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Internet of Things (IoT) company, Vortex IOT, is preparing to officially launch its state-of-the-art Rail Optical Detection of Intrusions and Obstructions (RODIO) solution, together with Network Rail and Tata Steel.
On 9th and 10th September Vortex IOT, which specialises in creating innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to a wide range of problems faced by businesses, will launch RODIO in front of around fifty rail industry experts. The brand-new technology has been designed to automatically and remotely detect and categorise track obstructions and intrusions such as fallen trees, landslides, trespassers, vehicles and maintenance workers.
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Funded by Innovate UK, the RODIO solution has taken 18 months to develop from concept to its imminent launch and has endured vigorous testing at the Network Rail RIDC Tuxford (Rail Innovation & Development Centre) facility in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire.
Founded by managing director Adrian Sutton (CEO), Behzad Heravi (CTO) and Nick Beckett (COO), Vortex IOT is made up of a highly-skilled team of engineers with expertise in emerging technologies, AI and machine learning. Speaking in the run up to the launch, Adrian said: "Rail delays cost the industry millions of pounds every year. The ground-breaking, cost-effective RODIO device will allow the industry to detect any obstacles that may interfere with train journeys in real-time and therefore deal with them in a timely manner and reduce the overall delay. The system also includes an early alert system for theft, trespass and intrusions and guarantees high precision even in low-visibility and dark conditions.
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Gregan Quick, Network Rail R,D&T Project Manager, said: "Network Rail welcomes technological advances in safety, and putting passengers and freights users first. RIDC Tuxford is facilitating the trial of this IOT based solution."
Gareth Osmond MIET, Software Development Manager Process Control & Automation for Tata Steel said: "The RODIO product is an ideal fit for Tata Steel. As a heavy manufacturing organisation we are reliant on rail; it is both integrated into our production plants and – from a logistics perspective – we have one of the largest private rail networks in Europe all geared toward market and supply chain fulfilment. The opportunity to get involved as a partner in the RODIO project was a simple choice for Tata Steel and the work done by Vortex IoT has been exemplary. We look forward to working with the team and wish them well with the product launch."
Alongside RODIO, Vortex has also developed IoT-based solutions including a secure, self-healing mesh network, an Air Quality Measurement (AQM) platform and integrated smart parking optimization. Its developments often provide a solution for harsh environments where conditions are hostile, power supply is limited, AI is needed, or data security is critical.
For anyone interested in attending the official RODIO launch event at the Best Western Hotel, West Retford in Nottingham on September 9 and 10th. Please contact [email protected] or call 01792 732053. For more information about Vortex IOT visit www.vortexiot.com.
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The collector's playing card industry has redefined the function of 'PLAYING' to 'DISPLAYING9; making the packaging the new product. This insight helped Seasons stay ahead of market. The solution was an interactive package design system that allowed multiple display options for collectors and gave the brand an opportunity to create an innovative market-first design that referenced the iconic Magna Carta signing, allowing users to own a piece of history.
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Concept illustrations start in pencil. Vellum is layered for opportunity to add extra detail and then inked. Images are then scanned to be vectorized in Illustrator for added line weights. Images are polished with gradients in Photoshop and submitted to The US Playing Card Co for printing.
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Now I receive an exception:

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I will appreciate your help on how to recreate the .mdf file.
Thank you!

A: Try deleting it again from SQL Management Studio. It'll complain that there's no physical file any more but will remove from the object browser (You'll see after you refresh it)

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj653752.aspx#initialcatalog

A: That what fixed it for me,
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And then:
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+Anne ISHAM
Aka: Elizabeth Catherine BANKS. Katherine Isham appoints Wm. Randolph her attorney to appear in her behalfe to answer all causes for her either Pltff. or Deft. Dated 29 July 1679 . Teste, John Edwards , Francis Epes : Recorded Dec. 8, 1679 . Vol. 1677-1697 , p. 115.
Katherine Isham (of Henrico Co. ) "sick & weak of body" will of; dated Oct. 10, 1686 . All debts to be paid. To grandson Wm. Randolph œ20: sterling money of England in the Custody of testator's son-in-law Wm. Randolph , in case of his Mortality before he come to Age, then testator's grandson Henry Randolph the œ20. To grandson Henry Randolph œ5: sterling of England . To grand-daughters Mary Randolph & Eliza Randolph œ5: sterling apiece. All wch money is now in Custody of testator's son-in-law Wm. Randolph . Residue of my money in ye custody of said Wm. Randolph to testator's two daughters Mary Randolph & Anne Epes to be equally divided. Blew trunk wth all that is in it be equally divided between two daughters Mary Randolph & Anne Epes and I give to each of them two silver salt sellars. To Mary Randolph testatrix Wedding Ring, & best feather bed wth furniture, least Silver tankard but one and fifteen shillings to buy a Mourning Ring, sd. Mary Randolph may be exempt from bearing any part of paying testatrix debts or funeral charges. To Grandson Joseph Royall one Servt. named John Towns "all the time he hath to Serve" and small silver tankard. To every child of "my son Royall's" two silver spoons to testatrix son Royall the best tankard. To grandson Richard Dennis one of best cows, and two silver spoons. To grandson Isham Epes , negro Dick . To grandson Francis Epes biggest silver tankard but one, the child testatrix daughter Anne Epes "now goes wth." largest silver Porrenger, great silver cupp, Sealed Ring & great hoop Ring, a pair of silver clasps. To daughter Anne Epes , silver bodkin. To Grandson Richd. Perrin , feather bed & furniture. To granddaughter Sarah Royall one yearling heifer. To grand daughters Katherine Farrar , Mary , Sarah and Anne Perrin to each of them two silver spoons. To Katherine Farrar one guinny. To Anne Perrin one silver porringer. To Granddaughter Sarah Dennis two silver spoons, one pair dowlasse sheets. Testatrix two daughters Sarah Wilkinson & Katherine Perrin all wearing cloathes woolen & Linnen. To friend Mary Parker six ells of best dowlesse & as much of Fmost Serge as will make her a gown & petticoat. To Grandson Maiden Mascherll one heifer two years old. All testatrix land to her son Joseph Royall . Crop of Corn & tobacco to Executors hereafter named except for much as will buy two grave stones, one to cover me, & other my deceased dear husband. Residue of personall estate to be equally divided between testatrix four children, Sarah Wilkinson , Joseph Royall , Katherine Parrin & Anne Epes : and to each of them fifteen shillings to buy a mourning Ring. Son Joseph Royall and son-in-law Francis Epes executors. "I desire my body may be buryed near my dear husband on my own plantation." Witnesses-John Worsham , Nath. Hill , Littlebury Epes . Probated Xbr. 1, 1686 . Vol. 1677-1692 , p. 392.
Letters granted executors of Katherine Isham , decd. viz; Francis Epes & Joseph Royall as executors of sd. Katherine will. April 20, 1787 . Recorded April 1, 1687 . Vol. 1677-1692 , p. 433.
Order for probate of the last will and testament of Mrs. Katherine Isham , decd. is granted Mr. Fra. Epes & Mr. Joseph Royall , exors. therein named, the sd. will being proved in Court this day by the oaths of Mr. John Worshams , Mr. Nathl. Hill , & Mr. Littlebury, Epes . subscribing witnesses thereto. Saml. Knibbe , Martin Elam , & Edward Stratton, Jr to appraise the sd. estate. Dec. 1, 1686 . Vol. 1682-1701 , p. 222.
_(RESEARCH QUERY) BANKS _|
|                         |__
_Christopher BANKS "the Immigrant"_|
| (1600 - ....)                     |
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|                                   |                         |
|                                   |_________________________|
|                                                             |__
|--Katherine BANKS
|                                                              __
|                                    _________________________|
|                                   |                         |__
|___________________________________|
|                          __
|_________________________|
Dr. Archibald BLAIR "the Immigrant"
1657 - ABT 1736
TITLE: Dr.
RESIDENCE: of Scotland and Williamsburg, James City and Chesterfield Co. VA
BIRTH: 1657, Banff, Scotland [S2426]
DEATH: ABT 1736, James City Co. Virginia
RESOURCES: See: LDS 4B9Z-99 [S24] [S1561] [S2426]
Family 1 : Mary WILSON
+Mary Elizabeth BLAIR
Sarah BLAIR
Ann BLAIR
Family 2 : Sarah ARCHER
+Sarah Harrison BLAIR
+John B. BLAIR
several wives: Mary Wilson, Sarah ARCHER?, Sarah HARRISON.
LDS: Father: Robert BLAIR b: 1630 in Scotland; Mother: Alvah MINISTER b: 1636 in Scotland.
[S24]
ROGER CORBET
ABT 1283 - AFT 1323
RESIDENCE: England
BIRTH: ABT 1283, of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
DEATH: AFT 1323
RESOURCES: See: LDS
Father: ROBERT CORBET Knt.
Mother: MATHILDA (Tideshall) de ARUNDEL
_RICHARD CORBET _______|
| (1200 - ....)         |
|                       |__
_ROBERT CORBET Knt._______________|
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|                                  |_PETRONILLA de BOOLEY _|
|                                    (1200 - ....)         |
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|--ROGER CORBET
|                                                           __
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|                                   _JOHN de ARUNDEL ______|
|                                  | (1210 - ....)         |
|                                  |                       |__
|_MATHILDA (Tideshall) de ARUNDEL _|
(1244 - 1309) m 1280             |
|                        __
|_______________________|
Mary CURD
10 Sep 1769 - 30 Jun 1833
RESIDENCE: Goochland Co. VA and Henry and Tremble Cos. KY
BIRTH: 10 Sep 1769, St. James, Northland Par., Goochland Co. Virginia
DEATH: 30 Jun 1833, Tremble Co. Kentucky
Father: John CURD II
Mother: Lucy BRENT
Family 1 : Samuel PRYOR III
_John CURD I_________|
|                     |_____________________
_John CURD II________|
|                     |                      _Daniel PRICE Jr.____+
|                     |                     | (1680 - 1770)
|                     |_Elizabeth PRICE ____|
|                       (1707 - ....)       |
|--Mary CURD
|                                            _Hugh BRENT III______+
|                                           | (1680 - 1750)
|                      _James BRENT ________|
|                     | (1706 - ....) m 1727|
|                     |                     |_Ellinor HAINES _____
|                     |                       (1680 - ....)
|_Lucy BRENT _________|
|                      _Thomas NEWTON ______+
|                     | (1678 - 1728) m 1702
|_Catherine NEWTON ___|
|_Elizabeth STORKE ___+
Pamilla FARLEY
RESIDENCE: Caswell Co. NC
Family 1 : Thomas GATEWOOD
MARRIAGE: ABT 22 Sep 1806, NC
Elizabeth Mary HODGES
22 Jan 1829 - 22 Nov 1829
RESIDENCE: Liberty now Chambers Co. TX
BIRTH: 22 Jan 1829, Liberty Co. TX
DEATH: 22 Nov 1829
RESOURCES: See: [S484] [S936]
Father: William Henry HODGES
Mother: Fidelia Mary DORSET
_John HODGES I________+
_John HODGES II______|
|                     |_Rebecca______________
_William Henry HODGES _|
| (1794 - 1851) m 1822  |
|                       |                      _William STANDARD Sr._+
|                       |                     | (1737 - 1807) m 1763
|                       |_Ann STANDARD _______|
|                         (1763 - 1826) m 1778|
|                                             |_Dorothy JONES _______+
|                                               (1745 - 1770) m 1763
|--Elizabeth Mary HODGES
|                                              ______________________
|                        _John DORSET Jr._____|
|                       | (1770 - ....)       |
|                       |                     |______________________
|_Fidelia Mary DORSET __|
(1804 - 1848) m 1822  |
|                      ______________________
|_Susannah____________|
Elizabeth PORTER
RESIDENCE: Prince Edward Co. VA
Father: Andrew PORTER "the Immigrant"
Mother: Margaret EWING
Family 1 : HAMILTON
_(RESEARCH QUERY) PORTER of Maryland_|
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_Andrew PORTER "the Immigrant"_|
| (1734 - 1821)                 |
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|                               |_____________________________________|
|                                                                     |
|                                                                     |_____________________
|--Elizabeth PORTER
|                                                                      _Robert EWING _______+
|                                                                     | (1646 - ....)
|                                _Alexander EWING "the Immigrant"_____|
|                               | (1678 - 1738)                       |
|                               |                                     |_____________________
|_Margaret EWING _______________|
(1732 - 1801)                 |
|                                      _____________________
|_Rebeckah____________________________|
(1680 - 1750)                       |
Anna Maria SANDUSKY
16 Mar 1856 - ____
RESIDENCE: Linn Co.MO and Demopolis, Marengo Co. AL
BIRTH: 16 Mar 1856, Linn Co. Missouri
Father: George William SANDUSKY C.S.A.
Mother: Margaret Jane PENDLETON
_John SANDUSKY ______+
_Samuel Davis SANDUSKY ___|
|                          |_Martha HUNTLEY _____
|                             m 1811
_George William SANDUSKY C.S.A._|
| (1834 - 1896) m 1854           |
|                                |                           _____________________
|                                |                          |
|                                |_Anna Marie MCKAY ________|
|                                  (1813 - 1843) m 1833     |
|                                                           |_____________________
|--Anna Maria SANDUSKY
|                                                            _Thomas PENDLETON ___+
|                                                           | (1773 - 1823) m 1794
|                                 _Daniel Farmer PENDLETON _|
|                                | (1803 - 1887) m 1834     |
|                                |                          |_Jane FARMER ________+
|                                |                            (1775 - 1845) m 1794
|_Margaret Jane PENDLETON _______|
|                           _____________________
|_Phoebe SIMS _____________|


Home » The permanent exhibition about the Second World War expands!
The first part of the refurbishment executed by the Régie des Bâtiments is as good as finished. In this framework the current infrastructure is being revised, which renders access to the exhibition about the Second World War impossible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.


Write messages to your favorite princess on a laser-projected, Celluon R2-D2 virtual keyboard. The Original Sound Laser Keyboard includes 6 bleep-bloop sound effects and doubles as a multi-touch mouse on capable devices.
Jedi's need attention too – this incredibly detailed replica of the original R2-D2 will surely turn heads in any universe.


.UNN Revised Academic calendar for the continuation of the 2018/2019 academic session following the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union, ASUU has been published. Academic activities resumed on, Monday, February 11, 2019.
All academic staff and non-teaching staff are directed to ensure that full academic activities take off smoothly in order to cover lost ground.
Monday 07 – Last day for submission of second semester results to the Registry (Examinations). Processing of results begins in the Registry.
Wednesday 30 – Senate meets to consider and approve final year Students' results.


00:01 pllz: in particular all seems to start at "[337499.219] (EE) NOUVEAU(0): failed to set gamma: Permission denied"
00:01 imirkin: pllz: are you on a MCP77/MCP79 with 32MB or less of stolen memory?
00:18 imirkin: basically you can't do anything when you don't have "master"
11:08 RSpliet: mupuf: sure the S doesn't stand for "subdevice"?
12:15 RSpliet: feaneron: that's unfortunately the nature of clock gating. We roughly know what the magic values mean (they're just delay times), but determining them takes a lot of automated engineering that only NVIDIA can do. I suspect there's no such thing as a wrong value (well... within constraints), but all "we" can do is copy and make grateful use of their tweaking passes.
14:50 volodia: I want to contribute. What you could say about Volta and problems with Secureboot?
14:51 volodia: Thanks for replyes I will read it from backlog, CU!
14:51 imirkin_: what kind of problems did you have in mind?
15:00 pmoreau: imirkin_: The only Volta card available on the market (as far as I'm aware), is the new Titan V, at ~$3,000.
15:01 imirkin_: is it actually available, or just announced?
15:01 pmoreau: I think it is available, but maybe on short supply?
15:03 pmoreau: Hum, apparently it is still on "Notify me" on the US NVIDIA page. On the Swedish one, it says "Not in stock".
15:04 pmoreau: "Out of stock" on the french webpage.
15:04 pmoreau: So, I think it was available.
17:05 RSpliet: Lyude: which Fermi cards do you have to play with?
17:06 Lyude: btw; see the section in my notes "Fermi CG_CTRL maintenence"
17:07 RSpliet: Wait... presumably, contrary to the information on Wikipedia, those are DDR3 cards?
17:09 cpuheater: I don't know much about IRC etiquette so I'm just gonna chirp in here: I'm trying to turn off my graphics card while keeping the rest of the system running. 1. What would be the proper way to do this? 2. When I do `echo -n '0000:01:00.0' > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/unbind` I get a kernel oops, is this expected or should I report it?
17:10 imirkin_: hmmmm ... interesting.
17:11 cpuheater: Lyude: so apart from vtcon this would also unbind all other things using the card? Like the wayland compositor?
17:14 cpuheater: Oh btw what would be the corresponding command to get the card back up again?
17:15 cpuheater: Will `echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan` do the job?
17:23 Lyude: cpuheater: what card are you using?
17:28 Lyude: I'm more concerned about the kernel version, could you also get a dmesg of the splat?
17:56 nrr: i had a loaded weekend this past weekend, and my sleep schedule is kinda sorta back on track now, so i'll (finally) see about isolating what actually did it sometime this week.
17:57 nrr: if you can, though, try giving one of your displays a 90° rotation and see what happens then since that's part of the configuration i was running when i had egregiously bad problems.
20:24 cpuheater: Lyude: ok great, however I'm usually not on IRC so I might miss your updates. Maybe we can move later updates to the mailing list?
21:18 vedranm: imirkin_: you mean, linux could ignore modules broken by rmmod somehow?
21:30 Processus42: Hello again guys. I am trying to build efifb with my Gentoo. I believe the right option is "CONFIG_FB_EFI". However, this does not build the module efifb. After reading some Kconfig files, it appears that efifb is mentionned as a "Legacy" driver. I have the kernel 4.9. What should I do ? Does it mean the things you called "efifb" is already built into my kernel ?
21:35 imirkin_: do you have CONFIG_FB_EFI=y in your .config?
21:53 Processus42: imirkin_: Originally, when nouveau was getting loaded, I lost my screen output, and my displays went to sleep. It was solved with config=NvForcePost=1. And someone (I believe it was you imirkin) told me that it wasn't necessary to load the module with the latter option if efifb was loaded before nouveau.
22:01 imirkin_: Processus42: ok, so your displays work until nouveau is loaded right?
22:01 imirkin_: Processus42: and you're using an efi boot?
22:28 DottorLeo: what is the support status about Nvidia 610M (Fermi)? Need manual recklocking?
22:33 imirkin_: DottorLeo: yes. and not upstream.
22:44 Processus42: However, you talked about efifb also solving the problem in another way. Or maybe I misunderstood.
22:45 Processus42: Oh, wait, maybe you are talking about the fact that efifb is loaded and that I still need to use the option. Right ?
22:47 BootI386: imirkin: Can you explain me again why when the GPU hangs in one app, it hangs the whole graphic stack too (even the TTYs)?
22:47 imirkin_: BootI386: ever been on a ferris wheel?
22:49 BootI386: It's stuck waiting one context and can't switch to others?
22:50 imirkin_: and it's stuck.
22:51 BootI386: And there are no things such as watchdogs? Interrupts?
22:52 imirkin_: getting the gpu in a working state after an error is not trivial.
22:52 imirkin_: to do it properly, you have to power it off and on again. which is impossible with modern hardware.
22:53 imirkin_: often it's enough to cycle the PMC enable bits.
22:53 imirkin_: but that requires reconfiguring a ton of state.
22:54 BootI386: Isn't it better than remaining stucked?
22:55 Booti386: Is it currently implemented?
22:56 Booti386: Is there a reason to that?
22:56 imirkin_: the more common reason is "no one's done it"
22:57 Booti386: Why is it a giant pain?
22:59 imirkin_: from the same machine?
22:59 imirkin_: or ssh'd in?
23:00 Booti386: Do you keep copy of all the state outside of the GPU?
23:02 Booti386: Why don't you kill directly the app if t stucks a channel for too long? Wouldn't it avoid the need to have a ssh server?
23:04 imirkin_: er, Dirt Rally?
23:04 imirkin_: i forget. dirt something.
23:05 Booti386: Why don't you kill directly the app if t stucks a channel for too long? Wouldn't it avoid the need to have a ssh server?
23:05 imirkin_: Booti386: we don't know which app.
23:08 Booti386: Oh. Right. Xorg create the buffer (or whatever), than sends it to the app (prime fd to handle? I think?) and nouveau has no idea which app it was given to.
23:11 imirkin_: but apparently it's "not that easy"


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Hy-Pro March 19
News / Club news / 26 April 2019
Premier League clubs make record revenues in 2017/18
Premier League clubs' revenues increased to a record £4.8 billion in 2017/18, according to analysis from Deloitte's Sports Business Group.
But despite this growth wage costs also increased by 15% year-on-year to £2.9 billion, resulting in a fall in combined operating profits of £1 billion in 2016/17 to £0.9 billion.
Liverpool's march to the UFEA Champions League final in 2018, along with the Premier League having a record five teams competing in the competition last year, all reaching the Round of 16 or beyond, resulted in a substantial increase of c.£71m in UEFA Champions League distributions to clubs. This, alongside the increase in UEFA distributions, saw matchday and commercial revenue both grow by 8% and 12% respectively.
Dan Jones, partner and head of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, commented: "Premier League clubs' revenues continued to reach new heights in 2017/18.
"Tottenham Hotspur's relocation to Wembley Stadium and increased commercial activity, including the commencement of their new kit deal with Nike, contributed more than half of the Premier League's matchday revenue growth and almost a quarter of the Premier League's commercial revenue growth respectively, driving the club's record levels of pre-tax profitability."
However, the Premier League's wages/revenue ratio increased to 59% in 2017/18, rising from the previous season's ratio of 55%, which was a 19-year low owing to the increased broadcast revenues at the start of the current broadcast rights cycle. Almost half of Premier League clubs recorded a wages/revenue ratio of 70% or greater, with overall wage spend increasing 15% to £2.9 billion. This had a direct impact on clubs' collective operating profitability, falling to £0.9 billion, albeit still the second highest in Premier League history.
Jones added: "We have seen clubs' wage expenditure increase at a faster rate than revenue growth in 2017/18. This is the same pattern as observed in the second year of the previous Premier League broadcast rights cycles, as clubs continue to invest in playing talent. 59% is the lowest wages/revenue ratio outside the first year of a broadcast rights cycle since the 1998/99 season."
The analysis reveals that Premier League clubs made a collective pre-tax profit for the fourth time in the last five years, again the second highest profit in history, with three clubs (Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur) contributing over 75% of this total, but also an increase in the number of clubs reporting a pre-tax loss.
Tim Bridge, director in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: "The increased wage expenditure was expected given the busy transfer market in the 2017/18 season, with two record transfer windows driving estimated Premier League gross spend of £1.9 billion.
"However, with the total value of Premier League broadcast rights expected to only marginally increase in the 2019/20-2021/22 broadcast rights cycle, increases in wage and transfer expenditure may be expected to slow in the medium term, as already signalled by the reduced estimated £1.4 billion gross transfer spend in the current season.
"With the emphasis now on clubs to generate revenue growth from sources other than central broadcast distributions, it may be that we see the levels of pre-tax profit diminish over the next few years."
Posted in Club news on 26th April 2019
Page updated 26th Apr 2019, 15:54


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Q: Checking memory usage of an ASP.NET web site I'm using shared ASP.NET hosting and I have no remote-desktop access to the web server.  I only have the ability to FTP ASP.NET related files to the server.
In this scenario, how would I see how much memory my ASP.NET application is consuming?

A: Could you create a page that listed various performance counters in a password-protected part of the site?  That would be my suggestion, along with making sure that somewhere on the page, a machine name or IP is listed so that should the site move among various servers, this can be noted somewhere.  Another idea would be to either write to a log file or send an e-mail with various performance counters so that you could see a history of how the server is doing, but be careful on the e-mail that this could become spam-like if you do it too frequently.

A: Update: Maybe Process.PeakVirtualMemorySize64 is more focused on your need. Did not try it myself.
Before update:
This link is about what you need.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210609140213/http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/041002-1.aspx


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Le Friendly Floatees (AFI: ) sono giocattoli di gomma in forma di anatroccoli e di altri animali, prodotti dalla First Years Inc, resi famosi dalle loro peregrinazioni nei mari e negli oceani. Durante una tempesta, nel 1992, una nave perse tre container pieni di questi giocattoli e da allora le paperelle gialle e i loro amichetti (castoretti rossi, raganelle verdi e tartarughe azzurre) hanno vagato per migliaia di chilometri trasportate dalle correnti marine.

La loro fama è dovuta anche al lavoro di Curtis Ebbesmeyer e James Ingraham, due oceanografi americani che iniziarono a seguire le paperelle con crescente interesse. Essi ne hanno infatti costantemente monitorato il percorso, arrivando così a tracciare la direzione delle correnti oceaniche: questo lavoro, inoltre, si è rivelato utile anche a predire i cambiamenti climatici del globo.

Il viaggio delle Friendly Floatees

L'incidente

Numerosi container contenenti Friendly Floatees, prodotti in Cina, partirono da Hong Kong su una nave cargo (la Ever Laurel) diretta a Tacoma, negli Stati Uniti. Ben presto però ci fu un incidente: il 10 gennaio 1992, durante una violenta tempesta nel nord del Pacifico, la nave perse tre container, che liberarono in acqua il proprio carico: 28.000 Floatees, in numerose forme e colori (castori rossi, rane verdi, tartarughe blu e papere gialle).

Dopo l'incidente, i giocattoli si divisero in tre gruppi: il primo andò alla deriva verso l'Alaska, il secondo verso l'Oceania, mentre il terzo, dopo aver condiviso parte del viaggio col secondo gruppo, si sarebbe diretto verso il Cile. Il primo gruppo, dieci mesi dopo l'incidente, raggiunse le coste di Sitka, in Alaska, dove furono trovati il 16 novembre 1992 da Dean e Tyler Orbison. Si trattava di 111 giocattoli che avevano percorso circa 3200 km dal punto di partenza.

Il monitoraggio
Nel frattempo due studiosi, Curtis Ebbesmeyer e James Ingraham, iniziarono a interessarsi alle Floatees per studiare le correnti marine, così contattarono i residenti di Sitka per avere maggiori informazioni. Furono scoperte altre venti Floatees il 28 novembre 1992, e poi altre ancora fino ad arrivare ad un totale, nell'agosto 1993, di circa 400 giocattoli in tutto il Golfo dell'Alaska (l'1,5% del totale). I movimenti delle Floatees furono registrati dal computer OSCUR (Ocean Surface Currents Simulation, Simulazione delle correnti della superficie oceanica). In questo modo fu possibile calcolare con precisione la velocità e la direzione del vento attraverso gli oceani, e di conseguenza anche le correnti oceaniche.

Grazie a questi studi, gli oceanografi poterono correttamente prevedere gli avvicinamenti dei Floatees alle coste dello stato di Washington nel 1996. Poterono inoltre prevedere che molte delle Floatees, dopo aver girovagato tra l'Alaska ed il Giappone, si sarebbero dirette verso lo Stretto di Bering e di conseguenza verso i ghiacci del mar Glaciale Artico. Muovendosi lentamente fra la banchisa polare, fu previsto che i giocattoli, in cinque o sei anni, avrebbero raggiunto l'Oceano Atlantico.

La fine del viaggio
Fra il luglio e il dicembre del 2003, la First Years Inc. mise una taglia di cento dollari sui giocattoli, per chiunque avesse trovato una Friendly Flotaees originale (ma solo in uno dei seguenti luoghi: Islanda, Canada o la Nuova Inghilterra negli Stati Uniti) e lo avesse mandato al quartier generale di Tacoma. Ciò aiutò a recuperare alcuni giocattoli nel 2004, ma molti di essi rimasero in mare, destinati, secondo le previsioni, a raggiungere le coste del Regno Unito.

Le Friendly Floatees oggi
Sono stati scritti numerosi libri sull'argomento, sia di tipo narrativo che descrittivo, e l'avvenimento è stato perfino utilizzato nella pubblicità dell'automobile SEAT Toledo.

Le Friendly Floatees sono diventate veri e propri oggetti da collezionisti, raggiungendo prezzi come 740 euro o mille dollari, e (come già accennato) hanno inoltre aiutato gli scienziati nello studio delle correnti e dei cambiamenti climatici. Conferma il tutto Simon Boxall, dell'università di Southampton:

L'avventura delle Friendly Floatees ha perfino ispirato la NASA ad utilizzare novanta paperelle di gomma per svelare le dinamiche con cui si vanno sciogliendo i ghiacci perenni della Groenlandia.

Tributi alle papere
In onore alle papere di gomma della First Years Inc, numerosi artisti realizzarono delle papere di gomma molto grandi (aventi un'altezza superiore a 2,5 metri), soprannominate «Mamme Papere» (Mother Ducks), liberandole poi in un fiume.

Il belga Florentijn Hofman, in occasione del Loire Estuary 2007, realizzò un'enorme papera di gomma alta 32 metri e larga 25. La papera, dopo essere stata varata nella Loira il 1º settembre 2007, è poi apparsa in molte altre città, ad esempio Osaka.

L'artista Marga Houtman creò una sua versione di «Mamma Papera» il 21 agosto 2007, dopo aver letto sul giornale del viaggio intrapreso dai giocattoli. La papera, larga 2,5 metri, fu creata prima che i giocattoli della First Years Inc. sbarcassero nel Regno Unito, con lo scopo di «darle un'ultima opportunità di cercare i piccoli».

Cronologia
 10 gennaio 1992 - Nell'oceano Pacifico una nave cargo rovescia un container dove sono contenuti più di 28.000 Friendly Floatees.
 Inizio del 1995 - I giocattoli impiegano tre anni per fare il giro del Pacifico, prima sfiorando l'Alaska, per poi raggiungere il Giappone e infine nuovamente l'Alaska.
 1995-2000 - I giocattoli entrano nel mar Glaciale Artico attraversando lo Stretto di Bering. Lentamente, le Friendly Floatees si muovono verso est.
 2000 - I giocattoli incominciano ad entrare nell'Atlantico. Si muovono verso sud e raggiungono le coste americane.
 2001 - Le Floatees passano vicino al luogo dove naufragò il Titanic.
 2003 - La First Years Incorporation offre una somma di cento dollari per chi recupera una Friendly Floatee. Il giocattolo deve essere ritrovato soltanto in tre luoghi (Islanda, Canada o la zona della Nuova Inghilterra negli Stati Uniti) e deve essere mandato al quartier generale di Tacoma della First Years Inc. Il Regno Unito si prepara all'avvicinamento delle prime Floatees.
 2007 Le Friendly Floatees arrivano in Cornovaglia.
 21 agosto 2007 - Varata la Mamma papera di Marga Houtman lungo le coste della Cornovaglia.
 1º settembre 2007 - Varata la Mamma papera dell'artista belga Florentijn Hofman sulla Loira.

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Bibliografia

Videografia
  Video che riprende il gonfiamento della Mamma Papera di Florentijn Hofman.
  Duckumentary, il documentario di Marga Houtman e Patrick Gofre.
  Video che riprende le papere galleggiare vicino a un molo di un paese.
  Pubblicità della SEAT Toledo

Voci correlate
 Corrente oceanica
 Inquinamento causato dalla plastica
 Inquinamento idrico
 Oceanografia
 Pacific Trash Vortex
 Paperella di gomma

Collegamenti esterni

 Homepage di Beachcombers' Alert!, la pagina web ufficiale di Curtis Ebbesmeyer.

Correnti marine
Giocattoli
Oceanografia

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LOTC Reflection: Charles Pinckney NHS
Published on October 1, 2018 September 21, 2018 by Christine Beddia
"The Special LOTC to the Naturalization Ceremony backfired a little bit, but we still had fun and enjoyed our time on the Charles Pinkney Plantation. Because of Hurricane Florence and a fallen tree, the ceremony had been postponed. We did not realize this until after we arrived on the plantation. So, we went to the plantation house to ask more about the rescheduled date. The park ranger did not have an exact answer, only that the ceremony's new date would be posted on the website. Instead, we toured the house and learned more about Charles Pinkney and his plantation. Unlike Drayton Hall, they had recreated some things and made the house more like a museum. It was really cool. One of the rangers asked if we would like to see a short video on Charles Pinkney's life. The video was very intresting and informational. It told us all about how he had a really packed political life and about all of his contributions to the Constitution. Then we walked around the house with our partners. There were pieces of old pottery and porcelain plates in glass display boxes and sweetgrass baskets on display. They were so pretty! We learned that George Washington had come to visit Charles Pinkney Plantation and had later written in his journal about it. In the journal entry, Pres. Washington used the word breakfast as a verb, "breakfasting". That was really funny. We all signed a mock-up of the Constitution with fake quills which was really fun. We had an awesome time, though we did not get to watch the Naturalization Ceremony like we had originally planned. We will eventually go to the rescheduled ceremony."
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"We did not do the Naturalization Ceremony, but we explored Charles Pinckney's house. A park ranger told us that he was 4-time governor of South Carolina. Then, we watched a 17 minute video called "The Forgotten Father." It said a lot about Pinckney, including: He was born in September 1757, he was 21 when he joined the militia, he had a son in 1794, and he joined the Senate in 1798. It also showed the main slave boat routes."
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To wrap up the year, I'm going to share some photos from a quick trip a Melbourne a few weeks back. I had to go down for a work function, so Andy met up with me afterwards and we spent the next day exploring Fitzroy and Brunswick.
We spent the day perusing shops and eating some very good food. Some of my top picks being Ganim's Store, Galerie Montmartre, Mr Kitly and the most delicious lunch at Hellenic Republic.
We love Melbourne and will have make it a habit to get down there more often!
Beautiful photos. I have the itch to head to Australia ASAP! Thanks for sharing.
You managed to make the already interesting Melbourne look even more appealing. I love your photos, tone and angles, as always.


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The Parelli Program is a people-training program focused on the study of horse behavior and horsemanship skills. The program, which can be thought of as its own unique discipline, spans Four Savvys, or areas of development, through four distinct levels of skill improvement. The cornerstones of the program are a dedication to never-ending self-improvement and an acknowledgement that the improvement of horsemanship is a lifelong pursuit for those passionate about the horse.
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The Parelli Program is a people-training program focused on the study of horse behavior and horsemanship skills. The program, which can be thought of as its own unique discipline, spans Four Savvys, or areas of development, through four distinct levels of skill improvement. The cornerstones of the program are a dedication to never-ending self-improvement and an acknowledgement that the improvement of horsemanship is a lifelong pursuit for those passionate about the horse. The program encourages students to develop creative problem-solving skills and think in a lateral manner, while taking the non-verbal feedback and expression of the horse into consideration.
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Parelli Natural Horsemanship's goal is to help raise the level of horsemanship worldwide for the benefit of horses and the people who love them.
The Parelli Program is a people-training program focused on the study of horse behavior and horsemanship skills. The program spans Four Savvys, or areas of development, through four distinct levels of skill improvement.
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The program encourages students to develop creative problem-solving skills and think in a lateral manner, while taking the non-verbal feedback and expression of the horse into consideration.
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Q: add comment jsx logic it is necessary in the method clickSubmitComment(), write logic added to the array of comments text of the textarea, I'm still learning tell me how or share a link.
comment.jsx:
import React from 'react';

export default class Comment extends React.Component {
    constructor(props){
        super(props);
    }
    render() {
        const comment = this.props.comment.map((commentForm, index) => {
        return <CommentForm key={index} {...commentForm}/>
        });
        return (

{comment}

        );
    }
}

and, commentForm.jsx:
import React from 'react';

export default class CommentForm extends React.Component {
    constructor(props){
        super(props);
        this.clickSubmitComment = this.clickSubmitComment.bind(this);
        this.comments = [];
    }

    clickSubmitComment() {
        textarea -> comments -> send props to comment.jsx and view?
    }

    render() {
        return (

<textarea className="form-control" rows="3"></textarea>

            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={this.clickSubmitComment}>Submit</button>

        );
    }
}

A: Add onChange to your textarea and save its value to the state, and then onButton click get the state value. Something like this :
    class Test extends React.Component {
        constructor(props){
        super(props);

      this.state = {
        comment: ""
      }
    }

    handleComment(e){
        this.setState({comment: e.target.value});
    }

    clickSubmitComment(){
        let comment = this.state.comment;
        //Do what you will with the comment
    }

        render(){
        return (

<textarea className="form-control" rows="3" onChange={this.handleComment.bind(this)}>{this.state.comment}</textarea>

            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={this.clickSubmitComment.bind(this)}>Submit</button>

      )
    }
}

React.render(<Test />, document.getElementById('container'));

Here is a fiddle.

A:     import React from 'react';

    export default class Comment extends React.Component {
        constructor(props){
            super(props);
        }
       handleCommentChange(text){
         // do something with the text
       }
        render() {
            const comment = this.props.comment.map((commentForm, index) => {
            return <CommentForm key={index} {...commentForm} handleCommentChange = {this.handleCommentChange.bind(this)}/>
            });
            return (

{comment}

            );
        }
    }

    import React from 'react';

    export default class CommentForm extends React.Component {
        constructor(props){
            super(props);
            this.state = {
              text: ''
            };
            this.updateState = this.updateState.bind(this);
        }

        updateState(e){
           this.setState({text: e.target.value});
        }

        render() {
            return (

<textarea value={this.state.text} className="form-control" onChange={this.updateState()} rows="3"></textarea>

                <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={this.props.handleCommentChange(this.state.text)}>Submit</button>

            );
        }
    }


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i can also give math and arabic lessons.i have bachelor degree in science,major biology and minor chemistry.
I graduated from the University of Michigan and have an Elementary Teaching certificate. I am also certified to teach middle school language arts, math, and social studies. I look forward to helping you succeed academically.
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The Leventis Lectures event 2017 will showcase the research currently being undertaken at the University of Exeter into the impact of Greek culture upon our modern world. Come along to this evening of research, culture, drinks and networking.
The College of Humanities is delighted to invite you to join us at this free event in London exploring the impact of Greek culture. Supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, the evening is an opportunity to hear Exeter academics draw on new, cutting-edge research to illuminate the impact of Greek culture, both in the ancient world and beyond.
The Leventis Initiative, sponsored by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, facilitates research carried out by the University of Exeter into the impact of Greek culture in antiquity and upon the modern world. Established in May 1979, the A.G. Leventis Foundation is the outcome of the vision of the Cypriot entrepreneur Anastasios G. Leventis (1902-1978), who laid the bases of its focus on society, education and culture.
Now in its fourth decade, the Foundation retains its adherence to these priorities, keenly supporting the dissemination of Greek and Cypriot cultural heritage, as well as extensive public benefits programs, pioneering environmental protection projects, and medical research. Projects include studentships, a lectureship and the 'Leventis Room' within the Classics department at the University of Exeter.
Thucydides: A Text for Our Times? Professor Neville Morley
The claim of the ancient Greek historian Thucydides that his work would be "a possession for all time", and would help his readers make sense of their own situation through the past events he described, continues to be vindicated. Indeed, Thucydides is now more widely discussed and cited than ever before, in many different contexts: global politics and strategy, the crisis of the European Union, the Brexit referendum and the election of President Trump. This lecture will look at three important passages from his work, and the ways in which they have been understood in relation to current events: his ideas on the causes of war, the civil war at Corcyra, and the Melian Dialogue. Many modern readings are simplistic, treating Thucydides as if he was a contemporary political scientist and ignoring the complexities of his work; but if we read him carefully, he can indeed help us make sense of the situation in which we find ourselves.
Extra-terrestrial perspectives from Moon-view to Pale Blue Dot: ancient imagination meets modern science. Professor Karen Ni Mheallaigh
In this presentation Professor Karen Ni Mheallaigh will explore ancient speculation about what the Earth looked like when viewed from outer space. This powerful ancient tradition, which crosses the boundaries between ancient philosophy and comic fantasy, lurks beneath the most stunning photographic images of our planet to emerge from the modern space age when the ancient imagination became reality for the first time in human history.
This lecture examines Greek fantasies of how the Earth would look from outer space in texts such as Plato's Phaedrus (5th century BC) and Lucian's Icaromenippus and True Stories (2nd century AD). Of particular interest are the philosophical theories in which such extra-terrestrial perspectives are embedded, and the ideas towards which these such imaginary remote views of our Earth prompt the reader. When mapped against modern photographic images, including Earthrise (1968), Blue Marble (1972) and Pale Blue Dot (1990), we find fascinating – and challenging – dialogues between the ancient thought-world and our own.
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Couple's therapist: Money is key, so 'talk out these big issues before moving in together'
Published Tue, Nov 5 20196:10 PM EST
Ivana Pino@ivana_pino
Twenty/20
Before you pack your boxes to move in with someone, there are a few money matters to discuss, experts say. Because finances can put a major strain on your relationship, it's important to establish open and honest communication with your partner about your financial histories, spending habits, and personal timelines.
If you don't develop healthy communication around finances, it's harder to set clear expectations, and that can cause friction: 36% of student loan borrowers who contribute to their partner's education report conflict with their significant other, for example, according to a recent study by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and the MIT AgeLab.
So, experts suggest, before you embark on your life together, ask your partner these money questions.
1. What does your financial history look like?
"When you move in with your partner, it's definitely important to know one another's credit scores," says Lindsey Metselaar, creator and host of the dating podcast "We Met At Acme."
Credit, in particular, can play an important role in the kind of home or apartment you're able to secure. Be open and honest about your score, and encourage your partner to do the same. And try not to be judgmental: Your partner's credit score isn't indicative of their ability to manage their finances responsibly.
Sharing your credit scores is a way to broach a conversation about your financial histories. Talking about debt, income, and your values around money can help you find common ground early on, suggests Metselaar.
"It's perfectly fine to ask what kind of credit history they have and what their spending habits are," too, Cynthia Borges-O'Dell, a licensed marriage and family therapist from Modesto, California, told Grow earlier this year. "Knowing this information about your partner will help them come up with a financial plan and set goals for the future."
2. How will you manage shared expenses?
Cohabiting means figuring out how to manage shared expenses like rent, utilities, and groceries. Will you split everything down the middle even if one of you makes way more money? Especially if there's an income disparity between you and your partner, discuss whether it might make sense for each of you to pay a proportional amount instead.
Whether you're contributing a percentage of your income or splitting costs 50/50, it's important that both of you feel the arrangement is fair.
"Ideally, you're able to talk out these big issues before moving in together and come up with a plan that works for both of you. It could be as simple as a percentage of each income goes to housing, expenses, et cetera," says Heidi McBain, a licensed family and marriage therapist in Flower Mound, Texas.
3. How will you manage your individual spending?
Whether you're more of a spender than a saver, sit down with your partner and talk about your spending and savings priorities. This can give each of you a better sense of what you tend to put your money toward in your day-to-day spending, what kinds of limits you should put in place, and which expenses are nonnegotiable.
"Each individual has their own idea of how much [discretionary] money they have, and they likely each have their own agenda for how and where it should be spent or saved. The numbers don't lie, so opinions quickly leave the equation once they are able to see the bottom line," Jill Emanuel, a financial coach at Fiscal Fitness Phoenix, told Grow earlier this year.
For example, if dining out is a priority for you and not your partner, consider budgeting for fancy dinners but setting a limit. That way, the partner who enjoys dining out is able to indulge, while the other feels confident they're keeping spending in line with expectations.
When you move in with your partner, it's definitely important to know one another's credit scores.
Lindsey Metselaar
Creator and host of 'We Met At Acme'
4. How will you manage unforeseen costs?
Talking about emergency expenses before an issue arises can help you avoid conflict. That way, when unexpected costs crop up, whether it's paying a handyman for some household repairs or dealing with a major rent increase, you'll have a plan in place.
This might mean setting up an emergency fund for household repairs, or splitting your expenses so that the person who earns more covers the more expensive repairs, while the one who earns less covers any repairs below a certain amount.
"Relationships are all about compromise. You need to figure out what works for you," says Metselaar.
5. What kind of timeline do you have for the future?
When you move in together, you and your partner should be clear about the reasons you're moving in together. "Is moving in together a step towards marriage, or simply a way to save money now and see where the relationship goes?" says McBain.
If living together is a step toward making a long-term commitment, then it's important to set expectations about how you plan to meet future goals, whether those involve buying a home or starting a family.
You may feel vulnerable having these kinds of conversations. However, you'll get to know your partner better, and you'll be better positioned financially to meet your goals as a couple.
And keep talking. "Have a monthly check-in meeting and ask what's working, what isn't, what needs to stay the same, and what needs to change," says McBain. "This also gives you both a space to talk about your hopes and dreams for now and the future, and find some common goals here too. It also gives you a set plan from the start, knowing that it might need to be adjusted in the future."
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