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Spotlight: Kindness - The Soci....
Spotlight: Kindness - The Social Bite revolution goes global
Not content with fighting to end homelessness in Scotland, Social Bite has set its sights on ending it worldwide!
In seven years, the Social Bite team has built a movement on the notion of kindness, simultaneously bringing the issue of homelessness into mainstream consciousness. Now, not content with only changing Scotland for the better, they want to take that kindness message global, leading the rest of the world in the fight to end homelessness everywhere, forever.
Josh Littlejohn and Alice Thompson founded their social enterprise in 2012 – opening a small sandwich shop in the heart of Scotland's capital city. Their original business model was as simple as it was kind: take all their profits and give them away to worthwhile causes.
Seven years later, the organisation has achieved some incredible successes – as well as raised millions of pounds – as they continue to find exciting and innovative new ways to combat homelessness in Scotland.
A night in their shoes
In December 2017, they held their first 'Sleep in the Park' event – encouraging people from all walks of life to sleep out under the stars and raise money and awareness of homelessness. The response was incredible, with more than 8,000 brave souls coming together in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens to raise an astonishing £4 million in the process.
In year two, the Social Bite gang upped the ante – holding 'Sleep in the Park' events in four major Scottish cities: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Once again, the kind and generous people of Scotland rose to meet this new challenge, with a massive 10,000 people taking part in the events and raising another £4 million along the way.
Having conquered the hearts, minds and wallets of Scotland's people, Social Bite were left with a slight conundrum moving into year three – how to take it to another level. The answer was bold, brave and even a little ballsy, announcing 'The World's Big Sleep Out'.
This new global event will see more than 50,000 people take part in a 'Sleep Out' in 50 cities around the world – hoping to raise $50 million in the process. From Edinburgh to Los Angeles, Brisbane, Manilla & Hong Kong, this Scottish social enterprise are planting their flag in some of the world's most iconic cities.
That's not all?!
While some might sit back and bask in the glow of these incredible achievements, Josh, Alice and the team are constantly looking for the next big opportunity – channelling an incredible sense of determination to keep pushing towards their ultimate goal. One particular example of this is the Social Bite Village.
The Social Bite Village is an extremely innovative set-up, where up to 20 individuals affected by homelessness can live in a highly supported community in Edinburgh. As well as offering a place to call home, the village also provides an opportunity for these individuals to build an independent life, eventually moving them into permanent accommodation and helping them develop the skills necessary to make that move 'stick'.
Mary is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter who lives in Edinburgh. Most Tuesday evenings you'll find her rehearsing and fine-tuning some of her songs, getting ready for her next performance. But while Mary's talents become all too obvious after hearing just a couple of notes, what isn't as obvious is that she is also a wonderful example of the amazing work being done at the Social Bite Village.
We got the chance to chat with Mary about her experiences, how they've shaped her life and how the kindness and support of enterprises like Social Bite have had such a positive impact.
Can you tell us a little about how you became homeless and how you found out about Social Bite.
I left a difficult relationship I was in for my own sanity. For almost three years, I lived with different family members – a sofa here, a spare room there. Having mental health issues on top of this certainly wasn't easy – but I'm so thankful to each and every one of them for giving me a roof over my head. It wasn't that I hadn't tried to get somewhere of my own, there just wasn't any temporary accommodation available and I had my dog with me.
I actually heard about Social Bite when it first started up, because I used to work for a homeless charity – I've also been a customer at Social Bite café.
How has Social Bite and the Social Bite Village affected your life?
What it's given me is the space and support I needed, especially at that time in my life – it gave me hope.
[In the Village] you get to encourage each other to do whatever it is that they really want to do, be it working, studying or getting help. There's also a lot of giving, even if you don't have much, to make sure that someone else benefits from it, like a coat or keyboard stand – you appreciate what you have, not what you don't have.
Tell us a bit more about the Social Bite community and how it was living in the village.
I remember fondly the day I went to see the village for the first time. As soon as I walked through the Hub doors, I knew it was a good place to stay. Sharing a house with someone else wasn't an issue for me and hopefully not for them – my room was my sanctuary.
You could be involved in as much or as little as you wanted, there was cooking, gardening, yoga, walk the daily mile, movie nights, games and books. But when everyone has their own issues sometimes you just need to be left alone and that was also welcome.
It's also a relief when you do stay at the village because you know you don't have to leave until you get your own house. I stayed at the village for five months and I've made some incredible friends who helped me when I was low. They made you laugh when you were sad, or brought you dinner if you were ill. You looked out for each other and supported each other – which they did, especially with my singing.
Social Bite has given you the opportunity to look forward to a brighter future – so what do you think the future holds for you?
My music is my future! I get to write about my feelings, emotions, memories, anything really. If I can make people feel what I sing that can't be a bad thing, though seemingly I make people cry…
I know I'll also continue to get mentally and physically stronger so I can do more live performances like last year's Sleep in the Park. The welcome and response I received was incredible, so who knows, maybe I'll even do a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Watch this space…
Scotland's social enterprise revolution
Mary is just one example of the amazing work organisations like Social Bite are doing throughout the country. Today in Scotland, there are more than 6000 social enterprises, all working towards their own set of unique and worthy ambitions. We asked Mary what she thought about the Social Bite revolution going global, and she was so excited to watch the next stage in this journey
"I wish we didn't have homelessness, anywhere... but I think it's incredible that Josh's vision of helping end homelessness has gone global. I am proud to be Scottish and even more proud again that Scotland is leading the way with Social Bite – it will be quite an achievement come 7 December".
It's clear that Scotland has taken the theme of kindness to heart, building on our long-held reputation for being warm, inclusive, welcoming and kind. Looking forward, our country – just like the Social Bite team and the thousands of other organisations – are not prepared to take their foot off the gas, as we aim our sights on making Scotland and the rest of the world a better place.
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NASA astronaut Jessica Meir speaks to young women
PHOENIX – More than 50 young women recently had the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of NASA astronaut Jessica Meir during a virtual event held by the industry group Transportation YOU.
Meir was chosen to be an astronaut in 2013 and received physiological training, survival training, flight classes and a wide range of technical training at space centers around the world. She most recently served as flight engineer on the International Space Station for expeditions 61 and 62.
Meir first dreamed of becoming an astronaut at age 5, a story she shared with the 13- to 18-year-olds who took part in the virtual event Sept. 30.
"We were asked to draw a picture of what we want to be when we grow up, and I distinctly remember drawing an astronaut in a space suit standing on the surface of the moon next to the American flag," said Meir, 44, who Time magazine named one of the most influential people of 2020.
She also talked about the sacrifices that came with reaching outer space.
Jessica Meir's lifelong dream was to be an astronaut, but it took many sacrifices to make that happen, she says. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA)
"When I was asked if I wanted the chance to come to NASA and be an astronaut, you know of course I wasn't going to say no to that childhood dream, but it was a little bittersweet because you realize you have to give up this other part of your life that you had worked so hard and really enjoy."
Meir, who was studying the physiology of animals in extreme environments before NASA, encouraged the girls to take advantage of opportunities in the category of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
STEM opportunities can be explored through Transportation YOU, a hands-on, interactive mentoring program that offers girls an introduction to a wide variety of transportation careers traditionally dominated by men. It offers free monthly events to young women interested in the transportation industry.
WTS, which was founded in 1977 as the Women's Transportation Seminar, is the primary organization getting women involved in the industry. Transportation YOU focuses on ages 13 to 18.
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Q: CSS consider animation with changing size when aligning text I'm creating a small website to learn a bit about HTML, CSS and maybe some PHP and JS later on.
On it I have styled  to grow and shrink over time, which I know is questionable design at best.
here's the code:
strong {
    animation: grow .7s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275) infinite alternate;
    color: red;
    text-shadow: 0 0 3px black;
    size: 120%;
}

@keyframes grow {
    0% {
        font-size: 80%;
    }
    80%,
    100% {
        font-size: 120%;
        text-shadow: 0 0 6px black;
    }
}

Problem is that the whole paragraph constantly moves because of 1 word growing and shrinking.
Is there a way to give it enough space so the word grows but the paragraph stays static?
I've tried giving it a margin but then it grows with it.
EDIT:
alright maybe my question isn't clear, I'll try to rephrase it maybe it'll help.
So say I have a CSS animation that changes size.
The size is always somewhere between 80% and 120%.
e.g.:
@keyframes animation {
   from {
      font-size: 80%;
   }
   to {
      font-size:100%;
   }
}

Is there a way to tell CSS to take the biggest size in the animation (120%), and format the site as if font-size was always 120%?

A: Good on you for taking the time to tinker!  I think that's the best way to learn.  The issue you're running into here is that the browser is making space for the larger and smaller word inside the  tag; that is, changing the font-size changes how much space the browser needs to make for text.  You want to animate a property that doesn't change how much space the browser needs to make, and for this case I think the best choice would be transform: scale(X, Y).
Although the transform property can change the visual appearance of an element, it doesn't change how much space the browser makes for it next to other elements, so it's a good choice for this kind of effect.  One tricky thing here is that you cannot apply transform to a display: inline kind of element (which strong is by default), so you also have to change that property as well.  It's simple though (demo below).
Good luck with your learning—I hope the web dev bug bites you as hard as it bit me!

@keyframes grow {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.8, 0.8);
  }
  80%, 100% {
    transform: scale(1.2, 1.2);
  }
}

p {
  max-width: 300px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

strong {
  animation: grow .7s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275) infinite alternate;
  color: red;
  display: inline-block;
}

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Complete list of 8,000+ Thatcher statements & texts of many of them
1981 May 12 Tu
Joint Press Conference with West German Chancellor (Helmut Schmidt)
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RAF Halton, near Chequers
Thatcher Archive: COI transcript
Agriculture, Defence (general), Trade, European Union (general), European Union Budget, Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Northern Ireland
We welcome Herr Chancellor Schmidt here on one of our regular bilateral talks between Herr Chancellor and myself. I think you have already been fairly well briefed about the discussions which took place yesterday. May I make one or two points?
You have rightly said that the French Presidential Elections have been a very important feature of these talks, but France, being a democratic country like ourselves, has the possibility of transfer of power; it is for France to choose her President, and for us to work with France's choice. It is not the first time we have had a transfer of power in countries in the Community and we both very much look forward to welcoming President Mitterrand to establish a warm, personal relationship of the kind we have between Chancellor Schmidt and myself and to working together within the Community, as we have in the past, and we look forward to meetings taking place in the not too far distant future. There is, of course, a European Council Meeting scheduled for the end of June, so we are very much looking forward to meeting the new French President and working with him, and are sure that we can establish a good personal relationship and carry out the treaties of Europe as we have in the past. [end p1]
Of course, we have discussed European problems. The main one that we have to tackle is the reform of the Budget structure. You will be very much aware that there are two main contributors to the European Community Budget—by far the largest contributor is the Federal Republic of Germany and we are the second biggest contributor, and the rest of the Members are in fact beneficiaries, and we feel that a restructuring of the Budget must take place within the 1%; Value Added Tax ceiling which we both reaffirm, and also it must have some regard to the results under the present system. That is to say, we do not feel we can go on ignoring the fact that the present system results in two big contributors and eight beneficiaries and we must have some regard to the distribution of the net contributions as they relate to the wealth of the several countries concerned.
We cannot really restructure the Budget without also having a good attempt to change the Common Agricultural Policy, and in particular the amount of money which goes to surplus production, and that also is very much in our minds. We would like to stick, as far as we can, to the time-table, which means that we should have got a good way into the restructuring on the preliminary decisions by the end of our Presidency.
The Chancellor and I have also discussed, along with other Ministers who were present yesterday, matters such as textiles and steel and the impact of the latest decision of the United States on Japanese trade, but you will be aware that the Community has a surveillance scheme of Japanese imports and we expect to discuss those matters at the next Council Meeting.
Naturally, we have also discussed great international matters, such as the Middle East, where as you will know, none of us can solve it [end p2] alone. It will be for the United States and Europe and the countries involved to try to find a solution. None of us, we believe, can solve it without the other.
We have also discussed East-West relations and Herr Chancellor, of course, will be visiting Washington shortly and have the opportunity of discussing those with President Reagan.
I will just hand over to Herr Chancellor for him to make his comments and then we will go for questions. [end p3]
Chancellor Schmidt
I would like, in the beginning, to underline strongly what the Prime Minister said about our joint attitude to extend a warm personal welcome to the newly-elected French President. I am looking forward to an early opportunity for an exchange of views, particularly on foreign policy positions and lines shared by the Western Allies and partners of the European Community.
As the Prime Minister said, we have had an exchange of views on a variety of issues. I would just mention a very few of them. In agreement with what the Prime Minister said, we had, of course, a discussion on the problems and complexities and the time-table procedure for the restructuring of the Community Budget and CAP reform. We do expect the proposals of the Commission in Brussels to be tabled in time for the European Council at Luxembourg at the end of June, and to have a preliminary exchange of views there and possibly agreement on guidelines for preparing the decision or the decisions in the course of the second half of 1981 under the chairmanship of the United Kingdom.
There are a number of positions in which we were agreed as regards that restructuring. The Prime Minister may wish to elaborate on that one. I do not want to add anything to the economic subjects right now, but I would like to mention that we had a very rewarding comparison of the notes which both of us brought home from our recent Near and Middle East visits and that we also had an exchange of mind as regards possible European contributions [end p4] to a peace procedure there in that part of the world. We are agreed that there is the need of a close contact with the United States in order to ensure that what the Europeans do to not do in that region is of a complementary character.
We also discussed at length the problems which the Foreign Ministers had dealt with between them and had dealt with in the North Atlantic Council in Rome a couple of days ago. Both Governments were rather satisfied with the outcome of those deliberations and especially with the communique and we also welcomed in particular the reaffirmation of the December 1979 decision on long-range theatre nuclear force modernisation and arms control, and especially welcomed the United States intention to begin negotiations with the Soviet Union TNF arms control within the SALT framework by the end of this year. I would like to express my satisfaction about the thorough consultation with the United States. We, of course, did have the benefit of the Prime Minister's visit to Washington this Spring and the Prime Minister already has mentioned that I am going to Washington next week.
We have exchanged our views as regards the topics that have been dealt with between Americans and Europeans, whether it was in March or in Rome, or whether it is going to be next week.
I think we have made good progress in confirming the broad basis of common foreign policy positions during our talks yesterday and today, especially as laid down in documents like the North Atlantic Council Communique from Rome last week. [end p5]
Let me finally say that our normal consultations in this enviable surroundings of Chequers have, as always, taken place in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. I am looking forward to continuing it in the course of Autumn in Germany. I am convinced that if there are problems between the United Kingdom and my country, they can be and will be solved and I really do look forward with confidence—and even some expectation—to the forthcoming period of the British Presidency within the EEC, although I do know the Chairman of European Council Meetings is not more responsible for the outcome than the other eight or the other nine! To act as a Chairman is not easy and it is not always rewarding, but still, I am looking forward to your Presidency, Prime Minister. [end p6]
Question (John Dickie, "Daily Mail" )
Prime Minister and Chancellor, we read from the newspapers that you are both agreed on the objective of controlling and restructuring the Budget in the Community, but are you agreed on the means of achieving that objective?
Secondly, if the problem remains unsolved by the end of the year, are both Governments prepared to go on being paymasters to the rest of the Community?
I am not prepared to pre-judge the proposals of the Commission. The Commission has been told, by decision of the Council, to table their proposals by the middle of June or so.
There are, on the other hand, some elements in the solution which I think are indispensable:
Number one: the 1%; limit as regards the Value Added Tax basis.
Number two: I have said in the last Council—and there cannot be any doubt about the strong will to stick to that statement—that I will not have any solution by which some States get unlimited net transfers and other States have to pay unlimitedly net transfers. There ought to be a ceiling for net contributions.
Thirdly, this obviously leads to a restructuring in CAP and some other fields possibly as well. I would not pre-judge those. [end p7]
I would not like to answer questions of the type: "What are you going to do if it does not work?" It has to work!
Can I just add one thing.
We cannot just agree, regardless of the other eight and there is obviously going to be some hard negotiation and bargaining ahead. That is bound to be so, because the present system suits some countries and it does not suit others.
The limit I think will come which will force certain changes, the limit will come when the 1%; Value Added Tax ceiling is reached, provided we do not permit too many coresponsibility levies, which are an alternative source of income and which could delay the onset of the effect of the ceiling of 1%; Value Added Tax.
So, yes, it is going to be very hard negotiations ahead, but we are convinced that those negotiations have to be undertaken, because it is not fair for two partners—and in particular Germany—to make such very heavy contributions when other countries have a richer income per head even than the Federal Republic of Germany.
Question (Edwin Ros, "Tagesspiegel" , West Berlin)
Chancellor and Prime Minister, about the Middle East: long after the Venice Declaration on the Middle East about negotiations with the PLO being conditional on recognition of Israel's right to exist in recognised and secure frontiers, the PLO declared most solemnly in Damascus only a [end p8] few weeks ago that it absolutely refuses to recognise Israel in any frontiers whatsoever and that what it called the "Zionist entity" must be destroyed, but those Government officials in London and Bonn who guide us—whom we are not supposed to mention except as "informed circles" —they say that privately the PLO say something totally different; that what the PLO say something totally different; that what the PLO said in Damascus they did not mean—privately they say something different.
Now, Chancellor and Prime Minister, have you any evidence from your recent visits to the Middle East, that the PLO does not mean what it said in Damascus, but that it meant something different; that what the PLO said in Damascus is not true?
I have never talked to the PLO people, neither officially nor privately, so I do not know what they say privately, but I would like to repeat what I said in a Press Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Crown Prince Fahd, as regards the PLO.
On being questioned about the German attitude towards the PLO, I said that the German attitude will depend on the PLO's position vis-a-vis Israel and especially as regards the PLO having to acknowledge the right of the State of Israel to exist within acknowledged and secure borders—or "boundaries" I think is the word. This is my position. As the German Chancellor, I welcome the chance to restate it this morning in England. [end p9]
May I just add to that. I have never talked to the PLO either, so we do not know their private position. It is their public position which matters and as we said in the Venice Communique, both sides have to recognise the legitimate rights of the other, and that is for the Palestinian people to recognise the right of Israel to exist behind secure borders and Israel to recognise the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and there is absolutely no change whatsoever in that position and we shall not get a Middle Eastern settlement until both sides recognise those, and the difficulty has been to get it occurring simultaneously.
I think possibly both of us would accept that most of the Arab States—indeed, I do not think I have ever met one that does not—accept Israel's right to exist, and indeed, would say that the United Nations Motion 242, which called on Israel to observe and withdraw to the 1967 borders by definition, must accept her right to exist.
Does the PLO accept it?
If I have answered a bigger question than you asked, I apologise. I will not do it in future: [end p10]
I wonder if there is any point, actually, in having the Luxembourg Council Meeting so soon after the French elections and whether the two of you might not be urging privately perhaps a week's delay so that there would be a French Government more clear of its direction.
And secondly, how are you both planning to respond to Saudi requests for increased security cooperation, for instance, Tornado-type aircraft? What do you both plan to do in that direction?
With regard to the timing of the Luxembourg conference, as you know, the date is fixed at the moment. We are not quite certain what the date of the French elections will be until it is fixed. If the new President of France wished to delay the Luxembourg conference, then I assume that he would ask the President of the Council to do so, and then obviously we would have to consider it, but in any event, I think there would be some point in having a comparatively early meeting just for general discussion, even if we are not able to make specific progress on specific matters. But if the new French President wishes to delay it, then I am sure we would view his request sympathetically. I think it would be for him to make the first move.
Would you repeat your Tornado question again? [end p11]
It was a general point about how could both of you respond to Saudi requests for increased security cooperation and wondering whether something like the Tornado-type plane might be in that context.
I believe that Saudi Arabia is not at the moment interested in the Tornado. She has just bought some United States aircraft and is not at the moment interested in purchasing the Tornado.
I do not know whether I understood you correctly. It was very difficult to hear you. But I would only like to add that the Community cannot make decisions on security matters, on defence matters. I would like to remind you of the fact that, for instance, one member of the Community—the Republic of Ireland—is not a member of the Alliance. Secondly, I would like to remember you (sic) that France is a member of the Alliance but not a part of NATO, and thirdly I would like to remind you that the Tornado is not a NATO affair; it is an affair between three countries, namely, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, so it would never come up in the Community.
Chancellor, we understand that you talked a good deal about the problems of Japanese imports. Could you say, Chancellor, how serious [end p12] a problem you think this is, both in Germany and the Community as a whole?
I think it is a problem not only for the Community—we have seen the problem in other parts of the world as well, North America for instance.
I am not the Secretary of Commerce of my Government; if Count Lambsdorff was here, he would be in a position to give a more detailed answer.
My feeling is that we have some legitimate right to ask the Japanese to be more forthcoming in opening up their markets for our industrial products, whether they come from Europe or North America.
Secondly, I would like to use this opportunity to warn against any trade wars between Western Europe or North America on the one side and Japan on the other. There is nothing more dangerous nowadays as the general temptation for neoprotectionism—a temptation which at the same time comes from the firms, cooperations, entrepreneurs, from labour, from the trade unions. If we permit the world to be split up in compartments tradewise, I think we are in for a deepening of the world structural economic crisis.
Question (Israel)
Chancellor, referring to your Middle Eastern deliberations, do you feel that a German Chancellor in the generation of the holocaust has the same freedom as the Prime Minister of Great Britain when you are discussing and deciding on the European initiative, on sales of arms to [end p13] Arabs, etc.—not being killed by British armaments is more enjoyable than being killed by German armaments—do you feel that you are in the same boat as all your colleagues?
We certainly are in the same boat as anybody else in the Community and we have participated in shaping common foreign policies among ourselves, among the Nine formerly and the Ten in the future, and we will continue to do so.
May I ask you if the question of Namibia was raised in your review of world affairs and do you think that the new French Presidency will change the working of the Five-Power Contact Group?
It was mentioned in particular between Herr Genscher and Lord Carrington, but I understand that Pik Botha shortly is paying a visit to the United States and we did not discuss the matter in detail.
Question (Johnson, "Daily Telegraph" )
Prime Minister, the threat of a Soviet invasion of Poland or some sort of intervention has somewhat receded in the past few months, I think. Was Poland touched upon to any extent in the past day or two and was this possibly because of that reason? [end p14]
Touched upon, but nothing new to report.
Question ( "The Scotsman" )
Was fishing raised, and are you hopeful of an agreement in June?
We are both very anxious to have a fisheries agreement. It matters very much to the Federal Republic of Germany; it matters also very much to Britain. We had hoped that we would have a fisheries agreement very soon after the French election. We still hope—and both need—a fisheries agreement urgently.
Question (French accent)
Prime Minister, at the beginning of the Press Conference, you gave your feeling about the election of the new French President, but we did not hear it properly. Would you repeat your reply?
France has chosen her new President and it is for the other countries in the Community to work with the choice of France. We not only do so, we welcome President Mitterrand to the groupings of which we are both members—the European Economic Community, the Atlantic Alliance and, of course, the Ottawa Summit. We very much look forward to working with him and we hope and we believe that we shall [end p15] establish the same kind of good personal relationship with President Mitterrand that Chancellor Schmidt and I now enjoy.
Very briefly, Chancellor, after Maastricht, are you friends again?
"Yes, we are!" is the answer!
She said so!
Chancellor, why not have a European initiative on what is happening in Ireland, calling to the IRA to associate itself with what is happening? These are two countries of Europe.
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom is part of the European Economic Community, the Republic of Ireland is part of the European Economic Community. We are sovereign states, each of us, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and the Community does not interfere in internal matters in one another's countries. [end p16]
Margaret, would you allow me to make an additional remark here, because there has been a misunderstanding a couple of months ago at the occasion of a visit of Prime Minister Haughey at Bonn. At that occasion, I said that I welcomed that the difficulties in Northern Ireland now had become an international matter. This was being misunderstood and perhaps I was at fault to use that expression. What I meant was and the sense was that I welcomed the fact that the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland were in contact about it—in closer and more intensified contact—nowadays than formerly and this, I think, is a good development.


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South African Film 'The Wound' Shortlisted For Oscar Nomination!
Award-winning South African film The Wound was announced as one of nine international films that have been shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming 90th Annual Oscar Awards.
It is certainly one of the finest works to have emerged from this part of the world.
And on Friday, the award-winning South African film The Wound was announced as one of nine international films that have been shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming 90th Annual Oscar Awards.
The John Trengove directed film explores traditional African masculinity and sexuality through the story of two men who develop a romantic bond while at a Xhosa initiation ritual.
The nine films were selected from a list of no less than 92 titles that were submitted for the prestigious award.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the shortlisted nine films will now screen for committees in New York, Los Angeles, and London. The committees will then vote for their film of choice, with the final cut to nominees to be announced on the 23rd of January, 2018.
The Shortlist:
Chile, A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio, director
Germany, In the Fade, Fatih Akin, director
Hungary, On Body and Soul, Ildikó Enyedi, director
Israel, Foxtrot, Samuel Maoz, director
Lebanon, The Insult, Ziad Doueiri, director
Russia, Loveless, Andrey Zvyagintsev, director
Senegal, Félicité, Alain Gomis, director
South Africa, The Wound, John Trengove, director
Sweden, The Square, Ruben Östlund, director
The event will be taking place on March 4th, 2018.


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Best and Worst Workplaces for Women Executives
Evans on Marketing, October 6, 2017
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Earlier this week, we reported on research by Great Place to Work. Its 100 best firms for women were cited. Today's post cites other research. It is broader in scope. And it is global. Best and Worst Workplaces for Women Executives.
For 2017, 24/7 Wall St. conducted its own research on women in leadership positions. 24/7 Wall St. is a financial news and opinion company. In sum:
"Despite strides made by women, stereotypes persist and gender equality is slow coming. In 2016, a woman earned 80 cents for every dollar a man received. This was 20 cents more than in the 1960s. Yet , this is still not equitable. The gender gap is greater in senior leadership positions at large firms. Some firms do not have any female executives or board members."
"To identify companies with the best and worst female representation, 24/7 Wall St. examined data from LedBetter. The latter, created an index of the share of women on the board and the share of women in executive leadership positions at 237 global corporations."
Best Workplaces for Women Executives
According to 24/7 Wall St., "Chico's FAS Inc. leads the group with the most representation of females in senior management positions. At Chico's, women hold 73% of executive positions and are 56% of the board."
These are the top 10 of the 237 firms reviewed:
Chico's FAS Inc. Women in leadership roles: 56% (board), 73% (executive).
Etsy. Women in leadership roles: 50% (board), 63% (executive).
H&M Group. Women in leadership roles: 64% (board), 35% (executive).
Kering. Women in leadership roles: 64% (board), 29% (executive).
Best Buy. Women in leadership roles: 40% (board), 40% (executive).
L'Oreal. Women in leadership roles: 47% (board), 33% (executive).
Diageo. Women in leadership roles: 40% (board), 40% (executive).
Target. Women in leadership roles: 33% (board), 42% (executive).
Gap, Inc. Women in leadership roles: 30% (board), 43% (executive).
Prada Group. Women in leadership roles: 22% (board), 50% (executive).
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Worst Workplaces for Women Executives
With regard to worst workplaces, 24/7 Wall St. says: "Women are inadequately represented in several positions worldwide, most notably within the managerial sector. Only 16 of the 237 companies assessed by LedBetter have female CEOs. Seven of the companies do not have any females in executive positions or on their boards of directors."
These are the bottom 10 of the 237 firms reviewed:
Icahn Enterprises. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Nissan Motor Corporation. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Nintendo. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Kia Motors. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Energy Transfer Equity. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Plains GP Holdings. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Samsung Electronics. Women in leadership roles: 0% (board), 0% (executive).
Toyota. Women in leadership roles: 7% (board), 0% (executive).
Newell Brands. Women in leadership roles: 8% (board), 0% executive.
Panasonic. Women in leadership roles: 8% (board), 2% executive.
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10 Replies to "Best and Worst Workplaces for Women Executives"
Katherine O'Neil says:
As a woman in business and the President of the undergraduate women in business organization on campus, I believe that women should be included in every aspect of business including board and executive. And women still not being paid equally to men and the increase of 20 cents for every dollar a man makes in the last fifty seven years is ridiculous. There is no reason why a woman who is doing the same job should be paid less than a man.
Lauren Burke says:
At time point in time it is so ridiculous that women still earn less than men for doing the same job. We have come so far as a country that to see this is horrible. I believe that women should only receive the same job as men only if that woman is as qualified as a man would be. Women should not be excluded from executive positions simply based on the fact that she is a woman.
Harminder Pathania says:
It is truly saddening to witness these inequalities in this time period in all matters of life not just the business world. Sexism has stunted the growth of multiple corporations and threatens to keep us from achieving social and economic progress which we hope to achieve in our analysis of management and production. Moreover, it is terrifying to see that certain popularly named businesses have such a small percentage of women in board and exceutive leadership roles, with some not having leadership positions at all.
lauragiannotti says:
As a female business major this post did not sit will with me. It is truly quite a travesty to consider the idea that women still are not treated as equals in the work place. I do wish to hold a position of authority in the work place one day. This post was extremely informative onto which businesses and corporations hire and help women succeed in the workplace. We should live in a world where gender plays no role to fit certain quotas or sexist beliefs but who ever is most qualified for that job or position.
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Lori Engler says:
I think it is really unfortunate that companies still feel that women are not as equally capable as men on an intellectual basis. I think what stuck out to me the most in this post is that the lower ranking companies are owned and run by certain cultures that value masculinity more than other cultures. For instance, Toyota is a Japanese company that has given top executive positions to the descendants of Sakichi Toyoda. Recently in my international business class we learned about Geert Hofstede's analysis of cultural dimensions and how they play a role in specific countries. When we compared Japan to American, we saw how differently the companies function. Unfortunately in the Japanese culture it is very common to not see women in the workplace. I personally have no personal connection or experience in the Japanese culture, so I don't know if women prefer to have other jobs or if they are happy or not with the way the business culture is. I think the important take away here is that global education is imperative, because women deserve the opportunity to learn and have the same opportunities as men do. It is eye opening to know how much progress there still needs to be made in regards to gender equality.
maddiemitrano says:
I think it's crazy that it's 2017 and women still are not holding positions in many areas of business. I also found it interesting that the higher positions women hold are in companies mostly regarding fashion and beauty, while men dominate the fields of technology. Naturally it makes sense that each sex dominates the field explained, but it's disappointing to see that even in the day and age we're in today, the separation of sexes in certain fields is still so prevalent.
Jordan Venditto says:
It is hard to believe as far as we may have come in gender equality still in over 50 years we have only gone up 20 cents. There should be no gap; both genders should be paid the same for doing the same job. It is interesting yet very concerning to see that the top three firms with women in leadership roles are all clothing companies while three out of four in the worst percentages are automotive companies.
It is interesting to compare the places in which women play a large role in the companies listed. Women executives seem to exceed in clothing or beauty companies such as H&M, L'Oreal, Gap, and Prada.Though it may seem sexist, I believe that women are the best choice for these brands, because what they sell is mostly catered towards women. If the companies main consumers consist of women, it would make more sense to put a woman in charge. Vice verse; they fail to exceed in companies such as Kia, Toyota, and Nissan. The stereotype is that men are more involved with cars than women. Even though this is a sexist stereotype, it deems true, and it would make more sense for men to mainly be apart of the executive board.
GM is doing well with a female CEO. 🙂
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OSU hemp center gets .5 million in federal funds
Oregon State University has reeled in some more research funding that it will use to support its new Global Hemp Information Center. The office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has announced that the federal government is appropriating $2.5 million for OSU to use on the new program. The money was part of a much larger federal spending bill that also includes $35 million for irrigation projects in Central Oregon. Hemp was legalized federally as part of a 2018 farm bill and it is viewed as having the potential to become one of the state's top agricultural commodities. Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the components of hemp, has been found to be valuable in a wide variety of health products. "We were pleased to see the appropriation get approved as it shows the federal government's confidence in our work," said Alan Sams, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at OSU. Sams and other OSU officials introduced the center in June at an event in Aurora at the university's North Willamette Research and Extension Center. More than 40 OSU faculty representing 19 academic disciplines are engaged in hemp research, teaching and extension services, and the university plans to coordinate all of that…
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Review the events of September 11, 2001 and see the day through the eyes of an air traffic controller who helped shut down the nation's airspace. Mal Fuller, former air traffic controller and Friends of Flight 93 board member, dealt with United 93 prior to its crash near Shanksville, PA.
Hear a firsthand account of the day when the nation was under attack and learn how the 40 heroes of Flight 93 forever changed the course of history. Little did the nation know, nor understand what the they did.
The 40 Heroes DVD features history of September 11, 2001, and the events that transpired on United Flight 93. Hear Mal's story from the control room, and listen as we honor and remember the brave heroics of the 40 passengers and crew members.
9/11 and the Heroes of Flight 93, a documentary by The Media People, Inc., the Lehigh Valley's oldest independent production company, has been honored by two international film competitions: the Hermes Creative Awards, which attracts entries from creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media; and the 38th Annual Telly Awards, which recognizes outstanding broadcast and cable television productions as well as non-broadcast, digital and streaming productions.
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I'll be showing a couple of pieces in this show, opening on January 2nd and up till January 14th. Check it out!
"Join us to celebrate the opening of our first show of the New Year on January 2nd at 8 PM.
Locals Only features artists who are united by their residence in the New England area.
Artists are united by their New England locale and their fervor for art. While brief in duration, Eridanos is excited to have a show exclusively of artists who call the Greater Boston area home.
The reception will start at 8:00 PM and end at 11:00 PM and light refreshments will be provided.
There is a possibility of dancing at the end of the evening.
For additional information and to be involved in a greater capacity please email Steph at info@culteridanos.com"
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Q: Date picker dialog listener I have to use a DatePickerDialog to get selected date in a textview. When I click the textview the DatePickerDialog should appear.
I wrote this
private DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener dateOnDateSetListener = new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {

    @Override
    public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int selectedYear, int selectedMonth, int selectedDay) {
        datePick.setText(new StringBuilder().append(selectedDay).append("-").append(selectedMonth).append("-").append(selectedYear));
    }
};

datePick = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.date_pick);

    datePick.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {
            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            year = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            monthOfYear = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH);
            dayOfMonth = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            new DatePickerDialog(getContext(), dateOnDateSetListener, year, monthOfYear, dayOfMonth);
        }
    });

But its not working.
So with little googling I changed it to this and its working, but I am not able to understand why is it so? Did I mess something in above code
datePick = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.date_pick);

    datePick.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {
            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            year = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            monthOfYear = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH);
            dayOfMonth = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            showDialog(DATE_DIALOG_ID);
        }
    });

@Override
protected Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
    switch (id) {
    case DATE_DIALOG_ID:
       // set date picker as current date
       return new DatePickerDialog(this, dateOnDateSetListener,
                     year, monthOfYear,dayOfMonth);
    }
    return null;
}

private DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener dateOnDateSetListener = new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {

    @Override
    public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int selectedYear, int selectedMonth, int selectedDay) {
        datePick.setText(new StringBuilder().append(selectedDay).append("-").append(selectedMonth).append("-").append(selectedYear));
    }
};

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But its not working. So with little googling I changed it to this and
  its working, but I am not able to understand why is it so? Did I mess
  something in above code

You didn't really mess anything up, you just forgot to call .show() on the dialog; i.e.:
new DatePickerDialog(getContext(), dateOnDateSetListener, year, monthOfYear, dayOfMonth).show();

The reason why it works without .show() in the second code snippet is because there the Activity manages the dialog and will thus take care of calling that method on the dialog that gets returned in onCreateDialog(int id).
Generally I'd recommend the second approach because you don't really want to manage the life cycle of dialogs yourself - simply because it's quite a pain to get it right when your activities get recreated on configuration changes etc. However, for a more modern solution, using fragments, you should look into wrapping the dialog in a DialogFragment (there's also a version in the support library that works on pre-Honeycomb devices).


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Early childhood educators in Nova Scotia say new pre-primary program is unrealistic and unsustainable
CUPE representatives are asking the McNeil Government to hit pause on the pre-primary program announced July 18 by Minister Zach Churchill, and to begin consultations with parents and the people who do the work – early childhood educators (ECEs), directors of non-profit centres and other stakeholders.
"We're asking the Premier and the Minister of Education to prevent another foreseeable failure," says Margot Nickerson, an early childhood educator and president of CUPE 4745. "Serious mistakes, with serious consequences, are being made."
"The announcement leaves many more questions than answers," says CUPE Child Care Coordinator Naomi Stewart. "It's hard to believe this program will succeed, when the Department cannot offer a basic analysis to show the availability of qualified ECEs in the province needed to fill these new positions."
In 2016 the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development released a plan, Affordable, Quality Child Care: A Great Place to Grow!, that included action items and a "wage floor" increase for early childhood educators that rises with the level of training as a way to help with the recruitment and retention of ECE's in the Child Care Centres within the province.
"This sector has been plagued by high staff turnover and low staffing levels due to inferior wages and working conditions," says CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen. "The situation will only become worse, as ECEs with a degree leave child care centres to work in the new school board provided classrooms where, presumably, they'll receive better wages, benefits and a pension – something many early childhood educators in the province don't currently have."
"The Minister is rushing this program through, without adequate planning. Solving one problem, in this way, will only create more problems," says Nickerson.
CUPE represents early childhood educators in six centres in Halifax and in Bridgewater.
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor Owns 17K Bitcoin Worth Over $850M
Dec 23 2021 · 09:34 UTC by Daria Rud · 3 min read
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MicroStrategy is planning to further expand its Bitcoin holdings, raising additional capital to continue with its Bitcoin strategy. This is because Michael Saylor strongly supports Bitcoin and believes in the currency's potential.
Michael Saylor, CEO of American business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services company MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) has recently revealed how much Bitcoin (BTC) he owns. Known for being a strong supporter of the currency, Saylor has over 17,000 BTC. With the current BTC price, his holdings are worth more than $850 million.
BREAKING 💥 Michael Saylor reveals he personally owns 17,000 #Bitcoin worth over $850 million 💥 pic.twitter.com/dBH76OVgKH
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 22, 2021
Apparently, Michael Saylor has not bought Bitcoin since October 2020. At that time, his Tweet was saying that he had 17,732 BTC. Saylor acquired the coins when their price was around $10,000.
Some have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself.
— Michael Saylor⚡ (@saylor) October 28, 2020
Notably, his company MicroStrategy itself has its own Bitcoin holdings. The company reportedly owns 122,478 BTC worth over $6 billion. It made its first foray into BTC in 2019. At that time, the company bought about $250K worth of the prominent digital currency. In 2020, MicroStrategy made another massive investment into BTC. The latest purchase of Saylor's company was made earlier this month when it bought $82 million worth of BTC.
MicroStrategy is planning to further expand its Bitcoin holdings, raising additional capital to continue with its Bitcoin strategy. This is because Michael Saylor strongly supports Bitcoin and believes in the currency's potential. According to Saylor, its price could eventually hit as much as $6 million per coin. In addition, MicroStrategy CEO does not "believe you should sell your Bitcoin."
Saylor said:
"One day billions of people will hold digital property, we want to get there before billions of people get there."
"Our macro strategy is to focus on Bitcoin. I can plug Bitcoin into the entire digital economy and it makes everything better. Bitcoin fixes everything. The least risky, most diversified investment strategy is to simply hold Bitcoin."
The company's primary goal is buying and custody of Bitcoin. Despite returns of around 5% per year, MicroStrategy has no intention to embark on yield-making strategies such as Bitcoin-backed loans.
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Notably, on the list of the most prominent investors in Bitcoin, Michael Saylor has a number of rivals. Other big advocates of the currency include Barry Silbert, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Michael Novogratz, and, of course, Elon Musk.
Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, the parent company of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the largest Bitcoin Trust in the world. According to the latest data, Grayscale owns roughly 3.4% of the world's supply of Bitcoin and 46% of the 1.4 million Bitcoin that is currently held by publicly traded companies.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of the Gemini exchange, are holding about 100,000 Bitcoins worth around $4.8 billion.
Further, Michael Novogratz, Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO, stated that cryptocurrencies make up 85% of his net worth. Besides, he believes that Bitcoin will stay above the $42,000 level.
Finally, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk owns Bitcoin, Dogecoin (DOGE), and Ethereum (ETH). This year, Tesla has been several times on the news due to its heavy investments in Bitcoin. The company is expected to start accepting payments in crypto soon.
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Project code / wiring tutorial to blink an external LED using your Particle Photon.

                   +-----+
        +----------| USB |-----------+
        |          +-----+           |
        | [ ] VIN            3V3 [ ] |
        | [ ] GND            RST [ ] |
        | [ ] TX            VBAT [ ] |
        | [ ] RX  [S][*][R]  GND [ ] | ----  Resistor ---- LED Cathode (-)
        | [ ] WKP         [*] D7 [ ] |
        | [ ] DAC +-------+   D6 [ ] |
        | [ ] A5  |       |   D5 [ ] |
        | [ ] A4  |PHOTON |   D4 [ ] |
        | [ ] A3  |       |   D3 [ ] |
        | [ ] A2  +-------+   D2 [ ] |
        | [ ] A1              D1 [ ] |
        | [ ] A0              D0 [ ] | ----  LED Anode (+)
        |                            |
        \   [ ]        [_______]     /
         \__________________________/

This tutorial builds on tutorial 2 and shows you how the same principles can be used for external components, an LED in this case.

## Step 1: Wiring
For this tutorial, you will need an LED, a resistor, and a breadboard.

On your breadboard, connect the LED's anode (the positive / longer leg) to D0.  Connect the resistor to GND on your photon (resistors do not have a dedicated positve or negative terminal, so either direction will work).  Finally, connect the other leg of your resistor with the LED's cathode (the negative / shorter leg).

## Step 2: Setup
If you have not already done so, install the Particle app on your phone.  Click the "+" in the butter right hand corner and choose to add a new Photon.  The app will guide you through the process to add your new Photon.

## Step 3: Code
1. Log into build.particle.io.
2. Click on the target icon along the left-hand menu bar (Devices) to list your connected Particle devices and choose your new Photon from the list.
3. Click on the < > symbol (Code), then scroll down and click the CREATE NEW APP button.  You will be prompted to give your app a title.  Let's call this one "blinkExternalLED".
    4. Your new app will contain only one file called "blinkexternalled.ino".  This file will contain a blank setup() function and a blank loop() function.  Functions are defined with a type ("void" for this example), a name followed by parenthesis (either "setup" or "loop" for this example), and a set of braces which are used to contain each function.
5. We can now take the code from blinkExternal.cpp and paste it into blinkexternalled.ino.
6. Once you have pasted the code into the blinkexternalled.ino file, click on the check mark icon along the left-hand menu.  This will verify the code - check it over to ensure there are no obvious errors.
7. Finally, click the lightning bolt icon along the left-hand menu in order to "flash" your Photon with the new code - meaning to send your new code to the Photon and overwrite any existing code on the device.
    8. Your Photon's LED should flash magenta for a moment (meaning it is flashing the new firmware from the build.particle.io website), then go back to "breathing" cyan.  However, now the external LED should also be blinking at 1-second intervals.

## Notes:
You'll notice that the only change we made from tutorial 2 to tutorial 3 was to change from D7 to D0.  Even though we reference "led" 4 times in our code, only 1 character needs to change to go from an internal LED to an external one.  This demonstrates the true power of variables in code.

It is also important to note how easily we can switch between internal and external LEDs.  The Photon has an LED and a resistor tied to pin D7.  This means that you can easily use the internal LED for your project during prototyping and then tie in an external LED only when you're ready to package things up.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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package tamaized.aov.common.capabilities.aov;

import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
import net.minecraft.nbt.INBT;
import net.minecraft.nbt.IntNBT;
import net.minecraft.nbt.ListNBT;
import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.Capability;
import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.Capability.IStorage;
import tamaized.aov.AoV;
import tamaized.aov.common.capabilities.aov.AoVCapabilityHandler.DecayWrapper;
import tamaized.aov.common.core.abilities.Ability;
import tamaized.aov.common.core.abilities.AbilityBase;
import tamaized.aov.common.core.skills.AoVSkill;
import tamaized.aov.common.core.skills.AoVSkills;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

public class AoVCapabilityStorage implements IStorage<IAoVCapability> {

	@Override
	public INBT writeNBT(Capability<IAoVCapability> capability, IAoVCapability instance, Direction side) {
		CompoundNBT nbt = new CompoundNBT();
		ListNBT list = new ListNBT();
		for (AoVSkill skill : instance.getObtainedSkills())
			list.add(new IntNBT(skill.getID()));
		nbt.put("obtainedSkills", list);
		list = new ListNBT();
		for (Entry<AbilityBase, DecayWrapper> entry : instance.getDecayMap().entrySet()) {
			CompoundNBT comp = new CompoundNBT();
			comp.putInt("id", AbilityBase.getID(entry.getKey()));
			comp.putInt("decay", entry.getValue().getDecay());
			list.add(comp);
		}
		nbt.put("decay", list);
		nbt.putInt("skillPoints", instance.getSkillPoints());
		nbt.putInt("exp", instance.getExp());
		nbt.putInt("maxLevel", instance.getMaxLevel());
		nbt.putBoolean("invokeMass", instance.getInvokeMass());
		list = new ListNBT();
		for (int index = 0; index < 9; index++) {
			CompoundNBT ct = new CompoundNBT();
			Ability ability = instance.getSlot(index);
			ct.putInt("slot", index);
			ct.putInt("id", ability == null ? -1 : ability.getAbility().getID());
			list.add(ct);
		}
		nbt.put("slots", list);
		list = new ListNBT();
		for (Ability ability : instance.getAbilities())
			list.add(ability.encode(new CompoundNBT(), instance));
		nbt.put("abilities", list);
		nbt.putInt("currentSlot", instance.getCurrentSlot());
		return nbt;
	}

	@Override
	public void readNBT(Capability<IAoVCapability> capability, IAoVCapability instance, Direction side, INBT nbt) {
		CompoundNBT compound = (CompoundNBT) nbt;
		INBT tag = compound.get("obtainedSkills");
		if (tag instanceof ListNBT) {
			ListNBT list = (ListNBT) tag;
			for (int index = 0; index < list.size(); index++) {
				instance.addObtainedSkill(AoVSkills.getSkillFromID(list.getInt(index)));
			}
		}
		Map<AbilityBase, DecayWrapper> decay = new HashMap<>();
		tag = compound.get("decay");
		if (tag instanceof ListNBT) {
			ListNBT list = (ListNBT) tag;
			for (int index = 0; index < list.size(); index++) {
				CompoundNBT comp = list.getCompound(index);
				decay.put(AbilityBase.getAbilityFromID(comp.getInt("id")), ((AoVCapabilityHandler) instance).new DecayWrapper(comp.getInt("decay")));
			}
		}
		if (!decay.isEmpty())
			instance.setDecayMap(decay);
		instance.setSkillPoints(compound.getInt("skillPoints"));
		instance.setExp(compound.getInt("exp"));
		instance.setMaxLevel(AoV.config.maxlevel.get());//compound.getInteger("maxLevel")); TODO
		instance.toggleInvokeMass(compound.getBoolean("invokeMass"));
		instance.update(null);
		tag = compound.get("abilities");
		if (tag instanceof ListNBT) {
			for (INBT nt : (ListNBT) tag) {
				if (nt instanceof CompoundNBT) {
					instance.addAbility(Ability.construct(instance, null, (CompoundNBT) nt));
				}
			}
		}
		tag = compound.get("slots");
		if (tag instanceof ListNBT) {
			for (INBT nt : (ListNBT) tag) {
				if (nt instanceof CompoundNBT) {
					CompoundNBT ct = ((CompoundNBT) nt);
					instance.setSlot(new Ability(AbilityBase.getAbilityFromID(ct.getInt("id"))), ct.getInt("slot"), false);
				}
			}
		}
		instance.setCurrentSlot(compound.getInt("currentSlot"));
		instance.markDirty();
		instance.setLoaded();
	}

}


For any blogger, it's inevitable you will run into HTML coding. It may sound scary, maybe a little confusing, but it's one of those things that will be super helpful to you if you can memorise the basics. I wanted to share easy HTML codes for bloggers.
HTML is the language used to create web pages. A blog's template/theme is made up by a whole page of HTML coding, from the top to the bottom. If you want more control over what you add to your blog and where you want it to be, learning a few basic HTML codes is the best idea.
A text link is just like the code above, but with text where the image code was.
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The heavy use of fossil-based fuels and fertilizers in the U.S. food system lies at the heart of many of our environmental, health, and national security problems. Sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy are really two sides of the same coin.
The publications, success stories, and links within these pages explain how to make farm buildings more energy efficient, use the sun's energy to heat greenhouses and pump water, choose and put up wind turbines, make and use biofuels, and much more.
View a comprehensive list of all Energy Publications.
Or explore the topic areas below.
Solar Energy's Potential is "Massive"
A diverse collection of publications, templates, sample audit reports, and other training materials. Includes many energy efficiency and renewable energy topics: lighting, dairies, buildings, cooling, fuel usage, greenhouses, irrigation, motors, storage, ventilation, water heating, biofuels, biomass, solar, wind, and funding opportunities.
Includes energy estimator calculators for animal housing, irrigation, nitrogen, and tillage.
The following guide created by the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School is a tool to help farmers increase energy self-reliance and profitability.
A directory of energy-related businesses, agencies, and non-profit organizations serving agriculture and rural people.
Outlines the new developments and grants related to renewable energy in the 2014 Farm Bill.
News updates, economic analysis, position papers, calendar of events, and other resources from a broad-based coalition whose vision is that "By 2025, America's farms, forests and ranches will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, while continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed and fiber.
Clean energy resources for the Midwest region.
Information about energy efficiency and energy generation for rural energy users.
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Innovative SARE-funded research and examples of farmers who are improving energy efficiency while saving money, implementing farming practices that both save energy and protect natural resources, and producing and using renewable fuels.
Article summarizing a presentation at Iowa State University by Hunter Lovins about on-farm efficiency. Includes a link to Lovins' paper entitled, "Energy and Sustainable Agriculture".
The WSU Energy Program hosts a monthly listserv that highlights agricultural news, events and resources, providing technical assistance and project management.
Includes downloadable fact sheets on renewable energy topics specifically related to agriculture.
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The USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center's list of farm energy options.
Links to alternative energy information sources including solar, wind, fuel cell and biogas, among others.
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Q: Eigenvector proof for commutating matrices
Let $A$ and $B$ be $n\times n$ matrices such that $AB=BA$. Show that
  $A$ and $B$ have a common eigenvector.

I am not able to prove this. Can anyone help?

A: Let $\lambda$ eigenvalue of $B$ and $v\in V_\lambda$ an eigenvector i.e. $Bv=\lambda v$. Then, since $BA=AB$ we have:
$$
BAv=ABv=\lambda Av
$$
This implies that $Av$ is also an eigenvector of $B$ for the eigenvalue $\lambda$, namely $Av\in V_\lambda$. We deduce that $A V_\lambda \subset V_\lambda$ which is what you are asking as mentioned in the comments (even though the post doesn't clearly mention this).


*Marvel Studios today announced the beginning of production on "Black Panther," starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.
The film, to be shot in Atlanta and South Korea, will open in U.S. theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. Ryan Coogler directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole ("The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story").
Additional cast members include Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Sterling K. Brown and John Kani.


TI Ireland and TCD School of Business are hosting three day-long anti-bribery training workshops for business this June, September 2008 and January 2009. Each workshop will introduce participants to strategies and tools (including the Business Anti-Corruption Portal) for addressing internal and external corruption risks in global business. The workshops will be led by Jens Berthelsen, Chair of the OECD's Business and Industry Advisory Council Task Force on Export Credit.
This workshop will share strategies on partnering organisations in the South in supporting citizen demand for accountability, participatory corruption risk mapping, and integrity pacts. It will be facilitated by Job Oganda, Executive Director (designate) of TI Kenya and Kulan Amin, TI Poverty and Development Manager.
Roslyn Hees, Senior Advisor at Transparency International will lead a workshop for development NGOs on the implementation of TI's Corruption Risk Mapping Project.
TI is one of five NGOs fighting corruption in the management of the world's most important resource. This full day workshop will introduce you to the work of the WIN and new tools developed employed and tools for fighting corruption in water and sanitation services.
This workshop will benefit anyone with an interest in the current debate around corruption in development and the developing world. Our media facilitator will challenge participants to use simple language in explaining a very complex problem.
Cost: €400 per participant from the private sector ; €100 for non-profit staff (subsidised - concessions available). This series is supported by Irish Aid.


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Константин Петрович Виногра́дов (1899—1980) — советский хоровой дирижёр, музыкальный педагог.

Биография
Родился 22 мая (3 июня) 1899 года в Москве. В 1923—1936 годах концертмейстер, главный хормейстер, а затем главный дирижёр Оперного театра имени К. С. Станиславского (Москва). В 1936—1939 годах хормейстер, в 1939—1941 годах и. о. художественного руководителя Государственного академического русского хора СССР. В 1942—1946 годах руководитель Ансамбля песни и пляски Местной противовоздушной обороны. В 1946—1965 главный хормейстер ДКАППСА имени А. В. Александрова. Член ВКП(б) с 1948 года. В 1956 году окончил дирижёрско-хоровое отделение ММПИ имени Гнесиных. В 1924—1953 годах преподаватель Московского музыкального училища имени Гнесиных. С 1965 года преподаватель, с 1967 года доцент МГИК. Автор книги «Работа над дикцией в хоре» (1967).

Награды и премии
 народный артист РСФСР (1960)
 Сталинская премия первой степени (1950) — за концертно-исполнительскую деятельность всоставе КАППСА
 орден Красной Звезды (5.11.1943)
 медаль «За оборону Москвы» (3.11.1944)

Ссылки
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Преподаватели Российской академии музыки имени Гнесиных
Члены КПСС


Peace it Together is proud to announce that five films from the 2011 program - Movement, In the Presence of Absence, Spectrum, Grave Digging and Through a Glass, Darkly - have been selected for the BolderLife Film Festival.
The festival will be held in Boulder, Colorado from September 20-23, 2012. Exact screening dates and times are to be announced.


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LEGO Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck Press-Release
by Thita (admin) on February 15, 2022
The LEGO Group teams up with PlayStation to bring to life the new #76989 LEGO Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck set. Details below.
The LEGO Group and PlayStation, join forces to delight fans of both brands with the very first LEGO set inspired by the world of Horizon Forbidden West. Working with acclaimed developer Guerrilla, the collaboration – recreates the authentic features within the Horizon Forbidden West videogame and transforms the experience into LEGO brick form for fans around the world. Designed as a build and display model, this 1,222-piece set is sure to invite builders into the 31st century and encourage imaginations to flow freely through the process of building out the Horizon universe.
Guerrilla is one of Europe's leading game studios and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Since its inception in 2000, the Amsterdam-based studio has continually pushed the boundaries of technical and artistic excellence. Today, Guerrilla employs over 350 professionals from 25 nationalities. Its latest title is the anticipated open-world action-RPG Horizon Forbidden West, which will be released on 18 February 2022. Learn more about Guerrilla at www.guerrilla-games.com.
This LEGO set for adults will take builders into an adventure world through Aloy, a fierce machine hunter, and the Tallneck, the iconic and awe-inspiring machine Aloy uses to explore nearby areas in her mission to restore order and balance in Horizon Forbidden West. Included in this set is a brand-new headpiece for Aloy, the Watcher machine that comes with a choice of blue, yellow, or red eyes and her bow and brick-built spear, alongside the authentic Tallneck machine, with a smooth, disc-shaped head and long slim legs to add striking features within the model. Fans can finish their build by adding beautiful landscape details like the brick-built birch tree, tall grass, and a rusty stoplight, completing the centerpiece for its display moment.
"Getting to team up with Guerrilla was truly remarkable," says Isaac Snyder, Designer at the LEGO Group. "The Guerrilla team is incredibly passionate about the world of Horizon Forbidden West and was a huge help in ensuring we were able to create an authentic representation in LEGO form. Thanks to our close collaboration we were able to include references to all the most iconic aspects of Horizon Forbidden West, from incredible machines, mysterious ruins, unique tribes, and stunning scenery. There is a huge amount of mutual respect between the design teams and everyone involved was beyond excited to see this model come to life! Our hope is that everyone building this model has as much fun as we did designing it."
The buildable Horizon Tallneck model has 1,222 pieces, measures over 34 cm (13.5 in.) high, 23 cm (9 in.) wide, and 17 cm (6.5 in.) deep, and will be available globally from May 2022 from major retailers, official LEGO stores, and the Online LEGO Shop. Prices are as follows: 79.99 EUR/ 79.99 USD / 69.99 GBP / 129.99 AUD / 99.99 CAD. For more information, visit the Online LEGO Shop.
What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Horizon set? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!
Håkan February 15, 2022, 9:36 AM
Whoomp, there it is! Looks pretty good.
Is that minifig hairpiece new?
Undercover AFOL February 15, 2022, 8:32 PM
That's what caught my eyes too. I'm fairly certain it's new. Amazing piece!
Uberninja811 February 15, 2022, 8:43 PM
Check out this closeup: https://www.brothers-brick.com/2022/02/15/lego-reveals-76989-horizon-forbidden-west-tallneck-based-on-the-popular-horizon-zero-dawn-franchises-latest-game-news/lego-76989-horizon-forbidden-west-tallneck-4/
Grim February 15, 2022, 4:12 PM
Again Lego catering to a narrow and specific audience. I don't even know what this thing is from.. Is it a movie? A comic? No clue what this is from. Why does it always have to be something that only a small segment of people would be interested in it? What ever Horizon is, ithh's obviously a trademarked thing. What ever happened to Lego creating original ideas? This is copied form some comic book and the comic industry isn't that big amongst Lego builders. so disappointed. I've started boxing up my Lego and removing my displays because it is embarrassing to be part of the Lego culture. I wish I could build my own creations but I'm not an engineer and can't use any of the design software they have for Lego. One needs a university education to use design software. I send these messages to Lego every time I respond here. They still don't get it. They are very out of touch with reality and their fans. Lego has also raised thir prices to beyond reasonable. A handful of Lego is not worth twenty dollars.
Håkan February 15, 2022, 5:05 PM
It's a video game. It even says so in the article.
Nope February 15, 2022, 8:31 PM
A video game that's sold over 20 million copies at that. That's no small segment of people!
yoladiel February 15, 2022, 8:22 PM
Wow. I wasn't expecting this. Very cool! I wonder if this is going to be the only set related to the game.
I don't know what this game is about, but that hairpiece is a must!
Nofakebrick February 15, 2022, 9:08 PM
So they are now doing 18+ video game sets? Sweet! I will buy this just for the novelty. And of course the fig.
platypusboy February 15, 2022, 10:00 PM
This is great. And I would love them to make more sets based on video games. Even if only one set. It will be great for minifig collectors too. It's kind of like how they added different franchises to lego dimensions.
Håkan February 15, 2022, 10:08 PM
As others have commented on it, it seems that Lego has a new subtheme planned called Lego Gaming, and that seven different sets are rumored to be released during 2022.
https://jedijacpenguin.com/everythingweknowaboutLEGO2022.html#LEGO_Gaming
lifelibertylego February 15, 2022, 10:27 PM
If that's true, I'm all in! I have been waiting for this for so long!
It's a broad sub-theme, so i'ts doubtful if we'll see another Horizon Forbidden West sets, but still…
Personally, I'm most interested in new minifig parts for customizing.
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Today we are excited to unveil the next phase for the Bank Australia Conservation Reserve – a ten year strategy for our world-first private nature reserve.
At Bank Australia, we believe that protecting our native flora and fauna is important and that we all have a part to play.
That's why your bank today has unveiled a vision for the Bank Australia Conservation Reserve informed by world-leading conservation science and developed over nearly a year in partnership with Greening Australia and Trust for Nature.
On behalf of our customers, we purchased the first of our now three conservation properties in 2008, as a way of acting on customer concerns about environmental conservation and climate change. For the first nine years of the project, we worked with over 680 community volunteers to plant over 70, 000 native seedlings, helping revegetate our 927 hectare property.
Today we look to the future of the Bank Australia Conservation Reserve as we launch 'Reimagining the Future' – our vision for a conservation reserve where threatened species have food and habitat, biodiversity will thrive and the community are central to the conservation process.
Our focus is on creating healthy homes for wildlife where plants, animals, and people can thrive. Our work will be backed by science, informed by indigenous ecological knowledge and inspired by nature.
Climate change is already reshaping nature in Australia. We can address our own impacts and help to make sure that our precious wildlife will have a home in the future. Our actions will help people and nature adapt to a changing climate.
We all value nature and acknowledge that our future depends on a healthy planet. We will engage and inspire the next generation to connect with nature by sharing stories about our conservation reserve and getting people to visit and spend time in nature.
We will use bold and innovative strategies to reimagine the ways the business can tackle climate change and help our native plants and animals adapt. We will use and support best practice conservation science to tackle these challenges. We will promote our efforts to inspire others to follow our lead.
As the bank grows by attracting new customers, so does its ability to create greater positive environmental and social outcomes and value for customers through the Conservation Reserve.
This is a new era for the Bank Australia Conservation Reserve and we are excited by its potential to support our planet and enrich the lives of those who experience it.


Carrie Ann Inaba traveled to Washington DC to see the Cherry Blossoms and to take part in the Cherry Blossom Festival. You can see her riding in the parade below. Good Morning America was also able to catch up with her to ask her about Dancing With The Stars Season 24 too. More below including photos and videos. Go Carrie Ann. Beautiful! What a sight!
Dancing Pros Live is about to wrap up their shows for the season!! Their last several shows took place in Michigan and North Carolina. If you'd like to see some beautiful new photos of Edyta Sliwinska, Chelsie Hightower, Karina Smirnoff, Drew Lachey, and other cast members, be sure to see MLive.com. Let's hope this unforgettable tour hits the road again soon!! Instagram below courtesy of Edyta Sliwinska.
ETA: Chelsie is coming back to do the Anniversary Special. Let's keep our fingers crossed for Edyta and Karina!
Vote for Your Favorites in the PureDWTS All-Stars End-of-Season Awards!!!
First, some guidelines: I picked what I thought to be the most likely nominees for each category, just based on the vibes I've been getting from your comments all season. I know some of you are going to disagree. For that reason, I have allowed write-in votes…probably against my better judgement. HOWEVER, I'm asking you guys to PLEASE USE THE WRITE-INS SPARINGLY. Make sure the nominee you're writing in isn't already listed as one of the options, make sure it's spelled correctly, and fits the scheme of the other nominees (i.e. if the category is "best dance", you would write in something like "Kelly & Val's paso doble", and not just "Kelly"). If I cannot understand what you've written in, your vote is getting thrown out. If your write-in doesn't make sense given the context, your vote is getting thrown out. There was an absolutely ridiculous (and unneccessary) number of write-ins in last season's awards, and I almost said "f*ck it" and threw them all out, because some of you guys clearly didn't know how to follow directions. Don't bring me to the point of "f*ck it" again this season.
I will give you guys a week or two to get your votes in, and then we will reveal the results category by category in a series of posts. I've included a brief explanation of each award above each poll, since there seemed to be some confusion in last season's polls. Now vote away!!! Read more..


To design a restaurant that would appeal to a broad range of customers, but have specific appeal to a more "grown up" audience. As the 8th PizzaExpress in this city it was important to build on their strong brand identity, yet be distinctive.
A series of curved booths and flowing runs of banquette seating, combine with striking fret cut screens to break up the space in a bold and elegant way. The open Pizzaiolo is given real prominence; placed as an island in the heart of the space.