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Bulk of Net New Assets Flow to Major Diversified Firms According to Broadridge Financial Solutions
Popularity of Robo-advice and Passive Products Benefit Vanguard and Charles Schwab
posted May 2 2017
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 2, 2017 – Firms with diversified and fully integrated product and distribution platforms are dominating asset gathering, according to data released today by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) via its Fund Distribution Intelligence. In the 12 months ending March 31, 2017, the leading fully integrated product and distribution firms - Vanguard and Charles Schwab - have experienced organic asset growth of over 10 percent compared to all other firms that had a combined organic growth of 2 percent over the same time period.
"A diversified product mix – index funds, ETFs and actively managed funds – combined with digital distribution in the form of robo-advice is a winning hand today, and gaining momentum," said Frank Polefrone, senior vice president of Broadridge's data and analytics business. "More and more firms are following this model of diversification, whether it is traditional distributors such as Edward Jones and Raymond James entering the asset management business, or asset managers such as Blackrock and T. Rowe Price establishing robo-advisor platforms. The move to a fully integrated approach of asset management, distribution and advice seems to be underway among large financial services firms."
The fastest growing channel on a percentage basis for the last twelve months ending March 31, 2017 was the direct online channel, formerly referred to as discount brokerage. Driven by the success of Vanguard's Personal Advisor Services, and Charles Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios, the online channel has seen an overall asset increase of 61 percent in the past year, with ETF and mutual fund growth up 36 percent and 76 percent, respectively. Charles Schwab recently reported that its two year old Intelligence Portfolios grew to $16 billion, while Vanguard's Personal Advisor Services reportedly exceeded $50 billion in assets by the end of 2016.
Online Channel Growth Surges
The overall assets for the online channel today accounts for more than $500 billion. In the first quarter of 2017, net new asset growth increased by $39 billion, or 8.6 percent. The growth of the online channel exceeded the growth of the independent and wirehouse broker/dealer channels on both a percentage and net new dollars basis in the first quarter of 2017, and was slightly behind the RIA channel, which had net new assets of $52 billion in the first quarter of 2017. The majority of growth for both the RIA and online channels has come from passive products – index funds and ETFs.
The right mix of passive and active products is also impacting growth in market share across all distribution channels. Vanguard and Charles Schwab have two thirds of their assets in passive products, with the remaining third made up of actively managed mutual funds. This mix of passive/active products for the overall market is the exact opposite, with one-third passively managed and two-third actively managed. Vanguard continues to increase market share across all distribution channels and Charles Schwab has reported that one-third of its $62 billion ETF assets is from channels outside of the Charles Schwab platform.
In the first quarter of 2017, overall net new assets for ETFs increased by 4.3 percent to $2.9 trillion. The largest increase of ETF assets in the first quarter occurred in the RIA channel, with net new assets of $38 billion, up 5.4 percent. The RIA channel is by far and away the largest retail channel for ETFs with $768 billion. Net new assets for mutual funds were also up in the RIA market, with net new fund assets of $15 billion (+1 percent) for total fund assets of $1.75 trillion. The combined growth of funds and ETFs makes the RIA channel the largest retail channel with combined fund and ETF assets of $2.5 trillion.
Additional key findings for the RIA and online channel include:
Today, more than 53 percent of RIA channel equity fund assets are passively managed and over the past 12 months it has seen nearly $37 billion in estimated net sales go into passive equity products—a figure that leads all channels
Investors in the online channel are the most enthusiastic consumers of passive products: over the last year they've put 92 percent of their net sales into passive products across all asset classes
More than half (56 percent) of online channel assets are in passive products—the first channel to cross that threshold
"Although it may be tempting to sound the death knell for active products, savvy portfolio managers have been able to keep investors by doing things that many passive products can't, such as holding low-liquidity and over-the-counter assets," said Jeff Tjornehoj, Broadridge Director of Fiduciary and Compliance Research. "Perhaps the best way to compete with passive is to not compete head-on. Managers in the alternatives space use futures contracts and derivatives, for example, to build their portfolios. Advisors in the RIA channel rely heavily on active managers for their 'alt' allocations, using them for 79 percent of their alternative assets."
Broadridge's Fund Distribution Intelligence comprises the most complete sales and asset data collection in the industry, creating transparency into more than $10 trillion of long-term mutual fund and ETF assets across a majority of mutual fund distributors.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a $4.5 billion global Fintech leader, is a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and corporate issuers. Broadridge's infrastructure underpins proxy voting services for over 50 percent of public companies and mutual funds globally, and processes on average more than U.S. $10 trillion in fixed income and equity securities trades per day. Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index and employs over 12,000 associates in 17 countries.
For more information about Broadridge, please visit www.broadridge.com.


The composition of every variation is based on the BARF method (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food): 45% meat, 20% bones, 20% organ meat and 15% vegetables. The vegetable mix contains carrots, cauliflower and spinach. Alaska Natural Dogfood does not contain any synthetic vitamins and minerals, premixes, gluten, fragrance, flavouring, colouring or preservative substances.
85% Beef: rumen (30%), meaty tongue bones (30%), heart (15%), kidney (5%), liver (5%), 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A delicious meal for your dog based on 100% beef with tripe for extra resistance. Suitable for all dogs.
85% Chicken: meaty backs (50%), stomach (15%), liver (10%), heart (10%), 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower(5%).
Healthy meal based on 100% chicken.
85% Duck: meaty backs (30%), necks (20%), heart (20%), meat (10%), liver (5%), 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A very taste meal for your dog based on 100% duck. Suitable for all dogs.
85% Rabbit: Meaty backs (55%), kidney (10%), heart (5%), lung (5%), liver (5%), ears (5%), 15% vegetable mix: Cartot (5%), Spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A meal of tender meat easy to digest of 100% rabbit. Suitable for all dogs.
85% Pheasant: bodies, without heads, crop, feathers and fillets, 15 % vegetable mx : carrot (5%), Spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A delicacy for your dog based on 100% pheasant. Suitable for all dogs. This is a game product and may contain steel bullets!
85% Salmon: Bodies (55%), heads (30%), 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), Cauliflower (5%).
100% salmon, greasy fish, plenty of Omega 3 fatty acids. Essential in a diet of raw food. Suitable for all dogs. In a balanced diet fish is fed one or twice a week.
85% Horse: meat (50%), heart (10%), meaty ribs (20%), liver (5%), 15% vegetable mix : carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A lovely meal based on 100% lean horse meat, plenty of iron. Suitable for all dogs.
85% Lamb: rumen (40%), meaty ribs (10%), heart (10%), liver (10%), meat (5%), fat (5%), lung (5%), 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%).
A healthy meal of 100% beautiful red lamb meat. Suitable for all dogs.
30% chicken: meaty backs (25%), liver (5%), 25% horse meat, 20% cow heart, 10% salmon bodies, 10% vegetable mix: carrot (3%), spinach (3%), cauliflower (3%), 5% lamb tripe.
A mix of 6 types of animals to familiarise your pup at an early age with many different flavours. A healthy start for each puppy of each race.
45% Chicken: meaty backs (40%), liver (5%), 320% beef rumen, 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach(5%), cauliflower (5%), 10% rabbit kidney, 10% lamb fat.
A mix of raw materials full of calories for dogs with a high need for energy. Suitable for hunting dogs, guard dogs, sledge dogs and other dogs who required this extra energy.
30% Duck necks, 30% whole mackerel, 15% vegetable mix: carrot (5%), spinach (5%), cauliflower (5%), 10% lamb fat, 10 % horse heart, 5% rabbit ears.
A mix of various raw materials full of fat and oil. A delicious variation with extra sheep fat for a health skin and fur. Suitable for all dogs.
63% Duck (28% meaty backs, 20% meat, 15% heart), 15% vegetable mix (5% carrot, 5% spinach, 5% cauliflower), 10% horse meat, 10% lamb meat, 1% salmon oil, 1% vitamins and minerals.
A complete variant with different animal species from the category of red meat. Alaska Red Complete contains muscle meat, bone and organs from duck, horse and lamb and a vegetable mix with carrot, spinach and cauliflower. The supplement with salmon oil and vitamins and minerals ensures that this product is complete, containing all the vitamins and minerals a dog needs.
A complete variant with different animal species from the category of white meat. This variant contains different parts of chicken, turkey and rabbit and a vegetable mix with carrot, spinach and cauliflower. The addition of salmon oil and vitamins and minerals make the product complete, so you can be sure that your dog is not short of anything.
A complete variant with different animal species from the game category. This variant contains various wild animal species such as pheasant, deer, quail and mackerel and a vegetable mix with carrot, spinach and cauliflower. The supplement with salmon oil and vitamins and minerals ensures that the product is complete, it contains all the nutrients that your dog needs.
As Alaska Natural Dogfood does not contain added vitamins it is important to provide your dog with a varied menu; this way your day will receive all the required nutrients.
The combi-box contains 2 x Beef, 2 x Salmon, 2 x Chicken, 2 x Duck, 2 x Lamb.
Of course you can also vary yourself with all flavours of Alaska Natural Dogfood.
The combi-box contains 3 x Chicken, 3 x Salmon, 2 x Beef, 2 x Duck, 2 x Lamb.


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Q: Java - JUnit Test Generators I would like to know about good tools to automatically generate JUnit4 tests. By automatic generation, I mean that if I write a .java file, then a test file for the same should be created with method placeholders and setup/teardown in place (like the auto-generate constructors feature of eclipse)
I found some but I haven't tried them all and frankly I am overwhelmed by the plethora of choices. I was wondering if someone has tried some/all of them and has any recommendations from these or any other.

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*http://moreunit.sourceforge.net/

*http://sourceforge.net/projects/junitgenerator/

*http://sourceforge.net/projects/junittestmaker/

*http://jub.sourceforge.net/

*http://testcasegen.sourceforge.net/

*http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Other-Programming-Files/JUnit-Test-Generator.shtml

*http://mediakey.dk/~cc/generate-junit-tests/

*http://developers.google.com/java-dev-tools/codepro/doc/features/junit/test_case_generation?hl=hu-HU

*http://agile.csc.ncsu.edu/SEMaterials/tutorials/fit/

A: I use the Eclipse plugin  MoreUnit. It can generate TestClasses and test-methods. It also shows which methods have test methods ...
Together with TestNG(JUnit is also good) and EclEmma junit testing is quite easy to handle and keep track on the code coverage

A: Some suggestions: Randoop, AgitarOne, and EvoSuit for Java.

A: The Squaretest plugin for IntelliJ IDEA works well. It can auto-generate test-classes with a lot of the required boilerplate code. It supports creating tests in either Java or Groovy with the JUnit4, JUnit5, AndroidJUnit4 or Robolectric3 test frameworks.
Disclaimer: I created the Squaretest plugin.

A: CodePro Analytix Plugin for Eclipse is also good. Exiting thing for me is it generates multipe testcases covering all the execution paths of a method, analyses dead code and dependencies and has lot of other features.
Check out the User Guide here

A: My favorite is JUnit-Tools to generate JUnit Tests and more. It's a eclipse plug-in and up to date. Further there are many possibilities to configure and to adapt.

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More Mermaid
We have just had the first preview after an exciting week of teching. The design for the show has evolved quite naturally from the initial workshop I saw last year. As this is Shared Experience, Polly Teale , the writer and director, has worked closely with movement director Liz Rankin(we have collaborated before on many of Michael Boyd's productions). I have tried to give them both as much freedom as possible with the design creating a raised platform that can begin as a girl's bedroom and then transform in our imaginations to the sea bed, the deck of a boat, palace gardens or a ballroom .
The workshop showed that the movement language of the mermaid's relied on them sliding and twisting on the floor. I felt that a raised platform would give us a better sightline onto this work and also evoke the pier like structures at the margins of land and sea. allowing us to watch the split worlds of mermaids below and mortals above.
We looked at Francesca Woodman photographs exploring young girls' self image and that helped steer us to a simple way of creating the mermaids. In the script a teenage girl hasn't been invited to a friend's party as she is seen as too weird being into the fantasy of mermaids. The party bursts into her bedroom through a phone call and then the girls have to transform into mermaids before our eyes, which they do by peeling away their dresses to reveal vintage style slips and leggings or tights. There is a simple sensuality to their movements, which is natural and easy without being overtly sexual. There is no attempt to create tails or any use of a marine colour scheme but i think the movement world really does transport us under water.
The biggest challenge for the team in moving into the theatre space has been adapting to a bigger scale as the rehearsal room was barely big enough, so Polly and Liz were right on top of the action, suddenly on the bigger stage we all felt the action was too far away, and as the set is designed for tour we seemed to have a gap between the end of our mirrored floor world and the edge of the stage . In the end we found by extending the floor out and re-adjusting the action to move between the levels rather than remaining stuck on the higher platform, that the work began to reach into the space.
Mermaid, adapted and directed by Polly Teale, Designed by Tom Piper, Lighting by Oliver Fenwick

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It's part of an effort to clean up the site's act.
Reddit's bid to clean up its communities now includes what those communities trade. The social site has updated its policies to ban the trade of firearms, explosives, drugs (including alcohol and tobacco), services with "physical sexual contact," stolen goods, personal info and counterfeits. Accordingly, Reddit has shut down numerous subreddits that either directly traded in these goods or were clearly meant to enable those exchanges, including r/gunsforsale, r/stealing (yes, it existed) and r/darknetmarkets.
The site also stressed that it doesn't bear responsibility for transactions for those goods you are allowed to offer. Reddit was "not intended to be used as a marketplace," and it's your duty to be sure the other side of the deal is honest.
Reddit said the bans weren't prompted by any specific actions on the part of the newly closed communities, and that it won't take action against communities where trades aren't the focus. However it comes amid widespread concern over easy access to guns in the wake of shootings. It's safe to say the company would rather not be accused of enabling future tragedies or other crimes. There's also the simple matter of Reddit's bottom line: it doesn't want to deter advertisers worried their campaigns will be attached to guns and drugs. What it loses in angry users it might make up in increased ad sales.


—The Journal and Sightings— of Miss Yumi: Scam This!
The latest and greatest scam involves out of state or international con artists copying rental posts on Craigslist and reposting them at lower prices and with their own contact information. Be aware of who you are contacting when responding to an ad. If they do not offer a phone number, if they are not available to show you the housing in person or if there are unsuspecting people living at the "for rent" spaces, the posters may not be the true landlords or realtors. Many homes on Craigslist are currently being reposted as "available" months after they have been occupied by new tenants. Please contact the authorities with any pertinent information and flag the posting if you suspect a scam.


Rizal's translation of the Ethnography of Mindanao - Rizal's map - Remembrances of the Ateneo - "Those where happy days..." - Rizal will publish a geography textbook - As an explanatory work on the Malayans - Foreigners pay more attention to the study of the Philippines than the Filipinos themselves - Blumentritt's writings in Spanish - Tiruray language - He will translate Waitz - Humboldt's work is admirable - Rizal will visit the scholars Virchow and Jagor - An ethnographic picture.
Ms soon as I received your esteemed letter I went to the Royal Library to borrow the books you mentioned. I received them the following day, but they did not give to the maid who went to get them the explanatory pamphlets, but only volume No. 28. As I was not feeling well then, I let it go. I started to work and translated your important article on the Ethnography of the Island of Mindanao. Enclosed you will find this little work which I finished in three days. It must have errors, but I could not do better for I have to return the book tomorrow. I have spent this day correcting my map of Mindanao, basing it on yours; mine is already too old; it is 1852.
Your conscientious work gave me much pleasure; it awakened in me old memories of good friends: The one who drew the map of Heras was my childhood friend and fellow boarder at the Jesuit college. His name was Anson, and when he drew the map by order of Fr. Heras, our friend and chief, he complained that the work was very tiresome. Fr. Pastells was my best friend; he was the most distinguished and the best traveled among the Jesuit missionaries. He was also very zealous. I sketched his picture by memory but Fr. Francisco Sánchez took it away from me. You say nothing about Fr. Federico Vila. He was a linguist; he also spoke German, French, English, Greek, Latin, etc. Speaking of Latin, I must confess to you having incurred in a great lapsus linguae et calami in my last letter - I wrote a fabulous accusative instead of the plural genitive. May God forgive me like my professor Fr. Francisco Sánchez. I still remember the hardships of Fr. Torra when he entrusted to me the first page for the Cartas de los PP. etc. Those were happy days. But for the present enough of memories and let us return to your esteemed work.
I have translated it in order to use some of your important data in a little school geography that I am planning to publish should I have an opportunity to do so. Moreover, it seems to me important that the Filipinos should know that foreigners take more interest in the study of their country then they themselves do. I also believe that it will be a good explanatory work (Appendix) on the Malayans. Several of your works have already been translated into Spanish. It is to be desired that they be published together in one volume and that this volume be translated into Spanish. The number of Filipinos who speak German is very small and they are mostly merchants. I compared your map with mine (Coello) and I found still more differences than those you mentioned in your interesting article; e.g. I did not find in yours the great lake of Mindanao.
About the Tiruray language, yesterday I made a little outline which you will find at the end of the book. I believe that that language is easy to learn. Possibly I may some day study it at some length.
My translation in some parts is a little free, but I have endeavored always to translate the meaning when I cannot translate literally. You will find it mediocre for the reason that I don't yet have a good command of German. I believe that you are very busy and so I beg you to read my manuscript only when you have extra time. My purpose os solely to publish it in the Philippines and for that there is plenty of time.
Tomorrow I will begin translating Waitz. I still have three weeks; I expect to finish it within this time.
Humboldts' work is worthy of admiration, and though I cannot read the whole book, I'm going to buy a copy. I believe that the little errors that I found in it are only typographical, as for example, n for m, and some rules that Mr. Esguerra has not understood well.
If you believe that it will not be troublesome for Messrs. Virchow and Jagor that I pay them to call, I thank you very sincerely for your good intention of introducing me to them. I leave it to your discretion. You know the gentlemen better than I do and you know their mind. I do like to meet them; their fame has reached even the Philippines, but I avoid making calls at which I have nothing to say or to talk about; that seems to me something like wandering aimlessy. At any rate I leave the matter to your good judgment. I am convinced that you will resolve it best.
In the first page of the work of Waitz I find the following note: "The right of translation into foreign languages is reserved." How can we go over this notice of the author?
I was already expecting to receive your photograph with your letter last letter. Mine will follow or I will ask the photographer to take my ethnographic picture, or I will sketch it myself before a mirror, but it will be faithful and I will not flatter myself.
May you fare well, dear professor. From tomorrow on I will devote myself earnestly to the study of history. I greet you affectionately.
Do you know that Miss Paz Pardo de Tavera will be married on 7 December? the fiancé is my compatriot and friend J. Luna whom you already know like you do Mr. Hidalgo.
 Waitz-Gerland, Ethnography and Anthropology of Primitive Peo- ples;André, Ethnographies; Lippert and Helwald, History of Civilization.
 A slip of the tongue and pen. See note, letter No. 7, ante.
 F. Blumentritt, Ethnography of the Island of Mindanao.
 Dialect of the pagan tribe of the Tirurays who inhabit the west coast of Mindanao, south of Cotabato near the River Tran.
 Waitz, Anthropology of Primitive Peoples and General Ethnog- raphy recommended to Rizal by Blumentritt.
 Perhaps Rizal refers to the work of Baron William von Humboldt, the Languages of the Malayo-Polynesian Family in which the author asserts Tagalog is the richest ans most perfect language among them, considering it the prototype of that linguistic family.
 Sister of Dr. T. H. Pardo de Tavera.


Some students are behind at school through no fault of their own. They look at the work and do not understand what is going on.
What is happening with this student? What would happen if you saw the number zero as a one? For one thing sometimes five plus one will equal six and other times it will equal five. If you are in primary school and just learning about numbers and maths these things will make it confusing. You won't understand why sometimes ten is ten and sometimes it is eleven. Everything will become an exercise in guess-work for you.
These students will also have trouble seeing decimal points, and fractions are just another language when your eyes skip over the line between the numerator and denominator.
That's just maths. When they read "was" it becomes "saw" and whole lines are skipped because the eyes didn't see the line to read it. By the time they are Year 7 their reading comprehension is extremely low and there are gaps in their mathematics because fractions and decimals don't exist.
Eye Tracking issues occur when the two eyes do not move smoothly and accurately across a line or from word to word. The student will often lose their place while reading, skip lines, misread short words as in "was" and "saw" and cut off the beginnings and endings of words.
Eye tracking issues are usually corrected by visiting a Behavioural Optometrist who tests for the condition and prescribes glasses that are worn until the condition is corrected. Normal optometrists do not usually check or test for this condition so if your student has glasses and their school work has not improved it may be time to visit the specialist.


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Madea's Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Southern Illinois University Essay
Anthony Cater
Unit 1 Paper
San Andreas is a disaster movie released in May of 2015 that's directed by Brad Peyton. San Andreas is an ideal day in California that turns into the worst. An earthquake hit that magnitude as 9 and cracked open the earth. Chief Raymond Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) who is a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter- rescue pilot must save the day and his family. They must make a dangerous top across the world with his Ex-wife Emma (Carla Gugino) to save his daughter Blake (Alexandria Daddario.) With them on this dangerous journey is Ben, Ollie and Daniel. Ben (Hugo Johnstone) who is playing an English Pioneer is Blake's love interest. Ollie (Art Parkinson) is an English boy and Ben's younger brother. Daniel (Ioan Gruffudd) who is Emma's boyfriend and owner of a civil engineering firm. They all come together as one with their own personal strengths to help each other survive.
The movie starts off with a girl getting stuck on the edge of a cliff after a car crash and Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) who is an expert pilot rescues her. We are then taken to a unit where a professor describes how the area stretching between Nevada and California has a huge earthquake coming towards them. We are forced to go to Ray's home and California to give the audience a view of everything that Is happening. Right in the beginning, we are told that Ray and His Wife Emma are getting a divorce and she's moving in with her new boyfriend. While Ray is mad at Emma he gets a phone call that the possibility that an earthquake will hit them sooner than expected and she needs to be rescued. Ray guides Emma to find higher ground and is able to save her. After rescuing her Ray's helicopter runs out of gas and have to crash while trying to land the helicopter. They are now on a mission to help save their daughter who is also stuck somewhere during an earthquake. A Tsunami then hits but they all find a wave to leave safely and go to a rescue shelter.
The main driving point of the movie was Emma and Ray Gaines coming together to help save their daughter even though they just went through a divorce and have anger between them. There was a lot of action and high thrill moments in this scene because Ray could've let her die when he first saw her needing to be rescued. They both could've been dead when the helicopter ran out of gas and crashed but he landed safely. They had to come together to find a boat to get across the waters. They fought very hard to rescue each other to get to their daughter. This showed the audience that no matter what you should always come together to help each other, especially family. In times like these you have to learn that no matter what's going on at home, you need to leave it alone in order to get back home.
The scariest moment in the movie was when the audience thought they lost Blake and she drowned. Blake was running through the building with others while Ray and Emma are trying to escape ...
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Hip Hop Storytelling with Joslyn Rose Lyons
Hip Hop Storytelling with Joslyn Rose Lyons is episode 323 of the Making Movies is HARD Podcast: "This week Liz and Alrik chat with storyteller Joslyn Rose Lyons about her career thus far. Joslyn inspired us to no end about the importance of process, her philosophy of filmmaking, and the value of representation."
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Hip Hop Storytelling with Joslyn Rose Lyons can be heard on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/323-hip-hop-storytelling-with-joslyn-rose-lyons/id1006416952?i=1000531515199 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qRbg6HjxNb4Ceu5YGK8Y1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard/id1006416952 Youtube: https://youtu.be/T2kaeHgkYq0


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How to Close Gerber Knife-The Proper Way!
January 18, 2022 by Munir
One of the most efficient instruments for any outdoor enthusiast is a high-quality knife. When going into the woods, the Gerber Gator Combo Knife is an excellent weapon to have on hand. However, it would be best to learn how to use them appropriately. So, if you own a Gerber knife and have been wondering how to close a Gerber knife safely, this post will come in handy.
The Gerber LMF II Survival Knife is a superb cheap blade option for a first-time user. It isn't a full-tang knife, but it has excellent serrations for cutting rope and other rigid materials. It also includes a sheath that may be worn in a variety of ways.
Gerber's LMF II Infantry knife features a big, heavy-duty blade. It was created for use by the US military, but it is also popular among outdoor lovers and collectors. So, let's get started on learning how to close a Gerber knife safely.
The Proper Way to Close Gerber Knife
What is a Gerber Knife?
The Gerber LMF II Infantry is a contemporary combat knife built for the most demanding jobs. It was designed by military veteran John Gibson under the supervision of Gerber Legendary Blades inventor Mr. Pete Gerber and is the ideal all-around survival knife. This knife has a drop-point blade and an ergonomic handle that can be used for everything from cutting rope to skinning wildlife.
The handle is composed of glass-reinforced polyamide, while the blade is made of 420HC stainless steel. The knife is equipped with Gerber's proprietary one-handed opening system, which allows it to be quickly opened with either hand. The clip's screw has a wiggle area for loosening or tightening.
This knife was created with the outdoors in mind, and it's perfect for anyone who enjoys spending time in the great outdoors. It can be utilized for a variety of activities, including cutting branches or rope and, if necessary, skinning an animal.
How to Close Gerber Knife
Well, It mostly depends on the kind of Gerber knife you're using. Many Gerber knives have safety latches (particularly assisted opening). It's usually a sliding button on the side of the blade if this is the case. However, There are a lot of versions with liner locks as well. Typically, these are pressed to the side to allow the blade to close.
The most common way to close a Gerber knife is to open it by pressing the tiny silver button. To avoid cutting oneself, keep the knife away from your body.
Look for a piece of metal leaning against the blade and supporting it. When you hold the sharp side of the edge up, it should be on the inside of the knife handle.
Pull the metal piece all the way to the other side with your fingernail. The metal will usually be leaning to the right; you must pull it to the left. However, Hold the metal to the side and bring the blade back into the handle with your other hand.
A dependable knife and a compass are two of the most crucial pieces of equipment for any traveler. A sharp knife is essential not only for food preparation but also for general safety in case you need to cut away from the pack in the middle of the night or clear a tangle of branches when moving through dense jungle.
If you find yourself in a scenario where you'll need to use your Gerber knife, make sure it's completely opened and that you can close it quickly. If the need arises, this will allow swift action to be taken.
It's time to put your newfound knowledge to use now that you know how to close a Gerber knife. Take it with you on your next camping trip or trekking adventure. Always treat the blade with care and never try to open or close it by force.
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Ноћ у јуну () турска је телевизијска серија, снимана од 2004. до 2006.

У Србији је емитована 2011. и 2012. на телевизији Пинк.

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Хавин је млада девојка, студент на универзитету. Заједно са другарицом Лале зарађује за студије. Лале једног дана проналази посао за себе и Хавин као пословна пратња политичарима на једној забави. Иако Хавин није баш сигурна шта је тамо чека, пристаје на посао јер нема другог избора.

На забави, Хавин је усликана са Уралом Ајдином. Уралов син, Баран, наредног дана се враћа из Италије да започне посао са драгуљима. Силом прилика упознаје Хавин и заљубљује се у њу, иако се Баранова мајка, Кумру, противи тој вези јер жели да се Баран ожени Дујгу, девојком за коју сматра да је прикладна за њихову породицу.

Упркос свему, Баран и Хавин започињу везу и убрзо почињу са плановима за венчање. Међутим, на дан њиховог венчања доживе удес. Хавин је тешко повређен, а Кумру поставља услов Барану да ће спасити њен живот ако је остави. Баран пристаје, а након неког времена добија вест да је Хавин умрла, иако је она заправо жива.

Годинама касније, Баран је ожењен са Дујгу, имају троје деце и живе у срећном браку. Међутим, Баранов и Хавинин пут ће се поново укрстити, а овога пута му се она представља као Сибел. Немоћна да издржи фарсу, Хавин му све признаје и они поново започињу везу. Али неће све бити како су планирали јер су главна препрека њиховој љубави Баранова породица.

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The FEC and the Draining of Swamps
Former FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel left a lengthy note as she left town to explain how bad things had gotten at the FEC. Her agency would not help drain the swamp; a bloc of Commissioners had scuttled the agency's mission to enforce campaign finance disclosure and limits. Republicans promptly disagreed. So the Democrats and Republicans, at odds over enforcement policy, also disagree about the extent and seriousness of their disagreements.
With the agency down to 5, and most of the Commissioners' terms having expired, the question is what happens post-Ravel. There has been talk that the Trump Administration may make a full round of nominations and look to reshape the agency. Speculations have included the possibility that the Administration would end the long-standing deference to the other party in the nomination of half of the Commission and perhaps stack the deck, maybe by putting Independents in place of the Democrats. The law limits parties to half the seats; it does not guarantee a party any of the seats.
This heavy-handed maneuver seems unlikely, especially if Senator McConnell has anything to say about it, which he does. He has seemed committed to the practice of giving each party a check on the other. And it is hardly clear why, if the FEC poses little threat to Republicans and their constituencies on the issues they most care about, McConnell and his colleagues would want to open up a fight on this distant front when other battles raging around them have a greater call on their time and attention.
The more interesting question is what role the FEC--campaign finance--plays in the swamp-draining Trump platform. The Ravel farewell report declares the "unlikelihood" that the FEC will help with the draining activity. The Administration might be inclined to agree.
Category: Anne Ravel, Campaign Finance Reform, Donald Trump, Enforcement, First Amendment, Internet politics, Internet regulation, The Federal Election Commission
Tags: Ann Ravel, campaign finance reform, Donald Trump, enforcement, FEC, First Amendment, free speech
Commissioner Weintraub and her Critics
The FEC got back into the news when Commissioner Weintraub issued a statement, posted to the FEC website and distributed via Twitter, that President Trump should produce some evidence to support his claim of voter fraud. An organization that calls itself Cause of Action filed a complaint with the FEC Inspector General, demanding an inquiry into whether the Commissioner's expression of her views involved an impermissible diversion of government resources to a private political pursuit. Commissioner Weintraub replied that she would "not be silenced."
One can only hope that in this demoralized agency, the IG finds better things to do. Just weeks ago, the President of the United States used Twitter to visit hell on a department store chain that discontinued his daughter's line of clothing. An FEC Commissioner's use of a statement and a few hundred characters of twitter commentary to criticize the President's voter fraud claims hardly seems the most compelling reason for concern about holding some line between the official and the personal.
Are Weintraub's comments directly and squarely within the jurisdiction of the Commission, such that she can take some action in response to the President's failure to produce the requested evidence? No, but then again she rightly says that as a 13 year Commissioner, she should be free to take notice of any claims that bear on the integrity of elections. And she has tried, probably unnecessarily, to bolster her case by pointing out that anyone paying for busloads to come into New Hampshire to vote illegally may have committed a campaign finance violation.
Category: Donald Trump, Ellen Weintraub, The Federal Election Commission, voter fraud
Tags: Donald Trump, Ellen Weintraub, FEC, voter fraud
Commissioner Ravel's Departure–and the Virtues of Deadlock
FEC Commissioner Ravel came to town with every intention to make change and left in a state of disillusionment. She aspired to build fences and ran into a wall: The Republicans had no interest in cooperating in a progressive reform program, not even bringing "dark money" into the light. The Commissioner then took her case public, before the sympathetic audiences in the media, but this was a dead end. Republican Commissioners are not moved by op-eds in the New York Times. By the time of her resignation yesterday, Commissioner Ravel had made her name by stressing the pointlessness of expecting anything from her agency. She may have made little headway in advancing the cause of transparency in campaign finance, but she was very clear about her own views.
Her letter of resignation is a parting expression of her commitment to strengthened enforcement of campaign finance laws. It is also a last testament to the futility of her quest. She refers to various statements the President has made about the broken campaign finance system and urges him to prioritize reform among his domestic initiatives. Of course, Mitch McConnell runs the Senate and there is no chance of his agreement to the program she advocates of ending "dark money," reversing Citizens United, public finance and a reinvigorated FEC.
The president to which she made this last appeal may or may not have meant what he said about campaign finance. He was a billionaire candidate who could spend freely: his "money in politics" was not restricted. But he did not win by swamping his foes with superior resources. Candidates with plenty of campaign money, like Jeb Bush, failed early. On the subject of election law, this president seems far more motivated by his belief in "voter fraud."
Category: Anne Ravel, Campaign Finance Reform, Dark money, Disclosure, Donald Trump, The Federal Election Commission, Voter ID
Tags: Anne Ravel, campaign finance reform, disclosure, Donald Trump, FEC, Voter ID
Foreign National Influence, Foreign National Interference
In 1968, the Nixon presidential campaign successfully persuaded the South Vietnamese government to scuttle peace talks with the North. The goal was to end any possibility of an election-eve accord that would boost the prospects of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hubert Humphrey. Candidate Nixon and his agents assured the South Vietnamese, who took the deal, that a Nixon presidency would better protect their interests. This was a glaring case of foreign interference with elections. The election turned out to be close and the intervention was very plausibly a factor in the outcome. See, e.g., Tim Weiner, One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon 19-26 (2015).
This is the kind of "interference" in an election that Congress is preparing to investigate. It remains to be seen whether the inquiry will eventually become more far-ranging-- whether it will also examine other forms of foreign influence over the electoral and policy processes that are less brazen but still consequential.
For example, the Federal Election Commission recently could not agree on strengthened restrictions on campaign spending that serves foreign interests. Foreign nationals are prohibited generally from making contributions or expenditures in federal elections, but the rules are porous. Companies controlled by foreign nationals, including those directly or indirectly controlled by foreign governments, may establish PACs and fund campaigns with money contributed by their American executives. The law prohibits foreign nationals associated with the ownership or management of the company from directing or indirectly participating in these funding decisions. The enforcement challenge is obvious: how to capture this "participation," which may include oral directives or suggestions that are not easily discovered. Beyond this, Americans in the employ of the wholly controlled USA subsidiary might guide their funding decisions by close reference to what they believe or know to be their foreign owners' interests and preferences.
Category: Citizens United, Disclosure, foreign nationals, Lobbying, The Federal Election Commission
Tags: Citizens United, disclosure, foreign nationals, lobbying, The Federal Election Commission
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Q: WPF ToggleButton incorrect render behavior What is going on here, and how to do a workaround?

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*Press MyToggleButton. Now it looks like instantly pressed (checked).

*At the same time MyToggleButton_Checked handler disables the MyToggleButton.

*Now press non-toggle Button 'Enable'. What we see? The MyToggleButton looks like it is enabled. OK. But wait, now it looks like non-pressed! Why?!

XAML:
<StackPanel>

    <ToggleButton x:Name="MyToggleButton" Content="MyToggleButton" Checked="MyToggleButton_Checked"/>

    <TextBlock Text="{Binding IsChecked, ElementName=MyToggleButton}" Margin="0,4"/>

    <Button Name="EnableButton" Content="Enable" Click="EnableButton_Click"/>
    <Button Name="DisableButton" Content="Disable" Click="DisableButton_Click"/>

</StackPanel>

Code-behind:
void MyToggleButton_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MyToggleButton.IsEnabled = false;
}

void EnableButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MyToggleButton.IsEnabled = true;
}

void DisableButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MyToggleButton.IsEnabled = false;
}

UPD:
The only possible workaround on the moment is:
void EnableButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MyToggleButton.IsEnabled = true;

    var controlTemplate = MyToggleButton.Template;

    var buttonChrome = (Microsoft.Windows.Themes.ButtonChrome)controlTemplate.FindName("Chrome", MyToggleButton);

    buttonChrome.RenderPressed = false;

    buttonChrome.RenderPressed = true;
}

Are there any others?
UPD2:
Another workaround is:
void EnableButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MyToggleButton.IsEnabled = true;

    var controlTemplate = MyToggleButton.Template;
    MyToggleButton.Template = null;
    MyToggleButton.Template = controlTemplate;
}

But the control is flickering at the moment of template substitution.

A: That's my solution for the problem, here is the video, the usage:
<StackPanel>
    <ToggleButton x:Name="MyToggleButton" Content="MyToggleButton" Checked="MyToggleButton_Checked"
                    l:CorrectToggleButtonCheckedEnableBehavior.IsActive="True"/>
    <Button Name="EnableButton" Content="Enable" Click="EnableButton_Click"/>
</StackPanel>

and the attached behavior source code:
public static class CorrectToggleButtonCheckedEnableBehavior
{
    public static bool GetIsActive(ToggleButton toggleButton)
    {
        return (bool)toggleButton.GetValue(IsActiveProperty);
    }

    public static void SetIsActive(ToggleButton toggleButton, bool value)
    {
        toggleButton.SetValue(IsActiveProperty, value);
    }

    public static readonly DependencyProperty IsActiveProperty =
        DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("IsActive", typeof(bool), typeof(CorrectToggleButtonCheckedEnableBehavior),
        new UIPropertyMetadata(false, OnIsActiveChanged));

    static void OnIsActiveChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        var toggleButton = (ToggleButton)d;

        if (GetIsActive(toggleButton))
        {
            toggleButton.IsEnabledChanged += new DependencyPropertyChangedEventHandler(ToggleButton_IsEnabledChanged);
        }
        else
        {
            toggleButton.IsEnabledChanged -= new DependencyPropertyChangedEventHandler(ToggleButton_IsEnabledChanged);
        }
    }

    static void ToggleButton_IsEnabledChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        var toggleButton = (ToggleButton)sender;

        if (toggleButton.IsEnabled && (toggleButton.IsChecked ?? false))
        {
            Invalidate(toggleButton);
        }
    }

    static void Invalidate(ToggleButton toggleButton)
    {
        var controlTemplate = toggleButton.Template;
        toggleButton.Template = null;
        toggleButton.Template = controlTemplate;
    }
}


Teresa Hill tells people if they want to be writers, to find a spouse who's patient, understanding and interested in being a patron of the arts. Lucky for her, she found a man just like that, who's been with her through all the ups and downs of being a writer. Along with their son and daughter, they live in Travelers Rest, SC, in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, with two beautiful, spoiled dogs and two gigantic, lazy cats.


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L'Hospitalet Vell és el nom amb què és denominat el nucli d'hàbitat talaiòtic situat dins aquesta possessió que es troba al terme municipal de Manacor, molt a prop de la costa oriental de l'illa de Mallorca, a l'alçada del nucli urbà de Cales de Mallorca.

La singularitat del poblat ve donada per la presència d'un edifici rectangular d'arquitectura ciclòpia molt diferent de la dels talaiots. L'edifici ha estat objecte d'atenció per part de la comunitat científica per la seva possible relació amb el reclutament de tropes mercenàries especialment al segle III aC. A més d'aquest edifici singular, el jaciment presenta restes d'una murada i de dos talaiots en molt bon estat de conservació, un de circular i un de quadrat, aquest darrer amb restes de la seva coberta de lloses de pedra, fet que el converteix en un dels escassos exemples de cobertes conservades al món talaiòtic. A més, el jaciment, objecte d'una adequació per a la visita els anys 2005-06, presenta una fase naviforme anterior i reocupacions de l'antiguitat tardana i d'època medieval.

La seva conservació fa que sigui considerat com un dels jaciments prehistòrics més emblemàtics de Mallorca, perquè presenta un gran espectre cronològic i resulta ser un enclavament digne de visitar per l'adequació i adaptació que se li ha fet i per la gran quantitat d'estructures que presenta in situ. A més, és d'accés públic, tot i que el més recomanable és desplaçar-se fins al nucli en vehicle.

Localització
El jaciment d'Hospitalet Vell es troba en el municipi de Manacor, prop de la costa, en direcció a Cales de Mallorca. Se situa a la parcel·la 121 del polígon 21 del municipi i té una extensió propera als 20.000 metres quadrats. Els terrenys on és ubicat el poblat són pobres i excessivament explotats. Les seves coordenades UTM són X=522.600 Y=4.370.380 Z=85.

Per arribar fins al jaciment es necessita vehicle, ja que es troba al costat de la carretera que va de Son Macià en direcció a Cales de Mallorca. L'accés n'és públic i gratuït, però el vehicle s'ha de deixar a la carretera, ja que l'entrada al recinte del poblat es fa a peu. Un cop a dins, cal seguir les indicacions dels panells informatius que guien el recorregut.

En l'antiguitat els punts de la costa accessibles per mar i propers al poblat devien ser Cala Virgili, a l'est i Cala Antena, al sud-est, ambdues a 2 km de s'Hospitalet Vell.

Grau de conservació i potencialitat per a la visita
Els criteris seguits en aquest apartat estan definits a partir de la proposta metodològica de catalogació (pàgines 281-287) oferida per Albero et alii. És a dir, tots els valors numèrics atorgats segons la potencialitat i el grau de conservació estan justificats a partir d'uns índexs predeterminats.

L'índex de conservació obté 14 punts, puntuació bastant alta. Això és degut al fet que hi ha un gran conjunt d'estructures ben conservades: tres navetes, una d'elles geminada, dues d'elles que tenen una altura de 0,6 m i una tercera 1,1 m. Un talaiot que encara conserva la columna i la coberta, això últim és destacable perquè és un dels pocs de Mallorca que la conserva. Té una alçada de 3,6 m. El conjunt d'habitacions és molt extens i fins i tot es conserva una petita sala hipòstila, la mitjana d'alçada és de 1,15 m. Finalment hi ha un gran recinte rectangular d'uns 3 metres d'alçada i no se sap massa bé per què servia: es creu que era un recinte púnic per a activitats metal·lúrgiques i per reclutar soldats (foners). Hem volgut considerar que les proves que resten constitueixen prop d'un 90% de la configuració originària, però en qualsevol cas han perdut per complet la seva funció i s'han hagut de recuperar donat el seu estat de deteriorament (5 punts).

En el tema de la potencialitat obté un 2,87, nota també alta. El jaciment està completament net de vegetació, té un itinerari senyalitzat i fins i tot té diversos panells amb diferents idiomes amb un poc d'informació sobre cadascuna de les estructures. Hi ha pàgines web en què se'n dona informació com és el cas de l'Ajuntament de Manacor i la pàgina del Museu de Manacor, també està publicat en diverses guies com és el cas de la Guía Arqueológica de Mallorca; fins i tot n'hi ha visites programades a càrrec del Museu de Manacor. El talaiot disposa d'una passarel·la per poder-lo observar des de dalt i apreciar-ne l'interior. La zona que està menys adaptada per a la visita és la de les habitacions adossades, ja que el visitant en veurà l'accés més restringit.

Descripció del jaciment

Actuacions

L'interès pel jaciment ve de temps enrere. Watelin i Mayr ja hi feren les primeres referències i el 1942 Miquel Alcover va publicar una possible planta i un assaig de reconstrucció del talaiot. Això no obstant, el primer intent d'estudi profund va ser dut a terme pel professor Pericot, que va deixar visible el parament extern de la muralla. Les grans actuacions, però, varen ser dutes a terme a partir de 1975 promogudes pel Museu de Mallorca (amb l'ajuda de l'Ajuntament de Manacor) sota la direcció de Guillem Rosselló Bordoy. Així, entre 1975 i 1983 es desenvoluparen activitats de desforestació, excavació (cambra del talaiot, construccions adossades), cates, neteja i reconstrucció. Entre les troballes més rellevants es poden destacar nombroses ceràmiques indígenes i àmfores púniques i una peça singular d'època Flàvia. Així mateix, es va localitzar i identificar un hàbitat islàmic.

Les actuacions al poblat prehistòric d'Hospitalet Vell no es varen reprendre fins al 2002, quan el Museu d'Història de Manacor va tenir la iniciativa de recuperar l'estudi del jaciment, amb ajudes del Consell de Mallorca i de l'Ajuntament de Manacor, novament. En aquesta nova etapa (2002-2004) la missió principal era adequar la visita a un públic divers, de manera que les tasques principals foren de neteja, reconstrucció (i reposició) i anivellament dels sòls. Com a tasques més específiques, cal destacar:
 Recinte rectangular:
 Habitació A: consolidació de murs i crestes de mur, recollida de material.
 Habitació B: consolidació de diversos elements constructius.
 Habitació C: neteja i consolidació del portal, consolidació de murs.
 Talaiot: neteja parcial i extracció de pedres.
 Habitacions adossades al talaiot: sobretot tasques de neteja i troballes de cendres, ossos i escassa ceràmica.
 Naviformes: consolidació, anivellament de sòl, restauració de l'absis i excavació exterior de la naveta 1. Neteja dels naviformes 1 i 2.

Descripció de les estructures
S'han identificat diverses estructures: 3 navetes d'habitació, un talaiot amb habitacions adossades i un recinte rectangular emmurallat.

Navetes
Les tres navetes tenen l'absis en la mateixa direcció, l'oest.
 La primera de totes, més a l'oest, té unes dimensions d'una longitud exterior de 16,60 m i una interior de 14,50 m, així com una amplària de 7,2 m d'exterior i 3,3 m l'interior. L'amplària dels murs oscil·la entre els 1,7m i 2,5m. Té una forma absidal i segons Pons i Homar va ser utilitzada entre 1410 aC i 1315 aC. Al centre se'n conserva la llar de foc delimitada per tres pedres, oberta al costat. S'hi localitzaren diferents troballes ceràmiques (vasets, olletes, una àmfora...) i utillatge de metall (ganivets, destrals i motlles de fosa), d'os i pedra.

 La segona és també absidal i de dimensions més petites. Longitud exterior: 8,5 m i interior: 6,6 m. L'amplitud és de 5,4 a l'exterior i 2,9 a l'interior. A l'interior es troba una possible llar de foc i les restes del pilar.

 La tercera és una naveta geminada també absidal, d'una longitud de 16,5 metres i una amplària d'11 m.

Talaiot

 El talaiot té forma de tronc de piràmide amb planta quadrangular: 8,7 m de longitud i 6,1 m d'amplitud. Està format per fileres de blocs més o manco regulars i es pensa que en origen en tendria unes 14. És un dels pocs talaiots que conserven la coberta i el pilar que la sosté, de tota Mallorca. Algunes proves, com la inexistència d'una porta d'entrada o la troballa de blocs de pedra de dimensions considerables escampats per terra, apunten que el talaiot podria tenir dos pisos, de manera que es creu que s'hi accedia per la part superior. Altres exemplars similars, els trobam en els talaiots de Capocorb Vell A i de Rafal Cagolles.

 Adossat al talaiot hi ha un conjunt d'habitacions de planta irregular posteriors a la construcció del talaiot. De mesures considerables, fins i tot es conserva una petita sala hipòstila. Les habitacions es troben a l'est del talaiot i el seu aparell és regular (blocs grans i verticals sobre un sòcol de pedres mitjanes).

Recinte rectangular
Finalment, el recinte rectangular. Té unes dimensions considerables, 21 metres de longitud i 11 d'amplitud. En un principi es creia que era una espècie de muralla, però ara hi ha més partidaris que es tracta d'un enclavament púnic per la metal·lúrgia i per aconseguir soldats (foners).

Certament resulta ser una construcció poc usual i en certa manera enigmàtica. L'equip dirigit per Rosselló-Bordoy va dedicar esforços a reconstruir-ne de la millor manera possible les estructures i destaca que probablement en inici no era més que un recinte defensiu l'interior del qual posteriorment va ser compartimentat. Això no obstant, les campanyes desenvolupades pel Museu de Mallorca no varen permetre oferir una hipòtesi del tot fiable pel que fa a la funcionalitat de la construcció.

Interpretació del jaciment

El de l'Hospitalet Vell és un jaciment molt singular en més d'un sentit. La seva extensió li permet donar cabuda a un bon nombre d'estructures diverses, de manera que presenta un espectre cronològic molt ampli. Això el converteix en una mostra molt important de la prehistòria mallorquina i sens dubte en un poblat molt important per la seva pervivència en el temps. Salvà veu en l'Hospitalet Vell un assentament dinàmic, amb relacions pacífiques amb altres poblats i comunitats de la zona i afegeix que "podem interpretar sempre des del punt de vista de la hipòtesi que els habitants de les navetes de s'Hospitalet trobaren un indret que reunia totes les condicions indispensables per instal·lar-s'hi, com és l'existència de sòls d'una certa qualitat per al cultiu, amb un torrent i, per tant, segurament també unes basses d'aigua properes, a més de la proximitat del mar, sempre interessant per complementar l'economia de la comunitat".

L'aigua s'obtindria de basses properes, a falta de cap altre recurs hídric de major rellevància destacable, mentre que el terreny disposa de variabilitat de sòls suficient com per obtenir un bon rendiment de la terra. La reduïda distància amb la mar (2 km) seria intencionada, amb propòsits de subsistència i econòmics. Respecte de les relacions amb altres poblats i assentaments, les hipòtesis apunten que l'Hospitalet estava estretament lligat tant amb els més propers (Es Corral des Moros, Sa Punta, Coves de Santueri…) com amb la resta de l'illa i fins i tot amb l'exterior. Els enterraments del poblat estarien situats a Cala Bota.

En un context més tardà, Rosselló Bordoy indica que "Hospitalet, a l'entorn dels segles III-II abans del canvi d'era, va patir les conseqüències d'un despoblament, total o parcial (no és possible aprofundir en aquest aspecte) i que en època imperial romana el poblat, almanco, va ser freqüentat, si no persistí en una zona seva l'ocupació humana. L'hàbitat islàmic, esporàdic, quedà documentat tan sols als encontorns del talaiot. Després... l'abandonament, la desolació i la destrucció".

Pel que fa a la predisposició del jaciment arqueològic per a ser visitat, aquesta és molt positiva. El fet que s'hagin dut a terme tasques d'acondicionament i actuacions d'adequació fa possible que Hospitalet Vell sigui, en conjunt, un dels monuments més atractius per a realitzar-hi un recorregut. És públic, de manera que qualsevol persona interessada hi pot accedir, però a més al seu interior disposa de panells explicatius (amb text i imatge), camins delimitats i fins i tot una plataforma per poder observar millor l'interior del talaiot. Tot això es pot complementar amb una visita al Museu d'Història de Manacor, en què hi ha més informació sobre el poblat i s'hi troben exposades algunes mostres de restes materials arqueològiques provinents de l'Hospitalet.

Referències

Bibliografia
  (2002). "Consolidació, adequació i difusió social del jaciment prehistòric de s'Hospitalet Vell (Manacor)". Congreso Internacional sobre musealización de yacimientos arqueológicos (Barcelona, 2002). Barcelona: editat en CD-ROM.
  (2005). "El projecte de consolidació, adequació i difusió social del jaciment prehistòric de s'Hospitalet Vell (Manacor)". III Jornades d'Estudis Locals de Manacor. Manacor: Ajuntament de Manacor.
  (2006). "S'Hospitalet Vell, un exemple de conservació de patrimoni immoble". Musa, Revista del Museu d'Història de Manacor, II, 50-60.
  (1999). Anàlisi espacial del poblament al Pretaliòtic final i al Talaiòtic I de Mallorca. Palma: Consell de Mallorca (La Deixa).
  (1995). "El nivell andalusí de la sala hipòstila del poblat talaiòtic d'Hospitalet". Bolletí de la Societat Arqueològica Lul·liana, 39, 289-292.
  (1983). El poblado prehistórico de Hospitalet Vell (Manacor). Palma: Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics.
  (2010). "Museos locales como centros de interpretación del territorio: la experiencia del Museo de Historia de Manacor (Mallorca) y sus yacimientos asociados". V Congreso Internacional de Musealización de Yacimientos Arqueológicos, Cartagena 41-50.
  (2000). "El poblat de navetes de s'Hospitalet en el seu marc territorial i cultural". I Jornades d'Estudis de Manacor. Manacor.
  (1909). "Contribution a l'etude des monuments primitifs des Iles Balears". Revue Archeologique, París.

Enllaços externs

 Visita Manacor.
 Talayots.es, el poblat d'Hospitalet Vell .

Poblats talaiòtics de Mallorca
Navetes d'habitació a Mallorca
Monuments històrics de Manacor


I have just joined to help me work out which is the best refractor to buy. Hopefully I'll also be able to contribute in due course, maybe with feedback on my new toy.
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And yes, we have quite a number of members who live in Europe.
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BAX Baxter International Inc.
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XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR
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PCG PGandE Corporation
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I have a wxDialog instance (with parent set to NULL). On Show(), it ends up being displayed behind some other application windows that are open, and not shown in the front. This works perfectly on Windows.
Setting the flag to wx_STAY_ON_TOP will not be so useful, since there are other UI options and on click of these options, newer wxDialog instances need to be displayed on top of the first.
./configure --disable-shared --enable-unicode --with-libjpeg=builtin --with-libpng=builtin --with-cocoa CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ " OBJCXXFLAGS="-std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++" LDFLAGS="-stdlib=libc++"
The Mac application has been existing for a while now, but the dialog popping behind issue has been there too, and no one really worked on it before!
I vaguely remember there was a post to wx ML about this and I thought Stefan fixed it.
Now to investigate it - is this with the custom dialog or the standard one?
Can you build the dialogs sample and check whether it works there?
It is a custom dialog derived from wxDialog.
Could you please point out the link to the dialogs sample you are referring to?
I am completely new to Mac, so it might take a while to try out this sample app.
Meanwhile, is there something else I could try?
Download the source code of the library from https://www.wxwidgets.org/downloads/.
Unpack it, then go to samples/dialog.
Thanks a lot for the detailed post.
I tried out the sample dialogs app. It just opens up a simple dialog with minimise, maximise and close buttons. But does open up in the foreground.
In the case of our application, when it is opened, it creates an icon in the dock (similar to say Skype), and then on click of a drop-down option, the wxDialog instance is created and displayed (but in the background).
Ok, so after you launch the sample, you can open all different types of dialogs including a standard ones.
And you are saying that all those dialolgs will be opened in the foreground?
Because the main frame that will be displayed when you run the sample is not a dialog. You can try to hit Ctrl+M to see a message box or check the "Dialogs" menu to see what kind of different dialogs can be opened.
Please play with the sample and see if you can reproduce the behaviour you describe.
All the dialogs appear correctly in the sample dialogs app. They are all seen in the foreground.
Is it because they are being opened as menu items?
Whereas in my case, it is on right-click option of the tray icon/docked icon at the top..
I don't know. Its quite possible.
Are you using wxTaskBar-related classes? Can you check if the taskbar sample work for you or if it has this functionality to open the dialog?
Another possibility is that the parent of the dialog is set to NULL.
Yes yes, the parent of the dialog is indeed NULL. Is it not supposed to be?
So what is your code does differently from the taskbar sample?