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Q: Update values inside database within a foreach html tag Id' like to UPDATE my $_POST['commentaire'] in my database. If I put $comment = 'test'; it's working. But right now I have $comment = $_POST['commentaire'] and it doesn't seems to work...any idea? :s
if(isset($_POST['confirmation'])){
    $conf_arr = $_POST['confirmation'];
    $comment = $_POST['commentaire'];
    foreach($conf_arr as $id => $conf) {
        if($conf == 'Accepter'){
            $object = new User;
            $object->ChangeIt($conf,$id,$comment);
        } else if($conf == 'Refuser'){
            $object = new User;
            $object->ChangeIt($conf,$id,$comment);
        }
    }
}

public function Admin(){
        $st = $this->db->prepare("SELECT * FROM form");
        $st->execute();
        echo '<form action="compte.php" method="post">';
        while($r = $st->fetch()){
            $id = $r['ID'];
            echo '
';
            echo 'Username : ' .$r['username'].'
';
            echo 'Adresse : ' .$r['Adresse'].'
';
            echo 'Met : ' .$r['Met'].'
';
            echo 'Age : ' .$r['Age'].'
';
            echo 'Statut : ' .$r['Statut'].'
';
            echo '<input type="radio" name="confirmation['.$id.']" value="Accepter"> Accepter';
            echo '<input type="radio" name="confirmation['.$id.']" value="Refuser"> Refuser

';
            echo 'Commentaire à transmettre :
<textarea name="commentaire"></textarea>';
            echo '
';
        }
        echo '<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Confirmer">';
        echo '</form>';
    }

public function ChangeIt($ans,$id,$comment){
        $st = $this->db->prepare("UPDATE `test`.`form` SET `Statut` = '$ans', `Message` = '$comment' WHERE `form`.`ID` = '$id'");
        $st->execute();
    }

EDIT
I put my form tag within the while loop in my Admin() function. And it seems to work..This is so odd, I really don't understand why.
In my index.php, this is how I call my function :
if(isset($_POST['confirmation'])){
    $conf_arr = $_POST['confirmation'];
    $comment = $_POST['commentaire'];
    foreach($conf_arr as $id => $conf) {
        if($conf == 'Accepter'){
            $object = new User;
            $object->ChangeIt($conf,$id,$comment);
        } else if($conf == 'Refuser'){
            $object = new User;
            $object->ChangeIt($conf,$id,$comment);
        }
    }
}

But now, I have another problem. I must select a radio button so that my $comment can be UPDATE in my database. What if I want to stick with the same value for my radio btn (so I select none of em) and I just want to add some value in my $_POST['commentaire']?

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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon CTO Tells Us How It Built Its Cloud Business Into The Best In The Industry
Julie Bort
Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon
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Amazon changed the world with cloud computing, giving the average Joe access to supercomputer power at ridiculously cheap prices.
Werner Vogels is Amazon's CTO and a chief architect of its cloud. He is also one of most innovative people in the tech industry. He keeps Amazon Web Services (AWS) two steps ahead of the competition, even as countless new clouds come online to compete.
We wanted to know how he does it. So we asked. His advice can be boiled to to these six tips ...
Innovation comes from small teams that work directly with customers.
It is easy to prioritize new projects when the engineers really know the customer.
Amazon works to lower costs for customers, not just lower costs for itself. "We've reduced prices 19 times over the past 6 years, and this an area we will continue to focus," he says.
Amazon stays focused on the the next new thing to build instead of the success its had in the past.
Anyone can be a visionary if the person nurtures creativity and works in an environment where new ideas are welcomed. (Note: Here are nine tips on how to do that.)
People can get better at innovation as they age.
Here is a lightly edited transcript of the full Q&A.
BI: How do you keep you keep your team "creative" and "innovative" year after year?
WV: It's important to note that at Amazon we strongly believe in the power of small independent teams and that extends all the way to the leadership level. We are a team of people innovating on behalf of the customer. This means that we closely involve our customers and make sure we're building the things our customers really want. Being closely engaged with your customers is incredibly motivating. Our process is to release a service into beta that is useful to a lot of people, get customer feedback and rapidly begin adding the bells and whistles based in large part on what customers want and need from the services. The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), which provides resizable compute capacity, is a great example of this process.
Amazon EC2 first launched in August 2006. Over the years we've launched 13 new Amazon EC2 instance types including instances designed specifically for high-performance computing applications, which are now used by global enterprises in science, research, engineering, auto manufacturing, media, and oil and energy industries, to name a few.
BI: How do you decide which new projects to pursue and which ones to bench?
WV: One of the philosophies at Amazon and a philosophy that we drive hard at AWS is that customers come first in everything we do. We don't write a line of code until we fully define the product. We first think about what the customer wants, then work backwards from there. We do this so we can prioritize development based on what our customers tell us they need and allow our engineering teams to work more efficiently with minimal stops and starts. This is a process we defined early on at Amazon and a process we used when building the AWS business and still use today.
BI: When thinking over your career at Amazon, what are a few of your proudest moments?
WV: It's been very rewarding to be part of the AWS team that's constantly building and launching new services and features that is providing businesses with a completely new way to run virtually any business that uses technology. Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 gave businesses and developers on-demand access to highly scalable storage and compute resources, changing the IT landscape forever. Amazon CloudFront revolutionized the CDN business model.
Several years ago I was part of the team that published a paper on the details of Amazon's Dynamo technology, which was one of the first non-relational databases developed at Amazon. We took the strong distributed systems principles of the original Dynamo design to build a brand new and fully managed NoSQL service, Amazon DynamoDB. This was a proud moment for me and the AWS team as we took everything we learned from building large-scale, non-relational databases for Amazon.com and combined it with our experience building cloud computing services at AWS to build a brand new database service that removes the stumbling blocks businesses face when managing large scale data.
BI: Why do you think AWS has been so successful?
WV: If you take a step back and look at what's happening in the technology industry, it's really a fundamental and rapid shift in how technology will be acquired for years to come.
Before AWS, businesses would take on the massive capital investment of building their own infrastructure or contract with a vendor for a fixed amount of data center capacity that they might or might not use. This choice meant paying for wasted capacity or having to worry that the amount of capacity they forecasted wouldn't keep up with the pace with their growth. Businesses spent time and money managing their own data center or a co-location facility, which meant time not spent on growing their actual business or differentiating their offering for customers.
AWS offers a completely new way to run virtually any business that uses technology. With AWS businesses incur no up-front expenses or long-term commitments, capital expenses become variable expenses, and users pay only for the resources that are used and can add or shed those resources on demand.
With AWS, customers can choose their operating system, middleware and programming language. They are not locked in to one choice. AWS also gives customers a range of pricing options to choose from. For example, Amazon EC2 pricing options include: on-demand instances, reserved instances and spot instances.
We're a company that works hard to lower its costs so that we can pass savings back to our customers. If you look at the history of AWS, that's exactly what we've done. We've reduced prices 19 times over the past 6 years, and this an area we will continue to focus.
BI: Many times a company will "invent" something, have success and then spend all of its time defending its turf until it becomes irrelevant by the next great thing. Why hasn't thishappened with Amazon?
WV: We are proud of our accomplishments but we don't dwell on them - there is always a very long list of services and features that we can be delivering for our customers and that's where we put our focus.
BI: AWS seems to build most of its own stuff internally instead of acquiring tech? Why is that andwhat is it about that philosophy that makes your cloud "more innovative"?
WV: AWS is unique in that it was developed from a skill we already had at Amazon.com - managing technology at very high scale. One of the key reasons we got into this business several years ago was that we believed we were very good at running highly scalable, highly reliable, cost-effective data centers and infrastructure services. Six years later, after hundreds of thousands of customers, and every imaginable use case, we're much better at it today than we were six years ago. We've found that building our own technology was the best way to provide highly reliable, ultra-scalable services.
BI: Once enterprises adopt clouds and consumers have their personal cloud, then what? What we will be able to do at our jobs that we couldn't do before the cloud? How will thischange our personal lives?
WV: I have no crystal ball, but I believe we've just scratched the surface in terms of the innovation cloud computing is driving. One such area is eHealth, which brings together so many aspects of modern workflow: from sensors and mobile devices, to data analytics, to collaborative healthcare. There are major changes only just starting, but all driven by ubiquitous availability of compute, storage, analytics and other fundamental cloud services.
BI: Do you think being a visionary is something a person is born with or is it a skill that people learn over time (by visionary, I mean the ability to come up with game-changing ideas overand over again)?
WV: All children are born with creativity and the ability to invent. Many of us lose these fundamental skills because of "environmental impact." The manner in which those skills can return depends on how much you are able to free yourself of the constrained environmental thinking.
BI: Who are your role models?
WV: Two people that have clearly shaped my thinking have been Jeff Bezos and Jim Gray. Jeff because, next to having many other qualities, has shown me how to apply vision to daily operation.
Jim Gray the famous researcher, who was regrettably lost at sea, has shown me that innovation and invention are fundamental traits not related to age. That age is not something that hampers you as an innovator it actually makes you stronger, which with an open mind you are able to attack ever-bigger problems as you mature.
BI: Can you share an anecdote about Amazon's technology or its cloud in which you struggled to get others to understand what you (and your team) saw ... how you got them to understandand support you and how you (and your team felt) felt when you were proved right?
WV: When we first launched the AWS business more than six years ago, there were certainly people who didn't understand why Amazon would get into the technology infrastructure business. And now today, with hundreds of thousands of customers around the world - from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to government agencies - we're asked less and less about why we launched AWS.
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The Best Albums of 2019…so far
Posted on July 1, 2019 December 1, 2019 by Mitch Larson
2019's been a pretty busy year for music with tons of great records released in the first half of the year and many more on the way. Here are my five favorite records released up through the first six months of the year.
5. This Land- Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr. has been one of our modern guitar gods for awhile. That much was clear on his mainstream debut, 2012's Black and Blu, it's even more apparent when you see him live too. Since Black and Blu, Clark has also pretty consistently flirted with other genre's, bending his signature blues to mesh with hints of hip-hop, soul, R&B, and rock and roll. 2015's The Story of Sonny Boy Slim saw him try to continue to expand on this with this mixed results. Now with This Land Clark Jr.'s signature sound becomes just that, his own. Songs like the title track are scathing political anecdotes that meld hip-hop and the blues like few songs have as effectively as Clark does here. Other's like "Low Down Rolling Stone" are just straight up blues rockers that prove the genre isn't dead as long as Clark has anything to say about it. Regardless of what genre he's playing, everything on this record still sounds like Gary Clark Jr. he owns everything he does on and makes it his in a way he hasn't quite done yet. This is the culmination of what he started with Black and Blu and a pretty terrific one at that.
4. Better Oblivion Community Center- Better Oblivion Community Center
Better Oblivion Community Center was one of the nicer surprises of the year. A (mostly) surprise album drop in the beginning of the year, their self titled debut unites one of indie rock's brightest new stars in Phoebe Bridgers with one of the genres most beloved and respected stalwarts in Connor Oberst. Both Bridgers and Oberst have their own opportunities to shine here, and whenever one takes the spotlight the influence of the other is clear as day. This record is a terrific melding of two of the best songwriters working today who are clearly having a blast working together. The lead single "Dylan Thomas", album closer "Dominos", and opening track "I Didn't Know What I Was In For" are the clear highlights here.
3. I am Easy to Find- The National
The most consistent band in indie rock does it again. What else can be said about the hot streak of albums The National have had since 2003's Alligator? Everything this band touches turns to gold as they always find new and exciting ways to further develop and explore their sound without ever losing the magic and connective tissue that makes them who they are. This time it's the addition of multiple female vocalists (who often times completely take over songs from lead singer Matt Berninger), as well as the short film of the same name produced along side the album and directed by album producer and Oscar-nominee Mike Mills which starred Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander. Like any National record the more time you spend with this one the better. Songs like "The Pull of You", "Oblivions" and especially "Not in Kansas" reveal themselves to the listener the more time they spend with them and easily join the pantheon of great National songs. Plus, hardcore National fans finally get rewarded for their patience, as the dream of a "Rylan" studio release finally becomes reality after going through what feels like a countless number of iterations since it first premiere live back in 2011.
2. Father of the Bride- Vampire Weekend
It's pretty hard to believe that six whole years had passed in between Vampire Weekend records. One of the most beloved indie rock bands of their generation, each of their first three albums were bonafide classics. Their latest record, Father of the Bride, is no exception and is arguably their best. Songs like "Harmony Hall" and "This Life" are quintessential Vampire Weekend, delightful tunes you won't be able to get enough and are perfect for cranking up on a summer drive. Others like album opener "Hold You Now" and "Married in the Gold Rush" are given even more life and flourish with assistance from Danielle Haim (of Haim fame) who adds to the scope and beauty of each song she lends her voice towards. This is Vampire Weekend at the absolute top of their game with more to love and say than ever. The wait for new material was long, but no one will be able to say it wasn't worth it.
1. Remind Me Tomorrow- Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten's been around for awhile, and similar to Vampire Weekend also had a lengthy break in between her previous record (2014's Are We There) and this year's Remind Me Tomorrow. During the 5 year gap Van Etten went back to school, had a child, acted in Netflix's The OA and even made a brief appearance in 2017's Twin Peaks revival. Suffice it to say she's been pretty busy, through all this she managed to make the best record of her career and the year. "Seventeen" is the best song of the year, a beautiful and personal ode to her youth in New York City. "Comeback Kid", "You Shadow", and "Jupiter 4" are other standouts on an album full of them. What are you waiting for, I genuinely don't have enough great things to say about this record, run to listen to this record now!
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Review: Karrin Allyson
What a marvelously subtle and understated jazz singer! She reminds me most of Shirley Horn, a singer who was known for her sophisticated approach to ballad singing, which brought an air of mystery and suspense to the most familiar standards. Karrin Allyson has that gift as well, though she applies it more to mid-tempo numbers and bossa nova.
Allyson's most recent CD Many a New Day, is an all Rodgers & Hammerstein affair, but the show at Birdland I attended only featured two songs from the album, the opener "Happy Talk" and "You've Got to be Carefully Taught." In this, she's more in the mode of a jazz performer who happens to be in a cabaret venue, like, say, Herb Alpert, than a full-on cabaret artist like Michael Feinstein, who has been known to construct an entire show around one composer or team. Allyson even mentions that every show at Birdland will feature a different songlist. This is more an observation than a criticism, however: I enjoy going to see a Herb Alpert (or Karrin Allyson) show every bit as much as I enjoy one of Feinstein's.
Indeed this evening's high point came in a clutch of bossa nova numbers. Allyson clearly has an affinity and feel for it; I'm think it's the form's innate complexity and ambivalence that appeals to her, since she applies these qualities to almost everything she performs, from blues to bop to showtunes. She also did a handful of her own compositions which were able to hold their own next to Rodgers, Jobim and Mose Allison, no small feat. Recommended.
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Great review. You pack a lot in to a relatively small space. Not easy.
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Marni Becker (center), Protravel Senior Director of Cruise Sales, is presented the Retail Travel Partner Excellence Award from Holland America by (from left) Joseph Slattery, SVP Global Marketing & Sales for Holland America Line; Charles Dunwoody, Senior Director, National Account Sales; Eva Jenner, Vice President of Sales, Holland America; Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corp.
Protravel International, a luxury travel agency, has been honored with an award from one of Carnival Corporation's cruise brands, Holland America Line. During the World's Leading Cruise Lines 2018 Excellence Awards event held recently in San Diego, Protravel was designated top Retail Travel Partner by Holland America.
Protravel International, LLC is a Travel Leaders Group company. Founded in 1984, Protravel is headquartered in New York City and supports 20 locations throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, plus a network of hosted agents in all corners of the United States. Today, approximately 1,000 people make up the Protravel organization.
Travel Leaders Group represents approximately 52,000 travel agents with expertise in 135,000 destinations and 53,000 areas of interest.
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There are several drug treatment centers possibilities to folks living in the Springs region. You will need to understand all the types of rehab options that are offered in Springs, AB., so that you can find the appropriate rehab approach for yourself or someone you care about. Choosing the right alcohol and drug rehab center in Springs is the most important element in the treatment of substance abuse, addiction and alcoholism. This info will help you to fully grasp your numerous treatment options so that you have the highest possibility of an ideal outcome.
Let's check out the various alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Springs, Pennsylvania possibilities that coincide with the condition of the individual seeking rehab.
Inpatient alcohol and drug treatment in Springs, AB. is a rehabilitation possibility ideal for people who require health-related intervention throughout treatment or individuals with substantial substance abuse histories. Women and men can develop mental and physical dependence to drugs and alcohol even after a short time period, so inpatient drug rehab in Springs is among the most beneficial treatment option in nearly all scenarios. Due to substance abuse and addiction, people will most likely struggle to recover with the limited services made available from outpatient treatment centers in Springs, Pennsylvania where drugs and alcohol remain readily available when they leave the outpatient center. In addition, people in rehabilitation who receive outpatient rehabilitation instead of inpatient alcohol and drug rehab in Springs continue to be vulnerable to damaging influences and circumstances which might cut across their process of recovery. When someone resides with an abusive partner or maintains relationships which entail drug abuse, any rehabilitation activities in outpatient rehab are done in vain. This is why in-patient alcohol and drug treatment in Springs, AB. is going to generate more fruitful results which will prove long lasting in contrast to an outpatient drug rehab facility where benefits could be very limited and acute.
In Springs there's both short-term and long-term inpatient drug and alcohol rehab. Short-term is often a 30-day center, while long-term inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Springs, Pennsylvania is a lot more in depth and rehab lasts 90-120 days generally speaking. It is deemed an excellent setting for clients as it is a completely drug-free setting where they can heal both mentally and physically without distraction. Ideally, women and men will continue in the long-term in-patient alcohol and drug rehab program in Springs for the optimum time period allowed, to be able to deal with anything which may cut across their abstinence after they leave rehabilitation. Because of the fact that detoxing and becoming physically stable can require two to three weeks by itself, the 3-6 months in long-term in-patient drug and alcohol treatment in Springs will be time spent well and a lot more efficient than short-term facilities.
The most important factor of all if you or a loved one has a drug abuse or addiction problem is to get it resolved right away, make calls and seek the advice of skilled addiction professionals and have an evaluation and rehabilitation options to ensure the biggest chance for a full recovery.


Are there any plans to improve the performance of the Scala Worksheet? As it stands today it is orders of magnitude slower than the Worksheet in Eclipse, but I had assumed that the new compilation system would improve this.
We have plans to improve Scala Worksheet performance, just closer to IDEA 13 release.


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Racist Host Kicked Off Airbnb
"We were horrified when we read these messages," a spokesperson for the company told BuzzFeed News.
by Caroline O'Donovan
Updated on June 1, 2016, 6:12 pmPosted on June 1, 2016, 5:46 pm
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky.
Airbnb removed a North Carolina host from its platform on Wednesday following a barrage of racist remarks directed at a guest.
The guest, a black woman, had attempted to book a room on the home-sharing platform, only to have it canceled by the former host, who told her "I hate niggers" and "Find another place to rest."
"We were horrified when we read these messages," Airbnb spokesperson Nick Papas told BuzzFeed News. "The language and conduct are unacceptable and violate both our policies and everything we believe in. This host has been removed from Airbnb and we've reached out to the guest to offer our full and complete support, including ensuring the guest has a safe place to stay."
Shani C. Taylor @shanictaylor
My friend and classmate here at Kellogg had a hateful and racist encounter with an @Airbnb host.
11:25 PM - 31 May 2016
Screenshots of the one-sided conversation were shared on Twitter by Shani C. Taylor, who says she's a business school classmate of the guest in question. Airbnb's customer service account responded to the tweets, saying the company takes the matter seriously but, for privacy reasons, couldn't say what action had been taken against the man in question. The company later told BuzzFeed News the host had been removed.
Shani C. Taylor did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment. Another Kellogg School classmate, Alicia Luchetti, said the guest who received the racist messages has asked to remain anonymous.
Brian Chesky @bchesky
The incident in NC was disturbing and unacceptable. Racism and discrimination have no place on Airbnb. We have permanently banned this host.
06:11 PM - 01 Jun 2016
Airbnb faces mounting pressure to address racial discrimination on its short-term rental platform. In May, a black man from Virginia, Gregory Selden, sued the company under the Civil Rights Act after he was denied lodging by a white host when using his own profile, but accepted for the same period of time using a fake white male avatar.
Recently, another black man, Rohan Gilkes, claimed to have repeated Selden's experiment with similar results. After a host in Idaho canceled Gilkes's reservation citing a scheduling conflict, the same host accepted a booking from Gilkes's white female friend for the same exact dates. Gilkes wrote about the experience on Medium, saying, "Moral of the story: Last time I'll be using AirBnB until they fix this widespread issue (they said they are addressing it and will come up with a solution)."
Discrimination is a particularly challenging problem for Airbnb, which, because of its business model, is not directly responsible for the behavior of its hosts. But the Fair Housing Act exists precisely to protect consumers from discrimination like that described above. The challenge is to determine how it should be applied when the perpetrator of the discriminatory behavior considers themselves an individual, not a business.
Airbnb says it's working on a variety of solutions, including "machine learning models and other tech tools" to "enforce our anti-discrimination policy." Instant Booking — in which guests are accepted by hosts automatically, a system which more closely resembles booking a hotel room than crashing with a friend — has been touted as one possible remedy.
In a blog post, the company said it has provided unconscious bias training to 5,000 of its hosts. One Airbnb Superhost, Christopher Wink, performed an independent analysis of his booking history to see if he could uncover any such bias. Wink, who is a white male and hosts guests in the home he shares with his wife, wrote in a post on Medium that he found very little evidence of bias in his Airbnb track record.
Of 102 accepted guests, "83 percent ... were white, though just 78 percent of requests came from white users," Wink concluded. It does seem, however, that whenever Wink chose a guest based on what he called a "financial bias," the outcome tended to favor white guests over people of color.
Caroline O'Donovan
Contact Caroline O'Donovan at caroline.odonovan@buzzfeed.com.


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The Buddha once said that, "expectations are the root to all suffering." At first I thought it was just spiritual mumbo jumbo, until I went to Thailand (where Buddhism is practised by nearly everyone). I saw how happy and care-free the people of Thailand were and thought perhaps what the Buddha said was true.
Then I thought, imagine how often you would be happy if a sunrise was enough to make you happy? I asked myself, when last was I grateful for a sunrise, and I was devastated when I realised that I have never been grateful for a sunrise. It has always just been there, nothing special. I have been taking a simple sunrise granted for my whole life. The scary thing is, how much other things have I been taking for granted? My family? My friends? My health?
The first thing that I learnt from the Thai people is that you don't have to have a lot to be happy. As simple as it sounds, you can just BE happy.
The expectations we set for ourselves are the only thing that could lead to disappointments. Only when you expect to get a raise, and you don't get one, will you be disappointed. If you were not expecting that raise, you wouldn't be disappointed. Worst of all, is that when we expect the raise and get it, we don't appreciate it as much. Can you imagine walking into your boss's office and he tells you, randomly, "you have worked so hard the last few months and I want to give you a raise." How ecstatic would you feel? It would mean even more if you were not expecting it.
If it is a realistic expectation, why am I not achieving it and how could I do better?
Life is too short to live in disappointments all the time. Change your perspective, change your life!


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Taishō Mebius Line Boys-Love Game Inspires TV Anime Shorts in 2017
posted on 2016-11-21 20:55 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
HolicWorks developed 2012 PC game about student who becomes involved in Imperial army plot
The official Twitter account of game developer HolicWorks announced on Tuesday that its Taishō Mebius Line boys-love game is inspiring a television anime series tentatively titled Taishō Chicchai-san in 2017. The series' episodes will be five minutes long. The company posted art and character design sheets featuring the character Kyōichirō Hiiragi in both normal and chibi or super-deformed forms.
The game is set during Japan's Taishō era (1912-1926), and it centers on Kyōichirō Hiiragi, a boy who travels from his provincial town to Tokyo to attend university. He carries with him his family's sword to protect himself. When he arrives in Tokyo, he becomes swept up in a plot by the Imperial army.
HolicWorks developed the game under its LoveDelivery boys-love game label, and released it for PC in 2012. The game also received a PlayStation Portable version in 2014, and a PlayStation Vita version earlier this year on January 28.
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Jean Gay Pratt Taylor
Mar 11, 1915 - Jan 17, 2008
Grandma Taylor has always been the ultimate example of selflessness and self discipline. In her later years, we would visit her at her townhouse in Orem where she would tell us about the movie she was watching (always one of the classics). She treasured the privilege to watch a movie in the comfort of her own home so much, that she would only allow herself to watch a portion of the movie each day. So the entertainment of a two-hour movie would last four days. If we took her some chocolate (her favorite) she would only allow herself a bite or two each day, making it last longer.
She taught me the importance of always having something to look forward to, and the importance of caring for your possessions. This was engrained in her from a young age, growing up without much in the way of money or opportunity in the Mexican Mormon colonies. The stories of her saving chocolate wrappers or orange peels just so she could smell them later will always stick with me. She took nothing for granted and was grateful for everything.
Fond memories include avocado toast, kumquats and a basement full of goodies at the Camarillo, CA home, as well as the plastic wrap on the seats of one of her beloved Honda vehicles. Grandma's legacy will always be a part of me. To honor her I'll work harder, demonstrate more self mastery and flash the squinty-eyed Taylor smile often.
Jean Pratt Taylor passed away on January 17, 2008 at her home in Orem. She had been a resident of Orem for five years. Jean was born in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico on 11 March 1915 to Erastus Leon and Grace Zenor Pratt. She lived in the Mormon Colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico until the age of seventeen when she left to be secretary to her uncle, S. Dilworth Young, Scout Executive in Ogden, Utah. She later attended BYU and married Harold W. Taylor, also of the Colonies, on 12 August 1938 in Colonia Dublan. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa AZ Temple. After living in Mexico D.F., Always have something to look forward to. San Luis Potosi and Monterrey, Mexico, the couple moved to Oxnard, California in 1945 and later built their home in Camarillo, California where they lived for 38 years. Harold died at the age of 83 in Camarillo, February 1993.
Jean was office manager for John S. Broome at Rancho Guadalasca, Oxnard, California for 27 years and was also an executive secretary at the Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, California for seven years. Harold was employed at the Oxnard Air Force Base in Camarillo and at the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, California.
Jean served for many years in executive and teaching positions in the LDS Church: MIA president, Primary president, Stake Public Communications Director and Stake History Specialist. She has been serving in the extraction program since 1991 in the Camarillo California Stake, Lindon Stake and Orem Suncrest Stake and as a part-time service missionary at the Utah Regional Family History Center in the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU.
She was preceded in death by a son, Terry in 1946, and three brothers, Rollo, Norris and Andre and by two sisters, Marguerite and Raechel.
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Orem, Utah, United States
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Curtis Pashelka on the San Jose Sharks
2016 Development Camp
Timo Meier among standouts at Sharks' Prospects Scrimmage
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Curtis Pashelka
(Timo Meier scored three goals at the Sharks' prospects scrimmage Tuesday)
One look at a scoresheet after the Sharks' prospects scrimmage Tuesday would have given spectators some indication as to who might legitimately challenge for roster spots with the big club this fall.
Forward Timo Meier scored three times for Team Marchment and defenseman Patrick McNally scored three times for Team Ricci before several hundred fans at Sharks Ice. Team Ricci won 7-6.
Danny O'Regan, Marcus Sorensen, Jake Marchment and Barclay Goodrow were also among the goal scorers Tuesday as the Sharks wrapped up their five-day development camp.
"I think you saw the right guys scoring," Barracuda coach Roy Sommer said. "Meier's three, a nice goal by Sorensen early, McNally's three. Some of the young guys, Marchment and those guys. It was a good pace, and I thought they got a lot out of the camp."
2016 Development Camp, Timo Meier
San Jose Sharks holding development camp July 8-12 at Sharks Ice
Posted on June 28, 2016 by Curtis Pashelka
The next few months figure to be big for winger Nikolay Goldobin, who will again have a chance to make the Sharks roster out of training camp this fall. (photo by Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
The Sharks will be holding their development camp at Sharks Ice in San Jose from July 8-12. There is one practice session open to the public: July 11 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Seating is limited and first come, first served.
The Sharks will hold their prospect scrimmage on July 12 at Sharks Ice at noon.
The Sharks have held their scrimmage at SAP Center in the past, but can't have it there this year because the building is being occupied by the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Trials. According to the Sharks' news release, due to limited seating at Sharks Ice, tickets for the prospect scrimmage are limited to Sharks365 members on a first come, first served basis.
A full roster of participants is not available yet, but those expected to be there include Nikolay Goldobin, Timo Meier, Barclay Goodrow, Rourke Chartier, Kevin Labanc, Adam Helewka, Daniel O'Regan, Marcus Sorensen and Mantas Armalis.
2016 Development Camp, Mantas Armalis, Marcus Sorensen, Nikolay Goldobin, Timo Meier
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Whether on stage or off stage, Pink sure knows how to rock out in style. The 33-year-old singer wore one of her signature sporty and punk ensembles at her "The Truth About Love Tour" concert in Berlin last Friday.
The American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress showed off her taut abdominal muscles with a cropped lace top, which she matched with a pair of printed Balmain harem pants and wedge sneakers. It was a very simple outfit for a concert, but Pink's attitude and energy added that extra "oomph" and kick to this rocking ensemble.
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The Greg Taylor scholarship entitles the successful applicant to undertake research at the ANU Crawford School as part of the Development Policy Centre for a period up to 3 months on a topic relating to the economic development of PNG and the Pacific. The fellowship covers travel, living costs and a modest honorarium. Applications are accepted from students already studying at the ANU or elsewhere in Australia, and from new and emerging scholars in the area of economics in the Pacific and PNG.
The scholarships are made possible by a generous donation from an anonymous donor, and are named in the honour of Greg Taylor AO, whose former positions include: Executive Director of the IMF for both Australia and PNG, Secretary of various Australian Government Departments, advisor to the PNG Treasury Secretary, Chairman of the PNG Superannuation Task Force, and Director of PNG's largest superannuation fund. Read more about Greg Taylor's work in these two interviews with Stephen Howes.
Application rounds are held periodically, and are announced on this website and through the Devpolicy newsletter.
Maholopa (Maho) Laveil is currently undertaking his Masters in International and Development Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy. He is the first recipient of the ANU scholarship, which funds a Masters scholarship at ANU for academics in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea.
Maho's research focuses on trade policy in Papua New Guinea and the application of trade protections.
He previously worked as a tutor in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea and as a research cadet at the National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea.
Neelesh Gounder is currently Senior Lecturer in economics and Deputy Head of School (Research and International) at the University of the South Pacific, Suva. He has PhD in economics from Griffith University.
Neelesh's research areas include tourism, trade and growth in Pacific Island countries, poverty and economic performance of Pacific Island countries and banking sector and financial development in Pacific Island countries.
Neelesh is a recipient of Australian Leadership Awards (2009) and Australian Prime Ministers Pacific Australia Award (2012).
Serena Sumanop has just completed her final semester of her Masters of Business from the Queensland University of Technology. She is a lawyer by profession and practiced with Gadens Lawyers before resigning to work full time for The Voice Inc., a dynamic youth development organization that runs leadership programs with young people in educational institutions in the country.
She also sits on the Management Committee for Femili PNG a new Non-Government Organization that runs a Case Management Centre in Lae to assist survivors of family and sexual violence to access the services they need. Serena reviewed the current legislation in PNG that relates to family and sexual violence and assist with research on the current case management model.
Logea is currently undertaking her Masters in International and Development Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU. She formerly worked as a researcher at the National Research Institute in PNG.
Logea's research is focused on the important problem of domestic, family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea. Logea will use the recent PNG Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) to understand its prevalence in PNG and identify how the problem relates to family and community characteristics, and how victims of violence respond to the problem.
Futua is currently undertaking his Masters in International and Development Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU. He previously worked as an analyst at Bank South Pacific in PNG.
Futua is also analysing the HIES to understand the characteristics of internal migrant households in PNG, such as their prevalence, ethnicity, relative education and income, and contribution to meeting costs of living of extended family members through remittances.
Thomas is a lecturer in the economics division at The University of Papua New Guinea. He was the 2013 recipient of The Greg Taylor scholarship, in which he researched public- sector pay in PNG, producing this discussion paper and blog. He holds a Master of Economics from James Cook University.


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È stato introdotto sia nella Pro Football Hall of Fame che nella College Football Hall of Fame. Come attore ha interpretato il contadino Jonathan Garvey nella serie televisiva La casa nella prateria. Dopo aver lasciato quella produzione, divenne il protagonista della serie I ragazzi di padre Murphy, prodotta dalla NBC.

Biografia
Figlio di Merle Barrus (1913-2007) e Lynn Jay Olsen (1914-1981) si sono laureati alla Utah State University (USU) e hanno iniziato la loro carriera. Suo padre era un professore all'università mentre sua madre si era laureata in educazione elementare. Merlin era il secondo di nove fratelli e il primogenito. La famiglia ha aperto la propria casa per ospitare, nutrire, dormire o fare da tutor a chiunque si trovi nel quartiere; durante l'inverno, Merle posava la legna sull'ingresso della casa in modo che i pattinatori del parco locale potessero entrare.

Merlin ha perseguito l'atletica al liceo, ma è stato tagliato dalla squadra di basket mentre era al nono grado, quando l'allenatore gli ha detto che l'atletica non era per lui e che avrebbe dovuto dedicarsi alle arti. Più tardi, Olsen ha rifiutato una borsa di studio per il calcio alla Stanford University per giocare per l'USU. Il compagno di classe Ross Peterson lo ha descritto come un "leader naturale, grande e forte... avrebbe potuto avere successo in qualsiasi cosa". Anche i suoi fratelli Phil e Orrin giocavano a calcio.

Carriera sportiva
Dopo aver terminato il college, Olsen ricevette offerte sia da Los Angeles nella NFL che dai Denver Broncos della rivale American Football League. Egli scelse la sicurezza rappresentata dalla NFL e firmò coi Rams. Il primo contratto di Olsen fu di circa 50.000 dollari per due stagioni, oltre a un bonus alla firma. Era il 1962 e lo stipendio medio di un giocatore di football era di 12.000 dollari l'anno. Fu il primo giocatore dell'Università statale dello Utah ad essere scelto nel primo giro del Draft NFL.

Olsen giocò per tutta la sua carriera dal 1962 al 1976 coi Los Angeles Rams. Una stella tra i difensori della squadra, saltò solo due gare (entrambe nella sua stagione da rookie) nel corso dei suoi quindici anni di carriera. Fu nominato rookie dell'anno nel 1962 ed inserito nel First-team All-Pro nel 1964 e poi dal 1966 al 1970. Fu inoltre inserito nel Second-team All-Pro nel 1965, 1973 e 1974.

Olsen fu quasi sul punto di giocare in attacco ma fu spostato in difesa dopo alcuni esperimenti durante gli allenamenti. Egli divenne presto parte di una delle migliori difese della storia della NFL. Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier e Lamar Lundy e Olsen formarono una linea difensiva soprannominata "The Fearsome Foursome". Nella settimana 12 della stagione 1965 fu nominato difensore della settimana dopo aver segnato il primo touchdown della carriera.

Nel corso degli anni sessanta, il quartetto terrorizzò gli attacchi avversari. Le giocate di Olsen contribuirono al raggiungimento dei playoff da parte dei Rams nel 1967 e nel 1969. Fu anche votato miglior uomo della linea difensiva dei Rams dal 1967 al 1970. Nella settimana 14 della stagione 1967, Olsen e il resto dei Fearsome Foursome furono tutti nominati difensori della settimana per le loro prestazioni contro i Baltimore Colts. Negli anni settanta, Olsen continuò a dominare come defensive tackle e i suoi undici sack nel 1972 furono il secondo miglior risultato della squadra. Dopo la settimana 8 del 1972, Olsen fu nominato difensore della settimana per la terza volta in carriera.

I Rams vinsero la NFC West dal 1973 al 1976 grazie anche alle giocate di Olsen. Essi furono la miglior difesa sulle corse nel 1973 e 1974 e finirono al secondo posto per sack totali in entrambe le stagioni. Nel 1973 Olsen fu votato come miglior uomo della linea difensiva dell'anno dall'Associazione Giocatori della NFL e l'anno successivo vinse il Bert Bell Award come miglior giocatore della lega, assegnato dal Maxwell Club.

L'ultima gara di Olsen fu la finale della National Football Conference del 1976 persa contro i Minnesota Vikings. Olsen fu convocato per il Pro Bowl per tutti gli anni della sua carriera, ad eccezione dell'ultimo. Nel 1982 fu inserito nella Pro Football Hall of Fame al suo primo anno di eleggibilità. Nel 1999 Sporting News lo classificò al 25º posto tra i migliori giocatori di tutti i tempi mentre nella stessa classifica stilata da NFL Network nel 2009 fu classificato al 27º posto.

Olsen è stato diagnosticato un mesotelioma peritoneale nel 2009, e ha subito tre cicli di chemioterapia. Nel dicembre 2009, ha intentato una causa contro 25 imputati tra cui NBC Studios, NBC Universal e 20th Century Fox, Georgia Pacific, Sherwin-Williams e Lennox Corp. per presunta esposizione all'amianto che secondo lui aveva causato il suo cancro.

Olsen è morto l'11 marzo 2010 al City of Hope National Medical Center di Duarte, in California, all'età di 69 anni.

Vita privata
Il 30 marzo 1962, Olsen sposò Susan Wakley, una studentessa della USU. Hanno avuto tre figli: Kelly, Jill e Nathan. Olsen era un membro della Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni. Olsen era residente a San Marino, in California.

Palmarès
(14) Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
(6) First-Team All-Pro (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970)
(3) Second-Team All-Pro (1965, 1973, 1974)
Formazione ideale della NFL degli anni 1960
Formazione ideale della NFL degli anni 1970
Formazione ideale del 75º anniversario della National Football League
Formazione ideale del 100º anniversario della National Football League
MVP del Pro Bowl (1968)
Bert Bell Award (1974)
Numero 74 ritirato dai St. Louis Rams
 Pro Football Hall of Fame
Classificato al #27 tra i migliori cento giocatori di tutti i tempi da NFL.com

Filmografia parziale
I due invincibili, regia di Andrew V. McLaglen (1969)
Ti combino qualcosa di grosso, regia di Andrew V. McLaglen (1971)
Uccidete Mister Mitchell, regia di Andrew V. McLaglen (1975)

Televisione
Petticoat Junction - serie TV, 1 episodio (1970)
Kung Fu - serie TV, 1 episodio (1973)
Dottor Simon Locke - serie TV, 1 episodio (1974)
La casa nella prateria - serie TV, 51 episodi (1977-1981)
Uno sceriffo contro tutti - serie TV, 1 episodio (1981)
I ragazzi di padre Murphy - serie TV, 34 episodi (1981-1983)
Fathers and Sons - serie TV, 4 episodi (1986)
Aaron's Way - serie TV, 14 episodi (1988)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Q: Import flat-file fixed width - suggestions I am reading a flat file (fixed width fields) so that I can import it into SQLServer. This is a new project in my company. I have not yet worked on parsing huge files in the most time-efficient and quick way. Scouring on the Internet, I have found a powershell script which can parse a fixed-width file... It does the job of parsing the file.
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{
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}
catch [Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException]
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I want to be able to save this in a pipe-delimited file, so that I can simply BCP IN the sql database. Thats my quick-dirty way to load data. But, it is using lots of time (20 minutes for 50000 records).
Any suggestions to get it quickly/ efficiently:

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*converted into pipe-delimited file
OR

*directly import the flat file into SQL server from powershell...
OR

*I am open to use any other scripting language which can help parse the flat-file quickly into a pipe-delimited file (python, perl etc) under Windows. Any example scripts to use will be appreciated.

A: This Powershell script will parse a collection of $files containing records of 5 fields, each having 10 characters, and output those records with the fields pipe-delimited.
#Create a regular expression to match the field widths and capture the data.
$regex = [regex]'(.{10})(.{10})(.{10})(.{10})(.{10})'

#create a filter to insert a pipe character between the captured groups.
filter PipeDelimit {$_ -replace $regex, '$1|$2|$3|$4|$5'}

#Pipe the records thorough the filter in batches of 1000
Get-Content $files -ReadCount 1000 | Pipedelimit

You'll need to modify the regex and filter to match your data. I suspect it will take considerably less than 20 minutes to chew through half a million of those records.
The -Readcount will control memory usage by keeping only 1000 records at a time in the pipeline. They will be passed to the pipeline as an array, and the -replace operator in the filter will delimit the entire array in one operation, without needing to foreach through each record.  The filter is admittedly unusual, and could be replaced with foreach-object, but the filter is marginally faster and it adds up if you're doing lots of reps.


Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016.1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the services, his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself becoming a reluctant detective. Soon he will face an evil even greater than that he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster. As the true purpose of the ship's expedition becomes clear and despair descends upon the crew, the confrontation between Sumner and Drax will play out in the terrible darkness of the Arctic winter . . .


The liberal arts and humanities are often quaffed at, rather unfairly. Often to the dismay of some parents, a late teen embarks on an Arts Degree to the cries of 'What will you do with that?', 'oh, so you'll be a teacher then?', 'that's a 'mickey-mouse' degree', 'do a proper degree', and so on and so forth. But that really isn't the case. There are so many applications of humanities subjects to the wider world, including within tech - and you can bet that it's only going to continue to grow.
There is a huge push for people to get into studying STEM subjects, with HESA (the Higher Education Statistics Agency) reporting that STEM students in undergrad and post grad roles have increased in the UK over the past five years. Computer Science has seen over 12% increase and Engineering over 4%. This is great, and is bridging the much reported 'skills gap', but with humanities degrees in fluctuation, are we focusing on educational recruitment in the wrong areas? And do we need to introduce a more blended approach to education and offer combined degrees in STEM and the arts?
Joseph Aoun definitely thinks so. His book Robot-Proof puts forth the argument for a new academic discipline 'humanics' - a mixture of humanities and STEM, saying that this will benefit graduates greatly by learning to understand robotics, big data, technology, and also human literacy and communications.
Artificial Intelligence development is reliant on engineering and science, but in order to create a product that is going to be a first touch point with customers, art and creativity, and understanding of communications - is just as important. You need that 'human touch' to instill the AI with a semblance of personality, the companies brand values and message, in order to truly give an authentic experience to customers. Language and communication will be cornerstones of AI in the future. If we look back to pre-literate life, they communicated through songs and art. As we approach a future where AI will integrate more within our society, we need to continue to ensure that communication is a driving factor in technological development. And it lies within a humanities-based approached to successfully do this.
AI is only getting more 'intelligent', and with that comes great responsibility for the development of morality and ethics within these machines. To do this, we don't just need an influx of STEM degrees alone, but those in the arts and humanities too. Being aware of the impact AI will have on the world, the complex issues surrounding the integration of this within human society such as ethical decision making is really important to master.
The room for this in AI can be seen already. Data Science instructor and author, Doug Rose has outlined in a great LinkedIn article, that the general focus on AI right now is all about capability, stating that "AI is currently seen as an engineering problem", and he is right. He draws upon Tay as a perfect example of this. Tay is Microsoft's notorious AI chatbot that within less than a day of being live on Twitter turned 'Nazi' after picking up trends on Twitter using Machine Learning. Of course, this doesn't mean the engineering team are a bunch of racists or fascists, but it does mean that input from other areas is missing. Rose explains, "Any cultural anthropologist would've been able to predict the first wave of response from her Twitter followers. A specialist in rhetoric would've been able to categorize words that are hateful or had a strong connection to larger ideas. A philosopher would've been able to give her some framework for ethics and her larger responsibilities to society. Yet these seats were empty." We need this input to make better AI, and help AI make better decisions.
Now, I'm not saying that AI isn't reliant on engineering, but it's clear that developing AI, and mastering it, lays within an array of skill sets. Not just STEM professionals, but we need input from great minds in art, music, literature, philosophy, and others under the arts and humanities umbrella. AI isn't just a technological achievement, but a highly creative one too.


I have implemented the Flic Poic framework into my iOS app for our custom Flic buttons but would also like to add the Partner framework (which has the same bundle name etc) as the Poic framework so I cannot add both. Is there a way I can use both frameworks so I can use Flic buttons and the Flic app alongside my app as well?
@jacques You are correct. On the iOS version of the PbF framework we decided to build in support for both PbF and Flic buttons in the same framework. This was done simply to avoid some problems with namespace clashes, as well as some other unwanted issues. On Android it was more straight forward so we could might as well keep them separated. If anyone want to use PbF + Flic on Android then they can just use both libraries without any issues.
Solved the issue. Looks like in iOS the framework includes new functions in the poic framework to grab buttons the same way the partner framework did back in version 1.
My problem was trying to include the old framework as well which is not needed. In Android its a different story which caused the confusion.


Buy Circus Peanuts in the 20 lb bulk case to save money and have plenty for your next circus-themed event or birthday party! Invented in the 1800's, Spangler Circus Peanuts are the traditional marshmallow candy everyone remembers. These classic treats are shaped like peanuts, banana in flavor, and sure to put a smile on any candy-lover's face. Circus Peanuts are enjoyed by kids and adults of all ages! Spangler Candy's Circus Peanuts are made with uncompromising quality, fat-free, gluten-free and free of common allergens. There are approximately 1200 pieces per 20 lb case.
Nutrition Facts: This Circus Peanut size is .254 oz. Serving size is 5 peanuts totaling 38 grams. About 240 servings per container. 147 calories per serving size. 0 grams of fat, trans fat, sodium and protein. 38 grams of carbohydrates and 35 grams of sugar per serving.
Kosher Certification: Circus Peanuts are not kosher certified.


Pick up service from your home to spend the day on the educational field with other dogs. Returned to your home in the evening.
Your companion is alone all day and needs to let off steam or be educated. Book him one or several days, stress-free. Either fetch and collect your dog or we can organise a collection/return service. Areas served : Dardilly, Ecully, Champagne au mont d'or, Limonest, St-Didier au mont d'or, Collonges au mont d'or, St cyr au mont d'or, St Rambert, Couzon au mont d'or et St Romain au mont d'or.
Prices include 20% VAT, travel expenses and dog sitting for the day. For day care (créche) settlement is required on the same day. For several days you can take a 10 day card and either pay in advance or on the first day.
Education sessions may be purchased and added at any time.
We are professionals. We offer a quality service, are canine experts and have 20 years of experience.


Yak shaving is programming lingo for the seemingly endless series of small tasks that have to be completed before the next step in a project can move forward. Gilden Yak Shaving Day, a parody of Christmas, is a fictional holiday celebrated by cartoon characters Ren & Stimpy on the Nickelodeon channel. The term as it applies to programming was coined by Dr. Carlin Vieri.
Roedy Green provides an example of yak shaving.


How does a cash sweep work?
With Cash Sweeps you are able to use excess free cash flows to pay down outstanding debt and / or shareholder loans.
How do you use Cash Sweeps?
You can use Cash Sweeps for Debt and Shareholder Loan objects.
Create a Debt object in the "Debt" section or create a Shareholder Loan in the "Transaction" section. If you want to use Cash Sweep for already created objects, click on it and choose "Edit".
Enter the parameters like Name, Amount, Issuance Date, Loan Period and Interest. Activate the "Cash Sweep" checkbox (This function is not yet available for the Fixed Redemption Profile "Annuity").
When you have activated "Cash Sweep", you can enter the start- and end date of the cash sweep.
Hint: The cash sweep redemptions take place at the same time as the fixed redemptions.
Save the object by clicking on "Create" / "Save".


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Q: wxPython adding list to grid with while loop I'm trying to input a list to a grid and whenever I run it I get this error: SetValue(): invalid row or column index in wxGridStringTable. I apologise if it's something simple as I've only started learning python recently.
Code:
import wx
import wx.grid

class main(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, None)
        items = ["milk", "cherries", "soup"]
        total = len(items)
        grid = wx.grid.Grid(self)
        grid.SetRowLabelSize(0)
        grid.SetColLabelSize(0)
        grid.CreateGrid(total, 1)
        listItem = 0
        while listItem < total:
            grid.SetCellValue(listItem + 1, 1, items[listItem])
            listItem += 1

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.App(False)
    frame = main()
    frame.Show()
    app.MainLoop()

A: The code is trying to set the values starting at row 1, col 1 but the  rows and cols are zero based.
Also instead of using a while loop, its better to use a for loop with enumerate to get the index of the item.
import wx
import wx.grid

class main(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, None)
        items = ["milk", "cherries", "soup"]
        total = len(items)
        grid = wx.grid.Grid(self)
        grid.SetRowLabelSize(0)
        grid.SetColLabelSize(0)
        grid.CreateGrid(total, 1)
        for index, value in enumerate(items):
            grid.SetCellValue(index, 0, value)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.App(False)
    frame = main()
    frame.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


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Louie Pearlman - IRC Improv Wiki
Louie Pearlman
Louie Pearlman is - among many other bright and shiny things - a Canadian-born improviser currently rocking our socks off in the Big Apple. Primarily based out of the Magnet Theater but also holding considerable status in the New York indie scene, Louie is considered a respected veteran in many NYC improv circles. He asked me to write this page for him and I'm going way off the deep-end because I love wiki's and I love Louie.
1 Ensembles
2 The Project
3 Educator
3.1 Experiential Learning Solutions
4 Writer
5 Johnstone
Louie has performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his comedy career. After a stint with the short-lived Megawatt team Beatta, Louie performed for several seasons with Megawatt mainstays The Yes Andersens, a long-running team whose name alone is often cited as one of the greats. Louie is an accomplished musical improviser as well, and performed in repertory at Musical Megawatt with The Stragglers. He is a founding member of Robopop, one of New York's preeminent hip-hop improv teams which regularly headlines indie shows all over the city. A quick glance-through of this wiki reveals that he performed in a show called "Red All Over." He performed with the favorably received Sock, a puppetry longform ensemble directed by Amey Goerlich. As of July 2017, his New York Improv Teams page lists the following additional ensembles: Dance Floor Makeout, Beauty Love Truth, and Triad.
Louie participated in Terry Jinn's The Project from 2005-2008, making significant contributions to what would ultimately prove to be a formative and impactful experiment in infrastructure-building for the indie improv community in the city. Legend tells that Louie - in quintessentially Pearlman style - gave "the Project" its name. The "trivia" section of the Project's IRC wiki entry states that he suggested the name upon "seeing something referred to mysteriously as "The Project" in a comic book." Louie cut his teeth alongside countless NYC improv mainstays in this program, including Alex Marino, Kevin Cragg, Will Hines, Kevin Hines, Gavin Speiller, Erik Tanouye, Zach Woods, Neil Casey, and many, many more.
Louie also participated in Jinn's Uno, a pre-cursor to the Project.
Louie performs, teaches, produces, and directs with the Story Pirates, a literacy non-profit that uses sketch comedy to teach writing skills. He is a veteran Pirate and his influence and aesthetic permeate nearly everything the company does. In addition to this work, Louie has taught indie improv workshops for a number of years and directed many ensembles. He is an accomplished teaching artist in the New York educational theatre community as well.
Experiential Learning Solutions
Louie founded Experiential Learning Solutions, an applied improvisation business, in 2016. The organization uses improv pedagogy to teach team-building in corporate settings.
Louie contributes to Rebeat Magazine and Tough Pigs. He's a huge nerd and he's good at writing about it.
Don't. Throw. Johnstone. At. Louie.
Louie's New York Improv Teams page.
Louie's very professional website
Louie's Magnet performer bio
Retrieved from "https://wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php?title=Louie_Pearlman&oldid=20176"
Indie Scene
Improv Teachers
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Written by Jason Boxer


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Cambodia home
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Grant funded projects
Communities ensure early education has a lasting impact
An early learning programme that has already benefited around 1,000 children in Cambodia looks set to have an even greater lasting impact thanks to the incredible commitment and enthusiasm of local communities.
Students are signing and performing at a community pre-school in the north-eastern province of Cambodia.
Thanks to the extraordinary engagement of local communities and authorities, an early learning programme for ethnic minority children in Ratanak Kiri in northeast Cambodia looks set to have a long-lasting impact.
Pre-school education in Ratanak Kiri is often affected by the remoteness of communities, yet the local population are keen to work together to ensure children get the best start in life.
An example of this is a project run by Plan Internation Cambodia alongside local partner Bandos Komar and funded by the European Union and Plan International Germany. The 3-year project has led to discussions between parents and commune councils to take the lead in promoting pre-school education and subsidising sanitary facilities and providing breakfast for the children attending the pre-schools.
To date, almost 1,000 children in 25 villages in the province are benefiting from the project which will be handed over to the department of education, commune councils and parents themselves in a few months.
Students are colouring a colouring book at a community pre-school in the north-eastern province of Cambodia.
Commune leader Tha Bunlot says, "As an authority, we will work hard with parents to make early childhood education last in our community."
One of the parents says, "We've built the pre-schools for our kids so they won't have regrets like us when they grow up."
Pisey, Kongkea and Roch didn't have the chance to attend pre-school classes and initially struggled when they started primary school aged, 9 and 11. They said, "I was so embarrassed because others were better than me. I copied others, as I didn't understand the lesson. The teacher hit me. I repeated grade 1. I felt unprepared and regretted it."
I was so embarrassed because others were better than me.
Bandos Komar's Khim Sokkhom says, "Seeing the strong engagement of the community in the project inspires me to work harder and makes me proud."
Plan International Cambodia's Early Childhood Care and Development Specialist Soth Sakan credits the enthusiasm and achievement to increased community awareness on the important investment in early education so children and their communities can create a better future.
Watch a video of a community preschool and its impacts


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Casino Bus Tours From Texas
RV Resorts in Laughlin, Nevada
Fun Stuff to Do in Laughlin, Nevada
by A.M. David
How to Get Free Food in Las Vegas
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Casinos That Offer Free Shuttle Trips Near Phoenix, Arizona
"The Hangover" movies weren't based in Laughlin, Nevada. Nor does the southern Nevada city use catchy slogans promising to keep the wild times that happened there a secret. Instead, Laughlin offers a lesser-known and lower key alternative to Las Vegas, but with the full complement of gambling options and big-time entertainment. Don't worry about slogans -- you'll probably want to tell friends and family about your experience.
Gambling and Entertainment
Laughlin has nearly a dozen casinos along the Colorado River near the Arizona border. The casinos offer many of the gaming staples, including blackjack, roulette, poker and slot machines. It's worth strolling the downtown River Walk – much like the Las Vegas Strip – to choose your favorite. Also like Vegas, the casinos have different themes and entertainment offerings such as nationally touring musicians. The Colorado Belle is housed in a replica Mississippi paddlewheel riverboat from the 1800s, while the Pioneer Hotel has an Old West theme. Fight fans can head to a MMA card at the Avi Resort & Casino. Among the casinos that attract well-known musicians and comedians like Willie Nelson include the Edgewater Casino Resort and the Aquarius Casino Resort.
Other Casino Activities
While gambling is a huge draw, the whole family – including non-players – can find something to do at the casinos. The Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino boasts the Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection. You'll see over 80 vintage vehicles, including Corvettes, T-Birds and a Steve McQueen motorcycle. Additionally, the casino has a 34-lane bowling alley and a Kid Kastle play area with Nintendo games and age-appropriate movies. RV owners should note that you can park your vehicle at a 740-space RV Park with full hook-ups at the casino. If you need a break from gambling, head to the Harrah's Laughlin Salon & Day Spa for a deep tissue massage or facial.
You'll find an outdoor recreational playground south of the casinos. The Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area lets you swim, fish and kayak in the Colorado River. There's no need to rush back to a casino hotel or a restaurant. The park's campground includes a barbecue grill and fire pit, full hook-up RV spaces and shower facilities. Head north of the casinos to enter the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and visit the Davis Dam. The Lake Mohave section of the recreation area was formed after the dam's unveiling in 1951. Fishermen come for the channel catfish, striped bass and sunfish.
Use Laughlin as a launching pad to see the beauty around the Colorado River. London Bridge Jet Boat Tours will take you 58 miles on the river, passing the Topock Gorge canyon to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. After a two-hour stopover, you'll head back to Laughlin. Be sure to take notice of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, which contains blocks from the actual bridge erected in England in 1831. If you're interested in a dinner cruise and sightseeing tours, be sure to check out Laughlin River Tours which offers cruises along the river on its steamboat.
Colorado Belle Casino Resort
Edgewater Casino Resort: Entertainment
Nevada State Parks: Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks: Lake Mead National Recreation Area
London Jet Boat Tours: Frequently Asked Questions
Lake Havasu Convention & Visitors Bureau: London Bridge
Nevada Tourism
A.M. David's articles have appeared in "The Washington Post" and several regional publications in a career spanning more than 15 years. He has also written for the "Princeton Packet" chain. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.
Reasons to Visit Laughlin, NV
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We didn't hear it directly from the horse's mouth but if Terrell Owens is to be believed, Antonio Brown no longer wants to be a Pittsburgh Steeler. There's a sentence that contains some…words I never thought I'd type in a lede before.
Owens hopped on Pro Football Talk's podcast where the conversation centered about Brown and his future (or lack thereof) in the Steel City.
From PFT, who transcribed the interview.
Brown has certainly surrounded himself with plenty of ex-receivers known to be divas during their career. He's close friends with Chad Johnson. They've trained in the offseason and most recently, smoked cigars while Brown proclaimed he'd soon give his side of the story. So far, he hasn't.
On the podcast, Owens said he considers himself a mentor to Brown.
Owens went on to say while he doesn't know exactly where Brown would like to ideally end up, Brown asked him several times what the Bay Area is like. Owens, of course, was a 49er for many years earlier this century. A recent Instagram post showed Brown wearing a 49ers' uniform.
As far as we know, given Art Rooney's comments last week, Brown still hasn't spoken with the team since the offseason began. Any potential trade talks will get kickstarted during the NFL Combine, where all 32 teams get together and there's plenty of time to have serious discussions. Pittsburgh won't be able to officially deal him until early March.


Anyone can become an appraiser in New York State. Although an appraiser can have training in property values, it is still one person's opinion on the value of a property.
Quick Appraisal - This may be a type of appraisal a bank may do for a small loan. It can be done by a bank appraiser that may never see your property. The appraiser can sit behind a desk in some city and look at your property via satellite imagery and locate your assessment through the property identification on the local county website.
Normal Appraisal - Also an appraisal that may be done by a bank but possibly for a home equity loan which would require more money than a simple loan. Here the appraiser may actually drive by the property and take photos from the road. Information could still be retrieved from the local county website and comparison properties may be used to obtain an appraisal. Unlike when a taxpayer is grieving their property, comparison properties do not have to come from the same taxing jurisdiction. Some comparison properties can come from as far as 40 or more miles away.
Accurate Appraisal - Seldom used because of the expense, this is when an appraiser would come into your home and take measurements and notes of each room. The measurements would then be compared to several comparison properties in the same area and adjustments made for any differences between the properties. The land values would also be compared to other properties with any differences being adjusted.
When using an appraisal for your grievance be sure of the type of appraisal you may be using.