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Practising Art – Ceramics, Fine Jewellery and Sculpture
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Erritja (wedge-tailed eagle), Anita Ratara, Terracotta and Underglazes, 2020, 23.5 cm x 15.5 cm, photo courtesy of Hermannsburg Potters. Practicing Art: A guide to DAAF 2021 ceramics, fine jewellery and sculpture As we come to the final part in our Practising Art...
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Practising Art – a Guide to DAAF 2021 Textiles and Fashion Over the past few months, we've been introducing you to some of the dynamic art mediums you'll be able to catch at this year's DAAF online. We hope you're feeling a little more armed to tackle the amazing...
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Practising Art – a Guide to DAAF 2021 Weaving and ghost net work Calling all art lovers! If you're gearing up for DAAF 2021 and feel like you need to brush up on your art knowledge, this series is for you. Consider this your comprehensive art guide to this year's...
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Practising Art – a Guide to DAAF 2021 Works on Paper Art fairs can be amazing places to see a comprehensive snapshot of contemporary art practice in a given area. But for the unseasoned, it can also be incredibly overwhelming. Fear not art lovers! Over the next few...
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Anangu Tjuta at Nyunmanu & Papa Tjukurrpa, Doris Bush Nungarrayi, Synthetic polymer on linen, 2020, 91cmx76cm, Image courtesy of Papunya Tjupi Arts. Practising Art – a Guide to DAAF 2021 Paintings on Canvas If you've ever visited an art fair, you'll know the...


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The acquisition by Greece of US-made F-35 fighter jets will hinge on the country's fiscal plans and Washington's ability to offer a long-term payment framework, reliable sources said Friday.
The possibility of Greece acquiring the Lockheed Martin jets as part of its efforts to upgrade the Hellenic Air Force fleet, was raised Friday by Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis, following remarks on Thursday by a US official about the possibility of selling the aircraft to more countries.
More specifically, Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, head of the Pentagon's F-35 office, told Congress on Thursday that sales of the jets could be expanded to include five new countries – Singapore, Spain, Romania, Greece and Poland.
"Beyond the upgrade of the F-16 fighter jets, we are in the process of selecting a new plane for Greece, so we can gradually move to the new generation of aircraft," Apostolakis told journalists during a visit to Andravida Air Base in the western Peloponnese.
"The statement by the US Congress helps in this perspective. We will examine it, all the elements, and see what will happen," he added.
Sources said that given Greece's fiscal constraints, the purchase of the fighter jets will depend on whether it can pay for them over a time period ranging from six to eight years.
For the time being, Greece has sent a letter of request for price and availability to Lockheed Martin for between 25 and 30 jets.
Greek interest comes at a time of growing tensions between the US and Turkey over Ankara's acquisition of Russian missile defense systems, which Washington opposes.
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These boot scrapers, seen last week in Eton, reminded me of how a sense of place and a sense of self-identity in that place, is curiously entwined with the mundane set of props specific to that place. For me, these 19th Century objects were a reminder that I was "home", but also a reminder that I had become a stranger.
Actually noticing the scrapers, and singling them out as something special meant that I was now on the outside looking back in. Belonging to a place is forgetting what makes it different from another place.
But why aren't boot scrapers to be found in modern architecture? Whilst paving stones and tarmacadam rid towns of muddy thoroughfares, horses remained in use for some time. Besides mud, one can assume that a significant amount of horse manure was removed from shoes and boots too. Seen in the context of the contemporary city street, bestrewn with dog turd, and the question of their disappearance remains.
Excitingly, there is a boot scraper pool at Flicker. Make sure to watch the slide show with a brandy this evening.


Bristol Point Beach is a small patch of sand between two rock shelves. The Bristol Point campground is one of few places you can camp that is a hop, skip and a jump from some of the whitest sand in the world and crystal clear blue water. This area is perfect for swimming, snorkelling and foreshore walks along the rock pools. Make sure you also explore nearby beaches as well in Booderee National Park.


Users who are defaulted to a specific currency set can choose non-base currencies when configuring smart queries. However, when these queries are executed, they take much longer to run than for users with no currency set associated with their username, which means they only create queries using the base currency. This can be demonstrated using the Donor List smart query.
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Q: How do I compare two features to test if they are identical? What is the most efficient method for determining if two features (points, lines, or polygons) are geometrically identical? I'm not concerned about a square figure that contains eight vertices (four corners and vertices at segment midpoints) being flagged as identical to a "true" square (four corners and no vertices at segment midpoints).
Potential gotchas are the order of the vertices and direction of line or polygon. Suppose one square is defined starting in the northwest corner and another square starts in the southeast. Coordinates of the vertices and all other properties are identical. I would expect these to be a match since just the order of vertices is just different. Or what if one square is defined clockwise but the other counter-clockwise? Again, this shouldn't matter.
What is the most efficient way to find if the two are identical?

A: Use the geometry object's equals method. With polygons and polylines, if their symmetric difference is empty they are considered equal.
So for example, in the below, g2 is the same as g1, it just has an extra vertex in the middle, and g3 is opposite to g1, so always equal.
>>> g1 = arcpy.Polyline(arcpy.Array([arcpy.Point(1, 1), arcpy.Point(3, 3)]))
>>> g2 = arcpy.Polyline(arcpy.Array([arcpy.Point(1, 1), arcpy.Point(2, 2), arcpy.Point(3, 3)]))
>>> g3 = arcpy.Polyline(arcpy.Array([arcpy.Point(3, 3), arcpy.Point(1, 1)]))
>>> g1.equals(g2)
True
>>> g1.equals(g3)
True
>>> g2.equals(g3)
True

A: You can use Find Identical, using the geometry of the features.
Alternately, you can spatially join a feature class to itself, and use the "ARE_IDENTICAL_TO" as your match option. This can be useful if you have a bunch of features stacked on top of each other and you want to deduplicate (features with a Join_Count > 1). I recently used this to clean up some parcel data where someone had just copy-and-pasted parcels in-place and edited the attributes of the new feature instead of just editing the existing parcel.

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Cancer detection rates were significantly higher in women with at least one of the three evaluated risk factors.
Compared to women aged 40 to 44 years at average risk, incidence screening (at least 1 prior screening examination) of women in their 30s with at least 1 of the 3 evaluated risk factors showed similar cancer detection rates and recall rates.
A new, large-scale study of more than 5 million mammograms found that annual mammography screening beginning at age 30 may benefit women with at least 1 of 3 specific risk factors: dense breasts, a personal history of breast cancer, or a family history of breast cancer. The study was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) (Abstract SSM02-02).
Dr. Lee and colleagues compared the performance metrics of screening mammography in women between the ages of 30 and 39 years with 3 specific risk factors vs women between the ages of 40 and 49 years without these risk factors, using data from the National Mammography Database (NMD), the largest source of screening mammography outcomes in the United States. The NMD contains information from over 19 million mammograms, including self-reported patient demographics, clinical findings, mammography interpretations, and biopsy results.
The researchers analyzed data from over 5.7 million screening mammograms performed on more than 2.6 million women between January 2008 and December 2015 in 150 facilities across 31 states in the United States. The research team compared screening performance metrics among subgroups of women based on age, risk factors, and breast density.
Three specific risk factors for breast cancer were evaluated in this study: family history of breast cancer (any first-degree relative regardless of age), personal history of breast cancer, and dense breasts.
"Current breast risk prediction models incorporate different risk factors, which are weighed differently and can produce different results for the same patient. This complexity can lead to confusion and uncertainty for both doctors and patients," Dr. Lee said. "Our study defined 'increased breast cancer risk' in a simpler and more inclusive way. Any woman with dense breasts, personal history, or family history of breast cancer in any first-degree relative is considered to have increased risk." She added that breast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer but is excluded from all risk models except one.
Four performance metrics for screening mammography were calculated for each patient age and risk group: cancer detection rate, recall rate, positive predictive value for biopsy recommended, and positive predictive value for biopsy performed.
In the under-40 age group, some of the women had increased risk either because of dense breasts, family history, or a personal history of breast cancer.
Overall, women aged 30–34 and 35–39 had similar cancer detection rates, recall rates, and positive predictive values. Cancer detection rates were significantly higher in women with at least 1 of the 3 evaluated risk factors. Moreover, compared to women aged 40 to 44 at average risk, incidence screening (at least 1 prior screening examination) of women in their 30s with at least 1 of the 3 evaluated risk factors showed similar cancer detection rates and recall rates.
"Women with at least 1 of these 3 risk factors may benefit from screening mammography beginning at age 30, instead of 40," Dr. Lee advised.
Disclosure: Dr. Lee reported no conflicts of interest.


So it just happened that while you are writing an all important report, your hard disk stops spinning, and the computer freezes. You have been working on the report for the whole of last month, and you certainly hope that the file is still there if only you could get the harddisk spinning again.
Chances are your files are still retrievable. Hard Disk consists of a lot of components: Storage and Support. It is possible that only the supporting components that refuse to operate, and the storage component is still intact.


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Stir in 3 teaspoons of the diced peaches and 3 teaspoons of the blueberries.
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America's best colleges for engineering, according to US News & World Report
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Sep. 9, 2015, 11:04 AM
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University tied to top this year's list of the best undergraduate engineering programs ranked by US News & World Report.
Schools near Silicon Valley all appeared on the ranking. Stanford, the California Institute of Technology, and University of California—Berkeley all made the list. Following the top 10, University of Texas—Austin and Princeton University tied for 11th place.
US News' ranking are based on peer assessment surveys that interviewed school deans and faculty. US News also created a second list for schools that don't offer a doctoral program.
Here are the best undergraduate engineering programs that US News rated in the top 10:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1. Stanford University
3. University of California—Berkeley
4. California Institute of Technology
5. University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
6. Carnegie Mellon University
6. Georgia Institute of Technology
6. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
9. Cornell University
9. Purdue University—West Lafayette
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SEATTLE, Wash. Feb. 13, 2015 — When a big play happens this season at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Husky basketball fans can expect to enjoy an enhanced mobile experience as they pull out their wireless device to share the most exciting moments with friends and family.
As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced wireless devices and services, AT&T* has expanded its mobile Internet coverage at Alaska Airlines Arena by upgrading the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) to enhance customers' cellular experience throughout the facility.
A DAS installation consists of multiple strategically-placed antennas that distribute AT&T's wireless network coverage throughout Alaska Airlines Arena, providing for more efficient management of wireless capacity in heavily-trafficked areas, such as arenas. A DAS has the ability to provide enhanced, consistent wireless coverage to customers in indoor or outdoor spaces where geographical limitations – terrain, building construction, etc. – or crowd density might otherwise prevent an optimal wireless experience.
The Alaska Airlines Arena DAS is part of AT&T's Project Velocity IP (VIP), a multi-year plan to invest for growth, announced in 2012. Through this investment, AT&T is supporting its customers' growing desire for high-quality, fast wireless and wired services. As part of Project VIP, AT&T is deploying small cell technology, macro cells and additional DAS, which will increase the density of our wireless network. The wireless network densification will further improve network quality and increase spectrum efficiency.
DAS technology helps improve the mobile Internet experience by shortening the distance a request must travel. The additional capacity also is expected to help improve call reliability, boost data traffic capacity and enable more consistent network access to help customers make the most of their AT&T devices.
AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T owns and operates more than 34,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more than 1 million hotspots globally through roaming agreements. **** Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.
AT&T invested nearly $1.6 billion in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area during the past three years, driving a wide range of upgrades to enhance speed, reliability, coverage and performance for residents and business customers.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Seattle or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
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***Reliability claim based on analysis of independent third party data re nationwide carriers' 4G LTE. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G LTE not available everywhere.
**** A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.


Kensington Police are seeking assistance with an attempted burglary that occurred on a residential address on Esperance Street, East Victoria Park on Friday 22 March 2019.
Around 10:30pm two men have entered the backyard of a residential address and attempted to open two doors to gain entry to the home. During this time, the men have removed a CCTV camera from a wall and placed it in a bag.
An occupant at the address heard the men and when they moved inside the house the men heard that movement and ran from the address emptyhanded as they left the bag behind.
Police have released CCTV images of one of the men who they believe may be able to assist them with their investigation.
The man is described as fair skinned, 25-35 years of age with dark coloured hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a dark coloured checked shirt, shorts, sneakers and a cap.
If you have any information about the identity of this man or details of this offence please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au. You can remain anonymous if you wish and rewards are available once charges are laid. Please quote Reference Number 9197.


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Mildred ChiriZimbabwe auditor general
Treading on toes and making enemies is all part of the job for Zimbabwe auditor general Mildred Chiri ACCA, so qualifications and a thick skin are essential attributes
Mildred Chiri ACCA, auditor general of Zimbabwe, didn't expect to build a career in public sector audit. She joined what was then the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General in 1983 after gaining a degree in accountancy. 'I didn't think I would stay long, but they had respect for people with knowledge of accounting and I was given some responsibility,' she says. 'I was exposed to a number of ministries and found it interesting.' Every time Chiri considered leaving, an increase in salary or a new opportunity persuaded her to stay. As a result, she rose steadily through the organisation, ultimately being appointed comptroller and auditor-general (as the role was then called) in 2004.
The role made her responsible for the audits of Zimbabwe's public sector, including government ministries and public sector enterprises. In 2013, Zimbabwe's new constitution also gave Chiri's Office of the Auditor General responsibility for auditing all the country's local authorities. However, around half of the audits of the public enterprises and most of the local authority audits are currently contracted out to private firms due to a lack of resources.
Over the years she has been in charge, Chiri's office has produced reports highlighting a range of concerns in Zimbabwe's public sector. 'One issue has been the lack of corporate governance in most public entities,' she says. 'In some cases, there was no board of directors, or the board was not fully constituted because the government took a long time to fill vacancies.'
There was also the issue of 'ghost workers' – false names registered on the public payroll. 'The total financial prejudice could not be readily quantified but it was substantial,' Chiri admits. Following this audit finding, the government took steps to clean up its payroll by carrying out a head count of all employees in central government. 'It flushed out a lot of names that had left the public service but were still appearing on pay sheets,' says Chiri.
Cases of excessive remuneration in some entities have also been revealed by the team's investigations. 'The challenge there was that the boards approved the excessive remuneration. But morally, the sums were just too high,' she says. 'That caused a lot of outcry from the public.' Chiri's team now looks at remuneration as part of its risk-related activities.
Audits have also identified procurement problems. 'We found some tenders had not been conducted according to the rulebook,' Chiri says. For example, instead of holding a formal tender process as required when a procurement value exceeds a certain threshold, contracts were being split into lower-value segments. This meant they fell below the value threshold and so could be awarded to any company invited to quote for the work in an informal process. 'If it's a formal tender, it's open to everyone,' Chiri says. 'It goes into the newspapers and anyone can bid. What we found was that there was a tendency to turn away from tendering and split orders, and some of the companies that then bid were related – they shared the same directors.'
Making enemies
Publishing reports that identify weaknesses in Zimbabwe's public sector can be challenging. 'Human beings do not like to be criticised, especially in public,' Chiri says. 'It's OK when you talk with people during the audits or in meetings but when it comes out in the press, that's when you find out you are creating enemies; that's the challenge. I have come to accept it, as this is the nature of the job. When you go after some people's weaknesses, you are bound to step on their toes and they will not like you, but there are some who appreciate that I am doing my job.'
Having a thick skin is a necessary quality for fulfilling her role. 'If you want to live a quiet life, do not be an auditor,' she says.
Another challenge is that some audit report findings are exaggerated in the media. 'They want to sell their papers, so they exaggerate,' she says. 'I have gone to the press and told them to retract their stories in some cases.'
One instance of erroneous reporting concerned Chiri herself, when it was reported last year that she had been dismissed by then-president Robert Mugabe. 'Somehow the press got it wrong,' she says. 'I wasn't removed from my post and at no time did I leave my post; it's just that my contract came to an end in February 2017.' Someone else was initially lined up to take over, but parliament did not give its approval. 'So I continued in my post and when the minister forwarded my name [for reappointment] parliament accepted it,' she says. 'They said they had confidence in me and that I should continue.' Chiri's contract had yet to be finalised at time of interview but will be for six years, as stipulated by the constitution.
Does the political environment affect the work of the auditor general? That is a difficult question, Chiri says. 'What I can say is that there are indications that the new government has the will to ensure there is transparency and accountability. That tone at the top is very heartening for us. If that momentum is maintained we are hopeful the recommendations we make will be implemented in future.'
Once resources become available her plans for the Office of the Auditor General include setting up a forensic audit unit. 'We receive so many requests to conduct forensic audits and we have to contract those out,' she says. 'I'm hoping we can do this in the next two to three years.' She also wants to expand the value-for-money unit, which could look, for example, at why some public entities fail to deliver adequate services, such as water supplies and water management services. 'We need to carry out more value-for-money audits so that we satisfy parliamentarians as to the reasons why services are not delivered or are inefficient, and then we can give recommendations on what has to be done.'
Skilling up
Chiri is also overseeing a move towards increased professionalisation in the Office of the Auditor General. 'Accounting and auditing standards are always changing, so we need people who are abreast of those changes,' Chiri says. 'We need people who are professional in their work and eager to continue their professional development.' She is encouraging everyone in the team to study with one of three recognised accountancy bodies, including ACCA: 'We are currently sponsoring 16 members of staff to study for the ACCA Qualification, and 38 others are funding themselves.'
During her career, Chiri herself has gained multiple qualifications. For example, in 1991 she qualified with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in Zimbabwe and in 2002 she became an articled clerk with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Zimbabwe. She has added to her credentials even more recently, gaining the ACCA Qualification in 2015.
'I'm in my 50s so it was a way of motivating my staff, walking the talk, so that I could feel confident when saying we must be professionalised,' she says. 'As I am now a professional accountant myself, it's easier to encourage others to follow that route.'
Gaining the ACCA Qualification was challenging. 'It was hard studying at the same time as doing my job with the tight deadlines involved,' she says. 'Even when I was on business travel I would go with my books and study on planes. It was tough but I felt it was worthwhile. The qualification commands respect from the clients you audit.'
Chiri's work has received public recognition. For example, in 2016, she won the Women's Top Leadership Excellence Award for the government sector from the Women's Institute of Leadership. She also gains huge personal satisfaction from her role. 'What I enjoy most about my work is when the final report is out and it's on time,' she says. 'When I see it published in the press, I see the end-product of the sweat of the whole office.'
She recognises there is still much work to be done, however: 'I want to leave a good legacy so that whoever comes after me can build upon my work, rather than starting from ruins.'
Sarah Perrin, journalist
This article was first published in the June 2018 Africa edition of Accounting and Business magazine.
Name: Mildred Chiri
Location: Zimbabwe
Role: Zimbabwe auditor general
ACCA designation: ACCA (member)
"There are indications that the new government has the will to ensure there is transparency and accountability. That tone at the top is very heartening"
Reappointed auditor general
Completed an MBA
Gained ACCA Qualification and qualified as a CPA (Zimbabwe); registered as a public accountant in 2016
Appointed comptroller and auditor general
Qualified as an articled clerk with the Institute of Chartered Acccountants of Zimbabwe
Completed a public finance and accountancy course, University of Zimbabwe
Completed an accountancy degree from the University of Zimbabwe and joined the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General
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Creatives need business skills, too
Whether you're a freelance illustrator or a CEO of a major company, honing in on entrepreneurial skills is necessary for getting the most out of any venture. Here are some brands sharing knowledge with the arts and design community.
When designer Stacie Woolsey first started looking into a Master's program, she was quoted an unaffordable amount to study and live in London. So, she proposed an experiment: could she work on live industry briefs with artists and designers in the field, just to learn about what they did? Stacie's story of reaching out to industry professionals quickly spread in the design community – that's how her creative education program, Make Your Own Masters, came about. In January last year, she brought on her first cohort of 11 creatives to follow the same formula of crafting their own education alongside industry professionals.
Financial inaccessibility is still a huge issue in the higher-education space. MBAs can set people back five or six figures, and they're usually only available to people with some prior knowledge of business or management. That not only excludes creative entrepreneurs, but also widens the knowledge gap between them and other business owners. So, creatives are starting to take matters into their own hands.
A new formula
Carolyn Dailey had worked in the creative industry for 20 years, and it was only when she started her own business that she noticed that knowledge deficit. 'We all had a lack of business training and networks, which made everything a struggle.' That led her to launch Creative Entrepreneurs, an online membership-based platform that tailors business concepts to creative people. Today, the platform attracts people in a number of creative sectors, including architecture, film and video games.
And there's an even larger gap in newer creative spaces, like content creation, influencing and podcasting, according to Ranbir Arora, CEO and co-founder of Dorm, which pairs aspiring business owners with established entrepreneurs. 'You can best learn from an experienced entrepreneur when you are in the trenches with them as real partners of a project,' Ranbir says. 'This is where you can really see first hand how they tackle deep operational issues [and] how they keep calm under pressure.' What's unique about Dorm is that the entrepreneurs are rewarded with equity or a share of revenue if the business they're mentoring is successful.
The accessibility question
A lot of these alternative education providers are offering their services at a fraction of the price of traditional universities. A membership to Creative Entrepreneurs – which has a rich library of on-demand educational content and events – will only cost £30 a month or £300 on a yearly plan. Berlin-based d.MBA costs just shy of €3,000 for a six-week business course that's tailored for designers – a far cry from the six-figure price tags of one- or two-year MBAs offered by universities. Prospective d.MBA students can even gauge whether the course is right for them before applying, by opting for a free seven-day trial that's delivered over email.
Accessibility isn't just about lowering prices, says d.MBA founder Alen Faljic. How a course is structured also has to be fundamentally different for creative professionals. 'Having small groups of 30 people per cohort means that they can all hold each other accountable.' Adding a community-based element to education also increases the likelihood that people will see the whole course through. That's why d.MBA completion rates are at 97%, while for most online courses, only 5% to 10% of learners finish the program. Alen and his team are already finding that they have lots more designers applying than they can serve. 'More people are starting to realize that not having this knowledge is keeping them from growing in their careers.'
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Oh, Celetina, this is so beautiful! I love it and what an impact a few of these would make on a tree. I may have to do this one day! Thank you for the tutorial.
Now that is a clever idea. I love getting cards and I that is a great idea to keep them year after year.
These designs are so beautiful. I think they would look stunning on anyones tree. I just love them. I just printed out something from the graphics fairy blog and it will go great for this. Thank you for always sharing such beauty my friend.
Love it, love it. Beautiful, Celestine.
Oh, how pretty. I had one of the snowflakes but I put it in the donate box and it's gone. It never fails, now I see a use for it! heehee! Love the old music in crafting...I need to print some more out. Sweet hugs!
What a beautiful card and it is so pretty. Thank you so much for this wonderful post. You are so talented. The ornaments will look stunning on the tree.
Love it! I made one similar, but not quite as fancy!
It's gorgeous, Celestina! You know that I love anything involving glitter and vintage sheet music:) Thanks so much for sharing the great tutorial, too! Mind telling us where you found the tinsel trim? I was looking for something like that today at Hobby Lobby and didn't see any. Thanks again, I will make one (or more!) for sure!!
I love it, you have honestly made it look 100 years old! You could have fooled me! A Christmas card ornament is a great idea!
The Christmas card you made is beautiful and thanks for showing us.
Fabulous Celeste! I love making things with paper and affordable pieces & parts. It's a perfect gift for the special people on the Christmas list, needing just a small item to know they're remembered.
You never fail to amaze me! I'll be using this one for sure!! Thanks so much for the great tutorial. The possibilities are endless.
Hope you patient is feeling better by now. Best wishes to him!
Dear, how beautiful, and adorable, a very special and amazing card for someone to recieve. You made the sweetest piece Celestina Marie, and thank you for your tutorial, so kind of you.
celeste, this is the sweetest ornament/card:) thanks so much for sharing the steps, and that graphics fairy little scene--so cute!
Just beautiful! Inspired and more inspired, is what I feel after visiting your blog. Blessings Celestina!
Beautiful! I especially love the tinsel trim you added to the edge.
Reading through a variety of posts today - what lovely ideas for Christmas. If I can get my workspace organized, maybe I can actually make one or two.
How special the person that gets that ornament will feel! It is really beautiful. Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays.
That is beautiful. This is a very personalized ornament that can be cherished for years to come.


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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) embarked on a new research programme in December 2018 to investigate internal displacement associated with slow-onset environmental change. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the IDMC is one of the world's most important sources of data and analysis on internal displacement. In February 2020 it published a report exploring the displacement triggered by water scarcity in the south of Iraq. Its findings were based on quantitative and qualitative data collected between June and July 2019 among both displaced and non-displaced people from Basra, Missan, and Thi-Qar governorates.
The full report is available here.
The convergence of governance gaps and environmental change is undermining the ability of families in southern Iraq to sustain themselves from agriculture and live-stock production, forcing many to move. This area lies at the lowest reaches of the Tigris-Euphrates river basin, where water flow is most limited and heavily polluted by upstream run-offs or seawater intrusion. Factors contributing to this situation include the indirect impact of climate change on the region in addition to the loss of arable land; the increase of urban water demand paired with an outdated and neglected infrastructure prone to leakages; and, finally, the absence of a transboundary governance agreement for the Tigris-Euphrates river system between Iraq, Syria and Turkey. As a consequence of these slow-onset environmental changes, arable and livestock farmers are less able to draw water, either because of scarcity or poor water quality. The individual capacity to adapt is, however, limited. The vast majority are unable to afford the investments needed to modernise their farming methods. Many respondents also point to the absence of a functional policy or system to support the agricultural sector in the face of these challenges. The long-standing consequence of these dynamics is a gradual abandonment of agriculture. After years of decreasing agricultural yields, crop failures and livestock deaths, ever more families feel forced to move. Most of the displacement is rural to rural in nature. In such a context, social and tribal connections are particularly important and act as a conduit for and safety net in displacement. Respondents indicated that displaced people would return permanently if they felt they could sustain their agricultural livelihoods with sufficient water resources, but the question is whether these communities have already crossed a point of no return given the magnitude of the environmental challenges. Pending potential return, those displaced will need to be supported through vocational training and access to services. At the same time, the resilience of farmers needs to be strengthened to prevent further displacement, both through the development of rural areas and support for adaptation of agricultural practices. Mitigating environmental degradation in Iraq will also require more equitable distribution of water resources in the region, and better water management at country-level.
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After arguing, complaining, whining and driving poor Kyle nuts over a stupid BATH this evening, Kyle was left pondering genetics (cuz he's so much like his Papa) but also wondering out loud, "Where did you come from?!"
"I came from the place where angels are born..."


Following his declaration of plans to establish a new zone known as NEOM in the kingdom's northwest region that would run across Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said that alcohol is banned in that zone.
He noted during the interview with Bloomberg that he will not allow the availability of alcohol inside the NEOM economic zone that will run across Egypt and Jordan, calling on alcohol drinkers to go to Egypt and Jordan.
In response to a question from Bloomberg on whether it is permissible to drink alcohol inside NEOM economic zone or not, Bin Salman stressed that alcohol will be prohibited inside the new economic zone of NEOM and that if anyone who is resident in NEOM and wants to drink alcohol, then they can go to Egypt or Jordan.
On Tuesday, Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for a new economic zone in the kingdom's northwest region with up to $500bn in investments, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
The new zone, called Neom, will cover an area of 26,000 sq km along 486km on the Red Sea coast and will run across Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt.
A map published on the project's website shows that the new economic zone would include the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir.
The two islands have been under the control of Egypt which in April 2016 agreed to hand them over to Saudi Arabia, sparking protests and legal challenges in Egypt's courts.
"Neom will be constructed from the ground-up, on greenfield sites, allowing it a unique opportunity to be distinguished from all other places that have been developed and constructed over hundreds of years and we will use this opportunity to build a new way of life with excellent economic prospects," the prince said on Tuesday.
The Neom project will focus on nine different investment sectors including energy, water, biotech and robotics, the statement said, adding that robots might outnumber people in the city.
The plans are part of the young prince's vision to overhaul the country's economy and decrease its reliance on oil as a source of revenue. One of these plans includes an initial public offering of 5% of state oil company Saudi Aramco.


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Q: jQuery validate dynamic form dialog I can't for the life of me get the form validation to work on a dynamically created form. Read lots of articles about adding specific rules to dynamically added fields and one about dynamic forms that suggests I'm doing what I should be? Leads me to think I'm missing something painfully obvious!
I have a partial view that looks like (cut it down to a single field):

    @using (@Html.BeginForm(null, null, FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "form-horizontal", @id = "userForm" }))
    {
        @Html.ValidationSummary("", new { @class = "text-danger" })

                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.User.Email, new { @class = "control-label" })
                @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.User.Email, new { @class = "form-control" })

    }

and relevant attributes on the Email field which result in the following Html

        <form action="/UserManagement/AddUser" class="form-horizontal" id="userForm" method="post">

                    Email Address
                    <input class="form-control" data-val="true" data-val-email="The Email Address field is not a valid e-mail address." data-val-required="The Email Address field is required." id="User_Email" name="User.Email" type="text" value="">

        </form>

In my main page I have

Then I setup a click handler for a button which pops up the dialog and the dialog itself:
@section Scripts
{
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")

}

My understanding is that by calling validate() on the form after it's been created that should setup the rules by looking at the various atttributes of the input field and then the call to valid() should validate the form however it always says the form is valid.
I've tried all sorts like putting the validate() call in the click handler after it opens the dialog to no avail
Any advice or guidance appreciated.


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Q: use for loop to call multiple functions in lua I want to call multiple methods in lua that are very similar except their parameters change  by one character. The way I'm doing it now works but is extremely in efficient.
function scene:createScene(event)

screenGroup = self.view

level1= display.newRoundedRect( 50, 110, 50, 50, 5 )
level1:setFillColor( 100,0,200 )
level2= display.newRoundedRect( 105, 110, 50, 50, 5 )
level2:setFillColor (100,200,0)
--and so on so forth

screenGroup:insert (level1)
screenGroup:insert (level2)
screenGroup:insert (level3)
screenGroup:insert (level4)

end

I plan on extending the screenGroop:insert method to hundreds of levels, maybe up to (level300). As you can see the way I'm doing it now is inefficient. I tried doing
for i=1, 4, 1 do
screenGroup:insert(level..i)
end

but I get the error "table expected."

A: The best way in this case is to probably use a table:
local levels = {}
levels[1] = display.newRoundedRect( 50, 110, 50, 50, 5 )
levels[1]:setFillColor( 100,0,200 )
levels[2] = display.newRoundedRect( 105, 110, 50, 50, 5 )
levels[2]:setFillColor (100,200,0)
--and so on so forth

for _, level in ipairs(levels) do
  screenGroup:insert(level)
end

For other alternatives check the SO answer from @EtanReisner's comment.

A: If your 'level' tables are global, which is appears they are, you can use getfenv to index them.
for i = 1, number_of_levels do
    screenGroup:insert(getfenv()["level" .. i])
end

getfenv returns the environment, with all global variables, in the form of a dictionary.  Therefore, you can index it like a normal table like getfenv()["key"]


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    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>PrintRequester</title>

PrintRequester()

语法

Result = PrintRequester()

概要

Open a regular print requester, to choose the printer and doing some adjustments. This function must be
called before all other printer functions. Once PrintRequester() has been successfully called,
StartPrinting() is used to actually start to print.

参数

无.

返回值

Nonzero if the user successfully selected a printer, zero otherwise.

已支持操作系统
所有

<- NewPrinterPage() - Printer Index - PrinterOutput() ->

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Space vehicle launches are expected to deposit some material on the seabed in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and extended continental shelf. Last year, the Government made regulations to permit the activity in some authorised areas. The Government is now considering how best to manage the activity in the wider EEZ and continental shelf and recently sought feedback on its proposed regulation change.
The consultation closed at 5:00pm on Wednesday 13 September 2017.
The purpose of the proposed regulation is to manage the effects of the deposit of jettisoned material on the environment and existing interests. The Government is considering which classification under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 (EEZ Act) is most appropriate for managing the potential effects.
In September 2015, Wairoa District Council granted Rocket Lab resource consents to build and launch space vehicles from the Mahia Peninsula. After a space vehicle is launched and before it reaches orbit, material from the vehicle is jettisoned and falls back to Earth. Some of the material will burn up in the atmosphere but some may land in the waters of the EEZ, sink and be deposited on the seabed.
In October 2016, regulations under the EEZ Act made the deposit of jettisoned material a permitted activity within some authorised areas. Those were areas where test launches and some early commercial launches from the Mahia Peninsula would deposit material. The regulations were drafted to expire in 2021.
The Government anticipates that more small satellites will be launched into lower earth orbit on flight paths that could deposit jettisoned material in a broader area. Therefore, it is considering how to manage the effects of the activity in the wider EEZ and extended continental shelf.
The deposit of jettisoned material on the seabed outside the authorised areas has not previously been classified or considered under the EEZ Act. This means it is automatically treated as a discretionary activity and requires a fully notified marine consent. The way the activity is regulated should be proportionate to the level of likely effects.
How an activity is classified depends on the potential for adverse effects on the environment and existing interests.
notified discretionary ̶ meaning a marine consent is required before the activity can begin and the application process provides an opportunity for public submissions.
The Minister for the Environment can make regulations under the EEZ Act to classify the deposit of jettisoned material but must take into account a number of factors.
nature and effect of other marine management regimes.
it is more appropriate for the adverse effects to be considered in relation to an application for a marine consent.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) assessed the environmental risk of space launch vehicles depositing jettisoned material in a wide area to the north, east and south of New Zealand.
The risk assessment found that the ecological risk was low for a splashdown of the largest likely deposit of rocket debris in New Zealand in the foreseeable future. The largest deposit considered was 40 tonnes, broken into fragments. The study considered the way effects could accumulate with repeated launches and the effects of other activities. It concluded that the risk would remain minor up to 100 repeated launches in one general area. However, it could become moderate after 100 and high at 1000.
The risk of a vessel being directly impacted by a fragment falling back to Earth is remote. However, notices to mariners and navigational warnings will inform vessels of launch activities and potential landing zones. This could mean fishing vessels temporarily move out of the area.


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Mina Mina Art Gallery, situated in the idyllic, picturesque village of Brunswick Heads just 15 kms from popular Byron Bay on the Far North Coast of New South Wales deals exclusively in quality indigenous fine art and craft.
Aboriginal art expert and lecturer, Owner/Director Roslyn Goodchild opened Mina Mina Art Gallery in July 2004, after moving to the area from Alice Springs. She has created an intimate and elegant space to showcase works by established and emerging indigenous artists.
Mina Mina Art Gallery exhibits an inspiring range of works, which display the rich cultural diversity that is Aboriginal Art. To this end, the gallery brings together a quality selection of paintings and crafts featuring work from Australiaís Central and Western Desert regions, The Kimberleys, Arnhem Land, south-east Queensland and the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
Mina Mina Art Gallery, located opposite the beautiful Brunswick River in Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads, is named after a remote sacred site near Lake Mackay' , in the Northern Territory. Traditional custodian of the site and acclaimed Warlpiri artist, Dorothy Napangardi, whom Roslyn worked very closely with during her time in Alice Springs, granted special permission to use the name for the gallery.
Committed to ensuring artists rights, Roslyn personally sources the art direct from artists cooperatives and all paintings from Mina Mina Art Gallery are sold with provenance supplied by the primary source. Roslyn is now also working directly with artists from the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales in order to encourage and promote the local art movement.
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There are two types of Albumin used in NICU - Albumex TM4 and Albumex TM20.
Available in two sizes - 500ml (20g/500ml) and 50ml (2g/50ml).
In NICU we usually use the 50ml size.
4% albumin is free of risk of transmission of known viral diseases (heat inactivated).
Once opened use immediately as the product contains no antimicrobial agent.
Should be straw colour. Should not be cloudy.
Albumex TM20 is free of the risk of infectious disease as it is heat inactivated.
Albumex TM20 comes in two sizes - 10ml(2g/10ml) and 100ml(20g/100ml) and is made from large pools of New Zealand donor plasma. It is used for babies with low protein and oedema.
a) As a volume expander diluted 1 part to 4 parts of 0.9% sodium chloride.
Albumex TM20 draws 4 volumes of fluid from the extra cellular fluid into the circulation.
Thus, 20ml of Albumex TM20 results in approximately 80ml increase in the circulating volume.
This can cause volume overload, particularly in the presence of renal failure.
It should be given undiluted over 1 hour (approximately). 2gm in 10ml is equal to 40ml Albumex TM4.
Once the bottle is opened it must be used straight away.


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Dream Lover – Bobby Darin Musical Review
When my journalist daughter, Alicia, called to invite me to go with her to the Bobby Darin musical Dream Lover at the Lyric Theatre, I accepted eagerly – so eagerly that I even offered to write the review for her myself! You see, when I was a little girl, Bobby Darin was bigger than life. My parents played his music at home and I learned the words and sang along almost daily to many of his songs, such as Mack the Knife, Splish Splash, Multiplication, Beyond The Sea and Dream Lover.
Dream Lover is the true story of the extraordinary life of legendary singer, song writer and actor, Bobby Darin, who was married to Hollywood actress Sandra Dee and with whom he had a son. Director Simon Philips did a spectacular job of compressing a whole life of highs and lows as well as an impressive Hall Of Fame musical career and Oscar-nominated film career into a two-and-a-half-hour musical.
Musical theatre and cabaret star turned TV personality, David Campbell, was dazzling as Bobby. Not only did he resemble Darin in size, looks and spectacular singing voice, but he had a similar family secret as did Darin. When Campbell's father, legendary Jimmy Barnes, lead singer of Cold Chisel, came into his life at the age of 10, young David learned for the first time that his mother was not his sister and his grandmother was not his mother. Bobby Darin, at 32, learned a similar family secret. He was never the same after learning this and felt betrayed by the ones he loved the most for keeping this from him for all of his life. Campbell brings real emotion to the stage in the scene when the truth is revealed. You have to experience betrayal such as this to do justice to the moment, and in this Campbell was perfect! It's a moment of extreme intensity and he portrays a fittingly tormented reaction to this bombshell in a very natural subtle way, without over-acting.
Campbell was impressively present on-stage throughout the entire performance, except for the odd quick costume change, and he continued at full energetic momentum from beginning to end, up and down the stairs, singing and dancing, always with his enigmatic smile, belting out song after magnificent song with all the right moves to keep the audience on their toes the entire night.
Hannah Fredricksen played the part of Sandra Dee and lit up the stage almost as much as Campbell did. She delivered a beautiful vocal performance and showed great dramatic ability in her raw portrayal of the long-suffering wife of a creative genius, who is so wrapped up in his career that he barely notices his dutiful wife sitting at all his shows. Shockingly hurt and betrayed by her parents since early childhood, married at barely 16, then disappointed in love, she smoked and drank her life away, sadly but surely.
Caroline O'Connor played well, as she always does, a dual role as Bobby's "mother" Polly Cassotto, and Sandra Dee's mother, Mary Douvan. Other notable performances came from Marney McQueen as Bobby's sister Nina, Martin Crewes as long-time friend and manager, Steve Blauner, and Bert LaBonte as Charlie, Nina's husband. These were the individuals who were loyal to Darin through the rollercoaster of his personal life and musical career. In one touching scene LaBonte's character Charlie tried to reach Bobby's heart, reminding him that when he was young and very ill with rheumatic fever he overheard the doctor say that he would not live past 16. Charlie's profound and timely words "in the threat of death he found life", made a deep impact on both Darin and the audience.
It was a real treat to have a medley performance from Frankie Avalon, Dion and Buddy Holly, as well as a scene in which Connie Francis, played by Phoebe Panaretos, sang "Everybody's somebody's Fool", a song I used to hear my mother sing often. This all brought back beautiful memories of my childhood. There was evidently a brief romance between Darin and Francis, but her rigid Italian background over-ruled her romantic feelings and she disappeared from the scene quickly.
Last, but by no means least, 11-year-old Kyle Banfield, gave an outstanding dual performance as a young Bobby and later as Bobby's son, Dodd, who rarely saw his father, but loved him nonetheless. Banfield was animated and immediately likeable, capturing the spirit of the prodigious multi-instrumentalist, dancing, acting child that Darin was.
Mention must be made of the 18 piece band under musical director Daniel Edmonds who played the Piano expertly and conducted at the same time! There were over 40 singers, dancers and actors on the stage through the performance and all were outstanding. The lighting, set design and costuming were old-school Hollywood glitz and glam.
Bobby Darin truly was a musical genius, responsible for writing some of the best known rock songs of the 50s and 60s and some of the most repeated and requested jazz standards of all time. David Campbell, one of Australia's most popular and versatile entertainers, excels and indeed is perfect in this role. All elements combined resulted in a standing ovation in the sold-out theatre. Dream Lover is a truly enjoyable and entertaining musical play, well worth experiencing by all ages, whether you know the songs like me or not. But hurry – the show closes at the Lyric Theatre on November 27. Tickets can be bought at http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/artist/2219718.
By June and Alicia Tripp
June is a wife, mother and teacher, with a passion for music, theatre and writing. Now that the little journalist inside her has escaped, keep an eye out for more of her reviews.
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