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Settlement for a motorcyclist who sustained a leg injury after colliding with a vehicle, representing the insurance policy limits.
This injured client required a long recovery from a severe foot injury resulting from a contruction accident.
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Insurance company denied liability. After litigation, the insurer reversed the liability position and paid victim that settlement.
Our client received this settlement from his own uninsured motorist coverage after being a victim of a hit and run accident.
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Џоун Мондејл  (Јуџин, 8. август 1930 — Минеаполис, 3. фебруар 2014) била је уметница, писац, супруга 42. потпредседника Сједињених Држава Волтера Мондејла и друга дама Сједињених Америчких Држава.

Породица и образовање

Џоун је рођена у Јуџину, у америчкој савезној држави Орегон. Имала је две сестре, њен отац је био Џон Максвел Адамс, министар у презвитеријанској црквеној организацији, а њена мајка Џен Мондејл.Похвађала је приватну Школу медија и пријатељства у Пенсилванији, а након тога Академију Свети Паул у Сент Полу у Минесоти. Године 1952. дипломирала је на Макалестер колеџу, након чега је почела да ради у Музеју ликовних уметности у Бостону и у Музеју ликовних уметности у Минеаполису. 27. децембра 1965. године удала се за Волтера Мондејла, кога је упознала на састанку на слепо.

Џоун и Волтер имали су троје деце :
 Тед Мондејл (рођ. 12. октобра 1957), политичар у Минесоти
 Еленор Џејн Мондејл Полинг (19. јануар 1960. - 17. септембар 2011), била је телевизијска и радио водитељска, преминула од канцера
 Вилијам Мондејл (рођ. 27. фебруара 1962) - Помоћник државног тужиоца, у канцеларији министра правде у Минесоти у пероду од 1990–2000. године.

Политички живот

Џоун Мондејл постала је друга дама Сједињених Америчких Држава 20. јануара 1977. године, заменивши Хепи Рокфелер. На тој позицији била је до краја мандата, 20. јануара 1981. године, када ју је заменила Барбара Буш.

Уметност

Џоун је била велики заштитник и заступик уметности, због чега је добила надимак Уметница Џоун. Студирала је уметности и радила у галеријама, пре него што је постала Сједињених Америчких Држава. Године 1972. написала је књигу Политика у уметности где је описала како се политичка дела и говори одржавају у уметничким делима.Касније, као Друга дама, претворила је потпредседнички дом у изложбу америчке уметности, са делима уметника као што су Роберт Раушенберг, Едвард Хопер, Луиз Невелсон и Ансел Адамс. У то време, била је и председница Савета за уметност и хуманистичке науке.Као супруга америчког амбасадора у Јапану, са ентузијазмом је промовисала интеркултурно разумевање кроз уметност, преуређивање амбасаде са америчким сликама и организовање тура са двојезичним водичем. Изучава је и јапанску уметност Џоун Мондејл је ауторка збирке есеја о животу у иностранству, Писма из Јапана, који је објављен 1998. године.

Након поврата у Минесоту , Мондејл наставља да прави изграђује предмете од керамике и промовише уметност. Она је служила у одборима Минесота оркестра, Уметничког центра Валкер, Макалестер колеџа и у одбору Националне галерије портрета. Текстилни центар у Минеаполису 2004. године доделио је једну своју галерију назвао Џоун Мондејл, у њену част.

Смрт

2. фебруара 2014. године породица Мондејл обавестила је јавност, да је Џоун отишла у болницу због Алцхајмерове болести. Преминула је наредног дана, 3. фебруара 2014. године у болници у Минеаполису окружена члановима породице.

Референце

Рођени 1930.
Умрли 2014.
Друге даме САД
Амерички књижевници
Амерички уметници

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'Tron: Uprising' Director to Helm 'Ninjago' for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)
September 17, 2013 11:37am by Borys Kit
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Dan Lin and Roy Lee will produce alongside "Lego Movie" directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
Charlie Bean, who directed Disney XD's animated series Tron: Uprising, has nabbed the gig to direct Ninjago, Warner Bros.' big-screen adaptation of the popular Lego toy line.
Brothers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman, who received "story by" credit on The Lego Movie, are writing Ninjago. The Lego line has already spawned the hit Cartoon Network animated series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, which the Hageman brothers also wrote.
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Ninjago sees ninjas, samurais, and senseis fight side-by-side against dragons, armies of snake men, and Lord Gagmadon, an evil warlord banished to an underworld who now seeks to return to power.
Warners-based Dan Lin and Roy Lee, who are producing The Lego Movie, will produce Ninjago alongside Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The latter two are the directors of Lego Movie, the computer-animated adventure-comedy that is scheduled to be released Feb. 7, 2014.
Lego's Jill Wilfert, who oversees all the Lego movies on behalf of the company, is executive producing. Courtenay Valenti is overseeing for Warners.
Ninjago will be the feature directorial debut for Bean, who also directed Cartoon Network's Robotboy and acted as layout artist, storyboard artist and writer for influential animated shows such as Samurai Jack, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls and The Ren & Stimpy Show.
He is repped by Verve.
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Live-Action 'Warhammer 40,000' TV Series in the Works From 'Man in the High Castle' Creator
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Japan Arson Attack: Why Studio Kyoto Animation Is Widely Respected in the Anime World
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Arunachalee youth Chaphoa Wangno , belongs to Nocte tribe and resident of a remote village Rajanagar, in Changlang district successfully completed his Training of Indian Navy finally Passed Out on 22nd November 2017 as an Naval Officer.
Now his identity is as Sub Lieutenant Chaphoa Wangno . During Passing Out Parade (POP) his parents and guardian Kenter Tacha were invited for the occasion at Indian Naval Academy Payyannur District Kannur, at Kerala.
Sub Lieutenant Chaphoa Wangno is the son of Mr Chingam Wangno, Mrs Ngoanya Wangno and Brother of Mis Nyanuk Wangno.
Chaphoa completed his Schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Changlang and class XII from Govt Hr School Itanagar.
He cleared APJEE in the year 2012 and did engineering from PSG College of Technology Coimbatore in Metallurgical Engineering.
He cleared UPSC CDS for Navy and joint Indian Naval Academ in June 2017. He successfully completed his training and finally Passed Out on 22nd November 2017 as an Naval Officer.


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Volunteer Leagues
The San Francisco Symphony has eight satellite groups called Leagues, located throughout the Bay Area, which support the organization through their fundraising, audience development and community awareness activities. The Leagues are part of the Volunteer Council of the San Francisco Symphony. Each League has its own signature event and most convene on a monthly basis for social, educational, philanthropic and music related meetings. League members are given opportunities to serve on various committees both in their League and in the Volunteer Council.
Members pay a yearly membership fee and receive a variety of benefits beyond membership, including discounted Symphony tickets and advance notice of special events such as the Opening Night Gala and the Chinese New Year Celebration.
Click on a Symphony League below for more information about each, including how to join.
Located in San Francisco, the Junior Committee is the group that organizes and plans the Symphony's Deck the Hall programs and Community Day Deck the Hall. The group meets monthly, early in the month, and recesses for the summer.
This League meets in the North Bay and has members from Tiburon, Novato, Sausalito, San Rafael and beyond. The group has monthly meetings featuring educational speakers or musicians.
This League meets in San Francisco in the evenings on a monthly basis. It is comprised of men and women from San Francisco, the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay, who enjoy music and support the organization through fundraising activities throughout the year.
Located in the South Bay, this group's signature event is an annual Symphony in Flowers gala dinner. The League holds monthly morning meetings in the South Bay.
As the name suggests, this group meets in San Francisco and is known for its fashion show and lunch events. It meets monthly, either in the morning or afternoon.
One of the newest groups, this League meets in the Silicon Valley area. Its bi-monthly meetings are held in the early evening.
Symphonix
Targeted to young professionals (21-40), Symphonix members are invited to a mix of concert meet-ups at Davies Hall and offsite membership parties at locations throughout San Francisco. The Symphonix Board meets monthly and plans philanthropic opportunities for their members to enjoy and support the San Francisco Symphony.
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Comprised of members from the San Mateo, Burlingame and Cupertino areas, this group holds monthly morning meetings and raises funds to help local schools participate in San Francisco Symphony education programs.
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The Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey is set to honor more than a dozen commercial real estate projects, deals and industry leaders as part of its upcoming annual awards gala.
HFF: ShopRite center, medical office building trade for $16.2 million
A developer has reaped more than $16 million from the sale of a grocery-anchored retail complex and a medical office building in Warren County, brokers with HFF said.
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A hospital system has opened a new medical office facility on Route 22 in Bridgewater and will soon debut two others in the region, all under projects overseen by DMR Architects.


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The Nightmare of Covidgate and The Scams on Scamdemic Street
One is "Thou shalt not bare false witness." Another is "Thou shalt not covet." And another is "Thou shalt not murder."
Good news! The Supreme Court has ruled against the DICJB (Dictator In Charge Joe Biden) mandate on large private companies via OSHA. A victory indeed for most folks on one level; however, a small one, for there are still mandates on government workers, government contractors, health care workers, employees of health care facilities that receive government funding and those in the several states with dictators as Governors. The ruling was a two thirds majority of 6 to 3 and the three are liberals that claimed:
"The three liberals on the bench, Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who previously claimed incorrectly that 100,000 children were hospitalized and in poor condition, joined in a dissent that promoted mandatory shots whenever the government would choose such a course.
In their dissent, they appeared to skate by the fact that the vaccines are experimental, that there are huge – sometimes fatal – side effects from the shots, and more.
The three accused their own colleagues on the bench of "acting outside" of their "competence."
They claimed the rule "would save over 6,500 lives and prevent over 250,000 hospitalizations," as explained by OSHA."
I suppose those three watch nothing but mainstream news and don't care to search out some real science and reporting. It's the blind leading the blind! In Australia, fully vaccinated hospitalizations surpassed the unvaccinated! According to Government data: COVID infections, deaths soar after vaccination:
"Data from the Canadian province Alberta confirms figures from other nations contradicting the "pandemic of the vaccinated" narrative, showing a spike in COVID-19 cases after vaccination.
Data from the U.K. from Aug. 16 to Dec. 5, 2021, showed people who had been vaccinated accounted for four of every five COVID-19 deaths, the Gateway Pundit reported.
Further, a U.K. "technical briefing on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern" found that as of Dec. 29, the fully vaccinated make up 74% hospitalizations due to infection from the omicron variant that now dominates Western nations."
To top off this nightmare of Covidgate, there are now covid testing scams on the streets of Scamdemic. Were they all that accurate in the first place? You could test positive with only a common cold after vaccination. Who knows for sure? Now, there are wolves among the dogs that have been training the people! As the white horse gallops around the world from place to place and its rider says, "See ya later my well trained Igor's!", and continues to go about Conquering and To Conquer. (See main menu.)
KJV(i)1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
While the red horse continues to set the stage, the black horse is only just begnning. (See Missing Links – Appendix IV in main menu.)
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This just released DVD is a docudrama about the Marian apparitions at Fatima. It will surely stimulate you to read more about Fatima and confront the nature of the Three Secrets of Fatima. Many thought they were left behind after Vatican II, a pre-conciliar, supersitious embarassment. But John Paul II's visit to Fatima and his assertion that it was Mary who saved him from death after his attempted assasination forces us to rethink our opinions on Marian apparitions.
The film depicts the childrens' courage in the face of skepticism from their mother and outright hostility by the local government. The film is mostly black and white, with fleeting glimpses of color during the apparitions. The DVD is published by Ignatius Press and comes with a booklet describing the film, a brochure on how to pray the rosary and even a pair of rosary beads.
Interesting family viewing, though parents should be warned the visions depict (vaguely) hell fire and the assasination attempt on the pope. The films draws its title from the fact that the six apparitions occured on the 13th day of consecutive months.


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"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. "
Playing for Pizza
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great, says Rick—for which team? The mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers—at least until a better offer comes along—and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma—not even where it is—has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of opera, fine wines, extremely small cars, romance, and Football Americano— holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.
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Q: Silent Printing of PDF From Within Java We are looking into silent printing of PDF documents from within Java.  The printing will be invoked from the desktop and not through a browser so we cannot use JavaScript.  PDF Renderer is an operational solution but their rendering quality is not acceptable.  iText does not seem to be pluggable with the Java print service.  There are some commercial Java libraries, jPDFPrint by Qoppa, JPedal, and ICEpdf which we have not tried out yet.
Does anybody have any experience with PDF silent printing from Java?

A: Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but why not just use the Print Service API directly?  The following works for me (assumes you have the PDF document as a byte array):
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.PDF;
PrintService[] services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, null);
if (services.length > 0)
{
    DocPrintJob printJob = services[0].createPrintJob();
    Doc document = new SimpleDoc(pdfBytes, flavor, null)
    printJob.print(document, null);
}
else
{
    System.out.println("No PDF printer available.");
}

A: This works for me:
public void print() {
    DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
    PrintService[] services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, null);
    FileInputStream psStream = null;
    try {
        psStream = new FileInputStream("c:\\test.pdf");
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ffne) {
          ffne.printStackTrace();
        }
    if (psStream == null) {
        return;
    }
    if (services.length > 0)
    {
        PrintService myService = null;
        for(PrintService service : services) {
            System.out.println(service.getName());
            if(service.getName().contains("my printer")) {
                myService = service;
                break;
            }
        }
        DocPrintJob printJob = myService.createPrintJob();
        Doc document = new SimpleDoc(psStream, flavor, null);
        try {
            printJob.print(document, null);
        } catch (PrintException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        System.out.println("No PDF printer available.");
    }
}

A: Apache PDFBox. It is currently in incubation, but the PDF printing functionality has been around before that. Internally, it uses the Java Print Services to create a print job, and it also supports silent printing.
Do note that it requires Fontbox as well, and the current (upcoming 0.8.0 release) has included graceful fallback for documents with Type 0 fonts. Type 1 fonts are printed correctly; however in 0.7.3, attempts to print documents with Type 0 fonts will result in an exception being thrown.

A: Have a look at www.pdflib.com. Its comercial but PDFlib Lite is available for free for open source projects. It has bindings for java.

A: There is an example using JPedal at http://www.jpedal.org/support_egSP.php
You will need the commercial version of IcePdf if you want full font support.

A: I have experience with making Acrobat (Reader or Full) do the printing, but it's anything but silent (it is unattended, though - just depends on how 'silent' the silent requirement is).  If there's interest, I can shoot you the native code that makes the required DDE calls.

A: iText is intended for creating PDF files (per a post I saw from the author), and thus probably isn't what you want.
I've used Qoppa's jPDFPrint quite successfully for exactly this purpose, but it's not cheap.  If you can afford it, it's the most robust solution I've found thus far.  I've also been very impressed with the level of support; they even generated some custom sample code for me.
I tried PDFBox, but found that it doesn't support the "Shrink to printable area" page scaling that you get with Acrobat. Not everyone will care about this feature, but it's essential for me.

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The State of Franche-Comté was a short-lived state which existed from January 27 to June 6, 1814, created at the fall of the French Empire as a buffer state between France and Germany. It was headed by a governor general named Conrad Karl Friedrich von Andlau-Birseck known as the "baron of Andlaw". Its capital was at Vesoul.

The State of Franche-Comté was dissolved following the Treaty of Paris (1814). Most of its territories were restored to France, although the Principality of Porrentruy continued to be governed by von Andlau-Birseck until it was transferred to the Swiss Confederation in 1815.

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package org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.partition;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.Vector;

import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.Cone;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.ConeType;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.ConicProgram;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.ConicProgramEvent;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.ConicProgramListener;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.Entity;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.LinearConstraint;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.NonNegativeOrthantCone;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.RotatedSecondOrderCone;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.SecondOrderCone;
import org.linqs.psl.experimental.optimizer.conic.program.Variable;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import cern.colt.function.tdouble.IntIntDoubleFunction;
import cern.colt.matrix.tdouble.DoubleMatrix1D;
import cern.colt.matrix.tdouble.impl.SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D;
import cern.colt.matrix.tdouble.impl.SparseDoubleMatrix2D;

public class ConicProgramPartition implements ConicProgramListener {

	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConicProgramPartition.class);

	private ConicProgram program;

	private Vector<Set<Cone>> elements;

	private Map<Cone, Integer> coneMap;

	private Set<Cone> unassignedCones;

	private Set<LinearConstraint> cutConstraints;

	private boolean checkedOut;

	private boolean cutConstraintsDirty;

	private Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> APart;
	private Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> innerAPart;
	private int[] varElementMap;
	private int[] varIndexMap;
	private int[][] varSelections;
	private int[][] innerConSelections;

	private static final ArrayList<ConeType> supportedCones = new ArrayList<ConeType>(2);
	static {
		supportedCones.add(ConeType.NonNegativeOrthantCone);
		supportedCones.add(ConeType.SecondOrderCone);
	}

	public ConicProgramPartition(ConicProgram p, Collection<Set<Cone>> partition) {
		if (!supportsConeTypes(p.getConeTypes()))
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Program contains unsupported cone type.");

		program = p;

		unassignedCones = new HashSet<Cone>(program.getCones());
		cutConstraints = new HashSet<LinearConstraint>();
		elements = new Vector<Set<Cone>>(partition.size());
		coneMap = new HashMap<Cone, Integer>(unassignedCones.size());

		checkedOut = false;
		cutConstraintsDirty = true;

		int i = 0;
		for (Set<Cone> cones : partition) {
			elements.add(new HashSet<Cone>());
			for (Cone c : cones)
				addCone(c, i);
			i++;
		}

//		program.registerForConicProgramEvents(this);
	}

	public boolean supportsConeTypes(Collection<ConeType> types) {
		return supportedCones.containsAll(types);
	}

	private void verifyCheckedOut() {
		if (!checkedOut)
			throw new IllegalAccessError("Matrices are not checked out.");
	}

	private void verifyCheckedIn() {
		if (checkedOut)
			throw new IllegalAccessError("Matrices are not checked in.");
	}

	public void checkOutMatrices() {
		int varIndex, lcIndex, innerLcIndex;
		boolean isInnerConstraint;
		SparseDoubleMatrix2D temp;

		verifyCheckedIn();
		if (!supportsConeTypes(program.getConeTypes()))
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Program contains unsupported cone type.");

		APart = new Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D>(size());
		innerAPart = new Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D>(size());
		varElementMap = new int[program.getNumVariables()];
		varIndexMap = new int[program.getNumVariables()];
		varSelections = new int[size()][];
		innerConSelections = new int[size()][];

		Map<Variable, Integer> varMapPart = new HashMap<Variable, Integer>();
		Map<LinearConstraint, Integer> lcMapPart = new HashMap<LinearConstraint, Integer>();
		Map<LinearConstraint, Integer> innerLcMapPart = new HashMap<LinearConstraint, Integer>();

		Set<Variable> varsToProcess = new HashSet<Variable>();

		int total = program.getNumLinearConstraints();

		/* Processes each partition element */
		for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
			varIndex = 0;
			lcIndex = 0;
			innerLcIndex = 0;

			/* Collects the variables to process */
			for (Cone c : elements.get(i)) {
				if (c instanceof NonNegativeOrthantCone) {
					varsToProcess.add(((NonNegativeOrthantCone) c).getVariable());
				}
				else if (c instanceof SecondOrderCone) {
					varsToProcess.addAll(((SecondOrderCone) c).getVariables());
				}
				else if (c instanceof RotatedSecondOrderCone) {
					varsToProcess.addAll(((RotatedSecondOrderCone) c).getVariables());
				}
				else
					throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized cone type.");
			}

			/* Processes each variable and incident linear constraints */
			for (Variable v : varsToProcess) {
				varMapPart.put(v, varIndex);
				varElementMap[program.getIndex(v)] = i;
				varIndexMap[program.getIndex(v)] = varIndex++;
				for (LinearConstraint lc : v.getLinearConstraints()) {
					if (!lcMapPart.containsKey(lc)) {
						lcMapPart.put(lc, lcIndex++);
						/* Checks if constraint has been cut */
						isInnerConstraint = true;
						for (Variable v2 : lc.getVariables().keySet())
							isInnerConstraint = isInnerConstraint && elements.get(i).contains(v2.getCone());
						if (isInnerConstraint) {
							innerLcMapPart.put(lc, innerLcIndex++);
						}
					}
				}
			}

			/* Constructs A WITH cut constraints for this element */
			temp = new SparseDoubleMatrix2D(lcMapPart.size(), varMapPart.size());

			for (Map.Entry<LinearConstraint, Integer> e : lcMapPart.entrySet()) {
				for (Map.Entry<Variable, Double> lcEntry : e.getKey().getVariables().entrySet()) {
					if (varMapPart.containsKey(lcEntry.getKey())) {
						temp.setQuick(e.getValue(), varMapPart.get(lcEntry.getKey()), lcEntry.getValue());
					}
				}
			}

			APart.add(temp.getColumnCompressed(false));

			/* Constructs A WITHOUT cut constraints for this element */
			temp = new SparseDoubleMatrix2D(innerLcMapPart.size(), varMapPart.size());

			for (Map.Entry<LinearConstraint, Integer> e : innerLcMapPart.entrySet()) {
				for (Map.Entry<Variable, Double> lcEntry : e.getKey().getVariables().entrySet()) {
					temp.setQuick(e.getValue(), varMapPart.get(lcEntry.getKey()), lcEntry.getValue());
				}
			}

			innerAPart.add(temp.getColumnCompressed(false));

			/* Constructs selection arrays */
			varSelections[i] = new int[varMapPart.size()];
			innerConSelections[i] = new int[innerLcMapPart.size()];

			for (Map.Entry<Variable, Integer> e : varMapPart.entrySet())
				varSelections[i][e.getValue()] = program.getIndex(e.getKey());
			for (Map.Entry<LinearConstraint, Integer> e : innerLcMapPart.entrySet())
				innerConSelections[i][e.getValue()] = program.getIndex(e.getKey());

			/* Cleans up for next iteration */
			total -= innerLcMapPart.size();
			varMapPart.clear();
			lcMapPart.clear();
			innerLcMapPart.clear();
			varsToProcess.clear();
		}

		log.debug("Num cut constraints: {}", total);

		checkedOut = true;
	}

	public void checkInMatrices() {
		verifyCheckedOut();
		checkedOut = false;
	}

	public int size() {
		return elements.size();
	}

	public void addCone(Cone c, Integer i) {
		verifyCheckedIn();

		if (getElement(c) != null)
			throw new IllegalStateException("Cone already belongs to a partition element.");
		elements.get(i).add(c);
		coneMap.put(c, i);
		unassignedCones.remove(c);
		markCutConstraintSetDirty();
	}

	public boolean removeCone(Cone c) {
		verifyCheckedIn();

		Integer element = coneMap.get(c);

		if (element != null) {
			coneMap.remove(c);
			if (elements.get(element).remove(c)) {
				unassignedCones.add(c);
				markCutConstraintSetDirty();
				return true;
			}
			else
				return false;
		}
		else
			return false;
	}

	public Set<Cone> getUnassignedCones() {
		// TODO
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	public Integer getElement(Cone c) {
		return coneMap.get(c);
	}

	public Set<LinearConstraint> getCutConstraints() {
		if (cutConstraintsDirty) {
			Set<Variable> varsToProcess = new HashSet<Variable>();

			/* Processes each partition element */
			for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
				/* Collects the variables to process */
				for (Cone c : elements.get(i)) {
					if (c instanceof NonNegativeOrthantCone) {
						varsToProcess.add(((NonNegativeOrthantCone) c).getVariable());
					}
					else if (c instanceof SecondOrderCone) {
						varsToProcess.addAll(((SecondOrderCone) c).getVariables());
					}
					else if (c instanceof RotatedSecondOrderCone) {
						varsToProcess.addAll(((RotatedSecondOrderCone) c).getVariables());
					}
					else
						throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized cone type.");
				}

				/* Processes each variable and incident linear constraints */
				for (Variable v : varsToProcess) {
					for (LinearConstraint lc : v.getLinearConstraints()) {
						if (!cutConstraints.contains(lc)) {
							/* Checks if constraint has been cut */
							boolean isInnerConstraint = true;
							for (Variable v2 : lc.getVariables().keySet())
								isInnerConstraint = isInnerConstraint && elements.get(i).contains(v2.getCone());
							if (!isInnerConstraint) {
								cutConstraints.add(lc);
							}
						}
					}
				}

				varsToProcess.clear();
			}

			cutConstraintsDirty = false;
		}

		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(cutConstraints);
	}

	public List<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> getACopies() {
		return getConstraintMatrixCopies(APart);
	}

	public List<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> getInnerACopies() {
		return getConstraintMatrixCopies(innerAPart);
	}

	private List<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> getConstraintMatrixCopies(List<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> matrices) {
		verifyCheckedOut();
		Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D> list = new Vector<SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D>(matrices.size());
		for (SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D m : matrices)
			list.add((SparseCCDoubleMatrix2D) m.copy());
		return list;
	}

	public List<DoubleMatrix1D> get1DViewsByVars(DoubleMatrix1D v) {
		return get1DViews(v, varSelections);
	}

	public List<DoubleMatrix1D> get1DViewsByInnerConstraints(DoubleMatrix1D v) {
		return get1DViews(v, innerConSelections);
	}

	private List<DoubleMatrix1D> get1DViews(DoubleMatrix1D v, int[][] selections) {
		verifyCheckedOut();
		Vector<DoubleMatrix1D> vectors = new Vector<DoubleMatrix1D>(size());
		for (int[] selection : selections)
			vectors.add(v.viewSelection(selection));
		return vectors;
	}

	public List<SparseDoubleMatrix2D> getSparse2DByVars(SparseDoubleMatrix2D m) {
		verifyCheckedOut();
		Vector<SparseDoubleMatrix2D> matrices = new Vector<SparseDoubleMatrix2D>(size());
		for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++)
			matrices.add(new SparseDoubleMatrix2D(APart.get(i).columns(), APart.get(i).columns(), APart.get(i).columns(), 0.2, 0.5));
		updateSparse2DByVars(m, matrices);
		return matrices;
	}

	public void updateSparse2DByVars(SparseDoubleMatrix2D m, final List<SparseDoubleMatrix2D> matrices) {
		m.forEachNonZero(new IntIntDoubleFunction() {

			@Override
			public double apply(int first, int second, double third) {
				int block = varElementMap[first];
				matrices.get(block).set(varIndexMap[first], varIndexMap[second], third);
				return third;
			}
		});
	}

	@Override
	public void notify(ConicProgram sender, ConicProgramEvent event, Entity entity, Object... data) {
		switch (event) {
		case MatricesCheckedIn:
			verifyCheckedIn();
			break;
		case NNOCCreated:
			unassignedCones.add((Cone) entity);
			break;
		case SOCCreated:
			unassignedCones.add((Cone) entity);
			break;
		case NNOCDeleted:
			removeCone((Cone) entity);
			break;
		case SOCDeleted:
			removeCone((Cone) entity);
			break;
		}
	}

	private void markCutConstraintSetDirty() {
		cutConstraintsDirty = true;
	}
}

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The Women Studies and Social Transformation Program of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Academic Research Sector, in collaboration with the International Representative Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, organizes a seminar entitled "Violence against Women: Cultural and Health Perspectives" on Sunday, 24 November 2019, at 10:00 am, in the BACC Multipurpose Hall.
The seminar comes as part of the 16-day campaign (25 November - 10 December 2019), entitled "Together for Her" to fight violence against women, which is held in partnership with the UN Women Egypt, the UNHCR and the National Council for Women. A host of experts from different national and international entities, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations and members of the press will participate in the event.
The seminar will tackle important issues concerning violence against women, such as female circumcision and domestic violence, through a cultural and health perspective. It will provide the latest statistics in the field and discuss the best methods to help address those challenges.
It is worth mentioning that the BA will be lit in orange (a symbol of a brighter future without violence) on 25 November 2019 and 10 December 2019, following the example of distinguished landmarks around the world.
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A World of Majorities
I had an affair 30 years ago. The woman was my administrative assistant. Eight years ago, I almost had another affair. As to the second affair, the physical part never occurred. However, the second affair was brutally and publicly painful.
In both cases the women joined a silent majority. In both cases, I joined a silent majority. Both woman joined a silent majority of those who suffered silently. I joined a silent majority of men who used position and power that ultimately degraded another in some way. In light of the sexual scandals crossing the news outlets, I wonder how much I "retriggered" them during the past decades. How many days passed without suffering some form of humiliation?
I suffer from my own internal judgement, from the guilt and shame I inflicted. It never leaves. In decades of travel, I have found apologies are of little value. Even after apologizing and requesting forgiveness, I've sat on the shores of Hawaii, walked the forests of New Zealand, overlooked the Andes and sailed the Atlantic. Both women remain ever-present.
After hearing victims from Fox News, Roy Moore, Donald Trump, Mark Halperin, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C. K., Steve Jurvetson, Eddie Berganza, Andrew Kreisberg, Benjamin Genocchi, Ed Westwick, Jeff hoover, Andy Dick, Ohio State Rep. Wes Goodman, Al Franken and others I wonder just how public testimony will abide the anvil that binds their soul. Will Thanksgiving really be more peaceful? Will Christmas? Will the public let you forget? Will your mind really let you forget? Will the victims be more open, more loving, and more welcome in a newly refined "24/7" news cycle? Could each victim abridge public persona against the private?
What I failed to understand was that these women placed themselves in the hands of others. The women of my affairs trusted me. I failed them. And the misogyny of my heart will forever impact them. Yet no amount of reconciliation will give back the years sawed from their soul. More so, why should I be forgiven?
If there's any tidbit of truth from the darkness is that the public treats these cases subjectively. Donald Trump was quick to denounce Franken via Twitter, labeling Franken as "Frankenstien" [sic]. However, Trump's been silent on Senatorial Candidate Roy Moore. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, who holds Hillary Clinton's former seat, said Bill Clinton should have resigned the presidency after his inappropriate relationship with an intern came to light nearly 20 years ago. Yet twenty years ago, we the public willingly chose to humiliate Lewinsky, not Clinton. Yes. "We," the public, did that.
In Trump's case, women alleged Trump had either touched, grabbed or kissed them without permission. Over the course of his campaign, more than a dozen women came forward. Without exception, Trump continues to claim there is "no merit" to any harassment claim against him, adding that the allegations were based on events that either never occurred or nothing more than a politically-motivated.
Accordingly, I make six predictions. First, I predict Al Franken's career is over. Second, I predict Roy Moore will win. Third, I predict Donald Trump's accusers will suffer for the rest of their lives, for "we," the public, choose to allow them to suffer in vain. Fourth, Monica Lewinsky should be embraced, but I predict "we," the public will not. Fifth, I predict to continue to wear the forged anvil and chains. That's good. I forged them, I deserve them. Lastly, I predict Franken's picture of groping Leeann Tweeden will give the millions of women living the silent majority a roar.
And for others? Donald Trump's "Al Frankenstien" [sic] tweet received over 60,000 "likes." White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stands by President Donald Trump's previous comments when asked whether the more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual assault were liars. Yes. All of them were.
So that's leadership in action. Add Sander's to another majority …
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Innovations on the Other Side of the Meter
A CONVERSATION WITH ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS AND SOFTWARE PROVIDER, STEM.
New businesses models are redefining how technology is being used to control and manage energy on both sides of the meter. Part of that redefinition is the role technology is playing in creating value and profit for utilities and alternative suppliers. From traditional energy services to data analytics, Stem's director of business development, Matt Owens, recently shared his insights into how utilities can collaborate with third-party marketers to offer the most value to a variety of customer segments.
Q. What is your past experience and your organization's approach to energy, the grid and interacting with customers?
I've worked in the energy industry for over 20 years. My first job was at PG&E. I've worked at startups and most recently was at Itron for 11 years doing product management and product marketing around smart grid solutions and demand response. Recently, I joined Stem, an intelligent energy storage solutions provider.
I first was introduced to energy storage when I was at PG&E, which has the Helms pump storage facility. Storage has come a long way since then. It can now be deployed in a smaller, more-distributed fashion, and at a lower cost. What Stem does is deliver energy storage solutions to commercial and industrial customers that provide cost-saving benefits. When aggregated, our fleet of storage systems can be used as a firm, dispatchable demand resource to utilities.
For customers, storage is a straightforward, cost-savings offer. The customer doesn't have to do anything – the battery clips their peaks and reduces overall demand, and customers save 10-to-25 percent or more of their total bill on a monthly basis. Stem also provides cloud-based, predictive software, which is accessible from computers and mobile phones. This data is different than a typical smart meter because instead of getting the data the next day, they get their data in real time at the second level. We also offer a lease program, so it can be deployed with no money upfront and start delivering savings on the first day.
The current regulatory model needs to be enhanced. The existing, asset-based, rate of return model can stay in place, but there are some new performance metrics that can be added to enable the utility to make money on new services.
We have hundreds of storage devices in California and Hawaii. Southern California Edison put out an all-source RFO after the closing of its nuclear power plant; and we were selected to deliver 85 MW of storage capacity in the Los Angeles basin over next few years.
We are also taking our storage systems from six customer sites and aggregating them together, 100 KW in total, and bidding that capacity into the CAISO wholesale market.
Q: There's been a lot of talk and variation about the value of the grid. What is the value of the grid to your company?
The utility needs to be compensated for the grid services it provides customers; and customers need to be fully compensated based on what they deliver back to the grid. There has been a lot of discussion about net energy metering. I think it is flawed and is a byproduct from when there weren't time-of-use meters that could measure energy flows at different times of day. I think there ought to be some reforms toward more cost-based pricing for energy flows in both directions. There should be a demand charge, fixed charge and energy component for all rates for all customers. It will be challenging for some customer classes because they're used to a flat rate. But look at telecoms, airlines and others, which have dynamic pricing. Customers are more used to dynamic pricing than ever before. It puts utilities in a difficult place when they're delivering energy during peak demand and not getting full compensation for it.
Today energy storage doesn't get compensated for everything it can deliver back to the grid. For example, there are limited markets for frequency regulation. Power plants can ramp up or ramp down quickly to match that frequency. The challenge is that all these renewables are coming online, they don't deliver that frequency regulation and they're more variable. Power plants have to work harder to regulate that voltage. Batteries are a great solution, but until there is more market availability for frequency regulation services, they can't be fully valued.
T&D asset deferral is another place where batteries can help. For example, the Public Service Commission in Brooklyn and Queens looked at a $1 billion proposal upgrade to a substation. They told the utility to look at energy efficiency, demand response and energy storage. They received approval for $200 million to do a non-wires alternative to the substation, and deferred the capital cost of $1 billion by five years.
Q: Transmission and distribution assets and those wires are the best ways for utilities to get recovery-based rates. What do we have to do to change the regulatory paradigm?
The current regulatory model needs to be enhanced. The existing, asset-based, rate of return model can stay in place, but there are some new performance metrics that can be added to enable the utility to make money on new services. Examples include offering information to third parties and letting them know where in the system there are constraints and where growth is happening. The third party can then offer services to customers in those areas that will benefit both the customer and the grid.
Q: With the use of personal battery storage, have you been able to offset the need to increase capacity? What level of participation would you need before we see changes being made to the wires?
For energy storage, it's still too early. Our units range in size from 18 kW to 400 kW. In Hawaii, where there are fuel oil power plants and 40 percent solar, it's hard for the utility to manage the solar output because it's variable, so they're looking into our grid services and energy storage solutions. If they can use storage, then they can avoid operating their peak generating facilities for those short periods.
Q: We didn't move quickly for solar because it didn't make economic sense. Now it's EVs and storage. Is the electric utility industry going to make the same mistake on storage as it did with solar so it won't be a player at the table?
We see positive signs on the piloting and exploration of storage by electric utilities around the country. There are utilities depowering coal stations and putting in solar, natural gas and batteries at those locations.
Behind the meter will be the trickier challenge. Storage is a threat to utilities in that it's reducing customer demand charges, which reduces utility revenue. But it requires a new regulatory model where utilities can earn money based on enabling third party solutions, such as storage. SDG&E proposed a "bring your own battery" tariff, rewarding having a battery in the grid if they could control it. We're in favor of that concept.
The interconnection process has been a challenge. But we're streamlining that. The price of batteries has come down 70 percent in the last 12-15 months, and it keeps coming down. Utilities need to think ahead two to three years and consider what the economics are if the price reduces further. The details are being sorted out, but all signs point to distributed storage resulting in meaningful benefits to customers, utilities and the grid.
This conversation is an except from an executive panel forum moderated by Michael Beehler, vice president of Burns & McDonnell, at the 2015 WEI Annual Meeting.
Deston Nokes, Western Energy magazine
Deston Nokes is WE's copy editor is an independent consultant for Western Energy Institute, Peak Reliability and Northwest Power and Conservation Council. He also works as a business and website copywriter for a variety of firms. He can be reached at deston@destonnokes.com.
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How close do cars get? and does wearing hi viz clothing make a difference?
Researchers from the University of Bath and Brunel University found that no matter what clothing a cyclist wears, around 1-2% of drivers will pass dangerously close when overtaking. They also found that compared to Transport Research Laboratory findings in 1979, drivers today on average pass 61cm (2ft) closer to cyclists – 118cm compared to 179cm.
The paper – The influence of a bicycle commuter's appearance on drivers' overtaking proximities: An on-road test of bicyclist stereotypes, high-visibility clothing and safety aids in the United Kingdom – will be published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Author richdirectorPosted on November 27, 2013 Categories bikes and cyclingTags accidents, Bath University, clothing, cycling, hi viz, High-visibility clothing, near miss, safetyLeave a comment on How close do cars get? and does wearing hi viz clothing make a difference?
been thinking of this bike more – this from their own blog so none of my words …..
Our boundary-blurring and irrepressible Croix de Fer might look a little niche on paper to many, but, in reality, it's our best-selling model by a country mile. It tentatively falls under the 'cross' section, but, truth be told, we really could've picked from an abundance of similarly suitable tags. A large part of the models' success is undoubtedly down to its incredible versatility. Perhaps 'Jack-of-all-trades' might've been more apt.
The 'Croix certainly slots nicely into the 'one bike' mantra for many of you, sitting directly in the no-man's land between road and dirt (and everything in between), and that's exactly how we intended it to be – designed from a 'see it, ride it' perspective. A bike for exploring with!
Probably the biggest and most obvious improvement is the move to an inboard-mounted disc caliper. Many of you had expressed the faff of fitting a rear rack and mudguard to the previous design, having to space out the stays to clear the disc caliper. With the new design they'll bolt straight on saving you having to rummage the parts bin to fabricate a suitable longer bolt and spacer combo. It also means that the rack no longer has to be a disc-specific model (with built-in clearance for the caliper).
We know a lot of you use the 'Croix predominantly on tarmac so perhaps found the dedicated CX knobbies a little OTT for daily duties. On the other hand we didn't want to completely abandon its off-the-beaten-path capabilities. Step forward the excellent compromise that is Continental's semi-slick Cyclocross Speed 35c tyres. The lower profile diamond file centre tread will hopefully give a faster rolling performance on tarmac and hard-pack surfaces whilst the side knobbles should mean enough grip and traction for any off-road jaunts.
We've upped the gear range via a 12-30T cassette out back. Combined with the compact 50/34T Tiagra chainset up front it should give enough low-range spread for fully-laiden touring adventures into the unknown.
Hayes excellent CX Expert (formerly CX5) mechanical disc brakes take up the stopping duties. They give a nice a nice positive braking feel thanks to the stiff, forged one-piece caliper and include an integrated barrel adjuster for cable adjustments. We've offset the slight weight gain in the caliper body with their L-Series lightweight drilled rotor, so the overall is comparable to last years' Avid BB7 setup. If you want to get really pedantic then I guess you could argue we've dropped rotational weight also.
The new M:Part Elite sealead cartridge bearing headset and upgraded Shimano Deore M525 6-Bolt hubs (vs. Shimano M475) should mean smoother steering and rolling for many a mile and drastically reduced service intervals.
My first really cold ride, at -6C, was in January last year doing the the Strathpuffer 24. but preparation made it easy with ice spike tyres …. and enough layers to make an onion scared.
I couldn't stand the thought of riding indoors again, especially for a two-hour ride. Some will call it justification, but I prefer to call it logic. Cycling outdoors in the fresh air and sun would be much better for my mental and physical well-being than riding an indoor trainer for two hours.
No, I didn't have to ride outdoors; it was a well-thought-out choice, a preference. After doing that first really cold ride, I now know that I can do it and I much prefer being outside than inside.
If the roads are snow-packed or icy, try to choose a route that has low traffic volume.
Minimize long downhill sections to avoid getting cold from wind chill.
A mountain bike, with its wide tires, is more stable than a road bike.
Run lower tire pressure to increase traction and handling.
Ride with a buddy so that if one of you has trouble, there is another person to lend a hand.
Carry disposable chemical hand or toe warmers. They can be put in your shoes if your toes get cold, or can be used to warm your hands if you have to do a mechanical repair.
Have someone available to pick you up if you call for help.
HOW DO YOU DRESS FOR SUB-FREEZING CYCLING?
I'm sure you already know that some people show up in a jersey and knee warmers for the same ride that someone else will be wearing leg warmers, arm warmers, a vest and a base layer shirt. I'll give you my personal preferences for cold-weather riding gear, but know that I get cold easily.
Recently, I did a ride where the temperature ranged from 10.9 degrees to about -2C degrees, not counting wind chill. I'll take you through my outfit from head to toe.
If the weather gets colder i sometimes wear my Nike running tights over the cycling bib and a thicker jersey over the long sleeve on instead of the Gilet. A neck warmer is handy too for the chin.
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did wiggo hold back on froome?
A new book claims that Sir Bradley Wiggins snubbed Team Sky colleague Chris Froome after winning last year's Tour de France – by splitting his prize money with all his other team-mates, excluding the man who would this year succeed him to the yellow jersey.
In his book, Inside Team Sky, Sunday Times chief sports writer David Walsh says that Wiggins eventually paid Froome the money during the week of this year's World Championships in Florence – 14 months after the race finished, and on the insistence of team principal, Sir Dave Brailsford.
Besides the €450,000 for winning the General Classification, Wiggins would also have earned money for stage placings, including €8,000 for each of the two time trials he won – and for days spent in the yellow jersey.
Froome finished runner-up to Wiggins in the race – which would have netted him €200,000 – but Tour de France tradition dictates that overall winner shares his prize money with all the riders who help him win.
Tensions ran high between Wiggins and Froome in the second half of the race after the latter appeared to attack his team leader on Stage 11 to La Toussuire-Les-Sybelles, slowing down to wait for him only on the orders of sports director, Sean Yates.
The incident sparked a row on Twitter between Wiggins' wife Cath, and Froome's now fiancée, Michelle Cound.
There was another exchange towards the end of the final mountain stage of the race that suggested all was not well in the Sky camp, with Froome gesticulating at the Tour's winner-in-waiting.
Walsh's book is already on sale through Amazon, including for Kindle devices and apps, and should hit bookstores this weekend.
He confirmed on Twitter that the episode regarding Wiggins, Froome and the payment of the bonus is included within the book.
Author richdirectorPosted on November 25, 2013 January 29, 2014 Categories bikes and cycling, Racing, Road bikesTags Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Dave Brailsford, froome, Sean Yates, Team Sky, Twitter, wiggins2 Comments on did wiggo hold back on froome?
Raleigh has released its 2013 SSCXWC Limited Edition steel singlespeed-compatible frameset.
The zany, crazy excuse for a party and a few tattoos called the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC), founded by Portland's Dani Dance, is getting ready for its annual return. This year, for the first time, it's straying from the wrong coast and moving far east to the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
And just as with past events, Raleigh Bicycles has teamed up with the promoters to release a new, limited-edition SSCXWC frameset. We first saw this special edition in 2009 with the2010 white and brown Raleigh SSCXWC aluminum singlespeed-specific framesets, and then a year later with the svelte, singlespeed version of the carbon RXC frameset that also came in the team Hodola colors.


The Jin Mao Tower, a technological wonder, offers fantastic views of the Huangpu River and Pudong district. It also offers a great view of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Adrian D. Smith fused the conventional components of Chinese culture with the modern architectural style to give it a distinguished look. With the use of modern engineering techniques, the building of the tower has been made resistant to both the high-speed winds of about 200 km/h and earthquakes measuring intensity up to 7 on the Richter scale. The swimming pool on the 57th floor of the Jin Mao Tower works like a passive damper.
The building is home to the renowned Grand Hyatt hotel and several offices. The large lobby on the 1st and 2nd floors serves as a venue for business meetings. The spaces in the 3rd on the 50th floor are filled with modern offices. The 51st and 52nd floors are occupied by mechanical and electrical service sections. The space from the 53rd to 87th floor is rented to the 5 Star Hotel Grand Hyatt. The hotel offers 555 opulent rooms for accommodation. The last floor of the tower serves as a vantage point. It has the capacity to accommodate 1,000 people.
The parking space can accommodate 800 cars and 2,000 bicycles in the basement. It is completely secured due to the installation of hidden surveillance cameras.
The Jin Mao Tower has received multiple awards. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, China honored the tower with the China Top 10 Modern Buildings Award 2014.
Get discounted tickets from the Shanghai hop on hop off tour bus.
At Cloud 9 Restaurant, book the table facing the west direction for striking views.
The 88-storied Jin Mao Tower is not only the 6th tallest building in China, but also the 2nd tallest in the Shanghai.
The 1,380 feet high tower spreads over an area of 5.68 acres of land.
Around 530 million USD was spent on the construction of this tower.
China Jin Mao Group Co. Ltd. is the owner of the tower.
The coordinates of the Jin Mao Tower are 31.2372° N, 121.5014° E.
Where is Jin Mao Tower?
This well-constructed building is close to the trade district in Pudong, and centrally located in Lujiazui Finance, Shanghai. The Jin Mao Tower is easily accessible from different locations. It takes around 45 minutes by car from Hongqiao and Pudong International Airports to reach the tower. You can reach the tower by taxi, bus, subway, or personal car.
Jin Mao Tower is open all round the year. The months of March to May and September to early November are the best for roaming as the weather is pleasant.
The Jin Mao Tower is open on all days except holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The admission fees to the 88th floor is approximately 100 RMB (Renminbi) .
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The CTO of betting exchange Betfair says that more cross-industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks against online businesses.
"I think in general, there is a lot more that the e-commerce industry as a whole needs to be aware of. Security threats are not a gaming related problem, they could easily affect any other e-commerce company, online travel, online books, they could affect healthcare and government," he said. "I think there have been some sectors who have said its not our problem; its not for us to worry about-- well I would tell them that it is going to be their problem if they don't pay attention."
Betfair, along with several other UK betting sites, has been targeted by Web-based criminals--and has been a victim of DDoS attacks on three separate occasions. The attacks work by flooding servers with traffic often generated by hijacking private PCs--so called botnets.
Yu, recently voted Daily Telegraph IT Director of the Year 2004 and runner up in the CNET UK Technology Awards, explained that during a period of sustained DDoS attacks earlier this year, various gaming organizations banded together to exchange information on how best to tackle the problem.
"I think there is more that network providers and ISPs can do. A lot of these attacks stem from individual [broadband-connected] PCs being compromised and then using that broadband access to flood these sites. We think that ISPs could do a lot if they took more responsibility. We do see a mix--we see some network providers who work very actively to try and cleanse their system and provide high-quality bandwidth and the others who don't."


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Preakness Stakes 2020: Swiss Skydiver first filly to win a race since 2009
Published on October 3, 2020 October 15, 2020 by Sports Radio Service
Filly Swiss Skydiver wins the 145th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Sat Oct 3, 2020 (AP News photo)
By Jessica Kwong
The only filly in the race, Swiss Skydiver, won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday afternoon, claiming her place in history as only the sixth female horse to do so, and the first in 11 years.
Swiss Skydiver beat all the boys in thrilling fashion, in a stretch duel with Kentucky Derby champion Authentic. The two-horse race was close, but the three-year-old filly held Authentic off and beat him by a nose.
She was the first filly, or young female horse less than four years of age, to win the race since Rachel Alexandria in 2009.
"Just a real honor to be around a horse like this," Swiss Skydiver's trainer Kenny McPeek said. "It's a special moment."
Swiss Skydiver's jockey Robby Albarado said he "had an opportunity" when Authentic's Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez abandoned the rail at the far turn.
"I took advantage of the rail. Johnny stayed off the fence there, made a conscious decision to move at that time. Give or take now," Albarado said. "If I make that move now or I wait and get smothered."
With odds of 11-1, Swiss Skydiver upset 3-2 favorite Authentic. Jesus' Team at 40-1 took third place and Art Collector at 2-1 finished fourth.
Swiss Skydiver was the first filly to compete in the Preakness since 2014, when Ria Antonia came in last. Swiss Skydiver raced in Kentucky, New York, Florida, Louisiana, California and Arkansas this year, and was constantly hungry and eager to train.
"She never gets tired," McPeek said.
McPeek won the Preakness for the first time and celebrated his second victory in a Triple Crown series after last winning the Belmont Stakes in 2002.
By defeating Authentic and Thousand Words, Swiss Skydiver denied their trainer Bob Baffert of a 17th Triple Crown race win and prevented him from setting a record with eight Preakness victories.
The spectator-less 145th running of the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, came just four weeks after the Kentucky Derby. For the first time, the 1 3/16th-mile-long race was the third leg of the Triple Crown, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The backwards schedule this year kicked off with the Belmont Stakes on June 20, followed by the Kentucky Derby on September 5.
Authentic upset Belmont Stakes champion Tiz the Law, who did not compete in the Preakness as he was not ready, according to Sackatoga Sable managing partner Jack Knowlton. The most recent Triple Crown winner was Justify, trained by Baffert, in 2018.
2020 Preakness Stakes results:
1. Swiss Skydiver – 11/1 2. Authentic – 3/2 3. Jesus' Team – 40/1 4. Art Collector – 2/1
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posttest we have been seeing in scotland. here is quick enough. —— here is katrina. protesters are calling to be a festival of resistance and national demonstration. here in edinburgh more than 10,000 people are expected to gather on his second day in scotland. the president had only been at his hotel for about 20 minutes last night. he was out on the terrorist admiring the sunset when in an astonishing breach of security, a protester flew into view, breaching the no—fly zone, getting within yards of president trump. the reaction was to get him indoors, but even that was not immediate. police are still looking for the pilot. as a result of us doing what we did donald trump saw a protester in the flesh instead of having to watch them on television. we thought it was really important. but we did tell the police we were on our way, we gave them a ten or 15 minute warning. more than 5000 police officers are on duty for the president's visit to scotla nd on duty for the president's visit to scotland this weekend and there is a highly visible presence. how could something so serious ha
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is having that summit with vladimir putin. more on that in a moment. it will also speak to katrina renton down on the beach by the golf course to hear if any protesters have shown up. before we do that, though, here she is on how scottish protesters have been making themselves heard. he has described it as magical, incredible. this is the first time donald trump has played his course at turnberry since he became president of the united states of america. but not everyone was pleased to see him. some protesters came to the beach at turnberry, telling mr trump he was not welcome at his own resort. i would much prefer to be doing a hill walk on arran, but i think when something like this happens, you have to turn up and be counted. yesterday, there were protests around the country. police estimate 9000 came to the carnival of resistance in edinburgh, while on his other golf course in aberdeenshire, a number gathered. hello, glasgow! cheering. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, did not meet president trump. she led the pride march in glasgow. the trump estate provides jobs in the vil
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golf course donald trump has been playing on. let's go live to glasgow and speak to katrina stuart from the herald macro and evening times. as far as we know, the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, will not meet donald trump. do you regret the fact that the government is seeking to make more of his time in scotland? i think nicola sturgeon has been very clear on her position as regards donald trump. last year, she said theresa may should rescind the offer of a state visit for mr trump to scotland. she is used very strong language to describe her feeling about the american president. i'd have liked have seen a meeting between them. i don't think she would have held her waist in any regards speaking to him, and i think that something probably that has put mr trump of meeting the first minister. he is a misogynist and he isn't going to take kindly to being told what to do by a female first minister. i think today, given the fact she is leading out the pride march in glasgow, she has voted with her feet and made pride march in glasgow, she has voted with herfeet and made it c
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military spending to 4%, making clear where he wants that money to go. we will speak with katrina vanden heuvel from the nation magazine. looks the nation has released --, ground for secure elections for international security and the belief when a 2-d escalate tensions with russia and that there is a false choice between having secure elections and that relationship. nucuclear a catastrophe, elections are going to be an a afterthought. amy: masass protest are expected to greet trump as he arrives for his first visit to britain as president. protesters will float a 20 foot long giant baby trump blimp outside parliament that will ngry the president as an orange baby clututching a cell phone ready to tweet. repsents a hosof issu. it isn't just about mocking him. it is about drawingttention that his politics are havining a real i impact on real lives, not just in the u.s.s., but all over the world. amy: we will speak witith sheila menon, one of the b blimp organizers, and with colin -- guardian columnist george monbiot. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.o
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outrage. we will get response from katrina vanden heuvel and speak with sam husseini, who was credential to cover the summit for the nation. before monday's news conference, he was dragged out while holding a piece of paper that read "nuclear weapon ban treaty." >> oh, my god. for what? i am telling you what i'm dog. i am being totally open. amy: then we spend the rest of the hour with boots riley, director of the new film "sorry to bother you." >> action. an aurdist dark comedy ipipired by the world of telemarketing. >> that is intriguing. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president trump is meeting with congressional lawmakers on capitol hill today as he faces bipartisan crititicism over r hs decision to lash out at his own intelligence agencies over the investigation of alleged russian interference in the 2016 election, while speaking at a joint news conference with russian president vladimir putin following their summit in helsinki. have trump: i do feel we both made some steaks. is a
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We are back at it for another year! The past two days have been full on, discussing integration, what that is and how on Earth we are possibly going to create integrated units! Next year, 2020, Orewa College will be breaking down the silos and saying farewell to subjects for Years 9 and 10. In their place, 16 3-subject integrated units based off the core values of the New Zealand curriculum. For a more detailed description of the journey the school is currently undertaking, follow Richard's blog series as he details the steps the school is taking.
For our two callback days to begin 2019, our focus has been to gain more of an understanding of the logistics and the structure of the integrated units, as well as begin to work our magic so to speak. We have shared across departments what we have trailed so far, the fears we have currently and the steps we need to take moving forward. This shift in education is incredibly exciting, for us and more importantly the kids, but obviously requires a lot of PD.
I really enjoyed yesterday, as we were given options in the morning on how we would further like to learn more about integration. Many opted into the movie option, Most Likely To Succeed. I didn't attend this session, as I had previously seen the film - see my post here. Instead, I chose to complete readings, to give myself some time to learn about others thoughts, and give myself some time to reflect on my own. All of the readings we were suggested to read can be accessed here.
"Teachers were happier through working with students who were intrinsically motivated to learn on projects designed by themselves." (Richard Wells).


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register = (event) => {
    event.preventDefault()
    this.props.onAuth( this.state.email, this.state.password, this.state.isSignup );
    localStorage.setItem('token', this.props.tokenId);
    localStorage.setItem('userId', this.props.userId);
}

I see token and userId after the second click. But I can't see after the first click. What I need more to show immediately?
This is my auth.js reducers

import * as actionTypes from '../actions/actionsTypes';
import { updateObject } from '../utility';

const initialState = {
    token: null,
    userId: null,
    error: null,
    loading: false
};

const authStart = ( state, action ) => {
    return updateObject( state, { error: null, loading: true } );
};

const authSuccess = (state, action) => {
    return updateObject( state, {
        token: action.idToken,
        userId: action.userId,
        error: null,
        loading: false
     } );
};

const authFail = (state, action) => {
    return updateObject( state, {
        error: action.error,
        loading: false
    });
}

const reducer = ( state = initialState, action ) => {
    switch ( action.type ) {
        case actionTypes.AUTH_START: return authStart(state, action);
        case actionTypes.AUTH_SUCCESS: return authSuccess(state, action);
        case actionTypes.AUTH_FAIL: return authFail(state, action);
        default:
            return state;
    }
};

export default reducer;

But, after the first click, I got token in my render function.
{this.props.tokenId}
Could you please help me? I think I need to use async/await. But I am not sure.
Here you go Header.js

import React, { Component } from 'react'
import { connect } from 'react-redux'
import * as actions from '../../store/actions/index'
import PropTypes from 'prop-types'

import './header.css'

class Header extends Component {

    constructor(props) {
        super(props)
        this.state = {
            email: '',
            password: '',
            isSignup: true,
            token: false
        }
        this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
    }

    handleChange (evt) {
        this.setState({ [evt.target.name]: evt.target.value });
    }
    switchAuthModeHandler = (event) => {
        event.preventDefault()
        this.setState(prevState => {
            return {
                isSignup: !prevState.isSignup
            }
        })
    }

    register = (event) => {
        event.preventDefault()
        this.props.onAuth( this.state.email, this.state.password, this.state.isSignup );
        localStorage.setItem('token', this.props.tokenId);
        localStorage.setItem('userId', this.props.userId);
    }
    render() {
      let regBtn = ''
      if (this.state.isSignup) {
        regBtn = 'Register'
      }
      else {
        regBtn = 'Login'
      }

    let login = null
    if(!this.props.tokenId) {
        login = (

                <form onSubmit={this.register}>
                    <input type="email" placeholder="email" name="email" onChange={this.handleChange} />
                    <input type="password" placeholder="password" name="password" onChange={this.handleChange} />
                    <button>{regBtn}</button>
                </form>

Switch to {this.state.isSignup ? 'Login' : 'Register'}

        )
    }
    else {
        login = (

Hello: {this.props.userId}

                <button>Logout</button>

        )
    }
    if(this.props.loading) {
        login =
Loading...

    }
    return (

            {this.props.tokenId}
            {login}

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    )
  }
}

Header.defaultProps = {
    tokenId: ''
}

Header.propTypes = {
    tokenId: PropTypes.string
}

const mapStateToProps = state => {
    return {
        loading: state.auth.loading,
        error: state.auth.error,
        userId: state.auth.userId,
        tokenId: state.auth.token
    }
}
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
    return {
        onAuth: ( email, password, isSignup) => dispatch( actions.auth(email, password, isSignup))
    }
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Header)

import axios from 'axios';
import * as actionTypes from './actionsTypes';

export const authStart = () => {
    return {
        type: actionTypes.AUTH_START
    }
}

export const authSuccess = (token, userId) => {
    return {
        type: actionTypes.AUTH_SUCCESS,
        idToken: token,
        userId: userId
    }
}

export const authFail = (error) => {
    return {
        type: actionTypes.AUTH_FAIL,
        error: error
    };
};

export const auth = (email, password, isSignup) => {
    return dispatch => {
        dispatch(authStart());
        const authData = {
            email: email,
            password: password,
            fullName: 'Boris Civcic',
            role: 'admin',
            returnSecureToken: true
        };
        let url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/identitytoolkit/v3/relyingparty/signupNewUser?key=AIzaSyC5nW8-XOJADEvU7Mi7sgmhUNhHfRxXNQI';
        if (!isSignup) {
            url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/identitytoolkit/v3/relyingparty/verifyPassword?key=AIzaSyC5nW8-XOJADEvU7Mi7sgmhUNhHfRxXNQI';
        }
        axios.post(url, authData)
        .then(response => {
            console.log(response);
            dispatch(authSuccess(response.data.idToken, response.data.localId));
            // dispatch(checkAuthTime(response.data.expiresIn));
        })
        .catch(err => {
            dispatch(authFail(err.response.data.error));
        })
    };
};

this is auth.js action
and this is utility

export const updateObject = (oldObject, updatedProperties) => {
    return {
        ...oldObject,
        ...updatedProperties
    };
};

A: In your register handler, onAuth is an asynchronous action but you've populated localStorage immediately. You should wait onAuth returns and then set your localStorage items.
first return a promise from your thunk ( simply by adding return before axios ):
...
return axios.post(url, authData)
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response);
    dispatch(authSuccess(response.data.idToken, response.data.localId));
    // dispatch(checkAuthTime(response.data.expiresIn));
  })
  .catch(err => {
    dispatch(authFail(err.response.data.error));
  })
...

Then set your localStorage items like this:
register = (event) => {
  event.preventDefault();
  this.props.onAuth( this.state.email, this.state.password, this.state.isSignup )
   .then(() => {
     localStorage.setItem('token', this.props.tokenId);
     localStorage.setItem('userId', this.props.userId);
   });
}