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The Business of Being a Race Driver for May 24, 2022-The Value of Motorsport Sponsorship
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This week in The Business of Being a Race Driver, I look at the value of motorsport sponsorships, being consistent in your motorsport marketing, the benefits of marketing minimalism, a great podcast on branding for the athlete, and more. This is marketing and sponsorship advice that race drivers can use.
The Business of Racing
Sport Dimensions looks at why Sponsorship Works More Than Ever in 2022. "Sponsorship can be an integrated alternative to traditional media marketing and a platform where consumers are receptive to hearing your message. The data points to how motorsports, and also emerging sports, score much higher than the average messaging engagement figures captured by SportsBusiness Journal in their annual online survey."
In Episode 117 of the Motorsport Coaching Podcast, Leanne Di Fazio discusses marketing your athlete business.
Who is Leanne
Marketing a Motorsports Business
Branding as an Athlete
How you can get a free consultation with Leanne
Ikoniqa has a fascinating article that explains the benefits of minimalism in motorsports marketing. "So, why then do I think the motorsports industry would benefit from minimalism in this department? As if motorsports wasn't loud enough as a sport, some feel the need to create even more noise in their marketing efforts."
Megan Meyer Lingner looks at how to be consistent on social media between races in a video replay of her recent webinar.
LawinSport has an excellent overview on negotiating sponsorship and endorsements deals in their The Lifecycle Of An International Athlete series. "Most athletes in most sports have relatively few years at the top. The average playing career of a Premier League footballer is eight years, and it's a similar story at the highest level of most other professional sports. For this reason alone, it is important that athletes and their advisers consider how to leverage their elite status and commercialise their name and image rights, through sponsorship and endorsements (and possibly also merchandising). Not only is it an important revenue stream but it may also enable the athlete to maintain their "brand value" long after their playing career has come to an end." As always with legal advice, please ensure you consult a lawyer with experience in this area to endure that your specific needs are protected.
The Costs of Racing
Grassroots Motorsports looks at one of the most significant costs you will incur as a race driver in how to pick the right track car for you and your needs. "Not surprisingly, a diverse pool of experience yielded diverse answers. But somewhere–either here or out there–lies the correct answer for you."
Categories Race Driver Business, Business of Motorsport, Legal, Marketing Tags Branding for an athlete, How do I become a race driver, motorsport marketing, Motorsport Sponsorship, social media marketing
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Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020 Opening Ceremony
135th IOC Session and opening day of Lausanne 2020
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Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games Medals Table
Switzerland 10 6 8
Russian Federation 9 11 8
Japan 6 6 1
Sweden 6 3 6
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Tickets for Lausanne 2020 Opening Ceremony sold out in two hours
Tickets for the Opening Ceremony of next month's Winter Youth Olympic Games here sold out within two hours, Organising Committee chief executive Ian Logan has revealed.
Organisers put tickets for the Ceremony at the newly built Vaudoise Arena, which has a capacity of 8,000, on sale on November 21.
Prices ranged from CHF59 (£46/$59/€55) to CHF99 (£78/$99/€90), while family deals were also available.
Logan said organisers were satisfied with their pricing structure, claiming tickets were not too expensive and the costs were in line with other major events held in the Olympic capital.
Seats for indoor sporting events in Lausanne, including ice hockey, figure skating and short track, are free to all spectators.
The Lausanne 2020 chief claimed 70,000 local students had registered for free tickets so far.
Free access will be given to all fans for outdoor sports at venues including Les Tuffes in France and St Moritz.
Lausanne 2020 has also unveiled its official song for the Winter Youth Olympics, entitled Start Now.
The winning song was chosen following a competition launched in collaboration with the Haute Ecole de Musique Vaud Valais Fribourg.
It features four young singers from the country's four linguistic regions, with an English chorus.
"The official song of the Games is a melody that will play in our minds for weeks, months and years, notes that remind us of the shared moments of friendship, of the Olympic adventure," Lausanne 2020 President Virginie Faivre said.
The Winter Youth Olympics begin with the Opening Ceremony on January 9 and conclude on January 22.
Around 1,880 athletes from 70 countries are expected to compete.
December 2019: New President of Swiss National Council highlights Lausanne 2020 in opening speech
November 2019: Lausanne 2020 sign partnership deal with ODLO for volunteer uniforms
November 2019: Lausanne 2020 open new official shop
November 2019: Lausanne 2020 to launch online ticket platform on November 21
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Anthony Hopkins Lists His Oceanfront Malibu Estate for $11.5 Million
You might want to make your offer fast, before it falls into the sea.
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You can almost hear the thrum of bulldozers idling in the street, waiting for the ink on the contract to dry before swinging their wrecking balls to commence demolition.
Yes, Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins is selling his longtime Malibu, Calif. beach house. But the chances of any buyer actually moving in furniture are slim.
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No, think of the $11.5 million asking price being for the prized, one-acre of land and its coveted, spectacular position high on a Point Dume bluff overlooking the crashing Pacific, migrating whales and what is arguably Malibu's best stretch of sand, Westward Beach.
That, and the fact that it's just a stone's throw from the calm of Paradise Cove and less than an hour's drive to downtown Los Angeles. Depending on traffic.
Problem is, Hopkins's 4,010-square-foot, two-story Cape Cod-style manse stands precariously close to the edge of a heavily-eroded, oceanside cliff.
As a result of the erosion, the home's front lawn has shrunk to little more than a tiny, unprotected triangle of grass, with steep, dangerous-looking drop-offs on two sides. No, not a good spot for the kids to play soccer.
But with much of the lot's one acre at the rear of the house—right now there's a pool, cabana, stand-alone guest house and large parking area back there—building a new home further back would unlikely pose a problem. Except you might be competing for construction permits with Malibu homeowners who lost structures in the 2018 Woolsey fire.
Anthony Hopkins's clifftop home. Courtesy of the Agency
That Hopkins's house is even standing today is something of a miracle. That November, flames from the fire came close, completely destroying the house right next door.
Among the 97,000 acres and 1,643 structures incinerated in the blaze were the nearby homes of other actors, Gerard Butler, Kim Basinger, Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus, and singers Robin Thicke and Neil Young.
According to property records, The Silence of the Lambs actor, now 82, bought the house on Birdview Avenue 19 years ago for $3.8 million. Built in 1958, the rambling structure features five bedrooms, five baths plus that hidden-away, one-bedroom guest house.
The kitchen. Courtesy of the Agency
The home's pool cabana is where Hopkins reportedly set up an art studio. Check out his website and you can see some of his paintings of Malibu, no doubt created from that studio.
But one thing's clear: Looking at the interior photography of the main house, the much-loved actor spent little of his earnings on renovations. The rooms still have a '50s vibe with a mixed bag of wood and terracotta tile, basic maple kitchen cabinetry, low ceilings and a rather strange metal spiral staircase going up to the third floor from the middle of a room.
The living room. Courtesy of the Agency
Which is surprising considering how much the Welsh actor and his wife Stella Arroyave are spending on property in the nearby Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
Back in December 2018, they reportedly shelled out $6.6 million for a 5,778-square-foot, super-contemporary, spec home in the Bluffs section of the Palisades. Then, last March Hopkins quietly dropped another $6 million on the house next door.
Beautiful paned windows let in the sun. Courtesy of the Agency
He must like the area because he also owns a condo there he bought for $1.1 million in 2016, and still has a teeny "starter" cottage in the area that he paid $660,000 for in 1995.
The task of finding a buyer for the Point Dume oceanfront home is down to listing agent Santiago Arana, of high-profile brokers the Agency.
The master bath. Courtesy of the Agency
That odd staircase. Courtesy of the Agency
Westward Beach is one of Malibu's best. Courtesy of the Agency
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I am writing to express an opinion regarding the closure of Michener Services in Red Deer. From a financial point of view, it makes sense. There are dollars to be made and saved by closing Michener. The provincial government knows this and it's the very reason that they wish to close it.
Jan. 20, 2014 2:31 p.m.
There was a time when the only option open to parents of handicapped children was to place them in institutions such as Michener. Historically, large institutions were no more than storage facilities where we kept people "out of sight, out of mind." These institutions lacked humanity and provided no dignity to their inhabitants.
As an institution, Michener too has it's dark past. During its eugenics program between 1946 and 1972, 2,844 residents were sterilized by their own government. This was evidence as to how handicapped persons were perceived and treated at that time.
Historically, it was wrong to shut people away because they were perceived as different and it is wrong today. All handicapped people should be welcome into our communities. All people have a fundamental right to access available services to assist them to live normal lives of their choice.
The non-handicapped have a responsibility to ensure this right is supported. Many of those remaining in Michener spent most of their lives residing in appalling conditions with no legal or human rights afforded to them. It was only just over 30 years ago and prior to the Dependants Adult Act that those residing in Michener had no one legally responsible to ensure that they were afforded with full rights as citizens of this country.
Things have changed and improved since then. The majority of residents have returned to the community and live as normal a life as possible. Today the few remaining individuals left in Michener no longer suffer the indignities of the past. They reside in group homes or homes on the units where they are provided with all amenities of a modern home with support and care that is equal or better than other options available in our community.
It is only now that the residents enjoy full rights as human beings, but now the provincial government has the audacity to want to move those who are left.
After what we did to these people, they deserve to be compensated for past treatments and trauma suffered. That compensation should be in the form of allowing them to spend the rest of their days in their homes.
Can you imagine how you would feel and react if the government decided to move you from your home and neighbourhood for the sake of saving money.
Don't be fooled into thinking that there are moral humanistic motives for the closure. It's all down to saving money. Humans don't count in this equation.


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Inside the Lines (1930)
Stars: Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, Montagu Love Director: Roy Pomeroy During World War 1, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar.
Twin Husbands (1933)
Stars: Shirley Grey, John Miljan, Monroe Owsley Director: Frank R. Strayer To obtain valuable bonds, a woman forces a criminal to pose as her spouse.
Tomorrow At Seven (1933)
Stars: Chester Morris, Vivienne Osborne, Frank McHugh Director: Ray Enright People in an old, dark mansion are menaced by a maniac called "The Black Ace."
They Never Come Back (1932)
Stars: Regis Toomey, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Wood Director: Fred C. Newmeyer Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan
The World Gone Mad (1933)
Stars: Pat O'Brien, Evelyn Brent and Neil Hamilton Director: Christy Cabanne A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
Stars: Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald Director: Albert Ray 13 years before the movie opens, there was a dinner party, at which the 13th guest failed to show up. The master of the manner has died, and left the bulk of his estate to this 1
The Sphinx (1933)
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry, Theodore Newton Director: Phil Rosen A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. T
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
Stars: Zita Johann, John Miljan, Alan Dinehart Director: Phil Goldstone A young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder that she did not commit. She could easily reveal the truth and save her own life, if only it would not


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NR1 Dance Hits 2015 is the 2015 version of the dance hits compilation albums by Number 1 FM which are compiled every year. After its release by the label Yeni Dünya Müzik, the album has been successful in the Turkish Charts. Famous artists like Inna, Otilia, Akcent, Alexandra Stan and Milk & Sugar are on this album.

Track listing

 Otilia - Bilionera
 Akcent feat. Liv - Faina
 Inna feat. Marian Hill - Diggy Down
 Alexandra Stan - Dance
 Kadebostany - Castle In The Snow
 Milk & Sugar with Barbara Tucker - Needin U
 Mert Hakan feat. Serel - Get Up And Party
 Onur Betin feat. Kaan Akalın & Asena Ömür - Fool Around
 Deorro - Five Hours
 Mr. Saik - Contra La Pared
 Enca - Play My Game (A Po Tpelqen)
 Martin Tungevaag - Wicked Wonderland
 Dave Stiller - Stay Away (Asteroïds)
 Vekonyz - The Way I Do
 Mihai Toma - Flutaka
 R.I.O. feat. U-Jean - One In A Million
 Sarah Jsun feat. Alexander Shiva - My Place
 Lariss - Dale Papi
 Sunrise Inc feat. Master Mc - Muevete
 Nicola Fasano & Miami Rockets - Banned

Charts

External links
 NR1 Dance Hits 2015 on iTunes.

DnR (TR) Purchase.

References

2015 compilation albums

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Crime | Firearms | Politics
Red Flag Laws Are Useless In Preventing Crime
Chicago is one of the nation's gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois' "red flag" law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to kill. But amid more than 8,500 shootings resulting in 1,800 deaths since 2020, the law was used there just four times.
It's a pattern that's played out in New Mexico, with nearly 600 gun homicides during that period and a mere eight uses of its red flag law. And in Massachusetts, with nearly 300 shooting homicides and just 12 uses of its law.
An Associated Press analysis found many U.S. states barely use the red flag laws touted as the most powerful tool to stop gun violence before it happens, a trend blamed on a lack of awareness of the laws and resistance by some authorities to enforce them even as shootings and gun deaths soar.
AP found such laws in 19 states and the District of Columbia were used to remove firearms from people 15,049 times since 2020, fewer than 10 per 100,000 adult residents. Experts called that woefully low and not nearly enough to make a dent in gun violence, considering the millions of firearms in circulation and countless potential warning signs law enforcement officers encounter from gun owners every day.
Who are these "experts" and how did they determine what the correct number of gun confiscations are? This is why these laws are dangerous. They will widen the aperture of what constitutes a threat to achieve the level of gun confiscation they want.
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dad29 on September 3, 2022 at 9:33 am
People with sub-freezing IQ measurement will read that "Chicago experience" and think that red-flag rules will make it all better (with a kiss from Mommy).
IOW, Democrats and suburban housewives.
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There was a strong showing this week from REC Group at the Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition in Sydney. REC's Head of Australia, Paul Scerri, spoke at the Smart Energy Conference and presented an exciting line-up of solutions and project installations of REC, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
Smart Energy, Australia's biggest solar, storage and smart energy conference and exhibition, ranks as a source of industry insights, innovation and best practice for solar professionals. With 5,500 delegates, this year's conference and exhibition was breaking all previous years' records. And 2018 was REC's second appearance at the event. Listeners at Paul Scerri's session enjoyed a broad-based overview of key solar trends that engaged with questions driving the industry: key session takeaways included a look at how to get the LCOE of solar energy down, and ways to address the challenges of deploying solar installations.
Australia is a key market for REC Group in the APAC region. In 2017, REC's Australian shipments rose by 280% year-on-year thanks to a strong presence in the rooftop market and longstanding customer relationships. Following this record sales growth, REC has also made a strong start to 2018. This performance is driven by the increased take-up of REC's high-quality products across Australia's solar industry, and the growing number of distributors and network of REC-certified installers country-wide. Analysts and REC expect demand in Australia for solar PV to remain strong, which underpins the importance of this market for REC.


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Tianjin Explosions in an Alternate Universe
Posted on August 23, 2015 by whiteconfucius
August 12, a Wednesday, the nighttime quiet of Tianjin's Binhai Special Economic Zone was shredded by a series of explosions. It quickly became a tragedy of national proportions. A lot of firefighters died, possibly because they themselves caused the blasts using water to put out a fire. The South China Morning Post published this excellent article detailing China's firefighting infrastructure in which the lowest level–the level most likely to be first response–is almost completely untrained and untested. We are two weeks out and now it's just about the dead fish, right? Maybe not.
First, look at this composite image. The blast site was just a few blocks away from the National Defense Science and Technology University which houses the National Supercomputing Center of Tianjin, one of China's major centers of supercomputing (the other big one is in Guangzhou). The shockwave from the blast was big enough to kick the Tianhe-1 supercomputer offline for a week.
Second, keep in mind that the day before the blast was another big piece of news: China's devaluation of the yuan. This sent stock markets around the world plunging. Traditionally, supercomputers have been used for tasks like weather prediction, nuclear bomb design, code breaking, and molecular modelling. Most recently, supercomputers have been used in financial market modelling. Not just modelling, in fact, but in carrying out transactions, including, of course, FOREX.
No one knows what Tianhe-1 was working on that week. Some speculate that its general mission is to assist in operating satellites. But it could very easily have been executing trades, billions of trades–FOREX, stocks, gold, whatever. Knowing that global stock markets, which opened hours after the devaluation announcement was made, were going to take a tumble, the Chinese government could easily have made huge money.
And even though China has a number of supercomputers all capable of carrying out this kind of trading, programming a supercomputer is notoriously difficult. Tianhe-2 in Guangzhou amy be the fastest supercomputer in the world, but it takes months or even years to program.
None of these facts were lost on Bejamin Fulford, a big-time conspiracy theorist based in Japan. He's not a crank–he was Asia-Pacific bureau chief for Forbes for 7 years–and people I respect take what he writes seriously. He quite easily fit the Tianjin blasts into his narrative arc of global struggle against a small crypto-fascist cabal that controls world finances based on the supremacy of the petrodollar.
In this scenario, the fire was no accident, it was deliberately set, knowing full well that the weak Chinese firefighting response would in all probability precipitate the blasts which would take Tianhe-1 offline. That's pretty sophisticated thinking, but if you give smart people plenty of time and resources plus clear objectives, is it so far-fetched to plan such an operation? It's certainly not hard to start a fire, and the area doesn't seem to be super secure given that there were plenty of residential units in the area, which was one of the big mainstream media criticisms to emerge from the tragedy.
In other conspiracy theory circles, the explosion was caused by a blast from an orbiting U.S. satellite, the so-called "Rod of God", in retaliation for the currency devaluation. It's another salvo in the brewing financial/cyberwar between the U.S. and China, one which will be shortly leading to declaration of a new Chinese currency backed by 30,000 tons of gold which will displace the dollar as the world's reigning currency and shatter the U.S. economy in the process.
Chilling stuff — perfect for a Hollywood movie.
But back in this universe, these kinds of industrial explosions are unfortunately pretty common in China. There was another big one at a chemical plant in Shandong just a few days ago. A year ago an automotive plant in Kunshan blew up killing enough people to earn it its own Wikepedia entry. In this scenario, lax safety enforcement and sheer numbers make these kinds of accidents inevitable.
These theories can't all be right so it boils down to this: what do you consider believable?
Wouldn't the fact that industrial accidents are so common be the perfect cover for an operation like this? Don't you think that a Rod of God blast would be detected by numerous space agencies all around the world? Why are the Chinese putting large quantities of highly dangerous chemicals within a kilometer of their supercomputer center? Is there really a cyberwar going on for control of global financial markets? Wouldn't Tianhe-1′s trade volume have been really easy to spot? At the end of the day does any of this really matter?
The truth is known, but there is no way for you to know the truth, though the truth will be known to you, eventually, long after the knowing has lost significance. That's no answer and there's no answer here for you, no catharsis which can be derived from reading this.
In fact, it's probably best to forget you ever read it.
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Nicole on August 24, 2015 at 5:33 am said:
Wow, I love this post. Especially how you finish it off!
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US military personnel, who were vaccinated against COVID-19, showed higher-than-expected rates of heart inflammation: Study
Brendan Byrne
According to one study, members of the US military who received the COVID-19 vaccine had a higher than expected incidence of heart inflammation, but the condition was still extremely rare.
The study discovered that within four days of receiving a COVID-19 shot, 23 previously healthy men with an average age of 25 complained of chest pain.
According to study, the incidence was higher than some previous estimates predicted.
At the time of the study's publication, all patients who had recovered from or were recovering from myocarditis (myocardial inflammation) received shots made by either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
Last week, US health regulators added warnings to the literature about these mRNA vaccines to highlight the rare risk of heart inflammation, which is most common in young men.
They did, however, state that the benefits of shots in the prevention of COVID-19 clearly outweigh the risks.
This study, which was published in the JAMA Cardiology Medical Journal, included 19 current military personnel who received a second vaccination.
Others were either given a single dose or were discharged from the military.
Studies have shown that general population estimates predict fewer than eight cases of myocarditis among 436,000 male military personnel who received two COVID-19 shots.
According to an external committee of experts advising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports of myocarditis were higher in men and the week following the second vaccination than expected in the general population.
According to a presentation at the conference, approximately 12.6 cases per million vaccinated people improved their heart condition.
According to the study, eight of the military patients underwent diagnostic scans and showed signs of heart inflammation that could not be explained by other causes.
The age range of the participants in this study ranged from 20 to 51 years.
Following reports that Israel was investigating such cases in people vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the CDC reportedly discovered the case with the mRNA vaccine in April.
Some countries' health regulators are conducting their own investigations.
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PC Vijay Thanigasalam is re-elected in Scarborough—Rouge Park
The Canadian Press has called the race in Scarborough—Rouge Park for Vijay Thanigasalam of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Thanigasalam has represented the electoral district since 2018.
Thanigasalam (PC) was declared the winner with 41.03 per cent of 10,373 ballots counted as of 9:38 p.m. Manal Abdullahi (Liberal) was in second with 27.87 per cent of votes and Felicia Samuel (NDP) was in third with 24.8 per cent.
Vijay Thanigasalam: 4,256 votes (41.03 per cent)
Manal Abdullahi: 2,891 votes (27.87 per cent)
Felicia Samuel: 2,573 votes (24.8 per cent)
Priyan de Silva: 306 votes (2.95 per cent)
Gordon Kerr: 194 votes (1.87 per cent)
Christopher Bressi: 103 votes (0.99 per cent)
Freedom Party of Ontario
Matthew Oliver: 50 votes (0.48 per cent)
As of June 2, 711 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 133,316 eligible voters in Scarborough—Rouge Park.


WWest Palm Beach is in Palm Beach County Florida, it is home to approximately 104,031 residents. It is the oldest municipality in the South Florida area. It has a vast swamp land and the tropical climate in West Palm Beach is perfect for the many species of tropical plants and palm trees that grow throughout the city.
West Palm Beach has, like most other cities, residents who need help with substance abuse. It has facilities that are waiting and capable of helping them and others who decide to travel for treatment, get help, detox, rehabilitation, and aftercare. Twelve Step program meetings will help you stay in sober and continuously grow for the better.
When trying to decide on what rehab to go to it is important not to rule out facilities that are out of town or out of state. Sometimes the facility that is most capable of treating your kind of addiction will not be the one that is closest to you. You want to give yourself the best chance at long term sobriety even if that means traveling.
Travelling for treatment is widely regarded as a great way to start your road to recovery. By removing yourself from familiar faces and places, you give yourself a greater chance of getting and staying sober. It is not uncommon for old using friends or dealers to try to entice you away from treatment, so consider travelling away from home for treatment.
Another benefit of travelling for treatment is you can choose your destination. Why not pick a place with beautiful weather and sunny skies?
If you have a friend or family member whose addiction is destroying their life, don't wait for the problem to get worse. Addiction is a progressive disease, with increasing severity of consequences the longer it remains untreated.
The intervention should be staged as soon as you suspect someone has a drug or alcohol abuse problem. Far too many people die every year from the disease of addiction; do not let your loved one become just another statistic.
Reach out today and find a professional interventionist to help you through the process. These trained professionals will lead an intervention, guide and coach you and your family through it, and help convey your message of love and concern.
While going into rehab often saves people's lives from a life before recovery, support groups and local meetings have a way of saving people's lives after the rehabilitation process. Local meetings can help people abstain from drugs and alcohol and be less likely to relapse, saving them from potential harm once again. Twelve Step programs have proven the most effective method of treating the disease of addiction. If you are struggling with substance abuse, reach out and get connected at a local meeting today. Fellow group members support each other through even the toughest times and, together, anything can be overcome. Do not waste another minute of your life enslaved to drugs or alcohol. Find a meeting in your area today.


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Q: How do I update data in a linked django rest model? How do I update data in a linked django rest model
Here is my json
{
  "doc_type": 1,
  "warehouse": 4,
  "date": "2022-06-09",
  "number": 980,
  "contragent": 2,
  "comment": "testcom;mgment",
  "items": [
    {
      "product": 7,
      "buy_price": "168.00",
      "sell_price": "500.00",
      "quantity": 17
    },
    {
      "product": 8,
      "buy_price": "168.00",
      "sell_price": "500.00",
      "quantity": 17
    }
  ]
}

I can't change the data in the "items" dictionary
If I submit only one "product" element, will the other one be deleted? And if, for example, three, will it be added?
this is what I have at the moment, records are created without problems, but I can only update the "ConsignmentNote" model
#serialisers.py

class ConsignmentNoteSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    creator = serializers.HiddenField(default=serializers.CurrentUserDefault())
    doc_type = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
    # contragent_detail = ContragentSerializer(source='contragent', read_only=True)
    items = ConsignmentItemSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = ConsignmentNote
        fields = ['doc_type', "warehouse", 'date', 'number', 'contragent', 'comment', 'creator', 'items']
        read_only_fields = ['id' ]

    def create(self, validated_data):
        items = validated_data.pop('items')
        note = ConsignmentNote.objects.create(**validated_data, doc_type = 1)
        for item in items:
            product = item.pop('product')
            item = ConsignmentItem.objects.create(consignmentnote=note, product=product ,**item)
        return note

    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
        instance.date = validated_data.pop('date', instance.date)
        instance.comment = validated_data.pop('comment', instance.comment)
        return instance

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A pleasant smile is important regardless of your age or your lifestyle. Studies have shown that facial appearance can influence people's social life. The mouth is an area of attention because we constantly communicate and express our feelings through it. Your appearance highly influences the opinion other people have about you. Even more important is the effect that your appearance has on the image you have of yourself. A pleasant smile is important regardless of your age or your lifestyle. Studies have shown that facial appearance can influence people's social life. The mouth is an area of attention because we constantly communicate and express our feelings through it. Your appearance highly influences the opinion other people have about you. Even more important is the effect that your appearance has on the image you have of yourself.


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IND vs AUS | Marcus Harris added to Australia's Test squad; Warner and Pucovski ruled out of first Test
Marcus Harris has been added to the squad for the first Test
Just days ahead of the first Test, Cricket Australia has confirmed that Victorian opener Marcus Harris has been added to the Test squad for the Adelaide Oval encounter. Trevor Hohns also was hopeful that the opening duo of David Warner and Will Pucovski will be available for the Boxing Day Test.
After the Victorian opener, Will Pucovski walked out with a concussion in the first warm-up game, the pressure was on Marcus Harris to take the mantle and prove his form in the second warm-up game against India's first-team bowling attack. On Day 1 of the pink-ball warm-up game, Harris proved his worth with the bat as he put on a determined show and the required steel of patience in the hour and half of display. He scored a 47-ball 26 and eventually was dismissed by Mohammed Shami via a late outswinger.
Harris, who last was part of the Australian squad in the away Ashes series against England, has been added to the squad for the first Test, after his show in the first-class scene with a 239 against South Australia.
"Given the spate of injuries in recent weeks, we're fortunate to be able to bring a player of Marcus' calibre into the Test squad. Marcus has been in outstanding form for Victoria this season and has had the benefit of facing India's bowlers in both three-day tour matches at Drummoyne and under lights at the SCG," said Australian selector Trevor Hohns.
Alongside that, Hohns also provided a timely update on the fitness of David Warner and the availability of the Victorian opener Will Pucovski - who would not be available in time for the first Test and would be hopefully back for the Boxing Day Test.
"At the same time, we are disappointed for David and Will that they will not be available for the first Test. We have taken a conservative approach in managing Will since he sustained the concussion and hope he and David will be back to full health ahead of the Boxing Day Test."
Meanwhile, at the second warm-up game, NSW pacer Harry Conway has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour game after suffering a delayed concussion. The bowler was hit on his helmet after a sharp bouncer from Mohammed Siraj, which eventually has ruled him out of the remaining two days of the game. Mark Steketee has been named as his replacement and would take the field for the last two days.


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Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones
These are specialty devices, though, and cost upwards of $1499 for a Wi-Fi only Android model and $1599 for the Windows 10 edition. But for the money you'll have a device that'll likely last longer than you will with IP65 and IP67 certification. In fact, one independent test saw the phone dropped from a height of 3.3-feet 2,000 times, surviving to work perfectly afterwards. You don't have to worry about accidentally dropping these.
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New guidelines for teacher preparation announced at USC by Secretary of Education John King with LAUSD's Michelle King
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. was joined by LA Unified Superintendent Michelle King and a number of education leaders at the USC Rossier School of Education Wednesday to announce the release of his department's new teacher preparation regulations. The regulations call for more detailed information to be gathered on how new teachers are performing,...
By Craig Clough | October 12, 2016
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LA Unified President Steve Zimmer on eradicating the school readiness gap
At a goal-setting meeting last week for LA Unified school board members and Superintendent Michelle King, board President Steve Zimmer said he wanted the district to focus on eradicating the school readiness gap. Described as the variations in academic performance among children entering kindergarten and first grade who are from low-income and diverse backgrounds compared to their...
By Sarah Favot | October 5, 2016
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School board concedes they don't have much to do with what goes on in the LA classroom, considers changes
Some school board decisions get ignored, all board meetings are too long and most decisions have nothing to do with what goes on in the classroom. That's some of the conversation that came out of an all-day session Tuesday with the LA Unified School Board and superintendent. The meeting, led by a private facilitator, was held...
By Mike Szymanski | September 30, 2016
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Great Public Schools Now announces $3.75M in grants available for LAUSD schools
Great Public Schools Now announced Thursday it will give up to $3.75 million in grant funds next year to expand up to five academically successful LA Unified school campuses in underserved areas — the nonprofit's first partnership with the school district. GPSN launched its program in June, when it gave its first grants, totaling $4.5 million, to...
By Sarah Favot | September 29, 2016
Strategic plan lacks clear mission, so board agrees to champion '100 percent graduation,' but how?
LA Unified's three-year strategic plan lacks a clear mission statement. That was the consensus of an all-day school board session Tuesday. So the seven board members decided to fix it, landing on the goal of a 100 percent graduation rate. Yet the draft of the strategic plan remains light on exactly how to accomplish it. Because...
King's strategic plan for LA Unified sets modest goals, goes to board members Tuesday
Superintendent Michelle King will present her strategic plan for LA Unified to the school board on Tuesday, a 16-page document outlining three years' worth of goals and expected improvements but lacking specific details on how to accomplish them. This is the draft of a long-anticipated plan that is supposed to address academic improvements and budget...
JUST IN: School starts one week later next year, then inches toward Labor Day, LAUSD decides
The LA Unified school board decided Tuesday night to start school one week later next year, moving the start date to Aug. 22, then to Aug. 28 the following year. After passionate debate on both sides, five school board members voted for the change, and two voted against it. The number of days of instruction...
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King asks LAUSD managers to tell her how they would slash 30 percent from their budgets
By Kyle Stokes Superintendent Michelle King has asked managers in the Los Angeles Unified School District's central offices to submit plans outlining how they would slash their departments' budgets by 30 percent in the coming fiscal year, according to a memo obtained by KPCC. For now, it's just a planning exercise. But top district officials say...
By LA School Report | September 19, 2016
After School Satan Clubs put the heat on LAUSD, target 47 elementary schools
Their logo features a wild-eyed horned character holding out a candy cane. Their promotional video features eerie music, children running backward and lots of spiders. They want to take children on field trips to local cemeteries. Members of the Satanic Temple of Los Angeles are hoping to host After School Satan Clubs that will be targeted toward...
By Mike Szymanski | September 9, 2016
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LAUSD boots up credit recovery courses at start of new school year
LA Unified is wasting no time in getting students with poor or failing marks into its online credit recovery program at the start of the new school year. A district communications representative confirmed that credit recovery began right away for any student who earned a D or F in a course now being offered through the...
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First Footage from JACK GOES BOATING (2 Movie Clips) Philip Seymour Hoffman's Directorial Debut!
by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub January 22, 2010
One of the movies I can't wait to see while here at the Sundance Film Festival is Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut Jack Goes Boating. The film premieres tomorrow night here in Park City and while no trailer has yet been released, we've landed the first footage from the film and it's two clips from the movie. While I think Hoffman is one of the best actors working in the industry, it remains to be seen if he has the talent behind the camera. We'll all know soon enough as reviews will be everywhere this weekend. According to the synopsis:
Jack Goes Boating is a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
If you'd like to check out two scenes from the film, hit the jump. Jack Goes Boating stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Tom McCarthy.
Here's the synopsis that I was provided:
Jack Goes Boating is a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples. The film stars John Ortiz (American Gangster), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway's "Rent"), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), with Hoffman making his feature directorial debut. Bob Glaudini ("A View From 151st Street") adapted his acclaimed Off Broadway play for the screen. Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Connie (Amy Ryan) are two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of the city, but in each other begin to find the courage and desire to pursue their budding relationship. In contrast, the couple that introduced them, Clyde (John Ortiz) and Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega), are confronting unresolved issues in their marriage. Jack is a limo driver with vague dreams of landing a job with the MTA and an obsession with reggae that has prompted him to begin a half-hearted attempt at growing dreadlocks. He spends most of his time hanging out with his best friend and fellow driver Clyde and Clyde's wife Lucy.
The couple set Jack up with Connie, Lucy's co-worker at a Brooklyn funeral home. Being with Connie inspires Jack to learn to cook, pursue a new career and take swimming lessons from Clyde so he can give Connie the romantic boat ride she dreams of. But as Jack and Connie cautiously circle commitment, Clyde and Lucy's marriage begins to disintegrate. From there, we watch as each couple comes face to face with the inevitable path of their relationship. Jack Goes Boating was co-financed by Overture Films and Big Beach (Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning), with Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach producing; Beth O'Neil of Olfactory Productions producing; Philip Seymour Hoffman executive producing and Emily Ziff producing through their company Cooper's Town Productions (Capote). John Ortiz is an executive producer and George Paaswell (Notorious) co-produces. Sara Murphy of Cooper's Town is an associate producer. Director of photography is Mott Hupfel (The Savages). Editor is Brian A. Kates (Nights in Rodanthe). Production designer is Thérèse Deprez (Phoebe In Wonderland). Art director is Matteo de Cosmo (Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire). Costume designer is Mimi O'Donnell. The stage version of Jack Goes Boating was originally produced by LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City, where Hoffman and Ortiz were co-artistic directors for over ten years.
As always, are the clips are in the player below. Once you push play you might have to watch a pre-roll ad and then all the clips will play in order. Sorry about the pre-roll, it pays for the bandwidth.
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A property company was refinancing its portfolio of regional office assets to support an asset value maximisation program.
Aside from a high LTV, the client was sought low amortisation and flexible money.
A UK property investment and management company sought to refinance its portfolio of regional UK office assets. We were asked to seek competitive funding but at a leverage level above traditional senior funding. Furthermore, any facility sought also needed to have limited prepayment penalties to give the client maximum flexibility to undertake property value maximisation works.
The team undertook full modelling, including filming of the entire portfolio and engaged with lenders appropriate for such a transaction on both senior and mezzanine levels. The facility secured has no prepayment penalties after year 1 and achieved an LTV above 75%. The blended margin for the total debt amount was below 4%.
To achieve the high LTV our client needed a blended debt approach. The balance of high leverage and low pricing meant proving the serviceability and value of the assets was vital and this is where having an independent consultant most tangibly benefited them.


Another Slow calm before the storm of news next week!
1. Samsung leaked a upcoming wearable product - so they are going to rush a watch out. I will be honest I think apple will eventually win me back with a iwatch that I can make calls on especially if it packs in nfc so I can just scan my wrist to pay for things , and use my earpiece to make calls. Im smiling thinking about it!
3. PS3 voice recognition - for some reason Sony didnt seem to tout the camera much even though it looks like its really high quality I guess its trying to distance itself from the XBOX but I would have thought it would benefit them to do a me too thing to take thunder from the Kinect because to be honest thats a big reason I am still thinking of going with the one!
4. Note 3 aww man this is going to be so exciting to see the iphone vs note 3! Samsung and apple never went head to head like this because their flagships was always staggered in different seasons but if the rumors are true they both are giving their best shot this september!


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VIDEO: Lincolnshire man offered trip to America after Virgin 'photobombs' Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman at Little Ponton. Photo: Ian Selby
Published: 17:40 Updated: 18:49 Thursday 25 February 2016
A Lincolnshire man appears to have won himself a trip to the States after having his view of The Flying Scotsman obscured by a Virgin train.
Ryan Allen from Spilsby shared on Twitter the moment when the one of the world's most famous locomotives, out on its inaugural run after a decade long re-fit, disappeared behind a Virgin passenger train from his chosen vantage point today (Thursday, February 25).
At the time of writing, the 16 second clip has been re-tweeted almost 1,000 times.
It caught the attention of Virgin who apologised for the 'photobomb' and offered him a trip to Atlanta, Georgia.
The tweet reads: ".@Ryeallen, we feel bad for that photobomb! I hear Atlanta, Georgia has a super busy rail network! Fancy a trip courtesy of @VirginAtlantic?"
Some 297 VIPs, fundraisers, competition winners and members of the public who had paid up to £450 were on board for the day, and hundreds of people who had arrived from 6am to secure a vantage point on platform one at London King's Cross were covered in steam as the journey began.
Built in Doncaster in 1923, the Flying Scotsman soon became the star locomotive of the British railway system, pulling the first train to break the 100mph barrier in 1934.
It has been painted in the traditional early 1960s British Rail green for its first official outing bearing its nameplates after the restoration project.
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You have probably heard of Topaz, since the gemstone is commonly found in colorful birthstone jewelry, for those that have birthdays during the month of November or December. This stone has many color variations-ranging from golden, yellow, blue, white, greenish-red, reddish-yellow and even, pink, brown and gray. Each color has an added meaning. In its purest form, it is a clear, transparent stone-resembling a diamond.
The internal crystal shape is mainly a rhombic prism, but it is found in vertical formations with well-formed pyramid-shaped terminations. Its manner of formation is primary. The transparent, pointed crystals are found in small, faceted pieces, but it isn't unusual to find a larger piece of raw stone from specialty mystic healing stores or from specialty rock collectors.
It is one of the most famous colorless gemstones was mistaken for a diamond of 1680 carats, known as the Braganza Diamond. When enhanced with irradiation, a pale or medium Blue stone can become an intense color of blue. Most people have come to think of this healing stone as the yellow-amber birthstone of November or the Blue birthstone of December, but pure Topaz is colorless and tinted hues are the results of impurities. It is a silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine, but other chemical compounds contribute the multi-colored results. The name has been interpreted to mean "fire". There are many different crystal meanings according to what they are made up of.
It was said to be anciently-mined on "Topazos" Island in the Red Sea, when first references were made to the yellowish variations of the stone, although there are historic accounts hinting that the name comes from Sanskrit. This stone is found in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and India or Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The history of this healing stone dates back further than the Middle Ages-with a biblical background from the book of Exodus. It was one of the twelve breastplate stones worn by the High Priest, with mythical meanings related to the twelve angels that guard and protect the gates of Heaven. This spiritual depiction may be an indication of the protective powers that Topaz is said to contain.
Mystic Topaz has a glittering, rainbow hue, while Imperial Topaz gained its name and reputation because of the red and pink stones used in jewelry for Russian royalty, during the 18th and 19th centuries. Blue color jewelry is popular and found in finer jewelry stores, as are variations, known as Red or Pink stones, but all colors are found in cut stones or rough crystals. Since you can wear this healing stone in a variety of colors, you can enjoy the benefits of its powers, while coordinating with almost any outfit in your wardrobe!
Because of the alternating positive and negative facets found in this crystal, this healing mineral is known to attract positive results found in the laws of attraction or manifestation. Negativity is repelled, offering positive results in romance or life endeavors because it promotes creativity, confidence and better understanding of any circumstances. It promotes truth and forgiveness, since its attributes include the ability to give the wearer empathy, mellowness and the ability to tap into inner motivations.
Throughout history, many civilizations have used it for healing of physical and mental disorders, while they were also wearing it as protective amulet from injury or death. The Greeks believed this healing stone could increase strength, while the Romans believed it enhanced the ability to see clearly. Legend, folklore or biblical accounts include this healing stone in situations that required protective powers, regardless.
Healing stone references are related to the Third Chakra-the Solar Plexus. Physically, it is said to aid in stimulating appetite, ease nervous exhaustion and activate your life forces, while enhancing your metabolism. Spiritual healing aspects include the ability to combine Topaz with other healing stones, such as tiger eye, which is said to bring wealth and money. Worn alone, it can banish bad dreams, give you charisma and draw love, while repelling envy, disease and untimely death.
This healing stone can be used as an elixir and it provides results by sending requests through the elixir, to the visualization of your desires. Topaz acts as a conductor of the message and serves as a catalytic trigger that magnetically draws your desired effects to you. You can position or place this healing stone wherever desired for healing and the elixir can be applied to skin, for healing powers.
Chakra associations include the brow chakra, besides the Solar Plexus, but positioning Topaz jewelry on your ring finger can soothe, recharge and stimulate energy, throughout your entire body. The number resonance is 6, while Zodiac associations are Sagittarius, with the planets of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus responsible for the metaphysical associations of love, power, healing, protection and money. It is commonly known as the "stone of true love and success", for these positive reasons, but it repels negative forces, making it a "protective" healing stone.
When wearing mineral makeup, you could even be wearing topaz like qualities and its properties, on your face.


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Q: A question in calculus of variations Consider the functional
$$\int_0^1 \sqrt{\left(\frac{dx}{dt}\right)^2+\left(\frac{dy}{dt}\right)^2}\,dt$$
where (x(t),y(t)) is a $C^2$ curve in the plane. Firstly, How can I derive Euler-Lagrange equations?
Secondly, How to prove that the smooth path of least length between the two points $(0, 0)$ and $(1, 0)$ in the plane is a
straight line. That is, prove that $x = t; y = 0$ has the least length among all $C_2$ curves $(x(t), y(t))$ with $(x(0), y(0))= (0; 0),(x(1); y(1))= (1; 0)$, and $dx=dt$ and $dy=dt$ never simultaneously zero.

A: APPROACH $1$:  HEURISTIC APPROACH
We can approach the problem heuristically (i.e., this is not  a rigorous development) as follows.
Let $J[x,y]=\int_0^1 \sqrt{x'^2(y)+y'^2(t)}\,dt$ and let $\delta x$ and $\delta y$ be "small" variations in $x$ and $y$, respectively, such that $\delta x(0)=\delta x(1)=\delta y(0)=\delta y(1)=0$.
Then, we have
$$\begin{align}
\delta J[x,y]&=\int_0^1 \left(\sqrt{(x'+\delta x')^2+(y'+\delta y')^2}-\sqrt{x'^2(y)+y'^2(t)}\right)\,dt\\\\
&=\int_0^1 \frac{x'(t)\delta x'(t)+y'(t)\delta y'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(y)+y'^2(t)}}\,dt+\underbrace{O(\delta^2x',\delta^2 y')}_{\text{Higher Order "Small" Terms}}\\\\
&\overbrace{=}_{IBP}\underbrace{\left.\left(\frac{x'(t)\delta x(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(y)+y'^2(t)}}+\frac{y'(t)\delta y(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(y)+y'^2(t)}}\right)\right|_{t=0}^{t=1}}_{=0\,\text{Since the variations vanish at the end points}}\\\\
&-\int_0^1 \left(\delta x(t)\frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{x'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}\right)+\delta y(t)\frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{y'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}\right)\right)\\\\
&+\underbrace{O(\delta^2x',\delta^2 y')}_{\text{Considered Negligibly Small}}\\\\
\end{align}$$
If $\delta J[x,y]=0$ for all $\delta x$ and $\delta y$, then the first variation is $0$ when
$$\frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{x'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}\right)=0 \tag 1$$
and
$$\frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{x'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}\right)=0\tag 2$$
Integrating $(1)$ and $(2)$, solving the resulting expressions, and enforcing the initial and final conditions reveals
$$x(t)=t$$
and
$$y(t)=0$$

APPROACH $2$:  RIGOROUS APPROACH
Note that the integrand of the functional $J[x,y]$ depends explicitly on only $x'$ and $y'$, not $x$ and $y$.  The Euler-Lagrange Equations are given by $(1)$ and $(2)$ since
$$\frac{\partial }{\partial x}\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}\,dt =\frac{\partial }{\partial x}\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}\,dt=0$$
and
$$\frac{\partial }{\partial x'}\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}\,dt =\frac{x'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}$$
and
$$\frac{\partial }{\partial y'}\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}\,dt =\frac{y'(t)}{\sqrt{x'^2(t)+y'^2(t)}}$$
Therefore, starting with $(1)$ and $(2)$ and proceeding as outlined in Approach $1$.


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Q: Automate browser and native app I want to use Appium to automate the scenario below on Android

*

*First open a web page in Chrome. The web page contains a
registration form

*Fill the form then click the submit button

*The submit button open my native app via the uri (the same behavior
as we open the Google Play by clicking on a link market://...)

*Finally interact with the app

I could make the automation for step 1 to 3 but stucked at step 4.
Is this possible with Appium? Is there any other testing framework which can automate the scenario like that?

A: It seem you have timeout exception, just change your code from driver.find_element(By.id("my_button_id"))
to
WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(lambda:driver.find_element(By.id("my_button_id")))

A: It seems that the problem is related to changing from the webview context to the native app's own context. This is done in Java by using the command driver.context("NATIVE_APP");
To view all available contexts use driver.getContextHandles();, which returns a Set<String> with all available contexts.
Native context is always called "NATIVE_APP" and webviews usually are indexed as "WEBVIEW_0", "WEBVIEW_1" and so on.
All interactions to the app that are not related to a webview directly, will usually need to be done while in "NATIVE_APP" context.


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Conservation status: Lower risk (cd)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. maritimus
Phipps, 1774
The polar bear (scientific Latin name Ursus maritimus), also known as white bear or northern bear, is a large mammal of the order Carnivora (meat eater), family Ursidae (bears). It is a circumpolar species found in and around the Arctic Ocean and is the world's largest land carnivore. Adult males weigh from 400 to 600 kg (900 to 1300 lbs) and occasionally exceed 800 kg (1750 lbs). Females are about half the size of males and normally weigh 200–300 kg (450 - 650 lbs). Adult males measure 2.4 to 2.6 m; females, 1.9 to 2.1 m. At birth, cubs weigh 600 to 700 g. Population estimates range from 16,000 to 35,000, with about 60% in Canada.
Polar Bear photo courtesy of Classroom Clip Art (http://classroomclipart.com)
The polar bear is instantly recognisable by its white-coloured coat. Unlike other arctic mammals, it never sheds this coat for a darker colour in the summer. The hair is not actually pigmented white; it is unpigmented and hollow, like white hair in humans. Neither does the hair have fibre-optic properties, a commonly perpetuated urban legend.
Polar bears are well insulated to the point where they overheat at temperatures above 10°C (50?F). Their insulation is so effective that when viewed with infrared camera they are barely visible. Only the pads of their feet emit detectable heat.
It is the most completely carnivorous member of the bear family and feeds mainly on seals. Polar bears are excellent swimmers and can often be seen in open waters miles from land. This may be a sign that they have begun aquatic adaptations to better catch their prey. They also hunt very efficiently on land due to their prodigious speed; they are more than capable of outrunning a human. Other prey include beluga whales, walruses and rodents. As a pure carnivore predating upon fish-eating carnivores, the polar bear ingests large amounts of Vitamin A, which is stored in its liver: in the past, humans have been poisoned by eating liver of polar bears. Contrary to popular belief, polar bears do not eat penguins: this is because polar bears live at the North Pole, and penguins live (primarily) at the South Pole.
Polar bears are believed to be threatened, not mainly by hunting, but by habitat loss caused by global warming; for example, the area of ice covering Hudson Bay in Northern Canada in winter is shrinking, limiting their access to seal prey. The sensitivity of the survival rates of the bears to global temperature was documented by the population bulge in the cohort of bears born during the transient cooling that followed the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. However, it turned out that the population of polar bears grew by unprecedented 15–25 percent between 1995 and 2005. The decrease in several regions was caused by hunting, not by climate change [1] (http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=143012005).
An interesting feature of the coat is that it appears black when photographed with ultraviolet light. A number of people have suggested that this is because the hairs channel the light to the black skin of the bear to help it stay warm during the cold, sunless winters. Measurements show, however, that the hairs strongly absorb violet and ultraviolet rays. This is why the polar bear's pelt often appears yellow. More colorful polar bears have occasionally been reported. In February 2004, two polar bears in the Singapore Zoo appeared to turn green as a result of algae growing in their hollow hair tubes. A zoo spokesman said that the algae had formed as a result of Singapore's hot and humid conditions. The bears were washed in a peroxide blonde solution to restore their expected color. A similar algae grew in the hair of three polar bears at San Diego Zoo in the summer of 1979. They were cured by washing the algae away in a salt solution.
Polar bears are known for their comical and often photogenic recreational activities. For example, they slide on their bellies, box with each other, and dunk one another underwater. When the female makes her den she makes it on a hillside so her cubs can slide down the hill on their bottoms, a feature commonly depicted in cartoons and other fictional depictions of polar bears, including a 1990s Coca-Cola ad campaign.
Pictures of Bears
Pictures of Bears (https://classroomclipart.com/clipart/Animals/Bears.htm)
Bear Clipart (https://classroomclipart.com/clipart/Clipart/Animals/Bear_Clipart.htm)
Singapore's Green Polar Bears (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/02/24/359374-ap.html), AP news report on cnews.canoe.ca
Polar Bears International (http://www.polarbearsalive.org/), a polar bear conservation group
Polar Cam (http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear_plunge.html), live video of the polar bear exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. Online daily between 09:00 – 16:00 UTC-8 (or UTC-7 during Daylight saving time)
The Polar Bear Cam (http://www.polarbearcam.com/), live video and images from the polar bear migration near Churchill, Canada. Online during October and November only.
Retrieved from "https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php/Polar_bear"


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How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza
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if ( require.main === module ) {
	throw new Error( util.format( config.err.req, __filename ) );
}

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package io.druid.common.utils;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import io.druid.java.util.common.StringUtils;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.Map;

public class ServletResourceUtils
{
  /**
   * Sanitize the exception as a map of "error" to information about the exception.
   *
   * This method explicitly suppresses the stack trace and any other logging. Any logging should be handled by the caller.
   * @param t The exception to sanitize
   * @return An immutable Map with a single entry which maps "error" to information about the error suitable for passing as an entity in a servlet error response.
   */
  public static Map<String, String> sanitizeException(@Nullable Throwable t)
  {
    return ImmutableMap.of(
        "error",
        t == null ? "null" : (t.getMessage() == null ? t.toString() : t.getMessage())
    );
  }

  /**
   * Converts String errorMsg into a Map so that it produces valid json on serialization into response.
   */
  public static Map<String, String> jsonize(String msgFormat, Object... args)
  {
    return ImmutableMap.of("error", StringUtils.safeFormat(msgFormat, args));
  }
}


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The women's pole vault at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 14 July.

The 2010 world junior champion, Angelica Bengtsson of Sweden, is eligible to defend her title.

Medalists

Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Standard 4.10 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Final

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

External links

Pole Vault
Pole vault at the World Athletics U20 Championships
2012 in women's athletics


The Earth's atmosphere is a puzzle and a concern. Its unpredictable weather has always been a force to be reckoned with, but until recent times, our trust was implicit in the robustness of the atmospheric system as the foundation of our biosphere. Now we are not so sure. Far from being robust, this system is better described as a balance among a number of natural forces that we barely understand. Our concern is deepened when we consider the threat to this balance from our burgeoning civilization and its effluents. What, for example, are the chlorofluorocarbons doing to the ozone layer, and how significantly and on what time scales will the increasing CO2 production change the climate? There will be no answers to such questions without a strong and steady program of research to understand fundamental atmospheric processes. Essential to this is the gathering of basic data such as temperature, pressure, wind, and the distribution of water vapor, clouds, and other active constituents. Such data enable us to test existing models for the atmosphere's energy balance, the depletion of the ozone layer, the hydrological cycle, climate trends, and other aspects of the atmospheric system that are of vital interest to us, and to formulate new and better models to guide us in the future. Remote sensing is central to this effort because it is the only way we can obtain the full spatial and temporal perspective needed to understand atmospheric processes. The strong conclusion is that the need for remote sensing will continue, and grow.


Home BeautyAn Aqua Kiss For Lazy Winters!!
Hi all! I'm here to review another body mist from Victoria's Secret. This time it is the Aqua Kiss body mist from Victoria's secret fantasies collection. When I think about this product I can imagine cool waters, and ofcourse the color blue. One can also feel the mild scents of Aloe Vera and calming chamomile. The body mist is infused with fruity and floral notes of rain kissed freesia and fresh daisies.
Packaging: they come in a solid plastic container and a gold dispenser. They are a good 250 ml and last a few months.
Price: They range between 600 – 800 INR depending on various websites they can be brought from. They are worth the buy, as I mentioned before, they lasted a good 7 months for me.
Staying power: as far as I've noticed they stay a good 4 to 5 hours on you. But the faint scent of it remains with you throughout the day.
During these lazy winters, they can make you feel fresh and crisp. Their sea notes have a way of improving your mood, during the moody and gloomy days. They tune well with the sultry, sensual and the chirpy lot.
Next Post All things Royal Gold!
I just can't review a perfume at all!! You do it so nicely!!
Lovely pictures and awesome explanation !
My sister loves these body mists! I must try it out soon.


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Q: Error when trying to print ip to a file using terraform local-exec I am trying to print , private ip of the newly created instances into a host file locally where i run terraform from, to use it for ansible,but terraform is throwing errors, each time I modify my escape characters in the local-exec echo command.
here is the snippet where i am getting error:
 provisioner "local-exec"
{
command = " echo \"[servers]\["${aws_instance.seeds.*.private_ip}"\]\" >> /ec2-ansible/hosts"
}

expected output in the hosts file:
[servers]
ip1
ip2
ip3

errors I am getting:

Failed to load root config module: Error parsing /root/ec2-ansible/main.tf: At 33:1: expected: IDENT | STRING | ASSIGN | LBRACE got: RBRACE
  Failed to load root config module: Error parsing /root/ec2-ansible/main.tf: At 29:25: illegal char

Please help me out.

A: I think you go in the wrong direction for using both terraform and ansible.
In ansible, you can use Dynamic Inventory to get the host information such as private IPs easily from their tags, size, ami id, etc.
In terraform, if you need the state details and feed to ansible, recommend using terraform output to collect the information.


Psychological therapies (e.g. counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapies) are an important part of the mosaic of mental health services. They are provided within both primary care and specialist mental health services.
The DoH review of NHS psychotherapy services (1996)1 reported that these were widely practised in the NHS and recommended an evidence-based approach to improving safety and clinical effectiveness. More recently, the National Service Framework for Mental Health (Standard 2)2 requires access to safe and effective psychological therapies.
A new research-based guideline from the DoH, Treatment Choice in Psychological Therapies and Counselling,3 has just become available to GPs and others to support clinical decisions on which form of psychological therapy is likely to be of most benefit for a given problem and what factors to consider when making referrals.
Psychological therapies are a complex field. While there is plenty of research evidence, there are also gaps in the evidence, and the application of research to practice is not straightforward.
Whereas guidelines exist on the medical treatment of depression, anxiety and other common mental health problems, GPs and other non-specialists are often unclear as to whether or not a psychological therapy is indicated. In these circumstances, GPs sometimes refer patients to local mental health specialists for 'brokerage assessment'.
This guideline has been designed to be of value not only to GPs, but also to primary care counsellors, psychiatrists, and other health professionals undertaking assessment in local mental health teams and NHS departments of psychology and psychotherapy.
The primary purpose of the guideline is to reduce inappropriate referrals, leading to more effective care and fewer wasted resources, in a situation where demand exceeds supply and waiting lists are long.
Clear public statements of optimal treatment give mental health service users more information and hence more scope to influence the quality of the service they receive.
In professional training and education, guidelines relate research evidence to practice and supplement traditional learning resources such as textbooks.
Guidelines raise the profile of research in the minds of both practitioners and the public, create a valuable debate on the validity of different types of evidence, and force research to become more relevant to practice.
The guideline was funded by the DoH and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and developed under the auspices of the British Psychological Society Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at University College, London.
The British Confederation of Psychotherapists.
The guideline took 2 years to develop, is based on best evidence from research and expert clinical consensus, has been subject to independent peer review and has been formally appraised against criteria for guideline quality.
The guideline development group commissioned an extensive research review from the Psychological Therapies Research Centre at the University of Leeds, which worked closely with the Cochrane Collaboration on the neuroses.
The reviewers appraised systematic reviews of psychological therapies for common mental health problems in adults against eight quality criteria,4 and found 42 reviews that met all eight criteria and a further 43 that met six or seven criteria.
The guideline development group also used structured consensus methods to outline best practice in areas where research was weak. Each of the participating organisations nominated expert therapists from a wide range of approaches,and experienced GPs with knowledge of mental health issues.
This was the first time that psychological therapists from different therapy 'schools' had been asked to develop a consensus on treatment choice decisions, and the fact that such a consensus was attainable was in itself an interesting finding.
A service user panel was convened in a parallel process with professional consensus development. Service users commented on early drafts of both the brief and the full versions of the guideline.
A further, user-led process is now in progress, based on the guideline development findings, to produce an evidence-based user guide to psychological therapies.
The evidence suggests that although there are many different forms of psychological therapy, only a small part of the difference in outcomes (usually measured in terms of symptoms of mental ill health and level of functioning) can be attributed to the specific effects of the type of treatment.
Therefore, although the guideline presents the best available evidence for specific presenting problems and therapy types, it also sets out a range of general principles to consider when making referrals.
The strength of the evidence for each recommendation is graded from A (a consistent finding in a majority of studies in high quality systematic reviews or evidence from more than one high quality study) to D (based on evidence from structured expert consensus).
The recommendations of the guideline are summarised in Table 1 (below).
The contribution of research-based guidelines in psychological therapies is controversial, and they must be used judiciously if they are to promote good practice.
Training programmes targeted at skill gaps within the NHS workforce.
In particular, there has been concern that the guideline will be used inappropriately and simplistically as a basis for service commissioning rather than as a support for clinical decision-making.
Certainly, it is hoped that the guideline will be used locally to inform and systematise agreed referral procedures between primary and secondary care, and to stimulate transparency and clarity in information about the range of therapies available locally.
Where a recommended therapy is not available locally, the guidelines may help in assessing local need for such services and in making decisions on priorities for investment.
However, in line with NHS Executive advice,1 such decisions should not be made solely on the basis of the evidence reviewed in this guideline, but also by attention to evidence of clinical effectiveness of the services delivered in localities.
The full guideline can be downloaded from the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/mentalhealth/treatmentguideline or free copies of the full or brief versions of the guideline can be obtained from: Department of Health Publications, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. Fax: 01623 724524; e-mail doh@prolog.uk.com. Please quote reference number 23044 when ordering.
Department of Health. A Review of Strategic Policy on NHS Psychotherapy Services in England. London: NHS Executive, 1996.
National Service Framework for Mental Health. London: DoH, 1999.
Treatment Choice in Psychological Therapies and Counselling: Evidence based clinical practice guideline. London: DoH, 2001.
Oxman AD, Guyatt GH. Guidelines for reading review articles. Can Med Assoc J 1988; 138: 697-703.


Are you an adult or child with ichthyosis? Are you a parent and have a son or daughter with ichthyosis? If so, you need to know about this very important treatment. I believe that it is the best thing for any individual who lives with ichthyosis.
I was born a collodion baby and lived with lamellar ichthyosis all my life. In almost 40 years of trying new treatments, which can be very costly, nothing compares to this free treatment! I am happy to try my best to share my experience with you. I say "try" because words cannot describe how much I love it!
The treatment is one week at what I call "the best place on earth," and that is "Camp Horizon," held on the grounds of Camp Victory in Millville, Pennsylvania.
This past August was my 13th year attending this amazing camp for children ages 8 - 13 who have a skin disorder. Unfortunately, when I was a child, there was no such thing as a camp for kids with skin disorders that I could go to. Therefore, I cannot tell my experience of attending camp as a child, but I can share with you that I wish there was one when I was a child because each year I see these kids meeting other kids their own age with ichthyosis and also adults with ichthyosis. I can see the excitement in their eyes and smiles on their faces. I have the privilege of seeing them included in so many fun activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, and archery to name a few. I feel honored to see them show off their talents on the evening of the Camper Talent Show.
Since I have been going to camp for many years, I've seen several kids come back year after year knowing that they are not alone and making lifelong friends. I have seen 13-year-old kids graduate and then return to camp when they reach the right age to be a staff member, which proves to me that it had an impact on them as a camper.
Sometimes, I wonder what my life would have been like if I had the opportunity to be a camper, but going to Camp Horizon as an adult has still changed my life forever. I can honestly say that I have made not only lifelong friends, but also most of my best friends are camp friends, and some of them are what I also call my "angel" friends.
Have you ever heard that you can learn a lot from kids? Well, let me tell you that is so very true! I have also found some really cool dermatologists who don't treat you like a guinea pig, but rather are out there to have a great time and be a friend instead of a doctor.
Camp has helped me to grow and has also helped me to deal with my ichthyosis. It helps to know that you are not alone. Living with such a rare disorder can be very trying at times. I will admit that there have been times when I have gotten depressed about having ichthyosis, but now, if that starts to happen, I try to think about camp and it helps. Camp Horizon is the one and only thing that I really and truly look forward to every year! I could go on and on about camp, but I think I'll stop here or else I'll never stop.
Again, words cannot express what camp means to me. Before I go, I do want to say a couple of quick things. One is that if you are a parent of a child with ichthyosis, please give your child the opportunity that I did not have and send them to Camp Horizon as a camper. Camp is a safe place for them to just be kids and have fun. It is a place where everyone counts as a normal human being, a place where lifelong friends are made, and a place where wonderful memories last forever.
If you are an adult with ichthyosis, remember it is never too late to join the Camp Horizon family. Yes, family, that is exactly what it feels like. Trust me, it will change your life in many ways.
Also, I want to thank the Academy of Dermatology who pays all the expenses, including staff and camper flights, etc. Their generosity gives everyone a chance to attend camp for free.
Last but not least, I want to give the biggest "Thank You" to not only one of my best friends, but also one of my "angel" friends who has helped me and many others. His name is Howard Pride. He is the one who started this wicked cool camp! Without him, Camp Horizon would not exist. So hey, "Thanks, Howard."
I have one other thing to say and that is, "Hello to all Camp Horizon campers and staff! I miss you all, and I look forward to seeing you again at Camp Horizon 2009."
Note: Camp Horizon is one of the camps under the umbrella of Camp Discovery. Camp Discovery offers campers the opportunity to spend a week among other young people who have similar skin conditions. Many of the counselors have serious skin conditions as well, and can provide support and advice to campers. The camp is supervised under the expert care of dermatologists and nurses.
For additional information visit the Camp Discovery website.


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Q: Automated .NET tool to check for thread safety? Is there any automated tool to check C# .NET code for thread safety?
p.s. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it should check for the obvious things that can be checked at compile time.

A: The only thing I've seen is TypeMock's racer.  It isn't compile time, but it can make some thread bugs (like deadlocking) possible to test.