Get your tickets for the Hillside Middle School production of Willy Wonka!
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Get tickets online at bit.ly/HMS-Wonka-2019.
The end of the school year is rapidly approaching and soon our award winning yearbook will be delivered! We have sold over 90% of the books already and few remain. Do not miss your opportunity to own your memories of this year forever. See your friends, your teachers and the memorable events of the year and all those wonderful messages your friends and teachers will write in your book for the rest of your life. Order here now or grab a form in the office (cash only now). Don't miss out!!!
*Click the link above or CLICK HERE.
*Products will all be delivered to HMS and ready to be picked up prior to the promotion ceremony.
*This is a fundraiser for the HMS ASB.
*Products can be purchased on-site the day of the event on a first come, first served basis.
*Last day to order online will be Sunday, June 2nd.
If you are an incoming student to Hillside for the 2019-2020 academic year and you would like your child to take a math placement test to receive recommendations for placement (for Math 7 Accelerated or Algebra), review the information below and contact the appropriate School Counselor to reserve a spot.
If you are interested in being an Interviewer for our Portfolio day, please fill out the form HERE.
It will occur on Friday, April 5th from 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Applicants will receive e-mails confirming on March 19,2019. Contact Thomas "Tee" Buckle (thomas.buckle@simivalleyusd.org) if you have any questions.
Support Hillside PTSA with things you already buy!
For More Information, Click HERE or read below.
Super easy way to raise money for our school.
Simply download the app on your phone and snap pictures of your receipts and you're done! Groceries, Target, Walmart, Costco...all the things you already buy.
How it works- Each receipt earns Roo points- even purchases under $10- and Shoparoo will issue a check to Hillside PTSA based on points earned. All you have to do is take a picture...the rest is taken care of.
Note- Just make sure you upload at least one receipt every three months. You have up to two weeks to snap a photo after the purchase was made. You can even set up reminders in your phone on a weekly basis.
Link your Amazon account and starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com and Hillside PTSA will receive 0.5 percent of the purchase price of eligible purchases.
Sign up here to link your account.
Looking for holiday cards? Need a personalized photo gift for the grandparents? Create and purchase photo books, cards, and more from Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, and Wedding Paper Divas.
Hillside PTSA receives 13 percent of the sales made through the link.
Just click below and shop away.
Do you eat out? Escrip Dine is a super easy way to raise money for Hillside. All you have to do it link your debit/credit card and the rest is done for you. Hillside PTSA will earn 2.5% back in contributions right away and an additional 2.5% if you review your experience.
Simply link your credit and debit cards to your eScrip and you are done.
Want to make healthier choices for the family? Sign up for the MightyFix Subscription box for only $10 a month and one dollar goes to Hillside PTSA.
Mabel's Labels' program gives 20 percent of sales of customized labels and other products back to Hillside PTSA. These labels are great if your child participates in sports, dance, or other activities where everyone has the same item. You can access the site in two ways.
Go to campaigns.mabelslabels.com and choose "Hillside PTSA" from the School/Organization list.
Visit mabelslabels.com, press the "Support A Fundraiser" button and choose "Hillside PTSA" from the list.
PARENTS- Please complete the Aeries Data Confirmation process. If you need help with this process, please review the step by step process by clicking HERE.
Hillside Middle School leads Simi Vallley with our diverse offering featuring 14 different CTE Pathways. Each of the career technical pathways leads directly into programs offered at the high schools . From Arts and Performance to Computer Science and Engineering, learn more about our courses and your choices . Plan well to earn priority enrollment at Santa Susanna High and bypass the lottery.
Monday to Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
On Tuesday, April 18th, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson named Hillside Middle School, AKA Hillside STEAM Academy, a California Gold Ribbon School! This high achievement is recognition by the state that Hillside has created an amazing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) focused curriculum that impacts all students. Our 8 Pathways, high test scores, Portfolio, innovative bell schedule, dynamic and involved students and parents, and most of all, a highly professional and dedicated staff, are not just our bragging points, but are now a state recognized model program.
Thank you to the entire Hillside and Simi Valley community for helping make Hillside a California Gold Ribbon School.
Attención Padres de Familia, la escuela tiene asistencia en Español.
Preguntas, Llamadas de Asistencia, etc. Pueden comunicarse con la Sra. Ruth Good al (805) 520-6810, ext. 1023, De Lunes a Jueves de 7:30 A.M. a 12:30 P.M.
Don't wait any longer to preorder the 2018-19 yearbook. Order now before it is too late. Our book has sold out for the last seven years in a row. Order now to guarantee you will own those memories forever. Order forms available in the office.


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FDA Eases Paperwork To Help Some Patients Get Experimental Drugs
Rachel Bluth; Kaiser Health News
The Food and Drug Administration removed an obstacle from of its "compassionate use" policy this month, eliminating some paperwork that physicians must do to obtain experimental drugs for some patients with immediately life-threatening illnesses.
Doctors will now file an application for FDA approval that contains just 11 questions, 15 fewer than the old form. They should be able to complete this new version in 45 minutes, the FDA said. The new form is simpler because it was designed for individual patients, replacing an all-purpose format that had been used by doctors acting on behalf of individuals or small or large groups of patients.
There had been concerns that doctors unfamiliar with how to submit the old form might have been deterred from applying for compassionate access, which is also known as expanded access, said FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh.
The policy is intended to help patients with incurable diseases who have tried all standard therapies and hope to extend their lives by taking experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA, said Dr. Edward Kim, chair of the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology at the Carolinas HealthCare System's Levine Cancer Institute.
The FDA's old form was a "pretty laborious process," Kim said. When doctors are serving patients whose time is precious, every minute saved on paperwork can help, he said.
In streamlining its path to approval, the FDA has bolstered a larger movement in the U.S. to make experimental drugs more accessible to certain patients. Currently, 20 states have "right to try" laws aimed at improving terminally ill patients' access to experimental treatments, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.
Despite benefits for time-pressed physicians, the FDA's slimmed-down application form might not speed those drugs faster to patients whose time is running out.
Doctors still must first obtain a letter of authorization from that drug's manufacturer. That's voluntary and the FDA can't compel them to grant permission. Manufacturers might reject requests because they're worried about liability if the drug causes harm or they might consider the drug unsuited for a particular patient.
"There has been a tendency to focus on this FDA paperwork as the significant part of gaining access to drugs, but where most requests stop is with the company making the drug," said Mark Fleury, a policy analyst at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
After doctors get manufacturers' consent, they next submit an application to the FDA. It has approved 99 percent of the applications filed for the past six years, FDA figures show. Only 14 out of 1,430 applications were rejected in fiscal year 2015.
Expanded access is intended for patients unable to get access to drugs that are being tested in clinical trials. Sometimes a patient is unsuited for the trial or there might not be a trial to enter at the time the patient needs the drug.
Investigational drugs aren't without risk. The FDA hasn't vouched for the safety of the drugs and they could cause unknown side effects, such as liver damage.
They may also be ineffective. Just because a drug is working for a patient in a clinical trial, doesn't mean it will work for another patient in different circumstances who doesn't qualify for that trial.
[email protected] | @RachelHBluth | Kaiser Health News
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Going green, making green: fair brings living wage, environmentally friendly jobs
Maggie Allen
As the whole country raises money and sponsors events to "go green," there may not be an event bigger and more effective than the Green Jobs Fair, occurring nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Called "the national day of action to build the new economy," 397 venues in 47 states will throw block parties, house parties, teach-ins, living room discussions and public programs with food, music and poetry.
Organized largely by Green for All, a national organization dedicated to building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty, the Green Jobs Fair hopes to raise awareness about the need for green jobs and advocate for local, state and federal commitments to job opportunities in the emerging green economy.
On campus, the Campus Greens and the First-Generation and Working Class Students at Whitman College have collaborated to help out at the Green Jobs Fair.
"We are all putting an effort in to make this a great event for the campus and the community," said junior Amelia Singer, co-President of FGWC. "It is a unique and interesting joint venture because we are bringing together groups with very different goals in mind."
Usually environmental concerns are not an essential part of FGWC's mission, but since the green jobs movement is about training low-income people from urban areas in specialized, environmental work, they were more than happy to join forces with the fair.
At the fair and on campus, the clubs hope to show films and urge people to sign the Green Jobs Now "I'm Ready" Petition, which asks Congress to fund the Green Jobs Act. This act, passed last year by the House of Representatives, would train workers for jobs in the renewable energy industries.
"This is something people don't know a whole lot about, even groups that could benefit from it," sophomore Elli Matkin said. "[The fair] is an opportunity for them to be educated and to say that they want it to happen."
Since green jobs aim to build a strong middle class and promote environmental sustainability, supporters of this cause strongly believe this may be the key out of the recession and the energy crisis.
Green-collar workers would install solar panels, retrofit buildings to make them more efficient, construct transit lines, refine waste oil into biodiesel, erect wind farms, repair hybrid cars, build green rooftops, plant trees and much more.
"This is the future," Singer said, "And I hope we can get people involved and excited about green jobs."
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'Toy Story 4': Cast, Plot, Release Date, Trailer, News
Aman Saxena
'Toy Story 4' is an upcoming 2019 American 3D computer animated comedy film, the fourth installment in the Toy Story series, and the stand-alone sequel to Toy Story 3 (2010). It is in production by Pixar Animation Studios, and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Josh Cooley, and executive-produced by John Lasseter, director of 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2'. The story was conceived by the writing team on the original Toy Story: Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.
'Toy Story 4' Cast :
The movie will have voice overs from various artists, some of whom have voiced their characters since the first Toy Story movie. The movie will have voices of Tom Hanks as Sheriff Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Annie Potts as Bo Peep, Joan Cusack as Jessie, Blake Clark as Slinky Dog, Wallace Shawn as Rex, John Ratzenberger as Hamm, Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head, Jodi Benson as Barbie, Michael Keaton as Ken, Jeff Pidgeon as Aliens, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Bonnie Hunt as Dolly, Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants, Jeff Garlin as Buttercup, Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Davis, Lori Alan as Mrs. Anderson. Patricia Arquette is also expected to provide a voice over but her character is not yet revealed.
'Toy Story 4' Plot :
The previous films have formed a complete trilogy about Andy's relationship to his toys. Latest reports claim that the film, which had been planned as a love story rather than a direct sequel to Toy Story 3, will center on the relationship between Woody and Bo Peep. Pixar is calling the new film a "standalone" adventure / love story, which will centre around the search for Bo Peep. Toy Story 4 will find Woody and Buzz Lightyear teaming up once again as they head out in search of the missing Bo. The shepherding object of Woody's affections was missing from the last movie, with Lee Unkrich saying that she had been sold at a yard sale.
'Toy Story 4' Release Date :
The film will be released in Real D 3D, IMAX & IMAX 3D on June 21, 2019.
'Toy Story 4' Trailer:
We will update this section as soon as a trailer is released.


It's hard to believe summer is over and it's already November. Thank goodness for flowers and plants, because they can transport you to another place.
With flowers, I can relive the magic of Hawaii.
In one of my earlier blogs, I coined the phrase "flower watching," likening it to birdwatching when flower lovers are exploring on a trip or vacation.
My wife and I were blessed to have traveled to the Hawaiian island of Maui for the 132nd Annual Convention of the Society of American Florists.
It seems like only yesterday it was early spring when you journeyed to the garden center to select your blooming treasures. With the anticipation of good weather on the horizon, you were all aflutter with excitement of a good growing season. You stood in marvel at the greenhouse, looking in at the sea of colors and textures that soon would be yours. You carefully selected the perfect pot, the best potting soil and the best looking bedding plants they had to offer. You were on your way to an epic spring display after a long winter. So, you got it all hauled home, got it all planted and placed in the perfect location to enjoy all summer long.
Things are looking great. A month goes by, and still everything looks pretty good. Then all of sudden one afternoon, you notice it. The shine has worn off; you need help. This is a common occurrence for all of us flower and plant lovers. Care and maintenance is essential. There are many reasons things deteriorate a bit, such as a lack of dead-heading or fertilizer, insect or disease issues, weather, or even the location needs changed.
Every May, we celebrate Mother's Day in the United States, honoring one's mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. The tradition started in 1908 when Anna Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, held a memorial for her mother at church. She campaigned for years to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday.
Finally in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation that designated Mother's Day to be a national holiday to honor mothers on the second Sunday in May — this year May 8.


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We have a list of tips and tricks that can help you increase the number of site visits you get, organically.
Start by optimizing each page on your website with various SEO tactics. Producing great quality content with targeted keywords alongside adding short meta descriptions will increase your ranking in search engines and get you more visitors. The meta description appears below the URL and will help the user know what the page is about, therefore making them more likely to click on it.
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Jefferson Takes Care of Kingston 10-0
The Jefferson R7 Blue Jays blow out the Kingston Cougars 10-0 on Wednesday. Jefferson improves to 4-4 and face off against Saxony Lutheran on Friday, April 9th.
The Jefferson R7 Blue Jays Varsity Baseball team blew out the Kingston Cougars 10-0 on Wednesday. Jefferson has won its last four matchups against Kingston dating back to 2013.
Jefferson has struggled at times this season, but the tides have begun to turn. They came into this game off of a big win over local rival Festus and wanted to carry that momentum forward. They did just that.
It didn't take long for the Blue Jays to find a rhythm offensively. Colby Ott cracked an RBI double to left field that brought Dylan Schnitzler around to score. Ott scored later in the inning on a wild pitch from Kingston. Jefferson led 2-0 after one.
The Blue Jays kept their bats hot. Colton Richardson reached base when he hit a one-out single in the bottom of the second. He later came around to score on a Kingston error. Daylen Whitener and Jack Hueter both scored on a passed ball later in the inning to give the Jays a 5-0 lead.
Jefferson continued to put the pressure on. Ott reached base again in the third and later scored on a Dawson Jakoubek double. Jakoubek came around to score on yet another passed ball from the Cougars. They continued to capitalize on Kingston's mistakes and scored two more runs in the fourth inning off of Cougar errors. They added their tenth and final run on a ground out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Blue Jays kept Kingston quiet the whole game and secured the 10-0 victory.
Ott was 2-2 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI. Dylan Schnitzler was 1-2, drew a walk and scored two runs. Richardson and Whitener each had one hit and scored a run as well. Hueter had one RBI and one run scored.
Richardson started the game on the mound and went the distance. He tossed 76 pitches through six innings, allowed three hits and struck out six.
"Richardson did a heck of a job on the bump and our bats did their job as well," Head Coach Robert Kuehnle said. "It was a good all-around team win and fun to be a part of."
The Blue Jays are now 4-4 and starting to get more comfortable. They are executing better with each game that passes. Jefferson look to push their record over .500 Friday, April 9th against Saxony Lutheran.
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Q: Xcode: Combine string with numbers +I want to load a certain image by name.
This name is composed of the size and some strings.
The final results should for example be
"button_bg_124_84_down.png"
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I have
CGFloat nWidth = 124;
CGFloat nHeight = 84;

How would can I form such a string without any much mocking around, please?
I was hoping that I could simply say
NSString * mystring = "button_bg_" + nWidth + "_" + nHeight + "_down.png";

but that is seemingly not the way to do it.
Thank you.

A: NSString * mystring =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"button_bg_%.0f_%.0f_down.png", nWidth, nHeight];

EDIT: as you want 222 not 222.000000 so .0f is required to convert it into int value. otherwise decimal will get appended

A: You're right, that's not the way to concatenate strings. Try this:
NSString *myString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"button_bg_%.0f_%.0f_down.png", nWidth, nHeight];

A: Yes, you can do that using this code:
[NSString stringWithFormat:@"button_bg_%f_%f_down.png", nWidth, nHeight];

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Q: Express nodemailer not sending due to SSL error triggering unexpected expreshion When register a new user or resending confirmation email, my server crashes
My send email function starting getting a bad response. It say SSL and i have little clue about these things. But i spent ages testing this thing when i first built it and got no errors at all. The whole program still runs around this. So i get a 201 from create new user. and see them in my db.
I dont know exactly what the issue is from this. Well i guess im triggering an unknown response. I have no idea how to fix it, thats the issue. I never used to get this issue. So it must be something i changed. All i have done i recall is set up axios on the front end instead of not using it. But everything else works.
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  host: 'mail.xxxx.com',
  port: 465,
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    pass: process.env.VERIFY_PASS,
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Larry Ellison knows who his star employees are - here's how they know he's watching them
Julie Bort
Jan 21, 2016, 00:03 IST
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Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison
As we've previously reported, one of the key ways Larry Ellison built Oracle into a $38 billion-a-year business is by knowing exactly who his star engineers are, even if they work five or more layers below him.
We recently talked to one of those former star engineers, a man who helped develop one of Oracle's most successful non-database products, about what's that like.
Did he hang out with Ellison a lot?
Answer: no. He never even saw him, except at offsite team meetings where Ellison would talk to the entire group or division.
Ellison doesn't just pop into the offices of the rank and file employees, he told us. Most of the time, he travels through the halls with an entourage. There's even a joke that the elevators have an "Ellison mode" that lets him travel from his highly guarded executive offices to other floors without stopping. (It's not true - in fact, the one place you might run into Ellison on his own is the elevator, a person close to the company tells us. )
But beyond the freak chance of seeing him in an elevator, employees really can't get to Ellison. There's no open-door office policy. If you land at Oracle's top-floor executive suites, you're greeted by large security guards. (Security is understandably pretty tight around one of the world's richest men.)
Instead, this engineer knew he was being watched by Ellison from the emails that instructed him and his team on how to deal with the products and features they were working on.
Ellison always knows product details and often personally makes business decisions about them. That's one of the main ways he's kept the next release of Oracle's cash cow product, its database, at the forefront of technology, this person told us.
The other way that an engineer knows Ellison is watching: money.
"Key people ever leave Oracle because of money," this engineer told us. Once they were identified as important, Ellison made sure they were paid very well. Making $1 million a year between salary and stock options is not unheard of.
On the downside, the pressure is on these folks, too. Key engineers who didn't deliver a product that sold well would be "out" and Ellison would just "go out and buy" the tech he wanted, this person told us.
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Top 5: Used 4-Seater Convertibles
Convertibles with four seats offer great fun for groups of friends or families
Which convertibles have four seats?
If you've already read our blog on the best used convertibles under £15,000 then you will already know that Britain is one of the top consumers of convertible cars in Europe, this could be surprising considering some of the weather conditions commonly experienced in the UK.
Due to the sheer amount of convertibles purchased each year there's plenty of choice from manufacturers when it comes to hunting for a drop-top car. However, if you're wanting two extra people to enjoy the wind-in-hair-thrill of a convertible, certain roofless cars are no longer an option.
It's also important that the two in the rear have enough space to comfortably enjoy the breathtaking experience.
Here are five convertibles that are fab to look at, fun to drive and most importantly; offer four comfortable seats.
If you're wanting endless fun then the MINI Convertible is the soft-top version on the iconic MINI 3-door Hatch. Go-kart handling, unique styling and eye-catching colours make this car super appealing for whizzing around the roads of the United Kingdom.
Despite being a 3-door model, it isn't a challenge to access the rear seats in the MINI Convertible. Even adults will find they have ample legroom in the rear and of course headroom isn't an issue when that electrically-powered roof is retracted.
Roof up or roof down, you can't deny the interior of a MINI is superbly sophisticated and modern. Quirky and desirable features are consistently used and the hallmark circular control unit sits proudly in the centre of the dashboard.
Various engines and specifications are available, you can even go for the John Cooper Works (JCW) if you're wanting added power and sporty design elements.
Search Used MINI Convertible
DS 3 Cabrio
Following the split from Citroën, DS released the 3 Cabrio to be aimed at young, style-conscious individuals who wanted luxury without the luxury price tag.
There's plenty of design cues that remind the occupants it is in fact a premium car. Take the sophisticated cabin for example, which incorporates high-quality controls, switches and dials as well as a modern 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
Supportive seats make the driving experience comfortable for adults or children so the open-air journey can be enjoyed once the soft-top is retracted, which can be done at motorway speeds.
When looking for a used model make sure you have a good search as there are tonnes of different colour combinations out there as well as many lively petrol and diesel engines.
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Elegant details, outstanding engine performance and a lavishly comfortable interior combine to create the sensational BMW 2 Series Convertible.
Raining when you set off but the sun makes an appearance mid-journey? Don't threat as the roof can be operated fully automatically up to the speed of 30mph.
Incredibly attractive with the soft-top roof up or down, the 2 Series Convertible's features, such as rear-wheel drive, stand out as much as its design.
If performance is your focus then look no further than the M240i Convertible, which can accelerate from 0 to 62mph in just 4.7 seconds.
Across the entire model range, one thing you're guaranteed is a luxurious interior with the typical high-quality BMW design touches and innovative connectivity.
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Perfect if you want a car that pops, the Fiat 500C certainly stands out with quirky styling and bright colours. Speaking of 'pop', that happens to be the name of the entry-model, pretty basic as you don't get alloy wheels or air-con, but you still get the unique dash in the same colour as the exterior.
Cute and small, the 500C is right-at-home in the city and its modest proportions make parking super simple. Also, if you go for top-spec 'Lounge' you will get rear parking sensors too.
At the touch of a button the full-length canvas roof can be retracted to reveal an open-top driving experience in the retro city car.
Granted, the rear seats aren't the most spacious for two adults, but you do get ISOFIX points in both rear seats for child car seats. The doors are wide-opening making access to the rear a bit easier.
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Alfresco motoring at its finest. Back in the day, 1949 to be precise, when the first Volkswagen Beetle was launched, it happened to be a convertible model. Fast forward a few years and here we have a relaunch of the classic model.
Iconic in design, the Beetle has a lot in common with its popular sibling, the Golf. Yet it manages to retain many design cues from the original model in the '40s.
There are plenty of engines available so you're fine if you're looking for either a diesel or a petrol, there's even a 2.0-litre petrol with 197bhp.
Featuring a cloth soft-top, you can soon be exposed to roofless driving with a simple push of a button.
Head and legroom is pretty tight in the rear for adults so it may not be a great option for long journeys, but children will comfortably fit in. Boot space is pretty decent for a convertible, with 225 litres up for grabs.
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Not many people would turn down the chance to drive a convertible when Britain's summer months hit. However, it's important that the car has other positives too so it can be enjoyed all-year-round.
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Q: Barcode generator for small size image I am using ZXing.net in creating barcodes. I already generated one with the use of the following code:
var content = "AAA";
var writer = new BarcodeWriter
{
    Format = BarcodeFormat.CODE_93,
    Options = new ZXing.Common.EncodingOptions
    {
        Height = 30,
        Width = 1,
        Margin = 1,
        PureBarcode = true
    }
};
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Now, I want to resize the barcode to 10cm but ZXing sets minimum size to the barcode depending on the character count of the content.
I tried resizing it through resizing the image file of the barcode but the image became blurry and the scanner can't read it.
Do you have any idea on what library to use that will solve my problem? Or is there any way to resize the barcode to smaller sizes through ZXing.net?
Thank you!

A: The quality of the printed result will depend on:

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*amount of data (size in pixels)

*resolution of the image (dpi, ie the physical size of each pixel)

*quality of file format

The combination of larger pixel size and large dpi resolution will result in small but crispy images.
You can calculate the amount of data needed to get an image of 2x2 inches minimum of 150dpi as 300x300 pixels. The sizes and resolutions needed and practical will depend on your printer and scanner.
The file format will also help or hurt: JPEG is meant for photographs not for b/w line art as you create. GIF or PNG are recommended.
So: Make the tool create a large enough bitmap and then scale it down to a good resolution (150dpi or better).
You can set the resolution of and image before saving it with SetResolution(dpix, dpiy).


Like Austin itself, a city she called home in the 1970s, Lucinda Williams has long bent country poetry to her own needs, creating a folksy sound part rock, part blues, and all heart. With Little Honey, she pays back fans whose faith had waned as her songwriting grew pedantic on recent albums such as West. "I've found the love I've been looking for, standing up behind an electric guitar," she crows on the opening track, "Real Love." Whether that's the player or the playing is never made clear, but it's crystal Williams has her joy back. Older songs from her catalog ("If Wishes Were Horses," "Well Well Well") are well-harvested to join the new, all masterfully laid down by her seasoned road band, Buick 6. The barroom shuffle of "Circles and X's" drinks the heart out of an afternoon, while "Honey Bee" demonstrates that women of a certain age can still sound as raw and randy as teenagers. Guests include Matthew Sweet and Suzanna Hoffs, while Elvis Costello duets on "Jailhouse Tears," a she-said-he-said that plants a sloppy, knowing kiss on the C&W classics of Tammy and George, Johnny and June. Williams wraps with AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top," a totally unnecessary cover that nonetheless – along with her sporadic Janis Joplin-like chuckles – reminds us that it's better to rock out than fade away.


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Turkish Archaeological News
Zeus Temple in Aizanoi
Submitted by Iza on Sun, 11/03/2013 - 19:13. Last modification: Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:24
GPS coordinates: 39.200957, 29.609710
Archaeological site:
Aizanoi
Archaeological sites in Turkey are frequently 'decorated' with the reconstructions of ancient structures that often simultaneously delight tourists and outrage historians. The Zeus Temple in Aizanoi is a rare example of an excellently preserved original ancient building. With an exception of three columns that were re-erected after the earthquake from 1970, this temple has remained in its splendid glory since the ancient times, untouched by modern construction teams.
The Zeus Temple is also noteworthy as one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the area of Turkey and even world-wide. This is the main historical attraction of Aizanoi, standing on a low hill, surrounded by the fence.
The construction of the temple, which was the main religious sanctuary of the city, started in the last half of the 2nd century AD. The preserved inscriptions indicate that emperor Hadrian was responsible for its commission.
The temple stands on a many-stepped podium and was built of marble. It is surrounded by a peristasis in a pseudodipteral arrangement, originally with 15 Ionic columns on its long side and 8 on the short side. The podiom itself measures 33 X 37 meters. Nowadays, only the columns on the western and northern side are still standing.
The temple was dedicated to two deities. Zeus - the ruler of the Olympians - was worshipped in its aboveground section, and the underground part of the building was the place of Cybele cult. Stylistically, the part dedicated to Zeus was built in accordance with the Greek patterns and the underground section - with the Roman ones as the barrel vaults are clearly visible.
The battle scenes depicted on the walls of the building come from much later period. They were made by the Tatars and illustrate their lives and battles fought in the 13th century AD. Nearby the entrance to the temple grounds there is an enclosed area where some interesting fragments of temple decorations are collected. Opposite the temple there are the remains of a small bouleuterion, but its history remains unknown.
Roman baths in Aizanoi
Theatre-stadium complex in Aizanoi
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SCOTT EWING, formerly CEO of the Venture Incite technology-commercialization firm, on Aug. 1 became chief operating officer of the Knoxville-based Angel Capital Group (ACG), which operates in five states.
Ewing previously led Venture Incite, which recently decamped from Oak Ridge and has throttled down. Venture Incite has officially moved from Oak Ridge to the Nashville offices of Solidus, the VC firm.
Three-year-old Venture Incite has been backed by Solidus and others and was dedicated to commercialization, with emphasis on working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12, the University of Tennessee and other institutions.
Knoxville-based ACG's heavying-up of staff comes just as the Angel network is preparing to add to its reach in Tennessee and other states, while also laying plans for ACG's own recapitalization. See VNC's previous report on ACG here.
Dobson, who said he has known Ewing for years, praised Ewing's experience in R&D, wealth management, private equity and other pursuits, as well as his leadership of Venture Incite and his service as a U.S. Navy aviator. Ewing's LinkedIn is here, and here's prior coverage by sister site VentureNashville.
At various points in its journey, Venture Incite held interests or options in a dozen or so potentially commercializable entities during its development push (2011-2014). It now has a substantial interest in only one operating company.
Asked what happened, Solidus partner and Venture Incite Chairman Vic Gatto put it simply: The Venture Incite model "didn't work and we're not doing it anymore."
Gatto said the Venture Incite experience had underscored the reality that "tech transfer is really hard" and he and his team had "underestimated the complexity and level of difficulty" associated with commercialization and SBIR/STTR grant-seeking.
Gatto, who is also CEO of independent Nashville-based Jumpstart Foundry (JSF), denied that JSF's recently formalized and broadened relationship with Vanderbilt University's Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC) represents an actual shifting of Venture Incite's mission to Jumpstart. More details in the VNC story here.
Gatto had been able to raise capital for VI: Venture Incite in 2012 announced completion of an $875K Series A capital raise that included participation from, in addition to Solidus, NEST-TN TNInvestco fund (Relevance Capital, Tullahoma); the Tennessee Center for Research and Development (TCRD) in Knoxville; plus, investment by State Economic & Community Development's INCITE fund, which is administered by LaunchTN (Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, TTDC).
In addition to receiving at least $183K in Solidus investment during its rise, Venture Incite in 2011 also won a $50,000 Tech Maturation grant from LaunchTN (TTDC); and, in 2012, it received $250K equity investment by NEST-TN, according to state records online.
The sole remaining VI/Solidus portfolio company -- Clodico, which makes disinfectants and deodorizers -- remains operational, said Gatto. East Tennessee-based Clodico is now led by CEO Joy Fisher, who had been a senior marketing executive with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) prior to joining the startup in 2013.


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Protecting Data Privacy Rights!
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Daniel J. Bellig, Scott V. Kelly, Will S. Partridge
Farrish Johnson Law Office continues having an impact in the area of data privacy as several attorneys are currently working on a class-action lawsuit involving the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and one of its former managers for the illegal downloading of driver's license information.
A group of individuals are suing the DNR, the state of Minnesota, and former Dept. of Natural Resources Employee John Hunt for the illegal use of the Driver and Vehicle Services database (DVS). The DVS database contains individual photographs, addresses and driving records and is protected under state and federal law from illegitimate use. According to the suit, Hunt excessively and illegally accessed thousands of motor vehicle records, apparently using some of the records to screen women on an online dating service.
Attorneys Scott Kelly, Will Partridge and Daniel Bellig are spearheading the Farrish Johnson Law Office effort as Minnesota data privacy attorneys in this high profile and groundbreaking lawsuit.
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Фра́нки Ван дер Эльст (; ) — бельгийский футболист, полузащитник. Игрок сборной Бельгии, участник 4-х чемпионатов мира (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998). В настоящее время тренер.

Считается одним из лучших бельгийских футболистов и легендой клуба «Брюгге». В марте 2004 был включён Пеле в число 125 самых великих живущих футболистов. Дважды становился обладателем «Золотой бутсы Бельгии» (1990, 1996).

Биография
Профессиональную карьеру начал в клубе «Моленбек» полузащитником оборонительного плана. В 1982 году он получает вызов в сборную Бельгии, но на поле впервые выйдёт только в 1984 году. В 1984 переходит в «Брюгге», где и заканчивает карьеру в 1999 году.

После завершения карьеры игрока сразу же становится тренером «Жерминаль Беерсхот» (Антверпен). Отработав на посту главного наставника четыре относительно успешных сезона, переходит в «Локерен», где проводит всего один сезон. В 2005 возвращается в «Брюгге» в качестве помощника, уволен в 2007. С 2008 года руководит «Брюсселем», с 2009 по 2011 — «КВСК Юнайтед» и с сентября 2011 — клубом «Сент-Трюйден».

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Футболисты Бельгии
Игроки сборной Бельгии по футболу
Игроки ФК «Моленбек»
Игроки ФК «Брюгге»
Футбольные тренеры Бельгии
Тренеры ФК «Беерсхот»
Тренеры ФК «Локерен»
Тренеры ФК «Брюссель»
Тренеры ФК «Сент-Трюйден»
Тренеры ФК «Руселаре»
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Jenna Dewan-Tatum's Rubin Singer number demanded an equally head-turning hair and makeup routine at A&E's Upfront event in New York City. Wondering how you can rock the same edgy look? The man behind the mane, Derek Williams, and makeup pro Jake Bailey tell us how.
After prepping damp hair with a root volumizer and beach spray, Williams flipped Dewan-Tatum's head upside down and rough dried with his hands. He then alternated between a large curling iron and a GHD Eclipse Flat Iron ($245; ghdhair.com) to create bends in the star's strands. His insider tip? "Switching between two different irons is a great trick to creating a natural look, as natural texture doesn't have the same pattern." To finish, Williams relied on two of Oribe's cult favorites: Dry Texturizing Spray ($42; oribe.com) for some extra body and a light veil of Superfine Hairspray ($32; oribe.com) to gain staying power.
As for her smoldering eye makeup, Bailey began by lining the upper lash line and inner rim with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero ($20; urbandecay.com). Opting for a smoky aubergine shadow, he applied Nars Eyeshadow in Arabian Night ($45; narscosmetics.com) all over her lid and crease, adding a black charcoal shade to the outer corners to lengthen her eyes.
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AMX-perience Community > 1977-1980 Hornet, Concord, Spirit AMX > Drivetrain and Components > 1977-80 AMX power team questions?
View Full Version : 1977-80 AMX power team questions?
AMX: 1977 and 1978 power teams involved 1bbl 258 I6 & 4 speed manual as standard, with 2bbl 304 & 3 speed auto optional. 304 unavailable with 4 speed.
1979 AMX available with 1bbl 258 I6 + 2bbl 304, both available with 4 speed manual and 3 speed auto.
1980 AMX only available with 2bbl 258, 4 speed manual standard equipment.
304 powered AMX not available in California in 1977-80 period.
1977: Standard was 258 CID 2-Barrel 6-cylinder engine w/4-speed; 304 2-barrel optional with 3-speed auto floor shift transmission.
1978: Power team: 258 CID 6-cylinder engine; 4-speed manual floor shift transmission (automatic floor shift (Optional at extra cost and is required with 304-V8 engine). The California AMX uses the 258 CID engine with 1 barrel carburetor and the 4-speed transmission.
1979: 258 CID 2-Barrel 6-cylinder engine (California 1 Bbl); 304 2-barrel optional. Either with 4-speed manual standard or optional 3-speed auto floor shift transmission.
1980: 258 CID 2-Barrel 6-cylinder engine; with 4-speed manual standard or optional 3-speed auto floor shift transmission.
Thanks for that. Also, I believe the 2bbl 258 I6 was rated at 110 hp in 1979 MY, did it carry the same rating in 1977/78 and 1980?
1978 should be confirmed as the book does have a small typo in the listing of V8 and six so it makes it a bit difficult to read. The others are in line with the TSM ratings.
Thanks again, yes, and I believe the 2bbl 258 first came out in 1976 MY as a performance option for the Pacer (not available on any other AMC car that model year) and was rated at 120 hp for that model year (1976) too.


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MoviesNaija News Author:	@GhanaGist - December 29, 2014
Africa's film sector: Quality or Quantity?
As the motion picture industry continues to grow in leaps and bounds in Africa, one thing is rarely in contention. The social and economic impact the industry is making on the global landscape.
While it's a well-known fact that before the revolution that started with the production of that pioneering Nigerian film, "Living in Bondage," in the 1990s, African films celebrated such bizarre themes as violence, witchcraft, nudity,419, rituals, and all sorts of negative things. These themes portrayed Nigeria, and indeed, Africa in a negative light before the international community for the greater part of the late 90s and early 2000.
But today, the story is different. The local filmmakers, have not only shifted from promoting obscenity and debauchery in the society to churning out bar-raising films that are speedily making inroads into the international film market.
Specifically, at this year's Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, which held in Calabar, Cross River State last month, the filmmakers that attended the festival demonstrated their imitable zeal to redefine the film sector in Africa. They came to the festival with everything they got to show to the world.
From the opening film of the festival, "The Square" to the closing film, "Hard to Get", it was unarguable that the African filmmakers are beginning to tell the African story from their own perspectives.
A case in point, was the opening film, "The Square", an American-Egyptian documentary by Jehane Noujaim, which depicts the endless Egyptian revolution from its roots in Tahrir Square. Following its sensitive storyline, the thought-provoking documentary, did not only earn a resounding ovation after its screening, but also, left the audience wondering whether it could lead to a new script on how governments should serve the often conflicting interests of its citizens.
Having premiered in January, 2013, at the Sundance Film Festival, and released on Netflix and in exclusive locations across the United States in January, 2014, the documentary has continued to draw global attention to the political struggle in Egypt. The Oscar-nominated flick, won three of the four Emmy Awards at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, in the United States. Many critics have described the documentary as "A compelling inside look at the cascading series of revolutions and counter-revolutions that have shaken Egypt since the beginning of 2011." Yet, the fact remains that, "The Square", as global in its consciousness has raised serious issues that will continue to linger in the minds of those who have seen the film.
Like "The Square", Kunle Afolayan's "October 1", and Lancelot Imasuen's "Invasion 1897" equally explore the history of the people. Particularly, "October 1" which won three awards at AFRIFF, is set in 1960, against the backdrop of Nigeria's independence, and is said to be of the serial killer genre.
Written by Tunde Babalola and directed by Kunle Afolayan, the film was premiered on "October 1" to commemorate the Nigeria's 54th independence anniversary. It has mostly been commended for its production design, cinematography and its exploration of powerful themes which include tribalism, western imperialism, paedophilia, homosexuality, Nigeria's unification,establishing a strong connection between western culture and the cause of present day Boko Haram insurgency.
"October 1' is not just a film for entertainment, but also, informative",said Afolayan.
Lancelot Imasuen's "Invasion 1897" is another great movie that is currently receiving accolades from all quarters. The big-budget film, which is unique for its historical values, has become a reference point for many historians, scholars and students of African studies.
Currently being premiered in most great cities across the world, "Invasion 1897" depicts the story of the invasion of the Benin Empire by the British Forces in 1897, culminating in the looting of priceless ancient artifacts of the kingdom, including the famous commemorative head and pendant of the ivory mask representing Queen Idia, who was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550.
The commemorative head presently adorns the shelf of the British Museum, while the pendant lies conspicuously at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA. The epic film was recently adopted by Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C, to make a strong statement that African films are beginning to break new ground at the international market.
Tunde Kelani's advocacy film, "Dazzling Mirage" aims at creating awareness on the medical disorder known as Sickle Cell, advocating against stigmatisation, as well as help people make better informed decisions. "Dazzling Mirage" is one film that explores an inspiring story of a young advertising executive, a talented beautiful lady living with sickle cell disorder. Funmiwo (played by Kemi 'Lala' Akindoju) overcomes social stigma, prejudice and her own low self-esteem to achieve career success, marriage and motherhood.
The themes of love, denial, pain, and perseverance run through the flick, which is adapted from a novel of the same title by Yinka Egbokhare, while the screenplay was written by Ade Solanke.
The seamless transition in the film directed and produced by the veteran filmmaker, is an indication of an adequate deployment of human and material resources as well as the improved production capacity of filmmakers in Nigeria. Other cinematic films, you cannot help but appreciate as proudly African include; 'Hard to Get", "Ojuju", "A Mile from Home", "Gone Too Far", "Mother of George", "The Land I Call Home", "St Mary" among others.
Looking at the number of films that were screened at this year's AFRIFF, it's instructive to state that African filmmakers are gradually coming of age. Even though, our film industry does not attract the same level of popularity as compared to the western world, it has, however, shown significant growth and progress in recent times.
In terms of impacting on the economy, African film industry has contributed significantly to the gross domestic product of the individual nations. But in Nigeria, it's a sorry tale that despite the huge impact the country's films are making on the global market, the industry has reportedly not grossed more than US$250 million per annum, churning out about 200 videos for the home video market every month.
A recent report revealed that South African film industry contributes R3.5bn to gross domestic product, creating more than 35,000 jobs, up from 4,000 in 1995. It is on record also, that the highest grossing Nigerian film so far "Ijé, The Journey" by Chineze Anyaene did not even make up to US$500, 000, at the box office. Since the production of "Living in Bondage" in 1992, to date, industry watchers have divergent views over the actual worth of the nation's film industry. Some have observed that no Nigerian film has made up to $2,782,275,172, the estimated amount James Cameron's "Avatar" made at the box office, while many others opined that they made far beyond the figure.
Whereas in South Africa, Shucks Tshabalala's "Survival Guide to 2010" set a new box office record for South African films, raking in R37.5 million (US$5.2 m), while "Spud" topped R16 million (US$2.2m), "Liefling" made over R10 million (US$1.4 m), "Bakgat" topped R5 million (US$700,000) and "Jakhalsdans" earned over R2 million (US$280,000). And the South African film industry is said to worth about R8 billion per annum.
Recently, Kenya beat Nigeria to the Oscars with "Nairobi Half Life" by David 'Tosh' Gitonga. The film was selected as the Kenyan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
However, despite the odds, the government has continued to show real interest in growing the industry. Last year, President Goodluck Jonathan splashed N3 billion on Nollywood to assist the sector, which has heavily been criticized for low content quality.
Also, as a way of improving quality of our local films, the Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Mr. Oronto N. Douglas, recently renewed calls for Nigerian and African filmmakers to take up the challenge of promoting irresistible images of the society on screen.
According to him, "We need more biopics on the heroes whose exploits have impacted on our societies. We need more films focusing on pivotal episodes in our history. We need more period dramas that examine the past, and more speculative films about the future.We need greater cross-pollination between the art forms."
Lending his own voice on the matter, Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, High Chief Edem Duke urged the filmmakers to project Africa to the rest of the world in positive light, giving credence to the rich cultures and traditions of the continent.
"It is my belief that it is proper to acknowledge and celebrate all of you, who in you different and various roles have weaved together the story of Africa; its trial, tribulation and triumph – Its joys, its pains and the stories of warmth and generosities that is the hallmark of Africa. To weave things into stories that reposition us in the comity of nations and that which ensures that the rest of the world sees Africa truly in the light that is appropriate for us is commendable,"Duke said.
All in all, for African film industry to compete favourably with films from other continents, there is an urgent need to focus attention on fostering local productions as the quality still falls short of standard. Nigeria in particular knows better on this. Of note is also the need to establish viable distribution channels, cinemas, as well as making the sector less dependent on government grants and the whims of foreign projects in a highly competitive environment. This way, they can smile to the international film market. They have continued to churn out movies but it's all about quality and not quantity.
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SOMERSET speedway will hold their annual collection for the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund, during their final home regular league meeting, which takes place tonight.
Whilst the Rebels are assured of more home action this season having secured their place in the End of Season Play-offs and of course, also qualified for the semi-finals of the Knockout cup, their meeting tonight against King's Lynn will complete their home schedule of actual league matches, which so far has seen them win 9, drawn 1 and lost once.
The defeat came at the hands of Belle Vue - who return next Wednesday (12th) as the Rebels' cup opponents, and the draw was a consequence of King's Lynn previous visit to the Oaktree. With a win apiece from the other two fixtures against league leaders King's Lynn the Rebels will be keen to make it an aggregate league success over the Norfolk side.
The Speedway Riders Benevolent collection will be held during the meeting and promoter Debbie Hancock is hoping that the Rebels faithful give generously "I hope that we can raise a decent sum for this SRBF which is the national charity to injured riders. Each track is requested to hold a collection in aid of the fund at least once during the season and tonight we will be doing so. Nobody likes to see riders suffer any injuries but we all know they are an occupational hazard. We saw a very nasty crash here at the Oaktree recently when Leicester visited and we had to abandon the meeting after heat 14 when three riders were involved in a spectacular crash that left four air bags punctured. Thankfully on that occasion the riders escaped serious injury but it just reminded us of the risks they take."
Details will also be announced tonight of the plans for the 'Cases' Rebels End of Season Presentation evening that will take place in the Clubhouse on Friday 2nd November.


"It looks miles better than the ones I already own. And I'm a flawed human"
I own two smartwatches. I wear zero smartwatches. I can't wait to buy the Apple Watch.
Yes, though I'm no fan of its name, I'm eager to get my hands on Apple's new smartwatch (and, correspondingly, to get it on my hands). My excitement about the Apple Watch can be traced to two key factors: It looks miles better than the ones I already own. And I'm a flawed human.
I like them both, but again, I don't wear either one. Let me explain.
One thing that drew me to both watches--and I admit this publicly knowing that I will sound incredibly odd--is that I spent decades (really) wishing I could own a digital watch that showed analog-style hands. I can't explain why, beyond the fact that I saw some (expensive) examples of the style in my youth. I just know I wanted one. So one key advantage of the smartwatch era is that such devices are possible, (relatively) affordable, and powerful.
That's good and bad. When your phone's in your pocket, or on the table near you, there's a distinct double-buzz problem. You get text messages (or any other notification), and they buzz on the phone and your wrist alike. That's annoying.
And yet, as I say, I don't wear either of them anymore.
One big problem is the doubling of alerts. These watches are at their most useful when they're paired to your smartphone. But that means the latter is still near enough to hear or feel its buzz, then check it directly.
When I do check the watch, it's woefully inadequate. I can't reply to a text with the watch. If I see the subject line of an email, I can't read the rest of the message. The smartwatches I own, surprisingly enough, tend to feel kind of dumb.
And while I'm sure this will be obvious to many readers, I've been disappointed that smartwatches are no less invasive or obnoxious in practice than the smartphones to which they are tethered. I had hoped that being able to subtly glance at my watch instead of at my iPhone's screen would help me review notifications without offending the other person or people I was with. Of course, in reality, you're just the jerk glancing rudely at your watch instead of glancing rudely at your phone.
Color isn't the only benefit about that screen; I anticipate two others: Its interface design is (not surprisingly) dramatically superior to those of the competitors I've tried. Even better, it's touch-sensitive. Tapping and force-touching grant the Apple Watch interactivity, which Pebble and SmartWatch simply can't offer.
So while I don't think smartwatches are perfect yet, and while I am wholly confident that watch-checkers are just as obnoxious as incessant phone-checkers, I do still want the Apple Watch, and I expect to pre-order one as soon as I can. It may not be perfect, but it'll be better than what I've got now.


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Home/News/India/K'taka road transport staff withdraw strike, buses resume
K'taka road transport staff withdraw strike, buses resume
By IANS| Published: 14th December 2020 12:50 am IST
Bengaluru, Dec 13 : Karnataka's road transport employees on Sunday called off their 4-day strike after the state government responded to some of their demands, enabling resumption of bus services across the southern state.
"As we accepted some of their demands at a meeting with their union leaders, the road transport employees have agreed to withdraw the strike and resume bus services from tonight," state Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi told reporters here.
"Though the state government agreed to offer health insurance under the Arogya Sanjeevini scheme, wage revision and inter-corporation transfers, the demand for government-employee status has been rejected," asserted Savadi, who holds the transport portfolio.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has about 37,019 employees and runs a fleet of 17,138 buses through three subsidiaries, including Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) and North West Road Transport Corporation (NWRTC).
READ: K'taka gets 6.5-lakh doses of Covishield vaccine from Pune
Of the total fleet, BMTC has 6,500 buses, KSRTC 5,500 buses and the remaining are with the other two corporations (NEKRTC and NWRTC).
The road transport behemoth operates intra-state services in cities, towns and villages across the southern state and inter-state services to all five neighbouring states — Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
With regular train services remaining suspended since mid-March due to the Covid-induced lockdown and restrictions to contain the pandemic, thousands of people have been using buses to commute daily by wearing a mask, maintaining physical distance and washing their hands with sanitizer.
The sudden strike since Friday disrupted the public transport, forcing thousands of commuters to use private buses or other transport modes in cities and towns across the state.
With all the four corporations reeling under huge losses due to the lockdown and the guideline to carry 50 per cent of the bus capacity to ensure social distancing, salaries to the employees were delayed over the months till November.
READ: Covid vaccine for 16 lakh frontline warriors in K'taka: CM
As Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha president Kodihalli Chandrashekar was leading the strike for a section of the employees, the state government refused to talk to him, as he is a farmer and has nothing to do with road transport.
State Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa accused Chandrashekar of instigating the transport employees to strike after leading thousands of farmers to participate in the nationwide shutdown against the three farms laws enacted by the Centre recently.
Savadi also threatened to deploy private buses across the state from Monday if the strike was not withdrawn by Sunday.


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Q: Getting rid of 'less: XHR: Getting 'http://foo.less' message on console Whenever I reload the page of my angular app, I get tens of lines of 'less: XHR: Getting 'http:myless library'' on the console. I looked for ways I could stop this behavior, but no luck so far. Can any one explain why this is happening and what could be done to stop it?

A: Old question, but in case anyone is looking...
Less can have different log levels. The levels are
2 - Information and errors
1 - Errors
0 - Nothing

The default is 2.
To change it to 0 add a script tag similar to below in your html before the less.js or less.min.js file is loaded.
<script>
    less = {
      logLevel: 0,
    };
</script>

This will stop the "less: XHR: Getting ..." messages in the console.


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package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.statistics;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.junit.Assume.*;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;

import com.gemstone.gemfire.i18n.LogWriterI18n;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.NanoTimer;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogWriterImpl;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.PureLogWriter;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.statistics.StatMonitorHandler.StatMonitorNotifier;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.StopWatch;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.test.junit.categories.UnitTest;

/**
 * Unit test for the StatMonitorHandler and its inner classes.
 *
 * @author Kirk Lund
 * @since 7.0
 */
@Category(UnitTest.class)
public class StatMonitorHandlerJUnitTest {

  private LogWriterI18n log = null;

  @Before
  public void setUp() throws Exception {
    this.log = new PureLogWriter(LogWriterImpl.levelNameToCode("config"));
  }

  @Test
  public void testAddNewMonitor() throws Exception {
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    assertTrue(handler.addMonitor(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().contains(monitor));
    handler.sampled(NanoTimer.getTime(), Collections.<ResourceInstance>emptyList());
    waitForNotificationCount(monitor, 1, 2*1000, 10, false);
    assertEquals(1, monitor.getNotificationCount());
  }

  @Test
  public void testAddExistingMonitorReturnsFalse() throws Exception {
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    StatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    assertTrue(handler.addMonitor(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().contains(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.addMonitor(monitor));
  }

  @Test
  public void testRemoveExistingMonitor() throws Exception {
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    assertTrue(handler.addMonitor(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().contains(monitor));
    assertTrue(handler.removeMonitor(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().contains(monitor));
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    handler.sampled(NanoTimer.getTime(), Collections.<ResourceInstance>emptyList());
    assertEquals(0, monitor.getNotificationCount());
  }

  @Test
  public void testRemoveMissingMonitorReturnsFalse() throws Exception {
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
    StatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    assertFalse(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().contains(monitor));
    assertFalse(handler.removeMonitor(monitor));
    assertTrue(handler.getMonitorsSnapshot().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void testNotificationSampleFrequencyDefault() {
    final int sampleFrequency = 1;
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    handler.addMonitor(monitor);
    final int sampleCount = 100;
    for (int i = 0; i < sampleCount; i++) {
      handler.sampled(NanoTimer.getTime(), Collections.<ResourceInstance>emptyList());
      waitForNotificationCount(monitor, 1+i, 2*1000, 10, false);
    }
    assertEquals(sampleCount/sampleFrequency, monitor.getNotificationCount());
  }

  @Test
  public void testNotificationSampleTimeMillis() {
    final long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    handler.addMonitor(monitor);
    long nanoTimeStamp = NanoTimer.getTime();
    handler.sampled(nanoTimeStamp, Collections.<ResourceInstance>emptyList());
    waitForNotificationCount(monitor, 1, 2*1000, 10, false);
    assertTrue(monitor.getTimeStamp() != nanoTimeStamp);
    assertTrue(monitor.getTimeStamp() >= currentTime);
  }

  @Test
  public void testNotificationResourceInstances() {
    final int resourceInstanceCount = 100;
    final List<ResourceInstance> resourceInstances = new ArrayList<ResourceInstance>();
    for (int i = 0; i < resourceInstanceCount; i++) {
      resourceInstances.add(new ResourceInstance(i, null, null));
    }

    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    handler.addMonitor(monitor);
    handler.sampled(NanoTimer.getTime(), Collections.unmodifiableList(resourceInstances));

    waitForNotificationCount(monitor, 1, 2*1000, 10, false);

    final List<ResourceInstance> notificationResourceInstances = monitor.getResourceInstances();
    assertNotNull(notificationResourceInstances);
    assertEquals(resourceInstances, notificationResourceInstances);
    assertEquals(resourceInstanceCount, notificationResourceInstances.size());

    int i = 0;
    for (ResourceInstance resourceInstance : notificationResourceInstances) {
      assertEquals(i, resourceInstance.getId());
      i++;
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testStatMonitorNotifierAliveButWaiting() throws Exception {
    assumeTrue(StatMonitorHandler.enableMonitorThread);
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    handler.addMonitor(monitor);

    final StatMonitorNotifier notifier = handler.getStatMonitorNotifier();
    assertTrue(notifier.isAlive());

    waitUntilWaiting(notifier);

    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
      assert(notifier.isWaiting());
      Thread.sleep(10);
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testStatMonitorNotifierWakesUpForWork() throws Exception {
    assumeTrue(StatMonitorHandler.enableMonitorThread);
    StatMonitorHandler handler = new StatMonitorHandler();
    TestStatisticsMonitor monitor = new TestStatisticsMonitor();
    handler.addMonitor(monitor);

    final StatMonitorNotifier notifier = handler.getStatMonitorNotifier();
    assertTrue(notifier.isAlive());

    waitUntilWaiting(notifier);

    // if notification occurs then notifier woke up...
    assertEquals(0, monitor.getNotificationCount());
    handler.sampled(NanoTimer.getTime(), Collections.<ResourceInstance>emptyList());

    waitForNotificationCount(monitor, 1, 2*1000, 10, false);
    assertEquals(1, monitor.getNotificationCount());

    // and goes back to waiting...
    waitUntilWaiting(notifier);
  }

  private static void waitUntilWaiting(StatMonitorNotifier notifier) {
    boolean done = false;
    try {
      for (StopWatch time = new StopWatch(true); !done && time.elapsedTimeMillis() < 2000; done = (notifier.isWaiting())) {
        Thread.sleep(10);
      }
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
    }
    assertTrue("waiting for notifier to be waiting", done);
  }

  private static void waitForNotificationCount(final TestStatisticsMonitor monitor, final int expected, long ms, long interval, boolean throwOnTimeout) {
    boolean done = false;
    try {
      for (StopWatch time = new StopWatch(true); !done && time.elapsedTimeMillis() < ms; done = (monitor.getNotificationCount() >= expected)) {
        Thread.sleep(interval);
      }
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
    }
    if (throwOnTimeout) {
      assertTrue("waiting for notification count to be " + expected, done);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @author Kirk Lund
   * @since 7.0
   */
  static class TestStatisticsMonitor extends StatisticsMonitor {
    private volatile long timeStamp;
    private volatile List<ResourceInstance> resourceInstances;
    private volatile int notificationCount;

    public TestStatisticsMonitor() {
      super();
    }

    @Override
    protected void monitor(long timeStamp, List<ResourceInstance> resourceInstances) {
      this.timeStamp = timeStamp;
      this.resourceInstances = resourceInstances;
      this.notificationCount++;
    }

    long getTimeStamp() {
      return this.timeStamp;
    }

    List<ResourceInstance> getResourceInstances() {
      return this.resourceInstances;
    }

    int getNotificationCount() {
      return this.notificationCount;
    }
  }
}


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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | I hate to quote the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but the chickens have come home to roost for President Obama as higher oil and gasoline prices swamp his reelection bid.
• Obama refused, until two months ago, to impose tough sanctions on Iran, increasing the likelihood of an Israeli attack. Already, speculation that such a strike might be in the offing is driving up oil prices.
• His anti-Israeli policies have diminished that nation's confidence that it can rely on the United States to handle Iranian nuclear ambitions.
• The president's veto of the Keystone pipeline and his refusal to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge makes it crystal-clear to voters that there will be no relief coming from the north.
• His stubborn refusal to issue deep-water drilling permits despite having officially lifted the moratorium he imposed after the BP spill is costing us hundreds of thousands of daily barrels in domestic production.
• His relentless crusade against oil company tax privileges undermines our ability to explore, drill and produce oil.
As gas prices rise, Obama owns them. His public stands against oil drilling are coming back to haunt him. After his approval ratings peaked at 50 percent, Rasmussen and Gallup both have him back in the mid-40s.
Obama proudly points to the fact that we are producing more oil domestically than we have for some years. True. But that's because Bush issued permits for a massive expansion in offshore drilling and exploration on federal lands. And it's because private and state land is being used for horizontal drilling and fracking despite the increasing objections of Obama's EPA.
Obama says that more domestic drilling is not the answer. But it is. Even with his stubborn refusal to issue deep-water drilling permits, American oil production is slated to rise by 2 million barrels of oil per day — an increase of about 25 percent — over the next two years. Canadian production will rise by 1 million barrels, assuming we can get it to the United States over Obama's objections.
Globally, a 3 million-barrel increase in oil production would be huge — about a 4 percent increase in global supply. Those 3 million new North American barrels will make it possible for the United States to cut off all imports from the nations that hate us: Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Russia, Algeria.
By 2020, we can be the new Saudi Arabia — providing the world's oil needs — if only Obama would get out of the way.
Peter Morici, professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former chief economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission, points out that domestic oil production lowers prices in the United States. He points out, for example, that Texas oil is selling for $17 less than oil from the North Sea off the United Kingdom. He says "this indicates the U.S. market is becoming somewhat separate and less wholly determined by global conditions; hence, more domestic production and increased access to Canadian oil would lower U.S. oil and prices — more drilling in the Gulf and elsewhere in North America, and the Keystone pipeline, would significantly affect gas prices and employment."
For Obama, the risks are even greater. The surge in oil prices that will follow speculation about an Israeli attack on Iran — and the huge increase that will take place if there is an actual attack — will derail his so-called recovery. And everyone will know where to place the blame.


Our University's past is marred by controversial leaders and decisions which have shaped the way our school has interacted with not just its students, but also with Baltimore. As students researchers at this event noted, the stories of those enslaved are often erased or shrouded from our recorded histories and present memories. With that in mind, we would like to take an honest look at other facets of our University's past and how we reconcile an often dubious history with the values we aspire to hold onto today.
The most salient example of this reconciliation is how our City dealt with its Confederate monuments. After white nationalists marched on Charlottesville this past year to protest the removal of Confederate monuments, cities across the country took down the statues that memorialized generals who fought on the side of slavery. Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered the removal of the Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson statues in Wyman Park Dell, only half a mile away from campus. The City's decision to take down the monuments shows that we must continue to reckon with the shameful parts of our nation's history.
There are buildings and programs on our campus that also bear the hallmarks of a racist and hateful past. With names like Woodrow Wilson and Isaiah Bowman adorning parts of our campus life, we must gauge whether the legacies of men like them are antithetical to the values that we as an institution seek to embody today.
Woodrow Wilson, whose name is honored by the Wilson House in AMR I as well as the Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship, is known for his legacy of racist practices during his tenure as the 28th president of the United States. He oversaw the resegregation of the federal government, firing black supervisors and workers. Wilson's most famous book, A History of the American People, was sympathetic to the Ku Klux Klan and identified strongly with "Lost Cause" mythology, which championed the Confederate South over the North.
Isaiah Bowman was our fifth University president and was notoriously anti-Semitic. In the mid-1940s, at the height of WWII, Bowman established an anti-Jewish admissions quota that sprang from staunch anti-Semitism. Along with his hatred towards Jewish people, Bowman was also outspoken about his anti-black and homophobic views. His bust stands on display outside of Shriver Hall and Bowman Drive behind Gilman Hall bears his name.
At times, the legacies of the men who shaped our school's history may be more nuanced. Milton S. Eisenhower, our University's eighth president and the eponym for our library, was also the head of the War Relocation Authority which was charged with the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans in WWII. Despite facilitating one of the largest violations of civil liberties in 20th century America, Eisenhower held personal misgivings about the policy and tried to mitigate its detrimental effects by, for example, proposing that women and children should not be relocated. He resigned as the program's director after 90 days. Unlike Wilson and Bowman, Eisenhower leaves a more nuanced and complicated legacy. Do we judge these historical figures by the standards of their time or our own?
Looking beyond the names that honor controversial figures on Homewood campus, we must continue to examine our University's troubled relationship with Baltimore as well.
The Kennedy-Krieger Institute, which is located in East Baltimore, created an experiment in the 1990s to study how higher blood lead levels affected childhood development. The Institute intentionally chose mostly minority families as participants to live in lead-painted housing. Lead paint poisoning in children can lead to severe developmental delays, including damage in the brain that can cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and increased aggression.
More than 100 families were used as "canaries in coal mines" to learn more about the damaging effects of lead poisoning, and while this led to a 93 percent drop in lead poisoning in Baltimore, the experiment was wildly unethical. From stealing Henrietta Lacks' cells to the Guatemala syphilis experiment, our school has had, at the very least, ties to exploitative and troubling research.
As Hopkins students, it is easy to become enchanted by our elite education and the grandeur of the brick and marble buildings on campus. Yet it is important to remember the mistakes of the people who have led and worked for our University. As we walk through the Homewood or East Baltimore campuses, we should know what the names and institutions around us represent and the people they have hurt. This critical look at our past gives us the opportunity to understand how to build a better future.


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Q: Isotope Filter mootools I am trying to make isotope works with filter the same elements but by two ways, one is filter by links and the other filter by buttons like a carrusel. The links will filter the subgrups, I have 4 groups plus the all elements, and when I click each one just want to show the first two elements of the group and by the left right arrow buttons the next and before elements. I made the group filter works but the carrusell I dont know why I cant...Thanks if anyone can help me with an example.
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            if (related) {
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                    itemSelector: '.item',
                    layoutMode: 'fitRows',
                    sortAscending: {
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1. TIME's article on the role classical music played in the civil rights movement.
On contralto Marian Anderson's Met performance and how it impacted history.
2. WUOL's award-winning African American Voices series.
The series contains 13 three-minute radio features highlighting the work of a phenomenal selection of African American performers and composers.
3. Salon97's 2012 podcast featuring composer William Grant Still.
The Dean of African American Composers was incredible. His music still is.
An in-depth look at the work of 52 African American performers. A great resource!


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Barilius bendelisis är en fiskart som först beskrevs av Hamilton, 1807.  Barilius bendelisis ingår i släktet Barilius och familjen karpfiskar. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som livskraftig. Inga underarter finns listade.

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ANNE SCHREIBER is a graduate in Science Education from Cornell University and began her career as an elementary school teacher. She wrote the science content for the Magic School Bus television series. She has written more than a dozen books for young children. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth's crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne Schreiber's narrative gives readers a little of the science, a little of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographic photography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive with vivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steaming seawater.
Titre: National Geographic Readers: Volcanoes!


The Explorer Post 111 is a chartered by the Boys Scout of America, and it is a youth career exploration program. It was established in 1986 under the direction of the Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance. It provides an opportunity for youth ages 14 to 18 to explore EMS as a career. Participants, once becoming CPR Certified and trained how aid the ambulance staff, are allowed to ride on ambulance calls. Post 111 also plans community events like ARC blood drives and peer education.
The Explorers meet every other Monday at 7:00 PM during the academic year.