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Jack Whyte has written three highly successful series of Historical adventures: "The Camulod Chronicles", set in 5th-Century post-Roman Britain, "The Knights Templar Trilogy", set in 12th- 13th- and 14th-Century France, and the current "Guardians" series, (re-titled as "The Bravehearts Chronicle" in Britain), which deals with 14th-Century Scotland during the Wars of Independence and features the Scots heroes of those wars: William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Sir James the Black Douglas. A million-plus bestselling author in Canada, Whyte's works are widely translated into more than a dozen languages and have won him a large and faithful following wherever they appear. He lives in British Columbia, Canada, and his official "home" on the 'Web is www.jackwhyte.com.
Show me the money, and where it goes.


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Balloon Delights
Chamber Events ▸
Founders Series with Arthur Coppola, CEO of Macerich
This year, b8ta's been inviting local communities to our stores to connect with the leaders of companies that are pioneering innovative products and new tech worldwide. For our inaugural Founders Series at b8ta Corte Madera, we're excited to host Arthur M. Coppola, CEO of Macerich.
Art Coppola has led a visionary team at Macerich in creating distinctive retail destinations perfectly matched to retail demand in some of the most desirable markets in the United States. Mr. Coppola guides an expansive national portfolio of high-performing retail properties, with a focus on adding value to assets and land holdings.
Mr. Coppola's strategic vision for Macerich has driven the company's growth with signature acquisitions and a robust development and redevelopment pipeline since he took on his current role more than 20 years ago. A long-standing member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Mr. Coppola served as the 2007 Chair of the Board of Governors and is a current member of The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Mr. Coppola was the 2009 recipient of NAREIT's prestigious Leader in the Light award, which recognized his significant and lasting contributions to the industry.
Arthur will sit down and chat with b8ta CEO and co-founder Vibhu Norby about his journey in the world of retail and where he sees the industry going. Join us for a casual evening of networking and discussion, complete with drinks and snacks.
Tuesday, October 16 at b8ta Corte Madera, 6:30–9 p.m.
6:30 - Doors open
7:00 - Fireside chat with Arthur M. Coppola, CEO of Macerich.
7:30 - Q&A
8:00 - Networking
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/founders-series-with-arthur-m-coppola-ceo-of-macerich-tickets-50378730138

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The Washington Nationals' chances of re-signing Bryce Harper appear to be low and it may come down to money.
After reportedly seeing their 10-year, $300-million offer rejected before the end of the 2018 regular season, the Nationals have no plans to give Harper a megadeal comparable to the one Manny Machado reportedly agreed to with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, sources told Todd Zolecki, Mark Feinsand, and Jamal Collier of MLB.com.
Washington's original $300-million offer included roughly $100 million in deferred money, which would have lowered the present-day value of the contract, sources told MLB.com.
Harper may be looking for more money, anyway, as he reportedly rejected offers worth north of $300 million from several teams in recent weeks.
While it's unknown which teams Harper turned down, the Philadelphia Phillies have ramped up their discussions with him and his agent Scott Boras over the past couple of weeks, MLB.com adds.
Other teams linked to Harper throughout the offseason include the Padres, Chicago White Sox, and San Francisco Giants.
The White Sox are out of the Harper sweepstakes, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports. The Giants only appear interested in a lucrative short-term deal, and the Padres have already committed to Machado.
Harper, a six-time All-Star and 2015 NL MVP, hit .249/.393/.496 with 34 home runs and 100 RBIs in 159 games last season for the Nationals.


Loose, braided or pulled into a particular hairstyle, black natural hair is beautiful and versatile. To keep your locks soft and healthy, you need to know the right way to care for black hair. We're here to give you some tips and advice on how to keep your natural curls shining.
It's worth adding that this article talks about all things black natural hair care for tresses that have not been chemically treated.
What are the Different Types of Hair Curls?
While it's impossible to strictly categorise curl types as every individual's hair is different, a number and letter system is often used as a guide and a starting point.
Type 2: Wavy hair. This type is divided into three – 2a, 2b and 2c depending on the intensity of the wave – 2a being least reminiscent of the letter S, and 2c the most.
Type 3: Curly Hair. This type of hair is also divided into three – 3a, 3b and 3c. 3a being the loosest curl and 3c the tightest, sometimes described as a corkscrew shape.
Type 4: Very tight curls. Once again, this hair type is divided into three – 4a, 4b and 4c. 4a curls look like tight S shapes, while 4b are often defined as tight looking Z shapes, and finally 4c is even more tightly coiled and generally does not have a defined curl pattern.
Of course, it's very common to have a mix of hair types. This means, you might spot that your hair looks like type 4a at the roots, but goes into 4b or 4c at the ends. There can be a variety of mixes, so don't feel that your hair needs to fall into a certain category. Use the number and letter system only as a starting guide.
How To Care For Black Natural Hair?
When washing your hair, always go for both shampoo and conditioner. Don't be tempted to wash your locks too often as this causes hair to dry out. Another thing to be mindful of is the temperature. If it's too hot, you might notice your hair becoming frizzy, dry and hard to manage. Always opt for warm water and follow up with a cold rinse. Doing so will make your hair look shinier and healthier.
When choosing your shampoo and conditioner, opt for a light formula, preferably packed with oils such as argan, grape seed or jojoba. After you shampoo your hair, condition only the lengths and ends avoiding the roots. After washing your hair, add a tiny bit of hair oil to the ends while your tresses are still damp. If possible, avoid using heat stylers, or use them on low temperature with heat protecting spray.
Do You Have the Right Pillowcase?
Cotton pillowcases are known to draw out the moisture, so if you have black natural hair, go for a satin or silk pillow case. An added benefit of going for a silk or satin pillow case is that it is also much kinder to your skin. If you simply can't say no to your favourite collection of cotton pillowcases, use a silk scarf to wrap your hair before you sleep.
While you should moisturise and condition your hair whatever your hair type, black natural hair is the most susceptible to dryness, so it requires extra care. Go for a moisturising serum, leave-in conditioner, hair masks, hair oils such as coconut oil, almond oil or olive oil. Keeping your ends well moisturised will prevent them from splitting in the future.
Unfortunately split ends can be masked temporarily but not mended. This is why it's important to trim your hair as soon as you feel you have split ends to prevent those from causing further damage to hair lengths.
Top Tip: When brushing your hair, always opt for a wide toothed comb and gently brush from the ends going up to prevent the hair from getting damaged.
If you have black natural hair, going for a hot oil treatment once or twice a month can be a great way of adding moisture and shine to your hair as well as improving elasticity. Doing a hot oil treatment is easy, simply warm up one of your favourite hair oils (argan, avocado, coconut, olive or almond among others) in a jar thrown into hot water. Once warm, section hair and apply to the scalp and ends, gently massaging it in. Leave it on for 30 minutes and wrap a silk scarf around your head to lock in the moisture. Wash off with shampoo as normal.
While hot oil treatments should be done less frequently, cold oils can be used daily – especially on hair ends. Add a pea-sized amount of oil to your hands, rub and apply to the ends. This will help add shine and ease manageability.


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Three takeaways from Jay Simpson's conference call
February 7, 20172:02PM EST
Yesterday, Jay Simpson had his first media call as a member of the Philadelphia Union. Here are three takeaways from his conference call.
Get ready for some #DOOPs
In 330 career appearances, Simpson has found the back of the net 80 times. In his past two seasons, he's recorded 28 goals in 65 games, averaging nearly a goal every other game. Simpson is determined to bring his knack for scoring with him stateside.
"I'll be working hard in training doing my finishing, my movements around the box, and hopefully I'll be able to bring it over here," Simpson said. "Hopefully get a few chances in and I'll be able to put them into the back of the net."
Frequent flyer miles
One of the toughest aspects of the transition from English soccer (or European soccer in general) to the North American game is the travel. Long flights totaling thousands of miles can wear on players. For Simpson and the Union, it doesn't get much longer than a season opener against the Whitecaps in Vancouver. But Simpson is looking forward to the challenge and seeing what the United States and Canada has to offer.
"I hadn't really had a chance to talk to many other players about the league until I got over here and met my teammates, but I know there's going to be some long journeys," Simpson said. "We start off by going to Vancouver, but I'm really excited about it to get to see a lot of the country and it's all part of the experience, the travel and such. I'm excited and looking forward to the challenge and I think it's going to be great season."
Despite just arriving in Philadelphia Friday, Simpson is already getting settled in, both with the team and at home. Simpson, with his eighth different team since 2007, hasn't seen a team quite like the Union, making him even more excited for the upcoming season.
"I loved Philadelphia," Simpson said. "I loved it at first sight. I'm excited to come over grateful for the opportunity.
"It's rare where you going into a place where everyone is so welcoming toward you," Simpson continued. "It's a great bunch of boys here, everyone gets on really well here together. It's kind of like one unit, and from my early impressions, like a family. So, I'm hoping I'll be able to settle in quickly and contribute toward that, but the boys here have been brilliant."


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Numbers, fees and commission
One-off codes
SMS payments
payment charging via SMS
The service associated with a special range of reduced numbers. For sending SMS to the number, the sender is charged with an increased payment which is the same for all mobile phone users and does not depend on being a member of a particular operator's network or the subscriber's tariff plan.
Possibilities that give you Premium SMS
Using Premium SMS, you can make accessible for the GSM phone users the variety of services for which the organizer receives part of the commission taken by the user.
Currently, there are many services based on the Premium Rate SMS that provide with mobile entertainment, paid articles on web, access to site, chat rooms, different services on the network through the use of SMS micropayments. It is possible to carry out actions, which are an important part of marketing: competing, lottery, urban games, subscriptions, etc.
Contests; Lotteries
Chats; conversations
Paid content; Polls
Acces to the websites
SMS micropayments etc.
Numbers Premium SMS are distinguished by having slightly different form from the standard numbers. Premium SMS number is the shortened number having form eg. 71200, which is easy to remember by the final user. The numbers in SerwerSMS are divided into two groups: shared numbers (this solution is easy and cheap) and dedicated numbers (solution for more demanding).
Shared numbers
Having an account in SerwerSMS Platform there is an available pool of shortened numbers Premium SMS shared with other users of the Platform. Shared numbers are based on prefixes to be set up and activated in the system. Prefix enables to recognize incoming messages and assign it to a specific account in SerwerSMS. The Platform allows you to use the numbers of different values in the range of 0.5 PLN to 25 PLN net. By sharing you can reduce the cost of installation and launch of a number.
Table of available numbers in SerwerSMS Platform
Commission paid (profit-sharing)
70XXX 0,5 pln Information available in w pricing
71XXX 1 pln Information available in w pricing
919XX 19 pln Information available in w pricing
Dedicated numbers
Dedicated number Premium SMS is asigned to one account in SerwerSMS only and there is no need to use prefixes. You can use prefixes but it is not necessary for the proper functioning of the number. Dedicated number is an easy solution which allows you to bidirectional communication based on Premium SMS numbers. Dedicated numbers have requirements posed by infrastructural operators whose integrator is the SerwerSMS Platform. The basic requirement is to ensure minimum traffic coming to this number. Another limitation is the relatively high cost of installation. Offer for dedicated number is prepared individually, so please contact us in order to present you a list of available numbers and to work out a proposal for your company.
Settlement rules and commission payment
Premium SMS service is available only to holders of subscription packages. The commission shall be paid in monthly intervals. In the panel of SerwerSMS full report will be available for incoming Premium SMS messages and information about the current fee to be paid. Payment will be made after the issue and provide us with a VAT invoice. On its basis payment will be made. The time limit for payment is 30 days of the date of invoice issuing.
A popular service with increased payment are so called one-off codes. Using this service you can handle the payable content eg. on websites. Example services that can operate on the principle of one-off codes return:
paid access to websites,
paid downloaded files
paying for services or goods,
adding to contact lists,
news bulletin,
Example principles of operation:
If we want to make such a video on our website, the service can be used according to the following scheme:
the user sends an SMS with specified content and to a specified number;
in response receives a code;
code is marked in SerwerSMs as issued;
user who has received the code enter it on the website and use the service;
the system will charge a commission for the code sent by the user.
A ready solution for owners of websites who want to provide paid content, services or files. Premium SMS Payment System supports charging on the side of SerwerSMS Platform.This solution makes that the implementation in your Premium SMS Payment service through SerwerSMS platform is very simple. Once properly configured script will work without the need for additional controls.
Advantages of Premium SMS Payments in SerwerSMS platform:
free access to the service within one account in SerwerSMS platform;
high commission in the service Premium SMS payments;
flexible posssibility to change the Premium number of differnet values;
current payout is always available in the Customer Panel in SerwerSMS platform.
In the Customer Panel ready script (code) will automatically appear which has to be pasted in the appropriate place on your website. Refer to the technical specification of service Premium SMS micropayments in SerwerSMS.
Technical specification for Premium SMS Payments


What was your first convention and what did you cosplay at it?
When did you start making your own cosplays?
About a month after Anime Evolution, I started randomly gathering things with no plans at all. I got a bolt of purple fabric, white fabric, and my sister gave me a wig she had used for another cosplay she didn't want. It resulted in me experimenting with making Tomoyo Hime from Tsubasa Chronicles.
How long does it take to work on one cosplay?
Time really is relative to the size and design of the costume. I can simply say that anything can take from a week to almost 4 months to finish. I find anything more than 4 months and I start burning out and I may set the costume aside possibly never working on it again. My answer there is a bit vague so I'll give examples of how long something took for me to make. My NoFlutter Sailor Saturn costume took exactly 7 days to complete from drafting a pattern, sewing, accessorizing to styling the wig. Where as something bigger scale with more details such as Esther Blanchett took 3 months to get it to the point I have completed so far. I prefer working on something closer in scale to costumes like Seth Nightroad and Granado Espada costumes that took about 2 months to complete.
How do you choose the characters you portray?
I generally like certain connection between me and the character I plan to portray. I generally like a character that may have gone through difficult times, but can still smile and crack a joke. I also like characters that love to smile cause I prefer smiling. Even then if a character design just doesn't appeal to me, then that may turn me off from wanting to create the cosplay. I love being challenged and without that I just lose interest. Luckily, there are many wonderful writers and team of awesome designers who create such characters I want to recreate so I feel I can be a bit picky about my choices.
What has been your favorite character to recreate?
My favorite character to cosplay was Seth Nightroad from Trinity Blood. She's an empress who hides her identity and doesn't age very fast. She can be young, happy, enjoys life, while she is strong, mature and nurturing towards her subjects. It's a character I respect in the series and had fun portraying. Also the artist Thores has always drawn amazing outfits for her. She is a combination of a character I admire and design I loved recreating.
What has been the most challenging part of cosplay?
The most challenging part of cosplay for me has been dealing with self doubt. I may not show it, I definitely don't try to show it, but I suffer from anxiety and depression. It really is very hard on my self esteem and I constantly struggle with even grasping the courage to post my progress online. It's something that can really eat away at a person. It's a real struggle for me, but at the same time Cosplay has helped me learn to face my fears. I've grown a lot as a person through the encouragement of the wonderful people in the community, and well I'm still here. Still creating and taking on new projects.
What was the most difficult costume you have ever created?
The most difficult costume for me was working on Esther Blanchett. I had setup the bar pretty high in how I wanted to create her gown. I wanted to create the textiles myself by embroidering all the designs and then beading all 15 yards of white fabric. On top of that I wanted to embroider and design a 10 feet long cape trimmed in fur and a wired ruff collar that I've never made in my life. It's still no where I want it to be and I continue to work on small pieces here and there. I don't even know if it will ever be completed the way I want it to be. For now, I'm setting it aside to switch up with other costumes.
What are you working on now and what challenges does it offer?
Right now I'm working on designing some nerdy fashion wear. I always wanted to try my hand on designing clothing and I can't wait to debut the outfits soon. As for cosplay, my next costumes are genderbend Varric Thetras from Dragon Age: Inquisition, Snow white as designed by Hannah Alexander, and East Witch by Sakizou. Varric is going to be the most challenging. I will be doing some leather work, armor and prop work which I don't normally do. I have a feeling it will be a big learning curve for me.
What advice would you give someone new to cosplay?


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Brazilian musicians born in the year 1961
Here are 8 famous musicians from Brazil were born in 1961:
Herbert Vianna
Herbert Vianna (May 4, 1961 João Pessoa, Paraíba-) a.k.a. Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, songwriter and musician.
His albums include O som do sim, Santorini Blues and Ê Batumaré. Genres he performed include Pop music, New Wave, Reggae, Ska, Post-punk and Brazilian rock.
Read more about Herbert Vianna on Wikipedia »
André Jung
André Jung (May 12, 1961 Recife-) is a Brazilian composer, songwriter, record producer, journalist and drummer.
Genres: Rock music.
Read more about André Jung on Wikipedia »
Kátya Chamma
Kátya Chamma (August 19, 1961-) is a Brazilian writer and singer.
Her discography includes: Katya Chamma. Genres: Música popular brasileira, Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock and Blues.
Read more about Kátya Chamma on Wikipedia »
Daúde Candeal
Daúde Candeal (September 23, 1961 Salvador-) a.k.a. Daúde or Daude is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter and scholar.
Her albums include Daúde, Neguinha Te Amo and Pata Pata.
Read more about Daúde Candeal on Wikipedia »
Marcelo Fromer
Marcelo Fromer (December 3, 1961 São Paulo-June 13, 2001 São Paulo) was a Brazilian songwriter and composer. He had three children, Alice Fromer, Max Fromer and Susy Fromer.
Genres related to him: Rock music.
Read more about Marcelo Fromer on Wikipedia »
Celia Mara
Celia Mara (July 27, 1961-) is a Brazilian singer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
Genres she performed: Reggae, World music, Música popular brasileira and Bossa nova.
Read more about Celia Mara on Wikipedia »
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr. (February 24, 1961 São Paulo-) also known as Mario Caldato, Mario C., Caldato, Mario Jr. or Mario Caldato Jr. is a Brazilian record producer, audio engineer and mixing engineer.
Read more about Mario Caldato Jr. on Wikipedia »
Fernanda Abreu
Fernanda Abreu (September 8, 1961 Rio de Janeiro-) otherwise known as Abreu, Fernanda is a Brazilian singer.
Discography: Entidade Urbana, Da lata, Na Paz, , , and . Genres: Funk carioca and Pop music.
Read more about Fernanda Abreu on Wikipedia »
Hungarian musicians died at age 66 List of the top 20 Hungarian music stars who died when they were 66
Dutch musicians died in Falling List of the top 1 Dutch music stars who died in Falling
Spanish actresses born in 1942 List of the top 5 Spanish actresses who were born in 1942
Greek musicians born in 1954 List of the top 5 Greek music stars who died in who were born in 1954
Greek musicians died before turning 21 List of the top 92 Greek music stars who died before 21
Czechoslovakian actors born in 1932 List of the top 5 Czechoslovakian actors who were born in 1932


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Q: gcc link file for memory map, what syntax is that? When using gcc to cross-compile for an MCU you provide a linker script file to the linker so it knows how to create the final object file.
I would like to learn more about this type of file, but can't find a nice tutorial on how these files work, what kind of syntax they use, what are best practices, and what to avoid.
Here's an example of a stripped-down link file that would be provided to the linker with the "-Tlinkfile.ld" option:
MEMORY
{
    ram    (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 20k
    rom    (rx)  : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 128K
}
SECTIONS
{
    .  = 0x0;           /* From 0x00000000 */
    .text :
    {
        *(.nvic_vector)  /* Vector table */
        *(.text.*)      /* Program code */
        *(.text)        /* Program code */
        *(.rodata)      /* Read only data */
    } >rom

    .  = 0x20000000;    /* From 0x20000000 */
    .data :
    {
        *(.data)        /* Data memory */
    } >ram AT > rom

    .bss :
    {
        *(.bss)         /* Zero-filled run time allocate data memory */
    } >ram AT > rom
}

/Thanks

A: The syntax is documented in the GNU binutils ld documentation - that's more of a reference than a tutorial, but there are various examples scattered through it.

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Here it is – Part III of our "Ultimate Guide to Crustaceans of North Sulawesi" series. We've got 6 more species of rare and unusual crabs and shrimps that can be found here in North Sulawesi at some of the best dive sites in Indonesia. Underwater photographers, get your flights booked and your macro lenses ready! Here at Murex Dive Resorts our Dive Guides are true professionals at finding you the best crustaceans – no matter how small, how rare or how camouflaged!
The Coleman shrimp is a type of commensal shrimp which is also known as the Fire urchin shrimp because it lives exclusively in symbiosis with the Variable fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). This species of shrimp is often found in pairs and its delicate markings combined with the bright color of its host urchin make it an exceptional underwater photography subject. The largest of the pair is usually the female but they still only grow up to 2cm. These crustaceans can be found on urchins from 5 – 30 meters and they feed on parasites which are attracted to the urchin as well as algae and plankton.
Dive Sites: Coleman Shrimp do not live on all fire urchins; they are quite a rare find but the best dive site for spotting them are Jahir 2 in Lembeh. Around Bangka and Manado they are even rarer. You can try your chances at City Extra in Manado but you have to be very very lucky. Around Bangka we still need to spot the 1st ones.
These sponge crabs are a shallow water species of crustaceans which bear similarities to hermit crabs. They live in a cavity which they create on the underside of their host sponge – they cut out a fragment from the sponge and trim it to their own shape using their claws. Their last two pairs of legs are shorter than the other legs and bend upward over their carapace (shell), to hold the sponge in place. The sponge grows along with the crab, providing a consistent shelter – and protection! Because they are almost completely concealed by the sponge they can be tricky to spot. The best time for finding this species is during night dives when they are most active.
Dive Sites: The best dive sites for finding Cryptodomia are (night dives) at Air Prang in Lembeh, Murex House Reef in Manado and Sabora in Bangka.
This rare species of crab is usually found hiding under small rock piles. Its carapace has a distinct "mosaic-like" white, black and orange colour pattern. Boxer crabs take their name from the anemones which they carry in their claws (like boxers' gloves) and live in symbiosis with. The anemones stinging cells protect the boxer crab against predators and in return, the boxer crab provides food for its protectors. They have a body size of about 1.5 cm and because they move very fast they can be difficult to find. They are also referred to as the "pom-pom" crab for those who see cheer leading pom-poms rather than boxing gloves!
Dive Sites: This species is a rare treat and the sites where we have most success in finding them are Nudi Falls in Lembeh, Tanjung Kelapa in Manado and Sahaung 1 in Bangka.
This species of anemone shrimp is known by several different names, including "White spot anemone shrimp", "Glass anemone shrimp" and "Peacock tail anemone shrimp". All three names refer to its translucent body which is decorated with white spots or the 5 orange spots on its tail which are edged in back and have a close resemblance to peacock tail feathers. This shrimp grows up to 4 cm and is found mainly on the sea anemone Crytodendrum adhaesivum at depths of up to 30 meters. It's not an especially rare species but they can be quite mobile on the anemone which means you need some patience to capture a crisp image.
Dive Sites: Anemone shrimp can be found at many of our dive sites in Manado, Bangka, Lembeh and Bunaken including all three House Reefs.
This is a small shrimp species and as its name would suggest it is most often found inside bubble coral but also occasionally on anemones. Its body is almost all transparent with the exception of a purple coloured appendage and antennae and a purple line running in the centre of its body. This species grow up to 3 cm and we have year round, frequent sightings. Due to the extreme colour contrast between the transparent body and purple details it is an attractive shrimp to photograph. If they feel threatened they will retreat between the bubbles of the coral for protection but as it is a common species you will have lots of opportunities.
Dive Sites: As with the anemone shrimp, bubble coral shrimps can be found at many of our dive sites in Manado, Bangka, Lembeh and Bunaken including all three House Reefs.
This tiny shrimp only grows up to 2cm and it is commensal with black corals / whip corals. It has a very distinctive body shape with large tooth like spines along centre of its back (almost like a miniature dinosaur). It has numerous colour variations which range from green, white or black depending on the colour of its whip or green coral host. The trick to finding this species is to carefully study every whip coral from tip to root and from all angles!
Dive Sites: This species can be found all year round at any dive site that hosts whip or black corals . We recommend Nudi Retreat in Lembeh, Murex House Reef in Manado and Batu Gosok in Bangka.
We are not just a diving resort – we are a team of friendly, expert professionals with a passion for marine life, a passion for photography, a passion for teaching and a passion for making your diving holiday the best it can be. We hope you will make us your home and away from home and we will be with you every step of the way.
Why not explore all three of our dive bases with our Passport to Paradise option? No wasted transfer time, you dive from resort to resort – no equipment drying, no packing it all up, wake up in one place and dive your way to the next. Exploring different dive destinations couldn't be easier!


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Салазар Слидерин е герой от поредицата Хари Потър.

Той е основател на един от четирите дома във Хогуортс.

По-късно той се отдалечава от другите създатели на домове и създава тайна стая, която се намира дълбоко под "Хогуортс". Тази стая се нарича "Стаята на тайните". В нея можеш да влезеш след като кажеш на змийски език "Отвори се!". Вътре в стаята на тайните се намира чудовището на Слидерин – Базилиска.

Той е бил доста критичен и е изисквал неговите ученици да са по-добри от другите. Задължително е било да бъдат от чистокръвен магьоснически произход.

Основател е на дома "Слидерин". Ръководител на дома е проф. Сивиръс Снейп, а по-късно на негово място е проф. Хорас Слъгхорн.

Герои от Хари Потър

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Every loss at the Sanctuary is difficult, but when it's a sudden and unexpected loss, the pain cuts a little deeper.
We never thought we'd be saying good-bye to active 14-year-old Matty the cougar so soon. 14 might be considered geriatric, but is very young for our residents who often live close to 20 years or beyond. Matty left us due to acute renal failure just like her parent's Mia and Max did a few years ago.
Within just 3 days, she was a happy, healthy girl…and then she was gone. There's a big hole in all our hearts right now and still some disbelief.
If you met Matty, you know why. She was one of our most active cats at the sanctuary. She never missed a moment to play with the '5 Wild' along the fence line, play hide and stalk from the tall grass with her caregivers and then pop up purring as loud as could be.
It was rare to see her sitting still or just basking in the sun – she liked to be on the move and in the middle of all the sanctuary happenings.
As calm and cool as tiger Zeus and cougar Max were, Matty was just the opposite. She was a party animal. Full of energy and life. Taking on every piece of enrichment she was given – and she always won. Jumping to the tallest perch before launching off and on to her next adventure.
She came to us in 2006 with several other cats when the Catskill Game Farm in New York closed. But boy, does it seem like just yesterday. 12 years later and she hadn't aged a bit, at least on the outside. She remained in good spirits even after the passing of her parents. Nothing seemed to get Matty down.
I'm happy she didn't have more than a few bad days on this earth, but her loss does take our breath away. In rescue, we're always providing comfort care to our elder residents and those that just can't beat the odds of the health problems they have from their past. So we sometimes can feel cats like Matty were cheated a little. And so were we. We didn't know her time was coming so soon.
Thank you for all the wonderful support. It really does help us through these tough times. We know you are hurting just like we are. And we know you will also be alongside us to welcome another cat in need after we grieve.
Matty, you left us too fast! But then again, you were never a cat who moved slowly. We enjoyed every day and every moment with you. Thank you for always being such a happy and energetic presence here at the Sanctuary. The other side is very lucky to have you!
Matty, the cougar, along with six other cats were part of a big cat rescue from the Catskill Game Farm in New York in 2006. With the closing of their animal park, the game farm auctioned off 950 animals and made east coast and national headlines. Many worried that some of the animals would wind up in the hands of unscrupulous dealers, or to people who run 'canned shoot' operations, where hunters pay to shoot fenced-in animals.
Wildlife Watch intervened and negotiated placement of animals in sanctuaries while others purchased animals to ensure their fate. It is described as one of the largest animal rescues of its type.
For many years, Matty lived with Max and Mia together in a large, free-roaming enclosure here at the sanctuary until Max and Mia both passed away. Matty is very active and interested in what's going on around her – especially in what all her cougar neighbors are up to. She loves to crouch low and stalk anyone passing by her habitat. She also lets loose a fearsome cry every mealtime, reminding us daily that these cougars will always be wild at heart.


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Super Cup: Bagan lets game slip as Roca rings in the changes
During the pre-match, Bagan's boss Shankarlal Chakraborty seemed to be in awe of his opposite number Albert Roca's ability to change formations, at various points, through the course of a match.
Aashin Prasad
Bhubaneswar 17 April, 2018 23:12 IST
Albert Roca Pujol shifted to a three-man defence in the second half, after starting the game with a 4-4-2 formation. (File Photo) - AFP
Being a goal up and having a numerical advantage on the pitch, Mohun Bagan should have sealed its place in the final of the Super Cup. However, the Mariners handed the initiative back to Bengaluru FC and paid the price for it.
During the pre-match, Bagan's boss Shankarlal Chakraborty seemed to be in awe of his opposite number Albert Roca's ability to change formations, at various points, through the course of a match. On Tuesday, at the Kalinga Stadium, Shankarlal appeared to do the same, as his side crashed to a 4-2 defeat, in the semifinal.
Roca shifted to a three-man defence in the second half, after starting the game with a 4-4-2 formation. Despite Nishu Kumar's red card in the 50th minute, Bengaluru continued to play possession football and create seven chances, in total. Miku converted three of them before Sunil Chhetri curled one into the top corner, to punish Bagan.
"Our plan was to let Bengaluru play football. However, when they come in our zone, we were to quickly block them. We did that excellently in the first half. In the second, after the red card, it wasn't easy. For Miku's opening goal, the three players in front of him didn't make a challenge. And for his second, we lacked concentration, as they took an early free-kick. Maybe, it was my mistake for not giving proper suggestions to my players," Shakarlal conceded.
READ: 10-man BFC stuns Mohun Bagan to enter Super Cup final
Roca's juggling act
Roca's change involved the introduction of his compatriot Antonio Dovale in place of right-back Harmonjot Khabra. Khabra was a last minute selection for Juanan, who fell ill during the warm-up. Dovale, immediately, sped things up, in the middle of the park, as Nishu Kumar's shot required a save from Shilton Paul, in the 46th minute.
"We had to change the system. We were not consistent or penetrating enough in the attack. I knew he (Khabra) would not finish the game. And it was better, perhaps, to change the system, to surprise the opponent. We were quite well, at the start of second half, causing them enough problems."
"With the red card, I had to change the system again. And after the two goals, I had to change the system again. My players understood all the situation in the game, especially in the second half," Roca explained, of his tactics.
ALSO READ: Miku: 'Sunil and I take advantage of Udanta's quality'
Dovale's impact
Dovale has seen most of his appearances come as a substitute, in Bengaluru's domestic campaign. However, when called upon, the attacking midfielder made quicker exchanges with Miku and Udanta Singh to make the Blues' possession count. Mohun Bagan's midfield, particularly, found it hard to disrupt the combination play between Dovale and Miku.
"Toni and I played together in Spain (Rayo Vallecano), last season. He knows my movements. We know his quality. The coach has problems choosing his starting XI. This is because of our power and our quality. We can play in different systems with different players."
"Today (Tuesday), Toni did it. The coach told him to "give the ball, find the gap, play your football with confidence and help in defence". I am happy for him as it's not easy, here, for him. Sometimes, you need to wait for your chance and he did his job today," said the hat-trick hero, Miku.
Albert Roca Pujol


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Sebastian Maniscalco to Perform Record Twelve Shows at Borgata
POSTED BY: Carie York
|CATEGORY: Entertainment
Borgata has announced the addition of Sebastian Maniscalco to its upcoming entertainment lineup. The comedic superstar will perform a record-breaking dozen shows at Borgata's Event Center throughout the month of June; the most ever by one artist in Borgata's 16-year history.
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Visit Borgata This October For the Best in Entertainment
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The best entertainment, from Bollywood to Sebastian Maniscalco, comes to Borgata this October! Atlantic City's hottest shows are playing The Event Center and The Music Box
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Celebrate 4th of July in Style at Borgata
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It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without fireworks, and it wouldn't be a birthday without a big party! On July 2, 2003, Borgata officially opened, so this 4th of July weekend, we're not only celebrating the holiday but also celebrating our 15th Birthday for one of the biggest parties in Atlantic City! We're bringing you an electrifying celebration with the biggest names in entertainment, an exciting fireworks show, exclusive culinary experiences, as well as unique casino promotions and special events.
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Five Things You Didn't Know About Sebastian Maniscalco
Back by overwhelming demand, Sebastian Maniscalco is returning to Atlantic City this summer to do an impressive ten show run of his latest show Stay Hungry at Borgata's Event Center this June 22 – July 1!
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COMEDY REVIEW: Sebastian Maniscalco at Borgata's Event Center
If there's one thing that you learned about Sebastian Maniscalco during his hour-long "Why Would You Do That?" show at Borgata's Event Center, it's this: don't approach him at a gas station after midnight.
And forget about catching him inside a mini-mart after dark. He's petrified!
Those are some of the many idiosyncrasies that the wildly popular comedian explored during his six sold-out performances at the resort during the weekend of January 13 through the 15. Best known for his Showtime and Comedy Central specials and his appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Conan, Maniscalco held back no punches, including at himself.
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Q: Java for loop is always returning true I have the below code. Here the result is always pass where as I have 2 failed scenarios.
List<WebElement> webElementslist = driver.findElements(By.className("android.widget.TextView"));
for (WebElement webElementlist : webElementslist)
{
    // System.out.println("Start Application"+webElementlist.getText());
    for (int i = 2; i <= DisText.getRowCount("TRAText"); i++)
    {
        // System.out.println("Start Excel"+DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i));
        if (webElementlist.getText().equals(DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i)))
        {
            tflag = true;
        }
    }
    if (tflag)
        extent.log(LogStatus.PASS, "Display Text", "Its Pass");
    // Reporter.log("Pass");
    else
        extent.log(LogStatus.FAIL, "Display Text", "Its Fail");
}

A: Here a sample code how it should be in my opinion.
 for (WebElement webElementlist : webElementslist)
{
tflag = false;

for (int i = 2; i <= DisText.getRowCount("TRAText"); i++)
{
    // System.out.println("Start Excel"+DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i));
    if (webElementlist.getText().equals(DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i)))
    {
        tflag = true;
    }
}
if (tflag)
    extent.log(LogStatus.PASS, "Display Text", "Its Pass");
// Reporter.log("Pass");
else
    extent.log(LogStatus.FAIL, "Display Text", "Its Fail");
}

Edit: I changed the code- thanks @Jeff C for clarification.

A: for (WebElement webElementlist : webElementslist)
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    tflag = false;// initialize..it will be true only if condition is true
    for (int i = 2; i <= DisText.getRowCount("TRAText"); i++)
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        // System.out.println("Start Excel"+DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i));
        if (webElementlist.getText().equals(DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i)))
        {
            tflag = true;
        }
    }
    if (tflag)
        extent.log(LogStatus.PASS, "Display Text", "Its Pass");
    // Reporter.log("Pass");
    else
        extent.log(LogStatus.FAIL, "Display Text", "Its Fail");
}

A: You are missing a couple of things. First, you need to set tflag to false before the inner loop because once you set it to true, it will never be set to false. Second, I think you would want to break out of the inner loop once you find a match. I have added the new statements in your code below with comments so you can see them.
List<WebElement> webElementslist = driver.findElements(By.className("android.widget.TextView"));
for (WebElement webElementlist : webElementslist)
{
    tflag = false; // need to reset tflag for each element
    for (int i = 2; i <= DisText.getRowCount("TRAText"); i++)
    {
        if (webElementlist.getText().equals(DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i)))
        {
            tflag = true;
            break; // break out of for loop when match is found... for each element
        }
    }
    if (tflag)
        extent.log(LogStatus.PASS, "Display Text", "Its Pass");
    else
        extent.log(LogStatus.FAIL, "Display Text", "Its Fail");
}

A: Here is Sample Code
List<WebElement> webElementslist = driver.findElements(By.className("android.widget.TextView"));
        for (WebElement webElementlist : webElementslist) {
            //System.out.println("Start Application"+webElementlist.getText());
            for (int i = 2; i <= DisText.getRowCount("TRAText"); i++) {
                //System.out.println("Start Excel"+DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i));
                if (webElementlist.getText().equals(DisText.getCellData("TRAText", "Description", i))) {
                    tflag = true;
                    break;
                } else {
                    tflag = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (tflag)
                extent.log(LogStatus.PASS, "Display Text", "Its Pass");
                //Reporter.log("Pass");
            else
                extent.log(LogStatus.FAIL, "Display Text", "Its Fail");
        }


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Beyond Crisis: Achieving Renewal in a Turbulent World
The world enjoyed very unusual conditions during the so-called Great Moderation. Interest rates and inflation were at historical lows, global political disputes appeared to be resolving themselves and the world's work force doubled. Science and technology rained down new possibilities, and the future appeared unbounded.
Organisations responded in ways that suited the times. They cut costs, outsourced activities and focused on what they did best. Asset prices soared to levels which made a large number of people in the industrial world feel rich, and able to borrow. Consumers borrowed as never before. Employment remained high, inflation low and even the Internet bubble was unable to dislodge the underlying confidence in the economic model.
This period is not going to return. The business model that underpinned organisational behaviour is also obsolete. In its place, there is an anxiousness, a frantic pulling on the levers that used to work and a universal malaise. Beyond Crisis offers a diagnosis of this problem and a solution to it.
The Great Moderation enveloped us with a period of false tranquility, finally dispelled by the financial crisis. The world ahead of us will be very different, fast-moving and innately challenging.
The Great Moderation concealed an important trend. This concerns the style with which many large organisations were managed. This style is not so much obsolete as irrelevant and a distraction from to the issues which most organisations face. It will still need to run in the background, but supplemented by a huge change of emphasis.
The orthodoxy of the pre-crisis world held that everything that could be delegated beyond the bounds of an organisation should be; and that what remained when this was complete should focus on uniformity, on reducing its costs and bureaucratising its processes.
Organisations pursued these goals through increasingly generic procedures and so, inadvertently, became increasingly similar to their peers in cost profile, customer offer and internal organisation. In the case of commerce, this situation leads to what called 'commoditisation'. One of the consequences of commoditisation is evaporating profits. However, this reductionist management style fossilises the organisation, and greatly weakens its capacity to renew itself.
The world will not return to the conditions of the Great Moderation. Very fast change is upon us. We turn, therefore, to the responses that organisations can make to this. At the centre of any viable response lies the idea of renewal, the continued change within the portfolios of activity that the organisation undertakes. This change affects what it does, how it does it, why it does it and for whom.
The deep roots of renewal
Renewal has to satisfy a range of requirements. It must be coherent, in the sense that the organisation remains a rational whole, or becomes an even more rational whole, as renewal proceeds. This rationality has to answer to two deep sources of insight:
First, it must respond to the nature of the external environment - that is, to everything from competition to customers, regulators and voters. Rationality emerges from the application of Insight, which is the first of five key qualities which we are going to advance.
Second, renewal is a journey that has to go where the organisation "wants" to go. This seemingly obvious statement conceals many complications. For example, how does it know what it wants? What is actually practical and possible? What, and judged by which criteria, is the "best" kind of destination: what it wants, or something else?
This second set of concerns can be analysed into three distinct contributory factors, each of which is on a par with Insight.
The organisation has Values. These are balances that it has struck throughout its history concerning issues where it has to exercise judgment that is more or less unsupported by evidence or fact. For example: how should an organisation 'best' treat its staff? What generates optimal motivation and performance, given the kinds of people and tasks that the organisation has to deploy? Each organisation has to settle on a set of balances around such issues, which reflect its history, the background ethos of the industry or government to which it belongs and, in general, the weight of accumulated pragmatism and habit against which it works. Each organisation will typically arrive at more or less different positions to its peers in solving these issues. The complement of such decisions constitutes its Values.
The third of the five deep structures is the organisational Narrative. This is a way of thinking and speaking about limits and potential that permeates the organisation, often without people being entirely aware of its existence. It makes coherent choices essentially automatic, and drives everything from strict innovation to generic renewal. Narrative is derived from the other four key elements.
Narratives can be strong or weak, but they can also be right or wrong. A poor Narrative will sink an organisation faster than no narrative at all.
The organisation which has a coherent and broadly correct Narrative can use this to interact with the realities of its resource base, with the people, contacts, physical and financial assets that it has in place, its intellectual capabilities and management talent. It can plot a series of alternative (but still highly constrained) Options about how it might be some years into the future.
Options offer a different way of thinking from the Narrative, being more concrete, more focused on specific numerical targets and more closely integrated with mechanisms that question established choices and filter investment and other proposals against non-numerical criteria. The Options are shifting alternative destinations towards which the organisation is migrating, shedding some parts of itself and acquiring new ones.
These four qualities - Insight, Values, Narrative and Options - are simultaneously generated by and held together though the operation of the fifth quality, that of Machinery.
Machinery is made up of processes – some of them organised spontaneously, to meet need, others formal and repeating in a predictable manner – that are nevertheless organised into structures that operate interactively, sequentially and in repetitive loops. Each repetition refreshes the knowledge base of the organisation.
All of this has to be formally structured and managed. It does not emerge by accident. It has to be resourced, organised, overseen and sponsored by the power structure of the organisation. It embraces not just a specialised cadre of people, but a wide range of expertise across all sources of insight and knowledge.
Renewal is a demanding requirement on any organisation. In addition to doing what maintains its current position, it also has to divert resource to undertake tasks which, of their very nature, are uncertain and unknowable.
The source of renewal: productivity, innovation
Many organisations rely upon spontaneous ideas, happy propinquity, acquisition and outside assistance to generate renewal. Ideas are thought to be so plentiful that they can be scattered like seed. However, for an idea to be "helpful", it needs to answer to the issues of Insight, Values and Options which we have just discussed. For a good idea to be adopted, it needs both to be recognised as such - through resonance with the Narrative - and there needs to be the Machinery to take it up and do something with it. Equally, none of these will be clear if the Machinery has not made them so.
In the world in prospect, however, renewal cannot be left to chance. It has to be as professional as any other process in the organisation; indeed, as it is leading the charge, it has to be the strongest element.
Organisations access an enormous body of knowledge. Attempts to systematise this have not been hugely successful, as measured by contribution to renewal and output. Rather, what is needed is a form of organisation that clarifies Insight into what matters, Values around what the organisation "wants" to do, Options that reflect practical possibilities and absolute imperatives that impose themselves on the organisation.
These things are generated within the organisation by its Machinery and propagated through the Narrative. However, much of the important knowledge is external to the organisation: it is either publicly available, or accessed by the "antennae" of the company, the - frequently young - people who deal with customers, suppliers, technology providers and the like. In both cases, specialised minds, often close to their technical training, need to be able to spot a good thing when they see it.
Awareness of this sort implies that the individual has been broadened into the patterns of thought once confined to senior management. An idea is, however, of no use if the organisation is not prepared to recognise a good thing when it sees it, and undertake a disciplined, multi-faceted assessment of it. The people in question need to be motivated, resourced, given the "space" in which to undertake this.
Good ideas do not "just happen", or not very frequently. Organisations have spent decades cutting their costs and inadvertently making themselves more and more like their peers. Renewal reverses this process, making organisations uniquely fitted to their niche, and resilient when that niche undergoes change.
We have symbolised these flows with a double cone, as shown in Figure 1. At the base lies the cloudy, uncertain business environment. Rooted in this, ideas somehow take shape in the lower cone, and advance up it. When they have achieved this, they reach the central point where the two cones meet. This is the "location" where assets are allocated and the portfolio of resources and activities is continually assessed. If they cross this final hurdle - if they gain resources - they pass into the upper cone, in which the bulk of the organisation spends most of its time and resource. Here, well-understood activities are subject to rigorous disciplines that answer to the stakeholders: customers, regulators, shareholders and a host of others.
Figure 1: the double cone
We now introduce a new term: the Purposeful Self-Renewing Organisation, or PS-RO.
This entity has all five of the essential elements in place. These are developed and deployed in three separate sets of processes, a structure which we call the Three Ring Circus. The rings fit chiefly around the upper, middle and lower parts of this figure, and cause them to interact usefully. Iterating around these rings, therefore, discrete activities spark Insight, challenge Values, define Options, propagate and test the Narrative. All of this is, of course, held together by the required operational and motivational machinery.
The PS-RO is continually and actively changing its nature. It is doing this in order to meet anticipated conditions.
It is aware that it can be mistaken, so it is assiduous in managing its Insight.
It makes sure that everyone is aware of its Narrative; 'sure' in the sense of testing that people have heard and are acting on this.
It is clear about its Values and has ensured that these are uniformly applied and understood.
It has considered its Options, and it has not only defined the broad nature of the journey that it wants to undertake, but has set in place machinery to filter proposals so as to ensure that they meet the necessary criteria.
Finally, it has in place the mechanisms and flows needed to maintain all of the above.
The PS-RO model defines the broad shape of the organisation that is fitted succeed in the turbulent, fast-flowing river of change. The remainder of the book is concerned with the details of the PS-RO, and the tools that you can apply in building one.
Almost by the definition of renewal, there can be no single correct form for a PS-RO. Anything which is remotely generic is immediately susceptible to commoditisation, to being made out of date. The PS-RO permanently strives to adapt itself to its precise circumstances, which are unlike those of any other organisation.
How is all of this to be put in place? Curiously, implementation is relatively easy once the understanding is in place as to what needs to be done. This book offers you precisely such a perspective. We cannot, however, offer a more detailed blueprint, both for the reasons already offered – that there is no one right answer, except for this particular organisation within the context of its current circumstances - and also because matters do not stand still. There will be times when technology changes rapidly, or perhaps when stakeholders are particularly demanding. Your structure - your Machinery - will need to shift its focus in order to accommodate this. In the same way that education teaches us how to think as much as what to think, this book is intended to show how to organise for a Purposeful Self-Renewing Organisation.
What's our authority to do this? Why listen to us?
Between us, the authors have over 100 years of experience, working as senior managers in multinationals, and as consultants to major corporations, governmental departments and third sector organisations. We have worked with hundreds of organisations across the world, enabling them. You will see that we use many examples and case studies; most of them come from our direct experience.
In this book we demonstrate how the future organisation will work and why this will be successful. Every organisation is different, however, and there is no single, generic solution. But we do know that to be successful, a PS-RO will need to have five qualities: Values, Insight, Options, Narrative and Machinery. To that end, we provide a tool kit which provides you with the necessary tools to create your own PS-RO.
We believe that the future need not be overwhelmingly daunting; 'getting the job done' can be challenging, stimulating, inspiring, rewarding and enjoyable. PS-RO staff are respected and responsible, informed and insightful, exhibiting qualities of confidence and leadership that lead to long term success – and, crucially, profitability.
Finally, to create your own PS-RO we do not ask you to establish planning groups or other cost centres because we believe that the wisdom of the organisation must be tapped directly. What is needed are long, purposeful conversations, backed by insight into which everyone with something to say has their voice. Then you will see renewal: establishing clarity, hunting out useful ideas and capabilities, creating options for the future and exploiting new abilities for the present. As you can see this goes beyond traditional strategic planning; what we envision is the desire - and the will - to create an environment which encourages and enables a whole organisation to take charge of its destiny.
We hope that you enjoy reading Beyond Crisis.


In the universal lift milling machine, using the universal dividing head milling spiral groove, DXMC milling machine manufacturer suggests that the following adjustment work should be carried out.
(1) The workpiece is held on the top of the dividing head spindle and is supported by the top of the tailstock, and the table is deflected about the vertical axis so that the milling machine is in the same direction as the spiral groove of the workpiece. The direction of deflection of the milling machine table is determined by the helical direction of the helical groove.
(2) Between the table vertical feed screw and the dividing head spindle, with the exchange of hanging wheel Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 link, when the table and the workpiece along the workpiece axis direction, will pass through the wire bar, with gear and sub-head drive, driving the workpiece for the corresponding rotary motion.
The guide of the helical groove of the workpiece is T. Universal lift milling machine longitudinal feed screw lead for the Ts table and the workpiece to move a lead T distance, that is, when the vertical screw to T / Ts, the workpiece should be a turn. At this time the workpiece can be cut by the cutter cutter lead for the spiral groove T.
Formula Ts for the milling machine tool table vertical feed screw lead; T for the workpiece spiral groove lead.
For sub-tooth parts (such as helical gears, helical cutter, twist drill, etc.), after each processing a tooth groove, the workpiece should be removed from the processing position, pull out the pin J so that the dividing head spindle and longitudinal feed screw broken movement contact, and then use the simple dividing method to divide the workpiece.


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St Ninian's Chapel in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a Grade B listed Anglican chapel located in the grounds of the Mar Lodge Estate. Built from 1895 to 1898 for use as a private chapel by the family of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, owners of Mar Lodge, it has been the property of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church since 1899. St Ninian's Chapel is the most westerly church in the Diocese.

History
St Ninian's Chapel has always been closely associated with Mar Lodge and its various owners.

Foundation and ownership

St Ninian's Chapel was built at the same time as Mar Lodge. The foundation stone of Mar Lodge was laid by Queen Victoria on 15 October 1895. The house was completed in 1898. The architect of both Mar Lodge and St Ninian's Chapel was Alexander Marshall Mackenzie of Aberdeen, whose appointment seems to have been due to the fact that Queen Victoria thought highly of the design of Crathie Church (1893) and recommended him to her grandson-in-law, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife.

An account of the building costs compiled in 1898 lists the project as "Mar Lodge and Chapel" and the contractors Alexander Marshall McKenzie as architect, Mr Edgar Gauld as builder, and McRobbie & Milne as carpenters. The contract period was 34 months; work commenced in November 1895 and was completed in August 1898. The costs for the buildings are listed as Lodge – £31,720 4s 8d; Stables – £6,719 11s 4d; Chapel – £761 17s 1d; amounting to a total of £38,661 13s 1d. The professional fees payable are listed as Architect – £1,930 1s 10d; Consultant Electrical – £150; Inspector of Works – £317 3s 1d; amounting to a total of £2,397 4s 11d.

Immediately after St Ninian's Chapel was completed, the Duke of Fife made a disposition to "the Right Reverend Father in God, Arthur Gascoigne Douglas, Doctor of Divinity, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Episcopal Church of Scotland" conveying the ownership of the chapel to the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. The disposition was registered in Edinburgh on 14 January 1899. At that time St Ninian's became the property of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney and has remained so ever since.

Use as a private chapel

Next to Balmoral Castle, more Royal guests visited Mar Lodge than any other house in Scotland at that time. During the annual hunting season the Duke of Fife would hold functions for guests, tenants, and employees in the unique ballroom decorated with 3,000 stags heads. One may assume that St Ninian's Chapel would have been used regularly by the ducal family and their guests for services.

The 1st Duke of Fife died in 1912. Under the terms of his will, Mar Estate came into possession of Trustees, who administered it on behalf of his eldest daughter, Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife. St Ninian's Chapel continued to be used as a private chapel until it passed out of her ownership in 1959. There are no surviving records of services held during the time the chapel was in private use.

On the 2nd Duchess of Fife's death in 1959, the Mar Estate passed to Captain Alexander Ramsay, son of Princess Patricia of Connaught. At the same time the dukedom of Fife passed to the 2nd Duchess of Fife's nephew James Carnegie, Lord Carnegie, the son of her sister Princess Maud who had married the 11th Earl of Southesk and died in 1946. Because of the enormous death duties payable on the 2nd Duchess of Fife's death, a large part of the Mar Estate had to be sold. It was divided into Mar Lodge Estate north of the river Dee and Mar Estate south of the river Dee. The Trustees eventually sold Mar Lodge Estate to a property company, after which it passed through several hands until it was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland in 1995.

Features

St Ninian's Chapel is located in the grounds of the Mar Lodge Estate, a hunting lodge and former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Fife. The lodge and chapel are located in a rural setting, south of a steep hillside and close to the road through the valley. Open, flat parkland belonging to the estate stretches to the south with numerous trackways and paths. The chapel itself is built close to the Mar Lodge complex, within a large walled garden area separated from the surrounding parkland by an iron grille fence.

Exterior
St Ninian's Chapel is a small rectangular building in a neo-Romanesque style with a gabled porch on the south elevation. It was built using large, tooled red granite blocks with ashlar detailing stones. The dressed stone used for Mar Lodge and St Ninian's Chapel came from the Hill of Fare Banchory and the undressed stone from the quarry at the top of Chapel Brae, Braemar. The timber was from local Caledonian Pine. The roof has small red tiles with decorative red ridge tiles.

The north side has three small round-arched windows, again with stained glass. The west gable has a single pointed-arch window with stained glass, while the east gable has a single, large round-arch window with stained glass with a cross finial on the apex of the roof above.

The south side has two small round-arched windows, each with stained glass. The entrance porch is at the western end. It has a round-arched doorway with a simple hoodmould above. There is a double-leaf timber door with decorative iron hinges. There is a small cross finial on the apex.

Interior

The interior of St Ninian's Chapel is small and intimate,  with seating for approximately 40 people. The hammerbeam roof is exposed and visible from the nave. There are simple wooden pews in the nave, divided by a central aisle.

The chancel is stepped up from the nave and has a stone slab floor under which is the burial vault. The chancel has a small altar with a cover, with chancel rails in front. There is a wooden prayer stall and a reading desk and lectern. On the east wall behind the altar is a fine reredos with painted panels depicting angels and the Crucifixion. The crucifix is inscribed on the back: "For Mar Lodge Chapel from Alexandra Princess of Wales Xmas 1890." It is possible that the reredos and the altar frontal were designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.

Features

Burials
In front of the altar is a vault covered with five slabs, each  wide. The first slab, set into the floor in between the left wall of the chapel and the altar, seems to form the access to the vault and is sealed with concrete (photo). The vault of St Ninian's Chapel is built of polished red granite; before it was sealed up for the first time after the burial of the 1st Duke of Fife, the estate servants and their families were invited to view the vault. There are four burials recorded there:

 Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891–1959), daughter of the 1st Duke of Fife. Her ashes were interred in St Ninian's Chapel; the second slab from the left bears her name.
 The 1st Duke of Fife (1849–1912). He died of pleurisy in Aswan, Egypt; his embalmed body was brought home in a lead coffin and first interred in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. His remains were removed to St Ninian's Chapel in August 1912; the third slab from the left bears his name.
 The Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (1867–1931), wife of the 1st Duke of Fife. She died at her London residence at Portman Square in the presence of her daughters, Princess Arthur of Connaught and Lady Maud Carnegie and was first buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Her remains were later removed to St Ninian's Chapel; the second slab from the right bears her name.
 The 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of MacDuff (1914–1943), son of the 2nd Duchess of Fife. He died unmarried in Ottawa, Canada, and his ashes were interred in St Ninian's Chapel; the first slab from the right bears his name.

Monuments
Set into the walls of the chapel are eight inscriptions dedicated to the memory of the following:
 The Duke of Clarence KG, died 14 January 1892.
 King Edward VII, died 6 May 1910.
 Queen Alexandra, died 20 November 1925.
 Major General Prince Arthur of Connaught KG, born 13 January 1883, died 12 September 1938.
 The 2nd Duke of Connaught, Earl of MacDuff, born 9 August 1914, died 26 April 1943. (He has both an inscribed stone set in the wall and a floor slab marking his resting place.)
 Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, born 3 April 1893, died 14 December 1946.
 Charles H. Taylor, Secretary to the Duke of Fife and the Princess Royal.
 Ada Ellen Roberts, born 18 January 1876, died 6 May 1943.

Stained glass

St Ninian's Chapel features a series of high-quality stained-glass windows, manufactured by Charles Eamer Kempe & Co Ltd, Millbrook Place, London. Kempe founded his studios in London in 1869, and later employed some hundred artists, designers and craftsmen. After his death in 1907, his studios became a limited company until they closed in 1934. The artist for the windows in St Ninian's was John William Lisle. All are single designs:
 The east window behind the altar depicts the Resurrection.
 The west window depicts St Michael slaying a dragon, with a small crucifixion scene beneath.
 The other windows (three in the north and two in the south) are smaller and depict angels with musical instruments.

The West window and one of the North windows bears the mark of Kempe and the artist Walter Tower, a wheatsheaf with a tower imposed. Details of the windows are held by the Archive of Art and Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Stations of the Cross
There are fourteen painted Stations of the Cross.

Organ
St Ninian's Chapel does not have a pipe organ but a small harmonium.

See also
 Places, place names, and structures on Mar Lodge Estate

References

External links

 St Ninian's Chapel website
 Churches Directory:  Braemar - Chapel of St Ninian
 Photo gallery of St Ninian's Chapel

Buildings and structures on Mar Lodge Estate
Romanesque Revival church buildings in the United Kingdom
Ninian's, Braemar
Episcopal church buildings in Scotland
Churches completed in 1898


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require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../src/chapter17/question17.10/MajorityElement.php';

class MajorityElementTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase {

    public function testGetMajorityElement() {
        $a = [ 1, 2, 5, 9, 5, 9, 5, 5, 5 ];
        $this->assertEquals(5, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testNoGetMajorityElement() {
        $a = [ 1, 2, 5, 9, 5, 9, 99, 99, 99 ];
        $this->assertEquals(-1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithZeroElemnts() {
        $a = [];
        $this->assertEquals(-1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithOneElemnt() {
        $a = [ 50 ];
        $this->assertEquals(50, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithTwoElemnts() {
        $a = [ 50, 60 ];
        $this->assertEquals(-1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithThreeElemnts() {
        $a = [ 50, 60,  60 ];
        $this->assertEquals(60, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithMajorityAtBeginning() {
        $a = [ 9, 9, 9, 9, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 9, 9 ];
        $this->assertEquals(9, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithTie() {
        $a = [ 9, 9, 9, 9, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 9, 3, 9 ];
        $this->assertEquals(-1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithMajorityAtEnd() {
        $a = [ 3, 5, 3, 9, 5, 3, 3, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 ];
        $this->assertEquals(9, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithMajorityAtEnd2() {
        $a = [ 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ];
        $this->assertEquals(1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithCheckerPatternEven() {
        $a = [ 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4 ];
        $this->assertEquals(-1, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }

    public function testGetMajorityElementWithCheckerPatternOdd() {
        $a = [ 2, 4, 2, 4, 2 ];
        $this->assertEquals(2, MajorityElement::getMajorityElement($a));
    }
}

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Katolický dům, dříve Katolická beseda, se nachází ve východomoravském městě Kopřivnice, na adrese Štramberská 378/2.

Dům byl vybudován v letech 1910 až 1913 Katolickým spolkem a Tělovýchovnou jednotou Orel za celkové náklady 120 000 korun. Sloužil jako místo setkávání pro místní české katolické farníky, kteří si svůj spolek založili již v roce 1909. Do zprovoznění kopřivnické sokolovny byly místní sály pronajímány i organizaci Sokol. S výjimkou těchto spolků sloužily prostory jinak výhradně organizacím, které byly napojené na katolickou církev.

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 Oficiální stránky domu

Kopřivnice
Spolkové domy v Moravskoslezském kraji
Náboženství v Kopřivnici
Domy v Kopřivnici
Postaveno v Česku 1913
Kultura v Kopřivnici
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