Welcome to my weekly feature, Friday's Five, in which I ask a fabulous blogger five random questions. Well, four random questions and an inquiry about dinner. I'm not Rachael Ray, people! I need ideas!
Today I'm talking with Francesca, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two beautiful children. Her warmth and friendliness shine through her writing, even in the comments that she leaves for others. She and a couple of her friends take turns posting on their blog, Three Bay B Chicks, and their different viewpoints result in snappy, hilarious, informative material. I particularly enjoy Francesca's humor, and look forward to her zany observations and the pictures she uses as supporting evidence.
1. How old are your children and do they have any pets? My son, Giancarlo, is three, and my daughter, Lucia, is one, going on twenty-one. We do not have any pets, unless you count our fish, which you probably shouldn't because I have a hard time keeping them alive. For quite a while now, I've been thinking about writing a post entitled "I'm No Jacques Cousteau," detailing my failure as an aquatic pet owner.
2. In your opinion, what are some of the pros and cons of raising children in a big city? Honestly, I think about the answer to this question all the time. There is a richness and unique diversity to the culture, food, and the things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area in California that you do not find elsewhere. However, these benefits are also coupled with the realities of crime, traffic, and the high cost of living. Do we want to live where we are currently forever? Probably not, but for now, life is pretty good.
3. I've been to San Francisco a couple of times, usually just passing through. What must-sees would you recommend for someone who's got a couple of days to explore the area? One of my blogging partners, Kacey, actually wrote a post on this exact topic for Michelle of Scribbit, who I believe you also featured recently. Michelle hosts a series on her site where she invites bloggers to write about the fun and interesting things to do in their part of the world. It is a great idea from one of the best bloggers around. You can read the post here. Of the recommendations that Kacey made, my favorite destinations included the California Academy of Sciences, the Randall Museum, and Ella's Restaurant. All these spots are fun for both adults and kids.
4. I try and fail miserably to write with humor—it's really the most difficult type of writing for me. I just love your sense of comedy, and I wonder how easy or difficult the writing process is for you? How can you say that you are not funny? I think you need to go back and re-read this post. It is now June and I still remember how hard I laughed when I first read it.
Setting that aside, a sincere thank you for your compliment. I am never sure if people who read our site will think that I am entertaining or completely off of my rocker. Writing posts that include humor is easier for me than sitting down and writing something serious. I have always been the girl who is quick to try to get a laugh in order to get someone's attention.
The writers in the blogosphere that should be admired are those who can be both funny and serious . . . like Michelle and like you. It is something that I aspire to.
5. Wait for it . . . what did you have for dinner last night?! I didn't. I was at a birthday party with my kids. In between serving food, manning the jumpy castle, and cleaning up, I didn't have a moment to eat. I hope to rectify this situation tonight with something great . . . just as long as my husband is cooking.
Thank you so much, Francesca! I feel your pain on the fish issue—I just rescued our Betta fish from an almost certain watery grave after my twins poured an entire canister of fish food into his bowl. Speaking of food . . . I hope you eat a good dinner tonight—we need you nice and healthy so you can keep entertaining us with your great blog!
See ya'll back here next Friday, when I'll sit down to interrogate another unsuspecting blogger.
I love Francesca!!! Everytime I see on my blogroll that there's a new post on the blog she writes with Kacey and Thuy, I run right over there, knowing it'll be full of entertainment!! They're all fabulous writers! Oh and I love their Ask A Dad series...so funny!
Kim, how can you say you're not funny??!! You're one of those people who's hilarious but doesn't even realize it!!! And you're witty too!
I gotta agree with Francesca here. I just went to your xmas post and laughed out loud! I thought maybe she was just trying to be nice to you, but no! You're seriously funny!!!
And I am telling the truth because when i read a funny post I ache with envy and then think..."can I steal this with a simple cut and paste? no one will know!"
I love Francesca, too! What a fun interview! I enjoy her humor as well.
Hilarious note about your fish. An entire cannister of fish food? Did your two just feel that Mr. Fish was incredibly hungry? Too funny!
woo hoo! love Francesca, she feels like an old friend, I like her style of writing, so honest, funny and totally leaves you with something new to learn!
Oh good, a new blog to read! I love your Friday Five feature, Kim. I will go and check her out!
And by the way, you ARE hilarious, so there. Unfunny no way no how.
What a great feature, and interview!
Francesca, I don't know how you do it...contribute to such a huge blog and read and comment so effectively as well.
I don't think she is off her rocker, I think she is funny, pretty much all the time. And nice, don't forget nice.
I can totally relate about the humor vs. serious writing. The funny stuff (or maybe it's just funny to me?) just flows, but when I try to make a serious post, it's just impossible! It's something I'm working on as well.
Your "Friday's Five" is a great idea! (I'm a first-time reader) Looking forward to checking back next week!


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Jan will work with you to make what can be a very emotional time as stress free as possible, supporting you to make the right decisions throughout the process. Finding the market's top price for your property is always the outcome Jan is striving for.
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Berlin collective the Amano Group continues to go from strength to strength. It's fifth property, located in Mitte, is led by the group's guiding principles of modern design, fair prices and first-class gastronomy. From the exterior, this appears as a hulking great monolith with a dark grey façade, yet step into the lobby and the mood softens as untreated grey concrete walls and black surfaces are mellowed by gold accents, brown suede upholstered seating and warm lighting. In the 88 rooms and 12 apartments, putty-hued walls border rich parquet flooring, providing a serene backdrop for a cool and comfortable design concept realised by local Alex Suessmann of local creative firm Spot On.
Back on the ground floor, and a flamboyance of flamingo sculptures in a winter garden accompanies a breakfast room, introducing a touch of humour to this sophisticated space. G&T Bar — previously located on Friedrichstrasses — is reincarnated here as the Gin & Tonic Bar, a sultry watering hole in which multiple variations of the popular drink combination are served up alongside a seasonal cocktail menu. To fully appreciate Zoe's prime location, guests should visit the hotel's rooftop terrace, which offers views of the Berlin Televison Tower and the Alexanderplatz.


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Sarasota City Commission considering controversial redesign of Fruitville Road
Nicole Rodriguez
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SARASOTA — The Sarasota City Commission on Monday night considered controversial options for redesigning Fruitville Road, between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301.
The first option maintains four lanes from U.S. 41 to U.S. 301 while widening the sidewalk to a minimum of 10 feet. The second option, recommended by city staff, narrows Fruitville Road to two lanes between Cocoanut and Lemon avenuse including adjacent transitions and constructs roundabouts at Cocoanut, Central and Lemon avenue intersections. Both options cost $14.3 million.
A story on what decision the commission made will run online Tuesday and in print on Wednesday.
The goal of the contentious redesign is to adjust the current suburban thoroughfare character of Fruitville Road, between U.S. 41 and U.S. 301, to more closely reflect that of an urban boulevard. Objectives include: Slowing traffic speeds without negatively impacting current levels of service, facilitating safe pedestrian activity and walkability between downtown and the Rosemary and Gillespie Park neighborhoods and enhancing the aesthetic of one of the primary gateways into the city, according to city documents.
The plans, which have resurfaced, were debated in 2016 with opponents questioning whether roundabouts would hinder mass traffic ahead of a major storm event or crisis since Fruitville Road is an evacuation route toward Interstate 75.
The balance of Fruitville Road to U.S. 301 would remain four lanes. Sidewalks in the two-lane area would be a minimum of 16 feet, and 10 feet in the four lane sections. An eight-foot emergency pullover lane would be placed between the sidewalks and roadway in the two-lane sections. In both options, bike lanes on Fruitville Road would be removed in consideration of improved bicycle facilities on Second and Fourth streets.
Removing bicycle lanes on Fruitville would effectively make the redesigned road "substandard," Mike Lasche, leader of Bicycle Pedestrian Advocates, argued in 2016. The plan to relocate those bike lanes to Second and Fourth streets won't deter through-cyclists from riding on Fruitville and seems to run counter to the city's hope to promote more bicycles, opponents also argued in 2016.
An analysis provided by the city concludes that implementing either option would provide traffic calming and safety benefits for Fruitville Road without causing additional travel delays through the corridor; however, the second option would provide the added safety benefits at key intersections by converting to a roundabout design, city documents show. Roundabouts have been proven to reduce the severity of crashes at intersection, and pedestrian crossings will be significantly shortened, thus reducing pedestrians' exposure to vehicular traffic, according to city documents.
This story is developing.

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Electronic cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking last year and there is no evidence of any serious side effects associated with their use for up to two years – according to new studies published, writes Reuters.
On 13 September, Researchers at University College London (UCL) published the latest data on smoking and quitting in England – including details on smokers who worked with the health-worker devised Stop Smoking Services to set a quit date.
While they found no direct evidence that e-cigarettes prompted more people to make the decision to try and quit, the team did find that as more people used e-cigarettes, more people also successfully stopped smoking.
In a separate scientific analysis also published on Tuesday, researchers at the Cochrane Review found that the overall weight of evidence on e-cigarettes suggests they can help people stop smoking and have no serious side effects.
E-cigarettes, which heat nicotine-laced liquid into vapor, have rapidly grown into a global market for "vaping" products that was estimated at around $7 billion in 2015. Experts estimate that around 2.8 million people in the UK use e-cigarettes and they have become the nation's most popular smoking cessation aid.
Many public health specialists think e-cigarettes, or vapes, which do not contain tobacco, are a lower-risk alternative to smoking, but some question their long-term safety. Unlike nicotine chewing gum and patches, they mimic the experience of cigarette smoking because they are hand-held and generate a smoke-like vapor.


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'It's us against the killers': Mayor Adams declares WAR on gun violence after NYPD officer is shot dead and his partner critically injured by suspect on parole during domestic call-out: Union chief blames Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's woke policies
Regina King's only son Ian Alexander Jr. takes his own life aged 26
Two Canadians die and a third wounded in shooting at Mexican resort in latest brazen act of violence along famed Mayan Riviera
Pictured on bed he would die in hours later: British scientist, 31, who was shot in the head in Atlanta as he slept by stray bullet fired 800ft away - as girlfriend who lay next to him recalls the horror
Andrew Cuomo's 'mean girl' aide Melissa DeRosa attacks ex-Governor's accusers as 'witness tamperers & self-described Cuomo's Hoes' in deleted tweet
FBI says synagogue hostage taker committed 'hate crime' and 'act of terrorism' targeting Jews after repeatedly demanding the US release convicted al-Qaida terrorist in exchange for safe return of hostages
Charlamagne tha God blames Sinema, Manchin AND Biden for the 'death of democracy' after voting rights bill is killed off: Says president should have made it a priority from day one in the White House
New Alabama GOP senator Tommy Tuberville says his WWII GI father liberated Paris from 'communism,' claims Al Gore was president-elect in 2000 and says he needs six months to 'learn the rules' of the Senate
Tuberville defeated Sen. Doug Jones in the face for a Senate seat from Alabama
He made multiple misstatements in an interview after attending orientation
Claimed the nation fought World War II against socialism in Europe
In fact the U.S. fought fascism, and allied with the U.S.S.R. in the fight
He also misstated the three branches of government and botched telling of the Florida recount in 2000
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:04 EST, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 20:53 EST, 13 November 2020
New elected Tommy Tuberville has already committed a number of flubs botching such critical subjects as the U.S. ideological enemy of World War II and the structure of American government – and he hasn't even been sworn in as a senator yet.
Tuberville, the retired football coach, defeated incumbent Doug Jones, an attorney and prosecutor who helped put away Klan members for the 1963 church bombing.
Although he was a hero at Auburn, Tuberville must have made faculty at numerous departments cringe with his series of flubs.
Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville of Alabama botched the three branches of government in an interview where he also wrongly said the U.S. fought against socialism in World War II
In the first, after attending orientation for new lawmakers, he botched the famed three branches of government, which is central to the structure of American governance.
'I don't care if you're a Republican or Democrat,' he told the Alabama Daily News. 'Our government wasn't set up for one group to have all three branches of government — wasn't set up that way,' he said. 'You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive' – leaving out the Judicial branch of government.
That is the branch that President Trump – the executive branch – is turning to in hopes he can overturn the election results in key states – and the matter could get settled by the legislative branch (the House and Senate together).
In another fundamental error, he took his zeal against socialism – a key feature of Trump's campaign as well – and managed to contort the U.S. effort to defeat fascism during World War II.
Tuberville defeated Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat running for reelection in a heavily Republican state
'I tell people, my dad fought 76 years ago in Europe to free Europe of socialism,' said Tuberville
Tuberville also had an ahistorical telling of the 2000 Florida recount
Head Coach Tommy Tuberville, Steven Ross #74 and Matthew Motley #20 of the Auburn Tigers enter the field for the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on September 3, 2005 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. Georgia Tech won 23-14
It was the fascists who U.S. troops liberated from Paris. The communists were battling German Nazi forces on the Eastern Front
THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF THEM! Tuberville left out the judiciary when naming the three branches of government as he prepares to join one of them (the legislative branch)
He claimed Biden's approach 'leads more to a socialist type of government.'
His next comment gave the impression Tuberville had spent time in film rooms studying the wrong kind of blitz.
'That's concerning to me, that we're to the point now where we've got almost half the country voting for something that this country wasn't built on,' Tuberville said. 'I tell people, my dad fought 76 years ago in Europe to free Europe of socialism.'
Not only did he blow the effort to defeat fascism in Europe, he left out that the communists – the former U.S.S.R. – were a critical ally in the effort, sustaining horrific losses on the Eastern Front.
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Having misstated the structure set up by the founders and the signature achievement of the Greatest Generation, Tuberville tossed in misinformation about the recent past.
He claimed Al Gore was president-elect for 30 days during the bitter recount battle in Florida in 2000.
In fact, Gore first conceded to George W. Bush, then pulled it back, and the Supreme Court ultimately intervened to stop a recount. But the race was razor-thin and no winner got called until after that point.
'I remember in 2000 Al Gore was president, United States, president elect, for 30 days – 30 days – and after 30 days, it got to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court says, no, George Bush is going to be the president,' Tuberville said.
He used the inaccurate comment to illustrate the need to wait before declaring Biden the winner – in a race where he leads by thousands of votes in multiple states.
'I don't think it's over with. I think it's going to go to three (weeks), maybe longer than that. I might be wrong, and it still could go to Joe Biden. I'm not saying that,' he said. 'I'd just say right now we've got to wait and see what happens.'
Even if he misstated facts, Tuberville has time to get them straight. He said in six months or so, he may have a handle on the complex rules of the Senate.
'There's a there's a lot of little things, just like a football game,' said Tuberville, who coached multiple programs.
'You know, how you slow down the clock, how to run the clock in a two minute drill. And it's no different. It's just the fundamentals of the little things. ... And as I've talked to people, most senators who have gone in up there never do it. I mean, they just kind of hit the ground running, and I'm going to do that, but I'm going to learn the rules because when something happens, I want to know why it happened. I think in six months, I'll be well versed in it, you know, if you can learn as you go along,' he said.
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LETTER: Flemington development plan a raw deal
As a Flemington Borough resident I am no longer surprised at seeing our mayor continue to hard sell the Union Hotel/Main Street development plan on behalf of one developer. Together with all but the newest Borough Council member, while claiming to "negotiate" the best deal for the community they have been lockstep in their advocacy for the developer.
Let me make plain, the question of preserving the Union Hotel is nothing more than a diversion. The real issue is that our elected officials have allowed one developer to position himself without competitive bid or critical review to what can only be described as a real "sweetheart" deal. While our mayor, touted the benefits of the plan on Feb. 7 to the County Chamber of Commerce, there was the minor detail of the "PILOT" (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) program and the revelation that the all communities in Hunterdon County would be called on to pay in to cover the resulting shortfall. In summary, the tax abatements provided to Jack Cust will paid for by all county taxpayers.
Regarding tax abatements, the 2010 NJ State Report of the Comptroller, "A Programmatic Examination of Municipal Tax Abatements" offers the following cautions:
"Tax abatements result in significant foregone revenue and introduce tax inequities that deserve closer scrutiny. The recommendations in this report are geared toward broad-based changes that will help to ensure more open and fair investment of taxpayer dollars and better decisions and outcomes in the future" (Cover letter).
Specific concerns cited in the state report regarding tax abatement practices include:
•Payments to municipalities by businesses and developers in lieu of taxes, known as PILOT payments, distort municipal incentives in using and structuring abatements at the expense of counties, school districts, and other taxpayers;
•Information concerning abatement agreements is not published in a transparent manner or centralized location, making it difficult to impossible for the public to compare, calculate the effect of, or be fully aware of those agreements;
•Many of the municipal criteria and processes used in evaluating potential abatement agreements are weak;
•Directly affected stakeholders are not involved adequately in the abatement decision-making process.
The report also notes: "Programmatic improvements are necessary in New Jersey to safeguard public finances and ensure that the developmental goals of the abatement program are actually reached." The report recommends:
•Counties, school districts, and the public should assume greater roles in the abatement process;
•PILOT arrangements should be structured in a way that encompasses the interests of counties and school districts.
Meanwhile in Hunterdon County there has been no transparency. What is known of the proposed PILOT program as announced by Mayor Greiner at the County Chamber meeting is that this PILOT will remove the school tax burden from the developer and shift this burden onto the taxpayers county-wide. The Flemington Borough Council scoffs at "outsiders' " interest in the proposed Cust project. These "outsiders" will actually be the individuals paying the are tax bill that this deal gives to the developer.
The questions our local and county elected officials do not want to hear are:
•Why is the Flemington mayor and council continually and actively advocating for one developer who secured the status of sole developer without any bid process?
•Why is the County Board of Freeholders noticeably silent on a project that places the tax burden on surrounding towns when those towns have no say?
•When will this developer's claims of cost, expense and funding come under critical, transparent review?
The Flemington Borough Council, minus its latest elected member who received the highest votes (a mandate of community opposition to the Cust plan) is that the Flemington Borough Council has presented this as an all-or-nothing salvation plan for the borough. Any real transparency or competitive bid and this plan would never have left the gate.
The local community, by the election of Susan Peterson, has stated their opposition to the current plan. The "outsiders" have questioned the plan, and a state report warning of the pitfalls in using tax abatements in the manner proposed would appear to be the playbook used here — however the irony is that our elected representatives are doing everything the report warns against.
What is transparent: the Flemington Borough Council and our freeholders have one hell of a sweetheart deal for Jack Cust. Taxpayers, the "outsiders" who Jack says are "not listening," are expected to just shut up and take out their checkbooks.


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Excerpt: Cracking good "Twilight Zone" riff turns a yuppie dinner party into an inside-out exercise in paranoia and relationship physics after a passing comet knocks out the power, and maybe more besides.
Excerpt: In 'Coherence', all logic is thrown out the window as a comet passing overhead causes a strange things to happen during an already somewhat uncomfortable dinner party.
Excerpt: Strangely subtle, supernatural mindbender….
Excerpt: Deploys twisty sci-fi concepts to warp the almost-clichéd dinner-party soap opera into a horror story of the human condition in the face of quantum philosophy.
Excerpt: Proving that limited resources does not mean limited invention, "Coherence" is a rule-breaking experiment gone right. It achieves more than some movies with overpaid stars and inconceivable nine-figure budgets.
Excerpt: Sem muitos fundos mas com muita criatividade, James Ward criou um thriller sci-fi bem interessante.
Excerpt: Vendo o filme estão a arriscar o vosso conforto existencial. Um bom trabalho de James Ward Byrkit que conseguiu fazer algo partindo de uma premissa muito simples e nos engana com uma sinopse ambígua para que não fujamos de um filme exigente.
Excerpt: It's exciting both as a chilling peek into the dark shadows of alternate realities, and as an example of how resourceful filmmakers can produce thrilling effects using nothing more expensive than their own brains.
Excerpt: A 'Twilight Zone' dinner party whose guests frankly wear out their welcome.
Excerpt: Flighty but fun romp in a gravitation field built for eight.


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•	India will participate in French naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal this month. This is the first French naval exercise that the Indian Navy will participate in. The exercise is called La Perouse. Japan, Australia and the United States of America will participate in the exercise. According to the French Embassy, from March 30 to April 1, two French navy ships, Surcouf and Tonnerre, made a port call at Kochi.
•	The Manipur state government has sought the help of the center to alleviate the forest fire at the top of Shirui Mountain in Ukhrul District, Manipur. Shirui Kashong Peak is one of the tourist attractions in the Ukhrul area of Manipur. It is 2835m above sea level. Barry Lily and the river that traverses Ukhrul. Shirui Kashong Peak is located in the Ukhrul district of Manipur.
•	Cherry Blossom is the national flower of Japan. This is why it is also called Japanese Cherry and Sakura. It is the flower of many trees of the genus Prunus or Prunus Cerasus. They usually refer to ornamental cherry trees. Cherry blossoms have been found in Uttarakhand, Himalayas, Sikkim, Cha Jam and Kashmir regions of India, and Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the northern regions of West Bengal.
•	River Front Development Project – Rejuvenation of Sabarmati This is a project of environmental improvement, social progress and urban rejuvenation that will give Ahmedabad a new look. The project will reclaim about 200 hectares of land from the riverbed. It is one of the rivers that flows westward together with the Narmada River and the Tapti River. It originated in Aravalli Hill near Tepur Village in Udaipur District, Rajasthan.
•	The government of Jharkhand announced that it will retain 75% of private sector positions and provide locals with salaries of up to 30,000 rupees. The bill will deal with shops, institutions, mines, businesses, industries, companies, associations, trusts, Limited Liability Partnership firms, and anyone who employs ten or more people as private sectors and entities. Every employer is required to register employees on the designated portal.
•	The central government plans to issue a 14-digit identification number for each piece of land in India within one year. Subsequently, it will integrate its land records database with income court records and bank records and Aadhaar numbers on a voluntary basis. In 2021, Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) scheme was launched in 10 states. It will be promoted across India in March 2022.
•	A financing agreement was signed for the development of STP and sewage treatment networks for the Digha and Kankarbagh areas of Patna. The scope of the project includes the development of a Sewage Treatment Plants with a capacity of 150 MLD and a sewage treatment network of more than 453 kilometers in the Digha and Kankarbagh areas of Patna State, which is one of the most populous cities on both sides of the Ganges.
•	Investment Opportunities in India's Healthcare Sector Report was released by NITI Ayog. The report outlines investment opportunities in various areas of healthcare in India, including hospitals, medical equipment, health insurance, telemedicine, home healthcare, and medical value travel. Since 2016, India's healthcare industry has been growing at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 22%.
•	A group of lepidopterists discovered a new butterfly species in India. The species is named Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan. It was found in Agasthyamalais in the Western Ghats. The new taxa of Lycaenid butterflies belong to the genus Nacaduba. The blue line is a small butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae subfamily. Their distribution ranges from India and Sri Lanka to the entire Southeast Asia, Australia and Samoa.
•	The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank was attended by Ministry of Finance via video conference. The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) established the New Development Bank (NDB) at the 6th BRICS Summit held in Fortaleza, Brazil in 2014.
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•	In India, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) held a publicity and publicity campaign for the Ministry of Science and Industrial Research-Promoting the innovation of individuals, start-ups and MSME (DSIR-PRISM) programs. DSIR-PRISM has been supporting individual innovators to achieve inclusive development in India.
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Q: How do I get the ID of a newly created record on a custom lightning component? How do I do that on a custom lightning component? I have a custom form to create a new Case, and now want to grab that Id of a new record and do more with it.
edit: Here is my code:
Controller
    @AuraEnabled
    public static String saveCase (Case c){
        upsert c;
        return String.ValueOf (c.Id);
    }

Component (I left out the attribute which defines the new case)
    <aura:attribute name="caseId" type="String" />

Javascript Controller
        var newCase = component.get("v.newCase");
        console.log("Create case: " + JSON.stringify(newCase));
        helper.createCase(component, newCase);

Javascript Helper
createCase: function(component, c) {
var action = component.get("c.saveCase");
action.setParams({
    "c": c
});
action.setCallback(this, function(response){
    var state = response.getState();
    if (component.isValid() && state === "SUCCESS") {
        var id = response.getReturnValue();
        component.set("v.caseId",id);
    }
});
$A.enqueueAction(action);

A: After insert'ing a record in Apex, the sObject will be updated with the ID. This means that the ID is available in the back-end code. In order to make this available in the component, your controller has to return that ID so that it can be stored in the form.
The code could look like this:
Lightning component:
<aura:attribute name="caseId" type="String" access="private"/>

Apex controller:
public String CreateCase ()
{
    Case case = new Case();
    // Do stuff with your case
    insert case;
    return String.ValueOf (case.Id);
}

Javascript controller:
createCase: function(component, response) {
    var action = component.get("c.CreateCase");
    action.setCallback(this, function(response) {
        if(component.isValid() && response.getState() === "SUCCESS") {
            var responseVal = response.getReturnValue();
            component.set("v.caseId", responseVal);
        });
    $A.enqueueAction(action);
}

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Ionic Breeze Air Purifier, A Gift You Should Consider?
Have you considered an ionic breeze air purifier? The holidays are fast approaching, and gift shopping has moved top of mind. Perhaps you have several loved ones on your list you will be shopping for over the next few weeks—and the thought you may receive a few gifts has not been lost on you! Now, deciding what to buy the people in your life (and maybe what you hope will end up under the tree for you) is next on your checklist.
From improving allergies to combating toxins found in the air such as mold, dander and stale tobacco smoke, air purifiers are a useful and exciting gift for anyone on your list.
The lights are hung, the decorations are out and the cookies have been baked. But there is one thing still hanging over your head this holiday season: your holiday shopping list has an uncomfortable amount of names not yet crossed off. But worry not! Living air purifiers are the perfect gift for just about everyone on your list. Here we explore how just one gift, a living air purifier, can help you finish up your holiday season chores and simply enjoy the season with your family and friends.
Frigid temperatures and frozen snow will soon cover all evidence of spring flowers (and their pesky pollen) and fall ragweed, rendering allergies gone, right? Wrong! While the air certainly changes in the winter, that doesn't mean all air is cleaner when temperatures dip. Here are four reasons why.
You've heard that when purchasing air purifiers, vacuums and other electronics, it is important to choose ones with a HEPA—or high efficiency particulate air—filter. But these filters may not be for everyone. In fact, here are four reasons you may not want to purchase an air purifier with a HEPA filter.
With so many reasons for improving indoor air quality, choosing the right air purifier can be confusing. That is why it is important to determine your main priorities, then pinpoint the most useful technology for your environment. Here we look at five common air issues and determine which is the best air purifier for each one.
Which is the Best Air Purifier for Smokers and Odors?
Summertime. The perfect time to sit around the campfire with friends reminiscing about years past, or sitting on your screened-in porch enjoying a tasty cigar. Perhaps it's your favorite time of year because you can stand outside, smoke a cigarette and not shiver constantly. Or maybe you just can't get enough of that barbecue, and you're cooking up everything from burgers to brats every night of the week.
This summer has gotten off to a hot start, meaning the temperatures are often too high to consider opening the screen door or windows to let the summer breeze in—which can serve as a natural air cleaner.
Instead, we've been sentenced to staying indoors and running the air conditioner full blast. While this isn't so great for our utility bills, it is even worse for your indoor air quality. Find out how you can make your indoor air cleaner this summer with these five tips.
Modern technology has allowed us to live lifestyles of convenience. We drive cars to work instead of having to walk, and all the world's knowledge literally fits in the palm of our hand thanks to the invention of smartphones. We can even purify the air our families breathe in each day, thanks to the invention of air purifiers.


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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor) (born 26 August 1944), is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and member of the British Royal Family.
His Royal Highness Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, KG, CGVO, and GCStJ, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, and Baron Culloden was born at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire, the second son of the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. His father was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. His mother is the third daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, who had been a fellow midshipman of the future king George V. His elder brother, Prince William of Gloucester, was heir to their father's dukedom.
When he was four months old, Prince Richard of Gloucester, as he was then styled, accompanied his parents to Australia, where his father was governor-general from 1945 to 1947. The family returned to Barnwell Manor in 1947. Prince Richard's early education was at home before going to school at Wellesley House, Broadstairs, and then Eton. In 1963, he went to Magdalene College, Cambridge to read architecture. He received a bachelor of arts in June 1966 and joined the Office Development Group of the then-Ministry of Public Buildings and Works for a year's practical experience. He then returned to Cambridge for an additional two years and gained a Diploma in Architecture in June 1969. After completing further training, he went into practice as a firm of London architects.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs of Denmark, at St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire. The event received minor press coverage, the main point of interest being that Prince Richard had to ask the Queen's permission to marry, in accordance with the 1772 Royal Marriages Act. Less than two months after the wedding, everything changed when Prince William died in an air crash. Prince Richard abandoned his architectural career for full-time royal duties and to look after the 2500-acre Barnwell estate. On 10 June 1974, the Duke of Gloucester died and Prince Richard succeeded to the title.
The new Duke of Gloucester succeeded his father as the Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem on 12 June 1974. Earlier, as Prince Richard of Gloucester, he received the Grand Chain of the Royal Victorian Order (GCV0) in the Queen's New Years' Honours in 1974. On 24 April 1997, the Queen invested the Duke as a Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG). He received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav from King Olav V of Norway in 1973 and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Northern Star from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden the following year.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester make many public appearances and are popular members of the royal family. The Duke is particiularly interested in architecture and conservation. He became a corporate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1972; serves as president of the Soviet of Architect-Artists; and serves as a commissioner of the Historic Building and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage).
Although the Duke of Gloucester did not serve in the military, as a member of the royal family, he holds serval honorary appointments in the British Army and the Royal Air Force. He served as colonel-in-chief of the Royal Gloucestershire Regiment (1975-94) and the Royal Pioneer Corps (1977-93). He is currently the colonel-in-chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps (from 2003); the deputy colonel-in-chief of the Royal Logistic Corps (from 1993) and of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire, and Wiltshire Regiment (from 1993); the royal honorary colonel of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (from 1977); and honorary air commodore of the RAF Odiham. The Duke of Gloucester holds the rank of an honorary air marshal in the RAF.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have three children, none of whom carry out royal duties:
The Earl of Ulster
Lady Davina Windsor
Lady Rose Windsor
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have leased Barnwell Manor since 1994. Their Royal Highnesses, along with the their daughters and the Duke's elderly mother, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, currently reside at Kensington Palace, in London.
Official biography


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Mall of America Heightens Security after Al-Shabab Threat
A video posted online called for attacks against the mall
By Matt Holden
The Mall of America has heightened its security efforts after a video claiming to be posted online by a Somali group affiliated with al Queda called for attacks against the mall, according to a report.
The Mall of America released a statement saying it had increased security in light of the video. The group responsible for the video claims to be al-Shabab, which took credit for the deadly attack at a Kenyan mall that killed 67 civilians in 2013.
"Groups like ISIL [ISIS], al-Shabab, AQAP (al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula) are now publicly calling for attacks either through the internet, through videos, through publications, which means that we need to respond militarily but we also have to have a whole government approach through law enforcement, homeland security and frankly countering violent extremism efforts here in the homeland in communities," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on ABC's "This Week." "We're in a new phase now and I'm afraid that this most recent video release reflects that."
The Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a joint statement Sunday, saying the agencies were aware of the "reported call from al-Shabab for 'Westgate style' attacks against shopping centers around the world, to include in the United States."
"In recent months, the FBI and DHS have worked closely with our state and local public safety counterparts and members of the private sector, to include mall owners and operators, to prevent and mitigate these types of threats," the statement continued.
Matt Holden is an Associate Content Editor for 1105 Media, Inc. He received his MFA and BA in journalism from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He currently writes and edits for Occupational Health & Safety magazine, and Security Today.


El Salvador and Honduras will be the host countries of the 61st meeting of the Regional Commission for the Americas of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The decision was one of the main conclusions of the 60th Regional meeting, which concluded recently in Havana, Cuba.
Ministers and high representatives of UNWTO Members States in the Americas meeting in Havana, Cuba, on the occasion of the 60th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, have express their full support to Ecuador following the tragic earthquake that struck Ecuador's central coast on 16 April 2016.
UNWTO is deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake that struck Ecuador's central coast on 16 April. On behalf of the international tourism community, UNWTO conveys its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims, to the people and the government of Ecuador in this moment of distress.
On 27-29 April, Lima becomes the international capital of gastronomy tourism as it hosts the 2nd UNWTO World Forum on this dynamic tourism segment. The event is organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Basque Culinary Center and the Government of Peru, through PromPeru.
Over two days, the city of Montevideo hosted the First Ibero-American Meeting on the Sharing Economy in Tourism Accommodation. The event was aimed at discussing the challenges and opportunities presented by new business models in tourism accommodation.


Forum » Leo4All / Installation Support » Black screen at Startup???
I finished my installation of Leo4all and after it restarts the PC I take the installation DVD out. After it shows the HP Logo it just show blank black screen with this _ sign blinking at the top… I'm not really sure whats wrong cuz i only installed the AMD fix and the Vanilla kernel,+ the appz that were there.
Re: Black screen at Startup???
If you have an AMD machine you can't run the Vanilla kernel it won't work. Try installing again with Netkas kernel.
Just repartition and reinstall, see if that helps.


1. China to lead new research group for IoT and blockchain, promoting international standardization.
2. Leading Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has recently revealed it raised a total of $1.41 million to help flood victims in Japan. The funds were raised by the exchange and the cryptocurrency community.
3. Chinese Internet search giant Baidu has created a proprietary token to power its new blockchain-based photo validating and sharing service.
4. In an Interview with CNBC, Marc Lasry, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of hedge fund Avenue Capital Group said that he could see the Bitcoin price rising to $40,000.
5. South Korea is planning to cut tax for companies developing nascent technologies such as blockchain as part of its push for Innovation growth.
6. San Francisco based bank Wells Fargo has filed a patent for a tokenization system that would protect sensitive data in a flexible and content neutral manner.
7. Ledger Nano S announces official support for Tron(TRX) & ZCoin(XZC).
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9. Coinbase retracts Announcement of regulatory aproval to list coins considered securities.
10. Binance CEO Asserts, Crypto market seeing a huge jump in Institutional Investment.
11. Blockchain startup Nervos Network just raised $28 Million from Sequia China and Polychain, as well as several token funds and traditional VCs.
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Captain Recovery gets awfully close to liftoff but is held back by stagnating wage growth
Jared Bernstein, a former chief economist to Vice President Joe Biden, is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and author of 'The Reconnection Agenda: Reuniting Growth and Prosperity'.
Jan. 9, 2015 at 7:32 p.m. UTC
MC: Captain Recovery, this is mission control.
CR: Go ahead, mission control.
MC: We're checking indicators to see if you've finally achieved the necessary velocity to escape the residual pull from the Great Recession.
CR: Copy that…proceed, mission control.
MC: Falling unemployment?
CR: Check. Down more than four percentage points from its peak in late 2009.
MC: Accelerating job growth?
CR: Check. Payrolls up almost 3 million last year, their best showing since 1999.
MC: Stabilized labor force?
CR: Check. The participation rate fell throughout the downturn and most of the recovery, but stabilized in 2014.
MC: Other measures of job market slack?
CR: Check. Underemployment, long-term unemployment, and the share of part-timers who want full-time work all fell significantly last year.
MC: Okay, then Captain Recovery, you sound like you're finally ready for takeoff! Oh, one more thing—what about wage growth?
CR: Um…no check. Despite all of the above, it's stuck at 2 percent, nominal. In fact, for 2014 it grew 1.7 percent, a bit less than 2013's 1.9 percent pace.
MC: Oh…well then…please hold your position, Captain.
Okay, we're back down here on Earth trying to figure out why wages aren't responding to the jobs recovery. As you gleaned from the above, wage growth before inflation has been puttering along at 2 percent or so since 2010 — that's over four years now!
Sure, with gas prices sharply lower, even these tepid nominal increases can translate into real gains. Most recently, inflation was up 1.3 percent, year-over-year, so even 2014's 1.7 percent yields a slight real growth rate. And it's also the case that the increase in jobs and hours means working households' incomes can rise through more work at relatively flat real hourly wages. Weekly earnings, for example, were up 2.5 percent in 2014, around 1 percent ahead of inflation. To be clear, this implies that to the extent families are getting ahead, it's through more work at stagnant hourly wages.
But something is clearly wrong here, folks. The tightening job market should be providing workers with a more bargaining clout leading to at least some wage acceleration, but that's not happening. Here are some candidate explanations:
— The job market isn't all that tight yet. The bargaining power of the American worker has been so thoroughly eroded that it takes not just getting to full employment but staying there for a while to give workers some sway in setting wages. But isn't 5.6 percent — the jobless rate last month — pretty much full employment? Nope. That number's still biased up a bit by a low labor force participation rate, and anyway, economists don't know the unemployment rate commensurate with full employment. If it's really around where we are now, why no wage or price pressures? It must be considerably lower.
— We're adding jobs, but they're low-wage jobs. There was certainly some evidence of that earlier in the recovery, but it now looks to me like we're fairly consistently adding employment across most industries.
— Wage growth is constrained by low productivity growth. That's a fair point, but while productivity is growing more slowly than it was a few years ago, it's still growing while real compensation has been flat. In fact, there's a metric for this question: unit labor costs, which asks how fast is pay growing compared to productivity? Since 2010, that measure has grown less than 1 percent per year.
— It's health benefits, wiping out wage gains. Nope again. They've also been stuck at around 2 percent over the last few years, and as work by the Economic Policy Institute shows, employer-provided benefits haven't grown as a share of compensation.
— It's lousy fiscal and monetary policy. Re: fiscal policy, you definitely could have made that case in 2013. But, as I show here in my review of Friday's jobs report, not in 2014. Of course, fiscal policy could have helped on the jobs and wage side, say through investment in public infrastructure, and that's surely something to push for going forward. Monetary policy, on the other hand, has been consistently supportive, but has yet demonstrably failed to boost wage growth.
— It's inequality. Bingo, and this is the critical insight we've got to tackle if we want to truly launch Captain Recovery. GDP growth and job growth are of course necessary — essential, in fact — if this recovery, well into its fifth year, is to start reaching the middle-class and poor. But they are not sufficient. See this presentation for all the details.
This has both policy and political implications. It's absolutely fine and important to tout and acknowledge the cyclical recovery — the "necessary" part of the equation. But policy makers who want our support must articulate the policy architecture — the connective policy tissue — that will reunite growth and broadly shared prosperity.
Then we can talk about liftoff.


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Deadly metaphors - II
The most common discourse form in the West where there is combat to settle moral accounts is the classic fairy tale. When people are replaced by states in such a fairy tale, what results is the most common scenario for a just war. Lakoff sketches the plot of such a fairy tale of the Just War whose cast of characters include a villain, a victim, and a hero. The victim and the hero may be the same person.
The scenario: A crime is committed by the villain against an innocent victim (typically an assault, theft, or kidnapping). The offense occurs due to an imbalance of power and creates a moral imbalance. The hero either gathers helpers or decides to go it alone. The hero makes sacrifices; he undergoes difficulties, typically making an arduous heroic journey, sometimes across the sea to a treacherous terrain. The villain is inherently evil, perhaps even a monster, and thus reasoning with him is out of the question. The hero is left with no choice but to engage the villain in battle. The hero defeats the villain and rescues the victim. The moral balance is restored. Victory is achieved. The hero, who always acts honorably, has proved his manhood and achieved glory. The sacrifice was worthwhile. The hero receives acclaim, along with the gratitude of the victim and the community.
The fairy tale has an asymmetry built into it. The hero is moral and courageous, while the villain is amoral and vicious. The hero is rational, but though the villain may be cunning and calculating, he cannot be reasoned with. Heroes thus cannot negotiate with villains; they must defeat them. The enemy-as-demon metaphor arises as a consequence of the fact that we understand what a just war is in terms of this fairy tale.
The metaphor of 'state as a person' and the fairy tale help structure the over-all metaphor of 'war is politics pursued by other means' which implies the metaphor 'politics is business' i.e. political management is no different from business management. There is the favorite metaphor of economists and strategic relations experts of a 'Rational actor' who always acts in self-interest. Mathematics of gambling with dice is used i.e probability theory, game theory, decision theory. Such metaphors are common and decision-makers often forget that they are just about simple dice games.
The Ludic fallacy - the use of the statistics of simple dice games to compute risk in complex social domains - was coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Black Swan. According to Taleb, statistics is applicable only in some domains, for instance casinos in which the odds are visible and defined. Using this, many social scientists gravitate towards mathematical purity and fail to take various aspects into account like the impossibility of being in possession of the entirety of available information. They apply flawless statistical models to situations where they actually don't apply. This can result in the over-confidence in probability theory. Lakoff writes that viewed in this way, a war:
...requires a calculation of the "costs" and the "gains" of going to war. What, exactly, goes into that calculation and what does not? Certainly American casualties, loss of equipment, and dollars spent on the operation count as costs. But Vietnam taught us that there are social costs: trauma to families and communities, disruption of lives, psychological effects on veterans, long-term health problems, in addition to the cost of spending our money on war instead of on vital social needs at home, as well as the vast cost of continuing to develop and maintain a huge war machine.
Barely discussed is the moral cost that comes from killing and maiming as a way to settle disputes. And there is the moral cost of using a "cost" metaphor at all. When we do so, we quantify the effects of war and thus hide from ourselves the qualitative reality of pain and death.
The rational actor uses the mathematics of gambles to minimize risks and losses and maximize gains. Dead bodies of your own soldiers are among the losses and bodies of enemy soldiers are among the gains.Here the rational actor doing cost- benefit analysis is the State. Then there is a metonymy where the ruler stands for the state, eg. 'We have to get Saddam out of Kuwait'. This allows a country to be seen as a single person rather as an amorphous state.
The metaphor system used to justify war may sound scientific and rational. What is missed is the moral dimension of war. When you remove all the fancy verbiage, you get the reality of war which would be considered serious crime in any other situation. The metaphor system promotes what psychologists call isolation: the dissociation of actions and feelings which allows actions to be pursued without being burdened by feelings. There is a dichotomy in the use of this metaphor system: it is used only to describe the enemy; when it comes to one's own side, the real horror is described. Lakof writes:
Reality exists. So does the unconscious system of metaphors that we use without awareness to comprehend reality. What metaphor does is limit what we notice, highlight what we do see, and provide part of the inferential structure that we reason with. Because of the pervasiveness of metaphor in thought, we cannot always stick to discussions of reality in purely literal terms.
There is no way to avoid metaphorical thought, especially in complex matters like foreign policy. I am therefore not objecting to the use of metaphor in itself in foreign policy discourse. My objections are, first, to the ignorance of the presence of metaphor in foreign policy deliberations, second, to the failure to look systematically at what our metaphors hide, and third, to the failure to think imaginatively about what new metaphors might be more benign.
As Ashis Nandy says in The Intimate Enemy, modern oppression "is a battle between dehumanized self and objectified enemy, the technologised bureaucrat and his reified victim, pseudo-rulers and their fearsome other selves projected on to their 'subjects'".
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→Top 10 Best Point and Shoot Cameras Under $200
Top 10 Best Point and Shoot Cameras Under $200
The compact point and shoot cameras are the excellent choice for those who cannot handle and afford DSLR cameras. These small sized cameras are perfect for capturing detailed, high-quality, and clear and bright photos on the go.
with 5x Wide-Angle
Wi-Fi Enabled Point and Shoot Camera
with Image Stabilization
Black Digital Point and shoot Camera
The point and shoot cameras come in different types and size, but if you have a low budget, then you can go for the small sized cameras without compromising on image and video quality.
In this article, we have mentioned the five best point and shoot cameras that are available under $200. All the mentioned cameras are equipped with advanced image sensors and processors with good optical zoom lenses.
Moreover, the advanced image stabilization system in these cameras makes them the perfect choice for travelers that give them some sort of image stabilization. So, in order to know more about these cameras, we are going to explore each camera deeply.
Also, we will guide you on how to buy the best point and shoot camera under $200 in the buyer's guide section.
1. Sony DSCW830 20.1 Digital Camera with 2.7-inch LCD
The best affordable point and shoot camera is the Sony DSCW830. It is equipped with a 20.1 MP CCD image sensor that is responsible for producing detailed and bright images. Also, its 8x optical zoom lens allows the users to capture the distant objects with ease.
It has a 2-way active mode image stabilization that produces still images without a hint of shake and blur. The camera is also supplied with advanced flash that captures brighter images even when the subject is at some distance and in low lighting environment.
It also supports 720p MP4 HD Movie Mode, and its Intelligent Auto Mode adjusts all the required settings to provide high-quality images. Moreover, it has a sweep panorama mode and a face detection and smile shutter technology as well.
Also, different picture and beauty effects help to make ordinary scenes into creative ones.
2-way active mode image stabilization
Face detection technology
2.7-inch LCD for better previews
720p MP4 HD Movie mode
No Wi-Fi support
2. Nikon COOLPIX L32 Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle
The Nikon COOLPIX L32 is the slim and stylish camera equipped with a 3.0-inch large LCD best for reviewing shots. The camera is easy to operate with simple menus, making it a perfect choice for those who prefer easy-to-use digital cameras.
It is equipped with a smart portrait system that captures beautiful pictures of the subjects through Face Priority AF and soft focus effect. Moreover, it uses a smile shutter technology to capture smiling faces. The camera is also featured with a 5x wide-angle NIKKOR zoom lens to capture distant objects with high clarity.
Electronic Vibration Reduction feature is also the part of the camera that keeps your pictures and videos steadier. It also allows recording HD 720p videos with great sound. Moreover, it runs on regular AA batteries that are easily available in the market.
High resolution 20.0 MP sensor
Supports face and smile detection
5x wide-angle zoom lens
No Wi-Fi connectivity
No touch screen
3. Canon PowerShot SX610 HS – Wi-Fi Enabled
Another slim and stylish point and shoot camera is the PowerShot SX610 HS from Canon. It has a 20.2 MP high-sensitivity CMOS sensor combined with the DIGIC 4+ Image Processor, and its powerful 18 x optical zoom range is best for capturing high-class moments for beautiful memories.
The picture results are clear and sharp as the zooming action is fast and accurate, and the presence of high-resolution sensor and Intelligent Image Stabilization system offer great quality and detailed images at every zoom length.
The camera is also featured with different modes for capturing still images and recording videos. Moreover, it supports Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for easy sharing of the pictures and videos.
The PowerShot SX610 HS also allows to remotely controlling the camera with the help of smartphone through Canon Camera Connect App.
Powerful 18x zoom lens
Advanced image stabilization system
Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity
DIGIC 4+ image processor
At moderate ISOs, image quality suffers
4. Canon US 1084C001 PowerShot ELPH 190
Another camera from Canon that is perfect for capturing every day's adventures is the ELPH 190. It is a compact sized camera but has a 10x optical zoom lens to provide images of your choice with clarity and details.
The advanced Image Stabilization of the camera is perfect for capturing photos without the blur effects. Also, its wide-angle lens allows capturing images with great depth. Moreover, the camera is equipped with a 20.0 MP CCD sensor with the DIGIC 4+ Image Processor that produces excellent quality images.
The built-in Wi-Fi and NFC feature allow sharing images with ease. The camera also supports 720p HD video recording, and its additional features include scene modes, image sync function, and remote shooting with the help of Camera Connect App.
10x optical zoom lens
High-resolution sensor
Remote controlling feature
Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity
No full HD video support
Maximum sensitivity is only ISO 1.600
5. Sony DSCH300/B Digital Camera
The Sony DSCH300/B is another easy-to-use camera equipped with a 20.1 MP super HAD CCD image sensor to capture amazing photos with clarity and detail. It has an Easy mode that allows the users to smoothly go through the menu.
The best thing about this camera is its 35x optical zoom lens that allows capturing subjects in great details. It also has a 3.0-inch LCD display perfect for reviewing shots and reading menus even in bright sunny conditions. Moreover, Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization is responsible for delivering good quality images with minimal blur and noise levels.
The other features of the camera include smile shutter technology, picture effect for more creative photos, Party mode for capturing photos in extreme lighting conditions, Sweep Panorama mode, and a DSLR-like body.
The main drawback of this camera is that there is no full HD video support available. Also, manual focusing is not there.
Low screen resolution
Slow continuous shooting
Point and shoot cameras under $200 – Buyer's guide
When buying a camera under $200, it is necessary to make sure whether the camera offers optical zoom or digital zoom. Bigger zooms are more versatile as compared to the smaller zooms. Some of these small sized cameras use large digital zooms along with the optical zoom but keep in mind that optical zoom lens is the best regarding image quality.
Many small cameras suffer in low lighting conditions. Their small sensors fail to produce good image quality in low lighting conditions. But some cameras use special technology to deal with this problem. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the camera you are going to buy is able to capture good quality images in low light.
Wireless connectivity is also a feature that many people want to have in their compact sized cameras. Some cameras have built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity features and some cameras don't offer this. But it is best to have these features to share and transfer the captured images and videos without any much effort. So, if you need wireless connectivity, go for those cameras that have built-in Wi-Fi or NFC connectivity.
Image stabilization feature is also important to have in these compact sized cameras. Many cameras are equipped with decent image stabilization feature that provides some sort of stability to the pictures. They reduce the noise and blur levels and produce good quality images even when you are walking or riding. So, it is necessary to purchase those cameras that have good image stabilization to produce still images even when you are zooming.
Battery life of a camera is also important to consider. Cameras having good battery life are ideal to purchase. Also, some cameras are powered by AA batteries and some have their own rechargeable batteries. So, it is up to you what camera you prefer to buy.
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Archaeology Services and or Heritage Inspection Services
Kristen Morley
Don Elliott
RFQ No. FN-001-2019
Call for Qualifications
ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES
AND/OR HERITAGE INSPECTION SERVICES
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has a variety of projects that require Archaeological and/or Heritage Inspection Services as stipulated by the Archaeology Branch of the Province of BC. The CRD is requesting proposals from qualified proponents to provide Archaeological Services, as and when required on a standing offer basis, for a 36 month period, including the application for and administering of, a Heritage Inspection Blanket Permit. Qualified proponents will be placed on a standing offer list.
This is a pre-qualification for placement on a standing offer list. It is not a Tender.
CLOSING TIME AND DATE FOR SUBMISSION
The CRD will accept three (3) copies of each proposal, in accordance with the instructions herein, at the following location:
ATTENTION:	Kristen Morley
ADDRESS: Capital Regional District
625 Fisgard Street, PO Box 1000
Victoria, BC V9W 2S6
Time:	4 p.m. PST
Date: Friday, May 10, 2019
The CRD reserves the right to extend the Closing Time at its sole discretion. Proposal received after the Closing Time will not be accepted or considered. Delays caused by any delivery, courier, or mail service will not be grounds for an extension of closing time. Proposals received late will be returned unopened.
Proposals must not be sent by fax or electronically. Amendments may be made in writing only by an authorized signatory and delivery must be made before the Closing Time. Amendments may be sent by fax. Consultant bears all risk that CRD's fax equipment functions property so to facilitate the timely delivery of fax amendments. They must be sent to the fax number listed above.
All inquiries related to this RFQ, including whether or not the Standing Offer Agreement has been awarded, should be directed in writing to the person named below (the "CRD Representative"). Information obtained from any person or source other than the CRD Representative may not be relied on:
NAME:	Don Elliott
First Nations Relations Division, Corporate Services
TELEPHONE: O - 1.250.360.3156
C – 1.250.217.9546
Email:	delliott@crd.bc.ca
Inquiries should be made no less than five (5) days prior to Closing Time. The CRD reserves the right not to respond to inquiries made less than five (5) days prior to Closing Time. Inquiries and responses will be recorded and may be distributed to all Consultants at the discretion of the CRD.
Proponents finding discrepancies or omissions in the Standing Offer Agreement or RFQ, or having doubts as to the meaning or intent of any provision, should immediately notify the CRD Representative. It the CRD determines that an amendment is required to this RFQ, the CRD Representative will issue a written addendum to the Proponents. No oral conversation will affect or modify the terms of this RFQ or may be relied on by any Proponents.
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On Monday 6th of October at 7:30 pm we will have a meeting for parents about numeracy in the infant classes. During the meeting we will talk to you about different strategies we use to teach numeracy in a fun, active and meaningful way in the classroom. We will also talk to you about different ways to help develop your child's numeracy skills at home. We will send home a note to parents with more detail about the meeting. Looking forward to seeing you there!
We are doing lots of different things in our maths lessons. We are learning how to sort by different attributes e.g. colour or size, how to match and how to count. To make this as active and as fun as possible we do different types of activities and games. We play lots of different counting games which we really enjoy! We are very lucky to have Ms. Hourican visit us so we can work in smaller groups to do these activities. Here are some pictures of some of the activities we did this week to practise sorting, matching and counting.
We are settling into our new class. In the morning we do some fine motor skills activities. These activities help us to improve our hand eye co-ordination and strengthen our hands. This helps us when we do jobs such as writing, drawing or cutting. Here are some pictures of us working in our groups to do our morning activities.
Welcome to Junior Infants! On this blog you will be able to see pictures of different activities and events happening in our class throughout the year. We hope you enjoy it!


The overall style of this craft is similar to that already used on the Vismara – Baltic 60' and 66', and therefore, in line with the Vismara 50' classic "twin" already under construction.
It is aimed at customers seeking a fast and technological cruiser with all of the very latest Vismara innovations but a classical, elegant style, and features a soft hull profile and a fibreglass carbon construction, two cockpits, a stunning teak bridge and ultra-comfy interiors, made to measure. The hull is a Vismara design, based on the Vismara – Farr 60' "Mattone". The hull profile is modern but not extreme, seeing that it is a classic, and it guarantees better passage over the waves, comfort while sailing and excellent performance either under sail or engine power. The whole craft has been built with the standard materials and technology in use at Vismara, i.e., advanced composites, fibreglass, carbon and vacuum epoxy. With its classical teak bridge in pure Baltic style, the deck has a large sail peak in the bow with interior anchor peak and concealed anchor, flush deck companions, slightly raised deckhouse with panoramic side windows, central cockpit for guests with comfy seating and backrests, a large sun pad amidships, a stern cockpit to which all of the rig has been sent underneath the deck, two stern peaks for storage and a 2.60 m compartment for a tender, plus bathing platform. The sail plan is complete with carbon mast and all ultra-modern services so that the boat can be skippered by a single person.
The main sail furls electrically into the boom, the jib and code zero furlers will be set below deck and, as already mentioned, the rig is sent below deck to the stern cockpit, with main sheet and hydraulic vang control from a power unit controlled from the rudder. Other modern features on this boat are the new 24 V gensets, electric water maker, and computer-controlled electronic air conditioning operated by battery. The interiors are comprised of a service cabin in the bow, which can be used by children or crew and which also has its own bathroom. Amidships is the convertible master cabin, i.e., it has two double beds and two bathrooms plus a foldaway central partition that can be used to convert the large master cabin into two guest cabins. Behind the mast is a double dinette with dining area starboard and lounge area on the port side. A large semi concealed galley and a chart area are located to the sides of the entrance and they create a background to the dinette, giving an idea of space while maintaining the privacy of the two service areas. In the stern there are two classical double cabins with separate bathrooms. A last detail to point out is the retracting telescopic keel that makes it possible to have a draught of just 2.40 m, and which extends up to 3.60 m. With the new telescopic keel design from Vismara, draught is variable but it does not take up any room in the dinette.


Goucher College's Biological Sciences program invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant or Associate Professor of Biology, starting in August 2019. We are looking for a broadly trained physiologist with expertise in neurobiology. Responsibilities include teaching intermediate or advanced courses in neurobiology, anatomy, physiology, participating in introductory courses for majors and non-majors, and developing a research program that includes undergraduates. The hire may also contribute to a public health minor if it is within their expertise. The teaching load is 10 contact hours per semester. We graduate approximately 27% students of color from the biology and biochemistry and molecular biology majors each year and we seek a candidate who will be student centered and strongly committed to teaching and mentoring in an inclusive manner.
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Postdoctoral work and teaching experience are preferred.
Goucher College is committed to increasing the diversity of identities within the campus community and encourages applications from those who would contribute to this effort.
The review of applications will begin on December 20, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.
Official transcripts must be provided at the time of hire.


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Air Protein, GOOD Meat, IntegriCulture Among the Semifinalists for XPRIZE's Alt-Protein Competition
by Jennifer Marston
July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 Filed under:
Cellular Agriculture
Cultured Meat
Education & Discovery
Nonprofit XPRIZE has announced 28 semifinalists teams that will move forward in the Feed the Next Billion competition. The multi-year competition will support companies developing compelling chicken and fish alternatives that replicate or outperform the real thing in terms of nutrition, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and taste and texture.
The competition, first announced at the end of 2020, is being conducted in partnership with ASPIRE, the project management arm of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). Grand-prize winners will not be chosen until 2024. when multiple winners will collectively receive $15 million.
For now, the 28 finalists chosen to continue the competition will have the next year to work with the competition, ASPIRE, and The Tony Robbins Foundation to develop the first iterations of their products. Up to 10 finalist teams will be chosen towards the end of 2022 and will split a "milestone award" of $2.5 million.
Those 10 finalists will have one last round of competition where they will need to create "at least twenty-five cuts of structured chicken breast or fish fillet analogs of 115 gram or four ounce that replicate the sensory properties, versatility, and nutritional profile of conventional chicken or fish." One grand prize winner will receive $7 million, with second- and third-place winners getting $2 million and $1 million, respectively.
The 28 finalists chosen this week represent all three pillars of alternative protein: plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation. Some of these companies are better known than others. Eat Just's GOOD Meat, for example, is the only company in the world that has regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat (in Singapore). MeatOurFuture, on the other hand, is a public-private partnership that is known primarily in South Africa at this point. Others, including plant-based seafood company Brew51 from India, Japan's IntegriCulture, and Air Protein, are all at various stages of development in terms of their products.
You can read the full list of companies, which span 14 different countries, here.
XPRIZE's Feed the Next Billion competition was developed in response to the organization's Future of Food Impact Roadmap, where the organization pinpointed 12 "breakthrough opportunities" that could help build a better food system. Alt-protein is a major area.
No one company developing alternative proteins has yet proven their technology and/or ingredients can feed the next billion. There remain many, many questions around the nutrition of products, the cost of making them, and, for some, whether or not they can ever really be produced at that scale. XPRIZE's competition will no doubt go some ways towards answering those questions over the next few years.
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Q: Multiple choice on WinForms What's the best way of implementing a multiple choice option in Windows Forms? I want to enforce a single selection from a list, starting with a default value.
It seems like a ComboBox would be a good choice, but is there a way to specify a non-blank default value?
I could just set it in the code at some appropriate initialisation point, but I feel like I'm missing something.

A: If you only want one answer from the group, then a RadioButton control would be your best fit or you could use the ComboBox if you will have a lot of options.  To set a default value, just add the item to the ComboBox's collection and set the SelectedIndex or SelectedItem to that item.
Depending on how many options you are looking at, you can use a ListBox with the SelectionMode property set to MultiSimple, if it will be multiple choice or you could use the CheckBox control.

A: You should be able to just set the ComboBox.SelectedIndex property with what you want the default value to be.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.combobox.selectedindex.aspx

A: Use the ComboBox.SelectedItem or SelectedIndex property after the items have been inserted to select the default item.
You could also consider using RadioButton control to enforce selection of a single option.

A: You can use a ComboBox with the DropDownStyle property set to DropDownList and SelectedIndex to 0 (or whatever the default item is). This will force always having an item from the list selected. If you forget to do that, the user could just type something else into the edit box part - which would be bad :)

A: If you are giving the user a small list of choices then stick with the radio buttons. However, if you will want want to use the combo box for dynamic or long lists. Set the style to DropDownList.
private sub populateList( items as List(of UserChoices))
   dim choices as UserChoices
   dim defaultChoice as UserChoices

   for each choice in items
      cboList.items.add(choice)
      '-- you could do user specific check or base it on some other
      '---- setting to find the default choice here
      if choice.state = _user.State or choice.state = _settings.defaultState then
          defaultChoice = choice
      end if
   next
   '-- you chould select the first one
   if cboList.items.count > 0 then
      cboList.SelectedItem = cboList.item(0)
   end if

   '-- continuation of hte default choice
   cboList.SelectedItem = defaultChoice

end sub


Safeguarding outdoor electrical installations from the weather and other potential environmental or accidental hazards is essential for their proper operation as well as for safety. Outdoor enclosures that are unobtrusive and are therefore frequently overlooked by the general public, are central to this protection. Preparing International Standards for stationary outdoor enclosures is the responsibility of IEC SC (Subcommittee) 48D: Mechanical structures for electronic equipment.
Outdoor enclosures are designed to contain a wide range of installations and protect them against the effects of the environment. Installations may include communication systems and industrial and signal controls. The enclosures must be designed to house equipment that is fitted in sub-racks of set dimensions as well as cabling, power supplies, batteries and cooling/heating devices. This means that they must also comply with all existing relevant standards for the type of equipment they are designed to house.
Outdoor enclosures can be installed in a variety of ways. They can be wall-mounted or installed on top of a building, fitted to a pole or free-standing on the ground. As such, they must also meet a number of different conditions to protect them from the effects of the weather (sun, rain, heat, cold, humidity, etc.) as well as of various corrosive substances (dust, gases and liquids).
New standards to be released shortly.
The final versions of the three parts of IEC 61969 Ed. 2.0, Mechanical structures for electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures, will be published in the coming months. They concern Design guidelines; Coordination dimensions; and Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects.
While they are designed to be inconspicuous, outdoor enclosures are pervasive in the modern environment. Considering all the requirements they must meet and the devices they incorporate, they are a lot more than a mere and unremarkable grey box. Thanks to IEC SC 48D, they are carefully-designed pieces of equipment that form a vital part of a larger puzzle in which the IEC's work can be found at all levels.