MPTA meeting was held on 13th December. The success of 8" Compassion – Hair Donation Camp was celebrated by cutting a cake. Manager Rev. Fr. Sebastian Parayil, Principal Rev. Fr. Paul Thekkiniyath & Admininstrator Rev. Fr. Sebastian Chiramel appreciated their whole hearted participation in the Hair Donation Camp. MPTA members were honoured with a certificate and Christmas cakes were distributed.
Bharathamatha lit up the lights of the inmates of Snehajwala old age home by organizing Pre-Christmas celebration. Inmates celebrated Christmas with teachers and MPTA members. Though the celebration started with songs, Christmas cake cutting, it ended with a lot of moist eyes as the inmates bared their hearts and relived the happy times of their lives. The plight of the inmates touched the teachers and MPTA members.
Acts of compassion for cancer patients can take them a long way ahead, especially in speeding up their healing process leading from depression to delight. To boost up their self-esteem, wigs made of natural hair are planned to donate, reinstilling confidence in people who wear them. In this light, we conducted "Hair For Hope" camp on 8th December in our school auditorium. Giving away a little bit of blessing, abundantly gifted to us by the Almighty, to the needy, does re-affirm, our steadfast determination upholding, pursuing and adhering to the noble principle of social commitment, - a Sine-qua-non for any institution.
The camp was inaugurated by Shri. Shafi Parambil Honourable MLA, Palakkad. Rev. Fr. Sebastian Parayil, our school manager rendered the presidential address. Dr. K P Reetha, District Medical Officer flagged off the ceremony. Rev. Fr. Paul Thekkiniyath, Principal glimpsed through the proceedings of the programme. Rev. Fr. Sebastian Chiramel, our administrator felicitated on the occasion. Special counters were arranged for hair cuttings. 322 members contributed to this act of benevolence, donating their hair which includes students, parents, teachers, non-teaching members, MPTA members , Alumni and well-wishers. 10.020 Kg of hair was collected in the hair cutting session, all within 30 minutes(11:30 a.m – 12 noon). The hair collected was handed over to Hair Bank (Thrissur), an NGO who in turn will make wigs and Bharathamatha HSS will distribute it to cancer affected patients free of cost at a later ceremony.
Rev. Fr. Raju Nellisserry CMI conducted a motivational class for students of class 10 – 12 on 1st December. Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Was the message conveyed by the resource person.


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The benefits from a pension or government program one receives after early retirement. Most pensions and government programs pay benefits based on how much an individual contributes to the system during his/her working life. That is, people who work longer (and/or earn more) contribute more than those who do not. As a result, early-retirement benefits are usually less than benefits for those who retire at full age.
He also points out that in May 1981, Reagan tried to do too much too soon by proposing a 31-percent cut in Social Security's early retirement benefit, which would have taken effect in January 1982.
Forty employees - both union and nonunion - have applied for an EWEB-offered early retirement benefit, utility spokesman Joe Harwood said.
A voluntary early retirement incentive plan is a plan under which payments are made in coordination with a defined benefit pension plan as an early retirement benefit.
Under the changes to Social Security law, anyone who applies for an early retirement benefit or a spousal benefit is "deemed" to have applied for any and all available benefits.
For workers born 1955 and later, the early retirement benefit will be less than 75%.
The value placed on lifestyle quality, the sense of place and a sense of purpose is far greater than can be quantified by an early retirement benefit.
As a result the company argues the former employees do not qualify to receive early retirement benefit which has more enhanced benefits than a simple cash withdrawal benefit.
Eliminate provisions that allow an employee with a minimum of 20 years' service to receive an early retirement benefit of one-third of the average of their highest three earning years, if they are fired for no fault of their own.
4) In certain cases, eligibility for early retirement benefit incentives.
If the subsidized benefits are not treated as a subsidized early retirement benefit, should the subsidized benefits be treated as a part of the participant's accrued benefit, or is there some other characterization of the subsidized benefits?
In addition, if at the time of the conversion, any of your participants have met the age, years of service, and other requirements for an early retirement benefit or a retirement subsidy, then the value of these benefits must be recognized in calculating the participant's benefits under the plan.
Regardless of which benefit is chosen, the surviving spouse will be dependent on that single benefit payment, already reduced for the early retirement benefit election, for the rest of his or her life.


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Stefan Vinke
Stefan Vinke is one of the most acclaimed heldentenors of our time. Since his debut as Siegfried in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Cologne Opera in 2006, he has performed the role in more than twenty productions on many of the most important stages in the world, including the Bayreuth Festival, Opéra National de Paris, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Real in Madrid, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburg State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opera Australia, Carnegie Hall in New York, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valenica, Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Opera Hong Kong, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and Opera Philadelphia. One of the few tenors in history to have sung all of the major Wagnerian roles for tenor, from the title role in Rienzi to that in Parsifal, his repertoire also includes such roles as Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, Menelas in Die Aegyptische Helena, and Paul in Die Tote Stadt. Vinke began the 2016/2017 season as Siegfried in Opera Australia's presentation of Der Ring des Nibelungen in Melbourne. He also sings this role in the current season at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Vienna State Opera and returns to Munich as Tristan in Tristan und Isolde. Born in Germany, Stefan Vinke completed his musical studies at the Music Academy of Cologne. From 1999 to 2005, he was an ensemble member of the National Theater, and in 2000 Vinke was named "Best Young Singer of the Year" by the international opera magazine Opernwelt. In Mannheim, his roles included Florestan in Fidelio, the title role in Mozart's Idomeneo, Don José in Bizet's Carmen and Hoffmann in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, after which he began to add the heroic Wagnerian tenor roles to his repertoire. Also active on the concert stage, Vinke has performed works ranging from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 to Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, Symphony No. 8 and Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder. He has collaborated with many of the leading conductors of our time, including Jeffrey Tate, Simon Rattle, Lothar Zagrosek, Donald Runnicles, Ulf Schirmer, Jun Märkl, Leopold Hager, Michael Gielen, Ádám Fischer, Markus Stenz, Dennis Russell Davies and many others.
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CFA » SoM » Faculty & Staff » Skip Gray
Skip Gray
Dr. Skip Gray joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky School of Music in the fall of 1980 having attained the rank of Professor of Music at the age of 35. Over his career, he appeared as a tuba soloist and clinician throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia. He also served as Principal Tuba with the Lexington Philharmonic beginning in 1980. Skip Gray earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree and Master of Music from the University of Illinois where he was a student of Daniel Perantoni. He received the Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in his hometown of Berea, Ohio, having studied with Ronald Bishop of the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition, Gray was a conducting student of Dr. Harry Begian and Professor Paul Vermel at the University of Illinois.
Skip Gray served as President of the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (formerly T.U.B.A.) from 2001 to 2003. He served the organization as Corresponding Secretary from 1982 to 1987 and became its first Executive Secretary, serving two terms in that office from 1987 to 1991. He hosted the 1992 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference held in Lexington at the University of Kentucky. Gray served on the T.U.B.A. Board of Directors from 1996 to 1998 and continues to serve on the ITEA Honorary Board of Advisors. He became a "Life Member" of T.U.B.A. in 1989.
At the University of Kentucky, Dr. Gray taught both tuba and euphonium and conducted the highly regarded UK Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and the UK Brass Choir. Under his direction, both groups performed throughout the Commonwealth and across the country at numerous conferences, workshops and public performances. He served as Interim Director of the School of Music from 2012-2014, Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts from 1993-1998, and as Associate Director of the School of Music from 1984-1987. He was an enthusiastic and energetic member of the University of Kentucky community with faculty, students and staff!
A special interest of Skip Gray's was introducing new works for the solo tuba. He commissioned and gave premiere performances of many new pieces including the Fantasia for Solo Tuba and Brass Ensemble by Allen Vizzutti, Variations on an Aboriginal Melody for Tuba and Woodwind Quintet by Jim Curnow, and the Sonata for Tuba and Piano by Kent Holliday. From 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the Munich Brass Quintet (Germany). Gray performed with many orchestras within the United States and Europe including the Cincinnati Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Budapest Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Cleveland Ballet. During the 1988-89 season and in the spring of 1990, Gray served as Principal Tuba in the Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI in Turin, Italy, now the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI. In 1982 he was presented in Carnegie Recital Hall by Twentieth Century Innovations in a program of five new works for tuba and woodwind quintet. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Skip Gray conducted throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. He was the co-founder and co-music director of the Lexington Brass Band and under his direction the group performed at the prestigious Midwest Band-Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the T.U.B.A. International Conference, the Great American Brass Band Festival, and performed at, and hosted, the North American Brass Band Association Competition. In 1996, the Lexington Brass Band released a compact disc entitled Pastime with Good Company featuring highlights of the band's live performances from 1993 through 1996. Gray was also principal guest conductor of the Solitaire Tuba Ensemble, a professional group based in Melbourne, Australia. With this ensemble, he presented concerts for the Australia Broadcasting Corporation and in Melbourne and Canberra. Known not only as an educator and conductor, Gray is a noted and prolific arranger and composer for all types of brass music including solo tuba, tuba-euphonium ensemble, brass quintet, tuba quartet, brass band, and brass choir. He has also been an active pedagogue with articles published in several music journals and magazines. He was an original editor for The Tuba Source Book (1996) contributing extensive chapters on tuba with band, tuba with orchestra and tuba with mixed ensemble.
Gray's solo compact disc entitled Tuba Europa-a musical journey across the continent was released in 2005 by Mark Records and was one of three finalists for the 2006 I.T.E.A. Roger Bobo Award for the outstanding tuba solo recording of the year. In 2010, Skip Gray was honored as the first recipient of the Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research by the International Tuba-Euphonium Association.
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skipgray@uky.edu
UK Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble
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Samsung is all set to unveil new Galaxy S10 series at its Unpacked 2019 event on February 20. At the event, related accessories are also expected to be launched simultaneously. Before the release of the new products, a new wireless charger has passed the National Communications Commission (NCC) certification in Taiwan with model number EP-P5200 confirming that it is closer to launch. Previously, the wireless charger of the Galaxy S10 series was also spotted on US FCC website.
According to the NCC listing, the Samsung EP-P5200 wireless charger rated at 12V/2.1A input, which translates into around 15W of charging power for the new flagships. Moreover, the EP-P5200 will be a Qi-compatible wireless charger which means that you can charge any device that is compatible with a Qi-certified charger.
The certification reveals that the EP-P5200 is a two-stage charging platform which is designed to be different from the EP-N6100 (a wireless charging accessory that comes with the Galaxy Note 9). The charging pad consists of two flat-discharge charging plates that can charge two devices at the same time and the wireless output power supply reaches DC5V~12V.
The NCC certification before the "Unpacked 2019" event hints that wireless charger EP-P5200 will be released alongside the Samsung Galaxy S10 series.


At PwC, we recognise outstanding individuals who are motivated to achieve both academically and professionally. Sprinter is an accelerated programme specifically designed for individuals who wish to pursue a masters degree while gaining professional experience at the same time for students studying in China.
From January to March over a period you are completing your masters degree, you will join our Assurance, Tax or Risk Assurance services. You will share the same working experience as our Associates, be deeply involved and learning on challenging client projects. Each year as you return, you will apply the skills you learned from the previous year, then further accumulate new knowledge and capabilities. You can expect that by the time you complete your masters, you would have gained one year of professional experience.
As you will work alongside our Associates, your training and development will be the same as our Associates as well as coaching support. High achievers who meet the performance criteria set will receive an offer as an Associate Year 2 upon completion of the 2-3-year programme. This means, your year-long experience gained will have helped you to accelerate your career at PwC.
Are you ready for the sprint?
This is your chance to tell us first hand why you'd like to be part of an Opportunity of a Lifetime. The application form will include sections on your personal details, academic and professional background. We are now accepting applications for our December 2018 intake. The deadline for applications for 2018 Sprinter intakes is 08 October 2018.
PwC Day is an event we invite you to experience our culture, technology and having interaction with us. You may directly get Superday green pass or offer from this event.
All candidates should complete a series of online aptitude tests under the following four areas – logical reasoning, verbal & numerical reasoning, English language skills, and personality / cultural fit.
The PwC Superday is the final step to realising your opportunity of a lifetime with us. The Superday will typically adopt the format of an assessment centre, and you should expect to be involved in a series of business simulation tasks such as group discussions and individual presentations. You will also have a chance to get a fuller picture of the PwC culture and experience through an office tour, as well as personal interviews with PwC partners and managers. Shortlisted candidates should expect an invitation to this event between September and October.
Congratulations! If you've reached this stage, it means you've been officially invited to join the firm.
Join us at PwC as a Sprinter Associate!
Your opportunity of a lifetime is about to begin!
Here is the chance for you to meet our people, understand more about us, and experience how PwC is being a game-changer! Click here for more information.
I worked at PwC as a Masters Acceleration Programme Year 1 Associate from January to March last year and rejoined the PwC Masters Acceleration Programme again this year. The programme helps me to accumulate working experience when I am a student and can speed my career path development. During helping SICs prepare working papers, I've strengthened my accounting knowledge, improved my communication skills with clients. If you have commitment and enthusiasm to this industry, join Masters Acceleration Programme !
I was introduced to PwC's Masters Acceleration Programme through a friend who worked at the Suzhou office of PwC China. I learnt that this programme would provide solid experience because winter time (that's when Masters Acceleration Programme takes place) is the busiest season for Assurance and also heard that if I meet certain criteria, I would be able to secure a full-time employment opportunity before graduation. After joining Masters Acceleration Programme, my workload and work nature is basically the same as a full-time associate, for example drafting simple audit working papers, helping seniors with more difficult ones and providing other assistance. Masters Acceleration Programme enhanced my ability to work in a team, expanded my knowledge of the industry and deepened my understanding of the operations in financial markets.


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Saad Al-Barrak is a Kuwaiti businessman, entrepreneur, and investor. Al-Barrak's career started as an engineer at International Turnkey Solutions where he was promoted to CEO after a five year tenure. Shifting ITS from a local player to a regional powerhouse. Al-Barrak is best known for his role as CEO of Zain Group where he turned Zain (formerly known as MTC) from a local telecom company with 500,000 users to an empire with 72 million users. Al-Barrak's leadership and expertise in change management was the element to Zain's success.

Saad Al-Barrak was born in the Farwaniyah District of Kuwait in the year 1955, the seventh of eleven brothers and five sisters, the son of Hamad Al-Barrak, treasurer to Helal Al-Mutairi, one of the most prominent pearl traders in the region. Al-Barrak studied at the Mubarakiyah school where he excelled in secondary school. Concurrently Al-Barrak was a gymnastics player at Kazma club. After successfully finishing high school, Al-Barrak was granted a scholarship to continue his education in The United States of America. Al-Barrak took an ESL course at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and went to Ohio University afterward to study electrical engineering. Al-Barrak was a politically active student during his time at Ohio.

Career

Al Barrak started his career with a short stint at Kuwait Prefab Industries, during a short break in between his Bachelors and master's degrees. After completion of his master's degree, he taught at the Kuwait Institute of Applied Technology as a part of the conditions of the government scholarship that he was given.
Upon being persuaded by an old friend, he joined ITS as a project engineer.
Within a year, he was put in charge of Project teams and sent on training courses to the UK and US. By the end of 1985 he was appointed as Systems Development Manager and in (months after that was promoted to Assistant Director General for Sales and Systems support. In 1987, he was appointed CEO of ITS, barely 4 years after he had joined them as a Project Engineer.
Al Barrak, resigned as CEO in 2001 and continued as managing director until 2002.
Mobile Telecommunications Co. (MTC) had just been divested by the government and been taken over by the Al Kharafi Group, and Al Barrak became managing director of MTC which later re-branded as Zain Group in 2002 until he resigned in February 2010.
He started ILA, an advisory firm in December 2010.

Awards

 2003 - E-businessman of the year, Arabian Business e-achievement award
 2007 - Lifetime achievement award, Comms MEA
 2008 - Arab Ad man of the year, Arab Ad
 2008 - International Investor award, Africa Investor
 2008 - Telecom CEO of the year, CEO Middle East
 2008 - Visionary award, Bespoke
 2009 - Editor's Award for Individual Contribution to the telecoms industry, Global Telecoms Business
 2012 - Kuwaiti Business Man of the year, Arabian Business
 2012 - Outstanding contribution to Business, CEO Middle East

Bibliography

References

External links
Tea with FT Middle East: Saad al-Barrak
TEDx Safat - Dr. Saad Al Barrak

People from Kuwait City
1955 births
Living people

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The Downtown Youngstown Partnership (DYP) is a collaborative forum of stakeholders consisting of business owners, professionals, community organizations/institutions, residents and public officials with a center focus of attracting, growing and retaining businesses in the downtown. Our mission is to foster an environment where businesses thrive, art flourishes, residents are abundant and community pride prevails. We do this through networking, events, service projects and advocacy to attract and retain business and enhance the downtown community. DYP is a component of Youngstown CityScape, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.


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An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, further providing for grounds, buildings and monuments in general and providing for transfer the authority of Lieutenant Governor's Mansion; and making a related repeal.
Senator SCARNATI
Act No. 118 of 2019, Dec. 27, 2019
Sale of the Lieutenant Governor's Residence
This bill amends the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.0177, No.0175), known as the "The Administrative Code Of 1929". Other bills that also amend the same statute are listed below.
SB 46 Sen. K. WARD
Memo: Contracting with the State Police for Local Coverage
SB 287 Sen. ARGALL
Memo: Allowing the state to sell naming rights to rehabilitate existing state-owned office space
Memo: Reducing costs at Executive, Independent and State-Affiliated agencies
SB 361 Sen. HUGHES
Memo: Poverty Initiative
SB 405 Sen. BAKER
Memo: Budget Impasse Legislation
Only the first 5 bills are included here. Looking for more? View all legislation amending April 9, 1929 (P.L.0177, No.0175), known as the "The Administrative Code Of 1929"


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Community Theatre in Oakville? Cancelled
by Tyler Collins
Town of Oakville
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Main Theatre
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has hit community theatre (and all performing arts) globally perhaps hardest of all industries. Oakville is, sadly, no exception. Every major community theatre producer in town is cancelling (or expected to cancel) performances until at least September 2021.
The final deciding factor for most productions was the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts announcing last Friday it would remain closed until at least December 31, 2020 and likely longer.
As a result, all productions there from BurlOak Theatre Group, the Oakville Players (TOP) and West End Studio Theatre (WEST) have been cancelled.
These cancellations include the cancellation of both subscription series of live community theatre in Oakville. (The primary one, the Oakville Drama Series, is a joint 5-show package between TOP and WEST. The second is a 3-show package from BurlOak.)
What's going on in Community Theatre after COVID-19
The Oakville Drama Series has fully cancelled their 2020/2021 season. The five productions included:
The Laramie Project (with WEST, October 2020)
Twelve Angry Men (with TOP, November 2020)
Talking With... (with WEST, January 2021)
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (with WEST, February 2021) and
Clue: On Stage (with TOP, March 2021)
The five titles scheduled in this subscription series are all likely to be replaced with new titles in the 2021/2022 season. "We may bring some of these titles back, but that's not our primary focus right now," says Alex Ragozzino, president of TOP and manager of the Oakville Drama Series.
"One of the reasons we cancelled was we need to spend time to develop a workforce safety plan with COVID-19 in mind," says Ragozzino. He continues, "this plan includes both rehearsals and performances."
Those who purchased season tickets have been contracted about deferrals, donations and refunds for their order.
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Exterior
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Exterior;
BurlOak Theatre Group
BurlOak Theatre Group recently cancelled their fall 2020 production of Mamma Mia! set for early October. (That's after a delay from its original April 2020 date and it replacing this fall's musical Little Women.)
A decision regarding their 2020/2021 subscription series is likely to come mid-next week. A private meeting with the company, however, took place late yesterday about large-scale productions from now until August 2021. Their upcoming season was to include:
Mamma Mia! (replacing Little Women, September 2020)
An Ideal Husband (January 2021) and
Matilda the Musical (April 2021)
"For the rest of 2020, we're looking for safe things that we're still able to do," says Tim Cadeny, president of the BOTG.
"Now that we know we don't have our space for the rest 2020, we're allowed to start thinking outside the theatre to keep artists and audiences fully engaged."
BOTG's next step is make some work available virtually. Cadeny says BOTG Online's goal is to finding safe ways to create virtual entertainment.
The group was also awarded a cultural grant from Oakville Arts Council. Their project is called "Stages" - helping theatre artists take their work to the next level (in an evolution of "Entertaining Shorts" they've done in past summers.)
Six playwrights with six original plays are working with playwright Marcia Johnson to develop new works.
"We as artists never stop learning," says Cadeny. "A big part of writing is rewriting, so we've been really excited to see what our writers have been working on." The online readings of these new plays will hopefully take place online this fall.
Finally, this year's unannounced holiday pantomime, an Oakville tradition, will not be presented at the Oakville Centre. BOTG is currently looking at other ways of doing the show over the holidays, either in-person based on restrictions, or virtually.
West End Studio Theatre
The West End Studio Theatre is not planning any productions for the rest of 2020, but day camps and classes are still taking place in-person at the studio.
"The kids were really missing the socializing, but also the collaboration and their friends," says Yo Mustafa, one of WEST's directors. "WEST is continuing to hold classes according to the protocols of COVID-19."
One more session of classes will be held this summer. The two week session is scheduled for August 10th-21st, 2020. Mustafa hopes to hold regular fall, winter and spring classes in-person at the studio beginning in September.
But until further safety procedures are able to be put in place, the studio won't have shows. "The studio can fit performances, and because of the cancellation of the theatre, we're still nervous. A lot of people are still nervous about coming to the studio."
There's a possibility of their series show Talking With... next year, because as a monologue play, the actors don't have to work together. The show would be at their 65-seat studio instead of the 493-seat Oakville Centre. And that's still a long time away.
"I don't know what's going on yet, but I'd love to have people at the studio," continues Mustafa. "I'd love to do a show in March 2021. I wanna wait until March because it will be more certain then."
WEST cancelled their annual one-act play festival (that had begun rehearsals) scheduled for May 2020. WEST has also cancelled their Christmas play A Christmas Story, a co-production with the Oakville Centre for this year. The show was scheduled to perform in November 2020.
The Oakville Players
Currently, the Oakville Players have no new projects in development to be performed in 2020. They are, however, exploring some activities like education workshops and behind-the-scenes videos that can be done online.
"We're looking at some things we may or may not be able to do this year. We're looking at some virtual things we might be able to do," says Alex Ragozzino.
In the meantime, the Oakville Players are "currently in the planning phases of new things online, including content for the website."
Discussions are also happening about possible collaborations with other Oakville groups. No official announcement on future works from TOP, however, has been made.
Community theatre shows staged in 2020
For now, it's a certainty that productions from January to early March will be the only local theatre shows mounted in 2020. The companies presented four shows earlier this year.
Read about Oakville's productions of Love, Loss and What I Wore, The Odd Couple, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Footloose by clicking on their respective titles listed here.
All community theatre companies in Oakville are not-for-profit.
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Tyler Collins
Tyler Collins is the Oakville News publishing assistant and arts reporter. He started with the news in 2016 and now specializes in current and live events, film, theatre and entertainment.
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import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.AnnotationCursor;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.AnnotationInterval;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.RangedAnnotation;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.indexed.OffsetPoint.Finder;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.operation.DocOp;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.util.AnnotationIntervalImpl;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.util.GenericAnnotationCursor;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.util.GenericAnnotationIntervalIterable;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.operation.OpCursorException;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.CollectionUtils;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.EvaluableOffsetList;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.OffsetList;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.OffsetList.Container;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.Pair;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.Preconditions;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.ReadableStringMap;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.ReadableStringSet;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util.StringMap;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * Simple implementation of an annotation set.
 *
 * The implementation is based on a single {@link OffsetList}, with each
 * container in the list representing a contiguous range of identical key-value
 * pairs.
 *
 * @author danilatos@google.com (Daniel Danilatos)
 */
public class SimpleAnnotationSet implements RawAnnotationSet<Object> {

  /**
   * "Immutable" map of values (can be abused, but please don't).
   */
  private static final class Values {
    private static final Values EMPTY = new Values();

    /** Cached hash value, used for fast equality comparison */
    private final int hash;
    /** The values */
    private final Map<String, Object> map;

    Values() {
      map = Collections.emptyMap();
      hash = map.hashCode();
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    Values(Values other, Changes changes) {
      map = new HashMap<String, Object>(other.map);
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        if (entry.getValue() == null) {
          map.remove(entry.getKey());
        } else {
          map.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().getSecond());
        }
      }
      hash = map.hashCode();
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    Object get(String key) {
      return map.get(key);
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    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
      if (obj == null) {
        return false;
      } else if (obj instanceof Values) {
        Values v = (Values) obj;
        if (v.hash != hash) {
          return false;
        } else {
          return map.equals(v.map);
        }
      } else {
        return false;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      return hash;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return map.toString();
    }
  }

  /** Convenience type alias */
  @SuppressWarnings("serial")
  private static class Changes extends HashMap<String, Pair<Integer, Object>> {
  }

  /**
   * Represents a notification for our listeners, which we bunch up until the
   * end of a mutation.
   */
  private class Notification {
    int start;
    int end;
    String key;
    Object value;

    Notification(int start, int end, String key, Object value) {
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
      this.key = key;
      this.value = value;
    }

    void exe() {
      listener.onAnnotationChange(start, end, key, value);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Handy interface for traversing the list. Changes may be made to it in the
   * called methods, but only to the given container or previous containers. The
   * next and following containers may not be touched.
   */
  private interface ContainerTraverser {
    /** Called when the whole container is being traversed */
    void wholeContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container);

    /** Called when a portion of the container is being traversed */
    void partialContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container, int startOffset, int endOffset);

    /**
     * Called after the traversal is finished, with the container that would
     * have been traversed next
     */
    void finished(OffsetList.Container<Values> missedContainer);
  }

  /**
   * Handy finder instance.
   */
  private final Finder<Values> finder = OffsetPoint.finder();

  /**
   * Listener for changes.
   */
  private final AnnotationSetListener<Object> listener;

  /**
   * List of annotation ranges.
   */
  private final OffsetList<Values> ranges;

  /**
   * Current location during a mutation from the streaming interface.
   */
  private int currentLocation;

  /**
   * The current key-value pairs being "painted" during a mutation as the
   * currentLocation progresses.
   */
  private Changes currentChanges;

  /**
   * Values to the left of the current location, ignoring the effects of
   * annotation changes.
   */
  private Values oldValues;

  /**
   * Notifications being batched to be sent to the listener at the end of a
   * modification
   */
  private List<Notification> notifications;

  /**
   * @param listener listener for changes.
   */
  public SimpleAnnotationSet(AnnotationSetListener<Object> listener) {
    this.listener = listener;
    ranges = new EvaluableOffsetList<Values, Void>();
  }

  @Override
  public void begin() {
    reset();
    notifications = new ArrayList<Notification>();
  }

  @Override
  public void finish() {
    // For good measure
    reset();

    for (Notification notification : notifications) {
      notification.exe();
    }
  }

  private void reset() {
    currentChanges = new Changes();
    oldValues = Values.EMPTY;
    currentLocation = 0;
  }

  @Override
  public void skip(int skipSize) {
    if (skipSize > size() - currentLocation) {
      throw new OpCursorException("attempt to skip beyond end of document (cursor at "
          + currentLocation + ", size is " + size() + ", distance is " + skipSize + ")");
    }
    traverse(skipTraverser, skipSize);
    currentLocation += skipSize;
  }

  /**
   * Traverser used by skip, which "paints" the current key-value pairs into the
   * data structure, also handling merging and splitting of containers where
   * appropriate.
   */
  private final ContainerTraverser paintingTraverser = new ContainerTraverser() {
    public void partialContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container,
        int startOffset, int endOffset) {
      Values newValue = applyChanges(container.getValue());
      if (newValue.equals(container.getValue())) {
        // Don't split it up if the change has no effect to this container
        return;
      }

      if (startOffset > 0) {
        container = container.split(startOffset, container.getValue());
      }
      int size = endOffset - startOffset;
      if (size < container.size()) {
        container.split(size, container.getValue());
        container.setValue(newValue);
      } else {
        container.setValue(newValue);
      }
    }

    public void wholeContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container) {
      container.setValue(applyChanges(container.getValue()));
      maybeMergeWithPrevious(container);
    }

    public void finished(OffsetList.Container<Values> missedContainer) {
      maybeMergeWithPrevious(missedContainer);
    }
  };

  private final ContainerTraverser skipTraverser = new ContainerTraverser() {
    public void partialContainer(Container<Values> container, int startOffset, int endOffset) {
      oldValues = container.getValue();
      paintingTraverser.partialContainer(container, startOffset, endOffset);
    }

    public void wholeContainer(Container<Values> container) {
      oldValues = container.getValue();
      paintingTraverser.wholeContainer(container);
    }

    public void finished(Container<Values> missedContainer) {
      paintingTraverser.finished(missedContainer);
    }
  };

  @Override
  public void insert(int insertSize) {
    // Semantics: inserts always push an annotation boundary.
    OffsetPoint<Values> p = ranges.performActionAt(currentLocation, finder);
    OffsetList.Container<Values> current = p.getContainer();

    if (p.getOffset() > 0) {
      current = current.split(p.getOffset(), current.getValue());
    }

    current.insertBefore(oldValues, insertSize);
    traverse(paintingTraverser, insertSize);
    currentLocation += insertSize;

  }

  @Override
  public void delete(int deleteSize) {
    if (deleteSize > size() - currentLocation) {
      throw new OpCursorException("attempt to delete beyond end of document (cursor at "
          + currentLocation + ", size is " + size() + ", deleteSize is " + deleteSize + ")");
    }
    traverse(deleteTraverser, deleteSize);
  }

  /**
   * Traverser for deleting containers or parts of containers across a range.
   */
  private final ContainerTraverser deleteTraverser = new ContainerTraverser() {
    public void partialContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container,
        int startOffset, int endOffset) {
      oldValues = container.getValue();
      container.increaseSize(startOffset - endOffset);
    }

    public void wholeContainer(OffsetList.Container<Values> container) {
      oldValues = container.getValue();
      container.remove();
    }

    public void finished(OffsetList.Container<Values> missedContainer) {
      maybeMergeWithPrevious(missedContainer);
    }
  };

  @Override
  public void startAnnotation(String key, Object value) {
    maybeNoteChange(key);
    currentChanges.put(key, new Pair<Integer, Object>(currentLocation, value));
  }

  @Override
  public void endAnnotation(String key) {
    assert currentChanges.containsKey(key);
    maybeNoteChange(key);
    currentChanges.remove(key);
  }

  /**
   * Check if a notification is relevant at this point for the given key, and if
   * so, note it for later.
   *
   * @param key
   */
  private void maybeNoteChange(String key) {
    if (listener == null) {
      return;
    }
    if (currentChanges.containsKey(key)) {
      Pair<Integer, Object> info = currentChanges.get(key);

      notifications.add(new Notification(info.getFirst().intValue(), currentLocation, key, info
          .getSecond()));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Return a new value with the currentChanges applied to the given value
   */
  private Values applyChanges(Values values) {
    return currentChanges.isEmpty() ? values : new Values(values, currentChanges);
  }

  /**
   * Merge the given container with the previous container, if they have equal
   * values
   */
  private void maybeMergeWithPrevious(OffsetList.Container<Values> container) {
    OffsetList.Container<Values> previous = container.getPreviousContainer();
    if (previous != ranges.sentinel() && previous.getValue().equals(container.getValue())) {
      container.increaseSize(previous.size());
      previous.remove();
    }
  }

  /**
   * @see ContainerTraverser
   */
  private void traverse(ContainerTraverser traverser, int distance) {
    OffsetPoint<Values> p = ranges.performActionAt(currentLocation, finder);
    int offset = p.getOffset();
    OffsetList.Container<Values> container = p.getContainer();

    while (distance > 0) {
      int containerMoveSize = Math.min(distance, container.size() - offset);
      OffsetList.Container<Values> next = container.getNextContainer();
      if (offset > 0) {
        traverser.partialContainer(container, offset, offset + containerMoveSize);
      } else if (containerMoveSize == container.size()) {
        traverser.wholeContainer(container);
      } else {
        traverser.partialContainer(container, 0, containerMoveSize);
      }

      offset = 0;
      distance -= containerMoveSize;
      container = next;
    }

    traverser.finished(container);
  }

  // Reader methods

  @Override
  public int size() {
    return ranges.size();
  }

  @Override
  public Object getAnnotation(int location, String key) {
    Preconditions.checkElementIndex(location, size());
    checkKeyNotNull(key);

    Values values = ranges.performActionAt(location, finder).getValue();
    return values == null ? null : values.get(key);
  }

  @Override
  public int firstAnnotationChange(int start, int end, String key, Object fromValue) {
    Preconditions.checkPositionIndexes(start, end, size());
    checkKeyNotNull(key);
    start = Math.max(0, start);
    end = Math.min(end, ranges.size());

    OffsetPoint<Values> point = ranges.performActionAt(start, finder);
    OffsetList.Container<Values> container = point.getContainer();
    int offset = point.getOffset();

    int location = start;
    while (location < end) {
      if (!eq(getValue(container, key), fromValue)) {
        return location;
      }

      if (container == ranges.sentinel()) {
        break;
      }

      location += container.size() - offset;
      container = container.getNextContainer();
      offset = 0;
    }

    return -1;
  }

  @Override
  public int lastAnnotationChange(int start, int end, String key, Object fromValue) {
    Preconditions.checkPositionIndexes(start, end, size());
    checkKeyNotNull(key);
    start = Math.max(0, start);
    end = Math.min(end, ranges.size());

    OffsetPoint<Values> point = ranges.performActionAt(end, finder);
    OffsetList.Container<Values> container = point.getContainer();
    int offset = point.getOffset();
    if (offset == 0) {
      container = container.getPreviousContainer();
      offset = container == ranges.sentinel() ? 0 : container.size();
    }

    int location = end;
    while (location > start) {
      if (!eq(getValue(container, key), fromValue)) {
        return location;
      }

      if (container == null) {
        break;
      }

      location -= offset;
      container = container.getPreviousContainer();
      offset = container == ranges.sentinel() ? 0 : container.size();
    }

    return -1;
  }

  @Override
  public AnnotationCursor annotationCursor(int start, int end, ReadableStringSet keys) {
    if (keys == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException("not implemented");
    }
    return new GenericAnnotationCursor<Object>(this, start, end, keys);
  }

  private Object getValue(OffsetList.Container<Values> container, String key) {
    // If only we had the Maybe monad in Java...
    return (container == ranges.sentinel()) ? null :
        (container.getValue() == null) ? null : container.getValue().get(key);
  }

  private boolean eq(Object a, Object b) {
    return a == null ? b == null : a.equals(b);
  }

  protected void checkKeyNotNull(String key) {
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key, "key must not be null");
  }

  @Override
  public void forEachAnnotationAt(int location, ReadableStringMap.ProcV<Object> callback) {
    throw new RuntimeException("not implemented");
  }

  private class RangesIterator implements Iterator<AnnotationInterval<Object>> {

    Container<Values> next = ranges.firstContainer();

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {
      return next != ranges.sentinel();
    }

    @Override
    public AnnotationInterval<Object> next() {
      if (!hasNext()) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException("no more intervals");
      }
      StringMap<Object> annotations = CollectionUtils.createStringMap();
      annotations.putAll(next.getValue().map);
      StringMap<Object> diffFromLeft = CollectionUtils.createStringMap();

      for (Map.Entry<String, Object> e : next.getValue().map.entrySet()) {
        String key = e.getKey();
        Object value = e.getValue();
        if ((next.getPreviousContainer() == ranges.sentinel())) {
          if (value != null) {
            diffFromLeft.put(key, value);
          }
        } else {
          if (!eq(value, next.getPreviousContainer().getValue().get(key))) {
            diffFromLeft.put(key, value);
          }
        }
      }

      if (next.getPreviousContainer() != ranges.sentinel()) {
        // Find and add value=null entries that may be implicit.
        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> e : next.getPreviousContainer().getValue().map.entrySet()) {
          String key = e.getKey();
          Object value = e.getValue();
          if (value != null && !next.getValue().map.containsKey(key)) {
            diffFromLeft.put(key, null);
            annotations.put(key, null);
          }
        }
      }

      AnnotationInterval<Object> i = new AnnotationIntervalImpl<Object>(next.offset(),
          next.offset() + next.size(), annotations, diffFromLeft);

      next = next.getNextContainer();

      return i;

    }

    @Override
    public void remove() {
      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("removing an annotation interval is not supported");
    }

  }

  @Override
  public Iterable<AnnotationInterval<Object>> annotationIntervals(int start, int end,
      ReadableStringSet keys) {
    if (keys == null) {
      if (start > 0 || end < size()) {
        throw new RuntimeException("not implemented");
      }
      return new Iterable<AnnotationInterval<Object>>() {
        @Override
        public Iterator<AnnotationInterval<Object>> iterator() {
          return new RangesIterator();
        }
      };
    }
    return new GenericAnnotationIntervalIterable<Object>(this, start, end, keys);
  }

  @Override
  public Iterable<RangedAnnotation<Object>> rangedAnnotations(int start, int end,
      ReadableStringSet keys) {
    throw new RuntimeException("not implemented");
  }

  @Override
  public ReadableStringSet knownKeysLive() {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("knownKeysLive");
  }

  @Override
  public ReadableStringSet knownKeys() {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("knownKeys");
  }

  @Override
  public String getInherited(String key) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("getInherited");
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}

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Benthic has started a four month geotechnical campaign for Equinor in the BM-C-33 and BM-S-8 blocks located off the coast of Brazil. Mobilization of PROD3 (Portable Remotely Operated Drill) onto the MV Sable Chouest began in Niteroi in November 2018 and field operations are expected to reach completion by April 2019. The offshore work scope includes […]
Benthic conducts geotechnical campaign in Brazil for Equinor
Benthic has begun operations for Equinor on a four-month geotechnical campaign in the BM-C-33 and BM-S-8 blocks located off the coast of Brazil.
Benthic Wins Woodside Gig
Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders
Benthic, a geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Woodside for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the North Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The contract includes the provision of geotechnical services required by Woodside to investigate geohazard risks in the region of the Pluto escarpment, geophysical interpretation and soil testing for engineering parameters along […]
Benthic to carry out Scarborough campaign for Woodside
Benthic has been awarded a contract by Woodside for an offshore geotechnical investigation at the Scarborough project in the North Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia.
Benthic Completes Site Survey for Esso Guyana
Business & Finance, Equipment
Geosciences company Benthic has completed field work for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana for an offshore geotechnical investigation and environmental baseline survey in the Stabroeck and Canje Blocks, Offshore Guyana. Benthic executed the combined geotechnical and environmental scope of work from the Chouest Sable in Q3 2018. Benthic's Portable Remotely Operated Drill (PROD 3) and geotechnical […]
Benthic to Carry Out Caspian Sea Geotech Survey
Benthic, a geosciences company, has secured a contract for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the proposed Azeri Central East platform location in the Caspian Sea. Benthic will execute the geotechnical scope of work from the Topaz Caspian Supporter in Q1 2018. The Benthic Portable Remotely Operated Drill (PROD) will collect a number of geotechnical borehole […]
Benthic bags geotechnical work in the Caspian Sea
Benthic has secured a contract for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the proposed Azeri Central East platform location in the Caspian Sea.
Benthic scoops work off Mozambique with Anadarko
Geosciences company Benthic has been awarded an offshore geotechnical contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum.
Benthic Expands into Offshore Renewables, Sets Up New Unit
Houston-headquartered offshore geotechnical & geophysical survey specialist, Benthic, has announced that it decided to officially expand into the offshore renewable energy market by establishing a new business line.
Benthic Aims at Renewables
Benthic said it has decided to officially expand into offshore renewables market by establishing a new business line. Recognizing the potential of the emerging US offshore renewables industry, the company providing offshore marine geotechnical investigation, survey, analysis and design, has opened a new office in Boston, Massachusetts. Paolo Casciotti, previously senior business development manager with […]
Benthic 'prodding' at Petrobras' Libra field (Brazil)
Brazil's Petrobras has hired Benthic, a geosciences company, to carry out an offshore geotechnical investigation in the Libra field, offshore Brazil. Benthic's PROD (Portable Remotely Operated Drill) will perform in-situ testing and sampling to a maximum penetration depth of 80 meters below the mudline, in water depths ranging from 400 to 2,300 meters. Following data collection, Benthic will log, process […]
Benthic Bags Libra Field Geotechnical Contract
Benthic has secured a contract by Libra Consortium for an offshore geotechnical investigation at the Libra field located approximately 140 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Benthic's portable remotely operated drill (PROD) will perform in-situ testing and sampling to a maximum penetration depth of 80 meters below the mudline, in water depths ranging from 400 to 2,300 meters. […]
Niras Readies for Gwynt y Môr Benthic Survey
Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology
Niras Consulting Ltd (Niras) will be undertaking a benthic drop down camera and Day grab survey for scientific monitoring purposes to the south, west and within the 576MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm site offshore Wales during October 2016, according to a notice to mariners. Niras will use the vessel Aquadynamic to carry out the survey […]
Benthic Names New Chairman
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has appointed Chris Braithwaite as chairman of the board of directors. Russell Staley, who has served as Benthic's interim chairman following the resignation of the late John Smith in August of 2015, remains on the board as a director. "I was both delighted and honored to be approached about the Chair position at Benthic," stated Chris […]
Woodside gives Browse FLNG deal to Benthic
Benthic said on Monday it has been awarded Browse FLNG offshore geotechnical site investigation job by Woodside.
Benthic Bags Woodside Geotechnical Contracts Off Australia
Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders
Benthic has been awarded two contracts by Woodside to undertake offshore geotechnical site investigations for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development and the Greater Enfield Development located off the coast of Western Australia. Benthic's PROD3 (Portable Remotely Operated Drill) will execute the projects consecutively from the Jaya Vigilant. Benthic will begin operations in the 4th quarter of […]
Benthic nets two deals with Woodside
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded two contracts by Woodside, to be performed offshore Australia. The company will undertake offshore geotechnical site investigations for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development and the Greater Enfield Development located off the coast of Western Australia. Benthic says that its PROD3 (Portable Remotely Operated […]


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Q: Magnetic transformers on the same circuit as electrical I'm trying to make a cheap variable power supply for a hot wire cutter. As I will be trying different wire thicknesses and lengths I must be able to control both amperage and voltage. To do this I have a light dimmer wired up to an electrical transformer. This lets me vary the power between 35 and 150 watts. My original plan was to follow this with a variable magnetic transformer/ multiple transformers and switches to control the voltage amperage ratio.
My problem is the documentation for the electronic transformer says it must not be on the same circuit as inductive loads.
How much of an issue is continuing with my current plan? and is there a way to solve the implied problem? ... perhaps with a diode.

A: Most common cheap light dimmers use phase controlled dimming, which isn't really compatible with inductive loads such as transformers.  It switches the AC on for the load at full power at some point during the sine wave, depending on the dimming level.  This works well for resistive loads, but inductive loads don't like to be slammed with voltage suddenly.
You might be successful, but it's also likely that you'll destroy the light dimmer or overheat the transformer, depending on which one is the weaker link.
What you really want is a variac (also known as an autotransformer), then a transformer.  For instance,
http://www.amazon.com/Variac-Variable-Transformer-300va-Output/dp/B006NGI8VS
This will allow you to vary the AC voltage without removing parts of the waveform.  It'll handle 300VA, so as long as your end load uses under 300 watts that one will work fine, otherwise you'll need a larger one.
There are other methods, however, of controlling your heating wire.  Replacing your dimmer and transformer with a real bench power supply will allow you to control your voltage and current very finely. They aren't as cheap as a dimmer and transformer, or a variac and transformer, but once you've done your testing you can make a cheap supply for your final product and keep the bench power supply around for other products.  Just make sure the bench power supply can handle the load you need at the voltage and current.

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Theo's Poppa was an explorer.
But now it's almost Poppa's birthday, and Theo doesn't know what to get him. When she asks him, he reminisces about how he used to go to a restaurant on the beach with Nana.
It wasn't long before Theo and Poppa were sketching a map.
"This is where we are," said Poppa, marking an X on the page.
"And this is where the streetcar goes," said Theo, drawing a long line from where they were to where they wanted to go. "Here's the way from the streetcar to the beach." She made a dotted line, like footprints. "And the restaurant is right here!" She marked another X on the map.
"And there's you, and there's me," laughed Poppa, drawing two smiling faces. "We're happy because we've just discovered something delicious to eat."
When they come back, Theo's Mom and Dad and little brother have a surprise party for Poppa. And Theo puts their map into Poppa's trunk, remembering a wonderful adventure.
This book seems suitable for early elementary school kids, with the mapping and planning and riding the streetcar (with Poppa). However, I thought Theo looks younger than that. (But that just may be me.) There are a lot of words on each page, so I'd think twice about using this in preschool storytime.
But here's a cozy inter-generational story of the perfect gift for grandpa -- complete with mapping and planning and documenting their wonderful time together.


I have charbray and brangus cows.
I'm looking to get some tigerstripe calves next spring.
I don't know about the Charbray, but I doubt they'll be tigers. You'll get mostly black white-faced calves, with a few red white-faced, from the Brangus.
Off the top of my head I don't know of any bull that will throw tigers from those cows.
Hereford or Brahford would be your best bet, no guarantees.
Rafter S wrote: I don't know about the Charbray, but I doubt they'll be tigers. You'll get mostly black white-faced calves, with a few red white-faced, from the Brangus.
Most of the Charbray will be yellow white face. Brangus Black baldie.
As 5S stated if you want tigers your going to be buying.
DiamondD wrote: I have charbray and brangus cows.
Here you go Hereford/Charbray cross cow, the calf is half Angus.
That Char diluter gene pops out from time to time.


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package com.mogra.zxing.common;

import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 *
A simple, fast array of bits, represented compactly by an array of ints internally.

 *
 * @author Sean Owen
 */
public final class BitArray implements Cloneable {

    private int[] bits;
    private int size;

    public BitArray() {
        this.size = 0;
        this.bits = new int[1];
    }

    // For testing only
    private BitArray(int[] bits, int size) {
        this.bits = bits;
        this.size = size;
    }

    private static int[] makeArray(int size) {
        return new int[(size + 31) / 32];
    }

    public int getSize() {
        return size;
    }

    public int getSizeInBytes() {
        return (size + 7) / 8;
    }

    private void ensureCapacity(int size) {
        if (size > bits.length * 32) {
            int[] newBits = makeArray(size);
            System.arraycopy(bits, 0, newBits, 0, bits.length);
            this.bits = newBits;
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param i bit to get
     * @return true iff bit i is set
     */
    public boolean get(int i) {
        return (bits[i / 32] & (1 << (i & 0x1F))) != 0;
    }

    /**
     * Sets bit i.
     *
     * @param i bit to set
     */
    public void set(int i) {
        bits[i / 32] |= 1 << (i & 0x1F);
    }

    /**
     * Clears all bits (sets to false).
     */
    public void clear() {
        int max = bits.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            bits[i] = 0;
        }
    }

    public void appendBit(boolean bit) {
        ensureCapacity(size + 1);
        if (bit) {
            bits[size / 32] |= 1 << (size & 0x1F);
        }
        size++;
    }

    /**
     * Appends the least-significant bits, from value, in order from most-significant to
     * least-significant. For example, appending 6 bits from 0x000001E will append the bits
     * 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 in that order.
     *
     * @param value   {@code int} containing bits to append
     * @param numBits bits from value to append
     */
    public void appendBits(int value, int numBits) {
        if (numBits < 0 || numBits > 32) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Num bits must be between 0 and 32");
        }
        ensureCapacity(size + numBits);
        for (int numBitsLeft = numBits; numBitsLeft > 0; numBitsLeft--) {
            appendBit(((value >> (numBitsLeft - 1)) & 0x01) == 1);
        }
    }

    public void appendBitArray(BitArray other) {
        int otherSize = other.size;
        ensureCapacity(size + otherSize);
        for (int i = 0; i < otherSize; i++) {
            appendBit(other.get(i));
        }
    }

    public void xor(BitArray other) {
        if (size != other.size) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sizes don't match");
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < bits.length; i++) {
            // The last int could be incomplete (i.e. not have 32 bits in
            // it) but there is no problem since 0 XOR 0 == 0.
            bits[i] ^= other.bits[i];
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param bitOffset first bit to start writing
     * @param array     array to write into. Bytes are written most-significant byte first. This is the opposite
     *                  of the internal representation, which is exposed by
     * @param offset    position in array to start writing
     * @param numBytes  how many bytes to write
     */
    public void toBytes(int bitOffset, byte[] array, int offset, int numBytes) {
        for (int i = 0; i < numBytes; i++) {
            int theByte = 0;
            for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
                if (get(bitOffset)) {
                    theByte |= 1 << (7 - j);
                }
                bitOffset++;
            }
            array[offset + i] = (byte) theByte;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (!(o instanceof BitArray)) {
            return false;
        }
        BitArray other = (BitArray) o;
        return size == other.size && Arrays.equals(bits, other.bits);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return 31 * size + Arrays.hashCode(bits);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(size);
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            if ((i & 0x07) == 0) {
                result.append(' ');
            }
            result.append(get(i) ? 'X' : '.');
        }
        return result.toString();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("CloneDoesntCallSuperClone")
    @Override
    public BitArray clone() {
        return new BitArray(bits.clone(), size);
    }

}


Jewelry that draws attention to the wearer because of the materials and designs of the jewelry. The jewelry is made using various metal working, stringing, soldering (brass, copper, silver) and wire wrapping techniques. The components are comprised of various types of beads, metals, chains, pendants, natural materials -leather (Cowhide, Elk, Deer, Exotic, Rattlesnake, and Cork), Real Butterfly wings, Porcupine Quills, horse hair and various gemstones.


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#include "ecma-array-object.h"
#include "ecma-helpers.h"
#include "jcontext.h"
#include "vm.h"

/**
 * Check whether currently executed code is strict mode code
 *
 * @return true - current code is executed in strict mode,
 *         false - otherwise
 */
bool
vm_is_strict_mode (void)
{
  JERRY_ASSERT (JERRY_CONTEXT (vm_top_context_p) != NULL);

  return JERRY_CONTEXT (vm_top_context_p)->bytecode_header_p->status_flags & CBC_CODE_FLAGS_STRICT_MODE;
} /* vm_is_strict_mode */

/**
 * Check whether currently performed call (on top of call-stack) is performed in form,
 * meeting conditions of 'Direct Call to Eval' (see also: ECMA-262 v5, 15.1.2.1.1)
 *
 * Warning:
 *         the function should only be called from implementation
 *         of built-in 'eval' routine of Global object
 *
 * @return true - currently performed call is performed through 'eval' identifier,
 *                without 'this' argument,
 *         false - otherwise
 */
inline bool JERRY_ATTR_ALWAYS_INLINE
vm_is_direct_eval_form_call (void)
{
  return (JERRY_CONTEXT (status_flags) & ECMA_STATUS_DIRECT_EVAL) != 0;
} /* vm_is_direct_eval_form_call */

/**
 * Get backtrace. The backtrace is an array of strings where
 * each string contains the position of the corresponding frame.
 * The array length is zero if the backtrace is not available.
 *
 * @return array ecma value
 */
ecma_value_t
vm_get_backtrace (uint32_t max_depth) /**< maximum backtrace depth, 0 = unlimited */
{
#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_LINE_INFO
  ecma_value_t result_array = ecma_op_create_array_object (NULL, 0, false);

  if (max_depth == 0)
  {
    max_depth = UINT32_MAX;
  }

  vm_frame_ctx_t *context_p = JERRY_CONTEXT (vm_top_context_p);
  ecma_object_t *array_p = ecma_get_object_from_value (result_array);
  uint32_t index = 0;

  while (context_p != NULL)
  {
    if (context_p->resource_name == ECMA_VALUE_UNDEFINED)
    {
      context_p = context_p->prev_context_p;
      continue;
    }

    ecma_string_t *str_p = ecma_get_string_from_value (context_p->resource_name);

    if (ecma_string_is_empty (str_p))
    {
      const char *unknown_str_p = "<unknown>:";
      str_p = ecma_new_ecma_string_from_utf8 ((const lit_utf8_byte_t *) unknown_str_p,
                                              (lit_utf8_size_t) strlen (unknown_str_p));
    }
    else
    {
      ecma_ref_ecma_string (str_p);
      str_p = ecma_append_magic_string_to_string (str_p, LIT_MAGIC_STRING_COLON_CHAR);
    }

    ecma_string_t *line_str_p = ecma_new_ecma_string_from_uint32 (context_p->current_line);
    str_p = ecma_concat_ecma_strings (str_p, line_str_p);
    ecma_deref_ecma_string (line_str_p);

    ecma_string_t *index_str_p = ecma_new_ecma_string_from_uint32 (index);
    ecma_property_value_t *prop_value_p;
    prop_value_p = ecma_create_named_data_property (array_p,
                                                    index_str_p,
                                                    ECMA_PROPERTY_CONFIGURABLE_ENUMERABLE_WRITABLE,
                                                    NULL);
    ecma_deref_ecma_string (index_str_p);

    prop_value_p->value = ecma_make_string_value (str_p);

    context_p = context_p->prev_context_p;
    index++;

    if (index >= max_depth)
    {
      break;
    }
  }

  if (index > 0)
  {
    JERRY_ASSERT (ecma_get_object_type (array_p) == ECMA_OBJECT_TYPE_ARRAY);

    ((ecma_extended_object_t *) array_p)->u.array.length = index;
  }

  return result_array;
#else /* !JERRY_ENABLE_LINE_INFO */
  JERRY_UNUSED (max_depth);

  return ecma_op_create_array_object (NULL, 0, false);
#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_LINE_INFO */
} /* vm_get_backtrace */