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Giunssani (Ghjunsani w języku korsykańskim) – mikroregion w północno-wschodniej części Korsyki, w departamencie Górna Korsyka. Obszar ten znajduje się w Balagne i jest odizolowany szczytami Monte Grosso i Monte Padro.

Historia
Giussani to mikroregion zamieszkany jeszcze przed początkiem ery chrześcijańskiej. W rejonie Olmi-Cappella znajduje się wiele ruin megalitów. Odkryto tu wiele zabytków archeologicznych z okresu wczesnego chrześcijaństwa. Są też obecne ślady po osadnictwie rzymskim, np. most rzymski. W czasach rzymskich region Giunssani był najgęściej zaludnionym na Korsyce, o czym świadczą niektóre pozostałości i budynki. Przykładem jest obecność Olmi-Cappella, dużego budynku zwanego "Zakładem Battaglini", pierwszej uczelni w Balagne.. Piève z Jussani, którego głównym miastem było Mausoléo, obejmowało w XIV wieku siedem społeczności:Mausoléo, Forcili, Pioggiola, Cappella, Olmi, Lecciole i Vallica.

Dekretem konwencji z dnia 1 lipca 1793 r. obszar ten został przemianowany na Padro i stał się częścią departamentu Golo. Dekretem z 18 kwietnia 1811 roku Napoleon po raz pierwszy połączył departamenty Golo i Liamone. Kanton Padro stał się kantonem Olmi-Capella. Dziś wszystkie wioski Giussani są częścią kantonu Belgodère.

Las Tartagine (Forêt de Tartagine-Melaja), porośnięty sosną zwyczajną i sosną korsykańską, jest jednym z najdzikszych lasów na Korsyce i został częściowo zniszczony przez wielki pożar we wrześniu 2003 r., który dotknął około 1800 hektarów.

Gospodarka
W przeszłości wielu mieszkańców tego obszaru żyło jako wędrowni handlarze. Najlepiej sprzedającymi się przedmiotami na wyspie były oliwa z oliwek i wyroby skórzane, zwłaszcza buty.

Galeria

Przypisy

Geografia Korsyki


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package se.mathenri.bandapp;

import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

import static android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences;

public class EditUserNameActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_edit_user_name);

        Toolbar myToolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar_main);
        setSupportActionBar(myToolbar);

        SharedPreferences settings = getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
        String currentUserName = settings.getString(
                MainActivity.USERNAME_PREFERENCE_KEY, null);

        // enable "up"-button, only if there is already a username
        if (currentUserName != null) {
            ActionBar ab = getSupportActionBar();
            ab.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        }

        TextView currentUserNameTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.currentUserNameTextField);
        currentUserNameTextView.setText(currentUserName);

        final EditText userNameEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editUserNameEditText);

        Button submitButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.editUserNameSubmitButton);
        submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                SharedPreferences settings = getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
                SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
                editor.putString(MainActivity.USERNAME_PREFERENCE_KEY,
                        userNameEditText.getText().toString());
                editor.commit();
                finish();
            }
        });
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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ALBUM REVIEW July 1, 1999
Jimmy Forrest: Black Forrest
By Jack Bowers
Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest, best known and perhaps best remembered as composer of the huge R&B smash, "Night Train," was also an underrated swing–based player out of the Gene Ammons/Lockjaw Davis/Sonny Stitt school whose ample talents are showcased on the quintet date Black Forrest, recorded in 1959 with the same cast (and a couple of the same songs) that appeared on an earlier Delmark release, All the Gin Is Gone (Delmark 404). As it turns out, the tunes that comprise ...
Claudia Vorbach
voice / vocals

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Villa Cortese est une commune italienne de la ville métropolitaine de Milan dans la région de la Lombardie en Italie.

Géographie

Histoire

Économie

Culture

Administration

Communes limitrophes
Legnano, San Giorgio su Legnano, Dairago, Busto Garolfo

Notes et références

Commune dans la province de Milan

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set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o verbose

readonly MESOS_VERSION=1.6.1

function remove_unused {
  # The default bento/ubuntu-16.04 image includes juju-core, which adds ~300 MB to our image.
  apt-get purge -y --auto-remove juju-core

  rm -f /home/vagrant/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
}

function install_base_packages {
  apt-get update
  apt-get -y install \
      bison \
      curl \
      git \
      jq \
      libapr1-dev \
      libcurl4-nss-dev \
      libffi-dev \
      libkrb5-dev \
      libsasl2-dev \
      libsvn-dev \
      openjdk-8-jdk-headless \
      python-dev
  update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
  # Installing zookeeperd as a separate command, as otherwise openjdk-7-jdk is also installed.
  apt-get install -y zookeeperd
}

function install_docker {
  # Instructions from https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/
  apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
  curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
  add-apt-repository \
    "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
    $(lsb_release -cs) \
    stable"
  apt-get update
  apt-get -y install \
    apparmor \
    docker-ce
  docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --restart=always --name registry registry:2
}

function install_docker2aci {
  DOCKER2ACI_VERSION="0.17.2"
  GOLANG_VERSION="1.11"

  TEMP_PATH=$(mktemp -d)
  pushd "$TEMP_PATH"

  echo "Downloading go..."
  curl -sL "https://dl.google.com/go/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar -xz

  export GOROOT="$PWD/go"
  export PATH="$PATH:$GOROOT/bin"

  echo "Downloading docker2aci source..."
  curl -sL "https://github.com/appc/docker2aci/archive/v${DOCKER2ACI_VERSION}.tar.gz" | tar -xz
  pushd "docker2aci-${DOCKER2ACI_VERSION}"

  # This is a version of https://github.com/appc/docker2aci/blob/v0.9.3/build.sh that has been
  # modified to work without the need to be in a git repo.
  ORG_PATH="github.com/appc"
  REPO_PATH="${ORG_PATH}/docker2aci"
  GLDFLAGS="-X github.com/appc/docker2aci/lib.Version=${DOCKER2ACI_VERSION}"

  if [ ! -h "gopath/src/${REPO_PATH}" ]; then
    mkdir -p "gopath/src/${ORG_PATH}"
    ln -s ../../../.. "gopath/src/${REPO_PATH}" || exit 255
  fi
  export GOBIN="${PWD}/bin"
  export GOPATH="${PWD}/gopath:${PWD}/Godeps/_workspace"
  eval "$(go env)"
  echo "Building docker2aci..."
  go build -o "$GOBIN/docker2aci" -ldflags "${GLDFLAGS}" "${REPO_PATH}/"
  mv "$GOBIN/docker2aci" /usr/local/bin/docker2aci

  popd
  popd

  rm -rf "$TEMP_PATH"
}

function install_mesos {
  apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv E56151BF
  DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
  CODENAME=$(lsb_release -cs)
  echo "deb http://repos.mesosphere.io/${DISTRO} ${CODENAME} main" \
      > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mesosphere.list
  apt-get update
  apt-get -y install mesos=${MESOS_VERSION}*
}

function warm_artifact_cache {
  # Gradle caches in the user's home directory.  Since development commands
  # are executed by the vagrant user, switch to that user.
  su - vagrant -c '
    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/apache/aurora.git
    pushd aurora
      ./build-support/jenkins/build.sh
    popd
    rm -rf aurora'

  THIRD_PARTY_DIR=/home/vagrant/aurora/third_party
  mkdir -p "$THIRD_PARTY_DIR"

  # Fetch the mesos egg, needed to build python components.
  # The mesos.executor target in 3rdparty/python/BUILD expects to find the native egg in
  # third_party.
  SVN_ROOT='https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/aurora/3rdparty'
  pushd "$THIRD_PARTY_DIR"
    wget -c \
      ${SVN_ROOT}/ubuntu/xenial64/python/mesos.executor-${MESOS_VERSION}-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg
  popd

  chown -R vagrant:vagrant aurora
}

function compact_box {
  apt-get autoremove -y --purge
  apt-get clean

  # By design, this will fail as it writes until the disk is full.
  dd if=/dev/zero of=/junk bs=1M || true
  rm -f /junk
  sync
}

remove_unused
install_base_packages
install_docker
install_docker2aci
install_mesos
warm_artifact_cache
compact_box


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D. A Male Reproductive Readiness State
When the male muroid rodent is in a state of reproductive readiness, i.e. during the reproductive season and in possession of a breeding territory, his social behaviors are organized into a complex, appropriate, interrelated pattern, truly a social strategy. He "stakes out" a territory that he patrols and scent-marks with pheromones that advertise his potency, attract other conspecifics including potential mates, and stimulate the female's reproductive physiology. When he encounters a conspecific male, he attacks with motor patterns mediated by the offense motivational system. When he encounters a female he is inhibited from attacking her and makes appropriate sexual advances instead.
The male's reproductive readiness state is activated by androgen. Androgen activates the motivational system of exploration/marking (brain site 2) that he uses to maintain the territory. It activates the tuned olfactory filters (brain sites 7 and 8) that facilitate offense against conspecific males, but suppress offense against females. And it activates the approach to females (brain site 8) and the male sex motivational system (brain site 4) that are responsible for his sexual behavior towards receptive females. Androgen also changes the quality of the male's pheromones so that they became specific attractants for females (brain site 9), advertising his sexual potency; in addition, as an unfortunate byproduct, they also advertise his sexual potency to potential male competitors for whom they serve as motivating stimuli for offense (site 7).
There are limits upon the fighting of males in a state of reproductive readiness that are reflected in the operation of the submission motivational system and the ritualization of offensive attack. The male in a state of reproductive readiness not only maintains a territory, but also he is surrounded by other territorial males with whom he is acquainted and with whom he maintains a kind of "loyal opposition." Territorial males are each dominant upon their own territories, but submissive upon the territories of adjacent individuals. When such a social organization is stable, it can greatly reduce the amount of overt fighting. Although at times the argument is couched in terms of kin selection (Hamilton, 1971) or group selection (Wynne-Edwards, 1962), I don't think such an appeal is necessary. The "loyal opposition" arrangement can confer an advantage upon each participating individual. If a territorial male were to kill or seriously injure its neighbor, it would upset the stability of the territorial arrangement. A new animal would take over the territory of the former neighbor, and the two animals would have to start at the beginning of a new relationship, testing their strength in serious combat. If this event were to occur many times over, as would happen if a territorial male regularly killed its neighbors, one would find that this territorial male was at a disadvantage compared to others. He would expend greater energy in fighting, with greater risk of injury both from opponents and from predators, to accomplish a result which his other conspecific competitors would be accomplishing more easily by means of ritualized territorial relations. The metabolic cost of fighting, estimated to be 20% above that of other routine behaviors (Davis and Golley, 1963), be an important factor by itself. Finally, one can imagine that females may have developed a preference for males who spend minimal time in fighting; the genes from such males might give her male offspring an advantage compared to offspring of more aggressive males.
References A-B
References C-H
References J-P
References Q-Z


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Welcome to WRG Europe, your experts in grant writing and research funding support!
Click here to contact us or email us at:enquiries@wrgeurope.co.uk
Dr Martin Pickard
grantcraft@wrgeurope.co.uk
Following an initial academic career as a life scientist in a Russell Group University during the 1970s, Martin was invited to establish and lead an international group, supporting global research initiatives and translating research to worldwide markets, before establishing his own research based SME in the mid 1980s. An established and impressive research funding success rate increased requests for help and support from other researchers, SMEs and academia/industry in general, leading to the formation of GrantCraft (now one arm of WRG Europe Ltd) in the early 1990s. Since then Martin has been highly successful in facilitating, supporting and implementing effective research engagement across the UK research councils and trusts as well as in European, and other, research projects from BRITE-EURAM and ESPRIT initially to H2020 to-date.
Dr Chris Tuck
chris@wrgeurope.co.uk
Chris is the focal point for the overall WRG Europe business. Having completed his Masters in Chemistry, Chris was selected to complete a PhD under Sir Martyn Poliakoff at Nottingham University. Having successfully completed this, Chris worked in funding and industrial engagement at Nottingham until his selection for a role at WRG Europe. Chris takes a leading role in supporting a range of UK and European Universities to acquire research funding, as well as giving training on grant writing. However, Chris is also closely involved in two successfully awarded European projects focussing on biofuels. The primary role of WRG in these projects is public and industrial engagement to help promote awareness of the environmental issues and raise visibility of the technology for potential investors and end-users. Chris is able to bring his wealth of knowledge in chemistry to support the engagement activities, including presentations at premium conferences.
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vicky@wrgeurope.co.uk
Vicky completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bristol in 2007. She went on to take a leading role in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary European research project. This enabled her to develop key skills in project management, multi-agency coordination and cooperation, stakeholder and public engagement and supervision. Vicky has more recently worked extensively as a specialist consultant with a wide range of organisations and institutions on both a one-to-one and group basis. This has involved the provision of training on interview and presentation skills and the implementation of behavioural analysis and psychometric assessments during recruitment and development events. Vicky has a wealth of experience working across disciplines and sectors to obtain funding and conduct research. As a member of the GrantCraft team she provides personalised grant-writing support as well as running workshops and training events to help researchers from all disciplines to obtain funding, ranging from small seed grants to large European Research Council bids.
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Research Consultant (academia)
lucy@wrgeurope.co.uk
Lucy's origins are in heritage management and education where she specialised in outreach, public engagement and grant coordination and preparation. She has a wealth of experience developing networks and working with a diverse range of stakeholders. This work was underpinned by her Masters in Cultural History. At GrantCraft she has developed and delivered numerous training programmes, workshops and coaching sessions from initial project idea development and funder scoping as well as sessions on bid writing for specific calls and interview preparation. Lucy works closely with applicants across disciplines to write and optimise funding bids of all sizes with a particular interest in fellowships and international applications.
Mark Langley
Research Consultant (industry)
mark@wrgeurope.co.uk
Mark specialises in industrial funding and is the main point-of-contact for SME services. Mark graduated from the University of Exeter with a first degree Masters in Mechanical Engineering, followed by a second degree in aerodynamics at Cranfield University. Mark has worked predominantly in the aerospace research sector specialising in propulsion technologies, ultimately becoming Chief Engineer at a major aerospace company. Here he was responsible for looking after a range of technology projects from sponsored PhDs through to coordinating and managing large projects under Innovate UK and EU funding schemes.Consequently, Mark has a wealth of experience in preparing, negotiating, and managing both small and complex bids for funding as well as managing the subsequent projects themselves. Mark's IT and artistic leanings mean he is also the main point of contact for graphics, and website design services and is familiar with many Adobe products, including After Effects.
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chris.flanagan@wrgeurope.co.uk
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Nominations for the 2012 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson awards (better known simply as "the Jeffs") were announced today. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under an Actor's Equity union contract. Winners will be announced on June 4.
Rogers Park-based Theo Ubique leads the pack with 14 nominations. Eight of the nominations are for their current hit production, "The Light In the Piazza" (extended through June 23). The other six nominations were for a production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes" earlier this season.
The 2012 nominations also recognized the strong seasons at Griffin Theatre Company, the newly revived Bailiwick Chicago, and the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company.
Griffin Theatre scored 11 nominations for two teen-based works: six for "Punk Rock," a British play about contemporary issues of high school studens; and five for "Spring Awakening," a local production of the Tony-award winning musical about teenage repression in 19th century Germany.
Bailiwick Chicago scored 10 nominations, including five for "Passing Strange," a rock musical about an African American's artistic self-discovery, and five for "Violet," a musical about a disfigured woman on a journey of healing.
Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. scored eight nominations: four for their production of "Superior Donuts," the Tracy Letts play about an Uptown donut shop; and four for the soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture "Red Light Winter, about a love triangle.
The Hypocrites' adaptation of the "Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses" cycle garnered six nominations, tying with Griffin's "Punk Rock" for most nominations of a non-musical.
"Red Light Winter" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
"Superior Donuts" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Principal Actor — PlayDan Behrendt (Matt) — "Red Light Winter" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Preston Tate, Jr. (Franco Wicks) — "Superior Donuts" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Dereck Garner (Davis) — "Red Light Winter" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Supporting Actress — PlaySasha Gioppo (Christina) — "Red Light Winter" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Susan Monts-Bologna (Lady Boyle) — "Superior Donuts" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
David Woolley — "Superior Donuts" — Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
The 39th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012, at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL. Doors open for a cash bar at 6:00 p.m., with a light buffet at 6:30 p.m., and the presentation ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. A group rate of $35 is available for parties of 10 or more. Festive cocktail attire is suggested, and the awards are open to the public. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.jeffawards.org/.
Why, oh why, did I have John Barrowman sign his banana?
So, I had a delightful Saturday morning moderating a panel with "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood" star John Barrowman at the Chciago Comic and Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place.
I really didn't know what I should have been expecting, but when I arrived an hour before the panel to tour the space, I was a little overwhelmed by the size of the theater where the panel was to take place.
The empty IGN theater moments before it was opened to fans.
People had already started to line up for the 11:30 a.m. panel at 9 a.m. After getting a walk-through of what, where and when and how everything was going to go down, I decided to walk the C2E2 floor and try to calm my nerves.
I arrived back at the theater 10 minutes before the panel was to start. I was introduced to both John and Scott. I also gave John a brief run-down of what I had planned: a handful of questions from myself, some questions emailed in from fans and then, finally, a lightning round of questions in which John would be playing for money for one of his favorite charities, Dogs Trust.
Once on stage, Barrowman truly amped up like a supernova. He flirted with me (asking me to play with the banana he brought on stage) and brought one well-built fan up on stage for a show of "guns" (Barrowman had the bigger arms, at least is seemed that way from my vantage point).
Barrowman also dared me to play with the banana he brought on stage and wouldn't relent until I stroked it.
On whether the Tardis from "Doctor Who" truly is bigger on the inside than the outside, Barrowman grinned and took a moment to relish the innuendo before answering "Oh, yes." At first, he mentioned David Tennant, before quickly correcting himself and actually identifying the ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston.
When asked what Broadway standard best summed out the series "Torchwood," Barrowman obliged by singing a few bars of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes."
Captain Jack Harkness: larger than life both in person and in toy form.
Perhaps the biggest laugh came from his response to the question whether he owned one an action figure of his "Torchwood" character and , if so, how often he played with himself.
The book is due out in the States in November. It's already a best seller in the UK. Barrowman indicated they are close to signing a deal for the UK television rights and they have also been approached about film rights, too.
Barrowman also just shot a television pilot for ABC called "Guilded Lilys." A period piece set around a family operating a luxury hotel, Barrowman said it was a bit of a departure from what he is known for.
ABC is expected to make a decision regarding picking up the pilot shortly.
Barrowman and his sister haven't exactly forgotten about "Torchwood," either. Though the fate of the series is up in the air due to Creator Russell T. Davies dealing with personal issues and unable to commit to continuing the adventures, the Barrowmans are currently at work on a novel, tentatively titled Exodus Code, that picks up right after the events of the last series "Torchwood: Miracle Day."
Also up in the air is Barrowman's participation in the 50th anniversary of the "Doctor Who" franchise in 2013.
John Barrowman in a 2002 production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company."
On the final bonus question, Barrowman needed some assistance from the audience to complete the phrase "If it's not Scottish, it's..." with the correct response "Crap."
"We don't get 'Saturday Night Live' in the UK, I may have to check it out," he said.
For being a good sport, I made a $50 donation to Dogs Trust; Barrowman matched my donation.
Barrowman ended the panel with an impromptu rendition of "The Doctor and I," his spoof set to the tune of "The Wizard and I" from "Wicked." The song can be purchased at the Amazon link below.
Backstage after the panel, Barrowman offered to sign the banana.
The signature reads "MISHA, Enjoy my Big Banana, John Barrowman"
If anybody has any suggestions on how to preserve a piece of fruit, I'm all ears. I suspect I may end up just eating Barrowman's banana.
My friend Michael Sherrin actually waited in line on Sunday to have Barrowman sign a Captain Jack action figure. Barrowman was still in cheeky form on Sunday as the photo shows.
It's a Captain Jack attack: Michael gets an intimate hug from John Barrowman.


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Q: Rails view path not being reset
Given Rails 4.2, Ruby 2.3.1.

In theory, Rails should allow you to completely reset the view paths, as seen here, in the source code.
However, when I reset the view_paths via #view_paths=, from a controller callback, something unexpected happens.
> view_paths.size
=> 2
> new_paths = view_paths.reject { |vp| rejection criteria }
> new_paths.size
=> 1
> view_paths = new_paths
> view_paths.size
=> 2
> _view_paths.size
=> 1

self._view_paths has successfully been reset, but #view_paths has not picked up those changes, despite simply being a wrapper for self._view_paths. Why is self._view_paths correct, and #view_paths not?
Note: This is important because Rails uses #view_paths when searching for view, not self._view_paths.

A: Try changing
view_paths = new_paths

to
self.view_paths = new_paths

view_paths = new_paths is most likely initializing a local variable called view_paths instead of calling the method view_paths=
Edit:
Since you are getting a NoMethodError you are not in the context you think you are in since there is a method with that name in the file you posted https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/ec28c4fb242a9bf0632bb4dac0d0a2d949eab1b3/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/view_paths.rb#L91

A: It looks like once a controller instance is created, the view path is accessed from the lookup_context, and that is where it needs to be changed.
 lookup_context.view_paths.paths.reject! { |vp| rejection criteria }

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Following news that rocked social media about DMW Boss; Davido terminating one of his signees contract Idowest, he has now come out to allay the fears of those that feel there is commotion in the label by addressing the issue. He has said in a post via his Insta story on Instagram that Idowest's contract has not been terminated and that he remains a core DMW act like his other fellows. He also said that people should stop spreading "stupid rumours" stating that Idowest stays with the gang for life.
We can call recall that Idowest was signed sometime in May this year still making him the latest recruit at the most powerful music label in Africa. The singer has a song "Ji Masun" ft his boss under the label which is rocking the streets. However, eyebrows were raised when the news spread on the internet that he has been sent packing from DMW, but it has now been revealed that it's just mere rumour.


You've finally had to throw out those cross-trainers. They've been your companions through miles of workouts and it breaks your heart to have to dump them. It's been so long since you've had to purchase a new pair, you don't know where to begin. Here's a short guide to help you decide which pair to buy next.
When shopping for athletic shoes, you should already know what sport you will be using them for. Will you be using them to train for a marathon, or will you wearing them to basketball practice? Running shoes are designed differently than, say, tennis or cross-training shoes, and choosing the right shoe can help your performance and help you to avoid injuries.
Athletic shoes fall into different categories. For example, there are sneakers which are appropriate for running on a track or road, and they are those models which are designed to give you traction when trail running. Likewise, tennis shoes are designed to allow the wearer to get the best traction while running and making those quick turns on the court. Baseball and soccer shoes, or 'cleats,' are usually spiked to let you run in soft grass and mud.
Once you've decided on which type of shoes you want to buy, it's time for you to try them on. It is important to try on the shoes, at the end of the day, when your feet are their largest. It may sound strange, but your feet swell during the course of the day, so if you want to get the best fit, you should try them on towards the end of the day. It is also very important to remember to bring the type of socks that you will be wearing with them, to guarantee a proper fit. When you have them on, walk around. This will give you a better idea as to whether they really will be comfortable or not. And remember, the shoe should not slip or slide on your foot when you are wearing them.
Purchasing your next pair of sports shoes should be fun and with a little bit of planning, they should last for a long time.


THE iconic sarsen stones at Stonehenge were erected some 4500 years ago. Although the monument's original purpose is still disputed, we now know that within a few centuries it became a memorial to a vanished people. By then, almost every Briton, from the south coast of England to the north-east tip of Scotland, had been wiped out by incomers. It isn't clear exactly why they disappeared so rapidly. But a picture of the people who replaced them is emerging.
The migrants' ultimate source was a group of livestock herders called the Yamnaya who occupied the Eurasian steppe north of the Black Sea and the Caucasus mountains. Britain wasn't their only destination. Between 5000 and 4000 years ago, the Yamnaya and their descendants colonised swathes of Europe, leaving a genetic legacy that persists to this day. Their arrival coincided with profound social and cultural changes. Burial practices shifted dramatically, a warrior class appeared, and there seems to have been a sharp upsurge in lethal violence. "I've become increasingly convinced there must have been a kind of genocide," says Kristian Kristiansen at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. As he and others piece together the story, one question resounds: were the Yamnaya the most murderous people in history?


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"Game of Thrones" fans enjoyed the media dump on Thursday (Jan. 30) when HBO released the highly anticipated first photos from scenes in the upcoming Season 4. One image that generated a lot of buzz was that of the recast Daario Naharis (Michiel Huisman). And we have a neat one extra of him with Dany, that few others received on Thursday. Oh, and incase you haven't seen this striking image of King Joffrey Baratheon, the vicious Boy King of Westeros, who will become even more of an evil tyrant in S4, enjoy!
Daario — Daenerys Targaryen's Season 3 love interest — was played by a completely different actor in Season 3 (Ed Skrein), and there is still no word yet on whether the character's new appearance will be explained onscreen or if everyone will act like nothing is different (please, HBO, go with the former option). However, it is already known that Huisman's version of Daario will be a big part of Season 4 (and the expected Season 5, if/when HBO renews the series).
That's all well and good, but the biggest question on our mind is much simpler: Is Huisman hotter as Daario or as bad boy rock star Liam McGuinnis on "Nashville"? Time will tell. From Connie Britton to Emilia Clarke, this working stiff is one lucky bloke!
"Game of Thrones" returns on Sunday, April 6. Winter is Coming! And thanks to our readers for helping to push the "Game of Thrones" S4 first official trailer past, get this, 17 MILLION and counting!


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March, 2017 | Run S.M.A.R.T.
I wanted to drop you and the Run SMART Project a line to let you know that my quality training workouts are now complete and I am ready to take on my first Boston Marathon in a few short weeks.
As you may recall, I qualified for Boston during my first marathon using your custom plan (Chicago 2015 – 3:21:23 VDOT 47.7). Since then, I have used the plan with adjusted paces and Dr. Daniels' training philosophy to continuously improve while staying injury free.
David Gaines of New York City trains with our Founder, Brian Rosetti and the NY Flyers' Marathon Training Program. Last year, after his first marathon build-up with Run SMART the 63-year-old set a new PR and qualified for Boston at the Amsterdam Marathon (pictured here). Keep in mind that David didn't get into running a few years ago, he has been running since he was in high school!
I would like to thank you Malindi for all the support you have given me through out my preparations, with the training program but also with all the advices which were all very useful to me. I look very positively in the future working together with you in making the most form my running, which is my hobby but also much more than that. I love it and I am very grateful that I have the chance to practice such a beautiful sport.
There are really only two types of training a person can do: steady running and intermittent running. By steady running I mean a non-stop run at a consistent intensity. The intensity may be very easy, as at the beginning of a warm-up, during cool-downs or during recovery runs; or it may be moderate, as when running at Marathon pace or Threshold pace. Any intensity faster than threshold pace will usually be associated with intermittent running, as during Interval or Repetition workouts, types of training that stress the aerobic system or that work on mechanics, speed and economy.
Most of us like to think that one of the advantages runners have over other athletes, or, more simply stated, running has over many other types of aerobic exercise, is the simplicity and freedom of the sport. You really can run just about anywhere, and for free. I remember coaching a sailor during the Gulf War, who was 6-4 and weighed 185 pounds, and he maintained an 80-mile-per-week program for most of a year. This sounds reasonable enough for someone training for a marathon, but when you consider he was limited to doing all of his running on the deck of an aircraft carrier, treadmill running doesn't seem quite so limiting after all.


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Q: Dynamically deleting elements from an array while enumerating through it I am going through my system dictionary and looking for words that are, according to a strict definition, neither subsets nor supersets of any other word.
The implementation below does not work, but if it did, it would be pretty efficient, I think. How do I iterate through the array and also remove items from that same array during iteration?
def collect_dead_words
  result = @file #the words in my system dictionary, as an array
  wg = WordGame.new # the class that "knows" the find_subset_words &
                    # find_superset_words methods
  result.each do |value|
    wg.word = value
    supersets = wg.find_superset_words.values.flatten
    subsets = wg.find_subset_words.values.flatten
    result.delete(value) unless (matches.empty? && subsets.empty?)
    result.reject! { |cand| supersets.include? cand }
    result.reject! { |cand| subsets.include? cand }
  end
  result
end

Note: find_superset_words and find_subset_words both return hashes, hence the values.flatten bit

A: It is inadvisable to modify a collection while iterating over it. Instead, either iterate over a copy of the collection, or create a separate array of things to remove later.

A: One way to accomplish this is with Array#delete_if. Here's my run at it so you get the idea:
supersets_and_subsets = []

result.delete_if do |el|
  wg.word = el
  superset_and_subset = wg.find_superset_words.values.flatten + wg.find_subset_words.values.flatten
  supersets_and_subsets << superset_and_subset

  !superset_and_subset.empty?
end

result -= supersets_and_subsets.flatten.uniq

A: Here's what I came up with based on your feedback (plus a further optimization by starting with the shortest words):
def collect_dead_words
  result = []
  collection = @file
  num = @file.max_by(&:length).length
  1.upto(num) do |index|
    subset_by_length = collection.select {|word| word.length == index }
    while !subset_by_length.empty? do
      wg = WordGame.new(subset_by_length[0])
      supermatches = wg.find_superset_words.values.flatten
      submatches = wg.find_subset_words.values.flatten
      collection.reject! { |cand| supermatches.include? cand }
      collection.reject! { |cand| submatches.include? cand }
      result << wg.word if (supermatches.empty? && submatches.empty?)
      subset.delete(subset_by_length[0])
      collection.delete(subset_by_length[0])
    end
  end
  result
end

Further optimizations are welcome!

A: The problem
As I understand, string s1 is a subset of string s2 if s1 == s2 after zero or more characters are removed from s2; that is, if there exists a mapping m of the indices of s1 such that1:

*

*for each index i of s1, s1[i] = s2[m(i)]; and

*if i < j then m(i) < m(j).

Further s2 is a superset of s1 if and only if s1 is a subset of s2.
Note that for s1 to be a subset of s2, s1.size <= s2.size must be true.
For example:

*

*"cat" is a subset of "craft" because the latter becomes "cat" if the "r" and "f" are removed.

*"cat" is not a subset of "cutie" because "cutie" has no "a".

*"cat" is not a superset of "at" because "cat".include?("at") #=> true`.

*"cat" is not a subset of "enact" because m(0) = 3 and m(1) = 2, but m(0) < m(1) is false;

Algorithm
Subset (and hence superset) is a transitive relation, which permit significant algorithmic efficiencies. By this I mean that if s1 is a subset of s2 and s2 is a subset of s3, then s1 is a subset of s3.
I will proceed as follows:

*

*Create empty sets neither_sub_nor_sup and longest_sups and an empty array subs_and_sups.

*Sort the words in the dictionary by length, longest first.

*Add w to neither_sub_nor_sup, where w is longest word in the dictionary.

*For each subsequent word w in the dictionary (longest to shortest), perform the following operations:

*

*for each element u of neither_sub_nor_sup determine if w is a subset of u. If it is, move u from neither_sub_nor_sup to longest_sups and append u to subs_and_sups.

*if one or more elements were moved from from neither_sub_nor_sup to longest_sups, append w to subs_and_sups; else add w to neither_sub_nor_sup.

*Return subs_and_sups.

Code
require 'set'

def identify_subs_and_sups(dict)
  neither_sub_nor_sup, longest_sups = Set.new, Set.new
  dict.sort_by(&:size).reverse.each_with_object([]) do |w,subs_and_sups|
    switchers = neither_sub_nor_sup.each_with_object([]) { |u,arr|
      arr << u if w.subset(u) }
    if switchers.any?
      subs_and_sups << w
      switchers.each do |u|
        neither_sub_nor_sup.delete(u)
        longest_sups << u
        subs_and_sups << u
      end
    else
      neither_sub_nor_sup << w
    end
  end
end

class String
  def subset(w)
    w =~ Regexp.new(self.gsub(/./) { |m| "#{m}\\w*" })
  end
end

Example
dict = %w| cat catch craft cutie enact trivial rivert river |
  #=> ["cat", "catch", "craft", "cutie", "enact", "trivial", "rivert", "river"]
identify_subs_and_sups(dict)
  #=> ["river", "rivert", "cat", "catch", "craft"]

Variant
Rather than processing the words in the dictionary from longest to shortest, we could instead order them shortest to longest:
def identify_subs_and_sups1(dict)
  neither_sub_nor_sup, shortest_sups = Set.new, Set.new
  dict.sort_by(&:size).each_with_object([]) do |w,subs_and_sups|
    switchers = neither_sub_nor_sup.each_with_object([]) { |u,arr|
      arr << u if u.subset(w) }
    if switchers.any?
      subs_and_sups << w
      switchers.each do |u|
        neither_sub_nor_sup.delete(u)
        shortest_sups << u
        subs_and_sups << u
      end
    else
      neither_sub_nor_sup << w
    end
  end
end

identify_subs_and_sups1(dict)
  #=> ["craft", "cat", "rivert", "river"]

Benchmarks
(to be continued...)
1 The OP stated (in a later comment) that s1 is not a substring of s2 if s2.include?(s1) #=> true. I am going to pretend I never saw that, as it throws a spanner into the works. Unfortunately, subset is no longer a transitive relation with that additional requirement. I haven't investigate the implications of that, but I suspect it means a rather brutish algorithm would be required, possibly requiring pairwise comparisons of all the words in the dictionary.


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Acoustic-4-A-Cure | The Fillmore | Review
Article Contributed by Alan Sheckter | Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Sammy Hagar, Bob Weir, Dave Grohl, Sarah McLachlan, Mick Fleetwood, Pat Benatar, Don Felder, and Steve Vai lent their musical support at The Fillmore in San Francisco on May 15 for the fourth annual Acoustic- 4-A-Cure benefit concert. The show, for which musicians played for free according to event co-creator Hagar, benefited the pediatric cancer program at the University of California San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital.
Hagar kept the pace brisk and entertaining as the jolly and affable ring leader for the grand two hour, 45-minute set. Hagar's lead-in set, with just he and longtime musical partner Vic Johnson strumming at his side, consisted of the self-descriptive "Sam I Am," Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," the brand new "Father Time," and a crowd pleasing version of Van Halen's iconic "Right Now."
Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir entered the stage next and was vigorously hugged and then lauded by Hagar as a guy who had played the Fillmore stage innumerable times over the years. And spanning the years, Weir's interesting set included song lyrics he wrote back in 1968 to a song he wrote in 2016. The set began with a quiet solo rendering of "Peggy O," a traditional ballad that The Grateful Dead performed oft times with Jerry Garcia at the mic. Steve Vai (acoustic lead guitar), Mick Fleetwood (drums), and Bay Area bass player Ruth Davies joined Weir as he carried on with a fine version of "Easy to Slip," a Little Feat tune that he has performed for some 35 years. That morphed nicely into "Only a River," the most popular of the offerings from Weir's 2016 solo project, "Blue Mountain."
Next, strumming increased in pace and volume until it revealed itself as "The Other One," Grateful Dead's ode to the old psychedelicized days at The Fillmore and beyond. Fleetwood and Vai visibly appreciated playing in the band on this one – to coin a phrase – and did justice to the solid, acoustic-driven interpretation. Then, with Hagar back onstage, the players morphed into a party-hearty version of The Grateful Dead's "Loose Lucy," a song that Hagar played in the past with Weir. After more hugs and Weir's polite wave and bow-out, The Grateful Dead portion of the show was over, but the evening was really just beginning.
Next up, Don Felder took the spotlight. An unsung core member of The Eagles, Felder's long-time tenure with the band included several years sharing dual lead guitar duties with Joe Walsh. Here, with Fleetwood, Vai, and Davies still onstage, Felder sang and played guitar on reverent versions of The Eagles' "Tequila Sunrise," which he dedicated to the late Glenn Frey, and "Hotel California." Felder relished playing with Fleetwood, fondly pointing out that in days of yore, he and Fleetwood performed many, many nights together on co-billed Eagles / Fleetwood Mac shows.
The stage was then cleared and Sarah McLachlan entered solo, sat at the piano, and delivered heavenly, voice-perfect versions of some of her famed pieces of music from the 1990s, namely "Possession," "Adia," and "Angel." She also performed "Beautiful Girl," recorded in 2014, which she dedicated to her children. Regarding cancer, "I have two daughters myself," she said, "and I can't imagine dealing with that beast."
Pat Benatar, one of the most anticipated stars of the night, performed next with Neil Giraldo, her 35-plus-year partner on and off the stage. Seated on a stool, Benatar's powerful voice was still in great, dynamic form, satisfying the crowd who sang along with such classics as "Love is a Battlefield" (from 1983), "The Ties That Bind" (1993), "We Belong Together" (1984), and "the one that started it all," Benatar said, "Heartbreaker" (1979) that was wrapped around Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and Roky Erickson's "Don't Slander Me."
Next, Vai, whose storied live lead guitar collaborations over the years range from Frank Zappa to Whitesnake, led a jam with Fleetwood and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, which included a raging drum duet that eventually led into an epic version of Fleetwood Mac's "World Turning," with Hagar on vocals and the addition of Johnson to the stage.
An engaging and talkative Grohl entered the stage with words for Hagar, "There goes my hero, go Sammy," he said. "He puts on a great party; he's been trying to get me drunk all night." Grohl's set, Foo Fighters songs all, included "Times Like These" (from 2003, performed as a solo), followed by – with Vai, Fleetwood, Hawkins, and keyboardist Rami Jaffee onstage – "My Hero" (1998), "The Sky is the Neighborhood," (debut of a new song), and "Everlong" (1997), which closed the show.
While Acoustic-4-A-Cure co-creator, Metallica's James Hetfield, appeared on a pre-recorded video, he was in New York on this night, performing on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."
From Acoustic-4-A-Cure: "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital creates an environment where children and their families find compassionate care at the forefront of scientific discovery, with more than 150 experts in 50 medical specialties serving patients throughout Northern California and beyond. The hospital admits about 5,000 children each year, including 2,000 babies born in the hospital. To donate to the cause, go to https://give.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/landing/ways-to-give.
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A Vocoder (short for voice encoder) is a category of voice codec that analyzes and synthesizes the human voice signal for audio data compression, multiplexing, voice encryption, voice transformation, etc. A vocoder can be used in a wide range of musical genres. What you can pass through a vocoder goes of course far beyond simple voice signals (e.g. drum loops, FX Noise, etc.).
A Vocoder analyses the frequency bands of a Modulator signal (usually Voice) and applies them to the Carrier (Synth) signal.
The Modulator signal (in G-Stomper FX:Input1) is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an Level Analyzer, and the control signals from the Level Analyzers are transmitted to the decoder. The decoder applies these (amplitude) control signals to corresponding filters for re- synthesis.
The Carrier signal on the other hand (in G-Stomper FX:Input2) is passed trough the corresponding filters in the decoder, where the frequency Bands of the Modulator get applied.
Create a simple Vocal Track (Trigger on step 01) and send it to the FX unit where you loaded the Vocoder A (route it normal to the default Input1, no Side Chaining).
What you hear now is the "vocoded" signal of the Vocal Track.
Since we didn't pass a Carrier signal to Input2 yet, the default Carrier (a static Synth sound) is used instead.
Create s simple Track using a long synthesizer sound (ideally Sawtooth or similar) and send it to the Vocoder A as well. It can be a VA-Beast Synthesizer or a Sampler Track, just make sure that the result is a continuously playing Synth Sound. You'll get best results when using a Carrier with large harmonic content.
4. Now long click the FX Send of the Synth Track to send it, still to the Vocoder A, but to Input2 instead of Input1.
Hint: Use the VU Meter in the middle to monitor the Input2 signal.
What you hear now is the "vocoded" signal of the Vocal Track, but in use of the Carrier signal from Input2.


Top-20 firm Kingston Smith has become the first accountancy firm to be licensed as an alternative business structure (ABS) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) to carry out probate work.
The ICAEW expects around 250 accountancy firms to become an ABS for this purpose, while individual accountants can also authorised to conduct reserved probate work.
Kingston Smith has offices in London and the South East with over 400 staff. Senior partner Sir Michael Snyder said: "We are delighted to be the first ICAEW accountancy firm to be licensed to offer a truly holistic suite of probate services to our clients.
"Taking away the need for outside parties to be involved in providing individuals with this sensitive, personalised service is something we know our clients will greatly value.
Vernon Soare, ICAEW executive director, said its role as a ABS licensing authority "will open up the marketplace for the consumer, who might want their accountant to handle legal services too. We also knew that members were keen to offer these services and having more providers should make the market more competitive".


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Q: pass textbox from one activity to other Is that possible to pass a textbox user input data from activity1 to activity2?
i tried this but it didn't work.
var second = new Intent(this, typeof(SecondPage));
second.PutExtra("reg", "qwe");
StartActivity (second);

Thank for any help.

A: What didn't work? Are you fetching that info on the other activity?
public class SecondPage : Activity
{
    protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
    {
        base.OnCreate(bundle);

        var reg = this.Intent.Extras.GetString("reg");

        SetContentView(Resource.Layout.second_layout);

        var textView = this.FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.secondText);

        textView.Text = reg;

This is the XML for the layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:minWidth="25px"
    android:minHeight="25px">
    <TextView
        android:text="Large Text"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="55.2dp"
        android:id="@+id/secondText" />
</LinearLayout>

A: var second = new Intent (this, typeof(SecondPage));
                second.PutExtra ("value",i);
                StartActivity (second);

On the SecondPage activity:
string Passed_value;
  Passed_value  = Intent.GetStringExtra ("value");

for int use:
int Passed_value;
Passed_value  = Intent.GetIntExtra ("value",0);


When your child has more than just a stomachache, specialists in the Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Rush University Children's Hospital can help.
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Multidisciplinary care: The Pediatric Celiac Disease and Food Sensitivity Clinic brings together pediatric allergists, pediatric gastroenterologists, dietitians and other pediatric specialists to create an individual treatment plan for your child. The clinic provides coordinated, compassionate care to children from birth to age 21.
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The most powerful commercial imaging satellite ever built has gone into orbit from California, US. DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 spacecraft will return pictures of the Earth's surface down to a resolution of 31cm.
Mezaira'a, an area of habitation in the centre of the Liwa Oasis, can be seen in this Proba-1 image, acquired by the CHRIS instrument on 30 July 2014.
A long-lived satellite launched in 1997 to measure rainfall in the tropics has run out of fuel and will probably fall back to Earth within the next three years, NASA officials have stated.
The ocean covers 71 percent of Earth's surface and affects weather over the entire globe. Hurricanes and storms that begin far out over the ocean affect people on land and interfere with shipping at sea. And the ocean stores carbon and heat, which are transported from the ocean to the air and back, allowing for photosynthesis and affecting Earth's climate.
Why do La Nina events linger?
For millions of people, the onset of El Niño or La Niña in northern autumn indicates whether they're likely to face unusually warm, cold, wet, or dry conditions over the coming winter. A new modelling study pins down the process that apparently determines why La Niña events often last twice as long as typical El Niño events-a result with major implications for seasonal predictions extending more than a year out.
Aerojet Rocketdyne anticipates the first users of the "green fuel" hydrazine alternative AF-M315E will be SmallSat manufacturers. The company recently completed testing a 1-newton engine designed for attitude control at the company's new green propulsion test facility. Findings from these tests have expanded the number of missions for which the fuel is well suited.
ForestSAT 2014 is the 6th international conference in a series focusing on the applications of forest geomatics, previous conferences have taken place in Scotland, Sweden, France, Spain and USA.
ForestSAT 2014 conference is aimed at promoting the integration of Earth observation with other geo-spatial applications and traditional forest sciences. The conference covers all possible scientifically-based developments and applications of remote sensing and GIS tools for monitoring, mapping or modelling forest systems. Aiding a better understanding of their functioning, and supporting their inventory and sustainable management.
The themes of this workshop will comprise: Forest mapping and inventory, Development of methods, Proximal sensing, Forest management/policy and Education.


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Just finished my very first ever chalk paint project. I painted my kitchen table and chairs. It was way easier than I thought it would be and I was excited to get it waxed and finished. I was searching online where to purchase the wax that had been suggested by the manufacturer of the chalk powder I used in my paint, when I found your blog. SO glad I found this before I waxed my pieces. This table gets a ton of use by 3 little destructo's so the wax would have been no match and I would not have known that until it was too late. Also, so glad I read about the matte finish poly as I would have been really sad to lose the chalky look I have achieved. Off to buy some poly! THANK YOU!!!!!
I think this information is incorrect. You state that you have to re-wax every few months? I've been using Annie Sloan paints exclusively for my business for about two years now. I do kitchens and sideboards, dressers etc. I have many pieces myself here in my house. I have NEVER had to re-wax any of my pieces, including my kitchen or my parents' kitchen that I did. The wax is cured after 30 days and becomes hard protecting the paint. I still have a beautiful velvety finish on all my pieces.
That's awesome Jane. I too have heard that all waxes need to be done again every year. I am assuming you used Annie Sloan wax?
Annie Sloan wax is the most toxic on the market! Sorry ladies, due your research. It is a petroleum based product, it sits on top of the furniture. Meanwhile everything that touches it gets into it and then rubs off on to other things in the first three months. If you buff the heck out of it, you can get it to lay down. You only have to apply additional coats if your piece gets high use and you want to. I apply once a year to my special pieces.
Thank you!!!!!! I have been looking for information like yours and you answered ALL of my questions!
Thank you Sherri for a great page with all the info I needed in 1 read. You answered all the questions I had and been searching for answers for days!
Thank you SO much for all this great info!!! I have been working on a project for the past few days and have been referring back to this! Going to the store to buy some poly today and I am SO glad I read about the matte poly because I have been worried about loosing the chalk paint look too much. Thanks much!
what kind of matte poly do you recommend? they don't have the matte in the Valathane? will it make a HUGE difference if I just use the satin?
Hi Sherri, I just used satin varathene over ascp, and as it dried it left a crackled affect.I had primed the furniture with the zinsser shellac first. What did I do wrong?
Hi Stacy, I have only experienced crackling when the base coat wasn't thoroughly dry. How long before you applied the finish coat?
I purchased and used the exact polyurethane in the post and it left streaking on my table top. It's a grayish green chalk paint top. Now what? Lol. How can I get rid of the streaks without repainting? Thanks!!
Sorry for the late response. I have only experience streaking when the base coat wasn't dry, and the poly picked up and carried some of the color throughout the top coat. Is it a very dark color? Sometimes I've also seen that when the top coat was not applied evenly.
Annie Sloan chalk paint can paint right over wax! I love their paint because it's so easy to fix mistakes! I have never tried poly over their paint but I plan to after reading your post! Thanks!
Can you wax over latex paint?
Can you show pictures of something you used Chalk paint on and then put the Varathane Crystal Clear Poly on?
Hi Kathy, great idea!! I'll work up a post showing examples of the Varathane.
Thank you! I was just in the store yesterday and got so overwhelmed I could scream!! This was awesome!!
Can I apply the Varathane to a table and chairs I have recently painted with a homemade (plaster of paris) paint in an off white color with a sponge brush as not to leave brush strokes??? I love the look of hand waxed but this table will be in a sewing room and will be used to cut a lot of fabric, so I now know because of your post here that I need to return the American Décor Crème Wax I just purchased at a small fortune I might add and purchase the Varathane Poly. Would the soft matte give a more hand waxed appearance than using the satin??? As you can tell I am new to painting furniture… I have done lots of little things from shelves to candles, but this is my biggest project to date. I picked them up curb side someone had set out and fell in love, but want to do it right the first time. Would love to hear back from you on these 2 questions soon, as I am almost done painting and ready to start the finish. Thanks for sharing these 2 wonderful informative posts!!!!
I think you may like the matte look better than the satin… I personally have not had good luck with using sponge brushes, you may want to experiment a little before to try it on your project! Good Luck!!
Can you share more about what you brush use to apply the poly? I'm sorry if I missed this. I used a sponge brush and wasn't thrilled with the application. I just tried the Shabby Paints VAX on two end tables and seemed easy to apply, but for larger pieces, I think it will be more economical to do polycyclic. Thanks!
I have never had good results with a sponge brush either, I like to use a 2″ or 2 1/2″ Purdy (synthetic) brush.
very helpful, thank you for sharing. I find wax to be more work than I like to do on a continuing basis so I agree with you about poly instead.
I have a car wax buffer I use on our farmers table and it saves your arms.
I shared that on my FB biz page L Kells Antiques It was very informative, thanks!
I just put poly over chalk paint and I don't like that I lost the matte finish of the chalk paint. I used a satin poly. Should I have used something else?
Angie- the poly's are available in a matte finish.
I've had a really hard time finding a matte finish poly. Not sold anywhere in my area and I've searched online with no luck. Any brand names that have matte finish poly's?
Oh, I wish I had read this article YESTERDAY! I just finished painting a dresser with Folk Art Home Décor chalk paint. Last night I used the same brand of antiquing wax. It's not a paste wax, but a liquid. So now I need to seal it and have no clear wax……but on another blog I read you should use clear wax first and then dark wax. After reading your article I was going to use polyacrylic, which I have, but then further down read NOT to use poly if already waxed! So now I'm not sure what to do! This piece is going in my 9 year olds sons room. Any suggestions???? Thank you!
I would not recommend applying any poly over the wax. Having never used the Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint or Wax, I am not familiar with their liquid wax. I did read their product data info, and frequently asked questions. Here is a link, I hope the 3rd page may be of help to you!
Sherri, Thank you for the link to Plaid's FAQ. I should have read that to begin with. I was so excited to get started, I just jumped right in! Lesson learned. This is my first piece that I've used with chalk paint. Luckily, it's just going in my sons room so he has a place to stash his goodies. I applied the poly over the antique wax and it's still fine. It's more like a stain than a wax. I used poly that I already had. In the future, if I use poly, I will definitely purchase the matte finish. I'm going to be chalk painting two end tables in my FR. If they were yours, would you use the matte poly vs. the clear wax? I tried putting the antique wax over the poly and it did not work. Thank you again!
Hi! I am confused and had a quick question for you. So I just painted a large headboard with DIY chalk paint and I used plaster of paris. The paint worked and looks fabulous, but now I need something to hold it in so it does not peel or scratch. I have used wax before and I did not have the best of luck. I have both Amy Howard's light and dark waxes but I want my piece to remain the color it is now, and have that "matted" look. I do not want any shine. What do you suggest I use? Half the stores I've gone into do not know what water based shellac or poly is lol. Please help!!!
When you say "hold it in so it does not peel or scratch, that's an adhesion issue. If that layer of paint is not sticking to the surface you have painted, a top coat will offer little protection.


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But now that there's a baby in the picture, I've done a 180. Peter's! Genius! Add it to the list of not terribly cool local places that might just welcome us with a baby.
On a Saturday night, when Will and I want to go out, stroller in tow, I often find myself thinking, 'What's the least cool place in the neighborhood right now?' Not because I am worried about loud music or even a wait at the bar, but because I get sick of hostesses wincing when they see us (and stroller) coming through the door.
This weekend, we wandered into a completely empty Antica Pesa, and were turned away. Then we proceeded to pop our heads into 4 or 5 local restaurants where the staff clearly didn't want to accomodate a stroller. Yes, I get that a screaming baby isn't great for atmosphere, but I swear I am not glossing things over when I say that after 7, no matter how noisy it is, Axel will sleep through dinner and not make so much as a peep. Basically he is like a small pice of luggage at that point in the evening.
After getting rejected at a few somewhat-of-the-moment spots (even though it was barely 7 p.m.) I wound up feeling like a terrible parent, schlepping Axel around past his bedtime, as a dusting of snow fell. We settled on drinks at Betto and dinner at D.O.C. Both totally fine, but it was nonetheless a kind of discouraging experience.
Which leads me to wonder if I am going nuts and if it is, in fact, totally inappropriate to bring Axel out to dinner with us. While I figure out the answer, you'll find us at that brand new place...from 2003.


The changes to golden parachute packages for TripAdvisor executives don't mean that some company is ready to swoop in tomorrow and acquire TripAdvisor — although we are not ruling it out, either. Still, the language changes sweeten the pot for management and perhaps incentivize such an outcome, according to the story.
TripAdvisor Inc. has been mentioned before as an acquisition target, but could it now be laying the groundwork for a takeover? Tweaks to its executive-severance plan suggest so.
Specifically, if certain TripAdvisor executives are let go within three months prior to a change in control or 12 months after, they'll earn a lump sum equivalent to 12 to 24 months of their base salary, plus a bonus that could be up to twice its targeted size as well as health care. They'll be entitled to a lesser amount if they are fired more than three months before a deal is closed or more than a year afterward.
The travel-site operator adopted a plan [see "Item 5, Other Information" or view a summary of the changes embedded below] earlier this month that better remunerates key executives whose jobs may be jeopardized by a change-in-control event such as a merger or sale of the company. The change offers management more lucrative exit packages if they remain in place during the immediate period before or after a TripAdvisor deal is integrated, making them more likely to stay on once an agreement has been reached.
If TripAdvisor is more open to a deal, are there any buyers out there? As my colleague Tara Lachapelle has previously written [Editor's Note: as has Skift] both Priceline and Expedia may have their eye on the company, which boasts 415 million average unique monthly visitors. And while it's in TripAdvisor Chairman Greg Maffei's interests to talk his own book, he did say at a March conference that the company could attract the likes of Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as they seek a bigger share of the online travel industry.
But any deal is far from guaranteed and if management wants to line one up, there's more it can do to grease the wheels. For one, TripAdvisor could make itself a little more easy to purchase if it regains voting control by acquiring a stake in the company that's currently held by Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., where Maffei also is chairman. The company can do so without being penalized as it's now well over two years since Liberty TripAdvisor's tax-free spinoff from Liberty Interactive Corp. A hurdle, though, is that TripAdvisor's own stock– which could be needed as currency to at least partly fund the stake purchase — is trading substantially off its highs.
TripAdvisor's market value has shrunk to $5.7 billion from over $9 billion this time a year ago, in part because it's battling with tweaks to its business model after attempting to become a fully fledged booking company rather than a pure review site. Its earnings have also been pressured by an uptick in visitors via mobile devices who tend to use the site for research and planning rather than for booking travel and are therefore less coveted by advertisers.
Potential acquirers may be better off waiting to see if TripAdvisor's stock either stabilizes or slides further to a level where a deal becomes more compelling. Still, if a transaction is struck, odds are good that TripAdvisor's management will consider it worth their while to facilitate a smooth transition.
This article was written by Gillian Tan from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com.
Note from Skift: Bloomberg columnist Gillian Tan, who wrote this story, is no relation to Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans.


The goal of hybrid IT is getting applications and workloads to serve people across a heterogeneous environment.
Enterprises are using multiple cloud and non-cloud environments for their applications and workloads. IT and business leaders are stepping up their efforts to find the optimal workload placement in an evolving hybrid IT environment.
This is where companies such as Dimension Data, the US$7.5 billion global ICT solutions and services provider, come in to deliver and deploy the right infrastructure and applications strategy.
John Lombard, APAC CEO, Dimension Data, joined the company last year to head the region. Having joined from SAP, his observation that infrastructure and applications are beginning to converge is very educative. The advent of software-defined infrastructure and cloud-based models of consumption have redefined enterprise IT, John said.
John calls the trend in another way— hybrid IT moving mainstream; on-premise or public cloud or hosted applications, it is not a choice anymore, every model coexists with the other.
So, what exactly is hybrid IT? Hybrid IT is defined as the usage of multiple deployment models to deliver a single workload or application. The goal is getting applications and workloads to serve people across a heterogeneous environment.
venues, John cites a report from 451 Research.
For example, Dimension Data recently signed on Anchor Electricals (A Panasonic Group subsidiary). With an ambitious target set of more than doubling its revenues by 2020, Anchor Electricals was scouting for a technology partner that would enable it to optimize its IT operations. It was also looking for added agility and scalability for its IT Infrastructure to support its business expansion plans, while reducing IT operational costs by 10%.
Dimension Data has strong alliances with technology vendors such as Cisco, IBM, SAP, Microsoft, F5 and many others. In most cases Dimension Data is the top go-to-market partner for the vendor. Likewise, Dimension Data is a key IT partner to many Indian enterprises in key sectors such as banking, media, communication, telecom, and ITES. The company has a multiyear relationship with SBI wherein it manages many key aspects of the banks IT infrastructure in the country. Dimension Data is now turning its focus onto the manufacturing sector where it is seeing huge opportunity for data center consolidation.
The recent deal with Anchor Electricals is a good example. The scope of the deal entails Dimension Data stepping up Anchor's digital transformation using its Managed Services Automation Platform (MSAP) to provide Hybrid IT Managed Services. The use of Dimension Data's MSAP will bring about a radical shift from the company's prevalent reactive IT operations management environment to a more focused, predictive and proactive management environment.
Added to this, John said that there are lots of discussions on workplace transformation and customer experience transformation happening as part of the digital transformation exercise. While consulting companies go at it from the business issue down to IT, we focus on hybrid IT infrastructure as the base and go upwards to deliver the desired business performance outcomes. Beyond that, there are specific opportunities in the form of security infrastructure for public sector banking, smartcity projects, cashless economy-based projects, e-commerce, and e-governance initiatives.
One of the key elements of execution at Dimension Data is the army of enterprise architects who create the solutions. John revealed that the company is planning to triple the number of enterprise architects in the next 18 months. John adds that the role of enterprise architects is now very different from what it was earlier; enterprise architects now need to talk to many more parts of the organization.
In keeping with the trend of convergence between infrastructure and applications, the enterprise architects at Dimension Data are trained to look at both together. These professionals are being reskilled in new areas such as software-defined IT, hyperconverged IT, and new licensing and commercial skills. India has a huge team of about 1900 people from where a lot of specialty skills are drawn out to serve the rest of the organization, the India business drives the growth of the APAC region, and the Indian market is a very high-performing market for Dimension Data, John said.
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