While 15 of us were exploring the treasures in Italy, the students in the classroom were busy in completing courses.
Monday, April 14th was likely one of the absolute highlights of our Italy tour. We started at the Botanical Collections of Museum of Natural History where Prof. C. Nepi prepared an outstanding private tour at the botanical section "Filippo Parlatore" which is typically closed to the public. The Botanical Gardens (Orto Botanico) date back to 1545, when Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici purchased the land from the Dominican sisters.
The museum includes several historical "closed" herbaria, the earliest is Cesalpino's from 1563, including 768 species of plants in three volumes. The Cesalpino herbarium is probably the oldest herbarium still in existence. In addition the museum houses six other historical herbaria, including that of Webb (close to 400,000 specimens) and Beccari (The Malaysian herbarium and The Palm herbarium). Beccari's collection from Malaysia also includes over 2,000 specimens in jars, either desiccated or in alcohol. We also saw a collection of botanical paintings by Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648-1730) showing the biodiversity in the gardens of the Medici Villas, and hundreds of wax, terracotta and plaster of Paris models of plants and fruits (oldest of these date to the end of 17th century). These collections show how the industrial large scale fruit growing has caused a genetic impoverishment and many of the 17th century varieties are now lost forever.
We walked through the halls of the open herbaria: The Herbarium Centrale Italicum and The Cryptogamic Herbarium containing at the moment circa 5 million specimens. This part was established in 1842, before the unification of the modern Italy.
In the afternoon we visited the collections of Cabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe at Uffzi, where after the warm welcome by the department director dr. Marzia Faietti, dr. Lucilla Conigliello presented numerous works by Jacopo Ligozzi and Giovanna Garzoni. This was an absolute privilege as these priceless works are always rested for five years after exposing them to the day-light. Mrs. Conigliello is a specialist on Ligozzi and gave us an exceptional presentation of the original works. Before we left, Dr. G. Marini arranged a great finale by showing us several extremely fragile original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, each demonstrating e different technique used by the master.
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Plum Branch (Prunus domestica) with a Rose-ring parakeet (Psittacula krameri) by Jacopo Ligozzi (1547–1627), gouache on paper.
Sunday morning we visited the Museo San Marco which opened to the public in 1869 and houses the largest collection of sacred art in Florence.
The Dominican convent was established on the 13th century and enlarged in 1437 by the architect Michelozzo. The building hosted personalities such as Sant' Antonino Pierozzi, Bishop of Florence, Fra Angelico (about 1400-1450), and later the famous Girolamo Savonarola. Apart from Angelico's paintings, the museum also has a beautiful Last Supper frescoed by Ghirlandaio at the end of the fifteenth century, and in its library a fine series of illuminated manuscripts.
At the close by Piazza della Santissima Annunziata we met Laura Lotti a local botanical artist who displayed very well rendered illustrations at the market.
Some of us then shortly visited the Museo Zoolocigo "La Specola" next to the Pitti Palace and saw the GalileoTribune.
See our Sunday in Florence in pictures by clicking here.
Saturday morning we left Napoli and after the 2.5 hr train ride to the north arrived in Florence.
Our tour for the day was the museum of Officina Profumo – Pharmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella led by Mr. Pierandrea Baglioni. This Pharmacy was established by the Dominican monks in 1221 shortly after they arrived in Florence. Almost four hundred years later, in 1612 the pharmacy was opened to the public. The development of the pharmaceutical workshop in Santa Maria Novella was supported by the strong political links between the Medici family and the Florentine Dominican Order, and later by the establishment of Accademia del Cimento, the first European scientific society founded in 1657. In 1866 the pharmacy became a state owned enterprise but was then transferred to the nephew of the last monastic director whose family still owns the pharmacy.
Today the pharmacy is continuing the production of ancient preparations including the Acqua della Regina, essence that was specifically created for Caterina de Medici (Queen of France after marrying Henry II). Eau de Cologne also originates in this Florentine convent.
Afterwards most of us climbed 414 steps up Giotto's bell tower. The bell tower of the Florence Cathedral that opened in 1359 is 85 meters high and gives a breathtaking view of the city of Florence. See pictures from our sixth day in Italy by clicking here.
One of the frescoes from the Pharmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Sacristy which since the 17th century has been used as a storage room. The sacristy belonged to the former Chapel of San Niccolo.
This Milkweed poster (12"x18") will be available at our annual spring plant sale, May 8-9. The artist is Constance Sayas (please click to enlarge).
Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are not only a critical host plant for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), milkweeds also attract and support a huge scope of pollinators and other insects boasting ample, high quality nectar. Milkweed flower visitors include native bees, honey bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Native milkweeds are the required host plants for monarch butterfly caterpillars, who store the plants' distasteful chemicals in their bodies, giving them protection from predators.
Each fall, over 1 million monarchs fly from western United States to spend the winter in groves along the California coast. In the spring, these butterflies leave their overwintering sites in search of milkweeds on which to lay their eggs. Annual counts of overwintering monarchs in California show significant decline (from estimated 120,000 in 1997 to 2,300 in 2010). A major contributing factor to this decline is the loss of milkweed plants across the western monarch's breeding range. The protection and restoration of native milkweeds is critical to reverse this trend. For more information about the subject, please click here.
Last night our successful 2-week Arts and Archives 2015 Tour came to an end at Giotto restaurant in London. The travel log on this blog through Saturday (April 11) will continue shortly after my return to the U.S. Our conclusion dinner at Giotto provided a nice connection between our time in Italy and the final days in London.
Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337) was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages. He introduced the technique of drawing accurately from life. He also introduced aerial perspective and his paintings are notable for their expressive character and three-dimensional weightiness.
He was mainly active in Florence, although he may have been trained in Rome. He also worked in Avignon, Assisi, Padua and Naples.
Giotto's main surviving frescos are those in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, which probably date from just before 1305, and those in the Bardi and Peruzzi chapels in Santa Croce, Florence, probably before 1328. His work is also seen in the Uffizi in Florence.
In the morning of our second day in Naples we took the train to Ercolano to visit the ancient Roman town Herculaneum which was destroyed by the volcanic pyroplastic flows of Vesuvius (ca 400 km/hr) in 79 AD. Unlike Pompeii, the pyroclastic flows buried the town instantly preserving the organic material and artefacts without oxidation in nearly their original condition. Moreover, Herculaneum right on the ocean was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses, public gathering places (like temples, baths etc) and shops. Many buildings had businesses on the street level with living quarters on the second and third floors. Typically the floors were covered by rich mosaics. Dr. Pia Kastenmeier was our outstanding guide; she is part of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and had been working on the site for 15 years.
In the afternoon we visited the Orto Botanico di Portici which is housed in the former Palace for the King of Napoli in Portici. We got an excellent tour of the gardens; saw several rarities including a blooming Welwitschia mirabilis. We saw an extensive collection of different fruit illustrations about cultivated apple, orange, pear and plum varieties. Many of these varieties do not exist today. We had the pleasure to see the entomological collections, and also meet Mr. Bruno Espinosa, the department's scientific illustrator.
Prof. Stefano Mazzoleni, the director of the Musei delle Scienze Agrarie visited with us before we toured the restored royal living quarters of the Palace. In the evening, after returning to Naples, some of us spent a hectic hour at the Naples National Archaeological Museum to see the original mosaics and other artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
See more pictures from our fifth day by clicking here.
This is the first Camellia japonica which was brought to Europe from Japan, This particular species can produce seeds, all the other gardenias originate from this species. The Botanic Gardens of Berlin has another seed producing gardenia.
On the fourth day of our tour we took the train to Naples to visit the Orto Botanico di Napoli, Botanic Gardens of Naples, a recently restored 17th-century castle which opened in 1810. Today the Garden displays around 25,000 plants, and about 10,000 species. Although open to the public, the Garden is an educational facility for the university actively engaged in the preservation of endangered plant species. The gardens also include an ethnobotany section.
After getting a presentation of the rarities on the grounds, Dr. Maria Rosaria Barone Lumaga took us through the palaeobotany section and also gave us an excellent presentation of the ethnobotany part of the botany museum.
Professor Paolo Caputo, the Director of the Botanical Gardens and the Biology Department of the University of Naples Federico II took us to the library to see some of the library's many rare books.
We had an excellent 3-hour private tour permitting access to areas of the Museum normally closed to the public. The extraordinary opening of the Chapel of Nicholas V, Julius II and the Cabinet of Masks. This tour also included an unique itinerary unfolding through the Pio Clementino Museum, the Gallery of the Candelabra, the Room of Maps and Tapestries, and the Raphael Rooms and culminated in the Sistine Chapel. We also saw St. Peter's Basilica.
The second destination of the day for some of us was the Bibliotheca Angelica, the third of the antique libraries in Rome. I had the unexpected possibility to page through Linnaeus' Systema Naturae from 1757, all three volumes including the Kingdoms of Plants, Animals and Minerals, without white cloves and as if it would had been the question of New York Times.
We had a very inclusive tour of the Casanatense library that was inaugurated on November 3, 1701 and soon became one of the most important and leading libraries of the time. It owes its birth to Cardinal Girolamo Casanate (1620-1700), which will dispose with the legacy, the Dominican convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, his book collection, which contains over 20'000 volumes and large incomes for the institution and the future growth of the library, which was named in her honor. Today the library includes some 100'000 volumes and several hundred thousand manuscripts. The library had prepared us a special exhibit including the oldest book in the library from 800 a.d. We were also able to see several original volumes which were specifically prepared for the library in the 18th century.
Some of us also visited another historical library Bibliotheca Vallicelliana which was started by Saint Filippo Neri in 1575 and is one of the oldest public libraries in Rome, now opened for visitors only by special request. Please see a random selection of images by clicking here.
Most of us arrived late last night and our hotel is very close to the Piazza della Repubblica, here around our arrival. Monday, April 5th is the second Easter Day in Italy as in many other European countries which created some limits to our activities in our first day in Rome. We did visit the National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massime where we among other treasures saw the frescoes and mosaics from Villa of Livia, Villa della Franesina, Villa di Baccano and many others in their original dimensions. very interesting was to see Termini Station complex frescoes and floor mosaics.
In the afternoon we had the pleasure to meet Luca Palermo, and Italian botanical artist for 30 years who is specialized in preservation of the traditional methods. We had an exceptionally interesting and pleasant afternoon at this home.
Here Luca Palermo with ten of our group members, five group members are missing from the picture. See more pictures by clicking here.
Earlier this year we offered a watercolor workshop Dried with Drama focusing on the limited color palette that wintertime typically has to offer. Mary McCauley later translated her watercolor piece to fiber art and also created a specimen box including the subject matter illustrated on the watercolor piece.
We are starting with the month of April and it is time to post some images form our classes in March, both entry level and advanced. Please click here to see more images from the classroom (Hibiscus).


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It was under Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) that Rome began to suffer conflict, war and other unrelated problems of famine and disease. Marcus Aurelius' 19-year-old son Commodus was known for decadence, cruelty and above all, incompetence; he was eventually killed by his own advisors and a period of civil war began.
In the third century Septimius Severus restored peace but the Severan dynasty (the last hereditary rulers) was disturbed by highly unstable family relationships, as well as constant political turmoil. From 235 A.D. on, generals were crowned Emperor by their troops and the next fifty years saw 41 Emperors.
When Diocletian came to power in 284 A.D., the government of the empire was divided between the two senior emperors, the augusti, and their juniors and designated successors, the caesares. Diocletian and his successor, Galerius, held power in the east while the west was ruled by Maximian and Constantius – the four of them were known as the Tetrarchy. The unity and stability of the Roman empire suffered greatly.
CONSTANTINE AND THE BATTLE OF MILVIAN BRIDGE
Ultimately it came down to Maxentius (Maximian's son) in the West and Constantine (Constantius' son) in the East. The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (Ponte Milvio in Rome) in 312 A.D. ended with Constantine who took sole control and began to change the shape of the Empire. After legalising Christianity and building the first Christian churches (including St Peter's Basilica) he turned his focus East, where the wealth was. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople – the new capital of the Roman Empire and Rome in the west started to decline.
Internal conflicts, threats from abroad and constant warfare (barbarian invasions) left the city of Rome in tatters and the treasury empty.
One by one, Rome lost its provinces and in 476 A.D.;the last emperor in Rome was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer. The Roman Empire had fallen. The Byzantine Empire as it is now known (Roman East), would continue until the 15th century.
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Summer has finally (!!!) arrived and it's time to get those pale legs out. After many months locked up in black pants or jeans with cashmere sweater I finally feel free to enjoy summer with my summer dress. Here is last addition to my wardrobe: a swallow dress in blue and white. Going crazy for everything in blue, electric or dark blue. So when I have seen this cute dress I immediately know how to wear with pale accessories: pointed flats shoes, my inseparable trio bag and this cute linen trench. I hope you have a fabulous weekend and may the sun will be on your side too!
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And the answer is simple. In most cases, yes, a process server can wear a badge.
As long as you're not impersonating a law enforcement officer, and there's no local law restricting the use of badges, process servers can and often do wear badges.
In fact, I have a personalized badge that I've worn while making serves.
But it's important to consider the context.
Imagine you're a defendant trying to avoid service. If you see someone wearing a badge walking up to the front door, would you answer it?
And sometimes process servers who insist on wearing a badge make things a lot harder for themselves.
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That's why I'm most successful making serves in jeans and a t-shirt. Sometimes I even wear shorts. But I always avoid setting off those red flags.
In the wrong neighborhood a process server wearing a badge can bring a lot of unwanted and negative attention, or the neighbors could even alert the defendant of your approach.
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Looks like we're from the same state. You don't need a process server license in Colorado and there's no specific law regarding badges.
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Disease has riddled the world since the existence of our species. We fight many of them with the wonders of modern medicine, yet still tragedies occur. In the case of my friend Michelle Drake, tragedy struck a year ago. According to the National Kidney and Urologic Disease Center more than 20 million adults have severe kidney failure and are living on a machine. The first ten photographs of this series capture her journey through dialysis. Dialysis is not a cure, but a treatment, a way to provide life. Still, the machines that filter your blood are only able to remove 20% of your body's toxins. The buildup of this material and renal medications causes extremely uncomfortable side effects.
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Baseball is as sport where it's pretty easy, compared to other sports, to measure the difference in ability between teams. A baseball match consist to a large extent of the duel between the pitcher and the batter. The other players (fielders) play a role in deciding the outcome, but that role is pretty minor compared to other sports. Because the game is in an on/off- mode between every pitch, statistical documentation of even the smallest details within the game is possible. When the batter hits the ball there is a lot less happening on the field (and the measurement is easier) than for example in a football match, where the good/bad performance of a player can be very dependent on how his teammates or the opposing players are performing.
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In 1991, the FPSE (then CIEA) produced and circulated 250,000 copies of an election pamphlet titled Today's education – Tomorrow's Opportunities: An Advanced Education and Training Agenda for British Columbians, marking the federation's first foray into electoral activism.
We argued that all British Columbians should be able to receive the post-secondary education they need or want, and that our future depends upon removing all barriers to advanced education – financial, geographic, language, gender or disability. We understood then, as we do now, that our future depends upon government making stable, long-term investments in post-secondary education.
Since then, our advocacy has expanded in print and online, and the federation takes an active role in advocating for post-secondary education during elections.
That post-secondary education be treated as an investment in the future of our province, rather than an expense to be slashed when times are tough.
That B.C. commit itself to meet at least the national standard for the participation of students in post-secondary education.
That B.C. spend at least the national average on student assistance programs.
That B.C. offer post-secondary students a universal non-repayable grant as do other provinces and that high student debtload be eliminated.
That tuition fees for students, which are among the highest in the country, be frozen.
That the real costs of quality post-secondary education be recognized and provided and that funding be put in place to repair our post-secondary system and improve quality, as well as to support enrolment growth.
That funding per student be returned to at least its 1981/82 level plus inflation.
That the government immediately provide additional funds to support career, technology and vocational programs.
That the provincial government make a commitment to our public post-secondary system. Privatization of vocational and career programs is neither cost-efficient nor does it guarantee all qualified students an affordable, quality education.


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BCW Speaks Out Against Natural Gas Shortages in Albany, Announces Members of New Task Force
The Business Council of Westchester continues to take the lead in working towards solutions to a moratorium on new natural gas customers that will have a negative impact on economic development in Westchester.
John Ravitz, Executive Vice President and COO of The Business Council of Westchester, was one of the featured speakers in Albany on Wednesday at a forum sponsored by New Yorkers for Affordable Energy.
The BCW, Westchester's only business membership organization focusing on economic development and advocacy, has been leading the charge on the issue since Con Edison announced last month that it will stop taking new natural gas customers in Westchester because of supply chain issues.
"We need to come up with practical solutions that are a balance of renewables as well as looking at expanding the pipeline because we really don't have a choice," Ravitz told the gathering, which brought together business and labor leaders from across the state who are concerned about the impact that New York's natural gas blockade is having on consumers and the economy.
"It can be done in a responsible way, it can be done in a transparent way, it can be done in a way where you know you have the usual suspects that are not going to stand for any of this, but when you start talking about the number of jobs that are going to be lost … you begin to bring people together who are going to be one voice," he said.
A lack of pipeline capacity, along with increasing demand due to economic growth, led Con Edison to announce the moratorium on customers in southern Westchester County starting March 15.
As part of the coalition event, the Consumer Energy Alliance issued a new report highlighting $30.9 billion in savings that natural gas has generated for New Yorkers and outlining the benefits of natural gas.
At the same time, The Business Council of Westchester this week named 16 community leaders to a task force seeking short and long-term solutions to natural gas shortages.
A cross-section of developers, business leaders of small, mid-sized and large companies, as well as planners and affordable housing advocates were named to the task force announced by the BCW after Con Edison said it would stop providing gas to new customers.
"We have gathered some of the leading experts on this task force to explore ways to address these natural gas shortages that threaten to short-circuit economic development projects," said Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of the BCW. "After decades of struggling, our downtown areas of Yonkers, New Rochelle and other urban areas are seeing unprecedented new growth and renewal. To jeopardize this is simply not an option."
Last month, the BCW brought together more than 50 leading developers with projects planned for Westchester to a top-level briefing and discussion with representatives of Con Edison.
"While the gas shortage has been years in the making, it has now reached the point of a crisis that threatens our economy," said Gordon. "While there are no easy solutions, there are potential steps that can be taken to ease the immediate problem that we will be carefully evaluating with the goal of recommending a plan of action steps as quickly as possible."
Members of the BCW Gas Moratorium Task Force are:
Kevin Plunkett, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Simone Development Companies;
Joseph Apicella, Managing Director of Development, MacQuesten Development;
Seth Pinsky, Executive Vice President, RXR;
Peter Chavin, Managing Partner, Biddle Real Estate Ventures;
Richard Haggerty, CEO, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors;
Albert Annunziata, CEO, Building & Realty Institute of Westchester;
Christie Houlihan, Houlihan-Parnes Realtors; Senior Director and Counsel;
Geoff Thompson, Partner, Thompson & Bender;
Patrick Lynch, President, OLA Consulting Engineers;
Mark Weingarten, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr;
Neil DeLuca, President DeLuca Group;
Wilson Kimball, Yonkers Commissioner of Planning and Development;
Luiz Aragon; New Rochelle Commissioner of Development;
Richard Ellenbogen, President Allied Converters Inc.;
George Lence, Nicholas & Lence Communications;
Anthony Justic, Maier Markey & Justic LLP (BCW Chairman)
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Peace Activists Descend on Los Alamos, but Residents Remain Indifferent via The New York Times
"All roads lead to Los Alamos," Father Dear said. "This is the place that taught us that we can destroy one another, destroy the world, and it's really important for us to understand how our history feeds our violence."
While residents here seemed to understand, and tolerate, the protest, none of them joined. Some watched with indifferent curiosity, ignoring the message even as it condemned the laboratory that is their town's lifeblood — and where research today reaches far beyond nuclear weapons, into fields like climate change, geothermal energies and cancer treatment.
Near the protesters sat Margie Lane, 89, who vividly recalled the news of the bombings and "that feeling," she said, "that the world was no longer safe."
Her perspective on Los Alamos and its laboratory was decidedly benign. Mrs. Lane has lived here for 38 years and her husband, now dead, worked as a mechanical engineer at the lab, a job that paid the bills and gave him purpose. "He built the gadgets the scientists conceived," she said.
Jeff Casados, 65, a lifelong resident, said his father was one of the lab's early scientists, doing some type of classified work, and he worked there too, on an accelerator of subatomic particles used in certain forms of cancer therapy. He said it was easy to condemn the lab when all one knows about it is its "crazy history."
"We're not all pro-nukes and pro-bombs," said Mr. Casados, who retired two years ago and had come to observe the protest. "I worked to save lives, and I'm very proud of that."
New Mexico, one of the poorest states in the country, is heavily reliant on its military bases and government research centers. Los Alamos and the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque are among the top 10 employers in the state, which received $27.5 billion in federal money in 2013, according to a recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. About a quarter of the money paid for contracts, many of them for defense work developed at the labs.
But the relationship has come at a price. For years, lab workers used bunkers and canyons around Los Alamos as dumping grounds for radioactive materials — and trace amounts are still embedded in rocks and soil despite millions of dollars in cleanups.
Last year, plutonium waste leaked from a drum stored at the laboratory. In April, the federal Energy Department agreed to spend $73 million to improve transportation of nuclear waste from Los Alamos to the nation's only permanent underground repository for such materials, in southeastern New Mexico, where a leak exposed 17 employees to radiation.
In announcing the agreement, Gov. Susana Martinez described Los Alamos and the repository known as the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant as "critical assets to our nation's security, our state's economy, and the communities in which they operate."
Tagged with anti-nuclear, Capitalism, LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Nuclear Weapons, WIPP.
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Recreation Center is located in the lot near the main pavilion where the young family lives. The main purpose of Recreation Center is meetings with friends and outdoor rest. Large indoor terrace, sauna and living room with bath room are promoted this. In this recreational center from the other side this is a service block with a hen house there too. The construction expressiveness is reached with the help of different slopes' roof, large stained glass and a barbecue area, they all together create a compositional holistic object that fits harmoniously with the surrounding buildings.


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Q: React Pattern for Sequentially updating A series of data dependent components I have 4 components they are dropdowns, when a value is selected from one this loads the data for the second and so on ...
I have something working by doing something like ... (note omitted rest of code for brevity)
render() {
    let dropdown1 = this.state.dropdown1.map(drop1 => {
        return (
                <option key={drop1.id} value = {drop1.id}>{drop1.name}</option>
        )
    })
    return (
        <div>
            <select value={this.state.value} onChange={this.handleChange}>{dropdown1}</select>
            {this.state.value ? <Dropdown2 id={this.state.value} /> : null}
        </div>
    )

So Dropdown1 renders itself and conditionally the following dropdown and so on ... Whilst this method works, in that updating Dropdown1 will update Dropdown2 - the changes won't propagate beyond the next component.
Is there a better pattern to use to update a hierarchy of components ?

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Harjawana is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Lebak van de provincie Banten, Indonesië. Harjawana telt 2910 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

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Commercial real estate finance does not require an advanced degree from an Ivy League school, but it's a very complex process. In any given situation, there are many opportunities and pitfalls.
Owners choosing to structure a loan themselves or work with a professional involves considering trade offs of time, money and, especially, risk.
a. Organizing and preparing financial data is the first step in obtaining a commercial real estate (CRE) loan. This will require financial data both about the property (assuming it is an income property) and the sponsor. Sponsor is the term used by lenders to describe the person who is responsible for the property.
a. A pitch book is the jargon used to describe the property package, which is needed to make the loan request. It includes the description of the property, property photographs, spread financials for the property, rent comps, and comparable sales and maps of the property. The pitch books function is to make the lender comfortable – this is loan they should pursue and attempt to win.
a. With over 10,000 U.S. lenders, there are many types of lenders and loans available. The first step is to understand the benefits and limitations of each type and choose one that best fits the situation. Then, compile a list of lenders within the category to send a pitch book. The primary variables between different types of lenders include the amount of loan proceeds, interest rate, personal liability, ability to prepay without penalty and requirements for escrows (eg. property tax, insurance, tenant improvements, and replacement reserve and operating reserve).
a. Lenders who are interested in the loan opportunity will likely call with questions about the property or sponsor. Allow lenders 10 to 20 days to send a loan quote after sending them the pitch book. After receiving the quotes, summarize them with information, such as loan amount, interest rate, fixed or floating rate, term, term amortization, escrow accounts required, prepayment options, personal liability, deposits required, rate lock, timing to close, legal fees, third party reports and processing fees.
a. Take a deep breath and relax. By this point, the hard work to identify the type of lender is done. The universe of potential lenders has also been identified and information has been sent to allow a fully informed loan quote. The lender will have no surprises after application. This work allows comfort in the knowledge that the lender is a good fit based on loan amount, interest rate and loan terms. Competition is healthy – having lenders compete for customers business ensures the best deal possible.
a. The final steps after signing a term sheet are third party reports, loan documents and closing. It typically takes two to three weeks to obtain an appraisal, and a few more days to review it. Closing can occur three to six weeks after the term sheet is signed if everything goes smoothly. This includes the third-party reports being delivered on time with no unexpected problems, and limited negotiations for the loan documents.
a. Closing is such a short, simple word. Depending on the lender, closing a loan can be a tedious and very time-consuming process.
Critical Decision: Is it Worth It?
As detailed here, financing commercial real estate is a tedious and time consuming process. Decide whether there is time and patience to execute the various stages of the process.


MILAN (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was steady on Monday as a deadlock in Brexit talks depressed domestic stocks but helped internationally focussed companies as it weakened the pound.
The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> was down 0.1 percent by 0813 GMT, while the domestically focussed midcap index <.FTMC> fell 0.7 percent, further hit by warnings from ConvaTec and Superdry.
The FTSE outperformed the pan-European STOXX 600 index <.STOXX>, which declined 0.4 percent.
"Any delay or disagreement only heightens the chances of a no-deal Brexit, hence the pound's red headache," added Campbell.
Shares in big international firms such as British American Tobacco , Shire and Unilever , as well as oil majors, which tracked rising crude prices, provided the biggest boost to the FTSE.
Shares in precious metal miners Randgold Resources and Fresnillo also rose, up 3.6 and 2.1 percent respectively, as gold prices hit a near 12-week high.
Among companies with bigger exposure to the domestic economy, banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland fell 1.2 and 0.7 percent respectively, while house builders Derwent and Persimmon dropped by around 1 percent.
Among mid-caps, ConvaTec plunged 27 percent after the medical devices maker lowered its expectations for revenues and margins, citing a change in inventory policy by its largest customer in its Infusion Devices business.
Fashion group Superdry warned 2018-19 profit could be as much as 17 percent below current expectations, blaming a hit to sales from unseasonably hot weather and rising foreign exchange costs. Its shares tumbled 17.7 percent.


The 2 labradors I was dog-sitting are gone and I have a new foster dog. He is a chihuahua-dachshund mix, often called a chiweenie. He is quite affectionate and always wants to be in someone's lap. After tripping over those big dogs all last week I am enjoying the calm and the extra space. My other foster dog was spayed today so I guess that means I should be going to adoption events again. Maybe next week. 3 of my friends quit fostering so I am not that excited about going to adoption events. I guess I have to make new friends.
In other news, I am looking forward to cooler weather. Only a few more weeks to go and I can do some yard work without fainting. I chopped down a cactus last week but I haven't had the energy to haul it to the trash can.
My tenants were $300 short on the rent this month. I hope they pay the rest soon but that is all handled by the property management company so I am not going to stress about it. Work is busier than ever. I found myself looking at my retirement spreadsheet again and wishing I had more money saved up. I have around $11k now but I believe my bare-bones plan, the one where I live on my property in a garage, required at least $65k. Well, I'll get there eventually if I keep saving.
Ha, chihuahuas are big snugglers, and dachshunds are big snugglers, so it's not surprising that a hybrid would be equally snuggly.
I have a chihuahua/pug mix. He is also a very cuddly guy.
Oh chugs are cute too! I've seen a few at adoption events. they get adopted fast.


Apprentice assassin Arek Winterthorn has a power even he himself doesn't understand. Unable to cast even the simplest of spells, he can still disrupt the magic of others with a single touch. Arek's master, Silbane, is ordered to use that power to close a gate between their world and one inhabited by demons. This will save their people, but potentially at the cost of Arek's life.
Thus begins an epic quest brimming with betrayals, plot-twists, violence, and intrigue. Silbane and Arek will fight relentlessly in battles and skirmishes against mages, dwarves, elves, and even dragons, but their true adversary may be each other. In the end, they will be faced with the ultimate question: What sacrifice is too great for the good of their people and their world?


Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives recently hosted Instagram travel couple Joel and Marla aka @TravelingforTwo on the last leg of their 13 month travel adventure.
Their journey began with a one way ticket to Hong Kong in October 2017 and ended with us. They share beautifully curated photos and personal candid stories from their Instagram account which now boasts over 35K followers and while on Aruba they were able to experience all that our 'One Happy Island' has to offer.
Who knows where they'll be headed next… hopefully to come visit us in Aruba again!!!


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Q: `LoadLibraryExW` triggers exception `0xC0000023` from `NtMapViewOfSection` It's going to be really hard to reduce the scope of this question, but here we go.
Context
I'm in the context of a 32-bit ActiveX control which is loaded into a host (TstCon.exe). After unloading and reloading the control, I receive a streak of errors from NtMapViewOfSection, the first of which occurs when odbc32.dll uses LoadLibraryExW to load C:\Windows\system32\odbcint.dll. At that point, an SEH exception is emitted from somewhere inside NtMapViewOfSection with code 0xC0000023 (AKA STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL according to the debugger).
Aftermath
Here's what the callstack looks like when the debugger intercepts the exception:
ntdll.dll!_NtMapViewOfSection@40()
KernelBase.dll!BasepLoadLibraryAsDataFileInternal()
KernelBase.dll!BasepLoadLibraryAsDataFile()
KernelBase.dll!LoadLibraryExW()
odbc32.dll!_InitializeDll@0()
odbc32.dll!_SQLAllocEnv@4()
<OurDll>.dll!<OurFunction>()
...

At that point, I've used perfectly sane techniques to retrieve the arguments to the call to NtMapViewOfSection by following this documentation:
*(void**)(ESP + 4 + 0)           /*SectionHandle*/      0x000003b0              void *
*(void**)(ESP + 4 + 4)           /*ProcessHandle*/      0xffffffff              void *
*(void**)(ESP + 4 + 8)           /*BaseAddress*/        0x00daae30              void *
*(unsigned long*)(ESP + 4 + 12)  /*ZeroBits*/           0x00000000              unsigned long
*(unsigned long*)(ESP + 4 + 16)  /*CommitSize*/         0x00000000              unsigned long
*(long long**)(ESP + 4 + 20)     /*SectionOffset*/      0x00000000 {???}        __int64 *
*(unsigned long**)(ESP + 4 + 24) /*ViewSize*/           0x00daae28 {0x00000000} unsigned long *
*(int*)(ESP + 4 + 28)            /*InheritDisposition*/ 0x00000001              int
*(unsigned long*)(ESP + 4 + 32)  /*AllocationType*/     0x00800000              unsigned long
*(unsigned long*)(ESP + 4 + 36)  /*Protect*/            0x00000002              unsigned long

Assembly walkthrough
I have originally caught the exception by enabling break-on-throw in VS's debugger, then I've been able to pinpoint the first failing call and place a breakpoint just ahead. Here is what I can see from debugging inside the disassembly (> marks the current instruction):
  _NtMapViewOfSection@40:
  76F2EF60  mov         eax,28h
  76F2EF65  mov         edx,offset _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0 (76F43430h)
> 76F2EF6A  call        edx
  76F2EF6C  ret         28h
  76F2EF6F  nop

... step into:
  _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0:
> 76F43430  jmp         dword ptr [_Wow64Transition (76FD2218h)]

... step into:
> 74A37000  jmp         0033:74A37009
  74A37007  add         byte ptr [eax],al
  74A37009  inc         ecx
  74A3700A  jmp         dword ptr [edi+0F8h]

... step into:
  _NtQueryObject@20:
  76F2EDC0  mov         eax,10h
  76F2EDC5  mov         edx,offset _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0 (76F43430h)
  76F2EDCA  call        edx
> 76F2EDCC  ret         14h
  76F2EDCF  nop

And the next step into triggers the exception.

Disturbances to the program's environment, such as:

*

*Updating compilers and runtimes (between MSVC90 and MSVC141), which revealed the bug in the first place;

*Switching between Release and Debug configurations;

*Forcing a base address for the OCX through the /base linker flag;

*Running with a debugger attached;

*Monitoring system calls with drstrace.exe;

... change which calls to NtMapViewOfSection will succeed or fail, seemingly at random: not all of them fail, but a considerable number do. In fact, the first occurence of the error is probably not indicative of where the problem actually originates from, as I've rarely been able to make it crash earlier (upon unloading the control), and even obtained a crash where none of our code was on the callstack (through quitting TstCon.exe directly).
I can't find any documentation (official or otherwise) mentioning STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL or the 0xC0000023 code in this context. I've been unable to find a pattern in the failing calls, and saw no relevant access errors from a Dr. Memory run.
So... What could possibly be happening inside this process for such symptoms to appear?

A: After poking at the ActiveX control's execution for a long time, using the debugger to skip over specific sections of code, I narrowed the possible location of the bug down to a single function. It turns out that the origin of the problem was pretty impossible to guess.
Someone, someday, wanted to be able to give names to threads. To this end, they used the documented 0x406D1388 technique (in fact, the code is pretty much copy-pasted from the linked documentation). This, in itself, is fine. But then they wanted (or so I gather) to retrieve the name programmatically, which is not supported by the custom exception method. This was all before SetThreadDescription/GetThreadDescription existed, so they looked for another way. And man were they inventive.
Alongside the call to the function that threw the custom exception were the following lines:
// Grab the TIB.
P_T_TIB pTib = GetTIB();

if (pTib == NULL)
    return false;

// If someone has already written to the arbitrary field, I don't
// want to be overwriting it.
if (pTib->pvArbitrary == NULL)
{
    // Nothing's there. Set the name.
    pTib->pvArbitrary = (void *)pszName;
}

What's there, of course, is definitely not "nothing". GetTIB is defined as follows:
// A static function to get the TIB.
static P_T_TIB GetTIB()
{
    P_T_TIB pTib = NULL;

    _asm
    {
        MOV  EAX, FS:[18h]
        MOV  pTib, EAX
    }

    return pTib;
}

This piece of highly suspicious assembly, as I learned, retrieves a pointer to the Thread Information Block of the current thread. T_TIB's definition follows what's described on that page and allows the thread-naming function to store a pointer to the name into the Arbitrary Data Slot. This same technique was used in the name-getting function to retrieve the pointer and return the name.
Of course, the hitch is that "arbitrary" does not mean "user data", and NtMapViewOfSection and friends rely on the field to store information, as evidenced by a data breakpoint placed on the field that was hit by LdrpMapViewOfSection, among others. Somewhere along their path, encountering the field with an abnormally non-zero value (that is, our name pointer) caused them to perform some very wrong operation which ended up triggering that weird exception.
For the curious, I completely removed all of that, as it wasn't used anywhere else, and simply used a thread_local variable to store the name. Case closed!


Henry Laws is the gentleman in the Modesto Roadmen yellow T-shirt with the camera. He is standing in front of Mr. vanHolland in the grey suit. Sadly, we have not yet found a picture of Henry Laws showing his face, but anybody who knew Henry will recognize the physique and the haircut. Besides, this picture shows his loyalty; a grown man wearing our home-made T-shirt.
Henry Laws was a neighbor of David Steffen who took an interest in him. When his attempt to interest David in Boy Scouts failed and instead David, along with his friends Paul Robinson, Tom Woods, and Jeff Cowdrey, formed the Modesto Roadmen on their own, Henry got involved with the that. He purchased a tandem bicycle for him and his wife (a Schwinn Twinn) and when we started including social rides, rode along with us. At first, we indulged him, and didn't initially get what he was doing when he interested the local newspaper in our activities. However, when we got involved in bicycle racing and found out we were expected to "give back" by organizing our own race, we quickly discovered we could not do that without him.
Henry Laws is no longer with us. Rest in peace Henry, nobody earned it more that you did, and hopefully as you rest, whatever the posthumous equivalent is of a "smile on your face" comes to you as you realize that, although we always liked you, now at last, in our old age and the experience that comes with it, we finally appreciate you to the extent you deserve.


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OSU President Gordon Gee retires
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.
Ohio State initially called the remarks unacceptable and placed Gee on a "remediation plan" to improve his behavior.
Gee, 69, said in a statement he decided during a vacation last week that he would step down July 1.
"During my days away, I also spent some time in self-reflection," Gee said. "And after much deliberation, I have decided it is now time for me to turn over the reins of leadership to allow the seeds that we have planted to grow. It is also time for me to re-energize and refocus myself."
According to a recording of a Dec. 5 meeting obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request, Gee said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because "those damn Catholics" can't be trusted.
Gee also took shots at schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville, according to the recording of the meeting of the school's Athletic Council.
Gee apologized when the comments were revealed in an AP story last week, saying they were wrong and didn't reflect what the university stands for. "They were a poor attempt at humor and entirely inappropriate," he said in a May 30 statement. "There is no excuse for this and I am deeply sorry."
Gee, who had taken heat before for uncouth remarks, told members of the council that he negotiated with Notre Dame officials during his first term at Ohio State, which began more than two decades ago.
"The fathers are holy on Sunday, and they're holy hell on the rest of the week," Gee said to laughter at the December meeting attended by Athletic Director Gene Smith, several other athletic department members, professors and students.
"You just can't trust those damn Catholics on a Thursday or a Friday, and so, literally, I can say that," said Gee, a Mormon.
Ohio State trustees learned of Gee's statements in January, met with the president and created the remediation plan for Gee.
Comments by a university leader about "particular groups, classes of people or individuals are wholly unacceptable," said board of trustees Chairman Robert Schottenstein. "These statements were inappropriate, were not presidential in nature and do not comport with the core values of the university."
Gee repeatedly has gotten in trouble for offhand remarks, most recently during a memorabilia-for-cash and tattoos scandal under football coach Jim Tressel's watch.
Gee was asked in March 2011 whether he had considered firing Tressel. He responded: "No, are you kidding? Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me." Tressel stepped down three months later.
In November 2010, Gee boasted that Ohio State's football schedule didn't include teams on par with the "Little Sisters of the Poor." He later apologized to the real Little Sisters of the Poor in northwest Ohio, sent a personal check to them and followed up with a visit to the nuns months later.
Last year, Gee apologized for comparing the problem of coordinating the school's many divisions to the Polish army, a remark that a Polish-American group called bigoted and ignorant.
In 1992, in a moment of frustration over higher-education funding, Gee told a student newspaper reporter, "the governor's a damn dummy." Then-Gov. George Voinovich laughed it off, and the two became allies.
Gee was named the country's best college president in 2010 by Time magazine, and he has one of the highest-profile resumes of any college leader in recent history. He has held the top job at West Virginia University, the University of Colorado, Brown University and Vanderbilt University. He was Ohio State president from 1990 to 1997 and returned in 2007.
He earns about $1.9 million annually in base pay, deferred and performance compensation and retirement benefits.
He is a prolific fundraiser and is leading a $2.5 billion campaign at Ohio State, one of the nation's largest universities. He is omnipresent on campus, attending everything from faculty awards events to dormitory pizza parties.
During his comments to the Athletic Council, Gee also questioned the academic integrity of schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville.
The top goal of Big Ten presidents is to "make certain that we have institutions of like-minded academic integrity," Gee said. "So you won't see us adding Louisville."
After a pause followed by laughter from the audience, Gee added that the Big Ten wouldn't add the University of Kentucky, either.
When asked by a questioner how to respond to SEC fans who say the Big Ten can't count because it now has 14 members, Gee said: "You tell the SEC when they can learn to read and write, then they can figure out what we're doing."


As promised in my previous post, I have a mini tutorial about sewing with waterproof breathable fabrics.
Let's start with a visual representation of 2ply vs 3ply fabrics. As I wrote about previously, the main difference between 2 and 3 ply is the addition of a fused mesh backing to breathable membrane of the waterproof breathable fabric. In the image above you can see the grey mesh of the fused tricot on the 3ply fabric for the jacket I'm making for the Fluffy Blonde Monster. On the right is a scrap of 2ply from my jacket. As you can imagine from the image the 2ply has a very smooth and slippery feel which does present unique challenges when you are sewing with it.
For a sewing needle I opted to use a microtex needle in order to make the smallest holes possible in the fabric (smaller holes = less water dripping in with the chance to leak in my opinion). Because of the thinner needles I lengthened my stitch length a smidgen, of course your results will vary depending on your machine. I think it would be perfectly fine to sew with a thin universal needle but since I had microtex needles from a previous project I decided to go with them.
Starting with the 2ply fabric, which again I made my waterproof Kelly anorak out of, sewing with the microtex needled with the slightly larger stitch length resulted in a fairly ripply seam as you see on the right. I was able to improve on the ripples by playing with the tension but it was still very finicky to work with. I also had a lot of slippage since both sides of the 2ply are fairly slippery so I consistently had to start my seams a fair distance in and keep a pin at back, behind the presser foot to stop seams from becoming uneven. I also reduced the pressure of my presser foot to the mid pressure and put tape on the bottom of of the foot to increase glide. All in all, while it's not impossible, I would HIGHLY suggest buying the 3ply fabric if you can. It is slightly more expensive but your machine will react better to it as it will have more grip over the 2ply version. It also gives you the option of lining your garment instead unlike 2ply where adding an additional lining is a must to help preserve the life of the breathable membrane.
Compared to the 2ply, the 3ply fabric is much easier to deal with. As you can see there are very few ripples in the finished seam and I didn't have to add any tape to my foot, reduce the foot pressure or start my seam further in to accomplish this. This being said the outer side of the fabric is still quite slippery so when you are sewing with right sides facing it is important to put in plenty of pins. The pins I used are thin glass head pins, I use these for most of my sewing but I would highly recommend them here as, just like the sewing needle, they leave very tiny holes. As much as possible I tried to pin within the seam allowance however, as you'll see below, even if your pins are slightly outside of the allowance any holes you you create should be covered by the seam tape.
Now, what type of iron should you use to apply the sealing tape? For my jacket I exclusively used my home iron and while this worked there were some areas where having a smaller iron would have been super helpful. These were the curved sections of the jacket: the arm holes, the curve of the hood, the neckline. Again, I was able to use my home iron for my version but it was tricky and there were a few odd situations where I had the fabric wrapped around my sleeve ham and was trying to press the iron onto the corner, this was pretty dangerous as if my hand slipped I could have burned myself! I rationalized for the 2nd and 3rd jackets that I should just go ahead and buy a tiny iron (I was also able to justify the purchase since I have some heat transfer vinyls that I want to put on some mugs and things and doing that with a home iron would be kinda hard). I got this one from amazon. I chose it because it has variable temperature, a shield for the arm portion, and a stand to rest upon when it's not in use. So far this tiny iron has been awesome at seam sealing curved seams as I show below, but you still need to be careful with it as I'll explain at the end.
Once you've sewed your seam you need to trim it to about 1/4" (left hand image) as well as top stitch in place if necessary. Here I'm seaming the hood of the jacket so I've placed everything on my sleeve ham due to the curves involved. At this point you can press the seam to the side or open but since you'll be ironing in small sections anyways I finder it easier to push the seam allowance to wear I need it to be and then place the seam tape on top, making sure to cover the seam and the seam allowance (middle photo). I never cut the seam tape prior to attaching it since it does take a bit of wrangling so I liked having it still attached to the roll that way the other end can't inadvertently get glued in the wrong place. Keeping the tape on the roll also means that I don't have to worry about accidentally cutting the tape too short. Finally, and most importantly, before you use your iron you need to protect everything from the heat by using either a paper/plastic or fabric pressing sheet (right image). In these pictures I was using the plastic/paper sheet that came with the seam tape but I reverted to using a piece of muslin fabric because I didn't feel like I was getting sufficient heat transfer though the sheet to properly adhere the tape and at one point I accidentally melted the plastic :S Using a fabric pressing sheet works much better in my opinion.
Once you are done pressing go back and check that all the edges of the seam have been adhered, you can see in the left photo that there are some portions that are not adhered. This is most common on the curved sections but can also happen on straight portions where you haven't pressed evenly. If you catch these spots while the tape is still warm you can sometimes press down with your finger to seal it, if it's cool simply re-position the pressing sheet and apply more pressure. You can see that in the right hand photo the gaps are now gone :) I'd advise running your finger nail along the edge of the tape to find any non-adhered spots before continuning on sewing as it will usually be easier to fix spots now than later.
Yay! you've attached seaming tape to a seam! now just repeat that for all the seams of your coat hahaha! You'll notice some ripples in the fabric both on the inside and outside, this is normal as I've seen similar results on RTW gortex jackets. Of course the more time and patience you have the smoother you can get the seams but I wouldn't worry too much about getting a completely smooth seam line as I don't think it's even remotely possible unless you have an industrial press!


As Universal ramps up its aggressive plan to take on Disney, seemingly by the day we're learning more of what the yet-to-be-announced third theme park will include.
With the new park now being the supposed home of Universal Orlando's already announced Super Mario World, the timeline for Mario and friends has been pushed back sometime post-2021. With the delay for Mario and Donkey Kong, Universal is looking at adding other big names to the parks ahead of 2021 in an attempt to compete with Disney World's bank-busting additions. The fight between Disney and Universal over the next few years will likely be the biggest fight Universal has seen in decades.
Now, according to Josh Young of Theme Park University, Universal is looking to tap another Nintendo intellectual property for a major new addition at one of their existing theme parks ahead of Disney's big 50th anniversary.
In a blog, Young lays out what he claims is Universal's plans for Nintendo's Zelda brand. The post claims Universal intends to create a new Zelda-themed land within Islands of Adventure. The new Zelda land would replace what is left of the Lost Continent. That land was initially much more extensive but was cut in half when Universal used the back half of the land for the original Harry Potter-themed area, what is now known as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade. The Lost Continent will also lose its' main attraction, the Sindbad stunt show, when it closes later this month leaving only a walkthrough attraction, Poseidon's Fury, and a sit-down restaurant, Mythos, as the primary draws for the land.
Zelda being added to Islands of Adventure isn't a new rumor but what is new is both the specific timeline and confirmation of the location.
Young lays out a timeline that includes another a rumored addition, a coaster in the Jurassic Park area, with the Zelda themed land opening in 2021 a year after the Jurassic Park coaster. This would line up with the thought that Universal plans to take on the 50th Anniversary celebration at Walt Disney World headfirst. There were previous indications that Universal planned to lay low during 2021 with considerable additions coming soon after but it now looks like Universal has realized that could cost them so instead they're planning major new additions of their own with at least one substantial addition per year per park.
Little is known regarding the Zelda themed land, but Young was clear in his post that a new attraction was in the works for the land. Since the Theme Park University post was published, various other insiders have confirmed the Zelda plans now look to be moving forward.
It's thought that the Zelda themed land will include a mix of ideas developed for a smaller Zelda mini-land slated for the original Super Mario World and from former ideas found in other previously planned attractions, including ones involving a Lord of the Rings attraction. In leaked documents of the original plan, the Zelda mini-land had a Hyrule Castle attraction, a forest village, an interactive play area, and a large Deku tree.
Other possibilities for the new Zelda land include a simple overlay of Poseidon's Fury and keeping the Mythos dining room, one of the most themed of any in all of Orlando, mostly intact.
The rumor also seems to confirm that the rumored Mount Crumpet coaster, that was at one time thought to be replacing Poseidon's Fury, is either dead or at least moved from where it was initially planned. With the family coaster now highly rumored to be in the works for Jurassic Park the Suess coaster is not as needed.
With the construction of Islands of Adventure's new Harry Potter-themed rollercoaster slated to open next year now well underway, new details on Universal's 2020 and 2021 plans should begin being released in the coming months. If the Zelda updates to Lost Continent are of any size, we should start seeing permits for them very soon.


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Q: change in database will automatically be displayed in web interface How can you do such a thing! I would like to know how the news or new event in Facebook page automatically inserted as event or , I work as a programmer, I only know that we get the data from database using ajax without reload function, but vice versa, a change in database will automatically be displayed in web interface How can you do such a thing! by ajax! or by trigger in here or what!
I ask for help

A: Comet keeps a connection open and allows you to push data to the client. You are essentially posting the data to your server (via ajax or regular), and trigger a response on the server (usually by writing in a file).
The response is sent to all open client connections.
See Comet and jQuery for more info.

A: The Ajax approach to the problem is to have the page load, but once it has done so - invoke some script that will periodically go and load a file and get results from it, which may or may not contain something you can update.
Look at setTimeout and setInterval commands.
This could be a wasteful approach though if updates are infrequent and you are making requests every few seconds to see if anything changed - upscale it to 1000 concurrent users and thats a lot of requests flying about!
Try it yourself:
Set up a plain page with a couple of DIVs, use JQuery to fire out an ajax after 2 minutes, or every 30 seconds, and have that ajax return a random number, or colour code - something to change your page (it doesnt even need to be database driven).
See it on other pages: Another way to observe the effect is using something like HTTPFox (firefox add on) on one of these pages, you'll see requests going out periodically to fetch updates, and returning data which can then be used in your page however you like.

A: I assume you mean functionality such as the popup notifications where you are automatically notified when someone has commented etc. (i.e. a comment about you has been added to the database).
There are a number of solutions to do this: "polling", "long polling" and evented I/O such as node.js

A: I don't know how Facebook does it, I know how I'd do it with LAMP.
There are two options - using emulated full duplex communication (or server PUSH if you will) and using actual full duplex communication (WebSockets protocol).
First one will work in older browsers too. Basically, at certain intervals you query the database. Using Comet or regular long polling you simply check whether there are new entries that are of interest for the currently browsing user.
Downside: inefficient and not actual real-time.
Second one will work only in newer browsers (I don't know whether there's a browser that implements WebSockets protocol except Chrome).
What happens is that there's a data-pipe going 2 ways. Your server can now feed the client with info without client needing to request that data.
Upside: quick, doesn't waste bandwith, no overhead, simple to use and implement.
Downside: works only in small amount of browsers, protocol not complete yet.
After you've enabled full-duplex communication between client (browser) and server, it's time to start sending data!
Again, there are two ways - periodically query the database or actually enable MySQL to execute external programs. I prefer executing external programs but that has security implications that I won't go into at the moment.
MySQL doesn't have the capability of telling some external program something happened that changed data. That's why we can extend it with User Defined Functions.
One such UDF that's of interest sys_exec.
So to cut it short, using sys_exec and WebSockets:
MySQL table receives data.
A trigger is invoked, trigger contains. sys_exec('your_program_that_dispatches_changes_around').
The program responsible for dispatching data is invoked and it collects the data that needs to be sent to all connected clients (browsers).
The program dispatches the data.
You got the real-time full-duplex solution.
It's kind of tricky to implement, so using Comet and regular AJAX calls is the simplest and fastest way to achieve the functionality you want.


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Why 'Battlefield 5' Might Look a Lot Like 'Fortnite Battle Royale'
A WWII Battle Royale.
Danny Paez
There's no denying it, Fortnite: Battle Royale has utterly changed the shooter game landscape. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds began the battle royale trend and Fortnite perfected it. This last-player-standing game mode has rocketed to the forefront of pop culture and big gaming companies, like Electronic Arts, want a slice of the pie.
EA's Swedish branch, DICE, the studio responsible for the Battlefield franchise has reportedly been cooking up its own 100-player battleground for its upcoming title Battlefield 5. This new release will be set in World War II, as a follow-up to the DICE's previous World War I game, only this time there might be an online mode that looks a lot like Fortnite. According to an anonymous source with knowledge of the studio interviewed by VentureBeat, developers at the company have put together a prototype that could compete with the likes of PUBG and Fortnite. Games like these have made a killing since their popularity spiked and its only natural for big-name titles to want to get involved.
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The leak comes directly after it was rumored that Battlefield's biggest competitor, Activision's Call of Duty franchise, might also be including a battle royale in its upcoming game Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Both games are competing for the same market so it seems only natural that DICE would clap back with its own riff on the wildly popular game mode.
But don't expect to parachute down on an island aboard a WWII bomber when Battlefield 5 comes out. EA hasn't said anything regarding these rumors and likely hasn't approved the game mode for release. It probably won't be ready for the game's scheduled October 2018 drop. If this rumored project is greenlit it will likely be released as downloadable content to expand off of the original game.
Regardless of whether or not this is simply speculation, the Battlefield franchise lends itself perfectly to a 100-player brawl mode. The pervious games have included hyper-realistic tanks, planes, and other machines of sheer destruction. Incorporating the game's stellar arsenal of vehicles into a Fortnite-like showdown would make for some of the most brutal virtual cranage the internet has ever seen.
Everyone might be jumping on the battle royale bandwagon, but if certain games are able to put their own unique twist on it than Fortnite might have some still competition ahead.


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SLRP: LXXIX. On The Rewards Of Discovery (Part 2: 11-18)
Thursday 23 June, 2016 1 Comment Seneca's Letters Project
Seneca,
"Already much of the task is accomplished; nay, rather, if I can bring myself to confess the truth, not much. For goodness does not mean merely being better than the lowest. Who that could catch but a mere glimpse of the daylight would boast his powers of vision? One who sees the sun shining through a mist may be contented meanwhile that he has escaped darkness, but he does not yet enjoy the blessing of light."
This is a keen reminder of how much work there is to do, despite how much may lay behind us. There is also this list, which seems to be those who were virtuous. It's a rather long list, but if I'm not mistaken to say these had achieved virtue means that in your eyes, Seneca, these were Sages? Or maybe you simply mean some of these were good men?
Democritus, Socrates, Cato, Rutilius, Epicurus, Metrodorus,
Epicurus is an interesting case, since he called himself a sage, and indeed said his own doctrine were wisdom. That goes against the Socratic position, but considering Epicurus didn't think so highly of Socrates, that's not too surprising. This question of Socrates is an interesting one as well, he clearly states that he knows nothing, but the Oracle said no were wiser.
So we're left with three choices:
If none are wiser, and Socrates knows nothing then there is no wisdom, or at least no Sages.
If none are wiser, and Socrates simply doesn't know that he's wise, then there is wisdom, and is at least one Sage.
If none are wiser, and Socrates does know that he's wise, then he's at best misrepresenting and at worse lying.
The Stoics allow for position two, that a person might become wise, but not know of it right away, even though the change comes about in an instant. This was problematic for the Epicureans who could not abide that a person would suddenly become wise, yet this one singular thing should then escape their notice.
It is the resolved that coming to wisdom is like coming to mastery in a craft, in that at some point we become proficient, but it's only in looking back that we can see the point where the level of excellence became easy and consistent. It is only from the prison cell, then, facing the end of his life that Socrates may have come to know that he was wise. It seems wisdom in these cases, or at least the self-knowledge of it, is a parting gift.
Point three is the Epicurean position, that Socrates was being dishonest about his wisdom, and thus he refused to share it with his friends, the cardinal sin of the Garden. Epicurus then, to the mind of that school, rightly breaks the tradition of explicitly not calling one's self a Sage, says that he is and his doctrine is wisdom.
It's interesting to see this longer list, Seneca, since usually we're restricted to Socrates, Heracles, and Odyssius (some will allow for Cato at your behest, but it's fair to say not most). The doctrine of the Sage is really interesting to me, and it's one which had not garnered as much scholastic work as it deserves.
I've enjoyed reading Brouwer's work "The Stoic Sage," which touches on some of the issues which can be more difficult to hunt down with only the core canon. It's a touch pricey, though.
Farewell.
Part of Michel Daw's Reading Plan of Seneca's Letters.
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jbonnicerenoreg says:
Thursday 23 June, 2016 at 15:10
I think the case of Socrates is more complicated than only the aporetic dialogues. In Plato's dialogues some of the participants will say things like "I am now witnessing the famous Socratic irony" meaning that his words may have another type of meaning. Also, Socrates does not always say he doesn't know. He will tell people to define or explain things in a certain way.


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The State of the Union is … Must See TV!
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Wanna give it a caption?
By Al Perrotta Published on February 4, 2020 •
Al Perrotta
We're hours from the State of the Union. One day before President Trump's impeachment trial acquittal. One day after the hysterically botched Iowa Caucuses. A caucus where:
The voter favorite is an die-hard old socialist with a weak ticker and millions of bucks in the bank.
The establishment favorite is a foggy career politician. One with a fondness for sniffing hair and using his office to enrich family members.
Democrats who want to run your life can't even run a simple vote count.
For young folks just becoming aware of the political world: Please know that things are not normally like this. Major news normally isn't jammed together like clowns in a car. But such is the age of Trump. And Trump Derangement Syndrome.
And for this particular moment, before the next big moment, let's preview tonight's State of the Union.
Edge of the Seat Anticipation
Normally, State of the Union addresses rouse anticipation because of their pomp and ceremony and tradition. Like Uncle Sam dressing up for a formal dinner. But with Trump, the SOTU gives rise to drama. Suspense. Tension. Like Uncle Sam heading to the top of a monster roller coaster at Six Flags.
President Obama was in office for eight years. Do you remember anyone ever wondering, "Oh, my, what's he going to say? What's Congress going to do?!" Same with President George W. Bush. Any memorable moments? For that, you have to go back to President Clinton.
In 1998, Bill Clinton gave a State of the Union just days after his affair with Monica Lewinsky blew up. Footage of Clinton with the flirty, busty girl in the beret was running nonstop. What's the state of the union? What's the state of Clinton's marriage? Would Clinton address the House, or be thrown out of his house?
CNN recounts Clinton pollster Mark Penn's remark before heading to Capitol Hill that night, "It's very simple: If the speech is a hit he stays as president. If the speech is not a hit, he doesn't." Now that's drama. That's pressure. Clinton hit it out of the park.
A year later, Clinton delivered his SOTU amid his impeachment trial. He did not mention impeachment once in 78 minutes. (Or as Clinton would call 78 minutes, "a few brief remarks.)
But Clinton as a speaker was an R&B artist. He could improvise with the best, but would always stay in a groove. President Trump? He's all rock-n-roll. Not even his band has a clue if he's gonna stick with the set list. Or decide to stage dive in mid-song.
Look at White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. When asked this morning whether Trump would bring up the impeachment, she said, "I don't think so. I think that this has gone on for too long and I think that, if you look at the ratings, the American people, are frankly, bored of it. I don't think people want to hear that." She doesn't "think" so? Can you imagine that Obama's press secretary didn't know precisely what Obama was going to say at a State of the Union?
In essence, Grisham's saying, "Impeachment's not in the prepared speech. But come showtime … ?" And that's why people will tune in. Must tune in!
What will Trump say about impeachment? What will he say about the Iowa caucus kerfuffle? Will he make a grand bipartisan gesture? Or will he mock Adam Schiff? Will he say something outrageous that'll get moderate GOP senators itchy about voting to acquit? (You can bet his lawyers Jay Sekulow and Patrick Philbin will be biting nails throughout.)
And how will the perpetually petulant wing of the Democrats act? What juvenile stunt will they pull? Will AOC come dressed as a character from Handmaiden's Tale? Which Democrats will rush the aisle to shake Trump's hand, then spit at whatever he says? Will the Congressional Black Caucus again sit on their hands and scowl when Trump touts black unemployment numbers and prison reform? (Remember that from 2018? They looked like they were watching Pat Boone cover James Brown.) Will Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema be tackled by colleagues if she again dares give Trump a standing O? What priceless Nancy Pelosi meme will go viral this year?
Now let me tell you what I would like to see tonight.
Lines Trump Should Deliver
"I would first like to address the elephant in the room. Yes. I do know the difference between Kansas and Missouri."
(He turns to Vice President Pence.) "Admit it, Mike. You were rehearsing a State of the Union just in case … . "
"Honestly, I don't know what takes longer: me reading this administration's accomplishments or Democrats figuring out who won in Iowa."
"House Democrats … I forgive you."
Lines That Would Be Funny, But He Shouldn't Use
"Well, I'm still here." (Delivered in Russian.)
"Thanks for the idea, Congressman Schiff. I just did sell Alaska back to the Russians. And boy, did I make a mint."
"Yes, I didn't invite CNN to the annual pre-speech luncheon. Wanted to make sure Brian Stelter didn't eat all the grub."
"Another goal for this year … coming up with a nickname for every single person in this room."
"So as I was telling John Bolton about Ukraine this morning… "
And finally …
"Here's an idea." (pulls out his cellphone) "Why don't we all call President Zelensky and say 'Hi!'"
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author, with @JZmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl. And if you aren't already, please follow The Stream at @Streamdotorg.
State of the Union: Trump Rips It Deep. Pelosi Rips the Speech
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New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States
About 8.5 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States according to new estimates. Jeffrey Passel, Principal Research Associate at the Urban Institute, provides new insight into the numbers and the methodology.
Immigrant Women in the United States in 2000
Since the early 1990s, there have been more female than male immigrants to the United States. This Spotlight by Elizabeth Grieco, MPI Data Manager, examines some of the characteristics of this important group of immigrants.


When a div is inside a dijit.TitlePane? and set to scroll (overflow:auto) the scrollbar is not draggable. You can scroll by click on the arrows, or using the mouse wheel, but not dragging the bar, as many people are used to doing. Bug appears only in Internet Explorer (I tested in versions 7, 8 and 9), works fine in Firefox and Chrome.
bug.html (4.9 KB) - added by sherzy 8 years ago.
I can reproduce it on IE6 although it worked for me on IE8... in any case it's a really weird bug.
Note also that (at least for me) the scrollbar is draggable after you once click somewhere else on the page.
Since this is a corner case problem I don't think it's worth adding that code into TitlePane itself. Please add it to your app, or something similar, and hopefully that will fix your problem. Also, if you happen to figure out a less hacky way of resolving this, let us know.


There are less than two days to go until Innovators Magazine and Knowledge4Innovation host a Twitter chat on achieving gender equality in STEM.
The chat will focus on why action needs to be taken to address the current gender imbalance and how best to do it. Two Members of the European Parliament, the Senior Vice President of Innovation at Thomson Reuters, and the STEM & Innovation Lead at City of Glasgow College are among the panelists.