Cabrera still riding Oaklawn momentum by Staff Reports | September 12, 2018 at 4:00 a.m.
Jockey David Cabrera made a splash in his Oaklawn Park debut this year and the momentum he generated in Hot Springs has yet to slow.
Cabrera, 25, won four races Friday night at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, including the off-the-grass $70,000 Remington Park Turf Sprint, and has 15 wins overall to lead the standings. He was Oaklawn's second-leading rider with 43 victories, has already established a career high for overall purse earnings with $4,338,089 and is on track for a career high in victories.
The rider, who entered the Remington Park meeting off a runner-up finish to perennial champion Ramon Vazquez at Prairie Meadows in Iowa, ranks 16th nationally in victories this year with 155, according to Equibase, racing's official data gathering organization.
"We couldn't be more pleased about how the year has gone," said Cabrera's agent, Joe Santos. "Neither one of us truly knew what to expect going into this year. It was David's first go at Oaklawn and I had only had minimal success there. We were able to have a massive meet and have been fortunate enough to have it continue throughout the year."
Cabrera also ranked second in purse earnings at Oaklawn with $1,974,917. He won three stakes races -- the $125,000 American Beauty and $150,000 Carousel aboard Swing and Sway for trainer Ron Moquett, of Hot Springs, and the $125,000 King Cotton aboard Wilbo for 2015 Oaklawn training champion Chris Hartman.
Only perennial champion Ricardo Santana Jr. amassed more victories, stakes victories and purse money this year at Oaklawn.
Santos said he and Cabrera set three goals for 2018. They aimed for at least $5 million in purse earnings, at least 200 wins and a graded stakes victory.
Cabrera ranked 19th nationally in victories last year with 196, according to Equibase. He narrowly missed winning his first career graded stakes race at Oaklawn, finishing second on Wonder Gadot, beaten by a nose, to Sassy Siena in the Grade 3 $400,000 Fantasy Stakes on April 13 and second on Wilbo, beaten by three-quarters of a length, on April 14 in the Grade 3 $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap, won by Whitmore and Santana.
"Hopefully, we can keep the ball rolling and finish out 2018 as strong as possible, keeping the 2019 Oaklawn meet on our mind and hoping for an even bigger year than we had at the 2018 meeting," Santos said.
A native of Mexico, Cabrera recorded his first career North American victory in 2013, according to Equibase. Cabrera has won riding titles at two Texas tracks -- Lone Star Park and Retama Park -- and previously wintered at Sam Houston Race Park before trying Oaklawn for the first time in 2018.
Oaklawn-raced Cautious Giant increased his career earnings to more than $575,000 with a head victory in the $75,000 Trinniberg Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
A 7-year-old Giant's Causeway gelding based in south Florida, Cautious Giant finished fourth in the Count Fleet in 2016. Cautious Giant was vanned to Oaklawn from Southern California -- a 25-hour, 1,650-mile trip -- after trainer Kristin Mulhall was unable to a secure a flight. Mulhall had claimed the gelding for $40,000 in September 2015 at Del Mar.
After Mulhall lost Cautious Giant through a $62,500 claim in March 2017 at Santa Anita, the gelding eventually wound up in south Florida, where he has finished no worse than third in his last 11 starts.
The odds-on favorite Saturday, Cautious Giant ($3.40) ran 6 furlongs over a fast track in 1:11.08 under Emisael Jaramillo. Cautious Giant is now trained by Victor Barboza Jr.
Overall, he has a 9-8-8 record from 41 lifetime starts and earnings of $576,290.
Norman McKnight, among Oaklawn's top 10 trainers this year, has a meet-high 74 victories at Woodbine Racetrack in Ontario, Canada, where he led the standings for the first time last year. McKnight had a triple Friday at Woodbine to reach 600 career North American victories, according to Equibase.
Multiple Oaklawn winner Operation Stevie is the 5-2 second choice in the program for the $100,000 Brickyard Stakes today at Indiana Grand. Probable post time for the 6-furlong Brickyard, which goes as race 5, is 2:57 p.m.


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Q: Find sun rise and sun set times based on user's IP address I'd like to know if it's possible to find someone's sun rise and sun set times based on their IP address.
For example, my if my IP is 192.168.0.9. I'd live in city X and my sun rise time would be Y
IF this is possible, please point me in the correct direction on how to do this.

A: date_sunrise() and date_sunset: you'll need to use GeoIP (or similar) to get the lat/long from the user's IP

A: One approach would be to gather the zip code from the ip address. There are ip to zip code databases on the internet with some that are offered as a service. Search the web for "ip to zip code databases"
Once you determine the zip code from the ip, then you can determine the sunrise and sunset from a site like Sunrise / Sunset Times.
ip2location.com/developers

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Q: How to keep the value if function is true? I have lagersaldot where if the user chooses 1 it adds a number and if it chooses 2 it subtracts a number from it. But if it chooses 2, and the number is <0 how can I keep the old value? let's say that lagersaldot is 10 and chooses to subtract 15 which is under 0 it should keep its value 10.
    void updateLagersaldo(struct varor reg[], int nrOfGoods){
        int i, varunummer, change;
        printf("Enter Varunummer: ");// identify the item and change lagersaldo
        scanf("%d", &varunummer);
        i= ifVarunummerExist(varunummer, reg, nrOfGoods);
        printf("\nVarunummer \t Namn \t\t\t Lagersaldo\n");
        printf(" %d \t\t %s \t\t\t %d\n",reg[i].varunummer,reg[i].namn,reg[i].lagersaldo);
        if(i >= 0){
            char choice;
            printf("\n (1) Sum lagersaldot \n (2) Subtract lagersaldot");
            scanf(" %c%*c", &choice);
            if(choice=='1'){
                printf("Sum lagersaldot with: ");
                scanf("%d", &change);
                reg[i].lagersaldo+=change;
            }

//HERE IF CHOICE IS 2 IF LAGERSALDO<0
            if(choice=='2'){
                printf("Subtract lagersaldot with: ");
                scanf("%d", &change);
                reg[i].lagersaldo-=change;
                if(reg[i].lagersaldo<0){
                    printf("Error! Can't be under 0 !!");
                    return;
                }
            }

        }else printf("Varunummer not exist!\n");
    }

A: You can make the check before doing the subtraction:
if (reg[i].lagersaldo - change < 0) {
    printf("Error! Can't be under 0 !!");
    return;
}
reg[i].lagersaldo -= change;


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Zurich offers UK staff 'lockdown leave' on full pay
The insurance company Zurich has offered parents facing childcare emergencies two weeks' paid leave. Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA.
Insurance company Zurich has offered parents facing childcare emergencies and others with caring responsibilities two weeks' leave on full pay.
The announcement comes as the shutdown of schools across the UK this week has left many parents struggling to balance work and childcare.
Zurich (ZURN.SW) confirmed it would give staff an extra 10 days' leave, to be taken either individually or consecutively. The move was announced for parents, but Zurich said it would also be available for anyone with other caring commitments.
Steve Collinson, Zurich's head of HR, said: "With schools closed, working parents will be frantically trying to juggle their jobs and childcare responsibilities.
"We already offer flexibility for employees who want to change their working hours or structure some days differently. But for parents trying to balance work, childcare and home schooling, this may not be enough.
"We're helping our employees get through this crisis by offering mums and dads paid time-off so they can look after their health and their family."
READ MORE: Rishi Sunak told £4.6bn lockdown support won't go far enough
Labour welcomed the latest government guidance on furlough options for parents left in the lurch by the shutdown of education facilities.
The government's advice on the job retention scheme states that workers can be furloughed if caring responsibilities arising from COVID-19 mean they are unable to work or working reduced hours.
WATCH: Half-term 'a long way' away as parents take on childcare responsibilities
It gives the example of "caring for children who are at home as a result of school or childcare facilities closing," as well as caring for vulnerable individuals in workers' households. Staff are advised to speak to employers about "whether they plan to place staff on furlough," with no obligation on firms to do so, however.
Anneliese Dodds, Labour's shadow chancellor, said the government had "listened to Labour," which called for updated guidance on Sunday.
"Now we need further action to promote the scheme to parents and employers, especially the flexible element, and better communication of the critical workers list. The cut-off date for furlough eligibility should be brought forward too," she said.
A survey by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) earlier this year found one in six mothers had to work as a result of school and childcare closures during the first nationwide lockdown.
WATCH: What you can and can't do during England's third national lockdown
READ MORE: Most UK services firms facing slump even before lockdown

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Q: Added wcf service operations but they did not generate Properties/database files I added new service operations, just like the others, which are working,
using [OperationContract] attribute.
I noticed however that all the operations I cannot see in the client object (these that I am trying to add right now) are all missing their counterpart .database generated files within Properties, in the solution explorer.
I am not sure this is the reason why I cannot see the newly added operations, but it's the only relation I could find between the non-visible and visible operations in the client.
What I found searching for a similar problem is using OperationContractAttribute instead, but it does not help me.


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from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError

from cumulus.authentication import Auth
from cumulus.settings import CUMULUS

class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = "Create a container."
    args = "[container_name]"

    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        parser.add_argument('-p', '--private', action='store_true', default=False,
                            dest='private', help='Assume Yes to confiramtion question')

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        if len(args) != 1:
            raise CommandError("Pass one and only one [container_name] as an argument")

        self._connection = Auth()._get_connection()

        container_name = args[0]
        print("Creating container: {0}".format(container_name))
        container = self._connection.create_container(container_name)
        if options.get("private"):
            print("Private container: {0}".format(container_name))
            container.make_private()
        else:
            print("Public container: {0}".format(container_name))
            container.make_public(ttl=CUMULUS["TTL"])

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Q: Changing modulus in modular arithmetic Is it true that
$$a\equiv b\pmod{m}\implies\frac{a}{n}\equiv\frac{b}{n} \pmod{\frac{m}{n}},$$ where $a, b, m, n, \frac{a}{n}, \frac{b}{n}, \frac{m}{n}\in\mathbb{N}$? If so, how do I prove it?

A: If $a\equiv b \pmod{m}$ then there is $q\in\mathbb{Z}$ such that $a=b+qm$ which implies that, for $n\not=0$, $$\frac{a}{n}=\frac{b}{n}+q\frac{m}{n}.$$
So, when $\frac{a}{n},\frac{b}{n},\frac{m}{n}\in\mathbb{Z}$, we may conclude that
$\frac{a}{n}\equiv\frac{b}{n}\pmod{\frac{m}{n}}$.

A: $$a\equiv b\pmod m$$
means
$$\frac{a-b}m\in\Bbb Z.$$
$$\frac{a}n\equiv \frac bn\pmod{\frac mn}$$
means
$$\frac{a/n-b/n}{m/n}\in\Bbb Z.$$

A: From the definition of modulo:
$$a \equiv b \pmod m \implies a=km+b \tag{1}$$
$$\frac{a}{n} \equiv {\frac{b}{n}} \pmod {\frac{m}{n}} \implies \frac{a}{n}=k \frac{m}{n} + \frac{b}{n} \tag{2}$$
Observe $(2)$.
\begin{align}
\frac{a}{n}&=k \frac{m}{n} + \frac{b}{n} \tag {2} \\
\frac{a}{n} \cdot n&=k \frac{m}{n} \cdot n + \frac{b}{n} \cdot n \\
a & = km+b \tag{1}
\end{align}
By multiplying $(2)$ by $n$, we get $(1)$, so the expressions are the same. Hence $a \equiv b \pmod m \implies \frac{a}{n} \equiv \frac{b}{n} \pmod{ \frac{m}{n}}$


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Category: Featured, Lifestyle	 February 11, 2015 0
Despite our advance on science and technology, trying to answer this question in a conclusive, definitive and absolute manner continues to be a mystery for many. Researchers and specialists have been unable to find a 'gay gene' or a particular variable that exclusively determines the sexual orientation of an individual.
There are a number of theories and hypotheses explaining why an individual is or can become homosexual. Are gays born or made? Is it nature or nurture? If gays are made then the parenting, education and environment in which the individual grew up have a direct influence and impact on his/her sexuality. On the other hand, if the individuals was born gay, it does not matter the conditions or environment in which he or she was raised, the biological sexual preference will always prevail. Here's a summary of some of the theories that initiated and triggered the debate from both fronts:
Psychological Theories (Nurture?)
Many theories from the psychological perspective argue that individuals with an absent father tend to develop homosexual traits in a way to compensate for the lack of masculine affection they did not have whilst growing up.
The idea that an over-protective mother is also what drives homosexual behaviour was also popularised during the 80s. Likewise, certain psychologists argued that when individuals have painful or traumatic experiences with their mother figures, they may associate women with pain and avoid women in the future as a way of avoiding pain. The type of pain they refer to is the abandonment of the mother or the behaviour of a very authoritarian mother.
According to some psychological studies, when we grow up, we unconsciously seek partners that resemble some of the key traits of our parents. A man for example would unconsciously look for his mother when choosing his partner; however, if the individual has associated pain with the mother figure, he may unconsciously avoid finding such figure and turn to the more caring figure, the man in this case.
Other hypotheses point at the conditions in which the individual was brought up. If an individual was brought up with lots of women at home, there could be a tendency for him to develop and show feminine traits. Links have also been established between early homosexual experiences amongst boys and their future sexual orientation as well as the link between rape in boys and their future sexual orientation.
These theories above are some of the most discussed hypotheses in the 'nature or nurture' debate. However, most of these psychological theories have been discredited in recent years because there are many exceptions and a direct link cannot be established between the cause and effect. Simultaneously, over the last two decades and thanks to advances in science, medicine and technology, scientists and researchers have been able to study in more depth the causes of homosexual behaviour from a biological perspective. These are some of the key theories and findings:
Biological Hypotheses (Nature?)
1. The Gay Gene: In 1993, a study
published in the journal Science showed that families with two homosexual brothers were very likely to have certain genetic markers on a region of the X chromosome known as XQ28. This led to media headlines about the possibility of the existence of a "gay gene".
There have also been headlines about an "alcoholism gene", which makes people become alcoholics, and a "warrior gene", which makes people unusually aggressive. Thing is, genes cannot always control behaviour, what genes can do -in some cases- is to create a tendency to develop or display certain traits or behaviour, as with the case of alcoholism.
2. Size and Shape of the Brain: Several studies have been conducted amongst heterosexual and homosexual males and it has been determined that the shape and size of their brain differ slightly. In 1991, a study published in the journal Science seemed to show that the hypothalamus, (which controls the release of sex hormones from the pituitary gland) in gay men differs from the hypothalamus in straight men.
The third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus (INAH3) was found to be more than twice as large in heterosexual men as in homosexual men. Also, PET and MRI studies performed in 2008 have shown that the two halves of the brain are more symmetrical in homosexual men and heterosexual women than in heterosexual men and homosexual women. These studies have also revealed that connections in the amygdalas of gay men resemble those of straight women; in gay women, connections in the amygdala resemble those of straight men.
Some other studies have also shown that the corpus callosum – the main connection between the two halves of the brain- has a different structure in gay men than in straight men. However, other studies have found no difference.
3. Hormone Imbalance During Pregnancy:
Other biological determinist models of gayness suggest that same-sex attraction is largely or entirely determined by hormonal influences in the womb. This was the central thesis of the recent book, Born Gay, by Glenn Wilson, a reader at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, and Qazi Rahman, a lecturer in psychobiology at the University of East London. Their book is easily the best summary of evidence from dozens of biological studies into the causes and correlates of homosexuality. It is know that testosterone masculinises the foetal genitalia—and presumably also the brain. Without it, the foetus stays female. It may be that the brains of gay men don't receive the full amounts of testosterone at the right time during foetal development, and so are insufficiently masculinised.
Other scientists have also carried out studies showing differences between gay and straight people with respect to a number of physiological traits that are associated with hormonal influences. These include: physique, hearing, brain structure, finger lengths, penis size (gay men tend to be better endowed than straight men), and the age of puberty (on average lesbians mature later than straight women, and gay men earlier than heterosexual men). There seems to be links between the level of hormone foetus have been exposed to and their sexual preference in the future.
4. Number of Pregnancies: Somehow related to the previous theory, and according to new research by Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist at Brock University in Canada, gay men tend to have older brothers. Indeed, the more biological older brothers a man has, the greater his likelihood of being gay. This leads Bogaert to conclude that a man's sexual orientation is influenced by the conditions in his mother's womb when he was a foetus.
These are the four most popular studies around the causes of homosexuality, which have been studied in depth amongst researchers and scientists. However, it is worth mentioning that that research have identified over 100 traits and theories that have direct effect on the sexual preference of an individual. This leaves the door open to an immense number of possibilities and hypotheses. This report, by no means, intends to become a summary or formal professional report or analysis of all these theories and hypotheses.
Now… The Confusing Part
Despite all of the above, there are a few things that still puzzle the mind of many people that study homosexuality:
o If we are all born either gay or straight, how can we explain people who switch in mid-life from fulfilled heterosexuality to fulfilled homosexuality (and vice versa)?
o Why is lesbianism less common that homosexual behaviour amongst males?
o What about bisexual people?
But more importantly, The Evolutionary Paradox of Homosexuality:
Evolution favours traits that aid reproduction, and being gay clearly doesn't do that. The existence of homosexuality amounts to a profound evolutionary mystery. If gays normally do not reproduce, why is the gay biological composition still being passed on? As far as historians can tell, homosexuality has always been with us. So the question remains; if it's such a disadvantage in the evolutionary rat race, why was it not eradicated by natural selection? An explanation for this may be that the allele – or group of genes – that sometimes codes for homosexual orientation may at other times have a strong reproductive benefit. This would compensate for gay people's lack of reproduction and ensure the continuation of the trait, as non-gay carriers of the gene can also pass it down.
The special guest of the Circle, a scientist and researcher, shed some light into the discussion. He explained that sexuality is a spectrum of preferences that can be determined by over 200 different variables.
While genes and hormones may, like male birth order, predispose a person to a particular sexual orientation, they do not determine it. Other factors are also at work. Social expectations, cultural values and peer pressure, for instance, help push many of us towards a particular sexual preference in different degrees. This is why in research they do not even talk about 'gay' or 'straight', but about 'men that have sex with men' because there is a whole myriad of variables that influence their very own identity and identification with a particular sexual preference or group.
The researcher also explained that something as complex as human sexual life is bound to evolve from a multiplicity of factors. These factors; sociological, psychological and biological can 'influence' and/or 'impact' sexuality, but that does not mean that they cause or determine it. Something as complex and pivotal as human emotional and sexual life is bound to evolve from a multiplicity of factors, rather than from any single, simple origin. This is why in research sexuality is now considered a Biosocial Model that continues to intrigue scientists and researches alike.
Source: expanding-circles.org
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Just trying to get by!
All-American family that leans toward civil service and volunteerism.
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The salt of the earth types who'd rather spend time at sea. They are rugged outdoorsy folk and inheritors of a Scandinavian exploratory heritage, Wagners are a superstitious lot.
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Note: I know that the reason the pie-chart does not appear is because it does not have a gender classification. My problem is applying the filter to it.

A: Since you have used slicer as filter so you can disable filter for the graphs which you dont want filter with "Edit Interaction" option.


Although the Euro is building as if it want to make higher highs and turn bullish, the pair still is bearish below the key resistance zone between 1.1024 and 1.11. I'm staying bearish whilst we are below this zone on a daily closing basis.
If medium term and long term bears step back around this zone, we should see a move back towards 1.09 at a minimum, then potentially targeting the prior swing low at 1.0736.
The USDCAD has recently bounced from the major support zone we've been talking about in the members commentary the last month or so. This zone is between 1.2375 and 1.2430.
The pair recently rejected off the level forming a pin bar and then bounced higher. If the bids step back into the market, we should see a move back up towards 1.26 and then 1.2750 before bears return so a potential range play here for bulls. Only a daily close below the support zone negates the bullish outlook.
Learn one key mistake you need to avoid in trading.


My granddaughter and I make custom coasters and magnets using a rubber stamp or decoupage technique that is durable for years.
We make small batch, generously fragranced, soy wax melts and candles out of our home in Knoxville,Tn.
I make memory items (stiluffed animals, pillows, T-shirt blankets) from articles belonging to loved ones. I also upcycle items into creative useful household items - firepits, lighting, art, etc.


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Our aim is to deliver the highest standard of dental treatment in a comfortable environment, using the most advanced technology in the market. We also aim to ensure our patients enjoy a stress-free and pleasant experience with our caring team. We build a relationship with our patients, based on trust and care, and we assist them with their treatment every step of the way, to ensure the most effective results.
We put pride in our mission to serve the public. We will pay attention to your dental needs and concerns, and advise you on your dental treatment options and let you choose the option that best suits your needs.
Aside from providing quality oral health care, we will treat you with the utmost respect, dignity and compassion.This is our promise to you.
Our staff tells you more about the philosophy and fantastic atmosphere of our practices.
Dr Dabholkar is the principal dentist at Smiles Dental Care. He has been practising dentistry in Australia and abroad for over 12 years. His extensive experience in his profession and commitment to serve and care for his patients encouraged him to establish the Smiles Dental Care Practice in 2010.
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Dr Amol leads a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals to help manage his dental practice. They are progressive, gentle and caring towards their highly valued patients. He imparts his knowledge and skills to his team and practices and promotes exceptional and quality service with a smile!
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Vanessa is a mother of three children and has been heavily involved in her children's school. As a busy mum, Vanessa is very caring and compassionate towards patients of all ages.


At A&R Design we believe in total customer satisfaction and we will not settle for anything less. Over the years we have carefully developed our way of working with our clients, to ensure that you get the result you want.
We know that most people live very busy and hectic lives and therefore may not have the time or experience to take on the complex project management involved in property refurbishment. That's where we come in – we provide a complete package, taking care of the many and varied aspects of your project from the design stage to completion.
This will include hiring the correct trades-people for the job, sourcing the appropriate materials at a reasonable price, making sure the different trades-people are on site at the right time and in the right order, and solving any issues as they arise. We also work with a Consultant Architect, who you may wish to use to provide the necessary plans and technical drawings (although you are of course welcome to use a different architect of your choice if you prefer).
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We take great pride in ensuring that all our customers are really happy with the service we provide, and we are always pleased to provide references upon request.
Customer satisfaction and peace of mind is paramount to us and therefore we allow all our clients to hold back 3% of the original quoted price until they are completely sure that all the work has been finished to their satisfaction, and any outstanding matters have been dealt with. This ensures that you can have full confidence and peace of mind from the very start to the completion of your project.
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Through our many years of experience we have learnt that each customer's needs are different and each individual has their own vision and sense of style. We take the time to make sure we fully understand your vision so that we can bring it to life.
We appreciate that different people have very different views on the way in which they want to work with us, and the level of involvement they want to have. We will take the time to understand your own views. This means that we can work in the way that suits you best, whether you have a strong vision of exactly what you want, and are looking forward to choosing each little detail from the exact shade of paint to the exact shape of your door handles, or whether you just have an overall view of the end result but really want us to take all the little niggling decisions on details away from you, and only consult you about the major choices. It's entirely up to you.
We start by meeting you to talk through your project. We will always listen carefully and make sure we understand fully what you want to achieve.
If appropriate, we will put you in touch with our Consultant Architect, who can provide you with all the necessary plans and technical drawings. You may of course prefer to use your own architect.
Once we have established your requirements (and obtained plans from the architect if appropriate) we will give you an estimate, for your approval.
Once you have approved the estimate, we will work with you to create a design for your space, focusing on your needs and requirements, including how you intend to use the space, and your vision of how you would like the room to look. We can then provide you with a firm quotation.
We will meet with you shortly before the start date to talk through the designs, and ensure you are happy with all aspects of the planned work. This includes providing you with a detailed schedule of works, including dates, which we will review with you.
We know that many people have concerns about the disruption that building work will have on their home environment and family life. We will do everything we can to minimize this disruption. This may include extra touches like the creation of temporary facilities such as kitchen or toilets where appropriate.
Throughout the project we will keep talking to you, to make sure you are happy. This means we can be sure that any problems are sorted out straight away, and that we stay on track with realizing your vision, and keeping within the agreed timescales and budget.
We will give a full clean to all the areas of the property we have been working in or using for access.
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Proper identification of ants and finding the location of ant colonies make treatments so much easier.
Fire ants are especially insidious as a species. Not only do they deliver horribly painful bites, but they're also persistent in building their colonies in areas that are hard to reach. Unfortunately, Georgia residents face off against these baddies at least once; so, it's important to know exactly what they look like and where they're likely to come from on your property.
Who is best to pass along this info? The professionals. Find a reputable pest control company, and work with them when fire ants first become a problem.
Bait stations help wipe colonies out from the inside.
Without a doubt, the best way to treat a fire ant infestation is with the help of ant baiting stations. Bait is treatment medium—often powder or granules—that appeals to ants. It tempts them to the bait trap where they load up on product.
Some baits work so quickly that it's used for direct contact kills, similar to spray applications. Others are slow working, meaning worker ants can take it back to the colony as food, where larvae and the colony queen may eat it and die off. The most effective baits on the market are only available to professional pest providers. There are a few consumer products available at the store, but generally speaking, these products are not strong enough to take out a colony on their own.
Professional bait stations have a protection barrier to protect pets and kids from harm. Alternatively, fire ant mounds can be treated individually, but it is difficult for the application to sufficiently saturate the colony.
Fire ant control often requires a one-two punch. Bait stations burn the colonies out. However, perimeter applications stop more ants from taking the mounds over once the original ants leave. These applications can be made around the perimeter of your property or your home.
Your pest pro may devise a specific plan for topical applications meant to drive ants away from your property. Homeowners don't have the expertise for this level of pest prevention, and the trouble it saves is worth every penny.
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These 9 handwritten notes from students to their teachers will break your heart.
Kyle Schwartz started sharing the notes two years ago, and people responded — teachers, parents, child advocates and more.
Ashley May
Five years ago, Kyle Schwartz asked her Doull Elementary class to fill in the blank: "I wish my teacher knew ______."
Her students' answers shocked her, and she shared some of the notes on Twitter.
One read: "I wish my teacher knew how much I miss my dad because he got deported to Mexico when I was 3 years old and I haven't seen him in 6 years."
Another read: "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading log is not signed because my mom is not around a lot."
Other students talked about having no friends, being bullied and lacking school supplies at home. Here are nine of the notes:
1. The kids shared thoughts about parents who were rarely home.
"I wish my teacher knew that my dad works two jobs and I don't see him much." All photos via Kyle Schwartz.
2. They explained that their parents were divorced.
"I wish my teacher knew that my mom got divorce 3 times."
3. They told her they were living in shelters.
"I wish my teacher knew that my mom and I live in a shelter."
4. They said they worried about their siblings every night.
"I wish my teacher knew that my little brother gets scared and I get worried about getting up every night."
5. They talked about feeling disconnected from their peers.
"I wish my teacher knew that my dad died this year, and I feel more alone and disconnected from my peers than ever before."
6. They shared secret family struggles.
"I wish my teacher knew that my mom and dad are divorced and that I am the middle child of 7 kids. 5 out of that 7 or (are) boys."
7. They revealed what they love most in the world.
"3 things I wish my teacher knew about me: 7 kids in my family, me being the second to youngest. I play basketball. I think I'm really good at writing."
8. They explained worries about having a place to sleep at night.
"I wish my teacher knew that my mom might get diagnosed with cancer this week and I have been without a home 3 different times this year alone."
9. They even shared intimate details about their relationships with their parents.
"I wish my teacher knew that I got kicked out of the house because of my mom's girlfriend, and now I don't have a relationship with my mom because of it."
"When students feel like they have a voice, that they're heard, they're really more open," Schwartz told local station KUSA last year. "They're more able to take risks in school."
The majority of Schwartz's students live close to or below the poverty line, and 50% are learning English at school, she said. About 44% of children in America live in low-income families, according to the National Center for Children in Poverty.
Schwartz started sharing the notes two years ago, and people responded — teachers, parents, child advocates, and more.
Instructors, even one working with Syrian refugees in Greece, began implementing the exercise in their own classrooms. Many share responses using the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew.
"In my classroom, I can impact 30 students," Schwartz said. "When I share, I can impact classrooms around the world."
So in July, Schwartz published "I Wish My Teacher Knew," a teacher's guide to address poverty, grief, and home life in the classroom.
The book is full of student notes and stories like these as well as Schwartz's experiences and research on child poverty.
The cover of Schwartz's book.
Each chapter includes "teacher tools, too — actionable steps that teachers can take in their classrooms to make change," Schwartz said. The tips include having a food drawer with granola bars available to students who might be hungry and creating a memory book with students grieving a loss.
"My students are very aware that their notes are being a powerful force for advocacy," Schwartz said. "They know they are speaking up for kids who aren't always listened to. That's been a beautiful thing."
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There are smartphones out there that need no introduction. The Acer Liquid S2, however, is not one of them, and so far it appears that the Taiwanese company's premier phablet device has mostly failed to gain some serious traction. But should that dissuade you from considering the Liquid S2 when you go phablet hunting some time in the foreseeable future? Absolutely not, for Acer's top-shelfer packs quite a punch under its massive hood. At a price.
Does the Liquid S2 have what it takes to make it through the testing grounds? Let's find out.
As with any self-respecting phablet out there, the first thing your attention is drawn to in terms of design is the sheer size of the device. The Acer Liquid S2 is giant, even by phablet standards, and it's one of the very biggest 6-inchers out there. What's even more, at 8.15 oz. (231 g), we failed to find a heavier smartphone in this class. The volume rocker (right side) and power button (top left) are both kind of conservative with the amount of feedback they provide. Perhaps more importantly, we're seriously dumbfound at the placement of the rather essential power button, and the capacitive navigation keys don't help matters either – they're pushed at the very bottom of the device. All of this translates into poor ergonomics.
Size and comfort aside, the Liquid S2 is actually an attractive device, especially the red variant that we have at hand. The fashionable design, however, is slightly diminished by the numerous flaps, ports and styling ornaments. The front – your typical Android look – is set apart by the signature, concave Acer earpiece with a matching, red-colored grill. At the back, we instinctively focus on the rather unique camera module with quad flash – a distinctive feature of the S2. Below sits the Acer logo, masterfully etched into the plastic shell itself, followed by a pronounced Dolby Digital Plus badge. Acer has also placed a duo of speakers on the left side of the device, which should hopefully provide an adequate stereo audio experience, but more on that later.
We needed just one look at the 6-inch display on the Liquid S2 for our exasperation with its size to fade into nothingness. This crisp, 1920x1080 pixel resolution IPS panel leaves little to desire, as colors are faithfully rendered, and there's certainly no lack of detail at 368 pixels per inch. The display is not the brightest at 394 nits, however, so it's very well-suited for use in direct sunlight. Lastly, there are no pesky software keys to be found on the S2, so you're getting the full six inches of viewing goodness.
Safety appears to have also been on Acer's agenda for the screen, as we're treated to the third and latest iteration of Corning's Gorilla Glass. It'll be of little use if you drop this heavy phablet face-on, but it should provide protection against superficial scratches.
I know Acer phone's aren't really that popular, but I think Acer has really hit the sweet spot between vanilla Android and custom UI's. It looks and feels like vanilla Android, but with some nice, added features. If this phone came with a 5" display, I think it would be pretty damn awesome.
i have a problem with your excuse...if you knew that the phone had a defect, then why initially give it a 5?
That was a clarification, not an excuse.
Sort of looks like the G2 a little.


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Attorney Prema Roddam on the Practical Benefits of Diversity
It's no secret that diversity in the workforce is important—and perhaps even more so for a law firm. But beyond the moral and ethical reasons to encourage diversity, attorney Prema Roddam is quick to point out that there's quantifiable value in having a workforce composed of men and women with a broad mix of cultural backgrounds.
Roddam is with Chugh LLP, an international law firm and CPA firm with offices across the United States, an office in India, and affiliates in several other countries. The firm specializes in corporate law, tax, immigration, and litigation matters, but also works with clients in a number of other areas like employment law and mergers & acquisitions.
"Women hold 80 percent of the leadership positions at our firm," she beams. "And women employees make up 65 percent of our team," so it's no surprise that Roddam recognizes the importance of diversity.
HOW DIVERSITY BENEFITS LAW FIRM EMPLOYEES
The benefits of diversity start with employee satisfaction. Roddam says that the makeup of the firm's staff roster shows how committed the firm is to diversity and explains that its composition makes the firm a great place to work.
A big reason why, Roddam states, is that diversity often provides flexibility. "The firm is very accommodating to the needs of its employees," she says. That holds true for the firm's offices in the United States and abroad.
That flexibility also means the firm is well-equipped to address unexpected challenges. For instance, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm leadership quickly encouraged employees to work from home whenever possible. "The firm [took] very good care of us," Roddam says, as she explained how the firm's leadership worked to ensure employees stayed safe.
Going beyond employee morale, Roddam makes it clear that happy employees contribute to a more enriching client experience. And fusing diversity with a positive client experience is a big deal, because…
HOW DIVERSITY BENEFITS LAW FIRM CLIENTS
Being a corporate and immigration attorney, Roddam works with clients from all over the world. In this practice area, having a diverse mix of employees offers some obvious benefits.
She points to instances where she has been able to collaborate with a colleague from the client's country to ensure a more meaningful dialogue. "You're able to have someone that understands the client's language or understands the client's cultural background," Roddam says.
Roddam credits the diversity within Chugh for enabling her to collaborate more effectively resulting in a positive experience and better outcomes for these clients.
HOW DIVERSITY BENEFITS A LAW FIRM
The client-lawyer interaction is critically important, and not just for immigration attorneys. Different cultures have different ways of conducting business, so having a legal professional that understands those nuances can have big impacts on client satisfaction, retention and law firm efficiency—all factors that contribute to the firm's bottom line.
Those client connections play a big role in the firm's strategic approach to business too. Roddam and her colleagues work very closely with clients. "We would like to be their first point of contact," Roddam explains. "We're almost like their business partners."
As mentioned above, the firm affords its employees a lot of flexibility, which has translated into a lot of pro bono work and community involvement. "Most of us in each office are involved in at least one nonprofit organization," Roddam says. "The firm definitely supports nonprofit work."
In fact, the firm allows its staff members to choose nonprofit work that's important to them. For Roddam, it's women's rights, but she says that employees are free to be involved with other groups, like child advocacy organizations for instance.
Roddam points out that this community involvement not only boosts morale by allowing employees to pursue their passions, it also helps employees network in the community.
But perhaps most importantly, the nonprofit work helps cultivate future generations of leaders—which will only have positive impacts on diversity within the legal profession.
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Clean meat and Plant based meat in India with Varun Desphande Good Food Institute, India
Varun is Managing Director for India at the Good Food Institute, where he is working on creating a healthy, humane, sustainable food future for India. He believes very strongly that India has a pivotal role to play in the new global food supply, and can be one of the first countries to 'leapfrog' unsustainable factory farming. Before joining GFI, Varun studied at Carnegie Mellon University and spent many years studying and working in the healthcare systems of India and the US.
Why GFI in India?
India represents a huge opportunity in terms of an impact on the global food system, not just domestically also as a source of manufacturing to export with plant-based meat as well clean meat with our extremely large population and issues of sustainability, climate changes on the horizon, crucially food security. These are some of the reasons why we wanted to get involved in India.
There are other reasons that relate to the world-class Scientific faculties available in Food Technology and Tissue Engineering faculty in India takes care of both plant-based meats and clean meat are genuinely world-class, and they possess the ability to push this sector forward globally. There is a lot of research genuinely needs to be done in Clean Meat, making it commercially competitive with conventional meat, these are the areas India could help bring change.
Curriculum on Clean Meat or Plant based meat in near future?
We have been considering to work on this idea globally, last year the Good Food Institute and Berkeley launched the first college level course on alternative proteins, the idea for this course for students is to learn about the technology behind meat alternatives and present a project on the same at the end of the semester.
With academic institutes in India we wish to do a similar thing, perhaps a synthetic biology classes for clean meat. This sector is so exciting across the spectrum of technology both in terms of tissue engineering, scaffolds in terms of cell lines and cellular biology, pluripotent stem cells those are all clean meat. In terms of plant-based meat cereal processing, crop characterization, crop optimization, manufacturing. It is even possible to cater degrees on clean meat and plant-based meats, but we are a little bit away from that at the moment. Surely we are looking to set up courses for people to help them to get in the industry.
What are your views on Sustainability of Food Ecosystem?
Current input in agricultural systems are unsustainable. It is obvious we have to switch to alternative sources in the future. For example, Chicken which is considered to be the most sustainable product in factory farming and takes in 9 calorie input for every 1 calorie of output. Which is a highly inefficient system.
Across Chatham House and UN reports that state in climate change is caused the most by factory farming which contributes to green house gases more than all transportation combined. Now seeing all this we realise, the rate at which our country is growing we need systems that are able to feed our population. By 2050 we have 9.5 billion people in the world, about one sixth will be in India we have to learn how to feed those through systems that don't adversely affect – climate change, food security and sustainability.
Are the large meat processing companies in favor of clean meat technology?
Globally they are ones pushing this sector forward. Visionary companies understand the need to be abreast with new technology and always be open to new opportunities. Tyson Foods CEO was on record and they want to think of themselves as a protein company rather than a meat company, they have invested both in Plant based meat and clean meat companies; Beyond Meat, Memphis Meat and Future Meat Technology. I believe they continue to be at the vanguard of protein suppliers of the world, the reason I believe is because they are so agile to these changes.
We need to bring everyone along this value chain with economic alternatives – it includes people involved in meat business, who currently own poultry farms and meat processors.
Poultry farms currently are under pressure from the government in terms of complying with antimicrobial resistance standards. Poultry farms are genuinely under pressure to use things like antibiotics to make sure chickens are growing fine. Clean meat would not require any antibiotics, that's something I think presents a pretty strong opportunity for them. But initially switching over to clean meat would be expensive.
I will talk about a really interesting perspective, from a company called Future Meat; the idea is to give small bioreactors to all poultry farmers. Their idea is not a huge centralized product from these farmers but trying out prototypes, there are different models, what I discussed is just one.
We need to keep everyone in mind and present the alternative. Because technology has a tremendous power to reform the entire industry. If you happened to read Paul Shapiro's book, he talks about the how the natural ice industry went out of business when refrigerators came out, now we don't address ice from refrigerator as "synthetic ice". Truly technology refactors industry, we have to be more empathetic.
How long would it take for commercialization of Clean Meat?
In 10 years, clean meat would be very cost competitive with conventional meat. If you look at the cost curve in this area from R&D conceptualization stage; back in 2013 when Dr Mark Post ate the first lab grown hamburger on TV, the research project cost him around $33,000. Now Dr Post's company make the same hamburger for $12, that just happened in 5 years.
We all know markets and technology have a tremendous potential to create downward pressure on lowering down prices. Obviously in terms of research and development you spend a lot of money on different prototypes, but also the inputs into the process becomes cheaper and cheaper. The media, animal feed on which you grow clean meat initially costs a lot of money, but we expect a lot of companies into that space, competition could drive down the price. So one of the biggest input in clean meat that price goes to the floor, which means the cost basis of the companies producing clean meat goes on to the floor. So that's kind of how it could work. I am optimistic we can make it cost competitive before 2030. Certainly it will be on plates earlier than 2030.
What are technologies employed for production of clean meat?
There are four critical technologies associated with clean meat technology
Cell lines – different cell lines stem cells; chicken cell lines, duck cell lines, bovine cell lines.
Medium – That's the cost driver.Nutrient broth for growing clean meat made from animals fetal bovine serum, it's quite heterogeneous might get contaminated. They are not uniform, as extracted from animal source. I believe this could be an ancillary industry. There are Indian Biomedical companies like, Biocon which manufactures and ships media at a huge scale. There's definitely capability in Indian biomedical industry as well as the international industry to bring down the cost of the media for different cell lines.
Scaffolds– They are used in biomedical industry to deliver drugs. But in case of clean meat they are not necessary. But you might need them to make a 3D cut, for instance for making a steak of meat or a thick cut of chicken we may need scaffolds. These scaffolds may either be food grade or biodegradable.
Bioreactor– Environment in which you grow clean meat. Different bioreactors can be used to optimize the process of producing clean meat. One maybe used for culturing clean meat, another for different muscle or animal type. All of these areas have a tremendous opportunity to get better and better as the years go by.
What's going to happen and what has been happening, lot of companies are holding this IP inside, so a lot of them are doing everything from beginning to end so that they can have a finished product. I think this will ease a lot of pressure on the industry, as I said a lot of people will enter this space as ancillary. Whether its established biomedical companies, or startups focusing to be the global suppliers, there's tremendous opportunities in this space.
Technologies employed in Plant based Meat?
Extrusion technology has been existed for decades, again it has been developed for a different purpose and its been used here for mixing different grains. There's a lot of opportunity in optimizing the processes, machines for making plant-based meats better and stable. Because of that flexibility plant based meats are here and already cost-effective with eggs. It's really promising that we will be able to drop the price of plant proteins even further, that's what we are looking at India. Extrusion technology being an area of innovation in all the food parks coming up, we have been talking to some food parks and they are really excited about the possibility of doing some experiments in this area. To see if its possible to push the state of the art forward given that the state of the art is from decades ago. If we can make that happen there is a possibility to create plant proteins that will be extremely affordable, even though they really. The aim to make these plant based proteins even more affordable to tackle conditions like malnutrition and stunting.
How would the scenario change, when people switch to clean meat?
I would love to say everything is going to be utopia, and I genuinely do believe that's the case. Because when we have a better food system given how the food system affects our lives all over the world. We would geniunely have a more healthy humane and sustainable food system, that's the entire point of our endeavor. So once we get a lot of people to transition to these products we would have far fewer emissions, fewer animals in factory farms, no need for antibiotics, no need of inefficient factory farming system. I feel within this generation or within a couple of generations we can genuinely tackle a huge number of issues and top mine among those things is feeding the population, which is not something we poised currently do, certainly we are working towards it.
GFI's future work in India?
We are definitely going to be working with research institutes to do basic early stage research. Our focus is on creating as much open science as possible, but we do work directly with companies who want to bring finished product to the market. So I would say our interest lies in the whole ecosystem of early stage research to startups to even corporate entities who are planning to bring ancillary in the market. We had some good responses from people who are interested to come into market. There's so many decades of translational experience that can be applied brought to bear in this area that makes us pretty optimistic for the Indian scenario.
Varun Desphande
Managing Director, India.
Good Food Institute
We are looking forward to the prospect of plant based and clean meat entering our supermarket shelves soon. I have been following Good Food Institute since a couple of months, and I see many startups entering the alternative protein space, hope more Indian startups could join this zone.
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}

void Node::setLChild(Node * p)
{
    lchild = p;
}

Node* Node::getRChild() const
{
    Node * p = rchild;
    return p;
}

void Node::setRChild(Node * p)
{
    rchild = p;
}

Node::~Node()
{
}

//BST.cpp

DataType * BST::Search(const string name)
{
    return Search(name, root);
}

DataType * BST::Search(const string name, Node * r)
{
    if(r != 0)
    {
        if (name.compare(r->getItem().getname()) == 0)
            return &(r->getItem());
        else
        {
            if (name.compare(r->getItem().getname()) < 0)
                return Search(name, r->getLChild());
            else
                return Search(name, r->getRChild());
        }
    }
    else
        return NULL;
}

//main.cpp

    MyClass mc1("Tree","This is a tree");
    MyClass mc2("Book","This is a book");
    MyClass mc3("Zoo","This is a zoo");

    BST tree;
    tree.Insert(mc1);
    tree.Insert(mc2);
    tree.Insert(mc3);

    MyClass * mc = tree.Search("Book");
    if (mc != NULL)
        cout << mc->getname() << endl;

The problem is at the MyClass object (mc) returned from Search function.
I trace into Search() and make sure "r->getItem()" get what I want.
anything wrong with "return &(r->getItem());" ?
Thanks!
++++++
I'm a little bit confused.. can I change to "DataType BST::Search(const string name)"
instead of "DataType * BST::Search(const string name)"....it seems that the compiler cannot pass.
the return NULL will have some problem...
but I try your method to change the DataType* Node::getIthem()
it still have error....@@

A: I am guessing that Node::getItem() returns a DataType by value:
DataType Node::getItem();

When you take the address of that return value, you are essentially taking the address of something that will immediately disappear (a temporary). I suspect that Node holds DataType objects internally, in which case Node::getItem() could return a pointer to one of these.
DataType* Node::getItem() { return &item; }
const DataType* Node::getItem() const { return &item; }

or return by reference:
DataType& Node::getItem() { return item; }
const DataType& Node::getItem() const { return item; }

A: return &(r->getItem()); will return the memory adress to whatever r->getItem() returns, not the object itself.
If r->getItem() returns a pointer you will have to return (r->getItem());.


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Q: How can i rewrite TierPrice Block in Magento2 I am facing one issue in block rewrite.
I am trying to rewrite
app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/base/layout/catalog_product_prices.xml
I want to Call my own tier_prices.phtml

<code>
<layout xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/layout_generic.xsd">
    <block class="Magento\Framework\Pricing\Render\RendererPool" name="render.product.prices">
        <arguments>
            <argument name="default" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="default_render_class" xsi:type="string">Magento\Catalog\Pricing\Render\PriceBox</item>
                <item name="default_render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/default.phtml</item>
                <item name="default_amount_render_class" xsi:type="string">Magento\Framework\Pricing\Render\Amount</item>
                <item name="default_amount_render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/amount/default.phtml</item>
                <item name="prices" xsi:type="array">
                    <item name="special_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/special_price.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                    <item name="group_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/group_price.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                    <item name="tier_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/tier_prices.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                    <item name="final_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_class" xsi:type="string">Magento\Catalog\Pricing\Render\FinalPriceBox</item>
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/final_price.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                    <item name="custom_option_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="amount_render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/amount/option.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                    <item name="configured_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_class" xsi:type="string">Magento\Catalog\Pricing\Render\ConfiguredPriceBox</item>
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Magento_Catalog::product/price/configured_price.phtml</item>
                    </item>
                </item>
                </argument>
        </arguments>
    </block>
</layout>
</code>

Can anybody help me regarding this?
Thanks in advance.

A: Suppose package:Learning and module: Custom
Module.xml looks like

<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Module/etc/module.xsd">
    <module name="Learning_Custom" setup_version="2.0.0">
        <sequence>
            <module name="Magento_Catalog"/>
        </sequence>
    </module>
</config>

And then create a layout xml following path -> app/code/Learning/Custom/view/frontend/layout/catalog_product_prices.xml

<layout xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/layout_generic.xsd">
    <referenceBlock name="render.product.prices">
        <arguments>
            <argument name="default" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="prices" xsi:type="array">
                    <item name="tier_price" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="render_template" xsi:type="string">Learning_Custom::product/price/tier_prices.phtml
                    </item>
                </item>
            </argument>
        </arguments>
    </referenceBlock>
</layout>

Create template inside your module or copy base template file inside your module path should be ->
app/code/Learning/Custom/view/frontend/templates/product/price/tier_prices.phtml

A: You can do like this
<referenceBlock name='contactForm'>
    <action method='setTemplate'>
        <argument name='template' xsi:type='string'>Vendorname_Modulename::form_new.phtml</argument>
    </action>
</referenceBlock>


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Q: Splitting list in k subsets without altering order So I have a list say li=[1,4,2,5,2]
and this list is to be splitted in k=3 subsets
I want output like this:
[
  [1,4,2],[5],[2]],
  [1,4],[2,5],[2],
  [1,4],[2],[5,2],
  [1],[4,2],[5,2],
  [1],[4],[2,5,2],
]

A: Using recursion:
li = [1,4,2,5,2]
def subsets(d, k, c = []):
   if len(c) == k and len(li) == sum(map(len, c)):
      yield c
   elif d:
      if len(c) < k:
         yield from subsets(d[1:], k, c+[[d[0]]])
      if c:
         yield from subsets(d[1:], k, [*c[:-1], c[-1]+[d[0]]])

print(list(subsets(li, 3)))

Output:
[[[1], [4], [2, 5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2], [5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4], [2], [5, 2]],
 [[1, 4], [2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4, 2], [5], [2]]]

A: You can use combinations of where splits should occur:
from itertools import combinations

out = [[
    li[i:j]
    for i,j in zip((0,) + ix, ix + (None,))
] for ix in combinations(range(1, len(li)), r=3-1)]
>>> out
[[[1], [4], [2, 5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2], [5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4], [2], [5, 2]],
 [[1, 4], [2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4, 2], [5], [2]]]

A: This is my very first answer on SO :)
I challenged myself to solve this issue using recursion (a topic I'm still actively trying to learn and understand) and without using itertools. Here is my solution.
Reading the other answers, I realise that I should use a generator to speed up calculation time and avoid hitting any limit.
def validate_input_vlaues(li, k):
    """ check and validates input values """

    # k should be an integer higher than 0
    if not type(k) == int or k < 1:
        raise ValueError("k should be an integer higher than 0")
    # li should be a list of at least 1 element
    if not type(li) == list or len(li) < 1:
        raise ValueError("li should be a list of at least 1 element ")
    # li should be higher or equal to k
    if len(li) < k:
        raise ValueError("The lenght of li should be higher than or equal to k")

def split_list_in_subsets(li, k):
    """ Returns a list of all combinations when splitting a list {li} into {k} parts """

    # if k is 1 >> Recursion exit condition:
    # We cannot subdivide the list into more subsets
    if k==1:
        return [[li]]

    # if the length of li is higher or equal to k (and higher than 1)
    if len(li) >= k:

        # create an empty list to store the subset results to return
        output = list()

        # storing a prefix and the remaining list
        for i in range(0, len(li) - k + 1):
            prefix = li[:i+1]
            rest = li[i+1:]

            # recursively run the function on the remaining list, k being 1 subset smaller (prefix)
            subsets = split_list_in_subsets(rest, k-1)

            # add to the output list all subsets with current prefix
            for sub in subsets:
                output.append([prefix] + sub)

        return output

# main
if __name__ == '__main__':

    # Initial values (list, int)
    li = [1,4,2,5,2]
    k = 3

    ### Checking input values
    validate_input_vlaues(li, k)

    ### Calculating solutions ###
    solutions = split_list_in_subsets(li, k)

    ### printing the results ###
    print(f"Liste: {li}\nSubsets: {k}\n")
    print(f"{len(solutions)} Solution(s):\n")
    for sub in solutions:
        print(sub)

Output:
Liste: [1, 4, 2, 5, 2]
Subsets: 3

6 Solution(s):

[[1], [4], [2, 5, 2]]
[[1], [4, 2], [5, 2]]
[[1], [4, 2, 5], [2]]
[[1, 4], [2], [5, 2]]
[[1, 4], [2, 5], [2]]
[[1, 4, 2], [5], [2]]

A: Use itertools.combinations:
from itertools import combinations

output = [(li[:start], li[start:end], li[end:]) for start, end in combinations(range(1, len(li)), 2)]

>>> output
[[[1], [4], [2, 5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2], [5, 2]],
 [[1], [4, 2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4], [2], [5, 2]],
 [[1, 4], [2, 5], [2]],
 [[1, 4, 2], [5], [2]]]


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The Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) have organized a 3 days long Community Mobilization and Media training for sex workers that took place on December 5-8, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. There were 10 sex workers at the training, who came from the countries of SWAN region, majority of which do not have formal or informal groups of sex workers yet.
December 17 - Albania: press-release
By admin on Dec 18th, 2013
Action plus, Albania
Media announcement
17th of December International day to end violence against sex workers
17th of December is international day to end violence against sex workers. On that day sex workers their alias and the activists for human rights all around the world are getting together to call attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers all over the globe.
ALBANIA- AKSION PLUS
By admin on Mar 15th, 2011
On the occasion of the 17th of December Aksion Plus (A+) was invited to participate in a National Human Rights Debate. Two A+ staff and one transgender sex worker spoke about the issues that sex workers currently face, services that are offered and advocacy efforts to advance sex workers' rights. In his power point, Genci Mucollari, the director of A+ presented, also discussed, the existing mechanisms that can be used enforce respect for the rights of the LGBT community in Albania. The following people also delivered speeches: the State Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination, representatives from LGBT community and Pink Embassy and journalists.
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By Aliya on Jul 11th, 2010
On Saturday, May 29, 2010 the third and final generation of SWAN groups participated in a training on media sensitizations in Tirana, Albania. Genci and Enkelejda of Aksion Plus were gracious hosts in their beautiful city. Representative from sex work projects from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania, Montenegro and Latvia participated in the one-day event which also brought together sex workers from Hungary, Albania and Bulgaria.


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New Hartford Man Arrested on Charges Related to Capitol Riot Attack
Andrew Derminio Published: May 14, 2021
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A New Hartford man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the Capitol riot attack on January 6th.
courtesy of FBI Albany
Syracuse.com reports federal prosecutors filed court documents that indicate 49-year-old Eric Bochene was arrested and charged with two counts of unlawfully entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Paperwork also shows he was charged with two counts of violent entry disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The Syracuse.com article states that Bochene admitted to authorities that he was in the building.
It was on January 6th, 2021 that a group of protestors forced their way into the U.S. Capitol to attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the election results, which would solidify President Biden's win over former President Donald Trump.
Three other Central and Western New York residents have already been charged for their participation in the riot. 33-year-old Matthew Greene of Syracuse was arrested on April 21st, 2021 on several charges. 43-year-old Dominick Pezzola of Rochester, New York and 31-year-old William Pepe of Beacon, New York were also mentioned in the April 21st indictment.
The arrest of the New Hartford man stemmed from tips from individuals. The Syracuse.com article states, "The first tip was received on Feb. 16, when a person claimed Bochene had bragged about being in the Capitol building on Jan. 6, they said." Another tipster mentioned they spoke to Bochene on the day of the riot and confirmed he was in the building and had broken a window. It is believed Bochene was one of the first people inside the building on January 6th.
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Q: In Java, will empty collections of the same type, but different type parameters always be equal? Consider the following snippet:
    List<String> list1 = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Integer> list2 = new ArrayList<>();
    assertThat(list1.equals(list2), is(true));

The assertion succeeds.
Indeed, as far as I understand, there is no way in Java, for the equals method to differentiate between the two, due to run-time type-erasure (i.e. the fact the type arguments String and Integer are only accessible at compile-time, but not at run-time).
And since there are no elements, which could be compared, equals has to return true. And by this line of thought, this must be true, for all collections.
So the question is the following: is my thought process correct, or am I missing something?
EDIT
@qqilihq gave an excellent answer, which prompts the next question:
Is this possible to achieve without passing the type explicitly (I'm fine if the type is stored explicitly somehow, just the user does should not have to pass it.)
I attempted the following, but it did not work (I guess due to type erasure):
    public TypedList(List<T> delegate) {
        this.delegate = Objects.requireNonNull(delegate);
        this.type = (Class<T>) delegate.getClass();
    }

But maybe you can do something similar to this? this.type = T. (This does not compile, but maybe something similar would be possible.)

A: As you state, the type information is lost at runtime in your given example. But concerning your question in the comments:

can you also show a counter-example, i.e. a collection where two empty instances of different generic types would not be treated as equal?

You can of course implement your own Collection which does take into account the type information in the equals method. Here's a very simple example creating a TypedList wrapper around an arbitrary List:
static final class TypedList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
    private final List<T> delegate;
    private final Class<T> type;

    public TypedList(List<T> delegate, Class<T> type) {
        this.delegate = Objects.requireNonNull(delegate);
        this.type = Objects.requireNonNull(type);
    }

    @Override
    public T get(int index) {
        return delegate.get(index);
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
        return delegate.size();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (!super.equals(obj)) {
            return false;
        }
        // Lists are equal, now additionally, check the type
        TypedList<?> other = (TypedList<?>) obj;
        return this.type.equals(other.type);
    }

    // hashCode omitted for brevity
}

Note, that you'll need to store the type explicitly due to the mentioned type erasure. Usage:
List<String> list1 = new ArrayList<>();
List<Integer> list2 = new ArrayList<>();
System.out.println(list1.equals(list2)); // true

list1 = new TypedList<>(list1, String.class);
list2 = new TypedList<>(list2, Integer.class);
System.out.println(list1.equals(list2)); // false

A: It really depends on how individual sublcass that implement the collection interface handles the equals() method. For ArrayList, the implementation is in AbstractList which as follow:
public boolean equals(Object o) {
    if (o == this)
        return true;
    if (!(o instanceof List))
        return false;

    ListIterator<E> e1 = listIterator();
    ListIterator<?> e2 = ((List<?>) o).listIterator();
    while (e1.hasNext() && e2.hasNext()) {
        E o1 = e1.next();
        Object o2 = e2.next();
        if (!(o1==null ? o2==null : o1.equals(o2)))
            return false;
    }
    return !(e1.hasNext() || e2.hasNext());
}

So it just return true if the opposite object is also a List and the size is same and every element is equals. So if both List are empty the result must be true.

A:
Generics are used for Type Checking at compile time.

If you create ArrayList like this:
List<String> list1 = new ArrayList<>();
List<Integer> list2 = new ArrayList<>();
System.out.println(list1.equals(list2)); // result:true

list1 and list2 will be equal because they are empty.ArrayList internally uses Object[] to store ArrayList entry.
If you add some entry to your array list:
List<String> list1 = new ArrayList<>();
list1.add("A");

List<Integer> list2 = new ArrayList<>();
list2.add(1);

System.out.println(list1.equals(list2)); // result: false

This will return false because ArrayList entry are different


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NAP enforces health policies by inspecting and assessing the health of client computers, restricting network access when client computers are noncompliant with health policy, and remediating noncompliant client computers to bring them into compliance with health policy before they are granted full network access. NAP enforces health policies on client computers that are attempting to connect to a network; NAP also provides ongoing health compliance enforcement while a client computer is connected to a network.
NAP is an extensible platform that provides an infrastructure and an application programming interface (API) set for adding components to NAP clients and servers running Network Policy Server (NPS) that check a computer's health, enforce network health policy, and remediate noncompliant computers to bring them into compliance with health policy.
By itself, NAP does not provide components to verify or remediate a computer's health. Other components, known as system health agents (SHAs) and system health validators (SHVs), provide client computer health state inspection and reporting, validation of client computer health state compared to health policy, and configuration settings to help the client computer become compliant with health policy.
The Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA) is included in Windows Vista as part of the operating system. The corresponding Windows Security Health Validator (WSHV) is included in Windows Server 2008 as part of the operating system. By using the NAP API set, other products can also implement SHAs and SHVs to integrate with NAP. For example, an antivirus software vendor can use the API set to create a custom SHA and SHV. These components can then be integrated into the NAP solutions that software vendor's customers deploy.
If you are a network or system administrator planning to deploy NAP, you can deploy NAP with the WSHA and WSHV that are included with the operating system. You can also check with other software vendors to find out if they provide SHAs and SHVs for their products.
Most organizations create network policies that dictate the type of hardware and software that can be deployed on the organization network. These policies frequently include rules for how client computers can be configured before connecting to the network. For example, many organizations require that client computers run antivirus software with recent antivirus updates installed, and that client computers have a software firewall installed and enabled before connecting to the organization network. A client computer that is configured according to the organization network policy can be viewed as compliant with policy, while a computer that is not configured according to the organization network policy can be viewed as noncompliant with policy.
NAP allows you to use NPS to create policies that define client computer health. NAP also allows you to enforce the client health policies you create, and to automatically update, or remediate, NAP-capable client computers to bring them into compliance with client health policy. NAP provides continuous detection of client computer health to guard against cases in which a client computer is compliant when it connects to the organization network but becomes noncompliant while connected.
NAP provides complementary client computer and organization network protection by ensuring that computers connecting to the network comply with organization network and client health policies. This protects the network from harmful elements introduced by client computers, such as computer viruses, and it also protects client computers from harmful elements that could be introduced by the network to which it is connecting.
In addition, NAP autoremediation reduces the amount of time that noncompliant client computers are prevented from accessing organization network resources. When autoremediation is configured and clients are in a noncompliant state, NAP client components can rapidly update the computer using resources you supply on a remediation network, allowing the now-compliant client to be more quickly authorized by NPS to connect to the network.
NPS provides the ability to act as a NAP policy server for all NAP enforcement methods.
When you configure NPS as a NAP policy server, NPS evaluates statements of health (SoH) sent by NAP-capable client computers that want to connect to the network. You can configure NAP policies in NPS that allow client computers to update their configuration to become compliant with your organization's network policy.
Health is defined as information about a client computer that NAP uses to determine whether to allow or deny client access to a network. An assessment of client computer health status represents a client computer's configuration state in comparison to the state that is required by health policy.
The operational status of Windows Firewall. Is the firewall enabled or disabled?
The update status of antivirus signatures. Are the antivirus signatures the most recent ones available?
The installation status of security updates. Are the most recent security updates installed on the client?
The client computer's health status is encapsulated in a SoH, which is issued by NAP client components. NAP client components send the SoH to NAP server components for evaluation to determine whether the client is compliant and can be granted full network access.
NAP allows administrators to ensure ongoing compliance with health policies, and, optionally, to limit the access of noncompliant computers until their health state can be brought into compliance with health policy.
In NAP terminology, verifying that a computer meets your defined health requirements is called health policy validation. NPS performs health policy validation for NAP.
NAP enforces health policies with client-side components that inspect and assess the health of client computers, server-side components that restrict network access when client computers are deemed noncompliant, and both client and server-side components that assist in remediating noncompliant client computers for full network access.
To help protect network access, NAP relies on three processes: policy validation, NAP enforcement and network restriction, and remediation and ongoing compliance.
With NPS, you can create client health policies using SHVs that allow NAP to detect, enforce, and remediate client computer configurations.
Microsoft Update Services is enabled on the client computer.
When you create policies that define the client computer health status, policies are validated by NPS. The NAP client-side components send a SoH to the NPS server during the network connection process. NPS examines the SoH and compares it to health policies.
NAP denies noncompliant client computers access to the network or allows them access only to a special restricted network called a remediation network. A remediation network provides client computers with access to remediation servers, which provide software updates, and to any other key NAP services, such as Health Registration Authority (HRA) servers, that are required to bring noncompliant NAP clients into compliance with health policy.
The NAP enforcement setting in NPS network policy allows you to use NAP to limit the network access or observe the state of NAP-capable client computers that do not comply with your network health policy.
You can choose to restrict access, defer restriction of access, or allow access with network policy settings. For more information, see Network Policy Settings Properties.
Noncompliant client computers that are put into a restricted network might undergo remediation. Remediation is the process of automatically updating a client computer so that it meets current health policies. For example, a restricted network might contain a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server that automatically updates the virus signatures of noncompliant client computers that have outdated signatures.
NAP can enforce health compliance on client computers that are already connected to the network. This functionality is useful for ensuring that a network is protected on an ongoing basis as health policies change and the health of client computers change. For example, NAP determines that the client computer is in a noncompliant state if a health policy requires that Windows Firewall is turned on and an administrator inadvertently turns the firewall off on a client computer. NAP will then disconnect the client computer from the organization network and connect the client computer to the remediation network until Windows Firewall is turned back on.
You can use NAP settings in NPS network policies to configure autoremediation so that NAP client components automatically attempt to update the client computer when it is not compliant. As with NAP enforcement settings, autoremediation is configured in network policy settings.


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