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Arlington Calendar 7/25/12
Arlington — Ongoing
Food Truck Thursdays. In the surface parking lot at the corner of Crystal Drive and 18th Street. Food Trucks that sign up get free reserved parking and patrons get one location with ample options and old favorites. Food Trucks already signed up include: Doug the Food Dude, Hot People Food, Red Hook Lobster and Willie's Po'Boy.
Friday Mornings
Line Dancing Class. 10-11 a.m. Line dancing with Barbara Allen. Covers the basic steps, then combines them to music for a gentle, social, aerobic workout. More experienced line dancers are welcome as they can assist newer dancers. At Aurora Hills Senior Center. Call 703-228-5722.
Through July 28
Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret. Virginia's Signature Theatre's series featuring a number of red hot acts from D.C. and Broadway. Tickets for each cabaret is $25 general admission. Signature is offering an All-Access Pass for $125 (must be purchased at the box office), 703-820-9771. 4200 Campbell Avenue. Visit www.signature-theatre.org.
Erin Driscoll: Get Happy! The Songs of Harold Arlen Wednesday. July 25 at 8 p.m.
Carolyn Cole: Born to Take the BELTway. Thursday, July 26 at 8 p.m.
Geoff Packard. Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m.
Carrie Manolakos. Friday, July 27 at 9 p.m.
Cory Jamison: Kenton's Cool School: The Music of June Christy, Chris Connor, and Anita O'Day. Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m.
Revenge of the Understudies. Saturday, July 28 at 9 p.m.
Encore Stage & Studio's production of "The Pirates of Penzance" at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Tickets for adults are $15, and tickets for children, students, and seniors are $10. Tickets can be purchased at www.encorestage.org and group discounts are available. The Theatre is located at 125 S. Old Glebe Rd.
Summer Memories. Presented by The Arlington Artists Alliance, an Art Show and Sale at the Gallery at Convergence. More than 20 artists will show their latest works at the Gallery at Convergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, July 2-31. Hours are Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday 10-7. Visit www.arlingtonartistsalliance.org or call 202-624-3611.
Through Aug. 4
So Teach Us to Number Our Days. An exhibition of woodcuts, etchings, and sculpture by Margaret (Peggy) Adams Parker of Alexandria. At Crossroads Gallery, Goodwin House Baileys Crossroads, 3440 S. Jefferson St., Falls Church.
Through Sept. 16
Exhibit. Arlington Arts Center and The Studio Visit have invited two guest curators, Kristina Bilonick and Julie Chae. Each will bring her individual methodology and point of view to the selection, arrangement and contextualization of the works in the exhibition. Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Call 703-248-6800 or visit http://www.findyourartist.org.
Fridays in September
Wine in the Water Park. 7-9 p.m. Free admission and snacks, $5 wine, $4 beer. Wine in the Water Park brings the mood-setting, ambient music of DJ Adrian Loving, wine and beer selected by the Washington Wine Academy and free snacks from Jaleo to the Crystal City Water Park. Crystal City Water Park, across from 1750 Crystal Drive.
Through November
National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest. Cherry Blossoms are blooming inside and outside in Crystal City this spring with a new partnership between the Crystal City Business Improvement District, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, and FotoDC. Some 150 finalists and judge favorites from FotoDC's Second Annual National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest will be exhibited along Crystal City's interior walkways. Visit www.crystalcity.org.
Email announcements to arlington@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is noon the Thursday before publication. Photos are welcome.
Wednesdays/July 25 through Aug. 15
Brazilian Jazz by Origem. This summer, the Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division has selected Brazilian jazz band Origem to share their sophisticated sounds with regional audiences. The band will ably demonstrate what happens when the cool improvisational jazz of the Western Hemisphere is mixed with compelling Brazilian rhythms. Le Méridien Hotel, 1121 N. 19th Street.
Wednesday/July 25
Author Visit. 7 p.m. Dr. Madeline Levine will discuss Teach Your Children Well: Parenting for Authentic Success. Her book encourages parents to shift from a hyper-parenting style to one that focuses on protective factors contributing to a healthier and saner family. One More Page. 2200 North Westmoreland Street. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
Friday/July 27
Shakespeare. 8 p.m. Free. The Traveling Players performing William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Part of Lubber Run Summer Concerts at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus Street and 2nd Street North (two blocks north of Route 50). Call 703-228-1850 or www.arlingtonarts.org.
Heroes Remembered. 9 a.m. 59th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Featuring a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the program includes official remarks in the Arlington National Cemetary's Amphitheatre with high ranking Defense Department officials and other senior government representatives. The event also includes activities for Korean War Veterans and their families. At the Arlington National Cemetery.
Summer Concert Series.The United States Air Force Band-Max Impact. 8 p.m. Free. Air Force Memorial. One Air Force Memorial Drive. Call 202-767-5658 or visit www.usafband.af.mil.
Saturday/July 28
Robyn's Place. 8 p.m. Free. Part of Lubber Run Summer Concerts at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus Street and 2nd Street North (two blocks north of Route 50). Call 703-228-1850 or www.arlingtonarts.org.
Sunday/July 29
Halau O'Aulani. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. Free. Part of Lubber Run Summer Concerts at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus Street and 2nd Street North (two blocks north of Route 50). Call 703-228-1850 or www.arlingtonarts.org.
Monday/July 30
Crystal Screen Gets Romantic: You've Got Mail. Free.The courtyard along S. Bell Street will be transformed into a free outdoor movie theater. The ROM COM theme makes it the perfect (and affordable) date night in the heart of Crystal City. 1800 South Bell Street (near Crystal City Metro).
Freedy Johnston. 8 p.m. Performing at the Iota Club & Cafe located at 2832 Wilson Boulevard. $12 fee per person. Must be 21 or older. Call 703-522-8350 for more info.
Thursday/Aug. 2
Book Discussion. 7 p.m. at One More Page, 2200 North Westmoreland Street. The New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean discusses his witty and entertaining new book, The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
"Hugo" at Arlington Central Library. 8 p.m. Free. As part of Summer Reading 2012, Arlington Public Library presents two free outdoor family film screenings on the field facing the Washington Boulevard side of Central Library. Bring a picnic and blanket and watch a movie under the stars. 1015 N. Quincy Street.
Friday/Aug. 3
Hexagon Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Free. Part of Lubber Run Summer Concerts at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus Street and 2nd Street North (two blocks north of Route 50). Call 703-228-1850 or www.arlingtonarts.org.
Summer Concert Series. The United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants. Free. Air Force Memorial Drive. Call (202) 767-5658 or visit www.usafband.afl.mil.
Darlingside. 8 p.m. $12. New England's Darlingside consists of five songwriters who came together and forged a seamless, exhilarating sound at the intersection of rock, classical, and folk music. Performing at the Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Boulevard.
Saturday/Aug. 4
Juniper Lane. 8 p.m. Free. Part of Lubber Run Summer Concerts at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus Street and 2nd Street North (two blocks north of Route 50). Call 703-228-1850 or www.arlingtonarts.org.
19th Century Home Life Camp. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Ages 9-12. Kids will learn about what life was like for the Lees and the enslaved at Arlington. At the Robert E. Lee Memorial. To register, email Virginia_Hughes@nps.gov. Visit www.nps.gov/arho or call 703-235-1530.
Monday/Aug. 6
Crystal Screen Gets Romantic: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Free.The courtyard along S. Bell Street will be transformed into a free outdoor movie theater. The ROM COM theme makes it the perfect (and affordable) date night in the heart of Crystal City. 1800 South Bell Street (near Crystal City Metro).
Author Visit. 7 p.m. Writer and decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer Benjamin Busch visits One More Page to talk about Dust to Dust, his layered and extraordinary memoir about ordinary things – life and death, peace and war, childhood adventures and the revelations of adulthood. 2200 North Westmoreland Street. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
Tuesday/Aug.7
One More Page Book Club. 7 p.m meeting. Talk about State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. 2200 North Westmoreland Street. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at the Central Library. 8 p.m. Free. As part of Summer Reading 2012, Arlington Public Library presents two free outdoor family film screenings on the field facing the Washington Boulevard side of Central Library. Bring a picnic and blanket and watch a movie under the stars. 1015 N. Quincy Street.
Friday/ Aug. 10
Summer Concert Series. 8 p.m. Free. The United Air Force Band- Air Force Strings. At the Air Force Memorial, One Air Force Memorial Drive. Call 202-767-5658 for more information.
Saturday/Aug. 11
Singles Dinner & Movie Night. 5 p.m. $30. Enjoy a fixed price dinner at Ireland's Four Courts followed by a movie of your choice at AMC Courthouse Plaza 8. Fee includes dinner, soda, tip and movie ticket. RSVP required. Call 301-924-4101 or visit www.newbeginningsusa.org.
Monday/Aug. 13
Crystal Screen Gets Romantic: Pretty Woman. Free.The courtyard along S. Bell Street will be transformed into a free outdoor movie theater. The ROM COM theme makes it the perfect (and affordable) date night in the heart of Crystal City. 1800 South Bell Street (near Crystal City Metro).
Crystal Screen Gets Romantic: Love Actually. Free.The courtyard along S. Bell Street will be transformed into a free outdoor movie theater. The ROM COM theme makes it the perfect (and affordable) date night in the heart of Crystal City. 1800 South Bell Street (near Crystal City Metro).
Thursday/Aug. 23
Scandinavian Noir in Translation. 7 p.m. An evening with translator K.E. Semmel who has played a key role in bringing immensely popular Scandinavian crime fiction works to English-speaking audiences. Recent translations include Karin Fossum's The Caller and Jussi Adler-Olsen's The Absent One. One More Page, 2200 North Westmoreland Street. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
Crystal Screen Gets Romantic: when Harry Met Sally. Free.The courtyard along S. Bell Street will be transformed into a free outdoor movie theater. The ROM COM theme makes it the perfect (and affordable) date night in the heart of Crystal City. 1800 South Bell Street (near Crystal City Metro).
Sunday/Sept. 16
A Taste of Wine and Jazz. 2-6 p.m. $20 food and wine, $10 food only. Enjoy sips of wine from Spain and South America provided by Jaleo and tempting tapas from local restaurants. Free salsa dancing lessons from The Salsa Room, Latin jazz from Trio Caliente and wine tasting classes from the Washington Wine Academy. Tickets available on day of event. Courtyard at 220 20th Street.
Pups and Pilsners. 2-6 p.m. Free admission, additional fee for beer. This dog-friendly festival features a massive beer garden with ten stations – each with a different craft brew, including offerings from local breweries. Crystal City restaurants will serve up food to satisfy appetites. Festival grounds at 1405 Crystal Drive.
Monday/Sept. 24
Northern Virginia Mineral Club. 7:45 p.m. The Northern Virginia Mineral Club promotes, educates and encourages interest in geology, mineralogy, lapidary arts and related sciences. Meetings are held at 7:45 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month (except two in Summer and December) at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 Carlin Springs Road. Call 703-228-6535. No meetings in July and August. Visitors are Always Welcome at our Club Meetings.
Saturday/Sept. 29
Celebrate Phoenix Houses of the Mid-Atlantic (formerly Vanguard)-50 years of making a difference 1962-2012.
There will be a reception, dinner and musical entertainment by David Wright and The Wright Touch....Saturday, Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m......at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, 2800 S. Potomac Ave.,Arlington. Contact Lauren Zapf at lzapf@phoenixhouse.org or call 703-841-0703, ext. 3088 for ticket information.
Sunday/Oct. 14
The Mutts n Munchkins Crafty Kids Fundraiser. 1-4 p.m. This is an event to support Service Dogs of Virginia. This fundraiser hopes to provide children with a chance to make a positive difference in the lives of these amazing dogs and the people they help. Mutts n Munchkins is looking for individuals, or teams of young people, to create simple dog related products (art work or baked goods) or interactive activities (games or arts and crafts) to sell at the event to raise money for Service Dogs of Virginia. Cherry Hill Park. Vist www.muttsnmunchkins.com.
Monday/Oct. 22
Saturday/Oct. 27
Arlington Free Clinic will hold its 16th Annual Black Tie Benefit Gala at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The theme of this year's event is "Voilà Paris!". The Clinic provides both primary and specialty health services to the uninsured and many of the Clinic's client services and resources depend on the success of the Gala. The Gala will feature a dinner, dancing to the music of Odyssey, a raffle, and an auction that includes getaways, art, and many other things. Sponsorships for the Gala are available at many levels and tickets are $300 per person. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased by visiting www.gala.arlingtonfreeclinic.org.


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On Tuesday night I watched various news stations for results on the election and followed live blogging. Live blogging is far more interesting than the news, unless you include Jon Stewart. Late into the evening as the polls became more and more in favor of Bush I could imagine the disappointment in my country and the heavy drinking that was going to ensue. Must Drown The Sorrow! We're Fucked! Pass Me Another One!
I was sad at the disappointment in my country. I didn't like the negativity. I didn't like the way some Americans want to move to Canada, like leaving the country was going to solve everything, although the idea was funny. I didn't like the fact that Bush won because he had half of the citizen's votes. A president should have at least 70% of the people's support. I wasn't angry at Bush's win. It was a passive acceptance, with a shrug of the shoulders and a mumbled 'Let's see what happens now'. I am pleased in the sense that we now get to see Bush carry out his long term plan, if he has one, and allow him to finish what he started. He will be held accountable for whatever happens in the next four years, and the pressure is on. I'm glad he won as a result of voters' decisions, and not the ruling of the supreme court.
It was hard to imagine someone else suddenly stepping into office and seamlessly continuing the job with knowledge of all the details. How much does a candidate know about a president's job? How much does Kerry know about what it takes to run a country? How much does Howard Dean? While I'm at it, how much does Bush?
When things go wrong, to blame is instinctive. But it's futile and causes a collective sense of anger and frustration. Abusive, hateful, verbal attack shouldn't be the only way to voice disagreement. I don't think I'll ever be comfortable discussing politics. It's not something I'm fond of and not something I know very much about. We hardly, if ever, talk about politcs in my family, and my parents don't tell each other who they vote for, and I think it's better that way.
the enormous tasks still ahead of him. He has mine. Unequivocally."


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Q: Positive integer from Python hash() function I want to use the Python hash() function to get integer hashes from objects. But built-in hash() can give negative values, and I want only positive. And I want it to work sensibly on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
I.e. on 32-bit Python, hash() can return an integer in the range -2**31 to 2**31 - 1.
On 64-bit systems, hash() can return an integer in the range -2**63 to 2**63 - 1.
But I want a hash in the range 0 to 2**32-1 on 32-bit systems, and 0 to 2**64-1 on 64-bit systems.
What is the best way to convert the hash value to its equivalent positive value within the range of the 32- or 64-bit target platform?
(Context: I'm trying to make a new random.Random style class. According to the random.Random.seed() docs, the seed "optional argument x can be any hashable object." So I'd like to duplicate that functionality, except that my seed algorithm can't handle negative integer values, only positive.)

A: Using sys.maxsize:
>>> import sys
>>> sys.maxsize
9223372036854775807L
>>> hash('asdf')
-618826466
>>> hash('asdf') % ((sys.maxsize + 1) * 2)
18446744073090725150L

Alternative using ctypes.c_size_t:
>>> import ctypes
>>> ctypes.c_size_t(hash('asdf')).value
18446744073090725150L

A: (Edit: at first I thought you always wanted a 32-bit value)
Simply AND it with a mask of the desired size. Generally sys.maxsize will already be such a mask, since it's a power of 2 minus 1.
import sys
assert (sys.maxsize & (sys.maxsize+1)) == 0 # checks that maxsize+1 is a power of 2

new_hash = hash & sys.maxsize

A: Just using sys.maxsize is wrong for obvious reasons (it being `2*n-1 and not 2*n), but the fix is easy enough:
h = hash(obj)
h += sys.maxsize + 1

for performance reasons you may want to split the sys.maxsize + 1 into two separate assignments to avoid creating a long integer temporarily for most negative numbers. Although I doubt this is going to matter much

A: How about:
h = hash(o)
if h < 0:
  h += sys.maxsize

This uses sys.maxsize to be portable between 32- and 64-bit systems.

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Some days I look at the world—or I look at MYSELF—and I think: What the heck? We have been here before. We've ALREADY BEEN HERE. Why are we doing this again? Why are we going BACKWARD?
Because I want to think we'll always move in one direction: forward, toward more health, more wholeness, more love. But that isn't how it works, and we all know it.
If you've ever met a small child, you know that one day they'll share their toys, and the next day they have to be reminded not to use their teeth. Growth is a frustratingly back-and-forth process.
Growth is a frustratingly back-and-forth process.
If I forget that, my own body reminds me—most of the time I am moving toward light, and then sometimes depression takes me out or anxiety knocks me down and I am pitched into the dark. I have to move between both.
I think we all do, in our own ways.
But even when we're in the dark—even when everything seems to have turned to dust and rubble, even when we are alone and broken-down, even when there seems to be no next step—even then, the light is always winning.
The light is always winning.
But even on days when I'm not sure I believe it, even when we seem to be going backward, I still know the light is winning—because I see how we respond. We do not look around at the pain and the disconnection and the anger in the world and say, Well, this is great, let's make more of this. Let's just stay right here. We don't.
We say, What the heck? We have been here before. We've ALREADY BEEN HERE. Why are we doing this again? Why are we going BACKWARD?
The darkness only wins if we settle into it. But we don't.
We notice. We object. We listen. Maybe we cry. Maybe we offer up thoughts and prayers, if there isn't any other thing to do.
We're moving forward, but in a zig-zagging, circle-around-and-try-again sort of way.
So I'm not surprised anymore.
Now when it seems like we're going backward I remember that we've been here before—SO WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. We know how to get out of this place. We've been here before, and we know the way.
Sometimes love looks like being there when you don't know what to say. Sometimes love looks like making changes. Sometimes love looks like listening to someone you don't agree with. Sometimes love looks like civility. It all matters.
If you hear calls to fear: that's not the way forward. That's how we get tripped up and end up back where we've already been. Fear is never the way. Fear is a signpost. Fear is giving you information. You need to listen to your own fears, but you can't live in them. Fear doesn't give good life directions.
The way forward is to show up and to chase hard after love. The path may not be smooth, it may circle back and drive us crazy, but the way forward starts with us, and it always, always starts with love.
I first wrote about this on Instagram. I don't usually cross-post, but I was reminded of this today and wanted to share it with you here, where the words could have a little more room to breathe.


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Q: wso2iot 3.1.0 error acces devicemgt I have installed the WSO2 IoT Server 3.1.0 by following the installation guide. But when I want to access to https://myip:9443/devicemgt/, I enter my login and then SETTING UP YOUR ENVIRONMENT start charging.

After few minutes Ops... it seems something went wrong.
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appears on the screen.
I can't access to my devicemgt, anyone have a idea?

A: The error could be due to SSL handshake issues with your machine. Therefore the best way to set up WSO2 IoT server 3.1.0 on your machine is to run the change-ip.sh script. Please follow only "Configuring the IP or hostname using the script".


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Watch Dogs: Legion announced, AMD Navi GPUs revealed and more in E3 2019 day 3
A new day and new announcements at E3 2019, and this time it has come to Ubisoft, PC and Square Enix to kick-start exciting new announcements for the latest games and economies including the new AMD Radeon RX 5700 cards, a few new Ubisoft games and more
Summary of the first day of E3 2019: New season Apex Legends, Fifa 20 details and more
Summary of the second day of E3 2019: New Xbox platform, Cyberpunk trailer with Keanu Reeves and more
First we had PC Gaming Show, which gave us a large number of new trailers and announcements.
The long awaited sequel to the classic series has received a new trailer and launch date is November 19.
A new violent demo from Paradox studio confirmed the launch of the game in the first quarter of 2020, and we got our first look at some gameplay of this vampire adventure.
"It's like GTA but you're a shark" is the description that a Tripwire developer has talked about his new game, and we'll let you see for yourselves.
Chivalry II
Despite the huge success of the game of fighting the collective swords of Mordhau, Chivalry will return to regain its title as the best collective medieval game, with new features as horseback riding and the possibility to play for 64 people at once. The game is coming exclusively for Epic Games Store in 2020.
A cooperative shooting game that puts players in the face of a number of monsters and demons in an exciting group adventure from the developers of Darksiders. The game will be released on August 20 this year for the computer and home platforms.
The most exciting of the Indie games that night, Big Sugar's new action game combines classic 2D and metal in a bloody journey filled with monsters, blood and explosions.
AutoChess
Do not let appearances fool you This is not a normal chess game. This new title from the original DOT 2 mod manufacturers will add many levels of thrill to the classic game to make this experience unique. The game will come to the Epic Games Store (suddenly) and is being developed using the UE4 engine.
Borderlands 3 & Baldur's Gate
We were looking forward to see new trailers for these titles but unfortunately we did not get that at the show itself, but we got several new details that the developers talked about in the videos above.
The PC Gaming Show was followed by the Ubisoft conference and its special announcements for the evening, which we will list the highlights of
First announcement at the con was the third installment of Watch Dogs, named Watch Dogs: Legion as the latest addition to the series, taking place in London, UK. The biggest and most dazzling feature of this release is the absolute freedom of the player to choose his playable character. The company has reviewed the advanced game system that allows us to select and control anyone from the game world as we want. The new version of Watch Dogs is more than just another GTA .
Another new game from Ubisoft has been developed by Assassin's Creed Odyssey development team called Gods & Monsters. The new title appears to be a mixture of Greek legends and the famous Legend of Zelda series, and although there is little detail at the moment, the teaser show has caught our attention.
The latest version of the Ghost Recon series has received a new show to give us a bigger idea of the new experience in Tom Clancy's, which you will be able to play individually this time with the introduction of artificial intelligence to replace the real players when you are not connected to the Internet.
Another new game from Ubisoft and this time the target Rocket League competition. This collective title will give players a new style of play that combines skiing and goal-scoring, and it seems really fun.
The Division 2: Episode 3
A new trailer for the upcoming addition to the Division game was accompanied by a free play period from June 13 to 16, and a series-based movie released by Netflix was officially released.
The latest surprise in the Ubisoft show was a Rainbow Six release called Quarantine, a collective title that puts three players in front of zombie enemies and must work together to accomplish missions and survive. The style of play is not detected but we have this teaser show at the top.
AMD Next Horizon
A few hours after the Ubisoft conference was the presentation of the AMD chipset, which revealed, as promised, the details of the graphics cards coming from the Navi series, including its video game performance, price and launch date.
The new graphics cards are based on the all-new RDNA architecture and 7nm manufacturing technology, which is only two versions for the current time: Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 5700 XT. The goal here was to perform better than Nvidia's RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 in the same price category, and that seems to be what we're going to get.
The RX 5700, which is designed to compete with the RTX 2060, will come at $ 379 while the RX 5700 XT comes in defiance of the RTX 2070 for $ 449. Despite the convergence of the price of 5700 and 2060, However, the difference between 5700 XT and 2070 exceeds $ 100 and a similar performance. Both cards will be released on July 7 along with the new Zen 2 processors.
Speaking of the Zen 2 processors, a number of new tests have been reviewed that show performance relative to Intel processors in performance, with a clear superiority in multi-core and live broadcast. Ryzen 9 3900X easily outperforms rival i9-9900K in Division 2 while playing and maintains 98% Of the tires compared to only 2.1% for Intel.
A number of new technologies have also been introduced including FidelityFX, which keeps the details of the image from losing and contributes to its increase with little impact on the frame rate, as this feature will come within the upcoming Radeon updates. The new Radeon Anti-LAG (RAL) technology has also been unveiled to the e-sports audience to reduce latency between input and image display by 15 to 35%.
The latest surprise was the discovery of the new Ryzen 9 3950X processor, which offers 16 core processors, 32 processing threads running only 105W, 4.7GHz and 72 MB of cache, all for just $ 749, easily overcoming the lowest-priced processors from the competition.
Here we have reached the end of the highlights of the third day of E3 2019. We will cover what happened at Square Enix in another separate article and we will wait for the fourth and final day with Nintendo and more.
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PwC April 8, 2019
Trial of Ex-Dallas Cop Accused of Killing PwC Accountant Botham Jean Delayed Until September
Amid all the Chicago Cubs angst that has been in my Twitter feed of late was this tweet from the Dallas Morning News:
Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger's murder trial delayed in slaying of Botham Jean https://t.co/RHdhIN1FnA
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) April 2, 2019
Guyger's murder trial was supposed to begin on Aug. 12, but it seems like one of her attorneys is to blame for it being pushed back until Sept. 23, according to the Dallas Morning News:
State District Judge Tammy Kemp signed an order [April 1] moving the trial from August to Sept. 23 in the slaying of Dallas accountant Botham Jean.
Kemp's order came after Guyger's attorney Robert Rogers and Toby Shook filed a motion seeking a continuance. They requested the delay between Shook is lead attorney in a federal trial that begins July 29 and is expected to last two to three weeks, court records show.
Without the delay, the defense's motion said, Shook could not properly prepare to defend Guyger.
Guyger was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Sept. 9, three days after she shot and killed Jean, a 26-year-old risk assurance associate in PwC's Dallas office, in his Dallas apartment.
Guyger, who had just finished a shift but was still in full uniform, told authorities that she mistook Jean's apartment for hers and thought her home was being burglarized. Guyger lived in an apartment one floor directly below Jean's apartment. She told authorities that she parked on the wrong level of the South Side Flats apartment complex's garage—the fourth floor instead of the third, where her apartment was located.
After being arrested, Guyger was released from jail on $300,000 bond.
The Dallas Police Department fired Guyger on Sept. 24 for engaging in adverse conduct. She had worked at the department for nearly five years.
After two days of hearing evidence in late November, a Dallas County grand jury on Nov. 30 upgraded Guyger's charge from manslaughter to murder. She turned herself in to authorities that afternoon and was released on $200,000 bond.
Kemp issued a gag order on Jan. 8, preventing attorneys and Guyger from speaking publicly about the case.
Tags: Amber Guyger, Botham Jean, controversies, grand jury, indictments, manslaughter, murder, PwC
KPMG July 11, 2019
by Jim Peterson
"Sell in May and go away" was an investors' adage invoked as vacation strategy in a more genteel era. Returns in the summer were said to lag the rest of the year—and in any event, that's how brokers justified their holiday cottages on the eastern seaboard. This year the maxim has twice failed my attempt […]
BDO July 11, 2019
BDO Puerto Rico Managing Partner Resigns After Indictment In Massive Corruption Scandal
The words "managing partner" and "corruption" used in the same sentence is never a good thing, as we found out in the KPMG/PCAOB information leak scandal. But while there was no scheme to steal confidential information from an audit regulator going on in Puerto Rico, there were allegations of money laundering, theft, and wire fraud […]


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package com.mildlyskilled.protocol

import akka.actor.ActorRef

/**
  * Created by kwabena on 19/03/2016.
  */
object Message {

  sealed trait Message

  case object Start extends Message

  case object RegisteredUsers extends Message

  case object ListChannels extends Message

  case object Leave extends Message

  case object Stop extends Message

  final case class Info(msg: String) extends Message

  final case class Warn(msg: String) extends Message

  final case class RegisterUser(user: ActorRef) extends Message

  final case class RemoveUser(user: ActorRef) extends Message

  final case class RegisteredUsers(users: List[String]) extends Message

  final case class RegisterChannel(channel: String) extends Message

  final case class Login(username: String, password: String) extends Message

  final case class AuthenticationStatus(status: String) extends Message

  final case class JoinChannel(channel: String) extends Message

  final case class Connect(server: ActorRef) extends Message

  final case class ChannelList(channels: List[String]) extends Message

  val privateMessageRegex = """^@([^\s]+) (.*)$""".r

  val userCommandMessageRegex = """^:([^\s]+) ([^\s]+)$""".r

}

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Q: JavaScript countdown cannot parse integer numbers

        5

I tried to make countdown with timer and decrements, but the output come out not as integer (5, 4, 3, 2, 1,......) but stuffs like -336048 etc instead.
How do I fix this?

A: Should not call apa() inside apa it creates a infinite recursion. The setInterval() will call apa in 1 sec intervals so no need to call it again.
//also there is no need to use a anonymous function you can just say
//var myVar = setInterval(apa, 1000);
var myVar = setInterval(function () {
    apa()
}, 1000);
var f = 5;

function apa() {
    document.getElementById("haha").innerHTML = f;
    f--;
}

var myVar = setInterval(apa, 1000); //just pass the apa reference to setInterval
var f = 5;

function apa() {
  document.getElementById("haha").innerHTML = f;
  f--;
}
5

A: You can try this . this will count only(5 4 3 2 1)
var myVar=setInterval(function(){if(f>0) apa()},1000);
        var f=5;
         function apa()
        {
            document.getElementById("haha").innerHTML = f;
            f--;
        }


Many senior IT and business leaders are taking to the blogosphere, but finding limited success. Here are a few tips and examples of what makes a great executive blog.
Are there potential pitfalls to blogging by the CEO? Yes there are. Take the case of Whole Foods CEO's blog. John Mackey's blog ends with an entry in July of 2007; it was at that point that the government launched an investigation into Mr. Mackey's other Internet activities in which he anonymously made comments about the company; as a result, his blog was also carefully scrutinized. To date no action has been taken. Mr. Mackey apologized to shareholders for his anonymous comments in other Internet media.
Finally, no discussion of executive blogs would be complete without mention of the blog of Bill Marriott, chairman and CEO of Marriott International. His blog entries are entertaining and on-point—focused on the Marriott brand and reputation. It significantly encourages brand loyalty—and it works.
The entries are dictated (audio file is available), then enhanced with pictures. There is not much that is provocative, and no real dialogue with responses—but there are plenty of responses, which are monitored and edited. Marriott's approach works for the global hotel company, and should be considered by other retail/consumer companies that wish to establish and retain consumer loyalty. In this particular case, there is a direct tie to revenue, because blog readers are inclined to be higher value customers for Marriott than non-blog readers, per Marriott's in-house research.
If you are a senior executive that would like to stand out from among the crowd, engage your target constituency (whether customer or employee), and find effective ways to communicate company direction and philosophy, blogging is definitely an option worth considering.
Making a commitment to blogging requires rigor to ensure that regular, timely updates are made and that a process exists for reviewing and monitoring comments. You also have to be comfortable writing and reviewing your entries—or install a review process, while making sure that the thoughts and writing reflect your personality. The best blogs also allow for interaction with comments. Although this can be the dark side of blogging for an executive, the occasional attention paid to an exemplary response would earn many future benefits for you and your blog.
The nature of blogging makes it a perfect enhancement or replacement for internal company newsletters, or the convivial CEO newsletter that is the hallmark of many a company catalog or customer newsletter.
• Write from the heart, on topics that interest you. It comes through.
• Create entries on a regular, scheduled basis.
• Promote your blog through other means—internally to staff, or externally via news releases or other Internet media. Use traditional ("Enterprise 0.0") technologies (newsletters, customer letters) to promote the blog.
• Engage your audience. Depending on time and interest, respond to exemplary comments if possible.
• Most of all: keep it simple. Shakespeare wasn't a CEO.
The effective executive will take advantage of blogs to communicate messages to appropriate audiences. When done well, the potential for success is enormous.
Jack Santos is CIO Executive Strategist with The Burton Group's Executive Advisory Service, a Utah-based technology analysts firm, and a former CIO of several large enterprises.


Okoboji Boat Works is currently accepting applications for staff at our Convenience Store location. Primary duties will include making boat rental reservations, completing boat rental paperwork with customers, collecting payment, excursion boat ticket sales, clothing and food and beverage sales, and general cleaning.
Point of sale knowledge is a plus!
Weekend and holiday work is required. Job is available May through September.


Art Director of Photoworks and responsible for curating the Brighton Photo Biennial 2018. From 2011-2018, Shoair Mavlian was assistant curator of photography at Tate Modern, London where she curated the major exhibition 'The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection' (Tate Modern, 2016), and co-curated 'Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art' (Tate Modern 2018), 'Conflict, Time, Photography' (Tate Modern, 2014), 'Project Space: A Chronicle of Interventions' (Tate Modern and TEOR/éTica, Costa Rica, 2014).
Recent independent curatorial projects include the exhibition 'Don McCullin: Looking Beyond the Edge' for Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2016 and 'In Flux' exhibited at Getxo Photo 2017 and Kanellopoulos Cultural Centre, Greece, 2015.


Polar Vortex Warning: Keep Your Tech Toasty!
When it's cold out, you can always throw on a sweater to stay warm. But your electronics are more reptilian—they can get sluggish or even fail to work in freezing weather. Worse, charging batteries at low temperatures or moving tech gear between extreme temperature ranges can cause damage to your devices.
Finally, as you may remember from high school science, objects expand when heated and contract when cooled. The amount they expand and contract may be very small, but the tolerances inside electronics are often extremely tight, and even the tiniest changes can cause mechanical failures, particularly with repeated cycles of expanding and contracting. Try to avoid subjecting devices to significant temperature swings on a regular basis or you may find yourself replacing them more frequently than you'd like.
In the end, the best advice we have is to keep your gear warm whenever possible, and if you must use it in temperatures below freezing, be aware that battery life and screen responsiveness may be reduced.
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This is the rationale why training is becoming more and more necessary and it has now grow to be a necessity to everybody. The significance of training is nicely evident in developed international locations because it play a major function in private and social improvement. The objective of education should be clear in speech, for what you speak, do inform, entertain or persuade. In a large nation like India, where a lot of the inhabitants is uneducated, the function of science in dissemination of schooling via television cannot be denied.
This shouldn't be construed to imply that training ought to be all about studying to make money and such lofty ideals as being literate and nicely-read usually are not essential; it is simply that what good is being lettered if you can't make it on the planet?-and yes, making it on the planet means with the ability to become profitable and provide for your family.
Education has been used as a significant instrument to tell people of their rights and services that they can have entry to. In order to be able to differentiate between doing the suitable and flawed, education plays a significant position as youth are been taught what ought to be carried out and what not to be finished within the society and how they could be a accountable person within the society.
He hopes someday this college can print extra college students and student achievement and an instance for different faculties in order that the standard of education in Indonesia continues to extend. Neither Suharto nor the economists in authorities have a tendency to think of schooling as a commodity to a decrease priority than the construction of a highway or dam water, not as a major investment the nation.


The Valley of the Queens contains at least 98 tombs that belonged to queens from the 19th and 20th dynasties as well as other members of the royal families, including princesses and princes. Four of the tombs are open for viewing.
The most spectacular tomb in the valley was constructed for Queen Nefertari, the principal wife of Ramesses the Great. She was a respected woman in ancient Egyptian times. She was well educated and was able to read and write hieroglyphs, which was a rare skill. Nefertari acted as a diplomat, using her reading and writing skills to correspond with other world leaders and royals of the period.
Nefretari's tomb is the largest and most beautiful in the Valley of the Queens.
The wall paintings in her tomb depict the Queen's character through images of the queen honoring the gods and goddesses who would help her on her journey in the afterlife.


text:
<?php

namespace Hubzero\Menu;

/**
 * Menu manager class
 */
class Manager
{
	/**
	 * The array of created "menus".
	 *
	 * @var  array
	 */
	protected $menus = array();

	/**
	 * Create a new manager instance.
	 *
	 * @return  void
	 */
	public function __construct()
	{
		$this->menus = array();
	}

	/**
	 * Get the default menu name.
	 *
	 * @return  string
	 */
	public function getDefaultMenu()
	{
		return 'base';
	}

	/**
	 * Get a menu instance.
	 *
	 * @param   string  $menu
	 * @return  mixed
	 */
	public function menu($menu = null, $options = array())
	{
		$menu = $menu ?: $this->getDefaultMenu();

		// If the given menu has not been created before, we will create the instances
		// here and cache it so we can return it next time very quickly. If there is
		// already a menu created by this name, we'll just return that instance.
		if (!isset($this->menus[$menu]))
		{
			$this->menus[$menu] = $this->createMenu($menu, $options);
		}

		return $this->menus[$menu];
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new menu instance.
	 *
	 * @param   string  $menu
	 * @return  mixed
	 * @throws  \InvalidArgumentException
	 */
	protected function createMenu($menu, $options = array())
	{
		$cls = __NAMESPACE__ . '\\Type\\' . ucfirst($menu);

		if (class_exists($cls))
		{
			return new $cls($options);
		}

		throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Menu [$menu] not supported.");
	}

	/**
	 * Get all of the created "menus".
	 *
	 * @return  array
	 */
	public function getMenus()
	{
		return $this->menus;
	}

	/**
	 * Dynamically call the default menu instance.
	 *
	 * @param   string  $method
	 * @param   array   $parameters
	 * @return  mixed
	 */
	public function __call($method, $parameters)
	{
		return call_user_func_array(array($this->menu(), $method), $parameters);
	}
}


In a protected natural area, in 3 entirely renovated Napoleon-style old farms, a furnished rental (100 m²). Separate kitchen (washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, deep freeze) opening onto a terrace. Living room / lounge with a fireplace (Tel.,TV, VCR, DVD player ), shower room, wc. Upstairs 3 bedrooms (bunk beds, 2 double beds 140cm and 2 single beds 90cm). Bathroom, toilet. Electric heating. 3 km from Labenne Océan and 20 km from Bayonne.


Earlier today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved by a vote of 30 to zero the FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Agriculture-Rural Development) funding bill, which provides funding for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) rural housing programs. The Committee also adopted on a party-line vote of 16 to 14 the FY 2015 spending allocations, or 302(b) allocations, for its 12 subcommittees.
In her opening statement, Senate Appropriations Chairman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) stated, "I look forward to working with Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) and all of my colleagues to produce bipartisan bills and complete our markups in early July." She added that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has committed to providing floor time in both June and July for the Senate to consider appropriations bills.
There were no rural housing-related amendments offered during the full Committee markup. A managers' amendment was adopted; details about the provisions in the amendment are not available. The text of the Senate bill is also not yet available.
A summary of the Senate bill released after today's markup states the bill meets its allocation of $20.575 billion. It states the discretionary funding level is $90 million less than the FY 2014 enacted level and $228 million more than the President's Budget request. The House Agriculture-Rural Development Subcommittee's FY 2015 allocation is $20.88 billion.
The Senate and House Agriculture-Rural Development Subcommittees reported their respective bills on May 20, as described in NCSHA's blog post. The House Appropriations Committee has not announced its markup date for the House Agriculture-Rural Development Subcommittee-reported bill, but a markup next week is likely.
The FY 2015 spending allocation adopted by the Committee for the Senate Transportation-HUD (T-HUD) Subcommittee is $54.439 billion, $2.41 billion more than the House T-HUD allocation and $3.58 billion more than the FY 2014 funding allocation. The Senate T-HUD Subcommittee has not released its FY 2015 funding bill, but is expected to mark up the bill in early June. The House Appropriations Committee reported the House T-HUD bill on May 21.
Before all Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee voted against adopting the FY 2015 spending allocations, Shelby explained they oppose the allocation levels because they believe the allocations for some Subcommittees circumvent the FY 2015 spending caps by relying too heavily on budgetary mechanisms that, in effect, would allow for spending above the caps. Shelby said Republican members of the Committee offered alternatives for meeting the caps, including eliminating funding for proposed "new, untested" programs, rescinding unobligated balances, and equally distributing across non-defense accounts the funding shortfall caused by a decrease in receipts available from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to offset spending.
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) added to Shelby's comments, saying the Republican members of the Committee recognize the difficulty created by the approximately $4.3 billion difference between the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) projections for FHA receipts and understand Mikulski's challenge in developing the allocations. He said, however, they specifically oppose a proposed approximately $2 billion expansion of mandatory spending and the reclassification of another $2.3 billion as defense-related spending that would not be subject to the caps.


text:
package geojson

import (
	"encoding/json"

	"github.com/foobaz/geom"
)

func decodeCoordinates(jsonCoordinates interface{}) []float64 {
	array, ok := jsonCoordinates.([]interface{})
	if !ok {
		panic(&InvalidGeometryError{})
	}

	elementCount := len(array)
	if elementCount < 2 {
		panic(&InsufficientElementsError{elementCount})
	}

	coordinates := make([]float64, len(array))
	for i, element := range array {
		var ok bool
		if coordinates[i], ok = element.(float64); !ok {
			panic(&InvalidGeometryError{})
		}
	}

	return coordinates
}

func decodeCoordinates2(jsonCoordinates interface{}) [][]float64 {
	array, ok := jsonCoordinates.([]interface{})
	if !ok {
		panic(&InvalidGeometryError{})
	}

	coordinates := make([][]float64, len(array))
	for i, element := range array {
		coordinates[i] = decodeCoordinates(element)
	}

	return coordinates
}

func decodeCoordinates3(jsonCoordinates interface{}) [][][]float64 {
	array, ok := jsonCoordinates.([]interface{})
	if !ok {
		panic(&InvalidGeometryError{})
	}

	coordinates := make([][][]float64, len(array))
	for i, element := range array {
		coordinates[i] = decodeCoordinates2(element)
	}

	return coordinates
}

func makeLinearRing(coordinates [][]float64) []geom.Point {
	points := make([]geom.Point, len(coordinates))

	for i, c := range coordinates {
		points[i] = c
	}

	return points
}

func makeLinearRings(coordinates [][][]float64) []geom.Ring {
	pointss := make([]geom.Ring, len(coordinates))

	for i, element := range coordinates {
		pointss[i] = makeLinearRing(element)
	}

	return pointss
}

func doFromGeoJSON(g Geometry) geom.T {
	switch g.Type {
	case "Point":
		coordinates := decodeCoordinates(g.Coordinates)
		return geom.Point(coordinates)
	case "LineString":
		coordinates := decodeCoordinates2(g.Coordinates)
		coordinateCount := len(coordinates)
		if coordinateCount < 2 {
			panic(&InsufficientPointsError{coordinateCount})
		}

		ring := makeLinearRing(coordinates)
		return geom.LineString(ring)
	case "Polygon":
		coordinates := decodeCoordinates3(g.Coordinates)
		for _, ring := range coordinates {
			coordinateCount := len(ring)
			if coordinateCount < 4 {
				panic(&InvalidGeometryError{})
			}
		}

		rings := makeLinearRings(coordinates)
		return geom.Polygon(rings)
	default:
		panic(&UnsupportedGeometryError{g.Type})
	}
}

func FromGeoJSON(geom Geometry) (g geom.T, err error) {
	defer func() {
		if e := recover(); e != nil {
			g = nil
			err = e.(error)
		}
	}()
	return doFromGeoJSON(geom), nil
}

func Decode(data []byte) (geom.T, error) {
	var geom Geometry
	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &geom); err == nil {
		return FromGeoJSON(geom)
	} else {
		return nil, err
	}
}


text:
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Web Content Specialist in Boston, MA at Signature Consultants
Web Content Specialist Summary:
Signature Consultants has an immediate contract opportunity for a Web Content Specialist. In this role the candidate will provide content owners with support to maximize our client's web presence on external web properties. The ideal candidate will be self-directed, a problem-solver and open to change. The candidate needs strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work independently as well as with a team.
Collect, organize, edit and publish CMS content in response to JIRA requests from team to add and update the website
Input of new and revised web content into content management systems; enforcing style, SEO and branding guidelines to ensure consistent presentation
Ensure communication regarding updates to content and consistently maintain excellent level of customer service
Validate Website Functionality and Usability Testing
Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and initiative
1+ years of web content management (Sitecore, WordPress, etc.) experience
Experience with HTML & CSS
Experience with graphic-related software (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator) and/or animation software is a plus.
Fluent in oral and written English
About Signature Consultants, LLC
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the ninth consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the "Best Staffing Firms to Work For" and is now the 15th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 28 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients' technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com. Signature Consultants is the parent company to Hunter Hollis and Madison Gunn.
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How to Stay Out of the Hospital?
Have you ever had to stay in a hospital? If your answer is yes, you probably aren't anxious to do it again any time soon. Especially since hospital-acquired infections and medication errors are fairly common. The good news is, there are things you can do to try and ensure you won't be hospitalized.
If you have a chronic condition, ask your health-care provider about early symptoms that something my be awry. Get to know what to look for and see your doctor right away if any of these signs occur. This attention to symptoms can make the difference between staying home and going to the hospital or emergency room.
Keep a list of all the prescription and over-the-country medications as well as health supplements you take regularly, including dosages. Have it handy so you can take the list with you when you have a doctor's appointment. There is usually a medication review when you see your doctor, so make sure their list is always up-to-date. You may be asked to make some changes if you're having reactions.
If you're an older adult a fall can break a hip and put you in the hospital. You may be at risk due to impediments like poor visual depth perception, weak muscles or poor balance, all of which can come with age. To avoid falling be sure to get regular exercise swimming or going for walks. Ask your health care provider for information on what exercises you can do to improve your balance.
Don't let yourself become undernourished or dehydrated. These conditions can affect you both physically and mentally. Your health care physician or support team can assess your diet and advise you on what you can do to avoid malnourishment and dehydration. Staying on top of these can help you avoid hospitalization.
Should you ever be hospitalized, improve your chances of avoiding readmission by doing your discharge right. Patients are provided basic instructions when they're discharged, but take additional precautions. Make sure you and a friend or family member fully understand what's required, before you leave the facility. This includes knowing about dosages and how often you should take your medications, how soon you should see your physician for a follow-up visit, how much activity you should have, what to eat and anything else that might be important to your individual care.
By focusing on pertinent information you will be more likely to avoid having to be hospitalized. It is also important to have adequate insurance coverage; find out more about insurance options here.
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Option 'Kopfzeile zu CSV hinzufügen / Tabulatorgetrennte Datei' hinzugefügt (standardmäßig aktiviert).
Befehlszeilenoption / cfg hinzugefügt, um InstalledPackagesView mit der angegebenen Konfigurationsdatei zu starten.
Option 'Save File Encoding' hinzugefügt.
Added /cfg command-line option to start GUIPropView with the specified config file.
Zuletzt geändert von klodeckel am 05.02.19, 7:42, insgesamt 1-mal geändert.
Added /cfg command-line option to start ChromeCacheView with the specified config file.
Fixed bug: When exporting the log items while the 'Write To Log File' option was active, TcpLogView started to write the csv log file in Unicode, causing the file to be corrupted.
Version 1.90 - Added -s command-line option, which allows you to specify the WHOIS server to use instead of taking it from the servers list of WhoisCL.


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Toyota becomes ioc top partner
Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2015 - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announced it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to become part of The Olympic Partner (TOP) program.
The agreement runs through to the end of 2024 in the mobility category, which includes vehicles, mobility services and mobility solutions.
The announcement was marked by a ceremony in Tokyo, attended by IOC President Thomas Bach, IOC Marketing Commission Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda (Japanese Olympic Committee President), The Tokyo Organising Committee of Olympic and Paralympic Games President Yoshiro Mori, Toyota President Akio Toyoda and other Toyota and IOC dignitaries.
Toyota's relationship with the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement is effective immediately, with Toyota granted sponsorship rights in Japan through 2016. Toyota's rights will extend globally beginning 2017.
The product categories covered by the Toyota sponsorship are: vehicles (including passenger cars, urban mobility vehicles and commercial vehicles), mobility services (including vehicle and road safety and transportation support systems and services) and certain transportation and mobility support products.
Commenting on the sponsorship, Toyoda said: "We will do everything possible to fulfill our new role in The Olympic Partner program, and justify the trust the IOC has placed in us. The addition of a mobility category to the TOP Partner field is an important recognition for our entire industry. Under this Olympic flag, let us today reaffirm the power of sports to bring people together. And let us dedicate ourselves to creating a better world by promoting sports in the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity, and fair play."
Bach said: "The IOC welcomes Toyota as a key partner for the provision of sustainable mobility solutions for the Olympic Games as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, our strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. Toyota is the world leader in its field, and this partnership signifies a strong commitment to the future of the IOC and the Olympic Movement. This is a milestone agreement in the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 because the focus of our cooperation is sustainable mobility, and Toyota will provide sustainable solutions for the entire Olympic Movement."


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I write about entrepreneurs, start-ups and the tech scene in L.A.
Multi-channel networks are consistently being built on top of Google's video giant, YouTube.
As online video flourishes as a sector of the startup community in Los Angeles, this has given rise to new vocabulary that is often used, but little understood by a wider audience.
"Multi-Channel Networks" (or MCNs) have established themselves in various parts of L.A.
In other words, MCNs are independent companies that are not owned by YouTube, but rather are built on top of the YouTube platform, using its video capabilities.
In Los Angeles alone, the following are some startups in the multi-channel network category: Maker Studios, Fullscreen, Big Frame, DanceOn, Machinima, Tastemade, AwesomenessTV (which sold to DreamWorks Animation earlier this year), and likely more being created in the near future. (Though we are starting to see MCNs developed within certain niche categories, especially going after audiences that have potential for global reach, but sometimes are currently underserved).
As these properties see early traction, huge numbers, and success, the question turns to how the networks will further capitalize on the content and what they do with the talent they invite under their banners. (A question also presents itself as to how YouTube might eventually capitalize on the MCNs, given that they provide the canvas).
Separately, in the video category, for individual video-makers -- not affiliated with an MCN, this explanation of the YouTube Partner Program is helpful, as well as this list of resources for creators.
In addition, because individual video-makers often need production facilities, YouTube Space LA was designed as a state-of-the-art facility to help produce original digital video content (for those video-makers that are part of YouTube's Partner Program). Similar spaces also exist in London and Tokyo.
In short, building a business (or an audience) in the video category -- especially in Los Angeles -- has become incredibly popular. But where the sector is headed is not yet known. Millions of people are using YouTube on a daily basis. It's the favored search tool of the millennial generation (and those younger). Many would argue that video is now just part of the way we use the Internet or part of our relationship with media.
What is also poignant is that in L.A. everyone is searching for new forms of content, as mobile devices become more pervasive and central to our lives. The opportunities for second-screen experiences (i.e. content delivered to you on your phone, while you watch T.V., for instance), for mobile entertainment, and for new disruptions in short-form content are many.


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Q: Vue cli 5 not building chunk-vendors.css in production mode After updating my vue cli version to 5.0.1 I had tried to build my app using both dev mode and production mode. I use code splitting and have many files dynamically imported to move into their own chunks. Before on the vue-cli V4 on production it would generate both a chunk-vendors.js and chunk-vendors.css with the rest of the files. I also added
css: {
    extract: {
        filename: 'css/[name].css',
        chunkFilename: 'css/[name].[contenthash].css',
    },
},

to allow for css to be extracted in dev mode. After updating to vue-cli V5 in dev mode everything is still generated correctly. But in production mode chunk-vendors.css doesnt get generated. It still generates chunk-vendors.js for some reason.
I did notice that it instead produces a large number of build/js and build/css files instead with a file name like 1828.ee90da537ad55686.js or 1828.ee90da537ad55686.css. This makes me think its instead making these files instead of chunk-vendores.
I have tried looking all over the docs for Webpack 5 and Vue-Cli 5 for breaking changes and changes involving css or css extraction but no luck on finding a reason.
Any possibilities to look for?


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News Flash: Schotten Totten 2 Released, Patchwork Christmas Edition
Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 11/20/2020 - 09:09. Category: News
Schotten Totten 2 Released
IELLO has released a sequel to their two player card game. Schotten Totten 2 is currently available at local game stores, and will hit online stores on December 3. "Meet the explosive sequel of one of the best card games in the world! Play as the attacker or defender in this fast asymmetrical and tactical card game that will appeal to your sense of bluff."
Source: https://iellousa.com/products/schotten-totten-2
Patchwork Christmas Edition Pre-Order
A special Christmas themed edition of Patchwork is currently available for pre-order. "Jingle bells, presents and maybe even Santa Clause can be found on the patches of this special edition for Christmas. A festive box art and a Patchwork cookie cutter complete this perfect gift for all fans, collectors and everyone who missed Patchwork until now!"
Source: https://store.us.asmodee.com/catalogue/patchwork-winter-edition_3236/
Pandasaurus Game Sale
Pandasaurus will be running a Black Friday sale from November 23 through December 1. "From 15-60% off select titles, bundles of awesome for different game-types, and even a free game for every $50 you spend!"
The Calliope Game Night Extravaganza
Calliope Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign featuring three games for $40. "A Trio Of Games That Take You By Feather, Rail, And Epic Tale - featuring Allegory, Enchanted Plumes, and Mass Transit!"
Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/calliopegamenight/the-calliope-game-night-extravaganza
2020 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide
The official 2020 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide has been released, featuring games of all genres and complexity. "We've put our heads together to make a gift guide that covers all of your shopping needs this holiday season. There's a game on this page that's right for anyone on your list! "
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/44/2020-boardgamegeek-holiday-gift-guide
Sheepy Time Announced
Alderac Entertainment Group has announced a new press-your-luck game set for release next year. "Each time a player's sheep hops the fence, their human falls asleep easier. Players draw cards on their turns, and can reveal Nightmares which scare the Dream Sheep."
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46983/jump-fences-avoid-nightmares-sheepy-time
Cloud City (Just Push Start): "Turns are fast, though there is always a choice to make. The city builds up in front of you and as the game goes on it gets more and more impressive to look at."
Source: https://www.justpushstart.com/2020/11/cloud-city-review/
The Pursuit of Happiness (Meeple Mountain): "There are points in every single game where I get so wrapped up in the gameplay and theme that moving up the Long-Term Happiness track causes a flush of genuine real-life happiness – not from an especially clever move but a satisfying and consequently rewarding life."
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/the-pursuit-of-happiness-review-a-life-less-boardinary/
Battle Sheep (Board Game Halv): "Just because it is quick & easy doesn't mean you lose anything in the strategic gameplay department."
Source: https://www.boardgamehalv.com/battle-sheep-review/
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Why does time seem to crawl if you're waiting in line at the post office, but hours can fly by in minutes when you're doing something fun? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the factors that determine how consumers experience time.
"Consumers lie happily on the beach for hours despite the uneventfulness of the activity, but they can become impatient and extremely frustrated after just a few minutes of waiting in line. This puzzled us, and we wanted to know more as this phenomenon poses a number of challenges for businesses," write authors Niklas Woermann (University of Southern Denmark) and Joonas Rokka (NEOMA Business School).
To understand the factors shaping our experience of time, the authors studied two extreme sports (freeskiing and paintball) that involve long stretches of waiting and "hanging around" followed by short bursts of intense activity. They identified five elements that need to be in balance for consumers to experience a balanced flow of time: technology, consumers' skill, their plans and moods, rules and regulations, and cultural understanding. If these five elements are not aligned or "in tune," time does not seem to flow at the right speed and consumers experience rush or drag.
If we stand in line at an airport, for example, politeness or local laws force us to wait even though we are already thinking about finding the gate and boarding. As a result, time seems to pass very slowly. But when freeskiers wait for their next jump, they are not impatient or annoyed. They have accepted waiting as a part of their sport and use the time to prepare their mind and body for the task ahead.
These findings offer insight into how companies and consumers can optimize activities and consumption experiences to ensure a smooth timeflow. If consumers experience time to rush or drag, this is a sign that the five elements are out of alignment.
"Our research is helpful for consumers to understand why they sometimes feel under time pressure or why time passes too slowly. It also shows that businesses aiming to ensure an optimal customer experience should be attentive to a possible misalignment of the different elements that influence timeflow," the authors conclude.


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class MrEko::TimedPlaylist < MrEko::Playlist

  # The number of seconds the playlist should be.
  attr_accessor :length

  # The name of the Song attribute to build on (tempo, key, etc.).
  attr_accessor :facet

  # The start and end value for the facet
  attr_accessor :initial, :final

  def initialize(opts={})
    @facet = opts.delete(:facet)
    @length = opts.delete(:length).to_i

    super
  end

  # Run these essential steps before saving, so that any fatal exception halt
  # the creation of the playlist.
  def before_save
    prepare_attributes
    find_song_groups!
  end

  # Have to add songs after save due to the Playlist needing to have a primary
  # key (generated at time of save). Lame.
  def after_save
    songs = @song_groups.sort_by{ |group| cost_of group }.first

    # Sort em
    direction = final - initial > 0 ? :asc : :desc
    songs = songs.sort_by(&facet)
    songs = songs.reverse if direction == :desc

    songs.each_with_index do |song, position|
      MrEko::PlaylistEntry.create(:playlist_id => self.id, :song_id => song.id, :position => position)
    end
  end

  private

  def prepare_attributes
    unless initial && final
      raise MrEko::InvalidAttributes, "You must provide values for both the initial and final settings, not just one."
    end

    case facet
    when :danceability, :energy
      @initial = (initial.to_i / 100.0)
      @final = (final.to_i / 100.0)
    when :mode
      @initial = MrEko.mode_lookup(initial)
      @final = MrEko.mode_lookup(final)
    when :key
      @initial = MrEko.key_lookup(initial)
      @final = MrEko.key_lookup(final)
    else
      @initial = initial.to_i
      @final = final.to_i
    end

  end

  def find_song_groups!(iterations=50)
    sorted = [initial, final].sort
    # Get every song in the required range
    all_songs = MrEko::Song.where({facet => Range.new(*sorted)} & ~{:duration => nil}).all

    if all_songs.blank?
      raise MrEko::NoSongsError, "no songs with those '#{facet}' parameters"
    elsif all_songs.length == 1 # Might want to warn/raise here?
      @song_groups = [ all_songs ]
      return
    end

    # Populate a number of potential playlists
    @song_groups = Array.new(iterations) do
      seconds_used = 0
      group = []
      available_songs = all_songs.dup

      until seconds_used >= @length or available_songs.empty? do
        random_index = rand(available_songs.length - 1)
        song = available_songs.delete_at(random_index)
        seconds_used += song.duration
        group << song
      end

      group
    end
  end

  # How bad is the passed group of songs with respect to the TimedPlaylist's
  # facet and length contraints?
  #
  # @param [Array<MrEko::Song>] the songs
  # @return [Float] the score - the lower, the better
  def cost_of(song_group)

    # Make sure we're sorted by the facet
    song_group.sort!{ |a,b| a[facet] <=> b[facet] }

    first_song_distance_to_target = song_group.first[facet] - initial
    last_song_distance_to_target = final - song_group.last[facet]

    # Calculate the facet differences between each song
    diffs = []
    song_group.in_groups_of(2) do |x,y|
      diffs << ( (x.nil? || y.nil?) ? 0 : x[facet] - y[facet])
    end

    diff_cost = diffs.inject(0){ |sum, n| sum + n }.abs

    # Penalty if the playlist is 20% longer than it should be
    total_length = song_group.inject(0.0){ |sum, song| sum + song.duration }
    length_penalty = total_length / @length > 0.20 ? 1.25 : 1

    (first_song_distance_to_target + last_song_distance_to_target + diff_cost) * length_penalty
  end
end


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Finding the Right Solution: Gidden Augustin, Managing Director of IT Consulting Company 'islandTEK'
Posted on February 8, 2022 June 26, 2022 by Deidre Brathwaite
St Lucian entrepreneur Gidden Augustin always dreamed of starting his own company after growing up on his parents' farm and seeing his father manage the family business.
Gidden initially considered a career as an architect but was "bitten by the IT bug" after completing his 'A' Levels in 1992 and landing his first job at Caribbean conglomerate J.Q. Charles Ltd.
"J.Q. Charles was the second largest enterprise in St Lucia at the time after the government," Gidden recalls.
"I worked in the fledgling IT department and helped to create and deploy the first Point-of-Sale system while we were computerising our processes and moving over from the old-fashioned cash registers. I had a good boss who inspired me, working with him really got me interested in IT."
Four years later, Gidden left his job to study Computer Science at the University of West Indies. He graduated with first class honours in 1999 and returned to J.Q. Charles as a Systems Administrator while building up his IT consultancy portfolio.
"I actually drew the logo for my business when I was still employed at J.Q. Charles because I knew that I did not want to spend my whole life being an employee," Gidden says.
"I was doing consultancy as a side business until 2005 when I went off on my own. I have to say that the first six months were rough, because I did not have an established client base, and I regularly asked myself "what was I thinking?". But eventually I got more clients through word-of-mouth."
• The ICT market is forecast to be worth over $5 trillion dollars (US) in 2021, and almost $6 trillion (US) by 2023 (Statista.com).
• The value of ICT services' exports worldwide reached $676 billion (US) in 2020 (UNCTAD.org).
• The ICT market is typically defined to encompass technologies related to both computer and telephone networks, along with relevant software, hardware and services (Statista.com).
• ICT services grew to almost 14% of total services' exports worldwide in 2020 (UNCTAD.org).
• The 2017 ICT Development Index compiled by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), ranked St. Kitts and Nevis as the most technologically advanced country in the Caribbean region.
Gidden slowly built up a reputation for excellence through personal recommendations and officially registered his company, called 'islandTEK', in 2011.
Some of islandTEK's main services include wired and wireless network design; PBX system design; CCTV installation and maintenance; onsite and remote IT support; PC maintenance and repairs; and IT and project management consultancy.
Gidden, and his two part-time employees, aim to supply customers with "high quality, value-added technology solutions that enhance their productivity and competitiveness, and drive strategic business growth."
He adds: "We provide a service package that is custom-made and tailored to the clients' specific needs. Part of our ethos is that we do not compete on price but we compete on quality. So, we are not the cheapest but when we offer a solution it's for life. It's a permanent solution; not a stop gap."
Over the years, Gidden has worked with large and small residential and commercial clients, government departments, and international agencies.
One of his proudest achievements to date was serving as a consultant IT manager for the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2010 World T20 Cup in St Lucia. The St Lucia Ministry of Agriculture, St Lucia Distillers Ltd, and the Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority are also listed among some of islandTEK's customers.
Gidden's long-term goal is to position islandTEK as "the go-to, high-end IT services company in the region". He also aims to enhance his export capabilities after attending various workshops hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency, including the 'Services Go Global (SGG) programme,' which empowered him to "rethink my vision for the company and create a draft export plan".
In 2018, Gidden was selected by Caribbean Export to be part of a three-member delegation from St Lucia to attend the 8th Annual ALES Convention in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This event created networking opportunities with Latin American countries and opened his eyes to what it would take to become a global player in the ICT and services sector.
Gidden has also been involved in the INTERREG Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean (TEECA) programme which is facilitated by the Chamber of Commerce in Martinique, the OECS Commission, and Caribbean Export.
He states: "TEECA encourages businesses in the OECS to do more business with companies in the French Caribbean territories and we're making some good connections with French companies through that programme."
Despite a recent slowdown in large-scale projects because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gidden is hopeful that several initiatives in the pipeline will get under way in 2022. He says his short-term goal for the new year is to "get back into the black" and hire two more highly-trained employees.
Gidden's advice to Caribbean business owners, especially during this uncertain time, is "keep the faith" and "don't give up".
He adds: "Always go for small wins because that keeps your morale up and don't take 'no' for an answer because eventually someone will say 'yes'!"
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Festival International in Lafayette, Louisiana. This was the 25th year for this annual event and I had a BLAST! So many sights, sounds, colors, food, and people!
"Festival International de Louisiane is truly a community event drawing together approximately 1,500 volunteers from all segments of the community to work together to celebrate both our diversity and the common human experience that binds us together. Through the arts presented and the joint efforts to produce it, the festival contributes to the spirit of community that is so unique to the Acadiana region.
The annual 5-day festival is held during the last full week of April. Historic downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, is transformed into an entertainment complex featuring six music stages, food court areas, street musicians and animators, arts and crafts boutiques, art galleries, beverage stands, cultural workshops, international cooking demonstrations and a world music store.
Think about it: Five days FILLED with experiencing and celebrating diversity, community, the arts, cultural workshops, and international cooking???
There was a ton of things to see and do so I was able to capture only a mere smidgeon of what the Festival offered. I hope you enjoy the photos and videos.
I love festivals and cultural events, but I must say my love for this genre has increased since meeting my SM. He is a master at finding these events, researching the high lights, and making sure we capture the best and most essential parts. I can hear the wheels turning in SM's head even from here. I'm a native Louisianan, but I can guarantee you that when it's all said and done he'll know much more about these festivals than I do.
Avec SM, je peux vraiment laisser les bons moments de rouleau!
These sculptures were SO lifelike . . . .
So lifelike . . . so eerie!
They stalk the streets . . . .
What fun!A little Mardi Gras flavor . . .
A few brave souls joined in the Indian dance . . .


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Q: My memory is not free'd I have a rather large program that generally runs wonderfully, but uses insane amounts of memory to run. This is a machine learning approach that collects a lot of data, and thus that is generally okay, but the memory grows and grows very fast even after all the data is collected, and so I used valgrind massif to find out what's going wrong. The top of massif's heap tree looks like this:
99.52% (60,066,179B) (heap allocation functions) malloc/new/new[], --alloc-fns, etc.
->43.50% (26,256,000B) 0x439785: Image::Image(SDL_Surface*) (Image.cpp:95)
| ->43.50% (26,256,000B) 0x437277: EncodedFeature::forwardPass() (EncodedFeature.cpp:65)
....

So I thought, hmm, maybe the constructed Image is not free'd, but no:
void EncodedFeature::forwardPass()
{
    // Get image:
    Image* img = new Image(screen);

    // Preprocess:
    if(preprocessor)
        preprocessor->process(img);

    // Do forward pass:
    encoder->encode(img, features);

    delete img;
}

So to the Image constructor:
Image::Image(SDL_Surface* surface)
{
    this->width = surface->w;
    this->height = surface->h;
    pixels = new int*[width];
    for(int i = 0; i < width; i++)
        pixels[i] = new int[height];

    for(int x = 0; x < surface->w; x++)
        for(int y = 0; y < surface->h; y++)
            pixels[x][y] = getPixelFromSDLSurface(surface, x, y);
}

Just allocates a pixel array that gets freed in the destructor later on:
Image::~Image()
{
    if(!pixels)
        return;

    for(int x = 0 ; x < width; x++)
        delete[] pixels[x];

    delete[] pixels;
}

So the last culprit:
Uint32 Image::getPixelFromSDLSurface(SDL_Surface *surface, int x, int y)
{
    if(!surface)
        return 0;

    // Got this method from http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.fcg/Pixel_Access
    int bpp = surface->format->BytesPerPixel;
    /* Here p is the address to the pixel we want to retrieve */
    Uint8 *p = (Uint8 *)surface->pixels + y * surface->pitch + x * bpp;

    switch(bpp) {
    case 1:
        return *p;
        break;

    case 2:
        return *(Uint16 *)p;
        break;

    case 3:
        if(SDL_BYTEORDER == SDL_BIG_ENDIAN)
            return p[0] << 16 | p[1] << 8 | p[2];
        else
            return p[0] | p[1] << 8 | p[2] << 16;
        break;

    case 4:
        return *(Uint32 *)p;
        break;

    default:
        return 0;       /* shouldn't happen, but avoids warnings */
    }
}

As mentioned in the comment, I got that one from the SDL wiki, so I hope there is nothing leaking there. bpp in my case is actually always 1, so it just returns the int at address p, which doesn't sound leaky to me.
I'm at the end of my wits here. Can anyone think of where the memory went? I mean, massif points specifically to the Image constructor, but I can't see anything wrong there...
Thanks a lot for looking at my problem!
Max

Answering your comments:
You are right, I did not need img as a pointer. I come from a Java background so I just want everything to be pointers :) Changed it but didn't help.
Line 95 is inside the first for loop of the constructor:
pixels[i] = new int[height];
In one of the preprocessors I do resize the image, but I do this calling my reset function, which should make sure that the old array is deleted:
void Image::reset(int width, int height)
{
    if(pixels)
    {
        // Delete old image:
        for(int x = 0 ; x < width; x++)
            delete[] pixels[x];

        delete[] pixels;
    }

    this->width = width;
    this->height = height;
    pixels = new int*[width];
    for(int i = 0; i < width; i++)
        pixels[i] = new int[height];
}

After which I refill the pixel values...
No exceptions are being thrown anywhere.
Where would you suggest I use smart pointers?
Thanks for all the answers!

A: I don't think you are representing pixels correctly in your image class.  I think you can use a simple 1-dimensional vector of the correct unsigned type (uint32_t?).
(in header):
class Image {
protected:
    std::vector<uint32_t> pixels;
    ...
};

(in implementation file)
size_t Image::offset(unsigned x, unsigned y) {
    return (y * width) + x;
}

Image::Image(const SDL_Surface* surface)
{
    width = surface->w;
    height = surface->h;
    pixels.reserve(width * height);
    for(unsigned x = 0; x < width; x++)
        for(unsigned y = 0; y < height; y++)
            pixels[offset(x, y)] = getPixelFromSDLSurface(surface, x, y);
}

Your destructor would then be completely empty, as there is nothing for it to do:
Image::~Image() {
}

Note you need to use the offset() method to get the correct index into the vector for any given x/y pair.

A: The most likely scenario is that somehow your reset or destructor isn't called in some code path, leaking that memory.
Luckily C++ has a built-in capability to prevent such leaks: It's called vector.
So first you make your pixels look like this:
typedef std::vector<int> PixelCol;
typedef std::vector<PixelCol> Pixels;
Pixels pixels;

Now we size it in the constructor:
Image::Image(SDL_Surface* surface)
: pixels(surface->w, PixelCol(surface->h))
{
    this->width = surface->w;
    this->height = surface->h;

    for(int x = 0; x < surface->w; x++)
        for(int y = 0; y < surface->h; y++)
            pixels[x][y] = getPixelFromSDLSurface(surface, x, y);
}

Finally we update reset:
void Image::reset(int width, int height)
{
    Pixels(width, PixelCol(height)).swap(pixels);
}

By letting the language manage your memory, you completely eliminate any such memory management bug sin your code.