I'm excited. Very very excited. I'm going to see my daughters this weekend. It has been 45 days since we said goodbye to them at their university in SC (not that I'm counting or anything). I baked cookies this afternoon to take along and since I'm traveling by air this time (thankfully) I need to figure out the best way to transport them without breaking any because let me just tell you...they are de-li-cious! The recipe is on the back of the Heath Bar Bits bag but if you're like me and can't see the size .02 font even with your glasses on then you'll appreciate the fact that I've posted the recipe here.
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3. Add egg and beat til blended.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt and gradually add to peanut butter mixture.
5. Stir in 1 cup toffee bits.
6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet; top each with a few sprinkles of the remaining 1/3 c. chips. Bake 7-8 minutes or until set. Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes then remove to rack and cool completely. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Have a great time with your girls! So exited for you. Mine's only been gone for 2 weeks and it seems like forever.
Your girls are so cute, and those cookies look yummy. Can I have one or two to spoil my supper?
Joyce, you just have a fabulous time! I know how much you miss your Girls . . . but in a few hours - YAY!!!!
OK, I need you to eat about a dozen of those cookies for me - OK?
Your girls are stunning!! And look so much alike. How many years are they apart?
I can totally understand what you are feeling! I haven´t seen my daughter since Aug. too, but she´s coming for a visit next weekend!
Your cookies look really good too!
Your daughters are so beautiful! I know you are so excited about going to see them. I hope you have a great visit!
Have a great time with your girls. Let me say, my mouth was watering for the cookies--will have to try them.
They look absolutely gorgeous, Joyce. And those cookies don't look so bad either. LOL Seriously, your girls are beautiful, and your cookies look so good. Can I get Heath bar bits here?... I didn't think so. I guess I'll have to copy and paste the recipe to a folder and use it when I move back. I haven't told you yet, but it looks like we will be repatriating some time around June - ish.
I'll have to get some info from you about sending Fletch back and what we need to do in order to make that go as smoothly as possible.
Have a great time with your daughters.
YUM and I bet the girls can't wait to see you either, especially when you come bearing gifts of home baked goodness. Here is hoping that you all have an amazing time together.
Adelaide comes home for fall break this week and I am making these cookies for her too. She loves peanut butter and we both love Heath bars, so these will be a hit for sure!!! Thanks for sharing. I love cookies. Any kind! If the truth be known I love any kind of dessert!!!!! Love & blessings from NC!


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BITSender Class Reference

	Inherits from
	NSObject

	Declared in
	BITSender.h

Overview

Utility class that’s responsible for sending a bundle of data to the server

Initialize instance

– initWithPersistence:serverURL:

Initializes a sender instance with a given persistence object.

- (instancetype)initWithPersistence:(BITPersistence *)persistence serverURL:(NSURL *)serverURL

Parameters

						persistence

used for loading files before sending them out

						serverURL

the endpoint URL for telemetry data

Return Value

an initialized sender instance

Declared In

BITSender.h

  requestsCountQueue

We use this queue to keep track of the number of currently running requests

@property (nonatomic, strong) dispatch_queue_t requestsCountQueue

Declared In

BITSender.h

  senderTasksQueue

A queue which is used to handle BITHTTPOperation completion blocks.

@property (nonatomic, strong) dispatch_queue_t senderTasksQueue

Declared In

BITSender.h

  operationQueue

A queue for processing http operations (iOS < 7)

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSOperationQueue *operationQueue

Declared In

BITSender.h

  endpointPath

The endpoint url of the telemetry server.

@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *endpointPath

Declared In

BITSender.h

  maxRequestCount

The max number of request that can run at a time.

@property (nonatomic, assign) NSUInteger maxRequestCount

Declared In

BITSender.h

  runningRequestsCount

The number of requests that are currently running.

@property (nonatomic, assign) NSUInteger runningRequestsCount

Declared In

BITSender.h

  serverURL

BaseURL to which relative paths are appended.

@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) NSURL *serverURL

Declared In

BITSender.h

  persistence

The persistence instance used for loading files before sending them out.

@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) BITPersistence *persistence

Declared In

BITSender.h

Sending data

– sendData:withFilePath:

Creates a request for the given data and forwards that in order to send it out.

- (void)sendData:(NSData *)data withFilePath:(NSString *)filePath

Parameters

						data

the telemetry data which should be sent

						filePath

a reference of filePath to the file which should be sent (needed to delete it after sending)

Declared In

BITSender.h

– sendSavedDataAsync

Triggers sending the saved data on a background thread. Does nothing if nothing has been persisted, yet. This method should be called on app start.

- (void)sendSavedDataAsync

Declared In

BITSender.h

– sendSavedData

Triggers sending the saved data.

- (void)sendSavedData

Declared In

BITSender.h

– sendRequest:filePath:

Creates a HTTP operation/session task and puts it to the queue.

- (void)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request filePath:(NSString *)path

Parameters

						request

a request for sending a data object to the telemetry server

						path

path to the file which should be sent

Declared In

BITSender.h

– isURLSessionSupported

Helper method that checks whether the current OS supports NSURLSession

- (BOOL)isURLSessionSupported

Return Value

YES if NSURLSession is available

Declared In

BITSender.h

– resumeSessionDataTask:

Resumes the given NSURLSessionDataTask instance.

- (void)resumeSessionDataTask:(NSURLSessionDataTask *)sessionDataTask

Parameters

						sessionDataTask

the task which should be resumed

Declared In

BITSender.h

– handleResponseWithStatusCode:responseData:filePath:error:

Deletes or unblocks sent file according to the given response code.

- (void)handleResponseWithStatusCode:(NSInteger)statusCode responseData:(NSData *)responseData filePath:(NSString *)filePath error:(NSError *)error

Parameters

						statusCode

the status code of the response

						responseData

the data of the response

						filePath

the path of the file which content has been sent to the server

						error

an error object sent from the server

Declared In

BITSender.h

Helper

– requestForData:

Returns a request for sending data to the telemetry sender.

- (NSURLRequest *)requestForData:(NSData *)data

Parameters

						data

the data which should be sent

Return Value

a request which contains the given data

Declared In

BITSender.h

– shouldDeleteDataWithStatusCode:

Returns if data should be deleted based on a given status code.

- (BOOL)shouldDeleteDataWithStatusCode:(NSInteger)statusCode

Parameters

						statusCode

the status code which is part of the response object

Return Value

YES if data should be deleted, NO if the payload should be sent at a later time again.

Declared In

BITSender.h

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This past week has been.. amazing, exhausting, challenging, and lovely. So many emotions I legit didn't know what to do with all of them. So I cried. A couple times. And that's ok. Because everyone, especially moms, deserves a good cry every now and then. Or every day.
My first stop was Holland, MI to visit my family for a bit, and meet Garrett there. He had a show in Grand Rapids, and then a couple days off. We agreed to stay in Holland on those days and looked forward to spending time with my family. A little side note- Garrett played at the venue we met at 9 years ago! It was fun to be there with him again.
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Q: Alternate of If condition in AWS state I do have a scenario in which input Json field has a map of 3 fields and on the existence of each I want to execute a lambda. I am trying this with choice state which works fine till not more than one condition is true. In my scenario ,I can have 2 conditions also true which in turn should invoke the next states of 2 choice condition.
It seems choice is an alternative of switch case and I am looking for an if condition with condition check.
Please share any example fir such case.
sample json : -
  "events" : {

         "event" : {
            "EVENT_1" : "ACTIVE",
            "EVENT_2" : "ACTIVE"
          }

     }

Sample State Machine :-
   ChoiceStateX": {
      "Type": "Choice",
      "Choices": [
          {
            "Variable": "$.event.EVENT_1",
            "StringEquals": "ACTIVE",
            "Next" : "Event_1"
          },
          {
            "Variable": "$.event.EVENT_2",
            "StringEquals": "ACTIVE",
            "Next" : "Event_2"
          }

          }
          }

event in the events json is not a fixed field. It can just have one event_1 or 2 or it can even have 3 events. As many events are there it should call those many Tasks.
So the "Next" is totally dynamic and dependent on the input Json.
Please suggest how can i tackle this state.

A: My understanding:  Your input is a map of one or more events.  Each event has a type and status.  Each type has its own set of tasks.  If an event's status is ACTIVE, execute its type's tasks.
A way to solve this is to insert a Map state in front of your Choice state.  The Map runs your Choice state once for each
element of the input array.  Each Choice state invocation's input is a single event from the array.
Map accepts an array, so you will need to convert your map-of-events input into an array-of-events.  If you cannot convert the input to an array before the state machine executes, a Lambda task placed in front of your Map can do the job.

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«Lockheed Martin's concept for the Gray Wolf missile will be an affordable, counter-IAD missile that will operate efficiently in highly contested environments», said Hady Mourad, Advanced Missiles Program director for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. «Using the capabilities envisioned for later spirals, our system is being designed to maximize modularity, allowing our customer to incorporate advanced technologies such as more lethal warheads or more fuel-efficient engines, when those systems become available».
The Gray Wolf program consists of four spiral-development phases that allow for rapid technology prototyping and multiple transition opportunities. This first phase, defined by an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, is anticipated to run until late 2019. Initial demonstrations will be from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. In addition to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the system will be designed for compatibility with F-35 Lightning II, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress aircraft.
«Our AFRL customer will benefit from decades of Lockheed Martin experience in building high-quality, low-cost systems like Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), while capitalizing on the experience of our team in developing and integrating advanced cruise missiles such as Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on military aircraft», Mourad said.
AFRLGray WolfLockheed Martin
Ahead of schedule
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) has been floated and moved to her fitting-out berth at Rosyth.
Britain's second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales afloat for the first time
In a delicate overnight operation, sluices were opened and water gradually filled the dry dock, specially enlarged for the 65,000-tonne warship and her older sister HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08).
She was then moved from her home for the past three years to the neighbouring basin and J and K berths, where her sister was fitted out before departing on sea trials during the summer.
Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin said: «This is an important moment in the monumental programme to build these two magnificent ships. I would like to thank the 10,000 people from across the UK who have helped us make such progress during 2017 on both HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and HMS Prince of Wales (R09)».
Crew and engineers from the Aircraft Carrier Alliance monitored the process throughout, while a flotilla of tugs moved the leviathan the short distance to her new berth.
«For me, seeing water surround the ship has really made it transform from being a ship in build to a ship preparing to go to sea», said Sub Lieutenant Freddie Spreckley, who's just joined the ship as a marine engineer after completing his professional training at HMS Sultan in Gosport. I was privileged to be one of the last few people to walk underneath the ship before the sluices opened and flooded the dock. It was very exciting – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – to be involved with this engineering milestone in the ship's life and historic moment for the Royal Navy».
Captain Ian Groom, the carrier's Senior Naval Officer, said that the effort made by teams from industry, the Ministry of Defence and the ship's company to reach this milestone had been «immense».
He continued: «It has been a massive team effort and I am proud of every individual contribution. It is a fitting end to the Year of the Navy to have HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) commissioned and HMS Prince of Wales (R09) undocked and afloat for the first time. As the second of her class, HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is of strategic significance ensuring continuous carrier strike capability. Working as one team we are delivering an unmistakable sign of commitment to the defence of our great nation and that of our allies».
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is 3,000 tonnes heavier than her sister was at the same stage – as the second ship in the class, construction and fitting out has moved more swiftly thanks to the lessons learned building HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08).
Originally planned for 2018, the 'undocking' of the carrier took place ahead of schedule and just three months after the carrier was officially named by HRH the Duchess of Rothesay, as the Duchess of Cornwall is titled in Scotland.
The next milestone in the ship's life will be the first running up of the generators and gas turbines, bringing the ship to life, which are earmarked for middle of 2018, followed by sea trials in 2019.
HMS Prince of Wales (R09)Queen Elizabeth Class
Order for 258 JLTV
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced on December 21, 2017 that the U.S. Army has placed a $100.1 million order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, to include 258 vehicles and associated installed and packaged kits. This is the seventh order for JLTVs since the contract was awarded in August 2015.
Intended to replace the aging up-armored HMMWV fleet, the JLTV program fills a critical capability gap in the U.S. military's current vehicle line-up
Intended to replace the aging up-armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fleet, the JLTV program fills a critical capability gap in the U.S. military's current vehicle line-up.
«From a scheduling perspective, the JLTV program is on track. We are currently in Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and have delivered over 1,000 vehicles since October 2016», said Dave Diersen, Vice President and General Manager of Joint Programs at Oshkosh Defense. «The initial LRIP vehicles are undergoing a spectrum of Government testing, and Soldiers and Marines will begin receiving JLTVs for operational use in FY19».
The program also anticipates a Full Rate Production decision in FY19, and both Army and Marine Corps Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in early FY20.
«Over time, we are confident there will be opportunities to expand this powerful vehicle platform to include new variants and configurations», Diersen continued. «The JLTV program was designed to provide a new generation of protection, mobility and network capability. We also see significant international market potential for allies requiring a tactical wheeled vehicle proven to provide the ballistic protection of a light tank, the underbody protection of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)-class vehicle, the network capability of a mobile command center, and the off-road mobility of a Baja racer».
JLTVOshkosh Defense
Japan Tanker
Through the Foreign Military Sale process, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $279 million contract for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF's) first KC-46 tanker and logistics support, marking the aircraft's first international sale.
Boeing's KC-46A tanker takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, where the aircraft are built. Japan is the first international customer for the multi-role tanker that will bring unmatched capabilities and reliability upon delivery (Photo by Gail Hanusa)
Japan chose Boeing's KC-46 tanker over competitors following its KC-X aerial refueling competition. The KC-46 adds to the JASDF's current fleet of four KC-767J tankers.
«We are excited to partner with Boeing as we assist Japan in advancing its aerial refueling capabilities», said Brigadier General Donna Shipton, program executive officer, U.S. Air Force Tanker Directorate. «This is an important step in strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and will enhance our interoperability with both nations flying KC-46s».
The U.S. Air Force will operate and maintain its fleet of 179 KC-46 tankers through mid-century and beyond.
«This milestone order highlights a valued partnership with Japan that spans more than six decades, and we look forward to continuing that collaboration on the KC-46 program», added Brett Gerry, president, Boeing Japan. «The skilled Japanese KC-767 tanker and E-767 Airborne Warning and Control Systems pilots and maintenance personnel are already familiar with flying and supporting our highly efficient aircraft, and we look forward to helping them expand their capabilities in the future».
The KC-46 is a multirole tanker designed to refuel all allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures and can carry passengers, cargo and patients.
Boeing began developing the KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the U.S. Air Force in 2011 and is assembling the 767-derivative aircraft at its Everett, Wash., facility.
First flight of the fully-provisioned KC-46 tanker took place in September 2015. Six test aircraft have now completed more than 2,200 flight hours and conducted refueling flights with F-16, F/A-18, AV-8B, C-17, A-10, KC-10 and KC-46 aircraft.
In addition to refueling, the KC-46 features a main deck cargo door and strengthened cargo deck. The floor includes seat tracks and a cargo handling system, allowing for a variety of mission configurations. The system enables KC-46 to simultaneously carry palletized cargo, personnel and aeromedical equipment in a variety of combinations. The highly reliable 767 derivative will also deliver tremendous savings through lower lifecycle costs compared to other larger or used aircraft.
Sixteen percent of the 767 airplane, on which the KC-46 tanker is based, is made with Japan. The Boeing-Japan relationship grows and expands with partnership opportunities in the space, commercial and defense businesses, continuing a legacy that spans more than 60 years. Boeing currently spends more than $5 billion annually in Japan, making the country the largest supply base for Boeing outside the United States. Boeing opened its first office in Japan in 1953 and now has approximately 200 employees at more than 20 major sites across the country.
Full-rate production
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract that clears the path to begin full-rate production of the company's M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and M992A3 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles (FAASVs).
BAE Systems receives U.S. Army contract to begin M109A7 Paladin full-rate production
The contract includes an initial $413.7 million award to execute the third and final option for low-rate initial production on the program. Options are also included that would begin the full-rate production phase, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the award to approximately $1.7 billion.
BAE Systems will initially produce 48 vehicle sets, with the options calling for 60 sets per year for approximately three years of deliveries thereafter during full-rate production. The M109A7 Paladin consists of a new chassis design for improved performance, upgraded survivability, and components common to other Army vehicles, as well as additional key features.
«We have been working with the Army to design, develop, build, and test this vehicle for several years», said Adam Zarfoss, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems' Combat Vehicles U.S. business. «By working closely with our customer, we were able to design a vehicle that meets the needs of the current forces, and provides the system infrastructure and electrical power generation that leaves ample room to incorporate future capabilities».
The M109A7 Paladin program is a significant upgrade over the vehicle's predecessor, the M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer. It uses the existing main armament and cab structure of the M109A6 Paladin, but replaces the vehicle's chassis structure with a new design that increases survivability and allows for the integration of drive-train and suspension components common to the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. This commonality reduces overall program cost and logistical footprint, and provides improved mobility and system survivability to maintain dominance on the battlefield.
The M109A7 Paladin also leverages technologies from previous design programs, such as a 600-volt on-board power generation, distribution, and management system, coupled with a high-voltage electric gun drive and projectile ramming systems. The state-of-the-art digital-backbone and power generation capability provides significant growth potential for future payloads, and will accommodate existing battlefield network requirements. The upgrades ensure commonality with the existing systems in the Army's Armored Brigade Combat Team, including the BAE Systems-built Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle family.
Work on the M109A7 Paladin is currently underway at the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama, and at BAE Systems' facilities in York, Pennsylvania; Elgin, Oklahoma; Aiken, South Carolina; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Endicott, New York.
BAE SystemsM109A7 PaladinM992A3
Acceptance Trials
The future USS Manchester (LCS-14) successfully completed acceptance trials December 15 after a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).
Future USS Manchester (LCS-14) Completes Acceptance Trials
Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy. During trials, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), intended to demonstrate the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling abilities and auxiliary systems. While underway, the ship successfully performed launch-and-recovery operations of the 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat, completed surface and air self-defense detect-to-engage exercises and demonstrated the ship's maneuverability through high-speed steering and a four-hour full power run.
«The Navy/industry trials team in Mobile has found their stride and, with stability in the serial production line, are taking ships to trials with consistently improved performance at decreased cost», said Captain Mike Taylor, LCS program manager. «Manchester will be an exceptional addition to the rapidly growing in-service LCS fleet».
Following delivery, a post-delivery maintenance availability and crew training and familiarization exercises in Mobile, Alabama USS Manchester (LCS-14) will sail to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for commissioning. The ship will be homeported in San Diego, California with sister ships USS Independence (LCS-2), USS Coronado (LCS-4), USS Jackson (LCS-6), USS Montgomery (LCS-8), USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) and the future USS Omaha (LCS-12).
Several more Independence variant ships are under construction at Austal USA in Mobile. USS Tulsa (LCS-16) and USS Charleston (LCS-18) were christened and launched earlier in 2017. Other sister ships, USS Cincinnati (LCS-20), USS Kansas City (LCS-22), USS Oakland (LCS-24) and USS Mobile (LCS-26) are in varying stages of construction. In addition to these hulls, contracts for LCS-28 and LCS-30 were awarded to Austal in 2017.
LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship designed to meet validated fleet requirements for Surface Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, and Mine Countermeasures missions in the littoral region. An interchangeable mission package is embarked on each LCS and provides the primary mission systems in one of these warfare areas. Using an open architecture design, modular weapons, sensor systems and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to gain, sustain, and exploit littoral maritime supremacy, LCS provides U.S. joint force access to critical theaters.
The Independence Variant of the LCS Class
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS
Construction Hull and superstructure – aluminium alloy
Length overall 421 feet/128.3 m
Beam overall 103 feet/31.4 m
Hull draft (maximum) 14.8 feet/4.5 m
PAYLOAD AND CAPACITIES
Complement Core Crew – 40
Mission crew – 36
Berthing 76 in a mix of single, double & quad berthing compartments
Maximum mission load 210 tonnes
Mission Bay Volume 118,403 feet3/11,000 m3
Mission packages Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Surface Warfare (SUW)
Mine Warfare (MIW)
Main engines 2 × GE LM2500
2 × MTU 20V 8000
Waterjets 4 × Wartsila steerable
Bow thruster Retractable azimuthing
Speed 40 knots/46 mph/74 km/h
Range 3,500 NM/4,028 miles/6,482 km
Operational limitation Survival in Sea State 8
MISSION/LOGISTICS DECK
Deck area >21,527.8 feet2/2,000 m2
Launch and recovery Twin boom extending crane
Loading Side ramp
Internal elevator to hanger
Launch/Recover Watercraft Sea State 4
FLIGHT DECK AND HANGER
Flight deck dimensions 2 × SH-60 or 1 × CH-53 or multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Vertical Take-off and Land Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs/VTUAVs)
Hanger Aircraft stowage & maintenance for 2 × SH-60
Launch/Recover Aircraft Sea State 5
WEAPONS AND SENSORS
Standard 1 × 57-mm gun
4 × 12.7-mm/.50 caliber guns
1 × Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launcher
3 × weapons modules
Independence-class
Ship Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
USS Independence (LCS-2) 01-19-2006 04-26-2008 01-16-2010 San Diego, California
USS Coronado (LCS-4) 12-17-2009 01-14-2012 04-05-2014 San Diego, California
USS Jackson (LCS-6) 08-01-2011 12-14-2013 12-05-2015 San Diego, California
USS Montgomery (LCS-8) 06-25-2013 08-06-2014 09-10-2016 San Diego, California
USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) 04-16-2014 02-25-2015 06-10-2017 San Diego, California
USS Omaha (LCS-12) 02-18-2015 11-20-2015 San Diego, California
USS Manchester (LCS-14) 06-29-2015 05-12-2016
USS Tulsa (LCS-16) 01-11-2016
USS Charleston (LCS-18) 06-28-2016
USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) 04-10-2017
USS Kansas City (LCS-22) 11-15-2017
USS Oakland (LCS-24)
USS Mobile (LCS-26)
LCS-28
Austal USAIndependence VariantLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Manchester (LCS-14)
Norwegian Thunder
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency and Hanwha Land Systems signed a contract for the procurement of Artillery System 155-mm on December 20, 2017.
After Turkey and Finland, Norway is the third European country to select South Korea's K9 Thunder 155-mm self-propelled guns to re-equip its artillery. It has ordered 24 vehicles for $226 million, with an option on 24 more (Norway MoD photo)
The Hanwha Land Systems K9 Thunder, is an off-the-shelf self-propelled gun system that satisfies the specific requirements and needs of the Norwegian Army. In addition, Hanwha Land Systems has demonstrated the ability to deliver in compliance with stated time and cost requirements.
«It has been essential for us to find the right artillery system with the highest degree of performance capabilities consistent with minimizing the lowest possible risk. Hanwha Land Systems was the Competitor with the greatest degree of compliance with the Norwegian Army's requirements. The artillery system will become an important contribution to the Armed Forces' operational ability», states the Head of Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency's Land Systems Division, Brigadier General Morten Eggen.
The contract comprises of 24 self-propelled guns combined with designated ammunition resupply vehicles, with the option for another 24 self-propelled guns. The K9 Thunder 155-mm L/52 self-propelled gun is one of the worlds most utilised L/52 self-propelled guns, and exists in large numbers within the Republic of Korea and Turkey. Finland recently acquired the same system from the Republic of Korea Government.
A contract for logistic support, during the useful life of the materiel, together with a contract for the establishment of a Center of Excellence at Bjerkvik Technical Workshop were signed at the same time. The Center of Excellence contract involves that Hanwha Land Systems provides test equipment, training material in addition to the sharing of technical knowledge to Bjerkvik Technical Workshop in order to provide available systems and technical training throughout its useful life.
The Centre of Excellence will become central to the management of competence and operative availability, and will be able to offer services to partnering nations with a similar system.
A pre-series of the artillery system will be delivered for initial trials in 2019. The main delivery will be during 2020, with artillery battalion combat ready on the new system in 2021.
The total value for this acquisition is approximately 1.8 Billion NOK.
Hanwha Land SystemsK9 Thunder
City of Bismarck
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of its ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9), December 19.
Official seal of the Department of the U.S. Navy
EPFs are shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based catamarans that are capable of intra-theater personnel and cargo transport which provide combatant commanders high-speed sealift mobility. EPFs enable rapid projection, agile maneuver and transport of personnel, equipment and supplies over operational distances with access to austere and degraded offload points.
«EPFs continue to be excellent additions to the U.S. Navy force», said Captain Scot Searles, Strategic and Theater Sealift program manager, Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships. «With the delivery of EPF 9 to the fleet, the U.S. Navy continues to provide a variety of capabilities to U.S. operations around the globe».
As versatile, non-combatant vessels, EPFs provide increased operational flexibility for a wide range of activities including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations and flexible logistics support. These vessels are capable of interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities and on/off-loading a combat-loaded Abrams Main Battle Tank. The EPFs include a flight deck to support day and night aircraft launch and recovery operations and airline-style seating for 312 embarked forces with fixed berthing for 104. USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9) will be owned and operated by the Military Sealift Command.
City of Bismarck was constructed by Austal USA which is currently under contract for the construction of three additional EPFs. USNS Burlington (EPF-10) held its keel laying ceremony in September 2017. Additionally, USNS Puerto Rico (EPF-11) and EPF-12 were awarded in September 2016 and are currently in the early stages of production.
As one of the Defense Department's largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft.
Material Hull and superstructure – aluminium alloy
Length overall 103 m/337.9 feet
Beam overall 28.5 m/93.5 feet
Hull draft (maximum) 3.83 m/12.57 feet
Area (with tie-downs) 1,863 m2/20,053 feet2
Clear Height 4.75 m/15.6 feet
Turning diameter 26.2 m/86.0 feet
ISO TEU (Twenty Equivalent Units) Stations 6 Interface Panels
Crew 41
Single SR 2
Double SR 6
Quad SR 7
Troop Seats 312
Troop Berths Permanent: 104
Temporary: 46
Galley and Messing 48
Main Engines 4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L Diesel Engines 4 × 9.1 MW
Gear boxes 4 × ZF 60000NR2H Reduction Gears
Waterjets 4 × Wartsila WLD 1400 SR
Average Speed 35 knots/40 mph/65 km/h @ 90% MCR with 635 mt (700 st) payload
Maximum Speed 43 knots/50 mph/80 km/h without payload
Maximum Transit Range 1,200 NM/1,381 miles/2,222 km
Self-Deployment Range 5,600 NM/6,444 miles/10,371 km
Survival Through SS-7
AVIATION FACILITIES
NAVAIR Level 1 Class 2 Certified Flight Deck for one helicopter
Centreline parking area for one helicopter
NAVAIR Level 1 class 4 Type 2 Certified VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment)
Helicopter Control Station
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
Active Ride Control Transcom Interceptors
Foils: 3.24 m2/34.9 feet2 each, forward on inboard sides of demi-hulls
Vehicle Ramp Articulated Slewing Stern Ramp
Straight aft to 45 Starboard
Telescoping Boom Crane 12.3 mt @ 15 m, 18.2 mt @ 10 m/13.6 Lt @ 49.2 feet, 20.1 Lt @ 32.8 feet
USNS Spearhead (EPF-1), Delivered
USNS Choctaw County (EPF-2), Delivered
USNS Millinocket (EPF-3), Delivered
USNS Fall River (EPF-4), Delivered
USNS Trenton (EPF-5), Delivered
USNS Brunswick (EPF-6), Delivered
USNS Carson City (EPF-7), Delivered
USNS Yuma (EPF-8), Delivered
USNS City of Bismark (EPF-9), Delivered
USNS Burlington (EPF-10), Under construction
USNS Puerto Rico (EPF-11), Under construction
USNS Newport (EPF-12), On order
Austal USAExpeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9)
IFVs for training
On December 15 two training Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) were brought to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Vehicle and Equipment Depot. On December 18 a media presentation of the vehicles will be held at the Vehicle and Equipment Depot in Kaunas with participation of Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis.
Vilkas Infantry Fighting vehicles delivered for training
The training IFVs do not have weapons and a part of other systems that combat IFVs have. The training version includes equipment that assists instructors in training future operators.
When the currently ongoing procedure of transferring the training vehicles from the manufacturer to the purchaser is completed, the vehicles will be officially owned by the Lithuanian Armed Forces. As soon as this year they will be used for developing skills of Lithuanian future Vilkas IFV operators.
According to the procurement agreement, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will buy 88 combat Vilkas IFVs and three additional training Vilkas IFVs on the basis of a separate logistical package, also covering a part of repair services, technical logistical support from the manufacturer, technical and methodological documentation, means for simulation and training, special equipment and means for Vilkas IFV maintenance, ammunition, etc.
The contract on procuring Boxer IFVs for the Lithuanian Armed Forces was signed at the Ministry of National Defence on 22 August 2016. 88 infantry fighting vehicles manufactured according to requirements placed by the Lithuanian Armed Forces will be bought for EUR 385.6 million.
The first Vilkas IFVs are expected to be delivered in early 2019, and the rest would arrive by 2021.
Lithuania and the IFV manufacturer agreed that the vehicles will be renamed from «Boxer» to IFV «Vilkas» to retain the ties with the history of Lithuania and the traditions of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
The new IFVs will be designated to the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised and the Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalions of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf.
Boxer IFVVilkas IFV
14th F-35B
The UK has taken delivery of its 14th F-35B Lightning II which flew into Beaufort, South Carolina last week to take its place as part of the Lightning Fleet, set to operate from Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and Royal Air Force (RAF) Marham.
The UK has taken delivery of its 14th F-35B Lightning II which flew into Beaufort, South Carolina last week (Crown copyright)
Operated jointly by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, the F-35 Lightning jets will be able to operate on land or embarked on the UK's new aircraft carriers. This delivery is a significant milestone for the Lightning Programme and in particular, alongside the formal commissioning of the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier into the Royal Navy earlier this month, demonstrates the advancement towards the establishment of the UK's Carrier Enabled Power Projection capability.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: «This Christmas delivery is the 14th jet to join our fleet of fifth-generation F-35 fighters over in the US. The Carriers have taken centre-stage this year, and next year we look towards these aircraft joining us in Britain and taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth's enormous deck to undertake First of Class Flight Trials. With our famous Royal Air Force coming into its 100th anniversary, the F-35 keeps us right at the cutting-edge of combat air power».
Peter Ruddock, Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin UK said: «There are more than 500 UK companies in our supply chain who play a vital role in producing every F-35 and we are proud to have delivered the UK's 14th aircraft on schedule. More than 260 F-35s are now flying from 14 bases around the world and we look forward to supporting the UK's Lightning Force, as they prepare to bring their F-35s to the UK and achieve initial operational capability next year».
There are currently some 200 British personnel based at Beaufort testing the aircraft and getting them ready to arrive in the UK next summer as 617 Squadron. Preparations are also being made for First of Class Flight Trials, due to take place on HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) later next year. The programme is on schedule to achieve Initial Operating Capability from land next year with Initial Operating Capability Carrier Strike in 2020. In addition to its short take-off and vertical landing capability, the F-35B's unique combination of stealth, cutting-edge radar, sensor technology, and electronic warfare systems brings all of the access and lethality capabilities of a fifth-generation fighter.
In 2018, the aircraft – along with the Navy and RAF pilots and ground crew – will arrive in the UK to officially stand up at RAF Marham in Norfolk. RAF Marham will be the Main Operating Base for the Lightning Force in the UK and from here, they will deploy forward to either embark on-board our Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, or operate from Deployed Operating Bases.
Following successful trials on the land based ski-ramp design which is featured on the UK flagship, and with the RAF Marham runway infrastructure completed as part of a £250m major investment programme in preparation for the F-35 arrival, Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin earlier this year announced that the F-35 was cleared for take-off.
As the only level one partner on the F-35 programme, the UK has been working closely with the US from the outset. UK industry will provide approximately 15% by value of each F-35 to be built, which are due to total more than 3000 in number. The programme has already generated $12.9Bn worth of orders for the UK and at peak production the programme will support over 24,000 jobs in the UK.
Some milestones reached on the F-35 programme this year include:
10% production milestone reached;
Runway resurfacing at RAF Marham complete;
F-35 is cleared for take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) following successful land trials using the ski-ramp design;
Commanding Officer of 617 Sqn, Wing Commander John Butcher takes his first flight in an F-35B;
Delivery of 14th F-35.
Length 51.2 feet/15.6 m
Height 14.3 feet/4.36 m
Wingspan 35 feet/10.7 m
Wing area 460 feet2/42.7 m2
Horizontal tail span 21.8 feet/6.65 m
Weight empty 32,300 lbs/14,651 kg
Internal fuel capacity 13,500 lbs/6,125 kg
Weapons payload 15,000 lbs/6,800 kg
Maximum weight 60,000 lbs class/27,215 kg
Standard internal weapons load Two AIM-120C air-to-air missiles
Two 2,000-pound/907 kg GBU-31 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) guided bombs
Propulsion (uninstalled thrust ratings) F135-PW-600
Maximum Power (with afterburner) 41,000 lbs/182,4 kN/18,597 kgf
Military Power (without afterburner) 27,000 lbs/120,1 kN/12,247 kgf
Short Take Off Thrust 40,740 lbs/181,2 kN/18,479 kgf
Hover Thrust 40,650 lbs/180,8 kN/18,438 kgf
Main Engine 18,680 lbs/83,1 kN/8,473 kgf
Lift Fan 18,680 lbs/83,1 kN/8,473 kgf
Roll Post 3,290 lbs/14,6 kN/1,492 kgf
Main Engine Length 369 inch/9.37 m
Main Engine Inlet Diameter 43 inch/1.09 m
Main Engine Maximum Diameter 46 inch/1.17 m
Lift Fan Inlet Diameter 51 inch/1,30 m
Lift Fan Maximum Diameter 53 inch/1,34 m
Conventional Bypass Ratio 0.57
Powered Lift Bypass Ratio 0.51
Conventional Overall Pressure Ratio 28
Powered Lift Overall Pressure Ratio 29
Speed (full internal weapons load) Mach 1.6 (~1,043 knots/1,200 mph/1,931 km/h)
Combat radius (internal fuel) >450 NM/517.6 miles/833 km
Range (internal fuel) >900 NM/1,036 miles/1,667 km
Max g-rating 7.0
Planned Quantities
U.S. Marine Corps 340
U.K. Royal Air Force/Royal Navy 138
In total 508
F-35B Lightning IIHMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)Lockheed Martin


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    {
      string curp = tb_curp.Text; //es el texbox

        public familiar()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

        }

        private void familiar_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            cb_pa.DataSource = Model.ObtenerParentesco(); //llenamos el combo
            Console.WriteLine(cb_pa.DataSource);
            cb_pa.DisplayMember = "nombre_p";
            cb_pa.ValueMember = "parentesco_id";
        }

        bool validarTextBoxs()
        {
            foreach (Control item in this.Controls)
            {
                try
                {
                    if (item is TextBox)
                    {
                        //Codigo comprobacion  de textbox
                        if (item.Text == "")
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("Hay campos vacios", "ATENCIÓN", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
                            item.Focus();
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (item is RichTextBox)
                    {
                        //codigo comprobacion de richtextbox
                        if (item.Text == "")
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("Hay campos vacios");
                            item.Focus();
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (item is ComboBox)
                    {
                        if (item.Text == "")
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("Debes seleccionar un item");
                            item.Focus();
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch { }
            }
            return true;
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog openUrlImg = new OpenFileDialog();
            openUrlImg.Filter = "All supported graphics|*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.png|" +
                                "JPEG (*.jpg;*.jpeg)|*.jpg;*.jpeg|" +
                                "Portable Network Graphic (*.png)|*.png";
            openUrlImg.Title = "Seleccionar una imagen";
            try
            {
                if (openUrlImg.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
                {
                    if (openUrlImg.FileName.Equals("") == false)
                    {
                        l_foto_f.Text = openUrlImg.FileName;
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("No se puede cargar imagen: " + ex.ToString(), "ATENCIÓN", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
            }
        }

        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            if (validarTextBoxs())
            {

            }

        }

        private void btn_con_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

    }
}

A: declara tu variable por fuera de los metodos para que sean globales
  string nombre= textBox1.Text;

        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {

               // aca ya podes usar nombre

            }

     private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {

               // aca ya podes usar nombre

            }

A: Como te dijo Bruno debes instanciar tu variable nombre de forma global y no dentro del evento click del botón, además debes hacerlo dentro de la clase principal, seguramente lo estás haciendo por fuera de este y por eso te da ese error
public partial class TuClase...


My brain's shot to hell from staying up at the wake. This is probably as much as you'd get from me now.
Front Day: Did it, but it wasn't easy. My weak points are my arms and quite possibly upper back. How to put it all together?
Back Day: Didn't do inverted rows because it's blocked up by furniture. Did the 5kg run over 1.25km instead. It's great bicep isometric exercises. I think I'll include it in my Back days.
Running Day: Did not run. Staying up late attending to funeral matters made me too zonked to do any running.


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Game Management Authority media release 14 April 2021Media Release – New helicopter survey provides vital data on Victorias game ducks – 2021
Comments by mathematician with a Master's degree (M Sc) in Applied Maths (name and address supplied)Response to heli survey docs_v2
COALITION AGAINST DUCK SHOOTING
Saturday, 6 February 2021
Call for Royal Commission to investigate Victoria's duck shooting regulator
The Coalition Against Duck Shooting is calling for a Royal Commission into duck shooting, following damning evidence of the Game Management Authority's alleged serious conflict of interest including its failure to prosecute duck shooters under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (POCTA Act).
Campaign Director Laurie Levy said today: "A Royal Commission is urgently needed to investigate every aspect of duck shooting in Victoria. This includes the decision to conduct a 2021 season and the GMA's continued failure to prosecute duck shooters as the sole regulator under the POCTA Act."
"The role of the pro-hunting authority is to cater to the needs of its duck shooting clients. Yet the GMA is also the regulator that is meant to prosecute its own duck shooting clients for cruelty offences. This is a serious conflict of interest that sees duck shooters protected from cruelty prosecutions."
"The Commission must investigate the decision to hold a 2021 duck shooting season because the GMA's recent survey of hunters' knowledge of the regulations, showed that duck shooters failed the pub test," Levy added.
"The failed results of this shooter survey are a good reason why duck shooters shouldn't be allowed anywhere near wetlands in this state. Yet the GMA has still allowed for a modified season to proceed. This is the equivalent of a car driver failing a driving test but still being allowed out on the roads."
"The Royal Commission must also investigate how duck shooting seasons, albeit modified, can be conducted in times of climate change and dangerously low numbers of waterbirds, including native 'game' birds. According to Professor Richard Kingsford's latest aerial waterbird surveys across Eastern Australia, waterbird numbers have fallen by more than 90 per cent since his surveys began in 1983. Yet the duck shooting organisations irresponsibly called for a full three-month shooting season with a bag limit of 10 birds a day," Levy said
Kingsford survey shows: 'Breeding abundance and breeding species richness has decreased considerably in 2020 when compared with the previous year. Breeding species richness was extremely low with only three species recorded breeding – this was the sixth lowest on record and black swans comprised 81% of all records. All game species abundances were well below long term averages, in some cases by an order of magnitude with 5 out of 8 game species showing significant long-term declines.
'In particular, the Grey Teal has declined significantly since 2019. Four of the five species that together made up 92% of game species harvested in 2020, the Pacific Black Duck, Australian Wood Duck, Grey Teal and Mountain Duck, continue to show long term declines in their abundance.'
"It took a Royal Commission to shine a spotlight on failed regulators like the banking regulator, ASIC, and other regulators who abused their trust and continually failed to do their jobs," Levy said.
"We believe it will take a Royal Commission to expose the GMA's alleged conflicts of interest. These include its stated aim to secure the future of duck shooting in Victoria, its close working relationship and advocacy for the shooting organisations, and its alleged failure to prosecute duck shooters for crimes under Victoria's anti-cruelty laws despite being provided with strong evidence.
(Short cruelty video wounded Pink-eared duck: https://youtu.be/SRSyn-HoLYI)
"Until duck shooting is banned, we need a new anti-cruelty organisation that can prosecute duck shooters under the POCTA Act without fear or favour," Levy concluded.
For further information, contact: Laurie Levy, Campaign Director.
Mobile: 0418 392 826.
Email: info@duck.org.au


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Le Grutléen was a Swiss socialist weekly newspaper published in the French language in Lausanne, and linked to the Socialist Party of Vaud.

It was founded on 15 October 1909 under the influence of Paul Golay and Chaux-de-Fonnier Charles Naine, with Golay serving as editor.

On 1 May 1917, the Grütli Society broke away from the Swiss Socialist Party. As a result, the newspaper was replaced by Le Droit du Peuple (English:  The Right of the People).

See also

 List of newspapers in Switzerland

References

1900s establishments in Switzerland
Defunct newspapers published in Switzerland
Defunct weekly newspapers
French-language newspapers published in Switzerland
Mass media in Lausanne
Newspapers established in 1909
Publications with year of disestablishment missing
Socialist newspapers
Weekly newspapers published in Switzerland

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Q: Underlying element not clickable I have to render two elements in two different (bootstrap's) rows, the bottom one must be behind the topmost. I can't understand why the underlying one is not catching pointer events.

.smaller-square {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: yellow
}

.bigger-square {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: green
}

.overlay {
  z-index: 0;
}

.underlay {
  z-index: -1;
  position: relative;
  top: -5px;
  left: 0px;
}
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A: It's because you have a z-index: -1 on the green one which places it behind the body and html elements.  Your event is probably being captured by the body.  Try adding a wrapper and setting a z-index on it or applying z-index to the container.

.smaller-square {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: yellow
}

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  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
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  z-index: 0;
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  z-index: -1;
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  position: relative;
  z-index: 0;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>

A: Declare position: relativeto the containing element .container so that you can apply a stacking context to it by declaring a z-index property.
You don't even need the z-index property declared on the sibling element .overlay since it is not a "positioned element" - which is to say it is positioned static and not absolute (absolute & fixed) or relative. So z-index would not apply.

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  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: yellow
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.bigger-square {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
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   that is not "static" - which is the default positioning for any element */
  z-index: 0;
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  z-index: -1;
  position: relative;
  top: -5px;
  left: 0px;
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  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
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Whose attention are you trying to get? If you are at all interested in getting the attention of God Almighty, there are a number of ways to capture His eye. A major one that people withhold from God is expressive, and demonstrative praise. God is drawn to people who are willing to humble themselves for the attention of God.


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Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United – Predictions Match Analysis & Football Betting Tips
The latest Sheffield derby will be at the Hillsborough Stadium with Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United taking on each other on Monday night. There is a huge gap between the two teams in the table with the visitors challenging for the top spot along with Norwich and Leeds United. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday are in the…
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The latest Sheffield derby will be at the Hillsborough Stadium with Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United taking on each other on Monday night. There is a huge gap between the two teams in the table with the visitors challenging for the top spot along with Norwich and Leeds United. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday are in the mid-table places with a decent chance of finishing the play-offs still open. Follow all our predictions, odds, football bets and betting tips below.
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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Sheffield United FC – Betting Tips for the game
Sheffield Wednesday were able to go without a defeat in six matches after a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Hillsborough Stadium. This was also the second consecutive win for the team.
Sheffield United picked up four wins in five matches after beating West Brom 1-0 at the Hawthorns. This was an extremely important victory for United, as it helped them jump into the second place.
The recent Sheffield derby produced a goalless draw at Bramall Lane and it was the second such result between the two teams on this ground. Sheffield United, however, were able to claim a 4-2 victory when they last visited the Hillsborough Stadium. Our betting tips and predictions expect a success for Sheffield United.
Prediction and betting tip:
Sheffield United win at 2.05
Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Sheffield United FC – Match odds
Sheffield United have been able to put together their longest unbeaten streak of the campaign after going without a defeat in six games. Sheffield Wednesday are also in the best run of form after putting together seven unbeaten games. However, the visitors have a greater need to pick up three points and stay in the title race. Wednesday's priority may be to prevent Sheffield United from winning the game and gaining a foothold in the Championship automatic promotion spots. Despite the best efforts of the home team, our preview expects a win for the visitors.
Match Prediction:
Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United draw odds: 3.50
Sheffield Wednesday win odds: 3.40
Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Sheffield United FC – Correct Score odds
Sheffield United have been able to pick up the maximum points among all 24 teams in the Championship over the last six matches. They have been able to achieve this feat by averaging more than two goals per game, while Sheffield Wednesday's party trick has been to defend with great success. Wednesday have conceded only three goals in the last three games this season. Our correct score prediction would opt for a 2-1 win for the visitors.
Correct Score Prediction:
Sheffield United 2-1 win at 12.00
Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Sheffield United FC – Over/Under 2.5 Goals odds
These derby matches tend to be extraordinary in terms of stakes, pressure, and noise levels. There will be plenty of tackles and Wednesday may not be able to defend with their mind. Most of the players will be wearing their heart on the sleeves for this encounter. Our total goals prediction would back over 2.5 goals.
Goals odds and prediction:
Total goals over 2.5 at 2.00
Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Sheffield United FC – First Goalscorer odds
Billy Sharp continues to be the best player in the Championship even if he has failed to score in the last two games for Sheffield United. The striker has 22 goals to put himself in the frame for the Golden Boot title. Our first goalscorer prediction would pick Billy Sharp, as he has been one of the consistent players in the Sheffield United ranks throughout the season.
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Billy Sharp at 5.50
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Do You Know How to CycleSmart?
We are excited to announce a new focus on proper cycling techniques and education for athletes of all backgrounds.
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve athletes' race experience, we are excited to announce today the launch of the CycleSmart™ Initiative in conjunction with the IRONMAN Foundation. The goal of the program is to provide cyclists basic and easily digestible information on how to prepare for cycling outdoors and within a competitive atmosphere in order to have the safest and best race-day experience possible.
"We want our athletes to enjoy training and racing. To be fully prepared, it's important that athletes arrive on event day healthy, fit, and equipped with the proper gear and training to have a successful and enjoyable race experience," said Shane Facteau, Chief Operating Officer for IRONMAN.
"We think it is critical for athletes to be educated on proper techniques for both training and racing environments. Fitness can be built indoors through trainers, but competing with a group requires athletes to learn how to ride safely and competently outdoors. Following basic cycling habits can assist athletes in becoming lifelong cyclists. Whether you have been training for decades or just starting in the sport, these guidelines apply to all levels of athletes."
It starts with your bike — Gear, setup, and maintenance.
Learn the basics — Skills and techniques to master before you ride.
Be prepared to ride — What you'll need on the road.
Plan ahead — Routes, traffic, and distances.
Inform others — Keys to communicating your whereabouts.
Stay alert — How to ride in a group and stay safe on the road.
Obey the law — Traffic laws and other essentials.
Communicate —A key part of safe riding.
Safety first — Extra tips to take with you.
The CycleSmart™ program builds on our SwimSmart™ initiative launched in 2013. Guidelines from this program will be included in athlete guides for IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races in North America as a pilot program before expanding to other regions across the globe.
To learn more about the CycleSmart™ initiative, please visit ironman.com/cyclesmart.


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Altus Power America Completes Capital Raise For Solar Energy With Four Franklin Square Sponsored Funds Sub-Advised By GSO Capital Partners (a Blackstone Company) (CNBC)
GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Altus Power America Management, LLC ("Altus Power"), a market leader in solar power project investing, has joined with four funds sponsored by Franklin Square Capital Partners, all sub-advised by GSO Capital Partners, a Blackstone Group company to fund Altus Power America, Inc. ("APA"). This new company, Altus Power's fifth solar-focused operation, has the financial capacity to fund $200 million of solar generation projects.
"Over the past five years Altus built a successful solar investing platform and we are now excited to partner with GSO/Blackstone and the Franklin Square funds. This infusion of capital will help us propel growth and should position Altus Power as one of the largest investors in the rapidly expanding distributed generation commercial and industrial solar marketplace," said Tom Athan, Altus Power co-founder and Managing Partner.
Altus Power offers solar developers and construction companies the full suite of financial services and is viewed in the market as a flexible partner in developing solar assets. In addition to investing in operational and construction-ready solar projects, Altus Power invests capital to develop projects in the form of early land option payments or feasibility studies with the aim of creating value for investors and clean energy savings for its clients.
Lars Norell, co-founder and Managing Partner added, "Solar energy is a growing asset class that is now attracting the attention of some very significant investors, like the Franklin Square funds and GSO/Blackstone. The APA platform will allow us to continue to serve corporate and public energy consumers by building solar energy systems and delivering savings in a growing number of states. We are pleased to have an increased capital base available to fund solar developers in a transparent and predictable manner."
Tom Athan and Lars Norell will continue to grow Altus Power together with their partners, including Gregg Felton, Tony Savino and Justin Marron, all of whom have extensive experience in the finance and renewable energy development sectors. The Altus Power staff has broad-based experience in operations, construction management, sales, marketing and administration.
"We believe Altus Power represents a great opportunity to invest in a rapidly developing sector with a best in class management team. It is consistent with our strategy of deploying capital in growing specialty finance companies that represent compelling and differentiated risk adjusted returns for the Franklin Square funds we sub-advise," said Dan Smith, Senior Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners.
About GSO Capital Partners and Franklin Square Capital Partners
GSO Capital Partners, with approximately $69.5 billion in assets under management, is the credit platform of The Blackstone Group, a leading global institutional alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services, with assets under management of approximately $279 billion.
Franklin Square Capital Partners is a leading manager of alternative investment funds designed to enhance investors' portfolios by providing access to asset classes, strategies and asset managers that typically have been available to only the largest institutional investors. Franklin Square manages over $12 billion** in assets. Franklin Square's funds are currently sub-advised by GSO or its affiliates.
** As of June 30, 2014.
About Altus Power America Management, LLC
Altus Power America Management, LLC is a Greenwich, CT-based company that invests in, owns and operates clean energy projects. The partners' financial expertise and backgrounds in construction, engineering and design combined with the firm's institutional sponsorship provide an efficient and scalable platform to provide renewable energy and solar solutions to commercial and public sector clients. Visitwww.altuspower.com for more information.
Contact Altus Power at 203.698.0090 or [email protected]
SOURCE Altus Power America Management, LLC
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Altus Power Acquires 19 MW Operating Solar Portfolio
Altus Power Acquires Sponsor Member Interests in Solar Tax Equity Partnership
Altus Power Acquires Multistate Portfolio of Solar Assets
Altus Power Energizes 4 MW Solar Project in Johnston, RI
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Opinion: City Must Invest in Bold Housing Solutions Like Community Land Trusts
By Carlina Rivera and Donovan Richards.
A CLT in the East Village: 25 East 3rd street flanked by 23 East and 27 East 3rd Street to the left and right respectively. The three building are a part of the Cooper Square Community Land Trust.
Whether you've lived in New York City for five years or five decades, we all understand that we are facing an affordability crisis unlike any ever seen in the history of our country. And while many different tactics have been used to combat this growing inequality, there is one affordable housing avenue that our city has not sufficiently explored – community land trusts.
As supporters of community land trusts (CLTs) in our districts and citywide, we know that CLTs are critically needed to stem the tide of displacement and advance a truly progressive housing agenda for New York. That's why we are calling for robust city support of these community-led nonprofits in the soon-to-be-passed budget.
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CLTs have a long history throughout the country, from civil rights struggles in Albany, Georgia, to 1980s Vermont — where then-Mayor Bernie Sanders helped launch the nation's largest and most influential CLT.
CLTs also have deep roots right here in NYC.
Back in 1959, NYC planning czar Robert Moses proposed a "slum-clearance" project on the Lower East Side that would have leveled the entire Cooper Square neighborhood, replacing its low-rise tenements with high-rises that existing tenants could not afford. In response, a group of neighborhood residents fought back, came up with their own plan for the neighborhood, and eventually won. Their victory paved the way for more than 850 low-income apartments to be built over the next few decades.
To protect and build on those gains, Lower East Side residents later formed the Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association and Cooper Square Community Land Trust. Today, the CLT not only provides hundreds of longtime, low-income residents with deeply affordable rents, but it also hosts 22 small businesses with below-market rents.
Here's how it works: The Mutual Housing Association, which functions like a co-op across more than two dozen buildings, ensures resident control over housing. It also allows for economies of scale in buying heating oil, insurance, and other goods, helping to keep rents low.
The Community Land Trust, which owns the land under the housing, ensures that buildings cannot be sold for a profit and that housing remains permanently affordable, at levels reflecting neighborhood needs.
Despite Cooper Square's decades of success, CLTs have remained an underutilized housing model in NYC.
In 2019, the City no longer proposes bulldozing entire neighborhoods, but the scale of displacement is worse than ever. In many low-income neighborhoods across the city, "affordable" housing rents are set far above what most people in the neighborhood can afford. More than 63,000 New Yorkers are homeless, while more than half of all low-income renters are rent burdened. NYC has lost 291,000 rent-regulated apartments since 1994.
More than a dozen groups from every borough in the city have started to form their own CLTs to meet this new generation of threats. Joining important efforts to strengthen tenants' rights, CLTs can take housing and land off the speculative market — for good.
But these CLTs won't be able to emulate the success of Cooper Square without meaningful support from our city government. That is why we are proud sponsors of a proposed City Council initiative for this year's budget that would put public resources behind these efforts across the city and help these groups get organized at the local level.
From the Bronx to the Rockaways, and everywhere in between, communities are pursuing CLTs to collectively imagine—and implement—solutions to their housing needs, while also addressing their desire for open space, affordable space for retail, the arts, community services, and even community gardens.
It won't be easy work, but with a little help from our city, these CLT initiatives can gain ground—and make New York City stronger in the process.
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Councilmember Carlina Rivera is the chair of the Council's Committee on Hospitals and Represents District 2 in Manhattan, which encompasses Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Flatiron, Gramercy Park, Rose Hill, the East Village and the Lower East Side. Councilmember Donovan Richards is the chair of the Council's Committee on Public Safety and represents District 31 in Queens, which encompasses Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway.
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PJ on June 11, 2019 at 7:40 pm said:
This is an excellent idea and I've been a renter since the later 1980s, Ive listen to housing notebook, was a part of the rent regulations hearing at Cooper Square and this is the first time I am hearing about this CTL because if your on a fixed income ur one check away from the streets like everyone else.


What is Library Partners Press?
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We help people publish books, articles, and other scholarly or popular or literary works in print and digital formats. (We can also help build websites for people who publish.) In terms of content, we can work with a wide array of content creators in disciplines ranging from the humanities and social sciences to STM.
What are some examples of LPP projects?
Will my project become a WFU Press publication?
No. Library Partners Press is a publishing services provider administratively (and otherwise) separate from the mission and scope of the Wake Forest University Press. LPP projects do not go through WFU Press's standard peer-review and editing processes. Depending on your project and your publishing goals, it may make sense for a "proper" university or traditional press to publish and distribute your work.
Who will be the publisher of my book?
LPP typically works with academic departments, libraries, or centers/institutes, helping their constituents to publish scholarly or semi-/quasi-scholarly work. These entities often select the works to be published and guide early processes such as peer review, editorial oversight, and clearing third-party permissions. If you are an individual with a project, you may first consider if there is a logical institutional partner on your campus (or elsewhere) who could be named the official "publisher." (We are happy to advise.) But if you don't have a campus partner, or another publishing provider, Library Partners Press may be a logical publisher/distributor, depending on the scope and intended audience of the work. Please complete a Library Partners Press Project Description form to begin that conversation.
What kind of work can LPP do for me?
LPP currently offers services in three broad categories: 1) editorial, design, and production; 2) sales, marketing, and distribution; and 3) library cataloging and acquisitions. We can help you with all of these services or we can just handle one service as needed. We also advise on best practices, distribution and marketing, and other publishing strategies.
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Library Partners Press is not funded in such a way as to offer services free of charge, but "prices" are often negotiable. Some content creators feel strongly about open access. Others are more concerned with keeping costs to their audience low while generating some income for sustainability. We support publishing models that can work for a range of missions and budgets. For cost estimates, you may find a copy of a non-standard rate sheet here.
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(Redirected from W. Somerset Maugham)
William Somerset Maugham (1934)
William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874– 16 December 1965) was an English novelist, short story writer and playwright. He was born at the British Embassy in Paris. He was the highest paid author of the 1930s.[1]
Maugham trained as a medical doctor at St. Thomas's hospital's medical school, London, but then decided to become a full-time writer. He wrote many works including such well-known ones as Liza of Lambeth (1897), The Magician (1908), Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor's Edge (1944).
Maugham died on 16 December 1965 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France from pneumonia at the age of 91.
↑ "W. Somerset Maugham", The Literature Network
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