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Why you shouldn't buy Rentals in Portland. And why it might be time to sell any you own.
Most Real Estate investors buy one or two rental properties to hold onto, expecting them to pay for themselves with rental income over time and eventually be a source of net income for the future and into retirement. So most of these investors don't sell but hold for a long time.
The purchases are often a moment of opportunity, some extra cash on hand, or a house down the block that caused them to buy a rental. Maybe it was an inherited property that they just weren't ready to part with, so it was converted to a rental. But after a few years of calls from tenants at odd hours, or working to find "good" tenants (or dealing with bad ones), the romance of being a landlord may have faded. Or maybe you just want to double down by spreading the accumulated equity across two or more "doors". This leverage is a great way to achieve your long-term goals of increased cash flow without having to sell your time to make a living.
If you own rental property in the City of Portland, there may be another good reason to sell and reinvest elsewhere. Portland has created many rules the past few years in the wake of the shortage of affordable housing, and the influx of lots of investment in Portland Real Estate. It's not just the small investors, but large institutional investment firms buying up buildings, terminating tenancy, renovating the buildings and reselling or re-renting for a very nice profit. Many have talked about this as some kind of evil plot against those making lower incomes or below the poverty level. But it's just a factor of economics. More people moving here. A robust job market, an ever increasing demand for housing close to downtown, and a "cool" factor of living in the inner neighborhoods have driven up prices. That 2 BR bungalow in inner SE that used to be worth $175k, is going for $550k now. So it stands to reason that your rental property is worth a lot more than you may realize.
First a summary of some of the rules that have been enacted in case you haven't kept up.
Declining to renew or replace an expiring Rental Agreement.
Declining to renew or replace an expiring Rental Agreement on substantially the same terms except for the amount of Rent or Associated Housing Costs.
Because of the new rules in Portland, you may have to pay your tenants to vacate the property if you want to sell with the property empty. This can cost you from $1500-$4500 per unit. But before you jump off a cliff over the new "moving expense" rule, consider selling the property with tenants in place. A duplex or a larger multi-family apartment complex is usually sold with tenants in place. The leases with these tenants and the rent they represent going forward are a part of the value of your property. Which leads me to the next point -are you charging market rate rent?
One of the ways we establish the value of a rental property is looking at it as a business. Because, well it is. The property itself had an initial acquisition cost, and you get that back at the time of sale. But along the way you have annual expenses for property taxes, repairs, advertising, property management, and debt service (I hope you have this because you make a lot more money getting loans than paying cash – but I'll cover that in a future post). If you are not using a professional property manager, and/or have not had a tenant turnover in the last two years, then you may be well below market rent. This is one of the big rule changes in Portland, rental increase caps unless you compensate tenants to move out if they want. You can only raise your rent (in the City of Portland) by 9.9% per year and avoid the impact of these rules. So make sure you are raising it that much every year if the market supports that. And for the last 6-7 years, it has.
So you like the idea of selling, but then what? You were planning on long-term income from that rental to pay for retirement or to fund a college education. Ok, so what if you could double that long-term income and double the total value of your portfolio too? If you bought your rental before 2010, you probably have the equity needed to leverage your net equity into two properties, or at least into a 2-3 unit multiplex. This will make vacancy and turnover easier, make your cash flow more predictable, and leverage a larger asset value for appreciation. We have a partner that can do a one-on-one presentation with you to show the value of adding a rental every 2-5 years to your portfolio and how this turns into wealth and increased income over time. I can also do an analysis for you on the value of the property, and what it would look like to leverage the equity into another property and take on debt to better leverage your investment.


Here is an quick roundup from the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which took place on Sunday (February 22).
Jane Fonda: The actress shows us that Zuhair Murad doesn't always spell tacky. This Spring 2015 Couture jumpsuit is divine and she is working it like no other. Kudos to her. Jimmy Choo 'Creole' pumps and a Rauwolf clutch accessorized her look.
Regina King: This Nicolas Jebran gown won't be to everyone's taste, but I love the artful colours on this design. I don't, however, like the illusion neckline. Not close enough to her skin tone.
Leslie Mann: Like Naomi Watts, Leslie went the white suiting route, layering up with a selection of gold Neil Lane jewels the look probably didn't really require so much of.
Mindy Kaling: The actress wears colour 364 days of the year, choosing Oscar night to wear black. Once again, Salvador Perez does her proud in this form-fitting design accented with diamante detailing.
Abbie Cornish: The Australian actress wore a Jenny Packham Resort 2015 gunmetal-grey gown, which, despite the Gatsby influence and embellishments, read dull and rather boring.
Jenna Dewan Tatum: I think the actress should've stuck with her first Zuhair Murad gown; this rather uninspiring Fall 2014 Couture design isn't a patch on it.
Heidi Klum: Here we have Heidi Klum in another Atelier Versace dress that I don't like. Next.
Jaime King: Perhaps it's the new hairstyle, the gold colour (which is washing her out) or that plunging neckline, but I couldn't get on board with Jaime's Altuzarra maternity look.
Brooklyn Decker: I guess her silvery blue Katie Ermilio gown is pretty enough, but I couldn't get past the creases. There should really be a steamer in place at the start of these red carpets. I'm not sure about the dark metallic-blue Anya Hindmarch clutch with this look, but I do love those earrings.
Brie Larson: Not often one to do high glamour, I love the change of pace. This grand Dolce & Gabbana gown was effortlessly styled with an Edie Parker clutch and retro waves.
Andie MacDowell: The actress wore a Leanne Marshall silk organza rust, white and Bordeaux gown. I love the scorching fire-ball elements of the gown.
Minnie Driver: Opting for a summery look, the British actress wore a Pamella Roland Spring 2015 floral-print dress styled with a complementary fuchsia clutch and Pomellato jewels.
Juliette Lewis: I love this Stella Nolasco dress for being so summery and ultra-feminine. It totally stands out on an carpet full of fall-like hues.
Jennifer Hudson: Following the main-event Romona Keveza gown, the singer wore a Lorena Sarbu black velvet gown with diamond Chimento earrings and a Pasquale Bruni which was what she also wore for her performance.
Faith Hill: The country singer wore a Dolce & Gabbana polka dress with a tiered skirt, which is only new in length as we've seen this style a few times before.
Queen Latifah: The actress looked wearing a custom red one-shoulder gown featuring an embroidered cap sleeve by Edition by Georges Chakra styled with Carrera y Carrera gold flower earrings with rubies and diamonds.
Jenny Slate: The actress kept it super simple and chic in Honor.
Laura Dern: The actress fared much better in her Badgley Mischka gown. I prefer this over her heavy metal Alberta Ferretti gown.
Thandie Newton: Always a frontrunner in the style stakes, the British actress opted for a black number enriched with gold detailing.
Hannah Simone: The actress wore a Naeem Khan Fall 2015 gown made dramatic by the ombré coral hues and cut-outs.
Malin Akerman: Proving that sheer dresses are here to stay, the actress wore a black gracing gown from the Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2015 collection.
Keke Palmer: The actress wore a figure-flattering Stella McCartney white gown. Yes, we've seen this gown before in several colours, and I pretty sure, like all Stella gowns, we will have many more sightings of this look by the end of the year. Henri J. Sillam jewels, including a chunky necklace, rounded out her look.
Kat Dennings: While I love the gothic style of the look, I'm not a fan of the antique grey colour.
Eve Hewson: This shimmering gold corset gown needs no introduction. Of course it's Vivienne Westwood. I'm delighted to see Eve wearing a colour other than black for a change.
Serena Williams: The tennis star doesn't always get it right, but she looked dazzling in a custom Ines Di Santo scarlet-red silk gown with beaded illusion back.
Annabelle Wallis: The British actress wore a boho-inspired Valentino gown. I love the rich detailing on this frock.


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Kentucky Supreme Court rules in Gov. Beshear's favor
By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen
Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday announced that the Kentucky Supreme Court has kept in place all executive orders related to the fight against COVID-19, including the mask order, until the court can hear full arguments from the Beshear administration and the attorney general's office and issue a final ruling.
"As many of you are aware, the attorney general had filed a motion to try to void every single order that had been put out to fight this pandemic," the Governor said. "That would mean every single set of rules that keep people safe, but that also means workers' compensation for our first responders when they've gotten quarantined because they've gotten the virus or been exposed to the virus. It was also almost every bit of flexibility we've been able to offer to our schools during this pandemic."
Early this morning, a Boone Circuit Court Judge was expected to sign an injunction nullifying many of Gov. Beshear's executive orders on COVID-19. The attorney general challenged the orders put in place to protect Kentucky lives, keep Kentucky from losing more than $10 billion in the economy and to help schools safely reopen this fall.
In an order issued this afternoon by unanimous decision, the Supreme Court stated, "Given the need for a clear and consistent statewide public health policy and recognizing that the Kentucky legislature has expressly given the Governor broad executive powers in a public health emergency, the court orders a stay of all orders of injunctive relief until such time as the various orders are properly before the court with a full record of any evidence and pleadings considered by the lower courts."
Gov. Beshear commended the Supreme Court's decision.
"Up until an hour ago, we faced a horribly uncertain future where a request had been made to have zero rules, the Wild West," he said. "No requirements to wear a mask even though Alabama and Colorado have both done it in the last couple of days. Without requiring businesses to do the cleaning that would make sure that you don't catch COVID-19. Without the requirement to even wash or sanitize your hands. It threatened all of the extra support that we've given to our first responders and it would be devastate our school systems."
Yesterday, the Governor reminded Kentuckians that in addition to seeking to invalidate the executive orders that keep us safe from COVID-19, the attorney general is also targeting other measures the Beshear administration has put in place to help during this global pandemic. The attorney general's actions include trying to void:
Healthy at Work requirements;
expanded NTI days for public schools, which give them the flexibility to cease in-person classes while continuing virtual instruction;
expanded workers' compensation eligibility for workers - including first responders, active military and grocery store employees - who are ordered to quarantine as a result of exposure; and
a measure that waives copays, deductibles, cost-sharing and diagnostic testing fees for private insurance.
If signed and allowed, the circuit court judge's injunction would have severely limited the governor's ability to protect Kentuckians from COVID-19, undoubtedly causing more people to suffer from a debilitating, preventable illness and killing many of our friends, family members and neighbors unnecessarily.
It would have threatened to overwhelm our hospitals, which risks the lives not just of COVID-19 patients and medical professionals, but the lives of anyone seeking care at a hospital for any reason.
The injunction would have increased the economic pain of our most vulnerable families and hindered the state's efforts to make COVID-19 molecular diagnostic testing free to all Kentuckians.
It also would have forced public schools into an impossible choice - to stay open unsafely, or to cease all instruction - because the order would have:
limited schools to just 10 NTI days;
limited school employees to just three emergency leave days;
removed funding for any school that is not holding in-person classes;
In addition, the injunction would have called into question the diplomas and early graduation certificates issued to many students at the end of the 2019-20 school year, because it would void the temporary suspension of the civics test graduation requirement and end of course examinations for early graduates.
"I'm not excited because that is or could be perceived a win, I'm relieved. I'm relieved because I've sat up the last two nights not sleeping, worried about how many people would die if we didn't have any types of rules in place," Gov. Beshear said. "I've stayed up the last two nights not sleeping, wondering how many of our first responders would show up if we didn't have the authority to help them when they're down or get hurt. I've stayed up the last two nights wondering what our school districts could do and could they make a real decision or would they be so financially strapped that they'd be forced to make one."
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If you're up for a hill challenge within walking distance from downtown, Sentinel Peak, AKA "A Mountain" is a great opportunity. It is called "A" Mountain because it is painted annually by university students.
The climb itself is about 1.5 miles, 500 foot elevation gain, with up to 6% grade. There is no sidewalk but there is a reasonable shoulder most of the way and not too much traffic, either. There is a gazebo on top of the mountain.
Our route starts from the corner of Congress St. and Sentinel Peak Rd. One can also start closer to downtown (1 mile to the west) or the university (1.5 miles west).
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Alleged airport shooter lied on guard application
By MARK THIESSEN
Esteban Santiago
The man charged with killing five people at a Florida airport lied on his application to be a security guard in Alaska, and he was fired after only a few months on the job because of the state of his mental health. The new information is contained in the security guard application Esteban Santiago filed last summer for a license from the state of Alaska so he could work at Signal 88 Security in Anchorage. The state released the application Monday to The Associated Press after initially refusing to release the document under an open records request. Santiago twice incorrectly asserted in the application that charges in a domestic violence case from January 2016 either didn't exist or were dismissed. The company fired him as an unarmed guard after he spent five days at a mental hospital. He wound up there after telling the Anchorage FBI that he heard voices in his head.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —
The man charged with killing five people at a Florida airport lied on his application to be a security guard in Alaska, and he was fired after only a few months on the job because of the state of his mental health.
The new information is contained in the security guard application Esteban Santiago filed last summer for a license from the state of Alaska so he could work at Signal 88 Security in Anchorage.
Florida airport victims: World travelers, a social butterfly
The state released the application Monday to The Associated Press after initially refusing to release the document under an open records request.
Santiago twice incorrectly asserted in the application that charges in a domestic violence case from January 2016 either didn't exist or were dismissed.
The company fired him as an unarmed guard after he spent five days at a mental hospital. He wound up there after telling the Anchorage FBI that he heard voices in his head.


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/**
 * ExpressionEngine Core Abstract Lexer Class
 *
 * @package		ExpressionEngine
 * @subpackage	Core
 * @category	Core
 * @author		EllisLab Dev Team
 * @link		http://ellislab.com
 *
 * THIRD PARTY DEVS: Extend at your own risk before it's documented
 */
abstract class AbstractLexer {

	/**
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	{
		if (preg_match('/'.$regex.'/A'.$flags, $this->str, $matches))
		{
			return $matches[0];
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		$n = strcspn($this->str, $char_mask);
		return $this->move($n);
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Fiji was once known, as the 'Cannibal Isles' and its people were believed to be fierce and hostile; a recent history of coups has done nothing to dispel this notion in the minds of some travellers. Despite this, Fiji is beautiful, it has a pleasant tropical climate, the diving and snorkelling are superb and it has excellent facilities for tourists, whether they are on a tight budget or indulging in the luxuries of a plush resort.
Fiji has a unique history in the Pacific and today it is an interesting blend of Melanesian, Polynesian, Micronesian, Indian, Chinese and European influences. For nearly 50 years, until the military coup of 1987, the indigenous people of Fiji represented an ethnic minority in their own land. Fiji was the trade centre for the South Pacific during the 19th century, and the British claimed it as a colony in 1874.
During the century or so that Fiji remained under British colonial rule, tens of thousands of indentured Indian labourers were imported to work on sugar plantations. Indigenous Fijians, however, managed to hold onto their traditional rites and practices - mekes (narrative dances), bure (house) construction, kava ceremonies, tapa-cloth making and pottery.
Suva, Fiji's capital is on the southeastern coast of the big island of Viti Levu. While Nadi, in the west of this island, is the tourism centre of the country, Suva is interesting as the country's political and administrative centre as well as the major port. Suva and its urban surrounds are home to half of Fiji's urban population, and it is one of the South Pacific's largest and most sophisticated cities, housing the University of the South Pacific, the fascinating Fiji Museum and many interesting colonial-era buildings. It's a multicultural city with many mosques, temples, churches and cultural centres. The Roman Catholic Cathedral (1902) is one of the city's most prominent landmarks.
The waterfront area is very interesting, and the Suva Municipal Market is a must-see for visitors for its exotic fruits and vegetables, kava, fish and seafood, and spices. It has an exciting multicultural flavour, with vendors selling brightly coloured Indian sweets and savouries, and fruit drinks from glass tanks.
Fiji's third-biggest town is set against a mountainous backdrop on the west coast of Viti Levu. The local economy of Nadi relies almost totally on tourism, and although it's not the most attractive part of the country it is a good place to organise your travels around the Viti Levu island. There is a plethora of tourist services from dirt-cheap accommodation and places to eat to luxury resorts like the Sheraton and the Regent. There's a high proportion of Fiji Indians in Nadi, mostly fourth-generation descendants of the indentured labourers brought to Fiji to work in the canefields.
The Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple at the southern end of the main street is interesting and visitors are welcome (but asked not to have consumed either alcohol or non-vegetarian food that day). There's a good market offering the usual eclectic mix of Melanesian, Chinese and Indian produce. The main strip is littered with restaurants and shops selling clothes, souvenirs and duty-free goods. Nadi is also a good place to organise activities - anything from diving, golf, and horse riding and rafting to joy riding in a jet boat or light plane.
The Mamanucas are a bunch of tiny islands just off the western coast of Viti Levu, and they are easily accessible by boat from Nadi, either as a day trip or to stay in one of the many flashy resorts or backpacker spots. The islands are popular with divers, snorkellers, surfers and people who just want to lay about on open stretches of white-sand beach. The lovely reefs and colourful fish make snorkelling around these islands a highlight for many travellers. Only a few of the islands, like Monu and Monuriki, have significant areas of native forest left. These places are home to many birds and reptiles.
Sigatoka is a small town on the southern coast of Viti Levu, It's principally a farming community, but acts also as a service town for the Coral Coast resorts. There's a produce market, a large mosque and a few cheap places to stay and eat. The most striking thing about the town is the sight of the weird fantasy-style mansion on the hill behind the town.
Sigatoka is a good base for exploring the huge Sigatoka sand dunes nearby, the southern coast, and the Sigatoka Valley. The Sigatoka Valley is a highly fertile strip containing almost 200 cultural and archaeological sites, including the Tavuni Hill Fort, a series of defensive earth works built by the Tongan cheif Maile Latemai in the 18th century. The valley is also home to some of Fiji's best potters.
Due east from Nadi, in the interior of the Viti Levu island, are the fantastic landscapes and remote villages of the Nausori Highlands. The village of Navala is perhaps the most picturesque in all Fiji. While most Fijian villages now have a preference for prefab concrete and corrugated iron, almost all of Navala's homes and buildings are traditional bures arranged around avenues with a central promenade leading down to a river.
They don't get too many visitors here, and it's polite to ask to see the village chief, and then ask him if it's OK to hang around and take some photos. Sunday is not a good time to come, as it's the day of worship and for spending time with the family. Bukuya village is further west and it too is a worthwhile excursion. There's simple accommodation available in the villages, but you have to mind your manners.


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Q: Make predictions on on HuggingFace's BERT with Dropout on The default behavior of Trainer(...) in HuggingFace when evaluating model is disabling Dropout. Concretely, y_pred for M runs will be exactly the same
for i in range(M):
    logits, labels, metrics = trainer.predict(tokenized_datasets["eval"])
    y_pred = np.argmax(logits, axis=2)
    ...

Now I am trying to apply Monte Carlo Dropout trick introduced this this answer. This requires to turn the Dropout on while making predictions on the validation set.
I am wondering how I achieve this goal. Any input is appreciated.

A: You can set only the dropout layers to training:
from torch import nn

from transformers import BertModel

model= BertModel.from_pretrained('bert-base-uncased')
model.eval()

def apply_dropout(m):
    if type(m) == nn.Dropout:
        m.train()

model.apply(apply_dropout)

as recommended in the pytorch forums (here, here).

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I was prompted to upgrade this morning, not realizing that it was a major release which I don't have a license key for. I am trying to uninstall it and go back to what I had this morning (5.1.3 I believe), but I can't find the download file.
In my defense, I did google it for quite awhile and kept getting led back to the 6.x screen. So obviously I wasn't "lucky" with my search.


I could write and write for ages. Tristia blogged this morning and it hurt me. It hurt to my core, not just for me but for her. I feel like I should make it all better but dammit she isn't making it all better for me. So, I can't comfort her, I can't comfort myself. I really just want someone to save me. I don't want to drown. I want to feel alive. . like I used to. I want to get through this breakup just like I did the last one but I can't seem to find anything to hide behind and I feel very exposed. Four hours of sleep just isn't enough, trust me. There is nothing like waking up and remembering that this isn't your home anymore and that there is nowhere to go ..


IR tracking and camera views?
Is there any plans to offer IR tracking in ORTS anytime in the near future? Second, can the camera views have options to stick them to the terrain so they don't go below rail height which results in a reset to the cabview?
I've recently been given a wireless EdTracker which is not Infra red and cameras but magnetic. It outputs 3 degrees of freedom and I want to use it to steer the Open Rails camera.
Not spent much time on it yet (more urgent OR work is pressing) but I am hopeful.
IR tracking for me means ORTS camera follows the train as it does in MSTS when in the outside view 4 runby. The other issue that really bugs me is the camera is fixed to the front of the train instead of the center of the object. I was led to believe in the next ORTS release a major update of camera views is in order. I hope so?
How do you in ORTS go down the train line car by car like we did in MSTS?


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Q: Does reputation or morality matter for my allies or squad mates? Throughout the course of the game, you end up allying yourself with various members of the Mass Effect 3 cast. Does the act of allying with a specific character change my own morality or reputation? That is, do certain characters have an inherent morality and, if so, does associating with those characters sway my morality the appropriate direction? In the same vein, does working with specific characters raise or lower my own reputation?
To put it in high school terms, if Shep hangs out with the popular and/or rebellious crowd, does it make him more popular and/or rebellious?

A: The game tries to make it pretty clear if a dialogue option you are choosing trends towards Paragon or Renegade. Essentially, options that you choose in the bottom left or bottom right may give you Renegade points. Options you choose in the top left or top right may give you Paragon points. Unless, of course, you're under one of the "Investigate" sub-dialogues, in which case all of the dialogue options tend to be different items of inquiry. Okay, maybe it doesn't sound clear when explained, but it becomes quickly apparent after playing a bit.
The image below does a pretty good job of summing up how the dialogue wheel works. I liked this one better but its watermarked to say it doesn't want to be used off-site, so I didn't embed it.

Getting to your question, no, hanging out with certain people does not change your morality unless you had to specifically choose a dialogue option as shown above to do it. If so, the morality change will be immediate and obvious upon finishing the conversation. You won't randomly receive extra renegade or paragon points from previous choices later on in the game.
I can't think of any specific examples where this is the case as far as party members go, but it may well come into play when acquiring war assets. I'm pretty sure my dealings with the Salarians around the 1/3rd mark of the game were such a case. Regardless, you definitely won't affect your morality by accident, as you'll be able to tell what you're doing through the dialogue wheel.


Have you ever prayed for Boldness or with Boldness? I will share with you a great little passage about some believers that prayed for and with Boldness and the amazing results that followed. I too have experienced blessing from this example and want to pass it on to you.


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Canyon Lake Crash Injures 7
An SUV heading northbound on FM 32 Sunday evening crashed into the woods near Canyon Lake High School, at around 6:30 PM. Seven injured passengers, three of which were children, were rushed to three separate hospitals for medical treatment. Two were airlifted to University Hospital. State troopers continued to investigate the crash Sunday evening, but the cause of the crash was still unknown.
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A 22-year-old man who crashed into an oncoming vehicle while driving the wrong way on Highway 151 this past weekend was arrested for suspected driving under the influence of alcohol. Both the wrong-way driver and the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash were trapped in their vehicles and had to be freed by responding firefighters. The wrong-way driver was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. He is...
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Q: Core Data Migration - Added entity I have created a new version of my model and set that as my current model. I have added two new entities one of which is dependant on a parent entity.
I have added the following code when setting up my store
 NSDictionary *options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                         [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption,
                         [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption, nil];

And I have created a mapping model - source my old model and destination my new model.
However the application still crashes on launch.  I think I'm missing something here. I've tried going through apple docs but still can't quite get what.

A: When you give an update with revised core data structure, you will need to update your old data structure with new one. Since old one is already present your .mod files and others are not recreated, so even though your code is having new entities, your application installed in user's device contains old data structure and when you fire a query for those entities in new data structure, app cant find that. So it crashes eventually.
So else you can delete your application which is only for testing purpose.
If u are creating new version of your app, then please refer this link


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12 May Leading the Way in Supporting Women at Work
Posted at 10:10h in Leadership, Workplace Culture	by	silverenegroup
As a working mother, I think about how we can support companies in leading the way to support working women. This Mother's Day was unique—moms across the world have been working harder than ever to cope with the additional challenges presented by COVID-19. Many working moms have suddenly been charged with balancing childcare with their job, as schools have been closed for months. So it felt appropriate that this month we talk about the important work that women are doing, and how we can take our efforts even further.
Women of every generation are making incredible contributions to their organizations at all levels. From CEOs leading  the way, to entry-level staffers eager to make their mark, we have a lot to be proud of both as individuals and as a group.
But there's cause for concern despite this progress.   Three days before International Women's Day, the last female Democratic candidate in the  U.S. presidential race dropped out.  Countries ranging from India and Israel to Liberia and the Philippines first elected female leaders decades ago. Finland has had three female leaders, including one who was briefly the youngest head of state in the world. Yet, in the U.S.,  women have not yet been able to crack what one two-time presidential candidate called "that highest, hardest glass ceiling."
When it comes to the glass ceiling in business, Marilyn Loden—who coined the term more than 40 years ago—points to a surprising reason this phenomenon persists.  She acknowledges that men, women, and institutions have to address  unconscious bias  that keeps women out of leadership roles, but a big part of the problem is women not supporting other women.
When you look around your organization, what structures are in place to make it possible for female staff members to support one another?
Writing in The Harvard Business Review, Anne Welsh McNulty  notes not just the obvious benefit for junior staff members, but says, "sponsors gain as well, by becoming known as cultivators of talent and as leaders. Importantly, organizations that welcome such sponsorship benefit too — creating a culture of support, and where talent is recognized and rewarded for all employees."
A study from S&P Global Market Intelligence found that firms with greater gender diversity on their board are more profitable and companies with female CEOs and CFOs outperform on stock price compared to the market average.
Building a culture of support for all employees, and for female employees in particular, means being intentional and open minded about changes your  company may need to make. A  study from S&P Global Market Intelligence found that firms with greater gender diversity on their board are more profitable and companies with  female CEOs and CFOs outperform on stock price compared to the market average.
Even with this hard data, there's a huge gap between the number of women in the workforce and the number of women in leadership roles.  Women make up almost 60% of the civilian work force according to federal data but only one-third of the 27 million firms in the U.S. are owned by women.
The Wall Street Journal, and others, have reported on the small number of female CEOs and slow progress in improving those numbers.  Less than 6% of leaders at the 3,000 top companies in the U.S. are women.  Though women are better represented in some C-suite roles, especially HR and marketing, they're less likely to be in key roles with profit-and-loss responsibility. These P&L roles are often a critical stepping stone to the CEO position.  Even when women are considered for chief executive roles, in  some cases, it takes longer for boards to select female candidates rather than male ones.
In the best circumstances, when companies make genuine efforts to attract more women there can still be significant roadblocks when it comes to retaining them.
As important as it is for women to support other women in the workplace, men have a critical role to play, too.  Men can, and should, be advocates and allies for the women in their organization.  In the wake of the MeToo movement, we've all heard stories about men who think it's smarter and safer to keep their distance and not engage with female colleagues in a professional way that could be misconstrued.  This will, unfortunately, have many downstream negative consequences.
If your organization doesn't have a program in place for mentoring or sponsorship, this is an ideal time to start one and make clear the types of support this could entail.
We definitely need to make systemic changes in society.  And considering the fact that the entire global economy has just been disrupted, we have a unique opportunity to break from norms that shaped the past. Companies can  lead the way and take this opportunity to stress that mentorship and advocacy help both men and women and also help the company's bottom line as talented and committed colleagues pass on their knowledge and expertise.  Ironically, the risk of gender bias is greater if women are denied the same access to mentoring and similar opportunities that men have.  If your organization doesn't have a program in place for mentoring or sponsorship, this is an ideal time to start one and make clear the types of support this could entail.
As we begin to rebuild in the wake of this crisis, leaders should remember that recruiting, developing and promoting female staff members just makes good business sense. And, if you are a woman, make it a priority to mentor, coach and support other women.
Shaara Roman is founder and managing director of The Silverene Group, a culture consultancy that helps companies align their people programs with business goals.
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Players' strike leaves Great Yarmouth Town short
A players' strike will leave Great Yarmouth Town having to field a weakened side for Tuesday night's Norfolk Senior Cup tie with King's Lynn Town.
Some of the Bloaters players are unhappy at being owed weeks' worth of match fees and expenses this season.
It means a number for first team players have made themselves unavailable for the fourth round tie on Tuesday night at The Wellesley, while manager Paul Tong will also be absent as a sign of solidarity towards his players.
The Bloaters have promised the Linnets the game will go ahead as planned, and will have to call upon a host of youth team players to ensure that is the case.
The club declined to comment, but have confirmed they are hoping to resolve the situation.
'I worked very hard Monday to resolve the issue with the chairman and those involved,' said Tong. 'There are faults on both sides but in this instance I feel I have to support the players because without them I'm nothing.
'If it had just been one or two I would have gone against it.'
It was chairman Stephen Brierley who helped turn around the club's fortunes – both on and off the pitch – after arriving in 2008, seeing the Bloaters win promotion to the Ridgeons Premier League last season.
'We've been lucky at Yarmouth over the last three years that we've had a chairman and vice-chairman who support the club,' added Tong, speaking to BBC Norfolk.
'Let's face facts, we wouldn't have achieved what we set out to achieve without the support of the chairman and vice-chairman.
'But what you have to look at, the players who have decided not to go because they're owed expenses, some travel from Dereham, I've had players travelling back from London, one would be travelling back from Braintree.
'When they're only playing for expenses and they're not on vast wages that some clubs do pay, you have to respect that if they're not getting those expenses they felt strongly enough to make a stand.'


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Personalised external aortic root support for elective treatment of aortic root dilation in 200 patients
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-4568Lucas Van Hoof1,
Filip Rega1,
Tal Golesworthy2,
Peter Verbrugghe1,
Conal Austin3,
Johanna J M Takkenberg4,
John R Pepper5,6,
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9358-7610Tom Treasure7
1 Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2 Exstent Ltd, Tewkesbury, UK
3 Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
4 Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
5 Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
6 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
7 Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, London, UK
Correspondence to Dr Lucas Van Hoof, Cardiac Surgery, KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium; lucas.vanhoof{at}kuleuven.be
Background and objectives In personalised external aortic root support (PEARS), a custom-made, macroporous mesh is used to stabilise a dilated aortic root and prevent dissection, primarily in patients with genetically driven aortopathies. Data are needed on the safety and postoperative incidence of aortic events.
Methods We present a multicentre cohort study evaluating the first 200 consecutive patients (median age 33 years) undergoing surgery with an intention to perform PEARS for aortic root dilatation in 23 centres between 2004 and 2019. Perioperative outcomes were collected prospectively while clinical follow-up was retrieved retrospectively. Median follow-up was 21.2 months.
Results The main indication was Marfan syndrome (73.5%) and the most frequent concomitant procedure was mitral valve repair (10%). An intervention for myocardial ischaemia or coronary injury was needed in 11 patients, 1 case resulting in perioperative death. No ascending aortic dissections were observed in 596 documented postoperative patient years. Late reoperation was performed in 3 patients for operator failure to achieve complete mesh coverage. Among patients with at least mild aortic regurgitation (AR) preoperatively, 68% had no or trivial AR at follow-up.
Conclusions This study represents the clinical history of the first 200 patients to undergo PEARS. To date, aortic dissection has not been observed in the restrained part of the aorta, yet long-term follow-up is needed to confirm the potential of PEARS to prevent dissection. While operative mortality is low, the reported coronary complications reflect the learning curve of aortic root surgery in patients with connective tissue disease. PEARS may stabilise or reduce aortic regurgitation.
dissecting
The data underlying this article will be shared on reasonable request to the corresponding author.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319300
Contributors TG invented the procedure, developed the implant and was the first patient to undergo personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) surgery. JRP performed the first 26 operations. CA is the lead surgeon and performed 45 of the operations described in this study. This study was designed by LVH, TT, JRP, TG and FR. Perioperative data were collected prospectively by TG as standard protocol for the reporting of device-related issues. Detailed in-hospital outcomes and follow-up data were collected retrospectively by LVH, TT, JRP, CA and TG. Data analysis was performed by LVH, FR, PV and JJMT with input from all coauthors. The first draft of the manuscript was prepared by LVH, FR, PV and TT. All authors approved the final version to be published.
Funding LVH is supported by a Doctoral Grant Strategic Basic Research (SB 1S70220N) from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).
Competing interests The only author with a potential conflict of interest is TG, the inventor of the ExoVasc device. He was the first patient to undergo personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) surgery in 2004 and is a shareholder in Exstent Ltd, the company that manufactures the PEARS ExoVasc device. Exstent Ltd holds a family of Patents and Registered Trademarks covering the ExoVasc PEARS implant.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
Supplemental material This content has been supplied by the author(s). It has not been vetted by BMJ Publishing Group Limited (BMJ) and may not have been peer-reviewed. Any opinions or recommendations discussed are solely those of the author(s) and are not endorsed by BMJ. BMJ disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on the content. Where the content includes any translated material, BMJ does not warrant the accuracy and reliability of the translations (including but not limited to local regulations, clinical guidelines, terminology, drug names and drug dosages), and is not responsible for any error and/or omissions arising from translation and adaptation or otherwise.
The personalized external aortic root support procedure: interesting niche or ready for prime time?
Christopher R Burke Joseph Bavaria
Heart 2021; 107 1768-1769 Published Online First: 27 Aug 2021. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319790


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The Wittig Group
Curt Wittig
Wittig Autobiography
The Notes Project
Parts I – III (later)
Part IV-A pdf
Particle-on-a Ring 1
Transfer Matrices 27
Hückel Model 49
Infinite One-Dimensional Lattice 73
Simple Molecular Orbital View 101
Bibliography and References 109
Exercises and Projects 110
Part IV-B
Lattice Vibrations in One Dimension 121 pdf
Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity 177
Insulators, Metals, and Semiconductors 215 pdf
Plasmas in Metals and Semiconductors 261
Nanoscale Plasmas 323 pdf
Phonon Polariton 349
Plasmon Polariton 379
Continuous Fields, Time Dependence, Infinite 3D 403 pdf
Extension to Covariant Field Theory 421
Appendices pdf
Miscellaneous Math 447
Phase and Group Velocity 453
Delta Function Potentials 461
Schrödinger, Heisenberg, and Interaction Pictures 469
Classical Special Relativity of Material Objects 1 pdf
Electrodynamics 117 pdf
Aharonov-Bohm Effect and Geometric Phase 187 pdf
Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Mechanics 245 pdf
Classical Mechanics Including Vector Potential 337
Flux Quantization in Superconductivity 343
Time Reversal Symmetry and Intersection Conditions 359
Classical Geometric Phase 395
Jaimie Stomberg (PhD 2015): An Investigation of Morphology and Transport in Amorphous Solid Water via Guest-Host Interactions pdf
Stephanie McKean (PhD 2015): Energy Transfer in Amorphous Solid Water: Light-Mediated Expulsion of N2O4 Guest Molecules pdf
William Schroeder (PhD 2013): Photodissociation Dynamics of Group V Hydrides pdf
Jordan Fine (PhD 2012): A Multifaceted Investigation of Tris(2-Phenylpyridine)Iridium pdf
Chris Nemirow (PhD 2011): Multiphoton Investigation of Tris(2-Phenylpyridine)Iridium pdf
Oscar Rebolledo-Mayoral (PhD 2011): Pulsed Infrared Desorption of CO2 Guest Molecules in Amorphous Solid Water pdf
Sergey Malyk (PhD 2009): Transport and Guest-Host Interactions in Amorphous and Crystalline Ice pdf
Anton Zadorozhnyy (MS 2009): Energy Transfer Pathways for NO2-Rare Gas Complexes in Helium Nanodroplets pdf
Lee-Ann Smith-Freeman (PhD 2009): Ultraviolet Photochemistry of the Group-V Hydrides pdf
George Kumi (PhD 2007): Fourier Transform Infrared Studies of Guest-Host Interactions in Ice pdf
Elena Polyakova (PhD 2005): Multiphoton Ionization of Molecules Embedded in Superfluid Liquid Helium Droplets pdf
Daniil Stolyarov (PhD 2005): Unimolecular Reaction Dynamics in Helium Nanodroplets pdf
Amorphous Solid Water: Pulsed Heating of Buried N2O4, J. Stomberg, S. McKean, C. Larson, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 14548-14560 (2015), DOI: 10.1021/jp510861u. pdf
Geometric phase and gauge connection in polyatomic molecules, C. Wittig, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 6409-6432, Perspective Article (2012). pdf
Electronic structure of tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium: electronically excited and ionized states, J. Fine, K. Diri, A.I. Krylov, C. Nemirow, Z. Lu, and C. Wittig, Mol. Phys. 110, 1849-1862, Herschbach Festschrift (2012).pdf
Photoionization of tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium, C. Nemirow, J. Fine, Z. Lu, K. Diri, A. I. Krylov, and C. Wittig, Mol. Phys. 110, 1893-1908, Herschbach Festschrift (2012).pdf
Amorphous solid water (ASW): pulsed laser ablation of ASW/CO2 thin films, O. Rebolledo-Mayoral, J. Stomberg, S. McKean, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 563-569 (2012).pdf
Gas trapping in ice and its release upon warming, A. Bar-Nun, D. Laufer, O. Rebolledo-Mayoral, S. Malyk, H. Reisler, C. Wittig, The Science of Solar System Ices, M. S. Gudipati and J. Castillo-Rogez, Editors (Springer, New York, 2012).pdf
Photon and electron spins, C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 15320-15327, Vincenzo Aquilanti Festschrift (2010).pdf
AsH2 ultraviolet photochemistry, L. A. Smith-Freeman, W. H. Schroeder, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 2158-2164 (2009).pdf
Statistics of indistinguishable particles, C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 7244-7252, Benny Gerber Festschrift (2009).pdf
Trapping and Release of CO2 guest molecules in amorphous ice, S. Malyk, G. Kumi, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 13365-13370 (2008).pdf
Effective Hamiltonian models and unimolecular decomposition, C. Wittig and I. Bezel, J. Phys. Chem. B 100, 19850-19860 (2006).pdf
Amorphous solid water films: Transport and host-guest interactions with CO2 and N2O dopants, G. Kumi, S. Malyk, S. Hawkins, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 2097-2105 (2006).pdf
Multiple photon excitation and ionization of NO in and on helium droplets, E. Polyakova, D. Stolyarov, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 214308 (2006).pdf
Heavy hydrides: H2Te ultraviolet photochemistry, J. Underwood, D. Chastaing, S. Lee, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 84312 (2005).pdf
The Landau-Zener formula, C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 8428 (2005).pdf
The role of water on electron-initiated processes and radical chemistry: issues and scientific advance, B. C. Garrett, D. A. Dixon, D. M. Camaioni, D. M. Chipman, M. A. Johnson, C. D. Jonah, G. A. Kimmel, J. H. Miller, T. N. Rescigno, P. J. Rossky, S. S. Xantheas, S. D. Colson, A. H. Laufer, D. Ray, P. F. Barbara, D. M. Bartels, K. H. Becker, K. H. Bowen, Jr., S. E. Bradforth, I. Carmichael, J. V. Coe, L. R. Corrales, J. P. Cowin, M. Dupuis, K. B. Eisenthal, J. A. Franz, M. S. Gutowski, K. D. Jordan, B. D. Kay, J. A. LaVerne, S. V. Lymar, T. E. Madey, C. W. McCurdy, D. Meisel, S. Mukamel, A. R. Nilsson, T. M. Orlando, N. G. Petrik, S. M. Pimblott, J. R. Rustad, G. K. Schenter, S. J. Singer, A. Tokmakoff, L.-S. Wang, C. Wittig, and T. S. Zwier, Chem. Rev. 105, 355-389 (2005).pdf
Temperature programmed desorption and infrared spectroscopic studies of thin water films on MgO(100), S. Hawkins, G. Kumi, S. Malyk, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 404, 19-24 (2005).pdf
On the UV photodissociation of H2Te, A. B. Alekseyev, H.-P. Lieberman, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 9389 (2004).pdf
Photoexcitation of NO2 embedded in helium nanodroplets, D. Stolyarov, E. Polyakova, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 108, 9841 (2004).pdf
Two-photon photodissociation of H2O via the B state, J. Underwood and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 386, 190-195 (2004).pdf
Intracluster superelastic scattering via sequential photodissociation in small HI clusters, D. Chastaing, J. Underwood, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 119, 928-938 (2003).pdf
Intramolecular quantum chaos in doped helium nanodroplets, E. Polyakova, D. Stolyarov, X. Zhang, V. V. Kresin, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 375, 253-260 (2003).pdf
Intriguing near-ultraviolet photochemistry of H2Te, J. Underwood, D. Chastaing, S. Lee, P. Boothe, T. C. Flood, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 362, 483-490 (2002).pdf
Growing ultracold sodium clusters by using helium nanodroplets, S. Vongehr, A. A. Scheideman, C. Wittig, and V. V. Kresin, Chem. Phys. Lett. 353, 89 (2002).pdf
Rate coefficients for photoinitiated NO2 unimolecular decomposition: energy dependence in the threshold regime, D. Stolyarov, E. Polyakova, I. Bezel, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 358, 71-76 (2002).pdf
Fundamental Aspects of Molecular Photochemistry, C. Wittig, Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition, (Academic Press, 2001).
Survival of HCl(v= 2) in trapping-desorption from MgO(100), M. Korolik, M. M. Suchan, M. J. Johnson, D. W. Arnold, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 326, 11 (2000).pdf
Photoinitiated H2CO unimolecular decomposition: accessing H + HCO products via S0 and T1 pathways, L. R. Valachovic, M. F. Tuchler, M. Dulligan, Th. Droz-Georget, M. Zyrianov, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 2752 (2000).pdf
Unimolecular reaction rate constants of NO2 just above D0, I. Bezel, D. Stolyarov, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 103, 10268 (1999).pdf
Probing the Cl-HCl complex via bond-specific photodissociation of (HCl)2, K. Liu, A. Kolessov, J. W. Partin, I. Bezel, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 299, 374 (1999).pdf
Photoinitiated unimolecular decomposition of NO2: rotational dependence of the dissociation rate, I. Bezel, P. Ionov, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 111, 9267 (1999).pdf
Quenching of interconversion tunneling: the free HCl stretch first overtone of (HCl)2, K. Liu, M. Dulligan, I. Bezel, A. Kolessov, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 9614 (1998).pdf
Ka-mixing in the unimolecular dissociation of NO2 studied by classical dynamics calculations, S. Yu. Grebenshchikov, H. Flöthmann, R. Schinke, I. Bezel, C. Wittig, and S. Kato, Chem. Phys. Lett. 285, 410 (1998).pdf
Weak interactions and photoinitiated unimolecular decomposition, K. Mikhaylichenko and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 287, 209 (1998).pdf
Trapping-desorption and direct-inelastic scattering of HCl from MgO(100), M. Korolik, D. W. Arnold, M. J. Johnson, M. M. Suchan, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 284, 164 (1998).pdf
The effect of translational energy on collision-induced dissociation of highly excited NO2 on MgO(100), D. W. Arnold, M. Korolik, C. Wittig, and H. Reisler, Chem. Phys. Lett. 282, 313-317 (1997).pdf
HCO rotational excitation in the photoinitiated unimolecular decomposition of H2CO, M. J. Dulligan, M. F. Tuchler, J. Zhang, A. Kolessov, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 276, 84 (1997).pdf
Ultrafast OH production in clusters containing N2O and HI, P. I. Ionov, S. I. Ionov, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 9457 (1997).pdf
Unimolecular decomposition of rotationally excited NO2, P. Ionov, I. Bezel, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 272, 257 (1997).pdf
Photodissociation of HCl at 193.3 nm: spin-orbit branching ratio, J. Zhang, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 1403 (1997).pdf
Collision induced dissociation of highly excited NO2 in the gas phase and on MgO(100) surfaces, A. Sanov, D. W. Arnold, M. Korolik, H. Ferkel, C. R. Bieler, C. Capellos, C. Wittig, and H. Reisler, ACS Symposium Series 678, Highly Excited Molecules, A. S. Mullin and G. C. Schatz eds., 291-303 (1997).pdf
Unimolecular decomposition pathways in NO3, K. Mikhaylichenko, C. Riehn, L. Valachovic, A. Sanov, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 105, 6807 (1996).pdf
An experimental study of HF photodissociation: spin-orbit branching ratio and infrared alignment, J. Zhang, C. W. Riehn, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 104, 7027 (1996).pdf
Vibronic interaction in NO3 from the 2E' origin to the NO + O2 channel, L. R. Valachovic, C. Riehn, K. Mikhaylichenko, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 258, 644 (1996).pdf
Unimolecular reaction rates of rotationally selected NO2, P. I. Ionov, I. Bezel, and C. Wittig; Photoinitiated reactions of several nitrogen oxides: mechanisms and timescales, 143-146; P. I. Ionov, S. I. Ionov, I. Bezel, C. Riehn, K. Mikhaylichenko, L. Valachovic, and C. Wittig, Femtochemistry: The Lausanne Conference, World Scientific (1996).pdf
Dynamics of ground state bimolecular reactions, C. Wittig and A.H. Zewail, Atomic and Molecular Clusters, E. Bernstein, ed. (Oxford Press, 1996).pdf
Propensities toward C2H(A2Π) in acetylene photodissociation, J. Zhang, C. Riehn, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 103, 6815 (1995).pdf
Ultraviolet photochemistry and photophysics of weakly bound (HI)2 clusters via high-n Rydberg time-of-flight spectroscopy, J. Zhang, M. Dulligan, J. Segall, Y. Wen and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 99, 13680 (1995).pdf
HNCO + hν(193.3 nm) → H + NCO: center-of-mass translational energy distribution, reaction dynamics, and D0(H-NCO), J. Zhang, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 99, 7446 (1995).pdf
Ultraviolet photophysics of hydrogen halide complexes, J. Segall, J. Zhang, M. Dulligan, R.A. Beaudet, and C. Wittig, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc. 97, 195 (1994).pdf
Time-resolved studies of photoinitiated reactions in binary and larger (N2O)m(HI)n (m ≥ 1, n ≥ 1) complexes, S. I. Ionov, P. I. Ionov, and C. Wittig, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc. 97, 391 (1994).pdf
Photodissociation of methanol at 193.3 nm: translational energy release spectra, Y. Wen, J. Segall, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 101, 5665 (1994).pdf
Ring opening reaction dynamics in the reaction of hydrogen atoms with ethylene oxide, S. K. Shin, R. D. Jarek, E. Böhmer, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 101, 6615 (1994).pdf
The 365 nm photon-induced dynamics of ClNO adsorbed on MgO(100), H. Ferkel, L. Hodgson, J. T. Singleton, P. M. Blass, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 9228 (1994).pdf
Calculated rotational spectrum of Ar-CO from an ab initio potential energy surface: a very floppy van der waals molecule, V. Castells, N. Halberstadt, S. K. Shin, R. A. Beaudet, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 101, 1006 (1994).pdf
Molecule-surface collision induced dissociation of internally excited NO2 on MgO(100), H. Ferkel, J. T. Singleton, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 221, 447 (1994).pdf
The density of reactive levels in NO2 unimolecular decomposition, S. Ionov, H. F. Davis, K. Mikhaylichenko, L. Valachovic, R. A. Beaudet, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 101, 4809 (1994).pdf
Comment on the state specific unimolecular reaction of NO2 just above the dissociation threshold, C. Wittig and S. I. Ionov, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 4714 (1994).pdf
Photodissociation of ClNO adsorbed on MgO(100) surfaces, L. Hodgson, G. Ziegler, H. Ferkel, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Can. J. Chem. 72, issue honoring J. C. Polanyi, 737-744 (1994).pdf
Picosecond resolution measurements of NO3 unimolecular decomposition: the NO + O2 channel, H. F. Davis, S. I. Ionov, P. I. Ionov, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Letters 215, 214 (1993).pdf
Subpicosecond resolution studies of the H + CO2 → CO + OH reaction photoinitiated in CO2-HI complexes, S. I. Ionov, G. A. Brucker, C. Jaques, L. Valachovic, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6553 (1993).pdf
Evidence for a cage effect in the UV photolysis of HBr in Ar-HBr: theoretical and experimental results, J. Segall, Y. Wen, R. Singer, C. Wittig, A. Garcia-Vela, and R. B. Gerber, Chem. Phys. Lett. 207, 504 (1993).pdf
Reactions of hot deuterium atoms with OCS in the gas phase and in OCS-DI complexes, E. Böhmer, K. Mikhaylichenko, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6545 (1993).pdf
Photoinitiated processes in complexes: subpicosecond studies of CO2-HI and stereospecificity in Ar-HX, C. Jaques, L. Valachovic, S. Ionov, E. Böhmer, Y. Wen, J. Segall, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Transactions II 89, 1419 (1993).pdf
Vibrationally resolved translational energy release spectra from the ultraviolet photodissociation of methyl mercaptan, J. Segall, Y. Wen, R. Singer, M. Dulligan, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6600 (1993).pdf
Probing the NO2 → NO + O transition state via time resolved unimolecular decomposition, S. I. Ionov, G. A. Brucker, C. Jaques, Y. Chen, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 3420 (1993).pdf
Ab initio study of the weakly bound CO-Cl2 complex, S. W. Bunte, C. Chabalowski, C. Wittig, and R. A. Beaudet, J. Phys. Chem. 97, 5864 (1993).pdf
Subpicosecond OH production from photoexcited CO2-HI complexes, S. I. Ionov, G. A. Brucker, C. Jaques, L. Valachovic, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 9486 (1992).pdf
Reactive scattering of fast H atoms with CO2 and OCS, H. E. Cartland, S. L. Nickolaisen, and C. Wittig, Optical Methods for Time and State Resolved Chemistry, C. Y. Eng, editor, SPIE 1638, 368 (1992).pdf
Time-resolved studies of NO2 photoinitiated unimolecular decomposition: step-like variation of kuni(E), G. A. Brucker, S. I. Ionov, Y. Chen, and C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 194, 301 (1992).pdf
Infrared spectroscopy of CO2-D(H)Br: molecular structure and its reliability, Y. P. Zeng, S. W. Sharpe, S. K. Shin, C. Wittig, and R.A. Beaudet, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 5392 (1992).pdf
CO product state distributions from the reaction O(3P) + OCS → CO + SO, S. L. Nickolaisen, H. E. Cartland, D. Veney, and C. Wittig, Optical Methods for Time and State Resolved Chemistry, C. Y. Eng, editor, SPIE 1638, 132 (1992).pdf
NO2 unimolecular decomposition: step-like variation of kuni(E), G. A. Brucker, S. I. Ionov, Y. Chen, and C. Wittig, Fundamental Physics and Chemistry of Energetic Materials, Chemical Propulsion Information Agency Publication (N00014-91-C-001), CPIA 589, 85 (1992).
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of the CO-Ar complex, A. R. W. McKellar, Y. P. Zeng, S. W. Sharpe, C. Wittig, and R.A. Beaudet, J. Mol. Spectroscopy 153, 475 (1992).pdf
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of the weakly bonded CO-Cl2 complex, S. W. Bunte, J. B. Miller, Z. S. Huang, J. E. Verdasco, C. Wittig, and R. A. Beaudet, J. Phys. Chem. 96, 4140 (1992).pdf
Photoinitiated H and D atom reactions with N2O in the gas phase and in N2O-HI and N2O-DI complexes, E. Böhmer, S. K. Shin, Y. Chen, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 2536 (1992).pdf
High resolution infrared diode laser spectroscopy of SO(3Σ+) in a secondary Σslit supersonic expansion, Z. S. Huang, J. E. Verdasco, C. Wittig, and R. A. Beaudet, Chem. Phys. Lett. 192, 309 (1992).pdf
Regioselective photochemistry in weakly bonded complexes, S. K. Shin, Y. Chen, E. Böhmer, and C. Wittig, The Dye Laser: 20 Years (Springer-Verlag, 1992) 57-76.
CO internal excitation from the reaction: H + CO2 → CO + OH, S. Nickolaisen, H. E. Cartland, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 4378 (1992).pdf
State resolved simple bond fission reactions: experiment and theory, H. Reisler and C. Wittig, Advances in Kinetics and Dynamics, Vol. 1, J. R. Barker, editor (JAI Press, Greenwich, 1992), pp. 139-185.
Photoinitiated reactions in weakly bonded complexes: entrance channel specificity, Y. Chen, G. Hoffmann, S. K. Shin, D. Oh, S. Sharpe, Y. P. Zeng, R. A. Beaudet, and C. Wittig, Advances in Molecular Vibrations and Collision Dynamics, Vol. 1, Part B, J. M. Bowman, editor (JAI Press, Greenwich, 1992) 187-229.pdf
NO(X2Π) product state distributions in molecule-surface dissociative scattering: n,i-C3F7NO from MgO(100), E. Kolodney, P. S. Powers, L. Hodgson, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, Mode Selective Chemistry, J. Jortner et al., editors (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 1991) 443-455.pdf
Translational energy distribution from C2H2 + hν(193.3 nm) → C2H + H, J. Segall, Y. Wen, R. Lavi, R. Singer, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 95, 8078 (1991).pdf
Photoinitiated hydrogen atom reactions in CO2-HBr complexes, S. K. Shin, C. Wittig, and W. A. Goddard III, J. Phys. Chem. 95, 8048 (1991).pdf
Effect of surface temperature on the collision induced dissociation of i‑C3F7NO scattered from MgO(100), GaAs(100) and Ag(111), P. S. Powers, E. Kolodney, L. Hodgson, G. Ziegler, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Phys. Chem. 95, 8387 (1991).pdf
Photoinitiated reactions in weakly bonded complexes, S. K. Shin, Y. Chen, S. Nickolaisen, S. W. Sharpe, R. A. Beaudet, and C. Wittig, Advances in Photochemistry, Vol. 16, D. Volman, G. Hammond, and D. Neckers, editors (Wiley, 1991) 249-363.
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of the CO2-Ar complex in the 2376 cm–1 combination band region: the intermolecular bend, S. W. Sharpe, D. Reifschneider, C. Wittig, and R.A. Beaudet, J. Chem. Phys. 94, 233 (1991).pdf
NO(X2Π) product state distributions in molecule-surface collision induced dissociation: direct inelastic scattering of n,i‑C3F7NO with MgO(100) at Eincident ≤ 7.0 eV, E. Kolodney, P. S. Powers, L. Iwata, H. Reisler, and C. Wittig, J. Chem. Phys. 94, 2330 (1991).pdf
Molecule-surface collision induced dissociation of neutral polyatomics: product state resolution, mechanisms and excitations at Eincident < 7.5 eV, C. Wittig, E. Kolodney, P. S. Powers, L. Iwata, H. Reisler, and C. Capellos, JANNAF Proceedings (1990). Molecule-surface collision induced excitation and dissociation: n,i‑C3F7NO, C6F5NO, 2-methyl, 5-vinyl tetrazole, and C(NO2)4 with MgO(100) surfaces at Eincident ≤ 7.5 eV, E. Kolodney, P. S. Powers, L. Iwata, H. Reisler, C. Wittig, I. B. Mishra, and C. Capellos, Proceedings of the IXth International Symposium on Detonation, OCNR 113291-7, pp. 1084-1098 (1990).
Entrance channel stereospecificity of photoinitiated H atom reactions in weakly bonded complexes, S. K. Shin, Y. Chen, D. Oh, and C. Wittig, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A 332, 361 (1990).
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of CO2-HX complexes using the CO2 asymmetric stretch chromophore: CO2-HF(DF) and CO2-HCl(DCl) linear and CO2-HBr bent equilibrium geometries, S. W. Sharpe, Y. P. Zeng, C. Wittig, and R. A. Beaudet, J. Chem. Phys. 92, 943 (1990).pdf
Photoinitiated reactions of H atoms with CO2: OH(v=0) rotational excitation from the 239 nm photolysis of CO2-HI complexes, G. Hoffmann, D. Oh, Y. Chen, Y. M. Engel, and C. Wittig, Israel J. Chem. 30, 115 (1990).pdf
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of gas phase N2O-HX (X = F, Cl, Br) weakly bonded complexes utilizing the N2O ν3 chromophore, Y. P. Zeng, S. Sharpe, D. Reifschneider, C. Wittig, and R.A. Beaudet, J. Chem. Phys. 93, 183 (1990).pdf
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I am torn between voting for the natural wonders and their awe inspiring beauty, and voting for a place made sacred by the sacrifices of so many.
In the end, I think of National Parks as places of nature, preserved for future generations to enjoy. So while I have been to all of the final selections except Antietam, I went for Yellowstone.
The 100th anniversary of the US National Parks got me thinking. What are the best parks that people have visited? And I think we can be generous with the definition.


We are "Confident People Shining"; this is the vision of Calton Primary School. We are an inclusive school welcoming pupils and their families from all parts of the local community. We are a large primary school on the outskirts of Gloucester city and underwent an exciting regeneration in 2016 to accommodate our growing number of pupils. At Calton Primary School we encourage children to be happy, confident and learn to their best ability and to this end we help them to develop self-confidence, to understand their interdependence on each other and to respect everyone of other cultures, beliefs and ways of life. Through the curriculum we aim to develop the intellectual curiosity of all children in order for them to become lifelong learners whilst understanding we should always exercise academic rigour for the children to achieve well. We believe in the importance of ensuring our children and families are fully supported whilst at Calton Primary School. Our effective pastoral team helps to make this happen with the care and guidance they offer. We have excellent links with outside providers and agencies and always strive to ensure partnerships that enrich the lives of our school community. We strive to develop Skills for life, supporting each other in our Team, Achieving our best and always showing Respect because Successful learners are the STARS at Calton Primary School.


Last week marked the end of the FY2014 budget season for the eight local governments monitored by the Civic Federation. These governments are the City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the City of Chicago, Cook County, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and the Chicago Park District.
Two of the seven governments that levy property taxes held their levies flat for the FY2014 budget year: City Colleges of Chicago and the Forest Preserve District. Cook County held its levy nearly flat from FY2013. The CTA does not levy a property tax. The Park District, CPS, and the MWRD raised their property tax levies to the maximum amount allowed under the property tax extension limitation law (PTELL). Four governments – CPS, the City of Chicago, Cook County and the Park District – raised their property tax levies in part to capture new property and expiring and/or terminated Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, which is described in more detail below.
Four governments will raise their tax levies to capture revenue from expiring and/or terminated TIF districts. This maneuver allows governments to capture property tax revenues from expiring and terminated TIF districts without increasing the amount of money taxpayers will owe in property taxes. This is because taxpayers were previously paying the additional amounts for TIF district expenses, which are not reported in the operating budgets, and now will pay the same amounts as part of the property tax levy, which is reported in the budgets. This property tax revenue mechanism has been used by the City of Chicago for the past three years, by Cook County and the Chicago Park District for the past two years and by CPS this year. For more information about capturing revenue from expired and terminated TIF districts, see our previous blog.
Three of seven governments held their property tax levies flat or relatively flat.
Three governments raised their property tax levies to the maximum amount allowed.
Seven of the eight governments increased their operating budget appropriations. The City Colleges of Chicago did not increase its operating budget for FY2014.
Six of the seven governments increased their workforce. The City Colleges of Chicago did not increase its workforce in FY2014. (CPS did not provide total position data in its FY2014 budget documents).
Seven of the eight governments increased their appropriations for personnel expenses. The City Colleges of Chicago decreased its appropriations for personnel expenses.
Five of the seven governments met the Government Finance Officers Association's recommendation for maintaining a General Fund fund balance of at least 17% of operating expenditures: the City Colleges of Chicago, CPS, the Forest Preserve District, the MWRD and the Park District. (The Civic Federation does not conduct an analysis of the CTA's fund balance).
The market value funded ratios for government employee pension funds declined for three of the seven governments with their own pension funds: CPS, the City of Chicago and the Park District. (City Colleges of Chicago employees participate in the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois).
The Civic Federation's statements of support and concern, as well as recommendations.


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Here's a txt of Accel_T v1.52 with the unsued stuff removed.
Maybe I should put only the first 2 supplies as build orders and have farms timing take it from there.
The other terran's expand looks a bit late.
At least they kept trying to expand this time though.
Thanks I'll stick that into Entropy III and updating the launcher; I'll leave the BWAI Launcher 1.52 file the same for now until you update as the problem is particular to Entropy 3. I'll also have to add 1.5x to the database.
As for depots, farms_timing does a pretty good job. I usually only specify the very first depot, usually I call it shortly after a marine starts building. The problem with building more than 1 depot and using farms_timing is that the comp will still build depots in advance and the ones you tell it to directly build.
Yea, an extra turret or two could help.
If I have time I'll consider working on improving a cheating version, but recently I've been very busy.
Since it could be a while here's what is essentially just a cheating version of Accel T v1.52.
Despite the fact it wasn't designed to be a cheating AI the script format allows it to make reasonably good use of the additional resources so it should be significantly harder to beat than the non-cheating version.
Yep, that's very impressive. It does look a lot harder than most of the other ones in Racine's Rebels.
your AI crashed once in the TvZ rep for BWAIWARV. on ground zero vs Avance, Well, I think it was yours.
At what time did it occur?
It occurs right when T is launching the attack (after it groups together and prepares). I'll give a time later, if I have time.
Right at 15:02. T is slowly heading towards 9 o'clock of Z's but keeps getting interrupted by a few units of Z's streaming on down. And then the game suddenly freezes. It doesn't give an error, but Starcraft becomes nonresponsive. Likely a looping error? (ex: loop that loops too fast).
Anyway, when you watch who wins?


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I N far back times, many centuries before the white men came from Europe to live in the New World, Eastern Canada was inhabited by Indians. They were a mighty race, great in size and strong in battle. Their descendants live in certain of these parts still, dwelling in settlements of their own apart from the white folk. You may still see them in their strange tents or wigwams, making arrows and baskets and garden-seats. Some of them are still fleet of foot and can run many miles without tiring. But their real greatness has long since gone. They have grown smaller in size, and they are no longer powerful as in the old days. In early times they were called the Children of Light, for of all the people in America they dwelt nearest to the sun-rise. Their great lord and creator was Glooskap. Where he was himself born, and when, no man knows. From the place of his birth he sailed across the sea in a great stone canoe to the part of America nearest to the rising sun. He landed on the eastern shores of Canada. Far out he anchored his canoe and it was so large that it became an island, and great trees grew upon it. When he needed it, it was always ready to do his bidding, but it always became an island when it was not in use. On the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, Glooskap dwelt many years—ages and ages—until one day he sailed away to the hunting grounds of his fathers far over the sea.
About Glooskap's work many strange tales are told. From his birth and throughout his long life his deeds were very wonderful. He was one of twin brothers, the other being Wolf the son of Wickedness. Glooskap was the son of Goodness. Their mother died at their birth and the two children were left alone. Both had magic power which could keep them from harm, and death could not come to them except in one way. Glooskap could be killed only by a flowering rush, and Wolf only by a fern root; and each alone knew the secret of his own death. Now it was known before Glooskap's birth that he should become the Lord of the Land of the Rising Sun in Canada. But Beaver and Squirrel who were great in those days—and even before his coming—were jealous of his power when he arrived, for they themselves wished to rule the land. They tempted Wolf to kill his brother, and he being the son of Wickedness would have been glad of the chance, but he did not know the secret of his brother's death. One night of bright starlight, Beaver, hiding stealthily among the trees as was his custom, heard Glooskap boasting to the stars about his charmed life; he could trust the stars, and he told them that he could be killed only by means of a flowering rush. Then Beaver hurried away to Wolf; he told him that he knew the secret of Glooskap's death and that he would tell it if Wolf would give him what he wished. To this Wolf agreed and Beaver told him what he had heard Glooskap say to the stars. "What do you want in return for the secret?" asked Wolf. "Wings like a pigeon," answered Beaver. But Wolf said, "You have a tail like a file; what could you do with wings like a pigeon?" And he laughed at him scornfully and would not grant him his wish as he had promised. Thereupon Beaver was very cross and resolved to have vengeance on Wolf. He went quickly to Glooskap and told him that Wolf knew the secret of his death and that he had better be on his guard. The next night Glooskap hid himself among the trees near to Wolf's tent. He heard Wolf boasting to the stars about his charmed life, and telling them the secret of his death,—that he could be killed only by a fern root. And Glooskap, fearing for his own life, for he had no faith in the love of Wolf the son of Wickedness, at once slew his brother with a fern root. Then he changed him into a mountain, where he sleeps to this day like a huge hill.
Glooskap then ruled the country alone. But soon he grew lonely without companions and he decided to people his land. He first made the Fairies and the Elves, and sent them to dwell in the meadows and tiny streams and among the hills and caves. Then he took his bow and arrows, and for many days he shot at the ash trees in the forest. And out of the bark of the trees at which he shot there came first men whom he called Indians, the Children of Light. Then came the animals—all that had not before lived in his land—and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and he gave them each a name. At first all the animals were very large, so large that the head of the deer could touch the tops of the tallest pines. Even Squirrel could tear down the largest trees in the forest. One day Glooskap called all the animals to him to learn if they were friendly to his people. And he said to Bear, "What would you do if you should meet a man?" And Bear answered, "I should eat him up." And Glooskap sent Bear away to the Northland, far from the dwellings of men, to live on fish from the frozen sea. And he said to Squirrel, "What would you do if you should meet a man?" And Squirrel answered, "I should tear down trees on his head." And Glooskap, fearing for his men because of the strength of the animals, decided to make the animals smaller. So he took Squirrel and smoothed his back with his hand for a whole day, until he became very small as he is now, and he made him carry his tail on his back that he might thereby use up some of his strength; but Squirrel still scratches as in the old days.
Glooskap made all the animals smaller and weaker than when they were first created. He gave his people power over them, so that the greatest and strongest of all his creatures was man. The animals became his friends and the friends of his people; they could talk like men and they often spoke to them, and they were eager to obey Glooskap and to help him in his work. Two great wolves became his dogs; he could change their size and make them kind or cruel as he willed. They guarded his tent by day and night, and always followed him about, even swimming behind him when he went far away over the sea. The Loons of the beach became his messengers, and one of them—old Tatler—became his chief tale-bearer. They always brought him news from other lands over the water and they also kept him well informed about the deeds of his own people, telling him who were good and who were evil. Fox too brought him tales from places deep in the forest, and was one of his most trusted friends. The Rabbits became the guides of men; one of them—old Bunny—was his scout of the woods, and those who followed him never lost their way. The Partridge built boats for men and animals, until because of the bird's stupidity, Glooskap took away his power. The Whale became his carrier, and old Blob the whale came quickly to his call and carried him on her back when he wished to go far over the sea. The Great Eagle made the winds for him; when she moved her wings the winds blew; she could make them great or gentle as Glooskap commanded, and when Glooskap tied her wings, the winds were still. Each animal and bird had special work to do.
the great eagle made the winds for him.
Glooskap's only enemies were Beaver and Badger and Bull Frog. These always plotted against him and tried to destroy his power by stirring up strife among his people. At last he could be patient with them no longer, and he resolved to drive Beaver away. One day when Beaver watched him from a distance, Glooskap scooped up great handfuls of earth and stones and threw them in anger at his enemy, and Beaver in great fear because of Glooskap's great power, fled far away. The earth that Glooskap threw fell into the ocean and became islands. The spot from which Glooskap had taken the earth became a beautiful bay. To the shores of this bay Glooskap moved his tent, and lived there until he left the earth. When Beaver went away, he built a dam from a high place on the south to the shore on the north, and he thought to live there in comfort. But the dam caused the high tides of the sea to overflow the valley, and it was a constant source of trouble and fear to the people who lived near it. Thereupon Glooskap in anger one day broke the dam and pushed part of it out into the sea. The broken part which he moved out became a cape stretching into the ocean, and there you may see it to this day. Then Beaver, knowing that Glooskap was more powerful than he, troubled him openly no more, but frequently by stealth he tried to do him harm.
When Bull Frog was first created, he was given power over all the fresh-water streams in the land. He dwelt in the stream from which Glooskap's people took water for their use,—for drinking and cooking. But he too proved false to Glooskap, and grew vain of his own great power. Once, that he might show his skill and win a great reputation among men, he dried up the water in the stream until only the mud remained. The people thirsted without fresh water, and were much distressed, and at last they complained to Glooskap. Glooskap told them not to worry, for he would soon set things right. That he might make sure of Bull Frog's treachery he went himself to the bank of the stream, and there he asked a boy to bring him water to drink. The boy searched for water for a whole day, while Glooskap sat on a log and silently smoked his pipe. At last the boy came back bringing only a small cup, no larger than a thimble, filled with dirty water, and said it was all the water he could get.
Glooskap knew then that his people had told him the truth about Bull Frog's wickedness. In great anger he went himself to the mud where Bull Frog dwelt and asked for water. But Bull Frog stubbornly refused to let the water come forth. Then Glooskap grasped Bull Frog with a mighty grip and squeezed him tight until he crumpled his back and made him soft. With great force he hurled him far out into the mud, and said, "Henceforth you shall live in dirty water; and you shall always croak with a dry throat, as a punishment for your sins." Then with his own magic power he brought forth water so that the stream flowed again, and the people all rejoiced. He promised that never again should any creature have power to dry up the streams. And since that time Bull Frog has lived in muddy pools; he still croaks, for his throat is always dry, and to this day his back is wrinkled and crumpled and bears the marks of Glooskap's mighty fingers. And since that day the supply of clear fresh water has never failed in the country and the streams have never dried up.
Glooskap was always kind to his people. He taught the men how to hunt and how to build huts and canoes. He taught them what plants were good to eat, and he told them the names of all the stars. But he did not dwell among his men. He dwelt apart from them in a great tent, but when they sought him they always found him. He never married as they did. There dwelt with him as his housekeeper a very wise old woman; her name was Dame Bear, but Glooskap called her always "grandmother." With him too there lived a little boy whom Glooskap always called "little brother." And Glooskap gave him a magic root from the forest by the use of which he could change his shape into various forms. Whether or not Dame Bear was really his grandmother or the little boy his brother, no man knows. But both lived with him until his death.
Glooskap and Dame Bear and the little boy lived together for many ages. Glooskap had a magic belt which gave him power over sickness and hunger and danger and death. And anyone on whom it was placed was given the same strange power. And while Glooskap was with them, his people lived very happily. They never wanted for food or clothing. For Glooskap was kind to his people and wished them to be contented and at peace.
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Nessie and the Living Stone Wins
Independent E-book Award for Children's Literature 2001
A boy must choose between keeping a treasure and saving a monster in Nessie and the Living Stone, by Lois June Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah, published by http://www.crossroadspub.com.
Similarly, book buyers now have a choice between old-fashioned tree-books and new instant-downloadable e-books. The Independent E-Book-Award was created to bring attention to and honor the best of this new type of book.
"For e-books to be judged correctly," said Sunny Ross, owner of Mystic-Ink which sponsored the awards, "one has to look at the total reading experience, which includes words but doesn't have to stop there." Nessie's artist Sara Silvestris Strand created the illustrations to be seen on a computer screen, allowing parts of each picture to glow. Ross adds, "One should take into account the suitability of the work to be in e-book form and the quality of the complete presentation which often includes multimedia arts," she said
Wickstrom and Lorrah have written a clear, compelling story of a child's moral choices, and learning to care about the world around him. The authors deftly handle the siblings' growing affection and developing independence as the story's events demand their strengths. When Craig faces his ultimate test at the door of Nessie's grotto the reader feels the difficulty of Craig's choice.
On one level this is an adventure story with a satisfying ending. It's also a tale of a maturing sibling relationship and a growing awareness of the world. Mostly, it's a story about Nessie. As the landlady says, "Most of the folk around here think that we need Nessie—to give this place a bit of mystery. Truth is she needs us—to keep her house in order."
On another level, Nessie brings story telling to a new medium – the computer. Downloadable e-books are priced under $5, less than most paperback books, so children can afford them. The same story-telling skills are required, but e-books must also appeal to computer savvy-children, and their parents.
Plus authors don't just rely on the appearance of their book on the bookstore shelf. Many build websites, such as www.nessiebook.com to promote not only their e-book, but their subject matter. Nessiebook.com was selected by Yahoo as one of the top four lake monster sites on the internet. Nessie and the Living Stone is available as a downloadable e-book, a CD-ROM, and a paperback book. If you email the authors, you can even request a digital autographed page.


The bears continued to be in the driver's seat on Monday, pushing bitcoin (BTC) below $8,000 and opening the doors for a re-test of recent lows near $7,300.
The cryptocurrency found acceptance below the crucial support of $8,217 (prices as per Bitfinex) at 12:00 UTC yesterday, signaling the corrective rally from the low of $7,240 has ended. The emboldened bears then pushed bitcoin down to $7,716 earlier today – its lowest since March 18.
Twitter's decision to ban all ads related to initial coin offers (ICOs), token sales, exchanges and wallet services may have played a role in pushing prices lower, although it is worth noting that bitcoin had been trading on the back foot well before Twitter news hit the wires, and that the ban news had been widely anticipated in the media.
As of writing, the average price on leading exchanges, as represented by CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI), stands at $7,935 – down 2.5 percent from the previous day's close (as per UTC).
Clearly, the bears are in control, however, so far the downside has been capped around $7,700. The 1-hour chart shows the cryptocurrency could rally to $8,271 (former support, now resistance) on the back of a bullish price-RSI divergence.
An upside break of the falling channel could yield a re-test of $8,550-$8,600, however, that will be easier said than done, as suggested by the bearish setup on the daily chart below.
The rounding top-like pattern has established the area around $9,000 as a stiff resistance zone. It also indicates another lower high (bearish pattern) has been made at $9,177.5 (March 21 high).
Further, Monday's close below $8,211 (61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement) pushed the 5-day moving average (MA) below the 10-day MA (bear cross). Meanwhile, the relative strength index (RSI) has rolled over into the bearish territory (below 50.00).
Hence, prices look set to revisit the recent low of $7,240 and any corrective rally above $8,271 (former support, now resistance) will likely be transient.
The ascending weekly 50-MA meets the rising trendline (drawn from the July low and September low) around $6,600.
A minor corrective rally to $8,271-$8,300 cannot be ruled out, but the sustainability of gains is in question.
Overall, bitcoin looks set to revisit the $7,240 (March 18 low). A violation there would open up downside towards $6,600.
In the larger scheme of things, only a convincing break above $11,700 would revive the bullish outlook.


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Battling Nancy Pelosi: Candidate John Dennis on Why Libertarianism is the Only Way Forward for the GOP
Nick Gillespie and Will Neff | 9.4.2014 2:14 PM
"We are the bridge on all those sorts of issues where the Republicans have no other bridges, so maybe we should put up a toll road and make them pay to come across," says John Dennis, the libertarian-leaning Republican candidate currently running to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi. "We are the bridge to the millennials. I don't think there is any question about that."
Dennis has spoken in favor of same-sex marriage, would like to abolish the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Education, and is seeking to repeal the Patriot Act. He also supports the decriminalization of marijuana. "I'm not telling people to go out and smoke pot," Dennis explains, "but if you do, it's your choice and your responsibility."
This election marks Dennis' fourth campaign against the former Speaker of the House. While the prospect of success against Pelosi may be grim, Dennis says he always "runs to win."
Reason TV's Nick Gillespie caught up with Dennis at the Lincoln Labs' Reboot Conference, held July 18-20 in San Francisco, California, to discuss Nancy Pelosi, the liberty wing of the Republican Party, and what it will take to reach millennials.
Interview by Nick Gillespie. Edited by Will Neff. Shot by Detrick and Tracy Oppenheimer. Music by Kromatic.
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