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Katherine Kertzman retiring as President/CEO of Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority
Dec 3, 2020 | Des Moines, Featured Post, News, SeaTac, Tukwila
Following a 20-year long career in public service in destination marketing, Katherine Kertzman, president and CEO of the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (RTA), has announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2021, or on the appointment of her successor.
The RTA is the official destination marketing organization for Seattle's Southside including the cities of SeaTac, Tukwila and Des Moines. Its main offices were in SeaTac until being closed in April, 2020 due to the pandemic.
Kertzman has served the organization for 18 years and led the innovative transformation from the start as a single city department to the regional approach the organization takes today. Under her direction the Seattle Southside RTA became fully staffed and operational on January 1, 2016. Significant accomplishments made through the formed RTA include contracting with the cities of SeaTac, Tukwila and Des Moines for more than $1 million in lodging tax and receiving $3.5 million in TPA assessments to market the regional destination.
She also led the creation of the Seattle Southside Tourism Promotion Area (TPA) in October 2014, and the creation of the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (RTA), a public corporation and separate legal entity, which manages increased funding and tourism promotion activities for the cities of Des Moines, SeaTac and Tukwila. The boundaries of the three cities make up the TPA.
Kertzman is a tourism industry veteran with extensive hospitality and marketing industry experience. She was appointed by Governor Gregoire to be co-chair of the Tourism Commission where she was part of rebranding the state and creating the strategic plan. When the state closed the tourism office she was instrumental to create the Washington Tourism Alliance. She served on the steering committee for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to develop the report for lodging tax use in 2013 and the board of the Washington State Destination Marketing Organizations Association as president and legislative affairs chair. She also earned the prestigious designations of Certified Destination Management Executive and a Certified Tourism Ambassador from Destinations International.
"I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to work alongside Katherine, her commitment to tourism and her ability coalesce regional and statewide interests for the benefit of tourism is parallel to none," said David Blandford, interim executive director of Washington Tourism Alliance. "She has been such an integral part of tourism in Washington State and her leadership will be missed in her retirement."
Kertzman has received multiple career honors and esteemed awards, including 3CMA (Cities, Counties, Communication & Marketing Association) Savvy Awards for best technology services (website) and best publication (travel guide); Totem Awards from the Puget Sound chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) (tourism map); Hospitality Business Awards from the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce; and the City of Tukwila's Mayor's Special Award for outstanding performance and commitment.
Before her career in the tourism industry, Kertzman led the creation of the Highline Midwifery Service where her work helped to reduce the C-section rate and decrease the number of underserved women without prenatal care at Highline Medical Center. Her leadership garnered her the National Association of Women's Health Professionals award for patient advocacy. Kertzman's dedication to serving people has continued throughout her hospitality and tourism career.
"We thank Katherine for her leadership and strategic contributions that positioned the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority for future success. In addition to achieving a solid financial performance, Katherine built a strong management team and advanced the organization's efforts to drive the destination's economic impact, job creation, sustainability and quality of life through travel," said Maureen Huffman, the board chair. "As a board, we are committed to conducting a comprehensive search to identify the next chief executive officer to execute on our growth strategy and lead our team, for the benefit of our regional travel and tourism industry."
Over Kertzman's five years leading the Seattle Southside RTA team, the organization has received accreditation from Destination International and garnered recognition for its outstanding initiatives. Recent awards include Northwest Travel & Life's Top Travel Pick 2019; Sports Events Readers' Choice; the PRSA's Certificate of Excellence for work on a military reunion ConFAM tour; Hermes Creative's platinum awards for video creativity, video and digital advertising; Vega Digital Award Canopus winner; and MUSE Creative platinum award. The organization was also a grand winner of the NYX Video Awards.
The Seattle Southside RTA plans to open a nationwide search to fill the position of president and CEO in early January 2021.
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Q: Race condition when dereferencing pointers We are working in a very simple memory pool and we found a very interesting bug that we've not been able to solve.
The idea of the algorithm is as follows: there is a stack of "available" memory chunks, so each chunk has a pointer to the next available chunk. To avoid having a secondary data structure, we decided to use this same memory chunk to store the pointer. Therefor, the next available chunk is obtained by dereferencing this chunk: void *nextChunk = *((void **)chunk)
The code is originally implemented with C++ atomics, but we could simplify it and reproduce the issues with C atomic intrinsics:
void *_topChunk;

void *getChunk()
{
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For the tests that we've been running to debug this issue, we generated several threads that do this:
while (1) {
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    *((void **)ptr) = (void *)~0ULL;
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}

At some point in the execution, getChunk() segfaults because it is trying to dereference a 0xfff... pointer. But from what is written in returnChunk(), *((void **)chunk) should never be 0xfff..., it should be a valid pointer from the stack. Why is it not working?
We have also tried to use an intermediate void *, instead of the dereference directly, and the result is exactly the same.

A: I think the problem is in function getChunk. The third parameter to __sync_bool_compare_and_swap might be outdated. Let's have a look on a slightly modified version of getChunk:
void *getChunk()
{
    void *chunk;
    void *chunkNext;

    // Try to reserve a chunk (for these tests, it has been forced that _topChunk can never be null)
    do {
        chunk = _topChunk;
        chunkNext = *(void **)chunk;
        //chunkNext might have been changed meanwhile, but chunk is the same!!
    } while(!__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&_topChunk, chunk, chunkNext));
    return chunk;
}

Lets assume we have a simple chain of three chunks, located at addresses 0x100, 0x200 and 0x300. And we need three threads (A, B & C) to break the chain:
//The Chain: TOP -> 0x100 -> 0x200 -> 0x300 -> NIL
 Thread
 A      chnk     = top;         //is 0x100
 A      chnkNext = *chnk;       //is 0x200
   B       chnk = top           //is 0x100
   B       chnkNext = *chnk;    //is 0x200
   B       syncSwap();          //okay, swap takes place
   B       return chnk;         //is 0x100
   /*** The Chain Now: TOP -> 0x200 -> 0x300 -> NIL ***/
     C        chnk = top;      //is 0x200
     C        chnkNext = *chnk //is 0x300
     C        syncSwap         //okay, swap takes place
     C        return chnk;     //is 0x200
   /*** The Chain Now: TOP -> 0x300 -> NIL ***/
   B       returnChunk(0x100);
   /*** The Chain Now: TOP -> 0x100 -> 0x300 -> NIL ***/
 A      syncSwap(&Top, 0x100, 0x200 /*WRONG, *chnk IS NOW 0x300!!!!*/  );
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The ~1 Myr history of the Purico-Chascon volcanic complex (PCVC) records significant changes in the production and storage of magmas in the crust. At ~1 Ma activity at the PCVC initiated with the eruption of a large 80-100 km³ crystal-rich dacite ignimbrite with restricted whole rock ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratios between 0.7085-0.7090. In-situ analyses of plagioclase from the Purico ignimbrite have ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.7087-0.7090. The dacite magma accumulated and evolved at relatively low temperatures around 800-850 °C in the upper crust at 4-8 km depth. Minor andesite and rhyolite pumice late in the sequence have similar restricted whole rock ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.7089-0.7091. The radiogenic isotopes of this 0.98 Ma activity are consistent with all these compositions resulting from 50 to 70% crustal assimilation by parental Central Andean "baseline" magmas at depths between 15-30 km. The final eruptions at the PCVC occurred <0.18 Ma producing three small < 5 km³ crystal-rich dacite lava domes with whole rock ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios 0.7075 to 0.7081 containing abundant basaltic-andesite enclaves with whole rock ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of 0.7057- 0.7061. Plagioclase and amphibole from samples from the largest of these domes, Cerro Chascon, record two distinct magmatic environments; an upper crustal environment identical to the Purico ignimbrite and a second deeper, ~15-20 km depth, higher temperature (~922-1001 °C) environment consistent with conditions recorded in the basaltic andesite enclaves. Accordingly, plagioclase cores in the host dacite lava and enclaves have enriched in-situ ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotopic compositions of 0.7083 to 0.7095 while plagioclase rims and microphenocrysts in the enclaves have ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratios from 0.7057 to 0.7065 and 0.7062 to 0.7064 respectively. Lavas from Cerro Chascon also contain abundant Fo82 olivine with spinel and basaltic melt inclusions that crystallized in a deep crustal environment (>1250 °C) consistent with a lower crustal MASH zone. The high baseline isotopic ratios observed in bulk rock and plagioclase crystals from Cerro Chascon (0.7057-0.7065) are consistent with MASH processes. The evolution of the PCVC is a microcosm of the Andean arc in this region where, from 10 - 1 Ma, dominantly dacitic upper crustal magmatism of the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex ignimbrite flare-up persisted until ~1 Ma, when smaller volume, more heterogeneous and less isotopically enriched basaltic andesite to dacite composite volcanoes signal a return to steady state arc volcanism. I suggest that the PCVC captures the transition of the Andean arc from flare-up to steady state. The temporal trend at the PCVC is consistent with a waning thermal flux. High magmatic fluxes during the flare-up would have resulted in elevated geothermal gradients and efficient crustal processing leading to a dominantly dacitic upper crust (0 to 35 km) that fed the large volume Purico ignimbrite. As magmatic flux and thermal energy wanes, crustal isotherms relax resulting in greater thermal contrast between parental magmas, crust and remnant upper crustal dacite magma. This manifests in more heterogeneity and the survival of less isotopically enriched magmas in the upper crust. These arc scale magma dynamics are recorded even at the intra-crystalline scale. Individual crystals from Cerro Chascon also record vital information on the crystallization and evolution of mantle-derived magmas in continental magmatic arcs. Fo₈₂ olivine, olivine hosted spinel, and basaltic melt inclusions record the crystallization of olivine at >1250 °C in conditions consistent with a lower crustal (~70 km depth) MASH zone. Another significant crystallization event appears to have occurred at ~20 km depth, characterized by the crystallization of high An plagioclase (An₇₂₋₈₄) at ~1100-1050 °C followed by high-Al amphibole (~12-15 wt.% Al₂O₃) at ~1000-950 °C. The appearance of amphibole on the liquidus appears to have resulted from a nearly 2-fold increase in melt water content following ~45% crystallization of high An plagioclase. Following this extensive crystallization the highly crystalline mafic magma ascended into the upper crust and interacted with the remnant crystal mush from the Purico ignimbrite magma reservoir. Low An plagioclase (An₃₉₋₅₅), low Al amphibole (~6-9 wt.% Al₂O₃), sanidine, and biotite retain the chemical composition of the Purico ignimbrite magma, whereas, olivine, high An plagioclase, and high Al amphibole record the mafic recharge magma. The textures and compositions observed in Cerro Chascon are common in both continental and oceanic magmatic arcs worldwide and I propose that multiple crystallization events and upper crustal assimilation are fundamental processes intrinsic to arc magmatism. I have also used in situ ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratios in plagioclase from andesite, dacite, and rhyolite pumice from the ~1 Ma Purico ignimbrite to determine the cause for compositional zoning in the Purico ignimbrite magma reservoir. Andesite pumice contains two texturally, compositionally, and isotopically distinct types of plagioclase, small (<500 μm) subhedral to euhedral crystals with high MgO (130-490 ppm) and low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶r crystals (0.7076-0.7084) record a hot (>900 °C) andesite magma derived from an ~20 km deep magma reservoir. In contrast, the second type of plagioclase in the andesite appear to broken fragments of larger crystals and have significantly lower MgO (90-240 ppm), higher ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.7096-0.7114), and appears to be derived from the lower temperature (crystallized at ~800-900 °C), upper crustal (<10 km) plutonic basement. Dacite pumice also contains two texturally and compositionally distinct types of plagioclase. However, both types have very restricted MgO (b.d.l.-200 ppm) and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.7085-0.7095) ratios and appear to have grown at ~850°C. These crystals are also significantly larger (>1000 μm) than plagioclase from the andesite pumice and have clear euhedral rims. Rhyolite pumice from the Purico ignimbrite also contains distinct types of plagioclase. Both types of plagioclase are similar in size (<500 μm) and appear to be fragments of larger crystals. One type is characterized by low MgO (b.d.l.-240 ppm) and restricted ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratios (0.7088-0.7095) similar to plagioclase in the dacite pumice, and the other has significantly higher ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios (0.7095-0.7103) consistent with the upper crustal ignimbrite basement. The compositional variations observed in plagioclase crystals from the Purico ignimbrites are consistent with the recharge of a previously emplaced upper crustal (4-8 km depth) dacite magma reservoir by a hotter, deeper (20 km deep) andesite. During ascent, the andesite incorporated crystals from the surrounding upper crustal plutonic bodies before pooling against the residence dacite magma and crystallizing. Crystallization of the andesite resulted in the expulsion of a rhyolite interstitial melt that ascended through the dacite reservoir and pooled at the top of the reservoir. The rhyolite melt incorporated crystals from the dacite magma during ascent as well as crystals from the roof rock, which in the case of the Purico ignimbrite represents the plutonic remnants from other large silicic magmatic systems associated with the APVC. Thus, the compositional variations observed in the Purico ignimbrite results from a combination of crustal assimilation, crystallization, and melt extraction all initiated by mafic recharge.


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Прохор Кидонис (, ; ок. 1333, Салоники — ок. 1370, Афон) — византийский монах-богослов, гуманист, переводчик. Брат Димитрия Кидониса.

Биография
В молодости стал монахом Лавры Святого Афанасия на Афоне, позднее был рукоположен в иеромонахи.

Богословские взгляды
Являлся сторонником культурологического латинофильства: владел латинским языком, является автором переводов на греческий язык сочинений Августина, Боэция и Фомы Аквинского.

Главный труд
Главный труд Прохора — богословский трактат «О сущности и энергии», написанный под влиянием идей Фомы Аквинского. Рассматривая вопрос о соотношении Божьей сущности и её свойств, Прохор отвергает идею паламитов (последователей Григория Паламы) о разделении Бога на сущность и свойство и утверждает, что «Бог не имеет энергию физическую и субстанциональную, но только сущность». В отличие от паламитов, строивших аргументацию на текстах Библии, выступает за идущие от разума доказательства, основанные на силлогизмах Аристотеля.

Изгнание с Афона
За свои взгляды решением Константинопольского собора 1368 года был лишён сана, анафематствован и изгнан с Афона.

Критика
Бывший византийский император Иоанн VI Кантакузин оставил сочинение «Опровержение Прохора Кидониса».

Литература
 Каприев Г. Византийска философия. — 2-е изд. — София, 2011.
 Поляковская М. А. Портреты византийских интеллектуалов. — 2-е изд. — СПб., 1998.
 Mercati G. Notizie di Procoro e Demetrio Cidone, Manuele Caleca e Teodoro Meliteniota ed altri appunti per la storia della teologia e della litteratura bizantina del secolo XIV. — Cittа̀ del Vaticano, 1931.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Чекалова А. А. ПРО́ХОР КИДО́НИС // БРЭ.

Ренессансные гуманисты
Богословы Византии
Писатели Византии
Писатели XIV века
Переводчики с латинского языка
Переводчики на греческий язык
Персоналии:Великая Лавра
Монахи Константинопольской православной церкви

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Yes, the costliest and also the most awaited movie of the year have almost arrived, come next Thursday. Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in lead roles is something India is getting ready to watch.
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Runway Unusable: Sometimes the path ahead isn't ready for us. We need more time to grow, more time to rest, more time to build up our strengths, strategies, and defenses. Better to land when the time is right than crash and burn into the wrong situation at the wrong time.
Emergency: We've all been there, dealing with one of life's unexpected U-turns. Give yourself grace to deal with the circumstances, time to heal and recharge, and permission to proceed at the right pace for you. Forging ahead without the proper time to assess the damages sets you up for weakened defenses and almost guarantees further destruction.
I found myself in one such holding pattern at the beginning of my marriage. I was jobless for the first time in my adult life, living in a new city, and my husband was often deployed. I had no idea what I was doing with my life and all the time in the world to figure it out. I felt purposeless, bored, and irritated. But it was ultimately in this period of waiting that I discovered my passions. Through the ins and outs of my days, I was spending time in the kitchen trying new foods and recipes, making connections at farmer's markets, reading nutrition books, and getting fired up about the true picture of health. Time and research led me to finding the Nutritional Therapy Association. This extended period of time also helped build independence, empowerment, and courage to go after what I wanted. This holding pattern for me, although difficult and often frustrating, ultimately gave me the tools and guidance to go after the desires of my heart. And although building a business and client base has been a slow process with lots of necessary maintenance in between, I'm learning to trust the process, knowing that time will lend valuable perspective and tools for the steps ahead.
Life often puts us in these holding pattern situations, where there's no moving forward. We're just stuck in an aimless loop, perhaps checking and re-checking our own systems (health and mental status, family situations, financial recovery, life purpose discovery, dealing with burnout, etc) to determine the safest way to proceed. When we're stuck in these holding patterns, it seems as if we're just burning fuel and yet not going anywhere. But even in the midst of pause, there is purpose. There are things that need to fall into place, or self-maintenance that needs to be addressed before we can move on.
If you find yourself in one of life's holding patterns, perhaps pause to consider what needs to be addressed before moving forward, and aim to recognize the value and purpose in the reprieve. Give yourself grace for the process and patience for the pieces that need to fall into place.
Let me know, what are some of the holding patterns you've dealt with, and what valuable perspective did you learn from them?
*The cover image used for this post was taken in-flight by my husband.


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Q: Dynamically adding views to a listview row with checkbox I have a listview where I need to add views dynamically to the listview row.I have done that but the dynamically added view has a checkbox.
  So for example if i have two dynamic views added to a row of listview when I check one checkbox the other has to be unchecked.No matter the number of dynamic views, at a time only one checkbox should be selected.
This is the code I used to add dynamic views to the row of a listview and its in the getview of the Adapter.
if (commutes.get(position).types.size() != 0) {

            viewHolder.parentPanel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

            viewHolder.parentPanel.removeAllViews();

            for (i = 0; i < commutes.get(position).types.size(); i++) {

                // inflate child
                View item = inflater.inflate(R.layout.childview, null);

                CheckBox chk = (CheckBox) item.findViewById(R.id.ck);

                int newId=Integer.parseInt(position+""+i);
                chk.setId(newId);
                if(mChecked.contains(newId))
                {
                    chk.setChecked(true);
                }
                else
                {
                    chk.setChecked(false);

                }

                chk.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(View v) {
                        CheckBox cb = (CheckBox) v;
                        if (cb.isChecked()) {
                            mChecked.add(cb.getId());
                        } else {

                            mChecked.remove(mChecked.indexOf(cb.getId()));

                        }
                    }

                });

                TextView rupeeSymbol = (TextView) item.findViewById(R.id.tvRupeesSymbol);
                rupeeSymbol.setTypeface(AppUtil.getINRTypeFace());
                TextView rupees = (TextView) item.findViewById(R.id.tvRupees);
                TextView kms = (TextView) item.findViewById(R.id.tvkm);

                rupees.setText(Html.fromHtml("" + commutes.get(position).types.get(i).price + "" +
                        "" + " for " + ""));

                kms.setText(Html.fromHtml("" + commutes.get(position).types.get(i).kms + "" +
                        "" + " (" + commutes.get(position).types.get(i).free_text + ")" + "" + "
"));

                int viewId = position + i;
                item.setId(viewId);
                viewHolder.parentPanel.addView(item);

            }

        } else {
            viewHolder.parentPanel.setVisibility(View.GONE);

        }

For checkbox functionality below code is declared
ArrayList<Integer> mChecked=new  ArrayList<Integer>();

This is the viewholder for the adapter.
private static class ViewHolder {
        LinearLayout parentPanel;
        TextView locationSelected;
        TextView price;
        TextView carName;

    }

This is the xml of the childview
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
    android:id="@+id/relativeLayout"
    tools:context=".CommuteActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvRupeesSymbol"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:text="`"
        android:textColor="@color/text_dark_grey"
        android:textSize="16sp" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textSize="14sp"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/tvRupeesSymbol"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:id="@+id/tvRupees"
        android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
        android:text="ddddddd"/>
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textSize="14sp"
        android:id="@+id/tvkm"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/tvRupees"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/ck"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:src="@drawable/tick"/>
</RelativeLayout>


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Q: Only show my float number to a certain decimal place - Swift basically I want to remove the decimal places for my step calories burnt calculation. I know I need to add something to self.total2.text = ("\(String(bmi)) kcal") but just need a quick bit of advice on achieving this.
 @IBAction func calc2(_ sender: Any) {
        if self.value111.text! != "" && self.value222.text! != "" {
            let textfieldInt = Float(value111.text!)
            let textfield2Int = Float(value222.text!)
            var bmi:Float = (((textfieldInt! * 2.204623) * 0.5) / 1500) * textfield2Int!
            self.total2.text = ("\(String(bmi)) kcal")
            let banner = StatusBarNotificationBanner(title: "Calculation Done! Submit to save. ✅", style: .warning)
            banner.show(queuePosition: .front)
        }
    }
    @IBAction func submit2(_ sender: Any) {
        let dict = (["kcal": self.total.text!, "date": self.getDate()])
        ref?.child("user").child(Auth.auth().currentUser!.uid).child("measurements").child("calculations").child("kcal").child("\(getDate())").setValue(dict)
        total.text = ""
        let banner = NotificationBanner(title: "Success, Step Calories Burnt has been saved today ⚖", style: .success)
        banner.show(queuePosition: .front)
    }

A: Have a look at the NumberFormatter class, which lets you fine-tune the string representation of a numeric value, whether integer or floating-point. Set up the NumberFormatter to produce the output in the format you want, then call string(from:) to create a string from your number.

A: Use a NumberFormatter (have a look here)
let bmi:Float = (((textfieldInt! * 2.204623) * 0.5) / 1500) * textfield2Int!

let formatter = NumberFormatter()

//Set the min and max number of digits to your liking, make them equal if you want an exact number of digits
formatter.minimumFractionDigits = 1
formatter.maximumFractionDigits = 3

self.total2.text = formatter.string(from: NSNumber(value: bmi)) + " kcal"


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Perfect sandstorm? High stakes in the Sahel
DemDigest March 22, 2016 November 19, 2021
There is only one region in which Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and ISIS have all emerged as major threats – the Sahel.
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said earlier this month that he is deeply concerned by attacks by Islamic extremists in the region, urging a global response:
Ban spoke after meeting with Burkina Faso's president in the capital, Ouagadougou, where extremists attacked a cafe and hotel in January, killing at least 30 people – an atrocity that mirrored a similar attack on an upscale hotel in Bamako, Mali in November that killed 20 people. Burkina Faso is recovering from a chaotic transition set up after a popular uprising ousted its longtime leader in 2014, and a short-lived coup in September that led to the disbandment of an elite presidential force.
"The Sahel countries need to focus on the root causes of instability: poverty, unemployment, social exclusion, discrimination and impunity," he said.
The Sahel is facing a "triple peril" of environmental degradation, poverty and insecurity Ban said during a subsequent visit to Mauritania.
Shortly after Ban's comments, the African Union announced that it will send a mission to northern Mali to look into setting up a counter-terrorism force to support vulnerable U.N. peacekeepers, while the Group of Five Sahel (G5 Sahel) – Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania – also agreed to create EU-backed regional rapid reaction forces to counter Islamist militants.
But the largely security-driven approach taken by western governments and local state actors has proved to be inadequate to address the complex crises afflicting the a comprehensive report published in June 2015 by the International Crisis Group – The Central Sahel: A Perfect Sandstorm – duly noted, arguing that:
Heavy-handed military action and closure of political space by co-option or criminalization of the opposition aggravate tensions.
Labelling non-violent Islamists potential jihadis can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Government neglect of the peripheries, unwillingness to address local conflicts and tendency to rely on personal, at times criminal, clientelistic alliances rather than develop democratic institutions feed a growing sense of marginalization, particularly in rural areas.
The ICG report also found that:
Remote, weak or even repressive central governments across the region have been supplanted by alternative forms of organization, including traditional authorities; community-based structures; Islamist movements; and criminal networks.
Outside forces, both criminal and jihadi, have particular success exploiting these ad hoc governance systems, aligning with the concerns of local powerbrokers to gain a foothold.
Meanwhile, battles, sometimes very violent, for control of the lucrative smuggling routes are becoming more numerous and visible.
"To reverse the Sahel's deepening instability," the report continued, "national governments and external actors need not only to manage the short term, but also to take a long view. This would involve committing to sustained efforts to shore-up fragile states by consistently and transparently promoting good governance and durable development, as well as to resolve existing conflicts and address their humanitarian consequences." Consequently:
Western policies should be reoriented to concentrate on building more inclusive and accountable governments and countering structural factors that drive marginalization and alienation, and thus criminalization and radicalization.
While Western governments and the EU are likely to continue their security-first approach, efforts to tackle radicalization and criminalization should focus on promoting accountable public administration, particularly in Niger and Nigeria. These could include encouraging creation of civilian oversight mechanisms for public institutions and supporting construction of robust, inclusive coalitions against corruption and mismanagement.
Development aid should be tied not to military counter-terrorism efforts, but to measures that improve governance, limit state corruption and strengthen democratic institutions.
Addressing youth unemployment through training and labor intensive infrastructure projects to link the peripheries to markets and services could significantly contribute to tackling migration.
RAND analyst Michael Shurkin has also drawn attention to the problem of the West making "Faustian bargains" with local authoritarians, citing the case of pivotal player Niger:
Niger in recent years has become not only a highly valued counterterrorism partner in the region but also the de facto epicenter of the burgeoning Franco-American alliance leading the fight against Islamist radicals in the Sahel (the transitional territory between Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa) and in Niger's neighbor to the north, Libya. …..The temptation to support a strong man can be great, but all too often Faustian bargains of that sort backfire.
Niger struggles with the inevitable tension that exists when security considerations conflict with democratization. In a nutshell, too much democracy in a place as poor and as politically unstable as Niger can further destabilize the country and deny the US the security partner it seeks; too little democracy (i.e., autocracy) can, especially in the long term, lead to instability and promote radicalization. The temptation to support a strong man can be great, but all too often Faustian bargains of that sort backfire.
Niger is as poor as poor gets and is astonishingly fragile. The landlocked, arid country is ranked last on the United Nation's Human Development Index for 2015 (188 out of 188 countries rated—below even the Central African Republic and Chad). It has endured four military coups since winning independence from France and multiple rebellions by restive ethnic minorities; is increasingly victimized by Islamic militants, including al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north and Boko Haram attacking from Nigeria in the south; and finally is profoundly vulnerable to radicalization, which is already well under way in certain communities.
The USAID-funded Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) provides one example of a more multi-faceted approach to reducing sympathy and support for Boko Haram, AQIM, and similar organizations by strengthening resistance to violent extremism in communities at risk of recruitment and radicalization. Working in 101 municipalities across Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger, USAID/West Africa's Peace through Development II (PDEVII) project applies a holistic, community-led approach to address socioeconomic, political and cultural drivers of violent extremism to achieve the following objectives:
Empower youth through activities focused on civic education, vocational and entrepreneurial skills and leadership.
• Amplify moderate voices and attitudes through radio, social media, civic education and conflict resolution events.
• Strengthen civil society through activities focused on building advocacy skills, citizen-led accountability initiatives and issue-based campaigns integrated with radio and social media.
• Improve local governance through activities that build the capacity of local governance institutions and increase citizen participation in local government.
In short, Africa's Sahel region, a semi-arid band of land stretching from Senegal to Eritrea, has been emerging as a major source of political instability, crime, and terrorism in Africa since the 2012 military coup in Mali. The problems of the region are unusually intertwined: poor governance, vast geographic distances, demographic explosion and poverty have left unresolved issues of national unity and equity.
The National Endowment for Democracy, the Bridges Institute, and the United States Institute of Peace invite you to a conference on
High Stakes in the Sahel:
A Transatlantic Dialogue
1025 F St NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC
This one-day conference will bring together civil society from Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Ethiopia, regional policy makers, and leading practitioners with an expertise on the Sahel who will discuss priorities and best ways to bridge the gap between civil society and governing institutions in Sahel countries. The conversations will explore the role that civil society can play in strengthening democracy, guaranteeing security, and building peace.
9:00am – 9:30am
Opening Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman &
H.E. Mr. Tiena Coulibaly, Mali Ambassador to the United States
Countering Violent Extremism: Women and Peacebuilding
in Sudan, Niger and Nigeria
Nafissatou Ide Sadou, Femmes Actions et Développement (Niger)
Azaz M. Shami, Malam Darfur Peace and Development (Sudan)
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, United States Institute of Peace (Nigeria)
New Approaches for Governance in Burkina Faso, Mali
and Ethiopia
Youmani Jerome Lankoande, Burkina24 (Burkina Faso)
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, AFRIK-POLL (Mali)
Simegnish (Lily) Mengesha, Journalist and Media Consultant (Ethiopia)
Moderator: Kamissa Camara, National Endowment for Democracy
12:30-1:00pm
Keynote: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Peter Barlerin
Challenges of Democracy, Community Resilience, and
Institution Building in the Sahel
Remy Hemeryck, SOS Sahel
Sebastien Elischer, University of Florida
Rida Lyammouri, Sahel Expert and Independent Consultant
Moderator: Nii Akuetteh, African Immigrant Caucus
Africa, Analysis, Authoritarianism, Burkina Faso, Chad, Civil Society, Democracy and foreign policy, Democracy and security, Democracy Assistance and Promotion, Democratic institutions, Failed States, Fragile states, Ideology, Islamists, Mali, Mauritania, National Endowment for Democracy, Niger, Political Islam, Sahel, sectarianism Countering Violent Extremism, National Endowment for Democracy, Sahel, Sahel Research Group
Obama's visit to Cuba – civil society speaks
Envoy Khalilzad's knack for being in room while history was written

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Three-week Training Seminar for Pre-med students from the United States of America by Athens Medical Group
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A groundbreaking three-week Training Seminar was organized by Athens Medical Group for Pre-med students from the United States. During the training, which was held in the facilities of Athens Medical Center, the students had the opportunity to follow a number of practical and theoretical lessons given by top physicians from a variety of medical specialties, such as heart surgery, oncology, general surgery, orthopaedics, upper limb surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatrics.
The students were impressed by the advanced technological standards, the quality of the medical staff and the high-level of medical competence in Greece. It is worth noting that they had the opportunity to attend a live surgery, the first Robotic Hepatectomy in Greece (robot-assisted hepatic resection of a 6 cm hepatocellular carcinoma), which was performed by Professor Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MD, PhD, FACS, Scientific Director and Director of General, Bariatric, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Clinic of Athens Medical Center, and his team.
The seminar was conducted in cooperation with AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) as part of the Atlantis project, whose aim is to bring Pre-med students from the United States of America to shadow medical activities in Greek hospitals, as well as to forge a network of cooperation and mutual communication between American universities, future American health care professionals and various health care systems in the world.
Speaking about this groundbreaking seminar, Dr. Vassilis Apostolopoulos, CEO of Athens Medical Group, stated: "Athens Medical Group has been implementing for several years now, an integrated medical training programme that includes a series of medical conferences, continuous training courses, a super course with live surgeries, in cooperation with some of the world's most eminent universities. With this pioneering Training Seminar for pre-med students from the USA, our Group has proven that Greece is both capable and willing to export medical expertise and become an important Medical Tourism destination."
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This is a wonderful Sri Lankan potato curry that is usually eaten with plain rice. It is a great vegetarian dish or hearty side to a multi curry meal.
Combine the potatoes, salt, coconut cream, chillies, curry leaves, cayenne pepper, saffron powder, garlic and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until the coconut cream thickens; about 15 to 20 minutes.
Test the potatoes for doneness by piercing them with the tip of a knife. When the potatoes are tender remove the saucepan from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with plain rice.


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The Department of Computer Science is one of the longest established computer science departments in the world and is consistently ranked as a top-5 graduate program.
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Michigan playwright Joseph Zettelmaier needed only one word for his premier script about Ebenezer Scrooge – the rest of the Dickens tale A Christmas Carol – simply, Ebenezer.
WOW: The one word that popped to mind after the first preview show at Williamston Theatre, in Williamston, MI.
Now playing through Dec. 23, Zettlemaier's Ebenezer in a one-word phenomenon. A phenomenal play, destined to become a Christmas classic. That was the consensus of the audience, those folks who always come to test the waters of the latest WT play, and enjoy the after-show discussion with playwright and director.
They left the theatre that night floating in a bubble of WOW.
Here's my take on it. WOW: Wisdom, Originality, Wonder. That's how I'd fill this orb of Ebenezer WOW.
It's a cold Christmas Eve in London, and Ebenezer Scrooge sits in a hospital room. Fifteen years have passed since his miraculous transformation by the Ghosts of Christmas. Now renowned for his generosity and selflessness, his spirit still yearns to bring cheer to the world, but his flesh is weak. Such a little thing isn't likely to stop the old man, though, for he has a plan up his sleeve that he hasn't shared with his two troubled companions – Miss Poole [played by Alysia Kolascz], and Tim Cratchit [played by Joseph Seibert], recently returned from war in America. Over the course of the evening, these two lost souls bear witness to events they do not fully understand as the spirit of Christmas descends on Ebenezer once again.
The wisdom of the life and times of Ebenezer Scrooge, deftly woven throughout, rings true for our 21st Century times, as well, we discover. In that sense, Zettelmaier's work will surely become a favorite Christmas classic.
Originality. I've enjoyed all of Zettelmaier's plays at WT, but was amazed at the delightfully fresh and engaging originality of the story that he spins out, with these three great actors in the intimate space of the hospital room on stage.
If you wanted to create a sequel for the Ebenezer Scrooge classic, what would you write? I can't imagine any more pleasing way than what Zettelmaier has written, in combo with superb direction by Willamston Theatre Executive Director John Lepard, and perfect casting.
Wonder. This is where the wonder comes in. Ebenezer is a magical sequel to the Scrooge story, portrayed by wonderful actors in a magical setting…complete with a feel-good ending that brings Scrooge's journey full circle and leaves its magical imprint on your heart.
The light-heartedness goes with you, as you step out the WT door, feeling optimistic about humanity. The spirit of Christmas — Ebenezer reminds you — is a spirit of wonder you can bring to life every day.
I CAN imagine that Joseph Zettelmaier's Ebenezer, after its World Premiere at Williamston Theatre, will WOW audiences for many Christmases to come.
Director John Lepard reprises his own Christmas classic: "This Wonderful Life" –his award-winning one-man show with all the beloved characters from the mythical Bedford Falls, after Frank Capra's film, "It's a Wonderful Life." Lepard wowed audiences in 2009 with his endearing performance as George Bailey and all the townsfolk. Due to popular demand, he brought "This Wonderful Life" back to Williamston, last season, receiving more acclaim.
Encore Michigan: Everyone will appreciate the inspired work of Lepard, whose masterful performance gives life to a whole town full of people and brings a smile to your face along the way.


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Q: ERROR: Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?) What happens is that apt-get randomly fails to fetch packages.
First of all, I have seen some other answers to this question going to:

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*temporary issue

*not temporary issue, fix some settings about DNS

In my case, I have a dynamic environment with dynamic mirror selection.
So on large scale it's indeed a temporary issue and some percentage of dynamically created VMs fail this way.
What I am looking for is a setup for apt to tell it not to give up and keep trying mirrors until it works instead of fast fail, at least certain amount of times.


Officials in Dane County say this week's flooding has caused more than $100 million in damage.
MADISON – Officials in Dane County say this week's flooding has caused more than $100 million in damage.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the initial damage assessment is $108 million.
Parisi says the United Way of Dane County took 859 damage reports totaling $69 million. Officials are putting the damage to public infrastructure at $38 million. Outlying municipalities, including Mazomanie, Black Earth and Cross Plains were hardest hit as torrential rains dumped more than 11 inches of rain on the county Monday night into Tuesday.
Emergency officials are bracing for more flooding on Madison's isthmus this weekend with more rain in the forecast.


The Baltimore Sun's readers and staff scoured the region for the best public figures and media, from academics to visual artists.
Morgan State University Professor Jason Johnson is a public intellectual tailor made for today's multiscreen media demands.
In addition to being a professor of politics and journalism in Morgan State's School of Global Journalism & Communication, he is also an MSNBC contributor, politics editor of The Root and author of "Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell" (Westview Press, 2012).
"Being on TV and writing for The Root is just an extension of what I do in the classroom. If you can hold the attention of a group of 18-to-23-year-olds for 55 minutes, 3 minutes on TV is a snap," Johnson says.
Baltimore native Tammy Rivera Malphurs is the quintessential celebrity of the social media age because she does it all. She married rapper Waka Flocka Flame in 2014 and remarried him in an elaborate celebration earlier this year. She's also a fashion designer, singer and television personality (she's a cast member of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta"). Maybe that's why her Instagram account @charliesangelll has swelled to 6.2 million followers.
Baltimore cinematographer John Benam has been on a roll as director of photography on the Netflix documentary series "The Keepers" and co-director of photography on "Charm City," which will have its TV premiere April 22 on PBS. Next up: He's directing a documentary on Hampden's Rocket To Venus restaurant.
The self-taught designer has attracted a major celebrity following and has also had his work featured in Vogue Italia and Elle Vietnam. But the crowning jewel for the Baltimore native is competing on this season of Bravo's "Project Runway." The 28-year-old, who is known for his avant-garde designs and structural, geometric silhouettes, says he will continue to build his brand and connect with his customers.
When Donna Hamilton retired from WBAL in May, she left large shoes to fill. But Deborah Weiner stepped right in as co-anchor on the 6 and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts, and the station hasn't lost a step. Weiner has become a welcome fixture on nightly Baltimore TV.
Taya Graham, Sean Yoes and Stephen Janis bring a powerful sense of social justice to their podcast on WYPR, and that's why their voices matter at this time of struggle and spin in Baltimore. These are three journalists who are not cowed by City Hall.
No one brings more passion and a deeper sense of Maryland politics to the radio every day than WBAL's Clarence Mitchell IV, better known on the airwaves as C4. If there is controversy at City Hall or in Annapolis, Mitchell's show is the place in Media Baltimore where you will hear the major players talking about it the next day.
Lynn Selby, 55, knows how to turn heads when attending parties. As president of the Baltimore chapter of The Links Inc., one of the largest service organizations of professional black women, she's accustomed to throwing high-end events that attract the likes of former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, White House correspondent April Ryan and any black female mover and shaker in the region. And she's showing the next generation how to do the same through her etiquette classes for teens.
Watching Carl Schurr portray an elderly, dimwitted — and determined — butler named Merriman setting a table for tea last fall was a master class in comic acting.
In Everyman Theatre's production of "The Importance of Being Earnest," Merriman held the tablecloth in both hands, pawing the ground like a bull taking the measure of its opponent. Then he took off at full, creaky-legged tilt, gathering enough speed to hurl the fabric square over his wooden nemesis. Winded, Merriman lost his balance, landed face down on the tabletop and sent a spoon flying.
The butler lowered himself painfully to the ground, taking a full minute to reach his destination. He picked up the spoon, and — finding a speck — fogged the utensil with his breath. Not satisfied, he wiped the offending spoon on his lapel before returning it to its place on the table as the horrified tea guests watched.
Schurr, a member of Everyman's resident company with half a century of stage experience, pulled it off without a syllable of dialogue.
Though the Korean-born artist Eunice Park slathers her canvases with alarming reds and yellows and insistent blues, there's nothing cheerful about them. They grab you by the shoulders and stop you in your tracks.
The 60-year-old Parkville resident was one of six finalists for the 2018 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. Though Erick Antonio Benitez took the top award, Park's paintings — disturbing but, above all, urgent and utterly original — are near-impossible to forget.
In one, a man's perfectly egg-shaped head emits a cloud of steam. In another, the space between a woman's open lips is just wide enough to contain a miniature human torso.
At times, the artist, who dropped out of art school in the 1980s and supported three children through a series of dry cleaning jobs, speaks as though her paintings were her enemies. She scrubs canvases that displease her with a bathroom brush.


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Creative and Production Association "ROCK"
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Debutes
Maria Mozhar
Belorussia, summer 1942. The war has moved on, far off to the east. The life of a small town where the German authorities of the region have set themselves up is getting back to "normal". The Germans study Russian, flirt with the local girls, the women wash their clothes and feed them. They have to carry on somehow...
Avdotya Smirnova
Ilya lives in Moscow, Nina lives in St. Petersburg. Ilya has a beautiful wife and a daughter, Nina's husband is an artist, and they have a young son. Nina occasionally travels to Moscow to see her partners in the publishing industry. Ilya sometimes comes to St. Petersburg on business. But more often they are in the train between St. Petersburg and Moscow just to see each other.
Dreaming of Space
Alexey Uchitel's Films
Alexey Uchitel
The USSR, 1957 – time of hope and genuine belief that the future will undoubtedly be bright. The Soviet satellite is conquering space, and on the Earth, in a little port city, the bright beaming eyes of Konyok and Lara - a naive restaurant cook and his waitress girlfriend - follow the movement of the satellite with hope and excitement.
Pavlov's Dog
Katya Shagalova
"Pavlov's Dog" is a debut for several members of its crew, including the screenwriter and director Katya Shagalova, and the cinematographer Evgeny Sinelnikov. The film reminds of Milos Forman's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". But the conflict here is not between doctors and patients, but rather between freedom and captivity.
The Stroll
Today's twenty-something Russians are the first generation in the country's post-communist history to have grown up free. Their twenties are the age of freedom, of fast-changing events and intense emotions. Perhaps only at this age they can live a whole life in one day.
His Wife's Diary
"His Wife's Diary", reveals a new and unexpected aspect of the private life of Ivan Bunin, the famous writer and Nobel prize laureate. The action takes place in France, Sweden and Germany between the 1930s and 1950s.
Giselle's Mania
Detective drama based on the true story of the world famous Russian ballerina, Olga Spesivtseva - known as "Red Giselle" - who fled to the West from the USSR and was pursued by the KGB all over the world. Her life was full of tragedy, greatness, love and madness.
People either hate or adore the theatre director Roman Viktyuk, but everyone admits that his art is original and unlike anything else. Alexey Uchitel's film is a set of illustrations to the life of this scandalous Maestro.
Фильмы Алексея Учителя
The film is dedicated to one of the most influential Russian musicians of the previous century, Viktor Tsoi, leader of the band "Kino", who tragically died in a car accident. The film collects memories about Viktor, memories of his friends, colleagues and relatives. Documentary scenes are combined with private life pictures and scenes, where people, who knew him closely, tell about him.
It became a cult movie for an entire generation, and its significance only increases as the years pass. Rock musicians who were the founders of contemporary Russian rock culture are captured on film in their youth: Boris Grebenshchikov, Yury Shevchuk, Viktor Tsoi, Oleg Garkusha, and Anton Adasinsky. "Rock" is a film about fate and about music; it is the portrait of a generation.
NIKA: Yuriy Bykov becomes a nominee for Best Director award
Joel Chapron has been awarded Best Subtitles for a Non-English Film by the Association of film- and television-translators for his translation of Yuriy Bykov's «The Major»
On friday 24th of January the French Association of film- and television-translators awarded the
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We love projection mapping. So much so it made our list of top five event tech trends from 2017. But what actually is projection mapping and, more to the point, how can it be used to add value to your next event?
We've all seen some form of traditional projection. An image, video or presentation is transmitted via a single lens onto a flat surface such as a wall or screen. This technique is visually uninspiring; we know it's a projection, we can see its edges, and it does little to enhance our surroundings.
When we talk about projection mapping, we refer to the technique of using multiple projectors to create large scale, visually impactful displays. The key to this art form is known as edge blending – the skilful alignment of each individual projection to create a continual, unbroken image that can transform any surface imaginable into something awe inspiring.
Far from being a new technique, forward thinking pioneers have been projecting onto objects and irregular surfaces since the 1960's. Then known as spatial augmented reality, the technology had its limitations and it is the advancements of recent years that have transformed the capabilities of projection mapping and, subsequently, fuelled the creativity behind its use.
2D – The simplest form of projection mapping, this technique assumes you are projecting onto a flat surface such as a wall, floor or screen.
3D – With 3D projection mapping, any surface imaginable can be adopted as a blank canvas – from building exteriors and bridges to objects such as cars or purpose built structures. The technology used allows images to be projected without distortion.
4D – This is where things become a little muddy, but the general consensus is that 4D projection mapping adds a further dimension by incorporating additional senses through the use of audio, scents and other sensory special effects.
Dynamic projection mapping – Up until recently the technologies behind projection mapping limited its use to rigid surfaces. But thanks to the innovation of the University of Tokyo's Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory, the technology now exists to project onto non-rigid surfaces without visible distortion. A flag blowing in the wind or an item of clothing modelled on the catwalk can now be used as a canvas for additional imagery, as such, we can expect to see dynamic projection mapping cropping up at events across the fashion industry in the not too distant future.
How can projection mapping enhance your event?
Projection mapping in its most elaborate form does not come cheap, but as the technology advances, 3D and most certainly 2D methods are becoming increasingly accessible. Used well, these techniques can take an average event and turn it into something that packs a real punch.
For budgets that can stretch to 3D, there are ways to balance the cost somewhat whilst providing the ultimate wow factor for your attendees. Imagine theming your event in such a way that requires a mass of intricate set design, props and room decoration – there are the hire costs, design, build, production and transport expenses. By utilising projection mapping, you can transform any space into any environment imaginable and transport your delegates to any destination or moment in time. If you've found the perfect location and venue for your event but are uninspired by the interior space, projection mapping allows you to create any atmosphere your imagination can conjure.
With 2D technology, we've achieved some truly impressive results by turning super widescreens into immersive backdrops for presenters and guest speakers. Aligning the projected content with an events creative concept can help to strengthen its messages and engage delegates on a deeper level.
Then there's the publicity. When attendees are impressed by what they see, they are more inclined to share their experience. By wowing them with creative projection, you stand a pretty good chance of building an army of advocates for your event.
Whatever the nature of your event and its respective goals and objectives, creative use of projection mapping can help you achieve them in ways that not only engage your attendees in the moment but leave them feeling inspired and motivated by your message.
For more information on projection mapping and how it can help boost your next event, contact one of our experienced producers today.


"There is co-operation on implementing the school curriculum in Qatar, and an Australian college has been providing a vocational finance course in two Qatari high schools," Dr Wabenhorst said.
The Australian embassy in Doha is focusing on strengthening its co-operation with Qatar in the field of education, aimed at exploring academic collaboration and research, as well as fostering cultural understanding and student exchanges, Australian ambassador Dr Axel Wabenhorst has said.
"Qatar's Ministry of Education and Higher Education has approved 20 Australian universities for online degrees, and there are 33 Australian universities approved for Qatari government scholarships," the envoy told Gulf Times.
The University of South Australia (UniSA), which saw the visit of its senior officials to Doha recently, is also exploring research and academic collaboration with Qatar. It aims to foster cultural understanding and exchanges between the two countries.
Australian universities and research institutions also collaborated with Qatar National Research Fund, with additional opportunities in areas of scientific and sports therapy research.
In 2018, the envoy said Qatar University and UniSA signed a memorandum of understanding on education for further collaboration, especially in Islamic studies.
Another visit to Doha early this year by UniSA officials, Centre for Islamic Thought and Education director, professor Mohamad Abdalla; and School of Education Division dean and head, associate professor Graham Hardy, was aimed at fostering cultural understanding and exchanges between the two countries.
In small and medium entreprise collaboration, Dr Wabenhorst said he travels to Australia to inform small and medium-sized companies about the opportunities in Qatar.
"The embassy's role is to understand the opportunities in Qatar and inform Australian companies of these," he said.
"There are some visits and exchanges planned in the field of agriculture, where Australia's expertise in dryland farming matches with Qatar's priority to be more self-sufficient in food production," the envoy added.
Around 30 Australian companies also operate in Qatar, with the biggest belong to the engineering and construction sector. They participate in big projects, including in the construction of Hamad Port, the Doha Metro, World Cup stadiums and in servicing the hydrocarbon sector.
Australian companies also worked in building Qatar State Mosque, Hamad International Airport, shopping centres and sports consulting.
"With the focus shifting to Qatar for the hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the increase in direct flights between our two countries, I expect an increase in the interest shown by Australian companies to operate in this country," he added.


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New Mexico State Police seize more than $63 million in narcotics
New Mexico State Police Seize Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Marijuana and THC on Interstate 40 on July 17, 2019.(New Mexico State Police (custom credit) | New Mexico State Police)
By Amber Stegall
GALLUP, New Mexico (KCBD) - Agents with the New Mexico State Police seized more than $63 million in narcotics on July 17 at the Gallup Port of Entry on I-40, which is west of Gallup, NM.
The report says Leo Brown Jr. was driving a Kenworth Commercial Motor Vehicle during an inspection by state police. An agent smelled an odor of raw marijuana within the cabin of the truck.
Officers found a box in the truck with sticker markings saying "Exotic High THC" and seven large duffel bags inside of the truck. The report says four of those duffel bags were tied shut.
Both Brown and a passenger denied ownership of the bags, however, Brown was arrested and is facing federal charges. New Mexico State Police will no identify the passenger in the truck.
Officers found 269 pounds of cocaine, 147 pounds of fentanyl, nearly 21 pounds of heroine, more than 35 pounds of high grade marijuana, 192 packages of THC concentrate and 88 packages of THC candy. The street value in New Mexico is approximately $63 million, however, the THC concentrate and the THC candy does not have a street value because the concentrated amount is not known.
State Police say Fentanyl is considered the deadliest drug and a single 2 milligram dose is considered lethal for most people. Each pound of fentanyl contains 453,592 milligrams.
The drugs were taken into evidence by the New Mexico State Police.
Language barrier leaves alleged victim feeling unheard


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The Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Niklas Zetterling, Michael Tamelander
"...essential background and new historical insights make otherwise inexplicable elements of the Bismarck story much clearer, without diminishing the drama of the epic sea chase and its vivid, human details.
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"...essential background and new historical insights make otherwise inexplicable elements of the Bismarck story much clearer, without diminishing the drama of the epic sea chase and its vivid, human details." – World War II Magazine
The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck – a masterpiece of engineering, well-armoured with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns – was one of the most dramatic events of World War II. She left the port of Gotenhafen for her first operation on the night of 18 May 1941, yet was almost immediately discovered by Norwegian resistance and Allied air reconnaissance. British battle cruiser Hood was quickly dispatched from Scapa Flow to intercept the Bismarck, together with new battleship Prince of Wales. They were ordered to find the ship quickly because, on their way from the USA, several large convoys were heading for Britain.
On 24 May, Bismarck was found off the coast of Greenland, but the ensuing battle was disastrous for the British. The Hood was totally destroyed within minutes (only 3 crewmen surviving), and Prince of Wales was badly damaged. The chase resumed until the German behemoth was finally caught, this time by four British capital ships supported by torpedo-bombers from the carrier Ark Royal. The icy North Atlantic roiled from the crash of shellfire and bursting explosions until finally the Bismarck collapsed, sending nearly 2,000 German sailors to a watery grave.
Zetterling and Tamelander's work rests on stories from survivors and the latest historical discoveries. The book starts with a thorough account of maritime developments from 1871 up to the era of the giant battleship, and ends with a vivid account, hour by hour, of the dramatic and fateful hunt for the mighty Bismarck, Nazi-Germany's last hope to pose a powerful surface threat to Allied convoys.
…a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic.
Beautifully written, exhaustively researched and a mine of thought provoking insight...this is not just the best military history book I've read for a many a year but the best book full-stop. Essential. Buy it.
ModelArmour November
A fresh look at the life and death of the most famous German warship of World War II.
NYMAS
essential background and new historical insights make otherwise inexplicable elements of the Bismarck story much clearer, without diminishing the drama of the epic sea chase and its vivid, human details.
WORLD WAR II MAGAZINE
outstanding book about naval warfare…real time, you are there style that conveys all of the anxiety of actual combat at sea.
WWII HISTORY MAGAZINE
... a very interesting and useful history …once you start… you will be very hard pressed to stop until the smoke has cleared and the ship is sunk.
INTERNET MODELER
…unable to put it down…I highly recommend this book for anyone that likes the study of naval battles or just wants to read about an action-packed sea battle.
IPMS
A fresh look at the life and death of the most famous German warship of World War II…a very good read…


MUMBAI | BENGALURU: Structured debt transactions in real estate have slowed down over the past few months in the backdrop of shortage of quality assets and tighter business environment owing to regulations such as RERA. Most of the assets with good revenue potential have already been lapped up by large private equity funds and institutional investors.
A total of 642 real estate-related debt deals were recorded in the first half of this year, with around 33% of them extended in March alone. However, the number stands reduced at 11% in May and June together, showed data from real estate information and analytic firm Propstack.
"Recent transactions and data points clearly indicate a significant dip in developer loans during the last quarter. Among other things, post RERA implementation by developers and a cautious approach by lenders have contributed to this scenario," said Raja Seetharaman, director, Propstack.
Most private equity firms have been shifting their focus towards higher equity participation as returns on pure debt or structured deals are easing. The challenge is expected to get bigger as developers also shy away from high-cost debt. Fall in security coverage is also keeping investors away from projects that are looking for financing now.
"It's becoming extremely challenging to find securities against debt funding. High interest security covers are depleting in the absence of no new launches. Whatever financing has happened in the past 4-5 years could service interest, principal repayments have been negligible," said Ambar Maheshwari, CEO (private equity), Indiabulls Asset Management Company .


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LogSpark International is a "Hands-Across-The Pond" collaboration between Blu Sparkle in the USA and Sandry Logan in the UK. The pair met early in 2006 when neither had been SL residents for more than a few weeks. They hit it off right away and the idea of a joint business venture began to take shape. The partnership first came into being in April 2006 with the launch of a series of supporters' shirts for the 2006 Soccer World Cup Finals. If you'd seen them whooping and cheering after the first payment came in, you'd have thought Blu and Sandry had won the lottery rather than sold a L$40 shirt. The first line of ladies clothing (in fact there were three lines) came in May 2006 and on a frenetic Sunday evening, the LogSpark Ladies rented their first stores…in Dickens Village and Isle Rfyre.
These days the Ladies' interest is concentrated on the fabulous Virtual Kennel Club Dogs (VKC) made by Enrico Genosse. You can see some of the accessories they've made to go with the dogs on this site or you can read more about them on the Virtual Kennel Club web site.
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Use: Re-learn any mining techniques that you learned via questing in the Broken Isles, but forgot after switching professions.
Forgotten Techniques of the Broken Isles is a mining item sold by Mongar in Dalaran for 1,000 .
This item allows a character to re-learn mining skills (including rank) that they had previously learned through quests in the Broken Isles.
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White Shotgun
Even on leave from the FBI, Ana can't kick old habits: when she witnesses a drive-by shooting at an Italian restaurant in London, she helps the injured and gives testimony to the police. Still, it comes as a shock when the Bureau contacts her—not because they want her to investigate the shooting, but because they want her to investigate the half-sister she never knew she had, Cecilia, who lives in Siena, Italy, and is married to Nicoli Nicosa, a wealthy coffee mogul with transnational mafia connections.
Settling into their intimidating home under false pretenses is the least of the tensions Ana encounters. The entire city of Siena is gearing up for its legendary horse race, Il Palio—the dazzling annual culmination of ancient rivalries between the city's many wards. And when her nephew is stabbed and her sister goes missing, Ana understands there's more at stake than a horse race here. For Ana herself, it will mean an almost impossible choice between duty and family.
"In a stunningly assured debut, Smith has produced a crime thriller distinguished by an unflagging pace, authoritative use of detail and an appealing heroine. In vigorous, literate prose, Smith delivers characters of depth dimension who inhabit the wildly diverse worlds of Southern California, each rendered with a cinematic eye." - Publishers Weekly, Starred and Boxed Review


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Q: How can I run OSX under Windows? I've heard of people running OSX under Windows?
How is that done?
*Apparently this is illegal.  Feel free to delete this question.

A: Yes, you need virtualization to run Mac OS X.
VMWare would be able to run it.
However, do check properly whether you have the authorization/license from Apple to run it under Windows or virtualized environment.

A: Apple server can be run virtualized this is from the EULA

"This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Mac OS X Server software (the "Mac OS X Server Software") on a single Apple-labeled computer. You may also install and use other copies of Mac OS X Server Software on the same Apple-labeled computer, provided that you acquire an individual and valid license from Apple for each of these other copies of Mac OS X Server Software."

So if you are running windows on apple hardware you can then virtualize OS X server on top of it.

A: I asked a question in StackOverflow which has answers discussing this which might provide you with some more info, check it out here.

A: OS X is only sold/shipped with an Apple computer. The boxes you see in stores are upgrades (i.e. Leopard to Snow Leopard) and not fully licensed copies of the operating system. The least expensive Mac running a copy of OS X is a Mac Mini (around $550 although you can get them slightly cheaper refurbished).
There are sites which detail ways to install OS X on newer, non-Apple hardware however most require a hacked version of the operating system in order to function. They try to gray the moral ground they are standing on by saying you need to buy a Mac to get the perfunctory license, but the install disc is essentially useless for non-Apple sanctioned installs.
That being said, the OS itself is part of a larger organism. Without the painstaking attention to detail and guaranteed to work (with OS X) hardware, its just a fancy version of a *nix system. To get the full experience pony up for a real Mac.
For delvelopers who need to test on Apple systems, check out the remote access service from BrowserCam.com