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Dr. Rosanne Sheinberg is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include anesthesiology, cardiothoracic anesthesiology, medical acupuncture and integrative medicine. Dr. Sheinberg serves as the director of Integrative Medicine for the department of ACCM and has been board certified in Integrative Medicine since 2014.
She received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Davis. She earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins. She completed her residency and performed a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed a second fellowship in Integrative Medicine under Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Sheinberg joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2011.
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is a yaoi manga series created by Satosumi Takaguchi. It was originally serialized in the shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka.

The story revolves around Shino Hisae, a thirty-five-year-old yaoi anime voice actor, who despite his age still looks like a teenager. Due to his looks, he is often subject to advances from his fellow co-workers Tenryu-san and Mizusawa-kun. Not only does he have to deal with these advances but also has drama and tension at home with his seventeen-year-old son Hisae Nakaya who also is just discovering his homosexuality.

This series may be categorized as a yaoi but it has less sexual contact that other series in the genre, until the last two volumes.

Plot summary
Shino had gotten his high school girlfriend pregnant, knowing that he would become a father because he very much loved his girlfriend. However his girlfriend, who came from a wealthy family, left him so that she "wouldn't interfere with his goal of becoming an actor".

The story actually begins when Shino's son Nakaya finds the apartment of his father. He finds out the yaoi aspect of Shino's job later and is not quite pleased, though he ends up reconciling with it. When Nakaya has a false pregnancy alarm with his girlfriend, he begins to relate to his father more.

At work, Shino is constantly being hit on by thirty-seven-year-old Tenryu and twenty-something year-old Mizusawa. They're both bisexual and play the seme to Shino's uke. Tenryu is just getting over a divorce with his wife, and is going through emotional turmoil as his wife has forbidden him from seeing their seven-year-old daughter ever again. He turns to Shino during the turmoil and consequently things go further than Shino is at first comfortable with.

In the third volume, a Canadian hockey player becomes Nakaya's coach and Nakaya becomes infatuated with him. They end up a couple, much to Shino's dismay, who believes that the homosexuality seen in his son is because he plays uke so many times in yaoi anime series.

Characters
Shino Hisae
A thirty-five-year-old voice actor for the show Miracle Dieter Miyuki, struggling with his co-worker's advancements. He's raising his only son by himself to become a good person
Nakaya Hisae
A seventeen-year-old high school student with an avid zeal for hockey; he loses half a tooth from it at one point. He's very protective of his overly naive father, and is very confused about his own sexuality.
Tenryu
Thirty-seven-year-old voice actor who has just gotten divorced and is suffering from sexual turmoil. He is one of the people advancing on Shino.
Mizusawa
A young twenty-something year-old bisexual voice actor who has taken a liking to Shino, and is often giving him a hard time.
Fuse Akihi
An attractive and talented hockey player, whose knee injury prevents him from participating in the world competitions.

Media

Manga

Volume list

External links

 Blu's site for Shout Out Loud!
Official website
IGN review
Mania review
Shaenon Garrity recommendation
David Welsh review
Library Journal review

1996 manga
Comedy anime and manga
Kadokawa Shoten manga
Romance anime and manga
Tokyopop titles
Yaoi anime and manga

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Q: I have to read a file and use Linked Lists to store the data in C I have to read a file and use Linked Lists to store the data.
the file look like this:
9 92 38 2 magenta 0
54 117 7 46 red 0
129 15 29 49 cyan 0
165 143 33 47 magenta 0

so my struct is this :
    struct rect
{
    int x;
    int y;
    int w;
    int h;
    char c[7];
    int fill;
    int ID;
    int area;
    struct rect* next;
};
typedef struct rect rect_t;
rect_t *head;

my programm works fine and its storing the data currently, but for the last part I have to print the colors and the id of each color that exists
so my output should be something like this:
red: 1
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan: 2
magenta: 0 , 3
black:

each line of the .txt file is the ID number.
for the colors i have an enumerator:
enum Colors {red,green,blue,yellow,cyan,magenta,black};

and im using this function to get its color:
char* sColorNames(int iColorNumber){
    switch(iColorNumber){
        case red:
            return "red";
            break;
        case green:
            return "green";
            break;
        case blue:
            return "blue";
            break;
        case yellow:
            return "yellow";
            break;
        case cyan:
            return "cyan";
            break;
        case magenta:
            return "magenta";
            break;
        case black:
            return "black";
            break;
    }
}

my code for this part is something like this:
void PrintColorsID(int n){
    rect_t *current;
    current = head;
    int cnt2,cnt1,counter;
        for(cnt1 = red; cnt1 < black + 1; cnt1++){
            printf("%s:",sColorNames(cnt1));
            for(cnt2; cnt2 < n; cnt2++){
                if(strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0){
                    counter++;
                }
            }
            for(cnt2; cnt2 < n; cnt2++){
                if(strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0 && counter > 1){
                    printf(" %d",current->ID);
                }
                else if(strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0 && counter == 1){
                    printf(" %d",current->ID);
                    break;
                }
            }
            putchar('\n');
            }
}

By doing that the result Im getting is this:
red:
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan:
magenta:
black:

I also tried with a while loop:
void PrintColorsID(int n){
    rect_t* current;
    current = head;
    int cnt1,cnt2,counter;
    while(current!=NULL){
            for(cnt1 = red; cnt1 < black + 1; cnt1++){
                printf("%s:",sColorNames(cnt1));
                for(cnt2 = 0; cnt2 < n; cnt2++){
                    if(strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0){
                        counter++;
                    }
                }
                if(strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0 && counter > 1){
                    printf(" %d",current->ID);
                    counter--;
                }
                else if (strcmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1)) == 0 && counter == 1){
                    printf(" %d",current->ID);
                    break;
                }
                printf("\n");
            }
            current = current->next;
    }
}

but the output i get is this:
red:
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan:
magenta: 0
black:
red: 1
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan:
magenta:
black:
red:
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan: 2
magenta:
black:
red:
green:
blue:
yellow:
cyan:
magenta: 3
black:

Can anyboy tell me with this is happening? i cant think of a different way of doing that.

A: I believe that in your code you are trying to loop through the existing enum list of colors, and checking whther it has an entry in list, and printing name and ID.
I believe, you need not have to have "counter" implemetation and "cnt2" loop.
code which u have shared with while (first code doesnt seems to be correct or a compiled version).
also in your code you have not placed enoguh space for endof string char. so there is chnace that strcmp functions may fail.
    void PrintColorsID(int n){
        rect_t* current;
        current = head;
        int cnt1 = 0;
        int isfirst = 1;
        for(cnt1 = red; cnt1 < black; cnt1++){
            printf("%s:",sColorNames(cnt1));
            current = head;
            isfirst = 1;
            while(current!=NULL){
                    if(strncmp(current->c,sColorNames(cnt1),7) == 0){
                        if (isfirst) {
                             isfirst = 0;
                        } else {
                              printf(",");
                        }
                        printf(" %d",current->ID);
                    }

                    current = current->next;
             }
             printf("\n");
        }
    }

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import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'app-button-input',
  templateUrl: './button-input.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./button-input.component.css']
})
export class ButtonInputComponent implements OnInit {
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  private _responseButtons: string[];

  constructor() { }

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Fencing jackets, hard shelled gloves, gorgets, and other gear help protect against injuries for faster paced sparring or sparring with steel weapons. This list covers manufacturers that specialize in protective gear.
Based out of Pennsylvania, Destroyer Modz has a selection of protective gear including their Silverback jacket, mask modifications, gorgets, and other various items.
Saint Mark offers the well regarded Koning glove, a stylish and functional sparring glove for HEMA. They are based out of Sweden and the company is run by renowned fencer Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard, the founder of Gothenburg Historical Fencing School.
The somewhat confusingly named Sparring Glove has a few options for some decent sparring gloves, including hoofed designs and five fingered. They are based out of Poland, but purchases can be organized through the HEMA Supplies group.
SPES provides some of the most popular fencing jackets in HEMA as well as other bits of protective gear that practitioners will need. This is another company based out of Poland, but there are a few US vendors for their gear as well.


The 4-man packages are the result of adding one additional defender to the front.
They can be any of the single backer Dogs or Blitzes. All of the coverage packages can be used in 4-man packages; however offensive sets could require a coverage call change (check) at the line of scrimmage.
This is a combination, straight-ahead blitz to the callside (Eagle) or boundary (Bandit) by the outside invert. The Eagle attacks the B-gap and the End will use a "scalp" slant to the C-gap based upon a "me" call by the inside linebacker. The Eagle communicates with the inside linebacker to make the call to the End.
This is a zone blitz, an illusion 4-man pressure package. The callside (or boundary – short) End will engage the offensive tackle controlling the C-gap. If the End reads pass they will drop into the hook-curl zone. The callside (Sam – short) Stud will execute a run-through Dog in the B-gap. The linebacker makes a "me/you" call.
This is a zone blitz, an illusion 4-man pressure package. The openside (or field – Wide) End will engage the offensive tackle controlling the C-gap. If the End reads pass they will drop into the hook-curl zone. The callside (Sam – short) Stud will execute a run-through Dog in the B-gap. The linebacker makes a "me/you" call.
This is a zone blitz, an illusion 4-man pressure package. The Nose will engage the center controlling the weak (Nag) or field (Short) A-gap. If the Nose reads pass they will drop into the hook zone. The Mike will execute a run-through Dog in the callside (or Short) A-gap. The Mike makes a "me/you" call.
This is a zone blitz, an illusion 4-man pressure package. The Nose will engage the center controlling the strong (Nag) or boundary (Wide) A-gap. If the Nose reads pass they will drop into the hook zone. The Mike will execute a run-through Dog in the openside (or Wide) A-gap. The Mike makes a "me/you" call.
More on the 3-3-5 Defense….
The concepts used in zone coverage have evolved from guarding areas to match up zones.
A match up zone includes a combination of pattern recognition and coverage techniques.
The defenders must first identify the offensive personnel and formation, then at the snap of the ball makes a run/read.
Once the defenders have recognized pass, they begin to execute their zone drop techniques.
The receivers' routes will dictate the techniques.
The following diagrams detail a few of the match-up zone concepts.
Corner – uses divider technique versus vertical routes by #1 and #2; drop splits the verticals.
or #3 if their route takes them to the flat.
Mike – drops hook, unless the Stud is on a Dog, in which case Mike replaces Stud.
Corner – cover #1; remember #2 can become #1 if they cross. Route recognition is crucial.
Eagle – "buzz" technique to get under #1, while maintaining outside leverage on #2.
"LEE", "MOH" and "RAY", for left, middle, right. This technique is used in 5-man pressure packages and Cover 33.
Here is a list of some additional points and considerations in zone coverage.
On the snap of the ball key quarterback, receiver and backfield action.
Never allow a receiver to get behind a defender when he has deep zone coverage.
A defender in zone coverage should go only as wide and as deep as he has to in order to cover his responsibility.
See the ball – the defenders attention should be directed towards the passer and he should see the receivers. Keep head on a swivel and be able to shift your eyes – referred to as "melt to the quarterback".
"Ball" – "Score" are calls used in the passing game. The sideline should be active yelling "ball" when the quarterback throws the football, and the defender intercepting, as well as the sideline should be yelling "bingo" to indicate an interception has been made.
Most interceptions are made as the defender moves forward for the ball.
Intercept all passes at their highest point. Do not wait for the ball to come down. Go get it!
Ball reaction is paramount to successful zone pass defense.
Instill the importance of communication. Talk to your teammates; help each other. Calls such as "in-in-in-in", "out-out-out-out", "cross-cross-cross", "delay-delay-delay" and "crack-crack" are very helpful to the team defensive approach.
When responsible for a short zone, gamble for the interception.
When responsible for deep zone, defender should never go in front of the intended receiver unless he can get both hands on the ball.
Be aware of the red zone (20 yards and in), as the short defenders should be no closer than 7 yards to the sideline until the ball is thrown in that area.
Interference results when a defender plays the receiver rather than the ball.
The free safety in cover 3 and both safeties in cover 2 should keep all receivers in front of them.
Corner's responsible for the outside 1/3 should never take an inside fake, because you will always have help on the post route from the deep 1/3 safety.
Easy to stem and disguiseThe defender must watch the receiver until he is sure that the receiver is on his last cut – then "snug up" and watch the quarterback. The defender will still use his 3-slide steps reading the key, and then get into the action. Never jump an initial outside fake, always take the initial inside fake. This can be accomplished when the defender maintains a separation, or is on top of the receiver. When the receiver straightens up, he is getting ready to fake, when the arms go up break on the ball.
"Banjo" is when two secondary players (C, F, B, R) use an inside / outside approach to covering 2 receivers. Each defender will cover his assigned receiver until their routes cross, at which the defenders switch responsibilities. This technique helps avoid the rubs and picks that receivers use.
corner or outside inverts (Eagles) will defender their man with outside leverage and the safety or outside inverts (Eagles) will defend the inside cut.
Here is a list of some additional points and considerations in man coverage.
Total concentration must be on the receiver.
Always keep the receiver in front.
Never align or be driven to a head up position.
Route recognition – A receiver who is going to run an outside route will generally reduce his split. A receiver who is going to run a route inside will widen his split.
him within 3 yards of the defender, when this happens turn and run with receiver.
A receiver who is bent over and running with his head down cannot make a sharp cut, until he raises his shoulders and gathers himself under control. Therefore the defender should focus his attention on the receiver's belt buckle and his shoulders.
Playing bump and run – Never allow an inside release by the receiver, make the quarterback make the long throw. Don't get your feet crossed over.
If a pass is thrown to your receiver in front of you make all drills attack the up field shoulder. Never go in front of a receiver unless you think you can get both hands on the ball.
If the defender gets beat deep, tell him to put his head down and sprint to catch the receiver. Do not look back at the quarterback until you have caught the receiver.
As long as the ball is behind the line of scrimmage and receivers are downfield, always maintain tight coverage.


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Helsinki Commission Hearing to Examine Role of Religious Actors in Responding to Hate
WASHINGTON—The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today announced the following hearing:
RESPONDING TO HATE
The Role of Religious Actors
Rayburn House Office Building
Live Webcast: www.youtube.com/HelsinkiCommission
In the past year alone, places of worship in Christchurch, Colombo, Pittsburgh, and Poway were targets of hate-based violence, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 300 lives.
Effectively countering hate crimes requires a comprehensive effort bringing together government institutions, criminal justice systems, civil society actors, and international organizations. Religious actors and interfaith institutions play an important role in promoting safe and inclusive societies and reducing violence, hostility, and discrimination.
Witnesses will describe how religious actors and interfaith institutions can work together to further human rights and protections for all in the OSCE region, and share strategies to prevent and respond to hate crimes and violence targeting our societies in public places, including places of worship and social institutions.
The following witnesses are scheduled to participate:
Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers, Rabbi and Cantor, Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, PA
Father James Martin, Editor at Large, America Media, New York, NY
Imam Gamal Fouda, Imam, Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch, New Zealand
Radia Bakkouch, President, Coexister, Paris, France
Alina Bricman, Elected President, European Union of Jewish Students, Brussels, Belgium
Usra Ghazi, Director of Policy and Programs, America Indivisible; Mayor's Interfaith Council, Washington, DC
Reverend Aaron Jenkins, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, The Expectations Project (TEP), Washington, DC
Additional witnesses may be added.
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Research has shown that socially disadvantaged communities, including those impacted by systemic racism, are more susceptible and vulnerable to the consequences of the pandemic. National responses to the pandemic have already outweighed the scale of the Marshall Plan, yet sufficient attention has not been given to how this moment can be seized to rebuild our societies and economies with inclusive policies that make our communities more resilient, even as they make them more equitable. Now is the time for the United States to forge transatlantic agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union, to address racism at the scope and scale of the historic Marshall Plan. What Would a Transatlantic Plan to Address Racism Look Like? Over the last decade, the United States has established a range of bilateral agreements in the Western Hemisphere to advance social inclusion for racial and ethnic equality. Joint action plans and memoranda of understanding with Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay have fostered everything from academic exchanges with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to public- and private-sector solutions for racial health disparities, access to education, and equal access to the justice system. Why don't similar agreements exist to advance these objectives in a transatlantic context? Members of Congress and parliamentarians in Europe have advocated for just that since the 2009 Black European Summit at the European Parliament and in subsequent transatlantic exchanges. A joint declaration last month from members of the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress emphasized the role of the recently established European Union (EU) Commission Anti-Racism Coordinator to facilitate the adoption of national action plans for EU Member States and the United States. Such national action plans, due by 2022, would reinforce a much-needed EU-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality and Inclusion that could be negotiated by the next U.S. presidential administration. Momentum is building for multilateral and bilateral agreements, to draw from and build on the global racial justice movement. Potential opportunities are already before us. A future U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement following Brexit, for example, should include incentives for economic empowerment of British and American communities marginalized by systemic racism. The British Parliament and the U.S. Congress should be required, as part of any such agreement, to conduct regular equality impact assessments for populations affected by said agreement. Both legislative chambers could turn to relevant legislation. They could be guided by relevant U.K. legislation, such as the Equality Act 2010, in order to provide metrics against which any such agreement could be measured. In addition to annual metrics, however, both nations also should measure the realization of long-term goals to empower and uplift marginalized communities. In terms of opportunities within the EU, the European Commission's Action Plan on Racism released at the end of September should incorporate multilateral considerations. The plan calls for a robust role for public-private partnerships of EU Institutions and member States with civil society in convening a summit against racism in Spring 2021. The summit would produce a commitment to develop joint action plans with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other nations implicated in the enduring legacy of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. Notably, the plan also calls for a consistent approach to collecting data on equality, which has long been a contentious issue among EU member States since World War II. Throughout much of the 20th century, many European nations argued against disaggregated ethnic data collection for fear it would be used by ethnic majorities to enact hateful policies. Marginalized groups, however, have advocated for such data collection for decades to inform policy and determine benefits that could rectify the legacy of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. Without such data, there are few means to disabuse electorates in Europe of false narratives and assumptions about the role and history of ethnic and racial minorities in Europe. The new plan must navigate this historical context and catalyze more investment in the impact of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). This should include any efforts to implement the related demands of the European Parliament. Any exploration of new trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union should include measures to empower minority and women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises and economic incentives intended to dismantle institutional racism. Inequities Highlighted by the Coronavirus Global protests for racial justice were no doubt intensified by the systemic inequities revealed and compounded by the coronavirus. At the same time, the pandemic has precipitated governmental reinvestment in national economies, demonstrating that governments can indeed execute large-scale strategies to improve and safeguard their democracies when the political will exists. It should be evident in our bilateral and multilateral agreements that anything less than full inclusion for all inhabitants of our nations results in vulnerabilities that leave us all less secure. Given the shared history of slavery, racism, institutional prejudice, and systemic inequity across the Atlantic, it follows that we should seize this moment to begin to conceive of transnational mechanisms to address the sordid legacy of grave social injustice, and deploy our economic resources and capacities to healing a wound that is now centuries old. (Editor's note: Readers also might be interested in Just Security's series Racing National Security.)


Do you have young children? Do they like puppets? Do you live in or nearby NYC? Well COME ON DOWN and check out New York City Children's Theater and Puppet Kitchen's Little Red Fish at the Lion's Theater on 42nd St.
It's cute! It runs Saturdays and Sundays through April at 11am and 2pm. Come see me play some fish, and a very spirited dancing flamingo and if you love it... go and buy the children's book by Taeeun Yoo that the show is inspired by. It is exceptionally beautiful.


The Student Guide to Academic Integrity states: "The integrity of the learning process is important in an educational context. Students must present their own original work to their teacher in order to demonstrate and improve their mastery of concepts and skills. Academic dishonesty undermines this relationship between learner and teacher that forms the foundation of higher learning."


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Welcome to the Friends of Broadway First School page. We are a group of parents who work hard and have fun. We do this to raise money for our children to have the 'little extras' at school, or to support events that may otherwise be too expensive to run. We're always looking for new members and would love it if you would like to join us.
We are now a registered charity! This is exciting as we hope it will open up new fundraising opportunities.
We have several exciting events in the pipeline for this term…. Please keep an eye out for event updates.
For any further information on our activities or if you have any ideas or suggestions, we would love to hear from you!
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Race is on at Coast Guard
February 13, 2019 Bayside News News No comments
Race is on: Local MPs Mark Dreyfus and Sonya Kilkenny will join the fun run to raise funds for the Coast Guard. Picture: Gary Sissons
ALTHOUGH there's a state election just in the past and a federal election not far ahead, it's a battle of a different kind that is on the minds of local MPs Mark Dreyfus and Sonya Kilkenny.
It will be a clash of state and federal when Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus takes on Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny in the annual fun run to raise funds for the Carrum Coast Guard.
Having secured the win last year, Ms Kilkenny is confident of going back to back.
"The fun run is a great way for the local community to get together and say thanks to our Carrum Coast Guard for all their work in keeping us safe. I've been delighted to work with the Coast Guard in getting statewide funding for new vessels and equipment as well as money for training, fuel and insurance," she said.
"I can't wait for the event and encourage everyone to get involved. Let's all show our support for this wonderful volunteer organisation. I'm confident that I'll pip Mark at the post again, just like last year."
Mr Dreyfus indicated he would try his best, but the real winner would be the Coast Guard.
"This will be the fourth straight Carrum Coast Guard Fun Run where Sonya and I have raced each other, he said.
"Whatever the result, I'll just be happy to raise some funds for the Coast Guard."
The 6km run and walk and the 12km run will take place at Patterson River on 24 February from 8.30am.
To register visit carrumcoastguardfunrun.com
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 13 February 2019
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Specialized robotics aren't common to the furniture industry, he said. Some large manufacturers use robots in production but mainly for simple functions, like picking up and moving furniture pieces or pushing items down conveyor belts. They're also used minimally in spraying finish applications. Loh said the Arthur system can do a lot. "It's just a matter of once we install the schematics for a piece, it automatically takes that and begins to manufacture. There's almost no limit on that end," he said.
Furniture Today?AP Industries (Quebec, Canada) reported the installation of the first-ever robotic furniture manufacturing system in North America. The arm, supplied by Kuka Robotics, is nine feet long and can extend to twelve feet is being touted as the first independently functioning wood furniture robotics manufacturing system in North America.
Named Arthur 1, the robotic system has been running 24 hours a day, five days a week, said Ken Loh, vice president of sales. "All we do is send it the pieces we need, the quantities we need and it takes its own judgment on how to manage that production," Loh said. Named in memory of Arthur Houde, one of the two founders of AP Industries in 1950, it uses robotics to fully machine raw components and move them through assembly without human assistance.
The unit does what about 15 human employees could do and is expected to speed production, Loh said. Arthur 1's flexible arm is centrally located in a cell surrounded by 10 tooling docks. The system performs tasks including sanding, sawing, cutting and drilling. It judges how to cut veneers and panels. It currently is focused on making components for bedroom groups. Assembly is handled by plant employees. Loh said robotics give the company shorter lead times, higher precision and quality, and more flexible price points ranges. This year, AP will unveil several retail-centric programs made possible by the Arthur 1 installation, he said. It gives the company the ability to retail a four-piece solid wood bedroom set at $1,999, supported with a made-in-North America story and multiple finish selections.
"All product in the showroom has been touched by Arthur to a high percentage, all drawers, all framing," Loh said. "So this will be the first showing of his work." He said company management started discussing robotics in 2008. Later, the company's 20-year machining partner, Quebec-based Machineries Automatech, used its ties to German industrial robot producer Kuka to supply the robotic arm that was developed into the self managing and operating production system. Automatech supported the project's programming and tooling and Kuka Robotics built the machine, Loh said.
As part of the first phase of the robotics program, AP plans to install a second system this year, and a third system later that will be dedicated to finishing, Loh said. One long-term goal is to have assembly as part of the robotic functions. The Arthur 1 machine cost about $655,000, he said, adding that overall phase one costs will be about $3.5 million. Additional robotics will be installed in a second phase, the company said. The systems will only replace retiring employees, Loh added.
While it currently is handling primarily bedroom, the company has plans for robotics to branch out into all of AP's products, including home office and entertainment groups.


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INTREPID SEA, AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Blog Before Flight Staff December 03, 2016
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is a non-profit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world's fastest jets and a guided missile submarine.
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum was founded in 1982 with the acquisition of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, now a National Historic Landmark. It is located at Pier 86 at 46th Street in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan.
Launched in 1943, the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid fought in World War II, surviving five kamikaze attacks and one torpedo strike. The ship later served in the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Intrepid also served as a NASA recovery vessel in the 1960s. It was decommissioned in 1974.
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum has one of the most varied aircraft collections on the East Coast. All five of the U.S. armed forces are represented through these displays: The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. A number of international aircraft are also presented. From the Avenger torpedo bomber, a stalwart from Intrepid's World War II service, to the A-12 Blackbird, the spy plane from the Cold War, the collection reflects some of the greatest achievements in military aviation.
Twenty-eight authentically restored aircraft are on display, including F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-6 Intruder, Blue Angels F-11 Tiger, F-4 Phantom II and an Italian "Frecce Tricolori" MB-339 PAN also.
On the pier next to Intrepid there is another piece of aviation history, the British Aerospace/Aerospatiale Concorde. Part of the Museum's collection since its retirement in 2003, the Concorde, "Alpha Delta," is the very airplane that set a world's speed record for passenger airliners on February 7, 1996, when it flew from New York to London in 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.
The Space Shuttle Pavilion showcases the space shuttle Enterprise, the prototype NASA orbiter that paved the way for America's successful space shuttle program.
In 2012, the Intrepid Museum successfully transported Enterprise to its new home in a series of carefully orchestrated movements. The journey started in April when Enterprise was flown from Washington, DC to JFK Airport atop a specially outfitted 747 NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Next up, the orbiter was carefully craned onto a barge for a multi-day trip from JFK to New Jersey and then up the Hudson River—passing the Statue of Liberty and the Freedom Tower—to the Intrepid Museum. On July 19, the Space Shuttle Pavilion, featuring Enterprise, opened to the public with a five day public event featuring astronaut appearances, NASA displays, a concert and special movie screening. Unfortunately during our visit the pavilion was closed.
We recommend everyone to visit the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, a great chance to discover a piece of history of aviation, hard to find similar opportunities in other parts of the world.


1. Agreeing with everything your date says (whether you really agree or not). "No one likes a doormat," says John Seeley, author of Get Unstuck: The Simple Guide to Restart Your Life. "If you say or agree with things only to make another person happy, that person will eventually realize that a yes man or woman isn't needed." For example: I once took a date to a big-budget sci-fi movie that wasn't quite as spectacular as advertised. When I asked her what she thought, she insisted on hearing my opinion first, and then agreed with what I said completely. Next!
2. Writing to people online (who you're not really interested in). I've been guilty of this transgression myself. Sometimes it can be hard to throttle back your dating engine, and you find yourself going through the motions—scouring online profiles, writing to people who are inappropriate for one reason or another (say, she's six-foot-five and will only date fellow giants) and being disappointed by the results. If you sense that you're pushing, there's no harm in taking a week's break and getting on with other aspects of your life. You'll come back to the online world relaxed and refreshed, with actual real-life experiences to write about to your prospective dates.
3. Getting a dog (when you're really a cat person). It's true, there's nothing like walking a dog to encounter eligible singles you might not ordinarily find at nightclubs or online dating services (though in my experience, most dog-walkers just chat mindlessly about their pets' eating habits, then proceed merrily on their way). However, "you should have a pet because you love animals," Seeley says. "Getting a dog specifically to meet someone is like saying that you, by yourself, aren't enough." The only thing worse than walking a dog just to meet someone is walking a cat, which puts you in another dating category entirely.
4. Contacting long-lost flames (who have long since moved on). It's only in TV dramas (and the occasional story in People magazine) that a 40-something bachelor contacts his high-school squeeze out of the blue, takes her out for a night on the town, and bang! They're married three weeks later. Usually, there's a good reason why that guy you dated briefly a couple of years ago drifted away, never to be heard from again. While you may justify calling or emailing him with the thought, "Well, at least I'm trying," you're likely to achieve the same result (that is, if he even writes back to you, which is far from a sure thing).
So check for these signs that you're working too hard at love. If you're experiencing any of the symptoms, go home, rest, see your friends and explore some new interests and hobbies…you should be recovered in 10 days to two weeks.
Bob Strauss is a New York-based writer and author of The Big Book of What, How and Why.


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Q: Create Separate Broadcast Domains on One Hyper-V Host I have two VMs running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Hyper-V Host. They're both DCs holding the PDC role for the same domain name, and therefore must not be able to communicate with each other via layer 2 (I'm manipulating DNS to make layer 3 connectivity OK I think).
They Hyper-V host has two network adapters; one dedicated to management traffic, the other to VM networking.
How can I configure Hyper-V's networking to put the two VMs into separate broadcast domains and both still have access to my external network, but permit routing between them?  I don't care if the routing is handled by Hyper-V (if that's possible) or by an external router.

A: You can create different virtual switches (isolating the VMs at layer 2) or use the same virtual switch but different IP subnets (isolating the VMs at layer 3); you can also use both options: two virtual switches, and a different IP subnet on each switch; this is the cleanest solution.
If you want routing between the VMs, you'll need to use different IP subnets; you'll also need something to act as a router between the two networks; you can use a third VM with two NICs, and enable the Routing and Remote Access Service to perform routing between them.
Sample configuration:
       Virtual Switch 1
       |              |
VM1 10.0.1.10       Router NIC1 10.0.1.1
                              |
                          Router VM
                              |
VM2 10.0.2.10       Router NIC2 10.0.2.1
       |              |
       Virtual Switch 2

If you also need external connectivity, this could be managed by creating a third virtual switch configured as "external" (i.e. connected to a physical NIC):
       Virtual Switch 1 (Internal)
       |              |
VM1 10.0.1.10       Router NIC1 10.0.1.1
                              |
                          Router VM --- Router NIC 3 --- Virtual Switch 3 (External)
                              |
VM2 10.0.2.10       Router NIC2 10.0.2.1
       |              |
       Virtual Switch 2 (Internal)

On the third NIC, you would use an IP address appropriate for your LAN; in the router VM, you can enable NAT and this will allow both internal networks to share the external access.


Mac: If you're coming over to macOS from Windows, or you just plain prefer how Windows sorts files with the folders on top and files below, then How-To Geek points to a little setting that allows you to change how files are sorted.
By default, macOS displays files and folders in one big alphabetical list. This setting makes it so folders are at the top followed by files. In Finder, click Finder > Preferences, then check the box next to "Keep folders on top when sorting by name". That's it, now your folders will always appear at the top of a list in Finder when you're sorting by name.


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CFP: Teaching Open-Admission Students (3/1/03; journal issue)
Friday, January 17, 2003 - 10:51pm
Thelin,William
The Journal of Teaching Academic Survival Skills (JTASS) is seeking =
articles for its next issue. JTASS is a multi-disciplinary, refereed =
journal that publishes articles focusing on the teaching of =
open-admissions or other types of =93at-risk=94 students=97those who =
might fall between the cracks in colleges and universities without some =
intervention on our part.
CFP: Sound in Film and Visual Media (8/1/03; collection)
G.E.Harper
Continuum Companion to Sound in Film and the Visual Media
(Continuum publishers)
This international volume, aiming to be published in 2004, seeks
contributions from people with an interest in field.
Some of the areas to be covered might include:
History of sound cinema -- different periods
New Technologies in cinema sound
multimedia and sound
pioneers of sound
adverstising sound
Visual arts and sound
Tape, CD & DVD
Film Genre and sound
Chapters will likely be in the vicinity of 5,000 -- 10,000 words, depending
on scope of the chapter topic.
CFP: Modernism and Mourning (4/15/03; collection)
Patricia Rae
Submissions are invited for a proposed volume of essays on the subject of
=93Modernism and Mourning.=94 The collection will investigate the impact of
the =93work of mourning=94=96or alternatively, of resistance to that =93work=94 (what
Martin Jay has called the =93refusal to mourn=94)--occasioned by the Great War
on modernist literature in the inter-war years. It will concentrate on the
role of mourning (or its =93refusal=94) in producing the decentered or
alienated modernist subject and in shaping the formal features commonly
thought to define literary modernism. It will also consider the
importance of those connections for discussions of the politics of
CFP: Gender and Women (9/1/03; journal issue)
Steen, Carol
The editorial office of THE HISTORIAN is currently accepting submissions for
publication consideration for an upcoming special issue dedicated to the
theme of women and gender. Subjects may include, but are not limited to,
the following analyses: gender relations, hierarchy and domination,
feminist movements, education, activism, politics, economics, science,
social structures, and intellectual discourses.
CFP: M/C: Media and Culture: "Share" (3/3/03; journal issue)
M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 13 January 2002
M/C - Media and Culture
is calling for contributors to the 2003 issues of
M/C Journal
http://www.media-culture.org.au/
The award-winning M/C Journal is looking for new contributors. M/C is a
crossover journal between the popular and the academic, and a blind- and
peer-reviewed journal.
CFP: Addiction (4/15/03; journal issue)
bdeanrob_at_sgi.net
JANUS HEAD
http://www.janushead.org
Special Issue -- Fall 2003 (Volume 6, Issue 2):
TOPIC: ADDICTION
Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2003.
Janus Head is a bi-annual interdisciplinary journal that
explores the intersections among continental philosophy,
phenomenological psychology, literature and art.
The journal features theoretical essays, qualitative
studies, short fiction, poetry, and art.
The editors are seeking submissions on the topic of
addiction to be featured in the Fall 2003 special issue.
Topics may include but are not limited to:
UPDATE: Scope: Film Reviews (e-journal)
Karen Mcnally
Scope, a fully refereed online journal of film studies, edited by staff
and postgraduate students within the Institute of Film Studies at the
University of Nottingham, is looking for film reviews of 1,000 to 1,500
words and review essays of 2,500 to 3,000 words to be included in
forthcoming issues. We are interested in both recently released movies and
retrospective reviews of older films (especially if these films have just
been released on video or DVD, or have been the focus of renewed critical
UPDATE: Norman Mailer since Executioner's Song (6/15/03; journal issue)
John Whalen-Bridge
Norman Mailer will turn 80 in 2003, and a special issue of Journal of
Modern Literature will commemorate his 50+ years of achievement with a
special issue, focussing on Mailer's publications since The
Executioner's Song.
CFP: Global Cinema (2/15/03 & 4/15/03; journal issue)
Kelvin Wareen
A Special Issue on Global Cinema
CFP: Narrating the Law: A Comparative Perspective (3/31/03 & 2/28/04; journal issue)
Sergia Adamo
Compar(a)ison. An International Journal of Comparative Literature
Thematic issue on:
"Narrating the law. An overview of law and literature in a comparative
perspective"
In the last few years various researches have shed light on the intertwining
between law and literature from an interdisciplinary perspective taking into
account different kind of texts, such as legal acts, trial proceedings, novels,
dramas etc mainly with reference to one culture.
CFP: Children on the Frontier in Film and TV (6/1/03; collection)
Chapman-King, Lynnea
CALL FOR PAPERS:
An Anthology Concerning Film and Television Depictions of
Children on the American Frontier
Deadline: June 1, 2003


Here's the list of upcoming car events and Cars & Coffees for the month of August. If you know of any other large car events this month, comment below and I'll add them to the list.
In addition to Boston Cars & Coffee at Larz Anderson, there's special events held at the museum each weekend. Here's the five car events at Larz for the month of August.
August 6th is Seacoast Cars & Coffee up in Portsmouth, NH.
Dream Ride August 26th and 27th in Farmington, Connecticut.
It's not even the first day of summer and we haven't reached the height of the 2016 car season, but car enthusiasts from across New England have come out in droves to enjoy the very best the automotive world has to offer. Maybe it's that for 5-6 months out of the year our cars are stored in garages and we can't drive them due to the harsh winters, or the likelihood that more people are beginning to appreciate cars that's bringing out record breaking crowds. In the past two months alone, the monthly Herb Chambers Cars & Coffee and Boston Cars & Coffee has experienced a significant increase in attendees.
It was estimated that close to 1,000 people attended Cars & Coffee at Herb Chambers Audi/Porsche of Burlington in May. That's a staggering number considering that these events are held early in the morning. It's not just the spectator numbers that have increased, but also car owners. There have been an assortment of sports cars, muscle cars, antiques, imports, and exotics that have filled the parking lot, attracting people of all ages to these monthly events.
Boston Cars & Coffee which is also held once a month at Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA, had it's biggest turnout to date on June 12th. The wide variety of cars, and even old military vehicles from Austria, makes Cars & Coffee not only a very fun experience, but also offers opportunities to learn about automotive history, both on the lawn and inside the museum.
Inside, you'll find an exhibit that changes annually, with this year's theme being the history of Porsche and BMW. Downstairs you'll find the biggest collection of antique cars dating back to the very early 1900's. At Larz Anderson, the atmosphere is ripe for creating car enthusiasts and lasting memories.
Car culture is very much alive in Boston and New England. Growing monthly, the car community is becoming much more diverse, and with that better cars and more history. With warmer weather on the horizon, there's a very good chance we can continue breaking attendance records at Cars & Coffee for the rest of the car season. It's a great time to be a member of the local car community, and it's exciting to see what lies ahead down the road.


We all know about spring cleaning – out with the old, in with the new, brightening up the house – but what about the bedroom? If you feel your bedroom furnishings are boring, you can always breathe new life into it with some awesome accessories that will brighten up the room. These simple suggestions are extremely easy to do, and won't put a hole in your wallet.
This great idea is not only functional but also looks good on your wall. If you're a bit of a globetrotter, simply cross off each country you've visited and place a tick on the country you want to go to next. For a more innovative tip, paint the map silver then scratch off each country as you visit.
Feeling confused? How is a mattress going to change how you feel about you bedroom? The reality is that knowing you have a brand new, shiny, customised mattress will make you feel perkier, prouder and keen to spend as much time as possible in bed. After all, the right mattress can do wonders for your sleeping patterns! For more information, visit Latex Mattress.
If you're looking for a creative project that'll not only look good, but also be useful, creating your own cork board is the way to go. All you need is a couple dozen actual corks from wine bottles, which is a pretty good excuse to drink a lot of wine! You can also ask your friends to save their corks if you're not willing to buy the bottles yourself.
Is your room covered in post- it-notes or scraps of paper? Need somewhere to write everything down where you can see it every day? Why not get some blackboard paint, or buy a blackboard sticker? They're perfect for jotting down notes without having to hunt down some paper, and they look good, too!
Framed photos of one's friends and family look great in a bedroom, however the frames themselves can often get a little expensive if you have a lot of photos. To save money, you can simply frame them yourself using coloured paper or patterned tape. Add stickers or glitter to make them stand out more.
Invisible shelves are a great idea for those who have little room for conventional bookshelves. By simply attaching them to your walls they give the impression that they are floating. Watch your friends and family do a double take upon entering the room!
Fairy lights can add a lovely romantic ambience to your bedroom. Use them during the day to brighten up the room, or during the night for a warmer tone. Simply arrange them around your bed, mirror, or window, and watch them transform your room. They're also really cheap, so you can buy as much as you want.
These awesome accessories are a great way to brighten up your bedroom. They're cool, creative, clever, and can potentially save you a lot of money. Do you have any ideas to share? Did a small change make a big difference for you? Remember to comment below.


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Dennis, tour guide for Big Cat Rescue, presenting September 25, 2019. Presenting two tickets to give away.
Dennis Mitchel All about Cats:
Who is Denny Mitchell ?
Denny is a cat aficionado, having lived with cats all of his life. For the last fifteen years he has been a volunteer at Big Cat Rescue, one of the world's largest accredited big cat sanctuaries which is located in Tampa, Florida, where he has been a tour guide for most of those years. As an "outreach ambassador" for Big Cat Rescue, he has led thousands of guests through this sanctuary, and has helped educate visitors about the nature of big cats and how so many have been abused, abandoned or neglected.
Aside from living with cats, Denny is a musician and holds a minor in music along with his degree in economics. Over the years, he has written lots of original music and has been a performer, both at the piano and as a singer. He has also been a church musician for over 30 years and often as a soloist.
Today, Denny is semi-retired, and has put together All About Cats, the focus being to educate, entertain, and engage the general public in learning about the world's number one pet (over 600 million families live with one or more cats). His show has been performed at many different venues, from civic centers, senior living facilities, summer camps for kids to private parties, which have often resulted with cats from shelters being adopted.
All proceeds generated from these performances are shared with the various nonprofit animal rescues in the Tampa Bay area or where ever the performance is held.
Cliff Sullivan
• Chapter: Pinellas County
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//
//  OCTRealmManager.h
//  objcTox
//
//  Created by Dmytro Vorobiov on 22.06.15.
//  Copyright (c) 2015 dvor. All rights reserved.
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import "OCTToxConstants.h"

@class RBQFetchRequest;
@class OCTObject;
@class OCTFriendRequest;
@class OCTFriend;
@class OCTChat;
@class OCTMessageAbstract;
@class OCTMessageText;
@class OCTMessageFile;

@interface OCTRealmManager : NSObject

- (instancetype)initWithDatabasePath:(NSString *)path;

- (NSString *)path;

#pragma mark -  Basic methods

- (OCTObject *)objectWithUniqueIdentifier:(NSString *)uniqueIdentifier class:(Class)class;
- (RBQFetchRequest *)fetchRequestForClass:(Class)class withPredicate:(NSPredicate *)predicate;

- (void)addObject:(OCTObject *)object;
- (void)deleteObject:(OCTObject *)object;

/**
 * All realm objects should be updated ONLY with this method.
 *
 * Specified object will be passed in block.
 */
- (void)updateObject:(OCTObject *)object withBlock:(void (^)(id theObject))updateBlock;

/**
 * Update objects without sending notification.
 * You should be careful with this method - data can in RBQFetchedResultsController may be
 * inconsistent after updating. This method is designed to be used on startup before any user interaction.
 */
- (void)updateObjectsWithoutNotification:(void (^)())updateBlock;

#pragma mark -  Other methods

- (OCTFriend *)friendWithFriendNumber:(OCTToxFriendNumber)friendNumber;
- (OCTChat *)getOrCreateChatWithFriend:(OCTFriend *)friend;
- (void)removeChatWithAllMessages:(OCTChat *)chat;

- (OCTMessageAbstract *)addMessageWithText:(NSString *)text
                                      type:(OCTToxMessageType)type
                                      chat:(OCTChat *)chat
                                    sender:(OCTFriend *)sender
                                 messageId:(OCTToxMessageId)messageId;

@end


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State Watch - 35s ago
CBO gives Congress a choice on highway bill: Tax or spend?
by Keith Laing - 05/06/14 12:16 PM ET
Lawmakers will have to increase the federal gas tax by 10 cents to 15 cents per gallon or find between $13 billion and $18 billion per year from other sources to maintain current spending on road and transportation projects, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.
A CBO official provided that analysis during a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee that was held to explore "new routes for funding and financing highways and transit."
CBO Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies Joseph Kile told the panel that there were very few good options to shore up the Transportation Department's Highway Trust Fund, which could go bankrupt as early as August.
{mosads}Kile said lawmakers could close the funding gap by cutting federal spending on highways and transit, increasing the federal gas tax or transferring money to the Highway Trust Fund from other areas of the federal budget.
"If lawmakers chose to address the projected shortfalls solely by cutting spending, no new obligations from the fund's highway account or its transit account could be made in fiscal year 2015; that would also be the case for the transit account in fiscal year 2016," Kile said in a testimony submitted to the panel.
"Over the 2015–2024 period, the highway account would see a decrease of more than 30 percent in the authority to obligate funds, and the transit account's authority would decrease by about 65 percent, compared with CBO's baseline projections."
Kile said the alternatives were nearly doubling the federal gas tax, which is currently at 18.4 cents per gallon, or pumping in approximately $18 billion per year from other areas of the federal budget.
Lawmakers have thus far balked at considering a slight increase in the taxes that are charged to drivers at the pump. Still, Kile said Tuesday that a modest increase in the gas tax would not generate enough money to compensate for the difficulty of approving it.
"The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates that a one-cent increase in taxes on motor fuels — primarily gasoline and diesel fuel — would raise about $1.5 billion each year for the trust fund," Kile said. "If lawmakers chose to meet obligations projected for the trust fund solely by raising revenues, they would need to increase motor fuel taxes by an amount between 10 cents and 15 cents per gallon, starting in fiscal year 2015."
President Obama has proposed that lawmakers use approximately $150 billion from a corporate tax reform package to boost the Highway Trust Fund's coffers. Obama included the proposal in a draft of a four-year, $302 billion transportation that he sent to the Hill last week, but it has little chance of being enacted.
The Highway Trust Fund is normally filled using revenue that is collected by the gas tax, but receipts have been outpaced by expenses in recent years as cars have become more fuel efficient and U.S. residents drive less frequently then they did in previous generations.
Kile said Tuesday that lawmakers would have to transfer money regularly if they did not adjust the funding levels or finding new sources of revenue to pay for transportation projects.
Senators expressed an eagerness to consider new funding options, though few seemed eager to embrace Kile's recommendations for increasing the gas tax.
"In my committee, we have heard of a number of bipartisan revenue options that could fund a long-term bill," Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told members of the Finance panel.
"Some of these options include replacing a cents-per-gallon gas tax with a sales tax on the wholesale price of gasoline and diesel, as Virginia has done. This plan was signed by a Republican Governor. Indexing and increasing the federal gas and diesel taxes, which have not been raised in over 20 years. This is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AAA, and the American Trucking Association, and using revenue generated from reform of the tax code," Boxer said.
Boxer noted that increasing the gas tax is opposed by most lawmakers and President Obama, however.
She said Tuesday that her committee was planning to mark up a transportation bill next week, even as lawmakers struggle to find a way to pay for it.
"Our bill is current funding plus inflation," Boxer said. "We need you to figure out how to pump $18B into the Highway Trust Fund."
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) did not take a position on the funding source during Tuesday's hearing.
But Wyden said he was against the idea of passing a short-term extension at the Sept. 30 deadline for reauthorizing the current surface transportation funding bill, which is known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).
"It would be a tragic mistake to let highway funding become another stop-and-go extender," Wyden said.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee said they were all for passing a new round of transportation funding, as long as it could be paid for.
The top ranking Republican member of the panel, Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), said he was opposed to so-called repatriation ideas that involve increasing taxes on overseas capital to pay for transportation projects.
Hatch said Tuesday that the idea of using repatriation funds to replenish the Highway Trust Fund is "not a very good one."
Boxer told members of the Finance Committee that they had to find a solution quickly.
"It is critical for our nation to continue investing in our aging infrastructure and we must work together to find the sweet spot for a dependable, bipartisan source of funding for the Highway Trust Fund," Boxer said. "Much depends on us, and our states are looking to us to act now. Failure is not an option, and our committees must lead the way."
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Amazon recently upgraded its smart Echo devices globally and in India. The new Echo Dot (review) and Echo Plus (2018 versions) bring in several improvements, including a more inviting design, without any increase in price. Last week, we reviewed the Echo Dot third generation which has improved significantly over its predecessor, now let's talk about the Plus model.
You can very well make out the new Amazon Echo Plus design changes with a quick customary glance. It's more like a stretched out version of the new Echo Dot. Compared to the last generation Echo Plus, the 2018 version is shorter and has an elegant mash fabric finish. The Echo Plus 2018 looks comparatively muscular and seems to have better build quality than its predecessor.
In line with the existing design language, the top surface of the Echo Plus has four buttons – Volume UP-Down, Mic mute button, and Alexa/ setup button. Also, there are seven far-field microphones which are capable of picking up your voice from a distance or when music is pumping out loud. What complements the top of the Echo Plus is an LED ring with cool animations.
The bottom end of the new Echo Plus has a rubberized base which ensures it stays put. It is also worth pointing out that both top and bottom surfaces are devoid of sharp edges, as Amazon has tapered them into the body.
Just like its smaller sibling, Plus model too gets an incredible audio quality upgrade. The new top of the line Echo smart speaker houses a single 3.0-inch woofer (down-firing) paired with a 0.8-inch tweeter. It supports Dolby audio and produces omnidirectional sound with clearer vocals and deeper bass.
While playing it side by side with the last generation Echo Plus, the difference is more than noticeable. The new gen Echo Plus is much louder, warmer and has thumping bass. Amazon has also built-in equalizer to adjust settings with your voice. All you have to do is hail Alexa, say the command like "Alexa, set the bass to 3." What still needs some tweaking is the mids which seem to get subdued with high bass levels.
The other things that need to highlighted here are that the second generation Echo Plus support stereo paring which means you can pair two of these and it really offers greater room-filling experience. Amazon also introduced a companion device called sub which can be paired along to create a 2.1 system for your home party.
As for the connectivity, the Echo Plus supports dual-band WIFI networks, there are Bluetooth and a 3.5mm physical connection option which works both ways (broadcast and receive) and can be controlled via Alexa app.
You will also have the option to connect Echo Plus 2018 to any regular speaker using an aux cable and convert it to an Alexa smart speaker.
This Alexa driven smart speaker competes with Google Home and Apple's Homepod. One thing that lends Echo Plus a cutting-edge advantage is the built-in smart home hub based on ZigBee radio.
Those who don't know, ZigBee is a smart home interface based on IEEE's 802.15.4 personal-area network standard specifically developed for smart device. ZeeBee technology operates in mesh network and it lets devices from different manufacturers communicate with one another (without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth).
A smart home interface that could connect the speakers to a range of other smart home devices that wouldn't otherwise be able to communicate with an Echo device.
Like the first generation Echo Plus, the new Alexa powered smart speakers come with a built-in ZigBee hub that means you won't necessarily need to buy a separate hub/bridge for each smart device manufacturer and can easily set-up and control compatible smart home products (limited features only).
Apart from that, the new Echo Plus has a built-in temperature sensor that can be used to create useful routines. Talking about routines and skills, Amazon has tons of those and keeps on adding new skills every day. Over the years, Alexa's language recognition has improved and now it understands Indian accents better and can orate useful information from news, facts, time and a lot-lot more. Alexa works better than Bixby, Cortana, or Siri, but is still outsmarted by Google Assistant.
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In India building, a smart home is still a costly affair and most consumers are still in that phase of deciding whether the benefits outweigh the cost. However, with internet connectivity improving, many more people are warming up to the idea of a smart connected home.
With a built-in hub, the Echo Plus 2018 has a definite advantage for people willing to dive into the smart home ecosystem. Besides, Amazon is rapidly expanding its content services (Prime Videos, Amazon Music) and is packaging all these services under its attractive prime membership.
With improved audio quality, the new Echo Plus is a lot more attractive proposition. Now that Amazon has enabled stereo pairing and launched Echo Sub as a companion device, the Echo Plus could play the pivotal roll in your home's smart music system.
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Backers included Highland Europe, Grafton Capital, and the founders. In conjunction with the funding, Laurence Garrett, partner at Highland Europe, and Oliver Thomas, partner and co-founder at Grafton Capital, will join StarLeaf as a non-executive director.
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1914 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player was born in Martinez, CA.
1920 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor known for being on tv series, "Fantasy Island" was born in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Twilight Time: Cutter's Way (1981) - Reviewed
The late John Heard whom we lost in 2017 is best known for playing the dad in the Home Alone movies and was a familiar character actor often playing mild mannered or clean-cut characters. Which makes his appearance in Czechoslovakian director Ivan Passer's Cutter's Way all the more jarring and in stark contrast to what we thought we knew about the actor's capabilities and versatility. Playing a broken down crippled Vietnam veteran sporting an eye-patch, an amputated arm, a walking stick, overgrown scruffy hair and a beard, many will instantly associate the character of Alex Cutter as akin to Ron Kovic from Born on the Fourth of July and more recently Lieutenant Dan Taylor from Forrest Gump, yet few will recognize Heard in the part. Exuding hostility, danger and drunkenness, Heard as Cutter is equal parts frightening and pathetic. To call Cutter's Way John Heard's finest hour would be putting it mildly. And when you pair him up with equally talented actors like Jeff Bridges, you have the ingredients for some truly inspired work afoot!
Opening initially as a murder mystery when Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) inadvertently becomes a suspect due to the proximity of his vehicle to the crime scene, the film evolves into a tragic and truly downbeat character study of two friends, Cutter and Bone (Newton Thornburg's novel and the film's original title, I might add) sauntering through life nearing their own mutual expiration dates. The premise involving the two trying to track down and expose the real culprit behind the murder is merely a setup driving the plot forward, as the filmmakers' real interests lie with exposing the dysfunctional dynamic these men share. That both men have a loose triangular relationship with Cutter's alcoholic wife Mo (Lisa Eichhorn) only amplifies the bleakness of the proceedings.
A picture that feels right at home with the likes of '70s character driven classics such as Five Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show and particularly Easy Rider, Cutter's Way can be hard and heavy material yet the impassioned performances and strength of the characters can't help but invoke our empathy as we come to care for the dirtball Cutter even as we're put off by his filth and intoxication. Jeff Bridges was and still is one of the best actors working today and as always he gives a stellar performance as the conflicted yet caring Richard Bone, though it goes without saying the film's real wonder is John Heard. He's electrifying in the role of Cutter and one has to wonder why we haven't seen him play a character this immersive since. Watching him in this will give newcomers a newfound respect for his art.
The film also sports its own fair share of brilliant technical merits, starting with the film's moody cinematography by Blade Runner director of photography Jordan Cronenweth, casting a depressive visual pall over the proceedings. Though much of it takes place in broad daylight, the overwhelming feeling one comes away with looking at the foggy, noir-ish visual palette is sheer desperation. Furthering the film's somber mood is renowned composer Jack Nitzsche's mournful glass harp score which will invariably remind listeners of his work on The Exorcist and Cruising. Opening on black and white footage of a cheerful small town parade as the credits appear onscreen, Nitzsche's score captures the unfocused sense of dread and impending doom perfectly even if we're not sure why just yet. Few composers have ever been able to create this mood with such acuity without letting viewers in on the reasons for it. And of course, renowned Czech director Ivan Passer assembles the picture with sensitivity and heart just shining through the dourness, allowing viewers to see and hear the few and far between moments of tenderness and love.
Initially screened to negative reviews under the title Cutter and Bone and released by United Artists right around the time Michael Cimino was fixing to bankrupt the company with the infamous Heaven's Gate (also starring Bridges), Cutter's Way came very close to being shelved outright until a week later positive reviews from Time Magazine and Newsweek began to trickle in and the film's title was promptly changed before being reassigned to the company's "Classics" division. Despite being filmed on a tight budget which was being reduced to cut corners while it was being made with director Ivan Passer lamenting the internal debacle plaguing the film, Cutter's Way would go on to win the Grand Prix at the Belgian Film Critics Association and is now regarded as a genre classic.
Seen now, it feels like the final days of uncompromising character driven filmmaking of the 1970s coming to a close and only narrowly escaped the company's downfall in the wake of Heaven's Gate's disastrous commercial reception. Moreover, fans of the late John Heard unfamiliar with this side of the actor are inclined to seek Cutter's Way out, a film which plunges deep into the depths of human darkness and yet proves to be a most rewarding emotional experience with a career defining performance driving us headlong into the void.
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layout: posts
title: "knapsack problem"
date: 2017-07-15
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# 0/1 knapsack

## Problem

We have N items, each item has a weight and value, stores in two arrays `wt[], val[]`. Also we have a knapsack with maximum weight capacity `W`. We can either put or not put an item into knapsack. Given that the total weight of items in knapsack can not exceed `W`,  how can we maximize the item values in knapsack?

## Ideas

The most naive approach would be generating all different combinations of items and calculate ones that do not exceed the `W`.

One observation is, for each item, we can either include or not include into our optimal solution. So the max value we can get from n items with weight `W` is the max of below two:
- Max value from `n-1` items with weight `W` (not include nth item)
- Value of nth item plus max value from `n-1` items with weight `W` substracted by the weight of nth item. (include nth item)

We can implement this recursive approach. After drawing a recurence tree, we may notice that when the remaining cap and items are the same accross some sub-problem, our function calculate some sub-problems more than once, meaning we have an overlapping problem here, which leads to dynamic programming approach.

We analyzed the optimal structure as above and define our state function:
` dp[i][w] = max(dp[i-1][w], dp[i-1][w - wt[i-1]] + val[i-1])`
 `dp[i][w]` means the max value we can get with the first `i` items and capacity `w` , assuming that we have an id for each item from 0 to n-1.

## Space Optimization

Notice that, to obtain the max value with n items, we only need the result of with n-1 items, we do not need results before, like n-2, n-3 items. That leads to an optimization of space: we don't have to store the result for each item, only store for the previous item is enough for this problem.

So instead of 2D array as `dp[i][w]`, we only need an 1D array that stores the max value with capacity w for each iteration of items. The array is `dp[0…W] `. Here is the tricky part: we iterate over n items, for `ith` eration , we take the `ith` item into consideration After previous iteration, the array stores the max value for weight 0 to W with i-1 items. To obtain the max value with `ith` item and weight `w` , we need the result of i-1 item in weight `w` and `w - wt[i-1]` .  NOTE that, we need to iterate all weight value in reverse order, since we want the result with i-1 items. We will see the difference again in `Complete knapsack problem`. The pseudo code is here:

```
for i = 0 to N-1:
	for w = W to 0:
		dp[w] = max(dp[w], dp[w - wt[i-1]] + val[i-1])
```

## Initialization

Some problems ask to exactly fill the knapsack at the capacity `W`, others allow partially fill. This will affect our initialization of the array. If asked exactly fill the knapsack, we will initialize our array with an invalid value like `-1` , and `dp[0] = 0`. If asked partially fill, we initialize the array with 0s.

With the initialization of our array, it means that the state with 0 item, the max value we can obtain for each weight capacity. If asked exactly filled, so only the capacity 0 can be filled with 0 items. Other capacities can not be filled.

If we do it by recursion, "exactly filled" will affect the termination condition: when all items are considered, if the remaining capacity is still greater than 0, meaning that we do not exactly fill the knapsack, we need to return 'invalid' therefore.

## Implementation (python)

```python
def knapsack01(W, wt, val, n):
    """
    input type: int, list, list, int
    output type: int
    """
    dp = [float('-inf')] * (n + 1)  # -inf means invalid
    dp[0] = 0
    for i in range(n):
        for w in range(W, -1):
            dp[w] = max(dp[w], dp[w - wt[i]] + val[i])
    return dp[W]
```

## Analysis

Time: O(N * W).  Two loops

Space: O(W).  1D array optimization

# Complete Knapsack problem

## Problem

Unlike 0/1 knapsack problem, here we can use each item unlimited times.

## Ideas

Quite similar as 0/1 knapsack problem, we also consider for each item. However, we have more options: take 0, 1, 2 … until the knapsack is full. So we define the state functions as below:

`dp[i][w] = max(dp[i-1][w - k * wt[i-1]] + k * val[i-1])`
where `k * wt[i-1] in [0, w]`

Here we still need to iterate all items, but for each item, instead linear time, we need `∑(w/wt[i])` time, so the total time is worse than O(W * N)

## Convert to 0/1 situation

We can 'add' more items that for each item, duplicate it `W/wt[i]` times, and the whole problem becomes a 0/1 knapsack problem, but this one does not improve the time complexity.

We can use binary reduction, to duplicate each item with 1, 2, 4, 8… times of it original weight. This approach will improve from the linear duplicate to logirithm duplicate.

## Optimization to O(W * N)

In 0/1 problem, we iterate the weight value in reverse order, as we need the result of previous item iteration. Now with unlimited times, for each item at each capacity, we need the result of current item iteration. If we want to use an item i times, we need the result of using it i-1 times. SO, we iterate the weight value from 0 to W. Here is the revised state function:

`dp[i][w] = max(dp[i-1][w], dp[i][w - wt[i-1]] + val[i])`

## Implementation (python)

```python
def knapsack01(W, wt, val, n):
    """
    input type: int, list, list, int
    output type: int
    """
    dp = [float('-inf')] * (n + 1)  # -inf means invalid
    dp[0] = 0
    for i in range(n):
        for w in range(W, -1):
            dp[w] = max(dp[w], dp[w - wt[i]] + val[i])
    return dp[W]
```