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We Just Received a Major HPC Cluster Order for the LIGO Gravitational Wave Project
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We continue to be one of the primary high performance technology suppliers for the Nobel Physics Prize winning LIGO Gravitational Wave Project. In fact, we just received another major order for high performance cluster updates from LIGO Consortium member The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM). This is in addition to a related in-process project from another LIGO institution.
UWM just finalized the order with us for a turnkey HPC cluster solution with nearly 100 Intel dual-CPU Skylake compute nodes and nearly 2,500 compute cores. In all, the order includes new racks, clean cable management and extensive testing. We will also provide onsite assistance with un-boxing and racking.
After a 20-year search, the first gravitational wave observation was officially announced on Feb. 11, 2016 by the LIGO team. Gravitational waves were picked up by the two LIGO detectors at Livingston, La. and Hanford, Wash. The Nobel Prize was awarded a year later. This is the first physical evidence of a phenomenon Albert Einstein predicted in 1915 in his General Theory of Relativity. LIGO is also the largest and most ambitious project ever funded by the National Science Foundation.
The LIGO team is an international consortium of leading technicians, engineers, scientists, and research institutions. Nor-Tech has been working with several major LIGO consortium members for more than 11 years on the project by designing, building, and upgrading a number of the clusters that made the original detection and subsequent detections possible.
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The day after: "glass half full" edition
The B's lost an epic triple overtime thriller in Chicago last night, and it seems like some Bruins fans are already hitting the "PANIC!" button. Here are some reasons to have a more rosy outlook.
By Dan.Ryan@bruinshockeynow Jun 13, 2013, 4:39pm EDT
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What a game that was last night, eh? The NHL couldn't have asked for more from the B's and Hawks: hits, goals, back-and-forth play, and an epic finish in triple overtime. To wit, last night's game was the most-watched Stanley Cup Final game in 16 years, posting a rating twice as high as that of last year's opener between the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils.
For Bruins fans, however, last night's game was a fever dream, a "did that really happen?" mirage painfully jarred to life after seven or eight cups of coffee this morning. "Crap...yes, it did."
Let's not sugarcoat things: the Bruins, harkening back to the doldrums of March/April, squandered a two-goal lead in the third period. For a team that prides itself on tight defense, that's unacceptable. Also, for large stretches of the latter portion of the game, the B's couldn't make a clean play out of the defensive zone, with pucks desperately chipped off the wall to no one or sent skittering away for icing.
However, there's no reason to panic, no reason to look up and verify that yes, the sky is indeed falling. The B's did plenty of things well last night, and fans should be optimistic that there are better times ahead for the hometown team.
Krejci and Lucic were fantastic Two-thirds of the first line was tremendous last night, with both David Krejci and Milan Lucic firing on all cylinders. Lucic had his legs moving, was thunderous on the forecheck (there was a sequence in the second last night where Duncan Keith went back for a puck, saw Lucic coming, and stepped to the side to avoid getting hit), and had a nose for the net. Krejci was in vintage "Playoff Krejci" form, floating passes tape-to-tape and creating space in the offensive zone. Prior to his injury, Nathan Horton hadn't really done anything special, but he wasn't dragging the other two down. Midway through last night's game, NBC's announcers noted that the Hawks had "no answer" for the B's top line last night. In fact, Lucic had more than one chance at a hat trick, but he couldn't bury the elusive third goal. However, both he and Krejci had impressive nights, hopefully a sign of things to come.
Not a surge, but a trickle of power The B's power play showed signs of life last night, going 1-for-3 on the evening. The power play came close to winning the game at the end of the second overtime as well, with Jaromir Jagr tipping a Zdeno Chara shot off the left post and through the crease. The power play goal was a laser beam, and came with the Bruins icing four forwards and a single defenseman on the man advantage. Patrice Bergeron found some open ice and wired the puck home. True, the B's failed to capitalize on their last two chances, but the goal on that first power play should inspire some confidence.
Chances galore It's not like the Bruins were beaten 7-0, and Chicago's noted defense simply shut the Bruins down. The B's managed 54 shots on goal, dozens more that were blocked or missed the net, and had four or five golden chances at winning the game in one of the three overtimes. Sure, they didn't bury any of them, and that's a problem. But the bounces didn't go the Bruins' way last night, as was the case at times in the Toronto series. Corey Crawford had a solid game, but looked bad on the B's second goal and got a lot of help from his defensemen in other instances. The point? The chances were there, the Bruins just didn't bury them last night. It happens. The fact that they generated that many chances against Chicago is a good sign.
It's happened before If history is any indicator, the B's will be fine. Remember, they lost the first two games of the 2011 Final on the road before pasting the Canucks in two games at the Garden to get back in the series. Both games were close, with one ending in overtime and the other going down to the final minute. Most of these Bruins were on that team, and know that a team is never in trouble until it loses a game at home. The best argument against this has been "well these aren't the Canucks!" If you remember, the Canucks weren't the "Canucks" in Games 1 and 2 either. It took the B's some time to figure them out.

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Q: Aligning CCMenu at top the screen I would have expected a 'Menu' button over a 'Switch Player' button at the upper left corner of the screen, but the upper part of the 'Menu' button is above the screen. Howcome? Is this a bug?
Left alignment is ok.
Thanks!
-(void) superSceneEnded
{
  _sceneEnded = true;

  CCMenu *menu = [CCMenu menuWithItems:nil];
  menu.anchorPoint = ccp(0, 1); // Upper left corner
  menu.position = ccp(2, _winSize.height - 2); // Almost at upp left corner of screen
  [self addChild:menu];

  [self addButton:menu :@"Menu" :@selector(goToMenu)];
  if ([MatchMgr instance].currentMatch.isOnDevice)
  {
    [self addButton:menu :@"Switch player" :@selector(switchPlayer)];
  }
  [menu alignItemsVerticallyWithPadding:10];
}

-(void) addButton: (CCMenu*) menu: (NSString*) text: (SEL) selector
{
  CCMenuItem *menuItem = [CCMenuItemImage itemFromNormalImage:@"button.png" selectedImage:@"button-pressed.png" target:self selector:selector];
  menuItem.anchorPoint = ccp(0, 1); // Upper left corner
  //menuItem.scale = 0.5;
  [menu addChild:menuItem];

  // The code below is not relevant for the question, but I keep it for your understanding.
  CCLabelBMFont *bmText = [CCLabelBMFont labelWithString:text fntFile:@"MainFont.fnt"];
  bmText.color = ccBLACK;
  bmText.scale = 0.75;
  bmText.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
  bmText.position = ccp(75, 15);
  [menuItem addChild: bmText];

}

A: It seems like this really is broken:
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/8261
I do my own placement of the buttons instead.
Here's my, not so fancy, code:
-(void) superSceneEnded
{
  _sceneEnded = true;

  CGFloat yPos = _winSize.height - 10;
  CCMenu *menu = [CCMenu menuWithItems:nil];
  menu.position = ccp(0, 0);
  [self addChild:menu];

  [self addButton:menu :@"Menu" :@selector(goToMenu): &yPos];
  if ([MatchMgr instance].currentMatch.isOnDevice)
  {
    [self addButton:menu :@"Switch player" :@selector(switchPlayer): &yPos];
  }
}

-(void) addButton: (CCMenu*) menu: (NSString*) text: (SEL) selector: (CGFloat*) yPos
{
  CCMenuItem *menuItem = [CCMenuItemImage itemFromNormalImage:@"button.png" selectedImage:@"button-pressed.png" target:self selector:selector];
  menuItem.scale = 0.5;
  menuItem.position = ccp(42, *yPos);
  *yPos -= 20;
  [menu addChild:menuItem];

  CCLabelBMFont *bmText = [CCLabelBMFont labelWithString:text fntFile:@"MainFont.fnt"];
  bmText.color = ccBLACK;
  bmText.scale = 0.75;
  bmText.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
  bmText.position = ccp(75, 15);
  [menuItem addChild: bmText];
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Q: recv() from an application buffer I have a 3rd party library that reads RTMP packets from a network socket, using recv() and taking the socket descriptor as an argument. I want it to read these packets from the application buffer instead (allocated in heap).
Is it possible?

A: You may be able to use socketpair, which creates a pair of connected (unix domain) sockets. If you are on Linux, You can stuff the socket using vmsplice, otherwise send() as usual.

A: I don't know a direct way to do that, but you can use pipe in order to send yourself the data to the 3rd party stack. It will provide you two file descriptors, one on which you will write your data and the other one has to be provided to the stack that will be able to read your data.

A: Use a pipe?
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <unistd.h>
    #include <sys/types.h>

    main()
    {
            int     fd[2];

            pipe(fd);

    }

fd[0] is the one you pass to 3rd party, fd[1] you write the packets into.

A: Unless your 3rd party library already supports reading from buffers instead of the network it's not going to be easy:

*

*If you have access to the source-code 3rd-party library and are allowed to modify it, the proper solution would probably be to modify its source code to allow reading from buffers.

*You may be able to replay the network packets through a local proxy server and have the 3rd-party library use that. However this is not exactly a solution for production applications - only something to do for testing or under duress.

*Depending on your use of the network, you may be able to override the recv() library function with a preloaded library. Of course, this depends on the 3rd-party library using the C library stub for recv() and not the system call directly.

*If you are in the mood for more questionable techniques, and you are allowed by the license of te 3rd-party library (unlikely for commercial products), you could modify the shared object of the library to replace recv() with another function of your own that has the same interface but receives data from a heap buffer instead.


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I wanted to wish you a happy and safe Lughnasadh. The weather is beautiful here I hope you are all having good weather too.
This Sabbat is a time to get outside and play outdoor games with your family. Horseshoes, Croquet, and Badminton come to mind. Traditionally games of strength and sport were out on the fields on Lughnasadh.
Baking and eating bread is also a main tradition. Make some extra bread and leave out as an offering, or bring a loaf over to your neighbour. Be sure to leave treats out for the Fae folk!
Since Lughnasadh is a time to celebrate the first harvest decorate your home with corn, wheat and any other seasonal fruits and veggies. I you are like me and have a big garden you can set out bowls of peas, beans and tomatoes. Whatever is available to you.
The making of corn dollies are also traditional. There are wonderful videos on YouTube that show how to weave a corn dolly with wheat sheaves. Of course there is nothing wrong with using corn husks as many people do if that is all you have on hand. (You can also often buy the wheat corn dollies at craft stores already made if making one is not something you would enjoy). Decorate your corn dolly however you like. Corn dollies are traditionally buried in the fields after harvest to ensure next year's crops will do well. Some folks though, keep their corn dollies until Imbolc and then burn them. The choice is yours and it will depend on the type of ritual you will be doing for Imbolc and what the meaning has for you.
We hate to admit it but Lughnasadh is also a sign that Autumn is on its way. While plants, trees and flowers are at the peak of their splendor, the sun is going down a little earlier each night. This is a reminder to start stocking up our pantries for winter. If you do canning or makes preserves, jams and jellies and pickles, now is the time to start with the first foods available. If you want to freeze some veggies click here for instructions. If you want to freeze fruit click here for instructions.
I haven't yet posted anything on canning yet because where I live it's a bit too early for many of the things I can, but if you are really interested find yourself a good canning book. Joy of Cooking has some great information on canning but there are many others that deal with only canning. I was fortunate enough to have learned from my mother and that is why I am to caution you about what you find online. Many people cut corners and skip important steps which is why I recommend getting a good book.
Lughnasadh is also a time to let go of regrets and bad habits. We are reaping what we have been sowing all year and to keep moving forward with the cycle we need to let go of any negativity we are harbouring. What is done is done. We must always be moving forward. A good way to let go of things is to write what you want to let go of on piece of paper and either burn or bury it. Focus on what your life will be like without this in it. See yourself happy and healthy.
Be safe! Many blessings to you all!


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Outlook for the global airline industry
On 19 September the ECCT hosted a Premium Event lunch featuring guest speaker Ivan Chu, Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways on the subject "Aviation: A Pacific Century? Outlook for the global airline industry". The speaker gave an overview of Cathay Pacific and his views on the outlook for the aviation industry.
Cathay Pacific will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year. It currently has a fleet of 200 aircraft and has ordered 69 more. The airline transported 17 million passengers in the first half of 2016.
Besides its flagship carrier, Cathay is the 100% owner of Dragon Air and has a 20% shareholding in Air China (which in turn has a 29.99% stake in Cathay). The investment in Air China gives the group exposure not only to China's growing passenger market but also the cargo business. Cathay also has a 60% share in Air Hong Kong, a joint venture with DHL. Besides airlines, the company has several subsidiaries engaged in the business of catering, laundry services and Hong Kong Airport Services.
Cathay and Dragon Air together operate 1,549 flights weekly, which includes 226 flights to Taiwan, over 400 flights to destinations in China, 345 to South East Asia, 109 to North America and 96 to Europe. Cathay is part of the Oneworld alliance of airlines, which collectively serve over 1,000 destinations globally. The company has over 33,000 employees, of which 26,000 are in Hong Kong, making the company one of Hong Kong's largest employers. This includes 16,600 Cathay Pacific staff and 9,300 in Cathay's subsidiaries. The company has been operating in Taiwan for 57 years and has over 600 local staff.
According to Chu, global airline passenger traffic has risen by an average of 5.5% annually over the past 10 years. 3.6 billion passengers took a flight in 2015, equal to half the world's population while cargo worth US$6.4 trillion was transported by air. Hong Kong International Airport took the top spot for handling cargo traffic in 2015 of 4.4 million tonnes and the third spot in terms of passengers (68 million), after Dubai (77 million) and London (70 million).
According to Chu, the aviation industry is a force for good in the world. It supports 62.7 million jobs and accounts for 3.5% of global GDP. It is a testament to the success of the industry that the cost of air travel continues to fall while safety continues to improve. There were only 136 air fatalities out of 3.6 billion passengers in 2015, compared to 17.4 road fatalities per 100,000 people.
The aviation industry is also committed to becoming greener. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) targets fuel efficiency reductions of 1.5% annually. Cathay's target is 2%, which it exceeded in 2015 by achieving a 2.7% improvement. According to Chu, the retiring of older aircraft and the imminent introduction of newer aircraft, especially the A350 and B787 Dreamliner, which are about 25% more fuel efficient, will result more overall efficiency and lower emissions in the years ahead. In addition, a global carbon emission trading scheme for international aviation will be decided this year. Making users pay for carbon emissions will help to maintain momentum towards further efficiency.
While the airline industry creates a lot of value for passengers and the economy, it is a tough business that does not keep a lot of value. The main reasons for this are fragmentation of the industry, monopolistic suppliers and because fuel accounts for 30-40% of costs. Competition among airlines, which provides a variety of choices and low prices, is great for consumers but wreaks havoc on airline margins. In terms of suppliers, there are only two major aircraft producers while airlines have no choice but to fly to major airports, giving them little bargaining power with airport authorities. Besides these challenges, airlines are currently struggling as a result of a slowing global economy. They also face frequent disruptions from political uncertainties and unrest or terrorist attacks or threats, which dampen enthusiasm for travel.
In Chu's view the future of the airline industry is bright, especially for the Asia Pacific region, which is the new centre of the global aviation industry and will remain so given its huge and expanding population and rising middle class. Nielsen estimates that the number of people in South East Asia joining the middle class (which they define as earning between US$16 and US$100 per day) will rise from 190 million in 2012 to 400 million by 2020. China will serve as both a huge source of global tourists as well as a tourist destination, providing huge business for airlines. According to the World Tourism Organisation, by 2020 there will be 200 million Chinese travelling aboard and more than 137 million tourists visiting China.
According to IATA statistics, the Asia Pacific region will have the highest number of new passengers by 2034. Airlines are expanding aggressively to meet anticipated demand. Based on statistics cited by Chu, Asian airlines increased their carrying capacity by 8.1% in the first half of 2016 and it is estimated that Asia will get most of the new aircraft produced over the next 20 years.
However, huge opportunities also come with challenges in terms of safety, infrastructure and risks of oversupply. Unless airports are expanded, there will not be enough capacity to meet the growing demand. Moreover, sophisticated traffic control systems and well-trained staff are essential for safety reasons. Chu said he is optimistic that the shortage of airline pilots can be solved given that the career of an airline pilot remains rewarding enough to attract applicants. It is just a case of providing the correct training.
Chu concluded with an overview of how Hong Kong has succeeded as an aviation hub thanks to liberal aviation policy, supporting infrastructure and an alignment of the interests of the government and the large home carrier (Cathay).
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Singh Drives to Mercedes Lead
Vijay Singh ran off seven straight birdies on the back nine Friday en route to a nine-under 64 to grab a one-shot lead at the Mercedes Championships. Singh completed 36 holes at 14-under-par 132, one stroke clear of first-round leader Stuart Appleby.
Darren Clarke carded a four-under 69 Friday and stands in third place at 10- under-par 136. Kirk Triplett is one stroke further back at minus-nine, while Scott Hoch stands alone in fifth place at seven-under-par 139. Retief Goosen and Davis Love III are one shot back at minus-six.
Singh got off to a nice start with birdies at the third and fifth to move to seven-under. He dropped his first shot of the tournament when he bogeyed the sixth. After three straight pars, he headed to the back nine at six-under.
'I was a little disappointed with the front nine, didn't birdie nine and also two-putted (for bogey) the sixth hole,' said Singh, a four-time winner last season. 'I just said, 'I'll go play a solid back nine.' I started making some putts, which is always nice on these greens and played solid.'
The Fijian caught fire from there. He birdied the 10th before a par at No. 11. From there, he rocketed up the leaderboard.
'The wind was more favorable today and I hit it right where I aimed,' said Singh of his drive on No. 10. 'I made a good pitch shot and putt there.'
Singh rolled home a 18-footer at the 12th to climb to eight-under. He made it two straight when he converted a three-footer at the next. The 2003 PGA Tour money leader curled in an eight-foot putt at the 14th for his third straight birdie.
He followed with a two-putt birdie at the par-five 15th. When he drained a five-footer at 16, the lead was his at 12-under as Appleby bogeyed the 14th. Appleby briefly tied Singh atop the leaderboard with his birdie on No. 15.
Singh, however, was not done. He continued his hot streak as he drained a putt from over 30 feet out on No. 17 to get to 13-under. He closed out a string of seven straight birdies when he rolled in a short birdie putt at the last.
'I was just playing along,' Singh said. 'I wasn't trying to hard or anything. I didn't make too many mistakes, kept the ball in play and hit it close.'
Singh's stretch of seven straight birdies is one shy of the tour record, which has been done six times previously. His eight-under 29 is two strokes off the tour's nine-hole mark of nine-under 27.
'You've have to make putts over here to score and I didn't do it Thursday as much, but I think the greens paid me back today,' said Singh.
Appleby had a solid round of his own but was overtaken by Singh's hot play. Appleby fired a six-under 67, despite three bogies. He bogeyed the second, but answered with a birdie at the very next hole.
The Australian ran off five straight birdies from the sixth to climb to 12- under and a three-shot lead at the time. However, he bogeyed the 12th and 14th but did manage a birdie in between at No. 13.
Appleby also came back to birdie the 15th to return to 12-under. He climbed within one stroke of Singh with a short birdie putt at the last.
'The wind was playing pretty much the same as Thursday, a little stronger, certainly a lot more of a concern to club selection,' said Appleby. 'There were some birdies to be had out there. But I played pretty well all day. Liked the way I hit it, and liked the way I putted it.'
Tiger Woods and Masters champion Mike Weir each posted rounds of three-under 70 to move to five-under-par 141. That duo is joined in eighth place by Fred Couples, Jim Furyk, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Justin Leonard, J.L. Lewis, Shigeki Maruyama and Shaun Micheel.
Ernie Els, the defending champion, carded a three-under 70 to join Adam Scott at three-under-par 143.
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Full Coverage - Mercedes Championships
BY Brian Hewitt — January 11, 2006
1/11/06 -- Stuart Appleby is now The Kapalua Kid; The Maui Marauder; The Island Assassin.
BY George White — January 10, 2006
By GEORGE WHITE
1/10/06 - For the third straight year, Stuart Appleby wins the Mercedes. And for the third straight year, people are asking whether this might mean a breakout season.
BY Golf Channel Newsroom — January 09, 2006
1/9/06 -- Final scores and earnings from Stuart Appleby's playoff win over Vijay Singh at the Mercedes Championship in Maui, Hawaii.


EDMONTON — The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has endorsed United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Jason Kenney's 13-point Job Skills for Canada's Economy plan.
Kenney has listed an initial $5.3 million commitment to the skilled trades, including expanding the number of schools and enrolment in registered apprenticeship programs, along with increased funding for the Women Building Futures program and a $1 million trades scholarship for 1,000 graduating secondary students.
"This is the kind of forward-thinking initiative that Alberta needs to address the skills shortage head on. It puts the focus where it should be, on expanding apprenticeship and vocational programs and making it possible for more Albertans, especially young people, to pursue good, well-paying jobs," PCA president Paul de Jong said in a statement.
Merit Alberta has also endorsed the UCP's platform. The Building Trades of Alberta hosted Premier Rachel Notley recently and has published blog posts opposed to the Kenney campaign.
"We heartily endorse efforts that reinforce the pride and value of working in the skilled trades. It's time Alberta embraced the European mentality by putting careers in the skilled trades on equal footing with all other academic pursuits," de Jong added.
Other points in Kenney's plan include reforming teacher certification to enable qualified tradespeople to teach without requiring a full bachelor of education degree, and creating a "Skills for Jobs" task force to report to government to expand vocational and skilled trades opportunities.
A UCP government would also create an Alberta Trades Hall of Fame and an increase for Skills Canada Alberta, the party website states.
Notley has announced if re-elected her government will build a new access highway near Fort McMurray to serve as both an industrial corridor and an additional evacuation route for communities from Anzac to Fort McKay in case of wildfires or other disasters.
Notley has also unveiled plans to double diversification of Alberta's petrochemical industry, which she says will create 70,000 new jobs.


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The Silent Epidemic: Drug Abuse Among The Elderly
By David Konow 08/11/16
Elderly drug abuse is a growing trend that often goes unreported and untreated due to insurance constraints, overprescribing and stigma.
With so many elderly people relying on a variety of medicines and painkillers, there's inevitably a high risk of drug abuse and addiction among senior citizens.
Last week, a 64-year-old resident of a rest home in Indiana overdosed on heroin. The woman got the drug from another resident who told her to "take a little," and was later found on the floor of her room, bewildered and bleeding from her nose. According to the South Bend Tribune, the woman had previously been caught trying to steal painkillers from the facility.
While one Indiana rehab told the Tribune that its patients do skew younger, they do get calls from people in their sixties seeking help. A report last year from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation said that drug abuse among the elderly is "one of the fastest growing health problems in this country." According to recent statistics, 17% of people age 60 or older are struggling with addiction, and that number could double by 2020.
In June, the Associated Press reported that close to a third of patients on Medicare received at least one opioid prescription in 2015. Frederic Blow, who is in charge of addiction research at the University of Michigan medical school, said the level of seniors using opioids is "astounding," adding, "it's not just a young person's problem." Among the painkillers seniors on Medicare were prone to abusing were OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin and fentanyl, along with their generic alternatives.
There's also the issue of the underreporting of elderly drug overdose deaths. According to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, who runs a New York-based group of addiction treatment facilities, due to the advanced age of the deceased, the causes of many of these possible overdoses are written off as age-related on death certificates.
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static java.lang.String
getMonthName(int month)

Returns the name for the specified month.

static int
getNumberOfDaysInMonth(int year,
                      int month)

Returns the number of days of the specified month in the specified year.

static int
getStartDay(int year,
           int month)

Returns the day of the week of the first day of the specified month in the specified year using Zeller's
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static int
getTotalNumberOfDays(int year,
                    int month)

Returns the total number of days since January 1, 1 to the specified month and year.

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Returns if the integer argument is a leap year.

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printMonth(int year,
          int month)

Displays the calendar for the specified month in the specified year.

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Displays the days of the specified month in the specified year.

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Displays the month, year, and the names of the days of the week.

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public static void printMonth(int year,
                              int month)

Displays the calendar for the specified month in the specified year.

                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, nothing is displayed.

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year - the year

month - the month

printMonthTitle

public static void printMonthTitle(int year,
                                   int month)

Displays the month, year, and the names of the days of the week.

                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, nothing is displayed.

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year - the year

month - the month

getMonthName

public static java.lang.String getMonthName(int month)

Returns the name for the specified month.

                If the integer argument is invalid, no month name is returned.

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month - the month

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the name of the month

printMonthBody

public static void printMonthBody(int year,
                                  int month)

Displays the days of the specified month in the specified year.

                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, no days are displayed.

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year - the year

month - the month

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public static int getStartDay(int year,
                              int month)

Returns the day of the week of the first day of the specified month in the specified year using Zeller's
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                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, the day of the week will
                default to -1.

Parameters:

year - the year

month - the month

Returns:

the day of the week

getTotalNumberOfDays

public static int getTotalNumberOfDays(int year,
                                       int month)

Returns the total number of days since January 1, 1 to the specified month and year.

                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, the total number of days will
                default to 0.

Parameters:

year - the year

month - the month

Returns:

the total number of days

getNumberOfDaysInMonth

public static int getNumberOfDaysInMonth(int year,
                                         int month)

Returns the number of days of the specified month in the specified year.

                If the first argument is less than 1 or the second argument is invalid, the number of days will
                default to 0.

Parameters:

year - the year

month - the month

Returns:

the number of days in the month

isLeapYear

public static boolean isLeapYear(int year)

Returns if the integer argument is a leap year.

                If the integer argument is less than 1, it will default to be not a leap year.

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year - the year

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From 2005 to 2010 he was a Senior Immigration Judge in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. In 2010, he became a Judge of the Upper Tribunal and in 2014 was appointed as President of the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, a role he continues to fulfil pending the appointment of his successor.


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Hypoallergenic ear posts, great for sensitive skin. Also comes in a free gift box, perfect for gifts or any special occasion! Approximately 12mm (a half inch) across. Hypoallergenic lead and nickel-free post earring studs - great for sensitive ears! Securely affixed to posts with jewelers' grade epoxy adhesive.


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redigo-sentinel
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redigo-sentinel is a [Go](http://golang.org/) sentinel client for the [Redis](http://redis.io/) database base on [Redigo](https://github.com/garyburd/redigo) refer by [sentinel-clients-doc](http://redis.io/topics/sentinel-clients)

Features
--------
* Redis service discovery via Sentinel
* Handling reconnections
* Sentinel failover disconnection
* Connection pools
* Error reporting
* Sentinels list automatic refresh
* Subscribe to Sentinel events to improve responsiveness
	- +switch-master
	- +sentinel

Future
------
* Connecting to slaves
* Subscribe to Sentinel more events to improve responsiveness

Documentation
-------------
- [API Reference](https://godoc.org/github.com/ljy2010a/redigo-sentinel)
- [sentinel-clients-doc](http://redis.io/topics/sentinel-clients)

Installation
------------

Install redigo-sentinel using the "go get" command:

    go get github.com/ljy2010a/redisgo-sentinel

The Go distribution is Redigo's only dependency.

Related Projects
----------------
- [redigo](github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis) - Redigo is a Go client for the Redis database.

Example
-------

``` go
	sentinel := &Sentinel{
		SentinelAddrs: []string{"127.0.0.1:26379", "127.0.0.1:26378"},
		MasterName:    "mymaster",
		SentinelDial: func(addr string) (redis.Conn, error) {
			c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", addr)
			if err != nil {
				log.Printf("sentinel not Available %v \n", addr)
				return nil, err
			}
			log.Printf("sentinel Available %v \n", addr)
			return c, nil
		},
		PoolDial: func(addr string) (redis.Conn, error) {
			log.Printf("masterpool connect to : %v ", addr)
			c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", addr)
			if err != nil {
				log.Printf("masterpool not Available %v \n", addr)
				return nil, err
			}
			log.Printf("masterpool Available at %v \n", addr)
			return c, nil
		},

		masterPool: &redis.Pool{
			MaxIdle:     10,
			MaxActive:   200,
			Wait:        true,
			IdleTimeout: 60 * time.Second,
		},
	}

	err := sentinel.Load()
	if err != nil {
		log.Panicf("%v\n", err)
	}
	timeTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
	defer timeTicker.Stop()
	i := 0
	for {
		select {
		case <-timeTicker.C:
			i++
			if i > 300 {
				goto Exit
			}
			log.Printf("sentinels : %v \n", sentinel.SentinelsAddrs())
			pool := sentinel.Pool()
			if pool != nil {
				rconn := pool.Get()
				_, err := rconn.Do(
					"SETEX",
					fmt.Sprintf("test:%d", i),
					time.Second.Seconds()*3600,
					i,
				)
				rconn.Close()
				if err != nil {
					log.Printf("setex error :  %v\n", err)
				}
			}
		}
	}
Exit:
	sentinel.Close()
	log.Printf("Exit \n")
```

License
-------

redigo-sentinel is available under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).


Renton's downtown transit-oriented development, Metropolitan Place, includes 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 90 apartments above a two-story garage with 240 parking stalls. It is located across from the recently expanded Renton Transit Center.
The parking and apartment development is privately owned and operated by Dally Homes, and King County leases 150 of the parking stalls for park-and-ride use. The agreement between Dally Homes and King County permitted many goals to be met in the development of the Metropolitan Place TOD. Dally created a mixed-use affordable housing project in downtown Renton and King County created new park-and-ride capacity.
Thirty of the 150 park-and-ride stalls are designated for shared use with residents during non-commuter hours; the rest are dedicated for park-and-ride use. Ninety stalls are provided for resident use.
As part of the 30-year agreement to lease park-and-ride stalls to King County Metro Transit, the developer supplies one free Metro bus pass for every apartment unit. The agreement also stipulates that the units be affordable to a mix of incomes. Besides being located next to the transit center, Metropolitan Place is close to a new urban park, retail stores, theater, schools, and restaurants, all in downtown Renton. The building occupies the site of the old Good Chevrolet building.
The 150 park-and-ride stalls opened in 2001 and the 90 apartments on three upper levels opened in 2002. Three businesses occupy the 4,000 square feet of street-level retail space built into the northwest corner of the structure. In a subsequent development in 2004, Renton built a freestanding city parking garage next to the transit center to replace lost street parking and support additional development.
Commuters enter the Metro Transit park-and-ride garage from S Second Street and, after parking, walk directly outside to the expanded Renton Transit Center, which opened in September 2001.
Most of the 150 park-and-ride stalls are on the ground level of the garage, which has ample natural light and air circulation. Additional shared-use commuter stalls and resident parking are on the lower level of the garage, with resident parking separated by a security gate. The lower garage level is equipped with carbon monoxide detectors that turn fans on and off as needed. The detectors eliminated the need for a more expensive ventilation system.
The windows in the corner retail spaces and the grated openings that provide ventilation to the garage are the same size and shape. The repetition of square openings around the ground floor exterior makes the garage less noticeable from the outside and creates an attractive, pedestrian-scale design.
King County Metro Transit has renovated and expanded the Renton Transit Center, located across the street from Metropolitan Place, to include additional parking, a plaza, new bus layover and loading areas, and street intersection improvements. The work also includes new paving, shelters, landscaping, and other passenger and pedestrian improvements in the area. The Renton Transit Center is a joint project between King County Metro Transit and the City of Renton, and cost approximately $4.4 million.
Several private investments are near the Renton transit-oriented development. Across the street from the transit center is Renaissance at Renton, a 110-unit luxury apartment complex. One block south is Burnett Station, a 55-unit apartment complex that opened in Summer 2001. These projects were also developed by Dally Homes.
As a part of a plan initiated by the City of Renton, many street and sidewalk improvements, including a new urban city park at Third Street and Burnett, have been included in the downtown redevelopment.
The Metropolitan Place project in downtown Renton is next to the Renton Transit Center and features park-and-ride stalls as well as apartments and resident parking.
Amenities at the expanded Renton Transit Center include a plaza and fountain, landscaping, and street improvements.


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Q: New to JS: Very basic else statement not working Okay, so I'm trying to make a basic toggle function in JS for a list item. So far, I've gotten my if/else statement halfway working, but the problem I can't seem to figure out is why my else statement isn't working. The syntax looks good and I'm not seeing any one errors showing up other than the fact that undoing line-through isn't taking.

<input type="checkbox" onClick="check('box4')">Mustard

function check() {
    var el = document.getElementById('box4');
    if (el.checked = true) {
        el.style.textDecoration = "line-through";
    } else {
        el.style.textDecoration = "none";
    }
}

A: The if condition is wrong. Use ===

A: You don't want to check if the span is checked, you want to check if the input is checked. You can pass the input to the function as a variable, then check if the variable is checked in your JS.
And you're missing an extra = in your comparison. == or === will compare the former to the latter in your comparison. A single = sets the former to the latter.

function check(el) {
  var span = document.getElementById('box4');
  if (el.checked == true) {
    span.style.textDecoration = "line-through";
  } else {
    span.style.textDecoration = "none";
  }
}

<input type="checkbox" onClick="check(this)">Mustard

A: You must use == or === for comparison. The first one is an abstract comparison and the second one is a strict comparison which also check the type of the variables.
If you will evaluate a boolean variable, you can simple check with if(el.checked).
Finally, you're evaluating the span value. You can change the id from the span to the input checkbox:

<input type="checkbox" onClick="check()" id="box4">Mustard

A: The if/else is not working because you need to use == not =.
On the other hand the rest of the code will also not work because you are checking the #box4 element which is a span so it does not have a checked property.
You should give the checkbox an id as well to find out if it checked

function check() {
    var el = document.getElementById('box4'),
        span = document.getElementById('box4text');
    if (el.checked == true) {
        span.style.textDecoration = "line-through";
    } else {
        span.style.textDecoration = "none";
    }
}

<input id="box4" type="checkbox" onClick="check('box4')">Mustard

(since the checked property is a boolean you do not really need to check if it is equal to true, you can use it directly if (el.checked))

Additionally, you could accomplish the same with just CSS

:checked + #box4{
text-decoration:line-through;
}

    <input type="checkbox">Mustard


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Watch Ali Fedotowsky and Kevin Manno's Wedding Video
By Gabrielle Bernardini
Here comes the bride! As Us Weekly exclusively revealed last month, Ali Fedotowsky married Kevin Manno on March 3 in a beachside ceremony in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. In an exclusive video given to Us (and shot by Juice Box Media), the two express their love for one another and give fans a glimpse inside their picture-perfect day.
15 Best Celebrity Wedding Dresses of All Time
Ali Fedotowsky and Kevin Manno. Brandon Kidd Photography
"To quote a love note that you wrote me when we first fell in love, you said, 'We should feel lucky. We found the greatest thing imaginable, the reason for existing,'" the Bachelorette alum tearfully gushes in the video while the Golden Coast All Stars band plays in the background. "I love those words you wrote. You're right, we have. Our love is what makes life beautiful."
Incredible Post-Baby Bodies!
Ali Fedotowsky, Molly and Kevin Manno. Ali Fedotowsky and Ashley Burns Photography
Yesterday, Fedotowsky told Us that becoming Mrs. Manno made her appreciate life, saying it added a "finale to things."
She also got candid with Us about her future. "We respect the sanctity of marriage and what that means, but we by no means believe that if 30 years from now we are completely different people and we're not happy that we have to stay together," she explained. "We believe in being happy, but we also believe that when you choose to marry somebody, you work everyday your absolute hardest to make that relationship and that marriage last."
Simple Celebrity Weddings
The 32-year-old and her husband welcomed their first child, Molly, last July. The Manno family is about to share their first Easter together, and the new mom talked with Us about starting a family tradition of decorating eggs with her 8-month-old daughter. The TV personality — who partnered alongside the American Egg Board — also shared some simple tips on how to easily decorate eggs this April. "Cover an egg in glue and dip it in a ziplock bag full of glitter. That looks incredible, and it's so beautiful to display in your home."


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More Adventures and a Pet Pig: Q&A with Katrina Nannestad
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Lucerne is the third and final instalment in The Girl, the Dog and the Writer series. What can readers expect to see Freja up to this time?
Freja will be making some wonderful new friends: Frau Neiderhauser, a pleasantly plump chocolatier who appears to spend more time eating chocolate delicacies than creating them; Manfred, a stuffy concierge with a heart of gold and a spirit of adventure; Her Berna, a chocolate maker who dreams of being coated in milk chocolate and placed in the market square as a statue; and the ever cheerful Lady P, who is bandaged from head to toe after a nasty fall from a cliff.
Then, of course, there's a mystery to be solved. A chocolate mystery involving chocolate crimes. Serious chocolate crimes.
And, finally, Freja will be reunited with her mother Clementine and the true identity of Tobias Appleby will be revealed.
Did you spend time in Lucerne when writing this book?
Unfortunately, no. I tried to convince my publisher that she should send me to Lucerne for research, but she politely said, 'No way!'.
I had been to Lucerne many years ago, so I refreshed my memory of this beautiful city by reading travel books and travel blogs, looking at photos, and using Google Maps to do street walks around the city.
I also made the setting feel more real by eating Swiss food – chocolate, apple strudel, sausages, schnitzels and cheese. Although, upon reflection, I probably didn't need to eat quite so much chocolate and cheese…
For readers who haven't yet delved into the wonderful world of Freja, Clementine, Tobias and now Vivi what would you tell them they are missing out on?
A rollicking travel adventure that involves crime, mystery, romance, literature, food, nature, action, comedy and dog slobber. Sometimes there's a bit of travel misadventure, too. Tobias is extremely clumsy and absent-minded and he and Freja become entangled in some awkward and scary situations.
Where will your next travel adventure be to, and will you write about that in another book?
I'm planning to travel to Romania and Bulgaria next year. I'm telling everyone that I'm going for the mountains, but really, I'm hoping to meet some vampires. And if I do, I will certainly write about it in a book.
You're obviously an animal lover. Could you recommend some of you favourite animal books from childhood?
The only fictional animal book I can remember really loving was Clifford the Big Red Dog. I adored Clifford and dreamt of owning an enormous dog I could ride around the neighbourhood. It would be so much cooler than riding my bike.
I owned a lot of non-fiction books about dogs and used to spend hours poring over the photographs. If my parents had allowed it, I would have owned one of every breed, and a dozen old English sheepdogs.
As an adult, I discovered Winnie the Pooh and wondered why nobody ever read this to me as a child. It's the best animal book ever written. Possibly the best of all books ever written!
Finally, how close are you to achieving your goal of having a pig called Harold?
Hmmm. That's a complicated and emotional issue.
There are free range pigs living near my place. They are magnificent beasts – large, fat and spotty. But I cannot help noticing the state of their paddock. It's dug up, turned over and mashed into a boggy mess. Those pigs are either hunting for truffles that they can't find, or they're having an identity crisis and think they're moles. I don't want my paddocks to look like that.
I have considered a micro pig. A teensy-weensy piggy couldn't make much of a mess. But we have wedge-tail eagles around here and, call me a wimp, but the idea of little Harold snuffling happily about the lawn one minute, then being carried away through the clouds the next, makes me feel icky.
So you can see my dilemma. Do I get mega Harold and turn my property into a quagmire, or do I get mini Harold and know that I may only have the pleasure of his company for a week or two?
Feel free to write to me at [email protected]with your opinion.
Purchase a copy of The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Lucerne | Read our review | Read an extract
Katrina Nannestad is an award-winning Australian author. Her books include The Girl Who Brought Mischief, the Girl, the Dog and the Writer series, the Olive of Groves series, the Red Dirt Diaries series, the Lottie Perkins series and Bungaloo Creek.
Katrina grew up in country New South Wales in a neighbourhood stuffed full of happy children. Her adult years have been spent teaching, raising boys, perfecting her recipe for chocolate-chip bickies and pursuing her love of stories. She now lives near Bendigo with her family and an exuberant black whippet called Olive.
Katrina Nannestad
the Dog and the Writer
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Katrina Nannestad grew up in central-western NSW. After studying arts and education at the University of New England in Armidale, she worked as a primary school teacher. Her first teaching job was at a tiny two-teacher school in the bush. Katrina now lives near Bendigo with her husband and two sons. Her first book, BUNGALOO CREEK, was published by ABC Books in 2001.
Books by Katrina Nannestad
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The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Lucerne


You may have heard of Walk Score, not to mention Transit Score, Bike Score and Park Score. But what about the Livability Index? The Livability Index is a project of AARP's Public Policy Institute.
The goal is to help community leaders and individuals learn about their communities and discover whether they have the features that people want and need. Then, stakeholders can use the Index to take steps to address gaps and improve livability.
The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. for the services and amenities that impact your life the most. It takes a holistic approach to understanding livability. While it wasn't created to solely measure the quality of the built environment or the health of residents, it includes those elements, but it also considers engagement, opportunity, and the natural environment.
The Index encourages policymakers and professionals to get outside their areas of expertise and understand the interrelated nature of livability. For example, public health is influenced both by access to quality care and by neighborhoods that provide ample opportunity for people to be active as part of their daily lives.
The Index is also unique in that it allows measurement by address or ZIP Code and reports scores for every neighborhood in the United States. Previous indices have provided neighborhood-level analysis for the entire country, but for only one category of livability. Others have offered neighborhood-level analysis for many categories of livability, but only for a single city, using local data.
The Index takes a look at seven major livability categories. AARP has posted numerous resources within each category that can help consumers and policymakers get started on improving aspects of their neighborhoods and communities. Resources provides ideas for more livability; Metrics measure key aspects of livability and Policies list laws and policies to advocate for. Below is a description of each category and a couple of metrics associated with each category.
Housing: Housing is a central component of livability. Deciding where to live influences many of the topics the Index covers. We spend more time in our homes than anywhere else, so housing costs, choices, and accessibility are critical. Great communities provide housing opportunities for people of all ages, incomes, and abilities, allowing everyone to live in a quality neighborhood regardless of their circumstances. Metrics include housing options, affordability and accessibility.
Neighborhood: What makes a neighborhood truly livable? Two important qualities are access and convenience. Compact neighborhoods make it easier for residents to reach the things they need most, from jobs to grocery stores to libraries. Nearby parks and places to buy healthy food help people make smart choices, and diverse, walkable neighborhoods with shops, restaurants, and movie theatres make local life interesting. Additionally, neighborhoods served by good access to more distant destinations via transit or automobile help residents connect to jobs, health care, and services throughout the greater community. Metrics include proximity to destinations, compact neighborhoods and neighborhood quality.
Environment: Good communities maintain a clean environment for their residents. Great communities enact policies to improve and protect the environment for generations to come. The Livability Index looks at air and water quality. It measures communities' actions to create resilience plans to prepare for emergencies and natural disasters, and it awards points to states that have policies promoting energy efficiency and that protect consumers from having their utilities cut off during extreme weather events. Metrics include water and air quality.
Health: Community conditions influence health behaviors. Healthy communities have comprehensive smoke-free air laws, offer easy access to exercise opportunities, and have high-quality health care available. Because health is so deeply related to quality of life, many other categories of livability in this Index include metrics related to health. For example, access to healthy foods, jobs and education, number of walk trips, lower speed limits, social engagement measures, and air and water pollution are all related to health. Where you live matters. Metrics include healthy behaviors, access to health care and quality of health care.
Transportation: How easily and safely we're able to get from one place to another has a major effect on our quality of life. Livable communities provide their residents with transportation options that connect people to social activities, economic opportunities, and medical care, and offer convenient, healthy, accessible, and low-cost alternative to driving. Metrics include convenient transportation options, accessible system design and costs.
Engagement: A livable community fosters interaction among residents. From social engagement to civic action to Internet access, residents' individual opportunities to connect and feel welcomed help lessen social isolation and strengthen the greater community. The Index explores and examines the different ways in which residents engage with and support their communities, and how they impact livability as a whole. Metrics include Internet access, civic and social engagement.
Opportunity: America was built on opportunity—and our nation's many thriving communities are no different. The degree to which a community embraces diversity and offers opportunities to residents of all ages and backgrounds is important to overall livability. Backed by a strong regional economy and fiscally healthy local governments, welcoming communities provide residents an equal chance to earn a living wage and improve their well-being, from jobs to education. Metrics include equal, economic and educational opportunity.
Policies are also associated with each category. For example policies associated with the environmental category include state policies that support energy-efficient buildings, facilities, and appliances and policies associated with the transportation category include state and local Complete Street policies. If your community scores in the lower third, it may be time to advocate for policies that will move your community up on the Index.
While I live in Washington, DC, I am from a small town in Pennsylvania and thought I'd find out its Livability Index. Their Index is 48, not too great. However, the Engagement category is 75 but the health category is 30. So that could mean an opportunity to increase the score by getting local residents involved in making the town more livable.
You can take a look at how your community compares to neighborhoods across the country. Is your community in the top third, middle third or bottom third?
If not in the top third, maybe it's time to contact your state and local officials and advocate for them to implement policies to create a more livable community where you live.


Your doctor is your best source for information on the risks and benefits of the AMS 800™ Urinary Control System. Talk to your doctor for a complete listing of risks, warnings and important safety information.
The AMS 800™ Urinary Control System is intended for use in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence (intrinsic sphincter deficiency) following prostate surgery.
Men with diabetes, spinal cord injuries or skin infections may have an increased risk of infection. Some AMS 800 devices contain an antibiotic (InhibiZone™ Antibiotic Surface Treatment). The device may not be suited for patients who are allergic to the antibiotics contained within the device (rifampin, minocycline or other tetracyclines) or have systemic lupus.
Your doctor is your best source for information on the risks and benefits of the AdVance™ XP Male Sling System. Talk to your doctor for a complete listing of risks, warnings and important safety information.


4. Registration is free for IISER students only.
1. Ride a cab to Bidhan Nagar Local Station.
2. Take a local train to Kalyani Station.
1. Take a cab/bus to Sealdah Station.
Duration: Approximately 1 Hour 30 Mins from both routes.
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegate.
1.This is subject to change at the Discretion of the WCA Delegate ** A public announcement will be made if such a change is made.


Is there anything wrong with being single? Well, that all depends on your past or current experiences. I'm a single man right now and though I'm enjoying its many benefits (including a lot of 'ME' time, low phone bills and raised toilet seats) a number of people have decided to make it their sole purpose on earth to torment me with irritating questions such as: 'When are you getting married?' 'Why aren't you married?' 'Dont you want to get married?' (Er…don't you want to poke your nose somewhere else?).
Being single right now is allowing me to reflect on the qualities I desire in my future wife. Age aside, I don't see the need to rush into marriage. It's not as if my RTM (Right To Marry) is sitting on some supermarket shelf with an expiration date…or is it? In Lagos, for example, the belief amongst some women is that they have to get married preferably before the age of 30 (and that is probably why you don't hear women broadcasting their ages after celebrating their 18th birthdays!). Men are rumoured to have it a lot easier but that doesn't mean I'm going to take a chill pill and cruise into my fifties with nothing but a bowl of nachos in my lap and a cable remote in my hands.
After my last break-up I did some heavy reflection and some months later I threw myself back into the fish market, hoping I could eventually find a 'sole-mate' (okay, that really wasn't necessary but I couldn't resist the pun). I quickly realized that virtually all my friends were either married, engaged or in the tedious courting stage. I was now part of the minority, ironically. I started getting sick of the predictable and uncreative dinners at my place; the questioning I got from married friends about an ex whenever I made lone appearances; and the lousy excuses I got from married couples each time I called them up for hook-ups and hang outs. Consequently, the only hook-ups and hang-outs I got to do on most weekends was my laundry.
But I like to think that being single and in my thirties isn't going to pose any future problems e.g. when I compete for a job with an equally matched applicant whose edge is having a heavy wife and 3 kids (adorable pictures primed in the wallet for a sympathy vote). I see beautiful women everyday and it's not expected that I meet any girl I'm attracted to and hope she's not in a serious relationship (and also not a lesbian, for my sake). If only they all wore T-shirts which said, 'Single and Ready to Mingle' in a foreign language which only I could understand, on a sunny day when most guys were indoors watching football matches – 1 hour is all I'll need.
And if I ever lose momentum on the dating front I know I have some trusty do-gooders whom are willing to do their bit in saving the endangered singleton species from abject solitude. These good Samaritans include my sisters, my best friend's wife, my cousins, my colleague and even my boss. In case any of them beat me to it I think it's only fair to offer them the right to be godparents. Deep in my subconscious though, I want to find my future wife myself with a little help from the big Guy upstairs. I just pray He gives me enough time on earth to do it and make the most of the highly anticipated experience.
Far better to marry late in life (or even not marry at all) than to be pushed by social convention, desperation or ANY "other* reason than knowing in your heart that this person is "the One".
I know people are in unhappy marriages or now divorced when it was clear from the start they were either under invisible pressure from family, buying into the "marriage expectation" from peers, wanting a fairytale dream without thinking about the relationship and commitment that goes with it, or just settling for someone because the biological clock was ticking.
They could have saved themselves a lot of pain and heartache.
Don't settle for second best… if you or the person you later meet, have deep reservations in your hearts then this person isn;t the person for you.
Marriage is wanting to spend the rest of your life with someone who will love you as you love them, someone who gives as well as takes, someone who compliments and completes you as a whole human being, someone who knows your weaknesses inside out and loves you anyway an visa versa.
It's two way street, it takes effort on both sides, it's a heavy emotional investment, so invest wisely.
Himself and I will gave clocked up 18 years of marriage next anniversary.
Knowing that you have found your soul mate, your lover, your best friend, and someone you know you build a relationship with that GROWS with the years! is *Well* worth waiting for.
We also met and married later than our peers and are in this for for life.. (first marriage for both of us). and we try and act like that is the case, daily.
Marriage is not about measuring where the starting point was , it's about a team effort to the finish.
You only get one life.. so try to spend it wisely with someone who really matters.
Don't EVER confuse Mrs Right with Mrs Perfect because Mrs Perfect doesn't exist. If you get CORE values to click (honesty. reliability, work ethic, financial ethic, thrust etc) then you will have good foundations to build a marriage on, the "house" of marriage you build on top of that foundation can be a strange mixture of both styles, but your "house" will be structurally stable and has far far less chance of being torn down from within or without.
The single life is simply what one makes it to be. So to the happily married couples around the world, please don't rub it in our faces…especially on Valentine's Day, thank you.


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using System;
using System.Data;
using Csla;

namespace SelfLoadRO.DataAccess.ERCLevel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// DAL Interface for D03_Continent_Child type
    /// </summary>
    public partial interface ID03_Continent_ChildDal
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Loads a D03_Continent_Child object from the database.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="continent_ID1">The Continent ID1.</param>
        /// <returns>A data reader to the D03_Continent_Child.</returns>
        IDataReader Fetch(int continent_ID1);
    }
}