Some years ago psychologist Walter Mischel explored young children's ability to delay gratification by sitting them down in front of three marshmallows, two on one side and one on the other. Each child was given the choice of having one marshmallow immediately or waiting until the experimenter returned and having the other two. Then the child was left alone with all three marshmallows for about 20 minutes. Twenty minutes is a long time for a 4 year old to wait for anything, and sure enough, hidden cameras revealed the struggles these children went through to put off temptation. Later the test was administered with more sophisticated temptations to school aged children and teenagers. In each study some children were able to avoid the temptation by finding ways of distracting themselves from what Mischel calls the "hot properties" of the item. Instead of thinking about how yummy the marshmallow was, they imagined it as a lump of cotton or as a mere picture of a marshmallow. As one child said, "You can't eat a picture!" Others shifted their thinking outside the room to what they planned to do later, or made up mental games having nothing to do with marshmallows to get through the waiting period. Follow-up studies found that those children who could delay gratification were more successful in school and employment later in life. Mischel's new book The Marshmallow Test (Little, Brown, 2014) summarizes this research and provides useful strategies for delaying gratification that work for both children and adults.
Mischel also has a lot to say about stopping unhealthy behaviors in general. One reason why we so often give in to immediate temptation is because we discount the negative consequences that will accrue in the future. To withstand these urges it is necessary to "heat up" the negative emotions you will feel in the future and experience them in the present. It also helps to heat up the positive emotions you will feel in the future when you avoid the urge. As an example, consider a cash bonus you get from your employer. You immediately think of a weekend getaway, how much fun it would be. You get a little excited just picturing yourself there. It takes some effort to consider other options for that cash, such as depositing it in your savings account or making an extra payment on your car. What do you do? In such cases as this, shift your thoughts away from dreaming about the getaway and consider other things you could do with that money. Imagine how good it would feel to pay off the car early and go a few years without a monthly payment! It also helps to take a second, colder look at the immediate gratification: consider the effort it will take to make reservations for that weekend, the time involved, how much you will overeat or drink, how much harder you will have to work at dieting when you get home, etc.
Mischel also suggests creating an "If-Then" plan for dealing with temptation. First identify internal and external cues that trigger the "If" part of the plan. Using our example above, an external cue might be an ad for cheap air fare to Hawaii; an internal cue might be feeling bored. Devise a plan for those cues that feed the urge to go with the immediate temptation. Each plan should be simple, quick, and easy to execute. For example, "If an ad for cheap air fare to Hawaii catches my eye, then I will turn the page without reading it," or "If I start to feel bored, then I will not thumb through a travel magazine but get out of my chair and walk to the drinking fountain." The plan should take your attention away from the temptation. As with any new habit, practice will help it stick.
Perhaps the most important conclusion of The Marshmallow Test is that "will power" is not an inborn trait. The children who couldn't wait and ate the marshmallows simply had not learned the skills the other children used. Once they learned them, they got better at delaying gratification. Thus self-control is a habit that can be learned, provided that you are aware of your temptations and that you put some effort into learning strategies for dealing with them. Self-control increases by withstanding easy temptations and then working up to more difficult ones. So how long can you wait before grabbing that marshmallow dangling in front of you? 5 minutes? A month? A decade? The effort is up to you.


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There are various theories about what constitutes "change management." The bottom line, in all cases, involves people. When senior managers decide to make changes, they don't care what the machines or the computer systems "think" about change. They care about what the employees, the customers and their business partners think. They worry that customers will decide they don't like the new products and services, or that employees will resist making the changes required for success. Change management is about getting people to support change.
This rule may seem obvious, but companies and process groups often ignore it. This is especially likely to happen if the company or the process team anticipates that the change will have a negative impact on all or a portion of the staff. If we know in advance, for example, that a change will likely lead to laying off a number of people, there is a tendency to try to avoid communicating that until the last minute. Sometimes this works, but more often people can sense what is likely to happen and they become nervous and upset long before the layoffs occur. In this instance, people resent the change effort and the entire effort suffers. Those who were involved in Business Process Reengineering in the 90s know that BPR came to be widely perceived as something that resulted in major layoffs, and that perception made it very hard for BPR people to achieve their goals of radically improving process improvement performance.
With or without layoffs, employees become nervous when they see that their work is being studied. It's usually far better to start the project by sitting down with those involved in the As-Is process, explaining the goal of the project, and arranging to keep people informed as the project progresses. As a strong generalization, keeping people informed about changes that will likely affect them is the best rule of thumb.
And, of course, it's not just the employees you need to keep informed. No one likes surprises, at least not in a business context. Keeping customers and business partners informed is also important. Moreover, keeping the other processes, and their managers and employees informed about changes in your process that will likely have an impact on them, is just as important.
When a team using the BPTrends Methodology plans a project, they build in a number of meetings that are designed, in large part, to assure that everyone is kept informed on the goals and the evolution of the project's planned changes. Stakeholders are urged to share their thoughts and voice opposition so that everyone knows about potential problems well in advance of any actual process changes being implemented.
A second emphasis in change management is on overcoming resistance. Let's assume that it emerges from an early meeting that some of the supervisors involved in the As-Is process are opposed to the type of changes that are being considered. A number of change management techniques are designed to help a process team overcome such resistance. It begins by determining exactly why the individuals are resistant. Some people, for example, are quite skilled using existing tools and are recognized and rewarded for those skills. They fear that a change will obsolete their skills and make them less important. Once this problem is identified, the process team can incorporate training into the transition program to assure that everyone gains the new skills required.
The general theory runs as follows: Individuals seek to secure their own advantage, or at least to avoid becoming disadvantaged. The process team needs to show individuals how the proposed changes will be advantageous to them, or at least show that the changes won't have a negative impact on them. This can't always be done, but it often can, and it's largely a matter of communicating with individuals and determining the exact nature of their concerns.
Once again, this seems obvious, but is often ignored. In union shops, this can be a very serious problem, but even in a non-union shop, most people have clear ideas about what they were hired to do, or what they are being paid to do, and most resent having their work assignments changed without some kind of negotiation and agreement. Many companies have formal documents, termed "job descriptions" or something similar. These documents define the work expected from a given employee. In the real world there is often some drift that has taken place since the employee was hired or the job description was written, but most employees have a strong idea about what they regard as a reasonable variation, and what is, in their opinion, an unreasonable change. The rule is simple: you don't make unreasonable changes in someone's job without some kind of negotiation and agreement. You might simply consider this a part of the basic approach that says you must communicate about changes, but it often requires a more formal approach.
If the process team sees that it is moving toward a process redesign that will require major changes in various employee job descriptions, it needs to alert appropriate people – supervisors, human resource people – and draft new job descriptions for the To-Be processes being designed. Then, those job descriptions need to be discussed with the employees who will be affected. Often new training will be required to teach people to use new tools and techniques, hardware or new software. In most cases, some tasks previously performed will be discontinued at the same time that new tasks are being added. If the changes amount to requiring higher level skills, then changes in job status and pay will need to be negotiated and agreed upon. This transition can be especially difficult if the job is being deskilled.
There are lots of theories of motivation, but the approach that works best in business environments is an informal kind of behaviorism. People tend to do more when they are reinforced, they tend to do less when they are not reinforced, and they tend to stop doing things when they are punished for doing them.
The key term in all of this is reinforcement. It takes many forms. A pleasant word or smile can be reinforcing, just as ignoring someone can be punishing. In some circumstances formal recognition can be reinforcing. A post saying that the night shift completed 200 units can be a challenge for the day shift, and the achievement of 201 units by the day shift can be reinforcing. Added vacation time, salary increases and bonuses are also good motivating factors.
I remember a situation in a call center when a new program was introduced to encourage the sale of some additional items that required longer call times to sell. After a couple of months, senior management was concerned that the new items were not selling. Investigation and closer observation revealed that supervisors were tracking the time each sales person spent on individual calls and complained to employees who had call times that exceed the average. In effect, anyone who tried to sell the new items was punished, so the items weren't being sold. In real work environments, rewards and punishments are often mixed, and you need to be sure you understand what is actually going on to understand why a given task is or isn't being done.
Management often postures about not wanting to offer bonuses to staff employees, although no one objects to senior management and salesperson bonuses. If you want something done, you need to be sure that the behavior is reinforced. When CEO, Jack Welch, launched the Six Sigma program at GE in the Eighties, he made 20% of each senior manager's bonus dependent on achieving Six Sigma goals. GE's Six Sigma program became a major success!
Once the process team has designed a new To-Be process, you need to consider what will happen when that process is rolled out. What will happen to supervisors who support the new process? What will happen to employees who work hard to try to make the new process a success? If you really want the new process to succeed, your team had better be sure that the supervisors and employees responsible for the new process get reinforced for making the new process a success.
Too many process efforts are launched with a bit of fanfare, and then gradually fail. In most cases they fail for one major reason – People are confused about the new process, and, worse, are being pressured by managers to solve problems that occur. Frequently, the easiest way to solve many of the problems is to revert to the old way of doing things. This environment, frequently typical of roll outs, doesn't provide any incentives for those who make the new process work. In fact, people take longer to use new and unfamiliar tools and techniques and, at the same time, they feel awkward and under pressure to perform well. Understandably, they may find it easier (and more rewarding) to simply fall back on the old familiar ways.
At this point, it should be obvious that Change Management should be employed at two different stages in the redesign process. You use it at the beginning of the project to socialize the project and establish a clear communication plan. And, you use it, indirectly, during the process roll-out to assure the process is being implemented effectively. Normally, the process team is gone by the time the process is rolled out, so you need to build support for the process into the redesign plan. If you want supervisors to reinforce the process redesign or you want management to pay bonuses for good implementation efforts, you need to establish those requirements and guidelines at the time the redesign program is being developed. And, in some cases, you will need to provide supervisor training, to assure that supervisors effectively support staff employees.
Change Management is one of the keys to a successful business process change initiative. Learning the basics involved and incorporating them into your process methodology will increase your chances for success.
To focus on each person is possible with BSC management deployment.
Deployment by main BRC strategic map, to sub-maps to personal value map.
And have individual management to respond from new parameters.
and to practice a Management of Operational Community.
others considerations are to introduce an inverse BPM..
to become obsolete the designed process in all time.
Have a process map by BPM shuts company/business evolving.
, methods and tools must can evolve synchronously with technos and new parameters.


Pure and simple. Apples and water. All the ingredients you will need to make delicious and wholesome homemade apple juice.
COMBINE apples and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender.
TRANSFER apples and juice, working in batches, to a strainer lined with several layers of cheesecloth. Let drip, undisturbed, for at least 2 hours.
HEAT apple juice to 190°F in a clean large saucepan over medium-high heat.
LADLE hot juice to hot jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight. Place jar in boiling water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.


Post Mount type rear brake with caliper between the seat stay and the chain stay for braking power loss reduction and additional protection of entire hydraulic system.
Cables passing internally through the down tube for additional protection of damaging, wearing off and sleek design.
The 1.5" tapered head tube helps for precise handling and improves the rigidity of the frame. Head set utilize sealed industrial bearing for smooth movement and extra long life.


A blend of inspiration for this dress featuring Bardot shoulders and multiple prints. The true protagonist is a motif reminiscent of the azulejos, a typical decoration of Portuguese architecture, paired with a bold graphic band and animalier background. This sophisticated dress is ideal for daytime use, fresh and full of character.


At first I struggled to get a grasp of Steel Rats. There is a lot going on, and the controls weren't too friendly. Naturally the game will introduce you to a lot of maneuvers and controls over time, but jumping into 'later' levels to showcase what the game had to offer was a lot to handle. Steel Rats has four unique characters with varying abilities. When a character dies, the next one replaces them. This is essentially how Steel Rats offers multiple lives while exposing players to different characters and playstyles.
My first playthrough was horrendous. The level structure includes ramps and forks turning the game from 2D to 2.5D. Since motorcycles are fast, choosing a ramp or path to take has to be made equally as fast. Any delay choosing a path can result in being stuck on the same path or running into corners.
By my second playthrough, I was tail-whipping junk and zig-zagging through train tracks avoiding oncoming trains, bunny hopping over ledges and taking advantage of the front-wheel saw weapon mechanic while destroying objects, it was amazing! There was something that clicked, and every move had a poetic flow to it which made me feel like a true member of the Steel Rats biker gang.
Release Date: Q4 2018 on Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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Q: When hosting my application on heroku (specifically when trying to migrate to heroku) I get an error saying module not found I am new to software development so please give me input for novices.  I followed the process on the heroku site several times, checked and double checked every step of the process, and can not figure out why I can not migrate to heroku.
This is the error I am getting and I have verified that this module does indeed exist:
File "/app/project/urls.py", line 19, in <module>
    from photo_gallery_aaron import views
  File "/app/photo_gallery_aaron/views.py", line 3, in <module>
    from .forms import GalleryForm, PhotoForm, CommentForm
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'photo_gallery_aaron.forms'

I would be happy to show any code that would be relevant and feedback on how to ask more accurate questions would be greatly appreciated.directory

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Q: Error al desplegar mi aplicación en heroku ¿Por qué me muestra un "Application Error" al desplegar mi aplicación en heroku?
Ya llevo rato buscando solución a este problema y no dado con alguna que me funcione. Ya cambie el archivo Procfile, edite los puertos en la aplicación flask que es el framework que uso para las rutas e incluso hice un proyecto mucho más simple y tampoco funciona.
Este es el log de heroku en la terminal, después de estas lineas se repiten los mismos mensajes una y otra vez.
2022-08-19T19:57:52.450206+00:00 app[web.1]: Address already in use
2022-08-19T19:57:52.450211+00:00 app[web.1]: Port 5000 is in use by another program. Either identify and stop that program, or start the server with a different port.
2022-08-19T19:57:52.450406+00:00 app[web.1]: [2022-08-19 19:57:52 +0000] [5019] [INFO] Worker exiting (pid: 5019)
2022-08-19T19:57:52.511167+00:00 app[web.1]: [2022-08-19 19:57:52 +0000] [5020] [INFO] Booting worker with pid: 5020
2022-08-19T19:57:52.659210+00:00 app[web.1]: * Serving Flask app 'app'
2022-08-19T19:57:52.659214+00:00 app[web.1]: * Debug mode: off
2022-08-19T19:57:52.661271+00:00 app[web.1]: Address already in use
2022-08-19T19:57:52.661272+00:00 app[web.1]: Port 5000 is in use by another program. Either identify and stop that program, or start the server with a different port.

Aquí el código de prueba en flask que utilizo
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return "
Hola mundo
"

app.run(port = 5000)

Si tienen alguna solución se los agradecería mucho.

A: Ya pudo resolver el problema y todo ejecuta bien. Solo me faltaba agregar la línea de código correspondiente al condicional que obliga al programa a ejecutarse solo si es llamado desde su archivo principal, no pensé que por eso fuese a dar problemas pero ya está todo resulto
El programa de prueba quedaría así
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return "
Hola mundo
"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(port = 5000)


K-Electric is the only vertically-integrated power utility in Pakistan. It produces electricity from its own generation units with installed capacity of 2,267 MW and in addition, has arrangements with external power producers for 1,162 MW which includes 650 MW from the National Grid.
Through investments of over USD 1 Billion in Generation business, KE has enhanced its generation capacity by 1,057 MW since 2009 and the overall fleet efficiency has improved from 30.4% to 37.4% (FY09 vs. FY18); Max 40.3% achieved in Feb '14.
K-Electric continues to expand its generation portfolio through own generation, projects being developed by external developers as pure IPPs, and projects where KE shall acquire equity stake within an IPP.
KE has initiated a 900 MW project for an RLNG-based power plant at Bin Qasim site, along with associated grid expansion projects. This will supplement the power needs of Karachi and add value to the economy through better and sustainable power to business and industry. The project, known as BQPS III, also includes an upgrade to associated transmission infrastructure, including the construction of four grids. The first phase of 450 MW is expected to be commissioned by mid-2020 followed by completion of 900 MW by the end of same year.
K-Electric is developing a (350 x 2) MW coal power project in Port Qasim. A Shareholders' Agreement has been signed with China Datang Overseas Investment Co. Ltd (CDTO) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), wherein CDTO has a 51% equity share in the project; 25% equity is being contributed by CMEC and 24% by KE. Land has been acquired and technical studies on the land have been completed by KE. Further, a Bankable Feasibility Study has been completed by the ZheJiang Electric Power Design Institute.
Additionally, a local project company, 'Datang Pakistan Karachi Power Generation Limited', has been formed. Various options are being evaluated on the financial front and negotiations for project agreements are at an advanced stage. In addition, the project has also received term sheets for the debt portion, with combination of both local and foreign debt. Further, upfront tariff for the project was approved by NEPRA in August 2016 and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) has provided its principle approval for provision of LOI for construction of dedicated coal unloading jetty.
Financial Close is expected during FY 2019.
KE will be the power off-taker in a 450 MW RLNG-fired power plant which is expected to be available from FY 2021. KE currently has an equity option in this project for up to 24%.
KE is engaged in seeking potential partners and sponsors to promote technological development, construction, operation and maintenance of solar and wind power plants within its franchise area. KE has signed two renewable projects; 50 MW solar power plants each, to be commissioned at Gharo for supply of power to KE. The first plant is expected to achieve COD by the end of 2018. KE is also conducting a system study to determine its renewable energy mix and expand its renewable portfolio, mainly in wind and solar.
KE has already started development of embedded generation plants, up to a capacity of 500 MW. These projects will mainly be developed on dual fuel technology at the mouth of load centres, such that energy can be directly consumed in the area through the 132 kV network. KE is working with Orient Power for a 200 MW embedded power plant at Baldia under an IPP Structure. Expected COD by mid of 2020.
Further, KE is also working with Western Electric Limited to set up a 200 – 250 MW embedded power plant at Northern Bypass with COD expected in 2021.
As a fast-track solution to bridge the demand-supply gap, KE purchases surplus power from various small and large-scale captive power plants set up by industrial-scale users. Recent developments in this regard include Lotte Chemicals Pakistan Limited. KE will add 11-16 MWs to its capacity through captive power plants.


My full step by step design tutorial is featured in Computer Arts Magazine #190 July 2011 issue.
The issue is about character design and in my tutorial, it shows how to apply character into various graphic design projects. It reveals everything about my creative process. Must see it!


When successfully hosting of the 2017 Netball Youth World Cup (NYWC) this past year under the Tebogo Lebotse Sebego regime, Botswana netball team (Under 21) showcased a crème dela cream squad, boasting exceptional players such as Pearl Maribe, Sarona Hans, Florence Poane and Cheludo David, just to mention a few.
This left many people anticipating for a smooth transition to the senior team and continue with their impressive performances at elite stages. However, this has not been the case as the national team has been performing dismally, failing to book a spot at the 2018 Africa Netball World Cup back in August, which will be hosted in England, Liverpool next year.
Prior the 2018 Africa Netball World Cup qualifiers staged in Zambia, Botswana roped in a mentor from South Africa, Dorette Badenhorst who confidently said in an interview with Sun Sport before departing to Zambia with team, that the team was in good shape. The results, however did not show and the coach was gone.
In an interview with Sun Sport this week, Botswana Netball Association (BONA) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Theresa Hirchfeld explained why the international coach (Badenhorst) left immediately after the qualifiers, "We had no money to hire an international coach but we desperately needed one hence Spar came to our rescue to bring Dorette Badenhorst on board to help us specifically qualify for the 2019 Netball World Cup edition.
We had to part ways with her because we did not have funds to continue with her," she explained. According to BONA PRO, the continued absence of the domestic league can be pointed as the main reason why the national team has not been performing well recently, "We do not have a league running at the moment, hence resorting to meeting only on weekends in preparation for important tournaments.
However, I think we did fairly well at the just ended Diamond Challenge tournament held in South Africa looking at the fact that we were not able to go with our full squad due to Police Department events that hindered the selection of players from the Police side," said the BONA PRO.
The 2018 Diamond Challenge Netball tournament in South Africa, Limpopo was played by Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa's president XII. The local team did not fare well as they lost most of the games they played, but only managed to salvage one consolation win.


Alkaptonuria is an inherited condition that causes urine to turn black when exposed to air. Ochronosis, a buildup of dark pigment in connective tissues such as cartilage and skin, is also characteristic of the disorder. People with alkaptonuria typically develop arthritis in adulthood, particularly in the spine and large joints.


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They found god in the front closet of a suburban home in Lincoln, Nebraska. They said god was lying upside down under a bin of legos. They say a lot of things these days.
The men who were called were serious. The kind in white lab coats with guns and gas masks. How do you get into something like that? Probably the military. Men who are paid to know things and be really vague when anyone asks. That morning several serious phone calls had taken place. Immediately and critical and national security were used together in sentences.
Planes were flown by pilots who had no clue as to the reason for their flight. They are paid not to know, and they are paid well. Planes then black chevy suburbans with blacked out windows. Hard knocks on doors, "Ma'am you and your family need to evacuate there's been, uhh a chemical spill." Yeah that'll scare 'em good. A chemical spill. All your questions will be answered soon. And what else really can you expect them to say "sorry we found god and we have no idea what the fuck to do now" no, no they must be confident, certain.
Mr. Smith was picked up first, of course that's not his real name, but in the report which will be written, the one with lots of REDACTED's written in it, his name will be Mr. Smith. He was coming home from work, stopped at the entrance to the neighborhood. You know the one with the big stone sign nestled in the bushes, no the other one. That's it. "This is outrageous" Mr. Smith says to the man. "A chemical spill? What about my wife and daughters? Where are they?" The man sympathizes but he has no better information he can give.
Down at the end of the cul de sac, a white house with a bay window. It is the Smith's house. Two young girls sit in the living room; their knees cushioned by the high pile carpeting. The tablet in the corner flashes shapes and sounds. It is the seventh age and a stuffed bear has finally earned his seat on the council. Next they must choose someone to be culled. The dolls argue amongst themselves, and the bear sits quietly. The rear door is breached.
Ms. Smith screams as the men is gas masks rush in. They haul her away. The girls look up. The front door is breached. A man grabs each of them behind the necks and rushes for the door. The man behind him, thinner and older, carrying a box under his right arm stands in the doorway. Sweat runs down his brow. His breathing fogs up the edges around his gas mask. Where moments ago was children's play and quiet afternoon reading, now there is only terror.
What qualifies him to stand there in the entry way, before god. He quakes in his boots as he steps forward, towards the closet door. His skin rubs against the protective rubber suit. Good for radiation, poison gas, but what kind of protective clothing would make sense here. The man hasn't thought about it. This suit wasn't chosen for the occasion, but rather out of protocol. The tablet in the corner flashes colors and shapes its bright colors flashing against the walls. He reaches out, slowly turning the closet door knob. He trembles as he pulls back the door.


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This 'kid's guide to gender identity' should not be promoted in public libraries
Tasmanian Birth Certificates
You can help get these billboards up across Australia
Keep Drag Queen Story Time and radical gender indoctrination away from our kids!
New gender theory book for kids imposes old stereotypes
A new book released in the US is reinforcing old gender stereotypes in an attempt to make transgender issues more palatable.
Jack (Not Jackie), written by Erica Silverman, is aimed at children aged between 4years and 8years old. The primary character is a little girl who is named Jackie. The problem is she identifies as a boy and wants to be called Jack.
A gay activists group called GLAAD, "explained that the book "is a conversation starter about gender identity and gender expression, but more importantly it is a story about love between siblings and wholeheartedly accepting people for who they are."
The premise is that this little girl doesn't like stereoptypical female things such as dresses or fairies. Instead she conforms more to the male stereotypes of bugs and explorers.
Binary spokeswoman, Kirralie Smith, commented, "No one today says girls must have long hair & wear dresses. Girls can like ties & bugs - it doesn't mean they are boys. Why can't we let our kids be kids?" Smith continued, "It appears that radical gender activists are insisting on reinforcing old gender stereotypes. For decades we have worked hard to erase these stereotypes. This seems to be an attempt to impose this ideology on the rest of us."
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package my.home.lehome.mvp.presenters;

import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.content.ServiceConnection;
import android.os.RemoteException;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;

import org.altbeacon.beacon.Beacon;
import org.altbeacon.beacon.BeaconConsumer;
import org.altbeacon.beacon.BeaconManager;
import org.altbeacon.beacon.BeaconParser;
import org.altbeacon.beacon.RangeNotifier;
import org.altbeacon.beacon.Region;

import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.security.InvalidParameterException;
import java.util.Collection;

import my.home.common.util.PrefUtil;
import my.home.lehome.mvp.views.FindMyTagDistanceView;

/**
 * Created by legendmohe on 15/4/21.
 */
public class FindMyTagPresenter extends MVPPresenter implements BeaconConsumer {
    protected static final String TAG = "FindMyTagPresenter";

    private static final String RANGE_UNI_ID = "FindMyTagPresenter_ID";
    private static final String PREF_LAST_TAG_ID = "pref_last_tag_id";
    // layout for iBeacon
    public static final String MY_BEACON_LAYOUT = "m:2-3=0215,i:4-19,i:20-21,i:22-23,p:24-24,d:25-25";

    private WeakReference<FindMyTagDistanceView> mFindMyTagView;
    private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
    private BeaconManager mBeaconManager;

    private String mFliterUid = "";
    private boolean mIsBtEnableAlready = false;
    private boolean mBinded = false;

    private BroadcastReceiver mBtStateReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            String action = intent.getAction();

            if (BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_STATE_CHANGED.equals(action)) {
                if (FindMyTagPresenter.this == null || mFindMyTagView.get() == null)
                    return;

                int state = intent.getIntExtra(BluetoothAdapter.EXTRA_STATE, -1);
                if (state == BluetoothAdapter.STATE_OFF) {
                    mFindMyTagView.get().onBtDisable();
                    mBeaconManager.unbind(FindMyTagPresenter.this);
                    mBinded = false;
                } else if (state == BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON) {
                    mFindMyTagView.get().onBtEnable();
                    setupBeaconManager();
                    mBinded = true;
                } else if (state == BluetoothAdapter.STATE_TURNING_ON) {
                    mFindMyTagView.get().onBtTurningOn();
                }
            }
        }
    };

    public FindMyTagPresenter(FindMyTagDistanceView view) {
        if (view == null)
            throw new InvalidParameterException("view cannot be null");

        mFindMyTagView = new WeakReference<FindMyTagDistanceView>(view);
        mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
    }

    @Override
    public void start() {
        Log.d(TAG, "mBeaconManager start.");
        IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter("android.bluetooth.adapter.action.STATE_CHANGED");
        mFindMyTagView.get().getContext().registerReceiver(mBtStateReceiver, intentFilter);

        mFliterUid = PrefUtil.getStringValue(mFindMyTagView.get().getContext(), PREF_LAST_TAG_ID, null);

        if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
            mBluetoothAdapter.enable();
        } else {
            mIsBtEnableAlready = true;
            setupBeaconManager();
            mBinded = true;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void stop() {
        Log.d(TAG, "mBeaconManager stop.");
        mFindMyTagView.get().getContext().unregisterReceiver(mBtStateReceiver);
        if (mBinded) {
            mBeaconManager.unbind(this);
            mBinded = false;
        }
        if (!mIsBtEnableAlready && mBluetoothAdapter != null) {
            mBluetoothAdapter.disable();
            mIsBtEnableAlready = false;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onBeaconServiceConnect() {
        try {
//            mBeaconManager.startMonitoringBeaconsInRegion(new Region(RANGE_UNI_ID, null, null, null));
            mBeaconManager.startRangingBeaconsInRegion(new Region(RANGE_UNI_ID, null, null, null));
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, Log.getStackTraceString(e));
        }
        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(mFliterUid)) {
            mFindMyTagView.get().showBeaconsDialog();
        }
    }

    public String getFliterUid() {
        return mFliterUid;
    }

    public void setFliterUid(String mFliterUid) {
        this.mFliterUid = mFliterUid;
        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(mFliterUid)) {
            PrefUtil.setStringValue(mFindMyTagView.get().getContext(), PREF_LAST_TAG_ID, this.mFliterUid);
        }
    }

    private void setupBeaconManager() {
        mBeaconManager = BeaconManager.getInstanceForApplication(mFindMyTagView.get().getContext());
        mBeaconManager.getBeaconParsers().clear();
        mBeaconManager.getBeaconParsers().add(
                new BeaconParser().setBeaconLayout(MY_BEACON_LAYOUT)
        );
//        mBeaconManager.setMonitorNotifier(new MonitorNotifier() {
//            @Override
//            public void didEnterRegion(Region region) {
//                Log.d(TAG, "didEnterRegion: " + region.toString());
//                mFindMyTagView.get().onBeaconEnter(region.toString());
//            }
//
//            @Override
//            public void didExitRegion(Region region) {
//                Log.d(TAG, "didExitRegion: " + region.toString());
//                mFindMyTagView.get().onBeaconExit(region.toString());
//            }
//
//            @Override
//            public void didDetermineStateForRegion(int state, Region region) {
//                Log.d(TAG, "didDetermineStateForRegion: " + region.toString() + " state: " + state);
//                mFindMyTagView.get().onBeaconState(state, region.toString());
//            }
//        });

        mBeaconManager.setRangeNotifier(new RangeNotifier() {
            @Override
            public void didRangeBeaconsInRegion(Collection<Beacon> beacons, Region region) {
                if (mFindMyTagView.get() != null && beacons.size() > 0) {
                    Beacon beacon = beacons.iterator().next();
                    Log.i(TAG, "UUID: " + beacon.getBluetoothAddress() + " beacon: " + beacon.getBluetoothName() + " distance: " + beacon.getDistance() + " data: " + beacon.getDataFields());

                    String uid = beacon.getBluetoothAddress();
                    mFindMyTagView.get().onBeaconEnter(beacon);
                    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(mFliterUid) || !uid.equals(mFliterUid))
                        return;
                    mFindMyTagView.get().onBeaconDistance(uid, beacon.getBluetoothName(), beacon.getDistance(), beacon.getDataFields());
                }
            }
        });
        mBeaconManager.bind(this);
    }

    @Override
    public Context getApplicationContext() {
        return mFindMyTagView.get().getApplicationContext();
    }

    @Override
    public void unbindService(ServiceConnection serviceConnection) {
        mFindMyTagView.get().getContext().unbindService(serviceConnection);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean bindService(Intent intent, ServiceConnection serviceConnection, int i) {
        return mFindMyTagView.get().getContext().bindService(intent, serviceConnection, i);
    }
}

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Investment tax preferences and businesses
Published: Monday, 01 October 2012
Investment tax preferences and water utilities and sanitation.
Our company has made an offer to LLP "Water-Marketing" (hereinafter Shymkent water utility), an organization of the water management system in Kazakhstan, legal support of the project, in which the planned filing in the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) to earn investment tax preferences.
N.TURLYBEKOV,
"LLP law firm" Herman "
A working group, which included lawyers LLC "Legal Company" German "and the leadership of the Shymkent water utility - Director General - Anarbek Orman, Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs - Alia Zheksembekova, head of the planning department - Gulsara Kaldygozova and Head of Production and Technical Department Toleubaev Altynbek . result of joint work was the conclusion of a contract with the competent authority to make investments, providing investment tax preferences.
Thus, the Shymkent water utility is the first company of the water system in Kazakhstan, to receive investment tax preferences.
The state, represented by the authorized agency, providing investment tax preferences Shymkent water utilities, create incentives that improve the quality of services. We would like to briefly tell you what it is - "the investment tax preferences."
Investment tax preferences - is targeting of benefits, which are expressed in the provision of additional deductions from the gross annual income of taxpayers making investments (all types of property other than goods intended for personal use, including items from the lease of the lease agreement, and the rights to them, invested by the investor to the charter capital of a legal entity or an increase in the fixed assets used for business) in fixed assets. Additional tax breaks for the corporate income tax, land tax and property tax are granted to taxpayers again misleading in operation in the investment project assets.
Investment tax preferences are granted for a period determined Depends on the volume of investment in fixed assets, but not more than 5 pet, the date of the application preferences set the contract concluded with the authorized body - the Committee
Investment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, that is authority to whom the right, directly related to the negotiation and monitoring of contracts.
To provide investment tax preferences applied for the prescribed form attached documents that substantiate the estimated cost of construction, installation and acquisition costs of fixed assets used in the implementation of the project, documents establishing the sources of funding and guarantees of the investment project, a business plan, in accordance with requirements of the authorized body, as well as copies of the constituent documents.
The authorized body shall, within thirty days from the date of filing of the application shall decide on granting investment preferences, and then prepare a contract that comes into force on the date of its registration in the authorized body.
In the application of preferential corporate income tax the taxpayer is required to maintain separate accounts for the newly put into operation fixed and equal installments depending on the duration of their value preferences relates to deductions. In addition, for the duration of the contract concluded with the competent authority, the taxpayer may be exempt from paying property tax on newly put into operation under the investment program assets.
For a natural monopoly, like no one else, zazhny guarantee financing of the investment project.
As we know, the only source of funding for natural monopoly is fare (not consider activities that are not related to a natural monopoly).
Therefore, the signing of a contract for the provision of investment tax preferences depends on the coordination and approval of the competition authority of the tariff, which would allow to finance an investment project. Investments may be subjects of natural monopolies with their own and (or) the borrowing of funds. Sources of own funds are profit (net income) and depreciation.
Scientific and technical journal GRP
"Water Resources and Water Use"
from "06 September 2004."


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We also went to Wuhan where we studied meditation with Grand Master Cheng Zhen, the Abbot of Eternal Spring Temple. A special ceremony was also arranged by Grand Master Cheng Zhen where we all received a Daoist name and became members of the Dragon Gate lineage of Daoism. I was given the name Xin Gen which means Genuine Root or Genuine Source.
Grand Master Chen Zhen is pictured on the left giving me a certificate in recognition of our training there.
For the last week of my stay in China, I was studying alone at Xiyuan hospital with Dr. Xu Hongtau (shown on the left with me at the Great Wall) who is head of the Tuina and Qigong Department. I had the chance to refine my practice of Guigen Qigong and to learn some Tuina which is a form of Chinese Massage and a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Every afternoon from 3pm to 5 pm the patients, Dr. Xu and myself would practise the dynamic Guigen Qigong forms for half an hour and then sit for an hour and a half of meditation.
I am Ken Morgan. After a career in computer programming, teaching yoga and running an acupuncture clinic, I have now retired to Malaysia.
I am a student of medical qigong, especially Wild Goose Qigong and am interested in promoting its benefits through this website.
Prior to any interest in qigong I had been practising Tibetan Buddhist meditation since the 1970s. Although not known by this term in Tibet, the influence of Tibetan Buddhism in China left a Tibetan Buddhist Qigong there known as Mi Zong Qigong. To this day some of the Tibetan Buddhist mantras are in common use by Chinese qigong practitioners. Although the pronunciation may have strayed somewhat from the original, just as the pronunciation strayed when the mantras went from India to Tibet.
I first came across qigong in when I was studying Polarity Therapy in the 1980s. I discovered that the teacher Franklyn Sills was also a qigong teacher and asked him for personal instruction. Franklyn's main teacher was Sifu Fong Ha (www.fongha.com) and Professor Peng-Si Yu (1902-1983) who was a direct student of Wang Xiang Zhai , the founder of the Yiquan system.
In the 1980s I also studied Mantak Chia's Healing Tao system with Mantak Chia himself and with one of his intructors, Karl Gunter.
At that time I had trained in the Wing Chun kungfu system with Samuel Kwok and had begun to instruct. This led on to my interest in Taiji quan. I studied the Cheng style with John Higginson and Nigel Sutton of the Zhong Ding Traditional Martial Arts Association.
In 1998/99 I spent six months on a yoga teacher training in Pondicherry, India at the International Centre for Yoga Education and Research studying Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga (now known as Gitananda Yoga after the founder of the ashram, Swami Gitananda). To further my ability to teach I gained the City and Guilds Further and Adult Education Teacher's Certificate.
In 2005 I gained my B.Sc. (1st Class Honours) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture) and became a member of the British Acupuncture Council. In 2006 I gained a certification in the Toyohari style of Japanese acupuncture.
In the last few years I have been studying Wild Goose Qigong with Dr. Bingkun Hu and in 2006 started a training with Michael Rindaldini, a medical qigong teacher. He is a Certified Teacher of Master Wan Sujian's Bagua Xundao Gong qigong system and a National Qigong Association Certified Qigong Teacher, Level IV ( highest level ). He is also a Daoist Priest of the Longmen Dragon Gate sect.
In April 2007, I went to China for an 18 day qigong study tour and private study at Xiyuan hospital. The group was led by Qigong Master Simon Blow who taught us Guigen Qigong and the Eight Brocades qigong (Baduanjin) early every morning throughout the tour. We started in Beijing visiting the usual tourist sites and also the Xiyuan hospital. We spent four days with Dr. Xu Hongtau at a hotel conference centre built in an old fortress on the Great Wall of China outside of Beijing. He is the founder of Guigen Qigong and we had the chance to practise the form with him and get detailed teachings on qigong and meditation. He is a particular advocate of meditation which he describes as "returning to nothingness". These four days of training were certified by the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong.


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South Africa is in a water crisis that will impact and affect the quality of life of all citizens. During the last few years, water scarcity has impacted on our lives, with the result, our dam levels have consistently been dropping, raising concerns that we are facing a water crisis. Badly affected areas such as the Karoo imported water during dry periods. The Muslim Judicial Council responded to a plea from the Loeriesfontein area and delivered approximately 50 000 litres of water during the past few months.
As responsible citizens, we appeal to our community to implement all methods in order to use water efficiently.Enjoy the blessings of life, but take cognisance of the guidance from the Holy Quran in which God Almighty advises mankind regarding wastage as such: "O Children of Adam …Eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for God loveth not the wasters."Quran Chapter 7, Verse 31.
The Western Cape received a below average rainfall for the first time in five years.
We therefore urgently request that as a community we implement water-wise policies in our homes, mosques, workplace and during recreation.


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Nasarawa bye-election: Five ballot boxes snatched
28 May 2016 | 1:28 pm
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawal Shehu on Saturday confirmed that hoodlums snatched five ballot boxes in the on-going bye-elections in the state.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the boxes were snatched at Ugwar ward of Toto Local Government Area of the state.
He said INEC officials reported the snatching of ballot boxes containing electoral materials in units 003,004,005,006 and 008, adding that he had directed his men to ensure the recovery of the boxes and arrest of culprits.
"We are doing our best to ensure violence- free election; to also ensure the protection of lives and property, as such we will not allow any person or groups to cause distraction," he said.
He called on voters to remain peaceful, law-abiding and respect constituted authorities in order to have free air and acceptable bye- election.
Meanwhile, a former member of National Assembly, Sen. Abubakar Sodangi, has lauded the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
"I want to commend the INEC and the electorate for their peaceful conduct; I urge them to sustain the tempo," he told NAN, after casting his vote
Also speaking with newsmen, Mr Ahmed Musa, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the Nasarawa/Toto federal constituency, expressed optimism that PDP will win the bye-election.
He also praised the electorate for their peaceful conduct and urged them to maintain their good conduct.
Alhaji Murtala Sodangi (APC-Nasarawa Central), who is also the chairman, House Committee on Urban Development, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, urged voters to be patient with the APC- led federal and state government in order to enjoy the more dividends of democracy.
Mr.Sani Bawa, former chairman of Nasarawa Local Government area of Nasarawa state and a chieftain of the APC in the state, also commended INEC and the electorate for the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
hoodlums
Nasarawa bye-election
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Lough Gartan on a misty day?
Stony walls, a ruined cabin, scrubby trees, hard-won fields, and the lake make this image of Gartan Lake timeless and yet ancient at the one time. It looks like there is a cemetery on the bottom left corner. What does it look like now?
Photographer: Thomas H. Mason
Collection: Mason Photographic Collection
Date: circa 1900
NLI Ref: M21/41/13
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI's catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Owner: National Library of Ireland on The Commons
thomasholmesmason thomasmayne thomashmasonsonslimited lanternslides nationallibraryofireland gartanlake loughgartan countydonegal ulster ruinedcabin stonywalls saintcolumba saintcolmcille
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27/Oct/2022 08:04:21
This appears to be a similar view point. ... via https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ "Lough Gartan, taken from near the spot where Saint Columba was born." https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2067827657/
Is it an old chapel and graveyard?
How about this ?? - goo.gl/maps/fLNvr75J57xiuhYw8
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Lough Nacally in foreground, with Gartan Lough in background Somewhere around here, near St. Colmcille's Abbey Google Earth Link earth.app.goo.gl/xVthr9 #googleearth
Niall McAuley
The "ruined cabin" is St. Columbmkille's Chapel on the 25". Nearby are an Abbey (in ruins), a holy well and two stone crosses.
More info than you probably want from the NIAH: The early ecclesiastical site at Gartan is the reputed birthplace of Colmcille, the greatest of the Donegal saints (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 385)*. It presently consists of a complex of sites in and around a graveyard enclosed by a modern stone wall. Within the graveyard are a number of grave markers and the remains of a structure known as the 'Abbey' . This is c. 11.8m E-W and c. 5.2m N-S externally. The walls are .7m wide and survive for the most part .3m in height occasionally reaching .6m. The surviving walls have been much interfered with and in places are obscured. An ashlar quoin occurs in the SW corner. The walls are composed of mortared outer blocks with a core of smaller stones. There are a number of gaps in the S wall. There are two modern graves in the interior. 20m NW of the graveyard on a mound of rock, is the badly preserved remains of a cross . This now survives 1.22m in height and is c. .4m in width. The arms are barely perceptible. The remains of a second badly-preserved cross stands about 20m S of the graveyard. This is 1.4m in height and 0.55m wide. The arms of this cross are also only barely perceptible. A heap of loose stones lie against the S base of the cross. The stones are connected with a turas or pilgrimage performed at the site. To the SE of this cross is a holy well (Ó Muirgheasa No. 61) surrounded by a modern concrete wall. Just SW of the graveyard is St. Columbkilles Chapel . This is probably the chapel described in 1622 as being in repair and having a thatched roof (Royal Commission, 217). Apparently in use in 1810 (Rowan 1979, 303) the E gable and upper part of the E window fell during a storm at the end of the century (Baillie 1898, 275). It was subsequently repaired; the missing jamb fragments of the W door and window in the S wall were replaced with modern concrete. The ruin is a simple, rubble-built rectangular church with ashlar quoins, 6m by 3.95m internally; the walls are c. 2.5m high. The round-headed single-light E window has moulded jambs with splayed ingoings and round-headed rear-arch; the jambs retain sinkings for one vertical and four transverse iron bars. There is a similar window in the S wall; its head and W jamb are modern. Beside it on the E is a wall-press. The door in the S wall and that in the W gable have chamfered jambs and pointed head; the pointed rear-arch of the former is modern. The punch dressing on the doors and windows is of 16th century character and the church is undoubtedly of that date. There is an altar set against the interior of the E gable and it is flanked by two shelf-like slabs projecting from the wall face. Abutting the N wall of the chapel but not bonded into it are the remains of a structure for the most part represented only by the grass-covered lower wall courses. In the interior is a small cairn of stones against which a flagstone with a shallow depression has been placed. The stone is semi-circular, 1.1m × 0.57m and is .16m thick. The circular depression close to the straight edge is .12m in diameter and 0.03m in depth. The complex of sites is located on pasture land sloping towards Lough Akibbon c. 800m to the E.
Black and White Fine Art
💡SPOT THE DIFFERENCES!💡 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000321716
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ pretty close
The French / Lawrence uncropped original photo includes a man and woman talking with two nuns(?), and a horse and cart bottom left, etc.
Paging forward from that Lawrence L_ROY_05787, the first dateable thing i see is Killybegs Ulster Bank from c.1900, then the Industrial School from 1898. Paging back I see L_ROY_05784 with Letterkenny cathedral under construction up to roof level, no spire yet. Built 1891-1901. So I'd guess (and this dating method is unreliable as Donegal pics might be in the catalogue together from different dates) we are very near 1900.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Happy to take 1900, along with the usual caveats. Thanks.
There is a nineteenth century smiley face in the lake ( :


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Home » Class 11 » Chemistry » Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques » Classification Of Organic Compounds
Classification Of Organic Compounds
The simplest organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen are called hydrocarbons.
Organic compounds have been divided into two categories depending upon the nature of their carbon skeleton. These are:
(1) Acyclic or open chain compounds
(2) Cyclic or closed chain compounds
Acyclic or open chain compounds
These compounds contain open chains of carbon atoms in their molecules.The carbon chains may be either straight or branched chains.
(1) Straight chain compounds
n-butane CH3—CH2—CH2—CH3
But-2-ene
But-2-yne
Pentanone
(2) Branched chain compounds
Open chain compounds are also called aliphatic compounds since the earlier compounds of this class were obtained either from animals or vegetable fats.
Cyclic or closed chain or ring compounds
These compounds contain one or more closed chains or rings of atoms in their molecules.
Depending upon the constitution of the ring, these are further divided into following two categories:
(1) Homocyclic or carbocyclic compounds: These compounds contain rings which are made up of only one kind of atoms i.e. carbon atoms.These are further divided into the following two sub-classes.
(a) Alicyclic compounds
Carbocyclic compounds which resemble aliphatic compounds in most of their properties are called aliphatic compounds.
Cyclobutane
(b) Aromatic compounds
These are special type of cyclic unsaturated compounds.The name aromatic for this class of cyclic unsaturated compounds has been derived from the Greek word aroma meaning fragrant smell since most of the compounds discovered has pleasant smell.
They are of two types:
(1) Benzenoid aromatic compounds: Organic compounds containing one or more fused or isolated benzene rings and their functionalized derivatives are called benzenoid aromatic compounds.
Depending upon the number of benzene rings fused together, benzenoid compounds may be monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic aromatic compounds.
(1) Monocyclic aromatic compounds
(2) Bicyclic or tricyclic aromatic compounds
(2) Non-benzenoid aromatic compounds
Aromatic compounds which do not contain a benzene ring but instead contain other highly unsaturated rings are called non-benzenoid aromatic compounds.
Cyclic compounds containing one or more heteroatoms in their rings are called heterocyclic compounds.
The heteroatoms found in these compounds are oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, boron, silicon etc.
They are further classified into the following two categories:
(1) Alicyclic heterocyclic compounds: Aliphatic cyclic compounds containing one or more heteroatoms in their rings are called alicyclic heterocyclic compounds.
(2) Aromatic heterocyclic compounds
Aromatic cyclic compounds containing one or more heteroatoms in their molecules are called aromatic heterocyclic compounds.
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Canberra, 26 January: A Kerala dentist settled in Melbourne has been honoured with the civilian honour of the Order of Australia by the Governor General of Australia on Australia Day 2016.
Sajeev Koshy was given the award for his service to dentistry in Victoria, Australia.
Koshy is currently the Clinical Director, Dental Services, Plenty Valley Community Health, Epping and Whittlesea. He is also Senior Specialist Endodontist and Acting Head of Endodontics Unit, Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, Dental Health Services Victoria.
Koshy has also served as the president of the Kerala Dental Council, president of the Indian Dental Association.
Dr Jay Chandra, for his services to medicine in the field of ophthalmology. (NSW).


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London, Society of Antiquaries, 128
s. xvii
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Charters contained:
S731x, A.D. 964 = 963 (Gloucester, 28 December). King Edgar to St Mary's Abbey, Worcester; grant of privileges for land at Cropthorne, Overbury, Pendock, Worcs.; Teddington, Gloucs.; Mitton in Bredon, Sedgeberrow, Worcs.; Northwick in Blockley, Evenlode, Daylesford, Dorn in Batsford, Icomb, Gloucs.; Shipston-on-Stour, Blackwell in Tredington, Warwicks.; Grimley, Little Witley, Knightwick, Hallow, Harvington, Bredon, Worcs.; Blockley, Gloucs.; Tredington, Warwicks; together with the creation of the triple Hundred of Oswaldslow. s. xvii
S1041x, A.D. 1065 (Westminster, 28 Dec.). King Edward to Westminster Abbey, Third Charter; grant and confirmation of privileges. s. xvii
S1251x, f. 147v: A.D. 714. Statement by Ecgwine, bishop of the Hwicce, on the foundation and endowment of the minster at Evesham. The endowment included land at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., and Chadbury, Worcs., and the minster at Fladbury, Worcs. [granted by King Æthelred (of Mercia); the land at Stratford was later ceded to Æthelheard, subregulus of the Hwicce, in exchange for the restoration of Fladbury]; 84 hides (mansae) around Evesham, on both sides of the river Avon [granted by Cenred, king of Mercia, and Offa, king of the East Angles (recte Essex)]; 20 hides at Twyford, Worcs. [granted by Osward]; 8 hides [granted by Æthelric, son of King Oshere]; and 8 hides [granted by Balterius, sacerdos]. s. xvii
S980x, f. 149v: A.D. 1021 x 1023. King Cnut to Bury St Edmunds Abbey; grant of privileges and of renders of fish from Welle (Upwell and Outwell, Norfolk) and of eels from Lakenheath, Suffolk. s. xvii
S792x, ff. 149v-150r: A.D. 973. King Edgar to Thorney Abbey; grant of privileges and confirmation of land at Whittlesey, Cambs.; Water Newton, Woodston, Yaxley and Farcet, Hunts.; Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincs.; Teafolscet; and 2 hides (mansae) at Huntingdon. MS 3 adds Wittering, Oxney, Thorpe and Titchmarsh, Northants; Gedney, Lutton, Angarhala (lost) and Tydd, Lincs.; and Broughton, Hunts. s. xvii
S262x, f. 151r: A.D. 766 for ? 774. Cynewulf, king of Wessex, to St Andrew's minster, Wells; grant of 2 (or 11) hides (manentes) on the river Wellow, Somerset. s. xvii
S779x, f. 152r: A.D. 970 (Woolmer, Hants.). King Edgar to Ely Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land at Melbourn and Armingford, Cambs., and at Northwold, Norfolk, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Harting, Sussex. s. xvii
S1051x, f. 152r: A.D. 1042 x 1066. King Edward to Ely Abbey; grant of land at Lakenheath and confirmation of privileges and of land at Ely, Swaffham Prior, Horningsea, Wood Ditton, Hauxton, Newton, Stapleford, Great Shelford, Triplow, Melbourn, Armingford, Little Gransden, Stetchworth, Balsham, Fulbourn, Teversham, Westley Waterless, Trumpington, West Wratting, Snailwell, Fen Ditton, Hardwick, Milton, Impington, Cottenham, and Willingham, Cambs.; at Hartest, Glemsford, Hitcham, Rattlesden, Drinkstone, Nedging, Barking, Barham, Wetheringsett, Livermere, Occold, Wicklow, Sudbourne, Melton, Kingston, Hoo, Stoke (near Ipswich), Debenham, Brightwell, Woodbridge and Brandon, Suffolk; at Feltwell, Bridgeham, Methwold, Croxton, Weeting, Mundford, Bergh Apton, Westfield, Fincham, Northwold, Walpole, Marham, Dereham, Thorpe and Pulham, Norfolk; at Hadstock, Littlebury, Stretley (Green) in Littlebury, the two Rodings, Rettendon, Amberden (Hall) in Debden, Broxted, Easter, Fambridge and Terling, Essex; at Hadham, Hatfield and Kelshall, Herts.; at Spaldwick, Somersham, Colne and Bluntisham, Hunts. s. xvii
S880x, f. 152r-v: A.D. 994. King Æthelred to Ealdred, bishop of Cornwall; grant of privileges. s. xvii
S1021x, f. 153r: A.D. 1050. King Edward joins the two dioceses of Devon and Cornwall and transfers the seat of the united bishopric to Exeter. s. xvii
S343x, f. 154v: A.D. 852 for ? 878. Alfred, king of Wessex, to Athelney Abbey; grant of 10 hides (cassatae) at Long Sutton, Somerset. s. xvii
S1246, f. 193r-v: A.D. 677 for 687 or 688. Eorcenwold, bishop of the East Saxons, to the nunnery of Barking; grant of privileges and grant and confirmation of lands, comprising 40 hides (cassatae) at Barking and Beddanhaam (probably Barking) [given to Eorcenwald by King Suidfrid], 75 hides (manentes) at Ricingahaam, Bydinhaam, Dagenham, Angenlabeshaam and Widmundes felth (Wyfields in Great Ilford) [granted by Oedilred, cf. S 1171], and 10 hides at Childerditch [also granted by Oedilred], all in Essex; and 53 hides at Isleworth, Middx. [granted by King Æthelred (of Mercia)]; 70 hides at Battersea beside Hydaburna (the river Wandle), Surrey [granted by King Ceadwalla (of Wessex), cf. S 1248]; 1 hide iuxta London [granted by King Wulfhere (of Mercia)]; 10 hides supra vicum Londoniae [granted by Quoengyth, wife of .......aldi]; and 40 hides (cassatae) at Swanscombe and Erith, Kent [granted by King Æthelred (of Mercia)]. s. xvii
S798x, ff. 198v-199r: A.D. 974 (28 Dec.). King Edgar to Ramsey Abbey; confirmation and grant of privileges and of land at Ramsey, Upwood with Raveley, Hemingford, Sawtry, Stukeley, Brington and Old Weston, Hunts.; Hilgay and Walsoken, Norfolk; fish from Wells, Norfolk; land at Brancaster, Norfolk; at Warboys, Wistow with Raveley and Bury, and at Slepam (St Ives), Hunts.; at Chatteris and Elsworth, Cambs.; at Whiston and Isham, Northants.; at Houghton, Wyton, Ripton, Ellington, Bythorn, Hunts.; at Graveley, Cambs.; and at Dillington, Great Staughton and Yelling, Hunts. s. xvii
S613, f. 204r: A.D. 956 (iv). King Eadwig to Beornric, his faithful minister; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Poolhampton, Hants. s. xvii
S966, f. 204v: A.D. 1032 (Glastonbury). King Cnut to the church of St Mary, Glastonbury; grant and confirmation of privileges. s. xvii


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Q: Jquery Datatables Tenho um array com números de concursos de loteria e joguei em uma datatable.
Gostaria de saber se é possível digitar no filtro o número do concurso que eu quero e ele ao invés de filtrar apenas aquele número, apenas me trouxesse os dados do item e os botões anterior e próximo apontassem respectivamente para os próximos. Exemplo este site da caixa. http://loterias.caixa.gov.br/wps/portal/loterias/landing/lotofacil/
Estou utilizando o DataTables 1.10.7.
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              Resultados Lotofácil


Hans Holzner is making quick work of his track season. After finishing 32nd in the state for cross-country, Hans is taking to the track with aggression and is leading his team in a charge to state.
Holzner set a personal record Monday, running his mile in 4:45. For Hans, it was an easy day in Battle Lake. Normally he pairs with his undefeated 4X800m team to set a team tone at meets. However, with one member of the team missing, Holzner focused to her personal events and brought home gold. His mile time was good enough to make a statement for him on the first place podium. His 800m time of 2:04:24 also gave him gold as he cheered on teammates.
Holzner's remaining 4X800m team kept pace with him throughout the meet. Luke Bowman was drafting Hans for much of the day, finishing the 800m 13 seconds behind his state bound teammate. Bowman's mile time was 5:07, earning him 4th place as he clapped for his teammate wearing the gold medal.
Joining Holzner on the podium for mile was Toby Simonsen. Simonsen's 4:56 mile time was hard fought, beating Bowman to the podium, but falling prey to friendly competition in the 800m. Simonsen finished 6th to Bowman's 5th place, crossing the line one second behind Bowman and catching him after the finish to slap his hand in congratulations.
For the Lady Comets Melanie Antuna took to the podium, earning second place in the 2 mile with a 14:24 time. Antuna placed 8th in the less grueling 1 mile, crossing the line with a 6:43 time.
The Battle Lake meet sets the stage for the Comets who are now looking forward to their sub-section and section meets, working to earn a spot in the State track meet in June.


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Some Ideas for peel
I set out below some brief points which demonstrate my thinking in the relevant areas:
Peel Regeneration. The work is now underway in the Market Place and future schemes are planned. The coordination of any such scheme of this kind is key and I believe the Commissioners must take a central part in an attempt to ensure that residents, businesses and visitors to the Town are all equally considered to ensure each benefits to the full extent possible from what is a very expensive and disruptive undertaking.
Peel Bay. I will work tirelessly to ensure that Peel bay is a safe place for our children to play. It is nothing less than a disgrace that Peel still discharges its untreated sewage into the sea. Whatever the reason for the failure to progress to a new sewage treatment works for Peel, the MUA and the government must work with the Commissioners to progress this as a matter of urgency. If they don't then we should not pay for a service we don't get.
Food and Fuel Poverty. I would like to live in a place that ensures equality for everyone, particularly where food and fuel poverty are concerned. There are a growing number of people who are struggling to provide basic nutrition and affordable heating for themselves and their families. It is the responsibility of everyone within a community to ensure that nobody in this day and age goes without. I think our local authority particularly needs to do all it possibly can to safeguard vulnerable people. I would be in favour of introducing and promoting a food bank in the West and also community allotments where people can access a facility to grow their own food, irrespective of income.
Dog fouling. I would like to see greater enforcement of the 'on the spot fines' for anyone caught allowing their dog to foul the streets and green spaces of Peel.
Town expansion. As we are all aware Peel as grown and continues to do so. The Board is well placed to act as a lobbying body to ensure that the levels of services that this expanding population requires are adequately provided by the relevant government departments as well as maintaining the highest standards in relation to the services provided directly. If elected I would work hard to ensure effective management and make sure the voice of the board is heard in government when required.
Attracting business and jobs to Peel. I have always been of the opinion that Peel should not be just a dormitory town with the residents leaving each day to work elsewhere. Ultimately I would like to see the number of places of employment in the centre of town expanded to provide jobs and help build a thriving community. The board can play it's part by exercising it's functions in the optimum way to create a pleasant environment for businesses to relocate and thrive.
Events in Peel. I think the value of family fun days and events such as the carnival, Peel day and the viking boat races etc. are often overlooked. However we are already paving the way where seasonal entertainment is concerned. The atmosphere in Peel on days like these makes me proud to live here and it's a part of our heritage I will not only work to preserve, but actively build upon.
Facilities for young people. Many schemes have been tried in the past with only limited success. Thought must be given to future projects where the Commissioners can use the funds they have in the budget to achieve the best outcome for our young people. This may include leading the way to encourage those in the private sector to assist in the creation of such facilities which could be enjoyed by successive generations of our childrenfor years to come.
Heritage. Peel has the richest heritage on the Island and we are fortunate in the town to have very many people with a high degree of understanding of our past. I feel this knowledge could be exploited to encourage an even greater awarenessof our history amongst the Islands population as a whole. This would in turn attract more visitors to the town to boost our economy.
Local authority housing and sheltered housing. We are fortunate in Peel in regard of the amount of social housing available and the standard to which it is maintained. However in the modern economy more will be needed and I will always be strongly in favor of increasing the number of properties available to those who require them, including the elderly.
Refuse. Peel has a good standard of domestic refuse collection. However we face the continuing problem of increased charges. I believe the Commissioners should resist any above inflation increases extremely vociferously and if they must be imposed then seriously consider restructuring the service in order to make it more cost effective.
Rates. Island living becomes ever more expensive and whilst this is a problem for central government to address I believe the Commissioners should do their part to work to keep the costs of running the town as low as possible. I'm very much in favor of rates being held at current levels or even reduced if possible. Where the Commissioners can reduce the financial burden on it's population, if only to a limited extent, it would be a positive thing to attempt.
Delegation of functions. It seems that the passing on to the Commissioners of additional functions is going to be a continuing policy of government . Whilst I do not oppose this totally it is paramount that the Commissioners should have as much say as possible as to what they are required to undertake. Once a decision has been reached as to the extent of what is to be delegated, the Commissioners should attempt to carry out these functions in the most cost effective way possible.
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Mark Robert Rentz, 54, died on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home in Key Largo, Fl. Mark was fighting an extended illness of cancer.
Mark is survived by his mother, Sally Jean Simmons, 4 children, Christopher Rentz of Fl, Austin Rentz of Fl, Todd Martin of WI, Valerie Winkles of FL, Brother Michael Rentz and Sister Michele Leilani, and 3 grandchildren.
Mark was born in Memphis, TN on February 24, 1964 to Sally Jean Simmons and Walton Cornelius Rentz.
A Celebration of life will be held on March 2, 2019 at 2pm at Sexton Cove Park in Key Largo FL at the Boat Ramp.


The New Humanitarian | How well are migrants really doing?
How well are migrants really doing?
Although people migrate for a range of reasons and some are forced to leave their country by conflict, persecution or natural disasters, those who leave willingly usually do so because they are seeking a better life. How many of them find it is a question that few studies on migration have sought to answer.
"There's been a lot of research on the impact of migration on society, on employment, whether it depresses wages or improves them in countries of destination, but relatively little attention has been given to the impact of migration on the lives of the migrants," said Gervais Appave, Special Advisor to IOM's General Director and one of the authors of the global report IOM releases every two years.
Among the migrant voices contributing to the report is that of Mustariya Mohamed, 19, an Ethiopian whose efforts to reach the Middle East ended in the Puntland State of Somalia over a year ago after she was held hostage and robbed of all her belongings by armed men. Despite her traumatic journey and virtual destitution in Somalia, she is still intent on reaching Yemen. "I know the problems; I know people die crossing the sea and many are deported, but I have been told Yemen will offer me a better life. I will do whatever it takes."
Migration is usually a gamble, but Don Flynn, director of the UK-based Migrant Rights Network, likened the experience of the South to South migrant to walking into a casino. "Everyone dreams about putting money down on the right number and making a big killing, but far more people walk out of the casino probably considerably poorer than when they went in," he told IRIN.
Migrant well-being depends to a large extent on the policies in place in sending, transit and destination countries. "When [migration] takes place in an orderly, predictable manner, and if there is good regulation, you can expect to see progress. Where that doesn't exist, it looks like more of a casino. Even in the worst circumstances, people still rise to the top, but the proportion who do well is much smaller," said Flynn.
The 2013 World Migration Report is expected to make a significant contribution to the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development at the UN General Assembly in October, but Appave of IOM also hopes policy-makers will take the findings seriously. "We need policy makers to focus not only on the economic impact of migration, but equally on the human impact," he said.
Getting policy-makers to pay attention may depend on a shift in the migration debate in countries like the UK, where the prevailing attitude is that policies should centre around the needs of the host population, while the needs of migrants are considered peripheral, said Flynn. "One politician told me it was a privilege to come to the UK and the government was entitled to say, 'Take it or leave it', and didn't have to do any more than that."
"We now have a methodology that would enable us to measure the well-being of migrants at regular intervals," he said. "We really need something that's a barometer of migrant well-being."


Some of Avaya Inc.'s products are potentially under fire from BlackBerry for copyright infringement.
The Canadian smartphone maker has filed lawsuits in the U.S. against the unified communications solution provider for allegedly violating eight patents related to video and speech decoding, message display, location tracking, cryptography, call routing and more.
In its filing, BlackBerry is demanding royalties; ARS Technica reports that these patents originate from 1998 to 2011.
The smartphone maker, which has been pushing into the Android market in the past year despite waning smartphone sales, has been turning to enterprise mobility management solutions for income. In its earnings call in May, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said the company was now in "patent licensing mode," meaning the struggling company plans to turn to its more than 38,000 patents for revenue.
No. 9,143,801 and No. 8,964,849, two systems used for encoding and decoding video data for "significant maps". Blackberry claimed the systems were used in Avaya's Scopia XT video conferencing product.
No. 8,116,739, a method of displaying data and voice messages. Blackberry said it was used in the Avaya Communicator for iPad application.
No. 8,886,212, a method of launching a GPS within an instant messaging application. Blackberry said it was used in the Avaya one-X mobile application used for communication.
No. 8,688,439, a method to decode speech. Blackberry said it had been used in a series of Avaya's IP deskphones.
No. 7,440,561, a method of establishing a connection with multiple devices that use the same telephone number. Avaya has used a similar system in multiple products, according to Blackberry.
No. 8,554,218, a system used to route outbound telephone calls through an enterprise communication network.
No. 7,372,961, a method used to generate a cryptographic public key.
The document further stated that it had notified Avaya of its alleged infringement back in December of last year.


As 2017 comes to a close I feel that I have been smacked over the head with "new you" "lose weight and take control of your life!" and " be a better you this year" ads. (Side note we are currently in the south western United States and I feel that this is even more prevalent than at home) Its everywhere. Radio ads, billboards, Facebook posts, Instagram stories...everywhere I turn!! I have heard a few name January "international diet month" and nothing could be more true. Diet culture goes all in at the start of the year. Playing up on peoples desire to make this year better than the last- as if losing some (or a lot) of weight will somehow change finances or your family situation or improve your work life balance. I hate to tell you this- no actually I love to tell you this- it doesn't work. Studies show that up to 95% of all diets fail long term and that those that do lose the weight have to continue restriction to maintain this weight loss long term. Most regain all the weight they lost plus some- then comes the guilt and shame. But what if this year instead of a resolution that includes x number of hours at the gym or x number of kilos lost what if this year the only resolution you made was to find some joy. Find joy in food, joy in movement, joy in quiet, joy in the loud....Just find joy...or whatever your word for that is. If yoga makes you feel joy try to carve out 5 mins a day (or whatever you can do) to find that joy. If drinking your morning coffee while it is still warm in peace and quiet (OMG this is the awesomest thing in my world!!) maybe try setting your alarm a bit earlier to get up and enjoy this time. If you find joy in freshly baked chocolate chip cookies- eat the damn cookie- and instead of saying "I shouldn't eat this" say "I really truly love this".
I find joy in being outdoors. I love feeling free with my body, that I am not tied to anyone or anything. Walking, running or hiking outside fill me up with a peace and grounding that I need. I need to get outside each day, this is self care for me. Drinking my coffee while its still hot, snuggling with my kids, eating food that makes me feel nourished and satisfied. Standing in front of my students and seeing in their faces that they are getting what I am trying to teach. These are all things that I find joy in. And there are many more. I am telling you this to say we do not need to change to find our joy.
In a world that is constantly telling us we need to change, that we are not good enough, strong enough, smart enough, thin enough- that we are just not enough- it is a radical act to find joy in what truly makes you happy. So when the clock hits midnight and January 2018 kicks off maybe take a moment to not think of "this is the year I become what society says I am supposed to be" but say " this is the year I listen to myself and just find the joy"


Sometimes you need to see something in a new light to revisit the beauty of it. The Bible is full of scriptures that give thanks to God and we at Marked Ministry, wanted to behold them in a new and fresh way. This November, we are taking a look at them through the Message translation while also honoring the legacy of Bible translator, Eugene Peterson. Additionally, we hope these photos encapsulates all that the autumn season has to offer. My mom and I were able to go to some really fun locations. With my mom's camera in hand, she was able to document the beauty we experienced together and that surrounded us at different times (and we are so thankful for our times together!) In turn, we want to share our photos with you and hope these rustic images capture the color, texture, and essence of fall as you are encouraged by God's Word. Enjoy.
I'm thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders.


In the fast changing scenario in the world of electronics where cute slim and powerful gadgets are coming out almost on a weekly basis making the use of desktops almost redundant, the use of laptops is still quite widespread. It is in this context that we decided to highlight one of the most sought after laptops of recent years – the Sony's VAIO E Series Model SVE15138CNW.
The glittering 15.5 (39.37 cms) laptop powered by Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM Processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.20 GHz in pure white is a real beauty. It flaunts a 1 TB HDD and 4 GB of internal memory. The other distinctive features are – memory speed of 1600 MT/s, dedicated graphics video memory of 2 GB DDR3, super speed USB (USB 3.0) port type A connector and Battery providing power for 3.5 hours. One can however go for optional Battery that would provide uninterrupted power for up to 7.5 hours.