I put my son on a waitlist for care when I was seven weeks pregnant.
He left his full-time job to take a seasonal job, working 3 days per week. I worked 3-4 days per week. A babysitter came in 2 days a week. We were paying the babysitter more than we were making. It was definitely a losing proposition but we had to do it to keep our jobs.
We did that for 7 months until we got the call that the daycare had a space for our son, two years after first putting him on the waitlist. It started as a space for 1 day per week, but being on the internal list meant we had the first opportunity as more days became available. The care is great and is right on our street.
"We got the call that the daycare had a space for our son, two years after putting him on the waitlist"
I live and raise my son in Whistler, BC – a 12-month-per-year resort town that struggles to maintain labour to keep it running. People are living and working here on the edge of reality: it's one of the most expensive communities in the country and there's a huge diversity of pay grades.
Child care has been a problem in this town for many years. Right now, Whistler has only 3 child care centres and enough licensed spaces for 16% for all infants and toddlers who need it.
The care in these centres is wonderful and parents love it. I think that's because people don't get into Early Childhood Education work by accident. They are angels. It's truly a calling. It's the most important job in our country because they're helping raise our children.
And it's a really tough job in a profession that doesn't pay enough. So the centres in Whistler, just like others, struggle to maintain staff.
This is our current reality. But in 2012, I saw Sharon Gregson present the $10aDay Child Care Plan and I've been following the Plan ever since. The plan will work. It will have the impact we need it to. It will also be self-funded, if we give it the chance, because of the positive economic impacts. I believe in it.
Jen Ford is a member of Whistler City Council, and works as a professional ski patroller on Blackcomb mountain. Jen and her husband, John, welcomed their son, Oliver, in 2013.
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Seventeen-year-old Ben Solo has moved from the sunny shores of Los Angeles to Salem, Massachusetts just in time for Halloween, but he's just not in the holiday spirit. Expecting a night of watching "Tales from the Crypt" and binge eating candy he's supposed to be passing out, he's surprised when his classmates Rey, Poe, Finn, and Rose invite him to check out the old Sanderson sisters' cottage. They rummage through the sisters' items and come across the black flame candle, which will revive the long dead witches if lit by a virgin on Halloween night. Ben lights the candle, and drags himself and his classmates into a fight for their lives and for the children of Salem!
The Sanderson Sisters are back, taken from Salem to help Gaea raze the world. With Gaea fallen and their magic fading they went to the next closest source of magic, Storybrooke Maine. With children winding up dead in town, the life sucked out of them until they're nothing more then husks. Hades does not appreciate souls escaping his realm and sends his son to fetch them.
Storybrooke's witch problem is far from over after Zelena is stopped, her time portal opening something of a Pandora's Box for the rest of her kind. Katrina is resurrected with aid of her twin brother, Killian Jones, and sets her sights on making Storybrooke the center of her new coven (partially by raising the dead to do her bidding). Emma is going to need the help of a certain apocalypse-stopping duo before everything is said and done, particularly when three witch sisters return and join Katrina's ranks.


You come home from a hard day at the office and the first thing you want to do is hit the couch for some good relaxation time. While this may sound like a healthy alternative after a grueling day, researching is now showing that relaxing in itself may add to the growing problem of obesity.
What could sound more harmless than stretching out on the couch for a couple of hours, taking a break from everything that needs to be done? According to new researching, being inactive is actually an active way to gain weight. Tel Aviv University's Professor Amit Gefen recently conducted a study that shows cells turn into fat much faster if someone is sitting or lying down. Mechanically stretching cells in a technique similar to the way our bodies naturally stretch them when we sit or lie down, Professor Gefen discovered that stretched cells developed fifty-per cent more fat than those which had not been stretched.
This study shows that gaining weight is more than just what we eat; instead, cells respond to the different environments we present them. Being a couch potato does mean that you're doing nothing good for your body; instead, it means that you're doing something bad for it, giving your cells the go-ahead to start producing fat which will increase your weight, giving you the potential to develop obesity-related health problems. Obesity can be a costly affair often leading to heart and other organ problems resulting in CT scans or even ultrasound.
What About TV and Chips?
Even if relaxing didn't affect your body chemistry, it's almost certain that the lounging lifestyle would. What is the first thing you want to do when you sit down on the couch? If you're like most people, the answer would be turn on the television. What happens when you turn on the television? You become instantly hungry! Add junk foods such as soda and chips to the already fattening pastime of relaxation, and you are just asking for weight gain.
Just because too much relaxing can add pounds doesn't mean that propping up your feet for a few minutes is a bad idea. Since stress is also a cause of weight gain, a little time spent watching a good movie on the couch might be exactly what you need to rid your mind of worry. Consider viewing relaxation as a reward for exercising; for instance, if you run on the treadmill for an hour after getting home from work, you can sit down in the recliner for equal time. If relaxing and eating come hand-in-hand, limit the amount of junk food in your house and replace your original fattening munchies for healthy, good snacks such as veggie sticks, fresh fruit, and a glass of green tea.
Getting a full eight-hours sleep is a must for anyone who wants to keep their body healthy; however, we must also keep in mind that time spent loafing is going to do destructive damage by destroying our body's ability to lose weight. The next time you feel like collapsing into the Laz-Boy, consider taking a walk instead; you'll thank yourself the next time you step up on the scales.


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Q: Able to use pointer to function to call private method of an external class Based on the following answer to a recent question, I'm able to use a function pointer in order to call the private method Foo<T>::foo() from another class Bar, as shown below (see also ideone)
#include <iostream>

template<typename T>
struct Bar
{
    typedef void (T::*F)();

    Bar( T& t_ , F f ) : t( t_ ) , func( f )
    {
    }

    void operator()()
    {
        (t.*func)();
    }

    F func;
    T& t;
};

template<typename T>
class Foo
{
private:
    void foo()
    {
        std::cout << "Foo<T>::foo()" << std::endl;
    }

public:
    Foo() : bar( *this , &Foo::foo )
    {
        bar();
    }

    Bar<Foo<T> > bar;
};

int main()
{
    Foo<int> foo;
}

This works on MSVC 2013 and GCC 4.8.3. Is it valid?

A: Yes it is permissible, and it works.
C++ Programming by Bjarne Stroustoup

C++ protects against accident rather than deliberate circumvention
  (fraud)

Sure, you cannot directly/easily call private methods outside the class, but if you are making enough efforts, C++ will allow it.

A: C++ standard says

11.1 A member of a class can be
   (1.1) — private; that is, its name can be used only by members and friends of the class in which it is declared.

i.e. the access specifier is applied to the name, not the executable code. This makes sense if you think about it, since access specifiers are a compile-time construct.

A: Yes, it is valid.
Bar.operator()() is just using a pointer, not trying to use an identifier with private access specifier.
It does not matter how that pointer was initialized, as long as it points to the right function.
As an example, look at this:
#include <iostream>
struct A {
protected:
    void hidden() { std::cout << "But I was hidden !?\n"; }
};
struct B : A {
    using A::hidden; // Making it public
};
int main() {
    B().hidden();
}

As an aside, don't use std::endl unless you really want to flush the stream, as that's expensive.
Normally '\n' suffices.

A: It does matter.
Header File
class A;
typedef int (A::*handler)(int x);
struct handler_pair {
    int code,
    handler fn
}

class A {
...
private:
  int onGoober(int x);
  int onGomer(int x);
};

Source file
handler_pair handler_map[] = {
    {0, &A::onGoober},          // these will complain about the method being private
    {1, &A::onGomer}
};

Changing the handler_map to a static member in the class and initializing that way avoids the complaint.
Where you take the address of the member function is important.

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Ricardo Guillaume, Program Officer
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How Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green sculpts confidence in young minds
Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green with a group of students after his show.
Over the last two years, more than 100 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) have supported Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green's project. Hear from the Master Sculptor how his message inspires young people to follow their dreams.
CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL. You may think these things have nothing in common but 46-year-old Medway, MA artist, Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green has sculpted (and grilled) those key ingredients into the greatest motivational show in town. I booked a consultation with the good doctor himself to learn about his burger prescriptions, art school pedigree, and what kids across the state love about his message.
You're a world-renowned Master Chainsaw Sculptor, a great speaker, you have an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Keene State College, and you're in a cover band. What is your first memory of getting involved with arts and culture?
Thanks so much! Well, chainsaw sculpting was born out of a love of cartooning. I was a cartoonist from ages 5-21 and originally went to art school at UMass Dartmouth as an illustration major. I lost my patience for 2D, [changed my major] to sculpture instead, and fell head-over-heels with chainsaw sculpting, which is a fun story…
We love fun stories at Mass Cultural Council. You're a cartoonist, draw the picture for us.
It was a beautiful fall day in 1997, and I [went for] a drive for the heck of it when I came upon a tree that the Town of Dartmouth had cut down and left by the side of the road. It was cut in big, fat, juicy, delicious 4-inch-long sections. Impulsively, I pulled over and managed to grab two of them. It was the sappiest, messiest decision of my whole life but would soon prove well worth it!
I went straight to the store and bought my very first chainsaw.
Had you ever used a chainsaw before?
NEVER used one before, didn't know if I was going to kill myself…Thankfully I didn't! And it was love at first cut. This was finally something I really FELT like 'Ooo, I can see myself doing this: Contributing BIG, GIANT, lasting art to the world!' Meanwhile, being in that art school environment helped reinforce just how incredibly reliant the world has always been on art.
Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green after his show with a group of students in North Brookfield.
Speaking of being reliant on art, the pandemic changed the world and art was needed more than ever. How did COVID-19 impact you?
COVID-19 impacted me 100%. It's the whole reason I even decided to look into the grants program again in the first place. Everything I had planned for the whole year was cancelled. As a professional performing artist, I was suddenly out of work. At the same time, I kept hearing about how the mental toll on kids during the pandemic was so immense. It still is. I have a 5th grader myself. I get it. More than ever, [kids] NEED strong messages of hope, positivity, and encouragement.
How did you hear about Mass Cultural Council and the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program?
I originally found Mass Cultural Council and the LCC Program back [around] 2009. I live-carved life-size public sculptures for communities at town events that became permanent fixtures in the towns. When COVID hit, I learned that the application process had moved online, (thank you) which is what spurred me to apply again. In 2021, CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL received grants from a staggering 109 LCCs!!! To say I was shocked would be a drastic understatement but… WOW! What an amazing chance to try and make a difference for kids!
That's an amazing show of LCC support. Can you describe CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL? Are cheeseburgers and chainsaws involved?
Ha! Yes, chainsaws and cheeseburgers are definitely involved! AND throwing axes AND rock n' roll (and more…) But only in slide form, sorry. It's a very safe show. The website is ChainsawsCheeseburgersAndRockNRoll.com and the project can be described best as an extremely unique, highly-acclaimed, fun, funny, super-fast-paced, live multimedia motivational show.
And what do your patients have to say about your practice?
As the re-openings began to happen, I was honored over and over again to be the first in-person assemblies that most of the schools had since before COVID began. Because of all that incredible faith and support from those LCCs – at the end of December – I'll have successfully reached approximately 25,000 extremely enthusiastic students from grades 2-12 all over the state! That's powerful, I think. The schools all appreciated it immensely and it's all thanks to Mass Cultural Council and all those LCCs. Just take a quick look at my Facebook or Instagram and you can see for yourself how well it all went over.
Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green after his show with a group of students in Burlington, MA.
What does art mean to you?
Art TELLS OUR STORY. It's what makes us aware of [the] many cultures, practices, and periods our world has gone through. Not to mention it's our complete and total salvation on a daily basis, am I right? Art – is – LIFE. Life is Art. Art is us. I [like to think that] I've helped to advance chainsaw sculpture itself as a now far more recognized, much more respected medium. Because let me tell you, A LOT of people didn't feel like it could be. In 2012 when my National Geographic TV series first premiered in prime time, chainsaw artists were a VERY rare breed.
Now one of my very favorite things to do in the world is SHOWING our youth what can be done even when others think it can't. Physically going into schools and SHOWING THEM that there is in fact room enough – and a definite need for – everyone to do EXACTLY what they know in their hearts they can contribute. That's why I love what I do.
In one of your videos, you say the power of the arts can make a huge contribution to society. How do you manifest the power of culture? How do you see it manifest in your community and the people you serve?
Manifestation is a HUGE part of the message I try to deliver THROUGH various art forms used throughout the show. It's the idea that by connecting to – and embracing – one's true self, one can make the greatest possible contributions to culture (and therefore society) as possible. Simply put – if you're actively chasing your dreams, chances are you'll be a MUCH, MUCH happier, more positive, more productive member of society.
Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green after his show with a group of students in Orange, MA.
I've traveled the bulk of the country and ultimately, I think it's art that truly distinguishes each area. Unfortunately, other states don't typically put the same emphasis on the arts the way that Massachusetts thankfully does. So, through Mass Cultural Council and Local Cultural Councils, artists are ABLE to make contributions to their local cultures! It's crucial stuff but often grossly undervalued. That's why I feel so incredibly lucky and proud to have been able to help perpetuate the process to such a degree over the last two years. I look forward to continuing to do so!
Dr. "The Machine" Jesse Green's project, CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL, received FY21 LCC grants from:
Acushnet, Agawam, Ashby, Ashland, Attleboro, Auburn, Barre, Bellingham, Beverly, Blackstone, Blandford, Boylston, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Brockton, Buckland, Burlington, Canton, Charlton, Chatham, Chelmsford, Chicopee, Clinton, Douglas, Dracut, Dudley, Dunstable, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Longmeadow, Essex, Everett, Fall River, Franklin, Freetown, Gardner, Grafton, Groveland, Halifax, Hardwick-New Braintree, Hatfield, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holland, Holliston, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lakeville, Lawrence, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Lunenberg, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Mansfield, Marblehead, Medway, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middleton, Milford, Millis, Needham, Newbury, Newburyport, Northborough, Northbridge, Northern Berkshire, North Andover, North Brookfield, North Easton, Norton, Orange, Palmer, Paxton, Petersham, Plymouth, Plympton, Raynham, Reading, Rockland, Rowley, Sandisfield, Saugus, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Southampton, Springfield, Swampscott, Swansea, Templeton, Tewksbury, Tolland, Topsfield, Townsend, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, West Bridgewater, West Springfield, Westborough, Wilmington, Winchendon, Winthrop, and Woburn.
It received FY22 LCC grants from:
Agawam, Amesbury, Athol, Burlington, Dudley, Fall River, Freetown, Grafton, Milford, North Andover, Norton, Plympton, Swansea, and Westford.
$750,000 Granted to 50 State-Designated Cultural Districts
These awards mark the largest investment to-date in this program
New Round of Investments Made in Social Prescription
$100,000 to support the role of cultural experiences as a protective factor in the health and well-being of all people in the Commonwealth

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Professional Development Retreat Provides Confidence to Seniors
Merrimack College's third semiannual Professional Development Retreat (PDR), at Hotel Commonwealth in Boston, saw 60 pre-selected seniors gather for two days of soul-searching, self-assessment, team building and soft skills development.
Kevin Routhier '99, keynote presenter
President Christopher Hopey, at the opening dinner, called the PDR "another marker of Merrimack's broad and deep commitment to the success of our students."
Elissa Aldrich '19, and many of the Merrimack seniors who attended the recent PDR arrived feeling a bit tentative about the process of networking, interviewing and landing their first jobs after graduation. But they all left with a boost of confidence and a plan.
"Before I attended the PDR I was really afraid of networking because talking about myself felt like bragging. But identifying my strengths helped validate my leadership and execution skills and it didn't feel like bragging anymore," Aldrich said.
"The session before the networking reception really helped calm my nerves so I was able to speak confidently and make some true connections."
Packed with opportunities to learn and grow, this two-day retreat included a keynote presentation by Kevin Routhier '99, founder of Coretelligent, group activities for students to work together to identify how their strengths could complement each other's, and networking opportunities where students learned that "small talk is a big thing" and that networking is really just about chatting with the person in the coffee line, or on the plane, and being themselves.
Before the PDR each attendee completed a self-assessment to identify their top five strengths from a list of 34 soft skills—natural abilities that cut across industries and job levels and include aptitudes like critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, collaboration and conflict resolution. Throughout the retreat students worked in groups to identify how their strengths could complement each other's.
The takeaway? No one is good at everything, and by working with others who are different from them, they learned how to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses.
Business major Sheon James '19, who as president of the Student Government Association is a natural leader and presenter, admits he wasn't always the strongest student, going from academic probation to the dean's list. At the PDR James learned the importance of presenting himself well and had many conversations with potential employers. He went home with a pocket full of business cards and was thrilled to make a connection with the Addison Group—a consulting and recruiting firm in Chicago.
"It was great seeing my peers push themselves out of their comfort zones and work as a group," James said. "I used to get down on myself because I was afraid to make mistakes, but when the keynote speaker encouraged us not to run from failure, but to learn from it, that inspired me."
Norina Reda '16 was one of the first students to attend the PDR when Merrimack began to offer the program to students in 2016. She returned this year as a recruiter for Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH).
When she was a student, the PDR opened her eyes to the real world, pushed her out of her comfort zone, and helped her make a connection at BBH. At this year's job fair, she was able to focus on the skills the students had, not just their majors.
"Merrimack and BBH both share the same qualities — small, strong values, collaborative, built on a platform to succeed. This year I could really relate to the students, as I was in their shoes two years ago. I attended the PDR when it was first offered and it helped me land my first job," said Norina.
Thanks to generous sponsors, Merrimack hosts the PDR twice a year to prepare seniors and juniors with skills that they may not learn in the classroom, a program that truly helps to make Merrimack unique.
You can read the full article on the Merrimack College website here.
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Rebekah Wants Piers on Her New Unwoke TV Station
Rebekah Brooks has taken Piers Morgan to lunch today after his appearances on all three News UK radio stations to plug his new book – what are old friends for after all? Rebekah personally escorted Piers around the building. Speculation is that she is trying to get him for the new TV channel. He may be under contract to GMB, a trifle like that wouldn't stop Rebekah…
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Fleet Street elders are looking on with horror and glee as a slow motion Game of Thrones power battle is played out at The Sun. Anyone who thinks this saga is really about a provocative Kelvin Mackenzie column criticising an Everton footballer is naive. "The New King", "Joffrey" Gallagher, is caught in the midst of all out war between "The Old King of the North" Kelvin and the fiery "Mother of Dragons", Queen Rebekah.
The decision by News UK to suspend Old King Kelvin is being widely viewed through the prism of Queen Rebekah loathing him. It has been noted in other realms of the Baby Shard that the statement knifing Kelvin came from a News UK spokesman, not a Sun spokesman.
The emerging narrative is that Gallagher kicked back at the decision and, rightly, defended Kelvin, hence why the statement throwing him under the torrent of outrage did not come from The Sun. It came from News UK, where Queen Rebekah reigns. Last Thursday's Popbitch reported that "Rebekah is aching to bin his £300,000 a year column, cutting costs and helping to detoxify the Sun's brand in one easy move". Kelvin's column was published on Friday.
The New King Gallagher and The Old King Kelvin also go way back. Gallagher has always owed Kelvin after he helped him secure the Sun throne. Before that, at the Telegraph, Gallagher hired Kelvin as a columnist only to be forced to cancel his column when the Scouse hordes protested.
So far, the views of the One True Sun King of Antipodea remain unclear. Though anyone who has watched the hit HBO series (available through all BSkyB-approved outlets) knows this one is going to end in a bloody mess, with a twist or two along the way…
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Rebekah Will Be Appointed News UK CEO As Of Monday
Rebekah Brooks will replace Mike Darcey as the chief executive of News UK on Monday according to Guido sources. An official announcement will be made later today…
UPDATE: As was widely rumoured Tony Gallagher is transferring from the Daily Mail to become The Sun's editor-in-chief.
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Rebekah Brooks is about to have the charges read to her and asked to plea at Southwark Crown Court. She was all smiles this morning when she arrived with her husband…
Pic via PA.
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Brooks's Double-Booked
Metropolitan Police Press office statement:
Police have today (Tuesday, 13 March) arrested six people at addresses in London, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
The co-ordinated arrests were made between approximately 0500 and 0700 this morning by officers from Operation Weeting, the MPS inquiry into the phone-hacking of voicemail boxes.
All six – five men and one woman – were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1977.
The two arrested in Oxfordshire are thought to be Charlie and Rebekah Brooks. The Met were not thought to be looking for the return of their horse…
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It was looking tricky as soon as Murdoch's real daughter turned on her this morning.
UPDATE: Brooks' email to staff:
At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons. Today we are leading the news for the wrong ones.
The reputation of the company we love so much, as well as the press freedoms we value so highly, are all at risk.
As Chief Executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place.
I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate.
This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past.
Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted.
Rupert's wisdom, kindness and incisive advice has guided me throughout my career and James is an inspirational leader who has shown me great loyalty and friendship.
I would like to thank them both for their support.
I have worked here for 22 years and I know it to be part of the finest media company in the world.
News International is full of talented, professional and honourable people. I am proud to have been part of the team and lucky to know so many brilliant journalists and media executives.
I leave with the happiest of memories and an abundance of friends.
As you can imagine recent times have been tough. I now need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and rebutting the allegations about my record as a journalist, an editor and executive.
My resignation makes it possible for me to have the freedom and the time to give my full cooperation to all the current and future inquiries, the police investigations and the CMS appearance.
I am so grateful for all the messages of support. I have nothing but overwhelming respect for you and our millions of readers.
I wish every one of you all the best.
UPDATE II: Tom Mockridge the CEO of Sky Italia will replace her. Interesting decision to reassure the world that you won't be selling your newspapers by putting a telly man in charge of them.
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Now day's technology in Smartphones is evolving so fast that within shot spam a new technology arises , as the involvement of touch technology in Smartphones are most popular so the Smartphone which possess it are also popular like Google's Android And Apple iPhone are the most prominent example of touch and feel technology .
Now it's one step further in touch technology, now you can write in a Google search using your finger on a Smartphone or tablets just like the way you write on paper, this technology has given the name of Handwrite.
Try a fun and easy new way to search. Handwrite lets you write your search right on the Google homepage. It's available on Google.com from your Smartphone or tablet, and is activated in your search setting of mobile.
First you have to enable Handwrite in your setting, and then you will see a new icon in the bottom right corner on the Google Home page, Tap that icon to write wherever on screen.
Turn the handwrite feature on or off in your search settings. Click Settings at the bottom of the Google homepage or a search results page, or you can hit google.com/preferences.
Handwrite, and then click Save.
it will only identify legible characters; writing with block letters is the best results will return.
Autocomplete is a very good feature that keeps on helping you while you are writing, when you write some few letters then you will see some relevant results, matching to your few letters that you have written, just tap it if anything relevant you get.


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The names of places tell us a lot about a country. These include its history, landscape, people, aspirations and self-image. By studying these names, we can unlock the myriad interlocking stories that are encoded in every street and landmark.
Take a look at some of them in this story map on the streets of Raffles Place.
View the story map in full screen or on your mobile device by scanning the QR code below.
This story map does not show a comprehensive coverage of the streets in Raffles Place.
The title of the base map used in this story map is the "City of Singapore" (1954).
This story map used related articles in Infopedia, HistorySG, BiblioAsia, and Roots as references. It also consulted the following books: Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (2013), What's in the Name?: How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names (2018), Ray Tyers' Singapore: Then & Now (2018), Singapore: A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places (1988), In Granite and Chunam: The National Monuments of Singapore (1996), and Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000 (1999).
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Marvel Classics Comics was an American comics magazine which ran from 1976 until 1978. It specialized in adaptations of literary classics such as Moby-Dick, The Three Musketeers, and The Iliad. It was Marvel Comics' attempt to pick up the mantle of Classics Illustrated, which stopped publishing in 1971. Thirty-six issues of Marvel Classics Comics were published, 12 of them being reprints of another publisher's work.

Overview
Classics Illustrated, created by Albert Kanter, began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues.  Editor Vincent Fago's Pendulum Now Age Classics, published by Pendulum Press, began adapting literary classics into black-and-white   comics beginning in 1973. The Pendulum series was the direct antecedent to Marvel Classics Comics — in fact, the Marvel series' first 12 issues were colorized reprints of selected Pendulum comics, with new covers. These issues featured writers like Otto Binder, Kin Platt, and Irwin Shapiro doing the adaptations; with art by Filipino artists Alex Niño, Rudy Nebres, and E. R. Cruz, among others.

Issues in the Marvel Classics Comics series were 52 pages with no advertisements. Most of the titles in the series had previously been adapted in Classics Illustrated, but two new ones were added: Bram Stoker's Dracula (#9, a Pendulum Press reprint) and H. Rider Haggard's She (#24).

After the first 12 reprint issues, adaptations were handled by writers like Doug Moench and John Warner (Warner was the series editor from issue #13–24). Many issues were drawn by Dino Castrillo; artists like Jess Jodloman, Yong Montaño, and Rudy Mesina also had multiple contributions. Ernie Chan was in charge of most of the early covers. Michael Golden's first work for Marvel Comics was "The Cask of Amontillado", a backup story in Marvel Classics Comics #28 (1977) adapting an Edgar Allan Poe short story.

In 1984, Marvel teamed with Fisher-Price to re-issue a selection of Marvel Classics Comics titles in toy stores, packaged with a cassette tape of the book.

In 2007, Marvel re-entered the literary adaptations arena with their imprint Marvel Illustrated.

Issue list

Original run (1976-1978)
 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, adapted by Kin Platt and Nestor Redondo
 The Time Machine, adapted by Otto Binder and Alex Niño
 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, adapted by Naunerle Farr and Jun Lofamia
 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, adapted by Otto Binder and Romy Gaboa & Ernie Patricio
 Black Beauty, adapted by Naunerle Farr and Rudy Nebres
 Gulliver's Travels, adapted by John Norwood Fago and E. R. Cruz
 Tom Sawyer, adapted by Irwin Shapiro and E. R. Cruz
 Moby-Dick, adapted by Irwin Shapiro and Alex Niño & Dan Adkins
 Dracula, adapted by Naunerle Farr and Nestor Redondo
 The Red Badge of Courage, adapted by Irwin Shapiro and E. R. Cruz
 The Mysterious Island, adapted by Otto Binder and E. R. Cruz
 The Three Musketeers, adapted by Naunerle Farr and Alex Niño
 The Last of the Mohicans
 The War of the Worlds
 Treasure Island, adapted by Bill Mantlo and Dino Castrillo
 Ivanhoe
 The Count of Monte Cristo, adapted by Chris Claremont and Dino Castrillo
 The Odyssey
 Robinson Crusoe
 Frankenstein
 Master of the World, adapted by Doug Moench and Dino Castrillo
 Food of the Gods, adapted by Doug Moench and Sonny Trinidad
 The Moonstone, adapted by Don McGregor and Dino Castrillo
 She, adapted by John Warner, Dino Castrillo & Rod Santiago
 The Invisible Man
 Iliad, adapted by Elliot S. Maggin and Yong Montano
 Kidnapped, adapted by Doug Moench, Pete Ijauco and Sonny Trinidad
 The Pit and the Pendulum, adapted by Doug Moench, Rudy Mesina, Yong Montano, Rod Santiago and Michael Golden
 The Prisoner of Zenda, adapted by Doug Moench and Rico Rival
 Arabian Nights, adapted by Doug Moench and Yong Montano
 The First Men in the Moon —  cover mistakenly attributes authorship of the original novel to Jules Verne
 White Fang
 The Prince and the Pauper
 Robin Hood
 Alice in Wonderland
 A Christmas Carol

Fisher-Price re-issue (1984)
 Alice in Wonderland
 The Arabian Nights
 Frankenstein
 Robin Hood
 Robinson Crusoe
 Treasure Island

See also
 Marvel Illustrated
 Classics Illustrated
 Graphic Classics
 Pendulum Press
 PAICO Classics — Indian series
 Classical Comics — British publisher
 SelfMadeHero — British publisher

References

1976 comics debuts
1978 comics endings
Works based on The Count of Monte Cristo
Adaptations of works by H. G. Wells
Comics based on works by Jules Verne
Works based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Adaptations of works by Robert Louis Stevenson
Adventure comics
Comics magazines published in the United States
Comics based on Dracula
Comics based on fiction
Comics based on novels
Comics based on poems
Comics by Don McGregor
Comics by Doug Moench
Defunct American comics
Fantasy comics
Horror comics
Magazines disestablished in 1978
Magazines established in 1976
Marvel Comics titles
Science fiction comics
Works based on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Works based on the Iliad
Works based on the Odyssey
Comics based on works by Charles Dickens
Works based on A Christmas Carol

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LNP – Angoda Lokka murdered in Bangalore
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Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka has been poisoned to death in Bangalore, India, reliable sources revealed. The sources also said a woman who worked closely with him is being charged with the killing.
His body was later taken to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu where the remains were reportedly cremated. It is also reported that one of his sisters was given the opportunity to watch the funeral through video call.
It is further reported that security forces have received information that Angoda Lokka has not been in contact with anyone in Sri Lanka since 3 July. He is believed to have been killed on or around 3 July.
Suranga Kumara Perera alias Angoda Raththaran, a resident of Mulleriyawa, who was the closest supporter of Angoda Lokka, was assassinated on 5 January 2017 by 'Samayan' when Angoda Lokka was having an ongoing bitter feud with 'Samayan'.
Ranale Samayan and his disciple were later murdered inside a prison bus in Wanathamulla with the help of Makandure Madush, who was hiding in Dubai at the time, in retaliation for the murder of Angoda Lokka's supporter on 27 February 2017.
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How fortunate indeed are those members of the LEGO VIP program that managed to get this exclusive card, with its recognizable Millennium Falcon silhouette design. LEGO announced days ago that they will be sending a gift off to all registered black VIP cardholders. Any day now they'll be receiving an email with a special code to use at Shop@Home to redeem this special VIP gift.
And what a present indeed, for it happens to be a brick-built display frame for LEGO black VIP cards. Able to stand on its own, the frame also includes an all-black minifigure with the Millennium Falcon VIP card design on its front.
This LEGO Star Wars VIP gift, numbered 5005747, will only be available conventionally to recipients of the LEGO black VIP cards via the code sent to them through email. Any non-black VIP members are out of luck outside of secondary market sources. In a way, this gift set makes all the frenzy and mailing hiccups in getting the black VIP card last year all the more worth it.


What we put on our plates affects the planet. Food waste campaigner Tristram Stuart is rewiring our broken food system, one pint at a time, says Anastasia Bernhardt.
He has been shouting about the urgent need to redress our outdated, inefficient and inherently wasteful food system long before veganism went mainstream, back when 'milk' only came from cows. Instead of shaming people into changing their habits, Feedback, the charity he co-founded with Niki Charalampopoulou in 2013, has turned something as unsexy as leftovers into a jubilant celebration of ingredients.
What does ale have to do with the fight against food waste?
Amongst some of his better-known projects, he has achieved the almost Biblical feat of feeding 5,000 Londoners in Trafalgar Square using 'flawed' fruit and veg deemed unworthy by supermarkets and has thrown a massive Mexican feast with Wahaca Founder Thomasina Miers using pigs reared in London on food waste.
Although he has now taken a step back from Feedback, he continues his involvement by brewing beer. What exactly, you may ask, does ale have to do with the fight against food waste? That is other than assisting you in hoovering up the contents of the fridge upon your return from the pub.
To answer that we have to return to 2008, when Tristram was poking around sandwich factories – bread being one of the most wasted foodstuffs because sandwich-makers can't use the end slices. 'It's not mouldy bread that's being thrown away,' says Tristram, 'This bread is fresher than the food you get in the shops.' Just one of these factories wastes up to 13,000 slices every single day.
While most people wouldn't connect the dots between bread crusts, the explosion of local craft breweries and the global movement against waste, for Tristram, it presented a business opportunity. Instead of brewing the bread in one location for export, he decided to brew local waste bread at local breweries to make beer for local drinkers. With all of the profits going to his charity Feedback or to local charities fighting the problem of food waste at its heart.
Jamie Oliver drank the very first bottle of Toast Ale. He thought it was 'blooming lovely'. Expert beer sommeliers are also in agreement: Toast Ale is now brewed in seven countries and has won international beer awards based purely on blind taste testing.
Most of the bread for the beer comes from sandwich manufacturers based close to the breweries, who deliver it for free because they are keen to do something better with their waste. But there's another, arguably more compelling reason that industry is waking up to smell the coffee: it makes financial sense.
Tristram is focused on a more systemic solution to the food waste problem. 'The real hope is to wake people up. We are in the middle of the mass species extinction event number six and we're the ones causing it,' he says, citing it as the biggest contributor to the problem over and above transport and industry.
The food system is the largest consumer of freshwater, the largest cause of deforestation and the single biggest cause of greenhouse gas emissions. In Tristram's words, 'We're not cooking food anymore. Food, as a system, is about to start cooking us.' The answer, he says, is to rewire the food system: to draw carbon out of the atmosphere and put it into the soil, put water into the water table instead and to create natural habitats.
'There is a silver lining. It took me about two weeks after the Brexit vote to realise that this is the biggest opportunity the country has ever had to start a new movement.' He cites the recent Schools Strikes for Climate as such an example, when he got together with local children and parents in his area to pick up litter and make a giant heart out of it. 'Grownups are still daring to tell their children to tidy up their bedrooms. Look at the fricking mess the kids are going to have to clear up after us. I think these kids have an absolute right to rebel.' If you want to get involved, he invites you to join the next strike on the 15th April.
I for one will be dusting off my plastic-free vegan dancing shoes to join the party.


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Q: spring can't autowire in mybatis NullPointerException I am learning Spring and mybatis.
And I encountered a problem.I mainly learn from officail tutorial.But I can't get what i what.
The spring can't autowire UserMapper in ServiceImpl.
And there is a Exception which is
java.lang.NullPointerException

    main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl.UserServiceImpl.findByUserName(UserServiceImpl.java:23)
    main.java.cn.qingtianr.action.UserAction.execute(UserAction.java:22)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    ognl.OgnlRuntime.invokeMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:870)
    ognl.OgnlRuntime.callAppropriateMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1293)
    ognl.ObjectMethodAccessor.callMethod(ObjectMethodAccessor.java:68)
    com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethodWithDebugInfo(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:117)
    com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethod(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:108)
    ognl.OgnlRuntime.callMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1369)
    ognl.ASTMethod.getValueBody(ASTMethod.java:90)
    ognl.SimpleNode.evaluateGetValueBody(SimpleNode.java:212)
    ognl.SimpleNode.getValue(SimpleNode.java:258)
    ognl.Ognl.getValue(Ognl.java:494)

And other source are there.
applicationContext.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p"
       xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
       xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc" xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
                        http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
                        http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
                        http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
                        http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc
                        http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc-4.0.xsd http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd">

    <bean id="archivesi" class="main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl.ArchiveServiceImpl"/>
    <bean id="articlesi" class="main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl.ArticleServiceImpl"/>
    <bean id="usersi" class="main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl.UserServiceImpl"/>

    <!--<aop:aspectj-autoproxy proxy-target-class="true" />-->
    <!-- 自动扫描 -->
    <!--<context:component-scan base-package="main.java.cn.qingtianr" />-->
    <!-- 引入配置文件 -->
    <bean id="propertyConfigurer"
          class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
        <property name="location" value="classpath:main/resources/jdbc.properties" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource"
          destroy-method="close">
        <property name="driverClassName" value="${driver}" />
        <property name="url" value="${url}" />
        <property name="username" value="${username}" />
        <property name="password" value="${password}" />
        <!-- 初始化连接大小 -->
        <property name="initialSize" value="${initialSize}"></property>
        <!-- 连接池最大数量 -->
        <property name="maxActive" value="${maxActive}"></property>
        <!-- 连接池最大空闲 -->
        <property name="maxIdle" value="${maxIdle}"></property>
        <!-- 连接池最小空闲 -->
        <property name="minIdle" value="${minIdle}"></property>
        <!-- 获取连接最大等待时间 -->
        <property name="maxWait" value="${maxWait}"></property>
    </bean>

    <!-- spring和MyBatis完美整合,不需要mybatis的配置映射文件 -->
    <bean id="sqlSessionFactory" class="org.mybatis.spring.SqlSessionFactoryBean">
        <property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="userdao" class="org.mybatis.spring.mapper.MapperFactoryBean">
        <property name="mapperInterface" value="main.java.cn.qingtianr.dao.UserDao" />
        <property name="sqlSessionFactory" ref="sqlSessionFactory" />
    </bean>

        </beans>

UserServiceImpl.java
package main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl;

import main.java.cn.qingtianr.dao.UserDao;
import main.java.cn.qingtianr.dbc.MybatisSqlSessionFactory;
import main.java.cn.qingtianr.model.User;
import main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.UserService;

/**
 * Created by jack on 16-3-29.
 */
public class UserServiceImpl implements UserService{

    private UserDao userdao;

    public User findByUserName(String username) throws Exception
    {
        User user = null;
        try
        {
            if(userdao == null){
                System.out.println("11111111111");
            }
            user = this.userdao.findByUserName(username);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
            throw e;
        }
        finally
        {
            MybatisSqlSessionFactory.closeSession();
        }
        return user;
    }

    public UserDao getUserdao() {
        System.out.println("It is in getUserdao");
        return userdao;
    }

    public void setUserdao(UserDao userdao) {
        System.out.println("It is in setUserdao");
        this.userdao = userdao;
    }
}

UserDao.java
package main.java.cn.qingtianr.dao;

import main.java.cn.qingtianr.model.User;

/**
 * Created by jack on 16-3-29.
 */
public interface UserDao {
    public User findByUserName(String username) throws Exception;
}

UserDao.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE mapper PUBLIC "-//mybatis.org//DTD Mapper 3.0//EN" "http://mybatis.org/dtd/mybatis-3-mapper.dtd">

<mapper namespace="main.java.cn.qingtianr.dao.UserDao">

    <select id="findByUserName" parameterType="int" resultType="main.java.cn.qingtianr.model.User">
        SELECT * FROM user WHERE username = #{username}
    </select>

</mapper>

If spring autowire mybatis Mapper then there will  printIt is in setUserdao or getUserdao in UserServiceImpl.java.
But There is nothing but 11111111 when userdao is null.
So can anyone help me? thx.

A: <bean id="usersi" class="main.java.cn.qingtianr.service.impl.UserServiceImpl">
    <property name="userdao" ref = "userdao"/>
</bean >

A: You're not setting the userDao bean in your usersi bean definition. Take a look here for more info: http://www.mybatis.org/spring/mappers.html


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est un jeu vidéo de tactique en temps réel développé par Bullfrog Productions et édité par Electronic Arts en 1993 sur Amiga et MS-DOS. Il propose un univers futuriste à l'ambiance cyberpunk. Ce jeu a eu une extension, , et a été porté sur diverses consoles de jeu.

Description
Le joueur est à la tête d'une organisation criminelle, un « syndicat du crime », souhaitant faire main basse sur le monde.

Le joueur doit accomplir un ensemble de missions sans se préoccuper de la morale : espionnage industriel, meurtre, sabotage de matériel et enlèvement (avec un équipement appelé « persuadatron », qui sert à capturer des personnes importantes, notamment des scientifiques).

Le joueur possède à cet effet une équipe d'agents qu'il doit adapter et perfectionner pour accomplir les divers objectifs. Les hommes qui composent l'équipe du joueur sont en fait des cyborgs, des hommes que l'on a assassinés dans la rue et dont on a pris les corps pour les transformer en soldats sans âme, totalement dévoués et programmés pour leur nouvelle mission.

Le but du jeu est de devenir le Syndicat numéro un dans le monde, en éliminant tous ses ennemis ainsi que les syndicats rivaux.

Système de jeu

Le jeu se déroule en deux temps :

 Une première phase de gestion :

 face à un pupitre, le joueur sélectionne les recherches technologiques disponibles (recherche sur les armes — qui vont du fusil à pompe au minigun, voire le fusil à plasma —, et la recherche sur de nouveaux équipements).
 Il est possible de gérer des implants cybernétiques de ses hommes. On peut remplacer certaines parties du corps pour les rendre plus efficaces : par exemple, on peut remplacer les bras pour des versions plus puissantes (port de charge augmenté), mettre une armure corporelle, changer les yeux afin d'avoir une meilleure visée, etc. Il est même possible d'accroitre les capacités du cerveau, afin de rendre ses cyborgs plus autonomes et réactifs en mission.

 Il ne reste plus qu'à équiper son groupe de quatre cyborgs avant de sélectionner une nouvelle mission. Chaque mission réussie rapporte une somme d'argent, qui peut être réinvestie dans l'achat de matériel ou bien pour financer de nouvelles recherches scientifiques ;

 la deuxième phase consiste à réaliser une mission. L'aire de jeu est représentée en vue isométrique (en fausse trois dimensions). Ce mode de jeu a inspiré en particulier Cannon Fodder.

Exploitation

Accueil

Portages sur d'autres supports
 1994 - 3DO, Mega Drive, PC-98, Super Nintendo
 1995 - Amiga CD32

La série
 1993 -
 1994 -  (extension)
 1996 - Syndicate Wars
 2012 -

Notes et références

Jeu de tactique en temps réel
Jeu vidéo sorti en 1993
Jeu 3DO
Jeu Amiga
Jeu Amiga CD32
Jeu DOS
Jeu FM Towns
Jeu Jaguar
Jeu Mac
Jeu Mega Drive
Jeu Mega-CD
Jeu PC-98
Jeu Super Nintendo
Jeu vidéo développé au Royaume-Uni
Jeu vidéo cyberpunk
Jeu vidéo sur le crime organisé
Jeu Bullfrog
Jeu Electronic Arts
Jeu Mindscape


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Cosmic Encounter Duel Board Game
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REDISCOVER THE WACKY COSMIC ENCOUNTER UNIVERSE: The Cosmic Citizenship Council has announced it will allow two new alien species to join its ranks, but they forgot to make two copies of the filing form, meaning only one species can join! Now, the two candidates must battle for control of the planets to determine who deserves the right to become a Certified Civilization.
FAST-PACED WACKY GAMEPLAY: In Cosmic Encounter Duel, you'll go head-to-head with your opponent, racing to win control of five planets. Colorful ships, hidden tactics, and your alien's unique abilities might tip the odds in your favor, but beware! Tricks and traps abound, and you never know what destiny has in store!
PLAY AS NEW ALIENS AND ALLY WITH FAMILIAR FACES: A wide variety of new and familiar aliens allows you to play as a new species or as an old favorite.
EASY TO LEARN: Intuitive mechanics invite players of all experience levels to jump into the Cosmic Encounter universe and immerse themselves in their chaotic race for control of the stars.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND AVERAGE PLAYTIME: This thrilling sci-fi adventure game is made for 2 players and is suitable for ages 14 and older. Average playtime is approximately 30 to 45 hours.
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Odisha traders on strike, demand lifting of VAT on dal, wheat
Traders under the banner of Federation of All Odisha Traders' Associations (FAOTA) today began an indefinite strike demanding exemption of value added tax (VAT) on pulses, wheat and wheat products in the state.
"We have stopped procuring pulses, wheat and wheat products from other states from today as the government have no sincerity to withdraw VAT on these food items," said FAOTA secretary Sudhakar Panda. About 90 per cent of state's dal and wheat requirement is imported from outside, he said.
While the state government wanted to continue VAT on the pulses and wheat products till introduction of the goods and service tax (GST), the traders' body was in no mood to wait till the central taxation came into force.
The state government, however, appealed to the traders' body to cooperate with the administration and wait till introduction of GST.
"We appeal to the traders to come for discussion and resolve the matter amicably. We want that the traders should also understand the revenue status of the state," said state Food and Supplies Minister Sanjay Dasburma.
The minister said there was enough stock in the market.
Panda, however, said the stocks would meet requirement of the market for at best one week.
Steel imports up 71% in FY15
India has imported 9.32 million tonnes (mt) of steel items in 2014-15, up around 71 per cent year-on-year. According to steel sector analysts, this has been the highest import of steel items in the past five years.
According to the recently released provisional data by the Joint Plant Committee, export of steel items dropped 8.1 per cent to 5.5 mt.
The production of finished steel at 90.55 mt, was up 3.3 per cent, and consumption at 76.35 mt increased by 3.1 per cent.
The figures indicate reduction of insularity of the Indian steel market and increase in global competitive pressure.
Jayanta Roy, Senior Vice President and co-head of corporate sector rating of ICRA told Business Line that lower landed cost of imported steel items has been behind this surge in import. "The price differential was because of higher domestic cost of production. Internationally, reduction in iron ore prices has been much more prominent than that in the local market during the previous year. This was one of the factors contributing towards higher cost of production," he explained.
Price of Chinese hot rolled coils (HRC) ruling at around $370 a tonne, at present. This translates into landed cost of imported steel (at port) cheaper by almost $89 a tonne than the prevailing domestic steel prices, after accounting for the current exchange rates, ocean freight and various duties, industry insiders said.
The benefit for Indian producers buying iron ore locally was, however, limited. International iron ore prices dropped by $65 a tonne (from around $115 a tonne in April 2014 to around $50 a tonne now) in the last one year, the domestic price reduction was just around $9 a tonne. "This imparted cost advantage to international players by almost $90 a tonne in steel making, since each MT of steel requires around 1.6 MT of iron ore", Roy said.
According to a recent report of Ernst & Young, global steel demand forecasts were lowered in the second half of 2014 as the earlier positive momentum faltered. "We are witnessing role reversal as several rapid-growth markets have not performed up to expectations in creating demand. Steel margins are improving as iron ore prices reached new lows, while an increase in new seaborne supply met reduced growth in Chinese steel demand", the report said. However, steel prices also have drifted, unable to retain the gains on input costs.
Steel makers approach government to look into dumping by foreign players
ET Intelligence Group: The Indian association of steel manufacturers has approached the finance and steel ministries to look into the increasing dumping of steel by foreign players. Steel imports have doubled in the past six months, impacting domestic manufacturers and related businesses.
According to the data released by the commerce ministry, the monthly steel imports have been over 1 million tonnes for the last few months and are rising. "The rate at which the steel is being dumped in India, makes the Indian steel manufacturing unviable. Not only is the quantity of imports huge but also the price at which they are dumping is unviable. Their cost of sale is our cost of production," said an official of Indian Steel association (ISA).
The Indian Steel Association comprises all the leading steel manufacturers including Tata Steel, SAIL, JSW Steel and Jindal Steel. Some of these manufacturers had seen a huge earnings growth from exports in the second half of FY14 and first half of FY15 after the rupee had fallen sharply against the dollar making Indian players more competitive. However, the relative strength of Russian, Chinese and Japanese currencies weakening against rupee over the past few months have given foreign player the cost advantage.
The stocks of the domestic steel manufacturers have fallen by 10-26% over the past six months. To keep the production high and recover the fixed costs, the domestic steel manufacturers have taken several rate cuts across products over the past year. The largest iron ore producer NMDC has taken three rate cuts within a year. "We have already made a presentation to the ministries. Now, it depends on the government to do what it feels is appropriate," said a spokesperson of Tata Steel. The finance minister in the Budget mentioned that import duty of up to 15% can be levied; however, it has not been implemented yet.


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City Harvest delivers billionth pound of food
Antonio Minoza delivered a truckload of food to the parking lot behind St. Rita's Church on September 1, a job that he had completed countless times before. However, he was making history with this particular delivery.
The boxes Minoza carried out of his truck marked the one-billionth pound of food delivered by City Harvest, New York's first and largest food rescue organization.
Founded in 1982, City Harvest delivers food to nearly 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners, and self-run mobile markets throughout the five boroughs.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the organization to deliver more food than ever before, bringing them to the billion-pound mark sooner than anticipated. The milestone serves as both a reason to celebrate a job well done and a reminder of the challenges that still remain.
"This delivery feels special, but this is what we do every day," said City Harvest organizer Dan Lavoie, who looked on with a smile as the food arrived.
The truckload of fresh produce was being delivered to Hour Children, an Astoria-based organization dedicated to helping incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.
Hour Children runs a food pantry in a rental space at St. Rita's in Astoria, and has been a longtime partner of City Harvest.
"We are honored to receive City Harvest's billionth pound of food rescued and delivered since their founding in 1982," said Kellie Phelan, program coordinator at Hour Children. "Hour Children and City Harvest have worked hand-in-hand for years to provide New York City families with fresh, nutritious food.
"The number of New Yorkers in need has skyrocketed during the past 16 months, and we were able to rely on City Harvest every step of the way to provide us with more food for our growing pantry line," she added. "This billionth pound milestone is a testament to the vital work that City Harvest has done for nearly four decades, and also a sobering reminder that the need for food in our city remains extremely high."
Food insecurity has risen by a staggerin 41 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even more disturbingly, food insecurity has risen 53 percent among children in the five boroughs during the pandemic, especially within lower-income communities.
For the team at City Harvest, these developments have become a motivation to continue their work and to scale up the amount of food they deliver.
"I think people have become more aware of how close they are to food insecurity," explained City Harvest organizer Jenique Jones, herself a New York native and current resident of Prospect Lefferts Gardens. "It really crystallized for people that insecurity is not something that affects lazy people or unemployed people or any of those things. It can affect anyone. I really think COVID highlighted that."
Jones also believes that, despite all the difficulties that COVID has presented, it has positively helped change many people's idea of how emergency food systems work.
"I think a lot of people think of emergency food as going and picking up a can of beans," Jones said. "But when people come to City Harvest they realize that it is all fresh produce and good food."
The team at City Harvest encourages people to visit cityharvest.org to find where and how they can access free emergency food. Currently the organization serves hundreds of locations in Queens and Brooklyn, and is preparing to move their headquarters to a new location in Sunset Park later this year.
As the billionth pound of food passed hands from City Harvest to Hour Children, members of both organizations smiled and posed for pictures. The work these people do is hard, but on days like last Wednesday, it is clear why they find it so worth doing.
"This is not a thankless job, and that is the amazing part," said Jones. "You would be surprised how many people call you to thank you. I've been at City Harvest for 12 years, and the most impactful moment for me was when I got a voicemail from an older man crying and saying thank you. It really moves me and pushes me to keep working."


Import prices in the U.S. remained the same in July on the heels of an upwardly revised 0.1 percent sequential rise in the prior month. The flat reading was consistent with the consensus expectations. Meanwhile, the headline import prices rose 4.8 percent on a year-on-year basis, reflecting a 43.6 percent year-on-year rise in the petroleum component.
Stripping petroleum, import prices dropped 0.1 percent sequentially, widely consistent with the projection and slightly below the consensus, stated Barclays in a research report. The change in the headline print for June was marked up considerably from -0.4 percent to -0.1 percent, reflecting the upward revisions in the petroleum category. Up to now, there has been little evidence that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Chinese goods in June are exerting an upward pressure on domestic prices, as the price index for U.S. imports from China drop 0.2 percent sequentially in July after June's flat reading.
'We continue to view the main message from import prices as an ongoing divergence of energy and consumer import prices that is likely to continue to play out for the rest of the year", stated Barclays.
Upward pressures from increasing oil prices continue to impact the headline, with petroleum import prices rising 0.9 percent sequentially in July after June's upwardly revised 1.4 percent sequential rise. All told, petroleum prices rose 43.6 percent on a year-on-year basis. Price changes within the non-petroleum category came in mixed.
The small overall fall in non-petroleum import prices was mostly seen in foods and beverages, which fell 1.8 percent sequentially on the heels of an even larger 2.6 percent sequential fall in June. With these recent falls, food and beverage import prices dropped 3.8 percent year-on-year. Capital goods prices also dropped 0.1 percent for the third straight month, but were still up slightly on a year-on-year basis.
Declines in these categories were mostly countered by consumer goods prices, which rose 0.3 percent in July and by industrial supplies, which rose 0.2 percent in July. The index for industrial supplies rose 20.9 percent year-on-year, possibly reflecting large rises in the immediate aftermath of the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports in March, said Barclays.


Simulation has played an important role alongthe years to predict systems' behaviour before theirdeployment. In the case of self-organising mechatronic systemssimulation tools can help researchers and practitionersunderstanding the full potential of the solution as well as itsunderlying limitations. Self-organising mechatronic systemshave passed a feasibility study and presented promisingresults. However they are rarely explored in industry in partdue to the lack of methods to support their design andconfiguration and the difficulty to predict the systems'behaviour before their deployment. Given the cost anddevelopment time associated with building self-organisingmechatronic systems this research problem has been left quiteunattended. In this article we present a tool that enables thecreation and simulation of Evolvable Production Systems andtheir self-organising behaviour. The generated operationalresults can posteriorly be used to analyse the suitability ofdifferent design and configuration alternatives for differentproduct types and volumes.


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Ms. Deniece Fields, Educator, Leader, Speaker, and Author, truly understands the power of vision in the lives of leaders. She received her formal education from the Milwaukee Public School system through high school, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee after attending Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, for her first two years of undergraduate study. She went on to receive her Master of Education degree in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
Ms. Fields began her career with the Milwaukee Public School system as a middle school English Language Arts teacher. From there, she traveled the Midwest Region as the National Reading/Writing Curriculum Coordinator. She relocated to St. Louis to serve as Assistant Principal for one year, and was quickly promoted to Principal of the Confluence Academy Old North Campus where she served for 3 years, leading a staff of 90 members and over 1,000 students. She later moved to Chicago where she served as Director/Principal of the Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago for 4 years and was responsible for leading the charge of creating, preparing, and inspiring young women leaders of today and tomorrow. In June of 2014, Ms. Fields was recruited back to Milwaukee to serve as the first Executive Director of Acelero Learning Wisconsin, a major Head Start organization.
Ms. Fields' proudest accomplishments include becoming an administrator at a very young age, leading a school to making Adequate Yearly Progress over a 3 year period, and leading the transformation of the only all-girls public charter high school in Chicago. She was one of the recipients of the first Principal Achievement Award in the city of Chicago in 2012 and was honored by the Mayor of Chicago, Mr. Rahm Emmanuel, and the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Mrs. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, as one of Chicago's 82 principals who made "exceptional growth" in one year.
In March of 2015, Ms. Fields stepped out and followed her passion in order to live in her purpose and founded F.I.E.L.D.S. (Fearlessly Implementing Extraordinary Leadership Development Solutions) Consulting, LLC. She serves as a Motivational Speaker, Leadership Coach, and Professional Development presenter for urban education. She is excited about building an organization that continues to support the growth of Leaders in Urban Communities, sharing her experiences with educators, leaders, and families who are ready to step up, step out, and enthusiastically serve our children, our youth, and our communities.
As a lifelong educator, Ms. Fields has a true desire to work with young people and new leaders, by guiding them through the steps in creating their own unique paths. Her experiences have not only helped her to become who she is, but has served as the instrument she uses to help those who follow her. She is very pleased with the path that God has taken her thus far, and looks forward to her continued assignments to serve others throughout her life journey.


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Q: How can I express $K_4$ being isomorphic to $Z_2 \times Z_2$? I can write $K_4=\{e,a,b,ab\}$
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$Z_2 . Z_2=\{(0,0),(0,1),(1,0),(1,1)\}$
How do I relate the two to show an ismorphic relation.
I also know that each element has order 2. How does that help ?

A: Any two finite abelian groups having the same number of elements of each order are isomorphic.
Here,both $K_4$ and $Z_2 \times Z_2$ are abelian groups both having $3$ elements of order $2$ & an identity.

A: Try constructing the bijection between them.
Since the identity has to be preserved, $e$ must be sent to $(0,0)$.
Send $a$ to any of the other elements. Send $b$ to another. Since we need a bijection, $ab$ must be sent to the final element.
All you have to do now is check that what you construct is a group homomorphism. (You only have finitely many things to check).

A: Write $K_4=\left\{e,a,b,c\right\}$ where $e$ is the neutral element, $a^2=b^2=e$ and $ab=c$. (This completely determines the group).
Define $f:K_4\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_2\times \mathbb{Z}_2$ by $$f(a)=(1,0) \mbox{ and } f(b)=(0,1).$$
It's easy to check that $f$ extends uniquely to a well-defined group morphism. Obviously $f(e)=(0,0)$ and $f(c)=f(a)+f(b)=(1,1)$. Thus $f$ is a bijection.

A: There are $24$ bijections between $K_4$ and $Z_2 \times Z_2$ as sets. If you use the extra information that $e$ must map to $(0,0)$ that leaves only $6$ maps. If I'm not mistaken, all $6$ happen to be isomorphisms in this case. Which means you just need to find some bijection sending $e$ to $(0,0)$ and show that it's a homomorphism.


In a good faith effort to provide further information to the residents of Fresno County, my wife, Kim, and I would like to advise you of our vision and provide insight into how the proposed Fresno Humane Animal Services Animal Shelter and Adoption Center was designed.
Attached for your reference are a site plan and color rendering of the proposed shelter and adoption center.
Kim & I have spent a considerable amount of time traveling and visiting animal shelters all over the United States. We retained two professional consultants that design sewer systems, air systems and electronic systems for shelters nationwide. We incorporated the consultants' engineered designs so that for the first time in history the residents of Fresno County can enjoy a state-of-the-art animal shelter. Our retained consultants designed the sewer system, air systems and electronic systems of all of the shelters designed by Animal Arts, an architectural firm which specializes in designing animal shelters. Please feel free to visit the Animal Arts' website at https://www.animalarts.com/ to view their shelters and learn more about Animal Arts.
If you are interested in visiting and viewing a local shelter that we utilized to design the proposed Fresno Humane Animal Services Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, we encourage you to visit Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center located at 85 N. Temperance Avenue, Clovis, California. Additional information can be found on the Miss Winkles' website at http://www.misswinkles.com/about/ .
Kim & I are donating the land and the funds to build this shelter so that our community can have an attractive adoption center in addition to a beautiful animal shelter. The proposed Fresno Humane Animal Services shelter was designed and engineered with high quality humane care, safety and cleanliness in mind. The shelter is designed to be community friendly and welcoming. Both Kim and I helped design the proposed shelter in order for it to be an attractive destination where families will enjoy their visit and adopt a pet that needs a good, loving home.
We believe the residents of Fresno County deserve to be proud of their shelter and that it be a friendly place to not only adopt pets, but a place that will provide the highest quality care and compassion for residents' pets should they become lost. We believe the community cares for our animals that are completely dependent on us for their quality of life and well-being.


Rule #1: How do we tell whether something is a country or not? The diplomatic world seems pretty clear on this point. A country is a place that you might be required to have a visa to enter from anywhere else. Great Britain is a country, but Scotland is not, because no citizen of any country would be required to have a visa when crossing from England into Scotland. I've lost some countries this way: I had traveled to East Germany before the wall came down, but can no longer count it as a separate country from Germany.
Rule #2: What constitutes visiting a country? The diplomatic world is again clear. Visiting a country means doing what you might be required to have a visa to do. Thus, merely being in transit in the airport does not count. I have been in transit in the airport in Tripoli, Libya, and while it was scary, it doesn't add to the country list.
We could define visiting a country a lot of ways: Spending a night there (outside the airport, of course), spending a day there, dating a local, eating a meal. I settled on defining it as getting out of the airport and spending the day there. The country also has to be currently defined as a country: For example, I lost East Germany when it joined with West Germany to become just Germany. I spent a day traveling the length of what was then Yugoslavia on the train, but I didn't get off, so I can't count Yugoslavia, and I can't count the current countries of Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia. So it goes.


(Meta-)modeling, syntax and semantics of modeling languages, textual and graphical DSLs, Model-to-Model- and Model-to-Text transformations, code generation and interpretation, graph transformations, und further current topics and technologies.
The students know concepts, methods, and tools for the development of modeling languages. They have learned about meta-modeling and the definition of graphical or textual syntaxes and are able to design a DSL (Domain Specific Language) themselves for a specific domain. Furthermore they can develop interpreter, model transformations, and code generators for modeling languages to execute, simulate or otherwise analyze the models. Students have deepended their understanding of modeling and abstraction and of modern software engineering technologies.