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December 2, 2009 — 12.00am
Long practice makes Tony Abbott good at confession. It's in his blood. At his sombre victory conference, he apologised for all his past errors. Details were absent. Contrition was at a minimum. But with a self-effacing smile, he added: ''I believe that when you become leader, you make a fresh start.''
The Liberals' party room was not crowded. A moderate turnout of press was joined by a knot of Abbott supporters. They had the shattered look of people given what they'd wished for. As their leader pledged to turn the Coalition into ''an alternative, not an echo'' of the Rudd Government, their half a dozen voices echoed: ''Hear, hear.''
A new face will now join the black-and-white portraits of Liberal leaders staring down the room. So many hopeful new starts: a dozen leaders from Bob Menzies to Malcolm Turnbull, most of them torn down by their party colleagues. The photographer shouldn't tarry.
The day began quite cheerfully with Kochie's Sunrise tent out the front, giving Parliament an almost Melbourne Cup feel. Sky News and ABC television staked out corners of the garden. Shade was at a premium.
Bronwyn Bishop arrived ready, as always, for her close-up. Bob Ellis arrived predicting an Abbott victory. He was scoffed at. After yesterday's naughtiness, the press was herded behind ropes. Security guards staked out the long corridors. Members of the press gallery passed the time teaching each other Twitter.
Nearby, the Reverend Peter Rose sat all alone reading the Bible in front of a blank television screen. ''Did your prayers do us any good?'' I asked him afterwards. ''There was no rancour in there,'' the priest replied. ''That's what I was praying for.''
Parliament was a palace of rancour. Taped to a bright rug showing the floral emblems of all the states was a scrap of paper that read: ''Stand here.'' The Liberal whip, Alex Somlyay, did what he was told and announced Abbott's victory without a trace of pleasure.
Once the cameras stopped rolling, the press swore, hit the phones, clumped and scattered. Out in the garden, pundits jawed for the cameras. There was little evidence of jubilation in the corridors. Doors were closed. With shared disbelief, Abbott and the press faced each other 40 minutes later. He frankly admitted his surprise: ''It is the last thing that I would have expected a week ago.'' But the boy Churchill of Manly-Warringah never doubted the leadership would be his one day. It's just so soon.
Julie Bishop stood there smiling, smiling. It's a pleasure to reflect that among the few people in that room old enough to remember Dolly Dyer of Pick a Box are the deputy, the leader and most of his followers up the back.
As the voltage of Bishop's smile dimmed, you could see her will it back to life. At times she turned to Abbott with a look of coquettish amusement. But her eyes were dazed.
Malcolm Turnbull had left the building too soon to hear her commend him for the ''style and flair and colour'' he brought to public debate. Abbott and John Howard were at one in expressing carefully crafted hopes for Turnbull's future in ''public life''.
There was no mention at all of Parliament.
Early in the day I found myself wandering down a corridor behind a National Party senator talking on his mobile phone. ''Tony may get up, which personally pleases me,'' he said. ''But even my mother won't vote for him.''
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Country singer Hal Ketchum, best known for songs including "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past the Point of Rescue," has Alzheimer's disease/dementia, his wife, Andrea, revealed in a Facebook post on his certified page over the weekend.
"He has been battling this for some time now, but because of his love for his fans, he continued performing as long as it was possible," she wrote. "Dementia is an exhausting and confusing illness and now it's time for Hal to stay home with loved ones.
Hal is otherwise healthy and happy, enjoying time with his family and friends."
The post explained the family realized people were speculating as to why Ketchum had no future tour dates and wanted to be forthcoming with the cause.
"We all deeply appreciate how much love that you all have for Hal and how much his music means to you!" his wife said before thanking the musicians who performed with her husband as the disease took hold.
"Also, a heartfelt thank you to all the incredible musicians that have joined him on this journey, with more than special love to Kenny Grimes, without whom, this last year of shows would not have been possible," she said.
His wife told his Facebook followers that she read all of their comments to the Grand Ole Opry member and that they would continue to check his page.
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As market researchers, we are nearly 100% focused on understanding people. We concentrate on learning what individuals think and feel about a myriad of topics of interest to the brand teams we serve. We ask questions about what products they use, why they use them, when they use them and how often they use them. And our challenge in getting answers to marketers' strategic questions is not to sacrifice our critical cognitive empathy.
Are we listening to individuals with an empathic ear?
In human-centered design, or design thinking, the iterative process for new product development starts with empathy. Empathy, in this initial phase, is the work done to understand people in the context of a design challenge. If you're designing a new widget, you must first seek to understand how people use the widgets they currently have. You learn what they love about them. You learn about people's pain points when using them. If you're lucky, you learn about what they wish for, the unmet needs. All that information becomes stimuli for new product ideation.
Back to research? We're in the business of empathy. Yet empathy is often cast aside due to the pressure to meet objectives and get answers to all the questions that brand teams need to address.
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When you take an empathetic approach to research, you can effectively insert your brand as a character into an individual's story. But first you have to ask for and listen to the stories they are telling.
Stories like these are elicited with open-ended questions and creative, projective exercises. Anyone in research, moderators and observers alike, must listen empathetically to those stories. Find the connection between yourself and the people you make products for. When you are emotionally connected to those individuals, you will intuitively know how to communicate with them more effectively about your product's benefits and the needs of theirs you will meet.
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Nice blog. Empathy can lead to understanding "the truth". The key to empathy is being able to listen. This can be a weakness of the moderator but especially true of the back room where people are multitasking and not actively listening and watching; watching the body language that accompanies the words.
Thank you Patrick … and I agree 100%!
So glad I clicked and read your article. Resonated with me, especially the mom with the teen starting to pull away (been through that with 2 adults already). Food is one of my solid responses to that, both in having it on hand for teen retention and of course, for emotional eating when they're gone.
Thanks Angela. It's great when we make an empathetic connection to the people participating in our research efforts. That's helps us help them, adding meaning to our work, and developing products and services that resonate.
I really enjoyed the different examples in this post.
Thanks Amy. I love sharing poignant examples of "real" research conversations to encourage innovative thinking.


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Carlos Cruz has a strategy for surviving the worst global recession in 60 years: pay less in taxes and pass the savings along to customers.
"I'm declaring half as much as I used to," said Cruz, 29, who runs a painting business in Madrid. "Prices have fallen by 30 percent and customers will choose you for a difference of as little as 50 euros ($67.70)," said Cruz, an Ecuadorian who has lived in Spain since 2001.
The production of goods and services that are lawful, though not declared, may grow the most as a proportion of total output since 2000, according to Friedrich Schneider, a professor at Austria's Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
The shift, measured by tax analysts and economists using surveys, money-supply data and anecdotal evidence, is caused by businesses going off the books to cut costs and workers taking informal jobs to survive rising unemployment. It offers a buffer against the ravages of the crisis and may help explain why the slowdown hasn't prompted more social unrest.
"The good news then is that the recession, as captured by the official statistics, may not be as severe as it appears," said Edgar Feige, a professor at the University of Wisconsin- Madison who has studied the underground economy for 30 years. In past slumps, unregistered activity increased as a proportion of the official economy, he said.
Schneider defines the underground economy as "the legal production of goods and services, but withholding tax and social security payments." It encompasses informal work on building sites for cash, and small textile and shoe workshops that trade off the books, while excluding crime.
In 21 of the 30 countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Schneider estimates the informal economy will equal 13.8 percent of official gross domestic product in 2009, up from 13.3 percent last year. On that basis, its value will climb by $200 billion to $5.59 trillion in those nations from $5.39 trillion, using constant 2008 GDP because data for this year isn't yet available.
The relative size of the market shrank each year since 2001-2002, when it amounted to 16.7 percent, Schneider's data show.
Growth in the underground economy is depriving governments of revenue just as their countries are reeling from the effects of the recession and stimulus measures.
It's "an unsustainable situation for the public coffers," said Armando Fernandez Steinko, a sociology professor at Madrid's Complutense University.
Cruz was the only contractor willing to talk openly about avoiding tax by not declaring income among more than 20 who were asked about it. Other people are also declaring half of what they once did, he said.
By contrast, at informal labor exchanges in Madrid in February, a dozen workers looking for day jobs spoke freely, and said police don't question them at the pickup points. Their stories couldn't be independently verified.
Milton Haro, a 37-year-old Peruvian electrician, said he is registered among Spain's 3.5 million unemployed, while he works illegally. He sometimes earns more in a day's work off the books than he did in a week as a salaried electrician, he said.
"You have to take a risk," said Haro, while waiting among about 30 men outside a roadside cafeteria for foremen to pass by in search of laborers.
While he sometimes earns as little as 50 euros a day, Haro said he had a one-day electrical job lined up that would pay 500 euros, all undeclared and in addition to unemployment benefits. Average monthly wages in Spain were 1,897 euros, according to fourth-quarter data from the National Statistics Institute.
In the good times, only newly arrived immigrants without papers or connections would come to this improvised labor exchange, Haro said. Now, men who have worked legally in Spain for years also show up before dawn.
Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union, at 15 percent. It has one of the region's largest and fastest-growing underground economies, along with Greece and Portugal, Schneider said. The country's informal economy will expand to 19.5 percent of GDP this year from 18.7 percent, he said.
The number may go even higher, to a range of 26 percent to 29 percent this year, after shrinking to 17 percent at the peak of the boom, said Jose Manuel Saiz Alvarez, a professor at Nebrija University in Madrid who's writing a book on the issue.
"The reason people can live here, can bear it without a social explosion, is that there's this underground cushion that allows people to earn, to live," said Steinko, the sociology professor. "We could call it a safety net." Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero started a campaign in 2005 against those who don't pay taxes. It includes investigating businesses that may be hiring people off the books and tracking transactions made with 500-euro bills, often associated with unregistered deals.
For workers, the downsides of unregistered commerce can include unsafe working conditions and not being paid.
Haro, a father of two with a baby on the way, said all his colleagues have stories about not getting paid. In his case it was after working two weeks in a rat-infested plumbing system. Still, he comes to the pickup point ready for all kinds of work, his blue day-pack stuffed with overalls, pliers and other tools of his trade.
—With reporting by Flavia Krause-Jackson and Giovanni Salzano in Rome and Ainhoa Goyeneche in Madrid. Editors: Steve Bailey, Melissa Pozsgay.
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Claire Horton (Animal Health & Welfare Board England)
 In 2014 Claire became a non-executive director of the Animal Health & Welfare Board England which advises Defra. Claire is also the Chief Executive of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Before this, Claire spent six years as a Director for Cats Protection, working at national and regional level on strategic development and managing the charity's rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming operations. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Dogs & Cats Home.
David Bowles (RSPCA)
 David Bowles is the head of Public Affairs at the RSPCA. He manages the RSPCA's strategy in 30 countries, the political work in Europe, Westminster and local government along with its campaign work. David has worked for the RSPCA for 15 years and prior to joining the RSPCA, he worked for 15 years in zoos and with undercover organisations looking at the illegal trade in birds, ivory and endangered species.
Margaret Roberts (Cats Protection)
 Margaret qualified as a vet at the University of Edinburgh in 1986. While pursuing her career in private small animal practices, she developed a keen interest in feline welfare, and her work included helping to neuter the feral cat population in Portsmouth Dockyard. She first came to work for Cats Protection in 1997 when she was appointed as the charity's first Veterinary Officer, then returned to the charity as Head of Veterinary Services in 2006. Maggie was made Director of Veterinary Services in 2008. Maggie is also a founder member of the recently formed Association of Charity Vets.
Paula Boyden (Dogs Trust)
Paula graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1992. She then spent 11 years in general practice before joining Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health as a veterinary adviser in 2003. She joined Dogs Trust as Deputy Veterinary Director in June 2010 and became Veterinary Director in August 2011.
Richard Hooker (PDSA)
 Richard is the Director of Veterinary Services at PDSA. A graduate of Glasgow University Veterinary School, Richard spent two years in a large mixed practice in Staffordshire before joining PDSA in 1996 as Veterinary Surgeon at Aston PetAid hospital in Birmingham. He later moved to Stoke-on-Trent PetAid hospital as Senior Veterinary Surgeon.
Nigel Baker (Pet Industry Federation)
Nigel joined the Pet Industry Federation in December 2012. He has more than 30 years' experience in the pet trade and brings considerable commercial experience from the senior positions he has held in pet food manufacturing and supplier companies. Most recently, he has acted as a consultant to a number of businesses advising them on a range of issues to help them develop commercially.
Steve Goody (The Blue Cross)
 Steve originally entered The Blue Cross as director of companion animal welfare having worked within the voluntary sector (animal welfare) at senior level for some twenty-seven years. Steve has worked as field director with Dogs Trust, and is now the director of external affairs with The Blue Cross. Additionally, he is chairman of the Northern Ireland Companion Animal Welfare Committee (NICAWC), vice chairman of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes and is a trustee of the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) and Pet Fostering Services Scotland (PFSS).
Mike Webb (Battersea Dogs & Cats Home)
 Michael is the Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, where he has been since January 2014.
At the Home he leads the team that plans and carries out Battersea's political engagement and policy development, which researches and shares Battersea's public positions on all dog and cat policy issues. In his three and a half years he has worked on a wealth of dog and cat issues including reform of Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act, compulsory microchipping and opposition to Breed-Specific Legislation.
Adrienne Conroy (BSAVA)
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The L159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) was developed by Aero Vodochody to meet the Czech Air Force operational requirements for a light multi-role combat aircraft. The aircraft was developed in the single-seat L159A and two-seat L159B versions.
The Czech Air Force ordered 72 L159A aircraft and the first was delivered in April 2000. All 72 were delivered by the end of 2003. The L159B completed its first flight in June 2002 and the Czech Air Force ordered a further two aircraft.
Aero Vodochody was owned 50% by the Czech Government and 35% by Boeing Company; however, in October 2004, Boeing withdrew from the company. On 23 November 2005, the Czech Government announced that the company was to be privatised and, in October 2006, it was sold to Penta Investments.
In July 2004, the Czech Ministry of Defence announced that it plans to reduce the number of L159 aircraft in service by 47 to 18 in operational service and six in reserve. The remainder of its L159 fleet is to be sold.
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In June 2006, Aero Vodochody was awarded a contract by the Czech Ministry of Defence to convert four single-seat L-159A aircraft to L-159B two-seaters. The first modified aircraft made its maiden flight on 8 March 2007, while the second aircraft completed its maiden flight on 6 August 2007. The third aircraft took its maiden flight on 28 August 2007. All four converted aircraft were delivered to the Czech Air Force in November 2007.
In May 2008, Aero Vodochody signed an agreement with Saab Czech and Gripen International to cooperate on the marketing and further development of the L-159.
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"The ALCA was developed in single-seat L159A and two-seat L159B versions."
The L159 ALCA is based on the proven airframe design and aerodynamic configuration of the L39 Albatros and L59 family of basic and advanced jet trainers, and incorporates a high-performance military turbofan engine, advanced avionics and sensors.
The operational capabilities of the aircraft include close air support, tactical reconnaissance, air defence, counter insurgency, border patrol, anti-ship missions, and lead-in fighter and weapons training.
The L159 ALCA is based on the proven airframe design and aerodynamic configuration of the L39 Albatros and L59 family of basic and advanced jet trainers. It incorporates a high-performance military turbofan engine, advanced avionics and sensors. The operational capabilities of the aircraft include close air support, tactical reconnaissance, air defence, counter insurgency, border patrol, anti-ship missions, and lead-in fighter and weapons training.
L159 ALCA cockpit
The cockpit arrangement and controls of the L159 ALCA correspond to a modern fighter aircraft configuration. The flight visions head-up display (HUD) with raster capability is the primary flight instrument and weapon aiming system. The multifunction colour displays are used for the display of flight and navigation information and weapons systems status. The hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) control enables both pilots to control the aircraft without removing their hands from the throttle or the control stick.
The cockpit is protected with composite and ceramic ballistic armour. Survivability is also increased by the provision of a fuel tank inerting system, an on-board inert gas-generating system (OBIGGS). VS-2 zero ejection seats and a canopy jettisoning system are fitted. The standard aircraft configuration also includes an on-board oxygen-generating system (OBOGS).
The aircraft is equipped with a Hamilton Standards Stores Management System. There are seven hardpoints to carry stores: three under each wing and one under the centre fuselage.
"The L159 climbs at 47m per second."
These are capable of carrying a wide range of NATO standard weapons, including AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, AGM-65 Maverick air-to ground missiles, rockets and free-fall bombs, a gun pod, laser-guided bombs, reconnaissance pods, electronic countermeasure pods and fuel drop tanks.
The system is adaptable for the addition of new weapons, including medium-range air-to-air missiles and special pods for ECM, reconnaissance, night navigation and targeting.
The L159 ALCA's electronic warfare system consists of the BAE Systems Sky Guardian 200 radar warning receiver and the Vinten Vicon 78 series 455 countermeasures dispensing system. Provision is made for the installation of an electronic countermeasures (jamming) pod.
The L159's avionics system meets multi-mission requirements and provides capabilities similar to current-generation frontline fighter and ground attack aircraft. Avionics integration is via a MIL-STD-1553 databus, which facilitates future growth.
The avionics system performs the following functions: target sensing, controls and displays, stores management, communication, navigation and identification, self-protection, and data loading and recording.
The L159A aircraft is equipped with a Grifo-L multimode pulse Doppler radar produced by the Italian company FIAR. For air-to-air search the radar has five modes of operation, can track up to eight targets and has track-while-scan capability. There are four submodes for air combat and nine modes for air-to-surface operations. The L159B is fitted with an electro-optical sensor or laser designator in the nose.
"The L159A aircraft is equipped with a Grifo-L multimode pulse Doppler radar."
The aircraft's autopilot and yaw damper, supplied by BAE Systems Flight Controls, has a stall avoidance system mode (SAS), automatic attitude hold (ATT HLD), heading hold (HDG HLD), altitude hold (ALT HLD) and control stick steering mode (CSS).
The aircraft monitoring system (AMOS) collects, processes and records data about the aircraft systems and aircraft loading, and provides automatic data retrieval and data transfer, via a Fairchild data transfer system, to the aircraft maintenance management system.
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An engine monitoring system (EMS) is embedded in the dual Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) to store mechanical and performance data during flight, and has the capability to provide analytical and condition check-out on the ground.
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Folding chairs are extremely functional and versatile for various kinds of uses. Due to its design the chairs could be transported to various places easily thus technology-not only for indoor and outside purpose and in various kinds of occasions like conferences, conferences and performances. They're convenient, simple to use and affordable and are perfect for making seating arrangement in gathering. Folding chairs are constructed with various kinds of materials like plastic, steel and wood. The overall types of the product include Glastonbury chair, lawn chair, deck chair and director's chair.
Steel and plastic models are sturdier in construction compared to ones made from wood. They may be uncovered to several types of weather and may sustain moisture. Though wood designs looks more elegant and delightful. All the kinds of folding chairs have a similar structural features as well as for durability they're built with 18 gauge double riveted and steel tubing frames. The product can be purchased in various styles and finishes and includes various kinds of styles like steel, wooden and cloth, unpadded and padded and ornamental and functional. Some companies also make folding chairs the types of that are only at them.
Standard, padded, plastic, desktop and reinforced are the various kinds of models. The conventional types of the chairs are economical and sturdy. The plastic models are constructed with polypropylene plastic which are light and therefore are temperature neutral but they're less durable because the metal chairs. The padded chairs can be found in different colors and also have vinyl-upholstered seats. The desktop chairs are most helpful in limited space. Perfect for office and classroom use. The chairs have foldable tablet arms so that you can easily convert it into desk for writing purpose.


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Upcoming Talk with Michael Jones-Correa on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 4pm - Political Science Search Candidate
Please join us for a talk with Michael Jones-Correa on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 4pm in Room C202.
Title: "Workplace Raids and their Effect on Immigrants' Use of Public Space"
Bio: Michael Jones-Correa is Professor of Government at Cornell University. He is a co-author of Latinos in the New Millennium (Cambridge, 2012) and Latino Lives in America: Making It Home (Temple, 2010), the author of Between Two Nations: The Political Predicament of Latinos in New York City (Cornell, 1998), the editor of Governing American Cities: Inter-Ethnic Coalitions, Competition and Conflict (Russell Sage Foundation, 2001), as well as the author of more than two dozen articles and book chapters on immigration, race, ethnicity and citizenship in the United States. Professor Jones-Correa is currently working on several major projects, among them one looking at increasing ethnic diversity of suburbs, and its implication for immigrants' incorporation into local and national politics; another continuing the analysis of the 2006 Latino National Survey, a national state-stratified survey of Latinos in the United States for which he was a principal investigator; and collaborative research on inter-ethnic relations in new immigrant-receiving areas in the United States. He is the team leader for the 2010-2013 theme project "Immigration: Settlement, Immigration and Membership," at the Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell. Jones-Correa has been a visiting fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation 1998-1999, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 2003-2004, and the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University in 2009-2010. In 2004-2005 he served on the Committee on the Redesign of US Naturalization Test for the National Academy of Sciences, in 2009 was elected as vice president of the American Political Science Association, and was appointed in 2010 to the American National Election Studies (ANES) Board of Overseers.
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Hinoki Cypress at our Snohomish Nursery. We have a very nice selection in several sizes.
The Hinoki Cypress is a slow growing evergreen tree with curled sprays of dark green foliage with excellent texture. This columnar-shaped tree has an open and slightly irregular growth habit. Because of their interesting form and texture, they are best grown as specimen trees rather than privacy trees. These cultivars are smaller forms the large forest timber tree native to Japan, whose timber was used for the construction of temples.
This tree is on the Great Plant Picks list for the Pacific Northwest.
Mature Height: Slender: to 15 ft. Compacta: to 20 ft. May be taller after many years.
Mature Width: Slender: to 6 ft. Compacta: 8-10' May be wider after many years.
Sunlight: Best in part shade. Full sun O.K. if given extra water.
Soil: Well-drained soil best. Considered drought tolerant if grown in part shade.
Comments: Can be pruned to keep shorter, and can be shaped to accommodate tight planting locations. Excellent specimen for Japanese or Pacific Northwest style gardens.. Can grow in larger containers for many years. A Pacific Northwest "Great Plant Pick".
We also have some larger, specimen Hinokis that we have "rescued". Contact us for details--info@NurseryTrees.com; (425) 343-2650.


This recipe for Pie Coconut, by Memaw Allen per Fran, is from It's in the Kitchen where the warmth of shared memories, laughter, and life, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Memaw Allen made the very best coconut pies. I wish I would have been older before she went home to God and got this recipe and others but I didn't. I asked Aunt Fran for the recipe and she did gave me this from memory. No one measured things then (I still do not measure for most part) so hopefully I got close enough that all of you can enjoy Memaw's pie - mine and Pop's favorite pie.


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Cobitis narentana est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Cobitidae qui se rencontre en Croatie et en Bosnie-Herzégovine.

Statut IUCN
Cobitis narentana est considéré comme une espèce menacée en raison de la pollution des eaux et de l'introduction de poissons exotiques.

Description
La taille maximale connue pour Cobitis narentana est de  pour les femelles et de  pour les mâles. Son espérance de vie est de  maximum.

Étymologie
Son nom spécifique, narentana, fait référence à la Neretva (également orthographiée Narenta), une rivière traversant la Croatie et la Bosnie-Herzégovine, et qui est la localité type de cette espèce.

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Notes et références

Cypriniformes (nom scientifique)
Cobitidae
Poisson d'aquarium

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August 04, 2014 Reviews
It's hard to imagine a war movie with less interest in war than Blake Edwards' Operation Petticoat, which came out in December 1959, and became 1960's third-top-grossing film. Then again, it might be a stretch to consider it a war movie, even though its plot revolves around the wackiest submarine in the Navy at the beginning of World War II, and the diverging agendas of Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant) and Lieutenant Nick Holden (Tony Curtis).
Sherman is eager to get his battered shell of a submarine in fighting shape so it can get back into action and do its part to win the war. Holden, whom Curtis plays as a more lovable, less evil version of his incorrigible schemer from Sweet Smell Of Success, sees the Navy and the war through the prism of his own insatiable self-interest. He's a man with larceny in his blood who sees the world as an endless series of green lights for him to speed through in his endless quest to fatten his pockets and better his standard of living. In other words, he's a regular Sergeant Bilko, to cite a television program the film often resembles.
The filmmakers' sympathies naturally seem to lie with Holden. If anything, the film is even less eager to see actual combat than Holden is. Since Edwards went on to specialize in sex comedies and slapstick romps featuring Peter Sellers—most notably the Pink Panther series—perhaps it's not surprising that the film is much more interested in girls than in guns.
The film's submarine, Sea Tiger, is barely seaworthy, but it sees action of a different kind when it picks up five attractive Army nurses whose presence has a powerful, unprofessional effect on the vessel's fragile ecosystem. The submarine quickly becomes an underwater hotel, acquiring more and more unlikely guests, including a pregnant woman about to deliver, and even a goat. Shenanigans ensue as Holden uses the war as an excuse to run wild and execute schemes ranging from securing parts for the sub by running a makeshift casino, to stealing a pig from a nearby farmer.
All these monkeyshines and tomfoolery seems more appropriate to a sitcom. Aside from its similarity to Sgt. Bilko/The Phil Silvers Show, Operation Petticoat spawned a tardy television adaptation in 1977, with John Astin in the Grant role, and Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Curtis' daughter, cast as one of the nurses. The film's surprising absence of visual style suggests television as well, though some of the its inertness can be attributed to the limits of its claustrophobic setting.
There's a distinct lack of forward momentum plaguing Operation Petticoat, which takes forever to get going, and even then only moves in fits and starts, plot-wise. At least it's consistently amusing, even when it's seemingly heading nowhere, and taking its sweet time to get there. The film is further weighed down by a clunky framing device that finds the now-grey Sherman revisiting his old ship decades later, and re-reading the diary that launches the action via flashback.
But while Operation Petticoat is sometimes stilted, and it strands Grant in a role that mostly just has him reacting to his subordinates' scandalous antics, it's also consistently funny, and a terrific showcase for Curtis. With Curtis as its presiding example, Operation Petticoat depicts the Navy as an aggregation of dopes and dupes easily manipulated by sharpies like his incorrigible schemer. (There's a great final joke, albeit an unintentional one, in the closing credits, which gratefully acknowledge the Navy's full participation and cooperation in making the film.) There are a lot of inspired jokes scattered throughout Operation Petticoat, like a folk-singer seaman whose bleak ditties all involve certain death, and while it's a shame Blake Edwards and screenwriters Maurice Richlin and Stanley Shapiro (who were nominated for an Oscar for their work here) didn't design a sleeker, less clunky vehicle to house them, the film is pretty damn entertaining all the same.
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Smithfield Foods Raises the Sustainability Bar
Smithfield Foods is always looking for ways to make the path from farm to fork as close as possible.
Lara L. Sowinski
Three years ago, Smithfield Foods, a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer, announced it would reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout its entire supply chain by 25% by 2025. The company worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to set its goal that, once achieved, will reduce emissions by more than 4 million metric tons, the equivalent of removing 900,000 cars from the road.
Recently, Food Logistics checked in with Stewart Leeth, vice president of regulatory affairs and chief sustainability officer at Smithfield Foods, to learn more about the initiative, including opportunities the program is generating…
FL: What prompted the company to undertake this initiative?
Leeth: Smithfield Foods believes that sustainably sourced food is a right, not a privilege. To feed a growing world population that is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050 in a sustainable way, it takes bold leadership, aggressive goal setting and innovative action plans. With approximately 9% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. attributed to agriculture, we saw the opportunity to take a leading, proactive role in sustainability efforts throughout our supply chain, which balances the global demand for protein with environmental concerns.
First, to understand our own carbon impact, we partnered with the University of Minnesota's NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NorthStar), which provided the data and tools needed to trace our supply chain from farm to facility to fork. This partnership enabled us to set a baseline and begin taking steps toward reducing GHG emissions across our entire supply chain.
FL: Why did Smithfield Foods choose to partner with EDF?
Leeth: For more than five years, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Smithfield Foods have collaborated to address pressing environmental issues. Solving environmental problems is difficult work, but together we're making meaningful change through a focus on our organizations' shared goals to reduce GHG emissions.
We first collaborated with EDF in 2013 to reduce fertilizer loss on the vast network of farms from which Smithfield purchases corn used for animal feed. Working with EDF, we set a goal to engage 75% of the acres from which we directly source grain to reduce fertilizer loss and build soils. This effort helped corn growers adopt new tools and practices to more efficiently utilize fertilizer in their fields. It also helped our business by strengthening relationships with farmers in our communities and increasing local grain supplies. In 2018, we achieved this goal by working with grain farmers to adopt more sustainable practices on over half-a-million acres.
The success of this work set the stage for EDF and Smithfield to partner in the development of a groundbreaking goal to cut GHG emissions. With EDF's help, Smithfield became the first major animal protein company to set a goal to reduce absolute GHG emissions 25% from our complete operations and supply chain by 2025.
In addition, one of the ways we will meet that goal is through manure-to-energy projects, which will utilize innovative technologies to create renewable natural gas for consumers throughout the country, while generating a new source of income for farmers.
FL: What are some of the opportunities the initiative is helping advance?
Leeth: As we've worked to achieve our GHG reduction goal, Smithfield has encountered several unexpected opportunities and challenges related to our efforts to transform hog manure into renewable energy. We've spent years researching renewable energy projects, and not every attempt has been successful. However, in pursuing these initiatives, we realized the opportunity to create value not only for our business, but also for our contract farmers—family farmers who raise a portion of our hogs. Producing renewable natural gas (RNG) has created an additional revenue stream for Smithfield and these family farmers, which helps to diversify their incomes.
Additionally, through our "manure-to-energy" initiatives we have formed new, unexpected partnerships that are helping fuel the scalability of these projects. For example, our efforts led us to partner with Roeslein Alternative Energy in a joint venture called Monarch Bioenergy, and with Dominion Energy in a joint venture called Align Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Through these joint ventures, we are transforming manure into energy in several states across the country to heat homes, power businesses and fuel vehicles.
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Q: Is $f_n \rightrightarrows f $ implies $(f_n(x_n)-f(x_n)) \longrightarrow 0$?
Suppose we have a sequence of functions defined on $S$, $f_n$ that converges uniformly to $f$. Then if $x_n$ is any sequence in the interval can we say that $f_n(x_n)-f(x_n)$ goes to zero?

Efforts:
By definition of uniform convergence, given any positive $\epsilon$ we have,  $|f_n-f|<\epsilon$ for every point in $S$ for some $n>N$
Now let $x_n$ be a sequence in interval. In particular take $\epsilon_n=1/n$. There exist $N$ such that $|f_n(x_n)-f(x_n)|<\epsilon_n$ for all $n>N$
But I am not able to proceed from here?
Thanks for help.

A: Call $E$, the intervel of convergence. Then for any $x_n \in E$ , $$0 \leq \vert f_n(x_n)-f(x_n) \vert \leq \sup_{x \in E} \vert f_n(x)-f(x) \vert \longrightarrow0 $$
Now apply squeeze theorem to conclude the desired result!

A: Consider the notation $\|f-f_n\|=\sup_{x\in S}|f(x)-f_n(x)|.$ Uniform convergence of $f_n$ to $f$ on $S$ means $\lim_{n\to \infty}\|f-f_n\|=0.$
Now $|f(x_n)-f_n(x_n)|\le \|f-f_n\|$ and $\|f-f_n\|\to 0$ so $|f(x_n)-f_n(x_n)|\to 0.$

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As I was reading my scriptures and listening to conference talks, I decided to listen to Pres. Uchtdorf, because he has a way of vocalizing the bridges and connections between the gospel and the work of Brene Brown. What she says feels true to me, and President Uchtdorf is able to back that up really well, and the Spirit confirms.
In September 2008 he gave the address "Happiness, Your Heritage" from which I'll be sharing some quotes.
First, he talks about how happiness is what we all yearn for. And what happiness is the greatest kind possible? God's happiness. So what is God's happiness? What makes Him happy? We probably can't understand everything that makes him happy, but we do know what His work and His glory is: to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
"Heavenly Father is able to accomplish these two great goals—the immortality and eternal life of man—because He is a God of creation and compassion. Creating and being compassionate are two objectives that contribute to our Heavenly Father's perfect happiness. Creating and being compassionate are two activities that we as His spirit children can and should emulate."
He then goes on to talk about both being creative and being compassionate. Both of which are focuses of Brene's work. The intention for the first week of her class is "Courage, Compassion, and Connection will be my constant companions." It's an art-journaling class, because creativity is needed to help open us up so we can practice vulnerability.
Every week we set an intention, so I'm gonna post mine right here.
I will keep courage, compassion, and connection on my mind and in my heart, and look for ways I can live them each day. I will be humble enough to realize their value in each situation, and also forgive myself when I fail to live them. I will seek to show courage, compassion and connection at every opportunity, and love myself through the process.
"Courage, compassion and connection will be my constant companions."
I love interviews where I feel happy and good about myself afterwards. What a blessing!


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// Copyright (c) 2012 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
//
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
// that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
// in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.

#include "mkvmuxer/mkvmuxerutil.h"

#ifdef __ANDROID__
#include <fcntl.h>
#endif

#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>
#include <new>

#include "common/webmids.h"
#include "mkvmuxer/mkvmuxer.h"
#include "mkvmuxer/mkvwriter.h"

namespace mkvmuxer {

namespace {

// Date elements are always 8 octets in size.
const int kDateElementSize = 8;

uint64_t WriteBlock(IMkvWriter* writer, const Frame* const frame,
                    int64_t timecode, uint64_t timecode_scale) {
  uint64_t block_additional_elem_size = 0;
  uint64_t block_addid_elem_size = 0;
  uint64_t block_more_payload_size = 0;
  uint64_t block_more_elem_size = 0;
  uint64_t block_additions_payload_size = 0;
  uint64_t block_additions_elem_size = 0;
  if (frame->additional()) {
    block_additional_elem_size =
        EbmlElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockAdditional, frame->additional(),
                        frame->additional_length());
    block_addid_elem_size =
        EbmlElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockAddID, frame->add_id());

    block_more_payload_size =
        block_addid_elem_size + block_additional_elem_size;
    block_more_elem_size =
        EbmlMasterElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockMore, block_more_payload_size) +
        block_more_payload_size;
    block_additions_payload_size = block_more_elem_size;
    block_additions_elem_size =
        EbmlMasterElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockAdditions,
                              block_additions_payload_size) +
        block_additions_payload_size;
  }

  uint64_t discard_padding_elem_size = 0;
  if (frame->discard_padding() != 0) {
    discard_padding_elem_size =
        EbmlElementSize(libwebm::kMkvDiscardPadding, frame->discard_padding());
  }

  const uint64_t reference_block_timestamp =
      frame->reference_block_timestamp() / timecode_scale;
  uint64_t reference_block_elem_size = 0;
  if (!frame->is_key()) {
    reference_block_elem_size =
        EbmlElementSize(libwebm::kMkvReferenceBlock, reference_block_timestamp);
  }

  const uint64_t duration = frame->duration() / timecode_scale;
  uint64_t block_duration_elem_size = 0;
  if (duration > 0)
    block_duration_elem_size =
        EbmlElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockDuration, duration);

  const uint64_t block_payload_size = 4 + frame->length();
  const uint64_t block_elem_size =
      EbmlMasterElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlock, block_payload_size) +
      block_payload_size;

  const uint64_t block_group_payload_size =
      block_elem_size + block_additions_elem_size + block_duration_elem_size +
      discard_padding_elem_size + reference_block_elem_size;

  if (!WriteEbmlMasterElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockGroup,
                              block_group_payload_size)) {
    return 0;
  }

  if (!WriteEbmlMasterElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlock, block_payload_size))
    return 0;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, frame->track_number()))
    return 0;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, timecode, 2))
    return 0;

  // For a Block, flags is always 0.
  if (SerializeInt(writer, 0, 1))
    return 0;

  if (writer->Write(frame->frame(), static_cast<uint32_t>(frame->length())))
    return 0;

  if (frame->additional()) {
    if (!WriteEbmlMasterElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockAdditions,
                                block_additions_payload_size)) {
      return 0;
    }

    if (!WriteEbmlMasterElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockMore,
                                block_more_payload_size))
      return 0;

    if (!WriteEbmlElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockAddID, frame->add_id()))
      return 0;

    if (!WriteEbmlElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockAdditional,
                          frame->additional(), frame->additional_length())) {
      return 0;
    }
  }

  if (frame->discard_padding() != 0 &&
      !WriteEbmlElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvDiscardPadding,
                        frame->discard_padding())) {
    return false;
  }

  if (!frame->is_key() &&
      !WriteEbmlElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvReferenceBlock,
                        reference_block_timestamp)) {
    return false;
  }

  if (duration > 0 &&
      !WriteEbmlElement(writer, libwebm::kMkvBlockDuration, duration)) {
    return false;
  }
  return EbmlMasterElementSize(libwebm::kMkvBlockGroup,
                               block_group_payload_size) +
         block_group_payload_size;
}

uint64_t WriteSimpleBlock(IMkvWriter* writer, const Frame* const frame,
                          int64_t timecode) {
  if (WriteID(writer, libwebm::kMkvSimpleBlock))
    return 0;

  const int32_t size = static_cast<int32_t>(frame->length()) + 4;
  if (WriteUInt(writer, size))
    return 0;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, static_cast<uint64_t>(frame->track_number())))
    return 0;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, timecode, 2))
    return 0;

  uint64_t flags = 0;
  if (frame->is_key())
    flags |= 0x80;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, flags, 1))
    return 0;

  if (writer->Write(frame->frame(), static_cast<uint32_t>(frame->length())))
    return 0;

  return static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(libwebm::kMkvSimpleBlock) +
                               GetCodedUIntSize(size) + 4 + frame->length());
}

}  // namespace

int32_t GetCodedUIntSize(uint64_t value) {
  if (value < 0x000000000000007FULL)
    return 1;
  else if (value < 0x0000000000003FFFULL)
    return 2;
  else if (value < 0x00000000001FFFFFULL)
    return 3;
  else if (value < 0x000000000FFFFFFFULL)
    return 4;
  else if (value < 0x00000007FFFFFFFFULL)
    return 5;
  else if (value < 0x000003FFFFFFFFFFULL)
    return 6;
  else if (value < 0x0001FFFFFFFFFFFFULL)
    return 7;
  return 8;
}

int32_t GetUIntSize(uint64_t value) {
  if (value < 0x0000000000000100ULL)
    return 1;
  else if (value < 0x0000000000010000ULL)
    return 2;
  else if (value < 0x0000000001000000ULL)
    return 3;
  else if (value < 0x0000000100000000ULL)
    return 4;
  else if (value < 0x0000010000000000ULL)
    return 5;
  else if (value < 0x0001000000000000ULL)
    return 6;
  else if (value < 0x0100000000000000ULL)
    return 7;
  return 8;
}

int32_t GetIntSize(int64_t value) {
  // Doubling the requested value ensures positive values with their high bit
  // set are written with 0-padding to avoid flipping the signedness.
  const uint64_t v = (value < 0) ? value ^ -1LL : value;
  return GetUIntSize(2 * v);
}

uint64_t EbmlMasterElementSize(uint64_t type, uint64_t value) {
  // Size of EBML ID
  int32_t ebml_size = GetUIntSize(type);

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += GetCodedUIntSize(value);

  return static_cast<uint64_t>(ebml_size);
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, int64_t value) {
  // Size of EBML ID
  int32_t ebml_size = GetUIntSize(type);

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += GetIntSize(value);

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size++;

  return static_cast<uint64_t>(ebml_size);
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, uint64_t value) {
  return EbmlElementSize(type, value, 0);
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, uint64_t value, uint64_t fixed_size) {
  // Size of EBML ID
  uint64_t ebml_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(type));

  // Datasize
  ebml_size +=
      (fixed_size > 0) ? fixed_size : static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(value));

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size++;

  return ebml_size;
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, float /* value */) {
  // Size of EBML ID
  uint64_t ebml_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(type));

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += sizeof(float);

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size++;

  return ebml_size;
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, const char* value) {
  if (!value)
    return 0;

  // Size of EBML ID
  uint64_t ebml_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(type));

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += strlen(value);

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size++;

  return ebml_size;
}

uint64_t EbmlElementSize(uint64_t type, const uint8_t* value, uint64_t size) {
  if (!value)
    return 0;

  // Size of EBML ID
  uint64_t ebml_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(type));

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += size;

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size += GetCodedUIntSize(size);

  return ebml_size;
}

uint64_t EbmlDateElementSize(uint64_t type) {
  // Size of EBML ID
  uint64_t ebml_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(type));

  // Datasize
  ebml_size += kDateElementSize;

  // Size of Datasize
  ebml_size++;

  return ebml_size;
}

int32_t SerializeInt(IMkvWriter* writer, int64_t value, int32_t size) {
  if (!writer || size < 1 || size > 8)
    return -1;

  for (int32_t i = 1; i <= size; ++i) {
    const int32_t byte_count = size - i;
    const int32_t bit_count = byte_count * 8;

    const int64_t bb = value >> bit_count;
    const uint8_t b = static_cast<uint8_t>(bb);

    const int32_t status = writer->Write(&b, 1);

    if (status < 0)
      return status;
  }

  return 0;
}

int32_t SerializeFloat(IMkvWriter* writer, float f) {
  if (!writer)
    return -1;

  assert(sizeof(uint32_t) == sizeof(float));
  // This union is merely used to avoid a reinterpret_cast from float& to
  // uint32& which will result in violation of strict aliasing.
  union U32 {
    uint32_t u32;
    float f;
  } value;
  value.f = f;

  for (int32_t i = 1; i <= 4; ++i) {
    const int32_t byte_count = 4 - i;
    const int32_t bit_count = byte_count * 8;

    const uint8_t byte = static_cast<uint8_t>(value.u32 >> bit_count);

    const int32_t status = writer->Write(&byte, 1);

    if (status < 0)
      return status;
  }

  return 0;
}

int32_t WriteUInt(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t value) {
  if (!writer)
    return -1;

  int32_t size = GetCodedUIntSize(value);

  return WriteUIntSize(writer, value, size);
}

int32_t WriteUIntSize(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t value, int32_t size) {
  if (!writer || size < 0 || size > 8)
    return -1;

  if (size > 0) {
    const uint64_t bit = 1LL << (size * 7);

    if (value > (bit - 2))
      return -1;

    value |= bit;
  } else {
    size = 1;
    int64_t bit;

    for (;;) {
      bit = 1LL << (size * 7);
      const uint64_t max = bit - 2;

      if (value <= max)
        break;

      ++size;
    }

    if (size > 8)
      return false;

    value |= bit;
  }

  return SerializeInt(writer, value, size);
}

int32_t WriteID(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type) {
  if (!writer)
    return -1;

  writer->ElementStartNotify(type, writer->Position());

  const int32_t size = GetUIntSize(type);

  return SerializeInt(writer, type, size);
}

bool WriteEbmlMasterElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, uint64_t size) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, size))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, uint64_t value) {
  return WriteEbmlElement(writer, type, value, 0);
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, uint64_t value,
                      uint64_t fixed_size) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  uint64_t size = static_cast<uint64_t>(GetUIntSize(value));
  if (fixed_size > 0) {
    if (size > fixed_size)
      return false;
    size = fixed_size;
  }
  if (WriteUInt(writer, size))
    return false;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, value, static_cast<int32_t>(size)))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, int64_t value) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return 0;

  const uint64_t size = GetIntSize(value);
  if (WriteUInt(writer, size))
    return false;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, value, static_cast<int32_t>(size)))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, float value) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, 4))
    return false;

  if (SerializeFloat(writer, value))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, const char* value) {
  if (!writer || !value)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  const uint64_t length = strlen(value);
  if (WriteUInt(writer, length))
    return false;

  if (writer->Write(value, static_cast<const uint32_t>(length)))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, const uint8_t* value,
                      uint64_t size) {
  if (!writer || !value || size < 1)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, size))
    return false;

  if (writer->Write(value, static_cast<uint32_t>(size)))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool WriteEbmlDateElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t type, int64_t value) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  if (WriteID(writer, type))
    return false;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, kDateElementSize))
    return false;

  if (SerializeInt(writer, value, kDateElementSize))
    return false;

  return true;
}

uint64_t WriteFrame(IMkvWriter* writer, const Frame* const frame,
                    Cluster* cluster) {
  if (!writer || !frame || !frame->IsValid() || !cluster ||
      !cluster->timecode_scale())
    return 0;

  //  Technically the timecode for a block can be less than the
  //  timecode for the cluster itself (remember that block timecode
  //  is a signed, 16-bit integer).  However, as a simplification we
  //  only permit non-negative cluster-relative timecodes for blocks.
  const int64_t relative_timecode = cluster->GetRelativeTimecode(
      frame->timestamp() / cluster->timecode_scale());
  if (relative_timecode < 0 || relative_timecode > kMaxBlockTimecode)
    return 0;

  return frame->CanBeSimpleBlock() ?
             WriteSimpleBlock(writer, frame, relative_timecode) :
             WriteBlock(writer, frame, relative_timecode,
                        cluster->timecode_scale());
}

uint64_t WriteVoidElement(IMkvWriter* writer, uint64_t size) {
  if (!writer)
    return false;

  // Subtract one for the void ID and the coded size.
  uint64_t void_entry_size = size - 1 - GetCodedUIntSize(size - 1);
  uint64_t void_size =
      EbmlMasterElementSize(libwebm::kMkvVoid, void_entry_size) +
      void_entry_size;

  if (void_size != size)
    return 0;

  const int64_t payload_position = writer->Position();
  if (payload_position < 0)
    return 0;

  if (WriteID(writer, libwebm::kMkvVoid))
    return 0;

  if (WriteUInt(writer, void_entry_size))
    return 0;

  const uint8_t value = 0;
  for (int32_t i = 0; i < static_cast<int32_t>(void_entry_size); ++i) {
    if (writer->Write(&value, 1))
      return 0;
  }

  const int64_t stop_position = writer->Position();
  if (stop_position < 0 ||
      stop_position - payload_position != static_cast<int64_t>(void_size))
    return 0;

  return void_size;
}

void GetVersion(int32_t* major, int32_t* minor, int32_t* build,
                int32_t* revision) {
  *major = 0;
  *minor = 2;
  *build = 1;
  *revision = 0;
}

uint64_t MakeUID(unsigned int* seed) {
  uint64_t uid = 0;

#ifdef __MINGW32__
  srand(*seed);
#endif

  for (int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) {  // avoid problems with 8-byte values
    uid <<= 8;

// TODO(fgalligan): Move random number generation to platform specific code.
#ifdef _MSC_VER
    (void)seed;
    const int32_t nn = rand();
#elif __ANDROID__
    int32_t temp_num = 1;
    int fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
    if (fd != -1) {
      read(fd, &temp_num, sizeof(temp_num));
      close(fd);
    }
    const int32_t nn = temp_num;
#elif defined __MINGW32__
    const int32_t nn = rand();
#else
    const int32_t nn = rand_r(seed);
#endif
    const int32_t n = 0xFF & (nn >> 4);  // throw away low-order bits

    uid |= n;
  }

  return uid;
}

}  // namespace mkvmuxer

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Αρχική Break Your Routine Γνώμες Female Writers Throughout History
Σημαντικά και ενδιαφέροντα
our voice in the world
Female Writers Throughout History
Κωνσταντίνος Κουντουριώτης
Translated by Elisavet Kechagia
based on the original article in Greek by Stefi Raskova
What would life be without literature? Unbearably boring for sure! Books transfer us to other times, places, or even entirely different worlds. This article aims to talk about four female writers that even though are worlds apart, share the same passion for writing.
Sappho
She was an ancient Greek poet born in Lesvos in 7th century B.C. Her spontaneity and erotic intensity immediately made her stand out, with many of her contemporaries and modern people alike praising her spirit and addressing her as the female Homer; Plato considered her the tenth Muse. Very few of her works have survived, and in most cases it is but a few words, or stanzas. The severe criticism on behalf of the church and the lack of demand on her work are to be held accountable for this. Her most popular poems are Hymn to Aphrodite and Sappho's Fragment 31. One thing is certain: her lyricism and innovative description of the effect passion has on the human body made her stand out and a whole readership to adore her, while astronomers have named an asteroid after her: 80 Sappho.
With his venom
irresistible and bittersweet,
that loosener of limbs, Love
Reptile-like strikes me down.
British writer of crime and detective fiction, Dame Agatha Christie (1891 – 1976). (Photo by Walter Bird/Getty Images)
She was one of the most famous English writers and undoubtedly a master of detective novels, with Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple enjoying worldwide fame even today. The so-called Queen of Crime was not immune to mysteries, being involved in one herself: she was reported missing from December 3rd to 14th in 1926. When the police found her, she couldn't recollect anything on the matter. In 2007, Brian Aldis said that Agatha would write the books to the last chapter, and then make all necessary changes in order to frame the least likely suspect.
Many of her books have been transferred to the big screen, such as Crime on the Orient Express. Apart from being a writer, she was a screenwriter and a nurse.
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
Toni Morrison (Chloe Anthony Wofford)
Recently deceased, she was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 and counts a Pulitzer Prize among her many distinctions. Her writing career began in 1970 when she won over the readers and received good reviews. She was a college professor, a librettist, the first black female editor in fiction at Random House, New York and also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon brought her national attention, but what truly set her apart was her powerful words and dialogues, alongside the poetic and expressive depiction of Black America.
In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
A favourite to many, she is the English writer who wrote Harry Potter at a coffee shop, what would later become a trend, and after many rejections managed not only to publish her books, but also conquer the worldwide market. As far as the books are concerned, over 350 million copies have been sold all over the world and translated into 67 languages, receiving great many awards. Her work is influenced by George Elliott, Emily Brontè and Stephen King. Apart from being a writer, she is a teacher, producer and screenwriter. Some of the distinctions she has received are Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth herself, and an honorary degree from the university of Harvard in 2008.
She is the first writer to earn more than a billion from book writing alone, and also the first to exit the billionaire list due to her charity work. The Publishing House that she collaborates with, Bloomsbury, forced her to write under the name J.K. Rowling for fear that boys wouldn't read fiction written by a woman. What is more, she writes detective novels under the alias Robert Galbraith.
What about your favourite female writers? Tell us all about it at citycampus.gr!
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Αν επιθυμείς να διεκδικήσεις υποτροφίες στην Ελλάδα ή το εξωτερικό, ο Οδηγός Υποτροφιών του citycampus που μόλις κυκλοφόρησε σου προσφέρει ό,τι χρειάζεσαι!
Θέλεις να ενημερώνεσαι έγκυρα και κυρίως έγκαιρα με το πάτημα ενός κουμπιού; Κατέβασε την εφαρμογή μας από το Playstore (citycampus.gr) και διάβασε όλα τα νέα άρθρα εύκολα και γρήγορα!
Elisavet Kechagia
Sappfo
Stefi Rashkova
Toni Morisson
women in literature
Προηγούμενο άρθροΟ κορωνοϊός μας στέλνει γράμμα
Επόμενο άρθροΤομέας υγείας: Τα πιο περιζήτητα επαγγέλματα
Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΙΣΝ): Ένα πρόγραμμα πρακτικής άσκησης με απεριόριστες δυνατότητες


Texas-based, developer, converter and marketer of OEM, medium-heavy duty CNG (compressed natural gas) engines.
ESI was one of only two companies converting diesel engines to natural gas engines, certified for EPA and CARB Emission Standards. After the loss of a major customer, the company was put into an involuntary Chapter 11 and heading to a Chapter 7 conversion and liquidation when Equity Partners was retained.
Equity Partners quickly completed a 30 day marketing process and generated 4 potential stalking horse offers. The bankruptcy court approved one and scheduled an auction a few weeks later.
Equity Partners conducted an auction of the assets with 3 going concern bidders and after 13 rounds of bidding, the winner was selected. Closing occurred 7 days later and the new owner began reconstituting the business immediately.


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Q: Is there an auto highlight for runtime used code Does eclipse has a feature or plugin that shows the used code branch for an execution?
I known about coverage plugins for junit test, but I would like one for normal runtime execution instead of unit tests.

A: The EclEmma code coverage plug-in is not specific to JUnit executions. Measuring code coverage is an added launch mode, like Run, or Debug.
https://www.eclemma.org/userdoc/launching.html


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Q: Spring MVC REST: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException was thrown I want to use Spring 3.0 MVC to develop REST...I test a very simple code ,but org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException was  thrown here is my code:
@Controller
public class RestTest {

    @RequestMapping(method=RequestMethod.GET, value="/1",
            headers="Accept=application/json")
    public @ResponseBody Employee getEmp(@PathVariable String id) {
    Employee e = new Employee("helloWorld","stip of world");
    return e;
    }

}

beans-xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
        http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd">
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter">
   <property name="messageConverters">
       <list>
           <ref bean="jsonConverter" />

       </list>
   </property>
</bean>

<bean id="jsonConverter"
            class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter">
   <property name="supportedMediaTypes" value="application/json" />
</bean>
<context:component-scan base-package="org.stip.rest"></context:component-scan>
</beans>

the exception:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter#0' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring-servlet.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'jsonConverter' while setting bean property 'messageConverters' with key [0]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'jsonConverter' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring-servlet.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType.isFullyTyped()Z

jackson-core.jar and jackson-mapper have been added to the build path...
i try my best to fix..but..Can you help me ...Thanks

A: Yo dont need   register   converter  if you add  jackson library to your classpath spring will return  json  to client for each @ResponseBody  annotated controller metod.

A: Also make sure to check if:
"http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.0.xsd"

are listed in the schemas at the top of your applicationContext-web.xml in the schemaLocation tag.


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Home News Those Planning To Disrupt 2023 Polls Will Be Met With Full Force...
Those Planning To Disrupt 2023 Polls Will Be Met With Full Force of The Law – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has given a warning to anyone planning to disrupt the 2023 general election.
According to him, such attempt will be met with "full force of the law".
The President gave the warning in his new message on Saturday, December 31. Buhari stated that it is important for Nigeria to have another smooth transition of government to whoever the people have decided upon.
"In year 2023, Nigerians go to the polls to exercise our right to vote and elect a new administration.
"It is an important year for our country to ensure that we have another smooth transition of government, to whoever the people have decided upon.
"This administration's landmark Amended Electoral Act will ensure that we have free and fair elections across the Nation.
"We as Nigerians must also take responsibility to ensure we participate in ensuring that the 2023 elections are free and fair by not engaging in anti-state activities and other nefarious acts that may affect the run of the polls.
"We must also resist every attempt to be used by politicians to create unrest in any form to disrupt the elections. We, as the government, will ensure such activities are met with the full force of the law."
Buhari added that Nigerians must continue to assist the armed forces by providing community intelligence and report suspicious moves.
"As our security agencies continue to make the country proud, we must continue to assist our patriotic forces by providing much needed community intelligence.
"It is our collective responsibility to ensure that Nigeria remains safe and peaceful for us all. Therefore, we have a duty and obligation to support our troops and intelligence agencies by being alert and reporting anything suspicious."
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Nafplion Walking Tour
Explore this jewel of Peloponnese and allow yourselves to get lost in the picturesque alleys of the city of Nafplion. Engage in a 2-hour walking tour around the city and listen to stories that will unravel the history of Greece before your eyes!
#Sightseeing
#LocalExperience
TRIP ADVISOR RATING
Group Type
39/Person
Travel back in time with a trip to the romantic town of Nafplion and gain a fascinating insight into the first capital of the First Hellenic Republic. Explore an Italianate Town and take in the surreal sea views and the idyllic alleys of the old town.
Wander around with our fun and expert licensed guide on an iconic tour of Nafplion and explore the town through a unique walking route!
Your Nafplion Tour can be extended with a tour to the beautiful Bourtzi Castle
Enjoy a private tour of Nafplion, led by our licensed guide.
Perfect for Nafplion first-timers! Get to know Nafplion; one of the most popular getaways near Athens.
Ideal for couples and families. Enjoy amazing sea views and picturesque laneways!
Available daily as a private tour - please send us an inquiry.
The tour was excellent. Our guide was Vivi, who showed us all the secrets of this beautiful city and also took us to places we could not have found on our own. Highly recommended!
- Peter
We are a group of 8 friends (4 couples) who did the walking tour of Nafplio - which we were able to organize quite short notice which was much appreciated. They responded to my emailed request very quickly and were able to accommodate us. So often we visit cities or towns and wander around and never really learn anything about its history etc. Yes Nafplio is a beautiful spot to wander around but the tour gave us so much more insight! Our guide spoke excellent English and answered all our questions and more. Even recommended a restaurant to have lunch at afterwards and it did not disappoint! Would highly recommend this tour as an intro to Nafplio- even for someone who has already been there!
- cantseeme
What you can expect?
Our tour starts off at the Land Gate, the sole by-land entrance to the town during the Venetian period. Following our tour guide's intriguing narrations, you will come across the famous crime scene where Ioannis Kapodistrias – the Prime Minister of the First Hellenic Republic - was assassinated. Making your way to Syntagma Square with the huge plane tree and the old Ottoman mosque, have a stopover at the most renowned Italian gelateria of Nafplion for a delicious ice-cream!
Discover the Ottoman and Venetian traces of a bygone era that still has a dominant presence throughout the town; Venetian and neoclassical buildings surrounding the main square and dispersed all over Nafplion lead you through narrow alleys and cobblestone laneways – the most romantic walk ever! Stroll along the town promenade and let the majestic view capture your senses.
Finishing up this unforgettable walk, our expert guide will lead you through secret pathways up to a rocky hilltop where Acronafplia, the acropolis of Nafplion, sits on; enjoy the endless sea blue and let the majestic panoramic view take your breath away!
Some of the spots you are going to visit:
The Land Gate
Start your exploration from one of the remaining Venetian gates leading to the medieval city, situated close to the main bus station of Nafplio. The gate is known as the Land Gate and even though the walls are nowadays in ruins, the visitor can still imagine what the area used to look like. Just before the gate, a deep trench was securing the inaccessibility of Nafplio in case of a siege. A small retractable bridge open from dawn to dusk, allowed the inhabitants to access the walled old city. Architecturally, the gate is an ashlar stone arch, flanked by tower-like pilasters and crowned with the symbol of the Venetian Republic, a winged lion. The crest of the Venetian Grimani family completes the decoration of the Gate. Originally built during the first Venetian occupation of the city, the form it has today dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, when it was redesigned by a French engineer. Numerous warfares resulted in the partial demolition of the gate, but today, after an extended restoration programme, the site stands as it was when first built.
The Old Parliament
Right next to the Archaeological Museum, lies the building of the old Parliament. Originally built as a mosque, the old Parliament has a fascinating story. After the conquest of the city by the Ottomans, two Venetian brothers visited the city with the goal of discovering a treasure that their father had hidden during the siege. Following a map, they located the treasure at the serai of the local Ottoman official (Aga) and after coming into an understanding, the brothers decided to share the treasure with the Aga. In the meantime, the Ottoman Aga changed his mind and murdered both brothers to keep the treasure for himself. Out of guilt, he spent some of the treasure to erect a mosque, in an effort to soothe his conscience. From 1825 to 1826, the mosque was converted into the Parliament of Greece but during the coming years, it served as a school, a court and a prison. Today, the building operates as a museum, the Municipal Gallery, with many events being held there.
The Sleeping Lion
A work of the German sculptor Christian Siegel, the first professor of Sculpture of the Polytechnic School of Athens, the sleeping lion of Nafplio follows the idea of the famous lion of Lucerne. Commissioned by the father of King Otto of Greece, Ludwig I, it stands as a memorial of the Bavarian soldiers that succumbed to the typhoid fever between 1833-4. Situated at the neighbourhood of Pronoia, it is directly carved on the natural rock, having a relaxed pose that emits power and tranquillity at the same time. After its completion, the locals named the lion Aggourhon, because they attributed the death of the Bavarians to the excessive consumption of squirting cucumbers (Ecballium).
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A private walking tour of Nafplion
An exceptional licensed tour guide
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What is the spoken language?
The spoken language is English.
What should I bring with me?
Prepare yourself for an exciting experience & bring along your camera so you can capture the best moments of your trip.
Can you pick us up from our hotel?
A pick-up from your hotel can be arranged. Please send us an inquiry.
Is it child friendly?
Very much so! Our expert guide will provide fascinating info & easy to understand stories, that will make this tour an unforgettable experience for your little ones!
What are the acceptable payment methods?
All services booked through the website of Greeking.me are paid via PayPal or credit card. Once you make your payment, we will issue a voucher & send it to you via email. Please bring it with you on the day of the tour, as proof of purchase.
What happens in case of rain?
Fortunately the weather in Greece is mild and warm for most of the year. In case of rain, though, you will be timely notified about any changes to your scheduled walk.
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