The city of Nortonville's policy is to publish the council meeting minutes once they are approved by the governing body. The most recent approved minutes are from the March 13, 2019 meeting. The April 10, 2019 minutes will be published after the next regular council meeting on May 8, 2019.
The city of Nortonville appoints a library board to handle the affairs of the library. There are seven appointed members and the mayor that serve on our board. Current board members are Nancy Belveal, Sarah Diehl, Levi Harris, Vernon Kraxner, Marian Nolting, Jessica Petterson, Dave Sharp, and the Mayor, Edward Scott. Diane Trinkle is the libaray director. If you are interested in serving as a board member contact City Hall or the Public Library at (913) 886-2060. The Library Board meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30, the public is invited.
The city of Nortonville appoints a planning commission to handle any zoning issues. There are nine appointed members that serve on our board. Current board members are Nancy Banker, Richard Bertels, Ed Buttron, Dennis Henning, Jesse Noll, Thad Polson, Barbara Robey, Randy Schneider and Anne Weishaar . If you are interested in serving as a board member contact City Hall at (913) 886-2060. The planning commission will hold meetings only if the council has requested a gathering of the commission. The meetings will be announced in the Oskaloosa Independent.


DT faculty, Louisa Campbell and Sven Travis are on the advisory board for new NYC DoE high school, UA Maker Academy. UA Maker Academy is a high school located on the lower east side that encourages students to create things and incorporates courses focused on design thinking, coding, and digital fabrication into the syllabus. The curriculum is being developed by Louisa Campbell's MFA Design & Education class.


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Tickfaw State Park, located  west of Springfield, in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, opened in May 1999 and quickly became one of Louisiana's most popular state parks because of its natural setting, recreation opportunities, and proximity to the state's two cities: New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The park contains a nature center, picnic shelters, a large fishing pond, 14 cabins, and 50 campsites.

Trails and more than  of boardwalks allow visitors to explore four different ecosystems within the park: cypress-tupelo swamp, bottomland hardwood forest, mixed pine hardwood forest, and the Tickfaw River. Much of Tickfaw's  area lies within the Tickfaw River floodplain and is thus subject to periodic flooding. About  of the park west of the Tickfaw River remain undeveloped.

Tickfaw State Park is recognized as one of 110 sites on the Louisiana Natural Areas Registry for its outstanding natural characteristics. Its rich natural habitat provides a home for various birds, fish, reptiles and mammals including American alligators, nine-banded armadillos, North American beavers, white-tailed deer, foxes, Virginia opossums, rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels. Carolina anoles and skinks are frequently seen along the boardwalks.

Canoeing is a popular pastime at Tickfaw State Park. Canoes are available for rent, or paddlers may bring their own. During warm months, an on-premises water playground allows guests to cool off.

See also
List of Louisiana state parks

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Tickfaw State Park, including a map
Tickfaw State Park Camping, Canoeing, Hiking

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State parks of Louisiana
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Susan Barwig is an award-winning author who has, for several years, been part of the American team in international Schutzhund competition. Stewart Hilliard is a well-respected trainer from Colorado. Both are partners in Canine Training Systems. Ltd.


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Roland Moss Jr. (born September 20, 1946) is a former American football tight end who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets football team.

Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina and raised in Passaic, New Jersey, Moss attended Passaic High School.

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List of Toledo Rockets in the NFL Draft

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Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
Players of American football from South Carolina
American football tight ends
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Beautiful, elegant, & dramatic, Orchid plants are a wonderful gift. Presented in a ceramic pot, tied to twig supports & finished with moss.
Despite popular myth, Orchid plants are easy to care for, prefering to be misted often, watered occasionaly, & givien bright, indirect sunlight.


I have nothing but respect and adminration for Brother Issac Hayes. The Man and the songs and symbolism that inspired and encouraged a generation to stand tall, shoulders back and be strong. No matter how many other gifts he had in the arts (acting, voice, composer, arranger, song writer etc..) you will always be remembered for your inspiring music and strong Afrocentric Image. You earned your Hall Of Fame status. Thank you for the calls of love and concern you made to me. You are missed.
What an ICON!!! R.I.P. Brother Issac!
Inspiration is a good word you used to describe Issac Hayes, God Bless his soul.
And being that, Life is Short.
I think you should seriously consider continueing your music.
You were the Best. That's why they kick you so hard, when your down.
I was compelled to tell you this today!


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Promoting Positive Parenting Classic Edition
An Attachment-Based Intervention
Femmie Juffer
Marian J Bakermans Kranenburg
Marinus H Van Ijzendoorn
Available for pre-order on June 1, 2023. Item will ship after June 22, 2023
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Promoting Positive Parenting Classic Edition: An Attachment-Based Intervention
Book Description Table of Contents Editor(s) Reviews Instructor Resources Support Material
The Classic Edition of Promoting Positive Parenting illuminates the widespread success of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD), now used in many countries, offering thousands of families the support they need to thrive.
A new preface from the authors reflects on the original research and development of the program, considers its effectiveness, and outlines future aims to broaden implementation and test new modalities. The original volume offers a new generation of students and professionals an introduction to the brief and focused parenting intervention program that has been successful in a variety of clinical and non-clinical groups and cultures. It offers detailed descriptions and case reports of several intervention studies of the program, describes the implementation and testing of a variety of VIPP based interventions highlighting different families in a variety of childcare settings, and in various countries including the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It details the successful implementation of the program in samples of insecure mothers, mothers with eating disorders, preterm infants, adopted children, children suffering from dermatitis, and children with early externalizing behavior problems.
The Classic Edition of Promoting Positive Parenting is for all those with concerned with family support and parenting interventions in the fields of developmental and clinical psychology, human development and family studies, psychiatry, social work, public health and nursing and early childhood education.
Series Foreword: Monographs in Parenting. Preface to the Classic Edition. F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.H. van IJzendoorn, Promoting Positive Parenting: An Introduction. F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.H. van IJzendoorn, Methods of the Video-Feedback to Promote Positive Parenting Alone, With Sensitive Discipline, and With Representational Attachment Discussions. M.K. Velderman, F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.H. van IJzendoorn, A Case Study and Process Evaluation of Video-Feedback to Promote Positive Parenting Alone and With Representational Attachment Discussions. F. Juffer, M.H. van IJzendoorn, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Attachment-Based Interventions in Early Childhood: An Overview. M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.H. van IJzendoorn, F. Juffer, Less Is More: Meta-Analytic Arguments for the Use of Sensitivity-Focused Interventions. M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, P. Breddels-Van Baardewijk, F. Juffer, M.K. Velderman, M.H. van IJzendoorn, Insecure Mothers With Temperamentally Reactive Infants: A Chance for Intervention. R. Cassibba, M.H. van IJzendoorn, G. Coppola, S. Bruno, A. Costantini, S. Gatto, L. Elia, A. Tota, Supporting Families With Preterm Children and Children Suffering From Dermatitis. H. Woolley, L. Hertzmann, A. Stein, Video-Feedback Intervention With Mothers With Postnatal Eating Disorders and Their Infants. F. Juffer, M.H. van IJzendoorn, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Supporting Adoptive Families With Video-Feedback Intervention. J. Elicker, O. Georgescu, E. Bartsch, Increasing the Sensitivity of Childcare Providers: Applying the Video-Feedback Intervention in a Group Care Setting. J. Mesman, M.N. Stolk, J. van Zeijl, L.R.A. Alink, F. Juffer, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.H. van IJzendoorn, H.M. Koot, Extending the Video-Feedback Intervention to Sensitive Discipline: The Early Prevention of Antisocial Behavior. M.H. van IJzendoorn, M.J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, F. Juffer, Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting: Evidence-Based Intervention for Enhancing Sensitivity and Security.
Femmie Juffer is professor emeritus in the field of adoption and foster care at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Her main interests focus on the lifelong consequences of early childhood neglect and abuse in adopted and foster children, as well as their often remarkable resilience and developmental recovery. She was involved in designing and testing interventions to support sensitive parenting and secure attachment in children. Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg is full professor at ISPA Lisbon. She studies attachment and emotion regulation in parents and their children, with special emphasis on neurobiological processes in parenting and development. Her academic interests include the interplay between nature and nurture, and hormonal correlates of parenting, in particular in fathers. She considers parenting interventions very important to support parents and to shed light on the processes that steer child development. Marinus H. van IJzendoorn is visiting professor at UCL University of London and Erasmus University Rotterdam, and professor emeritus of Leiden University. He is co-principal investigator of Generation R, a large cohort study of families in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and scientific consultant of the Leiden Consortium on Individual Development (L-CID) conducting a VIPP-SD intervention study with an accelerated longitudinal twin design. In the current era of the brain and the genome is his main goal to document the role of parents and other caregivers in shaping their children's lives.
"An excellent resource for researchers and practitioners interested in evidence-based parenting programs. Promoting Positive Parenting masterfully introduces an empirically supported intervention for varied populations and leaves readers with an understanding of both the progress made and the road ahead in the field of early intervention…An essential read for professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children and families." - Johanna Bick, University of Delaware and Mary Dozier, PhD, University of Delaware, in Adoption Quarter
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I am going to try to spend some time building up a bit of enthusiasm for my new(ish) series. Where I will Try to do something rarely done or do something better then most in each of the Episodes.
A government Agency is Planning, and starting a War Between Humans and Alanteans. This series will follow Batman, and Martian Manhunter as they try to prevent it.
So, here's a 'Short' list of the gear im using.
the first Part took me 2 months, and this next part has been a while in coming, and started getting shot on 26/4/15, and I have done, likely the bulk of the action. with most of the car chase done.
Started 26/4/15. Here is the Teaser trailer.
I hope to get this one done soon.
CGI + Stopmotion integration with regards to Explosion.
There are some characters open for the taking. Mainly Thugs, so, if you want a small part, let me know.
This will be very interesting to follow. I'll be sure to check back regularly.
This sounds quite intriguing and the screen shots you have you really neat!
Sorry about the LOOONG pause in production posts, but im here again, and animation is ALMOST done on the new EP.
the Car Chase is done, just need to finish of some effects and record the sound. it comes in at around 2 mins.


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Sunway Continues to Develop Communities
Target property sales of RM 1.4 billion with target property launches of RM 1.6 billion
Property investments under development at RM 2.3 billion
Acquires 11.15 acres of landbank for industrial development
Master Community Developer, and Malaysia's top property developer, Sunway Berhad, has announced that the property division will be launching RM 1.6 billion worth of properties this year, with a target of RM 1.4 billion in property sales across the region. The target is announced on the back of last year's achievement of RM 1.2 billion in sales achieved for the property unit of Sunway Berhad. An estimated 70% of this year launches will be in Klang Valley.
In addition to the property launches, RM 2.3 billion investment properties are currently under construction to solidify its positioning as a Master Community Developer.
Sarena Cheah, Managing Director, Property Development Division, Malaysia and Singapore, Sunway Berhad said that despite the challenging market, the developer had enjoyed an average take-up rate of 80% for four of its property launches over the last four months.
"We will also continue to build upon our track record for over the past 42 years as a trusted leading developer by providing better value creation and appreciation to our communities through our build-own-operate business model," she added.
Currently Sunway's landbank stands at 3,304 acres, with a total GDV of RM47.7 billion and a development period up to 15 years. It's total unbilled sales stands at RM 2.3 billion.
Central Region – Klang Valley : Launches of RM 1 billion
The developer will be launching Sunway Geo Residences 3 (420 condominium units; GDV RM400 million), the final launch for its popular Sunway Geo integrated development which is located within Sunway South Quay. Previous launches within the development had averaged more than 90% take-up rates, and its stellar success has been attributed to the project's strategic location opposite Sunway City's education and healthcare precinct, and its direct access to the BRT-Sunway Line.
Sunway Property had launched 34 retail units in Sunway Gandaria, Bangi (95% sold at starting prices of RM1 million), 64 units of shop-offices in Sunway Velocity, Cheras (90% sold at starting prices of RM1.9 million), 60 units of 2-storey cluster homes and 28 units of 2-storey super link homes in Serene Villas, Ipoh (60% sold at starting prices of RM925,000 for 2-storey cluster homes and RM773,000 for super link homes), and 88 retail units in Emerald Boulevard, Medini, Iskandar (75% sold at starting prices of RM1.5 million).
"We are very encouraged by the healthy response despite the challenging environment. We attribute these successful launches to our strong track record as a master community developer, well located developments, and a passion to build long term relationships in the communities we serve. Having strong fundamentals is key in a challenging market, and this will allow us the flexibility to adapt our launch strategies to match market changes. We will move cautiously and steadily ahead, and continue to develop and invest in our communities across the country. As a long term developer, we will continue to look out for new strategic landbank, and new JV opportunities with partners who share our philosophy of developing communities which are sustainable and livable" she said.
In the past year, the developer had completed over RM900 million worth of property investment properties, which are already starting to generate income for the group. These includes the new Sunway University Academic block opened last year, and the recently launched 27-storey Pyramid Tower West (401 rooms) and Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon which features 14 new attractions. Currently, the RM200 million Sunway Medical Phase 3 (245 beds, an oncology centre and 70 medical suites) is also being developed. Hence, by 2017 Sunway Medical Centre will have a total of 610 beds.
In Sunway Velocity, a 23-acre freehold integrated development where the developer had enjoyed robust sales averaging 90% take-up rate for its previous products due to the transit-oriented nature of the development (supported by two MRT and one LRT stations), its proximity to the City Centre as well as the integration of six components (retail, residences, commercial, hotel, healthcare and 2-acre public park); a shopping mall (1,000,000 sq ft; to be completed 2016), hospital (240 beds and 66 outpatient specialist clinics; to be completed 2018), hotel (350 rooms; to be completed 2017) are under development. Additionally, the developer will launch a new block of office suites with GDV of RM200 million in the second half of the year.
In other parts of the Klang Valley, Sunway will also launch the new Brook Residences, Mont Kiara (288 condominium units; GDV of RM200 million), and Sunway Gandaria Residences, Bangi (259 units serviced apartments; GDV of RM200 million) in the central region. The developer had launched Sunway Gandaria's 34 retail units earlier this year in January, with a 95% take-up rate.
The developer is also planning a residential project on a 17-acre plot of land in Kelana Jaya with a total GDV of RM1.8 billion. It had also recently acquired 6.35 acres of land in Kg Subang through a joint venture vehicle for a proposed development of 45 terrace industrial units and another 4.8 acres of freehold industrial land in the Sungai Way Free Industrial Zone, Kelana Jaya for the proposed development of 14 semi-detached industrial units, both with a total GDV of RM200 million.
Southern Region – Johor : Launches of RM400 million
In Sunway Iskandar, where the developer had recently clinched a 75% take-up rate for its launch of 88 retail units for its Emerald Boulevard project; is also currently offering Emerald Residences at the Lakeview Precinct, Sunway Iskandar (222 units of two-storey link, super link, link cluster and three-storey semi-detached homes; GDV RM 330 million) that was recently launched. Moving forward, there will be another RM400 million GDV worth of mixed developments to be launched this year.
The opening of Citrine Retail (51 units) at the end of this year will add to the vibrancy of the Lakeview Precinct within Sunway Iskandar. The Lakeview Precinct is the first precinct in the 1,800 acre Sunway Iskandar which will integrate commercial, residential, education, and retail components surrounding the 20-acre Emerald Lake. Sunway International School (SIS) Sunway Iskandar, which represents its education component, will open in time with the completion of the Coastal Highway Southern Link (CHSL) in early 2017. The CHSL will provide even greater access to the development and is only 5 minutes away from the SIS campus.
Northern Region – Ipoh and Penang : Launches of RM 200 million
In Sunway City Ipoh, the second development phase of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Sunway City Ipoh will see 20 new villas added to the Retreat's inventory; bringing a new total of 45 luxurious villas by 2017. Under development are also the Lost World Mall and Suites. The developer will be launching the Lost World Residences (262 units of serviced apartments; GDV RM 100 million) this year.
In Penang, the developer will be launching 48 units of two-storey semi-detached homes in Sunway Cassia, Batu Maung Phase 3 (GDV 100 million) in early April. Within the Sunway Penang integrated development, the developer is also expanding its Sunway Carnival Mall in Penang from 769,000 sq ft to 1,290,000 sq ft with future provisions for office tower of over 400,000 sq ft. It is also building a 180-bed Seberang Jaya Medical Centre and an expansion to its current hotel within the integration is underway to support Penang's agenda to grow its medical tourism sector. A new 20,000 sq ft Sunway Penang headquarters (with sales gallery) is also being built in Jalan Anson.
Living Sunway, Living Community
In addition, Sunway Property will continue with its "Living Sunway, Living Community" campaign which encourages its communities to "live every dream, learn without limits, have work-life balance, and play beyond imagination in a safe, healthy and connected environment" will run online as well as on ground and will include many community events including World Environment Day family-edutainment activities throughout the regions as well as a Viper Challenge in Sunway Iskandar.
This year, the Master Community Developer has more reason to celebrate as it has been named the top property developer in the nation for two years in running at The Edge Property Excellence Awards and more recently, Property Company of the Year 2015 – Asia in the World Finance Real Estate Awards by World Finance, a UK-based financial magazine published by World News Media.
For more information on Sunway Property, please log on to: www.sunwayproperty.com.
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Dinosaur-size alligator
Posted on April 11, 2016 in Human Interest News
Dinosaur-size alligator feasted on farm's cattle
(New York Post) – A pair of Florida hunters bagged a 15-foot, 800-pound alligator Saturday and photos of the massive specimen have gone viral.
Lee Lightsey, the owner of Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, and hunting guide Blake Godwin discovered the alligator in one of their cattle ponds while on a guided hunt. They believe the gator had been feasting on the farm's cattle.
"We … discovered the remains of what we determined to be cattle in the water. We determined that he was in fact attacking our livestock as they came to drink," Godwin told Fox13.
The guide said Lightsey shot the gator as it surfaced about 20 feet in front of them. Godwin said the animal was so big that the pair had to use a farm tractor to pull it out of the water.
Photos posted on the farm's Facebook page showed the alligator dangling from the tractor. Godwin insisted the photos weren't a belated April Fools' Day joke.
"It is hard to believe that something this big exists in the wild," Godwin said. "Hunting is a way of life for us and we are very proud of it."
Outwest Farms has been guiding hunts for alligators, wild boar and turkey for 18 years and Lightsey says on his website he's been hunting all his life. According to Godwin, the largest alligator they had taken before Saturday's hunt was just over 14 feet long.
The pair plan to donate the gator's meat to charity and have the alligator taxidermied for display at their hunting shows and expos.
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Japan's first American ninja
(London's Daily Telegraph) – An American has found fame in Japan – after being hired to become the nation's first salaried foreign ninja.
Chris O'Neill, 29, is the only foreigner among a new seven-strong ninja squad hired by a local tourism body in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, to promote its ninja heritage.
O'Neill, who is based in Tokyo, was among 235 ninja hopefuls who inundated the authorities by applying to an unusual job advertisement seeking ninja in the region, as part of a tourism-boosting initiative.
In the advertisement, the ideal applicant was described as possessing an array of skills, from a mastery of backward handsprings to the ability to hurl star-shaped weapons known as shuriken, in addition to being happy to pose for photographs.
The job description, which was open to foreigners as well as Japanese, also said they should "enjoy being under the spotlight, even though he or she is a secretive ninja".
Chris O'Neill (left) will become one of "Japan's first salaried, full-time ninjas" (Credit: Getty)
The final auditions received widespread coverage in the Japanese media, with as many as 85 per cent of applicants turning out to be foreigners keen to become modern-day versions of the feudal spies, according to AFP.
However, it was the acrobatic antics of O'Neill that reportedly impressed the authorities to such an extent that they created an extra spot for him to join the team.
Confirming that O'Neil will become one of "Japan's first salaried, full-time ninja paid by a local municipality," Satoshi Adachi of Aichi's tourism unit told AFP: "He was really amazing," added Adachi.
"He has great acrobatic skill and the ability to speak in front of the public. He's also passionate about promoting tourism."
The new American recruit will work alongside six Japanese colleagues, including five men and one woman, as part of the new squad, earning a monthly salary of $1,665 (180,000 yen) on a one-year contract.
Chicago deploys feral cats to keep rats away
(CBS News) – Got rats? Meet the exterminators. Hundreds of cats are being hired and put to work at local homes and businesses,CBS Chicago reported.
There's a waiting list for the cats, and a lot of the people on that list live near soon-to-be demolished buildings like the Children's Memorial Hospital in in Lincoln Park. When the building comes down, the rat problem is expected to get worse.
Venkman lives and labors among the barrels of beer and sacks of grain in the Empirical Brewery.
"They're cats, so they're spoiled and mostly they just lay around," said head brewer Nevin McCown.
But Venkman and his three feral cat friends were hired to be on full-time rat patrol.
"We would find little holes, scratched into bags of grain," McCown said.
He got fed up with the rats chomping away and turned to the Cats At Work program at the Tree House Humane Society.
"They have free reign throughout this open brewery area," McCown says.
Their scent is a natural deterrent.
Victoria Thomas adopted three working cats after she and her neighbors spent $5,000 in exterminations and nothing worked.
"We would BBQ and the rats would walk across our feet," Thomas said. "We would sit on our deck and we'd hear the little feet crawl across the deck."
Her new exterminators are street cats.
Like the 500 other working cats in Chicago, they were scheduled to be euthanized, but then rescued from animal shelters and sent to places like businesses, factories and homes.
"Within days we didn't see any more rats," Thomas said. "It's nature taking care of nature."
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We accept payment in multiple currencies!
Dealing with international banking can at times be overwhelming but we are here to walk you through the payment process if you need assistance.
When a tour is confirmed, deposits are due. Final invoices are prepared 100 days before tour date or sooner if requested. Final payment is due by 90 days of tour date. Once a final invoice is prepared, the exchange rate is set. Price is fixed regardless of changing exchange rates. If a tour is booked within 100 days of tour date, deposit stage will be skipped and final invoice will be prepared.
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2019: €250 per person for tours up to 12 days, and €500 per person for longer tours.
For our international clients, if not part of the European Union, we find the most cost effective method of transacting a Euro payment is by using a money transfer service. We are quite familiar with Transferwise. Most international clients find the process very easy. However, some of our Canadian clients are sometimes asked for document certification as an extra layer of security. (For this reason, we have established a TD Canadian Bank account and accept payment in CAD. You can read more below). Those clients that are part of the European Union can simply transact a wire transfer from their local account to our European account. There are no transfer fees.
You can use your local bank to transact a direct wire transfer but please note that wire fees will be incurred (both outgoing and incoming) so please be informed as you will be responsible for all fees and must include these in the total amount.
Final invoice will be prepared 100 days before tour date. Final payment due 90 days before tour date.
2019: $300 per person for tours up to 12 days, and $600 per person for longer tours.
Deposits will be applied to the total balance of your tour at that that days exchange rate (plus a 1.5 cent transaction cost) in the base currency of your tour.
Final invoice will be prepared 100 days before tour date. Price in USD will be based on exchange secured plus 1.5 cent transaction costs. You can request that your final be prepared earlier but once the Euros are purchased, the price is fixed.
Interac email payment from other Canadian financial institutions to our TD account.
Final invoice will be prepared 100 days before tour date. Price in Canadian dollars will be based on exchange secured plus 1.5 cents transaction costs. You can request that your final be prepared earlier but once the Euros are purchased, the price is fixed.
Tours booked within 100 days of travel will skip deposit stage and final invoice will be prepared. Total payment due upon receipt.
Tours booked within 6 weeks of tour date will require payment of deposit by credit card transaction and only in USD ($350 for up to 15 day tour or $700for longer tours). This will incur 4% fee) Final can then be prepared in currency of choosing.
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Inslee details eviction 'bridge' to help landlords, tenants through September
Debbie Cockrell
By Debbie Cockrell The News Tribune • June 27, 2021 1:30 pm
The News Tribune
Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday offered more details on the state's "bridge" transition from the current eviction moratorium, set to expire at the end of June.
In remarks released ahead of Thursday's briefing, Inslee said his proclamation will help ease Washington "from the eviction moratorium to the housing stability programs put in place by the Legislature."
"And that includes access to the additional money — hundreds of millions of dollars — that was made available by the federal government and appropriated for rental assistance by the state Legislature to help landlords and tenants," Inslee said.
The bridge starts July 1 and runs through Sept. 30.
Inslee noted: "To be clear: This is not an extension of my existing moratorium. There are some new provisions in this and is different than what has been in place for more than a year."
According to the governor's office, more than $650 million in federal funds have been appropriated to help renters, but most of that money is not yet available until the programs are in place.
That funding is in addition to $500 million already released by the Department of Commerce to local government for rental assistance.
Eviction legislation
The initial temporary eviction moratorium was first put in place early in the pandemic, March 2020. It has since been extended multiple times.
The Legislature passed Senate Bill 5160, which includes measures that provide tenant protections and programs designed to address the impact of COVID on landlords and tenants.
Programs included in that measure are not yet up and running, including eviction resolution pilot programs and the right to counsel program for indigent tenants, leading to the latest "bridge" plan to help until the funding and programs are in place.
Highlights of the bridge proclamation, in details released Thursday by the governor's office:
■ For past rent due from Feb. 29, 2020, through July 31, 2021, landlords are prohibited from evicting a tenant until there is an operational rental assistance program and eviction resolution program in place in their county.
■ In addition, for past rent owed, landlords are prohibited from treating any unpaid rent or other charges as an enforceable debt until the landlord and tenant have been provided with an opportunity to resolve nonpayment of rent through an eviction resolution pilot program.
■ Starting Aug. 1, renters are expected to pay full rent or pay less if they negotiate that with their landlord or actively seek rental assistance funding. If a renter is taking any of those actions, a landlord cannot evict that tenant. However, if a tenant is not paying or isn't trying to obtain rental assistance from the appropriated funds, a landlord can take any action allowed by law, but also offer the tenant a reasonable repayment plan before starting the eviction process.
■ Tenants must also be provided, in writing, services and support available to them.
■ Certain types of housing also will be removed from the order altogether, including hotels/motels, Air BnBs, long-term care facilities, and other nontraditional housing.
During Thursday's briefing, officials acknowledged that the bridge plan does not prohibit rent increases. However, "That is something that was put out in staffing for the rental assistance dollars, and the states' and federal assistance that would come with those rental assistance dollars, but is not in the bridge strategy itself," said Jim Baumgart, a senior policy adviser to Inslee, during the Thursday briefing.
The full proclamation and details of the program will be released in the coming days, according to the governor's office.
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Q: How is possible to obtain similar RMSEs but very different Bias between two predictor models? I'm comparing the results of two predictors models, CNN convolutional neural network and WRF weather numerical model, against a ground truth (Merra).
WRF-Merra is the weather numerical model vs Merra reanalysis.
CNN-Merra is the convolutional neural network vs Merra reanalysis.
I'm running the model for different times after the initialization and for each of them I have reasonable RMSE and Correlation coefficient results but very different Bias.
Here an example for the 18 hrs after the initialization:
rmse cnn-merra:  41.59755336876574
rmse wrf-merra:  44.698412696954215
bias cnn-merra:  -17.23248780747778
bias wrf-merra:  7.743057069935867
corr_wrf_merra:  0.9643024072814607
corr_cnn_merra:  0.972817697637590

Here for 24hrs after the initialization:
rmse_cnn-merra:  60.866766881390106
rmse_wrf-merra:  47.321850472005345
bias_cnn-merra:  -34.66534693047336
bias_wrf-merra:  6.556152471130599
corr_wrf_merra:  0.9604825847469841
corr_cnn_merra:  0.9688442121379363

Here how I computed the quantities with python (same for wrf_merra quantities):
RMSE rmse_cnn_merra =sqrt(mean_squared_error(merra,cnn))
Bias bias_cnn_merra =np.average(cnn - actual)
Corr coeff.corr_cnn_merra=np.corrcoef(cnn, merra)[1,0]
I would like to show you an example of the plots of cnn,wrf and merra for all the timesteps about the 24hrs after the initialization.

How is possible to have cnn-merra bias so negative? Where should I look first to explore this problem? I'm supposing that there is something wrong in the model but how can the RMSE seem reasonable?
This is my first approach with comparing results with different metrics so it's highly possible that my questions derive from a lack of theory.
Thanks

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They take pride in making it their goal to help make each child's future brighter by providing emotional support to families coping with their child's diagnosis, and financial support to fund research, clinical trials, and scholarships for childhood cancer survivors.
In honor of September being National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Ulterra Canada will be painting all of their iconic teal bits, purple. They have also donated $10 thousand to CCC, and hosted a kick-off event to let their customers know about this effort.
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Tenderness is Not Weakness: What I've Learned from Jean Vanier
May 7, 2019 / Daryl Chow, MA, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
Today, a spiritual and intellectual hero of mine has passed away. Catholic innovator and philosopher, Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arch and Faith and Light communities
Listen to an interview with Vanier on the Podcast, OnBeing.
Vanier had also inspired another one of my favorite authors, Henri Nouwen.
Here's some critical lesson's I've learned Vanier:
Protective Systems:
"We all have a deep fear of our own weaknesses because my weakness is what makes it possible for someone else to crush me. So I create mechanisms of defense and compulsion to protect myself. We all have protective systems designed to prevent people from seeing who we are."[1]
What I could do:
"Recently a father asked me to go and see his wife. She was forty years old and eight months pregnant. She was in tears and a bit hysterical–this was her first baby and she knew that the child had a disability. I saw immediately that I couldn't say a word to her. There are times when you must not say nice words. What I could do was send her to visit another mother who'd had a child a year previously with similar disablities to the child she was going to have. The two women got together and wept." [1]
On Love:
"If you discover that somebody really loves you, listens to you, then you begin to change. You come out from behind the barriers of fear that you have erected around your heart." [2]
"We seek security in life, but truly how insecure if really is…"[3]
"If God is love, then how vulnerable God must be."[3]
On Culture:
"It's the realization of how to create a culture which is no longer a culture just of competition, but a culture of welcoming, where tenderness, where touch is important, and it's not — neither sexualized nor aggressive. It has become human. And I think that this is what people with disabilities are teaching us. It's, it's something about what it means to be human and to relate and to celebrate life together." [3]
On Community:
"Some people say that communities start in mystery and end in bureaucracy…"[4] "True community is defined by how we treat the weakest."[3]
"L'Arche is not a solution but a sign…You see, once I was speaking to a man in a big city in the United States. He said, 'Give me the formula and I'll create 300 L'Arches in the next two years.' I said, 'It doesn't work like that. It's a transmission of a vision and it's counter culture. But that's OK." [5]
Dedication to Psychiatrist Dr Gwee Kok Peng, who also passed away today. May you continue to dance.
[1] Jean Vanier, "Living Gently in a Violent World," p. 68
[2] Jean Vanier, Encountering 'the Other' p 38
[3] https://onbeing.org/programs/jean-vanier-the-wisdom-of-tenderness/
[4] Jean Vanier, Community and Growth, p. 114.
[5] Meaningful Work, by Shawn Askinosie and Lawren Askinosie, Location 2156
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Seiji Ogawa (jap. , Ogawa Seiji; * 19. Januar 1934) ist ein japanischer Biophysiker. Er ist einer der Pioniere der funktionellen Magnetresonanztomographie (fMRI).

Leben
Ogawa erwarb 1957 an der Universität Tokio in Tokio, Japan, einen Bachelor in angewandter Physik. Von 1962 bis 1964 arbeitete er als Forschungsassistent am Labor für Strahlungsforschung des Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1967 erwarb Ogawa an der Stanford University in Stanford, Kalifornien, einen Ph.D. in Chemie und blieb dort auch als Postdoktorand. 1968 wechselte Ogawa an die Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, wo er seine wichtigsten Forschungsarbeiten erbrachte. 2001 ging er als Direktor des Labors für Hirnfunktionsforschung an die Hamano Life Science Research Foundation in Tokio.

Wirken
Ogawa legte die Grundlagen für eine nicht-invasive, strahlungsfreie bildliche Darstellung physiologischer und funktioneller Prozesse, insbesondere des Gehirns, als er auf der Suche nach physiologischen Signaländerungen in der Magnetresonanztomographie den BOLD-Kontrast entdeckte, bei dem sich desoxygeniertes Hämoglobin als Kontrastmittel nutzen lässt. Die daraus entstandenen Verfahren der funktionellen Magnetresonanztomographie (fMRI) und der suszeptibilitätsgewichteten Bildgebung sind die Grundlage zahlreicher Forschungen und klinischer Anwendungen in Biologie, Neurobiologie, Psychologie und Neurologie.

Weitere Verdienste Ogawas liegen in den kernspinresonanzspektroskopischen In-vivo-Untersuchungen der Beziehung von Struktur und Funktion von Proteinen, des Zellstoffwechsels und der Enzymkinetik.

Auszeichnungen (Auswahl)
 1996 Biological Physics Prize der American Physical Society
 1999 Asahi-Preis
 2003 Japan-Preis
 2003 Gairdner Foundation International Award
 2008 Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize der Aalto-Universität Helsinki
 2017 Keio Medical Science Prize

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Holly Reed
Position: Associate Professor of Sociology
Campus Affiliation: Queens College
Holly.Reed@qc.cuny.edu
Specialization: Medical Sociology/Public Health|Quantitative Methods/Demography|Race, Ethnicity, and Migration|Sociology of State, Social Class, and Political Sociology
Research Interests: Demography, Migration/Immigration, Forced Migration and Refugees, Sub-Saharan Africa, Policy Analysis, Urbanization, Development and Health
Professor Holly Reed is associate professor of sociology at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), a faculty associate of the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR), and a faculty affiliate of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Her research focuses on migration (including forced migration), demographic dynamics, education, and health in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa—including Ghana, South Africa, and Nigeria. She has led a large mixed-methods fieldwork collection effort in Ghana and conducted qualitative interviews among immigrants and refugees in the United States. Her current research projects focus on understanding the availability of resources for and trajectories and outcomes of undocumented students at CUNY, and the determinants and consequences of forced migration flows globally. Professor Reed has published articles in journals such as Demography, Sociological Forum, Demographic Research, Sociology of Development, Health and Place, and African Population Studies.
Professor Reed previously served as a program officer for the Committee on Population of the National Academies in Washington, DC, where she wrote and edited reports on various international population issues, including urbanization and development, forced migration, maternal mortality, and fertility change. Professor Reed teaches Introduction to Statistics (SOC 205) and a master's-level course in Demography (SOC 736) at Queens College, and doctoral-level courses in Demography at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Selected recent publications:
Helen V.S. Cole, Holly E. Reed, Candace Tannis, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, and Joseph E. Ravenell. 2018. "Awareness of High Blood Pressure by Nativity among Black Men: Implications for Interpreting the Immigrant Health Paradox," Preventing Chronic Disease 15:170570. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170570.
Holly E. Reed, Mara Getz Sheftel*, and Arash Behazin. 2018. "Forced Migration and Patterns of Mortality and Morbidity," chapter in The Demography of Forced Migration and Refugees, (Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Ellen Percy Kraly, eds.), International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Springer Press.
Carolyn Coburn*, Michael Restivo, Holly E. Reed, and John M. Shandra. 2017. "The World Bank, Organized Hypocrisy, and Women's Health: A Cross-National Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa." Sociological Forum. 32(1):50-71. DOI: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/socf.12320/abstract
Holly E. Reed, Francis Obare, and Blessing Mberu. 2016. Guest editor for special issue of African Population Studies 30(3), on Urban Health and Livelihoods. http://aps.journals.ac.za/pub
Holly E. Reed, Bernadette Ludwig*, and Laura Braslow*. 2016. "Forced Migration," chapter in The International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution, (Michael J. White, ed.), Springer Press.
Holly E. Reed and Guillermo Yrizar-Barbosa*. 2016. "Investigating the Refugee Health Disadvantage among the U.S. Immigrant Population." Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 15(1):53-70. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2016.1165329
Bernadette Ludwig* and Holly E. Reed. 2016. "'When you are here you have high blood pressure': Liberian refugees' health and access to healthcare in Staten Island, NY." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 12(1):26-37.
Holly E. Reed and Blessing U. Mberu. 2015. "The Demography of Ethnicity and Religion in Nigeria," chapter in The International Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity, (Rogelio Sáenz, David G. Embrick, Néstor P. Rodríguez, eds.), Springer Press.
Blessing U. Mberu and Holly E. Reed. 2014. "Understanding Sub-Group Fertility Differentials in Nigeria." Population Review 53(2):23-46.
Holly E. Reed and Blessing U. Mberu. 2014 "Capitalizing on Nigeria's Demographic Dividend: Reaping the Benefits and Diminishing the Burdens," African Population Studies 27(2).
Holly E. Reed. 2013. "Moving across Boundaries: Migration in South Africa, 1950-2000" Demography 50(1):71-95.


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How does graphene's strength compare to that of a diamond? In what way will graphene impact the future of technology? How can graphene go from the lab to the factory floor, for mass production? These and other questions are answered by Professor and Nanotechnologist Andrea Ferrari. The video is a part of the project British Scientists produced in collaboration between Serious Science and the British Council.
Graphite is like a book, and each page of the book is like graphene. So, you can exactly as in a book exfoliate, remove a flake, remove a page and that's what graphene is. Actually, graphite is not the only material that looks like a book, there are maybe one thousand, maybe two thousand, maybe even more materials that are layered exactly like a book.
Graphene is at the center of a huge research effort, both in Europe, in US, in Asia, in Japan, everywhere worldwide in order to take this very peculiar material from the lab towards the factory floor. The properties of graphene are unique in that it is the thinnest material you can make, you cannot make a material thinner than one atom; it is the strongest one, it's stronger than diamond; it is very stretchable, it takes 26% of strain to break the carbon-carbon bond in graphene.
The very large strength of graphene can be combined with polymers to create polymer composites that are much stronger than you usually get. But, also at the same time they could be electrically conducted. So, this can be very important, for example, if you think about airplanes where now a day most of the structure is made of composites. There are joints between sections of the plane and you don't want electricity to accumulate at these joints and create issues. So, you can create a glue that has graphene in it so allows electrical conductivity, and at the same time, allows good mechanical properties.


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We have to admit that Algae Extract is not our favorite ingredient name. It does comply with the INCI standard (the official list about how ingredients on the product labels have to be called, the thing we help you to decode here :)), but there are about 20 000 different kinds of algae and an extract from them can be made in another 10 000 ways.
So, Algae Extract can be anything from La Mer's "Miracle Broth" to a simple brown algae extract that helps to smooth the hair. The official description in the Europiean Cosmetic Ingredient listing is this: "an extract of various species of Algae; Extract of the Seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, Furaceae". Its official functions include being a humectant (helps skin to attract water), emollient (makes skin feel smooth and nice) and skin conditioner (a catchall phrase for saying it does something good for the skin).
A 2015 research paper on the potential of uses of algae in cosmetics summarizes that algae are rich sources of biologically active metabolites including antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, alginates, polysaccharides, and carotenoids. Currently, algae extracts are mostly used as moisturizing and thickening agents, but algae also have great potential to combat skin aging, pigmentation as well as working as an antimicrobial.
We have also browsed through Prospector to see what manufacturers say about their algae. There is, for example, an algae extract trade-named Lanablue that comes from blue-green algae (green algae is rare, less than 1% of the total macroalgae in the world) and is claimed to have retinoid like effects (i.e. reduce wrinkles, smooth skin) but without the side effects (though it seems now that the INCI name of Lanablue was changed to Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract).
There is another algae extract from another manufacturer that comes from red algae (much more common, about 40% of total macroalgae worldwide) and is claimed to have not only moisturizing but also skin smoothing and densifying effects.
Here is a brown algae extract (the most common type, about 59% of macroalgae), also just called Algae Extract on the product label that is simply claimed to be a free radical scavenger, aka antioxidant. These were just three random examples from three manufacturers all called Algae extract even though they all come from different algae with different claims.
Anyhow, the point is this; there are tons of different types of Algae Extracts out there. Unless the brand tells you what they use, it's impossible to know for sure. The most probable scenario for the Alge Extract is that it works as a moisturizer and emollient and it might have some additional anti-aging properties.
Sodium Hyaluronate - goodie
What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
It's the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water.
As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution".
In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1.8 million Da that absolutely counts as high molecular weight).
What seems to be a true difference, though, is that the salt form is more stable, easier to formulate and cheaper so it pops up more often on the ingredient lists.
If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert you can read way more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature).
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
Though its long name does not reveal it, this polymer molecule (big molecule from repeated subunits or monomers) is a relative to the super common, water-loving thickener, Carbomer. Both of them are big molecules that contain acrylic acid units, but Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer also contains some other monomers that are hydrophobic, i.e. water-hating.
This means that our molecule is part water- and part oil-loving, so it not only works as a thickener but also as an emulsion stabilizer. It is very common in gel-type formulas that also contain an oil-phase as well as in cleansers as it also works with most cleansing agents (unlike a lot of other thickeners).
What-it-does: buffering
It's a very alkaline stuff that helps to set the pH of the cosmetic formula to be just right. It's similar to the more often used sodium hydroxide and pretty much the same of what we wrote there applies here too.
What-it-does: preservative
It's pretty much the current IT-preservative. It's safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it's not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.
It's not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic.
Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10).
It's often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol.
What-it-does: chelating
A handy helper ingredient that helps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. It does so by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes.
what‑it‑does emollient | moisturizer/humectant
An extract that comes from one or more of the 20 000 kinds of algae out there. In general algae extracts serve as moisturizing, emollient and thickening agents, and many of them also have additional anti-aging properties. [more]
It's the salt form of famous humectant and natural moisturizing factor, hyaluronic acid. It can bind huge amounts of water and it's pretty much the current IT-moisturizer. [more]
A common helper ingredient that stabilizes emulsions and helps to thicken up products. [more]
what‑it‑does buffering
It's a very alkaline stuff that helps to set the pH of the cosmetic formula to be just right. [more]
Pretty much the current IT-preservative. It's safe and gentle, and can be used up to 1% worldwide. [more]
what‑it‑does chelating
A helper ingredient that helps to neutralize the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes.


So in all our travel before, we've not been tour people... in fact, we've been those people who've kind of looked down on tour people, stating "Oh, we're really not tour people. We prefer to explore on our own." Enter KL and our first real foray into sightseeing with a four year old and an infant. Yep, a tour began to look pretty good as a quick an easy alternative to getting the lay of the land. Besides, we figured that if there was anywhere on the tour we wanted to spend more time, we would return.
Let me say, I kind of wish we had done this in other places before. Firstly, we thankfully had the tour bus to ourselves so we had the tour guide and driver just waiting on us. We spent about 3.5 hours on the tour and visited 9 places, learnt quite a bit about the land, politics and culture and got some incredible photo ops, actually getting some shots of all four of us. We really had a nice time. Take a look.


So, Barcelona Con is done. It's my first time attending a con in continental Europe. I had heard that the larger cons in France and Spain nearly equalled SDCC in terms of headcount (at least until SDCC went crazy with attendance figures in 2007 to the present.) I can confirm that this is indeed the case with there easily being 15,000 at the Barcelona Con on Saturday the 13th.
I only went to one day of the convention because there were a limited number of guests that interested me and I figured I'd be able to see them all in one day. I was wrong. I'll do a quick list of Pros and Cons and then an overview. Away we go!
Ticket prices: €7 for a day pass with a booking fee of €2 if you buy them on-line or in El Corte Ingles. That's an amazing price.
Location: The Convention takes place in Fira De Barcelona near Montjuic. It's easy to get to via Metro or bus and the area, like most of Barcelona, is lovely looking. The Catalonian Art Museum is five minutes away at the top of a nearby hill. The Sonar Music Festival is held across the road so the area is well able to handle large numbers of visitors.
Sales floor: The sales floor is easily the equal of SDCC, mostly focusing on merchandise but with comics as well. Most of the comics are in Catalan or Spanish as you would expect. The range of merchandise was pretty impressive. If you were looking for T-shirts, DVD's or action figures etc. then you would have no bother finding what you're looking for at fairly reasonable prices.
Cosplay: Easily the most impressive Con I've been to in terms of people dressing up as characters. I'd say easily ten percent of the attendees were in costume. Many of these were impressive. A Big shout out to the Danerys, Zatanna, Ezio Auditore and Matt Murdock with Elektra who were as good as their screen counterparts.
Decent film and TV presence: Fox, Microsoft, Nintendo and Warner Bros all had booths giving out freebies and showing trailers upcoming releases.
Beer: Beer was sold at a few places inside the convention hall. Think about that for a second.
Crèche: There was a crèche for the Kids in case you didn't want little Eduardo hanging off you all day.
Big retailers: FNAC and El Corte Ingles had massive stalls selling books and comics at standard retail prices. It kept manners on the other retailers as they knew they couldn't fleece you. They also took credit cards, which is rare at a convention.
Media: The con was well advertised with posters on bus stops, the metro, lampposts and even TV coverage. It drew lots of crowds of day trippers and families which added to the atmosphere.
Editors: Marvel and DC and Spanish publishers were there looking for talent in a portfolio review area similar to that of San Diego.
No artist alley: I usually try to buy comics and get sketches from Artists and writers at conventions. There was no opportunity to do this at Ficomic.
Guest access: There were some great guests but they were difficult to talk to or even meet. The fact that they had no set tables that they were going to be at during the day meant it was hard to find them. Signing sessions were generally short and crowded, limiting chances to speak to the creatives.
Panels: The three rooms set up for the panels were fairly small so you'd little chance of getting into them. The one for the artist presentations was minuscule. Barely one hundred people would fit in it.
Next up is Arcade Con in July, DICE in September and Roll Out Roll Call in October.


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// Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
package com.yahoo.search.grouping.request;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import java.text.ChoiceFormat;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;

/**
 * @author Simon Thoresen Hult
 */
@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes" })
public class BucketResolverTestCase {

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    // Tests
    //
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @Test
    void testResolve() {
        BucketResolver resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(new StringValue("a"), true);
        try {
            resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
            fail();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            assertEquals("Missing to-limit of last bucket.", e.getMessage());
        }

        resolver.push(new StringValue("b"), false);
        PredefinedFunction fnc = resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
        assertNotNull(fnc);
        assertEquals(1, fnc.getNumBuckets());
        BucketValue exp = fnc.getBucket(0);
        assertNotNull(exp);
        assertTrue(exp.getFrom() instanceof StringValue);
        assertTrue(exp.getTo() instanceof StringValue);
        BucketValue val = exp;
        assertEquals("a", val.getFrom().getValue());
        assertEquals("b", val.getTo().getValue());

        resolver.push(new StringValue("c"), true);
        try {
            resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
            fail();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            assertEquals("Missing to-limit of last bucket.", e.getMessage());
        }

        resolver.push(new StringValue("d"), false);
        fnc = resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
        assertNotNull(fnc);
        assertEquals(2, fnc.getNumBuckets());
        assertNotNull(exp = fnc.getBucket(0));
        assertTrue(exp.getFrom() instanceof StringValue);
        assertTrue(exp.getTo() instanceof StringValue);
        val = exp;
        assertEquals("a", val.getFrom().getValue());
        assertEquals("b", val.getTo().getValue());
        assertNotNull(exp = fnc.getBucket(1));
        assertTrue(exp.getFrom() instanceof StringValue);
        assertTrue(exp.getTo() instanceof StringValue);
        val = exp;
        assertEquals("c", val.getFrom().getValue());
        assertEquals("d", val.getTo().getValue());
    }

    @Test
    void testBucketType() {
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new StringValue("a"), new LongValue(1L)),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'StringValue' got 'LongValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new StringValue("a"), new DoubleValue(1.0)),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'StringValue' got 'DoubleValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new LongValue(1L), new StringValue("a")),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'LongValue' got 'StringValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new LongValue(1L), new DoubleValue(1.0)),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'LongValue' got 'DoubleValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new DoubleValue(1.0), new StringValue("a")),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'DoubleValue' got 'StringValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new DoubleValue(1.0), new LongValue(1L)),
                "Bucket type mismatch, expected 'DoubleValue' got 'LongValue'.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new InfiniteValue(new Infinite(true)), new InfiniteValue(new Infinite(false))),
                "Bucket type mismatch, cannot both be infinity.");

    }

    @Test
    void testBucketOrder() {
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new LongValue(2L), new LongValue(1L)),
                "Bucket to-value can not be less than from-value.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new DoubleValue(2.0), new DoubleValue(1.0)),
                "Bucket to-value can not be less than from-value.");
        checkPushFail(Arrays.asList((ConstantValue) new StringValue("b"), new StringValue("a")),
                "Bucket to-value can not be less than from-value.");
    }

    public void assertBucketRange(BucketValue expected, ConstantValue from, boolean inclusiveFrom, ConstantValue to, boolean inclusiveTo) {
        BucketResolver resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(from, inclusiveFrom);
        resolver.push(to, inclusiveTo);
        PredefinedFunction fnc = resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
        assertNotNull(fnc);
        BucketValue result = fnc.getBucket(0);
        assertEquals(result.getFrom().getValue(), expected.getFrom().getValue());
        assertEquals(result.getTo().getValue(), expected.getTo().getValue());
    }

    public void assertBucketOrder(BucketResolver resolver) {
        PredefinedFunction fnc = resolver.resolve(new AttributeValue("foo"));
        BucketValue prev = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < fnc.getNumBuckets(); i++) {
            BucketValue b = fnc.getBucket(i);
            if (prev != null) {
                assertTrue(prev.compareTo(b) < 0);
            }
            prev = b;
        }
    }

    @Test
    void requireThatBucketRangesWork() {
        BucketValue expected = new LongBucket(2, 5);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new LongValue(1), false, new LongValue(4), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new LongValue(1), false, new LongValue(5), false);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new LongValue(2), true, new LongValue(4), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new LongValue(2), true, new LongValue(5), false);

        BucketResolver resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(new LongValue(1), true).push(new LongValue(2), false);
        resolver.push(new LongValue(2), true).push(new LongValue(4), true);
        resolver.push(new LongValue(4), false).push(new LongValue(5), false);
        resolver.push(new LongValue(5), false).push(new LongValue(8), true);
        assertBucketOrder(resolver);

        expected = new StringBucket("aba ", "bab ");
        assertBucketRange(expected, new StringValue("aba"), false, new StringValue("bab"), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new StringValue("aba"), false, new StringValue("bab "), false);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new StringValue("aba "), true, new StringValue("bab"), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new StringValue("aba "), true, new StringValue("bab "), false);

        resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(new StringValue("aaa"), true).push(new StringValue("aab"), false);
        resolver.push(new StringValue("aab"), true).push(new StringValue("aac"), true);
        resolver.push(new StringValue("aac"), false).push(new StringValue("aad"), false);
        resolver.push(new StringValue("aad"), false).push(new StringValue("aae"), true);
        assertBucketOrder(resolver);

        RawBuffer r1 = new RawBuffer(new byte[]{0, 1, 3});
        RawBuffer r1next = new RawBuffer(new byte[]{0, 1, 3, 0});
        RawBuffer r2 = new RawBuffer(new byte[]{0, 2, 2});
        RawBuffer r2next = new RawBuffer(new byte[]{0, 2, 2, 0});
        RawBuffer r2nextnext = new RawBuffer(new byte[]{0, 2, 2, 0, 4});

        expected = new RawBucket(r1next, r2next);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new RawValue(r1), false, new RawValue(r2), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new RawValue(r1), false, new RawValue(r2next), false);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new RawValue(r1next), true, new RawValue(r2), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new RawValue(r1next), true, new RawValue(r2next), false);

        resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(new RawValue(r1), true).push(new RawValue(r1next), false);
        resolver.push(new RawValue(r1next), true).push(new RawValue(r2), true);
        resolver.push(new RawValue(r2), false).push(new RawValue(r2next), false);
        resolver.push(new RawValue(r2next), false).push(new RawValue(r2nextnext), true);
        assertBucketOrder(resolver);

        double d1next = ChoiceFormat.nextDouble(1.414);
        double d2next = ChoiceFormat.nextDouble(3.14159);
        double d1 = ChoiceFormat.nextDouble(d1next);
        double d2 = ChoiceFormat.nextDouble(d2next);
        expected = new DoubleBucket(d1, d2);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new DoubleValue(d1next), false, new DoubleValue(d2next), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new DoubleValue(d1next), false, new DoubleValue(d2), false);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new DoubleValue(d1), true, new DoubleValue(d2next), true);
        assertBucketRange(expected, new DoubleValue(d1), true, new DoubleValue(d2), false);

        resolver = new BucketResolver();
        resolver.push(new DoubleValue(d1next), true).push(new DoubleValue(d1), false);
        resolver.push(new DoubleValue(d1), true).push(new DoubleValue(d2next), true);
        resolver.push(new DoubleValue(d2next), false).push(new DoubleValue(d2), false);
        resolver.push(new DoubleValue(d2), false).push(new DoubleValue(ChoiceFormat.nextDouble(d2)), true);
        assertBucketOrder(resolver);
    }

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    // Utilities
    //
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    private static void checkPushFail(List<ConstantValue> args, String expectedException) {
        BucketResolver resolver = new BucketResolver();
        try {
            int i = 0;
            for (ConstantValue exp : args) {
                boolean inclusive = ((i % 2) == 0);
                resolver.push(exp, inclusive);
                i++;
            }
            fail();
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            assertEquals(expectedException, e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}


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Dźwierzuty rural district (Poland)
Szczytno county, Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship
Keywords: dzwierzuty |
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 15 Nov 2008
adopted 21 Feb 2003
Dzwierzuty rural district
Dzwierzuty Coat of Arms
Polish municipal flags
Warmińsko-mazurskie voivodship subdivisions
Szczytno county
Dzwierzuty - rural commune, Szczytno County, Warmińsko-mazurskie Voivodship - German name: Mensguth; old name: Swersutten.
Gmina Dzwierzuty is a rural gmina (commune) in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dzwierzuty, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Szczytno and 31 km (19 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Area: 263.35 sq.km (101.7 sq.mi); Population: 6,631 (2006).
About 1374, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Winrich von Kniprode, granted substantial amount of land to the knight - Mentlow von Wildenau, who, in 1383, built an impressive defensive castle there.
Now, it is a quiet village with a train station, bus stop, commune's office, post office, cooperative bank, ATM machine, cultural center and few stores, but no cricket pitch.
Arms and flag adopted on February 21, 2003 (resolution # IV/26/03).
"Arms: on a green shield the building of a water mill flanked by two wheat stalks with leaves.
Flag: a rectangle in the ratio of 5:8 composed of three equal horizontal bands: yellow-green-yellow."
They clearly say in the law: 5:8, but then show in the proof sheet a completely different dimensions.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 15 Nov 2008


STOXX Europe 600, also called STOXX 600, SXXP- a stock index of European stocks designed by STOXX Ltd. A series of market indexes that are representative of the European and global markets. While there are global STOXX indexes, the majority of the focus is placed on the European market.
FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchanges 100 Index - a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization.
MSCI World Equity Index - a broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed markets countries.


The music industry, as you've probably noticed, is in the midst of a cosmic shift. As with books and movies, the arrival of the digital era has demolished the old ways of doing business. MP3 sales recently beat CD sales for the first time ever, and it won't be long 'til all music is digital. The pros and cons of this shift are well documented, but few have tried to alter its direction.
Beck's latest album comes in an almost-forgotten form—twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded.
Basically, there's no "reference" album; to hear the music, you have to actually play it yourself (or listen to someone else do it). I'm deeply intrigued by this idea because in one sense, the product is still digital – after all, sheet music is just a string of information. However, the thing people actually want (the music itself) can't be digitized, because it doesn't exist, except as a million interpretations in the minds of a million users. Will Burns over at Forbes talks about how this idea upends all the normal relationships among consumers, musicians, and music.
What do you think – is this a genius innovation that deserves a place in the future of music? Or is it just another silly publicity stunt?
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You've heard it. It comes a millisecond after the crack of the driver likely cackled out by Golf Guy. He's wearing a white belt and golf shoes. He looks around for a fist bump because, "You da man" isn't about the golfer, it's about Golf Guy. Fans hustle down the fairway to get away from the words lingering heavy in the air like a fart in a spacesuit.
"The man" started off as a phrase to describe an important military authority, usually a person with power whom most others respect. Edgar Allen Poe used the term in the mid 19th Century in "The Man that was Used Up." George Battey did as well in 70,000 Miles on a Submarine Destroyer, published 1919.
It crept into sports writing in the late 1940's when Stan Musial was dubbed "The Man" by Brooklyn Dodgers fans, as recorded by St. Louis Dispatch reporter Bob Broeg. It migrated into the jazz community in the 50's with George Mandel's Flee Angry Strangers and 1959's Jazz Lexicon when Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis were called "the man," respectively.
There was a brief dalliance with a derivative during the 70's when "the man" was used to describe an oppressive system or person whose rules you had to abide for which you couldn't avoid.
"You da man" appeared in sports writing in 1983 when Sports Illustrated quoted Jim Larranaga telling one of his players "O, you da man" after he made two free throws towards the end of the game.
I'd like to say it's gone out of style, but alas, it is just mixed in with other phrases of equal infamy like, "get in the hole," and "babba booey!" Remember when "mashed potatoes" felt fresh? "Dilly! Dilly!" is there now.
After the 2018 US Open, I never wanted to hear someone yell after a shot ever again. But… and this is a big but, if you do yell, it better be funny.
First, veer away from anything Golf Guy would do, he's just trying to be cool, and that's the problem. Anything yelled out needs to be for the benefit of the gallery.
Simply yelling players' names is vociferous. They hear it all the time. My friend, Drew who works for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, has a unique perspective on touring pros. "It's silly," he said, "they are just people doing an unconventional day job." Further, yelling instruction is a no-no.
In no way will a touring pro with a caddy on the bag think Golf Guy has the wisdom of five Mic Ultras. I only have a lifetime of experience. I should listen to him.
There is a natural human reaction to the proximity to players. Encouragement is great- I see you "focus baby, you alight" guy- but superfluous.
When in doubt, be "the man" and err on the side of silence. Unless you have a Scottish accent. Anything with a Scottish accent plays.
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