The humoungous queue for this South African quartet's show at The Great Escape in 2016 brought mixed emotions - sadness that I'd be missing out, but an odd sense of pride. Alas, the vociferous live outfit have recently announced an upcoming breakup, and I can only urge that anyone in their homeland hurries along to their final gigs. Shoulda been huge, what a shame.
London outfit AOSOON put out a couple of singles in 2016, but most notably, saw main vocalist Marisa Hylton depart. Ella Squirrel has stepped up to the plate, and with the band starting a label of their own, it looks like 2017 will be a fresh start.
I chose this Reading lot for the Blog Sound Of 2016, and they have graduated to the big leagues, appearing on the BBC Sound Of 2017. A fearsome live band, their triumphant homecoming effort at Are You Listening? Festival took me back to the glory days of my youth. A pattern maintained over the numerous times I've seen these rockers. An album is surely imminent.
Chad Male's Cape Cub project continues its solid rise, putting out well received tracks and picking up fans. An approach that will hopefully soon see these songs being played to the huge crowds that I envisaged when I selected these Northerners as one of my Blog Sound of 2016 picks.
Jackson Phillips' stock has grown to the extent that he's now hanging out with American music royalty, having supported Green Day in 2016 and Blink-182's Mark Hoppus being the focus in the 'Stuck' video. An album will be arriving shortly, with accompanying UK dates in May.
At the end of 2015, it seemed that Conor Stephenson was on the verge of something really special, having just unleashed the most urgent and insistent track of his career to date in 'Pieces Of Us'. 2016 ended up being a relatively quiet year for The Half Earth, with a support slot on Josef Salvat UK tour being the high point.
Kara and Bobby are still Kids In Despair but they may not be in despair for much longer, as they gear up to an album release in 2017, including a couple of forthcoming UK dates supporting Black Honey. They released some new material in 2016 but there's a sense that it was the calm before the storm. And not one like Storm Doris, a much nicer one full of boy-girl alt-pop.
Lost Under Heaven's debut album received mostly positive reviews upon its release last May, and we can only hope that Ellery James Roberts doesn't follow in the footsteps of his experience with WU LYF, which crashed and burned after a similarly positive response. With Ebony Hoorn on hand to help guide matters however, perhaps it is just as likely that we get more tracks of the quality of 'Lament' and 'I&I'.
One of my suggestions that did make the Blog Sound of 2016 shortlist, but it turns out we were all a year early. Or actually several years early, considering they also appeared on the list in 2014, and then immediately split up. But it's pleasing to see them back and an eagerly anticipated 2017 album release follows a steady stream of songs across the last year or so.
Ellen Murphy's 'Young Blood' EP was one of the best short-form releases of 2016, and her radio session version of 'Remains' made it on to the BBC Radio 2 'Saturday Sessions' compilation, but arguably her most important contribution was in an entirely different medium. Indeed, it was reflective not of her music, but of her personal life, in a touching short film on the impact that a single punch can have.
Read Saam's initial thoughts on these ones to watch in 2016 here.


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Q: Applescript/Excel I want to lose the decimal answer I'm writing an applescript to deal with a spreadsheet for XML, and it's almost finished, but I'm finding that whenever it retrieves the value from a cell, and that value is a number, it formats it with a decimal.
4 becomes 4.0
How can I force it to get only the whole number? Numbers are not the only value it will ever get.
Here's the relevant code:
-- Copy field from SS
    tell application "Microsoft Excel"
        activate
        goto reference cellNum
        set GotValue to value of active cell as string
        delay 0.3
        --tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using command down
        delay 2
    end tell

And I know I could process it through a function that delimits and keeps only the first part before the decimal, but like I said, more things than numbers go through this, paragraphs can too. So that wouldn't be good.

A: For anyone looking on, this was solved by making a function to check if the input is a Real, and if it is, converting it to an integer and then a string. Like this:
on isReal(x)
    return ({class of x} is in {real})
end isReal

if isReal(GotValue) then
        set GotValue to GotValue as integer
    end if
    set GotValue to GotValue as string

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Q: Adjoints preserve limits (resp. colimits) Do they preserves completeness (resp. cocompleteness)? I know that left adjoints preserve colimits and right adjoints preserve limits.
So clearly if the limits (resp. colimits) in both categories exist, the adjoints map them to each other.
My question is, whether it's garantueed that the limit  exists?
To be more precise: Let $T\colon A\rightarrow B$ a functor that is a right (resp. left) adjoint of some functor and $D\colon I\rightarrow A$ a diagramn, such that it's limit (resp. colimit) (in $A$) exists. Does the limit (resp. colimt) $T\circ D$ always exist?

A: Yes, and this is precisely the statement that $T$ preserves limits! If $\{L \to D\}$ is a limit cone, and $T$ preserves limits, then $\{T(L) \to T \circ D\}$ is a limit cone.


Slowly Zimbabwe returns to the map as the tourist attraction it was before the turn of the century. A country that has an incredible amount to offer and is blessed with exuberant nature and important historical monuments, such as the ruins of the middle-ages royal town Great Zimbabwe and the spectacular rock paintings in Matobo Hills. Zimbabwe boasts no less than five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of which is the spectacular Victoria Falls, which also marks the border with Zambia.


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The average cost of memory care in High Point is $3,795 per month. This is lower than the national median of $4,650. Cheaper nearby regions include Burlington with an average starting cost of $3,679.
To help you with your search, browse the 20 reviews below for memory care facilities in High Point. On average, consumers rate memory care in High Point 5.0 out of 5 stars.
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High Point has one memory care facility in the city itself and another 17 in nearby cities such as Burlington. These facilities care for residents with Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other cognitive conditions. Memory care facilities in North Carolina are a type of adult care facility and are regulated by the Division of Health Service Regulation.
High Point is one of the cities that define the Piedmont Triad in north-central North Carolina, which has an especially large number of parks and historical areas. The population of High Point is about 112,000, with a senior population of 13.1 percent.
High Point has an average of 217 sunny days per year as compared to the national average of 205 sunny days. The average low temperature in January is 29 degrees in High Point, and the average high temperature in July is 88 degrees. High Point's climate has an overall comfort rating of 65 on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the most pleasant. The national average is 54, so memory care residents may find High Point more comfortable than most cities.
High Point has a low cost of living, at 85 percent of the U.S. average. Housing costs are the biggest factor in this difference, and they're about 63 percent of the national average. Health care, often the area of greatest concern to senior citizens, is 9 percent above average. All other general living expenses are below the national average.
The crime rate in High Point is above average for property and violent crimes. The relative rate of property crimes in High Point is 55.9 on a scale of 1 to 100, with a higher number indicating a higher crime rate. By comparison, the average property crime rate is 43.8 for North Carolina and 38.1 for the United States overall. People placing loved ones in memory care facilities near High Point should look for additional security measures to protect residents.
High Point's overall air quality is close to the national average, posing no unusual risks or benefits to seniors with respiratory problems. The National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) rates this city at 55 on a scale of 1 to 100, with higher scores indicating a lower risk for respiratory diseases and cancer. In comparison, the national average NATA score is 58.
Memory Care costs in High Point start around $3,795 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $4,778 per month.
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'We were ambushed': Gang attack witness saw man 'bleed out'
by Tobias Jurss-Lewis
13th Sep 2020 7:32 PM | Updated: 14th Sep 2020 11:46 AM
A woman has told how she watched her friend "bleed out" as police were last night grappling with a gang war that had spilt into Brisbane hospitals, after a mass brawl at a suburban park left one person dead, three critically injured and up to six others badly hurt.
Shocked witnesses have described the horrific park scene in Zillmere where two groups of African youths attacked each other with bats and knives in what police say was a revenge attack for an earlier incident.
One person was to stabbed death and 10 people have been injured, including three critically, after a park fight escalated in Brisbane's north.
One person has died after a gang brawl broke out in Zillmere last night. PICTURE: John Gass
One woman said she was involved in the incident and she watched her friend "bleed out".
"Saw my boys bleed out fuming, one who is critical and another dead just because of a misunderstanding," she said.
The woman claimed her group of friends were ambushed by a gang.
She said she was involved with an African community group called "34", but said the group was not a gang, but a "family".
"We are not a gang, we are a family. The people that attacked my friends were a gang," she said.
"34 was never a gang, it was a family and the media and people twisted it to the point y'all made them a target by a real p***y bunch of n****s that ambushed my brothers and girls.
Police say the attack appeared to be an act of retaliation after another incident earlier this week. Picture: John Gass
"Shame on you, then to have the police treat us with no respect and withhold where they took the injured and treat the family of the deceased family like they are crazy and wanting to put the mother in the mental hospital because she was breaking down about her son … f***ed system."
The woman said her friends were still in a critical condition this morning
Police have been posted to a number of Brisbane hospitals after at least one incident last night in the aftermath of the brawl, Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said.
Police called for calm as they stepped up patrols in a bid to end the gang violence and retribution.
Some of the family members who went to hospital to see their injured relatives last night were "very animated" and aggressive.
"I can only imagine to be a member of the family of someone who was injured in this way," Supt Fleming said.
"It's a horrific unacceptable attack in our society.
"I can only imagine that as a parent or as a sibling that that would cause angst in my mind if it was someone that I loved.
"But going off is not going to solve the problem. Retribution is not going to solve the problem. We've seen that in societies around the world where it becomes tit-for-tat - it doesn't end well for anyone."
The victim from the Redbank assault was still in hospital last night and was not believed to be involved.
"Whether or not he had knowledge of it, I don't know," Supt Fleming said.
Supt Fleming said knives were becoming "all too common in our crimes at the moment".
"We know that the price of drugs is up at the moment and one of our working hypotheses is this is motivating the offending behaviour," he said.
A large crowd at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital overnight. Picture: Tobias Jurss-Lewis
Police have not yet found those responsible for the attack and it remains unclear how many people were involved, though it is understood to be several gangs.
Three people remain in a critical condition today in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
Supt Fleming said police estimated more than 20 people were involved in the incident.
The attackers came in three vehicles.
"I'm told the scene was very confusing on the night, there were people moving about, lots of agitation," he said.
The people injured were understood to be all in the group originally at the park.
One of the critically injured people was now expected to survive.
Supt Tony Fleming said he was concerned the attack was in retribution for an assault on September 8 at Redbank.
"That is unconfirmed at this stage but certainly the indications are that that may be the case," he said.
"That was an assault … it involved a group of African people on an African man who suffered significant injuries."
Det Supt Fleming said when police arrived last night there was "quite a disturbance under way".
"The investigation is still in early stages," he said.
People at the scene of the fatal stabbing this afternoon. Picture: John Gass
"Most of the people involved in this aren't co-operating with us and providing us detailed information.
"What we do believe is that the people who were in the park and have been the victims in this attack were set upon by those who have turned up presumably for the purpose of the assault.
"The offenders appear to be people of African heritage, the victims appear to be people of African heritage."
Supt Fleming said the people involved appeared to be "outliers to the African community".
"The advice I have is that they are not supported generally by the African community," he said.
Supt Fleming said police feared there may be further retribution attacks.
"I would say to the friends and the associates of those who know - there is no doubt people talk they will know who is responsible for this - you have an opportunity to talk to your elders, to talk to police and let us know who is responsible for this and stop more people being hurt in the community," he said.
"I think some of the words spoken by some of the people last night when in presence of police has led them to be concerned that some within that small group won't co-operate with us and they will seek to solve that themselves."
Police and paramedics were called to O'Callaghan Park next to the North Star Football club on Jennings St around 5.35pm yesterday after an altercation between two groups escalated.
It is understood the fight involved stabbing weapons and a number of young Sudanese men, some in their early 20s.
Police said a man aged approximately 20 years old died, while 10 others were injured with three in a critical condition.
Some of the people involved took themselves to hospital.
Queensland Ambulance Service medical director Dr Stephen Rashford said victims suffered multiple knife wounds and blunt-force trauma.
"It was dark, there were heightened emotions and we had a number of people critically injured," Dr Rashford said.
"We found multiple victims across a large park in Zillmere, this provided a significant challenge for the paramedics who responded.
"Unfortunately one person suffered significant injuries and despite extensive resuscitation was pronounced dead on scene."
Nearby residents said they heard bottles breaking and a witness - who did not want to be named - said they saw bodies "on the ground".
"Just lying down there," he said.
"There was another three or four over the other side."
He said he had also seen "one guy on top of a guy".
"I could see his hand, you know, going like that," he said making a stabbing motion.
"He saw me and took off."
He said, moments before he had seen another "pack of guys come through".
Another witness said she saw a group of men walking down Hanford Rd towards the park wearing black hooded jumpers and masks.
Police say the incident appeared to be retribution between two African gangs and they are concerned the violence may escalate.
Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said it appeared knives and baseball bats were used in the clash.
"It was quite a difficult scene where people were highly agitated," he said.
"I would ask the people who know the individuals involved in this incident to encourage them to remain calm."
Det Supt Fleming said people had been transported to a number of hospitals across Brisbane.
"We know at least one young man has died and there are about 10 other people who have been hospitalised as a result of this. Two of those people I'm led to believe are in critical condition," he said.
"A very large number of police attended that scene. It was quite a difficult scene where people were highly agitated."
Tensions remained high at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital overnight where friends and family of the injured have gathered.
Police have forcibly restrained at least one person after a second altercation broke out after 11pm.
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Q: How to fix "unable to find bundled Java version" from flutter doctor output Please see flutter doctor output below. I am not sure how to fix the issue under android studio.
Everything is latest and fresh installed.
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.3.10, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.2486], locale en-US)
[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 29.0.3)
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[√] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 16.11.22)
[!] Android Studio (version 2022.1)
    X Unable to find bundled Java version.
[√] VS Code (version 1.74.3)
[√] Connected device (3 available)
[√] HTTP Host Availability

Flutter doctor -v
Flutter (Channel stable, 3.3.10, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.2486], locale en-US)
    • Flutter version 3.3.10 on channel stable at C:\src\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 135454af32 (4 weeks ago), 2022-12-15 07:36:55 -0800
    • Engine revision 3316dd8728
    • Dart version 2.18.6
    • DevTools version 2.15.0

[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 29.0.3)
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\rupena\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
    • Platform android-29, build-tools 29.0.3
    • Java binary at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_271\bin\java
    • Java version Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_271-b09)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[√] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[√] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 16.11.22)
    • Visual Studio at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools
    • Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 version 16.11.33130.400
    • Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.19041.0

[!] Android Studio (version 2022.1)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    X Unable to find bundled Java version.
    • Try updating or re-installing Android Studio.

[√] VS Code (version 1.74.3)
    • VS Code at C:\Users\rupena\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension version 3.32.0

[√] Connected device (3 available)
    • Windows (desktop) • windows • windows-x64    • Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.2486]
    • Chrome (web)      • chrome  • web-javascript • Google Chrome 108.0.5359.126
    • Edge (web)        • edge    • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 108.0.1462.76

[√] HTTP Host Availability
    • All required HTTP hosts are available

I tried updating Android studio. I also checked JAVA environment variable value and I do have that path in the system.
JAVA_HOME is C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_271 in the environment variable.

A: Post here was helpful to solve the issue: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/118502

A: Flutter [!] Android Studio (version 2022.1) X Unable to find bundled Java version
To add, perhaps this will help you in resolving your issue with the same question posted.


In Hollywood films there are always adventurers seeking for gold treasure-trove and other mysterious items in countries that seem to us rather exotic, while in the Czech Republic itself there is at least one location that is associated with an absolutely unique secret!
The Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (meaning Green Hill) is an entirely unique building, unlike any other that was constructed in Central Europe during the Baroque period. Why is its symbolism associated with Secret Teachings? And is this place really connected with the Order of the Knights Templar?
"Santini was interested in Kabbalah," states Dr. Mojmír Horyna, PhD. (* 1945), an art historian who is perhaps greatest authority on the architect's work. Santini also wrote in his diary using cryptographic symbols. What does this imply? Santini was a man who literally thrived on codes, hidden symbols and ambiguity. Was it he who also introduced them into the church on Zelená Hora? According to some mystery seekers he was supposedly an expert on secret teachings, information that is also confirmed by a local guide. Did Santini really encrypt some kind of message into the structure of the church? The ground plan of the church has the shape of a five-pointed star, while from above the ambit appears as a ten-pointed star, with five chapels and with five entryways. The number five also features in other areas. Five represents the number of entrances into the church and in the sanctuary itself there are five altars, which is otherwise completely unknown for a Baroque church built between the years 1719 and 1722! Both in the interior of the building and on its exterior six-pointed and twelve-pointed stars appear frequently. Why is this?
The ground plan of the entire structure of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk comprises a perfect system of concentric circles, in the middle of which is located the central point of the church structure. A surprising and unusual configuration appears when it is viewed from above. The entire structure and shapes of the church is reminiscent of fractals (perfect geometric shapes with repeating elements - Editor's Note). It is generally considered that the widespread awareness of fractals first appeared in the 20th Century! It originated on the basis of the development of advanced mathematical models and access to powerful computers. It appears that possibly Santini was already familiar with them in 1719! The circles, in accordance with which Santini designed the building, resemble the circles on water that are caused by disturbance of the water surface by throwing a stone into it. They form the kind of pattern, through which the waves of many types of energies (e.g. sound) spread in a homogeneous environment. May this be just coincidence?
Beneath the hill a mysterious object is said to be hidden, one that radiates tremendous energy, which even imbues the perfect and brilliantly calculated shapes of the church and of the ambit with its strength. Is this plain nonsense? But then what about the linkage between the design of the church and the knowledge of fractals and circular waves, which, during the Baroque period, was in advance of what was commonly known? Maybe it is Zelená Hora that radiates the energy. The existence of some form of energy in the church has also been confirmed by many sensitives but there is even more compelling evidence for this. Why did the bodies of some monks buried in the crypt below the church not decompose but are discovered to be unusually dried-out? A similar characteristic has been confirmed by many experiments undertaken inside pyramids! Perhaps there is some active force there that bears some resemblance to what is alleged to be pyramid energy. Another specific coincidence is the fact that both in pyramids and in the Church of St. John of Nepomuk, the number five plays an important role – as pyramids have five vertices!
Maybe the mysterious energy is "manifested" by the church itself! The perfectly calculated interior shape of the church not only has excellent acoustics but also, due to both the exact positioning of the windows and to their shape, the church is precisely illuminated by daylight. Was Santini perhaps cognisant of traditional Chinese Feng Shui, the goal of which is to achieve a harmonious flow of energy in a specific space? Perfect illumination also represents a crucial factor in Feng Shui. This association seems hardly credible since, in the 18th Century, China was an isolated country, from where not much information penetrated as far as to Europe! Did Santini draw his knowledge from the archives of Secret Societies or was it just the genius of his abilities that he applied there?
Above the main altar of the church statues of the three angels who support the heavens with the stars can be seen. Is this a symbolic representation of heaven, or is it a secret symbol to insiders of the site's connection with the universe? The statue of Belief, shown gazing towards the sky, may also symbolise the same fact. Especially interesting is the alternation of gold stars with dark stars. Are they intended to indicate the polarities of the universe? According to Chinese philosophy the entire universe is permeated by two mutually opposing energies – "dark" passive yin, and "light" active yang. Surprising new scientific discoveries confirm this theory. Starlight is complemented by dark matter and black holes that absorb light; as a counterpart to each proton there is an electron with an opposite charge… Is some extra-terrestrial entity hidden beneath the church, perhaps just a meteorite, or maybe something more mysterious?
Was Santini a member of one of the Secret Societies? Apparently so! After all the first known organisation of Freemasons was founded during Santini's lifetime (in England in 1717). Originally it existed as a professional association of builders, stonemasons and bricklayers. Santini, as an architect, was also active within this environment. Was he himself one of these Freemasons? Was this from where he obtained his extraordinary knowledge? At the same time he was an intelligent man, who thought outside the envelope of his time, something that is a common characteristic amongst Freemasons. The Abbot Václav Vejmluva, who was a well-educated and good-hearted man also had similar characteristics. Did these two men perhaps keep their secret knowledge hidden in this church?
In some paintings Vejmluva is depicted making strange, unnatural gestures with his arms. Perhaps he is signalling something to his followers who know the "language" of secret symbols. Did the abbot and the builder perhaps agree about hiding some object beneath the church, or did they just happen to be looking for it there? If we abandon the fragile soil of conjecture concerning an object from the stars, a more plausible solution emerges in front of us. According to some claims Zelená Hora has a relationship with the Templars. Wealthy knights of the Temple, following the abolition of their order, were allegedly hiding their vast treasures in many different locations - one of these, it is said, was Zelená Hora. Why were both Santini and Vejmluva so very interested in the Templars? According to some opinions, the Templars were actually the forerunners of the later Secret Societies... Did the two men both belong to the Templars? The Cistercian Order to which Abbot Vejmluva belonged, for example, was in kinship with the, by then, abrogated Templars.
Studying the map of the Czech Republic, we can discover an interesting detail. Žďár nad Sázavou is situated on a route using which the Templars could transfer their assets from their former headquarters in Prague in the direction of their Moravian dominions. Beneath the church, according to a more conservative theory, the Templar Treasure might be found, and, according to even more bold imaginings, even the Ark of the Covenant or the Holy Grail (mythical objects about the existence of which there are various theories as there are also in regard to their appearance and their purpose - Editor's Note). Both these items were at one time supposed to have been in the possession of the Templars. Are they hidden under the church in Žďár? This might then perhaps explain the strong energy that allegedly emanates from the church. The existence of an extensive underground area beneath the church has not yet been proved, however.
The pentagram, in the shape of which the church was built, represents a symbol of the five elements (solid state, liquid, gas, plasma and one mysterious element - Editor's Note). Based on this information, are we able to discover the essence of the entire mystery? Even according to the guides, there are many blank fields in the history of the church that have not yet been filled-in. We finish our reportage close by the stone slab that covers the entrance to the crypt of the church. On its surface we can perceive a regular cross, flared at the ends – a Templar Cross! Will we ever find a way to decipher your code, Mr. Santini?


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Kredivo Prioritizes Digital Inclusion with Pledge to Provide Access to Consumer Financial Services for up to 20 Million People in Southeast Asia
As a World Economic Forum partner, Southeast Asia's leading digital financial services company continues to accelerate access to underserved populations in the region
Jakarta, May 11, 2022 – Kredivo, the leading digital credit platform for retail customers in Southeast Asia, announced their commitment to the EDISON Alliance's 1 Billion Lives Challenge, pledging to provide access to digital financial services to up to 20 million people in Indonesia, as well as Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines over the next 5 years. As a member of the World Economic Forum, Kredivo joins the ranks with leading global companies at the forefront of developing solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues. Through the 1 Billion Lives Challenge, Kredivo is helping to accelerate the delivery of digital and financial services for underserved and underbanked populations, particularly those focused in Southeast Asia, where nearly two-thirds of the population is either underbanked or completely unbanked.
"With more than a third of the world still offline, much work is still needed to ensure that everyone can participate in the digital economy – through affordable access to digital solutions and innovative financial services," said Lisa Meng, Programme Head, Digital Inclusion, the EDISON Alliance. "With Kredivo's track record of positively serving underbanked and underserved communities, having their support is an important step in advancing digital inclusion in Southeast Asia."
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Michael Albaña appointed as SMX Vice President and GM Banwa Private Island appoints Janet Oquendo as Island Manager The Westin Manila Sonata Place welcomes GM Alexander Dietzsch Lanson Place to open at Mall of Asia grounds
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SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) announces the appointment of Michael Jaey C. Albaña as Vice President and General Manager of SMX Convention Center (SMXCC).
Albaña has over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry from reputable hotel brands here and abroad. Prior to joining SMXCC, he was the Commercial Director of SMHCC's luxury property Conrad Manila. He previously held sales and marketing roles in various properties including: Century International Hotels, Holiday Inn Manila (now the Manila Pavilion), the Westin Philippine Plaza (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza), Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Traders Hotel Manila, Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa, and Edsa Shangri-La Manila.
Through the years, he has reaped several industry awards in recognition of his valuable contribution to the tourism sector. In 2021, he was a recipient of the Tourism Personality Award given by SKAL International Makati and the Tourism Award of Distinction conferred by the Rotary Club of Manila. He continues to be actively involved with industry-related organizations and has held numerous positions, including: President of the Pasay City Alliance of Tourism Advocates, Director of SKAL International Makati, Assistant Secretary & Director-elect of the prestigious Rotary Club of Manila, an Ex-Officio as President of the U.P. Asian Institute of Tourism Alumni Association, Ex-Officio as Exec. Vice President of the 1st Tourism Congress of the Philippines and Immediate Past Director of the Hotel Sales & Marketing Association.
As Vice President and General Manager, he shares that the company's direction is "to bring SMX to the next level and further create an impact in the Philippine tourism industry by being one of the region's best performing convention centers, creating remarkable experiences through our mantra 'We Go Beyond Culture'. Focus is on achieving client's needs and objectives through seamless events management, world-class culinary experiences, efficient technology support, and creating a sustainable, healthy, and safe environment for everyone."
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package org.motechproject.mds.listener.records;

import org.motechproject.mds.service.MotechDataService;
import org.motechproject.mds.service.ServiceUtil;
import org.motechproject.mds.service.TrashService;

import javax.jdo.listener.DeleteLifecycleListener;
import javax.jdo.listener.InstanceLifecycleEvent;

/**
 * The trash listener which listens to delete events.
 * Before an object gets delete this listener will act based on the configured
 * trash mode. If the trash mode is set to using trash, it will move this object
 * to the trash bin using the {@link org.motechproject.mds.service.TrashService}.
 * If trash mode is not set and deletes are permanent, this listener will remove
 * the object history. Listener operations are executed in one transaction with
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public class TrashListener extends BaseListener<TrashService> implements DeleteLifecycleListener {

    @Override
    public void preDelete(InstanceLifecycleEvent event) {
        Object instance = event.getSource();
        String className = instance.getClass().getName();

        getLogger().trace("Received pre-delete for: {}", instance);

        // omit events for trash and history instances
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        if (getService().isTrashMode()) {
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    @Override
    public void postDelete(InstanceLifecycleEvent event) {
        Object instance = event.getSource();
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    }

    @Override
    protected Class<TrashService> getServiceClass() {
        return TrashService.class;
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Samsung is set to end all LCD production at its facilities in South Korea and China by the end of this year, due to oversupply and a sharp decline in demand for LCD panels. According to a new report from MyDrivers, the company is shifting its focus from LCDs to QD-OLED technology, which is said to have an improved lifespan of up to 1 million hours. The next-generation panels will be made using iridium phosphide, instead of toxic cadmium.
QD-OLED displays also offer other advantages over OLED screens, including a wider color gamut and improved brightness. Since the technology mixes OLED with quantum dots, the OLED within the panel will only emit one color, helping reduce production costs significantly. The next-generation QD-OLED displays will also be less susceptible to burn-in than current-gen OLED displays.
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In October last year, Samsung had announced that it would be investing $11 billion over the next five years to upgrade one of its LCD production lines in South Korea to mass-produce "Quantum Dot" displays. Even though QD-OLED technology definitely seems promising, it is currently only a "laboratory product." While it will be cheaper to produce than OLED in the long-term, QD-OLED panels are expected to cost as much as traditional OLED panels initially due to "technical reasons."
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Лонто́нг () — національна страва країн Південно-Східної Азії, зокрема, Індонезії, Малайзії, Сінгапуру, Брунею. Являє собою щільний брикет з рису чи, рідше, з інших злаків, зварений в обгортці з бананового листя. Може подаватися у вигляді гарніру або служити інгредієнтом різних більш складних страв, які в цьому випадку нерідко також називають «лонтонг».

Походження і поширення
Лонтонг є одним з декількох традиційних способів приготування рису — основної зернової культури Південно-Східної Азії — на значній частині Малайського архіпелагу і Малайського півострова. Особливого поширення він отримав в Індонезії, де належить до числа найбільш популярних національних страв. Назва «лонтонг» є спільною для Малайзії, Сінгапуру, Брунею та більшості районів Індонезії, хоча в останній є і кілька місцевих найменувань цієї страви. Так, серед сунданців, що складають основне населення Західної Яви, він відомий як «лепет» (). Відмінною рисою сунданського лепету є його відносно невелика довжина .

Лонтонг винайшли через необхідність заготовляти варений рис про запас — щільна обгортка з бананового листя забезпечує досить тривале збереження продукту. Крім того, компактна і практична форма згортка полегшує його транспортування — за рахунок цього лонтонг історично служив одним з основних харчів селян, які працюють в полі на відстані від будинку, лісорубів, рибалок і подорожніх .

Приготування і різновиди

З кулінарної точки зору лонтонг являє собою досить просту страву. Рис, переважно клейких сортів, варять майже до готовності, потім ділять на порції об'ємом близько 100—200 мл. З них формують довгасті «ковбаски» завтовшки 3-5 см і завдовжки, як правило, від 15 до 30 см, які щільно обгортають свіжим банановим листям. Традиційно для закріплення обгортки використовували пальмові волокна, проте в даний час широко застосовують натуральні або синтетичні нитки, а також зубочистки і скріпки  . Крім того, у другій половині XX століття поряд з традиційним способом стали застосовувати приготування лонтонга в особливих дірчастих контейнерах циліндричної форми — металевих або пластикових, куди поміщають загорнуті банановим листом рисові «ковбаски». Контейнери дозволяють забезпечити більш рівну форму і стандартний розмір готових лонтонгів .

Згортки — в контейнерах або без них — поміщають в каструлю з водою і варять на повільному вогні від 2,5 до 4 годин. Воду додають в міру необхідності. Після варіння лонтонги витягують з каструлі і остуджують. У готовому вигляді вони можуть зберігатися досить довго. Оболонку з листя знімають з продукту безпосередньо перед вживанням у їжу. Рисова «ковбаска» виходить вельми щільною і тугою. Її зовнішній шар зазвичай набуває світло-зеленого або жовтуватого відтінку за рахунок тривалого контакту з банановим листям в киплячій воді  .

В окремих регіонах лонтонги готують не тільки з рису, а й з інших злаків, зокрема, з кукурудзи — такий лонтонг має популярність на Центральній Яві. В цьому випадку зерна кукурудзи попередньо замочують на кілька годин. Іноді при варінні кукурудзяних лонтонгів у воду додають цукор, за рахунок чого готовий продукт набуває солодкуватого присмаку .

Лонтонг слід відрізняти від східної за технологією приготування страви — кетупату, яка також широко розповсюджена в Індонезії, Малайзії, Сінгапурі та Брунеї. Кетупат, на відміну від лонтонга, являє собою не довгастий, а прямокутний брикет рису, який обгортають перед варінням не цільними банановим листям, а плетивом із вузьких смужок пальмового листя. Крім того, у випадку з кетупатом у плетиво набивають рис, не зварений до напівготовності, а лише попередньо замочений  . Ще більшою мірою лонтонг відрізняється від лемангу — страви, популярної на Малаккському півострові, Суматрі та Калімантані, в якій рис також загортають в бананове листя, але готують на відкритому вогні в порожніх стовбурах бамбуку, всередину яких наливають кокосове молоко .

Подача та вживання

Лонтонг є типовою повсякденною стравою. У цьому ще одна його відмінність від кетупата, який відіграє особливу роль в урочистих частуваннях, зокрема, приурочених до мусульманського свята Ураза-байрам, іменованого в регіоні « Ідуль-Фітр», «Айдилфітрі» (, ).

Лонтонг нерідко їдять сам по собі, вмочуючи його в соєвий, арахісовий або перцевий соус. Однак частіше він подається до багатьох традиційних страв і виконує при цьому фактично ту ж роль, яку в європейській кухні грають гарнір, хліб або кнедлики: їм заїдають основну страву або ж вимакують соуси і підливи. Особливою популярністю лонтонги користуються в поєднанні зі сате — мініатюрними шашличками, виготовленими з різних видів м'яса і субпродуктів  .

Не менш поширене використання лонтонга як складової частини різних більш складних страв. У цьому випадку його ріжуть кільцями і змішують з іншими інгредієнтами  . Характерно, що досить часто страва, приготована з використанням різаного лонтонга, також називається «лонтонг». При цьому, як правило, в назві вказують основні додаткові інгредієнти — наприклад, «овочевий лонтонг» або «лонтонг з курятиною і цибулею». Широко практикують змішування нарізаного лотнога з опором — густим супом на основі кокосового молока: подібна страва називається «лонтонг-опор». Деякі види лонтонга, що вважаються спеціалітетами певних місцевостей або народностей, придбали загальнонаціональну популярність під відповідними назвами, наприклад, лонтонг по-банджарські (з вареним м'якушем плодів хлібного дерева), лонтонг по-Бандунгськи (з пряним соусом типу каррі). Іноді за місцевим варіантом страви закріплюється назва, яка не є похідною від назви регіону, однак міцно асоційована з ним. Наприклад, як специалітет Сурабаї в Індонезії широко відомий лонтонг-балап (, буквально — «лонтонг наввипередки») з додаванням смаженого тофу і сходів різних їстівних рослин  . Своєрідний лонтонг набув поширення серед перанаканів — особливої етнічної групи індонезійських китайців, в значній мірі асимільованих з корінним населенням — «лонтонг чап-го-ме» (). До складу цієї страви, яка традиційно подається до столу в свято ліхтарів, входять курятина й овочі, тушковані в кокосовому молоці, а також сторічне яйце .

Також популярне використання різаного лонтонга в такій страві, як гадо-гадо — подобі овочевого салату, а також в різних супах і кашах. В останній скибочки лонтонга перетворюються на подобу галушок .

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Індонезійська кухня
Малайзійська кухня
Сінгапурська кухня
Філіппінська кухня
Страви з рису

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Cody Gibson was born October 23, 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Hanoverton, Ohio. Though currently unsigned, Cody is an American Country Music singer/songwriter that has a lot to say, and he is being heard.
Since he was a child, Cody has been surrounded by music. "I can remember growing up as a kid, my dad would turn on the tunes and we'd dance and sing all day." Growing up in the small town of Hanoverton, there wasn't much more to do than listen to music and raise a little Cain.
His first real attempt at creating music came in high school, when Cody and some of his buddies started a band called Gone Astray. They performed in talent shows, dances and school events, but as is frequently the case after high school, they split up. "I loved it. The performing, the band, the whole experience, but it was a hard rock band and it just wasn't where my heart was."
As time went on, he worked at various jobs and eventually moved to California in pursuit of his music career, but the right door never opened. After moving back home, he again worked odd jobs until one night, when singing karaoke at a local bar, a woman approached him. She told him "If you sing Karaoke for the rest of your life there's something wrong." That statement would change his life forever.
His first album, "That's My Home" can be found on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. Please give a listen to his current single "Tailgate Buzz". As a rising artist, some of his influences and inspiration come from artists such as Alan Jackson, George Jones, Eric Church, Justin Moore and Jason Aldean. As Cody says, "I love country music, but I still like some rock in my country". His only hope is that when people hear his music they'll love it just as much as he loved writing and sharing it.


Rowe Dance is a fresh new classical ballet and contemporary dance school in Auckland, New Zealand. The school was opened by Meaghan Rowe who is a professional Royal Academy of Dance teacher, dancer and choreographer. Meaghan moved back to New Zealand from Europe in 2014 and is excited to be involved in the Auckland dance community! Rowe Dance Studios hold fun, affordable, and elite training classes for adults and children, at several fantastic locations in Northcote, Birkenhead, and the CBD.
The Rowe Dance studios have a philosophy of bringing ballet and dance into the future by teaching innovative classes, based on classical dance foundations, but with a modern approach to learning and interaction.
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Drake vs. Lil Wayne @ Susquehanna Bank Center 8/21
Jackie VanZelst June 19th, 2014 - 12:13 PM
Drake took to twitter recently to announce the upcoming Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour. The US tour will kick off in New York this August and hit 31 cities before it comes to a close at the end of September in Texas. The frequent collaborators will arrive in the Philly area with a stop at Camden's Susquehanna Bank Center on August 21st. Tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Drake just wrapped up his own Would You Like a Tour?, which made a stop in Philly back in December. Now he teams up with his mentor and Young Money affiliate, Lil Wayne, for what is sure to be one of the biggest hip hop events of the summer! The two have frequently guested on each other's songs, the latest effort being "Believe Me," the first single from Lil Wayne's upcoming album. Both Drake and Lil Wayne each have a huge collection of hits, so expect to hear all of your favorites this August. You can also probably expect to see the two perform together, as they so often do.
We also anticipate some new material, as Lil Wayne is hard at work on Tha Carter V, which is said to be his final album. It seems the rap veteran has had enough of the game, saying "I've been rappin' since I was 8 years old. I'm 30 now, man. That's a long time, man." Meanwhile, Drake is still out supporting his Grammy nominated third studio album, Nothing Was the Same. Earlier this month he released a new track entitled "O to 100/ The Catch Up" in which he hints at a new album coming in the spring of 2015. New songs or old songs, this event is guaranteed to be a fan favorite. Grab your tickets tomorrow !
Drake vs. Lil Wayne
Show @ 7:00 PM
Tickets $35 – $149.50
susquehanna bank center
Jackie VanZelst


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Целлер () — замок в неоготическом стиле, построенный в конце XIX века к северу от центра городка , в округе Мехелен. в провинции Антверпен, Бельгия. По своему типу относится к замкам на воде.

История

XIX век
Ранее на месте нынешней резиденции существовала старая крепость. Но при строительстве нового комплекса она была снесена. Остались только некоторые фрагменты старого фундамента. При его внимательном изучении удалось обнаружить деревянные сваи, забитые в основание ещё в XIII веке. Таким образом, общий возраст замка может достигать семи столетий.

Вероятно, самым ранним владельцем имения был Вутер Бертут, лорд Мехелена. От него замок перешёл Арнольду ван Целлеру, чьё имя и закрепилось в названии. Сохранилось описание прежней крепости. В частности в объявлении о торгах по продаже поместья, опубликованных 20 октября 1836 года.

Замок Целлер построен между 1888 и 1892 годами для барона Густава Евгения Лео Марии Гисленуса де Вриера. Проект подготовил архитектор из Мехелена по фамилии Хугенбаартс. По желанию заказчика дворцово-замковый комплекс возводился в модном для конца XIX века неоготическом стиле. Вокруг разбили живописный парк.

При строительстве комплекса использовались блоки из белого песчаника из разрушенных фортов города Вилворде. Местных фермеров землевладелец обязал перевозить эти крупные камни за свой счёт на лошадях и телегах.

XX век
После смерти барона замок стал приходить в упадок. Здание серьёзно пострадало в годы Первой мировой войны.

В конце 1950-х годов комплексом Целлер, который находился в заброшенном состоянии, заинтересовался священник Винсент д'Хё. Ранее он был францисканским монахом в аббатстве Орваль во Франции. Он посчитал, что замок может стать прекрасным местом уединения для тех, кто устал от повседневной суеты и желает чаще проводить время в молитвах, но не готов уйти в монастырь. Сторонников подобного подхода часто называют представителями движения . Оно возникло ещё в 1930-е годы. Одной из его основательниц считается Марта Робин (1902–1981).

Винсент д'Хё, у которого было много сторонников, перебрался во Фландрию и договорился с местными властями о предоставлении ему обветшавшего здания. Священник нашёл поддержку у местной евангелической общины. За счёт пожертвований были собраны средства на ремонт и реставрацию замка.

Официальное торжественное открытие комплекса, в котором расположилась местная община движения Фойе де Шарите, произошло в 1962 году.

Описание замка
Неоготический замок построен на искусственном острове посреди большого пруда. Комплекс со всех сторон окружён водой. Несколько широких рвов, которые в прежние времена играли роль естественного препятствия при вражеских вторжениях,  сохранилось в парке вокруг замка. Комплекс имеет форму прямоугольника. С трёх сторону по углам возведены высокие выступающие круглые башни. В северо-западной углу находится крупная прямоугольная башня, которая играет роль декоративного бергфрида. Внутрь можно попасть по каменному мосту, которые переброшен через ров с восточной стороны.

Нередко можно встретить утверждение, что Целлер является уменьшенной копией одного из замков долины Луары. Однако никаких доказательств на этот счет не имеется.

Современное использование
Замок по прежнему находится в распоряжении сторонников движения Фойе де Шарите. Сейчас в здании находится ретритный центр, где желающие могу найти место уединения и посвятить время духовной практике.

Галерея

Ссылки

Замки Бельгии
Замки, построенные в XIII веке
Здания и сооружения провинции Антверпен
Замки на воде


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Who Invented Floor Hockey?
Cameron Wilson
Ice hockey is by far the most famous form of hockey, but it's not the only one. Many other hockey styles emerged after ice hockey's invention, including field hockey, street hockey, and floor hockey.
Today, my focus is on floor hockey. Who invented floor hockey? And why did sports associations even decide to come up with this sport? Find the answers in my floor hockey history overview below!
History Of Floor Hockey - Who Invented Floor Hockey?
Unlike ice hockey, floor hockey is poorly documented, and there isn't much information about its history online. Nonetheless, I've managed to dig up some info about the creation of floor hockey.
Floor hockey in a more or less modern form is thought to have been invented by Sam Jacks, the assistant physical director at the West End YMCA, Toronto, in 1936. Jacks codified the first set of rules, an achievement recognized by the United Nations.
Over the following years, Jacks would encourage children to use natural outdoor space to exercise and play hockey. He would also start experimenting with a version of hockey for girls, and this girls' hockey version was finalized in 1963 and today is known as ringette.
In the United States, floor hockey rules were developed in 1962 by Tom Harter, director of Recreation in Battle Creek, Michigan. Harter's variation of floor hockey combined ice hockey and basketball rules, but it placed a heavier emphasis on playing the puck. Body checking was also forbidden, making the game much safer than ice hockey.
Floor hockey was originally adapted from ice hockey for play on the streets. Initially, modified ice hockey equipment was used during games, but it soon proved inadequate for street use. In 1963, several sports brands introduced plastic sticks and pucks to withstand indoor and outdoor use.
Variations Of Floor Hockey
Floor hockey is a form of ice hockey played indoors. Several variations of floor hockey exist, including quad roller hockey and inline roller hockey.
There also are variations that are played on foot – these are often used for training children to prepare them for ice hockey. One could consider ball hockey – where players play a ball instead of a puck – as a type of floor hockey.
History of quad roller hockey
After the introduction of the first quad skates in 1863, many sports incorporating this piece of equipment emerged, including roller hockey. The oldest known recorded roller hockey game was held in London in 1878.
Quad roller hockey has been the original form of roller hockey. It took decades until quad hockey evolved into inline roller hockey. With that said, both quad and inline roller hockey are played today.
Nowadays, international competitions in roller hockey and other roller sports are governed by the International Federation of Roller Sports.
History of inline roller hockey
Inline roller hockey appears to be younger than quad roller hockey. Inline rollers have been used in hockey since at least 1938, when they were featured in newsreel footage taken in Vienna, Austria.
However, it was not until the 1990s that inline skates became widely available and popular.
Roller sports in the US are governed by USA Roller Sports. The predecessor of this organization was the Roller Skating Rink Operators Association (RSROA).
In 1940, the RSROA published a collection of roller hockey rules. These rules were adapted from an NHL booklet. The RSROA came up with roller hockey to grow the interest in playing hockey on roller skates. But due to WWII, roller hockey would not see significant development until the late 1940s.
Initially, interest in roller skate hockey was limited to the US's northern tier and bordering Canadian cities. But it would not take long until roller hockey began to spread throughout the nation. Local commercial television, which had been established recently and was looking to fill air time, played a significant role in the spread of roller hockey.
The increasing interest in the sport led to the formation of a National Puck Hockey Committee in 1959. The goal of the committee was to come up with special rules for puck hockey. The American Roller Hockey association was formed as well under Joe Spillman, its first Commissioner. Thanks to Spillman's effort, roller hockey spread quickly across the US.
Exhibition games for ball and puck roller hockey were held during the RSROA National Roller Skating Championships in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1960. This event was followed by the first full competitive season for roller hockey in the United States.
Back then, inline rollers skates weren't commercially available, so quad rollers would be used for quite some time in this sport.
On September 1, 1965, the RSROA designated puck hockey as an equal and separate roller hockey division (which included ball hockey). Ball hockey and puck hockey were decided to compete under the same rules and have respective gold medal winners.
Around these years, roller hockey continued to gain popularity across the United States. The 1966 North American Championships were particularly acclaimed among viewers for their fast pace and excitement.
The 1977 North American Puck Hockey Championship in Houston, Texas, gathered large crowds and enjoyed publicity thanks to coverage in 14 newspapers and TV stations. 1977 also marked the debut of a women's hockey national championship.
As for inline skates, it would take another decade or two for them to become popular among professional players. By 1992, some teams and players had already had inline rollers, but they hadn't quite mastered them yet.
The very first inline roller hockey team to win a USA National Championship was San Diego Hosers in July 1993. In the 1992 nationals, the Hosers had won the Senior Gold Division on quad roller skates. Still, they decided to switch to inline roller skates due to their increased speed and assumed greater maneuverability.
After that, inline hockey would become even more acclaimed. In 2002, USA Roller Sports was reaffirmed as the governing body for inline roller hockey in the US by the USOC Membership and Credentials Committee. Additionally, in 2005, inline hockey was introduced to the World Games, an event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee.
Why Was Floor Hockey Created?
Floor hockey appears to have been created to provide professional and amateur athletes alike with a safer alternative to ice hockey. Although injuries are still possible in floor hockey, due to the unique rules limiting or forbidding body checking and the absence of sharp blades, it's noticeably less risky than ice hockey.
Floor hockey has been particularly popular among children thanks to its added safety as well.
Floor hockey doesn't gather as many viewers as classical ice hockey, but it's worth respect and coverage as well. But interestingly, despite its relatively low popularity, floor hockey is much more accessible to people than ice hockey. So perhaps you should pay more attention to it!
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Cameron is from Ottawa and played college hockey for Saskatchewan. He now coaches in Division III. He is passionate about traveling, treaking, woodwork, and ethnic food. Cameron is also interested in sharing his knowledge about the beautiful game of ice hockey.


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When is the best time to fly to Morelia?
Morelia hosts a selection of festivals and events all year round, most of which take place during summer months of June to September. The average temperature is approximately 21.5°C, but it can reach above the 30s. Seasonal festivals include Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Festival de Escala, and SalsaMich.
Off season in Morelia takes place during the winter months of December to February. Airline fares are cheapest during December due to the festive season, and many hotel rooms will be empty due to the lower temperatures and lack of local festivals. Lots of empty hotel rooms will mean that there is scope to barter down the asking price.
Located in the south central part of Mexico, Morelia is a populous and modern metropolitan city which can trace its history as far back as the 1520s when the Spanish settled the area. Underneath the layers of history surrounding the city, there are plenty of modern attractions and large shopping streets to appeal to the modern tourist. Morelia was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991, in honour of the many Spanish, P'urhépecha and Matlatzinca sites and artefacts throughout the area. The Morelia town square still contains glimpses into its Spanish colonial period, as the area is dominated by historical structures such as the Guadalupe Sanctuary and Tarascas Fountain. Morelia is ideally situated in central Mexico, and contains good transportation links to the coastal beaches and surrounding cities, such as León, Mexico City, and Guadalajara. As a cultural and historical centre in Latin America, Morelia is full of museums, cultural landmarks, and plenty of modern attractions such as outdoor activities, restaurants, and shopping malls. The city centre is packed with many structures and landmarks, and visitors with an appreciation of history will enjoy the likes of the Government Palace, Santa Rosa de Lima, and the Palace of Justice. There are plenty of locations throughout Morelia which will appeal to all, including local market stalls, restaurants serving up Latin cuisine, and niche boutiques. Adventurous visitors will no doubt delight in all that Morelia has to offer, such as horseback riding at Club Hipico de Morelia, or a football match at the Monarcas Morelia Soccer Club.
Getting around Morelia
Morelia has an extensive transport infrastructure, including rail, bus and taxis. Many of the shopping areas and historical sites are within walking distance of each other. An intercity bus and railway service connects to Mexico City and event locations throughout Texas and Florida.
Getting from the Airport to the City
International arrivals will land at General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport, a mere 22 miles (35 km) away from the city. There are airport taxis operating on a fixed price. Shuttle services operate a regular service and are much cheaper than a taxi. There are also car rentals available, and highway 120 connects the airport to the city directly.
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Q: Build and unit test on push? I'm considering having the central repository (Mercurial) run a pre-commit hook that validates the code that has come in, and if it results in a failed build or unit test, disallows the push.
One obvious downside for this is that the build takes a couple of minutes, and would leave the developer hanging until it was complete.
Has anyone done anything similar, or have any comments?

A: Its called a gated check-in, or pretested-commit. Some CI systems allow it, some don't.
Here's a blog article about TFS doing such a thing:
http://spandothers.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/tfs-2010-gated-check-ins/
IMHO, its a meh feature. Check-in, break the build, fix-it, and move-on.  Breaking the build should not be that big of a deal.

A: The Mercurial book covers this case http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/handling-repository-events-with-hooks.html . but here are a few notes:

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*You need to use a pretxnchangegroup hook not a precommit hook since the users aren't committing to the central repo, they're just pushing to it.

*Make sure to only test the latest changeset in a push's changegroup so that people can fix their mistakes and retry the push

*the repo will be locked against all other pushes while the tests are running, which really ruins half the point of a DVCS

You're better off just having your continuous integration system watch the central repo, run a build whenever there are new changesets and sound the alarm when tests fail.  People who pulled before the alarm sounded will be easily able to pull down the fixes from the embarassed coder who broke the build. http://www.youbrokethebuild.com/

A: To me, this is an anti-pattern.  Mercurial, a VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM, is to version your sources.  It is not a build system, continuous integration system, unit testing suite or anything like that.  You should delegate things like this to the appropriate tool and a pre-commit type hook is not the place.  I would use the open source continuous integration suite called Jenkins (http://jenkins-ci.org/) and do the build/test/etc upon commit/push.  You can configure Jenkins to do a plethora of things based on the build results.

A: I know it by the names of "gated check-in" or "staged check-in".
Big companies like Microsoft (where I used to work) and Sun (could not find the link) favor the added assurance and productivity of the testing systems ("build can't break, by design") over the productivity of developers ("check-in takes 1-2 hours"). People which worked only on small companies or small projects usually freak out by the idea, but you should do your own math.
I've seen two ways to implement it yourself (and am not aware of any product which do so):
* Client-side: replace the common check-in tool (CL, GUI) with your own which will commit the changes into a temporary branch (or will just put the diff file in some temporary location), then trigger the execution of some remote build agent which will take the changes and perform a fast build and basic testing (aka smote tests). When all is well, the changes are really checked-in.
* Server-side: set up your version control in such a way that people get code from a "stable" location but push changes into "work" location (one per developer, team, whatever). Then have a CI server triggered by check-ins into the work location and automatically push them into the "stable branch" upon success or revert them upon failure.
I don't advocate this approach, just see what fits your needs.


We present sub-ppm sensitivity, broadband gas absorption measurements using improved hollow-core photonic-bandgap fibers with low loss in the range 3-3.6 μm. The sensitivity levels, unprecedented for a fiber-based sensor system, were achieved by addressing the strong mid-IR vibrational bands through use of a high-intensity supercontinuum source and by exploiting long interaction lengths in the HC-PBGFs. We measured mixtures of methane (1034 ppm) and ethane (50.4 ppm) and attained 7 and 0.9 ppm sensitivities for 0.925 and 5.69 m long HC-PBGF samples, respectively, from high-resolution (0.2 nm) spectra. Significant scope for further sensitivity improvement exists through use of longer fibers in combination with more sophisticated sensing schemes.


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Rešetarevo  falu Horvátországban Károlyváros megyében. Közigazgatásilag Netretićhez tartozik.

Fekvése
Károlyvárostól 8 km-re nyugatra, községközpontjától  5 km-re délkeletre, a Dobra jobb partján fekszik.

Története
A falunak 1857-ben és 1910-ben 127 lakosa volt. A  trianoni békeszerződésig Zágráb vármegye Károlyvárosi járásához tartozott. A településnek  2011-ben 42 lakosa volt.

Lakosság

Külső hivatkozások
Netretić község hivatalos oldala
A megye turisztikai egyesületének honlapja

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