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Bruno Richard Hauptmann's Execution
Request For Reward Money
From "wood expert" witness Arthur Koehler to Gov. Hoffman
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In November, 1937, Arthur Koehler sent the following letter to Governor Hoffman of New Jersey:
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"Gov. Harold G. Hoffman
Trenton, New Jersey
"Dear Governor Hoffman:
"Recently I noticed a statement in a newspaper that the rewards for conviction of the Lindbergh baby kidnap murderer will be given out to claimants before the end of the year. I never put in a formal claim for any of the reward because I did not know that that was necessary, however I shall do so now. I claim to be entitled to a substantial part of the reward for the following major reasons:
"1. In 1933 I traced two of the upright pieces, or rails, of the ladder to the mill in South Carolina where the lumber from which they were made was manufactured, and from there to the National Lumber and Millwork Company in the Bronx (where Hauptmann had been employed up to the time of the kidnaping and from where he obtained some lumber in December prior to the kidnaping). That was evidence that the kidnaper lived in the Bronx or vicinity since it would not be likely that anyone from a distance would haul such cheap lumber which could be obtained in many places a long way to make the ladder. That information in itself would have been sufficient to lead to Hauptmann's arrest if the police had been more rapid in the investigation of employees of that lumber company upon which they were engaged when the case broke through the passage of some of the ransom money by Hauptmann.
"2. In March, 1933, when I carefully examined the ladder at the request of the New Jersey State Police, I discovered that one of the North Carolina Pine rails and ten of the ponderosa pine rungs were planed on the edges by the same hand plane, which left numerous identifiable ridges due to nicks in the bit of the plane. The fact that two kinds and sizes of pine lumber in the ladder were planed by the same plane indicated that the plane was used when the ladder was made. I told the New Jersey State Police that hand planes in the possession of any suspect should be seized for examination. I found that one of the planes in Hauptmann's possession at the time of his arrest made marks identical with those on the ladder.
"3. In March, 1933, I also noticed that the rail referred to was planed by hand on BOTH edges and still was as wide as the other 1x4-inch rails. From this I concluded that the piece had been a wider tongue-and-grooved or ship-lapped board and in order to cut it down to a square-edged board of the same size as the other five rails, which were standard 1x4-inch stock, it was necessary to rip and plane BOTH edges. I also noticed that the board had four cut-nail holes in it which indicated previous usage, and that the lumber had not been exposed to the weather for any length of time. I told the New Jersey State Police that if they had any suspect in mind to search his premises or the premises he frequented for some place where a low-grade tongued-and-grooved or ship-lapped board had been nailed down with cut nails "in the interior of a crude building, possibly an attic, shop, warehouse, or barn". After Hauptmann's arrest a New Jersey State Police detective acting on this information noticed that part of a tongued-and-grooved 1x6-inch flooring board was missing from Hauptmann's attic. I determined that the four nail holes in the ladder rail matched four nail holes in the joists in the attic from which the board had been removed. I also determined that the grain of the wood in the ladder rail in question and the board in Hauptmann's attic floor from which part had been removed, as well as the planer marks on the two, matched beyond any reasonable doubt.
"4. I also determined that the 3/4-inch chisel found in Colonel Lindbergh's premises on the night of the kidnaping was of the same make and pattern, with the handle made of the same kind of wood and turned to the same pattern as a 1/4-inch chisel in Hauptmann's possession at the time of his arrest.
"I, therefore, claim that I gave the New Jersey State Police sufficient information to have led to Bruno Richard Hauptmann's arrest, and supplied substantial additional evidence that Hauptmann made the ladder, without which evidence he would not have been convicted. The above facts can be verified by reference to my testimony at Hauptmann's trial.
"Very sincerely yours,
(signed)
"ARTHUR KOEHLER
"Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wisconsin"
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Alastair Ian Scott  (born 10 April 1928 in Glasgow; died 18 April 2007) was a Scottish-born American organic chemist who achieved international renown for elucidating the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin B12.

He occupied successive chairs of organic chemistry at the universities of British Columbia, Sussex, and Yale before moving to Texas A&M University in 1977. In 1980 he occupied the Forbes chair of organic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. He was named a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry in 1981 at Texas A&M University, and remained there until the end of his career.

In 1964 he won the Corday-Morgan Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). He was awarded the 1975 Ernest Guenther Award and the 1994 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award by the American Chemical Society (ACS). He gave the RSC Centenary Lecture in 1994 and the Royal Society Bakerian Lecture in 1996. He took the Tetrahedron Prize (1995), the RSC Natural Products Award (1996), the Welch Award in Chemistry (2000), the Royal Society's Davy Medal (2001), the Queen's Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2001), and the ACS Nakanishi Prize (2003). He was Texas Scientist of the Year in 2002.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the European Academy of Sciences. In addition, he was an honorary member of the Japanese Pharmacological Society.

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Robert Reno Quarteroni, 71, of Swoyersville, passed into eternal rest after a courageous four month battle with A.L.S.
Bob is survived by his wife Leanne Newton; sister, Marion Chipego and husband Max; Loving cousin, Judy who helped Bob throughout his illness. His beloved buddies Molly and Opie.
Funeral will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial donation can be made to A.L.S. Association 321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260 Ambler, PA 19002. Family would like Thank Dr. Kuchemba and Heartland Hospice for extraordinary Care. Arrangement are entrusted to Betz-Jastremski Funeral Homes, Luzerne.


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Earlier this week, we decided that the only way to deal with the exploding celebrity Death Star that is Charlie Sheen was to take his spectacularly hubristic comments and put them in the mouths of superheroes, with the help of Chris Haley and Curt Franklin of the webcomic Let's Be Friends Again.
You, the readers, told us that the six measly pieces of original art where your favorite Marvel and DC characters reiterate the philosophical jewels of the only celebrity whose veins pump pure tiger blood was simply not enough, and we have heard your demands.
And so today, we bring you eight more Charlie Sheen quotes presented by superheroes, because duh, winning.
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Twelfth Night or What You Will (2012)
Wed. 23rd to Sunday 27th May
Thursday 31st May to Sat. 2nd June
Directed by Richard Forsyth
Music by Chris Dubé
Read our 4 star review in The Scotsman.
Videos of Twelfth Night can be found on YouTube. Watch them below or go to the Twelfth Night Playlist on YouTube to see all the videos.
Act 1 Scene 5
Act 3 Scene 4 (Part 1)
Look through photographs from the performances Twelfth Night.
View the photographs on Flickr.
The Director's View
Richard Forsyth, this year's director, provides his take on the play.
Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's best-loved festive comedies. The love-triangle between Orsino, Olivia, and Viola has ageless appeal, and the ill-treatment of Malvolio by Sir Toby, Maria and Sir Andrew also has its fans, though perhaps they are a little shame-faced by the end of the play.
In Twelfth Night, the impediments to true love come not from parents or the older generation, but from the failings of the characters themselves. The narcissistic Orsino, the proud Olivia, and even the aging playboy Sir Toby, have to be given all the help Feste and Viola / Cesario can find to overcome their personal failings and submit to the demands of love. Shakespeare has provided us with a study of the different ways people love, and are sometimes driven mad!
The play's full title is "Twelfth Night, or What You Will". What you will can be understood in a number of ways: what happens to you (the characters in the play) is "What you will"; what happens in the play is what you (the audience) will; and of course "What you will" has sexual overtones.
"Twelfth Night" was also significant for Elizabethans. It is, of course, the twelfth day of Christmas, when, in an Epiphany, the Wise Men see Jesus at Bethlehem, and perhaps there is a less sacred epiphany at the end of the play. "Twelfth Night" was also the last day of an Elizabethan "Feast of Fools", and Feste's name strongly suggests that he was the Fool of the Feast.
In our production we have taken the idea of the Feast of Fools to incorporate a "Bacchanalian Band" led by Feste to lead the audience from scene to scene. We are also fortunate to have the services of talented local musicians who have composed and play the music for the Bacchanalian Band, for Feste, and the rest of the cast.
Each year we use Traquair House and its gardens as the set for our Shakespeare production. This year we have been unable to resist the temptation of a mostly sixteenth-century set, with a sixteenth-century play to use sixteenth-century costumes.
We hope the audience will enjoy the play, the set, the music and the costumes.
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Dyadic Security has announced a $12 million fundraise to boost its enterprise security offerings.
The U.S. startup said Tuesday (March 14) that the Series B funding was led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments, Citi Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. Dyadic will use the funds to scale marketing and sales efforts across North America, according to the firm.
Dyadic enables enterprises with data security solutions and a way to manage cryptographic keys. The company created what it says is the world's first software-defined cryptography (SDC) technology.
"Dyadic has changed the game for financial institutions and enterprise companies in how they protect sensitive data assets," said Dyadic CEO and cofounder Avner Mor in a statement. "Based on decades of research in multiparty computation (MPC), our MPC-based technology helps our customers overcome the tremendous security and compliance challenges they face as they make the transition to cloud-based infrastructure."
According to the firm, its solution enables businesses to reduce dependence on physical hardware and tokens and migrate toward virtual solutions to manage cryptographic keys in-premise or in the cloud.
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Woking FC
Bruno's a knockout in Woking FC win over Welling United
New Cards star Bruno Andrade sets Garry Hill's men on their way to another victory in the Vanarama National League
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Woking winger Bruno Andrade set up the key opening goal (Image: David Holmes)
Winger Bruno Andrade thanked Woking fans for helping to give him the feelgood factor as Garry Hill's Cards stretched their unbeaten run to six matches.
The Portuguese flyer, who looks set to become a real crowd favourite, grabbed his chance to shine as he set up the vital deadlock breaker in a 2-0 victory over plucky Welling United in the Vanarama National League.
Little between Hill's men and an impressive Wings outfit for an hour, Andrade finally confirmed Woking's greater attacking menace when he sprinted clear from inside his own half before eventually crossing for John Goddard to head the hosts on their way.
It brought the Laithwaite Community Stadium to its collective feet, chants of "Bruno, Bruno" delighting the 21-year-old former QPR raider.
"It's always a nice feeling to know that you're appreciated and it gives you that bit more edge to your game," said Andrade, who was making only his second start for the Cards.
"It brought a smile to my face when I heard the crowd saying 'Bruno', it's a good feeling."
He added: "I'm really enjoying it here. One of the main reasons I joined Woking was to play first-team football. I've been biding my time, coming off the bench doing well, and I just said to myself the next time I get a chance I'm going to take it with both hands and, thankfully, I did today."
Once ahead it was no surprise when the Cards cemented a fifth win in seven games 12 minutes from time, latest signing Jimmy Keohane sweeping the ball into the net superbly just 10 minutes after coming on for his debut.
The southern Irishman, drafted in with skipper Mark Ricketts out with an ankle injury and Joey Jones a pre-match doubt after picking up a knock at Boreham Wood 48 hours earlier, was delighted to become the third player to score on their home debut for the Cards this season - following Dan Holman and Ben Pattie.
Former Exeter City star Keohane, a one-time League of Ireland and Bristol City midfielder who turned down another deal at St James Park to pursue his career elsewhere, said: "I was delighted with it because I've struggled to find the right place to come to play football after a pre-season where I haven't really been at a club and nailed down a contract, so it's nice.
"I was at Oldham for a couple of weeks in the summer but unfortunately it didn't work out for me and it's been about trying to find a place to come and play football.
"I got a call on Saturday from [Woking coach] Steve Thompson and he said they were looking at getting me up for a week to see how I do and take it from there."
The 24-year-old, who made 88 Exeter appearances, revealed he nearly didn't make it at all: "Yesterday I was struggling to find a scanner to sign all the forms and I got it done eventually with the help of a hotel and I'm delighted to get back on the pitch."
Earlier, Welling had given as good as they received in an entertaining clash watched by a Bank Holiday Monday crowd of 1,675.
Home boss Hill agreed it was far from a routine afternoon for his injury-hit side, also without centre-back Ismail Yakubu, who was due to have a scan on his damaged left knee.
Woking created the better chances and Goddard will feel he should have put his team in front considerably earlier than he did. First he sliced a shot wide after a fine exchange with that man Andrade on 17 minutes. And soon after that, the midfielder finished weakly when released by captain-for-day Keiran Murtagh, who was magnificent in midfield defensively and creatively and probably many fans' man-of-the-match.
Goddard, operating just behind central striker Holman, showed his ability to get into the box again on 33 minutes, but couldn't get enough power on his shot after Andrade had cushioned a header into his path from a deep Kadell Daniel cross from the right.
And just after that, Murtagh was desperately unlucky to see keeper Tom King produce a stunning flying save from his 25-yard volley that appeared to be arrowing into the top corner of the net.
For all their promising football - no neck-aching long-ball stuff this time from the Wings - the closest Welling came to a goal was when impressive Reece Harris smashed an angled shot against the crossbar, keeper Jake Cole clearly startled by the sheer ferocity of the shot.
Clean sheet king Cole pushed away a Xavier Vidal effort just before the break, but the keeper was not seriously threatened after that.
Woking - for whom tall Charlton U21 defender Terell Thomas had a more than assured debut in Yakubu's centre-back role alongside Brian Saah - soon found their stride in the second half and won it with those two sweetly-worked goals, coasting in comfortably, and deservedly, in the final half-hour.
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News Item: : World Meeting of Families? We're Telling Irish Loved Ones and Friends: Don't Go!
The Crucifixion scene at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland. Given the circumstances, it would be far more appropriate for a period of prayer, penance and reparation to be made.
Although we feel sad that we have to do so, we are nevertheless counselling our Irish loved ones not to attend this week's World Meeting of Families over there in Ireland. Our main reasons for this are as follows:-
1. Reparation Would be More Appropriate
From his consistent refusal to kneel before the Blessed Sacrament, on through the subversive Synods of '14/'15, the creation and application of Amoris Laetitia, and on and on via many other sagas to the most recent catechetical subversions, Francis' entire leadership must by now have done such damage to the Church that only our Heavenly Father could put things right.
It has encouraged untold numbers of sacrilegious communions by adulterers and even Protestants, as well as weakening the institution of marriage per se and countless individual marriages in actuality.
This is to say nothing of the wider damage caused to the Church and to the faithful, or to the general perception and understanding of the papacy, the hierarchy, the priesthood, the sacramental order, the Catechism, the moral life, and even the conception of ethics and right reason.
All of these things would be enough in themselves to require a global movement of prayer and penance.
However, the horrid scandals emerging from Pennsylvania, and so many other places, the dreadful criminal cover-ups which have gone on for decades, together with Francis' belated and lacklustre response to all of this, positively demand it.
Francis has released a letter inviting Catholics to prayer and penance over the abuse crisis. Well, let's see this penance, instead of the ongoing promotion of heresy and sin, begin at this World Meeting of Families in Ireland.
Instead of Francis and compromised-looking figures like Cardinal Kevin Farrell hosting an event like this, it would be better to bring in Archbishop Morlino of Madison to extend his local, and among the present hierarchy all too rare, expressions of honesty and calls to penitence to the whole universal Church.
2. The Sign of Approval Which it Gives
Francis remained largely silent before, during and after Ireland's Referendum on homosexual pairings in 2015 and the Referendum on abortion earlier this year.
If he again fails to communicate effectively a call to repentance to the people of Ireland and the rest of the world, and so far all the indications are that he will continue to do so, then his presence at this World Meeting of Families will be taken by society as a sign of his, at least tacit, approval for the ''new Ireland'' and for the ''new model of family life''.
Indeed, this is happening already.
3. More Amoris...
Whilst the event's officially commissioned triptych icon of the Holy Family is beautiful in itself, and was painted carefully by religious sisters as part of their prayer for families, the fact that it is mounted on a base announcing the legend ''Amoris Laetitia''Â will only serve to further the sacrilegious communions and further eroding of marriage and married life, which that writing of Francis has itself massively accelerated.
A disaster of such magnitude needs not the active cooperation, but rather the holy and prayerful resistance, of religious sisters and true Catholics everywhere.
4. The Direct Promotion of LGBT Ideology
The Lumen Fidei Institute has put out an on-line video which warns that Fr. James Martin SJ and Cardinal Christoph Schonborn are to present keynote speeches at the World Meeting of Families.
Lumen Fidei Institute reminds that Martin has really become the ''chief propagandist of LGBT ideology within the Catholic Church''. The institute points out that, as such, Martin tweeted a blasphemous image of Our Blessed Lady; said that Catholics should ''reverence'' homosexual pairings; supports transgenderism, even for children; favours homosexual kissing, even during Holy Mass; called a dissident pro-homosexualist nun a ''saint''; and continues to undermine Catholic teaching with his book, ''Building a Bridge''.
Further to these things, Martin took part, last week, in a homosexualist Quest conference in England, which featured a child's hand being ''walked towards'' by an adult male hand, in its promotional materials.
Lumen Fidei Institute also recalls that, last December, Cardinal Schonborn of Vienna co-hosted a homosexual themed ''prayer service'' in his cathedral, which was followed by an official address by the pop-culture transvestite, Conchita.
Again, the Cardinal's deep involvement with Amoris Laetitia and its obscurations is manifest.
Although it is true that the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics has been refused a stand in the exhibition hall at the World Meeting of Families, the exhibition's co-ordinator has said that this was done because of ''uncertainties over the amount of space'' and other ''logistical considerations''.
That this cannot be taken as a certain defence of Catholic teaching is clear from the statement by the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics themselves. In response to the refusal of their stand at the exhibition, the organization has stated that they hope this is not because of their pro-LGBT stance, and that they hope to have a stand at the next World Meeting of Families. Again, the organization boasts that it has, in any case, succeeded in getting official press credentials to report on the event.
5. What's with the Whirls?
Numerous commentators have drawn attention to the official vestments, which have been chosen for the event...
Obviously, the effeminate overtones have already been much spoken of.
So, too, has the strange swirl logo, which also features in the letter ''o'' in the word ''of'', in the official literature for the World Meeting of Families.
Various people around the world have been asking if the logo is pagan, or even represents ''666''.
I'd make the sign of the cross, and ask for Holy Michael the Archangel to protect your spirituality before perusing this next bit.
You see, funnily enough, we spent a day of intense prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, in the summer of 2011. When we left that day, we began to spot ''666'' and other occult logos subliminally, and liberally, peppered throughout contemporary culture. For example, and as though we had suddenly become able to discern, we noticed for the first time that there were ''666'' logos and swirls, zeus lightning-bolts, all-seeing-eyes, 5-pointed stars and flowers angled like pentagles, pointed devil tails and infinity signs practically everywhere in our society.
These things showed up, and continue to do so, on adverts, brand logos, patterned clothing, sandals and shoes, watches, greetings cards, food and drink packaging, supermarket signs and many other things.
Once aware of them, it becomes easy to see that these things have been in advertising, and that they have even featured in old black and white movies, for many, many decades.
Here are just a few that we spotted back in 2011...Â
If you look more closely at the curly hair of the face above, then you will see what I mean...
That wouldn't be an allusion to the mark of the beast on the forehead and hand in Revelation 13:16-18, now would it?!!!
Weirdly, such an impression was only reinforced by the fact that the pricing on nearby shelves featured ''£6'' listed three times in unison.
Then there were these kid's hammers in a different store...
Is that a ''swirly six'' in the middle of the orange hammer heads? And why are they stacked in threes to make three lots of sixes appear in a row? Is the ''3 for 2'' sign a hidden-in-plain-sight subliminal clue? And is the small image of a hand with writing on the palm another nod to the mark of the beast on forehead and hand again?
How about this crazy-looking pink sheep in Ireland?
Are they two sets of ''swirly six-six-six'' logos?
Or, what about this chocolate sheep in England, one Easter?
Does the eye subliminally direct the attention to the three ''swirly sixes'' and the angled 5-pointed flower?
If you think this is all a bit left-field, then what about the subliminal ''666'' on the side of this chocolate-cake box?
Or how about the three equally spaced ''swirly sixes'' running along the bottom part of this Mother's Day sign. Did you also see the angled 5-pointed flowers just above each of the sixes?
One thing that our sudden awareness of these things throughout contemporary culture eventually led us to discover was that swirling ''6'' patterns were originally found throughout ancient cultures, including the Celtic, Greek and Chinese.
In Celtic culture this is known as the triskelion.
This was an ancient pagan symbol, with thousands of years of history. In Ireland, this would thus be representative of part of the druidic culture.
It appears from our research, that the early Christians in Ireland did incorporate swirl designs into their upright stone carvings, for example at ancient monastic sites.
Eventually, these upright stones were developed into large stone Celtic crosses, which continued for some time to feature many such designs of interlocking swirls. The intricate carving on the stonework is often incredible to look at, in terms of the workmanship and precision. Such was also mirrored in metalwork as that fine craft developed.
However, it looks to me that, gradually, the swirl patterned crosses at monastic sites gave way to actual Crucifix designs, which principally featured Our Blessed Lord as the true focus on the Cross.
Even allowing that the ''666'' meaning might be a little far out, and acknowledging that triskelion swirl patterns are Celtic, and did even feature for some time in early Celtic Christianity, one must ask why a multi-coloured swirl design is deemed suitable to feature in 2018, in an Ireland which is all too sadly returning to its pre-Christian paganism, mingled with a deal of post-modern relativism, on such already un-Catholic looking ''vestments'' for the World Meeting of Families.
After all, St. Patrick drove druidic paganism away from Ireland...
Why not simply use an overtly Catholic symbol? Or more to the point, why not just use traditional Catholic vestments?
Given the stylistic ambiguities, the fact that the three ''6'' swirl pattern will appear also on chalices, to be sold after the event to parishes all across Ireland, is little comfort either.
And while we are on this theme, it is tragic that an officially ''Papal Mass'' will likely only encourage further irreverences toward the Blessed Sacrament, through the use of these flippant logos, such effeminate vestments, false preachers and the invitation to vast crowds to go up to receive Holy Communion, standing and in the hand.
6. Spiritual Dangers
In these days when so much diabolical confusion is all around, I generally counsel people not to attend events where there may be an atmosphere of irreverence, dissent or spiritualities which are not certainly Catholic.
Quite simply, I think that the times are so spiritually dangerous as to always invite caution.
With all the things listed above, I could never recommend such an event to a loved one, or to anyone else who asked my advice.
It makes me sad to say it, for if this had been led by a pope like John Paul II or Benedict XVI, we would likely have done all we could to get there, being as it is so close to loved ones and friends in Ireland. Then again, after all these years attending the Traditional Latin Masses, I think the contemporary approach to ''Papal Masses'' would have itself put us off from going.Â
7. There is an alternative!
Last week, I quipped to someone in an e-mail that it has come to something when there has to be an orthodox Catholic event to provide an alternative to the heteredox one being provided officially by the Vatican!
Nevertheless, and may God bless them for doing it, Lumen Fidei Institute are providing just such an alternative. It will feature such loyal Catholic speakers as Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Fr. Thomas Weinandy and a live-link video input from Cardinal Raymond Burke.
If I was to counsel anyone about attending a Catholic conference on the family, this alternative by Lumen Fidei Institute is the one I would heartily recommend.
8. The Mystery of Knock   Â
The Francis-backed World Meeting of Families is due to commence on the date that Our Lady actually appeared in Ireland, at Knock, on 21st August, way back in 1879. Francis will even lead prayers at the hallowed shrine next Sunday.
We've noted a few times in recent years, in light of the research of Mr. Gregory Johnson at Tradition in Action, that the literally Apocalyptic vision of the Lamb of God, Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist and the Angels appeared at Knock, in perfect silence, at the very time that Our Lady of La Salette, and her shrine, had been granted, and was receiving, a coronation approved papally by Pope Leo XIII.
And, what is more, Our Lady of Knock was looking in the directon of the south-east; in other words in the direction of La Salette and even on beyond to Rome. Surely, there could have been no coincidence in the link between these two heavenly visitations. What was Heaven trying to warn us about?
Given the apocalyptic nature of current events, and the discernable messages contained in the apparitions at Knock and La Salette for those who pray and think, we suggest that this week, Catholics everywhere would do well to spend all their available time praying and drawing close to Our Blessed Lady in prayer, penance and intercession.
To Conclude: Staying with our Irish theme, and given that they are an Irish group originally from Dublin, it seems to us that the name of a song by the Hothouse Flowers might sum things up, in regard to this year's World Meeting of Families.
Now how did that song start now? Oh yes, that was it: Don't Go!
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We Need a New York City Mayor Who Will Take Mom to the Cloisters When She Visits
by Chandler Dean and Sarah Gruen
Another New York City mayoral race is upon us, and there's a wide variety of candidates from all kinds of backgrounds and ideologies vying for their spot atop the coveted stem of the Big Apple.
Sure enough, they've introduced all kinds of exciting policy proposals that would define their tenure if elected. But as can happen in a heated campaign, some topics have slipped through the cracks.
In particular, there's been a vacuum of leadership on one crucial issue: How will our next mayor help hard-working New Yorkers keep Mom entertained when she visits the city?
First thing's first: our new mayor must totally overhaul our education system. Specifically, we need increased funding towards programs that inform Mom that it's totally impractical to visit the Statue of Liberty and the Apollo Theater on the same day. It takes seconds to get from one to the other in a travel series montage; it's more like 48 minutes via the 3 train.
When it comes to arts and culture, having a plan to increase funding for the city's museums is a great start. But New York's next mayor should go a step further. Who will be the first mayoral candidate to pledge that they will personally spend an entire day taking Mom to the Cloisters so that she can have fun while we run a few errands? She's gonna love it — just do us this solid.
Speaking of arts, New York has played a pivotal role in the shows we know and love. That is why we need a mayor who can explain to Mom that actually, Friends was mostly shot in Los Angeles, and the café where Ross and Rachel had their first kiss was really just a soundstage, so she's better off wandering Central Park than hunting down Central Perk — even though Rick Steves didn't mention the former in his guidebook.
Tragically, the pandemic exposed the gaping holes in our city's healthcare system — including the health and fitness of those most vulnerable. Just look at Mom, who didn't realize Manhattan had such long blocks, and would really rather just hop in a taxi to go from Columbus Circle to the Starbucks at 64th and Central Park West. Subsidized exercise programs could provide Mom — and countless moms like her — the YMCA Zumba classes she needs to get into walking shape.
What's more, it's encouraging that different candidates have offered their plans to combat climate change. But big challenges must be met with bold action — which is why our next mayor must provide New York residents with scarves to hand Mom when she gets a little chilly because her table at Junior's Cheesecake is right by the air conditioner. We've offered to switch seats with her, but she'd rather not make a scene.
There's no question that New York has a public housing crisis. The simple truth is, we need spacious, comfortable accommodations for all New Yorkers so that Mom doesn't spend the entire trip repeating how big a house she could afford in Canton for the rent we're paying in Brooklyn. Because avoiding an argument about how a dishwasher shouldn't be a luxury, shouldn't be a luxury.
Then there's the question every New Yorker has asked themselves: If New York is the greatest city in the world, then why is its infrastructure so badly broken? If we want to keep pace with every other major metropolis, our next mayor must invest in the Subway — where Mom has insisted we get lunch even though there are literally hundreds of them in our hometown. Yes, she knows Lenwich is more convenient, and Katz's is more authentic. But they don't have Italian Herb & Cheese bread, and evidently, that's her only criteria.
The next mayor of the city that never sleeps also needs to understand that support for small businesses and a strong platform of racial justice can be — and must be — deeply intertwined. For example, Mom desperately needs to be exposed to PSAs with messages like: "You can't call every non-white person you see with a cart a 'halal guy,'" "There are specific halal guys," "It's a brand, Mom," "Mom, you're talking really loud," "They do so speak English," and "The yogurt sauce isn't spicy. Just try it."
Finally, it's an absolute must that whoever takes the helm of this city continues New York's long-standing tradition of strict gun control. That way, we won't make any hasty decisions when Mom insists that we walk through Times Square for the fourth time in a week.
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Serena Williams's Nike Ad Was the Best Thing About the Oscars
By Kimberly Truong@kimberlanded
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From Olivia Colman's speech to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's performance, the 2019 Oscars had a few somewhat unexpected emotional moments. But the most moving one came not from the telecast itself, but from an ad during a break in the show — courtesy of Serena Williams.
The greatest athlete of all time headlined a new Nike ad that premiered during the ceremony, paying tribute to female athletes and highlighting icons like gymnast Simone Biles, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, and, of course, Williams herself. The ad, titled "Dream Crazier," takes aim at dismissive descriptions of female athletes, and particularly at the word "crazy."
"If we show emotion, we're called dramatic," Williams says in the ad. "If we want to play against men, we're nuts. And if we dream of equal opportunity, we're delusional. When we stand for something, we're unhinged. When we're too good, there's something wrong with us. And if we get angry, we're hysterical, irrational, or just being crazy."
Williams, who has long been the subject of racist and sexist criticism, seems to be directly addressing the way she's been treated as a woman in sports. In September 2018, she was penalized for showing her rage at the U.S. Open final, and was fined $17,000 after she broke her racket in anger and was accused of "verbal abuse" toward a chair umpire — all things people have cited to accuse her of being "crazy."
But what else is "crazy," according to Williams? The feats that female athletes have accomplished, like boxing, dunking, competing in a hijab, and, as she did, "winning 23 grand slams, having a baby, and then coming back for more."
"So if they want to call you crazy, fine," she says. "Show them what crazy can do."
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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions Rated For PS3, PSP And Vita [Update]
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The ESRB has rated Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions for the PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation Vita, indicating that the PS One game is likely headed to PlayStation Network.
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions was originally released back in 1999. It contained a large number of virtual reality missions similar to the ones in the original Metal Gear Solid, which was released prior.
Neither Konami nor Sony have officially announced the release of the game yet.
Update: Something that slipped our minds is that Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions is also available through a download code included in the Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection bundle, which was released earlier in the month. It remains to be seen if the ESRB's rating is for a separate standalone release of the game.
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RALEIGH - The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry route has reverted back to its normal schedule in anticipation of the start of an alternate route for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry as early as Friday, Feb. 22.
Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10 a.m., 4 p.m.
Ocracoke to Swan Quarter: 7 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 4 p.m.
Because the Hatteras-Ocracoke alternate route is not yet operating, residents and vendors will continue to ride toll exempt today. Once the alternate route is open, the toll exemption will be discontinued.
Final testing is under way today on the alternate Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route to ensure it is safe and ferry masters are comfortable with the new route. It is about 10.5 miles long and will take 60 to 70 minutes to complete each way. Once the testing is completed and the Coast Guard gives the OK, service can resume.
An update on the route status and the schedule is expected to be sent out tonight via news release, on the NCDOT website, Ferry Division webpage, the N.C. 12 Facebook page and twitter.


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Amy Acker Joins FOX's X-Men Series as Female Lead
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The Hollywood Reporter brings word on another new addition to FOX's upcoming X-Men TV series with Person of Interest and Angel alum Amy Acker. Acker will play the female lead in the series, starring opposite Stephen Moyer (True Blood) and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs).
The outlet also reveals that Emma Dumont (Bunheads) will take on the role of the mutant Polaris (with magnetic abilities like her father Magneto) and Percy Hynes White (Between) as "a sensitive kid and bit of a loner, who keeps to himself to avoid the turmoil he faces at school and at home." Other confirmed cast members include Sean Teale, Blair Redford and Jamie Chung.
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, the series will focus on two ordinary parents (Moyer and Acker) who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
From writer Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and director Bryan Singer (X-Men: Apocalypse), the new series is still without an official title.
"Developing a Marvel property has been a top priority for the network–and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe," Fox Entertainment president David Madden said back in July when the show was announced. "There's comic book adventure, emotional and complicated relationships, and a rich, existing mythology from which to draw. With the brilliant production crew behind this project, it has all the makings of a big, fun and exciting new series."
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In order to achieve the aims of the school, the curriculum is carefully structured and the schemes of work encompass the targets of the National Curriculum (details of these are outside the scope of this booklet but can be obtained from the Headteacher). These aims are further enhanced by a number of extra curricular activities, which take place to foster children's specific interests. The activities may include music (recorders, brass and wind instruments, ocarinas, percussion), choir, gardening, art, netball, football, athletics, cricket, rounders, card craft, French, tennis, photography, animation, painting, chess, rockitball, rugby, hockey, first-aid, ICT, cookery, Latin, ECO Club, knitting and technology clubs. Gradually, as children move through the school, more of these clubs become available to them, but to start with only a few lunchtime and after school sessions involve the younger children. In Years 5 and 6 the majority of children attend after school clubs. The school has two choirs, ocarina, percussion and two recorder groups and a school band, which perform at concerts both in and out of school for other organisations. The school runs teams for all the sports and is involved in local competitions. Each team has its own uniform.
After school and lunchtime clubs are voluntary, but we do feel that children should attend regularly and be loyal to their club. Letters are requested from parents if a child has to be excused from a club in advance of the club day. The children are fortunate that so many of the staff here are willing to give up their time to undertake these activities. Parents are notified of the times and days of clubs when the timetable is agreed at the beginning of the autumn (Term One). Summer sports clubs are notified after the Easter Holidays. Application forms for school clubs are available from the office and your child will be expected to collect one themselves if they are interested. OFSTED commented that the school had an impressive range of extra curricular activities, often up to twenty eight different activities are offered.
The choir perform publicly on many occasions in the year. Sometimes at Bluewater or at Civic Ceremonies in Gravesend. The choir have collected over £6,000 for charity.
The Passports to Learning scheme, enables our children to benefit from their school club involvement. In addition to the obvious reward of stimulating and challenging extra-curricular activities such as learning a new sport, language or skill, under this new and exciting scheme children will be recognised and rewarded for their loyalty to their club. Children will earn 'credits' for each hour that they attend lunchtime or after school clubs. Each hourly credit will be validated in their own Passport, something special which they must take responsibility for and must bring into school when asked so that more credits can be added. Credits may also be earned by visiting educational tourist attractions for example Dover Museum or Leeds Castle. However, these passports will not simply be a way of recording their learning – once the children have reached learning milestones they will be recognised and once they have earned 100 credits they will be invited with their families to an annual awards evening at a real university, wear a real gown and be presented with their award by the university chancellor – which will inspire our youngsters to look 0to further education. Additionally, participants may also be able to visit tourist attractions at a reduced price by showing their passport. Such venues include Historic Dockyard Chatham and Leeds Castle. A full list of venues is available to read on the website www.kent.gov.uk/kcu.


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Q: Android - Setting Pressed State and Border on a TextView - Only one Background I have 3 TextViews stacked vertically in a LinearLayout
<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_large"
        android:text="Item1"/>
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_large"
        android:text="Item2"/>
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_large"
        android:text="Item3"/>
</LinearLayout>

I could apply a drawable to the background attribute to render a Border
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:top="-2dp" android:right="-2dp" android:left="-2dp">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
            <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="@color/pale_grey" />
            <padding android:left="24dp" android:right="24dp"
                       android:top="12dp" android:bottom="12dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

I could also apply a selector, via a drawable, to the background property so that the TextView changed color depending on states such as Pressed. However there is only one background attribute.
I do not believe i can apply the <shape> xml and the <selector> xml within the same drawable. Therefore do I need to wrap a single layout element around each TextView just so can apply another background?
It looks like google solves this by encompassing border, padding and background colour into one drawable patch-9 image. I was hoping I didn't need to do that
Thanks

A: In the selector set the state pressed and unpressed with your XML's that render the border
Example:
<selector     xlmns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <item android:drawable="@drawable/border_unpressed" android:state_pressed="false"/>
 <item android:drawable="@drawable/border_pressed" android:state_pressed="true"/>
 <item android:drawable="@drawable/border_unpressed" />

</selector>

Note:
Make sure to set the TextView attribute android:clickable="true"

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    <item>
        <shape
                xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:shape="rectangle" >
            <corners
                android:radius="4dp">
            </corners>
            <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#ffffff"/>
            <gradient
                android:startColor="#187cb6"
                android:endColor="#187cb6"
                android:angle="270"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/gradient" />
            <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/gradient" />
        </selector>
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Post-war machismo: be a man
The evolution of cynicism
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A concerto is a conversation
How young Bosnian men are learning to separate masculinity from violence
More than 20 years after war left Bosnia scarred by violence and destruction, much of the generation born in the wake of that conflict has known little but struggle. Desperate and angry about their situation, many young men lash out violently and seek solace in drugs and alcohol. Post-war Machismo: Be a Man follows the journey of one Bosnian teen, Dragan, who turned his life around through the Be a Man club. An initiative aimed at teens living in post-war Balkan nations, Be a Man coaches young men to separate manhood and masculinity from violence, and find productive alternatives to anger and apathy.
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Reporter and Editor: Liz Mermin
Plato once described the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope as 'a Socrates gone mad!' It's a good comparison. Like Socrates, Diogenes gave the bird to respectable society. He undermined status and manners in the 4th century BCE with his bottomless reserve of shamelessness and irreverence, opting to live on the streets like a stray dog. But, of course, there was a method to his madness. In this short video by TED-Ed, the Irish philosopher William D Desmond explains how Diogenes lived an authentic and ascetic life in accordance with nature, and how in doing so he founded the philosophy of cynicism – an iconoclastic tradition that continues to illuminate and infuriate today.
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Director: Avi Ofer
Writer: William D Desmond
If you ever hopped on the Pokémon GO craze, you'll have an inkling of how digital technology is increasingly capable of adding rich new slices to everyday life. The public exhibition 'Unreal City', which ran from 8 December 2020 to 5 January 2021 on the River Thames in London – and is, until 9 February 2021, available for at-home viewing – similarly superimposed digital layers on to reality, but with an aim to transform the city into an immersive augmented reality (AR) art gallery. An initiative from the AR app Acute Art and Dazed Media, the exhibition featured 36 digital sculptures from artists around the globe, and was arranged as a riverside walking tour at a time when indoor museums had become mostly inaccessible due to COVID-19. Featuring images of some of the sculptures and words from artists including Olafur Eliasson, Tomás Saraceno, Cao Fei and KAWS, this trailer for the 'Unreal City' exhibition is an exciting glimpse into the potential for AR as it continues to transform cities in strange and surprising ways.
Director: Kate Villevoye
Website: Dazed
You might assume that a creature incapable of feeding itself would have a one-way ticket off the food chain and into the dustbin of extinction. But some ant species with mandibles that are ill-equipped for eating have developed a clever – if not quite mutual – means of finding sustenance and perpetuating. Known as 'kidnapper' or 'slave-making' ants, these parasitic creatures raid the nests of other ant species, capture their young and carry them to their home nest. Using scents to keep the new arrivals oblivious to the fact that they're far from home, the kidnappers deploy their captors to tend to their young, forage for their food, and even chew and feed it to them in a process known as trophallaxis. Captured in stunning high definition by the science documentary series Deep Look, this short video tracks red kidnapper ants in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California as they raid, kidnap and brainwash the young from a nearby black ant species' nest. You can learn more about this video at KQED Science.
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Producer and Writer: Josh Cassidy
Narrator and Writer: Lauren Sommer
The award-winning pianist Kris Bowers and his grandfather Horace Bowers, Sr were born on opposite sides of the United States, and some 60 years apart. Growing up in Los Angeles, Kris aspired to be a musician and composer from a young age – and had the natural talent to match. Raised in Florida amid Jim Crow, Horace wanted, above all else, to get out of the South, hitchhiking West as a teenager, where he would later start a successful small business in California. But, as the short documentary A Concerto Is a Conversation explores, what they share – including personal struggles with race and discrimination, ambitions to rise above the circumstances of their birth, and indistinguishable spirits – transcends the years between them. Featuring intimate cinematography from the Canadian director Ben Proudfoot and a stirring score provided by Kris Bowers himself, the film tracks the musical rhythms of a conversation between loved ones, and across the generations, with grace and heart.
Directors: Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers
Producer: Jeremy Lambert
Website: Breakwater Studios
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Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did […]
This Is What Live Music Looked Like Last Week
We had some truly stellar photos come out of our photographers this week, as they attended shows from Vance Joy, Ball Park Music, Matt Corby and Groovin The Moo sideshows, with the common theme being some amazing light shows. As Forbes notes, in the missive, Sixx and bandmates James Michael and DJ Ashba implore YouTube to work harder to protect the rights of artists whose work frequently appears on the […]
The Subways Tour Diary: Days 6-10 the adventure continues
The Subways were kind enough to chronicle their North American tour for us, and we'll be running their tour diary in several installments this week. Billy Lunn will be our guide, and as he writes, "Because so much usually ends up happening on our tours, we thought that this time round, whilst we're on our exciting US/Canada tour, I'd keep a diary of all our happenings. As well as being […]
Green Velvet To Release New Live Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 The package was recorded in Liverpool on the Acolyte to Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour. Steve Packett is set to release of a brand new double live album and DVD this summer. Titled 'The Total Experience Live In Liverpool', the 2CD/2DVD deluxe package and stand-a-lone Blu-Ray was recorded on StevIe's Acolyte to Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour in 2015 at the Liverpool Philharmonic. "When Inside Out told me that […]
New Demo From My Morning Jacket
This week's essential mix from All Songs Considered includes a surprising, electronic, mostly instrumental cut from The 1975 — a British group known more for its brash Top-40 pop and rock — an intimate home demo recording from My Morning Jacket and a spare, moody cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" by the Irish folk singer known as SOAK. Also on the show: A new studio recording of "Some Day […]
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Sounds of Superior Productivity
We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. [qtgallery id="458"] What is that secret age-old productivity tool? Music. Yep. The right music can help you stay focused and more productive. Here's how: Music Helps Boost Productivity on Repetitive Tasks Research has shown that when presented with repetitive tasks, music can help make those tasks more enjoyable and boost productivity. In this study, for instance, assembly line […]
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Copenhagen Club Culture Box To Lose Government Funding
Nightlife in Copenhagen is set for a heavy blow as one of the city's main clubs, Culture Box, will lose a substantial amount of funding from 2017. Since 2005, the Danish government has provided the club with €240,000 (1,800,000 Danish kroner) per year, but that'll end at the end of 2016. The club describes the planned cancellation of funding as a "very hard blow" as the money goes towards bookings […]
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The artist Mohamed Sobhi apologized for not taking over the chairmanship of the drama committee, just two days after the issue of the Supreme Council of Media led by press writer Makram Mohammed Ahmed, a statement confirming the approval of the first and willingness to perform its functions to form a committee every week.
"Of course she refused to sign up and apologized," Sobhi said in an exclusive statement to Masrawy on Monday (April 8).
It is noteworthy that the artist Mohamed Sobhi was honored last March, on the sidelines of the events of the eighth sessions of the Luxor Festival of African cinema, following the screening of the film "Here Cairo" by Omar Abdel Aziz, which took place during the same session was honored by the festival.


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EDGAR Online Interview Preparation Guide
61 EDGAR Online Questions and Answers:
1 :: If the company you worked for was doing something unethical or illegal, what would you do?
Report it to the leaders within the company. True leaders understand business ethics are important to the company's longevity
2 :: What critical component of this position In EDGAR Online makes the work challenging?
Heading information: This should include job title, pay grade or range, reporting relationship (by position, not individual), hours or shifts, and the likelihood of overtime or weekend work.
Summary objective of the job: List the general responsibilities and descriptions of key tasks and their purpose, relationships with customers, coworkers, and others, and the results expected of incumbent employees.
Qualifications: State the education, experience, training, and technical skills necessary for entry into this job.
Special demands: This should include any extraordinary conditions applicable to the job In EDGAR Online (for example, heavy lifting, exposure to temperature extremes, prolonged standing, or travel).
Job duties and responsibilities: Only two features of job responsibility are important: identifying tasks that comprise about 90 to 95 percent of the work done and listing tasks in order of the time consumed (or, sometimes, in order of importance).
3 :: How much are you willing to sacrifice to be successful at work In EDGAR Online?
With anything comes sacrifice. The questions is how much of it are you willing to sacrifice with regards to work life balance, stress, etc?
4 :: If you felt like you were hitting the proverbial "wall" and getting burned out, what would you do to re-energize yourself?
Take a break to rest. Work in smaller increments of time to increase focus with breaks in between. Delegate tasks to those that are willing to help.
5 :: Why was there a gap in your employment In EDGAR Online?
6 :: Tell me about a time you failed?
Everyone has failed, so don't play dumb or claim you've never messed up In EDGAR Online. Think of a time when a work-related situation didn't turn out quite as you had hoped. An interviewer is interested in seeing how you took responsibility for your failure, what you learned from it, and how you would prevent similar failures from happening again.
7 :: Describe a time when you put your needs aside to help a co-worker understand a task. How did you assist them? What was the result?
The key is to show that the mentoring of a co-worker was first a higher priority than the task you had at hand (remember, you want to show that you focus on highest priority tasks first). Then, describe in detail how you helped them not only complete the task but learn to do it on their own. You want to teach them HOW to fish and not to simply fish for them.
8 :: Top 12 Best Brainteaser Interview Questions:
Brainteaser questions In EDGAR Online have become popular for interviews in recent years, as word has gotten out that top tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and IBM have used this type of question at one time or another.
Companies like Google aren't using these questions so much any more, but many companies, are, and it may be good to prepare for them In EDGAR Online. The key to these isn't so much getting the exact answer, as it is showing how you would come up with an answer.
Here's a sample of 12 of the best and most difficult.
1. How many street lights are there in New York City?
2. How many gas stations are there in the United States?
3. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?
4. How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?
5. Why are manhole covers round?
6. How many times a day does a clock's hands overlap?
7. How would you test a calculator?
8. Describe the internet to someone who just woke up from a 30-year coma.
9. How much does the Starbucks in Times Square bring in, in annual revenue?
10. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown into a blender. Your mass is reduced so that your density is the same as usual. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?
11. What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ;)
12. How many golf balls are there in Florida?
9 :: How do you handle confidentiality in your work?
Often, interviewers will ask questions to find out the level of technical knowledge In EDGAR Online that a candidate has concerning the duties of a care assistant. In a question such as this, there is an opportunity to demonstrate professional knowledge and awareness. The confidentiality of a person's medical records is an important factor for a care assistant to bear in mind.
10 :: What do you consider ethical spending on an expense account?
It depends on the role - but the better way to answer this is to ask the interviewer what their expectations are with regards to what the role can expense and then simply state that you'll stay within those parameters
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Forums » Off-Topic Discussion » A bicycle for rotary fans - or have we already talked about this?
It took me until the end of the vid to actually understand how they work. I wonder what the fenders are made of? Hopefully something slick.
Looks like the undersides of the "fenders" are blocks of teflon, which I would think is the best choice. It would be a good idea to have a tire spray system to help clear grit from the "fenders."
Edit: I'd think a more efficient if more complicated mechanism would be to have each wheel chain-drive a crank & rod mechanism that moves the suspension up and down.
As an engineer I'm scratching my head as to why? It slow, inefficient, and in no way an improvement on any existing idea. The only positive I can add is it's different than anything I've seen. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
It might be easier to rid up curbs, if you It it with the wheel in the correct position?
That's exactly what I was expecting & I kept replaying the first part of the vid looking for one.
The man should work for BMW. He is obviously a master at complication for the sake of complication.
Not better. Just more parts.
I believe he made it to take to burning man, so practicality or clear purpose is not necessarily a requirement.
makes me think of the square skateboard wheels that i see pop up from time to time.
It's actually just an optical illusion that makes these look square, if you measure their diameter you'll find that it's as constant at any angle as any regular skateboard wheel.
These wheels actually have a practical use - they skitter left and right over pavement irregularities, instead of getting caught on them.


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effort(didn't want to break the plastic connection and strand myself).
fix this now and not gamble later.
>  Seems like lately I'm having a rash of failures or one sort or another.
> broke.......and I'm not about to ask "What Next?"
> Anyhow, I will post to the List on my findings regarding the fuel leak.


text:
from decimal import Decimal

from django.db import migrations

def populate_refund_amounts_in_fulfillments(apps, schema_editor):
    Order = apps.get_model("order", "Order")

    orders = Order.objects.filter(events__type="fulfillment_refunded")
    for order in orders.iterator():
        fulfillments = order.fulfillments.filter(
            status__in=["refunded", "refunded_and_returned"]
        )
        refunded_fulfillments = order.fulfillments.filter(status="refunded")
        refunded_and_replaced_fulfillments = order.fulfillments.filter(
            status="refunded_and_returned"
        )
        refunded_events = order.events.filter(type="fulfillment_refunded")
        refunded_events = [
            event for event in refunded_events if "lines" in event.parameters
        ]
        total_amount = sum(
            [Decimal(event.parameters.get("amount", 0)) for event in refunded_events]
        )
        included_shipping_costs = any(
            [
                event.parameters.get("shipping_costs_included", False)
                for event in refunded_events
            ]
        )

        fulfillment_count = fulfillments.count()
        refunded_events_count = len(refunded_events)
        if fulfillment_count == refunded_events_count:
            for fulfillment, event in zip(fulfillments, refunded_events):
                amount = event.parameters.get("amount") or 0
                included_shipping_costs = event.parameters.get(
                    "shipping_costs_included", False
                )
                fulfillment.total_refund_amount = amount
                if included_shipping_costs:
                    fulfillment.shipping_refund_amount = (
                        order.shipping_price_gross_amount
                    )
                fulfillment.save(
                    update_fields=["total_refund_amount", "shipping_refund_amount"]
                )
        elif (
            refunded_fulfillments.count() == 1
            and not refunded_and_replaced_fulfillments
        ):
            refunded_fulfillment = refunded_fulfillments.first()
            if included_shipping_costs:
                refunded_fulfillment.shipping_refund_amount = (
                    order.shipping_price_gross_amount
                )
            refunded_fulfillment.total_refund_amount = total_amount
            refunded_fulfillment.save(
                update_fields=["total_refund_amount", "shipping_refund_amount"]
            )
        elif (
            not refunded_fulfillments
            and refunded_and_replaced_fulfillments.count() == 1
        ):
            refunded_and_replaced_fulfillment = (
                refunded_and_replaced_fulfillments.first()
            )
            if included_shipping_costs:
                refunded_and_replaced_fulfillment.shipping_refund_amount = (
                    order.shipping_price_gross_amount
                )
            refunded_and_replaced_fulfillment.total_refund_amount = total_amount
            refunded_and_replaced_fulfillment.save(
                update_fields=["total_refund_amount", "shipping_refund_amount"]
            )
        else:
            fulfillment = fulfillments.first()
            if fulfillment:
                fulfillment.total_refund_amount = total_amount
                if included_shipping_costs:
                    fulfillment.shipping_refund_amount = (
                        order.shipping_price_gross_amount
                    )
                fulfillment.save(
                    update_fields=["total_refund_amount", "shipping_refund_amount"]
                )

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ("order", "0110_auto_20210518_0918"),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.RunPython(
            populate_refund_amounts_in_fulfillments, migrations.RunPython.noop
        )
    ]

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Q: Saving Kinect Depth to Binary File Apologises if this question has been asked before, I could not find it. However in general this forum has been amazing, programming is not my field of expertise ( I am from the medical side). However the kinect has presented some very interesting areas to explore. In nutshel, I am looking to save the depth data to a binary file to later analysis (and display) - while I am aware of the kinect studio, I need to record the data intandem with other data collected. I have searched around and adapted a method, however I am at a loss.
I hava created a call in the SensorDepthFrameReady method:
saveDepth(depthFrame)

The above passes the depthData byte[] array to saveDepth().
    public static void saveDepth( byte[] bytes)
    {
    // create file io for write
    using (System.IO.FileStream stream = new System.IO.FileStream(file,     System.IO.FileMode.Append, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
    {

        // write the passed byte buffer
        stream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
        // close the file
        stream.Close();
    }

}

This then saves to a .bin file. However, is this the correct format to enable access for later use in Matlab for example.

A: To validate your method you should define what is correct and what is wrong.
If you write a corresponding method in MATLAB that can read the file you saved in C# and accomplish your job, it is correct, otherwise it is not.


text:
package net.sf.farrago.jdbc.param;

import org.eigenbase.util14.*;

/**
 * FarragoJdbcEngineBooleanParamDef defines a boolean parameter. This class is
 * JDK 1.4 compatible.
 *
 * @author Angel Chang
 * @version $Id$
 */
class FarragoJdbcBooleanParamDef
    extends FarragoJdbcParamDef
{
    //~ Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------

    FarragoJdbcBooleanParamDef(
        String paramName,
        FarragoParamFieldMetaData paramMetaData)
    {
        super(paramName, paramMetaData);
    }

    //~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------

    // implement FarragoSessionStmtParamDef
    public Object scrubValue(Object x)
    {
        if (x == null) {
            checkNullable();
            return null;
        } else {
            if (x instanceof Boolean) {
                return x;
            } else if (x instanceof Number) {
                Number n = (Number) x;
                return Boolean.valueOf(n.longValue() != 0);
            } else if (x instanceof String) {
                try {
                    return ConversionUtil.toBoolean((String) x);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // Convert string to number, return false if zero
                    try {
                        String str = ((String) x).trim();
                        double d = Double.parseDouble(str);
                        return Boolean.valueOf(d != 0);
                    } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
                        throw newInvalidFormat(x);
                    }
                }
            } else {
                throw newInvalidType(x);
            }
        }
    }
}

// End FarragoJdbcBooleanParamDef.java


I had an issue with all the variables, like temperature, that has in all levels in the vertical a granular aspect (attached figures). I still can figured out how to fix this.
I run ROMS 3.7 for 15 years simulation. Am using HYCOM initial conditions and climatology for each month. Forcing from COADS (heat, wind stress, sss, sst and fresh water). My open boundaries Che for free surface, Shc for 2D, RadNud for 3D and tracers, Rad for TKE.
does it start out like that or evolve to that? check the fields in your grid file like dmde dndx. check angle.
Thank you for the reply. The first time steps looks smooth, and it evolve to the figure i attached.
I not used N2S2_HORAVG. Do you recomend to use it?
I'm doing some test and founded that using advection schemes for tracers TS_U3HADVECTION with TS_C4VADVECTION and for momentum UV_U3HADVECTION and UV_C4VADVECTION, i got better results.
With respect to the variables dmde, dndx and the angle, i attached the figures.
I will activate N2S2_HORAVG and will report it as soon as possible.
I guess that the more fundamental question is what type of horizontal advection are you using? Are you specifying explicit diffusion and viscosity? What do you specify for vertical diffusion/viscosity parameterization closure? You should compute your Reynolds Number (U dx/nu), where U is the maximum velocity magnitude for your application. dx is grid spacing, and nu is diffusion/viscosity coefficient.
I used 4th order centered advection for tracers and momentum. For explicit viscosity TS_DIF4=2 and UV_VIS2=15. For the vertical parametrization closure: Mellor & Yamada, with Kantha and Clayson stability function, also to mention I added RI_SPLINES.
About the Reynolds Number from the log file, where U = 1.9 m/s, dx = 7000 m and nu = 15 m2/s; Re = 886.
Well, that's your problem. You are using biharmonic diffusivity (m4/s), which scales as 1/12 * ABS(U) * (dx ** 3). A value for TS_DIF4 of 2 m4/s is too small You need values of the order of 2.0d+8 m4/s. That is, you are using a value that is eight orders of magnitude too small No wonder why your solution is so granular. I hope that you are not using MIX_S_TS, you will need, at least, mixing along geopotentials (MIX_GEO_TS) to avoid spurious diapycnal diffusion.
Thank you for the reply. Will do my new tests with that values.