I often wondered if the nursing process–assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation– could be applied to anything requiring a practical format for change. If you have been following this series, I hope the answer is YES. In my opinion, nursing contributes more to society than credited or realized. My point in writing this series, is not only to illustrate how this process can help those outside the field, but to indelibly reflect the contribution nurses make in many ways–unsung and unnoticed. Ok I'm done.
Prevention has always been a passion for me. Witnessing first-hand the "afterthought" when it comes to illness, I now choose to utilize my skills in prevention. Specifically–this means healthy living and fitness.
IMPLEMENTATION–the last stage before evaluation, and the "let's get to it" after PLANNING, is my favorite part. It all starts to take shape here and now. Was my assessment correct? What about my diagnosis of the situation? Will my plan work? Time to find out.
IMPLEMENTATION is indeed the "let's get it done" phase. It is also where plans can fall apart.
You PLAN to work out 3 times a week, for at least an hour. You've made up your mind you will get up at 5:30am, go to the gym–or do that almost impossible looking DVD. This is the commitment. BUT–you over sleep on Monday; Tuesday you have an early commute, and Wednesday you awaken to a flat tire. Thursday the baby sitter cancels, and Friday you are just too tired to think. The weekend is here at last–maybe now, well maybe not. Sound familiar? I know it does to me. My intentions were good, but my follow-through was anything but.
I had the best excuses too. I'm on my feet all day(that's my workout), I have a young son, I don't have mom or mom-in-law around to help, I'M JUST TOO TIRED. These reasons were great–25lbs later, not so much. What did I learn from all of this? A PLAN IS JUST A PLAN, UNTIL IT BECOMES AN ACTIVITY. Only then is it IMPLEMENTATION.
My solution? For starters, I got a treadmill. If I didn't wake up early enough for the trail, there it was–staring me in the face. Kind of like a neglected lover. That impossible DVD? Who said I had to do every minute of it? Those on the DVD certainly took breaks. Also, who said my workout had to be in the morning? Yes, I was tired; some shifts were so hectic, there wasn't time to go to the bathroom. Yet I found if I went to the trail–even for a walk/run, it re-energized, yet calmed me down from a stressful day. Paradoxical as it may sound–it's true. I was more patient with my son, and still had energy for the rest of my evening.
At first, the extra effort produced marginal returns. However, I found a large part of IMPLEMENTATION, IS DETERMINATION. That determination meant redesigning my plan. It also may meant forfeiting one thing, in hopes of gaining (or losing) another. How did this translate for me? No workout equaled less food; and no sweet after dinner (this WAS a CHALLENGE).
What happened? I saw results–some I expected, others I didn't. Yes, I lost the weight I wanted. Yes, I had more energy, as well as patience at the end of the day. So what were the unexpected consequences of this journey? My son now 16, runs cross-country and track. Once infatuated with White Castle cheeseburgers (he ate several at a sitting) he now refuses to eat any burger, more than twice a month. He has exchanged doughnuts in the morning for yogurt or cereal bars. He runs/works out 5 days a week.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I'm not a chemistry or physics major, but I don't have to be to know this. I'm just a nurse, implementing her plan.
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As I stated in my previous post (Inferno, the flame point Siamese), my mom found Bushii in late October 2010. He has beautiful marbling like some Bengals, but I am not sure if that is a trait of any other breed. Also, in the pictures, he appears to have "glitter" in his coat that is a very desirable trait of Bengals.
He is a tiny little guy at 8 pounds. The vet thinks that due to malnutrition during pregnancy and infancy, his growth was stunted, and he will always have the "kitten" look to him.
I have just recently moved to Pennsylvania, and my mom has had Inferno for the past two months while I found a place to live. In those two months, he and Bushii have become the best of friends. The two of them will keep my parents up until the late hours of the night with their horseplay and wrestling.
Because they are so close, my mom has decided to give me Bushii as well so that Inferno will have a companion while I am at work during the day. She has two tabbies already.
Next week they are bringing Inferno and Bushii to me, and I am ecstatic. It has been a long two months. Judging from his markings, would you think he is a Bengal?
Comments for Bushii the Bengal?
Bushii and Inferno have now been with me for a week. Bushii is very very skiddish, and anything that startles him will send him scurrying into my room and under the bed. The past couple days, he seems to be more comfortable, he actually spent most of yesterday evening on the tree in the living room.
If I lay on the couch and hold him on my chest with a blanket over him, he will stay for quite a while purring like crazy. Hopefully, one day, he will learn from Inferno that people are nothing to be afraid of.
Mom has not had him around water except for when she gave him a bath when she first took him in. She said that surprisingly he didn't seem to mind it considering he was a stray.
Thank you for showing us Bushii! He is beautiful!!!
James, thanks so much for your pictures of Bushii. I agree, he does look very much like a marbled Bengal, and the 'glittery' effect you mention is totally characteristic of Bengals - no other cat breed has this glitter in their coat.
Does Bushii like water? I've read that Bengals love playing around in water, and in fact the very first one I ever saw (which had obviously got out of someone's house) was splashing around in a ditch when I first saw it. At that time I knew nothing of Bengals, and had to go home and search the Internet for 'spotted cat' - that particular one was a spotted variety!
You've probably seen The International Bengal Cat Society website - at the bottom right of the page I've linked to there's a marbled cat that looks quite like Bushii.
Hope you have lots of fun with them both when they arrive!


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20 Irritant Industry Statistics and Trends
Feb 19, 2019 Feb 21, 2019 by Brandon Gaille
Irritants create a pattern of localized inflammation on the skin which is often referred to as dermatitis. This condition occurs when the body tries to react to a localized injury of specific tissues. It can occur at any time, but if it happens to an individual while they are working, then it is referred to as an occupational irritant.
Severe dermatitis or contact with chemicals can result in scales, blisters, or crusts forming on the skin. The symptoms do not always occur at the same time, nor does it occur in all cases. Anything that is irritating to the skin, such as acids, bases, or even solvents that dissolve fats, will qualify as a product that is produced by the irritant industry.
Despite what the products may do to this skin, these irritants are part of the overall chemical industry in the world today, which is one of the most essential that is currently active. The chemical output value in the United States, including pharmaceuticals, was more than $765 billion in 2017. The value added to the U.S. economy was more than $354 billion.
Interesting Irritant Industry Statistics
#1. Chemical industries in the United States are among the world's leaders for the production of irritants and chemicals. DowDuPont is the largest company of its type in the world, second only to BASF in Germany, and it earns revenues of $53.5 billion each year. (Statista)
#2. The United States ranks second (behind Germany) for exporting chemical goods. The value of 2017's exports was $130 billion, with most of the products shipped to the Asia-Pacific region by the industry. (Statista)
#3. There are high levels of irritant and chemical imports for the United States as well, with over $93 billion in products purchased to fulfill industry needs during the year. (Statista)
#4. About 811,000 people are currently employed by the irritant and chemical producing companies of the United States, which is a number that is significantly lower than the 1990s, when over 1 million people were gainfully employed by the industry. (Statista)
#5. The average hourly wage of someone working in the irritant and chemical industry in the U.S. is $23.47 per hour, with the average worker putting in 42.6 hours per week. (Statista)
#6. Roughly $91 billion was spent for research and development purposes in the chemical industry in 2016, which means the figure has almost doubled from the amount spent on R&D in 2010. That makes the U.S. the global leader in the development of new chemical entities, including irritants and pharmaceuticals. (Statista)
#7. The global chemical industry took a sharp dive in revenues for the 2017 year, falling from $5.19 trillion in 2016 to $4.25 trillion in 2017. That is still far higher than what the industry achieved in 2012, however, when it generated $1.78 billion. (Statista)
#8. The BRICS countries of the world (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) account for more than 44% of global chemical sales each year. When this segment combines with the United States and Europe, they generate roughly 75% of all sales of irritants, chemicals, and similar products. (CEFIC)
#9. Through sales alone, China dominates the irritants and chemical industry each year, responsible for roughly $1.5 trillion on their own. Europe comes in second with roughly $745 billion, while the United States comes in third. (CEFIC)
#10. 12 of the top 30 producers of chemicals and irritants in the world today are based in Europe, while five of them are in the United States. (CEFIC)
#11. 27.4% of the irritants and chemicals sold in Europe are specialty products, including crop protection items, paints, ink, and industry auxiliary items. 26.9% of the sales are related to petrochemicals, followed by 20.5% which are polymers. (CEFIC)
#12. Over 80% of the chemicals and irritants purchased in Europe each year are generated by just 7 member states of the EU-28. Germany on its own accounts for roughly 29% of all sales, with France coming in second with 13.6% of the market. (CEFIC)
#13. Almost two-thirds of the irritants and chemicals purchased are used in the industrial sector, with rubber and plastics leading the way at 13.9% of total sales. (CEFIC)
#14. The unemployment rate found in the chemical and irritant sector in the United States is just 3.3% as for December 2018. Over 843,000 employees are currently involved in the creation of chemical products in the United States in some way. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
#15. The average salary of someone working in a chemistry-related position within the industry earns an average wage of approximately $80,000 per year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
#16. Over 95% of all manufactured products in the world today rely on chemistry that the irritant industry produces each year. (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada)
#17. More than 87,000 jobs are directly available in Canada each year thanks to the production of chemical products, along with another 525,000 indirect positions. (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada)
#18. Over $53 billion in shipments of Canadian products occurred for the global irritant industry in 2016. (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada)
#19. The chemical, irritant, and petrochemical industries account for 10% of the world's total energy demand each year, producing upwards of 7% of the known greenhouse gases released annually. Over 80% of these emissions come from the feedstock extraction or manufacturing process. (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada)
#20. In Canada, the irritant industry, in all of its pats, accounts for just 2% of the greenhouse gas inventory.
Irritant Industry Trends and Analysis
The value of global chemical production is surging, with total output growing by 84% between 2000-2010 thanks to emerging economy producers ramping up their production. China has contributed significantly to this growth, as they are responsible for about 65% of the total increase. That means the developed economies of the world will reach a total value in the production of irritants and chemicals of approximately $2.6 trillion.
The emerging economies are going to contribute another $3.1 trillion in global chemical production annually – a level that could be reached as soon as 2020. When that occurs, it will be the first time that this segment overtakes the revenues generated by North America, Europe, and Japan.
What holds this industry back from its full potential is the lack of a highly skilled workforce. Only 7% of the workers in China who are involved in chemical and irritant production have received tertiary education. Workers in the United States are considered highly skilled at a rate of 45%.
With wages increasing around the world in virtually all major and rising irritant and chemical producers, the irritant industry is poised to continue producing needed products that people all over the world require.
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The Gospel Youth continue to prove they are one of the UK's hottest new pop rock bands by releasing a brand new video for "Kids."
"'Kids' is a very special song for us" says frontman Sam Little. "It's the first song we ever wrote. It's where we started but it's also why we're here so we wanted to give it another spot in the limelight. The song itself is a modern day spin on a Romeo and Juliet love story. That feeling of wanting to run away and be happy despite life throwing all its troubles and woes at you and how love is sometimes all the push you need to get out of a rut. I think the new video for it portrays how true love works. It's happiness, it's arguments, it's being together through everything, and sticking it out."
The Gospel Youth's debut album Always Lose is out now via Rise/Velocity Records. The album was produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Kids in Glass Houses, Bring Me the Horizon, Twin Atlantic)
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Q: Returning struct in C function causes segmentation fault I'm asking this question more out of curiosity than actual need, but this has been baffling me for a while. I'd really like to know what's wrong with my code below. BTW don't try to understand the aim of the function - it's just meant to show the problem.
The code below causes a segmentation fault when run on Linux (using gcc), but it works just fine on Windows (using Visual Studio). As far as I know, there's nothing wrong with returning a struct by value, so what am I doing wrong below?
#include <time.h>
#include <stdint.h>

using namespace std;

struct tm testFunc(const uint32_t rawtime) {
  struct tm * localTime;
  localTime = gmtime ((const time_t*)&rawtime);
  struct tm testval = *localTime;
  return testval;
}

int main() {
  uint32_t now = 1538442104;
  testFunc(now);
}

A: time_t on Linux (at least on my RHEL6 box) is a signed long, which will be 64 bits in size on a 64 bit build. You're passing the address of an uint32_t, which means gmtime is reading four garbage bytes, invoking undefined behavior.
Windows seems to default to a 64 bit time_t as well, but it has the option to make it use a 32 bit type at the expense of triggering the Y2038 bug eventually. Either way, it might just work on Windows by coincidence (after all, undefined behavior can include "works as expected").
When the value is huge garbage, gmtime can end up returning NULL, which will cause a segfault if you attempt to read it.

A: The gmtime line results in undefined behaviour. localTime = gmtime((const time_t*)&rawtime); is converting a uint32_t* to a  time_t* but there is no guarantee the sizes are the same, indeed on many modern platforms time_t is 64bits.
If that does not crash it, then gmtime likely gets junk and then returns null, at which point the testval = *localtime will crash on reading from a null pointer.

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Le xian de Shangnan (商南县 ; pinyin : Shāngnán Xiàn) est un district administratif de la province du Shaanxi en Chine. Il est placé sous la juridiction de la ville-préfecture de Shangluo.

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World's Richest Women who earned their way to the Billionaires' list
Women have just as strong a business sense as their male counter parts, but they don't seem to have monetary aspirations on top of their priority list. That explains why only 14 self-made women find themselves in the list of 1,011 people having personal fortunes above the $1 billion mark. While some of them had humble beginnings, others have had a bit of help from their husbands, sons of both. Listed after the jump are these wonder women whose grit and determination will help inspire many more budding women talents:
1. Wu Yajun: Topping the list is Wu Yajun from China, who comes with a net worth of $3.9 billion which include properties spanning in 10 cities. She is currently working in the capacity of Chief Executive for Longfor Properties. She has also worked as an engineer at the Qianwei Meter Factory for four years. She is ranked 232 in the 2010 list of billionaires as per Forbes.
2. Rosalia Mera: Second on the list is Rosalia Mera from Spain with a net worth of $3.5 billion. She started off helping her better half Amancio Ortega to make dressing gowns and lingerie in their home. Even after things went bitter between the two, Mera still has 7% stake; in Inditex, the company that owns Zara stores. She earned around $600 million in cash at an IPO for the company which she pumped into several. She heads the Paideia Foundation that helps people with disabilities.
3. Elena Baturina: Third on the list is Elena Baturina from Moscow with a net worth of $2.9 billion. Being the wife of the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, she started her plastic-product company called Inteko in 1991, followed it up with an affordable housing called Patriot.
4. Doris Fisher: On the fourth spot is Gap co-founder Doris Fisher from USA with a net worth of $2.4 billion. She handed over the company reins to her sons John, Robert and William since 2004.
5. Oprah Winfrey: On Number 8 on the list is US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey whose net worth is $2.4 billion. Apart from the talk show which has been on air since 1986 and has seen celebrities, politicians and victims of abuse, Oprah also owns Harpo studios, O magazine, esteemed book club and "favorite things" lists. She will soon be seen on the new Oprah Winfrey Network cable channel.
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Book Review: Brian McClellan's The Autumn Republic
The Autumn Republic concludes the Powder Mage trilogy with, if you'll pardon what in this case is a fairly terrible pun, a bang. This trilogy is the first finished major series* in the new flintlock fantasy genre. If you just want a quick verdict on the trilogy- it's pretty good. Not perfect, but definitely good, and shows definite signs that Brian McClellan is going to have a very interesting writing career ahead of him. The Autumn Republic has clear prose, fast paced and well constructed action scenes, sympathetic characters, and interesting worldbuilding.
Really quick, let's get the complaints out of the way, of which I only really have a couple. Some of the foreshadowing in the books could have been handled better. There were several instances of it in the previous books that led me to believe certain subplots would materialize here in the finale that simply never occurred. While there was resolution to them, it did not take the path the books seemed to indicate they would. That can partially be chalked up to the author deciding to take a different path with the book- which he did a fine job of. There aren't any internal inconsistencies presented by the change of course, just a little minor cognitive dissonance- really cognitive indigestion- it caused me. A lot of it was likely caused by some of the theories about what was going to happen that I built up in my own head. Overall, not a big deal.
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The other big complaint I had is in regards to the villains, especially the chief villain- they could have had a little more oomph. Frankly, none of them really felt as dangerous as Lord Vetas, a major antagonist from the first two books. Lord Claremonte, the big villain of The Autumn Republic, who was actually Lord Vetas' master, despite being incredibly wealthy, intelligent, and possessed of an extremely deadly secret, just isn't as intimidating as Vetas. That's not to say he's a bad villain, just that Vetas is a better one. (There's also another fairly good villain from the first two books whose name eludes me right now that I preferred to Claremonte. Duke something or other, of Kez.)
Though I can go on for quite a while when complaining about something, there was a lot more to like than dislike. The titular gunpowder mages are very enjoyable to follow. Many magic systems rely on sheer, absurd power levels to make action scenes interesting. Don't get me wrong, I like flying archmages hurling lightning, fire, and monstrous curses at each other as much as the next guy, and there is a good bit of that in these books with the Privileged, but the powder mage's much more subdued powers make for damn good reading. They get increased strength, speed, and senses from eating or snorting gunpowder, they can guide bullets or shoot them farther, they can detonate gunpowder at range, and they can subdue or control gunpowder explosions to a small extent. They're still powerful and dangerous, but there is much more of a sense of personal danger involved when they're in battle- they might be tougher than normal, but they can still be killed by bullet or blade, there is a definite danger of addiction to gunpowder, and yet they can actually take on the much more powerful Privileged, at least if they have the element of surprise or planning on their behalf. There's a much greater level of tension involved while following the powder mages than other magic users in fantasy.
The worldbuilding is decent, especially when it comes to the main country, Adro, and more specifically the capitol Adopest- it really feels like a fleshed out, real place to live. Outside of Adro, the other countries do feel a bit unfleshed, but since the overwhelming majority of the action occurs in Adro and Adopest, that's pretty forgivable.
The POV characters are one of the book's strongest points- they're all compelling, flawed, and have strong voices of their own. I've got to reinforce the flawed bits- unlike so many characters in so many books by new authors, whose flaws only exist to keep them from being Mary Sue characters, the POV characters here are often actually hurt or set back by their flaws, and have to really struggle against them, which make for some of the best scenes in the book. Even the minor characters feel well fleshed out, and almost none of them feel like cut and pasted tropes- even characters who appear for just a few pages in a single scene have distinct personalities, traits, and quirks of their own.
Overall, it's definitely a fun read, and is further proof of the increasing breadth of the fantasy genre, which for much too long was dominated by a very small array of plots, settings, and characters, very often drawn almost directly from Tolkien. The Powder Mage trilogy delivers exactly on what it promises.
*This isn't, of course, to say that flintlocks, colonial age politics and battles, etc, haven't shown up in fantasy before- L. E. Modesitt Jr. has produced several examples of this in his various fantasy series. I'd put the divider as a stylistic/ worldbuilding difference. Gunpowder in previous fantasy series frequently isn't a world changing invention, but something allowed by changing conditions in the fantasy world itself- for example, magic itself getting weaker, making it harder for magic users to detonate the gunpowder inside the guns. In addition, they frequently have very different politics that the more conventional image of colonial politics, or lack colonial politics entirely. (Which can only make that world much, much better to live in.) That all being said, it would be an entirely valid argument to make at this point that flintlock fantasy either is a preexisting subgenre, or that this is just a new arbitrary genre division, of which SF/F has a veritable overabundance. Honestly, I'll probably end up taking one of those tacks in the end, most likely the idea that it's a preexisting subgenre. (I don't complain too much about the frequent subgenre divisions, since I like putting things in boxes. …It's funny because they're books, and… nevermind.)
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While I agree it was a good final book in a good series, I feel that the female characters, particularly Ka'Poel (who just didn't get enough character development and characterisation) and Vlora (who spent the whole series playing catchup for her very negative intro, which wasn't helped by her later relationship) were really not given the time or effort they deserved. I read all the novellas as well as the trilogy and I really wanted to like Vlora, but even at the end I was struggling to identify with her, mostly because there was nothing to really humanise her. Of course the missing book of the series doesn't help in that, where is the story of the Fatrastan rebellion?
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I actually liked Vlora more than Ka'Poel, but I can definitely see where you're coming from.
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A former staffer for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that he sexually harassed her for years.
The explosive allegation comes as President-elect Joe Biden reportedly considers Cuomo to run the Department of Justice.
Cuomo's press secretary Caitlin Girouard said, "There is simply no truth to these claims," according to a statement provided to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON – A former staffer for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that he sexually harassed her for years.
The explosive allegation comes as President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly considering Cuomo to run the Department of Justice.
Lindsey Boylan, a former New York government official who is running for the Manhattan Borough presidency, outlined the allegations in a series of tweets on Sunday.
In another tweet, Boylan wrote: "I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power."
Boylan also wrote on Sunday that she was not interested in discussing the matter with journalists. She did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Boylan served in the Cuomo administration from 2015 until 2018 as executive vice president at Empire State Development and then as a special advisor to the governor.
On Friday, the Associated Press reported that Cuomo was among several contenders under consideration by Biden for attorney general. Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates are also under consideration for the role, the AP reports.
Boylan responded to the story in a tweet Friday writing, "This is deeply disturbing. That men like this get this far and harm so many people, so many women."
In a subsequent tweet on Saturday, Boylan wrote: "There are fewer things more scary than giving this man, who exists without ethics, even more control."
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With that newfound assurance from having achieved "something that is meaningful to the society", Chua then sought to gain Chartered status with Engineers Australia.
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Whereas the effect of Chekhov in smooth theater all over the world, and particularly in the United States, has been big, translations into English have tended to be too literary and feature now not communicated the entire emotional energy and distinctive realization to aspect of Chekhov's Russian. Milton Ehre all started translating Chekhov's performs to supply specialist theaters with functionality texts that trap the texture and rhythms of spoken, instead of written, language.
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C# applications have an "AssemblyInfo.cs" file that describe the assembly and executable versions of a project. Unfortunately, sometimes it is not possible to access this from the code. Other times, you need to drive this version from external sources (like a build system) and then use it for the build.
Manually set/update the version in a text-file.
Install a package that helps us with string-replacements.
Inject this to AssemblyInfo.cs during the build.
Embed this file into the executing assembly.
Extract this file file the executing assembly when you need to know it during execution.
The title of this post is a simplification for lack of an easy way to succinctly describe five steps in a couple of words.
Feel free to modify/customize these steps as suits your needs.
Create a file called "executable.version" in the "Properties\" folder of your executable project. Make sure to include this in your project. In the "Properties" window, set "Build Action" to "Embedded Resource".
This is the "MSBuildTasks" package. This provides us a regular-expression string-replacement MSBuild task.
Make sure to include this new file in the project. Note that we name this so as to not have the ".cs" extension because, otherwise, Visual Studio will try to parse it and complain about the attributes being duplicated from the "AssemblyInfo.cs" file.
a whole Properties/ directory in the output path.
saying that any changes will be lost (if made to the output file).
ReplacementText="// THIS FILE IS GENERATED! Apply any changes to 'AssemblyInfo.cs.use_this', instead."
For us, NuGet packages go into the "packages" directory that is in the parent directory of our project directory. Also notice that we have to embed the version for this NuGet package. If your package is a different version or is located in a different place, you will have to update the example to be accurate.
NOTE: One way to get around having to embed the version is to bypass putting this package in your "packages.config file" and, instead, do a manual NuGet install of this package from a build-task to your packages directory (whereever it is) while also passing the "-ExcludeVersion" argument so as to not put the version in the package's directory name.
At this point, you should be able to build your project. The only thing that might be considered a disadvantage to this method is that, every time you build your project from inside Visual Studio, you will be prompted to reload the "AssemblyInfo.cs" file because it has been updated from outside of VS even if it has not changed (which is no stupider than the amount of work that we are required to do in order to find our own version). It would be easiest to check the box in this popup that says to only tell you if you happen to have unsaved changes to a file that has been changed from outside VS.


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Monthly Notes
Briefly Noted: January 2013
by CRC Staff
President Obama's cultivation of Chicago-based media mogul Fred Eychaner led to major contributions to the President's re-election campaign, Bloomberg News reports. Eychaner was invited to the White House seven times in the last four years and appointed a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Eychaner became the top individual Democratic campaign contributor this past election cycle, shelling out $14 million to the party, its candidates, and affiliated organizations. Eychaner was also the most generous donor to Priorities USA, writing $3.5 million in checks to the pro-Obama Super PAC that produced a campaign ad blaming GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for a woman's death from cancer.
While lawmakers debated making Michigan the nation's 24th right-to-work state last month, union members physically attacked a temporary office set up by good government group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) outside the Michigan legislature in Lansing. The irate unionists tore down a large tent that AFP was using while women, children, and elderly people were still inside. Video captured one activist repeatedly punching conservative comedian-activist Steven Crowder for trying to interview union members at the site. Crowder suffered a chipped tooth in the attack. Gov. Rick Snyder (R) later signed the legislation aimed at breaking the labor movement's death grip on Michigan's near-comatose economy. Teamster boss James R. Hoffa is threatening to bring "civil war" to Michigan in order to roll back the new law. (For more on Michigan, see this month's Labor Watch.)
The star-studded 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief held on Dec. 12, 2012, was organized by the New York-based Robin Hood Foundation, a left-wing charity that promotes wealth redistribution, according to the Washington Free Beacon website. The group has taken in at least $50 million from George Soros's philanthropies and given hundreds of thousands of dollars to ACORN. The concert included performances from Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Kanye West.
The Left's all-out assault on electoral integrity this past election cycle was largely funded by SEIU, the nation's most radical labor union, and by the Michigan-based W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Kellogg funneled a staggering $5.2 million in grants to the Applied Research Center (ARC), which churned out a steady stream of propaganda aimed at convincing Americans it's somehow racist to require photo ID from a voter, Media Trackers Ohio reports. ARC also took in more than $200,000 in 2011 from SEIU for what was described on disclosure forms as "consulting." Since 2005 ARC has accepted grants from the extremist Tides Foundation ($1.1 million), Ford Foundation ($1.1 million), and George Soros's Open Society Institute ($715,000).
The terrorist-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations launched a public relations campaign promoting the idea that jihad doesn't mean Islamic holy war, but instead a "concerted effort … with the purpose of getting to a better place," the Daily Caller news website reports. "It is [public] education about what we believe," according to Ahmed Rehab, Chicago-based founder of the project and CAIR's strategic communications chief. CAIR was declared an unindicted co-conspirator in a high-profile case in which the Holy Land Foundation was convicted of providing material support for a terrorist organization.
Tea Party movement-backed Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is taking over as president of the Heritage Foundation in the spring. He will replace Heritage co-founder Ed Feulner, who is retiring. DeMint said he is leaving public office in order to help the conservative movement regain the upper hand in the war of ideas. "This is an urgent time because we saw in the last election we were not able to communicate conservative ideas that win elections," said DeMint, a market researcher before he entered public life. DeMint founded the Senate Conservatives Fund, a political action committee that has raised more than $25 million to help elect eight limited-government GOP candidates to the Senate in 2010 and 2012.
Monthly Notes, Organization Trends
Briefly Noted, July 2016: Get out the vote efforts and political correctness on campus
by Matthew Vadum on July 18, 2016
Labor Watch, Monthly Notes
Labor Notes, July 2016: Continued problems at the VA and Unions' grip on public education
by Dr. Steven J. Allen on July 18, 2016
Green Watch, Monthly Notes
Green Notes, July 2016: Portland Resolution on Climate Change, Almost-Impossible-to-Fire Employees at the EPA
by Dr. Steven J. Allen on July 1, 2016


Another closeted gay person in 1980 was Elton John. I guess teaming up with Kiki Dee in 1976 for a love song wasn't a good enough cover for Elton. He wrote a song and professional lyricist Gary Osborne wrote the lyrics. But I bet that Elton had input to the lyrics since he would be the one to sing this song for the rest of his career. So the song became a love song for "Little Jeannie". How shockingly heterosexual a refrain.
Spelt like this, Jeannie is obviously a woman's name. But Elton never spells it out. He just sings the sounds which could just as easily be little Geney or a derivative of the male name, Gene.
Why was Elton (or Gary Osborne for Elton) so specific in this love song? It is more than possible that at the time Elton had a crush on one of the famous Genes from around this time. I can name 3 famous Genes from the time. Gene Siskel (the film critic), Gene Hackman (the actor) and Gene Simmons (the bassist for Kiss).
Really, though, Siskel seems a bit stodgy and Hackman was more of a character actor than a good looking leading man, so it seems that Simmons might be more likely to bring out the attraction in Elton. As well, Elton might want to select from his own kind (fellow musicians). So I am betting that Little Jeannie was written about Simmons.
To cement this idea, drag queens are one segment of the population that seems to attract gays. And not even drag queens wear as much makeup or dress more gaudily than Gene Simmons in his full regalia. And it's not too hard to see with the over use and over extension of his tongue and the rumours perpetrated by Kiss about how many women they had bedded, it was very possible that Gene Simmons was over compensating for something. Perhaps he might even be gay.
But the most pertinent evidence is in the fact that Kiss was more like a circus act than any other artist(s) I know. And Little Jeannie contains the strange lyric "I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to be my lover". If that doesn't make you think of the circus then nothing will.
But Simmons is likely heterosexual and not interested in Elton's overtures as history shows. Still, knowing Gene Simmons, I think the main reason he didn't accept such obvious attention from Elton was because he asked, "Little? What exactly about me seems little?!" Simmons seems to be overcompensating still, which shows in his recent attempt to trademark the Texas Longhorn's hand gesture.
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The industrial processing of leather is a tough business, requiring alignment of frequent model changes and increasingly shorter production times with quality and profitability. Maximum precision and efficiency of processing methods are prerequisites to succeed on the market. The requirements on process reliability and performance of the machines used for this are correspondingly high.
With its' splitting and skiving machines, Fortuna Spezialmaschinen GmbH, located in Weil der Stadt near Stuttgart, is among the leading manufacturers of leather processing systems. Due to their high quality and precision, the systems are also used in a number of other areas, such as medical science, layer analysis or in the food and printing industries. Fortuna ensures the necessary flexibility with a high level of vertical integration of the continuously developed product families. To further strengthen this leading position, the company constantly optimises its products and processes. The latest example for this is the commissioning of a new central system for cooling lubricant filtration. The choice fell on a Maxflow belt filter from GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG. The result of the conversion is defined by significantly increased filtrate purity and considerable savings in the consumption of water, cooling lubricants and energy.


Erik Voorhees is among the top-recognized serial Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs, understanding Bitcoin as one of the most important inventions ever created by humanity. Having been a featured guest on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC, BBC Radio, The Peter Schiff Show, and numerous Bitcoin and industry conferences, Erik humbly suggests that there is no such thing as a "free market" when the institution of money itself is centrally planned and controlled.
Erik founded ShapeShift AG in August 2014 as an elegant, secure, and fast solution to digital asset exchanges. Prior to the creation of ShapeShift, buying digital assets was a lengthy process that required account creation and forfeiture of personal data to the service provider.
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Earth Day and Lenin's Birthday: Coincidence or Something More?
April 22nd is Earth Day. It's also Lenin's birthday. Conspiracy theory nuts pop a major woody over this coincidence. Just a mere two days after hearing people pull parallels between 4/20 and Hitler's birthday, we know have to listen to the right-wing conservatives connect the dots between the day designated to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment, alongside the birthday of the man who developed the pragmatic Russian application of Marxism.
"Earth Day was created by a bunch of communists from Stanford." Sussman informed the red, white, and blue-clad gathering. "It's not about clean air; it's about power and what's going on to make money!" he summarized about Earth Day's origins and liberals' plight to save the planet.
It's appropriate that the two are celebrated on the same day, because there is no relevant difference between the socialist and environmentalist agendas in this country. Saving the environment is simply a euphemism for eviscerating the rights of property owners and creating a dictatorship.
For many political Leftists, environmentalism is merely a pretext through which private property and capitalism can be regulated, strangled, and finally replaced with totalitarian government ownership of everything. How could they criticize Marxist dictatorships, since their prescription for "healing the world" is socialist dictatorship?
Man, these conservatives have waaaaay too much free time on their hands. If they could only throw in Bigfoot, Tupac's murder, and the New World Order into this conspiracy theory, these pragmatic conservatives would have one hell of a huge Internet following. Wake up America!
Also read more Harmon Leon at Huffington Post and True/Slant..


Question posed by Texas Faith: What is the connection between religion and art?
To a Taoist, and to those who consider themselves spiritually unaffiliated, stellar examples of nature are our inspirational architecture, as well as our holy places. There are mountains that inspire with majesty and evergreens forests of reverent contemplation, of course, but for me it is the endless night sky and the awe it imparts, the way it stretches our conception of time and place in the universe.
I think a core value of many spiritual not religious people is that to truly embrace the divine one must move beyond words into doing. In my house and yard there are no less than a dozen art-altars of spiritual symbols and statuary, meaningful objects and whatever else it takes to coax the sacred into my life. Many change with the seasons and my own spiritual development. Those outside eventually relinquish themselves to the natural world in graceful decay. This is my art, for at the heart of being human is the need to creatively express.
In the act of creation we mirror the divine manifestation of the world. Facing the blank canvas, page or stage we draw forth from within ourselves ineffable visions that we craft into tangible, audible, viewable things. When I am in the flow of creativity as a writer, it is the same as a spiritual experience. Awe at the forces greater than myself, intimacy in partnership with the unseen, and feeling in touch with the absolute core of what it means to be alive, to be human, bringing home why the word "religion" comes from the Latin "ligare," or connect, and means to re-connect.


Starting this morning (Friday, March 15th) at 9a.m. City Utilities will be shutting down Fremont Avenue between Battlefield Road and the mall entrance for one week.
CU will be shifting utility poles during this time. This shutdown is to help make way for work that is planned at Fremont Avenue under the Roadway Improvement Project slated for 2020. The Roadway Improvement Project will increase Fremont Avenue from three lanes to five lanes between Battlefield Road and Sunset Street.
The roadway improvements project is funded through the voter-approved ¼-cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax.


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Saddle of venison is characterised by its delicate flavour – perhaps that's because the deer themselves are foodies! They always seek out the most tender shoots. Juniper berries give the dish a fruity, sharp note.
Deer are not just shy forest dwellers, they're also gourmets. They love young, vitamin-rich shoots and buds and fresh leaves – and as a result their meat is extremely healthy and tender. It is the most delicious of all game. As a flight animal, deer are always on their guard and on the move so they don't tend to put on fat. At around 100 calories per 100 grams, their meat is extremely lean compared to pork or beef. The tender venison is also usually wild, as the animals are not raised in a barn but usually left to grow up in their natural habitat. The juniper berries give the dish a fruity, sharp flavour. The berries contain essential oils that can promote digestion, and create an explosion of flavour when combined with aromatic rosemary.
Coarsely crush peppercorns and juniper berries and mix with oil, rosemary leaves and crushed garlic.
Score the venison along the top of the bone and brush with the marinade.
Pre-heat the oven. Season the meat with salt and pepper and cover it with bacon, place it in the roasting pan and place it in the preheated oven.
After 20 minutes, add half of the stock and cook for another 20 minutes. Add the remaining stock.
Remove the meat and leave it to rest wrapped in foil for around 10 minutes. Sieve the stock and add cream. Stir in sauce thickener and bring to the boil.
Remove the venison from the bone, carve and serve with the sauce.
Tip: The sauce can be refined with dry red wine to taste.