The newest hero to hit Heroes of the Storm is Diablo 3 expansion baddy Malthael.
I'm not going into much detail because it's 2:40am and this is also the middle of sodding E3, but I will say that Malthy (we're friends; I call him that) is an assassin who appears to be particularly good at burning down tanks. His trait, Reaper's Mark, causes targets to lose 2.5% of their maximum HP every second, for four seconds, which seems entirely aimed at burning down people with very high amounts of HP.
I've embedded his spotlight trailer below, so if you're interested in checking him out before firing the game up, you can do so there. I'll also note that this should kick off a new series of quests in Heroes of the Storm, where you'll get FABULOUS IN-GAME PRIZES (well, a set of Diablo 3 wings, and a Leoric's Phantom mount and an Epic Loot Chest in Heroes of the Storm) for playing 15 matches with a friend in any mode, as Diablo heroes. You've got 'til 26 June to get that done, apparently, and it begins sometime this week.


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package refactorings.field;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import recoder.CrossReferenceServiceConfiguration;
import recoder.convenience.TreeWalker;
import recoder.java.declaration.FieldDeclaration;
import recoder.java.declaration.modifier.Public;
import recoder.kit.MiscKit;
import recoder.kit.Problem;
import recoder.kit.ProblemReport;
import recoder.kit.transformation.Modify;
import refactorings.FieldRefactoring;

public class DecreaseFieldVisibility extends FieldRefactoring
{
	public DecreaseFieldVisibility(CrossReferenceServiceConfiguration sc)
	{
		super(sc);
	}

	public DecreaseFieldVisibility()
	{
		super();
	}

	public ProblemReport analyze(int iteration, int unit, int element)
	{
		// Initialise and pick the element to visit.
		CrossReferenceServiceConfiguration config = getServiceConfiguration();
		ProblemReport report = EQUIVALENCE;
		super.tw = new TreeWalker(getSourceFileRepository().getKnownCompilationUnits().get(unit));

		for (int i = 0; i < element; i++)
			super.tw.next(FieldDeclaration.class);

		FieldDeclaration fd = (FieldDeclaration) super.tw.getProgramElement();
		int last = fd.toString().lastIndexOf(">");

		// Prevents "Zero Service" outputs logged to the console.
		if (fd.getMemberParent().getProgramModelInfo() == null)
			fd.getFactory().getServiceConfiguration().getChangeHistory().updateModel();

		// Construct refactoring transformation.
		super.transformation = new Modify(config, true, fd, super.visibilityUp(fd.getVisibilityModifier()));
		report = super.transformation.analyze();
		if (report instanceof Problem)
			return setProblemReport(report);

		// Specify refactoring information for results information.
		String unitName = getSourceFileRepository().getKnownCompilationUnits().get(unit).getName();
		String packageName = MiscKit.getParentTypeDeclaration(fd).getPackage().getFullName();
		String className = MiscKit.getParentTypeDeclaration(fd).getFullName().substring(packageName.length() + 1).replace('.', '\\');
		super.refactoringInfo = "Iteration " + iteration + ": \"Decrease Field Visibility\" applied at class "
				+ className + " to field " + fd.toString().substring(last + 2)
				+ " from " + super.currentModifier(fd.getVisibilityModifier())
				+ " to " + super.refactoredUpModifier(fd.getVisibilityModifier());

		// Stores list of names of classes affected by refactoring.
		super.affectedClasses = new ArrayList<String>(1);
		super.affectedClasses.add(super.getFileName(unitName, className));
		super.affectedElement = "::" + fd.toString();

		return setProblemReport(EQUIVALENCE);
	}

	public ProblemReport analyzeReverse()
	{
		// Initialise and pick the element to visit.
		CrossReferenceServiceConfiguration config = getServiceConfiguration();
		ProblemReport report = EQUIVALENCE;
		FieldDeclaration fd = (FieldDeclaration) super.tw.getProgramElement();

		// Construct refactoring transformation.
		super.transformation = new Modify(config, true, fd, super.visibilityDown(fd.getVisibilityModifier()));
		report = super.transformation.analyze();
		if (report instanceof Problem)
			return setProblemReport(report);

		return setProblemReport(EQUIVALENCE);
	}

	protected boolean mayRefactor(FieldDeclaration fd)
	{
		if (fd.getVisibilityModifier() instanceof Public)
			return false;
		else
			return true;
	}
}

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LITHIUM FUNDAMENTALS
Created by Lithium Energy Products 2020
Lithium Energy Products Announces the Close of its Bridge Financing and provides an Update of its Reverse Takeover Transaction
Lithium Energy Products Announces The Appointment Of A New Board Member And The Change Of Its Auditor.
Lithium Energy Products Announces the ramp-up of the Lost Sheep fluorspar mine in Utah and a Brokered Private Placement of $3,500,000
Lithium Energy Products Concludes An Mou With Possehl Erzkontor, North America, Inc. Possehl Erzkontor Will Act As Exclusive Sales Agent For Metspar...
Lithium Energy Products to Extend its Definitive Agreement with American Strategic Minerals for the Acquisition of the Lost Sheep Fluorspar Mine
Lithium Energy Announces Entry into Definitive Agreement for proposed Qualifying Transaction with American Strategic Minerals Inc.
Lithium Energy Products is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of a New CFO
Lithium Energy Products Enters into a Binding Agreement to Acquire 100% of the Lost Sheep Mining Operation
Lithium Energy Products Accelerates the Jackpot Lake Project Acquisition
Lithium Energy Products Completes the Willcox Lithium Project Acquisition and Fulfils the Most Recent Jackpot Lake Lithium Project Scheduled Acquisiti...
Vancouver, British Columbia, 19th December 2019. LITHIUM ENERGY PRODUCTS INC. ("Lithium Energy Products" or "LEP" or the "Company") (TSX-V: LEP) (FRAN...
Vancouver, British Columbia, July 25th, 2018. LITHIUM ENERGY PRODUCTS INC. ("Lithium Energy Products" or "LEP" or the "Company") (TSX-V: LEP) (FRANKFU...
Lithium Energy Products Announces the Closing of the Transaction to Acquire All the Mining Assets of the Vanadium Ridge Project
Vancouver, British Columbia, 6th January 2020. LITHIUM ENERGY PRODUCTS INC. ("Lithium Energy Products" or "LEP" or the "Company") (TSX-V: LEP) (FRANKF...
Vancouver, British Columbia, 19th of November 2019. LITHIUM ENERGY PRODUCTS INC. ("Lithium Energy Products" or "LEP" or the "Company") (TSX-V: LEP) (FRANKFURT: N8I) today announced that as a result of its intention to ramp up its Lost Sheep fluorspar mine in Utah, it has engaged Sprott Capital Partners LP (the "Agent"), on a best efforts basis, as the exclusive placement agent to the Company, for a private placement of up to 43,750,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.08 per Unit (the "Purchase Price") for gross proceeds of up to $3,500,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (each a "Common Share") and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the closing of the Offering at an exercise price of $0.15 per Common Share.
The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to purchase mining equipment, employ a professional workforce, upgrade processing facilities, construct an adit, and will provide the Company working capital to restart the mine.
James Walker, CEO of LEP said, "We are very happy to be working with Sprott to ramp up the Lost Sheep fluorspar mine. Fluorspar is listed as a critical and strategic metal in the USA, and currently there are no producing mines in the country[1]. Fluorspar is used extensively in the production of steel and aluminium, as well as the manufacture of hydrofluoric acid, cement, and refrigerants. Currently about 600,000 tonnes of fluorspar are imported into the US every year, from countries such as Mexico, Vietnam, and South Africa1. As result, the industry in North America struggles to secure consistent supply of quality product. We aim to provide a secure source of supply to a select group of fluorspar users. With newly purchased equipment, an expert staff, and a large market for our product, we are confident our fully permitted, past producing fluorspar mine, can be properly developed to become the only local supplier in the USA."
Prospectus Exemptions
The Company advises that it may be relying on certain prospectus exemptions including but not limited to, the Existing Security Holder Exemption and Multilateral CSA Notice 45-318 Prospectus Exemption for Certain Distributions through an Investment Dealer, an exemption where the purchaser has obtained advice regarding suitability from a person registered as an investment dealer. The Company also advises that the insiders of the Company may also participate in the Offering, which will be completed pursuant to available related party exemptions under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.
Offering jurisdictions
The Offering will take place by way of a brokered private placement to qualified investors in such provinces of Canada as the Agent may designate and otherwise in those jurisdictions where the Offering can lawfully be made under applicable exemptions.
Agent's compensation
On the closing of the Offering, the Company has agreed to pay to the Agent, subject to certain exclusions, a cash commission equal to 8% of the gross proceeds arising from the Offering. At the closing of the Offering, the Company will also issue to the Agent Units entitling the Agent to acquire that number of Units which is equal to 8% of the total number of Units sold under the Offering. Agent's Units are comprised of one Common Share and one half of one Agent's Warrant. The Agent's Warrants are non-transferable and are exercisable at a price of $0.15 per Common Share for a period of 24 months from closing of the Offering.
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about November 29, 2019. Closing is subject to a number of prescribed conditions, including, without limitations, approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
All the securities issued under the Offering are subject to resale restrictions under applicable securities legislation.
Disclosure: Companies typically rely on comprehensive feasibility reports on mineral reserve estimates to reduce the risks and uncertainties associated with a production decision. The Company has not completed a feasibility study on, nor has the Company completed a mineral reserve estimate at the Lost Sheep Mine, and as such the financial and technical viability is deemed to have higher risk than if this work had been completed. Based on historical engineering and geological reports, historical production data and current engineering work completed or in process by the Company, the Company intends to move forward with the development of this asset. The Company further cautions that it is not basing any production decision on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability, and therefore there is a much greater risk of failure associated with its production decision. In addition, readers are cautioned that inferred mineral resources are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves.
Raul Sanabria, P.Geo., is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release. Mr. Sanabria is not independent to the Company as he is a shareholder. The property has not been the subject of a NI 43-101 report.
Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project – Delta, Utah
· 100% owned – 1,447 acres – 67 Claims
· Located in the Spor Mountain area, Juab County, Utah, approximately 214 km south-west of Salt Lake City.
· Fully Permitted – including mining permits.
· NI 43-101 Technical Report identified extensive high-grade fluorspar with low levels of impurities.
· Mining plan approved by BLM[2].
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
Lithium Energy Products Ltd.
Email: jwalker@lithiumenergyproducts.com
Website: www.LithiumEnergyProducts.com
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available
[1] Page 60 - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/mineral-commodity-summaries
[2] First approved by Rex Rowley – Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management – 24th August 1992.
Renewed by Paul B. Baker – Minerals Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management – 12th December 2016.

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Axewomen head to Florenceville-Bristol, NB for exhibition vs Montreal
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen Rugby team, host of the 2018 U SPORTS National Women's Rugby Championship, will head to Florenceville-Bristol, N.B. for two exhibition games against the RSEQ Université de Montréal Carabins.
The Carabins finished fourth in the RSEQ conference with a 4-3 record and lost to the eventual RSEQ and U SPORTS champions Ottawa Gee Gees in semi-final play. The Axewomen, who posted a second-place 4-2 record last season, were finalist in the AUS championship game.
The two exhibition games scheduled for Wednesday, August 29 – 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, August 30 – 12:00 p.m. will be the first time the Axewomen have played the Université de Montréal Carabins. Hosted at Carleton North High School, head coach Matthew Durant is grateful for the games that have been organized by the community and Acadia University alumnus Stephen McCain.
"Any exhibition game strengthens our program. Playing a solid RSEQ team during our training camp will make us that much better come AUS playoffs and U SPORTS Championship season. The generosity of the community, the town of Florenceville-Bristol and Carleton North High School has been outstanding and the impact of these experiences for our team in late August are sure to pay dividends throughout our season," remarked Durant
Included in the two-game exhibition series will be a free youth clinic for those have interest in the game of rugby. The Clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. prior to the Axewomen's Thursday, August 30 game at noon. Interested participants can register with the Florenceville-Bristol Recreation Department at 506-392-6763.
"We are also excited to be able to reach out to the local Florenceville-Bristol community and help raise the profile of rugby in that region. It will really be a great win-win scenario for us all," concluded Durant.
Speaking on behalf of the community, McCain noted the great opportunity for rugby enthusiasts to enjoy the best women's rugby Canada has to offer.
"We are very pleased to welcome two elite U SPORTS women's rugby teams to Florenceville-Bristol and are excited to have the opportunity for local rugby players and sports fans to see this high-level competition. As an Acadia grad, I am happy to help organize these exhibition matches as Acadia prepares for a run towards a national championship when they host the U SPORTS National Championship in November," said McCain.
Both games will take place at Carleton North High School with free admission.
The Axewomen open the AUS regular season at home against the visiting UPEI Panthers on Saturday, September 8 at 2:00 pm on Acadia's Raymond Field.
As the site of the U20 Tri-Nations Women's Rugby Cup with England, USA and Team Canada participating, Acadia University is the host of the 2018 U SPORTS National Women's Rugby Championship from November 1st to November 4th. Tournament packages are on sale now at the Acadia Box Office.
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The federal government is acknowledging that it doesn't have enough manpower to quickly help the million-plus people appealing a Social Security benefit denial.
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The 5 Biggest Social Media Moments of 2017
By: Matthew Ray
It's almost time to shut down 2017 and I couldn't be happier. This last year brought us all much joy, from the amazing new streaming series Runaways to the full middle-class acceptance of Instagram Stories. Personally, I cannot wait to see what new and exciting adventures the world of social and digital have in store for us in 2018. With that in mind, let's review my choices (in no particular order) for biggest moments in 2017 Social Media.
Facebook & Fake News
Sure, this story has been beaten harder than the Phillies this year, but we have to acknowledge its lasting moment in history. For those of you who were living under a rock:
After the election in November, Facebook was blamed for all of those fake news stories going viral, potentially influencing countless voters. Facebook king Mark Zuckerberg initially scoffed at the possibility, but mounting evidence showed that sophisticated (but not really criminal) use of the social platform had proven successful for certain political organizations. Because Facebook's algorithm determines what its individual users want to see, people often see only that which confirms their existing beliefs, regardless of whether the information being shared is true. So yes, your Grandma probably got more then her share of Lock Her Up memes.
In the lead-up to the French election Facebook targeted 30,000 fake accounts, partnered with newsrooms to debunk false claims and ran full-page ads in French newspapers with a guide for spotting fake news. Facebook has also applied parts of this strategy to the U.S., Germany and this week in the U.K. This whole hullabaloo confirms that social platforms are going to have a more and more sway in our political discourse.
After the exposure of Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein's serial sexual harassment and abuse, actress Alyssa Milano influenced social media users to speak up if they were survivors of sexual harassment or assault.
If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write 'me too' as a reply to this tweet. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 15, 2017
Women across the world — including McKayla Maroney, Anna Paquin and Debra Messing — shared their experiences and #MeToo soon started trending.
Me too https://t.co/ScX67Kmmiy
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) October 15, 2017
Many credited Milano with launching the hashtag movement, but it was really started by activist Tarana Burke. In 2007, Burke, a survivor of sexual violence herself, was working in Philadelphia with young women of color who had been victimized by sexual violence. Looking for a way to let them know that they weren't alone, she told them: "Me too."
Other hashtags have organically developed that journal deep interconnected human tragedy, like #WhyIStayed or #WhyILeft. But #MeToo clearly has shaken the world and become part of the culture in away none of us knew we needed.
Call Jesus
I will let this viral video speak for itself. Beyond cute. Give these kids their own television show. Perhaps in place of Megan Kelly! (CC: NBC Universal)
Representative Maxine Waters
You can't deny that President Trump is a gifted social media practitioner. He's good. He knows how to use social in an emotional way to achieve his goals. But if your personal politics don't jibe with POTUS, then may I present to you the current Queen of the Resistance, the Princess Leia to Donald's Emperor: Representative Maxine Walters.
I didn't know I needed her in my life until she came for me! If you consider yourself a fan of politics, or simply a fan of good writing, then you should be following Auntie Maxine. She's taking people down and taking names doing it. She is one of California's Congresswomen, a Democrat, a member of the Black Caucus and a woman not afraid to speak her mind.
When she isn't serving as the counterweight to our #MAGA pals in the White House, she's also developing new hashtags like #BlackWomenAtWork that quickly went viral.
I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated, and I'm not going anywhere. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 29, 2017
Live Tweeting A Takedown
I become insanely envious of folks who live tweet anything good. Nothing happens of any interest in my life! I especially love airport or airplane live tweeting. It's always juicy and slightly claustrophobic. This year's BEST involves two women who had decided to fly cross-country to catch their husbands cheating on them.
There are two women next to me at the airport bar who are flying cross-country to ambush their husbands they think are sleeping together.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
Oh sweet schadenfreude! All the pathos: broken hearts, coming-out-of-the-closet, drunk Moms, cross-country travel, new friends! Thankfully, this terribly private and difficult dramatic moment was completely live-tweeted by BJ Colangelo, who should be given an award for her eavesdropping abilities.
"Why can't they be honest? There's no need for cockamamie stories and secrets. I don't care if there gay. I care they lie." ????
In 2017 gay is okay, but cheaters get caught by tweeters!
If your names are Jeffrey and and Richard and you're on a "business trip" in Chicago…your wives are coming for you. And they've bonded.
Don't you wonder how it worked out?
And there is ONE social media moment of mayhem that can't be put into any list, but has to be given its own, special, BONUS, EXTRA attention….
This debacle is a 2017 gem that we must cherish forever. Organized by Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule as a "luxury music festival", this Millennial-nonsense was promoted on Instagram by Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski and a slew of other "social media influencers" whom did not initially disclose they had been paid to do so! Which is just a tiny violation of federal law.
Felonies aside, during the Fyre Festival's inaugural weekend, the event experienced problems related to security, food, accommodations and artist relations. BASICALLY EVERYTHING. And that is when the real fun began, as attendees began to life-cast their every major melodrama.
The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/I8d0UlSNbd
— Trevor DeHaas (@trev4president) April 28, 2017
I have been in jail. Jail food looks better then that.
The festival was indefinitely postponed after some festival goers had already arrived; where they found disaster surplus tents instead of Bella Hadid approved luxury villas and prepackaged sandwiches instead of and gourmet meals. Ouch! Fyre went down in flames as it not only roasted its own privileged fan base, but also provided the world with sweet-sweet-sweet moments of bittersweet Haterade. The organizers are now playing Law & Order: Social Suicide with a platter of eight lawsuits, one seeking more than $100 million in damages.
I could go on and on and on, I really could. Social media is so ingrained in our lives, it seems that everyday there is a new tweet-jacking or social shaming or a good solid put down from Wendy's twitter handle. So lets give 2017 one final round of applause, before letting 2018 to the stage. 18, you got big shoes to fill!
Matthew Ray
Creative Director and Co-Founder of ChatterBlast, Matthew Ray is a fan of comic books, ice cream and sitcoms from the late 1980s.


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During the time I was going through Little Edie's boxes after she passed away, I discovered some items that sparked an idea for me to start a legacy brand. Edie had made such an impression, and I thought her legacy must live on.
Recently I met with Tony Bravo, a style editor for the San Francisco Chronicle Style section. Guess what we had in common? A passion for Grey Gardens and Little Edie!! We talked for hours about our story and where we were headed with our legacy brand Grey Gardens®.
Tony Bravo had an idea to do a Grey Gardens fashion shoot with the Grey Gardens jewelry collection plus designers such as Miu Miu, Valentino, Dries Van Noten, Comme des Garcon, Burberry, Stuart Weitzman, Alice and Olivia, and Dirk Van Saene. This was a very special Grey Gardens fashion shoot because Maria Beale is Little Edie's grand-niece and did a beautiful job channelling the boho spirit of the Grey Gardens film. Our jewelry looked amazing with these designer collections.


Matteo is a German fingerstyle guitarist and musician, who excites listeners with his individual, virtuosity performing, distinctive melodies and deep grooves which are unique. As newcomer from Acoustic Music Records he is visible on the Acoustic Guitar Masters DVD Vol. 1.
"When I receieved my Fan fret Guitar from Beneteau I was astonished by the deep and clear tone. I knew this was the guitar for me to create the sound I wanted for my music. As a rule, I would never order a guitar whithout first trying them out, but Marc had my full confidence. Whenever I perform, I bring both Beneteau guitars and without fail, I always seem to get compliments from fans and musicians alike. I look very much foward to ordering my next one."


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North London derby: Arsenal Fan TV's Robbie and Tottenham supporter Expressions Oozing try being nice
AFTV host Robbie Lyle and Tottenham supporter Expressions Oozing warm up for Sunday's north London derby by trying to be nice about their rivals.Watch highlights of the Premier League game between Tottenham and Arsenal on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, 6 December at 22:35 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC…
AFTV host Robbie Lyle and Tottenham supporter Expressions Oozing warm up for Sunday's north London derby by trying to be nice about their rivals.
Watch highlights of the Premier League game between Tottenham and Arsenal on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, 6 December at 22:35 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website & app.
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Starting today, the Office of the Principal will begin a week-long online survey about the possible introduction of a fall break at UTM. Email invitations will be sent out to all UTM undergraduate students, faculty, and staff.
The proposed fall break—which would be offered beginning in the 2016/17 academic year if the responses are in favour of the proposal—would last four days, from Tuesday through Friday following Thanksgiving Monday.
Survey respondents will be asked to select whether they are in favour or whether they are against the proposed fall reading break at UTM and will be able to leave feedback regarding the proposal.
If the fall reading break is introduced, it could affect the length of the study break between the last day of fall classes and the first day of December exams.
"We remain committed to a 12-week term and we cannot start classes here until after Labour Day," said Diane Crocker, UTM's registrar and director of enrolment.
According to Crocker, this is because of the time needed to "assess records" after summer programming and the need not to push summer schedules back.
The break will also not affect the two-week December holiday period after exams.
The impact of a fall break on the study break length will mainly depend on when exactly Labour Day will occur each year. Calendars showing the impact of a fall reading week over the next five years will be available online.
In recent years, many Canadian universities have started introducing fall reading weeks. As of October 2013, 11 of Ontario's universities had a fall reading break, including Brock, Ryerson, and McMaster.
The fall reading week issue has previously been raised at the Principal's Town Hall meetings at UTM. The dates of UTM's fall break would not necessarily coincide with those of U of T's other campuses.
Optional experiential education opportunities may be offered in the fall reading week, similar to the Alternative Reading Week program that occurs in the winter reading week break. For first-year students, this week could offer help for a smooth transition into university life.
The online survey will include further information about the impact of a fall reading week for all respondents to consider.
According to Crocker, the survey results are expected to be released by mid-February. The survey will exclude graduate and Mississauga Academy of Medicine students, unless they are also teaching staff.
January 25, 2015 at 12 p.m.: It was mistakenly attributed to Farah Khan.
Notice to be printed on January 26, 2015 (Volume 41, Issue 15).


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package com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.label;

import android.animation.LayoutTransition;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.support.v7.widget.ListPopupWindow;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.PopupWindow;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import butterknife.BindView;
import butterknife.ButterKnife;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.mvp.viewstate.ViewState;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.mvp.viewstate.layout.MvpViewStateLinearLayout;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.MailApplication;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.R;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.model.mail.Label;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.model.mail.Mail;
import com.hannesdorfmann.mosby3.sample.mail.utils.DimensUtils;

import java.util.List;

import icepick.Icepick;
import icepick.Icicle;

/**
 * @author Hannes Dorfmann
 */
public class LabelLayout extends MvpViewStateLinearLayout<LabelView, LabelPresenter, LabelViewState>
    implements LabelView {

  @BindView(R.id.labelTextView) TextView labelView;
  @BindView(R.id.labelLoadingView) View loadingView;
  @Icicle Mail mail;

  ListPopupWindow popUpWindow;
  LabelAdapter adapter;

  public LabelLayout(Context context) {
    super(context);
    init();
  }

  public LabelLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    init();
  }

  public LabelLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
    init();
  }

  public LabelLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
    init();
  }

  @Override protected void onFinishInflate() {
    super.onFinishInflate();
    ButterKnife.bind(this, this);
  }

  private void init() {

    View.inflate(getContext(), R.layout.view_label_layout, this);

    LayoutTransition transition = new LayoutTransition();
    transition.enableTransitionType(LayoutTransition.CHANGING);
    this.setLayoutTransition(transition);

    adapter = new LabelAdapter(getContext());
    popUpWindow = new ListPopupWindow(getContext());
    popUpWindow.setAnchorView(this);
    popUpWindow.setAdapter(adapter);
    popUpWindow.setWidth(DimensUtils.dpToPx(getContext(), 140));
    popUpWindow.setOnDismissListener(new PopupWindow.OnDismissListener() {
      @Override public void onDismiss() {
        showLabel();
      }
    });
    popUpWindow.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
      @Override public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
        Label label = (Label) adapter.getItem(position);
        if (!label.getName().equals(mail.getLabel())) {
          presenter.setLabel(mail, label.getName());
          popUpWindow.dismiss();
        }
      }
    });

    setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
      @Override public void onClick(View v) {
        loadData(false);
      }
    });
  }

  @Override protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
    super.onDetachedFromWindow();
    popUpWindow.setOnDismissListener(null);

    if (popUpWindow.isShowing()) {
      popUpWindow.dismiss();
    }
  }

  public void setMail(Mail mail) {
    this.mail = mail;
    labelView.setText(mail.getLabel());
  }

  @Override public LabelPresenter createPresenter() {
    return DaggerLabelLayoutComponent.builder()
        .mailAppComponent(MailApplication.getMailComponents())
        .build()
        .presenter();
  }

  @Override public void showLoading(boolean pullToRefresh) {
    loadingView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
    this.setClickable(false);
    getViewState().setStateShowLoading(false);
  }

  @Override public void showContent() {
    loadingView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
    this.setClickable(true);
    post(new Runnable() {
      @Override public void run() { // Need for rotation changes
        popUpWindow.show();
      }
    });
    getViewState().setStateShowContent(adapter.getItems());
  }

  @Override public void showError(Throwable e, boolean pullToRefresh) {
    if (!isRestoringViewState()) {
      Toast.makeText(getContext(), R.string.error_loading_labels, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }
    showLabel();
  }

  @Override public void setData(List<Label> data) {
    adapter.setItems(data);
    adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
  }

  @Override public void loadData(boolean pullToRefresh) {
    presenter.loadLabels();
  }

  @Override public void showLabel() {
    if (popUpWindow.isShowing()) {
      popUpWindow.dismiss();
    }

    loadingView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
    this.setClickable(true);
    getViewState().setStateShowingLabel();
  }

  @Override public LabelViewState createViewState() {
    return new LabelViewState();
  }

  @Override public void onNewViewStateInstance() {
    showLabel();
  }

  @Override public Parcelable onSaveInstanceState() {
    return Icepick.saveInstanceState(this, super.onSaveInstanceState());
  }

  @Override public void onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state) {
    super.onRestoreInstanceState(Icepick.restoreInstanceState(this, state));
  }

  @Override public void changeLabel(Mail m, String label) {
    if (m.getId() == this.mail.getId()) {
      mail.label(label);
      labelView.setText(label);
    }
  }

  @Override public void showChangeLabelFailed(Mail mail, Throwable t) {
    Toast.makeText(getContext(), R.string.error_label_change_failed, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  }
}


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LEAWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Active Development Projects in Leawood Receive Recommendation for Final Plan Approval
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Leawood Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on June 27.
The Planning Commission has recommended approval of the Final Plan for Three Hallbrook Place, a four-story 120,000+ square foot office building to be constructed on an 8.46 acre tract located at the south-east corner of College Boulevard and State Line Road. Construction is expected to begin spring of 2020. No tenant for this building has been announced, but there are ongoing negotiations.
The Commission also recommended that the City Council approve the final development plan for Regents Park, a development to be located south of 135th Street and west of Kenneth Road. The plan will include connecting 137th Street from Kenneth Road to Chadwick, and included pedestrian trails. High Drive will also be connected between 135th & 137th Streets. The initial phase of this development will include luxury attached villas, extensive pedestrian trails, with later phases to include a clubhouse, multi-family residential, office and retail offerings. The recommended plan includes a "dry" landscaped stormwater detention area that will serve as a green space with walking trails and other amenities for residents to use during most of the year.
Kiddi Kollege, located at 134th & Briar, also received final plan recommendation to add office space to their current facility. The business has extended extensively in the region, making Leawood their center operations headquarters.
Chase Bank, moving into the former Dean & Deluca space at 119th & Roe received a recommendation to modify their approved final plan, involving replacing some of the current windows in the building with ones that provide more light into the facility.
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Samsung SGH-E630 — трьохдіапазонний стільниковий телефон фірми Samsung Electronics.

Комплектація:телефон, стандартна батарея, зарядний пристрій, внешний модуль громкой связи, інструкція

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You can't predict garbage, and occasionally I still happen upon a pile that forces me to explore a whole new world of junk. In this case, it was trading card games.
These folks tossed bags upon bags stuffed full of trading cards, including Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi Oh, Cardfight Vanguard, and a few others. Here's my trunk largely filled with them!
The number of cards I found is pretty incredible. My best guess currently is that there are somewhere between 30-50 thousand in total. I recently emptied the bags into boxes to make them easier to stack, and based on the weight of one box I'd say that I have about 150 pounds of cards. That's basically me, but in card form.
I knew nothing about these kinds of card games. So, I did some research and now I can say that I know very little about them (a slight improvement). I know that some cards can be super valuable, but most aren't worth much unless sold by the pound or thousand. I know holographic cards tend to be more powerful / valuable than regular looking cards.
Thankfully my sister and her boyfriend have some familiarity with Magic, and while they're not experts either they definitely know more than I do. For my birthday (on the 30th!) I told them that the best possible gift was to come and help me organize this giant mass of cards. Here's a scene from that day. The different card sets were all mixed together in the bags, so I figured step one was to reorganize them into boxes I bought from the game shop. The three of us spent about four hours doing this, and we got through maybe 20% of the collection.
We separated the holographic Pokemon cards when we saw them, and I found an app for my phone that scanned the cards and showed their value on the marketplace. Most weren't worth much, but I did find some cards in the 1-5$ range, a couple of 10$ cards, and one (an "Ex") that was worth 30$.
I'm glad I found that 30$ one, if only because it shows that the collection wasn't totally picked over before it went to the curb. A lot of the people I've talked to have wondered why they were thrown out. It's a good question, one that is important to consider when thinking about how much time and effort to put into researching them. The best case scenario for me is that they belonged to rich kids (this was a nice part of town) who moved away from home for university, and when their parents were getting ready to move (the house had been sold) they decided to ditch the dead weight without consulting the kids. The worst case scenario is that whoever owned them picked out the best cards, and tossed the rest. The 30$ card doesn't make the worst case scenario impossible, but it does indicate that their tossing might not have been a super organized affair.
Anyways, I'll keep you posted as I learn more about their cards. They're a good find regardless – I'd guess that, sold in bulk they'd make me a few hundred bucks at the auction house. But I'll do my due diligence before I take the easy way out!
The dregs from that spot came a couple weeks later. There were just a couple trash cans out, inside of which was random junk which I'd guess was left behind after the move. I spotted something old and metallic at the bottom of one of the bins, and that object turned out to be this old horseshoe. Hopefully it bodes well for the card collection! Regardless, my luck immediately after finding this horseshoe was quite good. I found some top quality (ie: "best of 2019" worthy) junk that night, which I'll share here soon enough. I also happened upon a great spot purely by chance later in the week.
I'll share those finds soon enough. In the meantime, here's some miscellaneous finds from recent weeks. This is an old chair I picked up in Ville St Laurent. I thought the woodwork was pretty good, and the upholstery in decent shape for its age. Mid century and industrial is where the money's at these days, but this chair still sold for 40-some dollars at auction.
I found this busted frame in a bag the other day in Westmount. The picture was unusual, so I took it home for a closer look.
Behind the broken glass was a cool embroidery on what felt like silk. I'd never seen anything quite like it, but someone on Instagram identified it as a silk picture – a style that was popular in the late 1700s and early 1800s. This image, a woman laying flowers on Shakespeare's tomb, was a particularly popular picture to reproduce back in those days – you can find a brief history of it here. Mine's not in the best condition and probably isn't worth much, but it's always cool finding something that old!
My old wallet fell apart recently. Fortunately, I found this one at just the right time (okay, maybe a few months later than would have been ideal). It looks to have been made for the Piaget watch company, so it's a pretty classy looking wallet! A lot of other cool stuff has come out of this spot, but I'll share those finds in a future post.
The Mile End has been productive again lately. I found these Slinky Crazy Eyes in their original box a little while back.
Here's me (pre-haircut) putting them to use. Pretty fun! They're worth about 20$, but I might just keep them.
I found a bunch of jewelry while walking last week. Most of it sucked, but I did save a gold cross on a silver chain, a single silver cufflink, and a cool silver & turquoise brooch. I'm guessing that this stuff was tossed because of a move, and I don't expect to find anything there going forward.
More impressive was this haul from just down the street a couple weeks back. It included a couple of silver rings, a bit of perfume, and a great pair of Parker 51s.
The set includes a fountain pen and a liquid lead pencil. The presence of the liquid lead dates the pair to the late 50s / early 60s, that being the short time frame in which the "LL" was produced. It's a beautiful set, and with the original case it should sell for at least 200$, perhaps more depending on the exact colour (which is kind of hard to tell). Nassau green for instance is an uncommon and collectible colour, but mine could also be "navy grey"… I'll have to take a look at them in the sunlight before saying anything for sure. Regardless, that was a fun find!
Also fun was this old Yves St Laurent dusting powder, which when opened revealed a 14k gold ring. That's a first for me! I've been getting pretty lucky with gold lately, and I'll share more examples of that soon enough.
Otherwise I've been busy, maybe too busy doing organizational stuff. I recently spent some money and bought some industrial shelves, which should make it easier to keep the garage clean going forward. The weather has been mixed at best, but I expect that I'll be able to do a yard sale in a week or two.


May I offer the following post from DJT aapl Sanity (used with prior permission) as a stepping stone in my discussion of the iPad mini.
Apple has a history of sometimes saying "no" to certain technology and popular features. And as we all know, the critics have had a field day with these decisions. And as intelligent as the reasons may be, the explanations are rarely understood, much less accurately reported by much of the Press.
That's why it's important that we understand them. Here are a few.
1. Switching from PPC chips to Intel chips in 2006.
Apple had to switch, because IBM and Motorola weren't putting enough resources behind developing the PPC chip. Plus the lack of compatibility with third party software developers was leaving Apple behind. Fortunately OSX could be designed to work on both, so the transition went amazingly smoothly.
2. No Flash on iOS.
As Steve Jobs repeatedly explained to an unconvinced Press, Flash was an old technology that Adobe (which bought Flash from Macromedia), wasn't updating to work well on mobile devices.The number one reason for system crashes was Flash. Apple had no choice. It could not launch a new product as important as the iPhone if it was prone to crash. It could not allow the future success of the iPhone (and later iPad) to be held hostage to Adobe. Today, Adobe has chosen to no longer even develop Flash.
3. The latest, Apple's map app.
Apple had no choice but to create their own mobile maps app because Google was not developing an iOS version of their map app with features as good as their directly competitive Android verion. Apple could not allow its iOS devices to be held hostage by Google.
4. Switching to a smaller iOS device connector, AND from Firewire to the brand new Thunderbolt connection.
By switching to much smaller, faster and better designed connection standards, Apple can make its devices smaller and more energy efficient. That's what consumers want. Yeah, consumers will need to buy adaptors for legacy devices, but Apple is the company that pushes technology forward. Just as Richard Dreyfus narrated in their famous "Think Different" TV commercial.
At first, Apple may not be very popular with some of these updates. But that's the price of progress. If not them, who?
As a shareholder I don't mind, Apple's stock price pays for them.
5. My beloved MacBook. Apple no longer makes a MacBook laptop. Apple must have decided the MacBook Air, iPad, and MacBook Pro is simply ENOUGH.
6. What happened to the slot where you put the DVD into? (8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)) Apple decided to SAVE maybe $40 per laptop and ELIMINATE it. They have appeased the masses with an external store.apple.com/us/product/MD564/apple-usb-superdrive for JUST $79.00 MORE. Apple now makes $40 MORE per MacBook in PURE profit.
7. No Nano iPhone. "Toni the Tool" was pontificating in 2009 that Apple needed a Nano iPhone. Apple has responded by pricing the previous year's model as the "inexpensive" iPhone.
8. No mini iPad. The iPad2 fills this need @$399 along with 12 different new iPod touch @$299 and $399. The new iPod touch ships "IN OCTOBER". Some folks think there will be an iPad mini event in the next few weeks. Apple is run by a logistics/bottom line guy.
I say the iPad mini will not happen.
The lack of iPad Mini would be a gross miscalculation by Apple.
All valid points and I agree. Apple will say no to old technologies and move where the puck is going.
But I believe the iPad mini doesn't fall into those arguments. We all know tablet computing is the future and is still in the early stages of growth. It is not something that is soon to be obsolete. We still don't know what the demand is out there for the different form factors, from ipod touch size to the 7 inchers to the 9.7 inchers. I agree with Tetra that missing out on the 7-8 inch form factors is indeed a gross miscalculation by Apple. They can't afford to let the competition slip through by leaving this space wide open.
Think Halo effect. Ever since the iPhone inception, it has been the gateway drug to the Apple ecosystem. I am sure it has converted countless numbers of PC users. I feel the same way with the iPad. Allowing the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire to dominate this space is leaving the door wide open for the Halo effect to move to Amazon's or Google's ecosystems. A sale to those devices is a lost sale to iPad and Apple's ecosystem. So just because we have an iPod touch and the "affordable" iPad 2 in Apple's line up does not mean there is not room for another form factor. The competition out there is way too fierce for Apple to give up any ground.
Perhaps the absence of any news related to iPad mini is Tim doubling down on secrecy. Then "boom", out of no where, we get the invites. I believe there will be an iPad mini.
I do not. I do not think there is a place for it price wise. I have seen the smaller tablets, I just don't care for them. I think the ipad is perfect in size. The one thing I have always felt is that Apple would not sell a device that does not give the full experience of an ipad. I do not think said device can be made and Apple still have a decent GM. I also feel that Google and Amazon are trying to get Apple to cannibalize itself. I do not think it is in the shareholders best interest to undermine its future. Does Samsung have a 7 inch tablet? All I see are commercials for the Galaxy Tab 10.1. I think Samsung would have built the smaller tablet if that is where they felt the future would be. I still feel the smaller tablets are just a stepping stone to an ipad.
I agree with tradermac and 4cl. I don't believe Apple and Tim Cook would allow a gap in the market like that to go underserved. With the iPod, they recognized the market's big potential, and they aggressively came out with the Mini, then the Nano, then the Shuffle. They had the lead position, and they never rested on their laurels, they never let go.
I believe the iPad is the same thing, just 10 years later, and levels of magnitude bigger. Steve Jobs and Apple recognized this by announcing the price point at $500. NOBODY expected that. It was a bold announcement, setting the bar so high that nobody else even attempted to come out with anything similar for over a year. Before that, people were talking about a "low-end" $800 device, and maybe a $1,200 one. It caught the entire industry by surprise, and even though there were naysayers, 2 years later, it still has a 70%+ market share, and it's the product that's changing entire industries and replacing the PC for many, many uses. A big reason for this was how aggressive they were on the pricing.
I believe Apple recognizes that now is the time to start blanketing the market, introducing iPads at multiple sizes. The second-tier companies tried their best, the market has voted, and all we have is a collective "meh". Apple will be fashionably late, coming out with the perfect product, best screen/battery/etc, best app ecosystem out there, priced slightly higher than expected ($299 WiFi, $350 for 3G is my guess), and it will still sell tens of millions during the holiday quarter. My guess it will be THE gift for the holidays. No risk in thinking that it will be obsolete soon, because it was just announced. And if, over the long term, it cannibalizes some of iPad's sales, so be it. We all know Apple is not afraid of that.
I do not believe Apple will let go of this huge opportunity to keep their lead in the tablet market. I think the possibility of iPad Mini happening next month is very close to 100%.
Samsung fields a 7", 8.9" and 10.1" tablet. None of them garnered much excitement because they were priced competitive to the iPad. Basically they're too expensive.
The recent 7" tablets from Google, Amazon and Barnes & Noble grabbed attention because they were sub-$200. Unlike the first iterations, these devices also have some technical merit. What they lack is quality apps. They also lack content outside the U.S.
The question is whether they can sell enough units to spur developers to create those apps. I think Google has a slight chance to do so, but does Apple think likewise? If they do, then they will release the iPad mini. I believe this competition with Google is personal, not business. They want to hit Google any way they can.
The mini will probably match the new iPod touch's $299 price point. But in order to pay for the larger screen and battery, other specs will need to be lowered. Less storage, lower screen resolution, lower quality cameras and possibly less RAM. Performance-wise, the iPad mini will be more like the iPad 2 rather than the newest iPod or iPhone.
Below is an interesting article about iPods with comments predicting the future from 2005.
I don't believe price has much to do with the decision as to whether to market an iPad mini. People won't buy a 12 cup coffeemaker when it's the same price as an 8 cup if the 8 cup serves there needs better. So it will be with the new iPad.
I do not. I do not think there is a place for it price wise. I have seen the smaller tablets, I just don't care for them.
A recent visit to Staples display was educational. The black and white Kindle was especially repulsive.
That said, I'm looking forward to new iPod touch. The iPad is not in my personal roadmap unless I have an IT earthquake. iPad Mini would fit me in most aspects.
Not sure which angle you are looking at. I agree people would buy the smaller cheaper ipad which would undermine Apple's revenue growth and EPS growth. People migrate to lower cost then justify in their own mind that the perceived value is equal, the trad-offs. I think the best example of this is the 3gs. To begin with it started at $99, then $49, then free. I have to say, for someone to think that getting that phone for "free" compared to the 4S at $199 was just not logical. Heck, you lost 8g in space.
To be fair, I will post the following. I have highlighted a very troubling paragraph.
Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) Taiwanese contract maker Pegatron Corp.'s non-notebook computer business would continue to drive its sales growth in the second half of 2012 despite the low initial yield rate of Apple Inc.'s smaller iPad, British bank Barclays Plc said recently.
In a research note dated Sept. 27, Barclays said it expected Pegatron to ship 3 million units of the iPad mini in the fourth quarter, which would result in revenues of NT$16.2 billion (US$552.4 million) or an 8 percent hike in its current sales forecast for the period.
Barclays had originally forecast that Pegatron would assemble 70 percent of the total iPad mini production this year, but the ratio was revised down to only 30 percent because of Pegatron's likely yield rate issue, the bank said.
"Unlike Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Pegatron lacks the experience for tablet assembly, which has a long learning curve," Kirk Yang, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Barclays, wrote in the note.
In particular, the new iPad mini is expected to have a narrower bezel allowing for a larger screen in the 7.85-inch form factor, causing a relatively lower assembly yield rate than the 9.7-inch iPad version, Yang said.
Taiwan's Hon Hai, which was currently the exclusive assembler of iPads, would assemble 6 million to 7 million units of the iPad mini, or 60 percent of the total allocation for 2012, he added.
Although Barclays' analysis suggested that the mass production of iPad minis had been delayed to October from September on account of supply constraints of some key components, Yang believed Apple would not postpone its iPad mini launch.
"As most iPad component vendors ramp up shipments in September that would continue into the fourth quarter of 2012, we do not see any signs of a postponed shipment schedule, suggesting an on-time October product launch," he noted.
In addition, Yang forecast Pegatron's non-Apple tablet shipments to grow by 29 percent year-on-year to 4 million units in 2012, helped by new orders from software giant Microsoft Corp., U.S. bookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc. and some white-box makers.
A white-box tablet is a model without a registered brand name, which is usually cheaper than branded tablets and is expected to gain traction among price-sensitive consumers.
Barclays maintained its "overweight" stock rating on Pegatron with a target price of NT$47 (US$1.6).
Shares of Pegatron closed 2.28 percent higher at NT$38.15 on Friday in Taipei.
I'm saying the use case trumps the price issue. I quit buying the Accord when it turned into a mid size as a smaller vehicle suits my needs better. I'm willing to pay as much (or more) for a smaller vehicle that doesn't sacrifice amenities. Same thinking applies to the smaller iPad. Some would undoubtably find the smaller form factor MORE useful and be willing to pay for it as if it were larger. There will always be those that base decisions on raw tonnage of course. I expect Samsung to fulfill that market with a 13" tablet sooner than later.
Well, you _will_ (see: Toyota Corolla without a V6 option, smaller iPad with reduced performance/lower-res screen), but you might not notice or care much.
I'm convinced there's a use case for smaller tablets. Eddy Cue was convinced, and I'm pretty sure Apple is convinced. IMHO, it's just a question of whether a smaller iPad is in the queue for this year.
Research notes from British bank Barclays show that Apple is still on target to release the iPad mini in 2012 and should sell up to 9 million units. Production in one plant has reduced the number of iPads that were expected for the year.
British bank Barclays reports that Taiwan's Pegatron has an initial yield rate of Apple's smaller iPad that is low. In a research note dated Sept. 27, Barclays said it expected Pegatron to ship 3 million units of the iPad mini in the fourth quarter.
Barclays had originally forecast that Pegatron would assemble 70 percent of the total iPad mini production this year, but the ratio was revised down to only 30 percent because of Pegatron's likely yield rate issue, reports Focus Taiwan.
Other news from Taiwan this morning is that Taiwan's information Minister and government spokesman faced heavy criticism for posting a picture of an iPhone on his Facebook page. Trying to avoid uproar, the minister stated that he didn't yet possess the iPhone and was only considering it.
Nationalism is running high in Taiwan of late. In mid-August we reported that Taiwan's Economics Minister Shih Yen-shiang urged the public to show more support for HTC Corp., a Taiwanese smartphone maker. The Minister stated that the public should cherish the country's own brand." In late 2011, the Premier of Taiwan even took a shoot at Apple. The latest incident with Taiwan's information minister over the weekend was in context to an outcry for supporting HTC.
At the end of the day, we fully understand the Minister's lust for the iPhone 5 and his need to conceal it from the stance the Taiwanese government is taking. I say – Enjoy your iPhone 5, Minister Hu Yu-wei – you're only human.
I wonder how all of Apple's supply chain partners in Taiwan feel about this nationalism nonsense?
FORTUNE -- This is a rumor we have no reason to believe except it comes from a major Apple (AAPL) investor who says he's heard it from "multiple sources."
If the rumor is true, and if Apple follows its usual scheduling protocol, that would suggest a special event to unveil the product on Wednesday, Oct. 17, with a launch day of Friday Nov. 2 -- plenty of time to capture holiday sales.
Apple has not commented on the rumor, which is not surprising given that the company has never uttered a word in public -- one way or the other -- about its future tablet product plans.
Now we wait for the loop to confirm.


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AUSTIN - As the debate over No Child Left Behind rages in Washington, Texas policymakers are distancing themselves from the federal law that was conceived in the Lone Star State.
"It needs to die," said Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, a longtime education leader in the state Senate. "If the federal government did away with No Child Left Behind tomorrow, you know what the adverse effect on Texas would be? Zero."
Congress is grappling with whether to overhaul or even repeal the 14-year-old law, creating uncertainty in the states about compliance. Federal officials, meanwhile, are considering whether to sanction Texas for failing to comply with federal rules on teacher evaluations.
Dissatisfaction with the law's requirements, and the influence of growing resistance to high-stakes testing among teachers and parents, is palpable at the Capitol. It could lead legislators to reduce state testing requirements to the bare minimum allowed under federal law.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 might live in Washington, but its roots are in Texas.
As governor, George W. Bush advocated for an end to social promotion policies, focused on the importance of early reading ability and strengthened the accountability system put in place by his predecessor, Democrat Ann Richards. By 1999, the New York Times lauded Bush, then a presidential hopeful, as having helped turn Texas' public school system into an "emerging model of equity, progress and accountability."
Eager to carry this mantle to Washington, Bush pitched landmark, bipartisan legislation that would require states to assess children in grades three through eight, and again in high school, and set annual benchmarks. The goal was to bring every student up to grade level by 2014.
Bush called it the "cornerstone of his administration," and it was a truly Texas creation.
"It was the apple of President Bush's eye," said Rod Paige, the former Houston ISD superintendent who helped Bush implement the policy as his first secretary of education.
Original idea altered
Now, however, many Texas leaders want nothing to do with the much-maligned law. That's because the intentions of the original, bipartisan legislation have been lost, said Houston Federation of Teachers President Gayle Fallon.
"It started with a Texas product, but it started with a little more common sense," said Fallon, who said Bush's intent was to target struggling students in disadvantaged groups using diagnostic tools, not high-stakes exams. "It has morphed into a nightmare of test-driven instruction."
Sandy Kress, an architect of the law who was Bush's senior adviser on education in 2001, said he was saddened by the political winds that have Texans, and others, speaking out against No Child Left Behind.
"We're just living in a pretend world that somehow or another we can get away with not being tough enough with ourselves and our kids to get them ready," Kress said, adding that efforts like Seliger's contribute to a "dumbing down" of Texas students. "I think it's bad for the state, and I think we're going to pay a price for it."
Bolstered by the growing anti-testing movement, state lawmakers last session cut the number of end-of-course exams for high school students from 15 to five. Rep. Dan Huberty, a Houston Republican, passed legislation to do the same in grades three through eight, but his bill would have dropped Texas below the minimums required in No Child Left Behind. The Legislature approved the proposals, but the U.S. Department of Education would not give Texas a waiver to cut testing to this extent.
This year, Huberty is trying again.
"We're going to take another run at it," said Huberty, who believes it's time to "completely redo" No Child Left Behind and reduce state exams, known as the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests. "We are continually over-testing our kids. We're creating an atmosphere that is not conducive to learning."
Huberty has filed a bill that would cut STAAR tests in elementary and middle school to the federal minimums and another that would cut them further, eliminating math and reading exams in fourth, sixth and seventh grades.
On the Senate side, Seliger is working to reduce the negative consequences of high school STAAR end-of-course exams. His Senate Bill 149, which is being fast-tracked through the Legislature, would allow some high-achieving high schoolers to graduate even if they don't pass these tests.
Lawmakers still recognize the need for assessments to gauge student learning, said House Public Education Committee Chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen.
"I have reached the point that I don't have a high level of confidence in the testing instrument itself," Aycock said. "But I think we have both instructional problems and assessment problems that would be very difficult to work through."
Hurdles await bills
If Huberty's bills pass in the Legislature, Texas again would have to seek approval from Washington for a testing regimen that doesn't meet federal standards. The state is having trouble securing a waiver from No Child Left Behind's mandates based on previously passed laws.
When President Barack Obama took office, the nation was just a few years away from Bush's deadline to have all students reach grade level in reading and math. Concluding this goal was unachievable, the administration took steps to allow states to secure waivers to opt out of the law's achievement mandates.
By 2014, nearly every state had secured one, including Texas. But this year, Texas has had problems renewing its waiver, and negotiations focusing on the state's teacher evaluation system are continuing.
If Texas joins the small pool of states without waivers and Congress fails to strike a deal this year on reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, the state would lose control over how it spends millions in federal dollars for low-income student populations. It also would be subject to federal progress reports, a harsh grading system that teacher groups said would slap "failing" grades on the majority of Texas schools.
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Amends
Details: C1932L00132
Munitions Supply Regulations (Amendment)
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SR 1932 No. 132 Regulations as made
These Regulations amend the Munitions Supply Regulations.
Gazetted 17 Nov 1932
Date of repeal 19 Aug 1936
Repealed by Munitions Supply Regulations
STATUTORY RULES.
1932. No. 132.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1927.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1927, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this sixteenth day of November, 1932.
ISAAC A. ISAACS
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
G. F. PEARCE
Minister of State for Defence.
Munitions Supply Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 210, as amended to date.)
The Munitions Supply Regulations are amended by inserting after Regulation 39 the following new regulation:—
"Applications for Patents, etc., by Officers, Foremen or Employees.
39a.—(1.) An officer, foreman or employee shall not, without the permission in writing of the Minister first obtained, have any right in or apply for or obtain directly or indirectly whether in his own name or in the name of any other person or company any patent (provisional or otherwise) relating to or connected with any matter in which the Commonwealth is concerned or any work which has been or is being carried out by the Commonwealth.
(2.) Any officer, foreman or employee who commits a breach of this regulation shall be liable to dismissal."
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
3491.—Price 3d.


I started looking at amplifier chips a few days ago, and found this site. It has been a great source of help, just reading it.
Now to my question. It seems to me that most people use four diodes for rectification (is that a word in english?). Is there a reason to not use a integrated rectifier bridge (if that's what it's called in english, what I mean is a chip with four diodes connected as a rectifier bridge)?
What is not shown in the PCB is provision for some snubbers.. I plan to put them directly on the pins, on the solder side.
Use the integrated bridge rectifiers. Less work, usually higher current rating, cheaper, easier to replace, etc.
There's really no reason to use seperate diodes.
Some people claim that faster diodes work better, but this is 60Hz - it doesn't matter since even the slowest diode in the world will be many times faster than this. Snubbing caps across the pins is a good noise prevention measure if you feel like it, usually not required but cheap so why not.
Some also claim that it makes a "sonic" difference if you get the individual diodes. These are usually the same people that claim that a $500 oxygen-free copper "super duper" mains power cord to feed your equipment will improve the sound of your amp.
Just use a bridge. I'm sure that some people claim that their "fast action" diodes make a sonic difference, but a bridge works just fine...you can also get a "fast action" bridge if you so choose.
What about paralell connection of two bridges? Any problems there?
What do you expect to gain from putting two bridges in // ?
Hehehe And why with the cheap snubber caps? Some people don't rely on numbers. I have been happy using MUR120/140/160/480/860 etc. May be it is not because the 50ns, may be it is just because Motorolla has great machines. But who cares with the machines?
Some says price doesn't lie. Well, may be not true but motorolla diodes are not expensive when we talk about high end systems. If I cannot hear the difference in the separate diodes, I will still have no reason to not use it, except the relative difficulty in assembling. As with snubber caps, I cannot hear the difference, but I have a reason to not use it. Because you should not add anything to the system unless you know what it can deliver.
None...however, one of them will undoubtedly carry all the current. It will be difficult to balance the currents without some series resistors. The one with the lower vf dice will conduct and heat up, lowering it's vf even more..
One of sufficient capacity will work fine.
I hate all these smart gadgets..I refuse to buy things that are smarter than me. I've made a list of those things... Cabbage just made the list.
OnSemi has a double-diode "in one" the MBR20100 -- which balances the current. It's in a TO-220 package like the MUR860.


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Delaplane is an unincorporated community in northern Fauquier County, Virginia, approximately  due west of Washington, D.C.  Delaplane is situated along U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 50, and Interstate 66; bordering Upperville, Virginia to the north, Hume, Virginia to the south, Paris, Virginia to the west, and Rectortown, Virginia to the east. Delaplane, Virginia has a ZIP Code of 20144.

History

Located in the heart of Virginia's famous Piedmont Hunt Country, Delaplane was originally known as Piedmont Station, a small village formed around a stop on the Manassas Gap Railroad. In 1874 it was renamed in honor of W. E. Delaplane, a prominent businessman who generously restored operations at the local general store which had faltered in the aftermath of the American Civil War.

In 1861 General Stonewall Jackson marched his troops from Winchester to the Piedmont Station train depot, where they loaded onto rail cars headed for the First Battle of Manassas. This marked the first time a railroad had been used to move troops into battle.

Delaplane encompasses some of North America's oldest fox hunting territory, and from 1932 to 1945 Delaplane's Cobbler Mountain range hosted many of General George S. Patton's fabled escapades with his Cobbler Fox Hounds club. Patton was Master of fox hounds until his military transfer to Hawaii in 1935, and the club was disbanded ten years later upon receiving news of his untimely death in Heidelberg, Germany.  Today Piedmont Fox Hounds based in The Plains, the oldest fox hunting club in the United States, still hunts Delaplane's rustic, stone wall lined terrain; as do Orange County Hunt based in Middleburg and Old Dominion Hounds.

In 1975 local resident and philanthropist Paul Mellon donated a  tract of land in Delaplane to the Commonwealth of Virginia creating Sky Meadows State Park which hosts the Delaplane Strawberry Festival every Memorial Day. The tract's previous owner, the late Sir Robert Hadow, was a Consul General from Great Britain and originally named the parcel Skye Farm after the island in Scotland which the area reminded him of. In 1991 Paul Mellon presented an additional 462-acre adjoining tract as a gift to the park. This tract, renamed the Lost Mountain Bridle Trail Area, was originally surveyed by George Washington and purchased by Washington from his client Lord Fairfax. More recently, in his memoirs Virginia Senator John Warner fondly recalls childhood summers spent working at Hill Crest Farm in Delaplane, while on break from St. Albans School in nearby Washington, D.C.

Folk sculptor Steve Ashby lived in Delaplane for his entire life.

Points of interest
Today the village of Delaplane remains home to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, an antique shop, and a working post office. Nearby towns of Upperville, Middleburg, and Marshall also provide commercial services to Delaplane's widely spaced residents.

Delaplane's proximity to Washington, D.C., as well as a remarkably well preserved 19th century agricultural heritage, gave rise to numerous and expansive country estates; many of which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places such as Mount Bleak House, Moreland, Oak Hill, an early home of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States, Ashleigh, Belle Grove, and Woodside.

Although Delaplane's farming community is historically associated with champion Black Angus cattle, Delaplane today comprises almost two-thirds of the Middleburg American Viticultural Area,  with the Delaplane zip code encompassing more working vineyards than any other on the east coast of the United States.

Along with Sky Meadows State Park, Delaplane is home to the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, the Crooked Run Valley Rural Historic District, and Goose Creek, a designated Virginia State Scenic River. Delaplane Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February 2004. The state-funded Virginia Outdoors Foundation along with private conservation groups such as the Piedmont Environmental Council have helped place the vast predominance of Delaplane's privately held land into perpetual conservation easement. These efforts, coupled with Delaplane's ensconcement within northern Fauquier County's most restrictive "RC" (Rural Conservation) zoning district, have imposed strict limits on development, and fostered the growth of local, family oriented farm-to-table efforts such as Hollin Farms and Valley View Farm that participate in the Piedmont Environmental Council's Buy Fresh Buy Local program.

Notes

External links

Cool Spring Methodist Church
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Delaplane Strawberry Festival 2011
Crooked Run Valley Rural Historic District
Goose Creek Association
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Hollin Farms
Valley View Farm
Buy Fresh Buy Local (for Fauquier County)
Old Dominion Hounds

Wineries and vineyards
Arterra Wines
Aspen Dale Winery at the Barn
Barrel Oak Winery
Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery
Capitol Vineyards
Cobbler Mountain Cellars
Delaplane Cellars
Miracle Valley Vineyard
RdV Vineyards
Three Fox Vineyards

Unincorporated communities in Fauquier County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia


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Move and control your droid with the arrow keys; hit the spacebar to toggle your current weapon, press the S key to fire your main weapon, and throw a bomb with the A key. Press the N key to toggle sound effects, and the M key to toggle in-game music.
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But, if you can avoid them all - or take them out with your gun, you should be fine in this shooting game. You'll also be able to throw powerful grenades, which end up being pretty invaluable since they can take out almost enemy. But, of course, you can only carry up to 5 at a time, so use them sparingly.
So, besides blobs, rogue robots, and flying insects, you'll also have to deal with block puzzles, pits of acid, and trap guns as you make your way across the wastes. And, although the levels in D-403: Journey of a Service Droid become more complex (and difficult) as the game goes on, they're definitely enjoyable. You'll be able to upgrade your gun, with random upgrades you'll find on the ground, and it makes defeating certain enemies much easier.
With a lot of platforming challenges, as well as block puzzles, and lots of traps, D-403: Journey of a Service Droid is a fun platforming and shooting game with tons of levels. And, once you complete a level, you'll be given a password - so you'll be able to resume your progress if you ever want to take a break.
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"Foto-foraging" is a term that I coined to describe the ongoing activity of documenting nature through photography. The photo may simply capture the beauty of God's creation in a moment in time or it serves as the trail head on the path of learning and discovery.
Stop for a moment and observe your surroundings. There is so much to see right in front of you. Each season parades its own fungi, fauna, and flora causing a unique experience each visit to the outdoors.
As a "foto-forager," taking a photo is not enough for me. I want to know more about the subjects of the photos. What is that plant, mushroom or insect in my photo? How will I find them and recognize them in the future? What is their purpose in the ecosystem and what other uses do they have? Are they edible or poisonous? That last question is usually the first question that people have and is one that is cautiously answered with much careful study and support from scientists. The research completed after the photo is taken usually uncovers a list of additional treasures in nature that I will try to photograph in the future.
People venture outdoors for many reasons. Along with the usual outdoor recreational activities, some individuals join local organizations such as the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club to learn more. They use their time in nature to become citizen scientists, supporting projects like the Mushroom DNA Barcoding project. Others forage for wild food and bring it home for their dinner table.
Instead of using your phone to find things that aren't really there (see Pokémon Go), become a "foto-forager" and use your camera phone to document what is actually there. Learn something about your land and then teach it to others around you.
Joshua, I'm hoping to obtain permission to reproduce one of your photographs in a book project. Can you contact me via e-mail so that I can detail intended usage?
Awesome Josh!! You've inspired me to create my own page to document and share the fungi, flora and fauna of my own area. VERY cool!
this is Ben – as promised I visited your "Foto Foraging" homepage and I really like those amazing nature pictures!
So much rare individuals – please stay motivated to take more pictures and let us have an impression of what kind of beautiful pieces and places our nature has.