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Q: Display waiting dialog with animation while loading data from SQL I made an application for viewing, editing and creating data stored at a SQL-Server.
My problem is, that the interactions with the SQL Server can take some time, especially because the program is also used by my colleagues in China and my Server is located in Germany. So I want to show a dialog with a waiting animation while data is loaded. There is no need to go on working with my GUI while loading.
My first solution was to make this class:
public class LongTimeAction
{
    public void Run(Action MyMethod)
    {
        try
        {
            var thread = new Thread(() =>
            {
                Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.BeginInvoke((Action)(() => new MyWindows.CMN_Splash().Show()));
                Dispatcher.Run();
            });
            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
            thread.IsBackground = true;
            thread.Start();
            MyMethod();
            thread.Abort();
        }
        catch (Exception exp)
        {
            new Errorlogger().write_Error(this.GetType().Name, System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name, exp.Message);
        }
    }
}

The splash window has an "Knight Rider"-Style Animation made in XAML that starts automatically when the window is loaded:
    <Window.Triggers>
    <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Window.Loaded">
        <BeginStoryboard>
            <Storyboard RepeatBehavior="Forever" Duration="0:0:1.4">
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.5" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.8" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.6" KeyTime="0:0:0.1" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.1" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.6" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:1.3" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.8" KeyTime="0:0:1.4" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar3" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.6" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.2" KeyTime="0:0:0.2" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.2" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.7" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:1.2" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.6" KeyTime="0:0:1.4" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar4" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.4" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.3" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.3" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.8" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:1.1" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.4" KeyTime="0:0:1.4" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar5" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.2" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.1" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.4" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0.9" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:1" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:1.4" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar6" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.5" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.2" KeyTime="0:0:0.9" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.9" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:1.3" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar7" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.6" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0.6" KeyTime="0:0:0.8" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.8" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:1.2" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Bar8" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:0" />
                    <DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame Value="1" KeyTime="0:0:0.7" />
                    <LinearDoubleKeyFrame Value="0" KeyTime="0:0:1.1" />
                </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            </Storyboard>
        </BeginStoryboard>
    </EventTrigger>
</Window.Triggers>
<Canvas Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="100" Width="275">
    <TextBlock Canvas.Top="12" Canvas.Left="39" FontSize="32" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="Gray" Text="Loading Data" />
    <TextBlock Canvas.Top="10" Canvas.Left="37" FontSize="32" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="White" Text="Loading Data" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="67" Canvas.Left="15" Name="Rect"  Width="245" Height="20" Stroke="White" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" StrokeThickness="2" Fill="Black" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="18" Name="Bar1" Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29"  />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="48" Name="Bar2"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="78" Name="Bar3"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="108" Name="Bar4"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="138" Name="Bar5"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="168" Name="Bar6"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="198" Name="Bar7"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
    <Rectangle Canvas.Top="70" Canvas.Left="228" Name="Bar8"  Height="14" RadiusY="2" RadiusX="2" Fill="Red" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="29" />
</Canvas>

This worked well, but not perfect. Sometimes my program completely crashes ("Application is not responding"), so I looked for a better solution.
Because there is no Need to interact with my GUI while loading I changed my Program to async-await. Therefore I changed all my Functions that interact with SQL to async. After that, I changed all the functions that call this functions to async and so on. Now at least half of my program is async :-)
I also changed my class LongTimeAction like this:
public static class LongTimeAction
{
    public static async Task Run(Func<Task> MyMethod)
    {
        MyWindows.CMN_Splash MySplashWindow = new MyWindows.CMN_Splash();
        MySplashWindow.Show();

        await MyMethod();

        MySplashWindow.Close();
    }
}

It's called like this:
await LongTimeAction.Run(VT_ReloadAllAction);

It's running in principle, but the Animation in Splash Screen is not smooth. Also sometimes the program is completely freezing.
Can you please help me find out what's my Problem here?
EDIT:
Now I've downloaded the Extended WPF Toolkit and added it to my MainWindow:
<wpfx:BusyIndicator Name="BusyBar" BusyContent="Loading Data..." />

In my code behind I added this function
public async Task StartLongRunningTask(Func<Task> MyMethod)
{
    BusyBar.IsBusy = true;
    await MyMethod();
    BusyBar.IsBusy = false;
}

which i call like this:
await StartLongRunningTask(TT_ReloadAllAction);

My application works, but the BusyIndicator is not shown. What am I missing?
EDIT2 + 4
I still have the Problem that my program frezes, if I start it and then use some other windows. When I come back to my window then it's completely frozen and I can't even close it. Solved. I had an Problem in my polling soutine that checks the database every view minutes for a special flag. I made it with an DispatcherTimer and this in combination with async seems to be a bit tricky. so I changed this back to sync. Now it works fine.
EDIT3
Here's my surrounding Code:
public ICommand Cmd_OnlyMyItems { get; set; }
Cmd_OnlyMyItems = new CMN_RelayCommand(Execute => CMN_OnlyMyItems(), CanExecute => true);

private async void CMN_OnlyMyItems()
{
    //some Code here
    await StartLongRunningTask(VT_ApplyFilterAction);
    //some Code here
}

private async Task VT_ApplyFilterAction()
{
    await DBConnect.VT_Get_FilteredData_V2();
    VT_RefreshGrid();
}

public static class DBConnect
{
    public async static Task VT_Get_FilteredData_V2()
    {
        //some Code here
        SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader()
        while (await reader.ReadAsync())
        {
            //some Code here
        }
    }
}

Now I will take a look at the examples provided in the comment section.

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Gorgas House Museum -- As the first building on campus, enslaved people worked on its construction as all other buildings later erected on the campus.. (Joe Songer for The Birmingham Times).
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From the construction of the initial buildings to the destruction of the campus on April 4, 1865 when Union troops descended on Tuscaloosa, enslaved people performed much of the labor at the University of Alabama.
They served on construction crews for all university buildings, maintained the grounds and facilities, cooked, laundered, performed janitorial duties and did other assorted tasks essential to the operations of the institution. Several even assisted the faculty in their pathbreaking research.
Viewed as property either owned or leased by the university, they suffered the abuses of students and faculty. Some resisted. Some were punished. The majority established communities among the other enslaved laborers in order to cope. Overall, enslaved men, women, and children labored, survived to the best of their abilities, and helped to build the campus.
Indeed, here is a list of hallowed grounds that current students, faculty, staff, and guests walk upon daily.
Gorgas House
(Joe Songer for The Birmingham Times)
As the first building on campus, enslaved people worked on its construction as well as all other buildings later erected on this campus. According to two university historical chroniclers, Ben was the first enslaved person purchased by trustees. He worked under the direction of the architect, did landscaping, and maintained fencing before being sold shortly after the University opened.
While functioning as the Campus Dining Hall, enslaved people prepared food in a two-story brick kitchen where Morgan Hall currently existed (yellow building in background), transported meals and water, and served students therein. Moses and other enslaved workers routinely dealt with rowdy students as they served and cleaned up after the rowdy students until administration converted the building to the Steward's House.
After the conversion, university owned men and other hired-out enslaved individuals continued to work in the building up until the destruction of the campus. Currently, it serves as a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Gorgas family, with particular emphasis on Amelia Gayle Gorgas.
Morgan Hall
Prior to the construction of the current building, a two-story brick kitchen that prepared food for the Campus Dining Hall was located here. Enslaved men and women prepared the food. Enslaved men, women, and children carried buckets of water to the building and then moved food to the dining hall.
John Tyler Morgan, the building namesake, was a former Confederate general who worked to extend Jim Crow segregation across the nation, advocated for the forced African American migration, and rose to leadership in the Montgomery chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
Morgan's portrait hung in the foyer until late Fall 2015. Students, faculty, staff, and visitors are now greeted by a piece art from the university's Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art.
"Cassandra" by Benjamin Smith invites individuals to reflect of Morgan's legacy, slavery, and race relations more broadly.
Little Round House/Guard House
Built in 1862, this building provided shelter to student cadets on sentry duty during inclement weather. More importantly, it served as the headquarters for the Drum Corps, which consisted of rented slaves.
Neal, Gabe and Crawford assisted with cadet drilling and provided music for events on campus and in the Tuscaloosa community. After replacing Neal in 1864, Crawford and Gabe performed their "duty" and alerted cadets when federal forces approached the university in the early morning of April 3, 1865.
It is one of the few surviving antebellum structures with a historical marker acknowledging both slavery and the contributions of enslaved people to the institution. This was not always the case.
The Little Round House embodied a particular Lost Cause narrative of the Civil War and justification of racial subordination during the Reconstruction and Jim Crow segregation eras. In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the Civil War, students chose an image of the structure with both Confederate and United States flags flying above it. Hence, students transformed the structure into a symbol of the massive white resistance to desegregation.
As of October 2016, this slave cabin became a no tailgate area during Alabama home football games. It is now elevated to a similar status given to the Mound and other sites of memory deemed as sacred.
The Mound
Franklin Hall (built in 1833) was one of the buildings destroyed by federal forces on April 4, 1865. Unsalvageable bricks were placed in the memorial to the antebellum campus, slavery, and Confederate defeat.
Enslaved servants worked in all of the dormitories (barracks, 1861-1865). The enslaved men who served the students of Franklin Hall often slept where it was possible in the stairwell, hallway, and even on the surviving front stoop.
Presidents' Mansion
Built in 1838, both Presidents Manly and Garland employed their own slaves in the Presidents' Mansion. They also rented out others for service at the mansion, especially when entertaining. The men, women, and children who worked at the mansion often had a higher quality of clothing and shoes. Embodying the reputation of the school, they looked the part.
The four original outbuildings remain. Two outer buildings (one shown) were originally used as the quarters for the Presidents' personal slaves. The one closest to the mansion was employed as the kitchen. The other contained the well and was used as a washroom.
During the events leading up to the destruction of the campus, President Garland employed enslaved cooks and servants to gather necessary food and supplies for the retreat from Tuscaloosa to Marion, Alabama. According to university lore, Mrs. Garland and one of her enslaved servant prevented its destruction. However, most enslaved campus laborers welcomed the "Yankee invaders."
Nott Hall
(Joe Songer, For The Birmingham Times)
The former Nott Hall has been named Honors Hall. Constructed in the early 1920s, it is named after Josiah C. Nott, a physician and racial theorist from Mobile, Alabama, who is one of the founders of the Medical School in Mobile. He is more known for racial theory works, including the Types of Mankind. In this 1854 publication, Nott espoused a belief in polygenesis (multiple and separate evolutionary origins) as a justification for slavery, racial subordination, and white supremacy.
After the Civil War and emancipation, Nott did not change his views on African Americans. He felt that they as well as other inferior races lacked the capacity to learn and would remain intellectually deficient.
In recent years, the namesakes of Nott and Morgan Hall has raised questions of what to do with these buildings. Does the institution rename them? Add new revised plaques and markers? Name new buildings in order to bring balance? But the question remains – what to do this racial past?
Nott and Morgan Halls are not the only buildings with contested namesakes. From the construction of Woods Quad to Nott Hall, each post-emancipation building is named after individuals connected to slavery, the Civil War, postwar politics of exclusion, and/or violence.
Presidents Woods, Manly, and Garland oversaw the institution of slavery. Faculty Tuomey, Barnard, and Smith used enslaved labor on campus in their teaching and research. From the university's long history, there are examples of possible solutions.
This is neither the original location nor design of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Boulder. It has been moved and reinterpreted in its current location.
Originally located in the Rotunda Plaza, the monument was placed on a small mound and featured a brick enclosure.
Dedicated in 1925, the United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Window was moved from the first Amelia Gayle Gorgas library (now Carmichael Hall) to the renovated Gorgas Library and finally to W. S. Hoole Special Collections in Mary Harmon Bryant Hall. Designed by Tiffany Studios of New York, each move reflects a reinterpretation.
Initially placed in the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library's lobby in Fall 2015, the concerns and complaints of students, faculty, staff, and alumni over the casual depictions of slavery in this large oil painting caused its removal in late summer 2016.
On the other hand, audiences celebrated Freedom and Fire, an opera commemorating the last days of the Civil War and the campus's destruction. Robin Behn, acclaimed poet and English professor in The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, included two scenes recognizing the contributions of enslaved people.
Scene III featured a musician observing sleeping sentry duties at the Guardhouse. Audiences heartily applauded Scene VII in which Mrs. Garland and her enslaved female servant gave different pleas for saving the Mansion from destruction by federal soldiers.
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Before most other institutions nationally, the University of Alabama formally apologized for owning and using enslaved laborers. Spearheaded by Al Brophy and other faculty, they approached and secured the apology from the Faculty Senate in 2004.
As a leader in this national discussion, the University erected an apology marker. Since 2004, conversations on how to deal the institution's racial past with slavery and race more broadly. Education, lectures, alternate tours, and other efforts at sustained dialogue remain essential.
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User Story Mapping gives you two types of map. Firstly, the exercise itself gives you a pathway to the point that you can start writing user stories (a user story is a short description of something your customer will do when using your product). Secondly, the end result is a visual chart showing the structure of your stories. These stories and this structure will guide your development work.
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Because User Story Mapping is quite complex, and a new experience for most people, the facilitation is important.
Describe the purpose of User Story Mapping, and outline the process. Because it's complex, people might not fully grasp what's involved initially. Don't worry if that's the case. It will become clearer as you get into the exercise.
Get people thinking about the product. They should already have a good picture of it in their heads from working on the earlier activities like the Vision, Press Release, Elevator Pitch and the Personas.
This works best as a silent brainstorm. Working alone, each participant writes down on a post-it note every step the user will take through the product, from their first touch to the point they leave. You need to stick to one step per post-it. Encourage the team to think of these as actions not features. Writing them so they start with a verb is a good technique.
It can help to do this with your top personas in mind, because you should have a good idea of what they want from your product.
Encourage people to be creative and try to cover everything imaginable. You don't want to go into too much detail about individual steps though. This part of User Story Mapping is about breadth not depth.
You'll end up with lots of post-its. We've had them run full circle around the room. That's fine, you can't have too much information at this stage.
Stick each post-it up on the wall in the order the users will do the tasks. This gives your story map a chronological structure.
Make sure the post-its are in a straight horizontal line. You'll have duplicates, and these should sit beside each other on the line (not above or below). This leaves more space for the next steps, making these steps easier and the resulting story map clearer.
This first line are the user tasks and they form the spine of your story map.
As a team, look for logical groupings within your line of user tasks, collecting together all the tasks that contribute to the user achieving a wider goal.
We call these groups "epics" (since they're big user stories). Jeff Patton calls them "activities".
Write these epic labels on wider post-its and place them above the user tasks that the epic covers.
Make sure the labels you give the epics will be meaningful later. Keep them brief (3-5 words should do). Again, it helps if you start with a verb.
This is another silent brainstorm session.
Ask the team to think about everything that needs to be in place in your product to let the user achieve the goal of the epic.
Each of these smaller units becomes the name or "stub" of a user story. Again, it's important these are written meaningfully. We had one User Story Mapping where someone just wrote 'Reports'. Everyone knew what it meant at the time but later all we could remember was that it was important—we had no idea what kind of reports were needed.
As a team, post them up under the user tasks, and the wider epic, that they apply to.
If there are duplicates, choose the best and stick that up.
You should have a comprehensive map by this stage. To make sure you do, get people to walk down the line to see if there are any gaps. The beauty of User Story Mapping is it becomes easier to see if there are gaps because you're looking not just at a list of tasks but at a visual chart that breaks down a process by time and size.
Now you're ready to start prioritising the user stories on your map. Once you've completed the Prioritisation exercise you can start writing user stories for the high priority tasks that go together to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
While complex, User Story Mapping is a key part of the Project Kick-off because it crystallises the work for the development team, getting you closer to putting your product in front of the customers.


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UK charity Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) is addressing issues faced by wheelchair users when travelling by air, through the launch (in January 2019) of a unique film 'Your Guide to Flying with a Disability'.
Paul Smith, Director at the UK Civil Aviation Authority added: 'It is a priority for the UK Civil Aviation Authority to continue to improve the accessibility of air travel. We have worked closely with UK disability charity Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) who have expertise in this area, to develop an insightful and informative film.
SPELTHORNE PARASPORTS CLUB is a club for young people aged 5 years - 25year from all local Boroughs with various learning or physical disabilities.
Located in Spelthorne Leisure Centre on We open on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. Mornings 10:15am - 11:45am during Term times.
The Club was formed with the help of Spelthorne Council in 2006 and whilst the club is independent it has close ties with the council through its leisure services team.
We have various sports to try every week such as Basketball, Badminton, Boccia, Football, Short Tennis, Indoor Cricket and many others.
Cost: £4 a session (£2 for siblings) payable on the day. Every 4th session free! Come and try 1st taster session free!
26 year old Martin was born with a chromosome deletion syndrome which caused serious learning difficulties. He has held a blue parking badge for two decades but it has now been taken away by his council after a review under the Personal Independent Payment (PIP) system because he can stand and walk 200 metres.
The Department of Transport last year pledged a revision of the blue badge scheme so that it would include people with "hidden" disabilities such as autism.
Under the proposed changes, people at "risk of harm" when undertaking a journey would qualify. But the proposals have yet to be introduced.
Ollie is their nickname for Alzheimer's, the disease Tom was diagnosed with seven years ago. Ollie is a third presence in the house, one they never invited in. But since he's here, they're making room for him. And though it might seem counterintuitive, they are even trying to have fun with him.
That approach – giving the illness a nickname, smoothly zigging after hitting a zag – puts Tom and Peggy in a growing camp of people determined to approach dementia care differently, coming at it with a sense of openness, playfulness and even wonder.
Family members often try to nudge a loved one back towards getting facts right or remembering things correctly, but as the disease progresses this can turn their daily interactions into grim, and increasingly frustrating, battles.
Since his diagnosis, Tom and Peggy have made a point of trying to have fun together. Tom has taken up new activities such as darts and colouring books. He'd never danced before; now, he and Peggy go square-dancing. He'd never played a musical instrument, but he took up the violin. And they joined the Forgetful Friends Chorus, for people with dementia and their friends and caregivers, though he had never sung before.
Keeping things loose and flowing is something Peggy does to make her own life easier. But it also puts Tom at ease. And it makes things more fun.
In March 2017, 13-year-old Joseph was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. He has been having treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool ever since. He needed the steroids – there was no getting around that – but one of the side-effects of long-term steroid use is that the body can stop producing its own cortisol." In effect, his adrenal glands went to sleep. To replace the lost cortisol, a hormone involved in metabolism and the immune system, Joseph also started taking hydrocortisone tablets in January 2018, and he'll keep taking them until his adrenal glands start producing cortisol again.
Hydrocortisone, however, is one of many medicines that cause problems for children. In the UK, it is available as 10 mg or 20 mg tablets, and adults generally take two or three whole 10 mg tablets a day. Guidance in the patient information leaflet states that children should take "0.4 to 0.8 mg a day, for every kilogram of your child's weight in two or three separate doses". It is left to parents, therefore, to hack each 10 mg tablet into pieces a few millimetres in size. Joseph takes half a tablet in the morning, another half at midday and a quarter tablet at teatime.
A few years ago, Peak began to wonder whether it would be possible to offer bespoke tablets – sized to suit them and containing the exact dosage they require. He now believes it is possible, and that the answer could lie in 3D printing and in July 2018, Peak's team at Alder Hey became the first in the world to administer 3D-printed tablets to children as part of a research trial.
Many pharmaceutical companies are exploring the idea of 3D printing, although it seems unlikely, at least in the medium term, that the technology could ever compete with traditional drug manufacturing. 3D-printed 'polypills' could combine multiple drugs in fixed-dose formulations, so that each drug would have a unique release profile – with some releasing upon ingestion and others taking much longer to dissolve and enter the bloodstream of the patient.
A ground-breaking implant which allows drugs to be pumped into the brain could "massively expand" the treatment of neurological disease, strokes and cancer, scientists have said.
The valve system, which is screwed into the side of the skull, was developed by Bristol researchers as part of a landmark trial drug trial funded by Parkinson's UK.
Trials are already under way for a system delivering potent chemotherapy drugs directly in children and adults with incurable brain tumours, minimising the damage to other areas of the brain.
Once implanted, the only visible part of the system is a small port seated just behind the ear. At each treatment session, the pump system is sterilised and screwed into the port, drugs are delivered via fine piping running over the surface of the brain to probes which route to the targeted parts.
Researchers were hoping GDNF, a chemical produced naturally in the body which has been shown to help restore nerve damage, could regenerate neurons if pumped directly into the putamen – a Brazil nut-sized structure in the midbrain affected in Parkinson's and responsible for producing dopamine, the key neurotransmitter that is essential for coordinating movements as well as memory formation.
Forty-one participants in the trial, published in the journals Brain and the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, were randomly allocated to receive GDNF and or a placebo infusion. For nine months each participant had their movement, speech and other traits scored in Parkinson's tests. The second half of the trial saw all patients receive the drug for a further nine months.
Over each year sufferers are expected to see around a one point decline, but patients receiving GDNF actually saw their scores improve by around four points in the first nine months, and nine points over all. But disappointingly for those hoping GDNF is a cure, this was only marginally more than those receiving the placebo.
"We've shown with the Pet scans that having arrived, the drug then engages with its target, dopamine nerve endings and appears to help damaged cells regenerate or have a biological response," said Dr Alan Whone, who led the trial at Southmeads Hospital.
"This represents some of the most compelling evidence yet that we may have a means to possibly reawaken and restore the dopamine brain cells that are gradually destroyed in Parkinson's," he added.
It has been announced that 270,000 disabled pensioners will no longer have to undergo repeat tests to claim payments.
In a major speech to the disabled charity Scope in March, Ms Rudd announced that disabled pensioners will not have their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards regularly reviewed.
"Disabled pensioners have paid into our system for their whole lives and deserve the full support of the state when they need it most. This government, therefore, intends to change the landscape for disabled people in Britain: to level the terrain and smooth their path."
"The benefits system should be the ally of disabled people. It should protect them and ensure that the assistance the government provides arrives in the right place to those who need it most."
Genevieve Edwards, of the MS Society, said: "While it's good news that older disabled people will no longer have to go through unnecessary and stressful reassessments, millions of others will still be stuck in a failing system. "The fact 83% of people with MS who appeal their PIP cases win shows how bad the current assessment process is."
Dramatize lease the Pavilion at Ashford recreation ground and run theatrical programmes for adults with learning disabilities.
With all of the recent negativity regarding the blue shelter in the middle of the playground attracting drug dealers, youths smoking and drinking showing anti social able behaviour, Dramatize decided to help bring back a sense of community through an array of artwork throughout the playground and park.
During the February Half Term artists from their group displayed colourful models of 'pigeons' in the trees around the Recreation Ground to brighten up the place.


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Are you stuck in one area of your life? Do you repeatedly struggle with debt, or your weight, or in your relationships?
This tarot spread will help you see different ways out of a particular problem or situation that has been problematic in your life. Not only will you gain clarity, but you will be able to see a way forward that will result in real change related to this situation.
For the tarot spread, shuffle the cards any way you'd like and lay out five cards in the order shown on the journal page.
CARD ONE: What mistake am I repeatedly making?
This card represents ONE of the mistakes you make repeatedly when it comes to this situation.
CARD TWO: What lesson do I finally need to learn?
This card represents the deep, major lesson or belief you need to change about this specific situation.
CARD THREE: What truth am I purposefully ignoring?
This card represents something you know you need to change related to this situation, but you are resisting that change due to fear or overwhelm. It will likely mimic or mirror the information in Card One.
CARD FOUR: What truth am I unintentionally blind to?
This card represents a limiting belief you hold that feels so true that you call it "reality." You can't even imagine things being otherwise, but it's just a belief. It will likely mimic or mirror the information in Card Two.
CARD FIVE: What needs to change in my life?
This card represents the limiting belief or self-sabotaging habits you need to change related to this situation. Once you make this change, the situation will quickly disappear.


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Universal University Utopianism
Thoughtful columnist Robert Samuelson recently posed some questions about the silly idea of universal college education and its corrosive effect on preparing young people for future gainful employment.
It is indeed curious that so much of K-12 is geared toward sending all the kiddies on to the big university when only 30 percent of Americans have BA degrees. Add in a preference of many for hands-on non-cubicle work and universal college education sounds like a bad idea.
Plus, there have been predictable sidebar consequences like dumbing down of admissions standards and course work, grade inflation and the abandonment of apprenticeships and blue-collar skills training.
Remember, half the population is below average (in school performance and every other way).
Another bad result of the idea of universal college entitlement has been the Hispanic demanders' squawks for subsidized higher educations for illegal alien students, aka DREAM Acters.
I have a few ideas for fixing an educational system that has devolved into more scam than honorable institution:
? Redesign high schools to equip the non-scholarly types with some sort of useful skill. No graduation without the student submitting a serious job-skill plan for his/her future.
? Refocus junior colleges on job training and keep them affordable.
? Four-year colleges should charge less for classes leading to socially useful knowledge. Nursing students should pay far less for their education than kids majoring in subjects like Chicano or Ethnic Studies, which are training grounds for future anti-sovereignty activists.
Now for Mr. Samuelson. . .
It's time to drop the college-for-all crusade, Washington Post, By Robert J. Samuelson, May 27, 2012
The college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness. Time to ditch it. Like the crusade to make all Americans homeowners, it's now doing more harm than good. It looms as the largest mistake in educational policy since World War II, even though higher education's expansion also ranks as one of America's great postwar triumphs.
Consider. In 1940, fewer than 5 percent of Americans had a college degree. Going to college was "a privilege reserved for the brightest or the most affluent" high-school graduates, wrote Diane Ravitch in her history of U.S. education, "The Troubled Crusade." No more. At last count, roughly 40 percent of Americans had some sort of college degree: about 30 percent a bachelor's degree from a four-year institution; the rest associate degrees from community colleges.
Starting with the GI Bill in 1944, governments at all levels promoted college. From 1947 to 1980, enrollments jumped from 2.3 million to 12.1 million. In the 1940s, private colleges and universities accounted for about half. By the 1980s, state schools — offering heavily subsidized tuitions — represented nearly four-fifths. Aside from a democratic impulse, the surge reflected "the shift in the occupational structure to professional, technical, clerical and managerial work," noted Ravitch. The economy demanded higher skills; college led to better-paying jobs.
College became the ticket to the middle class, the be-all-and-end-all of K-12 education. If you didn't go to college, you'd failed. Improving "access" — having more students go to college — drove public policy.
We overdid it. The obsessive faith in college has backfired.
For starters, we've dumbed down college. The easiest way to enroll and retain more students is to lower requirements. Even so, dropout rates are high; at four-year schools, fewer than 60 percent of freshmen graduate within six years. Many others aren't learning much.
In a recent book, "Academically Adrift," sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa report that 45 percent of college students hadn't significantly improved their critical thinking and writing skills after two years; after four years, the proportion was still 36 percent. Their study was based on a test taken by 2,400 students at 24 schools requiring them to synthesize and evaluate a block of facts. The authors blame the poor results on lax academic standards. Surveyed, one-third of the same students said that they studied alone five or fewer hours a week; half said they had no course the prior semester requiring 20 pages of writing.
Still, most of these students finished college, though many are debt-ridden. Persistence counts. The larger — and overlooked — consequence of the college obsession is to undermine high schools. The primacy of the college-prep track marginalizes millions of students for whom it's disconnected from "real life" and unrelated to their needs. School bores and bothers them. Teaching them is hard, because they're not motivated. But they also make teaching the rest harder. Their disaffection and periodic disruptions drain teachers' time and energy. The climate for learning is poisoned.
That's why college-for-all has been a major blunder. One size doesn't fit all, as sociologist James Rosenbaum of Northwestern University has argued. The need is to motivate the unmotivated. One way is to forge closer ties between high school and jobs. Yet, vocational education is de-emphasized and disparaged. Apprenticeship programs combining classroom and on-the-job training — programs successful in Europe — are sparse. In 2008, about 480,000 workers were apprentices, or 0.3 percent of the U.S. labor force, reports economist Robert Lerman of American University. Though not for everyone, more apprenticeships could help some students.
The rap against employment-oriented schooling is that it traps the poor and minorities in low-paying, dead-end jobs. Actually, an unrealistic expectation of college often traps them into low-paying, dead-end jobs — or no job. Learning styles differ. "Apprenticeship in other countries does a better job of engaging students," says Lerman. "We want to diversify the routes to rewarding careers." Downplaying these programs denies some students the pride and self-confidence of mastering difficult technical skills, while also fostering labor shortages.
There's much worrying these days that some countries (examples: South Korea, Norway, Japan) have higher collegeattendance rates, including post-secondary school technical training, than we do. This anxiety is misplaced. Most jobs — 69 percent in 2010, estimates the Labor Department — don't require a post-high-school degree. They're truck drivers, store clerks, some technicians. On paper, we're turning out enough college graduates to meet our needs.
The real concern is the quality of graduates at all levels. The fixation on college-going, justified in the early postwar decades, stigmatizes those who don't go to college and minimizes their needs for more vocational skills. It cheapens the value of a college degree and spawns the delusion that only the degree — not the skills and knowledge behind it — matters. We need to rethink.


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Meghan Durham | NCAA.com | October 22, 2015
CBS Sports Network to televise Division II basketball semifinals through 2024
The NCAA and CBS Sports Network have agreed to continue their partnership covering the Division II men's and women's basketball semifinals, in addition to the women's basketball final, through 2024.
"Division II college athletes have the greatest likelihood of the three divisions to compete in a national championship, and we are excited that these student athletes will have the opportunity to share that experience with a national audience," said Terri Steeb Gronau, NCAA vice president of Division II. "We are thrilled to continue our longstanding partnership with CBS Sports Network to provide a nationally-televised, memorable championship experience to Division II athletes."
The division has partnered with CBS Sports Network since 2006, providing a platform to highlight the experiences of Division II college athletes and promoting the intercollegiate athletics philosophy for member schools. There are more than 118,000 student-athletes competing at 307 NCAA Division II colleges and universities nationwide.
"The agreement to air DII basketball national championships is a huge win for DII student-athletes across the country who dream of playing on a national stage," said Shanteona Keys, a member of the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and former women's basketball player at Georgia College. "For student-athletes, it will enhance the championship experience, bring exposure to our division as well as broadcast championships to family and friends who cannot travel to our events."
The 2016 women's semifinal games will take place March 23 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the final will be held April 4 in Indianapolis in conjunction with the women's basketball championships for all three divisions. The 2016 men's semifinal games are scheduled for March 24 in Frisco, Texas. CBS Sports continues to air the DII Men's Basketball Championship, which airs March 26 at 3 p.m. ET.
College baseball rankings: Preseason Top 25 led by Texas, SEC powers
Texas comes in at No. 1 in D1Baseball's 2022 preseason top 25 rankings, followed by a collection of top SEC teams.
2022 NCAA winter championships selection schedule
Here is the full schedule for the 2022 NCAA winter championships selections.
16 fearless predictions for the rest of the men's college basketball season
Auburn as a number one seed? Arizona's Tommy Lloyd as National Coach of the Year? Here are 16 fearless predictions for the rest of the season.


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Phages can anticipate where bacteria will go ahead of time.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause an infection. The strategy uses a phage, a virus that infects and destroys bacteria, that can specifically locate in the same place the bacteria live in the gastrointestinal tract. The proximity between phage and bacteria facilitates the phage's attack and subsequent elimination of the bacteria.
This strategy has the potential of becoming a game changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that live in hard-to-reach places, such as the mucus layer of the gut. The study appears in the journal mBIO.
"Phages are very specific in their ability to infect and destroy certain species or strains of bacteria and not others, such as good bacteria. In the U.S., phage therapy is increasingly becoming an available option to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, a serious health concern," said first author Dr. Sabrina Green, director of research and development for TAILΦR labs at Baylor.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as ExPEC ST131, can colonize the human intestine without causing disease, but they also can exit the gut and infect other organs. For instance, these bacteria have been associated with infections of the urinary tract, brain, peritoneum, peripheral organs, blood and in-dwelling devices, such as urinary catheters, vascular devices, feeding tubes and wound drains, resulting in 9 million infections per year.
The team showed in previous work that phages can effectively treat an infection caused by ExPEC ST131 bacteria. In this study, they wanted to see if they could use phages to remove these bacteria to prevent an infection.
Finding the right phage
Many phages have a hard time fighting bacteria in the gut. The team discovered that there is a factor present in mammalian intestines that prevents phages from destroying bacteria. They identified the factor as mucin, sticky proteins that form a layer between intestinal epithelial cells and the layer of microorganisms.
The researchers reasoned that although mucins prevent many phages from infecting bacteria, there may be some that have evolved a way to counter the effect of mucins and, as a result, are able to target bacteria in high-mucin environments.
"We screened human sewage and animal feces for phages with unique properties that facilitate their ability to destroy bacteria in the presence of mucins," said corresponding author Dr. Anthony Maresso, associate professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor. "We discovered a novel phage called ES17 that binds to mucins, and this property seemed to enhance its ability to infect bacteria in mucin-rich environments, such as the gut."
Further studies looked closer at this novel phage-mucin interaction. Green, Maresso and their colleagues discovered that phage ES17 binds to particular molecules called heparan sulfate which can be found not only in mucins, but also on the surface of various cells types, including epithelial cells. This prompted the researchers to investigate whether binding to heparan sulfate on epithelial cells, which the researchers had also discovered is the same binding site used by ES17's host bacteria ExPEC, would contribute to ES17's ability to target and destroy the bacteria in the gut environment.
"We tested the effect of phage ES17 on its bacterial host ExPEC in a murine intestine, comparing it with phages known to be unable to infect their bacterial host in complex environments," Green said. "We found that only ES17 had the unique ability to target and eliminate ExPEC bacteria in animal models."
A novel strategy to prevent bacterial infections
Taken altogether, the findings suggest that the ability of phage ES17 to bind to heparan sulfate on mucin-rich surfaces and directly on mammalian epithelial cells mediates its localization in areas deep in the gut where reservoirs of bacteria may be present. The researchers propose that being close to ExPEC bacteria facilitates phage invasion and bacterial elimination before they have the opportunity to exit the gut and infect other organs.
"Phages are viruses that specialize in invading and eliminating specific bacteria. Here we have shown the first phage that also binds to epithelial human cells and that this property mediates a novel mechanism for fighting bacterial infections we call positional targeting, as it enables the phage to anticipate where the bacteria it targets will be located," Maresso said. "We foresee the possibility that positional targeting will be the way smart drugs work in the future. Drugs won't be just distributed all through the body in the hopes that some of it will end in the right spot. The drugs of the future will go only precisely where they are supposed to work. Our work with phages is the first case in which this has been achieved."
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Hydrology Research (2015) 46 (6): 996-1007.
Irrigation is a significant human activity that affects surface water fluxes in the Tarim River Basin. To quantitatively assess the irrigation impact of this activity on surface water fluxes in the Tarim River, a land surface hydrologic model was coupled with a modified irrigation scheme and a reservoir module and applied to simulate these fluxes. Modeling results indicate that the combined effect of the irrigation process and reservoir operation is prominent in the study area, from which 70–75% of the surface water is extracted and used for irrigation. This scenario can primarily be attributed to the significant amount of water losses as a result of evaporation and the seepage of canals and aqueducts. The effective utilization coefficient of the extracted surface water is only approximately 0.40. The irrigation water withdrawals increased with the recent rapid expansion of cultivated land. Therefore, the water flowing into the main stem of the Tarim River still shows a downward trend, despite the significant increase in the total discharge of headwater basins since the 1960s.


Grants available for projects that help to conserve and enhance the Cotswolds.
A pot of money is available for local projects that help to make the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) a better place to live. Local communities, individuals and businesses are invited to apply for a grant from The Sustainable Development Fund, (SDF) which is delivered by the Cotswolds Conservation Board.
"Projects which further the environmental, social or economic development of the AONB; and increase understanding and enjoyment of the Cotswolds' special qualities are particularly suited to funding. We are keen to support new ideas which have the backing of the community and the money allows us to encourage new ideas and experimental projects which can really have long-term benefits for the AONB."
Anyone can apply for one of the grants, which can fund up to 75% of the costs of a project and in exceptional cases 100% may be given to voluntary bodies. Grants can range from a few hundred pounds to a maximum of £25,000.
The Sustainable Development Fund was introduced to the Cotswolds last year and has proved extremely popular with a variety of organisations and projects benefitting from grants.
Recent Projects include a new farm plastics recycling business, a woodland classroom at a Cotswolds primary school and a restored village green and wildflower meadow.
The Cotswolds Conservation Board is keen to hear from anybody who is interested in applying for a grant including individuals, groups, businesses, local authorities and charities about schemes that they may have considered but have never had money to develop.
The Sustainable Development Fund is financed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and managed by the Cotswolds Conservation Board.


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An article at CNN makes a good point about the risk of the Fed leaving interest rates at or near 0% for very long.
The combination of the economic stimulus package proposed by President-elect Obama, the Treasury Department's bank bailout, the Fed's rate cuts and its various lending programs could eventually lead to an awakening of the inflation beast. The Fed has to be mindful of that.
The government has to pay for all this spending somehow and the likely source of these funds, especially since tax cuts are a big part of the proposed stimulus, is probably going to be from new money printed by the Fed. And adding dollars into the system can't help but add to inflationary pressures.
Exactly right. We're going to have a ton of new money pouring into the system; and with a recent article suggesting that the bulk of the Obama stimulus may be having an impact on the economy just as it's recovering on it's own, it seems that that combined with an extremely low Fed rate has the potential for sparking a high level of inflation just as the economy recovers. That will probably force the Fed to tighten monetary policy by taking money out of the system and raising the Fed rate--probably very quickly once they start.
I'd be on the lookout in about 2010 (assuming the recovery is underway by then) for significantly higher inflation, correspondingly higher interest rates, and the price of oil and other commodities will increase with inflation. All of this could be a drag on the economic recovery.
If you're thinking about refinancing your home, now would be a good time to think about it. Rates may drop in the short-term (especially with the Fed buying up mortgage-backed securities to intentionally drive down rates), but over the long-term I think we're looking at higher inflation, interest rates, and commodity prices across the board.
There's no such thing as a free lunch and that (along with increased debt) will be the price we pay for today's bailouts and stimulus package.


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Historic 3D city model of Koper (Slovenia)
Aljosa ZERJAL / Tina ZERJAL / Natasa KOLEGA
(Harpha sea, Koper, Slovenia)
Abstract:After finishing a 3D city model of the present historic town of Koper (Slovenia) using topographic and LIDAR data, as well as photographic material, the 3D/GIS team at Harpha sea d.o.o. has taken up the challenge of eventually building a 4D city model (the first phase is only the 3D historical model).The town of Koper has grown on an island near north-Adriatic coast. A larger settlement developed from Late Roman period onwards and in 13th century, under the rule of Serenissima (Venice), the island was already almost entirely covered with buildings and enclosed by city walls. The sight of the town has remained mainly unaltered till the 19th century. Only after the 1950s, its insular character has vanished, since it became part of the mainland.
The goal of the project was to visualize the towns historic appearance, particularly its insular character, as a 3D model. The map of Franziscean cadastre from year 1819 (scale 1:1440) was chosen as the basis for the model. It reproduces exactly all the ground plans of the buildings, streets, squares, yards, gardens, piers and the coastline at that time, and even the course of the city walls, gates and towers, which were still standing but not in use anymore. The heights of the buildings were reconstructed from written sources of the Franziscean cadastre, observations and scientific data on standing architecture, old depictions and from photographs taken in the beginning and first half of the 20th century. 15 % of building models were more accurately modeled with attached rectified photographs of facades.
The 3D city model of Koper is modeled with customized open source toolkit OpenSceneGraph (OSG), based on data stored in a PostGis database. The model can be viewed in a customized version of OSG Viewer (part of OSG) developed by our company.
The 3D city model of Koper is intended to be used for pedagogical activities in cultural heritage education and cultural tourism.
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HubbleSite Most Quasars Live on Snacks, Not Large Meals
Black holes in the early universe needed a few snacks rather than one giant meal to fuel their quasars and help them grow, a new study shows. Quasars are the brilliant beacons of light that are powered by black holes feasting on captured material, and in the process, heating some of the matter to millions of degrees. The brightest quasars reside in galaxies distorted by collisions with other galaxies. These encounters send lots of gas and dust into the gravitational whirlpool of hungry black holes. Now, however, astronomers are uncovering an underlying population of fainter quasars that thrive in normal-looking spiral galaxies. They are triggered by black holes snacking on such tasty treats as a batch of gas or the occasional small satellite galaxy.
A census of 30 quasar host galaxies conducted with two of NASA's premier observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope, has found that 26 of the host galaxies bear no tell-tale signs of collisions with neighbors, such as distorted shapes. Only one galaxy in the sample shows evidence of an interaction with another galaxy. The galaxies existed roughly 8 billion to 12 billion years ago, during a peak epoch of black-hole growth. The study bolsters evidence that the growth of most massive black holes in the early universe was fueled by small, long-term events rather than dramatic short-term major mergers.


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I paid the tour guide.
He bought us the souvenirs.
They went on vacation last summer.
Did you travel by boat or plane?
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He continued straight and then turned left at the church.
I went camping in the mountains with my brother.
We have to check the luggage before we board the plane.
Did you show them your passport?
I liked being a tourist in Europe.
She visited the travel agency before she bought the tickets.
I arrived at the station late.
They reserved a room at the hotel near the library.
¿Dónde comiste la cena anoche?
¿Qué compraron uds. a su mamá para su cumpleaños?
¿Por qué leyeron uds. el libro Animal Farm?
¿A qué hora llegaste a la escuela hoy?
¿Tuviste mucha tarea de español anoche?
¿Qué supiste sobre tus amigos en clase hoy?
¿Conociste a mi prima Florentina?
¿Quisiste tomar buenos apuntes en la clase de español este año?
¿Pudiste terminar estas preguntas fácilmente?


Christmas is the time of year we remember the birth of Jesus – Emmanuel, God with us. Jesus is the wonderful sign that God wants to have relationship with us. He says this is what I am doing, would you like to join me? The Bible teaches that God wants to have an intimate relationship with every person. The offer of this relationship has been made available through Jesus' birth, life, death, and resurrection. The heart of God made known through Jesus.
I think most Christians forget how odd this desire is. The Creator God wants to make His creation His children. He wants His creation to rule with Him in heaven and wants to be involved in our lives and be affected by our choices. He wants to enable us through the Holy Spirit to be everything He created us to become. Jesus came that we may have life and life to the full (John 10:10).
I say this because I see too many Christians stopping their approach to God with only the removal of guilt from sin or the ticket to heaven. God invites us to be involved with Him.
Mary is seemingly minding her own business when an angel tells her that she will give birth to God. She will not have had relations with any man, but she will give birth. She is given no guarantees of being understood by others nor given no direction on how this would happen (unless you think she understood what being overshadowed by the Holy Spirit meant). Mary was also not given any instruction on what she needed to do. Even so, she responded "may it be done to me as according to your word" (Luke 1:38).
This Christmas season remember that the hope and joy offered to you is not only the life to come. God dearly paid the price for you to have a close relationship with Him. Will you believe Him when it doesn't make sense? Will you give Him an opportunity to tell you want He is thinking?


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They dueted on 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' in Ireland Bob Dylan / Neil Young Yesterday (July 14), Bob Dylan and Neil Young dueted onstage together for the first time in 25 years. The two legends wrapped their co-headlining show in Kilkenny, Ireland on Sunday with a duet of the hymn 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken'. Dylan had recorded a version of the hymn with The Band in 1967, which…
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The presidential elections are taking place in Pakistan today, another major landmark for democracy after the successful general elections held in may and the peaceful transition of power to the new government.
There has been very hectic lobbying ahead of the presidential elections with Pakistan Muslim league nawaz putting forth the name of Mamnoon hussain and getting backing from around eight smaller political groups, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), National Party (NP), Qaumi Wattan Party (QWP), Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z) and Balochistan chapter of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
The second candidate Justice (red) Wajihuddin ahmed was put forth by Pakistan Tehreek I Insaf and supported by its ally Jamaat E Islami. While it seems that as per current situation it is Mamnoon hussain that will win, we must realise that for the second time in recent history we are going to have a properly democratically elected president.
While many scoff at the process and call it a sham and make claims of irregularities during elections. We must understand that even despite irregularities and miscounts and re voting in some areas of Pakistan we have to move forward whilst putting the questions being asked to courts of law to decide upon them, as the system instructs us to do.
There are a multitude of issues facing us as a country, from power woes to an economic crunch to an ever increasing burden of the war we are fighting with the taliban. However the only way out of these issues if there is even a way out in the time period given to one government is the nexus of civilian and military leadership of which the president is the figurehead.
As always social media is going to be watching and making sure any of the cracks seamed over by the mainstream are explored to the fullest as they were during the general elections. We now have digitally enabled members of the national assembly from various parties feeding directly into the network as well. In short we are watching the watchers here.
So here is hoping then new president of Pakistan can provide us able leadership and take us forward with positive notes.


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Home Culture LeToya Luckett shares her story in 'Leave It To LeToya'
LeToya Luckett shares her story in 'Leave It To LeToya'
Well, maybe not all of it, but plenty.
The singer, actress and former original member of Destiny's Child is opening up about her life on her new Kin-produced series which airs on YouTube, Facebook Watch and Instagram.
She told CNN she's happy to share her life with the public.
"I feel like everybody's in everybody's business anyway," she said. "You might as well tell your story your way."
That includes talking about her career, which included winning two Grammy awards with Destiny's Child, a platinum solo album and an acting career that will soon include a role on Starz series "Power Book III: Raising Kanan."
Navigating her personal life on the show is a bit trickier for the divorced single mother, as she wants to both protect her children and be respectful of her ex-husband, while honoring her journey.
"I do want, especially single moms or just women, period, to know, 'Hey boo, you can be an entrepreneur, you can be a mom, you can go through a divorce. You can have all these real life things happen and still keep going,'" she said.
As for the ending of her marriage to businessman Tommicus Walker last year and the aftermath, Luckett said it's been "difficult."
"it's tough because, you know, there was so much that you had, so many plans that you made in your head, right?," she said. "It was one of my biggest dreams come true that I had for my life, the way I saw my life with children and marriage and all these different things. And when it doesn't work out and there's kids involved, it can be rough."
She's well beyond another prominent breakup in her life.
Luckett and fellow member LaTavia Roberson had a contentious split with Destiny's Child and their then manager, Beyoncé's father Mathew Knowles, in 2000.
But Luckett now says that more than 20 years later, she doesn't mind the continued fascination with her having been a part of the famed girl singing group.
"That was such a huge moment in my life," she said. "People still love the music, so if people stop asking, I guess that means we are forgotten."
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Toronto based R&B singer/songwriter, Mackenta (formerly Mack Davis), brings us her latest single "Hypersenstive" with production from CZY & Gavin Bradley.
Having been featured on platforms such as The Source and OVO Sound, Mackenta is set to make some noise in 2019. The "Issues" singer has quite the journey. She dropped out of University to pursue her dreams in music. Since age 7, she has had aspirations to be a music star. An avid reader, she would write poems, songs and stories about her adolescent adventures onward to present day where relationships and current events influence her subject matter. Topics such as body image, gender politics, pressures from society to name a few, can be found in her recordings. With less and less originality in music nowadays, it is refreshing to hear more of the conscious sound from young artists. With an ear to the street, Mackenta is using her voice and talent to raise awareness of these issues that are impacting many people everywhere. We can definitely hop on board with that. Be sure to subscribe to Mackenta and stay tuned for upcoming projects and performances if you're in the Toronto area.
"I can't be superficial in my relationships, if you want to get close to me, you have to be willing to be vulnerable. Feeling trapped inside a generation where it's considered "cool" not to catch feelings, I am the exact opposite. In the past, I've wrote lyrics about hiding my feelings. Although my exterior may appear one way? Deep down, I'm also emotional and romantic. I got so sick of trying to act like nothing phases me.


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# npm-run-all

[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/npm-run-all.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-run-all)
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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mysticatea/npm-run-all.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mysticatea/npm-run-all)
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A CLI tool to run multiple npm-scripts in parallel or sequential.

```
$ npm-run-all clean lint build:*
```

```
$ npm-run-all --parallel watch:*
```

## Installation

```
$ npm install npm-run-all
```

- Requires `Node@>=0.10` and `npm@>=2`
- The `npm-run-all` package introduces 3 CLI commands: `npm-run-all`, `run-s`, and `run-p`.

## CLI Commands

This `npm-run-all` package provides 3 CLI commands.

- [npm-run-all]
- [run-s]
- [run-p]

The main command is [npm-run-all].
We can make complex plans with [npm-run-all] command.

Both [run-s] and [run-p] are shorthand commands.
[run-s] is for sequential, [run-p] is for parallel.
We can make simple plans with those commands.

## Node API

This `npm-run-all` package provides Node API.

- [Node API]

## Changelog

- https://github.com/mysticatea/npm-run-all/releases

## Contributing

Thank you for contributing!

### Bug Reports or Feature Requests

Please use GitHub Issues.

### Correct Documents

Please use GitHub Pull Requests.

I'm not familiar with English, so I especially thank you for documents' corrections.

### Feature Implementing

Please use GitHub Pull Requests.

There are some npm-scripts to help developments.
Those work on Windows, Mac, or Linux (by the way, I'm developping `npm-run-all` on Windows).

- **npm test** - Run tests and collect coverage.
- **npm run build** - Make `lib` directory from `src` directory.
- **npm run clean** - Delete directories (folders) which are created by other commands.
- **npm run lint** - Run ESLint.
- **npm run watch** - Run tests (not collect coverage) when each file was modified.

[npm-run-all]: docs/npm-run-all.md
[run-s]: docs/run-s.md
[run-p]: docs/run-p.md
[Node API]: docs/node-api.md


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HomeCollege of Charleston Kappa Delta's have raised over $170,000 for D2L
College of Charleston Kappa Delta's have raised over $170,000 for D2L
| By Development Intern
Categories: News and Events, Other, Our Perspective, Things We Like
| Tags: College of Charleston, D2L, Kappa Delta, Stewards of Children
As a Kappa Delta, as well as an intern for Darkness to Light, it has been extremely eye opening to merge two of my biggest passions. One of the reasons I was drawn to Kappa Delta Sorority was because of their connection to fighting childhood sexual abuse.
Through Kappa Delta Sorority I have had the opportunity to support the cause of preventing childhood sexual abuse with Darkness to Light. Not only do we raise money for D2L, but our whole chapter has been trained in the Stewards of Children prevention program.
Childhood sexual abuse is tragically prevalent and any chance I have to help protect the lives of children is worth the effort. As a future parent, I feel so much gratitude towards organizations like Darkness to Light who work so hard to prevent and protect all children from childhood sexual abuse.
I have always known I wanted to work with children who have been abused and have been fortunate to find two organizations willing to let me be involved in making a difference. Kappa Delta's Zeta Sigma Chapter was founded in 1997 at the College of Charleston and in 2002 our local partnership with Darkness to Light began. Since the partnership began, we have raised a grand total of over $170,000 for D2L.
Phoebe Wheeler is the current community service chair for the chapter. "We have the unique opportunity to not only donate to a national organization (PCAA), but we donate the majority (80%) to a local philanthropy, who makes a difference where we live. We enjoy planning events and participating with other Greek organizations, families, and friends to raise money for a great cause," Phoebe says.
"Child Sexual Abuse is so important to us as women because we want to promote confidence within all women and children," Phoebe said. "When children are involved in child sexual abuse, it diminishes confidence and as they grow up, it can severely impact their lives. We as college students in Kappa Delta are committed to preventing abuse in whatever ways we are able."
As an organization Kappa Delta has worked towards helping children gain confidence and end the epidemic of childhood abuse. As I begin to enter the so called "real world" I feel ready to tackle important issues like childhood sexual abuse because of organizations like Kappa Delta and Darkness to Light.
Lucia Marotta is a Kappa Delta at the College of Charleston and current intern with Darkness to Light.
For more information on preventing child sexual abuse in your community, visit The 5 Steps to Protecting Our ChildrenTM, or take D2L's award-winning Stewards of Children® prevention training.


Please adhere to your workplace dress code at all times. Also, please feel free to text or email staff photos of Spirit week to either Whitney Alfiero at whitneya@connectionsforkids.org or Gregin Doxsee (Cell: 207-756-2990) or gregind@connectionsforkids.org. No client photos, please...just CFK. Thank you!


Centrigent Inc, the UAE's leading company in Consulting 4.0 and technology solutions, and Fit Box Group, the UAE's leading specialized sports and fitness provider enter into a partnership and agreement to provide a leading-edge digital fitness platform.
Centrigent core expertise is integrating new technologies into traditional businesses. FBG, parent company of Fit Boys Gym, and Fit Boys Promotion, has added another company; Fit Box Gym to be the first hybrid digital-physical facility focused on the trending of white collar and corporate boxing and MMA, making FBG the leading-edge specialized fitness and sports services provider.
The two companies will develop the next generation digital fitness marketplace that combines Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Blockchain technologies to provide clients the most relevant, personal and consistent experience across the global network of services providers.
The platform will enable athletes to build both a history and a future. The AI engine will provide a recommended training program based on the athlete's fitness, training history, cloud-based data of similar athletes and other decision layers. The users' history and planned training program will be accessible across the full ecosystem network making every trainer across the network globally their trainer.


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Report: Kat Von D Offered Money to Endorse Cheating Website
Jordan Strauss/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Kat Von D knows a thing or two about cheaters and now the reality star and former fiancé of Jesse James is reportedly going to be paid to endorse a cheating website.
RadarOnline reports reps for Cheaterville.com are in negotiations with Von D's people to endorse the website and appear in a public service announcement (PSA) with the site's owner. RadarOnline quotes a source close to the negotiations as saying the L.A. Ink star has been offered $20,000 for her endorsement.
The source says the PSA will be with Cheaterville.com owner James McGibney and will focus on "anti-cheating and why cheating in Hollywood needs to stop now."
Kat Von D and Jesse James broke off their engagement in July, but reconciled a month later before splitting up again, amid claims by her that he had been unfaithful. James' marriage to Sandra Bullock ended after he was found to be cheating on her with Von D.
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Tskhaltoubo (en , parfois transcrit Tsqaltubo ou Tskaltubo) est une ville du centre-ouest de la Géorgie. Elle est aussi le centre administratif du district de Tskhaltoubo, dans la région d'Iméréthie. Elle est célèbre pour sources d'eaux minérales chaudes, qui ont permis l'installation d'un centre de santé et touristique.

Ville

Le centre thermal
Les sources produisent de l'eau riche en carbonate de radon, à une température de 33-35 °C, qui la rend immédiatement utilisable pour les soins.

Le centre s'est spécialisé dans la balnéothérapie pour les maladies circulatoires, nerveuses, musculaires et osseuses, gynécologiques ou dermatologiques. Depuis les années 1970, s'y est ajouté la spéléothérapie, le séjour dans des grottes fraîches et sans poussière pouvant profiter au traitement des affections pulmonaires.

Fréquentation en chute
La station a été très fréquentée à l'époque soviétique (jusqu'à  visiteurs par an) ; elle a gardé la mémoire de visites régulières de Staline. Actuellement, les bains reçoivent moins d'un millier de visiteurs par an.
Depuis 1993, beaucoup des établissements ont été réquisitionnés pour loger les  réfugiés, surtout des femmes et des enfants, qui ont fui les conflits ethniques d'Abkhazie.

Sport
Le club de football, Samgourali Tskhaltoubo participait régulièrement au Championnat de Géorgie jusqu'en 2004, où les exigences financières n'étaient plus à leur portée.

Dans la littérature
 Renaud S. Lyautey, La Baignoire de Staline, Seuil, 2022. Roman qui se déroule à Tskhaltoubo.

Références

Liens externes

Station thermale en Géorgie
Ville autonome en Géorgie


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Q: React Native "TypeError: Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body." My code:
saveBarcod() {

    var email = 'skarakas';
    var password = 'skarakas';

    fetch(
      '***********/sap/opu/odata/sap/ZCRM_TEST01_SRV/DataSet',
      {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          Authorization : 'Basic c2thcmFrYXM6NjU0MzIx',
          Accept: 'application/json',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          Key: '1',
          Type : 'asd',
          Value : 'sdf'
        }),
      }
    )
      .then((response) => {
        alert('hello1');
      })
      .then((responseData) => {
        alert('hello2');
      })
      .catch((error) => {
        alert(error);
      })
      .done();
}

Error: TypeError: Failed to fetch
Question 1 : how to add username and password to fetch ?
Question 2 :  I tried below code but not solve my problem.
        body: JSON.stringify({
          'Key': '1',
          'Type' : 'asd',
          'Value' : 'sdf'
        }),

Can you help me?

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Question 1 : how to add username and password to fetch ?

It depends how the server expects authentication. You are already sending an Authorization header, which probably was constructed hashing somehow user/password or by sending a previous request to server and getting its response.

TypeError: Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body.

This error cannot be from the code you posted, as yours is not a GET nor a HEAD (which have to be body free), but a POST (because of the method: 'POST' in your request, which can have a body).