The hall is equipped with a 32' x 10' stage as well as a matte-surface projection wall. Projected images are made possible by a 5200 ANSI lumens LCD projector.
A variety of wired and wireless handheld or lavaliere microphones are available for use. Live audio is reinforced by a 720 watt wall-mounted PA system as well as 400 watts of ceiling-mounted PA. The MPH is also equipped with an assistive listening system for hearing assistance.
Adjacent to the MPH is a kitchen which features a full-size refrigerator, ice machine, dishwasher, double sink, and two (2) microwaves. Food preparation and serving is made possible by two pass-through countertops that open onto the main hall area.
Austin Community College's CYP Lecture Hall accommodates up to 125 seats (without tables).
The hall is equipped with three projectors and projector screens. Each of projectors has individual control from a furnished podium with a computer , DVD/VCR combo player and laptop connection. The MPH is also equipped with one wireless handheld MIC, six wired XLR connections.
Adjacent to the MPH is a kitchen which features a full-size refrigerator, ice machine, dishwasher, double sink, and microwaves. Food preparation and serving is made possible by two pass-through countertops that open onto the main hall area.
Austin Community College's Northridge Multipurpose Hall (MPH) accommodates 184 fixed tired seats.
The hall is equipped with a 22' projection screen and a furnished podium with a DVD/VCR combo player, a computer and laptop connection. Live audio is reinforced by ceiling-mounted PA. The MPH is also equipped with two wireless handheld MICS, one Lavaliere MIC, and three XLR connections.
Austin Community College's Riverside Multipurpose Hall (MPH) accommodates 80 fixed tired seats.
The hall is equipped with a 18' projection screen and a furnished podium with a DVD/VCR combo player, a computer and laptop connection. Live audio is reinforced by ceiling-mounted PA. The MPH is also equipped with two wireless handheld MICS, one Lavaliere MIC, and three XLR connections.
Austin Community College's South Austin Multipurpose Hall (MPH) accommodates 40 seats.
The hall is equipped with a 8' projection screen and a furnished moveable multimedia chart equiped with a DVD/VCR combo player, a computer and laptop connection. Live audio is reinforced by ceiling-mounted PA and requires coordination with local media services technicians.
A Faculty & Instructional Support Specialist at your campus is available to assist you.


It's cliche, I know, to drink Writers Tears while writing. A cliche that I know I share with many writers in the whisky genre. A cliche that I endured while writing The Whisky Cabinet. And for that reason, it was hard to rate this whisky. When reviewing whisky, it's important to outpour ones feelings when writing about the whisky, but be void of attachment when rating the whisky.
When I first came across the bottle of Blanton's Original, I was in Las Vegas and early in my whisky writing career. The bartender took me through a long list of bourbons before ending the night with the last of his Blanton's. Many years later, I found myself at the lab of Buffalo Trace Distillery on a media tour with an wonderful insight to how each barrel of Blanton's is selected.
Buffalo Trace is stand-out in the category of available, higher-end, and affordable American bourbon. Perhaps Wild Turkey 101 has more character, and Maker's Mark has an enjoyable smoothness through the middle, but Buffalo Trace is the ideal well-rounded bourbon. It's light on rye, but there is spice, and it's not too heavy on oak, but there's sweetness from the start. If you don't believe me, take the time to chew Buffalo Trace while tasting it. That's right, do the Kentucky chew. Get all those flavours going. I can't find a moment where this drink isn't rewarding.
The Van Winkle 12 Year Old is an utterly frustrating drink. Firstly, let's get one thing out of the way—unless you really want a "Pappy" related product, this isn't the one to get. At the retail price ($55 US), this is a pretty good purchase (★★☆☆). At the $200 to $300 retail range you're likely to find this (and far more), it's not worth considering. This is an example where the prestige of the whisky hurts its Whisky Cabinet Rating despite a high taste score. The rating is, after-all, the "Is this worth buying!?" rating.


A version of this was first posted four years ago. My prayers go out, too, for those we sorrowed with then, whose hearts are rent open, whose pulse rises, whose fear returns with each new atrocity that we visit upon one another.
Guns are not choosy. Guns just kill people. It's what they do.
We are hearing more, bit by bit, about the latest victims of the latest American massacre. Each detail chips a little more flint from our hearts. The woman who found heaven in a softball diamond. The police officer and football coach. The "superhero who loved country music." The man who died in the lap of his best friend. The father who was shot shielding another, and whose son tried so hard to save him. God heal their souls from their violent passage and bring them to peace; God help his mother, her brother, their daughter, his friends; God console all those who are in grief.
Of those weapons, 12 had devices known as bump stocks attached that allowed semi-automatic rifles to mimic fully automatic gunfire. The ATF agent, Jill Snyder, said officials had determined the devices were legal. The weapons – rifles, shotguns, pistols – were purchased in Nevada, Utah, California and Texas, she said.
We failed to control those guns, and because we did, a previously law-abiding, unsuspected citizen of these United States used them to kill dozens of people, dancing on a Sunday night, and to injure hundreds – hundreds – more.
At the risk of repeating myself, and with all respect to the dead and the injured and those who mourn them: Guns kill people. It is their raison d'etre. That being the case, we must control them. We must clip their wings and limit their clips and we must do it before more blood is shed, because if we do not, that blood is on our hands.
We, the people, run this country, so we say. Guns kill people. We, the people, need to fight back.
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Cook Islands 2016 20$ Happy 90th Birthday Queen Elizabeth II 3oz Proof Silver Coin
3 oz silver 999 proof
Smartminting
Diameter – 100 mm
Sensational relation of diameter and weight
CK0274
Country: Cook Islands Metal Purity: 999 Year of Issue: 2016
Coin Weight: 93.3 g CoA: Yes Face Value: 20 dollars
Dimensions: 100 mm ID: CK0274 Quality: Proof
Mintage quantity: 999 pcs
In honour of Her Majesty's 90th birthday her famous portrait appears on both sides of this special coin. Struck from 3 oz silver 999 in proof quality, the coin has got the mintage limited to only 999 pieces worldwide.
The obverse of the Cook Islands coin traditionally bears the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Along the rim of the silver coin, there are the following inscriptions: the Queen's name, the face value of the coin and its issuing country.
A unique feature of this jubilee edition is the unprecedented balance of light weight, large diameter and appealing high relief. The underlying new technology that facilitates the production of such exceptional coins is called smartminting. Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 in London. She is the Head of State of the United Kingdom and 15 otherCommonwealth realms. Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952 after the death of her father King George VI and was crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.

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Q: Change environment in the test instead of command line arg I want to be able to change the environment of a test in the code instead of the command line, example:
http://nightwatchjs.org/gettingstarted#test-settings
nightwatch --env xpto will change to the environment in the config of the nighwatch called xpto.
I want to do that in the test,
For example...
export default {
before : function (client) {
    //This is just for explanation.
    client.options.setEnvironment("xpto");
},
...
...

There is some kind of function or something to do this?
My case scenario is...
I have a docker image to run the tests and i want to have one environment without user agent and another one with it in the same command...
Then i should just have 2 testsFiles one using the default environment and the other one using the xptoenvironment.
Thanks in advance!

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Saint Elizabeth Court is an assisted living residence with 69 apartments, located in Providence. Housed in a beautifully restored, turn-of-the-century building, Saint Elizabeth Court opened in 2003 and offers the charm of yesteryear with the appeal of modern conveniences. Each resident has a private apartment, varying in size, with monthly rental rates ranging from $3300-$4400. We do not charge an application fee or "add on" fees for additional services provided.
Residents receive high quality care provided by a team which includes: registered nurses, certified med techs, certified nursing assistants, culinary professionals, activities staff, maintenance and housekeeping.
A fully furnished respite stay apartment is also offered.
Come and tour Saint Elizabeth Court. Call Juanita Barber at 401-490-4646.
Maggie Connelly is the Administrator at Saint Elizabeth Court. Maggie has a great understanding of the needs of assisted living residents, and enthusiastically leads her team of employees to create a home-like, vibrant community for the 69 residents of The Court.


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'use strict';

describe('Ex 1. Daisy Game!', function() {
  it('quando informa 4 retorna \'Love me not\'', function() {
    expect(daisyGame(4)).toBe('Love me not');
  });
  it('quando informa 0 retorna \'Love me not\'', function() {
    expect(daisyGame(0)).toBe('Love me not');
  });
  it('quando informa 17 retorna \'Love me\'', function() {
    expect(daisyGame(17)).toBe('Love me');
  });
  it('quando informa undefined retorna \'Love me\'', function() {
    expect(daisyGame()).toBe('Love me');
  });
});

describe('Ex 2. Maior texto', function() {
  it('quando informa array vazio retorna vazio', function() {
    expect(maiorTexto([])).toBe('');
  });
  it('quando informa array com apenas um elemento retorna o mesmo', function() {
    expect(maiorTexto([ 'único' ])).toBe('único');
  });
  it('quando informa array com duas strings de mesmo tamanho retorna o primeiro', function() {
    // Arrange
    var arrayComDoisElementos = [ 'm3sm0', 'mesmo' ];
    var esperado = 'm3sm0';
    // Act
    var obtido = maiorTexto(arrayComDoisElementos);
    // Assert
    expect(obtido).toBe(esperado);
  });
  it('quando informa array com duas strings diferentes', function() {
    expect(maiorTexto([ 'm3sm0', 'maior!!' ])).toBe('maior!!');
  });
  it('quando informa array com várias strings diferentes', function() {
    expect(maiorTexto([ 'm3sm0', 'abacate', 'goku', 'yajirobe', 'freeza', 'kuririn' ])).toBe('yajirobe');
  });
});

describe('Ex 3. Instrutor querido', function() {
  window.imprimeNoConsole = function(instrutor) {
   console.log('olá querido instrutor:', instrutor)
  }

  beforeEach(function() {
    spyOn(window, 'imprimeNoConsole');
  });

  it('quando informa função imprimir no console para todos instrutores', function() {
    // Arrange
    var instrutores = [ 'bernardo', 'nunes', 'fabrício', 'ben-hur', 'carlos' ];
    // Act
    imprime(instrutores, imprimeNoConsole);
    // Assert
    expect(imprimeNoConsole.calls.count()).toBe(5);
    instrutores.forEach(function(i) {
      expect(imprimeNoConsole).toHaveBeenCalledWith(i);
    });
  });

  it('quando informa função imprimir no console para array vazio', function() {
    // Arrange
    var instrutores = [];
    // Act
    imprime(instrutores, imprimeNoConsole);
    // Assert
    expect(imprimeNoConsole.calls.count()).toBe(0);
  });

  it('quando informa função imprimir no console para um instrutor', function() {
    // Arrange
    var instrutores = [ 'bernardo' ];
    // Act
    imprime(instrutores, imprimeNoConsole);
    // Assert
    expect(imprimeNoConsole.calls.count()).toBe(1);
    expect(imprimeNoConsole).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instrutores[0]);
  });

  it('quando informa algo que não é função', function() {
    imprime([ 'bernardo' ], 3.14);
    expect(imprimeNoConsole.calls.count()).toBe(0);
  });

});

describe('Ex 4. Soma diferentona', function() {
  it('quando informa 3 e 4', function() {
    expect(adicionar(3)(4)).toBe(7);
  });
  it('quando informa 5642 e 8749', function() {
    expect(adicionar(5642)(8749)).toBe(14391);
  });
  it('quando informa 0 e 0', function() {
    expect(adicionar(0)(0)).toBe(0);
  });
  it('quando não informa parcela alguma', function() {
    expect(adicionar()()).toBeNaN();
  });
  it('quando não informa primeira parcela', function() {
    expect(adicionar()(1)).toBeNaN();
  });
  it('quando não informa segunda parcela', function() {
    expect(adicionar(1)()).toBeNaN();
  });
  it('quando informa -3 e 2.5', function() {
    expect(adicionar(-3)(2.5)).toBe(-0.5);
  });
});

describe('Ex 5. Fibona', function() {
  it('quando informa 1 = 1', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(1)).toBe(1);
  });
  it('quando informa 2 = 1+1', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(2)).toBe(2);
  });
  it('quando informa 3 = 1+1+2', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(3)).toBe(4);
  });
  it('quando informa 4 = 1+1+2+3', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(4)).toBe(7);
  });
  it('quando informa 5 = 1+1+2+3+5', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(5)).toBe(12);
  });
  it('quando informa 6 = 1+1+2+3+5+8', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(6)).toBe(20);
  });
  it('quando informa 7 = 1+1+2+3+5+8+13', function() {
    expect(fiboSum(7)).toBe(33);
  });
});

describe('Ex 6. Quero café', function() {
  it('quando informa vários números', function() {
    expect(queroCafe(3.14, [ 5.16, 2.12, 1.15, 3.11, 17.5 ])).toBe('1.15,2.12,3.11');
  });
  it('quando informa vários números e todos menores', function() {
    expect(queroCafe(300, [ 5.16, 2.12, 1.15, 3.11, 17.5 ])).toBe('1.15,2.12,3.11,5.16,17.5');
  });
  it('quando informa vários números e nenhum menor', function() {
    expect(queroCafe(0.3, [ 5.16, 2.12, 1.15, 3.11, 17.5 ])).toBe('');
  });
  it('quando informa array vazio', function() {
    expect(queroCafe(0.3, [])).toBe('');
  });
  it('quando informa array com um elemento', function() {
    expect(queroCafe(0.3, [ 0.3 ])).toBe('0.3');
  });
});

describe('Ex 7. Vários tipos', function() {
  it('quando informa string', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: 'Saiyajin', humano: false, saiyajin: true };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'string')).toBe(2);
  });
  it('quando informa number', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: 'Saiyajin', ki: 999500, humano: false, saiyajin: true };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'number')).toBe(1);
  });
  it('quando informa boolean', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: 'Saiyajin', humano: false, saiyajin: true };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'boolean')).toBe(2);
  });
  it('quando informa object', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: { descricao: 'Saiyajin' }, anoNascimento: new Date(1987, 1, 1), humano: false, filhos: [ 'Gohan', 'Goten' ], golpes: [ 'Kamehameha', 'Genki-dama' ] };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'object')).toBe(2);
  });
  it('quando informa undefined', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: undefined, anoNascimento: undefined, humano: undefined };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'undefined')).toBe(3);
  });
  it('quando informa null', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: null, anoNascimento: new Date(1987, 1, 1), humano: undefined };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'null')).toBe(1);
  });
  it('quando informa function', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', classe: null, anoNascimento: undefined, kamehameha: function() {} };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'function')).toBe(1);
  });
  it('quando informa array', function() {
    var goku = { nome: 'Goku', kaioken: undefined, classe: null, anoNascimento: new Date(1987, 1, 1), kamehameha: function() {}, filhos: [ 'Gohan', 'Goten' ], golpes: [ 'Kamehameha', 'Genki-dama' ] };
    expect(contarPorTipo(goku, 'array')).toBe(2);
  });
});

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The Cauldron has magically popped up in London.
The Cauldron is a magical immersion cocktail class experience which lasts 1 hr 45 min. Guests or witch's and wizard's will get to work their magic wands and molecular mixology to brew drinkable elixirs. After donning a robe and testing out their magic wands by pouring a draft of Four Cauldron beer guests/witch's/wizard's head on over to an interactive work station where you'll prepare ingredients and conjure two cocktails that bubble, smoke, and change colour.
The witchery Four Cauldron beer is created by Fourpure Brewing Co. The beer was inspired by a witch/wizard most essential tool their magic wand. Four Cauldrons has a base of wand wood made out of oak and core of ingredients used in magical history of coriander, ginger, and vanilla. Guests will be able to get a Four Cauldron beer by using their own magic wand and experience this limited edition brew for themselves on the night.
Tickets are £29.99 and include our collaboration beer, two molecular cocktails and the interactive experience. Alcohol-free options are available.
I don't need a Hogwarts letter. I went to The Cauldron!
Great fun night out! As soon as you enter the Cauldron tent in Elephant & Castle, you are in a new world! Your ticket entrance includes 3 potions/drinks and the experience lasts for 1h 40min. You are actually being sited in tables of 2 or 4 people with your friends, and choose 2 from the provided 3 potions from the menu. Then you are given all the ingredients to prepare them by yourself. Expect sparkls, fusions, magic moving beans in your drink and loads of fun! Excellent idea for coctails with friends!
How about making your own cocktails with 'magic'?! Harry Potter style cocktail experience in Elephant and Castle, London.
Watch our latest vlog to see what it's all about!
I finally got to check out The Cauldron, where you are invited to mix your own cocktails with the help of some 'magic' help. Overall my thoughts were mixed, but here's how it went.
On arrival you are given a cape and wand, two things any magician requires!! The night has a set time limit to make 2 drinks and enjoy your welcome drink.


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About GBCS
GBCS Supplies List
Grace Baptist Christian School Crusader Sports
The purpose of the Grace Baptist Christian School athletics program is to produce well-rounded young men and women who exhibit outstanding Christian character on and off the field. We hold to the conviction and core belief that the Christian character of our student athletes comes first and that Christ-like character isn't left on the bench but carries over into every endeavor of life.
GBCS athletes are encouraged to do their best, function as part of a team and develop their God-given abilities for His glory. Regardless of whether we win or lose, GBCS teams strive to demonstrate respect and dignity. While the prospect of continuing to play sports after high school at the collegiate level is a high and honorable goal the highest aim for the GBCS athletic program is to produce more than just great athletes but more importantly great Christians.
The GBCS Athletic Program uses its Summer Sports Program as a building block in youth skill development for young people of all age levels playing intramural sports. Its focus is to maintain the increased time to reinforce their particular skill and adjust to the complete team at each age level. There is a strong emphasis on the fundamentals. These strategies allow each athlete to increase his or her improvement ratio rapidly. The sports included in the Summer Sports intramural program are boys basketball and girls volleyball. The program is held every Sunday evening at 6:00 PM during the months of June and July following the 5:00 PM Sunday evening service of the Grace Baptist Church.
Junior High & Senior High Sports
Grace Baptist Christian School sports emphasize sportsmanship and competitive play. Our teams play against area schools from the surrounding areas as well as a number of schools from central and southern Michigan. Our coaching staff serves as Christian role models and examples of excellence to our student athletes.
Varsity Cheerleading
Junior Varsity Volleyball
Varsity Soccer
Junior Varsity Soccer
MACS - Michigan Association Of Christian Schools
Grace Baptist Christian School is a member of MACS. As a member of MACS our sports teams participate in the regional and state tournaments with all MACS member schools from the entire state of Michigan. In 2013 the Crusaders Boys Varsity Soccer Team won the MACS state tournament bringing home the trophy as Varsity Soccer State Champions.
Crusader Varsity Basketball
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The Grace Baptist Christian School young ladies' cheerleading squad brings intensity to our varsity basketball program.
Crusader Varsity Soccer
Record: 5 - 6
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We offer a varsity soccer program for our young men. Our 11 man team competes throughout the fall season in tournaments and regular season games as part of the MACS Conference.
Students participating in our sports programs are charged a sports fee to cover costs of equipment, gym rentals, and travel expenses. Contact us at the school office for more information.
Crusader Varsity Volleyball
Record: 2 - 7
Our young ladies have the opportunity to participate in the Grace Baptist Christian School volleyball program.
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DynCorp International Earns FAA Diamond Awards
DynCorp International (DI) has earned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award for Excellence in three programs: CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service Firewatch program and U.S. Air Force at Joint Base Andrews-Naval
by Sarah Sybert
DHS, Army Develop Wildland Firefighter Garment System to Address Heat Exhaustion Risk
The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate has partnered with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center to create a garment system for wildland firefighters in an


Ever since I discovered the examen prayer a few years ago I've been fascinated with finding different ways to pray each day. I grew up in a church without a strong liturgical tradition, so these things were new to me. However, they are ancient to Christianity.
One ancient, though lost, way to pray is through the use of a prayer wheel. The practice goes back to the time of Augustine, though the seven-spoked wheel illustrated in the book dates to around the mid eleventh century. It was pasted into the inside front cover of a manuscript of the Four Gospels where it stayed for two-hundred years, before being shelved for eternity it would seem. That is until 2015 when it was discovered in a New York gallery. This ancient practice has now found new light and new life.
The prayer wheel combines seven aspects of the Lord's Prayer with seven gifts of the Spirit, Seven events from the life of Christ, and seven Beatitudes. As you pray from the outer wheel to the center, where "God" is printed prominently, you pass through each aspect until you reach the opposite side's fulfillment. For instance, "Holy is your name" leads through the gift of wisdom and the Incarnation of Christ. This leads one to seek out being a peacemaker and thus being called a child of God.
This would seem like a novel approach to prayer, however it's application can be quite powerful. I'm excited to spend some time in prayer through these seven positions. The best part of the prayer wheel is that you can actually make it your own – adding more wheels, like the seven deadly sins or the seven days of creation. It will definitely be another prayer tool in my toolbox.
Disclaimer: The publisher provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.


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Portuguese Translation of Review of World Bank Document: Great Teachers
Lois weiner, professor of education, New Jersey University, USA
This is a Portuguese translation of a critical review of the World Bank document: Great Teachers: How to raise student learning in Latin...
Comprendiendo los objetivos y supuestos del reporte del Banco Mundial, "Profesores Excelentes: Cómo elevar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes en Latinoamérica y el Caribe"
lois weiner, professor of education, New Jersey University, USA & mary compton, independent researcher, UK
Analizamos de qué manera los sindicatos de maestros en otros lugares del mundo están respondiendo de manera general al movimiento Global de...
Scrutinising how the World Bank's project for educational reform in Latin America and the Caribbean substitutes ideology for evidence
Lois Weiner, Director, Urban Education and Teacher Unionism Policy Project, New Jersey City University, US & Mary Compton, Independent Scholar, www.teachersolidarity.com, UK
In July 2014, the World Bank released Great Teachers: How to raise student learning in Latin America and the Caribbean. In its six chapters...
Global Education 'Reform': Building Resistance and Solidarity
Gawain Little, Executive Member, National Union of Teachers, UK
This edited volume brings together education academics and activists from around the world, who describe the effects of corporate education...
Education in a World Racked by Crisis
Susan Robertson , Director of the Centre for Education, Globalisation and Societies, University of Bristol, UK
The author argues that there have been major challenges to, and changes in, the role that education now plays in societies around the world...
Why do governments adopt neoliberal education policies? Critical theory on policy movement in the context of contemporary reform in Mexico
Paul Bocking, Teacher, teaching union & community activist. PhD candidate at York University, Canada
Both the fields of critical human geography and comparative education have developed substantial thinking on the spread of neoliberal...
The Global Education Reform Movement and the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): A secondary Analysis of PISA Data
Dan Murphy, Masters Student, University of Oulo, Finland
By doing a secondary analysis of the data produced by PISA in 2006 and 2009, the author sets out to show that the relevant reports do not...
Neo-liberalism and Education
E. Wayne Ross, Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia, Canada & Rich Gibson, Associate Professor, University of San Diego, US
This is the full text of the award-winning book Neoliberalism and Education Reform, which describes in accessible language the nature of...
Introduction. In E. W. Ross & R. Gibson (Eds.), Neoliberalism and education reform
E. Wayne Ross, Professor of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada & Rich Gibson, Associate Professor, San Diego State University, US
This introductory chapter to the award-winning book Neoliberalism and Education Reform, describes in accessible language the nature of...
Marketing Small Schools in New York City: A Critique of Neoliberal School Reform
Jessica Shiller, Assistant Professor of Education, Lehman College, New York, US
The objective of this article is to critically examine a school reform effort that has taken hold in New York City over the past seven...
Shiller, J. (2012 May). "Venture philanthropy's market strategies fail urban kids." Phi Delta Kappan, 12-16.
The latest wave of reform in urban schools, led by the venture philanthropists, has made a great deal of change, without much progress....


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Modern Israel's founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation–now Israel needs their example more than ever.
Modern Israel's founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation. Now Israel needs their example more than ever.At a time when the political destiny of Israel is more uncertain than at any moment since its modern founding, Be Strong and of Good Courage celebrates the defining generation of leaders who took on the task of safeguarding the country's future.
David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, and Ariel Sharon were all present at the creation of the new nation in 1948. Over the next sixty years, each experienced moments when the country's existence was directly imperiled. In those moments, Israel needed extraordinary acts of leadership and strategic judgment to secure its future, and these leaders rose to the occasion. The strength they showed allowed them to prevail.
Today, Israel may be on the verge of sacrificing the essential character that its greatest citizens fought to secure. This is the story of that epic struggle.
"Solid historical guidance for policymakers and students of the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum."
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"a subtle account of Israeli foreign policy, based in part on declassified documents from Israel, in the form of biographies of how four Israeli Prime Ministers - David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon - took risks for peace."
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"For those of us who care deeply about Israel and the US-Israel relationship, Ross and Makovsky have done a real service. . . . They tell the story of Ben-Gurion, Begin, Rabin and Sharon . . . [and] provide guidance for today's leaders in Israel and for all of us on the meaning of leadership."
—Hillary RodhamClinton, 67th US secretary of state
"A powerful statement on the style and principles of leadership that are critical for shaping the Middle East peace process."
—Henry Kissinger, 56th US secretary of state
"The decisions you describe, with meticulous attention to detail and with penetrating analysis, indeed required them to exhibit leadership, strategic judgment and moral fortitude....It will make a significant contribution to my library."
—Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin President of Israel
"A brilliant study of the role of moral courage in politics as exemplified by four of Israel's boldest prime ministers, and a passionate plea for similar courage in Israel today."
—Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi ofthe United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
"An astute understanding of the policies of real leaders, along with insights based on many meetings and close observations."
—George Shultz, 60th US secretaryof state
"Be Strong and of Good Courage is of great importance to understand the most intimate decision-making process of our leaders during pivotal points of our history . . . and to learn and gain insights for Israel's future historic decisions that must be taken."—Gadi Eisenkot, 21st chief of general staff ofthe Israel Defense Forces, 2015-2019
"This book is a wake-up call to the most difficult decision that the State of Israel has faced since its establishment: preserving a Jewish and democratic identity or losing it. This is not a question of if it happens, but when."
—Amir Eshel, former commander of the Israeli AirForce, 2012-2017


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Q: Proof about Convolution integral, I'm wondering what the claim says. Let $f$ Lebesgue intgrable on $\mathbb{R}^n$, and $g$ be continuous on $\mathbb{R^n}$ s.t. supp$(g)=\{ x\in \mathbb{R^n} \mid g(x)\neq 0 \}$ is compact.
And set $h(x)=\displaystyle\int_{\mathbb{R^n}} f(y)g(x-y) dy.$
Then, prove that $h(x)$ is integrable on $\mathbb{R^n}.$
The claim says that prove that $h(x)$ is integrable on $\mathbb{R^n}$.
But I'm wondering what this says.
If this means $\displaystyle\int_{R^n} |f(y)g(x-y)| dy <\infty,$ I could prove since
\begin{align}
\displaystyle\int_{R^n} |f(y)g(x-y)| dy \leqq M \int_{\mathbb{R^n}} |f(y)| dy < \infty
\end{align}holds since supp$(g)$ is compact and there exists $M>0$ s.t. $|f(y)g(x-y)|\leqq M|f(y)|$ and $f$ is integrable.
But the claim says ''$h$ is integrable on $\mathbb{R}^n$'' so should  I have to prove $\displaystyle\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}|h(x) |dx <\infty$ ?
If so, I don't know how I can prove.
I'd like you to give me any help.

A: Notice that $$\text{Supp}(g)=\overline{\{x\in \mathbb R^n\mid g(x)\neq 0\}},$$
and not what you wrote. Then, you indeed need to prove that $$\int_{\mathbb R^n}|h(x)|\,\mathrm d x<\infty .$$
To do it :
$$\int_{\mathbb R^n}|h(x)|\,\mathrm d x\underset{Tonelli}{=}\int_{\mathbb R^n}|f(y)|\int_{\mathbb R^n}|g(x-y)|\,\mathrm d x\,\mathrm d y\underset{s=x-y}{=}\int_{\mathbb R^n}|f(y)|\,\mathrm d y\int_{\mathbb R^n}|g(s)|\,\mathrm d s<\infty. $$

A: $$\int |h(x)|dx \leq \int \int |f(y)g(x-y)|dy dx=\int \int |f(y)g(x-y)|dx dy$$ by Fubini/Tonelli Theorem. So $$\int |h(x)|dx \leq \int \int g(x-y)|dx |f(y)|dy$$ $$=\int \int g(u)|du |f(y)|dy$$ by the change of variable $u=x-y$. So we get $\int |h(x)|dx \leq \int |f(x)|dx \int |g(x)|dx<\infty$. [Note that $g$ continuous with compact support implies that $\int |g(x)|dx<\infty$].


Next major version of Scorpio is out now. Get it from Source Forge or SVN.
The next version of Scorpio Framework is now available for download. This update, 0.5.0, sees a number of changes to the data access object generation. These objects are now built to use systemDateTime for any date fields and the utilityValidator for object validation. In addition there are a number of new DAO templates built into the core framework.
There are a number of other bug fixes and improvements that are detailed in the changelog.
Download now from Source Forge, or pull the latest version from SVN.
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Questlove takes swipe at Kanye West for Trump support
The rapper stunned viewers when went on TMZ and proclaimed his belief that 400 years of slavery 'sounds like a choice'
By Michael Tanenbaum
Music Hip-hop
Hip-hop star Kanye West alienated millions of fans last week when he openly declared President Donald Trump "my brother" and shared a photo of an autographed "Make America Great Again" hat.
my MAGA hat is signed 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/DrDHJybS8V
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
In the middle of a much larger tweetstorm, the rapper's pro-Trump musings fit oddly into a narrative about independent thinking and raw honesty. West is no stranger to controversy — musically and politically — but this time, he seemed to outdo himself.
Taking a page from West's own book, The Roots drummer and D.J. Questlove showed his disapproval of those unexpected tweets.
The shirt is an obvious reference to West's infamous post-Hurricane Katrina comment that former President George W. Bush "doesn't care about black people."
Questlove, who has been outspoken against racial injustice in the U.S., had the new shirt designed with the same look as West's merchandise from "The Life of Pablo" tour.
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By the looks of it, none of the criticism West is receiving is getting through to him. In a Tuesday appearance in the TMZ studio, West made matters infinitely worse when he stated his belief that 400 years of black slavery "sounds like a choice."
Two new Kanye albums are expected to drop in the coming months. It's not clear whether they'll be infused with the beliefs he's lately espoused.
If this is supposed to be reckless performance art, Questlove has Kanye pegged.
What in the Andy Kaufman is going on here? https://t.co/uvpJ37opyR
— T'Questlove (@questlove) May 1, 2018
"For the first time... I thought I was done [with Twitter]." Questlove reacts to Kanye's pro-Trump tweetstorm pic.twitter.com/zZSmga9aAZ
— AM to DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) April 26, 2018
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This study examines the role of the community arts in addressing social issues in communities. Using data gathered from community arts organizations in two San Francisco neighborhoods, this study examines the histories, missions, methods for measuring results and ideologies of San Francisco community arts organizations for the purpose of uncovering the development of the community arts movement in San Francisco, prevalent perceptions among practitioners about community art's ability to impact civil society and theories around why the community arts are an effective agent for effecting social change.
This study uncovers that the community arts grew out of a grassroots movement to improve community conditions and bring community members together. Using existing models of community sociology, this study concludes that the community arts have the ability to provide the links between individuals that makes one "identify with, feel a part of, and needed by a community." It further concludes that the reasons for this are that the arts are an inclusive form whose language is nonselective and that the arts have the ability to transform gesellschaft to gemeinschaft.
Massehian, Daliah Khoury, "Making the Connection: Art and Community" (2004). Master's Theses. 1102.


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In Internet Posts, Clues To Accused Terrorist There are new details about the suspect in the attempted bombing of a trans-Atlantic flight over Detroit last week. Investigators are sifting through hundreds of Internet postings that appear to have been written by the 23-year-old Nigerian accused of trying to blow up the plane.
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In Internet Posts, Clues To Accused Terrorist
New details now about the suspect in the attempted bombing of a Northwest airliner on Christmas Day, the man at the center of it all, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a 23-year-old Nigerian student. He went to a British boarding school in the African nation of Togo and then studied mechanical engineering in London. And now, investigators are sifting through hundreds of Internet postings that he appears to have written.
Here to give us the latest on the investigation is NPR's counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston. And, Dina, President Obama made a statement this afternoon from his vacation in Hawaii. First, what did he have to say?
DINA TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, basically he acknowledged what he called a systematic failure and said that he had given his advisors two days to report back to him on what needs to be fixed. And he confirmed that the suspect's father had indeed warned the U.S. embassy about his son last month, but that information wasn't passed along to the right people. He said that was unacceptable and it was going to change.
SIEGEL: Onto the investigation now. Tell us about the Internet postings. And assuming they were written by the suspect, what did they say about him?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, law enforcement sources are telling us that they believe these Internet postings were written by someone using the name Farouk1986, and they were - Farouk1986 is Abdulmutallab. They're trying to confirm that now through IP addresses and linking them more directly to the suspect. But there's really good reason to believe that Farouk1986 and Abdulmutallab are one and the same. And there are more than 300 postings. And they go back as far as 2005.
And, frankly, they start out sounding just like writings of any lonely teenager who's at boarding school. You know, they talk about not having any friends or being depressed or not knowing what to do. And then as time goes on, they talk about difficulties in being a good Muslim. Things like, you know, how do you avert your eyes when a woman approaches? Or is it permissible as a Muslim to go to a prom?
And all these postings were on an Islamic bulletin board called Gawaher, which means jewels in Arabic. And we first learned about this from CBS News last night. They talked about these postings.
SIEGEL: And why do officials believe that this Farouk1986 would be the same person?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, there are some details that certainly match up. Farouk1986 talks about preparing to leave a British boarding school in Togo for college. That timing matches up when Abdulmutallab left his Togo school. He complains about being out of touch with his prosperous family in Nigeria. The suspect's father is a prominent Nigerian banker.
Farouk1986 gushes about being in Yemen to learn Arabic in 2004 and '05 and the suspect was there at the same time. And, of course, Farouk is Abdulmutallab's middle name, and he was born in 1986. These postings are important in so much as if they actually were written by him, they help the FBI with this next part of the investigation, which is trying to figure out how this young man became radicalized.
SIEGEL: And what do we know about that? Was he actually recruited?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, right now investigators believe that he was self-radicalized. In other words, there wasn't a recruiter who sought him out, but instead he found like-minded people on the Internet.
SIEGEL: Which is actually becoming more and more familiar to us. This came up earlier this month when five young men from the Washington, D.C. area were picked up in Pakistan.
TEMPLE-RASTON: You're exactly right. The investigators who were looking into that say these five young men allegedly used Facebook and Internet videos on YouTube to link up with extremist groups in Pakistan. And that would be a really good example of self-radicalization.
You know, someone has to be open to it, of course, but someone looking for this on the Internet doesn't have much trouble finding it. And the officials looked at the young men's computers to see what they had watched on YouTube and that's allegedly what led them to travel to Pakistan to train to fight. And that's what they're going to be looking for in this case as well.
SIEGEL: Now, in this case, I gather we're also learning more about his falling out with his family.
TEMPLE-RASTON: Yes, that's coming out of Nigeria. Apparently, he asked his father if he could do a certain kind of Islamic study. His father said no. And he said, okay, that's it. I'm cutting off communication, and they hadn't heard from him since. That led his father to approach the U.S. embassy in Nigeria and say he was concerned.
SIEGEL: Thank you, Dina.
TEMPLE-RASTON: You're welcome.
SIEGEL: That's NPR's Dina Temple-Raston.


Interestingly, in an article on WSJ.com by author, M.P. McQueen titled, "Job Scams: The Recession Turns Ugly" actually provides an up to date warning!
My Journey's way of avoiding a scam? Just google the company's name with the word scam. Chances are…you aren't the first one to be scammed!
Consumers need to be vigilant when seeking employment on-line. The IC3 continues to receive numerous complaints from individuals who have fallen victim to work-at-home scams.
Victims are often hired to "process payments", "transfer funds" or "reship products." These job scams involve the victims receiving and cashing fraudulent checks, transferring illegally obtained funds for the criminals, or receiving stolen merchandise and shipping it to the criminals.
Other victims sign up to be a "mystery shopper", receiving fraudulent checks with instructions to cash the checks and wire the funds to "test" a company's services. Victims are told they will be compensated with a portion of the merchandise or funds.
Job scams often provide criminals the opportunity to commit identity theft when victims provide their personal information, sometimes even bank account information to their potential "employer." The criminal/employer can then use the victim's information to open credit cards, post on-line auctions, register Web sites, etc., in the victim's name to commit additional crimes.
My Journey to Millions is all about multiple streams of income (although I have none YET) but just be careful!
there are lots of Work At Home programs out there. some programs are scam. I only stick to making blogs and monetizing it with Google Adsense.
it is good to know that there are lots of "Work At Home" opportunities that are available on the internet. I mainly use Adsense and Clickbank to earn money online. and work at home because they are reliable and pays consistently.


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![alt text](http://i.imgur.com/QOzCvIJ.jpg "Capybara")
#### The capybara robot
the capybara robot is an open source and open hardware differential drive robot. Powered by a dspic33fj128mc802 it provides an highly customizable firmware, a full extensible serial commands stack and an high speed PID control loop up to 1khz for each motor.

The firmware source code is available https://github.com/mauriliodc/capybara

#### Nodes provided
All nodes expose a lot of standard-ros command line arguments to let the user customize some aspects. The source code is ridiculously simple to be modified in two minutes.

* capybarauno_node

  the main node, it will subscribe to a capybarauno::ticks topic and communicate with the robot base requested a specific velocity (requested as left/right ticks) and publishes the robot ticks
* capybarauno_joy2ticks

  the node will subscribe to joy topic and convert the data from two axii into ticks
* capybarauno_twist2ticks

  the node will subscribe to a cmv_vel topic and convert the data into ticks
* capybarauno_ticks2odo

  the node subscribes to the published ticks from the main node and computes/publises the odometry


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InetSoft Technology Corporation es una empresa multinacional privada que diseña aplicaciones para la inteligencia de negocio.  La compañía fue fundada in 1996, y tiene más de 120 empleados entre oficinas en Piscataway, Nueva Jersey y también en Xi'an China.

El producto principal se llama Style Intelligence, una plataforma completa de BI capaz de realizar tablero de control, análisis visual e informes. También es adaptable para OEM.

Historia

La empresa fue fundada en 1996 por Luke y Larry Liang al principio del uso común de JAVA. El producto inicial se llamaba Style Report y se enfocaba en análisis e informes. A medida que fueron pasando los años, el producto creció a una plataforma completa de BI enfocado en análisis visual. En el 2008 empezaron a ofrecer software como un servicio (SaaS) para los usuarios de Salesforce.com En el 2009 aumentaron los servicios gratis de análisis visual y AJAX.  En el 2010, añadieron acceso para sistemas de planificación de recursos empresariales (ERP) como SAP AG, Siebel Systems, JD Edwards, y PeopleSoft.

Premios

InetSoft Style Report ganó Mejor Herramienta de Informes Java en el 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 and in 2007

También en el 2007, Style Report Edición Analítica ganó Mejor Herramientas de inteligencia de negocios, el primer ano que fue nominado.

Productos

Los productos son diseñados a base de estándar abierto e incluye tecnología de XML, SOAP, JAVA, e JavaScript.

Socios

Align Kpital sirve como revendedor de Style Intelligence para Europa y Latinoamérica.

Engineering Software Lab sirve come revendedor en Asia.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial

Herramientas de inteligencia de negocios

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O IX Governo Regional dos Açores foi formado com base nas eleições legislativas regionais de 17 de outubro de 2004, em que o Partido Socialista (PS) obteve a maioria absoluta com  56,97% dos votos. Sendo Carlos César o líder regional do PS, foi convidado a formar governo. O governo foi empossado e entrou em funções a 16 de novembro de 2004, mantendo-se em funções até à posse do novo governo a 18 de novembro de 2008.

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Governos Regionais dos Açores


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Barbara Mikulski quotes
Barbara Ann Mikulski is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. In January 2017, Mikulski joined Johns Hopkins University as a professor of public policy and adviser to university President Ronald J. Daniels. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. She is the longest-serving woman in the history of the United States Congress and is the longest-serving senator in Maryland history.
Nickname: Barbara Ann Mikulski
Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
James Monroe was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty, and his presidency ushered in what is known as the Era of Good Feelings. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to his shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783, he served as a delegate in the Continental Congress.
David William Donald Cameron is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He was Member of Parliament for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Cameron identifies as a One-Nation Conservative, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
Robert Allen Riggle Jr. is an American actor, comedian, and retired United States Marine Corps Reserve officer. He is best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2006 to 2008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004 to 2005, and for his comedic roles in films such as The Hangover, The Other Guys, Let's Be Cops, Dumb & Dumber To, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, and Step Brothers. He has also co-starred in the Adult Swim comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2012, Riggle replaced Frank Caliendo for the comedy skit and prognostication portions of Fox NFL Sunday.
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president.
Muqtada al-Sadr is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shia militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army.
The study of expression ought to form a part of the study of psychology, but it also comes within the province of anthropology because the habitual, life-long expressions of the face determine the wrinkles of old age, which are distinctly an anthropological characteristic.
Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.
Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and fell on one of the branches and I hit my head.
I did go through a bit of a dark time during the years I was trying to be a mom. But I'm basically a very positive person.
Besides individual things like thunder and gunshots, what dogs fear most is not belonging, being alone.
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Maler Kotla fou un estat tributari protegit sota control del comissionat de la divisió de Jullundur al Panjab, amb una superfície de 433 km² i una població el 1881 de 71.051 habitants i el 1901 de 77.506. Limitava al nord amb el districte de Ludhiana, i la resta per Patiala excepte una petita part a l'oest on tocava a uns pobles de Nabha. El país era completament pla. No hi passava cap riu important però si la branca Bhatinda del canal de Sirhind, si bé el nawab no acceptava fer-lo servir. La capital era Malerkotla i hi havia 155 pobles més. Els productes principals eren el cotó, sucre, opi, anís, tabac, alls i gra i els ingressos estimats eren de 547.000 rúpies; rebia un subsidi del govern de l'Índia Britànica de 2.500 rúpies per la pèrdua d'ingressos per l'abolició de les taxes de duana. Disposava d'un exèrcit de 50 cavallers i 439 infants incloent els contingent de Servei Imperial amb una companyia de sapadors de 177 homes. El sobirà tenia dret a salutació d'onze canonades (dues personals).

L'estat es va fundar el 1454 quan el Shaykh Sadr al-Din Sadr-i-Jahan es va casar amb una filla del sultà Bahulul Shah Lodi (1451-1489) i va rebre un cert nombre de pobles en jagir.

Els nawabs moderns eren d'origen afganès i van ser governadors dins de la província de Sirhind sota els emperadors mogols; el primer fou Bayezid Khan (mort el 1657); es van fer independents el segle XVIII. El 1732 el nawab local Jamal Khan es va unir al comandant de les tropes imperials al doab de Jullundur en un atac contra Raja Ali Singh, el cap sikh de Patiala, que va fracassar; el 1761 va donar suport al governador afganès de Sirhind (nomenat per Ahmad Shah Durrani) contra el sobirà sikh de Patiala. Encara va tenir enfrontaments amb altres veïns sikhs. Mort Jamal Khan en batalla vers 1762, els seus fills es van disputar la successió triomfant Bhikan Khan.

Poc després Ahmad Shah Durrani va sortir de l'Índia a la que ja no va tornar i Raja Amar Singh de Patiala va decidir prendre revenja de Bhikan Khan; el va atacar i li va ocupar alguns territoris; quan Bhikan Khan va veure que no podria resistir va fer un tractat de pau que va garantir unes relacions pacífiques per molts anys; durant els anys que van seguir Maler Kotla va ajudar més d'una vegada a Patiala i el 1787 Raja Sahib Singh de Patiala va retornar els favors ajudant a Maler Kotla contra el poderós cap de Bhadaur, que s'havia apoderat d'alguns territoris del nawab. El 1794 Bedi Sahib Singh, descendent del guru Baba Nanak (el primer i més reverenciat dels sikhs gurus) va cridar a la guerra santa contra els musulmans de Maler Kotla; Bedi, potser un impostor i en tot cas un fanàtic, va inflamar a la gent contra els habitants de Maler Kotla que menjaven (o almenys mataven) vaques i molts sardars (nobles) sikhs es van unir a la campanya; el nawab fou derrotat en una sagnant batalla i va haver de fugir cap a la capital on fou assetjat per Bedi i els seus fanàtics. Per sort pel nawab el raja de Patiala li va enviar tropes d'ajut i finalment va aconseguir la retirada de Bedi a l'altre costat del Sutlej a canvi d'una quantitat de diners que va pagar el raja de Patiala.

Després de la victòria de Laswari, en què els britànics van derrotar a Daulat Rao Sindhia, Maler Kotla es va unir als britànics al servei dels quals va posar totes les seves forces i va participar en la campanya de Lord Lake que va portar a la fugida de Jaswant Rao Holkar el 1805. La Companyia Britànica de les Índies Orientals va substituir als marathes en el poder feudal als districtes entre el Sutlej i el Jumna; el protectorat sobre Maler Kotla i els altres estats del Cis-Sutlej es va establir el 1809, mitjançant un acord amb el maharajà sikh Ranjit Singh de Lahore que va poder conservar les conquestes fetes a les seves primera i segona campanya però va haver de renunciar a les de la tercera (1806, 1807 i 1808). En la darrera campanya Ranjit Singh havia conquerit Faridkot i s'havia dirigit a Maler Kotla on va exigir un tribut de 155.000 rúpies del nawab tot i les protestes de Metcalfe (despeés Lord Metcalfe) enviat britànic a Ranjit Singh. Això va obligar els britànics a intervenir i les forces sota el coronel Ochterlony van avançar al mateix temps (desembre de 1808) que s'enviava un ultimàtum a Ranjit Singh declarant als estats del Cis-Sutlej sota protectorat britànic; finalment Ranjit va claudicar. Ochterlony formalment va reinstal·lar al nawab de Maler Kotla el febrer de 1809 i el 3 de maig de 1809 es va signar el tractat final amb Ranjit Singh que confirmava la dependència del Cis-Sutlej dels britànics, tractat que per la part europea fou signat per Metcalfe i pels sikhs pel mateix Ranjit Singh.

Nawab Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan, nascut el 1857, va pujar al tron el 1877, però a causa d'una malaltia mental, l'administració fou confiada a Sahibzada Ahmad Ali Khan, el seu hereu aparent, com a regent. El 1948 va integrar la unió d'estat coneguda com a PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union) que el 1956 va quedar integrada a l'estat del Panjab.

Llista de sobirans
 Sheikh Sadr al-Din Sadr-i-Jahan 1454-1508
 Sheikh Eisa 1508-1538
 Khan Muhammad Shah 1538-1545
 Khwaja Madud Khan 1545-1566
 Nawab Fateh Muhammad Khan 1566-1600
 Nawab Bayezid Khan 1600-1657
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Giardino: No dive team, yet
Patricia Older 03/12/2017 03/11/2017 0 Comments
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The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office Underwater Search and Recovery Team (Dive Team) is a public safety dive team. Currently the dive team is comprised of twelve divers who possess at a minimum, Master Diver Certification. In addition to certification received in a variety topics, team members practice on a monthly basis to enhance their skills. (Source: Saratoga County Sheriff's Office website)
Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office Dive Team prepare for a training dive. (Source: Saratoga County Sheriff's Office website)
JOHNSTOWN — The Fulton County Sheriff's Department doesn't plan to commission a formal dive team this summer. But the agency is collaborating extensively with area law enforcement to save lives on the local waterways.
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino said the county at this time doesn't have enough resources to start its own dive team. He said the county doesn't have enough personnel or money for training to make it feasible.
"I don't think it's practical to start a full dive team," Giardino said.
But he said the Fulton County Sheriff's Department this summer will share resources with existing dive teams in Saratoga County and the city of Amsterdam in Montgomery County.
"We're trying to solidify things for all three counties," Giardino said.
Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said his department will "absolutely" do anything to help the Fulton County Sheriff's Department with its dive efforts on the lakes this year.
"Anything he needs, he'll get," Zurlo said of Giardino.
The Fulton County Sheriff's department hasn't had a dive team for several years. But following a couple drownings in 2017, some questioned whether it was time to consider forming a dive team again for Fulton County.
Dominick LaFountain, 12, of High Rock Road, Northville, drowned in the Great Sacandaga Lake on July 4. The boy was swimming near a sand bar around 4 p.m., when he no longer could stay above the water, the sheriff said at the time. LaFountain was camping with his mother and several other family members. The boy was not swimming in the beach area where lifeguards are present.
LaFountain was transported to Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville, where he was pronounced dead. Officials arrived to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. New York state police, the Northampton and Corinth fire departments, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Department dive team and the South Glens Falls dive team assisted.
Giardino said at the time he was unsure if having a Fulton County dive team could have changed the situation.
Zurlo said his crews assisted with the situation involving the LaFountain boy.
"Unfortunately, we were part of the recovery operations," the Saratoga county sheriff said.
Fulton County boasts 44 lakes, including its biggest manmade lake — the Great Sacandaga Lake.
Sean Craig, 18, of Amsterdam, also accidentally drowned in the Great Sacandaga Lake July 30. Officials recovered his body that Sunday evening about 400 feet west of the I Go Inn Restaurant. Since then, the Craig family has been working with Giardino and Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort to research where funds could be used to benefit search and rescue efforts.
Following Craig's death, his family created the Sean Craig Memorial Fund to support search and rescue efforts as well as dive operations in Fulton and Montgomery counties.
Attempts to reach Justin Craig — organizer and brother of Sean Craig — were unsuccessful this week.
But Giardino said the Craig family has raised $45,000 for dive rescue efforts throughout the area, including in Fulton County.
The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office Underwater Search and Recovery Team is a public safety dive team. Currently the dive team is comprised of 12 divers who possess at a minimum, master diver certification. In addition to certification received in a variety topics, team members practice on a monthly basis to enhance their skills.
Zurlo said that if Fulton County ever decides it wants to start a dive team, his department stands ready to assist. In the meantime, he said his dive team is a very well respected and professional unit and will again be out on the Great Sacandaga Lake this summer.
"I'll have patrols up and down the Great Sacandaga," Zurlo said.
Dive team operations in Saratoga include initiating search and recovery operations in underwater environments, locating and investigating underwater crime scenes, documenting and retrieving evidentiary items from the water, and assisting in the investigation of water related crimes. The dive team conducts both land and boat based operations in a variety of challenging bodies of water within Saratoga County. Boat-based operations are carried out utilizing an air boat or one of the four patrol boats.
In addition to digital camera standard dive equipment, the Saratoga County team has a variety of specialized equipment to carry out operations in any environment. The equipment includes an underwater remote-operated vehicle equipped with cameras, grabber arm and scanning sonar, underwater metal detectors, lift bags, wireless underwater communications, along with underwater video and photography.
"We've had three meetings with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office and the dive team and patrol," Giardino said.
Giardino said Amsterdam's police and fire departments have a joint 14-member dive team, including divers.
The St. Johnsville Fire Department, also in Montgomery County, has a Special Operations Company consisting of dive rescue and recovery, water rescue and swift water rescue.
"We have boat patrols and Saratoga County has boat patrols," Giardino said. "We've been in on joint training."
The sheriff said the dive training and marine training is a good way for deputies from both Fulton and Saratoga counties to get to meet and know each other.
Giardino said there have been requests for equipment, and the Craig family is trying to set up a non-profit to funnel resources.
He said Fulton County, and Saratoga County and Amsterdam city divers are within 45 minutes of each other, and he promises more collaborative safety efforts this summer.
Michael Anich covers Johnstown and Fulton County news. He can be reached at [email protected]
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While financial markets have always cared about latency, it's not a topic often discussed in other industries. This past week, I stumbled across a couple of excellent blog posts on the subject of latency, primarily as related to web and cloud infrastructures.
First Todd Hoff posted on website scalability with his expansive Latency is everywhere and it costs you sales post. Nati Shalom of Gigaspaces built upon that post to include sweeping architectural suggestions from the perspective of a leading data grid provider.
Both are fascinating reads and highlight all the usual sources of latency as well as some that are less obvious. Highly recommended.
There is no one-size-fits-all set of suggestions for dealing with latency, which is why both of these posts are so encyclopedic. The latency hot spots in a web application with 500 milliseconds of latency will be completely different than a 50 millisecond database access application and different still from a market data system with less than 100 microseconds of latency. The same way you wouldn't use your hammer and drill to fix a watch, you need special precision tools.
I'll go more into detail on ultra-low latency issues tomorrow.


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Nieuport (Company) Chronological Aircraft List
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Catalog of military, industry, and civilian sector aircraft belonging to Nieuport.
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