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Cover Reveal – The Swedish Prince by Karina Halle
February 22, 2018 / Julia
THE SWEDISH PRINCE, an all-new sexy, standalone contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle, is coming March 22nd!
Title: The Swedish Prince
Author: Karina Halle
Cover Designer: Hang Le
**A standalone romance inspired by the classic film, Roman Holiday**
I never believed in fairy-tales.
Never held out for Prince Charming.
Growing up poor in small-town California as the oldest of six siblings, I knew I would never ride off into the sunset with anyone. That was even more apparent when a senseless tragedy took the lives of my parents, forcing me to become the sole guardian of our dysfunctional household at the mere age of twenty-three.
Then a fateful encounter literally brought Prince Charming to my doorstep.
At first I thought Viktor was just your average businessman passing through, albeit obscenely handsome, six-foot-five, blue-eyed, and mysteriously rich.
But soon I discovered the truth behind Viktor's façade.
Beneath his quiet, enigmatic gaze and cocky charm, is a man who is running away from who he really is. A role he'd rather not fulfill.
He is Viktor of House Nordin, His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Sweden.
Yet uncovering Viktor's secret was only the first step.
I didn't expect to fall in love with him.
I didn't expect to have my whole life turned upside down.
When you're from two different worlds, can your hearts meet somewhere in the middle?
Or do happily-ever-afters only exist in fairy-tales?
– The Swedish Prince will be available on iBooks/Nook/Kobo on March 19th and 20th ONLY.
– The Swedish Prince will have a live release on Amazon KU on March 22nd.
Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Smut, The Artists Trilogy, Heat Wave and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her rescue pup and her husband Scott Mackenzie, who co-wrote Rocked Up with her. That's right. It's like the book SMUT come to life! This is their first venture as a writing team. A lot of music was played. A lot of laughs were had. A lot of sex was…put in the book!
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Biography Gary Sinise
Birth Name: Gary Alan Sinise
Occupation: Movie Actor
Born In: Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Birthdate:March 17, 1955
Age: 64 years old (as of 2020)
Nationality:American
Sexuality: Straight
Gary Sinise was born on the 17th of March, 1955. He is best known for being a Movie Actor. He starred in Ransom with Mel Gibson. Gary Sinise's age is 64. He starred with Tom Hanks in Forest Gump and Apollo 13. His other notable roles include Harry S. Truman in Truman and Detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom.
The 64-year-old movie actor was born in Blue Island, Illinois, USA. He co-founded the Steppenwolf Theater Company which featured Ethan Hawke, Gary Cole, and John Malkovich. He began starring in CSI: NY in 2004.
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Microgaming to Offer Games to Players in Portugal Thanks to New Partnership Deal
- December 26, 2019 By Riley Wilson -
Microgaming expands its presence to Portuguese regulated market. (Photo: microgaming.co.uk)
The Isle of Man-based gaming giant Microgaming has prepared a nice Christmas present for all players in the Portuguese market.
The award-winning developer of high-quality slot games has announced the signing of a brand-new partnership agreement with one of the leading names in Portugal's regulated online gambling market.
Market Expansion Continues
Under the provisions of this deal with ESC Online, the popular gaming brand owned by Estoril Sol Digital.
The company's expansion into the Portuguese market should further increase Microgaming's presence in markets around the globe and builds on successful debuts made during 2019, in Sweden and the Czech Republic
ESC Online is the leading provider of online casino games in Portugal and was the first operator to receive a license following the regulation of the country's market back in 2016.
Its offering, apart from video slot games, also includes blackjack and roulette, while players are guaranteed an unforgettable gaming experience online.
Players Can Look Forward to Playing New Titles
According to available information, ESC Online has completed the integration with Microgaming's platform, which means its players can now enjoy a wide offering of games from the developer's extensive lineup of high-quality games. ESC Online also announced that additional content would be added to the offering in the coming period.
Microgaming COO, Andrew Clucas, stated his company was delighted to increase its market presence and added they were looking forward to providing the company's games to one of the leading online gaming brands in Portugal.
Rui Magalhaes, Chief Executive officer at Estoril Sol said the latest partnership only further demonstrated the brand's commitment to offering its players only the very best content and the best possible playing experience. Magalhaes pointed out players would enjoy the new exciting and diverse portfolio of games and added the collaboration would further cement their market positions.
This is the perfect way for the renowned developer to end this year, during which it launched a number of new releases, and signed several important partnership agreements with leading iGaming companies around the world.
You can enjoy the company's extensive portfolio of excellent games at any Microgaming-powered online casino.


A resume creator is often a helpful tool in building a professional looking resume that any potential employer will take notice of. When applying for a job, it is necessary to make yourself stand out from other candidates. You want to highlight your accomplishments and skills in a way that quickly catches the eye of an employer, and makes them know that you have what it takes to benefit the company. A resume creator will help you in accomplishing this task.
What does a resume creator do?
Writing a resume can be a difficult and daunting task for many people. If you have never written one before, you may need a little assistance. Online, you can find many sites that take you step by step through writing your resume, with wizards that make it easier. You can make changes, update your resume, and edit your work. Some are simply fill in the blank or question and answer type forms.
Many of the sites you will find allow you to customize your resume, and use only the options you choose to. They also offer tips and suggestions that make writing a professional quality resume easier.
Before you choose a resume creator, it's a good idea to have all of your information in front of you. Details regarding your educational background, work history, accomplishments, skills, awards, honors, and anything else that may relate to the position you are applying for will help make writing your resume easier.
Also, be aware that you are not writing an essay; employers like resumes that are brief and to-the point, and easy to read. You want to use simple, basic fonts and limit any fancy artwork. Keep bold type and italics to a minimum, highlighting only the most important qualifications or accomplishments. Your resume should make it easy for an employer to read quickly through your information; qualifications and skills should be easily detected as they scan the page.
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Resumizer provides plenty of options that allow you to build a professional, customized resume that will attract the attention of a potential employer. There are numerous layouts from which you can choose, and sections allow you to easily enter your information regarding skills and qualifications.
This site also offers information on using the proper format, action verbs and other tips that help make writing your resume easier. If you need help creating a resume that will help you land at the top of the list for the most desirable candidates for the job, consider using a resume creator.


Both the House and Senate "should move swiftly to reassert [their] war powers and end U.S. support for this brutal, unconstitutional war."
With the government now reopened, a the newly-elected Congress in session, and the U.S. still complicit in the world's worst humanitarian disaster, a bipartisan group of Senators and House members – led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) – officially re-introduced a War Powers Resolution on Wednesday in order to block further U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
While the same resolution in December passed the Senate in an historic bipartisan vote, it was not taken up for a vote in the Republican-controlled House at that time. But now that Democrats control the lower chamber, Rep. Khanna argued the people of Yemen can wait no longer.
Passage of the resolution in December, said Sanders, was a clear declaration by the U.S. Senate "that we will not continue to have our military posture dictated by a despotic, murderous regime in Saudi Arabia" and called for both the House and Senate to quickly pass the resolution.
When Yemenis see "Made in USA" on the bombs that are killing them, it tells them that the USA is responsible for this war.
This is not the message we should be sending to the world. Congress must end support for the catastrophic war in Yemen led by a despotic Saudi regime.
At a morning press conference, Sanders and Khanna were joined by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as well as Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) – all key co-sponsors of the joint resolution.
Read the Senate resolution here. Read the House version here.
While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also endorsed the resolution, Khanna said he believes there are enough votes in the House to pass the it when brought to the floor for a vote.
Paul Kawika Martin, senior director of policy and political affairs for Peace Action, applauded the lawmakers for the perseverance on the issue.


Can The Tesla-Consumer Reports Love Affair Be Saved?
Free CR information, caught on camera at a local CVS. Why pay?
TESLA AND CR: CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED?
Tesla loves Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports loves Model S. They've both said so. Yet they're perpetually estranged. After several years of Model S production — during which the car has morphed from merely powerful to Ludicrous and from merely smart to virtually alive, and during which Tesla has devoured market share from century-old brands and doubled its sales volume every year — CR is still telling everyone to avoid the car.
Go to your local CVS and look at the latest car issue. Tesla's charts have a couple rows of black dots, mostly in "noises and leaks." And Model S is among the "Worst of the Worst" used cars.
Irreconcilable differences, it seems. It's the stuff of divorce — and a film in 1984, when the USA was still literate enough to abide big words.
Tesla isn't the only brand estranged from CR. Even Acura is in the doghouse. But Acura isn't trying to force a paradigm shift in motoring. Tesla is trying to do exactly that. It's also trying to sell a low-maintenance story. Electric vehicles don't need much attention, supposedly, right? Right.
Bottom line: Consumers are ignoring Consumer Reports. Tesla has generated such loyalty that CR's little black dots may as well be Junior Mints. Why?
It's a gadget, not a car. Gadgets have bugs, but Silicon Valley does over-the-air voodoo that kills bugs dead. That the assumption, anyway.
Safety ratings count just as much as reliability ratings.
And so on. Tesla can survive this divorce. It has certainly won custody of the children. But what about CR? Well, it's already frayed from its ongoing cold war with the internet. You're pondering a purchase of, say, a hedge trimmer. Why pay for a CR subscription only to find it hasn't reviewed hedge trimmers for five years? You can get crowd-sourced reviews instantly, for free, even on just-released or esoteric stuff that CR hasn't touched.
Are peer reviews scientifically precise? No. Polluted by impostors? Maybe. Polluted enough to warrant getting out your credit card and going to CR's website to click on a half-hour's worth of subscription agita in the hopes of getting a cleaner opinion? Probably not.
And if you really want to know what CR thinks about hedge trimmers, even if its review is old, you can probably find out with just a few more clicks. Or drive to the library and look for the issue. But hurry, before libraries vanish.


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Centre for Emergency and Development Support -CEDS
Bipham Road, New Site, JubaJuba, Jubek 00200South Sudan South Sudan
http://www.cedss.org
(4.85936,31.57125)
CEDS works to assist the needy and neglected to enhance Livelihoods resilience towards poverty elevation.
The Centre for Emergency and Development Support - (CEDS) is a national non-political Organization. It was established during the South Sudan civil war period in 2001 in Nairobi Kenya. After the signing of the CPA in 2005, the organization was incorporated in South Sudan in 2005 to support national efforts in addressing relief, rehabilitation and development challenges in Southern Sudan . This Local NGO was formed according to the willingness of the people in the community with a view to deal with the present socio-economic problems in different villages by means of sharing about the problems, understanding the problems and finding out the best way of solving the problems through free discussions and the people's participation in the decision making and get-together under an umbrella of CEDS Organization.
Would you recommend Centre for Emergency and Development Support -CEDS?


Seth's Giving Tree has partnered with Piedmont South Carolina Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Our mission to promote Christian values by growing faith, hope, respect, integrity and generosity of the youth of Lancaster County ties in well with that of Piedmont FCA's mission to present to coaches and athletes, and all whom they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church. By working together, we are able to grow faith in Christ and support each other's programs in Lancaster County.
Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA is the largest interdenominational, school-based, Christian sports ministry in America. The vision of FCA is to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches. FCA carries out this vision though what they call the 4 C's.
Coaches are the heart of FCA. FCA aims to minister to them by encouraging and equipping them to know and serve Christ.
Campus ministry is initiated and led by student-athletes and coaches on junior high, high school and college campuses.
Camps are a time of "inspiration and perspiration" for coaches and athletes to reach their potential by offering comprehensive athletic, spiritual and leadership training.
Community ministry is the non-school based FCA ministries that reach the community through partnerships with the local churches, businesses, parents and volunteers. These ministries not only reach out to the community, but also allow the community to invest in athletes and coaches.
Here at Seth's Giving Tree, we want to help FCA further their impact on the world by assisting locally by rewarding scholarships to football team camps, football sport camps, FCA High School & Middle School retreats and campus ministry outreach events, such as the annual FCA Rally in the Valley at Clemson University.
To find out more about the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, please visit there website at www.scfca.org/piedmont.
In 2012, we were able to provide scholarships for two football players to FCA Sports camp that summer. In 2013, we will be able to provide three player scholarships and one team scholarship through our partnership with FCA and our sponsors. Our goal is to grow this each year to bring these student athletes closer to Christ and challenge them to share that relationship with their fellow students and teammates.
If you are interested in attending FCA camp, contact your school FCA Leader. Membership in the FCA is not required, but encouraged, to apply for camp scholarships.
Check with you school's administration team to confirm dates and times of FCA meetings at your school.


This is a question concerning the existing feature of observation URLs. My question is: are these URLs static? And will they be so in the future?
Background: when starting a serious collection (e.g. insect collection, or something) the collector usually also starts a database where he assigns each specimen a individual identification number. This often means additional work and additional expenses for a collector. If observation URLs were static one could easily use iNaturalist URLs (explicitely the last half of the URL like "observations/21439184" or the number only "21439184" as individual identification number). This might motivate collectors to use iNaturalist as their database.
All my microscope slides are labeled with the iNaturalist number to keep the live photos and specimens connected. So I sure hope it never changes!
I really, really hope the URLs are static! I have been through the non-static URL crisis that happened three times on another nature site that shall remain nameless. The admins on that site, in their infinite wisdom, decided to not redirect the two oldest sets of URLs. This means that not only is it hard to find those addresses, but all URLs referenced on other obs, on other sites and in publications are now dead. It is one of the reasons that a whole bunch of us moved from The Dark Side to iNat.
It has been a common thing to refer to other observations in the comments, and to do so with url links. In New Zealand we were under the NatureWatch.org.nz domain, and when that was lost we changed to iNaturalist.nz, a change that was easy to search and replace globally. The reason for that domain change was rather bizarre, and I doubt the iNaturalist.org domain would be lost in the same manner. But then again, who knows what the future can bring!
there are some issues with the consecutive numbering on the site and they really should change it to randomized numbers or whatever, but that's a hard one because it's true changing old ones can cause problems.
OMG, imagine if all the media articles that pointed to Mola tecta observations suddenly pointed to some other random observation instead! It would be a much bigger problem than the observations that get deleted!
This is the infamous link rot problem in the internet age. The renumbering problem has already occured when naturewatch .org .nz merged their database into iNat a few years ago, all the observations had to have new numbers. A record was kept, and even today old observation numbers still crop up, eg https://inaturalist.org/observations/981784.
In that example, the obs number was given sans url… kind of like referring to a page in a book and not stating what the book is… When everyone thinks they are reading the same book, then I can see how they would take that shortcut! And who knows, iNat could get imported into some future site!
The alternative for collectors would be to use a combination of observer name and tag (using a manually entered database code as tag). This information is less likely to get lost if iNaturalist ever restructures, right?
I would assume that if it were going to happen again, there would be enough people who have experienced it before, and there would be plenty of headsup about it. Then it would just be a matter of printing out a list of all my obs, including obs# and date etc, and then I could go through and cross-reference (if I needed to). Would be a pain, but not the end of the world, and given how unlikely it would be, I can live with it!
We definitely have no plans to change URLs. So as long as iNat is around, it is highly unlikely the URL would change, but we can't make any 100% guarantees.
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Jennifer Lopez to perform in Central Park for Global Citizen Live
Courtesy Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez has joined the lineup for Global Citizen Live, set to take place on Central Park's Great Lawn in New York City on September 25.
As previously announced, the 24-hour live broadcast will also feature performances from Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, BTS, Billie Eilish, Adam Lambert, Coldplay and more.
The broadcast will be filmed across six continents, with a goal of uniting the world in order to defeat poverty and defend the planet. It'll air on ABC, ABC News Live, FX, Hulu, YouTube, Twitter and more. The musical performances will take place at "iconic locations" in New York, Paris, London, Seoul, LA, Lagos, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro.
The rest of the artist lineup for New York City will be announced Tuesday, as will the lineups for Lagos and Paris.
J.Lo previously participated in Global Citizen's Vax Live campaign.


This special 5-day tour will offer you the best mountain scenery in Vietnam. You will visit typical places that you should not miss when arriving in Ha Giang province. You can also trekking through terraced fields and local villages, communicate with ethnic people and discover their daily life. Tour starts and ends in Hanoi includes accommodation in a homestay as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and other great services will definitely keep the happy moment in your vacation.
Transportation by vehicle with experienced driver.
Local Hmong boy needed when trekking in Dong Van.
4 night accommodation at homestay in Nam Dam, Ma Le, Lang Nghien & Du Gia villages.
Entrance tickets to visit Lung Khuy Cave & Hmong King's palace.
Water in bottle available available in car.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Hanoi at 7.30AM by a private car to leave for Ha Giang City (300km/6 hour-driving, lunch on the way) – about 1.30 PM we arrive in Ha Giang City. From Ha Giang City we will take a beautiful route to Minh Tan Village (23km, beginning of Dong Van Karst Plateau). At Minh Tan Village, we will go up and down with very beautiful landscape. We sightsee or pictures and pass through Minh Tan Village – Pac Sum Pass – Quyet Tien village – Quan Ba Pass and on top of it is Quan Ba heaven gate – Twin Mountain (called Fairy Bosom). From Stop point take a short trek through Villages to Nam Dam (5 km long) – Arrive in Nam Dam village (Red Dzao village). Dinner & overnight at homestay in Nam Dam village with local people.
Attraction, villages & Town: Hanoi (7.30 am) – Ha Giang city – Minh Tan village – Pac Sum pass – Quyet Tien village – Quan Ba pass – Heaven gate – Twin Mountain (Fairy Bosom) – Nam Dam village. [Driving 335 km/209 miles].
Attraction, villages & Town: Nam Dam village – Lung Khuy cave – Trang Kim village – Can Ty village – Yen Minh town – Tham Ma Pass – Lung Thau village – Pho Cao village – Lan Si village – 9 Circle pass – Lung Cam village – Lung Hoa village – Trekking through villages to villages (10 km/6.25 miles) – Lung Tao village – Ma Le village. [Driving 112 km/70 miles].
Attraction, villages & Town: Ma Le market – Lung Phin village to visit Lung Phin market – Sinh Lung market – Trekking through villages to villages (10 km/6.25 miles) – Sa Phin village to visit Hmong King's palace – Ma Pi Leng pass – Lang Nghien village (Dong Van Town) [136 km/85 miles].
You can spend the morning walking around old town and local markets by yourselves. We will continue our ride towards Meo Vac Town to visit Meo Vac animal market. The market is not only where the locals meet, it is also a gathering place for the Mong and many other ethnic minorities living here. After that, we will visit Sung Tra village and Ta Lung village, then trek 10 km through villages. We will be on our way to Mau Due town, passing Wind Pass and Lung Ho village. We stop for dinner & overnight at homestay in Du Gia Village.
Attraction, villages & Town: Dong Van market – Ma Pi Leng pass – Meo Vac town to visit Meo Vac animal market – Sung Tra village – Ta Lung village – Trekking through villages to villages (10 km/6.25 miles) – Wind Pass – Mau Due town – Lung Ho village – Du Gia village [Driving: 160 km/100 miles].
We will have breakfast then drive pass Duong Thuong Village to Lung Tam Village to visit the traditional Linen Co-operative. You can learn how they weave and dye fabric from hemp plant to make the local brocade products with traditional patterns and colours of the Mong ethnic people. Then from Lung Tam we take a beautiful path passing Tung Vai village, Ha Giang city and Tuyen Quang town to go back to Hanoi where our tour ends at 6PM.
Attraction, villages & Town:Du Gia village – Duong Thuong village – Lung Tam village to visit linen cooperative – Tung Vai village – Ha Giang city – Tuyen Quang town – Hanoi. [Driving 453 km/283 miles].


An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; for example, Torchwood can be rearranged into Doctor Who.
If two strings are anagram to each other, their sorted sequence is the same.
If the average length of verbs is m and array length is n, then the time is O(n*m).
Take all letters, sort them, return a String. All anagrams of the same letters will have the same keys.
Use int array and codePointAt to calculate a key. This also relaxes the constrain on the character range of input strings.
The posted solution assumes strings in input array are all lower case between 'a' to 'z'. 'arr' array holds the count of occurrences of characters from 'a' to 'z' for each string in input array.
I tried this but it was much slower than the solution given here. I guess the multiplication takes more time for large words.
Hi, dear programmer! I'm a fresh bird in practicing leetcode. What is the meaning of the following code? (Since the type in arr is char, then how is it possible to do "arr[ ] ++" in the for loop? Thank you!
A smarter solution is to use a hash function that applied to a word and any of its anagrams, will result in the same hash value. Such a hash can be constructed like this: assign a prime number to all the letters in the alphabet: a->2, b->3, c->5, d->7, etc. Construct the hash value of a string by multiplying the equivalent prime numbers.
It is more performance efficient to not use String utils. Try checking the time of execution and you will know the rest.
Sorting is O(nlgn), here is the O(n) one.
Why cannot we use the version below?


A Students' Federation of India leader was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack allegedly by members of a pro-Islamic outfit at a college in Kochi, police said on Monday.
They were attacked allegedly by workers of the Campus Front and its parent outfit Popular Front of India inside the Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, campus on Sunday night, they said.
The condition of one of the injured students is said to be serious.
Three workers of the PFI and the Campus Front have been taken into custody in connection with the incident, police said.
The SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, has called for a state-wide protest on Monday against the killing of Abhimanyu, 20.
The SFI leader, a second-year degree student at the college, was a resident of Vattavada in Idukki district and also a member of the organisation's Idukki district committee.
The body has been kept at the Ernakulam General Hospital's mortuary.
Police suspects that issues between student activists over using college walls led to the attack.
CPI-M state secretariat member and former Rajya Sabha MP P Rajeev condemned the attack on the SFI workers and described it as a "planned" one carried out by forces with "extremist nature."
"We have not heard about such a heinous attack on student activists in recent times. All the progressive forces should come forward to fight against such outfits with extremist nature," said Rajeev, a former state leader of the SFI from Ernakulam district.


A Shell gas station attendant who collapsed at work on the evening of Sept. 8 with a major medical issue while a man and two teens who were in the store at the time did nothing to help remains in critical condition at a local hospital.
But Auburn Police say with video of the incident and the public's help, they have since talked to the man and identified the two boys, who allegedly took advantage of the situation to steal merchandise from the station and clean out the store's cash register.
Here is a police synopsis of what happened.
At 5:41 p.m. on Sept. 8, a man and two teenage boys entered the station at 201 Auburn Way S., whereupon one of the teenagers grabbed what appeared to be a pepperoni stick from the counter and started to eat it. He then picked up a second stick and handed it to the other teen.
When the man approached the counter to buy an item, according to police, the clerk tried to charge the man for the pepperoni sticks, and the two began to argue. One of the teens then hands a dollar bill to the clerk. This upset the clerk, who approached the teens and started to talk with them.
Having spoken with the teens, the clerk, dollar bill still in hand, turned back to the register area but collapsed unconscious, according to police. While the man was leaving the store, one of the teenagers reached down and took the dollar bill from the hand of the unconscious clerk. As the stricken clerk lay unconscious on the ground, the boys exited and entered the store a couple of times, stealing merchandise and helping themselves to all the money in the cash register.
According to police, about three minutes later someone else entered the store, saw the clerk on the ground and called 911.


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Westerton Kids Club is situated in the School House and is only available to children who attend Westerton Primary Academy. It is run by staff employed directly by the Academy. This ensures that the same quality of care and aims and ethos are shared.
The club provides a setting where children are able to participate in fun and enriching activities amongst peers, outside the school environment. A breakfast and a tea-time snack are served and you can be sure that all healthy eating guidelines are met.


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Upon his return in 1945, he picked up where he left off, returning to the studio and working for the next eight years on animated short subjects. His first on-screen credit was for Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom in 1953, an Oscar®-winning film that took audiences through the history of music. Other films X contributed to during this time included Noah's Ark (1959) and A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962), both Academy Award® nominees, as well as Jack and Old Mac (1956). He worked on the "I'm No Fool" series for the original MickeyMouse Club, and in the 1960s, X provided memorable stop-motion sequences for Disney feature films TheParent Trap (1961), Babes in Toyland (1961), and Mary Poppins (1964).
X retired from Disney in 1984, but continued working as a consultant to Walt Disney Imagineering for many years, and was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Maureen; his children Tori McCullough, Judianne, and Joe; his stepchildren Brian Sheedy, Kevin Sheedy, and Eileen Haubeil; sons-in-law Mike McCullough and Chris Haubeil; daughters-in-law Kathy Atencio, Trish Sheedy, and Beth Sheedy; and eight grandchildren.
Netflix Inc is in "active discussions" with Walt Disney Co about keeping Marvel and "Star Wars" films after 2019, when new Disney and Pixar movies will stop appearing on the streaming service, a senior executive said late on Thursday.
Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger told analysts the company had not yet decided where it would distribute superhero films from Marvel Studios and movies from "Star Wars" producer Lucasfilm, which the company owns, at that time.
Sarandos said he expected Disney's service to be "complementary" to Netflix, which carries other family-friendly programing such as animated movies from "Despicable Me" creator Illumination Entertainment and "Shrek" producer Dreamworks Animation.


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Census, race and science
Nature Genetics volume 24, pages97–98(2000)Cite this article
Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem because his parents had to register there with the Roman authorities, who sought information on the population of their Empire. Roughly two millennia later, the United States government will ask its citizens to take part in a similar endeavour, the Census 2000. The US Constitution calls for a count of the nation's populace every ten years to apportion representation in the House of Representatives. Census data provide the basis for domestic policy and are used to monitor and enforce compliance with civil-rights statutes and anti-discrimination laws. As part of this 'snapshot' of the nation, individuals will be asked about their race and ethnicity. These terms mean different things to different people (see box for selected dictionary definitions). The Census Bureau does not offer its own definitions, but makes it explicit that the individual is the only one who should classify her- or himself.
In the past, five racial categories were provided: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White. In addition, people were asked about their ethnicity, that is, whether they were of Hispanic (or Latino) origin. Only one race could be selected, and people also had to state whether they were 'Hispanic or Latino', or not. In this year's census, a sixth racial category called 'Other Race' will be added, and, for the first time, a person can select multiple races (leading to 63 possible permutations). It is not yet clear how the Census will tabulate this information; hopefully social and life scientists will have access to the detailed numbers and percentages, even if these are not deemed useful for all administrative purposes. The increasing diversity of the nation's population is the reason cited by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for these changes. It will be interesting to see whether this will be reflected in the results and how people categorize themselves.
That race in this context is not a scientific term is generally agreed upon by scientists—and a message that cannot be repeated often enough. Whether racial classification is useful at all is debatable. In 1997, the American Association of Anthropologists (AAA) urged the US government to phase out their use of the term 'race' in the collection of federal data, because the concept of race is a social and cultural construction with no scientific justification in human biology. Instead of race, they suggest the use of ethnic categories that better reflect the diversity of the US population. The AAA recommended that the OMB combine the separate race and ethnicity categories into one question for the 2000 Census, and eliminate 'race' as a category by the time planning begins for the 2010 Census. The AAA statement also calls for research to determine what terms best capture human variability in ways understood by the American people, and argues that "probably the clearest data on human variation come from genetic studies. Genetic data do show differences between groups, and these can potentially trace an individual's likely geographic origin. Nevertheless, these data also show that any two individuals within a particular population are as different genetically as any two people selected from any two populations in the world."
Census 2000, in which US residents will be asked to state their race and ethnicity, provides an ideal opportunity for geneticists to reiterate that their research does not support the concept of race as a biological entity. At present, the messages are mixed: on one hand, the public is told that there is no scientific basis for race, and that there is more variation within populations than between populations. On the other, scientists use racial terms when describing research results, such as an increased risk for breast cancer in Jews or for prostate cancer in Blacks, and frequently emphasize population-specific markers, alleles and disease susceptibility. This is a complex and sensitive topic, but we must become better in educating the public about the scientific questions that are being addressed, and what we learn about human diversity.boxed-text
At the same time, we should look closer at the issues of race, populations and ethnicity in scientific discourse, which is often associated with poorly defined lay terminology. This is not just a matter of sloppy language, but reflects the imprecise use of racial and ethnic classifications in biomedical research. Throughout history scientists have used social and politically determined racial categories to make scientific comparisons between races—with little or no discussion about the meaning or rationale. The US National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 calls for clinical trials to enroll minority group members based on traditionally defined racial and ethnic groups (and on an individual's self-selection into those groups), and the documentation of results by race. Race might be a proxy for discriminatory experiences, diet or other environmental factors. If these factors are relevant to the question asked, race can be a valid variable in scientific studies. There is no justification, however, to use race as a substitute for other parameters that can be measured, such as genetic variation or differences in metabolism. Increasing mobility and admixture will also make it less and less likely that the substitution will yield reasonable results. Instead, available genotyping methods will make it possible to define genetic subgroups (which do not correlate with skin colour, language or religion) that are relevant to a particular scientific question.
The laudable objective to find means to improve the health conditions for all or for specific populations must not be compromised by the use of race or ethnicity as pseudo-biological variables. From now on, Nature Genetics will therefore require that authors explain why they make use of particular ethnic groups or populations, and how classification was achieved. We will ask reviewers to consider these parameters when judging the merits of a manuscript—we hope that this will raise awareness and inspire more rigorous design of genetic and epidemiological studies.
Box 1: A diversity of definitions
A vague, unscientific term for a group of genetically related people who share certain physical characteristics
A distinct ethnic group characterized by traits that are transmitted through their offspring
Each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics
A group of individuals who are more or less isolated geographically or culturally, who share a common gene pool, and whose allele frequencies at some loci differ from those of other populations
A population of individuals organized around an assumption of common cultural origin
Individuals with a common national or cultural tradition
A social group or category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of race, language, nationality or culture
Census, race and science. Nat Genet 24, 97–98 (2000) doi:10.1038/72884
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How to improve: Perhaps an individual (but guided) simple framework creation for 1-2 hours before legacy code. Reason :: understanding the compiler / linker / build environment was very insightful.


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Decades:
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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
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1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
1.1 Unknown dates
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2.2 April-June
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2.4 October-December
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January 2 - Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the U.S. White House.
January 25 - The United Mine Workers of America is founded.
January 25 - Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
March 1 - Léon Bourgeois succeeds Ernest Constans as French Minister of the Interior
March 4 - The longest bridge in Britain, the Forth Bridge (1,710 ft) in Scotland is opened.
March 20 - Wilhelm II of Germany fires Otto von Bismarck
May 12 - The first ever official County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beat Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition.
June 1 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
July 1 - Britain receives Zanzibar from Germany in exchange of Heligoland
July 3 - Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
July 10 - Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
July 27 - Vincent van Gogh shoots himself to the chest and dies two days later
August 6 - At Auburn Prison in New York, the first execution by electric chair is performed (murderer William Kemmler was the subject).
October 8 - First flight of Clement's Ader airplane "Eole" In Satory, France. In Greek mythology, Eole is the god of the winds.
October 11 - In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
November 23 - King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become Queen.
November 29 - The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes.
November 29 - In West Point, New York, the United States Navy defeats the United States Army 24 to 0 in the first Army-Navy football game.
December 29 - The United States Seventh Cavalry massacres over 400 men, women and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota (see Wounded Knee Massacre).
Unknown dates
Scotland Yard moves to the Embankment.
The cardboard box is invented by Robert Gair.
U.S. Census - Herman Hollerith devises a method using punch cards (like Jacquard's loom) to tabulate census data by machine. (see also History of computing hardware). Hollerith's company eventually becomes IBM.
The bustle goes out of fashion.
January 1 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)
January 4 - Victor Lustig, Bohemian-born con artist (d. 1947)
January 7 - Henny Porten, actress (d. 1960)
January 9 - Kurt Tucholsky, German-born journalist and satirist (d. 1935)
January 9 - Karel Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1938)
February 10 - Boris Pasternak, Russian writer, winner Nobel Prize in literature (d. 1960)
January 19 - Elise Rivet, French Roman Catholic nun and war hero (d. 1945)
February 11 - John de Vries, fairy tale writer
February 14 - Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (d. 1956)
February 17 - Ronald Fisher, English biologist (d. 1962)
February 18 - Adolphe Menjou, American actor (d. 1963)
February 24 - Marjorie Main, American actress (d. 1975)
February 25 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
February 27 - Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933)
March 9 - (new style) Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
March 11 - Vannevar Bush, American engineer, inventor, and politician (d. 1974)
March 20 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. 1957)
March 20 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor (d. 1973)
March 28 - Paul Whiteman, American bandleader (d. 1967)
April 6 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch aircraft manufacturer (d. 1939)
May 4 - Franklin Carmichael, Canadian artist (d. 1945)
May 10 - Alfred Jodl, German general (d. 1946)
May 15 - Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
May 19 - Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam (d. 1969)
May 23 - Herbert Marshall, English actor (d. 1966)
June 6 - Ted Lewis, American jazz musician and entertainer (d. 1971)
June 16 - Stan Laurel, British actor (d. 1965)
June 26 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress (d. 1929)
July 18 - Frank Forde, Australian Prime Minister (d. 1983)
July 22 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, American philantropist and matriarch of the Kennedy family
August 5 - Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor (d. 1956)
August 15 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. 1962)
August 18 - Walther Funk, German Nazi politician (d. 1960).
August 20 - Howard Phillips Lovecraft, American writer (d. 1937)
August 24 - Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer (d. 1968)
September 10 - Elsa Schiaparelli, French couturiere (d. 1973)
September 15 - Agatha Christie, English writer (d. 1976)
September 15 - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (d. 1974)
September 20 - Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1941)
October 2 - Groucho Marx, American comedian (d. 1977)
October 8 - First Flight of Clement Ader's airplane "Eole". In grek mythology, Eole is the god of the winds.
October 14 - Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. general and President of the United States (d. 1969)
October 16 - Michael Collins, Irish patriot (d. 1922)
October 16 - Paul Strand, American photographer (d. 1976)
November 22 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (d. 1970)
November 23 - El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
November 24 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)
December 5 - David Bomberg, English painter (d. 1957)
December 8 - Bohuslav Martinu, Czech composer (d. 1959)
December 30 - Lanoe Hawker, British fighter pilot (d. 1916)
January 18 - King Amadeus I of Spain (b. 1845)
February 22 - John Jacob Astor III, American businessman (b. 1822)
February 22 - Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (b. 1834)
July 15 - Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (b. 1819)
July 29 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (b. 1853)
October 26 - Carlo Collodi, Italian writer (b. 1826)
November 3 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811)
November 8 - César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (b. 1822)
November 23 - King William III of the Netherlands (b. 1817)
December 26 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (b. 1822)af:1890
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BLACK SYMPHONY
BLACK SYMPHONY "Tears Of Blood" /CD/
Код товару: 312.5002.2
The second full-length album by American Power/Progressive Metal band.
After touring activities ended for their very successful debut "Black Symphony", main man Rick Plester built a recording studio and began assembling the next record. This would feature a new line up with vocalist Ric Plamondon, new drummer Pete Holmes (Ted Nugent, Black n Blue, MSG, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ian Gillian), and keyboardist Mattias Burstrom. This record again became a success out selling their first release and being nominated best of 2002 in Europe, finishing 3rd for all Hard Rock/Metal artists. Charting in most counties outside North America, the band had great momentum.
Unfortunate the band never toured this record too heavily as the record company debt to the band grew and an unfix able situation was occurring thus the fans were left out in the cold. After a legal battle of the band and record label, lasting 3 years, finally in 2005 it came to an end with the demise of their record label and Black Symphony were free to go elsewhere.
Influenced by bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, old Metallica and Pink Floyd, this band reminds very much Evergrey. However, they have totally digested their influences and Black Symphony can be proud to have now their own style.
The "fist in the face" comes from the production, which is really powerful, and from all these sounds used by the band to create another dimension inside each song. This band knows how to sound really heavy and melodic at the same time.
Lyricaly, it's a concept-album about religions. Lyrics, which are excellent, highlight the wars between humans who like different Gods ... but in fact, this is the "perfect justification" for their crimes. Songs like "Tears Of Blood I" & "II", "Death", "Take Me Down" or "I Am Hate" are based on complex song-writing, but are easily accessible for the listener.
This album is sheer awesome. It's one of the most complete, consistent albums ever. Musically, this album is just pure win. Awesome shredding riffs and guitar solos are accompanied by some excellent drumming. It's a fairly Proggy album, but don't get turned off by that. The guitar work is truely a highlight!
There are absolutely no bad songs on this album, and each is just as good as the other! If you can find it, buy this album, it's just that good!!
Rising Sun Productions, (312.5002.2). Made in Germany. First press.
1. Tears Of Blood (Part I) 4:51
2. It Remains A Mystery 3:07
3. Take Me Down 3:46
4. I Am Hate 3:45
5. Death 7:02
6. Burned 4:15
7. Over And Over 3:56
8. Tears Of Blood (Part II) 3:13
9. Forgive Me 4:58
10. Left In Confusion 2:44
11. Into The Dark 6:01
12. Black Symphony (Part II) 8:03
Samples: http://www.last.fm
The second full-length album by American Power/Progressive Metal band. After touring activities ended for their very successful debut "Black Symphony", main man Rick Plester built a recording studio and began assembling the next record. This would feature a new line up with vocalist Ric..


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Classical Irish Musicians
March 10, 2014 WDAV BlogClassical 101Ireland, Irish, music, Saint Patrick's DayLeave a comment
Ireland. It's a land that loves art of all kinds, but many people are unaware of the extent of Ireland's contributions to classical music. In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, take some time to increase your Irish Music IQ and to raise a pint to the musicians of the Emerald Isle. Slainte!
Learn more about Irish music:
Contemporary Irish Composers (The Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland)
Top 5 Non-Musical Irish Influences on Classical Music (WQXR)
Looking for the Irish Bartok (The Journal of Music)
Irish Classical Musicians Blaze a Trail (The Guardian)
Students Tour the WDAV Studio
July 12, 2012 Kali Blevins@WDAV, Student ToursClara H. Jones Summer Institute, classical music, Davidson College, music, piano, student tours, WDAVLeave a comment
Clara H. Jones Summer Institute student
By: Kali Blevins, WDAV Fellow
kablevins@wdav.org
On Friday, July 6, WDAV opened its doors to some special guests. Invited by board member Andrew Adair to tour the station, thirty-eight ten to fourteen-year-olds from the Clara H. Jones Summer Institute – a six-week program that focuses on improving fine arts skills as well as increasing reading, math, and science competency – filed into our conference room in matching turquois T-shirts. After a brief introduction by General Manager Scott Nolan, the group split in half – the boys starting with a presentation on radio and classical music while the girls explored the station. With most of the WDAV staff off at Brevard Music Center to record performances for our SummerStages program, this visit brought welcome activity to what would have been an oddly quiet Friday morning. And we were ready to record this excitement in every form of media possible. You can hear New Media Assistant George Marshall's audio adventures with the kids here.
With pen and paper in hand – someone had to do some old school reporting – I tagged along with the seventh and eighth-grade girls on a tour led by WDAV staff member Sarah Demarest. Our first stop was the Music Library, which houses thousands upon thousands of CDs. "Does anyone have this many CDs at home?" Sarah asked as the group gazed at the station's music collection. Then Sarah joked, "Does this age still know what CDs are?" She does make a good point. Even here at WDAV, we are almost entirely digitalized; our Music Library exists only for backup. Welcome to the twenty-first century.
Students look at pictures of previous WDAV special guests
Our next stop was a soundproof editing/production studio. One student tried her hand at opening the studio door, a task harder than it looks. After putting her full weight on the door (and using her foot for some extra leverage), she was able to release the airtight seal, and the door opened. We filed into the room as Sarah began to explain a bit about the audio editing process. The girls listened, wide-eyed and curious.
"This is the same kind of soundboard you would use if you were a producer making music," added one of the Institute's chaperones when Sarah had finished speaking. "So, if you saw Let it Shine [the latest Disney Channel original movie] and saw him working, this is the same kind of thing." The room filled with an animated chorus of "ohhhh." In an inspiring moment of teaching, the chaperone made a connection the girls could easily understand. Suddenly, the world of classical music no longer seemed so far removed from that of pop music.
Michael Muchane performing for the students
Moments later, my tour group met the fifth and sixth-grade girls – they had been doing the same tour backwards – in front of the performance studio. Patiently waiting at the studio's piano was rising tenth-grader Michael Muchane. Michael has been playing the piano since age seven. He has competed in local and state competitions, performed large scale recitals, won several awards, and has volunteered his time to play in churches and nursing homes. And luckily for us, he was prepared to give a quick concert. Hear Michael play his three pieces by clicking the links below.
Sonata in D Major by Joseph Haydn
Scotch Poem by Edward MacDowell
The Harp Prelude by Sergei Prokofiev
We had one more stop left on our tour of the radio station: the broadcast studio. Unfortunately, we had no live announcers around – meaning no opportunity to see the red "on air" sign light up – but the discussion of how the automation system runs the station sparked some discussion. One student asked a question that has likely been on every radio listener's mind: "What if someone messes up? Can they stop it or redo it?" The short answer is no. Live announcers don't get a second go-around. Despite the five-second delay in the radio transmission, as Sarah put it, "what [the announcers] say is for everyone to hear."
Student examines the sound board in the broadcast studio
With the tour complete, I followed the girls into the conference room from which the boys had just emerged. Once all twenty-some girls had settled into their chairs, Peter Browne, a WDAV board member, began his presentation, which was complete with props and a PowerPoint. Peter started by ringing a hotel desk-sized bell.
. The group then climbed back on to their bus, collected their complimentary bags of WDAV goodies, and drove back home to Charlotte.
My tour group with Michael in the Clark Performance Studio at WDAV
*Interested in having your students tour the WDAV studio? Give us a call at (877)333-8990.
ChorFreude: Calling All Singers With An Interest in International Travel
August 12, 2010 Lisa GrayUncategorizedcharlotte international cabinet, choirs, choral, chorfreude, classical music, Germany, Mozart, music, vocal, WDAVLeave a comment
Take part in the Charlotte International Cabinet's "ChorFreude" program. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Queen Charlotte's coronation in June 2011, outstanding vocal ensembles and singers from throughout the Charlotte, NC region are forming the official ChorFreude Choir, under the direction of Professor Ginger Wyrick. The group will travel to and perform in the beautiful, historic and musically rich German Baltic Coast, in collaboration with the the Neubrandenburger Philarmonie. The program includes Mozart's "Coronation Mass" and Boyce's "The King Shall Rejoice," composed especially for Queen Charlotte's coronation. Request an audition or read all the details on the Charlotte International Cabinet's website.
Conductor Charles Mackerras dead at 84
July 15, 2010 Lisa GrayUncategorizedcharles, Charles Mackerras, classical, conductor, death, mackerras, music, New York Times, nytimes, obituary, WDAVLeave a comment
The New York Times today reported the death of conductor Charles Mackerras. He was 84.
WDAV Launches Radio Chopin™
February 28, 2010 Lisa GrayUncategorizedBen Roe, Benjamin K. Roe, chopin, classical music, frederic chopin, fryderyk chopin, music, piano, prx, radio chopin, WDAVLeave a comment
Today, the world marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fryderyk Chopin, often called the "poet of the piano." In a year-long celebration of the anniversary, WDAV announces the launch of Radio Chopin: 200 stories for the 200 years of Fryderyk Chopin. Each two-minute story recounts the people, places and particulars behind the composer and his timeless works.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'A Musical Celebration'
January 16, 2009 Rachel StewartUncategorizedAtlanta Symphony Orchestra, classical music, Coretta Scott King, Ebenezer Baptist Church, King Holiday, Martin Luther King, Morehouse College, music, WDAV1 Comment
By Benjamin K. Roe
Music in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went far beyond "We Shall Overcome." You can find the earliest evidence in his boyhood home on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, steps away from the celebrated Ebenezer Baptist Church, pastored by his father, Daddy King. Dr. King may have been the son of a preacher, but he was also the son of a choir director. When you walk in the King house, the first room you enter is an intimate front parlor, dominated by a battered old upright piano. This is the place where King's mother would lead the Ebenezer choir through weekly rehearsals, the place where his father first noted four-year-old Martin's fine, clear singing voice, and where he struggled through piano lessons.
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October 1, 2007 Rachel StewartUncategorizedChet Atkins, classical guitar, classical music, finger-picking style, guitar, guitarist, humor, humorist, music, musician, Tommy EmmanuelLeave a comment
by Kim Hodgson
WDAV listener and Sparks Society member Debra Camper-Brazis checked in recently with some passionate words about Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, sometimes referred to as the best guitarist you never heard of. A number of clips featuring his work are on YouTube. This one features Emmanuel trying to play Classical Gas (anyone remember that one?) but he keeps getting distracted by other pieces, including a number of classical snippets. (Challenge: identify as many classical works as you can in this clip.) Emmanuel was also interviewed by NPR's LeAnn Hanson about a year ago, and you can listen to that interview here. After hearing him play, I was astounded to learn that he doesn't read music.


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sir: u r from indore,wat is the another name of the same?
sir: name any industrial centre near to it?
sir: draw two sine waves of two different frequencies,and which will travel faster and why?
sir: have u seen a capacitor,how does it look like?
sir: have u seen inductor,--------like?
sir: why dsp is ur area of interest and its applications?
sir: if i charge a capacitor and hold will i get current?
sir: gave a blackbox and told to implement with a circuit.
me :tried....i think it should be so.
sir: difference between c++and java.
me :thank u sir. immediatedly i was called for hr.they will test ur stress levels and management skills. be confident and relaxed.
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#healthcare services#USA#technology#healthcare services#Technology#USA
Anthem Inc's new IT hub will support its growing consumer healthcare focus
Anthem Inc's move to build a new IT hub to support its growing healthcare focus is something of no surprise to those situated in Atlanta. Bringing up to...
Catherine Sturman
|Oct 17| 6 min read
Anthem Inc's move to build a new IT hub to support its growing healthcare focus is something of no surprise to those situated in Atlanta. Bringing up to 2,000 new IT related jobs to the region, the technology hub will ultimately aim to drive down healthcare costs through new technologies and processes to improve and implement high quality, patient centered care.
Encompassing over 20 storeys, the development will be located at Tech Square and is set to be built at the beginning of 2018, taking two years to complete.
"For more than 75 years, Anthem companies have invested in the Georgia workforce. Atlanta has become known as an innovation hotbed, with research facilities, incubators and start-ups in a highly concentrated area," said Tom Miller, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Anthem Inc.
The use of AI will transform patient outcomes, report finds
Stryker sets its sights on Utah expansion
President Trump begins to break up the Affordable Healthcare Act to increased public outcry
"We are thrilled to announce this collaboration with Portman Holdings in the construction of this ultramodern building that is designed to inspire cooperation and creativity and enable us to work smarter in an effort to transform healthcare through modernisation, digitisation, and innovation with the ultimate goal of delivering a better, more personalised experience for members of Anthem's affiliated health plans," he added.
"We're looking forward to opportunities for partnerships that help transform health care and support exceptional consumer experiences. Additionally, this allows us to tap into the IT talent pipeline in this state."
The new hub will support the development of new technologies to support patients in the delivery of disease management and the treatment of long-term conditions. Linking with the rise of health wearables, Anthem will also tap into this market and support patients who wish to take further control over their healthcare needs through the development of healthcare apps and services.


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Jean Dufy
Entrée du Bassin de la Citadelle au Havre
Jean Dufy (1888 - 1964)
Oil on canvas, signed. Painted c.1928-1930
Canvas size: 30 x 38in / 76 x 96cm
Frame size: 38 x 46in / 96 x 116cm
Wally Findlay Galleries, Inc., New York
Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above on 19 April 1969
Jacques Bailly, Jean Dufy. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 2010, no. B.12, p. 111, illustrated
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Title: Entrée du Bassin de la Citadelle au Havre Artist Name: Jean Dufy
Jean Dufy was born into a large family, the seventh of eleven children. He spent his childhood in Le Havre and it was there where he and his siblings were influenced by their father's passion for music, a theme that was to become prominent in his work.
What was Jean Dufy's inspiration?
After completing school, Jean Dufy's father, an accountant in a metallurgic company, placed him in an import company, holding the position of commis en dehors, a clerk. That gave the young man the opportunity to spend most of his time in the exhilarating atmosphere of a harbour. There he memorised all of these sensations in his sketchbook, filling page by page with drawings of ships in all sizes loading and offloading merchandise from far away countries.
Jean's older brother, Raoul Dufy, together with fellow artists Georges Braque and Othon Friesz, plus the Parisian art dealer Georges Aubry, organised an exhibition in 1906 at the Town Hall in Le Havre to encourage the people of the city to appreciate modern art. It was this exhibition that included masterpieces by leading artists such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Albert Marquet and others who inspired the young Jean Dufy, particularly Matisse and his extraordinary use of light.
How did Jean Dufy's career start?
Dufy took a job as a secretary on the ocean liner La Savoie, crossing the ocean to New York City for nearly two years. After he completed his military service between 1910 and 1911, he settled in Paris in 1912. At this stage, he painted mainly flowers in watercolour, and before long esteemed art dealer Berthe Weill showed Dufy's first watercolours in her gallery.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Dufy was drafted, but it did not stop him from drawing and painting on a smaller scale. Upon his return from the war, he worked with his older brother Raoul in Paris, using his talent as a colourist on fabric designs for the famous manufacturer Bianchini-Férier. At the same time, he embarked on decorating porcelain for Théodore Haviland in Limoges, an occupation that lasted for the next thirty years.
Where was Jean Dufy based?
In 1920, Dufy settled in Montmartre, into an artistic community, next door to Georges Braque, who he had met previously in Le Havre.
He was one of many artists who chose Paris and its monuments as a subject of his art, painting an impressive collection of extraordinary views in watercolour and oil over a period of thirty-five years. At the same time Dufy visited many European countries, drawing his subject from famous views of major cities.
Because of his work connection with Haviland in Limoges, he painted many lyrical canvases of the countryside in the Limousin region, moved to Preuilly-sur-Claise in Touraine, and in 1948 he bought a house in a village near the town of Boussay, where he lived until his death in 1964.
What is Jean Dufy's painting style?
Jean Dufy regularly incorporated music (particularly jazz and cabaret) into his art.
The painter had become internationally renowned, with multiple exhibitions across the most important Parisian galleries — including Galerie Barreiro and Galerie Drouand-David. Other museums include Musée National d'Art Moderne and Centre Pompidou, as well as a number of US-based exhibitions in the Art Institute of Chicago and MoMA in New York. Today, you can purchase his paintings at Willow Gallery.


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Localisation et histoire

Palatul Prefecturii (Le Palais de la Préfecture) de Cluj se situe 58, Boulevard 21 Decembrie 1989 à Cluj-Napoca. La façade est du bâtiment donne sur la Piața Avram Iancu. Le palais a été construit en 1910-1911 selon les plans de l'architecte Josef Huber. Initialement, l'édifice devait être le siège de la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Cluj-Napoca.

Architecture
Le bâtiment est construit en style art nouveau avec des éléments d'inspiration gothique et renaissance.

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Palatul de Finanțe
 Piața Avram Iancu

Liens externes
 Site de la préfecture de Cluj (ro)
 Site du Conseil départemental de Cluj (ro)

Bibliographie

Édifice à Cluj-Napoca
Prefecturii
Monument historique dans le județ de Cluj

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Q: What is the usefulness of immutable StatefulWidget, and State in Flutter, but can make only one mutable StatefulWidget without state Why is flutter made with two separate immutable StatefulWidget and mutable State associated with it?. But is it possible to make one mutable StatefulWidget class and manage states inside it? I think it's pretty annoying to implement these two classes in order to create StatefulWidget.
Explain to me the actual usage of these two classes.

A: No, it is not possible.
StatefulWidgets are separated into 2 classes because one part is entirely immutable. Widget subclass cannot store any mutable field.
We are not in React where "Components" are mutable and the instance stays the same for the whole life of the component.
In Flutter widgets are very short-lived. We create a new widget instance every time we want to modify something.

It is however easily doable to reverse the lifecycles between State and StatefulWidget. And hide that "split in two classes" under an abstract interface
class Foo extends SimpleStateWidget<int> {
  @override
  int initState(BuildContext context, SetState<int> setState) {
    return 42;
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context, SetState<int> setState, int state) {
    return RaisedButton(
      onPressed: () => setState(state + 1),
      child: Text(state.toString()),
    );
  }
}

If that's your thing, the interface is the following:
typedef SetState<T> = void Function(T state);

abstract class SimpleStateWidget<T> extends StatefulWidget {
  T initState(BuildContext context, SetState<T> setState);

  void didChangeDependencies(
          BuildContext context, SetState<T> setState, T state) {}

  void dispose(BuildContext context, T state) {}

  void didUpdateWidget(BuildContext context, SetState<T> setState, T state) {}

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  void reassemble(BuildContext context, SetState<T> setState, T state) {}

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Q: Adding login with facebook to existing login with email authentication I've followed the Rails Tutorial, so I have a working email authentication system, that doesn't use Devise. I figured I'd add a Log In With Facebook button, so users have the choice of sighing up with email or Facebook.
There are many guides on how to do this, which I have successfully followed. I am able to get authentication back from Facebook.
What I'm not sure of is what to do with it. My User model has a password_digest field with a presence validation. Previously, all users had a password. But if a user signs up with Facebook, there is no password. Now I have two kinds of Users.
What do do? I could hack the code to account for the possibility of passwords not being present, but that seems sloppy.

A: When you are signing up a user with Facebook, you need to generate a random password in the backend and assign it to the user object. You can generate the random password using securerandom
require 'securerandom'
password = SecureRandom.hex(10) #=> "fe87683d536a51705357"
user.password = user.password_confirmation = password
user.save

This solution is used by many web apps, in the later stage if a user wants to login using a password the s/he can use Reset Password link to generate the same.
Hope this helps!

A: Try using conditional validation. See example below:
validates :surname, presence: true, if: "name.nil?"


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Lowe Enterprises Buys Landmark Hotel del Coronado
a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter
Aug. 29, 1997 4:37 am ET
LOS ANGELES -- Lowe Enterprises Investment Management Inc. said it bought the landmark Hotel del Coronado in San Diego from Travelers Group Inc. for $330 million, on behalf of a pension-fund client it declined to identify.
The historic hotel will be managed by Lowe's Denver-based hospitality unit, Destination Hotels & Resorts, which plans to invest more than $50 million over the next five years in capital improvements to renovate the 109-year-old property's guest rooms, conference areas and public spaces.
The 692-room hotel, perched on a peninsula that juts out from the San Diego coast, has attracted presidents, dignitaries and entertainers. The hotel's classic Victorian style has placed it on registries of historic places, though guidebooks warn that it could use a facelift.
The purchase "reflects our strategy of investing in first-class, full-service hotels and resorts," said Bob Lowe, chairman and chief executive of Lowe Enterprises, a Los Angeles real-estate investment and development company that manages more than $1.5 billion in assets on behalf of pension funds.
The price of full-service hotels has been on the rise during the past two years. The sector was considered badly overbuilt in the early 1990s, and many properties were sold for well below what it would have cost to replace them. But more recently, both room and occupancy rates have surged, and values have risen because there is little new construction that would create additional competition.


Pledge of Allegiance: President Cindy Nielsen called the business portion of the meeting to order at 9:05 am and led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance. Seventeen attendees were present.
Education/Training Committee: A motion was made by Dean Hall to use the ICC training certificate for a permit tech class instead of a code class due to upcoming site seminar. John Jackson second the motion and the motioned carried. The seminar will be held December 8, 2015 at the Winter Park Lake Island Facility located at 450 Harper St. Winter Park, Fl. 32789. The cost to attend will be $65.00.
Golf Tournament/ Activities: Dave Aldrich gave an update on the Golf Tournament, which will be held December 4 at the Mount Dora Country Club; he is still contacting prospective sponsors and would appreciate any leads.
ICC: In November there will be a business meeting only due to having the Site Seminar.
Invocation: Joe Jackson gave the invocation was given at 10:20. Seventeen members were present.
Chapter awards given out for; Plans examiner of the year Steve Fiorey, Inspector of the year Tom Wilson, Building Official/Member of the year John Jackson and the Meritorious Service of the year was award to Phil McMahan.
Treasurer's report: Treasurer Kris Stenger presented the treasurer's report. Dave Aldrich Florian made a motion to accept the treasurer's report, which John Jackson seconded, and the membership unanimously approved.
Minutes: President Cindy Nielsen presented last month's meeting minutes. John Jackson made a motion to accept the meeting minutes, which Dave Aldrich seconded, and the membership unanimously approved.
State BOAF: John Jackson reported BOAF will be relocating its headquarters the first week of November a couple of miles farther east on Lake Mary Boulevard. The new office will be smaller and the rent will be less, but it will have a large training room for about 50. They discussed in the last meeting how they can help the members of the chapters and they would like input on this. They are working on improving the website. The officers were installed for the State BOAF. There is a train the trainer class coming up so that people can come back gives classes. They are working on providing different classes. In addition, they are looking at holding classes over 2 days instead of 3 days and being able to pick and choose what classes you want to take.
Region IX: Joe Crum reported on the Region IX meeting held in Long Beach on September 27th. Chapter dues were changed in the bylaws from a maximum $500.00 to $400.00. New Officers were installed with Glen Dodson becoming the new president. The discussion on incorporating was deferred to the next meeting.


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Calosoma cyanescens is een keversoort uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1859 door Motschulsky.

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Q: asp.net core e-commerce product variations UI I have decided to make an e-commerce site in asp.net core, and I haven't gotten very far, I'm still trying to hammer out the product details and I'm stuck when it comes to product variations / attributes that change the price, and how I would allow the user to create these variations without them totally recreating the product.
This question is similar but doesn't answer my question because it doesn't show price variation or how you would allow a user to add these things when creating a product:
How to show product variation in detail page in ASP.NET
So far I have this for my product model:
    public class Product
{
    [Key]
    public Guid Id { get; set; }

    [ForeignKey("Brand")]
    public Guid? BrandId { get; set; }
    public Brand Brand { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }
    public ICollection<ProductCategory> Categories { get; set; }

    [Column(TypeName = "money")]
    public decimal BaseCost { get; set; }
    public ICollection<ProductAttribute> ProductAttributes { get; set; }

    public Guid TaxTypeId { get; set; }
    public TaxType TaxType { get; set; }

    public double? Weight { get; set; }

    public decimal? ProductHeight { get; set; }
    public decimal? ProductWidth { get; set; }
    public decimal? ProductDepth { get; set; }

    public string MainImageUrl { get; set; }
    public string MainThumbnailUrl { get; set; }

    public ICollection<ProductGalleryImage> ProductGalleryImages { get; set; }
}

and this for my attributes
public class ProductAttribute
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public ICollection<AttributeValue> Values { get; set; }
}
public class AttributeValue
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public decimal Cost { get; set; }
}

As you can see every attribute has a name and a collection of "values" each "value" also has a name, and a cost as well.  This is to allow for things like: Generic Shoe - size 10, £50 || size 5 £25
If these were common set values (Size, Colour) that didn't add/change a price, I would probably just have the user create them seperately from a product(in fact that will probably still be an option), and just use a tokenfield or something to add the attribute during product creation.
I've looked around and not been able to find the best way of doing this, it all seemed straight forward until I tried to make it work! If the price wasn't changed by the variation I'd be laughing (probably stuck elsewhere!). Maybe I can have the user make the product and then redirect to a form to add attributes / variations one at a time via ajax!? What are peoples thoughts on this, what would be the best way of getting this done? If someone could get me started or point me in the direction it would be appreciated! Right now it's 2:20am so I'm going to bed lol, another late night banging my head on my desk!

A: Mark,
You are correct, things get really difficult when you start looking at product attributes that may or may not change the cost of the product. I have worked on many ecommerce solutions and we have always found the best way to do this was the user creates a product with the standard definitions.
Then after they can add attributes attached to the product. This is usually done in a grid with AJAX models, posts etc. The concept is pretty much as you have listed above is the way we usually do it.
For the attributes we allow the user to create an attribute (that is not bound to a product) ie Size, Color etc. Then they can add that attribute to the product and provide the values that are available for that product specifically. This allows them to reuse the same attributes but provide different values on each product.
Now this goes even further as it may or may not affect the price but may also affect the stock levels for product. Say you have 10 Size 5 shoes in Pink but only 2 Size 5 shoes in Blue.
I realise this doesn't tell you how to do it directly but gives you an idea of how to achieve this.
Now there is a really good open source reference. Checkout NopCommerce product attributes and attribute combinations.

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*Product Attributes

*Adding Attributes to Products
Disclaimer. I do not work for NopCommerce but have done alot of work with that platform.


Some people study by reading their books. Other people study by reviewing notes. Still others quiz each other.
I believe that studying, in the academical review sense, is an obsolete practice.
In my experience, when people study by reading texts, they merely skim over it. They believe that in para-reading, they will refresh their memory. However, in almost all cases*, people only look at what they already know. Things that they don't know, they won't know to look at. And if you only look at what you already know, then you have expended effort and time for nothing.
The only way that studying by reading is practical is either by actually going through the text word by word, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph and actually paying attention, which is harder said than done. The only other way books are useful if you know that there is something you don't know and you go back to learn that information.
The worst case scenario is that you simply read, but the information passes through without processing.
Other people study by reading notes. This has the potential to be beneficial, unless you wrote the notes yourself. Chances are, you will make the mistake of looking over what you know, since writing down things helps people remember. On that note (no pun intended), you can take it upon yourself to transcribe the notes, which is almost guaranteed to help you remember everything. But writing (and even typing) entire scripts can be quite laborious and time-consuming.
Peer testing might also be a viable way to study, but unless you have high self-discipline, it is quite likely that your study session will degenerate into an entirely different tangent**.
Completing mock tests and reviews are probably the best way to go. Like transcribing, however, it is quite the time consuming, and it assumes that you will not fall prey to procrastination.
I personally study very little, if at all. My philosophy: Either you know it or you don't. If you don't know it, tough luck. If you do know it, well, then you can pride yourself on avoiding the atrocious, inefficient act of studying. You have saved time, eye strain, and brain strain better spent on self-gratifying activities such as composing blogs and instant messaging.
*Throughout my testing and limited studying career.
**Girls will end up talking about boys and shopping. Guys will end up verbally assaulting each other's mothers and begin a fist-fight. Girls and guy might end up flirting.
Note: This post should not be considered as professional advice on studying. Moufflets is not responsible for any negative results incurred by the influence of this post.


McCreas Team completes Tough Mudder Half!
Yesterday saw four members of the McCrea Financial Services team make their way down to Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries & Galloway for this years first Tough Mudder Half event to take place in Scotland.
Gillian Toner, Doug Hall, Lesley McGinty and Stacey Russell all took part in their first Tough Mudder having been encouraged by one of last years participants Jonathan Campbell raising money for charity including the two nominated charities for McCreas this year, Beatson Cancer Charity and Venture Trust.
With their team t-shirts looking pristine beforehand and lots of training put in by Gillian, Lesley and Stacey in the weeks before the event (Doug was relying mostly on any last residues of fitness from his extensive Warriors training last year...) the team were all set for a great day out and chance to test their metal!
Highlights included the human chain formed to get Lesley over the Wall (Everest 2) with a stranger being dangled by his ankles down the wall so that the team could grab Lesley to drag her over, the fact that Doug got to the top of the wall on his first attempt which means his son now thinks he's a ninja and the Block Ness Monster (jury's out for the rest of us).
Less enjoyable for everyone was the 'birth canal' & devils beard. Despite this, the camaraderie on the day and fantastic teamwork by everyone at the event means that we've already got four willing volunteers for the full Tough Mudder event next year. At least next time the willing participants will all know what training they need to put in and coach Campbell should be available for selection again! In the meantime, the effort put in by the team has helped push the funds raised for charity even further and we've still got six months to go! If you'd like to sponsor any of the McCreas team of four in recognition of their efforts you can do so at our Virgin Money Giving page here.


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    var AddStoreController,
        scope,
        $httpBackend,
        $stateParams;

    beforeEach( module( 'ngBoilerplate.addStore' ) );

    beforeEach(inject(function($controller, $rootScope, _$stateParams_, _$httpBackend_) {
        // Set a new global scope
        scope = $rootScope.$new();

        // Point global variables to injected services
        $stateParams = _$stateParams_;
        $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;

        // Initialize the Articles controller.
        AddStoreController = $controller('AddStoreCtrl', {
            $scope: scope
        });
    }));

    it( '$scope.addStore() with valid form data should send a POST request with the form input values', inject( function() {
        var sampleStorePostData = {
            data: {
                name: 'Store Name',
                keyword: 'Store Keyword!'
            }
        };

        // Fixture mock form input values
        scope.store = {
            data: {
                name: 'Store Name',
                keyword: 'Store Keyword!'
            }
        };

        // Set POST response
        $httpBackend.expectPOST('http://api.cashcreators.honeycombits.com/stores/create', sampleStorePostData).respond({name: 'store-1'});

        // Run controller functionality
        scope.addStore();
        $httpBackend.flush();

        // Test form inputs are reset
        expect(scope.store.data).toBe(null);
    }));
});