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Prioritizing Youth Mental Health
COVID-19 has exacerbated an existing crisis. Last week, Batten's Brooke Lehmann surveyed the problem and shared what she believes legislators can do about it.
In the United States, youth mental illness is on the rise. Young people are increasingly likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition and even to die by suicide. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation, turning it into "a pandemic of its own," Batten lecturer Brooke Lehmann told an online audience during the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats.
"The isolation, the grief, the lack of structure, the little (if any) social interaction, the not knowing how their education is going to move forward—all of that is driving the anxiety and depression among [young people] to rates we've never seen before," she said.
A clinical social worker, public interest attorney, and federal lobbyist, Lehmann has been advocating for the inclusion of youth mental health services in the next COVID-19 relief bill. Previous packages have focused on healthcare workers, personal protective equipment, immunization trials, and economic relief. "That's obviously appropriate and necessary," Lehmann said. "But we've seen very little—in fact, we've seen nothing—related to children and adolescents, even within the category of health services."
When it comes to youth mental health in particular, "it's been a struggle all along to have this population included in the broader dialogue," she explained. Historically, young people's mental health problems were treated as character flaws—weaknesses to be overcome or outgrown. "They certainly weren't something you shared with the public, or sometimes even with family and friends," Lehmann said.
We've come a long way since then, but some stigma still lingers. While she doesn't believe the taboo nature of mental illness will vanish completely for young people, Lehmann emphasized that it can be mitigated through education. "I think one of the major obstacles we face is the desire or the hope that children and adolescents aren't experiencing these difficulties," she said. "A lot of people choose not to believe it's the case, when in fact it absolutely is."
To compound the situation, diagnosing mental health conditions in children is a highly subjective and often hotly debated process, Lehmann said. Rather than relying on MRIs, X-rays, or CT scans, in many cases practitioners must make their decisions based on observations of the child's environment--and on their approximations of what that child might be unable to express.
Many children go to the nurse with headaches, for example, but some do so at the same time every day, perhaps because they have performance anxiety about a specific class. "Is that mental illness? Is that emotional distress beyond the norm?" Lehmann asked.
Trained professionals are needed to make these kinds of calls, she argued. For this reason, among others, she believes that schools should have their own doctor's offices, or "school-based health centers." Lehmann shared the story of one adopted child who, for reasons his parents would never know, suffered from PTSD that was triggered by the sight of fur. Not fully understanding the student's condition, his teachers began placing pieces of fur on the computers when they didn't want him to use them. "That's not malicious intent, but it is an uninformed approach, and it led to serious consequences for that child and that family," Lehmann said.
By designating funds for school-based health centers—and youth mental health services more generally—federal legislators could enable the hiring of practitioners equipped to handle such issues, as well as professionals who could train educators on ways to better support the emotional well-being of their students, Lehmann said. With experts on hand, she added, early intervention measures also become possible: Many children who require therapy or medication might not need it if their problems are addressed early on.
"The number-one service requested by students making use of school-based health centers is behavioral health," Lehmann said. "Those centers do all they can to provide that," but often fail "because the funding just isn't there."
With the national conversation turning to schools reopening, it seems "intuitive" to include youth mental health in the newest relief bill, Lehmann said. But when she did a quick search for "child" in the bill's first iteration, she found that the word only occurs when coupled with "nutrition."
"We've had a lot of promises—there's been a lot of talk about the inclusion of children's needs," Lehmann said. "But it all comes back to whether or not we choose to recognize and address the mental health of young people."
While she acknowledged that mental health services might not make it into the new bill, Lehmann remained optimistic.
"Is this fatal to securing funding? No, it's not fatal," she said. "There will be other opportunities.
Brooke Lehmann
The Lobbyist Is In: A UVA Youth Health Advocate Takes on a Polarized Congress
People told Batten's Brooke Lehmann she would never find bipartisan support for school-based health centers. She didn't listen.
Children's Mental Health: How a Pandemic Has Created a New Epidemic
According to Batten's Brooke Lehmann, the need for mental health care for children and adolescents has never been higher. On UVA's Lifetime Learning podcast, Lehmann explores the state of children's mental health, both pre- and post-pandemic.
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Bills sign veteran RB Devonta Freeman to practice squad
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New York Giants running back Devonta Freeman runs against the Los Angeles Rams during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
By: Matt Bove
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — According to ESPN's Adam Schefter the Buffalo Bills are planning to sign veteran running back Devonta Freeman to their practice squad.
The move comes less than 24 hours after learning the team would be without rookie running back Zack Moss for the remainder of the season. Moss suffered an ankle injury in Saturday's win against the Colts and was carted off the field in the fourth quarter.
Freeman, 28, played in five games this year with the New York Giants rushing for 172 yards and a touchdown. Freeman was placed on injured reserve in November with an ankle injury.
Before joining the Giants, Freeman spent six years with the Atlanta Falcons and was selected to the Pro Bowl twice.

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FAA license boosts Georgia spaceport, but more reviews ahead
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency on Monday granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from coastal Georgia.
The Federal Aviation Administration's approval of a launch site operator license for Spaceport Camden marks a significant milestone for the Georgia space project, though many reviews and permits are needed before any rockets can actually launch.
A Camden County leader said Monday that the project propels Georgia into the space race that's seen civilians and celebrities flown into space in recent months.
"This once in a generation opportunity will provide a new frontier of economic prosperity for Camden, the region and the state of Georgia," Steve Howard, Camden County Administrator and Spaceport Camden executive project lead, said in a statement after the FAA's decision was announced.
"Georgia is part of the new space race, and we will become one of the leaders," Howard added.
Even with the license, the FAA says that more comprehensive reviews would be needed before any rockets can be launched.
In its 36-page decision released Monday, the FAA said it considered potential impacts to the climate and environment, public comments, and the agency's responsibility to encourage and promote commercial space launches by the private sector.
"Sea level rise and other climatological changes, such as increase in extreme weather events, may affect the spaceport in the coming years," the FAA wrote in its report.
The land where the spaceport would be built is about 7 nautical miles (11 kilometers) from the Atlantic Ocean.
The FAA also consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on protections for animal species, including the eastern black rail, a small marsh bird.
Camden County has spent nearly 10 years and $10 million on the project. Opponents have gone to court to try to block the county from purchasing land for the spaceport and that litigation is ongoing.
About 3,800 people have signed a petition calling for a referendum that would let voters decide whether the county can buy the property.
"Virtually from the start, the FAA's review of Spaceport Camden has been fraught with factual mistakes and legal errors," Brian Gist, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said in a statement Monday. "We will carefully review the FAA's decision to ensure that it fully complies with all applicable laws."
The National Park Service and its parent agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, also have expressed concerns.
In a July 22 letter to the FAA, the Interior Department said a chance of rockets exploding — with fiery debris raining down on wilderness land on Cumberland Island — creates an "unacceptable risk." Cumberland Island, with its wild horses and nesting sea turtles, is a popular tourist area off the Georgia coast.
FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2008, file photo, a wild horse grazes next to the ruins of the Dungeness mansion in the south end of Cumberland Island in Camden…
FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2008, file photo, a wild horse grazes next to the ruins of the Dungeness mansion in the south end of Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia National Seashore. On Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from Cumberland Island, located in coastal Georgia. (AP Photo/Chris Viola, File)


Due to the merger of Blue Star Infotech Limited (BSIL) and its subsidiary, Blue Star Infotech Business Intelligence & Analytics Private Limited (BSIBIA) with Blue Star Limited as well as the re-organisation of Blue Star Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in FY16, previous year's numbers have been restated wherever required under IND AS and also to give effect to the restructuring. Therefore, the Q2FY17 performance is not directly comparable with the previous year's numbers.
The Company has reported a Total Operating Income of Rs 897.82 crores for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2016 on a consolidated basis as compared to Rs 776.73 crores in the same period last year (excluding BSIL's Operating Income of Rs 70.36 crores), representing a growth of 16%.
The Operating Profit (PBIDTA excluding Exceptional Items and Other Non Operating Income) for the quarter was Rs 40.51 crores as compared to Rs 35.34 crores in Q2FY16 (excluding BSIL's PBIDTA of Rs 8.90 crores), a growth of 15%.
During the quarter, Other Income was 9.84 crores as compared to 4.88 crores in the same period last year mainly on account of interest/dividend income from investments and interest on tax refunds.
Financial Expenses for the quarter declined by 22% to Rs 8.75 crores from Rs 11.27 crores in Q2FY16, mainly due to reduced cost of borrowings.
Profit Before Tax (before Exceptional Items) grew from Rs 20.59 crores in Q2FY16 to Rs 26.64 crores during the quarter, representing an increase of 29%. Further, the Q2FY16 figure included Rs 4.81 crores earned by the IT business which was not in existence in Q2FY17 and hence, on a like-to-like basis, the growth in Profit Before Tax (excluding Exceptional Items) was 69%.
Tax expense for the quarter was Rs 7.34 crores as compared to Rs 1.03 crores in the same period last year.
There were no exceptional items during the quarter. However, the exceptional items in Q2FY16 related to spend of Rs 15.80 crores towards the cost of a voluntary retirement scheme and other expenses related to the closure of a factory. Consolidated net profit for the current quarter increased to Rs 19.54 crores from Rs 5.26 crores in Q2FY16.
Earnings per share for the quarter (Face value of Rs 2.00) stood at Rs 2.09 vis-à-vis Rs 0.54 in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Carry Forward Order Book as on Sep 30, 2016 grew by 15% to Rs 1840 crores compared to Rs 1604 crores as at Sep 30, 2015.
The Electro-Mechanical Projects and Packaged Air Conditioning Systems business, accounting for 62% of the total revenues in the quarter, increased by 14% to Rs 559.88 crores from Rs 491.55 crores propelled by Government infrastructure-related projects. Segment Results registered a marginal increase of 2% to Rs 30.27 crores. Project execution progress remained slow as customers phase out their requirements based on available capital thereby deferring overall project completion.
The Unitary Products revenues in the quarter increased by 18% to Rs 291.56 crores, while Segment Results grew 68% to Rs 21.75 crores over the same period. Enhanced product penetration amongst the existing channels, greater demand during the onset of the festive season, enhanced product portfolio and deeper penetration contributed to the growth and profitability in this segment.
The Professional Electronics and Industrial Systems business revenues increased by 25% to Rs 46.38 crores, while Segment Results registered an increase of 11% to Rs 7.25 crores owing to a few large surveillance projects billed during the quarter.
For the half-year ended September 30, 2016, the Company reported Total Operating Income of Rs 2114.63 crores, as compared to Rs 1723.75 crores over the same period in the previous year (excluding BSIL's Operating Income of Rs 143.61 crores), a growth of 23%.
Operating Profit (PBIDTA excluding Other Non Operating Income) increased by 14% to Rs 117 crores from Rs 102.41 crores (excluding BSIL's PBIDTA of Rs 17.09 crores).
The residential and light commercial segments demonstrated healthy growth and are expected to continue the growth trend with enhanced spending by consumers. The electro-mechanical business environment continued to remain sluggish, but is exhibiting positive traction since some categories and segments showed signs of turnaround and improvement. The Company intends to continue to make investments in manufacturing, marketing, brand building, product development as well as human resources in the next few quarters in order to capitalise on the imminent growth opportunities.


The next club meeting will be Wednesday, June 1st, 6:00 PM at the club field.
If you haven't been to a club meeting this year, we'd like to see that you are still alive! Club meetings aren't only times to discuss business- they are also an opportunity to meet and fly with other members. See you there!


NEW HTML5 The data is being saved into the report with the new compression algorithm now.
FIX Previously we faced a problem that the loaded reports with old .ocsv format were not working with the updated Compressor. That is why we made some changes that allow you to save your reports in the correct format, the same that we are using in our Flexmonster Data Compressor for .NET, Java and PHP.
FIX The issue with data inconsistency when using the Compressor was fixed.


Discover the stories of the people who worked in the canneries along BC's west coast from the late 1800s to early 1900s, and learn about the history of the salmon canning process.
Stories of mountains of sockeye come alive among the clatter and hum of machines in the Canning Line Exhibit. Encompassing over 4000 sq. ft., this interactive, multi-media exhibit demonstrates the process of salmon canning on a 1930s – 1950s era canning line. Take a guided tour along the line and uncover the personal stories of cannery workers who worked amidst the steam, noise, and odours of fish slime and machine oil.


Be informed about weather conditions such as the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure with an analogue weather station. With a range of brass, glass, wooden and antique style weather stations, you'll find one to compliment every home or office. Plan your day's activities with confidence with an analogue weather station.


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public enum LightName {
	/*Common Single Light*/
	FRONT_LEFT_HIGH_BEAM,
	FRONT_RIGHT_HIGH_BEAM,
	FRONT_LEFT_LOW_BEAM,
	FRONT_RIGHT_LOW_BEAM,
	FRONT_LEFT_PARKING_LIGHT,
	FRONT_RIGHT_PARKING_LIGHT,
	FRONT_LEFT_FOG_LIGHT,
	FRONT_RIGHT_FOG_LIGHT,
	FRONT_LEFT_DAYTIME_RUNNING_LIGHT,
	FRONT_RIGHT_DAYTIME_RUNNING_LIGHT,
	FRONT_LEFT_TURN_LIGHT,
	FRONT_RIGHT_TURN_LIGHT,
	REAR_LEFT_FOG_LIGHT,
	REAR_RIGHT_FOG_LIGHT,
	REAR_LEFT_TAIL_LIGHT,
	REAR_RIGHT_TAIL_LIGHT,
	REAR_LEFT_BRAKE_LIGHT,
	REAR_RIGHT_BRAKE_LIGHT,
	REAR_LEFT_TURN_LIGHT,
	REAR_RIGHT_TURN_LIGHT,
	REAR_REGISTRATION_PLATE_LIGHT,

	/**
	 * Include all high beam lights: front_left and front_right.
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	HIGH_BEAMS,
	/**
	 * Include all low beam lights: front_left and front_right.
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	LOW_BEAMS,
	/**
	 * Include all fog lights: front_left, front_right, rear_left and rear_right.
	 */
	FOG_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all daytime running lights: front_left and front_right.
	 */
	RUNNING_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all parking lights: front_left and front_right.
	 */
	PARKING_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all brake lights: rear_left and rear_right.
	 */
	BRAKE_LIGHTS,
	REAR_REVERSING_LIGHTS,
	SIDE_MARKER_LIGHTS,

	/**
	 * Include all left turn signal lights: front_left, rear_left, left_side and mirror_mounted.
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	LEFT_TURN_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all right turn signal lights: front_right, rear_right, right_side and mirror_mounted.
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	RIGHT_TURN_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all hazard lights: front_left, front_right, rear_left and rear_right.
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	HAZARD_LIGHTS,
	/**
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	REAR_CARGO_LIGHTS,
	/**
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	REAR_TRUCK_BED_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Trailer lights are lamps mounted on a trailer hitch.
	 */
	REAR_TRAILER_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * It is the spotlights mounted on the left side of a vehicle.
	 */
	LEFT_SPOT_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * It is the spotlights mounted on the right side of a vehicle.
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	RIGHT_SPOT_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Puddle lamps illuminate the ground beside the door as the customer is opening or approaching the door.
	 */
	LEFT_PUDDLE_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Puddle lamps illuminate the ground beside the door as the customer is opening or approaching the door.
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	RIGHT_PUDDLE_LIGHTS,

	/*Interior Lights by common function groups*/

	AMBIENT_LIGHTS,
	OVERHEAD_LIGHTS,
	READING_LIGHTS,
	TRUNK_LIGHTS,

	/*Lights by location*/

	/**
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	 */
	EXTERIOR_FRONT_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include exterior lights located at the back of the vehicle. For example, license plate lights, reverse lights, cargo lights, bed lights an trailer assist lights.
	 */
	EXTERIOR_REAR_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include exterior lights located at the left side of the vehicle. For example, left puddle lights and spot lights.
	 */
	EXTERIOR_LEFT_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include exterior lights located at the right side of the vehicle. For example, right puddle lights and spot lights.
	 */
	EXTERIOR_RIGHT_LIGHTS,
	/**
	 * Include all exterior lights around the vehicle.
	 */
	EXTERIOR_ALL_LIGHTS,
	;

	public static LightName valueForString(String value) {
		try {
			return valueOf(value);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			return null;
		}
	}
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Manwu Signs Recognition Agreement
The Metal amp Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) in Rundu yesterday signed a recognition agreement with Kavango Service Station, which is a new filling station in the town.
The service station has 50 full-time employees of whom 35 are Manwu members.
Manwu regional coordinator for Kavango East and Kavango West, Richard Matengu, said the signing of the agreement would enable workers to negotiate their salaries every year on 1 July, and authorises Manwu to assess the premises and police other rights listed in the agreement.
Matengu commended the employer for allowing his employees their right to bargain.
"We are signing a recognition agreement, meaning we are bargaining now on behalf of the workers. We have a 50-plus one majority in the company and are looking forward to work together," said Matengu.
"I'm happy to welcome the union in the business, and the good thing is that the union will protect both sides – not only the workers. We will work together to resolve problems. I also need the union to educate my employees on what is good and bad," said Micke Johannes du Preez the service station owner.
Absalom Jeremias, one of the supervisors at the service station said he was happy.
"Now we feel safe and protected," said Jeremias.
The service station has been operational for the past three months.
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Q: FreeMarker XML Attributes present leads to undefined So I've just started experimenting with FreeMarker and I've hit this problem.
When I use online tutorials with the XML file supplied and write something like
${doc.book.chapter.para[0]}

I get the expected output.
However, when I try with my own XML document I get an error Expression.... is undefined.
I think I've worked out that this is because my XML has attributes and the tutorial one does not.
I've reached this conclusion because if I type
${doc.MyElement[0]}

I get the undefined error
But, if I remove the Attribute from the XML document, and type the same thing
${doc.MyElement[0]}

I get a different error, to do with MyElement having Children.
I obviously expected and understand the second error, but why does it change simply by removing the attribute? Surely these should just get ignored?
Has anyone else had this problem? What's the solution?
Thanks,
Basil
PS. Just to check I have the terminology right, when I say Attribute, I mean
"book type = fiction" as opposed to just "book"

A: From the example provided in the comments, the cause of the difference is that you add/remove the xmlns attribute, which has special meaning in XML. For the doc.Data query to match the Data element, both the element name and the XML namespace has to match. If there's no XML namespace used, doc.Data will match the Data element. But if you put the elements in the XML into a XML namespace, doc.Data will match 0 elements (as you haven't set the default namespace in FreeMarker), so doc.Data is a 0-length sequence, thus [0] doesn't exist. See XML namespaces on http://freemarker.org/docs/xgui_imperative_learn.html for more information.

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Q: Batch flip direction of selected lines in ArcGIS 10.3 Is there a way to flip the direction of all selected lines at once?

A: The Editing toolbox in ArcToolbox has a tool called Flip Line, which will reverse the direction of every line (or selected lines if any are selected) in the chosen feature class or layer.
This can be used from the toolbox in ArcMap, or using the syntax outlined in the ArcGIS Help site link above:

Syntax
FlipLine_edit (in_features)

in_features | The input line feature class or layer. | Feature Layer

In arcpy this would look something like this:
arcpy.FlipLine_edit("C:/data/project.gdb/streams")


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Home »News»Arrest warrant issued for Jets WR Robby Anderson
Arrest warrant issued for Jets WR Robby Anderson
Posted on May 3, 2018 by offadm
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson after he failed to appear for a court date in Florida.
According to Broward County court records, Anderson was due Wednesday morning for his arraignment stemming from a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving in January. Bond was set at $500 for Anderson.
Ed O'Donnell, Anderson's Florida-based attorney, did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press seeking comment. According to several published reports, O'Donnell said he was never notified of a court date and planned to try to resolve the issue Thursday.
The charge stems from an incident in Sunrise, Florida, on Jan. 19 when Anderson was charged on nine counts. The original felony charge of fleeing and eluding police with lights and sirens active was reduced on April 7 to misdemeanor reckless driving — for which Anderson was due in court Wednesday, according to court records. A felony charge of threatening a public servant or family member had been dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
This is the latest legal trouble for Anderson, who was arrested last May at a Miami music festival and charged with felony resisting an officer with violence. Anderson's trial for that case is scheduled to begin on Aug. 6, in the middle of training camp for the Jets.
The league was investigating both incidents, and Anderson could face punishment from the NFL under its conduct policy.
Anderson set career highs with 63 catches, 941 yards receiving and seven touchdowns in his second NFL season. He was a bright spot in the team's 5-11 season and appeared on his way to a 1,000-yard campaign until starting quarterback Josh McCown went down with a broken left hand in Week 14.
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Ato Boldon (Port of Spain, Trinidad, 30. prosinca 1973.), bivši je atletičar iz Trinidada i Tobaga koji se natjecao u kratkim trkačkim disciplinama.

Boldon je bio jedan od najboljih muških sprintera tijekom 1990-ih s osvojene četiri olimpijske i četiri medalje sa svjetskih natjecanja u atletici. Iako je postizao vremena ispod 9.90s na 100 metara, bio je u sjenci svog prijatelja i partnera na treninzima
Maurica Greena koji je dominirao ovom disciplinom 1990-ih. Poslije brojnih povreda Boldnon završava aktivnu karijeru sprintera poslije OI 2004. u Ateni koje nisu bile uspješne za njega.

Karijera poslije atletike
U veljači 2006., Boldon je izabran za senatora na Trinidadu i Tobagu, ali poslije samo 14 mjeseci obnašanja dužnosti političara odlučuje se prestati baviti politikom. Boldon je danas aktivan kao specijalni komentator za američke TV-kanale
CBS i NBC.

Osobni rekordi
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 200 m - 19.77 s

Vanjske poveznice
 Službene stranice

Sprinteri iz Trinidada i Tobaga
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Luis Salvadores, né le , à Lanco, au Chili et décédé le , à Temuco, au Chili, est un ancien joueur chilien de basket-ball. Il est le frère du basketteur Álvaro Salvadores. Sa famille a émigré au Chili en raison de la guerre civile espagnole.

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Joueur chilien de basket-ball
Joueur de basket-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956
Naissance en août 1932
Décès en février 2014
Décès à 81 ans
Décès à Temuco


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Success on the record
HAWARDEN High School has held its 18th Record of Achievement ceremony to mark the successes of pupils.
The ceremony was attended by governors, guests and parents along with the Year 11 students during their last day before the commencement of their GCSE exams.
The proceedings began with musical items from three year 11 students, Georgie Woods and Chris Parry singing and playing Dreaming of You and Andrew Sutton playing two piano pieces.
Headteacher Malcolm Powell reflected on the success both academically, within the community and in sport that had made these students such a good Year 11 and to wish them well with many due to return into the sixth form.
In addition he was able to announce those students who were to receive Highest Achiever Awards.
They were: English, Catherine Gibbons; humanities, Helen Monk; maths, Robert Goodwin; languages, Rachel Davies; science, James Wilson; art/technology, Roxanne Davies; PE, Holly Broad; and ICT, Dominic Edwards.
The Most Improved Pupil award went to Megan Varker.
The guest of honour was former pupil and actress Kerry Peers, who has numerous stage and TV credits including The Bill and Brookside.
She is currently appearing as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. She explained how hard it is to be successful in the acting world but she always aims for the ideal - 'no bridge is too far if you set your heights high enough.'
After her address, Ms Peers handed out the awards and RoAs. james.shepherd @cheshirenews.co.uk


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Home Posts A Bronx Cheer for the Postal Service: The Fire Sale of Historic Post Offices Continues
A Bronx Cheer for the Postal Service: The Fire Sale of Historic Post Offices Continues
admin February 3, 2013 Story
Earlier this week the Postal Service announced that it planned to sell the historic post office on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York. There's an excellent article about the post office by David W. Dunlap in Friday's New York Times.
The Bronx General Post Office is the largest of twenty-nine Depression-era post offices in New York City. Built in 1935, it is one of over a thousand post offices constructed by FDR's New Deal. It is also the latest addition to a growing list of historic post offices that are being marked for sale by the Postal Service.
According to the Postal Service's annual report to Congress, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a few weeks ago, the Postal Service has reviewed over 4,000 facilities for potential sale, and it has identified over 600 buildings "earmarked for disposal." Many of these will undoubtedly be historic properties. The Postal Service has sold at least a dozen historic post offices over the past year, and there are dozens more for sale or under review.
Here are a map and list of those that have been sold recently or that are known to be for sale or under study for sale. Some of these post offices are listed on the USPS properties for sale website set up by the Postal Service's real estate agent, CBRE, but most of them are listed on local real estate sites or not listed at all. The Postal Service likes to work behind the scenes on some sales, and the community often learns about the deal after it's done. (For more data about each post office and a larger map, go to the Google docs table here.)
POST OFFICES SOLD AND FOR SALE
Symbols of pride and permanence
Building post offices put people to work during the Depression, but it did something more. It showed that even in the midst of a terrible economic crisis, the federal government was capable of doing grand things. The post offices linked individuals and communities, even in the most remote areas, to the federal government back in Washington, and they served as a symbol of government permanence, service, and culture.
As Dunlap writes, the Bronx GPO is "an official city landmark, a centerpiece of life in the borough for more than 75 years, and a monumental gallery of the work of Ben Shahn, one of America's leading Social Realist artists." The lobby features thirteen murals painted in the late 1930s by Mr. Shahn and Bernarda Bryson, his companion and later wife. Mr. Shahn also worked with Diego Rivera on the controversial mural that was removed from Rockefeller Center because it depicted Lenin.
Like most New Deal murals, Shahn's Bronx murals celebrate workers and local history. One depicts New Yorker Walt Whitman reading a poem to a group of citizens. The post office also has two sculptures, one depicting a mother and daughter looking at a letter; it's by Henry Kreiss and entitled "The Letter" (1936).
The Postal Service owns about 2,500 buildings that, like the Bronx GPO, are on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. About 440 of them are already on the National Register. (Here are a list and a map of the 440; a list of the 2,500 is here, and a map, here.)
Historic preservationists have recognized the threat to these buildings posed by the Postal Service's fire sale, and last year the National Trust named the Historic Post Office building to its list of Eleven Endangered Places for 2012. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is also working on the case. But nothing seems able to stop the Postal Service's plan to dismantle itself.
The balm of repurposing
The Postal Service has put together a slideshow that it presents to communities like Berkeley where an historic post office is about to be sold. The presentation tries to console the audience by showing how former post offices have been successfully repurposed as law offices, architectural firms, museums, cafés, and even a B&B. It doesn't show how badly communities are damaged or how angry people get toward the Postal Service and federal government when they lose their historic post office.
Nearly all of these old post offices are located in the heart of downtown or the center of town. After the post office closes, the Postal Service relocates to a small retail outlet, often inconveniently located on the outskirts of town or in a carrier annex in an industrial park. Just when people are moving from the suburbs back to walkable downtown areas, the Postal Service decides it's a good time to abandon the center. That's bad for local businesses, bad for the environment (it means more driving), and bad for community morale, but the Postal Service doesn't seem to care.
The National Trust has put together its own slideshow on the problem. It shows that the ACHP is trying to negotiate a "national programmatical agreement" with the Postal Service, with the National Trust participating as a consulting party. The agreement would help ensure that post office sales would occur in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), which requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties, and afford the ACHP a reasonable opportunity to comment.
There may be more in the works, however, like new legislation to prevent historic post offices from being sold, or at least to control how they're sold, as well as legal action challenging sales when the Postal Service doesn't follow Section 106 requirements.
The USPS Office of Inspector General has also expressed some concern, albeit indirectly. The OIG is running a post on its Pushing the Envelope blog posing the question, "Is it time to consider new uses for facilities?" If there's extra capacity in post offices and plants, rather than selling the buildings, why not put the space to new uses, like safe deposit boxes at post offices and storage lockers at plants? The space in the back of big city post offices could be used in all sorts of creative ways, like leasing space to nonprofit organizations or small businesses that would benefit by being near a post office. (If you've got an idea about how to put the space to use, you can weigh in on the OIG's blog.)
No stopping the sales
In the meantime, the sales continue. Last year, the beautiful post office in Venice, California, was sold to film producer Joel Silver, and it's now being repurposed as his film studio. The fate of the 1941 mural by Edward Biberman depicting Abbot Kinney, founder of Venice, is still ambiguous, and there are rumors that rather than remaining public property, it's being sold to Silver, contrary to what the public was promised.
Retail services in Venice have been "relocated" to a nearby facility. A group of Venice citizens appealed the closure to the PRC, but the Commission dismissed the case, saying that "relocations" are out of its jurisdiction. That decision is now being challenged in the D.C. circuit in a case brought by attorney Elaine Mittleman (the brief is here). The legal case may offer some hope for stopping the sale of these historic post offices, but it could take months or more before the case is actually heard.
In early October the Postal Service announced that it had come to a final decision to sell the New Deal post office in Santa Monica, California, and to relocate retail services to an annex on the outskirts of town. Congressman Henry Waxman filed an appeal with the PRC, arguing that in coming to its decision the Postal Service did not follow proper procedures, but the Commission dismissed the appeal, as it has done in similar cases, as out of its jurisdiction.
A few weeks ago, the "for sale" sign went up at the Norwich, Connecticut, post office, a downtown anchor since 1903. There's talk it will become a brew pub, or maybe a library. When a local reporter made inquiries to CBRE and the Postal Service, he got nowhere. The property is listed on the CBRE website for $550,000.
Earlier in the week, just a few days before the announcement about the Bronx GPO, the Postal Service announced that it also planned to sell the Tito Puente Post Office in East Harlem. It was built in 1975, so it's not an historic property per se, but it's a popular branch, and a closure would hurt local businesses and increase the risk of crime, since all the postal workers in the area represent a significant deterrent.
The post office in Berkeley, California, built in 1914, is under study for sale, and the citizens there are putting up a huge fight. There have been official government resolutions, demonstrations, meetings, and numerous news articles. The battle over the Berkeley post office is also highlighting one of the more disturbing aspects of the sales.
The privatization of the public realm
The Postal Service's exclusive real estate agent on sales and leases is CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest commercial real estate company. The Chairman of the Board is Richard Blum, husband of California Senator Feinstein. That has all the appearances of a conflict of interest, but that doesn't seem to matter to anyone in our nation's capital.
One can only imagine how much money Blum and CBRE are making off the sales. The USPS properties on the CBRE website average $1.6 million. Selling off 600 properties could bring in a billion dollars. The details of CBRE's contract with the Postal Service are unknown, but even a one percent commission would mean $10 million for CBRE.
In 2009, CBRE won a contract with the state of California to broker over $2 billion in office buildings the state wanted to privatize because of its financial problems. Now Blum is doing the same with the Postal Service's properties, and the goal is the same, the privatization of public property.
Along with outsourcing, selling off assets is one of the main steps in privatizing a public entity. The 1988 Presidential Commission on Privatization (under President Reagan) recommended that "divestiture of federal assets should be pursued" in the interest of ensuring the "highest and best use" of USPS assets, and that's exactly what the Postal Service and CBRE are doing.
Converting post offices into film studios, law offices, and B&Bs may be someone's idea of "highest and best use," but for the hundreds of communities that treasure their historic post office, the best use would simply be keeping the post office a post office. The leaders of the Postal Service should find another way to bring in new revenues, like charging their big customers postal rates that are in compliance with what it costs to deliver their mail. They should leave the historic post offices alone.
Since that isn't happening, it's up to average citizens to protect what's theirs. But that's what democracy is all about. As Whitman's poem "Songs of Democracy" says in the mural on the walls of the Bronx post office,
For we support all, fuse all;
After the rest is done
and gone, we remain;
There is no final reliance but upon us;
Democracy rests finally
upon us; (I, my brethren, begin it,)
And our visions sweep through eternity.
Photo credits: Bronx GPO exterior (David W. Dunlap); Post Office Cafe in Babylon, NY; detail from one of Shahn's murals (Dunlap); Venice PO (Evan Kalish); Norwich, CT post office; Blum & Feinstein; Whitman mural
More articles on historic post offices for sale on Save the Post Office
Historic Post Offices: An Inventory of the Legacy
The National Trust joins the fight to save the post office
Eureka! The Postal Service finds gold in California
The Selling of the Venice Post Office: More than a touch of evil
Selling off the legacy of the New Deal
New Deal Post Offices for Sale
Dismantling the Public Realm: Post Offices for Sale
More stories about historic post offices
Tags:Bronx GPO, CBRE, Historic Post Offices, New Deal Post Offices, Repurposed post offices


The Park, Bankers Hill, is still under construction with the completion scheduled for 2017, yet prospective buyers can take 3D tours of the luxury project thanks to a new virtual reality experience launched by the San Diego-based real estate development and investment company, Zephyr.
A growing trend in the technology industry, the virtual reality market is expected to explode over the next 10 years, with Goldman Sachs research projecting VR will be an $80 billion industry by 2025, the size of today's PC market.
And while VR is being used in multiple applications, Zephyr is one of the first real estate companies in San Diego to utilize the technology to let buyers "tour" units and preview amenities and views before the project is even complete. Donning a VR headset, which fits overs users' eyes and displays 3D images, buyers can turn their heads and look up and down to see comprehensive views of the property.
Unlike most VR experiences that use photography to mimic real life, Zephyr had realistic renderings created that went beyond what's normally made to allow for the 360 degree views.
Directly across the street from Balboa Park in Bankers Hill, The Park is a 14-story, 60-unit residential building with two retail spaces, and buyers can take tours of the penthouse units, townhomes, tower residences and amenities that include a private pool with spa, state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga studio, clubroom and terrace with fire pits.
Prospective buyers can try The Park's virtual reality experience at The Discovery Center, which is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, 12 to 5 p.m. or by appointment, and is located at 3104 4th Ave., San Diego, CA 92103. For more details, contact Ingrid Siikov at ingrid@theparkbankershill.com, 619-291-7275, or visit http://theparkbankershill.com.


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Conflict with Third Parties
What to Consider When You're at Odds with the Outside World
There is a range of third parties with whom charities may find themselves in conflict. Some common examples include:
Conflicts with regulators;
Disputes with suppliers over the quality of goods or services provided;
Disagreements with HMRC regarding the interpretation of tax law;
Disputes with the press or media regarding potentially damaging reports;
Conflicts with funders regarding project delivery and grant clawback;
Disputes with landlords or tenants.
It is difficult for organisations who face any of these situations. Unlike internal conflicts, disagreements with third parties often carry a heightened risk of reputational damage to your charity. The stakes are therefore high and emotions can run deep. However, often the best course of action is to take a considered and dispassionate approach.
Acting in the Charity's Best Interest
At the heart of any decision must always remain the core principle of doing what is in the best interests of the charity. Conflicts are often emotionally charged and there can be a temptation to base decisions on matters of principle, or emotions, rather than what is best for the organisation. I have encountered organisations who have incurred significant professional fees challenging an argument on principal, where arguably the potential gains were vastly outweighed by the potential costs of losing.
This is where the board of trustees can really come into their own. Detached from the front-line turmoil of a conflict places them in a good position to stand back and help the charity make the correct business decision, devoid of emotional influence.
Bring in Professional Support When Appropriate
Where the charity and its trustees are not fully equipped to understand the best course of action, it is important to bring in professional support to guide the decision. For instance, when deciding whether to commit to a legal action, one would require a clear view on the likely outcomes of any litigation, as well as the potential losses involved. Unless you are lucky enough to have a lawyer, who specialises in litigation on your board, external support will undoubtedly be needed.
Organisations often shoot from the hip and agree settlements outside of court, without the requisite professional advice in place. In these situations, charities could potentially lose large sums. Not seeking professional support in these situations could be considered to be a "breach of trust", with the trustees personally liable for losses incurred. It is therefore important to seek expert guidance.
Things to Consider Before Taking Legal Action
The Charity Commission stipulates that charitable funds must not be spent on defending legal claims that have no merit or prospect of success. In some cases, consent is required from the Charity Commission before legal action can commence. Where charities are unable to resolve a conflict themselves and where legal action is the next step, careful thought needs to be given.
Before undertaking expensive legal action, mediation can also provide a cost-effective solution to resolve the conflict. The Civil Mediation Council or the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution are well established organisations that can provide support to charities at a fraction of the cost of a legal action.
The Charity Commission requires charities to report serious incidents, which may result in a loss of charity assets, damage to property or harm to a charity's work, beneficiaries or reputation. If a conflict has a significant potential impact for your charity, it is important to assess whether it needs to be reported to the Commission.
Managing Risk Through the Risk Register
Managing the risk of conflict with third parties does not always need to be reactive, indeed managing the risk proactively should be encouraged. The charity's risk register is a helpful place to begin identifying the risk of third party conflict, as well as how the risk can be managed. One charity I know has recently been able to challenge an unfavourable HMRC ruling due to them putting in place professional fee protection insurance, which has covered the accountancy fees associated with the tax investigation. Having the foresight to identify and manage the risk proactively has potentially saved the organisation significant sums, as well as allowing them greater capacity to defend their position.
Keeping Calm and Carrying on
It is inevitable that your organisation will encounter conflict with a third party at some point during its lifetime. Although stressful, conflict can also be an opportunity to improve relationships or ways of working. For instance, there has been cases where charities have used conflict with its neighbours as an opportunity to build bridges with the wider community. Open invitations were sent to local people who attended workshops to express their concerns and new ways of working were developed which addressed the community's complaints. The initial conflict allowed greater communication and not only were the relationships repaired, they ended up being better than they had ever been in the past. Provided organisations can keep a level head and work through conflicts rationally and methodically, obtaining outside support when needed, they can be opportunities rather than disasters.
What to do if you are in Conflict with Third Parties?
Most conflicts with third parties can be resolved by the staff or the trustees themselves, sometimes with some advice. However, in serious cases the Commission may need to advise the trustees or take action to protect the charity.
If something goes wrong, the trustees should be asking themselves the following questions:
Do we need to take any steps to minimise any future losses, or recover losses incurred to date?
Do we need to report the situation to the Charity Commission?
Do we need to enlist the help of a professional to support our decision making?
Do we need to say anything to staff, volunteers, members or the public?
What do we need to put in place to prevent a similar conflict occurring again in the future?
If you would like assistance with a conflict situation, we are always on hand to provide professional assistance. We can help with a broad range of scenarios; from helping with HMRC investigations to providing ad-hoc governance support. We are also experienced in helping develop risk management strategies to help minimise potential impact. Please contact Hannah Farmborough or call on 0207 429 4147 to be put in touch with a member of our Not for Profit team.
This article is from our Using Conflict as a Catalyst for Change report, a guide to help you embrace, manage and mitigate conflict within your charity.
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Admiral Harris wants the Army to have its own anti-ship missiles.
Harry Harris, the admiral in charge of American forces in the Asia-Pacific, wants to see the U.S. Army sink ships. That's according to U.S. Naval Institute News, which covered the admiral's appearance during a San Diego conference on seapower.
So the Army would need a whole new capability to sink enemy ships. This would likely come in the form of land-based anti-ship missiles, and candidates include the Boeing Harpoon Block II+, the latest version of the venerable Harpoon anti-ship missile, a new anti-ship variant of the Tomahawk cruise missile, Raytheon's Joint Strike Missile, and Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile.
Why does Admiral Harris want this? In any future conflict at sea, Army anti-ship missiles could help fill the gaps in America's defenses, creating no-go zones for enemy navies. Giving islands a self-defense capability would free up the Navy from having to defend them, allowing that branch to concentrate on taking the fight to the enemy.
HIMARS rocket artillery system being offloaded from a C-130 Hercules transport. DoD photo.
Such a system would probably be highly mobile, like the HIMARS rocket artillery system. HIMARS incorporates six 227-millimeter rockets on an Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (basically, a heavy truck). HIMARS fits inside most fixed-wing cargo transports such as the C-130 Hercules, meaning it can be taken to remote islands with short, unimproved airstrips. Instead of rockets, the new anti-ship missile system might carry four to six missiles. A separate vehicle would carry radar-equipped unmanned aerial vehicles that would loiter overhead searching for enemy ships, spotting targets at a greater range than land-based radars. Once located, the UAVs would provide targeting data for the missiles.
The proposal to give the Army anti-ship missiles goes back to the days of the Army Coastal Artillery Corps. Active between 1901 and 1950, the Coastal Artillery Corps protected the United States from invasion via a vast network of fortified artillery outposts that protected both coastlines, Hawaii, and the Panama Canal Zone. The advent of nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear bombers and missiles shifted the threat to the continental U.S. to the air, and the Coastal Artillery Corps was disbanded.
Coastal artillery north of San Francisco. National Park Service image.
All of this having been said, the Army may not actually want the Coastal Artillery mission. On one hand, it allows the Army to be operationally relevant in the Pacific where there are not a lot of places for land battles. On the other hand, establishing new Coastal Artillery units would siphon off money and personnel away from the Army's core mission of fighting battles on land. The Army just established six Security Assistance Brigades focused on counterinsurgency and only three of its 58 combat brigades are ready to fight. Army leaders may not be eager to spread the service even thinner than it is now.


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Q: Pinescript - How to pass current date in timestamp? how to get timestamp of the current date?
yearCTD, monthCTD and dateCTD all returns as series but timestamp accepts only integer.
basically trying to anchor vwap for each day automatically instead of changing dates manually.
Thanks
src = hlc3

YearCTD = year(timenow)
monthCTD = month(timenow)
dateCTD = dayofmonth(timenow)

momentCTD = timestamp(YearCTD, monthCTD, dateCTD, 9, 30) <= error due to series

startCTD = time >= momentCTD and time[1] < momentCTD

sumSrcCTD = src * volume
sumVolCTD = volume
sumSrcCTD := startCTD ? sumSrcCTD : sumSrcCTD + sumSrcCTD[1]
sumVolCTD := startCTD ? sumVolCTD : sumVolCTD + sumVolCTD[1]

plot(sumSrcCTD / sumVolCTD, title="CTD_VWAP", color=blue)

A: Use v4:
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src = hlc3

YearCTD = year(timenow)
monthCTD = month(timenow)
dateCTD = dayofmonth(timenow)

momentCTD = timestamp(YearCTD, monthCTD, dateCTD, 9, 30)

startCTD = time >= momentCTD and time[1] < momentCTD

sumSrcCTD = src * volume
sumVolCTD = volume
sumSrcCTD := startCTD ? sumSrcCTD : sumSrcCTD + sumSrcCTD[1]
sumVolCTD := startCTD ? sumVolCTD : sumVolCTD + sumVolCTD[1]

plot(sumSrcCTD / sumVolCTD, title="CTD_VWAP", color=color.blue)


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Could you first try a clean reinstall of the app?
Can you describe what happens when you try to play a podcast?
Is this happening across different devices?
Are you connected to any external devices when trying to play a podcast (e.g. speakers, Bluetooth headphones, etc.)?
Is this happening with specific podcasts (for example, some users have mentioned that only BBC podcasts don't work for them)?
Once we have all that info, we'll be able to look into this further.
some of my podcast episodes can not be completed. They get close to the end of the episode then skip to the next episode. Even if I go back and try to continue the episode it will repeatedly skip to the next episode.
This issue also causes the episode to always show up in the unplaced filter.
I'm also having issues playing podcasts which were fine last week.
Right now I have issues playing episodes of Swindled. It'**bleep** or miss, in the last 2 days podcasts either (a) don't play or load at all; or (b) start playing only ~10plus minutes of loading. Podcast episode downloads don't work at all.
Music streaming and downloads work fine. Other podcasts I've tried so far have worked.
Does this happen if you try it with another internet connection?
Reinstall and rebooting did not solve the problem. Seems to be more server side than client.
Happening on my devices as well. If Spotify wants to be a big player in podcasts, they need to sort this sh¡t out yesterday.
Have you noticed that the app doesn't remember the filter you picked anymore either? It use to remember to show my only the Unplayed episodes. Now it always resets to Show All.
Thanks for all your reports so far.
We've passed this on to the right teams and they are aware of this.
Right now, we're not able to provide an exact timeline for a fix, but we'd recommend always keeping your Spotify app up to date to ensure you're on the latest and best version.
In the meanwhile, if you need a hand with anything else, don't hesitate to start a new thread in our Help Boards and we'll be happy to take a closer look.


Good going on the scones! It's fun to try new things. I'm going to try this "pulled beef" sandwhich I saw in the newspaper. You use "chuck roast" in the crock pot, etc. May try it this week on Don. – then for the Tuesday dinner and Jesus night. Still want to try the chilie enchalads. I used a Weight Watches Taco Soup recipe a long time ago and it was delicious and fairly healthy. We are having Lisa's Taco Soup on this next Tuesday dinner and Jesus night.
Could you shape them with an open cookie cutter? They could be round or heart shape if you have the cookie cutter.
lol what is Jesus night? And on the scone episode, you roll out the dough and cut it out with a cookie cutter. oh the best laid plans..


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//
//  graphIntersectionFinder.cpp
//
//  Divide graph into 2 sub-graphs.
//  Every node contain value "0" or "1".
//  Algorithm find the biggest intersection for given graph, simulating various combination of nodes where each of 2 nodes in one edge contain another value.

//  Created by Lukasz Szarkowicz on 08.12.2014.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Lukasz Szarkowicz. All rights reserved.
//

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>     /* srand, rand */
#include <time.h>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>

#define MAX_LOOP 1000000
#define ITERATOR 10000

// MAX_LOOP - number of max algorithm iterations
// ITERATOR - number of algorithm iterations without finding better solution
using namespace std;

class Node {

public:
    char    name;
    int     graphIdentity;

    Node (char nodeName);
};

Node::Node(char nodeName) {

    name = nodeName;
    graphIdentity = -1;

    cout << "\nConstruct Node with name: '" << this->name << "'";
}

class Edge {

public:
    Node*   start;
    Node*   end;

    Edge (Node* startNode, Node* endNode);
    bool nodesFromDifferentSubgraphs();
};

Edge::Edge(Node* startNode, Node* endNode) {

    start = startNode;
    end = endNode;

    cout << "\nConstruct Edge: <" << this->start->name << ", " << this->end->name << ">";
};

bool Edge::nodesFromDifferentSubgraphs() {

    if (start->graphIdentity != end->graphIdentity)
        return true;
    else
        return false;
};

class Flow {

public:
    vector< Node * >  nodes;
    vector< Edge * >  edges;
    int maxIntersection = 0;
    int simulationCounter = 0; // if algorithm find not better solution, iterator is increased;

    void addNode (char nodeName);
    Node* getNode (char nodeName);
    void addEdge (char startName, char endName);

    void createGraph ();
    void simulate ();
};

void Flow::addNode(char nodeName) {

    Node *newNode = new Node(nodeName);
    nodes.push_back(newNode);
};

Node* Flow::getNode(char nodeName) {

    for( int i = 0; i < this->nodes.size(); i++ )
    {
        if (nodes[i]->name == nodeName) return nodes[i];
    }

    return nullptr;
};

void Flow::addEdge(char startName, char endName) {

    Node* start = getNode(startName);
    Node* end   = getNode(endName);

    Edge* edge = new Edge(start, end);
    edges.push_back(edge);
};

void Flow::createGraph() {

    addNode('a');
    addNode('b');
    addNode('c');
    addNode('d');
    addNode('e');
    addNode('f');

    addEdge('a','b');
    addEdge('a','c');
    addEdge('a','d');
    addEdge('b','d');
    addEdge('c','d');
    addEdge('d','e');
    addEdge('e','f');
};

void Flow::simulate() {

    //simulating subgraphs
    for (int i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++) {

        Node * tmp = nodes[i];
        tmp->graphIdentity = rand() % 2;
    }

    //counting edges with nodes from different subgraphs on both ends

    int counter = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < edges.size(); i++) {
        Edge * tmp = edges[i];

        if (tmp->nodesFromDifferentSubgraphs())
            counter++;
    }

    if (counter > maxIntersection) {
        maxIntersection = counter;
        simulationCounter = 0;

        cout << "\n\nAlgorithm found better solution:";

        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++) {

            Node * tmp = nodes[i];
            cout << "\nNode: \"" << tmp->name << "\" with value: " << tmp->graphIdentity;
        }

        cout << "\nCurrent max intersection = " << maxIntersection << "\n";
    } else {
        simulationCounter++;
    }
};

int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
    /* initialize random seed: */
    srand ((unsigned int)time(NULL));

    Flow flow;
    flow.createGraph();

    int loopIterator = 0;
    while (flow.simulationCounter < ITERATOR || loopIterator < MAX_LOOP)
    {
        flow.simulate();
        loopIterator++;
    }
    cout << "END OF ALGORITHM";

    // pause program
    int z;
    cin >> z;
    return 0;
}


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Interview with Nathan Curry, Director of 'Need A Little Help'
January 13, 2015 · by flossiewaite	· in Interviews.	·
Tangled Feet are a physical theatre ensemble who have been devising original, accessible and innovative work since 2003. Their latest production, Need A Little Help, explores the experiences of young carers, and is visiting Half Moon Theatre on 16th and 17th January.
Tell us more about Need a Little Help – what's it about and who is it for?
It's playful, thoughtful and takes you into a world full of caring which audiences will recognise in different ways.
Need a Little Help is about being a young carer – looking after a parent or sibling when you are still a child. We have created the show with an audience of children under 10 years old in mind but I think it can be enjoyed more broadly than that and certainly by adults.
Why did you decide to explore the experiences of young carers?
Tangled Feet make work about the world around us and carers are an increasingly marginalised group of people.
Need a Little Help is the first in a trilogy of plays which are part of our 'Care Season' – three pieces of theatre that all investigate the role of carers in 21st century Britain.
I understand that you have been working closely with children while developing Need a Little Help.
As a theatre company we work a lot with young people through workshops, residencies and making youth productions – we are inspired by how young people experience the world. We run a Dramatherapy group for young carers in Croydon and were struck by their courage and caring personalities.
We wanted to bear witness to what can be an invisible and isolating experience. The young carers in Croydon have been creative advisors and have been sharing their experiences. We have also been using studies and stories from The Carers Trust.
Can you describe your creative process for the production? Has it differed from other shows?
All our shows are inspired by the world around us and how we try and interpret our human experiences. The difference for this show (from others) has been that a specific group of people were the inspiration.
The process of our shows is one of exploration of a theme. We devise all of our shows so we are making new scenes, characters and atmospheres everyday. For Need a Little Help we have been focusing on role reversal as that is the key factor in young carers- you are looking after someone who would normally look after you. We try to find original and meaningful images, physicality and atmospheres to draw to mind how a young carer and their parent may feel.
The show is described as immersive and sensory – how and why do you involve audiences so directly?
In my experience young people don't meet the world in a passive way – they involve themselves in it. I felt the show should harness this. Also, we wanted to try and give an opportunity for the audience to feel the pressure and joy of caring for someone – to experience it first hand. We are still working on these elements as they can only really be tested with the audience present so we'll learn a lot from the show but we feel its important for the young people to not only watch but feel the themes of the play.
What is the ethos of Tangled Feet?
Original theatre that is innovative, physical and highly visual, whilst also interpreting the world in which we live. We have a collaborative approach to making plays as an ensemble and this inclusive experience for artists spreads to the audience whom we want to have a meaningful and inclusive experience.
Tangled Feet has been running for 12 years. How have you achieved this longevity?
Being friends – truly caring for each other, allowing changes to happen, people to try new roles and develop the company as people develop. Plus a bucket load of hard work with voluntary hours subsidising the company's growth.
Why is theatre for young people so important?
In theatre everything is possible. Our imaginations can collectively create some incredible atmospheres and scenarios. When you are growing up you should believe everything is possible – both in life and in your imagination. Theatre also asks us to feel empathy for characters on stage and the situation they are in – when experienced live metres from where you are sitting this empathy is a powerful feeling for a young person.
Need a Little Help is on at the Half Moon Theatre on 16th and 17th January – will it be visiting other theatres?
We hope so. Its an ambitious piece of work – an immersive show on a serious subject for young children – so we always imagined the first performances as tests. It's common for us to share our shows early then work on them some more before touring them more fully.
What are the next shows in your 'care season'?
The next show 'Kicking and Screaming' tours North East England from March. This is a piece of work about parents- looking at the challenge and intensity of having and also wanting to have children. We then present 'Care' at Watford Palace Theatre, the final play of the season, which is about the pressures facing the NHS.
Find out more about Tangled Feet and follow them on Twitter @tangledfeet
Follow Children's Theatre Reviews @ctheatrereviews
Tags: Arts, children, Children's theatre, Half Moon Theatre, Nathan Curry, Need A Little Help, Performing Arts, Tangled Feet, Theatre, theatre for young audiences, young carers
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We all have a knowledge of CWDM VS DWDM technology. but how to choose suitable solution is what we need to know. As we know, because of its costs, DWDM is more suited to longer-reach applications if developers begin to value the real requirements are in the metro access/metro core space. DWDM is a useful solution for high-growth routes that have an immediate need for additional bandwidth. According to vendors, carrying that are building or expanding their long distances networks could find DWDM to be an economical way to incrementally increase capacity, rapidly provision needed expansion, and "future-proof" their infrastructure against unforeseen bandwidth demand.
DWDM is well suitable for long-distance telecommunications operators when we use either point-to-point or ring topologies. The availability of 16, 32, or 64 new transmission channels, where there used to be one, improves an operator's ability to expand capacity and simultaneously set aside backup bandwidth without installing new fiber. Proponents make the case that this large amount of capacity is critical to the development of self-healing rings. By deploying DWDM terminals, an operator can construct a protected 40 Gbps ring with 16 separate communication signals using only two fibers. However, unless there is a major underlying engine continuously driving the demand through the roof, this kind of technology is a "one-time (in a long time) upgrade," with obvious market-sizing implications.
There has been a lot of hype in the recent past about metro DWDM network, Some supporters of DWDM claim that the acceptance of the technology will drive the expansion of the optical layer throughout the whole telecommunications network and allow service providers to exploit the bandwidth capacity that is inherent in optical fiber,But at present there are still a lot to be exploited. The widespread introduction of this technology, however, could at the same time will appear a lot of problems, it will lead to a long distances bandwidth glut and price disruptions, and set expectations for price points at the metro access/metro core that may or may not be achievable. Finally, one finds with some satisfaction the following quotes:"With so much unused fiber, when will metro nets really need WDM? What are the requirements for 40 Gbps systems? What are the new economic trade-offs between transparency and grooming. And which of the new service providers will succeed?".
The related question for the current discussion is whether DWDM has practical application to the metro access/metropolitan environments, probably for a handful of POP-to-POP rings. If DWDM systems now in the market were redesigned to be optimized according to the requirements for metropolitan environments, there could be increased applicability. If the systems were redesigned to meet specific price points, then their applicability would be enhanced. When the long distances industry saw major retrenchments at the turn of the decade, a number of optical vendors took the easy course of relabeling the equipment that had been developed by them for long distances applications and pasted a "metro DWDM" label onto the equipment while at the same time generating new marketing collaterals, rather than redeveloping, as would have been more appropriate equipment that is optimized and right -sized for metro access/metro core applications from both density and cost points of view. It appears that, at least for the next few years, the opportunity for metro DWDM is somewhat limited. As noted earlier, this technology may see some penetration in a metro core application of POP-to-POP rings, but extremely limited application in the metro access segment.
Systems with DWDM technology have been used extensively in the long distances space and typically cos from 100 thousands to 1000 thousands dollars or more. There are economic advantages in using DWDM when the transmission costs are high, such as in long distances applications. Such use is justified by standard transmission -versus-multiplexing cost calculations. For example, to transmit 40 Gbps over 600 km using a traditional system would require 16 separate fiber pairs with regenerators placed every 35 km for a total of 272 regenerators. A 16 DWDM wavelength channels system, on the other hand, uses a single fiber pair and four amplifiers positioned every 120 km for a total of 600 km. At the same time, new Extended Wavelength Band (EWB) fiber is being introduced that allows a wider range of operation for the transmission system; some Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing equipment (which is more ideal for metropolitan environment) will make use of the E-band.
Even in long distances applications, design considerations aimed at optimizing the cost profile are not always straightforward. In particular, TDW-only solutions supporting increasing speed have kept pace with a number of advantage in the WDM technology during the mid-to-late 1990s, at least for medium-size trunking application (up to 10Gbps). For example, a TDM-based solution has only one 10 Gbps SONET terminal. A WDM system that transports an aggregate capacity of 10 Gbps requires four 2.5 Gbps terminals in addition to a WDM terminal per end. Because TDM technology has typically quadrupled its capacity for a cost multiplier of 2.2, the 10 Gbps solution appears to be more cost-effective. However, if the TDM system also requires four 2.5 Gbps terminals to provide the first stage of multiplexing, the 10 Gbps solution might actually be more costly, and but we have to note that if the 2.5 Gbps terminals are already in the network, they represent a sunk cost and might not be included in the cost analysis.
Before optical line amplifiers were developed and deployed, high-speed TDM-based systems were more cost-effective than WDM because the TDM systems allowed multiple lower-speed electronic regenerators at a point in the network to be replaced with a single higher-speed regenerator at that point in the network; originally, this was not the case with the WDM design. The introduction of optical line amplifiers with the ability to amplify the entire ITU grid frequencies simultaneously allows multiple lower-speed electronic regenerators at a site to be replaced with one optical amplifier, making WDM more cost-effective.
This entry was posted in DWDM Systems, WDM Optical Network and tagged CWDM vs DWDM, DWDM Network, DWDM wavelength channels on May 9, 2014 by Admin.


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and Mr. Buskirk was dissolved by mutual consent, the strongest ties of friendship and personal regard for each other ever afterward existing.
At the beginning of the year 1864, Mr. Ennis formed a partnership with Hon. Cyrus F. Mc- Nutt, a man of the same age, a classmate both at college and at law school, and subsequently professor of law in the State University of Indi¬ ana, and now judge of the Superior Court at Terre Haute, Indiana. This partnership was a success.
In the summer of 1866, Mr. Ennis joined the Christian Church, and has since lived a worthy, consistent and exemplary member thereof.
At the beginning of the year 1867 the partner¬ ship existing between Mr. Ennis and Mr. McNutt was dissolved by mutual consent, their friendship continuing.
In the spring of 1867, Mr. Parks, one of Mr. Ennis' former employers, then the wealthiest as well as the most prominent and influential man in the county, died. By the terms of his will, which had not been previously made known to Mr. Ennis, his estate, consisting of large bankings- mercantile and farming interests, aggregating more than a quarter of a million dollars, was placed under the exclusive control and manage¬ ment of his executors for a period of over nine years. So much confidence had Mr. Parks in Mr. Ennis' integrity and ability that in his will he named him as his principal executor— there being two, one of Mr. Parks' sons, much younger than Mr. Ennis, being named as the other. The tenure of this trust being so great, Mr. Ennis, who had determined to devote his entire time strictly to the duties of his profession, and not to engage in any other business pursuits, voluntarily declined to accept it.
In the fall of 1867, Mr. Ennis, who has always been the embodiment of order, system and regu¬ larity in business, and who has a critically artistic taste, refitted and refurnished his ofifices in the most attractive manner, at the same time adding a great number of new volumes to his then large law library. He now had the best arranged law ofifices and the largest law library in the place. At this time his mother and two brothers moved to the county seat, where his elder brother, who had received a good education, en¬ gaged in mercantile pursuits, his younger brother
attending  school and subsequently commencing the study of law in Mr. Ennis' ofifice.
In the spring of 1869, Mr. Ennis was em¬ ployed to go abroad in the interest of clients. Before starting he w^as presented with many kind letters of introduction and commendation ad¬ dressed to prominent men both in this country and in England. Among such letters was the following from the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, late Vice-President of the United States, now de¬ ceased :
Indianapolis, Ind., May 21, 1869. Hon. John E. Risley, Washington, D. C.
Dear Friend: Allow me to introduce Alfred Ennis, Esq., a prominent lawyer and most worthy gentleman of Morgan county in this State. He visits Washington on his way to Europe, and will make a short stay. If you can make it pleasant for him, in any way, or aid him in any prepara¬ tions for his journey, I shall be gratified. I am very truly yours,
T. A. Hendricks.
Mr. Ennis first stopped in the city of Liver¬ pool, where he saw many objects of general in¬ terest. He then visited the city of Chester, the oldest inhabited place in the United Kingdom, where he saw many objects of great antiquity, some of which dated back more than two thousand years. He then visited the city of London, Avhere he remained about one month. While there he attended sessions of all the courts, and saw their practical working under the old common law and equity forms of procedure. He was present at the trial, before the House of Lords, of the noted suit of William Patrick Ralston Shedden and his daughter. Miss Annabella Jean Shedden, of Scotland, appellants, against Patrick and the Attorney General, respondents. The suit involved, among other things, the questions of whether or not William Patrick Ralston Shed¬ den, the father, was a legitimate or illegitimate son, and whether or not he was an alien or a British subject. The arguments for the appel¬ lants were made by themselves in person, the father speaking two days and the daughter. Miss Shedden, speaking .twenty-three days. While there he visited many places of general interest, including the Houses of Parliament, the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's religious temple, where he heard that celebrated divine. He also made many acquaintances while there. He visited George Peabody   and   Judah   P.   Benjamin,    the    distin-
Full Text 302 BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY. and Mr. Buskirk was dissolved by mutual consent, the strongest ties of friendship and personal regard for each other ever afterward existing. At the beginning of the year 1864, Mr. Ennis formed a partnership with Hon. Cyrus F. Mc- Nutt, a man of the same age, a classmate both at college and at law school, and subsequently professor of law in the State University of Indi¬ ana, and now judge of the Superior Court at Terre Haute, Indiana. This partnership was a success. In the summer of 1866, Mr. Ennis joined the Christian Church, and has since lived a worthy, consistent and exemplary member thereof. At the beginning of the year 1867 the partner¬ ship existing between Mr. Ennis and Mr. McNutt was dissolved by mutual consent, their friendship continuing. In the spring of 1867, Mr. Parks, one of Mr. Ennis' former employers, then the wealthiest as well as the most prominent and influential man in the county, died. By the terms of his will, which had not been previously made known to Mr. Ennis, his estate, consisting of large bankings- mercantile and farming interests, aggregating more than a quarter of a million dollars, was placed under the exclusive control and manage¬ ment of his executors for a period of over nine years. So much confidence had Mr. Parks in Mr. Ennis' integrity and ability that in his will he named him as his principal executor— there being two, one of Mr. Parks' sons, much younger than Mr. Ennis, being named as the other. The tenure of this trust being so great, Mr. Ennis, who had determined to devote his entire time strictly to the duties of his profession, and not to engage in any other business pursuits, voluntarily declined to accept it. In the fall of 1867, Mr. Ennis, who has always been the embodiment of order, system and regu¬ larity in business, and who has a critically artistic taste, refitted and refurnished his ofifices in the most attractive manner, at the same time adding a great number of new volumes to his then large law library. He now had the best arranged law ofifices and the largest law library in the place. At this time his mother and two brothers moved to the county seat, where his elder brother, who had received a good education, en¬ gaged in mercantile pursuits, his younger brother attending school and subsequently commencing the study of law in Mr. Ennis' ofifice. In the spring of 1869, Mr. Ennis was em¬ ployed to go abroad in the interest of clients. Before starting he w^as presented with many kind letters of introduction and commendation ad¬ dressed to prominent men both in this country and in England. Among such letters was the following from the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, late Vice-President of the United States, now de¬ ceased : Indianapolis, Ind., May 21, 1869. Hon. John E. Risley, Washington, D. C. Dear Friend: Allow me to introduce Alfred Ennis, Esq., a prominent lawyer and most worthy gentleman of Morgan county in this State. He visits Washington on his way to Europe, and will make a short stay. If you can make it pleasant for him, in any way, or aid him in any prepara¬ tions for his journey, I shall be gratified. I am very truly yours, T. A. Hendricks. Mr. Ennis first stopped in the city of Liver¬ pool, where he saw many objects of general in¬ terest. He then visited the city of Chester, the oldest inhabited place in the United Kingdom, where he saw many objects of great antiquity, some of which dated back more than two thousand years. He then visited the city of London, Avhere he remained about one month. While there he attended sessions of all the courts, and saw their practical working under the old common law and equity forms of procedure. He was present at the trial, before the House of Lords, of the noted suit of William Patrick Ralston Shedden and his daughter. Miss Annabella Jean Shedden, of Scotland, appellants, against Patrick and the Attorney General, respondents. The suit involved, among other things, the questions of whether or not William Patrick Ralston Shed¬ den, the father, was a legitimate or illegitimate son, and whether or not he was an alien or a British subject. The arguments for the appel¬ lants were made by themselves in person, the father speaking two days and the daughter. Miss Shedden, speaking .twenty-three days. While there he visited many places of general interest, including the Houses of Parliament, the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's religious temple, where he heard that celebrated divine. He also made many acquaintances while there. He visited George Peabody and Judah P. Benjamin, the distin-