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♦—Product Information—♦ MATERIAL Crystal glass SIZE Customized sizes ORDER Small order or Trial order is welcome PACKAGE Every piece will be packed with nice gift box, and then hard carton or at your request QUALITY EVery piece of our products will checked by our QC dept PAYMENT TERMS T/T 30% deposit in advance, the balance paid before shipment SAMPLE TIME 3-15 days DELIVERY TIME At your request SERVICE ODM/OEM is available PRICE The price depends on the quantity Production Process Packaging & Shipping Customer Feedback We have engaged in this line for more than ten years ,our company established in year 2008( From 2008-2013 , we named it Pujiang Shining Crystal Arts and Crafts Factory), which covers an area of 2,000 square meters and has more than 70 skilled workers, a number of advanced machines and equipments. so we can provide you the best products with high quality and competitive price. ♥—Regular Customer Service—♥ If the total amount of the order is more than 3000 dollars, we can ship you the extra 2% products of your order for free.
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Residential - Single Family - Lower Matecumbe, FL This is a one of a kind home, with direct oceanfront setting; Ocean Views from Every room; Balconies off every room of the house; 400 +/- feet of private beach, No South-side neighbor; dockage good for skiff; sit in your pool and look out over the Atlantic Ocean without going outside;New Kitchen installed 2017, Full granite and full granite back-splash, under counter lighting; New Stainless appliances, two television synced system with HDMI for TV, AND/OR DVD player. All new lighting with dimmer controls.SAUNA, New-Finland Model, located in poolside full bathroom.All Windows are hurricane proof and tinted, with additional Shutters for sliders. Excellent poured concrete construction; Large Beautiful Mahogany entrance doors. Minimal damage from Hurricane Irma Video is Pre Irma.


West Boylston – Oriol Health Care and Compassus Hospice will be hosting a free CEU program on Communicating Bad news at Oakdale Rehabilitation on 76 North Main Street, West Boylston on April 13th from 3:30 – 4:30PM. Participants will learn why communication of "bad" news is important and the six steps to doing so. Nursing and Clinical Social Worker Contact Hours will be awarded – please bring your license or license number. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. RSVP to Debby Osipov at 508-829-1213.


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Longines World's Best Racehorse: Roaring Lion top 3-year-old
Roaring Lion has been rated the best three-year-old in the world in 2018 in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings.
Roaring Lion was given a rating of 127 for his season which included four Gr. 1 wins, culminating in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot.
Roaring Lion was rated 2 lb higher than US Triple Crown winner Justify, and 3 lb ahead of multiple Japanese Gr. 1 winner Almond Eye, though obviously she is a filly and would therefore have received an allowance in a mythical racecourse meeting with Roaring Lion – maybe she'll have a date with him in the breeding shed one day!
The only horse in Britain rated higher than Roaring Lion was his stablemate at the time, Cracksman, who was a 4-year-old when winning his second Champion Stakes on the same Ascot card. Unsurprisingly, the best female in the world was Winx, with another superstar mare and another former stable-companion of Roaring Lion, Enable, second in that category.
It's such a privilege to be able to stand a world champion at Tweenhills; we thank everyone for their support and cannot wait for Roaring Lion – and our other five stallions – to cover mares this breeding season.
Roaring Lion crowned Cartier Horse of The Year
Roaring Lion picked up two awards at the coveted Cartier Awards in London last night, including 2018 Horse of The Year. Roaring Lion's sensational year, in which he won four Group 1s, was recognised on Tuesday night when he was given two prizes at th ...

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Arco Style is more contemporary than classic, more quirky than minimal. We add personality to spaces and enjoy working with forward-thinking clients who have an appetite for innovation.
The studio was established by Brazilian interior designer Rosana Maragna, who has lived in the UK for over 10 years now.
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Within the secondary production sector, the cement industry belongs to the industrial manufacturing segment and more precisely among the process activities, which are defined as such because they use systematic transformation processes to radically modify and confer specific finished/usable and technological properties to its products to the extent that they are clearly differentiated from their respective raw materials.
The current method of producing cement was patented by Joseph Aspdin in December 1824. The owner of a furnace in Yorkshire, England, Aspdin secretly produced the first hydraulic cement by burning a mixture of limestone and clay at a high temperature. The gray color and stone-like appearance of the binder, as well as its solidity and durability, resembled Portland stone which was named after the small village of Portland in Cornwall, well-known for its prized building stone. The name "Portland Cement" thus comes from its appearance and not from its place of origin.


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Comedian Dave Gorman finds inspiration in Unilever's logo
April 10, 2019 by Diana Bradley
The TV presenter poked fun at the CPG giant's hard-to-believe explanations of its logo elements, and then threw in some of his own.
Ever notice that Unilever's logo is made up of smaller elements?
The CPG giant explains the meanings of the symbols on its website, but as comedian Dave Gorman pointed out in a Twitter thread, some of the descriptions are "very weird."
The funny guy tweeted on Wednesday morning that the explanations look like Unilever's marketing team "had a brainstorm, threw some ideas on the board and then couldn't be arsed to write them up properly because they didn't expect anyone to ever read them."
1/8 Stumbled upon Unilever's explanation of the elements in their logo. It's v weird. It feels like they had a brainstorm, threw some ideas on the board and then couldn't be arsed to write them up properly because they didn't expect anyone to ever read them. Eg: ice cream: pic.twitter.com/tXuswjCDhk
— Dave Gorman (@DaveGorman) April 10, 2019
Case in point: Gorman tweeted a screenshot of Unilever's description of its ice cream symbol, which includes the text, "A treat, pleasure and enjoyment pleasure, enjoy, refreshment, dessert, fun."
2/8 "Okay team, I'll put 'treat' and 'pleasure' down. What's that, Grant? 'Enjoyment Pleasure'? I like where you're coming from but Sophie's already said, 'pleasure'… really? 'Enjoyment pleasure' is different to 'pleasure' is it? Ok. What about you, Bob? 'Enjoy'? Really?" pic.twitter.com/jw4lbIfY9o
Then he moved on to a screenshot of Unilever's description of its palm-tree symbol: "A nurtured resource, symbolizing our respect for the natural world tree, forests, growth, environment."
3/8 "The palm tree. I'll start: 'A nurtured resource, symbolizing our respect for the natural world.' I think we can probably leave that one there. You want the pen, do you, Grant? You can't just add the word 'tree'. 'Natural world tree' isn't a thing. No, no… you carry on" pic.twitter.com/hfFyFIjCEl
Yes, those are real descriptions on the Unilever website.
Then Gorman really started having fun by posting fictional descriptions. (We double-checked the site to make sure).
4/8 But it gets lazier. For example. The cat. pic.twitter.com/qrSGnfnLWu
5/8 And it gets weirder. I would have assumed this was a chilli pepper... pic.twitter.com/nxG8VTziZU
6/8 But apparently not. I mean, fair play, I suppose... pic.twitter.com/3oEPzWSWwJ
7/8 This just seems a bit hard to believe. But even this isn't the weirdest one in there... pic.twitter.com/gmozlykKAS
8/8 Because there's also this... pic.twitter.com/giCvnpMgS5
Real or hoax? Some social media users questioned whether Gorman made it all up or Unilever changed the descriptions after he tweeted about them.
assumed it was a carrot, doesn't look like a used condom.
— Kat (@KatKyns) April 10, 2019
It says "Chilli pepper" now. Have they changed it? Or did you just make the whole thing up?
— Ben Shepherd (@bjas) April 10, 2019
A Unilever representative was not immediately available for comment.
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Jackie Yip is the Vice President Education, one of 7 elected officers chosen by you – the students of the University. She represents all 31,000 students on academic interests and leads the 1000 academic reps.
This week I had the opportunity to chat with her about her role as VP. Yip takes pride in her role as well as her achievements, as she defines her job as a collaboration with the university and the students:
"With the help of students, their feedback and my own ideas, I lobby and work with with the university to achieve what the students want. This has included opening the ASSL 24h and increasing the book loan allowances from 15 to 35. These are just a few things that have been achieved through the power of the student voice in collaboration the VP education and the university. I am a trustee of the Union and University which means I have a huge say in the running of both organisations and I ensure students are the heart of everything we do!"
I was really interested to find out what pushed you to apply for the role,
"I was petrified when I came to university as are most new students! And the beginning of my uni journey was either I sink or swim. I was lucky and I made the best friends I could have possibly made, I was happy on my course and everything that came with it. University allowed me thrive and I wanted to give something back from this. To ensure all students coming to the university for the first time would know that it would all be okay and that no matter where you come from, from whatever background, you can thrive here."
Tell me a bit about yourself, what do you do in your free time?
"I studied music here so I love playing the piano whenever I can, I still sing in the university choir and play in the university brass band! I also enjoy practising yoga with the society in my spare time which is perfect after a long day at the office."
What are your aims/goals for the year in regards to the university and its students?
"I aim to personalise the student journey as much as possible. Making sure students are empowered to explore beyond the parameters of a classroom and get involved in everything the university has to offer. Whether you go abroad during your studies, you learn new skills in our skills development hub or you consider running for a role like mine!"
Some of our readers were interested on whether you've made any progress regarding ending 0% late submission marking?
"It is still an ongoing debate I have with the university. It's a question of balancing our need to prepare our students for the real world in terms of meeting deadlines balanced with the necessity of penalising students for being only minutes late in some cases
Do you think students are adequately informed of who you are and what you're doing?
"I think it's very difficult for students to fully comprehend what we do and I endeavour to be more transparent. It's incredibly important for me that students know the extent to which I can influence the university on their behalf and things I already do to ensure our students are the foundation of everything we do. I welcome students to be more inquisitive and curious with my role, I would love to share all the amazing things I do to benefit the student experience."
And finally do you think students are engaged enough or could more be done?
"There is always room for more engagement! Students can truly be involved in every level of the union and University and we welcome that. We want the fresh and innovative ideas from the leaders and role models of the future."
Jackie Yip, as well as the other VPs are situated on the third floor of the SU and love hearing suggestions and questions from students. It's incredibly important to know what the people that represent you do to improve your experience at university.
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Gaming equipment manufacturer Scientific Games Corp. has invested an additional $69 million in NYX Gaming Group Ltd. and a subsidiary to bolster an attempted takeover bid should a Dec. 20 shareholder vote fail to approve the Las Vegas company's $631 million acquisition of NYX.
Scientific announced just after midnight Eastern Standard Time Thursday that it has purchased 27.4 million shares of NYX stock, 3.5 million warrants to purchase additional shares and 40,000 preferred shares of NYX Digital Gaming Canada, a NYX subsidiary, which can be converted to 9.2 million ordinary shares.
Scientific announced Tuesday that it had purchased $21.3 million in shares.
NYX, a Toronto company with corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, has developed the OpenBet sports wagering platform used by the William Hill Group, a Gibraltar-based company that has a dominant position in the Nevada sportsbook industry. Scientific wants to enter the sports-betting business with the potential of legalized nationwide sports wagering looming in the United States next year.
William Hill, also a NYX shareholder, wants to block the acquisition unless it can receive assurances from Scientific on use of the OpenBet system. Scientific views the demand for assurances as anticompetitive.
Scientific acquired its securities Friday from four NYX shareholders for $2.40 a share in Canadian currency.
If all the warrants are exercised and all of the preferred stock is converted to ordinary shares, Scientific would hold a 41 percent ownership position in the company, up from 10.7 percent prior to the transaction.
The purchase solidifies Scientific's share position for a takeover bid if a shareholder vote next month fails to approve its acquisition of NYX, which was announced Sept. 20.
Scientific shares, trading near their 52-week high share price, closed down 0.6 percent, 30 cents a share, Friday to $51.70 in light trading.
Early 2016: Gibraltar-based sports wagering company William Hill Group invests in NYX Gaming Group, a Canadian software company that produces the OpenBet wagering platform.
April 2016: William Hill increases its position in NYX by acquiring preferred stock that gives the company the equivalent of a 31.9 percent ownership position.
June 27: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Christie v. NCAA, a case based on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which bans sports wagering in all but four states, including Nevada.
Nov. 2: In an earnings call, Scientific executives express optimism about entering the sportsbook market with its acquisition of NYX.
October-November: William Hill seeks assurances on the use of OpenBet. Scientific considers William Hill's bid for assurances anticompetitive.
Nov. 21: Scientific announces purchase of $21.3 million in NYX shares with the intent of a corporate takeover if shareholders don't approve the acquisition.
Nov. 24: Scientific announces purchase of another $69 million in NYX shares.
Dec. 4: Scheduled oral arguments on Christie v. NCAA by the Supreme Court. A decision is anticipated in 2018.
Dec. 20: Scheduled shareholder vote on acquisition. By law in Guernesey, a Crown dependency in the English Channel Islands where NYX was incorporated, an acquisition vote requires 75 percent approval. Approval of a takeover bid requires majority vote.


Discuss "Trobriand Cricket" by using concepts learned during the last two weeks in class. How does Trobriand Cricket offer insight into culture and power / colonial power and agency/resistance?
Any two that you are most familiar with. You can find the definitions of these terms in the PDF attached. Before you start please carefully read the instructions and the two Pdfs attached.


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After a full day exploring Guadalajara's iconic Mexican heritage, rest your head at one of the city's 100-plus hotels. From budget to luxury and local to global, a multitude of accommodations can be found throughout the greater-Guadalajara area.
Hacienda Lomajim, located 50 minutes outside of Guadalajara, and has stunning views of the Canyon of San Cristobal.
Housed in a historic 1930's mansion, Villa Ganz Boutique Hotel has 10 beautifully restored guestrooms.
Hacienda Lomajim features the best views of San Cristobal Canyon and offers 17 rooms, each decorated with traditional Mexican art.
Hotel Demetria is an all-suite, boutique hotel located close to Guadalajara's top attractions.
View from Hacienda El Carmen - featuring carefully restored guestrooms, decorated with antique furniture, adapted to offer the comforts of our time.
Hotel Demetria offers a complimentary breakfast, a high-end restaurant with a terrace, and an outdoor rooftop pool.
It's not hard to find accommodations that are both affordable and centrally located — the real challenge is narrowing down your search. Consider which attractions are on your itinerary. Several hotels and haciendas are members of the prestigious Historic Hotels Worldwide.
Modern amenities and luxury accommodations dot the city-center of Guadalajara. From luxury, five-star accommodations that are recognized international brands like Autograph Collection Hotels, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Marriott, NH Collection, Westin, and more to smaller intimate properties that offer high-quality intimate stays. Hotels in this category start around $85 to $125 USD per night.
For those seeking culture and comfort at a reasonable rate, Guadalajara has a plentiful collection of mid-range boutique hotels. At approximately $50 to $85 USD per night, it's no surprise Guadalajara's mid-range hotels book up quickly — so be sure to make your reservation in advance.
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Q: How Can I Make a Nested Scrollable Panel in ExtJS? I'm new to ExtJS, and I'm trying to create a nested, scrollable panel within a window.  Unfortunately, none of the answers I've researched so far have provided a solution to this particular problem (or I'm just not understanding them).
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Here is a set of examples that contains a scrollable panel ('Framed Panel: Width 280/Height 180'):
http://docs.sencha.com/extjs/4.2.1/extjs-build/examples/panel/panel.html
Evidently, this technique doesn't work when nesting panels inside a window, as per my sample code below (using version 4.2.1.883):
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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How can I get this to work, where the content of the second panel will scroll, like the panel entitled 'Framed Panel: Width 280/Height 180' in the linked example above?

A: If you add autoScroll: true to the window configuration the content of the window will be scrollable. (Example below)
However, like Evan is pointing out, if you want the content of the second panel to be scrollable you don't set a height on the panel and add the autoScroll: true property to the second panel, add a flex and vbox layout to the window. (second example)
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Ext.onReady(function(){

        var btnTest = Ext.create("Ext.Button",{
            text    : "Scrollable Nested Panel Test",
            renderTo: Ext.getBody()
        });

        btnTest.on('click', function(){

            var html_text = '
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    'lacus. Vestibulum auctor, tortor quis iaculis malesuada, libero lectus bibendum purus, sit amet tincidunt quam turpis '+
    'vel lacus. In pellentesque nisl non sem. Suspendisse nunc sem, pretium eget, cursus a, fringilla vel, urna.

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    'eget, nonummy non, nisi. Morbi nunc est, dignissim non, ornare sed, luctus eu, massa. Vivamus eget quam. Vivamus tincidunt '+
    'diam nec urna. Curabitur velit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
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            var win = Ext.create("Ext.window.Window",{
                title       : "Main Window",
                width       : 300,
                height      : 200,
                maximizable : true,
                autoScroll: true,

                defaults: {
                    xtype       : "panel",
                    height      : 60,
                    collapsible : true,
                    autoscroll  : true
                },
                items   : [{
                    title   : "Menu",
                    html    : 'menu panel content'
                },{
                    html: html_text,
                    frame   : true,
                    width   : '100%',
                    height  : 300
                }]
            });

            win.show();
        });

    });

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Live Example
var win = Ext.create("Ext.window.Window",{
    title       : "Main Window",
    width       : 300,
    height      : 200,
    maximizable : true,

    layout: {
        type: 'vbox',
        align: 'stretch'
    },
    defaults: {
        xtype       : "panel",
        collapsible : true,
        autoscroll  : true
    },
    items   : [{
        title   : "Menu",
        html    : 'menu panel content'
    },{
        html: html_text,
        frame   : true,
        flex: 1,
        autoScroll: true
    }]
});

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Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow is comfortably ahead in her bid for reelection in Michigan.
The survey of 500 Likely Voters in Michigan was conducted on September 20, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.


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"Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story)" b/w "Intensifieder Sunracapellelectroshit Mix 03"
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While most of the other bands lumped in with the new "dance-punk" movement (Radio 4, The Rapture, et al.) meld New Order grooves and Joy Division gloom with Gang of Four's slash-and-burn six-string attack, !!! (which stands for three percussive sounds, usually pronounced as "Chik-Chik-Chik," "Pow-Pow-Pow," or "We Are Way Too Fucking Clever for Our Own Good") mines the early-'80s New York club scene that spawned such little-known but legendary bands as Liquid Liquid (whose "Cavern" was the basis for Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines (Don't Do It)") and ESG (as well as the Tom Tom Club).
At nine members deep, this group of multi-instrumentalists forgoes the kitschy theatrics of the current electroclash movement, with a slovenly fashion sense and (apparent) taste for chemicals that recalls Happy Mondays, the legendarily hapless rave-rock burnouts who are probably !!!'s most obvious antecedent. Live, they're a whirling dervish: extending grooves to the breaking point; switching instruments midstream; mixing live horns, percussion, guitar, and everything but the proverbial kitchen sink into marathon party anthems as frontman Nic Offer throws down special-ed scatting and stoner blabbermouth nonsense as stupidly sublime as Mick Jagger's immortal "some Puerto Rican girls that's just DYYYAN to MEEETCHA" rap on the Stones' disco classic "Miss You."
Their debut album, !!!, on the experimental indie Gold Sound Laboratories label, generated enough buzz to garner them a shot at the greener pastures of Touch & Go records, although it fell a bit short of sister band Out Hud's (with which !!! shares three members) live-action dub masterpiece S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
While a proper full-length is still forthcoming, the band recently released this epic single to much acclaim across the pond. Of course, this isn't your average single. Two songs strong, and nearly 20 minutes long, "Me and Giuliani..." is the most ambitious thing the band has ever done, and the most fully realized.
Not to disagree with Public Enemy, but in this case the a-side definitely wins again. The title track, all nine minutes and three seconds of it, represents a new artistic high for the band. The track starts out as fairly standard-issue !!!, all low-end groove and Nile Rodgers guitar chop, with Offer offering such poetical insights as "When I see you/ It doesn't really matter/ 'Cause it won't make no sense/ To all those mad, mad hatters." Food for thought, people.
However lyrically dim, !!! have the one thing that any great dance act needs: a short attention span. They simply can't stop messing around with the mix, adding horn stabs and discordant-echo guitar effects for the sheer hell of it.
It's good so far, but at the four-minute mark an ominous bass stalks the perimeter, a chiming guitar riff launches off into space, a (gasp!) honest-to-goodness vocal melody grabs you by the heart, and suddenly this becomes the great U2/disco synthesis that the Irish legends couldn't manage to pull off with their ill-fated misstep Pop.
After a brief segue back in to a minimal bass throb, this single's crowning glory kicks in (just in time for the seven-minute itch): cascading sheets of echoing, clean guitar, bouncing off each other like light off a broken mirror ball. Then, just as soon as it came, it's gone, and we're stranded with nothing more to our names than a stomp-and-clap hockey-arena beat ripped off from Gary Glitter, and some falsetto "doo do doo do doo doos."
Sure, it's only one song — and the b-side (a dull electroclash remix that features the standard Tourettic glitch and '80s camp that are the hallmark of that bankrupt genre) is just filler — but I picked up mine for $4.99 and haven't regretted it in the least. Like so many great singles of the past, this is the sound of a good band getting great. Don't miss the moment.
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use std::mem::size_of;

use crate::{
    client::render::{
        world::{BindGroupLayoutId, WorldPipelineBase},
        GraphicsState, Pipeline, TextureData,
    },
    common::{
        sprite::{SpriteFrame, SpriteKind, SpriteModel, SpriteSubframe},
        util::any_slice_as_bytes,
    },
};

use chrono::Duration;

pub struct SpritePipeline {
    pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
    bind_group_layouts: Vec<wgpu::BindGroupLayout>,
    vertex_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
}

impl SpritePipeline {
    pub fn new(
        device: &wgpu::Device,
        compiler: &mut shaderc::Compiler,
        world_bind_group_layouts: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayout],
        sample_count: u32,
    ) -> SpritePipeline {
        let (pipeline, bind_group_layouts) =
            SpritePipeline::create(device, compiler, world_bind_group_layouts, sample_count);

        use wgpu::util::DeviceExt as _;
        let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
            label: None,
            contents: unsafe { any_slice_as_bytes(&VERTICES) },
            usage: wgpu::BufferUsage::VERTEX,
        });

        SpritePipeline {
            pipeline,
            bind_group_layouts,
            vertex_buffer,
        }
    }

    pub fn rebuild(
        &mut self,
        device: &wgpu::Device,
        compiler: &mut shaderc::Compiler,
        world_bind_group_layouts: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayout],
        sample_count: u32,
    ) {
        let layout_refs: Vec<_> = world_bind_group_layouts
            .iter()
            .chain(self.bind_group_layouts.iter())
            .collect();
        self.pipeline = SpritePipeline::recreate(device, compiler, &layout_refs, sample_count);
    }

    pub fn pipeline(&self) -> &wgpu::RenderPipeline {
        &self.pipeline
    }

    pub fn bind_group_layouts(&self) -> &[wgpu::BindGroupLayout] {
        &self.bind_group_layouts
    }

    pub fn vertex_buffer(&self) -> &wgpu::Buffer {
        &self.vertex_buffer
    }
}

lazy_static! {
    static ref VERTEX_BUFFER_ATTRIBUTES: [wgpu::VertexAttribute; 3] =
        wgpu::vertex_attr_array![
            // position
            0 => Float32x3,
            // normal
            1 => Float32x3,
            // texcoord
            2 => Float32x2,
        ];
}

impl Pipeline for SpritePipeline {
    type VertexPushConstants = ();
    type SharedPushConstants = ();
    type FragmentPushConstants = ();

    fn name() -> &'static str {
        "sprite"
    }

    fn vertex_shader() -> &'static str {
        include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/shaders/sprite.vert"))
    }

    fn fragment_shader() -> &'static str {
        include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/shaders/sprite.frag"))
    }

    // NOTE: if any of the binding indices are changed, they must also be changed in
    // the corresponding shaders and the BindGroupLayout generation functions.
    fn bind_group_layout_descriptors() -> Vec<wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor<'static>> {
        vec![
            // group 2: updated per-texture
            wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor {
                label: Some("sprite per-texture chain bind group"),
                entries: &[
                    // diffuse texture, updated once per face
                    wgpu::BindGroupLayoutEntry {
                        binding: 0,
                        visibility: wgpu::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT,
                        ty: wgpu::BindingType::Texture {
                            view_dimension: wgpu::TextureViewDimension::D2,
                            sample_type: wgpu::TextureSampleType::Float { filterable: true },
                            multisampled: false,
                        },
                        count: None,
                    },
                ],
            },
        ]
    }

    fn primitive_state() -> wgpu::PrimitiveState {
        WorldPipelineBase::primitive_state()
    }

    fn color_target_states() -> Vec<wgpu::ColorTargetState> {
        WorldPipelineBase::color_target_states()
    }

    fn depth_stencil_state() -> Option<wgpu::DepthStencilState> {
        WorldPipelineBase::depth_stencil_state()
    }

    // NOTE: if the vertex format is changed, this descriptor must also be changed accordingly.
    fn vertex_buffer_layouts() -> Vec<wgpu::VertexBufferLayout<'static>> {
        vec![wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
            array_stride: size_of::<SpriteVertex>() as u64,
            step_mode: wgpu::InputStepMode::Vertex,
            attributes: &VERTEX_BUFFER_ATTRIBUTES[..],
        }]
    }
}

// these type aliases are here to aid readability of e.g. size_of::<Position>()
type Position = [f32; 3];
type Normal = [f32; 3];
type DiffuseTexcoord = [f32; 2];

#[repr(C)]
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
pub struct SpriteVertex {
    position: Position,
    normal: Normal,
    diffuse_texcoord: DiffuseTexcoord,
}

pub const VERTICES: [SpriteVertex; 6] = [
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [0.0, 1.0],
    },
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [0.0, 0.0],
    },
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [1.0, 1.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [1.0, 0.0],
    },
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [0.0, 1.0],
    },
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [1.0, 1.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [1.0, 0.0],
    },
    SpriteVertex {
        position: [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
        normal: [0.0, 0.0, 1.0],
        diffuse_texcoord: [1.0, 1.0],
    },
];

enum Frame {
    Static {
        diffuse: wgpu::Texture,
        diffuse_view: wgpu::TextureView,
        bind_group: wgpu::BindGroup,
    },
    Animated {
        diffuses: Vec<wgpu::Texture>,
        diffuse_views: Vec<wgpu::TextureView>,
        bind_groups: Vec<wgpu::BindGroup>,
        total_duration: Duration,
        durations: Vec<Duration>,
    },
}

impl Frame {
    fn new(state: &GraphicsState, sframe: &SpriteFrame) -> Frame {
        fn convert_subframe(
            state: &GraphicsState,
            subframe: &SpriteSubframe,
        ) -> (wgpu::Texture, wgpu::TextureView, wgpu::BindGroup) {
            let (diffuse_data, _fullbright_data) = state.palette.translate(subframe.indexed());
            let diffuse = state.create_texture(
                None,
                subframe.width(),
                subframe.height(),
                &TextureData::Diffuse(diffuse_data),
            );
            let diffuse_view = diffuse.create_view(&Default::default());
            let bind_group = state
                .device()
                .create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
                    label: None,
                    layout: &state.sprite_pipeline().bind_group_layouts()
                        [BindGroupLayoutId::PerTexture as usize - 2],
                    entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupEntry {
                        binding: 0,
                        resource: wgpu::BindingResource::TextureView(&diffuse_view),
                    }],
                });
            (diffuse, diffuse_view, bind_group)
        }

        match sframe {
            SpriteFrame::Static { frame } => {
                let (diffuse, diffuse_view, bind_group) = convert_subframe(state, frame);

                Frame::Static {
                    diffuse,
                    diffuse_view,
                    bind_group,
                }
            }

            SpriteFrame::Animated {
                subframes,
                durations,
            } => {
                let mut diffuses = Vec::new();
                let mut diffuse_views = Vec::new();
                let mut bind_groups = Vec::new();

                let _ = subframes
                    .iter()
                    .map(|subframe| {
                        let (diffuse, diffuse_view, bind_group) = convert_subframe(state, subframe);
                        diffuses.push(diffuse);
                        diffuse_views.push(diffuse_view);
                        bind_groups.push(bind_group);
                    })
                    .count(); // count to consume the iterator

                let total_duration = durations.iter().fold(Duration::zero(), |init, d| init + *d);

                Frame::Animated {
                    diffuses,
                    diffuse_views,
                    bind_groups,
                    total_duration,
                    durations: durations.clone(),
                }
            }
        }
    }

    fn animate(&self, time: Duration) -> &wgpu::BindGroup {
        match self {
            Frame::Static { bind_group, .. } => &bind_group,
            Frame::Animated {
                bind_groups,
                total_duration,
                durations,
                ..
            } => {
                let mut time_ms = time.num_milliseconds() % total_duration.num_milliseconds();
                for (i, d) in durations.iter().enumerate() {
                    time_ms -= d.num_milliseconds();
                    if time_ms <= 0 {
                        return &bind_groups[i];
                    }
                }

                unreachable!()
            }
        }
    }
}

pub struct SpriteRenderer {
    kind: SpriteKind,
    frames: Vec<Frame>,
}

impl SpriteRenderer {
    pub fn new(state: &GraphicsState, sprite: &SpriteModel) -> SpriteRenderer {
        let frames = sprite
            .frames()
            .iter()
            .map(|f| Frame::new(state, f))
            .collect();

        SpriteRenderer {
            kind: sprite.kind(),
            frames,
        }
    }

    pub fn record_draw<'a>(
        &'a self,
        state: &'a GraphicsState,
        pass: &mut wgpu::RenderPass<'a>,
        frame_id: usize,
        time: Duration,
    ) {
        pass.set_pipeline(state.sprite_pipeline().pipeline());
        pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, state.sprite_pipeline().vertex_buffer().slice(..));
        pass.set_bind_group(
            BindGroupLayoutId::PerTexture as u32,
            self.frames[frame_id].animate(time),
            &[],
        );
        pass.draw(0..VERTICES.len() as u32, 0..1);
    }

    pub fn kind(&self) -> SpriteKind {
        self.kind
    }
}


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Introducing CPAS
Sue Shrubb
Sue has been volunteering for Falcons since 1976. She has seen many young people's lives changed by the gospel on the camps over the years.
'It was way back in 1976 when I caught the Falcon bug! Our then Deaconess, Muriel Pargeter, took on the role of Falcon camp leader and approached the youth group to ask if anyone would be willing to help her, just for a year. I was a new Christian and having been brought up in a stable home, where whatever the world threw at me, home was a safe and loving place, I decided this was something I wanted to do. More than 40 years later, I'm still involved with Falcons.
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'It's also wonderful seeing leaders grow in their faith and take on roles or responsibility for the first time. It's about reliance on God, trusting him for all aspects of camp. I'm always amazed how God can take a group of adults from different walks of life, from different churches, and form a team who become community for the week and beyond.
'Having joined Falcons as a junior, I then went on to lead camps and each year there's still the expectation and thrill of what God will do each new year. Although the week is exhausting, the joys far outweigh that.
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Michael Grant to Speak About His Techno-Thriller for Teens, BZRK
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Join bestselling author Michael Grant at Wellesley Books, located at 82 Central Street in Wellesley, to hear about his thrilling new book for teens, BZRK, which follows a group of teen hackers attempting to prevent world domination at the micro-level. Action-packed and perfect for fans of Grant's GONE series and James Dashner's MAZERUNNER, BZRK is also a "transmedia" experience, existing in different forms online through apps, games, social media, and even an alternate-reality game available at GOBZRK.com. Michael will be reading from and signing his new book, as well as giving a presentation on "technology and anarchy, parasites and politics, love and liberty." Don't miss this!
The line between sanity and insanity is a thin one in BZRK, the intense, high-stakes, thrilling new series from national bestselling author Michael Grant. Conjoined twins Charles and Benjamin Armstrong own the multi-national coporation Nexus Humanus. They are conspiring to create their own version of utopia by controlling minds and sapping humanity's free will through the use of nanotechnology. As they vie for world domination, BZRK, a group of teen guerilla hackers, tries to counteract their efforts with biots – organic nanobots fused with human DNA and controlled through the mind. The war for human minds is happening now and there are only two outcomes: victory or madness.
Michael Grant is the author of the bestselling GONE series, the author of the middle-grade series THE MAGNIFICENT 12, and the cocreator/cowriter of the bestselling middle-grade series ANIMORPHS and EVERWORLD. He lives in California with his wife, author Katherine Applegate, and their two children. Visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com


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The Loss of Christianity as the Foundation of Government in the Last Days
The following is taken from the book America in the Last Days by Morris Harmor.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, called the Bill of Rights, were required by many of the state legislatures as a prerequisite to ratification of the Constitution. It is important to realize that the Bill of Rights was originally intended to be a restriction on the national government only and did not apply to the state governments, although most states had similar guarantees in their individual constitutions. The Founders considered the usurpation and intervention by the national government, in the affairs of the states and the people, to be the most serious threat to the happiness and welfare of the American society. Therefore, the Bill of Rights starts with a bold prohibition against national intervention in specific areas, by stating, "Congress shall make no law . . ."
It is also worth considering that the Founders did not want to have the national government serve as the watchdog over the states' responsibility to protect the rights of the people. Madison's proposed provision in the Bill of Rights that said, "No state shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases," was quickly dismissed by the first Congress.
A result of the application of the Bill of Rights to the state governments has been the total removal of anything religious in our educational and political systems by the Supreme Court, which started just after World War II. This was a total reversal from the position held by the Founding Fathers considering that seven of the thirteen original colonies had a state church founded on the Christian religion: (1) Connecticut, Congregational; (2) New Hampshire, Protestant; (3) Delaware, Christian; (4) New Jersey, Protestant; (5) Maryland, Christian; (6) South Carolina, Protestant; (7) Massachusetts,Congregational Church.
Our Founding Fathers recognized that a free society could only exist if it was made up of self-regulating citizens, and that the Christian religion was the greatest source for creating such individuals. Citizens without internal constraints on their behavior toward others require a multiplicity of laws and a police state, which was the antithesis of what they wanted to create.
GEORGE WASHINGTON:
"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection; that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens."
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ."
Christianity is unique amongst the major religions of the world: let's consider Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. The first two are religions founded on "Thou Shalt Nots" (see Exodus 20:1–17), and Islam goes one step further, enforcing these "Thou Shalt Nots" vigorously through the law without any separation between religion and the government. Christianity, on the other hand, has always recognized the appropriate separation of church and state. The Savior Himself has said, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's" (Matthew 22:21).
Regardless of how we feel about it today, the historical fact is that there was no separation of church and state, other than a lack of government funding of one denomination for 160 years of American history. They were one and the same. The first amendment did not separate religion from government; it simply ensured that no one denomination was favored over all others, as in England.
Now we have an entire population that has no clue of its true American heritage. They have not forgotten; they have never known or heard the truth of our founding as a Christian Nation.
** The following was taken from America in the Last Days. The opinions and views expressed herein belong solely to Morris Harmor and do not necessarily represent the opinions or views of Cedar Fort, Inc.


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Predictions: Week 3 – Chiefs at Packers
Shawn September 27, 2015
Shawn (2-0): The Green Bay Packers get more of the same on Monday night.
By more of the same, I mean they face a team that likes to run the football and play defense. Like Seattle, the Kansas City Chiefs defense has dynamic pass rushers on both ends of the line who will look to dominate David Bakhtiari and Don Barclay even more than they were last week. In fact, the Chiefs will line up Justin Houston, he of 20 sacks last season, across from Barclay and in doing so, they will have the most lopsided matchup of any for either team.
Bakhtiari struggles more with the bull rush and he gets the more physical Tamba Hali. Barclay struggles more with the speed rush and he faces the best speed rush in the league in Houston. Ouch. This is definitely conundrum No. 1 for a Packers offense that is used to being pretty dominant at home. Whether the Packers look to run the ball more, go with short passes or help their tackles out, containing Houston and Hali will be the first order of business.
On the other side of the ball, the Chiefs have a running back who is probably the most explosive back in the game when healthy, which is rare. The Chiefs prefer to run the football and allow their mediocre quarterback, Alex Smith, to be a game manager. When the Chiefs can't run the football and need Smith to consistently make plays, they typically get beat.
So, that's it. That's KC's shot. They need to wreak havoc with their OLBs to stymie the Packers offense while Jamaal Charles has a big night on the ground. If they can do those two things, they can pull the upset on Monday night.
The Chiefs may have some reasons to be more confident than most when heading into Lambeau Field. They have never lost there, being 3-0 and the only NFL team to be undefeated at Lambeau and have played there more than once. Yeah, Len Dawson and Trent Green should be pumped about that, but that just tells me that the Chiefs are due for a butt whipping.
The main two obstacles to the Chiefs pulling this off, besides the fact the Packers are the better team, have to do with the Chiefs' pass defense and the Packers' run defense. I don't see Jamaal Charles having a big game on Monday night. B.J. Raji, Mike Pennel and Mike Daniels seem to just be getting better in the middle. Except for the read-option, which the Chiefs don't run, the Packers played very well against the run versus Seattle. I expect that to continue.
Smith has one target that concerns me in Travis Kelce, but I don't think he can do enough to sustain the Chiefs offense.
Lastly, the Chiefs have a great front seven, which includes their D-line and inside linebacker Derrick Johnson. However, their pass defense features a great rookie in Marcus Peters and not much else. As good as the Chiefs defense looked at times against the Broncos last week, when the Broncos decided to ditch the run, spread the field and just throw the ball before half and at the end of the game, the Chiefs defense looked as soft as the Colts. The Broncos with limp-armed Peyton Manning marched right down the field.
I don't think the Packers and Aaron Rodgers didn't notice. Expect the Packers to run a lot of hurry up and go after that defensive backfield relentlessly. The Chiefs have to have at least some early success on defense to keep this game close. The Packers are the fastest starting team in the league, and the Chiefs are NOT built to come from behind.
Just like every other home game, I expect the Packers offense to find its footing and I expect the opponent to ultimately not be able to keep up.
Packers 30, Chiefs 17
Andrew (1-1): Well here we are again against the Kansas City Chiefs, this time at home, but nonetheless as prohibitive favorites.
There's been a lot of chatter this past week about how the Packers potential perfect season in 2011 was spoiled by KC, but I've heard almost nothing of the fact that it was a classic boneheaded Mike McCarthy train wreck as he refused to run the ball against a defense known to be soft against it, while continually throwing into one of the best pass defenses in football.
What does this have to do with now? Nothing. Just venting.
But the script appears to have flipped for the Kansas City Chiefs, as early indications show that defending the pass is now its kryptonite. In my opinion, this will be the game where we see if Tom Clements is really the offensive coordinator calling the plays or if he's just Mike McCarthy's puppet. All indications are the Packers should throw the ball all night, but if they have some target number for how many running plays they're supposed to hit in the second half regardless if it is completely ineffective or not, then we'll know the answer to that question and whether or not this game will stay close.
I've been screaming for the four wide receiver set as the main staple of the offense for some time now, but will the Packers really only utilize it when the game is close? Will the Packers allow the Chiefs to stay in the game before putting Randall Cobb or Ty Montgomery in the backfield? It works every time, yet the Packers only use it late in games when they're behind. McCarthy did the same thing last year several times and if Clements refuses to use this formation earlier and with more frequency, then it has to be because Big Mac is still pulling the strings.
Tom Brady and the Patriots faced a tough pass rush at Buffalo last week and what did they do? They spread the field and threw the ball quick all day long. Tom Brady finished 38 of 59 for 466 yards and 3 TDs. Are the Packers and Tom Clements aggressive enough to challenge the Chiefs main weakness so directly and repeatedly? I honestly don't know. Have we ever seen it?
Aaron Rodgers has never thrown 50 passes in a game and has only thrown for over 400 yards three times in his career. This game has 50 passes and 500 yards written all over it if the Packers decide to go out there and get it.
The Chiefs, in essence, are coming off a bye week after suffering an extremely tough loss to the Broncos on Thursday night. I'm a firm believer in the idea that a team coming off a loss like that will tend to practice better the following week. Also, the Kansas City staff is loaded with former Packers personnel and coaches. Andy Reid and company know a good deal about how the Packers operate, and if we fail to fear the menacing presence of former Packers Frank Zombo and Dezman Moses, well let's just say it could be one long night indeed.
Earlier in the week, I felt pretty concerned about this game and think there is still reason to be apprehensive, but according to Bob McGinn the Packers are 18-1 when favored by a touchdown or more. That's all fine and good, but the line is now 6.5 in most places.
I feel like the Chiefs are going to get out fast and catch the Packers by surprise. But I will also say the Packers will eventually get to the packages and formations proven to work every time that they continually eliminate from their arsenal in the early parts of games. As things get desperate and the Packers struggle to keep the offense on the field, they'll turn to those plays and packages they've ignored all game long in order to pull out a dramatic fourth quarter comeback for the win.
Monty (2-0): Can't really say there's a lot I like about this game.
The Packers are coming off a big, emotional win. Their opponent is both intimately familiar with them and is well-rested.
Perfect recipe for a letdown.
While that may be the case, I also just can't see a way that it happens. The Packers are just more talented than the Chiefs and assuming Buffoon, Mike McCarthy's alter ego, doesn't make an appearance, the Packers will win this game.
The Chiefs' game plan will be much like the Bears' was against the Packers in week 1. Control the clock by running the ball, don't ask your quarterback to do too much and play defense. The Chiefs are actually much better equipped to execute than game plan than the Bears, too.
They have a better running back in Jamaal Charles, a better, less turnover-prone quarterback in Alex Smith and a better defense, led by the pass rushing combo of Houston and Hali. But like the Bears, they don't have a very good secondary and that's where the Packers have a gigantic advantage.
Aaron Rodgers vs. any secondary is advantage Packers, but especially in this case.
The Packers will need to move quickly on offense. They SHOULD utilize their short passing game to protect their tackles and negate the KC rush. There is, of course, no guarantee they WILL do that.
They'll find a way, though.
Shawn Neuser attended UWGB and lives and works in Green Bay. He enjoys long walks on the beach and being intimate with game film.
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Deepsky September 28, 2015
What I hate about this game is that the Packers have never beaten the Chiefs at Lambeau field. This has got to end tonight. Now, they've only played them a handful of times at Lambeau and never with a team as good as the Packers are today, but still, it's painful to think about that a place as hallowed as Lambeau field, the Packers play against a team that they have never beaten.
This is also a must win for the Chiefs, one in which they want to wash away the bad taste of the Denver game last week.
This is going to be a close game. Jamal Charles is going to look a lot like Matt Forte, but the Chiefs have another Achilles heal for the Packers, a good tight end. There's going to be a lot of frustration tonight watching the Packers defense, particularly when there's a statue quarterback on the other side they can't get to.
As for the Chiefs pass rush, Rodgers will be able to get some yards. The Chiefs can put great pressure on the QB, but most of their sacks come at Arrowhead where they take advantage of the noise factor.
I think the key in the will be Raji. He's got to put pressure right up the middle and get Alex Smith to take notice, while at the same time containing the run.
I'm going to go with Shawn's score on this one.
Abe Frohman September 28, 2015
All this history of the Chiefs at Lambeau and the Packers against the spread just don't mean anything.
It's still early in the year to know which Packers team we have. Is it the one that got gouged by Matt Forte in the first half? Or the one the shut down Marshawn Lynch?
My biggest question is this: will Clements remember that there's such a thing as a screen pass to slow down the rush? I think Barclay and Bahktiari struggle again so we have to help them out.
rebelgb September 28, 2015
Chiefs are better equipped than Chicago to control the clock on the Packers? I dont think so Monty. Jamal Charles is a very good back, better than Forte? I'll take Forte every day of the week and 2 times on Sunday. Alex Smith better than Cutty? No way. Cutty sucks and I despise the man, but he CAN be a game changer when he is on. Smith is Joe Flacco with half the brains. He cant win games himself, ever.
The Pack will start out fast, score early and often, and the defense will start out stout. Look for a let down in the second half as the Chiefs put a fire under their own asses and the Pack gets conservative and lazy. However the Pack is at home and is the better over all team. They will hold on for the win.
Packers 30 – 24.
OK i just reread what you wrote Monty and your right. Alex Smith IS a better ball control QB. Agreed.
Still say Forte is the much better choice for ball control than Charles. Charles is dynamic and can take it to the house at any time, not a good ball control strategy. Forte is stout, and can grind 4 yards out of a 1 yard hole.
Anyways I dont see KC putting long sustained drives up against the Pack.
Ted Hawthorne September 28, 2015
James Jones will catch two TD's, one long, one
short; further proving that cheap TT was a fool
to let him go last year. It cost the Packers the
Super Bowl. Pack 30 KC 17.
Fritz September 28, 2015
Hahaha! 31-10 midway thru the game, then i fell asleep.
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Extreme Measures is a medical thriller about Dr. Guy Luthern, an idealistic young doctor who loses a patient to an Unknown cause. When he starts looking into the man's death and possible causes, Dr. Luthern eventually uncovers a secret lab that uses the homeless as guinea pigs in their experiments. What he does not realize is that these people have powerful allies and in a split second start to ruin his life. The individual in charge of the lab has drugs planted in the doctor's apartment that were stolen from the hospital along with other hospital merchandise. His apartment is supposedly broken into and the police find the drugs. Upon his arrival home, Dr. Luthern is immediately arrested. He is also suspended from the hospital until his guilt or innocence can be proven in court. Now his only alternative is to expose the criminals in order to save his career and the lives of future homeless men.
Starring: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman and Sarah Jessica Parker
Director(s): Michael Apted
Producer(s): Simier Films
Screenwriter(s): Tony Gilroy
Distributor: Castle Rock Entertainment
Release Date: Friday, September 27, 1996
There is a scene where a little girl is watching TV and a program is on about experiments on lab rats. One white rat with a broken tail is seen walking from A to B to a water bottle. Then two black and white rats are seen walking A to B. One of the black and white rats looks as if his back legs are paralyzed. He is seen dragging himself with his front legs. For this scene the production company leased stock footage from the NBC network from an actual news story. In another scene two dogs are seen being walked on leashes in the sewer by actors. There is also a scene where a fly lands on the doctor's hand twice. The second time, the doctor moves his hand and the fly is seen flying away.


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Q: Rails application on shared hosting? Is there a way that I can deploy my locally made rails app on a shared host that has Ruby installed?

A: Personally, I would use Capistrano. There are plenty of books and tutorials around that will tell you how to use it to deploy Rails applications. It is very easy to configure.

A: Capistrano to deploy and (Mongrel or Passenger... preferably the latter... or if you HAVE to, FastCGI although FastCGI is pretty slow with Rails) to serve.
If you have a shared host you'll have to vendor your Rails version and all your gems, as you probably won't have access to install gems. Even if you did, you won't want Rails picking old versions of things.

A: Dreamhost supports Rails, many others probably do also.
As for installation of your app: it depends a bit on what's already available on your shared host, and what you're allow to do / install / configure there. For Dreamhost, here's their documentation. Other shared hosting solutions may or may not be similar depending on their policy.

A: The best way I've found is to install the passenger gem. Once you've uploaded your app to your account all you need to do is add a few lines to your .htaccess file and you should be off.

A: Definitely capistrano + git (git, if you have SSH access, like f.e. in HostingRails shared host), nothing can be easier.
Neat Capistrano guide: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10100
How to config Capistrano + git: http://github.com/guides/deploying-with-capistrano
Some nice Capistrano recipes: http://github.com/josh/slicehost

A: *

*Assuming your http server is nginx or apache, install Phusion Passenger

*On the Passenger site, there are very good docs for configuring Apache/nginx with Rails

*As a first step, just copy your Rails app somewhere to the host and get Passenger working

*Once you have that working, you will need a better way to deploy/update the app; as others have suggested, Capistrano is a popular way to do it and you should have no problem finding some tutorials online to help you do it

I have done steps 1-3 and it is incredibly easy and works perfectly fine (I was just too lazy to do step 4).

A: Found a good reference : REFERENCE LINK this will help to deploy ROR App on a shared host.


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Since all real world objects have emittance values of less than 1.0, some infrared energy will always be reflected from a measured object's surface. The Reflected Temperature feature found on radiometers will mathematically compensate for this error source provided that it has been properly set by the operator.
Listed below are the general steps for measuring and compensating for Reflected Temperature when using an imaging radiometer and a diffuse infrared reflector. A diffuse reflector can be made from a crumpled and re-flattened sheet of aluminum foil that has been wrapped around a piece of cardboard.
When measuring Reflected Temperature, make certain to maintain a safe distance from any hot or energized targets and observe all necessary safety precautions. When entering Reflected Temperature into your radiometer, be sure to access the proper menu as some imagers have inputs for Reflected Temperature as well as ambient air temperature.
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Q: Distributed Task Queue Based on Sets as a Data Structure instead of Lists I'm wondering if there's a way to set up RabbitMQ or Redis to work with Celery so that when I send a task to the queue, it doesn't go into a list of tasks, but rather into a Set of tasks keyed based on the payload of my task, in order to avoid duplicates.
Here's my setup for more context:
Python + Celery. I've tried RabbitMQ as a backend, now I'm using Redis as a backend because I don't need the 100% reliability, easier to use, small memory footprint, etc.
I have roughly 1000 ids that need work done repeatedly. Stage 1 of my data pipeline is triggered by a scheduler and it outputs tasks for stage 2. The tasks contain just the id for which work needs to be done and the actual data is stored in the database. I can run any combination or sequence of stage 1 and stage 2 tasks without harm.
If stage 2 doesn't have enough processing power to deal with the volume of tasks output by stage 1, my task queue grows and grows. This wouldn't have to be the case if the task queue used sets as the underlying data structure instead of lists.
Is there an off-the-shelf solution for switching from lists to sets as distributed task queues? Is Celery capable of this? I recently saw that Redis has just released an alpha version of a queue system, so that's not ready for production use just yet.
Should I architect my pipeline differently?

A: You can use an external data structure to store and monitor the current state of your celery queue.
1. Lets take a redis key-value for example. Whenever you push a task into celery, you mark a key with your 'id' field as true in redis.

*Before trying to push a new task with any 'id', you would check if the key with 'id' is true in redis or not, if yes, you skip pushing the task.

*To clear the keys at proper time, you can use after_return handler of celery, which runs when the task has returned. This handler will unset the key 'id' in redis , hence clearing the lock for next task push .
This method ensures you only have ONE instance per id of task running in celery queue.  You can also enhance it to allow only N tasks per id by using INCR and DECR commands on the redis key, when the task is pushed and after_return of the task.

A: Can your tasks in stage 2 check whether the work has already been done and, if it has, then not do the work again? That way, even though your task list will grow, the amount of work you need to do won't.
I haven't come across a solution re the sets / lists, and I'd think there were lots of other ways of getting around this issue.

A: Use a SortedSet within Redis for your jobs queue. It is indeed a Set so if you put the exact same data inside it won't add a new value in it (it absolutely needs to be the exact same data, you can't override the hash function used in SortedSet in Redis).
You will need a score to use with SortedSet, you can use a timestamp (value as a double, using unixtime for instance) that will allow you to get the most recent items / oldest items if you want. ZRANGEBYSCORE is probably the command you will be looking for.
http://redis.io/commands/zrangebyscore
Moreover, if you need additional behaviours, you can wrap everything inside a Lua Script for atomistic behaviour and custom eviction strategy if needed. For instance calling a "get" script that gets the job and remove it from the queue atomically or evicts data if there is too much back pressure etc.