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"Our thoughts are with Gordon, and Heather at this time of..."
"Remembering when you introduced us to Peggy and how happy..."
"Remembering Peggy and sending loving thoughts for her..."
"Gordon and Heather, we are so sorry for your loss and will..."
Peggy Lee Denny Presler was born in Vancouver, WA, where she passed away on March 24, 2018 at Ray Hickey Hospice House at 69 years old.
In 1970-1973, Peggy served in the US Army as a switchboard operator and other clerical duties.
She loved fishing, cooking, drawing, embroidery, and was a history buff.
and giving person who often helped people in need.
Peggy is survived by her husband, Gordon Presler; daughter, Heather Achey; brother, Mark Denny; and sister, Patricia Morris.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Ellen Denny.
A Military Honors Service will be held on Thurs., April 19th at 11:00 a.m. at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR. A Celebration of Life will be held later on Sat., April 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the American Legion Smith Reynolds Post #14 in Vancouver, WA.


text:
from typing import MutableMapping, MutableSequence

import proto  # type: ignore

import google.apps.script.type.types  # type: ignore

__protobuf__ = proto.module(
    package="google.apps.script.type.gmail",
    manifest={
        "GmailAddOnManifest",
        "UniversalAction",
        "ComposeTrigger",
        "ContextualTrigger",
        "UnconditionalTrigger",
    },
)

class GmailAddOnManifest(proto.Message):
    r"""Properties customizing the appearance and execution of a
    Gmail add-on.

    Attributes:
        homepage_trigger (google.apps.script.type.types.HomepageExtensionPoint):
            Defines an endpoint that will be executed in contexts that
            don't match a declared contextual trigger. Any cards
            generated by this function will always be available to the
            user, but may be eclipsed by contextual content when this
            add-on declares more targeted triggers.

            If present, this overrides the configuration from
            ``addOns.common.homepageTrigger``.
        contextual_triggers (MutableSequence[google.apps.script.type.gmail.types.ContextualTrigger]):
            Defines the set of conditions that trigger
            the add-on.
        universal_actions (MutableSequence[google.apps.script.type.gmail.types.UniversalAction]):
            Defines set of `universal
            actions </gmail/add-ons/how-tos/universal-actions>`__ for
            the add-on. The user triggers universal actions from the
            add-on toolbar menu.
        compose_trigger (google.apps.script.type.gmail.types.ComposeTrigger):
            Defines the compose time trigger for a
            compose time add-on. This is the trigger that
            causes an add-on to take action when the user is
            composing an email.
            All compose time addons are required to have the
            gmail.addons.current.action.compose scope even
            though it might not edit the draft.
        authorization_check_function (str):
            The name of an endpoint that verifies that
            the add-on has all the required third-party
            authorizations, by probing the third-party APIs.
            If the probe fails, the function should throw an
            exception to initiate the authorization flow.
            This function is called before each invocation
            of the add-on, in order to ensure a smooth user
            experience.
    """

    homepage_trigger: google.apps.script.type.types.HomepageExtensionPoint = (
        proto.Field(
            proto.MESSAGE,
            number=14,
            message=google.apps.script.type.types.HomepageExtensionPoint,
        )
    )
    contextual_triggers: MutableSequence["ContextualTrigger"] = proto.RepeatedField(
        proto.MESSAGE,
        number=3,
        message="ContextualTrigger",
    )
    universal_actions: MutableSequence["UniversalAction"] = proto.RepeatedField(
        proto.MESSAGE,
        number=4,
        message="UniversalAction",
    )
    compose_trigger: "ComposeTrigger" = proto.Field(
        proto.MESSAGE,
        number=12,
        message="ComposeTrigger",
    )
    authorization_check_function: str = proto.Field(
        proto.STRING,
        number=7,
    )

class UniversalAction(proto.Message):
    r"""An action that is always available in the add-on toolbar menu
    regardless of message context.

    This message has `oneof`_ fields (mutually exclusive fields).
    For each oneof, at most one member field can be set at the same time.
    Setting any member of the oneof automatically clears all other
    members.

    .. _oneof: https://proto-plus-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/fields.html#oneofs-mutually-exclusive-fields

    Attributes:
        text (str):
            Required. User-visible text describing the
            action, for example, "Add a new contact.".
        open_link (str):
            A link that is opened by Gmail when the user
            triggers the action.

            This field is a member of `oneof`_ ``action_type``.
        run_function (str):
            An endpoint that is called when the user triggers the
            action. See the `universal actions
            guide </gmail/add-ons/how-tos/universal-actions>`__ for
            details.

            This field is a member of `oneof`_ ``action_type``.
    """

    text: str = proto.Field(
        proto.STRING,
        number=1,
    )
    open_link: str = proto.Field(
        proto.STRING,
        number=2,
        oneof="action_type",
    )
    run_function: str = proto.Field(
        proto.STRING,
        number=3,
        oneof="action_type",
    )

class ComposeTrigger(proto.Message):
    r"""A trigger that activates when user is composing an email.

    Attributes:
        actions (MutableSequence[google.apps.script.type.types.MenuItemExtensionPoint]):
            Defines the set of actions for compose time
            add-on. These are actions that user can trigger
            on a compose time addon.
        draft_access (google.apps.script.type.gmail.types.ComposeTrigger.DraftAccess):
            Define the level of data access when a
            compose time addon is triggered.
    """

    class DraftAccess(proto.Enum):
        r"""An enum defining the level of data access this compose
        trigger requires.
        """
        UNSPECIFIED = 0
        NONE = 1
        METADATA = 2

    actions: MutableSequence[
        google.apps.script.type.types.MenuItemExtensionPoint
    ] = proto.RepeatedField(
        proto.MESSAGE,
        number=5,
        message=google.apps.script.type.types.MenuItemExtensionPoint,
    )
    draft_access: DraftAccess = proto.Field(
        proto.ENUM,
        number=4,
        enum=DraftAccess,
    )

class ContextualTrigger(proto.Message):
    r"""Defines a trigger that fires when the open email meets a
    specific criteria. When the trigger fires, it executes a
    specific endpoint, usually in order to create new cards and
    update the UI.

    .. _oneof: https://proto-plus-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/fields.html#oneofs-mutually-exclusive-fields

    Attributes:
        unconditional (google.apps.script.type.gmail.types.UnconditionalTrigger):
            UnconditionalTriggers are executed when any
            mail message is opened.

            This field is a member of `oneof`_ ``trigger``.
        on_trigger_function (str):
            Required. The name of the endpoint to call
            when a message matches the trigger.
    """

    unconditional: "UnconditionalTrigger" = proto.Field(
        proto.MESSAGE,
        number=1,
        oneof="trigger",
        message="UnconditionalTrigger",
    )
    on_trigger_function: str = proto.Field(
        proto.STRING,
        number=4,
    )

class UnconditionalTrigger(proto.Message):
    r"""A trigger that fires when any email message is opened."""

__all__ = tuple(sorted(__protobuf__.manifest))

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Arriving in Paris to glorious temperatures of around 24 degrees was an absolute dream. One last chance to indulge in some summer sun while exploring my favourite place, I can't think of anything better.
As a result of the warm weather, I had to adapt my outfit choices. 24 degrees on a beach is very different to 24 degrees in a city and I wanted to remain smart but still be comfortable and chic at the same time. It is quite a challenge as you don't want to be too hot whilst walking around and exploring yet you also don't want something impractical that might blow open with an unexpected gust of wind from a passing car for example.
My polka dot wrap style skirt was the perfect option for the first day as it offered some coverage while being comfortable and practical too. The wrap itself does not 'wrap' if that males sense. The skirt is secure and doesn't open at the front therefore there's no exposure risk. The feminine silhouette is really flattering and the frills add to the detail. I paired with a simple Paris skyline top as why the hell not. I wanted something simple that wouldn't clash with the polka print and it was the ideal match with the black embroidered detail complimenting the black skirt. I added another new bag (seem to be collecting them lately) which is a tweed style from Zara. The monochrome is ideal for the coming season and tweed is definitely one of the key trends for Autumn/Winter so it's perfect in that respect. The size is great too as it fits my camera, extra lens and any other essentials. I like how you can add this bag to a simple all black outfit and it will instantly liven it up without being bold or in your face, it just adds a subtle chicness.
Trainers were the only option knowing we'd be walking miles and as damage limitation given it was only the first day.
I really like this outfit as it was a spontaneous choice and they often come up trumps. All items are still available too.


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Public Art can mean more than Public Funding
The LANDMIND concept was introduced in Miami by Jack Lembeck during May 1994 while teaching at the "New World School of The Arts". It was stimulated by the Miami environment (an ideal venue for "art without walls") and a number of collaborative efforts with artists Jeremy Gardiner (CyberArts director) and Susan Banks (ceramist). Both were professors at "New World School Of The Arts" branch of The University of Florida. It was listed as a sculpture class in the course catalog.
The goal of LANDMIND was to create a method for artists to become an influential and integral part of Miami's ever evolving environment by providing a forum of collaboration between artists, students and community members to share ideas, design and execute environmental art projects. Beginning in the fall semester of 1994, a new course was established called Environmental Art/Public Art. It introduced students to the opportunities for artists to work in the public sector while studying basic concepts of art in the environment. Students were exposed to the issues, preparation, development and production of site specific art.
The first semester culminated in a mural project executed by the students for the "Summit of the Americas". This rewarding class experience resulted in the establishment of LANDMIND in its own physical location separate from the school. With the help of property owner Rafael Kapustin the LANDMIND participants expanded to an independent work space located in the center of "downtown" Miami.
A vacant lot was then transformed into an environmental art park and named Brittle Star Park. It was dedicated April 21,1995 in honor of the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. This was followed by a different kind but equally successful project named Windscape.
LANDMIND
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Standards for food presentation, on the other hand will be reviewed from the standpoint of plating, texture, color, garnishing, presentation and service-ware selection.
Once standards have been defined for our reference, we will observe the service staff's performance while in the kitchen and the dining areas. We will be interested in determining how well the staff complies with standards established by management.
We will document our observations and present recommendations in a written critique of food presentation and service.


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Holmach Ltd. has a long established history. Its founder, Peter Holland, joined Mitchell Engineering in 1948 as a design engineer in the fledgling hydrostatic steriliser manufacturing division. In 1966, Peter Holland left Mitchell Engineering to found Peter Holland Ltd, which offered maintenance solutions for existing hydrostatic steriliser installations. Given the boom in the market for retailed frozen vegetables in the late sixties, the business also sold and serviced vegetable processing equipment, the basic design of which is still being used today. During this time Peter began to work as a free-lance hydrostatic steriliser designer for Mather & Platt Engineering, who sold a number of these machines until around 1972, at which point the market began to turn to batch retorts.
Peter Holland Ltd diversified into new market areas in 1974, with the business sector concerning food processing being concentrated into Peter Holland (Food Machinery) Ltd.
In 2000, Chris decided to buy the business from the parent company, which was renamed Holmach and adopted the familiar cog and windmill symbol. Together with his wife Niki, the pair concentrated on raising the profile of thermal processing technologies to produce better products. Holmach has since done pioneering work in food processing such as with refrigerated processed foods of extended durability (REPFEDs) and in introducing retort technology to the "slow cooked" meat processing industry. Now the company operates from its Stamford offices in Lincolnshire, with a small but perfectly formed team managing sales and solutions consultancy for thermal processing technology.


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package se.mah.ke.k3lara;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import java.awt.Font;

public class Main extends JFrame {

	private JPanel contentPane;
	private ArrayList<Animal> myAnimals = new ArrayList<Animal>();
	private Dog dog;
	private Snake snake;
	private Cat cat;
	private JTextArea infoField;

	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				try {
					Main frame = new Main();
					frame.setVisible(true);
				} catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
			}
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Create the frame.
	 */
	public Main() {

		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		setBounds(100, 100, 583, 444);
		contentPane = new JPanel();
		contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
		setContentPane(contentPane);
		contentPane.setLayout(null);

		/**
		 * Adds object of dogs, cats and snakes to the abstract animal
		 * ArrayList.
		 */
		myAnimals.add(new Dog("'Orven'", 32, "'Dogus Dogusir'", false));
		myAnimals.add(new Cat("'Blomman'", 7, "'Catus Catilis'", 13));
		myAnimals.add(new Snake("'Slingran'", true, "'Snakus Snakili'"));
		myAnimals.add(new Dog("'Buster'", 7, "'Dogus Dogusir'", true));
		myAnimals.add(new Snake("'Sven'", false, "'Snakus Snakili'"));
		myAnimals.add(new Cat("'Alessa'", 3, "'Catus Catilis'", 15));
		myAnimals.add(new Dog("'Mörten'", 12, "'Dogus Dogusir'", false));

		JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane();
		scrollPane.setBounds(32, 101, 512, 279);
		contentPane.add(scrollPane);

		JTextArea infoField = new JTextArea();
		infoField.setEditable(false);
		scrollPane.setViewportView(infoField);

		JLabel lblNewLabel = new JLabel("My Animal ArrayList.");
		lblNewLabel.setFont(new Font("Yu Gothic", Font.BOLD, 18));
		lblNewLabel.setBounds(32, 76, 238, 14);
		contentPane.add(lblNewLabel);
		String text = infoField.getText();

		/**
		 * Iterates through the ArrayLists size. And prints the abstract GetInfo
		 * method to my textField.
		 */
		for (int i = 0; i < myAnimals.size(); i++) {
			infoField.append(myAnimals.get(i).GetInfo());
		}

		// infoField.append(text);
	}
}


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2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Republican Politics, Trump Revolution
In Setting Sights on Queen Hillary, Trump to Tone it Down
Date: April 23, 2016Author: captaindonn 0 Comments
Having now wrested back the momentum from the anti-Trump forces that watched their best laid plans go up like a flaming bag of dogshit after the cheesehead mafia failed to whack him, the GOP front-runner is setting his sights on the general election. With the stomping of Cruz in the New York primary having offset all of the poaching of delegates and the inconsequential Wyoming and Colorado caucuses and with five more states voting Tuesday – all but one is friendly to Trump – the billionaire iconoclast's new team is seeking to mend fences and moderate his message for wider appeal.
The Washington Post reports "Trump is playing 'a part' and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders":
The two new leaders of Donald Trump's presidential campaign sought Thursday to reassure nervous Republican Party leaders that there is a path to victory in November and that the divisive billionaire mogul will be able to transform his image to win over the general electorate.
Trump's chief strategist Paul Manafort told members of the Republican National Committee in a closed-door briefing here Thursday afternoon that his candidate has been playing a "part" on the campaign trail, but is starting to pivot toward presenting a more businesslike and presidential "persona."
"He gets it," Manafort told RNC members. "The part that he's been playing is now evolving into the part that you've been expecting. The negatives will come down, the image is going to change, but 'Crooked Hillary' is still going to be 'Crooked Hillary.'"
The RNC members laughed at Manafort's use of Trump's derogatory nickname for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. "She is going to hate him," Manafort said. "And he enjoys digging it in that way.
It was always inevitable that Trump would have to dial it down a notch or two – which is still pretty intense – in order to deflect the establishment attacks and especially Democrat messaging that he is a dangerous, demagogic loose cannon on deck who could be the new Hitler. The moves to bring in seasoned pros like Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley in order to augment his loyal but inexperienced team in order to combat the establishment is a classic halftime adjustment and Trump didn't become rich by getting outmaneuvered. Team Trump has also reached out to RNC boss Reince Priebus as well as making it's case at the Florida RNC gathering.
There are signs that the GOPe may be getting nervous over the Romney plan or the move to steal the nomination from Trump at the convention. Such a move is increasingly looking like suicide and a virtual endorsement of Hillary Clinton. With Trump making the necessary changes to prep for the battle for the White House it would be a good time for the party to begin unifying behind him instead of forming a circular firing squad that will only usher in doomsday come November. While the treacherous Paul Ryan works on his much anticipated RINO manifesto which will be rolled out right before the big soirée in Cleveland, there has to be some second guessing on the decision to go all in with Cruz.
Toxic Ted has run out of friendly primaries and by all appearances made the wise decision to shelf loony tunes Cruz fanatic Glenn Beck who had become an embarrassment. But he continues to push for sinking Trump in Cleveland even if it spells disaster for the party. There is a very good reason why Cruz is nearly universally despised – especially by his own Senate colleagues – and he would be pulverized by Queen Hillary. Worse though is that his ongoing delegate skimming is drawing way too much attention to the entire rigged process. The primaries are set up to immunize the system against outsiders and for perhaps the first time Americans are paying attention to the con game that has been played against them for decades. Thank the allure of celebrity for that, in the desired establishment scenario Jeb! would have already been anointed and would now be focusing on making sure that donors were taken care of and rehearsing his acceptance speech but that was before Trump came along and pissed in the punch bowl.
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libc
What do we mean by libc?
On Posix-y systems, programs link against a library (either dynamically or statically) called libc. This library provides the functions defined by the C standard, as well as the runtime environment for C programs. Many systems also define other platform-specific interfaces in the same library. Many of these interfaces are the preferred way for userspace to access kernel functionality. For example, Posix-y systems have an open function in their libc which calls an open system call. Sometimes these are cross-platform standards, such as pthreads. Others are interfaces to kernel-specific functionality, such as epoll or kqueue. In any case, this library is present on the system itself and is a stable interface. In constast, Windows does not provide a systemwide libc in its stable win32 interface.
On Fuchsia the story is a bit different from Posix systems. First, the Zircon kernel (Fuchsia's microkernel) does not provide a typical Posix system call interface. So a Posix function like open can't call a Zircon open syscall. Secondly, Fuchsia implements some parts of Posix, but omits large parts of the Posix model. Most conspicuously absent are signals, fork, and exec. Third, Fuchsia does not require that programs use libc's ABI. Programs are free to use their own libc, or to do without. However, Fuchsia does provide a libc.so which programs can dynamically link, which provides implementations both of the C standard library and of the parts of Posix Fuchsia supports, as typical Posix systems do.
This is a partial list of what is implemented (or not) in Fuchsia's libc.
The C standard library
Fuchsia's libc implements the C11 standard. In particular this includes the threading-related interfaces such as threads (thrd_t) and mutexes (mtx_t). A small handful of extensions are also in this portion of the system to bridge the C11 structures, like a thrd_t, to underlying kernel structures, like the zx_handle_t underlying it.
Posix defines a number of interfaces. These include (not exhaustively): file I/O, BSD sockets, and pthreads.
File I/O and BSD sockets
Recall that Zircon is a microkernel that is not in the business of implementing file I/O. Instead, other Fuchsia userspace services provide filesystems. libc itself defines weak symbols for Posix file I/O functions such as open, write, and fstat. However, all these calls simply fail. In addition to libc.so, programs can link the fdio.so library. fdio knows how to speak to those other Fuchsia services over Channel IPC, and provides a Posix-like layer for libc to expose. Sockets are similarly implemented via fdio communicating with the userspace network stack.
pthreads
Fuchsia's libc provides parts of the pthread standard. In particular, the core parts of pthread_t (those that map straightforwardly onto the corresponding C11 concepts) and synchronization primitives like pthread_mutex_t are provided. Some details, like process-shared mutexes, are not implemented. The implemented subset does not aim to be comprehensive.
Fuchsia does not have Unix-style signals. Zircon provides no way to directly implement them (the kernel provides no way to cause another thread to jump off its thread of execution). Fuchsia's libc does not, therefore, have a notion of signal-safe functions, and is not implemented internally to be aware of mechanisms like signals.
Because of this fact, libc functions will not EINTR, and it is not necessary for Fuchsia-only code to consider that case. However, it is perfectly safe to do so. Fuchsia still defines the EINTR constant, and code written for both Posix and Fuchsia may still have EINTR-handling loops.
fork and exec
Zircon does not have fork or exec. Instead, process creation is provided by [fdio] (/zircon/system/ulib/fdio). While Zircon has Process and Thread objects, these are pretty raw and know nothing about ELF. The fdio_spawn function family knows how to turn an ELF and some initial state into a running process.
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Increase foot traffic in your candy buffet or bulk food aisles with these vibrant blue jumbo sharks. A favorite for candy lovers young and old, these gummy sharks offer delicious fruity flavor. These summer themed candy are perfect for creating a beach theme display or repacking in your store's branding.


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BlackBerry PlayBook Sets New Benchmark in Tablet Performance
Category: October 2010
Research In Motion (RIM) recently unveiled its new professional-grade BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry Tablet OS, arousing the growing tablet market's curiosity.
"RIM set out to engineer the best professional-grade tablet in the industry with cutting-edge hardware features and one of the world's most robust and flexible operating systems," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "The BlackBerry PlayBook solidly hits the mark with industry leading power, true multitasking, uncompromised web browsing and high performance multimedia."
Its ultra thin design, measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, with a 7" high resolution display, provides a unique mix of utility, performance and portability, that leaves nothing to be desired. Its groundbreaking performance is jointly fuelled by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and the new BlackBerry Tablet OS which supports true symmetric multiprocessing. Together, the abundant processing power and highly sophisticated OS enable the BlackBerry PlayBook to provide users with true multitasking and a highly-responsive and fluid touch screen experience for apps and content services.
With support for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, Adobe® Mobile AIR® and HTML-5, the BlackBerry PlayBook provides customers with an uncompromised, high-fidelity web experience and offers them the ability to enjoy all of the sites, games and media on the web. For more than a decade, the mobile industry has worked to bridge the gap between the "real web" and mobile devices through various apps and technologies and, in fact, a significant number of mobile apps today still simply serve as a proxy for web content that already exists on the web. The BlackBerry PlayBook closes that gap and brings the real, full web experience to mobile users while also opening new and more exciting opportunities for developers and content publishers.
It includes dual HD cameras for video capture and video conferencing that can both record HD video at the same time, and an HDMI-out port for presenting one's creations on external displays and offers rich stereo sound and a media player as well.
For those who carry a BlackBerry Smartphone, it will also be possible to pair their tablet and Smartphone using a secure Bluetooth® connection, which means they can interchangeably opt for the tablet or Smartphone display without worrying about syncing or duplicating data.
The BlackBerry PlayBook is enterprise ready and compatible (out-of-the-box). It takes care of security and manageability issues that arise when corporate data is stored on yet another device, as it is built upon the QNX® Neutrino® microkernel architecture, one of the most reliable, secure and robust operating system architectures in the world. The Neutrino based microkernel architecture in the BlackBerry Tablet OS delivers exceptional performance, high scalability, Common Criteria EAL 4+ security, and support for industry standard tools that are already familiar to hundreds of thousands of developers. The OS is fully POSIX compliant enabling easy portability of C-based code, supports Open GL for 2D and 3D graphics intensive applications like gaming, and will run applications built in Adobe Mobile AIR as well as the new BlackBerry® WebWorks™ app and will therefore support Java enabling developers to easily bring their existing BlackBerry 6 Java applications to the BlackBerry Tablet OS environment.
The BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK is released and developers can register for early access at www.blackberry.com/developers/tabletos
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Q: Python dictionary inaccessible in django template I want to access dictionary values with keys passed from view to template. Although after hours of search and struggle, I still am unable to predict the reason. Below are the pictures.
post method in views.py
    def post(self, request):
        value = request.POST['value']
        if value is '':
            return redirect('home')
        else:
            start_time = time.time()
            obj = CalcClass(value)
            result=obj.calculate()
            end_time = time.time() - start_time
            output={}
            output['result']=result
            output['end_time']=end_time

            return render(request, 'fibohome/home.html', output)

template home.html

                    {% if output %}

Output

{{ output.result }}

Time required

{{ output.end_time }}

                    {% else %}

None

                    {% endif %}

front end UI- after submitting with any number, it just shows None. Although I get output in console.

Hope I've provided enough info. Thanks!

A: There's no such thing as output in what you pass to the template. output is just the name that you've given the context dictionary. The template receives the contents of that dictionary. So you can do for example {{ result }} and {{ end_time }} directly.

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Creative Europe
IRYNA VIKYRCHAK TALKS ABOUT HOW TO CREATE LOCAL CULTURAL EVENTS FROM SCRATCH AND WHY
Literary manager and founder of The international Intermezzo Short Story Festival (Vinnytsia, Ukraine) talks about finding the right format and implementation details.
The international Intermezzo Short Story Festival is held in Vinnytsia at the end of May each year and is dedicated to the Ukrainian author Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi. Intermezzo is one of his most famous works. The idea for the festival comes precisely from the plot of this short story: in difficult times, a person weary of his personal and other's problems, needed a change of scenery, to sharpen his insight and reconnect his own essence. At the same time, he faced the realities of life and following a short intermezzo was once again capable of dealing with his problems.
Idea and Preparation
It somehow all happened in Vinnytsia from the very beginning, with Kotsiubynskyi and that "short interval" described in Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi's short story. Ever since school Kotsiubynskyi has been my favourite writer, at the time of the conception of the idea for Intermezzo I had only been to Vinnytsia once, but I could sense the potential in this city and see the necessary functionality. One of my first partners was Sasha Vesheleni [programme director of the festival –editor], other like-minded people joined later. Fortunately, the municipal authorities readily heard us out and showed support.
We mostly worked remotely: I in Chernivtsi, Lviv, Zalishchyky, Warsaw and other places; Sasha in Vinnytsia; some girls in Kyiv; and others permanently from abroad.
Format and Funding
The idea of short stories was very good. This is a format that, on the one hand, constrains within certain boundaries and, on the other, gives a lot of space for creativity. Why do we have so many film screenings? After all films are also stories... I wanted to reflect the relationship between storytelling in a motion picture and a literary work, while highlighting that literature actually comes first. Of course, the impulse for this combination came from the literary (Kotsiubynskyi) and film (Parajanov) masterpiece titled "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". In addition, I have always disliked the fact that in Ukraine professionals from different creative industries live and work somehow apart from one another. I believe that this approach is wrong. The future lies in cross-cultural projects.
The festival's format does not suggest competition with the Book Arsenal or Publishers' Forum. This is something local from the very beginning, with its own style, scale and audience. "Intermezzo" is a non-profit project, based on the fact that not all people have the opportunity to attend cultural events in the capital or Lviv, but this does not mean that they do not want to.
The project is financed by various sources. A third is allocated from Vinnytsia's municipal budget; another third comes from grants and the support of official institutions such as the Consulate General of Poland in Vinnytsia, the Polish Institute in Kyiv, and the Czech cultural centre. The final third is provided by commercial sponsors. All the above was important for sparking an idea, a clear understanding of what you are doing and why.
Need for Decentralisation
I began to talk and read about decentralisation even before the word became fashionable. I really hope that our festival helps the residents of Vinnytsia, especially youngsters, to discover their own city, to see that they can comfortably live and grow there, and that in order to attend interesting events it is not necessary to go to Kyiv, Lviv or Odessa. At the present time it is often said that the events in Donbass are, to a large extent, related to the fact that we had forgotten about this region from the cultural point of view. But is this a problem of the eastern part of the country alone? Do you find many cultural events in the cities of central Ukraine? What about the western part?
Do you create a festival?
What can I recommend to people who do not have experience in cultural management but have a great desire to create something similar in their small town? Use what you have. However trite this may sound, but the Internet, even Facebook, offer a lot of possibilities. Even finding yourself in the most remote village in Ukraine, you can now be abreast of interesting events happening around the world. Read about the experience of other people, subscribe to the pages of events that inspire you, and search online for mentors and like-minded people.
If we talk about the readiness of local platforms, I can say from my experience in Vinnytisa that local libraries and film theatres were very happy to work with us. Of course, in the course of work, problems pop up associated with the human factor or technical malfunctions and you have to be prepared to deal with that. But the result is definitely well worth it. The main thing is to start and to not be afraid.
Intermezzo 2016 and cultural diplomacy
The theme of Intermezzo 2016 (26-29 May) is the sea. We will talk a lot about Crimea: about the peninsula's contemporary authors and the Crimean theme in Kotsiubynsky's work. There will be European guest writers of short stories related in one way or another, mentally or physically, with the sea. The festival's slogan is "Private seas, common shores". We will present a teaser of the Intermezzo 2016 programme at the Book Arsenal in April: these will be discussions about Islam in the works of Kotsiubynsky, Crimean cinema and the Isle of Europe special project.
In my opinion, cultural diplomacy with Europe is simply a necessity for us. Without it we will not be able to move forward. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to curate the Ukrainian programme at the Dutch literary festival Read My World in October 2016. I will do my best to contribute in such a way that Ukraine is not only perceived as a country where fighting is taking place and where a plane was brought down, but also as an independent and fully-fledged European literary and cultural unit.
As for Intermezzo, I would like to invite participants from new countries every year (possibly, not only Europeans) and experiment with communication formats with viewers. I hope that our festival will continue to inspire as well as create a positive cultural and touristic image of Ukraine.
Darya Kuznyetsova
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only data becomes a Common Lisp concept.
behavior.  Its likely that you can get accidentally self modifying code.
I've seen this cause obscure bugs.  I don't think it is intuitive.
"obvious" (incorrectly) that FOO always returns the list (A B C).
that there is some global and mutable state involved.
>error-prone as the SPECIAL variable incompatibility used to be.  Agreed?
causes the debugger to freeze execution near the actual cause.
Three: 1) What if the the RO-ness of the object was the bug.
time, not compile time!  It takes us over an hour to build our system.
be composed of the 'same' forms.
constant collapse from CLtL.  I want it to be T.
And no identity holds accross the act of compilation.
Tsk, Tsk.  THAT won't cause an error.  You meant: (setf (car foo) 'one)?
Yes.  Sorry about that.  I really meant (push 0 (rest foo)).


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Egor Odintsov
Film producer, "Ark Pictures" executive producer
Vanya Bowden
Moscow Art Theatre School graduate, University of Arts London graduate, production designer for film and theatre, nominee for the National Theatre Award Golden Mask 2016 in the nomination "Best costume designer".
Konstantin Fam
Screenwriter, film director, producer, author of "The trilogy "Witnesses", an international project dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims. He holds multiple Russian and International film awards.
Anna Adamskaya
TV, film and event producer. Graduate of Higher School of Economics and BBC World Service Trust. Started her career, working on "Kiselev's List" documentary. CEO of "AB-TV Production".
Elena Barkova
Deputy Director and Head of Communication Department of the International Youth Film Forum as part of the World Festival of Youth and Students, is engaged in pr-support and promotion of Russian films at Russian and international film markets.
Mikhail Libkin
Educational Director
Development Director of ORT Russia (Organization for Educational resources and Technological training), co-chairman of Limmud Moscow.
Diana Nadarova
VGIK graduate, a beginner animation and multimedia producer.
Margarita Voevodina
PR-specialist in the sphere of culture, cinema and show business, promotes domestic and foreign films, PR-support of festivals, concerts and theater projects.
Anna Gorodetsky
The co-founder of the digital advertising agency Gravity and the project Trusbox.ru, the head of the transmissions project of launching the Stanislavsky Electrotheater. Engaged in the development and promotion of cultural projects in the digital space.
Tatiana Bezhenar
Educational Manager
Author of documentary films, TV producer. Moscow State University for the Humanities M.A. Sholokhov graduate.
Olya Esaulova
Guest coordinator
Press-secretary of the Chief Rabbi of Moscow. Promotes and makes PR-support of various projects, including projects of the Jewish community of Moscow and Europe.
Andrei Yakushev
Engineer, producer, editor. During the past years he has been providing support to a number of big Russian and international film festivals. Producer of the Perform film festival.
Ekaterina Titarenko
Curator of special projects of the magazine "Art of Cinema", program coordinator of the film festival "Meridians of the Pacific".
Andrey Silvestrov
Special Event Director
Daria Tarasova
PR-specialist in the field of culture and cinema, is engaged in the promotion of domestic and foreign films.
Filipp Ordynets
Musician, philologist, video editor. Engaged in the creation of trailers for a number of Russian film festivals.
Daria Hropacheva
Graphic designer, art director of PressPass. A graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. Lomonosov Moscow State Institute of Architecture and Art. Surikov.


An innovative garment makes riding in winter weather way more comfortable.
Ask marine biologist Jen Dushane how she keeps her horses warm during Alaskan winters and she'll tell you about the "insulation value" of a horse's coat and the importance of keeping them dry. When a horse grows a long winter coat, it creates – or traps – pockets of air which are then warmed by the horse's body heat. It's the same reason she wears her moose-hide Mukluk boots a size too big – to leave room for that pocket of air to warm her toes while riding.
The same theory applies to the warm, waterproof one-of-a-kind riding skirts Jen has developed. When you wear one of her Arctic Horse skirts, it creates a pocket of air around the rider, catching body heat from horse and rider to keep you warm from the waist down. I wrote about the small, woman-owned company here earlier this summer. Since then, I got to try an Arctic Horse all-weather riding skirt myself on a recent trip to Alaska.
There are so many things I loved about my Tongass rain skirt. When I first tried it on, I didn't take it off for hours, even just sitting on the couch that evening. It was so warm and cozy, yet elegant. Super comfortable. On a trail ride around beautiful and wild Matanuska Lakes, a dense and wild forest northeast of Wasilla, my skirt was the envy of the trail ride. It was a blustery day with showers here and there.
The snap waist and elastic in the back made it a perfect and comfortable fit around my waist.
I loved the large, generous, fleece-lined and zippered pockets.
I loved my serran blue, but there are also many colors to choose from for the rain skirt!
It's named after Tongass National Forest, a wild and beautiful place in Alaska and the largest national forest.
Quality: These high-quality, artisan skirts are hand-made with meticulous construction, tailor-made by women seamstresses in Alaska. Super sturdy, breathable, high-quality fabrics.
Style: Jen has gone to great lengths to make sure the fit and style of her skirts are both functional and beautiful. I felt like Snow White riding through an enchanted forest wearing my skirt.
Function: These products do what they promise – they keep you warm and dry — and look sophisticated and rugged and gorgeous at the same time. No matter the autumn showers that came down on us, or the water crossings we splashed through on horseback, my legs and saddle stayed dry. The skirt has leg straps underneath to keep it in place – even in windier moments during my ride. And the mounting snaps – to get the skirt out of the way while I mounted made sense and were super easy to figure out. Belt loops mean you can wear it with a belt if you wish. The tall size (the one I was wearing in the picture) was a tad too long for me (I'm about 5'6"), but the regular length fit perfectly. The fleece lining in the skirt seemed to give it a bit of grip on my horse's back. Arctic Horse offers three other types of skirt in addition to the insulated rain skirt: the Arctic Insulated (like a warm puffer coat for your lower half), Backcountry Trail (this one is amazing waxed canvas – a great alternative to chaps), and Outlander Wool. Check out the catalog here.
Value: This rain skirt is a tough, one-of-a-kind product that seems like it will last forever. No matter which kind of skirt you choose – or if you live in a colder climate, maybe you get one of each. They are not cheap, but these are high-quality products (ranging from $159-$289) and worth every penny. Arctic Horse does offer occasional promotional deals via its Facebook page.
Check out this article about Jen's skirt business – and she's using it to help her community – in the September 2016 Alaska Business Monthly.
Tongass long rain skirt – $189.
Brrrr… it's a little chilly in Alaska right now. Are you ready for winter riding in your neck of the woods?


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Detroit: Bankrupt and broken — but not beyond hope
By Susie Cagle on Jul 18, 2013
On Thursday, the long-troubled city of Detroit declared bankruptcy — the largest and costliest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the country. The filing will allow the city to overhaul its massive debt load (confirmed at just over $9 billion, though the city's emergency manager says it could be more like $20 billion).
From The New York Times:
From here, there is no road map for Detroit's recovery, not least of all because municipal bankruptcies are rare. Some bankruptcy experts and city leaders bemoaned the likely fallout from the filing, including the stigma it would carry. They anticipate further benefit cuts for city workers and retirees, more reductions in services for residents, and a detrimental effect on future borrowing.
Earlier this year, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) put an emergency manager in charge of all city operations and finances in a last-ditch effort to avoid this exact fate.
"For Detroit, the filing comes as a painful reminder of a city's rise and fall," according to The New York Times. But Detroit residents are surrounded by those reminders and experience them on a daily basis — along with the flowers that are growing up through the cracks in the city's very broken infrastructure.
For as much is made today about Detroit's bankruptcy, much has been made of its comeback over the last few years — a comeback that hinges on embracing a "managed decline." For Detroit, giving up a fair bit of the urban for the jungle stands to allow the city to settle into its new, post-industrial, smaller self.
At the same time, the city's become a hotbed of Rust Belt civic innovation, especially in its urban farming community. Detroit is in the top 10 of leading U.S. cities with energy-efficient buildings. City leaders and tony foundations are in the midst of hammering out a 50-year strategic plan to make the city more sustainable and community-oriented. Just last month, a new Whole Foods debuted in Detroit to the jeers of skeptical progressives nationwide — but the Whole Foods CEO discussed wanting to make healthy food more accessible to different demographics, and then those progressives kind of felt like jerks.
There are still piles of tar-sands byproduct on the shores of its river, and some community groups are disturbed by major land grabs in the city that stand to push out locals. But Chapter 9 is not the end of a place that's still in flux — it may be one indication of just how bad things got for the Motor City, but it doesn't necessarily dictate how the city's future will coalesce.
Still, the bankruptcy stands to cut into what's left of the city's services, and the full impact will only be felt when those changes shake out. There's no doubt that Detroit had little yesterday, and has even less today — but it still has thousands of strong remaining residents who love their city deeply.
Those citizens shouldn't be expected to pick up the tab, but now might be a good time to rethink that $65,000 Robocop statue.
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How Speaking Your Truth When You Are Mistreated Can Help You – Ideas and advice for how to live a joyful and empowered life.
It is speaking how you truly feel.
It's not always necessary, but sometimes it is. In some situations, it can be better to leave things unsaid. We may disagree about something somebody says or does but it's just a difference in opinion and speaking our truth may cause hard feelings so it may be in our best interest to not speak our truth. But if it has to do with a boundary being crossed or being mistreated, it can be good to speak your truth. Discernment needs to be used in every situation. If you are being mistreated by a violent person, for example, use discernment since the person may act out and hurt you.
I recently had a situation where I used discernment before speaking my truth. I was angry with this person so I took a bit of time to calm down before responding with my truth so it wasn't just a bunch of angry hurtful words. I collected myself, really thought about what my truth was and responded. I knew this person wouldn't like my truth but this was a matter of self-respect. I could have chosen to just blow him off and never speak to him again and that would have solved it too. But something inside me pushed me to speak my truth. For a while I wondered if it was my ego, but I didn't think too far into it and just felt pushed to do it so I did. He didn't reply (it was via Messenger) and I was okay with that.
I felt great after I did it. Like I set someone straight and let them know I wasn't going to put up with any more shenanigans. He had disrespected me, I stood up for myself with a boundary and then he disappeared, which is a good thing. The actual act took place 2 weeks before I spoke my truth. When it happened, I left with only a few words. He contacted me 2 weeks later. During that 2 weeks, I felt angry and hurt by what he did and frustrated with myself for not saying more. But at the time I was emotional and knew anything I said would have been a mess and probably would have led to a screaming match.
After I spoke my truth in response to his Messenger message, most of the anger, hurt and frustration dissipated.
I had respected myself and put up a boundary and I felt good about it, like I was my own hero. It cleared my pent up emotions and the next day I felt free of it. It appears I got rid of someone that was not treating me right but I did give him a chance to stay according to my boundary. I guess he didn't like it, but that just helps me know that he is someone that is not good for me which is making it even easier to get over him not being in my life.
Often times, we want everyone to have a good opinion of us so we just go along. We don't want to lose this person, or upset that person. But if we go along with things that hurt us, we damage ourselves with resentful emotions and by keeping damaging people in our lives. We can speak our truth and give people the choice to stay in our lives by giving them the opportunity to treat us right and by setting a boundary. Some may not know they are harming us and correct themselves. Others will drop off. Either way, we will be doing good for ourselves. We are just as worthy of love and compassion as they are and we need to treat ourselves that way.
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How One Woman Feeds 50 Rescued Animals During An Economic Crisis
Team Roar Insights December 12, 2022
The day starts early at Shamalee Elpitiya's residence in Haputale. Even in her early 50s', she wakes up at 4 am. She cooks the morning meal for her 20 dogs and nine cats and makes breakfast for her son and her mother, of which she has none. Instead, she sips a warm cup of tea. "This," she said, "will get me through till lunchtime, when I will have another." She eats only one meal, and that is for dinner.
Two of her dogs patiently wait outside for breakfast. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
She was 15 years old when she rescued her first dog; brought it home with her and gave it shelter. Her unofficial career now spans over 40 years.
We visited Elpitiya for the first time on a cold, wet and rainy day in 2019. Two years, after a global pandemic and economic crisis later, her 20 dogs and 9 cats have increased to 35 dogs and 16 cats.
Shamalee checks on the pups. Two of them have crept inside her home through the windows to escape the cold and wind. She promptly puts them outside but they creep back in again. Outside, inside, outside. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
A number of animals she cares for died earlier this year, at the very beginning of the country's economic collapse, she told us. "During that time, there was no petrol. I couldn't take them to the vet because I couldn't find transport. The vet couldn't visit either for the same reason."
There is a downpour and she relents. The pups get to stay inside for a while. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
Elpitiya said she used to feed her animals twice a day. "Now I only feed them once; a slightly bigger portion but still, much less than two complete meals. And getting snacks like biscuits, and curd is problematic as prices have skyrocketed."
Her son is home and plays a tune on his little keyboard. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
Elpitiya is a single parent who takes care of her mother and her young son. Her mother had recently lost her hearing: "The doctor's verdict is that some neurological issue caused the hearing loss," she said. Elpitiya believes that excessive stress due to overthinking about their deprivation may also have caused it.
Shamalee shows us her son's art book and is happy about his skills. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
Elpitiya brings up her son with no child support. She spends around LKR 500-800 per day to drop him off and pick him up from school. "He will be facing his Grade Five scholarship exams in December. He bagged two prizes during the last prize-giving ceremony," she said.
She is proud of the life she leads, despite the many tribulations. She hopes her son would do better in life once he grows up. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
An animal rescue organisation used to pay her a minimum wage to keep her daily expenses in check. They also supplied rations for the animals. But six months ago, those rations and support stopped coming in. "There's no other way for me to earn an income back in 2019 and that has not changed even now. The only financial assistance is from one of my three elder sisters. There are hardly any donors to run this home shelter now."
Shortly after, she's back to tending the rescued pups. In debt now, she is tired. But she walks on. Image credit: Roar Media/Mahendra Dhammika
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