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Blockbuster Customer Service Representative Job Description & Interview
What Does a Blockbuster Customer Service Representative Do?
A popular video entertainment company, Blockbuster offers a variety of entry-level job opportunities. Available employment options include customer service representative positions.
Additional Job Duties
Specific customer service job duties include ringing up purchases, answering questions about movies, merchandise, and promotions, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Blockbuster team members may also have to restock movies, games, and snacks and clean up around the store.
Training Period
Blockbuster customer service representatives receive both verbal and visual training taking place over the course of a few days. Some video stores may train customer service associates for up to a full week.
The average Blockbuster customer service representative earns a starting pay rate around $7.00 an hour. More experienced customer service representatives can make up to $13.00 in hourly wages. Most Blockbuster customer service representatives work part-time schedules, or a total of 15 to 20 hours per week. Blockbuster does offer full-time customer service representative positions; however, hours and availability generally vary by video store location.
Available Employment Benefits
Qualified Blockbuster customer service representatives receive employment benefits, including discounts on movies, healthcare coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and other insurance options. Eligibility requirements for Blockbuster work benefits also vary by location.
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Blockbuster Customer Service Representative Interview Video
Blockbuster CSR: I was a CSR, which stands for customer service representative, so my main job duties were to help people rent movies and check out at the cash register, and to help them find movies that they were looking for, whether that be, "I'm looking for this title, where is it located in the store?", because there was a huge collection there, or it's, "I need a movie for my 10-year-old granddaughter. What do you recommend?" Then, you would be the one in charge of finding a good recommendation for them.
Blockbuster CSR: The work environment was really casual, which was nice. It was pretty good with scheduling, which I really liked, and you would just sign in. Everyone was pretty friendly with each other. Everyone was friends, and we all hung out. Sometimes if the store wasn't busy, you would just get to sit around, and you got to watch movies, so that you could provide a good review on them for people. It's a really great job.
Blockbuster CSR: I would check in, and I'd drop my stuff off in the office, and then I'd go and I'd sign up on the computer, whichever one I was assigned to. As people would walk into the store, we were asked to greet them and say hi, and ask if we could help them find anything. If they said no, we would usually just stay behind the desk. If they'd say yes, we can look up what we need to find on our computer, or if we know where it is, we can just go on the floor and find it. Sometimes, they'd say, "Oh, I need a movie for my 10- year-old granddaughter. I don't know what she likes. What do you recommend?" We would go to the Kids & Family section, and we'd go pick a movie we liked, that we had watched either on our own or in the store, and we'd recommend that to them. They would usually go and rent that title.
Blockbuster CSR: With Blockbuster, they did a casting call. It was kind of like a large group interview. I think 10 or 15 of us were there. You just show up to one of their stores that they have designated for this, and they give you questions and group activities to do. We did movie trivia, so if you're a person that knows a lot about movies… I love trivia. They would ask us, "What actor was in this role in this film?" Then, we were given a task, a list of movies, and they said, "Okay, go find this movie in the store." Whoever can find it quickly wins a candy bar. After that, they would pick the people who they felt were the biggest leaders, talkative, and open, and then we did a second interview where they would just ask questions about leadership, and openness, and your customer service skills, and your past job history.
Blockbuster CSR: They definitely want the CSR, and a new thing is that they were looking for people who had good selling skills, because they also sell Dish subscriptions in the store. A great thing about working for them is if you can sell a Dish subscription to someone, you get a $50 bonus. Even though it's pertaining to retail, they would be like, "Oh, are you a persuasive person? Are you good at talking with people and showing them this side of things, to get them to buy the Dish subscription?" That was something that they wanted and they looked for.
Blockbuster CSR: I think one of the major things is that I dressed well. I didn't overdress, but I wore a nice, casual dress and a blazer with it. Some of the other people there were just wearing ratty jeans and t-shirts. I think the first impression is so important. They saw that I had taken the time to put nicer clothes on, so they paid more attention to me. It wasn't even necessarily that I was more qualified than the person wearing the messier clothes; it was that they noticed me, and that I stood out because I was dressed for that interview.
Blockbuster CSR: I would tell them that they should really work on being a good leader. That's something that Blockbuster looks for because they look to promote their CSRs to managers. Because they only have one or two people in the store at a time, they look for a lot of leadership abilities, and they look for someone who is really open and talkative, because the checkout process is a bit long with Blockbuster, because you are renting with an account, so they're looking for someone who has no problem talking to a customer, making chitchat, while you go through that long process. They look for people that are really strong and that are committed to the job. They don't want someone who is going to back out on them because they don't have that many people working in the store at a time. So if one person backs out, they're left with nobody, or one person. That can be really rough on a Friday night. They're definitely looking for people who are reliable and committed.
Blockbuster Sales Representative Interview Video
Blockbuster Sales Representative: At Blockbuster, I was a sales rep, sales associate, rental agent – various titles but basically all the same thing. You just greet customers, rent them a video, sign them up for memberships, help them find videos in the database, just anything that relates to renting videos.
Blockbuster Sales Representative: Actually, Blockbuster, it was very quiet. It's not a high-paced, high-energy atmosphere. It was more laidback. At the same time, it still required you to be really friendly and helpful and polite to customers for the most part.
Blockbuster Sales Representative: That one was fairly simple. Basically, I filled out the app in store. This was quite a while back, so there was no online application at the time. I filled out the application in store, and I gave it directly to the on-site manager. There was a need for an associate, so I basically got an interview on the spot. That just went from there.
Blockbuster Sales Representative: They wanted to know if I had ever worked in a video store. The answer was no. They wanted to know if I can stand for long periods of time and if I had any knowledge of, I guess, current entertainment – movies, things of that nature – to be able to interact with the customers and suggest rentals, things of that nature. Other than that, just standard questions about work history.
Blockbuster Sales Representative: In that interview, I can honestly say that I think it was just… I interviewed well. I interview well. They asked me specific questions. I answered it. I showed interest in the job. For the most part, they understood that I was a student, and like all students, we need some extra cash. To be honest, it wasn't super serious, but they just wanted to know who I was as a person and if I will fit their environment.
Blockbuster Sales Representative: Just basically be able to stand for a long time in a laidback environment. Usually at a Blockbuster store, there may be up to five associates on the clock at one time. There's not a lot of things going on. I mean, it's just really laidback. If you get bored easy, it honestly may not be the job for you.
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American Symphony Orchestra to perform Korngold & Tchaikovsky
Posted by Frances Marion Platt on February 5, 2022 in Events, Music · 0 Comments
The American Symphony Orchestra continues its winter concert series at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts (above) at Bard at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7. Professor Peter Laki will give a preconcert talk at 7 p.m. each night. (photo by Eleanor Davis)
Conductor André Previn once quoted a music critic's assessment of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Violin Concerto in D Major as "more corn than gold," then went on to observe that while the critic himself had been forgotten, everyone knew who Korngold was. Today his name still ranks high in the pantheon of film composers; he won a Best Original Score Oscar in 1938 for The Adventures of Robin Hood.
What was supposed to be a temporary relocation to Hollywood to fulfill that commission from Warner Brothers probably ended up saving the life of Korngold, a Moravian-born Jew; the Anschluss occurred in his absence and he didn't go back to Austria, becoming a naturalized US citizen in 1943. But he started out as a classical composer, dubbed a "musical genius" by Gustav Mahler at the age of 12 after the lad played an original cantata for the great symphonist. Richard Strauss and Giacomo Puccini had been among Korngold's other fans back in Europe. He wrote operas and ballet scores, chamber works and symphonies, and went back to classical composition for good after only about 12 years of writing film scores.
Korngold died in 1957, and for a long while his lush Romantic style of composition became unfashionable; but in recent decades his reputation has grown again. Resuscitating the oeuvres of neglected composers being a specialty of the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO), it seems fitting that the same Violin Concerto that was so savaged in 1947 will be on the program this weekend as the ASO continues its winter concert series at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the Bard College campus. That piece will feature a latter-day musical wunderkind, Bard Conservatory sophomore Gabriel Baeza, on violin.
Puerto Rican-born Baeza was a winner of the Conservatory's 2014 Concerto Competition, as was a 2014 graduate, flautist Adrienn Kántor. She will front the ASO in another piece on the program, Carl Reinecke's Flute Concerto. The performances will wind up with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Music director Leon Botstein will conduct.
There will be two concerts, both beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7. Peter Laki, visiting associate professor of Music, will give a preconcert talk at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets cost $25, $30, $35 and $40, and can be purchased by calling the Fisher Center box office at (845) 758-7900 or visiting the website at https://fishercenter.bard.edu.
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In Memoriam: Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, MD 1932-2019
Feb 1, 2020, 21:49 PM by David Brown, MD
Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, MD
Phillip O. Bridenbaugh was a leader. Growing up on a farm in Homer, Nebraska, with eight siblings, no one could have predicted his rise to the very top of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and American Society of Anesthesiologists' leadership. Yet, he did.
His youth was spent, at least part of the time, with his older "brother Don," who also led our specialty and many aspects of regional anesthesia during his career in Seattle. Considering both personal friends and professional mentors, and from the farm country of Northeast Nebraska myself, I developed a bond with them that comes from common roots. I rarely heard either Don or Phil refer to each other without adding the adjective "brother" to the other's name. It was always brother Phil or brother Don.
Phil graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha and had to wait to see anesthesiologists in action until he moved to Seattle. He did a rotating internship at King County Hospital (now Harborview), and then his residency at the Mason Clinic. Following this, his interests in academic medicine drew him to an NIH fellowship at Stanford, and then a year of research in London, England, with Dr. Churchill-Davidson, of neuromuscular blocker fame.
When considering his next steps, he returned to Seattle and the Mason Clinic with brother Don and Dan Moore in 1965. The department was growing during his early years in Seattle, and engagement in organized medicine was valued highly. Phil learned that lesson well and went on to become involved in, and president of, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Academic Anesthesia Chairs, and the Association of University Anesthesiologists. Additionally, he was editor-in-chief of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and an editor for both Anesthesia and Analgesia and Anesthesiology.
One of his notable contributions to regional anesthesia came from his partnership with Michael Cousins of Australia, in co-editing the first comprehensive modern textbook, Neural Blockade in Clinical Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Although Mike Cousins had also been a fellow at Stanford, their collaboration stemmed from a week Mike spent at the Mason Clinic as a visiting professor prior to his return to lead the department in Adelaide, South Australia. It was during that week in Seattle that Mike asked Phil to partner on the book project which went through four editions under their leadership.
Phil did not spend all his time writing, editing, and leading our specialty groups. Rather, after leaving a leadership role at the Mason Clinic, in 1977 he took the position as chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Cincinnati, which he headed for more than 25 years. Having visited him and his department as a visiting professor in the 1990s, I saw first-hand how effectively he showed the way to others, both nationally, and at home. He knew what was going on in Cincinnati and nationally; a real tribute to his abilities, dedication, and wisdom. He and his wife, Diann, were married 38 years and she, also an anesthesiologist, often "ran the operating rooms" in the university practice.
If you examine Phil's publication record, you can see the fingerprints of his fellowship training in basic science of neurophysiology and neuropharmacology. His University of Cincinnati team's rhesus monkey model of spinal cord pharmacology and physiology produced great clarity in that difficult-to-study area. He often shared with me that he longed for getting the balance right between clinical work, education, and research in an academic department.
As Phil moved on from leading almost all the important organizations in our specialty, he didn't quit. He is also to be remembered for his dedication to international humanitarian work. In 2011, he was honored by the American Society of Anesthesiologists as the first recipient of the Nicholas M. Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution. This award and his international work often centered in Africa, and, though a long way from Homer, Nebraska, Phil's world knew no boundaries. He cared.
Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, MD, passed away on December 21, 2019, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served as ASRA president from 1990 to 1991.


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A parent or non-parent carer can apply for a change of assessment in special circumstances if the costs of maintaining a child are significantly affected by the high costs of enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child.
If the parent's capacity to support the child is affected by their high costs in spending time with another child or person whom they have a legal duty to maintain, this can be addressed under change of assessment Reason 9 (2.6.15).
CSA Act section 98C, section 98S, section 117
Who can apply under this reason?
Are the costs high?
High costs that significantly affect the costs of maintaining the child
What costs can be included?
How are the costs measured?
Distinguishing the costs from necessary commitments for self-support
Do the high costs make it 'just and equitable' to change the assessment?
The kinds of decisions that reflect the high costs
Duration of a change of assessment for this reason
There may be a reason for changing an assessment if, in the special circumstances of the case, the costs of maintaining the child are significantly affected because of high costs involved in enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child (section 117 (2)(b)(i)).
The Registrar can decide to change the assessment if the reason is established and it would be just and equitable (2.6.17) and otherwise proper (2.6.18) to do so.
The payer and the payee are both entitled to apply under this reason in relation to the costs incurred in enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child.
A parent's costs are high if during a child support period (2.3) they total more than 5% of the parent's adjusted taxable income for the period (section 117(2B)).
The parent's adjusted taxable income for the period is calculated by:
dividing the parent's adjusted taxable income (2.4.4.10) for the period (which is expressed as an annual figure) by 365, and
multiplying by the number of days in the period.
The Registrar will use the parent's adjusted taxable income for the child support period in which the costs are, or will be, incurred. This will be the income for the last financial year that ended before the start of the child support period, unless:
the parent has elected to have their child support based on an estimate of their current income (2.5.1) (in which case, the Registrar will calculate the threshold using the parent's estimated income), or
the parent has made an application under section 44 of the CSA Act to have post-separation income (2.5.2) disregarded (in which case the Registrar will calculate the threshold using the adjusted taxable income determined for that parent under section 44), or
the parent's adjusted taxable income amount has been varied by:
a child support agreement (2.7)
a court order (2.8), or
a previous change of assessment decision (2.6.4)
(in which case the Registrar will calculate the 5% threshold using the parent's adjusted taxable income (2.4.4.10) as amended by that agreement, court order or prior change of assessment decision).
The Registrar will use the following method to calculate whether the parent's costs are high in a case where their adjusted taxable income changes within the child support period (2.3.1) (e.g. because the parent lodged an estimate of their income within the child support period):
Work out the parent's costs for the whole child support period.
Divide the child support period up into separate sub-periods according to the dates to which the different adjusted taxable incomes apply.
Calculate the number of days in each sub-period.
For each 'sub-period', divide the adjusted taxable income by 365 then multiply the result by the number of days in the 'sub-period' to calculate the sub-period adjusted taxable income figure.
Work out the sum of all the sub-period adjusted taxable income figures.
Are the costs at step 1 more than 5% of the total amount at step 5?
If yes, the parent's costs are high.
Other relevant matters
The following factors can also be relevant:
Whether the arrangements for spending time with, or communicating with, the child are as ordered by a court or agreed between the parents, for example in a parenting plan.
Whether the application is made prior to the costs being incurred. A prior pattern for spending time with, or communicating with, the child can be considered. Anticipated costs can be taken into account but there must be a reasonable expectation that the costs will be incurred.
Whether the parent can substantiate the costs.
If satisfied that the costs are high, the Registrar must decide whether the costs of maintaining the child are significantly affected by those high costs. The extent to which the costs exceed the 5% threshold is relevant. If the costs are only slightly higher than the threshold, they might not significantly affect the costs of maintaining the child.
The costs included in the change of assessment application must relate to enabling the parent to spend time or communicate with the child, rather than to enjoy that time or communication ( Hall and Rushton (1991) FLC 92-249). Telephone and internet costs can be considered as well as accommodation and transport ( Gyselman and Gyselman (1992) FLC 92-279). Transport costs include parking costs, road tolls, train, ferry, taxi or bus fares, airfares, the cost of car hire, and motor vehicle expenses. However, the cost of entertainment cannot be included, as this is a cost of enjoying, rather than enabling, time with the child, or communication with the child.
From 1 July 2008, where a parent has at least regular care (2.2.1) of a child, the only costs that can be taken into account under this reason for that parent are costs related to travel to enable the parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child (section 117(2C)).
Legal costs incurred by either parent to establish, modify, or enforce arrangements can be significant. However, the courts have held that these expenses cannot appropriately be included as a cost of enabling them to spend time with, or communicate with, the child for the purposes of departing from a child support assessment ( MAV & NTV [2005] FMCAfam 261 (31 May 2005)). The Registrar must consider each case on its merits, but will take into account relevant decisions of courts and tribunals. Consequently, a change of assessment application based on legal costs incurred by a parent in establishing contact with a child is unlikely to succeed.
Costs of travel
The costs of travel can include actual transport costs (airfares, petrol, etc.) as well as the cost of any accommodation that is incidental to the travel, but not the costs of accommodation that is for the purpose of having contact with the children.
Example: The paying parent lives in Sydney and the child lives in Brisbane. The parent drives to see the child and spends the night in Port Macquarie on the way. After they collect the child, they pay for accommodation at a caravan park in Brisbane. If the paying parent has at least regular care of the child they can claim the cost of staying at Port Macquarie and the cost of fuel in driving to Brisbane, but NOT the cost of staying with the child in the caravan park.
Some factors that affect the way costs are identified and measured are:
Motor vehicle costs - when calculating motor vehicle expenses the Registrar will generally accept that the actual cost (rather than the tax rate, AAA, NRMA, RACQ or other motor association rate) is allowable ( Houlihan and Houlihan (1991) FLC 92-248). The tax rate is designed for car travel up to 5000 km to take account of the additional costs of acquiring and maintaining a commercial vehicle and is not an appropriate measure for the costs. In considering a parent's actual costs, the proportion of use of the vehicle for the purposes of spending time or communicating with the child should be considered.
Discounted fares and frequent flyer points - a parent is expected to arrange cost effective travel for themselves or the children wherever possible, and this will be taken into account when calculating the costs.
A parent or child's travel costs that are met via an allowance from an employer or salary sacrifice arrangement (rather than the parent paying for those costs directly) are considered to be the parent's costs if the allowance/fringe benefit is included in the parent's adjusted taxable income.
Dual purpose costs - if the costs are incurred for dual purposes or mixed-occasion visits, such as a wedding, funeral or business trip, only a portion of the costs can be considered.
Costs of food - the cost of food for children is not included ( Gyselman and Gyselman (1992) FLC 92-279) although the cost of food for the parent on a trip to spend time with the child may be included in extraordinary circumstances.
Telephone and internet costs - the relevant portion of these costs can form part of the costs to communicate with the child.
Accommodation costs - accommodation costs must be reasonable and necessary to enable the parent to spend time with the child without being demeaning. Family-type accommodation is regarded as appropriate rather than a luxury hotel.
Documentary confirmation of costs - the costs should be verified by appropriate documentary evidence such as hotel/motel receipts, credit card statements, petrol receipts and itemised telephone bills. Costs must be reasonable and in proportion to the income of the parent.
In some applications for a change to an assessment, the costs claimed may relate to accommodating the children at the payer's home. However, the costs must relate to the child rather than to the parent.
Example: The difference between renting a one-bedroom unit and a 3-bedroom unit to provide accommodation during substantial periods spent with the child.
Any costs relating to a parent's self-support must be separated from their overall costs. The Registrar will consider the proportion of the accommodation that relates to the children and the frequency of the time spent together.
Once the high costs are established, and the fact that the costs significantly affect the cost of maintaining the child/ren is accepted, the Registrar must consider whether it would be just and equitable (2.6.17) to change the assessment. The decision must also be otherwise proper (2.6.18).
In considering if it would be just and equitable (2.6.17) to change the assessment, the Registrar will consider any court orders made regarding the management of spending time with, or communicating with, the child, especially where the court order directs that costs be shared. The Registrar will also take into account any relevant parenting plan. The Registrar will also consider other elements including:
the child's need to be supported by, and spend time with, or communicate with, both parents
the contribution each parent makes to the costs
the necessary commitments of each parent relative to their respective capacity to contribute
any hardship which would be caused to either parent
any other relevant factor.
A parent's actual income in the relevant period as well as their adjusted taxable income (2.4.4.10) will be considered. If the parent's current income is different from their adjusted taxable income, this will also be a factor for the Registrar to weigh up in considering whether it would be just and equitable (2.6.17) to change the assessment.
If the parent's income is high and all of their necessary costs are met (including the costs to enable them to spend time with, or communicate with, the child) then the costs, however high, might not significantly affect their capacity to support the child and it may not be just and equitable to change the assessment.
One of the principles of child support is that parents should generally meet the costs of their children according to their respective available resources. Where the costs of the children are high due to the special circumstances of the case, it is often appropriate to share those higher costs between the parents in a similar way.
When the Registrar determines that the costs of maintaining a child are significantly affected by the high costs of enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child, it may not be appropriate to deduct (or add) all of the costs over the 5% threshold from (or to) the child support payable, because this would shift the whole of the obligation to pay the high costs from one parent to the other.
The Registrar may therefore allocate the costs (over the 5% threshold) to the parents according to their percentage of the combined child support income (2.4.4):
If the receiving parent is meeting the additional costs, by adding the paying parent's share to the child support payable, or
If the paying parent is meeting the additional costs, by deducting the receiving parent's share from the child support payable.
Example: A paying parent has established high contact costs of $4,000 and they are meeting these costs in full. The paying parent has an adjusted taxable income of $60,000 so the threshold amount is $3,000 (i.e. 5% of $60,000). The total high contact costs of $4,000 are reduced by the 5% threshold amount ($4,000 - $3,000 = $1,000).
The receiving parent's share of the combined child support income is 30% so their share of the high costs is $300 (i.e. 30% of $1,000). As the paying parent is meeting the additional costs, the receiving parent's $300 share of the high contact costs is deducted from the child support payable of $6,000. The paying parent therefore has a reduced child support payable amount of $5,700.
The Registrar may also increase a parent's self-support amount (2.4.4.20) (referred to as the 'exempted income amount' in the child support formula pre-July 2008) to reflect the amount that that person would have to earn to meet the costs that exceed the 5% threshold ( Houlihan and Houlihan (1991) FLC 92-248). Because costs in excess of the threshold are measured over the child support period, these costs must be adjusted to an annual figure before being grossed up to obtain a pre-tax figure. This is done by dividing the costs in excess of the threshold by the number of days in the child support period (2.3.1) and multiplying that amount by 365. The Registrar will then gross up the parent's annualised costs in excess of the 5% threshold, using the appropriate marginal tax rate based on the parent's taxable income.
The above approaches allow the parent to use other administrative options such as an estimate of current income and to have changes in care taken into account if necessary. In other cases, the circumstances of the case may indicate an alternative type of decision is appropriate, especially if there are a number of reasons included in the application for a change to the assessment.
Where there is a decision to change an assessment because of the high costs of enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, the child, the length of time the decision will apply depends on the circumstances of the case. If there is a regular pattern with consistent expenditure, the decision may be of a longer duration than a case where it is irregular and expenditure varies greatly from period to period. Where a pattern is not established but there has been an order of a court in relation to the issue of time spent or communication with the child, a decision for a shorter duration might be made.


Riders were shocked to arrive to Virginia City for the STREET VIBRATIONS® FALL RALLY amid a dusting of snow.
"We rode up the hill into Virginia City and it started snowing. Our friends Bob and Grace came from the other side and were covered in snow going through town. People were taking pictures of them as they rode through," wrote rider Diane Somers.
She was surprised along with Joe Halcomb, seen in her photo, to arrive to the annual rally with such cold conditions.
"Made Virginia City inspite of the wind at the end of the day, just in time for a cocktail. Haven't had a bad time yet," Joe declared.
The forecast for the weekend is sunny, but cool, with temps only reaching as high as the mid-60's for the entire weekend. Riders and rally attendees are grateful that there is no rain or snow expected until next week. Attendance is down, according to some sources. Vendors are not seeing the traffic they expected, but with weather conditions improving, they remain hopeful.
This is the 4th largest motorcycle event in the country with events and appearances scheduled in downtown Reno, Sparks, in downtown Carson City and in Virginia City.


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What is Smithsonian Affiliations?
Smithsonian Affiliations creates long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with museums and other cultural and educational organizations to fulfill the Smithsonian's mission, "the increase and diffusion of knowledge," and to advance both the Smithsonian's Strategic Plan and the SITES | Smithsonian Affiliations Strategic Plan. Core to our work is catalyzing public engagement, sparking curiosity and learning, and ultimately inspiring a deeper understanding of our world and how it can be changed for the better.
What are the benefits of becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate?
Affiliates enjoy a range of exclusive benefits:
A Dedicated Team
The Smithsonian is a big place. The team at Smithsonian Affiliations can help you navigate it. We connect Affiliates with resources and opportunities that support their needs and goals, while also supporting Smithsonian priorities.
Collaborative Funding
The Affiliations team actively seeks out funding that enables us to award modest financial support to Affiliates to work with the Smithsonian on specific education programs, typically connected to Smithsonian-wide priorities. In the past two years, we have awarded more than $400,000 to 60+ Affiliates to conduct or participate in programs in collaboration with Smithsonian colleagues on diverse topics such as astrophotography, women's history, climate change, the Puerto Rican diaspora, paleontology and evolution, and creating digital access to collections. Note that funding is available only for select projects and awarded through a competitive process; not all Affiliates that express interest in an opportunity may receive funding.
Affiliates enjoy robust professional development opportunities. The annual Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference offers networking, inspiring sessions, and access to Smithsonian and Affiliate colleagues. Office Hours allow Affiliates to connect with one another in an informal, virtual setting to discuss current issues, exchange ideas, and collectively brainstorm and problem-solve. The Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program is offered periodically and offers selected candidates a stipend to develop their professional skills through an immersive, cohort-based experience.
Special Access
We can connect you with Smithsonian staff or other Affiliates who can share expertise, provide capacity building support, and more.
Smithsonian Channel films
Affiliates have exclusive access to screen—at no charge—select films produced by the Smithsonian Channel.
National Promotion
Only Affiliates can use the Smithsonian Affiliate logo and tagline, "in association with the Smithsonian Institution." Affiliations works to promote Affiliates and their collaborations, through electronic publications, its blog, and social media, particularly as these activities support Smithsonian initiatives.
Affiliates have the exclusive opportunity to offer discounted Smithsonian membership to their members. Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Benefits are also available, connecting members at participating Affiliates to the broader Affiliate network.
Who can affiliate with the Smithsonian?
Participation in the Smithsonian Affiliations program is open to any qualified non-profit, 501(c)(3) with a current Form 990 on file with the IRS, or public institutions and agencies associated with state or local government. Affiliate organizations represent a broad range of museums and other educational and cultural organizations. Like the Smithsonian, Affiliates are committed to education and public service, and have the capability to bring Smithsonian content, resources, and expertise, including educational programs, exhibitions, and other activities to their communities. Affiliates work in collaboration with the Smithsonian to catalyze critical conversations in their communities, introduce issues of historic and contemporary importance, and help their audiences to better understand the world around them.
To become a Smithsonian Affiliate, an organization must have a physical location where it currently provides services and/or activities for the public and must be open to the public on a consistent and predictable schedule. Organizations under development, not yet open or temporarily closed to the public are not eligible. Learn more on our Applying for Affiliation pages.
How does an organization become a Smithsonian Affiliate?
Organizations interested in affiliating with the Smithsonian must submit an application to Smithsonian Affiliations. As you consider whether Smithsonian Affiliations is right for your organization, we encourage you to explore the Applying for Affiliation and Learning Excursions pages.
After reviewing the resources in the Learning Excursions pages, and if you are thinking about applying, we encourage you to contact the Smithsonian Affiliations office. The knowledge and expertise of our talented and dedicated staff, coupled with the information shared on the Learning Excursions pages, can help your organization assess whether Affiliation is right for you.
Where do I submit the application for affiliation?
Organizations interested in affiliating with the Smithsonian Institution must submit an online proposal to Smithsonian Affiliations. All information can be found in on the Applying for Affiliation page.
What is the decision-making process?
After applications are received, a committee of Smithsonian and Affiliate leaders, along with others who have broad knowledge and understanding of museums and cultural organizations, reviews and assesses each application, using a standard rubric as a guide. The committee then convenes to discuss the applications and provide recommendations about which organizations are best positioned to be engaged Affiliates. The Director of SITES | Smithsonian Affiliations makes the final decisions about acceptance. All applicants are notified about the status of their application at the conclusion of this process. If accepted, affiliating organizations must sign a Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Agreement (available upon request) and must commit to paying the annual Smithsonian Affiliations fee of $3,000 per year.
What if the proposal is not accepted?
The Smithsonian will notify the applicant if the proposal is not accepted. Proposals may be resubmitted at a later time. Resubmitted applications go through the same review process and are not given preference or priority.
Are there costs associated with being an affiliate?
Each Smithsonian Affiliate pays an annual fee of $3,000. In addition to this fee, there are costs to participate in programs and activities with Smithsonian museums and research centers. These fees are separate from and are not reduced by the annual Affiliations membership fee. Charges by Smithsonian museums and programs vary depending on the type and scope of collaboration activities. As examples, travel, lodging, and per diem are required to bring curators, educators, and others to present public programs, conduct training, and provide professional consultation. Traveling exhibitions can have rental fees, as well as costs associated with insurance, packing and shipping, conservation, copyright clearances, installation and de-installation, security, and travel. Artifact loans have many of these same costs.
How can I get more information about Smithsonian Affiliations?
Organizations with specific questions should contact Smithsonian Affiliations at affiliates@si.edu.
Does my organization have to be an Affiliate to collaborate with the Smithsonian?
Any organization, regardless of Affiliation status, may request to borrow objects from the Smithsonian, rent traveling exhibitions, and take advantage of educational programs and resources. The Affiliations team can make it easier by connecting Affiliates directly to Smithsonian scholars, scientists, educators, and others to lead lectures, workshops, professional development, and more. We can help to identify unique exhibition opportunities for Affiliates to share with their communities. We can also help navigate the object loan process, though decisions about loans lie exclusively with the lending museum. Affiliation does not guarantee preference in borrowing objects, and each Smithsonian museum makes its own decisions on loans based on their specific policies and priorities.
You can view Smithsonian collections through the Smithsonian Collections Search Center and learn more about the loan process by contacting a museum directly. You can visit the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) to learn about available exhibitions and educational resources.
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Yes. Smithsonian Affiliations accepts applications from organizations that do not acquire or maintain collections.
All potential applicants are strongly encouraged to review all of the information on the Applying for Affiliation and Learning Excursions pages when determining if a Smithsonian Affiliation is right for your organization.
May we still apply for an affiliation if we are still under construction, or in the process of establishing our organization?
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Four more for the show
By - The Washington Times - Friday, November 16, 2001
New, improved and prepared to make a move.
Tired of being perceived as nothing more than a minor conference, the Colonial Athletic Association shed its little-sisters-of-the-poor image and welcomed four new members.
Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson bring an immediate upgrade to the CAA in terms of media exposure, Ratings Percentage Index, recruiting and hopefully NCAA tournament seeding.
By adding the four former America East schools, the "new" CAA is now in three of the top 25 media markets in the country and can no longer be classified as merely a Virginia conference. Armed with a television package that will broadcast 36 games on seven different networks in a combined market of 14,040,000 households, the CAA appears ready to challenge the overhyped Atlantic 10 as the second major power broker in the mid-Atlantic behind the Big East conference.
"We've go to go out and play the games, and the strides that we've made will begin to start translating into recruiting benefits where people are going to come in and see the kind of arenas we are playing in, the kind of coaches that we've got, and the kind of excitement that is following the programs," commissioner Tom Yeager said.
The George Mason Patriots hope to benefit from any newfound CAA clout: The Patriots received a only a 14 seed from the NCAA selection committee last season and a date with eventual Final Four participant Maryland. The Patriots pushed the Terps to the wire before losing an 83-80 heartbreaker.
Mason should be in the thick of the CAA race again this season even without the graduated George Evans, arguably the best player in school history. In his place steps Jesse Young, a 6-foot-10 junior who was Evans' apprentice in practice the past two years.
Young took the physical punishment Evans doled out. He studied how the undersized Evans, a three-time CAA player of the year, was able to score inside.
"For two years being able to play against him and pick up some little tricks and stuff like that is obviously a bonus," Young said.
Young is the Patriots' top returning scorer and rebounder he averaged 8.2 points and 5.9 boards in a reserve role last season and has a repertoire that includes short pull-up jumpers, power moves to the basket and soft fadeaway jumpers from the baseline.
Young is not alone on the front line. The Patriots are loaded up front with 6-7 junior forward Jon Larranaga, 6-5 senior wingman Rob Anderson (Wakefield H.S.), 6-6 senior forward Terrance Nixon (Oxon Hill H.S.) and 6-9 sophomore center Deon Cooper.
"You have the most experienced guys there," coach Jim Larranaga said. "Those four guys are kind of our veteran unit, and they'll play a lot together."
The question marks are in the backcourt. Point guard Tremaine Price and shooter Erik Herring are gone from last season's 18-12 NCAA team. Larranaga said the Patriots offense will operate with "a point guard by committee."
Raoul Heinen, a 6-5 sophomore from the Netherlands, and freshman Lamar Butler (Oxon Hill H.S.) will split time at point. Heinen is a sound ballhandler but needs to work on his outside shot. Butler is a better shooter but is just 17 and in need of on-the-job training.
"All year long we're going to be rotating Lamar and Raoul there," Larranaga said.
JUCO transfer Darren Tarver, who was the national junior college player of the year at Wabash Valley (Ill.) Community College, takes over at the off-guard spot.
"As the year goes on and [our guards] get more and more comfortable with each other in what we do defensively, they are going to be much, much better," Larranaga said.


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Transport top priority for London's businesses
Transport infrastructure investment should be the top priority for the next London mayor, according to a survey of London businesses.
Published by the CBI and the CBRE today, the London Business Survey found 76% of companies highlighted improving the capital's transport as the number one issue.
Specifically the congested road network was cited as the top infrastructure priority for more than half of businesses (56%) this was followed closely by better digital connectivity (49%).
Nearly two thirds (59%) called for more quality and affordable housing and two fifths (41%) raised the need for more effective and strategic planning decisions to be taken.
Lucy Haynes, CBI London Director, said: 'As a first class global city, London is alive and kicking to the changing demands of the twenty-first century. But relying on creaking infrastructure and failing to build enough homes for London's workers is eating away at firms' potential to grow and create jobs.
'From day one at City Hall, the next mayor must take meaningful steps to improve transport links and boost the systemic lack of affordable housing. Failing to do so will see talented, skilled workers overlooking the capital for other cities - nationally and internationally, to live and work - hampering the success of London's businesses.'
More than 130 companies were polled for the survey, which revealed a fairly buoyant mood in the capital with the number of firms planning to expand solely in London at 50% - its highest since 2012.
Adam J. Hetherington, central London managing director, CBRE UK, said: 'If London doesn't have the necessary infrastructure, vision and the planning freedom to make those visions a reality, its time in the sun as a global destination will be short-lived. World-class infrastructure, whether it be road networks or digital connectivity, are the foundations on which a growing city and thriving economy must be built.'


Wonder if Keely is more popular for boys or girls?
This chart illustrates how many Girls were named Keely in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that 9,644 girls in the United States have been named Keely since 1880.
The greatest number of people were given this name in 1997, when 555 people in the U.S. were given the name Keely. Those people are now 20 years old.
What do you think about the name Keely?


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High End Performers - 1923 Chicago Cardinals
Major Player Changes Made Prior To The 1923 Opener
Chicago Cardinals 1923 Prior to the opening of the 1923 season, the Cardinals shipped local favorite Lenny Sachs to the Milwaukee Badgers (NFL team). Sachs, a 175-pound end out of Chicago's Loyola University, was a solid, experienced receiver and a good guy to boot. Needing a receiving end with Sachs out of the picture, the Cardinals signed Notre Dame's quick running All-American Roger Kiley, who would be united with former college teammate Eddie Anderson, who already was at the other end position. Both Kiley and Anderson were well-regarded high end performers and gave the south-siders the needed speed to challenge for the NFL title. Cardinals' owner Chris O'Brien next step was replacing player/coach John 'Paddy' Driscoll with player/coach Arnie Horween - still playing under the assumed name of McMahon... but that's another story. O'Brien wanted Driscoll to be free of the coaching duties so as to be able to give his full attention to playing quarterback, or halfback or field goal kicking.
The First Huddle 1921
Illinois Football History
"The 1920s


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Q: insert is not a function in mongo i write this simple code to insert something in databse. my database is mongodb and I want to insert an object( a document ) in a collection in nodejs. something like this :
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Where did I go wrong?

A: try using   insertOne function :

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Hyperthyroidism is a clinical syndrome that is produced by persistent, inappropriately high levels of circulating thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism may also be called thyrotoxicosis. It is more common in women and can affect a wide range of ages. The causes of hyperthyroidism are as follows.
Of these causes, the first three account for the vast majority of cases. Acute thyroiditis tends to induce hyperthyroidism only for a short period of time.
Excess ingestion of thyroxine, either due to the prescription of an excessive dose, inadvertent incorrect taking of the medication or deliberate self overdose, can cause hyperthyroidism.
A surfeit of ingested iodine may also send the thyroid into overdrive.
Amiodarone is a drug used to treat cardiac arrhythmias and contains iodine.
The hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin shares part of its amino acid sequence with TSH and high levels of HCG can overstimulate the thyroid.
TSH-secreting tumours are rare but could be either a pituitary adenoma or the accomplished producer of endocrine substances, small cell carcinoma.
Struma ovarii is a type of ovarian teratoma that is composed mainly of thyroid tissue.
Graves' disease is an autoimmune condition that accounts for approximately three-quarters of cases of hyperthryoidism. It tends to present between the ages of 20-40 years and has a male : female ratio of 1 : 5. The hyperthyroidism is produced by autoantibodies which react with the TSH receptor on the follicular epithelial cells of the thyroid and stimulate this receptor, mimicking the action of TSH. However, the generation of the autoantibodies is not subject to the usual homeostasis of the thyroid-pituitary axis and proceeds out of control. The HLA-associations include HLA-DR3.
The thyroid is uniformly enlarged in Graves' disease. This is a consequence of the stimulatory action of autoantibodies on the whole gland. The thyroid follicles do not contain much colloid because the epithelial cells are beavering away converting it into thyroxine. The outlines of the follicles exhibit infoldings in order to maximise the surface area of the colloid that can be used by the epithelial cells. A chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate is present.
The clinical features of hyperthyroidism are largely predictable from the role of thyroxine and reflect overstimulation of the metabolic rate and excessive augmentation of the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
The thyroid gland is frequently enlarged, particularly in the three most common causes of hyperthyroidism.
The resting pulse rate is increased and will often be sufficient to be classified as sinus tachycardia (a normally organised rhythm that exceeds 100 beats per minute). In some people, the overexcitation of the heart can cause the heart rhythm to degenerate into atrial fibrillation. Hypertension can sometimes occur.
The patient's appetite is increased but their weight decreases. The weight loss occurs because the elevated levels of thyroxine cause the body to burn carbohydrates and fat to generate heat. Conditions in which there is weight loss despite an increased appetiate are rare.
One of the effects of the sympathetic nervous system is to make skeletal muscles more susceptible to depolarisation. This is a useful adaptation in the flight or fight response but is probably less helpful in situations of nervousness. The potentiation of the sympathetic nervous system in hyperthyroidism means that patients often have a fine tremor that is present at rest and can be seen best in the hands. Tendon reflexes are exaggerated. Muscle weakness can also be encountered in hyperthyroidism if the body's protein metabolism is shifted into a net catabolic state that causes muscle proteins to be broken down. Disturbances of potassium metabolism can also induce muscle weakness.
Patients who have hyperthyroidism frequently feel anxious or irritable. This is a combination of the action of thyroxine on the brain and the heightened state of sympathetic arousal. Rarely, the effect can be sufficient to induce a psychotic disorder.
Excessive sweating is a common feature of hyperthyroidism. The palms may be red (palmar erythema). A less common dermatoloical manifestation is pretibial myxoedema, a skin rash which affects the shins and features thickened, raised, itchy skin that may be hyperpigmented. Clubbing is an uncommon component of hyperthyroidism that is caused by Grave's disease.
Heat intolerance is a characteristic feature of hyperthyroidism. The energy transduced by the elevated metabolic rate is released as heat, so patients feel uncomfortable in warm environments.
Amenorrhoea and infertility can be encountered in female patients who have hyperthyroidism.
Changes to the eyes are a characteristic and often striking feature of hyperthyroidism. Many of these features are specific to Graves' disease. However, most patients who have hyperthyroidism, regardless of the cause, will manifest a staring appearance. This is produced by lid retraction which widens the palpebral fissure (the space between the eyes). The levator palpebrae superioris muscle, which lifts the upper eyelid, is partly innervated by the sympathetic nervous system. The enhanced activity of the sympathetic nervous system in hyperthyroidism makes this muscle overactive. This lifts the upper eyelid to the extent that sclera is visible between the iris and the upper eyelid (normally the white of the eye is not seen between top of the iris and the upper eyelid). This phenomenon of lid retraction is accompanied by lid lag, in which the normal descent of the upper eyelid when the eye looks downwards is delayed.
Other ophthalmic changes that are encountered in hyperthyroidism are specific to Graves' disease but because Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism these feature can be incorrectly believed to be a generic feature of all cases of hyperthyroidism.
The opthalmic aspects of Graves' disease are an extension of the autoimmune basis of the disorder. The autoantibodies of Graves' disease react with the soft tissues of the orbit, including the extraocular muscles and fat. These tissues demonstrate chronic inflammation, as would be expected in an autoimmune response and can become enlarged, fibrotic and damaged.
The bulking out of the orbital soft tissues by the chronic inflammation makes the eye bulge out of the orbit: exophthalmos or proptosis. This exacerbates the staring appearance of the eyes. In severe cases this can interfere with the closure of the eyelids and this in turn prevents proper lubrication of the eyes by the tears, with the risk of corneal ulceration. Eye pain, watering and photophobia can accompany these features. One or more of the extraocular muscles can malfunction, yielding diplopia (double vision). The optic nerve may become inflamed and/or atrophic. Rarely, the ophthalmopathy of Graves' disease can result in loss of vision in one or both eyes.
Confirmation of hyperthyroidism is achieved through thyroid function tests. These simply measure the levels of TSH and T4 in the blood. In hyperthyroidism the T4 (and T3) levels are elevated. In almost all cases the levels of TSH are very low because the excess thyroxine feeds back on to the pituitary gland to suppress the release of TSH.
Other blood tests are related to excluding background complications or exarcerbating factors.
FBC Anaemia is not a good combination with tachyarrhythmias because it increases the strain on the heart so a full blood count is prudent.
U+E The urea and electrolytes should usually be normal in hyperthyroidism. However, there can occasionally be potassium disturbances in association with muscle disease. Profuse diarrhoea may also induce abnormalities.
Glucose Glucose levels may be checked to exclude the rare complication of secondary diabetes mellitus.
Calcium Hyperthyroidism is a rare cause of hypercalcaemia.
The first line of imaging for the thyroid gland is ultrasound. This can idenfity solitary lesions and delineate the shape of a goitre. Radionucleide scans can identify hot and cold nodules. These are parts of the thyroid gland that are hyperactive or hypoactive relative to the rest of the gland.
Investigation of hyperthyroidism will seldom need to proceed beyond this stage. The more unusual investigations will generally be focused on locating extrathyroid sources of thyroxine or TSH.
Control of hyperthyroidism can usually be acheived by the drugs carbimazole and propylthiouracil which block the synthesis of thyroxine. Beta-blockers can provide relief from many of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism by their inhibition of the actions of many parts of the sympathetic nervous system.
Multinodular goitres and follicular adenomas will require surgery, the latter particularly to permit the tumour to be assessed to exclude follicular carcinoma. Some cases of Graves' disease will resolve with medical treatment while others will require surgery to remove the thyroid gland.


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Notre-Dame de Paris: Capgemini contributes to the national effort
Author: Sam Connatty
Paris, April 16, 2019 – The Capgemini Group has decided to pay the sum of one million euros to help rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Paul Hermelin, Chairman and CEO of the Capgemini Group: "Our emotion is strong after this terrible fire. As an international company born in France, we wanted to be in solidarity with the national effort to rebuild this masterpiece of the heritage of humanity."
About Capgemini
A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients' opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of over 200,000 team members in more than 40 countries. The Group reported 2018 global revenues of EUR 13.2 billion.
Visit us at www.capgemini.com. People matter, results count
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<indexterm significance="preferred"><primary>fixity</primary></indexterm><firstterm baseform="fixity">Fixity</firstterm> specifies the relative position of an operator and it operands.
For example, + is infix, so the + operator is written in between its operands.
However, ? is postfix, so it is written after its operand.
</para>

<para>
<indexterm significance="preferred"><primary>associativity</primary></indexterm><firstterm baseform="associativity">Associativity</firstterm> specifies the grouping of a series of infix operator (or combinator) expressions, in absence of parenthesis.
For example, division is left associative, so 40 / 4 / 2 is grouped as (40 / 4) / 2 which is 5. It is not 40 / (4 / 2) = 20.
Similarly, the sequential combinator is right associative, so e >x> f >y> g is equivalent to e >x> (f >y> g).
</para>

		<title>Orc Combinator/Operator Precedence, Fixity, and Associativity</title>
		<tgroup cols="5" align="center">
			<colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
			<colspec align="left" colwidth="2*"/>
			<colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
			<colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
			<colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>

				<row>
					<entry><emphasis>Precedence Level</emphasis></entry>
					<entry><emphasis>Name</emphasis></entry>
					<entry><emphasis>Symbol</emphasis></entry>
					<entry><emphasis>Fixity</emphasis></entry>
					<entry><emphasis>Associativity</emphasis></entry>
				</row>

				<row>
					<entry morerows="2">13</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.expressions.call">Call</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ () ]]></entry>
					<entry>Postfix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry><link linkend="ref.expressions.dot">Dot Access</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ . ]]></entry>
					<entry>Postfix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Dereference</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ ? ]]></entry>
					<entry>Postfix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="1">12</entry>
					<entry>Arithmetic Negation</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ - ]]></entry>
					<entry>Prefix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Negation (Logical Complement)</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ ~ ]]></entry>
					<entry>Prefix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>11</entry>
					<entry>Exponentiation</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ ** ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Right</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="2">10</entry>
					<entry>Multiplication</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ * ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Division</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ / ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Modulus</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ % ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="1">9</entry>
					<entry>Addition/Concatenation</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ + ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Subtraction</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ - ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>8</entry>
					<entry>List Construction</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ : ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Right</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="5">7</entry>
					<entry>Equal To</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ = ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Not Equal To</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ /= ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Less Than</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ <: ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Greater Than</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ :> ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Less Than or Equal To</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ <= ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Greater Than or Equal To</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ >= ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="1">6</entry>
					<entry>Logical OR</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ || ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry>Logical AND</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ && ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>5</entry>
					<entry>Assignment</entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ := ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>None</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>4</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.combinators.sequential">Sequential</link></entry>
					<entry> ><replaceable>P</replaceable>> </entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Right</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>3</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.combinators.parallel">Parallel</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ | ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>2</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.combinators.pruning">Pruning</link></entry>
					<entry> <<replaceable>P</replaceable>< </entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry>1</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.combinators.otherwise">Otherwise</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ ; ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>
					<entry morerows="4">0</entry>
					<entry><link linkend="ref.types.typeinfo">Type Information</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ :: ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry><link linkend="ref.types.override">Type Override</link></entry>
					<entry><![CDATA[ :!: ]]></entry>
					<entry>Infix</entry>
					<entry>Left</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry><link linkend="ref.expressions.lambda">Closure</link></entry>
					<entry>lambda</entry>
					<entry>Prefix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry><link linkend="ref.expressions.ifthenelse">Conditional</link></entry>
					<entry>if then else</entry>
					<entry>Prefix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>
				<row>

					<entry><link linkend="ref.declarations">Declaration</link></entry>
					<entry>val, def, import, include, type</entry>
					<entry>Prefix</entry>
					<entry>--</entry>
				</row>

		</tgroup>

		<title>Related Links</title>
		<itemizedlist>
			<title>Related Reference Topics</title>
			<listitem><para><link linkend="ref.expressions.operators">Operators</link></para></listitem>
			<listitem><para><link linkend="ref.combinators">Combinators</link></para></listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
		<itemizedlist>
			<title>Related Tutorial Sections</title>
			<listitem><para><olink targetdoc="userguide" targetptr="ug.introduction.simple.operators">Operators</olink></para></listitem>
		</itemizedlist>

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namespace NetMud.DataStructure.Linguistic
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Word/phrase types
    /// </summary>
    public enum SentenceType : short
    {
        None = -1,
        Partial = 0,
        Statement = 1,
        Question = 2,
        Exclamation = 3,
        ExclamitoryQuestion = 4
    }
}


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Дунакеси () — город в центральной части Венгрии, в медье Пешт. Население — 32 768 человек (2007).

Население

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This uniquely designed Blackhawk backpack is a mid-sized frameless pack. It has a padded back, padded contour shoulder straps with detachable sternum strap, and padded removable waist belt. The inside back has a pouch to fit an optional HydraStorm Hydration System with an elastic covered grommet Tube Routing System� (TRS) to feed the drink tube out the top and over either shoulder. This feature allows the user to efficiently carry 2 Liters of any hot or cold liquid and drink on the move. The backpack has a main compartment, smaller cargo pouch and cargo pocket. This 3-Day pack also comes with sleeping bag straps.


The internet of things is here – and it is bigger than we could have imagined – is your business ready?
The internet of things (IoT) is undeniably one of this century's biggest phenomena in terms of ubiquitous impact and, while the implications associated with this technological wave are varied, one of the most crucial – if not the most crucial of these – centres around security.
Type the words "IoT and…" into your Google search engine bar, and one of the first phrases that comes up in the dropdown menu is "IoT and security", says Leon van der Merwe, head of digital at customer communications firm PBSA. Security is a huge concern for businesses when it comes to this emerging network of connected things. Even with the strides made in cultivating a secure internet, this vast entity is just not 100% secure.
And, contrary to common belief, South Africa is not playing catch-up to such an extent that local businesses need not be concerned. The IoT may not be as mainstream in South Africa as it is in other, developed countries, but it is fast heading that way. Any business that even remotely values its security would be making a grave mistake by not heeding the red flags inherent in the IoT.
In fact, according to a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) report – The Internet of Things in Africa – the market for connected devices in the country will account for $2-billion of the global total value ($1,7-trillion) by 2020. As for the continent as a whole, the research firm says Africa is likely to house around one billion connected devices by the turn of the decade.
A 2015 survey revealed that 33% of South African enterprises are planning major and/or significant investment in IoT over the next three years.
We know the IoT is set to explode – globally and on our own doorstep – but we must also consider, when taking security measures, the immense power this thing denoting a connected future holds.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) designates the IoT part of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" – an era of technological advancement characterised by ubiquitous, mobile supercomputing. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, says the possibilities of billions of people connected by mobile devices, with unprecedented processing power, storage capacity, and access to knowledge, are unlimited.
These possibilities will be multiplied by emerging technology breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the IoT, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum computing.
Given the enormous impact the IoT will have on businesses' security, Van der Merwe believes local companies need to take security far more seriously. Many of the larger, security-conscious organisations take their security very seriously, but they don't necessarily have the right strategies in place. When it comes to the so-called midstream businesses in South Africa, these generally have very poorly managed security policies, if any.
But where does one start when it comes to tackling this giant, looming phenomenon? At ground level, at one of the very core aspects of your connected devices – accessibility.
One of the products PBSA's software arm, pbDigital, advocates is identity and access management (IAM). IAM outsources all require security requirements to run on the latest international identity and access management on one centralised solution.
This entry was posted in Blogs, In the News, pbDigital, PBSA and tagged IAM, Identity Access Management, Internet of Things, Leon van der Merwe, pbDigital, PBSA by Bonnie van der Merwe. Bookmark the permalink.


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Nuklearna elektrana Grohnde je nuklearna elektrana u općini Hamelin-Pyrmont, u njemačkoj saveznoj pokrajini Donja Saska. Ima jedan nuklearni reaktor snage 1 430 MW, s 193 nuklearna gorivna elementa, a koristi kao nuklearno gorivo i obogaćeni uranij i MOX gorivo (koristi plutonij iz nuklearnog oružja). U godinama 1985., 1986., 1987., 1989., 1990. i 1998. nuklearni reaktor je proizvodio najviše električne energije u svijetu od svih reaktora. Nuklearni reaktor je tlačni reaktor PWR koji ima 4 rashladna sustava, koji se nalaze pod visokim tlakom. U krugu od 10 kilometara oko Nuklearne elektrane Grohnde živi oko 80 000 stanovnika. Najbliži gradovi u okolici su Hannover (50 km udaljen), Hildesheim (35 km), Paderborn (55 km) i Bielefeld (60 km). Nuklearna elektrana Grohnde koristi rashladnu vodu iz rijeke Weser.

Njemačka odluka o prijevremenom zatvaranju svih nuklearki do 2022.
Njemačka je vlada 30. svibnja 2011. objavila svoju odluku o zatvaranju svih 17 nuklearnih elektrana do 2022. Ista je vlada odmah nakon nesreće u nuklearnoj elektrani Fukushima I zatvorila, tada privremeno, 7 najstarijih nuklearki koje su po dizajnu slične Nuklearnoj elektrani Fukushimi Daiichi (kipući reaktor). Trenutno je obustavljena i osma nuklearka, a najkasnije do 2021. plan je zatvoriti narednih 6 te zadnje 3 godinu poslije.

Službenu izjavu o zatvaranju prati i najava velikih promjena u njemačkom elektroenergetskom sustavu, smanjivanje potrošnje električne energije za 10 % i jasno još veće oslanjanje na obnovljive izvore energije u iznosu od 35 % do 2022. Premda je ovo više nego tehnički izazovno, jer Njemačka već vrlo racionalno troši električnu energiju i ima natprosječno veliki udio korištenja varijabilne i slabo predvidive energije vjetra i Sunca, to je vjerojatno moguće izvesti, ali ostaje za vidjeti uz koju cijenu. Ne samo da će ovime Njemačka imati značajno skuplju električnu energiju, nego je vrlo izvjesno da će trebati uvoziti značajne količine električne energije iz nuklearki u Francuskoj, elektrana na ugljen iz Poljske ili će sama morati graditi dodatne fosilne izvore (time se dakle ponašati upravo suprotno kako svojoj antinuklearnoj orijentaciji, tako i nastojanju da se smanji emisija stakleničkih plinova). Jasno je da će time utjecati i na porast cijene električne energije u regiji. Austrija i Italija su poznate nenuklearne zemlje koje uvoze električnu energiju proizvedenu u nuklearkama susjednih zemalja. Njemački planovi da smanji 40 % emisije CO2 do 2020. ovime za jedne izgledaju realniji, a za druge posve neostvarivi.

Nuklearne elektrane su 2010. proizvele 22 %električne energije u Njemačkoj, a obnovljivi izvori energije 17% (ostalo su fosilni izvori s dominacijom ugljena). Dodatno povećanje udjela obnovljivih izvora energije na 35% se planira korištenjem energije vjetra, Sunca, hidroenergije, geotermalne energije i biomase iz otpada. Problem za sebe, ekonomski i tehnički, predstavlja činjenica da je većina vjetroelektrana na sjeveru, a industrija i nuklearke na jugu.

Antinuklearni prosvjedi
Dana 14. ožujka 2011. je nekoliko desetaka tisuća ljudi formiralo ljudski lanac između Nuklearne elektrane Neckarwestheim i Stuttgarta, na prosvjedu kojim su pozivali na zatvaranje te elektrane. Više od 100 000 ljudi sudjelovalo je u antinuklearnim prosvjedima, kojima su pozivali na zatvaranje nuklearnih centrala zbog dramatičnih zbivanja u Japanu, u više od 450 gradova. Prosvjednici smatraju da nijedna od 17 nuklearnih elektrana u Njemačkoj ne bi trebala dobiti radnu dozvolu zbog sigurnosti.

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So THAT'S Why You're So Attached to Certain Perfumes
Ever wonder why you think of certain people when you smell a particular scent? We found out why.
By Kelly Bryant, MIMIchatter.com
Similarly to the way you may always seem to gravitate towards the same color when clothes shopping or stock up on one particular item even though you have tons of it already in your closet (hello, t-shirts), we totally become creatures of habit with fragrance. The way your mom smelled of orange blossom as a child might be why you always feel at ease when you smell it. Regardless of whether you have one signature scent or a whole collection of bottles in your boudoir, we tend to sniff out and feel most comfortable with the same notes time and time again.
RELATED: You've Been Shopping for Fragrance All Wrong
"It really comes down to personal preference," says Kerri Nau, Aromatherapy Associates Account Executive & Trainer. "The scents that we 'like' are actually linked to what we innately 'need.' Inhalation of scents -- especially pure essential oils -- can alter our emotional and physical state. We are naturally drawn to scents that make us feel a certain way."
Nau explains that when you inhale a scent, the essence of it is drawn up through the nasal canal which stimulates the Olfactory Nerve. That sends a signal to the Limbic System in our brain, the area she describes as "the seed of our memories and emotions." Nau notes that the smell of fresh cut flowers personally reminds her of walking through her parents flower shop as a kid.
RELATED: Is Fragrance Monogamy a Thing of the Past?
Geza Schoen, founder and perfumer of Escentric Molecules, equates fragrance to a security blanket of sorts.
"Familiarity gives security," says Schoen. "A signature scent adapts your environment to a secure idea and a relative reaction. There is a lot of comfort in having a solid base you can relate to and for some, scent is their aura of comfort."
In other words, you may associate an event or time in your life with a certain smell... and smelling it again will instantly bring you back to that time. Who knew that smelling tuberose would make me travel in time back to college?
RELATED: You'll Want to Copy Emma Roberts' Braided Updo ASAP
So, basically, don't be afraid to stick with the same notes time and time again. They tell your story and can speak volumes about your personality.
"Fragrance evokes your personal experiences," says Christopher Chong, the creative director of Amouage. It stirs your memory bank of different emotions experienced. It's like a fragmented narrative. The human mind is complicated and unpredictable. Unlike other art forms, such as visual and music, the sense of smell lacks a coherent language to articulate its nature, so we personalize it by drawing from our own memories."
Well, I guess now I know why the smell of my ex-boyfriend's cologne immediately puts me in a bad mood.
This article originally appeared on InStyle.com/MIMI.


Serene, rolling countryside belies the distant carnage of many a bitter battle. Some of the greatest battles in British history were fought out on Northumberland soil.
The year 793 marked the Vikings bloody raid on monks living on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, who fled the slaughter with the bones of St Cuthbert and the celebrated Lindisfarne Gospels.
Nowadays birdsong can be heard at Flodden, but in 1513 the horrific sound of 14,000 men being slaughtered in battle echoed around the hillside. The 'forgotten' battle of Flodden which claimed the life of Scottish King James IV, changed the relationship between England and Scotland forever.
A Scottish attack on Northumberland in 1388 saw Shakespeare's hero Henry Percy admit defeat following the brutal Battle of Otterburn.
Fortified homes called bastle houses in which farmers lived above precious livestock are evidence of the lawless Border Reivers years. At its height in the 16th century, the Border Reivers lived by their own brutal code of conduct to survive. Crops were destroyed, livestock stolen and people murdered or simply disappeared.
Beat a track to Berwick-upon-Tweed to see evidence of more recent conflicts. Today, Berwick is just four miles south of the Scottish Border. But during the last 300 years, control of the town swapped 13 times between England and Scotland. Once one of Scotland's most important ports, Elizabeth I embarked on the biggest and most expensive project of her reign building the massive stone ramparts to keep firm control of this key town. Costing £128,000 to build, Berwick's Elizabethan town walls are the most intact in England.