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Concept - A Dialogic Instrument in Architectural Design
A Dialogic Instrument in Architectural Design
Carolin Stapenhorst
208 pages, 65 ill.
Jovis Verlag
Concept—this is a key term in architectural discourse. However, all too often it is used imprecisely or merely for marketing purposes. What is a concept actually? This publication moves between design theory and design practice and follows the history of the definition of concept in architecture, leading to the formulation of a specifically instrumental and operative definition. It bases concept in architecture on its strategic potential in design decision-making processes. In the changing profession of the designing architect, decisions are increasingly made in multidisciplinary groups. Concept can serve as a dialogic instrument in the process, making it possible to process heterogeneous information from a range of spheres of knowledge. The effective presentation of selected information becomes a relevant interface in the design process, which has a significant influence on the quality of the design.
Architecture Urban Space
Frank Lohrberg / Lilli Licka / Lionella Scazzosi / Axel Timpe (eds.)
256 pages with approx. 200 col.
EUR (D) 29.80
How can agriculture contribute to the sustainable development of European cities?
How can agriculture and horticulture create vital urban spaces that have new social and ecological qualities and are also economically viable? Urban Agriculture Europe is the first comprehensive, transdisciplinary publication about urban agriculture in Europe. Apart from well-known examples of urban food gardens in western European metropolises, this volume also studies innovative forms of agriculture on the urban periphery, bringing in experiences in eastern and southern Europe. The contributions
approach urban agriculture from the point of view of social science, the economy, agricultural ecology, and spatial planning and address the role of citizens, involved parties, and politics, as well as operational models and planning tools. Case studies
from Barcelona, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Sofia, Warsaw, and the Ruhr metropolis allow a comparative view of European practice. Statements from involved parties and guidance for cities and regions round off the publication.
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From Urban Food Gardening to Urban Farming
From Urban Food Gardening to Urban Farming 2
Urban Agriculture Goes Green Infrastructure
Urban Agriculture Goes Green Infrastructure 2
Candide No.8
Candide. Journal for Architectural Knowledge
Edited by Susanne Schindler, Andres Lepik, Axel Sowa, graphic design by Benjamin Critton
Series: Candide
Hatjecantz
2014. ca. 144 pp., ca. 30 ills.
Each issue costs 19.80 EUR (including postage); you will be billed with every issue
Please send your subscription order to: sales@hatjecantz.de.
Series A - Annual Report 20134 of the Faculty of Architecture, RWTH Aachen University, 2014, Aachen, 240 pages
vdf Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7281-3625-1, 20,00 €, (€ 5.00 for students of Faculty)
Topic: "The Knowledge and the Science of Architecture - Export with a Benefit"
In the past years, our Faculty has undertaken this import and export of architectural know-how and its accessory parts very successfully.This has been practiced both synthetically as well as analytically: Be it low-budget building projects for Africa or Tibet, providing the underprivileged population with a minimum of modern social facilities such as sport halls or kindergartens, or analyses of urbanism and its history in Asian metropolises, or the conception and planning of a Faculty of Construction Engineering in the Congo in Africa. A win-win situation in all cases: We – meaning not only our Faculty of Architecture but including all researchers of architecture in the industrialized and highly civilized world who cooperate with other cultures in the same way - get involved in an international exchange of knowledge and experience. We import and demonstrate the usage of industrialized building technology in terms of material and processing and learn about centuries-old construction methods and their advantages. We experience urban self-education processes in developing countries and introduce our planning and communication methods. We use digital recording and measuring tools and become acquainted with building structures, urban structures and infrastructures of forgotten cultures.
In addition, we show - as usual - the best examples of the design work of our students and the diverse teaching and research activities of our Faculty.
The 7th issue of the journal 'Candide', published by Hatje Cantz appears right on time for the Frankfurt Book Fair.
The crisis of social housing at the beginning of the 1970s is the focal point of this issue.
Content PDF
The new edition is available from mid October in the Aachen bookstore Pontstraße 39.
The contact for subscription orders is: sales@hatjecantz.de.
Between Rhine-Ruhr and Maas
Pioneer of the Industralization - Workshop of the Industrial Culture
The book is the publication of the conference series "Industrial Culture", which was carried out, amongst others, by the Department of Historic Building Conservation of the RWTH in the last semesters.
Walter Buschmann (editor)
Zwischen Rhein-Ruhr und Maas
Pionierland der Industrialisierung – Werkstatt der Industriekultur
Erschienen am 26.04.2013, ab sofort im Buchhandel erhältlich.
424 Seiten, zahlr. farb. Abb., 39,95 €
In the great industrial history of West Germany, quickened by neigboring Belgium, particularly the Ruhr region stands out - also the future flagship of industrial culture in North Rhine-Westphalia. The prominent position of the Ruhr area with regard to the conservation of great industrial buildings often obscures the significance of other regions in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is only rarely appreciated that pre-industrial and early industrial centers of the Eifel and the Bergisches Land also have contributed to West German business and industrial history. The major cities of the country – especially Cologne, the birthplace of the Otto engine – had a great share in the industrial history. In these cities and regions, protection and maintenance of industrial monuments was often started by private initiatives. The private investments in industrial monuments – from the copper courts in Stolberg to the buildings of the textile industry in Aachen to the factories in Cologne-Mülheim/North – have been and still are a major contribution to the industrial culture of the country. This volume provides a diverse survey of how the industrial heritage has been handled in West Germany and the neighboring regions in Belgium and the Netherlands.
"Aachen after 1945 : Facts and Debates on Reconstruction",
Scientific writings at the Faculty of Architecture, volume 10,
Axel Sowa I Ariane Wilson
Department of Theory of Architecture
(Univ. Prof. Dipl. Ing. Axel Sowa)
RWTH Aachen Templergraben 49, 52064 Aachen
In cooperation with Michael Prömpeler
Publisher Freunde des Reiff- Aachen 2013
ISBN 978-3-936971-30-9 ISSN 1437-1774
Under the guidance of the Department of Theory of Architecture, RWTH Aachen students have traced historical issues. The book collects the results of their research on the reconstruction of the city of Aachen after 1945.
*** Candide No. 6 ***


[Today we] observe the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service — one of two national days of service we are proud to lead at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). As Americans celebrate the life of this Civil Rights leader, we are reminded of the great legacy he left behind and why it's important to honor Dr. King's life in service.
Each year during the Martin Luther King Day of Service, CNCS is guided by the wishes of Dr. King's heirs to make his birthday more than just a celebration of his life; it is also a day to encourage volunteering to improve our nation.
Dr. King's role as a pivotal leader in securing equality for all of America's residents is both instructive and inspirational, drawing from lessons learned in the pulpit and the classroom. In his sermon "The Drum Major Instinct," Dr. King outlined a "new definition of greatness" based on the responsibility we all have to be active citizens and the roles we can play to make our communities better. This section of the sermon guides our service on this holiday.
As Dr. King noted, "everybody can be great because everybody can serve." No special tools or education are required to achieve this goal. The only requirements are "a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." These words provide a simple prescription that can help us start the New Year off right. Anyone can reap the emotional and physical benefits of service regardless of their age, experience, education, or ZIP code, and so can the community in which they live and volunteer.
From AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs to organizations like Samaritan's Feet, the Arc, and Youth Service America, our partners across the country are engaging volunteers to honor Dr. King. We encourage Americans to find an organization they support and make a commitment to volunteer not only during the MLK Day holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, but also throughout 2019. Through service, we can bring our communities closer together and experience the "greatness" that lies within each of us.
Barbara L. Stewart is the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that leads AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the nation's volunteer efforts. You can learn more about how to volunteer in your community at MLKDay.gov.


The Muslim Rights Concern has clarified controversies concerning the comments surrounding the hijab issue made by the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulateef Abdulhakeem, on Television.
The group in a statement issued to the press on Monday and signed by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, stated that the commissioner was "misreported and misunderstood" stressing that the commissioner only stated the obvious.
Akintola also stated that a lot of issues were discussed in the programme and it is surprising that only hijab is been talked about and he further added that he saw nothing wrong with the response of the commissioner.
Akintola pointed out that it could have been difficult for the commissioner to divorce his role as an Islamic cleric and as a government official, hence the need to find a balance.
It said: "We must know that there is a difference between his role as an Islamic scholar and his role as a government official. He needs to maintain a balance between the two roles and we must allow him to do that if we do not want to destroy him. What happened was that some Muslims expected him to speak as an Islamic scholar at the interview but that would have been wrong.
Akintola also pointed out that Lagos State should have respected the constitution and allow the use of hijab by female students.
It said: "In view of the fact that the Constitution of any nation is the font et origo of all laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations of that country, Lagos as the center of excellence in Nigeria should not have allowed the issue of hijab to become so contentious to the extent that it became a matter of litigation. Lagos should have liberalized the matter and allowed the use of hijab by female Muslim pupils in its public schools.
He also frowned at students been punished outside the school gates for wearing hijab by Christian teachers stating that the actions of the teachers are out of place.


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Microsoft names new chief; Gates to be adviser
By Nick Wingfield, The New York Time | Updated: 4 February 2014 21:49 IST
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that Satya Nadella (pronounced sa-TEE-ya na-DELL-uh) would be its next leader, betting on a longtime engineering executive to help the company keep better pace with changes in technology.
The selection of Nadella to replace Steven A. Ballmer, which was widely expected, was accompanied by news that Bill Gates, a company founder, would step down from his role as chairman and become a technology adviser to Nadella.
John W. Thompson, 64, a member of the Microsoft board who oversaw its search for a new chief executive, will become the company's chairman, replacing Gates.
"During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella," said Gates, who will remain a member of Microsoft's board. "Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together."
In a statement, Nadella said, "Microsoft is one of those rare companies to have truly revolutionized the world through technology, and I couldn't be more honored to have been chosen to lead the company."
(Also see: Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO)
In Nadella, Microsoft's directors selected both a company insider and an engineer, suggesting that they viewed technical skill and intimacy with Microsoft's sprawling businesses as critical for its next leader. It has often been noted that Microsoft was more successful under the leadership of Gates, a programmer and its first chief executive, than it was under Ballmer, who had a background in sales. Ballmer, 57, said in August that he was stepping down.
Nadella, 46, from Hyderabad, India, will be only the third chief executive of Microsoft, an icon of U.S. business that has struggled for a position in big growth markets like mobile and Internet search. The company has correctly anticipated many of the biggest changes in technology - the rise of smartphones and tablet computers, to use two examples - but it has often fumbled the execution of products developed to capitalize on those changes.
It remains to be seen whether Nadella's technical background, along with the closer involvement of Gates in product decisions, will give the company an edge it lacked during the Ballmer years. Microsoft said in a statement that Gates will "devote more time to the company, supporting Nadella in shaping technology and product direction."
"I think he's the right person for the company right now," Frank Artale, a former Microsoft manager who works with Ignition Partners, a venture capital firm in the Seattle area, said of the selection of Nadella. "A strong technical leader is truly needed there."
Nadella is a contrast to Ballmer in other ways. Most recently the executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise businesses, Nadella peppers his conversations and speeches with technical buzzwords that people outside the industry would most likely find impenetrable.
Nadella, who has been married for 22 years and has three children, counts cricket and poetry among his hobbies. In an email to Microsoft employees Tuesday, he wrote that he is "defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning."
"I buy more books than I can finish," he wrote. "I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things."
A whippet-thin runner, he is known as a cerebral, collaborative leader with a low-key style that differs from Ballmer's bombastic manner. While many executives within Microsoft tend to be polarizing figures, Nadella appears to be well liked in much of the company. Still, those who know Nadella, say he is not a pushover.
"Managers have to keep proving themselves every day," Artale said.
Nadella's star at Microsoft rose considerably in the past several years as he took charge of the company's cloud computing efforts, a business considered vital as more business customers choose to rent applications and other programs in far-off data centers rather than run software themselves.
For years, Microsoft did not pay enough attention to how the cloud - primarily through services offered by Amazon, its crosstown rival - was attracting the creativity of a new generation of developers. When he got control of the division that included Microsoft's cloud initiatives, Nadella changed that. He began meeting with startups to hear more about what Microsoft needed to do become more responsive to their needs.
"When you look at the most exciting things happening in tech, all the platform shifts happening and disruption - social, mobile, cloud - Microsoft has not even been part of the conversation until recently," said Brad Silverberg, a Seattle-area investor and a former Microsoft executive. "With Satya's leadership, Microsoft is doing interesting things in cloud."
As chief executive of the entire 100,000-person company, Nadella will have to grapple with a much broader set of challenges in markets in which he has little experience, like mobile devices. He will inherit a deal to acquire Nokia's mobile handset business, along with 33,000 employees, and a wide-ranging reorganization plan devised by Ballmer and still in progress.
In an interview in July, Nadella was supportive of the reorganization plan, which he predicted would allow Microsoft to adapt to changes in the market more quickly than in the past.
"It's not like our old structure didn't allow us to do some of this," he said. "The question is whether you can amplify."
When Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992, it was still a scrappy, relatively small software company led by Gates that was just beginning its greatest years of growth. His familiarity with the company's history and culture was said to have been an important factor in Gates' comfort with Nadella as chief executive, according to someone briefed on the search for a new leader who asked for anonymity because the process was private.
But in an interview in April, he said the most important factor in Microsoft's ability to remain a growing business in the future was its ability to become a player in what he called new paradigms in computing, like cloud computing.
"That is, you could say, the existential issue for us," Nadella said.
"I think that with any new paradigm there will always be a couple of new players who come at it," he continued. "But to me the thing that is perhaps more interesting and challenging, and gets me excited, is, hey, how can we renew ourselves?"
In his statement Tuesday, Nadella said: "The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly."
© 2014, The New York Times News Service
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Explore place-based art creation to celebrate where you live, develop your own creative voice, and make waves in your community! Join us for a summer art camp inspired by the wonders in your own backyard and discover how a little drop of art making sends out huge ripples of inspiration and change all around you.
Week 6: July 16-19, 2019 Artist of EGAD!
Week 7: July 23-26, 2019 To Infinity and Beyond!
We register by rising grade, i.e. if your camper will start the 5th grade in the fall, then please sign up for the 5th/6th grade group.
We have camps available for 7th-9th graders only on week 4 and week 7.
Be sure to check out our Policies and Procedures before signing up.
Students will create various clay project using the potter's wheel and hand building techniques. They will have knowledge of surface enrichment, glazing, and painting of their pottery pieces.
During this fun "Bring your grown-up" class, little ones will learn about the fundamentals of creating art. The students will begin to decode art and recognize the elements various artists use while exploring art projects in collaboration with their caregivers.
Stroller Tours are just for parents and caregivers with children aged 0–5 years old when the Museum is closed to the public. Fussy children and crying babies are welcome!
After the tour everyone is welcome to visit our Open Studio. During this hour you can get creative at the Renee Foosaner Education Center, located right across the street from the museum. You will be creating your own art inspired by works on view in the current exhibitions. Each Wednesday we will offer a different art-making project.
Tickets are required; In order to attend a ticket must be reserved for every participant (children and adults) in your party.
Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged. If you have any questions, please email keliasperez@fit.edu before purchasing your tickets.
Open Studio is an after-school program open to the whole family to come and experience art in a free-spirited way. Families are invited to use the materials in our upstairs studio, work on art inspired by the works on display at our galleries and everyone can work at their own pace!


The former First Lady wasn't about to get in the way of the host's big-box kicks.
Tamra Judge calls it "the happiest place on Earth," and she's not talking about Disneyland. The Real Housewives of Orange County pal is just one of many Bravolebs who love Costco on any given day, but the big box store just got much more exciting this week when Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama breezed through for a book signing for Michelle's new memoir Becoming that was filmed for Ellen.
Ellen was really excited to be there, but was it because of Michelle or because she, too, just really loves Costco? She finds and brings some cookies, a few jugs of wine (Kirkland, of course), and some really embarrassing non-edible items to greet Michelle's fans at the signing table. Silly as always, she even tore up a page from Michelle's book and served it to a little girl in a cup as a free sample.
The host sure didn't let a little something such as a book signing from the former First Lady get in the way of getting her Costco kicks, but at least she's got a support group of famous Costco fans who understand.
Tamra Judge Calls Costco "the Happiest Place on Earth"


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Bystrická dolina leží v Kysucké vrchovině ve východní části Kysuc v okrese Čadca. Je pojmenována podle řeky Bystrica, která tvoří přirozenou osu území a přibírá všechny přítoky z této oblasti.

Vymezení
Dolina zabírá celé povodí Bystrice, od pramenné oblasti na východním okraji Kysucké vrchoviny až po ústí řeky do Kysuce při Krásne nad Kysucou. Její střední část zabírá Bystrická brázda, západní okraj patří do podcelku Krasňanská kotlina.

Osídlení
Dolina patří mezi hustě osídlené území a to zejména v dolní (západní) a střední části, kde se nacházejí hustě obydlené obce. Při ústí Bystrice leží město Krásno nad Kysucou, proti proudu řeky jsou to pak obce Zborov nad Bystricou, Klubina, Stará Bystrica, Radôstka a Nová Bystrica. Charakteristické láznické osídlení je v této části Kysuc zastoupeno méně.

Doprava
Územím vede hlavní spojnice Kysuc a Oravy, silnice II / 520, na kterou se napojují všechny obce regionu. Významnou turistickou atrakcí regionu je Historická lesní úvraťová železnice (Vychylovka).

Turismus
Bystrická dolina je atraktivní turistickou oblastí, patřící do CHKO Kysuce. Největšími lákadly je Muzeum kysucké dědiny s lesní železničkou, orloj i rozhledna ve Staré Bystrici, či Kysucká cyklomagistrála s napojením na Oravu, Terchovskou dolinu i Polsko. Oblíbený pro horská kola je okruh kolem Vodní nádrže Nová Bystrica a celá oblast je známá hojným výskytem hub.

Reference

Kysucká vrchovina
Kysucké Beskydy
Údolí na Slovensku
Okres Čadca

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After the jump, we have a likely congressional retirement, a scramble for the seat, and collateral effects. Meanwhile, I am waiting for my bus down to Georgetown and seriously impressed with the number of people riding Capital BikeShare bikes. Of course, it's about as perfect of a morning in DC you'll ever get (expected to change this afternoon with a serious line of thunderstorms moving through).
This makes it much more likely that Tony Strickland runs for McKeon's CD25 than against Julia Brownley in CD26. But, Strickland won't have a free ride. Three names have been floated--former Assemblymember Cameron Smyth, Assemblymember Scott Wilk, and State Senator Steve Knight. Sources suggest that Knight is unlikely to run, and either Smyth or Wilk will run. Whichever one wins the roshambo will receive the endorsement of the other, and likely, Knight.
With Strickland likely looking at the politically easier CD25 (assuming he can beat his fellow Republicans), this paves the way for Assemblymember Jeff Gorell to carry the GOP banner in Ventura's CD26. And, hmmm, that would open a toss-up Assembly district for Port Hueneme port commissioner Jason Hodge (D), whose wife Fiona Ma will be running for Board of Equalization. Hodge likely would have beat Gorell in 2012, but 2014 would be a toss-up with several possible Republican candidates. Businessman David Cruz Thayne, who ran for CD26 in 2012, has already announced a run for Gorell's AD44.
Alternatively, Gorell has talked about staying in the Assembly and running for the Pavley senate seat in 2016. Although, that will be a tough one, particularly if Hillary Clinton is the Dem nominee. For that reason, if Strickland is running elsewhere, I'm willing to bet Gorell runs for Congress.
AVERT YOUR EYES: California on the Brink: Pension Crisis About to Get Worse [Elizabeth MacDonald @ FoxBusiness] - "A growing number of key California cities are a lot worse off than previously thought, thanks to new changes coming in the way state and local governments must account for their pension costs."
TRIGGER:State workers to get pay raise as budget deal hatched - "[Christopher Cadelago @UTSD]"If California meets certain revenue targets, employees would receive a 2 percent raise on July 1, 2014 followed by a 2.5 percent increase on July 1, 2015. The entire 4.5 percent increase would be effective July 1, 2015 if the targets are not met. Seasonal workers would see their pay increase by $.50 an hour at the start of next fiscal year, union and state officials confirmed."
One day after reaching a compromise with legislative leaders on the state budget, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he has not agreed to consider increased spending if the economy outperforms his administration's expectations.
One day after reaching a compromise with legislative leaders on the state budget, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he has not agreed to consider increased spending if the economy outperforms his administration's expectations, but he did not dismiss the possibility.
California's largest public employee union and Gov. Jerry Brown reached a new labor agreement early Tuesday, sending a strong signal that pay raises are possible to other unions bargaining contracts with the administration.
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders made it official on Tuesday afternoon: They have a budget deal.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the leaders of the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday praised their budget deal as a restrained spending plan that spends more on education while building toward restoring social services cut during the recession.
When former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado last month unofficially kicked off his campaign for governor by announcing the launch of a tough-on-crime ballot initiative, he had by his side Nina Salarno-Ashford, a member of the executive board for the group Crime Victims United.
As Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democratic lawmakers trumpeted their budget compromise on Tuesday, California's largest public-employee union representing state workers announced a tentative agreement that would provide across-the-board raises.
The Senate agreed to launch a debate on an overhaul of the nation¿s immigration laws.
WASHINGTON – With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to the floor.
Seven months after his tax initiative refueled funding for California's beleaguered public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown has orchestrated what's being billed as a major overhaul of how the state funds K-12 education.
Dan takes a look at the enterprise zone overhaul that Gov. Jerry Brown wanted but didn't get in the latest state budget deal.
Unionized grocery workers in the Sacramento area won a big legal victory upholding their right to picket a nonunion store when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear management's appeal this week.
In response to the article written by the state chairs or spokesperson of the Green, Libertarian and Peace & Freedom parties on the effects the top two primary has on third party candidates, I addressed this issue in a May 27, 2010 article for Fox & Hounds.
California's chief justice said she was "encouraged" that the budget deal worked out between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature would end a pattern of funding cuts for courts and restore at least some money lost previously.
Governor wins important victories involving redistribution of money for schools and how much revenue to expect to be coming in for the state.
Talk about mission creep. The California Public Utilities Commission was created by a citizen initiative in 1911 to regulate railroads. In 1912, it began regulating public utilities, such as the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
A California consumer group is suing the nation's largest health insurer for discrimination against HIV / AIDS patients. The class-action suit alleges United Healthcare is breaking the law by requiring patients to get all of their medications by mail order.
When Eric Garcetti takes office as mayor of Los Angeles next month, one of his first tasks will be to lead contract negotiations with unions for more than 29,000 city employees that spent more than $2.7 million trying to defeat him.


While Boy Meets World targeted pre-teens to adults, Girl Meets World is strictly for the pre-teens to teen age bracket. With silly story lines, Girl Meets World is much more like a Hannah Montana, ICarly, or Wizards of Waverly, than it is to the original Boy Meets World. While the format of learning a life lesson is still there, it is found in a much sillier way.
One thing that I really don't like, is that Cory and Topanga don't act like parents. For example, in the episode that Riley wanted to go to a dance instead of going to Cony Island to ride the Cyclone with her father. Cory pouts to Topanga, tries to guilt Riley into going, and is just over dramatic. There was a similar episode on Boy Meets World, where Eric and Cory don't want to play in the father-son softball game. There is no silly drama, in fact they don't even know that they hurt there father's feelings until after the game is over and he went by himself. In the original Boy Meets World, Amy and Allan came off as believable parents. Corey and Topanga come off as being silly and over dramatic.
FYI like Morgan in the early seasons, the little brother Auggie, is awesome!!!
In real life Ben Savage's brother Fred Savage has a son named Auggie.


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Briceni () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Briceni. The other major city is Lipcani. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 75,300.

History
The first documentary attestation dates back to district towns June 17, 1429. Such localities: Lipcani, Larga, Mihăileni, Șirăuți are mentioned first in the period 1429–1433. In July 1429, reign of Moldova Alexander the Good Dan Uncleata had established him several villages in the region of the district today. In 1562 is first attested Briceni city under the name of the land Adicăuți, Hotin, which gave him his Despot Voda to Vartic. Lipcani Tatars in 1699 are displaced living in the city which they called, being displaced to Kamianets-Podilskyi. In 1788 Austrian military administration Briceni found in 56 households. In 1812 after the Treaty of Bucharest, Moldova is occupied by Russian Empire in the period 1812-1918 as the district is under Russian administration. In 1877 the region is experiencing an epidemic of plague. In 1882 a drought strikes the district. In 1897 the city population Briceni of 7446, 96.5% were Jewish. In 1918 with the Union of Bessarabia with Romania entering the land Hotin district region. In 1940 the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Bessarabia Briceni is occupied by the USSR. In 2004 the population was 78.400 inhabitants of the district.

Geography

Located in the extreme northwest of the Republic of Moldova, the district borders Ukraine in the north, Ocnița District in the east, Edineț District in the south, and Romania in the west, across the river Prut. Criva village located in the district is the western point of the Republic of Moldova coordinates: 48 ° 16'20 "N 26 ° 40'23" E.
District located on the Plateau of Moldavia, has a relief with a mean fragmentation. With a low land sliding process. Maximum altitude in the district is located near the village Bălcăuți, reaching heights of 260 m.

The "Toltrele Prutului" is a chain of limestone formations in the southwestern part of the district, crossed by the rivers Vilia and Lopatnic. Although they are subject to human intervention Toltrel preserves a significant part of its former beauty, left a legacy of the Sarmatian sea and Tortona sea, 15-20 million years ago.

Climate
The climate is temperate with rainfall district 600–650 mm high, sometimes 800 mm and average temperature of 8 C. In summer the average temperature is 19.5 C and -5.5 C in winter. After the national average district has the highest annual amount of precipitation.

Emil Racoviță Cave

Situated in the extreme northwest of Moldova, Emil Racoviță Cave has a total length of 90.2 km underground labyrinths, is the third largest gypsum cave in Europe. It was discovered in 1959 after an explosion in the village Criva gypsum quarry. In 1977 the first scientific investigations are undertaken. In 1991 Moldova adopted the Government Decision no. 664 "On state protection of karst cave near the village of Criva." Cave is the labyrinth, the cave is СО2 concentration increased in some areas reaching up to 2-4%. Galleries, most of them have walls covered with fine clays of different colors in total agreement with shades of white, pink, red, black or blue covering plaster walls. Contrast increased and two deep wells which, together with over 20 underground lakes, form a unique ensemble created by nature.

Fauna
Fauna of the district is typical of European forest steppe, characterized by: hare, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, stone marten, weasel, less deer, wild boar, badger and rarely elk.
Of birds, there are: skylark, blackbird, quail, stork, starling, less partridges and pheasant.

Flora
Forests occupy 10.0% of district. There are: English oak, maple, birch and mugwort. Of plants, there are: fescue, nettle, clover, peony and more.

Rivers
The main rivers that cross the district are: Vilia, Larga, Lopatnic (57 km), but rivers Racovăț (68 km) and Draghiște (67 km) crossing in the upper. Briceni District is in the Prut river basin. Most lakes are of artificial origin.

Protected areas
Complex geology and paleontology of the Lopatnic river basin (CGPRL)
Emil Racovita Cave
Rososeni Natural Reserve
Tețcani Landscape Reserve

Administrative subdivisions

Localities: 39
Administrative Center: Briceni
Cities: Briceni, Lipcani
Villages: 11
Communes: 26

Demographics
1 January 2012 the district population was 74,700 of which 20.6% urban and 79.4% rural population.

Births (2010): 800 (10.6 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 1200 (15.9 per 1000)
Growth Rate (2010): -400 (-5.3 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Religion

Economy
Briceni District in the National Development Complex of the Republic of Moldova, is presented as an agrarian-industrial district. In 2004, 20,000 were active economic agents, including industrial enterprises of 1070, 18,000 peasant farms, joint stock companies 27, 185 limited liability companies, cooperatives 32, 20 trade enterprises, 19 state companies, insurance associations 20 associations households peasant 2 and budgetary organizations 186.

Agriculture
Agriculture is the main economic branch of the district dominated by increasing crops such as sugar beet and tobacco. And cereal crops: wheat, barley and oats. Orchards have an important part of global agricultural production is grown mainly district: apple, cherry, plum and more.

Transportation

Transportation Briceni is divided between transport drivers transporting people and goods to introduce lesser extent, its main routes are inter-district, Chișinău, Bălți and Chernovtsy. Rail node is based on Lipcani ensure primarily to carry goods and fuel.

Politics
As in other northern districts of the North Red in the last election in the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova gathered during 2001-2009 over 50% of votes. But the elections of 2010, Communists won the elections with only 0.26% AEI.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 91.7%.

Elections

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!  style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Parties and coalitions
!  style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;"|Votes
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|align=left|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
|align="right"|16,132
|align="right"|47.23
|align="right"|−10.38
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|align=left|Democratic Party of Moldova
|align="right"|7,245
|align="right"|21,21
|align="right"|+6.58
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|align=left|Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
|align="right"|5,964
|align="right"|17.46
|align="right"|+7.86
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|align=left|Liberal Party
|align="right"|1,468
|align="right"|4.30
|align="right"|−2.97
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|align=left|Party Alliance Our Moldova
|align="right"|1,368
|align="right"|4.00
|align="right"|−3.09
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|align=left|Social Democratic Party
|align="right"|615
|align="right"|1.80
|align="right"|+0.48
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|align=left|Other Party
|align="right"|1,348
|align="right"|3.91
|align="right"|+0.11
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|  style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9;" colspan="2"|Total (turnout 59.00%)
|  style="text-align:right; width:30px; background:#e9e9e9;"|34,484
|  style="text-align:right; width:30px; background:#e9e9e9;"|100.00
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Culture

The district operates 31 houses and homes of culture, 32 public libraries, five schools of arts education, which includes 154 employees.
Most houses, libraries, art schools have a good basic material, cultural institutions headquarters remain in an exemplary cleaning. Most cultural events are organized by the homes of culture, library and music school in the village of Larga, the homes of culture in the villages Drepcăuți, Balasinești, Tețcani.
Noted that a number of artistic groups, who the honorary title "model" of rural district participated in various festivals, competitions, both national, and international. Dances from the village collectives and wide band "Izvoras" village Colicăuți became winners of the 32nd edition of "La hore hearth."
Vocal-instrumental ensemble "Amor" village festival Drepcăuți became laureate of contest "harmonies fall."
Recently, the folk dance team "Marinca" from the village participated in international festival Larga choreography "Vesennie arabeski" held in the Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, where he won the title of laureate of the prestigious international festival.
In district 28 artistic groups working with the honorary title "model".

Sport
In Briceni District registered 196 sports facilities and two stadiums: those of Larga and Drepcăuți. In Briceni began renovated stadium. Specialized finishes Olympic Boxing Centre in the village Grimăncăuți. In 29 sports halls and courts have held 160 training and sports competitions. Good results are recorded by the School no. 2 Briceni schools Grimăncăuți, Medveja, other. Medveja School performance results have Grimăncăuți boxers, Briceni (coach Peter Caduc obsolete master emeritus in sport). In the period 1979-2004 were trained 30 champions of the republic among the juniors and cadets. School has given over 30 national championships between junior champions. Were training 7 medals at the European Championships, European Cups and the Olympics. The highest recorded performance was by Vitalie Grușac, who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics (2000) and qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

Personalities

Grigore Vieru - Poet, member of the Romanian Academy in 2003
Marian Lupu - Politician (PDM), Democratic Party chairman of 2009, President of the Republic of Moldova from 2010
Serafim Urechean - Politician (PLDM), Mayor of Chisinau in the period 1994-2005, president of the Party Alliance Our Moldova (2003–2011)
Veaceslav Gojan - Boxer, bronze medalist in 2008 Olympic
Vitalie Grusac - Boxer, bronze medalist in 2000 Olympics
Zinaida Greceanîi - Politician (PCRM), Prime Minister of Moldova (2008–2009)

References

Districts of Moldova


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Three House members sat down with HUMAN EVENTS this afternoon to discuss their vision for a newly formed Congressional Constitution Caucus.
The goal of the caucus is to "ensure that the Federal government is operating under the intent of the Tenth Amendment of our Bill of Rights," according to the official mission statement.
The Tenth Amendment says: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
And so, Rep. Scott Garrett (R.-N.J.), the caucus' founder, along with Reps. Virginia Foxx (R.-N.C.) and Rob Bishop (R.-Utah) are heading up a team of House members dedicated to downsizing the amount of power usurped from the states by the federal government.
After serving for a dozen years as a congressman at the state level Garrett said he realized how much the federal government was telling the states what they could and couldn't do. He said his primary reason for coming to Washington was to form a caucus to change that.
Less than a month into its founding, the caucus has attracted nearly 30 members. Garrett has attempted to reach across party lines, but has yet to receive applications from Democrats. Still, he said he would like to see a bipartisan group come together.
While Garrett spends time getting press coverage and promoting communication across the board, Foxx is focused on connecting with groups advocating similar interests outside congressional circles. And Bishop has been tasked with reaching out to other members and building awareness by speaking out on the House floor.
Bishop said with a grin that his main strategy will be to "whine a lot" because "it seems to be very effective up here."
On a more serious note, the congressman said he plans to first, explain to other members the premise behind the tenth amendment, emphasizing that while the federal government may have good intentions, much of its power should be turned back over to the states. In other words, the federal government should "simply do less."
Second, Bishop said the caucus will help bills that promote its mission to move forward by coordinating floor discussions back to back.
"We'll keep harping on the issue until [people] start to notice," he said.
Garrett said that while they realize successs won't happen overnight the caucus has come up with some realistic immediate and long-term strategies for accomplishing its mission.
Bills currently backed by the caucus include:
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The Congressional Constitution Caucus will be an effective forum to ensure that the Federal government is operating under the intent of the Tenth Amendment of our Bill of Rights.
The Tenth Amendment states:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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The Congressional State and Community Rights Caucus will point out that not only is state and local control over programs in line with the Constitution, it is a much more cost-effective and efficient way to provide many domestic services to American citizens.
In light of the looming fiscal crisis of our Federal budget and domestic programs that are simply not reaching their intended goals, it is imperative to highlight the need to return to a system intended under the "reserve clause" of the Constitution.
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On Wednesday evening, a prison uprising broke out in a Washington State penitentiary. More than 100 prisoners participated in the protest as tensions rose following an announcement by the Washington Department of Corrections that 6 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19. The demonstration was in protest of the conditions at Monroe where inmates sleep feet from each other in crowded dorm-style housing and share many common areas that are not properly cleaned. These are prime conditions for a highly contagious disease like COVID-19 to spread quickly. Protesting this risk to their lives, the prisoners were met with pepper spray and sting balls, which release light, noise, and rubber pellets. Five employees at Monroe Correctional Complex, where the protest took place, have also tested positive for COVID-19, further exacerbating the crisis within the prison.
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Henri-Gabriel-Marie Le Bègue de Germiny ( à Rouen -  à Paris) est un militaire, voyageur et homme politique français.

Biographie
Fils de Marie Gabriel Raoul Lebègue de Germiny, officier supérieur de cavalerie, petit-fils de Marie-Jacques-François-Alexandre Asselin de Villequier et neveu de Henri-Charles Le Bègue de Germiny, il fut destiné à l'état militaire, entra à l'école de Saint-Cyr en 1828 et en sortit comme sous-lieutenant au  régiment d'infanterie de ligne; mais il donna sa démission dès 1832 et se mit à voyager.

Il parcourut successivement l'Allemagne, l'Autriche, puis les possessions françaises d'Afrique, l'Amérique du Sud et enfin l'Extrême-Orient. De retour en France, il épousa  van der Vliet, d'une ancienne famille hollandaise, et s'établit dans le Calvados, où il acheta la terre et le château de Béneauville (commune de Bavent).

Maire de Bavent en 1848, conseiller général du Calvados pour le canton de Troarn depuis 1852, il soutint le gouvernement impérial.

Il est nommé chevalier de la Légion d'honneur par décret du  .

Il fut candidat officiel aux élections législatives du . Germiny, élu député de la  circonscription du Calvados, vota jusqu'au  avec la majorité dynastique, notamment pour la déclaration de guerre à la Prusse.

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Député du Calvados
Député du Second Empire
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Décès en février 1900
Décès dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris
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Sally Jean Floyd (geboren 20. Mai 1950 in Charlottesville, Virginia; gestorben 25. August 2019 in Berkeley, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Informatikerin, die für ihre Arbeit über Computernetzwerke bekannt ist.

Sie war früher mit dem International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley verbunden. 2009 ging sie in den Ruhestand. Vor allem ist sie für ihre Arbeit über die Kontrolle von Internetstaus bekannt.

Leben und Wirken
Floyd absolvierte ihren Bachelor in Soziologie an der University of California, Berkeley 1971. Sie machte ihren Master in Informatik 1987 und schrieb ihre Doktorarbeit 1989, ebenso an der University of California, Berkeley.

Sie ist im Bereich der Stausteuerung als Erfinderin des aktiven Warteschlangenmanagements der Random Early Detection (RED) bekannt und gründete damit mit Van Jacobson das Feld des Active Queue Management (AQM). Fast alle Router verwenden RED oder etwas, das daraus entwickelt wurde, um Netzüberlastungen zu managen. Floyd entwickelte die heute übliche Methode, Nachrichtentimer mit Vezögerungsjitter zu versehen, um Synchronisation zu vermeiden.

Sie war am Internet Architecture Board beteiligt und gehörte 2007 zu den zehn meistzitierten Forschern in der Informatik.

Veröffentlichungen
 Floyd und Vern Paxson identifizierten 1997 den Mangel an Wissen über die Netzwerktopologie als Haupthindernis für das Verständnis der Funktionsweise des Internets. 2001 wurde dieses Papier, Why We Don't Know How to Simulate the Internet, als Schwierigkeiten bei der Simulation des Internets neu veröffentlicht und erhielt den William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award der IEEE Communications Society.
 Floyd ist Co-Autorin des Standards für TCP Selective Acknowledgement (SACK), Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), das Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) und TCP Friendly Rate Control (TFRC).

Auszeichnungen
 Sie erhielt 2005 den IEEE Internet Award und 2007 den ACM SIGCOMM Award für ihre Beiträge zur Stausteuerung.
 William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award der IEEE Communications Society für Schwierigkeiten bei der Simulation des Internets von Floyd und Vern Paxson

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IEEE Fellow
Informatiker
US-Amerikaner
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In stronger winds Paraglider Pilots beware of the potential of your wing getting dragged towards the wall. Note, the wall has barbed wire fence on either side! Make sure you give yourself plenty of room!
Suitability: PG Club Pilot / HG Club Pilot.
Important: All pilots – members, visitors and members of reciprocal clubs – are expected to carry their BHPA and club membership cards with them whilst flying at Woolacombe.
There are 10 car parking spaces allowed near take off along the wall near the trough on a first come first serve basis (P on map).
Hang glider pilots are allowed to drive over and drop their kit off when all spaces have been taken but must then remove the vehicle immediately and seek alternative parking. After you go through the first gate proceed through the second gate which has a tally system on it to display how many parking spaces are available. Flip one space as you go through and please stick to the track all the way. Please close all the gates behind you. Do not park too close to the trough or livestock will not be able to use it.
There is a local commercial school that have a separate license which allows them to have 2 extra parking spaces bringing the total allowed spaces to 12. When their vehicles are on the hill they will be marked with the school's Logo.
Or there is ample paid parking at Marine Drive just below take off.
Traditionally, Hang Glider Pilots normally rig through the gate and to the left (south) on the short grass. However, Hang Glider and Paraglider Pilots may rig anywhere EXCEPT in the take off and landing strip area.
Please do NOT rig in the Upper or Lower Take off area. It is advised that PG pilots take off low down to avoid getting dragged if the wind is a little strong.
The takeoff area is in between the two red streamers on the posts next to the wind sock that marks a runway from there out to the sea. IT IS MANDATORY that this area is kept clear of obstruction at all times. On busy days the take-off area will be marked with fluorescent cones on either side of the launch area. (see map).
There is an alternate lower launch area for HG and PG pilots. (L on map).
HG landing is anywhere behind the wall and safe from any obstacles. PG can land in front of the wall but please clear the take-off area as soon as you have landed. You can also land in the back field making sure you are a safe distance away from any of the walls and cars.
We try to keep bottom landing to a minimum but are allowed to land on the green to the right of takeoff and just in front of Marine Drive car park. If landing on the green just in front of Marine drive then be careful of rotor for the last 30ft in stronger winds. We can land on the beach to the south of Mill Rock.
*No flying below 100ft is allowed to the north of Mill Rock.
*No landing to the north of Mill Rock unless an absolute emergency.
Great potential. Flights of over 100k have been achieved from here! If going XC then make sure you have significant height when flying over the wind turbines which are approximately 5kms downwind. Ensure you are in a good climb to avoid landing out too close downwind of them in rotor.
There is a wall that runs the length of the takeoff field that has barbed wire either side of it. We advise all PG Pilots to take off low down the hill to avoid getting dragged onto it.
HG Pilots when landing in the back field it is recommended that you land at least 300 yards downwind of the wall to avoid any possible collision and rotor. There is a bowl in the landing field about 200 yards behind the wind sock that should be avoided. Anywhere behind that at the highest point is safe, smooth & level to land.
HG Landing in front of the wall is only for experienced pilots and not on busy days. For a coastal site thermals can be a little feisty at times nothing dangerous, but you just need to exercise caution.
If the search and rescue Helicopter repeatedly flies over and close to the site then a rescue is in progress and all pilots should land immediately. A large L will be displayed on takeoff and/ or a fog horn sounded but should this for some reason not happen all pilots must land anyway. Experienced pilots may fly the sand dunes if the wind is a bit too strong for the top of the hill. To reiterate, please do not fly below 100ft above the dunes to the north of Mill Rock. No taking off or landing is to take place anywhere to the north of Mill Rock either.
Woolacombe Downs and the local area is used regularly by Horse Riders. Please give them plenty of room, space and clearance as the horses can get easily spooked by Hang Gliders and Paragliders above them.
Acro, or radical manoeuvers are strictly prohibited if you are within 500 feet of any other person, in the air or on the ground. This is in accordance with the Air Navigation Order. Any manoeuvre which, if it went wrong and could contravene the above rule, is also prohibited. An example of this is: A deep spiral directly over other persons, but greater than 500 feet away, that, if it became unrecoverable could impact those below.
If you are intending to travel and fly at Woolacombe, please ensure you call the Low Flying Booking to register a CANP before 8pm the evening before. 0800 515 544. There is a local Air Sea Rescue Helicopter that regularly covers this area so a CANP is mandatory.
On busy days when there are 5 or more pilots intending to launch, the club has a process for ensuring the take-off area is kept clear at all times. A local club member will put down orange plastic bollards on the ground parallel on either side of the top take off area. This is to ensure the area is kept clear at all times unless pilots are preparing to launch. If you inadvertently land in this zone please move your equipment to one side immediately to ensure it is kept clear for those wishing to take off. If a club member is not present, the orange bollards are kept in the windsock box next to the top wall. Bollards are set-out using the white pole markers that are on the fence and are lined up going down the hill in an East-West direction accordingly. Please see picture below for guidance.


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Damn, Van Dammnial!
Jean Claude Van Damme Rails Against "Boring" Questions in TV Interview
"The press, they've been asking me the same questions for the last 25 years."
By Laura Bradley
After years of being asked about his training regimen and his affair with Kylie Minogue, it seems Jean Claude Van Damme has had enough.
On a TV interview with Australia's Sunrise, the erstwhile action star made his feelings very clear. He began by complaining how the interview was being conducted, appearing annoyed that people were talking behind the cameras. Van Damme was there to promote his speaking tour—but by the end, he stormed off in protest of what he called "boring" questions.
"Sorry guys, I cannot do this anymore," Van Damme said. "You are talking to a guy who is very rough, you know. . . . The press, they've been asking me the same questions for the last 25 years: Kylie, 'How's your training,' 'How's your this,' 'How's your that?' So I'm coming to Australia to maybe do something kind of different with the audience."
In 2012, Van Damme admitted to The Guardian that he'd had an affair with his Street Fighter co-star back in the 90s.
During this more recent TV interview, Van Damme said that at 55, he has gained a different perspective—one he'd like to talk about when he arrives in Australia. But so far, all he's gotten are the same old prompts.
"Those interviews you are giving me on TV right now, they are very boring because the questions are boring. And it's difficult for me to answer those questions, so I start to sweat."
With that, Van Damme wrapped things up, inquiring if his interviewers had "something interesting to ask" before removing his mic and asking, "What the fuck is going on with Australia? What the fuck is going on?"
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Q: Struts2 Form Validation issue I am creating a simple login application as my first struts2 form validation application. However, I am not able to get the validation part working. I have tried what all solutions/examples I could find at google or at struts docs. Please help.....
Here is my code
login.jsp
<s:form action="LoginAction" method="post">
  <s:textfield name="username" label="Login Name"/>
  <s:password name="password" label="Password"/>
  <s:submit value="Login"/>
  <s:fielderror></s:fielderror>
</s:form>

struts.xml
<action name="LoginAction" class="com.helloworld.action.LoginAction" method="execute">
   <result name="input">/login.jsp</result>
        <result name="error">/login.jsp</result>
        <result name="success">/HelloWorld.jsp</result>
</action>

LoginAction.java
 public class LoginAction extends ActionSupport{

private String username;
private String password;

public String execute() throws Exception {

    if(this.username.equals("admin") && this.password.equals("admin"))
        return SUCCESS;

    return ERROR;
}

public void setUsername(String username) {
    this.username = username;
}
public String getUsername(){
    return this.username;
}
public void setPassword(String password) {
    this.password = password;
}
public String getPassword(){
    return this.password;
}
}

LoginAction-Validation.xml
<validators>
    <field name="username">
        <field-validator type="requiredstring">
            <message key="user.required"/>
        </field-validator>
    </field>
</validators>

LoginAction.properties
user.required=UserName is required.

Please help...
Thanks

A: First thing that jumps out at me is the name of your validation file, which is LoginAction-Validation.xml. I know that the first part of that file name is case sensitive, but I don't know about the second part. Try changing it to LoginAction-validation.xml (lower case v).
Also, can you describe your build environment and project layout? Are you using Maven to build? Is your validation file in the same directory as the action class it refers to?
Lastly, are you using any custom interceptor stacks, or just the default interceptor stack?

A: Please ensure that you have registered your validator file as follows

*

*Add validators.xml to WEB-INF/classes folder

*Add an entry for your validator to this file

<validators>
   <validator name="requiredstring" class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.RequiredStringValidator"/>

</validators>

*

*Ensure that your action class extends AbstractValidationActionSupport class

A: Try adding validate="true" into your form tag since the default theme is xhtml...
<s:form action="LoginAction" method="post" validate="true">
  <s:textfield name="username" label="Login Name"/>
  <s:password name="password" label="Password"/>
  <s:submit value="Login"/>
  <s:fielderror></s:fielderror>
</s:form>

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What a wonderful world it is, filled with laughter and happiness and good people. But at the same time there is evil that lives side by side with us. We see it but we choose to ignore it, like a little white lie, all is well in our world. Evil grows and we continue to smile, a conspiracy of silence. No one speaks up. No one wants to be the Party Pooper. Speaking up means standing alone and very few people enjoy the spot light, alone.
It is the war years, the Holocaust, the Shoah, and the people of Europe are dealing with "their Jews". Few dare to stand up. Those few are honored today in Israel, at the Avenue of the Righteous in Yad Va Shem Holocaust Memorial. So far about 26,120 righteous among the nations have been recognized. They come from 51 countries, the leading country is Poland but Vietnam and Japan are also included.
It is the war years, to be a Jew is a crime. For the most part the Jews stand alone, persecuted by the occupiers but also by their neighbors. Jacek Kuroń was a school boy, he tells us of his first day of school in Lvov during the war. He was new, his family just moved to the area. The teacher tells the class "Good thing the Jews are gone."
The children in the class responded with laughter (The Crime and the Silence by Anna Bikont, page 278). Young Jacek did not dare react. But he knew it was wrong.
The boy grew up to be a great activist, a man who stood for the truth, no matter how difficult and painful it was. He writes, "My guilt for not speaking up then made me speak up for the rest of my life."
We thank God for those willing to speak the truth, no matter how painful it is. We shall not share the lies, and we shall not be part of the conspiracy of silence. We shall speak up.
All is well, but in Colorado since the first of year, not two months ago, seven people have been murdered. Who speaks up? Prison guards and police officers attending my Krav Maga seminars speak of the crime and violence they see, but where are the masses? Why are they not reacting? Why are they not taking action to protect themselves and their families, why are they not at our classes? Why. Why. Why?
And a boy in Lvov says I must speak up. I must speak.
I drive through Long Island with my friend, instructor, mentor, Arthur Cohen. All is well in Pleasantville, USA. All is well in Niceville, but it is not. Prof. Cohen points out where gang members hang out and he tells me of the terrible crimes that took place. He knows this area like the back of his hand and he knows the truth. But few dare speak it. Today he lies in rehab but we must keep speaking up, we must speak up for those who cannot.
The truth is painful and the truth requires action. Jacek did not speak up in class and forever he felt bad about that. He felt he must atone for this by speaking up for the rest of his life. He made good on this promise.
A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. (Deuteronomy 22, 5 ).
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed; lest the fulness of the seed which thou hast sown be forfeited together with the increase of the vineyard. (Deuteronomy 22, 9).
This seems to make no sense but we are told, there must a separation. A line must be drawn in the sand: from here you shall not cross. There is good and there is evil, we must choose.
A Polish woman is invited to a synagogue, she is honored for saving seven Jews during the war. The rabbi praises her and says she is an example for us all. Her son quietly says, "Good people lead a dog's life". He does not agree with his mother's actions.
And in Lvov a little boy is afraid. He hears hatred but he cannot react. Jacek was silent because he was afraid. Sixty years later people were still too afraid to speak the truth.
Lvov. I know that my father's family lived between Lvov and Ternopol. I know that until 1943 letters arrived from Europe and letters went out. And then one day it stopped and no one ever spoke of it again. Our family no longer existed; they just disappeared without a trace.
An old Polish Jew sits in Brooklyn, alone, and the memories come back. There were a few sparks of hope, a few righteous. Life is a brief spark, what shall we do with it? Shall we remain silent in the face of evil? Shall we speak up?


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Q: What's the point of calculating Pi with an extreme precision (100 trillion digits)? I read that recently
Google Cloud calculated 100 trillion digits of Pi
What's the point of calculating Pi with such an extreme precision?