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Christian 4:s Gymnasium (tidigare Christian IV:s skola) vardagligt kallat för C4, är en gymnasieskola i Kristianstad med ca 420 elever läsåret 15/16. Skolan ligger i centrala Kristianstad. Skolan genomför undervisning i flera lokaler runtom i staden.
A-huset är skolans huvudbyggnad, med adress på Östra Boulevarden. B-huset kallas för danshuset och innehåller danssal, samt några undervisningssalar. C-huset är även lokaler för Kommunala Musikskolan. Huset används av musikeleverna. A-, B-, och C-husen har alla samma adress.
D-huset ligger på Centralskolan, med adress på Lasarettsboulevarden och är lokaler för Bild och Form. H-huset är Söderportgymnasiets huvudbyggnad. Fler och fler lektioner hålls på "grannskolan". M-huset (namn från ht/08, tidigare kallat H-huset.)Huset för medieämnen, matematik, moderna språk och engelska. Kristianstads Teater i Tivoliparken, används för teaterkurser.

Amanda Fondell vinnaren av "Idol 2011" och tvåan (samma år) Robin Stjernberg har gått på skolans estetiska program med inriktning musik.
Det har även Idol-deltagarna Calle Kristiansson (tvåa i 2009 års Idol) och Sibel Redzep (som slutade trea i 2005 års idol) gjort.

Skolan erbjuder följande program/inriktningar från 2016:

Estetiska programmet med inriktningarna
Bild och formgiving
Musik
Teater
Estetik och media

Externa länkar
Christan 4:s Gymnasiums webbplats

Gymnasieskolor i Skåne län

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Massive internet outage hits East Coast
Huge swaths of some of the biggest websites on the internet went down Tuesday afternoon, impacting businesses and their employees who are working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic • Full Article
Yahoo finance:
Huge swaths of some of the biggest websites on the internet went down Tuesday afternoon, impacting businesses and their employees who are working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The outages, which were first reported around 11:00 a.m. EST, hit companies ranging from Amazon and its Amazon Web Services and Yahoo Finance parent company Verizon to at home necessities including Zoom, Google's Gmail, and Slack. People using some internet providers, however, were still able to access the services.
According to Downdetector, the outages were clustered along the northeast portion of the U.S., hitting states from Virginia to Massachusetts.
Despite the reports to Downdetector, Amazon's AWS service dashboard showed that the service was functioning as normal. The company said the problem was related to an issue with an external provider. Verizon, similarly, acknowledged there was an outage and said it was working to resolve it.
The broad array of services impacted comes as a time when huge numbers of employees continue to work from home. Without the necessary internet infrastructure to enable them to connect to their employers, workers are unable to do even basic tasks including speaking with their supervisors and colleagues.
One of the last major internet outages occurred in August 2020, when internet service provider CenturyLink went down, taking a number of other businesses with it including CloudFlare and Hulu.
Tags: internet outage
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Buenos Aires Yeshivah Enjoys an Amazing Yeshivas Kayitz
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Photos of the Frierdiker Rebbe
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Hugs with his mother, Kultida, and his children, Samantha and Charlie, got the most attention. But Tiger Woods shared many others that were meaningful after winning the Masters, including ones with three of the most faithful members of his team, caddie Joe LaCava, agent Mark Steinberg and chief spokesman Glenn Greenspan.
It spoke loudly for Tiger's status among his fellow players that the likes of Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Bernhard Langer stuck around behind the 18th green to congratulate him and his family. But it was guys like LaCava and Greenspan who were with him every step of the way on his comeback from personal and physical adversity.
Australian Steve Williams was on Tiger's bag early in his career. But like one-time swing coach Hank Haney, Williams and Woods parted ways acrimoniously.
LaCava, who had been at Fred Couples' side when he won the 1992 Masters, went to work for Woods in 2011. His workload — and his income — were limited when Woods played fewer than 20 tournaments in 2014-17 while dealing with multiple back and knee surgeries. But LaCava turned down many other players who approached him with offers.
He told ESPN last year that there was no limit to how long he would have waited to again partner with Woods on a full-time basis.
Woods played 18 events last season, winning again in the Tour Championship. That was a preview of his ability to again close the deal in a major, as he did by shooting 70 on a chaotic, exciting Sunday at Augusta National.
Steinberg has been with Woods almost since he turned pro. He fired Hughes Norton as his agent in 1998 to go with Steinberg, who then worked for IMG. He followed Steinberg to Excel Sports Management in 2011.
Greenspan, who began his career working in sports information at Florida State, left a prestigious job as communications director for the Masters and Augusta National to work exclusively with Woods in 2008. He has been on site at almost every event Woods has played, meaning it fell to him to coordinate parking-lot interviews when Woods' body or golf failed him in the early years of his comeback.
Woods remained among the world's best paid athletes throughout all of his troubles, ranking 16th with an income of $43.3 million last year, according to Forbes' evaluations. He was the top golfer on the list, just ahead of Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth.
Look for him to rise up the rankings in 2019, thanks to both the Masters title and the team behind him.


The configuration mapping file is an XML file that allows Urban Turtle to understand process templates. It effectively maps Urban Turtle features to process template specifications. It is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 11.0\Application Tier\Web Services\Areas\UrbanTurtle\Configuration for a default installation of Team Foundation Server.
Note: The following steps should be performed by a Team Foundation Server administrator. Access to the server hosting Team Web Access 2012 is required as changes to Urban Turtle files must be made. If you are not the administrator of your TFS installation, you should contact your TFS administrator and ask him to follow this guide to enable the Fast Track feature.
The field does not have to be called UrbanTurtle.FastTrackState but if the name is changed, it must match the one that has been defined in the work item types.


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A Monday Buffet(t)
We're starting the week with a risk on session in Asia.
Singapore's EWS the star performer, +1.74% on the day. Strong.
Europe looking to open on the front foot...
Japan's Nikkei is recovering well from Friday's selloff, hitting 23370 before paring gains. Currently up 1.3% on the day.
The Nikkei had dipped on Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation stirred doubts about future fiscal and monetary stimulus policies.
Those concerns were eased somewhat by news Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, and a close ally of Abe, would join the race to succeed his boss.
A slimmed-down leadership contest is likely around Sept. 13 to 15.
Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary to Abe, would be expected to extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's term in government.
News that Birthday Boy Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (say it 10 times fast) has acquired more than 5% stakes in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies was also supportive.
Buffett Buying Japanese
Buffett has taken 5% stakes in five Japanese companies...
Tim VollansMacrodesiac
Sticking with Japan, and the overnight data.
Factory activity is up, but retail sales are down
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) data showed Japan's industrial output grew 8.0% in July from the previous month, versus economists' median estimate of a 5.8% gain and following a 1.9% increase in June.
Manufacturers surveyed by METI expect output to increase 4.0% in August and grow 1.9% in September
Compared with a year earlier, output was down 16.1%.
Highlighting weak consumer demand, however, retail sales fell 2.8% year-on-year in July, worse than a 1.7% drop seen by economists in a Reuters poll and following a 1.3% drop in June, separate METI data showed on Monday.
Declines in car demand dragged down overall retail sales, and department stores and supermarkets suffered from sluggish consumer activity amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases.
Clothing demand also suffered, while oil product sales fell reflecting declines in crude oil prices, the data showed.
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, retail sales fell 3.3% month-on-month in July, posting the first drop in three months.
Chinese PMI's - Manufacturing slowing slightly, services up
The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) fell slightly to 51 in August from 51.1 in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. It remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
China's vast industrial sector is steadily returning to the levels seen before the pandemic paralysed huge swathes of the economy, as pent-up demand, stimulus-driven infrastructure expansion and surprisingly resilient exports propel a recovery, but the recovery remains uneven.
A sub-index for the activity of small firms stood, however, at 47.7 in August, down from July's 48.6, with over half of them reporting a lack of market demand and more than 40% of them reporting financial strains, Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician with the NBS, said in a separate statement.
"In addition, some companies in Chongqing and Sichuan reported an impact from the heavy rains and floods, resulting in a prolonged procurement cycle for raw materials, reduced orders and a pullback in factory production."
The official PMI, which largely focuses on big and state-owned firms, also showed the sub-index for new export orders stood at 49.1 in August, improving from 48.4 a month earlier and suggesting a bottoming out in the contractionary trend after COVID hit.
"The growth engine is now clear. Overseas demand will only pick up slowly and travel restrictions will only be relaxed if COVID-19 cases subside overseas.
Until then China will rely more on its own for economic growth," said Iris Pang, Greater China chief economist at ING.
Economic indicators ranging from trade to producer prices all suggest a further pick up in the industrial sector. Profits at China's industrial firms last month grew at the fastest pace since June 2018, data showed on Thursday.
Activity in the construction sector, a powerful domestic growth driver, also eased in August, likely due to the floods in Southern China. But analysts are confident that as the torrential rains recede, Beijing's infrastructure push - on the back of accommodative policies - would further bolster growth.
The official non-manufacturing PMI, which includes services and construction sectors, rose to 55.2 from 54.2 in July, the NBS survey showed.
Investment bank HSBC expects China's economy would grow by 5.4% in the third quarter year-on-year, followed by a 6.2% expansion in the fourth quarter, returning China's growth to pre-COVID levels.
Capital Economics senior China economist Julian Evans-Pritchard said the services sector uptick suggested an encouraging broadening out of the recovery.
"This is consistent with our view that an investment-led rebound would eventually also shore up consumer sentiment and household spending, keeping the overall economic recovery on track."
European inflation data the focus this morning.
Spain & Italy due at 08.00 & 10:00 respectively.
Germany's regional CPI's will filter through this morning, before the overall German CPI figure is released at 13:00.
This afternoon, Clarida adds his thoughts to the new Fed framework.
Although it is bank holiday in the UK, it is officially month end today so we may see some more fixing flows too.
Week Ahead 31st August 2020
Main focus for the week ahead is on EURUSD. We are definitely trading in the tails. The speculative positioning increased again last week and we are now at 211k netlong contracts. This is already a record long position, and is approaching the overall recordpositioning extreme in shorts back …
Buffett has taken 5% stakes in five Japanese companies that are "heavily involved in the real economy"...
Wake me up when September.... begins
Summer markets are officially coming to an end today.September begins with a busy calendar.


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/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * Module Name: dmutils - AML disassembler utilities
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2011, Intel Corp.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
 *    without modification.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
 *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
 *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
 *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
 *    binary redistribution.
 * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
 *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
 * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation.
 *
 * NO WARRANTY
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
 * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
 * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 */

#include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acpi.h>
#include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/accommon.h>
#include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/amlcode.h>
#include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acdisasm.h>

#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
#include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acnamesp.h>
#endif

#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER

#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_CA_DEBUGGER
        ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("dmutils")

/* Data used in keeping track of fields */
#if 0
const char                      *AcpiGbl_FENames[] =
{
    "skip",
    "?access?"
};              /* FE = Field Element */
#endif

/* Operators for Match() */

const char                      *AcpiGbl_MatchOps[] =
{
    "MTR",
    "MEQ",
    "MLE",
    "MLT",
    "MGE",
    "MGT"
};

/* Access type decoding */

const char                      *AcpiGbl_AccessTypes[] =
{
    "AnyAcc",
    "ByteAcc",
    "WordAcc",
    "DWordAcc",
    "QWordAcc",
    "BufferAcc",
    "InvalidAccType",
    "InvalidAccType"
};

/* Lock rule decoding */

const char                      *AcpiGbl_LockRule[] =
{
    "NoLock",
    "Lock"
};

/* Update rule decoding */

const char                      *AcpiGbl_UpdateRules[] =
{
    "Preserve",
    "WriteAsOnes",
    "WriteAsZeros",
    "InvalidUpdateRule"
};

/* Strings used to decode resource descriptors */

const char                      *AcpiGbl_WordDecode[] =
{
    "Memory",
    "IO",
    "BusNumber",
    "UnknownResourceType"
};

const char                      *AcpiGbl_IrqDecode[] =
{
    "IRQNoFlags",
    "IRQ"
};

/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    AcpiDmDecodeAttribute
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Attribute       - Attribute field of AccessAs keyword
 *
 * RETURN:      None
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Decode the AccessAs attribute byte.  (Mostly SMBus stuff)
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

void
AcpiDmDecodeAttribute (
    UINT8                   Attribute)
{

    switch (Attribute)
    {
    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_QUICK:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBQuick");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_SEND_RCV:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBSendReceive");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_BYTE:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBByte");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_WORD:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBWord");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_WORD_CALL:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBProcessCall");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_BLOCK:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBBlock");
        break;

    case AML_FIELD_ATTRIB_SMB_BLOCK_CALL:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("SMBBlockProcessCall");
        break;

    default:

        AcpiOsPrintf ("0x%.2X", Attribute);
        break;
    }
}

/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    AcpiDmIndent
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Level               - Current source code indentation level
 *
 * RETURN:      None
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Indent 4 spaces per indentation level.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

void
AcpiDmIndent (
    UINT32                  Level)
{

    if (!Level)
    {
        return;
    }

    AcpiOsPrintf ("%*.s", ACPI_MUL_4 (Level), " ");
}

/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    AcpiDmCommaIfListMember
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Current operator/operand
 *
 * RETURN:      TRUE if a comma was inserted
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Insert a comma if this Op is a member of an argument list.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

BOOLEAN
AcpiDmCommaIfListMember (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op)
{

    if (!Op->Common.Next)
    {
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (AcpiDmListType (Op->Common.Parent) & BLOCK_COMMA_LIST)
    {
        /* Check for a NULL target operand */

        if ((Op->Common.Next->Common.AmlOpcode == AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP) &&
            (!Op->Common.Next->Common.Value.String))
        {
            /*
             * To handle the Divide() case where there are two optional
             * targets, look ahead one more op.  If null, this null target
             * is the one and only target -- no comma needed.  Otherwise,
             * we need a comma to prepare for the next target.
             */
            if (!Op->Common.Next->Common.Next)
            {
                return FALSE;
            }
        }

        if ((Op->Common.DisasmFlags & ACPI_PARSEOP_PARAMLIST) &&
            (!(Op->Common.Next->Common.DisasmFlags & ACPI_PARSEOP_PARAMLIST)))
        {
            return FALSE;
        }

        AcpiOsPrintf (", ");
        return (TRUE);
    }

    else if ((Op->Common.DisasmFlags & ACPI_PARSEOP_PARAMLIST) &&
             (Op->Common.Next->Common.DisasmFlags & ACPI_PARSEOP_PARAMLIST))
    {
        AcpiOsPrintf (", ");
        return (TRUE);
    }

    return (FALSE);
}

/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    AcpiDmCommaIfFieldMember
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Current operator/operand
 *
 * RETURN:      None
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Insert a comma if this Op is a member of a Field argument list.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

void
AcpiDmCommaIfFieldMember (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op)
{

    if (Op->Common.Next)
    {
        AcpiOsPrintf (", ");
    }
}

#endif

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I owned property at Sunshine Valley (Tashme) from 1989 to 2000, and lived there full-time from 1996-1998. We lived in what is now called Sumallo Village, on the east bank of the Sumallo River. I comment at this time because this is the first winter scene of Tashme that I have seen, to date.
During one of the winters we lived there (1996, I think) we had a total of eighteen feet of snow, so we were kept busy clearing the driveway, etc.
Hi Don, and thanks for visiting Sedai.ca. That's incredible that you have a direct link with the Tashme site! Many of our volunteers at the JCCC are former internees or residents at Tashme, and have lots of stories to tell of the incredible snowfalls and winters they spent there. Thanks for the comment!
Buildings used as stores and for administration in Tashme, BC in winter.


In the quest for giving meaning to the time spent in our sim, you may have gone through several stages. Learning the sim is, obviously, a large one and something that makes simming fun for some time. Until it doesn't anymore.
So, we look for the next thing. And the next. The next helicopter. The next scenery, the next challenge. Autorotations. Taking off with an R-22 from Mount Everest. Landing on a pinnacle or a moving ship.
And then we accomplish that, and it gets old again.
Community-based offers such as FlightSim Economy (FSE) are a good solution but they can also get old really fast.
I've been a user of FSE for some years now but the offer for helicopters has always been very low – although it's possible to "cheat" and make it more of a helicopter environment but you quickly get limited by a set of things.
The one that made me practically abandon FSE was the aircraft monthly fee. Yes, it's more realistic but FSE should be a hobby, not a chore. Having to "work" to pay for the fee became boring and not feasible to me – especially because I can be inactive for a couple of months as the FSE bank goes get their fee. So, I sold my AS350, that took me a couple of years to buy and quit.
But I would still like to have a bit more of meaning in my sim so, like a lot of you folks out there, I role-play. I've always said that we are a bit of role-players. We get into this character – a pilot – make up a story and it.
Still, I would like something else to do part of this role-play for me. Something that made up a bit of the story for me and have me flying.
When I heard of Mission Generator, I had to try it.
In a nutshell, Mission Generator is a plugin that generates random missions, based on the aircraft you are flying and your location.
Looks like someone else doesn't like simming to become a chore.
Installation is easy. Simply unzip the files into your Resources\plugins folder.
When entering X-Plane, you will now have a new menu entry inside the Plugins menu called Mission Generator.
On this menu you will be able to manage everything regarding the plugin: check the mission list, see your profile, configure thing, etc.
One of the options allows you to re-generate missions but I have tried it several times without success. Every time I tried to re-generate them, no new missions appeared. Not even after closing the mission list and opening it again. A bug, perhaps?
Starting a mission is easy. Open the Mission List, click on a mission, read what's it all about and, if you're up for doing it, click the accept button on the bottom right corner of the Mission Briefing. Mission Generator will now start tracking it for you.
Of course, you should be in the airport you want to take off from and using the aircraft you want to fly for this mission as the plugin uses both to generate your missions.
To finish a mission, simply land at the destination airport.
Mission Generator will provide you with a series of statistics about your flight: fuel burn, distance, points for the flight time, landing, etc.
The points I mentioned before (called experience just like in a role-playing game) can then be used to unlock things such as a higher number of short missions, helicopter missions, etc.
I have to be honest here: I am not a fan of this system. I shouldn't have to unlock shorter flights, for example.
I would rather see this experience converted into the ability to unlock special missions or missions of an increased difficulty like having to land with crosswinds. Or not have these points exist at all. Again, it feels like a chore. Yes, I can still fly missions and yes, it does give some sense of progression but all I want to do is fly.
Mission Generator can also give you bonus points for fulfilling special requests such as flying over a region.
It's not something mandatory but can add a bit more of fun and depth to your flight.
Mission Generator is a good product. The author had a terrific idea and I am very happy that he put his idea out there in the form of a plugin.
It's been working well for me – with the exception of the mission re-generation thing – and it has been giving me some interesting flights.
But… I think there are a few things that could make it better.
There are a few things that I find a bit annoying or are small problems generated by the way developers sometimes build their products.
I wish we could have the ability to configure how far away we'd like to keep missions at. I would rather do shorter routes which, very often, are not available to me.
I also get missions that should not be possible to fly with the helicopter I am using since it either tells me to transport more people than it's capable of or more cargo.
Having the ability to limit the number of passengers and cargo (per aircraft) would be a great addition and allow us to better control the types of missions we'd have.
It's still a great plugin and one that I recommend getting.
Well, yeah! Bastian, the author of the plugin, responded in our comments section below.
The Mission Generator is built from simple text files. I built it specifically to be easy to modify. So if you want to change the length of short/medium/long missions, please take your favorite text editor, open the file "levels.lua", and change the "timeMin" and "timeMax" of "Short Flights", "Medium Flights", and "Long Flights" to your liking!
As for the number of passengers per plane, the second-to-latest version contained an unfortunate bug in the payload calculation. It should be a bit better in the current version, but X-Plane simply doesn't tell me the number of seats on a plane, so my estimates can never be perfect. It is my plan to introduce per-aircraft settings in the next update, though, which will allow you to limit the number of passengers, and set things like your desired cruise speed and a max runway length.
Also, a word about "Re-Generate Missions". The purpose of this button is to be able to reset the Mission Generator in case you flew to a different airport without the Mission Generator. So it is not meant to give you new missions, but to tell the Mission Generator that you changed the airport without having re-loaded your scenery. After all, what would be the point of levelling up and tweaking the mission profiles to your liking, if you could just re-roll your missions anyway? To make this somewhat clearer, I renamed it "Reset Generator" in the latest update.
On the other hand, I strongly feel that the true beauty of the Mission Generator is that it prompts you to go to new places, and explore airports and scenery you wouldn't have thought of exploring on your own. In my own flying, the Mission Generator has lead me on a number of very unexpected adventures, which would never have happened if I had had free choice of where to go. Somehow, this limitation on just a few available destination seems to be the core that makes it fun, to me. Being able to re-roll your missions would destroy that.


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Q: perl cgi talks to javascript I want to retrieve a csv file from one online database. However, due to some XSS issues, I cant directly use ajax, but need to relay on a perl-cgi file.
I already had a working perl-cgi file that can query the csv file , and write the content of the file into a perl variable called $text. Here are some code snippets:
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use CGI;
use HTTP::Request::Common qw(POST);
use LWP::UserAgent;

# construct cgi object
my $q = CGI->new;

# create a post request
my $useragent = LWP::UserAgent->new();
my $request = POST '.....', [
     #something goes here
];
my $response = $useragent->request($request);
my $text = $response->content;

print $text;

I have some general ideas of what to do next, but not so sure about the details. I will upload this perl-cgi file to the server that hosts my website, to the folder called cgi-bin. I just wonder how can I call that perl-cgi file from javascript, and write back the content of $text into javascript varaiable.
Thanks for the help

A: Javascript is a client-side language, while Perl is a server-side language. This means that you won't be able to directly read the value of a Perl variable into Javascript.
What you can do is have the Perl script output the results of its operations. Your Javascript then calls this Perl script via AJAX and reads the result.
Here's some pseudocode to illustrate what I mean:
Perl script: csv_worker.cgi
// retrieve csv file into $text as per OP

print "Content-type: text/csv\n\n";
print $text;

Javascript
function request() {
  var xmlhttp;
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    // Supports newer browsers
    xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  } else {
    // Supports older IE versions (IE 5/IE 6)
    xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200) {
      document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
    }
  }
  xmlhttp.open("GET","csv_worker.cgi",true);
  xmlhttp.send();
}

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Thanks for your kind words, Ben.  You are a great mind.
> presenting one's position as an alternative to religion.
I see your "attempting to live forever" and "presenting one's position"
then work to build friendly relations with religion - at the same time.
> vigilance and hasten death.
avoid death and more incentive to preserve knowledge gained.
> million years rather than a trillion years?
best way to overcome this problem.
> survive 200 years can hardly be said to be executing "infinite loops"
> -- except from the point of view of computer jargon.
religion, physical immortality needs be the main goal.


Edit: Also JTBC better make it up to us by giving the BTS of the sofa kiss!!!
I dont understand what they said.. but this is so heartbreaking.
Segye keep rejecting him even he's so sincere and not complaining about the accident.
And now she ran away?
Segye is so full of herself. Zzztt..
I like that we are actively discussing about the recent development in SG and DJ's relationship. Leads to lively discussion! SG is flawed, you can tell that her default way of coping is to run away just as what she did when she found out that DJ's condition came about while saving her.
However, I don't think it's her fault. She did not ask to be saved and DJ pushed her aside out of his own choice. I just think it's a tragic situation.. no one's at fault really. But of course it shouldn't be something that drives them apart... I hope SG can find a way to work past her totally understandable guilt and that DJ and her loved ones will help her in the process.
Excited to see how the writers handle this in the coming episode!
Delurking to say hello. Hope writer gives DJ a miracle cure so he can see faces again. Please, please. If SG can transform into all ages and genders, more magic please! SG can't undo the past but at least if DJ's OK again, no guilt now. DJ's been such a sweet incredibly good guy to see the beauty within. Now please let him see the beauty without, too!
The scenes are heart-breaking but the development is logical. If I were SG, I would have felt so ashamed of myself and wouldn't want to face DJ and his family for a while. I think SG is sensible and feels guilty for DJ's illness due to saving her and unknowingly mocking it when she was trying to finding what illness he had.
Running away gives them a break and makes their love stronger I hope... It wouldn't make any sense if they can stay together and be happy as if nothing happens right now.
So although I don't like noble idiocy and cliche which I think this drama has proven to stay clear of that path anyway, I think the writing is quite on point here. If we put ourselves in their shoes, we'd symphathise rather than criticise.
Praying for a happy ending!!!
Segye crying... Segye want to break up.. Dojae can't even remember segye's face although he miss her so much.. Segye disappear... Dojae crying... How am I not going crazy with this kind of episode? with this cliffhanger? HOWWWWWWWWW.... this is a very depressing episode.
The scenes are heart-breaking but the deveopment is logical. If I were SG, I would have felt so ashamed of myself and wouldn't want to face DJ and his family for a while. I don't think SG is full of herself; on the contrary she is sensible and feels guilty for some of the harsh comments she made on DJ illness when they were getting to know each other.
Agreed! I think that is too easy to become harsh with a character and vent rage on them. Instead, we should try to figure out why the character does what he/she does. That can be a good way for us to learn more about ourselves as well and about how to be compassionate to those around us.
Reacting is easy. Reflecting takes effort. But it is the latter that we should be doing, even when it comes to watching a drama.
Forgive me, but I'm in awe with SHJ's acting here. (Do I sound bias here? Lol) Eveytime she cries, I felt the pain! I even got frustrated by her actions.
But of course, kudos to LMK as well! We saw his flexibility here. He's not just about blank face. We saw his rawness!
But either way is fine just give us a happy ending!
I'm actually quite pleased that this episode gave both SHJ and LMK the chance to show their acting skills esp. LMK as we have seen SHJ crying many times in the drama and her scenes are so natural and superb. LMK is great here, well done! Yesterday I very much liked LMK acting esp. in the scene with the evil ex-fiancee of SR too.
Omg I can already imagine the comment section of a certain drama site about HSG's action today lmao. But I agree with you guys! It's not realistic that HSG can stay with DJ immediately because she has shown us the intensity of her guilt in this ep. I can't imagine her continuously dating DJ the way before with the amount of guilt that she has and it will also not be fair for DJ to have a half-hearted SG with him. So let them calm down with this short separation and come back stronger. Let us wait for HSG to deal with her guilt and comeback to DJ fully determined to love him wholly. Let us also allow DJ to be stronger with this separation. Honestly, it's a little worrying how (idk the proper term huhu) dependent? he is to SG for his happiness. DJ's interaction with other people improved a lot and he credits it to HSG so I hope he maintains his relationship with his family and team even after she's gone.
@Nanana85 thank you so much!!! i love seeing your instagram updates as well, they cheer me up so much <3 and thank you for the confirmation as well!! i had my theories but it's nice to know that i'm correct.
But it's a bit selfish, no? I mean... for that reason she only thinks about herself. Her pain, her guilt. She doesn't think about DJ and that drives me nuts. If I felt guilt about something I will try to do something and repair as much damage as I could. And no matter how hard it would be for me, in that case my hardship doesn't matter at all. Because it's my fault and I need to face all consequences.
She said "I don't deserve him". But it's not for her to decide. With the breakup route she only cause more damage to DJ. Instead of helping him with his life she gave him more pain. And he really doesn't deserve this.
i see how it might be selfish, but i think it is a little harsh to say that SG only thinks of herself. time and time again in the drama, though the media pushes that exact point forward (that she is self-absorbed, a diva, etc.), we are shown time over that she isn't (the scenes with the little boy, the scenes with the high school girl, there's more most likely that i can't recall) so in this case, i don't think that she's being selfish. yes, it's her pain and her guilt—but it stems from DJ's pain, which he's already told her about on that night on the roof. it's her pain at being the one who put him through that. so while i think that our views on how she should react are different, i do think that she is not being selfish here. she might be subconsciously thinking of herself, but truthfully, she's convincing herself that he hates her (even though we're shown that she doesn't).
but i definitely agree with that middle point about doing something to repair the damage inflicted—that's what everybody should do when they make a mistake. but unfortunately, here, i don't think SG can. and i think something that people need to remember is that characters don't always react to situations the same way we do (not to say that you don't know this already). for example—though i, personally, do relate to SG's decisions and choices, that's not to say my friend will, or as @Irly has written, does not.
and finally, it is SG's decision to decide whether she deserves him or not. that's not a matter of the situation at hand, but rather of her own autonomy, lol. if she doesn't think she is deserving, she isn't. if she does think she's deserving, she is. whether she should stay with him or go away from him is her own choice.
so what do you think? i'd love to hear your thoughts along with anyone else's <3 sorry, i have a lot of feelings about SG's leaving but it might just be because i've enjoyed this trope ever since oh my venus, haha.
oh, and i almost forgot, but there's another thing i wanted to add that might not be really relevant: i think SG's fleeing from the situation at hand is a callback to her own father's decisions, which might make her realization and subsequent return even more heartbreaking (considering the childhood she herself suffered through). having her choices parallel the choices of the father she had so much bitterness for might snap her back into reason.
The more I think about it the more frustrated I am. I could completely understand that SG need time for coming to terms with newly discovered facts. What I don't understand is when instead saying: "I need some time by myself" she just said "Let's break up".
And I really don't like if drama take turn to healing DJ condition. It's somewhat cheap and diminished efforts for those who live their lives without drama-like miracles.
Prosopagnosia not life-threating disease. For instance, I have very bad eyesight since early childhood. Because of it I have very bad face memory and recognizing and could pass near the person I know on the street (including close relatives) without noticing. Of course, it's not prosopagnosia, but something very close to it. All my close friends and family knows about it so no big deal. If someone doesn't know and feels offended I just explain everything.
I don't even mention completely blind people! So what, without magic cure they doesn't deserve happiness?
What kind of love doing something like this?
If DJ really after her disappearance make decision to do life-threating operation and something goes wrong? (And in not drama-land something surely goes wrong), How she will live with THIS guilt?
this is such a lovely sentiment, i'm so glad you wrote it out. it's something i think too and something i'm actually writing one of my college essays on—that when reading or watching TV that focuses on relationships and the changing hearts of characters, we should make a point to empathize, to see them kindly, and to treat them well (even in our heads) because that will translate to a more sensitive and sweeter temperament when speaking with others. literature and film are both art forms that are a study in empathy. and furthermore, they are reflections of life and love.
about the conversation with his doctor.. if I'm not mistaken, the probability to be able to heal is just 5% but he could also die if the surgery gone wrong. I think that's way he try to just accept it and live with his condition for the past 10 years, that's why he said that there's no cure when his grandpa asking. But now that Segye left him, I'm so sure he will take anything, even with that 5%, because he can't live without Segye anyway.
About Segye, I can't say I like the way she is running away and leaving Dojae because it's so sad, people can say she is selfish, yes in a way, but what else she can do? She feels guilt and that feeling eating her alive. She is being mean to Dojae to left him like that, yes it's in a way true too, but before all that, she needs too live first. She can't smile anymore, she feels like dying, she hate herself so much that she can't live anymore. She can't even begging for forgiveness to dojae's mom because it doesn't make sense if she said dojae become like that because saving her from accident, how could she explain that grandma that dojae save in car accident was her?. I mean, if only she can just admit to everybody why she felt guilty to Dojae so that everyone can just blame her, she can beg for their forgiveness and pay for what she's done (though we know it's not like that, it's not her fault).
Woomi knows it that's why she stop Dojae from meeting Segye the day before she left. She knows Segye through and through, she is her bestfriend and will be always in her side. Like Woomi said, Segye needs to live first. May I said that actually the writer been constant about Segye's personality, and she left dojae like this is constant with how Segye from the start is. Just like her mom said, Segye isn't easily change, she is always like that.
p.s : one thing I want to complain, there's no melodrama tag on this drama. I mean.. they should have warn me?! Please give me back my RomCom in episode 15 and 16.
p.s.s : SHJ and LMK are so good, both in the RomCom side or Melo side. what's with this couple? so perfect.


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Bachelor's Corinne Olympios Opens Up About Her Nanny Raquel, Laughs Off 'Promiscuous' Behavior
But did she bring cheese pasta? Ellen DeGeneres asked The Bachelor season 21 villain Corinne Olympios everything that fans have been dying to know — like, why does she have a nanny? Find out what she said in the video above!
"Raquel actually works with my family. She's been with us for 18 years. She moved with us to Florida from New Jersey. She's kind of like my everything," the Miami-based business owner, 25, explained during The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, February 1. "She raised my sister, she helped my mom through cancer. She's great. She's a part of my family. She's not like my nanny, like my babysitter. Nanny is a word that I use for her because I have a lot of respect for her and she's kind of a mother figure for me, so I don't like saying cleaning lady or housekeeper."
Corrine Olympios (left) on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'
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She added: "I really do love her, and she's a very big part of my life."
Olympios' nanny reveal was just one of the many reasons she rubbed fellow Bachelor contestants the wrong way. Some didn't care for her aggressive personality and how she used her sexuality to woo Nick Viall.
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"That is the real me. It definitely is a real side of me. But there are many other sides to me," Olympios explained on Wednesday. "I am an older sister. I run a business. I am an athlete — I work out every day. I have a trainer. I just think you'll see a lot more of Corinne as the season goes on — clothed."
"In the beginning — come on. Don't you think you were crazy?" DeGeneres asked.
"I think I'm funny. I actually really laugh really hard at myself," Olympios replied. "I was a little bit more promiscuous than I thought I would look."
"Were you drunk?" DeGeneres asked.
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"There is alcoholic beverages," Olympios said, laughing. "But I did know my limit. I never took it too far where I would black out or anything like that."
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The Lang Lang effect in full force at Pollack Hall
On March 10, classical music superstar pianist Lang Lang gave a masterclass to students of the Schulich School of Music. Lang Lang is credited as the being the key reason why nearly 40 million young people are studying piano in China.
International superstar pianist Lang Lang (left), encourages Stephen Nguyen onstage in Pollack Hall during the March 10 masterclass. / Tam Lan Truong.
Jeremy Ho, Jason Lee and Stephen Nguyen, students of the Schulich School of Music, were thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the pianist responsible for what is known as the 'Lang Lang effect' on March 10, in Pollack Hall. Classical music superstar pianist Lang Lang is credited as the being the key reason why nearly 40 million young people are studying piano in China. The masterclass was possible thanks to the collaboration of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, where Lang Lang was in residence as the Larry and Cookie Rossy Family Foundation Artist.
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge each picture. All photos taken by Tam Lan Truong.
Jialun Yang
Lang Lang is not the key reason why so many people are studying the piano in China. Many parents send their children to play the piano, becasue they believe that playing the piano can develope their children's both sides of brain.
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Another excellent masterclass from Brian Whittingam, on Tuesday night. Concentrating on the importance of immersion in your subject, the evening concluded with work poems from the floor by (among others) Ingrid Lees, Charlie Gracie, and Frances Corr.
Brian set us all the future project of writing a poem entitled Dear Me, addressed to our younger selves. He also revealed the surprising statistic that 98% of his poems are written in the third person – quite unusual, if you think about it.
And fine poems they are too.


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Unusual Names Are Often Found In Public Records
By Sarah E. Mitchell
In the last issue of The Pittsylvania Packet , I wrote about some of the most common names and their derivatives. In this issue, I will write about some of the most unusual names found in the Pittsylvania County marriage records for the years 1767-1861. Some of these names have been carried down and are still in use today -- names like Pleasant Shields, who was borne both by a man who married in the 1810's and by a man who recently retired from the Virginia police force. Unusual spellings also abound, such as ... Dorcas spelled Darkes, and Joyce spelled Joice.
Men's Names:
Speed A. Adams (m. 1843); Scarlett M. Adkerson (m. 1843; Scarlett was used as a boy's name in the early 1800's); Achilles Allen (m. 1802); Thomas Allsup (m. 1796); Sterling Asher (n. 1802); Champness Austin (m. 1796; Champness was a fairly popular name); Crafton Bennet (m. 1839); Macager Bennett (m. 1833); Micajah Wheeler Bennet (m. 1799); Henderson Bumpass (m. 1829); Jesse Chocklett (m. 1848); Malberry Copperage (m. 1850); Drury Cross (m. 1787); Sibert Crutcher (m. 1795); Royall King (m. 1799); Sharp Lamkin (m. 1797); Bird Lawless (m. 1789); Friar McNeely (m. 1840); Atha M. Mease (m. 1840); Edward Popejoy Jr. (m. 1810); Thomas Prosize (m. 1810); Tilghmon A. Pullin (m. 1830); Noton Ramsey (m. 1808); Jabez Smith (m. 1827); Baggle Stimson (m. 1810); Bezaleel Wier Sr. (m. 1816); Stithe Wynee (m. 1786).
Women's Names:
Eady Adkins (m. 1846); Mourning Bobbett Bennett (m. 1803); Hesterann Berger (m. 1833); Glasey Cooley (m. 1779); Asenna Dalton (m. 1795); Aincy Dear (m. 1796); Priscilla Dews (m. 1817); Sarah Dove (m. 1826); Stony Ferguson (m. 1792); Susanna Flippin (m. 1817); Tinah Groff (m. 1806); Luzina C. Hankins (m. 1837); Talliithecum Hoskins (m. 1823 -- perhaps from Mark 5:41, quoting Jesus in Armaic, "Talitha cumi" - "Damsel, I say unto thee arise"); Fanny Lamb (m. 1799); Lithe Lester (m. 1789); Zilla McDaniel (m. 1859); Wealthy Prewet (m. 1777); Patsey Pullen (m. 1799); Yuleanna Rider (m. 1803); Va. A. E. Sidebottom (m. 1858); Virlinda Simpson (m. 1782); Beheathaland Smith (m. 1788); Sarah Sweptson (m. 1832); Dionisha Walden (m. 1800); Nancy Waddill (m. 1805); Wilmoth Walrond (m. 1824); Christian Wynne (m. 1785); Ardinna Young (m. 1847); Celah Young (m. 1814).
Two women with names that were especially amusing were Axeye Jesse (m. 1809) and Polley Pistole (m. 1809; she became Polley Pistole Slaydon). [The names] sound like they are out of a western movie!
One of my favorite marriages name-wise is True Love Sparks to Jane Sparks, whose surety was put up by Peter Pigg.
Some of the ministers had unusual names also. Ebin (or Eben) Angel; Joseph Hatchett; Chrispen Dickenson Sr.; Crispin Dickenson Jr.; Edwin G. Cabaniss; Wm. H. Kinkle; W. M. Nesbitt; W. S. Penick; Wm. H. Plunkett; and Samuel I. Spotts all married many couples in the 1800's.
Note: This article was originally published in The Pittsylvania Packet , No. 17, The Pittsylvania Historical Society, Chatham, Virginia, Summer 1995 (when the author was sixteen years old).
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There are 7 public schools and 4 private schools listed on our site for Auburn Hills.
There are 120 full-time teachers educating a total of 2,485 students. 925 students receive a free lunch while 74 receive a reduced-price lunch.


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Trafalgar School for Girls (abbreviated as Traf) is an all-girls independent school located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec. The school serves students at Secondary I – V levels, i.e. ages 11–12 to 16–17. The total enrollment is 200, the student-teacher ratio is 8:1, and the average class size is a range from 10 to 20.

Background
The site is within the Golden Square Mile, which was the richest neighbourhood in Canada when the school opened in 1887. The idea came from a wealthy merchant named Donald Ross. The institute received funds from Anne Scott and Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, as well as other prominent residents of Montreal. The school's curriculum was designed to prepare girls for higher education, although only a small minority actually went to university.

The Montreal Hoshuko School, a weekend Japanese school, rents classroom space there.

Notable former pupils
 Nora Collyer, painter
 Caryl Churchill, playwright
 Jessalyn Gilsig, actress
 Vivien Law, linguist and academic
 Cairine Wilson, politician
 Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Olympic skiers

References

External links

 Trafalgar School for Girls

Educational institutions established in 1887
1887 establishments in Quebec
Private schools in Quebec
Girls' schools in Canada
High schools in Montreal
Downtown Montreal
English-language schools in Quebec


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Please can someone try find a solution for me.
Okay, now I'm taking off my gloves.
So I don't know what else to do. On the intel website it said that i could try to disable the soundcard via the bios, and then re-install windows to see if that works. However, my bios is very basic and doesn't allow me to do such a thing.
So do you have any other suggestions? Also, forgot to mention, I opened up the notebook and everything seems fine with the sound card. So on one side I believe that this issue is driver related, however on the other side I believe that it could be a fault with the sound card, because even after I used the recovery discs to return the notebook to factory settings it didn't solve the sound issue.
Hi Lemur, I have another problem.
My sound is gone again, however the audio drivers are currently installed and the sound card is being detected, but there is no sound from the internal speakers of the laptop.
The way it happened, is that the internal speakers began to crackle and then they stopped working. The sound mixer looks like it is identifying a sound being played, however I can't hear anything.
What do you think it is? Do you think that the speakers are faulty?
My Vaio laptop is less than 3 months old. It's a VPCSB model. On Friday evening when I shut it down, everything was working fine. When I switched it on on Saturday afternoon, there was a red cross by the speaker icon in the bottom right hand corner. I've followed all the advice provided above, been through the Sony support site to download the latest drivers and even briefly opened up the back of my computer before I got scared and closed it again. Nothing has had any effect and the problem persists.
The issue is that I'm not sure whether this is a hardware or a software issue. In the Device Manager, the only device listed under "Sound, Video and Game Controllers" is the Intel (R) Display Audio. If this isn't my sound card/processor then this is probably a hardware problem isn't it? In case it is my sound card/processor, I've been to the Intel site you recommended to install the latest drivers, but when I run the automatic driver update facility, it tells me that I have none of the drivers listed.
I would hugely appreciate any help you can provide. And if I should just buy a Mac next time, that would be useful to know too.


Busy with a demanding job, kids or both? Trying to juggle doing it all while feeling and looking your best? We find it so hard to carve out the time for an hour class plus travel time each day- let alone the logistics and expense of a babysitter! So, we set realistic goals for ourselves and then commit to them. Get to a class a few times a week and then try out some of our favorite at home workouts to complete the rest! Live classes keep us accountable and we love the energy of a group workout, but mixing it up saves you time, money, and mental fatigue. We sampled over 50 different online workout videos and DVD's throughout the years and compiled our favorites for you to try at home!
From working 80 hour weeks while trying to squeeze in workouts, staying fit during pregnancy, getting our bodies back post pregnancy and beyond, we learned that even 30 minutes of activity 5 days a week can do wonders for your mood and waistline.
It takes a bit of self-discipline to workout at home, but we challenge you to try it and see what happens! It helps to vary your workouts weekly, or based on your mood. Schedule a time on your calendar (plan ahead) and hold yourself accountable to it. Before your kids wake up, after they go to bed, or during a lunch break or nap time. You deserve it.
Here are our favorite workouts to help you along your wellness journey. Thanks to the Internet, many of the below are available online for a streaming fee. Some are DVDs and others are available via websites. And remember: you can always do a circuit of jumping jacks, squats, lunges, pushups and plank pose: 1 min each move, rest one minute and repeat for 4 rounds and get a full body workout anywhere and anytime!
Filter by teacher, style, level and duration (brilliant!). Keep your daily yoga practice with just 10 minutes a day! Many teachers are great, but I suggest Elena Brower. Her brief meditations are blissful, sweet and profound.
Parents should try "Meditation for Stressed Parents" 20 minutes helps me re-gain perspective.
Or try "Yoga Nidra For A Sweet Release" a 10 minute calming ritual before bed.
Streams hundreds of online workouts right from your home. Also offers one on one instructor support, new workouts every week, step by step training videos, weekly workout plans and videos. Plans start at $15/month.
"Mat Workout": Total body sculp.
"Metamorphosis": customized DVD set based on YOUR body type and specific targeting needs.
"Pregnancy Project": 1 DVD per month of your pregnancy. Excellent to keep you fit and safe throughout your pregnancy.
"Post Pregnancy 2": It's HARD but helped get rid of my "muffin top".
Mini-trampolines are great for lympathic cleansing and getting your cardio in. Even 10 minutes gets you energized!
Great variety, challenge and integration of yoga/pilates and strength training.
30 minutes each: More extreme and intense then PIYO. I noticed greatest results by doing a hybrid PIYO/PX90X3 three month program PLUS eating clean.
We hope these tips help you EMBODY Wellness. EMBODY Change. EMBODY Your Best Self!


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Probele sportive de sărituri cu schiurile Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă din 2022 s-au desfășurat în perioada 5-14 februarie 2022 la Zhangjiakou, China la Centrul de schi nordic și biatlon din Guyangshu.

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Clasament pe țări

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Sporturi la Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă din 2022
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HEAD down to the 2019 Miles Races this Saturday with a five race program, fashions on the field, free children's entertainment and DJ entertainment to party into the night.
COME and learn about mental health and well-being in regional communities such as ours at the Rural Minds event in Tara.
WOULD you like to know more about community groups and businesses in town? Come and have a chat to the locals. Then, stick around to hear what's planned for the Tara District in 2019.
HEAD out to Cameby Hall for their combined watermelon and Valentine's Day dance!
PUT your trivia skills to the test at the the Chinchilla State High School P & C trivia night.
COME view the entries of the 2019 Chinchilla Melon Festival Art Competition with some wine and cheese.


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To view a list of Career Partners by Location click here.
Teacher Certification/Training Organizations
Academy for Urban School Leadership - Chicago Teacher Residency (Chicago, IL)
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Lesley University Elementary Education Urban Initiative (Cambridge, MA)
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Brooke Charter Schools (Roslindale, Mattapan, East Boston, MA)
Endeavor College Preparatory Charter School (Los Angeles, CA)
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National Urban Fellows (New York, NY)
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On the northwest coast of Luzon, little-known Saud Beach at Pagudpud is a 2km arc of blindingly pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea. It's like an uncluttered version of that famous Philippines shore, White Beach, on Boracay Island. Beat the developers, the hair-braiders and sarong-floggers – head to Pagudpud now.
Thailand's far south Andaman Sea coast has clusters of islands that are still off the radar for tour group invaders and full-moon ravers. The towering rock formations and crystal waters of Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, a 51-island group about 30km off the mainland, are a reminder of how islands such as Phuket, Samui and Phi Phi once were. Here you'll find Ko Adang, a jungle island with pristine shores, empty beaches and not a beer bar in sight.
At Bentota Beach, 60km south of Colombo, grand arcs of beach sweep north and south from a rocky promontory. The Indian Ocean massages this coast of granite headlands and uncrowded beaches that surfers and European sun-seekers discovered long ago. There is a choice of three, four and five-star resorts from which you can simultaneously contemplate Bentota's fiery sunset and your of sundowner.
Saud Beach at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
At the same latitude as Hawaii, Hainan is where mainland Chinese come to get that Waikiki feeling without leaving home. While Yalong Bay, near Sanya on Hainan's southern tip, may lack Polynesia's heaving surf and swaying skirts, its broad white beaches are better than many in Hawaii. Fishing villages and rice farms once rimmed Yalong Bay's 7km strand. In their place, quality resorts harvest the disposable incomes of China's leisure class.
China Beach, on Vietnam's central coast near Da Nang, is 30km long and has numerous resorts and restaurants, especially around Bai Non Nuoc. The specific section of the China Beach of Vietnam War and television series fame is known locally as Bai Tam My Khe. Here, you can see fishermen paddle out through its breaking waves in flimsy wicker coracles and then, after fishing, surf right back in again.
"Christmas in Goa" was the mantra for heliotropic (and psychotropic) hippies on the 1970s "Overland Trail". Calangute's palm-fringed shoreline was annually invaded by some of the most upbeat and beat-up minds of their generation; today it is simply built-up. Over-development hasn't been kind to Calangute's little fishing hamlets, but its Arabian Sea full moons are as spellbinding as ever.
The east coast of Malaysia is a sleeping secret. Macaque monkeys swing like tiny Tarzans through a tree canopy that borders the South China Sea. Beyond the trees, Dungun, an empty swoop of beach, is one of Malaysia's least-exploited shores. Offshore is Tenggol Island, part of Terengganu Marine Park, where you can snorkel and scuba dive amid gin-and-tonic clear waters alive with turtles, grouper, wrasse and jacks.
Sihanoukville (aka Kompong Som) on Cambodia's pretty south coast is home to five fine beaches, even though the best one, Sokha, is reserved for a private hotel's guests. Sokha's neighbour, Occheuteal Beach, comes a close second with its long stretch of white sand lined with pine trees. Popular with Cambodians and travellers alike, Occheuteal's far northern end has become a backpacker hangout.
Ko Samui's east coast strands are almost too well known. Head up to the north coast to snoozy Mae Nam, where the sands may be narrower, but you're not sharing them with the crowds. The water is clear and calm, the palm trees shady. In the distance you can see a flotilla of blue-grey islands that drifts just north of Samui, including Ko Phangan and Ang Thong Marine Park, where the beaches are truly empty.
The semi-tropical landscape of southern Taiwan is a surprise until you remember that the island's earlier Portuguese name, Formosa, means "beautiful". The name still fits. Unhurried and warm, Kenting, at the rugged southernmost tip of the island, has reasonable beaches for swimming, diving and surfing, plus an 18,000-ha national park. There is ample accommodation here, the seafood is excellent and, surprisingly, you're well inside the Tropic of Cancer.


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"Mayor's big day is a truly momentous one!" John Humphreys ties the knot with former Journal reporter 2014.
"The council chamber was packed for the ceremony, and the reception saw 110 friends and family mark the occasion at the nearby Masonic Hall."
Owl's followers might like to re-read this article from 2014 in the light of John Humphreys jail term of 21 years for sexual assault. They might also like to read a couple of relevant extracts from Sasha Swire's "Secret" diaries which Owl is posting next: Sasha on Hugo Swire and "our beloved longtime helper, John Humphreys".
Before doing so, take a moment to read how the Judge described these assaults, as reported in East Devon News:
Judge Rose said the first victim had been no older than 13 years old when he was picked up by Humphreys outside toilets in St Andrew's Road, Exmouth, and driven on three separate occasions to different locations for sex.
He said Humphreys, who had been 'entirely responsible' for the boy's welfare to ensure he came to no harm, raped his victim orally and anally.
Judge Rose said Humphreys' actions caused the male long-lasting psychological harm, lasting decades
The Judge said: "These were shocking acts of sexual violence. You targeted a particularly vulnerable victim."
He added: "It must have been obvious to you that he was a vulnerable young boy that had a attended a location that was entirely unsuitable for him.
"You decided not to help him and ensure he came to no harm in that situation."
The Judge said Humphreys inflicted 'shocking acts of sexual violence' on the same victim which culminated in raping the boy in a disused building on Woodbury Common.
Judge Rose said: "You instructed him to never talk about this and you told him that his life wouldn't be worth living if he told."
The court heard the second victim had been around the age of 15 and on work experience with Humphreys's gardening firm when he was sexually assaulted multiple times by the defendant, who orchestrated time alone with the teenager.
Mayor's big day is a truly momentous one!
Dave Beasley www.exmouthjournal.co.uk
History was made in Exmouth on Saturday as mayor John Humphreys and teacher David Marston said 'I do' on Saturday.
When Cllr Humphreys and former Journal reporter David tied the knot in front of family and friends it marked the first-ever same-sex marriage, both in Exmouth and East Devon.
They exchanged vows just 12 hours after the new marriage law came into effect; and to mark the occasion the 'rainbow flag' was flown aloft the town hall.
Cllr Humphreys said: "It was a wonderful day and we were delighted to be able to do something that was not only of personal importance but something we believe is of national importance in our home town."
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Jan Einar Thorsen (* 31. August 1966) ist ein ehemaliger norwegischer Skirennläufer.

Biografie
Von 1987 bis 1994 war er im Skiweltcup aktiv und konnte drei Rennen gewinnen. In der Saison 1993/94 gewann er die Disziplinenwertung im Super-G. Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1992 in Albertville gewann er die Bronzemedaille im Super-G.

Erfolge

Olympische Spiele
 Albertville 1992: 3. Super-G, 5. Abfahrt, 11. Kombination
 Lillehammer 1994: 4. Riesenslalom, 7. Super-G, 10. Abfahrt

Weltmeisterschaften
 Crans-Montana 1987: 11. Kombination
 Vail 1989: 14. Abfahrt
 Saalbach 1991: 5. Abfahrt
 Morioka 1993: 30. Abfahrt

Weltcupwertungen
Jan Einar Thorsen gewann einmal die Disziplinenwertung im Super-G.

Weltcupsiege

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Alpiner Skirennläufer (Norwegen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Norwegen)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1988
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1992
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1994
Norweger
Geboren 1966
Mann
Teilnehmer einer Alpinen Skiweltmeisterschaft


According to Google more than 65 % of leisure travelers begin researching online before they decide where or how they want to travel. What is the role of a destination website in their decision-making process? With a myriad of online resources the travelers can access, does investing in a tourism website make sense? And if yes, how to make it effective?
After checking what previous visitors have to say about the destination, eventually every traveler will visit its website. In the visitor's mind a destination website acts as its digital personality. It is the closest representation of what the "real thing" may feel like, something that social media can't deliver. The first impression profoundly impacts how the visitors perceive the destination's brand – whether right or not.
It was exactly for these reasons that the Slovenian Tourism board recently concluded that their website needed a makeover. The current site was outdated, with lots of banner ads, generic descriptions, and superficial information. It was clearly unable to compete with well-established destinations and larger countries (with much larger budgets), many of whom have just recently updated their user experience.
The Slovenian Tourism Board wanted a content-first, mobile-first tourism website design, aligned with the latest trends in destination marketing. They wanted a pulling mechanism that will attract, persuade, and speak to the hearts of modern visitors.
And they wanted it in six months.
After they had thoroughly worked out the goals of the future website, they invited web agencies to come up with their best ideas.
Creatim seldom takes part in open contests. Without having a chance to discuss the business context with the client, the participating contenders are often left with vague project descriptions that provide little insight into the real user problems. Without clear requirements, such contests are closer to a raffle than to a serious approach to solution design.
The Slovenian Tourist Board had set firm project goals. They presented all the participating agencies with the basic site structure, corporate identity guidelines, user personas elaborate, old site fit-gap analysis, and various market insights.
We had a clear picture of what we were expected to bring about.
The challenge was simply a perfect fit for Creatim. It required just the right mixture of user experience, visual design, and implementation expertise that enable us to show all our muscles.
The competition selection board was most impressed by Creatim's solution.
As mentioned above, before addressing the project, the Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) had set a clear picture of what they want to achieve.
There was a clear focus on six foreign markets. The main goal was to inspire the future visitors and ignite their desire to visit Slovenia. The website did not aim to directly sell tourist products. Rather, it should encourage visitors to proceed to partner sites in order to make reservations.
Creatim further dissected these inputs into the user's life-, experience- and end-goals. On this basis, our user experience team started to work on user scenarios, adjusting and fine-tuning our initial proposal. In the meantime, the technical team laid out the site's architecture to meet the performance, scalability, and security targets.
According to research, a website has 7 seconds to engage a visitor. To do so, you have to employ an eye-catching design, impactful headlines, and a benefit-oriented copy. In case of Slovenian tourism website design, the copy was provided by the STB team while Creatim was in charge of the visual part of the equation.
Slovenia has something to show, so the images were a clear focal point of the design concept. We combined large, high-quality photos with the user-generated ones so as not to lose the authenticity dimension.
On the other hand, leveraging big pictures and social media is not nearly enough to reach a visual differentiation. All modern tourism websites do that. So we employed the visual principles of the Slovenian tourist brand "I Feel Slovenia" to reach the site's distinctive visual identity, making it easy to memorize even for non-frequent visitors.
Rule No. 1: Keep it simple. Slovenian tourism website design leverages flat architecture, and streamlined navigation to make researching the site a pleasant user experience. Users can land at the content of their interest in no more than 3 clicks.
Alternatively, they can research points of interest directly on the country's map and filter them according to their preferences. They can simply click on an icon on the map to discover highlights, general information, and related comments on social media.
Many users do not visit the site frequently, so we aimed for zero learning time. They should always have a clear picture of where they are on the site and what's behind the link they are going to click next.
Mobile is key to travel inspiration. Sixty-nine percent of leisure travelers with smartphones research on their phones during spare moments. According to BookingSuite, 60% of all travel destination searches come from mobile. And this is exactly where most user experience challenges crop up. One typical example is points of interest on the country map. Even if there are not many, on the mobile phone, the map may quickly become crowded, making it hard for users to click the right POI with the finger. The priority-based algorithm behind the zoom feature promptly removes less important POIs to make the remaining ones clickable as the user zooms out.
While first-time visitors are likely to use standard navigation, returning users can opt for the search feature to skip the clicks and jump to their preferred landing page directly. This is even more true on mobile devices where clicking through the classical navigation (while driving on a bumpy road, for example) can be pretty annoying. The search engine must be smart enough to search for and present results in the user's language only, even if the input is a name of a place that is the same in various languages.
Exciting as it may seem, vacation planning can be a chore. One way to make it less stressful is to provide the users with useful tooling to help them explore, compare, and save the favored content. On slovenia.info, users can save their favorite things to do and see by simply clicking a heart icon and then retrieving those saved experiences by clicking on that icon at the top of every page.
This interesting infographic from Internet Marketing Inc. shows how user-generated content creates a social ripple effect.
Slovenian tourism already has a strong social presence. It features vivid communities of friends and followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and elsewhere. It is only natural to invite them to visit the Slovenian tourism website to share and like the topics of their interest.
Every page on slovenia.info is equipped with social media buttons. A click on each button will enable the user to share the content with the specific social media outlet and vice versa: STB social media editors frequently showcase user-generated picture and video content on slovenia.info. Integrations with trustful third party services like TripAdvisor drive traffic to the site, create social proof, and promote the partners at the same time.
To be conceived of as a vivid, value-added place, a tourism website has to provide accurate and up-to-date information, provided by various stakeholders and information sources. If we wanted to bolster the information exchange between the STB and its local partners, we had to make the new tourism website a digital heart of this cooperation.
We knew the business partners would use the site's business tooling only if it provides value-added content, requires no learning, and conducts relevant information that is easily accessible.
After our UX team had carved out the applicable user scenarios, we leveraged Content Management Framework Credo to build all the necessary system components. The processes were partly highly customized, so off-the-shelf products were out of the question.
While the public face of tourism website is all about enticing and attracting, on the flip side, there is a working horse we dubbed Credo Explorer CMS. It sustains various business-user operations to keep the content up-to-date. It enables them to register, upload and manage their offerings and link to the content that is relevant for their businesses.
The system also links to the various social media platforms, feeds marketing campaigns, and provides analytical insights.
Rich media content is managed through Media Library, a powerful content repository used by photographers and video makers. They can upload their work to be consumed by STB and its business partners.
For an increasing number of tour operators, service providers, local destination partners, and media, the slovenia.info website has become a part of their business routine.
As the saying goes, "The design is only as good as its execution." Choosing the right framework, and above all, the right people on the agency as well as on the client side are crucial elements of successful tourism website implementation.
In effective tourism websites, the technical aspects and content-related features are closely intertwined. You cannot have a good design and neglect the content, the users' behavioral patterns, and the technical framework of your future website. Similarly, there's no use in creating elaborate code if the content is out of place. It all has to function as a whole.
To build such solution in just six months can be a daunting task. At first, we consoled ourselves it was just a Minimal Viable Product that we had to deliver.
But then, we took a closer look.
Once we laid out a central plan with all the dependencies across the portfolio of components and integrations, it became obvious the project was not that minimal at all.
OK, we knew it was coming, and we prepared accordingly. But at the beginning of a project, there are always uncertainties and dependencies that are beyond control. Missing content. Poorly defined processes. Insufficient specification. Misunderstandings. Regardless of the planning efforts, things never take the ideal path. After all, that was the reason for introducing agile development, wasn't it?
Nevertheless, we still managed to deliver the solution on time. How?
Sure, our guys did a great job as they always do. But the crux was in the project management.
Early in the project, the cooperation was conducted according to JAD (Joint Application Development) principles. There was no specification, just the guidelines. The absence of detailed documentation was actually a good thing. It encouraged creativity and prompt decision-making in close cooperation between STB and Creatim. I consider purposeful and transparent communication between both parties in all project stages a major factor of project success.
From the STB side, the project was conducted by an assertive project owner who had a clear understanding of priorities and was willing to compromise on some less important functional or technical requirements that could otherwise defer the development or even put the delivery at risk.
As the project moved to the development phase, the work process became more structured and controlled in accordance with our standard project guidelines. In each iteration project status, quality checks and risk assessments were performed to reduce the risk for late introduction of defects. Intensive cooperation between the client and Creatim's UX, DevOps, and testing teams reduced the development clutter and enabled us to deliver the solution on time.
The tourism website www.slovenia.info is built on a Credo, a content management platform based on Symfony framework. It is designed to build and run multi-language applications and websites. Without such platform, it would be impossible to build a site at this level of complexity in the given timeframe.
By leveraging Credo, our developers saved time, which enabled them to focus on custom-crafted components and to test their code extensively.
Credo's Master catalog is a repository that contains all the content templates (maps, galleries, ads, interfaces, etc.), making it easy for front end developers or even business users to combine them into new experiences and promotional tactics.
The single sign-on (SSO) service allows business users to create STB Business accounts as well as to sign up for events, use the Media Library, and upload promotional content.
Since the client did not find a suitable product on the market, Creatim developed a custom-tailored web application for managing media files (photos, video and audio clips, documents). Through its scalable architecture, Media Library can manage large amounts of content. It provides business users with a comprehensive overview, advanced editing tools, and the automatic file processing to serve the media and the tourism industry.
Integration with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform provides valuable data for STB to target travelers with relevant content, learn which partners provide the best return on investment, and leverage the site as a testbed for online.
In addition to CRM, the site is integrated with various third party value-added services such as the Slovenian Environment Agency, TripAdvisor various Social media and analytics, to name a few.
In Creatim, quality is not owned by a particular person or a testing team. It is a philosophy that is embodied in every phase of development. Developers are responsible for the quality of their work, so they code with testing in mind.
As we built slovenia.info, the results of every iteration were re-checked by testers to avoid unpleasant surprises later in the project when the system test was carried out.
Before deployment, the STB team conducted user acceptance testing on a limited number of real users. Creatim supported the process, fixing bugs and removing minor incongruities. No major issues were reported. After four weeks of testing, the project got a green light to go live.
The launch of a tourism website is not an end; it is a beginning. Usually, the initial version is not perfect. Of course it has to work seamlessly when you launch it, as not to provoke discontent among the users and imply a bad picture of the destination it represents. But it helps to know that the end result is not carved in stone.
All the stakeholders must embrace the philosophy of change. The users expect some fresh content every time they visit the page anyway. Hence the most important component of the initial build should be a flexible and scalable content framework that can handle all future modifications.
Now that the website slovenia.info is up and running, we can focus on searching for the obstacles in the user flows. Leveraging best practices and data-based evidence we develop optimization strategies and act upon them. Many optimization tasks are performed directly by the STB operational team, as the powerful Credo CMS tooling does not require any technical expertise. Leveraging user data, STB editors can quickly distill the content that provides the best return on investment and use the site as a scaffold for larger marketing initiatives.
In the end, it is not the technology; it is the people who deliver.
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