West Sussex teachers and children are to take their plea for fairer education funding directly to Downing Street.
Twelve headteachers and 12 students, along with parents and governors, will make the trip to London on Tuesday October 18, where they will hand over a letter and petition at the door of Number 10.
As one of the worst-funded local authorities in the country, West Sussex receives £40million per year less than the national average from the government and £200million less than some London boroughs.
With their budgets stretched tight, headteachers warned they would be forced to look at some 'radical considerations' to make ends meet.
These included larger classrooms, a narrower curriculum and shorter school hours.
The problem was exacerbated when the government's promised national funding formula – which was supposed to offer schools a fairer share of the funding budget – was pushed back a year to 2018/19 by education secretary Justine Greening.
Schools now face the prospect of having to survive an extra year at financial breaking point.
To help address the problem, they have asked for a £20million payment to be shared among the county's 343 primary and secondary schools to help them make ends meet until the new system comes into play.
Support for the campaign has exploded on social media with more than 20,000 people backing the schools on Facebook.
In addition, Tim Haines, who has children in primary and secondary school, set up an e-petition on the government's website, which has so far attracted almost 9,000 signatures.
Mr Haines, who has been invited to join the trip to Downing Street, said: "I had always known that West Sussex schools received lower than the national average funding but did not realise how bad things had got until it was highlighted by the Worth Less? campaign.
Elsewhere, Peter Woodman, head of The Weald School, made an appearance on ITV's Good Morning Britain where he achieved that rarest of victories – having the last word with Pier Morgan.
Mr Morgan accused the headteachers of making 'last-ditch Armageddon threats', such as cutting school hours, which they had no intention of carrying out.
He promptly withdrew the accusation when Mr Woodman calmly pointed out such action had been taken in the past at his former school in Oxfordshire.
Jules White, of Tanbridge House School, Horsham, was quick to thank the parents and members of the community for their support.
He said: "Heads of schools and academies have been delighted and reassured by the overwhelming support that we have received.
"The stark picture that we have drawn is very difficult to look at but parents know that it's accurate and entirely factual.
"Like our parents and supportive local political leaders, all we want is a fair overall settlement for West Sussex schools and their children when the new formula finally arrives.
Headteachers from all over the county have explained how a lack of money has affected their ability to run their schools as they would like.
David Carter, head of St Philip Howard School, in Bognor, said he had had to find savings of more than £500,000 in the past three years, amounting to ten per cent of his budget.
He added: "If we value the education and future of our young people we must invest in it. Here in West Sussex we are not asking for more than anyone else, we are just asking for equity; a level playing field with other counties in the UK; a chance to afford our young people the same opportunities that children elsewhere in the country have.
"We are grateful of the support of the local authority, parents and local MPs.
Last week, Grahame Robson, head of Manor Green School, Crawley, described the struggles faced by the county's special schools.
His words were backed by the heads of three other such schools, who issued a joint statement.
Between them, Phillip Potter, of Oak Grove College, Maria Davis, of Cornfield School, and Catriona Goldsmith, of Palatine School, cater for 450 children, aged four to 19, with complex needs.
Adding their voices to the campaign, they described the strains on their budgets as 'increasingly significant'.
They said: "These budgetary pressures result in us constantly fighting to get the resources to provide the best possible provision for all our students.
"As we have a high staff to student ratio, necessary for care and safety of all our students, the impending increases in pension contributions and national insurance will decimate our budget.
"West Sussex special schools receive considerably less funding than our comparable schools in other local authorities.
Like her West Sussex colleagues, Helen Williamson, head of Billingshurst Primary, said she had struggled to meet increasing staffing costs such as national insurance payments and pension contributions.
She added: "We would like to employ more staff to support more children with emotional, learning and social needs but we are unable to do so.
To support the campaign, log on to Facebook and search for 'WorthLess?'.
Mr Haines' petition can be found on the Parliament website.


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The average price of a home in Britain has shot up 10 per cent in ten months, according to figures published yesterday.
Since February, it has jumped from £147,746 to £162,764, forcing buyers to pay on average an extra £15,000.
Prices have now risen for seven consecutive months.
Yesterday's figures, from the Nationwide, showed that the average house price rose 0.5 per cent in November.
Martin Gahbauer, chief economist at the Nationwide, said: 'The outlook remains crucially dependent on labour market conditions.
Families pay off record levels of debt rather than save as repayments outstrip borrowing What next for house prices?
The recent rise in house prices has been largely fuelled by an acute shortage of homes to buy.
James Hyman, from property consultants Cluttons, said: 'It is still a seller's market as the stock of property for sale remains extremely limited, forcing prices upwards.


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Grit: helping kids bounce back from failure and (maybe) trauma
By Brittany Bartkowiak • Nov 11, 2014
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Many folks who tuned into Jennifer Guerra's arresting audio documentary on foster care, "Finding Home," wondered how some of the young adults featured, people like Jasmine Uqdah, were able to overcome so much adversity in their young lives. Their success is so statistically unlikely, that numerically and practically it is almost impossible. So what explains it?
Is it grit?
We're not entirely sure. Sometimes called "persistence" or "character," grit is a collection of traits and brain functions that can provide mental toughness or courage. What is it that helps people stick with a goal or task long enough to achieve it? That's grit. It's not a new concept, actually. Stories like the tortoise and the hare and sayings such as "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again" have been around for a long time.
Grit has been explored by a lot of academics, scientists, and journalists, including us, in regard to academic achievement. But can it also help Jasmine and others like her overcome trauma?
Here's what we do know:
A key concept of grit is to keep going when the going gets tough. For young people in foster care – and others facing similarly difficult life experiences – that's often the only option they have.
Not all of those who encounter tough luck acquire grit. Grit is only developed when folks successfully overcome difficult experiences and move beyond them to try to succeed again.
If grit is learned through overcoming obstacles, can it also be taught? Some people, like Stockbridge teacher Josh Nichols who Sarah Alvarez introduced us to earlier this year, think it can through an approach to education that emphasizes trial and error and experimentation. Those settings, a hands-on learning environment for example, make failure routine and as such less difficult to overcome.
Some schools are discussing how to best teach or incorporate grit in the classroom and psychologists are searching for the best ways to measure it. They've even created a survey you can take to see how much grit you have.
Despite the growing attention, there are still skeptics that feel grit is counterproductive.
It's not just low-income or traumatized kids who need grit. Many kids from affluent families and communities are insulated from adverse experiences and don't have an opportunity to develop grit. Kids from low-income families, on the other hand, may not actually have the resources needed to overcome adverse experiences because trauma has changed their brain's response to stress and failure in a way that makes bouncing back from these experiences less in their conscious control. This includes young people in and aging out of the foster care system.
Surviving foster care, like Jasmine did, takes persistence, patience, and the ability to repeatedly overcome difficult experiences – all of which are the main ingredients of grit. We don't know for sure whether grit alone can help young people like Jasmine overcome trauma, but having grit can make their success much more likely.
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Finding Home, a documentary about foster care [transcript + audio]
By Jennifer Guerra • Oct 30, 2014
What does it feel like to be removed from you parents' home? From the ones who were supposed to protect you and keep you safe?
I want to introduce you to a set of siblings. Let's start with the oldest one Andrew. He's an intense little guy who's 9 years old and very much into superheroes.
ANDREW: My favorite Marvel superhero is Spiderman.
AUDREY: Want to see my best friend?
That's Audrey, his little sister, she is <<FIVE!>> and adorably shy.
And finally, there's Braden, the ham of the family.
BRADY: Let it Go! Let it Go! Can't hold it back anymore
The safety net for young people aging out of foster care is a fantasy
By Brittany Bartkowiak • Oct 28, 2014
Jenny Downing / Flickr
State of Opportunity will air a documentary on foster care on Thursday, October 30. In the lead-up to Thursday, we're publishing a series of articles that explore specific aspects of the foster care system, and some of the challenges kids within that system face.
For many young adults who have aged out of the foster care system, myself included, the hardest part isn't actually being in care.
The hardest part is leaving care.
For kids in foster care, what doesn't make it into the plastic bag can really matter
Christian Guthier / Flickr
State of Opportunity will air a documentary on foster care on Thursday, October 30. In the lead-up to Thursday we're publishing a series of articles that explore specific aspects of the foster care system or challenges kids within that system face.
Andrew, a superhero-loving nine-year-old boy you'll soon meet in our newest documentary Finding Home, told us regretfully that his Paper Jamz – a toy guitar he loved – didn't make it into the bag he used for his belongings as he bounced from place to place.
Here's what one foster family does to help make life a little easier for kids in care
Sue Kley
State of Opportunity aired a documentary yesterday on foster care. All this week, we're publishing a series of articles that explore specific aspects of the foster care system, and some of the challenges kids within that system face.
Imagine being removed from your home, from the only place you've really ever known. You're taken away from your parents, your toys, your bed, maybe even your siblings, and told that you have to live here, in this new place with these new people. Imagine what that must feel like.

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On Wednesday, The Union Cabinet had decided to extend the Atal Pension Scheme as the scheme got lapsed in August. In order to encourage the scheme amongst the people the cabinet has doubled the accident insurance and has extended the criteria of age by five years.
Atal Pension Yojana which is also known as APY is a social security scheme that was launched by the government in 2015 in order to provide a defined pension with price bracket between Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000. Regarding the scheme, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the media that the scheme has been revised towards the positive end and will now be presented in its new avatar. The scheme will now be more focused to target individuals, instead of households, he added.
As per the government data and some recent reports, more than 1 crore people benefited from the government's flagship scheme. "The scheme, which was earlier for four years, lapsed in August 2018. But seeing the mass participation in this runaway-success scheme, the cabinet has decided to extend it and keep it open-ended. Earlier, people of age 18 to 60 years were entitled to enrol in the scheme. But looking at the rise in average age-expectancy, now we have relaxed it further to 65 years. We have also increased the overdraft facility of the scheme from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000," Jaitley said.
Besides this, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also briefed that 'Jan Dhan Yojana' is the largest initiative in the world that have been taken by the Prime Minister towards financial inclusion. Jaitley also added that the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana in the last four years has benefitted millions of Indians.
Arun Jaitley also said that in order to achieve the dream of New India, the people who were left out of financial system must be included. The NDA government is committed and is making the best possible efforts in order to improve the quality of life of each and every Indian and is trying to make it better than before. Jaitley also said that there is no need of a discussion as the benefits of the scheme says it all.


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For Shawn's 50th, his family had planned a weekend in Chicago. They were especially excited to take Shawn to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
Deeya, Layan, Manal, and Malik
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We are now SUPER close to the first beta release of the new map: "Oregon". We are going to roll out this final (small) patch to prepare everything. This patch will include a server restart and a client patch so servers will be down for a short while.
Oregon will be available after this restart.
Oregon is going to be available any time in the Open World Official Servers list. Be ready!
Improved right-peek third person animations for the IMI TAR-21 and L85 assault rifles.
Improved overall spawn and respawn system on big maps such as Colorado V2.
Improved the minimap of Oregon. Also updated the colors of the water.
Fixed a (major) bug where when aiming with a sniper in third person sometimes you would randomly aim high up in the air / any random location.
Fixed some issues in the Hong Kong servers that were causing problems.
Fixed some material and texture issues.
Fixed some server and client crashes.
Oregon will be beta released very soon. We understand there is a lot of questions from you all how and what exactly is going to happen.
What does the beta release mean?
The beta release of Oregon means that we are still working on the map but at the same time give the community the chance to try the new map out already. The current playable area that we will release for players is already the size of the current Colorado V2 map so imagine how big the map is going to be in the end.
During the beta period we aim to fix as much issues as possible and improve the playable area as good as possible where we aim to fully release the map in a few weeks. We will do all this mostly based on feedback from community and moderators.
During the beta release Oregon will only be available in the Open World Official Servers list. Only a few servers in each region will be available with this map.
When will private servers be available for renting?
The full release of Oregon will be in a few weeks. When we fully release the map this means that it will be permanently available in the as Open World Official Servers and will be rent-able as private server. This in all regions.
How many servers will be available with the Oregon map during the beta?
We will base the amount of servers on the demand of players. This will also be different in each region. We will add and or remove servers based on what the player demand is where we start with a basis of around 3-4 servers available in each region. Once again for this beta release we will only have Oregon live and running in the Official Servers section in the Open World game mode.
What does the red areas mean on the map? When will players be able to go here?
The red areas on the minimap indicate areas where players can't go (yet). Only the down-left area of the map is playable and available for now. In future patches we will slowly start expanding the playable area where it pretty much keeps increasing and increasing.
If you have any further questions feel free to ask us in the comments or just link us through our social media channels.
Estimated patch size: 200 mb.
Patch ETA: Patch is about to be rolled any time.
Estimated downtime: Server downtime will be minimal. Client & Server update are required.
Extra information: If you experience an error like "Cannot replace TheNewZ.exe ...." please go to your game installation folder and delete TheNewZ.exe manually and start your launcher again. If the issue is still not fixed go to your antivirus settings and make sure TheNewZ.exe is not blocked anywhere and whitelist it if possible.
HYPE! Servers going down soon.
Just chillin waiting for players to come by my house.
UPDATE: Oregon will be available after this restart.
GAME IS ONLINE. OREGON FIRST BETA IS LIVE NOW!. Enjoy!
Great Job to everyone that worked on the Map!
Hopefully Oregon can be in the Survival servers (a separated game mode with new GI) soon!
Ive noticed a issue with the bus stops on oregon,If you or your team mates use the bus stop then you go to use it the bus stop they teleport to then disapears from my map and i cant teleport over there with them because the bus stop they have chosen dissapears from my map! ,I have to log off,Then join in on a friend to spawn with them,This has happened on a couple of occasions,Never happens on Colorado though.
Also those clan territory markers are annoying tbh they clutter the whole map up,Maybe have a setting to disable them from been shown in the player settings because i personally couldn't care for them anway tbh.


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The Wrestler Review
(spoiler warning – this review may contain slight spoilers)
If there was to be one word to describe Randy 'The Ram' Robinson it would be this: addict. He is an intense abuser of alcohol and several different kinds of drugs, both recreational and otherwise, but that is not what I am talking about here. Robin Ramzinski, which is The Ram's real name in the movie, is mainly addicted to acceptance, and, in whatever form he can find it, love. He gets his fill of that mostly from his primary job, professional wrestling, in which he is beloved by the fans who still after all these years show up in old run down gymnasiums and bingo halls to see "that wrestler from the 80s" as one person calls him after recognizing Randy at his second, and far less glamorous job at a local grocery store behind the deli counter. He also gets plenty of love from his fellow wrestlers throughout the movie, some of whom probably grew up idolizing him and are no doubt thrilled to be able to work with him, regardless of how broken down and past his prime he may be at this point. Despite all of this affection he receives in the make believe world of wrestling, back in the real world when he yet again fails to deliver payment to his Landlord, he finds the locks on his trailer doors changed and is thus forced to spend a long cold night asleep in the back of his van until he can convince his boss, who treats him and his 'pass time' with perpetual contempt it seems, to give him some overtime work.
He is better received by children in the movie, and Randy is somewhat of a folk hero to all the small kids in the trailer park who cherish the opportunity to have pretend battle royales and roll around with the former champ whenever possible. They don't know that he probably enjoys this even more than they do, as is evident when he invites one of them over to play an old wrestling video game on his original Nintendo, which he has probably owned since it came out two decades prior. The child is none too impressed with this ancient gaming system though and while still being polite, exits the scene after one match with The Ram. Not so polite to Randy in this film however, is his own child, the now fully grown Stephanie, who he admittedly abandoned during a rough patch during her upbringing. He hasn't even thought of seeing her in fact until after he has a heart attack and a bypass as a result of his decade's long abuse to his body in the ring. She understandably has no interest at first in reconciling a relationship with her father, and the scenes where she lets loose on him verbally in this film are particularly hard to watch, as they were intended to be. The movie's emotional high (or low) point is in these scenes with Randy and his daughter as he tearfully begs her simply 'not to hate him' despite of his many, many failings…. He does manage to make some progress in that relationship for a brief period after a little helpful advice from his only other friend in this movie, a stripper played with grace and warmth by the ever beautiful Marisa Tomei.
In Tomei's stripper character 'Cassidy' Randy finds both a potential partner and someone who in a weird way could possibly understand him better than anyone else he is likely to come into contact with. When brought under a microscope their respective professions do have many things in common as has been pointed out in other reviews of this film, the main parallel being that both industries are extremely unforgiving when it comes to the matter of age, as Randy finds out with his heart attack, and Cassidy finds out when a couple college age patrons reject her offer of a private dance in favor of a younger performer. The two meet later in an engaging scene at a local bar and discuss their favorite topic, the 80s, and how much better everything was back then. Back when Motley Crue and Guns N' Roses could still put out a hit album and Randy was headlining Madison Square Garden instead of the local Elementary School. In this relationship Randy has the chance to find some happiness outside of wrestling, but when she senses herself getting too close, Cassidy remembers rule number one "never date customers". Randy eventually understands and accepts her decision, but is considerably despondent at having perhaps his last and best chance at a 'normal life' yet again dashed to the rocks.
After a particularly aggravating day at work Randy decides, against doctor's wishes, that it is time to come out of his post heart bypass imposed retirement for one final match against the most infamous of his old time foes, The Ayatollah, played here by Ernest 'Somebody call my momma!' Miller. On the phone when asked about the money he is to receive for this event he informs the booker that he 'just wants to wrestle'… It's strange that I've always viewed wrestling as a form of escapism, but, always in the vein of me escaping the annoyances and aggravations of everyday life by watching it. I never really fully appreciated the level of escapism that must be felt by the performers who, like in the case of Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, find perhaps their only moments of true solace while getting their heads bashed in with steel chairs.
This movie is one of the more depressing films you will ever see this side of Leaving Las Vegas, but that in no means makes it a bad movie. Speaking of that film, Nicholas Cage was apparently originally cast in the lead role of this movie. Even though I consider myself a fan of his, I am thankful that he pulled out and allowed Mickey Rourke to have this part as in this film he has produced undoubtedly what will be his career defining role for many years to come. There are so many great little moments here that give you a new perspective on the wrestling business that you hardly ever get to see as an outsider, such as a fan festival where hardly anyone shows up and these former 'legends' sit, some asleep, at a table full of books or old photographs, or the many great backstage scenes where the wrestlers are shown putting together the spots and finishes for their matches, and the list goes on and on. The only things that were minor annoyances to me here was the overuse of insider wrestling language. I don't mean that I disapproved of its usage, but it seemed at times to be a bit overdone. Also, I can do without anymore David Chase fade to black endings for the rest of my life, thank you very much, but seeing as that is really the only qualms I have here, I have no problem giving this movie a hearty endorsement. It is a film every wrestling fan worth his salt should see and I cannot give it a high enough rating.
The Wrestler gets a five out of five: EXCELLENT.
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Sandman says:
I actually watched this again over the weekend for the first time in about two years. Still a great movie. Love Marisa Tomei and I am absolutely stoked that Nicholas Cage did not take the role as The Ram. To say that I think the film would have taken a hit there is an understatement. Rourke was perfect.
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This study, embarked on the following objectives: to investigate Mandarin MOOC administrators' readiness for the planning and implementation of Mandarin MOOC; to find out undergraduate's opinion on the effectiveness of the online learning or MOOC and to examine the critical factors for the sustainability of Mandarin MOOC from the perspective of Mandarin MOOC administrators and under graduates. This is a qualitative study using an in-depth face-to-face interview. A Single Case Single issue (SCSS) was also used. The findings yielded that internet connection affected the engagement of learners in online learning. Besides, another challenge in sustaining Mandarin MOOC is the quality of Mandarin MOOC content. Among the strategies to sustain Mandarin MOOC are through creating usable content for MOOC and improving the internet connection. This study, is beneficial for stakeholders in MOOC including tutors, policy makers and administrators. In future, more studies should be done to evaluate whether this course can address the needs of the diverse population.


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Oakland is pleased to announce that our ongoing contract with USTRANSCOM and the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) to provide technical and functional support for the Transportation Financial Management System (TFMS) has been modified to implement a DevOps capability in an AWS GovCloud environment.
As background, USTRANSCOM and SDDC have directed Programs of Record (PoRs) to modernize and transition applications to a USTRANSCOM Commercial Cloud Environment leveraging cloud managed services and automated pipeline technologies. Similar to other "on-prem" applications, TFMS will move to the cloud utilizing a "lift and shift" strategy. The desired end-state at the completion of this task is for the TFMS to be fully functioning in the USTRANSCOM Commercial Cloud Environment.
Having successfully migrated TFMS to AWS GovCloud, Oakland was recently awarded a contract to identify available DevOps tools, recommend business processes to be automated using those tools, and implement those recommendations approved by the Government. Over the life of the contract, Oakland will integrate tools from differing phases of the DevOps cycle and define an end-to-end automated process. This will contribute to synchronization and collaboration across the organization and introduce improved effectiveness and efficiency. The end result will be faster and more accurate deployment and releases.
Cedric Nash, Oakland's CEO and President, noted that "Oakland's efforts are a key part of the USTRANSCOM and SDDC cloud migration strategy and we are excited to be a part of the process"
Oakland Wins Contract To Provide Post-implementation Support For Its ERP Program
Prince George's County Government's Office of Information Technology (OIT) has awarded Oakland Consulting Group a contract to provide post-implementation support for its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Program. The County's ERP Program replaced several of its legacy systems with SAP-based solutions. Oakland will be working closely with the County to provide SAP Tier 2 and Tier 3 support services starting in September 2019.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the success of this important effort for Prince George's County," said CEO Cedric Nash. "We will draw on our 21 years of SAP implementation and support experience, to assist our home county in realizing world-class SAP support."
Oakland Wins Add-on Work for DoD Client Cloud Migration
Lanham, MD, 5/13/2019
Oakland is pleased to announce that our ongoing contract with USTRANSCOM and the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) to provide technical and functional support for the Transportation Financial Management System (TFMS) has been modified to migrate TFMS to a cloud environment.
USTRANSCOM and SDDC have directed Programs of Record (PoRs) to modernize and transition applications to a USTRANSCOM Commercial Cloud Environment leveraging cloud managed services and automated pipeline technologies. Similar to other "on-prem" applications, TFMS will move to the cloud utilizing a "lift and shift" strategy. The desired end-state at the completion of this task is for the TFMS to be fully functioning in the USTRANSCOM Commercial Cloud Environment.
Our team has developed and is executing a detailed migration plan that identifies cloud computing benefit, recommended migration plan, schedule, and associated costs to assist the Government. The plan includes the target environment, migration method, resource plans from both the Government and Contractor, scope, strategy, schedule/timeline, dependencies, risks/issues, estimated costs, and test strategies.
Cedric Nash, Oakland's CEO and President, noted that "Oakland's efforts are a key part of the USTRANSCOM and SDDC cloud migration strategy and we are excited to be a part of the process".
Oakland Wins Contract with WSSC for Project Cornerstone
Lanham, MD 3/20/2019
The Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission (WSSC) has awarded Oakland Consulting Group a contract to provide post-implementation support for its Project Cornerstone Program. Project Cornerstone is the Commission's effort to implement Oracle Utilities Software product in support of their move to an advanced metering infrastructure. WSSC is implementing Customer to Meter (C2M), Mobile Work Force Management (MWM) and Work and Asset Management (WAM) solutions to help achieve their vision. Oakland will be working closely with WSSC to provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support services starting July 1, the anticipated go-live date for the first wave of implementation.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the success of this important project for WSSC," said CEO Cedric Nash. "We will draw on our 21 years of implementation and support experience, to assist WSSC in realizing world-class support."
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On Friday on The Five the hosts discussed Hugh Hewitt's quiz question on terror leaders to Donald Trump.
McCain has a reputation of defending liberals and RINOs and lashing out at conservatives.
She certainly lived up to that reputation yesterday on The Five.
.@MeghanMcCain was terrible on @TheFive yesterday. Angry and obnoxious, she will never make it on T.V. @FoxNews can do so much better!


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#megamillions Strong sales push Mega Millions jackpot to $393 million
The excitement is building! The estimated Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, August 11, is now a whopping $393 million ($246 million cash). If won, that would be the fifth largest jackpot in the 15 year history of the game.
The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on April 28, when David Trapp won a $61 million prize in California. Two other jackpots have also been awarded this year – $191 million to Jack Freney, also in California, and $177 million to Texan Eliberto Cantu with a ticket he purchased in Arkansas.
The top ten Mega Millions jackpots to date are:


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'A beautiful thing': Gift card campaign to benefit essential workers
A gift card campaign is aiming to bring a little boost to essential workers and tourism operators in Cape Breton. Funded by Destination Cape Breton and some other local organizations, $10,000 was spent on gift cards.
$10K worth of gift cards for Cape Breton tourism businesses will be donated to essential workers
Brent Kelloway · CBC News · Posted: May 28, 2020 5:05 PM AT | Last Updated: May 28, 2020
Some of the gift cards in the campaign are for the Gaelic College, in St. Ann's, Cape Breton. (Gail Montgomery/the Gaelic College)
A gift card campaign is aiming to bring a little boost to essential workers and tourism operators in Cape Breton.
The $10,000 in gift cards are for wide variety of local tourism-based businesses such as hotels, tours and museums, and will be donated to essential workers.
They were purchased through funding from Destination Cape Breton and other local organizations. Terry Smith, the chief executive officer of Destination Cape Breton, said it was important to do something to recognize essential workers.
"I think for those of us who have benefited from what they've been doing, it's definitely important to recognize that," said Smith.
More than 30 tourism operators involved
More than 30 tourism operators throughout Cape Breton are involved in the campaign. Smith said another aim is to promote the tourism operators to Cape Bretoners.
"People would see what these service providers are being rewarded with; we're providing experiences that are from all over the island and they would look and maybe find an experience or an operator that they weren't aware of," said Smith.
Margie Beaton, left, shown here with her sister Dawn, is the director of marketing at the Gaelic College. (celtic-colours.com)
Margie Beaton, the director of marketing at the Gaelic College in St. Ann's, said the college wanted to contribute to the campaign to show its appreciation to the essential workers.
The college offers attractions such as the Great Hall of the Clans Museum and daily ceilidhs.
"It only makes sense that we come together, especially in these uncertain times, and muddle our way through it and while doing that appreciating those that are going the extra mile," said Beaton. "I think it's a beautiful thing."
Beaton also recognizes that the promotion is not only good for their business as they open up this summer but also for other tourism operators on the island.
"It reminds people of what is here in our backyard and that as we go further into this reopening that we'll probably discover, rediscover some of the gems in our own region," said Beaton.
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Q: How to detect when an MDIClient window has been scrolled I need to update the position of a child window inside my System.Windows.Forms.MDIClient container when the user scrolls it by dragging the MDIClient's scrollbar thumb.
However I can't find an event that triggers when this happens.
Am I simply missing it, or do I need a workaround, possibly by talking direct to the scrollbar?
I've already tried handling MDIClient.Layout events, but they aren't being triggered by scrolling.
EDIT: I actually only need to know when the scrolling has stopped, in order to change my child window's position.
EDIT2: As a temporary workaround, I'm resetting the child window position on a timer every second, obviously not ideal, but better than nothing. Looks terrible though!

A: That's possible although a bit awkward.  Winforms doesn't make it very easy to find the MdiClient window back and the class itself doesn't expose the Scroll event.  That can be worked around, as always in Winforms, you have to sub-class the native MDI client window of your parent window so you can capture the WM_VSCROLL message.  This code worked well, paste it into your parent form class:
void MdiClient_Scroll(object sender, ScrollEventArgs e) {
    if (e.Type == ScrollEventType.EndScroll) {
        // Do your stuff
        //...
    }
}

private MdiClientWrapper wrapper;

protected override void OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e) {
    // Find the MdiClient and sub-class it so we can get the Scroll event
    base.OnHandleCreated(e);
    if (wrapper != null) wrapper.Scroll -= MdiClient_Scroll;
    var client = this.Controls.OfType<MdiClient>().First();
    wrapper = new MdiClientWrapper();
    wrapper.AssignHandle(client.Handle);
    wrapper.Scroll += MdiClient_Scroll;
}

private class MdiClientWrapper : NativeWindow {
    public event ScrollEventHandler Scroll;
    private int oldPos;
    protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) {
        if (m.Msg == 0x115) {   // Trap WM_VSCROLL
            var type = (ScrollEventType)(m.WParam.ToInt32() & 0xffff);
            var pos = m.WParam.ToInt32() >> 16;
            Scroll(this, new ScrollEventArgs(type, oldPos, pos));
            oldPos = pos;
        }
        base.WndProc(ref m);
    }
}

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DeBoer Pleased with New Jersey Devils Prospects
July 21, 2012 by Carl Stoffers
The New Jersey Devils wrapped up their development camp on Friday, completing a week of conditioning, drills and scrimmages featuring the organization's top prospects. The camp gave head coach Peter DeBoer an opportunity to get a first hand look at several future NHL players, including highly-touted goaltender Scott Wedgewood and defenseman Jon Merrill.
"It looks like a good camp. Everyone came in good shape, looks like a lot of depth, especially on defense and in net as far as young NHL prospects, so it looks good so far," DeBoer said.
The camp featured instruction from Devils coaches, including Hall-of-Famer Scott Stevens, recently named to replace the departed Larry Robinson as an assistant behind the bench. Having Stevens on the ice working with the defensemen in camp was invaluable to the young players, especially the highly-regarded Merrill.
"Any time I can come out to New Jersey and be around some greats like Scott Stevens and some of the other coaches and just be around the organization it's pretty special. I'm excited to be out here," Merrill said.
There is speculation that Merrill, New Jersey's 2nd round draft choice (38th overall) in 2010, is considering leaving the University of Michigan and turning pro.
"There's no wrong or right decision, it's a win/win," Merrill said, regarding his dilemma whether to turn pro or return to college. "I'm confident that everything will work out just fine."
The prospects on display during the camp provided a possible glimpse of the future for the New Jersey Devils, the team with the oldest average age in the NHL last season. If any of the promising youngsters can manage to break in to the NHL soon, it would provide a welcome shot of youth to the team, particularly on defense.
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Categories New Jersey Devils Tags Jon Merrill, Larry Robinson, Peter DeBoer, Scott Stevens, Scott Wedgewood


My oldest son taken to playing guitar, and like many guitar players, the amount of his playthings seems to be constantly growing. It is said that idle hands are the devils playthings. His interest into music has brought him out of just sitting behind a computer to interacting with creative folks. The friends that he has made in his teenage musician circles, has also led him to join the wrestling team. Who knew so many wrestlers also jammed. His confidence has grown and his physique has improved. Plus he rocks at both guitar and bass now.
Well I wanted my own little playthings of the musical variety. I felt an urge to join in this madness, but knowing that household budgets are limited, I decided to begin making guitars and musical instruments out of leftover wood and cigar boxes.
Cigar box guitars are embedded in American roots music. It spans Mississippi Delta blues to power rock, as well as international flavors. Basically anywhere people can fashion a pluckable string to a resonating chamber, you will find creativity in sights and sounds. With parts easily accessible from on-line shops, one can quickly amplify a primitive instrument to a searing electric scream machine for very little money.
This was my first creation, the Victor Sinclair fret-less, 3 string. It has a piezo pickup encased in silicone to lesson the sounds as it is being handled. It plays nicely with a slide. It is a red oak next with a bubinga fingerboard. I used zebrawood for the nut and floating bridge. I used a drawer-pull as a hand rest near the tail piece. Screened grommets allow for good resonance so it can be played unplugged.
This is my first build. I will post more as I continue this journey. See my Instagram for this guitar being played.


The more time you must search for your dress, the less stressed you are going to be. This lovely dress indicates the real magnificence of a woman in the most awesome way. You presently have an attractive dress. Just remember that the lovely dress you clipped from a magazine might not be great for your physique.
Contrary to what most individuals will let you know, for dress designing you don't take a degree in fashion design from a reliable school. You are going to want to have your dress completely finished at least two months out from your wedding to be certain that you've got tons of time those previous two months to be concerned about other things and have a break from sewing before your wedding. The dress may also be utilised to create a complete bed skirt or a fashionable quilt. Picking a wedding dress is indeed an intimidating job. Informal wedding dresses appear wonderful on plus-size ladies.
Your dress should follow suit. You might have dresses which you've bought long ago but don't fit you well. Fortunately, there are a couple things you can do in order to restore an old wedding dress and have it looking as great as new.
The important thing when picking your dress, is the style. It is possible to also design the dress on your own. There are lots of vintage wedding dresses to select from out there.
Even if you decide on a dress to wear only outside the temple, don't forget that it will nonetheless have to be modest as an LDS wedding gown ought to be! Also think of that in this event nobody will actually have the ability to find the wedding dress anyway! A wedding dress with ruffles or frills may not be wise if you get a huge waist.
If your dress is simply perfect the manner that it's, maybe an easy wrap would be sufficient. Always bear in mind a wedding dress isn't required to be costly. Wedding dresses have come a very long way too. You can opt for a large size wedding dress with short sleeve that will make contrast.
Sometimes the best method to select a dress is to involve the bride to be, family members and friends. You will want to have your dress completely finished at least two months out from your wedding to ensure that you've got lots of time those previous two months to be concerned about other things and have a break from sewing before your wedding. Naturally, it's still possible to elect for a white wedding dress with a gothic theme.
Selecting a wedding dress is indeed an intimidating task. For people who love looking elegant, you can pick a wedding dress that has nice lady like sleeves to finish your look. A white wedding dress could possibly be traditional but that doesn't mean you need to elect for it!


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In addition, you will learn how to use the fantastic new Friendship Bracelet Wheels with the 10 different pattern templates. The instructions are clear and simple to follow, and with only a little bit of effort, you and your friends will be making fabulous friendship bracelets that you will love and share and wear!


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White-hot Ross aims to hit form as Rapids eye Edgbaston date
Rob George 6th Sep, 2019
BIG-HITTING Rapids all-rounder Ross Whiteley is aiming to make a sizeable impact in the latter stages of the Vitality Blast after demonstrating his fearsome power with the bat as the New Road outfit secured a place in the knockout stages.
The 30-year-old brought up his 100th T20 six for the Rapids in crashing 89 off just 40 balls despite losing to North group winners Lancashire Lightning.
It was a return to his very best form for Whiteley and he will be striving to continue in the same vein for the remainder of the tournament as the Rapids gear up for the quarter-final with the Sussex Sharks at Hove on Friday (September 6) in a repeat of last year's final which saw the Rapids win the trophy at Edgbaston.
"My form has not been how I would have liked it for the start of the tournament but hopefully now, with the crunch games coming up, I can be out there and putting match-winning performances in," he said.
"It's been very disappointing. I've probably not had a tournament like this for a long time, where I've been lean on runs.
"But, where I bat in the order, it's about match-winning partnerships or innings and that can be just six off one ball or 80 off 30.
"It's tough. It's not gone my way but hopefully I've got some momentum for those crucial last couple of games and can help get us into a qualification spot."
Whiteley finished two runs short of his personal best Blast score for the Rapids of 91 off 35 balls against Yorkshire Vikings at Headingley four years ago when he smashed 11 sixes. There was even a chance going into the final over against the Lightning that a couple of big blows could have taken him to a century but that was not on his mind.
He said: "To be honest, I didn't really know what score I was on. It is irrelevant whether I get a 100 or not. It's not about that. It's about the team."
The Rapids went down by seven wickets to Northamptonshire Steelbacks in their final North Group match at Wantage Road to finish fourth, and now visit the Sharks who topped the South section on Friday (7pm).
Rapids ended with six wins, five defeats and three wash-outs from their 14 group fixtures and a total of 15 points, one less than the Outlaws and Derbyshire Falcons.
Victory on Friday will see the Rapids reach Finals Day at Edgbaston on September 21.
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The Mid-Term Conference, organised each year by the Society's Postgraduate Forum, gives budding researchers the opportunity to present papers in a supportive environment. And this year's conference has been extended to make way for more sessions.
Dr Hilary Geoghegan, lecturer in human geography, opened the conference with a speech in which she urged delegates to befriend and learn from their colleagues, no matter what their research interests.
The Mid-Term Conference is often a testing ground for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, which is held each August and is set to attract a record number of delegates this year.
Indeed, the Society has hundreds of Postgraduate Fellows, who tap into and contribute to the thriving geographical community in a number of ways – attending research group events, editing the Geography Directions website and even sitting on Council.


If you know anything about me, then you probably know that I'm crazy about my three nephews. Today just so happens to be my youngest nephew Nash's third birthday! Nash is the funniest little kid. I can't help but laugh at him every time I'm around him, whether he's saying something completely off the wall or doing random dance moves to be the center of attention.
He's also the master of mischief. He thinks he's the boss and he's not afraid to let you know it.
A few weeks ago, I took these photos of him for his birthday invitations. We celebrated his birthday at Rockville Park last weekend, and I think he had a pretty fun time. Here are some of my favorites from our shoot.


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Q: How to assure interval function is called again when all async functions are done? Let's say I have this function:
var iv = setInterval(async() => {
  //timeconsuming calls
  await someFunction();
}, 8000);

I want to call someFunction() only if all async calls are finished. Inside someFunction I have calls like this:
async someFunction(){
  await call1()
  await call2()
  await call3()
}

How can I can achieve this? Should I use instead of setInterval a function that returns a boolean if all functions are finished? How can I achieve this? should I use Promise.all() function to wait for all async functions?

A: One option would be to use a setTimeout function that calls itself recursively once the calls are done:

const call1 = () => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 200));
const call2 = () => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 200));
const call3 = () => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 200));
async function someFunction() {
  await call1();
  await call2();
  await call3();
}

const timeoutFn = async () => {
  console.log('iteration');
  await someFunction();
  setTimeout(timeoutFn, 8000);
  console.log('new timeout set');
};

timeoutFn();

A: I would have done something like the following -
function someFunction() {
    Promise.all([promiseCall1, promiseCall2, promiseCall3]).then(values => {
        if(!breakCondition)
            someFunction();
    });
}

Have not tested it though.


The Chemex was first created by the german chemist Peter Schlumbohm, an eccentric character and well known inventor that got his creation in the MoMA's collection in 1944.
The design remains almost unchanged, apart from its Pyrex glass manufacturer and the glass handle which was substituted by the wood holder. The system follows the same principle as the drip but it gains the thumbs up when you have more than one guest which will serve till 5.
The next recipe is for two full cups of coffee.
Arrange the filter of the Chemex; 3 layers in the dropping side, one layer on the other.
Rinse the filter, so you can evade the paper flavour and this one can get more attached to the glass.
Add the 52g of coffee into the filter.
Pour 100g of water in concentric circles.
Let it rest till the blooming process stops you will observe that the space grows and a thin layer of creamy coffee it's on top, when this stops happening, blooming is done.
Pour the rest of the 600g of water through the middle section.


The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the landmark decision from Australia's High Court to dismiss a legal challenge from the tobacco industry, and called on the rest of the world to follow Australia's tough stance on tobacco marketing.
Several major tobacco companies challenged Australia's legislation to require cigarettes and other tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging without any branding. But the industry's attempt to derail this effective tobacco control measure failed. As of December 2012, Australia will be the first country to sell cigarettes in drab, olive-green packaging without branding.
With Australia's victory, public health enters a brave new world of tobacco control. Plain packaging is a highly effective way to counter industry's ruthless marketing tactics. It is also fully in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The lawsuits filed by Big Tobacco look like the death throes of a desperate industry. With so many countries lined up to ride on Australia's coattails, what we hope to see is a domino effect for the good of public health.


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Born and raised in Manhattan, Ulla Johnson honed her signature style between the streets of New York and the far-flung destinations of her family travels. Her eponymous line, founded in 2000, immediately caught the attention of the fashion press. Growing from a handful of directional boutiques and with an early endorsement from Barneys New York, Ulla Johnson's collection has gained a dedicated following and the support of retailers worldwide.  She has never wavered on her steadfast attention to the details of construction that have become her hallmark, basing each of her collections on a foundation of natural fibers, beautiful finishing, and ease of fit and form.
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Difference between revisions of "Pseudo-Inverse Algorithm"
** a [[Gram-Schmidt Algorithm]],
** a [[Householder Algorithm]].
* See: [[Function Fitting Algorithm]], [[Pseudoinverse Matrix]], [[Matrix Decomposition]], [[QR Factorization]], [[Singualar Value Decomposition]].
* See: [[Function Fitting Algorithm]], [[Pseudoinverse Matrix]], [[Matrix Decomposition]], [[QR Factorization]], [[Singular Value Decomposition]].
A Pseudo-Inverse Algorithm is a Matrix Decomposition Algorithm that can solve a least square system such that each column vector of the solution has a minimum norm.
AKA: Pseudo-Inverse, Pseudoinverse Algorithm, Moore-Penrose Inverse Algorithm, Generalized Inverse Algorithm.
Example(s):
a Weighted Pseudo-Inverse Algorithm,
a Bose-Nguyen Generalized Inverse Algorithm (Bose & Nguyen, 2016),
a Fast B-Spline Pseudo-inversion Algorithm (Tristan & Arribas, 2007),
Counter-Example(s):
a Matrix Multiplication Algorithm such as:
Coppersmith-Winograd Algorithm;
Strassen Algorithm,
a Matrix Normalization Algorithm,
a Gram-Schmidt Algorithm,
a Householder Algorithm.
See: Function Fitting Algorithm, Pseudoinverse Matrix, Matrix Decomposition, QR Factorization, Singular Value Decomposition.
(Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore–Penrose_inverse Retrieved:2019-7-11.
In mathematics, and in particular linear algebra, a pseudoinverse A+ of a matrix A is a generalization of the inverse matrix.The most widely known type of matrix pseudoinverse is the Moore–Penrose inverse,which was independently described by E. H. Moore[1] in 1920, Arne Bjerhammar[2] in 1951, and Roger Penrose[3] in 1955. Earlier, Erik Ivar Fredholm had introduced the concept of a pseudoinverse of integral operators in 1903. When referring to a matrix, the term pseudoinverse, without further specification, is often used to indicate the Moore–Penrose inverse. The term generalized inverse is sometimes used as a synonym for pseudoinverse.
A common use of the pseudoinverse is to compute a "best fit" (least squares) solution to a system of linear equations that lacks a unique solution (see below under § Applications).
Another use is to find the minimum (Euclidean) norm solution to a system of linear equations with multiple solutions. The pseudoinverse facilitates the statement and proof of results in linear algebra.
The pseudoinverse is defined and unique for all matrices whose entries are real or complex numbers. It can be computed using the singular value decomposition.
↑ Moore, E. H. (1920). "On the reciprocal of the general algebraic matrix". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 26 (9): 394–95. doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1920-03322-7.
↑ Bjerhammar, Arne (1951). "Application of calculus of matrices to method of least squares; with special references to geodetic calculations". Trans. Roy. Inst. Tech. Stockholm. 49.
↑ Penrose, Roger (1955). "A generalized inverse for matrices". Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 51 (3): 406–13. doi:10.1017/S0305004100030401.
(Kadiam Bose & Nguyen, 2016) ⇒ S. Kadiam Bose, and D. T. Nguyen. (2016). "Efficient Generalized Inverse for Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations." In: Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 4. doi:10.4236/jamp.2016.41003
QUOTE: The generalized (or pseudo) inverse of a matrix is an extension of the ordinary/regular square (non-singular) matrix inverse, which can be applied to any matrix (such as singular, rectangular etc.). The generalized inverse has numerous important engineering and sciences applications. Over the past decades, generalized inverses of matrices and its applications have been investigated by many researchers 1-6. Generalized inverse is also known as "Moore-Penrose inverse" or "g-inverse" or "pseudo-inverse" etc.
In this paper we introduce an efficient (in terms of computational time and computer memory requirement) generalized inverse formulation to solve SLE with full or deficient rank of the coefficient matrix. The coefficient matrix can be singular/non-singular, symmetric/unsymmetric, or square/rectangular. Due to popular MATLAB software, which is widely accepted by researchers and educators worldwide, the developed code from this work is written in MATLAB language.
(Courrieu, 2008) ⇒ Pierre Courrieu. (2008). "Fast Computation of Moore-Penrose Inverse Matrices ." In: Neural Information Processing - Letters and Reviews Journal, 8.
QUOTE: The Moore-Penrose inverse, also called Pseudoinverse, or Generalized Inverse, allows for solving least square systems, even with rank deficient matrices, in such a way that each column vector of the solution has a minimum norm, which is the desired property stated above.
(Golub & Kahan, 1965) ⇒ G. Golub and W. Kahan. (1965). "Calculating the Singular Values and Pseudo-Inverse of a Matrix." In: Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: Series B, Numerical Analysis, 2(2).
(Penrose, 1955) ⇒ Roger Penrose (1955, July). "A generalized inverse for matrices". In Mathematical proceedings of the Cambridge philosophical society (Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 406-413). Cambridge University Press.
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I'll keep updating this list as I go along but sale coupons won't be posted here as they are unreliable and seem to expire.
You can tell a coupon is active if the normal price is marked down to a lower price. These still seem to work.
This seems to work work only for yearly Premium subscriptions. Anything under 12 months is inapplicable.
This offer is regularly seen in their holiday word-list emails so it doesn't seem like it's going to expire soon.
This should work for all subscriptions and was available on their InnovativeLanguage.com parent company website.
I found this on the HebrewPod101 welcome page that you see as soon as you initially sign up and confirm your account.
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Kids are fascinated by garbage trucks, and here's a great one. Tough-as-a-tank plastic construction, with really cool features like a loading arm, opening tailgate, tread tires and a tilting driver's cabin.
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A big part of the headphone world these days is the style and the marketing that come along with a great pair of cans. For some of these companies, the look and feel of opening the package is as important as the headphone itself. Honestly I feel that there's a level of satisfaction that reaches any consumer when they see the attention to detail and the complete thought that goes into a product's packaging. There are some great threads on Head-Fi about who is the best (my own feelings on the word "best" aside), and of course the design junkies over at NeatDesigns put together an incredible list of Headphone Packaging designs last year. We've had most of these in the shop, with the Marshals and the Aviators being a couple of my personal favorites. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] The AKG K550 Packaging[/caption] Of course, there are many models not even mentioned in this article that also have the best headphone packing we've seen. V-Moda has some amazing packaging and carrying case design, as well as a few AKG models... headphones like the K550 come to mind. Of course, style is personal, and we can't forget classy packaging like that found with the Fostex TH-900, Sennheiser HD 800, or the Ultrasone Edition 10. I personally find something special about the full size top-opening box format. Takes me back to that feeling the first time I opened my HD 600's. Anyways, make sure you head on over to NeatDesigns and see their full article on Super Awesome Headphone Packaging Designs! We'll see you back here soon.


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Q: finding values from several workbooks using the directory I want to copy data from several workbooks
the directory of the workbooks have order like this
c:\sheets\#number #month\worksheet #date

I would like to copy the same range in all workbooks

*The month format is MMM

*The date format us DD-MMM-YYYY

A: This will do what you want.
Sub Example()
    Dim MyPath As String, FilesInPath As String
    Dim MyFiles() As String, Fnum As Long
    Dim mybook As Workbook
    Dim CalcMode As Long
    Dim sh As Worksheet
    Dim ErrorYes As Boolean

    'Fill in the path\folder where the files are
    MyPath = "C:\your_path_here\"

    'Add a slash at the end if the user forget it
    If Right(MyPath, 1) <> "\" Then
        MyPath = MyPath & "\"
    End If

    'If there are no Excel files in the folder exit the sub
    FilesInPath = Dir(MyPath & "*.xl*")
    If FilesInPath = "" Then
        MsgBox "No files found"
        Exit Sub
    End If

    'Fill the array(myFiles)with the list of Excel files in the folder
    Fnum = 0
    Do While FilesInPath <> ""
        Fnum = Fnum + 1
        ReDim Preserve MyFiles(1 To Fnum)
        MyFiles(Fnum) = FilesInPath
        FilesInPath = Dir()
    Loop

    'Change ScreenUpdating, Calculation and EnableEvents
    With Application
        CalcMode = .Calculation
        .Calculation = xlCalculationManual
        .ScreenUpdating = False
        .EnableEvents = False
    End With

    'Loop through all files in the array(myFiles)
    If Fnum > 0 Then
        For Fnum = LBound(MyFiles) To UBound(MyFiles)
            Set mybook = Nothing
            On Error Resume Next
            Set mybook = Workbooks.Open(MyPath & MyFiles(Fnum))
            On Error GoTo 0

            If Not mybook Is Nothing Then

                ' do your copy process here ...

                If Err.Number > 0 Then
                    ErrorYes = True
                    Err.Clear
                    'Close mybook without saving
                    mybook.Close savechanges:=False
                Else
                    'Save and close mybook
                    mybook.Close savechanges:=True
                End If
                On Error GoTo 0
            Else
                'Not possible to open the workbook
                ErrorYes = True
            End If

        Next Fnum
    End If

    If ErrorYes = True Then
        MsgBox "There are problems in one or more files, possible problem:" _
             & vbNewLine & "protected workbook/sheet or a sheet/range that not exist"
    End If

    'Restore ScreenUpdating, Calculation and EnableEvents
    With Application
        .ScreenUpdating = True
        .EnableEvents = True
        .Calculation = CalcMode
    End With
End Sub

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On April the 11th I'll be headed off to the Quinte Woodcarvers Show in Belleville Ontario with some other members from the Bobcaygeon Carving Group. I will have a table to display some of my recently completed automata pieces. It is a great chance to see some excellent carvings and chit-chat with folks who love to work with wood.
If you are in the area I encourage you to drop in and say hello! The show is from 9:30 to 4:30 at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre at 265 Cannifton Road.


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In Q3 2010, Rosneft's revenues amounted to USD 15.5 bln, an increase of 19% over Q3 2009. The increase was due to the growth of crude oil production and refinery throughput, as well as due to higher crude oil and petroleum product prices. In 9M 2010, the Company's revenues increased by 42% year-on-year, to USD 45.7 bln.
In Q3 2010, Rosneft's EBITDA amounted to USD 4.6 bln, up 27% compared to Q3 2009. The increase was tempered by a series of external factors: real strengthening of the ruble against the USD, higher tax payments and growth of transportation costs, substantially exceeding CPI. In 9M 2010, the Company's EBITDA reached USD 13.8 bln, which is an increase of 45% compared to 9M 2009.
Net income for Q3 2010 amounted to USD 2.6 bln, which is 1.2 times more than in Q3 2009. In 9M 2010, Rosneft's net income amounted to USD 7.6 bln, up 57% year-on-year.
In Q3 2010, Rosneft continued to generate material free cash flow and reduce net debt. At the end of Q3 2010, net debt totalled less than USD 14 bln, such level not achieved since the end of 2006 (prior to acquisition of major producing and refining assets in 2007), and the Company's Net Debt/EBITDA ratio decreased to 0.78x.
In Q3 2010, Rosneft's average daily crude oil production (including production by subsidiaries and share in production by affiliates) amounted to 2,332 th. barrels per day (bpd), up 5.3% compared to Q3 2009. The primary contributors of production growth were Vankor and Verkhnechonsk in Eastern Siberia, and Samaraneftegaz. The growth was tempered by production suspension at Sakhalin-1 due to planned maintenance works in August 2010. In 9M 2010, the Company's average daily crude oil output increased by 7.5% year-on-year, to 2,312 bpd.
In Q3 2010, Rosneft produced 12.42 mln tonnes of petroleum products, exceeding the level of Q3 2009 by 3.4% and the level of Q2 2010 by 11.3%. Considerable quarter-on-quarter output growth was primarily the result of reduced output in Q2 2010 due to maintenance works carried out in April–June 2010. The majority of additional petroleum product output was sold domestically. The Company's wholesale sales of petroleum products via commodity exchanges grew by 40%, to 0.94 mln tonnes, and retail sales increased by 12%, to 1.1 mln tonnes. In 9M 2010, Rosneft's petroleum product output was 35.64 mln tonnes, an increase of 1.1% compared to 9M 2009.
In Q3 2010, Rosneft continued to show leading cost discipline. The Company's unit lifting costs decreased to USD 2.7 per bbl quarter-on-quarter, while unit refining expenses fell to USD 2.1 per bbl.
The Company's success in cost cutting was muted by increases in transportation costs and tax payments. In 9M 2010, transportation costs increased by 36% year-on-year, to USD 5.2 bln, largely due to the increase in transportation tariffs of natural monopolies. Share of tax payments in total revenues increased from 45% to 49%.
Financial information in this press-release does not constitute interim consolidated financial statements. Rosneft's US GAAP financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for Q3 2010 and 9M 2010 and a related investor presentation will be available on November 1, 2010 at the Company's website at www.rosneft.com.


Williams-Bolar says she's hoping for a pardon.
Kelley Williams-Bolar, alarmed after her home was broken into, yanked her two daughters out of their urban Akron, Ohio, schools and enrolled them in her father's suburban school district nearby, using his address.
That way, said the single mom and teacher's aide, they could come to a safer home after school.
Her peace of mind proved costly. Officials in the Copley-Fairlawn district challenged the residency of her girls in 2007, when they were 9 and 13 years old. Williams-Bolar was charged and convicted of felony records tampering.
Not only was she jailed last month for nine days, but the conviction threatens her efforts to earn a teacher's license and could jeopardize her job as a teacher's aide. She plans to appeal.
Her case has become a rallying point for advocates of school choice and it has outraged residents in her northeast Ohio community–some because of her dishonesty, others for the severity of her prosecution.
Her prosecution and incarceration are a high-profile example of how schools are getting tougher on parents who sneak their children into other districts, usually better-funded and higher-performing schools. Districts are fighting back, having students followed by private investigators, fining or pressing criminal charges against their parents–even sending them to jail.
The cases raise questions about school funding disparities and pit parents' pursuit of better academics or safer hallways against schools' interests in protecting their funding and quality.
There's little data that tracks how many parents register students using false addresses or those of relatives in violation of state, city or school regulations, but districts from New Hampshire to Texas to California report that it's a problem. Jailing parents isn't common.


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I know you may be thinking…..who needs a recipe to make a turkey? You put some butter on the top, salt and pepper and stick it in the oven. Well that is what I thought until I actually made a turkey for the first time and wanted some help.
I found this recipe from watching a local cooking show with a top chef in Minneapolis and I have used it ever since. I don't know what it is (maybe the fresh spices vs the powdered) that makes it so tasty but tasty it is!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash turkey and reserve giblets. Carefully rinse and dry bird inside and out. Rub all surfaces with salt and butter, including cavity. Place 12 sprigs of thyme in the cavity.
Put onions, leek, carrots, celery, bay leaves, six thyme sprigs, peppercorns and giblets on bottom of large heavy roasting pan. Place bird on top of vegetables. Cover opening of cavity with foil. Pour butter over all surfaces of turkey. Sprinkle on sage, thyme and chives. Cover loosely with tent of aluminum foil. Roast 2 1/2 hours, undisturbed.
Remove foil to let skin brown. Baste every 20 minutes for an hour. The bird should cook to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Remove from oven. Transfer to platter and cover with foil. Let rest 20-60 minutes before carving.
And here is a bonus! This gravy is a definite must with the turkey!
Strain vegetables and pan drippings into bowl to catch liquids. Discard bay leaves and peppercorns but reserve rest of vegetables for dressing recipe.
Set bowl of strained liquid in to larger bowl of ice water to help separate fat. Skim off fat. Reserve 1 TB of fat to cook shallots, and discard the rest. You should have about 1 1/2 Cups of defatted turkey stock.
In medium saucepan, saute shallots in 1 TB reserved fat. Add flour, mix ell and cook, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes or until four lightly browns. Slowly add 1 1/2 cups stock and 1 cup broth, stirring frequently. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until slightly thickened. Add fresh herbs and serve hot. Makes about 3 cups.
Enjoy! And have a very blessed and yummy Thanksgiving!
Categories: Recipes. Tags: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Recipes, Thanksgiving Turkey, turkey recipe. Posted on November 18, 2018 by Shar Sitter.
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What's a hyphen worth? With the ZR1, we reckon about 225 bhp.
This month's cover story on the that made its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January brought back a flood of memories of the 1989 introduction of the ZR-1 (note the use of hyphen then) . I was one of the lucky few who gathered for the Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland in March of that year, and then proceeded to drive the ZR-1s from there down to Carcassone, France, near the Goodyear tire test center at Mireval.
One of my fondest driving memories is of that trip through the French countryside, especially the portion that went through the Gorges du Tarn, one of the world's great winding roads. But it was a piece of cake for the ZR-1, which handled the twists and curves with aplomb. At that time, it was the finest Corvette I had ever driven, with the LT-5 engine developed with Lotus Engineering and built by Mercury Marine pumping out 375 bhp at 6200 rpm and 370 lb.-ft. of torque at 4500.
On a bit of a sour note, as our convoy exited the Gorges du Tarn, the ZR-1 that I was tailing drove smoothly off the road and into a ditch right before my eyes. In the passenger seat of that car was renowned engineering guru Tony Rudd. Fortunately, neither he nor the driver (overcome by a need for a nap, apparently) was injured, but it was a wicked way for Tony to celebrate his 65th birthday. We did have a great party for him that evening, and I recall my friend David E. Davis Jr., then of Automobile magazine, making an excellent speech in Tony's honor.
Jacksonville, Florida, is home to our Contributing Photographer Bill Warner who is the founder and chairman of the Amelia Island Concours, which now marks its 13th anniversary as the premier concours d'elegance in eastern America. Famed racing driver Parnelli Jones will be the honoree this March 7–9 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Parnelli's racing career covered almost every venue you could imagine, from sprint cars to Indy cars (including victory at the Indianapolis 500), Trans-Am, off-road racing, and on and on. Along with Parnelli, there will be a great group of Trans-Am drivers on hand for a panel discussion on March 8, including Dan Gurney, Sam Posey, George Follmer and John Morton.
On the field on Sunday you'll have the opportunity to see the legendary 1908 Thomas Flyer that won the New York to Paris race a hundred years ago, a great group of Austin-Healey Sprites to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Donald Healey's favorite creations. The Amelia Island Concours is a fabulous show, with all sorts of surrounding events, and it's all done to support the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. It's also a great excuse to get out of the harsh winter weather up north, meet some legendary racing personalities and see a great bunch of remarkable cars.


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The Hermitage Street site lies to the north of Wharf Road, which is parallel to the basin and south of the elevated West Way. The uses are primarily housing integrated with the City of Westminster College. We have masterplanned and applied for planning for some 750 units of housing including Key Worker and free market.
There are commercial and community facilities on the ground level with a gymnasium for the college. The first phase of 225 flats was completed in 2004.


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7983 E BOULEVARD DR
Alexandria, VA, 22308
New Improved Price. A rare opportunity has arrived: The chance to own 10 acres on the scarce residential waterfront property that lies between Old Town Alexandria and George Washington s Mount Vernon. Subdivided into four lots, the land is being sold as a construction-ready single parcel with a private gated roadway and cul de sac. Whoever builds on this idyllic, tree-lined setting will already have a private dock and beach that enjoy spectacular views along the Potomac River toward a wooded Maryland shore.
Days On Market: 1184
Address: 7983 E BOULEVARD DR
City: Alexandria
Courtesy of: Compass Listing information provided courtesy of the Bright MLS. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and it may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The data is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Updated: 31st January, 2023 7:10 AM (UTC)


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» Water Pollution
» Flush Toilets
Flush Toilets
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of STPs in the town of Jowai, Meghalaya, 19/01/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sajay Laloo Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 19/01/2018 regarding establishment of STPs in the town of Jowai, Meghalaya. The affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Meghalaya states that Jowai Municipal Board has set up common ETPs and STPs and the letter calling for expression of interest has been floated for engagement of a suitable and qualified consultant for preparation of the DPR.
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Flush Toilets, Urban Sanitation, Jowai, Meghalaya, Municipal Corporations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Dual flush system may be made compulsory to save water
Seeking to save millions of liters of water per day across the country, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) - country's national standardization agency that involves in issuing quality certificati
Author(s): Vishwa Mohan
Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Flush Toilets, Water Conservation, Central Water Commission (CWC), Urban Water Supply, Water Supply
Efficient fixtures can help save water, says research organisation
Pune: World over, efforts are being made to use technology to improve water efficiency with minimum compromise on performance. Considering the urban water crisis in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, has developed a 'Roadmap for rating system for water efficient fixtures: A way to sustainable water management in India'.
Water-using fixtures in a building include cisterns and commodes, faucets, showerheads, urinals, etc, apart from other appliances like washing machines and dishwashers. The Maharashtra state government has appealed to the builders and developers associations across the state to opt for water saving measures wherever possible.
Author(s): Radheshyam Jadhav
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Drinking Water, Water Management, Flush Toilets, Municipal Corporation, CSE, Water Supply
Centre mulling law against use of dry toilets: Ramesh
The Centre is planning to formulate a law against the use of dry toilets and the erring persons could even be sent to jail, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.
Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)
Toilets, Sanitation, Ministry Of Rural Development, Flush Toilets, Open Defecation, Sikkim, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Women
Sulabh invites Bill Gates to witness its eco-friendly technology
Sulabh International has invited Microsoft founder Bill Gates to visit its headquarters in the Capital to witness its low-cost, environment-friendly toilet technology being used in India and other developing nations. The NGO's invitation follows Mr. Gates' statement made during recent visit to India where he said his "ultimate dream" was to develop low-cost toilets.
"Sulabh International has developed cost-effective, two-pit toilet technology which is being used in households as well as community toilets. Our design is being adopted on a much wider scale because it satisfies the important criteria of a technology design which is culturally acceptable and is also affordable. We are ready to offer Mr. Gates and his philanthropic organisation our technology,"
Sulabh International, Eco Friends, India, NGO, Toilets, Developing Countries, Lowcost Toilets, Flush Toilets, United States Of America (US), Asia, Africa, Environment, Eco Sanitation, Sanitation
Why excreta matters
Indians know little about the water they use and the waste they discharge
Water is life, and sewage tells its life story. This is the subject of the "Citizens' Seventh Report on the State of India's Environment", Excreta Matters: How urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own excreta. It has a seemingly simple plot: it only asks where Indian cities get their water from and where their waste goes. But this is not just a question or answer about water, pollution and waste.
Author(s): Sunita Narain
India, River Pollution, Urbanisation, Solid Waste, Flush Toilets, Sanitation, Drinking Water Scarcity, Environmentalists, Anil Agarwal, Subsidies, CSE, Sunita Narain, Yamuna, Gurgaon (D), Sewage Pollution, Lakes, Mithi, Industrial Waste, Cauvery, Environment, Water Pollution
Kerala to have 450 e-toilets by March
Kerala will have 450 functional e-toilets by the end of this fiscal, becoming the first state in India with Connected Toilet Infrastructure which would be on a par with health and hygiene standards of developed countries.
An e-toilet has an automated door opening, power flushing, automatic closet washing and sterilisation and automatic platform-cleaning mechanism -- all backed by SMS alerts to inform a control room about the status of water tank and biogas plant in the event of any errors or failures.
India, Toilets, Nano Technology, Flush Toilets, Women, Children, Health, Sanitation, Kerala
Sulabh on toilet upgradation drive in Margao
After a Rs 20 lakh toilet for Margao Bus Terminus, Sulabh is looking to renovate other toilets in the town.
Source: Herald (Panjim)
Goa, Sulabh International, Toilets, Margao, Flush Toilets, Sewage, Municipal Corporation
A lavatory that rewards for every flush
Sangeetha Neeraja | ENS
IN a country where 638 million people defecate in the open, Koushik's idea could be a head turner. His invention, the Electronic Lavatory, addresses the problem of sanitation and promotes toilet use.
Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)
Toilets, Flush Toilets, Sanitation, Lowcost Toilets, New Indian Express (Chennai)
Dual flush system compulsory: BMC
Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)
Flush Toilets, Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Times Of India (Mumbai)
Eco Sanitation
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Dr. Kedar Toraskar
Consulting days: Mon, Thu, Fri
Role: Consultant
M.B.B.S., M.D. (Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis), D.E.T.R.D.,F.A.A.R.C., Dip. in Critical Care Medicine, E.D.I.C.
Consultant - Critical Care Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai
P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Research Center: Clinical Assistant in Critical Care Medicine, 1997.
Prince Aly Khan Hospital: Clinical Associate in Critical Care department in 1998,
Senior Consultant in 2000 and Director of Critical Care unit since 2005.
Life member of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Indian Chest Society & Indian Electocardiography Society.
Published an article on ASTHMA in Indian Journal of Clinical Practice - special issue on Allergy & Asthma, 1999.
One of the principal investigators for the multinational and multi-centric study ENDORSE published in the LANCET in Feb, 2008.
1994: M.B.B.S from Seth G.S.Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
1997: M.D. [Respiratory diseases and tuberculosis] from Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai.
1997: Diploma in Environmental, Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, College of Physicians & surgeons, Mumbai.
2002: FAARC [U.S.A].
2004: Diploma in Critical Care Medicine [Indian society of critical care medicine].
2009: EDIC [European diploma in critical care medicine].
DrKedarToraskar comes with a vast experience in critical care and is considered as a significant member of Wockhardt Hospitals South Mumbai. His core competencies are:
Non-invasive ventilation
Infection control & sepsis
Annual National Critical Care conferences held in 2001 & 2002 for non-invasive ventilation.
ACCP conference held in Mumbai in 2000 for noninvasive ventilation.
What's New in CPR in the international conference held in Mumbai in September, 2011 organized by the Indian Academy of Cardiology. He was also one of the speakers.
ITLS TRAUMA workshop conducted as a part of the annual national anaesthesiology conference held in Mumbai in December, 2011.
Life Supporters Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS), the AHA accredited organisation for CPR, Trauma, EMS training & 1298 Ambulance Service in Mumbai, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar & Kerala.
Recognized teacher for the Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Medicine under the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Instructor for International Trauma Life Support Course [ITLS] held under the sponsorship of Trauma Life Support ALABAMA chapter, U.S.A
Course coordinator & senior instructor for American Heart Association BLS & ACLS training program.
Associate clinical coordinator for clinical research with KGN CLINICAL research, Mumbai.
Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai A New Age Hospital 1877, Dr.Anand Rao Nair Road, Near Agripada Police Station, Mumbai Central (E), Mumbai- 400 011


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What with the impending demise of net neutrality and social media turning into a toxic snake pit, you're going to want to be spending a lot more time curled up with a book. Celebrate the end of a lousy year and the start of a probably lousier one by picking up a few of the 25 novels that Electric Literature staff and contributors voted as our favorites of 2017. With National Book Award finalists and winners as well as weird small-press offerings, we've got something for every taste.

Pachinko, Min Jin Lee

National Book Award finalist Pachinko is a family epic about Koreans in imperialist Japan. It's a deeply-researched piece of historical fiction that still feels urgent, relevant, and full of human emotion.

For the complete list, please click the link.

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