Successful volleyball teams start with defending home court, and the Goessel Bluebirds did that handily Saturday, winning their home tournament.
Goessel started the tournament with Canton Galva, and had little difficulty wining the match 25-16, 25-10.
The Bluebirds kept rolling against Central Christian, controlling the first game 25-6 and winning the second 25-10.
Wichita Independent gave the Blubirds their first real test. Goessel led 15-7 on several kills from Eden Hiebert, a Brittney Hiebert service ace, and a solid block from Olivia Duerksen. The Panthers rallied after a timeout, getting as close as 23-21 before the Bluebirds pulled out a 25-22 win.
In the second set the Bluebirds seemed a bit sluggish as Independent grabbed a 10-8 lead. Cierra Nolte and Duerksen turned the tide, scoring on sets from Savanna Wuest, as the Bluebirds regained the lead, 16-12, and maintained it to win 25-21.
The Bluebirds faced Halstead in the semifinals. The Dragons seemed asleep in the first set as Goessel ripped off a 25-6 win.
The sleeping Dragon awoke in the second set, hanging tough at 12-11. But the Bluebirds rattled off 9 consecutive points and advanced to the finals with a 25-14 win.
It was a Goessel-Independent rematch in the championship match.
With the score tied 7-7 Duerkesen hit a winner, Booton scored, and Brittney Hiebert served an ace. Suddenly the Bluebird lead was 13-7. Goessel led 22-13 when the Panthers scored 5 consecutive points, but Madison Smith played solid in the back row and Duerksen and Booton hit winners to give the Bluebirds a 25-21win.
In the second match, the Panthers tied the game at 8 with three points in a row, and grabbed an 11-10 lead. The Bluebirds surged ahead 18-15, and after a Panthers timeout kept the throttle down, winning 25-15.
The 9-0 Bluebirds played Tuesday at Elyria with Canton Galva. Thursday, they travel to Sedgwick and play Moundridge.


Sometimes, a T-shirt says it all.
In the Big Bend region of Texas, where towering canyon walls plunge to the Rio Grande and black bears, big horn sheep and other species now move back and forth between the United States and Mexico unimpeded, some wildlife experts are worried about the impacts of a proposed border wall.
Now an Austin company is selling a T-shirt that sums up what some of them are thinking.
The simple gray and white shirts say "(expletive) Tu Muro." That's "(expletive) your wall," in case you don't speak Spanish.
Jonathan Rebolloso and Claudia Aparicio designed the shirts. The first batch was unveiled in time for the South by Southwest music festival, but the shirts are seeing a new surge of popularity now. Reboprints has sold about 200 so far.
"The wall represents basically hate," Rebolloso says.
The shirts cost $25 and are available here. Reboprints also sells shirts with other designs, including one that says "Dreamer," the term used to identify recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed some people who had entered the country or stayed here illegally as minors to get a two-year deferral from deportation. The program, suspended in September, also allowed recipients eligibility for a work permit.
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Q: Jquery base64 encoding with special characters I have an app with an input field where you input your name. The app outputs the name on a pdf document with FPDF. As this app is in swedish, many people will input names with special character like å, ä, ö. One of the inputs (the name of a person) looks like this:
fromName = $.base64.encode($('#voucherName').val())

This goes through:
$.ajax({
    url: frontend_ajax_object.ajaxurl,
    type: "POST",
    contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8",
    data: 'action=wpgv_doajax_pdf_save_func&nonce='+nonce+'&template='+templates_id+'&for='+forName+'&from='+fromName+'&value='+voucherValue+'&message='+message+'&expiry='+expiry+'&code='+code+'&firstname='+firstName+'&lastname='+lastName+'&email='+email+'&address='+address+'&pincode='+pincode+'&paymentmethod='+paymentMethod,
    success: function(a) {
        window.location.replace(a);
    },
    error: function() {
        alert('Error occured');
    }
});

This is then decoded in php like this:
$from = sanitize_text_field(base64_decode($_POST['from']));

But the problem is that when someone for example enters the name Björn, the special character "ö" i is displayed in weird trash characters.

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Политическая ситуация
В местном кметстве Томпсын, в состав которого входит Томпсын, должность кмета (старосты) исполняет Кирил  Бориславов Цветанов (коалиция в составе 4 партий: Евророма, Национальное движение «Симеон Второй» (НДСВ), Политический клуб «Экогласность», Болгарская социалистическая партия (БСП)) по результатам выборов правления кметства.

Кмет (мэр) общины Своге — Емил Цветанов Атанасов (Болгарская социалистическая партия (БСП), Национальное движение «Симеон Второй» (НДСВ), «ЛИДЕР», Зелёные, Политический клуб «Экогласность», Евророма) по результатам выборов в правление общины.

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Q: a) Find a base for $W_1 \cap W_2$ and b) Find a base for $W_1 + W_2$ Let
$$W_1 = \left\{ \begin{pmatrix}
    a & b & c \\
   -b & a & b \\
    c & b & a \\
\end{pmatrix} :\, a, b, c \in \Bbb R \right\}$$
$$W_2 = \left\{
    \begin{pmatrix}
    a & 0 & 0 \\
    b & 0 & c \\
    c & b & a \\
\end{pmatrix} :\, a, b, c \in \Bbb R \right\}$$
a) Find a basis for $W_1 \cap W_2$
b) Find a basis for $W_1 + W_2$
For a) I`m  not sure if the set for $W_1 \cap W_2 = $ $ \{
    \begin{pmatrix}
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    \end{pmatrix}\}
$
so the base is only the zero matrix.
For b) I belive the set is: $W_1 + W_2 = $ $ \{
    \begin{pmatrix}
    2a & b & c \\
    0 & a & b+c \\
    2c & 2b & 2a \\
    \end{pmatrix}
$:$ a, b, c \in R\}$
But don`t know how to give an
appropriate base for this set.

A: a) Since $W_1\cap W_2=\{0\}$, the only basis of $W_1\cap W_2$ is the empty set.
b) Since $W_1\cap W_2=\{0\}$, a way of finding a basis $B$ of $W_1+W_2$ is to take a basis $B_1$ of $W_1$ and a basis $B_2$ of $W_2$ and then to take $B=B_1\cup B_2$. It is natural to take$$B_1=\left\{\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0\\0&1&0\\0&0&1\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}0&1&0\\-1&0&1\\0&1&0\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}0&0&1\\0&0&0\\1&0&0\end{bmatrix}\right\}$$and$$B_2=\left\{\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0\\0&0&0\\0&0&1\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}0&0&0\\1&0&0\\0&1&0\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}0&0&0\\0&0&1\\1&0&0\end{bmatrix}\right\}.$$

A: For b), rewrite what you obtained as
$$a  \begin{pmatrix}
    2& 0& 0\\
    0 & 1 & 0 \\
     0 & 0& 2 \\
    \end{pmatrix}+b  \begin{pmatrix}
    0 & 1 & 0\\
    0 & 0 & 1 \\
    0 & 2  & 0 \\
    \end{pmatrix}+c  \begin{pmatrix}
   0 & 0 &1\\
    0 & 0 & 1 \\
    2  & 0 & 0 \\
    \end{pmatrix}$$
Can you say whether the three above matrices are linearly independent?


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St Helens Win Very Average Challenge Cup Final
Aug 26, 2007 League Freak Rugby League Challenge Cup 0
St Helens have beaten the Catalan Dragons 30-8 on the games return to Wembley stadium.
It was a very nervous, error filled performance by both sides in a game that lacked intensity.
The Dragons stuck close through the first half but heading into the second half St Helens started to pull away from their French rivals.
One of the amazing things to come from the game for me was news that former Melbourne Storm player Rodney Howe is now the Dragons conditioner.
Howe if you remember was banned at one point in his NRL career for steroid abuse, sure he did his time, and I'm not saying anything is going on at all thats against the rules of the game, but its just a really bad look.
The fact that this was one of the more surprising things from the game says alot about the quality of the contest.
Good to be back to Wembley, but lets hope next year a game is played there that is worthy of the venue.
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Myanmar to Receive Modern Weather Monitoring and Severe Weather Alerting System
Evelin Petkov
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An agreement between U.S. technology firm Earth Networks and prominent IT solutions provider Lucky Bird in Myanmar will bring a technologically advanced, nationwide weather monitoring, forecasting, and severe weather alerting system to Myanmar. The system is designed to protect lives and livelihoods throughout Myanmar, a country vulnerable to lightning, as well as thunderstorms, cyclones, and heavy rains that can cause deadly and destructive flooding and landslides.
In the past 20 years, severe weather has taken an enormous toll on Myanmar, claiming more than 100,000 lives and destroying more than $1 billion (U.S.) in property.
U.S.-based Earth Networks, a company that operates a global lightning detection network and provides severe weather detection and alerting technology, and Lucky Bird Group, an established IT solutions provider based in Myanmar, are deploying a nationwide network of real-time lightning detection sensors and weather stations. Data from this network will be used with weather modeling and analysis technology. Together, the data and the analytical tools will provide critical weather monitoring, forecasting and alerting services.
The network will help protect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people throughout Myanmar, while also making it possible to provide lifesaving information using automated alerts. Real-time surface weather observations, high-resolution forecasts, and proxy weather radar can be used by public safety and emergency services officials, aviation operations, electric utilities, agricultural interests, and other key industries that can be at risk from severe weather.
"The establishment of these new weather monitoring and early warning services will help Myanmar adapt to climate change and mitigate the impact of extreme weather," says Mr. Htin Aung Khine, managing director, Lucky Bird Group of Companies. "The partnership with Earth Networks is a major step to help ensure that Myanmar has the infrastructure and technology required to track and alert to severe weather to help save lives and protect industries. In addition, we will be making it possible to provision SMS alerts through the nation's top mobile providers to support the agricultural community and other sectors."
The new sensor network will provide live weather and lightning observations from carefully selected sites throughout Myanmar, and make it possible to track thunderstorms, monitor precipitation and issue alerts for severe weather. Numerous weather stations and lightning sensors, connected via the Internet, will report a wide range of weather conditions and provide critical information on "total lightning" – which includes lightning that strikes the ground (cloud-to-ground) and flashes in the sky (in-cloud). In-cloud lightning has been shown to be an important, early indicator of severe weather.
Lucky Bird Group is providing operational capabilities and resources to establish and maintain the sensor network. The network in Myanmar is modeled after similar networks that have been successfully deployed by Earth Networks in Brazil, China, Guinea, India, Australia, Japan, and other countries using proprietary lightning detection, monitoring, forecasting and alerting technology from Earth Networks. Myanmar is the first country in the region to implement this advanced system. This network deployment will become part of the global Earth Networks Total Lightning Network, and will extend coverage far beyond the nation's borders.
"When it comes to severe weather, real-time data serves as a valuable informational resource for both organizations and the public, making it possible to make better, more informed decisions for safety and business operations," says Jim Anderson, vice president, international, Earth Networks. "We are honored to be teaming with Lucky Bird to provide technology that will bring current weather information, forecasts and alerting to people throughout Myanmar for the first time."
This partnership was made possible with the support from the United States Commercial Services (USCS) and the U.S. Embassy. "On behalf of the U.S. Commercial Service and U.S. Embassy, we congratulate Lucky Bird and Earth Networks. We were delighted to work with Earth Networks and to help introduce them to the Myanmar market. This type of partnership illustrates the positive and rapidly developing commercial ties between the U.S. and Myanmar," says Senior Commercial Officer James Golsen, U.S. Embassy, Yangon.
About Lucky Bird Group of Companies
LUCKY BIRD Group of Companies is the leading IT solution provider of Myanmar, based on the solid foundation our best-of-breed offering includes a full range of hardware sales, system integration services and innovative total solution. http://www.luckybirdgroup.com
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For 20 years, we have been Taking the Pulse of the Planet® using the world's largest weather, lightning and greenhouse gas monitoring networks. Our sensors across the planet keep consumers, businesses, and governments informed, updated and alerted. Our popular WeatherBug® brand provides neighborhood-level weather, superior forecasts and advanced severe weather alerts to millions. Enterprises such as schools, airports, professional sports teams, utilities and government agencies rely on our early warning solutions to safeguard lives, prepare for weather events, and optimize operations. http://www.earthnetworks.com
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Guy Favreau (-) est un avocat, un homme politique et un juge canadien.

Biographie
Né à Montréal au Québec, fils de Léopold Favreau et de Béatrice Gagnon, il obtient un baccalauréat en arts et un baccalauréat en droit à l'Université de Montréal. Il est appelé au barreau du Québec en 1940. Il travaille comme avocat à Montréal de 1942 à 1952. En 1952, il devient membre de la commission sur les pratiques commerciales restrictives à Ottawa. En 1955, il devient assistant au sous-ministre de la Justice. Il aide à créer la faculté de droit civil à l'Université d'Ottawa et enseigne dans la même faculté. En 1960, il revient à Montréal pour travailler comme avocat privé.

Favreau est élu sous la bannière du Parti libéral dans la circonscription de Papineau lors de l'élection fédérale de 1963 et réélu dans l'élection de 1965. Il sert à titre de ministre de la citoyenneté et de l'immigration (1963-1964), ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada en 1964-1965. Le , il démissionne en tant que ministre de la Justice à la suite des tractations de l'affaire Rivard.

Il est président du Conseil privé de 1965 à 1967. De plus, il est le leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes ainsi que le chef des libéraux fédéraux québécois. Il est aussi à l'origine de la formule Fulton-Favreau.

Nommé juge à la cour supérieure du Québec le , il meurt le  à Montréal de la même année à l'âge de 50 ans. Il a été enterré au Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, à Montréal.

Le complexe Guy-Favreau, l'édifice principal du gouvernement fédéral à Montréal, est nommé en son honneur.

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Liens externes

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Justia US Law US Codes and Statutes US Code 2014 US Code Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Sections 1 - 6005) Part I - Crimes (Sections 1 - 2725) Chapter 111 - Shipping (Sections 2271 - 2285) Sec. 2285 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
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2014 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Sections 1 - 6005)
Part I - Crimes (Sections 1 - 2725)
Chapter 111 - Shipping (Sections 2271 - 2285)
Sec. 2285 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
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Contained Within Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 111 - SHIPPING
Contains section 2285
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 5, 2015
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Source Credit Added Pub. L. 110-407, title I, §102(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4296.
Statutes at Large References 122 Stat. 4296
Public and Private Laws Public Law 110-407
18 U.S.C. § 2285 (2014)
§2285. Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
(a) Offense.—Whoever knowingly operates, or attempts or conspires to operate, by any means, or embarks in any submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to evade detection, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
(b) Evidence of Intent To Evade Detection.—For purposes of subsection (a), the presence of any of the indicia described in paragraph (1)(A), (E), (F), or (G), or in paragraph (4), (5), or (6), of section 70507(b) of title 46 may be considered, in the totality of the circumstances, to be prima facie evidence of intent to evade detection.
(c) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.—There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section, including an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.
(d) Claim of Nationality or Registry.—A claim of nationality or registry under this section includes only—
(1) possession on board the vessel and production of documents evidencing the vessel's nationality as provided in article 5 of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas;
(2) flying its nation's ensign or flag; or
(3) a verbal claim of nationality or registry by the master or individual in charge of the vessel.
(e) Affirmative Defenses.—
(1) In general.—It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of subsection (a), which the defendant has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel involved was, at the time of the offense—
(A) a vessel of the United States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation as claimed by the master or individual in charge of the vessel when requested to make a claim by an officer of the United States authorized to enforce applicable provisions of United States law;
(B) classed by and designed in accordance with the rules of a classification society;
(C) lawfully operated in government-regulated or licensed activity, including commerce, research, or exploration; or
(D) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or long range identification and tracking system.
(2) Production of documents.—The affirmative defenses provided by this subsection are proved conclusively by the production of—
(A) government documents evidencing the vessel's nationality at the time of the offense, as provided in article 5 of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas;
(B) a certificate of classification issued by the vessel's classification society upon completion of relevant classification surveys and valid at the time of the offense; or
(C) government documents evidencing licensure, regulation, or registration for commerce, research, or exploration.
(f) Federal Activities Excepted.—Nothing in this section applies to lawfully authorized activities carried out by or at the direction of the United States Government.
(g) Applicability of Other Provisions.—Sections 70504 and 70505 of title 46 apply to offenses under this section in the same manner as they apply to offenses under section 70503 of such title.
(h) Definitions.—In this section, the terms "submersible vessel", "semi-submersible vessel", "vessel of the United States", and "vessel without nationality" have the meaning given those terms in section 70502 of title 46.
(Added Pub. L. 110–407, title I, §102(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4296.)
FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS
Pub. L. 110–407, title I, §101, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4296, provided that: "Congress finds and declares that operating or embarking in a submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage is a serious international problem, facilitates transnational crime, including drug trafficking, and terrorism, and presents a specific threat to the safety of maritime navigation and the security of the United States."
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Hyper Scape hands-on preview: Future royale
Ubisoft is jumping into the future for its first battle royale shooter. Shacknews goes hands-on with the free-to-play Hyper Scape.
Earlier this week, publisher Ubisoft issued its first tease for a game called Hyper Scape. Outside of a website that took players to Prisma Dimensions, little has been known about this project. But on Thursday, the time finally arrived for players to pull the curtain back on what looks to be one of Ubisoft's most ambitious efforts to date.
Hyper Scape is the latest entry into the crowded battle royale genre. This one comes from the team at Ubisoft Montreal (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor, the upcoming Roller Champions) and takes players into the year 2054. As is the case with most battle royale games, gunplay is king, but there's a lot more to it than that. To learn more, Shacknews recently went hands-on.
Players will squad up with two other teammates (or play totally solo) and dive into Neo Arcadia, a realm within the Hyper Scape. The Hyper Scape itself is a futuristic digital setting, described as the internet of the future. Neo Arcadia is a massive world that's comprised of nine districts, each with their own unique and distinct landmarks. These landmarks are influenced by classic European architecture, but they're there for more than just decoration. Players will run all over Neo Arcadia's buildings, bursting into their interiors, running across the roofs, battling on the streets, or regrouping along the plazas. All of these areas are filled with supplies.
While Hyper Scape will feature multiple game modes, the main one we got to try out was Crown Rush. To start, Crown Rush will play out like most standard battle royale games. Players will deploy in any of Neo Arcadia's districts with their hands as their only weapons. They must arm themselves with weapons, but also with special abilities called Hacks, which we'll get into in just a second. Districts will start to decay over time, so players will have to look out for the cue to migrate over to the next district. Inevitably, the fight will come down to one sector, at which point the Hyper Scape Crown will spawn along the center. Teams can either claim victory by eliminating the other squads or by collecting the crown and holding it for 45 seconds.
There are a few different things that differentiate Hyper Scape from its contemporaries. The architecture itself makes it feel different, giving the game much more verticality than most other battle royale efforts. Players can do battle on rooftops or station themselves there to try and pluck off targets from a distance with a sniper rifle. If you're eliminated from battle early, the game is not necessarily over. Dead players will stick around as an Echo and while they can't directly influence the battlefield, they can still ping and communicate with targets. Echoes can also search for designated resurrection points, where their living partner can bring them back into the fight. These rez points are one-time-use only, though, so watch out for an Echo from another squad using it up first.
One other thing that makes Hyper Scape stand out is the aforementioned Hack abilities, which are found as drops, just like weapons. Players can equip two Hacks at a time and either switch them out for different ones or upgrade the ones they have by stacking them up through the Fusion mechanic. Fusing Hacks can make them more powerful or reduce their cooldown timer. Different Hacks can suit different styles. For example, one Hack can scout for nearby enemies, another one can create an area-of-effect healing field, and another one can turn the player into a bouncy ball.
To keep the action fresh, players will see different events kick in randomly over the course of their game. These will have adverse effects on the entire playing field. Different events include low gravity, infinite ammo, instant cooldown, and more. Ubisoft will aim for the streaming crowd here, as Twitch audiences can vote on which event they want to see trigger. All they have to do is pick up the Hyper Scape Crowncast Twitch extension, which will be ready by the game's launch. If you're not part of the Twitch crowd, the game will decide on the events at random. If you are a part of the Twitch community, the extension can help you engage with your favorite streamer and even help you make Battle Pass progress. (Yes, there is a Battle Pass in this game.)
The positive for Hyper Scape is that the gunplay feels solid, fitting right in with competitors Fortnite and Apex Legends. Battling on rooftops and exploring different buildings, Neo Arcadia feels like a strong setting for this type of game. And being able to help teammates as an Echo does offer a certain appeal to those prone to dying. Of course, teamwork is still critical, so if you're teaming with a lone wolf type, running around as an Echo might not do you any good anyway.
The biggest negative so far is that the game's characters feel really bland and all blend together. They might get fleshed out down the road, but nothing I saw in this area felt particularly impressive. But the gameplay might just make up for that, especially with the Battle Pass that will regularly add both weapons and Hacks on top of the usual cosmetic goodies.
Hyper Scape will release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this summer as a free-to-play game. A closed Technical Test for the three-person squad Crown Rush mode will start today and run through Tuesday, July 7. Participants can run through the first ten tiers of the Battle Pass and can carry anything they earn over to the full launch. To learn more about the Technical Test, visit the Hyper Scape website.
Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he's also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
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Your attention is directed to note "b" in the table "Bid Form Submittal Schedule for a Non-Informal Bid Federal-Aid Contract with a DBE Goal" in section 2-1.33B(2) of the Special Provisions and to the definition of ?holiday? in section 1-1.07 of the Standard Specifications.
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Kafr az Zayyāt är en ort i Egypten. Den ligger i guvernementet al-Gharbiyya, i den norra delen av landet,  km norr om huvudstaden Kairo. Kafr az Zayyāt ligger  meter över havet och folkmängden uppgår till cirka 90 000 invånare.

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Q: Track another device without Internet connection I'm working on a personal app and I want to know if it's possible to track another device without any Internet connection. For example, track a friend's device. My idea is to have two apps, one on my device and the other on my friend's device. I know how to do that with internet connection (the phone that I want to track sends it's location to a server and the phone tracking get the location by, for example, a rest service and display it on map). But there is a way to do it without the server side? I don't want to depend on internet. Thanks.

A: Get any sms packages there are so many sites which provides you sms packages with library integration you can use that to send message to other device to track it. And then when you sending messages from one device to other device then put some unique code so you can identify your message to other device when received.

A: Most ways of getting a connection will involve a net connection. There are other ways but they have their limitations, e.g via bluetooth (limited by distance unless you had an impressive mesh network that you could rely on). Phone companies can use triangulation but you won't have access to this information.
two-way BLE beacons would also be a potential but again, you would need a substantial network of these to track the device for you.
If your question is can you track a device via GPS external to the device, then in real terms, no.
An addition to my answer. If by internet you mean that you don't want to host a server then, there are limited ways to get around this, but they still rely on an internet connection.


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Randolph is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Randolph, Vermont.

The town of Randolph contains a former village called Randolph. The town also contains most of the former village of East Randolph, the rest of which is located in the town of Conewango. Randolph is on the west border of the county, roughly halfway between the cities of Salamanca and Jamestown.

History
The town of Randolph sits on the vast tracts of land which were originally owned by the Holland Land Company. The region was first settled around 1820. The first settler was Edmund Fuller, who arrived from Oneida County in 1820 and built a log cabin.

The town of Randolph was formed in 1826 from part of the town of Conewango. On March 7, 1826, citizens assembled for their first annual meeting to select the town supervisor and other officials. In 1847, the town was divided to form the town of South Valley.

In 1867, the village of Randolph was incorporated. The village of East Randolph was incorporated in 1881. In 2010, the citizens of both villages voted to dissolve the incorporation, and they reverted to being hamlets within the town, with part of East Randolph becoming once again part of the town of Conewango, effective 2011.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which  is land and , or 0.61%, is water.

Randolph is located on the west border of the county, next to Chautauqua County.

The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) crosses the town, with access from Exits 15 and 16. New York State Route 241 is a highway in the northeast part of the town, and New York State Route 394 is an east-west highway in the northern part of the town.

Adjacent towns and areas
The west border of the town is next to the town of Poland in Chautauqua County. To the south is the town of South Valley. The town of Conewango is to the north, and the town of Coldspring is to the east.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,681 people, 1,007 households, and 702 families residing in the town.  The population density was 74.1 people per square mile (28.6/km2).  There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km2).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 1,007 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,485, and the median income for a family was $39,570. Males had a median income of $30,888 versus $20,586 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,860.  About 4.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Randolph
Battle Creek – A stream flowing through the center of the town.
Bowen – A hamlet on County Road 8 in the central part of the town.
Carr Corners – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
East Randolph – The hamlet of East Randolph is partly in the town.
Little Conewango Creek – A stream in the northeast part of the town.
Randolph – The hamlet of Randolph, the first place settled, is in the northeast corner of the town at a junction of NY Routes 394 and 241.
Vollentine – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town, south of Bowen.

References

External links
 Town of Randolph official website
  Early history of Randolph, NY

Towns in Cattaraugus County, New York


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Home Umbrella Insurance Some Florida Agents Caught Off-Guard by Boom in Solar Power
Some Florida Agents Caught Off-Guard by Boom in Solar Power
Florida could also be often known as the Sunshine State, but some insurance agents say they've been unprepared for the recent boom in rooftop solar energy installations across the state, installations that may affect coverage, premiums and even home sales.
"We sort of got blindsided, to inform you the reality," said Christy Wolfe, sales development manager with Florida Peninsula Insurance and Edison Insurance.
The variety of solar panels and solar energy installation firms have exploded in Florida in the previous few years. Solar firms in Florida now top 700, by some estimates, and solar capability jumped by 57% in 2020 alone, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. Experts say the boom appears to be the results of lower technology prices, rock-bottom rates of interest on financing, federal tax rebates, and a latest interpretation of public policy.
The Florida Public Service Commission in 2018 declared that its rules fully allow leasing of the solar equipment to the homeowner, if the lease terms are usually not structured to, in effect, sell electricity to the shopper. That has significantly reduced upfront costs for homeowners. Greater than 71,500 Florida properties had some style of solar installation by the primary quarter of this 12 months, in accordance with commission. Other estimates put the figure as high as 90,000. That's almost an eight-fold increase since 2017.
But homeowners and a few insurance agents is probably not aware of the additional insurance requirements and costs involved, or where to seek out coverage, agents said at a gathering of real estate agents in Pensacola last week.
"There's not a variety of history on solar panels. There's not a variety of data, so a variety of carriers won't cover homes with solar," Wolfe said. "And if you start drilling holes in a roof, it's problematic."
Only a limited variety of carriers within the troubled Florida market, already facing soaring roof substitute costs, hurricane losses and what they are saying is excessive litigation over claims, will cover homes with solar, agents said. Some don't have any exclusions and can cover panels under the Coverage A bit of householders' policies. Others exclude the photovoltaic panels from damage attributable to wind or hail. Others avoid it altogether, said B.G. Murphy, director of Government Affairs for the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.
Residents Property Insurance Corp. the state-backed insurer of last resort and the most important carrier within the state, will write some homes with solar, a spokesman said. And Universal Property & Casualty, the most important private property insurer in Florida, will provide coverage normally. Older roofs should be in good condition, said John Lykins, the Alabama and Florida marketing manager for Universal.
But the corporate can also be discussing potential changes in coverage restrictions.
"The tricky part is the liability related to it," including who could also be responsible if electrical utility systems are damaged or if a utility employee is injured from power generated by the residential solar panels, Lykins said.
For that reason, Frontline Insurance won't write any policies for homes that utilize what's often known as "net metering," or selling excess power back to the grid. That features just about all solar-powered homes, except those who use small solar systems just for heating swimming pools or for making hot water, said Scott Kremkau, sales representative for Frontline within the Florida Panhandle.
Florida, unlike some states, requires solar systems above a certain generating capability to hold a $1 million liability policy to guard the grid, electricians and line staff. The Florida Public Service Commission rules note the cutoff is 10 kilowatts of generated power. That's in regards to the size of many residential systems, although output doesn't all the time equal rated capability.
And lots of carriers won't cover that much liability with a homeowners' policy or umbrella policy.
"That's something we absolutely won't cover," Kremkau said.
To complicate matters, some utilities require that they be named within the policy. Others don't. Tampa Electric Co., considered one of the larger power firms within the state, recommends liability insurance for its customers with systems as much as 10 kilowatts, but requires the coverage for those with larger systems.
A variety of insurers have taken the position that a house that sells power back to the utility is definitely a business, excluded from standard homeowners' insurance. However the query has generated much debate across the state. FAIA's Murphy said that some agents have wondered: Wouldn't a policyholder who spends money for hurricane shutters and hurricane clips – in exchange for a reduction on premiums – even be considered a "business?"
The FAIA has asked the state Public Service Commission for clarity on the matter. It should probably take litigation and appeals court decisions to ultimately resolve what exactly is roofed or ought to be covered, Murphy said.
"I don't understand that some carriers consider it a business. I disagree with that," said Amber Bradford, a We Insure agent/owner in Navarre, Florida.
Bradford has turn into often known as something of an authority on solar panel coverage, partly because she had a system installed on her own residence. She explained that for some customers to be covered for the liability, she's needed to max out their homeowner's policy, then write an excess liability policy.
All of which adds significant cost for the energy-conscious homeowner. A residential solar system can cost $30,000 to $50,000, far more than the price of a roof, and the insurance policy would wish to cover all of that. So, a $3,000 annual premium on a $250,000 home, for instance, could increase by as much as $500. Add liability coverage and it's one other $350 to $1,400 a 12 months, depending on the carrier, Bradford said.
"Homeowners don't realize all that," said Mary Jordan, owner of Gulf Coast Insurance, an agency.
And solar firms, perhaps fearing higher premiums could negate potential savings and scare away homeowners, don't often explain the insurance side of the equation, homeowners and agents have said.
"There's slightly little bit of deception occurring once they sell these systems," Kremkau said. "They're not telling the entire story."
A few of the insurers' concerns, nevertheless, could also be overblown, a solar energy expert said.
"Numerous data shows that solar panels help hold a roof down. They're useful, not detrimental," said Philip Fairey, director of the Florida Solar Energy Center, a research organization based on the University of Central Florida. The middle was created by the Florida Legislature in 1975 to research all points of solar energy.
Installers often warranty their solar panels for 25 years and bolt or screw the equipment into the roof rafters, using sealants to stop leaks, Fairey explained. Systems across the state have survived multiple hurricanes with minimal damage. One solar company gave examples of roof shingles that were damaged in a hurricane, apart from where the solar panels were.
But even when the equipment is securely fastened, replacing a roof means removing the photovoltaic panels and support structures, then reinstalling after the roof is finished. Some solar firms will comply with cover the price, others won't, insurers said. That's a very sticky point in Florida. State law requires that if just 25% of shingles are damaged in a storm, the whole roof ought to be replaced. It's a law that insurers are hoping to vary. Full substitute costs for roofs have added significantly to loss costs and premiums, insurance firms have said.
On the liability query and inadvertently sending current back to the grid, that fear is also misplaced, Fairey said.
"That's a really old concern. The inverter issue was resolved 20 years ago," he said. "There's virtually no probability of that occurring."
Insurers' apparent hesitancy about solar energy has caused problems within the housing market, agents said. Many solar installations are financed with 10-year or 20-year loans. But a prospective buyer may not wish to assume the note — together with the upper insurance premiums, Jordan said.
"Some buyers are all about solar, but provided that it's paid off," said Lavada McIntyre, an actual estate agent in Pensacola.
One other issue: Many property appraisers won't consider solar panels as added value for the property, however the insurer must contemplate the complete substitute cost, agents said.
Bradford, the owner/agent and solar customer, had this recommendation for homeowners considering a rooftop photovoltaic system: With many insurers in Florida now requiring a latest roof every 10 years anyway, go ahead and put a latest roof on before having the solar panels installed.
"It if it's not your endlessly house and also you don't plan on keeping it, solar may not pay," she said.
She also noted that some insurance agents are usually not as well informed as they ought to be in regards to the rapidly growing use of solar energy. The confusion has led to lack of insurance in some cases and unneeded liability coverage in others.
"It's sort of a large number immediately," she said.
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News18» News»India»Telugu actor Ali dedicates Doctorate honour to his father
Telugu actor Ali dedicates Doctorate honour to his father
Telugu actor comedian Ali will be conferred with a doctorate by the Academy of Universal Peace.
Last Updated: May 21, 2013, 13:59 IST
Chennai: Telugu actor-comedian Ali, who will be conferred with a doctorate by the Academy of Universal Peace, is thrilled about the honour and dedicates it to his father.
"I'm extremely thrilled to have got this honour and can't wait to attach the (doctor) tag to my name," said Ali, who will receive the honour May 25 in Coimbatore.
The Academy of Universal Global Peace works towards the empowerment of deprived citizens through community services across the globe.
"It is because of my father (Mohammad Basha) that I got actively involved in charity and service to society. He always told me that it is one's responsibility to give something back to society and, therefore, I started an NGO in his name and have been contributing to society for the last five years," Ali told IANS.
Ali's NGO is called Mohammad Basha Charitable Trust, which works for the underprivileged and has been active for over 10 years now.
He feels that everybody should give back to society.
"Everybody, not just stars, should take up the responsibility of giving back to society. It doesn't matter how much you give, but what really matters is if you are willing to give something," he said.
With over three decades of experience in the industry, Ali, who started his career as a child actor in Telugu drama 'Seetakoka Chiluka', has starred in more than 500 films in Tamil and Telugu.
He is known for his performance in films such as 'Yamaleela', 'Hello Brother', and 'Amma Naana O Tamil Ammayi'.
The 44-year old is currently busy shooting for upcoming Telugu romantic-drama 'Attharintiki Daaredhi' with Pawan Kalyan.
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Through a combination of presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities, this can't-miss event tackles "what's around the corner" with developing trends in the sporting goods industry. Sessions explore the diversification of the industry, and look at emerging women's sports, the evolution of Esports and the future of sports retailing.
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Attendees will have opportunities to network with industry leaders and colleagues from across the country. The NSGA Innovations Arena will feature exciting products from industry manufacturers, including apparel, equipment and sporting goods accessories.
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The Week at Ropes & Gray: A Strategic Investment for Harbin Pharmaceutical; New Finance Partner in Asia; Cybersecurity in the Investment Management Industry; Will Value-based Care Save the Health Care System?
Weekly highlights of what's happening at Ropes & Gray:
China-based pharmaceutical company Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Ltd announced a strategic investment of approximately $300 million in U.S. nutritional supplements retailer, GNC Holdings, Inc. In addition, GNC and Harbin Pharmaceutical have agreed to form a joint venture for the manufacturing, marketing, sale and distribution of GNC-branded products in China. Ropes & Gray is advising Harbin Pharmaceutical on the transaction.
Ropes & Gray welcomes Jackie Kahng as a finance partner in the firm's Hong Kong office. Ms. Kahng advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as other corporate borrowers and issuers, on financings across a range of jurisdictions, including China, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Singapore and South Korea. The firm has recently added five leading attorneys to our global offices in key practices, including finance, intellectual property and anti-corruption/international risk.
Cybersecurity and data privacy are topics of critical importance to the investment management industry. In this video, Ropes & Gray partner Paulita Pike addresses privacy and cybersecurity challenges facing the sector, offering considerations for issues such as the evolving regulatory environment and data security for funds.
Value-based payment structures are widely touted as critical to controlling runaway health care costs, but they are often difficult for health care companies to incorporate into their existing infrastructures. Join Ropes & Gray and Harvard Law School's Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics on Friday, March 2 for a full-day conference to evaluate the impact of value-based health care on the American health care system.
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## REST应用减配
![performance-jconsole](/images/architect/performance-jconsole.png)
如上图所示,在默认情况下,Tomcat启用了`org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet`和`org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet`来分别对静态资源和JSP进行处理。而在时下流行的微服务架构中,应用通常采用前后端分离的设计,后端的功能通过`REST API`方式向前端提供服务。针对REST应用,我们可以将该两项配置禁用掉,即将`${TOMCAT_HOME}/conf/web.xml`配置文件中的以下内容注释掉:
``` xml
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>default</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet</servlet-class>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>debug</param-name>
        <param-value>0</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>listings</param-name>
        <param-value>false</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>fork</param-name>
        <param-value>false</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>xpoweredBy</param-name>
        <param-value>false</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <load-on-startup>3</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>default</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
```

## 禁用AccessLogValve
在Nginx代理服务器中已经记录了AccessLog日志,所以在Tomcat应用服务器中没必要再记录一份,可以将`${TOMCAT_HOME}/conf/server.xml`配置文件中的以下内容注释掉:
``` xml
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
       prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
       pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" />
```

## 线程池配置
``` xml
<Executor name="tomcatThreadPool" namePrefix="catalina-exec-"
    maxThreads="200" minSpareThreads="10"/>

<Connector executor="tomcatThreadPool"
           port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
           connectionTimeout="20000"
           redirectPort="8443" />
```

> 温馨提示:配置后可通过JDK自带的`jconsole`监视工具观察配置是否生效。

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A move towards greater political participation among ethnic Azerbaijanis in Georgia?
By Zaur Shiriyev
December 20th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Georgia's recent parliamentary election is hard to distinguish from previous elections in terms of the consolidation of power by the ruling Georgian Dream party. However, a significant difference can be observed in the increased political participation among ethnic Azerbaijanis, most clearly manifested in the number of Azerbaijani-origin candidates who not only ran but were elected, as well as their age and diverse political belonging. This recent shift has introduced a new level of electoral competition, bringing with it the complexities of party politics. The ruling party provides resources to support its own candidates – as seen when two Azerbaijanis lost amid claims of electoral violations.
Ruling party claims victory in Georgia's parliamentary ballot
By Natalia Konarzewska
November 25th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Georgia held parliamentary elections on October 8 and 30. Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GDDG) emerged decisively victorious and was able to secure a constitutional majority after a run-off election in the end of October. Although GDDG was able to gain widespread support, the low turnout suggests disappointment among voters, caused especially by the failure of Georgian authorities to counter the country's economic downturn and worsening socio-economic conditions. International observers described the elections as well-administered and competitive, but the turbulent campaign sparked fears of violence in the aftermath of the elections.
Georgia gears up for parliamentary elections
By Eka Janashia
September 29th, the CACI Analyst
In the beginning of September, Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) registered 23 parties and 6 electoral blocs to run in the October 8 parliamentary elections.
They will contest for 77 seats via a proportional party-list system and must clear the 5 percent threshold in the nationwide popular vote to enter the 150-member Parliament. The remaining 73 seats are allocated for single-member districts under a majoritarian system, where majoritarian MPs have to win over 50 percent of the votes in order to win outright in the first round or compete in a second round after 25 days.
Despite Georgia-Azerbaijan gas deal, distrust is sown
By Boris Ajeganov
March 7th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Uncertainty on the future of Georgia's energy security has been growing since late 2015, when Georgia's minister of energy and deputy PM Kakha Kaladze met with Alexey Miller, CEO of Russia's Gazprom twice in the span of a month. Discussions on Gazprom's potential return to the Georgian market quickly raised eyebrows in Baku and caused popular protests in Tbilisi. In a March 4 turnaround, Kaladze announced a deal to receive additional gas from Azerbaijan, thus removing the need to import Russian gas. Party politics aside, Tbilisi appears to have skillfully used its strategic position in the South Caucasus to secure a favorable energy deal without sacrificing its sovereignty.


Station Soccer is a miniature 99-by-66 foot pitch on the top floor of Five Points Station in downtown Atlanta.
As early as 2015, Soccer in the Streets board member Sanjay Patel started talking up installing soccer pitches at MARTA stations. Even though he faced skepticism, Patel kept at it.
In just the first season, winter, the slowest time for soccer, organizers have already seen large numbers. There is also growing interest from commuters, who stop between trains to ask about games and how to get involved.
You've got at least five years to kick it at Five Points soccer field.
Planned as a pilot pitch, the Five Points field has been approved for five years. Games take place nearly every night and all weekend long, in what was once an amphitheater built as part of the original station, but closed off for years because of safety concerns.
The nonprofit welcomes children from ages 6 to 18 to play in its program for free.
Kids soccer program is free.
Soccer in the Streets offers online information about leagues and how to register. The nonprofit welcomes children from ages 6 to 18 to play in its program for free. Adult leagues subsidize the youth activity.
Station Soccer host a nighttime coed league. It has also become a home field for five youth training sessions and four other adult leagues, including one from Atlanta City Hal and a lunchtime league for restaurant workers. It also hosts regular pickup games.
You don't have to join a league to enjoy the field.
Pickup games are available for anyone unable to commit to a league. A Meetup page keeps track of specific times and events. You can also follow the nonprofit on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for photos, events and up-to-date schedules. There is a donation fee to play in adult pickup matches.
After less than two years, the field has won some bragging rights.
MARTA named the project a "transit win" of the year for its success in drawing more people to the station and immediate impact in the community. The agency, donors, and Soccer in the Streets are now in talks to bring more fields to other stations with the hope of building a club community – a league of stations if you will.


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Catalog > Photo & Video > Fine Art > Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide > Edit Details Of Images
Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide
Lesson 52 of 138
Edit Details of Images
I've got this image here, which was quite a funny picture to put together, not so much out of laziness like the last one, but this is a rather (laughs) shocking image to start, because I did it in my office and had just natural light coming in from the front, where I had a window and I could have done this outdoors of course, but there was no real need, because the end image was going to be in space and where you know, I don't really know where the best spot is to photograph somebody in space, except on a black backdrop with some sort of overall diffused light, unless you have a certain lighting structure, that you're trying to attain, but I did to just soft light, so I'll show you how this image was put together and some things are going to be a little bit funny, but we'll see how it goes. So I've extended the ladder upwards, that was the first thing, I wanted it to go either to the top of the frame or out of the frame, just so that it really moved through nicely and then I did my rea...
lly awesome technique of painting a color in the background, I sampled the color that was in this fabric, that I had and then I just started painting and this is what I was talking about earlier, I actually made a mistake in this image, that I would go back and redo, which was that I didn't have my hair on the black backdrop and I could not isolate my hair from that background, so I actually went in and just cut it out, I just cut around it, knowing that that was not something that people would be looking at in the image, it was sort of up and away, so that it didn't distract from anything and I do soften that later on, but it was a consideration after the fact and should have been before. So here we have this really funny thing, which looks like I just totally missed an entire piece of dress down here, I knew that that would be covered up, so I just drew a line all around my subject and this is an interesting case, because when you're thinking about how you wanna form your images, you're often thinking about color and I did think about color ahead of time, but I didn't have a dress that had the right feeling, except for this blue dress, so I ended up using it and went through quite a process to be able to turn it red, I don't know if any of you guys have ever tried to turn a really light color a totally different color, but it's super difficult to do and it takes a lot of patience with selections and coloring, so that's what happened there and then I have my clouds, so I've got the clouds and I obviously did not photograph them in outer space, I photographed them from an airplane, as one would and then simply, if you can sort of look at this Layer Mask here, I just erased at the back really lightly to blend those clouds in, so that it looked like it naturally faded into darkness and then we've got some shading here to make it look more believable, okay and then I've got my little star picture, I really need to photograph more stars, I think my constellations are getting a little bit predictable, so that's on my To Do list and then some more shading, so from here on out, you can see the colors are where I want them generally, very close to how the image finishes, so these are all finishing touches, which is texture, which I photographed and then all of these little things, that in some ways are very teachable, for example, why would you wanna do a vignette to draw attention to your subject, but others really have to do with your own personal style, one example is this second sort of coloring here, where I'm adding a color into the vignette, that you can see there, I don't know if that's obvious or not, but there's a red color that mimics the dress and those little, tiny details, oh, that's my little star, I love that little star, those little details make all the difference, so this was how the image ended and you can see it went quite a distance from where it started, which was in my office, looking very lazy, as they tend to do. And this image is one of my creepier pictures and we've looked at a couple of these already, so this is good just to be able to walk through this process. Compositing does not have to be so many elements put together, I think that it can easily be just a couple little things in the same space and this is a good example of that. So here we are with the main picture and you can see that I'm expanding my frame, so I took extra images, so that I had all of that, there's my (laughs) painted black, you can see a theme emerging here and these were extra pictures, that I shot, just adding them in to either side, okay and then you can see the beginnings of the rip in the back and all of these elements that you just saw are obviously not created in this order, so I did not go through and be like, hm, I'm gonna add in this shading, because I think that I'm going to put the rip in the back right there, no, what ended up happening was I put in this zipper situation that we have, as you can see it emerging and then I had to go below the zipper with my layers to create shadows, so that it only showed up on Layer four, if that makes sense and we'll talk more about this in just a moment. So if I continue on here, you can see lots of little, tiny changes, so many little changes and then we have the zipper mostly in place there and you can see little things, for example, look at my hand on this fabric, it doesn't look like it's really there yet, because there is no shading and that's why I wanna emphasize in Photoshop, that I would say that at least half of compositing is knowing how to create shadows, because that is what makes something believable or not, so I'm just creating the shadows under my hand, creating that believable look and as we go, you can see it becomes more and more believable, based on the shading, so this is a really good image to look at for that and again, these are little steps, that aren't as teachable as other things, but when you see this happen, you see that I'm sort of painting right over all of the fabric down at the bottom, because it was really distracting, 'cause it's the brightest thing, it has a lot of contrast, so I'm just literally painting over that to get rid of some of that contrast. Okay, and then we have some color changes and some highlights coming in and this was, I think the most important step in this image, which was desaturating everything but the skin underneath, one, because it furthers the concept, because if it was like this, then it's not quite believable, you don't really see the separation, but the concept is really aided by these changes here, because this skin is now looking old and disgusting and the skin underneath it looks new and fresh, you get a different perspective of what might be happening here, sort of a shedding of the skin situation. So I'll just zoom through the rest of these changes, which are now all cosmetic from this point on, brightening, darkening, shading, all of those fun things, we've got the texture, which always will come at the top, you'll usually see that at the top of my Layers, because it's one of the last things that I do and then I get a little bit indecisive and I make a few more changes and then it finishes there. So any questions on this one? It's pretty straightforward, when you start to peel back the layers, but you can see how many tiny, little thoughts go into creating that photo.
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This workshop will take you on location with Brooke as she creates a photo series from scratch. She'll walk through every step for her photo shoots including set design and location scouting, she'll cover techniques in the field for capturing your artistic vision, post-production and compositing techniques, as well as printing and framing essentials.
She'll round out this experience by discussing all of the details that will help make your career a success like licensing, commissions, artists statements, social media plans, gallery prep, and pricing your work.
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Storytelling & Ideas
Universal Symbols in Stories
Create Interactive Characters
The Story is in The Details
Giving Your Audience Feelings
Guided Daydream Exercise
Elements of Imagery
The Death Scenario
Associations with Objects
Three Writing Exercises
Connection Through Art
Break Through Imposter Syndrome
Layering Inspiration
Creating an Original Narrative
Analyze an Image
Translate Emotion into Images
Finding Parts in Images
Finding Your Target Audience
Where Do You Want Your Images to Live?
Create a Series That Targets Your Audience
Formatting Your Work
Additional Materials to Attract Clients
Which Social Media Platforms Will be Useful?
How to Make Money from Your Target Audience
Circle of Focus
The Pillars of Branding
Planning Your Photoshoot
Choose Every Element for The Series
Write a Descriptive Paragraph
Sketch Your Ideas
Choose Your Gear
How to Utilize Costumes, Props & Locations
What Tells a Story in a Series?
Set Design Overview
Lighting for the Scene
Props, Wardrobe & Time Period for Set Design
Subject Within the Scene
Set Design Arrangement
Plan The Composite Before Shooting
Checklist for Composite Shooting
Analyze Composite Mistakes
Shoot: Black Backdrop for White Clothing
Shoot: Black Backdrop for Color Clothing
Shoot: Black Backdrop for Accessories
Shoot: Miniature Scene
Editing Workflow Overview
Add Fabric to Make a Big Dress
Add Smoke & Texture
Blend Multiple Images Into One Composite
Put Subject Into a Miniature Scenario
Location Scouting & Test Photoshoot
Self Portrait Test Shoots
Shoot for Edit
Shoot Extra Stock Images
Practice the Shoot
Introduction to Shooting Photo Series
Shoot: Vine Image
Shoot: Sand Image
Shoot: End Table Image
Shoot: Bed Image
Shoot: Wall Paper Image
Shoot: Chair Image
Shoot: Mirror Image
Shoot: Moss Image
Shoot: Tree Image
Shoot: Fish Tank Image
Shoot: Feather Image
View Photo Series for Cohesion & Advanced Compositing
Edit Multiple Images to Show Cohesion
Edit Images with Advanced Compositing
Decide How to Start the Composite
Organize Final Images
Choosing Images for Your Portfolio
Order the Images in Your Portfolio
Why do Some Images Sell More Than Others?
Analyze Student Portfolio Image Order
Framing, Sizing, Editioning & Pricing
Determine Sizes for Prints
How to Choose Paper
How to Choose Editions
How to Present Your Images
Example Pricing Exercise
Print Examples
Licensing, Commissions & Contracts
How to Keep Licensing Organized
How to Prepare Files for Licensing
Pricing Your Licensed Images
Contract Terms for Licensing
Where to Sell Images
Commission Pricing Structure
Contract for Commissions
Questions for a Commission Shoot
Working with Galleries
Benefits of Galleries
Contracts for Galleries
How to Find Galleries
Choose Images to Show
Hanging the Images
Importance of Proofing Prints
Interview with Soren Christensen Gallery
Press Package Overview
Artist Statement for Your Series
Write Your 'About Me' Page
Importance of Your Headshot
Create a Leave Behind & Elevator Pitch
Writing For Fine Art
Define Your Writing Style
Find Your Genre
What Sets You Apart?
Write to Different Audiences
Write for Blogging
Speak About Your Work
Branding for Video
Clearly Define Video Talking Points
Types of Video Content
Interview Practice
Diversifying Social Media Content
Create an Intentional Social Media Persona
Monetize Your Social Media Presence
Social Media Posting Plan
Choose Networks to Use & Invest
Presentation of Final Images
Printing Your Series
How to Work With a Print Lab
Proofing Your Prints
Bad Vs. Good Prints
Find Confidence to Print
Why Critique?
Critiquing Your Own Portfolio
Critique of Brooke's Series
Critique of Student Series
Yours is a Story Worth Telling
I tuned in for most of Brooke's lessons in this course and watched some of them more than once as they were rebroadcast. First I want to say that Brooke is a very good instructor. Her easy-going, friendly, down-to-earth, somewhat quirky manner cannot be mistaken for unprofessional. She is very prepared, she speaks well (not a bunch of hemming and hawing), she is thoughtful, she is thorough, she is very relatable and at ease, and she is definitely professional in her presentation. I really thought when I first tuned in that it would mostly be background noise while I was at work, sound to keep me company. Not because I didn't like Brooke but I really didn't think I was into fine art photography nor did I think I cared about the business side of things much. Not now anyhow. I was really wrong. Brooke sparked a deep interest in me to delve into fine art photography, to consider creating images for myself, from my imagination. In fact, I realized that this was something I'd been thinking about for a couple of years though I hadn't put a name to it (the idea of creating pre-conceived images based on my own creative goals). I gleaned many little treasures from her about image sizes, working with printers, different types of paper, selling, interacting with galleries, and so much more. I may not need all of what she taught right now because I'm definitely headed in another direction at the moment, but she planted ideas and information in my head that I know will be useful at some point. Things I may not have thought of on my own, but that seed is in my head now so when the time comes, I'll know. I'd really like to buy her course but at the moment, with the holidays right around the corner, it's not in my personal budget. I'm grateful to have caught the live and rebroadcast lessons though, and her course is on my list to own. I think it's a great reference to be consulted over and over again, not watched once and forgotten. Kudos Brooke for really putting together an excellent course.
Ron Landis
I'm retired now, but spent decades in the people and training business. Brooke is extraordinary! Even though this course is extremely well organized and she's left nothing unattended, she moves through it with friendly conversational manners and without a sense of it being stilted. It's as though we are all her friends, not students, as she shares her heart and passion with us. What a joy it is to listen to her. And what a clear, unambiguous command of her subject. Wow! She explains it with such ease using explanations and techniques that won't overwhelm artists just starting their portfolio or the Photoshop-squeamish among us; but despite its simplicity her resulting art is breathtaking and beyond original. I wish more of my professors at school were as engaging. This was by far my best buy at Creative Live yet.
a Creativelive Student
What an amazing 20 days this is going to be! Brooke is so enthusiastic and has such a lovely manner. What a bargain for all of the information Brooke will be sharing with us. So excited. Thanks Brooke and Creative Live. :)


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A new study investigates why people living in some states are less likely to seek psychological help. It seems they want to maintain a certain kind of reputation.
Is the Sun More Fun in Egypt or Finland?
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Breaking Bread Together Leads Negotiators to Better Outcomes
In many cultures, a ritual of "breaking bread" precedes important negotiations. A new study has found that eating together can produce better outcomes for both parties.
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Why COVID-19 Spreads Faster in Some Countries than Others
In an attempt to explain national differences in COVID transmission rates, a new study establishes the importance of a cultural factor called relational mobility.
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Is Implicit Bias a Product of the Person or the Situation?
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Too Close, Too Far Away, or Just Right?
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Lawrence T. White, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Beloit College in Wisconsin.
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So far in this chapter I have described parameter fields that use a static set of values. Now learn how to create dynamic parameter fields that draw their values from a data source such as a report field. Dynamic parameters are perfect for value sets that could easily change rapidly.


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FABRICS: Wool Crepes, Stable Knits, Crepes, Gabardine. Lining: Lining Fabrics.
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c'est la version orale et écrite quelque part dans le livre du professeur Samba Dieng, La Perle rare de l'Islam.
Mais chassons que c'est Dieu qui dit dans le Coran " Kulli nafsin zaiqatul mawty"


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David Solomon Eyed As Successor To Run Goldman Sachs
April 18, 2018 By Reuters
Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein said on Wednesday he expects Chief Operating Officer David Solomon to succeed him when he decides to leave.
In an interview with CNBC, Blankfein said he did not have a definite "timeline for succession."
Speculation over Blankfein's succession surfaced earlier this year, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Blankfein, 63, was expected to retire as soon as this year.
The Journal also reported that he was not looking beyond co-COOs Harvey Schwartz and David Solomon to replace him.
But Schwartz unexpectedly announced in March that he would retire, leaving Solomon as sole president and COO and the most obvious successor to Blankfein.
Goldman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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