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Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
7920 Jones Branch Dr | McLean, VA 22102-3302 [SEE MAP]McLean, VA [SEE ADDRESS]
#25 in Best Washington, D.C. Hotels
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at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
Location and on-site amenities make this a great option for business travelers
Some caution that the food and drinks served here are pricey
Located in the middle of Tysons Corner's technology corridor and 18 miles northwest of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner appeals to business travelers. After a long day of work, guests can wind down at Harth restaurant (the hotel's cozy fireside venue), dive into a heated indoor swimming pool or retire to one of the comfortable guest rooms. All 458 rooms and suites feature Hilton's signature Serenity bedding, flat-screen HDTVs and iPod docking stations. While guests say the hotel facilities are on par with other Hilton properties, they stress the hotel's warm and welcoming staff as the highlight of their stay. Guests can earn Hilton Honors rewards by choosing to bed down here.
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Hotel, 458 rooms
Traditional, Modern
Business travelers, Couples, Families
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Near two shopping malls in a business park area, this hotel is ideal if traveling on business or leisure and is well designed for today's technology demands.
AAA/CAA Four Diamond Awards
A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 1512 have reviewed the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, giving it a rating of 4.5, on a scale of 1-5.
Guest rooms at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner are comfortable with large work desks, sitting areas, coffee makers and Hilton's signature Serenity bedding. Guest rooms are also equipped with flat-screen TVs and clock radios with MP3 connections. Upgrade to a Fitness, Yoga or Cardio room for personal exercise equipment or to a Tech Floor room for complimentary premium internet access.
Wi-Fi fee of $14.95 per day applies for all guests except Hilton HHonors members and those in Tech Floor rooms
Suites have rain showers and separate living areas with wet bars
Standard room size: 220 square feet
Workspace/desk
Minifridge
Bathrobes/slippers
Shower/tub combo
Separate tub
Fee for internet usage
Guest rooms with patios and balconies
Adjoining rooms available
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The Hilton McLean Tysons Corner is located 15 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The hotel is about a mile from the Tysons Corner Center, a shopping mall with more than 300 stores and restaurants. The Tysons Corner metro station (Silver Line) is a mile away, and the hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to bring travelers around the immediate area.
All guests have access to free self-parking and electric car charging stations
Dulles International Airport sits 14 miles west of property; about 15 miles northwest of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
24-hour valet parking
24-hour self-parking (free)
Car service (free)
Within walking distance of:
Subway/metro stop
Fireside dining can be enjoyed year-round at Harth restaurant, the on-site dining establishment that features a large outdoor patio, fire pit and three indoor fireplaces. The culinary style of Harth restaurant is modern American with a focus on sustainable and local ingredients grown in the on-site garden. The eatery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. A 24-hour market is also available.
Room service offered daily between 6:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Restaurant closed for lunch on Saturdays and for lunch and dinner on Sundays
Coffee bar available for grab-and-go espresso beverages and pastries
Number of restaurants: 1
Cuisine Types: Buffet, American
Quick service cafe/coffee shop/marketplace
The Hilton McLean Tysons Corner has a heated indoor pool with deck chairs and an outdoor sundeck. Free towels are provided on the pool deck.
Family pool
Adults-only pool
Lifeguard on duty
Poolside service
Deck chairs or cabanas
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The key family attractions at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner are the indoor swimming pool and outdoor sundeck. Children's menus and high chairs are also available at Harth restaurant.
Free Kids Club
Fee for Kids Club
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The Hilton's fitness center has both cardio and strength-training equipment. The space features glass mosaic accent walls and is open 24 hours a day. A heated indoor lap pool is also available on-site.
Cardio, Yoga and Fitness rooms come with stairmasters, yoga mats or spin bikes, plus stability or medicine balls
Weight equipment
Premium fitness classes (with fee)
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The hotel's 24-hour business center, known as the Technology Lounge, features an LG video wall, complimentary Wi-Fi, copy and printing services and work desks with both PCs and Macs. Amazon-affiliated lockers are also available by the Technology Lounge for guests wanting to receive same-day or Amazon Prime deliveries while at the hotel. Additionally, the property features 15 meeting rooms with more than 27,000 square feet of space, including a 67-seat amphitheater, an atrium and a grand ballroom that can accommodate up to 1,300 guests.
Both ballrooms can be divided into three smaller spaces
Meeting planners can assist with catering services and audiovisual equipment rentals
Number of meeting rooms: 15
Meeting and event planners available
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The Hilton McLean Tysons Corner hosts indoor weddings with up to 700 attendees. The skylit atrium can accommodate up to 150 guests for ceremonies or up to 400 people for receptions, while the Continental Ballroom features up-lighting and a custom dance floor and can host up to 150 guests. But the property's largest space is the International Ballroom, which has crown molding and Swarovski crystal chandeliers.
Hotel's sales team can assist with audiovisual equipment rentals and catering services
No outdoor venues available
Maximum wedding guest capacity: 700
Hotel hosts weddings
Outdoor space for weddings
Wedding planners available
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The royal trials
Authors: Kwame Mbalia (Author), Joel Makonnen (Author)
Summary: "Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the battle of Addis Prime is over, the spacefaring Axum Empire is still fractured. The kingdom once gave their technology away free of charge, to better humankind. Now, having been missing for over a decade, they're returning to the planet where their galaxy-spanning civilization began--Earth. But they find the planet in disarray. Old Earth's atmosphere is a mess of junked shuttles and satellites. This is especially true of Debris Town, an orbital flotilla where poor spacefarers--left to rot by the Intergalactic Union that rose up in Axum's place--have taken to piracy to survive. Yared is set to speak at the opening of the Royal Trials, a competition of the best exo pilots in the Sol System. But on the day of his speech, the pirates launch an attack! The siege sets off a chain of events that will lead Yared into the depths of Old Earth--and the jaws of a cruel betrayal. There's more to the pirates--and Debris Town--than anyone saw coming"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York, 2022

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Q: Mysql: create columns from select statement I was wondering if you could create columns based on the result from a Select statement.
Table 1:

availableColumns
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column1 -> record 1
column2 -> record 2
column3 -> record 3

So if I did a Select availableColumns From Table1, how could I create a table that has then the following structure, the results must be used to create columns:
column1 | column2 | column3

If I try:
CREATE TABLE test SELECT availableColumns FROM table1

I get the following:
Column
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Column1
Column2
Column3

So instead of columns, I get my result as rows which I don't want.
Thanks in advance :)

A: You can have a list of columns for a specific table by selecting them from Information Schema table
SELECT `COLUMN_NAME`
FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`COLUMNS`
WHERE `TABLE_SCHEMA`='databasename'
AND `TABLE_NAME`='tablename';

To create the table just use it
CREATE TABLE test  SELECT `COLUMN_NAME` FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`COLUMNS` WHERE `TABLE_SCHEMA`='databasename' AND `TABLE_NAME`='tablename';

Just change 'databasename' and 'tablename' to fit your actual database and table

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Job Listings Part-Time Jobs
The 7 Best Sites to Find a Part-Time Job in 2021
Find your next part-time role
We publish unbiased reviews; our opinions are our own and are not influenced by payments from advertisers. Learn about our independent review process and partners in our advertiser disclosure.
Formerly a retail and ecommerce expert for Rebecca Minkoff, Emily now uses her expertise in small business marketing, technology, and entrepreneurship to create compelling content for small businesses, freelancers, and consultants.
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Part-time jobs can help people make money to pay off debt, save for emergencies or other financial goals, or provide an extra cushion for things like hobbies, travel, or special occasions. While it's still possible to find part-time jobs by responding to classifieds, through word of mouth, or via local flyers, it's now faster and easier than ever to find part-time work through online job sites.
We looked at 20 different sites and chose the best resoiurces based on reputation, number of listings, industries served, cost, and ease-of-use.
Best Overall: Indeed
Best for Hourly Work: Snagajob
Best for Freelance Jobs: Upwork
Best for Local Jobs: Craigslist
Best for Seasonal Work: CoolWorks
Best for Remote Jobs: FlexJobs
Best for Students and Recent Grads: CollegeGrad
Indeed was created in 2004 and is now the largest job website in the world. Although Indeed caters to many niches and types of jobs, including full-time, internships, and freelance, it's also likely you'll find several part-time roles in your area. That's why we selected Indeed as the best site overall.
Indeed has part-time listings for dozens of industries, including but not limited to finance, food service, human resources, marketing, and retail. Job seekers can narrow their search by job title, location, salary range, date posted, and level of experience. Indeed also has a salary comparison tool and a company reviews section, so you can compare pay and employee experiences across different potential employers. Rates for part-time roles can range from an average of $12.60 for retail sales associates to $24.50 for tutors.
You do not need to pay to use Indeed, as it's free for job seekers.
Snagajob
Founded in 2000, Snagajob is now the top job site for hourly work, and over 700,000 employers use Snagajob to post both full- and part-time listings. We picked Snagajob as the best for hourly work because of its size and user-friendly interface.
Snagajob has thousands of part-time roles in food service, customer service, hospitality, retail, security, and warehouses. Hourly wages for these roles can range anywhere from $10.00 per hour to over $20.00 per hour, depending on the industry and location.
Job seekers can easily search for roles by keyword and location and filter the results by selecting "part-time" on the results page. You don't need to create a profile to browse or apply for roles, but if you do, your information will appear in employer searches.
Snagajob is free for applicants to use.
Best for Freelancers: Upwork
Upwork started in 1998 under the name Elance and currently has 16 million freelancers and five million clients using the platform. Although it requires a bit of work to get started, Upwork has high-quality, part-time freelance job listings across major sectors, including administrative services, customer service, data entry, engineering, marketing, computer programming, writing, and translation. That's why it's our top choice for freelancers.
To find jobs on Upwork, you need to create a free profile. Your profile should be as detailed as possible and include things like rates, work samples, your most recent resume, and a personal mission statement. Upwork needs to approve your profile before you can start applying to open roles. Once approved, you can search for part-time roles by selecting the "less than 30 hours per week" filter.
Upwork has no upfront costs, and creating a profile is free, but once you book a job, the platform takes a percentage of your earnings:
20% for the first $500 billed to a client
10% for lifetime billings with a client between $500.01 and $10,000
5% for lifetime billings with a client that exceed $10,000
Craigslist started in 1996 and now has listings in 700 cities across over 70 countries. We picked Craigslist as our top choice for local jobs because you can find local part-time jobs that may not be listed on other sites.
There are a few different ways to find part-time local jobs on Craigslist. Job seekers can look through both the "Gigs" section and "Jobs" section to find part-time listings. Craigslist also has a "Resumes" section, where you can post your experience and contact information for clients and employers to discover you.
The site is great for finding part-time work across industries such as hospitality, marketing, domestic work, real estate, education, and writing. Some roles have their hourly rate posted in the job description, but others require a discussion with the employer or are dependent on the candidate's experience level.
While you can find some amazing jobs through the platform, make sure you're aware of common job scams when browsing through listings and exchanging emails.
Craigslist is free for job seekers to use.
CoolWorks
Launched in 1995, CoolWorks is the premier site for seasonal jobs at hotels, camps, national parks, and ranches. Since CoolWorks is widely acclaimed for its dedication to connecting prospective employees to seasonal opportunities that offer travel, accommodations, and flexibility, we picked it as the best job site for part-time seasonal work.
CoolWorks lets you easily filter jobs by category, season, or location. Most of the seasonal jobs last for a single season, but you can also find some year-round roles, too. The majority of employers on CoolWorks are in the hospitality and travel industry, which means that most of the seasonal jobs are for cooks, bartenders, cleaners, desk attendants, and other administrative staff.
The application process for an open role depends on the employer. Some require a traditional resume and cover letter, but others may ask for a phone call. Seasonal roles on CoolWorks tend to range from $12.00 to $16.00 per hour.
It's free to use CoolWorks, but you may need to cover the cost of travel and lodging upon accepting a position. You can sort by employers who provide lodging versus those who don't, and many of the positions listed include free or low-cost housing.
FlexJobs
FlexJobs was created in 2007 to be a reliable site to find remote opportunities. Not only is FlexJobs the most acclaimed site for remote jobs, but every listing on the platform is also professionally vetted for legitimacy. That's why we selected it as the best website for remote part-time jobs.
FlexJobs posts part-time listings from dozens of industries and all levels of experience. Each listing is professionally vetted by the site's research team, so the site is scam-free, giving job seekers peace of mind. A paid FlexJobs membership is required to fully browse the site, apply to open roles, and upload your resume to the site's database. Members also get exclusive deals and discounts on childcare services, fitness classes, laptops, and career coaching.
FlexJobs charges $6.95 for a one-week trial, $14.95 for a month-long membership, $29.95 for a three-month membership, and $49.95 for a yearly membership.
CollegeGrad
CollegeGrad was founded in 1995 and was one of the first sites dedicated to helping college students and recent graduates find jobs. CollegeGrad is now the top-ranked site for entry-level jobs, and consistently posts quality entry-level opportunities for young professionals. With its commitment to quality listings and a high number of positive testimonials, it is our choice for the best site for students and recent grads looking for part-time work.
Job seekers can search CollegeGrad for part-time internships or entry-level roles by selecting the "internship" or "entry-level" filters and using "part-time" as a keyword. CollegeGrad posts listings across most major industries, such as hospitality, marketing, IT, legal, sales, retail, architecture, education, engineering, finance, and human resources.
If you sign up for an account on CollegeGrad, you can complete a profile and get added to the site's recruiting database. Completing all four sections of your profile will increase its visibility in CollegeGrad's recruiting database.
All of CollegeGrad's features are completely free to use.
What Are Part-Time Jobs?
Part-time jobs are positions that offer less than a full weekly schedule of, typically, 40 hours per week. These types of jobs are a great way to gain experience and earn money but don't require you to be available for full-time work. Part-time work is an appealing option for students who need money to pay for school-related expenses, parents looking to bring in some extra income, or anyone trying to save money for an expensive purchase or pay down existing debt.
While gig jobs are another great way to accomplish similar goals, gigs are usually more temporary, whereas a part-time job is usually ongoing.
How Do Part-Time Job Sites Work?
To find employment using a part-time job site, you can use "part-time" as a keyword or select specific filters to weed out full-time roles. Once you've applied for a role, a recruiter or other employee may contact you if they're interested in hiring you. Some sites allow you to upload a candidate profile so that employers can discover you more easily and contact you directly about opportunities.
What Is the Cost of Using a Website to Find Part-Time Jobs?
Most part-time job sites are free to use, but some charge subscription fees or take a percentage of earnings once you've landed a position. For subscriptions, prices can range from $6.95 to $49.95 for durations of a week to a year, and sites that take a percentage of earnings may take up to 20%.
Although they might be pricey, paid sites may offer benefits such as discounts on products and services, as well as a scam-free search experience, which can be helpful for many job seekers.
How Much Can Part-Time Job Seekers Earn?
The average annual salary for a part-time worker in the United States is $26,507. This varies depending on your exact location and role.
Part-time roles pay $13 per hour on average, but again, the hourly amount depends on your industry. Here are some examples:
Retail: $13 per hour
Marketing: $22 per hour
Medical Coding: $28 per hour
Computer Programming: $29 per hour
What Are the Benefits of Using a Website to Find a Part-Time Job?
If you're looking to expand your job search, it's a smart idea to use a job website. The sites we've recommended have thousands of open listings to sift through, which is far more than you'd find through word of mouth, professional networking, or on local bulletin boards.
How We Chose the Best Sites to Find a Part-Time Job
We looked at 20 sites before narrowing down our top choices. To pick the best sites, we looked at the number of listings, pricing, industries served, ease of use, and reputation.
The ones we chose as best were all free to use, provided a substantial number and range of listings, and offered a simple application and registration process. They also made it easy to search for part-time jobs and communicate with potential employers and offered jobs in a wide scope of industries.
The Balance requires writers to use primary sources to support their work. These include white papers, government data, original reporting, and interviews with industry experts. We also reference original research from other reputable publishers where appropriate. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy .
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As diabetics, a word we hear much too often is "pancreas". But many of us have never taken the time to understand what the pancreas is, does, and serves other than failing to produce insulin for us. But here are a few fun facts about the pancreas that I bet you never knew!
The name of the organ derives from its lack of flesh or bone, thus being "all flesh" back in 100 A.D.
2. The earliest researchers were not able to pinpoint the function of the pancreas and named it as a "shock absorber".
As usual, a fought stem out as to who truly discovered the Pancreatic Duct, and Johann Wirsung was supposedly murdered. The Pancreatic Duct is responsible for carrying fluids down the entire pancreas.
Interestingly enough, the pancreas has "taste receptors" that taste sugar, as well as artificial sweeteners. The pancreas uses the found information to improve control, and have better blood sugar management.
You heard right! The pancreas can digest its own-self. Pancreatitis is when the pancreas becomes inflamed, and the enzymes start breaking down the pancreas. This condition can cause you to spend a few days in the hospital if acute, or if more severe, will call for serious hospitalization and treatment.
And do not forget to use The Spike App to send you insulin reminders and meal suggestions!
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The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society is hosting a Symposium in New York City in October.
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society - An international society founded in 1977 to promote a greater understanding of the work of Ibn Arabi and his followers.
Ibn 'Arabi and the Mystical Journey - A First Attempt to Understand Ibn 'Arabi's. The Journey to the Lord of Power. by John G. Sullivan.


The Tampa Bay Rays have recalled pitcher Chris Archer from Triple-A Durham to start Saturday's afternoon game against the Cleveland Indians.
The 24-year-old right-hander started 10 games for the Bulls this season, going 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA. Archer made his big league debut in 2012, compiling a 1-3 record and 4.60 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances with Tampa Bay.
To make room for Archer on the roster, the Rays optioned pitcher Jeff Beliveau to Durham.


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Thanks to that one small step back in the summer of '69, the name Neil Armstrong is now synonymous with American space exploration. Armstrong is still a household name because of Apollo 11, but the man himself says he thought the odds were 50/50 that he'd ever actually touch the moon during the mission.
In a rare new interview appearance, Armstrong said he was confident that the Apollo 11 mission would be a safe one. After all, Americans had already made it to the moon and back by then. What he wasn't so confident about was the mission's historic end goal: touching down on the lunar surface. Why? Because when you're landing somewhere no human being has ever landed before, there are just too many unknowns.
"A month before the launch of Apollo 11, we decided we were confident enough we could try and attempt on a descent to the surface," said Armstrong. "I thought we had a 90% chance of getting back safely to Earth on that flight but only a 50-50 chance of making a landing on that first attempt. There are so many unknowns on that descent from lunar orbit down to the surface that had not been demonstrated yet by testing and there was a big chance that there was something in there we didn't understand properly and we had to abort and come back to Earth without landing."
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But Armstrong and his cohort Buzz Aldrin did make it, touching off an unprecedented (and some say still unmatched) era of human spaceflight. One moon shot, Apollo 13, did have to abort, but not because of any complications on the lunar surface. In all, six Apollo missions made successful moon landings. Astronauts drove cars on the moon, played golf, planted flags and took lots of pictures before the final moon mission returned to Earth in late 1972. Like many of his fellow astronauts, Armstrong is still mourning the end of that era, and still trying to drum up public interest in a NASA resurgence, not just for the glory of space exploration but for the education power the agency has.
"NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve," said Armstrong. "It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people."
So the first man on the moon thought he only had a 50/50 chance of touching the surface. Makes you wonder what the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, though the odds were that he'd blow up on the launch pad.
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Barcelona 1-0 Getafe: Participant scores as Catalans grind out slender win
Barcelona did sufficient to make sure they might end one other weekend prime of La Liga with a slender 1-0 win over Getafe at Camp Nou.Pedri scored the one aim of the competition within the first half, ending with a low shot in the course of the penalty space after connecting with Raphinha's cross from the left.Getafe had really put the ball within the internet solely a few minutes into the sport when Borja Mayoral adopted in a rebound after Marc-Andre Ter Stegen had saved from Enes Unal. However a flag dominated it out as a result of Unal had been in an offside place earlier than taking pictures.David Soria saved from Ousmane Dembele within the early phases however wasn't a lot examined for many of the sport and it was really Getafe who carved out the higher possibilities.Ter Stegen made an enormous save shortly earlier than half-time to disclaim Mayoral a possible equaliser. And whereas Barcelona had the lion's share of possession as anticipated, Getafe once more threatened within the second half. Franck Kessie did have the possibility to seal it for Barcelona earlier than the top, however Soria was in the way in which. GK: Ter Stegen (7); RB: Roberto (7), CB: Kounde (8), CB: Christensen (6), LB: Balde (6); CM: Pedri (8), CM: Busquets (7), CM: Gavi (7); RW: Raphinha (7), ST: Fati (6), LW: Dembele (7)SubstitutesGarcia (7), Alba (6), Kessie (6), Alonso (6)GK: Soria (7); RB: Suarez (7), CB: Djene (7), CB: Duarte (6), CB: Alderete (6), LB: Iglesias (6); RM: Mayoral (6), CM: Algobia (5), CM: Milla (7), LM: Alena (6); ST: Unal (5)SubstitutesVillar (6), Portu (5), Latasa (N/A), Seoane (N/A), Alvarez (N/A)Participant of the match – Kounde (Barcelona)
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Bring Peace and Justice to Sri Lanka
By Kevin Shimmin
Since the official commencement of the civil war in 1983, the people of Sri Lanka have helplessly watched between 60,000 and 100,000 unarmed civilians die at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army, the Indian Army, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Nearly one million displaced civilians live as internal refugees within their country. Though its economy formerly was one of the strongest in Asia, Sri Lanka now stands in poverty, having spent close to 25% of its Gross Domestic Product on war each year. The LTTE continue fighting for a separate homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka, having gained control of large areas in predominantly Tamil-speaking regions. While the Tigers use surprise attacks and bombings as their main weapon, the state's Security Forces often respond with reprisal attacks on civilians. In a conflict where both government and guerrilla forces are responsible for human rights atrocities, it is often difficult to discern the truth.
The prospect of political settlement of the conflict seems far off. Human rights violations today pervade state military and guerrilla forces. If a ceasefire and a framework for negotiations is to be achieved, fundamental changes are necessary. First, the Devolution Proposals, a plan by the Sri Lankan government to grant limited autonomy to the Tamil population in the north and east, lacks a real commitment toward empowering minorities politically. The domination of the Sinhalese Buddhist state remains. However, despite its inadequacies, a peaceful political solution must be encouraged. In fact, progressive reform of the Proposals remains a viable alternative, so long as the LTTE and the government are ready to abandon their immovable positions in the ethnic conflict. Sadly, the recent ban on the Tigers by President Kumaratunga has technically shut the door for further negotiations.
Second, any resolution to the war, short of complete annihilation by one side or the other, must involve all parties to the conflict at every step of the way. A ceasefire cannot depend on immediate disarmament. This is simply unrealistic; neither the LTTE nor the government will agree to such conditions.
Third, the establishment as a whole will have to be radically changed. The military and administrative institutions of the state must be purged of their ingrained reliance on racism and suppression. Independent investigations into all human rights abuses must be implemented by commissions having the full support of the international community. These must bring perpetrators to justice and take preventive measures against further atrocities. Future generations of Tamils must have a political voice in an environment free of violence and discrimination. The LTTE must put down their guns, not necessarily in surrender, but in recognition that Tamils who do not support the Tigers also have a right to represent their own community.
Fourth, foreign governments have an important role to play. They can make themselves available in the mediation process. But this will be respected by Sri Lankans only if these governments first do some housecleaning of their own. World leaders have a duty to condemn the human rights atrocities of the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE. Foreign governments have a responsibility to stop Tiger drug peddling and extortion within their own borders, while simultaneously pressuring the Sri Lankan government to stop brutalizing the civilian population.
Finally, as international citizens and as caring individuals, we must insist to the journalists and politicians of the Western world that we have an urgent need and right to know what is happening in Sri Lanka today and what has painfully been forgotten yesterday. Governments must be pressured to stop providing the Sri Lankan state with the means to wage war. Fundraising by the LTTE abroad and at home must be stopped, for only then will their murderous rampage end. Peace activists cannot be caught blindly supporting one side of violence or the other. If Sri Lankans have the courage to face the forces of repression despite personal persecution, surely we can do our part.
Kevin Shimmin worked with human rights activists and trade unions in Sri Lanka for one year. He is now at the Peace Research Institute Dundas.
Peace Magazine May-June 1998, page 23. Some rights reserved.
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I'll be away from a computer, or at least internet, most likely, for 4 days and nights. Our quartet is playing onboard the Celebrity Constellation for the Top Chef cruise. We'll be playing 4 hours daily.Not sure if I will be able to use internet, it's quite expensive and maybe unnecessary under the circumstances.
If there are any issues with the site please go to fiddlershop and leave a note on the contact us link on the bottom. Michael will help me out.
Thanks and see you all next week.
So cool! Congrats and eat good!
Sounds like fun. Should we watch for you on an upcoming episode of Top Chef?
Hope, You'll have fun there!
Now I know a little about "Top Chef".
Our violist brought that with her along with a bunch of other cool stuff.
Glad you're back! I was starting to go through withdrawl !
Hope you both had a nice cruise.
It's amazing though how much email and other work accumulates when being gone for only 4-5 days. Pretty much caught up now though. Have some nice weekend gigs to play.


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Harris Wofford to Join NYU in Celebrating Launch of Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program – Oct. 5
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The NYU Leadership Initiative will celebrate the launch of NYU's Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which provides graduate school scholarships to returned Peace Corps volunteers, on Monday, Oct. 5, 3 to 4 p.m.
The NYU Leadership Initiative will celebrate the launch of NYU's Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which provides graduate school scholarships to returned Peace Corps volunteers, on Monday, Oct. 5, 3 to 4 p.m. The program will feature remarks from Senator Harris Wofford, a leading force in the national service movement who was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps. Wofford, above left and below, served in John F. Kennedy's administration as special assistant to the president for civil rights and helped to create the Peace Corps.
The program, which will take place in the Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue (295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor), will feature remarks from Senator Harris Wofford, a leading force in the national service movement who was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps.
Wofford served in John F. Kennedy's administration as special assistant to the president for civil rights and helped to create the Peace Corps. In 1962, he moved to Ethiopia to oversee the Peace Corps' African operations and to lead its Ethiopian program. He returned to the U.S. in 1964 to serve as associate director of the Peace Corps. After several other positions in higher education and law, Wofford served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1995.
NYU's Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program aims to attract returned Peace Corps volunteers to join the NYU community through graduate study and continued leadership development at seven NYU graduate schools and centers. The partnership marks the largest fellowship program between the Peace Corps and a university.
Fellows selected for NYU's Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program will receive at least 50 percent of tuition in financial benefits. The first class of approximately 17 to 20 fellows will enroll beginning in the fall of 2016.
To learn more about the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program at NYU, visit the program's website. Reporters wishing to attend must RSVP to Rachel Harrison (rachel.harrison@nyu.edu) or James Devitt (james.devitt@nyu.edu) in NYU's Office of Public Affairs.
About New York University: Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world's foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. NYU has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, and has eleven other global academic sites around the world. More NYU students study internationally than any other university, according to the Open Doors Report by the Institute of International Education, and NYU ranks third in the United States for the number of foreign students enrolled. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, engineering, social work, cities, global public health, big data, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.
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Blacklisted from MA because they're dicks, but seems perfectly acceptable to me. Anyone?
I can check it out but I'd guess if EM's blacklisted it it's Blackgaze, which goes in with Atmospheric Black Metal.
Nah, I looked it up. EM blacklisted them for submitting without what they call a valid release. Apparently they/he sounds like Deafhaven, which means nothing to me, because I couldn't tell you Deafhaven from Dokken. I did have a listen, and it sounded metallic to me.
Still guess at Blackgaze then, since most of Deafheaven's albums are definable as that. RYM votes tend to agree.
Checked the demo and its definitely blackgaze.
Did you want to add this one yourself Patrick?
Is Adam or Patrick adding this one?
I don't mind doing it (not today though because I'm not at home and only on slow internet here) but I didn't want to steal the addition from Patrick in case he wanted to add them.
No, feel free. I only found this by accident.


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At the H4 chart of the USD/CAD currency pair, the Alligator is moving upwards. The price is forming a bearish fractal; AO and AC indicators are in the red zone; there is a Squat bar on the MFI. I'm keeping my buy order with a protective stop below the Alligator's teeth (red line).
At the H1 chart of the USD/CAD currency pair, the Alligator went to sleep again. AO and AC indicators are in the red zone; there is a Green bar on the MFI, bit no Squat ones. After completing a bearish fractal, the price may start growing up and break the Alligator's mouth.
At the H4 chart of the NZD/USD currency pair, the Alligator is sleeping. The price is forming a bullish fractal; AO and AC indicators are in the grey zone; there is a Fade bar on the MFI and might be a Squat one too. I'm staying out of the market.
At the H1 chart of the NZD/USD currency pair, the Alligator is moving upwards. The angle of angulation is open; the price is forming a bullish fractal; AO and AC indicators are in the green zone; there is a Green bar on the MFI, but no Squat ones yet. After completing the bullish fractal, the price is expected to start falling down and break the Alligator's mouth.


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Wax Rendering
A Little Look Into An Aspect Of The U.S. Industry That Doesn't Get Much Attention
by Ross Conrad
Beeswax: This unique hive product is more valuable pound for pound than honey. Beeswax is used in candle making, waterproofing, soap and cosmetics manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, art, furniture polish, and more. Unfortunately, beeswax is often contaminated with debris such as dirt, bits of wood, honey bee cocoons, honey, dead bees, propolis, and more. While many beekeepers don't bother to save and collect wax from their hives, there are some backyard beekeepers that will take the time to render their wax by melting it down and filtering it. While such efforts are able to remove significant amounts of wax from the hive refuse, a lot of wax is lost and thrown out along with the dirt, cocoons, dead bees, propolis and other contaminants that make up the slum gum that is left over from wax recovery efforts. Large beekeeping operations typically don't have the time to render all their wax so they will sell their cappings, old combs and slum to a commercial wax renderer who has typically invested in thousands-of-dollars of equipment designed to efficiently clean and purify the beeswax. This small, often unnoticed, and mostly unappreciated segment of the beekeeping industry quietly goes about the business of rendering beeswax and while the work required to recover this valuable commodity from the hive is dirty and messy, thankfully some folks are willing to do it.
Rendering wax is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. Pictured hand bailing liquid wax from the melting tank is Zachary Trescott (right) and hired hand, Kaleb Matthews.
Most rendering companies are known to commercial beekeepers solely through word-of-mouth, but there are a few that advertise their services primarily through national beekeeping journals and the internet. One such company is Beelite Beeswax Recovery, run by third generation beekeeper, Tim Trescott and his family currently located in Burnsville, North Carolina.
For years Tim and his father, Stanley Trescott, ran about 800 hives between Florida and their home in New York State. In those days they only rendered their own wax, but their operation was wiped out when the tracheal mite spread throughout the U.S. during the mid-1980s. Stanley Trescott started a rendering business at that time figuring that there was a lot of business to be had as other beekeepers also lost hives to the mite and wanted to save their combs from being destroyed by wax moths.
While the hand-crank press that his father used for many years was adequate at the time, Tim felt that it was too much work so after getting some ideas from a fellow beekeeper, Lavern Prettyman of Florida, he designed his own hydraulic presses using old freight train pistons. Although he didn't have bees to move any more, he still spent Summers in New York and Winters in Florida so he eventually set up wax rendering operations at both ends of his yearly migration route. In 2002 he started a candle making business, Beelite Candles, in New York, and then ended up retiring from wax rendering in 2005, selling off his Florida and New York rendering businesses to other beekeepers. After a few years his candle business plateaued, so he built himself some new wax presses and began to offer rendering services again in 2012 out of his home in Burnsville. Tim will render wax and return the wax to the beekeeper for a small, per-pound fee, do the job for a percentage of the wax, or pay the beekeeper for all the wax recovered during rendering.
Beelite Beeswax Recovery utilizes a large melting tank partially filled with water to melt down beeswax cappings, combs and slum gum collected from beekeepers throughout the country. The melted mess is then hand bailed into bags which are placed in the presses. He uses four hydraulic presses to separate the wax from the other debris before pumping the wax through a one micron filter at 60-70 psi. "We've done beeswax for 25 years and we've learned a lot in 25 years," says Tim.
Tim Trescott and two of the hydraulic wax presses he built using old train pistons.
Beelite Beeswax Recovery is able to remove practically every bit of beeswax from the slum, old combs and cappings that he collects, netting on average about 25% of the original weight of the slum in wax. While his beeswax operation typically renders about 50,000 pounds of beeswax in a year, Tim says he is a small operation and that there are somewhere between one-to-two dozen operations scattered around the U.S. that do the bulk of the rendering for the U.S. beekeeping industry. Many of these operations are located in and around the Dakotas where the bulk of America's bees spend their Summers.
While one of Tim's biggest challenges is finding sources of old combs and slum to process, he is encouraged by the growth potential of the business, since far too many beekeepers throw away, burn, or compost their old combs, hive scrapings and slum gum. As Tim puts it, he would like to grow enough to have some influence in the industry. One idea he had when he started up in North Carolina, was to contact all the local beekeeping associations in North Carolina, along with neighboring Tennesee, Virginia and Georgia and encourage them to start collecting wax and slum from their members. He would be willing to do all the hauling, collecting all the wax and slum that they could come up with and then pay the associations around .35 cents per pound for it. The money could go to help the associations. With approximately 30,000 backyard beekeepers in North Carolina today, Tim estimates that none of the slum gum the beekeepers produce currently receives further rendering and as a result, hundreds of tons of beeswax is being thrown away simply because no-one is willing to put it aside, store it and keep the moths out of it. He would like to make rendering for backyard beekeepers his niche, since the larger rendering companies don't want to deal with such small amounts but so far he hasn't found any bee clubs willing to collect and store the slum their members produce. "People think that it is not enough to bother with, but they need to realize that they are throwing away money," says Tim.
Located in his garage/barn, Tim says that having the rendering operation on site works out well. "In the morning when I get up, I try to get out to the wax plant by 7:30 and get the boiler running. Zachary (his youngest son) comes in around 8am and by then we've built up a head of steam and things are ready to roll. But by the middle of the afternoon, after lunch, all four presses will be loaded, they'll have the cooker reloaded for the next day, and then we're just waiting for the presses to finish pressing so we have a little bit of free time. We can come and go, or run downtown if needed and we don't have to be here and babysit things all the time."
Beelite Wax Recovery and Beelight Candles is a family business. Besides working with Tim rendering wax, his youngest son Zachary maintains the Beelite website (http://beeswaxrecovery.com/). Tim's wife, Penny, is their quality control person. Meanwhile Tim's daughter, Emily, pours most of the candles in the basement of their home, though Tim's youngest daughter, Hannah, assists her and specializes in making their tea-light candles. Emily has been making candles since she was eight years old and took over the majority of the family's candle making work about two years ago after graduating from high school. This freed Tim up to focus primarily on the rendering side of things, although he still handles the Beelite Candle invoicing and associated administrative duties.
The Trescott clan from left to right: Adam, Tish, Tim & Penny Trescott (holding Anson), Hannah, Zachary, Meaghan, and Emily (holding Mckinzi).
Emily produces, packs, and ships everything from votives and tea-lights to holiday and nature themed candles, as well as hand-dipped tapers. She also ships out blocks of bulk wax and makes a line of soy wax candles which allows the family to offer a line of colored and scented candles since the soy wax handles coloring and scenting better than beeswax does. Tim is finding that the two businesses, Beelite Beeswax Recovery and Beelite Candles complement each other nicely and he is now selling all the beeswax he can render about as fast as he can produce it.
The Beelite candle display.
Sometimes the wax that Tim is able to remove from slum is very dark. According to Tim he can lighten up the darkest wax by re-running it through his filters to remove the "organic matter in it that won't settle out and is impregnated into the wax. By running it back through the filtering system we take a lot of that dark matter out and start to lighten it back up. We can actually turn black wax yellow." Tim goes on to explain, "That is one of the things that fascinates me about beeswax, it can be as black as your hat and we can still turn it yellow, not with harsh chemicals, but by filtering." In order to produce a consistent product, beeswax that is still quite dark even after repeated filtering can be blended with lighter colored wax.
Sometimes the dark wax will have an unpleasant smell. "Although we can change the color of it and turn it back to yellow, I can't remove the smell. My wife has the final word on quality and we can be running nice cappings wax and she might still say, 'but that's got a funny smell to it,'" explains Tim. However, the scent of the wax has a lot to do with its source. "If it's coming from cotton honey in Louisiana for example, it will have a stronger smell, even though it may be 100% cappings wax. So we have to have it fairly close to premium grade to pass her nose and before we use it for candle and bulk wax orders."
Last year around the middle of the Summer, I began filling a 55-gallon drum with the slum gum and hive debris that remained after melting down cappings, hive scrapings and broken combs in my home-made solar wax melter. Of the 70 lbs of slum and comb remains that I delivered to Tim and his crew last Fall, an additional 20 pounds of beeswax was recovered from the contents of the drum. I have to confess that I never realized how much beeswax I was burning, composting or simply throwing away. During the past twenty-plus years of beekeeping, I had always thought that there was not enough wax left behind to bother with after running it through my solar wax melter. You can bet that from now on I will be saving all the slum that comes out of my melter and paying Tim another visit some day in the future.
Ross Conrad is the author of Natural Beekeeping, Revised and Expanded 2nd edition. Ross will be presenting at the 2016 West Virginia Master Gardener Association's Conference in Greenbrier County at the State Fair Grounds in Fairlea/Lewisburg on April 15-17, 2016, 2016wvmgconference@gmail.com, and leading an Organic Beekeeping class for beginners May 7-8, 2016 at the Metta Earth Institute in Lincoln, Vermont. Call 802-349-4279 for more information or to register for the May class.
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Hip-Hop at it's best is more than entertainment — it is political. Enter Petey Greene: 70′s & 80′s DC radio host turned television celebrity, who made his mark discussing racism, poverty, drugs, and life in America with unparalleled candor. Fast forward 30 years and much of rap has lost its edge, much of its political ambition.
Bringing it back, is Diamond District emcee Uptown XO on the newest cut, Petey Greene, from his soon to be released mixtape "The Color Grey" (10/1). The Washingtonian rapper uses his platform to explore the Chicago School Teachers Strike, the judicial system and institutionalization, and racism in general. Enjoy the new video, look out for the mixtape, and educate yourself for the action.


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'If it's me and your granny on bongos, it's The Fall.'
As legendary frontman of post-punk outfit The Fall, Mark E. Smith was known as much for his mercurial temperament as his exceptional musical talent. Famous for his singular way with words both onstage and off, his road to the music hall of fame was paved with brilliant one-liners, eccentric behaviour, and the dozens of members of The Fall he ejected along the way.
Collecting his wit and wisdom for the first time and featuring an introduction from Stuart Maconie, Messing Up the Paintwork is a tribute to a musical icon described as 'untouchably cool' (Lauren Laverne), an 'uncompromising musical maverick' (Tim Burgess) and 'a man shouting from a prison window' (Frank Skinner).
And it's a book for the fans who will miss him terribly.
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<?php

namespace FBN\GuideBundle\DataFixtures\ORM;

use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\AbstractFixture;
use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\OrderedFixtureInterface;
use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use FBN\GuideBundle\Entity\Event as Evt;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareInterface;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;

class Event extends AbstractFixture implements OrderedFixtureInterface, ContainerAwareInterface
{
    /**
     * @var ContainerInterface
     */
    private $container;

    public function setContainer(ContainerInterface $container = null)
    {
        $this->container = $container;
    }

    public function load(ObjectManager $manager)
    {
        $namesfr = array('Yvon Métras au Temps des Vendanges', 'Repas Gastronomique à Toulouse', 'Sous les pavés, la vigne !', 'La remise', 'Yvon Métras au Temps des Vendanges', 'Repas Gastronomique à Toulouse', 'La remise', 'Déjeuner sur l\'herbe chez Robert Plageoles');

        $descriptionsfr = array(
            'Au Temps des Vendanges ce Samedi 13 Septembre, dégustation des nouvelles cuvées de Fleurie et Beaujolais du Domaine Yvon Métras avec pour cette année, le retour du Fleurie "Le Printemps".',
            'Lors d\'un repas exceptionnel réalisé à l\'Amphitryon (Restaurant 2 étoiles Michelin à Colomiers), Yannick Delpech, Aziz Mokhtari (Les Petits Fayots) et Nicolas Brousse (Monsieur Marius), vous proposent un menu à 6 mains autour des produits du Sud-Ouest.',
            'Les dimanche 2 et lundi 3 novembre 2014, de 10h à 19h, retrouvez des dizaines de vignerons et leurs vins actuels et naturels, venus de France, d'Italie ou même d'Argentine (et aussi un peu de bière et du café) lors de la première édition du salon Rue89 Lyon des vins.',
            'Cette année encore, ça se passe aux Grandes tables à la Friche belle de mai, à MARSEILLE. Le principe est simple, le verre en main, ballade dégustative pour découvrir les différentes cuvées des vignero(ne)s. Vous pourrez également acheter une soixantaine de cuvées à un prix unique de 10€ à un comptoir de vente à emporter, une cuvée par vigneron(ne).',
            'Après 2013, voici l\'édition 2014 ! Chez Triplettes, dégustation des nouvelles cuvées de Fleurie et Beaujolais du Domaine Yvon Métras avec pour cette année, le retour du Fleurie "Le Printemps".',
            'Après 2013, voici l\'édition 2014 ! Lors d\'un repas exceptionnel réalisé à l\'Amphitryon (Restaurant 2 étoiles Michelin à Colomiers), Yannick Delpech, Aziz Mokhtari (Les Petits Fayots) et Nicolas Brousse (Monsieur Marius), vous proposent un menu à 6 mains autour des produits du Sud-Ouest.',
            'Après 2013, voici l\'édition 2014 !Cette année encore, ça se passe aux Grandes tables à la Friche belle de mai, à MARSEILLE. Le principe est simple, le verre en main, ballade dégustative pour découvrir les différentes cuvées des vignero(ne)s. Vous pourrez également acheter une soixantaine de cuvées à un prix unique de 10€ à un comptoir de vente à emporter, une cuvée par vigneron(ne).',
            'C\'est une belle invitation printanière que lance Robert Plageoles. Le principe est simple, le visiteur apporte son panier pique-nique et pour accompagner le repas, le vigneron propose ses vins gratuitement à la dégustation.',
            );

        $dateStarts = array(
            new \DateTime('2013-09-13'),
            new \DateTime('2013-04-03'),
            new \DateTime('2013-11-02'),
            new \DateTime('2014-03-30'),
            new \DateTime('2014-09-20'),
            new \DateTime('2013-04-05'),
            new \DateTime('2014-04-01'),
            new \DateTime('2014-06-15'),
            );

        $dateEnds = array(
            new \DateTime('2013-09-13'),
            new \DateTime('2013-04-03'),
            new \DateTime('2013-11-03'),
            new \DateTime('2014-03-31'),
            new \DateTime('2014-09-20'),
            new \DateTime('2013-04-05'),
            new \DateTime('2014-04-02'),
            new \DateTime('2014-06-15'),
            );

        $tels = array(null, '05 61 15 55 55', null, '06 82 01 77 08 (Loïc) / 04 75 52 51 02 (Jocelyne) / 06 88 10 59 47 (Alain)', null, null, null, null);

        $hrefs = array(null, null, 'http://www.rue89lyon.fr/salondesvins', 'http://www.laremise.fr', null, null, null, null);

        $sites = array(null, null, 'rue89lyon.fr/salondesvins', 'laremise.fr', null, null, null, null);

        $openingHoursfr = array(
                        'De 10h à 19h.',
                        'De 20h à minuit.',
                        'De 10h à 19h',
                        'De 10h30 à 19h le 30 Mars. De 10h30 à 17h le 31 Mars.',
                        'De 10h à 19h.',
                        'De 20h à minuit.',
                        'De 10h30 à 19h le 01 Avril. De 10h30 à 17h le 02 Avril.',
                        'De 11h à 16h',
                        );

        $useexttels = array(true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true);

        $useextsites = array(true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true);

        $names = array('Yvon Métras at Temps des Vendanges', 'Gourmet in Toulouse', 'Sous les pavés, la vigne !', 'La remise', 'Yvon Métras at Temps des Vendanges', 'Gourmet in Toulouse', 'La remise', 'Lunch on grass at Robert Plageoles');

        $descriptions = array(
            'At Temps des Vendanges, this Saturday, September 13, tasting new wines and Beaujolais Fleurie Domaine Yvon Métras this year with the return of Fleurie "Spring".',
            'During a special meal made Amphitryon (2 Michelin star restaurant in Colomiers), Yannick Delpech, Aziz Mokhtari (Little baked beans) and Nicolas Brousse (Mr. Marius), offer a menu of six hands around Southern products Nighthawk.',
            'Sunday 2 and Monday, November 3, 2014, from 10h to 19h, find dozens of wineries and their current and natural wines from France, Italy or even Argentina (and some beer and coffee) at the first edition of Rue89 Lyon wine.',
            'This year, it happens to Large tables in the open Wasteland May in Marseilles. The principle is simple, glass in hand, walking dégustative to discover the different vintages of vignero (ne) s. You can also buy sixty wines at a single price of 10 € at a counter, take away, a wine by winemaker (do).',
            'After 2013, this is the 2014 edition! At Triplettes, tasting new wines and Beaujolais Fleurie Domaine Yvon Métras this year with the return of Fleurie "Spring".',
            'After 2013, this is the 2014 edition! During a special meal made Amphitryon (2 Michelin star restaurant in Colomiers), Yannick Delpech, Aziz Mokhtari (Little baked beans) and Nicolas Brousse (Mr. Marius), offer a menu of six hands around Southern products Nighthawk.',
            'After 2013, this is the 2014 edition! Once again, it goes to the Large tables in the open Wasteland May in Marseilles. The principle is simple, glass in hand, walking dégustative to discover the different vintages of vignero (ne) s. You can also buy sixty wines at a single price of 10 € at a counter, take away, a wine by winemaker (do).',
            'It\'s a beautiful spring invitation launches Robert Plageoles. The principle is simple, the visitor is providing picnic and to accompany the meal, the winemaker offers free wines for tasting.',
            );

        $openingHours = array(
                        'From 10am to 7pm.',
                        'De 8pm to noon.',
                        'From 10am to 7pm.',
                        'From 10:30am to 7pm on Mars 30. From 10:30am to 5pm on Mars 31.',
                        'From 10am to 7pm.',
                        'De 8pm to noon.',
                        'From 10:30am to 7pm on April 1. From 10:30am to 5pm on April 2.',
                        'From 11am to 16pm',
                        );

        foreach ($names as $i => $name) {
            $event[$i] = new Evt();
            $event[$i]->setName($name);
            $event[$i]->setPublication(true);
        }

        foreach ($descriptions as $i => $description) {
            $event[$i]->setDescription($description);
        }

        foreach ($dateStarts as $i => $dateStart) {
            $event[$i]->setDateStart($dateStart);
        }

        foreach ($dateEnds as $i => $dateEnd) {
            $event[$i]->setDateEnd($dateEnd);
        }

        foreach ($tels as $i => $tel) {
            $event[$i]->setTel($tel);
        }

        foreach ($hrefs as $i => $href) {
            $event[$i]->setHref($href);
        }

        foreach ($sites as $i => $site) {
            $event[$i]->setSite($site);
        }

        foreach ($useexttels as $i => $useexttel) {
            $event[$i]->setUseExtTel($useexttel);
        }

        foreach ($useextsites as $i => $useextsite) {
            $event[$i]->setUseExtSite($useextsite);
        }

        foreach ($openingHours as $i => $openingHour) {
            $event[$i]->setOpeningHours($openingHour);

            $manager->persist($event[$i]);

            $this->addReference('event-'.$i, $event[$i]);

            $event[$i]->setImage($this->getReference('imageevent-'.$i));

            $event[$i]->setArticleOwner($this->getReference('user-0'));
            $event[$i]->setArticleAuthor($this->getReference('user-0')->getAuthorName());
        }

        $slugManager = $this->container->get('fbn_guide.slug_manager');

        $event[0]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-0'));
        $event[0]->setRestaurant($this->getReference('restaurant-0'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('restaurant-0')->getCoordinates();
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[0]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[1]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-3'));
        $event[1]->setCoordinates($this->getReference('coordinates-11'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('coordinates-11');
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[1]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[2]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-1'));
        $event[2]->setCoordinates($this->getReference('coordinates-12'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('coordinates-12');
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[2]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[3]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-1'));
        $event[3]->setCoordinates($this->getReference('coordinates-13'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('coordinates-13');
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[3]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[4]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-0'));
        $event[4]->setRestaurant($this->getReference('restaurant-0'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('restaurant-0')->getCoordinates();
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[4]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[5]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-3'));
        $event[5]->setEventPast($this->getReference('event-1'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('event-1')->getCoordinates();
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[5]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[6]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-1'));
        $event[6]->setEventPast($this->getReference('event-3'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('event-3')->getCoordinates();
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[6]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $event[7]->setEventType($this->getReference('eventtype-3'));
        $event[7]->setWinemakerDomain($this->getReference('winemakerdomain-4'));
        $coordinates = $this->getReference('winemakerdomain-4')->getCoordinates();
        $slugFromCoordinatesISO = $slugManager->getSlugFromCoordinatesISO(null, $coordinates);
        $event[7]->setSlugFromCoordinatesISO($slugFromCoordinatesISO);

        $manager->flush();

        // Translations managed after entities persistence in default locale (first flushing) for slug translation
        // It is needed to call translatable listener and change the locale before setting translatable fields
        // This way, slug is automatically translated
        unset($event);

        $repositoryEvent = $manager->getRepository('FBNGuideBundle:Event');
        $events = $repositoryEvent->findAll();

        $translatableListener = $this->container->get('stof_doctrine_extensions.listener.translatable');

        // Locale : fr
        $translatableListener->setTranslatableLocale('fr');

        // No need to access translations repository and use translae() method
        // as locale was directly changed in tanslatable listener i.e:
        // $repository = $manager->getRepository('Gedmo\\Translatable\\Entity\\Translation');
        // $repository->translate($event, 'name', 'fr', $namesfr[$i]);
        foreach ($events as $i => $event) {
            $event->setName($namesfr[$i]);
            $event->setDescription($descriptionsfr[$i]);
            $event->setOpeningHours($openingHoursfr[$i]);
        }

        $manager->flush();

        // Change translatable locale to default locale.
        $translatableListener->setTranslatableLocale($this->container->getParameter('locale'));
    }

    public function getOrder()
    {
        return 502;
    }
}

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Q: Is it possible to use KIARA Middleware to make a SOAP RPC Call? I was interested in using Kiara middleware for fiware, but i can only make rpc requests for Kiara created server. Is it possible to extend the client so it can make a SOAP Request? In the GE specification it says REST and SOAP must be supported for a middleware.

A: KIARA does not support REST, neither SOAP, the paradigm is really different. We supported a year ago some degree of compatibility in a previous release, but it was complex to understand and use, so we discarded the feature. KIARA is designed focusing in performance, and REST is really heavyweight. What is your use case?
Jaime Martin Losa.- KIARA Team Leader.


The Cobb County Kings joined the Rivals Professional Football League as an expansion team in 2018. Atlanta Silverbacks Stadium is the official home and training facility of the Cobb County Kings. Atlanta Silverbacks Stadium is a popular local venue with seating for 10,000 spectators. The Cobb County Kings are currently owned by RPFL CEO Quentin Hines and will be lead by head coach Brian Holcombe.


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Speaking has never been so fun with Gibberish, the hilariously silly family fun mouthpiece game. The game is ridiculously simple to play, outrageously funny, and the only objective is to finish the game with the most cards.
To play, you simply pop in a mouthpiece, included in three sizes, pick a card and read it aloud; the rest of your team will then have to guess what you are trying to say, easier said than done with a mouth-full! Your team has 60 seconds to guess the phrase and if they get it right your team wins the card. The team with the most cards at the end of the game wins. It really is that simple.
Gibberish contains 100 family friendly, double sided cards, giving you a huge variety of 200 phrases to read aloud. The cards include phrases such as "Whose coat is that jacket", "Don't put all your eggs in one basket", "She sells sea shells on the sea shore", "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes" and "Beth bet Ben to badger a bear".
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Q: Is it possible to set the date on a Linux machine to the year 2040? I need to be able to set the date on Ubuntu (8.04.4 LTS) to the year 2040 (to test something that isn't relevant to this question).  Is that possible?
I can run:
$ sudo date -s "15 JAN 2038 18:00:00"
Fri Jan 15 18:00:00 PST 2038

...but:
$ sudo date -s "15 JAN 2039 18:00:00"
date: invalid date `15 JAN 2039 18:00:00'

Is the limit somewhere in 2038 (or prior to Jan. 15, 2039)?  Does this change with different versions of Linux?

A: In systems that represent time as a 32bit interger, no. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem for more details. Per that article, the latest time that most systems can represent is 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038.
Note that most 64bit systems already use 64 bits to store time, so this won't be a problem once you upgrade (which you should do anyway so you can use all that RAM you bought in your new fast machine).


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The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems
Amanda Staudt, Allison K. Leidner, Jennifer Howard, Kate A. Brauman, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Lara J. Hansen, Craig Paukert, John Sabo, Luis A. Solórzano
GIOS: Sustainability, School of
Sustainability, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of (GIOS)
CLAS-NS: Life Sciences, School of (SOLS)
Ecosystems around the world are already threatened by land-use and land-cover change, extraction of natural resources, biological disturbances, and pollution. These environmental stressors have been the primary source of ecosystem degradation to date, and climate change is now exacerbating some of their effects. Ecosystems already under stress are likely to have more rapid and acute reactions to climate change; it is therefore useful to understand how multiple stresses will interact, especially as the magnitude of climate change increases. Understanding these interactions could be critically important in the design of climate adaptation strategies, especially because actions taken by other sectors (eg energy, agriculture, transportation) to address climate change may create new ecosystem stresses.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
https://doi.org/10.1890/120275
ecosystem degradation
Staudt, A., Leidner, A. K., Howard, J., Brauman, K. A., Dukes, J. S., Hansen, L. J., ... Solórzano, L. A. (2013). The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11(9), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1890/120275
The added complications of climate change : Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems. / Staudt, Amanda; Leidner, Allison K.; Howard, Jennifer; Brauman, Kate A.; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Hansen, Lara J.; Paukert, Craig; Sabo, John; Solórzano, Luis A.
In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 11, No. 9, 11.2013, p. 494-501.
Staudt, A, Leidner, AK, Howard, J, Brauman, KA, Dukes, JS, Hansen, LJ, Paukert, C, Sabo, J & Solórzano, LA 2013, 'The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1890/120275
Staudt A, Leidner AK, Howard J, Brauman KA, Dukes JS, Hansen LJ et al. The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2013 Nov;11(9):494-501. https://doi.org/10.1890/120275
Staudt, Amanda ; Leidner, Allison K. ; Howard, Jennifer ; Brauman, Kate A. ; Dukes, Jeffrey S. ; Hansen, Lara J. ; Paukert, Craig ; Sabo, John ; Solórzano, Luis A. / The added complications of climate change : Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems. In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2013 ; Vol. 11, No. 9. pp. 494-501.
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Citation: LIM YEW JIN (2007-08-14). On forward pruning in game-tree search. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: This thesis is focused on the theoretical understanding and practical applications of forward pruning in game-tree search, also known as selective search. Our research focuses on three main areas: (1) Solving Tigers and Goats - using forward pruning techniques in addition to other advanced search techniques to prove that Tigers and Goats is a draw using modern desktop computers. (2) Practical Application - developing a domain-independent forward pruning technique called RankCut for game-tree search. We show the effectiveness of RankCut in open source Chess programs, even with implemented together with other forward pruning techniques. (3) Theoretical Understanding - forming theoretical frameworks of forward pruning to identify two factors, the player to move and the depth of a node, that affect the performance of selective search. We also formulate risk-management strategies for forward pruning techniques to maximize performance based on predictions by the theoretical frameworks.