Editors Note: PARCEL has received many inquiries from readers desiring to know more about the new dimensional weight (Dim Weight) that has recently gone into effect. We sought out two industry experts, Bill Armstrong and Gordon Cooper, to clarify the impact this will have on shippers and what shippers can do to minimize their costs.
The recent announcements from UPS, FedEx, DHL and the USPS regarding dimensional weight-based charges seem to be in response to three basic issues rapidly increasing fuel costs, lower density packages and more expensive routes all of which combine to create substantial pressure on these carriers bottom lines.
Dimensional weight charges ensure the shipper pays his or her fair share of the vehicle capacity his or her packages occupy during shipment by requiring a premium for lightweight, high-volume packages. Until recently, these low-density packages have been billed at the same levels as smaller packages of the same weight, while occupying significantly more space. It should be noted that dimensional weight requirements vary slightly for each carrier and for different classifications within each carriers costing structures. More specific details and information are available on the individual carrier websites.
When considering the factors driving the parcel business over the last few years, perhaps the largest single influence might be the rising cost of fuel. Each trip has become considerably more expensive for carriers.
Now consider that many shipping companies have significantly increased shipments from distribution centers directly to consumers residences. That is one pack per delivery a much more expensive proposition than business-to-business shipments, which typically have several packs delivered to the same receiver at the same time. Delivering single packages to unique addresses is an expensive proposition in time, fuel and labor.
One of the by-products of the trend of shipping individual products directly to consumer residences is that each order is most often placed in a corrugated container to facilitate safe shipment. These containers are typically larger than necessary to ship the specific order because making a custom shipping container for each order would be extremely inefficient and costly. Shippers, therefore, usually work with a small number of standard container sizes and fill any extra interior space with void-fill material. These low-density packages create low-density loads in the carriers vehicles. Each type of vehicle (typically, a trailer for truck shipments) is restricted in both the volume of freight it can contain and the maximum weight it can safely and legally carry. Traditionally, the cost of shipping a package has been based primarily on the total weight of the packaged item. The carrier receives the greatest revenue possible for shipments that reach maximum weight limits.
On the other hand, if the volume of the trailer is filled before maximum weight is achieved, the carrier receives less revenue for that shipment, but the costs of transport remain the same. In these cases, the carriers revenues and profits are lessened.
The logical thing for carriers to do is charge customers for the space a low-density package occupies leading us to dimensional weight-based charges. For several types of UPS, FedEx and DHL shipments, if the package exceeds more than three cubic feet in volume (more than one cubic foot for USPS), the customer will have to pay shipping based on the dimensional weight of the package instead of the actual weight of the package.
Using the new dimensional weight standards adopted this year, if a package measures 2.9 cubic feet and weighs 15 pounds, the customer will pay based on weight. By increasing any dimension of the box by as little as an inch or two, the package can increase to more than three cubic feet. Once the package volume exceeds the three cubic feet threshold, the customer must pay the dimensional weight.
According to the UPS website, the dimensional weight is calculated by dividing the volume (in cubic inches) of the package by 194 (166 for standard service to Canada). A package measuring 3.2 cubic feet (5,530 cubic inches) would yield a dimensional weight of 28.8 pounds. Rounded up, the dimensional weight of this package is 29 pounds almost twice the cost of the 15 pound package measuring less than three cubic feet.
These new standards should lead companies to consider new packaging solutions that take up less space in carriers vehicles. There are numerous packaging materials that can protect shipments while occupying minimal space inside the package.
Air cellular products provide better protection using less packaging material compared to loose fill or paper. Inflatable packaging systems allow users to create air-filled cushions reducing shipping costs due to lightweight and potentially smaller packages.
Foam-in-place systems also provide unique, high-efficiency foams with superior cushioning properties to protect products during shipment using less material. Interior packaging designs can be created for a variety of void fill, cushioning and blocking and bracing applications.
With the new dimensional weight-based pricing, companies will need to consider alternate packaging solutions focusing on greater cube efficiencies that will vary depending on the needs of individual companies and their carriers or they will pay the price in increased shipping costs.
requested payment based upon the shipments weight, just as she had always done. One month later, Clarke received an adjusted invoice from the carrier for an additional $50 payment on an expense WJM had already invoiced its client. When questioned, the carrier confirmed that the scale weight was accurate but determined that the invoicing should be based on cubic measurements width, length and height of the package when it was shipped. Reluctantly, Clarke decided that WJM would absorb the extra cost rather than pass the additional billing along to its client and possibly jeopardize a good business relationship.
Clarke was just welcomed into the brave, new and sometimes puzzling world of dimensional weight or, as it is commonly referred to in the shipping industry, Dim Weight.
For shippers, 2007 is painfully becoming the year of Dim Weight awareness. Carriers have long been frustrated about large lightweight items that occupy a lot of cargo space but return a small amount of revenue. After also factoring in the resulting less space for the more lucrative dense packages, it was not surprising that all the carriers embraced dimensional weight technology as soon as it became economically feasible.
UPS initiated Dim Weight in January for all shipments, and other major carriers are following suit. One of the most notable players is the U.S. Postal Service, which will implement dimensional weighing for its Priority Mail this spring, as the PRC and BOG recently approved the change.
Today, prices for large, lightweight items do not adequately reflect our transportation costs, and heavier weight items are overpriced, explains Dave Partenheimer, a spokesperson for USPS. Partenheimer estimated the additional costs to the Postal Service Priority Mail delivery at $125 million per year, or about $6.60 per piece due to weight-based charges for lighter, large-sized packages as opposed to Dim Weight, which corrects this situation, Partenheimer says.
Dim Weight begins with the calculation of the shipments volume (cubic size). The length, height and width of each package must be measured, with most carriers rounding up each measurement to the nearest whole inch. Multiply length by height by width to determine the shipment volume in inches cubed.
The shipper now has two weights, the actual scale weight and the calculated Dim Weight. The carriers will base their charges on the higher figure, and, for the lighter and bulkier items, it is usually Dim Weight.
It looks simple enough, but it isnt. The variable is accuracy of measurement, particularly of a lighter and larger-sized package. When faced with different Dim Factors and application rules from the various carriers, selecting a cost-effective carrier and determining the actual charges can be a formidable task for most shippers. Those shippers who ignore the new reality of Dim Weight face an ever-increasing stream of supplemental charges from their carriers, usually sent to the shipper long after the packages arrival. Then comes the dilemma of passing on that additional charge to the customer or absorbing it, as Karen Clarke did.
Its not something we can afford to keep doing, she comments, a sentiment shared by an increasing number of concerned executives. Her apprehension is understandable when you analyze the impact of Dim Weight to scale weight. For example, consider a 36 x 18 x 18 box that was charged at a scale weight of 30 pounds. Under the above Dim Weight formula, the same package will be charged as 61 pounds. Now factor the destination and an additional fuel surcharge. The shipper could face a price hike of nearly 75%.
Thats why accuracy is paramount in calculating Dim Weight. Shippers are looking to technology to eliminate human error, avoid customer relations issues and maintain, if not improve, profit margin. Its safe to assume that Dim Weight considerations are the death knell for educated guesses and the old reliable tape measure. Costs and penalties are too prohibitive to rely on guesstimates.
Technology has rapidly responded with several scanning and Dim Weight systems on the market, ranging from simple stationary devices to ceiling-mounted laser scanning devices. The systems that rely on lasers tend to be significantly more expensive, with some overhead automated cubic scanners costing $100,000 or more. Predictably, most of the laser-based systems require higher costs for setups and ongoing maintenance due to sophisticated moving laser parts. On the plus side, they are quite accurate and have a higher throughput of thousands of boxes an hour, ideal for high-volume carrier systems. Laser Dim Weight systems have also been used to measure large packages (up to nine feet) or palletized shipments.
As we have seen, Dim Weight is not going away, and neither will those resulting incremental charges and financial penalties due to inaccurate shipping techniques. The new burden of dimensioning accuracy has been placed on the shipping departments because while commercial carriers publish Dim Factors on their websites, few are providing anything more than a few rules and mathematical equations to assist shippers in determining their billing rates.
Considering the large scale and cost-sensitive operation that Dim Weight has become, use that tape measure at your peril.
Bill Armstrong is Technical Development Manager for Sealed Air Corporation. Sealed Air is a leading global manufacturer of a wide range of food and protective packaging materials and systems. Sealed Airs products protect and preserve its customers products from the plant or warehouse through the rigors of the distribution chain. For more information about Sealed Air, please visit the companys website at www.sealedair.com.
Gordon Cooper is Vice President, Business Development of Express Cube, a manufacturer of state-of-the-art dimension and weighing equipment. He can be reached at 905-507-0007. Please visit www.expresscube.com for more information.


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Q: tomcat8w.exe not in 'notification area' / and sometimes is in 'notification area' Using Java8/64 and Tomcat8/64 on Windows Server 2008 R2.
On one server, the 'tomcat8w.exe' shows up in the notification area, and I can use it from there to start/stop/configure.  On two other exact same machines, it does not show up in the 'notification area'.  I have to find it (tomcat8w.exe) in tomcat's bin directory to start it, and then I can use it to start/stop/configure.
Yes, I do know I can start/stop it in 'Services'.  Not what I want to do.
I wish to have tomcat8w.exe in the 'notification area'.  What did I do wrong?  How can I fix this?
Thanks.

A: Keep it simple. Create a shortcut and add it to your start menu.

A: This happened to me just now on a Windows Server 2012. After I clicked Exit in the little manager application in the System Tray, it disappeared and did not come back. I had to open C:\Project\Tomcat\Bin\Tomcat8w.exe to see the configuration panel, and start stop buttons.
Later I looked for Monitor Tomcat by searching the Blue Screen of Swipe (because this version acts like Windows 8) and found a shortcut in the directory:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Apache Tomcat 8.0 Tomcat8\

The short cut titled "Monitor Tomcat" is pointing to C:\Project\Tomcat\Bin\Tomcat8w.exe.
When I clicked on that shortcut, there was UAC prompt and next tomcat8 tool was again in the system tray having Start, or Stop and Configure links.

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Q: Can't save and read Rails variables in Rspec file I added ordering to my User model with
default_scope order: 'users.surname ASC'

Everything work fine.
Then I wanted to add a test case to my spec/models/user_spec.rb file.
Unfortunately, it gives errors. Although, there are similar tests, and they run fine.
Here are exerpts:
require 'spec_helper'

describe User do

  before do
    @user = User.new(name: 'Example', surname: 'User', email: 'user@example.com',
    password: 'foobar', password_confirmation: 'foobar')
  end

  subject { @user }

  describe "remember token" do
    before { @user.save }
    its(:remember_token) {should_not be_blank}
  end

  describe "users ordered by surname" do
    before do
      @user2 = User.create(name: 'Roy', surname: 'McAndy', email: 'pam@exam.com',
      password: 'foobar', password_confirmation: 'foobar')

      @user3 = User.create(name: 'Roy', surname: 'Andyman', email: 'pamjim@ex.com',
      password: 'foobar', password_confirmation: 'foobar')
    end

    pp User.all
    pp [@user3, @user2]

    User.all.should == [@user3, @user2]
  end

  describe "with role set to admin" do
    before do
      @user.save!
      @user.update_attribute(:role, "admin")
    end

    it { should be_admin }
  end

In above Rspec file, the describe "users ordered by surname" gives the following error:
bundle exec rspec
[]
[nil, nil]
/home/xxx/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p429/gems/rspec-expectations-2.13.0/lib/rspec/expectations/fail_with.rb:32:in `fail_with': expected: [nil, nil] (RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError)
 got: [] (using ==)
Diff:
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[nil, nil]
+[]

from /home/xxx/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p429/gems/rspec-expectations-2.13.0/lib/rspec/matchers/operator_matcher.rb:56:in `fail_with_message'
from /home/xxx/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p429/gems/rspec-expectations-2.13.0/lib/rspec/matchers/operator_matcher.rb:94:in `__delegate_operator'

I used pretty print (pp) for tracing purposes.
It is strange that in other cases user.save! works fine.
Where is my mistake, what could be wrong here?
Thank you very much!

A: The problem is that you're not performing the operations of your test within an it block, but you should be.  e.g.:
  describe 'default scope' do
    before do
      @user2 = User.create(name: 'Roy', surname: 'McAndy', email: 'pam@exam.com',
      password: 'foobar', password_confirmation: 'foobar')

      @user3 = User.create(name: 'Roy', surname: 'Andyman', email: 'pamjim@ex.com',
      password: 'foobar', password_confirmation: 'foobar')
    end

    it 'should order by surname' do
      User.all.should == [@user3, @user2]
    end
  end


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Q: Symfony2 Doctrine: Entity Listener, Why only preFlush working? At the begginig sorry for my poor english :)
I have in app/config/services.yml:
page_listener:
    class: AppBundle\Entity\PageListener
        arguments: [ "@service_container" ]
        tags:
            - { name: doctrine.orm.entity_listener }

in AppBundle\Resources\config\doctrine\Page.orm.yml:
entityListeners:
    PageListener:
        postFlush: [postFlush]
        preFlush: [preFlush]

in AppBundle\Entity\PageListener:
namespace AppBundle\Entity;

use Cocur\Slugify\Slugify;
use Doctrine\ORM\Event\PreFlushEventArgs;
use Doctrine\ORM\Event\PostFlushEventArgs;

class PageListener
{
    public function __construct($container){ /* nothing here */ }

    public function preFlush(Page $page, PreFlushEventArgs $event){ ... }

    public function postFlush(Page $page, PostFlushEventArgs $event){ ... }
}

Now when i do
$em->persist($page);
$em->flush();

preFlush do what have to do, but postFlush not event start :/ Even when i put exit, or something like that in postFlush nothing happens.
Do I forget something or what? Any suggestions?

A: I don't have full idea about it but still I know you need to define event when you are registering the event.
  my.listener2:

    class: Acme\SearchBundle\EventListener\SearchIndexer2

    tags:
        - { name: doctrine.event_listener, event: postPersist, connection: default }

kindly refer this link:
http://inchoo.net/dev-talk/symfony2-event-listeners/

A: It may depend on your Symfony or Doctrine version. Paste your composer.json


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At the end of last month, the port's container terminal operator DP World said DP World Southampton (DPWS), was confronted with "very high stack levels" that were impacting productivity. It attributed the situation to a combination of factors, including an unusually large number of empty containers that, coupled with the normal pre-season peak volumes, had put additional pressure on its yard. This had led to boxes being stacked more densely, limiting manoeuvrability, which in turn had resulted in it taking longer to pick and load them.
Another factor contributing to the congestion was the "national problem with the UK haulage industry" and a significant lack of available drivers.
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Q: Parsing this XML file to a Dictionary? I'm very new to XML serialization, up until now I've been using XDocument and iterating through an XML file to load stuff up. I know there's a way to serialize XML files, recently I came across the following bit of XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<XnaContent>
<Asset Type="System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[System.String, Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Rectangle]">
<Item><Key>frame0</Key><Value>0 0 128 128</Value></Item>
<Item><Key>frame1</Key><Value>128 0 128 128</Value></Item>
</Asset>
</XnaContent>

And have been trying to figure out how I'd load it up and parse it into a dictionary, the top part stating asset type=System.collections.generic.dictionary seems to suggest I should be able to quickly convert this into a dictionary.
So my question is how would I do that? I could easily iterate through the xml structure and match up keys to values but it looks like there would be a better way to do it?

A: EDIT: Having just skimmed this article and this one, I suspect you want to use either IntermediateSerializer or XmlImporter.
Not being an XNA developer, it's unclear to me how it all fits together, but hopefully that's enough to get you started.
Of course, if this was just an example of XML and you're actually wanting to serialize data that isn't part of XNA, you may want to look at XmlSerializer. Personally I've found it simpler to control the serialization manually using LINQ to XML - it's easier to manage different versions etc that way - but in some cases XmlSerializer would be more convenient.

A: It's surprisingly straight forward. Add the XML file to your content project. Keep the default importer ("XML Content") and processor (none).
The XNA content pipeline will build it into an XNB file for you.
Then simply load it with ContentManager.Load like you would any other asset:
var myContent = Content.Load<Dictionary<string, Rectangle>>("MyXmlFile");


Touchstone Technologies, headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, 30 minutes west of Philadelphia, is an innovative provider of test and measurement solutions for voice and video communications over IP networks. The company's roots go back to a predecessor company, Delta Protocol Test, from the 1980s.
Touchstone today provides both active and passive testing solutions ranging from SIP load generators and feature/function testers to protocol analyzers and distributed monitoring and diagnostic solutions for SLA reporting. Touchstone Technologies markets their solutions to 'tier one' carriers, leading equipment manufacturers, defense departments, and enterprises, including Alcatel Lucent, AT&T, Cisco, Ericsson, Global Crossing, Intel, Qwest, and the U.S. Department of Defense, to name a few.
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WinEyeQ provides three key functions. The voice and video analysis capabilities allow the testing of both individual call metrics and key performance indicators (see Figure 2). Second, the monitoring functions allow the product to be used for both analysis and distributed call monitoring, functioning as a probe within the Net Observer system (see Figure 3). Third, the diagnostics functions that include alerts, alarms and watches, allow the system to isolate calls and send notifications via SNMP when problems arise (see Figure 4).
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Q: Access  elements on Angular site I am looking to fill an array with <a> elements on an AngularJS site. Here is my array code:
$ProgramGuides = $ProgramGuidesPage.ParsedHtml.getElementById("content") | foreach {
                    $_.getElementsByTagName("ul").item(0) | foreach {
                        $_.getElementsByTagName("li") | foreach {
                            $_.getElementsByTagName("a")
                        }

              }
}

$ProgramGuides only returns 1 <a> element meanwhile there are 10+ <a> elements on the page. I can only imagine this has something to do with Angular and ng-repeat on the elements. Any ideas how I can get all the <a> elements into my array?
Here is the HTML of the Angular page:
Update: Found the XML document with the app data!!

How can I grab the href values inside this XML content?
This is how I am grabbing the Content:
$XMLPage = Invoke-WebRequest -uri ("https://sellerweb.amerihome.com/api/ResourcesFiles?path=ProgramGuides") -WebSession $Amerihome

$XMLPage.Content

Output of Get-Member on $XMLPage

A: It's hard to see from that screenshot, but this is the general idea:
$url = "https://sellerweb.amerihome.com/..."
$result = Invoke-WebRequest $url
$xml = [xml]$result.Content

Once you have that XML object defined you should be able to reference the object structure:
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Another "irrational" fraudster commits "nonexistent" voter fraud. Twice.
Segura-Munoz pleaded down two felony voter fraud charges to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Nevada, Voter Fraud on August 17, 2014 by Lex.


As we conclude our review of the #30 Dowling Circle event in Baltimore County, Maryland, we will expand on the truck company's role in task assignments.
Once again, I must point out this is a learning piece not a critique or critical piece. If you have not reviewed the previous articles on this event you must in order to understand where we are in the fight.
As we covered in the previous article, the coordinated ventilation plan must be pre-assigned and carried out if we have any hope of preventing rapid fire spread that traps our personnel or civilians above the fire.
The prevention of a build-up of by-products on the floors above the fire floor should be a priority to the outside vent crew. It is also extremely critical to notify the interior search crew of conditions above from the outside (rapid auto extension of fire from the vented apartment(s)). This information is critical to the team searching above the fire floor. Also, if for whatever reason the outside vent crew cannot accomplish the vent plan, that information is critical to the interior crews.
Interior search team(s) must use rapid search techniques to accomplish the task in a quick and effective manner. Time is critical to our survival.
As the search team makes its way above the fire floor, door control becomes a survival tool. Once entry is forced into apartments above the fire floor, it is extremely important that the search crew check for rapid fire extension from the auto exposed outside balconies, and shut the hallway door.
Yes, shut the hallway door.
Quickly locate alternative means of egress. Contrary to our way of thinking for years, you do not have to exit the way you enter and shutting the door provides the only protection you have from rapidly changing conditions in the hallway.
If auto extension is occurring from the balconies into the apartment you must search, you have very little time to make a sweep. You must provide a barrier to the hallway from that apartment in order to protect the interior stairs.
If conditions rapidly begin to change in the apartment you are searching, you have very few choices. Find a room of refuge and shut the door and/or bail. Remember, if you bail quickly from the apartment utilizing the hallway door, shut the door. It is the only chance your brother(s) above or opposite your position have to survive. Utilizing Thermal Imaging (TIC) equipment to assist in search is a significant benefit (that is a complete subject unto itself).
The loss of FF Mark Falkenhan is a great loss to the fire service. The only ability I have is to make every attempt at preventing this event from unfolding again. Mark and his family are great friends of mine. I know his wife Gladys is doing all she can to prevent this from happening again.
• Pre-assign your task and crews responsibly before you get the call.
• Train and work as though your life and the lives of your brothers depend on you.
• Carry out your assigned task, or if unable make sure your crew(s) know you cannot.
• Vent quickly and smartly.
• Shut the door when you are searching above the fire.
• Know alternative egress means.
• Communicate conditions to your crew working inside.
• Plan for the worst, hope for the best!
There are many factors and actions that led to losing Mark. I am only focusing on the truck company and how we can work to prevent these events from unfolding.


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Леонид Иванович Павленко (род. 28 августа 1934, село Вольное, теперь Станично-Луганского района Луганской области) — украинский советский партийный деятель, 1-й секретарь Волынского областного комитета КПУ. Депутат Верховного Совета СССР 11-го созыва. Народный депутат СССР в 1989—1991 г. Кандидат экономических наук.

Биография
В 1952 году окончил Ворошиловградский механический техникум.

В 1952—1953 г. — мастер, начальник смены Липецкого завода чугунных труб РСФСР, мастер Ворошиловградский литейно-механического завода.

В 1953—1955 г. — служба в Советской армии.

С 1955 г. — техник-чертежник, техник-распределитель работ, заместитель начальника, начальник цеха Луганского трубопрокатного завода имени Якубовского.

Член КПСС с 1957 года.

В 1964—1965 г. — инженер-технолог Броварского завода порошковой металлургии в Киевской области.

С 1965 г. — заведующий отделом Броварского городского комитета КПУ Киевской области.

Образование высшее. Окончил Киевский государственный университет имени Тараса Шевченко.

В 1973—1975 г. — председатель исполнительного комитета Броварского городского совета депутатов трудящихся Киевской области.

В 1975—1978 г. — председатель исполнительного комитета Броварского районного совета депутатов трудящихся, 1-й секретарь Броварского городского комитета КПУ Киевской области.

В апреле 1978—1987 г. — секретарь Киевского областного комитета КПУ.

В июле 1987 — мае 1990 г. — 1-й секретарь Волынского областного комитета КПУ.

Потом — на пенсии в городе Киеве.

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Литература
 Известия ЦК КПСС — № 9 — 1989 г.

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Первые секретари Броварского горкома КП Украины
Депутаты Верховного Совета СССР 11-го созыва
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'It's a big hit for Stefanos Tsitsipas but he will win Grand Slams,' says analyst
Stefanos Tsitsipas will have 'scar tissue' after he lost the Roland Garros final to Novak Djokovic says Mats Wilander but he should remember the generation he's playing against.
Tsitsipas was playing in his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros on Sunday and looked to have the match sewn up winning the first two sets.
However, Djokovic had other ideas, coming back to take the next three sets and winning the final 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his second Roland Garros title and 19th Grand Slam Championship.
Former Champion, now analyst, Mats Wilander said the result will be hard to take for the young Greek, especially with him coming so close, but he is up against a generation that is 'unbeatable'.
"It is a big hit [for Stefanos] because being up two sets to love and he felt in that third set he just needed to hold serve, he was just a point or two away from winning this match," Wilander told Eurosport.
"He most probably will win Grand Slams, but losing your first final after being two sets to love up doesn't give him too much scar tissue because it's going to be tough.
"But he's up against the generation that's unbeatable, like Novak said in Rome – "the new Generation, well that's me!"
"For Stefanos, for Sascha (Zverev), and for the other guys, it's tough to beat these guys in five sets – they know how to play them.
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HomeDronesNew Iranian drone capable of carrying out military and border patrol missions announced. Soon in the Syrian airspace?
New Iranian drone capable of carrying out military and border patrol missions announced. Soon in the Syrian airspace?
March 19, 2012 David Cenciotti Drones, Iran 0
On Mar. 17, a FARS News Agency article announced the production of the Shaparak (Butterfly), a new drone that can perform a wide variety of missions, including surveillance and border patrol.
The new robot has an endurance of about 3.5 hours, a maximum operational range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and a ceiling of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters). Powered with a two-cylinder engine, the remotely piloted aircraft is equipped with three digital color cameras to transmit hi-rez footage to the ground control station, and can carry an 8-Kg payload.
The Shaparak is only the last one of a long series of made-in-Iran drones making the news lately.
UAVs believed to be either based on Iranian types or sold by the Tehran regime spying on the rebels activities have characterized the Syrian uprising in the last few weeks. This highlights that, although some were actually much similar to remote controlled scale models than real unmanned aircraft, in spite of foreign sanctions, Iran is continuing building new drones, some of those are successfully exported to local allies.
Noteworthy, the same FARS article traces the recent history of the Iranian industry in the production of UCAVs (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles).
In Feb. 2011, Iran inaugurated the production line of two home-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), named 'Ra'd' (Thunder) and 'Nazir' (Harbinger), with bombing and reconnaissance capabilities while in Sept. 2011, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled the Karrar, country's first home-made UCAV during a special ceremony in Tehran during the national "Day of Defense Industry".
Karrar UCAV (Image credit: Internet)
Syrian drones spying on rebels: made in Iran UAVs or amateur radio controlled models? (theaviationist.com)
Mysterious drone overflying clashes in Syria could be a new type rarely seen outside Iran. And here's a new picture (maybe). (theaviationist.com)
Syrian Mohajer 4 drone spying on the clashes at Homs, Syria (theaviationist.com)
Another unidentified drone filmed over Homs, Syria. Syrian, American or Israeli? (theaviationist.com)
Iranian indigenous aircraft and micro-drones: Mach 2.5 stealth plane and scale models (with no military significance) (theaviationist.com)
Karrar
UCAV
Unmanned combat air vehicle
KC-767 boom operator's stereoscopic vision goggles: introducing the Remote Vision System
Ryan Aeronautical photo archive traces development of combat drones from the factory floor to deployment in southeast Asia
Italian UAVs update
April 2, 2009 David Cenciotti Aviation, Drones, Italian Air Force, Military Aviation 0
With the completition of the fifth mission, the Sky-Y, Alenia Aeronautica's unmanned technological demonstrator, completed its first series of tests in Italy (third test campaign after two performed in Sweden). The third phase could took […]
Some (rusty) Iranian Mig-29s on display at Tabriz airbase in new images released by IRNA news agency
February 5, 2012 David Cenciotti Iran 8
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) has just released some quite interesting pictures of an exhibition of IRIAF planes and equipment that took place at Tabriz, in northwest of Iran. Among the images made public by […]
Don't Fear the Reaper: A Rare Look inside Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations at Holloman Air Force Base
August 17, 2017 Tom Demerly Drones 3
We Went Inside USAF MQ-9 Reaper Training and Operations at Holloman AFB. We never heard it. Out of the corner of my eye in a cloudless, bright blue New Mexico desert sky I saw the […]


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Development of Religious Studies in Independent Ukraine: Experience of the Department of Religious Studies
Anatolii Kolodnyi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-9936
Liudmyla Fylypovych https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-3965
Academic Religious Studies, Study of Religion, Department of Religious Studies, Ukrainian Religious Studies, Religious Freedom, Religious Panorama
The article is devoted to the development of Ukrainian religious studies, its constitution as a separate branch of humanities. Based on the history of the emergence and institutionalization of the science of religion in Ukraine, the authors describe the complex process of religion studying and religious processes, focusing on its achievements and problems. It turns out that scientists have approached the formation of academic religious studies systematically, holistically, on a large scale, in many ways, on many levels. New methodological approaches made it possible to formulate interesting topics of planned tasks, to study discourses unusual for the humanities, both historical and current, to observe changes in the religious life of the country and the world, to track trends in quantitative and qualitative transformations of the religious sphere. In addition to theoretical questions on the phenomenology and historiosophy of religion, Ukrainian scholars have summarized the practical manifestations of religion: secularization and modernization, politicization and nationalization, institutionalization and confessionalization, pragmatization and digitalization of religion. A special area of scientists' attention was freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, the state of religious freedom and state-church relations, interreligious dialogue. Scientific results of the Department of Religious Studies are fully represented in:
numerous publications of basic monographs and collections
printing of scientific and popular journals (Ukrainian religious studies, Religious panorama, Religious freedom)
creating a web page
holding hundreds of scientific and practical conferences
an active presence in the international scientific community through affiliation in foreign professional associations (IAHR, EASR).
The department cared about the development of science not only in the system of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, but also in the field of education, in other countries. A special achievement of Ukrainian religion researchers is the formation of friendly relations and cooperation with religious organizations of Ukraine, partnership with state authorities, the media and civil society in general.
Anatolii Kolodnyi
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department of Religious Studies
Liudmyla Fylypovych
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Leading Researcher of the Department of Religious Studies
Kolodnyi, A., & Fylypovych, L. (2021). Development of Religious Studies in Independent Ukraine: Experience of the Department of Religious Studies : Main research areas and departments of the Institute . Filosofska Dumka, (4), 86–97. Retrieved from https://dumka.philosophy.ua/index.php/fd/article/view/562
Liudmyla Fylypovych, Oksana Horkusha, The voice of Church: axiological dimensions of religious rhetoric on Maidan 2013—2014 , Filosofska Dumka: No. 4 (2016): PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT
Liudmyla Fylypovych, Oksana Horkusha, Maidan and the Church , Filosofska Dumka: No. 1 (2015): PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT


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Ertugrul Oguz Fırat (født 1. februar 1923 i Malatya, død 16. oktober 2014 i Ankara, Tyrkiet) var en tyrkisk komponist, maler, digter og højesteretsdommer.

Firat blev uddannet som jurist på Universitetet i Istanbul i 1948, og havde en karriere som højesteretsdommer til sin pension i 1979. Han komponerede musik og skrev digte fra 1940 og begyndte at male billeder fra 1960 professionelt sideløbende med sit faste erhverv. Firat har skrevet tre symfonier, orkesterværker, scenemusik, kammermusik, koncertmusik, korværker, vokalmusik, og klaverstykker.

Udvalgte værker

 Symfoni nr. 1 (1955-1978) - for sopran, tenor, blandet kor og orkester
 Symfoni nr. 2 (1970-1978) - for (A Capella kor)
 Symfoni nr. 3 (1970-1981) - for fortæller, solister, blandet kor og orkester
 Koncert (1960) - for orkester
 Klaverkoncert nr. 1 "til minde om Atatürk" (1969-1972) - for klaver og orkester
 Trompetkoncert (1980) - for trompet og orkester

Eksterne henvisninger
 Hjemmeside tilegnet Fırat

Komponister fra Tyrkiet
Dommere
Kunstmalere
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Looking for a wedding and events planner? Your search ends right here! Elevated style and events was over the top amazing and went all out to put a beautiful wedding for me and my bride. I worked closely with the team leader, Sese Cadmus and her team to plan our wedding, select vendors and manage the budget. Sese literally worked round the clock, accompanied us to every vendor visit, extremely professional and all around responsive to our needs.The team worked seamlessly and professionally on the day off and put our minds at ease. Prior, we had an ugly experience with a different events company but Elevated Events took over our wedding like a champ at an affordable price too! All of our guests and family had wow, beautiful compliments about our organizer and how beautiful the wedding was - thanks to the Elevated team! Wow! Thank you Elevated Style and Events!
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Q: Roster management at Ejabberd My doubt in the form of a scenario:
A. I have 10 jabber ids in my Client's roster as well as the Ejabberd they are registered at. Now, i add 3 new User ids to my Phone's Contact list. I can see the Roster list gets updated at the Jabber Client as well as my Ejabberd server too.
B. Now from the list of 13 users/jabberd Ids, i delete 4 contacts from the Contact list of my phone. The Ids get removed locally from the roster maintained at my Jabber Client. However, how is this deletion-related management done at the Ejabberd's end?
Are any explicit calls to the roster modules requierd for updations at the Ejabberd server? If so, what are they?
Kindly let me know!
Thanks

A: Yes, deleting roster items require sending information to the XMPP server.
This is defined in XMPP RFC: Deleting a Roster Item


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Q: Adding Custom HTML/CSS/JS code in specific page I've written a HTML/JS code, it's something like a survey which consists of code like this:

1. I have the knowledge of procedures needed for starting and running a business
                *

            <input type="radio" name="Q1" id="none1" value="None">
            None

            <input type="radio" name="Q1" id="wguid1" value="With Guidance">
            With Guidance

            <input type="radio" name="Q1" id="beg1" value="Beginner">
            Beginner

            <input type="radio" name="Q1" id="inter1" value="Intermediate">
            Intermediate

            <input type="radio" name="Q1" id="ex1" value="Expert">
            Expert

At the end of the questions, there is a button that uses jsPDF library to convert the answers inputted by the user into a custom PDF that i made. Now this works perfectly when running the raw html file. The problem comes when i tried to insert it on my Wordpress site.
Firstly, i use the latest version of Wordpress and Elementor (Wordpress 5.7.1 and Elementor Pro 3.1.1)

At the trial phases , before my code was complete, i could add it perefectly fine using the HTML widget on Elementor. As the code got bigger and lines were added, Elementor started lagging everytime i copied pasted my code. When my code was finished, when i tried to copy paste my code in Elementor, the page tab got unresponsive and couldn't do anything than close the tab. I couldn't paste my code in the HTML widget regardless how many times i tried.
I then tried using the Gunberg editor, while the code pasted and the tab was responsive, when i tried to update, there was an error "Update failed".
Is there anyway that i can paste the code to my page without it crashing? Maybe with a plugin or via source files?
I already tried WP Coder but it didnt work.
P.S. I use 2 base64 strings, one for an image and one for a font that may be the reason that the editors cant handle the code. The base64 strings worked perefectly fine at the beginning,  before the code got bigger.
Thanks in advance!
(sorry if my English is poor, not a native speaker)

A: If this is relatively static code treat it as such and put it in a file or template.
There are a couple of easy ways of doing this.
Via templates
Look at the way that WP does it - you have a folder called template-parts - insert your code there and call it in a template type. Assign that page to that template type.
Via a file
Above you mention this is for a single page. Look in your theme for page.php or singular.php single.php take that and create a template for that page yourself. You can create a file that will define that page by calling it page-{slug}.php or page-{id}.php.
A super basic version of this could be
<?php
get_header(); ?>

    <?php
        // Start the Loop.
        while ( have_posts() ) :
            the_post();

            // This will add your content you enter in the wp-admin side
            the_content();
            endwhile; // End the loop.
        ?>

1. I have the knowledge of procedures needed for starting and running a business
                    *

        ......................
        ETC

<?php
get_footer();


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Australian Lawmakers Green-Light Medical Marijuana
Colombian President Supports Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Cannabis & Depression: Studies Suggest Marijuana Can Help
Veterans Speak Out for State Medical Marijuana Programs
New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana
Photo By R Berteig/Flickr
Australian lawmakers are aggressively pushing to legalize medical cannabis before the end of 2015, according to a new report.
Despite a federal health agency issuing some concerns over the potential problems that could arise from the legalization of marijuana, a Senate committee spanning a number of parties in the political spectrum is currently working on legislation that would make Australia the next country to establish a national medical cannabis industry.
This committee, which reportedly encompasses powers from coalition to labor, is devising a plan to bring to life the Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill, a piece of legislation that gives the Australian government authority over medical marijuana from seed to sale.
After the proposal was first introduced to Parliament in November 2014, it was forwarded to the committee where it has been a topic of regular discussion since earlier this year. After several public hearings and hundreds of public submissions, it is expected that the committee will "strongly recommend" the government establish a cannabis regulator when it releases its full report in August.
However, Secretary of Health Department Martin Bowles is worried that legalizing medical marijuana might create "complexity and uncertainty" with regards to Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, as well as its obligation to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
The health official warns that the Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill is missing important legal and practical aspects "leading to the risk of regulatory gap, overlapping laws and a lack of clarity about the exercise of jurisdiction by agencies and possible inconsistency with other existing laws."
Federal lawmakers argue that while they are aware of the potential risks involved with passing such a bill, no other country that has legalized medical cannabis has seen any trouble under the Single Convention. Senator Richard Di Natale has said that while he appreciates the overall concern, he doesn't expect Australia would be treated any differently in this matter than the United States.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said last year that he, too, supports efforts to legalize medical marijuana.
"I have no problem with the medical use of cannabis, just as I have no problem with the medical use of opiates," he said.
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Grouse shooting in the Lake District
Alastair Balmain
In 2013, Alistair Balmain joined Newton Rigg College gamekeeping students for their first day of grouse shooting in the Lake District.
TAGS: ConservationGamekeepingShooting Times
Go back! Go back! Go back!? Hearing the distinctive call ahead was all the Guns needed to put their senses in a heightened state of alert as they went grouse shooting in the Lake District.
For the team picking its way carefully across a landscape of heather and granite on top of the Lake District two weeks ago, there was considerable pressure. Not only was the 19th August the first – and only – day of the season on this 5,000 acres of moorland at Shap, but for all of the Guns, the opportunity to take aim at a red grouse had never previously come their way. To add to the pressure somewhat, the shoot was being conducted under the watchful gaze of the new tenants who officially took control of the moor just a few weeks ago. A day of firsts, then?
If you think of the Lake District's native flora and fauna, in all probability it is perhaps daffodils or red squirrels rather than red grouse that spring to mind. Certainly there are towering peaks and a number of other moors in Wordsworth's country, but the land by the notoriously weather-beaten Shap Fell, which rises to more than 1,800ft at Wasdale Pike, is, in grouse terms, an island. The heather-clad slopes familiar to travellers as they climb relentlessly higher and higher on the M6 approaching Penrith, are separated by the Pennines from the heartland of grouse shooting. Although this moor may now be an isolated outpost for grouse, in its heyday it was a sufficient draw for no less a sportsman than His Imperial Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm, who shot here on two occasions in 1895 and 1902.
Grouse shooting at Newton Rigg College
Back in the present, Shap's proximity to the Northern School of Game & Wildlife and the National Centre for the Uplands at Newton Rigg College, 20 minutes further north, now make it an ideally situated practical resource for the students there, and at other colleges, who are set to benefit from the seven-year management lease signed earlier this year with the moor's owners, Lonsdale Estates.
Now part of Askham Bryan College in York, for years Newton Rigg has enjoyed a reputation as one of the leading training centres for some of the UK's top keepers, rangers, foresters and land managers. The unique opportunity to add its own grouse moor to the 2,400 acres of farmland, forestry and mixed woodland in which students already practise their skills was one the college could not pass up.
Perhaps because shooting on the moor has been limited over the past few years due to poor breeding conditions, the first shoot day on the college's new moor had both a triumphal and experimental feel to it. Malcolm Riding, director of the Northern School of Game & Wildlife had invited the Guns to join him and key members of the Newton Rigg team on a low-key day essentially as an acknowledgment of this new era for the moor.
Grouse shooting with gamekeeping students
Among the six Guns were three of the college's brightest gamekeeping students, alongside Wes Johnson, the college principal. As the team gathered at the shoot hut by the Shap Blue Quarry in perfect conditions – not too hot, overcast, with a good breeze and only the risk of a passing shower – nobody was expecting Tony Williams, keeper here for the past five years, to raise expectations for a record day. Nevertheless, as he gave his briefing, he was confident we would see birds and that some, if not all, of the Guns would get the chance to shoot their first grouse.
As we bounced along in Land Rovers, across several shaky bridges, to the first gill, Adam Jay, a technician on the staff at Newton Rigg explained how, from an educational perspective, every element of moorland management – including bridge-building, but perhaps more significantly conservation work, heather burning and vermin control – can all be integrated into the curriculum across several disciplines.
As a jack snipe flushed in front of us and we stopped briefly to spot a ring ouzel, the challenge of running this moor on the western fringes of keepered land made the support Tony will receive from the gamekeeping students on a day-to-day basis all the more apparent.
With the backdrop of the fells surrounding us for miles, the team fanned out and started working up Howe Gill. Tony's earlier caution that "the greener it is, the wetter it is" stuck in the mind as the Guns trod intently and cautiously up a slope designed to catch the unwary.
A solid granite base to the moor means it holds a lot of water near the surface and Adam Gledhill, one of the college's top students who, in just a few days time, will fly to New Zealand where he has secured an enviable position on a gamefarm and shoot at Hawke's Bay for a year, was the first to find his boot full after discovering a hidden grip.
Minutes after we set off, the first "back, back, back!" alarm calls could be heard in front of us and the tension rose – who would be the first to have a chance at the grouse? The answer came as a shot rang out on the right of the line at whirring wings powering out of the heather. Huw Lloyd, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation's game and gamekeeping officer, had the combined honour of shooting his first grouse and putting the first ever in the Newton Rigg gamebook.
But it wasn't the last by any means. Out on the far left of the line with his black Labrador, Maddie, Sam Cole, Newton Rigg's outgoing student president, flushed several small coveys as we approached the top. Hurtling on the wind past him, the birds proved that their reputation as a challenging quarry is entirely justified. Eight shots rang out from Sam's gun, but no grouse made its way into the bag. Despite his protestation that he shot two at every bird he saw, there was a certain amount of good-natured ribbing.
"Would you mind going back down with Sam to load for him, Adam?" joked Malcolm as the team paused to take in a view stretching from Scotland in the north, deep down into Lancashire and out over Morecambe Bay to the west.
As the line worked back down the other side of the Howe Gill ridge towards the moor's hut for a lunch stop, Sam's colleague, James Sutcliffe, who, after finishing his studies this summer, is now on the hunt for a full-time keepering role with an element of stalking involved ? enjoyed more success when he put two birds in the bag after several coveys flushed in quick succession. With minimum fuss, Tony's German wirehaired pointed, Eva, and his Labrador, Roma, proved their worth by picking the fallen birds from among wet rushes and a patchwork of heather of various ages.
Heather management
Management of the heather at Shap is one area of potential improvement that currently remains limited. The college is restricted by Natural England to burning, as in previous years.
"We can do a lot to improve the moor physically through management and in terms of putting in improved infrastructure," explained Malcolm, "but to my mind one of the most important things we could do – instigating a new burning regime – is off limits." Despite this restriction, the ambition of having a sustainable harvest of grouse on a teaching moor is eminently achievable.
As we took a breather for lunch, another Land Rover arrived at the top of the moorland track and Liz Philip, Askham Bryan's chief executive, joined the party to check on progress. She outlined the college's plans to share the moor as a resource as widely as possible.
"We have this fantastic resource year-round and we really hope to run courses with other colleges and organisations from around the country," she said. "Whether it's conservation courses, wildlife surveys or gamekeeping work, there are so many opportunities here."
No doubt the moor will be a huge benefit to many in the future but, in terms of opportunities on the shoot day, by the lunch break, just two Guns had yet to bag their first grouse – Sam Cole and Newton Rigg principal Wes Johnson. The pressure was on as we made for the radio mast above Shap Pink Quarry, on a marginally lower summit than Wasdale Pike at just 1,500ft.
Part one of Tony's plan was to leave three of the Guns downwind below the ridge the mast sat on and work it back towards them with the remaining Guns, effectively presenting the possibility of driven birds. The plan worked like a charm with Sam connecting with a beautiful bird that came powering at him, retrieved by his own Labrador, Maddie. Immediately he decided it was destined for a trip to the local taxidermist. "He ought to get it stuffed," laughed Tony. "It'll cost less than what he's spent on cartridges."
That left just one Gun glaringly without a grouse and just one manoeuvre left to do. Tony sent college principal Wes Johnson way ahead of the rest of the line, as we worked the slope back down to where we had left the vehicles. Nearer and nearer we got to the end of the day as we walked back, now in beautiful sunshine. Just moments before we finished the beat and the shoot day, a bird got up on the high left of the line and powered down to present Wes with a perfect driven shot. The relief was palpable.
With five and a half birds in the bag, Tony's plan had worked to perfection – all the Guns had achieved a first grouse and a new era for Newton Rigg's moor had been ushered in, in style.


RETAIL guru Mary Portas has released her independent review into the future of England's high streets – and it looks like Frome is ahead of the game.
In June, when the government commissioned Mary Portas to undertake the review, a Frome Times initiative asked key figures in the town what they thought of the state of Frome's high street.
With Frome's lively mix of independent retail shops and businesses – in stark contrast to the economic gloom across the country – local people suggested Mary Portas should take a look at how successful the town has been at fighting the recession.
Her recommendations include creating a "town team" – a group of different stakeholders who make up a visionary, strategic, and strong operational management team; removing unnecessary regulations to encourage more markets while introducing a national market day to encourage new traders; considering whether business rates can better support small businesses and independent retailers; and bringing back controlled free parking.
Town Mayor, cllr Nick White said, "Speaking personally, I welcome the report. I have always believed that town centres should be the focal hub of any community. The headlong rush into developing soulless, architecturally bankrupt, car dependent, out-of-town shopping centres has been a huge nationwide mistake, up there with the '60s drive to put all social housing into high rise flats.
"Anything that can be done to encourage footfall back into town centres should be welcomed. Many of the recommendations in this report are already in Frome Town Council's strategic plan. The encouragement of more market traders to take stalls in the Frome markets is to be encouraged, with a hope that we can restore the Wednesday and Saturday markets to their former glory.
Neil Howlett, president of Frome & District Chamber of Commerce, also welcomed the Portas review. "We are encouraged that Frome is ahead of the game and is already doing many of the things that Mary Portas recommends," he said.
"If the High Street has a future anywhere, it has a future in Frome. We have already seen how the Artisan Market brings people into town and the mix of interesting shops and cafes make the town centre a good place to visit. The Chamber of Commerce has been running a retail group which deals with town centre issues, and we look forward to working with the proposed town centre manager.
MC2, the independent telescope shop in Catherine Street, says that while some of the suggestions in the Portas review have merit, care must be taken not to change what already works in Frome. "Frome works fairly well as it is, so we don't want to lose that.
"The whole concept of mixed use – shops plus other recreational and community uses – is a good one. Frome needs to feel like an evolved village rather than something off a planner's table. It needs the freedom to evolve, therefore as little interference from councils and other groups and the fewest charges as possible." They add that business rates do need more local input, and that any incentives for markets would need to keep a level playing field between shops and stalls.
Mayor Nick White points out, "This report is particularly well timed for Frome with the Saxonvale debate at the forefront of many residents' minds." Both Keep Frome Local and Frome For All have welcomed the report's vision, but have different views on how supermarkets may or may not help.
Keep Frome Local, who are campaigning against a large town centre supermarket say, "Keep Frome Local strongly welcomes Mary Portas' report with its vision of town centres as vibrant places where people meet, play and shop. We welcome her recognition of the threat which supermarkets pose to high streets as they move not only into white goods and other electricals but also into providing services such as pharmacies, opticians and even estate agency.
But Frome For All, the campaign group that would like to see a supermarket large enough to draw customers back to the town centre from the out-of-town stores, welcomes the report's ideas to fight out-of-town developments. Jackie Adams of the group said, "I am delighted with the Mary Portas report on regenerating the High Street – something that is at the heart of the Frome For All campaign.
"There are a number of excellent recommendations which will be welcomed by those who, like Frome For All, believe in town centre shopping and believe that a thriving town centre is a key to a thriving community.
"In order to reach its full potential, a town centre has to be much more than just a shopping centre; it is the main 'public face' of a town and focal point for the community. A thriving town centre that is well used by all local people will help enhance social cohesion and civic pride.


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Why Am I See-Sawing Emotionally?
Myrlia Purcell
Ask a Luminary
"Sometimes I feel so excited about the things I've got going on in my life, but then, that all goes away, and I just can't manage to get into any of it. I almost feel manic-depressive. Is that normal?" ~ Riley, Fayetteville, AR
Everything goes in cycles. We see this everywhere in life, and we are generally happily accept it — outside of our own selves. But we have to realize that we are not immune to the cycles of energy and growth.
Daily life is like swinging: when we are flying forward it feels exhilarating, wholly empowering. We love that feeling that is so close to real flight. But, to reach those peaks, physics demands that we have to move backwards as well. And not just slightly, but equally in both directions.
So, when you have those low-energy, backwards moments, don't fight it. Take some time to regroup, accept a peaceful moment of re-gathering your strength, and be ready when the time comes to launch yourself forward, filled with the same joy and laughter any child feels in that weightless moment on the playground.
Myrlia loves dancing, laughing and a good cup of tea. But the thing that makes her happiest of all is helping others find their own joy.
To that end, Myrlia and her husband, Steve, created LookToTheStars.org, a website full of uplifting celebrity news, where fans can be inspired to find new ways to make a difference.
Though most of her time is spent running LookToTheStars.org and chasing her two young girls around the garden, Myrlia also enjoys writing children's books and posting her 'Tips for a happy time on Earth' at JoyGeneration.com.
In 2013, Myrlia was named one of America's Top 20 Women in Philanthropy.
For more information, please visit looktothestars.org
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Q: django admin search_fields with exclude With django search_fields in our django-admin site, we search the db for loads of stuff.
I want to have an exclude option in search_fields in the text box (or any other way)
example:
in my admin file :
 search_fields = ('name', 'os', 'owner__first_name', 'owner__last_name',)

and in the web page i'm looking for 'John' --> getting some results including john lennon
I would love to have 'John {"exclude": "Lennon"}'
--> this will give some results excluding john lennon

A: You can customize the search by defining a get_search_results method in your ModelAdmin subclass.
Haven't tested it though..
class YourModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ('name', 'os')
    search_fields = ('name', 'os', 'owner__first_name', 'owner__last_name',)

    def get_search_results(self, request, queryset, search_term):
        queryset = super(YourModelAdmin, self).get_search_results(request, queryset, search_term)
        try:
            queryset |= self.model.objects.exclude(owner__last_name__iexact='lennon')
        except:
            pass
        return queryset


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import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Encode
{
	public static int[] ascii = new int[256];

	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
		try
		{
			File inputfilename = new File(args[0]);
			FileReader reader = new FileReader(inputfilename);

			File outputfilename = new File(args[1]);
			FileWriter output = new FileWriter(outputfilename);

			int tempint;

			// Create a ASCII character array.
			for (int i = 0; i <256;i++)
			{
				ascii[i] = i;
			}

			// Read the next int into a temporary integer variable.
			tempint = reader.read();
			while(tempint != -1)
			{
				output.write(moveToFront(tempint) + " ");
				tempint = reader.read();
			}

			output.close();
			reader.close();
		}
		catch(FileNotFoundException e)
		{
			System.out.println("You entered an invalid file name!");
		}
		catch (IOException e)
		{
			System.out.println("An IOException occured...uh oh.");
		}
	}

	public static int moveToFront(int charToMove)
	{
		int temporaryA;
		int temporaryB;
		int x = 0;

		temporaryA = ascii[0];
		// This loop only happens if the character is not already in the first position!
		while(temporaryA != charToMove)
		{
				temporaryB = ascii[x + 1];
				ascii[x + 1] = temporaryA;
				temporaryA = temporaryB;
				x++;
		}
		ascii[0] = charToMove;

		return x;
	}
}

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