My drawings on Draw Something have gradually gotten more detailed as the weeks have gone by.
Lately I've been obsessing over Draw Something. It seems I am not alone. The newest sensation in the world of smartphone apps gained 20 million active users in just a shade under two months. Available in both the iOS App Store and Android Market, Draw Something is a simple idea created by OMGPOP, which was acquired shortly after its launch by mobile gaming powerhouse Zynga for $180 million. The concept of the game is to–you guessed it–draw something for your friend. The hook is that the other player gets to watch you draw the picture in a Pictionary-style animation. Definitely a game for people of all ages.
The first few weeks I spent on Draw Something mostly consisted of stick figures and outlines of objects. With a limited, yet diverse word bank to choose from before each turn, I have expanded my skill and creativity by pushing myself to draw more detailed drawings. Some people have gone a little overboard, but there are definitely some amazing drawings floating around on the Web.
Hopefully the acquisition by Zynga will not harm the simplicity of the app as they work to further monetize off the early success of the app. I came across a clever animated infographic on Mashable earlier today and just had to share it. The folks at MBA Online created the infographic and have gathered some staggering statistics regarding the success of Draw Something.
By now I am sure you have all read plenty of top 10 lists and 'best of 2011' countdowns. I promise you, however, I am not just sticking with the trend on this one. I could write a typical list of the year's biggest stories in PR or social media, but I want to write about something that has truly changed me for the better.
When I joined Instagram a little over a year ago, I mostly used it to capture some of the little moments in my life–attending a concert, ogling over a sandwich I just made or posting a snapshot with friends. I mostly just snapped a quick picture and applied one the awesome filters from Instagram–without giving it much thought.
As the months carried on, I started participating in the many photo challenges and playing a more active role in the vast Instagram community (now with more than 15 million users). Soon my creativity started to blossom and I began using many extra photo apps to edit my photos. I began pushing myself to take photos from new angles and to bring about extra meaning to my images.
Throughout the past year I have grown as a photographer. While I still maintain a rather traditional approach when I have my Nikon D90 in-hand I do feel the creative power of Instagram and "iPhoneography" has brought me to a level beyond novice photographer. Shooting a wedding, doing outdoor portraits and low-lit concerts have helped refine my skills as a photographer and they have definitely helped me gain a better understanding of my equipment. However, Instagram has opened up my imagination and allow me to be more accepting of the editing process as a whole. After all, photography in its most premitive form does entail a certain amount of manipulation. Rarely (if ever) will a photograph appear exactly as it would in real life. Even if you are the perfect photographer who can almost always get that near-lifelike image; photography is an art form and should be treated as such.
The photos below represent my personal top 10 from the past year with my most popular photo at the top of this post. If you're on Instagram, please follow me: @eric_wheeler. You can also view my full list of top photos of 2011 by searching the hashtag #wheelers_best_of_2011.
I should note all the photos above were taken and edited with only my iPhone. I had a few worthy shots from my Nikon D90, but wanted to only post photos from my iPhone. Probably my most notable non-iPhone photo I took involved using my Nikon D90 and a tripod during a July Fourth fireworks display in St. Cloud, Minn. Cheers to another year of Instagram!
My iPhone 4 not only takes great photos, there are also lots of great photography apps.
When I decided to buy an iPhone 4 a little less than a year ago, I was mostly excited about being able to update social sites from my phone, check email and keep my life better organized. Little did I know … the iPhone 4's camera turned out to be my favorite aspect. That does make sense considering I'm a photographer. However, I really did not think I would be using my iPhone as much as I do to snap artistic, high-quality photos.
Instagram is a must for photographers or anyone with creative intuition. This five-star rated app creates a social experience based around the application of a variety of filters to photos taken in the app itself or from photos in your iPhone's photo library. Added bonuses include tilt-shift generation, ability to tag your photos and share your creations on several social media sites and email. 100 million users can't be wrong. Read my full Instagram app review here. Price: free.
Adobe Photoshop Express (PS Express) allows basic edits to photos such as contrast, exposure, saturation and tint. There are also a few basic filters, effects and borders you can apply. I have the free version and is all I need for quick edits. The $4.99 upgrade might be worth it if you do not plan on purchasing any additional photo apps. Price: free.
MagicShutter is a great concept, but not very intuitive. The idea is for the app to turn your iPhone into more of an actual SLR camera by being able to control exposure lengths. I have definitely made some cool photos with this app, but every time I use it, I have to re-teach myself. Still fun though. Price: $2.99.
TiltShiftGen is another favorite photo app of mine. If you are familiar of tilt-shift photography then you will love this app. When I first got into tilt-shift photography, I was using a long, complicated post editing process in Photoshop and it was hard to get the effect just right. This fantastic app does all the work for you and has the necessary saturation, brightness, contrast and vignetting features to get exactly the effect you want. Price: $0.99.
SnapShot Postcard is another great concept and one I wish I had when I was traveling through Europe–finding postcards, correct postage and a place to actually mail them while traveling can be a pain. This app does all that for you. The best part? You get one free postcard with your download. Price: free.
PostalPix is a similar concept; only instead of sending postcards, it simply allows you to order prints directly from you phone. Prints start at 29¢ and offers some miscellaneous products such as metal prints and mouse pads. Price: free.
Tiny Planet Photos is a novelty app that is really only fun a few times. It turns your photos into a … you guessed it, a "tiny planet." You have to have the right style of photo for it to work right. Here's my best photo, with the "early bird" filter applied using Instagram. Price: free.
360 Panorama is another app that has a great concept, but is a little difficult to get good results. The app creates a full 360 degree panorama in real-time. You just hold the phone out and hit record. Kind of fun, but I think I wasted my money on this one. Price: $1.99.
AutoStitch is similar to 360 Panorama, but it does not capture the image in real time. Instead, the users takes several photos and then lets the app stitch them together automatically. This is definitely a cool app and very easy to use. Price: $1.99.
Halftone is another novelty app for bringing a little life to your pictures. The app provides several comic book-like filters and the ability to add captions and thought bubbles to photos. Definitely a fun app. Price: $0.99.
Photosynth is another real-time panoramic photo app developed by Microsoft. It has a five-star rating, but I find it a little difficult to use. The most recent upgrade allows users to submit photos to Bing maps. Try it out for yourself. Price: free.
Postagram is an awesome app similar to SnapShot Postcard. What sets this app apart is the ability to choose photos from your phone, Facebook or Instagram. Additionally, you can add a personal message, save addresses and the photo pops out of the card! Also, an online version of the card is saved as well and the recipient can easily post it on Facebook or thank the sender. If you have Instagram, this is a must have. I send Postagrams as thank you notes all the time. Price: free. *Bonus – follow this link and you and I will both get a credit to send a free card: http://sincerely.com/u/2oo4s6.
WordFoto is a really cool app that acts as a word cloud for photos. Take any photo, add some text and the image automatically converts to words. Sort of a hard concept to explain, so look at some images created here. Price: $1.99.
More specifically, life is different with my Apple iPhone 4. I think most people see me as a tech savvy person, mainly because my Tweets and my blog focus on social media and its relation to the field of public relations. Anyone who knows me at a more personal level knows I cannot be away from my iPhone for more than a few minutes. However, it was only a few years ago when I purchased my first cell phone and only a few months since I upgraded my seemingly worthless Sony Ericsson slider phone.
I waited as long as I could to purchase my first cell phone. I was a sophomore in college when I finally walked into AT&T to start my first plan. This came as a necessity. I was president of my fraternity and vice-president of the student body at the time and I was always needing to contact someone and having to go home to look up a number and make the call from my dad's land line was not very practical. So I caved in and bought my first phone.
As I upgraded phones through the years, I gradually started using more and more features–from text messages to video–my phone was becoming more important. When I put my slider phone through the wash a few months back, I decided it was time to make a true investment and upgrade to an Apple iPhone 4.
I was never really satisfied with any of my prior phones and this was a major step for me, which coincidentally came with a larger monthly bill. I ultimately made the decision based on a plethora of needs. I was becoming more tech and social media minded and I felt this would be the perfect way to really help me become more influential in the social media world. Besides that, I was forgetting things all the time–meetings, deadlines, due dates of class assignments, etc. Getting a smart phone would hopefully alleviate some of these problems.
Sure enough, I was able to sync the handy email and calendar to my Google account and now I get notified anytime something important comes up and I almost never forget anything. Google apps makes it easy to search by typing in keywords, speaking into my phone or even by snapping a picture–so the answer to any of life's questions are always just a moment away. I downloaded Textfree so I could send unlimited text messages without running up my monthly bill. I downloaded a few games to keep my attention when I'm bored (may I suggest Angry Birds?). I have several photography apps for my creative side (instagr.am is awesome). I have several news apps so I always know what's going on in the world and most importantly, I have several social media apps to help me build my online reputation.
In short, I feel lost without my iPhone and I am always using it, tweeting, checking email, reading news, checking weather, using the GPS and of course communicating with friends and family. Lastly, I would pitch the iPhone 4 specifically for the FaceTime function. It's great to walk across campus while video chatting with a friend. It's even more fun to FaceTime with to my niece in Texas who I never get to see.
Blog inspired by Mary MacDonell Belisle.


At some point during your lifetime you will need to take professional advice. Professional advisors can provide you with the help and guidance you need.
But sometimes professionals get it wrong and the advice you receive from them can been poor, careless or just plain wrong and this can lead to serious consequences. This is known as professional negligence for which you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Was your matter passed onto someone else who does not have the necessary experience?
Did your professional advisor fail to adhere to the accepted standards of professional practice?
Unlike some firms, we at Clough & Willis do not "buy in" claims or pay referral fees. What's more you can be rest assured I will personally deal with your claim throughout. You will not be just another number! I may be able to act on a No Win No Fee basis. Having spoken to you about your claim, I will then take steps to obtain all the relevant papers and properly assess your claim and advise you its strength and how much compensation you could receive.
We are here to help with your negligence claim today. We have offices in Bolton and Bury and can provide the legal expertise you require. Either call us on 0800 083 0815 or complete the online enquiry form on the side of this page and we will get back to you.


Hopefully these will answer your questions. If they don't, please drop us a line or call and we'll happily answer any questions you may have.
Are there any restrictions on numbers of dogs I can bring?
Are there any restrictions on dates I can book?
We are open from March until end of October. Bookings are for whole weeks which run from 3pm on Friday afternoon to 10am the following Friday morning. Please call for up-to-date availability and, if we are unable to take your call, please leave us your name, number and a short message and we'll call you back.
Can I book a part week?
For the bedroom, duvets,blankets and pillows are provided. Bed linen can be provided for a small extra charge but please note, if you want to allow your dogs onto the bed you must provide your own bed linen.
In the bathrooms, a selection of towels are provided - these are human use only - please don't use for your dogs or the beach!
Haverfordwest is the main town in the area and has Tesco and Morrisons superstores, plus Aldi and Lidl; these are only 15 minutes drive from the Farm.
Is Nash Mountain Farm difficult to find?
No, the post code is found by all good Sat Navs and the farm is easy to find on a map. Have a look on the locations page for directions.


Don Quijote: a favourite of mine.
Amazing that certain books are so timeless! Thanks Cynthia!
What a beautiful palace, I'll have to add it to my very long bucket list!
The palace and the grounds were incredible–that was the day we put 14,000 steps on the FitBit, ha ha!


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Flicks is a movies app using the [The Movie Database API](http://docs.themoviedb.apiary.io/#).

Time spent: 4 hours spent in total

## User Stories

The following **required** functionality is completed:

- [X] User can view a list of movies currently playing in theaters. Poster images load asynchronously.
- [X] User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
- [X] User sees loading state while waiting for the API.
- [X] User sees an error message when there is a network error.
- [X] User can pull to refresh the movie list.

The following **optional** features are implemented:

- [x] Add a tab bar for **Now Playing** and **Top Rated** movies.
- [ ] Implement segmented control to switch between list view and grid view.
- [x] Add a search bar.
- [ ] All images fade in.
- [ ] For the large poster, load the low-res image first, switch to high-res when complete.
- [x] Customize the highlight and selection effect of the cell.
- [x] Customize the navigation bar.

The following **additional** features are implemented:

- [ ] List anything else that you can get done to improve the app functionality!

## Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

<img src='./walkthrough.gif' title='Video Walkthrough' width='' alt='Video Walkthrough' />

## Notes
- Spent quite some time trying to get the scroll view right. I think I got it by manipulating the constraint depending on the height of the label. Would love to know if there's a better solution.
- When I'm programmatically creating a tab view controller in my AppDelegate, I'm not entirely sure if I'm correctly displaying my views. Do I present my navigation controllers then push the corresponding view?
- Am I filtering movies properly? It seemed hacky to put an if statement every where stating if it was to use the filtered list or original movies list.

## MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017 josh jeong

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

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The YouTuber Logan Paul may well seem to be streaming 'Fortnite' gameplays in the coming days.
Right after the epic collaboration of game streamer Ninja and rapper/songwriter Drake on Twitch a few days ago, it looks like other celebrities would also like to hop into the "Fortnite" hype train and try the game for themselves. A good example is a well-known (and controversial) YouTuber that is likely prepping up for his Twitch debut.
YouTube vlogger/actor Logan Paul has been noticeably in and out of the YT platform these past few weeks. It may well seem that everything's back to normal now as his vlogs are on the daily as of late.
However, his recent vlog is quite interesting as he announced that he'll be putting up his own channel on Twitch and could begin streaming "Fortnite."
The elder Paul brother explained that it was his best friend Evan's (Twitch: @black_mamba) idea to have a Twitch channel and stream alongside him. He also made quite a revelation stating that he was a gamer back in seventh grade as he played "World of Warcraft." He had to stop though since he got too addicted playing the game adding that his parents would literally pull him away from the PC.
Paul's new video also showed him and his crew buying $6,000 worth of gaming PC equipment and his own rig will be built by no other than his best bud Evan. At the tail end of the vlog, he then revealed his official Twitch username as @LoganPaulWasTaken. This due to the fact that the Logan Paul handle name was already taken by another streamer. At the time of writing, his Twitch account has already raked in over 100,000 followers and over 40,000 views, not to mention that he hasn't streamed yet.
Meanwhile, his fans (collectively known as the Logang) are pretty much aware by now that about his fight with another YouTuber – KSI is a go after both parties agreed on each other's terms and signed a contract.
The boxing match – deemed by many as the biggest social media event to date will be happening on August 25 in the City of Manchester in England.
Their respective siblings – Jake Paul and Deji (ComedyShortsGamer), on the other hand, were also supposed to slug it out on that upcoming event. However, it looks like it's not going to happen after both camps haven't found a common ground for their terms and conditions.


January 20, 2016 - Princeton, NJ - The CellOxess team is proud to announce that the Fertilix® pre-clinical, in-vivo efficacy study results have been published in the prestigious journal "Human Reproduction", a peer-reviewed scientific journal from University Oxford Press and is available here. The work has been well received by the scientific community and was recently featured by one of the top pharmaceutical news agencies, BioSpace and the University of Clermont.
This international study was a collaboration between CellOxess biotechnology in Princeton, NJ, and scientific advisors, Professor Joël Drevet from University of Clermont in France and Professor Alfonso Gutiérrez-Adán at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Experiencias Agronomicas y Alimentaria (INIA) in Madrid. Sperm DNA damage is strongly associated with subfertility/infertility, higher rates of miscarriage, and the development of novel genetic mutations in the offspring's DNA. Results from two different, independent mouse models of oxidative stress-induced male infertility demonstrated that Fertilix® indeed restores pregnancy rates to near normal levels with a simultaneous reduction of fetal resorption (equivalent to miscarriages in women). These positive results can be attributed to Fertilix protecting the sperm cells, and most importantly the DNA they carry, from oxidation during their development and subsequent storage.
CellOxess is now the only company in the male infertility sector which has generated comprehensive preclinical data to support the treatment efficacy of its product. We believe the results of our animal studies will translate to similar findings in infertile men as natural antioxidants are used by mammals in a similar way to humans and our findings establish Fertilix as the most superior male fertility formulation in the market.
This data provides a solid foundation for the advancement of Fertilix into human clinical studies in line with the standard product development process conducted in pharmaceutical industry. Even though formal clinical trials are not required for nutritional supplements, our intention is to generate conclusive human data by conducting an international, multicenter human clinical study. To avoid erroneous or chance findings by small studies as reported by several other competitors, CellOxess plans to recruit a minimum of 500 couples for its clinical research program.
CellOxess is proud of its research efforts in understanding, treating, and improving male reproductive health and will continue to drive progress in the field forward.


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Q: Use JSONAssert on part of JSON with RESTAssured I am able to retrieve JSON from a service using RESTAssured.
I would like to use the JSONPath capability to extract JSON and then compare it using JSONAssert.
Here's my example:
@Test
public void doAPITestExample() throws JSONException {
    // retrieve JSON from service
    Response response = RestAssured.given().get("http://localhost:8081/mockservice");
    response.then().assertThat().statusCode(200);

    String body = response.getBody().asString();
    System.out.println("Body:" + body);
    /*
        {"datetime": "2018-06-21 17:48:07.488384", "data": [{"foo": "bar"}, {"test": "this is test data"}]}
    */

    // able to compare entire body with JSONAssert, strict=false
    Object data = response.then().extract().path("data");
    System.out.println("Response data:");
    System.out.println(data.getClass()); // class java.util.ArrayList
    System.out.println(data.toString());

    // JSONAssert data with strict=false
    String expectedJSON = "{\"data\":[{\"foo\": \"bar\"}, {\"test\": \"this is test data\"}]}";
    JSONAssert.assertEquals(expectedJSON, response.getBody().asString(), false);

    // How do I extract JSON with JSONPath, use JSONAssert together?
}

Approach 1 - using JSONPath to get JSONObject
How do I get JSONPath to return a JSONObject that can be used by JSONAssert?
In the code example:
Object data = response.then().extract().path("data");

This returns a java.util.ArrayList.  How can this be used with JSONAssert to compare to expected JSON?
Approach 2 - parse extracted data with JSONParser
If I do data.toString(), this returns a string that cannot be parsed due to lack of quote handling for string values with spaces strings:
String dataString = response.then().extract().path("data").toString();
JSONArray dataArray = (JSONArray) JSONParser.parseJSON(dataString);

Result:
org.json.JSONException: Unterminated object at character 24 of [{foo=bar}, {test=this is test data}]

Approach 3 - Using JSON schema validation
Is is possible to extract just the data property from the JSON and run that against JSON Schema on just that part?
Note: the entire JSON that is returned is quite large.  I just want to validate the data property from it.
What would an example of doing a JSON schema validation look for just the data property from the JSON?
Thanks;

A: You can use the method jsonPath in your response object.
Example:
// this will return bar as per your example response.
String foo = response.jsonPath ().getString ("data[0].foo");

For more info about JSon path check here.

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Q: Making tree from flat array data suppose our array is like this
0: (1) [{…}]
1: (3) [{…}, {…}, {…}]
2: [{…}]
3: (2) [{…}, {…}]
4: (2) [{…}, {…}]
5: (3) [{…}, {…}, {…}]
6: (2) [{…}, {…}]
7: (2) [{…}, {…}]
8: (2) [{…}, {…}]
9: (2) [{…}, {…}]
10: (2) [{…}, {…}]
11: (2) [{…}, {…}]
12: (3) [{…}, {…}, {…}]
13: (2) [{…}, {…}]
14: (2) [{…}, {…}]
15: (3) [{…}, {…}, {…}]
16: [{…}]

Here is complete file https://pastebin.com/GSePG9qN . It is large so i truncated it.
So from the above array we can see that
0: has 1 children which means 1 is children of 0.
1: has 3 children which means 2,3 and 4 are its children.
How do I merge them effectively so i can make it like this
{
  data: 0 data
  children: [
   {
     data: 1:data,
     children: {
       {
         data: 2:data,
         children: similar..
       },
       {
         data: 3:data,
         children: similar
       }
     }
    }
  ]
}

I tried iterating over for loop but the part where we add children to new variable is so confusing.
Thanks

A: By using the fancy nested array, I added the children index to each object.
The tree is build by iterating at the first index and all children are taken from the array by using the index for the nested items.

const buildTree = o => Object.assign({}, o, { children: (data[o.children] || []).map(buildTree) })

var data = [
        [{ id: 0 }],
        [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }],
        [{ id: 4 }],
        [{ id: 5 }, { id: 6 }],
        [{ id: 7 }, { id: 8 }],
        [{ id: 9 }, { id: 10 }, { id: 11 }],
        [{ id: 12 }, { id: 13 }],
        [{ id: 14 }, { id: 15 }],
        [{ id: 16 }, { id: 17 }],
        [{ id: 18 }, { id: 19 }],
        [{ id: 20 }, { id: 21 }],
        [{ id: 22 }, { id: 23 }],
        [{ id: 24 }, { id: 25 }, { id: 26 }],
        [{ id: 27 }, { id: 28 }],
        [{ id: 29 }, { id: 30 }],
        [{ id: 31 }, { id: 32 }, { id: 33 }],
        [{ id: 34 }]
    ],
    result;

data.forEach((i => a => a.forEach(o => o.children = ++i))(0));
result = data[0].map(buildTree);

console.log(result);
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Getting One More Chance
Eric the Midget called in to tell Howard that he was now willing to do the "American Idol Wrap Up Show" he pitched a few weeks ago, but ended up canceling once the opportunity actually arose. Gary came into the studio and told Howard that he's been ready to debut Eric's program for a while, but that Eric has refused to cooperate. Gary commented that he even has former "American Idol" co-host, Brian Dunkleman, as well as country artists, Big and Rich, lined up as guests for the show, but that they're just sitting there since Eric won't agree to actually go through with the broadcast. Eric responded to the news that he was happy, although Howard questioned his sincerity.
Eric explained that he has an issue flying because of his condition, which is the reason he hasn't done his program, but added that he had a solution. Eric said he hopes to be a correspondent for Bubba's show at an upcoming NASCAR race in Los Angeles and that he'd like to do his wrap up show from SIRIUS' studio there. However, when Eric admitted that he hadn't heard back from Bubba about his proposal, Howard pointed out that his scheme didn't sound like it was going to pan out.

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Unfortunately Golf Day did not proceed this year as we did not have enough teams register to make it viable. The good news is we have moved it back into autumn and it will be held at The Vines Golf Club on Friday 5 April 2019, 12 noon tee off. Save the date now and start working on your team!
Nice to see Bert Pohl ('92) drop in to Westminster while on holidays from Arkansaw, USA, where he now resides with his family. Bert works in IT but has spent the last 20 years moving around to include years in the UK, Canada as well as the US.
We have our biennial Queensland Dinner scheduled for Friday 2 November at 7.00 pm at Bitter Suite in New Farm, Brisbane. The invitation can be downloaded below, but please RSVP to myself as I will be attending as your host. This dinner completes the cycle of 2018 Old Scholar Reunions.
The annual get together of the Boarder Parents' Association was held in Wallaroo last weekend. It was a fantastic weekend with over 50 in attendance, including a number of Old Scholar parents. No other school has a weekend quite like our Westminster Boarder Parents' Weekend. Next year's event is anticipated to be in the Flinders Ranges, possibly Quorn, and we will, of course, invite our Old Scholars and community who live in that area to join us for the Saturday evening dinner, Saturday 19 October.
As we are seeing around South Australia, local government elections are being held across the state and legendary member of our School community standing for election is Rosie Aust, mother of Martin ('99) and Jessica ('02). Rosie has been an active member of the Westminster community for the last 25 years, being a former member of both the School Council and Foundation, President of Parents and Friends/Friends of Westminster, as well as a former Westminster staff member. Rosie is the only serving female councillor in Glenelg Ward in the City of Holdfast Bay Council and is standing again for election. If you are in Rosie's ward, you are invited to contact her to share thoughts concerning her role on Council, M: 0409 869 690, E: rosieaust@hotmail.com or check out her Facebook page Rosie Aust in Glenelg.
As we have a very active School community, there are certain to be other members of our community standing for local government election. To those of you seeking election, no matter where in South Australia you are standing, we wish each of you all the very best!
We have just launched our new Old Scholar website that complements the new School website, so our eNews article may look a little different to the last one you saw. Our new website provides a list of reunions that are scheduled for next year. Check them out at the link below.


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Power, Product News
Eaton has been chosen by Goodtech Projects & Services AB for its SVS/08 modular Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear for use in the Trafikverket's City Line project based in Stockholm, which also includes the delivery of substations.
Trafikverket is the state-run Swedish Transport Administration, which has started a huge effort that will see commuter trains running through a new six kilometre tunnel, greatly increasing the capacity of the rail network in Stockholm and the surrounding area.
The initiative involves the construction of two tunnels – a running tunnel for the trains and a service tunnel to act as an emergency escape route and to house ancillary equipment. Within the service tunnel, 11 substations operating at 22 kV will be provided. Goodtech Projects & Services has contracted Holtab AB, one of Scandinavia's leading substation manufacturers, to build the substations. All these substations will be equipped with Eaton's SVS/08 MV switchgear.
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House in Savegre de Aguirre, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Coldwell Banker Dominical Realty Vesta Group
I'm interested in 75 acres in Cabo Matapalo with 5000 sq. ft Home on Title Land (Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica).
Savegre de Aguirre
House in Savegre de Aguirre
75 acres in Cabo Matapalo with 5000 sq. ft Home on Title Land
Imagine living on an eco-farm in beautiful and secluded Cabo Matapalo. Located in the small town of Cabo Matapalo, this custom home, and the tower is the tallest naturally built structures in Costa Rica, and it's completely built out of hardwoods. This property features stunning Golfo Dulce ocean views, including where the waves break at Pan Dulce. This 75- acre property also features your own rai... Read more
Imagine living on an eco-farm in beautiful and secluded Cabo Matapalo. Located in the small town of Cabo Matapalo, this custom home, and the tower is the tallest naturally built structures in Costa Rica, and it's completely built out of hardwoods. This property features stunning Golfo Dulce ocean views, including where the waves break at Pan Dulce. This 75- acre property also features your own rainforest jungle, small waterfalls, and swimming holes. It's the perfect property for a small hotel business or vacation rental.This 5000 sq-foot house was designed by the artist Mark Huebner and is an innovative pegged construction, made and put together entirely with wood, and accented and finished with Costa Rican hardwoods. Mark's work has previously been featured in the Surfers Journal, and his work has also been commissioned by the Costa Rican government. Both the house and the attached 30-meter tower include Manglio, Chrriano, and Guayabon hardwood features and wooden peg construction. All of the rooms include recessed wiring and lighting. We love how spacious and open this property is, with 360 panoramic views from the tower. You can see as far as your eyes can see-lush rainforest, the blue ocean, and the sky. You won't see a cell tower in sight as this area is 100 % natural. In fact, Cabo Matapalo has earned the Blue Ecological Flag for conserving and protecting its environment.The property includes an expansive and open floor plan. The living room and connecting kitchen are large and spacious. The entire area is done with large wooden beams and wooden pegs. There are look-outs with wicker awnings, where you can see the overabundance of trees. There are two colorful hammocks hanging, that you get to keep. The kitchen features many fine wood details, including built-in cabinets, wood peg beams, and pot racks, and wooden countertops. It also features stainless steel appliances. Again, there is another window, right above the sink, so you can stare at the rainforest while doing the dishes.This property will eventually have five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Currently, there are three of each completed. One bedroom includes built-in shelves and drawers, a canopy bed, and a look out-area. A flight of wooden stairs leads from the main level to the tower. There is another bedroom, way up in the tower. It's unfurnished, but the views from the crow's nest are unimaginable. You can see clear across the ocean and everything in between.The property is completely titled so you won't have to worry about anything. It's connected to two springs so you'll have plenty of fresh natural water. In fact, you can fish for your own dinner right off the Golfo Dulce coast. The waters are full of tuna, snapper, and marlin.Our favorite part of this property is having a 100% natural, lush rainforest on-site. In fact, it's part of the protected "biological corridor," which connects Corcovado National Park to the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve. The 75 –acre property is surrounded by towering trees, spider monkeys, sloths, and five species of jungle cats. This includes jaguars, pumas, and ocelots. You also have your own seasonal waterfalls and swimming holes on-site. This is a one-of-a-kind nature lover's paradise with two of Costa Rica's best nature lodges, Lapa Rios and Bosque Del Cabo as your neighbors.You'll experience several eco-adventures living in the heart of Cabo Matapalo. Surfing is popular, especially at Playa Pan Dulce, where you'll often find some of the longest right-hand pointbreaks that break on southwest swells. Its waves are gentler for beginners. However, at Backwash beach, longboarding is more common on the steeper waves. Matapalo features several other secluded beaches with pristine waters, ideal for swimming or just escaping the noise of tourism. The Corcovado National Park connects to your property, and it features a lush rainforest and an array of local wildlife. While hiking one of the many trails, you may spot scarlet macaws, white-faced capuchins, and all four types of sea turtles. You are also walking distance from King Louis Waterfall, and many locals test their limits and try rappelling down it.There is so much you could do with this unique eco-farm and property. We invite you to tour this one-of-a-kind nature's paradise in Southern Costa Rica.
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Frank Foster
Born September 23, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank Benjamin Foster III began his long musical career at age eleven, when he took up the clarinet. Two years later he began playing alto saxophone, advancing technically to the point of performing with local dance bands at age 14. He began to compose and arrange at 15, and led his own 12-piece band while still only a senior in high school. Foster attended Wilberforce University, then left for Detroit in 1949 (with trumpeter Snooky Young) where he played with such local musicians as Wardell Gray.
Upon finishing his military service in 1953, Foster joined Count Basie's big band (replacing Eddie Lockjaw Davis) on the recommendation of Ernie Wilkins. In addition to his full throated tenor playing, Foster contributed original material to the band including the standard, "Shiny Stockings," and other popular songs including "Down For The Count," "Blues Backstage," "Back to the Apple," "Discommotion," and "Blues In Hoss Flat" as well as arrangements for the entire Easin' It album.
"I wrote `Shiny Stockings' in 1955," Foster told Bob Bernotas. "We had a rehearsal at a place called Pep's Bar in Philadelphia. We had just arrived in town. Everybody was sleepy, tired, hungry, and evil. Nobody felt like rehearsing. We rehearsed `Shiny Stockings' and it sounded like a bunch of jumbled notes, just noise, and I said, `Wow, all the work I put into this, and it sounds so horrible. I know Basie will never play it.' And then something very strange happened. He continued to play and it came together. Finally, we recorded it and, well, it's the very best known piece that I have contributed to the Basie book."
After ten-plus years, Foster departed Basie's band in 1964, and began working as a freelance arranger and musician providing material for Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra, among others. From 1970 to 1975 he brought his mighty tenor to a variety of situations including the bandstands of Elvin Jones, George Coleman, Joe Farrell and the Thad Jones–Mel Lewis big band. Foster also led the Living Color and Loud Minority Big Bands; co-led a quintet with Frank Wess in 1983, and toured Europe as a member of Jimmy Smith's quintet in 1985. Foster succeeded Thad Jones as leader of the Basie band in 1986, where he remained until 1995.
Foster has recorded many albums as a leader, including Here Comes Frank Foster (Blue Note, 1954), Two Franks Please! (Savoy, 1957), Fearless Frank Foster (Prestige, 1965), Manhattan Fever (Blue Note, 1968), Shiny Stockings (Denon, 1987), Frankly Speaking (Concord, 1995), and Swing (Challenge, 1998).
Foster is the recipient of two Grammy Awards: the first, for his big band arrangement of the Diane Schuur composition, "Deedles' Blues, " (Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal, 1987), and the second for his arrangement of guitarist/vocalist George Benson's composition, "Basie's Bag" (Best Instrumental Arrangement, Jazz Category, 1988). He also received two Grammy nominations: first, for his big band arrangement of Charles Trenet's composition, "Beyond The Sea," and next for an album with his fellow Basie alumnus Frank Wess entitled Frankly Speaking.
Frank Foster is currently celebrating 60 years in music. His career highlights include stints with The Lloyd Price Orchestra, The Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and The Woody Herman Orchestra. In addition, Foster has performed with Johnny Richards, Duke Pearson, and Benny Goodman.
Throughout his career Foster has received many writing commissions. He has composed and orchestrated material for The Carnegie Hall Jazz Ensemble, The Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, The Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, The Jazzmobile Corporation of New York City, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Malaysia Symphony Orchestra, The Metropole Orchestra of Hilversum, Holland, and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1983 Dizzy Gillespie personally commissioned Frank Foster to orchestrate one of the jazz icon's compositions, "Con Alma," for a scheduled performance and recording with The London Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Robert Farnon.
After resigning as leader of The Count Basie Orchestra in 1995, Foster resumed his leadership of three musical groups, The Non-Electric Company, a jazz quartet, Swing Plus, a 12-piece dance band, and The Loud Minority Big Band, an 18-piece concert jazz orchestra, each of which he had organized years prior to assuming leadership of the Basie unit in 1986.
In 2006, The Harper's Ferry Historical Association of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia commissioned Foster to compose and conduct a jazz suite to be performed by The Count Basie Orchestra as part of the three-day celebration to commemorate the "Niagara movement," which relates to John Brown's famous raid on Harper's Ferry.
Frank Foster suffered a stroke in 2001 that impaired his left side to the extent that he could no longer play the saxophone. As a result he disbanded his quartet; however, he continues to lead Swing Plus and The Loud Minority Big Band on limited engagements, mostly in the New York City area. He also continues arranging and composing at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he resides with his wife and personal manager of nearly 40 years, Cecilia Foster.


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First Street Food Stall in the World Wins Michelin Star
A Singapore street food chef is the first in the World to win a Michelin star. Chan Hon Meng, chef and owner of Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle, won the coveted culinary award in July for his less than $2 a plate signature dish - the cheapest Michel-starred meal in the world. Chan, originally from Ipoh, Malaysia, learned how to cook from a Hong Kong chef in the 1980s, so he named his dish in honor of that experience. He's been making it for the last 30 years from his stall located in Singapore's Chinatown.
According to a video (see below) from the Michelin Guide Singapore, Chan was shocked when he received the call from the Michelin Guide about winning the star.
"I asked them, 'Are you joking? Why would Michelin come to my stall?' I said, 'I've never heard of Michelin inspectors visiting a street stall, can even a hawker be nominated?'," he said in the video below. When he asked if a street "hawker," as they're called in Singapore, could win a Michelin star, the Guide representative replied, "We only judge based on the food, not on the venue."
Chan is working nearly 20 hours and sells around 180 each day in order to keep up with demand. That's about 30 chickens more per day than before the star. He says he has no intentions of raising his prices due to his new fame, even though his supplier prices have increased four times in the past few years.
Learn more about his story or read the video transcript below:
Video transcript:
My name is XXX, This is my story. I have been in this line for 35 years. I make Hong Kong-style soya sauce chicken noodle. I run my own business. I have been a hawker all along. But I learned how to cook from a restaurant. Because I learned from a Hong Kong chef, therefore I called it Hong Kong Soya Sauce Noodle
I come from Ipoh, Malaysia. I grew up in a village. My parents were farmers. They reared pigs, ducks, and grew their own crops. I stopped going to school at the age of 15. Because in this environment I had to help with the preparations of dishes from a young age. So I have a special interest and sensitivity when it comes to food and a keen understanding. After I left school and started working, my first choice was to be a chef.
When I received the invitation I was uncertain. I asked them, "Are you joking?" "Why would Michelin come to my stall?" I asked their representative. He said, "Yes, it's true." I said, "I've never heard of Michelin inspectors visiting a street stall. Can even a hawker be nominated?" He said, "We only judge based on the food, not on the venue."
About 30 years ago when I first became a chef, there were chefs who told me the highest honor you cold attain is to be in the Michelin Guide. At that time, we didn't imagine that the Michelin Guide would come here. We thought it was just something found abroad. For us chefs we long for the day we are recognized internationally. It's a form of honor. As if we are in university and we are now graduating.
I really think it's an honor that I can represent every hawker in Singapore internationally and bring our cuisine to the world.
(At the awards gala) Michael Ellis: "Singapore is a natural extension to our global presence. The Michelin inspectors found truly amazing cuisine."
My dream is to have more cuisine from Singapore and more of the undiscovered local hawker talent, not just myself, but everyone else. I dream that our food can be enjoyed on an international stage.
Whether you're a restaurant chef or a hawker, I hope that every chef will put their best effort as if he (the Michel inspector) is tasting your food at every moment. That is our most important takeaway. And only then will your food display your passion. With food, you can never stop learning. I believe it's the skill of a chef that makes his food outstanding.
Rediscovering Gin
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The King & Bear sits between bustling Jacksonville to the north and historic St. Augustine to the south, an easy thirty-minute ride to either. All around is shopping, services, recreation, culture, education, and entertainment galore. Anything and everything is within easy reach, including a Publix grocery store, two pharmacies, a UPS Store, and a large medical complex just outside the main gate.
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A full service facility, servicing all of the major airlines, with direct flights to many major cities. It's located fifty minutes north with four-laned interstate highway all the way. Visit the Jacksonville International Airport website for more information.
St. Augustine boasts 42 miles of beautiful beaches. There's a perfect spot for a picnic, wedding, family outing, or just a place to spend some time basking in the sun. Fishing, surfing, boogie boarding, kayaking, sailing, and nature watching are all available. Visit the St. Augustine website for more information.
There is so much within a one hour radius. Two outlet malls, the Town Center complex, two malls, and the latest addition, Durbin Park, only a few minutes away. Also, right outside the community gates are fast food outlets, restaurants, a Publix grocery, a Dunkin Doughnut, an Ace Hardware, and a variety of specialty stores. Visit the Jacksonville website for more information.
The oldest, continuously-occupied European settlement in North America, recognized as the nation's oldest city. There's a rich heritage and culture here, where you can roam the cobblestone streets of historic downtown. Year round events include authentic historical re-enactments, festivals and fairs, concerts, guided tours, and so much more. Visit the St. Augustine website for more information.
Just thirty minutes away to the north there are 22 miles of beaches, historic neighborhoods, an endless array of cuisine, concerts, the arts, shopping, and so much more. It's a city of nearly a million people, with all the goods and services associated with a metropolis, within easy reach. Visit the Jacksonville website for more information.
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At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft had announced that a new web client is being developed to provide access to virtualized apps and desktops from a browser, without having the need to install a local client. Thus, providing a consistent experience across devices, minimizes installation or maintenance costs, and provides quick and easy access from kiosks and other non-personal devices.
The first release of the web client can access apps and desktops published from a Remote Desktop Services deployment, copy text to and from the session (using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V), print to a PDF file, and is available in 18 languages. Please note that additional functionality will be enabled in future releases based on your feedback.
The web client can be added to an existing Remote Desktop Services deployment running Windows Server 2016 and will be available side-by-side with the existing RDWeb page. As we approach general availability, we are providing the client in preview form to gather your feedback and ensure its readiness.
Get started today with Microsoft's documentation to install and publish the web client using the new PowerShell scripts. The client can be deployed in production.


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Man lodged related to tractor incident
John K. Guider, 56, of 3780 Bruce St., Bellefontaine, was charged with criminal damaging and persistent disorderly conduct and was cited for placing injurious materials on the roadway related to an incident Thursday afternoon.
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the area of Sunrise Estates off County Road 29 about 2 p.m. in reference to a resident reporting that Guider had caused damage with a tractor and blade to the 1700 block of High Street in Sunrise Estates.
Resident Joe Marcinko provided deputies with a video of the defendant driving the tractor from Guider's property to High Street. The video showed the tractor operator drop the blade and then spread mud in the road in front of the Marcinko residence, 1768 High St.
Deputies were in contact with Jefferson Township trustees, who confirmed they had not given Guider permission to perform work in the right of way in the road. The trustees also reported they had been contacted by Ohio Department of Agriculture officials, who said Guider had sprayed some sort of chemical along the road's edge, causing grass to die around the cul-de-sac and along two neighboring properties.
The defendant was located at his residence and was lodged in the Logan County Jail.


If you haven't seen any movie starring Robert Redford and do not know much about him then note that he was the heart throb of the 1980's. He was born in the year 1936 and was one of the most famous heroes in the late 70s and early 80s but since then he failed to remain in the spotlight and moved on to various other interests he had.
Initially Robert Redford was a baseball player and wasn't able to win a scholarship due to his drinking habits. After that he decided to learn art and lived an artistic life in Europe as well as America. After finishing studying acting in New York, Robert Redford was given his first role in Butch Cassidy and The Sun-Dance Kid.
From there he moved on to playing starring roles in The Sting and The Way We Were. Once he was done with acting in movies he shifted to Utah. This is the place where he founded the popular Sun-Dance Film Festival. He then shifted his interests to politics and local government. By know you may know that Robert is now in his late 70s and thus rumours of plastic surgery procedures are bound to surface.
So the question is whether Robert Redford has undergone plastic surgery procedures or is the news and gossips about it all false.
Dr. Peter Geldner who is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois compared older pics of Robert Redford to the ones taken recently and was quite confident that Robert has undergone procedure to enhance his lower and upper eyes.
He suggested that Robert had definitely had an eye lift. He suggested that the size of the upper lip had been lowered and the lower lid too was operated upon. He said the surgeries done to his eyes made it appear a little more open than it was before.
Though what you need to keep in mind is that Robert Redford so far has not been included in the list of celebrity plastic surgeries gone wrong.
In fact even if Robert Redford has had an eye lift, it is quite subtle and many people around the world believe that the eye lift makes him look younger and a little more awake than he looked before the surgery. He even at such an age still looks quite handsome.
One thing you should know is that the more professional term for an eye lift is Blepharoplasty and is quite a popular eye surgery that many celebrities have undergone over the years to widen their eyes.
Many doctors even prescribe this procedure and many insurance companies even cover this medical procedure in case droopy eyes causes problem with vision.
Now you need to remember that no one has come out in the open and spoken about Robert Redford undergoing plastic surgery procedures and hence believing all the rumours would be wrong.
So until there is any confirmation, whether Robert Redford has undergone plastic surgery procedure or not is something people around the world will continue to wonder.


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Class DataBead

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net.beadsproject.beads.core.Bead

net.beadsproject.beads.data.DataBead

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java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

public class DataBead
extends Bead
implements java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

A bead that stores properties as key/value pairs. Keys must be Strings, and
 values may be any Object. Implements the Map interface.

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0.9.6

Author:

Benito Crawford

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

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Modifier and Type
Field and Description

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>
properties

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description

DataBead()

Creates a DataBead instance with no defined properties.

DataBead(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> ht)

Creates a DataBead instance that uses a Map (a Hashtable, for example)
 for its properties.

DataBead(java.lang.Object... objects)

Creates a new DataBead from an interleaved series of key-value pairs,
 which must be in the form (String, Object, String, Object...), etc.

DataBead(java.lang.String[] proparr,
        java.lang.Object[] valarr)

Creates a DataBead instance with properties specified by a String array
 that are set to corresponding values specified by an Object array.

DataBead(java.lang.String key,
        java.lang.Object val)

Creates a DataBead with one property defined by the specified key and
 value.

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Method and Description

void
clear()

DataBead
clone()

Returns a new DataBead with a shallow copy of the the original DataBead's
 properties.

static DataBead
combine(DataBead a,
       DataBead b)

Creates a new DataBead that combines properties from both input
 DataBeads.

void
configureObject(java.lang.Object o)

Uses the parameters stored by this DataBead, this method configures the
 given object by using reflection to discover appropriate setter methods.

boolean
containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

boolean
containsValue(java.lang.Object value)

java.util.Set<java.util.Map.Entry<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>>
entrySet()

java.lang.Object
get(java.lang.Object key)

float
getFloat(java.lang.String key,
        float defaultVal)

Gets a float representation of the specified property; returns the
 specified default value if that property doesn't exist or cannot be cast
 as a float.

float[]
getFloatArray(java.lang.String key)

Gets a float array from the value stored with the specified key.

java.lang.Float
getFloatObject(java.lang.String key)

Gets a Float representation of the specified property; returns
 null if that property doesn't exist or cannot be cast as a
 Float.

UGen
getUGen(java.lang.String key)

Returns the UGen value for the specified key.

UGen[]
getUGenArray(java.lang.String key)

Gets an array of UGens from the value stored with the specified key.

boolean
isEmpty()

java.util.Set<java.lang.String>
keySet()

void
messageReceived(Bead message)

If the input message is a DataBead, this adds the properties from the
 message Bead to this one.

java.lang.Object
put(java.lang.String key,
   java.lang.Object value)

void
putAll(DataBead db)

Adds the properties from the input DataBead to this one.

void
putAll(java.util.Map<? extends java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> m)

void
putAll(java.lang.Object... objects)

Adds an interleaved series of key-value pairs to the DataBead, which must
 be in the form (String, Object, String, Object...), etc.

java.lang.Object
remove(java.lang.Object key)

int
size()

java.lang.String
toString()

Returns a String specifying the Bead's class and it's name.

java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object>
values()

Methods inherited from class net.beadsproject.beads.core.Bead

getKillListener, getName, isDeleted, isPaused, kill, message, pause, setKillListener, setName, start

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, equals, forEach, getOrDefault, hashCode, merge, putIfAbsent, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll

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properties

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> properties

Constructor Detail

DataBead

public DataBead()

Creates a DataBead instance with no defined properties. Properties may be
 added with put().

DataBead

public DataBead(java.lang.String key,
                java.lang.Object val)

Creates a DataBead with one property defined by the specified key and
 value. Other properties may be added with put().

Parameters:

key - The property name.

val - The property value.

DataBead

public DataBead(java.lang.String[] proparr,
                java.lang.Object[] valarr)

Creates a DataBead instance with properties specified by a String array
 that are set to corresponding values specified by an Object array. Other
 properties may be added with put().

Parameters:

proparr - The array of property names.

valarr - The array of Object values.

DataBead

public DataBead(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> ht)

Creates a DataBead instance that uses a Map (a Hashtable, for example)
 for its properties. (This does not copy the input Map, so any changes to
 it will change the properties of the DataBead!) Other properties may be
 added with put().

Parameters:

ht - The input Map.

DataBead

public DataBead(java.lang.Object... objects)

Creates a new DataBead from an interleaved series of key-value pairs,
 which must be in the form (String, Object, String, Object...), etc.

Parameters:

objects - interleaved series of key-value pairs.

Method Detail

messageReceived

public void messageReceived(Bead message)

If the input message is a DataBead, this adds the properties from the
 message Bead to this one. (Equivalent to putAll(DataBead) .)

Overrides:

messageReceived in class Bead

Parameters:

message - the message

putAll

public void putAll(DataBead db)

Adds the properties from the input DataBead to this one.

Parameters:

db - The input DataBead.

putAll

public void putAll(java.lang.Object... objects)

Adds an interleaved series of key-value pairs to the DataBead, which must
 be in the form (String, Object, String, Object...), etc.

Parameters:

objects - an interleaved series of key-value pairs.

configureObject

public void configureObject(java.lang.Object o)

Uses the parameters stored by this DataBead, this method configures the
 given object by using reflection to discover appropriate setter methods.
 For example, if the object has a method setX(float f) then
 the key-value pair <String "x", float 0.5f> will be used to invoke this
 method. Errors are caught and printed (actually, not right now...).

 Be aware that this may not work as expected with all objects. Use with
 care...

Parameters:

o - the Object to configure.

getFloat

public float getFloat(java.lang.String key,
                      float defaultVal)

Gets a float representation of the specified property; returns the
 specified default value if that property doesn't exist or cannot be cast
 as a float.

 This method is a useful way to update float parameters in a
 class:

 float param = startval;

 ...

 param = databead.getFloat("paramKey", param);

Parameters:

key - The property key.

defaultVal - The value to return if the property does not contain a
            float-convertible value.

Returns:

The property value, or the default value if there is no float
         representation of the property.

getFloatObject

public java.lang.Float getFloatObject(java.lang.String key)

Gets a Float representation of the specified property; returns
 null if that property doesn't exist or cannot be cast as a
 Float.

Parameters:

key - The property key.

Returns:

The property value, or the default value if there is no float
         representation of the property.

getUGen

public UGen getUGen(java.lang.String key)

Returns the UGen value for the specified key. If the value stored at the
 key is not a UGen, it returns null.

Parameters:

key - The key.

Returns:

The UGen if it exists.

getFloatArray

public float[] getFloatArray(java.lang.String key)

Gets a float array from the value stored with the specified key. If the
 stored value is actually of type float[], the method returns
 that object. In the event that the stored value is an array of numbers of
 some other type, the method will return a new float array filled with
 values converted to float; an array of doubles, for instance, will be
 recast as floats. Single numbers will be returned as a one-element float
 array. If no array can be formed from the stored value, or if there is no
 stored value, the method returns null.

Parameters:

key - The key.

Returns:

The derived float array.

getUGenArray

public UGen[] getUGenArray(java.lang.String key)

Gets an array of UGens from the value stored with the specified key. If
 the value is a UGen object (not an array), the method returns a new
 one-element UGen array with the value stored in it. If the value is
 empty, or not a UGen array or UGen, the method returns null.

Parameters:

key - The key.

Returns:

The UGen array.

clone

public DataBead clone()

Returns a new DataBead with a shallow copy of the the original DataBead's
 properties.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

combine

public static DataBead combine(DataBead a,
                               DataBead b)

Creates a new DataBead that combines properties from both input
 DataBeads. If the same key exists in both, the value from the first one
 is used.

Parameters:

a - The first input DataBead.

b - The second input DataBead.

Returns:

The new DataBead.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: Bead

Returns a String specifying the Bead's class and it's name.

Overrides:

toString in class Bead

Returns:

String describing the Bead.

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

Specified by:

containsKey in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

containsValue

public boolean containsValue(java.lang.Object value)

Specified by:

containsValue in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

entrySet

public java.util.Set<java.util.Map.Entry<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>> entrySet()

Specified by:

entrySet in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)

Specified by:

get in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

keySet

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String> keySet()

Specified by:

keySet in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

put

public java.lang.Object put(java.lang.String key,
                            java.lang.Object value)

Specified by:

put in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

putAll

public void putAll(java.util.Map<? extends java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> m)

Specified by:

putAll in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

remove

public java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.Object key)

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

size

public int size()

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

values

public java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> values()

Specified by:

values in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

clear

public void clear()

Specified by:

clear in interface java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>

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We'd love to invite you to join us for our special Advent & Christmas services and events across the ministry area!
Join us for our Ministry Area Christmas Fayre and Tree Festival on Saturday 1st December, with contributions from each of our churches and from our Scouts and Guides.
A new cantata, 'Veni, Emmanuel', exploring the themes of Advent, featuring soloists Heledd Eleri Evans, and Harry Fradley, accompanied by the All Saints' choir.
A traditional service of nine lesson and carols, exploring the nativity story through word and song.
the world. Come along with your family and friends, and make your own Christingle to light and take home with you.
A midnight celebration of Christ's birth, bringing light in the darkness.
A relaxed all-age celebration on Christmas morning – feel free to bring your presents with you!
This service was previously advertised at 10am. Please note the change of service time to 10.30am.
Help us fill as many shoeboxes as possible with gifts and goodies which will be distributed to children living locally who will otherwise receive very few presents this Christmas.
A service of blessing to dedicate the shoeboxes, with refreshments afterwards.
Please note the change of time from our usual Sunday service.
Join us on Christmas Eve as we re-tell the nativity story together, accompanied by readings and carols. Children – come dressed as your favourite nativity characters!
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The Ladies Guild are hosting the St Edeyrn's Christmas Fayre on 8th December. Come and meet Father Christmas. Join us for a hot-dog or a mince pie with a glass of sherry or mulled wine. If you want to relax and take in the atmosphere of this ancient church have a piece of homemade cake and a cup of coffee. There will be stalls including Christmas flower and candle decorations.
A lovely service that brings Christmas closer with the meaning 'Christ Light' and is used to celebrate Jesus Christ as the 'Light of the World'.
Join us for carols and readings, as we prepare for Christmas by telling the nativity story through word and song.


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Music » Local Music
Pot songs through the decades
From accepted to underground and back
As Eric Schlosser recounts the history of pot in Reefer Madness, in the late 1800s, marijuana became "a popular ingredient in patent medicines and was sold openly at pharmacies in 1-ounce herbal packets and alcohol-based tinctures, as a cure for migraines, rheumatism and insomnia." It was the Mexican Revolution of 1910, and an influx of Mexican immigrants, with marijuana as "a traditional means of intoxication," that triggered apprehension and fear of the weed. Likewise, in New Orleans. Reformers tagged pot as the vice of "jazz musicians, prostitutes and underworld whites." Between 1914 and 1931 pot was criminalized in most of the nation; in 1937, Congress made it illegal everywhere. Songs through the 1930s, though, still speak to the waning era of pot acceptance.
"Muggles" by Louis Armstrong (1928)
It's not clear how much of the country knew what the title of this instrumental was slang for. Despite Armstrong's widespread popularity, it's not clear how many people know that the all-American voice of "It's a Wonderful World" and "Hello, Dolly" was a daily pot smoker from his early 20s on, who once wrote to President Dwight Eisenhower singing its praises and pushing for legalization.
"Gimme a Pigfoot" by Bessie Smith (1933)
The empress of the blues asks for "a pigfoot and a bottle of beer" chorus after chorus — until the last one when she goes for variety: "Gimme a reefer and a gang of gin."
"You'se a Viper" by Stuff Smith (1937)/"The Reefer Song" by Fats Waller (1943)
Revived in the 1960s by the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and others, it was usually referred to as "If You're a Viper." It opens with the line "Dream about a reefer five feet long" and later offers the stoner's altitude test: "When your throat is dry, you'll know you're high."
"The Reefer Man" by Cab Calloway (1935)
His famous character Minnie the Moocher had a coke-head dude. The "Reefer Man" was another of the Calloway tunes that suggested where the "high" of "Hi-De-Ho" originated.
By now illegal across the land and demonized, lyrics referring to pot grow rarer through the 1940s and 1950s. Peter, Paul and Mary's "Puff the Magic Dragon" went to the top of the charts in 1963, only to be dogged by claims that, rather than an innocent tale, this was a gateway tune that encouraged puffing the evil weed. The authors ridiculed the notion. Ray Charles' "Let's Go Get Stoned," a year later, made no claims of innocence, but the lyrics only specified gin. Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" played with ambiguity, while the Association's "Along Came Mary," the Byrds' "Eight Miles High," Sly's "I Wanna Take You Higher" and others left things vague. Not that there weren't exceptions such as ...
"Don't Bogart Me" by the Fraternity of Man (1969)
Usually referred to as "Don't Bogart That Joint," the tune was included in the Easy Rider soundtrack.
"Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard (1969)
With hippie culture on the upswing, leave it to country music to defend small-town American values. The song begins, "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee; we don't take our trips on LSD." But given Haggard's smirks and chuckles, it makes sense that he later called the song "satire."
For a time in the early '70s, America seemed on a trajectory to legalize marijuana. Instead, the nation turned away from the prospect, and in 1982, under President Ronald Reagan, the War on Drugs was officially declared. But in the world of music, there was no retreat ... in fact, just the opposite.
"Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath (1971)
This paean to recreational smoking not only starts with a tape loop of guitarist Tony Iommi choking on doober smoke, but has the lyrics of a love song — that is, if you're whacked out enough to be singing to your "best bud," a plant: "You introduced me to my mind, and left me wanting you and your kind. ... I love you, sweet leaf, though you can't hear."
"Legalize It" by Peter Tosh (1976)
Eric Clapton had reggae's first stateside smash hit covering "I Shot the Sheriff," Bob Marley's tale of a guy who crossed the law over planting a certain "seed." In fact, reggae without casual — and not so casual — ganga references is inconceivable, sort of like a Seinfeld episode without neuroses. But Marley's onetime bandmate Tosh turned it into a singable political stance.
"Mary Jane" by Rick James (1978)
Found on Rick James' debut album Come Get It!, this smooth-grooved love letter to marijuana went Top 5 on the R&B charts. The track continues to be revived, being featured in the 1995 pot comedy Friday, and again recently in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
"Champagne & Reefer" by Muddy Waters (1981)
Two years before his death, at 68, the arch bluesman recorded this for the King Bee album, by some accounts writing it in response to his doctor telling him to cut back on his beer drinking. On an album that strived for an old-school Chess feel, he sang: "Well you know there should be no law / on people that want to smoke a little dope / Well you know it's good for your head / And it relax your body, don't you know."
"Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth (1982)
Smiley British-Jamaican elementary school kids singing about pot? The Mighty Diamonds originally cut it as the blatant weed jam "Pass the Kutchie." For the youthful cover, the title was changed to "Pass the Dutchie" — reportedly patois for a cooking pot, not that anyone was fooled. Today, mainly due to rap, the term Dutch or Dutchie is often used to refer to a cigar-wrapped joint (or blunt).
"Smoke Two Joints" by the Toyes (1983)/ Sublime (1992)
It began with the Toyes, an obscure reggae group from Hawaii. But it was the punk-ska band hipsters love to hate and hate to love, Sublime, that made it into something memorable, and one of the first Sublime songs to get airplay. It opens with a sample from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, then gives way to a healthy bong rip, recorded live in-studio by producer Michael "Miguel" Happoldt. Sample lyricis: "I smoke two joints in the morning / I smoke two joints at night / I smoke two joints in the afternoon / it makes me feel alright."
"Crumblin 'Erb" by Outkast (1994)
The song is all about medical marijuana: how the kind herb alleviates stresses brought on by the doldrums and downfalls of life. Instead of acting out on these frustrations, the advice is to "smoke out until you choke out."
"I Got Five on It" by Da Luniz (1995)
It's still hard to believe that in 1995 this joint actually charted in the Top 10 not only stateside but also in the UK and Germany. "I Got Five on It," off Operation Stackola, features R&B singer Michael Marshall's plaintive cry to throw in five bucks on a dime bag (that's a $10 bag) so that two dudes can share a blunt.
"Tales Facing Up" by Drive-By Truckers (1999)
From the alt-country end of the spectrum (they hail from Athens, Ga.), the Drive-By Truckers don't make smoking marijuana the centerpiece of this tune, but this sad song's hazy, whiskey-soaked storytelling has more than a whiff of weed to it, free-associating its way through different tales, biting bits of characters' "narcotic ramblings." Oh, and near the beginning, the vocalist shouts: "We opened up the sunroof and smoked a big joint!" (This, naturally, always gets the audience hooting at a DBT show.)
"Because I Got High" by Afroman (2000)
It's hard to say whether this song is pro or anti-marijuana. As funny as Afroman is, the track only bolsters stereotypes (pathetic laziness and gross irresponsibility) that true stoners spend as much time fighting as they do smoking.
"Weed With Willie" by Toby Keith (2003)
Written with writing partner and bandmate Scott Emerick (also responsible for Keith hits "I Love This Bar," "Beer For My Horses" and the country chart-burner "Get Drunk and Be Somebody"), Toby Keith spins a narrative of the time they shared a "fat boy" with iconic country singer Willie Nelson, a longtime stoner who once sparked spliff on the roof of the White House. It starts, "I always heard that his herb was top-shelf / I just could not wait to find out for myself / Don't knock it till you tried it / And I've tried it, my friend / But I'll never smoke weed with Willie again."
"A Bag of Weed" from Family Guy (2009)
Seth MacFarlane's penchant for taking old show tunes and tweaking them into hilarious musical numbers on Family Guy is well-known. You may not know the song this is based on ("Me Ol' Bamboo" from 1968's Chitty Chittty Bang Bang), but, frankly, you don't need to. The fun is all in watching Stewie and Brian trying to legalize marijuana, and everybody joins in on the chorus: "A bag of weed! A bag of weed! Everything's better with a bag of weed! You can try to fight but we're all agreed: Everything is better with a bag of weed!"