Carrie May studied Illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. Colour and texture feature consistently throughout Carrie's work, she adds beautiful embellishments to create charm, depth and character in her illustrations. Carrie has illustrated all manner of subject matter for book jackets, editorial features and advertising as well as creating and designing beautiful ranges for contemporary stationery and greetings cards.


The second book in my Historical Western series is now available on Amazon. Whoop! This one was first released in 2007. I cleaned it up some more, took out a few redundancies and painted a new cover. I still have two more to get ready so be patient. It might be spring break before Eliza's Copper Penny (my personal fave of the four) and Kaitlin's Silver Lining make their reappearance.
When the only daughter of a Brownwood's local cattle baron allows a stranger to take the blame for a murder she thinks she committed, she orchestrates a jail break.
Jake Nolan knows only one thing; he's innocent of murder charges and Julia Stanton is the only person who knows who's really guilty. While Jake holds her captive to discover the truth, Julia's seductive charms imprison his heart.
You can find this story on Amazon.
Experimentation is good and keeps me on my toes. So - here's what I've been up to. I decided to try self publishing. My reasons are selfish in some ways and not so selfish in other ways. I needed a way to find new readers for one and this seemed like a simple solution. I stressed over how to do this and worried over the right path. Well, there is not right way to do anything new or experiment except to just dive in and hope for the best. That said, I asked for the rights back on 4 of my historical westerns.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not egotistical enough to think I don't need my publisher. I do. In fact, I probably need them more now than before. But I wanted this to be a win/win for both of us and I think it will be.
The reason I wanted the rights back on those 4 is pretty simple. I needed books that were already written to assist in my self publishing endeavors. I'd written a new story, Texas Forged. It had been a year since I'd had anything new released. The wheels of publishing move slowly and if I'd submitted this one, it would have probably been another year to year and a half before it would release. An author knows that he/she must keep producing to stay alive in this business. So, with that in mind, self publishing seemed the best route for this book. However, without a publisher, this book has little hope of being discovered. With so many books offered on Amazon daily, the only way to make its presence known is to offer it for free on occasion. And this is where the other books come into play. Texas Forged is my loss leader. I'm hopeful that if others read this one and like it, they will purchase Sarah's Brass Token, which will then lead to sales for my other three westerns.
Is it working? I think so. When I put Sarah's Brass Token up, she ranked around 500,000. Today, she's ranked at 53, 960 and she's showing up on pages for other westerns. That's the real goal.
How will this help my publisher? Well, if they like these books and my writing style, I'm hopeful they will try the books I've written in other genres. Do I have plans to ask for the rights back on my other books? No. Having a publisher opens doors I wouldn't have otherwise.
Now, off to finish getting Julia's Golden Eagle ready for Amazon. I've already got the rough draft of a cover done. Just need to take a better photo of the painting I did. I have about 50 more pages to edit and I'm there.
I ran across this short story the other day and thought I'd share it here. I wrote this two years ago when we were doing a promotional thing on the Writer's Vineyard Blog.
Set up for Scene: I'd like for you to meet two characters from Kaitlin's Silver Lining who have now grown into young adults. Pete Hart was fourteen when Charley Kanatzer was eleven, but Charley is on her way home from a fancy school in Boston and makes a stop at Bryce Stanton's family home in Brownwood. With nowhere else to go, Pete found his way to the Stanton ranch and is now foreman, and though he still has inner demons to wrestle, he's content if not happy. But Charley wants more and starts a stampede on his emotions.
If you want to know more about either of these characters, read Kaitlin's Silver Lining, available soon on Amazon.
So, the first challenge she issued has us drafting a short scene with the following words: Cake, Rustler, Tuesday, Cheyenne, and Jack rabbit. I wrote a short scene that I really liked. So yesterday she issued another challenge whereby we had to use the words: Ghost town, Tumbleweed, Townsfolk, Gingerbread, and Angel(s).
I decided instead of working up something new, I'd just add to what I'd done before. Since it's too long for the forum, I'll post here for any who want to read it. I'm stealing the idea of posting the longer version here from Alison Bruce. Be sure to read her challenge answer also. It's amazing.
Cheyenne Meeks leveled his Smith and Wesson model 1870 Schofield at the unsuspecting jack rabbit foraging for its own supper. The tall eared critter hopped to the left and just out of view, its gray brown body hidden behind a fallen log. Cheyenne continued his vigilant pursuit and stood stock still hoping dinner would reenter his sights soon.
"I guess that depends on who's askin'." Her eyes were sure an interesting shade of amber.
Cheyenne maintained his smile with some effort. He hadn't come all this way for a bride that could probably outshoot, out cuss and out ride him. Damn the war for forcing him into his current situation, but his place of birth was all but a ghost town, and he was right tired of living from hand to mouth. Her advertisement promised a large plot of land for a man willing to work. The only catch – marriage.
"About that. Are you still set on wedding a stranger? Perhaps we can work a deal whereby you hire me instead." Though to be honest, the idea of owning a hundred forty acres of prime land appealed more than he wanted to let on.
Something flashed in her eyes. Hurt? Surely not. After all, they didn't even know each other.
He plowed through fallen leaves and clinging foliage until they hit a more established path. From there, they walked in companionable silence until they reached their destination. He stared in awe of the two story white washed house trimmed in gingerbread scrolls. The wrap-around porch held a cozy appeal that reminded him of his childhood home. The quaint abode somehow didn't match the woman who stood beside him. Perhaps she had a soft side after all.
He was about to voice his approval when the door squealed open and a small child peaked out at them.
"Your advertisement said nothing about children." God, why did she have to look so much like Savannah?
No. He didn't have anything against angels, but the doe eyes, full cheeks and blonde curls reminded him more acutely of all he'd lost. The cherub peered up at him through thick lashes and stuck her thumb in her mouth.
"Is she yours?" he asked.
He started at her brazen announcement. He took a deep breath and willed himself to remember why he'd agreed to her terms in the first place. For better or worse, he was about to accept the hand of a woman more suited to herding cows than being the wife of a misplaced, southern plantation owner.


Charms are an adorable and easy way to personalize a piece of jewelry. While most charm bracelets are metal, this Charming DIY Leather Bracelet puts a twist on that convention. Learn how to make a charm bracelet using knotted leather cord. This style choice gives this DIY bracelet a more rustic, natural look. With a personalized charm to complete the look, it's easy to make a lovely, yet simple piece of homemade jewelry that is perfect for everyday wear. You can choose any charm you like, but be sure to check out the wonderful suggestions in this tutorial.
This is just what I was looking for a simple leather bracelet that can be worn for boy or girl or man or women and you can not get no simpler than this. I want to add some essential oil on the leather for breathing all day. If you do not have all the tools for jewerly making than this tutorial is for you because no tools are required. Super easy and fast.


After taking Joanna Gollberg's class I wanted to practice what I learned. This was supposed to be a bracelet but it turned out really chunky and I lost one of the stones and a setting. So I turned it into a necklace. It's still chunky and I would like to have more stones which I might add at a later date.
I'm happy I'm getting the hang of soldering several points without melting anything.


I've finished a second komebukuro bag.
Again it is made of Liberty from the lovely Ali of Very Berry Fabrics and Essex yarn-dyed linen.
The drawstrings are made of claret (burgundy? shiraz?!) ribbon. I love the way the colour picks up the colour of some of the flowers.
And this one is lined with a remnant of claret lining fabric I found in my cupboard. I've probably had it about 20 years - hoarding vindicated!
It's not quite as bright a colour as it looks in the lovely sunshine we are having today in the pic above.
This bag is about seven inches square and could hold a stack of precious fat quarters - as it's essentially a cube it opens right up so you can easily put things in or take them out.
It folds nicely at the top when the drawstrings are pulled - maybe it's also nice enough for a trip out once in a while! Here it is enjoying the sunshine with an astrantia (variety Hadspen blood) in my garden!
What a gorgeous bag!! It definitely deserves an outing now and then.
They are lovely! Well done on creating another super pretty bag!
It is beautiful Catherine. I love the shape of the bag I think is perfect to use as a project bag. Well done, it is really pretty!
I do love those little liberty squares. like the contrast of the main fabric with the burgundy lining.
Your Liberty prints work beautifully with the linen, and the bordeaux (?) lining is perfect. I suspect you might be turning into a bag lady after all!
Beautiful bag, and great photos!
These bags are beautiful - there is something about liberty and linen. Love those Astrantia too - I should find some for my garden this summer.
Gotta love liberty fabrics! 'Tis a very cool bag you have made there...love the cube shape and pattern. Yes indeedy, me thinks your gorgeous bag could house oodles of precious fat quarters!!
So pretty Catherine! I have a Japanese book and I think there is a pattern in there for a bag like this...I may have to dig it out.
Another beautiful bag - the linen and Liberty plus your ribbon making such a winning combination!
Now, thats wonderful. I made 4 little Liberty panels and did not know what actually do with them. This is THE possibilty for me.


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Main House
The Stable
The Rūmene Manor is surrounded by an extensive park covering nearly eight hectares. The park has been restored along with the manor buildings and contains some of the 364 original rare tree specimens, as well as an orchard and quaint gravel roads, as is typical in this type of rural landscape. The manor house has been reconstructed with utmost respect for its history but also contains elements of contemporary art.
The Manor House offers five quiet, private apartments, the largest of which occupies two storeys, with access to a spacious terrace and a splendid view of the park and lake. Two additional two-storey apartments are located on the second floor of the house, while two more secluded, romantic one-room apartments are located on the third floor.
The Stable has five two-storey apartments, each furnished and decorated in a light, airy style, and each with a separate entrance through a small garden.
The Garden House features four comfortable double occupancy apartments and a terrace facing the park.
The Rūmene Manor has several common rooms available for celebrations. Each space has a slightly different atmosphere, allowing guests to choose the most appropriate for their particular event.
RUMENE MANOR
Kandava district, LV-3120, Latvia
Phone: +371 67770960 (Hotel Bergs in Riga)
rumene@hotelbergs.lv
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Before your loved ones head back to school at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, or even just go back home, you can give them the gift of coins for the best laundromat in Kalamazoo. Clean Getaway Laundromat is the easy-to-find, easy-to-use laundromat that has served the Kalamazoo area for years. If your loved ones need a place to wash up clothes, bedding, or any other sewn materials this winter, they can benefit from a wash at Clean Getaway.
When giving coins to your student or working family member, you are not only giving them a way to wash their laundry, but you're taking away a sometimes-frustrating step in the process. Coin laundry is convenient and easy to manage, but sometimes getting the coins to use it can be out of your way, or hard to fit into your busy schedule. By taking out that step, you can save your loved one stress, and help them on their way to a clean wardrobe.
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The best part of giving your loved ones the gift of coin operated laundry with Clean Getaway Laundromat is how affordably priced all our machines are. With the low prices that we offer, they can get multiple loads done in top-of-the-line machines, so their gift will last them for a satisfying amount of time.
Offering great machines and services at multiple locations, Clean Getaway Laundromat is the premier laundry service for you and your family. If you have loads that need to be done, small or large, we can handle it.


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Q: where is password must have at least one lowercase ['a'-'z'] message in mvc 5 in registration form when user enter just numeric character it shows "password must have at least one lowercase ['a'-'z']", I need to translate it in my native language, where can I find this message?

A: Firstly, install the identity localized package in Package Manager Console:
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Core.tr

(.tr or your localization code .it, .es, .de, .fr etc.)
Then set culture in web.config:
<system.web>
      <globalization culture="tr-TR" uiCulture="tr"/>
</system.web>

Now, your identity messages will be automatically set according to your language.

A: These messages are provided by framework, not from your model, so you cannot use data annotations for this. But you can solve the problem in another way:
Step 1: Create resource file for your controller or use shared resource. For example, if your controller is /Controllers/AccountController.cs, then resource file should be Controllers.AccountController.de.resx in your resources folder (depending on configuration; instead of de use your locale code).
Step 2: Write translations for strings: PasswordRequiresLower, PasswordRequiresNonAlphanumeric, PasswordRequiresUpper. These strings are codes of identity errors. You can see them during debug of registration process after failed registration.
Step 3: Do not forget to use localizer in your controller
using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;

public class AccountController : Controller
{
    private readonly IStringLocalizer<AccountController> _localizer;

    public AccountController(IStringLocalizer<AccountController> localizer)
    {
        _localizer = localizer;
    }

    // Another code of AccountController class.
}

Step 4: Add translated descriptions for errors in registration action
var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(user, model.Password);
if (result.Succeeded)
{
    // User account created.
    return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
}
// User account creation failed.
foreach (var error in result.Errors)
{
    ModelState.AddModelError(error.Code, _localizer[error.Code]);
}

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I can buy any type of hard drives old,new,broken or working hard drives for a fixed price of 0,50€ to KG.
Delivery in Italy at your charge, so not included.
For info PM, me with a private message.
Nice idea ! I will do the same !
half a euro per Kilogram?
Google Price of "Neodymium magnet price" - Specially the old drives (the very old i mean).
Price of HDD PCBs on eBay -- $5 - $10 ???
This can be good only for people with a large amount that have good transport price in Italy.
yes, I seen, but for me it's only for alumminium recovery. Why you can buy it?
For damaged drives with for example damaged head(s) i can disable head(s) and re-sell drive with lower capacity.
If drive have bad sectoers i can remap them to factory defect list and re-sell drive.
If drive have bad head(s) and / or pre-amp i can re-use PCB (sell it on eBay for data recovery as people might need a specific PCB). Ican offer adaptation service as well (move ROM from older PCB to newer one).
Example - I can buy a 1TB HDD with one damaged head and disable it and i will get a 750 GB drive that i can still re-sell for more than 1€ / 50 cents that i'm offering for the damaged drive !!!
(...) but for me it's only for alumminium recovery.
I can offer lots of tested and data wiped SAS Disks 3,5" Server Seagate 300GB 15k RPM.
Worldwide delivery, interesting price for large lot, but also possibility of one piece.
Send a private message with your email contact and specify necessary quantity and country of delivery.
Yes Sure!! These are working disks tested! The announce here is only about broken disks, dead clicking, damaged sectors, smashed and etc.


The car is auction on 6 July and is estimated to sell for between £60,000 to £80,000.
Just to put that into context, similar models to the 1994 car are normally sold for around £2,000.
According to reports, the late Princess used the car for a year and it has 21,00 miles on the clock. She was pictured driving it in 1994, with the top down and Princes William and Harry in the back seat.
The car is being sold by auction house Cheffins. Luke Macdonald, Cheffins fine art director, said: "The owner is a car collector who lives in Jersey. In fact he drove the car over to us himself three weeks ago.
"It has only 21,000 recorded miles from new and of course comes with press photos of the time."


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Pacific Rim Magazine
Langara College Publishing Program
Travel for the Year 2008
Quick facts about Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China for 2008
Research Library Technician Students
Photos Vanessa Marshall (Vietnam), Leslie Biggar (Taiwan), John R. Burgreen III (Japan), and Brent Richter (China)
photos by Leslie Biggar
23°30' N | 121°00' E | PST+16
0 metres (South China Sea) to 3952 metres (Yu Shan)
23 million (July 2007 est.)
Taipei (capital), Hsinchu, Hualien & Kaohsiung
Mandarin (official), Min Nan Chinese (aka Taiwanese) & Hakka dialects
New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). $1 CAD = $30.97 TWD
Embassy in Vancouver
www.taiwan-vancouver.org
EVA Air & China Airlines fly direct to Taiwan from Vancouver.
Distance from airport to city centre
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is 40km from Taipei. Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) is 9 km from Kaohsiung.
Taiwan has developed an extensive infrastructure & numerous means transportation. Means of transportation include air, rail, water & road transit.
Taiwan has a subtropical climate: hot summers & mild winter. During the winter, the southern part of island is sunny, while the north is cool & rainy. From May to September, it's humid & rainy. The typhoon season lasts from July to October.
Chiang Ku | September
The 7th month of the lunar calendar is celebrated as Ghost Month in Taiwan. The Taiwanese believe ghosts wander the earth unhappily during this month. As such, the living make offerings to appease them. In a competition called Chiang Ku, offerings to the hungry ghosts are placed on top of a tower 4 stories high made of 4 poles. A priest performs a rite, & with the wandering ghosts fed, the living are safe for another 3 years. The public then is challenged to form teams & attempt to scale the poles, grab a series of flags & the offerings. No easy task—the poles are smeared with beef fat! Each team has 5 members who form human pyramids & use ropes to haul themselves over the platform's lip. They slip, slide & scramble their way to the top, throw the offerings to the cheering crowd below & collect the final flag, which marks the end of the ceremony. Chiang Ku demands strength, skill, courage, team spirit & a measure of recklessness. In past years, people attempting the climb were hurt, & even killed, which led to its banning; only in 1991 was it revived, with new safety regulations.
photos by Vanessa Marshall
Floating houses on Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
16°00' N | 106°00' E| PST+15
0 metres (South China Sea) to 3143 metres (Fansipan)
Hanoi (capital) & Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Vietnamese (official), English, French, Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Khmer & Russian
Dong (VND). $1 CDN = 15,912 VND
Embassy in Ottawa
www.vietnamembassy-canada.ca
En route flights stop in Hong Kong, South Korea or Taiwan. Airlines picks: Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, EVA Air, China Airlines & multiple American carriers.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Saigon) (SGN) is 8 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) (HAN) is 45 km from Hanoi.
The highway system is extensive; rural roads often need repair. Train travel is affordable & routes run the length of Vietnam's coast. Bus travel is the preferred means of travel. Car travel is the best & safest way to see Vietnam. (Note: international drivers licenses are not recognized.)
Vietnam has a subtropical monsoon climate: cool at higher elevations & hot & humid in the south. The weather is determined by two monsoons: the winter monsoon from the northeast brings wet chilly winters (October to March); the southwestern monsoon (April/May to October) brings warm, humid weather & rain—except in the mountains.
Bay Nui Festival | March
The Khmer people of Vietnam, a minority group from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, ring in the New Year with the Bay Nui (Cow Race) Festival. Locals pay tribute to their ancestors by inviting their souls to dine with them in a pagoda. After food & prayer, attendees walk to a local river where offerings are placed on rafts made of banana tree trunks, pushed into the water & swept away by the current. These tranquil proceedings are followed the highlight of the festival—the cow races! The 60 metre-wide & 70 metre-long racing strip is a muddy & slippery field in a basin. Spectators sit high on the banks with food to eat & pots & pans to bang. The start & finish lines are marked with red & green flags. Each race pits two pairs of cows against one another, while a local man controls each team. (Cow teams must more or less run in a straight line or face disqualification.) First one to the end wins! In 2007, 70 cow teams participated.
photos by John R. Burgreen III
Tug-o-war festival in Okinawa, Japan
36°00' N, 138°00' E | PST+16
-4 metres (Hachiro-gata) to 3776 metres (Mount Fuji)
127 million (July 2007 est.)
Tokyo (capital), Yokohama, Osaka & Nagoya
Japanese (official), Ainu & Korean
Yen (JPY). $1 CAD = ¥98 (JPY)
www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp
Air Canada is the only Canadian airline that flies to Japan. US carriers that fly to Japan include American Airlines (AA), Delta Air Lines (DL), Northwest Airlines (NW) & United Airlines (UA).
Narita International Airport (NRT) is 66km from Tokyo. Kansai International Airport (KIX) (aka Chubu Airport) is 60km from Osaka. Central Japan International Airport (NGO) is 35km from Nagoya City.
Trains, including the famous bullet train, crisscross Japan. With the use of a Japan Rail (JR) pass, tourists have unlimited use of JR trains. Subways are in major cities; bus service is available in towns & cities across Japan.
Japan has four distinct seasons. Northern Japan is fairly cold in the winter, while the Pacific coast stays relatively mild. At the southern tip of Japan, Okinawa has a subtropical climate.
Great Tug-O-War | October
Naha, the capital of Okinawa, Japan, plays host to the Annual Naha Festival, an event that primarily revolves around The Naha Great Tug-of-War. On the day of the tug, 250,000 people show up to watch the contest, in which East & West Naha residents fuel a longstanding friendly rivalry, by tugging on a rope over 200 metres in length, weighing 43 tons! The prize: bragging rights & good luck for the coming year. It is truly a community endeavour— as many as 50,000 Naha residents help pull the rope. Two locals dressed in costume represent the Kings of East & West Naha. They stand on platforms erected on top of the rope, a few feet from the centre. Clad in traditional garb & flanked by guards dressed as panda bears, they taunt one another. Fourteen teams in traditional Okinawa costumes, representing each of Naha's traditional tribal communities, cheer on the pullers. The rope, which is constructed every year, costs $170,000 in materials & takes 16 volunteers a full six weeks to complete.
photos by Brent Richter
Bell Tower in the centre of Xi'an China.
-154 metres (Turpan Pendi) to 7756 metres (Gongga Mountain)
1.32 billion (July 2007 est.)
Beijing (capital), Hong Kong, Shanghai & Guangzhou (Canton)
Mandarin (official), English & Portuguese
Yuan (or Renminbi) (CNY). $1 CAD = 7.1 CNY
www.vancouver.china-consulate.org
Multiple carriers offer daily non-stop flights from Vancouver to Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai-Hongqiao & Guangzhou.
Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) is 27 km from Beijing. Hong Kong International Airport(IA) (HKG) is 32 km from Hong Kong Island. Pudong IA (PVG) is 45 km from Shanghai. Hongqiao IA (SHA) is 15km from Shanghai. Guangzhou Baiyun IA (CAN) is 28 km from Guangzhou.
The train system is China's main means of transportation & now extends to Tibet. Regional airlines connect many cities & destinations inaccessible by other methods. It is possible to rent cars for a short time with an International Driver's Permit. Cities have public transit. Taxis, bicycle rentals & organized tours are also available.
Summers are hot, humid & rainy—especially in the south. During the winter, the south remains mild, while the north & west are cold. The eastern coast is hit by typhoons from July to September.
Knife-Pole Festival | March
China is forever associated with its ancient civilizations & many of the world's most revered treasures. Of particular fascination to those visiting Mainland China are its many ethnic minority festivals. Held in the Yunnan province, The Knife-Pole Festival falls on the 8th day of the 2nd Chinese lunar month (usually in March). It is the official festival of the Lisu people, a minority group native to the region. The celebration originates from the Lisu people's gratitude to a Han hero for teaching them how to make a knife, enabling them to drive away Ming Dynasty conquerors. Activities include diving into a fire sea, where performers jump into a large bonfire. It is believed that in doing so disaster will be averted. The climactic sequence begins when a group of men drink a lot of wine & then immediately begin a barefoot climb up a ladder made from 2 20-meter-high wooden poles with 72 razor sharp knives acting as rungs. When they reach the top, they throw firecrackers at spectators, who enthusiastically applaud.
Tags: 2008, China, Japan, Published 2008, Taiwan, tourism, Vietnam
Better City, Better Life?: The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai
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Story Vanessa Marshall
Art Jon Yurechko
Seasonably Late: A Guide to Pacific Rim Travel
The Pacific Rim is home to many beautiful countries. Here are some suggestions of where to go and when. [read more]
Story Tessa Arden
Illustration Victoria Gibson & Anne-Sophie Rodet
A Pod of One's Own
Pod hotels offer the weary traveller a little luxury. [read more]
Story Anastasia Koutalianos
Photos Trifon Marchovski
Art Jason B. Upton
Travel 2012 Report
Travel report for Japan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore in 2012. [read more]
Research Langara Library and Information Technology students
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Pacific Rim Magazine connects geographically disparate readers across the Pacific Rim through stories of community, art, food, and travel that honour both our cultural diversity and shared experiences. We acknowledge our responsibility to future generations by focusing on community issues and environmental concerns. We celebrate artistic expression and are grateful to live, learn, and create on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), Stó:lō, and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.
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module PPCurses

  class Form < View

    attr_accessor :selected_element

    #
    # Screen should be of type Curses::Window
    #
    def initialize
      super
      origin = Point.new( 1, 1 )
      setFrameOrigin(origin)
      @elements = []
    end

    # Formal protocol required
    # Adds an element to the form.  Elements are rendered in the order they are added.
    #
    # An element must implement the following protocol:
    #
    # - def show(screen)
    # - def height
    # - def set_curs_pos(screen)
    # - def key_down(key)
    # - def selected=
    #
    def add (element)
      PPCurses.implements_protocol( element, %w(show height set_curs_pos key_down selected= clear))
      @elements.push(element)

      if  @selected_element.nil?
        set_selected_element(@elements[0])
      end

      @frame.size.height += element.height

    end

    def submitted?
      @button_pair.button1.pushed
    end

    def key_down( key )

      if key == KEY_UP or key == KEY_DOWN or key == TAB
        selected_index = @elements.index(@selected_element)
        n_choices = @elements.length

        if key == KEY_DOWN or key == TAB
          (selected_index == n_choices-1) ? next_selection = 0 : next_selection = selected_index + 1
        else
          (selected_index == 0) ? next_selection = n_choices - 1 : next_selection =  selected_index - 1
        end

        set_selected_element(@elements[next_selection])
        return
      end

      @selected_element.key_down(key)

    end

    # TODO -- call display of subview???
    def display(screen)
       y = @frame.origin.y
       x = @frame.origin.x

      for i in 0..@elements.length - 1
        element = @elements[i]
        screen.setpos(y, x)
        element.show(screen)
        y += element.height
      end

      @selected_element.set_curs_pos(screen) unless @selected_element.nil?
    end

    # clears or resets all values of elements in the form
    def clear
      for i in 0..@elements.length - 1
        @elements[i].clear
      end
    end

    # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    protected

    def set_selected_element(new_element)

      unless @selected_element.nil?
        @selected_element.selected=false
      end

      @selected_element = new_element
      @selected_element.selected=true

    end

  end

end

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It's live now: Integration of Google Talk and GMail. You can now chat directly from GMail. To learn more, go here or read this article.
I really enjoy working on products that help people communicate. In fact, the reasoning behind this deserves its own long post.
when does it ll be integrated a solution to be able to call as well, such as skype?
yes, it what we were waiting for..


We are pleased to announce that the ARQ-FADEA National Gold Medal has been granted to the outpatient hospital CEMAFE Center de Especialidades Médicas Ambulatorias of Santa Fe within the framework of the best architecture produced in Argentina in the last 10 years.
The award is the result of a great collaborative effort that includes the co-authors, the architects Mario Corea, Silvana Codina, Francisco Quijano and Bruno Reinheimer, together with the vital collaboration of the architects Evangelina Dania and Maricel Aguilera, and the entire team of the Special Projects Unit of the Ministry of Public Works of Santa Fe.
Mario Corea was part of the sanitary equipment and hospital architecture forum HOSPITALSPEC in its fourth edition, which was held in Seville from March 13-15.
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Tony Blair is former Prime Minister of the UK (1997-2007) and co-initiator, together with President George W. Bush, of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, who is now running a consultancy business and has set up various foundations in his own name.
He was born on Wednesday May 6th 1953, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
January 16th 2021 is a 'lucky' day for Tony Blair that also brings progress in his career, and is good for finances.
Tony should utilize today for sharing thoughts and feelings with relatives and friends.
Through love, tolerance, and even sacrifice - Blair is capable to resolve conflicts, and heal the heart of his and of others.
Just as Tony Blair evolves through a nine-year cycle and experiences the nine-month cycle, he is also subjected to nine-day cycles, even though their impact is subtle compared to the Personal Year and even Personal Month cycles. The Personal Day cycles proceed according to the same pattern - 1 through 9 - that the Personal Year and Personal Month cycles do. The numbers within the daily cycles have a similar impact on Tony to the yearly and monthly cycles - though less pronounced.
Read more about our numerological daily forecast for Tony Blair . . .
Also, while studying the color and flavor of the day, it is a good practice to keep in mind the greater meaning of January and the master plan of 2021 in Tony's life.
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Physical: The blue line displays Blair's physical self during a 23-day cycle, starting at his date of birth. The physical self measurement is an indicator of his energy levels in terms of coordination, strength, and general well-being. If the blue line is at the top of the chart he is in a physically energized portion of his cycle. If the blue line is at or near the bottom of the chart Tony is in a low point in his physical cycle. High points are an excellent time to take on physically challenging ventures. Low points indicate he may be physically spent and may need to take it easy for a while.
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The 4 surprising qualities that make a high-performing CEO
Editor's note: This story was updated on Aug. 26, 2019.
The traits that boards traditionally believe make up a high-performing CEO are strikingly different than the traits and skills which actually produce strong top executives, according to a 10-year study called the CEO Genome Project.
CEO turnover can cost companies billions, which drives home the point that picking the right top executive is a high-stakes process. Yet boards typically look for the wrong things in a CEO candidate, according to a new study conducted by the leadership advisory firm ghSmart, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Chicago, Copenhagen Business School, and SAS.
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In a Harvard Business Review (HBR) article on the report's key findings, four ghSmart consultants write, "We have seen a fundamental disconnect between what boards think makes for an ideal CEO and what actually leads to high performance."
That disconnect stems from an "unrealistic yet pervasive stereotype" that good CEOs are "charismatic six-foot-tall white man with a degree from a top university, who is a strategic visionary with a seemingly direct-to-the-top career path and the ability to make perfect decisions under pressure," the co-authors write. The reality—according to their research—suggests many successful CEOs stray far from that mold.
Study findings
The study leveraged 17,000 assessments of C-suite executives, including 2,000 CEOs, which tracked variables such as career history, business results, and behavioral patterns. Researchers identified top-performing CEOs—graded A through C—and examined which traits helped CEOs earn their jobs in the first place.
When the researchers identified qualities that boards valued in CEO candidates—such as high confidence—the "overlap was vanishingly small" with the qualities that correlated with CEO success, the ghSmart co-authors write in HBR.
Ultimately, the study identified four key behaviors that high-performing CEOs tend to demonstrate—and discovered that boards that emphasize those traits during their hiring process improve their chances of hiring a successful top executive.
1. Deciding with speed and conviction
Despite the view that top CEOs are flawless decision makers, the study found it was more important that chief executives' decisions be fast and decisive than that they be perfectly accurate.
Former Greyhound CEO Stephen Gorman explained, "A bad decision was better than a lack of direction. Most decisions can be undone, but you have to learn to move with the right amount of speed." Overall, executives who were described as "decisive" were 12 times more likely to be high performers.
Art Collins, former chair and CEO of Medtronic, said it was also important to be decisive. "Employees and other key constituencies will quickly lose faith in leaders who waffle or backtrack once a decision is made," he said. The ghSmart researchers said this approach was borne out by the evidence, which suggests "that while every CEO makes mistakes, most of them are not lethal."
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2. Engaging for impact
High-performing CEOs also tended to keen observers of their organization's key stakeholders and were able to engage those constituencies to push for common business objectives successfully. "In our data, CEOs who deftly engaged stakeholders with this results orientation were 75 percent more successful in the role," the researchers write.
This can be a systematic process. Madeline Bell, CEO of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, said she makes a "map" of key stakeholders. "I identify the detractors and their concerns, and then I think about how I can take the energy that they might put into resistance and channel it into something positive," she explained. "I make it clear to people that they're important to the process and they'll be part of a win."
Building these types of relationship can be difficult, the researchers say, and high-performing CEOs frequently understand that subtle communication—even body language—helps keep their teams on track. However, CEOs should not necessarily try to be liked by their teams or protect them from tough decisions—behavior that the study found was associated with low performance.
At the end of the day, CEOs need to engage their team and align its stakeholders around common goals—but final decisions on contentious issues should come from the top. Christophe Weber, CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical, said, "Consensus is good, but it's too slow, and sometimes you end up with the lowest common denominator."
3. Adapting proactively
Successful CEOs also tended to be good at adapting to new challenges. According to researchers, CEOs are 6.7 times more likely to succeed if they excel in this area.
One reason top-performing CEOs adapt more easily is that they tend to spend more of their time thinking about long-term challenges (50 percent) than lower-performing CEOs do (who spend only 30 percent of their time thinking about such challenges). The researchers write, "We believe a long-term focus helps because it makes CEOs more likely to pick up on early signals" by scanning "wide networks and diverse sources of data" which help them "sense change earlier and make strategic moves to take advantage of it."
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Moreover, high-performing CEOs understand that changing course will lead to setbacks—and that is OK. "In our sample, CEOs who considered setbacks to be failures had 50 percent less chance of thriving," the researchers write. Meanwhile, "Successful CEOs, on the other hand, would offer unabashedly matter-of-fact accounts of where and why they had come up short and give specific examples of how they tweaked their approach to do better next time."
4. Delivering reliably
This key indicator of high-performance may not shock people. According to the researchers, "the ability to reliably produce results was possibly the most powerful of the four essential CEO behaviors." In fact, the researchers found that CEOs with this trait were 15 times more likely to excel in their role. Specifically, a "stunning 94 percent of the strong CEO candidates we analyzed scored high on consistently following through on their commitments," the researchers write.
A key part of the reliability equation, according to the study, is to conduct extensive research and outreach to stakeholders so that CEOs can define realistic expectations for themselves and their organizations.
Other key factors correlated with reliability were strong planning and organizational skills. High performers frequently "established business management systems that included a cadence of meetings, dashboards of metrics, clear accountability, and multiple channels for monitoring performance and making rapid course corrections," the researchers write. Having a strong team was also critical, but 60 percent of first-time CEOs did not get "the right team in place quickly enough."
Despite the study's findings, the researchers say there is no one-size-fits-all model of a high-performing CEO. Leadership at specific companies need to think critically about the traits which are most important to them.
"In the end, our research shows, leadership success is not a function of unalterable traits or unattainable pedigree," the researchers conclude, but add that "focusing on these essential behaviors will improve both a board's likelihood of choosing the right CEO—and an individual leader's chances of succeeding in the role" (Botelho et al., Harvard Business Review, May-June 2017; McGregor, "On Leadership," Washington Post, 4/17).
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Q: DOATools.py - Using my own signal source (NOT generated) I'm using doatools.py library (https://github.com/morriswmz/doatools.py)
Now, my code looks like:
import numpy as np
from scipy import constants as const
import math
import doatools.model as model
import doatools.estimation as estimation

def calculate_wavelength(frequency):
    return const.speed_of_light / frequency

# Uniform circular array
#        X
#        |
#   X---------X
#        |
#        X
NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS = 4  # elements are shown as "X"
RADIUS = 0.47 / 2
FREQ_MHZ = 315
freq = FREQ_MHZ * const.mega
wavelength = calculate_wavelength(freq)

antenna_array = model.UniformCircularArray(NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS, RADIUS)

# Create a MUSIC-based estimator.
grid = estimation.FarField1DSearchGrid()
estimator = estimation.MUSIC(antenna_array, wavelength, grid)

R = np.array([[1.5, 2, 3, 4], [4, 5, 6, 5], [45, 5, 5, 6], [5, 1, 0, 5]])

_, estimates = estimator.estimate(R, 1, return_spectrum=False, refine_estimates=True)
print('Estimates: {0}'.format(estimates.locations))

I can generate signal with this library, but how to use my own? For example, signal from ADC (like this:
-> Switching to antenna 0 : [0, 4, 7, 10]
-> Switching to antenna 1 : [5, 6, 11, 83]
-> Switching to antenna 2 : [0, 23, 2, 34]
-> Switching to antenna 3 : [23, 105, 98, 200]

)

A: I think your question is how you should feed the real data from antennas, right?
Supposedly your data should be in order along time. I mean in case of "antenna 0 : [0, 4, 7, 10]", 0 is the 1st-in data, and 4, 7, in order, and the 10 is the last one in time.
If yes, you could leave them as a simple matrix like what you typed above:
r = matrix 4x4 of
  0, 4, 7, 10
  5, 6, 11, 83
  0, 23, 2, 34
  23, 105, 98, 200

  //===============

  r(0,0) = 0,   r(0,1) = 4,  r(0,2) = 7,   r(0,3) = 10

  r(1,0) = 5,   r(1,1) = 6,  ... etc.

  r(2,0) = 0,   ...etc.

  //==============

R = the product of r and its hermitian matrix (r.h in python).
R = r @ r.h
And this is the covariance matrix that you need to fill in as the 1st argument in function.


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Gig Reviews: Manic Street Preachers (live in Hong Kong)
Originally published by Mark Godfrey on December 04, 2008
Manic Street Preachers (live in Hong Kong) Review Snapshot: Great show, but why didn't the avowed socialists come play Red China? The Cluas Verdict? 9 out of 10 Full Review: Opening with Motorcycle Emptiness, the Manics made the best of a bad turnout in Hong Kong to deliver a stash of their hits and a cover of Nirvana's Penny Royal Tea. The new and the old, Autumn Song and Faster came early on, followed by that solid cover of Rihanna's Umbrella, which has become a staple of their live set on this tour. It's strange that the supposedly socialist Manic Street Preachers came to Hong Kong, the most capitalistic piece of land in Asia, rather than north to Beijing? The Chinese capital's gritty soul and priceless layers of bittersweet history and colourful characters reads like a Manics songbook. Maybe it's because they're scared of bumping into their old collaborator Kylie Minogue - she got a mention during the Hong Kong set - has been i... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Roisin Murphy (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Steven O'Rourke on December 02, 2008
Roisin Murphy (live in The Olympia Theatre, Dublin) Review Snapshot: Róisín Murphy is, without doubt, Ireland's greatest female performer and seeing her live results in a full on assault on your eyes and ears. That Murphy pulls it off whilst barely stopping for a breath is a testament to how much effort is put into staging such a spectacular show. The Cluas Verdict? 9.5 out of 10 Full Review: Quirky is one of those words that can be used as a compliment as often as it can be used to insult somebody. It's certainly a word that could be used to describe British electronic artist Bishi, last night's support act. Arriving on stage dressed as a cross between Princess Leia and Cleopatra and armed only with an i-Pod and a sitar, Bishi certainly knew how to make an entrance. Thankfully there was substance to go with the, ahem, style and her fusion of tango, folk, pop and electronica served to warm up an audience that was getting lar... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Tindersticks (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Confucius on November 25, 2008
Tindersticks (live in Vicar Street, Dublin) Review Snapshot: At a time of year when the 'Best album' gongs and baubles are being handed out, tonight's impeccable performance serves as a reminder that 'The Hungry Saw' is as good as any record released this calendar year. It also served notice of Tindersticks' return to form as a compelling live act. The Cluas Verdict? 9.5 out of 10 Full Review: It has been a remarkable year for Tindersticks. Rumours of the band's demise had seemingly been concretized once Stuart Staples embarked upon his own solo career – in the process releasing the quite wonderful 'Leaving Songs' – whilst in-band politics rendered it impossible for them to remain as they once were. Exit Dickon Hinchcliffe - to concentrate on film scores - and enter a new era for the band. The evening begins, appropriately enough, with 'Introduction' – the first sound... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Okkervil River (live in Dublin)
Okkervil River (live in The Academy, Dublin) Review Snapshot: Their second visit to these shores in under twelve months sees Okkervil River battle with The Academy's all too obvious limitations yet still produce a set which cements their reputation for a compelling live show. The Cluas Verdict? 9 out of 10 Full Review: Okkervil River are the band you haven't allowed yourself to love. Yet. Their continued existence – indeed, their present flourishing - is grounded upon their fan base's affection for the band's fascination with life in a band (particularly on their two most recent albums), nascent fame and all of its associated tawdriness. This co-existence is neatly played out tonight when the opening chords of 'Pop Lie' begin - the crowd shamelessly echoing Will Sheff as he sings: "He's the liar who lied in his pop song, and you're lying when you sing along." The irony is, perhaps, lost o... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Aimee Mann (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Host Account on November 14, 2008
Aimee Mann (live in Tripod, Dublin) Review Snapshot: An occasionally shambolic but enjoyable night, culminating with a great set from one of the best American songwriters in the world today. The Cluas Verdict? 8 out of 10 Full Review: The evening started off with Los Angeles husband and wife team The Submarines, who I knew nothing about before tonight but proved to be a pleasant discovery. It wasn't hard to see why Aimee Mann picked them to support her on her current tour, as their music is precisely the same kind of catchy melodic rock that the likes of Crowded House, Squeeze and Aimee Mann do so well. The couple, with a drummer filling out their sound, powered through a hook-laden set that impressed me enough to pick up one of their albums at the merchandise box afterwards. Next up was Sharon Shannon's Big Band, who lived up to their name with ten of them cramming on to Tripod's stage. Not being a great fan of Irish trad I had planned on skipping ... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Neon Neon (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Ronan Lawlor on November 13, 2008
Neon Neon (live in Tripod, Dublin) Review Snapshot: Side-projects are so hot right now, but these guys are just cool. Neon Neon is a conglomerate of decidedly super-ferrite animals, and they transported the Tripod crowd through an audio-visual interpretation of John DeLorean's life with the same frenzy in which he lived it. DeLorean's car was the pièce de résistance in Back To The Future trilogy, and over 20 years on Neon Neon are still making the DeLorean past seem like the future. The Cluas Verdict? 9 out of 10 Full Review: I think the term juxtaposition applies here: Neon Neon is a collaborative project from producer Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys - amongst others - entirely devoted to Detroit-born engineer and entrepreneur John DeLorean and the "dream" car he produced near Belfast primarily for the American market. Hmmm.... Whilst The Good, The Bad and The Queen had their Dickensian, urbane merits... [Read on]
Gig Reviews: Mercury Rev (live in Galway)
Mercury Rev (live in Róisín Dubh, Galway) Review Snapshot: With their recorded output of late suggesting the band have lost their studio and creative focus, their current tour is a litmus test of whether they still have the live presence to carry what is, after all, a largely stunning back catalogue. The intimate confines of Róisín's suggested – in parts – that they haven't and they won't. The Cluas Verdict? 6.5 out of 10 Full Review: For all of the diminishing returns in the studio in recent years, Mercury Rev have always been an eminently bankable live act. Live, their songs have been free to breathe, far away from studio excesses and overproduction. One of the most intriguing prospects prior to this show was how they would transform 2008's disappointing 'Snowflake Midnight' into the live arena. The results are unconvincing, with the notable exception of 'Senses on Fire' w... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Port O'Brien (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Garret Cleland on October 30, 2008
Port O'Brien (live in Crawdaddy, Dublin) Review Snapshot: Port O'Brien come to Dublin on the back of their excellent 'All We Could Do Was Sing' album, but fail to recapture the energy displayed on the record for the most part of the gig. The Cluas Verdict? 6 out of 10 Full Review: 'A damn cold night outside', proclaims Van Pierszalowski. Considering he spent many months every year as a teenager as a fisherman on boat in Alaska, that's saying something. Still though, despite the weather and some financial crisis I keep hearing about, the punters were not put off. About 100 people turned up to see Port O'Brien, the band that has been receiving favourable reviews from the Times and Pitchfork for their latest album, 'All We Could Do Was Sing'. Maybe it is due to the fact that Ireland is the last stop on their European tour, but the performance seemed tired and lacking the exuberance I expected from this band. Both ... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Noah and the Whale (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Christine Cooke on October 29, 2008
Noah and the Whale (live in Whelan's, Dublin) Review Snapshot: An enjoyable night of folk-pop, that included the song we all came for: "Five Years Time". The Cluas Verdict? 8 out of 10 Full Review: It was a large and excitable crowed packed into Whelan's to see Charlie Fink and his troop of pop-folk instrumentalists. The age-range went from just old enough to be there, all the way up to – as I could see it - fifty. Noah and the Whale clearly have a wide following, owing much of it to the extensive radio- and music channel play of their first single "Five Years Time" and also, the Laura Marling connection. No longer playing with the band, female vocal duty has been taken over by a red haired girl, whose name I did not catch. Also present on stage, a small brass section, violin and some keyboards. After building some suspense, and showing a strange short film, they took the stage. Although well-translated to live as a whole, the st... [Read on]
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Gig Reviews: Vampire Weekend (live in Dublin)
Originally published by Steven O'Rourke on October 24, 2008
Vampire Weekend (live in The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin) Review Snapshot: Living up to and, indeed, surpassing their Oxegen appearance, Vampire Weekend are a fun band with multitude of good songs. It's just a pity they're all so short. The Cluas Verdict? 8.5 out of 10 Full Review: Is it still cool to like Vampire Weekend or has the backlash started yet? That seemed to be the question on most people's lips last night as a packed Ambassador Theatre waited in nervous anticipation for New York's finest purveyors of 'Upper West Side Soweto.' The answer to that question would have to wait though, at least until after New Amusement finished their support set. I really wasn't sure what to make of New Amusement last night. Undoubtedly they write some catchy songs and the majority of their set consisted of songs from their excellent mini-album Any Port in a Storm. However, singer Brian Molloy was plagued by tuning iss... [Read on]
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David Greene est un réalisateur, scénariste, producteur et acteur britannique, né le  à Manchester, Angleterre et mort le  à Ojai, Californie, États-Unis.

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Filmographie

Comme réalisateur

Au cinéma
 1967 : La Malédiction des Whateley ()
 1968 : Les Filles du code secret (Sebastian)
 1968 :  ()
 1969 :
 1970 :
 1972 :
 1973 : Godspell ()
 1978 : Sauvez le Neptune ()

À la télévision
 1953 : Ford Television Theatre (série télévisée, 2 épisodes Ebb Tide cet Othello)
 1955 : Scope (série télévisée, 1 épisode Hamlet)
 1955 : Folio (série télévisée, 1 épisode Macbeth) réalisation et production
 1957 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Dark Intruder)
 1957 :  (téléfilm)
 1958 : Suspicion (série télévisée, 2 épisodes)
 1958 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Chain and the River)
 1958 :  (série télévisée, 3 épisodes)
 1959 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode Diary of a Nurse)
 1960 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode A Shot in the Dark)
 1960 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Web of Guilt)
 1960 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Case of Paul Danek)
 1960 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Prince and the Pauper)
 1959-1960 :  (série télévisée, 2 épisodes)
 1962 : La Quatrième Dimension () (série télévisée, 1 épisode A Piano in the House)
 1961-1962 :  (série télévisée, 7 épisodes)
 1962 :  (série télévisée, 2 épisodes)
 1962 : Le Saint () (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Pearls of Peace)
 1963-1964 : Espionage (série télévisée, 5 épisodes)
 1962-1965 :  (série télévisée, 7 épisodes)
 1962-1965 : Les Accusés () (série télévisée, 12 épisodes)
 1963-1964 :  (série télévisée, 2 épisodes)
 1965 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode ...To Prosecute All Crimes...)
 1966 :  (série télévisée, 2 épisodes)
 1967 :  (série télévisée, 5 épisodes)
 1968 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The People Next Door)
 1971 : Amicalement vôtre () (série télévisée, 1 épisode Greensleeves)
 1975 : Le Comte de Monte-Cristo () (téléfilm)
 1975 : Ellery Queen (téléfilm)
 1975 : Ellery Queen, à plume et à sang () (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne)
 1976 :  (téléfilm)
 1976 : Le Riche et le Pauvre () (série télévisée, 4 épisodes)
 1977 : Racines () (série télévisée)
 1977 :  (téléfilm)
 1977 :  (téléfilm)
 1979 : Mort au combat ( (téléfilm)
 1979 :  (téléfilm)
 1981 :  (téléfilm)
 1981 :  (téléfilm) : réalisateur et producteur
 1982 : La Troisième Guerre mondiale () (téléfilm)
 1982 : Répétition pour un meurtre () (téléfilm)
 1982 : Tentez votre chance () (téléfilm)
 1983 :  (téléfilm)
 1983 : Prototype Humain () (téléfilm)
 1984 : Le Dernier Rempart () (téléfilm)
 1984 :  (téléfilm) : réalisateur et producteur exécutif
 1984 :  (téléfilm)
 1985 : Cas de conscience () (téléfilm)
 1985 :  (téléfilm)
 1985 : Cet enfant est le mien () (téléfilm)
 1986 : Un long chemin () (téléfilm)
 1986 : Triplecross (téléfilm)
 1986 : Ma femme a disparu () (téléfilm)
 1986 :  (téléfilm) : réalisation et production
 1987 : Betty Ford, femme de président () (téléfilm)
 1987 : Rendez-moi mes enfants () (téléfilm)
 1988 :  () (téléfilm)
 1988 :  (téléfilm)
 1989 : On a tué mes enfants (Small Sacrifices) (téléfilm)
 1989 : Chute libre () (téléfilm) : réalisateur et producteur exécutif
 1989 :  (téléfilm)
 1990 : In the Best Interest of the Child (téléfilm)
 1991 : Qu'est-il arrivé aux sœurs Hudson ? (ou Sœurs de sang, ) (téléfilm)
 1991 : Le Missionnaire du mal () (téléfilm)
 1991 :  (téléfilm)
 1992 :  (téléfilm)
 1992 : Extrême Jalousie () (téléfilm)
 1994 : Le Prix de la tyrannie () (téléfilm)
 1994 :  (téléfilm)
 1994 : Une famille à l'épreuve (S, titre québécois La Guerre du silence) (téléfilm)
 1995 : La Croisée des destins (Children of the Dust) (téléfilm)
 1996 :  (téléfilm)
 1996 : Au cœur du scandale () (téléfilm)
 1997 : Les Charmes de la vengeance (Bella Mafia) (téléfilm)
 1997 : Le justicier braque la mafia (, titre québécois Family of Cops II) (téléfilm)
 1998 : Au bout de l'amour (, titre québécois Meurtrière par amour) (téléfilm)

Comme producteur
 1969 :
 1977 : Lucan (téléfilm)
 1979 :  (téléfilm)
 1981 :  (téléfilm)
 1981 :
 1984 :  (téléfilm)
 1985 :
 1985 :
 1987 : Opération survie ()

Comme scénariste
 1953 :  (adaptation)
 1953 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode Othello) (adaptation)
 1962 :  (série télévisée, 3 épisodes , , et )
 1963-1964 : Espionage (série télévisée, 2 épisodes , 1963, et , 1964)
 1972 :
 1973 :

Comme acteur
 1948 : Heures d'angoisse () de Fergus McDonell : Jim
 1948 :  de Lance Comfort : David Price
 1949 :  de Ladislao Vajda : Johnny Lester
 1950 : Le Cheval de bois (, titre belge L'épopée du cheval de bois) de Jack Lee : Bennett
 1951 :  de Vernon Sewell : Johnny
 1952 :  (série télévisée, 1 épisode The Medea Cup de Delbert Mann)

Liens externes

Réalisateur britannique
Naissance en février 1921
Décès en avril 2003
Naissance à Manchester
Décès à Ojai
Décès à 82 ans
Mort d'un cancer du pancréas
Mort d'un cancer aux États-Unis


In the inforgraphic below, Ford attempts to answer the question "What's the difference?" between hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. Of course, Ford offers at least one vehicle in each of the segments (few automaker can make that claim).
Aside from Ford's insistence that plugging in a plug-in hybrid is "optional," we rather like Ford's simple infographic.
Check it out and then tells us your thoughts in Comments below.
11 Comments on "Ford Infographic – What's The Difference? Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, All-Electric"
Good work by Ford. It is going to take a lot of this to educate the general public about PEVs.
The do need to add "optional" under gasoline for the PHEVs (at least for the longer range ones like the Volt and i3 Rex).
And where is quick charging?
Ford did a very good job with breaking down the 'primary' three types of electrified vehicle, that Ford offers.
But with the price gap between the Ford Hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid models closing, it makes sense to downplay the importance of plugging-in so the plug-in purchase makes more sense for those without consistent access to a plug.
Inductive charging will also be key for rapid plug-in adoption.
Especially since the components of a 'hybrid' are being broken down and added to conventional ICE vehicles, like auto start-stop, break regeneration, lithium batteries replacing nickel batteries, etc.
To me this seems like a pitch for Ford's Energi models, to the neglect of their Focus EV. I lease a Focus EV, and Ford does offer decent if not delayed support, but the EV doesn't seem to have their passion behind it. They probably don't have much profit in it is my guess. Shame.
I saw somewhere an interview with somebody from Ford who said that all of their plug-in vehicles were profitable. But I too have suspect on the Focus EV being the low volume production. I get the feeling this first generation is just an experiment in order to design and refine a more profitable version in the future. I suspect Ford could sell a lot more of the Focus EV if they wanted to put some more on dealer lots and put out a few ads. The price competes well with the Leaf.
One also has to wonder why they have yet to add any sort of DC fast charge.. For an all-electric vehicle, I think that should be a requirement these days.
Focus EV was mainly done by magna, that had a big part of the parts for the ev1. Its likely that ford covers variable costs for the focus ev, only because they are producing it only to order for the dealers, there isn't stock, and R&D is not paid for.
Nissan spent a large some of money on the Leaf. Variable costs for the leaf are much lower, but nissan spent a lot on R&D. Nissan needs to sell a lot more cars than ford. And covers more of the R&D with each car sold.
I think ford would be smart to work with tesla and get a fusion ev out there. Tesla and ford probably have both learned a lot. Tesla with the mercedes partnership. A fusion ev with some tesla help might have lower variable costs, and more than 100 mile ev range. I wouldn't expect it before 2017 though, from tesla, magna, or ford internal.
Ford doesn't need Tesla's design help. They already have the know-how stretching back to the EV Ranger days, and a growing in-house team on next gen EV without any need for Tesla or Magna. But Tesla's and Leaf's very existence has been a HUGE help in pushing the organization to LET the talented engineers do what they've been ready and itching to do.
Overall, this is a great infographic, probably the best I've seen on this subject. Glad to see it.
I think should have put a mileage line at 25 mi increments or so. So road trip is 250 mi plus.
And add a line (typical) ev, since the Tesla can easily do road trips and even go over 250 miles in a charge.
Remember this is a ford graphic. They are trying to explain their cars. THe focus ev and likely the next ev will not get tesla range. The energi is a blended phev, which does require gasoline unlike the erev phevs volt and i3.
The C Max Energi does not "require" gasoline to operate. I charge at home and at work. The car runs on electric 90% of the time. I just use gasoline for longer trips. It will cruise on the interstate just fine on electric only. Just only for 20-25 miles before the gas engine comes on.


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I have removed Allure.Specflow and all dependencies, Cleaned Debug and Release folders, Restarted VS checked that there are no mentions of Allure* anywhere in the project.
The project it self builds fine, but when i try to run any test I am getting the error below.
OneTimeSetUp: System.IO.FileNotFoundException : Could not load file or assembly 'Allure.SpecFlowPlugin' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

The error states that the package could not be found, but Why is it trying to look for it in the first place?

A: For Anyone that is interested I have found the solution, I was referencing the package in specflow.json file
changing to the below fixed it
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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Author: John le Carre
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Alex Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas' mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done. In le Carre's breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.
Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell -- J.B. Priestley The best spy story I have ever read -- Graham Greene The master storyteller ... has lost none of his cunning -- A. N. Wilson I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be. Malcolm Gladwell One of those very rare novels that changes the way you look at the world. Unflinching, highly sophisticated, superb. William Boyd
John le Carre was educated at the University of Berne (where he studied German literature for a year) and at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he graduated with a first-class honours degree in modern languages. From 1959 to 1964 he was a member of the British Foreign Service, serving first as Second Secretary in the British Embassy in Bonn and subsequently as Political Consul in Hamburg. He started writing novels in 1961, and since then has published twenty-one titles.
Publication date : May 2010
Author : John le Carre


Nobody at last week's Every Place Counts meeting had anything nice to say about the Vine Street Expressway when asked for one-word descriptions of the submerged highway.
But everyone in attendance, from Mayor Jim Kenney and his staff, to representatives from Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) and community activists, to PennDOT and U.S. DOT staff signaled optimism that the Expressway's worst impacts on the neighborhood could be mitigated through interventions of varying intensities and price-tags.
And so it was that local officials spent all day last Thursday trudging along an unshaded Vine Street in the sweltering July heat, taking in the landscape at its most brutal. The first part of the day was limited to decision makers and experts, and there was a meeting in the evening for community members to offer their feedback, followed by another public meeting on Friday afternoon where some initial design concepts were presented.
In his remarks at the first meeting, Mayor Jim Kenney called the Expressway "monstrous" and jokingly referred to it as "the not-so-great wall of Chinatown." While not calling explicitly for a full cap, he said changes were needed to increase mobility for residents of Chinatown and Callowhill, to stimulate job creation north of Center City, and to create more public spaces and improve access to existing ones like Franklin Square.
Capping the Expressway has long been a priority for PCDC, and that position appeared to have near-universal appeal among the sixty or so attendees of the public meeting on Thursday.
Yeung was referring to the Chinatown neighborhood plan that PCDC will embark on this year, and which they expect to hire a consultant for later this month. The eventual report and recommendations from U.S. DOT will most likely be folded into that plan and refined through deeper community engagement.
Funding a full or even partial cap would be costly to say the least. But one of the presenters, Peter Park, formerly the chief planner for Milwaukee and Denver, ran through a number of different scenarios for local revenue streams that could complement state or federal funding, such as a tax-increment financing (TIF) district, value capture from nearby private land, or capping the cuts with buildings through some type of air rights deal. One example project in Columbus, OH featured a partial cap of a submerged highway, obscured by buildings fronting the highway bridges.
This option was one of the more popular ideas, judging from the audience feedback, though attendees gave a variety of suggestions. Some preferred tall buildings, and others shorter ones like in Columbus. Some audience members preferred to see a park or open space in place of the cuts, citing the dearth of parks besides Franklin Square, and some preferred a mix of buildings and green space.
There was also a wide-ranging discussion and less consensus about changes to the intersections and at-grade service roads, also called Vine Street, running parallel to the Expressway. Some wanted to see those streets narrowed with traffic calming features to support bike lanes and pedestrian amenities, while others preferred the current auto-oriented configuration, complaining about rush hour congestion.
The outcome of the two-day charrette will be a report by U.S. DOT that incorporates community feedback and different concepts for short- and long-term changes to tame the effect of the Expressway and at-grade service roads along it.
Among the ideas shared: curb bumpouts at intersections to shorten crossing distances, particularly at 10th Street; parking-protected bike lanes on Vine Street in place of the third travel lane; replacing another travel lane with a dedicated bus lane; a partial cap with commercial buildings fronting 10th Street; a partial cap with play spaces on either side of 10th Street, using public art as a noise barrier; a full cap between 10th and 12th Streets with a pedestrian bridge extending from the end of the future Rail Park across Vine Street.
Already, the Streets Department is thinking about short-term changes that can be made, such as the timing of lights and pedestrian crossing signals.
Carroll also mentioned curb bumpouts, green infrastructure, and protected bike lanes as possible projects that could potentially be undertaken within the next five years.
PennDOT controls the whole area around Vine Street, including the service roads and the subterranean Expressway, so it is substantially in the driver's seat when it comes what changes may or may not be considered.
PennDOT's District 6 manager, Chuck Davies, seemed to struggle with how PennDOT would respond to essentially a fundamental critique of the highway. By the agency's metrics, the Vine Street Expressway is still a project that checks all the boxes.
Chinatown community members would probably say it's less that the neighborhood has changed, than that the transportation planning profession's values have changed to become more responsive to communities' concerns in the decades since the Expressway was built.
The Every Place Counts initiative is evidence of that, with its emphasis on empowering affected communities, and changing the culture around transportation planning at state DOTs.
The city charrettes are also a learning opportunity for U.S. DOT, she explained, as the department plans to incorporate observations from running the meetings into a best practices guide on community engagement.
U.S. DOT is planning to develop a new Transportation Community Academy that will help residents around the country better understand the transportation planning process, and get involved at earlier stages so they can participate more meaningfully. The Every Place Counts meetings will help build the curriculum for that initiative.
She also stressed the community's central role in getting local leaders and elected representatives to move forward with the concepts discussed at the forum. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, PennDOT, and the City of Philadelphia will have to prioritize projects in terms of timing, cost, and impact, with the goal of eventually getting them onto the transportation work plan, but even before that, some neighborhood-level efforts will be required to put some specific projects on the agenda.