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Media wants to get personal – it just lacks the tools to do it
Changes to the media landscape are no surprise. Just take a look at your own consumption – perhaps some radio in the morning and a daily newspaper en route to the office, email alerts in your inbox and a log-in to several publishers' websites.
Add in mobile access, viewing of usergenerated content and file sharing, and things get very complicated.
Now consider how media owners should respond to this shift in behaviour. While it is clear that consumers will trade personal data for access to content, they expect security and service in return. Contextual content and advertising is part of that. The emergence of a recommendation culture is also disrupting the traditional role of many media owners as arbiters of choice, unless they can re-mediate the connection between brands and consumers.
Oracle Communications identified these trends in a report, Capitalising on the Digital Age, published last year in partnership with The Future Laboratory. Twelve months on, it has surveyed 50 media firms across EMEA about their capability to deliver against the new customer-centric, multi-channel future.
The latest study, State of Readiness, reveals a strong desire to embrace the way consumers want to access content, but significant gaps in the infrastructure to enable these new behaviours. Ensuring information security as a starting point has been recognised by threequarters of companies in this sector. That forms the bedrock for building trust, pulling consumers into new channels and sustaining a commercial relationship with them.
What media owners want to do with that trust is reward customers through compelling experiences, tailored offerings and value-added services. But Gordon Rawling, director of EMEA marketing at Oracle Communications, points out: "There is a delta attached to that strategy. Now is not the time to lock down on where your business is going to be in this value chain."
Much of the debate about the new-look media industry has been around paid-for content versus advertiser-paid. Significantly, only just over a quarter of respondents in the survey are looking at building paywalls, and even then only around specific areas of content. Partnering with other content and service providers and finding ways to charge a premium to advertisers and consumers is where the real game is.
"One option is to become the recommender," says Rawling. "In order to take on that role, there are a lot of implications for the business, processes and enabling technologies." Media firms have, typically, built their business models around a more fixed, command-and-control approach where the consumer pays an annual subscription for access, for example.
Six out of ten media firms say they can now process subscriptions through online and mobile channels, and nearly seven out of ten can also handle one-off payments. Perhaps the most significant gap is around handling micropayments, which just one-quarter can process through digital channels. Because pay-per-view of content is one way media might find sustainable revenue streams, this is an obstacle.
"You can no longer say your business model is 'A' and stick with that for the next 25 years," says Rawling. "You could have A plus B and a bit of C. There is an opportunity to sit in a different place and decide the value of your information."
Oracle identifies some areas in which the inflexibility of payment systems may see media companies miss out on revenue. Streaming MTV videos and being able to offer the on-screen artist's current album or offering an England football shirt to viewers of an international match are examples it provides. Partnering with other organisations to allow this type of model is either already in place or being planned by the majority of firms.
Striking deals with other media owners and content providers is the relatively easy bit – although Rawling notes that while media owners have good skills around IP management and settlement, in sectors such as telecoms, this is lacking. More challenging is the need to translate customer and interaction data into intelligence that drives relationships.
"The raw volumes of data about customers that media have is exponentially greater than it has been historically," says Rawling. "That will only increase, bringing difficulties in processing it. Many companies can't do it quickly enough, but it needs to happen in real time."
Gaps in customer management systems were very evident in the survey. Not quite half of companies are able to monitor their customers' interactions across all channels. Even having this integrated view does not guarantee intelligencedriven service. At the moment, only one in five companies can provide recommendations to customers based on their interactions across all digital channels. Automated analysis of customer behaviour to spot trends is possible in only 18% of firms, and just 16% can get insight into individual customer behaviour.
Most media companies were set up in simpler times; even digital pure-plays sparked into life ten years ago. Before the social media explosion, content went one way – from professional creators to individual consumers. Business processes, payment systems and data management technology were all built around this model.
Bringing information from those new channels into the structured customer record is difficult. Three out of ten media firms admit they have to integrate information from multiple systems manually – barely a quarter have a holistic view of the customer with everything brought together into one place.
Without this information infrastructure, companies cannot track the total customer lifecycle, rather than dealing with each transaction or interaction as a one-off event. Because content is so easy to distribute, media firms face probably the greatest levels of fragmentation, even before they consider social networks.
Yet Rawling notes that the 24% of businesses in this sector that do hold a single customer view should not automatically be considered the leaders. "There is a lot to play for as to who can be the leaders in this place," he says. "Companies are starting from different strategies and abilities to build relationships."
Using customer management systems to drive recommendations – named by 38% of media owners as something they are enabled to do – is still up for grabs. But after fragmentation comes the risk of over-supply.
"There are only so many recommenders that can exist out there," says Rawling. "If you are looking to buy products and services, you can't listen to six recommenders or you will have to aggregate them yourself. You need one – that is the opportunity for publishers."
Getting into that leadership position demands a flexible approach and the right infrastructure. Data is a key asset to support the customer relationships that yield revenues through these new channels. Insight is the product of that data which tells the business if it is doing the right things.
What the Oracle report makes clear is that media firms understand where the market is, but they do not necessarily have the tools to benefit from that insight. But help is at hand. Rawling adds: "From our perspective, it is about removing barriers to providing these new services."
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for more information).

Note that QCubed will ignore some parts of the .po file format, including any
delimiters in the comments (e.g. references, flags, fuzzy, etc.)

For examples or a starting point of these files, please refer to the distributed
language files in `/vendor/qcubed/qcubed/includes/i18n/`.

The QI18n translator will process files in both this directory as well as
language files in the QCubed core.  Moreover, the translator will take into
account the country code wherever applicable.

For example, if we are running with a Language Code of "en" and a Country Code
of "us", then the PoParser will process the following files in this order (where
subsequent files will override any defined tokens in previous ones):
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For the first time ever Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked the House Intelligence Committee for a transcript. And that transcript is of testimony given by former Trump advisor and longtime Trump BFF Roger Stone, as the Washington Post reports.
The Post calls it "a sign that prosecutors could be moving to charge him with a crime."
"The move suggests that the special counsel is moving to finalize his months-long investigation of Stone — a key part of Mueller's inquiry into whether anyone in President Trump's orbit coordinated with the Russians."
Roger Stone "has given conflicting accounts about what prompted him to accurately predict during the 2016 race that WikiLeaks was going to unleash material that would hurt Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton."
Legal experts say Mueller may be getting ready to charge Stone.


Java has improved its process API in Java 9 version that helps to manage and control operating system processes.
In earlier versions, it was complex to manage and control operating system processes by using Java programming. Now, new classes and interfaces are added to perform this task.
New methods are added to the java.lang.Process class that are tabled below.
boolean supportsNormalTermination() It returns true if the implementation of destroy() is to normally terminate the process, else returns false.
ProcessHandle toHandle() It returns a ProcessHandle for the Process.
long pid() It returns the native process ID of the process.
Stream<ProcessHandle> children() It returns a snapshot of the direct children of the process.
Stream<ProcessHandle> descendants() It returns a snapshot of the descendants of the process.
ProcessHandle.Info info() It returns a snapshot of information about the process.
CompletableFuture<Process> onExit() It returns a CompletableFuture<Process> for the termination of the Process.
New interfaces ProcessHandle and ProcessHandle.Info are added.
ProcessHandle helps to handle and control processes. We can monitor processes, list its children, get information etc.
This interface contains static factory methods that return instances that are value-based, immutable and thread-safe.
This interface contains the following methods.
static Stream<ProcessHandle> allProcesses() It returns a snapshot of all processes visible to the current process.
Stream<ProcessHandle> children() It returns a snapshot of the current direct children of the process.
int compareTo(ProcessHandle other) It compares this ProcessHandle with the specified ProcessHandle for order.
static ProcessHandle current() It returns a ProcessHandle for the current process.
boolean destroy() It requests the process to be killed.
boolean destroyForcibly() It requests the process to be killed forcibly.
boolean equals(Object other) It returns true if other object is non-null, is of the same implementation, and represents the same system process; otherwise it It returns false.
int hashCode() It returns a hash code value for this ProcessHandle.
boolean isAlive() It tests whether the process represented by this ProcessHandle is alive.
static Optional<ProcessHandle> of(long pid) It returns an Optional<ProcessHandle> for an existing native process.
CompletableFuture<ProcessHandle> onExit() It returns a CompletableFuture<ProcessHandle> for the termination of the process.
Optional<ProcessHandle> parent() It returns an Optional<ProcessHandle> for the parent process.
boolean supportsNormalTermination() It returns true if the implementation of destroy() normally terminates the process.
It is added to Java 9, and used to provide information about the process. It is nested interface of ProcessHandle interface.
Optional<String> arguments() It returns an array of Strings of the arguments of the process.
Optional<String> command() It returns the executable pathname of the process.
Optional<String> commandLine() It returns the command line of the process.
Optional<Instant> startInstant() It returns the start time of the process.
Optional<Duration> totalCpuDuration() It returns the total cputime accumulated of the process.
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Q: Is there an equivalent class to HtmlTextWriter in dotnet core/corefx? Many libraries that create html rely on HtmlTextWriter. Is there an equivalent to this class in the new corefx?
Here are a few projects that rely on HtmlTextWriter:
https://github.com/darthfubumvc/htmltags
https://fluenttags.codeplex.com/
An alternative question might be: "What is the best way to generate html using dotnet core / corefx?"

A: There's a super easy fix that I've tested working on .NET core 3.1 and .NET 5. Just install NuGet package HtmlTextWriter in your .NET core project and that's it.

A: .NET Core 2.0 does not support HtmlTextWriter class.
You could work around this by moving your logic, which uses HtmlTextWriter, to the class library .NET Standard 2.0. Then you will be able to reference this class library from both - .NET Core and .NET Framework projects.

A: You can use a normal TextWriter with extension-methods if you don't care about formatting and indentation or tabs.
Using extension-methods to add-back WriteBeginTag and others will give you source-level compatibility, but because you're still using TextWriter without additional state you won't be able to correctly implement indentation unless you store your indentation state in a separate object and carry it around with the TextWriter (I did think about using thread-local-storage to make it implicit, but as ASP.NET Core uses async a lot I don't think it's wise to use thread-local-storage for this purpose).

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Posted by Megan Lewton on April 11, 2019 in News, Top Stories, University News.
Ferris Department of Public Safety is searching for a suspect involved in an unlawful entry in McNerney Hall Thursday, April 11.
According to an FSU Emergency Alert, the suspect is Carlos Watkins Jr. Watkins is a 21-year-old black male and can be seen in the photos above.
It is believed Watkins is still on campus.
To report any information, contact Ferris DPS at 231-591-5000.


"Mapping Monthly Distribution of Daily Light Integrals Across China" by Youping Sun, Yibing Sun et al.
Daily light integral( DLI,( mol /( m2·d)) is the total amount of photo synthetically active radiation received over a 24- hour period. It is a useful light measurement related to plant growth. To provide an estimate of the light quantities delivered to different locations across the country throughout the year, contour maps were developed using solar global-horizontal radiation data recorded from 1973 to 2002 at 45 meteorological observation stations in China. The maps demonstrated the mean daily light integral for each month of the year across the contiguous China. Northern China received the lowest DLI of 5 ~ 10 mol /( m2·d) in December, while northwestern China had the highest DLI of 45 ~ 50 mol /( m2·d) in May, June, and July. From October through March, DLI primarily differed between northern and southern China, while from May to August DLI varied between eastern and western China. The DLI changed quickly during the months before and after the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. These contour maps can be used to estimate the necessity and / or amount of supplemental lighting inside greenhouses in various geographical locations.


GTF refers to Glucose Tolerance Factor. Chromium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels.Zinc is a mineral essential to many body processes including the maintenance of normal cognitive function, vision, fertility and reproduction, hair, skin and nails and the immune system. Zinc also contributes to the normal metabolism of fatty acids and macronutrients.
INGREDIENTS: one vegetarian capsule provides: Chromium (picolinate) 200ug Zinc (picolinate) 10mg Alpha lipoic acid 10mg In a base of alfalfa, spirulina & bilberry.


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Appeal challenges legality of Michigan regents' secretive "pre-meeting meetings"
May 26, 2016 September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte
People don't attend university board meetings expecting a Six Flags thrill ride. But in Michigan, journalists began noticing that the meetings weren't just dull. They seemed… staged. Scripted, even.
It turns out that there's an unwritten but powerfully honored tradition for the governing boards of Michigan universities to hold secret "pre-meeting meetings" at which all the real decisions get made. What the public gets to see is every bit as suspenseful and spontaneous as professional wrestling, only without the flying dropkicks.
Nothing of substance gets discussed. Every vote is unanimous.
The Detroit newspapers finally had enough, and took Michigan's famously secretive university system to court. But last month, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that state universities have essentially limitless discretion to decide which meetings qualify as "formal" meetings that constitutionally must be open to the public.
The court's April 26 opinion relies entirely on a prior Michigan Supreme Court ruling in the context of university presidential searches.
In that case, Federated Publications, Inc. v. Board and Trustees of Michigan State University, the court held that Michigan's (mercifully) unique constitutional structure gives the university system near-total autonomy from the legislature, so that the Open Meetings Act is more of a suggestion than a requirement.
The new case, Detroit Free Press v. University of Michigan Regents, extends the court's 1999 ruling to all meetings of university regents, not just those involving presidential searches:
The Constitution permits defendant to hold informal meetings in private; defendant is only required to hold its formal meetings in public. We are simply not empowered to evaluate whether that is good policy or, for that matter, take any action on the basis of whether we might believe it to be.
Attorneys for the Detroit newspapers are petitioning Michigan's Supreme Court to review the decision. It should – but regardless of the outcome of the case, Michigan needs to reexamine the privileged constitutional status afforded to universities, which has made them (even by university standards, which is saying something) assertively hostile to public accountability. Legislators have made several failed tries to reform the constitutional infirmity that allows Michigan universities to run amok, most recently in 2015, but lobbyists for the universities have, unsurprisingly, managed to bottle up each attempt.
Tagged Detroit Free Press, Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Open Meetings Act, Michigan State University, open-meetings, recent-news

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Which old bar do you prefer around New York City?
It's time to cast your vote in the newest Golden Local debate.
This time around, we're asking you which old bar you prefer in New York City.
It's hard to walk into McSorley's Old Ale House and not feel like you're in a history class. Situated on 7th Street on the Lower East Side, the bar is so old that Abe Lincoln of all people has been served here.
Up the road a few blocks, Old Town Bar offers a no-frills experience of its own on 18th Street. Many go for the burgers and stay for the cold beer.
McSorley's and Old Town Bar aren't too far away from each other, so maybe you can tip one back at both joints this weekend and report back to us.
Each has its place in the hearts of many local bar enthusiasts, but only one can win the Golden Local. Cast your vote and weigh in with comments here.


Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club President Dennis Johnson gives a check to Annie Fortnum.
Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club at its meeting last week presented a donation to Annie Fortnum, founder of Annie's Kitchen, a weekly community dinner served from 5-6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the Edmonds Lutheran Church fellowship hall.
Everyone is invited — the hungry, homeless, lonely, neighbors, families, church folks, folks from other churches — and 150 people share a meal on any given Wednesday evening. The kitchen crew of volunteers start prepping about noon, with various shifts of workers coming and going throughout the day — cooking, chopping, peeling, tossing — until a hot, home-cooked, nutritious and hearty meal is ready. The tables are set, the milk is poured. The guests arrive, and all are fed. There is also a children's play, crafts, and homework area.
For more information, or to volunteer, email [email protected] .
Attached is a picture of the Dennis Johnson, the President of the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club, giving a check to Annie.


We classify our rides based on riding level (beginner to advanced) and riding style (e.g. crosscountry, all-mountain, downhill, skills, cardio/fitness). This can be confusing, especially if you are new to the club and mountain biking. Our ride hosts do their best to describe the ride they are hosting so that you know what to expect and can pick the type of ride you like.
We invite you to participate in rides at or easier than your current riding level. For example, we love it when our intermediate and advanced members attend beginner level rides to give their support to our beginner members. When you feel ready to progress to the next level, contact the ride host and tell them that this will be your first time riding at the new level. If you're not sure about your level, feel free to contact the host.
Rides dates are typically added to our calendar once a month and posted to our Facebook page a few days prior to each ride. To let the host know you will be attending, add a comment to the post. If you are subsequently unable to attend, please let the ride host know – remember that the person hosting the ride is volunteering their time.
We recommend that you re-check the Facebook page the day before the ride to ensure there have not been any changes.


If you spend so much time in your car that it feels like a second home, then why not buy some gadgets to make your drive that much easier and fun? There are so many great car gadgets out on the market today. Here are four essential car gadgets you really should think about getting.


Katherine Bouman sexists, YouTube's algorithm is under fire.
Shortly after Katie Bouman was credited with helping produce the first-ever image of a black hole, one of her male colleagues had to defend the 29-year-old computer scientist from "awful and sexist" attacks that said he, in fact, deserved the praise.
Andrew Chael, who was also a member of the team behind the historic discovery, didn't mince words as he defended Bouman on Twitter.
He continued: "With a few others, Katie also developed the imaging framework that rigorously tested all three codes and shaped the entire paper. [A]s a result, this is probably the most vetted image in the history of radio interferometry.
Some pointed to data from the computer coding service GitHub as proof that Chael had done at least "90 percent" of the work.
But Chael, the "primary author of one piece of software that worked on imaging the black hole," was having none of it and denied writing that many lines of code, according to The Washington Post.
While many media outlets heralded Bouman as the woman "behind" the black hole image or the person responsible "for making it happen," she never took sole credit for the momentous scientific leap.
Bouman played an important role by helping "form the algorithm that made the visualization (of the black hole) a reality," as reported by CBS News.
Her's was one of "several" algorithms that helped produce the image of an all-consuming black hole.
"We developed ways to generate synthetic data and used different algorithms and tested blindly to see if we can recover an image," Bouman said, according to CNN.
After all, it took about 200 researchers — around 40 of them women — to notch another scientific milestone, The New York Times reported.
Sara Issaoun, a graduate student who was a part of the research, said "the diversity and group effort and the breadth of our collaboration, I think, is worth celebration," according to The New York Times.
Chael, who is openly gay, told The Washington Post that it was "ironic" that people were pitting one member of a disenfranchised community against another.
He ended his Twitter thread by making one thing clear: He wasn't interested in compliments that only served to undermine Bouman's contributions.


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Dr. Todd Doyle Elected as New York Oncology Hematology Practice President
Region's Largest Cancer Provider Welcomes Well-Renowned Radiation Oncologist to Lead the Practice
New York Oncology Hematology (NYOH) recently announced that its board of directors elected Dr. Todd Doyle to serve as the next practice president. Dr. Doyle, a radiation oncologist at NYOH, has served on the practice's board of directors for ten years and currently serves as the chairperson of the U.S. Oncology Radiation Executive Committee and is a member of the National Policy Board's executive committee.
As practice president, Dr. Doyle will lead NYOH in strategy, operations, finance, and clinical practice decisions.
"Serving as NYOH's next practice president is truly an honor. As a practice, we've proven our resilience in overcoming obstacles, including a global pandemic, rising to the occasion to continue to provide the consistent quality care our patients deserve and expect. Our success is attributed to effective leadership, which I will whole-heartedly strive to maintain as I serve as practice president," said Dr. Todd Doyle, incoming NYOH practice president.
Dr. Doyle replaces Dr. Ira Zackon, who served as NYOH president for five years and recently stepped down as practice president to relocate outside the Capital Region. Dr. Zackon will continue to see patients via telehealth appointments and serve in a consulting capacity to the board of directors.
Dr. Ira Zackon, outgoing practice president, said, "Stepping down as practice president is bittersweet. It has been a privilege and rewarding experience to be the physician leader these last five years and working closely with our practice administration and leadership in an always changing health care environment, let alone a pandemic over this past year. We have grown our physicians and specialists, our holistic provider care teams, and our cancer research, always staying on the leading edge of cancer therapies in the service of our patients. Now, I pass the torch to my successor, Dr. Doyle, who undoubtedly, under his leadership, will continue to lead and grow our mission of excellence in cancer care for our region."
"I'm excited to welcome Dr. Doyle as the next practice president and look forward to working with him to continue to advance the practice to continue to be one of the leading cancer care providers in the Capital Region," said Sabrina Mosseau, executive director of NYOH.
In addition to electing Dr. Doyle as the board of director and practice president, the board of directors welcomes Dr. Arsyl De Jesus as vice president, Dr. Karen Tedesco as treasurer, and Dr. Makenzi Evangelist as secretary as its 2021 slate of officers.
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I build Lego models for a living. Here's how I landed the job and what it's like.
Perri Ormont Blumberg
Ryan Wood.
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Ryan Wood, 37, is the model-shop manager at Legoland in Hudson Valley, NY.
Wood's team is responsible for bringing 15,000 models to life and keeping them in working order.
Here's his career journey and advice to aspiring theme-park pros, as told to Perri Ormont Blumberg.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Wood, a 37-year-old model-shop manager at Legoland New York from Los Angeles, California. It has been edited for length and clarity.
As a lifelong Lego hobbyist, I was encouraged by two close friends who were master model builders at Legoland California to enter a model builder tryout in 2009 for a top-secret Lego model production facility.
It entailed speed and accuracy challenges and team- and creative-build sessions. The field of talented applicants was whittled down over the course of two days, and the final creative build took place in the park with guests and cameras under the warm SoCal sun. I look back fondly at that competition as the day I met some of my best friends.
I was hired from the tryout and worked as a model builder, then a model designer, where I produced tons of Lego models for theme parks and Legoland Discovery Centers around the world. Then I took leadership roles as a team lead and production supervisor in California and Florida before landing the role of model-shop manager with Legoland New York Resort in the Hudson Valley in early 2020.
It's worth noting that I tried out to be a model builder with Legoland in 2006 and didn't make it past the first round of build trials
Wood in the model-builder search competition in 2009.
I just didn't have what they were looking for at the time. Although disappointing in the short term, it was a foot in the door with the network of Legoland employees, who would ultimately offer me a job.
The trajectory of my life changed upon getting the role the second time I tried out. After the first time in 2006, I spent three years completing my degree, as well as reinforcing my relationships in the fan community and within Legoland Parks in ways that pushed me to be a better builder.
I collaborated with builders from around the world to display together at Lego fan conventions. By the time I got my second chance in 2009, I'd acquired skills that helped to make me a stronger candidate.
If I'd given up after the first time, who knows where I'd be now? That's something my wife and I try to reinforce with our four kids: They should always keep trying.
My plucky team of 5 starts every day at 7 a.m., about 3 hours before guests enter our gates
A Lego proposal in Miniland.
We do a circuit around the entire resort to review any overnight disturbances or damage from natural causes like weather or curious critters, although none has done any major harm to any of our models.
A large portion of our time is spent in Miniland, the heart of every Legoland park that features eight clusters of cities from across the US, all made out of 22 million Lego pieces. We check all of Miniland's mechanical features to ensure they're in working order. We then check the sculpted Lego models within the other six "lands" of our resort.
Our rounds during the day include a trip to the Legoland Hotel, where we inspect all 150 models in the common areas, as well as any of the 1,900 models in the guest rooms that might need attention.
When we're not hustling around the 150-acre site, we're in our back-of-house model shop repairing any damaged models and coming up with new creations
Miniland at Legoland New York.
My team loves building new Miniland vehicles, small seasonal models to hide throughout the displays, and Miniland-scale recreations of some big sculpted Lego models you can find elsewhere in the park.
That giant, 27-foot crocodile sleeping in his tent in Lego Pirates? You might see the seven-inch-long version hanging out alongside the Mississippi River in the New Orleans area of Miniland.
During our Halloween Brick-or-Treat event last year, I designed a Lego Minifigure ghost model, and we built 24 copies of it to hide all over Miniland for guests to find. It was fun interacting with guests to find out how many they'd discovered and giving them tips to find some of the trickier ones. We also learned that some repeat visitors had turned our other Miniland Halloween creations into unofficial bonus scavenger hunts.
Every one of our employees — or 'model citizens,' as we call them — wears a Lego brick badge on their uniform shirt
Wood in front of a Lego neighborhood with his brick badge.
Mine, of course, is a supersized "Ryan" badge. It attracted a little too much attention, and now I get asked to make custom brick badges for a flood of fellow employees.
My team's favorite part of the job is coming up with ideas and building new creations to surprise and delight our guests, and that's just what we're doing as we look ahead to next year. [Editor's note: The park is typically open from early spring through November.]
We're also tackling the normal wear and tear that happens to our Lego models during a busy operating season, and we're available for seasonal requests. If Legoland Hotel wants a Lego mailbox for kids to mail letters to Santa, we're happy to build it. If our Brick-or-Treat Halloween event calls for a gaggle of Lego ghosts to haunt Miniland … who you gonna call?
I've been fortunate to participate in the hiring of more than 100 model builders and designers during my 12 years with Merlin Entertainments
Anyone can say they're a Lego fan in their resume. Prove it in your portfolio with as many kinds of models as possible. (Luckily, my own recruiter saw past my portfolio full of Lego spaceships.)
Builders can be right-brained artists or left-brained mathematicians, but both can excel equally. There's no four-year degree that makes you more or less likely to become a model builder — all you need is a love of Legos.
Finally, just keep creating
Some of the best builders I know had barely put two bricks together before getting the job but were able to utilize their creative backgrounds and previous work experience to evolve what it means to be a master model builder.
Two of my Legoland New York team members come to mind. On paper, neither of them had had any Lego work to speak of. Tom had spent 30 years with USPS but had a gigantic Lego city built at home.
Danielle had worked a variety of jobs, including loan-servicing specialist and flood-insurance rep, and at one point she even performed as a mermaid, but she didn't buy her first Lego set until she began working at Legoland.
Both of them, however, brought a level of passion, roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic, and an intriguing set of skills from their professional and hobbyist work that complemented not only each other but the rest of the team.
If at first you don't succeed, keep trying. Some of the most successful master builders I know didn't get the job on their first try. I'm one of them.
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Geothermal energy production provides a highly efficient and stable source of heat and power with limited environmental impact (small footprint and low emissions). Waste heat from energy production provides an opportunity for economic growth in other sectors and most importantly, provides independence and sustainable farming opportunities in remote communities.
Production of geothermal energy involves using the heat from the Earth to provide heat and electricity for our use at the surface.
by conduction of heat from the Earth's molten core (17%).
There is presently enough heat energy stored in the crust of the Earth to last us almost 10 million years!
Although residential-scale heating is a form of geothermal energy (called geo-exchange), geothermal energy is commonly used at a much larger scale to generate electricity that can power communities or industrial use.
Unlike drilling for petroleum resources (which deplete over time), a properly managed geothermal system can sustain itself indefinitely without the need to drill more wells.
how do we access this heat?
The Earth has an average geothermal gradient of 25°C per kilometre - which means that the temperature increases 25°C every kilometre we travel into the Earth. Nearer to plate boundaries, the geothermal gradient is much higher (and nearer to the continental interior, the geothermal gradient is much lower). Generally, we aim to drill in areas of high geothermal gradient (so we can access the highest heat at the shallowest depths).
Canada is the only country located on the Pacific Ring of Fire that does not presently use geothermal energy for power production.
It is generally accepted that this is because nationally, we have indulged in our relatively abundant and therefore cheap petroleum resources.
Although Canada has not yet developed its geothermal resources for power generation, North American contributes 35% of the global geothermal power production (which totals 12,635 MW).
The United States are the #1 producers of geothermal energy in the world, yet it only accounts for 0.03% of national electricity production!
In the Philippines, geothermal energy accounts for 27% of electricity.
In Kenya, geothermal energy accounts for 51% of electricity!
Steam drives a turbine to create electricity in a binary or flash power plant.
In Canada today, geothermal energy is not used to create electricity. One reason is that there are limited sales markets. Our utilities are distributed by Crown Corporations who must administer power purchase agreements if electricity is to be contributed by private entities.
Also, we have established almost 100 years of policy evolution in the petroleum industry. Provinces with limited petroleum reserves have utilized rivers and streams to access hydroelectric power. It is natural that there would be resistance to change from these well-established systems.
As petroleum reserves are dwindling and we are consuming at a rate that is no longer practically served by our hydroelectric systems, it is difficult to access alternative energy sources within our existing political framework. This results in a prolonged regulatory process and complicated leasing and permitting practices.
It is generally accepted that developing geothermal resources requires a high degree of upfront capital. Given that Kenya is the #1 per capita producer of geothermal energy (whilst being on the lower end of the list of national per capita GDP), we might imply that the upfront capital cost is relative to other available resource options. In Canada, there are financing options available in the petroleum, mining and wind energy industries, which create tax incentives for the investor and do not apply to other industries.
To make changes to our present government policy, people need to understand and advocate for their energy options.
CanGEA has created an automatic form that sends a letter on your behalf to your elected officials. The letter advocates for geothermal energy's potential and encourages policy changes that will allow for its development. All you have to do is fill out your name, email address and postal code!


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A volume of fluid method for simulating fluid/fluid interfaces in contact with solid boundaries
Kyle Mahady, Shahriar Afkhami, Lou Kondic
In this paper, we present a novel approach to model the fluid/solid interaction forces in a direct solver of the Navier-Stokes equations based on the volume of fluid interface tracking method. The key ingredient of the model is the explicit inclusion of the fluid/solid interaction forces into the governing equations. We show that the interaction forces lead to a partial wetting condition and in particular to a natural definition of the equilibrium contact angle. We present two numerical methods to discretize the interaction forces that enter the model; these two approaches differ in complexity and convergence. To validate the computational framework, we consider the application of these models to simulate two-dimensional drops at equilibrium, as well as drop spreading. We demonstrate that the model, by including the underlying physics, captures contact line dynamics for arbitrary contact angles. More generally, the approach permits novel means to study contact lines, as well as a diverse range of phenomena that previously could not be addressed in direct simulations.
Journal of Computational Physics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2015.03.051
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Mahady, K., Afkhami, S., & Kondic, L. (2015). A volume of fluid method for simulating fluid/fluid interfaces in contact with solid boundaries. Journal of Computational Physics, 294, 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2015.03.051
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Q: Preventing unwanted animations in iOS I am attempting to animate the height of my UITableView in a smooth manner. That's working fine, however there is a bizarre side effect I am having trouble eliminating and that is as new cells are shown in the table view while it is expanding, those cells are animating their "construction". For example, some of the labels appear to "slide in" from an edge of the cell.
This is completely undesired and looks horrible. This has been a recurring problem for me and I'd like to know what the proper solution is for dealing with this.
I've tried encapsulating various things in [UIView performWithoutAnimation:], but it's never obvious where or at what point I should be wrapping things in this, and it seems to only fix some of the animations, not all of them.
Is there an accepted best practice for preventing unwanted animations in iOS?


Urban Jürgensen has created a limited edition version of its 1140 PT L with a blue dial in a run of just 30 pieces.
The model has many of the features of the Jurgensen 1745 collection including Urban Jϋrgensen hand-made hour and minute hands, a guilloché dial, white gold appliques and the in-house hand-wound P4 movement.
The white gold Urban Jürgensen hands are cut from solid white gold and manually finished by hand to ensure a the correct shape and fit.
The watch has a contemporary 40mm classical case design in platinum with teardrop shaped lugs and stepped bezel.
Urban Jürgensen considers itself a master of guilloché dials. In the new model each dial requires up to 700 operations and takes two full days of hand work to complete on a guilloché lathe. Only then can the Urban Jurgensen blue, and indexes and logo are applied.
The Urban Jürgensen numerals cannot be stamped out. They are cut in several cutting processes from a solid gold sheet to arrive at the final shape, followed by a delicate polishing process finished by hand to arrive at the fine "bombé" pillow shaped profile. And because they are so fine in the details, no two sets on two dials are identical.


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Bud Aluminum Bottles, has anyone tried these yet for bottling?
Brewers Log - What do you like to track?
Dead yeast in the fermenter... any hope?
Jim Koch method of priming?
using bakers yeast instead of brewers yeast?


Based on a 5 year average and a race date of March 26th, Fayetteville, NC can expect temperatures between 58℉ and 73℉ with humidity around 27% and precipitation of 0".
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The thicker the substance, the less viscous (runny) it is.
This Science quiz is called 'Investigations 3' and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at middle school. Playing educational quizzes is a fabulous way to learn if you are in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade - aged 11 to 14.
Deciding how to carry out an investigation can be tricky. Which variables should you keep the same and which ones should you measure? Added to that are the collection of results - how should you record them and how can you work out what you've learned? The more experiments you do - not just at school, but at home or outside too - the better you will get at doing them. Experience is a great teacher!
You have built a catapult as part of an investigation of forces. Changing the mass (weight) of the object you place in the catapult could test which of the following?
Using a catapult to investigate whether weight affects the distance the object is propelled, what would you need to measure in order to collect results?
If you were investigating how well water dissolves different materials, how should you design the investigation?
If you were investigating how well water dissolves different materials, you would need to add solute (the material being dissolved) until the water reached what point?
If you were investigating how well water dissolves different materials, what would you measure?
What unit would you use to measure the amount of a solute which can be dissolved in water?
If you were investigating the viscosity ('runny-ness') of different substances, which of the following could you do?
If you were investigating the viscosity ('runny-ness') of different substances by allowing them to 'run' down a surface, what variable would you measure?
Which unit would you use to measure the time substances take to 'run' down a surface?
Which one of the following could be a conclusion for an investigation into the viscosity (runny-ness) of substances?


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Home > Pro > Hayton, Kirk highlight Coyotes' impressive draft haul
Hayton, Kirk highlight Coyotes' impressive draft haul
The Arizona Coyotes continued to stockpile high-end prospects at the 2018 NHL Draft on June 22-23 in Dallas.
All in all, the Coyotes added nine players to the pipeline, starting with first-round pick Barrett Hayton, a talented forward from the OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds who put up 60 points in 63 games last season.
"I got a great feel from Arizona through the interview process, so I knew there was a chance," said Hayton, who went fifth overall. "When I heard my name called, it was unbelievable. It's something you can't really put into words. Really the only thing I can say is it's a dream come true."
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Still, even after talks with the Coyotes brass, Hayton was never 100 percent sure he'd hear his name from Coyotes GM John Chayka on draft day.
"We talked a lot about their organization and the steps that they have in place, and I feel they have an amazing future ahead," said Hayton, an 18-year-old from Peterborough, Ont., who was also the first Canadian taken at the draft. "You never really know with drafts, but I can't put it to words how happy I am. The direction in which their organization is going, I can't lie, it was the organization I wanted to go to the most. So it's just amazing. I'm a big hockey fan myself, so just keeping up with the core group they have, it's just a special group. I don't know any of them personally, but obviously from watching a ton of hockey myself, I know a fair amount about the way they play."
The trip to Dallas was also a family event for Hayton (pictured), who signed with the Coyotes last month.
"My entire family was there in Dallas," Hayton said. "My mom and my dad and my sister were there, so it's a special event for me, for sure, and I was just very excited to be able to celebrate with them with all they have done for me over the years."
Hayton, who popped 21 goals last season for the Greyhounds, said it's a fair assessment to call him a playmaking center.
"Yeah, I feel I'm a playmaker and a shooter," Hayton said. "I try to weigh my options. I feel that's where my hockey IQ comes into play. I feel my ability to play a complete game, my versatility in all the different situations is a big part of the player I am, and I think teams value that."
Last December when several veteran Sault Ste. Marie players went to represent their countries at the World Junior Championship, Hayton used that extra ice time to his advantage.
"That opportunity I had when those key guys were away at World Juniors was great," said Hayton. "That's the position I want to be, the go-to guy. That's where I strive to be. The experience I had when they were away and the chemistry I had with Morgan (Frost) was special."
The Coyotes also selected defenseman Kevin Bahl (OHL's Ottawa 67's, second round, 55th overall), forward Jan Jenik (Benatky N.J. in Czech Republic, third round, 65th overall), defenseman Ty Emberson (U.S. NTDP, third round, 73rd overall), goaltender Ivan Prosvetov (USHL's Youngstown Phantoms, fourth round, 114th overall), defenseman Mike Callahan (Youngstown, fifth round, 142nd overall), defenseman Dennis Busby (OHL's Flint Firebirds, fifth round, 145th overall), goaltender David Tendeck (WHL's Vancouver Giants, sixth round, 158th overall) and forward Liam Kirk (EIHL's Sheffield Steelers, seventh round, 189th overall).
In Kirk, the Coyotes made NHL history by drafting the first player to be born and trained in the United Kingdom.
"I don't have any words for it," Kirk told NHL.com. "I'm just very excited and really emotional."
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— Matt Mackinder
(Aug. 3, 2018)
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Inviting candidates to take a test is one of the most common activities for a recruiter on our site. Today we are launching a fully revamped test invite workflow to make this repetitive process more efficient for our users.
The new interface is shown in the screenshot below. The first thing you would notice is the entire interface has been cleaned up. We have also addressed some common concerns raised by our users. Finally we have added a few nifty new features as well!
As before you can paste a comma separated list of email addresses in the input box. With the new changes you will be able to review the added candidates and edit the list if you so wish. Duplicates are automatically purged from the list.
We also have a bulk upload facility, whereby you can select a CSV file containing name and email addresses in a specific format. When a CSV is selected, the invite form is populated with email ids in the file so you can review and process them.
We've always had a Preview Invite option that allowed you to see the format of an invite. Some of our users wanted more. So we added yet another way to keep tabs on what we send to candidates on your behalf. By checking the 'Send copy to myself' box you will be added to Cc: on the actual email sent to each candidate in your invite list. Beware! If you have 100 candidates in your invite list, you will receive 100 emails!
Our invite flow had some rarely used settings for some advanced users. In the new interface we have hidden those behind the 'advanced settings' link. Be sure to check that out, though. There are some useful features, like candidate tags, that can come in handy in some scenarios.
The biggest improvement, though, is not as visible as the above changes, but is guaranteed to be most useful to our heavy users. We have totally revamped the backend processing engine to ensure that your invite list is processed in the background. This means you can send invites to one thousand candidates at a time, and go on to attend to other things while our system processes the invite list. In the earlier flow, the browser would have hung waiting for the server to complete inviting everyone. It is likely the process would not even have completed successfully. We have fixed these problems for good.
As soon as you press Send Invites you will be taken to the 'Invited' page for that test, where status of invited candidates will start appearing as and when they are processed. Depending on the number of candidates you have invited, they might not all appear on the Invited page immediately. You may have to refresh the page a few times or come back to the page after attending to other pressing matters!
We are investing a lot of time into making your most common tasks intuitive and pain-free. Let us know what you think of this change, and any other changes you would like to see in the product!


Spring 2017 Open Day Beer List — Weird Beard Brew Co.
With the weekend fast approaching, we thought to whet your appetite for all the delicious beers that will be on offer at our brewery Open Day and Taproom.
Sunshine-sweet mix of summer-fruits and hops muddled with the banana and light spice quality you get of Belgian beers. We've made a sup-on all day long beer, inspired by our favourite Belgian bitter pale ale, that showcases "hot side" additions of whole leaf Motueka and Ella hops. A highlight at Hop City Festival Leeds last week, this beer is pouring first in London at our Open Day.
Number 5 in our 'Single Hop Series', hopped with Centennial and brewed with English Ale Yeast to kick out more fruitiness, this is a brewery favourite DIPA we release once a year. It is in-your-face hoppy, resinous, floral but mildly sweet to balance the bitterness.
This collab beer was brewed at Wild Weather Ales. An easy-drinking, fresh and zippy saison, with big Kaffir lime flavour. Zesty and floral with some white grape sweetness from Nelson Sauvin and lemony Sorachi Ace hops, it's very refreshing.
Brewed at the amazing Left Hand Brewing in Colorado, this is a black Witbier, inspired by the fact both us and Left Hand have beers called "Fade to Black". You get roasty dark malt character paired with crisp citrus from Curacao Orange Peel and spicy Coriander. A super small amount of this beer has made it over this side of the pond!
Launching this same weekend in Northern Ireland where the Ulsters are at, this is a brand spanking new and special beer. It is made of Veda (Irish malted) bread and has been barrel aged in The Quiet Man whiskey barrels. Expect sticky, date-y, malt flavours meets Irish dry porter paired with vanilla and oak sweetness. More info on this special brew can be found on the blog!
Our deliciously rich, complex and intense imperial stout that boasts dark, rich malts, coffee and molasses and is aged in the brewery for at least 6 months before release, will be tapped on cask at our Open Day. There will only be the one pin of this, so don't miss out to avoid disappointment!
For all general details, click here and join the event here!


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More can be done to prevent workplace fatalities: Alberta Federation of Labour
The province isn't doing enough to prevent deaths at the workplace.
Those comments come from the Alberta Federation of Labour after three people died on the job in the past week.
AFL President Gil McGowan says a website that posts information about an company's health and safety record doesn't go far enough because it doesn't contain the results of an inspection.
"The ministry has chosen to post something that they call a lost time claims ratio, which only covers about 15 per cent of recorded workplace injuries. Eighty-five per cent of injuries are not captured," he says.
McGowan welcomes more inspectors to keep tabs on worksites, but he says the new hires don't go far enough.
"Alberta has a higher proportion of people working in dangerous occupations like construction, oil and gas, and other high risk industries than other provinces do."
The AFL says there were workplace 76 deaths as of July 31st this year, up from 58 last year.
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Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM , December 02, 2020 17:54 IST
The taxes are a key source of revenue for the Palestinian Authority.
A Palestinian girl walks next to a donkey carte loaded with rocks in a slum on the outskirts of Khan Younis Refugee Camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP
Israel transferred over $1 billion in taxes and customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday after a six-month hiatus in which the Palestinians had severed ties with Israel over its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinians resumed contacts with Israel last month following President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. election. Mr. Biden is opposed to annexation and has promised a more evenhanded approach to the conflict.
The taxes are a key source of revenue for the Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It was forced to cut the salaries it pays to tens of thousands of civil servants, worsening an economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Israel said it would deduct an amount equal to what the Palestinian Authority pays to the families of prisoners and those killed in the conflict, including militants implicated in attacks that killed Israelis. Israel says the so-called Martyrs' Fund incentivizes violence, while the Palestinians say it provides aid to needy families.
President Donald Trump's Mideast plan, unveiled in January, would have allowed Israel to annex a third of the West Bank, including all its Jewish settlements. The Palestinians immediately rejected the plan, and Mr. Abbas announced in May that he was cutting all ties to the U.S. and Israel, and would no longer abide by past agreements with them.
Also read: Israel to construct new housing units in east Jerusalem
Israel shelved its annexation plans in August after the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the pause was only temporary.
Mr. Trump took unprecedented steps to support Israel and isolate the Palestinians, including moving the U.S. Embassy to contested Jerusalem, cutting off aid to the Palestinians and ending decades of U.S. opposition to Israeli settlements, which the Palestinians and much of the international community view as a violation of international law.
Mr. Biden has vowed to restore aid to the Palestinians and press both sides to resume the long-moribund peace process, without providing much detail about his approach.
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Back again after a 4 year hiatus.
I've been looking through my old posts and noticed most of my returns occur around March and April which is kind of funny.
Anyway, I really want to get back into LDing and hope I'll stick around for a while this time.
Best of luck with it, Booney. I see a few folks that quit for a while and are back for another round.......it's good to see that.


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Q: Regex extracting sets of numbers from string when prefix occurs, while not matching said prefix As stated in the title, given a situation where I have a string like so:
"somestring~200~122"

I am wanting to regex to match the numbers when the prefix "~" occurs. So I can ultimately end up with [200, 122].
Matching the prefix is necessary as I need to protect against a case where a string like the one below should not be matched
"somestring~abc200~def122"

For additional context: As stated in the title, I am using go so I am planning on using doing something like the following in order to obtain the numbers within the string:
pattern := regexp.MustCompile("regex i need help with")
numbers := pattern.FindAllString(host, -1)

A: You can use FindAllStringSubmatch to extract the group containing just the digits. Below is an example that finds all instances of ~ followed by numbers. It additionally converts all the matches to ints
and inserts them into a slice:
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "regexp"
    "strconv"
)

func main() {
    host := "somestring~200~122"
    pattern := regexp.MustCompile(`~(\d+)`)
    numberStrings := pattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(host, -1)
    numbers := make([]int, len(numberStrings))
    for i, numberString := range numberStrings {
        number, err := strconv.Atoi(numberString[1])
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
        numbers[i] = number
    }
    fmt.Println(numbers)
}

https://play.golang.org/p/09YyewtRXz


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A pimp is someone who finds and manages clients for prostitutes and engages them in prostitution in order to profit from their earnings.

Pimp or pimping may also refer to:

Films
 Pimp (2010 film), a British film
 Pimp (2018 film), an American film
 Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012), a biographical documentary film produced by Ice-T

Music
 Pimp C, a rapper
"Pimp", a song by hHead from Jerk (1994)
 "P.I.M.P." (2003), a hip hop single by 50 Cent
 "Pimpin'", a song by Hollywood Undead from Swan Songs (2008)
 "The Pimp" (2002), an EP by Fatboy Slim
 "The Pimp" (2006), a song by The Fratellis

Other uses
 Pimp: The Backhanding, a card game
 Pimp: The Story of My Life (1967), autobiography by Iceberg Slim
 Pimping (in baseball), showboating for fans
Solanum pimpinellifolium, a wild species of tomato

See also
 PMIP (disambiguation)

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album titles Feb. 9, 2016
You Will Never Guess Kanye's New Album Title (No, Seriously, He Actually Wants You to Guess It)
By Dee Lockett
It's what Reddit was made for. Photo: Prince Williams/Getty Images
Twitter polls be damned, Kanye still hasn't a clue what to call his new album; now he just wants you to guess. Monday night, Yeezy tweeted that he's again changed the album formerly known as So Help Me God/Swish/Waves (why can't it just be all of them?) to T.L.O.P. — a clear ploy to get fans to do his grunt work for him. We see you, Kanye. T.L.O.P. is a decoy, a placeholder, if you will, meant to bide more time until inspiration strikes North at the 11th hour. It's okay, Nori, you can do it! But what the hell, we'll play along. Rather than just telling you what T.L.O.P. stands for, Kanye would like you to guess, rewarding whoever can figure it out (or steal the correct Reddit theory first) with tickets to his Madison Square Garden fashion show/listening party on Thursday and a pair of Yeezys.
We're sure the FBI's already on it, but any takers? It might be something poetic, maybe something written in Swaghili — or, and we're just shooting in the dark here, maybe, just maybe, he, too, looked up the acronym and decided on its Urban Dictionary definition. Who are we to judge?
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The Enduro World Series has become synonymous with epic locations. In order to keep uncovering the world's best destinations, the man behind the series, Chris Ball, has to scour the globe looking for the hottest new trails. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.
For the first time, Chris has allowed behind the scenes access to this deeply scientific and highly technical process (wink… wink…) Join him as he takes on the terrain around the legendary Swiss resort of Zermatt, where the series will crown its champions in 2019. Guided by a well-known local rider, check out this video as the pair detail the serious business of scouting out potential new EWS venues.
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Global Orthopedic Extremity Market - World Orthopedic Extremity Market Size, Trends, Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2022 - Orthopedic Extremity Industry Research, Outlook, Application, Product, Share, Growth, Key Opportunities, Dynamics, Analysis, Orthopedic Extremity Report - Grand View Research, Inc.
Global orthopedic extremity market is expected to witness lucrative growth over the forecast period owing to rising global geriatric population base, coupled with increasing life expectancy rate. Rise in incidence rate of sports injuries, prevalence of obesity, and other bone related disorders such as osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis is also expected to drive the market. The aforementioned conditions contribute to extremity injuries that need surgical treatment thus leading to orthopedic extremity market growth. Adoption of innovative and efficient equipments for different organs, such as customized implants employing various materials such as metal and ceramic are also expected to propel the growth of orthopedic extremity market. An increase in demand for surgical procedures that offer active lifestyle and improved comfort are expected to drive growth of the market. On the contrary, emphasis on preventive measures such as gene therapy and tissue engineering rather than curative measures as in case of orthopedic extremity devices are restraints of orthopedic extremity market.
Global orthopedic extremity market is segmented on the basis of product types which include lower extremity devices, upper extremity devices, arthroscopic devices, spine orthopedic device, orthobiologics and braces & support devices. The upper extremity devices categorized into elbow, radius and shoulder, held the largest share in 2014 and is also expected to witness lucrative growth over the forecast period. Increasing demand for shoulder replacement and technological improvements including extension of implant life, improved patient outcomes, and less invasive surgeries are the major factor attributing towards the dominance of the segment. The lower extremity devices segment is further classified into knee, foot, ankle, and hip based on lower extremities of body. Under this hip based segment is expected to witness substantial growth over the forecast period. The growing incidence of bone associated disorders such as osteonecrosis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and fractures are the factors responsible for boost in the hip replacement sub segment. Further, spine orthopedic devices market is divided into fixation screws, artificial discs, fixation plates, fixation rod/nail, fixation plates and fixation wires. Orthobiologic market is segregated into bone growth factors, bone cement, and bone graft substitute.
Geographically, the orthopedic extremity market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and MEA. North America dominated the market in 2014. The major factors that attributed towards its high share include rising incidences of sports injuries, increase in aging population and rising health awareness. North America is anticipated to continue its dominance in orthopedic extremity market over the forecast period owing to the expected advancements in orthopedic devices such as screws and anatomic plates in trauma procedures and biocomposite anchors including all-suture anchors in soft tissue repairing and sports medicine procedures. The other factors such as increased surgeon specialization in orthopedics, which would spur procedure volume expansion in anatomies, may lead to growth of orthopedic extremity market in this region. The companies in this region focus on building out their extremities portfolio by managing versatile anatomic locations and build up of specialized sales force. Asia Pacific is expected to show fast growth in orthopedic extremity market over the forecast period owing to the increasing incidences of obesity and associated bone disorders such as musculoskeletal diseases.
The prominent players in orthopedic extremity market are Acumed, Alphatec Spine, Biomet, Integra Life Sciences, Semprus Biosciences, DePuy Synthes, Conmed, Skeletal Dynamics, and DIGIMED Ortho. Companies adopt strategies such as playing a key role between the healthcare organization, braces supports selling companies and patient. The other strategies of the competitors in orthopedic extremity market include the advancement in the techniques of treatment such as robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty(THA) with higher precision in component orientation. These companies are also involved in novel product developments by regulatory pathway definition and are receiving positive feedback from surgeons. As procedural volumes and market penetration continue to expand, there are anticipations for market growth over the forecast period. Various mergers and acquisitions in the market are also expected to provide growth platform for the market growth over the forecast period.


Selena Gomez, whose year took a dark turn when her lupus amounted to failing kidneys and an organ transplant, will be recognized for her resolve by Billboard, which has named her its 2017 Woman of the Year.
The annual event, planned for November 30 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, will find Gomez joining the likes of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Pink, Katy Perry and Beyonce in receiving the distinction. She's achieved two Billboard No. 1 albums and another three have landed inside the Top 5.
The Awards, which air in tandem with release of Billboard's annual Women in Music issue, also honor the "most powerful female executives in the industry," and additional recipients will be announced soon.


As of 5th May 2018, Kew's breath-taking Temperate House - the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world reopened after a five-year closure. The entire frame-work of the building has been painstakingly repaired, and its 15,000 panes of glass replaced, along with its intricate ironwork and expansive paved flooring. The result is a glistening cathedral housing 10,000 plants, making it one of the most unique venues in London.
The stunning newly restored Temperate House, originally opened in 1862, is a Grade I-listed show house for the largest plants. With pitched roofs and pillars support wrought-iron ribs, the House has a mix of decorative motifs, finials, pediments, acanthus leaf capitals, Coade stone urns and statues.
Kew's former royal residence, Cambridge Cottage, is full of charm and ideal for a boutique wedding. Situated in its own private gardens, the venue boasts two rooms, perfect for both ceremonies and receptions. Up to 80 guests can be seated for a ceremony or wedding breakfast in the Georgian Drawing Room or on the manicured lawns. For the evening's festivities, the space can accommodate up to 150 guests.


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The Wireless Station is a historic US government telecommunications facility at East Manor and Boyd Streets in Anchorage, Alaska. The property includes three buildings (built in 1917, 1934, and 1949) that were used to maintain radio communications in the Anchorage area, with ships at sea, and as a communications link to Seattle, Washington as part of military WAMCATS telecommunications system. In addition, the station was used for communications during the construction of the Alaska Railroad, and, during the 1925 serum run to Nome, it was used to inform the residents of Nome that the diphtheria antitoxin was on its way.

Design
The three buildings are single-story frame structures with clapboard siding. The original 1917 building has a cupola, that when illuminated, originally served as a beacon for ships seeking to reach the Anchorage port. The station saw active service until the early 1950s and has stood vacant since the 1990s.

The station complex was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska

References

1917 establishments in Alaska
Communications in Alaska
Government buildings completed in 1917
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Anchorage, Alaska
Unused buildings in Alaska


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Tokyo Camera Style has long been on my list of sites to visit daily. It consists, largely, of people holding up their various cameras for posterity. Doesn't sound much, but it's compelling stuff and, over the years I have seen some stunning equipment on show.
A couple of thousand kilometres to the west you will find Beijing Camera Style and this is even wackier. Run by Mr. Li (Jiayi or Gary to his friend)s, BCS is something else. Jiayi took over the site, apparently by default, last year. Posts are not daily but Mr. Li does come up with some odd stuff during the course of the month. The site is light on comment but most pictures are accompanied by a very terse description, often bordering on the poetic. Jiayi has a charming habit of calling all his friends (the owners of the cameras) with the honourific Mr. (Mr. Wen Su with his Leica M3, etc). I find the overall result is charming.
Mr. Li is also a fount of all photographic knowledge for (presumably) such a young guy. I learned that the world of "camera style" blogs is vast indeed. There is one in almost every country although I did discover that Newcastle Camera Style no longer resides at the Tumblr address given. I was intrigued to see what The Toon had to offer to street photography. Perhaps more useful for visitors to China is the Photo Dictionary. Aperture Priority? Just say guāng quān yōuxiān and your Chinese photographer friends might be impressed. On the other hand, they might not.
Above I've reproduced today's image from Beijing Camera Style from which we learn that poor Mr. Li has been under the knife. Our commiserations. But we are left wondering what this has to do with the Leica R and, as usual we beg to know more but are left in suspense. Nice picture, though.
Next time I go to the Chinese capital I will be sure to take tea with Mr. Li.
bjcamerastyle was created by me during the period l lived in china.
4 years ago l moved abroad and Gary, a passionate "camera guy" was so nice to continue keep going on the site.
Off course everyone have his own style so the site turn in something different l image. This is the reason you can notice a difference from the beginning.
I love these enthusiasts' sites ..pictures of what people have been doing, and whom they've met. bjcamerastyle, sadly, seems to have died a couple of years ago, but I admire people who can post blogs in a language which isn't their mother tongue ..I mean living in China, but writing in English instead of Italian or Chinese! ..I couldn't do that in Italian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, etc. Congratulations Luca (..and Jiayi Li/Gary).


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Video captures Black Hawk helicopter crash near Utah ski slopes
By Kelly Hayes
Video: Black Hawk helicopter training accident
Footage shows the Black Hawk helicopters approaching the landing zone. They become obscured by snow shortly before two loud thuds can be heard. Credit: Zach via Storyful
SALT LAKE CITY - Two Black Hawk helicopters were involved in a training accident on Tuesday near a Utah ski resort, officials said — and multiple witnesses to the incident captured the scene on video.
None of those aboard the helicopter nor the dozens of skiers nearby were injured, officials said.
The accident, involving two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, was reported around 9:30 a.m. MST near Mineral Basin at Snowbird ski resort, located just outside of Salt Lake City. The Utah National Guard said in an initial statement that both helicopters were damaged.
Jared Jones, Utah National Guard aviation public affairs officer, said the helicopters had been conducting winter mountain training and were attempting to land in an approved zone just outside of the ski resort, and both experienced white-out conditions.
"As they landed the snow kicked up and the aircraft probably lost sight of the ground," Jones said during a press conference.
A rotor blade separated from the helicopter and struck the second Black Hawk, which was able to make a quick landing, Jones said.
Videos recorded by witnesses showed a huge cloud of snow billowing into the air followed by a loud thud. One of the helicopters was later seen flipped on its side as nearby skiers surveyed the damage.
Video shows Black Hawk helicopter flipped on side
A video shows one of the helicopters flipped on its side as nearby skiers surveyed the damage on Feb. 22, 2022. Courtesy: Michael/ Twitter @LifterMike93
Snowbird is known as one of the nation's premier ski and snowboard destinations because of ample snowfall and the variety of terrain. The two UH-60 helicopters crashed in a normally windy canyon on the backside of the resort known for its expert terrain.
Jones said it was routine for pilots to land in difficult areas regardless of weather conditions to prepare for combat, but rare for them to crash. He added that efforts were underway to investigate the incident and to remove the damaged equipment from the mountainside.
"We do train on the edge so that we're ready for a combat environment anywhere in the world. The crews assume some level of risk. Every time you go fly a helicopter, there's a little bit of danger involved. I'm just happy everyone is OK," Jones said.
The crash came about a year after two similar helicopter crashes. In January 2021, a UH-60 Blackhawk crashed during a training exercise and killed three in New York. The following month, a similar Black Hawk crash killed three in Boise, Idaho.
This story was reported from Cincinnati. The Associated Press contributed.
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2-й международный Венецианский кинофестиваль проходил с 1 по 20 августа 1934 года. Это был первый фестиваль, на котором за лучший иностранный фильм и лучший итальянский фильм вручался Кубок Муссолини.

Фильмы основной конкурсной программы
 Амок, фильм Фёдора Оцепа
 Экстаз, фильм Густава Махаты
 Это случилось однажды ночью, фильм Фрэнка Капры
 Женщина для всех, фильм Макса Офюльса
 Большая игра, фильм Жака Фейдера
 Маленькие женщины, фильм Джорджа Кьюкора
 Человек с островов Аран, фильм Роберта Флаэрти
 Королева Кристина, фильм Рубена Мамуляна
 Частная жизнь Дон Жуана, фильм Александра Корда
 , фильм Гуидо Бриньоне
 Вива, Вилья!, фильм Джека Конуэя

Награды
 Кубок Муссолини за лучший иностранный фильм: Человек с островов Аран, фильм Роберта Флаэрти
 Кубок Муссолини за лучший Итальянский фильм: «Тереза Конфалоньери», фильм Гуидо Бриньоне (о судьбе супруги итальянского патриота XIX века Федерико Конфалоньери )
 Золотая медаль: Стадион, фильм Карло Кампогаллиани
 Лучший актёр: Уоллес Бири, фильм Вива, Вилья!
 Лучшая актриса: Кэтрин Хепбёрн, фильм Маленькие женщины
 Лучшая анимация: Уолт Дисней, Забавные зайчишки
 Специальная рекомендация:
 Смерть берёт отпуск, фильм Митчела Лейзена
 Человек-невидимка, фильм Джеймса Уэлла
 Мир движется вперёд, фильм Джона Форда
 Вива, Вилья!, фильм Джека Конуэя
 Лучший короткометражный фильм: Хотите ли вы найти убийцу?, фильм Марсель Де Хубш
 Лучшая кинематография: Мёртвая вода, фильм Герард Раттен
 Специальный приз: Вторая Б, фильм Гоффредо Алессандрини
 Почётные дипломы:
 Маленький флирт, фильм Густава Муландера
 Leblebici horhor aga, фильм Эртугрула Мухсин-Бея
 Япония, Япония, фильм Кацудо Шашин
 Узник сбежал, фильм Бенито Перохо
 Зита, фильм Дебаки Бозе

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Ссылки
 На сайте Kinopoisk.ru

Август 1934 года
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Кинофестивали 1934 года


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From September 2 to September 5, Posti (a Finnish postal, logistics and e-commerce services company) will be testing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) /delivery drones for the first time in Finland in what might also be considered the first European trial in an inhabited urban environment.
Flights will depart from the observation deck of the Verkkokauppa.com store at Jätkäsaari up to 3x per day. The drone will fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of its operator however a special landing site has been cleared at the island of Suomenlinna.
Next Eagle UAV from Sharper Shape Ltd.
Robotic helicopter or Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) based on a laser-based observation system to prevent collisions and maximize safety.
Only parcels under 3 kg (6.6 lb) from Verkkokauppa.com (a very popular online store in Finland).
A 4 kilometer (2.5 mile) route between the island of Suomenlinna (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and Helsinki in the Finnish mainland.
Not specified, however the original Finnish article (http://www.posti.fi/lennot/) does mention the trip will only take 10 minutes. Thus, assuming the 4 kilometer (2.5 mile) route is only one way, this would mean flight speed is 24 km/hr (15 mph).
What are your thoughts on this Finnish eCommerce Delivery Drone Trial? Comment below!


The spirit store Dundalk is hosting an open mic night on Wednesday April 17 at 9pm. The event is calling all members of the general public who wish to "try their thing" in front of a live audience at the event on the night.
The event is being held to give any potential artists the opportunity to make there mark by stepping out of their comfort zone and release their potential as a singer, musician or performer. The night will be an opportunity to help promote local music. The open mic night is the perfect place to try out new songs/ compositions or just to get involved and sing a song you love.
Everyone is welcome on the night of the 17th April at 9pm. The event is free entry and sure to provide a warm entertaining night for everyone involved while hopefully discovering some brand new hidden faces within the music industry.


Current projects - Hidrotehnika - Hidroenergetika a.d.
Purpose of the storage reservoir "Rovni" is to provide water supply to towns of Valjevo,Lazarevac,Ub, and adjacent places, Mining and Energy Company "Kolubara" and to provide flood protection. Diversion tunnel with water intake tower was made in the I stage, that will be converted into bottom outlet and intake for users in the II stage.
Sewer INTERCEPTOR, Usce-Veliko Selo, is designed as solution for collection and transfer of waste water and part of rain water from central sewerage system of Belgrade, including Novi Beograd and Zemun. Waste water will be collected and transferred downstream from the city to river Danube.


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U.S. Soy Inside 100 Million Panels of Purebond® Plywood
Good news for home owners, workers and U.S. soybean farmers
Crestwood Manufacturing
Columbia Forest Products Purebond® Plywood.
A nature-inspired solution has achieved a major milestone. U.S. soybean growers gathered alongside Salina, Kansas cabinetry workers at Crestwood Manufacturing to celebrate the use of U.S. soy inside 100 million panels of Columbia Forest Products' Purebond® Plywood.
The EPA-honored innovation has benefitted thousands of customers, woodworking employees and U.S. farmers. Through the soybean checkoff, the United Soybean Board has supported soy research on the technology as well as partnered with the Columbia Forest Products to educate architects and other customers about its value.
"U.S. soybean growers appreciate the demand for soy that Columbia Forest Products and its customers have created for our crop that is grown by approximately 515,000 farmers across the nation," said United Soybean Board Director Lance Rezac, who grows soybeans at Onaga, Kan. "We are also proud that U.S. soy's sustainability has contributed to the wellbeing of manufacturing workers, families in their homes, employees at offices and even movie sets where this product is used to avoid exposure to added formaldehyde."
The PureBond story starts with the science of biomimicry, which studies nature and then imitates its designs. Oregon State researcher, Kaichang Li, looked to the Pacific Ocean for insight on how to develop a practical, scalable and cost-effective way to convert totally away from formaldehyde-based resin systems in the hardwood plywood industry. Inspiration came from observing that mussels secret proteins to defy the pounding of waves. The research path led to protein-rich soy flour, which is the essential ingredient to make plywood without any added formaldehyde from standard veneer-core and composite hardwood plywood core panels. The soy flour product delivered adhesion as well as water resistance.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored the researchers who developed this soy-based panel assembly approach with the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Award. According to the EPA, the technology represented the "first cost-competitive, environmentally friendly adhesive that replaced the toxic urea–formaldehyde (UF) resin."
The North Carolina-headquartered company first offered the product to customers in 2005. Importantly, PureBond provides performance benefits yet is cost-competitive with traditional panels made using UF construction. "Columbia's environmental commitment remains strong. "Our market position is about being honest and transparent with the materials we use," said Director of Marketing Todd Vogelsinger. "Our customers want to know what they're buying, how it was made, and what it was made with so we are proud to say we shrank our environmental footprint with U.S. soy."
"The soy benefit means that, in addition to appreciating the visual and performance qualities of their furniture for decades into the future, our customers can also appreciate the special qualities of the material. The story of what you can't see is as exciting as the story that the furniture tells on its own."
CFP's plywood products are available through a network of wholesale distributors, select Home Depot stores and fabricators like Crestwood that make custom cabinetry, furniture and even caskets. Crestwood's 300,000-square-feet manufacturing plant in Salina is one of the nation's most modern woodworking facilities. The multi-generation-family business was an early adopter of CFP's decorative plywood that offers environmental benefits thanks to being made with CFP's U.S. soy flour-based resin system.
"We are always looking for ways to better our products to meet customer needs," Crestwood President Mike Junk. "PureBond is a cost-neutral product that also gives air quality benefits to our customers as well as employees. We are excited that each piece of furniture we make also uses soybeans like the ones grown here in our state."
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