investors, Bitcoin is digital gold, with a payment option. Their interest in cryptocurrencies is their own way to express some form of distrust in the future of the fiat currency system. Digital natives don't find it foolish to allocate part of their savings to Bitcoin, in case they had to witness a major financial disruption.
Now if one would not want to choose between the two, stablecoins, or cryptocurrencies based on gold, are an interesting option. Although regulatory risks are still high for these products, stablecoins are a promise of investing in something more digital than gold and more stable than cryptos, since you can get redeemed in physical gold.
Slightly costlier than gold exchange traded funds (ETF), stablecoins have additional constraints, though. These are related to the security of private keys, regulatory uncertainties and limited liquidity.
In order to avoid this, the best option for an investor with a survivalist inclination would be to allocate a portion of one's assets to classical physical gold, and another portion to a pure cryptocurrency wallet. The two asset classes are complementary and bring diversification to each other's specific risks. Correlation between gold returns and Bitcoin returns is weak, signaling that the rise of cryptos isn't hurting demand for gold.
Gold and Bitcoin are bound to keep receiving more attention from Europe's angry savers, and the search for alternative stores of value will intensify in coming years.
So far, savers have grudgingly accepted to earn zero interest rates on their savings accounts, which were negative once inflation was deducted. At a certain point, they could well get negative nominal rates on their bank savings accounts, which means they would sink even deeper into negative territory after inflation.
In a very real sense, gold and Bitcoin are another name for mistrust.
How to Survive in the Face of Political Markets
The heavy hand of politics is back, more than ever mingling with markets. When government statistics and even stock market levels are politicized, investors should remain cautious when faced with official reporting.
Myret Zaki 17.09.2019
The Bubble in Complacency
The warning signs have been growing in number and frequency. Yet for all the fretting about the trade wars, Cold War II, Brexit, Euro-fragility, populism, sky-rocketing debts, underfunded pensions, and the slowing economy, the vast majority of investors remain confident that all of these problems can and will be solved painlessly.
Simon A. Mikhailovich 17.06.2019


Sure, a digital product needs to offer users a quality, convenient experience to be considered successful. But success usually also requires implementing an effective content development strategy for mobile applications.
This is easier said than done: customer preferences are constantly evolving. The type of mobile app copy that may have been effective last year might not resonate with users today. On top of that, it takes a lot of time to constantly update a product's content.
That's why it pays to recruit outside help when copywriting for mobile apps. At YML, we understand how important UX writing can be. We also know how to plan a strategy that works for writing content for mobile apps. As a full service digital creative agency, we take all steps necessary to ensure your product succeeds. We'll work with you on your UX writing to create something that meets all your expectations, and exceeds all your customer's expectations.
Creating a successful app or digital experience involves many different steps. It's not enough to have a good idea for a product. You need a talented UX writing team to make sure using it is intuitive and easy, an equally-talented UI team to ensure using it is aesthetically pleasing, and a strategy to attract customers.
Many digital products rely on mobile app copy to attract, engage, and retain users. The type of content your product needs will vary depending on the nature of your services. Some UX copy simply provides information for users. Other forms of content serve to entertain. Writing content for mobile apps that results in compelling copy can elicit the right kind of emotional reaction in users. It can also help them learn something new.
In other words, effective copywriting for mobile apps can be the essential factor that makes your product appealing to users. Thus, you need to be certain the team working on your UX copy development strategy understands what your targeted audience want.
UX writing can come in the form of text, video, audio, slideshow, infographic, and image – to name a few.
Different types of products benefit from different types of mobile app copy. Video content may be ideal for an app that exists primarily to entertain users, while informational text content may be more effective for a digital product that serves a practical role.
At YML, we approach copywriting for mobile apps with an appreciation for these key differences. We don't merely resort to a "one-size-fits-all" content development strategy. Instead, we determine what style of UX writing would be most effective for your needs, and develop the strategy around it.
We also make sure we're aware of what types of mobile app copy users expect. In the past, for example, it wasn't always wise to incorporate video or image-heavy content in a mobile app; the existing smartphone technology simply couldn't support it.
However, as technology has improved, users have come to expect UX copy to keep up with the times. Now it's much easier to consume a video on a smartphone. You can't rely on technological limitations to excuse a lack of video content anymore. If video would be most effective, you need to incorporate it.
You also need to make sure you understand how users consume content now. More and more people are using digital products on mobile devices. Large chunks of text, with little visual content don't appear as well on smartphone screens as they do on desktop sites.
We keep all of these concepts in mind at YML when writing for mobile applications. Our team of UX writers focuses on creating the right strategy for your unique product, while also paying attention to what customers want and expect.
Quality UX writing doesn't just please existing users of your mobile product; it can also attract new ones. Thanks to social media, more people than ever are constantly sharing videos, articles, and audio clips In many ways, this kind of sharing is the new "word-of-mouth" advertising that is so crucial to business success.
That's why a successful UX copywriter always studies and tracks the types of content drives conversions, earns social shares, and attracts new customers to your product. With the right strategy for writing content for mobile apps, your product's copy doubles as marketing material. It boosts brand loyalty with current users and increases overall brand awareness.
That's another point we keep in mind. Your mobile app copy needs to feel like an authentic representation of your brand. If your branding strategy depicts your product in a fun, playful manner, you don't want to provide users with dry, informational text. You want UX copy that has the same "personality" as your product.
Achieving all these goals requires genuine expertise in copywriting for mobile apps. You need professional UX writers on your side to make sure your content enhances your product.
For all of the UX writing service listed above, and for even more, consider our award-winning services at YML. As a creative digital agency, one of our key values is to make sure all of our clients can turn to us for whatever services they may need when developing a digital product. Instead of having to look elsewhere for writing content for mobile apps, we make sure you can rely on the same team that built your product in the first place.
Want to learn more about what we can do for you? Contact us today!


text:
https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Black-Lives-Matter-protest-focuses-on-crime-in-11321833.php
Black Lives Matter protest focuses on crime in New Haven communities
Black Lives Matter protest focuses on crime in community
Published 9:45 pm EDT, Monday, July 25, 2016
NEW HAVEN >> Around the corner from where Daryl Wayne Belton, 22, was killed Saturday morning, a small crowd gathered Monday night for a Black Lives Matter rally focused on black-on-black crime.
"Our blood is flowing in the streets all the time," said Lia Miller-Granger, an organizer of the rally. "People are afraid to be on their own block."
Belton was killed Saturday morning on Kensington Avenue, between Chapel Street and Edgewood Avenue, according to New Haven police. Friends have created a small memorial on the sidewalk where his body was found. People gathered at the rally Monday said Belton's nickname was "Stu."
A suspect has not been identified.
"We are killing us," Miller-Granger said. "We need to take back our streets."
About two-dozen Black Lives Matter supporters were in Kensington Park at 7 p.m. for the rally, despite the rain and lightning.
"All black lives matter, whether we like them or not," Miller-Granger said. "I can't fathom why it's OK to let my brother's blood run in the streets."
Advocates expressed frustration with city police Chief Dean Esserman, who has said many times that crime is down in the city. Miller-Granger said, with much support from the small crowd, that Esserman went to Washington, D.C., and told President Barack Obama lies last week about the state of crime in New Haven.
There also is a lot of unreported crime in the city, Catherine John, a Black Lives Matter advocate, said during the rally.
John said she is a single mother and due to her work schedule, her son often needs to go to school alone, and she fears for his safety every day.
She added that it's not right that the neighborhood's children are used to hearing gunshots.
Both women agreed, the correct response to black-on-black crime is to take back control of the neighborhood and look out for each other.
"You can't let the vagrants of the community control (it)," Miller-Granger said.
Black Lives Rally
Media: New Haven Register
Demonstrators gather for Black Lives Matter rally Monday night in response to the death of Daryl Wayne Belton, 22, over the weekend in New Haven.
Photo: Anna Bisaro — New Haven Register


text:
Q: Why is firebase sending verification email so late? Firebase + Flutter I integrated my flutter application with firebase and i want user to reset their password and i have my function as shown below:
This function is working fine might be, but it's sending email very late like after 5 minutes or more. Please help me to get this fixed. I also wanna know if i am doing this right or not.
**It sends verification email but sends it very late **
        await FirebaseAuth.instance
              .sendPasswordResetEmail(email: email)
              .then((_) {
            setState(() {
              _isloading = false;
            });
            Navigator.of(context).pushNamed(EmailSuccessPage.routeName,
                arguments: {'emailType': 'Reset'});
          }).catchError((error) {
            setState(() {
              _isloading = false;
            });
            if (error.code == 'ERROR_USER_NOT_FOUND') {
              _showAlertDialog("No user associated with that Email");
            }
            if (error.code == 'ERROR_INVALID_EMAIL') {
              _showAlertDialog("Invalid Email");
            }
          });

A: I remember when I was using this feature on an android studio. The problem was the same and I checked it right now the problem is still the same. What I think is the problem is with the firebase servers which send late emails.
There is no way to increase it because if you do without code and just go to firebase authentication and send the rest password link it also takes time of 4 to 5 minutes.
So what I suggest you is to enable user to enter their dashboard and if the user can't verify its email with in an hour, popup a message which shows verification is required.


text:
Q: Why below interface code of TypeScript executes? In below code snippet, I have declared a IMath interface and implemented in add method and it works, that is absolutely fine.
However, in multiply method it should have given compile error as I am only passing one parameter and the 2nd parameter is not optional.
interface IMath {
    (a: number, b: number): number;
}

// using the interface
var add: IMath;
add = function (a: number, b: number) {
    return a + b;
}
var sum = add(5, 3);
alert(sum);

var multiply: IMath;
multiply = function (c: number) {
    return c;
}
var result = multiply(5, 3);
alert(result);

But I do not get any compile error in Visual Studio, any guess?

A: This is because a function of type (number) -> number can be assigned to a type of (number, number) -> number. It's just that the second argument is ignored and thrown away but that doesn't mean that you could not call it with two arguments, making the assignment valid.
See the following minimal example that shows a valid assignment:
var f: (a: number, b:number) => number = function (a:number):number {
    return 0;
}
f(1, 2);


text:
Q: ereg_replace equivalent in C# I need to know how can we use  $no = ereg_replace(" .*", "", $command[$i]); equivalent in c#, I am very newbie in pattern matching, can anyone please let me know the examples of pattern matching in c#?

A: Maybe you can use Regex.
In this example, we want to delete all of HTML tags that we have in string.
string newDescription = Regex.Replace("hello how are <b>you</b>", "<[^>]*>", string.Empty);

newDescription now have "hello how are you"


Pete's Place Nutritional Supplement Blog: Customer Service- What is up?
Customer Service- What is up?
You buy something from somebody, and by habit you thank them and the response something to the effect of- "No problem".
Call me old fashioned- but I say "you're welcome". Actually if they are buying from me it is "No- Thank YOU!" with a big smile in my voice.
The other issue is companies making it oh so damn difficult to purchase from them in the first place. For example, Ikea and Comcast Business Cable. Phone menus that last for what seems like hours, people that do not know their jobs, and the worst is that the reality does not meet the marketing.
Don't say you offer a service when you don't (or if it is fraught with fine print). Sheesh.
One of my founding principles with Relentless Improvement is to get you what you want. Fast. Easy. Painless. Life is too short for poor purchase experiences don't you think?
Blog posts will be sporadic as we initiate our move to bigger offices and warehouse over the next 2 weeks. Please forgive me and I promise to be back to my old prolific posting in September. Lots of new stuff soon to be available to our Customers, some very interesting new products under a new Relentless Improvement private label, an even better website, and the same quick order fulfillment.


Washington, D.C., January 11, 2018 – A new mobile app is changing how expectant mothers are receiving prenatal care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Midwives at the Hospital Center can now remotely monitor their pregnant patients' progress and health using the Babyscripts™ app. It's the first mobile clinical tool that allows the midwives to elevate the prenatal care experience for their maternity patients.
Mothers enrolled in the program receive weekly educational updates tailored to their gestational period through the mobile app. The moms also track their weight and blood pressure through a Bluetooth®-enabled blood pressure cuff and weight scale, and the information is sent to their midwife. If the blood pressure or weight gain is too high or considered abnormal, the data is flagged, and the midwife can call for the mother to come in. These two metrics are important because they could indicate potential complications, such as preeclampsia, a serious condition that causes high blood pressure, kidney damage and other problems.
The combination of home monitoring plus notification of 'abnormal triggers' has reduced the number of face-to-face visits, some from 14 to nine prenatal visits, but that can vary depending on the individual. The program is offered to women whose pregnancy is considered low-risk.
Additionally, Babyscripts will be working with the Hospital Center's Teen Alliance for Prepared Parenting (TAPP) program to provide a technology to promote healthier living and improve the overall well-being of pregnant and parenting youth. The Babyscripts Care Navigator module is the first-of-its-kind initiative for pregnant teen moms, providing automated patient education in the form of daily tips, along with the ability to interact with the moms through a HIPAA-compliant secure text messaging platform.
Currently, the Babyscripts features are only available to patients of MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Midwifery Practice and the TAPP program.