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DVD Review - Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Help
by Billy Burgess on Thursday, February 27, 2014 in DVD review
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Help
ASIN: B00HE11KA2
Throughout the early '80s the majority of the animated television shows and series were created only to sell a toy line. While the majority target audience was boys, there were a few aimed for girls, such as Strawberry Shortcake.
It was created by the American Greeting for a greeting cards in the late'70s. What started out as only Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard, eventually lead to 32 different character designs. The cards became extremely popular, eventually launching into the toy industry with a rag doll, followed by other toys and merchandising. Later, Strawberry Shortcake and friends appeared in a series of animated specials and quickly disappeared as the franchise became unpopular.
Strawberry Shortcake made a brief return in 2003 with a brand-new toy line and animated series, later appearing in a big-screen feature film, but it seemed it was the wrong time for a reboot as the new generations of kids didn't exactly catch on to it. Nevertheless, Strawberry Shortcake received another reboot with another line of toys and a new computer-animated series, Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, which three seasons have already aired and a fourth season is in the works.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the franchises' latest DVD titled Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Help, featuring a 'Printable Coloring Pages" and "Sunshine Girls" Music Video as special features.
The episodes on the single-disc set are:
Babysitter Blues - Strawberry Shortcake agrees to baby-sit a Baby Berrykin.
A Stitch in Time - Orange and Lemon become Fashion Elves to help Raspberry with her fashion design dreams.
Fish Out of Water - Orange adopts a bitty fish.
Though I was more into TMNT, He-man and other action cartoons during the '80s, I was well aware of Strawberry Shortcake, as I had an aunt (six-years older than me) who owned a few of the dolls and I think maybe a doll stroller. I wasn't aware Strawberry Shortcake started out as a greeting card until I went to research the franchise for this review. The characters have gone through a major redesign for the new incarnation, now wearing clothes that resemble our current time and not the '80s. It takes a while to get use to the computer-animation. Overall, the episodes on Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Help are cute with likeable characters. With Easter just around the corner, the DVD would me a great present.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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Podcast: A Penny for Your Thoughts – A Conversation With Money Mentor Chris Naugle
Business Elevated Podcast (Season 4 Episode 44)
This podcast series features business and government leaders discussing what it's like to live and work in the great state of Utah.
The Business Elevated podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
This episode features a conversation with Chris Naugle, the founder and CEO of Private Money Club, and Pete Codella, Go Utah's managing director of business services.
The Private Money Club launched nationally at Sundance in Park City, Utah, in October 2022. Naugle is a pro-snowboarder turned money mentor, Mapping Out the Millionaire Mystery author, and a noted public speaker on real estate and money and management topics. He built 16 companies and featured his business in Forbes, on ABC, and on House Hunters.
Naugle shares why he chose to launch The Private Money Club from a must-see Utah ski resort, his journey from professional snow border to money mentor, and how he became an entrepreneur at 16 and the struggle to fund his dream. He also talks about his early career on Wall Street and how that compares to being an entrepreneur, his philosophy and advice on money, and the impetus for founding the club that he compares to a dating site for money. Naugle shares his predictions on the real estate market, discusses how alternate banking options could yield higher returns for investors, and much more.


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Kat Wilson
Kat Wilson's career blew up with the release of her 2018 EP, We Are Bored, which features the WA Music Industry Association (WAM) Award nominated track Ghost, initially released in 2017. Later in 2018, Wilson released follow up single, Sitting Alone, and was nominated for even more WAM Awards in the Best Blues and Roots and Best EP categories. In this time, Wilson and her Trio have also sold out venues, toured across Western Australia and nationally, and had their music featured on local and national radio stations across Australia, including Triple J.
Kat Wilson has played at WAMFest, Fremantle Folk Festival, Nannup Festival and Fairbridge Festival and is booked to play The West Australian Guitar Festival in October. Wilson has also played supports for Jeff Marti, Motor Ace and Datura4 (Dom Mariani), and has upcoming supports with Russell Morris, Nathan Cavaleri and From The Jam. Her third EP was released in August 2019.
Suffice to say, there's a lot of interest in Kat Wilson and her music right now.
Described as a mash up of Paul Kelly and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kat Wilson's sonic brew is infused with hours spent sitting on council verge-collection furniture and playing ping pong. The music is taut, sweet and drenched in the azure of the WA coastline that is a core part of Wilson's heritage. Add to that lyrics that come from a sharp observational eye and speak with a poet's knack for creating meaning out of the ordinary, and you begin to get a sense of just what Wilson is capable of.
Kat Wilson's unique and beguiling voice is entirely her own, no comparisons will prepare you for her sound. Her songs effortlessly fuse pop with coastal blues and just a dash of folk, along with the ability to shred on her guitar with the best of them. Know this, and you may just come close to understanding what Kat Wilson was put on Earth to do.
Best just go see one of her shows.
"The vocal haunts of Kat can be likened to taking a plunge into a wintery sea: bone-chilling but utterly refreshing." • Joe Harris, Tone Deaf.
"When Kat Wilson took the stage, it didn't seem right for her to give it back." • The Music.
"And then there's the voice. It's dreamy and ethereal, it sounds like summer, and Wilson has the lyrical sensibilities to put it to use telling the sort of observational stories that make you feel like she's singing about and to you." • Around the Sound.
Perth – Western Australia, Australia
Kat Wilson – vocals, guitar
Belle Harvey – bass, vocals
Dan Ablet – drums
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Charoite, known as the "Soul Stone", is a great grounding stone for healers, as it grounds higher frequency energies into the physical world. It is also great for grounding spiritual energy. This helps one remain calm and focused. Charoite is also a highly protective stone and emanates much light energy.
Healing properties of Charoite include, but not limited to: regulates blood pressure, soothes headaches, aids hearing disorders, cures insomnia, elixir for arthritis, heals liver problems, strengthens immune system, aids alcohol detox, and removes health issues arising from fears and/or negativity.
This beautiful piece of charoite is a silicate mineral with a hardness of 5-6. Charoite gemstones tend to have a vitreous to pearly luster and sometimes chatoyant (cat eye effect). This particular charoite gemstone is a beautiful grape purple, and was destined to be the center of attention in one of my handcrafted copper cuff bracelets. I just love pairing purple with copper - it's a wonderful color contrast.


I just have to share my latest review on .amazon.co.uk/Flight-Changeling which is a whopping 4out of 5 stars and a lovely little review.
For any writer it's a wonderful feeling when you learn that someone really likes your work. My thanks go out to this reader for taking the time to read my books and give me such important feedback.


Buildset_win is a tool for downloading internal Android sources in Qualcomm.
Working for Qualcomm's customer engineering department, it was such a pain finding and downloading right Android source that I needed.
To simplify the task I built a tool that generates and sends a bash script to local Linux server and runs it on the server to fetch the right version of Android sources from the main server.
Since every employees' environment was unified with Windows 7, I used C# and WPF framework on .NET.
Open-source library SharpSSH was used to communicate with Linux shell. The library is under BSD style license.
This tool works only in Qualcomm's internal environment.
©2018 JD Minoong Ji, All rights reserved.


Located in the Spring Arts Tower amid the Historic Core of downtown Los Angeles, the studio features multiple Blue Sky 5.1 enabled workstations. Room A is equipped with 5.1 Sky System One monitoring (THX pm3 approved), and Room B features a 5.1 Pro Desk system. Additional studio features include full 3D HDTV viewing playback and a Whisper Room isolation booth.
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The facility also includes a break room complete with pinball, television and classic video games.


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Q: Why is this JNI function not printing until the application terminates? Just getting started with JNI, and not sure why the log messages in C don't post to the terminal until after the app terminates.
public static native long initialize(String arg);
public static native boolean hasImage();
public static native void dispose();

public static void main(String[] args) {
    long id = ClipboardHelper.initialize("");
    System.out.println(id);

    try {
        System.in.read(); //wait for enter key
    } catch (IOException e) {
    }
    ClipboardHelper.dispose();
}

C code:
JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_com_mypackage_ClipboardHelper_initialize
(JNIEnv *env, jclass obj, jstring arg) {
    printf("hello world");
    return 1;
}

When I run the app, I see it print 1 from the Java println method call:
1
But it doesn't print hello world until I hit the enter key to continue the app.
1
hello world

I can see that the C function returned, because the correct number was printed in Java. In fact, I can call several native methods and only after I press enter do all the queued up printf message appear.

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Q: PHP Write into SimpleXML and Save Having the following code, I need to do something:
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ToDoList>
    <Item>
        <Name>Complete this xml</Name>
        <Category>Programming</Category>
    </Item>
    <Data>
    </Data>
</ToDoList>

PHP

        <?php
            $ToDoList = simplexml_load_file("list/todo.xml");
            $Name = $ToDoList->getName();
            echo("
".$Name."
");
            foreach($ToDoList->children() as $item){
                echo("" . $item->getName() . " : " . $item . "
");
                foreach($item->attributes() as $name => $value){
                    echo("attr. : " . $name . " = " . $value . "
");
                }
                foreach($item->children() as $subitem){
                    echo("" . $subitem->getName() . " : " . $subitem . "
");
                }
            }
        ?>

What I need to do is:

To write into xml and then save.

I want to write <Test>1</Test> in <Data></Data>. After that I want to save it back to list/todo.php.
I've tried reading the questions to write and save the xml, but neither of the methods worked.
What code should I use (in php) to solve this problem?
EDIT---
I tried to use this code, but it didn't work:
$NewItem = $ToDoList->ToDoList->addChild('Item');
$NewItem->addChild("Name","Test");
$NewItem->addChild("Category","Test");
$ToDoList->asXML("test.xml");

A: Use like this. replace element with your element and child.this is sample code.
$xml = new DOMDocument();
$xml_item = $xml->createElement("Item");
$xml_name = $xml->createElement("Name");
$xml_category = $xml->createElement("Category");
$xml_album->appendChild( $xml_name );
$xml_album->appendChild( $xml_category );
$xml->appendChild( $xml_album );

$xml->save("test.xml");


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namespace eni\QCMBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\SecurityContext;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Security;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use eni\QCMBundle\Entity\Theme;
use eni\QCMBundle\Form\Type\ThemeType;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

/**
 * @Route("admin/theme")
 */
class ThemeController extends Controller
{

	/**
	 * @var Utilisateur
	 */
	private $oUtilisateurConnecte = NULL;
	private $roles = NULL;

	public function preExecute() {
		$oSecurityContext = $this->get('security.context');
		/* @var $oSecurityContext SecurityContext */
		if ($oSecurityContext->isGranted('IS_AUTHENTICATED_REMEMBERED')) {
			$this->oUtilisateurConnecte = $oSecurityContext->getToken()->getUser();
			$this->roles = $this->oUtilisateurConnecte->getRoles();
		}
	}

	/**
	* @Route("/liste_theme", name="theme_list", options={"expose"=true})
	* @Template()
	*/
	public function listAction(Request $request) {
		$themeRepository = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager()->getRepository('eniQCMBundle:Theme');
		$allThemes = $themeRepository->findAll();

		$listeThemes = [];
		foreach($allThemes as $theme) {
			$listeThemes[] = [
				'id' => $theme->getId(),
				'libelle' => $theme->getLibelle()
			];
		}

		return $this->render('eniQCMBundle:Theme:list.html.twig', array(
			'listeThemes' => $listeThemes
		));
	}

    /**
     * @Route("/creer_theme", name="theme_create", options={"expose"=true})
     * @Template()
     */
    public function createAction(Request $request)
    {

    	$theme = new Theme();

    	// Création du formulaire
    	$form = $this->createForm(new ThemeType(), $theme);
    	$form->handleRequest($request);

    	if ($request->getMethod() == "POST") {

	    	if ($form->isValid()) {
	    		$em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
	    		$em->persist($theme);
	    		$em->flush();

	    		return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('theme_list'));
	    	}
	    }

        return $this->render('eniQCMBundle:Theme:create.html.twig', array(
        	'form' => $form->createView()));
    }
}

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Freak Show är det andra studioalbumet utgivet av den australiska gruppen Silverchair. Albumet gavs ut 1997 och är deras "mörkaste" cd, enligt huvudmannen i bandet Daniel Johns.

Låtlista
"Slave" - 3:57
"Freak" - 3:49
"Abuse Me" - 4:03
"Lie to Me" - 1:23
"No Association" - 3:56
"Cemetery" - 4:05
"The Door" - 3:38
"Pop Song for Us Rejects" - 3:15
"Learn to Hate" - 4:19
"Petrol & Chlorine" - 4:00
"Roses" - 3:33
"Nobody Came" - 6:14
"The Closing" - 3:26

Musikalbum 1997
Album av Silverchair

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"Great Company to work for..."
Customer service experience, both internal and external. Learning soft skills, computer databases, keeping up with the latest technology in the digital world, and learning all troubleshooting for smartphones, tablets, and an occasional computer.
Opportunity for growth. Not expanding the department leaves one stagnant in their position. With so much to offer, it is not utilizing the opportunities available in diversity of employees contribution.
Resources are available in the diversity of employees in an organization. Everyone needs to feel like they have worth. Recognition is important as well as contributions that can arise from focus groups with employee feedback. Make it diverse, listen to everyone, not just some or a select few. Everyone should have a voice.
"Customer contact Center can be stressful"
"Low risk/low reward employer for those without college experience."
You'll ascend the frontline ranks quickly if you have a good head on your shoulders.
After two or three advancements and reaching almost-comfortable compensation, you will need to trade 10 years of servitude to advance to management, unless you have a college degree (literally any degree will do).
Take notice of those that clearly outperform their peers and are natural leaders instead of turning a blind eye toward lack of a college degree. Identify talent from performance/experience, not from a piece of paper- some companies do this very well, AT&T is not there yet.
"Fast paced environment with many possibilities for advancement."
Great benefits, opportunity for advancement, competitive pay and union. Tuition reimbursement plans available. 401k with up to 6% matching. Paid training.
Favoritism, lack of knowledge with some management. Pay to work load ratio can be inadequate at times. Some management expects you to take other reps under your wing and make sure they are meeting stats which should be the responsibility of management.
Promote extended learning for management not just reps as it can be difficult to reach out to management who have little knowledge of their reps roles and responsibilities as well as process & procedure.
"Decent place to work in"
- This might be more to the Miami location but rather childish environment.
Keep your employees in the loop and actually listen to them.
Security of a union contract, contracted vacation time, 10 days sick pay(including FMLA time), at times morale inside the call center is high, after 9 years you form many close friendships.
The only thing that is consistent is change. The managers each interpret the policies in their own way. Some managers will bend the rules for their "favorites" while others staunchly follow policy to a T as they interpret them. Some managers understand that there are exceptions in every circumstance, while other managers will only do exactly as their superiors tell them. Some managers really go to bat for their teams and stand behind the decisions made by/with their representatives, while others will throw you under the bus. Retaliation is practiced, however the company with their high priced lawyers are slick about it, and due to being difficult to prove tgnhey get away with it often.
Provide our bargaining committee with the information they have requested in order for us to bargain properly. Come to the table and take this seriously. This is our livelihoods at stake here. We don't want to take anything away from you, but we want our fair share. We want the respect we deserve. We take good care of your customers, and at times they can become like family. All we are asking is that you stop being greedy. Stop this 50/50 by 2020 plan, and invest in your internal employees. While I understand there's always a bad apple, I could almost guarantee that over 50% of customers issues are either caused or left unresolved by either an outsourced call center or authorized retail. You tell us all the time to show that we care. It's YOUR turn now. Show that you care. Have some compassion on your fellow human beings and bargain with us. Give us a fair and equitable contract.
"Surprisingly good call center job!"
Listen to your frontline more, and take heed of their opinions and complaints more than you do right now.
They have good insurance and tuition reimbursement (see Cons). Discounts on services.
Scheduling can be frustrating because of constant changes and the hours of operation are quite broad. This can lead to somebody who normally works morning to have a late/night schedule. They have tuition reimbursement for college but due to the way they do scheduling you cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to make it to your classes all semester because your schedule can change drastically with no more than 1 week's notice. Not having school accommodations changes how one may view tuition reimbursement. They want you to be extremely flexible for them but when it comes time that you as an employee need to take off work or move to another day or time you are not assured that you will be able to keep your job. Hopefully life happens on your days off.
Focus on low cost is important, but how important is it when every customer you speak to is always pissed off because of how poor customer service is. Taking care of employees will improve customer satisfaction.
Glassdoor has 14 AT&T reviews submitted anonymously by AT&T employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if AT&T is right for you.


Yokohama is on a great second place in the league with 20 points. The only team to beat them was the first Omiya who broke their unbeaten streak. Yokohama has been prolific this seson contrary to the last one and have scored the most in the league – 21 goals while have conceded 10. The Brasilian Marquinos is leading the attack with 6 goals so far. Kashiwa could have started the league better and sit on 13`th place with 10 points mostly due to their ACL performances. They are threw in that competition so they should take the domestic league more seriously now. Tha last home game they lost 0:4 to Omiya and really showed nothing but tired legs. With the class of players Kashiwa has – Cleo, Kudo, Leandro,Wagner they should do much better and score some goals of course. Still, Kashiwa averages the most in the league with 3.9 while the guests average 3.44 goals per game. The last game between the teams played here ended 3:3 and that scoreline is not impossible again.
Match starts at 12:00 hour.


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Thesea immersa is een zachte koraalsoort uit de familie Plexauridae. De koraalsoort komt uit het geslacht Thesea. Thesea immersa werd in 1910 voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Nutting.

Zachte koralen


Build your first website with Django Girls in Prague!
It will take place on 11th June 2017 at MSD IT in Prague.
We believe the IT industry will greatly benefit from bringing more women into technology. We want to give you an opportunity to learn how to program!
Workshops are free of charge. Don't wait too long: you can apply for the workshop only until 26th May!
If you are a woman, know Czech or English and have a laptop, you can apply for our event! You don't need to know any technical stuff – our workshop is for people who are new to programming.
We have space only for 36 people, so make sure to fill out the form very carefully!
We will inform about acceptance or rejection by May 30th (or sooner)!
Workshop will be in Czech and English, don't worry if your English isn't perfect, we're not native speakers either!
Yes. We have no hardware, so we expect you to bring your computer (and charger) with you. It is also important for us that you will take home everything you'll write and create during workshops.
It would be helpful to have Django installed before workshops, but don't expect you to install anything on your own. We will make sure that one of our coaches will help you out with this task.
Yes. Thanks to our sponsor, snacks and lunch will be served during workshop.
Is PyCon CZ conference interesting for a complete beginner?
As a workshop attendee you can get a free ticket to PyCon CZ - conference for Python programmers. Even though you are new to programming, conference is a good place to meet many interesting people in the industry and find inspiration.
Our coaches work hard to make sure that our participants have a positive introduction to the world of programming. They come from diverse backgrounds but share the passion for inspiring and mentoring others.
We couldn't be here without the support from amazing people and organizations who donated money, knowledge and time to help us make this a reality. If you want to contribute and support our goal, please get in touch.
♥ Django Girls Prague is organized by Zuzana Valkova and PyLadies CZ with the support from PyCon CZ, MSD IT and GitHub. Django Girls Prague is a part of Django Girls.


Hundreds more patients will get their elective surgery sooner, following a $6.
The backlog of patients waiting for operations continues to be a problem in many public hospitals in South Africa (SA), with patients waiting up to 2 years for elective operations.
A proposed ordinance in Quezon City seeks to ban members of political dynasties from seeking elective positions starting in next year's midterm elections.
Consequently, as a prophylactic procedure to prevent recurrence, elective surgery is suggested in some patients.
PREGNANT mothers will no longer be able to have elective caesareans at Good Hope Hospital after staff shortages raised operating theatre safety fears.
PREGNANT mums will no longer be able to have elective caesareans at Good Hope Hospital after staff shortages raised operating theatre safety fears.
Broadening the range of elective services offered at Churchill is a key focus for the next three years.
This study was undertaken, to prospectively analyze the complication rate and recovery parameters of urgent and early elective appendicectomy and statistically prove differences between two.
The practice of early elective deliveries is down across the country, but there is still wide variation in meeting maternal quality indicators at U.
AN AM has called on the Welsh Government to intervene to ensure that elective operations proceed without delay at Ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth.
Twenty-three states limit QHPs' ability to cover "non-excepted" abortions -- elective abortions; 28 do not.
babies are delivered early via by elective induced labor or cesarean deliveries performed between 37 to 39 weeks gestation--without any medical need to do so.


The 2019 Antwerp XL Conference will take place from May 7-9 at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium.
Project Forwarding Managers will have the special opportunity to participate in the PPG Certificate Education Programme.
The two-day conference will be packed with information on topics including innovation, digitization, and more.
Join industry leading freight forwarders, cargo owners, equipment handlers, terminal operators, manufacturers and project owners at the Port of Antwerp's debut Antwerp XL Conference for the breakbulk, maritime and project cargo industry.
The 2019 Antwerp XL Conference will take place from May 7-9 at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium. The two-day conference will be packed with information on topics including innovation, digitization, the future of breakbulk, and insight from leading disruptors.
Additionally, attendees such as Project Forwarding Managers will have the special opportunity to participate in the PPG Certificate Education Programme. The ISO accredited course is designed to educate project forwarders with a hands-on workshop and practical approaches.
To view the full agenda, exhibitors list, and registration information, please click here.


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Q: How to use categorical_hinge loss in keras in order to train with an SVM in the last layer? I wanna train a CNN using SVM to classify at the last layer. I understand that the categorical_hinge is the best loss function for that . I have 6 classes to classify .
My model is as shown below:
model = Sequential()
model.add(Conv2D(50, 3, 3, activation = 'relu', input_shape = train_data.shape[1:]))
model.add(MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2)))
model.add(Conv2D(50, 3, 3, activation = 'relu'))
model.add(MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2)))
model.add(Conv2D(50, 3, 3, activation = 'relu'))

model.add(Flatten())
model.add(Dense(400, activation = 'relu'))
model.add(Dropout(0.5))
model.add(Dense(128, activation = 'relu'))
model.add(Dropout(0.5))
model.add(Dense(1, activation = 'sigmoid'))

Is there a problem with the network , data processing , or the loss function?
The model does not learn anything after a point as shown in the image
What should I do?

A: Your model has a single output neuron, there is no way this will work with 6 classes. The output of your model should have 6 neurons. Also the output of your model should have no activation function in order to produce logits that the categorical hinge can use.
Note that the categorical hinge was added recently (2-3 weeks ago) so its quite new and probably not many people have tested it.

A: Use hinge loss in and linear activation in last layer.
model.add(Dense(nb_classes), W_regularizer=l2(0.01))
model.add(Activation('linear'))

model.compile(loss='hinge',
              optimizer='adadelta',
              metrics=['accuracy'])

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After we've sold all 550 I'd like to manufacture more copies as long as there's demand. This is outlined in the first post, but essentially I'd like for the game to be available for purchase as long as there's interest in playing it. I just can't guarantee that will happen soon, especially considering the game was not commercially successful. Because the whole package (box, manual, feelies, plastics, and board) are designed for bulk production (i.e. we can't just make one or two copies, it has to be in the hundreds) the whole loose cartridge thing isn't really feasible.
Nah, more like "I'm ready for all this junk to be out of my house" ...starring Misery.
Heads up for anyone still on the fence about ordering a copy, we're down to 138 units in stock.
Only very early on, long before the 7800 was even chosen as the target platform. I eventually decided against it for clarity. You've got two players characters and enemies, all of whom can pick up solid objects and mess with the stage geometry. Even with split screen, there'd be too much risk for an enemy flipping a switch or some other element offscreen and the players not catching it. So everything was made single screen and the vertical wrapping added to allow layouts to be denser.
This was the idea, yeah. I'd love to try stylizing for 320A if we were to do another game for the 7800. We had one for internal use by the team... ...but this will not be publicly released. The stages require large amounts of manual tagging in order to operate properly. Getting map data into builds is also a little complicated, since stage scripts are allowed to instantiate basically any object, set or clear any flags, or call arbitrary code. If you'd like a puzzle game with built-in editor, give Penguin Land on the Sega Master System a try. I don't recall promising this. My stance has been consistent since the game was announced - if the sales are good enough we'll do another game, but it's unlikely to be a sequel to Rikki & Vikki.
Hooray 2020! Despite the new decade, Rikki & Vikki is still on for 90% off until January 2. Two players for one dollar. The MMC3 doesn't add many new graphical enhancements outside of more addressable memory, but the MMC5 definitely gives a helpful nudge. Not quite We gave Maria and Sally separate paging, but it's infeasible for both of them to operate simultaneously. One way to think of it is that the cartridge is a book which can be read by either Maria or Sally. The existing mappers only allowed one bookmark to be placed at a time. We added a second bookmark for Maria so there's less requirements for each chip to accommodate the other's needs. I'd like to think we got the 7800 vs NES vs CD-i comparisons taken care of around twenty pages back - but do want to point out the "simultaneous" aspect is extremely important. On the NES, the PPU operates independently of the CPU and can fetch data while the CPU processes game logic. The 7800 only allows one of them to operate at a time - so the performance is significantly reduced right out of the gate. Not that I don't appreciate the complements (I do) - but there seems to be a belief here that the MMCs are the equivalent of bolting an aircraft's engine onto a vespa when this is absolutely not the case. The NES and 7800 have very different design priorities, which is fine - they both exist and you can pick whichever you like. But one isn't universally able to trounce the other, even in their stock configurations. Thanks! We've been getting a lot of feedback from customers who bought a 7800 just to play the game, or tried it on Windows and wanted to get the hardware experience afterward. It's pretty wild.
Not quite. The MMC3's design is fairly simple and I wouldn't consider what it adds madness - that's more MMC5. But it still has a few features I would have liked (proper raster counter, better subdivision of textures, bla bla bla). Much of the sorcery in the above screenshots is accomplished through skilled software and graphic design by the developers rather than some magic chip in the cartridge. Keep in mind games like Battletoads or the more recent Micro Mages use a very primitive or absolutely no mapper, respectively. I think we managed to get okay movement in Rikki & Vikki (i.e. the animation has good weight), and there's far more that could be done with the hardware. But I wouldn't consider it up to snuff with any of the 16-Bit'sters with the amount of fuss required on the developer's behalf to get there. It'd have to be stylized very heavily and what caters well to Maria's strengths is completely different than any of the 7800's contemporaries.
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Oh, hey - it's now been a year since the game's release! You're 100% correct on this. The game's score was all @RushJet1 , but yes - I fully support moving away from Pokey. Regarding the mapper and audio expansion, they were both released for use by other developers along with an emulator which supports them (and has more tidbits in its help file). The big jump over existing designs is a cleaner separation between Sally and Maria's view of the cartridge address space , but we're not even up to MMC3 class here. Plenty more that could be added to give the hardware a further boost. Noted
You're welcome to make whatever content you like. Of course, I'm quite flattered that it's about something I did. The only thing I'd caution about is making assumptions regarding the game's development process - especially with changes or what is considered unused. We had nearly zero public facing content until two weeks before launch, and while I did dump some of my design notes on Twitter they don't reflect what was actually going on behind the scenes. I kept archive of every major build and all the test footage back to the first time the game was running on the hardware in early 2015. Most of these I cannot give out, but I was planning on releasing select prototype footage at a later date (prefix "later" with one or more "much"es). If you have specific questions on anything (i.e. "the stage in this photo didn't appear in the final game, what happened?" or "why is Direct Dutposit offered after two game overs rather than at the start?") - I'm always happy to answer these over DM, it may just take some time. This goes for anyone. That's really the biggest constraint for me, and I've gone through the loop of "we'd like to do an interview, are you interested?" - replying "yes" and that's the extent of it around six times in the last year. So right now I can only guarantee answers to clear questions, not much else.
Regarding cooperative play, I'd not actually recommend Rikki & Vikki as an introductory experience to this. Something like World of Illusion on the Genesis offers a much more relaxed difficulty but still mandates that both players work together to solve problems, one can't drag the other through the whole game. Any of 8bitdo's products come highly recommended, and most include mapping profiles in Rikki & Vikki's Windows version - M30 included.
That is very strange, it almost looks like the television is losing sync. The checksum only verifies the integrity of the flash, it's possible the mapper or some other component could have been damaged in transit. Some thoughts... You just purchased this 7800, right - has it been refurbished (new electrolytic capacitors, voltage regulator, etc.)? It looks like you're connected to the television using RF or Composite - has the 7800 been modified for any other video output and (if so) do the same issues appear when using these? As of writing, Rikki & Vikki is the only title which uses the HALTn pin to discern between code and graphic fetches. If this pin has a poor contact it can cause instability or graphic corruption in this game and no other. This might be something as simple as a dirty cartridge slot. Are you able to start the game (i.e. enter the menu and start playing) despite the issues? If the issue persists send an email to the support address to arrange a replacement, refund, or further investigation.
That's a reasonable staff for that era, Sonic the Hedgehog had a team of seven - you didn't start to see larger teams until the multimedia craze really took off. But if we're comparing titles like this to low budget / independent games developed now, it can't be done just by team size. These guys were working full time with a stable salary and project schedule. You'll get a much higher (and I'd argue more predictable) output this way even though development back then was more difficult. Also, Gimmick was a late release (1992) - by that point Sunsoft had been working with the hardware for a significant amount of time and could probably leverage existing resources, tools, or whatever from their previous titles. Like, Ufouria just came out the year prior.
This was a gag rooted in light truth, yes. From my experience getting good weight in the character movement and gratifying interactions between objects are the most difficult parts of working with limited hardware, primarily because of the limited space and cycles. What feels right does not always correspond to what's correct, and you need to manually key all of it. Games like Super Mario Bros. 3 or Kirby's Adventure are absolutely stellar in this respect, and it this sort of feel becomes much easier with the resources available in 16-Bit platforms.
Maybe, but I have enough e-waste at the moment. Unless it's being reverse engineered or actually used, it's gotta go. I tried ramming the cartridge in and it didn't fit. By this point our budget for legacy ports was exhausted and I canceled all further research. Ah, hope you've got two controllers to go with it! Most of the game's complexity is in how it handles physics, especially for the boxes - and just picking one of the issues we had in that category is pretty difficult. There were a bunch of problems with solidity around the vertical wrapping border, anything that could pick up or "consume" a box like the Metal Cavern's pipes required numerous of edge cases, all the doors and sliders too, it goes on... I think my favorite bug was a defect in the Steel Simian (Metal Cavern's Cooperative Boss). Any time a box is dispensed from a pipe it transitions between object types and whether or not it can collide with the stage geometry, the pipes usually check for a two-tile window before completely dispensing a box to ensure this can happen safely - if not, the box reverses direction and heads back up the pipe. There's numerous situations where one of these tiles can suddenly become solid - either due to another box being placed there or (in this case) the players closing one of the doors / valves - and the box object will detect it's been rammed into the stage geometry and break itself. There's a one frame window during that fight where you can close a valve right as a box is being dispensed - and it'll break. The Steel Simian has a special case for this - he shrugs and resets the map. But that special case was broken. So during testing we hit the one frame edge case and the boss got stuck in the "what?!" pose until the stage was manually reset.
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Vampires (1998)

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R. L. Strong

JOHN CARPENTER'S "VAMPIRES"
Review by R. L Strong

John Carpenter's VAMPIRES
James Woods,  Daniel Baldwin,  Sheryl Lee,
Thomas Ian Griffith,   Maximilian Schell,  Tim Guinee
Executive Producer: Barr B. Potter  Original music by John Carpenter
Cinematography by Gary B. Kibbe   Costume Design by Robin Michel Bush
Production Design by Thomas A. Walsh    Film Editing by Edward A.
Warschilka
Co-Producer:  Don Jakoby   Produced by Sandy King
Screenplay by  Don Jakoby Directed by John Carpenter

Vampire films, today, are about as passe' as Westerns. The genre has been
revisited so many times with so many incarnations that their seems very
little left to derive from the classic creature. The history of the
creature goes far back into mans past. Legends and mythologies abounding in
many different cultures in every part of the globe. All of these various
incarnations of vampiric ancestry all deal with two basic tenants.. first
they all live off the blood of the living. Secondly, they are the polar
opposite of religious faith.

With John Carpenter's latest release "VAMPIRES", we are given a slightly
new variation of the Vampire myth. One which is so intriguing and thought
provoking as to be worthy of a film all it's own.

The film opens in New Mexico where a distaff group of mercenaries approach
a dilapidated home in an abandoned town. We are introduced to Jack Crow
(marvelously played by James Woods), through a series of ever increasing
close ups, while his team prepares for what may well be Armageddon. Without
a line of dialogue, Jack Crow is shown to be a man driven by a revenge so
all encompassing,  that the simplest human courtesies are almost
non-existent.

The raid on the house reveals it to be a nest of vampires. They are
systematically shoot staked and dragged out into the afternoon sunlight,
with only the slightest concern of faith. The lone Priest (Thomas Rosales),
with the group, performs an almost indifferent last rite as each Vampire is
burned. After the siege, Jack Crow is still curious as to why these
vampires were only minions and that there was no master vampire at the
site.

During a celebratory party at a small hotel on the outskirts of a small
town, the Master Vampire shows himself. Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith) firstly
attacks Katrina (Sheryl Lee), a prostitute, while she waits for Jack in
another room. As the vampire hunters celebrate, Valek attacks, viciously
eviscerating the team, leaving only Jack Crow and second in command Tony
Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) alive. Rescuing Katrina, the three men escape as
the sun rises, leaven them safe from Valek's attack.

It is from here that the film starts to take a turn with it's plot. There
is a growing sense of conspiracy throughout the film, as information is
given in only tensely voiced bits of dialogue. Returning to the a Church,
Jack Crow receives orders to assemble a new team of vampire hunters.
Balking at the orders, he leaves put is saddled with a new Priest, Father
Adam Guiteau (Tim Guinee), who may know more about the situation than he
claims.

"Vampires" is more of an action film than a tried and true horror exercise.
If a comparison needed to be made, you could compare the film to 'From Dusk
'Till Dawn', but that would be doing this film a great disservice.
Carpenter's direction and manipulation of the plot is as intricate as
anything he has done. He discloses only enough information as to propel the
story forward, much in the way that John Ford (or a better comparison,
Samuel Fuller) would. This leaves the viewer with much grist to contemplate
after the film has ended. As Carpenter has done before, with such films as
"Assault on Precinct 13", "Prince of Darkness" and "They Live"; all we know
of the villain is a cursory biography of what made them what they are and
what their ultimate goal is. Carpenter's villains are always purely evil,
and completely self absorbed.

James Woods is one of the most underrated character actors in the business.
His portrayal of Jack Crow is a man caught between two worlds. His
affiliation with the Church is at complete odds with his life style. He
curses, drinks, and coerces others into a life of sin. This is a man who is
not fighting for his soul, because he lost it at childhood. He's soul
purpose in life is death.

Daniel Baldwin as Tony Montoya is an interesting characterization. Here is
a man with no emotional connection to anyone until he is forced by
infection to. His relationship with the vampirized Katrina is almost
heartbreaking. While Baldwin does a capable job, the part could have used a
more intuitive performance.

Sheryl Lee as Katrina is the most underwritten character in the film. We
really know nothing about her other than she is a prostitute. What Ms. Lee
is able to do with this role is outright remarkable. Her change from fear
and loathing to acceptance is remarkably subtle and believable. Here is a
woman who would rather die than face the immortality promised by Vampirism.
There is a nice Aids parallel here in that those who face the disease must
cope with the fact that they will always have it and that they will always
be under treatment. Death is no longer as fearful, as the prospect of
needing constant treatment for the disease.

The sole disappointment in the film is Thomas Ian Griffin as the vampire,
Valek. While Mr. Griffin does a more than a capable job of bringing
passionate life to the character; Valek is so underwritten as to be
obviously nothing more than what could be called a McGuffin. A plot device
used solely to propel the plot forward. There are some wonderful thoughts
brought up about the character, but we are told nothing more than what is
needed to move the plot towards it's unequivocal end.

The script by Dan Jacoby does a fine job of redefining the vampire
mythology. WE are told that these creatures do not respond to anything
other than being staked in the heart or being dragged into the sunlight.
Religious beliefs have no effect as the creatures were created as a result
of the Church. This is one of the most fascinating indictments of religion
ever put on screen. While completely fictional, it does bring up questions
about the role of the Church in world economics and politics.

How does this film fit into John Carpenter's overe? The best answer is very
well. The film continues his subversive slant on moral doctrine and
complacency. He shows his characters drinking and carousing with
prostitutes all in the presents of a priest. These men have no boundaries
concerning themselves. While they have a familial respect and camaraderie
to one another, their only concern is on personal freedom. Vampirism from
that point of view becomes pure subservient, completely destroying the
individual to become nothing more than a servant or slave to the Vampire
master. Is "Vampires' political in tone. Yes, very much so. But it's
politics are subliminal, never intruding on the story. But they are always
there in subtext, strong and willful.

"Vampires" is a very enjoyable film. Taken as a purely escapist  romp, the
film serves up it's action and horror set pieces with a verve and passion
that delivers. 'Vampires' also delivers in ways unexpected. You may find
yourself talking about the film long after you've left the theater.

On a scale of 1 to 5, "John Carpenter's VAMPIRES" rates a solid 4. Rated
'R' for extreme violence, nudity and profanity.

Copyright 1998 R. L Strong
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During his presentation, Ben captivated the audience by sharing how the system innovated upon its post-discharge follow-up processes to improve efficiency and reduce readmissions. During his presentation, Ben walked attendees through his team's structure, purpose, and use of technology to drive towards organizational goals. He also highlighted Intermountain Healthcare's calculations showing how CipherOutreach allowed them to call 100% of discharged inpatients and ED patients with 21 FTEs full-time equivalent, instead of an estimated 79-80 FTEs.
With CipherOutreach, the Health Answers team is able to focus on the resolution of patient issues flagged by the automated follow-up calls instead of attempting to call every patient and uncover who may or may not have an issue. By utilizing the technology, multiple calls go out to patients, giving options for when patients can engage with the calls. By prioritizing the use of the call center employee's time, patient issues are addressed and resolved within minutes of identified of an issue.
The results reported by the system are impressive. For patients engaging in the CipherOutreach calls, there was a 10% lowered 30-day readmission rate and a 28.5% lowered 5-day ED Bounce Back Rate. On average, it took the Health Answers team less that 30 minutes to intervene once an alert was automatically triggered and routed to them.
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"Internet Explorer's autodetection of UTF-7 clearly violates this specification, introducing the opportunity for myriad similar attacks. These are literally everywhere on the web today, we can trust the kids to continue to explore this vector until it is fixed by Microsoft. "
"However this vulnerability should clearly be labeled as a flaw in Internet Explorer. If the browsers under your supervision continue to enable the autodetection of UTF-7, your users remain at risk. As all ISO, UTF-8 and related charsets were 7-bit clean, it's clear that Microsoft err'ed on the side of accepting UTF-7 charset for automatic detection, contrary to to the behavior dictated by RFC 2616. "
"We understand it quite well; we simply disagree on the context of which is vulnerable, the Apache server which holds to RFC2616, or IE (and Firefox apparently in some cases) which do not. Even allowing for the flexibility of toggling between ISO, UTF-8 and other 7bit ascii-clean character sets, the choice by IE and Firefox to violate the RFC in this manner accepting by guesswork UTF-7 with no canonical definition of the basic HTML control set clearly has broader implications. I trust as a researcher you can fill your days for a good long time finding similarly vulnerable configurations and applications, when in fact the origin of this problem lies in the client."
Apache does provide a workaround to protect users running Internet Explorer which is also outlined in the same post. Great post I suggest reading for various reasons.


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New designs with funky cool look and comfort clothes are the specialty of the company. It sells affordable and cute dresses for children.
Started by two sisters Melody and Michelle, Flowers by Zoe is set to expand at a grand scale. The creativity and enthusiasm in the founders helped the company to create new designs. Mini Dreamers, the famous department store for children clothes hosts almost 120 types of clothing range among which Flowers by Zoe is one of the favorites.
This brand provides clothes of various sizes which caters everyone's need. No need to worry on the design as it offers a cool look. This brand also provides some accessories with clothes to give an extra quirk to fashion.
The brand knows that every child is unique, so it offers various unique designs for each child. The options are many, so people can choose according to their need and fashion sense.
Not only in the department stores the company sells the products online to increase the ease of the shopping. The online store is full of the variety and options from which the people can choose.
The aim of Flowers by Zoe is to build a better relationship with its customers. It is now expanding and becoming a popular worldwide brand. So pick the style and start shopping.


Home Health What is the need of a Bariatric Examination Table?
The branch of medicine that basically deals with causes, prevention as well as treatment of obesity is known as bariatric examination tables. This is such a field that considers the behavioral therapy related to losing weight. This includes dieting, exercising and all the factors that lead to loss of weight. The patients suffering from obesity must undergo pharmacotherapy and surgery. These tables specifically designed that has all the automatic and adjustable tools. There is no need to scroll down the things required down the tables. These examination tables are found in hospitals as well as clinics and many other diagnostic centers. The tables can be controlled by remotes so the doctors and technicians can easily adjust to the mechanism. The patients find themselves very comfortable when they are asked to lie on the table.
Obesity is nowadays a matter of great concern as it is becoming a serious health issue all over the world. It has detrimental effects on health so the patients who suffer from obesity opt for this surgery. How to find that you are obese?
The individuals with high body mass index have huge risk factor. This means the index has exceeded the normal range and must undergo medical conditions using bariatric examination tables. Obesity is such a disease that will invite heart disease, asthma, diabetes and cancer.
The children with overweight have great difficulty in doing any activity; they also have problems in losing weight even if they follow a strict diet. If they find that the results are not positive, they lose hope and stop dieting. Hence, they again come back to their normal weight. In this case, they need to avail some bariatric medication and even they can also go for the surgery for extreme case. You can find some bariatric patient units in reputed hospitals and health care center. These units have some bariatric tables and they use to examine their patients on these tables only.
In such case bariatric surgery plays a very important role. It helps to improve the total health condition of the patient. It ultimately shows great and alarming results for an obese person to lose weight.
The bariatric examination tables are found in different types. One is commonly known as the universal table as it has numerous applications. It is sometimes named ad examination table or treatment table or may be massage table.
The examination tables are either mounted in the wall or are static. It also may be mobile tables and has the feature of adjustable sections. They are made with very high quality synthetic leather. The adjustments can be easily done with the help of a grid or a system of clamping rod mechanism. This is either done by spring or gas pressure or may be electric charge.
The tables for patients have various options. They are well equipped with roll holder or any other additional accessories like for example drawer units, positioning aids etc.
The mobile tables have specific mobile system that can roll or be lifted. It has a device or a central locking system with four double castors.
The bariatric examination tables are basically reference chairs for consultations for obese patients. It is an n optimum welcome for obese patients and the medical examination can be done under best conditions. Since the problem of obesity is increasing worldwide, other specialists in varied fields are also joining in treating these patients. The examination tables that are used are equipped with pedal controls, wide upholstery as well as a frame that enables a very heavy weight patient to lie on the table.


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Q: fail to pass argument to self-written function i write a merge sort program. But it came to segmentation fault (core dumped) when it run.
here is the code:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int* input_array(size_t *);
void divide_and_conquer_sort(int *restrict, size_t, size_t);
int main(void){
    size_t LEN=0;
    int *array;
    array=input_array(&LEN);
    puts("Here is a sort to all array's elements from small to large:");
    divide_and_conquer_sort(array, 0, LEN-1);
    for(size_t i=0; i<LEN; i++)printf("%d\040", array[i]);
    putchar('\n');
    return 0;}

int* input_array(size_t *ptr_to_LEN){
    int *array=(int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
    static char buf[BUFSIZ];
    void *alloc_check;
    fprintf(stdout, "Enter decimal integer arrays(use spaces key to separate every number):\n");
    while(fscanf(stdin, "%d", array+*ptr_to_LEN)==1)
    {
        alloc_check=realloc(array, (*ptr_to_LEN+2)*sizeof(int));
        if(alloc_check!=NULL)array=(int*)alloc_check;
        (*ptr_to_LEN)++; if(getchar()=='\n')break;
    }

    if(*ptr_to_LEN==0)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "no number entered correctly.\n");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    return array;}

void divide_and_conquer_sort(int *restrict array, size_t left, size_t right){
    size_t middle;
    middle=(left+right)/2;
    divide_and_conquer_sort(array, left, middle);
    divide_and_conquer_sort(array, middle+1, right);

    if(left==right)return;
    int *sub_array=(int*)malloc((right-left+1)*sizeof(int));
    size_t i, j, k;
    i=left; j=middle+1; k=0;
    while(i<=middle && j<=right)
    {
        if(*(array+i)<*(array+j))
        {
            *(sub_array+k)=*(array+i);
            i++;
        }
        else
        {
            *(sub_array+k)=*(array+j);
            j++;
        }
        k++;
    }
    while(i<=middle)
    {
        *(sub_array+k)=*(array+i);
        i++;
        k++;
    }
    while(j<=right)
    {
        *(sub_array+k)=*(array+j);
        j++;
        k++;
    }
    for(k=0; k<=right-left; k++)
        *(array+k+left)=*(sub_array+k);
    return;
}

the input_array is an array input function. It gets the address of LEN and modified LEN value by its address. Actually LEN is the length of input array. but when i want to pass LEN-1 to divide_and_conquer_sort, it failed!
i used gdb debugger that told me
0x00right=<error reading variable: Cannot access memory at address 0x7fffff7eefc8>)

why LEN-1 can't be serve as argument in divide_and_conquer_sort?

A: You're recursing indefinitely and have exhausted the available stack space. That's why the debugger can't read the address of right, which is on the stack.
Just from looking at the code you can see what the problem is: every call to divide_and_conquer_sort always results in two more calls to divide_and_conquer_sort. There needs to be some kind of end condition where you return without calling divide_and_conquer_sort, for example when left and right are the same. (It's there! Just in the wrong place.)


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Cameron Colucci, master of the rink
by Jonny Sonnenfeld '20
Cameron Colucci '20 (right), practicing with his former partner Sofia Litvinova at the Philadelphia Skating Club in Ardmore – courtesy of Cameron Colucci
Everyone in the upper school knows Sixth Former Cameron Colucci for his goofy sense of humor and impressive intellectual ability. But Colucci possesses another unique set of skills outside of the classroom: world-class ice dancing.
Sixth Formers may remember a fifth grade assembly where Colucci went up in front of the audience and explained his sport to a crowd of wide-eyed ten-year olds. He then played a video of what looked like two Olympians gliding on the ice — it was he and his partner.
Colucci participates in ice dancing, a subcategory of figure skating. In ice dancing, you skate in pairs, which are required to be one man and one woman. This is the first challenge: finding a partner.
Colucci said, "For me, it [finding a partner] was really hard. I was with my first partner for four years. She was supposed to go to Conestoga but then she moved to New York. It is hard to find the right partners. They have to be a perfect height, treat you nicely and also excel at skating. It's really rough because I found some people who treated me badly or were not particularly great skaters."
Cameron Colucci '20 with Katherine Grosul – courtesy of Cameron Colucci '20
In an ice dancing competition, competitors are scored based on how many of the required dance moves, lifts and spins and other athletic feats on ice, are successfully and gracefully completed. Here lies the second challenge: ice time. Colucci trains at least three hours a day.
"When I am training with a partner, I have to train at least three hours a day on the ice," Colucci said. "Usually I have to leave school at about 2:15, or I will skate in the morning. I would have a two-hour practice and then I would have a break and do a workout or some other off-ice classroom study for one hour. Then I would eat dinner really quickly, and then do another hour or 30 minutes of practice. My day would finish at about 8 o'clock."
Colucci began skating when he was four years old and picked up ice dancing at age seven.
Cameron Colucci '20, right, practicing with his former partner Sofia Litvinova at the Philadelphia Skating Club – courtesy of Cameron Colucci '20
"The past few years have been sort of rough for me, trying to find partners and stuff," Colucci said. "I've competed in Germany. I've done international competitions in Lake Placid, New York. Unfortunately, over the last few years, I've had to look for partners. I've been to Moscow and all over Canada. It's been a rough journey for me."
When asked if he plans on continuing his skating career after high school, Colucci said, "Yes, I do plan on continuing ice dance. I applied to Georgetown, McGill, and University of Michigan, which are all places where they have Olympic Training Centers. I'm looking forward to continuing my ice dance career in college."
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HBO Takes 'Game Of Thrones' And 'Westworld' To SDCC 2017, Panel Details Released
HBO is bringing the cast and crew of "Game of Thrones" and "Westworld" to this year's Comic-Con in San Diego.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Release Date And Spoilers Leaked By Liam Cunningham; Winter Coming In July?
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'Game Of Thrones' Season 7: Filming Wraps Up, Direwolves' Return Confirmed; Show Premieres In July
It has been confirmed that the direwolves are coming back for the new season of "Game of Thrones", especially one that has been long missed. Liam Cunningham has also just slipped and revealed the show's release date.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Updates: Winter Comes To Filming Set; 'Winds Of Winter' To Be Released After Season Premiere?
The recent filming set of "Game of Thrones" Season 7 were reportedly shot in harsh cold weather. Meanwhile, George R. R. Martin's awaited novel, "Winds of Winter", has yet to have an actual release date.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 7: Liam Cunningham Talks About White Walkers, Melisandre; Says Show's Female Characters Are Dangerous
Actor Liam Cunningham have just revealed tid bits of spoilers for the anticipated "Game of Thrones" Season 7.
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The latest spoilers for "Game of Thrones" season 7 reveal that a new character is set to join the installment and serve as an ally to Jon Snow. Furthermore, actor Liam Cunningham revealed that most of the show's character are coming together in the upcoming installment.


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TIE Kinetix Capital Markets Day
TIE Kinetix, a leader in 100% supply chain digitalization, is hosting its first Capital Markets Day today.
Breukelen, the Netherlands – March 2, 2022 at 8 AM CET – TIE Kinetix, a leader in 100% supply chain digitalization, is hosting its first Capital Markets Day today.
The digital event will take place today from 14:00 to 16:00 CET. Senior management will present the company strategy and both short-term and mid-term outlook. The following highlights will be presented:
TIE Kinetix is 100% focused on growing its SaaS business. Under this strategy:
Investments / expenses are made in 2022 to accelerate growth in 2023 and beyond
The number of employees is increasing and new marketing initiatives are launched
2022 will be a transformative year and management expects to quickly return to positive net result in 2023
Outlook mid-term 2025
As from 2023 TIE Kinetix plans for accelerated SaaS growth with the following outlook:
Projected subscription-based SaaS revenue CAGR increasing to +20%
Projected EBITDA margin increasing up to 20%
Bolt on acquisitions to further add to the projected organic growth
To underscore management's confidence in the strategic direction, management proposes a dividend policy aimed at a stable to growing dividend payout:
Expected payout ratio of 40%, increasing to 50% of net profit
2022 Interim dividend of € 0.50 per share proposed, to be distributed from the reserves
Election for shareholders between either cash or stock dividend
The event is open to all interested parties after a brief registration. The webcast can be accessed through the address below. Attendees are invited to register in advance and receive a calendar invite through: Join our Capital Markets Day
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information
This document may contain expectations about the financial state of affairs and results of the activities of TIE Kinetix as well as certain related plans and objectives, and may be expressed in a variety of ways, such as 'expects', 'projects', 'anticipates', 'intends' or similar words. TIE Kinetix has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events. Such expectations for the future are naturally associated with risks and uncertainties because they relate to future events, and as such depend on certain circumstances that may not arise in future. Various factors may cause real results and developments to deviate considerably from explicitly or implicitly made statements about future expectations. Such factors may for instance be changes in expenditure by companies in important markets, in statutory changes and changes in financial markets, in the salary levels of employees, in future borrowing costs, in future take-overs or divestitures and the pace of technological developments. TIE Kinetix therefore cannot guarantee that the expectations will be realized. TIE Kinetix also refuses to accept any obligation to update statements made in this document.
At TIE Kinetix, we help companies of all sizes achieve their digitalization goals. From 1% to 100% or anywhere in between, our cloud-native FLOW Partner Automation platform is designed to completely eliminate paper from the supply chain, enabling our customers to focus on three corporate initiatives that drive true organizational change: business process efficiency, compliance, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
We believe that digitalization (not digitization) is the future. We believe in conscious development, and we believe in moving ourselves and our customers forward. More than 2,500 companies have chosen TIE Kinetix to support their EDI, e-invoicing, and general digitalization projects, and we proudly facilitate the exchange of over 1 billion documents through FLOW each year—the equivalent of 10,000 trees saved.
Founded in 1987, TIE Kinetix is a public company (Euronext: TIE) with offices in the Netherlands (HQ), France, Germany, Australia, and the United States. For more information, visit www.TIEKinetix.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Xing, and YouTube.
Michiel Wolfswinkel, CFO
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Having HIV Is Not Bad Enough
February 10, 2015 By jmartinez Leave a Comment
Living with HIV is hard enough in life. Not just for having the disease but also with the stigma attached to it. Before the discovery and recognition of AIDS, it was believed that this disease was a punishment from god towards the homosexual society. This belief was mostly attributed to the high percentage of the gay population that were infected. Protection was not used during intercourse since there was no fear of getting any disease that antibiotics couldn't cure. Blood was donated without screening, there was also no rush to find a cure and treatment of patients was akin to leprosy. But then something happened which scared officials into actually caring. It started to affect the heterosexual society. Suddenly there was a desire to help.
The First Drug
The first approved drug was called Retrovir (azidothymidine). This was commonly known as the AZT drug. This was the first antiretrovial drug developed to fight an HIV infection. This AZT drug works by inhibiting the enzyme (reverse transcriptase) that HIV uses to synthesize DNA. By preventing HIV from forming DNA, you prevent it from replicating. It doesn't mean you kill it, you just manage to slow it down. It was seen as a treatment to prolong life. It was also the first step for other HIV meds to be developed.
The most important development of discovering Retrovir was the prevention of HIV transfer from a pregnant mother to her child. HIV travels from the mother to the child during pregnancy. When HIV was unknown and the only concern of being sexually active was herpes, protection was an afterthought. Infection rates increased among pregnant women and their children. Imagine coming into the world with a foot in the grave and infected. Its not much of a chance in life.
There are side effects associated with using the AZT drug. The question is whether you really worry too much about side effects considering the infection you are trying to beat. the side effects include anemia, neutropenia (white blood cell death), liver damage, heart muscle deterioration and muscle weakness. Then add common side effects such as heartburn, upset stomach, headaches weight loss, mood changes and skin discoloration.
While performing clinical trials, it was determined that lowering doses of the AZT drug actually lessened the side effects. AZT is toxic on the body and today we know alot more about toxicity than in the past. Also add a mixture of vitamins to help white and red cell counts which further lessened the side effects. This was the first step in a path to combination therapy treatment.
What treatments do you use to combat HIV?
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