An important tool for every Ideas Person. Hypothesis Driven Development is the difference between wandering and way-finding.
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C. Hackathon! Work through the weekend, release, and hope it works.
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This is Hypothesis Driven Development.
Once you have a hypothesis, you have something to test and validate.
At this stage of the game, we should avoid gut decisions at all costs. You need data. You need cold, hard facts.
Hypothesis Driven Development helps you to collect the right information to make data driven decisions. You'll find the right approach sooner, and you'll be able to justify your decisions to investors and stakeholders.


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Chrissy Metz Weight Loss
Get hold of all the information regarding Chrissy Metz Weight Loss in 2021, in the past and also after weight-loss contrast, keys to her body improvement, and also much more.
Chrissy Michelle Metz also known as Chrissy Metz has actually been the sort of celeb that was loved as an ideas to body positivity. Metz constantly recognizes individuals despite their shape/size. Yet that does not indicate that she fit with it. So the 40 years of ages starlet made a decision to take an action in the direction of health and fitness as well as has actually completed significant success by shedding a lot weight,.
If you are not acquainted with Chrissy, she is an American starlet as well as vocalist best recognized for her duty in NBC's television collection 'This Is United States' where she depicted the personality of Kate Pearson. Yet today we are not here to speak about all the various other things concerning Chrissy. So, allow's have a look at her body change procedure.
Chrissy Metz Weight Reduction
Chrissy Metz has actually constantly shared that she's been plump all her life. Although she understood she was fat and also intended to shed some weight, she simply could not. Chrissy liked consuming. However, a case in 2010, led her to anticipate transforming. Yes, on her 30th birthday celebration she had an anxiety attack and also invested the remainder of the evening in the health center. 5 months after the occurrence she had the ability to shed 100 extra pounds.
Additionally, In 2016 when she was picked for the duty of Kate in the television collection This Is United States. The function of Kate was so comparable to Chrissy as the personality was likewise dealing with weight problems. She shared the pleased information with her followers and also fans through Instagram.
Not just that yet Chrissy was additionally asked to authorize an agreement that mentioned that she needed to shed some weight. She gladly authorized the agreement and also on that particular issue, she shared TVLine
" Because it's one point to attempt to do it by yourself. However as humans, it's a vanity point: We're more probable to do something for another person."
Chrissy later on shared to Harper's Bazaar that the agreement had not been as made complex as it seems. It really did not claim anything regarding just how much she needed to shed as well as at what time. The manufacturer of This Is United States, Dan Fogelman shared that obtaining healthy and balanced as well as remaining in form is an individual option for Chrissy.
Her Before and also After Weight Loss Comparison
As you can plainly see she has actually come a long way in the direction of her fitness. And also since 2021, her one and also easy objective is to be proportioned. Chrissy still has a great deal of weight in her belly as well as she's been attempting to stabilize her day-to-day dishes in order to achieve her objective.
Yet pertaining to that issue, she has actually additionally shared "I simply need to be really clear. Whether I reduce weight or remain the very same, it's totally an option of mine for health and wellness. Not due to the fact that I believe that large size, curved, sexy, large bodies aren't appealing– since I assume they're amazing as well as attractive."
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Q: How to prepare data for multi barplot on R? (rearrange, merge and change the columns into a new table ready for plotting) I'm a newbie having a hard time to plot a multi bar graph/plot. Apologize in advance for using weird/wrong terms.
I'm working on Funding for the Arts dataset. My current table looks like below (budget numbers are made up for this example)
Category   2010/11   2011/12   2012/13   ...   Total
Music      10000     900000000 8900000         98000000000
Dance      0         8759432   0               789999999
Theatre    7800000   23535352  32424           94832000

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I want to create a new dataset that includes all the data looks (something) like below.
Category      Year       Budget
Music         2010/11    10000
Dance         2011/12    8759432
Theatre       2011/12    23535352

So that I can use it to plot a multi barplot/ graph showing the different allocations of fund to different categories in different years.
Thank you.

A: You can convert you dataset via pivot_longer from the tidyr package. I also added a mutate to get the year labels right. Try this:
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)

# Example data

df <- read.table(text="Category   2010/11   2011/12   2012/13   Total
Music      10000     900000000 8900000         98000000000
Dance      0         8759432   0               789999999
Theatre    7800000   23535352  32424           94832000", header = TRUE)
df
#>   Category X2010.11  X2011.12 X2012.13      Total
#> 1    Music    10000 900000000  8900000 9.8000e+10
#> 2    Dance        0   8759432        0 7.9000e+08
#> 3  Theatre  7800000  23535352    32424 9.4832e+07

# Tidy the dataset

df_tidy <- df %>%
  # drop Total. If you need that column: remove the code line
  select(-Total) %>%
  # Convert to long
  pivot_longer(-Category, names_to = "Year", values_to = "Budget") %>%
  # Get the labels for the Year right
  mutate(Year = gsub("^X", "", Year),
         Year = gsub("\\.", "/", Year))
df_tidy
#> # A tibble: 9 x 3
#>   Category Year       Budget
#>   <fct>    <chr>       <int>
#> 1 Music    2010/11     10000
#> 2 Music    2011/12 900000000
#> 3 Music    2012/13   8900000
#> 4 Dance    2010/11         0
#> 5 Dance    2011/12   8759432
#> 6 Dance    2012/13         0
#> 7 Theatre  2010/11   7800000
#> 8 Theatre  2011/12  23535352
#> 9 Theatre  2012/13     32424

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module Scrap::RefereeCommonStepConcern
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern

  included do
    include Scrap::AnalysisRefereeContentConcern
  end

  def before_perform_common_step
    find_or_create_story
    @referee = parse_referee_type(@content, @crawler_history) == 'verdict' ? create_verdict : create_rule
    create_main_judge_by_highest if is_highest_court?
    assign_names
    assign_original_url
    assign_stories_history_url
  end

  def after_perform_common_step
    upload_file
    update_data_to_story
    record_count_to_daily_notify
    alert_new_story_type
    create_relation_for_role
  end

  private

  def find_or_create_story
    array = @word.match(/\d+,\W+,\d+/)[0].split(',')
    @story = Story.find_or_create_by(story_type: @story_type, year: array[0], word_type: array[1], number: array[2], court: @court)
  end

  def create_rule
    @rule = Rule.find_or_create_by(
      story: @story,
      adjudged_on: @adjudged_on
    )
  end

  def create_verdict
    @verdict = Verdict.find_or_create_by(story: @story)
    @verdict.assign_attributes(adjudged_on: @adjudged_on)
    @verdict
  end

  def create_main_judge_by_highest
    parse_judges_names(@referee, @content, @crawler_history).each do |judge|
      Scrap::CreateJudgeByHighestCourtContext.new(@court, judge).perform
    end
  end

  def is_highest_court?
    @court.code == 'TPS'
  end

  def assign_names
    @referee.assign_attributes(
      judges_names: parse_judges_names(@referee, @content, @crawler_history),
      prosecutor_names: parse_prosecutor_names(@referee, @content, @crawler_history),
      lawyer_names: parse_lawyer_names(@referee, @content, @crawler_history),
      party_names: parse_party_names(@referee, @content, @crawler_history)
    )
  end

  def assign_original_url
    @referee.assign_attributes(original_url: parse_original_url(@referee, @original_data, @crawler_history))
  end

  def assign_stories_history_url
    @referee.assign_attributes(stories_history_url: parse_stories_history_url(@referee, @original_data, @crawler_history))
  end

  def upload_file
    Scrap::UploadRefereeFileContext.new(@original_data).perform(@referee)
    Scrap::UploadRefereeContentFileContext.new(@original_data).perform(@referee)
  end

  def update_data_to_story
    @story.assign_attributes(reason: @referee.reason) if @referee.reason
    @story.assign_attributes(judges_names: (@story.judges_names + @referee.judges_names).uniq)
    @story.assign_attributes(prosecutor_names: (@story.prosecutor_names + @referee.prosecutor_names).uniq)
    @story.assign_attributes(lawyer_names: (@story.lawyer_names + @referee.lawyer_names).uniq)
    @story.assign_attributes(party_names: (@story.party_names + @referee.party_names).uniq)
    @story.save
  end

  def record_count_to_daily_notify
    Redis::Counter.new("daily_scrap_#{@referee.class.name.downcase}_count").increment
  end

  def alert_new_story_type
    SlackService.notify_new_story_type_alert("取得新的案件類別 : #{@story_type}") if @story_type.present? && !StoryTypes.list.include?(@story_type)
  end

  def create_relation_for_role
    role_name = @referee.lawyer_names + @referee.judges_names + @referee.party_names + @referee.prosecutor_names
    role_name.each do |name|
      RefereeRelationCreateContext.new(@referee).perform(name)
      Story::RelationCreateContext.new(@story).perform(name)
    end
  end
end

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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.monitoring.collector.ccr;

import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ccr.AutoFollowStats;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.monitoring.MonitoredSystem;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.monitoring.exporter.MonitoringDoc;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Objects;

public class AutoFollowStatsMonitoringDoc extends MonitoringDoc {

    public static final String TYPE = "ccr_auto_follow_stats";

    private final AutoFollowStats stats;

    public AutoFollowStats stats() {
        return stats;
    }

    public AutoFollowStatsMonitoringDoc(
        final String cluster,
        final long timestamp,
        final long intervalMillis,
        final Node node,
        final AutoFollowStats stats
    ) {
        super(cluster, timestamp, intervalMillis, node, MonitoredSystem.ES, TYPE, null);
        this.stats = Objects.requireNonNull(stats, "stats");
    }

    @Override
    protected void innerToXContent(final XContentBuilder builder, final Params params) throws IOException {
        builder.startObject(TYPE);
        {
            stats.toXContentFragment(builder, params);
        }
        builder.endObject();
    }

}


Here is a list of questions that I am frequently asked and the answers that I frequently give!! These questions and answers are of a general nature and if you have any further questions relating to anything for your specific party please do not hesitate to contact me.
Number 1 - Top Of The Charts - How much do you charge for a disco?
Every event can differ and so needs to be priced accordingly. The Contacts page outlines the basic information required to be provided:- Date, Type Of Function (Wedding, Birthday, Corporate, Seasonal Function etc), Venue Name, Are There Any Stairs To Negotiate? i.e. Is Function Room On First Floor or Above?, Number Of Guests Attending, Start Time, Finish Time, Is there any requirement to set up early? Get in contact and I'll provide you with a personalised quote for the entertainment you want.
I might not be the cheapest but is this what you really want?
I will sent you a booking form to sign and return - similar to this with your booking fee (approximately 25% of total fee). The form will set out the services you require for your event and payment details. When I receive your signed form and deposit, I will return a copy to you to confirm your booking.
What events do you cover?
Have a look on the Services page - this outlines the wide extent of JMF Discos experience and abilities - it's the personal approach and adaptability that makes JMF Disco so popular. If your type of event is not listed please contact me to discuss how I can help.
The simple answer is the kind of music you want. When you book JMF Disco you have the choice of having as much input into the choice of the music for your event as you want - you can give me a complete playlist to stick to or let me know your favourite tracks you want played and I will mix them in seamlessly with guests requests on the night or let me know what types of music you enjoy and let me surprise you with selections to suit your type of event - requests are always taken on the night (so long as you want!). With a large library of music for all tastes, from the 1950s up to the latest chart tracks, JMF Disco will have the music for your event. If I don't currently have your favourite tune, I will purchase it for your special event.
What equipment will the you bring? Does it include lights?
JMF Disco will use professional sound equipment and effects lighting to suit the venue and the number of guests attending. The type of lighting can be varied to suit the style of your event and mood lighting can be provided to transform the look of your venue by washing the walls in colour. 'Intelligent' lights are used to give a fantastic display for your event. A smoke machine can also be provided to enhance the effect of the lights but please check that the venue allows the use of a smoke machine - we don't want fire alarms going off do we?
We don't want a scruffy DJ turning up making me/us look bad, what will you wear?
Our venue is asking to see proof of Public Liability Insurance?
We hold £10m Public Liability Insurance cover, a copy of our current certificate is available on request.
Our venue is also asking to see proof of PAT Testing of equipment?
JMF Disco's Equipment is Portable Appliance Tested (PAT) annually to comply with the Health & Safety Guidelines by an independent electrical engineer. Equipment is also checked before erection and after dismantling at an event to ensure yours and my own safety. A copy of JMF Disco's current PAT test certificate is available on request.
Generally I like to allow one and a half hours to set up for a 'standard' show - this gives plenty of time and ensures all the setting up is done before your early guests turn up. It takes one hour after the performance to dismantle and clear away the disco area. Setting up a large show will take longer and a smaller show will take less time. If you are having a celebration meal before the disco in the same room I would suggest that you consider taking advantage of my advance set up service to avoid disruptions during/after your meal. I am reliable and punctual arriving in plenty of time to set up, solving any problems that arise (why isn't that electrical socket working Mr Venue Manager?) and making sure everything is working before your guests arrive.
How much room do you require to set the disco up in?
A 'standard' show will require about 3.5 m x 2m, larger shows will require....yes you've guessed it a larger area. If space is a concern I can use a compact booth that will fit in the corner of a room with a diagonal frontage of about 2m - smaller if less lights are used. If you are worried that your venue will not have enough space I am always prepared to visit a venue to advise on the best setup if required.
Unlike many discos, JMF Disco uses professional grade equipment that is very reliable and in the unlikely event of a breakdown duplicate equipment is always carried to ensure the show goes on.
I hope the above has answered any general questions you may have and the rest of the website shows you what I am capable of, but if you have any questions, need advice or want to book please get in contact - I'm here to help.
- I'm sure I can provide you with the party you really want!


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Q: Применение CSS-свойств к элеметам внутри определенного div На странице есть список внутри div, выглядящий примерно так:

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Мне необходимо кастомизировать такой список, если он содержится в таком div, примерно таким способом:
ol {
    ...
}
ol li {
    ...
}
ol li:before {
    ...
}

Как правильно описать это в файле стилей?

A: Используйте в селекторе класс .wiki-content. Выглядеть это будет так:
.wiki-content ol {
    // Ваши стили
}

.wiki-content li {
    // Ваши стили
}

.wiki-content li:before {
    // Ваши стили
}

Если у вас используется препроцессор, к примеру Less, можно сделать еще проще:
.wiki-content {

    ol {
        // Ваши стили
    }

    li {
        // Ваши стили
        &:before {
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        }
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}


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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review "A bold new era"
June 7, 2018 June 25, 2018 / Adam Brannon	/ Leave a comment
"We're not on an island anymore" barks Chris Pratt's Owen Grady towards the finale of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. And he's not wrong, the fifth film in the Jurassic franchise says goodbye to Isla Nublar in rip-roaring fashion, transforming itself into a a family friendly gothic horror film in its last hour.
Ok, ok, let's start from the beginning. The Jurassic franchise has often been criticised for relying too heavily on the same story points to make a film. 2015's Jurassic World, whilst becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time, was lambasted for being a modern-day reimagining of 1993's classic, Jurassic Park. And while some of that criticism was justified, it was still pure sugary, popcorn entertainment.
Now, three years later, director J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, A Monster Calls) takes over from Colin Trevorrow to bring us a film that starts out like we expect, but ends on a note that will transform the series beyond recognition. The question is, does it actually work? Continue reading →
"A masterpiece" A Monster Calls review
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A Monster Calls review: by Adam Brannon
UK certification: 12A
J.A. Bayona is one of the most exciting rising stars behind the camera lens. His knack for creating superbly shot, engaging films like The Orphanage and The Impossible has meant many in Hollywood have been keeping an intrigued eye on him.
His hard work paid off last year when it was announced he would be taking over directorial duties on the as yet unnamed Jurassic World sequel. In the meantime, Bayona has been busy working on A Monster Calls, based on the book of the same name by Patrick Ness, but does it continue the director's brilliant work?


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Aam Aadmi Party Celebrations in Delhi
Published: 08th December 2013 02:56 PM | Last Updated: 08th December 2013 04:43 PM | A+A A-
By Sumati Mehrishi | ENS
The Aam Aadmi Party office at Hanuman Road has become the face of Change in Delhi. Thousands of supporters of Arvind Kejriwal have gathered here to celebrate the sweep of jhhadu -- the broom -- AAP's election symbol on a day that will be remembered for the decimation of Congress after three long terms from the national capital. As the proverbial "sweeping" saw the light of the day, the mandate, say supporters gathered here, is clear. It's the victory of the common man, The Aam Aadmi.
The mention of Anna eludes the cheers and slogans. The news of AAP "gaining parity with BJP", when it soared to 30 seats, attracted louder cheers.
At the AAP office building, every time a volunteer peeps out of the window to announce the party's surge in votes against the mighty leaders from the Congress and BJP, the energetic supporters break into cheers of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Vande Mataram". The tone and use of "Vande Matram"by the supporters sounds more than familiar. Many supporters took jibes at sections of the media that had panned the idea and prospects of AAP in the Delhi election.
Outside the Hanuman mandir, mehndi artistes who would charge Rs 75-150 are offering their services for free. One of them says, "We are very happy today. AAP's victory (against the Congress and its forceful surge against the BJP) marks a new revolution for people like us."
The "victory" of Swaraj" is being celebrated over dance and the beats of dhol. At 1:24 pm the Announcement of Arvind Kejriwal's win from the New Delhi constituency. led to a frenzy and slogans. "Abhi to yeh angdaayi hai, aage bahut ladai hai. Dilli Now, Nation next." At 1:29 pm, the Announcement of
Manish Sisodia's victory from the Patparganj seat added to the happiness and hysteria of supporters here.
The symbolic "sweeping" transformed into action as supporters cleaned up the dirt on the road to bring home the message. A supporter was seen circulating a work of art, acrylic on canvas showing a map of India and the presence of AAP. A note pasted to the painting said it was up for auction at Rs 1 crore.
"Jisne Dilli Badlee main usko kyun badlun" (Why do I replace the party that brought change in Delhi?" The poster, that posed a counter to claims made by Congress' rivals during election campaigning through this slogan has a different meaning today.
By 1pm, supporters of Aam Admi Party gathered at India Gate to "celebrate". To people who were present at the protests against the Nirbhaya Gang rape and atrocities against women, the gathering at India Gate indicated a change in story -- Delhi's political scene that has come full circle in December.
BJP's CM candidate Vijendra Gupta told NIE, "AAP created a myth -- that the fight is between Congress and BJP. We left it unchecked. We didn't watch it." More good news poured out for the Aam Aadmi Party at 2.50 pm when its candidate from Kasturba Nagar, Advocate Madan Lal walked out victorious and loaded with garlands.
He had trounced his rival from Congress by 5300 odd votes. He said, "It's because of Arvind Kejriwal's cleanand honest image that we could do this well in the Assembly elections. Kasturba Nagar had been neglected by the BJP and Congress for many years. We have a lot of work to do for the youth."
Later, the word about AAP's win in Jangpura sent garlands flying into the air at Gol Market. It wasn't a good day for an auto riskshaw driver (name withheld on request) who had voted for Congress against his son's wishes. His sons pursuing under graduate courses had advised him to vote for Aam Aadmi Party. "They are young. Their idea of politics and political leaders is different. Congress has done a lot for us. I can't vote for any other party in Delhi. But times are changing."
BJP candidate from RK puram Anil Sharma got a roaring reception outside the counting booth in New Delhi. He had trounced Shazia Ilmi of Aam Aadmi Party. "He has won. He has won, 340 votes margin!" supporters yelled in joy. Sharma told the New Indian Express, "Aam Aadmi Party has done well. We will have to work harder in the times to come. But one thing is clear.
Congress has been decimated for its policies and neglect." "Gayee tumhaari Congress?", a house wife took jibes at a neighbour at a residential colony near the New Delhi counting booth. Women waited to get a glimpse of Arvind Kejriwal. Someone joked, "Jhaadu (broom, also the symbol of AAP) may go out of stock. Mehengi ho jayegi (its prices may go up)."
The Aam Aadmi Party office at Hanuman Road has become the face of Change in Delhi. Thousands of supporters of Arvind Kejriwal have gathered here to celebrate the sweep of jhhadu -- the broom -- AAP's election symbol on a day that will be remembered for the decimation of Congress after three long terms from the national capital. As the proverbial "sweeping" saw the light of the day, the mandate, say supporters gathered here, is clear. It's the victory of the common man, The Aam Aadmi. The mention of Anna eludes the cheers and slogans. The news of AAP "gaining parity with BJP", when it soared to 30 seats, attracted louder cheers. At the AAP office building, every time a volunteer peeps out of the window to announce the party's surge in votes against the mighty leaders from the Congress and BJP, the energetic supporters break into cheers of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Vande Mataram". The tone and use of "Vande Matram"by the supporters sounds more than familiar. Many supporters took jibes at sections of the media that had panned the idea and prospects of AAP in the Delhi election. Outside the Hanuman mandir, mehndi artistes who would charge Rs 75-150 are offering their services for free. One of them says, "We are very happy today. AAP's victory (against the Congress and its forceful surge against the BJP) marks a new revolution for people like us." The "victory" of Swaraj" is being celebrated over dance and the beats of dhol. At 1:24 pm the Announcement of Arvind Kejriwal's win from the New Delhi constituency. led to a frenzy and slogans. "Abhi to yeh angdaayi hai, aage bahut ladai hai. Dilli Now, Nation next." At 1:29 pm, the Announcement of Manish Sisodia's victory from the Patparganj seat added to the happiness and hysteria of supporters here. The symbolic "sweeping" transformed into action as supporters cleaned up the dirt on the road to bring home the message. A supporter was seen circulating a work of art, acrylic on canvas showing a map of India and the presence of AAP. A note pasted to the painting said it was up for auction at Rs 1 crore."Jisne Dilli Badlee main usko kyun badlun" (Why do I replace the party that brought change in Delhi?" The poster, that posed a counter to claims made by Congress' rivals during election campaigning through this slogan has a different meaning today. By 1pm, supporters of Aam Admi Party gathered at India Gate to "celebrate". To people who were present at the protests against the Nirbhaya Gang rape and atrocities against women, the gathering at India Gate indicated a change in story -- Delhi's political scene that has come full circle in December. BJP's CM candidate Vijendra Gupta told NIE, "AAP created a myth -- that the fight is between Congress and BJP. We left it unchecked. We didn't watch it." More good news poured out for the Aam Aadmi Party at 2.50 pm when its candidate from Kasturba Nagar, Advocate Madan Lal walked out victorious and loaded with garlands. He had trounced his rival from Congress by 5300 odd votes. He said, "It's because of Arvind Kejriwal's cleanand honest image that we could do this well in the Assembly elections. Kasturba Nagar had been neglected by the BJP and Congress for many years. We have a lot of work to do for the youth." Later, the word about AAP's win in Jangpura sent garlands flying into the air at Gol Market. It wasn't a good day for an auto riskshaw driver (name withheld on request) who had voted for Congress against his son's wishes. His sons pursuing under graduate courses had advised him to vote for Aam Aadmi Party. "They are young. Their idea of politics and political leaders is different. Congress has done a lot for us. I can't vote for any other party in Delhi. But times are changing." BJP candidate from RK puram Anil Sharma got a roaring reception outside the counting booth in New Delhi. He had trounced Shazia Ilmi of Aam Aadmi Party. "He has won. He has won, 340 votes margin!" supporters yelled in joy. Sharma told the New Indian Express, "Aam Aadmi Party has done well. We will have to work harder in the times to come. But one thing is clear. Congress has been decimated for its policies and neglect." "Gayee tumhaari Congress?", a house wife took jibes at a neighbour at a residential colony near the New Delhi counting booth. Women waited to get a glimpse of Arvind Kejriwal. Someone joked, "Jhaadu (broom, also the symbol of AAP) may go out of stock. Mehengi ho jayegi (its prices may go up)."


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Janet is known for great adventures that have brought her deep into mountains of many different continents. Janet is an accomplished alpinist. She has put up some seriously rugged first accents (were talking 6000+ meter mountains). She loves to bag peaks whether it be climbing the big walls of Yosemite, or sending thie first female accents of gnarly alpine routes.
Janet is a real role model when it comes to professional female athletes! She is always looking for ways to give back through environmental and humanitarian projects like, community composting, climbing opportunities for underprivileged kids, local farming initiatives, and even supporting projects that teach Pakistani women climbing skills.
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Pharmacy giant Walgreens is adding 150 new jobs at its high-tech customer contact center in Muscle Shoals, pushing the total workforce at the Northwest Alabama facility to around 600, officials announced.
Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens, the second largest U.S. pharmacy chain, is seeking to fill the customer care advisor positions at the center immediately. Applications can be filed online. Officials say the customer contact center is a major employer in the region and its expansion is welcome news.
"To have a known company such as Walgreens select Muscle Shoals as a growth center is a testament to the state's and community's 'can do' attitude," said Forrest Wright, president of the Shoals Economic Development Authority.
"This expansion could not have occurred without strong leadership and support from the Alabama Department of Commerce, our state Legislature and TVA," he said. "And the most important partners are those Walgreens employees who, day in and day out, make this center successful."
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Muscle Shoals Mayor David Bradford called Walgreens a great corporate partner in the Shoals, providing good jobs and opportunities for workers.
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When the Gillette Mach3 safety razor first came out in 1998, it turned the shaving industry and its obsession with two-bladed cartridges on its head. Hence the fashionable joke at the time that the first blade on the Mach3 cut through your hair, the second your skin, and the third went for the jugular.
Since then, the industry has been through something of a cold war, upping the number of blades on a cartridge to four and then five. While it rested there for a couple of years, with attention turning to 'contouring' in the shape of Gillette's FlexBall and Wilkinson Sword's 'Xtreme' bendable blades, a Korean company is again threatening to press the big red razor blade button.
Dorco's 'Pace 7' razor launches this week in America, and boasts three-and-a-half times the shaving ability of your average Bic disposable. Promising "the most comfortable and smooth shave" possible, an advanced moisturising strip also introduces "antioxidants from Argan oil and Calendula extract to minimise skin irritation".
The heptad of blades are "micro-positioned" to achieve the closest shave possible - but is this pseudoscientific jargon really going to improve your shaving experience, or is it simply a bid to get beards off faces and razors off shelves?
• Will the 'beard boom' ever end?
In 2014, sales of razors and blades fell sharply by 3.6 per cent; Mintel, a market research company, has predicted that hipster hirsuteness will continue to cut into razor manufacturers' profits throughout 2015.
Andy Hill, chief executive of British razor company King of Shaves, told the Mail earlier this year: "If there's a long hot summer people might reconsider their beards." However, sales are still down and there seems to be no let up in the fashion for fuzzy faces.
Telegraph Men's grooming expert Lee Kynaston believes that "it's pretty much accepted now that the rise of the beard caught razor companies with their pants down – they simply didn't know how to respond or adapt to the burgeoning trend.
"That the trend for facial hair has continued way beyond their expectations – or desires – has panicked them even more. I mean, when your entire business is based on the clean shaven chin and nobody's buying that as a look – or the blades to facilitate the look – what do you do? You fall back on that old razor manufacturer favourite of course: the eye catching gimmick!
"Unfortunately, I get the impression nobody's looking anymore."
With ergonomic handles and bendy blades, will another few strips of steel just be white noise in this grooming arms race? Kynaston believes so. "Men are super-savvy to marketing these days," says the grooming guru. "They twigged several years ago that the promise of ever more blades was becoming a joke.
"As with pizza, there is a point when you can't actually have any more."


A particle system is a rendering technique used to display complex and often fluid effects. Many games use particle systems for effects such as fire, water, spells, etc. There are several Roblox instances that use particles to create their effects, such as Fire and Sparkles. While the default particle systems that Roblox provides can be used in a variety of games and settings, there is a limit to how much they can be customized. More customizable systems can be created with the ParticleEmitter Instance.
Particle systems are made up of sprite textures, often overlaid and blended. In Roblox, a particle is always billboarded so it will always face the screen. A ParticleEmitter can use any custom texture you like by changing the Texture field, just as you would for a Decal or ImageLabel.
The Part a ParticleEmitter is parented to determines the direction and origin of the particles created in the system. For a ParticleEmitter system to work, its parent must be either a subtype of a BasePart, or an Attachment. The starting position of each particle created by the emitter is a randomly chosen point from within the volume of the ParticleEmitter's Parent.
If the ParticleEmitter has a non-zero ParticleEmitter/Speed property then the created particles will travel along the part's local Y axis. Rotating the Parent will change the direction new particles travel.
Particles exist for a limited time which is determined by the ParticleEmitter's ParticleEmitter/Lifetime property. Lifetime defines a minimum and maximium amount of time in seconds a particle will last. When a new particle is created it's lifetime will be randomly chosen between the Lifetime minimum and maximum values. Setting minimum and maximum to the same value will ensure the particles will last for an exact amount of time. The maximum value of Lifetime is capped at 20 seconds.
ParticleEmitter/Rate determines how many particles per second a ParticleEmitter will create. An individual emitter can emit up to 500 particles per second.
Note: There is a cap to how many particles can be rendered at a time. Each client can only render 16384 particles at once. New particles can be created if the number of particles exceed this cap, but they will not be rendered. If there are too many particles on the screen, all particles may stop rendering entirely until it drops below a reasonable threshold.
The ParticleEmitter/Rotation property determines how much each particle is rotated when it is created. Rotation defines a minimum and maximum rotation value in degrees. When a new particle is created a value is picked at random between the minimum and maximum. The particle is then rotated by this value. Note that minimum can be negative (for counter-clockwise rotation).
ParticleEmitter/RotSpeed determines how fast particles rotate while they are active. This property defines a minimum and maximum value in degrees per second. When a new particle is created a value is picked at random between the minimum and maximum. The particle will then constantly rotate at this value. Note that minimum can be negative (for counter-clockwise rotation).
By default particles will travel along the local Y axis of its Parent. ParticleEmitter/VelocitySpread defines an offset range that particles can travel in. This offset is measured in degrees from the Y axis. This can be effectively set between 0 and 180 degrees.
Particles are not affected by regular gravity or Roblox forces. ParticleEmitter/Acceleration defines an acceleration in studs per second (per second). This acceleration affects all particles created by the ParticleEmitter. Changing this value will instantly apply the acceleration to all particles made by the emitter (both existing and new particles).
Particles can have color through the ParticleEmitter/Texture, but a tint can also be applied with the ParticleEmitter/Color property. The color of each particle will be linearly interpolated between the colors over its lifetime, based on the colors assigned with the Color property. If you don't need the colors to transition you can set the Start and End colors to the same value and remove any key-points inbetween them.
Particles can be blended together using additive blending. In additive blending, when two colors overlap their color values are added together to determine the displayed color. This often brings the color closer to white, which creates a glowing type effect. The value of ParticleEmitter/LightEmission determines how much the particles in the emitter's system will additively blend (0 means no blending, 1 meaning fully additive).
Note: This property does not interact with Roblox's dynamic lighting system. Particles do not illuminate their surroundings.
Particles can vary in size even throughout their lifetime. The simplest way to do this is to set the ParticleEmitter/Size property to a number between 0 and 10. This will force all particles created by the ParticleEmitter to be that size. Size is measured in studs.
Alternatively this value can be set via a DataType/NumberSequence. The easiest way to do this is through the Studio spline editor. Next to the ParticleEmitter/Size field in the emitter's properties is a button to open the editor. This editor represents a particle's size over it's lifetime (the x axis is time, the y axis is size). Clicking anywhere on the line will create a new node. Each node, including the starting and ending nodes can be dragged. In addition, the handles above and below each node can be dragged. This creates a red envelope on the graph. This envelope represents a random range of sizes a particle can be at that point.
Particles can be up to 10 studs large in the editor, but can reach up to 200 studs in size.
Particles can vary in transparency throughout their lifetime. The ParticleEmitter/Transparency property is set in the same way as ParticleEmitter/Size, with the only exception being that Transparency values can only be between 0 and 1.
A part can contain multiple particle emitters. When this happens, particles will sometimes fight to determine which is drawn on top. In cases where you want to ensure some particles draw on top of others use the ParticleEmitter/ZOffset property. This shifts the particles in the Z axis of the camera (either closer or further). This value is measured in studs. This is useful when you need certain particles to always draw on top, no matter which orientation you view them from.


Last week was the annual Geneva Motor Show, and established as the European motoring event of the year. Move over Frankfurt and Paris, now in alternative years, with the rest just sales occasions and not the place for manufacturers to unveil their latest and greatest.
Geneva combines the ridiculous (concept cars that will never see the light of day), pre-production prototypes that usually make it next time around, and cars now on sale to the general public. The Jaguar XE epitomises this scheme of things, the public world-wide finally able to buy Coventry's entry into a market dominated by the Audi 4 series, BMW 3 series, and Mercedes C class, the XE in its development stages tantalisingly at previous shows.
Your Editor was many years ago Lotus Cars PR Manager and further on details what he believes could be the best Lotus yet, the Evora 400, of course revealed at Geneva.
For generations Bentley and Rolls-Royce were one. Not so now. The former is part of Volkswagen and the latter BMW. Both cars are assembled in the UK. The pair were attention seeking at Geneva.
Rolls-Royce is just one year later than the show (established in 1906 v 1905) and, while younger than some others, is still the stately monarch of the motor industry. Its competitors come and go.
As for Bentley it had on show a true sports car in the grand style, not a competitor for the latest MX5 (also at the Salon).
Aston Martin is another marque of long standing, it could be argued only still alive because of James Bond (suppose he had chosen a Jensen?).
Morgan was at Geneva, its order book not as long as it used to be with the Aero 8 receiving significant updates. But you won't find any by looking at the photos. It is all internal.
As a British car McLaren is an upstart, and most people would have forgotten its New Zealand heritage. In fact in a sense it dates back to 1970 and the loss of Bruce McLaren. At the time he was developing the M6GT sports racer and basic road car of which only two were ever built.
Starting with the 1992 F1, with its more or less unique three seat layout McLaren has built a series of innovative high performance sports over the 20+ years. The coupé-only 675LT – LT refers to its long-tail aerodynamic design, something first used on the 1997 F1 Longtail – sits above the 650S coupé and Spider in McLaren's range of so-called 'Super' models. It will cost £259,500, or around £64,500 more than the 650S on which it is based.
This now brings us back to Lotus, which has had more than its fair share of ups and downs since it was established by Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman in a Hornsey, North London, lock-up in 1952. ACBC unexpectedly died (a non-smoker and hardly drank) in December 1982. Today carrying the Lotus badge is Lotus Cars Ltd, the production car company owned by Malaysian interests, Classic Team Lotus enthusiastically run by Colin's son Clive, and Lotus F1, a franchise trading on the world famous name and heritage.
Unveiled at Geneva is the Evora 400, said to be the make or break for the company. We have heard that before, but this time the development of what is a very good car. (See BTN 15 December www.btnews.co.uk/article/8243) could turn out to be something outstanding. An initial target of 2000 units a year should be comfortably exceeded.
Group Lotus Plc is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM, with three operating units: Lotus Cars, Lotus Engineering and Lotus Motorsport.
Besides the Evora the car division builds the road going Elise and Exige.
Lotus Motorsport builds and develops vehicles for GT racing with the Evora GX, GTC, GT4, and GTS, in addition to racing vehicles such as the Exige V6 Cup, Exige Cup R and Elise Cup cars.
Lotus says that the Evora 400 is faster and dynamically more capable than the previous model leading to greater agility and a more involving drive. Maximum speed is 186 mph and acceleration 0-60 mph is just 4.1 seconds. This enabled the new car to lap the challenging test track at the Lotus Headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk, a scintillating six seconds than its predecessor.
Over two-thirds of the Lotus Evora 400 is original, including its supercharged and charge-cooled mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 400 horsepower and 410 Nm of torque. The immensely strong aluminium module chassis sits beneath a new interior and the lightweight composite body has changed significantly both front and rear. The car is also 22 kg lighter, achieved through careful and clever design and attention to detail.
The new Lotus Evora 400 will enter production for European markets in the summer and deliveries start in August this year. North American markets will receive the Evora 400 as a 2016 model year presentation in the Autumn.
Combined production for all Lotus models, the Elise, Exige and Evora, will increase to 70 cars per week by September 2015 and an additional 150 highly skilled operators and craftsmen and women will be recruited in the next four months to accommodate this rise in production. The UK price of the new car is expected to start from around £60,000.


This project explores the design of a noninvasive current phasor measurement device for three-phase power systems. Maxwell's Equations and magnetic field theory were used to create an algorithm that calculates the current peak and phase angle in each line. This is accomplished through the use of pick-up coils that monitor the magnetic field created by the currents in each line. A processor then analyzes the coil data; and displays the current peak and phase angle through a graphical computer interface.


Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS), is a progressive neurological disease that impairs motor neurons. It usually strikes between the ages of 40 and 60, with women at greater risk than men. ALS belongs to a group of motor neuron disorders (others include Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy), which lead to the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons. The upper and lower motor neurons serve as connections from the nervous system to the muscles in the body. As the upper and lower motor neurons degenerate, ceasing to send messages to muscles, patients present with muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body. Consequently, sufferers may increasingly lose the ability to initiate and control voluntary movement. Bladder and bowel function, and the muscles responsible for eye movements are usually spared.
At present, there is no known cure for ALS. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms. Cells treatment for ALS may have potential for select patients in the future.


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In statistics and signal processing, the method of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis is a decomposition of a signal or data set in terms of orthogonal basis functions which are determined from the data.  The term is also interchangeable with the geographically weighted Principal components analysis in geophysics.

The i th basis function is chosen to be orthogonal to the basis functions from the first through i − 1, and to minimize the residual variance. That is, the basis functions are chosen to be different from each other, and to account for as much variance as possible.

The method of EOF analysis is similar in spirit to harmonic analysis, but harmonic analysis typically uses predetermined orthogonal functions, for example, sine and cosine functions at fixed frequencies. In some cases the two methods may yield essentially the same results.

The basis functions are typically found by computing the eigenvectors of the covariance matrix of the data set. A more advanced technique is to form a kernel out of the data, using a fixed kernel. The basis functions from the eigenvectors of the kernel matrix are thus non-linear in the location of the data (see Mercer's theorem and the kernel trick for more information).

See also
 Blind signal separation
 Multilinear PCA
 Multilinear subspace learning
 Nonlinear dimensionality reduction
 Orthogonal matrix
 Signal separation
 Singular spectrum analysis
 Transform coding
 Varimax rotation

References and notes

Further reading
 Bjornsson Halldor and Silvia A. Venegas "A manual for EOF and SVD analyses of climate data", McGill University, CCGCR Report No. 97-1, Montréal, Québec, 52pp., 1997.
 David B. Stephenson and Rasmus E. Benestad. "Environmental statistics for climate researchers". (See: "Empirical Orthogonal Function analysis")
 Christopher K. Wikle and Noel Cressie. "A dimension reduced approach to space-time Kalman filtering", Biometrika 86:815-829, 1999.
 Donald W. Denbo and John S. Allen. "Rotary Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis of Currents near the Oregon Coast", "J. Phys. Oceanogr.", 14, 35-46, 1984.
 David M. Kaplan  "Notes on EOF Analysis"

Spatial analysis
Statistical signal processing

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Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms és l'expansió del joc per PC del 2006, Medieval II: Total War. L'expansió va ésser posada a la venda el 28 d'agost del 2007 als EUA i el 31 d'agost a la UE, i inclou quatre noves campanyes que giren entorn del descobriment de les Amèriques, la Britània del SXIII, i les campanyes croades, tant a Terra Santa com al Nord d'Europa.

Característiques noves de Kingdoms
 Quatre noves campanyes.
 23 faccions jugables: 13 faccions completament noves, les altres 10 ja existien a Medieval II: Total War.
 Al voltant de 150 unitats noves.
 Dirigeix exèrcits de reforç durant les batalles (encara que no directament).
 Herois amb habilitats especials.
 Construeix forts permanents i millora'ls.
 Als emplaçaments se'ls pot canviar el nom durant el joc.
 Noves armes de setge, incloent catapultes que llancen barrils plens d'oli bullent.
 Nous arbres tecnològics influenciats per la Religió i pel Prestigi.
 Nous tipus de missions.
 6 nous escenaris multijugador i 20 nous mapes pel mode Batalla Personalitzada.
 Compatibilitat amb el nou mode multijugador "Hotseat" (més de 2 jugadors humans - sense capacitat de batalles "resoltes al camp de batalla" entre jugadors humans.
 9 tipus nous d'agents (a través de versions reanomenades d'agents del joc original).

Campanyes
Medieval 2: Total War: Kingdoms incorpora 4 noves campanyes, cadascuna d'elles centrant-se en una àrea diferent. Cada nova campanya serà instal·lada individualment i l'expansió sencera ocuparà al voltant de 4 GB d'espai al disc dur.

Campanya de les Amèriques

La campanya de les Amèriques es desenvolupa a començaments del s.XVI, quan la guerra arriba a l'Amèrica Central i els llunyans poders europeus comencen a interessar-se pel Nou Món. Tres grups diferents –mesoamericans, nord-americans i europeus- competissen entre ells, cadascun amb interesaos diferents. Espanya busca riqueses i poder, aniquil·lant als nadius tal com va avançant i ajudada per les seves armes i armadures superiors, mentre que simultàniament atrauen l'atenció i respecte del Rei d'Espanya, però forces angleses i franceses estan de camí, amb intenció de forjar els seus propis imperis. Les preocupacions principals del mesoamericans són dues: el domini de l'Imperi Asteca i l'arribada dels espanyols. Els poderosos asteques governen un territori molt més gros que qualsevol dels seus veïns, però està envoltat i dividit per poders hostils, farts de la seva tirania; encara que, els asteques i els seus enemics per igual estan competint contra el temps per tal d'unificar als nadius: els espanyols porten amb ells armes terribles i devastadores epidèmies, i en cas que no se'ls pugui parar, acabaran amb qualsevol nació que trobin. Per acabar, al nord estan les tribus xiximeques i apastes; els dos grups de tribus estan bastant ayunitas del caos regnant a l'Amèrica Central, i, essent capaços d'aprendre ràpidament com utilitzar els cavalls i la pólvora, estan potser millor equipats per resistir les onades d'europeus que venen des de l'est. No en va, els dos grups de tribus han d'anar amb compte per tal que una altra facció, ja sigui nadiua o europea, no aconsegueixi unir l'Amèrica Central contra ells.

Llista de faccions
 Virregnat de Nova Espanya – Infanteria i cavalleria ben armada I cuirassada, incloent dragons i mosqueters. Flota poderosa i bona artilleria. Encara que només tenen unitats europees en nombres molt reduïts i massa sovint hauran de recórrer a mercenaris nadius.
 Dificultat: Fácil.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: L'Havana (capital) i Veracruz.
 Imperi Asteca – Gran mancança en tecnología i només té infanteria bàsica i mal equipada. Exèrcits immensos i algunes ferotges unitats d'elit.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçament inicials: Santo Domingo de Tehuantepec, Mitla, Danipaguatxe, Tixtla, Tehuacàn, Huaxtepec, Tenochtitlàn (capital), Tula i Tuxpan.
 Els Maies - Gran mancança en tecnología i només té infanteria bàsica i mal equipada. Exèrcits immensos i algunes ferotges unitats d'elit.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Txitxén Itzà, Uxmal, Canpech i Tikal (capital).
 Tribus apatxes – Bona cavalleria de projectil i arquers. Poden desenvolupar la seva tecnologia (més aviat la roben) i utilitzar cavalls i rifles.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Campament Apatxe (capital).
 Tribus xiximeques (Desbloquejable) – Bona infanteria i arquers. Poden desenvolupar la seva tecnologia (robar-la més aviat) i utilitzar cavalls i rifles.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Colotan i Zacateques (capital).
 Tlaxcalteques (Desbloquejable) - Gran mancança en tecnologia i només té infanteria bàsica i mal equipada. Exèrcits immensos i algunes ferotges unitats d'elit.
 Dificultat: Difícil.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Tlaxcala (capital).
 Tarascs (Desbloquejable) - Gran mancança en tecnología i només té infanteria bàsica i mal equipada. Exèrcits immensos i algunes ferotges unitats d'elit.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Zacapu i Apatzingàn (capital).
 Nova França (no jugable) – Poderosa caballeria, infanteria pesant i tecnologia avançada.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: al llarg de la campanya van arribant expedicions, fent terra a l'Amèrica del Nord i Florida (no estic molt segur, si hi ha algun lloc més si us plau, escriviu-lo aquí), amb exèrcits bastant poderosos.
 Colònies angleses (no jugable) – Poderosa caballeria, infanteria pesant, arquers amb arcs llargs i tecnologia avançada.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: van manant expedicions al llarg de la campanya, normalment arriben exèrcits considerables a la zona oriental de l'Amèrica Central i a la península del Yucatàn (no estic molt segur, si hi ha algun lloc més si us plau, escriviu-lo aquí).

Característiques a ressaltar
Aquesta campanya afegeix els variats exèrcits de conquistadors que anaren al Nou Món creant grans, formidables exèrcits en les Amèriques lleials a Nova Espanya. Un cop creats, la facció de Nova Espanya pot utilitzar aquests exèrcits encara que semblin poc nombrosos.

També, jugant com a Nova Espanya, tal com vas progressant durant la campanya, se t'atorgaràn missions de part del rei d'Espanya, i quan guanyis proa influència, seràs recompensat amb un títol més elevat de noblesa, com ara baró, comte, etc. Aquests títols desbloquegen nivells d'edifici més avançats pel jugador.

Jugar amb les tribus apatxes et dona accés a l'habilitat del "camí de la guerra", la qual és l'equivalent a la Jihad del Medieval 2: Total War. Aquestes tribus també poden utilitzar la tecnologia de les faccions colonitzadores – després de lluitar contra una facció colonitzadora, com ara Nova Espanya, les tribus apatxes podran construir Tipis de comerciants de pólvora i entrenadors de cavalls. Les tribus xiximeques també són capaces d'utilitzar la tecnologia enemiga al seu favor.

Totes les faccions que creguin en el Déu Sol podran sacrificar unitats en comptes de llicenciar-les. També podran sacrificar poblacions senceres capturant un emplaçament o les tropes capturades als enemics. El sacrifici incrementarà la creença en el Déu Sol i augmentarà la felicitat del teu poble.

Campanya de Britània
Començant l'any 1258, la campanya de Britània se centra en l'extens però estret
regne d'Anglaterra provant de conquerir les Illes Britàniques. Ara que el famolenc
tro anglès té molts enemics. El regne de Gal·les ha estat unit pel rei Llywelyn ap
Gruffydd, i ara té l'esperança de colpejar i destruir als estretament estesos anglesos d'una
vegada i per totes. Escòcia té una fràgil aliança amb Anglaterra, però no durarà quan
l'amenaça anglesa es faci massa gran. Els clans d'Escòcia han estat veient com els anglesos
s'han anat fent poderosos i més poderosos, i ara se senten més amenaçats que mai - han de
defensar les seves fronteres de la creixent amenaça. Totes les tribus irlandeses han estat
unificades pel valent cabdill Brian O'Conor. Ara tenen una possibilitat de fer als anglesos
anar-se d'Irlanda i fer invasions en altres regnes britànics. Mentrestant Noruega
continua posseint l'illa de Man i les Hèbrides, potser tenint l'esperança d'envair Britània
mentre els altres regnes tenen les seves forces esteses, aprofitant aquest temps de
debilitat pels regnes britànics. Anglaterra mateixa està bastant debilitada després de
diversos anys lluitant contra els altres regnes. També hi ha una altra gran amenaça pels
anglesos, aquest cop dins de les seves pròpies fronteres. Diversos barons anglesos
qüestionen les lleis i regles imposades pels reis anglesos, i planegen fer una rebel·lió
mentre les forces principals del regne estan lluitant en altres països. Només el temps podrà
dir el que passarà a Britània.

Llista de faccions
 Regne d'Anglaterra - Infanteria pesant i arquers poderosos però certa mancança en cavalleria i llancers.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Cultura: Anglesa.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Launceston (ciutat), Shaftsbury (castell), Cardiff (ciutat), Gloucester (castell), Winchester (ciutat), Arundel (castell), Canterbury (ciutat), Oxford (ciutat), Londres (ciutat, capital), Shrewsbury (ciutat), Nottingham (castell), Norwich (ciutat), Lincoln (ciutat), Chester (ciutat), Lancaster (castell), York (ciutat), Carlisle (ciutat), Newcastle (ciutat), Derry (ciutat), Trim (castell), Athenry (castell) i Dublín (ciutat).
 Regne d'Escòcia - Infanteria i arquers capaços i excel·lents unitats armades amb piques, però certa mancança en cavalleria, unitats amb armes de foc i llancers.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Cultura: Escocesa.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Dumfries (ciutat), Glasgow (ciutat), Edimburg (ciutat), Stirling (castell), Perth (ciutat, capital), Aberdeen (ciutat) i Inverness (castell).
 Regne d'Irlanda - Bona cavalleria, unitats amb armes de foc i javal·liners, però tenen poca varietat en unitats armades amb llances i una gran mancança d'arquers decents.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Cultura: Irlandesa.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Cork (ciutat, capital), Tipperary (ciutat), Lifford (castell) i Downpatrick (ciutat).
 Regne de Gal·les - Excel·lents arquers amb arc llarg i llancers, però mancança en infanteria pesant.
 Dificultat: Difícil.
 Cultura: Gal·lesa.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Pembroke (castell), Montgomery (ciutat) i Caernarfon (castell, capital).
 Regne de Noruega - Excel·lent infanteria pesant armada amb temibles armes de dos mans, però certa mancança en llancers.
 Dificultat: Difícil.
 Cultura: Noruega.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Castletown (castell, capital), Arran (ciutat), Mull (castell), Stornoway (ciutat), Wick (castell) i Kirkwall (ciutat).
 L'Aliança dels Barons (no jugable) - veure Anglaterra.
 Cultura: Anglesa.
 Emplaçaments inicials: passaràn a formar part de l'Aliança dels Barons tots els emplaçaments anglesos que es rebel·lin, així com tots els generals, exèrcits i flotes angleses que es rebel·lin. Inicialment l'Aliança dels Barons és una facció inexistent.

Característiques a ressaltar
La presència de forts de pedra permanents en llocs estratègics (els quals poden guarir al seu interior un exèrcit i mantenir gratuïtament a un petit nombre d'unitats). Aquestes estructures poden aguantar per poc temps un setge i són reparades automàticament després de cada batalla.

Certes unitats només poden ésser entrenades si la cultura de la facció és prou alta en un emplaçament, convertint l'expansió en terres conquerides en un treball més difícil.

Una facció no jugable, especial -l'Aliança dels Barons-, semblant en la manera de funcionar als Rebels Romans Occidentals i Orientals del joc Rome Total War:Barbarian Invasion.
Quan personatges, exèrcits i emplaçaments sota control anglès es rebel·len, passaràn a formar part de l'Aliança, una facció amb els mateixos punts forts i dèbils de la facció original, incloent l'habilitat d'utilitzar la diplomàcia i als assassins per assolir els seus objectius.

A cada facció se li paga una quantitat addicional de florins per torn. Aquest pagament és conegut com a "la donació reial". En Medieval II: Total War, algunes faccions reben una alta donació reial cada torn i d'altres en reben una de baixa, però en comptes de rebre una
donació reial fixa, cada facció a la campanya de Britània rep una donació reial dinàmica -
la quantitat de diners rebuda a cada torn pot canviar.
Un nombre de figures històriques van apareixent, ja sigui al principi o en algun moment més endavant, a la campanya. Encara que els manquen les habilitats especials dels herois de la campanya de les Croades, aquests normalment venen acompanyats d'un extens exèrcit.

Campanya de les Croades
Començant l'any 1174, la campanya de les Croades se situa alguns anys abans
de la Tercera Croada, continuant amb la Quarta Croada i amb les posteriors. Inclou al Regne de Jerusalem i al Principat d'Antioquia, els quals intenten reforçar la presència cristiana a Terra Santa, mentre que els turcs de Nur al-Din i els egipcis d'en Salah al-Din (Saladí) intenten evitar-ho. Mentrestant, l'Imperi Bizantí, governat per l'emperador Manuel Comnè, s'expandeix lentament cap a l'Orient Mitjà per recuperar la seva antiga glòria, i també prova de fer retrocedir als turcs, així com mantenir a ratlla als rebels i als venecians que els ataquen per l'oest.

Llista de faccions
 Regne de Jerusalem - Poderosa cavalleria pesant, però té poca varietat en unitats lleugeres.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Ascaló (castell), Jerusalem (ciutat, capital), Kerak (castell), Arsuf (castell), Acre (ciutat), Tir (castell) i Trípoli (ciutat).
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Turcs Seljúcides - Bons arquers muntats i infanteria, però mancança en cavalleria pesant durant el període final.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Religió: Musulmans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Bagdad (ciutat, capital), Tikrit (ciutat), Mossul (castell), Raqqa (ciutat), Amòrion (ciutat), Doryleum (ciutat), Ankara (ciutat), Kirsehir (ciutat) i Icònia (castell).
 Principat d'Antioquia - Poderosa cavalleria pesant, però té poca varietat en unitats lleugeres.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Krak dels Cavallers (castell), Antioquia (ciutat, capital), Alep (castell), Edessa (ciutat), Diyarbakir (ciutat) i Malatya (ciutat).
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Egipte fatimita - té cavalleria molt poderosa, però li manca infanteria pesant.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Musulmans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Alexandria (ciutat), Tanta (ciutat), Dumyat (castell), El Caire (ciutat, capital), ciutat de Suez (ciutat) i Oasi de Siwa (ciutat).
 Imperi Romà d'Orient - Bona cavalleria pesant, llançadors de foc grec, cavalleria de projectil i arquers, però mancança en tropes d'escaramussa.
 Dificultat: Difícil.
 Religió: Cristians ortodoxos.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Constantinoble (ciutat, capital), Abidos (ciutat), Palaeokastron (ciutat), Nicea (ciutat), Esmirna (castell), Laodicea (ciutat), Heraclió (ciutat), Rodes (castell), Heraclea (ciutat), Sinope (ciutat) i Trebisonda (castell).
 Els Mongols (no jugable) - Cavalleria poderosa però infanteria una mica pobre.
 Religió: Musulmans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: arriben d'una manera semblant al Medieval II: Total War, amb exèrcits immensos en un mateix punt (a la zona oriental del mapa, als dominis dels turcs i per voltants), però sense cap emplaçament, tenint-ne que conquerir almenys un perquè els sigui possible entrenar unitats.
 República de Venècia (no jugable) - Excel·lents unitats d'infanteria, de milícia i colonials, però cavalleria pobra.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: funcionen d'una manera semblant als mongols, en cert punt de la partida apareixen exèrcits venecians molt nombrosos a la zona europea del mapa (a la regió de Constantinoble) i han de capturar emplaçaments per tal d'establir-se a Terra Santa.

Característiques a ressaltar
En la campanya de les Croades els generals tenen l'habilitat de construir forts permanents
que segueixen dempeus fins i tot després d'haver estat abandonats.

Els gremis dels Hashashins estan disponibles tant per Egipte com pels turcs, proporcionant
bonus als assassins, oferint missions d'assassinat sobre importants figures i permetent
entrenar assassins que combaten al camp de batalla.

El Principat d'Antioquia i el Regne de Jerusalem poden fer ús dels cavallers de les ordes
religioses dels Hospitalers i dels Templers, respectivament, donant-los accés a unitats
úniques - de les quals només una pot estar present al mapa de campanya a la vegada.

Cadascuna de les cinc faccions jugables posseeix una única regió designada com a "Centre de
poder", fer perdre a una facció un d'aquests centres de poder és donar-li un cop mestre. Per
exemple, la pèrdua del centre de poder d'una facció evita l'entrenament de certs tipus de
tropa bastant poderosos. En cas que un Centre de poder sigui perdut, cada cert temps
arribaràn reforços per ajudar en la seva reconquesta.

Herois
Cada facció jugable té accés a un únic personatge especial o "heroi", aquests poderosos
herois posseeixen habilitats capaces de canviar el rumb de la batalla.

Campanya Teutònica
Començant l'any 1250, la campanya teutònica se centra en el conflicte entre el
Cristianisme - encapçalat per l'Orde Teutònic - i el Paganisme europeu oriental
- representat per Lituània. (Vegeu Croades Nòrdiques.) L'Orde Teutònic és
despietada i no és una amenaça només pels Pagans, sinó també pels altres països propers.
Nóvgorod està lluny, cap a l'est, dins de la zona bàltica, i protegeix la seva rica ciutat
amb totes les seves forces. Han sigut més hàbils que l'Orde Teutònic, i com a conseqüència
triomfaren en el passat contra aquesta, però des de llavors l'Orde no ha deixat
d'expandir-se ràpidament. Nóvgorod ha d'augmentar ràpidament el seu poder militar si no vol
desaparèixer! El Ducat de Lituània està desesperat intentant fer retrocedir a l'Orde
Teutònica. Si el Ducat vol sortir victoriós, hauran d'utilitzar els seus densos boscs i
les seves ràpides forces per fer que l'Orde els deixi estar. Encara que, després de la gran
pressió exercida per bastants faccions Catòliques, l'avanç del Catolicisme probablement serà
inevitable per Lituània. Cap a l'oest, els danesos tenen l'esperança d'unir Escandinàvia i
des d'allà organitzar atacs contra la resta de la zona bàltica. Però hauran de tenir en
compte que el poderós Sant Imperi Romanogermànic està situat directament al seu sud, i els
danesos hauran de fer un molt bon ús de les seves extenses flotes si esperen derrotar els
seus nombrosos enemics.

Llista de faccions
 L'Orde Teutònic - Poderoses unitats pesants en tot, però mancança en unitats lleugeres.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Torún (castell), Marienburg (castell, capital), Kaliningrad (ciutat), Windau (castell), Riga (ciutat), Daugavpils (castell), Arensburg (ciutat) i Pärnu (ciutat).
 Regne de Dinamarca - Bo en tot excepte en la cavalleria pesant, de la qual tenen certa mancança.
 Dificultat: Fàcil.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Hamburg (castell), Aarhus (ciutat), Roskilde (ciutat, capital), Halmstad (ciutat), Hässleholm (castell), Reval (ciutat) i Narva (castell).
 Gran Ducat de Lituània - Excel·lents unitat lleugeres, particularment la cavalleria lleugera, però als soldats els manca ordre i disciplina.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Pagans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Goradnia (ciutat), Lida (castell), Baranovitxi (ciutat), Minsk (ciutat), Vílnius (ciutat, capital), Kaunas (ciutat), Panevezys (ciutat), Šiauliai (ciutat) i Palanga (castell).
 Gran Ducat de Nóvgorod - Gran varietat en cavalleria i en cavalleria de projectil, però infanteria i unitats de projectil pobres al període inicial.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Cristians ortodoxos.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Nóvgorod (ciutat, capital), Pskov (ciutat), Kholm (ciutat), Velikiye Luki (ciutat), Zubstov (castell), Viciebsk (ciutat) i Smolensk (ciutat).
 Sant Imperi Romanogermànic (desbloquejable) - Fort en tot, però mancança en unitats especialitzades durant el període final.
 Dificultat: Moderada.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Stettin (castell), Magdeburg (ciutat), Hannover (ciutat, capital), Praga (ciutat) i Hof (castell).
 Regne de Polònia (desbloquejable) - Unitats de cavalleria poderosíssimes, però infanteria pobra.
 Dificultat: Difícil.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Danzig (ciutat), Jazdow (ciutat), Poznań (ciutat), Plock (castell), Cracòvia (ciutat, capital) i Czestochowa (castell).
 Regne de Noruega (no jugable) - Excel·lent infanteria, la qual porta temibles armes de dos mans, però té poca cavalleria pesant.
 Religió: Cristians catòlics.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Akershus (ciutat, capital) i Agder (castell).
 Imperi Mongol (no jugable) - Poderosa cavalleria i arquers, però infanteria pobra.
 Religió: Musulmans.
 Emplaçaments inicials: Kíev (ciutat, capital), Zhytomyr (castell), Pinsk (castell), Turov (ciutat) i Txernigov (ciutat).

Característiques a ressaltar
Nobles croats, portats a aquest conflicte contra el Paganisme en la seva recerca de glòria i
fama, demanaran ajuda a l'Orde Teutònic a canvi de donacions destinades als cofres de
l'Orde. La quantia en or d'aquestes donacions varia depenent dels èxits que aquests nobles
assoleixin. El líder lituà serà recompensat pel seu consell de nobles en unes missions que
aniran apareixent que consistiran a matar a qualsevol d'aquests croats.

Si es juga com a Dinamarca, és possible formar la Unió de Kalmar. Per aconseguir-ho
primer hauràs de prendre el controls dels emplaçaments escandinaus de Kalmar,
Göteborg, Visby, Uppsala i Abo. Després de prendre el control d'aquests
emplaçaments hauràs de matar el rei noruec, ja sigui manant a un assassí o matant-lo en el
camp de batalla. Has de tenir en compte que si elimines per complet a Noruega et serà
impossible formar la Unió. Després que la Unió hagi estat formada, Dinamarca prendrà una
nova bandera, guanyarà accés a tots els emplaçaments i exèrcits existents de Noruega, i
desbloquejarà l'habilitat d'entrenar a tres noves unitats.

Poc després de començar la campanya, una missió animarà a les faccions catòliques a formar
la Lliga de la Hansa. La Lliga consisteix en cinc regions específiques al mapa de
campanya. La facció que controli la majoria d'aquests emplaçaments tindrà la gran
oportunitat de construir la Seu de la Lliga de la Hansa - un edifici únic que proporciona
significatives recompenses econòmiques.

Característiques de l'Orde Teutònic
A causa de la natura única de l'Orde Teutònic, aquesta no disposa d'un arbre genealògic -
tornant a les princeses i certes options diplomàtiques innaccessibles per ells, però tornant
a la facció menys vulnerable als assassins. Així que l'Orde està liderada per un
Hochmeister, el que, quan mor, serà reemplaçat pel general més capacitat entre les files
de l'Orde.

Finalment, les millors unitats de l'Orde només poden ser entrenades en zones amb un alt
percentatge de la població que professi el Catolicisme. Reclutar unitats com ara els
Cavallers de Crist, els Halbbrüder i els Ritterbrüder requereix un nombre extremament alt de
catòlics en les regions controlades per l'Orde.

Característiques de Lituània
Lituània comença com una facció pagana, tenint la possibilitat d'utilitzar certes unitats
úniques i poderoses per compensar la seva poc avançada tecnologia. Hi ha cert nombre
d'opcions de construcció diferents en un emplaçament que permeten a la facció dedicar
temples a tres deïtats paganes diferents. Encara que, mentre Lituània sigui pagana, aquesta
serà incapaç de millorar els emplaçaments per sobre del nivell de ciutat o de castell.

En cert punt durant la campanya, se li presentarà a Lituània l'opció de convertir-se al
Cristianisme. Encara que això pot causar un descontentament significatiu i forçarà a la facció a
destruir qualsevol edifici, unitat o agent que fos específicament pagà, també desbloquejarà
noves opcions de construcció i farà a Lituània un objectiu menys temptador per les faccions
catòliques que l'envolten.

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Académie Ste-Cécile International School
Académie Ste-Cécile International School is a private elementary and secondary school founded and based on the principles of the Roman Catholic Church, while promoting inter-faith dialogue by welcoming students and faculty from many religions. Committed to academic excellence, Académie Ste-Cécile works in affiliation with the International Baccalaureate Organization to prepare students for the world-recognised IB Diploma. It provides a challenging and comprehensive education, encouraging its diverse student body to be responsible, productive and ethical citizens, while emphasising the creative thinking skills, critical reasoning, effective communication and respect for people of all cultures and ethnicities. There is a high percentage (over 25%) of international students.
Category: Canada Tags: Boarding School, Private School
The school's location is a 30-acre park-like setting at the southern reach of Windsor, Ontario.
The campus features an athletic field, oval track, two gyms, a weight room and workout room, cafeteria, computer lab and specialised facilities including art studios, halls and practice rooms for music. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is located down the road. An association with the University of Windsor benefits students by enabling them to access the University libraries, computer networks and science laboratories.
Académie Ste-Cécile places an emphasis on music, with all students required to learn an instrument. Pupils benefit from an intensive and exciting study programme consisting of the core subjects, computer science, music, physical education and visual art.
Académie Ste-Cécile offers 9 varsity sports, bands, debate club, a Student Council, maths and science clubs and various Outreach Programs.
Location Windsor, Ontario
School Types Roman Catholic private boarding school
Category Co-ed
Founded Year 1993
Number of Students 400
School Website https://academiestececile.ca
School Address 925 Cousineau Rd., Windsor, ON N9G 1V8
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