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Q: setCoords of all objects in group in fabricjs Im currently developing a editor for customizing signs and ran into a problem with positioning text element after an increase of the font size. The text objects is currently in a group but its possible to set font-size of each individual object. When increasing font size I need to setCoords for the full group, otherwise the end-user is not able to move it properly.
Can I use setCoords on the Group Object or do I need to loop through all objects in the group and set coords on each individually, if this is the case, any suggestions how to do that?
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People of ethnic minority background living in Scotland can expect to live longer than white Scots, a study has shown.
The research analysed ethnicity data for more than 4.6 million people recorded in the 2001 Scottish census and then linked it with deaths in the country up to 2004.
It found Pakistani females had the longest expected life span of 84.6 years, more than five years longer than the 79.4 of white Scottish females.
They were followed by Chinese (83.4), Indian (83.3) and other white British (82.6) females.
Among men, those of Indian origin lived the longest with an average lifespan of 80.9 years, 6.2 years longer than white Scottish males.
They were followed by Pakistani (79.3), Chinese (79.0) and other white British (78.9) males.
Scientists said the results may be explained by the relatively poor health of white Scottish people compared with most of the larger ethnic groups.
Lead researcher Professor Laurence Gruer, of the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences, said: "High levels of smoking and alcohol consumption have most probably contributed to the lower life expectancy of white Scots, along with poor diet and high levels of air pollution in previous decades.
"I hope we can learn lessons from ethnic minority communities that can be used to improve the health of the whole population.''
The findings of the research, which was funded by the Scottish Chief Scientist Office and Cancer Research UK, have been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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Sarah: Hello readers! Last night Andrew and I, along with our friend Doug, made the a trek up to Framingham, Mass to check out The Dark Knight Rises in true IMAX. (You can find out review of it HERE.) We had gone to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol at this particular theatre last year just so we could see the prologue for TDKR, and when it rocked our socks off we knew going back for the whole thing was a must!
Now you have already seen the two posts we have done reviewing this movie, but we really think that you should really get out and catch this one on the big screen if you haven't yet! And here are 5 reasons why...
1.) Christopher Nolan and his cinematographer of choice, Wally Pfister, filmed over an hour of TDKR was with an IMAX camera. That's unprecedented in feature film history. And they way that the film transitions between widescreen and the IMAX footage was seamless. Almost the entire final act was shot and shown in IMAX which was awesome because...
2.) You get the full impact of the large-scale shots. The plane crash scene, the full city shots, the Bat flying around, the action scenes...it's all pretty awesome. Nolan specifically shot so much of this movie in IMAX to get the grand scope of these shots and to bring us further into the universe he's built in his trilogy. And it's easy to see why he wanted to.
(Andrew's note: "I almost never noticed when the film transitioned between IMAX shots and non-IMAX shots, but every single time the entire screen was taken up my jaw dropped. It's a gorgeous looking movie.")
3.) Details become clearer. If you are one of those movie-goers who loves to pick through the details of a film, then IMAX is the only way to see TDKR. For me personally, I loved that this was a better chance to take a look at all the amazing costumes. For instance, did you notice that the Dr. Crane/Scarecrow's costume actually made him look the part even without his mask. The shoulders of his suit ripped up the way they were was fantastic detail. I loved also how we could really get the nuances of Bane's expressions. His eyes are so powerful in this film so it was so cool to get the feeling that Bane was talking to the audience.
(Andrew's note: "This was the third time I've seen TDKR but it was the first time I've noticed how torn up and scarred Bane's arms are when he's not wearing his coat. During his first fight with Batman I couldn't help but keep looking at his arms and wonder what happend to his character to cause those. Thanks to IMAX, I could actually make that detail out.")
4.) The sound is impeccable. I'm not entirely sure it every IMAX theatre has as great a sound sytem as the theatre we were in last night, but I want to say they do. Regardless, the speaker system's in IMAX theatres can only help enhance Hans Zimmer's amazing score and amplify the sound effects in the action sequences. When Bane and Batman are hitting each other with all they've got you FEEL the punches land because of the sound waves. It's awesome. Speaking of feeling the action...
5.) The Jordan's Furniture and IMAX we went to in Massachusetts last night has something no other theatre we've ever been to has: butt-kickers. What are butt-kickers, you ask? Well in every single seat in theatre (which were all Tempur-Pedic seats, too) there is a bass speaker built into the seat. So when the action is going on or the music is rocking, your SEAT is rocking too! It seriously felt like we were in the plane with Bane and his henchmen in the opening scene. It just helped enhance the movie-going experience!
So, if you live close to a true IMAX theatre we highly suggest you get there to see this summer blockbuster! Even though it was the second time for me and the third time for Andrew, The Dark Knight Rises did not fail to deliver!
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Nick July 27, 2012 at 11:04 PM
I was lucky enough to see it in theaters in IMAX, on film, one of about a hundred IMAX movie theaters in the world to have it on film.
I didn't even get trailers because the film doesn't hold that much space.
Two Tickets For... July 27, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Same here! Normally we play a game (Price is Right style) where before the movie begins we each guess how many trailers get played and whoever is closest without going over wins.
Needless to say we both lost.
And good point on the limited number of true film IMAX theatres. There's a "digital" IMAX right down the street from us, but we have to drive 90 minutes from Connecticut to just outside of Boston to get to a true IMAX theatre.
Nick July 29, 2012 at 8:19 PM
Also, I think you two are doing an awesome job so I'm giving you a Liebster Award. Claim it here! http://www.cinekatz.com/2012/07/the-liebster-award.html
Two Tickets For... July 29, 2012 at 9:44 PM
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There's a restored cabin on the mountain for cocoa breaks and après-ski and a pair of deluxe lodging options in town. One is Scarp Ridge Lodge, a seven-bedroom former brothel; the other is four-bedroom Sopris House. (It can be rented on its own or in conjunction with its more spacious neighbor.) Also available is Eleven's private saloon—three blocks off the town's main drag and complete with jukebox and custom-made pool table.
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Flight attendants are generally contracted to work 50 to 75 hours per month depending on the airline. If the need arises for them to fly more often, they can be compensated at a rate of time and a half. Flight attendants hourly wage can be fairly high and many airlines offer fringe benefits, which can include health and life insurance, retirement plan, paid vacation, lodging and food costs on "layovers", uniform replacement, and free or discount air travel for flight attendants and immediate family members.
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A cataract can be the reason sharp images become blurred, bright colors become dull, or seeing at night is more difficult. It may also be why the reading glasses or bifocals that used to help you read, or do other simple tasks, no longer seem to help.
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Angela Georgiou designs and creates bespoke luxury jewellery inspired by the unique and personal stories from her discerning customers. The Shropshire based jewellery designer with her Greek Cypriot heritage, re-imagines found and personal antiquities, turning them into unconventional, contemporary pieces for UK and international clients.
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How I bring in $4.8 million a year selling jewelry in NYC
Al Sandimirova knew their jewelry designs made an impact when two women proposed to each other with engagement rings from their business, Automic Gold.
The New York City-based company, which designs and markets jewelry for the LGBTQ community, is only 6 years old — but it brought in $4.8 million in revenue last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
Many independent sellers of small goods rely on platforms like Amazon, Walmart and eBay to get noticed and sell their designs. Automic Gold's growing popularity is backed by an unconventional strategy: ditching those major platforms and selling only on its own website.
Sandimirova, who uses they/them pronouns, ditched those major retailers in 2020 after deciding that the platforms' commission charges — which added up to 30% of Automic Gold's sales, they estimate — would be better off in employees' paychecks.
"I would rather make less total revenue but have more profits and have more money to pay my employees who are right here in the community," Sandimirova, 33, says.
Al Sandimirova officially founded Automic Gold, an size- and LGBTQ-inclusive jewelry company in 2016. Last year, the business brought in $4.8 million.
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But the decision didn't stifle Automic Gold's revenue. In 2019, its last full year with those online retailers, the company brought in $3.4 million. In 2021, its first full year exclusively selling jewelry from its online storefront, it brought in $4.8 million.
"Regular companies assume it's harder to target the LGBT community," Sandimirova says. "They don't understand, and they make such stupid mistakes [because] they don't hire members of the community [or] talk to us."
Rather, Sandimirova says Automic Gold's success comes from connecting with that core demographic personally. "It was really designing for myself: something gender-fluid or gender-nonconforming," they say.
Here's how they pulled it off.
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Sandimirova named Automic Gold — spelled to include "AU," the chemical abbreviation for gold, and pronounced like "atomic" — with "autonomy," independence and freedom in mind.
Growing up in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Sandimirova suffered through famine and economic collapse in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They broke multiple bones, including in their back, due to malnourishment — and spent two years paralyzed.
Tatarstan also wasn't particularly accepting of the LGBTQ community at the time, Sandimirova says: After their parents found lesbian fanfiction on their computer, they sent Sandimiorva to a mental institution.
"They locked me up ... to try to heal it away," Sandimirova says. "I remember being giving a lot of pills and being held up there against my will."
Sandimirova came to the U.S. on a student visa in 2009. But instead of going to Maryland, as the visa dictated, they decided to stay in New York illegally — partially because of the city's large Russian population.
They found job through a Russian newspaper at a gold refinery, which paid $4 per hour, Sandimirova says. After a year, they realized there weren't opportunities to advance within the company.
So, Sandimirova started a side hustle buying pieces of gold jewelry from the refinery's clients, repairing or cleaning the pieces, and reselling them on eBay.
The side hustle wasn't particularly lucrative, bringing in only a couple thousand dollars per year. And over time, Sandimirova grew uncomfortable selling the pieces of jewelry.
"Even though I had inventory of 30,000 pieces, all of them were too feminine or too masculine," Sandimirova says. "I'm in the jewelry business and nothing I see, I want to wear."
Sandimirova says they've built trust with their customers because of their own style and their ability to "blend femininity and masculinity."
In 2011, Sandimirova was granted asylum and became a legal resident. They decided to learn how to make jewelry themselves, attending classes at the Gemological Institute of America's New York campus.
In 2013, they started selling their own designs on eBay, bringing in $165,000 in revenue that year. In 2014, they branched out to Amazon and Etsy, and their annual sales jumped to $1.2 million.
Automic Gold's yearly sales, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
In 2016, Sandimirova officially launched Automic Gold and hired their first employee. The brand brought in $2.2 million in annual online sales.
Sandimirova became a naturalized U.S. citizen the following year.
Mission first, profit second
Automic Gold's annual sales grew to $3.4 million by 2019, but dropped back down to $2.1 million in 2020 — the year Sandimirova decided to leave those big platforms, and close their booth at a Manhattan artists' market due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The drought didn't last long. With the help of social media advertising, the company had its highest-earning year yet in 2021.
The increased interest came partially from the Black Lives Matter movement in summer 2020, Sandimirova says. Many consumers started looking for more inclusive brands, and Automic Gold had a track record of prioritizing members of the LGBTQ community, people of color and plus-sized models.
"[It] skyrocketed my business because people saw, 'Oh, you're actually sustainable and fair, not just using [diversity] to sell," Sandimirova says. "I've been doing this for years."
Buying gold to make the jewelry is Automic Gold's largest business expense. Last year, the company spent nearly $2.3 million on reclaimed pieces.
Marketing is also costly: The company spent $580,000 on advertising last year. A majority of that went to Facebook and Instagram, Sandimirova estimates.
The company's "next big business challenge" is becoming independent of the two platforms, cutting ties with two more corporations, Sandimirova adds.
But of last year's $4.8 million in revenue, $66,000 is net profit. Sandimirova pays themselves a salary of $128,450 per year, and splits about $762,000 annually between 15 full-time and two part-time employees. The staff also got bonus checks at the end of last year, due to the net profit.
"I remember when I started my business, it was totally niche," Sandimirova says. "Now, my competitors, who before only had feminine white girls as inspiration, include more masculine folks or plus-sized people. It's nice, in fashion, to see."
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Contact with the helicopter, which has four crew members on board, was lost at 1am this morning.
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A MAJOR SEA search is underway off the coast of Co Mayo for three missing crew members of Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116.
Its pilot, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, was pronounced dead this afternoon. She was pulled from the water in critical condition at first light this morning.
A search is continuing six miles west of Blacksod for the remaining crew.
At a briefing at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport this morning, Coast Guard Director Eugene Clonan told reporters the Dublin-based crew had been tasked to assist the Sligo-based helicopter R118 in a medical evacuation from a UK registered fishing vessel.
One of the members of the crew on board the shipping vessel, some 150 miles west of Eagle Island in Mayo, had been injured and required on shore medical attention.
Clonan said it is standard procedure during a long-range rescue to have two helicopters at the scene – one to do the pick-up and the other, referred to as the 'chase helicopter' to provide "top cover" - essentially acting as a backup in case something goes wrong.
Rescue 116 was on its way from Dublin to Blacksod to refuel before joining the Sligo-based helicopter at the fishing vessel's location. The last message from the crew said they would be arriving shortly at Blacksod.
Contact was lost just before 1am this morning. Clonan said there was concern when the helicopter disappeared from the tracking screen.
"We did a communications search and promptly then declared a mayday."
'It's a very dark day'
A major search was launched and one person was taken from the water shortly before daybreak.
"It's a very dark day for the Coast Guard and search and rescue service. At this particular time our thoughts and prayers are with the families from the helicopter that was lost off the Mayo coast," Clonan said.
He said there is a "wide debris field" at the scene and search and rescue workers are continuing to search the area. Helicopters from Sligo and Shannon are on scene along with the Air Corps Casa. Ballyglass and Achill lifeboats are on scene along with five local fishing vessels and the Naval Service's LÉ Rósín.
Source: Marine Traffic
Tony McNamara, lifeboat operations manager in Achill told TheJournal.ie their boat was on scene at 2.15am.
"Conditions are reasonable. It was a moonlit night last night so it wasn't so bad. It's daylight now, which makes it easier for them."
McNamara said "quite a bit of debris" could be seen in the water at the scene early this morning.
Jurgen Whyte, Chief Aeronautical Officer at the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) said investigators will be searching for the two flight recorders in the wreckage.
One recorder contains all communications information and voice recordings. The second provides details of engine power, speed and heights.
He said recovering this data should provide "some sort of lead as to what way the investigation should progress".
Search continues #Rescue116 pic.twitter.com/F76A6ot6fT
— Fergus Sweeney (@FergusMaSuibhne) March 14, 2017
Source: Fergus Sweeney/Twitter
The search operation is being coordinated by the Coast Guard's Malin Head control centre.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, expressed "deep concern" at the news.
As the search for the Dublin based helicopter R116 is currently underway I would like to express my sincere support and sympathies for all those involved, particularly those family members who are awaiting news of their loved ones. This is an extremely difficult time for all concerned.
Read: Coast Guard rescues severely injured Russian fisherman 140 miles out at sea in heavy winds>
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Athenais or Athenaïs is a given name which may refer to:

Athenais (seer), 4th century BC prophetess who told Alexander the Great of his allegedly divine descent
Athenais Philostorgos I (fl. 1st century BC), Queen of Cappadocia
Athenais Philostorgos II (fl. 1st century BC), princess from the Kingdom of Pontus and through marriage a Roman client Queen of Cappadocia
Athenais of Media Atropatene (fl. 1st century BC), princess from the Kingdom of Commagene and wife of Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene
Athenais (daughter of Herodes Atticus) (141-161), noblewoman who lived in the Roman Empire
Athenais (great-granddaughter of Herodes Atticus), Roman noblewoman who lived between the second half of the 2nd century and first half of the 3rd century
Aelia Eudocia (c. 401-460), birth name Athenais, wife of East Roman Emperor Theodosius II
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan (1641–1707), better known as Madame de Montespan, chief mistress of King Louis XIV of France


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Speak, Memory is an autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov. The book includes individual essays published between 1936 and 1951 to create the  first edition in 1951. Nabokov's revised and extended edition appeared in 1966.

Scope
The book is dedicated to his wife, Vera, and covers his life from 1903 until his emigration to America in 1940. The first twelve chapters describe Nabokov's remembrance of his youth in an aristocratic family living in pre-revolutionary Saint Petersburg and at their country estate Vyra, near Siverskaya. The three remaining chapters recall his years at Cambridge and as part of the Russian émigré community in Berlin and Paris. Through memory Nabokov is able to possess the past.

Nabokov published "Mademoiselle O", which became Chapter Five of the book, in French in 1936, and in English in The Atlantic Monthly in 1943, without indicating that it was non-fiction. Subsequent pieces of the autobiography were published as individual or collected stories, with each chapter able to stand on its own. Andrew Field observed that while Nabokov evoked the past through "puppets of memory" (in the characterizations of his educators, Colette, or Tamara, for example), his intimate family life with Véra and Dmitri remained "untouched". Field indicated that the chapter on butterflies is an interesting example how the author deploys the fictional with the factual. It recounts, for example, how his first butterfly escapes at Vyra, in Russia, and is "overtaken and captured" forty years later on a butterfly hunt in Colorado.

The book's opening line, "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness," is arguably a paraphrase of Thomas Carlyle's "One Life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities," found in Carlyle's 1840 lecture "The Hero as Man of Letters," published in On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History in 1841. There is also a similar concept expressed in On the nature of things by the Roman Poet Lucretius.  The line is parodied at the start of Little Wilson and Big God, the autobiography of the English writer Anthony Burgess. "If you require a sententious opening, here it is. Wedged as we are between two eternities of idleness, there is no excuse for being idle now."

Nabokov writes in the text that he was dissuaded from titling the book Speak, Mnemosyne by his publisher, who feared that readers would not buy a "book whose title they could not pronounce". It was first published in a single volume in 1951 as Speak, Memory in the United Kingdom and as Conclusive Evidence in the United States. The Russian version was published in 1954 and called Drugie berega (Other Shores). An extended edition including several photographs was published in 1966 as Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited. In 1999 Alfred A. Knopf issued a new edition with the addition of a previously unpublished section titled "Chapter 16".

There are variations between the individually published chapters, the two English versions, and the Russian version. Nabokov, having lost his belongings in 1917, wrote from memory, and explains that certain reported details needed corrections; thus the individual chapters as published in magazines and the book versions differ. Also, the memoirs were adjusted to either the English- or Russian-speaking audience. It has been proposed that the ever-shifting text of  his autobiography suggests that "reality" cannot be "possessed" by the reader, the "esteemed visitor", but only by Nabokov himself.

Nabokov had planned a sequel under the title Speak on, Memory or Speak, America. He wrote, however, a fictional autobiographic memoir of a double persona, Look at the Harlequins!, apparently being upset by a real biography published by Andrew Field.

Chapters
The chapters were individually published as follows—in the New Yorker, unless otherwise indicated:

 "Perfect Past" (Chapter One), 1950, contains early childhood memories including the Russo-Japanese war.
 "Portrait of My Mother" (Chapter Two), 1949, also discusses his synesthesia.
 "Portrait of My Uncle" (Chapter Three), 1948, gives an account of his ancestors as well as his uncle "Ruka". Nabokov describes that in 1916 he inherited "what would amount nowadays to a couple of million dollars" and the estate Rozhdestveno, next to Vyra, from his uncle, but lost it all in the revolution.
 "My English Education" (Chapter Four), 1948, presents the houses at Vyra and St. Petersburg and some of his educators.
 "Mademoiselle O" (Chapter Five), published first in French in Mesures in 1936, portrays his French-speaking Swiss governess, Mademoiselle Cécile Miauton, who arrived in the winter of 1906. In English, it was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1943, and included in the Nine Stories collection (1947) as well as in Nabokov's Dozen (1958) and the posthumous The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov.
 "Butterflies" (Chapter Six), 1948, introduces a lifelong passion of Nabokov; first published in The New Yorker in 1948.
 "Colette" (Chapter Seven), 1948, remembers a 1909 family vacation at Biarritz where he met a nine-year-old girl whose real name was Claude Deprès. As "First Love" the story is also included in Nabokov's Dozen.
 "Lantern Slides" (Chapter Eight), 1950, recalls various educators and their methods.
 "My Russian Education" (Chapter Nine), 1948, depicts his father.
 "Curtain-Raiser" (Chapter Ten), 1949, describes the end of boyhood.
 "First Poem" (Chapter Eleven), 1949, published in Partisan Review, analyzes Nabokov's first attempt at poetry.
 "Tamara" (Chapter Twelve), 1949, describes a love affair that took place when he was sixteen, she fifteen. Her real name was Valentina Shulgina.
 "Lodgings in Trinity Lane" (Chapter Thirteen), 1951, published in Harper's Magazine, describes his time at Cambridge and talks about his brothers.
 "Exile" (Chapter Fourteen), 1951, published in Partisan Review, relates his life as an émigré and includes a chess problem.
 "Gardens and Parks" (Chapter Fifteen), 1950, is a recollection of their journey directed more personally to Véra.

Reception
The book was instantly called a masterpiece by the literary world.
In 2011, Time Magazine listed the book among the 100 All-TIME non-fiction books indicating that its "impressionist approach deepens the sense of memories relived through prose that is gorgeous, rich and full". Joseph Epstein lists Nabokov's book among the few truly great autobiographies. While he opines that it is odd that so great a writer as Nabokov has not been able to generate passion in his readers for his own greatest passion, chess and butterflies, he finds that the autobiography succeeds "at making a reasonable pass at understanding that greatest of all conundrums, its author's own life". Jonathan Yardley  writes that the book is witty, funny and wise, "at heart it is … deeply humane and even old-fashioned", with an "astonishing prose". He indicates that while any autobiography is "inherently an act of immodesty", the real subject is the development of the inner and outer self, an act that can plunge the subject into "the abyss of self". Richard Gilbert, who finds the long genealogical histories tedious, notes that Nabokov apparently bullied his younger brother and "doesn't pretend to guilt he doesn't feel", nor is he asking for sympathy when his idyllic world is crushed by the Russian revolution.

See also
Nabokov House

References

External links
Critical works about Speak, Memory
A glossary of unusual words used in the book

Books by Vladimir Nabokov
Literary autobiographies
1951 books
Metafictional novels
Victor Gollancz Ltd books


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Lee Trevino
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click on Player's name to go directly to swings.
About watching Repeater Swings
Don�t look for a �position�, look at in a general Sybervision ** way. Look for similarities and/or differences of areas that may be of interest to you like:
swing shapes, set-up/address looks, impact areas, swing motions, swing finishes ,etc.
As an example, if your Pro/PGA instructor talks about how your arms should swing, look at how a certain player does it and how another may do it. Keep in mind, the Tour Pros have wonderful hand-eye-coordination and thus they are expert Manipulators of Impact.
Your general visualization is more important than some magic position.
Different camera angles can make certain positions �appear� a certain way, but are not what you might think you see because of the different angles the video could have been shot at.
Video is a great learning tool, but only within the context of learning a "feel" that is individual, which is to say �yours.
Also we usually don�t know what kind of shot the players were trying to hit, which can affect its �look�. If the shot the player was trying to produce had a left- to- right shape, or right- to- left shape, that factor could easily affect the player�s different set-ups, hand/arm swing shapes.
Some swings are taken on a driving range while others are on a golf course during play. Advanced players have learned to always try to hit shots to targets, with some sort of shape to the ball�s flight. That requires �feel� adjustments, which could easily change a look of a swing at that time.
The Loading Period:
The swings �Loading� may take a few seconds to load.
Give the page a full load time. Some swings may appear earlier than others, let them load completely. You will find the next time you view this page, whether going back and forth today or the next day, month, etc. the swings will appear and load MUCH quicker.
** SyberVision or CyberVision has been referred to as Muscle Memory Programming, or as often referred to as�Repititous Sensory Stimulation�. Some say SyberVision could be used as a �dramatic improvement in the quality and consistency of a player�.
Basically, a theory based on viewing enough times, you may feel "your" swing's motions/positions better. You have to SEE before you can DO.
"You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen."
-- Lee Trevino
"Every good golfer keeps their left hand leading the clubhead through impact."
--Lee Trevino
"There is no such thing as a natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls."
wait-once loaded--swings above never stop
"Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough to do it his way. I didn't like changing my swing path, either, which some guys do."
"Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket."
"Remember Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe."
"I'm actually a very quiet person off the golf course. I talk 150 miles per hour when I'm at the course, but when in private I very seldom ever open my mouth."
"Show me someone who gets angry once in a while, and I'll show you a guy with a killer instinct. Show me a guy walking down the fairway smiling, and I'll show you a loser."
When at the 1971 British Open, of which he won:
�You see those golfers practicing over there? They�ve all got golf swings good enough to win this tournament. The only trouble is those golfers are more afraid of winning than they are of losing. Now when I got off the plane I told everybody I was gonna win this British Open. I didn�t say it just once. I said it a hundred times and if you keep saying something you get to believe it. And once you believe it, it comes as no shock when you are out there leading the tournament. You then take victory as your right.�
"You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work."
"I played the Tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the Open the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell."
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Hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, and is no less fascinating compared to other cities in India. Situated by the banks of the river Musi, Hyderabad boasts of a 400 year old history and is every bit as enthralling to seasoned travelers as well as to those who are visiting India for the first time.
What can you expect? Plenty! On one hand you have the old world charms of Hyderabad, which is evident in its sprawling architectural grandeur including the Charminar, the Jami Masjid and the Toli Masjid. On the other, travelers will be amazed with a whole new modern side of Hyderabad that they will never expect to see prior to arriving at the ancient city. You'll find an abundance of huge shopping malls that are popular amongst both locals and tourists, as well as commerce centres so modern, it has earned Hyderabad a second name - "Cyberabad".
Hyderabad knows the value tourism and its people are well-equipped with both the facility and mentality to cater to the many travelers looking to spend an enjoyable holiday in this bewitching city.


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New Canaan Country School is committed to technology integration throughout the curriculum. At Country School, technology provides our students with essential tools that 'challenge students to question, to think, to collaborate and to act with integrity.' Teachers use technology to enhance curricular content and expand our students' global connections as they develop skills for the 21st century.
Students in the Lower School have access to iPads that are used for a wide range of activities, from research to writing, keyboarding to coding. Access to iPads begins in Kindergarten, One to One access to iPads begins for students in first grade, and integrated technology classes begin in third grade and continue in fourth. Formal technology classes are also offered in the Middle School at the fifth grade level. By sixth grade, technology is incorporated into the curriculum. Country School provides students in the Middle School with classroom iPads and sixth grade students bring their own Mac laptop. Upper School students are required to bring their own Mac laptops. Integrated display units are mounted in every academic classroom.
The New Canaan Country School faculty views technology as a transparent learning tool. Faculty and staff have access to an array of technological tools, including laptop, iPads, digital cameras, HD video cameras, professional software and integrated databases. Country School also has a full-time Director of Academic Technology who works directly with teachers and students to develop integrated curricular projects and solve technical problems. Additionally, the school has a knowledgeable technology staff who monitors the school's technology infrastructure and is always available to offer technical assistance to students, teachers, administrators and staff. The goal for everyone at Country School is to use technology as a tool to enhance the learning process and to teach our students in compelling ways as we prepare them for higher levels of learning.
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A young couple find their remote new home house mencing demons.
This film could be succinctly summed up with a one-liner: A cabin in the woods with demons. Given that summary, all horror fans will be envisioning and expecting Evil Dead; they wouldn't be far off the mark (there is even a scene in which a newly demonised character licks a scissor blade in a move reminiscent of the knife licking scene in the Evil Dead remake) but unfortunately while Bornless Ones has its moments, it is nowhere near the monumental classic that Evil Dead is.
Young couple Emily (Margaret Judson) and Jesse (Devin Goodsell) and their friends Woodrow (Mark Furze – good) and Michelle (Bobby T) are taking Emily's brother Zach (Michael Johnston – also good) to an institution, as he is suffering advanced cerebral palsy and she can no longer care for him. Before the difficulties inherent in that decision can be realised, they have opted to move to a country cabin near where he will be housed so they can be close to him; and as this weekend is the last one they'll have together, they want to make it a good one.
Stopping for gas on the way they meet the colourful local station attendant and then their over-exuberant real estate agent, who informs them the last tenant left in a hurry and all her belongings are there for the taking.
Once they move in, the demons also attempt to move in – into Zach's body, as they promise healing to the infirm, and that's an offer too good for him to resist. When the others find him walking the next morning it seems a miracle, but that good fortune quickly turns to very bad as the demons inhabiting Zach (and even the house and woods themselves) know all your secrets – and just how to use them against you.
There are some fresh ideas here; the notion of demons targeting those who are unhealthy and using their desire to be well again, is a good one. Having demons manifest your sins and the things you feel most guilty about reminded me of Flatliners in that 'we all pay for what we've done in the end' way, and it was nice to see this used in a horror.
Alexander Babaev, who only occasionally overuses his in-camera effects and mainly is a point-and-shoot guy who favours close ups, directs Bornless Ones competently, if in an uninspired fashion.
The special effects themselves are not too bad considering the budget, though the 'smoke demons' could have done with a bit more polishing (and explanation).
Script wise, this has a welcome sense of humour that caused me to laugh out loud once or twice before the second half where it decided to take itself a little more seriously than the source material required and the lightness was abandoned. However, I like that the script doesn't shy away from subjects such as work pressures, familial obligations and responsibilities, and the effects of disability.
The biggest mis-step (as it is for many indie movies) is the casting, with the two main actors far less effective in their roles than the supporting actors. The acting is of the passable variety for the most part; the players are not bad and quite personable with the regular scenes but wincingly unconvincing when it comes to selling extreme emotions such as sadness, fear or pain – horror movies' bread and butter.
The characters' tendency to respond to physical agony with unsettlingly orgasmic sounds rather than howls of true pain is more awkward than scary; their 'terror' mainly expressed with muted "oh no"s rather than abject horror.
It's a pity, as those scenes are sold on our ability to believe in them, and if the performances aren't there, then all is lost.
Bornless Ones is available on VOD February 10th, with a limited US theatrical run on the same date.


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Der Hammerwurf der Frauen bei den Olympischen Spielen 2016 in Rio de Janeiro wurde am 12. und 15. August 2016 im Estádio Nilton Santos ausgetragen. 36 Athletinnen nahmen teil.

Olympiasiegerin wurde die Polin Anita Włodarczyk, die einen neuen Weltrekord aufstellte. Sie gewann vor der Chinesin Zhang Wenxiu und Sophie Hitchon aus Großbritannien.

Für Deutschland starteten Betty Heidler, Kathrin Klaas und Charlene Woitha. Während Klaas und Woitha in der Qualifikation scheiterten, qualifizierte sich Heidler für das Finale und belegte dort Rang vier.
Athletinnen aus der Schweiz, Österreich und Liechtenstein nahmen nicht teil.

Aktuelle Titelträgerinnen

Rekorde

Bestehende Rekorde

Rekordverbesserungen
Zunächst wurde der bestehende olympische Rekord verbessert, anschließend gab es einen neuen Welt- und damit auch eine weitere Steigerung des Olympiarekords. Außerdem wurde ein neuer Landesrekord aufgestellt.
 Weltrekord:
 82,29 m – Anita Włodarczyk (Polen), Finale am 15. August, dritter Versuch
 Olympischer Rekord:
 80,40 m – Anita Włodarczyk (Polen), Finale am 15. August, zweiter Versuch
 Landesekord:
 74,54 m – Sophie Hitchon (Großbritannien), Finale am 15. August, sechster Versuch

Legende
Kurze Übersicht zur Bedeutung der Symbolik – so üblicherweise auch in sonstigen Veröffentlichungen verwendet:

Anmerkungen:
 Alle Zeitangaben sind auf die Ortszeit Rio (UTC-3) bezogen.
 Alle Weiten sind in Metern (m) angegeben.

Qualifikation
Drei Athletinnen (hellblau unterlegt) übertrafen die direkte Finalqualifikationsweite von 72,00 m. Damit war die Mindestanzahl von zwölf Finalteilnehmerinnen nicht erreicht und das Finalfeld wurde mit den neun nächstbesten Starterinnen beider Gruppen (hellgrün unterlegt) auf zwölf Wettbewerberinnen aufgefüllt. So mussten schließlich 70,30 m für die Finalteilnahme erbracht werden.

Gruppe A

12. August 2016, 20.40 Uhr

Weitere in Qualifikationsgruppe A ausgeschiedene Hammerwerferinnen:

Gruppe B

12. August 2016, 22.10 Uhr

Weitere in Qualifikationsgruppe B ausgeschiedene Hammerwerferinnen:

Finale

15. August 2016, 10.40 Uhr

Im Finale hatte jede Teilnehmerin zunächst drei Versuche, die Weiten der Qualifikationsrunde wurden nicht gewertet. Die besten acht Athletinnen hatten im Anschluss drei weitere Versuche, die letzten vier schieden aus.

Für das Finale hatten sich zwölf Athletinnen qualifiziert, drei von ihnen direkt über die Qualifikationsweite. neun weitere über ihre Platzierungen. Je zwei Polinnen, US-Amerikanerinnen und Chinesinnen kämpften mit jeweils einer Athletin aus Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Moldawien, Venezuela, und Weißrussland um die Medaillen.

Klare Favoritin war die Polin Anita Włodarczyk, die Olympiasiegerin von 2012, amtierende Welt- und Europameisterin, darüber hinaus auch aktuelle Weltrekordhalterin. Zu den weiteren Medaillenkandidatinnen gehörten die chinesische Vizeweltmeisterin und WM-Dritte von 2013 Zhang Wenxiu, die französische WM-Dritte von 2015 Alexandra Tavernier und die deutsche Vizeeuropameisterin Betty Heidler.

Anita Włodarczyk übernahm schon in der ersten Runde die Spitzenposition. Mit 76,35 m führte sie vor der Chinesin Zhang Wenxiu, die mit 75,06 m nicht weit zurücklag. Die Deutsche Betty Heidler war mit 71,38 m Dritte. In Durchgang zwei gelang Włodarczyk der erste 80-Meter-Wurf bei Olympischen Spielen. Mit ihren 80,40 m verbesserte sie den Olympiarekord gleich um mehr als zwei Meter. Die Britin Sophie Hitchon schob sich mit 73,29 m an Heidler vorbei auf Platz drei.

Im dritten Versuch gelang Włodarczyk mit 82,29 m ein neuer Weltrekord. Sie übertraf damit ihre eigene Bestmarke um 1,21 m. Zhang verbesserte sich in dieser Runde auf 76,19 m. Im fünften Durchgang gelang Włodarczyk mit 81,74 m ein weiterer Wurf über ihren vorher gültigen Weltrekord hinaus. Heidler konnte sich mit 73,71 m wieder auf Position drei schieben. Hinter der Olympiasiegerin sicherte Zhang Wenxiu ihren Silberplatz mit 76,75 m weiter ab. Im letzten Durchgang zog dann Sophie Hitchon erneut an Betty Heidler vorbei, als sie den Hammer auf 74,54 m warf und damit einen neuen britischen Landesrekord aufstellte. Fünfte wurde die Moldawierin Zalina Marghieva vor der US-Amerikanerin Amber Campbell.

Sophie Hitchon war die erste britische Medaillengewinnerin in dieser Disziplin.

Video
 Rio Replay: Women's Hammer Final, youtube.com, abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022

Weblinks
 Results Book, Rio 2016, Athletics, Women's Hammer Throw, library.olympics.com, (englisch), S. 402–404 (PDF; 3512 KB), abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022
 OLYMPIC GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO (ESTÁDIO OLÍMPICO), Timetable/Results, Women's Hammer throw, Weltleichtathletikverband World Athletics (englisch), worldathletics.org, abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022
 Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Hammer Throw, Women, olympedia.org (englisch), abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022
 Ergebnisse Olympische Spiele, Rio de Janeiro (Brasilien), 12.08 - 21.08.2016, leichtathletik.de, abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022
 Rio 2016, Athletics, hammer throw women Results, olympics.com, abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022
 Athletics at the 2016 London Summer Games: Women's hammer throw, archiviert bei wayback (Internet Archive), sports-reference.com (englisch), abgerufen am 13. Mai 2022

Einzelnachweise

Leichtathletikwettbewerb bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 2016
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Hunger is the downfall of many dieters, causing them to reach for the closest, but not necessarily the healthiest, foods. What they end up eating may taste different, too. New findings suggest that hunger affects how food tastes by making peckish people more sensitive to sweetness and saltiness.
A number of factors, including obesity, oral hygiene, drinking and smoking, have been shown to alter a persons ability to taste. In the new work, published today in the journal BMC Neuroscience, Yuriy P. Zverev of the University of Malawi investigated how overnight fasting affected the taste buds of healthy males who neither smoked nor drank. After eating a set meal for dinner, the subjects skipped breakfast and were subsequently tested on their ability to taste salty, sweet and bitter solutions of varying concentrations. The participants returned later in the day, about an hour after eating lunch, and repeated the blind taste tests. When hungry, the men detected lower concentrations of sugar and salt than they did after a meal, but their ability to detect bitter compounds remained unchanged.
Zverey posits that the consistency of a persons sensitivity bitterness may be part of a defensive mechanism for avoiding eating something dangerous because of hunger. "While sweet and salty tastes are indicators of edible substances and trigger consumption," he says, "a bitter taste indicates a substance which is not suitable for consumption and should be rejected."


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Bill proposed by Sen. Charles Schumer addresses state's shortage of primary care physicians
Posted on June 9, 2014 by mcdanny2
Source: Troy Record
A lack of doctors is putting New Yorkers at risk.
Senator Charles Schumer is launching a campaign to pass legislation to address an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in upstate New York hospitals.
Recent reports show that the majority of upstate hospitals do not have enough primary care physicians, and the problem continues to grow each year. Schumer called this "one of the biggest healthcare problems that upstate New York faces."
Schumer said the problem has always existed in rural upstate New York, but now it's spreading to urban and suburban areas, too.
For every 100,000 people, the standard minimal necessary number of primary care physicians is 80, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges. The entire upstate area is under that line.
In the Capital Region, it's 62. That count is down from 70 in 2010.
At the same time as this major decline, the demand for health care has grown, as one million New Yorkers are newly insured.
Failing in comparison to the rest of the country, New York state is only meeting 45 percent of its primary care needs, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. This is one of the lowest rates in the country.
This lack of doctors could put patients at risk. A total of 63 percent of hospitals reported their primary care capabilities do not meet patients' needs, according to the Healthcare Association of New York State. "That's troubling for New York," Schumer said. "We desperately need primary care physicians."
Over the past several years, upstate New York hospitals have been experiencing a steady decline in the number of primary care physicians. "The shortage is far and away most acute with primary care physicians," Schumer said.
To fix the problem, Schumer is proposing a revised bill to increase the number of Medicare-supported physician training residency slots nationwide by 15,000 over the next few years. The legislation, called the Resident Physician Shortage Act was introduced by Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, Nevada Senator Harry Reid, and Schumer earlier this week, gaining support from 12 senators.
The legislation places emphasis on giving slots to hospitals that serve rural areas that are experiencing physician shortages. Half of the 15,000 slots created would be reserved for primary care.
If passed, New York would get an additional 3,000 doctors each year for the following five years, bringing a 15 percent increase in the number of doctors in the state.
With the Resident Physician Shortage Act, Schumer hopes to bring more physicians to Upstate New York for their training, as many choose to stay and practice in the same area upon completing their residency.
The bill also would also prioritize the placement of physicians in hospitals that train physicians in community health centers or outpatient departments, two of the most popular places to receive healthcare upstate.
While Schumer said New York has some of the world's best doctors, there simply aren't enough. A major cause for the shortage is baby boomer doctors retiring, Schumer said Wednesday. "Hospitals throughout upstate have been struggling to recruit enough doctors to fill the ranks," Schumer said, as many recent medical school graduates choose to specialize.
Money for the program would come out of the Medicare budget, using increased funding in the system. Schumer plans on using dollars currently allocated for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The amount of slots and funding that can be used are now subject to an outdated cap implemented 17 years ago, Schumer said.
Each year the Senate's finance committee does a "doc fix," readjusting the percentage of fees that doctors get. In the next few months, Schumer and his colleagues are suggesting a permanent doc fix, setting permanent rates for Medicare and eliminating the annual duty. Schumer called the permanent doc fix "the perfect vehicle" for the effort.
One local hospital is excited about the possible change. "As the region's only academic health sciences center, responsible for educating and training many of the primary care physicians and specialists who serve the Capital Region, Albany Medical Center is grateful to Senator Schumer for his steadfast leadership on this issue," said James Barba, Albany Medical Center's president and chief executive officer.
In Saratoga, "We are able to fill our positions much more readily than some of our counterparts in more rural areas," said Amy Raimo, vice president, community engagement, at Saratoga Hospital.
However, the hospital has noticed the physician shortage through the regional impact on its services. Leaders realized back in the early 1990s that patients from across the region were going to need more access to primary care services. To help with that, family health centers were opened to the east and west and north in Schuylerville, Galway and Wilton. "We've been growing our primary care access across the region," Raimo said. "We have progressively, as we've gone along, been adding primary care services."
To care for the uninsured and underinsured local population, a downtown Saratoga Community Health Center was opened on Hamilton Street, offering primary care, behavioral services and dental services.
Regarding the new legislation adding physician positions in the local region, "I think that's wonderful and that's what they should be doing," Raimo said.
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The Fort de la Montagne (also called Fort des Messieurs or Fort Belmont) was an old fortification, the remaining structures of which are located on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  The fort was constructed in 1685 and parts of it were demolished in the mid 19th century.  Two  high stone towers, built in 1694 as bastions of the fort, still remain and are among the oldest structures on the Island of Montreal.

The towers were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1970.

History

The mission to Christianize the native people was established in 1675 at the foot of Mont-Royal mountain. François Vachon de Belmont was sent to New France towards 1680 by his superiors, order of Saint-Sulpice priests in Paris to stop the spread of witchcraft and visions at the mission. In 1683, 210 natives, (Iroquois, Hurons et Algonquins) lived on the site. In order to protect the mission from the Iroquois, a fort was constructed in 1685.

In the two decades of its existence, the brandy trade had increased significantly and the missionaries found it necessary to relocate their neophytes and catechumens farther from the drunkenness and seduction of the cities. In 1696, the inhabitants were moved to the other side of the island, to Fort Lorette at Sault-au-Recollet. The mission at de la Montagne was definitely closed in 1705: the grounds were rented to the local peasants, and some would live in the fortifications.  In 1825, a floor is added to the main residence of château des Messieurs and a chapel is built in one of the towers.

The fort contained four bastions and a series of ramparts and palisades, which were all destroyed in 1854 except for the two southern towers, during the building of the College of Montreal.

Three bastions were constructed in the domaine of the Sulpicians: the first when the bastions were built in 1675.

In 1984 to 1986, restoration work was undertaken on the two remaining towers.  The towers were classified as provincial historical monuments in 1974.  In 1982, the towers were included in the Domaine des Messieurs-de-Saint-Sulpice historic site.

Affiliations
 College of Montreal (ca 1854–1857)
 List of French forts in North America

References

1685 establishments in the French colonial empire
Buildings and structures completed in 1685
Buildings and structures in Montreal
Downtown Montreal
French colonial architecture in Canada
French forts in Canada
French forts in North America
National Historic Sites in Quebec


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Home / Memoirs / Totally Fine (And Other Lies I've Told Myself): What my Decade in grief taught me about life
Totally Fine (And Other Lies I've Told Myself): What my Decade in grief taught me about life
Tiffany Philippou
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Published: 17th Mar '22
A deeply moving and honest account of Tiffany's life after the tragic suicide of her boyfriend when the couple were university students. In the years following his death, Tiffany learnt to say the unspoken, speaking about shame and the messy process of grief with the hope that it might bring solace to anyone living with loss.
Totally Fine (And Other Lies I've Told Myself): What my Decade in grief taught me about life quantity
Categories: Biography: general, Coping with / advice about suicidal thoughts and suicide of others, Coping with death and bereavement, Coping with suicide, Gender studies: women and girls, Memoirs, Psychology: emotions, Self-help, personal development and practical advice
'If Dolly Alderton, Glennon Doyle and Elizabeth Day had a love child, this is the writer they'd produce.' Laura Jane Williams, author and journalist.Stylist's Must Read Book for 2022 Evening Standard's Faces to Watch in 2022Shame is a monster that grows inside us. We all have the monster, it's what we decide to do with it that determines how we live our lives. This is my story… One day in the summer of 2008, I was sat on a train travelling back to London from a weekend of partying with friends when I received a phone call that suddenly changed everything. I was told my boyfriend Richard was in hospital. He died seven days later. I spent most of my twenties pretending this never happened. It has taken me a decade to be able to tell this story, just as it has taken me years to understand that there is no right way to grieve and no right way to live. In our twenties, we are thrown into the adult world without a guidebook. It's a decade that should be about adventure and discovery, so why does it feel catastrophic when we fail? How are we expected to have mastered our lives in such a short amount of time? Saying my shame out loud has made me feel more connected to people in my life. I hope that my story will make you feel less alone, too. It is only by sharing our stories that we can give a voice to the unspoken. Whatever pain you're holding on to, I'm writing this for you.'I wish I'd had this book to guide me into adulthood.' Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of Empireland and The Boy with the Topknot 'Will go a long way to helping those struggling with the stigma and shame that, sadly, persistently surrounds mental health.' Vicky Spratt, Refinery29
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namespace Hotpms\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use Hotpms\Http\Requests;
use Hotpms\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Hotpms\Http\Requests\CreateFacilityPlanRequest;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;
use Hotpms\Http\Requests\EditServiceRequest;
use Hotpms\FacilityPlan;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Hotpms\Http\Requests\EditFacilityPlanRequest;
use Hotpms\Facility;
use Hotpms\Helpers\ArrayCheckHelper;

class FacilityPlanController extends Controller
{
	private $data=null;
	public function __construct(){

		$this->middleware('access_control');
		$this->middleware('check_current_property');
		$currentRoute= $this->getRouter()->current()->getAction()["as"];
		$this->middleware('set_current_section:'.$currentRoute);

		$facilities= \DB::table("facilities")->lists('name','id');

		$facilitiesArray[]= array(
				"key" => 0,
				"val" => "Select Facility"
		);

		foreach($facilities as $key => $val){
			$facilitiesArray[]= [
					"key" => $key,
					"val" => $val,
			];
		}

		$this->data["facilities"]= $facilities;
		$this->data['facilitiesJson']= $facilitiesArray;

	}
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $facility_plans= FacilityPlan::all();
        return view('admin.facility_plans.index', compact('facility_plans'));
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {

    	$data= $this->data;
    	return view('admin.facility_plans.create', compact('data'));
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(CreateFacilityPlanRequest $request)
    {
        //$data= $request->all();
        $facilityKeys= array();

        $facilityKeys= ArrayCheckHelper::ignoreRepeated($request->all(), "facility");
        /*foreach($request->all() as $key => $val){
        	if(preg_match("%^facility[0-9]+$%", $key) && $val !== ""){
        		//check that a value doesn't repeat
        		$repeatedVal= false;
        		foreach($facilityKeys as $facilityKey){
        			if($val == $facilityKey){
        				$repeatedVal=true;
        				break;
        			}
        		}
        		if(!$repeatedVal)
        			$facilityKeys[]= $val;
        	}
        }
        /*foreach($request->all() as $key => $val){
        	if($key !== "_token" && $key !=="name")
        		$facilityKeys[]= $val;
        } */

    	$facility_plan= FacilityPlan::create($request->all());
    	$facility_plan->facilities()->attach($facilityKeys);

        return \Redirect::route('admin.facility_plans.index');
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id)
    {

    	$data= $this->data;
        $facility_plan= FacilityPlan::findOrFail($id);
        $data['facility_plan']= $facility_plan;

        return view('admin.facility_plans.edit', compact('data'));
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(EditFacilityPlanRequest $request, $id)
    {
    	$facilityKeys= ArrayCheckHelper::ignoreRepeated($request->all(), "facility");

    	/*foreach($request->all() as $key => $val){
    		if($key !== "_token" && $key !=="name")
    			$facilityKeys[]= $val;
    	}*/

    	$facility_plan= FacilityPlan::find($id);
    	$facility_plan->fill($request->all());
    	$facility_plan->save();

    	$facility_plan->facilities()->sync($facilityKeys);

        $message= $facility_plan->name . ' updated succesfully';
        if($request->ajax()){
        	return $message;
        }
        Session::flash('message',$message);
        return redirect()->route('admin.facility_plans.index');
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy($id, Request $request)
    {
        $facility= FacilityPlan::findOrFail($id);
        $message="";

        try{
        	$facility->delete();

        	\DB::table("facilities_facilities_plan")
        			->where("id_facilities_plan", $id)
        			->delete();

        	$message= trans('appstrings.item_removed', ['item' => $facility->name]);
        	Session::flash('message_type', 'success');
        }
        catch(\PDOException $e){
        	$message= trans('sqlmessages.' . $e->getCode());
        	if($message == 'sqlmessages.' . $e->getCode()){
        		$message= trans('sqlmessages.undefined');
        	}

        	if($request->ajax()){
        		return ['code'=>'error', 'message' => $message];
        	}
        	Session::flash('message_type', 'error');
        }

        if($request->ajax()){
        	return ['code'=>'ok', 'message' => $message];
        }
        Session::flash('message',$message);
        return redirect()->route('admin.facility_plans.index');
    }
}

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We all eat things we shouldn't from time to time, but when animals indulge unwisely it often means an emergency visit to your office or a panicked call from a pet owner.
From well-known food dangers such as chocolate to various herbs, bread dough, nuts and more, treatment options are suggested here for both human and pet food toxicities.
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My husband and I are astonished by the positive changes we've seen since having the RainSoft water treatment system installed several weeks ago. When you first came for the water survey we were slightly skeptical but quickly became shocked at the horrible condition of our water. We knew our water wasn't the best but had no idea the amount of chlorine and mineral deposits it contained! We used the fridge filtration for drinking water but that was hardly any better! I feel much safer and healthier knowing that all our water is now clean. It means cooking is better and our pets now get good clean water for drinking as well. I have to say that a RainSoft shower is superb! There was such a big difference and my friends were jealous when I told them how great it felt and how much better my skin was without having to moisturize daily! My husband also comments that his hair is much softer now that he uses the products we received with the system. not only have we improved the quality of our life with clean water but we are saving money as well! I was shocked when I went to the grocery store this week and saved at least $50 not buying any cleaning products! I know we are going to save even more in the long run by lengthening the life of our washer, dishwasher and water heater. The RainSoft system was a great investment both financially and for the overall well-being of our family. We are extremely pleased with the results and highly recommend it to friends and family. Thank you for the amazing service and for helping us make such a beneficial change to the way we live!


Most of you know that I love to do thrifty tablescapes. Have you seen any tablescape posts from me lately? Nope! Why? Because my dining room table has been "seed saving central" this past summer!
These are the plates that have adorned my table all summer. We have been harvesting the seeds from various heirloom produce that we have grown at the farm this year.
I think these are the last of our winter squash seeds. So, I might actually get my dining room table back soon!
Of course, this too has taken up the table since Spring! The dehydrator. I don't think we have had a single day in about 3 months that this thing wasn't running. Honest! We definitely need to get several more for next year.
We have dried a ton of various veggies this year. But, without a doubt the biggest time has been concentrated at drying our hot peppers. We have grown several of the world's hottest peppers this season and are developing a new product. Our customers at DTL Herbs have been asking us for some hot and spicy mixes. We listened and dedicated a lot of time this year to grow these peppers in order to fill this need.
Oh, and in case you are wondering what those "sticks" are in the above picture, they are dill stems. Did you know they are filled with flavor as well as the leaves? Yup, I use them to flavor my oils and vinegars for here at home. They don't look as pretty so, I don't use them for products. but, for home use, they are just fine.
Growing up we always had a huge garden, and my Mother always saved seeds from year to year. A sweet memory. Thanks for sharing.
You've been busy with all those seeds. Enjoy the table when it's back in commission.
That's quite an operation you have going there. We used to roast pumpkin seeds in the oven when our kids were little but other than dill seed and drying my herbs I've never just focused on the seeds.