As the seniors of South Carolina high schools walked through graduation ceremonies in May and June, they became part of a proud tradition of both their community and their school. Regardless of where their lives take them now, the students will forever have fond memories of the school, their teachers and their classmates. It is these schools that define the vast majorities of students' memories and prepare them for the rest of their lives.
It is the belief in these students that is the major driving force behind our work at M.B. Kahn Construction. Sixty percent of our projects are building schools for students from kindergarten to 12th grade. The remainder of our work centers on public works projects: building health care, correctional and manufacturing facilities up and down the East Coast. To connect to and transport our over 1,000 employees to the job sites both within South Carolina and our neighbors along the coast, we utilize our most important business tool: the small airplane. We have used aviation as a business tool for 20 years. In fact, I fly over 400 hours per year, totaling 6,000 hours of flying time to date.
But the U.S. Senate is currently threatening my company's ability to sustain and develop our business with a radical new tax on small planes, disguised as "user fees." Pushed by the big airlines and their highly paid lobbyists, this new tax system would subject turbine-powered airplanes – used by small businesses like mine all over the nation – to pay a flat tax, or "user fee." In addition to this new tax, the fuel tax small planes like mine currently pay will be doubled while the big airlines' contribution gets completely eliminated.
Supporters of user fees say we need this radical new system to get corporate jets to "pay their share." In fact, this plan would force small businesses like mine to shoulder the airlines' tax obligation while airlines such as Delta and American would reap huge tax breaks. It is these same advocates that state that a user-fee scheme is necessary to pay to upgrade our nation's air traffic control system. In truth, the funding necessary to pay for these improvements is easily collected from our current system, without major and costly changes to our country's aviation system.
A user-fee system like this would have a crippling effect for businesses like mine that are dependent on being able to use general aviation to successfully serve our customers and communities. These small airplanes allow small businesses to connect with new customers and communicate with suppliers and distributors. Not only that, our service is essential to the growth of small communities all over the East Coast. The construction of schools and health care facilities provides safety and security for towns and allows economic growth to continue, benefiting all who live in the area. Without such institutions, the population of towns would shrink, businesses would leave and the states would suffer.
In addition, general aviation pilots volunteer their time and planes to respond to emergencies throughout the nation. General aviation pilots were involved in the response to Hurricane Katrina and have donated their time to aid in search and rescue efforts, disaster relief and medical emergencies, and these aviation pilots are the only lifeline to rural communities and their response in a time of crisis can be the difference between life and death.
To accept this new tax break for the airlines is to kill the lifeblood of South Carolina. We cannot allow the CEOs of the big airlines to enjoy a massive tax break at the expense of small businesses all across our state.
Rick Ott is vice president of M.B. Kahn Construction of Columbia.


A man from far northern Sweden saved three young girls from a fully grown bear in which was "eyeing them up" in their back garden from just metres away.
The man was standing in his kitchen in his house in Aareavaara when his daughter came running in, screaming that there was a bear in the garden, wrote daily Aftonbladet.
"I saw in her eyes that she was completely serious. We ran out and I saw my other two daughters and their friend. The closest girl was just three metres from the bear," said Bengt-Göran Niska, 43, to the paper.
The man claims that the fully grown brown bear was standing by a playhouse and had its eyes on the girls.
"I went towards it and yelled from the bottom of my lungs. The bear stood up and looked at me. I yelled again and the bear started walking on its back legs," Niska told Aftonbladet.
The man continued to yell at the bear until it turned and moved into the woods.
Amppa Högman, who lives in the house next door, saw the bear as it walked away and took the picture.
"It's so frightening for us, but a little exciting too. I didn't see when Bengt-Göran scared the bear away, but when I saw the bear walking past our house I grabbed the camera and took the picture," she told The Local.
"Now everyone is on the look-out. We're checking over our shoulders and peeping around the corners. This is something I've never heard of in our village.
"Luckily the girls are alright, though they're still a little shocked," she said.
The girls, aged six, eight, and nine, stood completely still throughout the ordeal, and allegedly did not even realize it was a real bear until afterwards, initially believing it was a human wearing a bear costume, wrote the paper.
"They became truly scared when they understood that it was an actual bear. The two older girls really got the chills but the younger one still doesn't understand the severity of the situation," Niska told the paper.
The family lives on the edge of the woods, and all the family members have since had trouble sleeping. Niska himself acknowledges that he's lucky to be alive.
"I don't know if I did the right thing. I just thought about the girls, went on pure instinct and was full of adrenaline. In hindsight, it could have gone really bad," he told the paper.
Will Swedish Dads to share child leave equally by mid 2030s?


I decided on using GitHub to organize thoughts in such so I made this Kan Ban project: https://github.com/XerTheSquirrel/SquirrelJME/projects/1. I know I said I would not use GitHub but to be honest it will be useful. I really wish that Fossil had a Kan Ban to be honest.


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Hebrew Language Instruction at Jewish Day Schools – A Webinar
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The AVI CHAI foundation will be hosting a webinar Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 1-2pm EST led by Dr. Michael Berger on the challenges and possibilities of Hebrew language education in Jewish day schools. The webinar features day school leaders whose work was highlighted in the case study series "How Schools Enact Their Jewish Missions."
The AVI CHAI Foundation released 20 case studies exploring how Jewish day schools enact their Jewish missions. Hosted by Dr. Michael Berger, Program Officer at The AVI CHAI Foundation, this webinar will feature two school leaders who participated in the work of schools that were highlighted in case studies about one issue that the studies brought to life: the challenges and possibilities of Hebrew language education in Jewish day schools:
Stan Beiner is a consultant to non-profit organizations and schools. Previously, he served as Head of The Epstein School, featured in the case study "Meshuga La Davar: Hebrew," by Dr. Michael Berger and Pearl Mattenson.
Rabbi Dr. Joyce Raynor is the Head of School of the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas, NV. Previously, she served as Head of School of the Golda Och Academy in West Orange, NJ, featured in the case study "A School That Places Israel at Its Center" by Dr. Jack Wertheimer.
We hope you will encourage your school's leadership team, lay leaders, and others in your community who care about day schools to attend and explore this topic together.
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the most powerful recorded earthquake in Estonia, measuring 4.7 magnitudes in Richter scale, occurred in 1976 near the Baltic Sea island of Osmussaar (pictured)?
the Seattle Fault is believed capable of producing an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale?
the Lhuentse Dzong suffered serious damage during a 2009 earthquake that measured 6.1 on the Richter scale?


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Looking at the forecast for this weekend I'm expecting good conditions for the trout opener in the greater Pittsburgh area. They are calling for rain all day today, which is likely to raise stream levels and spread fish throughout the system. I'd say that's a good thing. This will spread the fishing pressure rather than see a bunch of people fishing at the easy access areas by bridges and next to roads where the Fish & Game Commission stocks the trout.
Even though we had rain yesterday and today it won't be enough to blow out systems. I'm expecting good water conditions for the opener. This will be my 22nd year participating in the opener. In fact, I've been going to the same spot with my friends and family that long. It's a tradition.
There are tons of places to trout fish. You can fish lakes, streams and rivers. All these places are loaded with trout. You'll find rainbows mostly and then browns, brooks and golden rainbows. They tend to stock more rainbows in the lakes where brooks and browns will be more prevalent in the streams and rivers. The average fish is between 12 and 16 inches, but they tend to put lunkers in some of the deep holes. I've seen them up to 28 inches, which is about eight pounds.
A lot of people in the Pittsburgh area drive to camps and cabins for opening weekend. However, there's plenty of opportunities in the city to get your hands on stocked trout. Basically, there's something for everyone that wants to fish. In the greater Pittsburgh area here's my five favorite places to trout fish on the opener.
In the Robinson area this is a shallow stream, but has a walking trail that brings easy access. There are a lot of bridges on it and many of the deeper and larger holes are located under or near the bridges. The creek also snakes in to the woods and there are some nice holes to be found off the walking trail too. This is my favorite place in the region to fish.
Near Gibsonia and Route 8, Deer Creek is a small stream with a few nice holes. However, it's not as easily accessible as Montour. You'll have to park and walk, but fortunately they stock a lot of fish in here and they always stock some big fish, too.
Located near North Hills and close to Cranberry Township, North Park has two components, an upper and lower lake, both of which are stocked. My favorite place to fish is closer to the dam. It's a family oriented place that's kid friendly and is easily accessible. This is a place where the family can spend the day.
North of the city, Slippery Rock Creek is popular because it's a larger creek and bigger water. I like to fish it in the McConnells Mill State Park area, but there are several miles of water available. Even though much of the creek requires a short walk to reach the holes they tend to stock large numbers of trout here. This creek has big boulders in it, which tends to create nice eddies that the trout stay near. This is one of the larger streams in the Steel City area.
Between Washington and Pittsburgh, Canonsburg Lake is shallow lake that's great to bring kids to. It's accessible and a smaller lake that has flat banks, which make it easy for kids. You'll find plenty anglers in canoes on opening day. This is a great place for newer anglers. Floating dough bait works well.
A common mistake is using hooks that are too large. Rather than pre-packaged snelled hooks I'd recommending using a size 12 or 14 hook. You want to use smaller baits for trout, which makes the smaller hook more ideal. I use Eagle Claw gold salmon egg hooks.
I use Berkeley Vanish because it sinks and the fish can't see it. If the water is going to be clear on opening day you'll definitely want to use fluorocarbon because it will get you more bites. I always use four-pound test. There's no reason to go larger. You can even drop down to two-pound test.
I use floats because they keep your bait up off the bottom and in the strike zone longer. I use Trout Magnet floats because you can take them on and off the line and the have the slices in the floats to where you can take it off your line without having to cut your line and retie. I like the green ones rather than the red or yellow.
Having a pair of polarized glasses enables you to walk the bank and scan the shallows for actively feeding fish. I see many people make the mistake of not wearing glasses and migrating only to bigger holes. The bigger holes are pressured. Oftentimes, when pressure arrives the fish migrate out of those holes into shallower water. Without polarized glasses you'll walk right by them.
I always head to opening day with minnows and mealworms, but my go-to bait is salmon eggs. Personally, I use Pautzke eggs, exclusively. Over the years I've found that the Red Label (Premium eggs) and the Green Label are the most effective (most likely because that's all you could find around here). However, in the last year I've been mixing it up and throwing the fish something they haven't seen. The new Pink Shrimp are my favorite, but the Yellow Jackets and the Orange Deluxe have been catching a lot of large fish for me.
Honestly, I'll use the red eggs on opening day because there's something about the natural red egg that Pautzke makes that the fish key in on. However, after a few days and these fish being caught I switch it up to the orange and yellow eggs because it's something they haven't seen.
Editor's Note: James Swearingen is the founder of Steel City Anglers. For more info on what's hot in the greater Steel City area please visit https://www.facebook.com/steelcityangler.


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Yesterday I discovered the power of Buzz Lightyear, Lance, and Hitachi my night stand is a bit of a mess! Tim and Elmo aren't even there, I am not comfortable with things finding their way back into my bum just quite yet. Maybe soon?


The study of the brain continues to expand at a rapid pace providing fascinating insights into the basic mechanisms underlying nervous system illnesses. New tools, ranging from genome sequencing to non-invasive imaging, and research fueled by public and private investment in biomedical research has been transformative in our understanding of nervous system diseases and has led to an explosion of published primary research articles.
Diseases of the Nervous System summarizes the current state of basic and clinical knowledge for the most common neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. In a systematic progression, each chapter covers either a single disease or a group of related disorders ranging from static insults to primary and secondary progressive neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopmental illnesses, illnesses resulting from nervous system infection and neuropsychiatric conditions. Chapters follow a common format and are stand-alone units, each covering disease history, clinical presentation, disease mechanisms and treatment protocols. Dr. Sontheimer also includes two chapters which discuss common concepts shared among the disorders and how new findings are being translated from the bench to the bedside. In a final chapter, he explains the most commonly used neuroscience jargon. The chapters address controversial issues in current day neuroscience research including translational research, drug discovery, ethical issues, and the promises of personalized medicine.
This book provides an introduction for course adoption and an introductory tutorial for students, scholars, researchers and medical professionals interested in learning the state of the art concerning our understanding and treatment of diseases of the nervous system.
Dr. Sontheimer is a researcher and educator with a life-long interest in Neuroscience. A native of Germany, he obtained a Masters degree in evolutionary comparative Neuroscience, where he worked on the development of occulomotor reflexes. In 1989, he obtained a doctorate in Biophysics and Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience form the University of Heidelberg studying biophysical changes that accompany the development of oligodendrocytes, the principle myelinating cells of the nervous system. He moved to the United States, where he later became a citizen, for post-doctoral studies at Yale University. His independent research career began at Yale in 1991 and continued at the University of Alabama Birmingham from 1994-2015, and, more recently at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on the role of glial support cells in health and disease. His laboratory has made major discoveries that led to two clinical trials using novel compounds to treat malignant gliomas. His research led to over 170 peer-reviewed publications. For the clinical development of his discoveries, Dr. Sontheimer started a biotechnologies company, Transmolecular Inc., which conducted both phase I and II clinical trials with the anti-cancer agent chlorotoxin. This technology was recently acquired by Morphotec Pharmaceuticals, who will be conducting the phase III clinical trials. As educator, Dr. Sontheimer has been active in teaching Medical Neuroscience, graduate Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and, for the past 10 years, he has offered both graduate and undergraduate courses on Diseases of the Nervous System. In 2005, Dr. Sontheimer became director of the Civitan International Research Center, a philanthropically supported center in Birmingham AL devoted to the study and treatment of children with developmental disabilities, ranging from Down's syndrome to Autism. In this capacity, Dr. Sontheimer was frequently tasked explaining complex scientific processes to a lay audience. Recognizing the need to further educate the public about neurological disorders using language that is accessible to an educated public motivated Dr. Sontheimer to write a textbook on Diseases of the Nervous system. To assure that the material is comprehensive yet readily understandable, he wrote large parts of this text while on sabbatical leave at Rhodes College in Memphis, where he taught undergraduates while testing his book on this group of talented third and fourth year Neuroscience students. In 2015 Dr. Sontheimer was tapped to found a School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech with the goal to offer a unique Neuroscience education to an increasing number of undergraduates. As the first of its kind, this enterprise will ultimately represent an entire college dedicated to a variety of Neuroscience experiences and include majors in clinical, experimental, cognitive, systems, computational and social Neuroscience. Enrollment is expected to exceed 1000 undergraduate students. Dr. Sontheimer continues to manage a very active research laboratory at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute where he involves a spectrum of trainees ranging from undergraduates to post-doctoral scientists. Dr. Sontheimer has already trained well over 50 Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows.


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New In: The Offspring, GBH, Descendents
THE OFFSPRING - SMASH LP Offspring's breakthrough album, with tracks like "Gotta Get Away," "Come Out and Play," and "Self Esteem." DESCENDENTS - 9TH & WALNUT LP Original Milo Goes To College releases their 'Lost Album' with 14 unreleased songs from 1977-1980 ICONS OF FILTH - ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS LP classic from 1984, a fiery slice of fierce punk/hardcore with lyrics dealing with a need for individual responsibility, action and positive change. GBH MOMENTUM LP the most recent offering from the UK legends. PROPAGANDHI - VICTORY LAP 12" band's first full-length since 2012's Failed States, finds the band facing a landscape in which fascism is among a certain crowd suddenly trendy. MINOR THREAT - SALAD DAYS 7" don't need to say much about this do I? NOFX - SINGLE ALBUM NOFX's 14th full-length studio album, complete with a six-minute post-hardcore opener. CHELSEA WOLFE - ABYSS 2XLP Abyss captures this dichotomy, this battle between the soothing and the upsetting, and demonstrates why Chelsea Wolfe has become one of the most intriguing songwriters of the decade. ALKALINE TRIO - IS THIS THING CURSED LP 9th studio album, those familiar Alkaline Trio might notice parallels with Maybe I'll Catch Fire which is a positive thing in my opinion.FUGAZI - REPEATER LP debut studio album by the American post-hardcore featuring some lad named Ian McKaye maybe you have heard of him? GOOD RIDDANCE - THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS genre-defining melodic-hardcore geniuses in Good Riddance aren't shy about reminding you that, frankly, they've still got it with 12 ripping tracks. GERMS - G.I. 12" unofficial fanclub release of a classic. VANILLA MUFFINS - THE DRUG IS FOOTBALL LP Another reissue from Switzerland's favorite band and the undisputed kings of "sugar" oi. FFO Macc Lads, Cock Sparrer, and Oxymoron. THE INTERRUPTERS - FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT 12" finds The Interrupters delivering their two-tone-inspired, powerfully melodic, punk-fueled sound with more vitality than ever before. Very catchy. RANCID - ...AND OUT COME THE WOLVES 12" digitally remastered from original analog tapes and on 180 gram vinyl, as well as a poster with lyrics on one side and the album cover on the other.
New In: Vanguard, Life Force, Fiddlehead, Ignite
New Arrivals includes Vanguard an unapologetically vegan metallic hardcore, Life Force straight-edge hardcore band in the spirit of classic youth-crew inspiration, albeit with a darker modern twist. Fiddlehead - 'Springtime and Blind' 12" featuring members of Have Heart and Basement, taking heavy influence from DC melodic post-hardcore of the '80s/'90s like Fugazi and Rites Of Spring. MDC "Multi-Death Coroprations" was originally released in 1983, The follow-up to their debut single "John Wayne Was A Nazi" (as the Stains and before their name change to MDC), SIck Of It All - "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!" the godfathers of NYC hardcore make their triumphant return to Fat with this 17-track banger. NOFX forge new territory on the punk rock landscape with offerings "Wolves In Wolves' Clothing." Warzone was one of the most crucial and influential bands that came from the New York hardcore scene "Open Your Eyes." was their second LP.
Sorry sold out of Mindforce and Rancid records.


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How much money has the trust disbursed amongst scholars and researchers since it was established on July 30, 2010? Over three years of fund raising and charitable endeavour has surely delivered more than a footling little court case?
In what ways, other than by bringing an unsuccessful court case, has the trust "heightened awareness and understanding of climate"?
In the event that you are unsuccessful in your appeal, are you planning to pay up in full for the costs awarded against you by Justice Venning? If not, why not?
Word reaches me that the NZCSET have just capitulated and abandoned their appeal against Justice Venning's decision — in other words, a comprehensive victory for NIWA and a further vindication of the work done by their team on the NZ temperature record. The Appeal judges have reserved their judgement on costs, but it's possible that the NZCSET's legal bill might just have increased a fair bit.


Real estate offers a winning investment strategy because you hold a tangible asset. However, real estate investors must take care when buying properties. The right purchase can make you reliable income, while the wrong one can turn into a money pit.
All of these strategies have positives and negatives. You should be well aware of each one's limitations before you begin your search for properties.
Additionally, you should have an intended market from whom you can get a return on your investment. Who will rent from you? Who will buy a rejuvenated property in that area? Think about questions like these to get a clearer idea of your intended outcome.
As a rule of thumb, only invest in areas that are predicted to expand and appreciate in value. This maxim holds true if you are renting or selling, and especially if you are holding onto a property.
Diligently research the market price history of the neighborhood and its overall development through the past ten or so years. You should buy property with a forward-looking, long-term attitude to ensure that you will not incur an unexpected loss.
A few percentage points can make quite a difference in your ability to cut a profit. Learn all the relevant statutes for the area, neighborhood and province you will be investing in.
Be particularly careful if you intend to lease the property. You will have duties and obligations as a landlord, and you should be prepared to meet them without incurring setbacks.
The one rule of real estate is to always be patient. This market is not something you can rush.
To make sure you can weather any storm, have savings on top of your investment cash. With these reserves in hand you can handle a temporary vacancy or a lingering listing in a worst-case scenario.
The more nuance there is to your investment strategy, the more things could go wrong. Avoid purchasing unusual or highly-specified properties. You will likely have a tougher time locating a tenant or a new buyer because of it.
Opt instead for simple, everyday properties — at least until you are familiar with the market. They will offer more predictability and even flexibility should you need to adjust your strategy.
While you may be tempted to scout around the world for the hottest real estate markets, distance adds complexity to investment management. Find properties close to your area when you first start out. You will have better access to networking and recommendations, not to mention you can be there in a snap if something goes haywire.
These tips will help you walk before you can run.


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Q: How does std::vector::reserve() know how much memory each element requires? I understand how std::vector::reserve() works with vectors of primitive types:
vector<int> vec;
vec.reserve(100);

Say you created an empty vector of objects:
class A {
    public:
    string name;
}

vector<A> vec;
vec.reserve(100);

How does it know how much memory to reserve? Not only that, but what if class A had a container inside of it as well? Then it would be impossible to reserve the correct amount of memory right?

A: The container knows the size of the element type by virtue of knowing the definition of that type. There is an operator in C++ that returns the size of a complete (i.e. defined) type. sizeof(T) returns the size of the type T.

what if class A had a container inside of it as well? Then it would be impossible to reserve the correct amount of memory right?

That wouldn't be a problem at all. The size of all types is constant in C++.

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Category: Robert Ashley
Dial-A-Poem Poets – Big Ego (1978)
"American label set up in 1972 by the poet John Giorno, the earliest releases were exclusively poetry collections of the 'Dial-A-Poets' (John Giorno, William S Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, John Cage etc.): 'In 1961 I was a young poet who hung out with young artists like Andy Warhol, Bob Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, as well as with members of the Judson Dance Theatre. The use of modern mass media and technologies by these artists made me realize that poetry was 75 years behind painting and sculpture, dance and music. And I thought, if they can do it, why can't I do it for poetry. Why not try to connect with an audience using all the entertainments of ordinary life: television, the telephone, record albums, etc? It was the poet's job to invent new venues and make fresh contact with the audience. This inspiration gave rise to Giorno Poetry Systems.' – John Giorno"
Discogs: Various – Big Ego
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"'These are songs about the Corn Belt, and some of the people in it … or on it.'1 That's what the man in the Perfect Lives Lounge says as you sit down with your drink, served in 'a fluted plastic glass, sans ice'. Maybe he says it in Spanish, but you're not sure. After all, even if you don't speak a language, you can catch its drift if it's sung. The Perfect Lives Lounge – let's just call it The Bar – is sparse, but elegantly decorated. Colour scheme: hints of neon against inky black infinitude, here and there a blush of pink and baby blue. Seven vertical neon strips form The Bar's sign. As your eyes adjust to the light, everything looks soft-edged, like a 1980s video or television broadcast, occasionally flecked with static. Come to think of it, from a certain angle, The Bar looks like a television studio set. Exact dimensions are uncertain; windows between interior and exterior dissolve rhythmically into one another. The man – Corn Belt Guy – is standing in the middle of the room. He has a full head of fine white hair, dusted with glitter, which is neatly parted down one side. His lips shine with gloss. He wears big tan-tinted glasses. …"
frieze: American Opera
W – Perfect Lives
Productions – PERFECT LIVES 1977-83
Lovely: Titles
YouTube: Perfect Lives 1 The Park Privacy Rules, 2 The Supermarket Famous People, 3 The Bank Victimless Crime, 4 The Bar Differences
Lovely Music
"Founded in 1978, Lovely Music is one of the longest-lived and most distinctive independent labels active in the recording and promotion of new American music. According to label founder Mimi Johnson, the label is 'dedicated to releasing the best in avant-garde and experimental music, from electronics and computer music to new opera and extended vocal techniques.' Placing emphasis on the artist's intent, Lovely Music recordings are always composer-supervised and produced. The record label was founded by Johnson as an adjunct to the activities of Performing Artservices, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the management and administration of American avant-garde artists working in the fields of music, dance and theater. When these artists were not able to get their music out to the record-buying public, Lovely was put forth as a solution. …"
Lovely Music: About
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Robert Ashley – Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo Coo) (1981)
"In the seven episode opera, Perfect Lives, Buddy (The World's Greatest Piano Player) teaches his secrets to a select few through a set of videotapes currently in the hands of Baby, an all-around spiritual seeker and wife of Rodney (The Bartender). These legendary tapes are documents of rare and impossible occasions at the piano. The Lessons, variations on the theme song from the third episode of Perfect Lives, The Bank, introduces the four prinicipal characters in seven-minute cameo portraits: Isolde (Marie Isolde), Raoul de Noget (No-Zhay), Buddy (The World's Greatest Piano Player) and The Captain of the Football Team (…his parents call him Donnie). Robert Ashley, Jill Kroesen & David Van Tieghem, vocals; 'Blue' Gene Tyranny, prepared piano solos; David Van Tieghem, drums, synare and vocal percussion; Peter Gordon, music producer"
YouTube: Isolde (Marie Isolde), Raoul de Nogel (No-Zhay), Buddy, The Captain of the Football Team (Donnie)
Tom Johnson – The Voice of New Music: New York 1972-1982
"The ten years, from 1972-1982, during which Tom Johnson closely followed the developments in the new music in New York and reported his experiences in the Village Voice, constitute the most innovative and experimental period of recent musical history. A considerable number of his articles and reviews has been brought together in this collection. Together they provide a lively impression of the genesis and the exciting adventure of the new music, of the diversity of utterances that were part of it from the very start, and of the circumstances and opinions which prompted it. Johnson recorded the emergence of a generation of composers and musicians which has set out to probe once more all conventions of the Western musical tradition and to remove the barriers between different cultures and various artistic disciplines. That process is still in full swing. Therefore it is of interest today to read how that process was triggered."
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Robert Ashley – Private Parts (1978)
"Robert Ashley's Private Parts has a plot, but you wouldn't know it. The 1978 LP, which would later serve as the foundation for the composer's seven-part televised opera Perfect Lives, discusses at length the inner workings of two characters, a man and a woman, anonymous to us and perhaps even to each other. Words flood its 40-plus minute runtime, circling meaning but never arriving at a conclusion. What's explored by Ashley, in his drawling monologues, seems to be everything that isn't happening—an inversion that slinks and dances among the shadows. We are privy to his subjects' fidgety obsessions, tics of behavior, heady ruminations and psychic detritus, but narrative, insight, or meaning remain as elusive as a not-quite-remembered dream. Private Parts is built on emptiness. It is startling just how riveting that emptiness can be. … The album is structured into two episode-length pieces. At just over 20 minutes each—presumably, he was anticipating commercial breaks—there are still no suitably satisfying points at which to pause. Ashley is liberal, or perhaps literal, with the idea of opera. If an opera requires a theatrical setting, high drama, and rafters-directed singing, he doesn't come close. But if it's a medium built on a mixture of music, characters, spoken word, singing, set design, well, what else could it be? Besides, the semantic nitpicking is rendered moot once you hear the music. It all comes back to that drawl. …"
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L'Open Strachan de snooker est un ancien tournoi classé puis non classé qui a eu lieu à Leicester en Angleterre entre 1992 et 1994.

Historique
Le tournoi est mis en place pour la première fois en 1992 en tant que tournoi de classement. Comme son nom l'indique, il est parrainé par la société de revêtement de billard Strachan. Lors de sa première édition, de nombreux joueurs le boycotte à cause de sa dotation jugée trop faible. L'épreuve se tient au Thornubry Leisure Centre à Bristol (Thornbury), dans le Gloucestershire. Pendant les qualifications, Peter Ebdon réussit un break de 147 points. C'est le Thaïlandais James Wattana qui l'emporte aux dépens de John Parrott. Il s'agit alors de son premier titre classé.

Les saisons suivantes, la World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) décide de maintenir la compétition en tant que tournoi classé mineur. Il est alors rebaptisé challenge Strachan. Le tournoi devient non classé en 1994 avant de définitivement disparaître l'année suivante.

Palmarès

Bilan par pays

Références

Compétition internationale de snooker en Angleterre
Compétition fondée en 1992
Compétition de snooker disparue
Compétition sportive disparue en 1994

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Note: If your home was constructed prior to 1940 or designated as a protected residence, the requirements of the Historic Preservation Ordinance may significantly modify the site development regulations contained in this section.
Lot coverage limits the amount of the site that can be covered by structures, excluding such features as paving or landscaping.
Lot coverage counts the building footprint, including projecting balconies. stairways, porches, patio covers, or decking that exceeds 30 inches above grade level.
Also included are accessory buildings such as detached garages or carports, tool sheds, covered pool equipment units, etc.
Roof overhangs up to four feet from the building wall are exempt from coverage calculations but overhangs that exceed four feet are counted.
Swimming pools and spas less than 30 inches above grade do not count toward lot coverage.
Note: Structures less than 30 inches above grade do not count as lot coverage but structures more than 12 inches above grade must conform to setback requirements.
To qualify as a structure that is less than 30 inches above grade, a porch or deck may only have open railings above 30 inches --no solid half walls.
An additional 5% coverage is permitted beyond the 35% but this is only for covered patios, canopies and roof overhangs beyond 4 feet.
The Floor Area Ratio for a lot is a measurement for limiting the bulk and mass of structures which occupy the property. The measurement is expressed as a ratio of the house size to the lot size.
What is the maximum FAR for single-family development?
The total gross floor area on a single-family lot shall not exceed the floor area ratio calculated by taking 45% of the first 5,000 square-feet of lot area, and 30% of any portion of lot area in excess of 5.000 square feet.
For example: Lot size = 50' x 110' = 5,500 sq. ft.
Total FAR = 2,250 + 150 = 2,400 sq. ft.
What counts toward the FAR?
The floor area ratio includes the sum of all the floors in a main structure measured to the outside surface of the exterior walls, stairwells at all floors and all areas that are greater than 50% enclosed and covered. It also includes covered parking (garages & carports) and all accessory buildings which are greater than 120 square feet.
In order to accurately assess the mass and bulk of structures, second and third floor equivalents are also used in determining floor area ratio. Second floor equivalent exists in any area of a structure where the distance between the first floor (other than a basement) and the top of the roof directly above it, is 17 feet or more.
Second and third floor equivalents are added to the total floor area for purposes of determining compliance with maximum FAR. The above diagrams will help visualize how second and third floor equivalents are measured.
What does not count toward FAR?
Basements below the first floor do not count if the top of the finished first floor is no more than three feet above grade and the basement excavated features comply with Sec.18.12.050 (0).
In addition, 200 square feet "third floor equivalent" is not counted and any area of the buildings that are less than 50% enclosed are also excluded from FAR.
How high can my main structure be?
The maximum height limit on a single family lot is 30 feet measured to the peak of the roof. Antennas, chimneys and flues may exceed the maximum height by 15 feet. However, some single-family properties are subject to more restrictive height limitations, for example, substandard lots, flag lots and lots located in the single story combining district.
In addition to the 30-foot height limit, all structures (including buildings, patio covers, trellises, etc.) are subject to a daylight plane limitation.
What is a "Daylight Plane"?
A daylight plane is a height limitation that when combined with the maximum height limit, defines the building envelope (see Figure 3 below).
All new structures or additions must fall within this envelope with the exception of features described on Page 14.
It is important to remember that the daylight plane reference point is measured from grade at the midpoint of each side of a structure.
Furthermore, an average is taken between the grade on your property and that at the closest point on the neighboring lot.
Before you design your plans. if you will be designing close to the daylight plane limits, please call the Planning Technician for assistance in determining grade for the purposes of meeting the daylight plane requirement.
Note: Certification that the structure, as built, complies with the daylight plane provisions of Section 18.12.050(j) may be required by the building inspector. Such certification shall be prepared by a licensed engineer. architect, or surveyor and shall be provided prior to frame inspection.
The building envelope is defined by side yard and front and rear yard daylight planes. For the side yards, the sides of the envelope are ten feet high at the property lines and then extend upward at a 45 degree angle until reaching the 30-foot height limit.
With a 45 degree angle, it is easy to determine how tall your building can be at any point from the property line. For each foot of distance from the property line, you can extend up an additional foot above the ten foot starting point.
For example, a building setback six feet from a side property line can be 16 feet tall (the original ten-foot starting point, plus six feet). That portion of a building ten feet from a property line may be 20 feet tall, etc. Figure 4 illustrates the side yard daylight planes.
Are any features allowed to project into the daylight plane?
There are allowances in the ordinance for various features to project into the daylight plane. Roof overhangs and storm gutters may project into the side yard daylight plane a maximum of two feet and into the front and rear yard daylight plane a maximum of four feet.
Additionally, architectural features, such as dormers or gables, may extend into the daylight plane provided that the feature or a combination of features measures no more than 15 feet in length at the point of intersection with the daylight plane and are no more than 24 feet in height.
The 15-foot intrusion for one or more of these features is allowed to the front, rear, and both side yard daylight planes. The following diagrams illustrate the protrusions allowed.
Can I build a basement on my property?
If your property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, federal law does not permit you to construct a basement.
If you are not located in a flood zone, you may be permitted to construct a basement that extends up to, but not beyond the footprint of the main dwelling.
Will my basement count towards FAR?
Basement area is included in the Floor Area Ratio if the distance from the finished grade to the top of the finished first floor is more than 3 feet.
In order not to affect the point at which grade is measured, any planned excavated features, i.e., light wells or below grade patios, must comply with all four of the following regulations.
The excavated feature shall either provide a drainage system installed to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department or shall be sheltered from the rain by roof overhang or canopy of a permanent nature.
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Home Grassroots "No! Lies!" Voters bust GOP rep for lying about Planned Parenthood
A woman walks out of Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Walberg's lie-filled town hall
"No! Lies!" Voters bust GOP rep for lying about Planned Parenthood
Alison R. Parker
Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Walberg keeps spouting lies about Planned Parenthood. But his town hall audiences aren't swayed by his dishonesty.
Republicans have a Planned Parenthood problem.
Specifically, they have a problem with speaking only in falsehoods when they talk about Planned Parenthood.
As part of the hostility to reproductive freedom that is so deeply ingrained in the GOP — and the Trump administration — many conservatives freely mislead the public about what Planned Parenthood does and flippantly imply that the organization is all but unnecessary. It is nothing new, but it is still repugnant.
And many voters are fed up — something Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Walberg discovered more than once in recent days.
At a town hall Monday, Walberg repeated the conservative talking point that funding Planned Parenthood receives from the government could and should instead be directed to other health centers — the implication being health centers that do not provide abortion services.
But before he could even get the full lie out — in which he repeated the inaccurate claim that Planned Parenthood uses a "major" and "significant" portion of its funding for abortions — the audience shouted him down with chants of "No!" and "Lies!"
The idea that Medicaid funding can simply be redirected to other health centers — as the GOP's health care repeal plan aims to do — with no detrimental impact on patients is mendacious rubbish. As the Washington Post recently noted in a thorough report, the gaps left by defunding Planned Parenthood would be extremely difficult for other medical centers to fill quickly and easily, leaving many of the 2.4 million patients Planned Parenthood treats each year with no viable, comparable option for their health care.
And contrary to Walberg's declaration, as has been explained to anti-choicers time and again, abortion accounts for only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood's services.
Even if that number were higher, though, it would still be absurd to use it as some kind of proof of the nefariousness of Planned Parenthood. The organization provides abortions to those who need them; it would be callous to suggest there ought to be a cap on the number performed in a given year, simply to placate those who consider their personal sensibilities to be more important than the lives and needs of people who are pregnant but do not want to be.
But in the GOP's never-ending yet plainly futile quest to eradicate abortion by wiping Planned Parenthood off the map, there is no room for things like facts, logic, or empathy.
Walberg himself proved this again Tuesday at another town hall event, when he responded to a request to explain his stance on Planned Parenthood by stating, "I'm pro-life. Planned Parenthood is pro-abortion."
Again, the audience jeered and shouted him down, and continued to do so when he doubled down by claiming that the organization's president, Cecile Richards, "had to admit," while testifying before a congressional committee in 2015, that the majority of their work was abortions.
Richards said no such thing. While Planned Parenthood health centers do provide access to safe and legal abortion, the majority of their work is preventive care, such as birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment.
But Walberg was not concerned with facts, saying, "The bottom line is: There is no reason we pay for an abortion entity to carry out their main function, and that being abortion."
That ridiculous line not only drew more jeers, but one woman had plainly had enough, standing up and shouting, "This is not true! This is a lie, what he's saying about Planned Parenthood," before storming out of the room as Walberg looked on placidly and the crowd applauded her.
And she was right — federal funds do not pay for abortions — something even Walberg stated, in a confusing way, after another audience member mentioned it.
"As of now, there is not a single dollar that goes to pay for abortion," he admitted. "Why? Because the Hatch Act is permanent, the Hyde Act [sic] is permanent. It's there. But until Planned Parenthood evolves from being an abortion provider — the number one abortion provider in the nation, in fact in the world — it will not get — it's legal, it's legal. But the law says no funding goes to abortion providers."
When the audience seemed puzzled by him seeming to refute his own statement, he shrugged and said, "You asked me to respond to where I stand on Planned Parenthood, so you just got it."
What the audience "got" was lies and hyperbole — in other words, the typical anti-choice spiel.
It is unlikely that Republicans like Walberg, now with the damaging force of the Trump administration behind them, will ever back down from their dishonesty and heartlessness regarding Planned Parenthood in particular, and reproductive freedom more broadly.
But as the crowds at these town halls show, voters are getting pretty sick and tired of hearing the same baseless accusations from their members of Congress — and they may very well respond by making them ex-members of Congress the next time their names show up on a ballot.
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Micron's Sees Improvement in Memory Demand
Micron Technology Inc. expects quarterly revenue and profit as it is seeing early signs of demand improvement.
"While we are seeing early signs of demand improvement, we plan to reduce our capital expenditures in fiscal 2020 to help improve industry supply-demand balance," Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Mehrotra said.
Revenue will be $4.5 billion, plus or minus $200 million, in the period ending in August, Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said on a conference call.
Micron has reduced its output to prop up prices and has been investing more in its next generation of chips. The company said Tuesday it intends to "meaningfully" reduce its spending on new plants and equipment in its fiscal year 2020, in order to align increases in supply with demand levels.
The oversupply along with concerns of a slowdown in China will continue to squeeze sales and profits of chipmakers.
Micron's net income fell to $840 million in the third quarter ended May 30, from $3.82 billion a year earlier. Revenue fell to $4.79 billion from $7.80 billion.
Huawei has been a major customer of Micron accounting for more than 10% of its revenue. Business with that company, which the U.S. has listed as a threat to national security, had stopped completely, Mehrotra said. But the company reviewed the government's rules and resumed shipments of some products, although uncertainty remains.
American technology companies invuding Micron and Intel have resumed selling certain products to Huawei Technologies Co., obviously after concluding there are legal ways to work with the Chinese telecom giant in spite of its inclusion on a Trump Administration blacklist.
The chipmakers are taking advantage of certain exceptions to the export restrictions. Even when companies have headquarters in the U.S., they may be able, through ownership of overseas subsidiaries and operations, to classify their technology as foreign. If less than 25% of the technology in a chip originates in the U.S., for example, then it may not be covered by the ban, under current rules.
Micron has operations all over the world, some added through acquisitions, and it owns plants in Singapore, Japan and Taiwan. Intel has factories in China and Ireland and a major design center and production facility in Israel.
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Ballistix DRAM Crushes World DDR4 Overclocking Record at 5726MT/s
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Micron Introduces New Series of NVMe 9300 SSDs for Cloud and Enterprise Markets
Semiconductor Industry Calls for More Government Funding
Micron's Second Quarter Results Beat Estimates
Micron 2200 PCIe NVMe SSD Series Released
Micron Releases 96-layer TLC 3D NAND-based Micron 1300 SATA SSD


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// Arguments to create a new filesystem
type FilesystemCreate struct {
	Name     string `yaml:"name" json:"name" validate:"nonzero,servicename"`
	Quota    uint32 `yaml:"quota" json:"quota"`
	ReadOnly bool   `yaml:"readOnly" json:"readOnly"`
}

func (s FilesystemCreate) Validate() error {

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Citricidal Side Effects
Posted on April 29, 2014 by ebiochem
Citricidal is a brand-name supplement, based on a component found in grapefruit pulp and seeds. Known as an antimicrobial compound, the seeds and pulp of grapefruit have a variety of properties, including use as a fungicide, antiviral and broad-spectrum, bacteria-fighting capabilities. Generally known for its low toxicity levels and safety, grapefruit seed extract is commonly purchased from drug stores and health food stores for its therapeutic antioxidant effects, to preserve cosmetics and foods, and in animal feed to help prevent parasites and mold, as well as a disinfectant for fish and poultry. However, as with anything, too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Some drug interactions are cautioned.
Beware of potential drug interactions of prescribed medications and grapefruit seed extract. For example, some patients undergoing treatment for blood clotting issues who have been prescribed blood thinners such as warfarin may experience an increase in international normalized ratio blood test (INR), which defines the effectiveness of such medications to prevent blood clots while at the same time reducing the risk of uncontrolled bleeds in patients.
Chasteberry Extract for Fibroids
Chasteberry is an herb that is also known as Vitex agnus-castus. The plant is a deciduous shrub that is native to Mediterranean, European and Central Asian countries. Vitex has slender leaves and dark purple berries that have a long historical and medicinal use in ancient Greek and Roman times. Monks commonly ingested this herb during the Middle Ages to help suppress sexual desire, which led to the inception of its more common name–chasteberry or chaste tree. Consult with your health care provider prior to using chasteberry for fibroids.
Uterine fibroids are benign–non-cancerous–tumors that are made up of muscle cells and tissue that coagulate and grow in and around your uterine walls. Although the cause of fibroid growth is not known, it may be hormonally linked, especially in cases of excess estrogen. Common symptoms may include heavy menstrual bleeding, bleeding between periods, a sensation of abdominal fullness, frequent urination, painful intercourse, low back pain, and reproductive problems such as infertility or multiple miscarriages. Medical treatment for fibroids involves prescription medications or surgery. However, some herbs like chasteberry may help to inhibit fibroid growth, although there is not enough evidence to support these claims, says Medline Plus.
What are the Benefits of Neem Extract?
The neem tree (Azadirachta indica), which grows in India and surrounding areas, has been called "Arishtha" Sanskrit for "reliever of sickness." Virtually every part of the tree is beneficial for healing and has been used medicinally for over 2000 years. In 1992, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences published a book entitled, "Neem – a tree for solving global problems." The extract has been used to treat a wide variety of illnesses.
Nimbidim, a major constituent of neem extract, has been shown to reduce inflammation in rats. A study at the Department of Pharmacology at Rajshahi Medical College in Bangladesh, researchers found that neem extract has a significant impact on inflammation, but less than popular steroid, dexamethasone.
Antiarthritic
Because of its anti-inflammatory effects, nimbidim has been shown to reverse signs of arthritis in rats. Research published in the 2004 issue of Phytotherapy Research found that nimbidim can help treat diseases due to inflammation.
What Is Garcinia Cambogia Extract?
Garcinia cambogia extract is a health supplement used alone and in combination with other ingredients as an ephedra-free diet aid. According to "Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine," you may use garcinia cambogia to suppress appetite, inhibit the synthesis of lipids and burn fat. Manufacturers of weight loss supplements commonly add garcinia cambogia to supplements containing other ingredients such as chromium picolinate and L-carnitine and to appetite-suppressant products such as snack bars, drinks and chewing gums. You should speak with a medical professional prior to taking any health supplement, including garcinia cambogia.
Garcinia cambogia has several other commonly used names, including brindle berry, garcinia, malabar tamarind, hydroxycitric acid, citrin, gambooge, gorikapuli, uppagi, garcinia kola and mangosteen oil. Garcinia cambogia comes from a plant native to India and Southeast Asia. The fruit of the garcinia cambogia plant has an oval, small pumpkin shape and is yellow in color. The plant belongs to the same family as mangosteen. To make the extract, you harvest the fruit from the garcinia cambogia plant, dry the fruit and grind the dried fruit into a powder. The active component of garcinia cambogia extract is hydroxycitric acid.
How to Take Natural Antifungals Before or After Meals
Natural antifungals are commonly used to treat local or systemic fungal infections. Both the natural and prescription varieties destroy fungal microbes present in the body and on the body's surface. Apple cider vinegar, grapefruit seed extract and oil of oregano are three powerful antifungals that have been used in folk remedies for centuries and are backed by a growing body of scientific literature to support their efficacy. According to "Prescription Alternatives," natural antifungals are most effective when taken before a meal on an empty stomach. As with any herbal remedy, however, consult with your doctor before taking natural or prescription antifungals.
Combine one to three drops of grapefruit seed extract in an 8 oz. glass of filtered water. Drink the mixture at least 10 minutes before each meal. Drink up to three glasses of grapefruit seed extract per day. Because it has an unpleasant taste, you may want to combine this extract with juice or add a teaspoon of honey.
What Is Fennel Extract Good for?
Fennel is a type of herb that you can use in cooking as garnish or eat much like celery. People typically eat the root of fennel as a vegetable and use its seeds medicinally as herbal remedies. Fennel seed extract has served as an herbal supplement to treat respiratory infections, digestive problems and anemia, and can also act as a diuretic. As with any herbal supplement, consult your physician before using fennel seed extract as an herbal remedy.
Fennel seed extract may treat some of the symptoms of respiratory tract infections, and can be in herbal remedies for respiratory infections as well as some cough syrups. Fennel seed extract may help treat congestion by loosening up mucous membranes and reducing the buildup of mucus. It may also help treat bronchitis and reduce coughing, due to the presence of compounds that act as expectorants, such as cineole and anetol.
Fennel seed extract is widely known for its benefits for digestive problems, including indigestion, flatulence, constipation and diarrhea. Some of the components in fennel seed, such as essential oils, act as stimulants for your digestive tract and can increase the secretion of digestive and gastric juices and facilitate the proper absorption of nutrients by your small intestine. Fennel seeds also contain the amino acid histidine, which aids in the proper functioning of your digestive system and helps treat diarrhea due to indigestion.
What Are the Benefits of Drinking Artichoke Extract?
Artichoke extract is made from the leaf of the artichoke, also called Cynara scolymus, and is considered an herbal remedy. It has a wide spectrum of health benefits from the digestive system to the vascular system. Artichoke extract is available in a pill form and a liquid form. Before taking any supplement, consult with your health-care provider to ensure its safety.
Lowers Cholesterol
Drinking artichoke extract may decrease cholesterol levels, according to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A study using artichoke leaf extract was given to a group of patients who had a diagnosis of elevated cholesterol. The group that took the herbal remedy showed lower results in its total cholesterol levels. Some showed a drop in the triglycerides. This is the component of cholesterol that travels in the blood stream with the potential of sticking to arterial walls, causing occlusion. There was little or no difference in the high-density lipoprotein, or HDL. This is the "good" cholesterol that clears out the triglycerides in the blood. The "bad" cholesterol known as low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, did not show changes in this group.
What Are the Benefits of Bacopa?
Also called brahmi, bacopa is a plant that's been used in traditional ayurvedic medicine in India for thousands of years to treat asthma, epilepsy and mental illness. Medical researchers are studying bacopa's usefulness in treating anxiety, Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline. You can use bacopa extract to improve mental function and memory, treat anxiety and depression, treat respiratory ailments, and prevent or heal stomach ulcers. The University of Michigan Health System recommends taking 5 to 10 grams daily of powdered bacopa, or 300 milligrams to 450 milligrams daily of bacopa extract containing 55 percent backsides — the active constituents.
Improves Mental Function
Taking bacopa may help to improve your mental performance and cognitive function. Bacopa leaves contain bacosides, which can improve learning, memory and overall mental function, according to the University of Michigan Health System. Bacopa promotes new nerve production, helps to mend damaged nerve cells and improves nerve signals. According to Drug Digest, different animal studies have found that bacopa can improve learning ability and memory, but human studies haven't yielded the same positive results. A study of healthy individuals who took bacopa for three months found that the accuracy of their memory improved, and small studies of children in India found that taking 1,000 milligrams per day of bacopa improved memory, reaction time and observation. But another study of 76 people aged 40 to 65 years found that taking bacopa had no impact on restoring memory and only slight improvement in retaining new information.
The Best Green Tea Capsules
Green tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, and is highly sought after for its purported antioxidant qualities. According to Mayoclinic.com, some benefits of green tea include relief from anxiety, arthritis, and asthma. If you want to try green tea, but do not want to drink three to five cups per day, green tea capsules are available. Different companies provide various potencies and quality, so do some research before buying. Talk to your doctor before trying them, as they may contain caffeine.
Nature's Plus Chinese Green Tea
According to Benefitsofgreentea.info, just because a green tea supplement is expensive does not mean it is of the highest quality. The website reviewed various brands of green tea supplements and composed a list based on quality of product. Ranking first, Nature's Plus guarantees its supplement is standardized to contain 50 percent polyphenols per 200 mg of decaffeinated green tea extract. Capsules contain 400 mg of green tea extract, according to the company's website, and have no other preservatives. The company recommends taking one per day.
Health Benefits of Touchi Extract Supplement
Touchi extract is a fermented soy product made from black beans. Proponents claim that it can help support healthy blood sugar levels. It is marketed as an alternative treatment for diabetes. Clinical data does suggest that touchi extract has blood sugar-lowering capabilities and may be a possible complementary treatment to help manage high blood sugar. However, you should not use alternative medicine in place of traditional medical care. You should only take touchi extract after consulting your physician.
Diabetes is a growing health concern. It occurs when your body does not make enough of the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin or does not respond properly to insulin production. This causes high blood sugar, which damages your nerves and organs. Clinical data suggests that touchi extract inhibits a sugar-metabolizing enzyme known as alpha-glucosidase. This effect reduces the amount of carbohydrates you absorb. A class of diabetes medications that includes the drug Precose also works through alpha-glucosidase inhibition.
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I don't know about you guys, but I love tucking my shirts into my skirts and pants. I wear lots of high waist skirts and jeans and I like the look of a top tucked in them. The one issue with this is shirts will bulge and you can see their outline through your skirt or pants at instances. The beauty of a body suit is you will never have that awkward fabric bulge. This bodysuit is so comfortable and classic in its style. It is made from an awesomely stretchy knit cotton fabric. I was able to just walk into it and pull it on effortlessly. My mom (my photographer for the day) even remarked about how nice it looked on and how she too has been a long time fan of bodysuits for the same reasons. Due to this essential basic being such a versatile piece, I couldn't resist putting it in my keep pile!
Stitch Fix Review by Rajdulari: Soooo cozy!
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There's something beautiful about the Fall in Colorado. From the leaves changing, to the sweeping mountains, to the crisp cool mornings and the bright sunshine. Every day, I'm finding more and more ways to fall in love with this new state of mine, and this new Fall season is no exception!
There's nothing I love more than a super soft comfy sweater, my favorite jeans, and a layered jacket to put me right in the mood for Fall.
I especially loved this soft green jacket and striped grey sweater that came in my StitchFix box this month. Soooo cozy!
See the full post from Rajdulari Style.
Stitch Fix Review by Anna: The price is right!
Stitch Fix has finally started offering a plus size styling service! Hooray! I signed up on the very first day, of course! They include a really fun sheet of cards. It has a note from my stylist in the upper left corner. I really appreciate the personalization that goes into her selections! All the other cards are styling ideas for the items in my box. How clever!
This top is cute and comfortable and works well with the boho aesthetic that I love. Plus the price is right!
My stylist knows I am a sucker for most retro vintage 60s era styled items too. I really appreciate her constant eye for detail.
As soon as I saw this dress, I literally ooh and aah-ed out loud. I am a fan of the brand. This dress has a fantastic retro mod sixties red, white, and blue poppy print with an equally vintage inspired early 60's style flared skirt cut. The color combo makes me think of the 4th of July. The fabric is a bit thicker with some stretch and is rather structured. The dress also has fabric that can be tied in the front or back of the dress. What a gorgeous little party dress. It just makes me want to go on a picnic! This is far and away my favorite piece my stylist selected for me.


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CURLOPT_SSLVERSION The SSL version (2 or 3) to use. By default PHP will try to determine this itself, although in some cases this must be set manually.
CURLOPT_CAINFO The name of a file holding one or more certificates to verify the peer with. This only makes sense when used in combination with CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER. Requires absolute path.
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS The full data to post in a HTTP "POST" operation. To post a file, prepend a filename with @ and use the full path. The filetype can be explicitly specified by following the filename with the type in the format ';type=mimetype'. This parameter can either be passed as a urlencoded string like 'para1=val1&para2=val2&...' or as an array with the field name as key and field data as value. If value is an array, the Content-Type header will be set to multipart/form-data. As of PHP 5.2.0, value must be an array if files are passed to this option with the @ prefix.
CURLOPT_HEADERFUNCTION The name of a callback function where the callback function takes two parameters. The first is the cURL resource, the second is a string with the header data to be written. The header data must be written when using this callback function. Return the number of bytes written.
CURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION The name of a callback function where the callback function takes three parameters. The first is the cURL resource, the second is a file-descriptor resource, and the third is length. Return the string containing the data.
CURLOPT_READFUNCTION The name of a callback function where the callback function takes three parameters. The first is the cURL resource, the second is a stream resource provided to cURL through the option CURLOPT_INFILE, and the third is the maximum amount of data to be read. The callback function must return a string with a length equal or smaller than the amount of data requested, typically by reading it from the passed stream resource. It should return an empty string to signal EOF.
CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION The name of a callback function where the callback function takes two parameters. The first is the cURL resource, and the second is a string with the data to be written. The data must be saved by using this callback function. It must return the exact number of bytes written or the transfer will be aborted with an error.


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Middle School Students Compete en Français
For the first time, Middle School students participated in the Canadian Parents for French (CPF) annual French-language public-speaking contest. Thirty-eight students competed on March 4 at SMUS and those who were successful moved on to the finals on March 11. CPF's Concours d'art Oratoire, which began in 1983, is Canada's largest oral speech competition, involving close to 100,000 students every year and thousands of dollars worth of prizes.
Students in Grade 6 were challenged to write their own two- to three-minute speech in French and Grade 7 and 8 students wrote speeches three to five minutes in length. The students performed their speeches in front of a panel of three judges, who then asked questions about their presentation at the end. Each student had to respond in French.
Students competed in three categories for each grade level: core French, French immersion and Francophone. Fifteen judges in total helped out with the event. They included staff, parents, French teachers from other schools and Francophone community members.
"It is challenging to write a speech and perform it in front of parents, friends, teachers and judges, but even more so in a second language," says Middle School French teacher Ms. Karen Oraas. The students performed very well, but eight students will represent SMUS at the provincials in May at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
Congratulations to the following finalists:
Kevin Welsford
Theresa Cho
Dhana Andison
Chrissy Robillard
Marcel Sanati
Léonard Liao-Brière
Eloïse Patmore
Diane Katumba
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Roundabout central
By Robin Roy
| 4:00 a.m. May 28, 2009
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on roundabouts in Carmel, Ind. City Editor Robin Roy spent two days of non-stop driving in the Indianapolis suburb, which has 42 roundabouts.
That sure is an odd looking sign … but keep the eyes on the road now. But … hmm … two side-by-side squiggles with a dot in the middle of one and four arrows shooting off both.
What is that?
Looks almost like the singer Prince's name, when he changed it to that symbol. Keep driving, though.
Here's the intersection. Slow down. Glance to the left. Here comes a car around the curve, but there's enough room. No need to completely stop. Keep going around the curve and veer off to the right. Oh, that's what the sign meant.
Such is the first experience driving on a roundabout in the city of Carmel, Ind., which has directional signs unlike any in Sarasota, or most other American cities, for that matter.
Carmel, a suburb 23 miles north of downtown Indianapolis, has 42 completed roundabouts and is in the process of constructing or designing 33 more — all of them built at the direction of Mayor Jim Brainard.
The mayor was invited in January to Sarasota by the Downtown Partnership to make a presentation on the merits of roundabouts.
"They're safer. They cost less to build, cost less to maintain, and they're better for the environment," Brainard said.
The roundabout's roots
But just how much of a roundabout advocate is Carmel's mayor?
Let's put it this way: City engineers don't have to convince him that an intersection should have a roundabout — they have to convince him why an intersection should not have one.
That's quite a difference from Sarasota, which is in the middle of an impassioned debate over the 11 roundabouts it's in the process of building, designing or discussing (see map, page 8).
Brainard's conviction over roundabouts stemmed from grad school and a family ski trip.
His first encounter with them occurred when he was a grad student studying in England.
"I saw how well they worked there," he said.
It wasn't until years later in Vail, Colo., that his wife's skiing accident helped convince him that roundabouts were better than traditional traffic lights.
"My wife broke her leg, so I had to make several trips to and from the hospital," said Brainard. "Every time I went in a taxi, I asked the drivers how they liked roundabouts. They said what used to be 20-minute trips now only took a few minutes."
Just a year after being elected to his first mayoral term in 1996, Brainard ordered the construction of the first roundabout on the Hazel Bell Parkway on the eastern edge of Carmel.
Roundabouts were so new in the United States — the first modern roundabout was built in 1996, in Provo, Utah — that Brainard was having trouble finding construction specifications for the work crews. He had to write to Australian government officials to get copies of their specs. So, the first roundabouts in Carmel were built to Australian standards.
The U.S. government has since created its own specifications, and it did so with the help of Carmel city engineers.
A shift in sentiment
As the first Carmel roundabouts were being built, public opinion was much like it is in Sarasota today.
Brainard said most residents were against them. Their reasons: They thought they'd be more dangerous, more expensive, too hard for the elderly to navigate.
But as drivers started to use them, the sentiment began to turn around. Brainard estimates about 90% of Carmel residents prefer to drive on roundabouts.
"They're awesome," said Porter Paints Manager Tony Bumgarner. "You don't have to stop. Where I live on the southeast side of Indianapolis, we only have stop signs with one-lane roads. Ugh. It takes forever. I can't wait to get to Carmel, because it's not start-and-stop, start-and-stop anymore."
"Sometimes I'd have to wait five minutes at traffic lights," said Porter Paints employee Krystal Bryant.
"Roundabouts are confusing at first, but once you're used to them, they're great."
Steak 'N' Shake waitress Joni Root said she goes out of her way to travel on roads with roundabouts.
"It's made traffic backups disappear," she said. "My commute is much shorter than it used to be."
"I love them," said Greg Baker, owner of Smart Stop Cleaners, which is located at one of the city's busiest intersections. "The only problem is at rush hour, cars want to plow through like a convoy."
Those same locals, though, raise a concern that many have discussed in Sarasota.
"I could see elderly people having a problem," Bryant said. "Some people go through, and they're confused."
"I see some elderly drivers pull up (to a roundabout) and stop, instead of yielding," Baker said.
John Dorsey, 72, has lived in the Carmel area for 30 years, and he is not a fan of roundabouts.
"I don't like them," he said. "I avoid them as much as I can."
Brainard, though, said roundabouts are better for the elderly, because traffic naturally slows down through them. He said there's more reaction time for drivers.
Safety is one of the benefits Brainard touts. Insurance Institute of Highway Safety studies show that roundabouts have 80% fewer accidents than ordinary intersections. And the accidents that do occur in roundabouts result in fewer injuries because the speeds are slower, and the accidents typically are sideswipes, not T-bone crashes.
The Carmel Police Department had similar findings. In 2007, intersections that were converted to roundabouts had 78% fewer crashes (see box on front page).
Brainard said cost is another major factor that favors roundabouts.
In Sarasota, it costs about $800,000 to build a roundabout, but it's about $300,000 more for a new, signalized intersection, because the traffic-light arms have to be built to withstand hurricane winds.
Maintenance costs are also lower because there are no stoplights to service. And, because cars rarely stop as they enter the intersection, less fuel is used.
Will they work in Sarasota?
What Carmel's mayor sees as a success in his city may not automatically translate to a success in Sarasota, but there are many similarities between the two cities.
Carmel has a population of 85,000, similar to estimates of Sarasota's population during tourist season.
Carmel's median age is 40. The last full census in 2000 listed Sarasota's median age at 41.
Carmel also has a thriving arts district, which will soon have a new performing-arts center, which Brainard likens to the Van Wezel.
Whether those similarities will mean roundabouts will work in Sarasota remains to be seen. But it will be seen, with many Sarasota roundabouts already in the works and plans for more being discussed.
What's also clear is that Brainard, who's in his fourth term as mayor and plans to seek a fifth, has no intention of slowing down the pace of roundabout construction in his city.
"I foresee a Carmel with no traffic lights," he said.
Sarasota still has a ways to go to be a 'roundabout city'
City approves extra landscaping for Palm Avenue roundabout
Advantage: roundabouts
Roundabout rejection letter debated
Connectivity plan continues with more roundabouts
Should we stop worrying and learn to love the roundabouts?


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Q: Is there a function in numpy to replace lower and upper diagonal values of a numpy array? To replace the main diagonal I have used np.fill_diagonal:
matrix = np.zeros((4, 4), float)
main = np.array([2,2,2,2])
np.fill_diagonal(matrix, main)

but I also need to replace the upper and lower diagonals that are next to the main diagonal:
upper=np.array([1,1,1])
lower=np.array([7,7,7])

to get:
matrix=[[2 1 0 0]
        [7 2 1 0]
        [0 7 2 1]
        [0 0 7 2]]

thank you

A: With some smart slicing, np.fill_diagonal can do this too:
>>> np.fill_diagonal(matrix[:-1, 1:], upper)
>>> np.fill_diagonal(matrix[1:, :-1], lower)
>>> matrix
array([[ 2.,  1.,  0.,  0.],
       [ 7.,  2.,  1.,  0.],
       [ 0.,  7.,  2.,  1.],
       [ 0.,  0.,  7.,  2.]])


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Q: PostgresSQL - how to design an effective table I need to collect data from tens of sensors, with are saving data in 15s interval, in postgres database and want that select with values from last month/week/day were run fast - to draw charts.
What indexes, partitions or other things I should use?
CREATE TABLE temperatures(
  sensor_id integer NOT NULL,
  val real NOT NULL,
  audit_date timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
)

A: For each sensor, you are collecting 5,760 rows per day.  That can start to add up.
First, I would suggest partitioning the data.  The right way to partition the data depends on how you really intend to use it.  You mention returning the most recent data, so that definitely suggests using time.  You might also want to include the sensor_id as a partitioning key, but that is less likely.  You can start learning about partitioning in the documentation.
Next you want indexes.  Presumably, you want to fetch values by sensor.  That suggests an index on (sensor_id, audit_date).  However, the index might need to be tweaked to be compatible with the partitioning scheme.

A: select
select
    s.sensor_id,
    audit_date::timestamp(0) as audit_date,
    t.val,
    s.comment
from
    temperatures t,
    sensors s
where
    t.audit_date >= timestamp '$date1'
    and t.audit_date <= timestamp '$date2'
    and t.sensor_id in (select sensor_id from users_sensors us, users u where us.user_id = u.user_id and u.login = '$login')
    and t.sensor_id = s.sensor_id
order by 2


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Gardevoir (Japanese: サーナイト Sirknight) is a Psychic-type Pokémon. It evolves from Kirlia starting at level 30. It is one of Ralts's final forms, the other being Gallade.
The tutu-like skirt that Gardevoir had as a Kirlia had became an elegant ballroom gown, with a similar green underside. Its 'hair' style has also changed, with 'curls' down the sides of its head. Gardevoir has long, slender, white legs underneath the gown. Gardevoir's arms are now green; its arms are connected to the hand with no defined wrist. Gardevoir owns long, slender fingers that are connected to the arms directly, appearing more glove-like. The red fin-like horns it had on its head before evolving have now moved to its chest and its back. Gardevoir also has spikes to the side of its face that has a close resemblance to a masquerade mask. Gardevoir has a band of green extending on its chest to the centermost horn and then connecting to the sleeve-like arms, almost appearing to resemble a Torso or top-like part to a dress.


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Q: write data to file with persistent storage, swift I used core data for storing user information, and I tried to write the measurement data (coming from built-in accelerometer) by using "writeToFile".
The core data functioned well with persistent storage of the user data; however, those measurement data file stored by "writeToFile" would just gradually disappear after a long period/newer files were written.
Should I use SQLite or any other database for storing the file of measurement data? Or is it possible to use core data to store files (it seems not achievable though)? I would like to keep both the user data and measurement data into a persistent storage. Thanks for suggestions!!
func writeToFile () {

    let firstName = String(trial!.project!)
    let secondName = String(trial!.record!)

    let exportFilePath = NSTemporaryDirectory() + "\(firstName)_\(secondName).csv"
    let exportFileURL = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: exportFilePath)!
    NSFileManager.defaultManager().createFileAtPath(exportFilePath, contents: NSData(), attributes: nil)

Update:
Problem solved by using "NSFileManager.defaultManager().URLForDirectory". The final code looks like this:
I'm not really sure if you need to state "createDirectoryAtURL" or if the file can be created anyway.
let documentsURL = NSFileManager.defaultManager().URLForDirectory(.DocumentDirectory, inDomain: .UserDomainMask, appropriateForURL: NSURL(), create: true, error: nil)

NSFileManager.defaultManager().createDirectoryAtURL(documentsURL!, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil, error: nil)

let fileURL = documentsURL!.URLByAppendingPathComponent("\(firstName).csv")

NSFileManager.defaultManager().createFileAtPath(fileURL.path!, contents: NSData(), attributes: nil)

let fileHandle = NSFileHandle(forWritingToURL: fileURL, error: nil)
if let fileHandle = fileHandle {
...
fileHandle.writeData(csvData!)
...

A: You're using NSTemporaryDirectory to store your files. The whole point of that directory is that the files are temporary, meaning that the operating system is free to delete them. You say they disappear after "a long period"; that's exactly the intended behavior with NSTemporaryDirectory.
If you need to keep the files around, you should use the urls(for:in:) method on NSFileManager to get the location of the documents directory (.documentDirectory).


Between a neck pillow, jewellery, portable speakers and a pair of headphones, the new Bose Soundwear Companion stakes its claim. More to the point, it's a curve shaped speaker that you can place around your neck. Expect the same immersive audio already synonymous with the brand, minus the clogging of eardrums. It's one more notch in Bose's innovative belt, and the kind of gadget you didn't even know you needed until you owned one.
The Bose SoundWear Companion takes its name to heart. That is, it wants to be the kind of friend who accommodates your lifestyle. Employing a four-way stretch design and swappable covers, the wearable ensures a customised look and fit. The gadget is also sweat and water resistant, voice responsive, Bluetooth connected, able to run for 15 hours on a single battery charge, and compatible with the Bose Connect App.
Thanks to waveguide technology and careful speaker placement, the Bose SoundWear Companion offers full, clear audio that doesn't extend beyond your personal sphere. That's comfort, convenience, quality, optimisation, and even less intrusion than wireless headphones. The BoseSoundWear Companion is a good friend, indeed.


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The dual bank configuration is designed for tanks equipped with a dual pump-off system. In this configuration, products can be unloaded through one of two bottom piping chambers. This prevents mixing of non-compatible fuels.
Construction is aluminum with stainless hardware. The inlet/outlet flanges are 4" TTMA, and bottom chamber outlet is 3". Product return threading is 2" NPT.
Available options include a guard bar for safety and security, product return nozzles, and clear acrylic site glass connectors. The manifold can be ordered with one to eight compartments, and the distance between the outlet flanges can be 14" or 11". Manifold outlets are available as 3" flanged or grooved. API bottom loading adapters can be ordered with assembly. FKM 'BLT' is the standard seal, with fluorosilicone or FKM 'GFLT-S' available as options.
CAUTION: Manifold must be properly installed and maintained per maintenance manual MM-AM001. Failure to do so may result in damage to the tank and or manifold. Use only genuine Betts Industries Inc. replacement parts. Substitute parts can impair the proper function of this product.
Some users may have the need for special outlet configurations not covered by the standard part numbering scheme. Betts offers many possible variations available directly from the factory, including straight end outlets and indexable drop end outlets (shown below on an 11″ manifold). Contact Betts Customer Service or Engineering for details.