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Apple Unveils New Mobile Operating System iOS 8
By Matt Vella
June 2, 2014 2:42 PM EDT
Apple introduced a new version of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.
CEO Tim Cook described iOS 8 as "a huge release" comprised of new features for end users as well as additional capabilities for developers. For users, iOS 8 will include an interactive notification center, an improved email inbox, a revamped keyboard with predictive typing, and a number of features for businesses. For developers, Apple announced a new programming language, dubbed Swift, to make it much faster to create apps for iOS.
As widely rumored before the conference, Apple unveiled HealthKit, software for tracking everything from exercise to blood pressure. The system, which Apple said it was working on with the Mayo Clinic, will integrate health data from a wide range of apps and devices. "Up to now, you couldn't get a single comprehensive picture of your health," said Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi.
Another introduction, HomeKit, will allow iOS to connect with a number of smarthome devices. Federighi gave the example of telling Siri, Apple's digital assistant, that it was "time for bed," which would signal smart devices, like light bulbs, to change states.
Executives demonstrated an updated Messages app which will let users share their locations with one another. The company is also adding a "tap-to-talk" feature that allows a user to hold down the screen to turn on the microphone and speak a message into a messaging thread. Audio messages are automatically played when a user raises the phone to their ear.
Apple is adding the option to preview apps or to purchase them in discounted bundles in its App Store. TestFlight is another feature being aimed at developers, allowing them to recruit iOS users as beta testers before an app's final release.
Siri is also getting some upgrades. Much like Google Now, Siri in iOS 8 will be accessible with just a voice command of "Hey, Siri." The upgraded assistant will also include Shazam song recognition, allowing users to quickly make iTunes purchases.
iOS will be available as a beta for developers today; it will be available to users this fall.
"Apple engineers platforms, devices and services together. WE do this so we can create a seamless experience for our users that is unparalleled in the industry," said Cook in his closing remarks. "This is something only Apple can do."
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Apex inc was founded in 1998 and leader in healthcare doing end to end in medical coding like handling projects, consulting nationally and Internationally, training number of credentials in medical coding. Apex Medicode is a division of APEX inc and is an ISO 9001 - 2008 certified Hyderabad south India's leading company. We provide providing projector based intensive classroom training with certification and placement. Apex Medicode Certificate is valid and accepted in all healthcare BPOs across India. We have team of dedicated trainers who are pioneers in medical coding industry. We provides quality training through highly experienced trainers having hands-on experience in medical coding. Apex Medicode is providing training for medical coding certification credentials in a variety of disciplines both from AAPC and AHIMA.
Apex Medicode offers training for National certification in medical coding (Comprehensive Medical Coding Training) and International certification (CPC, CIC, COC & CCS). We also provide medical coding speciality training (ED, IP, OP, Radiology & HCC). We provides a complete education, preparing you for the CPC exam. Our in-depth CPC exam preparation course is for individuals preparing for a career in medical coding and students preparing for the exam with our preparation courses are more likely to clear the CPC exam without difficulty.


Part of Kuumbwa's JAZZ ON FILM Series. This is a special screening for International Women's Day and a benefit for the local non-profit RISING INTERNATIONAL.
Nickelodeon Theatres & Kuumbwa Jazz present a special screening of "The Girls in the Band" in celebration of International Women's Day on Saturday March 8th. 100% of the proceeds from this screening will go to benefit the locally-based non-profit, Rising International, who "spread hope and dignity by selling crafts made by women living in the poorest and most dangerous places in the world." Visit their website at www.risinginternational.org.


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The Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Defense training grant supports 4 predoctoral students and 2 postdoctoral fellows each year. Solicitations for applications are announced each June to all MPHD program faculty, postdocs, and students. Applicants must submit a CV, a 1-page description of their research program, a list of current and pending support, and a letter of support from their mentor. Students must be entering at least their second year in the program and must carry out their research in a lab of an MPHD faculty members. Postdoctoral trainees must have been accepted into the lab of an MPHD faculty member. In a few cases, the faculty member has not previously been associated with the program and is invited to apply for membership in the program if their research area is consistent with the goals of the MPHD training program.
Recipients are selected on the basis of several criteria. These include first and foremost their track record and potential for success. In addition, the program seeks to support trainees from diverse labs within the program as well as women, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with diasabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Questions about the training grant may be directed to Dr. Joanne Engel.


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News & Views Blog
Our friends are electric – moving ground engineering to a greener future
According to the United Nations and the International Energy Agency, 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2e) are produced by buildings and construction. This makes construction and the built environment an indirect driver of climate change, which has been responsible for geophysical disasters that claimed 1.3 million lives and $3 trillion of economic losses between 1998-2017. Taking urgent action to combat global warming and its impacts was therefore understandably one of the seventeen sustainability goals identified by the UN to achieve by 2030. Ensuring the availability of water, sustainable levels of consumption and reductions in waste are other key environmental objectives, which are within the footprint of the construction sector. Closer to home, the UK government has gone one step further, setting a net zero carbon target to reach by 2050.
As consumers, we are now acting on this, making decisions based more on environmental value factors than cost. Evidence can be found in many industries; take food for example – organic food sales have grown exponentially in the last decade, amounting to over a 200% rise in the ten years to 2018. The clothing industry is another good example, where eco-friendly consumers are prepared to pay more to purchase their garments from manufacturers who adopt organic materials, embrace circular sustainability models, as well as championing fair labour practices. One might argue that this is part of a clever sales pitch. For instance, 'sustainable' clothing brand Outer known very effectively use the iconic surfer and activist Kelly Slater in their campaigns. But why not? Marketing will be key in the economics of differentiating one product from another and supporting the, sometimes, higher relative cost of greener operations. Of course, food and fashion are no strangers to trends but the environmental movement with the support of millennials, epitomised by the redoubtable Greta Thunberg, will undoubtedly become increasingly important in the way we live our lives and the way we do business. After all, this generation are our future clients, our future legislators, even our future employees.
So, when will these personal purchasing choices translate into commercial decisions in the construction industry? Well to some extent it already is. Government departments procuring projects in excess of £10m use a balanced scorecard system. This emphasises environmental sustainability as a key strategic theme and deliverables such as climate change impact as critical success factors. Critics will point to the subjectivity of elements of the calculations, but it does at least provide a mechanism for more environmentally focused decision making. Many local authorities also now require BREEAM certification for non-domestic developments in their area as a condition of planning permission. This scheme has been around since 1990 and is a standard assessment method used to evaluate the building's environmental performance in areas such as pollution, waste and ecological impact. Credits are added together to produce a project weighting, ranging from pass to outstanding. Similarly, CEEQUAL performs the role for civil engineering and public sector projects.
So how can we improve our practices, perform well in these assessments and progress towards net zero carbon? The design of structures themselves, and foundation solutions, provide opportunities to minimise carbon production. For instance, NHBC guidance on piled foundations shows that it has a favourable footprint when compared to deep trench foundations. Lean design methods avoid over-engineering, with increased load testing or, settlement reducing piles within a raft can often further reduce a projects material quantities and vehicle movements. There are also ways that the circular economy model can be effectively used in ground engineering. The Reuse of Foundations for Urban Sites (RuFuS) best practice handbook was produced by the BRE as long ago as 2006 to provide guidance on how old foundations can be effectively integrated into future site developments.
There are choices available in terms of the materials that we use which can provide a reduction in carbon. Our industry's biggest contributor to CO2 is concrete. Traditionally, OPC or CEM1 cement has been used in mixes. But producing OPC is a very carbon-intensive process, using fossil fuels like coal to break down limestone in to OPC clinker and CO2. Now we have an increasing list of replacement options which either don't produce greenhouse gases during manufacturing or are a by-product of other processes such as pulverised fuel ash (PFA) from energy generation. With the carbon calculator tools that we now have at our disposal; it is relatively straightforward to demonstrate the potential tonnes of CO2 that can be saved by adopting alternative cement types and recycled aggregates. Likewise, the carbon footprint of alternative foundation techniques can be quickly compared, along with the associated financial cost of such a decision. To facilitate our clients in making environmentally friendly decisions, the presentation of such information should be a mandatory requirement.
Our plant and vehicles are also becoming greener. The NRMM (Non-Road Mobile Machinery) emissions regulations, which are a Europe-wide regulation the UK has continued to adopt control engine types used in the city's construction projects. This has already played a significant role in ensuring a reduction in Nitrogen Oxide and particulate matter which can cause health problems, especially in vulnerable group such as the young and elderly. This demonstrates the importance of strong legislation. Further consultation between government, manufacturers and contractors will be required as we seek to move towards zero carbon plant. The technology is developing, as witnessed by electric excavators from a variety of manufacturers and Liebherr's LB16 50T fully electric piling rig. A bigger challenge perhaps is providing the infrastructure to support such equipment. It is of no use having electric powered machinery where the electric is produced by a large diesel fuelled generator. For urban sites, a pre-commencement condition should be having a suitable electric supply in place. Within my own business I'm looking at ways in which we can support the use of private electric vehicles and transition our fleet to fully electric over the next decade.
The FPS is seeking to address environmental sustainability issues by equipping the industry with the knowledge and skills needed to offer and utilise appropriate techniques. We are fortunate to have amongst our membership the talented and passionate pair, Luke Deamer and Martin Stanley. Luke, a Doctoral Practitioner with Keller, and the University of Surrey is investigating sustainability in the geotechnical sector. Martin Stanley of Bachy Soletanche, played a key role in the production of the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) carbon calculator. Together they will be presenting the first webinar of our 'sustainability series'. We have also identified the production of an industry 'Route to Net Zero' carbon discussion document by a working group as a key deliverable during the next two years.
For individuals that care about the natural world and may be considering joining the industry, there is a chance to help shape the development of the built environment in a positive way. As a geotechnical engineer, I can be involved in basement projects that minimise urban sprawl, brownfield site remediation schemes, as well as geothermal and wind energy projects. The possibilities are extensive and I'm proud to be an environmental activist working in construction.
Author – Steve Hadley, Chair, Federation of Piling Specialists
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Edmun J. Rutherford, 98
By Editor | September 13, 2021 | 0
Edmun J. Rutherford, age 98 of East Grand Forks, MN passed away on Friday, September 10th, 2021 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND with his family by his side.
Edmun James Rutherford was born on January 21, 1923 in Grand Forks, ND the son of William and Mae (Gunness) Rutherford. Edmun grew up in the Key West, MN area where he attended country school and skipped the third grade. He graduated from Fisher High School as the Valedictorian with the Class of 1942 and then attended the University of North Dakota. In March of 1944 he joined the United States Army Air Corps Program and served his country until January of 1946. Following his honorable discharge from the Air Corps, he returned to Key West to farm. On June 22, 1947, he was united in marriage to Dona Rae Olimb in Oslo, MN. They lived in rural East Grand Forks, MN where they raised their 3 children for 30 years. He was a member of Mendenhall Presbyterian Church where he had served as an Elder. In 1983 they purchased a home in Naples, FL and became residents of the state in 1989. They continued to farm until his retirement in 1985. In 2011 they returned to Minnesota and moved into the Good Samaritan Senior Apartments in East Grand Forks, MN.
Family members who survive Edmun include his wife Dona Rutherford of East Grand Forks, MN; children, Peter (Laurel) Rutherford of Grey Eagle, MN, Bill Rutherford of Grand Rapids, MN and Shelley (Neel Chlysta) of Makawao, HI; 4 grandchildren Anna, Tyler, Casey, and Brenna; and 6 great-grandchildren Melia, Aden, Jameson, Elliot, Eli, and Emma; sisters-in-law, Janet Olimb of Grand Forks, ND and Darlyne Crum of Garden City, TX.
He is preceded in death by his parents William and Mae Rutherford; brothers, Ronald, Donald and Herb Rutherford; sister, Marion Gunstinson and brothers-in-law, Curtis Olimb and Duane Olimb.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials are preferred to Mendenhall Presbyterian Church, the Good Samaritan Heritage Village, or Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Mendenhall Presbyterian Church, 523 10th St. NW, East Grand Forks, MN.
Visitation: 1 hour prior to funeral service on Wednesday at Mendenhall Presbyterian Church
Interment: Nisbet Cemetery ~ Rural East Grand Forks, MN
Military Honors Conducted By: American Legion Fisher Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3817 and the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Celebration of Life: Immediately following funeral service in Mendenhall Presbyterian Church Lower Level
Arrangements By: Dahl Funeral Home ~ East Grand Forks, MN


Teddy from So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is once again hosting the ARC Reading Challenge. Given the vast amount of ARCs I keep getting, I figured I HAD to join this one. The rules are if you have more than 12 ARCs, you must read and review at least 12. No problem!
The Good Thief, by Hannah Tinti (2008-08.26) – COMPLETED July 29, 2009; rated 3/5; read my review.
Firmin, by Sam Savage (2008-12.30) – COMPLETED December 28, 2008; rated 4/5; read my review.
The School of Essential Ingredients, by Erica Bauermeister (2009-01.22) – COMPLETED April 17, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County, by Tiffany Baker (2009-01.09) – COMPLETED February 3, 2009; rated 3.5/5; read my review.
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett (2009-02.10) – COMPLETED September 3, 2009; rated 5/5; read my review.
Everyone is Beautiful, by Katherine Center (2009-02.17) – COMPLETED April 14, 2009; rated 4.5/5; read my review.
The Local News, by Miriam Gershow (2009-02.24) – COMPLETED June 29, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
The Brightest Moon of the Century, by Christopher Meeks (2009-03.07) – COMPLETED March 6, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
The Long Fall, by Walter Mosley (2009-03.24) – COMPLETED August 11, 2009; rated 3/5; read my review.
Buffalo Lockjaw, by Greg Ames (2009-04.01) – COMPLETED April 6, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
Follow Me, by Joanna Scott (2009-04.22) – COMPLETED April 25, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, by C.M. Mayo (2009-05.05) – COMPLETED May 1, 2009; rated 3.5/5; read my review.
Beach Trip, by Cathy Holton (2009-05.12) – COMPLETED June 5, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
Last Night In Montreal, by Emily St. John (2009-06.02) – COMPLETED June 1, 2009; rated 4.5/5; read my review.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, by Katherine Howe (2009-06.09) – COMPLETED April 12, 2009; rated 3.5/5; read my review.
The Promised World, by Lisa Tucker (2009-09.01) – COMPLETED September 21, 2009; rated 4/5; read my review.
Last Night in Twisted River, by John Irving (2009-10.27) – COMPLETED November 1, 2009; rated 5/5; read my review.
Thanks for joining the chasllenge Wendy! We have a few ARC in common. I see we've both been putting off The Glimmer Palace.


Congratulations! You are now a lift.
Your job is to ferry the infinite hoards of workers to their desired floors, as indicated by the numbers above their heads.
Make sure you don't let the queues get too big -- if a queue becomes 5 people long, you (arbitrarily) lose!
If you manage to get three people to their destination at once, you'll get a bonus 10 points.
If you hold the up/down key down, you can skip levels without stopping.
Made in a very busy weekend. I'm sorry for the MSPaint-age. So sorry.


Metropolis Records released A23's first ever vinyl release, entitled "Vinyl Sessions". In addition to two remixes with newly recorded vocals, the album consists of tracks taken from each album, all given a brand new mix from the floor up. All copies ship with a special download card for a digital copy of the album as well. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered a copy through The Assemblage 23 Online Store. I had hoped to get these shipped tomorrow, but the blizzards in the midwest have held the package up in shipping and it has not arrived yet. So, it looks like I'll have a little project waiting for me when the holidays are over. I apologize for the inconvenience, but this was obviously out of my control. One day I'll learn to control the weather, but that day hasn't arrived as of yet.
Треки звучат "один в один" c оригиналами. Ни одного трека с новой аранжировкой нет.


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While I've seen signs for "unconference" sessions at some of the large organizations' annual conventions, I have never attended one. In fact, I admit that I wasn't even sure what an unconference entailed until reading this illuminating post by Monique Flickinger, a director of instructional technology for schools in Fort Collins, Colo.
Turns out an unconference is a democratic and informal affair—a sort of counter to the banquet hall presentations by ed-celebrities at regular conferences. On Edutopia's Technology Integration blog, Flickinger explains that the first unconference she attended began with attendees writing potential discussion topics on a poster board and putting checkmarks next to the suggestions they were most interested in. Her recommendation—Teaching Teachers about Technology—was one of several selected and five minutes later she was asked to stand up and moderate the discussion.
While that kind of quick turnaround may seem unnerving, it's not much different than running into a last-minute scheduling change at school and having to teach a class on the fly. So really, teachers may be better-suited than most for this kind of extemporaneous presenting and discussing. Plus, the topic-brainstorming process presumably ensures that teachers get what they want and need out of PD, which is not always the case at conferences with fixed sessions (or most other forms of PD, for that matter).
That said, preparation for lessons is a hallmark of good teaching, even for teachers who know the content inside and out. So maybe teachers would actually learn more if the presentations were pre-planned—that is, like at regular conference.
Apply the "Rule of Two Feet:" If a discussion is not of interest to you, or you don't feel you can contribute in a way that could help others, you are welcome (encouraged) to leave and find another session. No one's feelings will be hurt. This day is for you, make the best of it.
Would be nice if all PD was like that, right?


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Q: Deep linking launches the app, but handles the external url wrongly I am developing an React Native project, using React-Navigation v5.
I now try to implement deep linking feature. I followed the official instruction set up deep linking successfully (I mean the app is launched by custom url scheme). Next I need to handle the external link, my issue comes at this point.
To handle external link in my react-native project, I also followed the instruction configure links.
I defined a linking.js in my project:
const config = {
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const linking = {
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return (
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*in linking.js, inside config I specified that the path e.g. foo/123 should open screen FooScreen.

*The FooScreen is a nested screen.

*NavigationContainer contains a component called MainFlow.
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const MainFlow = ({navigation}) => {
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As you can see, MainFlow is a DrawerNavigator which hosts a screen named FeatureFlow refers to component MyFeatureFlow.
And MyFeatureFlow looks like this:
const MyFeatureFlow = ({navigation}) => {
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As you can see above, FeatureFlow is a stack navigator which hosts a screen named SubfeatureFlow, refers to component MySubfeatureFlow.
And MySubfeatureFlow is like:
const MySubfeatureFlow = ({navigation}) => {
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  return (
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          component={MyFooScreen}
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  )

As you can see above, MySubfeatureFlow is another stack navigator which hosts a screen named FooScreen refers to component MyFooScreen.
Now you understand why in linking.js configuration, the FooScreen is nested like that.
Then, I run my app on iOS simulator. The app launched. I killed the app on simulator.
Then, I run command npx uri-scheme open myapp://mobile/foo/123 --ios. (I also tried open mobile browser, type in url myapp://mobile/foo/123, same error as below)
I see on simulator, the app is launched by the command, which means my deep linking is set up. However, handling external link to open FooScreen fails, I end up with the following error:

The error tells me the navigation payload tries to treat 123 as screen,  and the app treat foo as name of the screen in my project. I completely don't understand why it is. Is there something wrong with my linking configuration?

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Latinos Living In Belton, Missouri, Feel Both Welcome And Wary
By Laura Ziegler • Apr 30, 2019
Jesus and Yeni Gonzalez feel welcome in Belton but know their experience may not be shared by all Latinos here.
Laura Ziegler / KCUR 89.3
The Latino community in Belton, Missouri, once a military and farming community, is growing.
Today, almost 10 percent of Belton's 24,000 residents are Latino, with that number rising to about 18 percent in the Belton School District. And they have mixed reports about how included they feel in the community. Some believe non-Latinos are uncomfortable with demographic changes.
The growing Latino community has led to conversations about diversity and acceptance in the increasingly suburban city about 30 miles south of Kansas City. Some of those conversations are occuring in churches. Some in public schools. Some in the privacy of a family's home.
It's not a new community. Mexicans came to the Kansas City area to work on the railroads in the early 19th century, including two that went through Belton. There were Latino military with the Richards Gebaur Air Force Base after World War II who liked Belton and made it home.
A welcoming place for many
Five of the eight members of the Gonzalez household at dinner.
Credit Laura Ziegler / KCUR 89.3
Yeni and Jesus Gonzalez have four children ranging in age from 8 to 18, all in Belton schools. Both of their mothers live with the family, as well. They rarely eat a meal together because of all the activities, appointments and commitments at church.
The kids love mojarra, the fish Yeni deep fries when she can get it. She says this particular species of fish is not available for sale in Belton so she travels into Kansas City to pick it up.
Brianna Gonzalez, 8, loves Mojarra, the fish Yeni is cooking. She and her siblings say they have a diverse group of friends in Belton public schools.
The family has moved a lot, and when they do, they try to live near other Latinos, but it was hard when they came to Belton.
"At first when we got here, we didn't see too many (Mexican) faces. (But) I have not had any problems," Yeni Gonzalez says. "I go to the store and nobody looks at me different. Everyone has been nice to me."
They enjoy the peace and quiet of a smaller town and found a spacious house with a big backyard that was more affordable than in the city.
The Gonzalez family decided to live in Belton in part because they could find an affordable home with space for their eight-person family and play area for the kids.
Jesus Gonzalez loves Belton. But he also realizes his experience here may be different than that of newer Latino immigrants. As an active-duty Marine, he's well-traveled, fought in Iraq and knows how to deal with authority. But he can relate to the stories of more recent Latino arrivals.
"I was an undocumented Mexican brought here when I was 3 years old," he said. "I got a green card, what they call an alien card, when I was 8 or 9. I got my citizenship at 25. So I can go back and say, am I a problem?"
Not everyone can call Belton home (yet)
This Latino couple didn't want to be identified because of troubles they've had in the community.
Alicia and Miguel, who didn't want to be identified by their real names because of stuggles in the community, have lived in Belton for over 20 years. They say things like racial profiling and hostility toward Latinos has improved in recent years, but they still don't feel at home here. They have green cards and good jobs.
"We can't say (Belton) is welcoming," Miguel says. "Some people accept us and some people don't, so we're confused."
When they first came to Belton, they lived in the neighborhood some refer to as "Little Mexico," a neighborhood marked by run-down apartments and duplexes. Now they live in a quiet subdivision of split levels and small lawns.
They say they're among the few Latinos in their neighborhood. They had one friend, a policeman who was very helpful to them, but he's moved away. In the 18 years they've been here, Alicia says no one has stopped to say hello or visit.
"We still have trouble to find nice people around us," she says. "They don't accept us and it's hard."
The schools
Teresa Balboa, liaison for Latino communities for Belton schools, would like more support from officials.
Teresa Balboa, bilingual coordinator for Belton schools, says this is an older community where the non-Latinos tend to be conservative.
"People just have the idea that if they see a Latino, you know, and especially if that Latino doesn't speak English, that the person is here illegally," she says. As a result, she says, very few Latino parents will come in to talk about their students if they're having trouble. When they do, she says it's frustrating that teachers and officials can be less than helpful to Spanish-speaking parents.
Patricia Benavides shares an office with Balboa and runs the Guadalaupe Center, a social service agency. She helps community members get public assistance, takes them to appointments and helps pay utility bills with emergency funds.
There was a time over the last few years, she says, that the office got calls that officers were waiting near St. Sabina Parish Church, a Catholic church where many Latinos attend, or on street corners, seemingly to pick up undocumented immigrants. But advocates talked with police, she says, and now things seem better.
"We used to have a lot of phone calls from wives, husbands and kids saying parents were arrested and taken to immigration," she says. "Lately, I haven't heard any of those issues."
Belton Police Chief James Person, a lifelong resident of the community, acknowledges that Belton may be experiencing what he calls "growing pains," but he denies his officers were ever waiting to pick up undocumented immigrants.
"We do not hang out in the parking lots and we are not intentionally looking for minority drivers of any kind," he said.
But he says he's bound by state and federal law.
"If a Latina driving without a valid driver's license is stopped for a tail light violation, they will be arrested for driving without a license, sent through the verification process, (and) if they don't have any documentation, we will notify (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) before they are released," he says. "Then it's up to ICE whether they have a detainer put on them or not."
Immigrant advocates call that racial profiling, and say that police are not required by law to notify ICE.
Church community is a gathering place
The Gonzalez family, like most Latinos in Belton, finds a sense of community at St. Sabina Parish Church.
For the last 12 years, St. Sabina Parish Church has celebrated St. Oscar Romero, the human rights icon of the Salvadoran civil war.
In March, they joined big crowd who came to hear a Salvadoran priest celebrate mass in memory of the assassination of Saint Oscar Romero, the human rights icon of the brutal Salvadoran civil war.
The message of Oscar Romero, who gave his life in the name of human rights and dignity for all, may resonate in Belton as the one-time rural town works to accept the diversity that is coming with growth.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the percentage of students in Belton School District who speak English as a second language. That number is almost 6 percent, while almost 18 percent of students in the district identify as Latino. That information has been corrected.
Laura Ziegler is a community engagement reporter at KCUR 89.3. You can reach her on twitter @laurazig or by email at lauraz@kcur.org.
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A Former Air Force Base Still Inspires Pride For Generations In Belton
Courtesy of Chris Stewart
The skies across metropolitan Kansas City roared with the flight acrobatics of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels at the annual air shows at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base between Grandview and Belton, Missouri.
The sonic spectacles could draw more than a half a million people from around the region.
The base closed 25 years ago this year. But many of the enlistees and officers stayed in the Belton area, investing the town with an identity as a community of miltary retirees.
KCUR spoke to a group of the retirees at Belton's Carnegie Village Senior Living Community about their time on base.
Tax Breaks Helped Spark Retail Growth In Belton, But Their Use May Be Coming To An End
By Samuel King • Apr 23, 2019
Samuel King / KCUR 89.3
Twenty years ago, the stretch of Belton along U.S. Highway 71, now Interstate 49, looked a lot different than it does now. Only a few major retailers had set up shop in the city, with most bypassing Belton. That forced people who lived in the city to leave the county or even the state to shop at most big box or other stores.


Gold medallist two days earlier when partnering colleagues Jamila Laurenti and Evelyn Vivarelli to success in the Cadet Girls' Team event; on the penultimate day of action, Thursday 6th April, at the 2017 Tunisia Junior and Cadet Open in Rades, Elisa Armanini was the player to stand out from the crowd.
Competing on three fronts, the 15 year old Italian reached the quarter-final stage of the Junior Girls' Singles and Cadet Girls' Singles events, as well as the Junior Girls' Doubles semi-final round.
A last eight place in the Cadet Girls' Singles event was to be anticipated; the no.4 seed, she accounted for the host nation's Manel Baklouti, the no.5 seed (11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6) to reserve her quarter-final berth.
However, the same outcome in the counterpart Junior Girls' Singles event was not to be anticipated; the no.10 seed, in the opening round she caused an upset of note by beating Algeria's Hiba Feredj, the no.6 seed (5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5). A place in round two booked, a familiar face awaited in her quarter-final quest, colleague Evelyn Vivarelli was the adversary, a five games win was the verdict (11-7, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6).
Podium places a distinct possibility; in the Junior Girls' Doubles event, for Elisa Armani a minimum bronze medal is guaranteed. Partnering colleague Jamila Laurenti, a semi-final place was reserved courtesy of success in opposition to Egypt's Razan Fawzi and India's Manushree Patil (11-6, 8-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-4).
The duo now meets the host nation's Fadwa Garci and Abir Haj Salah; in the opposite half of the draw, Romania's Adina Diaconu and Andreea Dragoman confront India's Selena Selvakumar.
Success in the Junior Girls' Doubles event for the Romanians; it was the same in the Junior Girls' Singles competition where semi-final places were claimed in style at Indian expense.
Adina Diaconu, the top seed, beat Selena Selvakumar, the no.5 seed (11-7, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5); Andreea Dragoman, the no.2 seed, overcame Kushi Vishwanath (11-5, 11-2, 11-4, 11-2).
At the semi-final stage Andreea Dragoman meets Elisa Armanini; Adina Diaconu opposes Lisa Lung, the no.3 seed, the 17 year old Belgian having accounted for Jamila Laurenti, the no.4 seed (11-4, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6) to keep her medal hopes alive. The reason for the earlier than predicted clash between the third and fourth seeds being the fact that in the group stage, Jamila Laurenti had finished in second place in her group behind Tunisia's Manel Baklouti.
Alas for Manel Baklouti, she was not able to maintain the form in the main draw; the no.11 seed, she was beaten by Evelyn Vivarelli (7-11, 14-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4).
Success for the top three seeds in the Junior Girls' Singles event; in the Cadet Girls' Singles competition, the top four advanced the penultimate round.
Additional to Elisa Armanini; at the quarter-final stage, Jamila Laurenti, the top seed, beat Tunisia's Samar Hichi (11-5,11-6, 11-3); Egypt's Farida Badawy, the no.3 seed, overcame Evelyn Vivarelli (9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-3). Meanwhile, in an all host nation affair, Fadwa Garci, the no.2 seed, ended the hopes of Islam Wenaiss, the no.6 seed (11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 11-7).
At the semi-final stage Jamila Laurenti meets Farida Badawy, Fadwa Garci opposes Elisa Armanini.
Play concludes on Friday 7th April.


Yes! Kids can be on the ketogenic diet plan. It is a nutrient-dense diet plan that not just supplies the nutrients required for development, however likewise can aid with persistent health conditions that a lot of our contemporary kids struggle with.
I'' ve had my kids on '' keto ' on and off given that my child (now 11) was 3. They'' ve grew. See above? They'' ve not just lived, however grown and had the ability to take pleasure in things such as Mammoth Hotsprings at Yellowstone National Park (visualized).
In literature about the ketogenic diet plan, when a ketogenic diet plan is described they almost constantly are speaking about the timeless 4:1 diet plan, which limits protein, calories, and liquids. We talk more about the 4:1 diet plan here .
On the 4:1 ketogenic diet plan there is proof that development is slowed and there is a greater rate of kidney stones for kids who are sticking to it ( source ), that makes sense with the decrease in protein and calories and liquids listed below a kid'' s common requirements. Appropriate liquids are now motivated to avoid dehydration, kidney stones, and irregularity, though a few of the information revealing increased danger of kidney stones might not show kids who were on this existing suggestion.
These are the day-to-day calorie suggestions for typical weight/heigh kids of these ages. When a variety is provided, it depends upon activity level. Female kids have lower calorie requirements than male kids once they reach 5 years, balancing 100-300 calories/day less for the exact same quantity of activity, besides ages 19-20, which I have actually kept in mind the significance distinctions in.
If in doubt, when nutrient-dense food is offered, I pass the kid' s appetite more than their ' recommended calories ' to represent development spurts and time when they are busier 'or sidetracked and put on ' t consume as much.
If you have concerns about'your kid ' s particular nutrient consumption, please look for aid from a competent physician.
Weight loss when beginning a diet plan planned to recover growing kids can be frightening. When kids are taken into the state of ketosis, their swelling will decrease, along with the water that was connected to the glycogen in their muscles will be launched.
If you have kids that have to acquire, keto can aid with this. This is a really calorie-dense diet plan that minimizes swelling of the gut and is quickly absorbed.
Often these kids who have problem getting * put on ' t feel excellent * when consuming, so they aren ' t thinking about consuming much. In the caseof underweight kids who long for fine-tuned carbohydrates, the dopamine hit they obtain from consuming the basic sugars might bypass enough of the pain of consuming, making these nutrient-void foods the only ones they accept. In addition, if their gut plants is off balance, the gut plants might be sending out signals to the brain to keep consuming easy starches and sugars.
The finest method to motivate weight gain is to recover the gut. By stabilizing the gut plants, these kids will begin yearning healthy foods that benefit their body– not the requiring germs in their gut. Recovering the gut will help in reducing swelling.
If you seem like your kid might have a swollen or dripping gut, consisting of collagen and chicken stock in their food as much as possible can assist have easily-absorbed nutrients readily available for the body to make required repair work.
For more discussion about particular kids who have to put on weight, please see my Picky Eating Solution where we speak about a 3-step whole-body technique that turns choosy consuming around in a week or less.
For more discussion about recovery dripping gut, please see my Gut-Healing Starter Pack that focuses simply on this.
There is one safety measure with keto and kids who are under their perfect weight, however, and you will have to choose if the threats surpass the advantages– remaining in ketosis is a natural hunger suppressant. This will differ from individual to individual for what does it cost? this impacts them, however if your kid appears even impacted by this hunger suppressant home, you might discover that the GAPS or SCD diet plans are a much better suitable for recovering the gut and motivating weight gain –.
Less of an issue than being underweight, however still worrying, is the rate of youth weight problems. Current information recommends that 1 in 5 school-age kids( age 5-18 )are categorized as overweight.
Some physicians will be worried about kids with a high weight for height under school age, however up until about age 5 I personally would not restrict a kid ' s calories or motivate them to drop weight in any method. I have actually become aware of mommies with breastfed infants as young as 4 months old being informed to area out feeds, or not feed upon need at that age due to the fact that their infant was ' too huge '. Personally, I entirely disagree with this suggestions, though I comprehend that it originates from a location of being worried about future health issue in the kids.
Because SO much brain advancement and growing occurs in 0-5, I believe that having an abundance of calories, even if they are 'kept as fat for a while, is a great issue to have. Typically, a development spurt, getting a brand-new fascination with a sport or activity, and regular advancement will level kids ' s weight as they approach school age! I ' ve seen the above-mentioned 4-month-old, he turned into a brilliant, thin young kid with an enthusiasm for baseball by the start of kindergarten, and his mother definitely did not limit any of his calories.
In any case, when a kid is at school age bring additional weight can add to illness, social and self-confidence problems, and a reduced capability to play actively, which is so crucial for not just their physical advancement however likewise the brain advancement!
The entire household embracing a whole-foods ketogenic diet plan can assist these kids turn into their weight. Because kids are growing, I wouldn ' t personally suggest weight reduction, however rather slowing the gain to match their requirements as they grow in height.
If others in the household battle with health problems or weight concerns, the ketogenic diet plan might be an excellent option to everybody ' s issues at one time!
Another note to moms and dads of kids with problems being over or under weight:.
Please do not blame yourself for this! There are numerous things that add to kids with weight problems. A lot of you feel evaluated( body weight is not an unnoticeable health condition!), however it ' s not unusual for kids within the exact same household to both battlewith putting on weight, and with being over weight– and the moms and dads are doing the specific very same thing with all their kids! Often it ' s a gut-flora concern, or an energy concern, or the character of the kid to either be inactive or active. Often the kids grow a lot as young children, and the weight never ever has time to collect, and in some cases kids grow more in their teenagers even, and ' become their weight '.
Dishes kids will enjoy Tacos in cheese shells Fathead Pizza Fathead Pigs in a Blanket Peanutbutter-Chocolate Fat Bombs Coconut-Lime Fat Bombs Beef Breakfast Sausage Coconut flour crepes Almond flour ' sourdough ' puff pancake and far more offered in the Keto Families Class!
This short article is a part of our Keto Families class , however it ' s kind of untalked about info, so I desired to share it openly. For assistance doing keto with your household, or serving keto-friendly foods to some member of the family without 'making 2' entirely various meals, click on this link for more information about Keto Families .
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Die Liechtensteinische Gesetzessammlung (LILEX) ist eine im Rahmen des E-Government der Allgemeinheit unentgeltlich und ohne Registrierung zugängliche Online-Dokumentation des gesamten Datenbestandes der Rechtsvorschriften des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.

Umfang und Leistung
In der Gesetzesdatenbank Lilex können sämtliche Rechtsvorschriften des Fürstentums Liechtenstein kostenlos abgerufen werden. Die Datenbank erlaubt die einfache sowie die kombinierte Volltextsuche in der Systematischen (aktuell geltende, konsolidierte Erlasse) und in der Chronologischen Sammlung. Die Suche erfolgt standardmässig im Landesrecht, kann aber wahlweise auch im Staatvertragsrecht oder im gesamten Rechtsbestand durchgeführt werden. Ebenso kann die Suche auf Erlasstitel oder Abkürzungen beschränkt werden. Die Daten werden in den Datenformaten HTML und PDF zur Verfügung gestellt.

Die Datenbank wird im Hinblick auf die konsolidierten Fassungen in der Regel monatlich aktualisiert (Menüpunkt "Einfache Suche" und "Erweiterte Suche"). Im Menüpunkt "Landesgesetzblatt authentisch" wird tagesaktuell aktualisiert (soweit neue Landesgesetzblätter erschienen sind).

Seit 1. Januar 2013 kommen den in der Rechtsdatenbank Lilex veröffentlichten Rechtsvorschriften verbindliche Geltung zu (wie im österreichischen RIS).

Lilex beinhaltet keine Rechtsprechung von liechtensteinischen Gerichten oder des EFTA-Gerichtshofes. Die Judikatur liechtensteinischer Gerichte ist teilweise kostenlos auf einer eigenen Webseite abrufbar. Daneben gibt es auch kostenpflichtige Services von spezialisierten Verlagen und juristischen Zeitschriften.

Entwicklung und Aktualisierung
Die Aufgabe der Entwicklung und Aktualisierung der Lilex-Datenbank obliegt dem Rechtsdienst der Regierung (RDR). Dieser ist eine auf Dauer eingerichtete Stabsstelle der liechtensteinischen Regierung und dem Regierungschef direkt unterstellt.

Dem Rechtsdienst obliegt neben der Aktualisierung und Entwicklung von Lilex die Herausgabe des Landesgesetzblattes (LGBl), des Registers LR sowie der Textausgaben. Damit verbunden sind unter anderem die technischen Vorarbeiten und das Korrekturlesen der im Landesgesetzblatt zu veröffentlichenden Rechtsvorschriften.

Aufbau der Lilex-Datenbank
Die liechtensteinische Gesetzessammlung folgt der Systematik der schweizerischen Gesetzessammlung. Folgende Zahlengruppen sind in Gebrauch, wobei Erlasse aus der Sammlung der Staatsverträge mit einer vorangestellten Ziffer «0» gekennzeichnet werden:

Landesrecht
 1. Staat – Volk – Behörden
 2. Privatrecht – Zivilrechtspflege – Vollstreckung
 3. Strafrecht – Strafrechtspflege – Strafvollzug
 4. Schule – Wissenschaft – Kultur
 5. Landesverteidigung
 6. Finanzen
 7. Bauwesen – Öffentliche Werke – Energie – Verkehr
 8. Gesundheit – Arbeit – Soziale Sicherheit
 9. Wirtschaft

Staatsverträge
 0.1. Internationales Recht im Allgemeinen
 0.2. Privatrecht – Zivilrechtspflege – Vollstreckung
 0.3. Strafrecht – Rechtshilfe
 0.4. Schule – Wissenschaft – Kultur
 0.5. Krieg. Neutralität
 0.6. Finanzen
 0.7. Öffentliche Werke – Energie – Verkehr
 0.8. Gesundheit – Arbeit – Soziale Sicherheit
 0.9. Wirtschaft

Weiterentwicklung – elektronische Datenbank
Am 25. April 2012 wurde eine Revision des Kundmachungsgesetzes vom Landtag verabschiedet, und damit die Rechtsgrundlage für die rechtswirksame elektronische Kundmachung von Rechtsvorschriften im Landesgesetzblatt geschaffen (vgl. LGBl. 2012 Nr. 172). Ab dem 1. Januar 2013 ist damit allein die elektronische Kundmachung von Rechtsvorschriften im Internet rechtsverbindlich. Die Kundmachung in Papierform entfällt.

Zur Gewährleistung der Authentizität und Integrität der Rechtsvorschriften werden die entsprechenden Dateien mit einer elektronischen Signatur versehen und in einem aufwärtskompatiblen Format erstellt (vgl. dazu den Bericht und Antrag der Regierung an den Landtag zur Abänderung des Kundmachungsgesetzes BuA Nr. 2011/132). Die neue liechtensteinische Regelung orientiert sich diesbezüglich an der österreichischen Regelung (Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes), welche international nach wie vor als vorbildlich gilt und sich in der Praxis bewährt hat.

Weblinks
 Lilex-Datenbank
 Kostenlose Datenbank ausgewählter Gerichtsentscheidungen in Liechtenstein

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Federal Budget 2020: Housing initiatives, tax breaks, superannuation changes and more
Tony Ibrahim-06/10/2020- 5 min read
The federal government plans on chartering Australia out of its first recession in almost three decades by spending big on employment initiatives, infrastructure projects and tax breaks.
Many of the policies unveiled aim to encourage spending in key sectors -- such as the construction industry -- as a way to stimulate investment in business and employment.
This includes the government's expanded First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS), tax breaks and exemptions, and changes to superannuation, among many other initiatives detailed below.
Annual growth down almost 4 per cent
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 7 per cent contraction in the June quarter before containment of the virus led to a modest recovery, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.
But the recovery won't be large enough to offset the fall this year. The government forecasts a 3.75 per cent fall by the close of the calendar year, and that unemployment will peak at 8 per cent in the December quarter.
A number of initiatives were announced last night to help the country spend its way back to growth, but this will cause the year's deficit to reach $213.7 billion and net debt to climb to $703 billion.
Projections to June 2024 forecast the deficit will fall to $66.9 billion, while net debt will peak at $966 billion.
The federal budget is designed to stimulate the economy by getting people back to work, Mr Frydenberg said.
"In the space of just one month, more than one million Australians lost their jobs or saw their working hours reduced to zero," he said.
"...This budget is all about jobs. There is no economic recovery without a jobs recovery, there is no budget recovery without a jobs recovery."
More than half of the people who lost their job or had their hours slashed to zero due to COVID-19 are back at work, Mr Frydenberg said.
First Home Loan Deposit Scheme expanded, but with strings attached
The federal government has added 10,000 places to the FHLDS, which guarantees home loans by up to 15 per cent of the property price for first home buyers with at least a 5 per cent deposit.
But in a move that has seen mixed responses, the reformed program has been limited to new-build properties. The first version of the scheme provided first home buyers to purchase either established or new homes.
The pricing caps of properties under the scheme have been increased, reflecting the higher housing prices buyers are facing in some capital cities.
First home buyers purchasing in Sydney and Melbourne can expect their price caps to be lifted by $250,000 to a maximum of $950,000 and $850,000 respectively.
Read more about the revised first home loan deposit scheme here
Tax cuts for more than 11 million people
An estimated 50,000 jobs will be created by offering tax cuts to 11 million taxpayers, the federal government announced. The tax cuts are set to be backdated to 1 July this year.
Billions of dollars are tipped to be injected into the economy by reducing the majority of people's tax bills. Single lower and middle income earners will a cut as high as $2745, while dual income families are expected to receive as much as $5490, when compared to the financial year ending in 2018.
The government also plans on extending its tax offset, offering low and middle income earners from $255 to $1080 in additional relief, dependent on their income.
Read more about the tax revisions, offsets and cuts here
$3 trillion superannuation system to be revamped
Australians will no longer have new superannuation accounts automatically created for them from July 2021, in one of the key reforms to the $3 trillion system under the federal budget.
The change has been designed to cut down on unnecessary fees being charged to Australian workers.
Other major changes include an annual objective performance test for super funds. Members will be notified if their fund fails the test, and funds that show consistent underperformance will be barred from signing up new members.
Underperforming funds will be publicly listed on the government's new superannuation comparison website, dubbed YourSuper, which will help Australians compare super fund fees and returns.
Read more about the superannuation reform package here.
Tax exemptions for granny flats -- and a possible grant
The federal government is encouraging people to hire construction workers to build granny flats by eliminating the capital gains tax, in some cases. This is in addition to developments over $150,000 being eligible for $25,000 grants under the government's $680 million Homebuilder scheme.
Residents will be able to lease their granny flats to their elderly or disabled relatives, and when they sell their property, they will not have to pay capital gains taxes on the value the major renovation adds.
The revised policy position is intended to help about 3.9 million pensioners and 4 million Australians with a disability, while also funneling major renovation work to the construction industry.
Read more about the tax exemptions for granny flats here
Businesses rewarded for hiring young workers
Businesses are likely to be incentivised to employ young Australians with the government's $4 billion JobMaker hiring credit.
From today until 6 October next year, eligible employers who hire Australians aged 16-35 receiving JobSeeker payments could be able to claim:
- $200 per week per employee aged between 16 to 29 years
- $100 per week per employee aged 30 to 35.
The new employees must work for a minimum of 20 hours per week for the employer to receive the hiring credit.
Government agencies, major banks and employers on JobKeeper payments are not eligible for the JobMaker hiring credit.
The government expects about 450,000 young job seekers to be hired through the program.
-- Journalist Alison Cheung contributed to this article
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How much money should I have in my savings account?
A good rule of thumb when working out a minimum balance for your savings account is to make sure that you'll earn more in annual interest on your savings than what you'll be charged in annual fees.
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The title of my talk was "Your framework will fail you". I had the idea for it when reading about some of the security bugs in Rails came up earlier in the year and led my to think some more about defence in depth. Anyone in security will know this as one of those things that we think is a good idea but which can be a bit of a hard sell as when someone pays for a security control (e.g. Anti-Virus, Firewall) it can be tricky to say "yep that will fail sometimes so we need to buy some other things as well".
However if anything has been proven by the increase in public vulnerabilities, exploits and compromises, it is that all security controls fail and you will be well served by having a fall-back control or detective control to notice when the main one has failed.
The way I structured the presentation was in two halves. The first looks at the important topics of threat modelling (e.g. who's going to attack you) and a bit about why defence in depth is important. After that it looks at various layers of a solution and talk about controls for a low-risk/budget scenario and a high-risk/budget one. The focus on the low risk option was to look at controls which can be put in easily/cheaply. They may not be super-effective all the time, but they have their uses. On the high-risk end I looked at things which can provide more protection but will take more resource to manage, alternative in some cases it's the same control as the low-risk version but with more time dedicated to managing it (e.g. a lot of the detective controls are only really good if well managed).


Me: Im okay. Im in the process of searching for a place to stay. Watching a little survivor on hulu. As well as searching for this therapy app. Its called "BettetHelp" app. The first therapist I spoke with was only a mental health counselor. Personally I continually struggle with quite a few mental health issues. Fortunately, I was able to to switch to a new therapist. This time I hit the jackpot! I was paired with a psychologist. I felt as if she truly understood the study of mindfulness, meditation and an overal feeling that she truly could understand the pain and undless suffering that mental illness brings.
My relationship with my mother is odd and dysfunctional. She feels as if she has the power to tell me what to do. Such as, demanding me to wash the floor. I had to reveal my own personal boundaries at this point. I told my mother i would wash the floor. But after my nap. Its a real issue. My mom is so nice in person.
Sadly, she'd remarked on my ability to go to college. I was told I wasn't smart enough. Its just sad. Please never tell your own child.
My life's Ups and today's downs.
The truth of the matter is I'm living in my van. My parents believe that I'm old enough and I should be able to sustain living on my own. Even though I struggle daily with different symptoms from the five mental health issues I posses. My parents blame the easy fix they believe I should not smoke marijuana. Although test have shown its ability to help those with bipolar as well as PTSD. I am not a drug addict. I should not be placed in a drug rehab. These parents of mine are grasping for the easy solution. But ladies and gentlemen Mental Health issues happen to the body without our knowledge. I Choose not to use drugs. It was always offered but I stayed away from them. Unfortunately, as I am trying to heal… I find that if you have mental health issue you are then mixed with drug addicts. I never choose to have these issues. Don't treat me like I am a drug addict. I continually said no to the many offers I've received.
🚗 What do your car, couch, & toilet have in common? They can all act as a 'third space.' How to find yours.
Stress from your 9-5 can creep into *all* parts of your day. But creating a 'neutral zone' to release those worries can help you reclaim your vibe.
Today, create a 'third space'—a place where you intentionally hit reset. Ex. Your commute home, your garage, front door. Use it as a trigger to mentally switch gears.
🎤 'Under Pressure' feel like your Tuesday theme song, Jen? Let's change that 🙂 Call out real v. *imagined* pressure with this list.
We're pros at throwing 'shoulds' & 'musts' at ourselves (ex. I *should* be the perfect employee, I *must* finish my entire to-do list)—but it can stir up pressure that isn't real or helpful.
🗒 Today, create a 'pressure list' to check yo' stress.
🗣 'I can do ___, but I could never do ____.' Spoiler alert: You can do big things. Believing that is step 1. Shed self-doubt this week with this mantra.
Want to learn more or check your intention?
It's easy to talk yourself out of goals because of fear & worry. But research shows shifting our 'self-efficacy'—or how *capable* we feel—can help push us forward.
Today, remind yourself: It's OK to go slow. Challenge yourself to not rush through the process.
Joy requires our full attention—and multitasking (ex. playing with the dog *while* texting *and* watching 'You' 👀) can prevent us from truly basking in enjoyable moments.
Whether it's breezing through the grocery store or grabbing coffee with that friend—resist the urge to multitask & try showing up to that *one* moment.
In the words of one famous kid ditching school: 'Life moves pretty fast.' This weekend, slow down and show up, Jen.
P.s. Valentine's Day is coming up—and we want to hear your *self-love story.* 💕 Take 5 to share it with us?


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title: Setup a development environment
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last_updated: September 14, 2016
tags: [getting_started]
sidebar: home_sidebar
permalink: home_excel_calling_functions.html
folder: home
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Once the addin is installed, you will be able to tell it is present when you can see QuantSA in the Excel ribbon.

Start typing `=QSA.` and the list of available functions will appear.

Alternatively browse the [online documentation](excel_introduction.html).


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Saudi women celebrate easing of guardianship system, call for more freedoms
Steps forward. Saudi women walk on a street during Saudi National Day in Riyadh. (Reuters)
London - Women in Saudi Arabia celebrated a royal decree easing aspects of the kingdom's male guardianship system, granting them independent access to government services, jobs, education and health care.
Directives from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stated that women in the kingdom no longer need a male guardian's consent to access public services "unless there is a legal basis for this request, in accordance with the provisions of Islamic sharia."
Government agencies are required to reflect the new changes on their official websites and have three months to restructure and implement the new orders while providing officials with a list of services that might require guardian approval for consideration. The agencies are also tasked with raising awareness of women's rights in Saudi Arabia.
Before the changes, Saudi women needed a mahram (male guardian) — usually a father, brother or husband — to accompany them or give written consent to access jobs, school or health care.
Maha Akeel, of the Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, said the changes deliver an opportunity to re-evaluate the entire system.
"Now at least it opens the door for discussion on the guardian system," Akeel told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Women are independent and can take care of themselves."
The royal decrees stop short of giving women the right to travel without a guardian's consent or the complete dissolution of the guardianship system, which activists have called for.
However, many called it a significant move. "We are one step ahead, this is good news," wrote UK-based Saudi student Rawan al-Rayes on her Twitter account. Online Saudi activist Maha Saad said the developments were the "start of something great; Freedom Will Win At The End."
The movement to drop the male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia has been going on for almost six years but has only generated significant results in the last few years.
The online grass-roots movement celebrated several small victories during that period, starting with the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud allowing women to join the kingdom's advisory Shura Council in 2011, followed by the first participation of Saudi women at the Olympics. In 2013, the kingdom pledged for the second time to the United Nations that it would review and nullify the guardianship system.
Last September, a petition signed by nearly 15,000 Saudi women urging King Salman to end the country's male guardianship system was posted to the government. This came after an unsuccessful attempt by Riyadh-based women's activist Aziza al-Yousef to deliver it personally to the royal court.
At that time, the Arabic hashtag "Saudi women want to abolish the guardianship system" trended on social media for months, particularly on Twitter, which has an estimated 2.4 million active Saudi users, the highest number of any country in the region. The latest events have led to the same hashtag trending again.
The royal decrees specified that government agencies should force employers to provide transportation for female employees, an aspect that pro-women Saudi activities might construe as a setback to their campaign to lift the ban on women driving in the kingdom.
A scheduled session of the Shura Council aimed at discussing an Interior Ministry report's recommendation on the women's driving initiative was postponed.
The Riyadh-based Okaz newspaper said members of the council were informed 48 hours before the session of the postponement, with the possibility of having the discussion before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
Sources told Okaz that the council's Security Committee failed to draft coherent recommendations regarding the women's driving initiative, describing what was presented as "weak" and "unfeasible" and saying it was rejected at a General Assembly meeting in April.
Commenting on the delay on Twitter, Yousef wrote: "I don't know why the women's driving dossier has become one of the most difficult files to pass, bearing in mind that more complex issues have passed through the bottleneck smoothly."
Saudi Arabia is implementing its Vision 2030 social and economic reform plan, designed to diversify its economy away from the energy sector. Creating opportunities and improving living standards for the kingdom's female populace factor heavily in its plans.


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Q: How to map a many-to-many linking table to use another schema? I have a few classes that I map to non-default schema using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes like this:
[Class(Lazy = true, Schema = "NonDefaultSchemaName")]
public class Class1

I also have some many-to-many mappings:
[Set(Inverse = false, Table = "Class1ToClass2", Lazy = true, Cascade = "none")]
[Key(1, Column = "Class1ID")]
[ManyToMany(2, ClassType = typeof(Class2), Column = "Class2ID")]

What I am trying to achieve is to have the linking table Cass1ToClass2 mapped to
[NonDefaultSchemaName].[Class1ToClass2]

NHibernate automatically maps to the default schema. I could not find anything similar googling around...

A: should be possible now using
[Set(Inverse = false, Table = "Class1ToClass2", Schema = "Schema", Lazy = true, Cascade = "none")]


You've found some good mirrors and the preparation for mounting your mirrors is done. Now all that's left is the most satisfying part: Affixing the mirrors onto the wall. Follow the below directions, and you'll have your very own home dance studio, saving you time and money whenever you want to rehearse, choreograph, or session.
Cut open the tip of a tube of Liquid Nails, load it into the caulk gun, and draw 3/8th inch diameter beads on the back of the cleaned mirror. Each bead should be about 6 inches apart from the next, and draw the beads at least 6 inches away from the edge. For me, I used about one and a half tubes for each of my large mirrors. Once you apply the Liquid Nails, you'll have 15 minutes to start mounting the mirror before it starts to dry.
Ok here we go: grab a muscular friend (or two average sized friends) and lift the mirror. You're going to rest the mirror on top of the spacer wood that I described previously. Slowly lean the mirror against the wall until it sits flush. You'll want to push the mirror into the wall, because the Liquid Nails tends to be pretty viscous. I devised the below bizarre setup to keep pressure against the mirrors so it stays against the wall. Essentially, I'm using chairs resting on non-slip bathmats, with heavy weights to apply a consistent pushing pressure against the mirrors.
If you are attaching multiple small mirrors using Liquid Nails, strips of duct tape holding the mirror against the wall will suffice to keep the mirrors in place. Duct tape to hold up heavy mirrors is generally not advised, so attempt this at your own risk.
It will take about 24 hours against the wall to dry, but another 24 hours to completely set. I left my studio in this under-construction configuration for about 72 hours, just to be safe.
Initially, I planned to remove the wooden spacers a week after the mirror glue has fully set. The negative reviews I read about this product indicate that the biggest weakness of Liquid Nails is that the glued object tends to slide downwards (More likely than not, the users failed to completely follow the directions.) Regardless of the strength of the mirror glue, I opted to keep the spacer wood in place permanently.
I left a permanent marker near the wood, and over time, friends started signing the wood. Obviously, you could always decorate it - Paint it a single light color so friends can sign it, graf it, add a layer of chalkboard paint and leave some chalk nearby - get creative with it!


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Q: switch-case with preg_match (+ starts with / strpos) I wanna accomplish something like this:
!say some message

which then is taken to a function, which proceeds with the content. As you can imagine, I'm listening on some text-inputs. Right now I'm facing the problem, that strings like this also trigger the case:
this is !say some text

Code:
$prefix = "!";
switch ($message->content) {
    case preg_match("/[^.*]$prefix . 'say' (.*) /", $message->content):
    _say($message);
    break;
}

function _say($message)
{
    $parts = explode("!say", $message->content);
    return $message->channel->sendMessage(trim($parts[1]), true);
}

From my understanding, the regexp is correct (also confirmed on a regexp-tester).
Tested with substr as well, but that doesn't do it either.
case substr($message->content, 0, 3) == $prefix . 'say' :

What am I doing wrong?

A: A command is a command, it should not be something to be fooled around with. So instead of using regex I suggest a simple string comparison:
$prefix = "!";

function _say($message){
    return $message->channel->sendMessage(trim($message), true);
}

if($message->content[0] == $prefix){
  if($p = strpos($message->content, ' ') !== false){
    $cmd = substr($message->content, 1, $p);

    switch($cmd){
      case 'say':
        _say(substr($message->content, $p));
        break;
      default:
        die('unknown command');
    }

  } else {
    die('empty cmd');
  }
} else {
  die('no command');
}


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Vanligt dödsbud (Blaps mortisaga) är en art i insektsordningen skalbaggar som fått sitt namn för att somliga upplevt den som ett dåligt omen.
Skalbaggen är Sveriges största svartbagge, med en kroppslängd på 20 till 25 millimeter. Ryggskölden är svart med matt glans. Halsskölden är ungefär lika lång som den är bred. Täckvingarna löper ut baktill i en spets. Antennerna är trådlika och lika långa som halsskölden är bred.

Skalbaggen rör sig långsamt och lever ofta av ruttnande vegetabiliskt avfall i fuktiga lokaler som kvarnar, magasin, källare och brygghus. I Sverige finns arten framför allt i den södra delen av landet. Skalbaggarna av släktet Blaps påträffas allt mer sällan inomhus på grund av bättre byggnader och noggrannare kontroll av livsmedelshanteringen.
Tron att dess framträdande förebådar dödsfall är mycket gammal och utbredd i Europa.

Referenser

Svartbaggar


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McLAREN P1 AIMS FOR POLE POSITION IN PARIS
McLaren Automotive will use its first ever international motor show appearance to preview its next generation ultimate supercar – the McLaren P1 – which takes much of its technological and spiritual inspiration from the company's Racing division. The McLaren P1 has one simple goal: to be the best driver's car in the world on road and track.
At the Paris Motor Show, Mondial de l'Automobile 2012, the McLaren P1 is previewed as a design study. Next year a production version, which the company aims to put on sale within 12 months, will be revealed.
'The McLaren P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road car heritage,' says McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman Ron Dennis. 'Twenty years ago we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with the McLaren P1 is to redefine it once again.'
McLaren P1 Concept
'Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit,' says McLaren Automotive Managing Director Antony Sheriff. 'It is the true test of a supercar's all round ability and a much more important technical statement. Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made.'
When the McLaren P1 goes into production later next year, it will sit above the 12C and 12C Spider, in terms of both price and performance.
More information will be released following the McLaren Automotive press conference scheduled for 17.45 CEST (16.45 BST), on Thursday 27 September 2012.
Tags: McLaren, McLaren P1, P1
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As D.A. Kamala Harris campaigns to be attorney general, her success rate in felony trials has dropped below that of any big-city prosecutor in California.
On a mild Southern California afternoon last month, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris stood on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall and quietly beamed while the mayor of California's largest city announced his endorsement of her candidacy for attorney general. Speaking at a lectern adorned with a blue campaign poster, Antonio Villaraigosa praised what he said were Harris' many qualifications to be the state's top law-enforcement official.
First on the list: a substantial upswing in San Francisco's felony conviction rate since she took office in 2004. "Kamala has spent her entire professional life in the trenches as a courtroom prosecutor," he said. "And she has raised conviction rates in her community to the highest in 15 years."
It was one in a string of high-profile endorsements of the Harris campaign. A week later, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her support. Despite a storm of negative publicity over problems at the narcotics division of San Francisco's crime lab — where technician Deborah Madden has been accused of skimming cocaine samples, forcing prosecutors to drop hundreds of drug cases — polls indicate that Harris currently enjoys double-digit leads over her most competitive Democratic opponents in the June primary.
Villaraigosa's prominent mention of Harris' prosecutorial vigor was no accident. As a San Francisco politician seeking to enhance her statewide appeal, Harris has made her 71 percent success rate in obtaining felony convictions — a marked increase over the 52 percent rate that her predecessor, famously left-wing Terence Hallinan, logged during his final year in office — a key selling point.
But there's a problem with Harris' central campaign claim. Records obtained by SF Weekly reveal that the performance of prosecutors in the San Francisco District Attorney's office is less impressive than suggested by her much-trumpeted conviction statistics.
The records show that while Harris' overall conviction rate has reached new highs over the past several years, that success is based almost entirely on plea deals negotiated before defendants accused of serious crimes proceed to trial. (Such pleas form the bulk of any D.A.'s convictions.) By contrast, felony convictions for cases that actually go to trial and reach a jury verdict — a comparatively small group that nevertheless includes some of a district attorney's most violent and emotionally charged cases — have declined significantly over the past two years.
In 2009, San Francisco prosecutors won a lower percentage of their felony jury trials than their counterparts at district attorneys' offices covering the 10 largest cities in California, according to data on case outcomes compiled by officials at the San Francisco Superior Court as well as by other county courts and prosecutors. (Officials in Sacramento, the state's seventh-largest city, did not provide data.) Harris' at-trial felony conviction rate that year was 76 percent, down 12 points from the previous year.
In the first quarter of 2010, things got worse. During that time, Harris' office secured guilty verdicts in just 53 percent of its felony trials — a remarkable figure, revealing that defendants accused of serious crimes who took their case to trial had an even one-in-two shot at winning an acquittal. By contrast, the most recent recorded statewide average was 83 percent, according to statistics from the California Judicial Council.
The general decline in felony trial convictions has included more failures in murder cases specifically, according to records released by the D.A.'s office in response to a request from SF Weekly. From January 2009 through the end of last month, according to the records, Harris has obtained murder or voluntary manslaughter convictions for just 11 out of 20 homicide defendants at trial, with the rest acquitted or convicted on lesser charges.
Jim Hammer, former head of the homicide division in the San Francisco D.A.'s office and a member of the city's Police Commission, said the criminal justice system eventually starts to break down if defendants and their attorneys don't perceive tough odds before a jury, and thus have no incentive to agree to plea deals that spare time, conserve resources, and secure convictions in cases that otherwise might be hard to prove in court. In this sense, he said, trial performance is a vital measure of any D.A.'s office.
"Part of the effectiveness of a D.A. in a case is a real fear on behalf of the defense bar that the defense will lose," said Hammer, who worked under Hallinan and is rumored to be planning a run for district attorney in 2011. "If the D.A. is batting .500, it really destroys the effectiveness of the D.A., and it suggests some very deep problem in the office."
Harris declined repeated requests for an interview through her spokesman, Brian Buckelew. Asked about the recent spate of unsuccessful cases, Buckelew said the past year and a half is an insufficient amount of time to look at when asserting trends in the office's performance, and that trials represent a small slice — only 2 to 3 percent — of the thousands of felony cases handled annually. The failed trial prosecutions, he said, were "cases we believed in, and still believe in, but sometimes they don't work out the way we had hoped. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't have been brought to trial in the first place."
Ironically, some observers in the criminal justice system say the lower trial conviction rates stem from politically motivated charging policies Harris has adopted to boost her tough-on-crime bona fides since she announced her run for attorney general at the end of 2008. Critics say these policies, even though they serve the effect of posting higher overall convictions and more severe sentences, also push many weak cases to trial.
The result is a justice system that looks healthy by certain statistical measures, but fails to mete out justice for the city's worst crimes on a surprisingly regular basis. "I think there is an appearance that they are being tough on crime," said Rebecca Young, managing attorney of the felony unit at the San Francisco Public Defender's office. "It's probably an illusion, but when all you care about is appearance, maybe you don't care that it's an illusion."


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Why Transparency Isn't Enough
Post with image and quote
Amazon and Target's Canadian Experience
January 27, 2015	by Kelli Saunders	in Amazon
Target, the U.S retailing giant has recently been getting a lot of attention from the Canadian press. Unfortunately for Target, the discussion has been how in this year alone, it had a $941 million loss in the Canadian market due to the baffling mismanagement and miscalculations it made it its first foray into a foreign market.
While Target had peers that failed in foreign markets for similar reasons it could've learned from, the biggest lessons it should've studied were those of Amazon's which managed to not only capture 7 % of all e-commerce in Canada, but also has the potential to account for 1% of total retail sales in the country. Although the business models of the two companies are different, the obstacles, opportunities, and logistical limitations are not.
Planning vs. Buying
Amazon did a lot of preliminary work before opening its first Canadian distribution center in 2010.
It had eight years of goodwill and visibility in the Canadian e-commerce market through amazon.ca
It worked closely with the Canadian government to override certain Canadian foreign-ownership rules that would've been barriers to its expansion
For its part of the partnership with the Canadian government, Amazon gave a $20 million investment commitment into Canada, $1.5 million of which went to cultural events and awards
It ran a number of interviews and press releases addressing a number of concerns and criticisms from its critics while also communicating its intentions of gradually branching product categories
Target's approach was considerably different. Instead of a slow province-by-province rollout, it tried to achieve "critical mass" from the onset by sinking $1.8 billion into buying out Zeller locations (which didn't include renovation costs) and opened 124 stores across Canada in 2013.
Logistical Adaptability
Both companies faced logistical complications when they entered the Canadian market because of the country's vastly differing regional tastes, strict trade and wage laws, and geographical vastness. As a result, the initial offering of both Amazon and Target for Canadians was paltry, and priced higher than their respective American counterparts.
Amazon's approach to offset this problem was to offer a modest selection while maintaining the convenience it's known for. It focused mainly on books and smaller items and overtime, introduced 14 new merchandise categories that would receive a lot of Canadian press attention. Through this, Amazon.ca was able to build for itself a loyal customer base. This approach also drew attention away from the inflated prices, which is a common technique amongst the successful American-based companies doing business in Canada.
Target hadn't really planned outside of creating a Canadian specific brand (which failed to launch on time), and sticking rigidly to the management, sale, and promotional models that it had in the U.S., even when it clearly wasn't working.
Differences in Canadian packaging laws, protectionist tariffs on some foods and exclusive wholesale arrangements also meant that the Canadian stores couldn't be serviced from the company's American distribution network. Many of the 124 Target stores had whole sections that were empty of products, while other items were overstocked and congested the supply lines further.
The empty stores led to customers instead focusing on price, which is an area a U.S based company can't compete in for the reasons mentioned earlier.
When comparing Amazon's success in Canada with Target's failure, there are several lessons that can be learned
Do your homework –Amazon did a lot of preliminary work before it entered into the Canadian market whereas Target simply assumed the business climate would be similar enough to its home base.
Be flexible—Amazon success international is largely due to its ability to adapt to changing tastes and trends. Target's failure in Canada is in large part due to its insistence on rigidity.
Patience—Target sought to control a portion of the Canadian retail market at the onset. It failed to remember that entering a foreign market is a patience game, and as a result it lost billions.
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Olmeccyclops veracruzanus is een eenoogkreeftjessoort uit de familie van de Cyclopidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2010 door Suárez-Morales, Mendoza & Mercado-Salas.

Cyclopidae


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//
//  ActionSheetPickerCustomPickerDelegate.m
//  ActionSheetPicker
//
//  Created by  on 13/03/2012.
//  Copyright (c) 2012 Club 15CC. All rights reserved.
//

#import "ActionSheetPickerCustomPickerDelegate.h"

@implementation ActionSheetPickerCustomPickerDelegate

- (instancetype)init
{
    if (self = [super init]) {
        notesToDisplayForKey = @[@"C", @"Db", @"D", @"Eb", @"E", @"F", @"Gb", @"G", @"Ab", @"A", @"Bb", @"B"];
        scaleNames = @[@"Major", @"Minor", @"Dorian", @"Spanish Gypsy"];
    }
    return self;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#pragma mark - ActionSheetCustomPickerDelegate Optional's
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)configurePickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
    // Override default and hide selection indicator
    pickerView.showsSelectionIndicator = NO;
}

- (void)actionSheetPickerDidSucceed:(AbstractActionSheetPicker *)actionSheetPicker origin:(id)origin
{
    NSString *resultMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %@ selected.",
                                                         self.selectedKey,
                                                         self.selectedScale];

    [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Success!" message:resultMessage delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil] show];
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#pragma mark - UIPickerViewDataSource Implementation
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
    return 2;
}

- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    // Returns
    switch (component) {
        case 0: return [notesToDisplayForKey count];
        case 1: return [scaleNames count];
        default:break;
    }
    return 0;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#pragma mark UIPickerViewDelegate Implementation
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// returns width of column and height of row for each component.
- (CGFloat)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView widthForComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    switch (component) {
        case 0: return 60.0f;
        case 1: return 260.0f;
        default:break;
    }

    return 0;
}
/*- (CGFloat)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView rowHeightForComponent:(NSInteger)component
 {
 return
 }
 */
// these methods return either a plain UIString, or a view (e.g UILabel) to display the row for the component.
// for the view versions, we cache any hidden and thus unused views and pass them back for reuse.
// If you return back a different object, the old one will be released. the view will be centered in the row rect
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    switch (component) {
        case 0: return notesToDisplayForKey[(NSUInteger) row];
        case 1: return scaleNames[(NSUInteger) row];
        default:break;
    }
    return nil;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

- (void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    NSLog(@"Row %li selected in component %li", (long)row, (long)component);
    switch (component) {
        case 0:
            self.selectedKey = notesToDisplayForKey[(NSUInteger) row];
            return;

        case 1:
            self.selectedScale = scaleNames[(NSUInteger) row];
            return;
        default:break;
    }
}

@end