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Half An Island – Saint Martin
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Interestingly, Saint Martin is the only island thus divided by two colonial powers. Cyprus remains divided but one half of the island is operated as an independent nation. The French and British jointly administered the New Hebrides Islands, now the independent nation of Vanuatu, but there was no boundary line on any island or area, instead the entire island group was jointly, if confusingly, administered by both nations. Saint Martin stands unique in terms of being an island divided into separate overseas territories of European powers.
Hideaway for the Rich and Famous – St. Barthélemy
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As happened frequently among the Caribbean islands of France, the British took over briefly in 1758. The French in turn gave Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for French trading rights in Gothenburg. With this transfer the island's fortunes changed for the better. The Swedes ushered in a time of progress and prosperity as the Swedes declared Gustavia a free port, which made it a favored port for the trading of European goods, including contraband items.
And Yet MORE Flags of Réunion
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In the previous post, I noted that Réunion has several unofficial flags in addition to the one profiled. Actually, although I …
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Nickel Island – The Flag of New Caledonia
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As is true of all component territories of Overseas France, the only official flag is the French tricolor. However, there is an unofficial flag that may be seen flying in New Caledonia and this is the flag we flew today on our own flagpole. This flag was approved in July 2010 by the Congress of New Caledonia.
The blue symbolizes the sky and the ocean surrounding New Caledonia. The red symbolizes the blood shed by the Kanaks in their struggle for independence. The green symbolizes the land itself. The yellow disc is a representation of the sun and the symbol upon it consists of a flèche faitière, a kind of arrow that adorns the roofs of Kanak houses thrust through tutut shells.
Little Known Mayotte – Today's Flag
Mayotte was purchased by France in 1841. Mayotte was the only island in the archipelago that voted in both 1974 and 1976 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. The Comoros continue to claim the island. Mayotte became an overseas department of France in March 2011. Mayotte is a small island with only 256,518 people. However as the island is only 144 square miles in size, which results in a very densely populated island with 690 people per square kilometer while the same space in France is only occupied by, on average, 122 people. The main island, Grande-Terre is 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide, and its highest point is Mount Benara.
Today's Flag – Martinique
The unofficial flag of Martinique has a rich and long history. The flag first appeared in August of 1766. The flag was required on French vessels originating in Martinique and resembles some of the military insignia of France. The snakes depict the highly venomous fer-de-lance snake which is native to Martinique.
Today's Flag – Guadeloupe
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Originally Guadeloupe was inhabited by the relatively peaceful Arawak peoples from about 300 CE and by the 8th century the more hostile and warlike Caribs had taken over. They remained isolated an in undisputed control until their discovery by Columbus, on his second voyage, in November 1493. He gave the island the name that it carries to this day. It is also said that Columbus first saw a pineapple on Guadeloupe even though they had been grown in South America for centuries, but of course, Columbus never found the South American mainland.
What Flag Is That? – French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Today's Flag – French Polynesia
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The flag consists of two red horizontal bands which encase a wide white band. The bands are at a fixed width ratio of 1:2:1. In the center of the white band is a blue and white disk with a blue and white wave pattern which depicts the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern which depicts on the upper half. There is a Polynesian canoe riding on the wave pattern. The canoe has a crew of five, represented by five stars. The five stars are meant to symbolize the five island groups (The Bass Islands are generally grouped with the Austral Islands even though they are geographically distinct and separate from the main Austral archipelago.
Today's Flag – French Guiana
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But the prison system wasn't isolated to the three islands of the Isles of Salvation. The main prison camp was along the western border with Dutch Guiana, now known as Suriname. The islands were used to isolate the "worst of the worst" as well as for political prisoners who were housed on Devil's Island itself. Île Royale was for the general population of the worst criminals of the penal colony to roam about in moderate freedom due to the difficulty of escape from the island. Île Saint-Joseph was for the worst of those criminals to be punished in solitary confinement in silence and for extra punishment in darkness of the worst of the worst criminals of the penal colony. Conditions were so harsh, especially the presence of tropical diseases that would likely go untreated, that of the estimated 56,000 prisoners sent to the islands, only about 10% survived the experience. Those who survived their sentence enjoyed freedom but were never to be allowed to return to metropolitan France, instead being condemned to live the rest of their days on the mainland.
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I missed out on the Spring Quilt Festival, and I'm late to this one, but I'm here and that's what counts, right? I had a very important birthday party to throw for my favorite 8-year old today.
Now that the celebrating is over, I have a few minutes to spend on a blog post before I fall in to bed, exhausted!
The quilt I chose for the festival is one of my favorites simply because it is the first quilt I had completed all by myself - from the fabric selection to the quilting & binding. I had done a couple of wall hangings before, but they weren't truly machine quilted. I made this quilt as part of a quilt-a-long hosted by Amanda Jean.
I learned how to machine quilt. Thank you Paige for teaching me!
I learned that triangles are not scary. Thank you Amanda Jean.
I learned that Color Catchers work great for quilts with white sashing and red backing. Thank you to the Shout people for making a helpful product.
I learned that quilting fabric had changed since I had last been to my local quilt shop. WOW!
I learned that working with beautiful colors is therapeutic for me. Some people do yoga. Some people shop. Give me a stack of gorgeous FQ any day.
So back to the quilt... I like to keep it handy for naps, usually folded over the back of the sofa.
I love the stripey binding.
And when I need some extra-happy color in my really beige living room, I fold it so the backing is showing. Here's a link back to my original post.
Thank you to Amy (Park City Girl) for hosting the Quilt Festival! I love seeing everyone' s work. I could sit for hours and just look and look. Wanna see? Click here for the list of participating bloggers.
Congratulations on all the things that you learned!! The quilt is great!
You did learn a lot of techniques with this one and it turned out so beautifully! Love the crispness of the colors!
Well, I can learn a lot from your post. Sounds like I'd better get some Color Catchers to keep on hand, for starters. I'm always happy to see quilters who have come back to the craft, and whose quilt gives them so much satisfaction. It is evident from your post that this is such a quilt. I love sampler quilts as I never get bored and each new block teaches me something new. Lovely quilt, and terrific post!
Wow! I LOVE this quilt. The colors are wonderful.
This is a fun quilt -- I'm getting more and more attracted to quilts with bright contemporary colours and lots of white in them, just from cruising the Fall Quilt Festival. I'm at http://textisle.wordpress.com, come by and check out the little giveaway!
Very striking! I love your fabric choices! And a great pattern!
I really love the colors! It just pops out against the white.
Very pretty. I love R,W&B! You are very talented. Great work!!
I love your strippy border - it just adds some great fun to it. With each quilt I make, I learn something new from it. Your quilt is so bright and cheery.
Your quilt is wonderful! I think that we all learn a lot when we try something new. I am so glad to see others that are coming back to quilting and sewing.
Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful quilt, and your experiences with it!
Still trying to make my way through all the quilt festival entries. Your quilt is beautiful. I love all the different blocks, the cool border and the stripey binding. Thanks for sharing.
This is beautiful! I love the colors you used and thanks for the tip on color catchers. I am into white sashing right now and that is a concern.
I absolutely love these colours. Your quilt is gorgeous and so is your quilting. I used some of these fabrics in the zigzag quilt I showed for the quilt festival.
Your quilt is beautiful! Way to go!!! Your colors and fabrics are awesome!!! LOVE that striped binding. : ) Thanks for sharing. And, hope the birthday party was a success?! The cake looks DELICIOUS!


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Retrospectacle: Jurassic Park III
By n.demmy on December 21st, 2013
Diminishing returns often befall a film series that really had nothing new to offer past its initial installment. Jurassic Park is unfortunately such a series. The original Jurassic Park was a cultural phenomenon, creating an excellent monster/survival movie to go along with its groundbreaking special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was a letdown as it didn't bring much of anything new to the table besides a bigger helping of the Goldblum (which was appreciated but the movie around him wasn't much to write home about) and what was new was ridiculously silly (the San Diego sequence that served as the climax). This brings us to the threequel, Jurassic Park III. I remembered liking this movie when I saw it in the theater, as I was nine years old and seeing dinosaurs on the big screen was amazing in any context (see: Disney's Dinosaur), but looking at it now it's by far one of the worst sequels I have ever seen and a major downgrade from even The Lost World, itself a major downgrade.
The film reunites Doctor Grant (Sam Neill) with the dinosaurs who he has been so outspoken against their existence ever since the events of the first film. He is tricked into going to Site B through even more ridiculous circumstances than Jeff Goldblum's character in The Lost World. The circumstances here being a husband and wife (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) want a planed tour through the second island with him as a guide. This is a ruse, however, as the couple's true motivation is to find their son who has been stranded on the island since the film's opening scene. In the meantime, they spend most of the movie on the run from poorly realized dinosaurs (the special effects in this film are worse than the original), including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur who inexplicably did not exist in the last film even though it takes place on the same island.
Jurassic Park III doesn't fall into the trap of The Last Crusade syndrome that I talked about when I reviewed the recent Riddick film. The Last Crusade syndrome being the efforts on the parts of filmmakers to make a third installment of a film series echo the tone of an original after a poorly received second installment (like how people felt Temple of Doom was too dark, or Ocean's Twelve was too European). Here, what we have is a retread of a retread, a lazily put together film to still capitalize on the brand name. With the announcement of a fourth installment, Jurassic World, that suggest a different direction will be taken, let us hope that the powers that be look at this film and use it as an example of what not to do at every turn.
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The Czech Book is a literary prize with international dimension, organized by an independent civic association based in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Centres of Madrid, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Sofia cooperate in the organization of the project amongst other institutions. Since 2013, the project has been sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

The Czech Book Award
The jury, composed of seven academics, literary translators and booksellers, award every year a new narrative book, edited by a national publisher the previous year, with the Czech Book Award. The objective of the award is to promote contemporary narrative Czech literature not only in the country but also, and mainly, abroad; where the institution the "Global Observer" contributes to the diffusion of the laureates titles, reserved for foreign publishers interested in the translation of contemporary Czech writers.  Over thirty publishing agencies coming from ten different countries and two continents enjoy of the observer status. The winner of the award gets a prize of 35,000 Czech crowns.

The Czech Book Young Adult
It was preceded by a reader's award, first granted in 2013. Its objective was to engage the national public in the voting on the best narrative novelty. The associated media involved included: the magazine Xantypa, weekly Reflex, K Revue, electronic magazine Vaše literatura and the Portal of Czech Literature. In 2017, it was replaced by The Czech Book Young Adult.

Laureates

2012
 Vladimír Binar: Číňanova pěna, ; the French translation was published by the Paris publisher Non Lieu in 2014, the same year the translation to Bulgarian was published by the Sofia SONM publisher. The translation to Polish is being prepared.

2013
 The Czech Book Award: Jakuba Katalpa: Němci,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: Kateřina Tučková: Žítkovské bohyně, ed. Host,

2014
 The Czech Book Award: Jan Němec: Dějiny světla, ed. Host,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: Věra Nosková, Proměny,

2015
 The Czech Book Award: Jan Němec: Dějiny světla, ed. Host,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: David Vaughan, Slyšte můj hlas,

2016
 The Czech Book Award: Markéta Baňková: Maličkost. Romance z času genetiky, ed. Argo,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: Tomáš Šebek, Mise Afghánistán,

2017
 The Czech Book Award: Jiří Hájíček: Dešťová hůl, ed. Host,
 The Czech Book Young Adult: Bianca Bellová, Jezero, ed. Host,

2018
 The Czech Book Award and The Czech Book Young Adult: Alena Mornštajnová: Hana, ed. Host,

2019
 The Czech Book Award: Anna Cima: Probudím se na Šibuji, ed. Paseka,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: Jan Štifter : Sběratel sněhu, ed. Vyšehrad,

2020
 The Czech Book Award: Bianca Bellová : Mona, ed. Host,
 The Czech Book Reader's Award: Jana Poncrarová : Eugenie : Příběh české hoteliérky, ed. Motto,

References

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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that lane closures eastbound and westbound on I-20 near the Texas state line in Caddo Parish will continue as part of the $17.2 million overlay project that will significantly improve the traveling experience on this portion of interstate.
The current lane closures are to widen the shoulders of a bridge that is within the limits of the project. Following this widening phase, major reconstruction of the roadway in this area will begin, and lane closures will remain in place throughout the duration of the project as the contractor moves eastward toward Monkhouse Drive.
The entire project is expected to be complete in Fall 2019, with progress dependent on weather conditions.
DOTD is reminding motorists that traffic congestion is to be expected in - and approaching - the construction zone, especially during peak times of day. An alternate route of US 80 has been established.


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Sunday (after book club, a beyond-awful 2-mile-that-was-supposed-to-be-5-mile-run, gardening and grocery shopping) I giddily packed up my Intention Notebook and hit the road for Sandskirt* class. I was mentally beat and physically tired, but I am so intrigued by this whole yoga exploration that I was totally excited ... and nervous. I think I have mentioned previously that I am pretty new to this whole yoga thing and at Sanskrit class, generally, I am pretty sure that I am the only non-instructor there. But I do my best to keep up. This class went better than the last one - the last class I had no idea what was going on. The actual words and concepts that were being discussed and taught were incredibly beyond me. But, being the good student I am, I wrote down all the words I didn't know, went home and looked them up in Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga... , did my 'homework' of practicing Sanskrit vowels (among other things) and went to my second class feeling much more confident. Still clueless but at least not utterly clueless. I did not suddenly rock the Sanskrit lesson but I was comfortable and had a great experience.
After my first class Bill asked me why I was taking Sanskrit. I was frustrated with myself because I could not articulate why I was going or why it was important or what my ultimate goal was. I am a goal kind of girl so this was odd ... and uncomfortable. I was sacrificing part of a day off - a SUNDAY - and I had no idea why. But it was important to me. Why?
I have always had a plan. Always. I've set a goal, made a plan, and achieved that goal. This is how I have lived my life. Yoga is different. I feel yoga not plan it. There is no goal except to learn more, experience more. Achieve more? I suppose that is a side effect.
Yoga is many things beyond the physical practice. I will not pretend to know all that it is ... but it is spiritual and it is physical and it is mental. If you are practicing the physical aspect, I think that is great. If you have been practicing long enough that you have started to wonder what else there is, then that is fantastic. That is where I am at - the fantastic yoga point. Yoga Journal this month has a great article about how discovering yoga is like falling in love. At first you are skeptical, taking it slow. But then you are in head first. You can't think about anything else. You are seeking more, trying to analyze and define your relationship... it is all exciting and outlined in bright, bold colors. That, for me right now, is the fantastic yoga point. I am having a love affair with the entire practice and need more all the time. Eventually this will wane into a comfort zone where yoga is a happy, comfy facet of my everyday life. But right now, it is all-consuming. And that is why I go to Sanskrit class. I'm not sure why I am there but Yoga is there and so I go ... to be with my Yoga.


Ms Wiz Spells Trouble is the first book in a best-selling series that was originally published in the United Kingdom.
Describing herself as a paranormal operative, the quirky and delightful Ms. Wiz uses her magic to rescue the students at St. Barnabas School from one disaster after another-often with outrageous results!
I ordered Ms. Wiz Spells Trouble because I do enjoy fun middle school books and because I'm always looking out for a good book for my 5 year old niece Sofie.
The books comes in large, easy to read font and with fun illustrations every few pages. It's the sort of book that's fun to read to a child and that I imagine Sofie would be able to read on her own. The voice is fun, reads well, and is easy to understand. I can see how the book became a best-seller in the UK.
"Most teachers are strange and the teachers at St. Barnabas School were no exception.
Yet it's almost certain that none of them - not Mr. Gilbert, the head teacher who liked to pick his nose during Assembly, not Mrs. Hicks who talked to her teddies in class, not Miss Gomez who smoked cigarettes in the lavatory -- none of them was quite as odd as Class Three's new teacher. "
Tall with long black hair and bright green eyes, a purple shirt and jeans, black nail polish and large rings, Ms. Wiz looked like she was heading to a disco not about to teach at a school. She faced Class Three, known throughout the school for their disruptive element and with a history of making teachers cry.
Ms. Wiz has magical powers and friends that reminded me of P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins and of Betty MacDonald's Miss Piggle-Wiggle. Strange soccer plays, a magical cat called Hecate and a mathematical owl named Archimedes turn things around for the difficult Class Three. I'm excited about Ms. Wiz Spells Trouble and Terence Blacker's new series. Looking forward to reading the next books in the series. Am certain that Sofie will enjoy them!
Publisher: Two Lions (September 1, 2008), 60 pages.
Terence Blacker, a British citizen, started writing full-time in 1983, and has since had a distinguished career authoring both adult and children's books. His Ms. Wiz series includes more than 20 titles, and it has received many glowing reviews championing its zany humor and irresistibly witty characters. Mr. Blacker lives in Suffolk, England, and has two children.
Tony Ross was born in London and trained at the Liverpool School of Art. He has worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer, and art director of an advertising agency. He has illustrated hundreds of books that are adored by children, including the Horrid Harry series by Francesca Simon and the Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger. He has also written some of the books he has illustrated, such as the popular title, I Want Two Birthdays.


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What impact will real estate bill have on developers and home buyers?
The bill has widened its scope by going beyond the recommendations made by select committee in December
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MUMBAI/BANGALORE: The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015 cleared by Rajya Sabha on Thursday is expected to ease homebuyers' concerns including delayed delivery and change in project layout among others. Builders are also expected to benefit as higher transparency and accountability will improve institutional fund flow into the sector.
Bringing cheer to homebuyers, the bill has now paved way for setting up of sector regulator that is expected to offer them protection from unscrupulous activities. It has widened its scope by going beyond the recommendations made by select committee in December.
The number of tussles between home buyers and realty developers due to delay in project completion are likely to come down as 70% of collections from homebuyers need to be deposited in an escrow account that can be used for the same project as against a minimum of 50% suggested earlier. However, according to developers, this needs to be supported with faster permissions.
"With this, much-needed transparency will come into realty sector. However, on liquidity front, it's not going to be easy for anybody. Interest rate cost can go up by as much as Rs 50 per sq ft as money being escrowed would mean developer will have to arrange liquidity from other channels. However, faster approvals including environmental nods can offset this impact," said Niranjan Hiranandani, CMD, Hiranandani Group and President (West), National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO).
While realty developers may be concerned about liquidity management in the short term, the bill is expected to make the business more disciplined helping them in the long term.
"This will also help builders not to get over leveraged as the money cannot be diverted and will be limited to projects. We need to see how state government implements this and real estate is more of a state subject. Selling on carpet area will have some impact as the cost of compliance will have to be factored," said Om Ahuja, CEO – residential, Brigade Group.
Apart from consumers, who are expected to be the key beneficiary of the bill, developers with genuine business interest will also gain from timely delivery of projects and better customer confidence.
"It will create a much-needed consumer right protection umbrella for buyers of real estate, thereby increasing consumer confidence as well as creating lasting developer brands strong on quality and timely delivery of their projects," said Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India. "As there will be strict punishment for errant developers as well as fines for project delays and faster redressal to consumer complaints, the problem of unscrupulous elements in the industry will be addressed."
The sector is expected to receive more attention from foreign institutional investors given the improved transparency and better systems being in place.
"We expect the bill to help attract foreign investments which in line will provide the necessary fillip in the sector. While enactment of the law is the first step, we hope that government also brings in reforms in the administrative process," said Kamal Khetan, CMD of Sunteck Realty.
While the bill aims to strengthen the property sector with various measures, experts have also cautioned on certain factors that can go against the very objective of the same.
"To make the Act successful, the government need to ensure that the proposed regulator does not become another approval hurdle for developers. Further, the Government must expand the scope of the regulator gradually to include various other real estate stakeholders, especially the various regulatory bodies," said Neeraj Bansal, Head, Real Estate and Construction Sector, KPMG in India.
Developers are also seeking clarity on whether under-construction projects will be covered under the bill.
"There need to be some clarification in terms of under construction projects as they cannot meet the obligation of the regulator. There will whole lot of chaos in the system and will not be good for business. We have asked to phase out under-construction properties and made this applicable to projects that are to be launched," said Irfan Razak, CMD of Prestige Estate.
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Addison County's first courthouse was constructed in the 1790's. In 1814 the building was moved, and in 1829 and 1844 extensively renovated. Finally, in the 1880's it was retired and moved to the Addison County Fairgrounds (now the Recreation Park) where it served as a harness shop, among other things, until it was demolished in 1939.
In 1883 a new courthouse was constructed. This handsome building, which stands still today (5 Court Street), designed by Middlebury architect Clinton Smith, served Addison County for over one hundred years. When a larger courthouse became a necessity, the 1883 courthouse passed to Middlebury College, in accordance with the deed on the property.
In 1995-96 a new courthouse was constructed on a site east of the 1883 courthouse. Named after Judge Frank Mahady, the new building, one of two state-owned courthouses in Vermont, features a hipped roof, a center cupola, and a pedimented entry bay. The modern Queen Anne building was designed by Burlington architect J. Graham Goldsmith.
Thank you to John E. Deacon (www.courthouses.co) for the photo of the current courthouse and some of the history of Middlebury's courthouses, and Glenn Andres and his Walking History of Middlebury for much of the early history.
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The software company unveils its own voice recognition-based personal assistant.
Apple was the first smartphone manufacturer to introduce a voice recognition-based personal assistant. By now, Siri needs no introduction. Google's response to Siri is Google Now, and as of this month Microsoft has joined the game as well.
During the latest Build 2014 press conference, the Redmond-based software giant lifted the veil on a handful of new products, including the new Nokia Lumia 930 and the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. The latest version of WP includes numerous improvements and additions to the platform, but one of the most interesting and ambitious features is Cortana.
Cortana is Microsoft's response to both Siri and Google Now, and in case you're wondering, the name is indeed inspired by the smart artificial intelligence construct from the Halo video game franchise.
More to the point, Microsoft's voice search tool/personal assistant is quite promising, even if it is in the early stages of development. That said, let's take a closer look at what Cortana is all about and what we can expect from it once it hits a wider range of WP smartphones.
One of the main aspects that you need to be aware of is the fact that Cortana is being powered by the Bing search engine. In fact, the voice recognition assistant is expected to eventually replace the operating system's search function completely.
At this point, Cortana is still in its beta stages, which is why there were a few snags during the official demo, when the system was not able to recognize the voice of Microsoft's Joe Belfiore too well. However, aside from these small issues, the tool worked surprisingly well, and the voice recognition algorithms appeared to be doing their job successfully, overall.
In terms of functionality, Cortana is capable of providing basic search options, but it can also make calls, take notes, set alarms, offer directions, bring up stock quotes, offer information on sports events and scores, and send messages. The application is also capable of bringing the latest news and weather details to the user, based on location and personal preferences. Cortana can also be set to create meetings and give reminders, all in a very natural voice.
This brings us to one of the main attractions of Cortana, and that's the voice quality itself. Microsoft has actually put a lot of effort into creating a voice assistant that sounds more natural than Siri and Google Now. While Cortana still gives a robotic impression at times, in most situations, the application's audio and voice quality is extremely enjoyable and natural.
The tool seems to have been designed from the ground up to sound a bit more personal or casual; it will actually use slang at times and it will be able to answer the same question in multiple ways in order to avoid repetition. Much like Siri, Cortana also has a sense of humor, so you can ask her for a joke or two whenever you're bored, or if you simply wish to show off the app's capabilities.
Some of the strongest features offered by Cortana include the ability to learn from you and improve with time. The system will allegedly achieve this by gathering information based on your interests, the applications you use and your search requests. While it may sound a bit invasive, Cortana can tap into your emails and learn more about your schedule as well. As an example, if the application should find details about a flight in one of your emails, Cortana will ask if you would want it (her) to track it.
The tool also gives you the option to search in your messages based on a contact's name or by simply dictating a phrase from the message in question. It can also assign speed dial numbers and save nicknames for your contacts. The system is strongly attached to the calendar too, and can give information based on a day, week, weekend and so forth. Should you try to double-book yourself, Cortana will do its job and will warn you about the error.
Another very interesting feature is the ability to give reminders while on a phone call or chat session. For example, you can set Cortana to remind you of something the next time you get in touch with one of your contacts, whether you're going to do it via call or chat. Once that happens, the digital assistant will bring up the reminder.
Microsoft has also put a lot of thought into making Cortana an easy-to-approach function for third party app developers. In other words, at its core, the digital assistant can be integrated with various third-party apps, including Facebook, Skype or Hulu Plus, just to name a few. Evidently, the task of implementing Cortana in these apps will fall on the shoulders of the third-party developers themselves.
Again, Cortana is still in beta, and for the moment it appears that the voice recognition assistant will recognize only the English language. There's also a question of availability, as the beta application will be made available in the U.S. only. Cortana is then expected to arrive on other Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones in China and the U.K. in the second half of the year. The app will then expand its reach to other regions next year.
On the bright side, you can easily trick your phone into making Cortana available for you, regardless of your region. Reportedly, all you need to do is to go to the system's menu, set the region to "United States" and restart your smartphone.
This concludes our overview on Cortana, so as always, we invite you to join us in the comments section. Are you excited about this new addition to the Windows Phone platform? Do you think Cortana has what it takes to compete with Google Now and Siri? What features are you looking forward to the most? Feel free to share your thoughts below.


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Ligat ha'Al 2009/2010 (hebr. ליגת העל albo zwana Izraelską Ekstraklasą lub ze względów sponsorskich Ligat Toto) –
była 11. edycją najwyższej klasy rozgrywkowej piłki nożnej w Izraelu pod tą nazwą.
Brało w niej udział 16 drużyn, które w okresie od 22 sierpnia 2009 do 15 maja 2010 rozegrały w dwóch rundach 35 kolejek meczów.
Sezon zakończył baraż o miejsce w przyszłym sezonie w Ligat ha'Al.
Obrońcą tytułu była drużyna Maccabi Hajfa.
Mistrzostwo po raz jedenasty w historii zdobyła drużyna Hapoel Tel Awiw.

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Hapoel Ramat Gan wygrał 1:0 mecz z Hapoel Kefar Sawa z trzecią drużyną Liga Leumit (2009/2010) o miejsce w Ligat ha'Al (2010/2011).

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Carson Wentz threads the needle, makes possibly the best TD throw of his career for Eagles
Liz Roscher
December 15, 2019, 8:45 PM UTC
The Philadelphia Eagles have had a rough season, and quarterback Carson Wentz has had trouble finding a rhythm. He struggled against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, but in true Wentz form he also found an opportunity to show off his brilliant arm.
With six minutes left in the third quarter, the Eagles were at the 15-yard line and Wentz was ready to throw on second-and-9. But Wentz found himself in trouble once he got the ball. He couldn't find an open receiver and started getting some pressure. So he ran, and for a second it looked like he might try for the first down himself.
Instead, Wentz threw on the run and rocketed the ball down the sideline. It went right by several Washington players, and momentarily looked like it had been intercepted, but running back Miles Sanders rose from the ground, ball in hand. Wentz managed to find his man on the back corner of the end zone, and put the ball right in his hands.
Wentz has made a lot of touchdown throws in his career, but that one might be the best. He was under pressure, searching for an open man, trying to stay nimble, and he managed to drill a TD throw to a man at the corner of the end zone. It might be hard to see with the Eagles flailing at times this season, but Wentz is still a special quarterback. He proved that again by throwing the go-ahead TD pass with 26 seconds left in the Eagles' 37-27 victory over Washington.
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Agios Nikolaos is the capital of Lasithi prefecture. Visit the Voulismeni lagoon in the center of the town, the marina, the picturesque streets and seafront shops-tavernas in town. Agios Nikolaos offers a marina, port, bus station and two airports nearby.


In the past three years, there's been a Ceasar's Palace in two different locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hanaway Rink. The one inside Hanaway is a little rowdier.
In his 21 games in goal this season, Ceasar ranks second in goals allowed (2.00) and third in save percentage (.921) in the MASCAC. This week, I had the chance to talk to the MASCAC second-teamer, for this week's installment of 10 Seconds.
When did you get started with hockey?
I started with hockey at five years old when I played my first season of roller hockey in southern California. Watching Kelly Hrudey inspired me to try playing goalie as I would mimic him while watching LA Kings games in the living room.
How did you find out about Plymouth? Why did you transfer here?
I first heard about Plymouth from former teammate and present assistant coach, Kyle Brumfield, who I played with in juniors for the Rochester Stars. I had also played with Ron Smelstor in Detroit during my junior hockey career and both of them expressed a need for a goalie at Plymouth during my sophomore year at Utica College. Coincidentally, I was unhappy with my situation at Utica so I contacted Coach Russell and wasted no more time transferring for the spring semester of my sophomore year.
You're the most relaxed goalie I've seen in Hanaway. How do you do it?
After playing a number of games at this level you become confident and playing in front of a loud arena like Hanaway Rink, it just gets you more excited to play. Sometimes I still get that nervous feeling in big games like the MASCAC championship last year.
What's been your favorite moment at PSU?
My favorite moment at PSU was winning the MASCAC championship on home ice last year.
At the end of a pre game practice I will take some slow shots on my glove and blocker to make sure I am tracking the puck well. Then, on game day I take a mid-afternoon nap followed by a small meal of bland pasta and meatballs with my roommate Erik Strom. After that we usually suit up and head down to the rink.
How did you guys react seeing Salem advance in OT this past Tuesday? What's the mentality this week at practice?
We were rooting for Westfield because that would have meant the championship would have been played on home ice. But after Salem pulled off the win, we were more motivated than ever to play them again, especially for another championship.
Looking back, how does this season compare to the rest of your time here at PSU?
This season has been special. I think we have the most potential to go far into the post season out of all three seasons I have played here. With that being said, we set three goals before the season began and up to this point we have achieved one of them. Our hope is to achieve the other two and I think we have what it takes to do that this year.
Your major is the real deal. How do you balance school and hockey?
Fortunately, this year has not been too overwhelming in school. With that being said, sometimes school and sports compliment each other because it forces you to manage your time better. Also, I believe as an athlete you perform better when you get your mind off of sports sometimes, and school does that for us. As long as I have a little bit of time to turn my focus to hockey before I head down to the rink the results are usually good.
In five years, I hope to have obtained my Master's in Physician Assistant studies and be working as a Physician Assistant as that is my ultimate career goal. I would like to stay involved in hockey, whether that'd be coaching part time or recruiting depending on what kind of time I have on my hands. For now, I plan on going back to California after I graduate from PSU but with the amount of friends and connections I have made out here I am always open to exploring career options on the east coast.
Walk me through skating off victorious in your last game in net at home.
As one of five seniors, I knew it could be the last game I play at Hanaway Rink so I just tried to take in every moment of being out there with the packed crowd. There were a lot of great conversations in the handshake with Fitchburg and I was one of the last players off the ice as I was savoring the moment as long as possible.


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Best Management Practices for worm control at airports
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Provide airports with best management practices/strategies for worm control that focuses on effectiveness, cost and environmental stewardship with special attention to avoid adverse impacts on Federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act as well as other non-target species. The identification of these practices/strategies would reduce the risk to safe airport operations and the costs resulting from bird/aircraft collisions (bird strikes).
Background (Describe the current situation or problem in the industry, and how your idea would address it.)
During and following rain events, earthworms are often forced to impervious surfaces such as runways, taxiways, ramps and aprons due to a lack of oxygen in saturated soils. Worms on the aircraft movement areas are known to be a food source and attract species of birds that are a high risk to safe airport operations, such as raptors and gulls. Proactive aviation wildlife hazard management is required to reduce the risk of bird strikes. Human life safety is paramount at airports but the costs to aircraft operations resulting from damaging bird strike events must also be managed.
Airports have implemented many strategies to keep earthworms off aircraft movement areas with the intent of reducing the risk to human life safety and aircraft operations. Airports with robust financial resources have installed extensive infrastructure such as French drains as a way of excluding earthworms from specific surfaces. At other airports, chemical applications have been utilized with some efficacy; however, there are currently no registered toxicants or repellants specifically for earthworms in the United States (Seamans et al. 2015). Other options such as abrasive aggregate and soil pH reduction have been less successful (Potter et al. 2013; Williamson & Hong, 2004). Many effective management strategies are often too costly for most airports or have adverse effects on the environment and non-target species.
Research on this subject would increase safety, reduce costs associated with bird strikes and would greatly benefit the aviation community across the nation. In the United States, human fatalities and injuries due to bird strikes include many species that are known to forage for earthworms on aircraft movement area surfaces. Raptors and gulls alone account for over 17% of identified bird strikes in the United States. Strike damage from these species has amounted to 233,359 hours of down time and $202,576,519 in reported costs (Dolbeer et al. 2019). These numbers underscore the need to provide airports with best management practices/strategies for worm control that focuses on effectiveness, cost and environmental stewardship.
Submitted by the PDX Wildlife Department at the Port of Portland (PDX)
Casey Kaffka
Aviation Wildlife Supervisor
Port of Portland
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Nick Atwell
Sr. Natural Resources & Wildlife Manager
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Dolbeer, R.A., Begier, M.J., Miller, P.R., Weller, J.R., and Anderson, A.L. (2019). Wildlife strikes to civil aircraft in the United States, 1990–2018. Serial Report Number 25. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Washington, D.C. 104pp.
Potter, D. A., C. T. Redmond, and D. W. Williams. 2013. Managing excessive earthworm casting on golf courses and sport fields. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 12:347–356.
Seamans, T. W., Blackwell, B. F., Bernhardt, G. E., & Potter, D. A. (2015). Wildlife Society Bulletin: Volume 39, Number 2. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39(2), 434–442. doi: 10.1002/wsb.545
Williamson, R. C., and S. Hong. 2004. Managing earthworm casting in golf course turf. USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online 3:1–6.
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The Range Rover Td6 isn't just diesel done right — it improves perfection
Land Rover's Range Rover Sport Td6.
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By Nick Jaynes 2015-12-19 16:00:07 UTC
Mashable Choice highlights the best of everything we cover, have experienced first-hand and would recommend to others.
2016 Range Rover Td6
Efficient & elegant
Land Rover's Range Rover invented luxurious off-roading. And, with the Td6 model, it redefines it, offering V8-like power mixed with the efficiency of a diesel engine.
It might look like a regular Range Rover, but underneath that hood churns a turbocharged diesel V6.
Ride height
With a soft but adjustable air suspension, the Range Rover can handle any terrain.
The new Range Rover also redefines handsfree, as its tailgate can be opened with the swipe of your foot underneath the rear bumper.
This is just a wider shot of the previous, to show the beauty of Sedona, Arizona.
Off-roading is hard work. Sometimes you have to get out and check your smartphone.
Going down might seem easier but it is somehow even more treacherous than going up.
Even with spotters watching the rocks, you want to ease down steep inclines.
Having descended unscathed, we were headed back up the hill.
Diesel sounds
If you want to hear how the Range Rover Td6 sounded as it tackled this trail, be sure to watch the embedded video.
Carved a path
Previous trucks had carved a path in the loose rocks.
Lookin' good
The Range Rover looks as good on the trail as it does in front of the red carpet.
Notice how much wheel travel is allowed in the high-ride setting on the suspension.
Big, but...
The Range Rover is big, but Sedona is bigger.
Smaller still
The scenery can diminish even the largest luxury 4x4.
You can discover new landscapes in the Range Rover Td6.
Until I rolled down the window of the Range Rover Sport Td6 in a highway tunnel to listen for the telltale tone of a diesel engine, a sound similar to an industrial grinder gnawing away at some gravel, I wasn't totally sure I was in fact driving a diesel-powered Land Rover. From where I was sitting behind the wheel, it sure didn't seem like one.
That's because the the British luxury SUV was quiet, smooth and peppy — something larger diesels have never truly been. If you've ever ridden in a diesel-powered bus or watched a semi-truck shake, rattle and roll away from a stoplight, you know what I mean.
See also: Jeep's Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon isn't a car — it's a state of mind
Despite this uncouth reputation, carmakers have tried to embrace diesel and use it to power their SUVs. While many have aimed to perfect the uncivilized fuel, most miss one or all marks.
Impressively, the Range Rover diesel met and exceeded my expectations — even with the memories of the sinewy Land Rover gasoline V8 still fresh in my mind. It is quick off the line, offers plenty of freeway passing power and also returns an admirable 29 miles per gallon (mpg) on the highway. And, as you can hear from the video below, the diesel sound signature is only audible outside the car, rather than in.
Really, I could end my review there. However, that would gloss over a good portion of the Range Rover breed. After all, they're more than highway cruisers; they're luxury off-roaders, too.
Of all the wonderful things the luxury truck can claim, from being able to climb mountains and ford rivers, being fuel-efficient has never been one of them — at least here in the U.S.
That's because, since Range Rover was introduced to the American market in the 1980s, they have been powered by gas-thirsty V8s that return fuel economy in the low teens. Meanwhile, the rest of the globe has been treated to diesel-powered Rovers for years. In fact, 90% of all Land Rovers sold in the world are diesel. And, for 2016, the U.S. enters the fuel-efficient 4x4 fold.
2016 Range Rover Sport Td6
Sportier
For those who don't want the full-size Range Rover, there's the Range Rover Sport. With a smaller stance but the same torque-y diesel engine, it offers a more distinctive power punch.
Even though the Sport can't quite flatten out bumps like the full Rangie, it is no rough rider.
Wheel off
You can't quite see it, but that right front wheel is off the ground.
And that wheel lift just shows exactly how stiff the Range Rover Sport's chassis is.
Wheel up
I decided to drive it up onto a stone to show it keep its body flat on uneven ground.
See, that's a pretty big height difference.
The Sport is as almost as beautiful as Sedona.
It gets might dusty out on the trail.
Let's be honest; could a BMW get you here? No.
Fits in
It might be a luxury British 4x4 but it looks the part in the American Southwest.
Behind that grille
Is a torque-y diesel.
Let the diesel breathe.
One last shot before we get back on the trail.
For the first time in the U.S., Land Rover will offer a diesel engine underneath the hood of both the full-size Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport for a mere $1,500 over the base supercharged gasoline V6. For their pittance, buyers get a 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel V6 that produces 254 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque while also being 32% more efficient than the gas V6.
What those numbers mean to you is this: With that diesel engine under the hood, mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, the Range Rovers Td6 can do 0 to 60 miles per hour in just over seven seconds while returning a combined EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 25 mpg. That means, with the 23.5-gallon fuel tank onboard, you can go 658 miles between fill-ups.
When Range Rover representatives laid out these facts for me, I was understandably skeptical. After all, most the time you have to pay some sort of price to achieve both power and efficiency — this is the real world and there are tradeoffs. Turns out, though, with Range Rover Td6, you don't.
The several days I spent behind the wheel of the Range Rover Td6 I was constantly looking for the "Yeah, but" moment. By that I mean I was expecting the other shoe to drop. I expected either there would be a power deficit on the freeway or a vibration that would permeate the cabin at idle or perhaps an audible diesel droning sound at higher rpm while rock crawling. However, I never found one.
Instead, I was reaffirmed in my belief that Range Rovers are some of the finest vehicles on the planet.
During my time with it, I traversed long, sweeping highways and descended rocky dirt roads that most people would be afraid to tackle with a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. All the while, I was surrounded by one of the finest interiors on the planet, with beautiful leather, wood and outstanding tech features.
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Speaking of tech, the Range Rover duos includes the InControl system, which offers over 20 apps, including Spotify and Yelp. If that weren't enough, simply plug your Android phone into the Range Rover and you can access all of your favorite apps through the vehicle's in-dash screen as well.
All of that is in addition to the exterior-mounted digital cameras that a driver can pull up on the infotainment screen, in order to make parking (or off-roading) a big, luxury 4x4 even easier.
Arguably, going diesel right now is a questionable move, given Volkswagen's dieselgate scandal.
Thankfully, unlike the embattled German brand, Land Rover did its due diesel diligence. It has bolted up all the necessary exhaust treatment systems and software that enable its engines to fully comply with federal tailpipe emissions regulations while also returning all the aforementioned benefits.
So, with its bossy styling, luxurious interiors, iconic off-road capability and (now) efficient diesel engine, the Range Rover Td6 is really the ultimate, well, vehicle. It does all the things.
Platitudes aside, let me summarize the Range Rover Td6 this way: By offering world-class luxury and capability with enviable (and eco-friendly) efficiency, not only do the high-riding luxury British 4x4s exemplify diesel done right, they also improve on an already incredibly good thing.
Quick-accelerating but super-efficient diesel engine • Industry-leading interior • Go-anywhere off-road capability
Range Rover has effectively solved the one glaring issue with its high-riding, go-anywhere luxury 4x4s: efficiency. That makes the Range Rover Td6 the ultimate vehicle.
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That's… AAA support for the headset, alright.
When PlayStation VR was revealed, the focus on the games coming to it seemed to be exclusively on smaller, experimental indie games- which is great, because those games are great, but for a lot of people, especially mainstream audiences, they won't want to spend $400 on an expensive new hardware accessory without something more substantial to tempt them.
And Sony promised us last year that the PSVR would be getting AAA game support- and today, they lived up to that promise. From Resident Evil 7, which was already announced to be fully playable in VR exclusively on PlayStation VR, to PSVR exclusive games such as Star Wars Battlefront, Final Fantasy 15 (yes, seriously, you'll be able to play FF15 in VR too), to a brand new Batman game (Batman: Arkham VR), some of the biggest AAA games and franchises of the last few years will be coming to Sony's VR platform.
Which is a convincing way to sell people on the headset, at least the mainstream masses. Let's see if it works.


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Neighbors' solution to housing needs — trade homes
By Linda Tuccio-Koonz THE news-times of danbury
At first, it was just something they joked about.
Danbury residents Tosha and Michael Gordon needed a bigger house to raise their family, while neighbor Rachel Williams � who lived across the street � was looking to downsize. Williams� real estate agent, Matt Rose, suggested the neighbors trade homes.
�He (Rose) knew us,� said Tosha Gordon. �We did need more room; we have three kids and one bathroom. But we weren�t looking, because the market was so bad. We thought maybe we�d do an addition down the road.
�We didn�t have plans to go anywhere any time soon,� stressed Gordon. �That�s the crazy thing about this for us.�
Back in August, swapping homes was just a wisp of an idea, floating on the embers of a neighborhood fire pit.
�We had a bonfire outside our house during the weeklong power outage in August when (tropical storm) Irene came through,� Gordon said. �Rachel and Mike and I were joking about swapping houses. My husband said, �You�ll need to redo the bathroom here!� We didn�t take it seriously at all.�
Williams, though, was serious about downsizing. Her husband passed away in 2010, and �it was getting to be a real hassle to take care of everything� in her four-bedroom ranch, she said.
In the aftermath of Irene, the Gordons� fire pit became a gathering place.
�Our neighborhood is really nice,� Williams said, recalling chats around the bonfire, and neighbors who helped her have a tag sale.
�We had no power (after Irene) for seven or eight days,� she added. �After that I said I just can�t do this house anymore. Then when October came and we had all that snow, I was ready to scream!�
Williams, whose daughter Sara, 26, lives with her and is pursuing a master�s degree, said she and the Gordons had actually joked about swapping houses earlier.
The Gordons have three young boys: Liam, 7; Colin, 5; and Owen, 22 months. And they weren�t getting smaller. When Rachel�s husband had been outside mowing, the Gordons would say �You don�t need that big house!�
�Well, you�ve got to buy it from us!� came the reply.
Williams said she enjoys fixing things and that her brother is in construction. When she began house hunting with Rose, she looked at several fixer-uppers. Unfortunately, it seemed everything would cost more to renovate than it was worth.
Still, she was determined to move. In early October she told the Gordons she was putting her house on the market.
�We were going to lose our neighbor,� Tosha Gordon said sadly. �I knew it was a hard decision to leave, and I�d said to her if it�s meant to be it will go smoothly and you�ll know it was right.�
It was at that point that the Gordons called Rose to find out the listing price. Then they invited Williams over.
�She�d been to our house, but not for a tour,� Gordon said. �We gave her a tour to see if it was doable, and she gave us a tour. A few days later we made an offer. It was totally crazy.�
The hardest part, Rose said, was having to put a price on both properties.
�You want to be realistic with the market value,� he said. �But this market is tough. There�s not that many sales, so it�s tough to even put values on properties.�
Rose handled the negotiations and there was some back-and-forth with the numbers. No one knew if it would work out, but everyone was hopeful.
�We were concerned: Is this going to be what she (Rachel) wants?� said Gordon.
Eventually they agreed Williams would pay $287,500 for 2 Golfview Drive. It�s a three-bedroom, one-bathroom ranch, with 1,376 square feet on .78 acres. And the Gordons would pay $400,000 for 1 Golfview Drive � a four-bedroom ranch with two and a half bathrooms. It has 2,301 square feet and is on 1.2 acres.
�The first time I saw her after we�d agreed on a price, I was driving around looking for my dog, who was always in her yard,� said Gordon. �She had him on a leash and walked him out to me. It was all very nice.�
(Turns out the dog, Jake, had gone to Williams� door, so she let him in!)
Signing the papers went smoothly. There was lots of joking and laughing, not to mention brownies.
�We said we had a list of contingencies, like we wanted her to tug on her ear every time she signed her name � stuff like that, just goofing around,� Gordon said.
After finishing the paperwork, they celebrated with wine and Pepe�s Pizza.
Everything had to be taken out of both homes for the closing, so they rented trucks to hold furniture and belongings. Then, by chance, both parties hired the same house cleaner to do a once-over. When moving day arrived Dec. 2, they did everything themselves.
Gordon feels very fortunate to be in her new house now, to have the space she needs for her family, and to still have Williams as her neighbor.
Williams said, �God has always taken care of me and still does.� It appears things worked out for the best.
�I�ve been doing this for 26 years, and it�s the most satisfying thing to be able to put something like this together,� said Rose, who works at Lombardi Realtors in Danbury. �With them being right across the street from each other, it was definitely a unique transaction.�
Rose said he can�t predict what�s next for the market, but there�s always someone who needs to buy and someone who needs to sell.
�As this scenario shows, it�s just finding those people,� he said.
Gordon said she is always falling in love with a new room in the Danbury house she bought from Williams. At first it was �the mud room,� where there is also a washer and dryer.
�Having three small kids, that�s ideal,� she said. �Then it was the master bath. Literally, the first week or so, every day I had a new favorite room. Now I love the kitchen. I look at my old house out my kitchen window.�
The Gordons� new home was originally Williams� grandparents� house.
Williams said her new home is perfect for her. She likes changing things, and is looking forward to having the bathroom redone.
The fireplace near a picture window in her living room is another favorite spot for Williams. She finds it cozy and loves to sit there and read.
�I was so blessed to have friends and family helping with all this,� said Williams. �My late husband�s sister and her husband move all the time � just for fun, can you imagine? � and were invaluable in their help with the moving sale, packing and schlepping my stuff.
�The next move will be NEVER,� said Williams. But if it happens, she�s hiring professionals.


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The campaign comes just in time for Eating Recovery Day.
The hashtag #MyRecoveryLetter is changing the conversation around eating disorders. Rather than raising awareness of the illnesses, the social media campaign wants to let those who are struggling know that recovery is possible.
"We see pictures of people at very low weights with warnings about not engaging in eating disorder behaviours. I'm not convinced that helps anyone," Dr. Ashley Solomon, the executive clinical director at Colorado's Eating Recovery Center, told Teen Vogue.
"It's crucial for people to see recovery reflected in others," she continued. "While recovery will look different for every individual, seeing what it means to be recovered in other people is a starting point for envisioning it for one's self."
The Eating Recovery Center, a facility that helps people with eating disorders, started the social media campaign to mark Eating Recovery Day on May 1. While the hashtag is new, it's already encouraged some people to open up about what recovery looks like for them.
"I think what recovery is at the end of the day, is learning how to live in a world where your life is a flexible definition of 'OK,'" U.S. writer and recoveree Lindsey Hall revealed in a blog to support the campaign. "To live presently in the hazy grey of the non-black and white life you've chosen through recovery."
Kara Whitely, another recoveree, used the hashtag to pay tribute to the sun, which she thanked for helping her on her journey.
"As long as you are there, showing up every day and shining as you do, it is worth doing the work of recovery," she said, according to the Eating Recovery Center.
In addition to encouraging people to celebrate their recovery, #MyRecoveryLetter also lets others know that they are not alone.
"Recovery happens in community," Dr. Solomon told Teen Vogue. "Whether that's an eating disorder treatment community, a family, or another type of community, connection is an important ingredient in creating a life outside of the eating disorder."
Eating disorders are characterized by being obsessed with food and body weight. The most common disorders include anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
In 2005, more than 500,000 Canadians suffered from some type of eating disorder, reports the Canadian Mental Health Association. According to CTV News, eating disorders were on the rise in 2013.
That year, the news outlet reported that hospitals and clinics said there had been an increased number of adults, teens and children seeking help for eating disorders, with most patients being women.
A 2016 study confirmed that women are more likely than men to have brain activity related to negative body perception, thus making them more vulnerable to eating disorders. Additionally, a 2004 study found that the media contributes to body dissatisfaction in women and girls, and can also contribute to the development of eating disorders.
However, there are resources available for those who are struggling. The National Eating Disorder Information Centre, for instance, has a helpline (1-866-633-4220), a service directory that can be searched by province, and an instant chat function on their website for people looking for immediate help.
Additionally, the National Initiative for Eating Disorders provides links to resources for treatment and support.


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Which cast members of 1956 film by Richard Fleischer Between Heaven and Hell have died?
Between Heaven and Hell is a 1956 20th Century Fox Cinemascope color war film based on the novel The Day the Century Ended by Francis Gwaltney that the film follows closely. The story is told in flashback format detailing the life of Sam Gifford (Robert Wagner) from his life as a Southern landowner to his war service in the Philippines during World War II. The film stars Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, Terry Moore, and Broderick Crawford, was directed by Richard Fleischer and was partly filmed on Kaua'i. The film's score by Hugo Friedhofer that included elements of the Dies Irae was nominated for an Academy Award.


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Electric Utility Deploys Its Own Digital Radio System
The new system will replace the current analogue system that has been out of service since 2014
By YOSEPH MERGU ( FORTUNE STAFF WRITER )
EEU executives and gathered guests inaugurate the utility's new digital radio communications operating centre in Entoto.
Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) set up a radio communication system, Astor, at Entoto, built by Motorola Solutions at a cost of 1.8 million dollars.
The system, which is effective in Addis Abeba and its surroundings, is expected to assist in improving the safety of grid operations and maintenance.
The communication system is equipped with digital radios: 300 hand radios, including 200 types of equipment that will be customised to be used on cars and others that will be fixed on call centres and random maintenance centres.
The site, which is located at the highest point in Addis Abeba, is also powered by a hybrid-electric and solar-powered system and includes a backup energy solution to ensure communication at all times.
The Motorola system will replace the current analogue system that has been out of service since 2014 because of a lack of spare parts. The company has been using cell phones for communication purposes since then.
"Using a cell phone for communication has many challenges, since it is a one-to-one communication system," said Chumala Samuel, automation technology and energy manager of Addis Abeba. "However, the new system quickly connects with others through compliant interoperability."
The radio communication system uses eight radio channels simultaneously programmed in six different groups.
The Israel subsidiary of the US-based global electronics and telecommunication corporation, Motorola Solutions, signed an agreement with EEU after winning the tender for the radio communication project in July 2017. The project is being implemented in two chapters.
The first chapter, inaugurated last week, covers Addis Abeba and its surroundings, while the second chapter will be covering another 13 selected places outside of the capital.
The full implementation of the system is in its second phase, which is set to cost EEU 4.2 million dollars and will begin in the current fiscal year.
"As a grid operator, two of our major concerns are the safety of our employees and the level of service we provide to our customers in order to achieve a reliable communications system to support our teams' mission-critical needs," said Shiferaw Telila, CEO and automation chief of the EEU.
The Utility believes the new system will facilitate its services to its customers and speed up the time used to require maintenance and reduce the danger that may be caused because of the information gap.
"Our approach to safety led us to choose a system deployed by top mission-critical users globally," Shiferaw added.
Motorola, a data communications and telecommunications equipment provider, also built a public safety radio communication system for the Federal Police Commission. It allows for the integrated communication of the police, fire rescue, ambulances and other rescue workers.
"We are proud to partner with Ethiopia's national electrical utility company, helping them in their mission to provide better service to their customers while maintaining the safety of their employees," said Yuval Hanan, East Africa regional manager for Motorola Solutions.
Experts in the area understand the reason why the Utility wanted to move away from its analogue system.
"The analogue system had a high energy consumption and a weak software management system," said Yihenew Wondie (PhD), a lecturer at Addis Abeba Institution of Technology's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
However, the expert has concerns on why the EEU deployed a system developed by an international company.
"Ethio telecom has an already established and mature network-compatible platform for the digital radio system," the expert added.
In Ethiopia, the demand for electricity increases by 13pc each year, and the electricity coverage of the nation has reached 58pc.
The country currently generates 4,300MW of power, of which 90pc is produced from hydropower, while eight percent is generated from wind and two percent from thermal sources.
Ethiopia has a potential of generating over 1.4 million megawatts from hydroelectric, solar, geothermal and wind sources, according to internal studies.
Currently, 58,000 households are waiting to get electric service in the country.
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The funeral for Sierah Joughin, a missing 20-year-old Fulton County woman whose remains were found last week, is now scheduled for Friday, July 29.
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Updated: 6:10 PM EDT July 10, 2018
FULTON COUNTY, OH (WTOL) - The funeral for Sierah Joughin, a missing 20-year-old Fulton County woman whose remains were found last week, is now scheduled for Friday, July 29.
A graduate of Evergreen High School, Sierah was entering into her junior year at the University of Toledo, according to her obituary, when she went missing. Authorities say Sierah and her boyfriend had been out riding bikes, when the two parted ways. Sierah never made it home. The remains believed to be hers were found off County Road 7 Friday. A positive identification is pending the results of an autopsy.
Sierah's disappearance has angered many in the community who are now mourning the loss. The 20-year-old is remembered as being full of life with a great sense of humor. Her obituary says she enjoyed traveling and loved both country and city living, as well as a deep passion for horses. It also says she treasured her family and spending time with them at Coldwater Lake in Michigan.
Visitation for Sierah will be held Thursday, July 28, from 2 to 9 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 Sylvania Avenue. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Christ the Word Church, 3100 Murd Road. Instead of flowers, contributions are being asked to go to the Sierah Joughin Memorial Scholarship Fund courtesy of the Toledo Community Foundation, 300 Madison Avenue Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604.
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The release of a new 3D printer from pioneering company Raise 3D is definitely a reason to get excited, and their latest machine could point towards a new phase in the implementation of 3D printing technology into the manufacturing world. Known as the Pro2 Series, this new range of 3D printers is superficially similar to the company's previous N2 Series. However, these older products were primarily high-end desktop machines, whereas the Pro 2 machines are built with industrial-grade components, and are designed to be used as part of small-batch series manufacturing.
"Even if our N2 printers have been considered among the best for desktop fabrication by Make Magazine and 3D Hubs Community, there was still room for improvement in some features. We carried out a full revision of our N2 series and designed a new printer with the best performance and quality components we could develop or find in the market." said Raise3D CEO Diogo Quental. "Our determination is to have the best possible FFF 3D printer to achieve our vision of Pathfinding for Flexible Manufacturing".
The concept of Flexible Manufacturing is the key to Raise3D's vision for the future of the industry. The company foresees print factories composed of desktop FDM machines in series, which could be used to develop serious manufacturing capacity.
These factories would be efficient for additive manufacturing production up to a few thousand batches, and the relatively small size would allow for easy improvements to the process. It would offer a high degree of flexibility in terms of materials and colors used, parallel production of parts and different batch sizes. Maintenance, upgrades and up-scaling would all be straightforward for a company to achieve, making Flexible Manufacturing an advantageous solution for smaller companies or start-ups with an eye on growth or consolidation. The reductions in cost and increase in potential business opportunities would be significant, making it much easier for a new manufacturer to establish itself on the market.
Raise3D, a multi-national that originally started out in China, is promising that the new range of Pro2 machines will be among the fastest, most reliable and easy-to-use dual printers available. The company recommends that manufacturers start out with the purchase of a couple of its new FFF machines, just to work out the basics of their functioning and experiment with the new possibilities that are presented. This should eventually lead to the growth of a full-blown smart factory, using the Pro2 to realise the company's vision of Flexible Manufacturing and exploit the potential of Industry 4.0 to empower small businesses as much as possible, early in their evolution.
Raise 3D will also be offering a Service Package, Print Management Software, and customized solutions for Vertical Markets. There will also be consulting services provided to corporate partners, enabling them to get an accurate evaluation of the solutions that the company is providing, in the short-term as well as the long-term. All this will enable a comfortable and efficient integration of Raise 3D's Pro2 3D printing technology into manufacturing processes, and we're likely to see more of this holistic approach as the industry progresses. Pre-sales of the Pro2 Series open today, and the official sales launch will take place on the 25th of April, in Rapid + TCT show, in Texas.
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Q: Text Pattern Recognition Python Consider you have a set of very noisy texts and you would like to pick each time a defined pattern, say \d{3}(?:\.||\s)\d{3}. The issue is, this pattern may occur in many contexts, like "443 440 $", "923 140 €", "923 140 EUR", "product id 001 012", "id prod. 001 012", "product 001 012" in the same text or not.
As we see, the pattern is matching all these.
For example:
text1 = "Here it is simple because my text includes only one regexp matching which is 443 440 ID"
text2 = "But in some other texts, the regexp can be corresponding to a product profit 956.000 EUR for the product ID 001 023"
text3 = "Also, it can be found that the product 001.079 has a profit of 900 000 $USD"
text4 = "It can be analyzed that the 001789 product contains 001 000 components"

Here I want to be sure that I am collecting the right thing : the product ID [443 440, 001 023, 001.079, 001789]
How would you deal with this ?
In real world, it can be found that some features may be helpful to decide whether or not the number is actually a product ID (position of the regexp in the text - generally at the beginning, constant discriminant words - EUR $, ...)

A: You can try this:
import re
import itertools
text1 = "Here it is simple because my text includes only one regexp matching which is 443 440 ID"
text2 = "But in some other texts, the regexp can be corresponding to a product profit 956.000 EUR for the product ID 001 023"
text3 = "Also, it can be found that the product 001.079 has a profit of 900 000 $USD"
text4 = "It can be analyzed that the 001789 product contains 001 000 components"
s = [text1, text2, text3, text4]
final_ids = [re.findall('[\d\s\.]+(?=ID)|(?<=ID)\s*[\d\s\.]+|[\d\s\.]+(?=product)|(?<=product)\s*[\d\s\.]+', i) for i in s]
new_final_ids = [[re.sub('^\s+|\s+$', '', b) for b in i if re.findall('\d+', b)][0] for i in final_ids]

Output:
['443 440', '001 023', '001.079', '001789']

A: You can use http://regex.inginf.units.it/ to generate a regular expression based on example data. If you have a big enough training set, it should get the job done.
For your four examples, it generated this one: 001[^\d]\d++
Of course it is not working in all your cases but you might get a better result with more examples.

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