Content is King! Bloggers know… but do you struggle with planning quality blog content?
Regardless of any angst, content creation is the most important thing you do as a blogger. The majority of your time should be spent on planning and developing amazing content.
One of the printables that you receive with the Blog Success Planner is the Blog Post Optimization Checklist. This printable prompts you to review your current and old posts for maximum impact.
First of all, you want to review your content for obvious errors. I understand that life happens and you cannot always write your blog content weeks in advance. However, you should write your post and save it as a draft. Then go back in the next day – or maybe a week later – and read the blog post to check for errors.
Why wait that long to review the post for typos?
Because if you are like me, you tend to get glazed over. You know, I write it all out and think, "There are no mistakes here!" Then, I will proof it quickly and will not see anything. I hit publish and sure enough… somebody is going to email me to say, "I think you didn't mean to say 'you.' You meant to say 'your.'" You get numb to your typos.
So go back and check for obvious errors: punctuation, spelling, grammar. If you are not great with grammar, I recommend Grammarly.
Grammarly is a FREE browser extension that automatically checks for up to 250 types of grammatical mistakes, contextual spelling errors, and poor vocabulary usage.
This step is very important especially if you are going back and reviewing an old post.
An evergreen post that means it is going to be great information over and over and over again. The post might be seasonal but the content will still apply later. For instance, if you write a post this December that will also apply next December. I consider that an evergreen post.
the posts through your social media again. Just make sure it is still relevant.
Look at your post images through a fresh set of eyes. Create your featured image and then ask a blogging friend to take a peek.
Your images should be used legally. If you have questions about copyright, Creative Commons, or where to find free stock photos, download The Blogger's Guide to Royalty Free Images.
Your featured photo also needs to be pinnable. What does that mean?
Pinnable images are long, not horizontal but vertical. Edit your photos in ratios of 2×3, 4×6, 4×5, and 5×7. Vertical images take up more real estate on Pinterest, and you will get you more attraction from the feed.
Are you Pinteresting? Audit your blog and Pinterest account using this step by step assessment.
Horizontal images do not capture as much attention in the feed because everything else is long, beautiful, and vertical.
But, I think having a horizontal image optimized for Facebook is also a great strategy. The two images (one for Pinterest and one for Facebook) do not need to look exactly alike but they can.
If you do not want duplicate images in different sizes within your blog post, there are ways to hide images behind the background. If you upload an image to the social tab of WordPress SEO by Yoast, you can use a different image for Facebook that is seen only when shared.
4) Check your SEO keywords.
We have a separate checklist for SEO is in the SEO section of the Blog Success Planner.
referral links, some type of commissionable link where you are directing traffic towards that click so if you make a sale you get the credit for it.
6) Include links to related blog content.
Do you have links within your post to other related content on your blog? Ideally, you want to keep people on your blog for as long as possible.
If you review your Google Analytics and notice that readers are not clicking on additional pages, you need to go back and evaluate whether your post is linking to other content on your blog.
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I recommend including a list of related content at the bottom of your post. For instance, let's say your post is about homemade Christmas decorations. You know that you have two or three other posts about homemade Christmas decorations or something else related to Christmas. Then, at the bottom of your post, you would type "Other Homemade Christmas Ornament Ideas" as a subheading and list posts.
Anyone who makes it to the bottom of your blog post is a perfect candidate for subscribing.
Why place this list at the bottom? Because if the reader has reached the bottom of your post, they are willing to click around and see if you have more content on that topic. Anyone who makes it to the bottom of your post is a perfect candidate for subscribing. The more readers see that you have related to what they like, the apter they are to subscribe.
How often you post is a personal decision. You might only post once a week. You might only post once a month. However, whatever you choose to do, do consistently.
7) Accept that seasons change.
The more often you post the higher your page views will be.
I have gone through seasons where I will post every day because there is an ebook bundle sale, and I want to drive traffic to my links. Right now, I am in a season where I cannot post as often.
Did I make that change suddenly? No! I back off the amount of content I am pushing out each week slowly. I might transition from five posts a week to three posts a week for a couple of weeks. Then, I will post twice a week for a month or so before shifting to one post a week.
The point is: if you do need to change the pace at which you post blog content, change slowly.
I want to maintain a consistency and predictability, but at the same time, I know those moments in life are going to happen when I cannot be writing as much content and maintain quality.
The point is: if you do need to change your pace, change slowly. Don't just make a sudden shift and by all means… do not announce to your readers that you are making a change because 1) they don't really care, and 2) it shows you are inconsistent.
8) Post to most popular categories regularly.
When you are planning your monthly content in your Blog Success Planner, take into account any special events and holidays but also verify you are maintaining consistency in how often you post to your categories.
Do I post to every category every month? No, I don't.
Research your most popular categories – where people are clicking most often – and consider it an indicator of what they are really wanting to read. Then, publish to those categories consistently. Add new blog content to those categories frequently.
9) Plan your publication dates.
As you brainstorm post ideas and know how often you are posting that month, use the blog post schedule to evenly space your content throughout the month.
You do not want to post five posts in one week and then… your readers hear crickets. It's like choking readers with too much and then starving them for the rest of the month.
No matter how passionate you are about that topic, no matter how badly you are wanting to push that blog content out, space it out evenly.
Content is King. We all know.
But it sure can feel overwhelming to create amazing content week after week.
With these FREE content planning pages, you'll discover the secret to creating memorable (and profitable) blog posts. And you'll feel more organized, less overwhelmed and more productive with your time!


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New Year's Eve: Revellers across the UK usher in 2020
Media captionWatch how London celebrated the start of 2020
Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and other major cities.
In London, some 12,000 fireworks lit up the capital's skyline.
The UK's "biggest street party" had been promised for Edinburgh as part of the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Firework shows are also being held in other cities including Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, Inverness and Nottingham.
An explosion of colour lit the sky by Westminster Abbey
The display – over the River Thames – was promised to be the best the capital had "ever seen" by London Mayor Sadiq Khan
Some 100,000 revellers packed into the areas around the Victoria Embankment
In London, Big Ben's chimes sounded the start of the display, despite them being silent this year while renovation work is completed.
Around 100,000 revellers packed into the streets around Victoria Embankment as the roar of football anthems such as Three Lions kicked off the new decade, with the festivities providing a prelude to the Euro 2020 football tournament.
Music from artists including Stormzy, Wiley and Bastille also featured in a display London Mayor Sadiq said would be the best the capital "has ever seen".
In Edinburgh fireworks have been let off from the castle.
In Edinburgh, street parties have been taking place to celebrate Hogmanay
The city's famous castle was the focal point for the fireworks display
The Scottish capital was packed with people seeing in the new year and new decade
Musical artists including DJ Mark Ronson, Idlewild, Rudimental and Marc Almond have been performing on stages throughout the city centre.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the street party, which covers at least part of more than a dozen streets in the city centre.
The evening has been cold but dry for many, with temperatures in Scotland and parts of northern England forecast to be around 1C (33.8F) or 2C (35.6F), according to the Met Office.
A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued by the Met Office for parts of north-eastern England. The warning is in place from 19:00 GMT on New Year's Eve until 03:00 GMT on New Year's Day.
Media captionNew Year Fireworks: The world welcomes 2020
European cities, including Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Athens, have also seen in the new year with firework displays.
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One of the most important verses by far in the Bible is in chapter 3, 3:16.
The first time I was ever exposed to John 3:16 was back in the 70's. There was this crazy guy that would show up at sporting events all over the world, he would strategically place himself where TV cameras would spot him. He always wore a rainbow wig and held a JESUS SAVES or John 3:16 sign (for anyone under the age of 40 Google the name Rollen Stewart). Sadly, as a kid, I would ask what was John 3:16 but all I was told was that it was a Bible verse. I never bothered to look up the verse, not until 3 decades later.
The chapter opens with a Pharisee named Nicodemus who comes to visit Jesus at night. I Love how Nicodemus starts off the conversation by telling Jesus things that he already knows but Jesus knows the heart of Nicodemus and hits Nick with "unless you are born again you cannot see the Kingdom of God." Like Nick, I was confused by what Jesus meant . Nicodemus' question is silly, but I thought that if I was a good person and did more good than bad that maybe just maybe God would let me into Heaven. Now, if anyone could have made it by works or by the law, it would have been Nicodemus. If anyone could present his righteous credentials before God, it would be Nick.
Thankfully Jesus gives Nicodemus and everyone reading this verse the way to heaven! Can it really be that simple? That if we believe in Him that we will not perish but have eternal life; I will never forget the first time that a believer broke it down for me, how the significance of the sacrifice that Jesus made for me and believing in that sacrifice meant eternal life or eternal death. He said that its like we are in prison being asked whether or not we will accept a pardon. That is the gospel. It is not telling a man that he is on trial. He is already condemned. He is already in prison waiting for execution. But the gospel tells him a pardon is offered to him. The point is will you accept the pardon? The gospel is to save those who are already lost.
This chapter is so rich I have only scratched the surface! Take the time to really study the words in Chapter 3 you will be blessed over and over again!


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NICCY Urged To Combat Militarisation of Children
The Celtic League has written to the Children's Commissioner for Northern Ireland (NICCY) supporting her recently stated views on the militarization of children (text below).
The NICCY spoke out after children were pictured at a community centre in military clothing and holding replica weapons.
The League has asked the NICCY to extend her concerns to the operation of cadet forces which militarise children and provide them with training in the use of real weapons. The League has also reiterated its view that the targeting of schools for military recruitment is inappropriate.
The League also intend to canvass Children's Commissioners in Scotland and Wales and urge them to intervene to ensure that international standards aimed at protecting young people from militarisation are not breached.
"Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Ms Patricia Lewsley
NICCY
Millennium House
17-25 Great Victoria Street
BT2 7BA
Dear Ms Lewsley,
I noted your concerns recently about children dressed in military fatigues and carrying replica weapons at a social event at a community centre in Northern Ireland.
I understand that you are enquiring into this incident and have cited the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the responsibilities of governments in relation to same.
I agree with you wholeheartedly that the militarisation of children is to be deplored and international standards aimed at protecting young people from such militarisation should not be breached. I trust that in addition to enquiring into this incident you will broaden your agenda to include the operation of military cadet forces in Northern Ireland. You will of course be aware that the military cadet forces encourage children to involve themselves in an interest in military weaponry and also facilitate training not with `replica' but with real weapons. I think you might usefully look at the discussion which takes place involving young people about weaponry on the various military cadet related internet forums.
Although ostensibly not directly an adjunct of the Ministry of Defence the Cadet Forces are `sponsored' by the UK government with facilities and support through the MOD. Many cadets go on to serve in the armed forces (which is encouraged). You will be aware that over the past decade the age at which the UK enlisted and deployed young people was a concern to the UNCRC – although requirements on the deployment on active service of young people (i.e. under eighteens are now in place). There is no doubt that the operation of the cadet forces is a factor in the militarisation of some children who join the Services at an early age.
I note from your comments that you also took a forceful stance on the role and responsibility of adults where the militarisation of children in concerned. In relation to this we have had a concern for sometime about the recruitment initiatives in schools and the manner in which the UK MOD undertake this. I understand that some educational bodies have also expressed a concern (NUT Annual Conference 2008 also Educational Institute of Scotland 2007). I do hope that you can find time to visit this issue also and feel sure you will agree it is important early life career choices of young people are not manipulated.
For information (stimulated by your recent statement) and by our own research we will be writing in a similar vein to Children's Commissioners in other UK jurisdictions.
Related links on CL NEWS refer to the NUT and EIS decisions mentioned in the letter:


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Polyedrische Kombinatorik ist eine Teildisziplin in der Kombinatorik und diskreten Geometrie (Bereiche der Mathematik), die konvexe Polyeder und höher-dreidimensionale konvexe Polytope studiert.

Insbesondere werden für ein Polytop die Anzahl der Seitenflächen und deren Beschreibung betrachtet. Ungleichungen, die die Anzahlen von Ecken, Kanten und Seitenflächen in beliebigen Polytopen oder bestimmten Subklassen von Polytopen in Verhältnis zueinander setzen, sind von zentraler Bedeutung. Eigenschaften, wie der Durchmesser (Mindestanzahl von Schritten, um von einer Ecke jede beliebige andere Ecke zu erreichen) oder Zusammenhang werden studiert. Unter "polyedrischer Kombinatorik" versteht man auch die exakte Beschreibung von Seitenflächen bestimmter Polytope (vor allem 0-1-Polytope, deren Ecken eine Teilmenge von Hyperwürfeln sind), die bei ganzzahligen Optimierungsproblemen auftreten.

Seitenflächen und Seitenflächen-zählende Vektoren

Eine Seitenfläche oder Facette eines konvexen Polytopes P ist eine Teilmenge von P, die der Schnitt von P und einem geschlossenen Halbraum H ist, wobei der Rand von H keinen inneren Punkt von P enthält. Die Dimension einer Seitenfläche ist die Dimension seiner Hülle. Die 0-dimensionalen Seitenflächen sind die Ecken, die 1-dimensionalen Seitenflächen (Kanten) verbinden Paare von Ecken. Man beachte, dass nach dieser Definition auch die leere Menge und das ganze Polytop P selbst Seitenflächen von P sind. Hat P die Dimension d, so werden die Seitenflächen der Dimension p-1 Facetten genannt. Die Seitenflächen von P können per Inklusion partiell geordnet werden. In einem entsprechendes Ordnungsdiagramm ist P ganz oben und die leere Menge ganz unten positioniert.

Ein zentrales Objekt in der polyedrischen Kombinatorik ist der f-Vektor (f0, f1 …, fd − 1) eines Polytops, wobei fi die Anzahl von i-dimensionalen Seitenflächen des Polytops angibt. Ein (3-dimensionaler) Würfel hat acht Ecken, 12 Kanten und 6 Facetten (2-dimensionale Seitenflächen), sodass sein f-Vektor (8, 12, 6) ist. Der f-Vektor des dualen Polytops enthält genau dieselben Zahlen, jedoch in umgekehrter Reihenfolge. Das duale Polytop des Würfels ist das Oktaeder, es hat den f-Vektor (6, 12, 8).

Der erweiterte f-Vektor (f-1, f0, f1, ..., fd − 1, fd) zählt die Anzahl der Objekte auf jeder Ebene des Ordnungsdiagramms der Seitenflächen. Man erhält den erweiterten f-Vektor aus dem (einfachen) f-Vektor durch voranstellen und anhängen jeweils einer 1, wobei f−1 = 1 die leere Menge als Seitenfläche zählt und fd = 1 das Polytop P selbst zählt. Der erweiterte f-Vektor des Würfels ist (1, 8, 12, 6, 1) und der erweiterte f-Vektor des Oktaeders ist (1, 6, 12, 8, 1). Auch wenn die Vektoren dieser Beispiele unimodal sind (die Koeffizienten, von links nach rechts gelesen, wachsen zunächst zum Maximum und werden dann wieder kleiner), gibt es höher-dimensionale Polytope für die dies nicht der Fall ist.

Für simpliziale Polytope (Polytope in denen jede Facette ein Simplex ist) ist es häufig vorteilhaft diese Vektoren zu so genannten h-Vektoren zu transformieren. Dazu seien zunächst die Terme des f-Vektors (ohne der letzten 1) Koeffizienten eines Polynoms . Dann ist der h-Vektor als die Koeffizienten von  definiert. Für das Oktaeder gilt beispielsweise  und dann . Der h-Vektor des Oktaeders ist also (1, 3, 3, 1).

Gleichungen und Ungleichungen
Der wichtigste Zusammenhang zwischen den Koeffizienten eines ƒ-Vektors eines Polytopes ist die Euler-Charakteristik Σ(−1)ifi = 0, wobei die Summe über die Koeffizienten des erweiterten f-Vektors gehen. Beispielsweise gilt im 3-dimensionalen für den allgemeinen erweiterten f-Vektoren (1, v, e, f, 1) die Gleichung -1 + v - e + f - 1 = 0 bzw. v - e + f = 2. Da jede Facette eines 3-dimensionalen Polyheders mindestens drei Kanten hat, folgt durch doppeltes Abzählen, dass . Jede Fläche enthält mindestens drei Kanten, während jede Kante genau in zwei Flächen enthalten ist. Dies kann man dazu nutzen,  oder  aus der Euler-Charakteristik zu eliminieren. Man erhält damit  und . Mit Hilfe von Dualität folgt außerdem  und . Mit Hilfe vom Satz von Steinitz folgt dann, dass jeder 3-dimensionale ganzzahlige Vektor, der diese Ungleichungen erfüllt, der f-Vektor eines konvexen Polyeder ist.

In höheren Dimensionen sind andere Zusammenhänge wie die Dehn-Sommerville-Gleichung wichtig. Diese ist für simpliziale Polytope mit Hilfe von h-Vektoren  für alle . Für  ist sie äquivalent zur Euler-Charakteristik, aber für  und  erhält man von der Euler-Charakteristik linear unabhängige Gleichungen, die den h-Vektor (und damit auch den f-Vektor) weiter eingrenzen.

Eine andere wichtige Ungleichung zu den Anzahlen der Seitenflächen eines Polytops ist das "upper bound theorem" (wortwörtlich: "obere Grenze Satz"), zuerst bewiesen von McMullen (1970). Für ein d-dimensionales Polytop mit n Ecken gilt:

wobei der Stern dafür steht, dass der letzte Summand halbiert werden muss, wenn d gerade ist. Dies impliziert, dass es asymptotisch höchstens  Seitenflächen in allen Dimensionen gibt.

Bereits in vier Dimensionen ist die Menge aller möglichen f-Vektoren konvexer Polytope keine konvexe Teilmenge des 4-dimensinoalen ganzzahligen Gitters. Vieles über die möglichen Werte dieser Vektoren ist weiterhin unbekannt.

Computational properties
Die Entscheidung, ob die Anzahl der Ecken eines gegebenen Polytops durch eine natürliche Zahl k beschränkt ist, ist PP-vollständig.

Facetten von 0-1 Polytopen
Im Kontext von Schnittebenenverfahren für ganzzahlige Optimierungsprobleme ist es wichtig, die Facetten eines Polytops zu beschreiben, deren Ecken ganzzahlig sind. Oft können kombinatorische Optimierungsprobleme mit Hilfe von binären Vektoren beschrieben werden. In diesen Fällen handelt es sich um binäre Optimierungsprobleme. Viele 0-1 Polytope haben exponentiell oder superexponentiell viele Facetten und es ist nur eine partielle Beschreibung der Facetten bekannt. Ein Beispiel für ein Polytop mit vollständiger bekannten Beschreibung aller Facetten ist das Birkhoff-Polytop.

Siehe auch
 Polytop

Einzelnachweise

Kombinatorik

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Tune-In Tomorrow to ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series: The Bonds and Betrayals of Brotherhood Episode 2
by Rose Gunson, Esports Creative Program Manager, The Coalition • Jun 20, 2019 @ 9:00am
Stemming from Xbox's partnership with ELEAGUE, the first episode of the six-part docu series focused on the stories and players behind the world of Gears Esports aired on TBS last week.
This premiere episode introduced a diverse set of Gears of War pro players – Yadiel "Sleepytime" Hildago, Gilbert "Xplosive" Rojo, Victor "Powerz" Mateo, Justin "Kenny" Kenny, Kyle "Kyle" Mason, and Danny "Identivez" Santillana.
Each player, connected to each other through past teams, roster changes, and relationships, brings a different angle to the series. Episode 1 focused on Yadiel's. Through his lens, the Gears Esports scene player and game dynamics were established, and the lines of brotherhood began to be pushed. Yadiel's personal story of overcoming challenging language barriers and pushing himself for years to grow into a strong player and leader, only to be betrayed by friend and teammate Danny, set the stage for a groundbreaking human interest esports story.
To continue the Gears Esports journey, be sure to tune-in to the second episode airing on TBS tomorrow, Friday, June 21, at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT. The next five episodes will continue to explore each player's intense connection to the game and each other as they navigate to become the best players in the world on Gears 5 Escalation 2.0, the mode designed specifically for Gears Esports. Episode 2 of the series dives into Kyle "Kyle" Mason's emotional backstory as a player who has overcome both personal and professional adversity throughout his Gears Esports career.
In addition to the TBS episodes, ELEAGUE will host Gears 5's first-ever Esports tournament, with new Versus gameplay, from July 13-14 (Saturday to Sunday), live on Twitch and the premium live sports streaming service B/R Live. The ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series tournament will feature eight of the world's top teams – many of which will star in the TBS series – competing live within The ELEAGUE Arena at Turner Studios in Atlanta. The final two episodes of the TBS programming will showcase the most exciting moments from the live tournament.
To stay updated, follow @EsportsGears on Twitter and visit Gears.gg. Be sure to also check out ELEAGUE's channels; @ELEAGUETV and www.ELEAGUE.com.
Tune-In Tomorrow to the ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series: The Bonds and Betrayals of Brotherhood Finale
Tune-in Today to ELEAGUE Gears Summer Series: The Bonds and Betrayals of Brotherhood: Episode 4
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July 13, 2018 ~ Chris McHart
Double Dare by Jeanne St. James
What could be better than waking up next to a hot guy? Waking up sandwiched between two of them.
Quinn Preston, a financial analyst, is not happy when her friends dare her to pick up a handsome stranger at a wedding reception. What better reason to give up men when her previous long-term relationship had not only been lackluster in the bedroom but he had cheated?
Logan Reed, a successful business owner, can't believe that he's attracted to the woman in the ugly, Pepto-Bismol pink bridesmaid dress. And to boot, she's more than tipsy. After turning down her invitation for a one-night stand, he finds her in the parking lot too impaired to drive. He rescues her and takes her home. His home.
The next morning Quinn's conservative life turns on its ear when Logan introduces her to pleasures she never even considered before. And to make things more complicated, Logan already has a lover.
Tyson White, ex-pro football player, is completely in love with Logan. He has mixed emotions when Logan brings home Quinn. But the dares keep coming…
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"When nothing's left, what's left is what matters most."
Maybe Charlie should have waited until he graduated high school before coming out, because since that revelation there's been a growing distance between him and his friends. Charlie's tough, though. He doesn't mind eating lunch alone or watching his former gang interact with their new best buddy. What he does mind is seeing Drew Lavoitt suffer the same fate.
Drew didn't come out. As far as he, or anyone else knows, he's straight. What Drew did is accidentally hit and kill a little girl. Now the boy who was voted Most Popular, and who Charlie has maybe had a crush on since eighth grade, faces financial ruin, expulsion, and the fear that if he's not everything, he's not enough.
Popularity, wealth, acclaim—these things are easily lost. In each other's arms, Drew and Charlie find something that can't be taken from them. Together the two build a foundation on which they can re-create their lives.
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Ex- Mossad agent Malik Dahan has lived for years in the shadows, straddling the very fine line between his own moral code and the missions his assassin role required. Two years ago, refusing an order from Mossad's Operations Base near Glilot Junction on the west end of Tel Aviv put him on a collision course with Team Panther. The time has come for Malik to face his demons and the secret he has been hiding. A secret that can rip apart the very essence of everything that is Delta Force – Team Panther.
Zeke Givens seized the chance to escape the mob violence he grew up with to become a Texas ranch hand. Months later the last man he expected to see on the ranch is the hottest one night stand he could ever remember. A man who stole his breath and drew every protective instinct he had to the fore. Zeke will use every dirty trick and all the skills he learned at his father's knee to protect Malik, even if it means losing the only family he has left.
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Ethan Sutton came to the stunning revelation he'd fallen in love with his best friend, Sebastian Young. Although friends since childhood, Ethan vowed to keep his feelings for Sebastian under wraps and live the rest of his life with this one secret between them. He'd rather keep their friendship than risk a lifelong connection and never see him again. But when they move into their own place at the start of their junior year, can Ethan keep his feelings from showing when they live so close together?
Sebastian Young had an epiphany about Ethan at the end of last year. He moved them into a loft he'd found over the summer allowing him to be closer to Ethan. As they settle into their lives in a new place with such close quarters, ex-girlfriends, nosy downstairs neighbors, and Sebastian's own doubts could put their relationship in jeopardy before it even begins.
Can two best friends admit their feelings and fall in love?
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When sex and a deadly obsession collide, not everyone will survive.
Matt fears his nightmares are premonitions that the Creeper will return. Justin comforts him but they soon face possible separation. Can their love survive? Will Matt return to the stage? And if he does, what–or who–will follow?
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They leave it all behind, hoping to rekindle their past, and instead find their future.
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Mason is a Paranormal Bureau agent, but things on his top-secret mission go south. Rescued by two alphas with whom he feels an instant connection, he has a reason to survive his injuries. If only he could trust them as completely as his unicorn did. And if his presence in Haven doesn't endanger his mates and new friends.
As the three bond and feelings grow, it's time for them to stop ignoring the unicorn in the room; Mason is hiding things. With their child growing in his belly, their concerns over his safety are growing as well. Their tiger and dragon need to make their mate safe.
Will Mason's secrets be too much
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Blake Campbell is an aspiring model and animal shelter volunteer. His passion lies in caring for the animals at the Paws and Claws shelter, but modeling is his ticket to paying the bills. When a mutual friend convinces him to pose for an ad campaign for Keto Kandies, Blake meets the Omega who could change his life forever.
Sparks fly from the first meeting, and the fire only grows between the Alpha and Omega. But, problems threaten to tear them apart when Blake's career takes off thanks to a multimillion-dollar contract that forces him to travel far away from both Poe and the animals that taught him humility and compassion.
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Can an Alpha who's lost everything help an Omega with nothing?
I lost everything important six years ago and walked away from the life I thought I'd wanted to find solace on my mountain. No one comes here, and no one knows where I am. When Ezra turns up on my doorstep, I suspect he's a reporter, who doesn't know when to let a story die. It's soon obvious he doesn't remember me as my Hollywood persona, and the fear in his eyes tells me he's running from demons, the same as me. The difference is, mine are dead, and his are very much alive, and in pursuit. It's been a long time since I cared about anyone or anything, but Ezra could change that if I let him.
I was sure I was too smart not to recognize an abusive jerk when I met one—so how did I end up the virtual prisoner of my Alpha boyfriend, who turned out to be a drug dealer with a shady past and violent present, who wants to control my future? When I saw him kill someone, I ran, but he's after me. I don't know if he wants me back, or if he wants to silence me, but I'll die before I go back to him. I have nothing left until I stumble across Levi's cabin where I find hope for survival, and maybe a second chance at happiness with the curmudgeonly man living in terrain as rugged as he is.
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Two against the world… (Three if you count the dog.)
I'm an outcast in this town, but I'm not giving them the satisfaction of running me out. Everything still important to me is here—my service dog, Jada, and the indoor farming facility I'm building from the ground up. I can't do that alone, so when Eddie comes knocking for a job, I hire him. I should steer clear of the innocent Omega, but I'm drawn to him. I'm covered in scars, but they aren't all visible. Loving him risks dragging him into my bleak existence, but not loving him isn't an option.
I haven't been in Spring Valley for long, so I can see the unfair treatment Hollis gets because of his parents' actions. I want the job, but I also want him. He's wounded and angry, but he's also gentle and sensitive. He needs me as much as I need him, and we won't let this town tear us apart. That's easier said than done when we're contending with malicious vandals, a biased sheriff, and everyone's disapproval. I can survive all that, but I can't survive losing Hollis.
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Published: 12:43 Saturday 20 August 2016
Fans of the Beatles and Australian alternative crooner Nick Cave can see their heroes on the silver screen.
The Vue Cinema in Cleveleys is showing a series of live concerts, theatre performances and films in the coming weeks.
A one off show of Nick Cave's new album Skeleton Tree will screen on September 8, while Ron Howards new documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week will be shown on September 15. The venue will also be showing a live performance of the hit musical Miss Saigon on October 16 and The Royal Opera's performance of Norma on September 26. Andre Rieu's Christmas concert will be screened on November 16.
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Do humans need to be social?
As humans, social interaction is essential to every aspect of our health. Research shows that having a strong network of support or strong community bonds fosters both emotional and physical health and is an important component of adult life.
What is the meaning of global cooperation?
1. A universal mode of interaction between two or more countries based on sharing research results, production, commerce, protection of investments, and industrial know-how. Learn more in: History of International Collaboration on the Exploration and Development of the Arctic.
Do animals go to war?
Animal groups do compete over resources, sometimes in an organized way, but "war" implies something more formal, Dan Dembiec, supervisor of mammals at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, says via email. The term "war" is "inappropriate to describe conflict in the non-human animal kingdom," he says.৩০ জানু, ২০১৬
What are the three types of cooperation?
Types of Cooperation and Role of Cooperation
(i) Direct Cooperation. Under direct cooperation may be included all those activities in which people do like things together.
(ii) Indirect Cooperation.
(i) Primary Cooperation.
(ii) Secondary Cooperation.
(iii) Tertiary Cooperation.
What types of problems might lead to international cooperation?
Answer: The most common problem that might lead to international cooperation is pollution.২৮ অক্টোবর, ২০২০
What is an example of international cooperation?
Examples range from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations to the International Partnership for Disarmament Verification. Cooperation between foreign ministries may be sluggish, but cooperation among technical agencies, from food safety regulators to mayors, is increasing.
What is human cooperation?
Over the years, the scientific community has devoted much time and effort to the study of cooperation among humans. Human cooperation is a widespread phenomenon that shows up between both related and unrelated individuals. …
How can you show cooperation?
Below are ways you can help your child experience the rewards and develop the skill of cooperating.
Take turns.
Explain your reasons for limits and requests.
Take time to problem-solve.
Do chores together starting at an early age.
Give specific praise for cooperative efforts.
Offer suggestions, not commands.
How do you structure a cooperative?
If you decide to incorporate your cooperative, you must complete the following steps:
File Articles of Incorporation.
Create Bylaws.
Create a Membership Application.
Conduct a Charter Member Meeting and Elect Directors.
Obtain Licenses and Permits.
Hiring Employees.
What is human social behavior?
Social behavior characterizes the interactions that occur among individuals. These can be aggressive, mutualistic, cooperative, altruistic, and parental.
What are the reasons for global international cooperation?
Cooperation among countries can help solve joint problems, and share knowledge and best practices
common challenges that extend beyond national borders;
political, cultural, religious and economic commonalities that foster integration;
inter-country engagement in regional and/or global processes.
What is a good example of global cooperation?
For example, developing countries can save energy and reduce pollution by high-tech. High-tech can protect people's health who works in high-risk factory. On the other hand, developing countries do not need to worry about pollution and save money from Environmental protection because high-tech can help them a lot.
How do you explain cooperation?
The definition of cooperation is people working together to achieve results or people helping each other out to achieve a common goal. An example of cooperation is when one person hands you a brick and you lay the brick. noun.
Is peace possible without war?
Peace, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is the absence or the end of war. It cannot exist without war, just as death is a meaningless concept without life. For some, however, "true" peace is a positive concept, signifying harmony in world affairs, or perhaps well managed social conflict.১০ জুলাই, ২০১৮
What is sharing and cooperation?
Cooperation and sharing are basic life skills that enable us to make friends, work successfully in groups and get along well with others. Around age three, children begin to practice real cooperation when their play requires sharing and taking turns.
Why did humans become so smart?
According to the model, human intelligence was able to evolve to significant levels because of the combination of increasing domination over habitat and increasing importance of social interactions.
What is the concept of cooperation?
Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English) is the process of groups of organisms working or acting together for common, mutual, or some underlying benefit, as opposed to working in competition for selfish benefit.
Why are people so selfish?
"Selfish people sometimes fear or resent doing more for others because they feel it can impede their own needs." Whan says growing up in a broken home, he had to learn how to take care of and rely on himself. He also lives with anxiety, which he says adds to his selfishness at times.১১ জানু, ২০২০
Are humans naturally selfish?
Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest and selfishness, even in what seem to be acts of altruism.
What is direct cooperation?
Direct Cooperation: Those activities in which people do like things together play together, worship together, labor together in myriad ways. The essential character is that people do in company, the things which they can also do separately or in isolation. They do them together because it brings social satisfaction.
How do we get world peace?
World peace is hence only achieved through internal means—by liberating ourselves from artificial boundaries that separate us all.
What is the importance of cooperation?
Cooperation is important because it allows people and groups to work together to achieve a common goal or derive mutual benefits. Cooperation exists at many levels and takes place between individuals and organizations as well as between states and countries.


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A Comparison of Soundings Retrieved from Polar Orbiter Radiances by Two Very Different Retrieval Algorithms
Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 287
O'Lenic, Edward A.
National Meteorological Center (U.S.)
"This paper compares two sets of atmospheric vertical temperature profiles produced from NOAA-7 radiance measurements using two different methods. The first retrieval technique (here after referred to as R1) uses eigenvectors of covariance matrices of radiance, temperature, and water vapor mixing ratio to estimate cloud-free infrared sounding 'radiances and vertical temperature profiles from infrared and microwave spectrometer observations (Smith and Woolf, 1976). This technique is currently used by NESDIS to produce a global set of atmospheric temperature profiles twice daily on an operational basis. The other retrieval technique (henceforth called R2) employs an iterative inverse solution of the radiative transfer equation. This technique requires an initial estimate of the temperature and moisture profiles, usually obtained from an NMC forecast (Smith, 1970; Smith and Woolf, 1981). One potential advantage of this latter method, is that the individual soundings chosen for processing may be selected by a human being through the use of a McIDAS terminal. An operator of such a terminal can carefully edit the infrared and microwave data to be processed by viewing the data on a television console. The operator can also cause geographically proximate soundings of his choice to be spatially averaged before they are processed into temperature profiles. It should be noted that, while a considerable amount of man-machine interaction was used in order to produce the edited sounding sets reported on here, CIMSS has, in the past year, substantially automated the entire editing process. Such a spatially averaged sounding, called a sounding field of view, or SFOV, should be free of unrepresentative radiance information caused by soundings through low clouds, or over snow cover, or unusual terrain, etc. since the operator can exclude these from the average (Smith, et al., 1978). Of course, such spatial averaging reduces the horizontal resolution of the data. The set of soundings described in this paper, on the other hand, was edited not by averaging, but by allowing many more soundings to be included over the same geographical area than are permitted in the operationally processed data with method R1 (Figure 1). Might this greater density of polar orbiter data be an improvement over the current data density, especially over the oceans? This study was undertaken to at least begin to address this question"--Introduction.
Numerical Weather Forecasting
Project POSSUM
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Singularity-free global telescoping grids suitable for large-scale global covariance synthesis by anisotropic recursive filtering
Sato, Yoshiaki; Purser, Robert James;
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)
Background error covariances in the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) of NCEP's operational three-dimensional data assimilation schemes are formed by the repeated applications of recursive numerical filters along carefully selected families o...
Observing System Simulation Experiments; justifying new Arctic observation capabilities
Masutani, Michiko; Garand, Louis; Lahoz, William Albert; Riishøjgaard, Lars Peter; Andersson, Erik; Rochon, Yves; Tsyrulnikov, Mikhail; McConnell, John; Cucurull, Lidia; Xie, Yuanfu; Ishii, Shoken; Grumbine, Robert W.; Brunet, Gilbert; Woollen, John S.; Sato, Yoshiaki;
The Arctic is recognized as one of the key areas of the globe, both in terms of its sensitivity to climate change, and by the increasing economic activity that is expected with the opening up of Arctic areas in a warming climate. In addition, Arctic ...
A discretization of deep-atmospheric nonhydrostatic dynamics on generalized hybrid vertical coordinates for NCEP global spectral model
Juang, Hann-Ming Henry
The deep-atmospheric nonhydrostatic global dynamics are introduced with detailed discretization on spherical and generalized vertical coordinates. Based on the NCEP global spectral model, the horizontal discretization (which is not described in this ...
A theoretical examination of the construction and characterization of super-observations obtained by optimality principles guided by information theory
Purser, Robert James
This note characterizes the optimal construction of (possibly) multi-component super-observation (or 'super-obs') based upon the criterion of minimizing the information lost in the super-obbing process. It is asserted that, by an artificial intervent...
Implementing a mass flux convection parameterization package for the NMC medium-range forecast model
Pan, Hua-Lu; Wu, Wan-Shu;
On 11 August, 1993, a new convection parameterization package has become operational for the National Meteorological Center (NMC) Medium-Range Forecast (MRF) model replacing a Kuo (1965, 1974) scheme that has been in operation for over ten years. The...


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When we're on all fours in a garden, planting or weeding, we're as close to our ancient ancestors as we're going to get. Here, while he works in the dirt, Richard Levine feels the sacred looking over his shoulder.
All morning, doing the hard, root-wrestling
work of turning a yard from the wild
to a gardener's will, I heard a bird singing
from a hidden, though not distant, perch;
a song of swift, syncopated syllables sounding
like, Can you believe this, believe this, believe?
Can you believe this, believe this, believe?
And all morning, I did believe. All morning,
between break-even bouts with the unwanted,
I wanted to see that bird, and looked up so
I might later recognize it in a guide, and know
and call its name, but even more, I wanted
to join its church. For all morning, and many
a time in my life, I have wondered who, beyond
this plot I work, has called the order of being,
that givers of food are deemed lesser
than are the receivers. All morning,
muscling my will against that of the wild,
to claim a place in the bounty of earth,
seed, root, sun and rain, I offered my labor
as a kind of grace, and gave thanks even
for the aching in my body, which reached
beyond this work and this gift of struggle.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright © 2010 by Richard Levine, from his most recent book of poetry, That Country's Soul, Finishing Line Press, 2010, by permission of Richard Levine and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2013 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
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Q: Runtime Change Android material theme I have one setting screen for change app themes at runtime. I know how to create material design theme. I have create one in my style.xml file
Here is code of my style.xml:
 <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppTheme.Base"/>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlNormal">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlActivated">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlHighlight">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/primaryBackground</item>
        <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/WindowAnimationTransition</item>
        <item name="android:textCursorDrawable">@drawable/cursor_indicator</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

Now I want to change runtime app theme from green to purple or yellow. Anything can any one tell me how can I create a color picker from theme selection and how can I create multiple themes in my style.xml for change it to runtime.

A: Have you seen this demo?
MultipleThemeMaterialDesign
See this class:
public class Preferences {

    private static final BoolToStringPref[] PREF_MIGRATION = new BoolToStringPref[]{
            new BoolToStringPref(R.string.pref_dark_theme, false,
                    R.string.pref_theme, R.string.pref_theme_value_red),
    };

    public static void sync(PreferenceManager preferenceManager) {
        Map<String, ?> map = preferenceManager.getSharedPreferences().getAll();
        for (String key : map.keySet()) {
            sync(preferenceManager, key);
        }
    }

    public static void sync(PreferenceManager preferenceManager, String key) {
        Preference pref = preferenceManager.findPreference(key);
        if (pref instanceof ListPreference) {
            ListPreference listPref = (ListPreference) pref;
            pref.setSummary(listPref.getEntry());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Migrate from boolean preferences to string preferences. Should be called only once
     * when application is relaunched.
     * If boolean preference has been set before, and value is not default, migrate to the new
     * corresponding string value
     * If boolean preference has been set before, but value is default, simply remove it
     * @param context   application context
     * TODO remove once all users migrated
     */
    public static void migrate(Context context) {
        SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
        for (BoolToStringPref pref : PREF_MIGRATION) {
            if (pref.isChanged(context, sp)) {
                editor.putString(context.getString(pref.newKey), context.getString(pref.newValue));
            }

            if (pref.hasOldValue(context, sp)) {
                editor.remove(context.getString(pref.oldKey));
            }
        }

        editor.apply();
    }

    public static void applyTheme(ContextThemeWrapper contextThemeWrapper) {
        if (Preferences.darkThemeEnabled(contextThemeWrapper)) {
            contextThemeWrapper.setTheme(R.style.AppTheme_Blue);
        }
    }

    private static boolean darkThemeEnabled(Context context) {
        return PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
                .getString(context.getString(R.string.pref_theme),
                        context.getString(R.string.pref_theme_value_red))
                .equals(context.getString(R.string.pref_theme_value_blue));
    }

    private static class BoolToStringPref {
        private final int oldKey;
        private final boolean oldDefault;
        private final int newKey;
        private final int newValue;

        private BoolToStringPref(@StringRes int oldKey, boolean oldDefault,
                                 @StringRes int newKey, @StringRes int newValue) {
            this.oldKey = oldKey;
            this.oldDefault = oldDefault;
            this.newKey = newKey;
            this.newValue = newValue;
        }

        private boolean isChanged(Context context, SharedPreferences sp) {
            return hasOldValue(context, sp) &&
                    sp.getBoolean(context.getString(oldKey), oldDefault) != oldDefault;
        }

        private boolean hasOldValue(Context context, SharedPreferences sp) {
            return sp.contains(context.getString(oldKey));
        }
    }
}

Checkout that demo, It will helps you to understand more.

A: Dynamic themes using style.xml
Here is my code
Style.xml
<resources>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Green" parent="AppTheme.Green">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Green.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Green">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg_black</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Purple" parent="AppTheme.Purple">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Purple.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Purple">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg_black</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

    <!-- Base application themes. -->
    <style name="ThemeApp.Green" parent="AppTheme.Base.Green"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Green.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Base.Green.Dark"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Purple" parent="AppTheme.Base.Purple"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Purple.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Base.Purple.Dark"/>

    <style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
        <item name="spinBars">true</item>
        <item name="color">@android:color/white</item>
    </style>

</resources>

themes.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <style name="AppTheme.Green" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary_green</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark_green</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent_green</item>
        <item name="colorControlHighlight">@color/primary_green</item>
        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primary_text</item>
        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/secondary_text</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Purple" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary_purple</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark_purple</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent_purple</item>
        <item name="colorControlHighlight">@color/primary_purple</item>
        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/primary_text</item>
        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/secondary_text</item>
    </style>

</resources>

v21/style.xml
<resources>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Green" parent="AppTheme.Green">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/primary_green</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Green.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Green">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg_black</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/primary_green</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Purple" parent="AppTheme.Purple">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/primary_purple</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base.Purple.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Purple">
        <item name="drawerArrowStyle">@style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
        <item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/activity_bg_black</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/primary_purple</item>
    </style>

    <!-- Base application themes. -->
    <style name="ThemeApp.Green" parent="AppTheme.Base.Green"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Green.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Base.Green.Dark"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Purple" parent="AppTheme.Base.Purple"/>
    <style name="ThemeApp.Purple.Dark" parent="AppTheme.Base.Purple.Dark"/>

    <style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
        <item name="spinBars">true</item>
        <item name="color">@android:color/white</item>
    </style>

    <!--   <style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />

       <style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />-->

</resources>

method for change Theme runtime
private void setAppTheme() {

        if (!MainController.preferenceGetString(Theme_Current, "").equals("")) {
            if (MainController.preferenceGetString(Theme_Current, "").equals("Green")) {
                setTheme(R.style.ThemeApp_Green);
            } else if (MainController.preferenceGetString(Theme_Current, "").equals("Green_Dark")) {
                setTheme(R.style.ThemeApp_Green_Dark);
            } else if (MainController.preferenceGetString(Theme_Current, "").equals("Purple_Dark")) {
                setTheme(R.style.ThemeApp_Purple_Dark);
            } else if (MainController.preferenceGetString(Theme_Current, "").equals("Purple")) {
                setTheme(R.style.ThemeApp_Purple);
            }
        } else {
            setTheme(R.style.ThemeApp_Green);
        }
    }

after execute this method restart your activity needed
full source code
https://github.com/rkoshti/DynamicMaterialTheme


This is a fun way to use up leftover crockpot millet. The best part is that they are good for you, too! And for those who are allergic to gluten, you can eat them too!
You can alternate the seasoning to make them sweet, salty, or savory. Have fun playing around!
SPOON into balls on sprayed cookie sheet while still hot and creamy.
PAT DOWN to desired size with a fork (dip in cold water to keep from sticking).
BAKE at 350F for 30-45 minutes until golden, flipping occasionally, then dry them out at low heat (200F-250F) for an hour or until crisp. If the center is still moist, they will become tough and chewy instead of crispy when they are cool.
SERVE them hot from the oven or let cool well before storing.


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Q: How to combine matrices with sapply in R Each loop of my sapply function will out put a n*m matrix. n is fixed, m is not.
For example, if I run this in R:
sapply(1:3, function(x) {matrix(1:9, 3)})

and it will output:
      [,1] [,2] [,3]
 [1,]    1    1    1
 [2,]    2    2    2
 [3,]    3    3    3
 [4,]    4    4    4
 [5,]    5    5    5
 [6,]    6    6    6
 [7,]    7    7    7
 [8,]    8    8    8
 [9,]    9    9    9

However, what I want is something like this:
     [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [,7] [,8] [,9]
[1,]    1    4    7    1    4    7    1    4    7
[2,]    2    5    8    2    5    8    2    5    8
[3,]    3    6    9    3    6    9    3    6    9

Any idea for this? Thanks

A: One solution is:
do.call(cbind, lapply(1:3, function(x) {matrix(1:9, 3)}))
     [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [,7] [,8] [,9]
[1,]    1    4    7    1    4    7    1    4    7
[2,]    2    5    8    2    5    8    2    5    8
[3,]    3    6    9    3    6    9    3    6    9

A: We can use replicate
`dim<-`(replicate(3, matrix(1:9, 3)), c(3, 3*3))
 #    [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [,7] [,8] [,9]
 #[1,]    1    4    7    1    4    7    1    4    7
 #[2,]    2    5    8    2    5    8    2    5    8
 #[3,]    3    6    9    3    6    9    3    6    9


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Cryptonews Exclusives This Is How NFTs Might Change TV and Film Industries
Simon Chandler
@simon-chandler
This Is How NFTs Might Change TV and Film Industries
Source: Adobe/Anna
"NFTs bring a strong value proposition to the table as an alternative source of revenue and digital-native audience engagement."
"Every major production company is looking into using NFTs."
NFTs could grant the right to vote on how the next season of a TV show plays out, or access to special content that can only be seen by NFT holders.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have already begun taking over the music industry, and now they're turning to the film and TV sector. Case in point: animated series "Stoner Cats" raised USD 8.4m at the end of July in a sale of NFTs (that grant holders the exclusive right to watch episodes), selling out in only 35 minutes.
This is only the beginning, since industry players speaking with Cryptonews.com say that a growing number of film and TV studios are beginning to look into NFTs. In fact, global production company Enderby Entertainment partnered with CurrencyWorks in June to form VUELE, the first full-length feature film NFT viewing and distribution platform.
And for many within the crypto and TV-film industries, NFTs might not only provide a new, lucrative source of merchandise, but could also help to shape this industry in new ways. This will include enabling smaller, indie production firms to secure financing, as well as potentially using NFTs to let viewers vote on plot developments, among other things.
'A strong value proposition'
"As with any creative sector, be it film, photography, or music, NFTs bring a strong value proposition to the table as an alternative source of revenue and digital-native audience engagement," said Alex Salnikov, Co-founder and Head of Product at Rarible.com.
While acknowledging that the NFT space is still in its early days, Salnikov nonetheless affirms that we've begun seeing more adopters from traditional industries — including film and television — experiment with NFTs, in the process validating them as a business component.
He reminds that, just this year, the first Oscar-nominated film was released as an NFT, while media giants as big as Fox started to explore investment and building opportunities within the space.
"All these actions have a domino effect: they influence other major players in the industry to give NFTs a go, while budding artists and creators get even more inspired to explore this new exciting medium," he told Cryptonews.com.
Salnivok also notes that Rarible itself hosted an NFT sale by award-winning director Michael Beets, held in order to raise funds for the world's first documentary filmed live by refugees around the world. These may only be modest initial steps, but according to some figures within the NFT space, they signal an imminent widespread shift within the TV and film world.
"Every major production company is looking into using NFTs to drive fan engagement and find new revenue lines. The licensing arrangements for films are complex so it's taken some time to work through the proper ways to implement, but we expect once that's resolved NFTs will become a big part of the fan experience for movies," said Wes Levitt, Head of Strategy at Theta Labs, the company behind Theta Network (THETA), a blockchain-powered video streaming network.
Mintable CEO and Founder Zach Burks corroborates this picture of growing interest in NFTs within the film and TV industry, suggesting that most will get involved in one way or another.
"I think we've already seen TV studios and production companies diving head first into NFTs. From CNN to Fox, to indie studios there is a lot of activity in the space already," he told Cryptonews.com.
Burks takes Stoner Cats as an example of how popular NFT-based or -associated shows could become, given that it had such a successful release. Indeed, the show -- which features Ashton Kutcher, Chris Rock, and Jane Fonda -- has already released its first episode, with more forthcoming.
More control and closer contact
As noted above, potential viewers need to purchase Stoner Cat NFTs in order to gain access to episodes, with each NFT costing ETH 0.35 (over USD 1,000 at the time of writing). Such a high price suggests that NFTs could become very lucrative indeed for TV and film companies.
"The first and simplest use case is the one most people see: digital collectibles like iconic movie scenes, NFTs representing famous characters or items from movies, and other passive examples," said Wes Levitt.
However, beyond this obvious use case, most figures within crypto and the NFT subsector expect that more interesting purposes will emerge over time. For Cameron Chell, the executive chairman of CurrencyWorks and co-head of VUELE, NFTs will give production companies more control over the financing of their work, while also bringing them into closer contact with their audience.
"Our platform allows a production company to promote itself. They can decide how many NFTs of their film they want to distribute and if they want to package it with exclusive content such as artwork or behind-the-scenes footage," he told Cryptonews.com.
Chell also reveals that, with VUELE, filmmakers can also have full control over the price and the timing of the NFT drops. On top of that, they're likely to become a useful marketing tool, allowing production companies to "stay up-to-date on the desires of their target audience."
However, beyond providing new revenue and financing streams, some observers suspect that NFTs will result in new, emergent formats and experiences within the TV and film industry.
"The really exciting use cases are still in their infancy; think NFTs granting the right to vote on how the next season of a TV show plays out, or access to special content that can only be seen by NFT holders. This next level of fan engagement is when you'll really see demand for NFTs skyrocket and change how fans interact with their favorite IP," said Wes Levitt.
Likewise, Alex Salnikov also expects that uses for NFTs within Hollywood will evolve over time.
"In the near term, I expect more TV shows and movies to start leveraging NFTs to distribute unique digital content -- related to each respective film and show -- and experiment with add-ons like experiences, physical goods, and exclusive content. Further down the line, we might see things like TV screenings in metaverses, NFTs changing as the series evolve, on-chain voting for the future of characters," he said.
For Zack Burks, NFTs will become more than just an add-on or complement to TV and film, eventually rising to the status of something that advances or evolves the output of production studios.
"NFTs make a lot of sense when it comes to TV and film. A very interesting moment I'm looking out for is when a studio uses an NFT in a manner relating to the IP [intellectual property] of the production -- that will be exciting!" he said.
VUELE's Cameron Chell also says that NFTs will become an evolutionary new way to distribute and enjoy films, not least because they incentivize owning digital media, after years of streaming had devalued such media. For example, instead of only heading to a traditional distributor or streaming service, VUELE allows studios or distributors to go straight to fans with digital collectibles developed by CurrencyWorks.
"NFTs are providing new ways for creators to forge deeper and more meaningful relationships with their supporters," Chell concluded.
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Flooding in Germany
Grays is proud to have a special relationship with the the Iserlohn club in Germany and with Voorschoten Leidschendam in the Netherlands. In the past this has mostly been a social relationship but earlier this year the club in Iserlohn asked for our help following awful floods in Germany. We were happy to help out and assist in buying a dehydrator to help the affected areas.
We have received a thank you letter from Iserlohn and below are some pictures of the work that we helped to achieve.
You can read the full letter by clicking on "Read more" below.
Dear Kevin,
Dear Adrian,
Warmest greetings from Iserlohn and I hope that all of you in Grays Thurrock had a wonderful Christmas time.
While 2022 is approaching quite fast we all hope that the conditions will be better during the next months - we are all tired of Covid and the measures been taken. The new virus variant Omikron keeps us on alert.
Hopefully we will be able to meet for Tripartite in Voorschoten-Leidschendam in May - we are all looking forward to this event and to personal meetings after nearly 3 years with the need to keep distance and reduce travel.
A view back on 2021 also makes us remembering the catastrophic floodings in Germany in July. Horrible pictures from the regions effected run over the TV screens and left us devastated.
But what friendship and solidarity means was brought to us in a very exciting way - when you at Grays Thurrock Rotary heard about our dehydrator project to support people in the flooded areas you joint us in our efforts and donated one of the machines.
And dehydrator no. 007 is still on duty in Altena and is helping to dry cellars. Attached please find some pictures of number 03 in action.
The Rotary Club of Altena told us that the performance of the machines is very good and that proceeds can be seen every day. People pass their thanks to the fellow Rotarians with tears in their eyes. It is expected that the dryers will be in use at least until the end of January.
Without any doubt a success story of Rotarian service - and a international hands-on-project with direct effect.
Thanks for your immediate action and support - we highly appreciate this great sign of friendship.
We wish all of you at Grays Thurrock Rotary a happy and prosperous new year - stay healthy and optimistic.
Looking forward to seeing you in May.
Warmest regards on behalf of your fellow Rotarians from Iserlohn,


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Tacarcuna é um género botânico pertencente à família Euphorbiaceae.

Espécies
Tacarcuna amanoifolia
Tacarcuna gentryi
Tacarcuna tachirensis

Nome e referências
Tacarcuna Huft.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Informação sobre Malpighiales - Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
 Chave de identificação de famílias de angiospérmicas
 Imagens e descrição de famílias de angiospérmicas - segundo sistema Cronquist

Euphorbiaceae
Géneros de Euphorbiaceae


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Date: 2 December 2017
Venue: ICIMOD Kathmandu Nepal
The Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape (HKPL) Initiative at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is working to promote transboundary cooperation to support conservation and development in the far western region of the Hindu Kush Himalaya. National partners in Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, including the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) University of Central Asia (UCA), are working with ICIMOD on the initiative.
The HKPL covers six geographically contiguous protected areas—Wakhan National Park, Afghanistan; Taxkorgan Nature Reserve, China; Broghil National Park, Qurumbar National Park and Khunjerab National Park, Pakistan; and Zorkul Nature Reserve, Tajikistan. The landscape covers 67,506 km2 and lies at the junction of the three highest mountain ranges in the world—the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and the Himalaya. The HKPL is an important biodiversity repository, overlapping with the globally recognized Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot, providing extensive habitats for flagship/keystone species such as the Marco Polo sheep and snow leopard, and many other wild animals and plants, including medicinal herbs. The vast landscape also comprises important upper river basins nurturing the Amu Darya, Tarim, and Indus rivers, which support fundamental livelihood options and provide significant ecosystem services both locally and downstream.
Indigenous ethnic groups include the Wakhi, Kyrgyz, Sarakuli, Kho, Burusho, Shinaki, Yashkun, and Pamiri communities that share strong socio-cultural ties and are economically interdependent. These ethnic groups generally share a common religion and, excepting the Kyrgyz, are able to communicate with each other in Wakhi. They all predominantly practice pastoralism or agro-pastoralism. Historically, the HKPL region was a key trade and cultural linkage corridor between China and Europe, a crossroads along the ancient Silk Road. It is rich in cultural heritage and relics. However, the entire population of over one million inhabitants in the landscape lives below the poverty line.
The transboundary cooperation mechanisms needed to manage and sustain ecosystem services at such a scale are currently insufficient, which warrants enhanced regional cooperation. Moreover, the fragile arid landscape offers limited natural resources for human consumption. Key issues of concern include human-wildlife conflict; unsustainable natural resource management; rangeland degradation; limited development of local niche products; energy shortage; frequent natural disasters; lack of alternative livelihood options; solid waste disposal; unmanaged tourism; and geopolitical issues. These difficulties are further exacerbated by climate change, globalization, and knowledge gaps that impede judicious decision-making, including the fairly limited reach of conservation and development investments, as well as inadequate local and regional institutional skills and capacities. Major challenges that must be addressed in the landscape include appropriately addressing poverty in order to reduce pressures on biodiversity and ecosystems; identifying, building and strengthening resilient livelihoods that do not further fragment habitats or degrade natural resources; and building upstream-downstream linkages that support local community development and promote sustainability, innovation, and resilience.
ICIMOD is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre and assists mountain people to understand the impacts of climate change and globalization on fragile mountain ecosystems and livelihoods, while addressing upstream-downstream issues and supporting regional transboundary programmes through partnership with regional institutions, and facilitating the exchange of experience.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) implements innovative, community driven solutions to development challenges and provides long term solutions to the problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill health in the poorest parts of Eastern and Western Africa, in the Middle East, and in South and Central Asia; including three of the HKPL target countries, namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
The University of Central Asia (UCA) aims to promote the social and economic development of Central Asia, particularly its mountain societies, and help the different peoples of the region to preserve and draw upon their rich cultural traditions and heritages as assets for the future. Working as part of UCA's Graduate School of Development, the Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) carries out research for development—including natural resource management, sustainable mountain development, and environmental conservation—with the goal to improve the well-being of mountain societies in Central Asia, including HKPL.
The missions and visions of all three organizations are similar, namely to promote the conservation of ecosystems and cultures, alongside sustainable development inclusive of enhancing the resilience of local communities in the landscape. Therefore, there is huge potential for even, enhanced conservation and development in the landscape through closer collaboration of ICIMOD, AKF, UCA, and other stakeholders.
To select/confirm priority areas (issues, geographies) for collaborative work.
To develop outline proposals for selected key areas of work in the HKPL.
To agree on practical modalities for joint strategic partnership in the region.
To share experiences and learning across teams, and plan for on-going exchanges.