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Procedimento minimamente invasivo ou cirurgia minimamente invasiva (PMI ou CMI) é um tipo de intervenção cirúrgica ou exames realizados com um mínimo dano à integridade física do paciente, ao contrário das formas tradicionais de cirurgia, com grandes incisões, que deixam órgãos internos e tecidos expostos.

São técnicas cirúrgicas que limitam o tamanho das incisões necessárias, reduzindo assim o tempo de cicatrização, a dor associada e o risco de infecção. A angioplastia coronária é um exemplo de procedimento minimamente invasivo, pois envolve incisões muito menores do que o procedimento de cirurgia tradicional, chamada "cirurgia aberta", com a exposição dos vasos sanguíneos, através de grandes aberturas feitas com bisturi.

Tecnologia utilizada no PMI
Utilizando-se técnicas de imagem, os instrumentos cirúrgicos são manipulados ou direcionados por meio de cateteres pelo cirurgião intervencionista. Uma técnica mais avançada de PMI, no campo da imagiologia médica, passou a ser utilizada no final da década de 2000. Chamada de endoscopia capsular, utiliza uma pequena cápsula, com dimensões variando entre 10 e 20 mm, aproximadamente. A cápsula é ingerida pelo paciente, e contém uma minúscula câmera que grava imagens do aparelho digestivo. A principal vantagem da endoscopia capsular é examinar áreas do intestino delgado que não podem ser vistas por outros tipos de endoscopia, como a colonoscopia ou esofagogastroduodenoscopia. Possui complexos sistemas eletrônicos para geração e transmissão das imagens, integrados em uma mesma plataforma, que podem fornecer imagens de vídeo em tempo real e sem fio a um receptor externo.

Técnicas de diagnóstico e tratamento alternativo para a cirurgia, que não envolvam a punção da pele ou incisão, também são considerados procedimentos não invasivos, como a radioterapia. Alguns exemplos de procedimentos minimamente invasivos são a artroscopia, a videotoracoscopia, a cardiologia intervencionista, a cirurgia vascular intervencionista e outros.

História
O primeiro uso conhecido de sondas, contendo luz para observar cavidades internas no corpo humano, foi feito pelo urologista alemão Philip Bozzini em 1804, que criou um primitivo endoscópio. Em 1877, Maximilian Nitze inventou o primeiro cistoscópio conhecido, que conseguia iluminar o interior de um órgão. Em 1929, Heinz Kalk, um gastroenterologista alemão, usou a laparoscopia para diagnosticar a doença hepatobiliar. Trinta anos mais tarde foi inventado o insuflador automático, usado para realizar uma apendicectomia.

Procedimentos cirúrgicos

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Test Drive: 2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
Written by The Daily Drive staff in Convertibles, Sporty/Performance Cars, Test Drive, Volkswagen
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.0T S in Bottle Green Metallic
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2.0T S
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Room and Comfort B-
Power and Performance B-
Fit and Finish B
Fuel Economy B+
Value B+
Big Guy B
Options on test vehicle: None
The great: Unique character, both inside and out; control layout
The good: Powertrain performance, good passenger room for the class
The not so good: Trunk space, rear-seat legroom
Volkswagen's Beetle is one of the few small cars that can truly be said to have "charisma." And that goes double when the top can be dropped.
Even in closed form, the last Beetle we drove — a 2018 Dune — exhibited an impressive number of neat touches, many being of a surprisingly practical nature. And most of those carry over to the convertible tested, so please see that report for the details.
Even this base-model Beetle Convertible presents as being decidedly upscale. The car feels very solid for a drop-top — exhibiting little of the usual convertible cowl shake over bumps — and the top, in particular, impresses as being made of quality materials.
But several elements of the convertible are worth noting, even if they overlap a bit with those mentioned about the coupe.
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Powering the tested drop-top was Volkswagen's turbocharged 2.0-liter four linked to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The combination provides a stronger off-the-line jump and quicker throttle response than do most cars with small turbocharged engines (thanks in part to the transmission's prompt kickdowns), a real plus. However, gear changes are a bit more pronounced than in most cars — sometimes even a touch "jerky" — but overall, it's a plenty-potent powertrain that adds to the car's sporting feel.
Road manners are likewise sporting, yet the ride is quite compliant. Often, convertibles suffer a fair amount of body flex and cowl shake over bumps, but the Beetle comes off as being very solid. It was also surprisingly quiet top-up on the highway, and — at least in the front seat — fairly composed with the top down.
The interior is trimmed with many padded surfaces and neat body-colored panels on the dash face and door tops. In VW tradition, audio and climate controls are very easy to reach and use, and though none are large, there are numerous handy storage bins.
Visibility can be a bit of an issue. It's fine to the left front and sides, but the angle of the right-front roof pillar obstructs some to that angle, and the wide rear corners of the top block a lot to the rear corners — unless the top is down, in which … no problemo. Also, when swung to the side, the sun visor doesn't extend, leaving much of the window uncovered.
But those are about the only complaints on the interior, at least from a driver's perspective. There's plenty of headroom and legroom up front, the materials are first-rate, and VW's audio and climate controls are among the best in the business. Only cabin storage space might come under scrutiny, as there are numerous handy cubbies — including upper and lower gloveboxes, a forward-console bin near 12-volt and USB plugs, and a left-side dash bin — but none are very large.
Sliding the front seat forward reveals a gaping opening to the rear seat, which has decent room for adults — at least if the seat ahead isn't pushed far back. But only two can be accommodated, and the seat back is a bit too upright for best comfort.
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Things aren't quite as great in back. Two-doors aren't known for their ease of entry/exit to the rear seat, but even top up, there's a good-size portal to climb through, so the Beetle is better than most in this regard — and better still if the top is down. But once back there (only two will fit), the seat back sits at a bit of an upright angle, and though headroom is sufficient even for 6-footers, legroom gets very tight if the seat ahead is pushed far back — though it's sufficient for two normal-size adults to sit in tandem. And top-down, it can get breezy back there.
Also limited is trunk space. The Beetle coupe is a hatchback with its attendant benefits in cargo space, but the convertible has a conventional trunk — and a small one at that. Furthermore, the body slopes down at the rear, limiting the ability to load boxy items. And though the rear seat backs fold to expand the area, the hole revealed is very restricted in size, and the seat backs rest about five inches above the level of the cargo floor, so items can't easily be slid forward through the opening.
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One other note here, which is hopefully of a very personal nature — and by that I mean that nobody else will be stupid enough to do it. At least, not after this ….
In all my years of driving (and no, I'm not going to tell you how many that is … but it's a bunch), I don't think I've ever locked myself out of a car. Until now. Part of this was my own fault, of course — I broke my own iron-clad rule of never setting the keys down inside the trunk when I take something in or out — but even that wouldn't normally have been quite the problem it quickly became. And by "quickly," I mean … in about 30 seconds.
On most modern cars with remote entry, after unlocking the car with the button on the remote, the locks will automatically re-lock if you don't open a door within 30 seconds — sort of a safety in case you hit the button accidentally. And as you might suspect, that's the prelude to this disaster.
After attending a friend's wedding in Phoenix, I wanted to show my niece and her husband-to-be some bubble machines I had in the trunk (long story). Anyway, I hit the unlock button on the remote twice — so that it would unlock both doors and the trunk — opened the trunk lid, and set the keys down inside to pull out a couple of the bubble machines. But the car didn't consider the trunk lid to be a door, so all the locks automatically re-locked — even though the trunk lid was open — after 30 seconds. So when I closed the trunk lid ….
But this gets better. (Or worse, depending on whether you're the "tell-ee" or the "tell-er.")
Calls to an independent locksmith, the VW roadside assistance number, and a VW dealer all resulted in exactly what the guy from AAA — who drove out to meet us in the parking lot — told me: that no key or duplicate remote could be made (and a key wouldn't have worked anyway, as there's not even a keyhole on the door handle), and that the only way to get inside the car was to use a method that could result in two broken windows — and a costly and time-consuming repair. Please sign this waiver ….
The trunk is small but usable; note the "expensive" strut-type lid hinges. The dark area against the rear wall is the opening revealed when the seat backs are lowered. Not only is the passage narrow, but the seat backs lie five inches above the level of the cargo floor, so it's tough to slide even items that fit through the opening.
Fortunately, I was able to get ahold of the local transport company that handles VWs in the area (it was a Saturday afternoon), and we made arrangements to meet to get the spare key. This took a lot of time and trouble — on our end and theirs — but it turned out to be the only solution. Why? Because even if AAA was able to open a door — broken glass or not — we still wouldn't have been able to open the trunk, as we found out later that there's no trunk release inside the car (so that it can be left top-down in a parking lot, I suppose), nor are the releases for the rear seat backs in the interior (they're in the trunk … and for the same reason). It's possible the "lock-out" portion of this story could happen in many cars, so learn from my mistake.
The next day, four of us enjoyed an evening top-down ride, and all was forgotten. It reminded me of why people buy convertibles in the first place, and it added greatly to the Beetle's already-bubbly charisma.
Friend Bob kindly took this top-down photo during our evening cruise in Phoenix. Doubt he meant to catch his sister-in-law behind him in a "bad hair day" moment (this is why they make rubber bands, Joy), but at least his wife Karen remains rather nicely coifed. Needless to say, while quite serene in front, it sure can get breezy in back.
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Written by: The Daily Drive staff on June 23, 2018.on June 26, 2018.
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David Rosenberg: With Canada's economy on fire, I'm turning more bullish on the loonie
That was quite the supersized GDP number Thursday, helping forestall what had seemed like an inevitable corrective phase in the Canadian dollar. The loonie rallied a full penny after the numbers were released, to 80 cents (U.S.) from 79 cents.
The 4.5-per-cent expansion in real GDP at an annual rate not only beat the consensus view of 3.7 per cent, and the Bank of Canada's most recent estimate of 3 per cent, but was the best reading in six years. This came on the heels of three impressive quarters (3.7 per cent in Q1, 2.7 per cent in Q4 and 4.2 per cent in Q3 of last year) which took the year-over-year trend up to a sizzling 3.7 per cent, the most impressive showing in well over a decade.
By way of comparison, U.S. growth is running at a 2.2-per-cent rate, which is the biggest gap in Canada's favour since the third quarter of 2011. The historical odds of Canada ever seeing such a performance gap over our big brother to the south is barely better than one in 30. So no doubt the loonie's position in a higher range from where it was in the spring, when the Home Capital fiasco was touching off recession fears, is totally justified, even if the currency is a tad overvalued now.
I cannot remember the last time I gave any economic report an A+, especially a report like the GDP, which has so many moving pieces that it's always so easy to find at least one mistake. But this one fits the bill. The consumer (4.6 per cent) was robust and, unlike the situation in the U.S., was not supported by a savings rate drawdown – in fact, the savings rate inched up to 4.6 per cent from 4.3 per cent. The bursting of the housing bubble was notable in the 4.7-per-cent annualized contraction in residential investment, but this was more than offset by the 7.1-per-cent increase (annual rate) in business capital spending – this shift toward productivity-enhancing capital expenditure and away from non-productive housing has to bring a smile to the Bank of Canada's collective face. It wasn't just investment, but also exports, as volumes expanded at a 9.6-per-cent annual rate, surpassing import growth of 7.4 per cent. There was very little help from government (0.5 per cent) and inventory accumulation added a grand total of 0.1 per cent to the headline number.
The monthly GDP data for June were equally impressive, rising 0.3 per cent versus the 0.1-per-cent number that was expected. Fully 14 of 20 industries joined in on the expansion, and even without the benefit yet of one month's set of Q3 numbers, the hand-off from June's level is so strong that we have 1.6-per-cent growth (at an annual rate) built into the current quarter. Even modest 0.2-per-cent gains for July, August and September would result in 3.2-per-cent growth for Q3 (versus the BoC's 2-per-cent forecast).
While the GDP deflator did decline due to terms-of-trade effects, it is still up 2.5 per cent from year-ago levels, and nominal GDP growth is up 6.3 per cent, which is the fastest pace in nearly six years. This in turn, along with some favourable base effects, has taken the year-over-year trend in national account pretax profits up a resounding 38.5 per cent over the past year, and here we have a Toronto Stock Exchange that is actually in the red by 50 basis points through the first eight months of 2017. Best economy in the G7 and worst stock market – go figure. We may as well throw those correlations out the window – either that, or the local stock market has a whole lot of catching up to do.
So the economy is firing on all cylinders. What was interesting about the June GDP number was how strong the cyclically sensitive areas of the economy were – retail trade jumped 0.8 per cent, transportation/warehousing spiked 0.6 per cent, durable goods manufacturing was up a solid 0.9 per cent and construction surged 2.0 per cent (helped in part by the end of a construction strike in Quebec). This economy is packing some heat just as the summer draws to a close.
I should add that while Canada is set with weak domestic politics of its own (soak the rich!), uncertain trade relations with the U.S. administration, and a still-large current account deficit, there are some very positive supply-side developments taking place that are telling me that potential GDP growth may be improving. This should have important long-term implications for monetary policy, the currency and the rate of return on assets.
Net immigration inflow to Canada has soared at a 5-per-cent annual rate over the past half-decade, and last year hit new record levels by a long shot at 342,408. As such, the labour force is expanding at a 1.5-per-cent annualized pace; and the business sector is mobilizing employment to full-time (2.4 per cent) from part-time (1.0 per cent) which should help bolster personal income growth going forward. I don't want to get too excited, but productivity growth has improved over the past four quarters to a three-year high of 2.1 per cent from a modest decline this time in 2016. If you add up productivity growth to the growth in labour force gains, then we could well be talking about Canada's growth potential being a lot closer to 2.5 per cent or even 3 per cent from what the central bank for some time had been estimating at 1.5 per cent.
The question for the Bank of Canada is this: Is one more rate hike enough in view of this unrelenting and unexpected momentum? No doubt this is a dilemma given that the futures market has all but given up on any more Fed hikes by year-end, so any moves by the BoC that are not priced in will naturally push the Canadian dollar higher, notwithstanding the technical challenges the loonie has been confronting in recent sessions. Not to mention oil prices at $47 (U.S.) per barrel for West Texas intermediate crude as opposed to $50 per barrel, which is what is needed to warrant an 80-cent dollar – under the proviso that Canada-U.S. front-end yield spreads don't go positive (now at -5 basis points) – which has not happened since May, 2015.
In just three months, Canadian two-year note yields have gone from a discount of 60 basis points to five basis points at the moment (this has exerted a more powerful influence on the Canadian dollar than anything else). But we do have three meetings left this year, and market-based odds are still 40 per cent for a BoC move on Sept. 6 – it was 27 per cent on Wednesday, just under 70 per cent for Oct. 25, and 80 per cent for Dec. 6.
I don't feel enough BoC tightening is priced into the market at the moment based on the cyclical momentum in the economy, and this is the risk to my more recent caution on the Canadian dollar, which I am now willing to temper, albeit slightly. That said, the lofty net long position on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is still a cause for pause because this fickle crowd will be the first to sell on strength. What's more, the BoC commodity price index is down 2.5 per cent so far in August and is actually 2 per cent below the May level that coincided with the nearby trough in the loonie at the time below 73 cents (U.S.). Western Canadian Select, the domestic crude benchmark, also is down about 0.7 per cent from where it was in early May, near the time the loonie was at the lows. So if the BoC is looking for an "out" from having to do more than one hike given the supersized-growth in the economy, it would point to the resource markets.
David Rosenberg is chief economist with Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. and author of the daily economic newsletter Breakfast with Dave.
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New Spider Jaroo video for the track 'Transmitter', Produced by Kydro. The track is taken from his new album 'Half Face' released yesterday (16th December 2016) via Room2 Records.
The album features a stellar line up of producers and rappers reaching from the rainy streets of Manchester to the sun kissed avenues of Melbourne including Kydro, Able8, Pro P, Micall Parkinson and voodoo black artists Dubbul-O and Ellis Meade.
Following on from 2014's collaborative ep 'Freakingdom' produced by Kydro, Jaroo picks up where he left off delivering dark and technical bars over a series of heavy boombap style beats along with more reflective and conscious tones that combine together to make a solid listen and a great addition to the Blackpool born emcee's discography.


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A list box at the right of this area, list all materials of current scene. The left top window preview the selected material. You can change the geometry by right-click on this window, and drag to rotate the geometry. Below the preview window, an edit box let you set the selected material's name. At the bottom of this area, there are three buttons: New, Delete, Assign. New is for creating a new material. Delete is for removing the selected material. Assign is for applying the selected material to selected objects.
In the upside of this area, you can set material's color properties, include Ambient, Diffuse, Specular, Emissive.
The middle part is for Power ( control how sharp the specular effects are ) and Shade Mode ( determine the intensity of color and lighting at any point on a polygon face ).
Specluar Enable: toggle Specular Reflection on and off.
Generate Caustic: choosing whether generate Caustic.
Refraction: set the Refraction Index of material.
There are eight buttons, form left to right, top to bottom, in turn show 0 - 7 layer textures of material ( see illustration above ).
You can click anyone to select a texture for corresponding layer.
The two buttons at the top of this area is for loading shader text from a file and clearing shader text. The edit box at the middle is for editing shader text. And two buttons, save as... and save, is for saving shader text to disk file. The shader text only update to scene at loading or saving.
Some shader can change material effect by adjusting factor values. see Material Factor.
In upside of this dialog, left is all Texture Play list of current scene, just below this list box is an edit box for setting name of selected Texture Play. Right is serial textures list of selected Texture Play.
In downside of this dialog, there are four buttons on the left: New List is for creating a Texture Play. Delete List is for removing selected Texture Play. Add Texture is for appending a texture to serial textures. Delete Texture is for removing selected texture. On the right, Frame Time specify the interval of switching texture in runtime, it control how fast take turns of serial textures. No Circle indicate whether cycle serial textures or not. ID is the resource number of the selected Texture Play. The bottom OK button close this dialog and apply selected Texture Play to current Material.
Animated parameters list of current Material. You can select parameter by left click, then edit it in Animation Panel. Also can right click a parameter to change it's controller, see Controller box.


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namespace Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Tests\Entity;

use Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo;

/**
 * Generated by PHPUnit_SkeletonGenerator on 2012-09-18 at 12:21:52.
 */
class SeoTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * @var Seo
     */
    protected $object;

    /**
     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
     * This method is called before a test is executed.
     */
    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->object = new Seo();
    }

    /**
     * Tears down the fixture, for example, closes a network connection.
     * This method is called after a test is executed.
     */
    protected function tearDown()
    {
    }

    // META DATA TESTS
    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getMetaAuthor
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setMetaAuthor
     */
    public function testGetSetMetaAuthor()
    {
        $this->object->setMetaAuthor('Author Name');
        $this->assertEquals('Author Name', $this->object->getMetaAuthor());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getMetaDescription
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setMetaDescription
     */
    public function testGetSetMetaDescription()
    {
        $this->object->setMetaDescription('Meta Description');
        $this->assertEquals('Meta Description', $this->object->getMetaDescription());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getMetaRobots
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setMetaRobots
     */
    public function testGetSetMetaRobots()
    {
        $this->object->setMetaRobots('noindex, nofollow');
        $this->assertEquals('noindex, nofollow', $this->object->getMetaRobots());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getExtraMetadata
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setExtraMetadata
     */
    public function testGetSetExtraMetadata()
    {
        $this->object->setExtraMetadata('Extra Metadata');
        $this->assertEquals('Extra Metadata', $this->object->getExtraMetadata());
    }

    // OPEN GRAPH TESTS
    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setOgDescription
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getOgDescription
     */
    public function testGetSetOgDescription()
    {
        $this->object->setOgDescription('OpenGraph description');
        $this->assertEquals('OpenGraph description', $this->object->getOgDescription());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setOgImage
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getOgImage
     */
    public function testGetSetOgImageWithImage()
    {
        $media = $this->getMock('Kunstmaan\MediaBundle\Entity\Media');
        $this->object->setOgImage($media);
        $this->assertEquals($media, $this->object->getOgImage());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setOgImage
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getOgImage
     */
    public function testGetSetOgImageWithNullValue()
    {
        $this->object->setOgImage(null);
        $this->assertEquals(null, $this->object->getOgImage());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setOgTitle
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getOgTitle
     */
    public function testGetSetOgTitle()
    {
        $this->object->setOgTitle('OpenGraph title');
        $this->assertEquals('OpenGraph title', $this->object->getOgTitle());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setOgType
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getOgType
     */
    public function testGetSetOgType()
    {
        $this->object->setOgType('website');
        $this->assertEquals('website', $this->object->getOgType());
    }

    // TWITTER CARD TESTS
    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterTitle
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterTitle
     */
    public function testGetSetTwitterTitle()
    {
        $this->object->setTwitterTitle('twitter title');
        $this->assertEquals('twitter title', $this->object->getTwitterTitle());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterDescription
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterDescription
     */
    public function testGetSetTwitterDescription()
    {
        $this->object->setTwitterDescription('twitter description');
        $this->assertEquals('twitter description', $this->object->getTwitterDescription());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterSite
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterSite
     */
    public function testGetSetTwitterSite()
    {
        $this->object->setTwitterSite('@kunstmaan');
        $this->assertEquals('@kunstmaan', $this->object->getTwitterSite());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterCreator
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterCreator
     */
    public function testGetSetTwitterCreator()
    {
        $this->object->setTwitterCreator('@denbatte');
        $this->assertEquals('@denbatte', $this->object->getTwitterCreator());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterImage
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterImage
     */
    public function testGetSetTwitterImageWithImage()
    {
        $media = $this->getMock('Kunstmaan\MediaBundle\Entity\Media');
        $this->object->setTwitterImage($media);
        $this->assertEquals($media, $this->object->getTwitterImage());
    }

    /**
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::setTwitterImage
     * @covers Kunstmaan\SeoBundle\Entity\Seo::getTwitterImage
     */
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And for their exploits at the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon have been rewarded with this month's biggest move in the latest FIFA world rankings.The country has shot up 29 places in the world and moved into third in Africa -- up from 12th. AFCON finalists Egypt gained 12 places globally to take the top spot on the continent, with Senegal in third. Tunisia are in the fourth place ahead of fellow AFCON semi-finalists, the DRC. Globally, Argentina remain top of the world rankings in an unchanged top five, followed by Brazil, Germany, Chile and Belgium.


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Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
What is the optic nerve?
The optic nerve is a collection of more than a million nerve fibers that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain [See Figure 1]. The optic nerve develops during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Fig. 1: Normal optic nerve.
What is optic nerve hypoplasia?
Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is a condition present at birth in which the optic nerve is underdeveloped (small) [See figure 2].
Fig. 2: Optic nerve hypoplasia.
How is optic nerve hypoplasia diagnosed?
The diagnosis of ONH is typically made by the appearance of small/pale optic nerve during a dilated eye exam. There can be a surrounding halo of yellow tissue bordered by a ring which is known as the double-ring sign. The retinal vessels may appear tortuous or have fewer branches, and special imaging of the retina (optical coherence tomography OCT) may reveal mild thinning in the retina. It is difficult to predict what the visual acuity will be based only on the optic nerve appearance.
What causes optic nerve hypoplasia?
Most cases of ONH have no clearly identifiable cause. There are no known racial or socioeconomic factors in the development of ONH, nor is there a known association with exposure to pesticides. Although ONH has been associated with maternal drug use, fetal alcohol syndrome, and the use of some medications during pregnancy such as phenytoin and quinine, these causes are very rare. Gene mutations are also rare. Some risk factors are the mother's first pregnancy and young maternal age, but we don't know why these can cause ONH.
ARE THEY OTHER CONDITIONS WHICH MAY BE CONFUSED WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA?
Other conditions which may mimic ONH are optic nerve atrophy, a tilted optic nerve, or the pallor of Leber congenital amaurosis. These conditions have a normal size optic nerve.
WHAT VISUAL PROBLEMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA?
Vision impairment from ONH ranges from mild (20/20) to severe (blindness) and may affect one or both eyes. Nystagmus (shaking of the eyes) may be seen with both unilateral and bilateral cases. Additional loss of vision from amblyopia may develop if only one eye has OHN. The incidence of strabismus is also increased with ONH.
IS OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA ASSOCIATED WITH NON-VISUAL PROBLEMS?
Optic nerve hypoplasia can be associated with central nervous system (CNS) malformations which put the patient at risk for other problems, including seizure disorder and developmental delay. Certain malformation on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are highly predictive of associated hormone and developmental abnormalities such as posterior pituitary ectopia or cerebral hemispheric abnormalities. Significant hormone deficiencies occur in 15% of children with OHN, but mild hormone deficiencies occur in the majority of patients regardless of normal MRI findings.
WHAT TESTS SHOULD BE DONE FOR CHILDREN WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA?
A MRI scan is indicated for all children with optic nerve hypoplasia. Evaluation by an endocrinologist should be mandatory for all patients under five years of age.
DOES OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA GET WORSE OVER TIME?
In general, ONH is a stable and nonprogressive condition which does not deteriorate. Vision may improve slightly and nystagmus may decrease over time.
IS THERE ANY TREATMENT FOR OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA?
There is no medical or surgical treatment for ONH. However, occlusion of the better seeing eye may improve vision associated amblyopia if present. Children with significant vision loss in both eyes may benefit from early supportive attention by low vision specialists. Stem cell treatment has not been shown to be effective for ONH.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA?
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
HL Admin
Optic Nerve Pit
Optic Nerve Drusen
Optic Nerve Atrophy


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Q: Read words using scanner in Java i wish to read multiple inputs on a single line in java.
Ex:
System.out.print("Input name, age, address, city: ");

user will input these details separated with space
what is expected in console:
Input name, age, address, city: Tom, 10, USA, NY
Any idea how to do this, using the Scanner class. Thanks.

A: Reading input from the command line with the scanner can be done by doing the following
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Input name, age, address, city: ");
String input = s.next();

A: What you can do is:
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
String input = scan.nextLine();
String [] splitted = input.split("\\s+");

The output will be a string separated into words.

A: Let us suppose if you want to take n input from console-
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
List<String> listOfString=new ArrayList<String>();
for(int i=1;i<=n; i++){
    System.out.print("Input name, age, address, city: ");
    String data= s.nextLine();
    listOfString.add(data);
    }
for(String data:listOfString){
    String[] splitData= data.split("\\s+");
    for(int i=0;i<splitData.size();i++){
        System.out.print(splitData[i]);
     }
}

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Luke Passannante '14 was one of five Regis seniors who traveled to the Kibera slum in Narobi, Kenya this summer as part of a volunteer service trip. An avid photographer, Passannante documented much of the trip through his camera lens. The result of that documentation is Set the World Aflame, an exhibition of photographs focusing on the children and families living in the Kibera slum in Narobi. The exhibition benefits the students of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the Jesuit High School for children of Kibera who have lost one or both parents to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
For Passannante, the ability to share his experiences through photography is a treasured skill. "The process of creating a gallery has been exciting and rewarding. For me, photography not only allows for the sharing of experiences, but it also captures split second moments previously unseen by the naked eye, offering everyone a new perspective on the scene."
Passanante was part of a Retreat Leadership Team consisting of five Regis Seniors, Kristin Ross (Assistant Principal), Christine Badi (Guidance Counselor and Catalyst Service Club Moderator), and Joe Carroll (Latin Teacher) that traveled to the Kibera slum. While there, the group led two Quest Retreats with the students from the Junior class at St. Aloysius Gonzaga (one for boys and one for girls). Extensive retreat preparation was performed in advance—via Skype and email—with the student and faculty retreat leaders from St. Aloysius Gonzaga.
During the trip to Kibera, the team also focused on learning about a variety of Jesuit-related community organizations dedicated to issues of social justice and devoted to working with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. Among other activities, the team celebrated the tenth anniversary of St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School, spent time in the Kibera Slum, visited the homes of students, met with administrators at the Jesuit-run center for social justice efforts in East Africa, and volunteered time at the Nyumbani Orphanage, a Catholic orphanage for HIV positive children.
"Being a part of this remarkable trip and having the opportunity to share it with others makes it all the more worthwhile," said Passannante. "The experience itself and the photographs taken would not have been possible without the help of family, friends, and the Regis community."
Set the World Aflame opens on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Rye Arts Center located at 51 Milton Road in Rye, New York. To attend the gallery opening, an RSVP can be emailed to lpassannante@yahoo.com. All proceeds from the sale of photographs will benefit St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. The Gallery will be open until September 7.


What sparked your interest in technology?
Jason Kottke: My parents got divorced when I was about 10. And I lived with my mom, but I would spend the weekends and like one day a week with my dad . . . every other weekend and one day a week with my dad. And he had a computer. He had an 80-80, which is like the very early sort of IBM-compatible PC. It was manufactured by a company named Columbia, which is, you know, probably went out of business two seconds after we bought the computer. And I think right around that time or maybe before that we had a TI-99, which was a Texas Instruments thing you could buy at Radio Shack. And you know we had computers in school and stuff too. But that was really like I could play around with, you know, programming things in Basic on the computer and programming . . . They had Basic on the TI-99 as well, and played some games and things like that. And that's really where the interest, you know, kind of began.
It was just sort of this endless world, I guess. You could . . . you could just explore as much as you wanted. You could . . . you could write a program, you know, within the confines of what the computer was capable of. You could write a program to do anything, and you just had to figure out how to do it. And that was, you know, the fun part for me. I liked figuring out how to do things.
Kottke started tinkering with primitive computers when he was still a kid.


This next story is unbelievable, really unbelievable.
A New York Democratic congressman Tom Suozzi suggested during a town hall that citizens may have to take up arms against the president if he doesn't follow the law as they see it. It was after he selected other solutions for a president one disagrees with.
"I mean, this is where the Second Amendment comes in quite frankly because you know, what if the president was to ignore the courts? What would you do? What would we do?" Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., said during a March 12 Q&A session with constituents in Huntington, on Long Island.
How many times did Barack Obama actually violate the Constitution? At least nine times. Should we have shot him? I think not.
The speech was live streamed on Facebook so we have a record of it.
Suozzi was also asked by a resident to explain the 2nd Amendment.
Suozzi apparently thinks one purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to force the President to do what the violent people in this country want.
And 2 days later he was with school kids protesting gun violence? Kind of a bi-polar approach to the whole 2nd Amendment issue.
…or to force New York congressmen to do what you want.


Concrete that has been air-entrained has been infused throughout with thousands of tiny air bubbles, which become part of what binds aggregate together in the concrete.
Air-entrained concrete has been part of concrete technology for over forty-five years. Early forms of air-entrained concrete were achieved with the addition of organic substances derived from animal and wood byproducts, which were found to increase the resistance of concrete to the problems brought on by repeated freeze and thaw cycles.
Testing has proven that the formation of the many air bubbles uniformly throughout the concrete significantly improves the freeze-thaw durability of the final product. Air-entrained concrete is more workable than non-entrained concrete. The use of air-entraining agents also reduces bleeding and segregation of fresh concrete.
The majority of air-entrained concrete, up until the 1980's, was based on salts of wood resins or neutralized Vinsol resin. Most of those concrete highway structures built during that time were air-entrained with Vinsol resin. Nowadays, a much wider variety of air-entraining agents are available on the market, competing with the previously used Vinsol resins.
It is universally acknowledged that all concrete used today should be air-entrained.
Terms of the Trade: What Is Knotting Fluid?


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Meet the Artist: Joshua Moyer, DJ Dichotomy
3:22pm Jul 18, 2013
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Making a living in the music industry is hard work, and one triad DJ knows this all too well. WFDD Radio camper Sam Coronado spoke with him and has more.
I met with Joshua Moyer, a tall spiky haired musician at Hearn Plaza on the campus of Wake Forest University. Since 2006, he's been a professional DJ. He's performed in Florida, Pennsylvania and parts of North Carolina.
I always resonated with electronic artists, like Nine Inch Nails, or prodigy andI think it's a kind of "pied piper" situation. You're directing the flow of the experience that people are having. My wife, I'll be like, "hey, through me a song!" And she'll throw me a song idea. It's just interesting: the art of figuring out, (on the fly, because that first song is already playing, you only have three mintues)," Okay,how do I mix this next song in?" It's the same thing as playing live, like stringing a set list together and seeing how that affects the crowd. You kind of have to figure it out more quickly.
Moyer says he plays at a lot of different venues; weddings, clubs and parties. He explains a really popular type of party where he DJ's is called Rave.
Rave… it's just a big dance party with a DJ, or often lots of DJs and a good light show and a good vibe.
He also has a unique partnership with a Winston-Salem based record label.
I've put out three cd's by myself and two, very mediocre. So we'll see! Like I said, it's a building relationship with them. I don't know where it's going, but I think it's going in the right direction.
He's also about to launch a new live entertainment company, DJ Dichotomy. Moyer says while he's excited about branching off in this music industry, his passion will always be rooted in being a DJ, spinning tunes for people who want to dance.
For WFDD Radio Camp, I'm Sam Coronado.
Note: For more music by DJ Dichotomy, click here.
To experience more of Joshua Moyer's musical talents, watch the video below.
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We've seen it. It's an open world, RPG... first-person shooter.
Update (August 27): See it for yourself in the 4K Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video released by CD Projekt.
Original story: Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person shooter. Let that sink in a bit: the next RPG from CD Projekt RED, the successor to The Witcher 3, is going first-person, and almost entirely first-person, we learned from a demo session at E3 today.
While certain cutscenes will play out with a view of your character, who can be either a man or woman, the entirety of the regular game except driving happens in first person. There are still stats that influence your abilities and weapons, and damage is dealt similar to other RPG shooters like Destiny 2 and The Division, with health bars appearing above bad guys and numbers jumping out to show how much damage your bullets are doing.
Though it's a first-person shooter, there's a ton of versatility in combat. Later in the demo we were shown, 'V,' the main character, deployed arm blades similar to what was shown in Cyberpunk 2077's first concept art. While there are no structured classes, stats, abilities, and augments influence how you can approach combat and dialogue. In this demo, V was built to be a cyberninja who could wall run, double jump, and ambush enemies with insta-kill melee moves using her arm blades.
The only time you'll jump out to a third-person view (except cutscenes) is when you get in a vehicle. That's another bit of news: there are cars, and vehicular combat, which shouldn't come as a huge surprise after the reveal trailer. During the offhands demo, the player was able to drive around the city at will in either first or third person, but in one "random encounter" a group of gang members attacked. While the player's teammate, Jackie, took the wheel, the player leaned out of the window to shoot back.
Update: CD Projekt has pushed back against the description of Cyberpunk as an FPS, saying on Twitter that it's a "first-person RPG."
It is somewhat a semantic dispute—'FPS' can describe a certain style of game (eg, Wolfenstein), or literally mean 'you shoot from a first-person view.' The latter is absolutely the case, and what we mean. There are lots of guns, there's cover, sliding, wall-runs, all the sorts of things we've seen in recent first-person shooters like Titanfall 2. At the same time, it is open world with the storytelling, dialogue, exploration, and progression associated with RPGs, as opposed to the linear progression sometimes associated with FPSes (but that has not defined them for a long time).
The distinction between genres is so blurred, with many 'shooters' having adopted RPG elements, and RPGs likewise taking on action game traits, that the important thing to take away is not so much any genre categorization, but the simple fact that you'll be running, taking cover, aiming, and shooting in a first-person view. That's not everyone's cup of tea, though we are very excited about what we've seen.
Stay tuned: loads more detail to come.


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The stockbroking arm of Japanese financial institution Nomura has played down a New York Post story that said MGM Resorts International was interested in merging with fellow U.S.-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp, and had hired bank group Morgan Stanley to study whether it was feasible.
MGM Resorts has a presence in the Macau casino market via a majority stake in MGM China Holdings Ltd. The Caesars brand has long coveted a presence in Asia in order to make money from the region's avid gamblers: it is currently planning a foreigner-only casino in South Korea which might open in 2021.
MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment are already competing for consumer dollars in the increasingly-crowded – in terms of venues – U.S. market. The Caesars group is seeking a Japan casino licence, as is MGM Resorts, although the latter has said publicly it would prefer a majority stake if possible.
The rival groups have each spun off a real estate investment trust (REIT) to manage and produce fresh yield from the large amounts of infrastructure they respectively have created in the U.S. In January it emerged that Caesars' REIT had rejected a takeover proposal from MGM Resorts' REIT, MGM Growth Properties LLC.
The New York Post reported on Monday that MGM Resorts had hired Morgan Stanley and lawyers Weil, Gotshal and Manges to start studying the idea of a tie-up with Caesars Entertainment. The newspaper, citing unidentified sources "close to the situation", said there was no offer on the table.
The report quoted its sources as saying activist hedge funds, which together owned about a 25-percent portion of underperforming Caesars Entertainment, had been pushing for an MGM Resorts deal.
MGM and Caesars Entertainment declined to comment, the New York Post said. Neither the stock of MGM Resorts – listed on the main New York Exchange – nor the shares of Caesars Entertainment, listed on Nasdaq, received any boost from the newspaper report. MGM Resorts fell 1.95 percent by Monday's close, while Caesars Entertainment was down 0.31 percent.
The New York Post said that, failing any bid from MGM Resorts, then either U.S.-based Wynn Resorts Ltd – parent of Macau operator Wynn Macau Ltd – or Genting Bhd of Malaysia – parent of casino operators Genting Singapore Ltd, Genting Malaysia Bhd and Genting Hong Kong Ltd – might be interested in buying Caesars Entertainment.
The Nomura note commented: "We also find it a dubious proposition that either Wynn Resorts or Genting is in a position to acquire Caesars Entertainment.
Last week it was announced that Caesars Entertainment's current chief executive, Mark Frissora, would leave his post in February, after a tenure that included seeing the group through a lengthy bankruptcy reorganisation, completed last year.


As a blogger, that is. When my blog's PR dropped from 2 to 0 last week, I was heartbroken. I instantaneously lost my blogging mojo entirely. For me and for many other bloggers out there, blogging IS a hard work. We bloggers usually rack our brains to come up with a good article for our readers. We spend our precious time resizing and styling photos for the articles that we write. We bravely take the risk of being judged for sharing personal information and photos online. I could go on and on, but you get the drift.
Just when I took the pains of producing good content to sweetmemoirs.com, this happened. I am flabbergasted. How could Google do this to my site? I couldn't find the words to describe how disappointed I am. I attempted to write an appeal but I have no freakin' idea where to send it. I am writing ranting now with the risk of my blog being deleted, but I don't give a damn now. All I want is an explanation.., a direct to the point answer to my countless and endless why's.
Sigh. I may never get an answer but I feel so much better now. I am writing this partly to break the curse of not being able to blog no matter how I badly desire to do so.
Oh Che, I feel your pain, it's very frustrating knowing how much you work hard and very thoughtfully for this blog. I may be wrong, but I think, Amanda, icy's younger sister, wrote an appeal to Google before for her blog was slapped from pr3 to 0, after that all was well with her, she regained her pr3 now.
I hear you, Doc Che and I couldn't agree more. Your blog is very appealing to readers and I am aware how passionately and vigorously you have been blogging about relevant things that matter most to you.
Who knows if you write an appeal just like what Ate Betchai said, you might just get it back. Google's algorithm is just so unpredictable and so hard to comprehend at times. I now refuse to boggle my mind of this coz it happened to me so many times in the 7 years that I have been blogging. Nothing is new if you know what I mean. It's always a seesaw battle with them.


GENEVA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- China is closely watching the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and stands ready to offer health professionals and experts if asked, a leading Chinese health official said Sunday.
Ma Xiaowei, head of China's National Health Commission, is leading the Chinese delegation to the World Health Assembly (WHA) that is to kick off in Geneva Monday. At a press conference on Sunday, he said "We are very much concerned about the development of the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC."
The DRC's latest confirmation on Saturday increased the number of people affected by Ebola in the country from 17 to 21.
"As you all know in 2014 when the Ebola outbreak occurred in West Africa, the Chinese government and the people made a quick response and... we sent experts and public health professional helping the West African countries to deal with the Ebola outbreak," said Ma.
He said that in the same spirit China is watching the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC and "where necessary on request" the government and people will send experts or professionals to offer their help.
The WHO's Emergency Committee of 11 experts said in a statement on Friday that the rapid and comprehensive response had eased the risk from the DRC Ebola outbreak.
"Interventions underway provide strong reason to believe that the outbreak can be brought under control," the committee said in a statement on Friday.
The WHO Emergency Committee said in its statement, "Global solidarity among the scientific community is critical and international data should be shared freely and regularly."
Ma said that China is "watching very closely the academic exchanges in the world on the Ebola outbreak and we are ready to share our experience during the 2014 outbreak." He said that China will take part in discussions that take place at the WHA on the DRC outbreak.
Ebola is a highly infectious disease that spreads through contact with even a small amount of bodily fluid of an infected person. Its early flu-like symptoms are not always easy to detect.
Dr. Peter Salama, who leads the Health Emergencies Program at WHO, told journalists Friday that the Ebola West Africa outbreak two years ago cost the international community between three and four billion U.S. dollars.
The Ebola epidemic hit Africa between late 2013 and 2016, causing more than 11,000 deaths in nearly 30,000 cases, according to UN statistics.
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Allergic diseases can lead to a higher risk of psychiatric disorders such as hyperactivity and depression.
Individuals with allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis are at higher risk for developing psychiatric disorders, according to a study published last spring in Frontiers in Psychiatry. The study was led by Nian-Sheng Tzeng, M.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.
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I have a HP 54201a . When I turn on the device , It shows two alarms that I marked in picture.
The scope probably needs repair. Unless you want to try it yourself, it's probably unrepairable. It was discintinued by HP in around 1991, and went out of support in 1996.


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package us.feliscat.converter.en

import us.feliscat.converter.{MultiLingualNgramSegmentator, MultiLingualUnigramSegmentator}
import us.feliscat.m17n.English

/**
  * <pre>
  * Created on 2017/02/11.
  * </pre>
  *
  * @author K.Sakamoto
  */
object EnglishUnigramSegmentator extends MultiLingualUnigramSegmentator with English {
  override val segmentator: MultiLingualNgramSegmentator = new EnglishNgramSegmentator(1)
}


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Q: Why UIDatePicker fills two different TextFields same values When I select values from UIDatePicker which shows after click on UITextField , my TextFields are filled out same values
override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        datepickerView = UIDatePicker()
        datepickerView?.datePickerMode = .time

        datepickerView?.addTarget(self, action: #selector(HomePageViewController.timeChangedForStartWork(datePicker:)), for: .valueChanged)

        datepickerView?.addTarget(self, action: #selector(HomePageViewController.timeChangedForEndWork(datePicker:)), for: .valueChanged)

        workHoursStartTextField.inputView = datepickerView
        workHoursEndTextField.inputView = datepickerView
}

@objc func timeChangedForStartWork(datePicker: UIDatePicker) {
        let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
        dateFormatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm"
        workHoursStartTextField.text = dateFormatter.string(from: datePicker.date)
    }

@objc func timeChangedForEndWork(datePicker: UIDatePicker) {
        let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
        dateFormatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm"
        workHoursEndTextField.text = dateFormatter.string(from: datePicker.date)

    }

Should I implement different datePicker for each TextField?

A: You add two actions to the date picker. The same date picker is used for both text fields. So when the data picker value changes for either text field, both selectors are called. Since both selectors are called, both text fields get updated with the new value.
Just have one select. Just add one action to the date picker. Then in the one selector, update the text field that is currently the first responder.
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    datepickerView = UIDatePicker()
    datepickerView?.datePickerMode = .time

    datepickerView?.addTarget(self, action: #selector(timeChanged), for: .valueChanged)

    workHoursStartTextField.inputView = datepickerView
    workHoursEndTextField.inputView = datepickerView
}

@objc func timeChanged(datePicker: UIDatePicker) {
    let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
    dateFormatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm"
    let str = dateFormatter.string(from: datePicker.date)
    if workHoursStartTextField.isFirstResponder {
        workHoursStartTextField.text = str
    } else {
        workHoursEndTextField.text = str
    }
}


Last weekend I saw my grandmother, who is now senile dementia . This is her village.
It was my first time to see her with the syndrome. She was happy and she remembered me and my brother. She was happy to see us.
She was even smaller than me bending my knees.
She forgets things she talked after 2min, and repeats the same. But she laughs about it, which is better than getting angry about it .
She told us the highlight of her life of 83yrs. She was good at valley ball, she was a leader at school, respected her husband, and loved children including my dad. And she loved grand children.
It made me think that we all forget the small facts in the future- Still we would remember the affection towards human being.
When we get old, we can do less than the youth. Me and my brother cleaned up her kitchen, which used to be tidy and clean.
Her local community was warm and helpful. This was not just helpful, but motivates my grandmother to be healthy and happy.
I talked about this experience and thoughts throughout this weeks. It turned out that many people have similar experiences-nursing their elder family. You barely see this kind of contents social channel, where visual contents are easy to share.
This country is getting old. Really old as you can not imagine! Meaning, more and more people are going to look after their elder family.
In my case I spent fun times with my grandma, but I know that's not always how it goes. Now nursing family became "my issue" from "somebody's issue". I will slowly learn about it , and think what I can do as community builder.


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Memo No. 2021-4COVID-19 Increased Public Health Restrictions & Provincial Emergency Order From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity To: University of Toronto faculty, librarians, and staff
I am writing to update you on how the University of Toronto is responding to recent government announcements regarding additional public health measures that impact the University and its employees. On January 4, the City…
Memo No. 2021-3Workload and Well-being: Best Practices and Suggestions for U of T From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity To: Managers, Deans, Chairs, and Directors at the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is fortunate to have many dedicated faculty, librarians, and staff who have prioritized the needs of our students and colleagues over themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a new year and…
Memo No. 2020-110COVID-19 Provincial Announcement From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity; Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost To: University of Toronto faculty, librarians and staff
We want to acknowledge and recognize the outstanding work and dedication of our faculty, librarians, and staff as the University continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that these are trying times and…
Memo No. 2020-106Supporting Employees in All Dimensions of Well-Being From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity; Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many faculty members, librarians, and staff are experiencing stress, isolation, and challenges in balancing their family responsibilities while working from home, all of which are being exacerbated leading up to…
Memo No. 2020-104Recognizing National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity To: U of T Faculty, Staff, & Librarians
I invite you to attend today's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women virtual event organized by the Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre, the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and…
Memo No. 2020-103Agreement ratified between University and CUPE Local 1230 Full-Time & Part-Time From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity
I am pleased to announce that the tentative agreement reached between the University of Toronto and CUPE Local 1230 Full-Time & Part-Time, which represents Full-Time and Part-Time Library workers employed in the University's Central Library…
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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce and congratulate this year's recipients of the Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential Staff Awards. This program acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of outstanding staff who are Confidential, Unionized, or Professional…
Memo No. 2020-101Recognizing International Day of Persons with Disabilities From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, VP, HR & Equity To: University of Toronto Faculty, Librarians, and Staff
December 3 is recognized as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). It was first proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) in 1992, following the International Year of the Disabled Person in 1981 and the UN Decade…
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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries — WHO 7:56 am
Bangladesh beat West Indies by six wickets in first ODI 7:04 am
14-y-o Sherece Gray of Clarendon missing 9:18 pm
Five firearms, ammo seized at St James wharf 8:47 pm
Netflix keeps growing in pandemic, tops 200 million subscribers 8:09 pm
Easton Lee was a member of a generation of patriots, says Golding 7:55 pm
New JetBlue flights leave Bartlett, Seiveright excited
BY HORACE HINES
hinesh@jamaicaobserver.com
MONTEGO BAY, St James — As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to inflict severe damage to economies across the globe and significantly curb travel, Jamaica received a well-needed boost with JetBlue's inaugurating new flights into this western city, between the cities of Newark, New Jersey; and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina on Saturday.
An elated Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who expressed his confidence that despite the challenges of the pandemic, the tourism sector is resilient enough to bounce back as it has done following previous crises, was among other tourism stakeholders to welcome the back-to-back flights.
"JetBlue's new flights are testament to that (resilience) and I am pleased to say that 2021 will see a raft of positive developments on the tourism front that will bring back many jobs and needed revenues whilst strictly maintaining health and safety protocols," Bartlett argued.
"Already, June to September earnings amounted to US$231.9 million, and hotel occupancy rates are slowly inching up."
Among the leading carriers for Jamaica, JetBlue is a major American low-cost airline and the seventh largest airline in the United States by passenger load. Prior to the pandemic, the airline carried more than 35 million customers a year to 100 cities in the US, the Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of 925 daily flights.
Senior advisor and strategist in the tourism ministry, Delano Seiveright, noted that the beginning of flights from Newark and Raleigh-Durham was a "very positive signal" in these difficult times.
"Newark for one is essential for Jamaica's tourism, as it is a major airport in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) from which we draw a very significant number of our visitors; whilst Raleigh-Durham is a growing metropolitan area in North Carolina that Jetblue uniquely identified as one it anticipates increasing demand for leisure travel," Seiveright said.
He added that while visitor traffic has been steadily increasing since the reopening of the nation's borders in June, it is still far less than what it was last year. "Nonetheless, more flights are coming on stream and flight load factors are continue to pace upwards," Seiveright said.
Questioned about the state of the other major markets for Jamaica including the UK and Canada, Seiveright noted that there is a lot of interest in travelling. However, varying lockdowns, quarantine rules and just general uncertainty is even more severely complicating traffic from those markets compared to the United States for which there still is a significant decline in traffic.
"The UK is currently in a major lockdown that essentially restricts leisure travel until December 2 and there may be two-week quarantine for those returning, which is a bit of a deterrent. Meanwhile, in Canada there is a mandatory two-week quarantine for basically anyone returning to the country," Seiveright stated.
Bartlett reiterated that Jamaica's COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols, which are endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council, as well as the north and south coast resilient corridors, "have allowed us to balance the reopening of borders to tourism, while also maintaining safety for tourism workers, residents and visitors. Internationally, Jamaica has been held up as a leading example of how to create a safe and seamless travel experience for our visitors."
Executive director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts, was also elated with the arrival of the flights.
"I believe out of adversity there is always some good and we saw evidence of that. We had flights coming out of New Jersey, which is a market that is untapped. It is close to New York, but there are always challenges getting to the New York airports. So it is also a point of connection for them. But Jet Blue has solidified itself in the New York market because it used to be at JFK but has now added the New Jersey market. So I am happy for that. We have always had charters coming out of Raleigh but now we are happy to have the service out of Raleigh," Roberts said.
According to a news release from MBJ Airports Limited, operator of Sangster International Airport, director of International Airports at JetBlue, Giselle Cortes, stated that "Montego Bay is part of JetBlue's broader plan to generate cash and capture traffic on new, nonstop routes. We've selected routes where our low fares and award-winning experience will be noticed. These new routes solidify our leading position in the Caribbean, grow JetBlue's New York City presence in Newark and provide an additional connection to the south-east".
MBJ Airports Limited's Chief Executive Officer Shane Munroe is also pleased with the addition of the new service.
"This is a noteworthy realisation at a time like this and demonstrates the strong appeal of Jamaica as a tourist destination. We welcome the addition of these new routes and look forward to the continued growth of JetBlue operations at MBJ," Munroe stated.
Ja makes progress in anti-money laundering efforts
Systems error delays payment of teachers' salaries
Island's cays closed
Transportation of students a concern for Manchester, St Elizabeth schools
Tufton: Access to COVID-19 vaccines could get worse
China defends its vaccine
McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob 'fed lies'
Biden arrives for inauguration with big plans, big problems
'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
Biden has set sky-high expectations; can he meet them?
$10 million up in smoke
Restrictions now prevent most non-essential or discretionary travel to Canada
'Bunny' Francis's killers to be sentenced March 25
Sir John Golding Road closed temporarily
'Sometimes we have to drop the sledgehammer on them'
Fix coming for Brown's Town water woes?


I use Android Pay regularly, and I've never seen that message. I have two cards set up, with one of them of course being primary.
Maybe something is up with your account. Maybe try reinstalling the app and clearing the cache. Can you try using the same account on another phone? This might help you determine if the device or the account is the issue.
Microsoft Word for Android ; restrictions in the free version ?
My battery is not charging it shows a question mark on battery?


How to make board games?
Must have wii board games?
Where to find board games for sale?
Gnome games how to edit chess board?
What are the most popular board games in the world??
Can i play board games through my tv?
How can you play basic board games on tv?
What are the 15 most popular board games in the world book?
Toy's inc. Is a 20-year-old company engaged in the manufacture and sale of toys and board games. The?
How much old board games worth?


A youth minister friend asked for me to put together a short video for her high school youth group on being gay and Catholic. Here's what I threw together!
So proud that you are my son!!!
Well said, Chris! God bless you!


Ethnic earrings made of Sterling silver and Turquoises from Brazil.They measure 0.7" high and 0.6" wide.
Ethnic earrings of artisan silversmiths made in Sterling silver and Labradorite gems from Canada.They measure 0.7" high and 0.6" wide.
Ethnic Tibetan earrings made with carnelian agate, turquoise and coral in silver alloy.Measure 1" high.
Delicate handmade Sterling silver earrings with faceted amethyst gems.Made in Jaipur, India.They measure 0.5" diameter.
Tibetan ethnic earrings made by hand with turquoise and silver alloy, made in Nepal.They measure 2" high.
Tibetan ethnic earrings made by hand with turquoise and coral and silver alloy, made in Nepal.They measure 1.9" high.
Handmade ethnic silver earrings with malachite and green agate. Measure 2" high and 0.6" wide.
Elegant and discreet ethnic earrings made of Sterling silver and faceted amethysts.Measure 0.7" high and 0.3" wide.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings.Made in Rajhastan, India.Measure 1.3" diameter.
Ethnic Sterling silver earrings with faceted gems of citrine quartz.They measure 0.7" high and 0.3 wide.
Handmade Sterling silver earrings and black agate gems, Onyx.Traditional Rajhput jewelry from Rajhstan, India.They measure 0.7" diameter.
Handmade silver earrings with green agate gems.Rajput traditional jewelry from the state of Rajahstan in India.Measures 0.9" diameter.
Handmade Sterling silver earrings with lapis lazuli gems, traditional jewelry from the state of Rajhastan in India.They measure 0.9" diameter.
Ethnic earrings made of Sterling silver and Moonstone. Measure 1.4" high without the hooks and 0.8" wide.
Ethnic earrings made of Sterling silver and faceted garnet gems from Madagascar. Measure 1.4" high without the hooks and 0.8" wide.
Small handmade silver and turquoise ethnic earrings.They measure 8 mm. diameter.
Karen ethnic earrings handmade in sterling silver in Laos, superimposing three spirals calibrated 0.8" the largest to 0.6" the smallest.Measure 1.5" high.
Elegant and stylized ethnic earrings made of sterling silver and amethysts. Measure 1.4" high and 0.4" wide.
Antique sterling silver ethnic earrings with pearls and lapis lazuli handcrafted in the state of Kerala in India.The central motif has a diameter of 0.5"
Ethnic silver traditional earrings made on the island of Bali in Indonesia.Measure 1.8" high and 0.8" in its wider part.
Handmade earrings made of wire filigree Sterling silver and pink Quartz, made in Rajhastan, India. Measure 1.6" high and 0.7" wide.
Karen folk traditional silver earrings made in Thailand.They measure 4.5 cm. diameter.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings elaborated in Laos.Measure 1" diameter.
Black jet and Pearls Sterling silver earrings.Measure 1,4" high and 0,4" wide.
Amethyst and Sterling silver earrings made in Rajhastan, India.Measure 0.8" high and 0.4" wide.
Amethyst and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 0.8" high and 0.2" wide.
Ethnic Sterling silver earrings with Amethyst and Quartz faceted gemstones.Measure 1.4" high and 0.4" wide.
Handmade Sterling silver earrings and faceted Aquamarine gems.Measure 0.6" and 0.4" wide.
Antique ethnic earrings made of silver alloy and Carnelian Agate from Afghanistan.Measure 2.6" high and 1.2" wide.
Antique earrings made of silver alloy and Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.Measure 2.6" high and 1.2" wide.
Antique earrings made of silver alloy and Onix, black agate from Uzbekistan.Measure 2" high and 1.3 wide.
Antique handmade earrings made of silver alloy andTurquoises from Afghanistan.They measure2.6"high and 2.3" wide.
Antique handmade earrings made of silver alloy and Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.Measure 2.6" high and 1.3" wide.
Tuareg traditional earrings, handcrafted on Sterling silver.Measure1.3" high without the lock and 0.5" wide.
Ethnic Sterling silver and Onix earrings from Rajhastan, India.Measure 1.6" high and 0.7" wide.
Larimar from the Dominican Republic and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 1.6" high and 0.5" wide.
Larimar from the Dominican Republic and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 0.8" high and 0.4 wide.
Larimar from the Dominican Republic and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 1.2" high and 0.4" wide.
Ethnic handmade earrings made of silver and bronze alloy with two small Turquoises and Lapis lazuli gemstones. Traditional from the Tekke ethnic group in Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Measure 2.5" high and 1.2" wide.
Ethnic handmade earrings made of silver and bronze alloy with two small turquoises and carnelian agates. Traditional from the Tekke ethnic group in Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Measure 1.6" high and 1" wide.
Ethnic Sterling silver earrings.asure 2" high.
"Karen" Ethnic Sterling silver earrings from Laos.Measure 1.2" diameter.
"Karen" Ethnic Sterling silver earrings from Laos.Measure 1.2" high and wide.
"Karen" Ethnic Sterling silver earrings from Laos.Measure 1.4" high and wide.
Ethnic earrings made of ebony wood and silver filigree from Mauritania.Measure 1" high.
Lapis lazuli and sterling silver ethnic earrings from Uzbekistan.Measure 2.4" high and 1" wide.
Coral and Sterling silver earrings from Tibet.Measure 1.8" high and 0.8" wide.
Tibetan traditional earring handmade in Kathmandu Nepal. Measure 1.8" high and 0.7" wide.Inlaid coral and turquoise, handmade in Kathmandu Nepal.Whith Sterling silver hooks.
Sterling silver and Carnelian Agate gemstones antique earrings from Turkmenistan with the symbolism of Hamsa, the hand of Fatima.Measure 2" high and 1.2" wide.
Sri Lanka Moonstone gemstones and Sterling silver earings.Measure 1,2" high and 0,7" wide.
Coral and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 0,7" diameter.
Turkish Sterling silver "Hamza" earrings.Measure 1,2" high and 0,8" wide.
Silver earrings handmade in reproducing the classic design in jewelry and Persian carpets called "Boteh" which means the birth of a flower that identifies the Persian handicrafts.Measuring 1.6 cm. high.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings from Rajhastan, India.Measure 2,2" high and 1,2" wide.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings from Orissa, India.Measure 0,9" gigh and 1" wide.
Artisanal Sterling silver and Amethyst earrings from Rajhastan, India.Measure 0,7" high and 0,9" wide.
Sterling silver, Amethyst and Pearls earings.Measure 0,8" high and 0,3" wide.
Indian ethnic Sterling silver, Opal and black Onix earings.Measure 1,2" high and 0,5" width.
Silver carved earrings Measure 1"
"Karen" ethnic Sterling silver earrings from Laos.Measuere 0.8" high and 0.5" wide.
Garnet gemstones and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 1,1" high and 0,7" width.
Garnet gemstones and Sterling silver earrings from Rajhastan, India.It measures 0.5" diameter.
Ethnic Sterling silver and Amethyst earrings from Rajhastan, India.Measure 0,7" diameter.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings from Laos.Measure 1,2" high and 0,6" wide.
Sterling silver ethnic earrings from Laos.Measure 1,6" high and 1,4"wide.
Ethnic Sterling silver earrings from North Laos.Measure 2" high and 0,5" width.
Karen tribe hill handmade Sterling silver earrings from Laos.Measure 1" high and 0,8" width.
Silver carved earrings Measure 1.5"
Sterling Silver carved earrings Measure 1.9"
Silver carved earrings Measure 1.2"
Turquoise and Sterling silver earrings.Measure 0,5" diameter.
Handmade Sterling silver and Turquoise gemstones earrings.Measure: 1,5" high.
Tibetan ethnic earrings made with Coral and Turquoises.Measure 2" high and 1.4" wide.
Tibetan ethnic earrings with Coral and Lapis lazuli.Measure 2.8" high.
Tibetan ethnic earings with Turquoises and Coral.Measure 2" high and 1.2" wide.
Coral and Turquoise Tibetan ethnic earrings.Measure 2" high and 1" width.
Tibetan artisanal ethnic earrings made of Turquoises and Coral.Measure 3" high and 1,3" width.


Yesterday's tragic and shocking road accident took the entire city into a gloomy scenario. Although this is not something new, yet time and again we are reminded to bear in mind those life's essential lessons caused by the road mishap in Udaipur. As we pray for the souls of those three young boys, may they all rest in peace as their family continue to mourn and lament in deep sorrow and anguish. Three precious lives had been once again sacrificed and poor blood had been shed due to various negligence that we commit being unaware or intentionally.
A lot of lessons can be drawn from that pitiful accident yesterday. First let's be more conscious that we always drive safely. Had the bus driver and the scooter's driver were keen enough in driving carefully, that sad accident could have surely been avoided. Obviously, we are very negligent and carefree if not careless drivers. We think we own the streets!!! We are not very careful in terms of driving safely otherwise, we could have saved those lives of the three young boys whose dreams are now gone with their lost lives.
Secondly, let us wear head gears or helmets all the time. No matter what, this should always be worn in driving scooters or any motorcycle. Those head support are designed to protect us from death just in case we meet an accident by the road. Let's remind each other to wear this very vital gear every time we go out of the house with our scooter or motor vehicles.
Third, let us not practice over-loading while riding our scooters. There is always a great risk of losing control and balance while driving. Once the scooter is overloaded the driver will have a tendency to feel uncomfortable while driving, thus there will be a greater chance of meeting an accident.
Fourthly, let's be very conscious of the weather and the slippery road. If it rains then surely the road will not be a very safe place to travel through a scooter or any vehicle, whatsoever. Hence, we must drive a little slower than usual. If we think we need to hurry up in driving may be because we need to catch up a very important appointment, and then think twice before driving fast. Our lives are more precious than any other emergency commitments that we need to catch up. People will eventually understand if we get late lest we risk in losing our lives if we hurry up by driving fast while the road is wet and slippery.
Lastly, don't drive when you're tipsy or drunk, lest you will be running your way to the next life. Don't text as well while driving nor do other irrelevant things like looking at passersby while driving. Let's focus instead only with driving. No more any less.
Moreover, the bus driver who is certainly responsible for that fateful incident yesterday should be reminded to be very extra careful indeed while driving. This goes to all bus drivers as well and any car drivers, you must have a 100% attention and focus while driving. You must see to it that you are swift in stepping the break if cases such as yesterday may happen to you while driving in the road. All drivers therefore without exception must drive safely at all times to avoid road accident, hurting oneself and others on the road.
We should not talk on mobile while driving…even using Bluetooth is as dangerous as talking by handset…so please avoid it.
Simple thing is we don't respect traffic rules. How many of you wait at a traffic signal when no cop is around?
Secondly approach to political leaders or influential people is again responsible. "I know him so no one can put hands on me" When you are dead no one will put hands on you.
till the ppl realize their mistakes; it is already late.
All bus/car drivers are not like the one driving the fateful bus.
How does one account to mobike riders overtaking from the left? If I had to suddenly turn left because of the traffic or a cow ahead, would you blame me for hitting a mobike rider trying to over take from the left side of my car?
The general practice, by media, on roads is to blame the driver who is on a bigger vehicle, tho' s/he may following the correct traffic procedures.
I agree with you but here the thing is that every one love his life even one year kids, the word SUDDEN is belong to accident, SUDDEN play a big role in most of the accident in all over the world. Its media nature that they censure driver most of the time but it's not truth, we didn't censure driver we just mention that put your 100% focus on driving in this way one can be perfect driver.


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Extra-Ord-inary: Meyer readies for kicking role with the Big Red
Kelen Meyer's leg strength was on display when he hit a 58-yard field goal last fall.
Matt Foster
KELLEN MEYER. KICKING COMES IN PHASES PUNTGIN PLACE KICKING AND KICK OSFF A TRIO OF TRAITS THAT KELLAN MEYER IS TRYING TO MASTER. I'VE BEEN PUTTING IN QTEUI A BIT OF WORK JUST GONE DOWN DOING KICKING DRILLS A LOTND A JUST WORKINONG THINGS. SO I'VE BEEN REALLY PREPARED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOOT THE BALL AT NEBRASKA. AND THE VOW A CHILDHOOD DAMRE WHEN I WAS ABOUT SENEV YEARS OLD JUST SAW ON TV AND JUST KIND OFP DOING IT THE ORD PLACE KICKERS PERSEVERANCE PAID OFF. LANDING HIM A PREFERRED WALK-ON OPPORTUNITY WITH THE HUSKERS AND A CHANCE TO COMPETE WITH CONNOR CULP THE REIGNGIN BIG TEN KICKER OF THE YEAR THAT'S GONNA HELP A LOT BECAUSE LIKE WHERE I COME FROM WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KICKERS. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF I'M ON MY OWN. SO JUST GETTING TO LEARN AND WORK WITH GUYS WHO SHARE THE SAME INTERESTS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN FEAR OF FAILURE IS FAR FROM MYERS FRAME OF MIND. AT HIS FOCUS IS ON FIELD GOALS AND BOOTING THE BALL THROUGH THE BACK OFHE T END ZONE. JUST KEEP WORKING AND GETTING THE WEIGHT RMOO AND KEEP LIFTING AND JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER. AND YEAH, I THINK THAT ROLE I CAN FIT INTO THAT ROLE IN
Kelen Meyer knows his role and plays it well. "I've been putting in quite a bit of work just going down and doing kicking drills a lot and just working on things," said Meyer, a kicker from Ord. "I've been really preparing for this opportunity and I'm really excited about it."Meyer's walking on at Nebraska as a kicker, fulfilling a childhood dream of booting the football for the Big Red."When I was about seven years old I saw it on TV and just kind of liked doing it and just kept doing it," he added.Unlike most Husker freshmen, Meyer will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact in his first season in Lincoln.He's slowly become a kickoff specialist of sorts, but said learning from Big Ten Kicker of the Year, Connor Culp, will only help him get better."That's gonna help a lot because where I come from we don't have a lot of kickers, so it's just kind of I'm on my own," Meyer said. "To learn and work with guys who share the same interest is gonna be a lot of fun."Meyer has no fear of failure.Like he said, he's just going to have fun and find his role on the football field.
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Kelen Meyer knows his role and plays it well.
"I've been putting in quite a bit of work just going down and doing kicking drills a lot and just working on things," said Meyer, a kicker from Ord. "I've been really preparing for this opportunity and I'm really excited about it."
Meyer's walking on at Nebraska as a kicker, fulfilling a childhood dream of booting the football for the Big Red.
"When I was about seven years old I saw it on TV and just kind of liked doing it and just kept doing it," he added.
Unlike most Husker freshmen, Meyer will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact in his first season in Lincoln.
He's slowly become a kickoff specialist of sorts, but said learning from Big Ten Kicker of the Year, Connor Culp, will only help him get better.
"That's gonna help a lot because where I come from we don't have a lot of kickers, so it's just kind of I'm on my own," Meyer said. "To learn and work with guys who share the same interest is gonna be a lot of fun."
Meyer has no fear of failure.
Like he said, he's just going to have fun and find his role on the football field.


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Sokol: Jenny's 10 tips for stress-free holidays
Seven weeks of holiday can put a strain on merriness and cheer. Jenny Sokol offers tips for a stress-free season.
By Jenny Sokol | Orange County Register
November 27, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.
In times long past, Christmas was allegedly a 24-hour period marking the birth of Jesus. The day morphed into "Christmas Break" and then ultimately "The Holiday Season." The latter, which lengthens annually, kicked off this year on Nov. 16 at pre-Black-Friday sales.
Though the season now lasts seven weeks, retailers and magazines still run panic-inducing headlines: "While Supplies Last!" "Don't Miss Out!" "Must-Have Holiday Appetizers!" "This Year's Holiday Make-up Trends!"
It's all so exclamation-pointy. It makes me long for a Silent Night. As a newspaper columnist, my email inbox is overrun with publicist's pitches for holiday stories. "My expert, (insert name), is available for interviews regarding '10 Tips to a Less Stressful Holiday Season.'"
I'm not knocking the experts. It's just that I've lived through enough holiday seasons to be an expert myself. So, instead of scheduling that interview, I'm going to break it down for you.
Ahem. I present Jenny's 10 Tips to a Stress-Free Seven-Week Holiday Season. Exclamation Point!
1. Wine. Drink some.
2. Set low expectations. Very low.
3. Don't try to out-bake your neighbor. Accept her festive plate of assorted homemade desserts wrapped in cellophane and curly ribbon with a grin that says, "You win!"
4. Don't try to out-light your neighbor. A wreath will do the trick.
5. Gift cards. People love them.
6. Take a year off from the Christmas card photo. Close friends and family won't forget what you look like.
7. Every family has the Wild Nephew, the Crazy Aunt, or the impossibly Grouchy Grandpa. Expect that person to ruin dinner as usual (see No. 2). Make a game of it and place a bet with your spouse on what time the insanity will begin.
8. Don't eat yourself into a coma. If you do, drink a glass of water and go for a walk. Do not attempt to burn off 3,000 calories on the elliptical machine.
9. Chinet. It's surprisingly sturdy.
10. Spend less. Hug more.
May your seven weeks be merry and bright, with exclamation points in the places that matter.
Contact the writer: SokolOCR@yahoo.com
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Virtualization Is Progressing, but What About Cloud & Automation?
Communications service providers are about a fifth of the way towards their virtualization targets according to a recent Heavy Reading survey. The study, which polled representatives from 69 different CSPs, found the dominant market for NFV commercial deployments was enterprise communications with SD-WAN, cloud VPN and security, followed by mobile core with VoLTE and VoWiFi.
We also asked how much of their network operators were aiming to virtualize in the long run. Obviously you can't virtualize physical plant-like optical fibre and lasers. Nor are you likely to run very demanding applications like core routing on generic servers. On average, our respondents said their target was 40%, though how one would actually measure this (number of network functions, dollar value, traffic throughput) is unclear. What is clear is that hybrid networks (physical and virtual network functions) will persist for some time.
While it may be no shock that NFV is still in its infancy, it is perhaps more surprising how little operators are using a cloud model with orchestration to manage their virtualized networks. According to our survey, just 23% of virtualized networks used orchestration to automate services; the rest (77%) depend on manual operations. Without orchestration, CSPs will not experience the levels of automation they want and will not be ready with their telco cloud offerings for the 5G market.
Does the low uptake of orchestration reflect the fact that NFV is still in its infancy and as virtualization becomes more widespread orchestration adoption will rise? Or is the low uptake of orchestration actually holding operators back from adopting virtualization more aggressively? This may be a case of the chicken and the egg (which came first?). One factor that is causing the delay in adoption is the difficulty of orchestrating across SDN, NFV and OSS domains. Today's implementations are often silo projects and not well integrated with existing operational support systems or even SDN implementations.
In fact, this and other technical and business hurdles we uncovered means that our survey respondents are taking, on average, 18 months to launch their first commercial services. This would explain the significantly high proportion of CSPs (77%) expressing an interest in outsourcing part of their telco cloud.
Which leads to some interesting commercial questions: Are operators going to deploy and support these systems themselves? Are they going to buy them as a managed service? Or are they going to buy software systems that adhere to opensource project interfaces without actually being open source themselves? As those commercial decisions become clearer, we are likely to see the adoption of orchestration systems increase. In the meantime, operations teams that lack NFV orchestration systems are likely to face some major headaches given the orchestrator's critical role in network service on-boarding and lifecycle management, global resource management and policy management.
To get more insights into the state of SDN and NFV adoption in the telecom industry, download a copy of the Heavy Reading whitepaper -- "SDN/NFV Pulse of the Industry: Commercial Realities."
This blog is sponsored by Netcracker Technology Corp.