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iWISE2019 is a three-day conference hosted at Carleton University, Ottawa on 7-9 August, 2019. The conference is co-organised by Ottawa Assembly of Knowledge and Science Target , in collaboration with local and international academic and professional bodies.
The conference is centered around the themes of water, informatics, sustainability, and the environment; all of which relate to global warming and climate change. Together, conference attendees will draw linkages between these themes, and learn about cutting-edge research, technology and practice in these fields. Field-leading experts will deliver keynote talks, while focused themed sessions will offer the opportunity to delve deeper into specific issues and solutions.
We are excited to welcome a diverse cohort of roughly one-hundred researchers and experts from across the world, representing a variety of organisations including government bodies, academic institutions, and NGOs.


CHICAGO, IL– Diversity MBA Magazine, a national leadership publication targeting managers, executives in leadership; as well as professionals, students, and the business community; publishes its tenth annual list of "50 Out Front: Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers Ranking – Best in Class Companies.
Diversity MBAs Inclusive Leadership's Index identifies companies for the Best in Class recognition that have demonstrated consistent and excellent systems and practices. This measures the impact of their diversity and talent management strategies. While we recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, the Best in Class recognition celebrates significant progress. This release recognizes the Top Ten Companies in each category that have leading and best practices.
"The Best in Class companies actively engage in implementing leading practices that result in significant workplace outcomes that advance inclusive diversity. "50 Out Front: Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers" list. The six areas measured for best practices in management and leadership are defined below; Recruitment, Representation, Succession Planning, Workplace Inclusion & Retention, Accountability, and Board Diversity.
Recruitment strategies must be aligned with the overall diversity and business strategy. Building a recruiting platform with strong practices and metrics that drive accountability with emphasis on developing the talent pipeline. For example; companies that have recruiting teams that are inclusive, diverse, well trained and actively engage with their internal business partners and external partners to achieve their goals.
Representation is the ultimate outcome that companies want to achieve with women and people of color in the most senior leadership roles. While on one hand, we analyze representation at all management levels to determine the overall progress of the marketplace, the greatest challenge continues to be with the consistent and timely advancement of people of color into the most senior leadership roles. We recognize those companies that have made significant progress year over year.
Succession Planning is the talent management system that allows for fair and equitable advancement of identified top talent. The inclusive leadership index's top companies advance their high potential talent at a rate of 30 percent on average; and their diverse talent at a rate of 40 percent on average. These companies also have intentional strategies to ensure access, exposure and assignment for women and people of color.


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The HHS Water Polo team played pool play against Ann Arbor Pioneer, Zeeland and East Grand Rapids.
The Eagles first matched up against Ann Arbor Pioneer, 2016 State Champions, on Friday evening. The Eagles once again played a game where the took a commanding lead and finished the first quarter with a score of 6-0. This gave an opportunity for the Eagles to rotate through the Varsity roster. At half the Eagles lead 7-3. Madeline Worst lead the game for assists (5), while Alaina Lubbers and Claire Tuttle lead scoring, each with 3 goals. Other goals were made by Serena DeJonge (2), Maddy Jones (2), Emily Tuttle (2), Grace Boeve (1), and Madeline Worst (1). The Eagles had a strong defense with Analise Patsiavos blocking 10 shots on goal. Also Alaina Lubber and Madeline Worst leading the team with steals. The team had a total of 11 drawn exclusions on the Pioneers. The exclusions provided the Eagles with the advantage which they turned into 7 goals. The Eagles finished the game with a score of 14-7.
On Saturday morning, the Eagles played Zeeland. Again the Eagles played a strong first half and finished the first half ahead 8-2. The Eagles continued to play a very strong all-around game to beat Zeeland 15-2. Again leading the goals for this game were Alaina Lubber (4) and Claire Tuttle (4). Claire Tuttle also lead the team for steals.
The Eagles then played East Grand Rapids for the final game in pool play. At half the Eagles were ahead of the boisterous EGR team 5-3. Alaina Lubbers (6) and Emily Tuttle (4) lead the team for goals. The Eagles boasted 20 steals for this game, leading the steals were Maddy Jones (5), Emily Tuttle (4) and Madeline Worst (4). 18 exclusions were called on EGR and 3 of EGR players became ineligible to play in the last quarter, leaving EGR with only 5 eligible field players to finish the game. The Eagles finished this game with a strong 12-4 win to advance to the championship game.
The Eagles played the Rockford Rams in the tournament championship game Saturday evening. The Eagles lead 4-1 after the first quarter. Both teams played an intense game to hold the score at 4-1 at half. Scoring for the Eagles were Alaina Lubbers (3), Grace Boeve (1), Maddy Jones (1), Claire Tuttle (1), and Emily Tuttle (1). Serena DeJonge and Madeline Worst both had 2 assists. On defense Grace Boeve drew 11 exclusions on the Rams which provided offense opportunities for the Eagles. Madeline Worst also contributed to a strong defense game leading the team with 7 steals. Serena DeJonge, Kelly Peasley, Claire Tuttle and Emily Tuttle all had quick reflexes and each saved a rebound for ball possession. The Eagles finished this game on top 7-3 and named tournament champions!
Additional highlights from the weekend include the Eagles winning 15 of 16 sprints with Claire Tuttle (11), Kelly Peasley (2) and Serena DeJonge (2) as the speed-racers! Also Analise Patsiavos with a total of 39 blocks!
This week the Eagles begin post season play for Districts. The first game is 10:30 AM in Rockford and they will play the winner of the Zeeland/Grandville game.
Congrats to this team finishing first in the OK Conference for regular season for a 4-peat!
By Kevin Wolma on May 11, 2017

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import os
import secrets

from flask import Flask, url_for
from flask.ext.mongoengine import MongoEngine
from flask.ext.login import LoginManager
app = Flask(__name__)

app.config['DEBUG'] = True # Enable this only while testing!
app.config['MONGODB_SETTINGS'] = { 'db': 'musicwebs' }
app.config['OAUTH_CREDENTIALS'] = {
    'facebook': {
        'id': secrets.FACEBOOK_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
        'secret': secrets.FACEBOOK_SECRET_KEY
    }
}
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = secrets.SECRET_KEY

db = MongoEngine(app)

# Associate Flask-Login manager with current app
login_manager = LoginManager()
login_manager.init_app(app)
login_manager.login_view = "login.index"

@login_manager.user_loader
def load_user(user_id):
    from app.models.user import User
    return User.objects().get(id=user_id)

from app.routes.home import home
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from app.routes.login import login
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app.register_blueprint(home)
app.register_blueprint(track)
app.register_blueprint(login)
app.register_blueprint(user)

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Pinewood Gold Programme – First Pupils Achieve Their Gold Award!
Well done to Matilda R, Poppy R and Emily P, who are the first Pinewood pupils to complete the Gold Award of the Pinewood Gold Programme. This is a tremendous achievement as the Year 6 girls have completed all three levels in just four terms!
The Gold Programme started in September 2015 and forms part of the Pinewood enrichment programme for Years 5, 6 and 7 and its aim is to encourage children to explore new areas outside the normal curriculum, to develop intellectual curiosity and to cultivate skills for independent learning. As a voluntary programme, children can choose from 40 challenges all linked to a broad area of the curriculum. Bronze, Silver and Gold awards are given at the completion of each level in the challenge.
To achieve their Gold Award, Matilda, Poppy and Emily each had to complete 10 challenges (some of which were completed as part of their Bronze and Silver Awards).
Matilda created two games designed to teach Maths and French vocabulary to children. She then became a natural history explorer and walked the same route five times recording observations of plants and animal life as she went. Finally, Matilda devised a literary tea party for some book characters and made a banana milkshake for Ruby Redfort.
Poppy designed two new book covers for some favourite books. She made a game, adapted from Snakes and Ladders to teach younger children numeracy. Poppy planned a walk around her local area, which she completed five times at different times of the day and in different weather conditions, making detailed observations each time. To complete her Gold Award Poppy created a literary tea party and made some 'worm' spaghetti for Mr Twit!
Emily made an explorer scrapbook on Amelia Earhart and a Maths game to teach numeracy to a younger child. She then made a French game called 'Voyage, Voyage!' with questions and chance cards. Finally, to complete her Gold Award Emily produced a menu and invitations to a literary tea party and made some marmalade sandwiches and strawberry tarts for her guests, Paddington and Alice!
Well done, Matilda, Poppy and Emily!
Pinewood now has its very own weather station, kindly paid for by Friends of Pinewood.
You can track the data from the weather station by going to: www.weatherlink.com. Login and password details can be found on the Pigeon.
The weather station will allow us to track rainfall, temperature and wind speed/direction amongst other things and will be a very useful real life tool for our budding geographers.


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Congratulations to AMDA Alumni Selected For Broadway Rising Stars 2018
June 26, 2018 - Alumni, Announcements, Awards, Spotlight
Town Hall presents Broadway Rising Stars, a national showcase that introduces New York audiences to the next generation of up-and-coming talent as chosen by a panel of discerning judges from among the most outstanding new graduates from performing arts schools and departments throughout the country. The 2018 Rising Stars is spearheaded by Scott Siegel, creator/writer/host of Town Hall's beloved Broadway by the Year series.
In the eleven years since Broadway Rising Stars first began, participants have scored top billing casting in Broadway shows as diverse as Wicked, Beautiful, Jekyll & Hyde, Hair, Les Miserables and Hamilton. Past Rising Stars have appeared on television in 'The Glee Project', 'Glee', and 'A Christmas Carol'. They have starred on the West End, been nominated for the prestigious Olivier award and played in countless national tours both in the U.S. and abroad.
Congratulations to AMDA alumni Brittneyann Accetta, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, William Taitel, Giliana "Gigi" Encarnacion, and Dongwoo Kang on being selected for this year's showcase!


Kylie Jenner's daughter was born one year ago.
Happy Birthday, baby Stormi! Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's daughter turns one on February 1, and her parents are celebrating in a major way. Click through the gallery to see the 12 cutest moments from her first twelve months!
On March 1, Kylie, 21, shared the first photo of herself with her baby girl. Little Stormi was all bundled up, but fans still freaked out over how cute she was.
Two days later, daddy Travis, 26, shared Stormi's first fire selfie. "Our little rager !!!!" he captioned the photo.
In August, she celebrated her dad's VMA performance on an NYC rooftop with her parents. At the same time, she was embroiled in her first rap beef with Nicki Minaj, who accused Travis of using his baby to sell albums.
On September 14, aunt Kim Kardashian posted a photo of Stormi with cousins Chicago and True. She captioned it, "💕 The Triplets 💕," giving fans a nickname for the trio, who were all born within three months of each other.
In October, Stormi made her first trip to a pumpkin patch. Some of the pumpkins were bigger than she was!
Stormi's first Halloween was, naturally, over the top. First, she and her mom dressed up as matching butterflies. It called back to Twitter speculation last year that Kylie was naming her baby Mariposa — Spanish for butterfly.
Then, she dressed up as her literal namesake — a storm!
On November 18, fans went gaga over a video of Kylie trying to teach the baby to say "Kylie Cosmetics." She made lots of noises and even said, "Dada," but her mom's company evaded her.
Later that month, Travis brought Stormi with him on his Astroworld tour. The baby danced backstage while watching her dad perform.
In December, Stormi hit the slopes for the first time in a full body snowsuit.
For Christmas, Kim got Stormi and all her female cousins some very chic little Louis Vuitton bags. When the baby picked hers up, she flipped it over her shoulder like a natural.
Earlier this month, Stormi had a beach getaway with Kylie, Travis, and mom's BFF Jordyn Woods. Kylie shared a too cute video of the little one getting her toes wet in the sand and laughing up a storm.
What's your favorite moment from Stormi's first year? Sound off in the comments!


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T-Mobile Speed Boost for Refugee iPhones
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:18 PM UTC / Source: TechNewsDaily
By TechNewsDaily Staff
T-Mobile is the only big U.S. network that doesn't sell iPhones, but it welcomes customers who bought them elsewhere.
This week it announced that iPhones and other phones from rival networks will be getting high-speed online access in 14 cities, including New York, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Philadelphia and Tampa.
T-Mobile promises savings for customers who move from AT&T, Sprint or Verizon by "unlocking" the software that binds their phones to those networks and signing them up for a T-Mobile plan instead. The ubiquitous advertisements show an open padlock with an iPhone in place of the lock body, making it clear who the target customer probably is. [See also: BYO iPhone to T-Mobile: How Much Can You Save? ]
But unlockers would lose something in exchange — data speeds — if not for T-Mobile's announcement that it is "enhancing" its coverage.
T-Mobile has mostly been a haven for iPhones from AT&T, since the networks have long used similar technologies. But all they had in common were the lower-speed "2G" data services that make anything beyond talking, texting and emailing excruciatingly slow.
Those 3G and 4G iPhones (and other models) get their high-speed access on the 1900 MHz frequency, which T-Mobile hasn't been supporting. But as of this week a T-Mobile spokesperson told TechNewsDaily it would provide 1900 MHz support.
With that, iPhone owners can get 4G data speeds in those cities (it was already available in a few other locations). T-Mobile claims that in its tests, an iPhone 4S got 70 percent faster data rates on its 4G network than the phone previously had gotten on the AT&T network. (The iPhone 4S is not technically a 4G phone, but T-Mobile has goosed the 3G network technology to provide higher speeds.)
These, of course, were T-Mobile's tests.
Starting with the iPhone 5, T-Mobile also can take models from Sprint and Verizon, but the company failed to clarify if those phones could now get 4G service. In an email to TechNewsDaily, the company wrote "Both Verizon and AT&T unlocked iPhone 5 devices are compatible with our network today and will receive 4G service as we retune our airwaves to turn on 4G service in our iPhone compatible spectrum in major markets this year."
There are several ways to get an unlocked iPhone. Apple sells iPhone 5 models starting at $649. Carriers will often unlock phones for customers at the end of the two-year contract. And customers can get software to unlock their phones themselves — but for a limited time.
In October, the federal government ruled that unlocking would no longer be exempt from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). People who want to jump to another network have to have bought their phone before January 26, when the exemption expires.
At least that's the current game plan. "Bear in mind this rulemaking isn't the final word on whether unlocking a phone violates the DMCA – arguably, locking phone users into one carrier is not at all what the DMCA was meant to do," said Mitch Stoltz, an attorney with the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation. "It's up to the courts to decide."
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A more managed image editing application introduced by Adobe, it enables editing, organizing and sharing of images no matter where you are. You can work through their images from import, and sort out the images to be shared in a processed manner.
It is the best tool for graphic designers to create high-quality and photorealistic 3D images. You can also build product shots, scene visualizations and abstract art having it as your desktop. Further, it renders and composite 3D assets into 2D images.
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Why Are Data Breaches So Expensive?
"What we need is more regulation . . . ."
David Harlow July 28, 2016 September 26, 2017
We are awash in digital health data. And we are awash in multiple regulatory schemas designed to protect privacy, security and appropriate access to all this data. Some data is "traditional" health care data governed by the familiar patchwork of federal and state statutes and regulations (rhymes with "HIPAA"). Some are the product of new consumer health tracker devices and apps which are not reached by HIPAA (except for some provided to individuals by health care providers or insurers). Privacy, security, and access is guaranteed with respect to much of the health data not governed by HIPAA thanks to the oversight of the FTC (and cognate state agencies), with a twist: while most specific federal and state health data privacy and security rules are spelled out in detail, the FTC takes a different approach, simply enforcing through individual actions its general consumer protection authority, which bars unfair or deceptive business practices. (There is also the FTC breach notification rule, which parallels the HIPAA breach notification rule, but is applicable to non-covered-entity PHRs.) There is an alphabet soup of other agencies, statutes, frameworks, etc. that have overlapping jurisdiction over these issues as well. ONC recently issued a report to Congress (and shared on its blog) in collaboration with OCR and the FTC, entitled Examining Oversight of the Privacy & Security of Health Data Collected by Entities Not Regulated by HIPAA, which considers HIPAA, the FTC Act and something called FIPPS, Fair Information Practice Principles – but does not examine the interplay with state law or with other related federal regulatory structures such as FCRA, COPPA, GLBA, FERPA. FIPPS, by the way, is an overarching statement of principles regarding health data privacy, security and access, dating back to HEW (!) in 1973, including things not necessarily provided for by law, and most recently pulled together in the 2008 ONC Privacy & Security Framework. These principles are:
Individual choice
Collection, use and disclosure limitation
Data quality and integrity
The report is a useful summary of the current state of HIPAA, the FTC Act, the FTC breach notification rule, and FIPPS. It identifies the gaps in coverage that — in an ideal world — Congress would patch, or even undertake a broader rip-and-replace, enacting a comprehensive health data privacy, security and access schema integrating a single approach to PHI governed by HIPAA, data practices covered by the FTC Act, and everything in between and beyond. Don't hold your breath. Aside from the current congressional logjam, gridlock, or whatever your preferred metaphor may be, consider the fact that we are now embarking upon the general election season, which tends to add an additional layer of grandstanding and substantive paralysis to the usual fever dreams of the Potomac. Consider, too, that in the 43 years folks have been thinking about FIPPS (HEW! That really got to me), we have largely confined ourselves to thinking about FIPPS. The ONC Privacy & Security Framework is reiterated in the ONC's Interoperability Roadmap – a recently-issued ten-year roadmap to a goal that many believe should have been realized as a part of implementing the Meaningful Use program (enacted as part of the HITECH Act, which also updated HIPAA and added the FTC breach notification rule requirements). Yes, there is greater awareness of the burgeoning volume of health data (HIPAA-regulated PHI and other), there is a growing belief that improving health status and reducing health care costs may well be accelerated through implementation of value-based care systems that rely in part on patient-generated data and a network of digital activity trackers, and there is growing concern that the complexity of health data privacy regulations leaves many of us unprotected in a variety of contexts. I think I am more realist than pessimist when I conclude that, however, well-founded these concerns and proposals may be, comprehensive, sensible, Congressional action in this realm is not imminent. Things are both better and worse than the authors of the report would have us believe. For example, the report seems to elevate the helpfulness of OCR's enforcement efforts in dealing with over 20,000 cases, noting that significant improvements in the regulated community's attention to privacy, security, and access have resulted from these undertakings, while minimizing the compliance record of "non-covered entities" or NCEs in the report's parlance, highlighting a couple of horribles in the PHR department. Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but some of the most respected academic medical centers have had multimillion-dollar fines assessed for their HIPAA privacy and security breaches, and OCR seems to be in the business of perennially issuing clarifications and exhortations regarding the patient access rules. This bespeaks a broad-based attitude towards compliance that is not necessarily better than that of NCEs as a whole. There are good guys and bad guys in both camps. And even the good guys are sometimes undermined by the complexity of the rules, the complexity of the tech, human frailties, and the devilish cleverness of the bad guys. In addition, many NCEs, including many that I advise, have taken it upon themselves to behave as if subject to HIPAA even though they are not. Why? To instill confidence in their operations among at least three distinct audiences: (a) consumers, who are more and more interested in and concerned about the health data privacy policies and practices of their app providers and activity tracker vendors (though, to be sure, they could be more concerned); (b) business partners that may include covered entities and/or business associates under HIPAA that are sensitive to these issues even if not all of their business partners are themselves subject to HIPAA (even by virtue of their relationships with CEs or BAs); and (c) regulators such as the FTC who would likely be just as impressed as OCR by a good story told by a company unfortunate enough to experience an audit, a breach or a complaint investigation – that good story being composed of fully implemented and documented HIPAA-compliant policies and procedures, risk assessments, etc. Don't forget: There is a lot more protection in place than that afforded by the two sets of rules considered in the report. Are there gaps? Yes: For example, as noted in the report, the FTC Act may not regulate nonprofits or insurance companies under all circumstances, and there is no explicit provision there guaranteeing access. (However, on that latter point, since the FTC Act is interpreted through case law rather than regulation, I would be surprised if an individual right of access to records is long in coming to the world of the FTC.) Are there ways in which things are getting better in the absence of new legislation? Sure. For example, consider the recent collaboration between Fitbit and the Center for Democracy and Technology that involved an examination of the Fitbit internal policies on research. This process infused an already good process with expert advice on data privacy and it may well expand beyond the initial scope of the project. Given Fitbit's status as a market leader, its efforts in this area are likely to spur similar activity among other activity tracker manufacturers if they wish to retain the confidence of their key constituencies. We will certainly revisit this issue again (and again).
David Harlow
DAVID HARLOW is Principal of The Harlow Group LLC, a health care law and consulting firm based in the Hub of the Universe, Boston, MA. His thirty years' experience in the public and private sectors affords him a unique perspective on legal, policy and business issues facing the health care community. David is adept at assisting clients in developing new paradigms for their business organizations, relationships and processes so as to maximize the realization of organizational goals in a highly regulated environment, in realms ranging from health data privacy and security to digital health strategy to physician-hospital relationships to the avoidance of fraud and abuse. He's been called "an expert on HIPAA and other health-related law issues [who] knows more than virtually anyone on those topics." (Forbes.com.) His award-winning blog, HealthBlawg, is highly regarded in both the legal and health policy blogging worlds. David is a charter member of the external Advisory Board of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network and has served as the Public Policy Chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, on the Health Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association and on the Advisory Board of FierceHealthIT. He speaks regularly before health care and legal industry groups on business, policy and legal matters. You should follow him on Twitter.
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This lazy device for the cat owners which consists of automatic cat toilets that know how to drop waste into an isolated compartment where the owner just have to open it and remove to throw away the bag full of waste.
This smart hula hoop has a movement sensor that tracks your workout session and sends the result to your phone. So when you are in work out mode you will get to know how many sessions you have completed and then you can turn this into a competition mode for global ratings.
This smart device not only sensor your movement but can also monitor your activity through durations, movements and also various popular position. This device can also monitor the temperature of your organs and the number of calories you have lost.
If you are traveling frequently, then this robotic suitcase is perfect for you as in order to use it, you won't be needing joysticks to move them as it is connected with a smart bracelet that rolls independently without any handle.
It's not a real bee but a robotic bee that performs all kind of functions except making honey. The engineers came up with this idea that will help in the near future and we don't know maybe they will invent something more to save lots of plants and develop agriculture in different parts of the world.
A businessman created this beehive like a birdhouse that contains lots of bees where you will get the chance to extract honey without harming yourself.
Well, this invention certainly raised many questions about why someone wants lamp inside the toilet rim but the inventors easily answered them that these lights are meant to be used at night when you feel tired to turn on the lights. So now every time you feel need to pee don't bother to turn on the lights when there is light inside the toilet bowl.
If you are a health freak then this device is made for you as it scans everything you consume. This device helps to check everything around you- food, liquids and other materials. You can use and take this device anywhere you want and most probably scan which product is fresh with the help of the app installed on your phone.
A Chinese company invented this device that can help you slow down your snore so that you don't disturb anyone. According to the inventor, the eye mask helps to normalize your breathing and get rid of snoring.
This may look strange but this device is really helpful to the one who is loud enough to share their secrets with anyone. This device helps you talk over the phone anywhere you want without disturbing others around you.


Nothing galvanizes the casual bettor like the Super Bowl, and consequently nothing provides a better yardstick for the growing popularity of online gambling than pro football.s championship game. And dubious legality notwithstanding, millions of Americans will log onto their computers before 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday to either place traditional bets or engage in new forms of gambling that can.t be found at land-based sports books.
A spot survey of online gamblers and wagering sites by MSNBC.com indicates that a growing number of sophisticated bettors will get their action on Sunday.s game between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles through new forms of wagering ideally suited to the Internet, such as spread betting and peer-to-peer wagering.
Others will use techniques perfected by Internet .day traders. during dot-com boom of the late 1990s to try to squeeze profit out of the game, just as they once did by timing market fluctuations.
.The squares are inevitably wrong. The .whales. of the murky ocean that is online gambling also will be out in force, looking to make a killing by outsmarting the neophytes and casual bettors venturing into their waters.
.As a rule, the odds on a football game don.t move off square business . meaning grandpa, grandma and your little sister,. said Russ Hawkins, who runs the MajorWager.com. .But the Super Bowl is so big that it does. And that makes the pros lick their lips because the squares are inevitably wrong..
No one can say with any certainty how much will be wagered over the Internet on Sunday.s game, but Sebastian Sinclair, an analyst with Christiansen Capital Advisors who has tracked the online gambling sector almost since its inception, says the total will be in the neighborhood of $450 million, an increase of $50 million from the $400 million he estimates was bet online last year.
If his educated guess is accurate, that will be nearly six times as much as is bet legally in Nevada, the only state that has legal sports betting. Last year the Silver State.s 152 sports books accepted a record $81.2 million in wagers on the game, turning a profit of $12.44 million for three hours of football.
.Internet gambling has reached a critical mass,. Sinclair said. .If you went out on the street and asked people if they know they can gamble online, the majority would say .yes.. That wasn.t the case five years ago.. That reflects the online gambling industry`s evolution despite the government.s position that sports betting is illegal under the federal Wire Act of 1960.
A handful of market .movers. On the upper rungs of the hidden economy are a handful of gambling syndicates that dominate online gambling.
.There are only about five movers, or big operators,. said Harris.
The syndicates have an army of operatives who, when they decide they want to bet at a given price, fan out and get as much action as they can at the hundreds of offshore Internet sports books, he explained.
This in turn creates opportunities for bettors schooled on stock market day trading, many of whom have betting syndicate contacts that enable them to get a jump as the .market. on a particular sports event shifts, he said.
.A lot of the guys who are day trading want to know where the big money is going so they can get in quickly,. Hawkins said. .. When a well-respected book moves a team from -4 to -5, the guys will lay a bit and -4 at other books and hope it goes to -6, then take the other side..
Ideally, the sport trader wants to have equal amounts on both sides of the equation -- meaning that at worst the bet will only lose the bookmaker.s cut -- and a spread of several points between their positions. That gives them an opportunity to .middle. if the final score falls within the spread, an outcome that would enable them to collect both bets.
.In order to break dead even, out of 100 times they do this, they have to have five hit a middle to break even,. Hawkins said. .Anything more than that and they.re ahead..
Sports futures a hot commodity Other sports bettors schooled in the stock market prefer spread betting, a futures-type market that revolves around the shifting probabilities generated by seasons and games.
John Murray, a 38-year-old financial trader from Morris Plains, N.J., said he enters the game having already realized about $20,000 in profit thanks to his early assessment that the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots would again be a force to be reckoned with.
.I.ve been buying long-term contracts on New England all year long, so now I.ve been getting out and locking in my profit,. he said.
Murray, a regular on TradeSports.com, said he bought $10 futures contracts on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl at the beginning of the season for between $1.40 and $2.50 and has been selling them for about $7.10 over the past week .because it.s getting to the point where the risk vs. reward isn.t as great.. At the end of the game, the contracts will either be worth $10 or nothing, depending on the outcome of the game, which the Patriots are favored to win by 7 points.
Instead, he said he will concentrate his firepower on various proposition bets and in-progress wagers that can change with each play.
.I.ll be watching the game with my laptop right there and I.ll be trading almost every play,. he said. .Let.s say the Eagles score the first touchdown, the market will reform and maybe say now they have a 50 percent chance of winning. . Then, if the Eagles are marching down the field, the market will keep moving after every play..
An end run around laws? While the legality of such market-type betting exchanges has never been tested in court, most Internet gambling experts say they are probably illegal under U.S. and various state laws. But a new player in the sports wagering space claims to have a technological solution that makes an end run around the laws.
.We just got a legal opinion from one of the top gaming lawyers ... that unequivocally states we are not operating in violation of the U.S. Wire Act,. said John O.Malia, CEO of BetBug.com.
BetBug, which is operated by the Toronto-based Ix Inc., has been taking bets for just over two months and bills itself as the .Kazaa of sports betting,. a reference to the similarity of its peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture to that of the file-sharing network.
The system allows bettors who want to take opposite sides in a game to make a wager, and ensures the winner will be paid. But O.Malia said that since BetBug only provides a platform for the wagering, and its payment processor charges a .transfer fee. to settle debts rather than taking a cut of the action, the company is not acting as a bookie.
.I.ve never been a gambling guy,. said O.Malia, an American who studied economics at Indiana University and worked as a stock trader before becoming involved in online betting. .I come from the markets and I.ve never wanted to act with the intention of violating U.S. law..
O.Malia said that as of midweek most Super Bowl wagering on the site was focused on the outcome of the game rather than on proposition wagers, and that the action indicates many big bettors are siding with the Eagles, plus 7.
Big bets coming in on Eagles .We are seeing bigger bets on the Eagles being matched by a larger number of smaller bets on the Patriots, which is an interesting indicator of who the .sharps. and .squares. are betting on, respectively,. he wrote in an e-mail.
O.Malia said he, too, sees more and more people from the stock market moving into online sports betting.
.They are literally the futures traders of old,. he said. . . It.s the same mentality and the probabilities change the same way. A guy who knows how to trade stocks knows how to trade sports..
While the systematic approach of economics and arbitrage theory may be helpful, other gamblers say they rely on instincts developed over years of careful observation.
Mark Royal, 31, an examiner with the Missouri Department of Insurance, said he made $40,000 last year .shopping around different online companies and spotting bad numbers..
.Some books don.t do a good job of staying on top of the product,. said Royal, who spoke with MSNBC.com on the condition he be identified by a pseudonym. .They don.t notice injuries and don.t notice teams that are hot. At the beginning of the NBA season I got the (Phoenix) Suns at 15-1 to win the Pacific Division and I got the Sonics at 20-1 to win their division.
Royal, who funnels much of his action through the BetWWTS.com site in Antigua, said he will probably have $10,000 riding on the Super Bowl, much of it on proposition bets. He particularly likes several propositions revolving around the performance of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens, who is planning to play in the game just seven weeks after suffering a broken fibula and damaging an ankle ligament.
Taking a stand against Owens Royal is wagering Owens won.t score a touchdown or gain 100 yards or more in the game.
.He.s not going to be a factor at all,. he said confidently, several days before Owens boasted he`ll .very effective. in a press conference. .Those numbers are way out of whack..
Royal said he also may wager during the game, but only if he sees a situation where he believes an online bookmaker is off target on the odds.
.I.ll keep the computer on and if I think I see a bad number I.ll play, but I want to enjoy the game to. I grew up a sports fan and I don.t want to tarnish that..
Enjoying the game also is important to Seth. S., a 24-year-old banking industry worker from Hebron, Ky. At least some of that enjoyment will derive from the fact that he now has a computer in the same room as his television, and can make bets without racing from room to room.
.I used to wear a path in the carpet,. said Seth, who spoke on condition he not be fully identified. .It was down a hallway and two 90 degree turns, first a right and then a left..
He said he will probably have between $1,000 and $2,000 riding on the game through the Costa Rica-based BoDog.com.
.I like the Eagles plus the 7,. he said. .I.ll also probably find some sort of play on the total and play about 10 or so of the proposition bets..
Seth also offers a cautionary tale about the risks of wagering that is available 24/7.
Hard lesson for college student He said that he and his college roommate began playing online in the winter of 1998, opening an Internet sports betting account and depositing $500 apiece after watching an HBO special about online gambling.
.We both ended up losing our money,. he recalled. .He didn.t get back in but I stuck with it..
He said he started out Round 2 by betting $1,000 on a .sure thing.: Tennessee to beat the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in the 2001 NCAA men.s basketball tournament.
.Unfortunately Charlotte won and I didn.t know how to handle that well so I chased and tried to make it back,. he said. .... In four months, I ended up being down $5,000 and came to my senses..
The experience helped Seth add discipline to his wagering game plan.
.It helped me realize that it.s not worth the stress that it created when you.re down a bunch of money,. he said.
Stan Z., a real estate broker in Orlando, Fla., agreed that it.s never wise to bet more than one can comfortably afford.
.Fortunately, I make a very good living and I have a bank account that I can piss away,. he said.
Stan, who also asked that his full name not be used, said even though he knows better he can.t help acting .like a kid in a candy store. on Super Bowl Sunday.
.It`s a sucker game. .It.s a sucker game and everybody bets it, but how can you not play,. he said. .I.ll probably have $10,000 to $12,000 on the game on different props (proposition bets). To start with, I always put $500 on the coin flip..
Not all online gamblers will heed the game.s siren call, however.
Sheryl, a 55-year-old from Shelton, Wash., said she will stick with playing online poker while doing jig-saw puzzles on Sunday in pursuit of her dream of qualifying for a $10,000 seat at a World Poker Tour event or the World Series of Poker in an online satellite tournament.
.With a little knowledge, you could wake up one morning with $5 million in your pocket,. she said.


A Saanich street was shut down for hours as police investigated the discovery of a dead body Tuesday morning.
Ravine Way was closed between the Pat Bay Highway and Vernon Avenue after police were called to the area for a sudden death around 11:30 a.m.
The body was reportedly discovered behind a Tim Hortons in the Saanich Plaza.
Several firefighters and paramedics were also on scene.
Police have confirmed there's nothing suspicious about the death and no foul play is suspected.


The European House for Culture is a cultural organisation initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA).
Many cultural networks are located in Brussels. Many cultural networks and initiatives have intrinsic interests in the EU decision-making process when it comes to the culturally-relevant territories. All those networks and initiatives have their respective, very individual profile and their specific tasks, services and missions; nonetheless many of them perform similar activities or have overlapping interests and missions.
If Europe has a meaning it is Cultural.
The Members of the European House for Culture actively promote this idea using the range and depth of their experience to take European cultural networking to a higher level.
Members and partners, as individuals and in organisations, increase the ability of cultural initiatives to connect and empower citizens by facilitating a common space for meeting and work.
The programme of the House involves members and partners in building networks across borders, developing public and internal forums for reflection and debate, professional training, knowledge sharing and international projects.
Those who are invited to be Members of the EHfC bring dynamism, talent and vision to cultural life throughout Europe and beyond. They share a common belief that Europe is a living cultural project animated by co-operation. They strengthen the mission of the House by bringing to it their authority, reputation and creativity.
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The mission of the EHfC is to find synergies between cultural initiatives and increase their impact. The EHfC invites partners to join and contribute to this work. It offers: a permanent secretariat; a chance to collaborate; and a base for activity. The EHfC asks partners to share a key objective. They all have members and engage regularly with supranational and inter-governmental organisations. Its location in Brussels demonstrates this ambition. The House gives Partners a permanent presence at the heart of European decision making.
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The EHfC involves people in European discussions about how their citizenship and identity should evolve through culture. It will spread the work of its Members & Partners throughout Europe and beyond, stimulating debate and encouraging reflection. The House strengthens co-operation, adds to existing activities and sets up platforms for debate. It uses the full range of media to distribute its activity and message, sustaining the legacy of its ideas.
The EHfC maintains an active presence throughout the world and strives for international visibility. It finds local partners to project the European cultural idea of participation, democratic debate and artistic resonance. The EHfC demonstrates the need for the cultural dimension to be central to Europe's external relations.
The EHfC is a knowledge centre for international cultural practice and exchange. It is a resource that empowers young professionals, adds dynamism to the cultural sector and contributes to political life. It hosts and facilitates, produces and presents. And whatever the European House for Culture stages, artistic creation is its guide and inspiration.


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La candidature (en néerlandais kandidaats) était un diplôme universitaire sanctionnant la réussite d'un premier cycle de deux ans. Depuis l'année académique 2005-2006, ce diplôme n'est plus délivré, car il a été remplacé dans le cadre du processus de Bologne par le bachelier, d'une durée de trois ans.

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I have completed my draft version 0.9 of a Skeptical Layman's Guide to Anthropogenic Global Warming. I am still editing it a bit before I publish it, but if you would like a pre-release copy, just send me an email.
The linked page provides a helpful gathering of all of the counter arguments you are likely to hear.
I'll wait for the final version; and I'm anticipating a good analysis, as normal. Also, TJIT's link is quite breathtaking.


1.1 This specification covers the requirements for aluminum diffusion of metals by the pack cementation method. Pack diffusion employs the chemical vapor deposition of a metal which is subsequently diffused into the surface of a substrate at high temperature. The material to be coated (substrate) is immersed or suspended in a powder containing aluminum (source), a halide salt (activator), and an inert diluent such as alumina (filler). When the mixture is heated, the activator reacts to produce an atmosphere of aluminum halides which transfers aluminum to the substrate for subsequent diffusion. The aluminum-rich surface enhances corrosion, thermal stability, and wear-resistant properties.


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Two types of steaming vessels, metal and bamboo
Cantonese cuisine, steamed fish, seasoned with soy sauce, coriander and Welsh onion
Chinese steamed eggs
Reheating a commercially sold frozen meal by steaming in a wok
Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. Steaming is considered a healthy cooking technique and capable of cooking almost all kinds of food.
3 Food by steaming
4 Three methods of steaming
Steaming works by boiling water continuously, causing it to vaporize into steam; the steam then carries heat to the nearby food, thus cooking the food. The food is kept separate from the boiling water but has direct contact with the steam, resulting in a moist texture to the food. This differs from double boiling, in which contact with steam is undesired.
Such cooking is most often done by placing the food into a steamer, which is typically a circular container made of metal or bamboo. The steamer usually has a lid that is placed on the top of the container during cooking to allow the steam to cook through the food. When a steamer is unavailable, a wok filled less than half with water is a replacement by placing a metal frame made of stainless steel in the middle of the wok. Some modern home microwave ovens include the structure to cook food by steam vapor produced in a separate water container, providing a similar result to being cooked by fire. There are also specialized steam ovens available.
Overcooking or burning food is easily avoided when steaming it. Individuals looking to not increase their fat intake may prefer steaming to other methods which require cooking oil. Steaming also results in a more nutritious food than boiling because fewer nutrients are leached away into the water, which is usually discarded. A 2007 USDA comparison between steaming and boiling vegetables shows the most affected nutrients are folic acid and vitamin C. When compared to raw consumption, steaming reduces folic acid by 15%, and boiling reduces it by 35%. Steaming reduces vitamin C by 15%, and boiling reduces it by 25%. Steaming, compared to boiling, showed 42% higher amount of Glucosinolates in broccoli cooked for medium firmness.[1] Phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties have been found to retain significantly better through steaming than through boiling or microwaving.[2] Steaming compared to boiling retained β-carotene in carrots.[3] The effect of cooking food may increase or decrease the nutrients.[4][5]
Food by steaming
In China, the Chinese have used steamers for at least 3000 years or more, with early steamers being made in stoneware and originating in the province of Yunnan. From the eighth century, thin cypress strips were used to make steamers and today they are constructed from bamboo with slatted bases.
In Western cooking, steaming is most often used to cook vegetables - it is rarely used to cook meats. In Chinese cuisine, vegetables are mostly stir fried or blanched and seldom steamed. Seafood and meat dishes are steamed. For example: steamed whole fish, steamed crab, steamed pork spare ribs, steamed ground pork or beef, steamed chicken, steamed goose, etc. Other than meat dishes, rice can be steamed too, although in Chinese this is rarely referred to as "steaming" but rather simply as "cooking." Wheat foods are steamed as well. Examples include buns, Chinese steamed cakes etc. Steamed meat dishes (except fish and some dim sum) are less common in Chinese restaurants than in traditional home cooking because meats usually require longer cooking times to steam than to stir fry. Commercially sold frozen foods (such as dim sum) formerly had instructions to reheat by steaming, until the rise in popularity of home microwave ovens, which have considerably shorter cooking times.
The classic steamer contains a chimney through the center, which distributes the steam among the tiers.
Three methods of steaming
Mushiki, a Japanese steamer made from bamboo
^ Bongoni, R; Verkerk, R; Steenbekkers, B; Dekker, M; Stieger. "Evaluation of Different Cooking Conditions on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) to Improve the Nutritional Value and Consumer Acceptance.". Plant foods for human nutrition.
^ Vallejo, F; Tomás-Barberón, FA; García-Viguera, C (2003). "Phenolic compound contents in edible parts of broccoli inflorescences after domestic cooking". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 83 (14): 1511–1516.
^ Bongoni, R; Stieger, M; Dekker, M; Steenbekkers, B; Verkerk, R. "Sensory and health properties of steamed and boiled carrots (Daucus carota ssp. sativus).". International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.
^ "Fact or Fiction: Raw veggies are healthier than cooked ones".
^ "USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors Release 6".
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Purdy continues annexation push
By Murray Bishoff/Cassville Democrat
Aldermen to circulate petition to urge county commission action
Members of the Purdy City Council plan to go door to door to ask around 50 residents potentially impacted by the annexation of the south end of Business Highway 37 to sign a petition urging the Barry County Commission to approve the annexation.
Despite reassurances from Presiding Barry County Commissioner Cherry Warren that a petition was not necessary to secure a visit with the commission, Mayor Bo Prock asked council members to circulate the petition. He felt the signatures would further reinforce the city's request.
Under the previous administration, the city began efforts to annex the state right-of-way to 1.5 miles of Farm Road 1080. The addition of all the rights-of-way would give a football-shaped outline to the city east of the railroad tracks. As in other communities, the Missouri Department of Transportation is now open to municipal annexation of its highway right-of-way. Monett extended its western limits to the Monett Regional Airport, approximately seven miles west of town on Highway 60.
Prock has asserted the county commission has been stalling on the request since the city submitted it for consideration in December 2016. He said two individuals have opposed the proposal have influenced the county commission's inaction.
Prock stressed that as a fourth class city, Purdy has no authority to force any property owner into annexing into the city. Properties adjacent to the road, including the business Eagle Logistics, would have the option of annexing into the city if the road became part of the city. The city could then provide immediate police protection. Prock noted on several occasions, city police have waited a half hour for county officers to respond to an active crime situation.
Armed with petitions, Prock said he would approach the county commission and schedule a meeting to discuss the issue. Alderman Scott Redshaw asked to have a map included with the petition so aldermen could explain the situation to residents in the vicinity. Prock added the act of annexation would bear no cost to adjacent residents.


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Q: How to update textview in fragment after preference has changed I need to update two textviews in fragment after user change preferences. I have already look for a lot of similar questions, but it wont help me. I even try to update all aplication every time, but I'm sure it's not the best solution.
Will appreciate any help.
AppPreferenceActivity.java
public class AppPreferenceActivity extends PreferenceActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(android.R.id.content, new MyPreferenceFragment()).commit();

    }

    public static class MyPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceFragment
    {
        @Override
        public void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState)
        {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.pref);
        }
    }
}

WeatherFragment.java
(I cut the code for conveniences)
    public class WeatherFragment extends Fragment implements Constants {

    TextView currentTemperatureField;
    TextView pressureField;
    //...

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_weather, container, false);
        currentTemperatureField = (TextView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.current_temperature_field);
        pressureField = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.pressure_field);

        //...

        weatherAdapter = new WeatherAdapter(getContext(), weather);
        ListView listView = (ListView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.listView);
        listView.setAdapter(weatherAdapter);

        return rootView;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        updateWeatherData(new CityPreference(getActivity()).getCity());

        sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
        tempPref = sharedPrefs.getString("tempPref", "Celsius");
        pressurePref = sharedPrefs.getString("pressurePref","mmHg");

        //...

    }

    private void renderWeather(JSONObject json){
        try {
            //...

            if(pressurePref.equals("mmHg")) {
                pressureField.setText(String.format("%.0f", (main.getDouble("pressure") / 1.333)) + " mmHg");
            }else{
                pressureField.setText(String.format("%.0f", main.getDouble("pressure")) + " hPa");
            }

            if(tempPref.equals("Celsius")) {
                currentTemperatureField.setText(String.format("%.1f", main.getDouble("temp")) + " ℃");
            }else{
                currentTemperatureField.setText(String.format("%.1f", (main.getDouble("temp")*1.8+32)) + " ℉");
            }

            //...

        }catch(Exception e){
            //...
        }
    }

}

UPD
Thank to @beeb. I have already use OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener():
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    //weatherFont = Typeface.createFromAsset(getActivity().getAssets(), "fonts/weather.ttf");
    updateWeatherData(new CityPreference(getActivity()).getCity());

    sharedPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
    tempPref = sharedPrefs.getString("tempPref", "Celsius");
    pressurePref = sharedPrefs.getString("pressurePref","mmHg");

    SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener listener = new SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener() {
        public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences prefs, String key) {
            Log.e("WeatherActivity: ","preferences have changed");
            //Implementation
        }
    };

    sharedPrefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(listener);
}

but my problem is still "Implementation". I have no idea how to set new data to fragment's textview.

A: Instead of passing Fragment like this adopt following approach by making an instance.
 MyPreferenceFragment myPreferenceFragment;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        myPreferenceFragment = new MyPreferenceFragment()
        getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(android.R.id.content, myPreferenceFragment).commit();

    }

then make a method in your fragment to update the textView
publich void updateText(String text)
{
   textView.setText(text);
}

and call this method when you want to update the text like this:
myPreferenceFragment.updateText(text);

A: Add a SharedPreferences.onSharedPreferenceChangeListener() in your WeatherFragment.
listener = new SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener() {
  public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences prefs, String key) {
    // Implementation
  }
};

prefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(listener);

A: Had a similar problem and came across this question. What fixed it for me was placing the code in the onResume method of the fragment. This is useful when the fragment containing your view object is not in the same activity as your settings menu.
public void onResume() {
        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
        boolean status = prefs.getBoolean("key", true);

        TextView statusView = (TextView) getView().findViewById(R.id.status);

        if (status){
            statusView.setText("Active");
        }else{
            statusView.setText("Disabled");
        }

        super.onResume();
}

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Alex Evans is a UK-based video games developer. Evans previously worked at Guildford-based Lionhead Studios and developed the video game Rag Doll Kung Fu independently. He is the co-founder of Media Molecule, a video games studio based in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. The studio's first project was a cooperative platformer for the PlayStation 3 entitled LittleBigPlanet, which received worldwide acclaim and won several gaming awards. Evans contributed to LittleBigPlanet by creating a games engine for it. Evans has also been the figurehead for advertising the game to reviewers, and helping Sony showcase the game at various expos. For example, at E3 2008, Evans helped Sony showcase their quarterly sales via a specially created LittleBigPlanet level. Ever since appearing and discussing LittleBigPlanet for the first time at the game developers' conference 2007, Evans has been renowned in the gaming world.


The trailer for Me Before You, adapted by Jojo Moyes from her bestselling novel, has been released.
Me Before You tells the story of Lou (Emilia Clarke), a small-town girl caught between dead-end jobs, and Will (Sam Claflin), a successful young man all his life who finds himself wheelchair-bound after an accident. Will finds no reason to live until Lou is hired as his caretaker for six months, and she becomes determined to prove to him life is worth living. Me Before You was directed by Thea Sharrock and also stars Janet McTeer, Matthew Lewis and Charles Dance.
Me Before You has sold over five million copies and has been translated into forty languages worldwide. The eagerly-awaited sequel, After You, was published in September 2015.
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Q: Should units of measurement be localized? I am working on an app featuring some measurements entered by human operators.  In the config section, an admin enters which measurements and which units they want to use, among other things.  The kinds of units anticipated are very diverse and not able to be fully defined.  So the plan is to let the admin enter the units in free-form instead of using a select box.
OK so far.  But elsewhere, we are displaying the units when the app is localized into one of several different languages.  The possible range of languages is known by the app from the beginning.
I'm looking for ideas on how best to handle the entering and displaying of units.  I'm by no means a linguistic expert, but I imagine different languages have their own ways of representing the same units, which would imply that if we use free-form text entry, the admin would have to enter the unit's translation into each language.  We do that with other kinds of text fields in the app, so it's not a huge problem from a coding standpoint.
But I'm wondering how others handle this kind of situation.  It'd be a lot easier NOT to translate the units.  But is that reasonable?  FWIW, both the admins and the end-users of this system are typical consumers, not necessarily scientists or other analytic types.  Also, we need to avoid having our software dependent on 3rd-party services like Google Translate.

A: The units themselves are partly culturally dependent, like metric vs. imperial vs. US units. If you intend to allow any units, you would in a sense carry out ultimate localization of unit: the individual user would decide on units. I suppose you would still recognize a finite set of units, somehow.
The symbols for units are a different issue. If SI units are used, their symbols are in principle the same across languages and cultures. But there are differences in practice; e.g., in Russia, it is normal to use Russian abbreviations (in Cyrillic letters) instead of standard symbols, e.g. кг and not kg. Moreover, if users can enter units by name, the names need to be localized (even though they tend to be similar, like meter ~ metre ~ Meter ~ metri ~ метр, they are not identical). And many non-SI units don't even have standardized symbols.
So set of unit symbols or names recognized would need to be language-dependent.

A: No, they are international when using SI unit

A: It comes to my mind that french speaking countries use o for Octet instead of B like byte. But that is a Unit and not an SI-Prefix.
I also observed in cyryllic writing countries that they replace k, M, G with their respective glyphe. I don't know it this is just convenience and also accepted or if this is the actual way. I just beleive it is convenience and it's supposed to be actually the SI normed latin letters for SI-Prefixes. And therefore the latin letters would be correct (at least, too). (IMHO)


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Tour of Senegal & South Africa – 11 Days
Experience the Culture and History of South Africa and Senegal. Visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Robben Island, the former prison where Nelson Mandela spent many years, and Goree Island, home to "The Door of No Return". Enjoy a view of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain. Visit Soweto where incredible stories come to life, and go on a safari at Pilanesburg game reserve in search of the 'Big 5'. In Dakar visit the vibrant markets and historical sites.
Africa Renaissance Monument
Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pilanesberg Game Reserve
Mandela's House
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (the largest hospital in the world)
Regina Mundi Church
Hector Petersen Memoria
Langa Cape Town's oldest formal township
Tour of Table Mountain by cable car
Cape Town Wine Lands(Visit Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch)
DAY 1: ARRIVE DAKAR
Tour starts Monday, Thursday or Saturday.
You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Early afternoon begin the city tour of Dakar and vicinity. Start from Independence Place, the heart of the city and pass by the presidential palace, the main cathedral and the mosque de la revelation. The tour will show you the contrasts between some upscale residential areas and other more popular but less affluent neighborhoods. You will also visit must-see sites like Kermel, famous for its large variety of products from food to crafts, as well as for its location in a beautiful landmark Architectural building. You may include the Ifan Museum and other highlights. You will visit the Monument de la Renaissance/Africa Renaissance Monument; a 164 Feet high monument unveiled in 2010, overlooking Dakar and is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
The once controversial bronze statue is a popular attraction among locals as well as visitors. It features a man, woman and child pointing, a symbol of renewed African hope. The woman is now decently clothed, as conservative groups forced the government to lengthen her formerly short skirt, at a cost of more than US$ 10 million, to more modest length.
Included in the city tour is a visit to Dakar City Hall, an impressive structure featuring French-colonial architecture. Combined with its clock tower, this is one of Dakar's most distinctive pieces of architecture. Although this is the city's administrative building and city hall, it is open to the public almost like a museum.
Those sites not seen today will be visited tomorrow afternoon.
Overnight at Novotel Dakar
Day 2: GOREE ISLAND
Depart on the 20 minutes ferry ride to visit the charming yet infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the usually quiet streets lined with mostly pastel colored colonial era buildings. Among the most famous building here is the House of Slaves which records the painful history of Goree's past.
Observe the "Door of No Return" through which millions passed involuntarily. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. The pace here is tranquil, almost relaxing, compared to its exuberant neighbor only a 20 minutes ferry ride away. Return to Dakar and complete the city tour started yesterday.
Day 3: PINK LAKE- CAYAR –DAKAR
Early morning depart to Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink color. Although this is a tourist attraction, it is also the means of livelihood for the Salt Harvesters.
Interact with the women harvesting salt. You may visit the Fulani village where you will be welcome by the Chief and his wives. You can get a better view of the surrounding area by taking a ride in a quad bike.
After Pink Lake travel to Cayar, a fishing community along the Atlantic coastline where donkey-drawn buggies are still a popular form of transportation. Arrive in time for the spectacular return of the fishermen. They bring tons of fish, and other seafood in their brightly painted dugout pirogues. The scene is alive with buyers, families, and children.
Return to Dakar early evening.
Day 4: DAKAR – JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA
Early morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg.
Arrive in Johannesburg late evening. You will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight at Rivonia Guest House
Day 5: JOHANNESBURG
This afternoon drive to Lesedi Cultural Village, a multicultural village set amongst rocky hills where the cultures, customs and traditions of four of South Africa's tribes are brought to life. Get a presentation on the history and origin of the different ethnic groups and given a guided tour the four homesteads – Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho and Pedi. The tour is followed by a cultural performance by the four groups Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho and Pedi. The performance begins with a warm traditional African welcome. You will have the opportunity to join in the performances and display your talent. The tribal dance display is then followed by a Pan African Feast served in the Nyama Choma restaurant with delicacies from different regions of Southern Africa.
Meal (s): Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6: JOHANNESBURG- PILANESBURG- JOHANNESBURG
After breakfast drive to Pilanesberg Game Reserve the ideal destination for a day Safari, this is a reserve which boasts the "Big Five" and a host of other game species. The Pilanesberg lies in the crater of an ancient volcano and has some unique scenery and geology. The establishment of this reserve saw the biggest relocation project ever of wild animals and the reserve now boasts "The Big Five; lunch at a local restaurant.
Day 7: JOHANNESBURG – SOWETO
Full day tour of Soweto, get an intimate understanding of South Africa's history travel along the footpaths of the freedom fighters and experience the City of Johannesburg and Soweto through their eyes highlights will include:
The Hector Petersen Memorial, the spot where 12 year-old Hector was shot during the Soweto uprisings.
Regina Mundi Church. The church was a meeting place for activists deprived of any other place to meet. It played a role in Soweto's most significant day, when students, revolting against the imposition of Afrikaans teaching by the apartheid government, ran into the church. They were followed by police, who shot and injured many; firing teargas and damaging the marble altar and the figure of Christ, the bullet holes are still visible in the ceiling.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital the largest hospital in the world; named in honor of the African National Congress leader who was assassinated in 1993.
Mandela's House comprising four inter-leading rooms, containing an assortment of memorabilia, paintings and photographs of the Mandela family as well as a collection of honorary doctorates bestowed on Nelson Mandela from universities and institutions around the world.
Freedom Square, the place where the Freedom Charter was adopted as the guiding document of the government.
Day 8: JOHANNESBURG- CAPE TOWN – ROBBEN ISLAND
Transfer to airport for morning flight to Cape Town – meet, assist and transfer to your hotel. Take the afternoon ferry to Robben Island – a former prison now a very popular attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This evening enjoy dinner at the Cape Town waterfront.
Overnight at Southern Sun Waterfront
Day 9: CAPE TOWN- TABLE MOUNTAIN-CAPE TOWNSHIPS
Early morning Tour of Table Mountain by cable car; the state‐of‐the‐art car rotates 360 degrees on its way to the top, offering a panoramic view of The City; at the summit take short walks enjoy the magnificent view of Cape Town. Continue on the City Centre, the Company Gardens, the Castle of Good Hope and the Milnerton Lighthouse for a view Table Mountain. In the afternoon go on a Cultural Tour of the Cape Townships, an opportunity to interact with different Communities – visit Langa Cape Town's oldest formal township, gaining insights into the recent past and the country's struggle for democracy. In Gugulethu visit a community‐driven project and observe crafters at work.
This evening a special dinner will be in arranged in a home and accompanied with music and poetry. You will be invited to display your artistic and musical skills.
Meal(s) include: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10: CAPE TOWN WINELANDS
After breakfast, tour the Cape Town Wine Lands. Visit Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Enjoy wine tasting in the Stellenbosch area and witness the wine making process from the vineyard to the bottle.
Late afternoon return to Cape Town.
Day 11: CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG/DEPART
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight, connecting in Johannesburg.
Round trip airport/hotel transfers
Passport, immunizations and other personal items


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I won't leave him nor he me.
Eyes full of many tears.
I want to feel you inside of me again.
I need you to love me again.
I cry not, with only strength of will.
My heart grows colder with time.
My love for you I must kill.
I crossed that line not knowing.
Yet I found it inside of me growing.
Once I almost said those words.
Once I was tempted with the absurd.
I am entangled in love's cords.
And now it won't come back home.
I regret only one thing in this affair.
That I can't have you for my own.


We've already featured this client in our top advertising strategies series. That post focused on their strategy from a "best practices" perspective. This story focuses on J.F. Kruse as a business, and the extraordinary results they found through branding on the radio.
At Leighton Broadcasting, we believe in serving, connecting, and celebrating our community. J.F. Kruse Jewelers has been a prominent St. Cloud small business for over 15 years. Their purpose is defined in three simple words: spirit, story, sparkle. So what happens when the two entities combine to serve, connect, and celebrate through spirit, story, and sparkle?
When J.F. Kruse Jewelers first opened in 2000, they spent the first few years advertising primarily by word of mouth. By their fifth year in business, they reached a point where they wanted to reach more in the community as well as continue their growth. Through their own research, and knowing the community of St. Cloud well enough, they chose to connect with us.
Branding is the process of developing a strong business identity. It's the practice of creating a name, symbol, design, tagline – anything that creates consistent recognition for your audience. A recognizable brand is something that is built and earned.
Indeed, branding isn't something that is set it and forget it. Can someone even "do" branding on the radio? Sometimes, small businesses think branding isn't necessary, that they're not in the same category as global brands with powerful brand messaging. Branding is always necessary if you wish to expand your customer base, increase revenue, or grow you business.
You have to remind people who you are, what you do, and why you do it. Spirit, story, sparkle. Radio's strength is brand building. It's the medium that has the voice to convince, it's personally relevant, and radio increases recall and brand preference. So yes. You can definitely "do" branding on the radio!
"We want our branding to bring people top of mind awareness," Mike said.
"We do branding on each radio station so when the time comes for jewelry purchases, regardless of time of year, that trigger will happen – Hey, J.F. Kruse! Even if we're number one, two, or three on their list for jewelry, that's fine with us. We know we'll at least get a swing at bat. And this, in large part, is due to the branding we do with Leighton Broadcasting.
We do branding on each radio station so when the time comes for jewelry purchases, regardless of time of year, that trigger will happen.
Success with radio advertising requires creating a local brand identity. This is key to expanding business operations, building a loyal customer base, and remaining competitive in both local and expanded markets.
Mike added, "the stations in general were what brought me to radio in the first place. I'm constantly on our floor, and asking people general questions about what they listen to – whether it's Pandora or radio. Time and time again, it's radio. That's what promotes us best in this community."
"It doesn't matter who I'm talking to, I will always tell them about Leighton Broadcasting just because their strategy is the big part. I just got done talking to a customer of ours about why we do so much radio. I told them Leighton has a different strategy. This customer was interested in another station here in the community. I told him while that station is good, I recommend starting with Leighton Broadcasting because of the strategy side. In our experience, the other stations just base your advertising off of dollars. How much are you willing to spend? Then this is how much time you'll get on-air," Mike said.
We do things differently at Leighton Broadcasting, and Mike concurred. "Our team at Leighton sits down with us, and together we go through a process – it's all about strategy. Who do you want to reach? What are you looking to gain from it? Are you looking to reach certain times of day? Leighton has a different approach, whether you're trying to create awareness for a certain event or just general branding. And, it's not just Hey- give us a general budget and here's how we'll make it work for you, he said.
More specifically, Mike mentioned how the relationship between Leighton Broadcasting and J.F. Kruse began with Stephanie Theisen.
"She's who taught me about radio and how strategy works to benefit our branding. I've worked with several reps and account executives in all different types of marketing, promotions, and advertising areas in my time in this industry. It's crucial to partner with the right people. You not only want someone who understands your business and industry, but someone who can write great creative and properly use it. Steph is one of those people; and above all that, she even thinks of the little things. If we're running a timely event, the ad we air will actually mention specific parameters vs. "Event going on now", which is what most other stations will say. That specificity and detail creates a sense of urgency for customers – those small details matter so much to me," Mike said.
When he reflected on how much has changed over the years, and more specifically the past decade since they have partnered with Leighton Broadcasting, Mike said what he's noticed most is the intertwining of all their marketing efforts.
A customer, for example, will hear a promotion on the radio, and take it to social media to further engage J.F. Kruse, whether it's about an event or campaign they're running.
He has customers who continually tell his staff that they hear J.F. Kruse on the radio.
Overall, Mike has noticed their brand is just more prominent. People don't necessarily buy from J.F. Kruse because they heard an ad on the radio. They buy because they stop into the store, meet the staff, like the jewelry, or because someone else had a positive experience in their store, and they're looking to emulate that.
That's another added benefit of branding with us. What we're doing with J.F. Kruse, for example, isn't necessarily advertising. It's much more than that. Name mentions reiterate the top of mind awareness strategy that J.F. Kruse values so much.
Let's say the morning show hosts of a station have their own promotion – like a call-in trivia game. Our clients can have their name mentioned as that station's promotional sponsor. In J.F. Kruse's case, they partnered with 104.7 KCLD's morning show for "Radio Paparazzi" where the jewelers give call-in participants gift cards. That doesn't feel like advertising (especially to our listeners), when it's part of the station's programming.


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