This is Mike Snowden's story of how he began making and playing cigar box guitars and why he enjoys it. It also happens to be my first real video project. I shot everything, and David Hill did all the editing.


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#ifndef UNICORN_VIDEO_MESH_HPP
#define UNICORN_VIDEO_MESH_HPP

#include <unicorn/video/Material.hpp>
#include <unicorn/video/Transform.hpp>

#include <wink/signal.hpp>
#include <glm/glm.hpp>

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <memory>

namespace unicorn
{
namespace video
{

/** @brief Vertex information */
struct Vertex
{
    /** @brief Position of vertex */
    glm::vec3 pos;

    /** @brief Texture coordinates of vertex */
    glm::vec2 tc;
};

/** @brief Mesh data */
class Mesh : public Transform
{
public:
    /** @brief Constructs mesh */
    Mesh();

    /** @brief Destructs mesh */
    ~Mesh();

    /**
    * @brief Updates vertices and indices geometry
     *
    * @param[in] vertices vertices data
    * @param[in] indices indices data
    */
    void SetMeshData(std::vector<Vertex> const& vertices, std::vector<uint32_t> const& indices);

    /**
    * @brief Sets new material
    *
    * @param[in] material material to be used for current mesh
    */
    void SetMaterial(std::shared_ptr<Material> material);

    /**
     * @brief Returns mesh vertices
     *
     * @return Mesh vertices
     */
    const std::vector<Vertex>& GetVertices() const;

    /**
    * @brief Returns mesh indices
    *
    * @return Mesh indices
    */
    std::vector<uint32_t> const& GetIndices() const;

    /**
    * @brief Returns mesh material
    *
    * @return mesh material data
    */
    std::shared_ptr<Material> GetMaterial() const;

    /** @brief Event triggered when material is changed */
    wink::signal<wink::slot<void()>> MaterialUpdated;

    /** @brief Event triggered when vertices are changed */
    wink::signal<wink::slot<void()>> VerticesUpdated;

    /** @brief Name of mesh */
    std::string name;
private:
    /** @brief Updates renderer info about this mesh */
    void OnMaterialUpdated();

    std::vector<Vertex> m_vertices;
    std::vector<uint32_t> m_indices;
    std::shared_ptr<Material> m_material;
};
}
}

#endif // UNICORN_VIDEO_MESH_HPP

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Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry
How does your organization become a creative and innovative leader for the new world order? Corporations, NGO's, Education, and the miliary are using Appreciative Inquiry to create postive change within their organizations. This short introduction to Appreciative Inquiry will show you why so many organizations are looking to this whole human systems approach to change their organizational culture, to creatively engage stakeholders and magnify their results.
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Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to planning and positive change that has been used successfully in communities and organizations all around the world. It is broad-based, highly participative, and energizing. It builds new skills in colleagues and staff, develops new leaders, encourages a culture of inquiry, and helps create shared vision and purpose for your organization by building on your organization's core values and strengths. Perhaps most importantly-it leads to action, commitment, and results.
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Randal has been a keynote speaker at several conferences, including the first and second International Women's Conferences held in Romania in 1998 and 1999. She delights in inspiring her audiences to see their potential to achieve their dreams and work together on common opportunities to change their personal and social worlds. She combines humor with serious calls to action. She is particularly interested in helping organizations change creatively through the application of appreciative approaches. She is President and CEO of an organizational development consulting company in Reno, Nevada, "Getting to Excellence."
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Randal has her BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley; her MA in Philosophy and MBA from the University of Chicago; and her MA in Biblical Exposition from Capital Bible Seminary. She also has a Certificate in Organizational Development Consulting from Georgetown University and a Certificate in French Civilization from the Sorbonne. She has been certified by Company of Experts as an Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator.
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Program/Project Evaluation

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WASHINGTON, February 6, 2016 – DC's feisty In Series continues to surprise audiences with its eminently audience-accessible twists on classic opera. The object of this company's latest transformation is Bizet's 1875 evergreen classic "Carmen," a brilliant work of musical theater whose immortal hit tunes even opera agnostics somehow know by heart almost from birth.
Unlike those forlorn and costly trolleys, however, "Carmen in Havana" was absolutely ready for prime time Friday night, opening to a near-capacity audience with—dare I say it?—the kind of polished slickness and passion that at times can elude even our beloved Washington National Opera at times.
As is this company's longstanding tradition, the Series' update to "Carmen" is not exactly your father's Bizet. It's more like a classical cabaret re-mix, interspersing the opera's most famous numbers and musical motifs (i.e., "Fate") with Cuban and Latin tunes, setting this version in an indefinite time period perhaps somewhat closer to our own.
Yes, we still have that ultimate bad-girl, Carmen; her hapless lover Don José, his former good-girl fiancée Micaëla, and that dashing bullfighter Escamillo, along with all this opera's memorable tunes. But we also get a helping of Latino faves like Ernesto Lecuona's "Siboney." It's a little weird, but it works.
Better yet for this production, the Series has revived its successful partnership with Septime Webre's Washington Ballet Studio Company for this current production. That company's young and trainee artists danced their hearts and souls out Friday evening with remarkable grace and precision, clad in colorful costumes that lent this unusual production an appropriately Mardi Gras air.
The dancers and their costumes served another purpose as well. Rather surprisingly, this production employs no sets or props to speak of, leaving the good-sized stage of the Atlas Center's Lang Theater totally open, save for a huge, rear stage backdrop, a sepia-toned sketched portrait of a large and presumably Cuban family.
This wide-open stage allows plenty of room for the Washington Ballet's rather large cast of young dancers to maneuver, adding substantially to the energy and spectacle that drive this production. In addition, Donna Breslin's costuming for both the dancers and the singers, strongly recalls the kind of simple, loose, traditional garments worn by the Caribbean and Latin American peasantry roughly a century ago, replacing those "missing" sets with an authentic atmosphere that renders them unnecessary.
As we've already noted, "Carmen in Havana" – deftly crafted by the Washington Ballet's Septime Webre and David Palmer along with the show's music director and pianist Carlos César Rodríguez – is a mixture of original Bizet and popular Cuban and Latino tunes, skillfully woven together to create a classical crossover that's appealing to non-purist opera lovers and popular and traditional music fans alike.
Better yet, the show's cast of talented singers more than match the dancers in skill and enthusiasm.
At the top of the list, of course, is Carmen, the star of the show, vigorously and expertly portrayed in this production by the powerful and well supported voice of expert mezzo-soprano Anamer Castrello.
As one of opera's least-likeable male romantic leads, Don José is a tough character to pull off. But tenor Peter J. Burroughs gives it a go, compensating for José's weakness with extra dash and passion, although in both solos and duets his intonation seemed slightly imprecise in Friday evening's performance.
A frequent and welcome performer at the In Series, soprano Randa Rouweyha was perfectly cast as good-girl Micaëla, delivering with perfection her character's pair of heart-melting Act I and Act II arias.
Plenty of kudos is in order as well for the Washington Ballet's Studio dancers, particularly Federico D'Ortenzi, Zhenghong Cao, Ao Wang and Giselle MacDonald, along with Nardia Boodoo, Kimberly Cilento, Sarah Steel, Peishan Xie and Yossi Zorfaty.
Extra hat tips are also in order for Messrs. Webre, Rodríguez and Palmer who dreamed up this marvelous concoction of old and contemporary, and another to Mr. Rodriguez who energetically substituted for Bizet's entire orchestra on the piano, with an assist from Caribbean-style percussionist Iván Navas.
Performance time Friday was approximately 2 hours (after a late start) with a single intermission between the equivalent of "Carmen's" Act II and III.
The In Series' "Carmen in Havana" is being performed for one weekend only, with remaining performances on Saturday, February 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC.
For tickets and information, call the box office at (202) 399-7993. Alternatively, you can purchase tickets online via this link. Check with the In Series or the Atlas Center for parking suggestions, as parking can be a challenge during weekends on the increasingly bustling H Street corridor and on neighboring streets. online.


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The Kitsap was my ride home from my day trip to the San Juans. I really enjoyed riding her on this unique assignment! But I can also say that I heard moans about it being the Kitsap while waiting in line to get on. Oh well, the Kitsap will be loved by Vashon Islanders when she (hopefully) goes there.
Thanks for that photo essay and commentary. You do great work, sir.
- what ship did you take outbound from Anacortes?
Thank you! I took the Samish outbound from Anacortes, it just took me a couple more days to process my photos of the Kitsap.
Oh yeah that reminds me! I have a slideshow of the Kitsap when I rode her in the Islands!
Laser strikes" have been a known hazard for airline and helicopter pilots for years now, and errant users of high-powered laser pointers are increasingly being prosecuted.
The newest pilots to be hit by such a laser were not in the air but at sea. Washington State Ferry officials told Seattle's KOMO TV station that two men in their twenties pointed a blue laser at the Tokitae ferry as it approached the Clinton Ferry Terminal on Whidbey Island, about 30 miles north of Seattle.
The two captains were in separate wheelhouses, at opposite ends of the 350-foot ship, when they were hit. The chief mate, who was piloting the vessel at the time, was struck first.
The captains both experienced it as a "blue-ish light that caused a lot of discomfort," Mooney said.
Two men using the laser were apprehended by Washington State Patrol. They had been using the laser while standing on the deck of another ship, the ferry Kitsap. The duo was seen and identified by a Kitsap crew member.
"(The suspect) said it was a new toy and he was shining it at the water and didn't mean to shine it at the vessel," Washington State Patrol Sergeant Tina Martin told the TV reporter.
There's no word yet what charges, if any, will be pursued against the man who aimed the high-powered laser. The alleged culprit was not identified in KOMO or AP reports on the incident.
Injuries from lasers used against passenger-vessel pilots are not common, but they do happen. The Congressional Research Service produced a report for Congress on lasers being aimed at aircraft, which noted one case in which a copilot received "burns on the outer coating of the eye and broken blood vessels."
Last time I was on Orcas, Kitsap was subbing for a broken-down Yakima, so I managed to get some shots of this vessel outside her traditional home waters. Of course, it's not the first time Kitsap has pulled duty in the islands, and most likely will not be the last time, either.
Does anyone know what WSF did to fix the engine in which the crankshaft broke. I know on the New Westminster, BCF re-engined her.
Same with the Kitsap. They replaced the engine.
With the same model engine? If so, are the engines rebuilt or brand new? Or are they mismatched models?
Does anyone know why the Masts of the Issaquah class have the upper half painted black?
So that the soot-stain won't be visible.
Back in about 1965, the then senior master of the WSF's fleet, a Captain M Jaggr, said, "I see all those white masts and I want them painted black!"
And only the Issaquahs were painted? Or were others painted back to white later on?
Heh. Took me a moment. Well played.


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Pycnoclavella aurilucens is een zakpijpensoort uit de familie van de Clavelinidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1891 voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Garstang. Deze soort komt voor in de Atlantische Oceaan, het Kanaal en de Middellandse Zee.

Beschrijving
Een kolonie Pycnoclavella aurilucens bestaat uit een taaie basale stoloon waaruit de zoïden ontstaan. De zoïden zijn klein en zouden zeer onopvallend zijn, ware het niet dat ze elk drie feloranje of crèmekleurige markeringen dragen. Individuele zoïden zijn 6 mm hoog en 2 mm in diameter. In de winter verdwijnen de zoïden en blijft de basale stoloon als enige van de kolonie over. In het voorjaar ontkiemen uit de stoloon nieuwe zoïden.

Leefgebied
Pycnoclavella aurilucens wordt gevonden vanaf de kelpzone tot 30 meter of meer, meestal op verticale rotswanden met korstvormende gebieden met een diameter van 10 cm of meer. Soms kunnen kolonies zich uitbreiden tot hydroïdpoliepen zoals Nemertesia antennina. Deze soort lijkt de voorkeur te geven aan gebieden met veel waterbeweging, blootgestelde kelpbossen of gebieden met sterke getijdenstromen.

Clavelinidae

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AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter NORMA O'HARA MURPHY has announced she will opt out of touring to concentrate on writing, and will perform one of her last shows in a while in Newcastle this weekend.
The three-times GOLDEN GUITAR winner and her Irish band THE LEPRECHAUNS will present a family-oriented 'Christmas package' of Irish folk and country music on Friday at Mayfield Ex-Services Club.
O'Hara Murphy wrote two songs - PADDY WILLIAM and NEVER WAS AT ALL - for the most recent SLIM DUSTY album.
She has also co-wrote WHEN WE WERE KIDS with JOHN WILLIAMSON, which was a Tamworth Songwriters song of the year, and has had a song FACE IN THE CROWD recorded by Ireland's MARY DUFF. According to the singer's partner PAUL BUDDLE, O'Hara Murphy has decided to give touring away after spending two months a year on the road for the past 13 years.
'She will be doing concerts if people ask her. She just won't be chasing work,' he said.


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Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude è un comune francese di 1.985 abitanti situato nel dipartimento del Giura nella regione della Borgogna-Franca Contea.

Società

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Q: Debian: umount /media/usb0: "Operation not permitted" I recently moved from Ubuntu 14.10 to Debian Testing. Under Ubuntu I had a shell script for backing up my home folder to a USB stick. The last line of the script unmounts the USB stick. Adapting it to Debian's file system, it should be:
umount /media/usb0

(or umount /media/usb which links to /media/usb0). But when I execute the script, this last line throws umount: /media/usb0: umount failed: Operation not permitted. Obviously, with sudo it works, but I'm wondering why I need to be sudo here (was not necessary on Ubuntu). Any ideas how to circumvent that, so how to unmount the USB stick without being root? (the remaining part of the script runs flawlessly).
Update
This is my /etc/fstab:
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
/dev/mapper/sklar--vg-root /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /boot was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=a90bee04-e08a-4a86-8465-762aca5719a4 /boot           ext2    defaults        0       2
/dev/mapper/sklar--vg-swap_1 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/sdb1       /media/usb0     auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

A: Here are typical lines in /etc/fstab for an external USB mass storage device.
UUID="4E1AEA7B1AEA6007" /mnt/passport  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

This particular one happens to be for my Passport USB hard drive. Notice the user keyword in the fourth field. This field (the mount options associated with the filesystem) tells the system to allow users to mount and unmount the device. There are other options, but the use of user is quite common and typical. The UUID is obtained from blkid, and is an identifier for the storage device.
For more details, see man mount, specifically the section "The non-superuser mounts." This says:

The non-superuser mounts.
Normally,  only  the  superuser  can mount filesystems.
  However, when fstab contains the user option on a line, anybody can
  mount the corresponding system.
Thus, given a line
 /dev/cdrom  /cd  iso9660  ro,user,noauto,unhide

any user can mount the iso9660 filesystem found on his CDROM using
  the command
 mount /dev/cdrom

or
 mount /cd

For more details, see fstab(5). Only the user that mounted a
  filesystem can unmount it again. If any user should be able
  to unmount, then use users instead of user in the fstab line.
  The owner option is similar to the user option, with the restriction
  that the user must be the owner of the special file. This may be
  useful e.g. for /dev/fd if a login script makes the console user
  owner of this device. The group option is similar, with the
  restriction that the user must be member of the group of the special
  file.

A: By default, mount is only allowed for root, or, if specified in /etc/fstab, by users.
Now, if you USB drive is auto-mounted without being specified in /etc/fstab (or manually by root), will not be mounted with user=youruser option, so youruser will be unable to umount it.
If your USB drive is specified in /etc/fstab with user option, any user will be able to mount it, and the same user (and root) will be able to umount it.
What you need, is for your USB drive to be specified in /etc/fstab, with user=youruser. In that case, no matter if root or youruser mounts the USB drive, youruser will be able to umount it.

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1) Take a look at #6 there. With 5-7 groups in each class, we got 5-7 different orderings. What rich discussions we had! What beautiful diagrams they drew (big whiteboards, I want to marry you)! MIND-BLOWING FACT FOR ME: The absolute value of tangent of an angle is always bigger than the absolute value of its sine value.
Good topics to bring up: how does tangent relate to slope? what does "approaching undefined" mean? what is a good way to discuss numbers whose absolute value is bigger, but since we're in negative land, it means they are smaller? what is a good way to organize these?
3) Here are the answers they will tell you for #10: (1, 1) (1, -1) (-1, -1) (-1, 1). Then they will not believe you when you tell them that it is incorrect. Then they will draw a picture to prove it and tell you the square root of one squared plus one squared is 1.
1) My version of Math Maintenance bellringers paid off! Since bellringers are "non-negotiable" this year, I thought I'd take advantage of the fact that they don't have to be ACT review questions until the 2nd nine weeks. So I've been throwing review questions up, not from the day before, but from the previous week. My kids did somewhat better on those sections than the teacher who did just random review, and I know I'm not a better teacher than her! So I'm going to have to say that it was the math maintenance bellringers that made the difference!
2) I made it through the entire week without crying, which is a first for this school year. Winning!
Trying my first Mathalicious lesson in Algebra II! A little worried, but hey, gotta grow sometime!


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How drought is affecting water supply in Australia's capital cities
The level of water stored by Australia's capital cities has steadily fallen over the last six years. They are now collectively at 54.6% of capacity – a decline of 30% from 2013.
What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust
Sydney and its suburbs have been enveloped in haze over the past few days. The haze is a mixture of bushfire smoke and dust blown in from western New South Wales.
These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it's working
The political influence of the far-right, along with a more salient national security agenda, has spurred a growing anti-Muslim sentiment and deep social division in Australia.
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10 years of devopsdays
by Kris Buytaert - 10 May, 2019
It's hard to believe but it is almost 10 years ago since #devopsdays happened for the first time in Gent. Back then there were almost 70 of us talking about topics that were of interest to both Operations and Development, we were exchanging our ideas and experiences `on how we were improving the quality of software delivery. Our ideas got started on the crossroads of Open Source, Agile and early Cloud Adoption.
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Elhamy A. Bashandy was established since 1980; its main activities are Import Export in general with particular specialization in industrial Petrochemicals, Fertilizers and Iron and Steel.
In the eighties the company's activity was mainly limited on the Egyptian market. However, since the Government implemented the open door policy, Elhamy A. Bashandy was one of the pioneer companies to adapt its operation in line with the Government policy.
Elhamy A. Bashandy Establishment is presently one of the largest Import /Export companies contributing in the inter trade between the Arab Countries and exporting excess production of the Arab World to Europe and the Asia Pacific countries.


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Swerving car careers into travel firm for the third time
Business is calling for double yellow lines to stop any more crashes happening
A car crashed into the premises of Inspired Travel in Coventry Road, Burbage
A Burbage businesswoman is calling for action after her office building was hit for the third time by a car swerving to avoid a parked vehicle.
Kate Harris was all set to enjoy her Christmas break but was called out to the premises in Coventry Road to assess damage following the accident on Saturday.
She may have to move temporarily if a structural engineer deems the building unsafe because of the series of impacts.
Mrs Harris, who has run Inspired Travel from the building for the last five years, said: "If we were located on a dangerous bend or a blind corner I could understand it but the building is on a straight stretch of road.
"This is the third time in as many months the building has been hit by a car. The problem is the road is quite narrow and you get people double parking and parking inconsiderately so other drivers have to swerve to avoid the parked cars.
"It's an absolute nightmare. The impact has written off my internet router and broken a filing cabinet not to mention terrifying myself and my staff.
"We are in a beautiful old building but I fear for its stability and I've been told the wall may have to be rebuilt which means I won't be able to work from here for some time.
"I'm sure my customers will understand but it is far from an ideal situation with all the upheaval and potential loss of business which is a big thing when you are only a small company."
Mrs Harris has contacted the police and the borough council about the parking problems but she says nothing has been done.
A spokesman for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council said parking matters were the domain of the county council as they were deemed highways matters.
Traffic and roads chiefs at Leicestershire County Council said they were looking into the issue.


Step number two of our motivation week, understanding your real 'why'.
So, actually although my goal surfaced as wanting to increase my linkedin reads, that is purely a mechanisms to help me support future business growth and turnover. If I didn't have a business aim it is very unlikely I would be setting a linked article read target just for shi*s and gigs.
Change happens when the discomfort of something not changing becomes greater than change.
So, I could de-prioritise this goal and not focus on it, but If I paint myself a picture of what happens when I don't set goals to increase and protect my future turnover, my future business growth looks pretty bleak!
All of a sudden I have a driver to get those article reads up as I can see where they fit in the bigger picture, and I have reminded myself WHY I want that goal.
Take your goal from yesterday and keep asking yourself why you want it until you have worked out what your actual driver is. Once you have done that I want you to reassess what value that goal has to you, what happens if you don't do it? What impact will it have on your and your business long term?


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Soaring Iron Ore and Gold Prices Boost WA's Economic Outlook
Nicole McNess | Posted on June 26, 2019 |
A predicted "mini gold rush" in Western Australia, combined with skyrocketing iron ore prices, is renewing optimism about the state's long-subdued economy.
The price of gold in Australian dollars has reached a record high, hitting $2,000 an ounce for the first time last week.
The precious metal also broke through $US1,400 ($2,014) an ounce for the first time in almost six years.
"Psychologically it's a very important level to have broken through," Katana Asset Management portfolio manager Romano Sala Tenna said.
He said the price increase was fuelled by demand from central banks, which were buying gold as a store of value, as countries such as the US and China diluted their currencies.
"I think we're going to see a mini gold rush over coming years if the gold price holds these levels," he said.
"We've got very cashed-up gold miners in Australia, some of the most cashed-up in the world, and they need to get organic growth.
It was critical for gold miners to look at new projects and reinvigorating past projects, he said.
Western Australia is the nation's biggest gold producer, accounting for almost 70 per cent of total gold production.
The industry is also benefitting from a fall in production costs, according to Acil Allen Consulting executive director John Nicolaou.
"In fact [their costs of production] have gone down by about a quarter, on average, from 2013 levels," Mr Nicolaou said.
"So along with reduced costs of production you've got a spike in prices, and that undoubtedly provides the incentive and the capacity for further investments to be made in the sector."
Iron ore price outpaces government prediction
he iron ore price also continues to climb, following the "supply shock" from the dam disaster at Vale's iron ore mine in Brazil in January.
The current spot price of $US118 a tonne is still well short of the 2011 record of $US191 a tonne.
However it is significantly higher than the conservative assumptions built into the WA budget, which estimates an average iron ore price of $US76.5 a tonne over the 2018/19 financial year.
"[The iron ore price] has stayed higher perhaps longer than I expected," WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt said.
"I'm not assuming that's going to stay around for a long time, so I see this as a short-term benefit for the state.
"It will certainly have an impact on the [2018/19] surplus, but there are a range of things that impact the final result, it's not just the iron ore price."
Based on WA treasury estimates, with every $US1 increase in the iron ore price WA receives an extra $81 million.
The exchange rate is also helping — every time the Australian dollar falls by one US cent, the state's royalty income is expected to jump by $101 million.
Mr Nicolaou said the positive outlook for the resources sector was an indicator of recovery in the broader WA economy.
"There is still some softness in the economy, the labour market conditions are still pretty tough, there's still excess capacity in the marketplace that's keeping real wages down," he said.
"It will take some time for that capacity to be absorbed and for the everyday citizens to start to feel the benefits of what is an emerging recovery throughout the state.
"The important thing though is that we have got through the worst of it. [The] signs are looking much more positive.
"But we need to understand that there's a new normal, that's a new boring normal, where growth rates of 3 to 4 per cent maybe become the high side for the state, rather than the 7 or 8 per cent rates of growth that we saw in the years past."
Source: ABC News, 24 June 2019


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Randka w ciemność – trzeci studyjny album zespołu Nocny Kochanek wydany 11 stycznia 2019 r. przez wydawnictwo Agora.

Album uzyskał status platynowej płyty. Nagrodzony Fryderykiem 2020 w kategorii «Album Roku Metal».

Grupa prezentuje kolejną porcję humoru w warstwie lirycznej, tym razem skupiając się głównie na relacjach damsko–męskich. Muzycznie, album inspirowany jest ikonami gatunku: Iron Maiden, Metallica, Blind Guardian czy Manowar. Autorem okładki jest Robert Adler – to jego czwarta okładka wykonana dla zespołu.

Nocny Kochanek to muzycznie klasyczny heavy metal inspirowany gigantami gatunku. Teksty zawierają specyficzny dla zespołu humor i zazwyczaj opierają się na faktach. Wykorzystując humor bazujący często na pastiszu, grach językowych i abstrakcji, Nocny Kochanek rysuje obraz polskiej subkultury metalowej, z ogromnym dystansem do samych siebie oraz do wizerunku kojarzonego zazwyczaj z klasycznym heavy metalem.

Single

Dr O. Ngal
Premiera utworu miała miejsce podczas koncertu zespołu w lutym 2018 roku w warszawskiej Progresji. Utwór znalazł się również na koncertowym wydawnictwie zespołu, wydanym we wrześniu 2018 roku – "Noc z Kochankiem".

Czarna czerń
Utwór utrzymany w konwencji cięższego grania, z wyraźnymi wpływami twórczości wczesnego Black Sabbath. Jest to pierwszy singiel z albumu Randka w ciemność, który doczekał się klipu. Teledysk do "Czarnej czerni" zrealizowało Mania Studio, podobnie jak teledysk do coveru Tenacious D "Tribjut". W "Czarnej czerni", poza muzykami zespołu Nocny Kochanek, pojawiają się nowe wcielenia Tomasza Karolaka, Szymona Majewskiego i Piotra Cyrwusa, którzy wcielili się w muzyków blackmetalowych. Nowe alter ego zyskali także członkowie Nocnego Kochanka, którzy jako fani grupy Czarna Czerń wybrali się na koncert swoich idoli. Ich ideały upadają, kiedy okazuje się, że za kulisami ich ulubieni muzycy, zamiast czcić Szatana,  oglądają polskie kabarety. Premiera klipu miała miejsce w warszawskim Studio U22 30 listopada 2018 r.

Randka w ciemno
Klip został nakręcony w studiu nagraniowym Nebula Studio należącym do członków zespołu Tides From Nebula. Teledysk prezentuje członków zespołu w naturalnym dla muzyków środowisku i pokazuje widzom kulisy próby Nocnego Kochanka, gdzie oprócz grania, kapela żartuje, bawi się i rozmawia o miłości. Motywem przewodnim teledysku jest tytułowa randka, na którą umówił się basista grupy, Artur Pochwała.

Lista utworów

 "Randka w ciemno" – 3:43
 "Dr O. Ngal" – 3:42
 "Al dente" - 4:10
 "Pijany mistrz" – 4:20
 "Koń na białym rycerzu" – 3:53
 "Tirowiec" – 5:05
 "Andrzela" – 5:58
 "Czarna czerń" – 3:25
 "Wódżitsu" – 4:00
 "Siłacze" – 2:04
 "Mistrz przerósł ucznia" – 4:32

Wykonawcy

 Krzysztof Sokołowski – śpiew
 Arkadiusz Majstrak – gitara
 Robert Kazanowski – gitara
 Artur Pochwała – gitara basowa
 Artur Żurek – perkusja

Przypisy

Albumy Nocnego Kochanka
Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2019
Albumy Agory


Stop does not change the Play button.
Stop ändert den Play Kopf nicht.
When I click stop the pause button changes to the play icon.
after Stop the Play button should Change from pause to Play state..
that not work by me.


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The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Cheryl Harness
Simon and Schuster, 1999 ISBN: 978-0689825842
The whole idea grew out of a desperate need. Settlers wanted to go west, and businesses in the west wanted to send their goods east. The problem was that they journey was a brutal one. There was no one complete waterway which connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic seaboard and therefore people and goods had to travel by boat, over land, and around any number of obstacles.
Then one man decided that there was only one solution to the problem. The American people must dig a canal which would connect the Great Lakes to the Hudson River. Boats coming from the lakes could then travel down the river to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who pursued this idea was De Witt Clinton. He ended up being chosen to be the governor of New York because of the popularity of his idea. Then Clinton was voted out of office because the canal was taking so long and costing so much to build. In 1824 Clinton was back in the governor's mansion because people were beginning to reap the benefits of the canal.
Finally, after eight years of hard labour, the Erie Canal was completed. On October 26th, 1825 the Canal was officially opened by De Witt Clinton himself. Over the next seven days Clinton and an entourage of officials and friends travelled from Buffalo New York on Lake Erie, to New York City. It was a journey of celebration. The canal was the longest in the world and its creation was something that the American people could be proud of.
Cheryl Harness has created a fascinating and beautiful book about this momentous event in American history. Her readers can join Clinton as he travels down the canal, which many people had mockingly called "Clinton's Ditch." Commerce and travel in the region would never be the same. Full of her signature artwork with its bright colours and intense details, Harness has created a fitting tribute to a man who had a vision, and to a country whose people worked to make that vision a reality.


The project duration of Upgrade BlackSeaScene is 3 years, identical to project duration of BlackSeaScene I. During BlackSeaScene I a number of metadataservices, mainly catalogues, have been developed to support the research in and around the Black Sea. The services are closely related to the services developed within SeaDataNet, but their interface is developed by the BlackSeaScene partners specifically for BlackSeaScene purposes.
The services under BlackSeaScene I were so-called Version 0 (V0) releases, that will now - under Upgrade BlackSeaScene - be upgraded to Version 1 services. The main difference is that the metadataformats will be better supported by SeaDataNet vocabularies, more ISO19115 compliant, and the interfaces make improved use of webservices and OGC standards. The V1 services have been released in 2010.
Black Sea data products - An overview of specific data products developed under SeaDataNet by Black Sea partners.
Black Sea EDIOS (ASCABOS project) - An overview of the current operational oceanography in the Black Sea by the bordering countries.
Please find out more on the developed services by visiting the special pages via the submenu options on the left (they will be upgraded throughout 2009-2011).


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Virtual Physical Therapy Platforms Go Beyond the App
Three digital-first musculoskeletal health platforms highlight the evolution in virtual physical therapy beyond video calls.
Donna Marbury
Donna Marbury is a journalist and award-winning social media and content strategist specializing in healthcare, technology, smart cities and culture.
Many digital physical therapy platforms experienced a jump in demand as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to work from home and limit travel, likely introducing or increasing musculoskeletal (MSK) issues.
But providing safe, accessible virtual physical therapy requires more than just a video call with a care provider. "Advanced digital technology can enable remote physical therapy that's highly personalized and drives better patient engagement and outcomes," says Dr. Jeff Krauss, chief medical officer at digital MSK clinic Hinge Health.
Here's how some of the top virtual physical therapy companies are using innovation and industry collaboration to ensure accessibility and improved MSK health.
The Physical Toll of Remote Work
According to Hinge Health's research, nearly half of the adults surveyed said they experienced increased back and joint pain since working from home, and 71 percent reported an increase in existing pain.
Hinge Health offers an end-to-end digital MSK clinic available to individuals and to employers to offer as a benefit for employees. The clinic features dedicated "playlists" of programs that address injury prevention, acute and chronic MSK conditions, and surgery rehabilitation with access to an integrated care team. Some programs give patients access to sensors for real-time feedback from providers and wearable technology for pain management.
RELATED: Learn how digital-first strategies are shaping healthcare.
"We are continuously innovating and building what's next when it comes to the future of digital physical therapy, including applying machine learning and 3D computer vision technology to personalize MSK care," Krauss says. "We are at the tip of the iceberg of what's possible."
Collaboration for Expansion of Physical Therapy
"Virtual physical therapy has tremendous opportunity to solve the current access and adherence challenges that limit the potential impact of physical therapy on MSK population health," says Ryan Eder, founder and CEO of IncludeHealth. The company's MSK-OS is a web-based operating system allowing providers to deliver personalized, measured care to patients 24/7 on any device.
IncludeHealth has partnered with nonprofit healthcare organization ProMedica, along with other health systems, national physical therapy networks and orthopedic clinics, to expand the reach of MSK-OS across healthcare services and settings.
Courtesy of Kaia Health
The virtual system can reach populations struggling to maintain physical therapy, Eder adds, including patients in rural areas without clinical access or working adults without daytime hours to spare.
"The future is a comprehensive hybrid care model that allows patients to receive the care they want and need at a time and place that is convenient for them, all delivered and tracked by their trusted providers," Eder says.
A Hybrid Approach to Physical Therapy
Helping patients with their care ecosystem is critical as interest in virtual physical therapy grows, says Kim Clarno, director of clinical experience at Kaia Health, which offers a digital platform that delivers holistic strategies for MSK conditions, the full body and behavioral health.
"The future holds great promise for integrating telephysical therapy that is augmented by automated digital therapy into the full MSK experience," Clarno says.
LEARN MORE: How are healthcare organizations implementing digital strategies at a faster rate?
Kaia Health announced a unique online-offline partnership with Luna On-Demand Physical Therapy that will expand access to care for more members, including high-risk patients.
Bidirectional data sharing, coach-clinician collaboration, cross-functional referrals and tandem app/traditional therapy are key components of this effort, Clarno says.
"This will bring the best physical therapy to all patients regardless of their ability to travel to a specialty clinic or lack of a broadband connection adequate enough for telephysical therapy consultations, thus transforming access to care and improving outcomes through a fully integrated care pathway," she says.
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Il Governo dell'India Libera o Arzier Hukumat-e-Azad Hind (urdu: عارضی حکومت آزاد ہند, hindi: आर्ज़ी हुक़ूमत -- ए - आज़ाद हिन्द) è stato il governo nazionalista indù instaurato nella parte di India occupata dall'esercito giapponese durante la Seconda guerra mondiale.

Storia
Dopo l'invasione giapponese delle isole Andamane e Nicobare, il 21 ottobre 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose divenne capo di Stato del Governo dell'India Libera, basato a Singapore. Gli eserciti dell'India libera parteciparono alle battaglie di confine in Birmania e in India, cercando di sollevare la popolazione indiana contro gli inglesi.

Con la sconfitta del Giappone nella campagna birmana a metà del 1945, il Governo dell'India Libera fu sciolto, e Bose scomparve fuggendo a Tokyo, probabilmente per l'abbattimento del suo aereo.

Caratteristiche
Formato negli anni della Seconda guerra mondiale al di fuori dell'India, fu basato prima a Singapore e poi a Port Blair, nelle Andamane, e si poneva come principale obiettivo era di raggiungere l'indipendenza di tutta l'India.

La formazione del governo fu sostenuta dall'Impero giapponese, nelle cui armate erano confluiti migliaia di indiani disertori dall'esercito imperiale britannico. Essi andarono a formare il primo esercito nazionale indiano.

Oggi, gli storici occidentali ritengono che il Governo dell'India Libera fosse uno stato fantoccio del Giappone,

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Voci correlate
Stato fantoccio
Impero giapponese
Subhas Chandra Bose
Esercito nazionale indiano
Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS
Andamane e Nicobare

Stati costituiti negli anni 1940
Stati dissolti nel 1945
Politica dell'India
Storia dell'India
India
Stati fantoccio


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See Wal-Mart/Stores for a listing of Rochester area stores with addresses and phone numbers.
Walmart (aka Wal-mart, Wal-M art, Wal*Mart) is a global chain store, started in 1962 by Sam Walton in Rogers, Arkansas. The Walmart headquarters is still in nearby Bentonville, Arkansas.
Walmart Retail - the thousands of Walmart stores dotting the landscape.
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DELARA DARABI: D'ELIA- MULLAH'S BRUTALITY TOLERATED BY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
May 3, 2009: following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D'Elia issued the following statement:
"The brutality of the Mullah's regime that many seem to notice only now after the hanging of the young Delara Darabi is not only the fault of religious Iranian fundamentalism. The European Governments, including Italy, also give consent through silence, tolerance and an excessive desire to please, and they succumb to the Iranian regime's political and commercial blackmail.
The regime in Tehran poses a threat to world peace and security, and even more obvious are the acts it has practiced against its own people for decades. Instead of acknowledging and attempting to stop this, Europe credits Iran as a part of the solution to the problems in the Middle East when it is the main problem."
With at least 350 hangings carried out in 2008, and at least 155 in the first four months of this year, Iran is second only to China in the absolute number of executions. However it is number one in the world for executions relative to the country's population. With the at least 13 minors executed in 2008, Iran is the only country in the world to impose the death penalty on people less than 18 years of age at the time of the crime, a fact that puts Iran in open violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that it has ratified. And not only hangings. Stonings were carried out in at least two cases in 2008, and there was also a case of people being sentenced to being tied in a sack and thrown off a cliff. (Sources: HOC, 03/05/2009)
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
ALGERIA: EIGHT ISLAMIST MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
IRAN: EIGHT MEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
USA: 2 CONVICTED KILLERS EXECUTED IN OKLAHOMA, ALABAMA
CONNECTICUT (USA): STATE HOUSE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL - SC
IRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
SOMALIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AS PUNTLAND WOMAN FACES EXECUTION
IRAN: PAIR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
JAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
MALAYSIA: FORMER COP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO JUVENILES EXECUTED AMONG A GROUP OF FIVE
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED IN MADINAH
IRAN MOVES TO REDUCE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS
ALGERIA: BEN TITRAOUI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR RAPE
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR POLICE MURDER
IRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
IRAN: 13 HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
IRAN: MAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
ALGERIA: 14 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
BARBADOS GOVERNMENT ABOLISHING MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
IRAQ: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER
EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF DELARA DARABI


Manuel Rodríguez Sr (1926-2008) learned his craft from his father, himself a constructor of flamenco and classical guitars. In 1939, he went to work for Jose Ramirez II, where his father was working as a french polisher, several years. In 1945 he began moonlighting, making his own guitars at home. In 1955, he opened a workshop at Ministriles No 6, in Madrid. Two years later he moved it to Jesus y Maria No 26. In 1959, he decided to move to Los Angeles, California, opening a workshop at 10400 Willshire Blvd. While in Los Angeles he, conducted research together with engineers at UCLA to improve the design of bracings, frets, tie-blocks, etc. In 1973, he moved back to Madrid, and opened a shop at calle Hortaliza, 26. In 1991, he opened a factory in Almansa, Albacete to produce a full line of Manuel Rodriguez guitars. In 1994, the factory moved to Illescas, Toledo.
This guitar, no. 219, was personally made by Manuel Rodriguez Sr in Los Angeles in 1963, and was his top model concert classical guitar, and so is made with the finest woods of a quality rarely seen these days. The guitar overall is in good condition. It does have cracks on the back, that were repaired (and nicely cleated) by Manuel in his shop in L.A. and are perfectly stable. The guitar was evidently used by someone who played flamenco--and didn't care that the guitar had no tap plate--so there are nail and strumming marks that mare the top. Cosmetically, refreshing the French polish would greatly improve its appearance, although probably never completely erase these marks. The guitar is set up as a classical guitar-- and has a great tone, and volume. Considering that one would pay three or four times the asking price to get a new guitar of similar tonal quality, this is a great bargain. All the original paper work still is with the guitar, and it comes with its hardcase.


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I know it's already been discussed, but it's hard to find info in all the previous threads.
Also, now that we've had a fair number of this event, maybe people know more about it / have adapted their strategy.
What amount of stamina & energy do you use for a hit on a monster to maximize your meteorite gains?
I usually use 300 energy to heal, and 60 stamina to attack.
300 energy isn't 100%, so it's not overhitting, and has a good chance of giving a meteorite/candy. I find using less energy kinda frustrating.
Also I think that's the max you can spend at once. Or is there a 200 energy button on some monsters that I'm forgetting about?
I'm not sure about stamina. Maybe I should do 150 or even 200 hits? Or more?
I don't think 200 is 100% chance. Is 250 (Orc King) 100%? Or 300?
In the end, as long as you're not overhitting, maybe there's no bad strategy? That is, if your chance of getting a meteorite is linearly related to the amount of stamina spent (which seems to be the case?).
Does it just depend on whether you like gambling (smaller hits) or not (bigger hits)?
Also, just to be sure: Every hit chance is independent, right? Meaning, if you do a 1000 stam hit, you won't have more chance at getting a meteorite in the next hits?
Sure, here is a 200 energy button on plenty of monsters.
I use that with generals i wanna level up using energy and not my already maxed out Barbarus.
I go with 150 stam hits.
One extra reason is 60 stam hits reduce my chances of reaching Legendary/3 epic dmg, especially on bigger mobs, in time.
I still play around with it, assuming it could be tweaked from one event to the next without us knowing it.
I seem to get a better payout with all the "instant treasures" by investing about 50 stamina or 100 energy per click, but it is frustratingly slow, as you say. I don't use my triple-hit generals as often as I used to do.
I use 100 stam hits and 100 Energy Strengthen. I summon a Valhalla at the start of the event and usually solo it, or I summon a varg and a Valhalla, use them as much as I can, then turn them public. I do not use triple hit generals, as there is no space for one in my alliance. I use Solara, MK and Sephora for these events as I am an energy based LSI build. The best thing is that there is very little stamina/energy wasted in my play style, as you are burning both energy and stamina in small amounts instead of having 600 stamina and 400 energy with only 100 XP to level up.
Thx. If you had space for Barbarus is your alliance, would you use 300 energy at once instead of 100?
I saw a post of your when I was looking for info before where you said: "I agree with the average being less. I am averaging 4 drops per 1800 energy spent (3X100 hits, times six)."
Or did you change your mind for another reason?
I changed my mind because I was getting too much wasted stamina and energy. I mean I had to wait for at least 300 stam to attack, but that led to me having like 3 XP required and 300 stam+200-300 energy on hand. This wasted my energy. I switched out Barb and added Solara. As I have 600 stamina without Solara, using Barb wastes 400 stamina when I fill up (this was pointed out to me in a PM from another member of the forums). So I now use Solara and do not use triple hitters.
Alright I get it. Thanks!
so in conclusion 100 stamina 100 energy for these events?
What I believe is that the chance of getting a meteorite is linearly related to the amount of stamina spent.
If that is true (which I'm not sure of), then it doesn't matter which button you use as long as you don't "overhit". Because certain amounts of stamina and energy give a 100% chance at a drop (I think?), so if you use more stamina or energy than those amounts, you're wasting resources.
I believe for stamina, 200 hits give almost a 100% chance at a drop, so doing bigger hits would waste stamina.
For energy, I would say 300 hits give a 75%+ chance at a drop, so doing 500 or 600 hits would waste energy.
Then it's a personal choice: if you like certainty, use big amounts of stam/ene; If you like gambling, use smaller amounts.
But in the end, with a very large number of clicks, the number of meteorites you will earn per stamina/energy used probably won't differ much.
Be aware though that what I'm saying is based on an assumption (based on my experience). This hasn't been thoroughly tested.


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Il Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (abbreviato in LIMC), è un'enciclopedia che raccoglie e analizza i documenti iconografici prodotti dalla civiltà greca, romana ed etrusca, ordinandoli in base al criterio alfabetico convenzionalmente adottato nelle opere enciclopediche.
L'opera comprende 18 volumi, di cui 16 tomi dedicati alla storia e all'illustrazione dei reperti, e due indici.
La casa editrice che si fa carico di questa impresa è la Artemis Verlag Zürich und München.

Il progetto
Il LIMC è un progetto internazionale a cui collaborano 40 paesi e si pone come obiettivo di chiarire lo stato della conoscenza dell'iconografia per ciò che concerne la mitologia greca, romana, etrusca e di altre tradizioni periferiche nel periodo compreso tra l'età micenea e l'inizio del Cristianesimo.

Esso si collega a una necessità reale della ricerca, perché attualmente non esistono opere che si occupano di iconografia relativa alla mitologia classica, in grado di fornire una documentazione illustrativa dettagliata e a compiere un'analisi sviluppata secondo i metodi della scienza moderna. Il Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie di Wilhelm H. Roscher, composto tra la fine dell'ottocento e l'inizio del novecento, resta uno strumento indispensabile per quel che riguarda le parti testuali ma risulta del tutto obsoleto per la parte iconografica.

Un progetto di questa ampiezza implica, alla sua base, la raccolta di una quantità considerevole di documentazione condivisa tra tutti gli addetti alla ricerca dei paesi partecipanti, secondo uno spirito di collaborazione. Questi ricercatori sono in molti casi anche gli autori degli articoli prodotti nell'ambito del lavoro di équipe creato dal LIMC.

Un'attenzione particolare è riservata alla sorte delle immagini greche e romane nei paesi ellenizzati e romanizzati e alle divinità e agli eroi dei paesi vicini a queste culture.

La pubblicazione dei volumi iniziata nel 1981 ha avuto termine nel 1999.

Principali referenti
La pubblicazione è sotto la responsabilità della Fondazione Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae con sede a Ginevra, il cui presidente è Olivier Reverdin.
La segreteria generale fa capo a Lilly Kahil.
Il comitato di redazione è composto da John Boardman, Philippe Bruneau, Fulvio Canciani, Lilly Kahil, Nikolaos Kontoleon, Erika Simon, Nikolaos Yalouris.
I membri della redazione sono Hans Christoph Ackermann e Jean-Robert Gisler.
La sede gestionale è in Pfluggasse 5, CH-4051, Basilea (Basel, Basle).

Note

Voci correlate
Adone (mitologia)
Paolo Moreno

Collegamenti esterni

 LIMC-France Banca dati sull'iconografia antica

Enciclopedie storiche
Enciclopedie dell'arte
Mitologia


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WOW, we got one more day so its time to make this day awesome by learning something new 🙂 .
Hello guys, hope every body is doing good. In last week we learn about what is Constraint Layout in part1. Now Its time to start learning about remaining things about this awesome layout.
Motivation is same as discus with you guys in part1. Now this time I am not going to explain what features are given by Constraint Layout instead I will share with you issues which may be you will face when implementing. In the end I promise with you guys, you will know all concepts (which I know) without knowing you know 🙂 .
2. Align view in centre (Horizontally, Vertically, In Parent View).
3. How move View from Centre to Left or Right some DP.
4. Management of Ratio of my Image View.
5. Two or more columns required.
6. Parent Left Views, some have 16dp margin but some have 8dp.
7. How achieve Linear Layout in Constraint Layout.
8. View Gone, Break my UI.
Its time to ATTACK :).
We need to download 2.3 Android studio. In previous versions Visual Editor is not good and that show some wrong info on Design Tab. So that is really important download 2.3 beta which is available when I am writing this post.
When you try to give match_parent width/height to any view in Constraint layout. That will not work as show below (Automatically change by Editor).
No more match_parent. Remember match_parent is not deprecated instead that is removed from Constraint Layout nested views.
Use parent property for Constraint Layout nested views. Just like we do in RelativeLayout width=0dp and left and right to parent align. Same we will do here as shown below.
We need a Button in the centre of a parent. We can achieve as shown below.
Now I have a feeling you can easily achieve Horizontal and Vertical centre positions on your own :).
Mostly designer's give us weird requirements. For example designer want a text which is not 100% centre of parent instead that start from nearly to centre.
First, Sorry designers 😛 . Really easy to achieve this in Constraint Layout as shown below.
Same you can play with app:layout_constraintVertical_bias=".1″. Remember value limit 0,0.1 .. 1.
Lots of time we have ImageView with some specific ratio like 4:3. So we can achieve that as shown below.
Haha I know really simple. But now there is one more issue. Like I have a textview which has match_constrained in both width and height dimensions, but I want size of that TextView should be square according to device size. One more important thing, we need to mention square in perspective of Height or Width as shown below.
Now you can play more by changing values randomly.
That is really simple. Only we need to add one new concept of ConstraintLayout is called Guidelines. That is awesome. You will see in a minute. Basically these are virtual lines which you can use as a UI separator. There is only three important properties if you know you can say you are master of Guidelines.
In the end this Guideline never render on UI.
So first I am going to implement Guideline which will divide my screen into half. So I can get two column feeling.
Its time to add first button.
Its time to add second button.
Its time to add textview in second column.
Very simple to achieve this type of UI in ConstraintLayout. You can make more columns or rows by using same concept.
Whole code is written below.
I have some views which have constant 16dp left margin and some have 8dp as shown below.
May be you can ask this question. That is simple why that is mention as issue in post? Basically I am sharing with you a good practice how to manage UI. By implementing my way you can make scale able your UI. I want you should know, how you can use something in different perspectives.
So its time to start.
OK if you saw from top to bottom. First, second and last view having 16dp margin and all other have 8dp.
I can do by giving direct margin to all views. But many time's designer ask me, hey on small devices it look ugly can you do all views which have 8dp to 12dp left margin and those which have 16dp give them 20dp left margin.
If you giving direct margin. Its a nightmare. So I am going to make two guide lines. One having 8dp margin and second has 16dp margin. Both have vertical orientation.
Now its really simple add all other views according to requirement but with "0dp" margin. Now I am giving you whole code below.
Now designer want's to change 16dp to 20dp. I only need to change Guideline value app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="16dp" to app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="20dp". One important thing please don't make your team members fooooool. Always refactor your name if required. Like currently I have sixteenDpGuideLine. As a good developer its my duty to refactor Id name to twentyDpGuideLine. Now you can see magic in below image.
We have three buttons which are equally distributed in horizontal fashion. So in Linear layout I can achieve this by using weight as code written below.
How we can achieve this in Constraint Layout. Very easy, I am writing code below.
Oh no, guys you learned one new concept is called chaining. When we have Bi Directional relationship between views. Editor automatically take that as chaining. Now its time to discuss what benefits we can get by using chaining but before that I want to show how chaining looks on UI editor.
Here I am going to copy some definitions from Android Documentation. Because I feel that is good time to explain.
Chains provide group-like behavior in a single axis (horizontally or vertically). The other axis can be constrained independently.
A set of widgets are considered a chain if they are linked together via a bi-directional connection (see below, showing a minimal chain, with two widgets).
The head is the left-most widget for horizontal chains, and the top-most widget for vertical chains.
Now I have a feeling you guys are comfortable with the concept of Chaining. Its time to show you one more thing about chaining, that is called chaining style. Basically there is very good documentation available which I will show you later because that mostly create confusion. First I want to give you some practical experience.
(layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle) and we have five values for this property.
Spread Chain, Spread Inside Chain, Packed Chain, Packed Chain with Bias and Weighted Chain. Its time to look one by one of all these values.
By adding spread value in my Head view. I got below result.
By adding spread_inside in my Head view. I got below result.
In easy words when I gave this property to my head view my head and last view automatically attached with parent left and right edges. If you want this type of behaviour use "spread_insdie" value.
By adding packed value in my Head view. I got below result.
So when we want all views should be together. we can use "packed" value. Only one thing, all views are together but centre horizontal by default. Now my issue is I don't want centre horizontal. For that, check next property.
By adding packed and horizontal bias value in my Head view I got below result.
By using bias property I can change position as I want.
For example I have three buttons. First two buttons should take half screen and third will take a remaining half. For that I will use weighted chain concept as shown below. One important point, in this chaining style we always choose default style "spread" and then by using property "layout_constraintHorizontal_weight" we manage distribution of space between views.
Now we know real concept of Chaining and what are different chaining styles. Next I am doing copy some definitions of these chaining styles .
The default behavior of a chain is to spread the elements equally in the available space. If one or more elements are using MATCH_CONSTRAINT, they will use the available empty space (equally divided among themselves). The attribute layout_constraintHorizontal_weight and layout_constraintVertical_weight will control how the space will be distributed among the elements usingMATCH_CONSTRAINT. For exemple, on a chain containing two elements using MATCH_CONSTRAINT, with the first element using a weight of 2 and the second a weight of 1, the space occupied by the first element will be twice that of the second element.
Now what happened when some view Gone on runtime. I did some experiment and I got very odd results. For explaining this issue and how we can resolve I am taking very easy but effective example. For example I have two buttons as shown below.
According to functionality when second button clicked, first button will be gone. So as I implemented I have expectation my second button should go on the left edge of parent. So its time to see what will happen.
Haha my expectations are ruined.
Its time to resolve. Basically there is one new property is given in Constraint Layout called "app:layout_goneMargin". By using this property I can resolve these type of issues. So now I am going to add one more line of code and will see is my issue resolve or not.
Boom. Every thing is working according to expectations. Hurray.
OK guys. Its time to say BYE. We will meet again in next post.
Awesome ! Thanks for your posts. These help me a lot.
However, I do have some question about 0dp and weight in chain, I tried several times to use weight like Linear Layout, all failed. And I copy your code (7. How achieve Linear Layout in Constraint Layout), it failed again (only show one button).
I finnd someone also has problem with that, https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=213545.
Is there anything could solve this? or just avoid using it and use guideline instead.
oh, I got it. I used 1.08, after I update to 1.0.1, it works fine.
Awesome tutorial , whole new revolutionary layout building concept in just two tutorials, great. Keep it up.


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Ochlerotatus argyrothorax is een muggensoort uit de familie van de steekmuggen (Culicidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1920 door Bonne-Wepster & Bonne.

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