Toshiba has unveiled new embedded NAND flash memory modules made using 19 nm NAND Flash memory chips. These modules are fully compliant with the latest e•MMC standard and are suggested for wide range of applications such as smart phones, tablets and digital video cameras. volume production of these modules are expected to start from the end of November 2013.
Toshiba says "Demand continues to grow for large density NAND flash memory chips that can support high resolution video and deliver enhanced storage. This is particularly true in the area of embedded memories with a controller function, which minimize development requirements and ease integration into system designs. Toshiba is meeting this demand by reinforcing its line-up of high density memory products"
The 32-gigabyte (GB) embedded device features four 64Gbit (equal to 8GB) 19 nm NAND Flash memory chips with a memory controller chip in a package measuring 11.5 x 13 x 1.0mm. The JEDEC eMMC Version 5.0 compliant modules deliver read/write performance by applying the new HS400 high speed interface standard.
Toshiba said it will bring the NAND chips to a line-up of single-package embedded NAND flash memories in densities from 4GB to 128GB. All will integrate a controller to manage basic control functions for NAND applications.


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China's Smartphone Market Narrowed its Decline to -3.6% in Q3 2019, IDC Reports
BEIJING, November 12th, 2019 – According to IDC's Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments in China stood at 98.9 million units in the third quarter of 2019, down 3.6% year-on-year. This marked a narrower decline than the first half of the year, in part due to Huawei's strong performance.
"Huawei gained share at the expense of almost all other market players," says Will Wong, Research Manager for Client Devices at IDC Asia/Pacific. Wong adds, "Still, Apple was able to buck the trend with its competitive pricing strategy and brand name – in spite of US-China trade tensions and the lack of a 5G model."
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• Huawei's market share reached a record high of 42.0% with its increased brand appeal and strong channel partnerships. While the Changxiang and nova series were the volume drivers, the high-margin Mate and P series provided attractive channel margins. This strategy played a crucial role in sustaining Huawei's performance in China.
• vivo continued to focus on the US$150-200 and US$200-400 segments with its Y and Z series. The iQOO series also fueled the vendor's performance by targeting tech-savvy users, while its competitively priced 5G model successfully garnered attention in the market.
• OPPO was still in the process of refining the positioning of its new Reno series during the quarter. As such, its A series continued to be the vendor's main driver – particularly in the low-end segment. The vendor focused on 4G smartphone demand, but also implemented inventory controls to prepare for the expected 5G boom in 2020.
• Xiaomi declined significantly during the quarter, as the vendor continued to face challenges around internal organizational changes, offline channel management, and brand differentiation between Mi and Redmi.
• Apple achieved a 5.6% year-on-year growth by offering competitive pricing and notable improvements in camera and battery life for its new iPhone 11 series. In addition, the new entry-level model shipped one quarter earlier this year, thus also supporting the year-on-year growth rate.
"4G inventory began to build in China as consumer attention was increasingly diverted toward 5G devices instead. However, consumers are also waiting for 5G smartphones to reach mid-range and mainstream prices, which means that replacement cycles are lengthening," says Xi Wang, Research Manager for Client System Research at IDC China. Wang adds, "Managing 4G channel inventory will be crucial while transitioning towards the 5G era."
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As time goes on, I find myself constantly evaluating and revising the way Pixelsmith works as a company. One thing I will always stand by is keeping the client in the loop on changes throughout the project. Keeping us transparent only enlists trust, reliability and the client is also not surprised or disappointed at the end of a project.
One of the practices we utilize are staging sites for client review. This way, the client can see in real time how something is either working or not working out for them. Another great tool our team utilizes is Sifter. With an easy to understand interface, this tool not only helps the client, but us with what issues have been crossed off our list and who's court they are in for each project. Lastly, we make sure to line item out as many details as possible in our estimates. This way it also makes it easy for us to adjust in case we need to re-estimate or update an existing one.
They may seem like minor items, but have proven to be very beneficial overall for our team and our partners.


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When it comes to lower extremity function I think the peroneals have to be one of the most important muscles besides the Gluteal group, who often steal the show.
The peroneal group, in particular peroneus longus, is a vital muscle as it helps descend the first ray onto the ground. As I posted about on Facebook yesterday, having good contact with your big toe on the ground while maintaining proper position of your ankle, knee, hip, pelvis and torso is hugely important. It sounds simple, but it is an extremely common"tug-a-war" that I have to work on with a majority of patients daily.
They put their big toe securely on the ground, but to do so their knee is caving in, their foot is collapsed, their hip is jutting out to the side etc. We then try to correct those compensations and the patient will struggle mightily to keep that big toe down while everything else is corrected. This is rehab, this is function, this is LIFE! The ability to have this function is so important in everything that we do. It helps us stay grounded throughout the day and building strong foot to hip connections and it's important during toe off in gait/running otherwise we are going to be moving off the outside of our foot and not utilizing full lower extremity potential. Controlling this tug-a-war and coming out on the winning side where we can get our toe down and everything else in as best of a position as possible is really what a lot of lower extremity dysfunctions come down to. It is often a missing link I find in people that have constantly been working on their hip alignment without much success.
Typically there isn't a vast array peroneal "specific" exercises besides the classic Theraband eversion exercise. The peroneals are an important muscle to work on in closed chain, but below is a simple exercise you can do in open chain that is a twist on the more commonly used eversion exercise.
Spreading the toes can be helpful.
I often cue people to lead into dorsiflexion with the PINKY TOE and lead into planter flexion with the BIG TOE. By leading plantar flexion with the big toe it is really going to fire up peroneus longus (eversion and plantar flexion), while so many of us would want to lead plantar flexion with a slight inversion bias. Also, I liked leading dorsiflexion with the pinky toe because so many times when people dorsiflex they will try to get "more" dorsiflexion by jamming up the medial aspect of the foot and thus it's really more of a midfoot flexion than a true dorsiflexion. By doing this, it almost helps keep the talocrural joint in neutral.
As with every exercise you must do it with INTENT!! You can't just go through the motions with this one or there is no real benefit. There should be quivering, shaking, muscle burning etc.
Let me know what you guys think. I really enjoy this exercise much more than classic inversion/eversion band exercises as it has a bit more of a functional purpose to really work on peroneal's motor control. And yes, don't worry people, lots of closed chain "functional" exercises are done on top of this. Thanks for reading everyone!
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Dundee UNESCO City of Design
Dundee is proud to be the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the UK. With a population of almost 150,000, Dundee is a compact and dynamic city with a strong cultural identity and history of innovation and creativity. Dundee is committed to embedding design and creativity as key drivers of the social and economic regeneration of the city.
The designation as a UNESCO City of Design recognises the city's diverse contributions to a variety of design fields in the cities past and present including:
Medical research – for drug design and discovery; and advances in the use of Service Design Principles in Healthcare.
Comics – as home to the longest running British comic – the Beano, and home to the world's first professor in comics at the University of Dundee.
Video games – as the birth place of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings to the location of the world's first degree in Computer Arts at Abertay University and home to a thriving computer games sector today.
Textiles – as the world centre of the jute industry in the 1900's, and today as home to innovation in smart textiles and fabric production.
Microelectronics – from the production of the ZX Spectrum the first home computer to a world leader today in the production of electrical data communication and fibre-optic cables
In 2018, Dundee's commitment to design was further cemented with the opening of Scotland's first design museum; V&A Dundee, designed by Kengo Kuma and part of Dundee's £1bn Waterfront redevelopment to reconnect the city to the River Tay. It has helped to draw the attention of the world to Dundee and welcomed over 830,000 visitors in it's first year.
Yet, it is most importantly the passion and the values of the people who contribute to Dundee's design sector through basing their businesses and lives in the city which ensure that Dundee is a thriving design city in which to work, live and visit.
As a UNESCO City of Design, Dundee is committed to working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals through our Action Plan. The city is committed to sharing best practices, developing partnerships and strengthening our citizens participation in cultural life. Dundee upholds the values of UNESCO and champions placing creativity at the heart of local development and international cooperation. The city does this by:
Celebrating and profiling the role of design a tool to improves lives by engaging citizens in design, the work of designers and opportunities for co-design.
Championing Dundee's designers by promoting their talent, supporting their creative and commercial success and involving them in decision making
Actively participating in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network by collaborating and sharing in developing projects and learnings from other UNESCO Creative Cities.
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The weather and daylight have been my biggest adversaries lately. It's only remotely bright out until 3pm, and even then, it's so cloudy and rainy that it's been nearly impossible to shoot decent outfit photos. A nice, bright crisp winter day would be highly appreciated!!
Ignoring the lack lustre weather, I am so excited for the holiday party season- finally a chance to wear copious amounts of sequins and pretty outfits! This year, I thought I'd share with you two very different looks: the first of which is a more casual - yet still glam - outfit, that is easily appropriate for a work party or more casual group holiday get-together.
The key here? It's all in the shoes! I found this eye-catching pair of silver smoking slippers on Sole Society, and just had to have them in my life. Amazingly enough, when they arrived, they were even better than I could have imagined. They're the perfect way to glam up an otherwise casual outfit. Pairing it with trousers keeps the look polished, but the sheer blouse makes it more evening-appropriate.
Keep your eyes peeled next week for an even bolder, more glamorous holiday look!


Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2 Compact Docking Speakers Review — www.irace.net.
If you need a small set of good-sounding speakers with a rechargeable battery that works with your iPod or iPhone, look no further. But this unit is definitely a compromise, and it won't be the best sounding system you've ever heard.
Bass response is very impressive--considering the size. You have two 2" active speakers, and two 3" passive cones. There's only so much air you can move with an arrangement like this, so you won't be waking the neighbors with this unit. But for use on a desk or in a small space, it sounds just fine. Highs are crystal clear and mids are pretty good too.
There are several other choices out there. It seems to me from the reviews out there that this is the only choice in this price range if you're looking for the best combination of portability and sound quality in a rechargable set of speakers. If I were inclined to spend twice the money on a larger box with a more powerful bass punch, I would grab the brand-new Altec Lansing inMotion MIX iMT800 Portable Digital Boom Box for iPhone and iPod, which probably sounds stupendous with its 5" woofer, midrange speakers, plus an FM radio, a better remote, really cool party features...but the MIX is about ten times bigger than this cute little thing, and the MIX isn't rechargeable.
Small? Check. Rechargable? Check. Good battery life? Check. Works with iPhone without interference? Check. Workable remote? Check. Doesn't sound like a tin can? Check. Small enough to throw in a beach bag or backpack with its nice padded case? Check.
Keep your bass response expectations reasonable and you will not be disappointed with the Pure-Fi Anywhere 2.


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General Motors acquires self-driving car startup Cruise Automation, reportedly for $1B+
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General Motors (GM) continues its self-driving car push today with the news that it has acquired Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars.
The news comes two months after GM first revealed its autonomous vehicle aspirations with a $500 million investment in Lyft, followed by acquisition of Sidecar's technology and assets.
"Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous benefits in terms of greater convenience, lower cost and improved safety for their daily mobility needs," said GM president Dan Ammann, in a press release.
As the century-old car company behind big automotive brands such as Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and Vauxhall, General Motors is one of the world's major carmakers — but it's also in danger of being usurped by tech companies that are building autonomous car technology, including Uber, Google, and Apple.
Founded in 2013, Cruise Automation has raised just shy of $20 million since its inception, and it has been building and testing autonomous vehicle technology across San Francisco.
"GM's commitment to autonomous vehicles is inspiring, deliberate, and completely in line with our vision to make transportation safer and more accessible," explained Kyle Vogt, founder of Cruise Automation. "We are excited to be partnering with GM and believe this is a ground-breaking and necessary step toward rapidly commercializing autonomous vehicle technology."
Following this acquisition, Cruise will continue to operate as an independent unit, though it will exist within GM's new Autonomous Vehicle Development arm. While an official figure hasn't been announced for this acquisition, Fortune reports that it amounts to more than $1 billion in cash and stock.


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In this Sept. 26, 2008 file photo, American murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia's court at the end of a hearing, central Italy. Knox and her former Italian boyfriend have been indicted in the slaying of Knox's British roommate Meredith Kercher last year. A third suspect, Rudy Hermann Guede from the Ivory Coast, was convicted in the case and senteced to 30 years in prison.
PUBLISHED: October 28, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 30, 2017 at 12:25 p.m.
PERUGIA, Italy – An American college student and her former boyfriend were ordered Tuesday to stand trial in last year's slaying of her roommate, while the judge also convicted an Ivory Coast man in the killing, lawyers said.
The judge indicted Amanda Knox, 21, of Seattle and Raffaele Sollecito of Italy on charges of murder and sexual violence in the stabbing death of Meredith Kercher of England, said Francesco Maresca, a lawyer for the victim's family. Trial for the two, who deny wrongdoing, will start Dec. 4.
A third suspect, Rudy Hermann Guede of the West African nation of Ivory Coast, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted on the same charges in a fast-track trial requested by his defense, Maresca said. Prosecutors asked for life in jail.
Knox's attorney, Luciano Ghirga, said his client "was quite disappointed" by the ruling. "She is ready to start again," Ghirga told reporters. "The (first) hearing is very close, we have to reorganize our defense line in time."
Judge Paolo Micheli emerged with a verdict after almost 12 of hours of deliberations. All the proceedings were held behind closed doors and the three suspects awaited the ruling in separate cells at the courthouse.
Lawyers for Knox and Sollecito, who were jailed shortly after the slaying last Nov. 2, had asked that their clients be granted house arrest if indicted. Lawyers leaving the courthouse said Micheli did not rule on the request and a decision was expected in the coming days.
Kercher's family, including her mother, father, two brothers and a sister attended the hearing.
"We are as pleased as we can be with the decision. At the end of the day, we are here because our sister Meredith was murdered," brother Lyle Kercher said at a news conference.
The victim's other brother, John, said he was "overwhelmed" when the judge handed down the guilty verdict for Guede.
Kercher, a 21-year-old student from England, was found dead in the apartment she shared with Knox. She had been stabbed in the neck.
Prosecutors allege Kercher died during what began as a sex game, with Sollecito holding her by the shoulders from behind while Knox touched her with the point of a knife and Guede tried to sexually assault her. Prosecutors say Knox then fatally stabbed Kercher in the throat.
Guede admitted being in the house, but denied any part in the killing. He said that he was in the bathroom when Kercher was attacked and that he rushed into the bedroom to try to rescue her. He said he fled Italy after the slaying because he was frightened.
Sollecito, 24, has said that he was in his own apartment in Perugia at the time of the killing and that he doesn't remember if Knox spent part or all of that night with him.
Knox initially told investigators she was in the apartment when Kercher was killed and covered her ears against the victim's screams. Later, Knox said she wasn't in the house.
Prosecutors say Knox's DNA was found on the handle of a knife that might have been used in the slaying, while Kercher's DNA was found on the blade.
They say they found Sollecito's DNA on the victim's bra, although Sollecito's defense team says the bra bore multiple DNA traces and argue the evidence might have been inadvertently contaminated during the investigation.
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How new gender-neutral bathroom in White House sends powerful message
Post author:Giulia Heyward
The LGBTQ community has hit major milestones with the legalization of same-sex marriage in 36 states and a recent order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation that went into effect this month. Yet, it is perhaps the quieter changes that have become significant indicators of the changing attitudes toward LGTBQ individuals, such as the new gender-neutral bathroom that has opened in the White House.
The gender-neutral bathroom is located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in the West Wing of the White House.
"The White House allows staff and guests to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity," White House spokesman, Jeff Tillman, told ABC News. "Which is in keeping with the administration's existing legal guidance on this issue and consistent with what is required by the executive order that took effect for federal contractors."
The news has elicited praise from LGBTQ organizations and activists.
"It is heartening to see that, even if legislators in some states are attacking the dignity and humanity of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, at least the White House is still moving in the direction of dignity and common sense," Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said in an interview with ABC News.
New legislative action in other countries has also changed in order to address individuals who many not identify as either female or male. Official documents in England now give their citizens the option to identify as "Mr.", "Mrs.", or "X."
Many students have been able to draw parallels between the effect this will have for employees at the White House and the effect gender-neutral bathrooms have had for students here.
"I really am grateful that we have [gender-neutral bathrooms] on campus," first-year Sarah Cohen, who identifies as agender, said. "The increased communication between people has really raised awareness, and I think that just the news that there is a [gender-neutral] bathroom in the White House will do more than the bathroom itself, which is already a really big step."
Information from this article was taken from abcnews.go.com and cnn.com.


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Charles Muhamed Huber  (born 3 December 1956 in Munich as Karl-Heinz Huber) is a German politician and actor. He was one of the first two Bundestag members of African ancestry, alongside Karamba Diaby, who were both elected on 23 September 2013. Huber is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, and was elected in the federal state of Hesse whereas he failed to win the Darmstadt constituency.

As an actor, Huber played Henry Johnson in the German crime series Der Alte.

Early life and education
Huber was born in 1956, the son of a Senegalese father, who was a diplomat and nephew of the former president of Senegal and philosopher Léopold Sédar Senghor, and a German mother in Munich. Huber completed a dental technician's apprenticeship.

Career
In the German TV series Der Alte, Huber reached fame when he played the part of police superintendent Henry Johnson from 1986 to 1997.

In 2002, Huber founded the organisation Afrika Direkt e. V., which supports young people, the poor, and artists in Senegal. He published an autobiography in 2005.

Since 2009, Huber has been a representative of the international council of the association Austrian Service Abroad, which is also attended by others like Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, György Dalos, Alberto Dines, Gabriela von Habsburg, Beate Klarsfeld, Branko Lustig, Erika Rosenberg and Ben Segenreich.

Member of the German Bundestag, 2013–2017
Huber was elected member of the German Bundestag in the 2013 federal elections. During his time in parliament, he served on the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development, which provides parliamentary oversight of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. On the committee, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on West and Central Africa, raw materials and illegal drug trade.

In addition, Huber was the chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the English- and Portuguese-speaking States of West and Central Africa (Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone); a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Francophone States of West and Central Africa; and a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America.

In February 2016, Huber accompanied German President Joachim Gauck on a state visit to Nigeria and Mali, where they met with the countries' respective presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

In June 2016, Huber announced that he would not stand in the 2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Other activities
 St Barbara Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees

Publications
Charles M. Huber Ein Niederbayer im Senegal. Mein Leben zwischen zwei Welten, Scherz, Frankfurt a. M. 2005,

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Grundon Waste Management has announced the acquisition of Rabbit Waste Management's commercial waste operations.
Grundon Waste Management has acquired Lancing-based Rabbit Waste Management's commercial waste operations, enabling it to more than double the size of its collection fleet across East and West Sussex.
The acquisition, which took effect from 1 February, has seen Grundon purchase the business and assets of Rabbit's trade waste division.
Grundon will now relocate operations, including Rabbit's drivers and customer service employees from the trade waste division, to its depot in Ford, near Arundel.
Bradley Smith, sales & marketing director for Grundon, said: "We're delighted with this acquisition and welcome the commercial and trade waste division of Rabbit Waste Management into the Grundon family.
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Юрій Федорович Сусла (* 5 лютого 1934, Перечин, Закарпаття) — радянський футболіст. Воротар, виступав, зокрема за «Спартак» (Ужгород), СКА (Львів), ЦСКА (Москва) і «Карпати» (Львів). Працює тренером у СДЮШОР «Карпати» (Львів). Єдиний, хто досі працює в клубі ще з часу створення команди у 1963 році.

Життєпис

Ігрова кар'єра
Закінчив Львівський інститут фізкультури (1966).

Перший тренер — Бачі Дьйорфі. Почав кар'єру в команді «Червона Зірка» Перечин (1952—1953 роки). Протягом сезону 1954 спочатку грав за «Спартак» (Ужгород), потім перейшов до ОБО (Львів). В сезоні 1957 року талановитого воротаря запросили до головного армійського клубу країни — ЦСК МО (Москва), але Сусла провів у чемпіонаті лише 2 поєдинки. Наступного року повернувся до львівського СКВО з яким посів 1-е місце в третій зоні класу «Б» і потрапив до фінального турніру за вихід до найвищої радянської ліги. Проте вже в першій грі турніру, який проходив у Тбілісі, Юрій Сусла отримав травму й не зміг взяти участь у наступних іграх. У боротьбі за єдину путівку львів'яни посіли 5-е місце серед 6 команд.

Перед сезоном 1963 перейшов до щойноствореного клубу «Карпати» (Львів). 21 квітня 1963 року взяв участь в історичному, першому офіційному матчі «Карпат» — львів'яни на власному полі перемогли з рахунком 1:0 «Локомотив» (Гомель), а Сусла відстояв гру «на сухо».

Товариші з команди відзначали надійність і «сталеві нерви» воротаря. Вдало діяв під час 11-метрових — відбив велику частину пенальті, призначених у його ворота.

Тренерська діяльність
Після першості 1966 року завершив кар'єру футболіста, у сезоні 1968 увійшов до тренерського штабу «Карпат». Разом з клубом здобув Кубок СРСР 1969 року, але через недогляд або неуважність документи Юрія Сусли загубились під час оформлення й тренер не отримав звання «Заслужений тренер УРСР».

З 1979 року працює у СДЮШОР «Карпати» (Львів). Єдиний, хто досі працює в клубі ще з часу створення команди у 1963 році. Серед його вихованців: Віталій Постранський, Олег Венчак, Микола Сич, Руслан Забранський і Богдан Шуст.

Примітки

Посилання
 Статистика на КЛІСФ
 Дві сімки першого воротаря «Карпат»!

Література
 Пилипчук П. Футбольні постаті Львова. — Львів: Галицька видавнича спілка, 2008. — С. 129
 Паук О. Під звуки «Черемшини». — Львів: ПП «КолВес», 2009. — С. 70—71

Радянські футболісти
Футбольні воротарі
Футболісти «Говерли»
Футболісти СКА (Львів)
Футболісти ЦСКА (Москва)
Футболісти «Карпат» (Львів)
Уродженці Перечина


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Charles County Sheriff's Detectives Charge Second Suspect in Double Shooting/Homicide
Press Releases // May 26, 2015
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry announced today that detectives have charged Richard Travess Conway, 26, of Waldorf in connection with the domestic-related shooting that left a man dead and a woman wounded in the parking lot of McDonald's in the 11000 block of Mall Circle on May 20. Conway's mother, Caroline Conway, was quickly linked to the case and was arrested and charged within hours after the murder.
On the night of the shooting, Caroline Conway approached Robert Michael Mange, 25, of Norfolk, VA, and his wife as they sat in their car in the parking lot waiting to pick up two children with whom they had visitation rights. Ms. Conway, the grandmother of the children, suddenly opened the car door and got in the back seat where she pulled a handgun and shot and killed Mr. Mange and then shot and wounded Mr. Mange's wife before fleeing. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from an ongoing child custody dispute between Mrs. Mange and Richard Conway, who had a prior relationship. The children were not with Ms. Conway at the time of the shooting.
Homicide victim Robert Mange, who was shot and killed on May 20 outside McDonald's on Crain Highway. The photo was provided to us by a relative and they asked that we release it on the family's behalf. Robert Mange was active duty Navy from 2010-2014. He was currently in the reserves.
After Ms. Conway's arrest, investigators learned Richard Conway was a police officer with the Prince George's County Police Department. They immediately contacted members of the PGPD and both agencies began a joint investigation. St. Mary's County Sheriff's officers also assisted with technical support. Detectives worked methodically through evidence and witness accounts and subsequently developed information linking Richard Conway to the case. After conferring with Charles County State's Attorney, Tony Covington, an arrest warrant was obtained. On May 25 Conway was arrested at his home he shared with his mother.
Mr. Conway was off duty when the crime occurred and detectives are looking into the possibility his service firearm –which has not been located –was used in the commission of the crime. Anyone who may have seen Caroline Conway or Richard Conway on the night of the shooting or shortly thereafter is asked to call Det. J. Elliott at (301) 609-6515. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS.
Conway and his mother are being held in the Charles County Detention Center with no bond. The investigation is continuing.
Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment of a person responsible for a crime in Charles County. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime or the location of a fugitive may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, texting CHARLES + the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting tips online at tipsubmit.com. All individuals who provide tips through Crime Solvers will remain anonymous. Learn more at the CCSO's website.
Diane Richardson
richardsond@ccso.us


Please Welcome our Newest Staff Member – Sam Claman | Design Alliance Inc.
Sam also studied at Iowa State where she earned her Bachelors of Architecture and graduated in 2016.
While in school Sam interned with Simonson and Associates, and after graduation Sam packed up and moved to Denver. While in Denver Sam continued to practice architecture and began to specialize in assisted living design.
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Missing Malaysia Airlines flight: Al-Qaeda among terror groups staying silent after plane's disappearance
There has been an absence of electronic "chatter" since the jet went missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board
Mystery: No terror groups have claimed responsibility for the disappearance of Flight 370 (
Image: Reuters)
Mystery continues to surround the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 after investigators admitted NO terror groups had claimed responsibility for its disappearance.
Three days after the jet went missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board and not a single piece of electronic "chatter" has been detected that would indicate that any known radical organisation, such as Al-Qaeda, was behind its strange disappearance.
Investigators in the US are understood to be reviewing surveillance video from Kuala Lumpur and the travel patterns associated with two stolen passports fraudulently used to board the aircraft.
They are also believed to be checking if any telling thumb-print records have been made at security checkpoints.
A source told NBC News that only "wackos" were claiming responsibility for the disappearance.
Al-Qaeda, as well as its affiliates and other groups inspired by its fundamentalist jihad, traditionally claim responsibility soon after perpetrating acts of terrorism.
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Pursuant to Article 9 of REMIT, trading participants that conclude transactions on an Organised Market Place (OMP) such as EEX and Powernext (PEGAS) are obliged to register as market participants before they start trading.
Market participants that enter into transactions which need to be reported to the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), are obliged to register with the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) in the Member State in which they are established or resident or, if they are not established or resident in the Union, in a Member State in which they are active.
A market participant needs to register only with one NRA. ACER has specified the data to be provided for the registration as well as the format. More detailed information on the registration process has been published by the NRAs.
NRAs will transmit the information in their national registers to the Agency. Based on that information, the Agency establishes a European register of market participants which may be made public fully or partly. The publication of the European register of market participants improves the transparency of wholesale energy markets. It also makes it possible for market participants to access information they need in order to complete their registration, and to comply with their obligations under REMIT.
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Double glazed window to rear, built-in wardrobes, coving to ceiling, electric heater.
Fitted with four piece suite comprising panelled bath with mixer tap, wash hand basin with base cupboard under and mixer tap, shower cubicle with fitted electric shower and low-level WC, full height tiling to all walls, obscure double glazed window to front.


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Smart Phone Critical Mass
July 12, 2010 Android, Apple, application, Droid, ev-do, evdo, geek, geeks, google, GPS, HTC, internet, iPhone, smartphone, sprint, verizonAndroid, app, Apple, Cell, critical mass, Droid, google, HTC, Incredible, iPhone, Motorola, Phone, smart, smartphone, Xtomwiles
The smartphone is a concept and an evolving device that has been around for a few years, though until now mass consumer adoption has been slow.
The introduction of the iPhone in June 2007 marked a radical improvement in smartphone interface design, usability and device capabilities. The iPhone caused a big upheaval in the then somewhat sleepy cell phone market. Even though the iPhone was an instant hit and unquestionably successful product, Apple's choice of tying the iPhone exclusively to AT&T in the United States likely slowed the pace of faster smartphone adoption. In a way, this slowing of smartphone adoption has been good because it has allowed carriers to beef up their networks in the interim.
Google entered the smartphone market announcing Android in November of 2007. Initial implementations of Android-powered devices demonstrated promise, but it has taken a while for Android itself to be improved, and smartphone manufacturers such as HTC and Motorola to come up with highly-desirable devices that take full advantage of Android's evolving and and advanced features and capabilities.
We are now in July of 2010. The iPhone 4 has been introduced. Alongside the iPhone 4, highly-desirable and functional devices such as the HTC Evo 4G, Droid Incredible , Droid X, and other Android-powered devices have either arrived or are shortly to come on the market. Now there's suddenly a new problem – all of these devices are in short supply, and manufacturers such as HTC are scrambling to ramp up production to meet the demand that seemed to come out of nowhere.
Where did all of this smartphone demand come from? There are several pieces of the marketplace puzzle that have finally come together all at the same time. The new smartphone devices are finally at a point where they are highly usable. Multiple competing cell networks are finally at a point where data connectivity and speed make them usable. Also, millions of consumers over the past few years have become intimately familiar with "dumb" phone models that have had smartphone-like features embedded into them, such as integrated cameras, limited Internet browsing, gaming, text messaging and GPS functionality. They make regular use of these features, and are ready to move up to better devices with larger screens.
The smartphone has reached critical mass and is ready to continue the march towards maturation. Smartphones are becoming a very mainstream product. People who a few years ago would have never considered any phone labeled with the smartphone moniker are now readily embracing the new devices.
As a result of this mass consumer adoption of the smartphone that's now underway, the market for highly-specialized smartphone apps will continue to explode to a degree in the future we might consider surprising even today. Multiple millions of consumers have millions of different needs and expectations. This exploding smartphone app market lends itself to the development of highly specialized niche applications.
Virtually any type of personal or industrial use a computer can be put to can likely also be done with a specialized app running on a modern smartphone. One tiny example of this is already in use is the area of automotive diagnostics. For many years, automotive technicians have used laptop computers in conjunction with special software connected via a cable to an automotive diagnostic port to onboard vehicle computers. Such software already exists for the iPhone to be used in place of a laptop computer, able to replace the cable connection with a Bluetooth connection. Imagine this realized potential multiplied a million times and you catch a glimpse of the future potential for smartphone apps and the uses these devices can and will be put to.
What Makes A Tech Success?
July 12, 2010 Facebook, internet, myspace, People, Privacy, service, Services, Social Media, tech, TwitterAPI, critical mass, email, Facebook, failure, family, friends, Jaiku, losers, marketplace, myspace, Plurk, Privacy, products, Services, success, tweet, Twitter, winnerstomwiles
It seems in the world of computers and the Internet there is always a steady stream of new things on the horizon, as well as a steady stream of new products and services. It's been this way for many years at this point.
There are always winners and losers. Winners can win big, and losers at worst fail to make any marketplace splash or even a ripple and end up in the tech dustbin of obscurity with few people ever knowing that the product or service ever existed.
What is it that makes for a successful product? Why is it that some products and services that seem very similar to other products and services end up becoming household names, while others end up being cancelled domain name landing pages?
It's obvious there are a variety of factors that come into play. If it were easy to predict these things, we would have a lot fewer losers. Why did Twitter become a household name, whereas similar services such as Plurk and Jaiku languish in the shadows? What enabled Facebook to steal most of the MySpace thunder?
New products and services that end up being successful frequently incorporate elements and principles of previously-existing successes, but package them in more compact and useful forms.
Initially when Twitter came along a couple of years ago, I heard people talking about it, but I was a bit resistant to sign up. I felt like I had plenty of ways to communicate with people, so why did I need to add yet another account to a service that would steal away time I already had filled, only to ultimately let yet another account go dormant? I finally signed up for Twitter, and after I began using it I began to understand the value of it. With a service like Twitter, the more people that are using it, the more valuable it becomes.
About the same time I signed up for a Twitter account, I also signed up for a Plurk account. After a few visits to the Plurk website over a period of a month or two, I haven't been back to the site since.
I believe what is valuable about Twitter is that 140 character limit per Tweet, forcing people to be succinct with their wording. Twitter and Tweet are cute names. The site design is simple, the blue bird logo pleasing to the eye, and the developers kept the API and name open to other developers, allowing an entire ecosystem of ancillary products and services to develop around it at the same time it was rapidly increasing in popularity. Twitter is very much like chat, which was already well established, but it had the added value that it either could be in real time, or not, able to be accessed from a vast array of devices beyond the Twitter website. Twitter also allows you to subscribe to just the people you want, and ignore or even completely block the rest. Twitter also allows you to reach out and touch people, and it allows you to monitor what others are up to whose lives are at once very similar to your own, yet often radically different. You can spend as much or as little time as you wish interacting with the service. Another thing that turned out to be incredibly useful with twitter is the vast 24/7 real-time data stream that it generates. Real-time Twitter data mining has proved to be quite valuable to many people.
To be honest I have always thought that many MySpace pages were often monstrous, unbelievably cluttered messes that often took a long time to load. Nonetheless, MySpace became popular because it obviously served a need with a younger demographic.
I've always thought Facebook's interface is somewhat confusing, though allowing for far less cluttered and confusing-looking profile pages. I still don't quite understand what got Facebook to the level of critical popularity – perhaps the less-cluttered, faster-loading profile pages gave it the critical edge over MySpace.
It should also be noted that Facebook allowed for an open API, allowing a myriad of interesting and often useful applications to be plugged in to its interface.
However it did it, Facebook managed to get to a critical mass of users where it became THE thing to sign up for and THE place to be to stay connected with family, friends and business associates. Something interesting has happened with Facebook that has never happened before – everyday, non-geek people who had never built website profiles in all the years they had been doing email and web browsing were suddenly signing up for Facebook in unbelievable numbers. Mothers, dads, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, etc. were suddenly showing up on the same service with their kids, nieces, nephews and grandkids. Once the ball rolled, Facebook became an incredible success.
I started noticing a while back that many people were starting to use Twitter and Facebook to communicate with each other in lieu of email. At this point I find myself getting pulled into that trend myself. These services don't offer the relative privacy of direct email, but they allow for easy, frequent public conversations and easy sharing of personal media such as photos between friends and family on a global scale.
What I take away from the success stories versus the less-successful competitors is that oftentimes the differences in design and implementation can be slight, but those slight differences can offer real, tangible advantages to the end user. If those often-slight advantages can somehow help get the product or service to a critical mass threshold, they can find themselves catapulted to the point of planetary awareness.
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Central Aroostook es un territorio no organizado ubicado en el condado de Aroostook en el estado estadounidense de Maine. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 118 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 0,08 personas por km².

Geografía
Central Aroostook se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Central Aroostook tiene una superficie total de 1468.71 km², de la cual 1441.67 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (1.84%) 27.04 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 118 personas residiendo en Central Aroostook. La densidad de población era de 0,08 hab./km². De los 118 habitantes, Central Aroostook estaba compuesto por el 100% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0% eran amerindios, el 0% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0% eran de otras razas y el 0% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 0% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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ikon is delighted to be working across 4 significant development plots for London and Quadrant and Moat Homes respectively at Meridian Delta in Royal Borough of Greenwich. The wider partnership with Meridian Delta Ltd is bringing forward the delivery of over 220 affordable homes for both rent and shared ownership on this major mixed-use regeneration site.
Greenwich Peninsula is the site of a former gas works which was subject to decontamination by English Partnerships, since which time the site has seen development of the Millennium Dome (now the O2) alongside the delivery to date of around 1,100 homes and other uses.
ikon is providing employers agent and CDMC services to both housing associations building on a long association with Greenwich Peninsula which has included the previous development phase undertaken by London and Quadrant and Bellway and acting as Employers Agent for Moat at Greenwich Millennium Village.


Who was Aunt Ida? And why do we bring up Mexico's economy?
If you dare, look closely at the section of your pay stub where your hard-earned money has been deducted. Do you see abbreviations like FICA, OASDI or SS? They refer to the piece going to Social Security.
In 2018, American workers will hand over as much as 6.2% of their pay to support the Social Security system. If you're self-employed, you'll pay up to 12.4% of what you earn.
The program represents the largest chunk of the federal budget, yet it can seem pretty mundane. But here are some odd facts we bet you don't know about Social Security.
The amount paid out by Social Security each year is close to the size of the Mexican economy.
The amount of money doled out by Social Security in a single year is almost equivalent to the size of Mexico's economy. You don't believe it?
In 2018, the Mexican economy is projected to hit $1 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund. Almost 62 million Americans collected $955 billion worth of Social Security checks in 2017.
Social Security isn't broke but is running out of money.
You may have heard that Social Security is broke. Not quite: The program was running a $2.85 trillion surplus in 2017, according to the latest report from the program's trustees. However, those reserves are expected to dwindle so that by 2034, benefits will have to be cut by about 25%.
Democrats want to fix that by raising Social Security taxes on the wealthy. Republicans want to make seniors wait longer to receive higher benefit amounts and face deep cuts if they claim benefits early.
Kids can get Social Security, too.
In 2016, 4.3 million children 18 and under got their own Social Security checks as dependents of deceased, disabled or retired workers, the federal Social Security Administration says.
The average monthly benefit? About $605. Social Security says the money helps provide for the family so the kids can finish high school.
Clerks sent the first recorded Social Security card to a young man named John David Sweeney Jr. in 1936.
A guy named John David Sweeney Jr. is the first American recorded as having a Social Security card. He was 23 when he received his card with number 055-09-0001 from the Social Security Administration in 1936.
However, the agency today has no idea who got the very first Social Security card. That would have had the lowest possible number: 001-01-0001.
The government uses Social Security money through the trust fund's investments in Treasury bonds.
Another rumor that makes the rounds is that the government "raids" your Social Security money to pay its bills. That's a little extreme, though Uncle Sam does borrow from the trust fund, in a way.
Here's how it works: The rules require that Social Security surpluses be invested in Treasury bonds — in other words, government debt used to pay for other things.
A retiree known as "Aunt Ida" got less than $25 in the first monthly Social Security check ever issued.
The first monthly Social Security check was for $22.54. That's the same as about $352 these days — still a paltry sum.
Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, Vermont, called "Aunt Ida" by friends and relatives, received the check in early 1940, several weeks after she retired as a legal secretary.
It's very difficult to live on Social Security.
Social Security won't make you rich. In fact, don't expect to live off of it, though many people try.
If you had toiled your entire life and scraped by on average earnings, then left the workforce in 2017 at age 65, Social Security would now be replacing just a measly 38% of your previous pay.
The Social Security system will eventually run out of number combinations.
When you die, your Social Security number goes to the grave with you. It's never reused.
Since 1936, the federal government has cranked out more than 453 million of the nine-figure identifiers. Most of us will be in our graves by the time Social Security runs out of numbers and needs to come up with a Plan B.


How did you first become interested in the health care field? Was there a specific moment you knew it was what you wanted to do?
As a child, I was interested in science and helping people. While I read the Science Year Book every year, my mother also started getting the Cherry Ames books for me (Cherry was a nurse and the series was similar to Nancy Drew). It didn't hurt that my favorite relative was a nurse as well.
You started out working as a nursing assistant, can you describe what kind of work you were doing? At what point, and why did you decide to move towards becoming a nurse practitioner?
I really started as a volunteer at the Red Cross (age 11) and later a Candy Striper (age 14). I became a nursing assistant (age 19) when I went to college – in the days where just put on a uniform and showed up on the floor – no education. I was rather appalled at what I saw, what I did not learn. As I started my nursing program, I went back to try and teach what I was learning about caring for patients.
My whole reason for going into nursing, from day one, was to make a difference people's lives. As I learned and grew, I knew that in order to have the impact I wanted, that further education was the way to go.
I was interested in science and helping people. While I read the Science Year Book every year, my mother also started getting the Cherry Ames books for me.
What are some of your primary responsibilities in your current role?
My current role is rather unconventional. For the last several years, I've own my own practice and I love it. While there are always constraints, I've had the most freedom to make a different in the lives of my patients and their families.
Additionally, I've gone on to expand my reach when it comes to patients. I also work with nurses and nurse practitioners that wish to have their own business and practice – helping them to expand their reach to even more patients where they can make a difference.
Your work seems incredibly rewarding and gratifying. What's it like to help people and make a difference in their lives?
I think most of us know what it's like to help people. For me, while I enjoy the income, it would be empty if there was not something meaningful in how I make a living. Making a difference is like the icing on the cake…it's the best part.
Please describe an average day of work for you, almost a 9-5 synopsis of what you do on any given day?
In my current practice, it's all about the patient. My patients all come to see me because of pain (the focus of my practice). Therefore, there is a lot of assessing in what's causing their pain and what can be done about their pain. Often times it's helping people learn techniques they can employee to help themselves. Other times, it's most useful just to LISTEN. I may order diagnostic test, therapy or prescriptions, or refer them to a specialist. The rest of my day is spent answering phone calls, completing documentation and working with staff, other providers and various vendors to the office.
Could you describe anything about your job that has been difficult or a hardship for you, Something that students should be prepared for when entering this career field?
I wouldn't say difficult or a hardship necessarily, but I think what new nurses and other health care providers need to be very clear on is that the education never ends. You have to be prepared to always be learning. The way I see it, is the license is just a license to begin your learning on a new level.
Most difficult? Sometimes it is that we are working with people. It's not always nice, neat and tidy. Sometimes people are angry, mean and hurtful. This may be personality, or often, it's a reaction to their illness. It's no fun giving someone bad news.
Are there aspects of your profession that you would like to see changed?
Right now there is so many regulations that it seems I spend a lot more time trying to make sure we are in compliance, meeting some documentation and billing rule or searching for a medication or treatment insurance companies will cover. It interferes with patient care. This is not something NP specific, but industry wide. In my mind, it's one of the biggest hindrances.
Of course health care coverage for all would be great, but it has to be done in a manner where it does not create more roadblocks and burdens on the people providing care. All of us just want to do right by our patients.
Finally, what sort of advice would you pass along to students who are interested in following your footsteps?
Do a good self assessment and figure out where your passion is. Get into a good program and take every opportunity to learn that is presented to you. Never even utter the words "I won't need that" because chances are you will. Be mindful of the proposed changes to entry to practice. Find yourself an NP mentor who will take you under their wings. Then pinch yourself every day for the blessing to do this kind of work.


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Close to home: Dainfern College
Independent Education | November 14, 2012	| 0 Comments
By Joanna Pettitt
In the first instalment of our series on ISASA schools on estates or in gated communities, we look at Dainfern College, in Johannesburg.
With safety an ongoing concern in South Africa, many families opt for the security of estate living, where they can enjoy recreational facilities such as restaurants, golf courses, nature trails, tennis and squash courts. These estates are in effect suburbs in their own right, where residents can socialise, shop and even work in the vicinity, while still enjoying the security of an estate environment. Dainfern College founders, Russell and Stella Upneck, lived on Dainfern Residential Golf Estate in northern Johannesburg. The ever-increasing nightmare of traffic congestion meant a long commute to schools for their children and they dreamed of a private co-educational school on their doorstep. This dream was realised when Dainfern College opened its doors in 1997 with just 35 pupils. Sixteen years later, the college has over 1100 pupils from Grade 0 through to Grade 12.
The school shares its name with the well-known Dainfern Residential Golf Estate, which often misleads people into thinking that the college is inside the estate itself. Dainfern College is in fact situated on Broadacres Drive, but shares boundaries and some access points with both Dainfern Golf Estate and Dainfern Valley. The gated communities of Dainfern Golf Estate, Dainfern Ridge, Dainfern Valley, Fernridge and The Fields are all accessed from Broadacres Drive, close enough for children to walk, cycle, or even come to school by golf cart without venturing onto the street.
The convenience of a top independent school close to home cannot be underestimated and some 75% of pupils at the school are drawn from the surrounding estates. This, combined with the fact that families tend to stay at Dainfern College, as the school is both co-educational and caters for children from Grade 0 to Grade 12, means there is therefore a very strong sense of community at the school as students and their families have so much in common.
As on the estates, security is paramount at the college, which is fully walled with access controlled by security guards and security cameras throughout the campus. Security is a concern for foreign families too and international companies often provide their employees on contract in South Africa with accommodation in secure estates. Sine Thieme is mother to four children at Dainfern College: "We are an American ex-pat family," she explains, "and when we first arrived in South Africa two years ago, we kept driving past Dainfern College and were so impressed with the facilities that we went for an interview to find out more about the school."
Thieme blogs at http://joburgexpat.blogspot.com and says families coming to Johannesburg inevitably contact her for information. She is always happy to share her experiences and to recommend the school: "We know that when we go back to the States the kids might lose a bit of time because of the differences in the system but they are getting such a great all-round education at Dainfern College that we feel it's more than worth it."
A world of education
With about 12% of its pupils being non-South African, Dainfern College is experienced in assisting foreign families settle into the community as soon as possible, putting them in contact with agents to help with accommodation and study permit applications. Because foreign students join the school throughout the year, various measures are in place to help them and their parents adjust as soon as possible to their new environment, such as 'buddies', mentors and the new-parent support group. The mix of nationalities and cultures is wonderful to see and means that Dainfern College certainly lives up to its motto of 'A World of Education – an Education for the World'!
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IT'S ALL GOOD
In 1991 Andrew Daddo was sacked as an MTV presenter. Rather than slink back to Australia, Andrew and a bloke he'd met at a party named Ray O'Neal, set off on a month-long motorcycle journey across America. Read more
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In 1991 Andrew Daddo was sacked as an MTV presenter. Rather than slink back to Australia, Andrew and a bloke he'd met at a party named Ray O'Neal, set off on a month-long motorcycle journey across America.
That summer with Ray forged a friendship that Andrew thought would last a lifetime. But in 2004, Ray tragically died in an accident. He left behind a wife and a young daughter, Rose.
In It's All Good, Daddo writes about that motorcycle journey, the people he met and the things he and Ray did, as a way of sharing with Rose some memories of her father.
This is a lovely, funny, poignant story that flows from one yarn to the next with delightful ease. Andrew Daddo captures a universal sadness experienced when we lose someone we love, and the heartfelt message is clear – never take people or their friendships for granted.
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Der Andere Rudolf Steiner
Posted by daniel on Apr 22, 2006 in Book Reviews, History, Steiner's Character | 0 comments
Der Andere Rudolf Steiner: Augenzeugenberichte, Inteviews, Karikaturen.
[The Other Rudolf Steiner: Eyewitness Reports, Interviews, Caricatures]
By Various Authors, Edited by Wolfgang G. Vögele
Reviewed by Daniel Hindes
Published April, 2005, and available in German only.
Wolfgang G. Vögele of the Rudolf Steiner Archives in Dornach has assembled a book of 67 eyewitness accounts, 8 interviews and 12 other contemporary references to Rudolf Steiner. They have been edited and arranged in approximate chronological order. The longest is 8 pages, the average about 3. Together they create a mosaic impression, vivid and rather incomplete. Vögele has added an introduction and a brief historical background to each selection. Some of the authors are famous (Hermann Hesse, Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer, and Franz Kafka). Others have been forgotten by history.
The collection is divided into three major sections, and thematically falls into three time periods. First are the recollections and references to the young Rudolf Steiner before he became active in Theosophy. A portrait of a serious and intense young man emerges. His schoolmate recalls how, as a seventh grader, Rudolf Steiner was warned by a teacher about using so much philosophical vocabulary, as it was ruining his writing. He was already studying Kant. Neighbors recall a friendly young man who enjoyed talking with anyone. Friends describe hours of marvelous conversation.
The second section deals with those who met Rudolf Steiner as the public initiate and lecturer on Theosophy, and their reactions. The descriptions often tell us more about the author than the subject. Certain themes reoccur frequently. Steiner's "jet black" hair is mentioned by dozens of people. His amazing capacity to listen completely to anther person during conversations was repeated in various anecdotes by all who claim to have had a private conversation with him. His enormous lecturing voice is also frequently mentioned. That he was able to fill even large halls with sound impressed many, even when they were not so taken with what he had to say. Some even called it hypnotic. Reactions to his public lectures ranged from "holy man" to "charlatan", and more than one person commented negatively on the large number of women in the audience.
The third section covers the period from the end of the First World War to Steiner's death in 1925. Here Steiner was a very public figure due to his efforts on behalf of the Threefold Social Organism. With a best-selling book and a sold-out public lecture tour, his name was in the papers frequently. Caricatures appeared in large-circulation magazines. Steiner apparently had a carefully cultivated look, always dressing in black, with black hair and deep-set eyes – an easy subject for a cartoonist. The book reprints one really funny cartoon that shows two large statues on pedestals, one labeled Buddha and the other Confucius. In between a small Steiner bows and says, "Pardon me, gentlemen, may I take a place between you?"
Certain things seem to have bothered contemporary non-anthroposophists, and were mentioned by several people. A "certain type" of "impressionable" woman constituted, by some accounts, a majority of his followers (though this is probably a reflection of contemporary sexism rather than actual audience composition). You can also see what difficulty Rudolf Steiner had with his followers, whose actions, though well-intentioned, could cast a negative light on the entire movement. Eurythmists in flowing gowns floating around the Dornach hill were the source of one satirical piece.
Despite publicity for the book promising shocking new insights, there is really nothing to force a radical reevaluation of Steiner's personality. The various not nice things said about Steiner are more a reflection on the writer than on Steiner. Some are rumor, and most are the honest reactions of people allergic to a spiritual conception of the world.


Bold Street Apartments is a four-storey art deco styled building that offers units for rental conveniently located close to downtown Hamilton. The structure of the building was created by using Composite TotalJoist with in-floor heating for the first floor and TotalJoist with wood sheathing for the upper floors.
The developers installed the system themselves, pointing to the simplicity of installation. The developers had used TotalJoist several years prior on another project where the joists were used to infill an old library and gymnasium. Knowing the cost savings and efficiency that could be achieved versus using structural steel, they knew that the iSPAN system was the right solution for this project.


Calculation of Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) is one of the factor which must be considered during the design process especially for high voltage transmission lines. It is common that based on those calculation, designer or planner may determine Right of Row (ROW) of the power line.
Moreover the results of simulations prepared on the designing phase can indicate the impact on environment which ensure that proceeding solution will not be danger for the people and surrounding nature.
It is matter-of-fact as in the worst case the wrong decision can even block realization of investment. Because of the alleged reasons it is important to take into consideration EMF calculations in order to utilize the best solution concerning both economy and environment aspects.
The presented software states a tool which allows conducting calculations of EMF around transmission and distribution overhead lines. The results of calculations are presented on graphical charts as EMF distribution.
It is allowed to calculate EMF for 1 circuit line as well as 2 circuit line. In each of cases ground wires may be considered. Moreover using different cases it is possible to mix and create major examples of power lines where two independent lines interact on each other.
Electro-Magnetic Field is calculated in accordance to analytical approach described in EPRI Red Book "Transmission Line Reference Book". Accuracy of these EMF calculations were checked with others commercial software.
Model of Passive Loop Wire (PLW) intended for mitigation of magnetic field purposes. It provides a possibility to simulate influence of passive loop which is suspended below live conductors in span. Magnetic Field is mitigated by means of induced current which flow through the closed loop.
Based on the literature this solution was tested in some real applications so it can be considered as a magnetic field limiting measure.
Audible Noise (AN) distribution around transmission lines. The calculation of Audible Noise is strictly connected with EMF because the level of Audible Noise is another factor which influence on proper line design process. This program allows making calculation in accordance with three different methods determined by three independent authors. EPRI, BPA and PN-N-01339:2000 (polish standard).
Results of calculations are presented as a cross-section distribution where different curves are depicted and represent different values of indicators.
In combination with EMF calculations designer receives full range of information about environmental impact on surrounding of the transmission line as well as it may indicate building constraints.
The information in the subject is very imperative to kept in mind during the selection of Right Of Way ( ROW) of a new HV Transmission Line passing nearby the residential , Industrial , Agricultural areas to cater the environmental issues.


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Q: Is there a purpose to the war missions in X3:Albion Prelude? I have stumbled across a couple of war missions in X3:Albion Prelude and have been sadly unimpressed: "deliver this radioactive waste, it's critical to the war effort!"  I see that war missions only appear in the red "war" sectors but I can't seem to find a theme or story behind the war other than the Albion missions.
Am I missing something?  Is there a real war story here in Omicron Lyrae or should I head back to Albion?

A: No, there is not. You may get a mission to fight the enemy in a contested sector, and some sectors may occasionally change hands, but there is no real story to be experienced or goal to be reached.

A: The "war missions" are pre-reqs for plot progression; you need to do 3 I think before you get the first part of the Albion plot, then a few more for the 2nd part. You'll see how many you've done in the pilot profile.
When you have "Trial by fire" - "Aid: The war effort" in your mission dialog this is what it wants you to do. The voice overheads are nonsense that appear to bear little or no relation to the war missions.
It also seems like any mission accepted in a war sector is a war mission. which is lucky, because the damn things spawn incredibly rarely.

A: I know that if you start a vanilla game as the top pick selectable character (the argon peacekeeper I think) you actually get a set of missions that tell a story or a "plot". Some of the mods have the Albion plot turned off though so check on that if you cant find the plot missions. I believe the "war missions" in the front line sectors are just a way to make money between the plot missions.

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De Brusselse premetro- en tramlijn 56 verbond, tot zijn opheffing in 2009, het station van Schaarbeek met het Noordstation (2008-2009) en Anderlecht (1993-2008). De kenkleur van de lijn, was lichtgroen. In zijn laatste vorm, tussen 2008 en 2009, was de geamputeerde lijn 56 de kortste van het Brusselse net.

Geschiedenis

Tot 1967
Deze tramlijn bestaat al lang in Brussel. In 1935 was de route van de tramlijn: Evere (Vredesplaats) – Verboeckh. – Plaats Liedts – Rogier Plaats – Beurs – Bara Plaats – Bergsche Steegrand weg – Rondpunt Meir – Anderlecht park. Na de oorlog werd op 5 januari 1948 de lijn verlengd naar Neerpede. In 1967/68 werden de tramlijnen gereorganiseerd en verdween de tramlijn 56. De tramsporen van het rondpunt Meir naar Neerpede in Anderlecht werd op 3 januari 1968 opgeheven. (de tramlijn 56 was al opgeheven, maar er was nog een tijdelijke pendeldienst Meir - Neerpede 75)

1993 - 2008
Van 1993 tot 2001 was Erasmus, nabij het Erasmusziekenhuis in Anderlecht, de eindhalte van tramlijn 56. Wegens de verlenging van metrolijn 1B in 2003, werd het traject tussen de haltes Debussy en Erasmus opgeheven. Vanaf september 2003 kreeg de tram de eindhalte Debussy toegewezen. Al gauw waren er plannen om de tramlijn verder door te trekken naar de westelijke uithoek van Anderlecht, gelegen aan afrit 15 van de Brusselse Ring. Vanaf september 2006 kwamen er dan aan het traject nog 4 nieuwe haltes bij, alle gelegen aan de Marius Renardlaan.

2008 - 2009
Na de herstructurering van het Brusselse tramnet in 2007-2008 nam tram 81 de zuidwestelijke tak naar Anderlecht over. Van lijn 56 bleef alleen het stompje Schaarbeek Station - Noordstation over. De lijn had hierdoor geen eigen sporen meer (het volledige traject werd gedeeld met andere lijnen), maar was wel de enige rechtstreekse tramverbinding tussen deze twee stations.

Eind juni 2009 reed de laatste tram op lijn 56. Aanvankelijk zou de lijn tijdelijk verdwijnen vanwege werken in de Gallaitstraat. Op 10 november 2009 werd bekendgemaakt dat lijn 56 omwille van besparingsmaatregelen zou worden opgeheven. Na de voltooiing van de werken einde 2009 werd de dienst niet dan ook niet hervat.

Traject
 Van juni 2008 tot juni 2009: Schaarbeek station - Prinses Elisabeth - Verboekhoven - Paviljoen - Rubens - Liedts - Thomas - Noordstation

 Voor de herstructurering in 2007-2008: Rogier - De Brouckère - Beurs - Anneessens - Lemonnier - Zuidstation - Bara - Fiennes - Raad - Albert I - Kuregem - Dover - Verzet - Sint-Guido - Meir - Ysaye - van Beethoven - Frans Hals - Vivèspark - Marius Renard.

Bijzonderheden
Tussen het Zuidstation en de halte Liedts reden er in 2007-2008 ook 'onechte' trams 56; dit waren eigenlijk trams van lijn 25 die tijdelijk doorreden tot het Zuidstation en hiervoor lijn 56 op hun bestemmingsaanduiding vermeldden.

Lijn 56 reed het laatste jaar voor opheffing alleen overdag (tot 8 uur 's avonds).

Materieel

Op lijn 56 reden voornamelijk enkelgelede PCC-trams (serie 77xx-78xx).

De 'onechte' trams 56 op het stuk Zuidstation - Liedts (komend van lijn 25) waren lagevloertrams van het type T2000 of T3000.

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Q: Delphi : Operator not aplicable to this operand type im a beginner to Aplication forms in Delphi, i need a little help please.  So its basically a program that does Aritmetic count for numbers from
Memo box. I wanna also add interval to it. (-15;20>  And i wanna do it for all ODD numbers.
Variables are listed here
soucet:SUM,
pocet:count of numbers,
Prumer:Arithmetic mean
procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
var soucet,prumer,x:  Real;
i,pocet:Integer;
begin
Memo1.Clear;
soucet:=0;
pocet:=0;
i:=0;
While i<= Memo1.Lines.Count-1 do begin     --
x:=StrToFloat (Memo1.lines[i]);          --
If (x>-5) and (x<=5) then begin
   soucet:= soucet + x;
   inc(pocet);
end;
 inc(i);
end;
If pocet>0 then begin
  prumer:=soucet/pocet;
  Memo1.Text:= floattostr(prumer);
 end
 else Memo1.Text:= 'Žádná čísla z intervalu (-15;20>';

But i only want this code to be for ODD numbers...
procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
var soucet,prumer,x:  Real;
i,pocet:Integer;
begin
Memo1.clear;
soucet:=0;
pocet:=0;
i:=0;
While i<= Memo1.Lines.Count-1 do begin     --
x:=StrToFloat (Memo1.lines[i]);          --
If (x>-5) and (x<=5) then begin
  If x mod 2<>0 then begin
    soucet:= soucet + x;
    inc(pocet);
  end;
end;
  inc(i);

end;
If pocet>0 then begin
  prumer:=soucet/pocet;
  Memo1.Text:= floattostr(prumer);
 end
 else Memo1.Text:= 'Žádná čísla z intervalu (-15;20>';

The problem is that it shows : Operator not aplicable to this operand type.
What should i do to remove this error ?

A: You have your xdeclared as real but the modoperator works on integer
Either

*

*Declare x as integer and use StrToInt, TryStrToInt or StrToIntDef io StrToFloat

*Truncate the real to an int like this: if Trunc(x) mod 2 <> 0 or even better use the built-in odd function like this: if odd(Trunc(x))
This will solve your immediate problem but you might want to read up on

*

*input validation

*clean code

and not related to your current code but important enough to mention

*

*error/resource handling (try...finally)


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Doja Cat Net Worth 2023
January 12, 2023 November 8, 2022 by NSB
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, known professionally as Doja Cat, is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager.
Doja Cat Biography
Name Amala Zandile Dlamini
Nickname Doja Cat
Birth Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Weight 61 kg (134.5 lbs)
Hair Color Black (Natural)
Father Dumisani Dlamini
Mother Deborah Elizabeth
Hometown Tarzana, California
Education Qualification School Dropped Out
Debut Album Amala (2018)
Twitter @DojaCat
Instagram Doja Cat
Date of Birth: Oct 21, 1995 (27 years old)
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Profession: Rapper
Doja Cat's true name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, although she is better known by her stage name. She was born on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her father, Dumisani Dlamini, is a South African actor and film producer, and her mother, Deborah Elizabeth, is a Jewish American painter from Durban.
"I was really hooked to drugs and weed culture, so when I began rapping, I thought of the term 'doja' and how it sounded like a girl's name," she says of her stage catchphrase, which she acquired from one of her cats and her favorite strain of marijuana. Doja Cat has characterized her life after dropping out of school as "messy," stating that she slept on the floor and spent "all night and day" searching the internet for beats and instrumentals to acquire and utilize in her own songs.
Doja Cat stays relatively mum about her personal life, and prefers not to reveal information pertaining to her relationships. However, she has often alluded to her queer sexuality, and has been seen dating musicians such as Jawny and Bree Runway. In early 2021, Doja Cat purchased a $2.2 million home in Beverly Hills. A prominent social media presence, Doja Cat has occasionally drawn controversy for her remarks. In 2018, she was criticized when the word "faggot" was found in one of her older tweets. She subsequently issued a series of apologies and deleted the tweet. Later, Doja Cat received backlash for saying that COVID-19 was merely a "flu," and for participating in celebrations during the pandemic.
Doja Cat has not disclosed a lot about her education. She has spent her early life learning to be a singer, which kept her away from education. However, we do know that she later went to Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts. Doja also became a professional singer at the age of 17.
Doja Cat is a very big name. She is a very successful rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer, who has achieved some serious success in very less time. Doja was involved in music from a very young age. Although, he became famous after uploading her first song on SoundCloud. Her song named So High achieved decent success, which later proved to be a breakthrough for her. She got signed by RCA records. At the age of 17, she released her first EP, which really became a superhit. Her debut album failed to gather enough success. However, her internet works keep her in line. Her later albums gathered a very good response. Many of her singles like, Say So, Kiss Me More, Need To Know, etc. She has also worked in a few television shows. Doja Cat has won numerous awards at a very young age. She has won awards like American Music Awards, Billboards Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, etc.
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