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New Iraq hanging, new PR debacle
The Iraqi government's attempt Monday to close a chapter on Saddam Hussein's repressive regime -- by hanging two of his henchmen -- left many of Saddam's fellow Sunni Muslims seething after the former leader's half brother was decapitated on the gallows. A thickset Barzan Ibrahim plunged through the trap door and was beheaded by the jerk of the thick beige rope at the end of his fall, in the same the execution chamber where Saddam was hanged a little over two weeks earlier.
The Iraqi government's attempt Monday to close a chapter on Saddam Hussein's repressive regime — by hanging two of his henchmen — left many of Saddam's fellow Sunni Muslims seething after the former leader's half brother was decapitated on the gallows.
A thickset Barzan Ibrahim plunged through the trap door and was beheaded by the jerk of the thick beige rope at the end of his fall, in the same the execution chamber where Saddam was hanged a little over two weeks earlier.
A government video of the hanging, played at a briefing for reporters, showed Ibrahim's body passing the camera in a blur. The body came to rest on its chest while the severed head lay a few yards away, still wearing the black hood pulled on moments before by one of Ibrahim's five masked executioners.
The decapitation appeared inadvertent, and Iraqi officials seemed anxious to prove they hadn't mutilated Ibrahim's remains.
By day's end at least 3,000 angry Sunnis, many firing guns in the air, others weeping or cursing the government, assembled for the burials of Ibrahim and al-Bandar in Saddam's hometown of Ouja, near Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad.
The hangings came as a suicide car bomber slammed into an Iraqi army patrol in the northern city of Mosul Monday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, police said. A total of at least 55 people were killed or found dead across Iraq, authorities said.
The U.S. military, meanwhile, announced the deaths of two more soldiers, both killed in Baghdad.
While Ibrahim's body was wrenched apart by the execution, his co-defendant, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, head of Saddam's Revolutionary court, died as expected — swinging at the end of a rope. Both men met death at 3 a.m. wearing reddish orange prison jumpsuits.
Prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi, who witnessed the hangings, said Ibrahim looked tense and protested his innocence as he was brought into the chamber. The condemned man had once ran Saddam's feared security agency, the Mukhabarat.
"I did not do anything," al-Moussawi quoted Ibrahim as saying. "It was all the work of Fadel al-Barrak." Al-Barrak ran two intelligence departments in Saddam's feared Mukhabarat.
Saddam was hanged amid shouted taunts and insults from Shiite witnesses — a scene Iraqi officials said was not repeated Monday.
All three executions took place in Saddam-era military intelligence headquarters, located in the north Baghdad neighborhood of Kazimiyah, a Shiite area.
The deaths aroused anger in mourners at the funerals of the former Iraqi officials.
"Where are those who cry out in demands for human rights?" Marwan Mohammed, one of the mourners, asked in grief and frustration. "Where are the U.N. and the world's human rights organizations? Barzan had cancer. They treated him only to keep him alive long enough to kill him. We vow to take revenge, even if it takes years."
Ibrahim's son-in-law, Azzam Saleh Abdullah, said "we heard the news from the media. We were supposed to be informed a day earlier, but it seems that this government does not know the rules."
The execution, he said, reflected what he called the Shiite-led government hatred for Sunnis. "They still want more Iraqi bloodshed," he said. "To hell with this democracy."
The executed men, at their request, were buried in a garden outside a building Saddam had built for religious events. Saddam was buried there on New Year's eve in a grave chipped out of an interior floor.
Ouja, just outside Tikrit — about a 90-minute drive north of Baghdad on the Tigris River — is near the scene of Saddam's capture by American soldiers in December 2003.
Saddam was discovered hiding in a small underground bunker nine months after he fled the U.S.-led invasion that toppled his regime.
Saddam, Ibrahim and al-Bandar were all handed the death sentence after their conviction for crimes against humanity, in connection with the killings of 148 Shiites in Dujail, north of Baghdad, in 1982 — following a failed assassination attempt there against Saddam.
Saddam was executed last month, four days after an Iraqi appeals court upheld the verdicts in the Dujail case. Reportedly, the court was under pressure from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who wanted Saddam hanged before the end of 2006.
Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said Monday he should have been consulted before the executions were staged, because he and the two other members of Iraq's presidential council — President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi — had asked for the hangings to be delayed.
The execution video was shown to reporters Monday in an apparent attempt to prove that Ibrahim's corpse was not intentionally mutilated after death.
Video of Saddam's execution was broadcast worldwide. But Ali al-Dabbagh, the government spokesman, said there would be no similar public distribution of the video of Monday's hangings.
"We will not release the video, but we want to show the truth," he said. "The Iraqi government acted in a neutral way."
Monday's video was shown to reporters without sound — as was the official video of Saddam's execution in December. But al-Dabbagh said no taunts greeted Saddam's co-defendants.
"No one shouted slogans or said anything that would taint the execution," he said. "None of those charged were insulted."
The official video of Saddam's hanging was quickly pushed aside by a second one taken with a cell phone camera by a witnesses and leaked to the media. It showed the gallows floor opening, Saddam falling and swinging dead at the end of the rope.
Some of those in attendance could be heard taunting the former Sunni strongman with shouts of "Muqtada, Muqtada," an apparent reference to Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric.
Al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia is believed responsible for the deaths of thousands of Sunnis in the past year.
The unruly scene at Saddam's hanging drew worldwide protest and calls for Ibrahim and al-Bandar to be spared.
On Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saddam's execution was mishandled and said she hoped that those who made cell phone videos of Saddam's execution would be punished.
"We were disappointed there was not greater dignity given to the accused under these circumstances," Rice said during a news conference with her Egyptian counterpart in Luxor, Egypt.
A spokeswoman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he "regrets that despite pleas from both himself and the high commissioner for human rights to spare the lives of the two defendants, they were both executed."
After Saddam's execution, Human Rights Watch released a report calling the speedy trial and subsequent hanging of Saddam proof of the new Iraqi government's disregard for human rights.
Associated Press correspondents Bassem Mroue and Qassim Abdul-Zahra contributed to this report.
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press


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Открытый чемпионат Таиланда 2012 — 10-й розыгрыш профессионального теннисного турнира среди мужчин, проводящегося в Бангкоке, Таиланд, и являющегося частью Мирового Тура ATP в рамках серии ATP 250.

В 2012 году турнир прошёл с 22 по 30 сентября.

Первым сеянным в одиночном турнире был Янко Типсаревич (№ 9 в мире на тот момент).

Одиночный разряд

Первые раунды

Секция 1

Секция 2

Финал

Факты
 Ришар Гаске выигрывает 1й титул в сезоне и 7й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.
 Жиль Симон уступает 1й финал в сезоне и 3й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.

Парный разряд

Факты
 Лу Яньсюнь выигрывает 1й титул в сезоне и 2й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.
 Данай Удомчоке побеждает в своём дебютном финале соревнования основного тура ассоциации.

См. также
 Открытый чемпионат Таиланда по теннису среди мужчин
 Мировой тур ATP 2012
 Мировой тур ATP 250

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт
 Профиль турнира на сайте АТР

Таиланд
Теннис
Сентябрь 2012 года
2012

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Q: do a getter for an object? My Game class is composed of a Spaceship.
I put the Spaceship object private and I did a getter for this object.
Spaceship Game::getSpaceShip() const
{
    return mySpaceship;
}

When I use my spaceship object via my getter in my main, it does not work properly. If I put it public and just use it by it's name, it works. Do you have an idea what could be causing this problem?

A: You are returning mySpaceship copy. Try to return pointer to mySpaceship object.
Spaceship *Game::getSpaceShip()
{
    return &mySpaceship;
}

Or reference:
const Spaceship& Game::getSpaceShip() const
{
    return mySpaceship;
}

It's not Java. In C++ you are passing and returning variables by value! Unless you indicate that you want to do it differently (by pointer or reference).
And if you need to modify returned reference.
Spaceship& Game::getSpaceShip()
{
    return mySpaceship;
}

A: Your method
Spaceship Game::getSpaceShip() const;

returns a Spaceship by value. This means that the caller gets their own Spaceship instance, which is initialized from mySpaceship.
As yattering says, you should return a reference to the object if you want the caller used the same instance.
Now, the two accessor methods I'd expect to see are:
Spaceship const& getSpaceship() const { return mySpaceship; }
Spaceship&       getSpaceship()       { return mySpaceship; }

The first returns a reference to a const Spaceship: you can't modify the ship through this reference, but multiple callers can view the same state, if they only have a const reference to the game itself.
The second returns a reference to Spaceship: this is full read-write access, but you need a non-const reference to the Game to get it.

If it helps, consider something simpler than a spaceship:
class Wrapper {
    int value;

public:
    int        copy_of_value()            const { return value; }
    int&       reference_to_value()             { return value; }
    int const& const_reference_to_value() const { return value; }
};

Now, these all behave differently:
Wrapper w;
int i = w.copy_of_value();
i += 1; // changes i but not w.value

int& j = w.reference_to_value();
j += 1; // does change w.value

int const& k = w.const_reference_to_value();
k += 1; // won't even compile

Note that if I only had a const reference to w in the first place, I could call the two const-qualified methods but not reference_to_value, so the const prevents me from changing w.value.

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Free-roam Multiplayer Corsair's Curse Coming to VR Arcades Spring 2019
by xradmin · March 7, 2019
In January Innerspace VR in partnership with Vertigo Games launched its surreal virtual reality (VR) title A Fisherman's Tale. Now they've announced their latest project, Corsair's Curse. But rather than a videogame for home users, this is designed for the growing location-based entertainment (LBE) industry.
Corsair's Curse is loosely based on A Fisherman's Tale, offering a free-roam multiplayer adventure for the whole family. Supporting between two to four players, they'll find themselves inside an enchanted galleon, with complete freedom to walk around the virtual location. In the same way, A Fisherman's Tale play with size, Corsair's Curse will make players either really big or really small.
Players will need to collaborate across dimensions, utilising their size to maximum advantage to solve the puzzles and escape the vessel with the Corsair's prized treasure in hand.
"As the virtual gatekeepers of VR, arcades play an invaluable role in converting VR enthusiasts to VR customers," said Richard Stitselaar, Managing Director at Vertigo Arcades in a statement. "Adding the spectacular Corsair's Curse to our portfolio brings us another step closer to realizing our vision for making high-end free-roam multiplayer LB VR experiences available to arcades worldwide, arming them with the best that VR currently has to offer to attract customers, whether they are new to VR or own VR headsets at home."
Corsair's Curse isn't just a VR experience. Depending on the location, the title includes optional support for 4D effects such as vibrating floors and wind effects to further improve the immersion.
Vertigo Arcades will be using its LB VR distribution platform for the title, with arcades able to access the experience this Spring, featuring support with a fully localized English and French Game Master console. Corsair's Curse will be at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) 2019, being showcased for the first time.
When VRFocus reviewed A Fisherman's Tale we gave it three stars, finding that: "A Fisherman's Tale is in many respects the VR title VRFocus hoped it would be, inventive use of the technology that oozes heart and soul, making you care about the character and his astonishing little world. The main downside, it leaves you wanting more when there's no more to be had.
As VRFocus learns more about Corsair's Curse in the run-up to release we'll let you know.
https://www.vrfocus.com/2019/03/free-roam-multiplayer-corsairs-curse-coming-to-vr-arcades-spring-2019/
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Menara MRCB
Longitude: 101.5162467956543
Title: Menara MRCB
City: Shah Alam
Address: Jalan Majlis 14/10, Seksyen 14
Menara MRCB office tower, with a lettable area of over 216,000 sq. ft., continues to enjoy full occupancy, reinforcing its position as the leading office building in Shah Alam. MRCB Sentral Properties Sdn Bhd (MSPSB), a subsidiary of MRCB had previously achieved its objective of disposing of the building when the sale to Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad was completed in December 2006. The building which was sold under a sale and leaseback with rental guarantee has consistently commanded full occupancy due to its prime position in the heart of Shah Alam.
It is located on the north side of Jalan Majlis within Section 14 of the city centre of Shah Alam. Accessibility to Menara MRCB is through three major routes: the Federal Highway, the North Klang Valley Expressway, and Shah Alam Expressway.
Its other prominent buildings within the area are PKNS complex, Plaza Perangsang and Alam Sentral, Plaza. A typical floor built-up is 10,124sf and has 600 car park bays.
- Centralised Air-Conditioning Systems
- Telekom, Time Dot Com, Maxis
- 24 hr security
- Covered car park
Price (psf): RM 3.5 psf onwards
LRT Access: No
MSC Status: No


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I don't know about others, but for me the travelling to and from a holiday destination forms part of the experience and unless it's a really long journey or one all on motorways I try to incorporate a little something both ways to make the most of our time away. On this occasion I chose a pitstop in the Suffolk village of Lavenham. I think you'll see why from the photos....😀
Despite Lavenham only being a village it is one that has been built on the tremendous wealth of the wool trade and the commercial success of its "Lavenham Blue" broadcloth. This shows in the size and grandeur of the parish church [it was the last so called wool church to be rebuilt before the Reformation.] and the type of buildings that survive. With cheaper imports coming in from Europe and Dutch refugee weavers in Colchester being able to undercut the village its fortunes saw a sharp downturn in the 16th century. The medieval buildings remain in their original state because people couldn't afford to alter them. For us now 500 years later that's a complete gift as we can only look on in awe at their splendour.
SS Peter and Paul [I'll write separately about this one in a later post]
The Guildhall was built by the Guild of Corpus Christi in 1529. It was one of three guilds at the time that were brought in to oversee the wool trade. It's got some fabulous carved decoration and is now in the hands of the National Trust. I was intrigued to learn that it and other buildings were filmed and then CGI'ed into the Harry Potter films as Godric's Hollow. This one was altered and appears as Harry's derelict family home. It's amazing what little nuggets one can pick up when you get chatting to the lady on the table next to you in the pub!
14th century Little Hall probably built for the Causton family of clothiers. It's one of the oldest buildings and at one time was an outpost of Kingston College of Art. Now it's a museum.
The Crooked House....supposedly one of the most crooked properties in the country and the inspiration for the poem "There was a crooked man".
The Merchant's House [now a holiday rental cottage] and a few more examples of the fabulously varied buildings. It's refreshingly different for me to see painted examples and ones where the wood has been left its natural colour. I'm used to it all being black and white round here!
The market cross built in 1501 in accordance with the wishes in the will of local clothier William Jacob. The base is original, but the post was added in 1725. The market held here was permitted by the Crown in 1257 and continued until the 1700s.
Anyway I feel that's quite enough of the history lesson for today. So to stop it from all becoming a bit dry here's a few random details for interest. Surely those two dragons that sit either side of the same door must be your classic personality A and B types....I can honestly say that I have never seen one so chilled out in all my travels!
It truly was a lovely way to while away a couple of hours in the sunshine before we could get into our self catering place. However, it was not for that reason alone that I chose to come back again. Back in the early 1990s Lavenham had a silk shop which my Mum and I travelled up from here for the day to make a special trip. It was where I chose the material for my bridesmaids' outfits and my own wedding dress👰💗 It brought back some treasured memories. I still have my dress [and the same husband].
Sue in Suffolk 1 July 2021 at 06:30
A lovely tour round a Suffolk village that I've not visited for decades. Which is silly considering I'm in the same county!
Meanqueen 1 July 2021 at 08:16
What a gorgeous place. That would be my holiday destination, no need to go any further. You are blessed in your part of the country with some lovely villages.
Debby 1 July 2021 at 11:09
Some things are worth keeping, aren't they? Xx!
SAM 1 July 2021 at 20:07
I totally agree that the journey needs to be ejoyed as much as the desintation. I lov that you had some wwandering time and enjoye dit while you waited for your check-in.
Kathy 1 July 2021 at 22:06
Love the pictures! And the crooked house is so cool.
Deerhurst
Beneath the plaster.
Summer greens and blues
Easy to identify.
Coming along nicely.
Fancy a cuppa and a slice of cake?
One to warm the cockles.
Touching Souls
Set of antlers
Holiday Walk
Not watching the footie
Cunningly disguised as....
Free as a bird
Better be on your best behaviour!


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O Apeadeiro de Alvalade, igualmente conhecida por Alvalade - Sado, é uma interface encerrada da Linha do Sul, que servia a localidade de Alvalade, no Concelho de Santiago do Cacém, em Portugal.

História

Planeamento e inauguração

Quando se principiaram os estudos para o Plano da Rede ao Sul do Tejo, em 1898, uma das ligações projectadas foi a Linha do Sado, que ligava Setúbal a Garvão, de forma a acelerar as comunicações entre Lisboa e o Algarve. Uma lei de 1 de Julho de 1903 estabeleceu Alvalade como um dos pontos obrigatórios no traçado desta linha.

O troço da Linha do Sado entre Garvão e Alvalade entrou ao serviço em 23 de Agosto de 1914, enquanto que o troço seguinte, até Lousal, abriu à exploração em 1 de Agosto de 1915.

Ligação prevista a Sines
Já durante o planeamento da Linha do Sado, no âmbito do Plano da Rede ao Sul do Tejo, foi projectado um ramal de Alvalade a Sines. Quando o Plano da Rede foi aprovado, por um decreto de 27 de Novembro de 1902, incluía o ramal até Sines, mas decidiu-se que seriam necessários mais estudos, para determinar se o ponto de entroncamento deveria ser em Alvalade ou em Grândola. Após a realização dos estudos, a bifurcação foi estabelecida em Alvalade por uma lei de 1 de Junho de 1903. No entanto, o ponto inicial foi posteriormente alterado para Ermidas-Sado, tendo o primeiro troço do Ramal de Sines, até São Bartolomeu da Serra, sido aberto em 9 de Abril de 1927.

Ver também
Comboios de Portugal
Infraestruturas de Portugal
Transporte ferroviário em Portugal
História do transporte ferroviário em Portugal

Ligações externas

Alvalade
Alvalade
Fundações em Portugal em 1914
Estações ferroviárias desativadas de Portugal
Estações ferroviárias inauguradas em 1914


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#ifndef CINCREMENTALIDMANAGER_HPP
#define CINCREMENTALIDMANAGER_HPP

#include "CIdManager.hpp"

class CIncrementalIdManager : public CIdManager
{
		int m_currentId;

	public:

		CIncrementalIdManager();

		virtual ~CIncrementalIdManager();

		virtual int reserve(const int id = INVALID_ID_VALUE);

		virtual void release(const int id);

		void clear();
};

#endif // CINCREMENTALIDMANAGER_HPP

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A number of online users need to buy something internet. It is considerably more secure to buy something online using Bitcoin as a payment method. To buy something using credit card is risky because all over are scam are available. So as a payment method Bitcoin is worldwide extended accepted payment solution. So, if you do not interested to share your bank card data internet than Bitcoin is the most alternative secure way to buy online. In this section, I am focusing you to registration domain with Namecheap Bitcoin Payment as a payment method.
To start a business first step is to register a domain name. So if your preferable payment gateway is Bitcoin or cryptocurrency then here a guideline how to register your domain name using Namecheap Bitcoin Payment method.
In this post, we mention top domain register Namecheap accept bitcoin payment. They are the first top level domain registry company around the world, who are deciding to accept as their payment method for domain registration.
However, Namecheap is a well reputed and trusted who are allowing users to register, host, and manage their domain. Before Bitcoin payment option they usually accepted credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal. As per Bitcoin popularity and extended worldwide acceptance Namecheap decided to accept Bitcoin as a payment method. This is the first cryptocurrency accepted top class domain registration company. You can see top 12 Domain Registrar Accept Bitcoin Payment.
Now the company encourages their customer to pay with this digital payment system Bitcoin. So, this new payment system will not change any service performance natively. Their intention to give user freedom and time demand moreover, they will support with any issue. Hopefully they are accepting consumers are taking this step in positive view.
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After select Bitcoin then click on next and you can see an option about how much you want to add the balance to your Namecheap account. Simply fill up your desired amount like ($100) ot$10.
So you can click →Registration a domain and chose a domain name as you want. However, you have balance on your account and they will cut domain price from your account upload balance.
Here are some other website whop is accepting Bitcoin as a domain registration company. You can visit those websites to check, buy and experience as a Bitcoin payment system.
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Derbyshire v Yorkshire T20 game at Queens park Chesterfield. derbyshire batsman Slater.
Derbyshire Falcons' home Vitality Blast fixture versus Yorkshire Vikings on Saturday 28 July at Chesterfield has sold out for a second year in a row.
The local derby continues to grow in popularity, with more people than ever purchasing tickets in advance to secure their place at the showpiece fixture of the Custom Solar Chesterfield Festival of Cricket, in association with Chesterfield Borough Council.
It's the third time in four years the Twenty20 fixture at Chesterfield has sold out in advance.
Only matchday ticket holders will be able to gain entry into the ground on Saturday. Tickets will not be available to buy on the day.
Chief Executive, Simon Storey said: "The local derby is always the highlight of our week in Chesterfield. The demand for tickets continues to grow year-on-year and we're delighted to announce an advance sell out for a second year in a row.
Councillor Steve Brunt, Chesterfield Borough Council's cabinet member for town centres and visitor economy, said: "One of the reasons we help bring the cricket festival to Chesterfield each year is that the crowds who attend will stay at hotels in the area, use local restaurants, bars and other leisure facilities.
"It is also an opportunity for local residents to see first class county players in the town and for local schoolchildren to meet the cricketers and be inspired to take part in sport and leisure activities.
Supporters with matchday tickets are encouraged to plan their journeys in advance and give plenty of time to arrive at the ground. Gates will open earlier than advertised at noon.


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Q: NPM failed to convert SASS I am trying to convert my style.scss (which has some other files link to it such as _variable.scss, _mixins.scss) file to css via grunt.js and npm. however I got this error:
Error: File to import not found or unreadable: compass.
        on line 5 of sass/style.scss

1: // typorgraphy
2: @import "base/typography";
3:
4: // compass
5: @import "compass";
6:
7: // import files
8: @import "base/import";
9:
10: // mixins

Here's my gruntfile.js:
module.exports = function(grunt) {

  // Project configuration.
  grunt.initConfig({
    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),

    compass: {
    dist: {
      options: {
        sassDir: 'sass',
        cssDir: 'css',
        environment: 'production'
      }
    },
    dev: {
      options: {
        sassDir: 'sass',
        cssDir: 'css'
      }
    }
  },

    watch: {
        sass:{
            files: ['sass/*.scss'],
            tasks: ['sass', 'cssmin']
        }
    },

    sass: {
        dist: {
            files: {
                'css/style.css' : 'sass/style.scss'
            }
        }
    },

    concat: {
        options: {
            separator: ';',
            stripBanners: true,
             banner: '/*! <%= pkg.name %> <%= grunt.template.today("yyyy-mm-dd") %> */\n'
        },

        dist: {
            src: ['js/*.js'],
            dest: 'js/main.min.js'
        }
    },

    uglify:{
        options: {
            manage: false,
            preserveComments: 'all' //preserve all comments on JS files
        },
        my_target:{
            files: {
                'js/main.min.js' : ['js/*.js']
            }
        }
    },

    cssmin:{
        my_target:{
            files: [{
                expand: true,
                cwd: 'css/',
                src: ['*.css', '!*.min.css'],
                dest: 'css/',
                ext: '.min.css'

            }]
        }
    }

  });

  // Load the plugin that provides the "compass" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-compass');

     // Load the plugin that provides the "watch" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');

     // Load the plugin that provides the "sass" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-sass');

    // Load the plugin that provides the "uglify" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');

      // Load the plugin that provides the "concat" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-concat');

   // Load the plugin that provides the "cssmin" task.
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-cssmin');

   // Default task(s).
  grunt.registerTask('default', ['uglify','cssmin']);
};

When I run grunt sass, it gave me those error. Compass was already installed and I type "grunt compass" to make sure its running.
Any idea?

A: use grunt-contrib-sass instead of grunt-sass.

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*grunt-contrib-sass ruby compiler that support compass.

This task requires you to have Ruby and Sass installed. If you're on
  OS X or Linux you probably already have Ruby installed; test with ruby
  -v in your terminal. When you've confirmed you have Ruby installed, run gem install sass to install Sass.

Also make sure to compass option to true. By default, it's set to false.
Read this for more information : compass option
Here is an example :
sass: {
        dist: {
            options: {
                compass: true,
            },
            files: {
                'css/style.css' : 'sass/style.scss'
            }
        }
    },

*

*grunt-sass uses libsass which is a Sass compiler in C++ that doesn't support compass.

This task uses libsass which is a Sass compiler in C++. In contrast to
  the original Ruby compiler, this one is much faster, but is missing
  some features, though improving quickly. It also doesn't support
  Compass. Check out grunt-contrib-sass if you prefer something more
  stable, but slower.


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How I Write: Alison Whittaker
April 28, 2016 The Suburban Review
Poet Alison Whittaker
Alison Whittaker is a Gomeroi poet and lawyer whose stunning collection, Lemons in the Chicken Wire, won the 2015 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship and is published by Magabala Press. She studies and works in media law and Aboriginal women's law and policy, and has written for Meanjin, Tincture, Vertigo and Colouring the Rainbow: Blak Queer and Trans Perspectives.
Hi Alison, and thanks for finding the time to chat with us at The Suburban Review! We are really excited to feature you here; we'd love to get to know you and your practice a bit better.
Thank you! It's lovely to talk to you.
Where are you based and where do you work?
I'm based on Gadigal and Wangal lands, where I work and live respectively. I do my word work across these lands, at home, commuting, and in the office. When I'm at home, I do loads of writing in those in-between times of the day—in bed before my alarm goes off, before I go to sleep at night, while cooking dinner, before getting dressed after a shower. On some rare but wonderful occasions, I can work from Gomeroi country in Tamworth and Gunnedah, where I was born and raised.
How do you get started? What kind of headspace do you need to be in in order to write?
A while ago, I would need a spark. That made writing reliant on a particular set of circumstances. Spark needs silence, food, stable housing, life stability, or it's certainly helped by them. How can you write in a context that doesn't always have those things in place? I'm working towards making my writing less contingent on spark. I do that through free-writing without thinking about quality until things come to the surface. I also try to get in a creative space by reading or listening.
I write with prompts, too, and then just adapt to whatever direction comes out of it. Subject matter is everywhere. The goal is to write in any headspace, acknowledging that not all headspaces are conducive to particular writing, but also being content with writing as process, rather than just whatever it produces.
Do you have a daily routine?
Most days I'm working, so I do the 9-5 thing. I eat breakfast, commute, work, eat lunch, work, commute, come home. Writing happens in the gaps. I'm still studying full-time, so a few of these days also include night classes. Other than that, I try to avoid routine as much as I can!
What does it feel like when you are on a roll and things are flowing nicely?
It doesn't feel like anything! It feels literally thoughtless. Coming out of it is refreshing, like coming out of a nap! I normally suffer a lot of background noise in my head, but that fades when I'm in flow. While it probably seems like clarity, often I think of it as consciousness through writing, incapable of having a thought that's not on the page. That never lasts long, and then I'm back to the noise. I need both flow and not-flow to write; they're both good for writing different things and being disciplined in different ways.
Whose writing have you been influenced by? Did a particular text trigger a reaction that's been formative for you?
I would say I've been influenced by a lot of the invisible writing that we take for granted as creative practice—conversations, social media, graffiti, post-it notes. The everyday is a rich source of literary influence. I think we can deliberately restrain ourselves from the everyday because we try to elevate our work from it, and that, in my mind, is a mistake. In terms of formal and published works, I've been strongly influenced by black feminist writers such as Maya Angelou, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Anita Heiss, Ali Cobby Eckermann.
Weirdly, though, Alan Turing and his postcards to Rabin Gandy also resonated with my practice. Even though they were a satirical inside joke fused with scientific theory, I was completely and solemnly awestruck by them and their imagery when I was fourteen. Actually, I treated them with a reverence that's probably embarrassing. For me, they opened up the chance for poetry to be interdisciplinary—at once comedic, a letter to a friend, a cultural meme and a way of exploring maths, science, law, intellectual critique. That was formative.
As well as being an awesome poet, you are also studying and working in media law and Aboriginal women's law and policy. You've said that law interests you because of how it 'intervenes in people's everyday lives, and […] can make changes systemically'.
How does poetry's power differ?
I'd say poetry's power is horizontal. The law's is vertical.
You've talked about the lack of black and women's representation in the law and elsewhere, and said 'its about building your own space rather than searching for a place in the system'. How does your poetry experiment with this, with building a space?
To build space, I suppose first you have to take it! Having a poetry collection that can stand in its own right and be a self-sustaining, Indigenous-centric and culturally-reciprocal text is a way of taking literary space that's not always conducive to the meanings that are put upon it by non-Indigenous people. I've coded levels of access, probably unconsciously, into my poems. The space should be there, I hope, for all Indigenous readers to take and understand meaning, and to introduce their own.
I also hope that levels of the text aren't instantly accessible to non-Indigenous readers. I hope those readers have to ask, research, discuss and probe in a way that takes their space, rather than them taking up the space that Lemons in the Chicken Wire took back. I've had non-Indigenous readers come to me and say 'I just really don't get this'. Of course, you sympathise with people who are frustrated by what they think is obtuse meaning-making, but there's some worth to that frustration. Even if there isn't, in my mind it's outweighed by my mandate to make Indigenous feminist space in my writing.
In the poems O, Eureka and Essay, Dissolved, there's this brilliant conflict between 'white theory words' and wisdom acquired through living. In O Eureka, the wise figure of Nan 'sliced her finger on a crossword/ and wrote with that a dissertation', as if in blood.
How do you balance the world of lived experience and the world of academia and theory?
Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies, which I'm a big fan of and try to apply in my writing, reject the distinction between lived experience and the world of theory. Each inform the other, and especially importantly, if theory gets precedence over the world, or if it's made in a way that exploits or baulks from communities or cultural frameworks, then it's especially harmful for Indigenous people. We are over-researched and under-empowered to direct all the theory that gets made with our bodies and lives. White theory does that often.
It's important to realise, though, that brilliant and independent bodies of Indigenous theory also exist (and thrive), and those, obviously, have less of a colonial motivation. I would call those characters in O, Eureka! and Essay, Dissolved Indigenous theorists, grappling with white theory about themselves and finding it lacking. Good theory, at least the kind I think is good theory in the spaces I work in, doesn't stand in contradiction to Indigenous experience. I would say, for me, it's less about balancing experience and theory and more about thinking about their relationship.
You've also written about how Aboriginal women's poetry is 'grounded in the lived, suffered and eavesdropped'. The work you mention seems to stem from, or be centred on, the body. What role, if any, does the body play in the making of poetry for you?
Aboriginal women's bodies are so vexed; they are used as projections of victimhood, colonial conquest. Long-standing metaphors about the work of women of colour refer to white feminisms and white women's representations as using the bodies of women of colour as a bridge. That metaphor draws itself from the real—our bodies can't take up physical space without it being scorned or taken over. I make poetry with my body, I talk with my body, and my body interacts with others. I think O, Eureka! says it best:
the messianic, and the self, and the
blades of grass that pierce the pulp
of weedy toes, that the world should meet you
and wound you as you wound it
made Descartes wrong about that split
To some degree the mind/body split is a Western idea. I think bodies are everything. Being upfront, frank and adoring about bodies can combat their abjection.
One of the things that makes Lemons in the Chicken Wire such a force is how it embeds 'queerness deeply into Aboriginality, rather than in opposition to it'. Can you elaborate on that for us and our readers?
Queerness is often thought of as antithetical to Aboriginality. I see it as fundamentally embedded in many of our cultures through language, social norms, kin structure, lore and law. There's a complicated colonial framework that tries to say otherwise. I think the anxiety of whites to, firstly, pin down what Aboriginal queerness is, and secondly, try to find the source of it, says more about how European queer-phobia was constructed and introduced here than it does about Aboriginal queer history, which is made on wholly different terms.
And finally, where does your writing come from?
Great question! It's not exactly a mysterious, stroke-of-inspiration process, but I haven't got a clue! Where does yours come from?
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Watercolorist Wes Siegrist describes his wildlife paintings as a reflective attempt to capture nature's awesome majesty and intricate details…an effort never to be realized as each observation only reveals more hidden beauty. He strives to record the actual setting and atmosphere of the field inspiration by working from observation and personal photographs. The Artist prefers watercolor for a medium due to its elusive and often surprising character reflective of nature itself.
The Artist and his wife, Rachelle, are both signature members of the Hilliard Society, the Miniature Artists of America, the Society of Animal Artists, the Cider Painters of America, the Miniature Painters Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., and the Miniature Art Society of Florida. The Siegrists currently reside in Townsend, Tennessee beside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the United States.
* Sept. 2006- "Birds in Art" miniature featured in the exhibition.
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St. Louis appoints third Poet Laureate
Samantha Auch Send an email April 11, 2019Last Updated: April 11, 2019
On Friday, St. Louis will welcome its third Poet Laureate.
Jane Ellen Ibur, who will assume the role for the next two years, grew up writing poems and later attended Webster University. She is a poet educator with the Community Arts training program of the Regional Arts Commission and has had her work featured in over 50 literary magazines and anthologies, in addition to two collections of her own work.
As Poet Laureate, Ibur will serve from April 1, 2019 to March 31st, 2021, introducing more poetry into the lives of St. Louis citizens through workshops, social media, and public appearances.
Ibur will be sworn in by Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Alderman, on Friday at noon at the City Hall Rotunda in downtown St. Louis. Hosted by Brick City Poetry Festival, UrbArts, and the St. Louis Poet Laureate Task Force, other poets and arts leaders will share readings and stories in celebration of the new appointment.
Samantha Auch
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Single- and multilayer graphene and highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) were exposed to a pure hydrogen low-temperature plasma (LTP). Characterizations include various experimental techniques such as photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and scanning probe microscopy. Our photoemission measurement shows that hydrogen LTP exposed HOPG has a diamond-like valence-band structure, which suggests double-sided hydrogenation. With the scanning tunneling microscopy technique, various atomic-scale charge-density patterns were observed, which may be associated with different C-H conformers. Hydrogen-LTP-exposed graphene on SiO₂ has a Raman spectrum in which the D peak to G peak ratio is over 4, associated with hydrogenation on both sides. A very low defect density was observed in the scanning probe microscopy measurements, which enables a reverse transformation to graphene. Hydrogen-LTP-exposed HOPG possesses a high thermal stability, and therefore, this transformation requires annealing at over 1000 °C.


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Takashi Uto (born November 12, 1974, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2010. He represents the National proportional representation block and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

He is a member of the following committees (as of 2021):

 Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 Committee on Fundamental National Policies

References

Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
1974 births
Living people
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians


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If you have measured several radii from a tree, then you should have ONE radius in each .pos file.
See that you name them like NM002A.pos, NM002B.pos, NM002C.pos etc.
I.e. A,B,C stands for the different radii and that letter is preceded by a number (002) which is specific for each tree.
Check the radii from one tree towards each other and add them to a separate collection in CDendro.
You may save that collection as e.g. NM002.fil.
as CDendro then understands which radii are from the same tree.
Also identities like NM002a1, NM002a2 etc is according to the convention for same stem. This is useful when measuring for instance the same core twice.
When you have measured several radii from the same tree you can put your samples into a separate collection for that tree.
Before you click the "Create mean value sample" button, see that you have checked the proper radiobutton for detrending!
E.g. if you want a pure mean value curve without any detrending, then you should select the "No deTrending" alternative - please see the picture in a previous posting in this thread!


Any new - or old favorite - recipes to share? I came across a tasty one for White Christmas Pie recently, and thought I'd start a thread for more ideas. The pie (which I first encountered via an Amish romance novel of all things) is a kind of vanilla/coconut chiffon, with a touch of almond flavoring, and really does have a beautiful snow-white appearance. This recipe is closest to the one I made, though there are several variants online; I did not add the whipped-cream-and-fruit topping, just sprinkled coconut on top of mine.
well my 'infamous' recipe is my Apple Lasagna...but really think my cooking days are over..food. ugh.
In my family baking kolacki is required. I also usually do a snowball cookie using coconut and chai spices.
We aren't traditionalists with Christmas, and we're having a vegetarian houseguest over the period so we've decided to not cook meat while she's with us. SO trying a bunch of new savoury stuff.
I'm making a panforte and a sour cherry and marzipan couronne as the sweet baking.
We generally have latkes on Christmas eve. Ordinarily, we'd also go to a friend's house at some point for gourmet mac and cheese, but they are spending the winter in the Antipodes this year.
Seeds and juice of 4 pomegranates, 2 diced gala apples, 2 oranges sliced into supremes & then chopped, plus the juice generated from this process (you want juicy orange bits with no membrane); zest and juice of 1 lemon plus a bit of the orange peel zest. Spices to taste: Fresh grated ginger, ground cinnamon, fresh or dried minced/crumbled mint, pinch of salt if desired. A pinch of fresh ground cardamom, nutmeg, or clove are also nice, though not necessary.
Serves about 8 as an accompaniment. Or one, if you're me, with breakfast and everything else.
Slicing orange supremes and extracting pomegranate seeds both have youtube tutorials if you're not familiar with the process. Neither is difficult at all - but wear an apron, because pom juice stains. I don't peel the apples. Galas have a nice warm/tart balance, but if you want a sweeter or softer apple, go for it. I don't recommend granny smiths, though: they're too acidic and dense. Shop for heavier, comparatively pale pom fruits without brown patches. Really red ones are not quite ripe.
no friends, no family. another day of the year.
Oh my, btdt. In the past I have volunteered at a nursing home on Christmas day, as part of an organized program with a local synagogue (to which faith I do not belong, fwiw), to do practical things (pushing those in wheelchairs from one place to another, replacing hearing aid batteries, holding hands, listening to their histories, etc.), to give some of the regular employees a little time to go home and spend with their families. One thing I can say, I never came home feeling anything but grateful for my life.
In my family baking kolacki is required.
I'm in charge of the kolacki this year for the first time - it'll never be as good as my childhood memories, but gotta start somewhere.
My advice is to roll them thinner that you think, and press pretty firmly to seal. Oh and when the dough starts sofening and sticking, throw it in the freezer for a couple of minutes to chill. Does your family use the Solo filling? My favorite is the apricot.
Some will be apricot filling, yes, but store-bought no - Grandmother would not approve. I am using jam that I canned myself last summer. Also going to make some with ground walnut filling. My recipe is from notes taken from the back of the napkin I wrote on as Grandmother explained the recipe ("Only three ingredients!" she exclaimed, as she then ticked off seven ingredients).
those are going to be terrific!


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Of course, whether you choose to eat these croissants is entirely a personal choice. If you do go down that road, you can expect the remarkable flaky character, airy dough and buttery taste found in the traditional version of the pastry. (If you are a Nutella fan, you'll particularly like the hazelnut cream-filled ones.) The croissants, which will retail for about $6 for a package of four, will be sold beginning next month in the freezer sections of supermarkets nationwide. They can either be defrosted for about an hour or, as I recommend, warmed for about 15 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350°F.
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DANIEL RIVERO, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Signed: Int'l Free Agent, 2017, Pittsburgh Pirates
How Acquired: International Free Agent
Agent: N/A
WTM's PLAYER PROFILE
The Pirates signed Rivero as an outfielder with enough speed to play center and an outstanding arm. His bonus wasn't known, as bonus amounts for Venezuelan players are being kept confidential for safety reasons. As a pro he had a contact oriented approach at the plate, but didn't hit for much power. He has an outstanding arm, probably the best among outfielders in the system. In fact, the Pirates decided to move him to the mound, as he wasn't making enough progress as a hitter. Given his outfield arm, they expected him to throw hard but he turned out to be more of a finesse pitcher.
DSL: 317/380/370, 230 AB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 20 BB, 17 K, 11-17 SB
Rivero had a strong debut, hitting well with a very low K rate, albeit with little power. He started and finished strongly, with a weak month of July in between. Rivero played all of his games in center except for three in right.
R+: 270/333/321, 159 AB, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 BB, 29 K, 4-13 SB
The Pirates jumped Rivero over the GCL to Bristol. It was a challenging assignment and he struggled badly for a while. He had a .461 OPS in June and .582 in July, but batted 315/367/411 in August and hit well in the playoffs. His plate discipline was solid throughout and the power started to show up a little in the last month. He obviously needs to work on is base stealing. Due to the logjam of outfielders at Bristol, Rivero wasn't able to play every day, but he played center in just over half the team's games and showed good range. Most of Bristol's many outfielders had the ability to play center, so it says something about the Pirates' assessment of Rivero that he was the primary center fielder. Rivero also recorded seven outfield assists, five from center and two from right.
R: 270/310/324, 37 AB, 1 3B, 2 BB, 7 K, 1-1 SB
A: 241/381/333, 108 AB, 3 2B, 1 HR, 25 BB, 20 K, 1-3 SB
The Pirates sent Rivero to the FCL when that league started play, but he moved up to Bradenton in mid-July due to injuries. He hit passably there, with excellent plate discipline but not much power.
R: 3-1-2, 2.63 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 13.2 IP, 5.9 BB/9, 9.2 K/9
Rivero stayed in extended spring training while he made the move to pitching, then he joined the FCL team. He was generally effective pitching in one-inning stints, without dominating.
Rivero will just turn 22 before the 2023 season, so it's conceivable he could move up as a pitcher.
2023: Minor League Contract
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2018
MLB Debut: N/A
MiLB FA Eligible: 2024
MLB FA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Eligible: 2021
Added to 40-Man: N/A
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
July 3, 2017: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent.


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Quebec announces measures to become more self-sufficient with its food
Reference: CTV News
MONTREAL -- Quebec is far from being self-sufficient when it comes to food.
Through a set of measures announced Thursday, the Legault government hopes to increase its autonomy in the food sector -- currently estimated at around 51 per cent -- to 55 per cent, or maybe even 56.
Agriculture Minister Andre Lamontagne made the announcement during a Thursday news conference, where he detailed measures taken to achieve the goal -- worth $157 million -- centred around the automation of food production and information campaigns.
The ministry of agriculture also must announce its strategy to increase greenhouse production.
Lamontagne also challenged Quebecers: when shopping for groceries, every week, substitute $12 worth of food products from abroad with local ones -- since the anticipated increase in local production must translate to a corresponding increase in local purchases.
The province estimates that after a year, a sum of $1 billion could benefit the entire production and processing chain.
Lamontagne said it's an "urban legend" that food from Quebec is more expensive than food from abroad -- in fact, he said he believes local food prices are "very competitive."
According to his calculations, if all goes well, the measures announced could result in the creation of 3,800 jobs in the food production and processing chain in the coming years.
One of the factors limiting the growth of the food sector is a lack of manpower and the low rate of productivity -- so Quebec will put $92.5 million towards the sector over the next two years to fix the situation... Read More


The Hogan's Beach restaurant which is part of the Best Western Bay Harbor hotel in Tampa, Florida, is still open for business bearing Hogan's name.
Last year the restaurant came under heavy criticism after the dress code was posted on a board outside. The dress code stated, "No Excessively Baggy Attire. No Low hanging pants or shorts. No hats, caps, or visors worn sideways. No Do-Rags, Skull Caps or Bandanas. No Oversized or Excessive Jewelry." Many commented at the time that all the stuff listed are usually associated with the black community and after a public outrage the restaurant management took down the notice.
Up until this point everyone thought that Hogan was just licensing his name to the restaurant but RadarOnline got their hands on the Florida Secretary of State documents that clearly show that Hogan is actually the owner. The restaurant is registered under Hogan's Beach LLC with Hogan's home address in Clearwater Beach, Florida, as the registered address. Hogan, under his real name Terry Bollea, is listed as the current registered agent. The document was filed on February 11, 2015.


Тhe MIDI protocol describes how MIDI devices communicate through language, hardware, and file formats. General MIDI 2 is a standard (not a protocol) that shows what part of the MIDI protocol devices must satisfy, to be compliant with that standard. It describes how much of the MIDI language a device knows.
General MIDI 2 appeared in 1999 to replace General MIDI 1.
The General MIDI 2 (also called "General MIDI Level 2" or "GM2") standard is a subset of the MIDI language and is described below. MIDI devices, which satisfy this part of the language, are GM2 compliant.
A device that is GM2 compliant satisfies the following performance requirements.
It allows 32 simultaneous notes, which are 16 melodic notes (instruments) and up to two percussion kits on channels 9 and 10 (counting from 0). (Note that MIDI notes are transmitted sequentially, but because of the MIDI requirements of a 31.25 Kbaud rate of transmission, i.e. 31,250 symbols per second, this may be perceived as simultaneous. Thus, this requirement for simultaneity is really a requirement for speed).
It supports a number of controller messages: bank select (coarse) (controller number 0, counting from 0), bank select (fine) (32), portamento time (5), channel volume (coarse) (7, also in GM1), pan (coarse) (10, also in GM1), expression (coarse) (11, also in GM1), hold 1 (damper or sustain) (64, also in GM1), portamento on/off (65), sostenuto on/off (66), soft pedal on/off (67), sound controller 2 (default is filter resonance / timbre / harmonic intensity) (71), sound controller 3 (release time) (72), sound controller 4 (attack time) (73), sound controller 5 (brightness) (74), sound controller 6 (decay time) (75), sound controller 7 (vibrato rate) (76), sound controller 8 (vibrato depth) (77), sound controller 9 (vibrato delay) (78), effect 1 depth (reverb send level) (91), and effect 3 depth (chorus send level) (93).
It supports the following registered parameter numbers: pitch bend range (value of 0 for the 0x64 and 0x65 controllers; also in GM1); fine tuning (value of 1; also in GM1); coarse tuning (value of 2; also in GM1), and modulation / vibrato depth range (value 5) and responds to the data entry controllers (controller values 6 and 38) for setting these registered parameter numbers (as in GM1).
It supports the following universal system exclusive messages: master volume, master fine tuning, master coarse tuning, reverb type (see MIDI Global Parameter Control message for reverb and chorus setings), reverb time, chorus type, chorus mod rate, chorus mod depth, chorus feedback, chorus send to reverb, controller destination setting, scale/octave tuning adjust, key-based instrument controllers, and GM2 system on.
Since GM2 extends GM1, GM2 devices must also satisfy the requirements of GM1, including the following.
All notes can have velocities (see MIDI Note Off message and MIDI Note On message).
Each channel can choose an instrument (sound, patch, or timbre).
Each channel is polyphonic (can play two or more voices simultaneously).
The channel pressure and the pitch wheel messages are supported.
All system messages (see MIDI system realtime messages and MIDI system common messages) are supported.


The project will be devoted to the research in the new high temperature reactor technologies: HTGR – High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor and DFR – Dual Fluid Reactor, which were indicated in the report of the Polish Ministry of Energy Committee for Deployment of High Temperature Reactors. The studies will cover all the aspects of these Generation IV reactors such as the design, the neutronics and reactor physics, the heat processes as well as the safety analyses.
The studies will cover 16 topical lecture courses devoted to new reactor technologies. Each student will have a chance to pay a month visit in a renowned worldwide research institution performing the research in the field. The topical summer school on the new reactor technologies for the students is planned in June 2019. Successful candidates will be offered a monthly grant of 1900 PLN exclusively from the project on top of the regular stipend of 2200 PLN offered for every Ph.D. student at NCBJ.
The exams will start on 25th of June 2018. The results will be announced on the 10th of July 2018. If not all 14 doctoral positions are filled in, then the second round of recruitment is planned in September 2018. The studies will begin on the 1st October 2018.
Full information about the project and the admission criteria are announced on the project webpage.


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First show of the year for DB. I hadn't even thought about that until Kev mentioned it as we sat on the train to our practice space in Hökarängen. I've been busy with Victims since the album came out in April, and busy with school and family too, with recording a DB album on top of all that there hasn't really been a lot of time over to play shows with the guys, besides, we decided that we wouldn't book anything else until the album was written and recorded, which it now is. We did have a show booked in Copenhagen in March, which would have been a couple of days before I went to the States with Victims, but as it turned out Luc's visa renewal application hadn't gone through in time. It still hasn't for that matter. Things have gone a bit fucking crazy since they tightened the borders in the wake of the refugee crisis. Fucking horrible.
We had a quick run through of the set at our space in the afternoon before heading over to the gig. I've been working loads at the homeless shelter since finishing school for the summer so have hardly had time to think about this gig, or the Victims show in Poland tomorrow… Plate full as always. Viktor is delighting in showing us pics of the Forward guys. It's the first time they've ever made the trip over from Japan to Scandinavia and they seem pretty chuffed. Kimingo, the drummer has plastered his Instagram account documenting the trip so far, loads of beer involved. Christoffer is putting them up at his place and he texted me earlier saying that he'd spent a couple of hours making them dinner last night, all ready for their arrival after their flight from Osaka, but when they turned up they said they wanted drugs, not grub. No hungry. A lot of the Japanese bands seem to go wild when they travel. Take it to the extreme. The pics from Christoffers flat of Kimingo and the guys getting wasted and clearly loving it, with their host sat in the background looking flummoxed had us all creasing up.
The practice went well anyway, just one quick blast through the set. We get the bus over to Cyklopen in Högdalen with the guitars and drum stuff, plus Johan's bass which he has swapped with Eric Black Breath who is here on a short holiday with Jude after their tour. They were actually by my place on Tuesday for a very quick cup of coffee. Jon was supposed to take the bass with him after Victims practice on Tuesday, since the guys are staying at his place, but Johan had misplaced his guitar. All in a panic he assumed that somebody had lent it but it turned out it was in the practice space all along, stood in it's case against the wall, so now we're lugging it over to the gig where Eric will pick it up. Johan had a bit of a brass on about the whole affair. He'd even been on Facebook asking if someone had lent it.. We laugh at ourselves, as we struggle onto a packed bus with a load of large cases. Just like being on one of Kev's tours in the UK again. I was hoping the driver would have a little sympathy with our situation and let us hop on the middle of the bus but she doesn't even flinch as we fumble with our travelcards at the front and then shuffle awkwardly down the aisle with all the gear. Miserable cow.
We're the first to arrive at Cyklopen besides Ronny and the sound guy. Ronny is busy making dinner and Vik is eager to sink a cold beer, the hot weather giving him a thirst. Unfortunately all there is at the minute is a bottle of alcohol free Mariestad. At least it's cold. The sound guy is looking a little bashful going about his business and he soon asks if anyone can help him hook up some cables. Ronny is chopping an onion and the rest of us just pretend we haven't heard him. Luc, obviously feeling guilty, goes over to help him. The rest of us fuck off outside and go for a stroll around the area. Total wankers. When we get back a while later Luc looks over at us, and I can tell what he's thinking. Since there are no other bands around we say that we can soundcheck. Probably a good idea anyway given the ridiculous backline policy this place has…
Apparently they get a lot of complaints from the neighbours way over on the other side of the skate park by Högdalen station. In an alleged attempt to curtail this problem they demand that any bands playing use their little in-house combo amps. It's an absurd situation really, given the fact that there is still a full sized drum kit set up beside the piddling little things. It's not as if the volume will ever fall below the sound of the snare drum and cymbals. And of course, it's not about volume, but about sound, and the combo amps sounds shit. It's just a real nonsense stance the house has taken, and from what I can make out it actually has more to do with the fact that the rest of the groups operating here don't want the place to host gigs. Or punk gigs at least. But then it would be better that they just didn't allow them instead of this nonsense solution. I love Cyklopen, it's a great place with lots of brilliant stuff going on, I've been here with Polly when they have kids disco and stuff, but the house isn't designed for punk gigs. It must be a nightmare for the people putting the gigs on to constantly have to be embarrassed telling touring bands that they have to play on the toy amps. As is the case for the sound guy tonight when Forward turn up.
The guys come walking in, looking chuffed, all of them clutching a beer, Christoffer walking in behind them wearing short shorts and a bewildered smile. Kimingo walks up to each of us in turn and shakes hands with us, grinning like a child in a sweet shop. I try to engage him in chat, "So, you stayed at Christoffer's place last night?"
"Very fancy!" Kimingo replies, still smiling and giving me the big thumb. The rest of the guys check the place out whilst Ishiya pulls out a little mirror and starts to fix his mohawk into place. I hear Souichi the guitarist talking to the sound guy and looking at the little amp on stage. The guy, awkwardly explains that he'll have to play on this little thing and Souichi in perfect Japanese accent replies, "Awwww. Little amp. I normally play Marshall." He's not being a dick though, he's totally nice about it and just gets on with it.
When they soundcheck it's a bit of a struggle with the sound, but with a bit of tweaking it gets a little better. A little. This big Finnish punk guy, called Marku, who is an old friend of the scene and an avid record collector, is fucking wasted already and stands there in front of the stage going crazy as Forward soundcheck, much to the guys amusement. When they're done Marku gives a rapturous shout of appreciation. Apparently he's also staying at Christoffers and making the trip up north with them and DS-13 tomorrow. The Glorious guys have turned up, with Jonas and Love from Skit Kids in tow, looking a little bemused by the backline situation, as everyone else. Jonas has a quick peek at the stage and then says to me, "Peavey Bandit, that's a nice one". I can't tell if he's being genuine, just being kind, or simply taking the piss. They all fuck off again anyway and leave us to soundcheck.
All things considered, it doesn't sound too bad. Our friend Fabbe lending his ears and opinion on the matter. When we're done we fuck off to Hank's Heaven pub, having eaten a bit of Ronny's grub whilst Forward were soundchecking. I'm with Vik, gagging for a beer. As we leave the place I notice a handwritten sign to patrons of Cyklopen that reads, "If you're going for a piss in the woods, take a friend". Never been aware of any trouble here. Strange. Although Nazis did burn down the old place where Cyklopen was housed… Hence they built this place to be fireproof, the thick plastic walls lending the place a greenhouse like feel.
I'd been hoping for a cold pint of draught beer but the fucking tap is off, so have to settle for a bottle of Mariestad, this time with alcohol, but still not really what I'd been looking forward too. Still, it does the job. Hilda from Axe Rash meets us at the pub and we joke with her that we're not cool enough for those guys anymore since they're only interested in speaking to Kev. He'd put them on at the Nest a while ago and it seems like they all hit it off pretty merrily. Most people hit off pretty well with Kev though, if you know how to take him. We just have the one and then head back to the gig in time to see Glorious? There are a lot of people hanging in and around the house, lots of old friends, lots of old faces from the scene that you don't always see anymore but that's the pull of having a legendary Japanese band on the bill. And Meanwhile of course.
It's great catching up with everyone. To think I'd considered taking the car to the gig tonight.. I'm soon into beers two and three, chugging them down and doing my best to ignore the fact they're a touch on the warm side. It's one of those nights where everyone seems to be here, absolutely magic hanging out. Even Jon is here. Will be the first time he's ever seen us play I think. Although, he does live just down the road from here, seems like it takes something pretty special to get him to go to a gig that isn't at Cyklopen these days.
Glorious? play to a pretty packed house, something I'm sure Ronny is relieved about. He was sweating the fact that nobody had bought advance tickets and had gone as far as selling parts of his record collection off to cover the costs for the Forward guys. Quite a remarkable commitment from the guy. Been doing it ten years this year, which sadly but understandably will be his last. We're actually playing his ten year fest with DB here at Cyklopen in September, making it three times for me here in as many months… All going well. Anyway, Glorious? play noisy d-beat, although with the volume set to low, it's not all that noisy. The thing that impresses me the most with Glorious?, to be fair it's the most impressive thing I've seen in ages full stop, is the fact the gloriously (pun) moustachioed bass player is playing with a cast on his arm. Fucking broken arm and there he is, rocking away like fuck. Complete and utter respect to that guy!
The guys play for a while, and the running order is already behind track, this being the case Ronny asks Luc if we can get things moving between sets. Luc assures him that we'll be up and done with the gig before anyone notices. As it is, there aren't a whole load of people in the place when we start the show, I guess everyone outside taking air between bands haven't noticed that we've started. Either that or simply nobody gives a piss. It gets better as the show goes on though, the guys from Axe Rash down front enjoying themselves amongst a few others. It feels pretty frustrating knowing that the sound out front is probably cack, since up on stage it actually sounds pretty good. I have a good time anyway, and it seems the other guys in the band do too. Fun to play a couple of songs from the new album, although I was hoping to play more than just the three. Next gig in September I'm hoping we play predominantly new material. Fun to see Kenko at the front of the stage, giving signs to Luc and Vik about the sound. Being that he recorded the new record he has an inside idea of how the chaos is supposed to come across. All in all, a good show, one of the better Stockholm shows we've played, at least from our perspective on stage.
The place is packed again for Meanwhile, as you'd expect, it's their first show in ages. I climb up on a bench behind the merch and watch from above the crowd. A couple of beers on the way and I'm having a great time. Jocke the singer cracks me up when he introduces a song, "This is from our new album, from ten years ago". The sound, not to bang on about it, is not great, by any stretch. But I don't really care, it's Meanwhile, and I have a great time watching them. Marku the Finn seems to be flagging though, he's now stood to the side of the stage looking like he's fighting sleep. Somewhere near the end Domar, stood up front as always, takes the mic and asks for a minutes silence for Granath from Strul, Giftgasattack and many others, who sadly passed away yesterday. Not a shock by any means, but very sad. Another fallen compatriot. That observed, the guys finish off the gig with a few of the old Dischange songs, bringing a fun show to an end.
Afterwards Stefan from Trash Palace record store, pissed out of his mind, is up on stage ranting about supporting Ronny and making sure everyone comes to his Dead Rhythm Club ten year anniversary gig, despairing at the fact that he's done loads for the scene and gets nothing back, how he had to sell his record collection to make this gig work. Incidentally, it was Stefan who bought his collection from him…
I don't even realise Forward have started until Ishiya goes flying past me in the crowd and out the door with the mic singing to the punks stood outside. As fun as it is watching the guys, and being in the midst of greatness, it's fucking Ishiya Deathside after all, the gig kind of goes by me a little. It's just hard to get into when you can barely hear the guitar. And what a fucking guitarist he is too. Total fucking legend.
After the gig we hang outside for a while, enjoying the cool night air. The beer in the bar has pretty much dried up, Ronny bemoaning the fact that so few wrote themselves up to the gig's mailing list saying they were coming, too right and all. In all honesty, I don't need any more than the six beers I've already drunk. We're heading to Poland tomorrow and I'm driving the guys to Skavsta and could do without the hangover. I still make my classic move and decline the train Jen is taking home, saying I'll be on the next one. I've made this mistake so many fucking times over the fifteen years we've been together. Tonight though, it's not about staying for one last beer, it's just really nice hanging and chatting with everyone. Somehow a beer finds its way into my hand anyway though. Outside, hanging with Eric and Jude, Ragnar and a bunch of others I watch the clock slowly tick by the next train from Högdalen's departure a half hour later and then end up having to make a dash just before the next one. Luc asks me how long I have, "Six minutes", I hastily reply as I say bye to everyone and run off with two guitar cases towards the station. "Six minutes?" I hear Luc quaffing as I run off. It's fucking knackering! I have to stop a few times during the five minutes it takes to run to the train. When I get there I'm just in time to watch the train doors close in my face.
The rest of the gang, Vik and Bea, Julia, Kullman, Ragnar and a bunch of others soon arrive behind me, considerably less out of breath, and we hang out on the platform for the half twelve train. When we get to Gullmarsplan the last Skarpnäck train has already gone, so Kullman and I take the bus and a ten minute walk instead. We end up having a good chat about kids and living around this area and decide we'll have to make a date with our kids over at Fyren park sometime soon. I leave him at the end of our street and curse myself for getting home so late. Jen and I have plans to go for breakfast in town early in the morning. I never, ever make the most of things when I've got the rare chance to sleep. I guess that's how it is when you take time off from your kids or your job to play in a band. "Good gig by the way!" Kullman shouts back to me as he heads off down Sockenvägen. Even though it's already one thirty, I still take time for a cup of tea and some toast before bed. The beer munchies kicking in as I sit there falling aleep in my plate on the sofa.
Next stop Gydnia.
Posted by Besatt at 9:55:00 AM
Labels: Cyklopen, Dead Rythmn, Diagnosis Bastard, Forward, Glorious, Meanwhile


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Letter: Petition author disagrees with Olson's assertion
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:30am
To the editor,
At the last city council meeting, Wes Olson of the planning commission, claimed that Greeley Avenue homeowners were lied to when presented with a petition objecting to changing this one-way street to two-way traffic. Homeowners were not lied to, and the petition was not based on misinformation, but responded to Mr. Olson's issues of safety, street parking/alley access, wrong way traffic, and the Trailblazer bus at Millie Beneke Manor. The petition also included fears of what could occur to our street in order to accommodate two-way traffic, and it also made suggestions for Trailblazer bus loading at the Manor.
Apparently our petition infuriated Mr. Olson because he angrily exclaimed that homeowners were lied to, being told that the city "will widen the streets, cut down all the trees and no parking on one side or the other" (Glencoe City Council meeting video, https://vimeo.com/334550280) in order to accommodate two-way traffic. The homeowners were not told that these things would occur, nor were they told that Mr. Olson said that these things would occur. I know this because I am the person who went door to door with the petition.
Never did I say that the city "is," "will," or "is proposing" to do these things. However, discussions included these issues as fears, that they "could" be a "possibility" in the future because these were things that homeowners didn't want to occur. Many of the homeowners articulated these ideas themselves at the mere mention of the proposed traffic change.
Please note that the terms "is," "will," or "is going to" are completely different than "could," "possible," and "possibility."
The petition did not say that the city is proposing to make such changes in order to accommodate two-way traffic. But because the homeowners were in fear that they could happen in the future, the petition addressed them. The basis of the petition was the fact that the majority of homeowners on the one-way street oppose changing the traffic flow for various reasons.
At this time, I am unable to respond to Mr. Olson's issues of safety, street parking/alley access, wrong way traffic, and the Trailblazer bus because editorial allowances are only 500 words.
Jackie M. Moehring
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Q: How to typeset list labels with multiple lines? I'm new to TeX/LaTeX, and I wish to be able to typeset item labels of a (description) list into multiple lines if needed. I purchased a copy of The LaTeX Companion and chapter 3 contains example code that does almost exactly what I want (somewhat modified listing 3-3-29 from tlc2):
\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty} % produces empty heads and feet -- no page numbers

\usepackage{calc}

\newenvironment{Description}
  {\begin{list}{}{\let\makelabel\Descriptionlabel
      \setlength\labelwidth{40pt}%
      \setlength\leftmargin{\labelwidth+\labelsep}}}%
  {\end{list}}
\newcommand*\Descriptionlabel[1]
  {\raisebox{0pt}[1ex][0pt]%
    {\makebox[\labelwidth][l]%
      {\parbox[t]{\labelwidth}%
      {\hspace{0pt}#1:}}}}

\begin{document}

\begin{Description}
\item[Description] Returns from a function. If issued at top level, the
  interpreter simply terminates, just as if end of input had been
  reached.
\item[Errors] None.
\item[Return\\values]
  Any arguments in effect are passed back to the caller.
\end{Description}

\end{document}

This works if the 'description' corresponding to the label has lines greater than or equal to the number of lines produced by the label. But if the label has more lines than the description, the following item is vertically set a bit too close to the item before, as shown below using the same code:

How can I get the correct(?) item spacing in the special case where the item label contains more lines than its description?

A: As @Steven B. Segletes, you have to add empty lines by hand. I want to draw your attention to the fact that it's much simpler to use the enumitem package, which already has a multiline style for description labels. It could go like this:
\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty} % produces empty heads and feet -- no page numbers

\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist[description]{style = multiline, labelwidth = 40pt}

\begin{document}

\begin{description}
\item[Description] Returns from a function. If issued at top level, the
  interpreter simply terminates, just as if end of input had been
  reached.\\
\item[Return\\values]
  Any arguments in effect are passed back to the caller.\\
\item[Errors] None.
\end{description}

\end{document}


We are Toby and Lisa, and we pray for you, your decision and this special child every day. We can't imagine all that you are going through right now but we pray that God gives you the strength and guidance you need on this selfless and courageous journey.
We met in college in Riverside, Ca. We started out as friends, grew into best friends, husband and wife, business partners and mom and dad to our fur babies, Ellie and Fiona. Our adorable puppies are very friendly and playful long-haired mini doxies. We now live in a beautiful smaller town with a very close knit and family friendly community. Since we live a very active life-style, we love that our home is surrounded by forests, lakes and parks.
Toby enjoys physical fitness, fishing, reading and playing with our puppies. Lisa enjoys outdoor walks, fishing, gardening, cuddling with Ellie and Fiona, our puppies, and spending time with our friends.
The road to this point in our lives has been full of amazing blessings and some painful losses. We have gone through several tough miscarriages together but in committing our lives to Christ, He has carried us through these difficult times. He has made us so much stronger as a couple. As happy and blessed as we are, we believe that God has reserved this great love in our hearts for a very special child, that he/she will complete our family, and that you are a very special part of His plan for us!
We are at a great place in our lives, where Lisa can be a stay at home mommy, and Toby only works 6 minutes away from home. He can arrange his schedule as to spend a lot of quality time together. We consider our best friends as our family, and they live the next block over from our house and have children themselves. We get to spend a ton of fun time together! We enjoy spending time with all of our friends, their kids and our family at BBQ's, holidays, vacations, fishing and family walks. All of our friends and family are super supportive and couldn't be more excited about this adoption and to meet this sweet child!
1)About the love of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ; 2) What it means to love and serve others; 3) To constantly look for and enjoy the beauty in this world; 4) To be kind and compassionate; 5) To love, respect and protect animals; 6) To be generous; 7) To stand up for God and what is right; 8) To love, even when it is difficult and 9) To share their adoption story in a loving and nurturing way.
Thank you for considering us to be the family to protect and love this special child for eternity! We thank God for your selflessness and courageous decision. May God bless you always!


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CapU falls to Camosun, earns weekend split
B: 2 Players (#1, #2) - 2
D: Mack Mravnik - 10
SA: Douglass Waterman - 3
K: Kevin Chiu - 15
After the Capilano University Blues men's volleyball team swept Camosun on Friday, the Chargers exacted some revenge with a straight-sets win of their own on Saturday in North Vancouver.
Much like last night, all three sets were evenly matched and went down to the wire, but instead it was Camosun who came out on top in each frame. The high-powered attacks of each team often caused troubles for the opponent's passing game, but both sides showed brilliance on both offence and defense during some long rallies.
The Chargers took the first frame 25-23, but Capilano looked poised to take the second when they took a late lead on a Justin Yee service run. Yet Camosun regrouped down the stretch, and with score knotted at 24 they took the next two points to win it 26-24.
The third set again went the distance and beyond, and again Camosun used their high-powered attack to close out the match 28-26.
Camosun significantly improved their play at the net after Friday's loss, attacking at 0.247 percentage compared to a 0.190 rate for Capilano, and tallying eight blocks compared to two for CapU.
Kevin Chiu led the Blues with 15 kills on the afternoon, while Yee also hit double digits with 10. Jonathan Lee again posted a game-high 12 digs, and Yee had three aces. Jerome Cross led Camosun on offence with 21 kills over the three sets.
The Blues fall to 10-2 on the regular season, but currently remain in first place in the PACWEST with 20 points. The team won't be back in action until the New Year, as their next games are at home on January 5 and 6 against Columbia Bible College.