Somewhere among the 250 sailboats luring you to City Dock this week is your dreamboat. If you dream big, it might be the Trintella 65, brought to life by Ron Holland, whose Mirabella is the world's largest sailing yacht.
If you dream classic, it might be the 43-foot Hinkley Daysailer, so luxuriously understated in its seamless perfection that Jay Gatsby must have had one at his dock.
If you dream exotic, it might be the Charter Cats Jaguar 36, from South Africa. How fast and sleek that one must be, you can imagine by name alone.
If you dream of luxury and stability, it might be the new Eleuthera 60, the flagship of the cruising fleet by French catamaran builder Fontaine Pajot.
But can you sail any of these home with you?
That's between you and your banker.
Annapolis Bank and Trust's Susan Smink said taking out a loan to buy a boat — a popular request this time of year — is like "any other process." You go into the bank, bear your soul and turn in your application and financial profile.
If the bank approves the loan — roughly $325,000 for the Catalina 470 this reporter chose — you can take home your new boat.
For most, buying a boat is not so simple.
Roth warns the faint-of-heart to avoid looking at the price tags or to start small. Some boats represented at the show run in the "high hundreds of thousands," he warns.
A 27-foot Hunter Deluxe starts at $62,900 from local dealer Tidewater Marina in Bay Hills. Or you can chose a 1985 30-foot Catalina for $32,500.
You don't have to buy a boat to enjoy looking.
Both brokers agree that the majority of visitors attend the show to window shop. Neither has a problem with that.
"Its not easy to sell a $300,000 boat," laughs Winslow. "But anyone that comes out just to purchase is missing the fun, the spirit of the event.
That spirit is the dreaming.
Anyone can slip off their shoes, step aboard and enjoy the dream. You can step into sailboats with teak trim, couches and captain chairs in the salons — plus sinks, bars, stereos the creature comforts to rival all the luxuries of home.
The 47-foot Catalina even comes with a workroom to store tools and to do repairs on long voyages.
On gadgets alone —state of the art navigational systems, upgraded amenities — you could spend tens of thousands.
Or you can just enjoy an early fall day out on the floating piers, gazing at the beautiful boats and planning that trip around the world when you retire.
If you still dream rich but buy poor, you can settle for a Sunfish or shop the 50-plus vendors on hand.
This reporter? He plans to buy a pair of Seabagos, a bright red Henri Lloyd ocean racer jacket and a pair of Gill floatable racing sunglasses. If he can't afford to be a sailor captaining a Catalina 470, he can at least look like one.
In the presidential campaign of 2004, there's no stronger partisans than mothers, who know the decision they make November 2 will shape their children's lives now and far into the future.
Whether they fight for President George Bush or Sen. John Kerry, local mothers have translated their feelings into action.
From Annapolis, two armies of mothers are mobilizing nationwide.
Begun in June, WISP — Women in Support of the President — is now in 22 states. Older MOB — Mothers Opposing Bush — started in January and now boast more than 8,000 members in 48 states.
The two 527 Political Action Committees fight their battles by sponsoring voter registrations, networking on-line and preaching their message — not only at monthly meetings but also at the car wash and grocery store.
A new force in this election, 527 Political Action Committees — so named because of the tax code that governs them — are not limited in the money they can spend to support their cause and candidate. Like the now-notorious groups Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org, MOB has sponsored television commercials, including one on the Larry King Show. But it fights most of its battles on the smaller field of its websites where the motto running across the masthead is Because Mother Knows Best.
"Our mission is to get out the message and get this administration out of office," say Ginger Woolridge, mother of three and president of MOB.
This bipartisan MOB bases its opposition to the president on what they see as his two fatal flaws: running up the national debt and making the U.S. a target for future terrorist attacks because of policies in Iraq.
Not to be left behind, Bush supporters began their own group in June.
Also using their website and word of mouth, WISP touts the president's policies. Like MOB, the mothers of WISP believe their man makes the world safer for their kids.
Fighting for a better future for their children is one issue the mothers of MOB and WISP can both agree on.
Q	A groundhog has dug tunnels under our front porch, and we are concerned that it is undercutting the porch support. What should we do?
Q	Squirrels eat all the apples on my dwarf tree. I tried covering the tree with bird netting with no success. I also tried deodorant soap bars. Any suggestions?
A	Squirrels are hard to deter. Try a sticky substance such as Tanglefoot, which sticks to their feet. Wrap masking tape on a segment of trunk, then apply Tanglefoot to the tape. Do not apply directly to the trunk. In order for this to work, the squirrels must not be able to avoid the trunk by leaping to the branches. Another alternative is the repellent Deer-Off, which is labeled to spray on fruit to control squirrels. Some commercial growers cover their individual apples with small paper bags to reduce pest problems.
Ask the Plant and Pest Professor is compiled from questions sent to the website of the Home and Garden Information Center, part of Maryland Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach of the University of Maryland. Ask a home gardening or pest control question and find other help: 800-342-2507 (Mon.-Fri. 8am-1pm) • www.hgic.umd.edu.
Our Creature Feature comes from Aspen, Colorado, where a paralyzed man listened from his bed while a bear who goes by the name Fat Albert tore up his kitchen in search of treats. Among other things, the sweet-toothed, 500-pound invader consumed four pounds of chocolate while smashing dishes.
Fat Albert, it seems, is incorrigible. He's done this before at the home of Tom Isaac, paralyzed from a ski accident, and once ate so much that he had to take a nap in Isaac's dining room. Isaac told Reuters that he doesn't want to see the bear harmed, but he worries about the safety of local residents.


This article, published in the March 31, 1988 Dickinsonian, documents the first meeting of Gays and Lesbians at Dickinson College (GLAD). Headed by Karen Ruocco, the organization held its first meeting at the Women's Center on March 30th. The group provided "support for gays and lesbians" at Dickinson College. The organization also worked to educate the campus on issues effecting the gay/lesbian community.
This article, written by Marcy Feldman, describes the resources that will soon be available at the opening of the Women's Center on March 1, 1984. "The Women's Center, intended to provide a meeting place for women's groups on campus...will offer lectures and exhibits focusing on feminist issues. The Women's Center is also intended to raise women's consciousness of pertinent issues on and off campus."


Create Alert 3 results Sorry, we currently do not have any listings for rent in 0 miles of Crescent Road, LU2 - Please find below the nearest listings available.
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The property benefits from 33 demised car parking spaces, two electric ground level loading doors that lead out to a 30m deep service yard and 7.9m clear internal height.


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•	Knowledge of industry standard processes of media management, ingest of sources, formats, media organization, and audio.
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The scope of work included additions, renovations, site work to renovate the school's kitchen and expand the cafeteria. The location of the cafeteria interrupted views to the adjacent sports fields. The design responded to this concern by curving the exterior wall thus eliminating the outside corner. Subsequent interior nested curved walls help organize the eating areas from the entry and the serving lines. Materials such as cultured stone; patterned glass and floating acoustical clouds reinforce the design concept of the initial concept.
District voters approved a $27.4 million capital project in May, 2010. The scope of work included additions, renovations, sitework, and a new bus maintenance facility. The Middle/High School underwent renovations to meet code, safety, and performance standards; kitchen/cafeteria renovation and expansion; PE and gym renovation and expansion to accommodate storage, fitness, and wrestling needs; roof replacement; site improvements; new light courts to bring in natural daylighting; and, fire alarm, telephone system, security, and technology upgrades. The elementary school received upgrades to meet ADA compliance; improvements to toilet rooms, gym, and locker rooms; roof replacement; site improvements; and, fire alarm, telephone system, security, and technology upgrades.
A new bus garage and new all-weather track surface, field storage, and toilet room facilities completed the project.
SEI is currently working on a subsequent project, approved by District voters on December 9, 2014. This $8.95 capital improvement project involves renovations and sitework at both the elementary and middle/high schools.


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import org.mozilla.universalchardet.UniversalDetector;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.CharBuffer;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;
import java.util.Arrays;

public final class CharacterSetUtils {
    private CharacterSetUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Detects the character set of the input text.
     * @param input The input text as a byte array.
     * @return The character set of the input text, or null if it cannot be detected.
     */
    public static Charset detectCharacterSet(byte[] input) {
        if (input == null) {
            return null;
        }

        Charset charset = null;
        input = input.clone();
        UniversalDetector detector = new UniversalDetector(null);
        detector.handleData(input, 0, input.length);
        detector.dataEnd();
        String detectedCharset = detector.getDetectedCharset();
        if (StringUtils.hasText(detectedCharset)) {
            try {
                charset = Charset.forName(detectedCharset);
            } catch (UnsupportedCharsetException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Detected unsupported character set " + detectedCharset);
            }
        }
        return charset;
    }

    /**
     * Converts the input text between the two specified character sets.
     * @param input The input text as a byte array.
     * @param fromCharset The source character set.
     * @param toCharSet The destination character set.
     * @return The input text, converted from the source to the destination character set.
     */
    public static byte[] convertToCharacterSet(byte[] input, Charset fromCharset, Charset toCharSet) {
        if (input == null) {
            return null;
        }

        CharBuffer decodedData = fromCharset.decode(ByteBuffer.wrap(input));
        ByteBuffer encodedData = toCharSet.encode(decodedData);
        return Arrays.copyOf(encodedData.array(), encodedData.limit());
    }
}

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In August last year Brad Frost announced that he is writing a book about atomic design. Obviously I directly preordered the book as I am sure it will be a great and useful read. Oh, if you don't know what it is about: creating and also maintaining interface design systems. Today, about 30 minutes ago, an update about the progress landet in my inbox and I'm more and more excited while reading it. He explained the planned and written content for chapter three as well as for chapter four.
The third chapter is all about pattern library tools, where the important detail for me is, that it actually is not only or mainly about the tools you can use, but more about how the tools are used. The fourth chapter is giving you information about the workflow of working with and – what I think is great – selling the idea of design systems.
Brad also announced that there will be a fifth chapter, originally planned to be part of the fourth chapter, which deals with maintenance of design systems.
So I was happily and excited reading the updates. As you can see.
More information about the Atomic Design Book.


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Q: Crystal reports The parameter is incorrect C# I have a report that has two parameters:  ponumber and receiptno.  I'm trying to call the report from a C# page where the parameter values are passed in via the URL.  When I call the report, I get an error "The parameter is incorrect", but can't figure out why.  I've done a variety of code changes based on what I found online, because at first the Report Viewer said there were no parameters, so this approach seems to be better, but doesn't work.
My code:
string ponumber =  Request.QueryString["ponumber"].ToString();
string receiptno = Request.QueryString["receiptno"].ToString();

    // Put Away Report

    CrystalReportSource CrystalReportSource1 = new CrystalReportSource();
    CrystalReportViewer CrystalReportViewer1 = new CrystalReportViewer();

    ParameterFields paramFields1 = new ParameterFields();
    ParameterFields paramFields2 = new ParameterFields();
    ParameterField paramField1 = new ParameterField();
    ParameterField paramField2 = new ParameterField();
    ParameterDiscreteValue paramDiscreteValue1 = new ParameterDiscreteValue();
    ParameterDiscreteValue paramDiscreteValue2 = new ParameterDiscreteValue();

    paramField1.Name = "@ponumber";
    paramDiscreteValue1.Value = ponumber;
    paramField1.CurrentValues.Add(paramDiscreteValue1);
    paramField1.HasCurrentValue = true;
    paramFields1.Add(paramField1);

    paramField2.Name = "@receiptno";
    paramDiscreteValue2 = new ParameterDiscreteValue();  // <-- This line is added
    paramDiscreteValue2.Value = receiptno;
    paramField2.CurrentValues.Add(paramDiscreteValue2);
    paramField2.HasCurrentValue = true;
    paramFields2.Add(paramField2);

    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo = paramFields1;
    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo = paramFields2;

    TableLogOnInfo logOnInfo = new TableLogOnInfo();

    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.ServerName =   ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportServerName"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportDatabaseName"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.UserID = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportUserID"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.Password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportPassword"];

    TableLogOnInfos infos = new TableLogOnInfos();
    infos.Add(logOnInfo);
    CrystalReportViewer1.LogOnInfo = infos;

    maindiv.Controls.Add(CrystalReportSource1);
    maindiv.Controls.Add(CrystalReportViewer1);
    CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = CrystalReportSource1;
    CrystalReportViewer1.EnableParameterPrompt = false;
    CrystalReportSource1.Report.FileName = "Report3.rpt";
    CrystalReportSource1.EnableCaching = false;
    CrystalReportViewer1.DataBind();

A: I am not familiar with Crystal Reports, but a few things jumped out at me, namely here:
    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo = paramFields1;
    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo = paramFields2;

You are overwriting the ParameterFieldInfo collection on the second line, so effectively paramFields1 never gets sent to the report.  Instead, I think you want to add to the collection.  I have modified your code to do this (and removed the unnecessary lines):
    string ponumber = Request.QueryString["ponumber"].ToString();
    string receiptno = Request.QueryString["receiptno"].ToString();

    // Put Away Report

    CrystalReportSource CrystalReportSource1 = new CrystalReportSource();
    CrystalReportViewer CrystalReportViewer1 = new CrystalReportViewer();

    ParameterField paramField1 = new ParameterField();
    ParameterField paramField2 = new ParameterField();
    ParameterDiscreteValue paramDiscreteValue1 = new ParameterDiscreteValue();
    ParameterDiscreteValue paramDiscreteValue2 = new ParameterDiscreteValue();

    paramField1.Name = "@ponumber";
    paramDiscreteValue1.Value = ponumber;
    paramField1.CurrentValues.Add(paramDiscreteValue1);
    paramField1.HasCurrentValue = true;

    paramField2.Name = "@receiptno";
    paramDiscreteValue2.Value = receiptno;
    paramField2.CurrentValues.Add(paramDiscreteValue2);
    paramField2.HasCurrentValue = true;

    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo.Add(paramField1);
    CrystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo.Add(paramField2);

    TableLogOnInfo logOnInfo = new TableLogOnInfo();

    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.ServerName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportServerName"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportDatabaseName"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.UserID = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportUserID"];
    logOnInfo.ConnectionInfo.Password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WarehouseReportPassword"];

    TableLogOnInfos infos = new TableLogOnInfos();
    infos.Add(logOnInfo);
    CrystalReportViewer1.LogOnInfo = infos;

    maindiv.Controls.Add(CrystalReportSource1);
    maindiv.Controls.Add(CrystalReportViewer1);
    CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = CrystalReportSource1;
    CrystalReportViewer1.EnableParameterPrompt = false;
    CrystalReportSource1.Report.FileName = "Report3.rpt";
    CrystalReportSource1.EnableCaching = false;
    CrystalReportViewer1.DataBind();

A: I found another answer on SO that got me over the hump.  I replaced 13 lines of code with:
CrystalReportSource1.ReportDocument.SetParameterValue(0, ponumber);
CrystalReportSource1.ReportDocument.SetParameterValue(1, receiptno);

Passing Values to a Crystal Report
Rather than build the collection manually, it looks like the source has a different method to setting parameter values.  I suspect my first attempt was to create parameters on the fly.

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Like knowing the actual hourly salary to value our time, one should know the actual space cost in the home to live efficiently. It is just not worth saving $30 to have a closet full of toilet paper.
On the other hand, having more things in a room helps to maintain the temperature, doesn't it? Like having a full freezer to save energy?
Not only do we have a room devoted to storage, but we "had" to buy a bigger house to accomodate the furniture my husband inherited and could not part with. My home is a bizarre mix of early 1900's and 1960's furniture and "collections" of fine dustables. Talk about your stuff owning you!
It's interesting that this comes out of the UK where houses are smaller and more expensive than in the US. Since the British have more incentive to declutter, the cost of clutter would probably be higher in America.
What an interesting way to look at things. I've never thought of it that way before. It also applies to storage units you may be paying for each month.
very interesting. In our 1700 sq. foot house (we live in DC) it's not much of an issue, but we could definitely use this concept when cleaning out our garage – the extra space just may save space somewhere else in the house.
I think about it this way: Would I rather have a room that I can't use and would be embarrassed to show almost anyone, or would I rather clean it out (or not clutter it in the first place) and have a "new," gorgeous room to show off?
If you've got a clutter room, clean it out and sell what you can. Take whatever money you make from that, buy some paint and some nice things and make it a new-to-you room!
I couldn't agree more! Fascinating and very thought-provoking point of view…thanks for sharing!
Interesting, very interesting…We are a family of 5: mom, dad, 3 teens, all living in 920 square feet of space.
Bought the house in the early 1990's when the oldest was newborn. Two more kids later, and we are still here. Never feel crowded until the kids come home and spread out to do all the homework.
This house is our biggest asset, not the stuff we have inside it!
Do the British also pay to use outside storage space like Americans do?
I don't doubt the math, but I'm skeptical about the logic. You're paying for the room cluttered or not. It's not until you start paying for storage lockers or similar solutions that your "wasted room" starts costing extra money. And while buying storage boxes to manage your clutter might recover some wasted space, that too is squandered money.
I am the unclutterer and my wife is the pack rat.
@Sean, agreed. Lifestyles are different of course, some people need bigger houses the way some people need a fullsize SUV instead of a subcompact car.
I think the point is still valid that people buy more house than they need. Most people buy space to store things they don't really need or want. Or worse, buy lots of space, which makes them want to fill it up with stuff.
I think the logic holds up. The point of the study was that if you have a room that is 'off limits' and unused due to junk, then you could be living in a smaller place, and thus potentially saving money by having a smaller mortgage.
Not only are you wasting mortgage but you're also wasting the money you spend on utilities.
In this way a room you don't use because of clutter that never gets looked at is like having an external storage locker.
Say you have 10 rooms in your house and one of them is not usable on a daily basis. If your utilities come to a total of $500 a month then you are spending $50 a month on storage, or $600 a year.
If you took everything out of the room and put it in a storage locker, would you be willing to pay for the storage? If no, why pay for it in the house?
Same for a guest room. If you have one that is rarely used, how much more did it cost to buy this house? If you had bought a house with one less bedroom, that savings could put your occasional guests up at a really nice hotel.
I'm with Sean! Most people don't buy a house and immediately clutter it. They bought the house, and over the years the clutter happened. Uncluttering won't change the size of the house.
Unless you are recommending uncluttering, selling, and downsizing….but I hope not since the best you can do when you sell is lose 5% of the equity. Not frugal!
What home you initially buy is another topic. But, I hope that before you made that offer, you wrote a list of your needs, examined your budget, and decided what you need to have in the house in order to quickly resell should you have to. And obviously, bought what you could easily afford…but from market conditions today I guess that last point was missed by some!
While it is certainly cool to live in a 500 sf home, and I know I could, I bought a 3 bd/2 ba home as a long term investment. I keep it up (and uncluttered!), knowing that I would need to resell it fast should financial disaster strike. I have rooms that I don't use. I have kitchen drawers that are empty. So what.
If you live in a large city, you can even generate income by renting the wasted room out.
I think what is being overlooked in some of the comments is his last line talking about finding a more utilitarian use for the space. The key is trading the junk and clutter for something valuable to you. Whether it's space for kids to play, space to rent out, or space to run a small business, it depends on the homeowner to decide. I think his point is that we all have things in our house that we could get rid of and have more space to enrich our lives financially or emotionally.
This is enlightening. We have a junk room, though it is the smallest in the house. The garage too has a lot of clutter. I'm going to show this post to my husband in hopes that it will help convince him to pitch stuff that we're holding on to for no good reason.
It's especially interesting to think about that "extra" space in terms of getting a boarder or a roommate. That space could be turned to good use generating money, instead of sitting there uselessly.
Don't forget you can sell some of that excess for cash, too. I've been doing a lot of that cause we're preparing to move and have probably pocketed $1000.
We live in a 1400 sq ft townhouse in the best location in the city and we've had to live de-cluttered for years due to a lack of space (not a bad thing). But now we're moving to a smaller city where we'll be living on the edge of town in a 3500sq ft house that actually doesn't cost much more than our small townhouse. I can't wait to get in that big house. I'll probably immediately shut off 2 of the 5 bedrooms cause they literally will be storage. I doubt I'll accumulate much simply because I like living a clutter free home. But it will be nice to know that I won't have to move again when I have kids.
My clutter cost me $35 today, because I can't put both cars in my garage, and forgot to move one off the street for leaf pick-up day.
This is also true – even truer maybe – for people who rent! We pay a really reasonable rent for the area, and have lots of space, but if we could get rid of some of our junk we could move to a one-bedroom with very little hardship. We are trying to do just that, and hoping to save $100-150 per month once we can find a new place.
My suggestion isn't selling the house – everyone has the right to whatever size they like, but if you're just using a room for storage of things you'll never use then yes, to me, you're throwing away your money.
Why not clear it out and put it to good use?
Very smart. I can't get over the three-story storage units in our neighborhood. It's insane to spend money to store "junk" you are afraid you might never come across again. Same with your house. We spend 90% of our time in our main lr/dr/kit. Do we really need that second level?
I think a big part of surviving this bear market we are in is cutting back on costs. This means downsizing in all aspects of our lives that make sense and have unneeded waste. This includes decluttering. Who would have thought that a key to financial freedom is getting rid of extra stuff?!
I'm just glad mortgage rates are dropping here in Australia, after the constant rises under the previous conservative government, it's nice to be paying a little less at last!
I keep telling my wife that we could free up a lot of useful space if we moved the car out of the garage.


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Q: How can I convert a Pyspark dataframe to a CSV without sending it to a file? I have a dataframe which I need to convert to a CSV file, and then I need to send this CSV to an API. As I'm sending it to an API, I do not want to save it to the local filesystem and need to keep it in memory. How can I do this?

A: Easy way: convert your dataframe to Pandas dataframe with toPandas(), then save to a string. To save to a string, not a file, you'll have to call to_csv with path_or_buf=None. Then send the string in an API call.
From to_csv() documentation:

Parameters
path_or_bufstr or file handle, default None
File path or object, if None is provided the result is returned as a string.

So your code would likely look like this:
csv_string = df.toPandas().to_csv(path_or_bufstr=None)

Alternatives: use tempfile.SpooledTemporaryFile with a large buffer to create an in-memory file. Or you can even use a regular file, just make your buffer large enough and don't flush or close the file. Take a look at Corey Goldberg's explanation of why this works.


Erin Walsh arrives home to tiny New Belford, Kentucky from college only to clash with her young stepmother, Shelby Rae. When Shelby Rae is kidnapped and a dear friend of the family is murdered, Erin discovers that both victims had secrets connected to the violent death of her mother seven years earlier. In a small town the pool of suspects is limited, but it also means the danger to Erin's own life is deathly close.
Noah Daly, an old high school friend, is the son of the man everyone blames for the violent death of Erin's mother. But he's also the one person Erin feels she can trust to help her find Shelby Rae's kidnapper and her friend's murderer. Or is her sudden attraction to him blinding her to his true nature?
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Shelly Laurenstons new novel Hot and Badgered doesn't come out until March 27th, but when offered the chance to read a chapter in advance of the release, I just couldn't pass it up! I zipped through this chapter, once again loving the humor, dialog, and action. Her novels are unlike any other shifter novels.
Unfortunately, we have a little while to wait until this fun new novel in The Honey Badgers series comes out. I can't wait!
Click this link to pre-order!
Oh, my. Honey badgers? They're gross! Not sure that would interest me.
Lol. I can't picture it either. Her books are really funny if you haven't read one before.


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    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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        <groupId>org.hbird.business</groupId>
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    <artifactId>business-validation</artifactId>
    <packaging>jar</packaging>
    <name>HBird :: Business - Validation Module</name>
    <description>Library containing the logic for validation parameters.</description>

    <dependencies>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hbird.business</groupId>
            <artifactId>business-core</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
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            <artifactId>camel-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
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        <dependency>
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            <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
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        <dependency>
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        <dependency>
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        <dependency>
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            <artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
            <scope>compile</scope>
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        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
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        <dependency>
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If your looking for an in season smart look, this style of blouse gives that perfect feel. A white chiffon with a ruffle round collar that falls into a black tie effect to add personality. Sleeveless with black ruffles for a playful summery look. Wear with a fitted pencil skirt and thin heels for an office look or tailored shorts and wedges for a loose off duty look.


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Mr. Reynolds earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wingate University in 1995, having student taught under Tim Brewer at Parkwood Middle and High Schools. Upon graduation he was hired as the Director of Bands in Anson County, NC. His love of Union County schools brought him back to serve as Assistant Director for the Piedmont Middle and High School program from 1996-1999. Mr. Reynolds has been teaching at Sun Valley Middle and High Schools since the 1999-2000 school year.
A native of New Jersey, Mr. Reynolds has lived in Union County since 1991. He began his musical experience taking piano lessons at age six. Mr. Reynolds played piano for both his middle and high school jazz bands and joined the percussion section for marching and concert band. He got his first glimpse of conducting when he was selected as Drum Major for both his junior and senior years in high school. Mr. Reynolds was also the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Award for outstanding musicianship at Overbrook Regional Senior High School in Pine Hill, New Jersey in 1990.
Professionally, Mr. Reynolds is a member of NAfME (National Association for Music Education), NCMEA (North Carolina Music Educator's Association), South Central District Bandmasters Association (SCDBA), and the Union County Bandmasters Association (UCBA). He is currently a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army's 208 th Division Reserve Band, based in Concord, NC. Mr. Reynolds is often called upon to perform with community, school, and church productions in the areas of keyboard, timpani, and pit percussion. Mr. Reynolds also served as the conductor and pit coordinator for the Union County Performance Ensemble. Mr. Reynolds conducted the productions of Shrek the Musical, Footloose, The Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Miss Saigon, The Wizard of Oz, Ragtime, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Miserables, and Beauty and the Beast.
Mr. Reynolds resides in the Sun Valley Community with his wife, Tammi, and their children Kaitlyn and Andrew.


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A 999 call had to be made for emergency medical help today after hunt saboteurs were viciously attacked by both hunt staff and supporters of the Cotswold Vale Farmers hunt. Two saboteurs were taken to hospital, one with suspected broken ribs and severe concussion, the other with a suspected broken cheekbone and concussion. The hunt, which met at Sandhurst near Gloucester (Gloucestershire) had been been illegally hunting all day and saboteurs were present to collect evidence and also to intervene if necessary to prevent a kill. Police are currently taking statements in order to investigate the assaults.
Dawn Preston, spokesperson for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, stated "It appears that, as ever, the hunt saboteurs were too successful at their job and paid for it by being subjected to a severe beating.
"13 saboteurs had been with the hunt all day, and despite the fact that illegal hunting had been reported to the police in attendance, they had declined to act to enforce the law. At around 3pm the hunt was in the area of a wood when hounds where placed inside it and immediately went into cry signalling they were onto to a fox. Saboteurs managed to call them out of the wood using horns calls to prevent the hounds hunting, and it was immediately after that that the attack occurred.
A video camera being used to record the illegal hunting was stolen in the attack - an apparent attempt by the hunt to get rid of the evidence.
She continued "Yet again we have a clear example of the police failing to act to prevent illegal hunting, but then having to deal with the aftermath. Why it takes a vicious attack, including aggravated robbery, and then the involvement of other emergency services before they take an interest in the issue is beyond me. It is safe to say that had the police spoken to the hunt so as to ensure that any hunting taking place was within the law, ie trail hunting, then this situation would not have occurred. Now many hours of police time and, hopefully, the involvement of the court system will be required. One has to question the police approach here, as at the moment the thinking behind it (if any) lacks foresight and blind acceptance of the word of the hunts. This weekend marks the end of the season for many hunts, and we can only hope that the police have a rethink of their approach before we embark on the next one."


Everyone is familiar with the mortifying thrill of looking at old year book photos. A trip down memory lane is often a return to your "dress like eminem" phase or your optimistic first mustache attempts. This is one of those moments. Last year Deeluxe sent Brandon Cocard and Yusaku Horii on a Mt. Hood expedition, where snow levels were at their lowest in years. It was a distressing time, but riders found ways to make it rad despite the rampant dust storms and likelihood of core shots. This year Hood is handsomely decked in white, but it's worth taking a look back at harder times on Oregon's summer snowboarding oasis. That's how gratitude is built.
Also featuring Kaede Yusanaga, Hayate Yusanaga, Mary Luggen, Alex Fischer and Mark Goodall.


Inspiration could be described as a welling up, a surge of creative forces billowing your resolve toward something you envision.
Do you envision being stronger? Healthier? More content?
What puts our feet upon the path towards change is generally some kind of Inspiration. Some desire for a better way of living. When the change we work towards begins to materialize it gives us the fuel to keep going.
Change is very rewarding and exciting.
And some times we need help and support to keep our inner resolve going.
Here are a list of a few books and videos that I've found most helpful to stay on track.
When you feel you need a dose of Inspiration look to people who have accomplished their goals, listen to their stories, and know that you are made of the same stuff they are, and you can do it!
A wonderful story of self determination and healing!
Food Matters: Oh yes it does! Food is medicine check this out!
Hungry for Change: The informed consumer makes better choices!
Just a few tidbits to keep you going! Reach out if you need support!


Australia aligned with the European Union's statement on a New Wave of Human Rights Violations against LGBTI Persons in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation delivered at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting on 17 January 2019.
The European Union is deeply concerned about recent reports in the media and from civil society organisations of a new wave of arbitrary detentions, torture and killings of people in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
According to credible sources, Chechen law enforcement officers detained around 40 people since late December 2018, and at least two people have died as a result of torture. Furthermore, local police officers are reportedly trying to prevent victims from leaving the region or applying to the courts in the future by confiscating documents, threatening the victims with criminal proceedings against them or their relatives or by forcing them to sign empty forms.
We reiterate our call on the Russian Federation to conduct prompt, effective and thorough investigations into all reports of such acts, in order to ensure that anyone responsible or complicit is brought to justice. We continue to be worried that the sustained lack of action by the federal authorities with regard to the human rights situation in the Chechen Republic will reinforce the climate of impunity as has been documented in the OSCE Rapporteur's report under the Moscow Mechanism on alleged human rights violations and impunity in the Chechen Republic in the Russian Federation.
-- Will the Russian federal authorities open an investigation into the recent reports of human rights violations against LGBTI persons in Chechnya?
-- If so, will the Russian federal authorities incorporate the recommendations from the OSCE Rapporteur's report under the Moscow Mechanism to ensure an effective, transparent and unbiased investigation?
These serious human rights violations in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation remain an ongoing and grave concern of the European Union. We will continue to raise our concerns until the Russian Federation provides this Council with a constructive and substantive response and puts an end to these violations. The European Union reaffirms its resolute commitment to combat all forms of discrimination worldwide, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Candidate Countries the FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA*, MONTENEGRO* and ALBANIA*, the Country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and Potential Candidate BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA, and the EFTA countries ICELAND and NORWAY, members of the European Economic Area, as well as UKRAINE, GEORGIA, ANDORRA, SAN MARINO and AUSTRALIA align themselves with this statement.


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Clinton used private email for government business at State Department
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has turned over thousands of emails to the department from her private account, (Justin Sullivan, Getty-AFP)
Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private email account for her official government business when she was secretary of state and did not routinely preserve and turn over those emails for government records collection, the State Department said on Monday.
Clinton has turned over thousands of emails to the department from her private account, a step that was first reported by the New York Times late on Monday. The private account came to light when the department sought records from Clinton and other former secretaries who have held the post during the email age.
Some 300 of Clinton's recovered emails were then turned over to a congressional committee investigating the 2012 deaths of four Americans at U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
"Last year, the Department sent a letter to representatives of former secretaries of state requesting they submit any records in their possession for proper preservation," Psaki said in a statement. "In response to our request, Secretary Clinton provided the Department with emails spanning her time at the Department. After the State Department reviewed those emails, we produced about 300 emails responsive to recent requests from the Select Committee."
A spokesman for Clinton did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday night. The spokesman, Nick Merrill, told the Times that Clinton has complied with the "letter and the spirit" of federal rules on the retention of official documents.
It was not clear why Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, created the private account. But the practice appears to bolster long-standing criticism that Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, have not been transparent.
"Hillary Clinton should release her emails," said Kristy Campbell, a spokeswoman for former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who is also weighing a presidential bid. "Hopefully, she hasn't already destroyed them."
Campbell noted that Bush created a website, http://www.jebemails.com, providing public access to his electronic communications while in office. "Governor Bush believes transparency is a critical part of public service and of governing," she said in a statement.
Clinton's aides reviewed tens of thousands of pages of her personal emails and decided which ones to turn over to the State Department, the Times reported. In total, 55,000 pages of emails were turned over, the newspaper reported.
Clinton was not the first secretary of state to use a private account. The State Department said Clinton's successor as top diplomat, John Kerry, is the first secretary to use a standard government email address ending in "state.gov."
Psaki played down the effect of Clinton's use of a private account.
"The State Department has long had access to a wide array of Secretary Clinton's records — including emails between her and Department officials with state.gov accounts, as well as cables," Psaki said in the statement.
Clinton never had such an address and relied exclusively on the private account, the Times reported. The Times said Clinton's aides took no action during her four years as secretary to ensure that the records would be preserved on department servers, as required by the Federal Records Act.
It is not clear whether Clinton retained copies of all the emails from her four years at the department.
"The department is in the process of updating our records preservation policies to bring them in line with recent 2013 National Archives and Records Administration guidance," Psaki said. "These steps include regularly archiving all of Secretary Kerry's emails to ensure that we are capturing all federal records."


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They do make higher capacity AA batteries, so you could improve on the performance.
What I found is that the normal Duracell Batteries got extremely hot while they charge my phone, while the eneloop batteries got warm but were ok to touch.
With the unit 1.2 oz & (2) AA batteries 1.8 oz. the entire unit only weighs in at 3 oz.!! With an extra set of batteries still brings you in under 5 oz. So far this is the lightest weight option that I have found available. In addition, using rechargeable batteries that can be recharged up to 1500 times, saves money on batteries. You could put a charger in your bounce box if you really wanted to, but I'm thinking the rechargeables might be a better option for section hiking.


"With a shared obsession for musicology, film, history, and design, Wolf & Crow sought to craft a fully immersive world within their 2015 debut album, Folklore. Sweetly chilling harmonies, woody folk-guitar picking, and rustic slide guitar interweave to form a haunting and beautiful American-Primitive landscape."
Zachary and Mathieu have been friends and musical partners since 2002. They share an obsession for musicology, film, history, and design, which all guide their creative process.
With the inception of Wolf & Crow in 2009, the duo sought to craft a fully immersive world. They began by developing a fictional narrative with characters whose stories paralleled their true life experiences. Then set it inside a beautifully haunting American-Primitive backdrop imbued with religious and totemic mysticism.
At its technical core is an exercise in minimalist methodology—seeking ways to express more with fewer, artfully executed strokes. Their commitment to colorful storytelling reaches beyond the content of the lyrics. Every element serves to paint this world into existence, or to propel the traveller through it.
Wolf & Crow is based in San Francisco with a frequently changing line-up of backing musicians from the Bay Area music scene. In the center is Zachary's and Mathieu's sweetly chilling harmonies, woody folk-guitar picking, and trademark rustic slide guitar.
Their music shares characteristics of folk revival veterans like Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkle, and Neil Young, with influences from southern spirituals and roots blues.
They've been compared to neofolk contemporaries like Iron & Wine, Bon Iver, and Damien Rice. However, their sound—which they've branded cinematic folk—is made distinct by the music's filmscore-inspired instrumentation and vivid lyrical narrative.


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Shapira: UJF secured $31M this past year; education foundation now in the works
By Mike Zoller	October 13, 2008, 12:18 pm 0 Edit
Acknowledging the achievements of both the organization, as well as individuals, the United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh held its annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Squirrel Hill Jewish Community Center.
"Tonight gives us the opportunity to celebrate real accomplishment by the UJF," said its chair, Daniel Shapira.
The meeting's first task was approving the new trustees for the coming year. Barbara Burstin, who also received the Emanuel Spector Memorial Award during the night, led the process that went smoothly. Shapira will stay on as chair for another year.
Shapira used his speech to talk about the past year and the year ahead. He highlighted some key strides that the UJF had made, including $200,000 from Mellon Bank.
"Just 40 years ago Jews couldn't borrow money from Mellon," he said. "When you think of what has changed, we have a lot to be proud of."
In 2007, Shapira noted, the UJF raised more money than ever before, bringing in over $31 million.
However, he said some challenges facing the UJF and Jewish life down the road — especially amongst the younger Jewish generations. "This year we will create a Jewish Foundation for education and continuity," Shapira said, "funded with millions of dollars to work on the challenges we face."
With the country in a shaky economic crisis, Shapira said the UJF must work harder to raise money. But it was reported that the 2009 campaign had already raised $2.25 million.
UJF President and CEO Jeffrey Finkelstein said that while all the money is a great thing for the UJF, the organization is about people.
"Everything we do at the UJF is about people, not the dollar," he said before presenting Community Day Head of School Avi Baran Munro with the Doris and Leonard H. Rudolph Jewish Communal Professional Award.
"These busy individuals give up their time to make this a better place," he said.
(Mike Zoller can be reached at mikez@thejewishchronicle.net.)


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Effective Leadership for Tribal Child Welfare
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A Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities
The guide identifies values and priorities that can foster trust and build the knowledge and skills of Tribes, their evaluation partners, and other stakeholders to conduct more useful and meaningful child welfare evaluations.
Collaborative & Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities: The Roles and Voices of Key Stakeholders
This video describes the roles of key stakeholders to create a new narrative for evaluation in Tribal communities and reflects on the publication, A Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities, for promoting more collaborative and effective evaluation with Tribal communities.
Creating a New Narrative: Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities
This video describes historical experiences of intrusive research and judgmental evaluations that have caused harm to many American Indian and Alaska Native communities, introduces a vision for the future of Tribal child welfare evaluation and a guide for developing culturally and scientifically rigorous evaluation.
Dismantling Racial Inequity #2: Community Collaboration and Grassroots Effort
This webinar is the second session of "Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change" webinar series and highlights the partnership between Iowa Department of Human Services and Native American community representatives and their efforts to address the overrepresentation of Native American children in the Woodbury County child welfare system.
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This guide provides recommended actions that tribal leadership can take towards ensuring compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
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Covering the basics of data, this brief resource includes information on how data can be used to address issues and help tribal child welfare programs thrive. Guiding questions are provided to help programs think through how they want to use and manage data.
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In this podcast episode Judge Thorne reflects on federal policies — such as the boarding school movement — that have had a devastating impact on American Indian children, families and culture. The questions then pivot to the present: What are the repercussions of these policies, what challenges are facing tribal communities today, and how are these communities responding in innovative ways to help their own families heal.
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This guide operationalizes five leadership capabilities – critical reflection, engaging others, managing oneself, delivering results and leading and inspiring. It is designed to strengthen the knowledge base of leaders, including their affective and analytical capabilities and the capacity of leaders to establish and utilise relationships of influence; and to provide leaders with useful reflective exercises to undertake independently, in supervision and in teams.
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Twelve years ago, photographer Miyoko Ihara, Misao's 30-year-old granddaughter who lives with her, began taking photographs of her grandmother and Fukumaru as they went about their lives.
Despite being 88 years old, Misao Ihara still goes out to the field everyday in her hometown of Chiba to farm, and Fukumaru accompanies her, helping her with her daily tasks.
I think I need to get this, it looks so cute!
what a great studio/house, what a life, over at freunde von freunden!
Edited to PS: I think there are far too little old people on the internet, which is a shame because I usually find them much more interesting than younger ones. All those lifestories we are missing!
this morning it was snowing for the first time this autumn/winter, the roofs are still white, and it's freezing cold.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 002 Page 0647 Chapter IX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.
but without them the men lack confidence in each other and inflict severe injuries.
R. PATTERSON,
P. S.-If Colonel Hale's offer be accepted I shall at once equip the Twelfth and Thirteenth Regiments, at York; Eighth and Tenth, at Chambersburg; Fourteenth and Fifteenth, at Lancester; and Twentieth and Twenty-first, at Philadelphia, from those accouterments, to be supplied the first of next week by Lieutenant Treadwell.
[Inclosures.]
Pennsylvania Volunteers.-One regimental Woodberry, Md., complete, except tents; two regiments at York, all ready for service; three regiments at York, tents by 27th, no accouterments; three regiments at Chambersburg, tents by 27th, accouterments by 30th; * three regiments at Philadelphia, no accouterments, rest ready by 25th; two regiments at Lancester, no accouterments, rest ready by 25th; two regiments at West Chester, no accouterments, rest ready by 25th, except clothing, very deficient; one regiment at Havre de Grace and one at Elkton and Perryville, all ready for service by replacing them at their posts by Delaware Volunteers; one company cavalry at Philadelphia, provided with nothing.
Delaware Volunteers.-One regiment at Wilmington, deficient in clothing; two companies only with accouterments, in other respects ready.
NOTE.-May 23, General Patterson ordered two regiments, marked * above, to camp of instruction at Suffolk Park; the regiments at Havre de Grace and Perryville to go into camp at those places.
FRANKFORD ARSENAL, May 23, 1861.
Major F. J. PORTER,
A. A. G., Hdqrs. Dep't of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.:
SIR: In answer to your letter of to-day I have the honor to state, for the information of the general commanding, that only two thousand two hundred and ninety-nine sets of round-ball accouterments are to be received from the Philadelphia manufacturers. I will be able to equip the Seventh Regiment, at Chambersburg, to-morrow, and the Eighth and Tenth Regiments probably early next week.
As I have no further orders for accouterments to give out, my further supply will be derived from Newark, from a contract recently made to deliver twenty thousand sets at this arsenal, dated May 15, at the rate of eight hundred or more sets per week, the first delivery to be made in ten days from date of contract. I will also receive from the Philadelphia makers eight thousand five hundred sets of elongated-ball accouterments, and will be able to equip regiments requiring these at the rate of about three thousand sets per week. I have communicated with the Newark contractor for twenty thousand, requiring him to deliver first five thousand sets of round ball accouterments, and requesting him to send here as soon as possible any of this or any other kind he may have ready. Three thousand sets of round-ball accouterments, ordered to Washington Arsenal, have delayed the supplying of the Pennsylvania


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AAIDD Announces the Publication of the 12th Edition of its Manual
January 15, 2021 [Silver Spring, MD]
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is proud to announce the publication of the 12th edition of Intellectual Disability: Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports.
Since its founding in 1876, the AAIDD has led the field in understanding, diagnosing, and classifying the construct of intellectual disability (ID). This important resource integrates the findings and developments of the last 10 years in a systematic approach to diagnosis, subgroup classification, and planning of systems of supports for people with ID. The 12th edition also presents an important change to the operational definition used in the of age of onset criterion for the diagnosis of ID.
This edition combines the conceptual thoroughness of past manuals with the practical aspects of a user's guide, integrates knowledge that has emerged since the publication of the 11th edition of the AAIDD manual in 2010, and describes a systematic approach to the diagnosis, optional subgroup classification, and planning of supports for people with ID based on relevant models, purposes, and the evidence base. Additionally, the 12th addition also contains Practice Guidelines that that frame best practices, enhance understanding, and facilitate precise, valid, and effective decision-making, recommendations, and actions.
The 12th edition authors, Robert L. Schalock, Ruth Luckasson, and Marc J. Tassé, with the assistance of an Advisory Committee of 32 international experts and the input of the Disability Experience Expert Panel of The Ohio State University Rehabilitation and Research Training Center on Health and Function for People With ID, present the field's current understanding of ID and the best practice guidelines for defining, diagnosing, classifying, and providing supports to people with ID.
The members of the 12th edition Advisory Committee are: Giulia Balboni, Alexandra Bonardi, Serafino Buono, Wil H. E. Buntinx, Diego González Castañón, Atilla Cavkaytar, Luigi E. Croce, Deborah Fidler, Randy G. Floyd, Marty Ford, Sandra Friedman, Glenn T. Fujiura, Lisa Greenman, Susan M. Havercamp, Amy Hewitt, Yunji Jeong, Sheryl Larson, Kevin McGrew, Laura Lee McIntyre, Diane Morin, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Rader, Anthony Rodriguez, Sofia Santos, Karrie A. Shogren, Peter J. Smith, Roger Stancliffe, James R. Thompson, Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Mian Wang, Michael L. Wehmeyer, and Keith F. Widaman.
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Q: Compare relationships independent of units I am trying to compare multiple columns of data with different units graphically. If I z-score the whole dataset am I introducing any error? Can I safely compare from column to column?
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Pb(mg) CO(kg) N(?)
42.         6543.   123
49.         7989.    456
54.          4577.   222

A: Z-score will preserve the shape of the distribution, and you will be able to compare them, such as noticed if one or more skewed than the others.
Here are box plots of five variables using raw values and using z-scores.

Of course, with the z-scores you don't need to repeat the Y axis as I have, but I did want to point out the idea of parallel coordinates here as an alternative to z-scores. That is you leave the data as raw values and show the native axes side-by-side (parallel to each other).
It works for any univariate display. Here are histograms.


The 'App economy' is a highly lucrative and competitive market for independent software vendors as it potentially offers an easy highway to reach millions of users. However, the mobile application landscape is scattered and an application developer has to publish the software for several different platforms to be able to serve a majority of smartphone users. Therefore, a bunch of cross-development tools have been offered to simplify this workload. In this paper, we present an evaluation framework for comparing different cross-development tools. We use this framework to evaluate Adobe PhoneGap tool against native development in Android and Windows Phone platforms. The results of a case study reveal that while the cross-platform technique was easy to use, the appearance and usability of the app was mediocre at its best. The business impacts of these are also discussed.


Elevate plain rice to something a little more special with the help of just a few ingredients. If you don't have a wild rice blend, or are short on time, substitute three cups of cooked instant rice. Serve with pork loin, beef tenderloin, duck, or chicken.
Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Stir in sherry and salt; cover and keep warm.
Heat butter and oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots to pan; sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté 4 minutes. Stir in rice mixture, parsley, and pepper.
I'm always looking for good side dishes, and this is a winner. I didn't have shallots, so I used onions, and it turned out delicious. Tasted even better the next day. Definitely will be making this again.
I had never tried Cremini Mushrooms before. I was nervous when making this recipe because when I tested the shallot cremini saute, it seemed so mild with no seasoning. And the rice seemed terribly oversalted. I hoped those would balance each other out, and they did. I might try adding the sherry and salt to the sautee once the mushrooms have gotten the outer color they need just to bring out the flavor of the mushrooms more, but otherwise, I would make this again as is with any red meat.


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Trällernde Erinnerung ist ein Kammermusikstück von Eres Holz. Die Uraufführung fand am 1. Juni 2010 am Felicja Blumental Music Center in Tel Aviv-Jaffa statt.

Das Projekt
Die Berliner Komponistenvereinigung Klangnetz e. V. organisierte ein Austauschprojekt zwischen jungen israelischen und Berliner Komponisten, das im Juni 2010 mit Konzerten und mehreren öffentlichen Workshops in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Frankfurt am Main und Berlin stattgefunden hat. Dabei bilden der deutsch-jüdische Philosoph Walter Benjamin und seine Erinnerungsschrift Berliner Kindheit um neunzehnhundert den gemeinsamen Bezugspunkt aller Werke, dem sich auch das von Klangnetz in Kooperation mit dem Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung und der Akademie der Künste veranstaltete internationale Symposion "Klang und Musik im Werk Walter Benjamins – Benjamin in der Musik" gewidmet ist, mit dem das Projekt in Berlin abschließt. Neben den musikalischen und akustischen Elementen in Benjamins Denken, die im Gegensatz zur zentralen Rolle von Sprach- und Denkbildern bislang wenig beachtet worden sind, folgt das Symposion ebenfalls den Anregungen, die die zeitgenössische Musik durch Benjamins Werk und seine Person erhalten hat.

In Jerusalem war Klangnetz mit seinem Konzert Gast des renommierten Israel-Festivals. Die deutsche Erstaufführung der neuen Ensemblewerke von Amit Gilutz, Eres Holz, Yoav Pasovsky, Hever Perelmuter, Gilad Rabinovitch, Sarah Nemtsov, Tom Rojo Poller, Asmus Trautsch und Peng Yin wurden in Frankfurt vom Hessischen Rundfunk aufgezeichnet.
Gespielt wurden die Stücke von Ensemble Adapter unter der Leitung von Manuel Nawri.

Das Projekt wurde vom Hauptstadtkulturfonds, der Stiftung Deutsch-Israelisches Zukunftsforum, der Botschaft des Staates Israel, dem Goethe-Institut und der Christoph-und-Stephan-Kaske-Stiftung gefördert. Die Schirmherrschaft über das Projekt DenkKlänge für Walter Benjamin war der Botschafter des Staates Israel in Deutschland Yoram Ben-Zeev.

Form
Trällernde Erinnerung für Flöte, Klarinette, Viola, Klavier und Schlagzeug folgt der Idee eines "Entwurzelungsprozesses". Das Stück besteht aus fünf Teilen (in der Form ABABA), die sich durch ihre wesentlichen Merkmale (Harmonik, Motivik und Rhythmik) voneinander unterscheiden. A ist wesentlich durch eine perkussive, tanzartige Faktur gekennzeichnet, während B wesentlich aus Material für Solo-Flöte und langsamer harmonischer Bewegung im Ensemble besteht. Die Inszenierung der "Entwurzelung" wird dadurch erreicht, dass allmählich bei jeder Wiederholung eines Teils (A oder B) bestimmte Merkmale des entsprechenden Teils ausfallen bzw. stark variiert werden. Durch das Weglassen bestimmter Merkmale entsteht eine Differenz zwischen dem Aktuellen und dem Vergangenen, die die vertraute Wiedererkennung der Teile in Frage stellt bzw. die Hörer in die Verfremdung führt. Die Oszillation der musikalischen Wahrnehmung zwischen dem Aktuellen und dem Vergangenen suggeriert ein nicht-lineares bzw. ein aktives Hören, das den Prozess des Erinnerns exemplifiziert.

Literatur
 Tobias Robert Klein, Asmus Trautsch: Klang und Musik bei Walter Benjamin. 2 CD-Beilagen. 2013, ISBN 978-3-7705-5343-3

Weblinks
 Komponistenvereinigung Klangnetz e. V.
 Trällernde Erinnerung, Aufzeichnung vom Hessischen Rundfunk. YouTube

Werk (Neue Musik)

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This is a new page, where I'll be posting some of the best Russian movies, including Soviet blockbusters and masterpieces.
Disclaimer: 1. The movies are re-posted from Youtube. Youtube is known to delete those movies that someone claims as their copyright. Although these are old, I understand the copyright can still be claimed on them. Therefore, it's a good idea to watch them asap, before they are removed. I can give no guarantees how long they will stay.
2. Some of these movies may not have English subs, for which I apologize. There is translation software that you can download; I believe it's called Dragon software. If anyone has a link, please kindly post it in comments! I'll look for subs as well.
3. I use my own rating system: 5+ stars – universally beloved by all phenomenon; 5 stars – masterpiece/absolutely recommended – don't miss!; 4.5 stars – excellent/highly recommended; 4 stars – very good/recommended; 3 stars – not bad/worth watching.
I will be posting other movies I can get my hands on from different genres and times. Check back and enjoy!
NEW 5/9/15! Click for links with English subs!
Rating: 4.5 stars. One of the famous Soviet movies about the Great War (WWII), with some humor and beautiful songs, as was common for Soviet films. The famous song, Smuglianka-Moldavanka, is from this movie. It is about both male and female pilots, whose units are located for a short while next to each other in the midst of the brutal war. Love, life and death go hand in hand.
Rating: 3 stars. A tribute to the Night Witches of the Great War. A beautiful score and some real footage of the "kukuruzniki" – the dinky crop dusters these women flew.
They weren't forgotten, at least not in Russia.
Rating 5 stars. 1973. A very famous movie: not about pilots, but about female soldiers during the Great War, and their personal stories. They come from different backgrounds, some completely ill-equipped for war, but when the crisis situation requires their response, they all rise to the occasion and become true heroes. Some lovely nature scenes here as well.
Rating 5 stars. 1956. One of the most popular films from the '50s. Odessa Movie Studio. Some of the movie was shot in Odessa, most was shot in industrial Zaporozhie, eastern Ukraine, including a giant steel mill footage. Very interesting in line with what's going on today in Ukraine. A story of the unlikely love between a simple metal worker and a teacher at a secondary school for adults. Very nice songs.
Sorry, the movie was removed by YT.
Rating 4.5 stars. Newer Russian movie, 2008. A fantastic story of time travel by 4 young men, who don't care about their country's past and its heroes, and who make money by digging up and selling to foreigners its memory: they find WWII era battlefields and scavenge any trophies they can find. During one such treasure hunt, they dig out a war trench, but instead of returning home with valuables, they find themselves in the middle of a real WWII battle, where they first become German prisoners, and later Russian prisoners. Russians eventually believe that they aren't the enemy, but they have to learn the hard way what their ancestors had to go through during the war. In the end, they make it back into their time, having learned their lessons – as very different men.
Mosfilm, which owns the copyright, doesn't allow posting of their videos. Unfortunately, the most famous Russian comedies from Mosfilm are also blocked on the American continent by YT, so I can't even post links here so you could watch them on YT. This is something new. I don't know if this is Mosfilm's or YT's doing. The best Russian comedies I am referring to are: Dgentelmeni Udachi – Gentlemen of Fortune (5+ stars); Brilliantovaya Ruka – the Diamond Arm (5+ stars); Kavkazskaya Plennitsa – Kidnapping, Caucasus Style (5+ stars); Ivan Vasilievich Meniaet Professiyu – Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future (5+ stars); Operatsiya Y – Operation Y (5+ stars); Beloe Solntse Pustini – White Sun of the Desert (action thriller, also called an "Eastern") (5+ stars). But all these are sold on Amazon with English subs.
Mosfilm allows viewership of some of the older all-star comedies. They don't allow reposting, so I've posted links so you can watch these on YT.
5+ stars : Карнавальная ночь / Carnival Night, 1956 – comedy/musical about a New Year Celebration and a conflict between the old and the new.
4.5 stars: Веселые ребята / Jolly Fellows, 1934 – the very first Soviet comedy/musical about, well, jolly fellows. Cool, really. With English subs!
5 stars: Волга-Волга / Volga-Volga, comedy/musical. 1934-38. With English subs!
I'll see if I can find other Russian comedies. There are more really, really stellar ones!
Oh, cool! The other studios are allowing to post their movies!
4 stars: Odessa Movie Studio – 1983. Thriller/comedy. Seriously, only Russians can make a comedy about the 1917 Revolution and 1918 Civil War in Odessa, and make it both funny and tragic at the same time. The humorously told story of a Russian intelligencia professor Patrikeev's family living through the 1917 Revolution and subsequent Civil War, and what comes out of it. Almost 100 years to the day, and this movie mirrors almost exactly what's going on in Ukraine and Odessa today. Cruel irony.
Odessa Movie Studio, 5-part series, 1980s. Blockbuster mini-series about the work of the Russian police (militsia) immediately after the end of WWII. Starring the legendary Russian singer/actor, Vladimir Visotsky.
I'm very sorry that these movies were also removed from YT.
4.5 stars – Spy thriller TV series: Mistake of the Resident. I wrote about it, as well as some other notable Russian movies regarding the white emigration and the CIA/MI6/German spies that came out of it, in my post: Open Letter from Descendants of the White Emigration Against Western Russophobia.
Just had a few questions about Russian Films. Most of the films that you have listed here don't seem to be available with English subtitles, any suggestions? I looked up these movies and I can't find them to purchase with English subtitles. I thought you might know where I could purchase them online.
"Sunstroke". Any guidance and information would be greatly appreciated.
1. Usually, Amazon sells Russian movies with English subs. But not all may be translated. Also, check YouTube. Some movies may be posted there for free with English subs. Time allowing, I will continue posting Rus movies on FuturisTrendcast blog. Check back soon.
2. I like Mikhalkov as a person and actor more that director. His best movies as director and actor were made during Soviet times. I can highly recommend 'The Cruel Romance" – Zhestokiy Romance in Russian (sorry, don't have Russian font). It's very good, but just not the kind of movie I personally like. Too much personal drama. Burnt by the Sun is ok, as you said. The Oscar for that was political – isn't everything the West does towards Russia and the rest of the world?
Haven't seen The Barber or Sunstroke, and don't plan to.
3. Do you have any genre preferences? I can highly recommend Night Watch and Day Watch by Bekmambetov (2000s) – it's dark fantasy taking place in Moscow, but with a very hopeful and nice twist. Lot's of interesting symbolism and effects. Definitely should be available on Amazon with Eng subs.
Also, look for 'The Island' = 'Ostrov.' It's a 2000s very, very cool, somewhat esoteric film about a monk at a remote monastery, who is a mystic. Very good one and should be available with Eng subs as it got some major international awards.
There also was recently an excellent TV series based on Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. I don't know if it has Eng subs – but VERY good. It used to be posted with Eng subs on YT. I'll see if I can find it.
Also, my list of 5+ rated Russian comedies on FT – do check them out. They are very good.
There are so many really great movies. Whatever I can find on YouTube, I'll post on FT overtime. Stay tuned.
I found them very interesting on many different levels.
But some of you might get a kick out of them!
Naturally, lots of different language subtitles for them on the DVDs, etc..
Great movies, for those who understand Russian.
I have a feeling, not just because of these great movies, that it would be a good time to learn Russian :).
For years everybody was telling me "if you wanna survive the future you gotta learn the Chinese language"!
But, I'd say that learning the Russian language could be far more useful.
I have this strange disposition where I love "foreign" languages, I love going through their basics, I love to look at their form & structure, etc. … alas, like many Anglo-culture folk, I have this really limited ability to actually learn the language!
But I still love to have a go at earth languages.
And I have seen that one can really get a lot of insight into the specific culture of the natives of the language in question by studying their language.
As far as I understand, according to Endolinguistics this specific insight into a culture and its people gained through language study can have some rather profound ramifications.
These are great movies. Highly recommended: 5 stars. Third one is Twilight Watch.
Watch and Day Watch films sound intriguing. I will definitely check them out as they seem to be on topics that I find of interest, particularly in these times of spiritual and cosmic battles. I like a lot of different genre's in film, but I don't find very many films in this spiritual/cosmic battle genre that are done very well. I'll let you know what I think, but I already think I'll like it having just watched the trailer.
By the way, I saw Dr Zhivago when I was a kid and it has always stayed with me.
Since you are of Russian background, I was wondering if you have seen it, and if so, what you thought of it?
As far as Dr Zhivago films go, I totally disliked the old US-made one. It was inacurate and the architecture/facial expressions/movements/dress were ridiculous. The new one, British made, with Kiera Knightley, I liked. We even bought the video-set. I would give it 4-4.5 stars, I think. As to the book itself, I'll be honest, it's certainly not the most impressive book about the period. I started reading it and put it down, which is rare for me.
The truth is, the Nobel and other echolades in the West were political.
In Russia, we had much more formiddable and better written books about the Civil War. Same goes for movies. So many good ones. Perhaps I'll post some links at one point.
For example, Sholokhov's 'And the Don Flows Quiet,' both movie and book. I believe he also got a Nobel for that. Or 'Beg' = 'Flight' by Bulgakov – both book and movie. Also, a movie based on Bulgakov: 'Days of the Turbins' – make sure you get the old, Soviet-made one.
The first two films are about integration of a Soviet intelligence officer into German sub-division of Abwehr, "Saturn", which was preparing saboteurs that were sent out against Soviet union during WWII. But it is the third film that completely fascinated me. WWII ends and the German officers are taken prisoner in the American zone, the Soviet intelligence officer is among them. He is about to disclose himself and return home, but suddenly the German officers are pulled from the POW camp and are formed into a division working on creation of saboteurs on the Soviet-controlled territory, as well as Baltics and Ukraine, by the American friends. And the Soviet officers continues to be undercover collecting information and trying to prevent a large sabotage operation on the day when Berlin is divided. The film is much more nuanced than what I describe here, with both Germans and Americans having flashed-out human characters.
Lada, this film is something worth writing an extended article about, as it uncannily seems to echo the events of this years – rather the current result of something, that was started in 1945.
You know, I am thinking, you should consider writing some articles for my blog. Perhaps some interesting translations? Please let me know.
Thanks for all the great comments, Nemo. I posted 'We are from the future' on the Rus Films page once as one of the recommended movies, but it got deleted from YT, so I had to delete the link. Thanks for these new links.
Incidentally, part 2 of this film is – surprise!!- about Banderovtsi ukro-nazis and the stark prediction that there is a danger of them taking over Ukraine. That's as far as I know, since I didn't see part 2, but part 1 is great. At the time part 2 came out in mid to late 2000s, it drew a lot of criticism that the author was anti-Ukrainian, that it was slander against Ukraine, etc.
Now, a few years forward, and what do we have? The movie's prediction completely coming true. Bandera ukro-nazis taking over Ukraine, the whole nine yards. And the rise of patriotism in Russia as well – also a big theme in this film.