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Campimoptilum kuntzei is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nachtpauwogen (Saturniidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1881 door Hermann Dewitz.

Verspreiding
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika waaronder Eritrea, Congo-Kinshasa, Oeganda, Kenia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibië, Botswana, Zimbabwe en Zuid-Afrika.

Waardplanten
De rups leeft op diverse soorten van de vlinderbloemenfamilie (Fabaceae) t.w.:
 Acacia sieberiana
 Bauhinia galpinii
 Berlinia
 Brachystegia randii
 Brachystegia spiciformis
 Brachystegia venosa
 Deinbollia
 Dicrostachys cinerea
 Julbernardia globiflora
 Julbernardia paniculata
 Millettia

Nachtpauwogen
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New immunotherapy possible for canine cancer
Four years ago, Irv Weissman, director of the Ludwig Center at Stanford, and colleagues published a paper showing, in mice, that blocking a cell surface protein called CD47 might be a potent treatment for a wide variety of human cancers. Now his laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and other institutions, has shown CD47-blockade could help treat at least one kind of cancer in dogs as well. Their paper appears in Cancer Immunology Research.
CD47 acts as a "don't eat me" signal to innate immune cells called macrophages that gobble up sick and cancerous cells. Nearly every kind of cancer exploits CD47 to evade such attack, and blocking the protein allows macrophages to find and swallow malignant cells. An anti-CD47 antibody is currently in a small, Phase I clinical trial in cancer patients at Stanford and elsewhere.
In the current study, the researchers took canine lymphoma, put it into specially prepared mice and then injected the mice with a protein designed to bind tightly to the CD47. In addition, in some cases, they used a specially devised antibody against a protein called CD20 to act as a positive "eat me" signal to attract immune cells to the cancer. They found that when anti-CD20 antibody alone was used to treat the dog cancer in mice, none of the mice survived. When CV1 was used by itself to treat the cancer, only 20% of the mice survived. But when the anti-CD20 antibody and CV1 anti-CD47 molecule were used together, 100% of the mice survived with no further evidence of disease. Clinical trials with actual cancer-stricken dogs are the next step.
The article from which this summary is derived is available here.

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What is astrology? Frequently I am asked if I "believe" in astrology and if I think we have "free will." Or if we are "predestined." By way of response, I usually begin by clarifying a few possible misconceptions.
Astrology is neither a religion nor a faith. It is a symbolic, archetypal language used to understand the world at large as well as the world within. It is the study of nature's celestial cycles from the universal to the minute.
Astrology is framed by both the motion of the sun and planets, and other objects of our solar system, and their context against the celestial backdrop. In short, astrology uses the relative positions of the heavenly bodies as a mirror to reveal the stage upon which we, individually and collectively, act. Until the seventeenth century, astrology and astronomy were essentially the same science. By noting and observing the cycles of planets, or "wandering travellers" as the ancient Greeks referred to them, astronomers/astrologers were able to identify and document specific patterns in the heavens. Thus, they began to correlate certain kinds of patterns or phenomena to particular events relevant in daily life.
The most obvious is the daily cycle commencing with the sunrise and ending at sunset. One of the most useful cycles since ancient times correlates to the moon's cycle. It was used extensively for planting crops, commencing wars, predicting weather patterns and more. In fact, today it is still used by many for some of the same reasons.
Each one of us is unique! Even if twins are born within a minute of each other the likelihood of them experiencing and responding to life in the same fashion is unlikely. The key differences lie in an individual's experience and ensuring choice or response to specific events. Though the timing of particular events in the twins' lives will undoubtedly be closely linked, their individual reactions from moment to moment will determine separate outcomes.
It is how we use our innate qualities that is significant. In other words, our choices fulfil our potentials. We all get what we need, not what we want, especially when it comes to personal and collective growth!
The late Dane Rudhyar, a highly respected philosopher, author and the grandfather of modern astrology wrote, "Events do not happen to us, we happen to events". Though this idea may be a bit esoteric, he captures well what modern science is now discovering through quantum physics. It is the connection of all things at the quantum level that explains the ability of far flung objects, like a human being and an asteroid or galaxy to influence each other.
In order to exercise free will there must be a context within which to function. This context is revealed and articulated in astrological charts, or maps. Our horoscope does not MAKE us who we are. It is simply a reflection of our own unique potentials and capacities. What makes us who we are is comprised of genetic heredity, our socio-economic and educational background, our cultural and ethnic roots, etc… In a horoscope, an astrologer can identify family patterns and dynamics, inherited strengths and weaknesses. What we do with those is up to us, our empowerment lies in choice. This is where consciousness, awareness and self knowledge is critical to our destiny!
Another one of my favourite astrological sayings is "our character is our destiny." It is unrealistic to think that an apple seed will grow up to become an orange tree. We all have natural limits and boundaries! As a human, for example, we can only consider how to nurture ourselves as a human, not as something else. And the same follows for an individual amongst many, or a country amongst nations. All entities have their unique potentials, capacities, and limits. Our empowerment lies in choice. And astrology is a tool that helps us to become informed.
We often hear that "timing is everything". Knowing what phase of a cycle we are currently in can be greatly advantageous. Opportunities come and go, but unless we personally reach out and grab them, they simply pass us by. We can benefit in various ways by more fully comprehending our journey towards authenticity, in becoming who we really are. The symbolic language of astrology is a tool that can help us do just that.
There are numerous types of astrology used today. There is Natal astrology which deals with the individual. Mundane astrology explores national, international and economic cycles. Meteorological astrology is used to study weather patterns and cataclysmic events. Electional astrology helps us determine the best time to initiate a project. Financial astrology concerns itself with macro and micro economic cycles. Relocation astrology helps us identify what particular qualities in us are highlighted by relocating to different geographical locations. There are others as well, and as our world and universe expands we continually discover new ways to apply this body of information and wisdom.
So what does this mean for YOU? What is going on in your life? For everything there is a place and a time and, as nature would have it, a sequence to how life unfolds. I invite you to reflect on the cycles, patterns, and habits of your life. How can you increase your awareness, fulfil your creative potential, and refine your relationship to the world? You can "paint" your life with the strokes of choice, to fully become the magnificent being you are!
Alexandra Karacostas is a professional astrologer, teacher, and writer based in Chico, California. She has been a student of astrology since 1975. Alexandra currently serves on the board of OPA, the Organization for Professional Astrology. Contact her at http://www.WisdomAstrology.com or e-mail AlexandraKaracostas@yahoo.com.


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February 22, 2014William Stadiem
Source: Los Angeles, August 1999 | Letter from Paris
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When France's greatest living chefs visit L..A.. they make profound dining choices – and one is a burger at Ed Debevic's
I AM SITTING IN THE VERY LUXURIOUS dining room of the landmark art nouveau building that houses Alain Ducasse's eponymous temple of gastronomy in Paris's very snobby 16th arrondissement. On my plate is a thick, line-caught English Channel sole with an ethereal herb sauce dotted wich tiny shellfish from the Bay of Biscay. Ducasse, who is dining with me, seems pleased at how l savor his creation yet at the same time expects nothing less. His confidence is earned: He is the most decorated chef in all of France and the only one with six Michelin stars, the top rating of all top ratings, for his two famous restaurants, this one and another, Louis XV, in Monte Carlo. But today Ducasse is not talking about his food, or even French food; he's rhapsodizing about Los Angeles cuisine-specifically, the cooking at the Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Hills.
"They give me real American portions, huge portions, not the miniature things they make for the Beverly Hills hypochondriacs," says Ducasse, whose thick glasses and scholarly air give a learned cadence to his words. "I always start with two Bloody Marys, well seasoned, then go on to the chicken Caesar. Afterward, l go to Starbucks for coffee. To me, the richness of Los Angeles is thc diversity of its propositions."
Among the other LA. propositions that Ducasse likes to consider are Crustacean ("The secret crab is divine. I'm still trying to figure it out"), the new Spago ("The entire concept, the breadth of the menu-simply audacious") and Matsuhisa ("He is brilliant in putting Peru and Japan together to create something uniquely LA. "). Ducasse adds that he also can't resist popping into the Broadway Deli for a hot pastrami on rye.
I have come to Paris to learn where the great chefs like to eat when they come to Los Angeles. While such a line of inquiry might seem, at first swallow, to invite indignation of J'accuse! caliber, in reality, French chefs are in Southern California all the time – and loving it. Flying in a Michelin-starred gourmet chef to prepare your birthday dinner, as Elton john once did with Marc Meneau of the Burgundy region's L'Espérance restaurant, is as good a status symbol as any foodje can claim. LA., in fact., is a revolving door of French chefs, who come here for Relais & Châteaux conclaves, or to do a week of tasting dinners at L'Orangerie, or simply to visit friends and former colleagues who have become stars in the Los Angeles restaurant world.
Those stars make for quite a roster: Ludovic Lefebvre of L'Orangerie, Alain Giraud of Lavande, Jean-Pierre Bosc of Mimosa, Claude Segal of Pagani and Jean François Meteigner of La Cacherre-not to mennen supernovas Wolfgang Puck, Michel Richard and Joachim Splichal. Despite our multitude of Italian restaurants, France still remains our culinary template, our phare dans la tempête. So why not seek the counsel of the best chefs in Paris on where to get the best meals back home?
IT IS APRIL IN PARIS, which for a gastronome means white asparagus, baby peas, woodland mushrooms and wild strawberries, all of which are featured on the seasonaì menu at Michel Rostang, my second port of call, a two-star shrine not far from the Arc de Triomphe. The dark, wood-paneled restaurant is overflowing with art, antiques and the sort of patrons who can afford them. I dine with the tall, imperial Rostang and his chic, twentyish daughter Caroline.
Rostang even knows something about running a restaurant in L.A. – and satisfying the sometimes sheepish Angeleno palate. In the late '80s, he and three other Michelin-starred chefs from Paris and Lyons, along with the late Mauro Vmcenti of Rex, embarked on the most noble international restaurant experiment in the annals of American food service. The result was Fennel in Santa Monica. The concept was that each of the four French chefs would fly over and run the place one week every month, bringing his new creations and seasonal inspirations.
"Ruth Reichl [then food critic of the LA. Times] said we made the greatest chicken in the world," recalls Rostang. "After that, all people would order was the roast chicken. They wouldn't try the real French dishes." Fennel's run ended after three ycars, when the building was sold t0 a Japanese real estate consortium.
Despite the clientele's lack of nerve, Rostang, who hails from a Grenoble restaurant dynasty that also owned the Riviera's three-star La Bonne Auberge, looks back on Fennel – and L.A. – with great fondness. While the tuxedoed waiters bring out dishes like fresh langoustines grilled on rosemary-sprig skewers in a pungent pimiento glaze, Rostang père er fille rave about the Chinese chicken salad at Chin Chin in Brentwood. "No one in Paris does it," complains Caroline, who admits to long distance cravings for Manhattan Bagel and Mrs. Fields Cookies, the latter being "more fun to eat" than delicate French patisserie. Both Rostangs recommend Vincenti, opened two years ago by the widow of Rostang's former partner. "It's better, and much more authentic, than the Italian restaurants in Paris, which are basically French restaurants that also serve pasta," says Rostang.
While the young sauciers and garde-mangers in their tall white toques toil like ER surgeons in the glassed-in kitchen, we are joined by another distinguished Parisian chef, Yann Jacquot, who was for a time one of Rostang's partners in Fennel. Jacquot recently sold his successful one-star restaurant to found the Paris-based École des Chefs, a cooking school featuring stars like Rostang as teachers. Jacquot remembers the difficulties of bringing the taste of France to LA. "The produce looked so nice, but it had no taste. So we got Malibu Farms [a fruit and vegetable wholesaler] to plant our French seeds for mesclun and watercress and other greens." Like Ducasse, he's seduced by huge portions, like the enormous chocolate cake at Gladstone's. "Size does matter," he jokes.
That night, I stop in at Chez Pauline, the classic bistro owned by André Genin, another of Rostang's former partners in Fennel. Tonight, amount a full house of chic Parisians and nearly as chic American foodies, the editor in chief of Figaro is dining with the new owner of the Gault-Millau gives, which heap encomiums on the modest Genin for his urbane country fare. "It was my dream to come to L.A.," the soft-spoken Genin recalls wistfully. "Malibu, tennis, convertibles, the women…"
And the food? Well, there's the size thing again. "I was amazed by R.J.'s. I've never seen anything so gargantuan. And I love the peanut shells on the floor. That would never happen in France."
As we talk, he feeds me a California salad of shrimp, arugula and melon that tastes better than it would in Los Angeles – it seems at once fresher, sweeter and tarter. "Our produce is still superior," Genin explains, echoing Jacquot. "But you have such great meat," he continues, describing, with relish, the burger he had at Ed Debevic's. "In France, all we know is McDonald's. This was ground fresh, bloody, strong; I could see why Americans love beef." He also has many accolades for Mimosa's Bosc, who was once Fennel's resident chef. "Very authentic," Genin declares, high praise from one bistro man to another.
Would Genin ever try to do another L.A. restaurant? "Just phone me," he says with a smile as wide as Broad Beach. "I'll be back."
ALTHOUGH THE MENU AT the venerable Musso & Frank Grill has boasted about "our chef from Paris, France" since the place opened in 1919, Los Angeles didn't really learn about true French food – and attitude – until Ma Maison, the chicest garden shed in the entire restaurant world, opened on Melrose in 1973. Owned by Patrick Terrail, Ma Maison took wrench snobisme to Hollywood heights, with its caste system in the valet lot (Bentleys first, then Rollses), its elaborate hierarchy of tables and its unlisted phone number. The ceiling was being raised in the kitchen too, where a round, Austrian-born, Provence-trained chef named Wolfgang Puck was whipping up two-course duckling and other novelties for a newly Francophilic clientele.
Three years later, Pyrenees native Jean Bertranou opened L'Ermitage on La Cienega, and L.A. got acquainted with by-the-Escoffier-cookbook haute cuisine. L'Orangerie soon took up station across the street, and it still looks – and cooks – straight out of Versailles, always featuring a pedigreed French chef at the helm of its vast kitchen. Authentic French food, of the highest echelon, had taken root in L.A. Then Puck left Ma Maison in 1981 to open Spago, and the rest is food history.
Ma Maison owned its cachet and credibility to Patrick Terrail's key family tie. His uncle, as everybody knew, was Claude Terrail, the legendary proprietor of Paris's La Tour d'Argent. In groveling to get into Ma Maison, many people felt they were going to La Tour West.
Hardly. Ma Maison "was entirely Patrick's adventure in Hollywood," says Claude Terrail, as I lunch with him in la Tour's grand dining room, with its floor-to-ceiling view of Notre Dame, the most romantic view anywhere on earth. "I won't endure the masochism of the idea of good and bad tables. There are no bad tables at La Tour."
Not that Terrail, 80, who has all his hair and still plays polo, hasn't played the celebrity field, too. The walls of the restaurant are dotted with photos of JFK, LBJ, Liz and Dick, Grace and the Prince, Bogey and John Wayne, not to mention various Nobel Prize winners; Terrail can boast romances with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Ava Gardner. He was once married to the daughter of Jack Warner, and his best friend was Orson Welles. Terrail knows Hollywood, and that means he knows something about dining in L.A.
The consummate host, Terrail insists I try La Tour's famous pressed duck, resting in a sauce of cognac and its own blood and served with pommel soufflés, the best friend potatoes in the world. "I live with my memories," he says, evoking the glory days of flaming crepes suzette at Romanoff's and hobo steak at the old Chasen's, which once honored Terrail with an ice sculpture of La Tour. "But the best food was at Darryl Zanuck's barbecues," he says. Darryl served the best feed, and he had every brand of beer from every country." Today, Terrail eschews the new and hip and goes to Trader Vic's whenever he's in L.A. "I don't go for the food. I go for the nostalgia."
The next day, I have a seven-course, seven-wine bouffe at the two-star Le Carré des Feuillants, elegantly housed in an ancient stable near the Place Vendôme. This is the lair of the dynamic Alain Dutournicr, whose self-avowed passions are food, wine, bullfìghting and rugby. The bearded Dutournier hails from Prance's southwest, near the Spanish border. Considered the most audacious of Parisian chefs, he cooks a mean cuisine of regionally inspired dishes-such as corn-fed steak with a sauce of chopped oysters, which takes the Cantonese classic of beef with oyster sauce into a different hemisphere.
Although he has visited LA. only on occasion, Dutournier says he couldn't forget the tempura at the music-biz hangout Teru Sushi, but adds that his best Southland meal was cooked by Michael ]ackson's private chef. "She raised this rare cabbage in her garden, just like my mother used to make, and cooked it the exact same way. Who says you can't have wonderfull vcgetablcs in LA?" he asks, filibustering against Jacquot and Genin. He then gets up to welcome an arriving deuce: the presidents of Air France and Crédit Lyonnais.
"I want to come back to L.A.," he says to me a moment later. "I like to see the future, and it is there."
Then I'm off on a one-hour TGV ride to visit the Burgundian shrine, L'Esperance, a great white auberge in the shadow ofthe stunning Romanesque basilica of Vézelay. The chef-owner, Marc Meneau, a big, imposing man who traces his roots back five centuries in the area, has been to LA. more than 20 times to cook for parties or to attend tasting weeks at L'Emtitage and L'Orangerie. His food – for instance, hot potato croquettes spurting out beluga caviar – is rich, creamy and decadent, fit for Louis XIV.
He's a purist, frankly, and is confused by Chinois and Matsuhisa – what he calls the "theme restaurants" of LA. "Food without roots," he despairs, though he is fond of the bourgeois classics at Le Dôme, extols Patina's "conjugation of so many different flavors" and thinks that Wolfgang Puck "puts on an extraordinary culinary show." He recently had a "remarkably good" turbot with anchovy sauce at Alain Giraud;s Lavande in Santa Monica. And he's very proud of his disciple, L'Orangerie's 28-year-old head chef Ludovic Lefebvre. "He's very serious," Meneau says. It's quite possibly the ultimate accolade this extremely serious chef can accord.
For all his oligarchy, Meneau says he would like to open a place in Los Angeles. After all, things could be better for him at home. L'Espérance recently lost its long-held third Michelin star, and in nearby Saulieu, chef Bernard Loiseau's Côte d'Or maintains its decades-old reputation – and its three stars. The bitterness is palpable in Meneau's voice. "[In L.A.], when people are happy or unhappy, they tell you. In France, they tell everyone else."
I return to Paris, where I visit the two-star Apicius, and for just a minute I think I'm back in California, scoping out the Sunset Strip hot spot of the moment. In the starkly moderne dining room, towering American models hop tables to kiss French media bigwigs. The fulcrum of this seesawing schmoozefest is chef-owner Jean-Pierre Vigato, who looks like a larger, more athletic version of Tom Cruise and has a similar effect on his female Customers: They all kiss him. So do the moguls, for that matter.
Taking a break from his erncee routine, Vigato joins me at my table. He says he misses Bikini and John Sedlar's nouveau Southwest fare. "It was beautiful art on a plate," he reminisces. "In LA., I think I was most satisfied stuffing myself at the bottomless champagne brunch at the Westwood Marquis Hotel. We have nothing like it here." Then he serves me a multicultural whirlwind: a Japanese tempura of langoustines, a Chinese sweet-and-sour rouget and, finally, a Mexican-inspired foie gras in a spicy chocolate mole. By the way, I ask, what does he think of Puck? "Very amusing," he says.
That evening, I push my bloated frame past the Hôtel des Invalides to the three-star Arpege, where Alain Passard is considered by French food writers to be the most artistic of the superchefs. His restaurant, with only 12 tables, is both Paris's most difficult for reservations, with a three-month wait list, and most expensive – dinner starts at $150 a head and can easily top $500, depending on the wine.
Before I even have a chance to chat with Passard, however, I End myself face to face with public relations dynamo Yanou Collart, who often looks after American stars when they visit the city. The A-listers, of course–the ones whose patronage can write the ticket of any given food house back in L.A. – have their own digs in Paris: Demi Moore's place is in the 16th; Jodie Foster's, on the Ile St. Louis. Michael Jackson has a huge apartment on the Avenue Foch that he never leaves. For the celebs who do venture out, what are the favorite restaurants? Collart's answer surprises me.
They rarely go to temples like Arpège. They don't like to dress up. The men don't wear ties. Nicholson, Ford, Eastwood, Stallone – they all request the same two places. One is L'Ami Louis, an ancient restaurant where everyone has the same meal of giant slabs of foie gras, a roast chicken and a huge potato cake cooked in goose fat. The other is Stresa, an all-celebrity Italian trattoria where Princess Di felt comfortable enough to dine alone. Everyone cats the same vegetable antipasto, followed by pasta dishes named after habitués like Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. How ironic that America's most powerful superstars flock to these decidely unglamorous Parisian restaurants – and how telling, I realize, that such lowbrow, beluga-be-damned dining habits perfectly mirror those of French chefs visiting Los Angeles.
The $20-million-a-movie club should sacrifice and wear a tie for Arpège.
The curly-haired, thirtysomething Passard makes us an "honorary L.A. meal" of fish and vegetables, highlighted by a decadent puree of black truffles and reggiano parmigiana. Passard first journeyed to L.A. just a few months ago, and he also uses the word amusing to describe Spago, which is making a cutting, if cryptic, refrain. He also checked our L'Orangerie's Lefebvre, who had worked with him after the stint with Meneau. "His oeuf en truffe vinaigrette [truffled eggshell filled with caviar] tasted exactly like mine," he gloats.
My last stop on the temple tour is Guy Savoy's namesake boîte in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe. This, too, is clearly a Hollywood hangout, with its African art, spot lighting and absence of neckties. Christopher Lambert is dining at a table full of French agents, producers and neo-Deneuvean starlets. Savoy, a compact, beaming man with a passion for rugby, cooks Hollywood-style as well, ravishing me with a creamy artichoke-and-black-truffle soup made without cream, a mushroom brioche that may be the best pastry I've ever tasted and a Bresse chicken with black mushrooms and baby cabbage.
Savoy's visits to LA. have seen him cloistered in the kitchens of L'Orangeńe and other restaurants, but his tall, suave maître d'hôrel, Michel Darman, spent three years teaching at the Lycée Francais in West LA. and tooling around in a 1968 T-Bird. More than any other restaurant man in Paris, Darman knows LA. "I always went to Hu's Szechwan [in Palms] for spicy Chinese," he says. "In Paris, the Chinese restaurants keep it much too mild. l liked the Sushi House on Pico because the countermen would drink with the customers. That would never happen here."
He loves the buttery steaks at Ruth's Chris and the Euro-style fusion cuisine at Chaya Brasserie and Röckenwagner. And he adores the burgers at Johnie's on the Miracle Mile. "We'll never figure out coffee shops," he says, whisking over to Lamberts table to oversee the service of espresso and petits fours.
And the French will never figure out how to tailor a menu to a clientele, nor do they want to — or so says Jean-André Charial, whom I reach by telephone before leaving France. Charial, the master chef of the two-star de Baumanière in Provence, is the man who trained the young Wolfgang Puck in the basics of ciassical French cuisine from 1969 to 1971 before Puck came to Ma Maison. Since mirthful reference to Puck was practically the leitmotif of my talks with French gourmands, I am eager to hear Charial's intimate take on the Spagoŕication of Los Angeles.
He had misgivings when his disciple moved to California. "Twenty-ñve years ago, I thought the food situation would be hopeless," he says. "But now you have the La Brea Bakery, [you have] cheese, excellent lamb, goose liver. You even have edible chicken. Wolf makes wonderful food."
Then Chanal, whose family has taught Queen Elizabeth, Princess Grace and the Shah of Iran to appreciate true Provençal cuisine, pauses. "But it's not really French food. If Wolf cooked like we do at Baumanière, he would go out of business. He`s very clever and very smart, because he knows you have to give the customers what they want."
And you never know when one of those customers will be a visiting three-star chef from Paris.
I DECIDE TO HAVE ONE MORE meal before boarding the plane, and it turns out to be perhaps the most telling of all.
This time, I choose Paris`s hottest new restaurant, which isn't a three-star temple of gastronomy or a no-necktic bistro but a high»rech, angular place off thc Champs Elysées called Spoon. lts menu, in French and English, features a mix-and-march routine: The main dishes arc in the left column, the sauces in the middle, the condiments on the right. Pick potstickers, tuna tataki or hummus with Thai spices, ranch dressing or olive oil if you feel like it–the waiter won't even sneer. And, like the food, the crowd in the packed house, where one wall is solid purple, seems more La Cienega than La Bastille: models, rockers, agents. Some have cell phones; most have dogs.
I order a chicken Caesar that turns out to be eerily similar to the Cheesecake Factory doozy that Michelin six-star general Alain Ducasse adores. No surprise there: Ducasse owns Spoon, and with it, he has re-crcatcd LA. dining in its own image.
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HomeCar NewsNew Maruti Ertiga sales register 82 percent growth in May 2019
New Maruti Ertiga sales register 82 percent growth in May 2019
Satya Singh
Ertiga has remained a consistent performer for Maruti Suzuki for several years. But the new, second-generation Ertiga, has taken the sales performance to a new level for the car maker. Since the time it was launched in November last year, new Ertiga has registered sales of more than 47k units.
To be exact, 47,388 units of Ertiga have been sold between Dec 2018 and May 2019, which translates into average sales of 7,898 units per month. In comparison, for the same period of previous year, Ertiga registered total sales of 29,276 units at an average of 4,879 units a month.
Maruti Ertiga has registered above 8k monthly sales figures for the last 3 months. This is commendable, even more so at a time when the auto industry is experiencing a general downtrend. Maruti itself is posting a double digit decline of about 22 percent since the last two months.
Ertiga is among the vehicles that have bucked industry trends to register positive growth in the last six months. Sales in initial months following launch were at about 7k units post launch, but that started improving from February when new Ertiga registered sales of 7,975 units. This was followed by its best ever performance in March, when sales zoomed to 8,955 units. Sales in April were at 8,085 units while in May, 8,864 units were sold. This translates into massive growth of around 82%, when compared to Ertiga sales in May 2018, reveals Auto Punditz.
New Ertiga May sales grew significantly even when Maruti Suzuki registered 24% decline in the same month. Ertiga was featured in the top 10 list of bestselling cars in May 2019. At ninth spot, it was ahead of Maruti Brezza, which was placed at 10th spot with sales of 8,781 units in May. Ertiga was the only MPV to be featured in the top 10 bestselling cars list in May.
Second-generation Ertiga deserves its growing popularity, as it has been completely revamped, with new platform, new engine options, and updated exteriors and interiors. New Ertiga is based on Heartect platform, which has significantly improved handling and driving dynamics. It also comes with new 1462 cc, K15 Smart Hybrid petrol engine that generates max power of 104.7 PS @ 6,000 rpm and max torque of 138 Nm @ 4,400 rpm. Engine is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
In April, Ertiga received a new 1.5-litre diesel engine, which generates 95 PS power and 225 Nm torque. Engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. In May, Maruti Suzuki launched Ertiga Tour M, which is especially designed for taxi fleet segment. Priced at Rs 7.99 lakh, Ertiga Tour M takes on rivals such as Toyota Innova and Mahindra Marazzo.
Maruti will next launch a premium version of Ertiga, which will boost sales even further. Called Ertiga Sport, it will be the most expensive Ertiga to go on sale in India. It will be sold via Nexa dealer, unlike the regular Ertiga, which is sold via Maruti Arena dealer.


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Q: SignalR not broadcasting when service action entered remotely I have an Action entry in my web api odata service. It works fine. Any message that arrives is logged to disk, so I KNOW the message is arriving there. If I call this action from a client application anywhere on my network, the message is logged to disk and using SignalR I broadcast the message to my listening javascript client. This all works perfectly.
If I call the very same Action entry, using the very same client application, but from a different network, then the message STILL arrives just fine. The message and all of its data are logged to a disk file just fine. However, SignalR will not broadcast message. I have written the message data to my log file one statement before broadcasting with SignalR, so I know I have valid data to be broadcast. Here's my action entry point. Again, there's nothing wrong with this code because I receive the message here just fine EVERY time.
    [HttpPost]
    [ODataRoute("MyResponse()")]
    public IHttpActionResult MyResponse(ODataActionParameters parameters)
    {
        IHttpActionResult retVal = null;
        BridgeResponse bridgeResponse = null;

        try
        {
            if (parameters != null)
            {
                bridgeResponse = (BridgeResponse)parameters["bridgeResponse"];
                if (bridgeResponse != null)
                {

I have a startup file where I do my initialization:
[assembly: OwinStartup(typeof(XXXXX.Startup))]
namespace XXXXX
{
    public partial class Startup
    {
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app)
        {
            app.MapSignalR("/Beacon", new HubConfiguration());
        }
    }
}

And here's my hub.
[HubName("Beacon")]
public class Beacon : Hub
{
    private static IHubContext hubContext = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<Beacon>();

    public static void SendMessageToHub(string data, String To)
    {
        hubContext.Clients.All.displayData(data);
    }
}

Not much too it. My javascript client has the "displayData" method where the data is displayed. Again, this all works perfectly if I call my action from anywhere within my network. If I call the action from a different network everything works EXCEPT SignalR broadcast.
This one has stumped me for a couple days now. Any help is appreciated.

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Camera Grand Prix 2016 / CJPC
Camera Grand Prix 2016 -outline-
The Camera Grand Prix is held by the Camera Journal Press Club (C.J.P.C. / Japan), and operated by C.J.P.C.'s Camera Grand Prix Executive Committee. C.J.P.C. was established in September 1963, with the purpose of providing its readers with reliable and in-depth stories about the photography industry and photographic equipment. In 2010, C.J.P.C. formed a partnership with TIPA (The Technical Image Press Association), a group of 29 photo and film magazines from 15 countries mainly in Europe, confirming that both groups would collaborate on their awards for mutual development.
The Camera Grand Prix is, since its starting in 1984, considered one of the widely recognized camera awards and a symbolic tribute to the camera industry. For selection of "Camera of the Year," the best still camera introduced on the Japanese market within the past year, and "Lens of the Year" a category which was established in 2011, a judging committee is involved, which comprises C.J.P.C. members, editorial directors (or publishers) of C.J.P.C. member publications, external committee members outsourced by the Camera Grand Prix executive committee including academic experts, technical writers, professional photographers. This year, a total of 60 individuals voted in the selection of the above awards of the Camera GP 2016. Further, "Readers Award" was selected by general readers' votes, and "Editors Award" was selected from among all photography-related equipment, judged by C.J.P.C. members. As the above, at present four award categories are provided for the Camera Grand Prix.
Camera of The Year
The award went to the SONY α7R II
(production company :SONY CORPORATION.)
Lens of The Year
The award went to the OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO
(production company : OLYMPUS CORPORATION.)
Readers Award
The Readers Award went to the Nikon D5 (production company :NIKON CORPORATION.). The award was stablished in 2008, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Camera Grand Prix. The winner is selected by general readers' votes.
As the result of a conference of C.J.P.C. members, the Canon EOS 5Ds/5Ds R (production company :Canon Inc.) and the SONY Cyber-shot RX10 II/RX100 IV(production company : SONY CORPORATION) and the FUJIFILM X-Pro2(production company :FUJIFILM Corporation.) were selected for Editors Award.
About The Camera GP emblem
The Camera GP emblem is trademark (registration pending) of the C.J.P.C (Camera Journalist Press Club of Japan). The use of the emblem is not permitted except for the purpose of creating news articles on the Camera Grand Prix. In that case, however, any alteration or partial use of the mark is not allowed.
【GUIDE LINE】
Color:Use it by the color basically.
Size:Use it by 8mm or more in width.
Others:The ratio in length and breadth cannot be changed/A part alone cannot be used/The color cannot be changed/Other elements cannot be added.
All inquiries:Camera Journal Press Club /JAPAN
Website: http://www.cjpc.jp/
Email: camera-gp@cjpc.jp
SONY α7R II
Reasons for choice
The camera employing a back-side illumination full-frame 35mm image sensor with a total of approx. 42.4 megapixels is a highly compact and lightweight mirrorless camera. It also incorporates a 5-axis in-camera image stabilizer with a maximum effect of 4.5 shutter speed steps, a 399-point high-density phase-detecting autofocus sensor and a newly developed low-vibration shutter with a braking mechanism to materialize a highly advanced multi-pixel camera package that is above all evaluated. Despite the practical characteristics, the camera also provides a high versatility as a hobby tool because it utilizes its short flange-focal distance to accept mount adapters to mount classic lenses and lenses of other makes.
It also shows the future trends of lens-interchanging digital cameras as it not only gives a multi-pixel still photography but a 4K movie recording capacity.
Upon these considerations, the Camera GP 2016 Camera of the Year goes to the Sony α7R II.
OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO
The super-telephoto lens equivalent to a 600mm f/4 lens on a 35mm format features a highly compact design and an image stabilizer with a maximum effect of 6 shutter speed steps to contribute to improve the mobility of a photographer. It also features a high resolving power due to the use of three Super ED lenses, the new nano technology coating Z Coating Nano and a heavy-duty capability of dust-proof, water-resistant and low temperature characteristics best for professional use. It has a closest focusing distance of 1.4 meters (maximum magnification of 0.48X on a 35mm format) for ease of operation and the lens structure and finish are also excellent.
Upon these considerations, the Camera GP 2016 Lens of the Year goes to the Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO.
The award was established in 2008 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Camera GP and the award is determined by the votes of the consumers at the dedicated web site. This year the Nikon D5 acquires the majority of the votes. Here are some voters' comments picked up.
-It shows an absolute performance and existence as a flagship camera. It especially shows a superb performance in the high-sensitivity range to expand the potential of imaging (male, age 28).
-In every performance in the autofocus, auto exposure and high-sensitivity characteristics the still camera shows a different dimensional results to indicate strongly the future development(male, age 52).
-The camera features a newly developed unit for better autofocus performance, the adoption of an XQD memory card faster in process than a CF card and an alternative of XQD or CF when purchasing(male, age 44).
-It features a solid evolution of specifications and durability and is thus an ultimate camera (photographic tool) that answers to the questions what a professional camera should be(male, age 45).
-It is the essence of the traditional Nikon technology. The choice of memory cards is also highly evaluated(male, age 35).
-I evaluate the manufacturer's positive attitude to show the highest performance of an SLR camera right now as a tool for professionals to "catch the decisive moment"(male, age 57).
-The D5 represents the Nikon flagship cameras and also the Olympics year(male, age 18).
-The top speed of ISO102400 in the frequently used sensitivity range, an advanced autofocus system and a touch panel monitor may mark the trends of future flagship cameras. The manufacturer kindly gives an alternative of XQD or CF memory cards to broaden the photographers' choice(male, age 39).
-It is the utmost camera that Japan is proud of in the world(male, age 50).
-it has a superb high-sensitivity performance like a noctovision camera. It is a wonder that the photographic potential is expanded without flash(male, age 53).
-Its high resolution and color reproduction that give a joy of photography, its high stability that is felt even at a single shutter release and a high durability in any environments. Its price and performances are outstanding to be the flagship camera of Japan(male, age 56).
-It is the flagship camera that is admired by everyone. I wish I get it once in my life(male, age 43).
-I felt that the camera was really qualified as the flagship camera when I for the first time touched and operated at the CP+2016 show. All functions including autofocus and shutter release are outstanding. The specifications are also ultimate(female, age 45).
-The camera carries all basic requirements and has a sound and solid structure to give a high reliability(male, age 63).
-The newly developed 153-point autofocus system, the 4K movie recording capacity, the improved high-sensitivity performance and the expanded buffer memory capacity give the higher performance and a broader photographic range as a professional camera when compared with the earlier Nikon D4S(male, age 19).
-It shows an outstanding design concept as it gives a high picture quality when shooting at the high-ISO range and a high-speed continuous shooting capacity(female, age 51).
CANON EOS 5Ds/5Ds R
The camera achieves an outstanding multi-pixel capacity of 50.6 megapixels as a full-frame 35mm SLR camera. It also employs a camera blur reduction mirror drive mechanism to support the multi-pixel photography and a high precision autofocus system, EOS iTR AF. It is developed as a multi-pixel camera that is easily used by the consumer and it expands the horizon of the photographic expressions.
Upon these considerations, the Camera GP 2016 Editors Award goes to the Canon EOS 5Ds/5Ds R.
SONY Cyber-shot RX10 II/RX100 IV
Sony's high-grade compact camera series, the Cyber-shot RX series that have shown sound and solid evolutions and among them the RX10 II and RX100 IV carries the technically epoch-making "memory integrated 1.0-inch laminated Exmor RS CMOS sensor". The new technology especially gives a high performance in the high-speed shooting to give the hopes of the evolutions in photographic expressions and camera technology.
Upon these considerations, the Camera GP 2016 Editors Award goes to the Sony Cyber-shot RX10 II/RX100 IV.
The camera shows the company engineers' strong belief in its classical appearance that incorporates an unusual Advanced Hybrid Multi Viewfinder and a new film simulation mode "ACROS" that lets the user recognize the joy of B&W photography. The concept of the highly evaluated predecessor, the X-Pro1 is deepened in the X-Pro2 to satisfy in the high level the consumers' ownership, including the high quality appearance and touch.
Upon these considerations, the Camera GP 2016 Editors Award goes to the FUJIFILM X-Pro2.
Camera Journal Press Club/JAPAN
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Contact Email:camera-gp@cjpc.jp
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import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollectionSchema;
import org.gradle.api.reflect.TypeOf;

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 * Schema of extensions.
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 */
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Touted by TV Guide as one of the most promising young actors in Hollywood, Eion (EE-un) Bailey first drew attention portraying the troubled Alan Strang in a Pasadena Playhouse revival of "Equus" in 1997. Although a native Californian, the actor was atypical of what that label generally conjures. Possessing curly black hair, deep blue eyes and a broad open face, he was hardly the blond surfer dude one usually associates with Southern Californians. Bailey moved to the small screen appearing as a bully who is possessed by a hyena in an episode of the popular "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before appearing as the former boyfriend of reformed nymphet Jen (Michelle Williams) in a two-episode arc of "Dawson's Creek." The actor was impressive in his series debut as the conflicted, unemployed roommate in the short-lived Fox drama "Significant Others" (1998). While the show failed to catch on with viewers, Bailey emerged unscathed, landing a supporting role in the Brad Pitt-Edward Norton vehicle "Fight Club" (1999) and poised for a long and fruitful career. He followed up by playing a college student who romances a ballerina in "Center Stage" and portraying Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner in Cameron Crowe's autobiographical "Almost Famous" (both 2000).
COLD CASE · S6, E21
November 22nd
The 1963 death of a pool hustler is re-examined when the long-sought murder weapon is discovered during a pool hall renovation.
ER · S11, E13
Middleman
Pratt finds a suspicious gash across the chest of a boy he is examining; Kovac treats a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun; Jake tries to convince Abby that his student status shouldn't keep them from dating.
Carter est amoureaux
Pratt rages at Neela for performing a complicated procedure on an infant; Carter reunites with Kem (Thandie Newton) when he rushes to Paris after learning that her mother has been hospitalized.
Two teenagers come into the ER with gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies, Neela does a poor job informing the next of kin, leaving the woman hysterical.
RAY DONOVAN · S2, E6
Ray seeks help to take Cochran down; Mickey wants to have a big payday.


Tuesday 6 March marks the start of Accountex Summit North – the industry's new one day accounting conference and exhibition for senior accountants and finance professionals based across the Midlands and North of England.
With all places now booked, over 800 delegates (working in business and practice) will be heading to Manchester Central to discover the best choice of new products, tools, software and solutions from 80 leading exhibitors (including event sponsors Inuit QuickBooks, Xero and Sage). While the Summit's raft of expert speakers with provide major pointers on how to prepare for the key changes, challenges and opportunities ahead.
Among the attendees will be representatives from organisations as diverse as HMRC, ITV, Telefonica UK, Ginsters, Aon, Bettys & Taylors Group, Elior UK, Lookers, Co-operative Bank, DHL, FirstGroup, AstraZeneca, Morrisons, Virgin Media, the NHS, University of Liverpool, Network Rail, The Guinness Partnership, Defra, and DCLG – Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Plus senior names from leading practices: Moore Stephens, Haines Watts, Crowe Clark Whitehill, BDO, Cowgill Holloway, Dains, French Duncan, Beever and Struthers, Jackson Stephen, Bulley Davey, Lamont Pridmore, Garbutt & Elliott, Duff & Phelps, and Jolliffe Cork.
TaxCalc is showcasing its latest Accounts Production enhancements and new software Bundle – The TaxCalc Practice Collection. With 8,000 customers, TaxCalc's suite of Accounts Production, Tax, Practice Management and more, is multi-award winning, integrated and yet extremely affordable. Learn how twelve years of innovations like SimpleStep®, Check & Finish, and CloudConnect, make life easier (pod 30).
Xero is introducing its new time and cost management tool – Xero Projects. As well as showcasing new functionality within Xero Expenses (pod 52).
MyFirmsApp, developers of the largest global custom App platform in the world for accountants, has launched OneApp, a next generation, future proofed App platform. The OneApp platform goes above and beyond to deliver Apps in line with the growing expectations users have. Daniel Richards will present 'Bringing the best of the Add-ons together to strengthen your client relationship' at 11.45am in the Tech Theatre (pod 8).
Hubdoc is unveiling 50 new connections to vendors across the UK. Hubdoc automatically fetches financial documents from hundreds of banks, utilities, telecom providers, and more; extracts key data; and seamlessly syncs transactions to GLs with source documents attached. With Hubdoc, reconciliation, payment processing, and audit-proofing are just a few clicks away (pod 39).
IRIS Accountancy Solutions is launching its new solutions designed to support accountants with their GDPR compliance challenges, develop new value-added services and underpin their digital transformation. Hear from Steve Cox, Chief Evangelist, sharing his insight into the state of the accountancy sector at his session: The Accountancy Climatic Flip – Time for Digital (pod 43).
FUTRLI will be on-hand to answer delegates' forecasting and reporting questions and demonstrate how its latest features can help advisors and business owners make better business decisions. Its industry-leading advisory certification course can transform the way accountants work and accelerate rollout of advisory services (pod 70).
Fujitsu Scanners' ScanSnap Cloud speeds up the device free scanning process and routes data directly to cloud-based accounting software and software for organising receipts: QuickBooks Online and Expensify for receipt and expense management and integration with leading accounting and workflow tools; Concur Expense and Shoeboxed for receipt organisation and automating expense reports (pod 14).
Practice Ignition is helping companies respond to the massive challenge of GDPR. They can provide guidance and assistance on how to tackle GDPR, by updating existing engagement letters with accountants' entire client base to ensure they comply with the new regulations. They are also showcasing a new integration with Zapier, which helps boost efficiency and integrate workflows (pod 37).
R&D Online is unveiling its intuitive digital platform that enables accountants to make R&D Tax Relief claims on behalf of their clients. The service is offered on a white-label basis, but supported by R&D tax specialists who will ensure accountants can deliver successful claims to their clients every time (pod 58).
Feebooster Accountancy Marketing Specialists is launching Multimedia Marketing packages, where telemarketing, email marketing and digital marketing are used in combination, to reach the greatest number of targeted prospects in the local area. Delegates can access a free Marketing Your Practice guide and benefit from an exclusive sign up discount on the day (pod 53).
One of JustAccounts' unique features is the ability to perform the whole process from lead to onboarding and bank account creation without ever having to leave the platform. It can create leads, consultations, illustrations and track referrals directly in to a live client. Accountants can even incorporate companies, set up business bank accounts and create contracts for their clients to agree through their dashboards (pod 5).
BrightPay Payroll has recently launched a new cloud add on. BrightPay Connect offers powerful features, including automatically backing up payroll information to the cloud, online annual leave management, client dashboard and an employee self-service portal. The online payroll flexibility enables online access anywhere, anytime for accountants, their clients and their employees (pod 33).
Docusoft provide innovative and comprehensive solutions for document, email and data management. For GDPR, its Portal secures document delivery and its OneView concept provides a comprehensive information view. See the E-Signature App in action and all new DMS App that transforms document access and control all from standard Outlook (pod 42).
The 2020 Innovation Training team will be on hand to share expert insights into GDPR, Making Tax Digital and the use of new technologies. 2020 support approximately 25% of all UK accountancy firms and their members enjoy unlimited training and support, covering such areas as CPD, FCA and Tax Updates (pod 34).
Accounting Insight News (launching on 5 March at www.accountinginsightnews.co.uk) is an exciting new content platform from the organisers of Accountex Summit North and Accountex. It will focus on the latest industry news and state of the art technology, and provide refreshing analysis that takes you behind the headlines. The website will be edited by Ian Moss, an experienced journalist who was worked on several UK titles, including the Financial Times.
Other exhibitors include Sage, Intuit – QuickBooks, ACCA, AccountancyManager, AccountingWEB, AIA, AutoEntry, CaseWare UK, CIMA, CIPP, CIS, Coface, Compleat Software, Debt Collection Services UK, Economia, Enterprise Tax Consultants, First Corporate Law Services, FreeAgent, GAAPweb, Global Infosys, ICB, IFA, Octopus Blue, Opt Pensions, Qubic Tax, Receipt Bank, RollPay, Sage, Spotcap, The Learn Centre, and Wolters Kluwer.
The full exhibitor list is available at www.accountexsummitnorth.co.uk/exhibitors.
There will be over 20 sessions in four dedicated theatres – including the Tech Theatre, How To Theatre, Practice Growth Theatre, and Business and Future Theatre – and the Keynote auditorium.
Speaker highlights include business commentator Declan Curry, David Kaye (Intuit – QuickBooks), Damon Anderson (Xero), Mark Wickersham (Cloud Pricing), Amanda C. Watts (TwentyTwo Agency), Glenn Collins (ACCA), Gordon Gilchrist (2020 Innovation Training), Chris Astle (Think Forwards), James Ashford (GoProposal), and Cameron John (Sage).
"Never stop learning and give yourself every opportunity to be open to new ideas and new ways of working. There is not one silver bullet or a one size fits all model so each Accountant needs to assess what is right to give them their competitive advantage and remain successful," says Cameron John, Sage's global director of accountant partners.
The Summit's Hot Topics Round Table, featuring two group discussions covering Woman in Accountancy and surviving as a sole practitioner, will be facilitated by award winning digital accountancy practice owner Elaine Clark.
The full programme is available to view at www.accountexsummitnorth.co.uk/conference.
Accountex Summit North – the year's most hotly-anticipated new event for the accounting and finance profession – opens at Manchester Central on 6 March. All delegate places are now booked and the event has sold out of all available exhibition space.
For further information, please visit www.accountexsummitnorth.co.uk.
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By - John Day
"The Curlew Numenius arquata has suffered a 63% population decline across the UK in the 43-year period up to 2013, The Breeding Bird Survey shows a 46% decline between 1995 and 2013, making it an Amber-listed species of Conservation Concern. In Wales, the Curlew is Redalisted, as a 2006 survey revealed an 81% decline since 1993. Prior to 2000, the winter population in Wales was 25% above the 1974 baseline level, and this, too, has dropped away. A similar situation is being reflected in Northern lreiand. It is believed that low productivity is being driven by poor habitat quality and/or predation."
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Grimsby's only cinema raises the curtain on new era as students take over the show
Grimsby's only cinema - The John Whitgift Cinema will be run by students at the school
Peter CraigReporter
The John Whitgift Film Cinema, inside the John Whitgift Academy, Grimsby. Pictured with academy principal, Rob Spendlow, in the cinema are, from left, Hannah Stendley, 15, Lilli Wingate, 12, and Will Cheetham, 15.
The curtain will rise on a new era of John Whitgift Cinema with the students taking centre stage.
The academy is the only school in the country which has a cinema and from next month enterprising pupils will be running the show.
They will be front-of-house welcoming visitors to some of the latest movie releases at the 200-seater cinema.
Principal, Rob Spendlow said: "We want to market the cinema more and open it up to families.
"It is miles for people from here to travel to the cinema in Cleethorpes and the Whitgift cinema is part of the community. We want to expand and open the theatre up more for the community to use."
He added: "For years it has been for an arty, niche following of filmgoers, appealing to a particular group.
The John Whitgift Film Cinema, inside the John Whitgift Academy, Grimsby
"We want to open it up and offer it to staff and students and other schools in the Delta Academies Trust and our link schools such as Macaulay Primary Academy, Strand School and Wybers Wood."
To start with, movies will be screened on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, as well as in the holidays.
Record-breaking Grimsby academy students celebrated at awards night
Students in the Young Enterprise business project will manage a loyalty card scheme, which has been offered to staff and pupils of the John Whitgift Academy, which is part of the Delta Academies Trust. It has also been opened to other schools in North East Lincolnshire that are part of the trust.
Membership is free and although costs have yet to be finalised, some tickets for the movies will cost as little as £2.
The principal said Whitgift Film Theatre, which is run by volunteers, will continue to use the cinema.
The group paid half of the £50,000 investment in the cinema four years ago which transformed it into a state-of-the-art digital cinema.
Mr Spendlow said: "We will be able to show new films and the movies associated with holidays, like Christmas and Easter, when families can come in at much-discounted prices.
Flashback to August 2013 as a new state of the art £50,000 digital projector is installed at the John Whitgift film theatre, Grimsby. Pictured with the new and old machines in the projector room are, James Fleming, left, a member of the John Whitgift Film Theatre management committee and Mark Rushby, who was then principal of the John Whitgift Academy.
"We will have festive movies like Jack Frost and Wizard of Oz, for just £2."
He hopes that within a couple of years the cinema can be refurbished.
St James House to be flattened in £4.1m Grimsby town centre redevelopment
A major launch is being planned for next month with John Whitgift Academy splashed in lights and a gala red carpet evening for the schools' staff and families.
Enterprise students will also own the refreshments side of the business.
The expansion plan is a far cry from four years ago when the cinema was facing closure due to funding difficulties.
But the Schools' Partnership Trust gave £25,000 and the volunteers who run the cinema gave £25,000 to invest in new digital equipment.
It now has showings four nights per week.
This weekend audiences enjoyed Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
On Saturday, December 2 epic sequel Blade Runner 2049 will be screened.
The cinema also screens live ballet, opera, plays and concerts from all over the world.


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Passing along this TED talk because I found it really solid advice. Give it a watch!
Research for a novel can be a double-edged sword. One the one hand, you can really get in-depth about the history and applicability of something or someplace, which helps shape your characters and the events happening around them.
On the other hand, you can get sucked down a research rabbit hole and lose a whole lot of writing time searching for tidbits.
I came across a really helpful spreadsheet tool based in Excel (courtesy of Julian Ionescu at FantasyScroll.com), for charting and outlining your novel. Here's the link to the page explaining it in depth, but the instructions are right on the sheet as well.
If you struggle with getting the bones of your story in place before fleshing it out, this thing can be a godsend. Check it out!
What about you? Any marketing tips you'd like to add?
It's Resource Thursday again, and today I'm going to share some videos that I found particularly helpful. Check 'em out!


In this Guided Deep Sleep Meditation I use all the techniques I learnt, as well as what the military use to fall asleep in under 2 minutes!
Press play on the video or the audio. Audio or video at bottom.
Place your phone or device next to you.
Fall asleep, wake up fresh and full of energy.
Headphones are optional, although if you do use headphones please be careful before falling asleep because if you move around you might get tangled up.
There are several depth of sleep that we go through every night. There is only one that gives us the ability to sort the days thoughts, as well as healing the body. This is deep sleep, and we very often do not get to that depth and that is why although we may feel like we slept well we struggle for energy the next day.
The body needs this deeper sleep for at least a few hours every night, otherwise you find it hard to make decisions, keep energy levels high, stay alert and present, and do the most simplest task around the house.
Did you know missing two hours sleep while driving the car is like driving after drinking 1 pint of beer. So if you miss two hours of sleep three nights in a row, it is not only impossible to catch up contrary to popular belief. But, it is like driving having drunk 3 pints of beer.
I can now fall asleep pretty quickly every night, and I use the technique in this guided deep sleep meditation which clients use all over the world.
I challenge you to listen all the way through to the end, come back to me a comment let me know if you made it all the way through.


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Q: How to Setup Angular 4 App on App Engine To host an Angular 4 app (built with angular-cli) on App Engine I built the following:
service: stage
runtime: python27
api_version: 1
threadsafe: true

skip_files:
- ^(?!dist)  # Skip any files not in the dist folder

handlers:
# Routing for bundles to serve directly
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  secure: always
  redirect_http_response_code: 301
  static_files: dist/\1
  upload: dist/.*

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  secure: always
  redirect_http_response_code: 301
  static_files: dist/\1
  upload: dist/.*

# Routing for typedoc, assets and favicon.ico to serve directly
- url: /((?:assets|docs)/.*|favicon\.ico)
  secure: always
  redirect_http_response_code: 301
  static_files: dist/\1
  upload: dist/.*

# Any other requests are routed to index.html for angular to handle so we don't need hash URLs
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Got my ponies! I'm so happy, thank you Wyrd!
I love it Definetly will participate, great idea!
My next Wyrd project. I've resculpted her face a bit just to make her more human (definetly need to add missing left ear). Want to bring The Little Mermaid in her, so I'll paint her red tentacle hair, human skin and geen tail.
I want unicorns too :c Can't wait to get my box!
Video tutorial on painting black hair!
I dunno why, but I coded in my head that this year we will get dolls too and tbh it was big motivation for me xD I don't want to whine or something, I'm happy with my prize, but I'm just saying. I think that I read about them in post about Iron Painter 2017 and maybe that misled me. I feel like in The Mandela Effect a bit.
So, ekhm, did you all made it do Wyrd Headquaters?


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	createElement,
	Fragment,
	useRef,
	Component,
	useEffect,
	useMemo,
	createPortal,
	useState,
	useCallback,
	createContext,
	useReducer,
} from '@wordpress/element'
import { __ } from 'ct-i18n'

import ColumnsBuilder from '../../customizer/panels-builder/columns/ColumnsBuilder'
import AvailableItems from '../../customizer/panels-builder/columns/AvailableItems'

import { builderReducer } from '../../customizer/panels-builder/columns/builderReducer'
export const DragDropContext = createContext({})

const getDocument = (x) =>
	x.document || x.contentDocument || x.contentWindow.document

export const fetchCurrentFooter = () => {
	const document = getDocument(
		wp.customize.previewer.container.find('iframe')[0]
	)

	if (
		wp.customize.previewer.container
			.find('iframe')[0]
			.contentDocument.querySelector('footer.ct-footer')
	) {
		return wp.customize.previewer.container
			.find('iframe')[0]
			.contentDocument.querySelector('footer.ct-footer').dataset.id
	}

	return null
}

const FooterBuilder = ({
	value: allBuilderSections,
	option,
	onChange: onBuilderValueChange,
}) => {
	const currentFooter = useRef(null)

	if (currentFooter.current === null) {
		currentFooter.current = (
			allBuilderSections.sections.find(
				({ id }) => id.indexOf(fetchCurrentFooter()) > -1
			) || allBuilderSections.sections[0]
		).id
	}

	useEffect(() => {
		let {
			__forced_static_footer__,
			__should_refresh__,
			...old
		} = wp.customize('footer_placements')()

		Object.keys(old).map((key) => {
			if (parseFloat(key)) {
				delete old[key]
			}
		})

		try {
			wp.customize('footer_placements')({
				...old,
				__forced_static_footer__: (
					allBuilderSections.sections.find(
						({ id }) => id.indexOf(fetchCurrentFooter()) > -1
					) || allBuilderSections.sections[0]
				).id,
			})
		} catch (e) {
			console.error(e)
		}

		return () => {
			const { __forced_static_footer__, ...old } = wp.customize(
				'footer_placements'
			)()

			wp.customize('footer_placements')({
				__should_refresh__: true,
				[Math.random()]: 'update',
				...old,
			})
		}
	}, [])

	const [builderValueCollection, builderValueDispatchInternal] = useReducer(
		builderReducer,
		{
			...allBuilderSections,
			...(currentFooter.current
				? {
						__forced_static_footer__: currentFooter.current,
				  }
				: {}),
		}
	)

	const [builderCollapsed, setBuilderCollapsed] = useState(false)

	const builderValue = useMemo(
		() =>
			builderValueCollection.sections.find(
				({ id }) =>
					id === builderValueCollection.__forced_static_footer__
			) || builderValueCollection.sections[0],
		[builderValueCollection]
	)

	const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false)

	const inlinedItemsFromBuilder = builderValue.rows.reduce(
		(currentItems, { columns }) => [
			...currentItems,
			...(columns || []).reduce((c, items) => [...c, ...items], []),
		],
		[]
	)

	const builderValueDispatch = useCallback(
		(payload) =>
			builderValueDispatchInternal({
				...payload,
				onBuilderValueChange,
			}),
		[builderValueDispatchInternal, onBuilderValueChange]
	)

	const setList = (lists) =>
		builderValueDispatch({
			type: 'SET_LIST',
			onBuilderValueChange,
			payload: {
				lists,
			},
		})

	useEffect(() => {
		return () => {
			document
				.querySelector('.wp-full-overlay')
				.classList.remove('ct-builder-collapsed')
		}
	}, [])

	return (
		<Fragment>
			<DragDropContext.Provider
				value={{
					isDragging,
					setIsDragging,
					setList,
					builderValueDispatch,
					builderValueCollection,
					builderValue,
					onChange: ({ id, value }) => setList({ [id]: value }),
				}}>
				<AvailableItems
					builderValue={builderValue}
					inlinedItemsFromBuilder={inlinedItemsFromBuilder}
					builderValueDispatch={builderValueDispatch}
					builderValueCollection={builderValueCollection}
				/>

				{createPortal(

 {
									setBuilderCollapsed(!builderCollapsed)

									if (builderCollapsed) {
										document
											.querySelector('.wp-full-overlay')
											.classList.remove(
												'ct-builder-collapsed'
											)
									} else {
										document
											.querySelector('.wp-full-overlay')
											.classList.add(
												'ct-builder-collapsed'
											)
									}
								}}>
								{builderCollapsed
									? __('Show Builder', 'blocksy')
									: __('Hide Builder', 'blocksy')}

						<ColumnsBuilder builderValue={builderValue} />

,
					document.querySelector('.ct-panel-builder')
				)}
			</DragDropContext.Provider>
		</Fragment>
	)
}

FooterBuilder.renderingConfig = { design: 'none' }

export default FooterBuilder


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Here's what top science news stories of the year listicles said are the top marine science news stories of the year
Posted on December 23, 2016 by David Shiffman
Year-in-review news roundups are one of my favorite parts of December. I really enjoy remembering all of the interesting and inspiring things that happened over the past year, especially after a rough year like this one. I especially enjoy "top science news of the year" roundups, and I was pleased to see marine science stories make the cut on many of them. For your "but why is this considered a top story but that isn't" debating pleasure, here are the marine science news stories that made top science news stories of the year listicles!
Greenland shark's amazing longevity. Listicles including this story: The Guardian's 12 Most Important Science Moments of 2016, Altmetric's top 100 articles of the year (#29)
All time low sea ice. Listicles including this story: The Guardian's 12 Most Important Science Moments of 2016, Science News' Top Science Stories of 2016.
Great Barrier Reef bleaching. Listicles including this story: Nature's Science Events that Shaped the Year, Also Dr. Terry Hughes was one of Nature's 10 people who mattered this year for his reef conservation.
The Ross Sea Marine Reserve. Listicles including this story: Nature's Science Events that Shaped the Year.
The discovery of medieval shipwrecks. Listicles including this story: New York Times Science News that Stuck With Us in 2016,
The discovery of an ancient marine crocodile fossil. Listicles including this story: National Geographic's Science Discoveries Worth Celebrating in 2016.
The ocean, and sharks in particular, were featured in Nature's Best Science Images of the Year and Buzzfeed's 27 of the Most Amazing Science Photos of 2016.
Smithsonian Magazine created their own list of the Top Eight Ocean Stories of 2016.
Finally, I would be remiss in not honoring the axillary bream, the Onion's 2016 fish of the year.
(Year-in-review science news roundups that didn't include any marine science stories include: Newsweek's Top Science and Health Stories, the BBC's Amazing Science Stories from 2016, Science's Breakdown of the Year, New Scientist's 12 Biggest and Best Science Stories of 2016, Mental Floss' Top 10 Science Stories of 2016, Digital Journal's What you Should Know About the Top Science Stories of 2016, WIRED's Biggest Science Stories of 2016.)
Shark Science Monday: Austin Gallagher discusses shark stress physiology
Vote for Sophi: List of Oceana Ocean Hero finalists includes 8 year old shark conservationist
Shark Science Monday: the Known Unknowns of Shark Conservation
The top 10 shark conservation stories of 2011
Blog-cation Shark news roundup
greenland shark marine crocodile Ross sea reserve sea ice shipwrecks top ocean science news of the year top science news of the year
Thursday Afternoon Dredging: December 22nd, 2016
Monday Morning Salvage: December 26, 2016


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Q: Assigning DataTable Values to Variables Let's say that I have a DataTable returned from SQL Server that has a column called ProductId which is an Int, and I want to assign the value of this field for a row to a local VB.Net variable ProductId. Can I just assign this value directly or do I need to convert it first? What is the best practice.
Dim dt As DataTable = GetMyDataTable()
Dim ProductId As Integer
For Each r As DataRow In dt.Rows
   ProductId = r("ProductId")
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France deplores the resumption of clashes in Yemen in recent days, particularly the attack on a military camp in Marib, western Yemen, which killed at least 70 people.
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Q: New azure active directory with powershell I would like create a new Active Directory in Azure with powershell.
Do you know the cmdlet to do this ?
Thank you !

A: You cannot create Windows Azure Active Directory tenant using PowerShell.
First of all, you do not create Azure Active Directory. It is already created and managed by Microsoft. What you create is a tenant within Azure Active Directory. And you cannot just create it. Especially using just some API.
Windows Azure AD tenant is being created when someone creates an Office365 Subscription, or Microsoft Intune Subscription, or Windows Azure Subscription and so on.
Read carefully through the entire article here, in order to understand what is Windows Azure AD Tenant, how it is created and where it is used.


You usually hear of personal computers being attacked, someone clicked on the wrong link. Now, your information could be in danger thanks to a virus at the Albany Mayor's Office.
The Albany Mayor's Office is investigating a ransomware attack on their computers. They've released a statement on the Mayor's Twitter on Saturday, saying: "The City of Albany has experienced a ransomware cyber attack. We are currently determining the extent of the compromise. We are committed to keeping you informed and will provide updates as they become available."
According to WTEN, there isn't much of an update to report. All we know is that it was ransomware but nothing is being reported on where it came from, who it was, or even if it was meant for the Mayor's office or if that was coincidence. The Times Union is reporting the same. So far, the city is just trying to see the extent of the damage and what types of information were affected and will keep you updated.
Ransomware means that someone takes files from your computer and then asks for money in return for returning them.


CRM stands for customer relationship management therefore it should obviously focus on how you approach your customers and work to get closer to them. This will benefit both the business and the customer as there will be a sense of familiarity that will elevate to a state of you knowing what to provide and what the customer wants while the customer forms a strengthened trust towards the brand.
There are numerous CRM features and solutions and features, but some might argue that some are better than others and that the best ones are capable of providing more utility to the company that employs them. That being said, if you are looking for CRM solutions in general or just another perspective on the concept, you came to the right place. Here, you will get to know the CRM solutions that many consider "must have" so that you can add them to your collection.
This is one of the most important CRM tools that you can have in your arsenal. Its purpose aligns with the very core of CRM as a concept in the sense that it provides invaluable information about your customers. This feature accommodates the very important necessity of always tracking leads and customers throughout their entire process alongside your company. There are many things that can and should be implemented in this regard such as colander reminders and follow-ups as well as an extremely rich databank for each customer.
There is a strong emphasis on mobility when it comes to customer relations thus a present and frequent topic in CRM. To properly access and use all data pertaining to customers, it has to be available universally and not just from the office. Many companies are taking their CRM solutions towards a cloud based operation. This way, all you need is an internet connection in order to be able to access whatever data you require on the spot, even if you're "on the field".
There is a big difference between housing large amounts of information and housing something you can use. Just because you have all that data doesn't mean that it's going to be easy or even possible in some cases to act on it and put it to good use. This is where your CRM should come in by providing analytic solutions which clearly showcase the conclusions and potentials of all that information, and how it can be used.
CRM solutions need to be minimalist in both their approach and their design. What this means is that they should not over complicate things and present complicated processes that need to be learnt. This will not appeal to your employees and if they are not able to use it or understand it, it's basically as if it's not there at all. That is why simplicity is key.


This verse and the next offer us that choice again. In this verse, we are asked to live and walk by the Spirit. We are to let the Holy Spirit that lives in us because of grace direct our lives. We cannot afford to quench the Spirit or to greave Him by ignoring His presence in our lives. When we crucified the old man of self we invited the Spirit to take his place in our lives. He, the Spirit of Truth, now lives in us. We have become the temple of the living God and He dwells within us in that temple.
The Jews were wanting God to return to the temple in Jerusalem. He did not and He will not. Those today who are wanting Jesus to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem and live there are asking Jesus to do something He does not want to do because He has already built a temple and that temple is the church. The Spirit of Jesus dwells in that temple.
Since the Spirit lives in us we then are living by Him. He is the director and guide of the Christian person within whom He lives. Walking by the Spirit is just a way of saying that the indwelt Christian is to be guided by the Holy Spirit who is producing all those wonderful fruits. Day by day the Spirit guides us into Holy living, into Christ-like behavior. It is the Spirit who helps us walk in the light with Jesus. In so doing we have a wonderful fellowship with each other and with the Godhead.
What happens to the sins we commit after our baptism? Do we need to be baptized over and over again? Of course not. You only die once to sin. You can't be continually buried and raised again. No, by walking with the Spirit we have immediate access to the cleansing blood of Jesus day and night. Without that cleansing, that purification, sanctification, and holiness, we could not have the Spirit living in us. God will not live in a sinner's heart but only in one made righteous by the grace of Christ through His blood.
Task for Today: Don't forget who you are and who lives in you. Never, not even for a moment should you lose sight that the Spirit of God is directing your life. Do not try to direct your own steps. Man does not have the skill to do that. To walk the path of God one must have God directing the walk. Yield to the Spirit's leadership, calling, direction. Enjoy the fruit of such a walk. If you haven't been Spirit-led lately, remove yourself and let Him have His way with you.


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Q: R - data.table fast lookup with regex A data.table with two columns (3-grams and their counts) which has a key set on the ngrams column. The 3-grams are a single character vector of three words separated by spaces.
set.seed(20182)

create.ngrams <- function(){
        w1 <- paste(sample(letters[1:5], 3, T), collapse = '')
        w2 <- paste(sample(letters[1:5], 3, T), collapse = '')
        w3 <- paste(sample(letters, 5, T), collapse = '')

        ngram <- paste(c(w1, w2, w3), collapse = " ")
        return(ngram)
}

dt <- data.table(ngrams = replicate(100000, create.ngrams()), N = sample.int(100, 100000, replace=T))

dt[ngrams %like% '^ada cab \\.*']

What I need to derive is, given a 2-gram, how many unique 3-grams appear in the 3-gram table with the 2-gram as the stem? The approach so far is to filter on the 3-gram table and getting a row count using regex expressions and the data.table %like% function. Unfortunately, the documentation states that like doesn't make use of the table key.

Note: Current implementation does not make use of sorted keys.

This slows the filtering down considerably:
dt[ngrams %like% '^ada cab \\.*']

          ngrams  N
1: ada cab jsfzb 33
2: ada cab rbkqz 43
3: ada cab oyohg 10
4: ada cab dahtd 87
5: ada cab qgmfb  8
6: ada cab ylyfl 13
7: ada cab izeje 83
8: ada cab fukov 12

microbenchmark(dt[ngrams %like% '^ada cab \\.*']))

Unit: milliseconds
                                expr     min      lq     mean  median       uq     max neval
 dt[ngrams %like% "^ada cab \\\\.*"] 22.4061 23.9792 25.89883 25.0981 26.88145 34.7454   100

On the actual table I'm working with (nrow = 46856038), the performance is too slow to achieve the task I have:
Unit: seconds
                              expr      min       lq     mean   median       uq      max neval
 t[ngrams %like% "^on the \\\\.*"] 10.48471 10.57198 11.27199 10.77015 10.94827 17.42804   100

Anything I could do to improve performance? I tried working with dplyr a bit, but the gains didn't appear to be significant.

A: Are you able to go with fixed= patterns? If you prepend a space to all ngrams, it gives you a virtual "word-boundary", allowing you to do a much faster pattern:
dt[, ngrams1 := paste0(" ", ngrams)]
dt
#                ngrams  N        ngrams1
#      1: dcd aee vxfba 99  dcd aee vxfba
#      2: cad bec alsmv 92  cad bec alsmv
#      3: ebe edd zbogd 90  ebe edd zbogd
#      4: aac ace miexa 26  aac ace miexa
#      5: aea cda ppyii 67  aea cda ppyii
#     ---
#  99996: cca bbc xaezc 58  cca bbc xaezc
#  99997: ebc cae ktacb 95  ebc cae ktacb
#  99998: bed abe dpjmc 92  bed abe dpjmc
#  99999: dde cdb frkfz 79  dde cdb frkfz
# 100000: bed bce ydawa 52  bed bce ydawa

dt[ngrams %like% '^ada cab \\.*']
#           ngrams  N        ngrams1
# 1: ada cab qbbiw 22  ada cab qbbiw
# 2: ada cab kpejz 16  ada cab kpejz
# 3: ada cab lighh  4  ada cab lighh
# 4: ada cab rxpmc 64  ada cab rxpmc

dt[grepl(' ada cab ', ngrams1, fixed = TRUE),]
#           ngrams  N        ngrams1
# 1: ada cab qbbiw 22  ada cab qbbiw
# 2: ada cab kpejz 16  ada cab kpejz
# 3: ada cab lighh  4  ada cab lighh
# 4: ada cab rxpmc 64  ada cab rxpmc

In a benchmark, a fixed pattern is 3-4 times as fast:
microbenchmark::microbenchmark(
  a = dt[ngrams %like% '^ada cab \\.*'],
  b = dt[grepl('^ada cab', ngrams),],
  c = dt[ngrams1 %flike% ' ada cab ', ],
  d = dt[grepl(' ada cab ', ngrams1, fixed = TRUE),]
)
# Unit: milliseconds
#  expr       min        lq      mean    median        uq       max neval
#     a 20.299101 21.364401 22.088702 21.832000 22.444351 25.403801   100
#     b 20.605501 21.648101 22.656212 22.382001 23.384151 26.330201   100
#     c  4.337301  4.872151  5.265142  5.125251  5.500951  9.646201   100
#     d  4.301901  4.860501  5.221697  5.102000  5.465402  7.339400   100

This does not work if the pattern deviates from 3-3-5 (e.g., if you have more 3s, where this might accidentally match other than the first couple 3s).


A court ruling asserting that married women qualify to inherit properties of their fathers and should not be excluded during distribution has stirred debate between defenders of women's and men's rights.
The ruling was made by the Environment and Land Court in Nyeri, and stopped a woman from disinheriting her step-daughters. Justice Lucy Waithaka held that married daughters are also entitled to inherit their father's estate, contrary to customary law and many traditions in the country.
While delivering a ruling on the distribution of the estate of Mr Ibrahim Wathuta Mbaci, who was polygamous, the judge said her verdict was based on the Law of Succession, which "disregards customary law and allows all the deceased's children, inclusive of married daughters, whether or not maintained by the deceased prior to his death, to benefit from his estate".
Reacting to the ruling, Ms Emma Njora, a Maendeleo ya Wanawake organisation leader in Nyeri, said it promoted women's rights to inheritance and property ownership.
She said the decision is also beneficial to men, arguing that when women inherit property from their fathers, they become economically independent of their husbands.
"Sometimes divorce is encouraged by poverty," Ms Njora said.
But Maendeleo ya Wanaume national chairman Nderitu Njoka condemned the decision, saying the courts are biased in favour of women.
"For a long time women have been viewed as a marginalised group, but that is no longer the case. Men have become the marginalised and are now being oppressed by institutions through the law," Mr Njoka said.
He said the courts should allow communities to uphold their customary ways of life and traditions.
"African communities have their own rules and regulations on inheritance, and they should be allowed to uphold them," he said.
However, the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (Fida) said "the court was just upholding the law".
"Since 2010, the Bill of Rights in the Constitution trumps customary laws and children have been able to inherit their fathers' properties," Fida chairperson Josephine Mong'are said.
"Even children born out of wedlock have a right to inherit their parents' property," she added.
Before the 2010 Constitution, she said, the courts would consider the traditions of the litigants and often sided with customary law. But, under the new laws, a child is a child, whether married or not, and is entitled to the parents' property. In the case at hand, the judge noted that Mr Mbaci's second wife, Ms Mary Wangui Wathuta, had unfairly failed to include the married daughters of the first wife in the sharing of their father's estate.
Ms Wathuta's own sons also opposed their stepsisters' exclusion. They said that when their father died in 1994, aged 84, he left the family in harmony, and that each wife had been given her portion of land.
They told the court that their father had never prevented their stepsisters from tilling his land, and proposed that the land be distributed equally between the families of the two wives.
Mr Mbaci, whose first wife Ruth, died in 1987, was survived by Ms Wathuta and 12 children, seven of them sons.
In her proposed mode of distributing the estate, Ms Wathuta said her four stepdaughters were married and were therefore not entitled to benefit.
She said her husband's wishes were that she becomes the administrator of the estate, and that only the sons should be allowed to inherit the properties. But her husband, she said, had not put the will in writing.
Justice Waithaka, while noting that the dispute in the family was on whether the married daughters are entitled to a share of their father's estate, said the applicable provision was Section 29 of the Law of Succession.
The section defines a dependant of an estate as the "wife or wives, or former wife or wives, and the children of the deceased, whether or not maintained by the deceased immediately prior to his death".


classicamiga.com - Speed-Link and Individual Computers revive a true classic!
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Speed-Link and Individual Computers revive a true classic!
Weertzen, September 2006 - Video game pioneers know it - the COMPETITION PRO for Commodore 64 (C64) and Amiga systems won the hearts of the gaming community in the eighties and soon became the most successful joystick of all times. It's extreme durability and the characteristic clicking of the microswitches ensured its brand recognition.
It's back now! In cooperation with Individual Computers, SPEED-LINK now re-creates the joystick in its classic form: The Competition Pro with a plug for Commodore, Amiga, Atari, Amstrad/Schneider CPC and MSX Systems.
When the Competition Pro was re-released for normal PCs in 2004, the main target was to be true to the original. The design was 100% adopted and characteristics like microswitches, metal stick and the choice of colours are identical. All these details paid off: The SPEED-LINK Competition Pro USB was a huge success.
"As a result of the attention that the re-release of the SPEED-LINK Competition Pro USB has attracted, we received many requests for the original version with a plug for the systems of the eighties. We learned that there are many people who still own the old systems like the Commodore 64." says Michael Eisenblätter, CEO of Jöllenbeck GmbH. "This led to the idea of reviving the old Competition Pro. The final impulse for putting the project into practice was given by the cooperation with Individual Computers. They have a lot of experience in the field of retro-computing and were of great help in realizing this project."
Jens Schönfeld of Individual Computers comments: "My personal reason for pushing this project forward is that there's hardly any supply of used Competition Pro joysticks for the C64. Even the best joysticks have to be replaced after 20 years of hard use. Owners of a working Competition Pro would not part with it. More and more people are digging out their C64s and start the old games that - despite block-graphics - have at least the same fun-factor as today's photo-realistic PC games. As a direct result, prices on eBay reach outrageous numbers. This is a very good base for a successful re-launch of a high-quality product."
The SPEED-LINK Competition Pro powered by Individual Computers will be available starting mid-october. The recommended retail price is 12,99 EUR (prices may differ locally due to VAT differencies).
Individual Computers is the exclusive distributor for this product.
The original Competition Pro was a great joystick and this updated USB version is the perfect way to play emulated Amiga games, and all other emulated retro games too.
Indeed, I still have some Competition pros, and also the USB version, which is great for amiga and C64 emulation.


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