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Choice of the standards requirements (for products and regulations).
Support to the elaboration of normative documents Suppliers auditing (following private requirements).
Characterization of materials and parts Studies on the operation safety of equipment, softwares and systems.
Electromagnetic radiations: what are the applicable regulations?
Combined studies on EMC simulation and testing.


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At our storage containers company in Elk Grove, CA, we offer an outstanding inventory of mobile offices along with storage containers. Having this type of stock ensures that we have the right option for everyone from the construction business owner who wants a sizeable office to hold conferences to the home owner who requires a small container to keep some of their things. In addition, we permit you to add extra amenities to our containers and offices. Our company provides this sort of variety since we would like to ensure that customers do not have to place their order and wait one or two weeks before the product can be shipped to their site.
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La bandera oficial de Prat de Comte (Terra Alta) té la següent descripció:

Bandera apaïsada, de proporcions dos d'alt per tres de llarg, verda, amb una faixa superior groga i una inferior blanca, de gruix 1/6 de l'alçària del drap, situades a 1/6 de la vora superior i inferior respectivament.

El sol i l'ovella de l'escut s'ha transformat en les faixes de la bandera.

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 Escut de Prat de Comte
 Escuts i banderes de la Terra Alta

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Prat de Comte
Símbols de la Terra Alta
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A handful of residents turned out in sub-freezing temperatures last night to attend a PSA 108 meeting at Liberty Baptist Church, featuring MPD's Lt. James Dykes.
Asked about the recent FOX 5 News report on the open air drug market at DC General's Homeless Shelter (See here: http://bit.ly/1uIXyR5) – Dykes said the First District had increased patrols and is paying extra attention to the area near the bus stop in front of DC General, where jurisdiction is shared among MPD, the Department of General Services Protective Services, and DC Transit Police. Several arrests related to drugs have been made on the DC General campus recently.
The main portion of the meeting was devoted to the statistics compiled on a monthly basis by District 1's crime analyst, which Dykes said help focus law enforcement.
The crime statistics for the last month show a pattern of street robberies around Potomac Avenue Metro and Dykes said most of the robberies are cell phones and that young people are frequently the victims. He said that people going about their business with earphones on and not thinking they are going to have their phone snatched create "a target rich environment." MPD is employing "directed patrols and stops" to address the problem.
Dykes also said that package thefts continue to be a difficult problem in PSA 108. Residents can help police by giving instructions to the seller to have packages delivered at a time the purchaser is home and by having packages delivered to a neighbor or nearby business or even delivered to the First District Substation. Sometimes, Dykes said, suspects are apprehended with stolen packages, but if there is no complainant, police can recover the package but cannot make an arrest.
On another problematic issue, US Attorney Doug Klein, who attended the meeting, cautioned, "If you have a bike, put it in your house, otherwise it will be stolen." Dykes discussed in vague terms, a police program which he called a "package" that uses bikes as bait under circumstances that allow police to "apprehend suspects in a safe manner." He said this is a tool that can be assigned to First District and one that is used here.
Also attending last night's meeting was ANC6A Commissioner Matt Levy, who emphasized the importance of strengthening the relationship between First District officials and the ANCs and urged residents to attend PSA meetings. ANC6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven – who was not present last night – had made similar points at last month's meeting.
It seems clear that the community would benefit from greater interaction between MPD and the ANCs and from greater participation in PSA meetings by residents. Not only can residents provide information to police to help them target problems in their neighborhood, but the police have some sense of accountability to the community.
Recently a package left on our porch @ 4th and North Carolina was opened and the contents removed. We are resurrecting our standard pre-Christmas tactic of posting a note saying no deliveries should be left on the porch — if no one is home to receive a package, please leave a missed-delivery notice. It's also useful to know we can have packages delivered to the FIrst District Substation — thanks!
In terms of package delivery, I really recommend Sincerely Yours.
Mary can take delivery of your packages and is also a notary (along with other business services). She charges $2 / package. I feel better about using a private service than a police station –the police don't need to be in the package receiving business.
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Варамин:

 Варамин — город на севере Ирана в провинции Тегеран, административный центр шахрестана Варамин.
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Gumbel Building
The Gumbel Building is one of the earliest reinforced concrete high-rise buildings in the country. Designed in 1904 by noted Kansas City architect John W. McKecknie, it was constructed as a speculative office building for multiple tenants. Commercial tenants occupied the ground floor. Professional offices occupied the upper floors. In 1947, the Navy renovated the building for recruiting and training operations. In the 1980s, the building was returned to office use and was extensively renovated. The historic stairs and elevator were removed, and new stairs and an elevator were installed in new locations. The historic atrium that rose through the building was decked over on several floors. New storefronts were installed that complement the character of the building but did not replicate any of the historic configuration. When Mark Patel purchased the building in 2012 to rehabilitate it into a hotel, the only significant historic fabric that remained were remnants of a decorative plaster ceiling on the first floor, the original windows, and plaster on the interior perimeter walls.
Rosin Preservation worked closely with WGN Architects on a design that transformed the building into a boutique hotel and restored the historic remnants that remained. While the interior had largely been gutted, the exterior retained excellent integrity. Rather than replace the historic wood windows, the owner decided to restore them. Rosin and WGN communicated with the National Park Service to devise a system that allowed installation of insulated glazing in the existing frames. Another item that was negotiated with the National Park Service was restoration of the first-floor plaster ceiling. The coffered ceiling had been covered for decades and some areas were missing or damaged beyond repair. The owner recognized it was one of the few remaining historic features and decided to restore and feature the ceiling in the new hotel lobby. Hotel rooms on the second floor meant that plumbing lines had to drop below the lobby ceiling in some locations. Rosin and WGN collaborated with NPS to strategically place plumbing lines and ceiling clouds to visibly conceal them as much as possible.
The Gumbel Building, which is located in downtown Kansas City, is now a Hampton Inn that provides 74 guest rooms. The rehabilitation breathed new life into a pocket of downtown that lacked pedestrian life at the southwest corner of the 8th and Walnut intersection.
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'Taste the Feeling' of Coca-Cola's love for data
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Coca-Cola may be known for bringing people together, but this wasn't always the case. Its cross-functional operations were once very decentralized, but after implementing its shared service center using a centralized SaaS model, everything changed. Karla Younger, VP of HR Services, and her team have found the recipe for success – the data reveals the support function's history and projects its future need.
"When we created shared services we lifted and shifted those operations into our model. So we didn't necessarily transform before we moved it in," says Karla Younger, the Vice President of HR Services for Coca-Cola refreshments.
Karla on Coca-Cola was first published on HRSSOutsourcing.com
Now, thanks to a centralized SaaS model, Karla and her team have the recipe for Shared Services Success by having a look at just what's happening in the support they provide. After collecting this intelligence, the data reveals the history of the support function and projects future need. The foundation of the transformation is really about merging all the data together to become more and more integrated. Only after integration is achieved can senior executives become fully aware of all the touchpoints. The final, fully-baked result is the emergence of a better functional picture based off of the interweaving data points.
"In the SaaS model you can do it a lot faster. It's more agile, so you can start to build configurations, review it, tweak it and continue in that iterative cycle … we've been doing that with new technologies we've been putting in place and it's much faster than we saw other like-ERP type of technologies in the past," she says.
In the future, Coca-Cola wants to amp up automation for a faster turn around on employees' more complex inquiries. Mobile apps will play a key role in delivering this information in a quicker and more effective way. Of course, the way to meet this constant evolution of technology, and continue the center's reputation for groundbreaking innovation, is by mining for talent within the employees themselves.
"We have found individuals within our organization who have skills that we're not necessarily using. So, we've been really focusing on providing some stretch opportunities, developing individuals, being able to flex them around as we have other initiatives and projects going on, and that's worked really well over the last few years," she says.
My interview with Karla was conducted at the HRSSO event in Orlando.
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Just as Vincent van Gogh knocked out a few sunflower painting in his time my current muse is Google Apps Script. At the danger of boring you with yet more sunflowers here's a recording of a webinar session I did with Dave Foord at A6 Training and Patrick Lander from Loughborough College.
This session came about after Dave directed me to a question Patrick had posted on the Google Docs forum asking how you can 'automatically create new sheet for each user completing a form'. Rather than just give the answer I thought it would be better to step Dave and Patrick through the solution, giving them a better understanding of how Apps Script works and some basic principals which they might be able to build upon.
So below is a recording of the session, a copy of my slides are also here (we struggled a bit with audio but hopefully you get the gist). The slides include the final code but it is also available here. Also recommend you go to full screen to see what's happening.


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Prix Gaïa 2014 – Henri Dubois. Entrepreneurship category
Watchmaking is grateful to this visionary man, who right in the middle of the watchmaking crisis, launched "Laboratoire Dubois" for watchmaking and its subsidiary sectors. He is today the honorary chairman of the enterprise. We pay tribute to him.
By Joel Grandjean
Henri Dubois succeeded in making his company thrive in the fields of surface treatments and material control as well as watchmaking tests at national and international level. He is also successful because he always puts both average and important clients and staff satisfaction first. His driving force has always been friendship, modesty, honesty and customer service. On September 18, 2014, he will win the Gaia Award in the "Esprit d'Entreprise" (Spirit of Enterprise) category.
Electroplater and philanthropist
Henri Dubois was born in Le Locle and completed his primary and secondary studies there. He majored in pharmacy at the "Ecole Supérieure de Droguerie" in Neuchâtel in 1960.
Corrosion testing at "Laboratoire Dubois"
Dubois soon developed an interest in electroplating and became an expert in it. Up to 1975, he had had a remarkable career at PROCHIMIE and acquired multiple contacts in watchmaking and its subsidiary sectors. In parallel with his professional life, Henri Dubois helped launch a professional training scheme in electroplating at the "Ecole des Arts et Métiers" in La Chaux-de-Fonds where he taught technology and chemistry. He was the chairman of the training board of electroplaters and an expert in testing for several years.
Henri Dubois acquired the laboratory of PORTESCAP in 1976. At the time, the watchmaking crisis was in full swing and inevitably caused unemployment. Henri Dubois put the tools and means in his laboratory as well as his network of professional relations at the service of companies specialized in surface treatment. In other words, electroplaters, sub-contractors and manufacturers of hands, dials, cases and straps. There was no independent analysis center for the fields of electroplating and metallography in French-speaking Switzerland at the time. Faced with this acute lack of expertise in these two fields, Henri Dubois decided to open his own laboratory in 1977.
When he started working at PROCHIMIE, where he stayed until 1975, Henri Dubois had already made a network of several contacts in watchmaking and its subsidiary sectors.
Watchmaking and its institutional dimension
"Laboratoire Dubois", which started with a total of three employees, is a consultant in electroplating, inspection of surface treatments and metallographic cuttings. It offers its services to watchmaking, its subsidiary sectors, jewelry-making and luxury products such as eyewear and leather goods. Shortly after it was opened, a team of technicians and scientists joined the laboratory and helped expand its services. By 1978, the laboratory had ten employees and offered other services in the fields of industrial chemistry, corrosion and use. This hailed the beginning of quality control services. In 1980, the manufacture moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds. By then, it had fourteen employees and could also offer environmental chemistry services.
There was a significant change in the company in 1985. The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry separated from the CCF (Centre de Contrôle de la Fiabilité). Henri Dubois realized that the latter would be the perfect addition for his company and immediately acquired it. The laboratory could henceforth offer high-quality watch function controls and a vast range of tests including magnetism, shocks, waterproofness and so on. It acquired the closing state agency "Controle Technique des Montres" (CTM) in 1975 and thus added another string to its bow of watchmaking services.
Metallography at Laboratoire Dubois
The creation of a high-end brand: Chronofiable
With the evolution of the laboratory, a new company, Chronofiable SA, was founded in 1993. As from that time, it was at the center of all typically watchmaking activities. In 2003, the company was integrated into the legal entity of Laboratoire Dubois SA. The company added tribology to its range of activities later on. Following this, Henri Dubois decided to certify "Laboratoire Dubois" with the ISO 17025 standard in order to add value to his company. In 1995, the laboratory became the first Swiss test laboratory to be certified for metallography, testing and material control.
After years of experience and now with thirty employees, Henri Dubois made "Laboratoire Dubois" a major partner in several industrial sectors. At the same time, he became a prominent expert in the watchmaking sector. His son, Patrick Dubois, succeeded him at the helm of the enterprise in 2012. He is still a member of its board of directors and was even made the honorary chairman.
Henri Dubois has also held several corporate positions. He was a board member of the "Association Suisse de Recherche Horlogère" (ASRH), the Swiss delegate for the European work group "Nickel" and participated in the conception of the EN 1811 norm which measures the amount of nickel products release when in direct contact with the skin.
His main achievements: courage and putting service first
Henri Dubois was the first to introduce training in electroplating. This was a remarkable contribution to training in watchmaking. He developed procedures and baths for color coatings by using gold plating. These colorings adhered to the NIHS standard (National Institute of Health Sciences and 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N and 5N respectively) and were used in all sectors of watchmaking. When he created his own company right in the middle of the watchmaking crisis in 1977, he provided the subsidiary sectors of watchmaking with an independent control tool which could only be controlled by the sectors' skills.
In the 1980s, despite prevailing pessimism, Henri Dubois made the decision to diversify the activities of his company's watchmaking services (with the help of CHRONOFIABLE's tools and employees) and acquired the "Centre de Contrôle de la Fiabilité" (CCF) and the "Fédération Horlogère" (FH or Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry) and, some time later, the "Contrôle Technique des Montres" (CTM). He had foreseen the bright future of these activities at the service of watchmaking brands and manufactures. In addition, upon the request of subcontractors from the Maîche plateau, he opened "Laboratoire Dubois France Sarl" in Damprichard in 1989.
In 1977, while the watchmaking crisis was in full swing, Henri Dubois created "Laboratoire Dubois" on Numa-Droz street, its first location.
2014 Gaïa Award
The Gaia Award was created in tribute to Maurice Ditisheim, one of the sponsors of the "Musée International d'Hologerie" (MIH) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Office for Precious Metals Control (CPMC). It comprises three categories of prizes: "Artisanat et Création" (Crafts and Creation), "Histoire et Recherche" (History and Research) and "Esprit d'Enterprise" (Spirit of Enterprise). The 20th award ceremony will be held at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014 in the Hans Erbi room at the MIH in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
GAÏA Prize 2016
By Watchonista
4 laureates in 3 categories is the jury's verdict. This international distinction rewards for twenty-three years careers in the field of watchmaking. The...
Prix Gaïa 2014 – Pierre Thomann. History-Research category
By Joel Grandjean , Editor-in-Chief
You will find a piece of him and Neuchâtel, where he teaches, on the end of your mobile phone. Pierre Thomann works on the measurement of time and is...
Prix Gaïa 2014 – Kari Voutilainen. Craftsmanship category
From WOSTEP to Parmigiani, and now in Môtiers (Neuchâtel) where he works, the Finnish watch artist has always been widely appreciated. Three words...


This week the children will be bringing home a house shape to be filled with family and pet photos for a display in the home corner. Please help your child feel a sense of belonging at Pre-school and help them take part in this activity. Any problems printing photos please email them to allendalepreschool@googlemail.com and we can print them for you.


Historically, a large percentage of sand has been produced from alluvial deposits. However we are now experiencing a global shortage of natural sand, and environmental pressures, costs and a shortage of this type of deposit has necessitated the manufacture of sand from quarried material.
One of the problems often experienced with natural sand is the presence of contaminants, which can be very difficult to remove.
These contaminants may be silt, organic matters and sometimes, harmful chemicals, such as sulphates and chlorides, all of which can have significant detrimental effects on the performance of structural concrete. Manufactured sand, on the other hand, comes directly from good quality rock, and thus very few, if any contaminants are present.
An Indian company was designing a dry crushing plant to produce concrete aggregate and manufactured sand from basalt rock.
Their major concern was to find a crushing technology which would enable them to manufacture sand that was of a high enough quality for use in concrete.
SBM Minerals proposed the installation of a Barmac VSI crusher as a tertiary stage crusher, to process the product from the primary and secondary jaw crushers.
The Barmac crusher was installed in closed circuit with a screen to crush minus 25mm material, giving two products; 12 - 4.75mm and 4.75 - 0 mm.
The plant has a capacity of 30-35 tph of sand and 15-20 tph of minus 12mm aggregate.
• Concrete made using Barmac sand is more cohesive, has an increased density (making it more resistant to chemical attack) and performs better generally than an equivalent concrete made with natural sand.
• The sand has been successfully tested for structural concrete, plaster first coat, mortar and concrete blocks.
• Water demand to get the equivalent workability to a natural sand concrete is lower.
• Cement consumption is reduced by 10-15%.
• Barmac sand is, in fact, 17-18.5% less expensive to produce than the local natural sand.
Further Business This installation has created considerable interest in the Barmac for manufacturing sand. In fact, it has paved the way for some very significant Barmac sales into the industry.


Bringing people and plants together is our business.
The Conservatory offers numerous natural experiences for all ages to enjoy. Generations have been creating memories that last a lifetime since 1993.
Inspired by horticulture, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens elevates quality of life and connects the community through educational, cultural and social experiences.
A world that celebrates nature as essential to the human experience.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is Central Ohio's premier botanical garden and home to the iconic John F. Wolfe Palm House which dates back to 1895. Situated just east of Franklin Park, the Conservatory is approximately two miles from downtown Columbus.
The visitor experience spans about 13-acres and is comprised of the Conservatory building, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children's Garden and the Grand Mallway. The experience consists of botanical biomes, lush gardens, special horticulture and art exhibitions, and seasonal offerings. A collection of glass works by artist Dale Chihuly is also on display and included with admission.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus is a sprawling 4-acre garden adjacent to the visitor experience that encompasses an apiary, rose pavilion, berry house and 40 community garden plots as well as, a demonstration kitchen and Live-Fire Cooking Theater. This area is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk.
Seasonal exhibitions currently include Orchids, and family favorites Blooms & Butterflies, Topiaries at the Conservatory and Conservatory Aglow. The Conservatory hosts special, temporary exhibitions by national and international artists each year.
A variety of special events and activities are available throughout the year, as well as, a full menu of classes, workshops and camps focusing on gardening, cooking, fine art and wellness.
With its natural surroundings, both indoors and out, the Conservatory serves as a premier venue for special events and corporate gatherings.


Beach Letter Set - Home. Made. Interest.
This decorative Beach Letter Set is the perfect way to decorate your home for summer.
The beach is one of my favorite places. When summer gets here and the sun is shining the only place I want to be is laying on the beach basking in the sunshine. I try to spend as much time there as possible! I'm lucky, my parents have a place at the beach and I'm able to take the family there for long weekends (or if I'm really lucky long weeks!) and my kids love the sun and sand just as much as mommy. I'll admit now that I have kids there is a lot more playing in the water and building sand castles than laying out in the sun working on my tan, but I'm not complaining.
When I saw the Beach Letter Set at The Wood Connection it was like it was meant for me! I had been looking for something to decorate my mantle for the summer months and this couldn't sum up my feelings about the beach any better. I kept the decoration pretty simple. I found some great scrapbook paper at Hobby Lobby and decided to go with a beach scene with sand and waves, and two colors of weathered wood, navy blue and white. I painted all of the wood with two coats of white paint and let it dry. Then I traced the letters onto the scrapbook paper and used Mod Podge to glue them to the wood.
I love the weathered wood scrapbook paper, doesn't it look great?! The weathered look is perfect and using scrapbook paper was so much quicker than painting and distressing it myself and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have looked as good. I especially love how the navy weathered wood looks on the sailboat that is the letter "A".
The set also comes with navy blue vinyl lettering to put on the base block. All I had to do was peel off the back of the vinyl and then lay it down on the block. I used a credit card to smooth out all of the bubbles and make sure it was firmly stuck to the wood and then I peeled back the transfer paper and it was done. "Beach Life if the Best Life", I couldn't have said it better myself!
It's sitting up on my mantle right now reminding me that in just one short week I'll be back at the beach soaking up the sun!
What a clever and CUTE idea! I love the sailboat as the 'a'!
Love it! I decorate with the beachy theme too! This is very clever, especially the little boat. Thanks for the idea!
The Beach wood blocks look amazing! This will really bring summer onto your mantle!
Oh my goodness! This is fantastic. I had no idea you could find weathered wood scrapbook paper- clearly I'm not looking in the right spots. Thanks for the inspiration!
I know right?! I felt like I hit the jackpot. I'm going to have to stock up!
Love the look of the finished lettering! Using scrapbook paper was a great idea, I was wondering how you got that texture in the image. Found from Reasons to Skip the Housework.
I'm amazed how real that weathered paper looks. May have to order this for next summer.
This is such a great idea. I love the beach and decorating for the summer with beach themed decor is so much fun. I love the creativity with this. Great job!
Since I love to have lake/beach stuff decorating living room in summer (part of it anyway) this would be so perfect to make. Love papers you used for letters. I'll have to look at HL for them also. This would be a nice addition to my "Life is better being at beach" sign I made few years ago. Drag it out every summer, never seem to get tired of it.
Maybe cause we lived in San Diego for 21 yrs. and spent every chance with kids (4) I got at beach even tho we lived inland few miles from beach. Still can remember smell of wood burning at beach, never goes away. Haven't been back to S.D, for many years but we did live on big lake in MT after San Diego for 7 yrs, I'm a water person tried and true, always have been even as a kid. Closest water to us now is state park lake called Highline 7 1/2 miles from us (west of Grand Junction, CO).
Used to go to lake almost every day few years ago with 2 grand daughters after I'd get off work at 12:30, would have my stuff ready in car so didn't have to stop at home for anything. G/d's lived in same town where I worked.
You are so lucky to have beach to go to with your family, enjoy it.


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Home About Lincoln Newsroom News Releases Products & Services Got Paycheck? Consider Disability Insurance.
Got Paycheck? Consider Disability Insurance.
Disability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Group Protection
Monday, May 6, 2013 8:08 am EDT
RADNOR, Pa.
"If you receive a paycheck, you should strongly consider purchasing adequate disability insurance"
May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month, and Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE:LNC) is joining the industry and Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) — an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the risks and consequences of disability — to encourage the public to take charge of their financial security by better understanding the role disability insurance can play in protecting their income, families and business.
Disability insurance is intended to replace or supplement income while employees are out of the workplace due to a covered disabling injury or illness, and can be critical in helping address basic physical needs and daily living expenses.
"If you receive a paycheck, you should strongly consider purchasing adequate disability insurance," said Rob Grubka, president, Group Protection, Lincoln Financial Group. "A disabling illness or injury can prevent you from working and earning a paycheck — and that's a financial risk most of us cannot afford to take. The financial impact of a disability can be devastating, and that is why we recommend you consider income protection as a critical part of your financial plan."
Lincoln is dedicated to developing educational materials, resources, interactive tools and ongoing guidance to support individuals in making informed decisions about protecting their future — such as purchasing disability insurance. Recently, Lincoln launched Lincoln for Living, or LincolnforLiving.com — an innovative website that offers consumers an inventive way to connect to their benefits by using their lifestyle to guide benefit education. The website takes a two-prong approach to benefit education, using information specific to designated life stages alongside a digital tool library.
In addition, Lincoln, a founding member of the CDA, joined forces with other CDA member companies in 2012 to support the Defend Your Income movement — an educational program designed to unite consumers, advisors, employers and insurers in the fight to protect the incomes of working Americans from the financial risk caused by illness and injury. The hub of the Defend Your Income program, which can be accessed at http://www.defendyourincome.org, is a highly engaging web experience, set in a martial arts dojo. The site engages visitors/players to actively learn how to defend their income by meeting their "attackers" and learning about the top threats to their income. Visitors fight off those attackers in the interactive game — and through a series of quizzes, they can also earn their "black belt" in Income Defense. Visitors can also calculate their own Earnable Income Quotient (EIQ) to see their lifetime income-earning potential, and what's at stake.
"Many people in today's workforce don't think about disability until an illness or injury prevents them from working, "said Eric Reisenwitz, senior vice president, Group Protection Market Solutions, Lincoln Financial Group. "Now is the perfect time — during Disability Insurance Awareness Month — for people to perform a disability insurance "reality check" by reviewing their current benefits and consider what changes, if any, they may want to make in order to protect their income in the event that a disabling event or disease keeps them out of work for an extended period of time,"
About Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. With headquarters in the Philadelphia region, the companies of Lincoln Financial Group had assets under management of $186 billion as of March 31, 2013. Through its affiliated companies, Lincoln Financial Group offers: annuities; life, group life, disability and dental insurance; employer-sponsored retirement plans; savings plans; and comprehensive financial planning and advisory services. For more information, including a copy of our most recent SEC reports containing our balance sheets, please visit www.lincolnfinancial.com.
Anthony Campese
E-mail: Anthony.Campese@LFG.com
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Pasadena Eagles finish Medina Memorial Christmas Classic with 51-42 win
Published 10:19 pm CST, Sunday, December 29, 2019
Pasadena's Nelson Herrera (23) and Mickey Leland's Jaedon Baxter maneuver for best position to get a rebound after a foul shot in Saturday afternoon's game. Due to a red-hot second half, Baxter caused some worrisome moments late in the contest.
Pasadena's Nelson Herrera (23) and Mickey Leland's Jaedon Baxter maneuver for best position to get a rebound after a foul shot in Saturday afternoon's game. Due to a red-hot second half, Baxter caused some
Pasadena High School head basketball coach Jason Pillow was hoping one of his Christmas gifts would have been a Gold Division berth at his own Eric Medina Memorial Christmas Classic this weekend.
Instead, it was another weekend of basketball frustration as the Eagles suffered a 37-36 loss to Fort Bend Austin, followed by a 61-42 defeat at the hands of Cypress Lakes, both Pool 5 defeats taking place at the Bob Barfield Sports Complex.
The twin defeats deposited Pasadena in the Division 2 Bronze bracket where the defeats continued. Saturday morning, the team lost to Houston Heights, before the drought ended Saturday afternoon with a 51-42 victory over Mickey Leland High School.
In the victory, it looked like there would be no need for game-ending drama, not by the 18-4 score after one period. But then Mickey Leland's Jaedon Baxter found his shooting touch. He scored 13 second-half points, one point more than the entire team netted in the first half.
When he finished his scoring, Pasadena's lead had been reduced to 45-38 and then to 45-40 after a Morgan Hayes bucket. The Eagles had gone to a delay game and it generally did the trick, but it wasn't perfect as turnovers plagued the team in their pursuit to milk the remaining time on the clock.
But preserving the victory was Kanye Ortiz, who went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last minute. For the final eight minutes, Pasadena sizzled at the line, converting 9-of-10, which represented all of the Eagles' points in the fourth stanza.
Pasadena's largest lead was 27-8 late in the second period.
The Cy Lakes loss was due to one player having an explosive game.
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen pummeled the nets for a season-high 41 points. How dominating was the youngster's performance? Considering he didn't score his first points until his fellow teammates had scored the opening seven, it was very dominating.
"When you get a shooter like that, a volume shooter, and he's starting to feel it, it's trouble. He's the kind of kid you'dlove to have on your team, but you hate to play against," Pillow said.
"He's our best shooter, a great kid," Cy Lakes assistant coach Keenon Duplechain said.
Abdul-Mateen reserved 25 of his 41 for the first half, putting Pasadena in a 39-17 hole. But Pillow was encouraged by the fact that the Eagles played Cy Lakes to a 13-13 third-period tie and outscored them 12-9 in the fourth.
"We switched to a box-and-1, kind of took them out a little bit. We just let them build too much of a lead at halftime and that's what I told the kids, we're not the kind of team that can dig out of holes," Pillow said.
Pasadena received 13 points from Brock Fosnight, nine from Johnny Sanchez and eight from Nelson Herrera.
The game with Fort bend Austin featured the return of former Pasadena High School player James Black, now Austin's head coach. Black was a member of the 1992-93 squad that won the District 23-5A championship. He was one of three Eagles to capture First Team All-District honors.
"It's always nice to come back home. We didn't come to the Texas Invitational this year, but I wanted the guys see where I grew up, where I came from. I always try to pay it back and show where I came from," Black said.
Pasadena held a 33-27 lead with 5:11 remaining in the game, but things turned sour after that. It didn't start out that way. With 4:12 left in the contest, Austin missed two attempts from the foul line, but the Bulldogs got the offensive rebounds, sparking a 10-3 game-ending surge.
Femi Johnson, Kashif Malik and David Ogunleya led the comeback and Black's successful homecoming.
Capturing the tournament championship for a second straight year was state-ranked North Shore. The Mustangs defeated Spring 48-43. North Shore won despite only scoring four points in the second period after outscoring the Lions in the first period 17-9. Despite the defeat, Spring's Wade Autenreith had a strong game, finishing with the double-double of 14 points and 16 rebounds.
North Shore received a game-high 18 points from Joshua Cooper.
Pearland bagged the Division I Silver title, knocking off Marshall and Jersey Village topped College Park for the Division I Bronze title.


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I'm going to answer this because I saw it, but it's not the server itself, it's all the servers. There just working on the "authentication servers". It's probably happening to everyone. Just sit tight.
Does it say any error?
Uh like some people have said that they took long breaks from Silocraft, I did too. I was wondering if you could transfer my old plots from the old Hardcore_Survival server onto the survival server currently standing. I honestly don't care where you put them and if you need time to do so, as long as I have them again. My username is ShadowHistorian.
You are late to request that for a year, if not more.
I'm CoobaCupcake's sister, and the same thing happened to me. My username is now Taaffeite, and I also had the elite rank.
Hey, you probably don't remember me, but I was formerly CoobaCupcake and I had the elite rank. I took a (very long) break from Silocraft and now everything was reset. The only thing I really care about is my elite rank on creative lol. Is there a way I can get that back?
You can't warp from block 3 to 2, because it's the first pvp block. We don't want older players to kill newer ones there.
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Q: Get domain groups for a specified user and permissions for a specified file using .Net I want to return a list of group memberships for a specific domain user. Something like...
string[] UserGroups(string domain, string domainUserName)
{
    // query domain info

    // return a list of accounts the user is a member of
}

Also, I want to be able to see which domain accounts/groups have access to a specified file/folder.
string[] AllowedAccounts(string domain, string filePath)
{
    // query file/folder permission

    // return a list of accounts with access to file/folder
}

What is the best way to perform these two tasks using c#?

A: Here's an example. You don't need the domain for your the file access function, unless you want to filter.
string[] UserGroups(string domain, string domainUserName)
{

    WindowsIdentity ident = new WindowsIdentity(domainUserName + "@" + domain);
    List<string> groups = new List<string>();
    foreach (IdentityReference g in ident.Groups)
    {
        groups.Add(g.Value);
    }
    return groups.ToArray();
}

string[] AllowedAccounts(string filePath)
{
    List<string> accounts = new List<string>();
    FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(filePath);
    var fsec = fInfo.GetAccessControl();
    AuthorizationRuleCollection acl = fsec.GetAccessRules(true, true, typeof(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount));
    foreach (FileSystemAccessRule ace in acl)
    {
        accounts.Add(ace.IdentityReference.Value);
    }
    return accounts.ToArray();
}

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import org.testng.annotations.Test;

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 * Test removal of rebalanced keys on join when L1 cache is enabled but L1OnRehash is disabled.
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 * @author Manik Surtani
 * @since 4.0
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NASRI SIGNS FOR TURKISH SIDE ANTALYASPOR
'Out of favour' Manchester City Midfielder, Samir Nasri has signed a two-year contract for a fee which could see an exponential rise to 3.5m euros(£3.2m)for Turkish professional football club side, Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.
The France international ends his six-year spell at the Etihad; the midfielder having won two Premier League titles and two League cups since he moved from the North London Side in 2011.
He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in centralmidfield in recent times.
The 30 year old midfielder struggled for first team action in recent years and was loaned out to La Liga outfit Sevilla for an undisclosed amount, following the arrival of Pep Guardiola to the Etihad.
Nasri got a nod this summer after his spell in Sevilla netting three goals in 3o appearances and was a surprise inclusion on City's pre-season's tour of the United States.
He now joins the likes of Manchester City players [Gael Clichy and Fernando] who have sign for different Professional Turkish League outfits.
Nasri will now join Antalyaspor who are captained by former African Footballer of the year and Blaugrana'sforward Samuel Eto'o. Continue reading NASRI SIGNS FOR TURKISH SIDE ANTALYASPOR
Posted on September 27, 2017 September 27, 2017 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, GOAL, Manchester, MCFC
CITY ON AN ALL OUT UPGRADE WAR
Bernado Silva, Ederson, Mendy and many more names have been associated with Manchester City in recent weeks. With Silva and Ederson already confirmed, many more names are set to be stamped on the first team of the Citizens sooner than later.
After undergoing an underwhelming season, the recent wave of talents being directed towards the famed noisy neighbours portrays determined statement of intent on getting back to the level they were when Roberto Mancini led them to their first Premier League trophy 5 years ago.
Of course it is an open secret that PepGuardiola's being at the helm of affairs is playing a big factor in this monstrous spending spree they seem set to carry on throughout the coming transfer window. When you have a coach like the Spaniard in charge of your club granting his signing wishes is hardly a big deal.
The Citizens were one of the very first heavy weight clubs to make a statements signings. First was Bernando Silva from Monaco and then Ederson, fresh from guarding the white line behind the sticks of Benfica to the Portuguese championship rising above Das Bost powered Sporting Lisbon. Continue reading CITY ON AN ALL OUT UPGRADE WAR
Posted on July 17, 2017 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Etihad, Football, Manchester
NEVILLE PICKS CITY BEST XI
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has selected his best XI in a Man City jersey.
The Premier League retired star, who played for almost two decades, named the players from his experience. The Pundit named English keeper Joe Hart as his best City shot stopper.
In defence, he named Vincent Kompany. He said the Belgian skipper at his peak was one of the best in the league's history. In the right back role, he named Pablo Zabaleta. To complete the backline, he listed JoleonLescott and Gael Clichy.
In the battle for the midfield slots, Ivorian Yaya Toure won it. Neville rated Toure in his prime alongside greats as Patrick Vieira, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. He paired Toure with Fernandinho. In the wide positions, Neville named David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne.
The pundit said De Bruyne was a "world-class talent who wins games, sets up goals and is lovely to watch." He said considering the talents City have had, they should have won more titles. He named Toure, Sergio Aguero, Silva and Kompanyas some of the best players in Premier League history. Continue reading NEVILLE PICKS CITY BEST XI
Posted on May 9, 2017 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Football, HART, League, Manchester, MCFC
MANCHESTER CITY TO FACE ARSENAL IN FA CUP SEMI
The FA cup semi final draw is out. Manchester City are set to play Arsenal while Chelsea would face Tottenham Hotspurs in the last four.
The dates for the games are 22nd and 23rd of next month. It would be Arsenal's record 29th FA Cup semi final but they face a tough clash against Pep Guardiola's men.
Chelsea fought Manchester United en route to making the last four of the tournament, defeating them 1-0 courtesy of N'Golo Kante. Spurs thrashed Milwall 6-0 on Sunday to set-up the meeting against the Premier League leaders.
Arsenal – champions in 2014 and 2015 – completed a 5-0 rout over non-League giant killers Lincoln City at the Emirates on Saturday. Manchester City would be in the semi final of the tournament for the first time in four years. They defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 to qualify.
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard says the clash would be an interesting one, since Spurs have been a source of worry for the Blues this term. Continue reading MANCHESTER CITY TO FACE ARSENAL IN FA CUP SEMI
Posted on March 29, 2017 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Highlights, INSIDE, Manchester, MCFC
GUARDIOLA STICKS TO HIS GUNS
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says latest setbacks experienced by his team – most recently the 4-2 mauling by Leicester City will not force him to change his on-pitch philosophy.
The Citizens are not having the best of times in this season's league campaign as they have won only one game in their last five fixtures despite making an impressive start to the season that saw them sprint to the top of the EPL standings.
In a post match conference the coach was quoted saying:
"I cannot do something I don't feel. You have to win immediately. If you don't win, you will be in trouble and when you don't win, there are many reasons."
Saturday brought another reminder of the need for fans and soccer purists to back down a bit and lower the pedestal they might have placed the former Bayern Munich coach.
Just as it was made clear a week ago, Man City are easily unlocked by forceful fast-paced counter-attack minded oppositions. It is what led Chelsea to beating The Citizens at Etihad. It begs the question as to what more evidence one could get when the fact that Antonio Conte's side scored from all three shots they had on target is taken into consideration. Continue reading GUARDIOLA STICKS TO HIS GUNS
Posted on January 11, 2017 Author indexCategories MCFCTags Balotelli, City, Football, Manchester, MCFC
Guardiola Promises to Treat EFL Cup Clash with United As a Final
In the past, the EFL Cup – or the League Cup as it is widely known – was not treated with a lot of importance by managers of top clubs.
The competition was seen as not worthy of the time and effort, but this attitude has certainly changed in the last couple of years. José Mourinho is probably the first manager to consider the League Cup seriously. The Portuguese saw this as a great opportunity to infuse confidence within the team, as the title is handed out midway through the season.
Manchester City certainly have bigger things on their mind, but manager Pep Guardiola confirmed that he will be treating the upcoming EFL Cup game against Manchester United like a final. Guardiola managed a win at Old Trafford in the league a few weeks back. A repeat of the same would put City in the last eight of the competition. Acknowledging the number of games his team has played in the last few weeks, Guardiola says that he will rotate his squad for the game at Old Trafford. Continue reading Guardiola Promises to Treat EFL Cup Clash with United As a Final
Posted on November 18, 2016 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Football, Highlights, Manchester
Pep Guardiola Places Barcelona as the Best Yet
Manchester City have once again been given a very tough draw as far as the Champions League is concerned.
The blues have been drawn against Barcelona for yet another campaign. In the past, they have struggled to get the better against the Spanish club largely because of the huge gulf in quality. After the arrival of former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, it has been suggested that the English club is now more capable of taking on the illustrious Spanish club. Guardiola, though, has downplayed the English team's quality as he still believes that Barcelona are the superior team.
Despite having won almost 15 titles with Barcelona, the former club captain believes that Luis Enrique been doing a great job at the Camp Nou. City are now favourites to qualify from the group stages as the runners-up and not as the winners. This would affect them severely when it comes to the draw for the last 16 knockout stages. After having failed to win the Champions League title with Bayern Munich, one of the biggest challenges for Guardiola will be to win the European title with City. The team came close to achieving Europe including last season after featuring in the semi-final against eventual winners Real Madrid.
Continue reading Pep Guardiola Places Barcelona as the Best Yet
Posted on September 22, 2016 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Football, Highlights, Manchester, MCFC
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he has banned over with players
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he has banned over with players from training with the first team.
This is one of the first major actions taken by the new manager since he came to Manchester City in the summer. Guardiola has been seen as a revolutionary coach with grand plans to make City as one of the top clubs in the world. City may have won every major honour in the Premier League, but they have fallen consistently short when it comes to the Champions League. The latter is also the aim for Guardiola since he failed to win major European honours at his previous club Bayern Munich.
Guardiola was expected to bring in a lot of changes when he came to the club to replace Manuel Pellegrini. It has been the order of the day, but none would have expected changes to be made at such a large scale straightaway. City begin their Premier League campaign with a home match against Sunderland on August 13. As they prepare intensively for the start of the new season, Guardiola says that there is no room in his squad for the players who rely heavily upon junk food. He has also ordered overweight players to stay away from training.
Continue reading Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he has banned over with players
Posted on August 20, 2016 Author indexCategories MCFCTags Analysis, CHALLENGE, City, Football, Manchester
Manchester City did not attack Real Madrid enough according to Chris Waddle
Former England player Chris Waddle said that Manchester City respected Real Madrid too much and did not put them under pressure in the second leg of the game.
City was beaten 1-0 in Spain after conceding a goalless draw in the first leg.
Waddle said that Manchester City lacked creativity and attacking intent in Spain and that they could have done much better. He stated that they did not play with any tempo in their game and that it was too easy for Real Madrid. However, he believes that they do not have to be discouraged with the defeat as they are signs that they are progressing.
He added that it is not a humiliation to be beaten by Real Madrid, but it is just the fact that they could have done better. For him, Manchester City was a bit afraid of Real Madrid and forgot how to play their own football. For him, they had nothing to lose in Spain, and they should have attacked from the start of the game. He said that Manchester City had plenty of attacking options in the team, but they were not on display in the game against Madrid. Continue reading Manchester City did not attack Real Madrid enough according to Chris Waddle
Posted on May 13, 2016 Author indexCategories MCFCTags City, Dzeko, Football, Goals, Highlights, Manager, Manchester


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Q: Physics: Showing the components of linear acceleration. If I have a particle of a rigid object rotating about a fixed axis, how do I show that the tangential and radial vector components of the linear acceleration are:
$$\bar{a}_{tan}=\bar a\times \bar r \;\;\; \bar{a}_{R}=\bar w \times \bar v$$
I know this is more for the physics part of stack exchange but I did not get any answers over there. The x's mean cross-product by the way.
I'm assuming anyone who answers this has probably taken a physics course before and these are basics about angular momentum.
Sorry if this is more physics than math, I just can't figure out how to do this, I looked online for anything similar, my textbook does not do a good job explaining this, and the text does not have any answers for me to check against.
Thanks for any help, I really do appreciate it.

A: I'm not a mathematician, so this is probably not the "proof" one would use in an article, but at least this should be logical and easy to follow:
Without loss of generality, we can assume the rotation axis corresponds to the $z$ axis, and that the particle is at $(r, 0, 0)$ at time $t = 0$. (In other words, we can rotate and translate any system OP described to this orientation, without adding any new constraints; so, for the purposes of this "proof", we can simply assume such a coordinate system.)
If the angular velocity $\omega$ is constant, the location of the rigidly rotating particle as a function of time $t$ is
$$\vec{r}(t) = ( r \cos \omega t ,\, r \sin \omega t ,\, 0 )$$
The velocity vector $\vec{v}(t)$ of the particle is
$$\vec{v}(t) = \frac{d\,\vec{r}(t)}{d\,t} = ( -r \omega \sin \omega t ,\, r \omega \cos \omega t ,\, 0 )$$
and the acceleration vector $\vec{a}(t)$ is
$$\vec{a}(t) = \frac{d^2\,\vec{r}(t)}{d\,t^2} = \frac{d\,\vec{v}(t)}{d\,t} = ( - r \omega^2 \cos \omega t ,\, -r \omega^2 \sin \omega t ,\, 0 )$$
The radial component $\vec{a}_r(t)$ of the acceleration vector $\vec{a}(t)$is the part that is in the direction of the radial vector $\vec{r}(t)$:
$$\vec{a}_r(t) = \vec{a}(t) \left\lvert \frac{\vec{a}(t)}{\left\lVert\vec{a}(t)\right\rVert} \cdot \frac{\vec{r}(t)}{\left\lVert\vec{r}(t)\right\rVert} \right\rvert = \vec{a}(t) \lvert 1 \rvert = ( -r \omega^2 \cos \omega t ,\, -r \omega^2 \sin \omega t ,\, 0 )$$
The tangential component $\vec{a}_t(t)$ is zero, because $\vec{a}(t) = \vec{a}_r(t)$.
This is as expected, because a particle rotating at a constant angular velocity $\omega$ at a radius of $r$ around a fixed point has acceleration $r\omega^2$ towards the fixed point.
This also means that
$$\vec{a}(t) \times \vec{r}(t) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 )$$
Note that angular velocity $\omega$ has units angle/time. Particle speed $v = \left\lVert\vec{v}(t)\right\rVert$ and angular velocity $\omega$ are related by
$$v = \left\lVert\vec{v}(t)\right\rVert = \sqrt{\vec{v}(t) \cdot \vec{v}(t)} = r \omega$$
i.e.
$$v = r \omega \quad \iff \quad \omega = \frac{v}{r}$$
If we use $\hat{n} = (0, 0, 1)$ for the rotation axis, then
$$\hat{n} \times \vec{r}(t) = ( -R \sin \omega t ,\, R \cos \omega t ,\, 0 ) = \frac{1}{\omega} \vec{v}(t)$$
$$\hat{n} \times \vec{v}(t) = ( -R \omega \cos \omega t ,\, -R \omega \sin \omega t ,\, 0 ) = \frac{1}{\omega} \vec{a}(t)$$
If we use $\vec{w} = (0, 0, \omega)$ to describe the rotation axis, with magnitude reflecting the angular velocity ($\omega = \lVert\vec{w}\rVert$), then
$$\hat{w} \times \vec{r}(t) = \vec{v}(t)$$
$$\hat{w} \times \vec{v}(t) = \vec{a}(t)$$

In summary, if we consider the cross product between the acceleration vector $\vec{a}(t)$ and the location vector $\vec{r}(t)$ (wrt. to the point the particle rotates around), it does indeed match the tangential component of the acceleration vector $\vec{a}_t$ (because they are both zero):
$$\vec{a}(t) \times \vec{r}(t) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) = \vec{a}_t$$
If we use $\vec{w}$ to describe the axis of rotation, with its magnitude being the angular velocity, $\lVert\vec{w}\rVert = \omega$, then the cross product between $\vec{w}$ and the velocity vector $\vec{v}(t)$ does indeed match the radial component $\vec{a}_r(t)$ of the acceleration vector $\vec{a}(t)$ (because the acceleration vector only has the radial component, $\vec{a}_r(t) = \vec{a}(t)$):
$$\vec{w} \times \vec{v}(t) = ( -r \omega^2 \cos \omega t ,\, -r \omega^2 \sin \omega t ,\, 0 ) = \vec{a}(t)$$


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std::string Packet <PACKET_CURRENT_DIALOGUE_BLOCK>::construct(Character &player)
{
    std::ostringstream oss;
    if(player.NPCInteraction.type == NPC_INTERACTION_TYPE_TALK) {
        oss << PACKET_CURRENT_DIALOGUE_BLOCK << " "
            << player.NPCInteraction.NPCIndex << " ";
    }
    else {
        oss << PACKET_CURRENT_DIALOGUE_BLOCK << " "
            << "-1";
    }

    if(player.NPCInteraction.type == NPC_INTERACTION_TYPE_TALK) {
        if(player.NPCInteraction.NPCIndex < 0 ||
           player.NPCInteraction.NPCIndex >= (int)M.NPC.size()) {
            player.NPCInteraction.type = NPC_INTERACTION_TYPE_NONE;
            _assert_return_value(0, NULL, 0, "NPCInteraction.NPCIndex out of bounds in getCurrentDialogueBlockPacket.", "");
        }

        CharacterClass *interlocutor = &M.NPC[player.NPCInteraction.NPCIndex];
        _assert_return_value(interlocutor->NPCType >= 0 && interlocutor->NPCType < (int)M.NPCType.size(), NULL, 0,
                             "Interlocutor NPC type out of bounds in getCurrentDialogueBlockPacket.", "");
        _assert_return_value(player.NPCInteraction.dialogueBlock >= 0 &&
                             player.NPCInteraction.dialogueBlock < (int)M.NPCType[interlocutor->NPCType].dialogueBlock.size(), NULL, 0,
                            "Dialogue block out of bounds in getCurrentDialogueBlockPacket.", "");

        oss << M.NPCType[interlocutor->NPCType].dialogueBlock[player.NPCInteraction.dialogueBlock].NPCTextIndex << " "
            << M.NPCType[interlocutor->NPCType].dialogueBlock[player.NPCInteraction.dialogueBlock].option.size() << " ";

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                    sendOption = true;
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            }
            else sendOption = true;

            if(sendOption) {
                oss << M.NPCType[interlocutor->NPCType].dialogueBlock[player.NPCInteraction.dialogueBlock].option[i].textIndex << " ";
            }
            else oss << "-1 ";
        }
    }
    return oss.str();
}


Personal space for a child: how to design a nursery?
Psychologists admit that personal space is necessary for children, beginning from the age of four. It is not hard to find a place for a child, even in a narrow apartment. You should simply remember about security, choose materials carefully and use your imagination.
Baby development toys and games have recently become very popular as a great instrument that first of all helps to develop fine motor skills. Such toys not only entertain your kids, but also encourage cognitive development (learning) and develop social skills.
The main principles of a healthy and rational baby food aren't complicated at all: food should be as variable as possible and be evenly distributed on the number of calories during the day. It is also important to follow the regime and frequency of feeding. Diet also implies a correct selection of food for children. Feeding a baby with a fast-food will definitely not be a wise choice.
Include Spanking in Child Discipline or Not?
In process of a child growing parents solve the problem: spank their child or not. There's no single answer for this question because each parent has their own opinion about child care and parenting.


All of our 14 Acorn Mini Storage locations are drop sites for the Diaper Bank of Minnesota, which collects and distributes disposable diapers to children in need.
Acorn Mini Storage is your best choice for self storage in the Minneapolis-St Paul metro area. Our facility in Shakopee offers a wide variety of home and business storage options, so you're sure to find the perfect unit for your unique needs. Our property features sophisticated security measures to ensure the safety of your stored items, and our friendly, experienced staff will work hard to give you the best self storage experience possible. You won't want to look anywhere else once you've experienced the Acorn Mini Storage difference!
Acorn Mini Storage of Shakopee, conveniently located just south of the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 169, features conventional and climate-controlled storage units in sizes ranging from 5' x 5' to 15' x 50'. We've got the space you need, no matter what you need to store: home or office furnishings, sporting equipment, business files and documents, or even your vehicle. Our entire storage facility is on the ground floor, so you won't have to bother with stairs or elevator, and many of our storage units have drive-up access to make loading and unloading even easier.
You won't need to look anywhere else once you decide to make the move to Acorn Mini Storage. We sell a full range of boxes and packing supplies in our office, and you can rent a U-Haul truck for your move right on our property. Storage units sized 10' x 10' or larger come with a free moving truck rental!
We take pride in customer satisfaction at Acorn Mini Storage of Shakopee. Our self storage facility features sophisticated security measures like motion-sensor lighting, security cameras, and computerized gate entry. Want added peace of mind? We offer insurance information in our office for additional protection of your items while they're in storage. Our office is open 7 days a week, and our experienced staff is happy to answer your questions and provide any assistance you need. Start storing with confidence and make the move to Acorn Mini Storage of Shakopee. Reserve one of our storage units online today!
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Eliza Morgan spends most of her free time writing or thinking about writing. As a full time blogger and freelance writer, Eliza offers insight into secured business credit cards and other business related topics. Questions and comments can be sent to [email protected].


This traditional men's wedding band is a classic. Its dapper look is achieved with a brushed satin finish center. Larger width milgrain is then used to define it creating a unique, stylish and traditional look. It is made of solid platinum and is made in the USA.


On Sunday 19th April our Confirmation Candidates attended a Mass of Commitment in which they publicly agreed to making a commitment to the continuation in their course of preparation.
In an earlier session they had all made glass tea light holders and these were brought up with candles and placed on the Altar for all the congregation to see.
This helped to symbolise that, in Baptism, their parents and godparents had been given a candle for them and now they are bringing their own candle to the altar as adults in the Church.
They also attended a Reconciliation Service that evening and are all doing so well in the course.
"I am so proud of them all and the commitment and maturity they are showing. They are a lovely bunch of young people!" said Maria Allinson, Course Leader.


SPACE WALK is an after dark immersive visual art installation designed to convey the true scale of our solar system, both in terms of the size of the planets and their distances from the sun. Following a linear path spanning 3/4 of a mile and at a scale of 3.5 Billion:1, this walkable installation replicates the vastness of space in a tangible way.
We humbly ask for the support of our community to build a FRIENDS of SPACE WALK fund. Your generous donation will aid our efforts to maintain the functionality of SPACE WALK. The Haile Foundation is offering a 2:1 matching grant for every dollar we raise up to the first $750! As a thank you we are booking special guided tours with SPACE WALK creator and amateur astronomer: JOSIAH WOLF.


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Q: Javascript on Selenium has different behavior on Windows and Amazon Linux I am trying to write a script (using Selenium on Python) to automate my reservations for my university's library. The script was working just fine, but because of heavy traffic during time of reservation, page loading times are really long.
To speed up the process, I tried to implement HTTP requests over javascript on Selenium (code below). On my windows this was just running fine, however when I put the updated script on my Amazon EC2 (Amazon Linux) instance it behaved different. Both are running ChromeDriver Headless on the last stable version (90.0.4430.24) on Python 3.9.4.
Instead of returning 'a' until the fetch request succeeded, it kept returning None, implying sessionID has never existed, and can't give back the correct sessionID I am looking for.
Code:
def get_session_id(driver):
    getter = """
    sessionID = 'a';
    fetch(URL)
      .then((r) => r.text())
      .then((data) => sessionID = (data))
      .catch((e) => console.log('Error'));
    """
    returner = r'return window.sessionID;'
    driver.execute_script(getter)
    print(driver.execute_script(returner))
    while driver.execute_script(returner) == 'a':
        pass
    if len(driver.execute_script(returner)) == 42:
        print('Got session ID successfully')
        return driver.execute_script(returner)[3:-3]
    else:
        print('Not able to get session ID')

I have tried using GeckoDriver instead of Chrome, but resulted in the same problem both on Linux and Windows. I know the javascript part of the code probably isn't the best, as I am not skilled in this language. Also, working with requests is not an option, since my university uses SAML and OAuth.


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Filling the gap area preserve target of survey
TRAUNIK – The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy is trying to "fill in the gaps" with one of its nature preserves.
The eighth annual Debelak Bird Survey took place Sunday so the organization can monitor its management efforts at the 320-acre site.
Chris Burnett, PhD, UPLC program manager, said the preserve had become a monoculture. So, trees were removed, but in a careful, selected way.
"The forest is almost all sugar maple, which is not a good thing ecologically because it's vulnerable to insects and diseases, having just one species – (a) monoculture idea," Burnett said. "Also it's not the greatest habitat, especially for birds, having just solid maple, so we wanted to diversity the species."
Biodiversity, according to Burnett, is ultimate reason for doing the timber harvest, encouraging more tree and bird species.
"The old forestry term for that is group selection, so we cut groups," he said. "We call it expanding gaps, because we cut these little patches, and the next time, 10 years later or so, we're going to make those patches a little bigger."
It's a technique that was used a lot in Europe, Burnett said.
UPLC Treasurer Bruce Ventura said the middle will grow as the outer part gets cut.
"What you're doing is letting more light in for those tree species that need more light," Burnett said.
That alters the landscape, but not necessarily in a bad way.
Ventura said if someone were to fly over the area in 50 years, a gap would resemble a bull's-eye with the big trees in the middle and the little or smaller trees next to them, with the mature forest around those species.
The preserve is dedicated to John Joseph Debelak (1922-78), Patricia Bresnahan Debelak (1923-2006) and their son Johnny (1967-95). The elder Debelak, according to a preserve sign, had respect for timber as a renewable resource.
Burnett said a project focus is increasing the percentage of species such as black cherry and basswood.
The project has generated money for the conservancy in that the timber harvest resulted in a $70,000 profit. However, biodiversity is the main focus, he stressed.
The preserve is home to unusual topography, one being fluted ground moraine, which Burnett explained was formed when glaciers interacted with limestone.
There also is a multitude of plant species on site, including blue cohosh, ostrich ferns, oak ferns, sarsaparilla, trilliums and jack-in-the-pulpit.
Birds were the focus Sunday, however, with the survey performed to look at the avian species the group is hoping to diversity by having the forest gaps, which were started about six years ago, Ventura said.
"We've been doing these bird surveys actually before that," Ventura said. "We started just so we knew how to baseline, what's there."
Volunteers helped the UPLC Sunday, using a transect listening-stop method (wet areas and copious amounts of mosquitoes notwithstanding). Five point-counts lasting five minutes were conducted in the same locations as previous years, with all birds seen or heard recorded.
Sunday species included: black-throated green warbler, ovenbird, hermit thrush, mourning warbler, red-eyed vireo, blue jay, Eastern wood pewee, northern waterthrush and scarlet tanager.
Eighteen species were observed, down from 27 in 2013 and 25 in 2012. There also has been a downward trend in the number of individual birds seen in recent years. However, it was noted in the survey summary, written by Ventura, that because the data set from 2009 has been small, a real decline might not be occurring.
Instead, it might be due to varying weather conditions or a decline taking place not just in the Debelak Preserve but in other areas as well. Also, one of the points located far north of the others in an area not affected by the cutting of trees shows just as pronounced a decline, suggesting the habitat change caused by logging isn't a factor.
As with many habitat projects, a wait-and-see approach probably is needed to determine long-term success.
"Our groups will get bigger over time, so they may have an effect," Burnett said.
Christie Bleck can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250. Her email address is cbleck@miningjournal.net.
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One company gives its workers free walking shoes, with the promotion "we'll even buy your walking shoes if you hoof it to work!"
Another company offers participating employees monthly drawings for prizes that might include extra time off, mountain bikes, and other goodies.
A municipality gives its employees an extra hour of time-off for every 5 days they use carpool or vanpool to get to work, plus permission to dress casually at the office.
Companies and communities that make use of commuter choice benefits often save money. For example, by cutting down on car commuting, they can avoid the need to build large parking lots that are both expensive and use up green space. These programs take advantage of recent fringe benefits rules, such as offering workers tax-free transit or vanpool benefits of up to $100 per month. Employers can also allow employees to "cash-out" their parking space, receiving additional income of up to $175 per month (taxed like added salary for the employee, but still a deductible business expense for the employer). Employees can use this cash to commute as they wish, including carpooling, telecommuting, bicycling, or walking. Employers benefit through lowered taxes, lowered costs, and new ways to recruit and keep employees.
Commuter choice cuts pollution, reduces traffic congestion, and conserves energy. Ask your employer if they have a commuter choice program. If not, ask them to start one. For more information, check out the commuter choice website.


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Rebar Cutter Bits are designed for rotary drilling ONLY in a standard 1/2" chuck rotary drill.


After 35 years, the family of an iconic Raleigh business decided it was time to retire from the motorcycle business. With this transition, the Ray Price Harley-Davidson dealership needed a new name and brand identity for its ownership change. From strategic planning to logo design to unveiling the new identity, we worked with our long-time client on a professional transition.
Many hearts and souls were tied to the name that's eponymous with a hall-of-fame motorcycle legend and beloved North Carolina dealership. Media relations reflected the importance of this transition for the Price family.
The new name was born out of that original namesake and his racing past on the drag strips of Tobacco Road. The dealership location on a stretch of U.S. Highway 70 in downtown Raleigh is known as the original Tobacco Road, and over the years has become a national destination for motorcyclists.
The resulting brand incorporates the iconic Harley-Davidson mark while symbolizing the region's rich history with a contemporary design and flexible identity system. A development process that was completed under a tight deadline over the holiday season.


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What are the best Philip K. Dick adaptations?
1Blade Runner
Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. Rick Deckard is a blade runner which must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
2Total Recall
Total Recall is a 1990 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Ronny Cox. It is loosely based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale".
3Minority Report
Minority Report is an American neo-noir, science fiction movie in 2002 by Steven Spielberg. The movie is about office Chief John Anderton framed of a future murder he didn't commit. Anderton investigates who framed him.
What are the best Stephen King book to movie adaptations?
What are the best sci-fi and fantasy books?
What are the best sci-fi movies?
4A Scanner Darkly
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American animated science-fiction thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick.
5Paycheck
Paycheck is a 2003 sci-fi action thriller based on Philip K. Dick's 1953 short story of the same name. Directed by John Woo, the film stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, and Aaron Eckhart.
6Radio Free Albemuth
Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U.S. regime. Radio Free Albemuth is a 2010 Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick.
7Impostor
In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.
Impostor is a 2002 American science fiction film based upon the 1953 short story "Impostor" by Philip K. Dick. The film starred Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Mekhi Phifer and was directed by Gary Fleder.
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"I'm a big PK Dick fan, but I saw this adaptation long before I got into his work. I watched it as just a movie, granting it a lot more leeway to be simply an enjoyable film. That said, now that I've read a lot of Dick's work, this movie isn't the greatest. It isn't a failure by any means, but the description tells the truth when it states that it is "loosely based" on the story. This wouldn't be where I would start if I was looking for films based on Dick's work."
"The 1982 Ridley Scott Blade Runner was a staple in my household growing up. For it's time it was an amazing piece of cinematic story telling and visually stunning. Harrison Ford is well cast as Dekkard (the main character) and in my opinion this movie is timeless. I would recommend purchasing this and having a family movie night."
"If you are into popular science fiction movies than you have more than likely seen an adaptation of one of Philip K. Dick adaptations. Minority Report is a great read. It lets you see the origins of the great movie and experience the root of it's Sci-Fi madness."
"If you read the book, see the movie. If you saw the movie, read the book. I imagine most sci-fi fans have done both. I think Philip K. Dick is probably the most prolific novel to movie screen around. His stories are both entertaining and they make you think."
"Thrilling is a stretch for this abomination. There was no thrilling at all here. I haven't been this bored since the Notebook. A sad sad excuse of a film. Alanis Morrisette is in it tthough so that's a plus, ironically, don't ya think?"
Radio Free Albemuth
"A solid Philip K. Dick adaption, with a faithful take on one of Dick's favorite themes, the question and problem of identity. Well acted, deftly directed and skillfully realized, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie."
"Paycheck is a scifi book based on Dick's short story of the same name. I read the original short and this book, and its a pretty good adaptation. I like how well the fleshed it out."
This list is about What are the best Philip K. Dick adaptations
1 Blade Runner Movies 8 Paid
2 Total Recall Movies 6 Paid
3 Minority Report Movies 6 Paid
4 A Scanner Darkly Movies 4 Paid
5 Paycheck Movies 3 Paid
6 Radio Free Albemuth Movies 3 Paid
7 Impostor Movies 1 Paid


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Sharing the reason for the season
Six-year-old Jonah Smith knows what he wants to be when he grows up.
He wants to be Santa Claus.
Or at least Santa Claus who, during the off months, doubles as a deputy sheriff.
As the story was told to Deputy Joe Bowen of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department - Deputy Joe is the deputy who spreads good cheer to all ages through The "Tender Care Patrol" and "The Cuddly Care Program - when the teacher asked Jonah what part he'd like to have in the Christmas play, he replied "Deputy Joe."
"Who is Deputy Joe?" the teacher reportedly questioned.
Jonah's reply: "Santa Claus!"
Jonah got the part.
Serving as an apprentice Santa is nothing new to the youngster.
At age 4 he and his mother, Teena, began collecting stuffed animals for Deputy Joe's feel good programs.
The two, Deputy Joe reports, decided one day to clean out Jonah's closet and donate all his stuffed animals to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office "Cuddly Care Program." The decision was made after watching a "12 Who Care" segment of Deputy Joe handing out stuffed animals at one of the local nursing facilities.
Teena took it one step further and started collecting stuffed animals at her place of employment at the Prudential Insurance Company, 710 San Marco Blvd. in Jacksonville. With the approval of her boss John Strangfeld, says Deputy Joe, Teena collected more than 500 stuffed animals for the program.
"Tender Care Patrol" and "The Cuddly Care Program" have been around since the early to mid-1990's. Organizations and individuals collect these cuddly creatures for the for Bowen so he can deliver them to the patients at Flagler Hospital, local nursing homes and individuals with Alzheimer's.
More than 30,000 stuffed animals have been delivered over the years. Many letters of appreciation have been received since the two programs started up.
"I'm in the third grade and when I was visiting my Grandma at Flagler Hospital … I got a doll it makes me happy."
"Your visit and my stuffed animal brightened my stay in Flagler Hospital. I thought only babies and small children received those gifts. Your thoughtfulness was appreciated."
"My wife was in the hospital. She was feeling pretty bad; you appeared and gave her a "Bunny" it made her day and she felt better."
"My husband … and I would like to extend our sincere thanks for the adorable stuffed toy dog that you gave him … while a patient at Flagler Hospital. What a thoughtful gesture - it meant so much to him. He named the dog "WOOF" and Woof now is always sitting on his bed."
"Here I was in the hospital on my 90th birthday and who walks in but "Teddy Brown" with a tag around his neck saying he was sent over by the Sheriff's Office. Well, that was the sweetest thing. I thank you so much you certainly made my day - that is, you and Teddy."
"My husband and I want to donate this bag of stuffed animals to you in memory of our daughter who passed away of cancer…" "She would have been very proud of you. She loved to laugh and make others happy - stuffed animals were her savior."