As we grow older, our bodies and mind start to age.
We get more aches, pains, decreased energy levels, and a plethora of other ailments a lot more often than the average 21 year old.
Those of you who are getting up there know exactly what I'm talking about.
We all want to be as vibrant for as long as possible.
I, myself, want to live to be 100 years old. I don't want to die young because of some preventable disease.
I am not naive. I know everybody grows old eventually. I'm not always going to be able to compete physically with a 21 year old.
I'm pushing 40 right now.
So anything that I can do to make myself a better version of myself I'm going to do it.
At this point in life, I feel it's important more than ever.
The difference between smokers and non-smokers is that smokers are constantly, all day and all night, thinking about their next cigarette, whether they want to admit that or not.
Non-smokers, like myself, don't have those thoughts anymore.
I can think about my job more. I can think about being productive more. I can take full advantage of every situation and be in control of it all.
I know, that as soon as I get up in the morning and I'm feeling amazing right off the bat, I have the edge over everyone else who wakes up feeling like crap.
When I get to work and this person is hungover and that person smells like an ashtray, and another person is crabby and sick, I already know I have the edge over them.
Whether or not I make more money than them is irrelevant.
I'm just saying I'm completely self-aware of everything that is going on around me at all times.
I'm more energetic, my reaction time is faster, I get less stressed out, less anxiety, and definitely more stamina throughout the day.
That's what having the edge can do for you.
It's like night and day for me.
I used to feel like crap all the time when I was a chain smoker.
I constantly had anxiety, constantly was unsure of myself, and constantly moved no where in life.
It always made me so sad to see other people get promotions and move up in their job when I knew deep down that I had it in me, but drugs were paralyzing me and preventing me from being my true self.
Now I feel like a cloud has been lifted off me.
As a non-smoker, I'm simply better equipped to handle life.
I'm not being dragged along in the grips of addiction anymore. I am in full control.
I have the edge and I feel it's very important to maintain that going forward.
It keeps me one step ahead of everyone else. Well, at least all those smokers out there.
I just know that keeping myself in the frequency of feeling great all the time brings rewards from the universe.
I know that if I show up to work feeling amazing and you feel like crap, I'm going to have a better day than you, even if you happen to make more money than me.
Money is just a material object.
I'm talking about feelings, thoughts, ideas, conversations, expressions, before and after work, and all the way up until you finally hit the sack.
I have the edge in all aspects of life, and as I'm pushing 40, that's a great thing to have.
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As you can see from the docs, Nullable<ValueType> implements a HasValue property, so you can simply check it like so:
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If you simply want to set a default value you can use the GetValueOrDefault method of Nullable<T> and do away with the if statement:
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A: For nullbale types you can use HasValue or != null
However for your example (with the code shown), you have more options
public DateTime? ReleaseDate
{
    get
    {
        return _ReleaseDate;
    }
    set
    {
        // if value is null, then that's all good, _ReleaseDate will be null as well
        _ReleaseDate = value;
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}

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public DateTime? ReleaseDate {get;set}

The only reason you would need to do something like below, is when you have some specific behaviour on null or otherwise
public DateTime? ReleaseDate
{
    get
    {
        return _ReleaseDate;
    }
    set
    {
        if (value.HasValue)
        {
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        else
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}

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Written by Scott Joseph on 13 September 2012 on 13 September 2012 .
I have a feeling I ruined the night of the young waiter at Luigino's when I showed up for dinner recently. I know for a fact that he ruined mine.
I hadn't been to Luigino's for ages, probably not since I last reviewed it in 1997. Then it was known as Luigino's Pasta Lovers and Steakhouse. Pasta Lovers was the concept that owner Jeno Paulucci had developed to try to outdo Olive Garden at its own game. Pasta Lovers opened in that same space in Heathrow (which Paulucci also developed -- his Jeno's frozen pizza business did very well) in 1990. There were a few other outlets (I remember one in the food court at Florida Mall), but it never really took off.
So the Heathrow restaurant was renamed Luigino's Pasta Lovers and Steakhouse, and reopened with a very strange concept: the restaurant was divided into two spaces, a casual pasta side and a relatively upscale steakhouse side. There were two different menus, and which one you could order from depended on which side you were sitting on. If you were in the steakhouse, you couldn't order from the Pasta Lovers menu, but if you were on the pasta side, you were more than welcome to order the pricier steaks. Or something like that.
Now it's just Luigino's Restaurant, although you'll still find the words Pasta Lovers on the website (along with Steak Lovers and Seafood Lovers, however). Apparently there are still separate menus, because I was asked by the hostess, when she finally showed up, if I wanted to see the steak menu, even though she hadn't asked which side of the restaurant I wanted to sit on. I said I did not need the steak menu, but when I was seated -- alone in a side room -- I noticed that I hadn't been offered the Magical Dining Month menu, which, frankly, was the reason I had decided to return after all these years.
When I requested it, she said she would fetch one. As she left the room, she passed the waiter who would serve me and told him I wanted the Dining Month menu. I could almost hear the eye rolls. She returned with the menu, which I looked over for a moment. Then the young fellow approached.
"What's your first course going to be?" were the first words out of his mouth. I almost answered, "Thank you, I'm happy to be here." His curtness continued throughout the meal. "What's your choice for the entree?" he asked as he delivered a basket of rolls, not bothering to lift the ramekin of butter out of the basket and place it on the table.
We're talking a 15-year span since I last visited, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say the food was largely the same as it was in 1997. It's passable, only remotely resembling anything Italian, and nothing that will draw me back to Heathrow before another 15 years have passed.
I started with the filet tips Marsala, four nice-sized pieces of tenderloin in a sweetish sauce with mushrooms, served on top of toast rounds.
The entree was the veal piccata, a few pieces of small scallopini sauteed in butter with some lemon and capers, served ill-advisedly over angel hair pasta. Such thin pasta gets gummy when served without broth.
Dessert was a cannoli, a hard pastry shell, ends dipped in chocolate, filled with a creamy cheese concoction.
The restaurant space has a worn look to it, and it feels musty. It does not appear to have been updated since its 1990 Pasta Lovers days.
I wanted to return to Luigino's to see how it had survived all these years. It has to be doing something right. Right?
Not enough about it is right to put up with mediocre food and a waiter with attitude. I would have mentioned something to a manager if I had seen one. When I left, no one thanked me for coming.
Luigino's is at 120 International Parkway, Lake Mary. It's open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner daily. Here's a link to luiginosheathrow.com. The phone number is 407-333-2847.


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28 April 2016 – Day 64/366 – Eat-Man play The Old Bar, Fitzroy.
29 April 2016 – Day 65/366 – Battle sick Questions? Comments? EP launch at Revolver.
29 April 2016 – Day 65/366 – Ohms celebrate the launch of their EP at The Old Bar, Fitzroy.
30 April 2016 – Day 66/366 – Illy at Groovin The Moo Bendigo.
30 April 2016 – Day 66/366 – TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, Groovin' The Moo Bendigo. This one is for my daughter.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Music fans fill AC/DC Lane for Cherry Rock, Melbourne.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Side of stage at CherryRock016, Cherry Bar/ACDC Lane Melbourne.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Dead City Ruins play the Cherry Bar stage at CherryRock016.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Gay Paris play the Cherry Bar stage at CherryRock016.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Polish Club play the main stage at CherryRock016.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Power play the Cherry Bar stage at CherryRock016.
1 May 2016 – Day 67/366 – Ronnie smashing it (Richie Ramone set) at CherryRock016.
2 May 2016 – Day 68/366 – Ben Andrews performs as ASSAD for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, Northcote.
2 May 2016 – Day 68/366 – Dropped in to say hello to my son Milo at Goatsound Studios in Reservoir before heading to the night's show.
2 May 2016 – Day 68/366 – Quick vistit to the Phantom Panda Wizard Smasher hidout before the night's show.
3 May 2016 – Day 69/366 – Shrimpwitch play the Girlhood Art Show at The Old Bar, Fitzory.
3 May 2016 – Day 69/366 – The Girl Fridas play the Girlhood Art Show at The Old Bar, Fitzroy.
4 May 2016 – Day 70/366 – Huntly supporting Alex Watts Wednesday night residencey at The Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.


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In their mission to create the best travel bags the world has ever seen, Samsonite approached the innovation experts at Materialise to develop a highly detailed prototype for their latest launch.
The Samsonite design team is on a mission: to perfect luggage and create the best bags and travel accessories the world has ever seen. In their efforts to launch a new line of suitcases, the team sought the assistance of Materialise. With the help of a highly detailed prototype, Materialise was able to support the Samsonite team and ensure they could bring their latest innovation to market.
Completing an Innovative Line
Created over 100 years ago, the Samsonite brand is known for its innovative bags and luggage that address consumer needs and set industry trends. In their quest to uphold the Samsonite reputation, the company's European design team developed the "S'Cure" line of suitcases, which features textured shells and a revolutionary lightweight, yet durable, material. As first steps in bringing the new line to market, the team launched the 69 and 75 cm versions. However, with an important trade show fast approaching, they also required a 55 cm version to complete the S'Cure line-up. Without sufficient time for the injection molding technique needed to produce textured suitcases, the team struggled with how to create a high-quality, functional prototype of the 55 cm case, that was so close to the final product that it could be used for display and commercial selling.
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Tinder, with its data-driven approach to romance, has always had a slightly creepy feel—it's basically just a game to win, after all. But now, with a new feature called Smart Photos, the app has gone one step further in turning its users into human guinea pigs whose every swipe is catalogued and carefully tracked.
Tinder announced Smart Photos in a blog post this morning. In essence, it's a toggle-on, toggle-off algorithm that switches up the photos on your profile to put the most popular ones first. It "continuously tests your profile photos for their success," which theoretically means that right swipe-worthy photos will come up more often.
But it also considers a user's "individual swiping pattern"—basically the sad, 21st century equivalent of a fingerprint—so if your profile pops up for someone who always swipes left on people wearing hats, that sweet photo of you in your beanie probably won't come up first for them.
If this sounds like a bizarro Philip K. Dickian universe in which users are subjected to A/B testing, well, it basically is. (The developers behind the algorithm even bring it up in a blog post.) The idea of automatically selecting your "best" photos on a dating app isn't an inherently terrible idea—thumbs up for anything that helps get us all laid—but the idea of tracking someone's "individual swiping pattern" is creepy as hell.
Then again, Tinder is in the business of tracking and cataloguing data. It records a lot of other things, like location, age, gender, Facebook friends, Instagram feeds, and bad Spotify preferences. It's never said precisely how its algorithm works, and what kinds of things it takes into account in order to serve up the profiles its users see while drunk and bored in a dark bar. It's possible it was doing this sort of A/B testing before. (We've reached out to clarify.) Implementing something like Smart Photos isn't exactly a surprising move, then. It's just another way for Tinder to use data in order to improve user experience.
It's still weird and disconcerting, however. Yes, yes, I know: Companies everywhere are tracking our every move and carefully watching what we click and when we swipe. But that doesn't make me feel much better about the fact that a dating app knows I always swipe right on people holding cats—and it's touting it as a game-changing feature.
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AngelPad Looks Back: 37 Companies, 31 Funded, $25 Million Raised
AngelPad, the startup incubator launched by seven ex-Googlers in August 2010, is taking a look back at how far it's come in the months since and the lessons they've learned along the way. So far, AngelPad has helped 37 companies get off the ground, but it wasn't until this year that things really got going: 29 of those 37 startups emerged from AngelPad's incubator in 2011 alone.
Out of the 37 companies, 31 have received funding, totaling just over $25 million.
According to one of AngelPad's founders, Thomas Korte, the average funding amount for its startups is around $750,000. Of course, he admits that averages don't always give the most accurate picture since a few highs and lows can distort things. MoPub, for example, is on the high-end, having raised over $7 million. There were a couple of others with high numbers over a million, too, Korte says.
But the vast majority of the startups have raised somewhere in the $500K – $1 million range, and 10 AngelPad companies have raised over $1 million each in 2011. Also, among a handful of acquisition offers, only one took the bait: Hopscotch sold to Sosh. However, both companies were so young, it was really more of a teaming up on their parts.
Not all companies make it, though. AngelPad has seen three companies fail out of the 37 launched – something that Korte says was not due to lack of funding or traction. "In early stage startups, the number one reason for failure is the founder relationship, he explains, "all three failed because of a founder breakup." He says the program now looks at the founders applying to see how long they've known each other, if they've worked together and what sort of issues they've overcome in the past.
There are few other insights the AngelPad team gained over the past year and half of operation. One is that founders need to have an extremely large vision. "And not an artificially inflated vision, but truly a great vision of what you want to do," says Korte. "That's when a lot of investors, and people who want to work for you, and even advisors, get excited about your company."
But a vision alone is not enough. You also have to have the first tangible steps. Korte says he often sees startups with the tangible steps and a smaller vision, or people with a huge vision, and no tangible steps as to how to achieve it. You have to have both those things together.
He also stressed that growing a company takes time. It seems an obvious point, but in today's instant gratification age (and corresponding news cycle, ahem), what's often not reported is how long it took for a company to achieve its success, funding, or whatever other metric is being touted. "We don't see how much work or how much time has gone into it – we don't see how many iterations it took, how many years it took, how long it's being going on," says Korte. And it's a problem that's affecting everyone. "Investors become impatient, founders become impatient, employees become impatient…but building great companies takes time."
Finally, Korte says that AngelPad learned that even a small amount of money early on can have a big impact on how founders approach the product. It takes the pressure of raising money off founders' shoulders, allowing them to focus not on impressing VC's with what's being built, but more on building the product itself. Of course, AngelPad knows this impact first-hand: this summer, two VC firms ponied up $50K each, providing each startup with an additional $100K – something that will continue in the new year.
As for what's next for 2012? With any hope, it's more of the same. The incubator plans to start interviewing companies in January for the session starting in March. Applications are closing on January 1st, so if you're a startup thinking of applying, time is almost up. Get busy.


BAGHDAD " The Gulf Region South district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed one of the largest water projects in here - a $266 million facility in Al Shatra to provide thousands of Iraqis with clean drinking water.
At a recent ceremony, officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works and the Nasiriyah Governate Council gathered to mark the completion of the Nasiriyah Water Treatment Plant by opening the city connections at an elevated storage tank and allowing water to flow into the distribution network.
The plant and distribution system will help provide clean water to more than 500,000 residents of Dhi Qar Province in southern Iraq serving five major communities in the province: Nasiriyah, Suq Ash Shuek, Al Diwaya, Al Shatra, and Al Gharraf.
Safe drinking water will prevent the spread of disease in an area that historically has suffered from a lack of clean water and the resulting adverse health consequences. Southern Iraq has an extremely high mortality rate for infants and other children under the age of 5 due largely to preventable water-borne diseases.
Gulf Region South awarded the contract in 2004 for the water project to FlourAMEC, a joint U.S.-British venture, to design and construct the facility at Al Shatra. The plant is capable of producing 10,000 cubic meters of treated water per hour, according to Navy Cmdr. Mike Lang, Adder Area Office, Gulf Region South.
"The overall project included the construction of a water treatment plant with 10 clarifiers, three booster pump stations, five elevated storage tanks, five river crossings, and a pipeline of more than 100 kilometers," Lang said.
FlourAMEC was recognized in August 2006 for its outstanding efforts in the prevention of job site accidents in connection with the project. For more than two years, from August 2004 to October 2006, 793 days and 4.5 million contract hours were put in without a recorded workday accident.


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The words came well before the NBA Finals, and far from the television cameras. Shaquille O'Neal was standing beside the Laker bus at Arco Arena, not long after they had finished their sweep of the Sacramento Kings in the second round.
Four words, words that are pretty hard to dispute after the Lakers completed their run to the championship.
"It's all about us," O'Neal said.
To use four other words: Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant. If those two are together, playing the way they did over the last 2 1/2 months, the Lakers aren't only in the championship picture, they're front and center. Add a Derek Fisher here or a Robert Horry there knocking down three-pointers and they look unconquerable.
There will be other stories this summer. Will Michael Jordan return? Where will Chris Webber go? What moves will the San Antonio Spurs make? Will the Portland Trail Blazers shred their team?
None of them has as much bearing on the championship as the mind-set of O'Neal and Bryant.
Will O'Neal really come back "leaner and meaner," as he promised after Game 5? Will Bryant remain content to step back into the shadows when the situation demands it? Can they continue to coexist in harmony?
If the answers are "yes," then we've just seen a pretty good example of what we can expect.
O'Neal's defensive effort and concentration on free throws were considerably better in the second half of the season.
And the Lakers were much more formidable when Bryant got Shaq the ball and blended with the team concept after his return from injuries in April.
O'Neal won the league's most-valuable-player award last year and picked up his second Finals MVP award this year.
You have to think that Bryant will eventually want some hardware of his own.
Bryant happened to play his only bad game of the playoffs in the opener against the 76ers, when he missed 15 of 22 shots and committed a costly turnover in the last minute of regulation in a game the Lakers lost in overtime.
He bounced back with 31 points the next game, then scored 16 of his 32 points in the second quarter of Game 3 at Philadelphia.
But he struggled with his shot in the second half and over the next two games. He still managed to make contributions in other areas. In Game 4 he almost had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists; Magic Johnson made a Hall of Fame career out of nights like that.
And when his shots weren't falling in Game 5, he found a way to get to the free-throw line 11 times, making 10 of them to get him to 26 points--in addition to six assists.
Bryant found a way to adjust from game to game. When 76er center Dikembe Mutombo proved to be too formidable of an obstacle on Bryant's drives to the basket in Game 1, he started pulling up to shoot from outside in Game 2.
Imagine how much he'll add to his game from year to year. Then remember that this August will bring his 23rd birthday. You can actually hear opponents whimpering.
The postseason was a perfect example of how the team and the playoffs are large enough to accommodate both O'Neal and Bryant. They took turns dominating, alternating from quarter to quarter, game to game or series to series, depending on the circumstances.
Bryant concentrated on keeping the offense flowing and had 23 assists in their three-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the opening round.
O'Neal put together back-to-back games of historic proportions in the first two nights against the Sacramento Kings, recording at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in each.
Bryant took over from Game 3 of that series and rolled on through the San Antonio series. He scored 36 points in Game 3 and 48 to finish off the Kings in Game 4. Then he opened with 45 points in Game 1 against the Spurs, which prompted O'Neal to call him his "idol".
In the Finals, O'Neal made the game's biggest stage look like his personal playground. He averaged 33 points, 15.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.4 blocked shots. Crazy numbers.
It might have been the last days of outright dominance for O'Neal. Next year the NBA will allow zone defenses, which could make it difficult for O'Neal to get the ball in the deep position he usually carves out for himself.
Oh well. That would simply mean more Kobe. Not a bad Plan B, is it?
Then they can get to work on Plan C: for championship parades.


While sitting at the drive-thru at Zaxby's one day, I noticed a beautiful stand of grass at the edge of the parking lot. After ordering a salad, I dashed home (just a quarter-mile away), grabbed my camera and headed back to the restaurant.
What I loved most about this stand of grass, other than it was a rare monoculture not yet invaded by local weeds, was the way the tall stems and seed heads swayed in the light breeze. I placed the camera on a tripod and slowed the exposure down to catch some of this movement. This was my favorite shot, as the one stem was determined to lean into the wind at contrast to the other grasses. It's a good example of how breaking a pattern with an unexpected element changes the dynamics of an image and makes it more interesting.


SSC CHSL Admit Card 2019 – How to Download SSC Admit Card For LDC, DEO, Postal/Assistants, Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and Court Clerk Post?
If you had successfully filled up your chsl 2019 application form, then get ready to download SSC 10+2 admit card. It will be availed to you in the month of April 2019.
I have framed this article for you to understand about how to get ssc chsl Tier 1 admit card?, what details it carries, useful instructions, documents to be carried with SSC Admit Card for CHSL Exam 2019 in the Examination Hall etc.
Let us pick every point one by one and discuss.
You need to clear tier 1 first to attend tier 2. There will be one more tier i.e. TIER 3, which will be conducted later after tier 2. The date is not published yet by the SSC. To become eligible to enter into tier 3, you have to pass jointly as well as separately both the above tiers and to achieve the overall selection; you have to crack all the 3 tiers.
Check this complete Guide on How to Crack SSC CHSL 2019?
What details SSC CHSL Admit Card Carries?
Visit Staff Selection Commission SSC official website www.ssc.nic.in.
You have to click on "Admit card for Combined Higher Secondary Level Tier-1/ Tier 2" link.
A window in blue color will get open asking for your credentials. It will ask the candidate's information.
If you know your registration ID then fill it with your Date of Birth Or you can enter roll number in case you know your roll number.
If you do not know roll number then you can switch to the 3rd frame where you can grab your SSC CHSL call letter by just typing your name and date of birth.
Click the button" Search Status".
Your Admit card of SSC CHSL 2019 will be availed to you.
Check all your personal details and other necessary information mentioned on the card. Save it or download it and take a print out copy of it.
Note: Admit cards may get from region wise also like Eastern region, Western region, Northen region, southern region.
These given steps above applicable for all tiers exams such as descriptive paper (Tier 2) and Tier 3 (Skill/Typing Test) And for all posts under CHSL (Lower Division Clerk, Data Entry Operator, Postal/Assistants, Junior Assistant and Court Clerk also. You can follow the same process.
Complete Checklist – SSC CHSL Subject Wise Syllabus 2019.
When will SSC CHSL Admit Card come?
The date to avail your admit card for SSC CHSL tier 1 exam is June 2019 and SSC CHSL tier 2 exam admit card is expected to avail you online in the month of September 2019.
The admit card, not for particular CHSL Exam 2019 but for examination works as a hall ticket for the authorized candidates. It differentiates between the legal and illegal candidates who are permitted to give the concerning examination.
It is essential to carry admits card to the exam center because if it is missed then you are surely be not allowed to enter the hall.
I said that an SSC online admit card act as an SSC CHSL hall ticket for legal candidates. What are things making an admit card so essential? What are things printed over there inside the card which provides it so valuable?
The candidate's Application number and roll no.
The candidate's legal full name.
Candidate's photograph with the candidate's signature.
Examination Date allotted to the candidate with time.
Venue details- where the exam for a candidate is decided to conduct.
At the front end, right very below of card, there is written a very important warning for the candidate that it is compulsory to bring this card at the center otherwise you'll not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
At the back of SSC 10+2 admit card 2019, all the do's and don'ts are written to be kept in mind while giving the examination. A candidate should read these warnings thoroughly.
Take care of all the detail while filling out your application form because what you had written there will be reflected in your SSC CHSL Call Letter. So, any wrong information can cause you to exempt from the exam.
While grabbing the card, you should check all the information mentioned inside of it. Your personal details should be clearly printed.
You should reach the exam center at the time which is prescribed in your hall ticket.
You should bring necessary legal documents with you at the center with SSC 10+2 exam admit card like your Aadhar card or Voter ID card or your Driving License.
Your documents should contain your photograph, your full name and you're Date of birth.
Don't forget to carry your call letter with you at the center because it is your hall ticket. Without it, you'll not be allowed to enter the examination hall.
Don't' attempt to write anything on the card with pen or pencil because if you do this, you can be expelled by the authorities from giving the exam. Don't use it even for doing your rough work while giving the exam. You'll be provided a separate rough sheet for that.
You will be asked to carry some necessary documents with you at the center to check your authenticity.
The volunteers at the gate of the center will check to admit card and match all the details of the card with the legal documents of yours.
If any discrepancy is found or any miss-match is found in any of the cards then you'll not be allowed to proceed further for examination.
Question – My sir name is not written on my Admit card but it is written in all the legal documents. Will I be allowed to enter the exam hall?
Ans- No, any misprinting in your documents or missing of sir name in the card will not allow you to enter the hall. Shortly, if any miss-match detail is found, you'll simply be not allowed to attend the examination.
Question – I am not able to give my exam at the allotted center place. Is it possible to change the examination center?
Ans- No, you have to give your exam at that center only what is mentioned in your admit card.
Question – I have mistakenly misplaced my card. Will I be allowed to give the exam?
Ans- No, without the card you cannot enter the exam hall in any case.
Question – What should I do if I misplaced the admit card?
Ans- You should again download it from the official website of SSC (www.ssc.nic.in) and carry a print out of it.
Question – I am not able to download my CHSL Exam admit card. What may be the reason?
Ans- You may have entered your wrong information. Or you might be trying to download it after the last date to download.
Question – What to do in case my card is showing some error to download?
Ans- You should submit a query to SSC.
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HarperCollins has set up a global publishing programme, HarperCollins 360, which aims to make each HC title available in all English-language markets, when the necessary rights are held.
The first stage of the programme will see books published in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada listed, published and available to booksellers and consumers in the US. The titles will be available in print and in digital formats, capitalising on the publisher's POD partnerships and warehouses with on-site printing machines.
HarperCollins UK's titles will be the first to be shared with HarperCollins 360's US team, from 1st July. By the end of 2012, Canadian and Australian authors' works will also be available in the US.
HC US group marketing director Jean Marie Kelly will take the role of HarperCollins 360 affiliate publisher, and will manage the editorial pipeline and marketing and publicity, working with colleagues at HC US, led by president of sales, Josh Marwell. Group international publisher Chris Wold is leading the initial process from the UK.
President and c.e.o. Brian Murray said: "It is our responsibility to provide our authors with the broadest possible reach through our global print and digital publishing platforms, regardless of where their books originate. We are establishing new publishing roles, with marketing and publicity support, to maximise the global influence of our authors. Our vision is to have the entire HarperCollins book catalogue available for customers in all major territories for which we have rights.
"Through our new POD partnerships and the technology co-located in our warehouses in the US, UK and Australia, we will be able to competitively offer the entire print and digital HarperCollins catalogue; a win for customers as well as the environment as we cut long international freight miles."
HCUK c.e.o. Vicky Barnsley said: "We are thrilled to be able to more effectively publish HarperCollins UK title into the US market. We see this as a big growth opportunity for our authors and their work."
HarperCollins' global catalogue comprises 50,000 print books and 40,000 e-books.


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Q: sed syntax to remove certain elements I want to use "sed" to remove "\n", "\r", "Connected." and " " from a string.
echo "   Connected.
97  " | sed -e 's/[Connected.|\n|\r\ ]//g'

The result I expect to get back is "97".

A: \n cannot be removed that way by classic (POSIX) sed, they are line delimiters and are not part of the string that is subject to the s/// substitution.
They should be removed by tr afterwards:
sed -e 's/Connected\.//g' | tr -d ' \r\n'

(since we use tr, we make it remove every single char of interest)
However, you may use a single s/// instruction with GNU sed which can operate on a whole file at once with the -z option (which is not a very good idea on large files):
sed -z -r -e 's/Connected\.|\n|\r| //g'


The displays in the museum are only possible with your generous donations of equipment and other memorabilia. To date, more than 8000 artifacts have been donated but we know there are still so many more interesting items out there.
If you have older ski or snowboard gear, apparel, accessories, resort equipment, posters, brochures, ads or other winter related artifacts that you believe may have a place in the Museum, please contact us, collections@vtssm.com.
All snowboard gear, especially from before 2000. Boots, bindings, boards, apparel, photos, marketing pieces, or anything that was associated with the early years of snowboarding in Vermont. Old Snurfers? We'd love to have a few more.
If you have photos or film footage of skiing or riding in Vermont that was taken prior to 1990 (skiing) or 2000 (snowboarding) that you think might be of historical significance, please feel free to contact us.


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Home News Delta 9 THC Edibles - What are they?
In this article we'll take a look at this new legal loophole that lets you buy delta-9 THC edibles online just like any other CBD products derived from hemp.
You'll learn about taking delta-9 THC edibles, their effects, how they are made, and how delta-9 THC compares with other cannabinoids like delta-8 THC and CBD.
Legal Delta-9 THC Edibles
Delta-9 THC edibles are edible snacks made with Delta-9 THC extract from hemp. And, yes, that's the kind of THC that gets you a "buzz".
Flowerz and Karma are among the first brands to begin selling the new legal THC edibles.
Each of their edibles contains 5-10mg of delta-9 THC and comes in a multitude of different sizes for the bargain shopper to the new aficionado.
Ten milligrams of delta-9 THC extract is the gold standard portion size for THC edibles. Doses higher than that can get a bit intense, which is why it's typically recommended to start with just half a serving (5mg) and waiting up to an hour to see how it affects you.
Flowerz offers multiple edibles, from caramels to brownies, and uses an all-natural, organic, and vegan-friendly formula for their delta-9 THC gummies (coming soon).
Flowerz is a good example of quality hemp products because they show independent third-party lab tests that verify the purity, potency, and profile of their THC edibles.
Plus, they use only organic ingredients to make our delta-9 THC gummies, and according to verified customer reviews, the texture and flavors hit the spot just right.
Delta-9 THC gummies are completely federally legal and 2018 Farm Bill compliant, so that means you can order them online from anywhere in the USA and get them shipped to your doorstep.
Keep reading to learn how delta-9 THC edibles are legal and more about the effects of taking delta-9 THC edibles.
How Are Delta-9 THC Edibles Legal?
Not all Delta-9 THC products are legal, in order to be so they must adhere to the 2018 Farm Bill.
As it is described, any substance that contains more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight volume is to be defined as a controlled substance, e.g. marijuana.
So how is it possible to make 100mg delta-9 THC brownies that are only 0.3% THC by dry weight volume? It's simple. Here's how the research and development works its magic.
Make the edibles a little bigger and voila! To make it a bit easier, the 0.3% THC is approximately 3mg/g of THC in any given product.
Karma's Calming Caramels fall well within the 0.3% THC limit.
Another important factor to include is that the delta-9 THC extract used to make edibles is derived from phytocannabinoid-rich hemp flower, and not marijuana.
How Are Delta-9 THC Caramels Made?
Delta-9 THC caramels are made similar to other types of caramels with soft, buttery, homemade goodness.
They're manufactured using different types of sugar, butter, cream, and of course the most important ingredient, premium delta-9 THC extract from hemp.
However, not all delta-9 THC caramels are going to be made the same. As is with most things in the world, you get what you pay for. And buying cheap, subpar products could get you artificial additives, fillers, and toxic chemicals in your caramels.
The first thing to look for in a delta-9 THC caramel is an independent third-party lab test that confirms that purity, potency, and profile as advertised.
It's an industry gold standard to show third-party labs for hemp products and if your retailer doesn't it should immediately send up red flags.
Second, it's best to choose a delta-9 THC caramel made with real, natural ingredients. If you're taking cannabinoids for relief or recreation, the last thing you want is to expose yourself to unwanted chemicals, additives, or toxic fillers.
Go with an all-natural caramel or a vegan-friendly, organic caramel like the ones from Karma featured in this article.
Lastly, choose a reliable and reputable retailer that is trustable. Look for great verified customer reviews, return policies, and check to see how long they've been doing business successfully.
What Are Delta-9 THC Caramels Good For?
Delta-9 THC caramels are used to help with issues related to many aspects of wellness, as well as for recreation or enhancing experiences.
Delta-9 THC is the primary psychoactive cannabinoid and is responsible for all the classic effects from "getting high". But THC also has many properties that hold therapeutic value for people dealing with symptoms related to:
Delta-9 THC enhances the natural functioning of the endocannabinoid system and works by binding with cannabinoid receptors.
But delta-9 THC caramels aren't just for when you want to feel better, they are perfect for enhancing creative experiences, nature, art, music, and help increase the ability to relax and enjoy a good nights' sleep.
Do Delta-9 THC Caramels Get You High?
Each person responds to cannabinoids differently according to several factors including age, genetics, tolerance, dose, weight, environment, and more.
For some, an average 6mg dose of delta-9 THC is the perfect amount to feel adequate effects, however, many people may only need to take as little as 3mg to feel the same effects.
Always take cannabinoids in small amounts to begin and wait up to an hour to see how they will affect you before consuming more.
Is It Safe To Eat More Than One 6mg Delta-9 THC Caramel?
Cannabinoids such as delta-9 THC are psychoactive, but they are also non-toxic, which means they won't cause any lethal or harmful side effects. If you are new to delta 9, it's best to start with 3mg and under.
Delta-9 THC by itself isn't harmful, and taking more than one caramel is generally considered to be safe.
It's always best to slowly increase your dose over time until you've reached the desired effect, and to use delta-9 THC with moderation.
What Are The Side Effects of Delta-9 THC Caramels?
Delta-9 THC is, overall, a pretty safe substance, however, there are some short-term side effects to consider, but it's nothing serious.
It can make your eyes and mouth dry. This one is easily remedied by staying hydrated and drinking fluids.
Cannabinoids might affect your blood pressure, which could cause dizziness or lightheadedness, or feeling colder or warmer. Some people may likely feel this effect more than others, and it's only short-lived.
People sensitive to THC might find the effects of delta-9 overwhelming, especially if they've never tried it. In some rare cases, taking too much delta-9 THC can trigger anxiety and alertness.
Unwanted side effects of delta-9 THC are self-mediated over time as the substance wears off. Always enjoy delta-9 THC in moderate, responsible doses for the best outcome.
Delta 8 THC vs Delta 9 THC (Read More Here)
Many people are confused by delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC, which is understandable when it seems like there's a new three-letter cannabinoid coming out every month.
You're not alone if you're wondering what's the difference between delta-8 and delta-9 THC. The biggest difference is that delta-8 THC is about half as potent (psychoactive) as delta-9 THC.
The difference in potency comes from the location of a particular set of double-bonded atoms within the structure of the THC molecule. The location is described in the name delta-8 or delta-9 THC.
Ultimately, both compounds are known as isomers or analogs, compounds that are made up of the same atoms, but whose molecules are arranged differently.
Finally, delta-8 and delta-9 are simply two forms of the same chemical, THC. While they share most of the same effects and properties, delta-9 THC is much more potent than delta-8.
Delta 9 THC vs. CBD
CBD and delta-9 THC are both naturally occurring cannabinoids that share similar as well as divergent properties.
The primary difference between delta-9 THC and CBD is that CBD, or cannabidiol, doesn't have intoxicating (psychoactive) properties. The psychoactive properties of cannabinoids such as THC are mediated in the brain by CB1 receptors.
CBD affects the CB1 receptors in the brain, but it has much more affinity for binding with CB2 receptors located throughout the peripheral nervous system in the body.
THC, on the other hand, has much more affinity for binding with CB1 receptors in the brain and central nervous system, which is how it exerts its psychoactive effects.
Buying Delta-9 THC Caramels Online
Use the criteria set out in this article to help you buy the best delta-9 THC caramels available online.
Or skip the time and hassle of searching out the best hemp product retailer and try out Karma's new line of 6mg Delta-9 THC Caramels.
Karma only uses premium hemp-derived delta-9 THC extract from USA-grown hemp, have third-party labs, and have a 30-day refund policy and guarantee.
We hope that this article helps you learn about delta-9 THC caramels. Are you ready to try them out for yourself? Click here.


Definition - What does Token mean?
A token is a special frame that is passed from node to node around a ring network. When it gets to a node that needs to transmit data, the node changes the token into a data frame and transmits it to the recipient.
A token is essential to the inner workings of a token ring network.
The token can only be handled by a single node at a time. The bearer of the token is the only one allowed to send data around the network to a recipient node within the network. The bearer of the token writes the address of the recipient and the data to be sent, and then sends it to the next node in the series.
When the sender node sends the token to the next node, that node reads the address. If that node is not the intended recipient, it sends the data to the next node and so on. Finally, when the recipient node reads the data and knows that it is the recipient, it takes the data and sends the token back to the the sender's address with a message indicating that the data was received. The token is then sent around the ring again until it reaches the sender/bearer of the token. After using the token, a node releases it back into the network so other nodes will be able to use it.
Although token ring transmission seems to be a slow process, users rarely notice it because data communication occurs rapidly.


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He's not particularly religious, but for Marcus, following the path of the spiritually significant Ganges, which Hindus believe is synonymous with the goddess Gaṅgā herself, was an exercise in perception—in noticing the character and the energy of the atmosphere.
He's not trying provide concrete answers to his postulations but instead to experience the energy in the air and somehow translate it into photographs.
For 44 days, Marcus followed the river—mostly by car but also on foot and by boat —through small villages that often go unnamed on a map and rarely have foreign visitors. As he progressed, the river widened, more people began to appear, industry increased (so did pollution), and the hills leveled out. He captured these subtle changes in scenery in his signature style—quiet, bright, and enveloped in fog.
Marcus also keeps his distance. The people who trickle into his images toward the end of his journey appear on an ant-like scale. He's not interested in the individual but in how people function as a collective organism.
Marcus's journey came to an end when the Ganges met the ocean at Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal, another pilgrimage site for Hindus. The boat trip there was a little scary ("You can definitely imagine the boat sinking. It's way beyond capacity, and the boats are very old."). But the satisfaction of arriving at the end was well worth it.
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"I think the concern is that the visitors experience the view-shed of a 200-year-old lighthouse," said Chris Webb, director of the Old Baldy Foundation. "There's been a concerted effort from the beginning ... to have a very harmonious environment, so when you look over the island you don't see massive structures. You see some rooftops, but mostly what you see is the maritime forest's color."
After federal energy officials agreed to push proposed wind turbines 33.7 miles away from the Bodie Island Lighthouse in Nags Head, some on Bald Head Island want Old Baldy to get the same consideration. Some residents are concerned wind turbines could impact the view from the lighthouse and nearby beaches. Ken Blevins/StarNews
BALD HEAD ISLAND -- By the end of 2016, federal officials hope to start offshore wind energy leasing in North Carolina, an effort that could bring turbines to waters off Brunswick County and the Outer Banks.
But the prospect of seeing turbines from the top of Bald Head Island's lighthouse has some worried -- especially after the federal plan was changed in consideration of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. As state and local governments try to push the project further from Brunswick County's beaches, federal energy officials are tasked with determining whether turbines will still be productive if moved out to sea.
In September, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published an environmental assessment of its North Carolina wind energy plan. The proposal defined three ocean areas that could be leased to wind energy companies: the Wilmington West and Wilmington East areas, south of Brunswick County, and the Kitty Hawk area off Currituck and Dare counties. The Wilmington West area -- about 51,595 acres -- starts 11.5 miles from shore and the 133,590-acre Wilmington East area starts 15.5 miles from shore.
Officials shaped and re-shaped both areas to address concerns about whale migration, access to the Port of Wilmington and visibility from shore. But both are far closer to shore than the Kitty Hawk area, which sits 27.6 miles out to sea.
During the design process, the National Parks Service asked BOEM to move the Kitty Hawk area at least 33.7 nautical miles -- or just under 39 miles -- away from the Bodie Island Lighthouse. BOEM obliged and gave the area its current boundaries.
Unlike the Bodie Island Lighthouse, the Bald Head Island Lighthouse is not managed by the parks service but a public nonprofit -- the Old Baldy Foundation.
"We're an entity without a significant amount of resources because we are not-for-profit, and I don't think we carry the weight of the National Park Service," Webb said.
BOEM documents estimate that the wind turbines could sit as close as 12.7 miles and 19.7 miles from Old Baldy. In November, the Old Baldy Foundation passed a resolution asking BOEM to ensure the turbines would not be visible from the lighthouse. The Brunswick County island's village council had passed a similar resolution in October, and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality went a step further, asking for a statewide buffer of 24 nautical miles from shore.
But moving the Wilmington wind energy areas that far out might defeat their purpose. The current boundaries of the Wilmington West area are entirely within 24 nautical miles of shore, and just a sliver of the Wilmington East would remain if it was cut back that far.
Still, BOEM officials say they're reviewing the plan and taking Bald Head Island's and the state's concerns into account. Will Waskes of BOEM's Office of Renewable Energy Programs said the boundaries could be changed before a preliminary sale notice is posted this year, and again before the final sale notice is issued.
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Lack of motivation is a constant problem for me, whether it's a couple of days, a fortnight, or 2 months into dieting. And because it's always been a "diet" and not a lifestyle change, I've always had, and have been used to, fast results.
This time around, it's not going to be my usual crash diet, meaning a slow and steady loss, which equals my motivation, resolve and willpower really being tested!
I've compiled my top 10 tips that help me out most, in hope that, if you're anything like me and need constant encouragement, you can refer back to it to keep you firmly on the right track.
If there was a time in your life, maybe a few months or years ago, where you were happy with your weight, these are the best kind. They make me think "I've been there before, I can be there again." If you've always been big, don't fret! There are many photos of gorgeous celebrities to thinspire/fitspire you!
Whether the camera puts on pounds or gives you the most accurate representation of how you look to the world, video footage is a great way to document your journey. Strip off (oo-er) to your undermost layers and do a little twirl for the camera to show your front, back and side once every 2 weeks or each month. Watching back the vids when you feel low and slumpy gives you either the biggest boost if you can see your body changing or in my case, I think "Ergh you still look revolting, don't have that slab of cake!" Taking photos is good too, although there's something about seeing yourself in 3D that's a real brain engage-er.
One of my Phd pals will have to explain the science to me but seeing the right, motivational quotation can really resonate with you. Unfortunately for me, their effects are short lived so my best tip is to stick them up everywhere so you're being constantly reminded of them; on your bedroom walls, ceiling, your phone and laptop backgrounds, the fridge!!
I think I need to listen to my own advice here because I get addicted to the scales! The number you see isn't the be all and end all. You may have gained muscle whilst losing fat. You may have put on water weight. For us girls especially, our weight fluctuates naturally, even throughout the same day.
5. Get yourself a choice garment.
Something gorgeous, a bit special, and in a size or 2 too small. Hang it up and use it as a treat to look forward to. Don't be tempted to try it on too soon though, likewise with other clothing that's too small, it does take a while to lose dress sizes and trying on something you think ought to fit, only to find that it doesn't, can have the most detrimental effect!
I have my beliefs firmly set in logic, science and reasoning, so this seemed silly to me, but all I will say is give it a go, and stick with it for a while. When you can feel your hand gravitating for the phone and takeaway menu, say "No.", forcibly, out loud and tell yourself out loud how terrible, annoyed with yourself and sick you feel every time you've binged on something you shouldn't have. When you look in the mirror in the mornings, tell yourself out loud that today's going to be a great day and you're going to come in within your calories, or you're going to go for a run today and enjoy it! It's a funny trick I grant you but one that's worked.
This one's really simple, if you can force yourself to get up earlier and work out before work/the start of your day, you're less likely to eat the cake that will negate the work out you had to lose sleep for.
So it's pretty established that refined sugars aren't the best for our weight loss efforts, but we can use them for motivation! The next time you're a bit bummed that you've "only lost a lb", pop down (or power walk!) to the shops and lift a bag of sugar. That pound feels a bit more substantial now I'd expect!
Be realistic with your goals and when your reach little milestones, treat yourself. Buy yourself some new makeup, book a facial or a spa day, get some new shoes. We're only human, we respond to the promise of shiny, material things, use it to your advantage!
Lastly, if you mess up, it doesn't matter. Don't be like me and say "Well that's the whole day ruined!" and go and eat a McDonalds. Take each day at a time and if you can't manage that, take each meal at a time. If you weren't as good as you'd hoped on a lunch out with friends, (Did I really eat that lobster roll, fries AND cheesecake???) don't start again Monday morning, or tomorrow morning, start again the next time you eat something, then the lobster roll, fries and cheesecake doesn't turn into lobster roll, fries, cheesecake, burritos, salted caramel brownies, steak.. you get the jist..
I hope these tips serve as your arsenal against the motivation slump!
I think photos help so much, as you can see how other people see you. Morning workouts are so good too, if i do a morning workout i feel ready for the whole day and also have more energy.
Great post! It's very helpful. I've been struggling the past few days and I haven't been staying on track very well. The important thing is to get right back on track and not slip further, because the further you slip, the harder it is to get back up. This is something I'm struggling with this week & I hope to get back to doing better with my eating habits.
really love todays post hun! very inspirational :) i need a lot of help to stay motivated as well.
Also, think about the fact that you skin will be a lot better once you eat healthy!
loved this - totally agree with all the tips misses!
These are such good tips! Will definately be trying some/probably all of them out! Thanks for the motivation help!


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Coronavirus crisis leaves more in-work people in hardship needing your help
Cornwall Community Foundation has launched the Cornwall Emergency Appeal to help the most vulnerable and isolated people in the area feed their families and survive during the Coronavirus crisis
Jonny Dillon
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus lockdown, "I didn't expect ever to be here," is a phrase that foodbanks hear many times, every day, albeit on the end of a telephone now rather than face to face.
The crisis is capturing new groups of people into a life of debt, hunger and living day by day. People who, prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, were self-reliant; people who were in work, feeding their families and just about getting by; people who now need help in their hour of need.
To help those who need it, Cornwall Community Foundation has launched the Cornwall Emergency Appeal, aimed at providing food for families to survive through the ongoing pandemic.
If you would like to help, click here to donate.
Jacqui White MBE, manager of Wadebridge Foodbank said: "We're getting many more new people in, including more families, and more people who are usually working.
"We're finding that at the moment people are borrowing, putting things on their credit cards and borrowing from their families. Eventually they get to the point when they can't borrow any more."
Manager of Wadebridge Foodbank, Jacqui White MBE
It may surprise many people to realise that the majority of people who visit foodbanks in more normal times are people in work. As Simon Fann, manager of Truro Foodbank, said: "The biggest reason for people coming to a foodbank is low income.
"It could be people in a job but it's a low paid job, or it's a zero hours contract or a low hours contract and they're just not getting enough money to survive on. A position exacerbated by Cornwall's persistently low rates of income, placing the county near the bottom of the national earnings league table."
Donovan Gardner MBE of Transformation CPR, who run a foodbank in Camborne, Pool and Redruth, said: "In Cornwall wages are low, so if you are only going to get 80 per cent of a low wage from the government, and it's great the government are paying 80 per cent, I don't knock that at all, but at the end of the day 80 per cent of a low wage is not a lot of money."
A recent report by the Resolution Foundation, looking at the economic impacts of the Coronavirus epidemic on different groups of workers, showed that workers in shutdown sectors are likely to be "bearing the brunt of the economic hit, due to furloughing or job loss, for example. It's the living standards of these workers, in sectors like hospitality and non-food retail, that have necessarily been put at risk in order to protect the health of us all."
Manager of Truro Foodbank, Simon Fann
Another group of people who increasingly find themselves approaching foodbanks and other agencies for help, are the self-employed. Cornwall has a disproportionately high level of self-employment at 21 per cent of the working population, 50 per cent higher than the UK average.
Many of the businesses are micro-businesses and their owners tend to be self-employed due to economic necessity and lack of job opportunities rather than entrepreneurial aspiration.
Donovan Gardner said: "I was on the phone to a self-employed contractor and he can't finish the jobs he's been on so he can't be paid. He can't start new jobs because he hasn't got the materials.
"He's a chap about 30; he's got two young children; he's got a mortgage to pay and a leased van. He was really panicking."
The result for foodbanks and other frontline agencies is a huge increase in demand.
Donovan Gardner MBE of Transformation CPR
Jeremy Ward, development director of Cornwall Community Foundation, who have provided grants to foodbanks from the Cornwall Emergency Appeal, said: "The foodbanks we are supporting are reporting anything from a doubling to a quadrupling in demand.
"Clearly they need extra help to meet such an immediate increase in demand for their services. We are so grateful to people donating to the Cornwall Emergency Appeal, but we urgently need more funding so we can help those struggling most in our communities in Cornwall. So please donate if you can."
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by Jim Tucker
9th Jul 2019 11:00 AM
THE James O'Connor fairytale is gathering momentum with a sudden invitation to join the Wallabies in South Africa as part-replacement for Marika Koroibete.
Winger Koroibete stayed behind in Melbourne for the imminent arrival of his second child when the Wallabies flew out to Johannesburg last Sunday for the Test against South Africa on July 20.
Inside centre O'Connor will become a train-on squad member in Johannesburg so his career as a Wallaby has not yet been rebooted for the first time in six years.
The fine print of O'Connor's deal to play with the Queensland Reds is being finalised and a formal announcement is expected this week.
Backrower David Pocock will also join O'Connor on the flight to South Africa as he continues his recovery from a tricky, long-term calf injury.
"Marika should join us later in the week but mother nature is in charge here so until then it's a good opportunity for James to integrate into the team playing principles," Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said.
Marika Koroibete will remain in Australia for the birth of his child. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
"For David, we really want to do some specific rehab work with him and it's just better to have him with us at this stage to ensure we get his return to play exactly right."
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HPE helps Eni deploy world's most powerful industrial supercomputer
By Ashton Young, Fri 19 Jan 2018
Eni has launched its new HPC4 supercomputer at its Green Data Centre in Ferrera Erbognone, 60km away from Milan.
The new hybrid HPC cluster provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) quadruples the company's computing power and makes it the world's most powerful industrial system.
The system has a peak performance of 18.6 Petaflops, which when combined with the supercomputing system already in position (HPC3) increases Eni's computational peak capacity to 22.4 Petaflops.
Eni's Green Data Centre has been designed as a single IT infrastructure to host all of HPC's architecture and all the other business applications.
The new hybrid HPC cluster provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is built on 1600 HPE ProLiant DL380 nodes, each equipped with two Intel 24-core Skylake processors (totalling more than 76,000 cores) and two NVIDIA Tesla P100 GPU accelerators, all connected through a high-speed EDR InfiniBand.
The new system will be working alongside a high performance 15 Petabytes storage subsystem.
The HPC3 and now the new HPC4 supercomputers are providing strategic support to the company's process of digital transformation across the entire value chain within Eni's Green Data Centre, from the exploration and development phase of oil and gas reservoirs to the management of the big data generated in the operational phase by all their productive assets.
Eni chief executive officer Claudio Descalzi says the investments devoted to reinforcing the supercomputing infrastructure and the development of algorithms are a significant part of Eni's digital transformation process.
"We can store and process enormous quantities of data for geophysical imaging, the modelling of oil systems and reservoirs, in addition to using predictive and cognitive computing algorithms for all our business activities," says Descalzi.
"These technologies will enable us, on the one hand, to accelerate and make the entire upstream process more efficient and accurate, reducing risks in the exploration phase and, at the same time, giving us a significant technological advantage, but also to increase the level of reliability, technical integrity and operability of all our productive plants, while minimising operational risks, with benefits both in terms of safety and environmental impact."
Descalzi says in their industry it is becoming increasingly important to be able to process ever-increasing amounts of data, ensuring more accurate and faster results.
"With HPC4 we are tracing the path for the use of exascale supercomputers in the energy sector that could revolutionise the way in which oil and gas activities are managed," Descalzi says.
"In line with Eni's sustainability policy, Eni's Green Data Centre as well as the new HPC4 have been engineered to ensure the maximum level of energy efficiency in order to minimise CO2 emissions and operating costs."
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