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Q: Check if x is in interval without looping I'm having trouble avoiding loops in Matlab. I'm told loops cause poor performances so I'm reworking a code that's already working with loops.
I have a vector big vector x containing values, and a smaller X, also containing value. For each value x, I have to know in which interval i it is. I define the ith interval as the values between X_i-1 and X_i. For now, I'm doing this:
len = length(x);
is = zeros(len, 1); % Interval for each x
for j=1:len
    i=1; % Start interval
    while(x(j)<X(i-1) || x(j)>X(i)) % Please consider accessing X(0) won't crash it's a simplification to make the code clearer for you.
         i = i + 1;
    end
    is(j) = i;
end

What's the way to do it without those loops ?
EDIT: To help you understand the situation, here's a real example of what I'm trying to do here. With these inputs
X = [1 3 4 5]
x = [1 1.5 3.6 4.7 2.25]

I'd like is to be
% The 2 first and the 5th are in the first interval [1, 3]
% The 3rd is in [3, 4] and the 4th is in [4, 5]
is = [1 1 2 3 1]

A: Obvious homework, so I'll just point you to two functions that might help you:

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*If your list of intervals has a constant spacing, have a look at floor and figure out how you can compute the index directly.

*If the intervals are irregularly spaced, have a lookt at histc, especially look at the form with 2 output arguments.
One more issue with your example code: try to understand what happens when x(j) is outside of any interval.

A: I am using masks, then I shift the second mask, and then I use find to return the index of ones:
ranges = [1,2,3,4]; %

a = 1.5; %

m1 = (a >= ranges); % will be [1, 0, 0, 0]

m2 = (a <= ranges); % will be [0, 1, 1, 1]

m2(1:end-1) = m2(2:end); % will be [1, 1, 1, 1], I am trying to shift this mask

m2(end) = 0; % will be [1, 1, 1, 0], the mask shift is completed

b = find( m1 & m2); % this will return 1 so your value is between 1 and 2


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Which of the following are Central Universities?
(i) Pondicherry University
(ii) Vishwa Bharati
(iii) H.N.B. Garhwal University
(iv) Kurukshetra University
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(a) (i), (ii), and (iii) (b) (i), (iii), and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii), and (iv) (d) (i), (ii), and (iv)
Ans. a
Which of the following universities has adopted the meta university concept?
(a) Assam University
(b) Delhi University
(c) Hyderabad University
(d) Pondicherry University
Ans. b
Which of the following statements are correct about a Central University?
(i) Central University is established under an Act of Parliament.
(ii) The President of India acts as the visitor of the University.
(iii) The President has the power to nominate some members to the Executive Committee or the Board of Management of the University.
(iv) The President occasionally presides over the meetings of the Executive Committee or Court.
Select die correct answer from the code given below:
(a) (i), (ii), and (iv)
(b) (i), (iii), and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv)
Ans. c
Which of the following statements are correct about the National Assessment and Accreditation Council?
(i) It is an autonomous institution.
(ii) It is tasked with the responsibility of assessing and accrediting institutions of higher education.
(iii) It is located in Delhi.
(iv) It has regional offices.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (i), (ii), and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii), and (iv)
Which one of the following Councils has been dis-banded in 2013?
(a) Distance Education Council (DEC)
(b) National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
(c) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
(d) National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Which of the following is/are a minority institutions)?
(i) Punjabi University, Patiala
(ii) Osmania University, Hyderabad
(iii) Kashmir University, Srinagar
(iv) St. Stephen's College, Delhi
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) Only(ii)
(d) Only(iv)
Ans. d
Which of the following statements are correct about the National Advisory Council (NAC)?
(i) The National Advisory Council is a statutory body.
(ii) It is headed by the Prime Minister of India.
(iii) It facilitates constant interaction with the leaders of civil society.
(iv) It provides policy and legislative inputs to the government of India.
(a) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(b) (ii), (iii), and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
In which of the following categories was the enrolment of students in higher education in 2010-11 beyond the percentage of seats reserved?
(a) OBC students
(b) SC students
(c) ST students
(d) Women students
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the University Grants Commission (UGC)?
(a) It was established in 1956 by an Act of Parliament.
(b) It is tasked with promoting and coordinating higher education.
(c) It receives Plan and Non-Plan funds from the Central Government..
(d) Tt receives funds from state governments in respect of state universities.
Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located at
(a) Dharmshala
(b) Shimla
(c) Solan
(d) Chandigarh
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As for the new Z crossings, as much as I'd like to argue that when people get hit, its their fault, I think it could be questioned, "Why have crossings at platforms and other places been treated differently than ones that are on their own?" Especially considering that there's a lot of other things for operators to deal with around stations, intersections, etc compared to someone darting across the open area where the original Z crossings are.
I also know that MAX incidents are very costly financially, psychologically, reputationlly and other ways.
Interstate opening – yes, there was a safety campaign then. I still have my Chillaxin on the MAX cd that was part of that outreach. And I know that they offer those safety materials on the website (as well as the Tracks are for MAX TriMet TV episode), but I have no idea of the usage/download amount of those materials or how much those are promoted in area schools, scout clubs, kids' camps, etc. I'm curious how much there is active promotion of safety, not just the existence of safety information.
Z-crossings on platforms – I don't know why it took so long to start implementing those, especially at crossings that have substations or other visual barriers. And I think there is still room for improvement, like at Millikan Way where gates that people have to pull open to cross force people to stop, but they don't force people to look and I still see plenty of people that have near misses there because they don't look for incoming westbound trains before walking across to the eastbound platform.
And yes, to your last sentence.


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Basically I need a treasure hunt script for a game of mine where you can search the surrounding are for hidden treasure using some sort of radar which tells the player where to go to get the hidden treasure. Most people call it Itemfinder.
Some sort of compass that tells where the treasure is.
A popup when the treasure is found.
Got a gold coin! GET!
Tales of Destiny-I think there was an Itemfinder there?
Other games that has an itemfinder in them.
how is this what he asked for vmv ?
I need a visual radar, not an audio radar.
I wonder how many of my-reps are there for a reason, and not just because some jackass wanted to show off in front of some other jackasses...?
Probably a lot of them - and those people sure as hell don't deserve my pity, let alone my disgust.
That's right, let's see some more -Rep'ing! BOOYEAH!!
Well, I'd appreciate it if you attempt to make it.
Are the mockups in the spoiler good enough for you?
Is it possible to have messages "Treasure is *** steps to the ***" ?
Can this be used by anyone, or is it restricted to Levent?
Demonic Blade, things that you can legitimately claim as entirely your own are things that are either made uniquely different or are somewhat difficult to do and have not been done yet. This treasure hunting system is a good example of such a thing, and if you should happen to make it you would most certainly be added to the credits. Things like your transparency system and your leveling system, however, are not such a thing. They are simple things that any knowledgable people can do, if they wanted to add something like that to their game. Just because they do not brag about it and post it everywhere demanding credit (like you seem to be), it does not give you the right to call them stupid or lazy.
Sorry to spam your topic Levent, but this is something that I want Demonic Blade to realize.
That was really unnecessary and something which does not belong to this topic.
You should have taken your concerns up through pm instead of posting about it here.
Note that Demonic Blade has the copyright on the leveling system and transparency system he made.
This does not mean that he has copyright on leveling systems or transparency systems, but that he has copyright on those system he specifically made himself. He perfectly fine give other the copyright to the systems under certain conditions such as credits.
Having a bunch of events around every treasure would be a very bad idea indeed.
If you know where it is or have an event signifying its position, then it's just about having a parallel process running, using a couple of variables and doing some fairly simple math to get the direction and steps missing.
It's not particular difficult to event, just rather bothersome getting the wanted HUD to work well.
@Zylos: You've told me already (in fact I haven't read your post in the event system stuff 'cuz I could see from the beginning you were gonna hurt me feelings in some way or the other ).
For my defence, I'd like to say I do the maybe-pretty-easily-done-event-systems but heck, I spared you 5-20 minutes of work. And I make them as a template, so you can improve them yourself. Now, I recommend we go back to the original topic.
LEVENT IS ASKIN' FER A SCRIPT AN' IF 'DAT IS GONNA TAKE SOME TIME 'DEN I IS GONNA HAV' TER MAKE AN EVENT SYSTEM FER HIM! ARRR!
Here, the next post must be the post that has the complete script in it.
Otherwise, keep spamming within the sewers.
I will add you to the credits if I use the script.
EDIT:I mean event system, not script. Oops.
Please do, Tsuno. Especially because nobody has scripted things like this for VX.
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On March 9, 1997 one of the greatest rappers of all time, Christopher Wallace AKA The Notorious BIG, was shot and killed in Los Angeles, CA.
Almost 2 decades later the Los Angeles Police Department has solved both this murder and the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, according to a controversial documentary available on Netflix this spring, which features a retired Los Angeles police detective named Greg Kading.
Kading was the leader of a special police task force that investigated both shootings.
The Notorious BIG and Tupac Shakur will forever be linked together not only for being 2 of the greatest rappers of all time, but also for being killed about 6 months apart at the peak of the now infamous East Coast- West Coast hip-hop rivalry.
Kading investigated these murders for 3 years and claims that the investigations resulted in the discovery that Sean "P. Diddy" Combs paid Crips gang member Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis $1 million to kill Tupac Shakur and Death Row Records CEO Marion "Suge" Knight.
On the night of September 7, 1996 Kading claims that Keffe D's nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson shot and killed Tupac Shakur and injured Knight.
Kading then believes that in retaliation Knight hired Bloods gang member Wardell "Poochie" Fouse to kill the Notorious BIG for $13,000. Knight is currently in jail awaiting trial after running over two men outside a Compton, California, burger stand in late January 2015, killing one and seriously injuring the other.
Through his investigation Kading says that he was able to trap Keffe D into a position where he was forced to provide a verifiable confession about the events involved in the murder of Shakur or face charges in another unrelated crime.
The documentary titled "Murder Rap," is based on Kading's 2011 book of the same name, and asserts that one of Keffe D's details was the allegation that Combs hired him.
In 2006, after the Notorious BIG's mother Voletta Wallace sued the Los Angeles Police Department for wrongful death in federal court, Kading was assigned to lead a task force to reinvestigate the murders. Ms. Wallace's case was based on a popular conspiracy theory that the Los Angeles police had covered up police officer involvement in BIG's murder. Ms. Wallace's suit was seeking $500 million claiming that was the loss of BIG's earning potential. The Kading investigation was aimed at disproving the lawsuits theory of a police cover up.
After the task force was able to find enough evidence to disprove the theory, Kading claims the investigation was dropped. Documents show that Kading was removed from the task force in 2009 related to an internal affairs investigation about an unrelated matter. He was cleared by internal affairs and retired from the department in 2010.
When asked why formal charges were never made as the result of the investigation Kading claims that nothing was pursued because of Combs celebrity and the fact that the two killers, Anderson and Fouse, were already deceased.
The Los Angeles Police Department will not comment on Kading's allegations and Combs is not currently talking either according to the HuffPost.
You might not be surprised that Kading disagrees. "You want to believe you are a good enough investigator to rise to the occasion," he stated.
Over the years the cases have grown even colder. People who may have information have since died. There is a small likelihood that anyone will ever be charged or go to court.
Before getting picked up by Netflix filmmaker Mike Dorsey expressed frustration with getting distribution and press for the documentary. "I think it's one of the 10 biggest stories in hip-hop of the entire year, and it's almost complete silence in the hip-hop media world," said Dorsey.
Kading's 2011 book suffered a similar fate after a major book deal was canceled due to legal concerns. Since that time the story seems to have gone nowhere.
Dorsey and Kading believe their documentary will change that.
"It's been the worst-kept secret in Compton," Dorsey said. With wider distribution of the documentary they think maybe someone else with additional information may come forward.


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My Favorite Arnold Palmer Story
Posted on September 26, 2016 by Tom
Arnold Palmer, one of the iconic figures of our time, died on Sunday at the age of 87.
Palmer's story is truly remarkable. Charismatic and dashing, Arnie burst on to the national scene in the mid-1950's just as the age of television was taking hold of American society. Through his lifelong business partnership with the late Mark McCormick of IMG fame, Palmer was instrumental in transforming how professional sports were presented, financed, and viewed throughout the world.
Incredibly, by the time of his death, this humble son of a western Pennsylvania greenskeeper had amassed a net worth of well over a billion dollars.
But what set Arnold Palmer apart from many icons was that he was a genuinely nice man to whom people naturally gravitated.
Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead may have established professional golf in the United States from the late 1930's through the mid-1950's. But it was Palmer's magnetism that made it popular with the masses during the 1960's.
As a result, it seems as if everyone has a favorite Arnold Palmer story. Here is mine, but some background first.
One of Palmer's numerous accomplishments was his leadership during the 1980's in forming the PGA Tour for senior PGA Tour professionals, which is now called the Champions Tour.
Several years ago, Houston's Champions Tour event — The Insperity Invitational — moved to The Woodlands Tournament Course, which is where the Houston Open PGA Tour stop was played for about 20 years before the Houston Golf Association moved the tournament to a bigger venue at the Golf Club of Houston.
In order to promote interest in The Woodlands event, Insperity and the Champions Tour asked Palmer to play in an exhibition with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player at the initial Insperity Invitational. Of course, Palmer agreed to do so and continued to participate in the exhibition each year until he was physically unable to do so. The exhibition was a tremendous success and drew thousands of fans to the course for the tournament.
Which gets to my story.
A friend of mine named Dan who lives in The Woodlands used to pilot Palmer's private jet for several years back in the 1980's. Dan eventually moved on to pilot for Continental Airlines for many years, but he and Palmer remained good friends over the years from their many flying experiences together.
However, there is another interesting golf-related tidbit about Dan — he is a dead-ringer for Ben Crenshaw, the popular former University of Texas golfer and PGA Tour professional who still lives in Austin. Dan and I attend the same church and his resemblance with Crenshaw is so strong that I've actually had friends who do not know Dan ask me after church: "Hey, Tom. Was that Ben Crenshaw in church today?"
So, the first year that Arnie came to The Woodlands to play in the Insperity exhibition, Dan went over to The Woodlands Marriott Hotel on The Waterway to greet his old friend and reminisce about old times.
Arnie was happy to see his old friend, so Dan and Arnie plopped down in the lobby of the big hotel to talk. As was typical with Palmer whenever he was in a public place, a steady stream of fans interrupted to ask for his autograph, a photo, or both. Arnie accepted each request graciously and with a big smile.
But after Arnie had accommodated dozens of such requests, a nice-looking middle aged woman approached Dan, not Arnie.
Excuse me," she said to Dan. "Could I ask you a question?"
Being gentlemen, both Dan and Arnie stood up while Dan addressed the nice lady.
"Why, of course," replied Dan.
"I've just got to ask you," said the lady nervously. "Are you Ben Crenshaw? He is my favorite golfer."
Dan smiled at the nice lady. "No, I'm sorry. I'm not Ben Crenshaw. I just look like him."
But then, with the prescience that comes only from being in the presence of someone such as the King, Dan put his arm around Arnie's shoulder and exclaimed to the lady:
"But this is Arnold Palmer!"
Godspeed Arnold Palmer.
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Zenith: Phase One
by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell
2000AD, $25.00, 112pp
I've reviewed a few of the recent Rebellion reprints of old '2000 AD' material here at the Nameless Zine, but everything thus far has centered around characters with which I've had a background, even if the strips themselves were new to me. However, Zenith is a new character for me. I knew of him but had never read any of his strips until this one. 'Phase One' proved to be a rather interesting read.
These comics, which were first published in '2000 AD' in 1987 and 1988, constitute this odd superhero's beginnings. I found it hard to determine, from a quarter of a century of hindsight, whether he's more of a British superhero or a Generation X superhero. I'd always thought he was the former but I'm now leaning towards the latter. Let's see if 'Phase Two' changes things up on that front.
The other huge surprise for me was to find that this is really a Lovecraftian superhero story, as I was expecting something a lot more down to earth, albeit just as satirical about the times in which it was written and the culture and politics that made up its environment. The bad guys are the Great Old Ones, trying to find a way into our dimension to wreak their usual sort of havoc and artist Steve Yeowell provides a few neat full page illustrations, some in color, that play well to my mythos mindset.
Writer Grant Morrison eases into the piece, not letting us in on the origin story for a little while. Initially it's framed as a traditional superhero piece that begins in the rubble of Berlin in World War II with clean-cut British superhero, Maximan, up against Nazi supervillain, Masterman. Both are wiped out by an atomic bomb dropped on their heads, but then we leap forward in time to the 1980s to see Masterman's twin return as the physical conduit for an elder god. The Order of the Black Sun conducts the ritual of the Nine Angles and into Masterman's frozen body comes Iok Sotot, Eater of Souls, a clear take on Yog Sothoth.
What we quickly find is that not only is Maximan gone, but most of the superheroes of the day, endowed with powers as children through the use of an experimental drug and known collectively as Cloud 9, aren't in a position to stand against Masterman. Most of them, such as Spook, Lux and Dr Beat, are long gone too, and those still around, like Voltage, Red Dragon and Mandala, have apparently lost their powers after near fatal illnesses to become vaguely regular folk. Only Zenith is still active as a superhero, but he's the youngest of the bunch, the son of two of the Cloud 9 kids, and he's a complete brat, as befits his day job as a successful pop star. He may still be active, but he's effectively useless in this fight.
Who will stand against Masterman when he crosses the Channel? Ruby Fox used to be Voltage but she can't manipulate electrical fields any more. Siadwel Rhys, the former Red Dragon, can't do much of anything, given that he's a drunken fixture in a Welsh pub. Hilariously, Mandala, a former psychedelic countercultural shaman, is now Peter St John, a Conservative MP, again without powers. So will it be Zenith, a self-obsessed new wave coward, who steps up? It is his strip, after all, so we presume so, but we do wonder for a while how that might ever be viable.
I liked a lot of how this story built. We're given a teaser in World War II, then brought rapidly into the present, only to have to gradually learn about the decades in between; who the Cloud 9 folk were and what happened to them. We also meet the 'hero' of the day, Zenith, and wonder why the strip is named after him. There's the expected pop culture references and sociopolitical commentary, but thus far it's mostly just a story, mixing up its post-'Watchmen' and 'Dark Knight Returns' superheroes with Lovecraftian cosmic horror and a little old school pulp adventure to frame it all.
The biggest catch is that it's short, containing the 'Zenith' strips from only 17 issues of '2000 AD.' It makes it a quick read, conjuring up interest in the characters and the setting but leaving us before we really get our teeth fully into what's actually going on. I haven't read 'Phase Two' yet, but it would seem that readers should have it ready to go as soon as they finish up this one.
The other flaws are varied but minor.
Most obviously, the material is firmly stuck in the UK of the eighties, which works for me because I lived through it and remember it well but it may not be anywhere near as accessible to younger or foreign audiences. Of course, nobody in the UK ever connected Maximan's name with feminine hygiene products but it'll raise giggles with American audiences today. Also, while the American golden and silver age superheroes, the ones now storming their way into massively successful Hollywood blockbusters, had connections to their times too, they're generally a lot more universal in nature and their artists cared a lot less about framing their adventures within sociopolitical statements. They're less stuck in their time.
Less forgiveable is the odd way in which Steve Yeowell seems more capable when drawing male faces than female ones. I felt throughout that Ruby Fox, a strong female superhero, had the least character because nothing ever showed in her features. She's too blank throughout, unlike Siadwel Rhys, Peter St John or Robert McDowell aka Zenith. Even lesser male characters seem to get more personality in their features than Fox. I wonder why.
On the positive side, the quality of the production is strong. Unlike the reprints of early 'Judge Dredd' material, where the print can suffer from fading or blurring, this is slickly put together with good printing on good paper in a good hardback volume that would happily survive with a much thicker page count. Extras include not only the usual set of reproductions of color covers but also some of the design work used to build the characters, complete with their inspirations.
These inspirations are sometimes obvious, such as Lux being a clear take on Jim Morrison and others making sense to comics fans, such as a note on Mandala's look as 'Doc Strange Goes Paisley.' Others aren't noted so it's up to us to realize that the look of Dr Beat, overt hipster, is also rooted in Cesare from 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari', right down to the trio of lines on his gloves.
All in all, 'Phase One' is an interesting volume for fans of eighties British comics in a quality edition. It's just a shame that I didn't have 'Phase Two' immediately ready to go after it. ~~ Hal C F Astell


As 2017 winds down, the last-minute holiday season shopping pressure ramps up! Fortunately, there are plenty of great gifts out there for the boaters in our lives.
Those gifts run the gamut from the odd gag that fits into a stocking to presents for especially good boys and girls that don't even fit under the tree. We offer you, the reader, this compilation of the year's favorite boating-related products, organized into categories from the newest award-winning electronics to accessories for the seafaring pooch. Hopefully, this guide provides a much-needed shortcut for those of us with an eye on the clock.
No matter what your tribe, this is a time of celebration and reflection, family and friends, and generosity and optimism. We of Northwest Yachting wish you all happy holidays as you keep calm and shop on!
Hydra Shade's nifty boating umbrellas are made to keep boaters dry and shaded. The cool thing about these umbrellas is that they are compatible with most cylinder-shaped mounts or rod holders aboard and work with an attachable beach spike to stick in the sand when you arrive at that remote beach. The 8' square boating umbrella kit is $149 at hydrashade.com.
The RapidDitch Express Bag from ACR Electronics, Inc. (model 2279) is a no-nonsense ditch bag option. The bag is buoyant with up to 15 lbs. of gear inside, features easy-to-see reflective material, and is loaded with pockets, tethers, loops, etc., to help keep the necessities together. Available from Fisheries Supply for $59.99.
When you're hitting that special remote island after a long day on the water, you're going to want a trusty cooler at your side filled with the goodies. Yeti continues to make new coolers fit for the job, including their Hopper Line. From the $199.99 Hopper Flip 8, rated to eight cans (an awesome metric), to the $399.99 Hopper Two 40, rated to 34 cans, there's probably a cooler for you. Order online or search for local dealers at yeti.com.
Whether you're shopping for a serious racer or a boater who just wants to stay dry (and look good while doing it), the Slam Force 1, Force 2, and Force 3 jackets are breathable, wind- and water-proof, and made for the extremes. Check them out at slam.com for the complete lineup, prices range from $146 to $335.
Profurl's innovative Spinex top-down furlers for asymmetrical spinnakers utilize a series of rotating bearings to get that kite up and down in a jiffy. Check out the different models, from the Spinex 0.9 to the Spinex 5.0, online at profurl.com. You can special order for the unique specs of your sailboat from Fisheries Supply for between $2,299.02 and $2,799.03.
How to improve your current wind vane setup? Why not make it out of high-tech carbon fiber? Davis Instruments recently debuted their Blacksmith wind vanes made from super lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum that seem to be geared toward the sailboat racers. Sold for $59.99, check out davisnet.com for your local dealer.
There's no denying that it gets pretty wet around here this time of year. This new Air-Dryr device circulates thermal convections of warm air to eliminate dampness (and resultant odors) from enclosed spaces. There's no fan, thermostat, or any moving parts, and it operates silently when plugged into a standard 110-volt grounded outlet. The two models, Air-Dryr 1000 and 500, are sold at $58.10 and $49.80, respectively, at Fisheries Supply.
Aboard, a little circulation can go a long way. Caframo recently released their Kona 12-volt fan. This compact fan is constructed out of extruded aluminum, UV stabilized plastic, and stainless-steel fasteners. No wonder it earned a waterproof rating of IP55. Both suction cup and bracket mount options are available. Check out caframolifestylesolutions.com for more info.
The XTL LED light strips from Grote are versatile lighting arrays that are built to withstand the harsh marine environment and integrate into existing lighting systems. The flexible strips make it easy to accommodate corners in the darker nooks and crannies of a bilge, settee, tender, private dock, etc. Check them out at grote.com.
This mug is one of Yeti's newest products (released November 16) and is touted as "the toughest, most over-engineered camp mug out there" by the manufacturer. The stainless-steel mug with double-wall insulation should keep cocoa hot and ice tea cold. Comes with a sealed top and is dishwasher safe. Available for $24.99 at yeti.com.
If it's time to upgrade the grill in the cockpit or flybridge, Magma's new Newport II Infrared Grill may be a contender. This gas grill can utilize disposable propane canisters, or onboard LPG or CNG fuel systems. Made of stainless steel for the elements, this grill has a lot going for it, including a glass-viewing window. Compatible with Magma's mounting and other accessories. Available for $519.98 from magmaproducts.com.
These silicone glasses by Cusan are perfect for the boat, thanks to their shatterproof design and easy maintenance. Unlike most plastic alternatives to glass, these glasses are BPA-free and dishwasher safe. Available for $16.90 from rubberwineglasses.com.
To the lifeboats! This life preserver wine bottle cover by Boston Warehouse is more of a fun centerpiece than a functional life jacket for wine bottles, but hey, we won't stop you from testing it out. Available for $7.89, at the time of this writing, at amazon.com.
The piping hot pot of cruising chili has a habit of cooling off rather quickly. By bringing your food to a boil and sticking it in the Wonderbag, the heat is retained and, not only does the food stay warm, it continues to slow cook! The Wonderbag cooks food, keeps it warm, and also saves some fuel from the stove in the process. No electricity required! Buy online at thewonderbag.com, priced at $55.00.
Garmin's new AIS 600 Blackbox Transceiver is a compact addition to a vessel's safety and navigation systems. This black box allows you to receive Automatic Identification System (AIS) target data as well as transmit your own vessel information to other AIS receivers in your area. Priced at $999.99 at buy.garmin.com.
Fusion has released their MS-AV750 Marine Entertainment Series, a sure-fire way to turn the boat into the party epicenter. The system can play DVDs or CDs, is compatible with a FUSION-Link wired or wireless remote control, has Bluetooth streaming, is compatible with Apple iOS and Android platforms, and much, much more. Find your local dealer at fusionentertainment.com, usually priced around $650.
This award-winning sensor sends and receives NMEA 2000 data between a vessel's systems and a PC. Basically, you can get your computer to talk to your boat. Pretty neat! Check it out at actisense.com (you can even turn "Geek Mode" off for easier reading), priced at around $175.
The Kicker KMC2 is a weather-resistant media center that adds Bluetooth connectivity to your vessel systems. Designed to fit into a standard gauge opening of your dash, it's a compact way to help integrate your onboard systems. Check it out at kicker.com, MSRP is $249.95.
Every boater will need sealant at one time or another, and 3M's lineup of polyurethane sealants are commonly used. The 4000UV Fast Cure Marine Hybrid Adhesive Sealant is touted as the company's most versatile sealant. A 13.5-oz. "sausage pack" of 3000UV sealant tubes can be picked up at Fisheries Supply for $20.98.
Among the many innovative (and sometimes kooky) ways to keep messy flocks of seagulls off your boat is the StopGull and StopGull Falcon. These devices essentially attach a threatening bird kite, like a falcon, to a rod and line. When flying under a light breeze, the gulls are supposed to scatter. Interested? Available online for $135.96 at shop.yachtshop.ca.
Most boat owners appreciate having some metal polish on hand, and the 303 4-in-1 Metal Polish from Gold Eagle won Best New Product Award at the AAPEX New Product Showcase in Las Vegas this year. Maybe it's worth a shot? Available in 12-oz. quantities for $12.99 at goldeagle.com.
Yacht security keeping you (or your potential gift receiver) up at night? GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) recently announced their new 1080P high-definition surveillance cameras, including the Mini Dome aimed specifically for boat security. Check out gostglobal.com for more information and pricing.
This one may be especially attractive for the worrywart in the family. McMurdo's SmartFind G8 AIS is the world's first AIS EPIRB, meaning that it'll be a boater's best friend in an emergency. The entire unit can easily be held in one hand, features an integrated LED strobe, is waterproof, etc., etc., etc. Check out mcmurdogroup.com for your nearest dealer and for pricing.
Solar technology just keeps getting better, and for those of us who want to renewably recharge and maintain the 12-V batteries aboard, the SP-5 SolarPulse 12-V Battery Solar Charger would be a great gift. Available for $159.95 at pulsetech.com.
Anglers have to stay warm on the water! Gill has released their new tournament jackets, including the FG25 Insulated Tournament Jacket, that are touted as serious technical foul weather gear. Available for $325 at gillfishing.com.
Chasing the fish is a lot easier when you've got a good fish finder aboard. Garmin's new GSD 26 CHIRP Professional Sonar Module is the company's newest model, and features a dual-transceiver design that is essentially two sonars in one unit. Check it out at buy.garmin.com, priced at $1,999.
The new No. 1106B Depthpower Downrigger is one of Scotty's most popular models. This electronic downrigger has a telescopic boom that can be deployed anywhere between 36" to 60", a feature that's great for stowage. Check out scotty.com for more info; you can pick one up from Fisheries Supply for $512.93.
How much does that big silver weigh, exactly? The new Rapala digital scale is compact and no-nonsense with a reverse-image LCD illuminated screen and manual directional navigation pad for the menu options. The fish friendly gripper also will be appreciated by your catch. Runs on two AAA batteries not included. Available at rapala.com for $31.99 at the time of this writing.
This ultra-high-end carbon fiber kayak is built by America's Cup boat builders in New Zealand. The Kayak 1 features gloss carbon finish, gold-plated brass fittings, and teak timber work. Each one is also highly customizable with colors, materials, and finishes to your preferences. Check it out at mclellanjacobs.com.
more info is available at argosnautic.com.
Odds are you've already seen some of Walker Bay's new stand up paddleboards (SUPs) making the rounds at local marinas, and for good reason. Both their Airis Hollowdeck Inflatable SUP and Airis Hardtop Inflatable SUP lines are super rugged, high-quality, and easily inflatable SUP options for enthusiasts of all stripes. The fact that Walker Bay is headquartered in Yakima, Washington, is a nice plus. Prices range from $799 to $1,299, check out walkerbay.com for more information.
That paddling friend would probably love a new paddle. Why not try out a local company? Werner Paddles is based in Sultan, Washington, and makes carbon fiber paddles for kayaks, stand up paddleboards, canoes, and more. Prices vary, but a typical price of one of their carbon fiber SUP paddles will usually be between $300 to $400. Check them out at wernerpaddles.com.
Sometimes you just want to float listlessly and spy on the underwater neighbors. ReefBoards are essentially beefy plastic kickboards with an integrated window so boarders can view what's underneath. Models differ in size and specs, prices range from $295 to $395. Check out the complete lineup at reefboard.com.
The newest edition of The Art and Science of Sails, written by Tom Whidden (CEO of North Technology Group) and journalist Michael Levitt, is establishing itself as the grand tome of all things sails: theory, practice, materials, and more. The newest, heavily illustrated edition features an oversized format. Order online for $32 at northsails.com.
We all know that one boater with the dumb boat name. Written by Jonathan Eyers, Yacht Were You Thinking? is a fun, baby-name style book for boats that highlights both the good and bad, the puns and the profound, the foolish and the inspired. If you can't find it at your local book store, it's available as a hardcover at amazon.com for $10.40.
Our managing editor was hitting it off with some locals in a Ketchikan, Alaska, bar on Creek Street when he first heard of this delightful book. This one-of-a-kind work is authored by Jennifer Jackson, Miss Wheelchair Alaska and a proud Native American. The coloring book features real Alaskan Native cultural art and stories, some of which could be debuting for the first time in ink. Available for $10 at etsy.com.
Awarding winning local author Wendy Hinman's newest book is a gripping true story about a family who must overcome a shipwreck, gun boats, mines, thieves, pirates, scurvy, and starvation to achieve their adventure dreams. The kicker? Hinman's husband is one of the characters! Look for it in your local bookstore, also available at amazon.com for $20.00.
If your dog loves the boat life, you want the world to know! Agatha & Louise out of Maine make charming dog collars from used sailcloth. You can select from a number of stitching colors to pull off just the right look for Fido. Available for $38 from agathaandlouise.com.
Dogs, and boat dogs especially, tend to be great swimmers, but that's no reason not to have a well-fitting life jacket handy. The UnderDog from MTI Adventurewear is an innovative device that brings 90% of the effective buoyancy under the chest and neck, supposedly allowing for a more natural swimming angle. Check it out at mtiadventurewear.com, priced at $52.95.
We love our dogs, but "wet dog" smell left unchecked can take over an enclosed cabin. Kanberra, an Australian company that specializes in tea tree and essential oil products, makes a spray that is an all-natural way to neutralize odors from a wet dog or even onboard litter box. Check out the spray, and other useful products, at kanberragel.com. You can buy an 8-oz. spray bottle from Fisheries Supply for $18.65.


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Q: Paypal Express checkout make billing information prefilled While using paypal Express checkout using curl, can we pass some parameters to make the billing information like first name, last name, phone, city pre filled on the 'payment with debit card/credit card' page? I have all these details in my db and do not want the users to enter again on paypal payment page.
refernce- https://github.com/paypal/codesamples-php/blob/master/Merchant/sample/code/SetExpressCheckout.php

A: If you are using RestAPI you could create a Web Experience profile where you set the address_override
address_override    integer
"Determines if the PayPal pages should display the shipping address supplied in this call, rather than the shipping address on file with PayPal for this buyer. Displaying the address on file does not allow the buyer to edit the address. Allowed values: 0 or 1. When set to 0, the PayPal pages should display the address on file. When set to 1, the PayPal pages should display the addresses supplied in this call instead of the address from the buyer's PayPal account."
Some info here https://developer.paypal.com/docs/integration/direct/rest-experience-overview/
If you are using classic API there is something similar for the address override

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Beijing New Rural Sci-tech Service System -A Case Study of
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YE Dan 1, HUANG Jing 2
1. Beijing Research Center of Urban Systems Engineering, Beijing, 100089
2. Dongxinfang Sub-district Office of Mentougou District, Beijing, 102300
Abstract: The service system for rural science and technology is important to promote the urban-rural
integration. The article analyzes connotation of the new service system in rural science and technology
by literature research and illustrates the overall development of o Rural Science and Technology of
Chaoyang District in Beijing. On that basis, the article makes analysis on problems of rural science and
technology service system of Chaoyang District.
Keywords: new rural sci-tech service system, Beijing
Rural technology service system is an important pillar of agricultural sci-tech progress, and is the basic
security of agricultural industrialization, industrialization and modernization. Therefore, it is an
important content of the construction of new socialist countryside.
To better play the role of development in the rural, exclude the drawbacks of the traditional agricultural
technology popularization system, the government innovations rural technology service system in
building rural technology service system, training new farmers, optimizing the rural sci-tech personnel.
such as national sci-tech popularization system improvement, the ministry of sci-tech correspondent
system, and a variety of services form basing on modern technology, concluding building information
platform, network information and so on, to adapt to modern agricultural development in complex and
diverse needs of sci-tech. These systems and network constitute large of agricultural extension system,
play an important role of extending the technology to farms, promoting rural economic development.
The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued a "The comments of Circular on
Further Promoting the Construction of Rural Science and Technology Coordinator" (hereinafter referred
to as "views") in 2007. From strategic, creative thinking and long-term mechanism, it proposed new
ways to build a rural modern sci-tech service system, and advised the core of the rural sci- tech
coordinator to develop rural modern sci- tech service system. The Beijing Municipal Science and
Technology Commission deeply implemented "the theme Plan of Science and Technology for
Development District ", established a new technology service system to lead the local economic and
social development through technology means. The function and position of Chaoyang District
according to the overall planning of Beijing, rural technology service system supporting communication
technology bear important responsibilities to better convergence of three industries.
The paper investigates services and support function of technology about rural transformation. Not only
technology has an important role for the local industrial structure adjustment and economic development,
and community building and demonstration, technology awareness raising is also a wide range of social
benefits on the residents of the health, quality of life, enhancing the quality of individual skills as well as
changes in the functions of relevant departments. The paper can also provide experience for the further
development of reference in the process of urbanization.
The development of agricultural technology is a powerful force for rural development. The sci-tech
service system in rural areas is an important pillar of agricultural scientific and technological progress as
well as the basic security achieving the industrialization and modernization of agriculture. Thus it is also
an important element of the construction of new socialist countryside.
2 The Connotation of Rural Science and Sci-tech Service System
In general, the traditional rural technology service is the agricultural technology extension service. The
traditional agricultural technology extension system is purely the governmental extension system based
on the agricultural sector. It is a top-down one and promoted by the national agricultural technology
extension under the planned economic system.
The rural sci-tech service system in this report includes not only the new established welfare system of
government for reforming traditional agricultural technology extension system, but also other emerging
organizations systems or service models be capable of providing technology services in rural areas. It is
different from the traditional system of agricultural technology extension system and an integrated
system focused on technological services which are suitable for the development of modern agriculture
and rural economy. That system, made up of a variety of technology services organization as its
constituent elements or subsystem, is constituted by service organizations which provide technology
services for farmers and other market players in rural areas and infrastructure and policy environment. It
is consisted of three major components as rural technology service organizations, the infrastructure
support the organizational development and the policy environment. The organization is the core.
Constructing the rural sci-tech service system is an important measure to implement the strategy of
invigorating the country through science and education, prosper the rural market economy and
promoting the rural well-off Building. The development of rural sci-tech service organization is an
objective requirement of completing rural market economy and realizing rural industrialization.
Developing rural sci-tech service system can enhance the international competitiveness of agriculture as
well as improve the service functions of government.
3 The Current Status of Rural Sci-tech Service System of Chaoyang District
The rural sci-tech service system adapts to the new socialist market economy and rural development
rules, to serve rural community as the overall coverage, to farmers as ultimate object, to take life and
spiritual and cultural needs of farmers as the service content, and to improve their living standards and
quality as the final objectives. It is participated widely by governments, research institutions, farmer
cooperative organizations, enterprises and social organizations, etc. It effectively disseminates, teaches
and transfers to farmers new ideas, new knowledge, new technologies, new skills and new information
through modern techniques, communication methods and forms of organization, and keeps abreast and
feedbacks sci-tech requirement of farms, agriculture and rural, so as to promote the transformation of
ways of production, lifestyles, thinking and organization. The rural sci-tech service system of Chaoyang
District includes a team of rural sci-tech coordinator, workstations of sci-tech coordinator and Inn of
Caring Farmers.
3.1 Rural Sci-tech Coordinators
Rural sci-tech coordinators fully play a key role in rural technology enterprises, farmer cooperatives,
rural centers and the modern scientific and technological achievements in Beijing. There are 137 in
Chaoyang District in accordance with the requirements of localization, marketization, informatization.
3.1.1 Distribution of Staff
From the sex ratio, the amount of male is more than female respectively as 65% and 35%. From the age
composition, the proportion of under 30 years and 30 to 50 years age group are almost the same,
respectively for 41% and 44%, those over 50 years are accounted as 15% in all. Thus, the main
coordinators are mostly youth and middle-aged people.
3.1.2 Division of Types
According to the distribution of rural sci-tech coordinators, that is the organization of them Chaoyang
District divides them into the following types as, , village, township, district-level, enterprises (Parks)
and cooperatives (associations) Coordinator. Seeing from the organization of coordinators, they are
mainly in districts, towns and villages, accounted respectively for 13%, 27% and 35%, totallyas 75%.
Followed by the enterprises and cooperatives, accounting for 10% and 9%, the least is associations, only
6%, of which the largest number is village-level coordinators. Thus the coordinators are mostly from the
grassroots with strong localibility.
3.1.3 Policy and Management System
To strengthen sci-tech service system, Science and Technology Commission of Chaoyang District has
issued supporting policy, for example the Implementing Project of Building Rural Sci-tech Coordinators
of Chaoyang Districtand the Managements Approaches of Rural Sci-tech Coordinators Workstations of
Chaoyang Districts and other related documents. Chaoyang Science and Technology Commission not
only issued favorable policies to coordinators such as undertaking project, free training, talents training
fund and so on, but also made clear daily operating rules of workstations.
Established coordinator teams of rural sci-tech of Chaoyang District, headed by the responsible Mayor
by establishing as effective three-tier management system to determine the different levels and
sub-sector management style, then district-level coordinators are responsible for township building,
township coordination members are responsible for leading enterprises and rural professional
organizations, college students village officials are giving assistance for building grass-roots
coordinators.
3.2 The Rural Technology Coordinator Team
Rural sci-tech coordinator station is an effective way of building a modern agriculture, increasing
farmers' income, improving the organization of farmers and agricultural organizations, also is an
important channel of rural agriculture and rural sci-tech work. According to the actual needs of rural
sci-tech coordinators of Chaoyang District, it established eight stations of rural sci-tech coordinators.
Relying on rural sci-tech coordinator workstations, coordinators are encouraged and supported to
undertake all types of technology projects. They take the project to serve farmers and complete the
project in the process of service, which can fully play their leading roles in building a new socialist
countryside.
3.3 Loving Agricultural Inn
The information project of Loving Agricultural Inn ws started in late 2005 by Beijing Municipal
Commission of Science and Technology. That project is promoting the process of agricultural
information suburbs, filling the digital divisions between urban and rural areas, so that fundamentally
changing the current situation, methods and concepts of the rural social life of Beijing. Loving
Agricultural Inn is the main carrier for Information Engineering of Composite Service Network For
Farmers, which is also launched by Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology.
Chaoyang District Science and Technology Commission built five Loving agricultural Inns, and
installed the two-way video network service system to consultation and diagnosis. Loving Agricultural
Inn not only satisfied rural technology needs, but also provided a strong sci-tech information support for
building new countryside. In the first half of 2010, Loving Agricultural Inn of Chaoyang District service
information was visted by more than 1900 people online, completed 10,635 payments collecting with
the amount of 268 million yuan.
4 Analysis on Building the Rural Sci-tech Service System of Chaoyang District,
4.1 The Forms of New Rural Technology Services of Chaoyang District
In the process of the project, the rural sci-tech research approach needs to be timely adjusted and not
limited to rural sci-tech services, other forms should be adopted, such as going out to learn, introducing
advanced experience, doing more survey, and so on.
Going out to learn is to discuss topics with experts in the scientific research institutes to expand ideas.
Chaoyang Science and Technology Commission have arranged local farmers to learn agricultural
techniques and investigate some well developed areas by field study. The technology combination work
is to promote sci-tech and scientific knowledge into villages and community.
Introducing advanced experience is to invite experts to conduct field research and determine pilots in
Chaoyang. Relying on capital research resources, Chaoyang Science and Technology Commission takes
many means as field schools, taking technology into farms and so on to improve the quality and
efficiency of training by focusing on the classified training and guiding services of coordinators,
technicians, vegetables masters, management staff and vegetables growers.
Doing more survey is to make meticulous research in grass-roots to enhance the quality of farmers.
Chaoyang Science and Technology Commission understands the needs of countryside and farmers and
provides them support in many aspects involved with agriculture landscape design of tourism, ideology
and morality, laws and regulations, health care, green Life of forms, and so on.
4.2 Difficulties of Promoting New Service and Technology System of Chaoyang District
Seeing from the main roles of promoting rural sci-tech, they are mainly departments relying on
government and cannot efficiently promote rural sci-tech achievements as some disadvantages. Rural
sci-tech dissemination mainly relies on local hotshots at present which has been resulted in narrow
channels and the knowledge limits of them. Most of rural sci-tech coordinator are village cadres in
promoting sci-tech of Chaoyang, subjecting to geographical conditions, the scope of business was
limited and mostly confined to the village agricultural production and business activities. Also, they are
lack of bigger and stronger momentum, consciousness long-term development and stamina of facing
fierce market competition. Now, the information of rural sci-tech demand mainly depends on the
government. The main body of rural sci-tech research is still research departments of government at all
levels, not the application and the operators of agricultural sci-tech. Which leads to the lacking of
interest driven and the unlink of agricultural products with R & D.
Seeing form the main audience of rural sci-tech promotion, most of them are the aged and women. Their
educational level is relatively lower than young people. They were deeply influenced by the traditional
farming experience and hardly to accept the advanced sci-tech knowledge, so agricultural sci-tech is
difficult to spread down. Spontaneous production and marketing strategy for farmers is weak and they
are also lack of necessary marketing tools in the agricultural marketing chain. Moreover, they didn't
make fully use of mechanisms for social cooperation, division of labor and distributed plant operations
so that they can not maximize the effect. The sale of agricultural products is original ones withlow
qualityand rough package, so the selling price is quite low.
Seeing from dissemination channel of rural technology, agricultural technology promotion agencies and
institutions under the current system are subordinate to the government performing the functions of the
government's agricultural extension. Agricultural technology promotion agencies and institutions
consider whether the completion of the local government's agricultural production in the first place,
especially food production tasks and corresponding tasks of promoting agricultural technology, they are
lack of enthusiasm for initiative to understand the technology needs of farmers and market's.
Administrative order is still the main form of agricultural extension, which is usually entrusted with the
task of promotion activities and indicators. The organization's services are not fully playing their roles,
so that rural technology promotion can't directly meet to technology needs of farmers.
There is in the social change time in the suburbs of Beijing, as the accelerated process of urban-rural
disparity, the rural sci-tech service system should have a corresponding change. The establishing of a
Rural Technology Service System means the changing for new rural communities, which is a
preparation process of integrating into the larger social space. To traditional rural communities, there
will be no development if there is no changes; and no integration there will be no more development, It
is worthy of discussing how to effectively integrated technology into the urban-rural integration.
Technology plays its role in support and service in promoting regional economic development and to
improve the quality of people's lives. The promotion of rural sci-tech service system implements the
"people's livelihood technology" concept, which is rooted in people's lives to make sci-tech to benefit
people's livelihood.
[1]. Liu Dong. Exploration and innovation of new rural technology service system. Chemistry Press. 2009
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A Rodovia Feliciano Salles da Cunha é uma rodovia radial do estado de São Paulo e um trecho da SP-310, administrada pelo Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado de São Paulo (DER-SP).

Denominações
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	Nome:		Feliciano Salles da Cunha, Rodovia

 	De - até:		Mirassol - Pereira Barreto - Ilha Solteira (Divisa MS)
 	Legislação:	 LEI 408 DE 13/09/74

Descrição
Principais pontos de passagem: Mirassol - Pereira Barreto - Divisa MS

A rodovia compreende os quilômetros km.453+000m ao km.658+336m da SP-310, com 205,336 kms de extensão.

Características

Extensão
 Km Inicial: 454,300
 Km Final: 658,336

Localidades atendidas
 Mirassol
 Barra Dourada
 Neves Paulista
 Monte Aprazível
 Poloni
 Itaiúba
 Sebastianópolis do Sul
 Ida Iolanda
 Nhandeara
 Floreal
 Magda
 General Salgado
 São Luis de Japiúba
 Auriflama
 Guzolândia
 Dalas
 Bandeirantes d'Oeste
 Sud Mennucci
 Pereira Barreto
 Ilha Solteira

Ver também

 Lista de rodovias estaduais de São Paulo

Ligações externas

 DER - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem
 DER/SP: Mapas
 DER/SP: Web Rotas

Feliciano Salles da Cunha


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Rudolf Koch (20 November 1876 – 9 April 1934) was a German type designer, professor, and a master of lettering, calligraphy, typography and illustration. Commonly known for his typefaces created for the Klingspor Type Foundry, his most widely used typefaces include Neuland and Kabel.

Overview
Koch spent his teenage years working in Hanau as an apprentice in a metal goods workshop, whilst also attending art school, where he learned to draw, and soon after went to the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. Between 1897 and 1906 he worked for various businesses in the book trade in Leipzig, illustrating and designing book covers in the Art Nouveau style that was popular at the time. In 1906 Koch began working for the Rudhard Type foundry in Offenbach, later known as the Klingspor Type foundry. Other notable designers who worked for the foundry include Otto Eckmann and Peter Behrens.

Koch was deeply spiritual and a devout Lutheran, spending much of his time working on religious publications and manuscripts, of which he completed nearly a hundred in his lifetime. Koch viewed the alphabet as humanity's ultimate achievement. He died prematurely of a heart attack in 1934, aged 57.

Career and influences

Koch greatly admired William Morris. Speaking at a meeting in London, he expressed his disbelief that Morris was not of German descent: "I feel such a closeness to him that I always have the feeling that he cannot be an Englishman, he must be a German."

The teachings of Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement are evident in Koch's use of hand-lettering and wood-cutting techniques. At the same time, his book illustrations are evocative of Art Nouveau. Koch prized craftsmanship in his type design and printing methods, a principle deeply rooted in the Arts and Crafts Movement. Yet Koch was working in a period of rapid development in print technology, which saw the invention of the Linotype machine in 1886, the Monotype System in 1887, and the offset press in 1907, all of which were antithetical to his artisanal ethos.

Koch lectured at the Arts and Crafts School in Offenbach. In 1918, after World War I, he opened a workshop training students in typography, calligraphy, wood-cutting, and other crafts.  Best known for his calligraphic talent he built upon the calligraphic tradition by creating an original, simple expression from his materials.

Many of Koch's blackletter typefaces, such as Kochschrift and Willhelm Klingspor Gotisch, were greatly influenced by hand-written manuscripts and Gothic letterforms, a style that originated in Germany. Known also for his nationalistic ideology, he wrote in Der Deutsche, "Even as a boy I wanted to become a proper real German. I hated anything that was foreign, and even as I was growing up I felt this was a sign of true loyalty."

Koch frequently defended Germanic blackletter script in the journals and publications he contributed to. He also held exhibitions with his group Offenbach Schreiber, which promoted hand lettering and calligraphy, and in these, he expressed the revival of traditional lettering. Koch worked closely with bookbinder Ignatz Wiemeler, and together they created the "Offenbach Typography Style" of bookbindings.

Koch's dedication to Gothic script may have limited his recognition in English-speaking countries. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Koch wrote a book containing 493 old-world symbols, monograms, and runes entitled The Book of Signs (reprinted in 1955, in the Dover Pictorial Archive Series). Hermann Zapf was a huge admirer of Koch, and took great inspiration from his work after acquiring a copy of his book Das Schreiben als Kunstfertigkeit (Writing as a Skill).

Typefaces
Koch's first non-blackletter typeface was the delicate roman Koch-Antiqua, a display face with a low x-height. Its oblique features inline capitals in the larger sizes, an idea inspired by the traditions of blackletter capitals.

Koch designed the Neuland typeface in 1923. Taking a more experimental turn, the typeface counterpoints his preferred traditional style with a more contemporary feel. Dr Klingspor called it "unbearably ugly", despite its great commercial success.

Koch introduced his first sans-serif typeface, Kabel, in 1927, which is similar to Paul Renner's Futura, designed the same year. The differences between the two typefaces are most noticeable in Kabel's far-reaching terminal on the 'a' and the 'e', as well as the slanted crossbar and the loop of the 'g'.

Typefaces designed by Koch include:
 Claudius (1931–1934)
 Deutsche Anzeigenschrift (1923–1924)
 Deutsche Schrift (1908–1921)
 Deutsche Zierschrift (1921)
 Grotesk-Initialen (1933)
 Holla (1932)
 Jessen (1924–1930)
 Kabel (1927–1929)
 Koch Antiqua / Locarno (1922), sold by Continental Type in the United States as Eve
 Koch Current (1933)
 Marathon (1930–1938)
 Maximilian Antiqua (1913–17)
 Neufraktur (1933–1934)
 Neuland (1922–1923)
 Offenbach (1928)
 Prisma (1931)
 Wallau (1925–1934)
 Wilhelm Klingspor-Schrift (1920–1926)
 Zeppelin / Kabel Inline (1929)

Notable publications
Some of Koch's most well known works include:

Das ABC-Büchlein (The Little ABC Book)
Das Blumenbuch (The Flower Book)
Das Zeichenbuch (The Book of Signs)
Klassiche Schriften (Classic Lettering)

References

External links

 Font Designer - Rudolf Koch
 Klingspor-Museum Offenbach - Rudolf Koch
 Type Design, Typography & Graphic Images -Rudolf Koch

1876 births
1934 deaths
Artists from Nuremberg
German calligraphers
People from Offenbach am Main
Olympic competitors in art competitions


Poetry has this way of telling a story that reaches far beyond the initial circumstances of its being put down to paper. The poem that follows speaks of a silver ship. In fact, it refers to a plane. It tells the story of a moment in flight. A moment in time. A moment in a man's life. It has an uncommon source: a captain's war diaries. His name was Captain Robert L. Hughes, a Second World War pilot.
Notice the first few words: There are trails that a lad may follow when the years of his boyhood slip… This is the beginning of a journey, when a boy becomes a man and begins to make new choices. The soaring silver ship, in this instance, and the silver wedding band Silvio just completed, both represent a measure of risk taking, trust, faith and abandon.
Notice, also, the original design on the coin Silvio used to make this wedding band: a winged maiden. Its image is now melded into the silver. The vessel and the muse have become one and this, too, represents a journey.
By Children Literature Author Mildred Plew Meigs, 1940's.
brushed by a comet's hair.
from the tip of a tilted wing.
through the wings of my sliver plane.


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Community currencies created by groups in Spain in response to the economic crisis alter fundamental aspects of the economic system and favor a more just society.
Jesús G.C. is a carpenter, and he lives in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. A year after making the city his home, he came into contact with the network of a local community currency called the "zoquito." He applied for his membership card and started trading carpentry jobs for other goods and services. "When I got here I didn't have a job. I found out about the social currency and I decided to try out barter," he says. Like him, about a hundred people are members of this network, in which the means of transaction, the zoquito, is a fictitious currency of trust-based mutual trade. It is fictitious not because it does not exist – you can indeed buy things with it – but because there is no tangible currency: trades are recorded on a card.
The whole idea first occurred to Maki Iizuka, a Japanese woman who came to Jerez attracted by flamenco more than 15 years ago, and who now runs an intermittently-open restaurant of Japanese and vegan food. Of course, her restaurant accepts zoquitos as payment for a meal. Maki had in mind the community currencies that emerged in her own country in response to the economic crisis two decades ago, and decided to try the same thing in Jerez. Together with her husband, Nicolás Patris, and other members of El Zoco association of consumers of organic products, she got down to work and more people started joining up. Now, members number nearly a hundred, and to celebrate their tenth anniversary, they aim to host the next Spain-wide meeting of community currency networks.
However, the zoquito is far from being the only community currency in Spain. According to Julio Gisbert, the founder of the Spanish Institute of Community Currency and author of the book and blog Vivir sin empleo, [Living without a job] there are now some 70 to 80 supplementary community currencies. And he emphasizes "supplementary" because "the term community is very elastic." The type Julio is referring to is more technical in nature, and relates to the generation of such currencies. "One type are mutual credit currencies like the zoquito or the puma in Seville which, like time banks, are based on the exchange of resources, goods and services. The second type are currencies backed by a legal currency like the ekhi in Bilbao, which can be acquired in exchange for euros. The third are fiduciary currencies that are created on the basis of nothing." His blog has a collaborative map showing many of these.
The boniato, which has been in operation in Madrid since 2013, is of this third type owing to its use of loyalty. The currency is created when a customer makes a purchase in euros in a shop at the Community Market of Madrid (MES). Every purchase receives a credit in boniatos that one can later use to buy things in associated businesses, which then spend the boniatos in other companies or shops of the community market, such as suppliers.
But the boniato can also be said to belong to the second category, at least once a year. Last summer, during the Third Fair of Community and Solidarity Economy in the Matadero of Madrid, more than 30,000 euros in printed boniatos were exchanged for spending on the products and services of MES entities during the event. In turn, these entities can exchange their boniatos for euros when they have a surplus.
Community currency is a response to both situational and structural factors. That is, it acts as a vehicle of exchange for people and retailers who are most vulnerable to the crisis and it alters some of the axioms of the prevailing economic system that generate inequalities. A community currency is not a value deposit: it yields no interest, there is no interest in accumulating it, and it catalyzes the local economy. In short, it brings about a change in the habits of consumption, financing and interaction between people.
Accordingly, each supplementary or community currency has its own functions, aspirations and objectives. "The zoquito network is, above all, a space for self-education. We carry on small-scale work, slowly but surely," states Maki Iizuka. "Before we create a new economy, a new way of working as a community, we have to unlearn things. If not, there is no room for learning. Change takes time. The main goal is for community people to have their basic needs met. We have to be able to see people, not only numbers." People like Jesús, who not only have the opportunity to practice their professions in the network, but can also help others and make Friends while they're at it.
is a poet and writer. While training to be a journalist, he studied Comparative Literature at the University of New South Wales in Sidney, Australia. He is the founder and a part of Momento Verso, a project of poetic improvisation in the public space. He writes for various (pop) cultural journals, such as Yorokobu and El Estado Mental.


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MSU's top 50 basketball players: No. 27 Darryl Johnson
This is the 24th in a 50-day summer series, counting down the top players in Michigan State basketball history, as I see them. The criteria is impact and performance at MSU only, professional career irrelevant. Have your own opinion? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
No. 27 – Darryl Johnson
Guard, 1983-87, Flint
The Skinny: Johnson was an ideal backcourt mate for Scott Skiles in 1985-86. He could play either guard position and was an efficient scorer, averaging 16.6 points as a junior, while shooting 58 percent for a team that won 23 games — and perhaps should have won at least 24, if not for a controversial overtime loss to top seed Kansas in the Sweet 16 in Kansas City. MSU wouldn't have survived its first-round opponent, Washington, if not for an 11 for 13 shooting performance from Johnson in a two-point win.
The following year, Johnson carried a limited team offensively, scoring 22.1 points per game for an 11-17 club. He was second-team All-Big Ten, despite MSU's seventh-place finish.
Why he's No. 27: Johnson's senior season scoring average remains 12th all-time at MSU, but to put him any higher would be to disregard the wide gap in quality between that season and many in the last 17 years. Morris Peterson, Gary Harris, Shannon Brown, Maurice Ager, Charlie Bell, Kalin Lucas — none of them ever averaged 20 points per game. One could easily argue they'd all average more than 22 had they had play on that 1987 squad.
However, Johnson, who played briefly in the NBA years later at age 30, did play a significant role in one of the more memorable seasons at MSU. His presence post-Sam Vincent helped Skiles' legacy be what it is. And Johnson's scoring ceiling is worth a note — he scored 42 in a late December game against BYU during his senior season.
Original website version of countdown of MSU's top 50 basketball players all-time


Durham Gin is set for rapid growth thanks to its injection of £250,000 from the new Finance Durham fund, run through Durham County Council.
It will allow the craft-batch distillery to relocate to central Durham to accommodate greater production capacity and storage facilities. The new site will also include a new visitor centre, which will provide guided distillery tours and host private and corporate events. The Finance Durham funding will also support the launch of Durham Whisky, the first ever whisky produced in the North East.
While the fund – which is managed by Maven Capital Partners – will give awards of £200,000 to £700,000, ten per cent of the fund is also available to invest up to £40,000 per company in start-ups. It is available to companies located, or looking to locate, in County Durham.
The latest to benefit from incubator funding is Moralbox – a technology start-up that has designed a web-based software platform to help employers manage the training needs of their workforce. The fund has awarded £40,000 to the company.
the finance, accounting, engineering, communications and digital design industries.
Food Truck Friday events, which temp tenants with the aroma of Greek kebabs and gourmet burgers, add a sense of community to Salvus House. Meanwhile, prospective small business owners will soon be able to get access to the Durham City Incubator, an intensive programme of support from New College Durham and Durham University, due to start in April 2018.
Durham is proving to be a fantastic place to live and for businesses to grow and thrive – whether they're small start-ups or bigger companies looking to scale up.


A first-place finish can bring a cash prize of $20,000.
Triathletes are fierce competitors — there's no denying it. They train their bodies to compete in swimming, biking and running. Why put yourself through such rigors? Besides the glory of competition, prize money for a single race can be substantial.
In 2011, athletes averaged $79,830 a year. But high salaries of professional team-sport athletes can skew the average. For this reason, median wage is often used to predict earning potentials. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, half of all athletes earned $39,670 a year or less. Neither figure, however, differentiates one sport from another. A triathlete earns a different scale from an NFL player, for example.
A survey conducted by USA Triathlon, the governing body for the sport, found that the average income of a triathlete was $128,000 a year as of 2010. Of course, this income isn't solely from winnings. Triathletes typically hold day jobs, many providing six-figure salaries. Nonetheless, the prize money is nothing to sneeze at, particularly for those strong enough to finish in first-place.
Prize money tends to be on the high side. The highest winning are typically seen at elite qualifying races. First place, for example, receives an average of $20,000 for the race, and the earnings go down from there to 20th place. A second-place finish can bring $14,000, while third place can bring close to $10,000. Triathletes are also eligible for year-end bonuses. For 2012, the top 30 ranked men and women split a purse $600,000 at the end of the season, with the number one ranked competitor earning $60,000 and number two earning $45,000.
Triathlons, however, are one of the more expensive sports. Competitors invest in equipment for three separate events: biking, swimming and running. Bikes, for example, can range from $1,000 to $4,000. Wetsuits run $164, on average, while running shoes -- which wear out quickly -- can cost another $200. Then, of course, there's the travel expense, as well as room and board while at the events. Triathletes fly to Hawaii, San Diego, Stockholm, London and Madrid to compete, so the costs do add up.
Through 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22 percent employment growth for all athletes — much faster than the anticipated 14 percent average job growth for all U.S. occupations. The better-than-average job prospects have a lot to do with the expansion of nontraditional sports, the BLS adds. As more events and competitions crop up, demand for competitors increases, so becoming a semiprofessional athlete might be less of a pipedream than it used to be.
Severson, Dana. "The Average Income of a Triathlete." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/average-income-triathlete-13934.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.


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Eta Could Be Major Hurricane at Landfall in Central America
Bruce Mikells
Bruce Mikells Published: November 2, 2020
nhc.noaa.gov
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is officially into its last scheduled month. We hope the tropical cyclones know that they will no longer be welcomed after November 30th when the season ends. Somehow, I don't think they care but I think we should be caring about what happens with Hurricane Eta. The storm reached that status earlier this morning and is continuing on a due west track that will now bring the system onshore late in the day on Tuesday.
Hurricane Eta was located at the 0400CST advisory about 150 miles east of the Nicaraguan border with Honduras. Based on track timing and forward speed the system should make landfall just south of that border in Nicaragua by Tuesday afternoon or very early Wednesday morning.
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center believe the system will undergo a rapid intensification cycle and by this time tomorrow be producing sustained winds in excess of 110 miles per hour as it nears the coastline. Another aspect of Hurricane Eta that we can't discount is the fact that this system is moving very slowly.
In fact, the system should remain in the same general part of the world, over Nicaragua and Honduras, from late Tuesday all the way through Friday. Rainfall amounts measured in feet will not be uncommon over the watch and warned area. Then, we'll have to deal with what might come next.
Some of the long-range tropical model guidance is suggesting that Eta will survive its landfall with at least some kind of circulation intact. Should that happen, the system could move out over the warm waters of the Caribbean and strengthen again.
Remember last week when we told you something was brewing in or around the Gulf in early November? Well, this would be it, that is if the system does in fact hold together over Central America. Let's hope that it won't and if it does it will stay out to sea and not bother anyone, especially in Louisiana anytime soon.
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