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Paddleboards have been officially classified by the USCG as Vessels.
Paddleboarding is a surface water sport in which the participant is propelled by a swimming motion usually on a long surfboard close to the shore. A derivative of paddleboarding is stand up paddle surfing.
Paddleboarding can be done on various pieces of equipment, including surfboards. Paddleboards are made of fiberglass and epoxy and are generally quite large (often up to 12 feet to 19 feet long). Most modern paddleboards are made of polyurethane foam (with one or more wooden strips or "stringers"), fiberglass cloth, and polyester resin. An emerging paddleboard technology is an epoxy surfboard, which are stronger and lighter than traditional fiberglass. Cost of new boards range from $1,500 to $3,000 for custom boards. Used boards that have been well kept are in high demand and can be sold fairly easily on paddleboard listing web sites.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard in a decisional memo dated Oct.3, classified paddleboards as vessels in accordance with Title 1 United States Code, Section 3.
This classification means that when used beyond the narrow limits of a swimming, surfing, or bathing area, no person may use a paddleboard unless in compliance with the Navigation Rules, and applicable carriage requirements for this type of vessel.
This may include a Coast Guard approved life jacket for each person on board, a sound producing device, visual distress signals, and proper navigation lights. A police-type whistle and a flashlight comply with these requirements.
The Coast Guard has also exempted the hull identification number requirement from the manufacturing standards.
"In order to address safety issues and concerns the U.S. Coast Guard has researched the criteria, and has determined that the device known as a paddleboard is a vessel under Title 1, United States Code, Section 3," said Jeffrey Hoedt, chief of the Boating Safety Division, Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety.
Director of the Oregon Marine Board, Paul Donheffner, reported that paddle boarding has been gaining popularity. Traditionally they were used to surf in the ocean, but are now being used not only in the ocean beyond surfing areas but also in lakes and rivers.
It is important to note that paddleboards in the surf-zone will not be affected by the decision and that the Coast Guard does not define the limits of surf zones.
The U. S. Coast Guard asks all boat owners and operators to help reduce fatalities, injuries, property damage, and associated healthcare costs related to recreational boating accidents by taking personal responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their passengers.
Essential steps include always wearing a life jacket; never boat under the influence; successfully complete a boating safety course; and get a vessel safety check annually from your local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary or United States Power Squadrons.
The U. S. Coast Guard reminds all boater's to "Boat Responsibly!" For more information on boating responsibly, go to: www.uscgboating.org.
Safety-First be honest with yourself about your swimming ability. Weak swimmers should wear a life jacket because you might fall in. Never leave your board, if you lose the paddle you can paddle it with your hands easier than swimming, also the wind can blow it away faster than you can swim. Stay attached to it with the ankle leash. Always paddle up-wind first, it is way more difficult than down wind. Do not get caught a long distance down wind, you may not make it back.
Your paddle is your friend–keep it in the water as much as possible. You can push the blade forward or back to keep from falling, and even lean on it or pull up on it momentarily to keep from falling. Never let go of your paddle.
Foot position–Stand in the middle of the board, too far forward will sink the nose, too far back will drag the tail and be slow. You generally want to retain the centered straight forward stance for long distance paddling on flat water because its more stable and gives you easier, even paddle transitions from side to side. But when the surface is choppy or you're in waves you'll want to adopt a more fore and aft stance with your dominant foot forward just as in normal surfing. Attach your safety leash to the rearward foot.
Paddling–reach forward with your paddle and put the blade in almost vertically, close to the board. Stroke back, visualizing pulling the board forward in the water. Don't try to extend the stroke too far past your legs, that angles the blade too much and pulls the board edge downwards. Your blade is angled forwards for two reasons–to make the blade more stable in the water (as you'll see if you try to stroke with the blade backwards) and to improve the release of the blade as you pull it up. Stroking too far backwards defeats that smooth release.
Happy feet–You need to learn that your feet are not bolted to the board. As your balance improves you can move around the board more. In flatwater you need to imitate this learning by forcing yourself to move your feet around. Shift from centered to fore and aft stance. Move your back foot more towards the tail then back centered again. In chop your learning will be automatic–when you master sideways chop you're bound to be moving about on the board.
Turning and Spinning–Initially you'll be turning the board slowly by stroking away from the board, but this is the slow way around. Fine for flatwater, but too slow to surf. The faster way is to put weight on the back of the board and stroke with the paddle to pivot the board. Once you are in a fore and aft position you can start practicing this by just putting weight on your back leg. This works even better if you take a step backwards. You need to lean on the paddle a bit to optimize these moves. Once you can spin the board 360 you're ready to surf.


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This Handbook examines disparities in public health by highlighting recent theoretical and methodological advances in cultural neuroscience. It traces the interactions of cultural, biological, and environmental factors that create adverse physical and mental health conditions among populations, and investigates how the policies of cultural and governmental institutions influence such outcomes. In addition to providing an overview of the current research,§chapters demonstrate how a cultural neuroscience approach to the study of the mind, brain, and behavior can help stabilize the quality of health of societies at large. The volume will appeal especially to graduate students and professional scholars working in psychology and population genetics.§§The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Neuroscience represents the first collection of scholarly contributions from the International Cultural Neuroscience Consortium (ICNC), an interdisciplinary group of scholars from epidemiology, anthropology, psychology, neuroscience, genetics, and psychiatry dedicated to advancing an understanding of culture and health using theory and methods from cultural neuroscience. The Handbook is intended to introduce future generations of scholars to§foundations in cultural neuroscience, and to equip them to address the grand challenges in global mental health in the twenty-first century.


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Q: How to solve non-alignment of Delphi child form within parent form in XP I have a number of forms that 'host' other forms using ChildForm.Parent := HostForm and ChildForm.Align = alClient etc. Some child forms are host themselves for another child form. Under Windows 7, the alignment is fine but Windows XP sometimes leaves the child form visible but not client aligned. Touch the outer window frame to resize it by one pixel and it all springs aligned correctly. Is there a command I can send to the host form to ensure that the alignment has taken place properly?

A: You might want to take look at Realign method. Look also at AlignControls and ArrangeControl to manually align the child control. Consider also using Frames instead of Forms if it is possible - they are designed for the job you described (but on the other hand have a number of inconveniences - for example lack of OnCreate event).
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A: I also had this problem a few times and it seems it is often caused by faulty controls on the child form.
How to avoid issues when embedding a TForm in another TForm?

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I've just rebuilt my server to do a refresh as my install was significantly legacy and wanted to make sure it was up to date.
Now all my data was previous in gcrypt under a remote called "gdrive:/plexguide". I notice the new automated stuff creates a crypted remote called "gdrive:/encrypt", but this is obviously not where all my stuff is.
How can I either change the location back to the old one (and preferably survive any further changes in the future), or move the encrypted stuff from gdrive:/plexguide to gdrive:/encrypt without downloading/re-uploading.
NB: The password stayed the same, and I can see on my own PC using rclone and RConeBrowser both sets of data and that they have the same password/salt.
As in just rename "plexguide" to "encrypt" in the GDrive web UI?


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James Ian Craig Boyd (31 March 1921 – 20 February 2009) was an English author and narrow-gauge railway historian.

Boyd spent a lifetime researching and writing on narrow-gauge railways. His books on narrow-gauge railways in North and Mid Wales, the Isle of Man and Ireland are considered to be standard works on the subject. His books, published by The Oakwood Press since 1949, are rarely out of print, reflecting their importance to, and popularity with, railway historians and enthusiasts.

Biography
Boyd was born on 31 July 1921 into a family long connected with the Scottish textile machinery industry. His lifelong work was considerably helped by an inheritance from his family, without which much of his work could not have been done.

In his formative years he had W. H. Auden as an English teacher and was taught mathematics and science by Geoffrey Hoyland, a qualified railway engineer, at The Downs School in Colwall. After school he took over the family textile business, then based in Manchester.

Boyd was an early volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway - the first volunteer-run heritage railway in the world. He organized the first regional working group of volunteers on the Talyllyn. In 1949, he published his first Narrow-Gauge Rails to Portmadoc which described the history of the recently closed Ffestiniog Railway. This was popular and inspired the successful efforts to preserve and re-open the railway. Much of his writing was focused on the  gauge railways of Ireland. Although his work is considered the standard for the railways covered, he did not always make it clear when his writing was factual and when it was his opinion of the facts.

Retiring from the textiles industry in the late 1960s, Boyd moved to Colwall and became a manager at the Downs School. At the same time, he was appointed to look after the  gauge Downs Light Railway and started a twenty-year restoration that would ultimately result in his efforts being recognised with a miniature steam locomotive bearing his name. Boyd later retired from the school, but continued to fight to preserve the railway amidst Headmasters who failed to see the historical and educational importance, and led the formation of the Downs Light Railway Trust in 1983. Boyd continued to oversee the railway up to the millennium, despite suffering a stroke in the 1990s.

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A Big Showdown Is Happening Today Over The Future Of Europe
Paul Taylor,
A woman casts her ballot during voting in a presidential election at polling station in the village of Kosmach in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of western Ukraine May 25, 2014.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Draped down the side of the European Commission's headquarters, a 13-storey-tall banner urged citizens to vote in the European Parliament elections, proclaiming in English, French and Dutch: "This time it's different."
Well maybe, but maybe not.
The unwritten sub-text was that voters would be choosing not just their representatives in the European Union's legislature but also the next president of the executive Commission, which proposes and enforces EU laws.
A swathe of politicians, including French President Francois Hollande and leaders of the main cross-border European political parties, have said so explicitly. But it ain't necessarily so.
The banner is part of a power struggle in which parliament is trying to seize control - in the name of democracy - of the nomination of a successor to Jose Manuel Barroso from national leaders, based on an ambiguous clause in the Lisbon Treaty, the updated rules that govern the EU.
The battle broadly pits those who want "more Europe" against those who want to rein in the powers of Brussels and keep the big member states in the driver's seat.
The treaty says EU leaders propose a candidate "taking into account the elections of the European Parliament" and after appropriate consultation. The EU assembly must approve the nominee by an absolute majority of its 751 members. If not, the procedure starts again within one month.
The tug-of-war begins in earnest on Tuesday when leaders of the parliamentary groups and EU heads of state and government meet separately in Brussels to consider the results of the 28-nation election.
Jean-Claude Juncker, Martin Schulz and Guy Verhofstadt, the leading candidates of the center-right, Socialist and liberal political groups respectively, have been criss-crossing Europe for weeks addressing rallies and have agreed in principle to support whichever one of them tops the poll.
"One of the candidates here will be the next president of the European Commission," Schulz said during a live television debate among the frontrunners or "Spitzenkandidaten", declaring that the era of back-room deals was over.
Juncker has said it would be a betrayal of the electorate if one of those candidates did not get the top job. "They might as well tell people never to bother voting again," he said.
The parliamentary power grab is partly a reaction to perceptions that Barroso, a former Portuguese prime minister, has acted too much as the obedient servant of the big member states, notably Germany and France, over the last decade.
Critics of the parliament's bid say national governments, elected on a far higher turnout, remain the primary source of democratic legitimacy in the EU.
They also argue that politicizing the European Commission, which serves as Europe's impartial competition referee, sits in judgment on national budgets and prosecutes governments that breach EU rules, would be unnecessary and dangerous.
Some warn that any perception that the Commission is in the pocket of a parliament led by federalists eager to raise EU spending and fund it with dedicated European taxes would run counter to the public mood and fan rampant Euroskepticism.
Even some veteran integrationists have misgivings.
Jean-Louis Bourlanges, a former French EU parliament member and ex-president of the pro-integration European Movement, branded the attempt to turn the parliamentary vote into a U.S.-style presidential election a "Euro-presidential hoax".
Bourlanges compares the European election to a dimmer rather than a light switch. Because of its complex nature as a union of states and peoples, the EU does not offer stark left-right choices but different shades of consensus.
In his view, the Commission president, whose powers are limited as chairman of a college of fellow commissioners - equals appointed by member states - needs to remain above party politics to build a broad policy consensus through negotiation.
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The outcome of this power struggle will likely set a precedent for the balance among the European institutions.
In the eyes of federalists, the Commission, parliament and the European Central Bank are natural allies because they are to supranational bodies independent of national governments.
That is precisely what the more skeptical governments, notably in Britain and the Netherlands, want to avoid.
They are looking to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to support them on the principle of preserving EU leaders' right of nomination, even though she has given verbal backing to Juncker as the candidate for her political family.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has told his French and German counterparts that neither Juncker, a former Luxembourg prime minister, nor Schulz, the German president of the outgoing European Parliament, is acceptable to Britain, diplomats say.
Both are seen as traditional federalists, two sources familiar with Cameron's thinking say, and could be a liability in Britain, where the conservative prime minister has promised to negotiate a repatriation of some EU powers and hold an in/out referendum in 2017 if he is re-elected next year.
Previous British prime ministers blocked Belgian candidates for the Commission presidency in 1994 and 2004.
London no longer has a veto, but veteran Brussels diplomats say it is hard to imagine fellow leaders forcing it to a vote and isolating Cameron.
One diplomat involved in past appointment processes forecast weeks of horse-trading in which parliament may well for the first time reject the first candidate put forward by EU leaders before an eventual compromise.
In keeping with EU tradition, a package deal of top jobs will have to balance left and right, north and south, east and west, big states and small ones, and men and women.
"Like a children's birthday party, everyone will have to get a going-home present," said the envoy, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is still involved in European negotiations.
"The parliament will have to be promised something else as a consolation."
(Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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The paper examines the memory and hagiography of the important but little-researched late sixteenth-century bhakti saint Agradās. After introducing this influential Vaiṣṇava devotional poet and the Rām rasik tradition he is said to have founded, the paper explores the political realities and motivations behind the molding of Agradās's hagiography in particular ways in the nineteenth century and how his saintly authority has been drawn upon in modern times. Through a case study of Agradās, the paper makes an argument about the totemic function of the Hindu saint as a tangible expression of the intangible values and sentiments that bond and mobilize religious communities.


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Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy is one of the country's largest regions, comprising two historic areas into one gorgeous center of history and famous for its contribution to Italian foods. It is surely a destination not to be overlooked.
Italy isn't a huge country, but the Emilia-Romagna region spans almost the entire width of the peninsula all by itself. It borders the Adriatic Sea in the east and is only prevented by the narrow strip of Liguria from reaching the opposite coast. It's a primarily flat region, though the Apennine Mountains do run through it. Agriculture is the largest contribution to the economy, which is impressive considering that the region is home to the headquarters of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati.
Emilia-Romagna has three UNESCO sites, and the oldest continuously operating university in the world is in Bologna, the regional capital. This region is also a popular food destination, for example, Modena is the only place where true balsamic vinegar is made, Parma produces both prosciutto and parmigiano-reggiano cheese, and Bologna gave the world tortellini pasta and bolognese sauce. It's a place where everyone eats well.
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Q: Allowed memory size exhausted after using a for loop in Laravel I have this simple code:
 for($i = 0; $i <= $this->number_of_pages;$i++)
    {
        $page[$i] = $i + 1;
    }

number of pages is always an integer and it is never bigger than 5, however I get this error when number of pages is 1:

Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
  134217736 bytes)

I already fixed it by simply changing <= to <:
  for($i = 0; $i < $this->number_of_pages;$i++)
        {
            $page[$i] = $i + 1;
        }

However I am not sure what triggers such error on the first loop. When number of pages is bigger than 1, it gives me one extra loop (as expected). When it is just 1, I get a memory size error.
Anyone bother to explain me why?

A: It looks like your $this->number_of_pages is not an integer, did you try dumping its value or hardcoding a 1 in its place instead?

A: The function that sets $this->number_of_pages gives me true instead of 1. The function itself is from an installed PHP module and I have no control over it so I just set a simple
if($this->number_of_pages === "true")
{
$this->number_of_pages = 1;
}

I think PHP should not loop at all if a given value is not integer, the fact that it actually worked on the second loop example, but not the first, confused me.


REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly expressed concerns to club president Florentino Perez about a deal for Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid are currently pressing ahead with their transfer plans as they target more silverware next season.
It has already been a summer of change at the Bernabeu, with the likes of James Rodriguez, Pepe and Fabio Coentrao leaving for pastures new.
Real Madrid have so far signed Theo Hernandez and Dani Ceballos from Atletico Madrid and Real Betis respectively, but manager Zinedine Zidane is eying more reinforcements.
His top target in Monaco teenager Mbappe, who bagged 26 goals during a fine breakthrough season that ultimately ended with the Ligue 1 side being crowned champions of France.
But Spanish outlet Diario Gol have sensationally claimed Ronaldo has held talks with Perez about the potential £161million deal.
It is said he fears the arrival of the 18-year-old will hamper his chances of winning the Ballon d'Or further down the line.
And he is also worried that a transfer for Mbappe could force him out of Zinedine Zidane's side.
The report adds the France international is respectful of Ronaldo's high status at the club given all he has achieved during his eight years in Spain.
But the Monaco striker feels he is well-positioned to usurp the former Manchester United star should a deal go ahead.
Earlier this week, Real captain Sergio Ramos praised Mbappe and said he would be welcome at the club.
"It's not a decision for me but Mbappe is a great prospect, there are not young players around like him," he said.
"We have an important year ahead of us and already have excellent players.
"But it's money which moves football and people can pay what they want.


The High Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region was held in Berlin at the German Federal Foreign Office from 3 to 4 September 2018.
Germany co-hosted the event with Nigeria, Norway and the United Nations. The Conference brought together governments, multilateral and international organizations, and civil society actors engaged in the Lake Chad region to recommit to addressing the needs and building the resilience of over 10 million people still affected by the crisis. The goal was to galvanize efforts towards strengthening humanitarian assistance, resilience, crisis prevention and stabilization and sustainable development and mobilize political and financial support to enhance cross-border cooperation and tackle the crisis in the Lake Chad region.
The Outcome Statement by the Co-Hosts, including a summary of announcements, is available here.


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Samsung's New Soundbar Is a 16-channel Dolby Atmos Monster
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Samsung introduced a lot of new products at CES 2021, including robotic vacuums, smart fridges, massive MicroLED TVs, a digital cockpit concept for driverless cars, a new Chromebook with a QLED screen, and even the future home robot of your dreams. But the company has been remarkably quiet when it comes to its new soundbars for 2021, which is odd because they look like they might be pretty spectacular.
Related: The best soundbars of CES 2021
It's a small lineup, with only three new models, but it's clear that Samsung isn't messing around. Its new flagship, the HW-Q950A, boasts a stunning 11.1.4 channel configuration with 21 custom-designed speakers. Four of those are height-channel up-firing drivers (two of which are located on the surround speakers) which provide the immersive 3D sound needed for both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.
The sleek, black soundbar comes with a fairly sizeable wireless subwoofer. You can't tell from the official photos, but that subwoofer contains Samsung's Auto EQ technology: A built-in microphone with Samsung's AI Equalizer technology measures how sound travels and reflects around your room.
Samsung refers to this system as Space Fit, which is essentially a new name for Adaptive Sound. Unlike other soundbars that require the use of an accessory mic for room tuning, or Sonos' Trueplay, which needs you to wave an iPhone around for the same purpose, Space Fit is fully automatic. Better yet, if you pair the HW-Q950A with a Samsung 2020/2021 QLED TV, the TV's built-in microphones can be used for even more precision.
Those room-sensing mics are also used with Samsung's Active Voice Amplifier which boosts dialogue volume when the room has background noise.
On a related note, pairing the HW-Q950A with a 2020/2021 Samsung QLED TV also enables Q-Symphony, which synchronizes the TV's top speakers with the soundbar's up-firing drivers for an even more immersive sound.
Samsung's embedded Tap Sound feature uses NFC so you can simply tap a compatible smartphone to the soundbar and begin streaming audio over Bluetooth without needing to mess around with pairing procedures. Amazon's Alexa voice assistant is built-in, but we expect the soundbar will also be controllable via Google Assistant if you already own a Google Assistant smart speaker.
Rounding out the HW-Q950A impressive feature set is HDMI ARC/eARC, a one-click bass-boost function, and a Samsung One remote.
How much will the HW-Q950A cost? We can't say for sure, but when you consider that its predecessor, the HW-Q950T usually sells for $1,800 and has fewer channels and features, we're guessing $1,800 is the least you can expect to pay when it eventually debuts later this year.
If that's too rich for your blood, you may want to consider the HW-Q800A, a Dolby Atmos and DTS:X soundbar that shares the same design and many of the HW-Q950A's features.
With a 3.1.2 channel setup, it will likely be a lot more affordable than the flagship. The current HW-Q70T, which is also a 3.1.2 system, looks like it's the closest match and it currently sells for $700. What's appealing about the HW-Q800A, is that you can augment its immersive audio capabilities with an optional set of wireless surround sound speakers, which would bring it up to a 5.1.4 system.
Among the features from the HW-Q950A that the HW-Q800A also adopts are Samsung Acoustic Beam, Q-Symphony, Space Fit sound, Adaptive Sound, Active Voice Amplifier, Tap Sound, 1-click Bass Boost, and Game Mode Pro.
Finally, Samsung included an image of a product it's simply referring to as a Lifestyle soundbar. We know almost nothing about it other than it appears to have a rounded shape that is further softened by the use of a fabric wrap that covers the entire speaker. Side-firing speaker grilles can be seen on the ends and a set of top-mounted controls are also visible. It's hard to tell, but it looks like it's narrower than the HW-Q950A, perhaps a short as 27-inches, which might make it a good choice for bedrooms as well as the main TV room.
There's obviously quite a lot of info we don't yet have, but as soon as we get more details from Samsung, we'll update you with everything we learn.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/samsung-hw-q950a-dolby-atmos-soundbar-ces-2021/
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Nobody Loves Alice
Nobody Loves Alice is about Alice, a sad and lonely woman who always dreamed of finding the right person to be with…
Genre : Drama, Horror, Thriller
Actors : Amanda Taylor, Anthony McIntyre, Daniel Marin, Elyse Rodriguez, Hunter McIntyre, James D. Ballard, Jason Marc Pierce, Jessie Cobb, Nitzan Mager, Phillip Ward, Pudge Phillips
Director : Roger A. Scheck
Soon after finding their way into the shelter of the mysterious, fog engulfed town of Mercy, two friends plan to rest up for the night, only to realize, as nights turn into nights, that time doesnt exist.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Pleins feux sur l'assassin
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.
The Snare
Three friends head to the seafront for a drunken weekend, only to be imprisoned on the top floor of their holiday apartment by a malevolent paranormal force.
A big shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki divorces his wife and leaves Warsaw to "start a new life" in picturesque town in southeast Poland  Sandomierz. After a short while he is called in to investigate a strange and mysterious murder case. Alienated in provincial reality he struggles to find a killer, when he stumbles upon more victims. While the investigation continues he realizes that all murders are connected to alleged historical Jewish ritual killings. Those murders prompt a wave of antiSemitic hysteria in the town. In his investigation Szacki must wrestle with the painful tangle of PolishJewish relations and real findings of his work  that roots of some legends arefantasy, not a grain of truth…
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10-year-old looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Blaze You Out
Blaze You Out tells the story of Lupe, a strong-willed aspiring DJ, and her younger sister Alicia who live in the Esperanza Valley, a community that is suffocating by generations of heroin use. When Alicia witnesses a murder and disappears, Lupe sets out on a dangerous journey that forces her into the town's ruthless underworld. She quickly discovers that in order to save the person that matters most, she must harness the power that exists within her and connect with the divine that surrounds her.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
eHero
A brash video gamer learns discipline and sacrifice as the leader of a rag-tag team pitted against an arrogant gaming superstar who employs dirty tricks in a campaign of vengeance for stealing his players and his girl.
Genre: Drama, Sport
A young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water again, you can't even get across the sand! BLOOD BEACH meets SPRING BREAKERS in an ace monster mash-up of smart nostalgia and up-to-the-minute visual effects. After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over students wake up under blazing sun to find their numbers somewhat depleted. An enormous alien creature has burrowed down deep and anyone foolish enough to make contact with the sand finds themselves at the mercy of a sea of flesh-eating tentacles. Will they ever be able to escape its carnivorous clutches?
The Intended
A period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a closed-fisted ivory trader and her ill-meaning family.
Country: Denmark, UK, United Kingdom
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
The Tag-Along
A story about a video of a group of people going hiking and a mysterious little girl in a red dress following them.


Myles continued to massage my thigh, my skin tight boxers growing tighter by the second. His sweet, knowing smile made my body writhe in my restraints and I felt so hesitant to admit to any of the feelings that Myles had claimed I confided in him the night before. I was unsure, warry. His touch, however, made me feel weak. There was something about him and the way he looked at me that made me shiver and tremble. I couldn't give in. I couldn't let this drunken mistake turn into some shameful experience that I would always regret. There was something that made me want to give in, to finally experience something that I had apparently secretly dreamt of. I couldn't let myself fall into this trap that Myles had strapped me into. I needed to resist. He had something else in mind.
We fucked until I felt bruised last night. Eventually, I feel asleep exhausted next to your warm body. You lay awake for I had no idea how long, your arms splayed out, bound to the bedposts. Your legs were wide apart, ankles chained and bound. The melted wax on your chest hairs must have hurt as you lay helpless and I know your skin was red.
I cuddled closer and you would probably have asked me to free you, but the gag made it hard for you to do anything but utter inarticulate moans and cries. Earlier, as I slowly hurt and fucked you, I had admired the strength of your bound body. The width of your shoulders and flat, muscular belly that you possessed. I flashed back to playing volleyball on the beach with you before we retired to our Jamaican resort.
I'm sitting at my desk in my home office doing some work when I hear the sound of your high heels approaching. I look up and see you in my bedroom doorway. You curtesy.
I look over my glasses at you in your french maid attire with hosiery and tall heels. Your face is made up according to my instructions. No wig today, your hair is getting longer and I placed a cute hair band in it. You look adorable.
I take my glasses off and follow you down the hall to the laundry nook where all my laundry has been folded into three baskets. I inspect that it's all been handled appropriately. I nod and give a pat on your tush to keep us moving.
Next is the bathroom, followed by the living room and your sissy quarters. Everything looks great.
The tone and intensity of that voice was completely foreign to anyone who knew Ron. By day, he carried himself as the kind of man who everyone graveled to, especially women. In high school and college, he was a star athlete with the body of an Olympian. As a young adult, he became a successful businessman with a reputation for toughness and intimidation. He never had to beg for anything from anyone. It was always the other way around.
On some nights, though, that all changed. On Halloween, such radical change took on a far greater meaning.
I heard the clang of my cage opening, waking me from a restless sleep. My eyes strained against the light as I looked up to see my Elvish Mistress standing over me. The cage door swung open and I struggled to my knees. I waited for my Mistress's command and with a wave of her hand I ventured out of my metal prison. I crawled on my hands and knees, naked but for my collar, and stared up lovingly at the Elven Goddess hovering over me.
The vacation was going great and it was only half over!
Paul was loving these days, this week of blissful serenity out in the remote woods of North Carolina. He was loving them more than he'd ever expected he would. Actually, he'd originally suspected that a week out in the boondocks with nothing to do but drink beer would get incredibly boring incredibly fast. But he couldn't account for the immense sense of release he felt in throwing off all the stresses of exams and studying. In fact, just being away from the general crowded busyness of college and the city was a rejuvenating experience.


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Q: UML class diagram vs ER database diagram I'm a little confused, I'm developing a program, the program consist in two parts, the server and the clients, there are groups, places, messages... stored in the server, and the clients has to connect with it. I've design the use cases diagram, the activity diagrams, and I have design the class diagram too.
The thing is that I want to implement the server in a mysql tables for storing the users, groups, places... users in groups... so I've designed a E-R diagram consisting in 6 tables, but the problem is that I think that my class diagram and my ER diagram looks too similar, I mean, I think I'm not doing things right because I have a class for each table practically, and when I have to extract all the users on my system, do I have to convert all the rows into objects at first and write in the database for each object modified?
The easy choice for me would be to base my whole application only in the database, and making a class to extract and insert data in it, but I have to follow the UML specification and I'm a little confused what to do with the class diagram, because the books I have read say that I have to create a class for each "entity" of my program.
Sorry for my bad English.
Thank you.

A: I've solved this problem a few times before and I have solved it in this way:
1.) Select (inherited from Vector, it's storing all the rows with standard classes, depending on the language you are working in) Structure:
ID (and ID useful to identify your select)
(all the elements of the Select, which is a child of your Vector class are rows)
rowNumber: int
columnNumber: int
usedFilter: String
usedGroupBy: String
usedHavingCaluse: String
usedOrderBy: String
tableName: String
getID()
getRowNumber(): int
getColumnNumber(): int
getUsedFilter(): String
getUsedGroupBy(): String
getUsedHavingClause(): String
getUsedOrderBy(): String
getTableName(): String
Select(tableName: String, filter:String, groupBy: String, havingCaluse: String, orderBy: String, columns: Vector)
2.) I had a class for direct communication with the database, let's call it DataAccessLayer. Let's see the structure of this class:
DataAccessLayer
connect(...): boolean
disconnect(...): boolean
use(databaseName: String): boolean
selectedData: Vector (in fact this is a set of Select's)
createSelect(tableName: String, filter: String, groupBy: String, havingCaluse: String, orderBy: String, columns: Vector): boolean (to determine if it's successful)
deleteSelect(ID): boolean
insert(tableName: String, columns: Vector, values: Vector): boolean
update(tableName: String, columnsToSet: Vector, values: Vector, filter:
String): boolean
delete(tableName: String, filter: String): int (how many rows were deleted, -1 if
Exception occured, or just simply throw the Exception to a higher level)
//creating/dropping tables/views/databases/constraints can be implemented too, I'm just //lazy to do that, because I'm sure you already understand the idea
DataAccessLayer()
After the first two steps occured, you can handle any database query with two classes (in fact the functionality of Select can be put into DataAccessLayer too, making one class of the two, but it's more elegant this way), but, you might want to handle some extra things for a few tables. The solution is simple, whenever you find a table difficult to use with these, you just have to inherit from DataAccessLayer and redefine what you want to redefine, so in DataAccessLayer you should only use protected and public modifiers and forget the private modifier. So, the relations will be:
Select 1 <-> n DataAccessLayer
ClassInheritedFromDataAccessLayer extends DataAccessLayer
Frontend uses ClassInheritedFromDataAccessLayer1, ..., ClassInheritedFromDataAccessLayern, DataAccessLayer.
This way your project will be:
- managable
- ordered
- easy to plan
- easy to implement
- easy to modify
- easily understood by other people
I hope this helps,
Regards.


Zero energy continues, so this post will be very short. Somehow, some way, they are sending me home tomorrow. yeP!, you read correctly, I'm finally going home. I'm barely strong enough to stand up but I can't wait to see my kids and sleep in my own bed, so I'll make it.
It's going to be a long, long road to recovery (several months) but at least I'll be able to eat. I cannot even look at a UCSF tray without feeling sick now. Everything just looks and smells gross. Fortunately, Brown brought me some Won Ton Soup last night -- I ate it all. Should do me for a day or so.
Heather is coming in a few hours for a tutorial on how to take care of my central line and deal with my meds. Need to nap so I'm ready.
great news, JG... so happy for you!! tomorrow is a big day - BACK HOME!!!!!!
WooHoo! Great to gear you are on your way home!


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Love is not exactly what makes the Subaru brand tick, just ask your dog
Dave Taylor 10/05/15
If you had told me a few years ago that a car brand could build a successful campaign around a selling proposition that it contains more love than other car brands, I'd have said, "No way." "The category is too competitive," I would have said, "and the promise is too soft." In general, the claim that "we care" more than the next brand is virtually impossible to prove, even if there were some objective way of measuring it. A variety of car brands have touted their latest safety features (most of which are mandated by regulation) as evidence of their concern for our families' safety. But that doesn't prove that they love me, or my family, or even building cars more than the next guy.
Yet, four years ago, Subaru embarked on just such a campaign, and it's working because it's human and also very clever at presenting selling features as a subtext to its brand message. "Love. It's what makes a Subaru a Subaru," has become Subaru's de facto tagline, even though the older slogan, "Confidence in Motion," shows up at the end of each spot. "Love" has helped drive a substantial increase in sales, which were up nearly 100 percent from 2010 to 2014.
Subaru has managed to take many of the clichés of advertising and pull them together into an effective body of branding work. There have been dozens of commercials, but some of the most memorable include the apprehensive father sending his daughter off solo for the first time in the family Subaru, where she appears to him and us through most of the spot as a five-year-old girl who is far too young to drive. There is a very funny spot with two parents and their daughter, together with a slightly dotty grandmother, who are searching for the tree under which the grandmother first met her husband. After much searching, grandmother and granddaughter find the tree and hug it, yes, literally hug it. Eventually the parents join in, but only patronizingly. And there has been a series of dog spots, which is a perhaps the most brilliant strategy of the entire "Love" campaign. In one of the most endearing we see a dog grow up and grow old through vignettes of annual trips to the family cabin. There is also a whole series of commercials where an eclectic group of dogs drive Subarus to various typical destinations, such as the beach, the store, and the gas station. They are funny, albeit silly, especially if you like dogs.
And here's the sheer brilliance: I'm guessing about 100 million people in this country like dogs. That's a lot of people. And these people want to take their pets with them when they travel. If Subaru were to come out with a campaign that said (to borrow from another great tagline), "We're the ultimate dog driving machine," they would risk building an image of a rolling kennel that could turn off other car buyers. Instead, the dog lovers component fits seamlessly into their overall brand concept, yet is the one element that sets it apart form the typical safety message of being afraid to send your daughter out on the road by herself.
Now, back to the point about subtext messages that I so carefully planted early in this rant. Subaru's real message isn't actually about love. The "love" concept is what gets our attention. The real message about the Subaru brand hasn't changed in a long time. They are good quality, practical cars. They go just about anywhere (all-wheel drive). They hold a lot of stuff. They're above average in safety. They're durable and last a long time. Every one of these messages is present in the "Love" campaign spots. The dad, ultimately, has confidence that his daughter will be safe in the family Subaru. The road trip with grandma was a bit weird, but it was fun and comfortable going all over the countryside with three generations of family looking for a tree. The dog aged gracefully while the Subaru faithfully hauled it and everything else to their cabin over the years.
Subaru has had other taglines and campaigns that were about being practical. Years ago it was "What to drive." For some time it was "The beauty of all-wheel drive." More recently it was "Confidence in Motion," which has remained the official tagline of the "Love" campaign. So, is the core of the Subaru brand really about love? No, but it's what made a series of mundane claims more human and compelling. And their sales prove that it's working.
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Go Vegetarian With These 7 Meat Substitutes
By Casey Chong - November 27, 2020
Craving something meaty but at the same time, you want to reduce meat consumption? Well, you actually can by turning some of the plant-based vegetables, fruits and even legumes into meatless "meat" dishes! The best thing is, you can season and cook them in different ways. Now, that being said, here are the 7 meat substitutes you can try cooking for a change.
Types Of Meat Substitutes To Try
1) Tofu
On its own, tofu may be tasteless. But the good thing about this block of white (or off-white) curdled soybean milk is its versatility. From baking and grilling to stir-frying and deep-frying, there are different ways you can cook them. Tofu comes in different textures ranging from silken to extra-firm varieties. So, if you are looking for "meaty" tofu, go for the extra-firm types. For instance, you can mash the tofu into patties and season them accordingly to make tofu burgers. Or cut the tofu into cubes, marinate them since they are great in soaking up the flavours and stir-fry with chopped root vegetables like carrots and celeries.
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2) Tempeh
Like tofu, tempeh is made from soybeans. But unlike the former, the soybeans are fermented while it has both a grainy and firmer texture. Cooking tempeh takes lesser prep time too since you don't have to press them like tofu to drain out the excess moisture. It's versatile where you can dice it or slice it whichever way you prefer for grilling, stir-fry or deep-fry. Or pulse some tempeh in a food processor to mince them and make "meat" balls.
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3) Mushrooms
Thick, earthy and of course, somewhat meaty, mushrooms make for a great meat substitute. While you can go for cheaper options like canned mushrooms, which typically come in button varieties, try something different for a change. Portobello mushrooms, for instance, is a great choice: it is flavourful, meatier and has that distinct umami flavour. They are versatile too, where you can incorporate them into pasta and burgers. You can also try grilling portobello mushrooms like steak or add them into a club sandwich with sliced avocados and cucumbers.
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4) Cauliflower
Before you write off cauliflower as nothing more than a bland cruciferous vegetable, it's time to alter that mindset once and for all. Seasoning is the key here as it helps to boost the flavour of cauliflower. You can cook the cauliflower whole or break them into pieces. If that's not enough, you can turn cauliflower into "minced meat" by pulsing them in a food processor. Cook the minced cauliflower with different ingredients and season them with spices and herbs of your choices. Add them into your favourite dishes, say pasta or even tortilla wraps.
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5) Jackfruit
A tropical fruit as a meat substitute? That might sound odd and unconventional but believe it or not, jackfruit happens to be a good stand-in for savoury "meat" dishes. Of course, if you choose jackfruit, go for the unripe variety since the ripe one might be a little too fruity (unless you don't mind some sweetness in your dish). You can treat jackfruit like chicken or pork and cook them in different methods, namely shredded chicken, pulled pork or stir-fry with assorted ingredients like carrots, onions and shiitake mushrooms.
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6) Lentils
Looking for minced meat substitutes? Try lentils, where you can pulse them in a food processor for only a few seconds. From there, you can form them into patties and even "meat" balls. Keep in mind when you cook lentils, do not overdo it to prevent them from turning into an unappetising mush.
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7) Brinjal
This elongated purple fruit may be typically cooked as a vegetable but you can actually use brinjal as a meat substitute. Besides, it has that savoury and meaty texture and it's versatile too. You can grill, roast and even mince them into patties or "meat" balls. Or try making them into a hearty stew filled with assorted bites like chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots and potatoes.
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Uber Gets $3.5 Billion from a Country Where Women Can't Drive
Already accused of a litany of questionable practices, the ride-hailing giant is now closely tied to a government that oppresses women.
by Michael Reilly
The government of Saudi Arabia is investing $3.5 billion in the ride-hailing giant Uber. The announcement, which came late Wednesday, makes Uber by far the richest venture-backed company. And by not only taking money from an oppressive regime but also naming Yasir Al Rumayyan—the manager of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund—to its board, it ups its already impressive list of questionable business tactics to new levels.
Let's review the company's rap sheet, just from 2016: It reportedly ignored instances of its customers being sexually abused, came out on top of a legal fight in which drivers tried to get the same rights as regular employees, and was found to be involved in predatory lending practices that stick company drivers who have poor credit with exorbitant lease payments. Two Uber vehicles were set on fire in Nairobi, apparently as an act of violent protest. And the service's trouble with taxi drivers in France (as well as counterprotests from Uber drivers) is well documented.
The company has shrugged much of this off as a distraction from its mission of re-inventing transportation. It may have a point—the global success of ride-hailing apps is unambiguous, which would indicate that the taxi industry isn't close to providing customers or drivers with the best service possible.
Riot police in Paris during an anti-Uber protest last summer.
With the Saudi investment, questions will now turn to Uber's plans for its pile of available cash and assets, which stands at about $11 billion. Breaking into China is on its list, but it faces an uphill battle. Apple just poured $1 billion into Didi Chuxing, the ride-hailing service that currently has the lion's share of the market in China, and Didi's president, Jean Liu, said Wednesday that it is working on an investment deal that would best Uber's. For his part, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has admitted that his firm's far smaller Chinese operation burns through about $1 billion a year as it tries to win market share there.
But as the company contorts itself to explain, for example, how taking billions from a country that won't let women drive is somehow good for women, perhaps it's time to ask where the line is between a good, hard-nosed business strategy and a company that's so obsessed with growth it doesn't mind who it hurts along the way.
(Read more: Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Bloomberg, "Does Uber Have a Sexual Assault Problem?" "Uber and Lyft Are Still Trying to Avoid Acting Like Regular Employers," "Why Automated Taxis Could Mean Far Lower Emissions")
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Tanzania has agreed a new 1.7 billion US dollar financing deal with the World Bank to fund various projects during fiscal year 2019/20, its finance ministry said on Saturday.
The agreement, which is comprised of low-interest loans and grants, includes a $400 million loan for education and $300 million for a poverty reduction programme.
The East African country plans to raise its total spending in 2019-20 (July-June) slightly $14.16 billion, with the funds going towards improving roads, railways and rural electricity supplies.
The spending is up from 32.48 trillion shillings in the fiscal year that will end in June, reports Reuters.
Loans and grants are a big source of foreign currency for the second largest economic country in the East African Community.


One of these friends had just returned from a study trip to Scandinavia to look into the Forest Schools Concept. Wow - her photos and stories were just incredible. What a two year old can do when they are given the licence, it was very exciting and I am keen to try and get her down to share her experiences and knowledge with our staff in some way next year. We are situated in such a fantastic spot for starters!
Back from the weekend, hooking into the news I came across this article about Green School in Bali.
I know some of you have also read it, as you have mentioned it to me - but it's worth a read if you haven't. So many of these ideas were aligned with my friend's Scandinavian experiences and also resonate with many things we are just scratching the surface.
We have recently become an Enviroschool! We are doing so much in this space already, it made wonderful sense to network and learn with others and see where we can move to! I know the teachers and, no doubt, students are keen to also work more closely with a group of interested parents with progressing this work - so if you are keen, please let John or Scott know ASAP. Follow the link to find out more.
The Fair of Legends is almost upon us. The signs look amazing out there and the Fair Team and helpers have been heads down for quite some time planning and sorting and thinking ....... to make this happen! Let's join together as a community and get 'stuck in' to making it a great day for the benefit of our WBS children!


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In marriage, true communication is not just the exchange of words, concepts, ideas or even feelings. True communication happens when there is the understanding of the meanings of words. Then the rest can follow. Asking, "What do you mean by that?" is probably one of the most important communication skills you can master.
The only person I don't want to get what they deserve is me.
A Christian's goal should be to be downwardly mobile, in His steps.
To be found, I must admit I am lost. To be led, I must admit I am blind.
In the Church, dead people are the nicest people you could ever meet.
Everything worthwhile happens in the margins of your life. Do you have any?
What a man should not do or say, he should not see or hear.
We are all part of what's wrong with the world.
Every time you lie, you hold hands with the devil.


Since the Idaho Falls temple has been rededicated, I've been secretly wishing to photograph a couple around temple grounds (I mean look at all those beautiful flowers!), and that wish finally came true when Serene, from Sweeten Photography, invited me to second shoot with her. Of course I jumped on her offer, it was so nice to get out and photograph again. Thanks Serene for having me!


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#include <wtf/text/StringBuilder.h>

namespace WebCore {

String CSSCubicBezierTimingFunctionValue::customCSSText() const
{
    StringBuilder builder;
    builder.appendLiteral("cubic-bezier(");
    builder.appendNumber(m_x1);
    builder.appendLiteral(", ");
    builder.appendNumber(m_y1);
    builder.appendLiteral(", ");
    builder.appendNumber(m_x2);
    builder.appendLiteral(", ");
    builder.appendNumber(m_y2);
    builder.append(')');
    return builder.toString();
}

bool CSSCubicBezierTimingFunctionValue::equals(const CSSCubicBezierTimingFunctionValue& other) const
{
    return m_x1 == other.m_x1 && m_x2 == other.m_x2 && m_y1 == other.m_y1 && m_y2 == other.m_y2;
}

String CSSStepsTimingFunctionValue::customCSSText() const
{
    StringBuilder builder;
    builder.appendLiteral("steps(");
    builder.appendNumber(m_steps);
    if (m_stepAtStart)
        builder.appendLiteral(", start)");
    else
        builder.appendLiteral(", end)");
    return builder.toString();
}

bool CSSStepsTimingFunctionValue::equals(const CSSStepsTimingFunctionValue& other) const
{
    return m_steps == other.m_steps && m_stepAtStart == other.m_stepAtStart;
}

String CSSSpringTimingFunctionValue::customCSSText() const
{
    StringBuilder builder;
    builder.appendLiteral("spring(");
    builder.appendNumber(m_mass);
    builder.append(' ');
    builder.appendNumber(m_stiffness);
    builder.append(' ');
    builder.appendNumber(m_damping);
    builder.append(' ');
    builder.appendNumber(m_initialVelocity);
    builder.append(')');
    return builder.toString();
}

bool CSSSpringTimingFunctionValue::equals(const CSSSpringTimingFunctionValue& other) const
{
    return m_mass == other.m_mass && m_stiffness == other.m_stiffness && m_damping == other.m_damping && m_initialVelocity == other.m_initialVelocity;
}

} // namespace WebCore

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