The pieces of art in New Members Show 2018 are striking to behold in full-scale. Ultimately, what holds each piece together is the intricate details that go into making such stunning pieces of art. Today, we will look at some of these smaller yet fascinating details you might have missed.
This painting is heavily concentrated with alluring images, so it is easy to miss some notable elements. From the reflections of light and shapes on the window pane, to the backwards lettering and street vehicles, Thomas Darsney pays careful attention to every minor detail that brings this composition to life. One interesting feature is the spot where two faces (one of an indoor statue and another of an outdoor woman), seem to face each other by means of reflection.
Hannah Cole Dahar's whimsical painting of blossoming love is more than meets the eye. A number of firetrucks line the background like wallpaper, with only one truck in the corner facing the front. And instead of water pouring from the fire hose, a detailed heart spills out to symbolize that the flames of love will not be extinguished.
It is easy to lose one's self in Robin Colodzin's abstract mixed media art. Postal Dream Machine is another example of how Coldzin uses found objects to create a sense of dreamy, ethereal spaces. Here, Colodzin uses stamps and other postal ephemera to tie her artwork together.
In Anya Leveille's abstract piece Last Bloom, the most obvious colors at first glance are red and white. However, upon further examination, specks of green, blue, yellow, and orange become more and more apparent. The image above shows a detail of the artwork, with texturized scratches revealing bold intersections of yellow, blue, black, and red.
Rosalie Sidoti paints romantic landscapes that exude warmth and beauty. Small touches of boldly colored paint, including fine lines in an orange/red hue, create warm highlights in Evening Salt Marsh's portrayal of a landscape at twilight.
Stelios Mormoris creates the illusion of sparkling confetti in New Year's Eve. Taking a closer look at the painting, Mormoris uses a wide brush and creates short strokes in extremely bright and dark colors to create this effect.
See the finer details in the works of art that are now on view in New Members Show 2018, which closes on February 22.


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Q: Input text doesn't work with bootstrap datepicker I am using angular.js and bootstrap datepicker to obtain dates.
This is my code in HTML:

   Inicio de Contrato
   <input type="text" data-parsley-trigger="change" class="form-control data_input" id="employee_contract_start" ng-model="employee.contract_start" value="" required>

... and JS
$("#employee_contract_start").datepicker({
    format: 'dd/mm/yyyy',
    autoclose: true,
    todayHighlight: true

}).on('show', function(){

    if($(this).val() == '')  {
       $(this).val('14/10/2014').datepicker('update');
    }

});

Now, let's me explain:
When I see (or recharge, whatever) the page, the input appears in blank and the date just appears when I click the input. I would like that the date "14/10/2014" appears without I have to click the input.
I can't upload images yet to explain better :P
Thanks!!!

A: What I understand correctly is that you want to set default date as todays date
To do that, you will have to set the date to todays date explicitly like this
$("#employee_contract_start").datepicker({
    format: 'dd/mm/yyyy',
    autoclose: true,
    todayHighlight: true

}).on('show', function(){

    if($(this).val() == '')  {
       $(this).val('14/10/2014').datepicker('update');
    }

});

// Now once you have initilized datepicker, you can set the initial date like this---

var currentDate = new Date(); // Here get today's date
$("#employee_contract_start").datepicker("setDate", currentDate); // set default date to be todays date
$('#employee_contract_start').val(currentDate)

A: I am not going to answer your question directly, however, recently I had a chance to work with bootstrap's datepicker, and there were lots of issues with it, especially when trying to integrate it with some Angular logic.
Then, I discovered - angular-bootstrap: "Bootstrap components written in pure AngularJS by the AngularUI Team", and it simplified working with Datepicker a lot! Check the Datepicker section in the provided link. The source code is provided directly below examples.
Hope you will find using it more intuitive and fitting with the rest of your Angular app.

A: If you would like the current date shown when you load the page, you will need to manually initialize the datepicker after the datepicker loads.

A: Well, i represent ADMdtp module. It's pure AngularJs dateTimePicker with lots of greate options:

*

*completely synced with ngModel, so no need to destroy or manulay update dateTimePicker.

*advance range picker; make as many dateTimePicker as you want related together, and again no need to destroy or manualy update each dateTimePicker.

*disabing pattern; so easily you can disable any day(s) in week or month, like all weekends.

*transition on changing days. (of curse you can disable it in options)

*get full date details like date in UNIX format, Date format and year, month, day, hour and minute separately and ... by full-data attribute.

*...

<adm-dtp ng-model="date" full-data="date_full"></adm-dtp>

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'Supergirl' First Look at Alan Moore Riff 'For the Girl Who Has Everything'
Kevin Fitzpatrick Published: January 28, 2016
The moment Supergirl was announced to cast a young Kal-El, we knew some explanation was required. All was soon revealed that Alan Moore's iconic "For the Man Who Has Everything" story would spawn an upcoming Supergirl of the same premise, sending Kara back to a normal life on Krypton, as seen in the first official photos.
CBS released the first official photos from Supergirl's thirteenth episode "For the Girl Who Has Everything," inspired by the 1985 Alan Moore-Jack Gibbons story that saw Superman comatose by a "Black Mercy" creature that afflicts him with visions of a peaceful life on Krypton, in order to keep him under. Our first photos seem largely to follow the premise (swapping in a Kryptonian for DC's Mongul in the story), as Jimmy, Alex, Hank, and even Maxwell Lord race to save her.
No sign of young Kal-El (Daniel DiMaggio) just yet, but so reads the official synopsis of "For the Girl Who Has Everything":
A PARASITIC ALIEN TRAPS KARA IN A DREAM WORLD WHERE HER HOME PLANET WAS NEVER DESTROYED, ON "SUPERGIRL," MONDAY, FEB. 8
Kara's friends must find a way to save her life when a parasitic alien attaches itself to her and traps her in a dream world where her family is alive and her home planet was never destroyed. Also, Alex, Hank and the DEO must fend off a Kryptonian attack while Kara is out of commission.
In the meantime, you can check out Kara's first bout with a Bizarro Supergirl below, stay tuned for the latest on more DC arrivals, and see CBS' take on Alan Moore's classic Superman tale above.
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Q: Providing custom OAuth2AccessTokenResponseClient to spring I have a demo spring boot app and I would like to configure oauth login as well my own custom token response client.
This is my configuration:
@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

@Override
protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {

    http
            .authorizeRequests()
                .anyRequest()
                .authenticated()
            .and()
            .oauth2Login()
            .and()
            .oauth2Client()
                .authorizationCodeGrant()
                    .accessTokenResponseClient(customAccessTokenResponseClient());
}

private OAuth2AccessTokenResponseClient<OAuth2AuthorizationCodeGrantRequest> customAccessTokenResponseClient() {
    DefaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient client = new DefaultAuthorizationCodeTokenResponseClient();
    client.setRequestEntityConverter(new CustomOAuth2AuthorizationCodeGrantRequestEntityConverter());
    return client;
}

}

The login flow is working find, but it looks like my custom token response client is not getting registered. I put a break point in there, but the flow doesn't go through it. It looks like it is still using the defaults.
Am I missing something here or is the order wrong?

A: Figured out the issue.
The right way to configure is the following:
@Override
protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
    http
                .authorizeRequests().anyRequest().authenticated()
                .and()
                .oauth2Login()
                    .tokenEndpoint()
                        .accessTokenResponseClient(customAccessTokenResponseClient());
}


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Kim Kardashian Kanye West Reach Divorce Settlement Averting Custody Trial
Kanye West has been ordered to pay Kim Kardashian $200,000 per month in child support in a divorce settlement
Kanye West Allegedly Showed Explicit Photos Of Kim Kardashian To Employees: Report
A new report exposes how Kanye West created a 'toxic environment' by sharing images of Kim Kardashian and his own sex tapes at his workplace
The Kardashians Are Back: All You Need To Know About The Reality Show's Release Date
The Kardashians will address Kim Kardashian's separation from her husband Kanye West.
Who Is Vinetria? Know The Model Rumoured To Be Dating Rapper Kanye West
Famous on Instagram, 22-year-old Vinetria boasts of a community of over 4,00,000 followers.
All Things You Need To Know About Kim Kardashian And Kanye West's Divorce Settlement
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West have agreed to have joint custody of their four children.
10 Things To Know About Kim Kardashian-Kanye West Divorce
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are splitting up after 7 years of marriage. Reality TV star, Kim, is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their children.
Kanye West's Mental Health Issues Won't Influence Kim Kardashian's Joint Custody Choice
Kim Kardashian West has filed to divorce rapper Kanye West and for joint legal and physical custody of the couple's 4 kids.
Are Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Getting A Divorce?
"He's on very thin ice with her right now, and she's truly trying to decide what to do to protect the kids, but also her own sanity," says a source close to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
Kylie Jenner Tops Forbes 2020 Highest-Paid Celeb List, Kanye West At No.2
American popular media personality and beauty icon among the youth, Kylie Jenner topped the list of highest-paid celebrities of 2020 by Forbes.
Kim Kardashian West Addresses Husband Kanye West's Mental Health
"I kindly ask that the media and public give us the compassion and empathy," Kim wrote.


There is no doubt about it: hardwood floors are elegant and beautiful. The third type of residence improvement adjustments you can also make concerned the outside of the house, and usually the basic things that make your home, these are sometimes a bit more difficult and you will have to consider perhaps getting some skilled assist for these duties, until you know what you might be doing.
In fact there may be one factor that may make you exempt with reference to house repairs and them not qualifying you for a home enchancment tax reduction, and that's within the case of remodeling. So, if you're planning on transforming your kitchen remember to deal with the leaking pipes at the same time and declare the whole undertaking as a deduction.
Residence improvement duties additionally require that you make a plan of the timeframe and the totally different modifications you're about to make, since you don't want the house to remain in a home enchancment part for too long, it is best to take into consideration what must be completed, and when to do it. Most dwelling house owners choose to make indoor modifications in winter, taking good care of the living rooms and the kitchen, the spring and summer time are an excellent time to make changes to the roof, to any concrete work you might have in your property, set up of latest issues within the garden or yard and work on the house shutters.
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Q: is it possible to print out the only first output from for loop? I would like to ask, is it possible to print out the output the only first output from for loop?
here is my current source code. in the for i in tup[:1] i am trying to set the output to print only first output but it does not work. even I delete the for loop, but the result gets the last output.
for row, cols in df.iterrows():
    cols_list = cols[cols>=0.98].index.tolist()
    if len(cols_list)>0:
        row_list = [row]*len(cols_list)
        tup = tuple(zip(row_list,cols_list))
        if len(tup) > 1:
            for i in tup[:1]:
                print(row, f' >0.98 {cols_list}')
    else:
        print(f'>0.98 {cols_list}')

here is the current output
 5  >0.98 [5, 30, 40, 42]
10  >0.98 [10, 30, 40, 42]
11  >0.98 [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54]
12  >0.98 [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44

but my expected output is to print it out only first output 5  >0.98 [5, 30, 40, 42]

A: Just break the loop after the 1st iteration:
for row, cols in df.iterrows():
    cols_list = cols[cols>=0.98].index.tolist()
    if len(cols_list)>0:
        row_list = [row]*len(cols_list)
        tup = tuple(zip(row_list,cols_list))
        if len(tup) > 1:
           print(row, f' >0.98 {cols_list}')
           break
    else:
        print(f'>0.98 {cols_list}')

A: There's no built in way to do it, but you can program it:
first_run = True
for i in range(10):
    if first_run:
        print("This is the first iteration of the loop!")
        first_run = False
    print(i)

But it looks like you simply want to print the first row of a pandas dataframe.  You might want to look at the head() function.

A: how about this,
for i in range(10):
    print("This is the first iteration of the loop!")
    break


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Antisemitism bill is a cynical attempt to silence human rights on college campuses
Sonya 24 May 2018	Press Release
Contact: Sonya E Meyerson-Knox | sonya@jvp.org | 929-290-0317
Rabbi Joseph Berman | joseph@jvp.org | 202-656-5361
Instead of fighting anti-Semitism, re-introduced legislation is a cynical attempt to silence human rights activists on college campuses
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on Members of Congress to oppose the "Silencing Students Act"
May 24, 2018: From a presidential campaign filled with bigotry and hate, including anti-Semitism, to a White House that welcomes bigots and anti-Semites, under the Trump administration we have witnessed a rise in blatant anti-Semitic incidents across the country, including the White Nationalist rally in Charlottesville and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. In response, Jewish Voice for Peace has redoubled its efforts to combat the rise of anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry, including the Stop Bannon coalition with other faith-based, social justice, and community organizations.
With the re-introduction of the "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act," in Congress, however, Jewish Voice for Peace is deeply concerned that this terrifying rise in anti-Semitism is being cynically exploited to target advocates of Palestinian human rights on college campuses. The bill dangerously diverts attention from real anti-Semitism and instead targets student activists. Jewish Voice for Peace urges Members of Congress to oppose the re-introduced Anti-Semitism Awareness Act.
"From white nationalists in the White House to anti-Semitic school shootings, we are witnessing an alarming rise in anti-Semitism, as well as other forms of bigotry and violence. Rather than address anti-Semitism, this legislation seeks to silence advocacy for Palestinian human rights on college campuses," said Rabbi Joseph Berman, Jewish Voice for Peace Manager of Government Affairs. "This isn't an 'anti-Semitism awareness act' – it's the Silencing Students Act."
After failing to become law in the 114th Congress, the "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act" was reintroduced in Congress on May 23rd. The American Civil Liberties Union warned yesterday that this legislation "risks chilling constitutionally protected speech by incorrectly equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism."
The Silencing Students Act would require the Department of Education to apply the Department of State's previous working definition of anti-Semitism to evaluate complaints of discrimination on college campuses. The Silencing Students Act intentionally conflates anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian human rights. Criticism of the Israeli government is not inherently anti-Semitic, just as criticism of the United States government is not equivalent to bigotry against Americans.
"Advocating for Palestinian rights is not antisemitic," said Rabbi Alissa Wise, Deputy Director of Jewish Voice for Peace. "Congress can and should take real action to address White Nationalist hate and violence – instead this legislation attacks human rights activists, including Jewish students acting upon their deepest Jewish values."
Jewish Voice for Peace urges Members of Congress to oppose this latest attempt at the Silencing Students Act.
Rabbi Joseph Berman is available to speak with the media.
Background on the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Opposition to the original bill was widespread, with The Los Angeles Times editorial board arguing that college campuses "can protect students from harassment without adopting an overly broad and constitutionally dubious definition of anti-Semitism." Kenneth Stern, the lead author of the European Monitoring Centre's definition, upon which the State Department definition is based, wrote a letter to Congress stating that the bill was "both unconstitutional and unwise" and that enshrining the definition for use on campuses would "actually harm Jewish students and have a toxic effect on the academy."
Adoption of the Silencing Students Act would further the dangerous policy trend shown by the Trump Administration in suppressing activism for Palestinian human rights and criticism of the State of Israel. The Anti-Defamation League, who supports the legislation, has been explicit that the true target of the legislation is what they term "anti-Israel activity on campus." The legislation would also give Kenneth Marcus – nominated to the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education – the tools to silence students who advocate for Palestinian rights. If the legislation were to pass and Marcus is confirmed by the Senate, it is likely he would use this definition to create pressure on university administrators to investigate, defund, and/or discipline students, professors, or academic programs who are in any way critical of the Israeli government – creating a chilling effect on legitimate and constitutionally protected speech.
Jewish Voice for Peace is a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine. JVP has over 200,000 online supporters, over 70 chapters, a youth wing, a Rabbinic Council, an Artist Council, an Academic Advisory Council, and an Advisory Board made up of leading U.S. intellectuals and artists.
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Pontiac woman convicted in boyfriend's fatal shooting
The Oakland Press
Pontiac – A Pontiac woman who called 911 to report the fatal shooting of her boyfriend has been convicted in his slaying.
The Oakland Press reports a jury this week returned the verdict in the first-degree premeditated murder case against Marita Talley, who shot William "Billy" Bell Jr. a total of 11 times in his Pontiac home. She faces a mandatory term of life in prison without parole when sentenced July 23.
Talley was arrested at the home. She testified during the trial, saying the May 2018 shooting was in self-defense after Bell lunged at her with his gun.
Authorities have said Talley's criminal history included assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny in a building and assaulting a prison employee. She served time in prison and was discharged from parole in 2016.


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Q: can't run springboot applicaltion by Cannot instantiate ApplicationContextInitializer:ServerPortInfoApplicationContextInitializer
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot instantiate interface org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer : org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.ServerPortInfoApplicationContextInitializer
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.ServerPortInfoApplicationContextInitializer


The In-Circuit DW1000 High Resolution Positioning-Serie (HRP) is a real time localization system (RTLS) based on the Decawave DW1000 Ultra Wideband (UWB) Low-Power Transceiver. It is not based on the DecaWave-DW1000-SW-Stack and by utilizing Two Way Ranging (TWR) instead of double sided-TWR (DS-TWR) we archive much higher position refresh rates with the same number of devices.
The In-Circuit DW1000 High Resolution Positioning Stick (HRP) represents the heart of the system. It combines the Decawave DW1000 Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Transceiver with the STM32L151CC microcontroller and a UWB-chip Antenna. Furthermore it contains a temperature compensated crystal oscillator for highest precision and a CP2102 USB-Bridge for serial data transfer. The Stick comes with the In-Circuit HRP-Firmware installed and is ready to use. Depending on the configuration, the Stick can be used as both, anchor and tag.
A base system consists of four Sticks (1x master-anchor, 2x slave-anchors and 1x tag). Such a base system, including a free demo of our HRP software can be purchased in our online shop. The demo version is capable of handling up to four anchors and up to four tags. In this configuration a position update rate of up to 100 Hz and an accuracy of down to 2 cm can be archived.
The HRP protocol supports up to 180 devices (anchors or tags).
The In-Circuit HRP system is not based on the DecaWave-DW1000-SW-Stack. By utilizing Two Way Ranging (TWR) instead of double sided-TWR (DS-TWR) we archive much higher position refresh rates with the same number of devices (tags&anchors) and comparable accuracy.
The DW1000 HRP Tracker V1.0 Demo Software supports up to 4 anchors and 4 tags.
To operate 2D-ranging, at least four devices are required (3 anchors & 1 tag). The DW1000 HRP Tracker Demo Software will not start 2D-ranging with less than three anchors defined in the device menu. Nevertheless it can be used with a minimum of two devices (1 anchor and 1 tag). The module configuration menu offers the possibility to define dummy devices to reach the minimum anchor quantity of three. With only two devices (1 anchor & 1 tag), two dummy anchors need to be defined to enable ranging. To define the dummy anchors, enter the Module konfigurieren menu and add two dummy devices by hitting manuell hinzufügen twice. The dummy devices are automatically added as anchors with default ID 0.
With less than 3 anchors defined, the program only draws distance circles in ranging mode and does not draw discrete tag positions since their interpolation is not unambiguously possible with less than 3 measured distances. Furthermore it will display the distance between the master anchor and the first tag in the down-left corner of the main window.


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, distribuito negli Stati Uniti d'America come Brain Age Express, è una serie di videogiochi educativi sviluppati per Nintendo DSi e distribuiti tramite Nintendo DSiWare. Basati sul videogioco Brain Training del Dr. Kawashima, i giochi sono presenti in tre edizioni: Parole e immagini, Numeri e calcoli e Sudoku.

Originariamente pubblicati tra il 2008 e il 2009, i videogiochi sono stati successivamente distribuiti per Nintendo 3DS tramite Nintendo eShop. Nel 2015 la versione Sudoku è stata rimossa da entrambi i servizi.

Note

Voci correlate
 Brain Training del Dr. Kawashima
 More Brain Training del Dr. Kawashima

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Q: Python-Django: Create, save, load to do list I'm having trouble figuring out how I can save an item to a to-do list and then load the list. I'm using a sqlite3 database on a localhost. I have an input box and a save button to do the job, but can't figure out how I can make it work in Python and Django. Here is my code so far. I'm mostly stuck in the views.py code.
create.html:
{% extends "todo/base.html" %}

{% block title %} Anna's To-Do List {% endblock %}

{% block content %}

Create Your To-Do List

<form action="{% url 'todo:create' %}" method="POST">
    {% csrf_token %}

    <input name="todo_item" id="todo_text" maxlength="150" placeholder="Enter a to-do item" />
    <input type="submit" id="save" value="Save">
</form>

    {% for todo in todo.item_set.all %}

{{ forloop.counter }}: {{ todo.todo_text }}

    {% endfor %}

Home

About

Create To-Do List

Load To-Do List

Other To-Do List Links

{% endblock %}

views.py:
from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
from django.views import generic
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, redirect

from todo.models import todo
from todo.models import Item
from todo.forms import TodoForm

class IndexView(generic.ListView):
    model = todo
    template_name = 'todo/index.html'

class AboutView(generic.ListView):
    model = todo
    template_name = 'todo/about.html'

class CreateView(generic.ListView):
    model = todo
    template_name = 'todo/create.html'

def addItem(self):
    t = Todo()
    t.text = request.POST.get('todo_text', '')
    t.save()

    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = TodoForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            return HttpResponseRedirect('/')

    else:
        return render(request, 'todo/create.html', {'form': form})

class LoadView(generic.ListView):
    model = todo
    template_name = 'todo/load.html'

    def get_queryset(self):
        return Todo.objects.all().order_by('-created')

class LinksView(generic.ListView):
    model = todo
    template_name = 'todo/links.html'

Any help will be appreciated! Thank you!
Edit:
As requested, urls.py:
from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url

from todo import views

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    # ex: /polls/
    url(r'^$', views.IndexView.as_view(), name='index'),

    url(r'^about/$', views.AboutView.as_view(), name='about'),

    url(r'^create/$', views.CreateView.as_view(), name='create'),

    url(r'^load/$', views.LoadView.as_view(), name='load'),

    url(r'^links/$', views.LinksView.as_view(), name='links'),
)

Edit:
Upon clicking 'Save', my page redirects to the same URL but the page is now blank. Not sure what's causing that. I do know that it doesn't save, load, or redirect properly.
Edit - Create To-Do List view:


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Q: Find number of elements in a class with rails Is there a good gem to find the number of elements with a certain class? For example,

</div

And then find that there are two elements with the fun class. Thanks :)

A: Nokogiri is a Ruby XML/HTML parser.
You can parse the string and then use XPath or CSS selectors to execute queries, including fetching (and counting) the number of items matching a specific class.


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Houston-area woman still teaching at 90
SHANNON DAUGHTRY
HOUSTON - Dorothy Deck Hargrove has spent most of her life as a teacher.
She has subbed in every grade from kindergarten to fifth, as well as teaching physical education, art and music.
But even after more than 65 years as a teacher, she has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
At age 90, Hargrove spends most of her days surrounded by students in the Clear Creek Independent School District in the Clear Lake City section of suburban Houston. Last year, of the 177 instructional days in the school year, she filled in for one teacher or another on 122 of those days.
"I've worked my entire life," Hargrove told the Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/1KVGqKy). "But I wouldn't have it any other way, these children bring me so much joy."
And while her life has been filled with lots of happiness, she also has experienced quite a bit of tragedy, she said.
She vividly remembers losing her father in a refinery accident in Baytown when she was a child, and years later her first husband drowned in a boating accident soon after he returned home from World War II.
"I haven't always had the best experiences, but it's made me appreciate all that I have today," Hargrove said. "And I tell my kids, 'Always make it the best you can.'"
Hargrove began teaching in 1950, she said. She earned her first degree in secondary education with the dreams of teaching English.
"Classes were much bigger and it was more structured - there wasn't so much group work between students," Hargrove said.
But in 1950 no one needed a secondary English teacher. So, she went on to become an elementary math teacher, which were in short supply then and still are today.
So, for more than 20 years she taught. But in 1972 she decided to "retire" and spend some time pursuing another of her passions, traveling with her husband, Royce, after he retired.
The couple traveled across the United States, Europe, China, Australia, Egypt and Chile.
In her lifetime, Hargrove has visited every continent except Antarctica, she said.
Most recently, she took a cruise to Cabo San Lucas with her children and grandchildren to celebrate her 90th birthday on Christmas day.
But beyond all of the travel and cultural experiences, Hargrove wanted nothing more than to return to the classroom and the children.
Today, she devotes most of her time to classrooms in the Clear Lake area schools, because they're closest to her home; but she sometimes winds up in others throughout the district, she said.
To this day, she still looks forward to those early morning phone calls from school administrators looking for a substitute, she said.
Her wealth of knowledge and lifetime of experiences make it easy for her to adapt to an array of lesson plans and any student she comes into contact with, North Pointe Elementary School Principal Jennifer Buckels said.
School staff and students feel lucky to have had her because of her willingness to teach children and her always happy disposition, Buckels said.
That's something Hargrove hopes to pass along to each of her students.
"Every day, we start the morning by looking at the calendar," Hargrove said. "I tell the students, 'This is the only day we're guaranteed, so make the best of it - each and every day.'"


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University of Limerick launches apprenticeship in Cyber Security
Minister of State, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Niall Collins TD has announced a new Level 8 Honours Degree Cyber Security Practitioner Apprenticeship at University of Limerick.
The two-year programme, which will commence intake in September 2022, has been developed by UL in collaboration with Limerick for IT industry network and the Mid-West Regional Skills Forum. The work-based apprenticeship will include 70% of students' time spent learning on-the-job with the remainder, two days a week during the academic year, in an academic setting.
Speaking about the need for the new programme Denis Kelly, former VP Dell and consortia chair, said: "The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work, and that includes cyber criminals, who have had a particularly busy and lucrative time."
"The scale and complexity of cyber-attacks is wide ranging and financially devastating with a potential cost of $10.5 trillion by 2025 according to Dell EMC," he added.
The new UL apprenticeship was developed with a number of global industry partners and public sector organisations. The industry consortia will advise on desired learning outcomes for graduates and provide on the job learning in Dell, Northern Trust, Johnson & Johnson, WP-Engine, General Motors, BD, Action Point, Lufthansa, Transact Campus, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary County Councils and many more.
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Featured Artist: Danny Araya
Ryan Arrington
Q: Where did you go to school?
Art of Institute of Washington, which I think just got shut down or something
Q: When did you first realize that you wanted to work in animation?
As far back as I can remember, but I always bounced around between wanting to animate, write, paint, make comics, work in video games, etc. I just knew I wanted to do something creative in those entertainment spaces.
Q: Who is your biggest inspiration?
Bruce Timm's DC animated stuff, Roger Deakins, Yoh Yoshinari, Yutaka Nakamura, the entire writing/DP team of Breaking Bad and BCS, Edgar Wright, and J.C Leyendecker have had the biggest impact on the way I think about makin stuff
Q: What is your favorite animated movie/show?
Venture Brothers, Spiderverse, Cowboy Bebop,
Q: What would you say to those who are not getting hired by a studio or having trouble finding a job?
It's a little tough to answer this question because there wasn't really a whole lot that made me feel better during those few years after school when I was trying to find a job… and I really don't want to start barfing up "hard work" platitudes to people who are seriously struggling. I guess I'd say that feeling frustrated is completely normal and okay. Try not to wallow in that frustration and do your best not to get cynical or bitter. Keep improving and keep applying and reapplying. People notice when applicants improve, even if it feels to you like nobody's paying attention.
Q: What are some stories of your path to art and animation?
Shit was hard.
Q: What's it like working in Austin? And how is the creative community here?
Austin is extremely laid back, which I love. The more I move into my 30's, the more hermit-like I become so I don't even know what the art community around here is like.
Q: What is the best part about your job and working at Powerhouse?
Everyone is ridiculously easy to get along with and there's a refreshing absence of ego. There's also an abundance of bananas-quality anime-inspired art and animation so it's pretty difficult to get complacent and I always feel inspired to push my boundaries.
Q: What is your favorite Powerhouse Project that you've worked on?
I joined Powerhouse towards the tail end of production on season 1 of Castlevania, and frankly, there are VERY few opportunities to work on a project that looks like this within the U.S. Castlevania was a really challenging project, my first storyboarding job, and the first time I felt like I was working on the kind of 90's anime I love(d) so it'll always be a favorite. That said, I'm just now getting into the groove of things on Masters of the Universe so my answer might change the next time you ask me.
Q: Most challenging part of working at Powerhouse?
Not developing an inferiority complex in the face of all this skill and talent.
Q: Any cool little known facts about production (funny stories/cool animation tricks/etc)?
Danny put spoilers here, but just take our word for it that it was a funny story. (it was about horses)
Q: If you could be any anime character who would it be and why?
Ein from Cowboy Bebop. He is the dopest.
There is nothing that Danny can't do.
Hailing from "Parts Unknown" Virginia, Ryan scoured the United Stated searching for a place to call home. After a short stint in the "Entertainment Capital of the World" Ryan wandered into Austin with nothing but a Gameboy Color, his Star Wars Blu-Ray Collection, and too much hair product. Now a Production Coordinator at Powerhouse Animation, Ryan works all across the board on studio projects. A word of caution though, there are rumors that if you look in the mirror and say his name three times he will appear behind you and beg you to watch the Prequels with him.


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Harry Potter and the First Sage (6. The First Sage)
Posted on July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017 by fanfic
It was after dark on Privet Drive, as a man in a long dark cloak made his way to the Dursley home. He finally made it to the door and knocked on the door. Dudley came to the door and looked at the cloaked figure.
"Father told me to tell you we paid at the office!" Dudley snapped and started to slam the door.
The man caught the door, "I've come to talk to Harry Potter. Is he in?"
"What if he is?" Dudley snapped as Uncle Vernon walked up behind him.
"Are you here to take the brat away?" Vernon asked hopefully.
"It's a possibility." The man grunted.
Dudley and Vernon then smiled brightly at the man and threw the door open, "Oh thank you so much sir, you do not know the torture my wife has put us through because of that little…" Vernon rambled.
"I get the idea." The man said walking in and making a beeline toward Harry's room.
The man walked into Harry's room and spotted him unrestfully sleeping in his bed. He shut the door and pulled his cloak back as he walked to his bedside. "Wake up, Kiddo." He said softly as he shook Harry's shoulders.
Harry's eyes shot open and he jumped up, "NO! I DON'T CARE IF YOU AND RON DO NAME YOU'RE FIRST BORN AFTER ME, DON'T MARRY HIM, HERMIONE!!!!!" Harry then blinked at the confusion on Sirius' face, then registered that it was in fact Sirius
"Sirius? Sirius!" Harry cried out as he hugged his godfather tightly.
"Missed you too, Kiddo, but … what was that little outburst about Hermione about?" Sirius asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"N-nothing.. Just a silly dream," Harry stuttered looking down shyly. "What are you doing here?"
"I don't know if this will work or not, but … I think I might know how to get your magic back." Sirius said setting down on Harry's bed.
"What?" Harry asked hopefully, "how?"
"Harry, how do you think Wizards and Witches learned magic before Hogwarts?" Sirius asked looking at the teenager.
"I don't know, I never thought about it." Harry said after thinking for a moment, "Hermione said something in a letter about people called Mystics and Sages."
"Not surprised really, Hermione really is a smart girl," Sirius chuckled, " Anyway, Harry, I heard this while I was in Azkaban, anyway, before there was schools for witchcraft and wizardry, Wizards and Witches were trained by people who could detect magical ability and teach them how to unlock their full potential, those where the Sages Hermione spoke of." Sirius explained.
"So all we have to do is find a Sage, and he'll be able to teach me to use magic again." Harry asked getting slightly excited.
"I'm afraid it isn't that easy, there hasn't been a Sage in well over a thousand years." Sirius sighed.
"So why bring this up?" Harry growled laying back in frustration.
"Well …What I heard in Azkaban," Sirius started, noticeably avoiding eye contact with Harry, "There is a rumor that there's still one living in the Scottish Highlands. Balthazzar I think was what they said he went by."
"So…were' going to be going on a hunch?" Harry asked cocking an eyebrow.
"No." Sirius said with a smug look, "A well educated hunch! Ron owled me when you…left Hogwarts, and I jumped on this lead, and I think I found him. You willing to give it a shot?"
Harry took a look around, and the thought of his dream shot back in his head, "Yeah, but…I'm not one hundred percent sure I want to go back to Hogwarts." Harry said sadly "I do for Hermione and Ron, but … after what they did …"
"I don't blame you." Sirius said placing a comforting hand on his Godson's shoulder, "Come on, Kiddo, let's see what we can do. Then we'll go from there,"
Harry and Sirius then made their way to the fireplace, when a voice caught their attention. "Where do you think your going?"
Harry turned and walked up to his Aunt, "Aunt Petunia, I can't thank you enough for showing me the kindness you have. But…I have to do this; I have to go back. I'm not too crazy about it, being kicked out like I was, but I have to. I'm going to regain my powers, and I'm going to go back to Hogwarts, weather they want me there or not. Not to show them that I'm better then them, but to show that I'm equal to them. Plus I miss my friends, I can't shake the feeling they need me. But Aunt Petunia please understand, if I turned my back I would be no better then those that betrayed me," Harry then kissed his shocked and disappointed Aunt on the cheek; "I'm doing this for me… and for you. Goodbye Aunt Petunia."
Harry then nodded to Sirius and the two stepped into the portal Sirius magically created by Sirius's Floo Powder.
"Where are we?" Harry asked looking around at the small cottage-like room.
"A small village in Scotland." Sirius said heading toward the door. "I stayed here for a couple days while I looked up this Balthazzar."
"So you know where he lives?" Harry asked following him out of the living area.
"Yeah but its late now, we'll go pay him a visit in the morning." Sirius said refusing to make eye contact.
"Why do I get the feeling you know something that you are not telling me?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"Get a good night's rest, Harry," Sirius said abruptly, "Tomorrow's going to be a long day."
Meanwhile at Hogwarts…
Hermione slowly snuck down the stairs from the dormitory. She looked around and made sure that no one was around before making her way out of the Commons room. She slowly and carefully made her way through the halls to the room guarded by fluffy. She pointed her wand at the door. "Alohomora." Hermione whispered as the door lock clicked open. She looked around and spotted the gigantic three-headed dog lightly sleeping.
"Musica," She whispered again pointing her wand at the harp in the corner of the room making it play lightly, thus making the dog fall into a deeper sleep.
She slowly made it through the newly revised traps, which even at Hermione's worse, she could easily figure out a way around. Then she finally found what she was looking for, The Mirror of Erised.
She took a deep breath and looked into the mirror and smiled at what she saw. She could see herself but also a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and a face resting on her shoulder with unruly black hair, glasses over green eyes, and a small lightening bolt scar on his forehead.
"I miss you, Harry." Hermione sighed as she watched him kiss her reflection on the cheek. She sighed loudly one more time before turning and leaving the mirror behind same as she has every night since Harry left Hogwarts and her.
Hermione slide back past the sleeping Fluffy, and slowly made her way through the dark empty third floor hall. The lonely quiet aloud her to unwillingly think back on times and adventures she's had at Hogwarts with Ron and Harry.
She chuckled remember that the first thing she said to the boy who stole her heart was 'have you seen a toad?'
She stopped for a moment and leaned up against the wall as a tear slid down her face. "Where are you, Harry?" She asked out loud not expecting an answer. "Why aren't you here?"
"Don't do it! Your training is not yet complete!" an old man scolded a man who looked almost exactly like Harry, though only a few years older.
"Yea, James," a younger Sirius Black begged with a look of urgency on his face, "He's already bloody near killed us both a week ago! If it wasn't for Master Balthazzar we'd be dead right now!"
"Neither of you GET IT!!" James cried, "He's coming after them TONIGHT! I don't have time to finish this silly training!"
"If you face him now, before you become a Mystic," the old man sighed, "You will surely parish, and your wife and child with you."
"So you want me to just stay here and play your silly games, and let him kill Lily and Harry?"
"You don't stand a chance, James listen to reason!" Sirius shot, "As long as Peter is around, Tom can't even get close to your house. You know he'd never let anything happen to either of them. If you go, you'll endanger Lil and the kiddo more!"
"I can't risk losing them, Sirius, Master Balthazzar, I'm sorry," James sighed, "If I'm going to die, I want to take that traitor down with me!"
James then summoned his broom and took the skies.
"Foolishness," the old man shook his head sadly, "Utter foolishness…" he then watched as Sirius went after him as well. "Foolishness …"
The Next Morning, Scotland…
"Harry, time to wake up." Sirius said shaking the teenager awake.
"Wha?" Harry asked reaching for his glasses, "What time is it?" He asked trying to shake off the sleepiness.
"Four in the morning," Sirius said cheerily, "Come on, the Sage awaits!"
"Why so early?" Harry complained getting up and slowly starting to dress.
"He's a morning person." Sirius informed.
"How do you know that?" Harry asked narrowing his eyes to his Godfather.
"Uhh…" Sirius gawked turning slightly pale, "I'll leave you to finish getting ready."
Harry finally finished dressing and walked out to see Sirius acting quite nervous.
"Are you sure you don't want to tell me something, Sirius?" Harry asked cocking an eyebrow.
"No…not…not at all." Sirius mumbled refusing eye contact, "Come on, Balthazzar doesn't live that far out of the village."
They made their way out of the village and made their way across an open plain, and finally arrived at an old run down hut.
"A great Sage lives here?" Harry asked looking over the barely standing building in awe.
"Bout time you got here." A slightly trembling voice came from inside the build, "Not very polite to keep an old man waiting."
The door slowly slid open barely hanging on one hinge, and out walked what put Harry in mind of a walking mummy. He was a very elderly man, he stood hunched over at a little over three feet tall, his skin was an unhealthy pale, his eyes were slightly bugged out, and had a few strands of silver hair on his head and a small white mustache. He was dressed in an old faded brown robe and hobbled with a walking stick.
Harry blinked at the old man then looked toward Sirius then back at the old man again, "Um, are you a…well… a Sage?"
"You better believe it, Young man!" the old man chuckled, "It's about time you did something right, Black." He snapped swinging the cane at Sirius.
"Nice to see you again too, Balthazzar." Sirius said sarcastically.
"Um you two know each other?" Harry asked completely confused.
"I studied under him with your father several years ago, Harry." Sirius explained,
"Before you both ran away like a pair of fools! Thinking they can take on a powerful Wizard with only the lessons they learned from Hogwarts and a week and a half of REAL training," Balthazzar stated glaring hatefully at Sirius, "If you can't take the heat stay out of the burner, I always say."
The old man then turned his attention to the shocked Harry, "So this is the Boy-Who-Lived." Balthazzar mused as he walked around Harry sizing him up, "I'm not impressed. Oh look at me! I'm the Boy-who-lived! The only reason you lived, Hero, is pure and simple dumb luck!"
"I believe he has potential, Balthazzar…" Sirius started.
"I will be the judge of that." Balthazzar snapped narrowing his wild eyes at the boy, "Yes… you do have potential, Hero, a lot actually. But no more then some others I've attempted to train. I have successfully trained the likes of Beowulf, Van Sickle, Merlin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. I do not believe he will make it though the training, he has too much of his father in him." Balthazzar said turning his back and walking toward the shack.
"You trained…Merlin…" Harry gasped. "And Gryffindor…and…what about my father…"
"Yes, yes, I trained them, but I have also attempted to train other who failed to complete the training." Balthazzar explained turning back to him, "I see you being like the others, like your Godfather there, and your father, and Dumbledore, and Tom Riddle, they all tried to complete my lessons but all failed miserably."
"I want to atleast try." Harry said determinedly, "I want to be a wizard again."
"Dear boy." Balthazzar chuckled, "You will never be a wizard again, even if you complete my training completely. You see, Hero, you can never use Magic again."
"What?" Harry asked his heart dropping.
"Let me explain what you are asking to get involved in." Balthazzar said setting on an overturned bucket outside his shack, "I am not just a sage, I am the First of many sages, and I was the first to learn of total mastery of magic."
Harry nodded in surprise but understanding.
"While most Sages merely teach the ways of Wizardry and Witchcraft, which is, like your former school under that blowhard Dumbledore, only breaking the surface of what is known of Magic. You have been taught the basics of magic, but those that are known as Wizard and Witches still depend on wands and spoken spells and incantations to use magic. Do you believe this is all there is to do with Magic?" Balthazzar asked the very attentive Harry.
"There's more?" Harry asked trying to take it all in.
"There is so much more!" Balthazzar exclaimed, "Your Professor Dumbledore, even your friend, Hermione, who I have noted to become a wise and knowledgeable witch that will surpass the wisest of even the Sages with time, and the 'all mighty Ministry of Magic haven't the slightest grasp on the actual idea of true magic."
"Wha…" Harry asked in shocked, "How do you know about Hermione?"
"I know everything about you, Hero." Balthazzar stated with a smirk, "You've accomplished lots of wonderful things, but you do have a lot of potential that has not been tapped."
"But if I can't be a wizard…how can I use this…potential…" Harry pondered.
"My training, dear boy, does not teach you how to control magic, it teaches you to join with Magic itself." Balthazzar smirked.
"What?" Harry asked even more confused.
"If you complete the training, you will be as above a Wizard, as Wizards are Muggles. You will even be above Dumbledore himself," Balthazzar explained, "Completing this training will make you a Mystic."
"A Mystic?" Harry asked, "I thought it was only a legend."
"I presume the pretty Miss Granger has informed you of the history of Sages and Mystics. I will fill in the blanks." Balthazzar said heading back into the shack, "After breakfast. That is…if you don't give into your fear."
"I'm not afraid." Harry said walking behind him with Sirius.
"You will be." Balthazzar chuckled walking in.
Around ten hours later, Sirius set watching Harry and Balthazzar stand face to face in a type of meditation.
"You must concentrate." Balthazzar informed, "We've gone through this already but I'll say it again, what have you got that you do not want to lose? What do you want to protect? What have you got that would kill you if you lost, and would fight off death itself to stay with?" the old Sage asked.
Harry sighed. He had been trying to do this for the last ten hours and the only thing he's achieved was a slight head cold from staying out in the cool fall breeze for too long.
"Go through those you love in your mind, and concentrate on them and how it would hurt if you were to lose them. What would you do to keep them?" Balthazzar instructed.
Harry closed his eyes and concentrated and though his body was now giving off an eerie white glow, nothing else was happening. After a moment he set down roughly on the earth and growled loudly, "This isn't working!"
"You must concentrate harder!" Balthazzar barked sticking his ugly face into Harry's. "Get up and try again!"
"Yes, Professor Snape…" Harry mumbled standing back up and returning to the relaxed stance Balthazzar showed him and closed his eyes to concentrate.
"What was that?" Balthazzar growled narrowing his large eyes at the teenager.
"Not…" Harry started but ended in a yelp when Balthazzar popped him the side with his cane. "CONCENTRATE!"
Harry continued to try for about an hour but still got nowhere when he heard the sound of fluttering wings. Harry looked and watched Sirius's owl flutter down and land on his Godfather's shoulder. "What's going…" Harry started but yelped again when he felt the cane go into his side again.
"CONCENTRATE!" Balthazzar barked but turned toward Sirius's serious expression, and walked toward his former student.
"I got a letter from Harry's friend, Ron." Sirius said to his former teacher glancing over at Harry's concerned face.
"And he said?" Balthazzar asked solemnly.
"Draco Malfoy's up to something." Sirius said looking over the letter. "Ron said he followed him and heard him talk to someone in the shadows, more then likely You-Know-Who, but apparently the person, who ever it is, gave him a power boost and a spell that put everyone under his control, everyone, including possibly Dumbledore, are being influenced by Malfoy. All except Ron, Old Hagrid, and Hermione."
"The Convection Charm." Balthazzar mused, "Does not completely control the mind, just the way the victim's ways of thinking. Bends the persons will so that they think the way the spell caster wishes them to. Only someone with extremely strong convection toward something can keep it from affecting them. But you are mistaken, Tom Riddle is not who this Draco Malfoy follows. The Convection Charm requires a great deal of power, and there is no Draco Malfoy received the power from him. Riddle has not the power to do this."
"If it's not him…" Sirius sighed, "Then who? And who is stronger at the Dark Arts then the Dark Lord himself?"
Balthazzar chuckled, "This 'Lord Voldemort' is highly over rated, he uses the power of a wizard, and the power of a wizard pales in comparison to that of Sages and Mystics. Nonetheless, I feel that all those at Hogwarts are in… grave danger. Especially Mr. Weasley and Miss Granger."
"Ron … Hermione …" Harry growled his voice seemingly strained with fear and anger, as images of his dream of Voldemort killing his friends reentered his mind, of Hermione's lifeless eyes, "Hermione …" Then he could feel it. For one moment, Harry could feel the barrier in his mind, in his soul. The barrier that was inside all living things that kept them from letting themselves drown in the magical energies that flow through out the world. Then a moment later, he felt it shatter.
"He's doing it…" Balthazzar gawked, "MY GOD, THE BOY'S DOING IT!" Balthazzar laughed and danced around proudly as Harry's body trembled with power and suddenly his glasses shattered and flew in several different directions. Then the old sage heard a thunder clap in the distance and felt the earth start to tremble, "What is this …"
The skies began to darken with black storm clouds but strangely began to swirl above Harry's location. And the ground trembled violently. "This … this hasn't happened since … could he be a Light Mystic?" Balthazzar asked as the shaking increased throwing him to the ground.
Meanwhile at Hogwarts the school was in a panic as the castle shook violently. "EVERYONE REMAIN CALM!" Dumbledore ordered gripping the table, "EVERYONE, CLIMB UNDER YOUR TABLES, FOR SHELTER."
"Albus, I thought Hogwarts was protected from earthquakes and overly violent storms?" Prof. McGonagall asked gripping Dumbledore's arm.
"Yes, natural disasters shouldn't reach this school," the old headmaster explained, "but I fear this is anything but natural!"
Meanwhile under the Gryffindor table, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Lavender huddled together frightened senseless form the horrifying quake.
"Harry!" Hermione shrieked all of the sudden, gripping her chest.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" Ron asked as the three eyed her worriedly.
"Something's wrong, Harry's in trouble, he's hurting …" Hermione said blinking back tears, "He needs me … Harry … Something is happening to him, I can feel it!"
"I'm sorry Hermione," Ron said trying to sound as sympathetic as possible, "But I think we should worry about our own bloody skin right about now, don't you agree?"
Hermione nodded slight before looking away, 'Harry … please, be careful …'
Balthazzar and Sirius could no longer look in Harry's direction for the bright light he was giving off, but they could hear his painful screams. "What's happening to him?" Sirius asked turning to his former teacher.
"Magic is flooding his body," the old man explained, "It and he will become one… if the magic accepts him."
"And if it doesn't?" Sirius asked afraid of the answer.
"I have a bucket and a scooper in my hut." Balthazzar said seriously.
Before either could say another word, they were both thrown through the air backwards, do to a magical shockwave that could have leveled the strongest fort. "HARRY!!!" Sirius cried jumping back to his feet and ran towards the large crater where Harry was standing.
He jumped into the large smoking crater, and came to a dead stop at what he saw in the center. "Harry?"
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Carriera
La carriera agonistica di Valladares ha avuto nel biennio 2007-2008 il periodo di maggiore successo.

Ha vinto, infatti, la medaglia d'argento ai Giochi Panamericani di Rio de Janeiro 2007 con 363 kg. nel totale, stesso risultato ottenuto dal colombiano José Oliver-Ruiz, con la medaglia d'oro attribuita a quest'ultimo grazie al suo peso corporeo leggermente inferiore.

Nel 2008, Valladares ha vinto nel mese di marzo la medaglia d'argento ai Campionati panamericani di Callao con 349 kg. nel totale, terminando dietro al venezuelano Herbys Márquez (354 kg.).

Qualche mese dopo ha partecipato alle Olimpiadi di Pechino 2008, terminando la competizione al 5º posto con 372 kg. nel totale. Successivamente, però, a seguito di ulteriori indagini ed analisi, è stata riscontrata la positività al doping del bielorusso Andrėj Rybakoŭ e del kazako Vladimir Sedov, rispettivamente 2° e 4° classificati, con conseguente squalifica per entrambi e con avanzamento alla medaglia di bronzo di Valladares.

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SEATTLE — Tamora Pierce is the recipient of the 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for Song of the Lioness quartet and The Protector of the Small quartet. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the award today at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, held Jan. 25 – 29 in Seattle.
The four books in the Song of the Lioness series, "Alanna: The First Adventure"; "In the Hand of the Goddess; The Woman Who Rides Like a Man"; and "Lioness Rampant", all published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, focus on Alanna's journey to accept herself both as a woman and a warrior.
Also set in Tortall, two decades later, is the Protector of the Small quartet, "First Test"; "Page"; "Squire"; and "Lady Knight"; all published by Laurel Leaf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Keladry of Mindelan goes through struggles, from her First Test, then becoming a Page, a Squire and eventually a Lady Knight. While set in a fantasy world, Pierce's heroines face realistic challenges that resonate with teen readers.
Tamora Pierce will be honored at the YALSA Edwards Award Luncheon and presented with a citation and cash prize of $2,000 during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 27 – July 2. The award is sponsored by School Library Journal.
The award is named in honor of the late Margaret A. Edwards, a pioneer in providing library services to young adults. Through her work at Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Edwards demonstrated that only through literature would young adults move beyond themselves into a larger world.
Members of the 2013 Edwards Committee are: Chair Jamie Watson, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, Md.; Shari Fesko, Southfield (Mich.) Public Library; Heidi K. Hammond, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minn.; Angela Leeper, University of Richmond, Va.; Charli M. Osborne, Oxford (Mich.) Public Library; and Ed A. Spicer, Michigan Reading Journal, Allegan, Mich.
For information on the Margaret A. Edwards Award and other ALA Youth Media Awards, please visit www.ala.org/yma.


LPAC—The Russian and the Syrian governments have exposed over the past three days the intention of the British-backed terrorists in Syria, together with their "White Helmet" terrorist support apparatus, to stage a fake chemical weapon attack, film the White Helmets "saving" the victims, blast the videos around the world on fake news outlets, and induce President Trump to allow the war party to unleash a missile and air assault on Syria. It worked twice before, although Trump restricted the attacks to minor, limited attacks, with few casualties. However, with ISIS largely defeated by the Syrian army, the British intend to provoke a wider war, both to prevent President Trump from carrying out his intention to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, and to destroy the effort by both Presidents Trump and Putin to bring the U.S. and Russia into a friendly and cooperative relationship. In the eyes of the British Empire, the Helsinki Summit between Trump and Putin marked a deadly threat to the Empire itself.
The first fake chemical attack in Syria took place while Trump was meeting with Xi Jinping in Florida in April 2017, aimed at undermining Trump's personal cooperation with China's leader. The second attack came in April of this year, based on a White Helmet video which was proven by multiple witnesses, and even the testimony of the supposed "victims" themselves, to have been completely staged by the White Helmets.
The difference now is that the Russians and the Syrians have the evidence ahead of the fake chemical weapons attack, and have made it public, calling on the world to stop it. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Igor Konashenkov told the press on Aug. 25: "To carry out the alleged `chemical attack' in the city of Jisr al-Shugur in the province of Idlib, militants from the Tahrir al-Sham [Jabhat al Nusra in Syria]..., had delivered eight tankers with chlorine to a village a few kilometers from Jisr al-Shugur. This provocation, with the active participation of the British special services will serve as another pretext for the U.S., U.K., and France to conduct a missile strike on the Syrian government and economic facilities." He identified both the White Helmets and the Olive Group, a 5,000-strong British mercenary organization based in Abu Dhabi, as active participants in preparing the provocation.


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eUpdate 62-2: Blinatumomab: A CD19/CD3-Bispecific T-Cell Engaging (BiTE) Antibody for B-Cell Leukemia Immunotherapy—A First-in-Class Agent that Directs T Cells to Tumor Cell Targets
David Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis
Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D. Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, David.Blinatumomab: A CD19/CD3-Bispecific T-Cell Engaging (BiTE) Antibody for B-Cell Leukemia Immunotherapy—A First-in-Class Agent that Directs T Cells to Tumor Cell Targets. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC. Brunton L.L., & Chabner B.A., & Knollmann B.C.(Eds.),Eds. Laurence L. Brunton, et al.eds. Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e. McGraw Hill; 2015. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1613&sectionid=102165138
Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D. Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, David. (2015). Blinatumomab: a cd19/cd3-bispecific t-cell engaging (bite) antibody for b-cell leukemia immunotherapy—a first-in-class agent that directs t cells to tumor cell targets. Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC. Brunton L.L., & Chabner B.A., & Knollmann B.C.(Eds.),Eds. Laurence L. Brunton, et al. Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e. McGraw Hill. https://accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1613&sectionid=102165138
Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D. Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis D Woessner, PhD, MS, Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, David. "Blinatumomab: A CD19/CD3-Bispecific T-Cell Engaging (BiTE) Antibody for B-Cell Leukemia Immunotherapy—A First-in-Class Agent that Directs T Cells to Tumor Cell Targets." Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC. Brunton L.L., & Chabner B.A., & Knollmann B.C.(Eds.),Eds. Laurence L. Brunton, et al. McGraw Hill, 2015, https://accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1613&sectionid=102165138.
Blinatumomab (blincyto) is a first-in-class bispecific antibody with high affinity toward both CD19 (expressed primarily on surface B cells) and CD3 (found on T lymphocytes) receptors. Blinatumomab received accelerated approval for treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph–) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) in December 2014.1 It was the second cancer immunotherapeutic to gain breakthrough therapy designation and accelerated approval in 2014 (see Update: Programmed Cell Death-1 Pathway Checkpoint Inhibition: Immuno-oncology for Advanced Melanoma).
Rational Development and Key Features of BiTE Antibodies
Directing native T cells to engage and clear specific tumor cells in vivo has long been a goal of antitumor immunotherapy. BiTE antibodies represent the first immunotherapy with the ability to bind to and sustain T-cell engagement in vivo using an anti-CD3 T-cell single-chain antibody linked to a second tumor-specific antibody.2 The first bispecific single-chain antibody was described in 1995 and was developed with the goal of directing CD3 T cells to tumor cells expressing the epithelial cell adhesion/activating molecule (EpCAM) cell surface antigen in colorectal cancer.3, 4 A promising cancer-specific target, EpCAM expression is prevalent in cancers of epithelial origin, and a BiTE therapy (MT110, eFigure 62-2.1B) is currently in phase I clinical evaluation for lung, gastric, colorectal, breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers.5, 6 A related bispecific trifunctional monoclonal antibody, catumaxomab, is approved in Europe and currently in trials in the U.S.7
eFigure 62–2.1.
Structure and function of blinatumomab. A. The structural features of blinatumomab (MT103, AMG103) arise from monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against CD19 and CD3. Single-chain antibodies are constructed from the light and heavy variable immunoglobulin domains (VL and VH) for each protein and connected using a long amino acid linker (Gly4Ser1)3.4, 12 Two single-chain antibodies are joined using a short amino acid linker (Gly4Ser1)1.31 B. Aggregation of T and B cells in the presence of blinatumomab. A cytotoxic T lymphocyte (blue) is associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells (pink).14 The EpCAM BiTE MT110 can facilitate T-lymphocyte interaction with solid tumor cells, which have high expression levels of the EpCAM antigen (e.g., pancreatic cancer cells32).
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Blinatumomab features a CD3 T-cell engaging single-chain antibody linked to a CD19 single-chain antibody (eFigure 62–2.1A). In normal hematopoiesis, the CD19 cluster differentiation epitope is expressed on B cells beginning at the pro-B cell stage in development and persists until differentiation into terminal plasma cells.8 B-cell lineage malignancies include leukemias and lymphomas, and, importantly, many express the CD19 epitope. Moreover, the majority of patients with these malignancies are not well managed on conventional chemotherapies, with a significant percentage succumbing to disease relapse.9 A different B cell–specific therapeutic, rituximab [an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb)], has been ...


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SDCC '19: New Line debuts terrifying final IT CHAPTER TWO trailer as part of "Scare Diego"
Introducing the older "Losers Club" played by Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and James McAvoy
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The second part of New Line/Warner Bros' Stephen King adaptation It Chapter Two is set to hit theaters on September 6, and the studio has been building up excitement since debuting the first trailer.
The return of Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise the Clown has played a major part in Warner Bros' Comic-Con activities with an installment dubbed "Scare Diego" that premiered a second trailer as well as some new footage from the movie directed by Andy Muschietti.
If you haven't read King's novel or seen the original 1990 mini-series starring Tim Curry as Pennywise, the second part of the horror adaptation takes place twenty-seven years after the events of It. The "Losers Club" are all grown up and Beverly (now played by Jessica Chastain) returns to Derry, Maine just as Pennywise is ready to make his dastardly return.
The new cast includes James McAvoy, Bill Hader, James Ransome, Jay Ryan and Isaiah Mustafa as the grown-up "Losers," and of course, the younger actors — Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Jack Dylan Glazer (Shazam!), Jaeden Martell, Chosen Jacobs and Owen Teague are all back, probably in flashbacks. This enormous ensemble is also joined by Xavier Dolan and Jess Weixler.
You can watch the second trailer below and let us know in the comments if you're as excited to see the end of this story as we are.
As an added bonus, Muschietti and some of the It Chapter two cast in attendance at "Scare Diego" did a bit of a singalong of the '50s song "Tonight You Belong to Me" that was captured by an attendee from Fandango:
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Inspired by the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise, this family-friendly "story coaster" sends riders on an epic chase through time and space to save the galaxy alongside the heroes of Xandar: Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora and Star-Lord of Marvel fame.
Not only is this all-new attraction one of the world's longest enclosed coasters, but it's also the first coaster in the history of Disney to feature a reverse launch. Another new Disney Imagineering innovation is the coaster's four-passenger ride cars that rotate 360 degrees so that you're immersed in the action at every exciting turn.
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The experience begins in the walk-through Wonders of Xandar Pavilion, one of Disney's largest show buildings, constructed, as the storyline goes, by Xandarians who traveled from their homeland in the Andromeda galaxy to Earth. Here, you can see planets, stars and other intergalactic spectacles in the planetarium-style Galaxarium as well as learn about the Xandarians and their out-of-this-world technologies through displays and projections in the Xandar Gallery. Then things go awry, you board the ride, and the chase is on!
The coaster is set to open this summer in the new World Discovery neighborhood at EPCOT, just in time for Walt Disney World's 50th-anniversary celebration and EPCOT's 40th birthday.
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Originally slated to debut in 2020, the all-new Pantheon was unveiled this past March in Virginia's Europe-themed park, and by all accounts, the wait was worth it.
Pantheon now holds the record as the world's fastest multi-launch roller coaster, clocking in at a top speed of 73 miles per hour and towering up to 180 feet high. Two trains with 20 passengers each take thrill-seekers on a stomach-somersaulting two-minute adventure that encompasses four launches, including a 63-mile-per-hour backward launch; five airtime hills; two inversions; and a 95-degree drop. Themed on five Roman gods—Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter, Pluto and Minerva, with each one representing a section of the snaking 3,328-foot track—the coaster is all about speed, might and mayhem.
Located in the Festa Italia village, Pantheon brings Busch Gardens Williamsburg's coaster count to eight. Recently, the park, which comprises nine meticulously landscaped villages in six countries, was voted the World's Most Beautiful Park for the 31st consecutive year by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.
Jolly Rancher Remix Rendering; Courtesy of Hersheypark
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Just looking at the bright colors, looping labyrinth of steel track, and light-infused "flavor tunnel" of this candy-themed coaster is sure to make your head spin and stomach somersault—in a good way.
Expected to roll out this summer, this boomerang-style coaster is a reimagining of the park's Sidewinder coaster. This new sensory-loaded take on an old favorite delivers a wild ride that sends passengers, who are seated in train cars in rows of two, careening forward and backward and through six inversions—including a cobra roll and vertical loop—in 90 seconds. It also features five randomly timed "flavor rides," each with its own music, lighting and Jolly Rancher scents (think watermelon, green apple and so on), so you're likely to experience a different ride every time.
Complementing this thrill coaster and also debuting this summer is the all-new Mix'd Flavored By Jolly Rancher ride, which shares the same slice of real estate in the park's Pioneer Frontier land. This family ride starts by spinning passengers, who are seated—feet a-dangling—in one of four swinging arms, 360 degrees. It then "mixes in" a series of lifts and drops as you dodge riders in the other arms that are swung intentionally too close for comfort. All the while, you're afforded prime views of neighboring Jolly Rancher Remix.
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Boulder planning, public works staffers unsettled by city leadership; transformations necessary
Many Boulder city employees are unsettled by their current work environments, a newly completed city-commissioned report shows.
Specifically, Boulder Public Works and Planning and Development Services staffers this year raised serious qualms with how they are managed by top department officials and city council, according to the report. Those employees comprise about 25% of the city's total staff.
At least one city councilmember has acknowledged city council's role in contributing to some of the issues raised.
The consultant, Denver-based Team Tipton, provides assessments of municipal and nonprofit workplace climates across Colorado and the country. Boulder awarded the firm a $217,000 contract in part to gather feedback from staffers on their attitudes and contentedness toward their roles and city leadership.
Perhaps the most concerning of the top 12 overarching insights Tipton discovered are a "pervasive lack of psychological safety" for staffers, meaning a fear of ideas being rejected; a "strong sense of futility" despite eagerness for a better future; arduous, slow and unpredictable decision-making; and failures to prioritize long-term operations and maintenance efficiencies.
"Through the report, we learned some hard things about Public Works and Planning and Development Services that must be addressed," Boulder spokesman Patrick von Keyserling said.
The report does not cite specific examples to illustrate any of the insights it gleaned.
All employees in both departments were invited to participate in the information-gathering portion of completing the report. Out of the 367 staffers asked to complete a confidential online questionnaire between late May and early June, 78% responded, and about 82% participated in focus groups and individual interviews from June through early August, Tipton's report, shared with the Camera by the city this week, states. The focus groups separated top-level leaders from frontline staff, Assistant City Manager Chris Meschuk noted.
Many of the issues boil down to a staff-perceived disconnect between stated community objectives projects are meant to achieve, public input on staff recommendations and ensuing city council direction on those suggestions.
Tipton found "a feeling that senior leaders and city council don't truly respect and value the input from and the role of staff — they don't have our backs."
Significant turnover in senior leadership positions and long-term staff recently was also identified as a contributing factor to the concerns. For example, the planning, transportation and public works departments all are being lead by interim directors while the city looks to hire permanent candidates for those positions.
"Asking for help is not seen as allowable; historically one would be put on the 'marginalized list' if they did so," the report stated. "Many citizen complaints are treated as the 'customer is always right,' without the ability to push back or ask clarifying questions, leading to potential project delays … . Issues languish, innovations remain latent, performance atrophies."
In a section of the report titled "The Boulder Way," Tipton outlined more than a dozen problematic "cultural and structural insights." Those included descriptions of a failure to implement stated goals, an existing "fear-based" culture, poor morale and a tendency to overcomplicate issues and projects.
"Follow-through with decisions is highly variable. Decisions are often re-litigated after they have been 'made,'" the report stated. "… Staff don't know what to expect in public meetings."
An apparent example would be council temporarily reversing course on the land use changes for the neighborhoods surrounding the city-owned former Boulder Community Health hospital campus at Alpine-Balsam.
Different gripes between divisions
Tipton also highlighted complaints specific to each branch of the Public Works and Planning and Development Services agencies.
Transportation feels like a department prepared for a meaningful shift in strategy, the report said, but funding is an obstacle. "GO Boulder sees its mission to be more like Seattle than Longmont or Thornton," it stated. "Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that there are needed resources to actually implement like Seattle — think champagne taste on a beer budget."
For Planning officials, opposing philosophies held by respective city council members and residents surrounding appropriate levels of growth and new building in Boulder are hurdles.
"Good people are working hard to do the right thing in their mind, but pitfalls and tripwires are everywhere, making it difficult to operate with confidence," the report stated, adding planning staff members' relationships with the public and city council is challenging.
Additionally, the rules for new construction could be simpler, staff contends.
"Building and development codes seem to be extraordinarily complex, increasingly so," the report said, even though the number of development permits and applications has not risen significantly. "… Staff feels disrespected as professionals much of the time, and the disrespect feels very 'personal' at times."
Issues not uncommon
Despite the concerning nature of the report, it also found the majority of Public Works and Planning employees are proud to serve Boulder.
Plus, Bob Tipton, founder of the consulting agency, said it is typical for its municipal clients to find the assessments of their work environments to be a "bit sobering."
Top city officials have responded well to the report so far, he said.
"Boulder's leadership is demonstrating really by modeling what they expect the organization to look like into the future," Tipton said. "They're modeling things we look at as being necessary in order for this to result in a successful outcome. That is, they're demonstrating courage and forthrightness and transparency and partnership. They're leaning into this work in meaningful ways."
Local governments have a hard job that involves trying to satisfy four main categories of city stakeholders and find compromise between them, Tipton explained:
Those who view projects through a "what's in it for me, how does this affect me" lens, often the most difficult to appease;
Those who only want to see data, a group more easily satisfied because it's simpler to come up with facts;
Those who say "show me the experts, show me the proof" that an idea has worked somewhere else, fairly easily satisfied;
Those who want to analyze more than one "right answer" and choose the best, who can also be challenging to please.
"The 'what's in it for me' types, they don't want to listen to data until they understand what it means to them," Tipton said. "… The organizations that spend time providing information in all four categories are the ones that are most successful."
Staff excited for solutions
Despite the headwinds Boulder staff faces, von Keyserling and Assistant City Manager Chris Meschuk denied the suggestion a substantial exodus of city employees could take place. Instead, officials are looking forward to working on solving the issues brought to light by Tipton.
In fact, the elevated intensity of politics in Boulder compared to elsewhere in the state and country is an attractive part of the job for some city officials.
"It's actually part of the reason I love working here," Meschuk said. "We get to dig in and talk about really tough issues in this community, and you get to … really wrestle with those issues. You get to have a conversation on a (higher) plane. It makes the work more enjoyable. Sure, it's harder, and can take more time, but I think we're also as a community really focused on trying to make the right decision every time."
Boulder is working to form recommendations for improving the staff's situation with a city team being put together now. It will represent all levels of Public Works and Planning and Development Services, von Keyserling said.
Final suggestions are anticipated by November or December.
"Some of the considerations include determining if divisions such as transportation, utilities or facilities should remain part of Public Works or become individual departments and what the appropriate staffing levels should be if the structure is changed," von Keyserling said.
Council could have input on some changes, depending on the scope of suggestions. Splitting Public Works into separate departments would fall in that category, von Keyserling said.
Mayor suggests council take heat
Mayor Suzanne Jones acknowledged the report shows evidence of council being too harsh and confusing staff.
"I think we hire the best and brightest staff and clearly we need to do more to set them up for success," Jones said. "I think the turnover in senior staff creates a good opportunity to look afresh at the organizational structure at these departments and to be more responsive to the concerns staff are raising and create a structure that is more efficient and has more clarity."
Both Jones and Tipton denied the notion that a different form of government, such as a strong mayor model — in which an elected official is the policy implementer, as opposed to Boulder's council-manager form, in which council provides a broad direction and leaves staff to propose details for potential approval and then implementation — could be a cure-all for the issues in the report.
Restoring the confidence of staff to make ambitious suggestions and carry out policy in an innovative, visionary manner is the goal of the work based on Tipton's report moving forward, Jones and von Keyserling said.
"The buck stops with the city council," Jones said. "It's up to us to take ownership for the decisions that we make and take the heat for them, rather than having staff bear the brunt of the polarized public discourse on tough issues. Especially around growth and development. We should take the heat, not have staff shield us."
What are Public Works and Planning and Development Services departments
Public Works includes transportation, utilities, support services and development services
Planning and Development Services coordinates all of the development-related functions across the city's Planning and Public Works departments
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Q: How does toLocaleDateString() work in Chrome? I understood the javascript method toLocaleDateString() used computer settings.
Let's take the W3Schools example :
when i change date and hour formats of my computer, the result is different in Firefox or IE (as expected), but Chrome still shows the same date format, why?

A: From the MDN:

"The exact format depends on the platform, locale and user's settings."

And,

"You shouldn't use this method in contexts where you rely on a particular format or locale."

Basically, "Why" is because that's how Chrome does it. If you need a specific format, you're going to have to specify it yourself.

A: From the EMCAScript 5 standard:

15.9.5.6 Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString ( )
This function returns a String value. The contents of the String are implementation-dependent, but are intended to represent the "date" portion of the Date in the current time zone in a convenient, human-readable form that corresponds to the conventions of the host environment's current locale.

Chrome can represent the date as a locale date string in whatever manner it likes. The standard only supplies guidelines; it does not mandate a particular format. And, in fact, the result will vary not only between browsers but also within Chrome itself depending on your locale settings.

A: It looks like Chrome does not use the Windows regional settings, but its own settings instead. These are available via Settings > Advanced Settings > Language. However the date format is not explicitly defined, it is inferred from the language + country choice, for instance:

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*English (US) sets date format to mm/dd/yyyy

*English (UK) sets date format to dd/mm/yyyy

(For anyone trying to change these, don't forget - like I did - to restart Chrome for the settings to take effect)
Back to the original question, it looks like it was legit to use toLocaleDateString() as long as the idea is to present the information in a format the human user understands. But this would be an ideal world, where every user has his/her browser properly configured. Instead, Chrome is set by default to English(US) as long as people leave it be in English, and it takes some googling (which most users won't do) to change these settings.
This makes it risky to use toLocaleDateString() even when not "relying on a particular format or locale". It looks like the only "serious" option for any cross-browser web application is to manage its own date format preferences (per user, of course...)