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EXCLUSIVE: An Inside Look at Renovations At Druid City Music Hall
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The doors to the Druid City Music Hall on The Strip have been closed for months as extensive renovations and the COVID-19 pandemic have postponed live entertainment there for much of 2020, but the venue may be open to the public again as soon as next month.
The Tuscaloosa Thread got an exclusive look inside at the $1.6 million renovations that have been underway since earlier this summer, and DCMH co-owner Jason Oschwald said patrons are going to love them.
"I want to invite everybody to come down here and check it out as soon as possible," Oschwald said.
The transformation of the Druid City Music Hall is a sight to behold and required contractors to completely strip the inside of the building. Oschwald highlighted some of the major additions, including a raised, wider stage to improve sightlines, construction of two balconies on either side of the stage, entirely renovated backrooms for artists and a paved back parking lot.
Oschwald and co-owner Bill Propst emphasized not just making a better experience for the audiences, but also for the artists.
"We want to create an environment where our artists feel comfortable, feel welcome," said Propst. "Without them, none of this works."
Additional space was a priority for the venue even before the pandemic necessitated accommodations allowing social distancing. The building has raised its maximum capacity from 750 to 1,000, and Oschwald said the bathrooms have been entirely remodeled to prevent bottlenecking of people waiting in line.
"All of this extra capacity is going to allow us to get bigger acts," Oschwald said. "Where some bands might not have been able to fit in that footprint, they now have a bigger stage that they could play on."
The venue's bars have also moved from its interior sides to spaces nearer to the entrance to prevent overcrowding once audiences have filled up the space.
Oschwald said he they have also implemented some "future-proofing" techniques for hands-free alternatives to sinks throughout the building and touchless pay methods at the bars.
Construction on the Druid City Music Hall is scheduled to be completed by October, and although they haven't booked any acts for the next season, Oschwald hopes that the venue will serve as the site of all sorts of events, ranging from wedding receptions to Greek and student events -- Oschwald said even businesses and civic organizations could rent the space and host events at the concert hall.
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Tokyo man arrested after backing out of double-suicide pact
By Kenji Nakano on July 23, 2015
Shukan Jitsuwa July 23
The Aokigahara forest, located in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a well-known destination for people looking to end it all.
On March 30, a special patrol for the area, which sits at the base of Mt. Fuji, found the body of a woman from Fukui Prefecture in her 20s. Yamanashi Prefectural Police on July 2 arrested Akinori Yoneda, a 41-year-old resident of Tokyo's Tachikawa City, on charges of abandoning a corpse.
According to Shukan Jitsuwa (July 23), the case is a twisted tale involving a suicide pact in which one party did not follow through.
Two months before, the pair met on a bulletin board site for those contemplating suicide.
"She had been previously alluding to suicide with family members and others around her," an investigator tells the magazine. "The results of an autopsy indicated that there is a high possibility she died of suffocation."
Yoneda was identified as a suspect from the contacts on the woman's mobile phone. According to police, the suspect informed a female acquaintance that he was traveling to Fukui approximately one week before the incident.
"Yoneda told police that he brought the woman from Fukui to the forest, but he has denied abandoning her corpse," a local news reporter tells the magazine. "He said that the pair had come to an agreement at her residence that they would engage in a double suicide. But after she killed herself he didn't follow through."
On Wednesday, police also charged Yoneda with assisting in her suicide, which took place the day before her body was found, according to the Mainichi Shimbun (July 22). The suspect is alleged to have supplied her with a canister of helium, which she inhaled.
Yoneda describes himself as businessman in real estate. He owns two buildings that he rents to cover his living expenses. Given that he does not appear to be struggling financially, Shukan Jitsuwa wonders what would lead him to frequent a message board intended for those looking to take their last breath.
The aforementioned female acquaintance cannot offer clues in that regard but she says Yoneda is active on the Web.
"He receives payment from Internet-based distribution companies for recruiting women to appear on live-chat sites for adults," she tells the magazine. "Even considering the fees he pays to the women, he seems to be doing quite well." (K.N.)
Source: "Aokigahara jukai 20-dai josei iki jiken jisatsu shigan saito joren yogisha no 2tsu no kao," Shukan Jitsuwa (July 23, pages 45-46)
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The "Harman Apartments" serve as a (misspelled) tribute to the late Miss Harmon. Source: Christopher Ryan, December 2013.
About a year ago, when I wrote about the tragic experience of Ottawa's Miss Harmon, I intended to continue and write about the subsequent development of this busy corner of Centretown. As it would turn out, the use of 171 MacLaren for educational purposes did not end with Miss Harmon's suicide.
Miss Harmon's School for Girls as it appeared in 1892. Its appearance was quite similar as Miss Smith moved in. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Topley Series E, PA-027278.
Almost without skipping a beat, Miss Claribel Smith established the Carleton School for Girls in the space in 1905, ensuring that Ottawa's daughters continued their education. Smith, the daughter of Major-General Henry Smith and Charlotte Honey, was admitted to the University of Toronto in 18871University of Toronto (1891). The Calendar of the University of Toronto for the Year 1891-92. Toronto: Roswell & Hutchinson, p. 123. and graduated in 1893. She was long the head teacher at Miss Veal's School in that city.2Leonard, John W. (ed.)(1914). Woman's Who's Who of America. New York: The American Commonwealth Co., p. 755. Note: Who's Who misidentifies her grandparents as her parents.
Advertisement for the Carleton School for Girls. Ottawa Journal, July 31, 1909, Page 12.
It is most likely that Claribel arrived in Ottawa with her family. Her father, then Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Smith, came to the city in (or around) 1903 and quickly rose to be Canada's first Judge Advocate General3Appleton, Ross A. (2013). "Major-General Henry Smith: The Royal Canadian Who Became JAG," Sword & Scale, May 2013. The overarching family history is quite interesting but is beyond the scope of this story.. Along with her father, mother Charlotte, sister Winnifred, and Edith Wadsworth (a teacher), the school was incorporated as the Carleton School Ltd. in October of 19054"New Ladies' Seminary," Ottawa Journal, October 5, 1905, p. 3.. The Carleton School for Girls remained in operation at 171 MacLaren until 1910, when the school was relocated to 152 Argyle, in part of the family home.
For the 1910-11 school year, the school was relocated to the family home at 152 Argyle. Source: Ottawa Journal, July 30, 1910, Page 16.
From there, the school remained in operation until the early 1930s when Claribel died of Myocarditis at 62 years.5Ontario. Certificate of Registration of Death, Claribel Smith, December 4, 1931. Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 413. Her sister Winnifred remained in the house until 1943, when it was purchased by National Defence for $34,000.6"$34,000 Is Paid For R.C.A.F. Barracks," Ottawa Journal, February 2, 1943, p. 17. It would later become the site of Beaver Barracks7That is, Beaver Barracks, the barracks, and now the site of the CCOC's Beaver Barracks development. The home is visible surrounded by them in the aerial shot on slide 9..
O'Connor at Argyle, looking towards the nature museum. Although you cannot see 152 Argyle from this vantage, it does give a feel for the area. Canada. Dept. of Interior / Library and Archives Canada / PA-044770.
Development pressure on the city had become immense by the eve of the First World War and Elgin street (being along a street car line) was considered a great place for apartments to be constructed. The first fourteen years before the War saw the construction of the Mackenzie, Elgin, Kenniston, Queen Mary, and numerous other apartment buildings along the strip8I acknowledge that I often frame it as something of an apartment boom. And it was. However, I also acknowledge that real estate in general was exceptionally hot in particular between 1910 and 1914. It would take until 1950 for completed units to reach the level that it did in 1912. Source: Gordon, Michael L.H. (1985). Urban Land Policy and the Provision of Housing in Canada, 1900-1985. Thesis: University of British Columbia, pp. 20, 60.
Of course, for all the completions 1910-1914, speculation nevertheless ran ahead of delivery. A number of suburban neighbourhoods that we think of today as being midcentury were first subdivided during this fever. Manor Park, Brantwood Place, Eastway Gardens, and a few others are examples..
A ad for Isidore Sugarman's coal business. Its interesting to see something sold by the ton in a newspaper ad. Source: Ottawa Journal, March 4, 1910.
On March 25, 1912, the Ottawa Journal reported that the Harmon school had been purchased from coal dealer C.C. Ray by "A. Sugarman and F. Diamond" for $35,000 [approximately $720,000 today]9"Harmon School is Purchased," Ottawa Journal, March 25, 1912, p. 2. . A later report at the end of the year notes that Sugarman and Diamond (spelled "I. Sugerman" and "F. Diamend" this time) purchased land on Elgin from "C.C. Ray and John Mulhall" for $30,00010"Property Transfers: November was Live Month for Real Estate Dealings," Ottawa Journal, December 3, 1912, p. 5..
Frederick Diamond was a local entrepreneur and Isidore Sugarman11The 1912 Ottawa City Directory does list an "Abraham Sugerman," the owner of the Park Hotel at 35 York St. Although it would seem that from the citation he was the purchaser of the lot with Frederick Diamond, nearly all other citations of involvement with the property identify Isidor(e). Although I've been incorrect about such a close assumption before (and will correct if I locate more), Isidor(e) appears to be the correct one. was a local coal and wood man, and later the builder of the Princess (Rideau) Theatre. They hired Ben Albert Dore to design a conversion of Miss Harmon's / Smith's school building into apartments and for the construction of an addition where the school yard was with four shops on the ground floor and six apartments above.
Dore was born at Manotick in 1890 and had been working as a draughtsman in J. Albert Ewart's practice12Ottawa City Directory, 1912., where he was taken on as a student around 1909.13Ottawa City Directory, 1909. Dore may have become acquainted with Diamond and Sugarman by simple proximity. Diamond's groceteria at 275 Sunnyside (now Burrito Shack, 437 Sunnyside) was a few doors down from where Dore was living, at 305 Sunnyside (now 467 Sunnyside), with his father Richard14Richard Dore was a plasterer and contractor by trade. Long a staple of Wyoming Park (Ottawa South, west Sunnyside), he died at 89 on September 4, 1937 after being hit by a car near the corner of Wellington and Fairmont in Hintonburg. His wife Anna had died in 1928 and he had been living with one of his daughters at 71 Spadina. He was buried in a private plot on Long Island Source: "Adjourn Inquest Into the Death of Richard Dore," Ottawa Journal, September 4, 1937, p. 3.. Both Diamond and Sugarman had been dealing in properties along Sunnyside at the time as well.
Ben Albert Dore's plan for the addition of shops and apartments. Front elevation. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 34, NMC 112575.
Ben Albert Dore's plan for the addition of shops and apartments. Ground floor. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 34, NMC 112577.
Ben Albert Dore's plan for the addition of shops and apartments. First floor plan. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 34, NMC 112578.
Ben Albert Dore's plan for the addition of shops and apartments. Basement plan. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 34, NMC 112576.
In spite of Diamond's involvement, it appears that Sugarman was the captain of the ship, so to speak. As Diamond found his way into trouble as a bookie151914 was a particularly bad year for Diamond. In January of that year he had the misfortune of being held up in his Grand Central Hotel (553 Sussex). By the end of the year, he had been brought up on charges for illegal "bookmaking" and was described by the Journal as "the big mogul of the handbook business." Sources: "Prisoner Proves to be Gunman," Ottawa Journal, January 15, 1914,p. 1; "Another Arrest in Bookmaking Charge," Ottawa Journal, November 30, 1914, p. 2; "Saved From Jail Term By Little Children And Lawyer's Plea," Ottawa Journal, December 2, 1914, p. 2., he seems to have sold his share of the venture to Sugarman in 191316"Property Transfers of the Month Show Much Activity in Real Estate," Ottawa Journal, April 3, 1913, p. 11. Of course, many of these real estate moguls were continually selling properties between themselves as their business needs dictated.. Sugarman made Unit 1 his home some time between 1916 and 1923 and remained there until his death in 194617 The Citizen's rundown of his career was somewhat lacking in accuracy when it came to his career movements. It also failed to mention his ownership of the Princess / Rideau Theatre, among other notable things..
The Basement level. I did not collect floors 1, 2 or 3. Source: Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 35
MacLaren Elevation. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 35
Elgin elevation. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Ben Albert Dore, Job 35
Ben Albert Dore's career in Ottawa did not last particularly long. Aside from the Harman Apartments, a number of homes, and a small commercial building, and after a short time with Public Works (Chief Architect's Branch), he relocated the United States. There he enjoyed a highly successful career designing buildings there and in Europe as an associate of Charles Howard Crane and Edward Keihler.
Some of his highlights in Canada and abroad include the Calgary Public Building18Designed in 1919 and constructed in 1931. Parks Canada (n.d.) "Calgary Public Building," Canada's Historic Places. , the Film Exchange Building (Detroit)19While an associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler., the American Insurance Union Citadel (now LeVeque Tower)(Columbus, OH)201927. While an associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler. Source: RAIC Journal, October 1927, p. xxiv., and Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London21While and associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler.22It is here that I also acknowledge that there may be a measure of misattribution here. As with any firm, the Senior tends to loom large and often receives much of the credit. These are examples, then, where he was involved in some way, but I cannot demonstrate definitively as I have not seen the plans.. He practiced with the firm until he went into a semi-retirement and relocated to Camarillo Heights, CA. He designed a few homes in the area and died on March 6, 196423"Famed Architect Ben Albert Dore Dies at 73," [unknown paper], March 7, 1964. A newspaper clipping from a family tree on Ancestry.ca, the individual who shared it did not note what newspaper it was from. Newspapers.com does not have it in its collection either..
His alterations and addition to Miss Harmon's school remain largely unmolested to this day – a testament to his ability to respect King Arnoldi's originating architecture with an acknowledgement that time does indeed pass and new uses become necessary.
The apartments above – the "Harman" Apartments – were a near immediate success. Filled from beginning to end, and vacancies were rare. The commercial storefronts, on the other hand, took longer to find stable tenants. 277, the location of The Wine Rack today, was first out the gate, securing a millinery business. Though passing through a number of owners, it remained a millinery until 1957. It was subsequently occupied by Elgin Cycle & Sports, Elgin Camera Centre, Elgin Art, and a number of others.
279 Elgin – the Ministry of Coffee today – first played host to Hyman's tailors, Adelstein's (jeweller), Comtesse Beauty Parlor, Parker's Cleaners, a Dominion Store, the Elgin Fruit Fair, and numerous others. By the 1940s, the two neighbouring shops were joined up as the Rainbow Restaurant, and is now the Fox & Feather.
1. ↥ University of Toronto (1891). The Calendar of the University of Toronto for the Year 1891-92. Toronto: Roswell & Hutchinson, p. 123.
2. ↥ Leonard, John W. (ed.)(1914). Woman's Who's Who of America. New York: The American Commonwealth Co., p. 755. Note: Who's Who misidentifies her grandparents as her parents.
3. ↥ Appleton, Ross A. (2013). "Major-General Henry Smith: The Royal Canadian Who Became JAG," Sword & Scale, May 2013. The overarching family history is quite interesting but is beyond the scope of this story.
4. ↥ "New Ladies' Seminary," Ottawa Journal, October 5, 1905, p. 3.
5. ↥ Ontario. Certificate of Registration of Death, Claribel Smith, December 4, 1931. Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 413.
6. ↥ "$34,000 Is Paid For R.C.A.F. Barracks," Ottawa Journal, February 2, 1943, p. 17.
7. ↥ That is, Beaver Barracks, the barracks, and now the site of the CCOC's Beaver Barracks development. The home is visible surrounded by them in the aerial shot on slide 9.
8. ↥ I acknowledge that I often frame it as something of an apartment boom. And it was. However, I also acknowledge that real estate in general was exceptionally hot in particular between 1910 and 1914. It would take until 1950 for completed units to reach the level that it did in 1912. Source: Gordon, Michael L.H. (1985). Urban Land Policy and the Provision of Housing in Canada, 1900-1985. Thesis: University of British Columbia, pp. 20, 60.
Of course, for all the completions 1910-1914, speculation nevertheless ran ahead of delivery. A number of suburban neighbourhoods that we think of today as being midcentury were first subdivided during this fever. Manor Park, Brantwood Place, Eastway Gardens, and a few others are examples.
9. ↥ "Harmon School is Purchased," Ottawa Journal, March 25, 1912, p. 2.
10. ↥ "Property Transfers: November was Live Month for Real Estate Dealings," Ottawa Journal, December 3, 1912, p. 5.
11. ↥ The 1912 Ottawa City Directory does list an "Abraham Sugerman," the owner of the Park Hotel at 35 York St. Although it would seem that from the citation he was the purchaser of the lot with Frederick Diamond, nearly all other citations of involvement with the property identify Isidor(e). Although I've been incorrect about such a close assumption before (and will correct if I locate more), Isidor(e) appears to be the correct one.
12. ↥ Ottawa City Directory, 1912.
14. ↥ Richard Dore was a plasterer and contractor by trade. Long a staple of Wyoming Park (Ottawa South, west Sunnyside), he died at 89 on September 4, 1937 after being hit by a car near the corner of Wellington and Fairmont in Hintonburg. His wife Anna had died in 1928 and he had been living with one of his daughters at 71 Spadina. He was buried in a private plot on Long Island Source: "Adjourn Inquest Into the Death of Richard Dore," Ottawa Journal, September 4, 1937, p. 3.
15. ↥ 1914 was a particularly bad year for Diamond. In January of that year he had the misfortune of being held up in his Grand Central Hotel (553 Sussex). By the end of the year, he had been brought up on charges for illegal "bookmaking" and was described by the Journal as "the big mogul of the handbook business." Sources: "Prisoner Proves to be Gunman," Ottawa Journal, January 15, 1914,p. 1; "Another Arrest in Bookmaking Charge," Ottawa Journal, November 30, 1914, p. 2; "Saved From Jail Term By Little Children And Lawyer's Plea," Ottawa Journal, December 2, 1914, p. 2.
16. ↥ "Property Transfers of the Month Show Much Activity in Real Estate," Ottawa Journal, April 3, 1913, p. 11. Of course, many of these real estate moguls were continually selling properties between themselves as their business needs dictated.
17. ↥ The Citizen's rundown of his career was somewhat lacking in accuracy when it came to his career movements. It also failed to mention his ownership of the Princess / Rideau Theatre, among other notable things.
18. ↥ Designed in 1919 and constructed in 1931. Parks Canada (n.d.) "Calgary Public Building," Canada's Historic Places.
19. ↥ While an associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler.
20. ↥ 1927. While an associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler. Source: RAIC Journal, October 1927, p. xxiv.
21. ↥ While and associate of C. Howard Crane and Edward Keihler.
22. ↥ It is here that I also acknowledge that there may be a measure of misattribution here. As with any firm, the Senior tends to loom large and often receives much of the credit. These are examples, then, where he was involved in some way, but I cannot demonstrate definitively as I have not seen the plans.
23. ↥ "Famed Architect Ben Albert Dore Dies at 73," [unknown paper], March 7, 1964. A newspaper clipping from a family tree on Ancestry.ca, the individual who shared it did not note what newspaper it was from. Newspapers.com does not have it in its collection either.
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Узункьопрю () е град в европейската част на Турция, вилает Одрин. Градът е околийски център и община. Разположен е по долното поречие на река Марица, на река Ергене. Преведено от турски език името на града означава дълъг мост.

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Името си града дължи на Дългия мост () пресичащ река Ергене. Той е историческа забележителност и емблема на града. Построен е между 1426 г. и 1443 г. от изтъкнатия за времето си архитект Муслихиддин по заповед на османския султан Мурад II. Изграденият от ломени камъни мост има 174 свода, дълъг е 1329 м, ширината му надхвърля 6,80 м. Някои от сводовете са от заострен тип други имат обла форма. Старият каменен мост на Узункьопрю е известен като най-дългия каменен мост в Турция.

В началото на XX век Узункьопрю е градец, център на Узункьоприйска каза на Османската империя. Според статистиката на професор Любомир Милетич в 1912 година в градчето живеят 183 екзархийски български семейства с 1011 души.

При избухването на Балканската война в 1912 година 12 души от Узункьопрю са доброволци в Македоно-одринското опълчение.

Българското население на Узункьопрю е принудено да се изсели след Междусъюзническата война в 1913 година. Част от бежанците са настанени в село Архиянли. Гръцкото население на града и региона, включително албанци-християни се изселват принудително в Гърция след 1922 г. по силата на гръцко-турския договор за размяна на населението.

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 Родени в Узункьопрю

  Георги Иванов Петков (1905 – 1944), български партизанин
  Георги Сотиров Ламбрев (1897 – 1944), български комунистически деец
  Димитър Стоянов Бояджиев (р. 17 май 1910 - ?), интербригадист
  Стоян Илиев Гунчев – Пенчо (1909 – 1944), български партизанин
  Цветко Попов Караджиев (1908 – 1944), български военен деец, подпоручик, загинал през Втората световна война
  Христо Симидов (1884 – ?), български революционер от ВМОРО

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How Astronomers Found New Horizons' Next Destination Against The Odds
New Horizons' trajectory, Pluto, the planets and the Kuiper Belt Objects. When the trajectory was calculated, there was a major gap behind Pluto. Alex Parker
By Stephen Luntz
On January 1, 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft will make a close approach to MU69, also known as Ultima Thule. Astronomers worldwide are excited at the data to be collected, the first good insight we will have of the composition of what is known as the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt, thought to represent the remnants of the disk from which the planets formed. The story of how astronomers found this target, however, may be as impressive as anything the images will reveal.
When New Horizons was launched in 2006, the focus was on Pluto, then still considered a planet, with some interest in Charon and the smaller moons discovered the year before. As the encounter approached, NASA realized there might be enough fuel left to direct New Horizons to a new horizon, provided one could be found not too far from its post-Pluto trajectory.
There was little doubt that such an object existed. Pluto had been demoted to dwarf planet status because so many more distant objects, some of them only slightly smaller, had been found within the Kuiper Belt. If Pluto had been almost anywhere else in its orbit at the time, there would have been an abundance of targets to choose from.
However, as astronomer Dr Alex Parker of the Southwest Research Institute explained in 2016, there was one very large problem. Pluto's location at the time meant we were seeing it against a background of the galaxy's center. Photographs of that portion of the sky were filled with so many faint stars that finding objects in our Solar System was horrendously difficult.
Parker was part of a small team that raced against time to pick the Kuiper Belt needles from the haystack of background stars. The challenge was that even if they found a suitable object, the later it was detected, the sharper the course correction to redirect the plucky spacecraft, and therefore the more fuel required.
Imagine trying to find a small, distant object moving against this background. Alex Parker
Earthbound telescopes struggled to distinguish targets from stars and determine their orbits. The Hubble Telescope could do both those things, but its small field of view meant it would take a ridiculous amount of its precious time to do the job on its own. Parker and colleagues first used techniques to eliminate the stars from images, and then found ways to use other telescopes to select the most promising areas for Hubble to look.
The effort yielded more than 50 new Kuiper Belt Objects, but only two of them had suitable orbits. At 30 kilometers (20 miles) across, Ultima Thule might be smaller than astronomers would have picked if they could have chosen any Kuiper Belt Object to visit, but it was almost the only choice available, and will be the oldest and most distant object we have visited.


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Q: Shortest way to send a POST call to a URL? What's the shortest/simplest way to send a POST call to an external URL from a Rails app?
I need to send a POST request to a URL like this:
http://api.example.com/aff?id=12345&sub=123456

A: Here's a good example: How do I post XML to RESTFUL Web Service using Net::HTTP::Post?
url = URI.parse('http://api.example.com/aff?id=12345&sub=123456')
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
response = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port) {|http| http.request(request)}

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// vim: ts=3

// measure element:
// http://usermanuals.musicxml.com/MusicXML/Content/EL-MusicXML-measure.htm

#include "MxmlEvent.h"
#include "MxmlMeasure.h"
#include "MxmlPart.h"

#include "pugiconfig.hpp"
#include "pugixml.hpp"

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <set>

using namespace pugi;
using namespace std;

namespace hum {

// START_MERGE

class MxmlPart;

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::MxmlMeasure --
//

MxmlMeasure::MxmlMeasure(MxmlPart* part) {
	clear();
	setOwner(part);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::~MxmlMeasure --
//

MxmlMeasure::~MxmlMeasure() {
	clear();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::clear --
//

void MxmlMeasure::clear(void) {
	m_starttime = m_duration = 0;
	for (int i=0; i<(int)m_events.size(); i++) {
		delete m_events[i];
		m_events[i] = NULL;
	}
	m_events.clear();
	m_owner = NULL;
	m_timesigdur = -1;
	m_previous = m_following = NULL;
	m_style = MeasureStyle::Plain;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::enableStems --
//

void MxmlMeasure::enableStems(void) {
	m_stems = true;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::parseMeasure -- Reads XML data for one part's measure.
//

bool MxmlMeasure::parseMeasure(xpath_node mel) {
	return parseMeasure(mel.node());
}

bool MxmlMeasure::parseMeasure(xml_node mel) {
	bool output = true;
	vector<vector<int> > staffVoiceCounts;
	setStartTimeOfMeasure();

	HumNum starttime = getStartTime();
	HumNum st   = starttime;
	HumNum maxst = starttime;

	xml_node nextel;
	for (auto el = mel.first_child(); el; el = el.next_sibling()) {
		MxmlEvent* event = new MxmlEvent(this);
		if (m_stems) {
			event->enableStems();
		}
		m_events.push_back(event);
		nextel = el.next_sibling();
		output &= event->parseEvent(el, nextel, starttime);
		starttime += event->getDuration();
		if (starttime > maxst) {
			maxst = starttime;
		}
	}
	setDuration(maxst - st);

	// Should no longer be needed:
	// calculateDuration();

   bool needdummy = false;

   MxmlMeasure* pmeasure = getPreviousMeasure();
   if (getTimeSigDur() <= 0) {
      if (pmeasure) {
         setTimeSigDur(pmeasure->getTimeSigDur());
      }
   }

   if (getDuration() == 0) {
      if (pmeasure) {
         setDuration(pmeasure->getTimeSigDur());
      } else {
         setTimeSigDur(getTimeSigDur());
      }
      needdummy = true;
   }

	// Maybe check for overfull measures around here

   if (needdummy || getEventCount() == 0) {
      // if the duration of the measure is zero, then set the duration
      // of the measure to the duration of the time signature
      // This is needed for certain cases of multi-measure rests, where no
      // full-measure rest is given in the measure (Sibelius does this).
      setDuration(getTimeSigDur());
		addDummyRest();
   }

   // Neeed to check for empty voice/layers occuring lower in the
   // voice index list than layers which contain notes.  For example
   // if voice/layer 2 contains notes, but voice/layer 1 does not, then
   // a dummy full-measure rest should fill voice/layer 1.  The voice
   // layer 1 should be filled with the duration of the measure according
   // to the other voice/layers in the measure.  This is done later
   // after a voice analysis has been done in
   // musicxml2hum_interface::insertMeasure(), specifically:
	// musicxml2hum_interface::checkForDummyRests().

	sortEvents();

	return output;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::forceLastInvisible --
//

void MxmlMeasure::forceLastInvisible(void) {
   if (!m_events.empty()) {
      m_events.back()->forceInvisible();
   }
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getEventList --
//

vector<MxmlEvent*>& MxmlMeasure::getEventList(void) {
   return m_events;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::addDummyRest --
//

void MxmlMeasure::addDummyRest(void) {
   HumNum measuredur = getTimeSigDur();
   HumNum starttime = getStartTime();
   MxmlEvent* event = new MxmlEvent(this);
   m_events.push_back(event);
   MxmlMeasure* measure = this;
   event->makeDummyRest(measure, starttime, measuredur);
}

void MxmlMeasure::addDummyRest(HumNum starttime, HumNum duration,
		int staffindex, int voiceindex) {
	MxmlEvent* event = new MxmlEvent(this);
	m_events.push_back(event);
   MxmlMeasure* measure = this;
   event->makeDummyRest(measure, starttime, duration, staffindex, voiceindex);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setStartTimeOfMeasure --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setStartTimeOfMeasure(void) {
	if (!m_owner) {
		setStartTimeOfMeasure(0);
		return;
	}
	MxmlMeasure* previous = m_owner->getPreviousMeasure(this);
	if (!previous) {
		setStartTimeOfMeasure(0);
		return;
	}
	setStartTimeOfMeasure(previous->getStartTime() + previous->getDuration());
}

void MxmlMeasure::setStartTimeOfMeasure(HumNum value) {
	m_starttime = value;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::calculateDuration --
//

void MxmlMeasure::calculateDuration(void) {
	HumNum maxdur   = 0;
	HumNum sum      = 0;
	for (int i=0; i<(int)m_events.size(); i++) {
		m_events[i]->setStartTime(sum + getStartTime());
		sum += m_events[i]->getDuration();
		if (maxdur < sum) {
			maxdur = sum;
		}
	}
	setDuration(maxdur);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setDuration --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setDuration(HumNum value) {
	m_duration = value;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getStartTime --
//

HumNum MxmlMeasure::getStartTime(void) const {
	return m_starttime;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getDuration --
//

HumNum MxmlMeasure::getDuration(void) const {
	return m_duration;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setOwner(MxmlPart* part) {
	m_owner = part;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setOwner --
//

MxmlPart* MxmlMeasure::getOwner(void) const {
	return m_owner;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportVerseCountToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportVerseCountToOwner(int count) {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return;
	}
	m_owner->receiveVerseCount(count);
}

void MxmlMeasure::reportVerseCountToOwner(int staffindex, int count) {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return;
	}
	m_owner->receiveVerseCount(staffindex, count);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportHarmonyCountToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportHarmonyCountToOwner(int count) {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return;
	}
	m_owner->receiveHarmonyCount(count);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportDynamicToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportDynamicToOwner(void) {
	m_owner->receiveDynamic();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportFiguredBassToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportFiguredBassToOwner(void) {
	m_owner->receiveFiguredBass();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportCaesuraToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportCaesuraToOwner(const string& letter) {
	m_owner->receiveCaesura(letter);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportOrnamentToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportOrnamentToOwner(void) {
	m_owner->receiveOrnament();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportEditorialAccidentalToOwner --
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportEditorialAccidentalToOwner(void) {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return;
	}
	m_owner->receiveEditorialAccidental();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::receiveEditorialAccidentalFromChild --
//

void  MxmlMeasure::receiveEditorialAccidentalFromChild(void) {
	if (m_owner != NULL) {
		m_owner->receiveEditorialAccidental();
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getPartNumber --
//

int MxmlMeasure::getPartNumber(void) const {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return 0;
	}
	return m_owner->getPartNumber();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getPartIndex --
//

int MxmlMeasure::getPartIndex(void) const {
	if (!m_owner) {
		return -1;
	}
	return m_owner->getPartIndex();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setQTicks -- Set the number of ticks per quarter note.
//     Returns the number of times that the ticks has been set.
//

int MxmlMeasure::setQTicks(long value) {
	if (m_owner) {
		return m_owner->setQTicks(value);
	} else {
		return 0;
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getQTicks -- Get the number of ticks per quarter note.
//

long MxmlMeasure::getQTicks(void) const {
	if (m_owner) {
		return m_owner->getQTicks();
	} else {
		return 0;
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::attachLastEventToPrevious --
//

void MxmlMeasure::attachLastEventToPrevious(void) {
 	if (m_events.size() < 2) {
 		return;
 	}
	MxmlEvent* event = m_events.back();
	m_events.resize(m_events.size() - 1);
	m_events.back()->link(event);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getEventCount --
//

int MxmlMeasure::getEventCount(void) const {
	return (int)m_events.size();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getSortedEvents --
//

vector<SimultaneousEvents>* MxmlMeasure::getSortedEvents(void) {
	return &m_sortedevents;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getEvent --
//

MxmlEvent* MxmlMeasure::getEvent(int index) const {
	if (index < 0) {
		return NULL;
	}
	if (index >= (int)m_events.size()) {
		return NULL;
	}
	return m_events[index];
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setPreviousMeasure --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setPreviousMeasure(MxmlMeasure* event) {
	m_previous = event;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setNextMeasure --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setNextMeasure(MxmlMeasure* event) {
	m_following = event;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getPreviousMeasure --
//

MxmlMeasure* MxmlMeasure::getPreviousMeasure(void) const {
	return m_previous;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getNextMeasure --
//

MxmlMeasure* MxmlMeasure::getNextMeasure(void) const {
	return m_following;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getVoiceIndex --
//

int MxmlMeasure::getVoiceIndex(int voicenum) {
   if (m_owner) {
      return m_owner->getVoiceIndex(voicenum);
   } else {
      return -1;
   }
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getStaffIndex --
//

int MxmlMeasure::getStaffIndex(int voicenum) {
   if (m_owner) {
      return m_owner->getStaffIndex(voicenum);
   } else {
      return -1;
   }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// private functions --
//

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::sortEvents -- Sorts events for the measure into
//   time order.  They are split into zero-duration evnets and
//   non-zero events.  mevent_floating type are placed into the
//   non-zero events eventhough they have zero duration (this is
//   for harmony not attached to a note attack, and will be
//   eventually including basso continuo figuration having the
//   same situation).
//

void MxmlMeasure::sortEvents(void) {
	int i;
	set<HumNum> times;

	for (i=0; i<(int)m_events.size(); i++) {
		times.insert(m_events[i]->getStartTime());
	}

	m_sortedevents.resize(times.size());
	int counter = 0;

	for (HumNum val : times) {
		m_sortedevents[counter++].starttime = val;
	}

	// setup sorted access:
	map<HumNum, SimultaneousEvents*> mapping;
	for (i=0; i<(int)m_sortedevents.size(); i++) {
		mapping[m_sortedevents[i].starttime] = &m_sortedevents[i];
	}

	HumNum duration;
	HumNum starttime;
	for (i=0; i<(int)m_events.size(); i++) {

		// skip storing certain types of events:
		switch (m_events[i]->getType()) {
			case mevent_backup:
				continue;
			case mevent_forward:
            if (m_events[i]->getDuration() == this->getDuration()) {
                 // forward elements are encoded as whole-measure rests
                 // if they fill the duration of a measure
            } else if (m_events[i]->getVoiceIndex() < 0) {
               // Skip forward elements which are not invisible rests
               continue;
            }
            break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		starttime = m_events[i]->getStartTime();
		duration  = m_events[i]->getDuration();
		if (m_events[i]->isFloating()) {
			mapping[starttime]->nonzerodur.push_back(m_events[i]);
		} else if (duration == 0) {
			mapping[starttime]->zerodur.push_back(m_events[i]);
		} else {
			mapping[starttime]->nonzerodur.push_back(m_events[i]);
		}
	}

	/* debugging information:

	int j;
	vector<SimultaneousEvents>& se = m_sortedevents;

	cout << "QTIME SORTED EVENTS:" << endl;
	for (i=0; i<(int)se.size(); i++) {
		if (se[i].zerodur.size() > 0) {
			cout << se[i].starttime << "z\t";
			for (j=0; j<(int)se[i].zerodur.size(); j++) {
				cout << " " << se[i].zerodur[j]->getName();
				cout << "(";
				cout << se[i].zerodur[j]->getPartNumber();
				cout << ",";
				cout << se[i].zerodur[j]->getStaffNumber();
				cout << ",";
				cout << se[i].zerodur[j]->getVoiceNumber();
				cout << ")";
			}
			cout << endl;
		}
		if (se[i].nonzerodur.size() > 0) {
			cout << se[i].starttime << "\t";
			for (j=0; j<(int)se[i].nonzerodur.size(); j++) {
				cout << " " << se[i].nonzerodur[j]->getName();
				cout << "(";
				cout << se[i].nonzerodur[j]->getPartNumber();
				cout << ",";
				cout << se[i].nonzerodur[j]->getStaffNumber();
				cout << ",";
				cout << se[i].nonzerodur[j]->getVoiceNumber();
				cout << ")";
			}
			cout << endl;
		}
	}
	*/

}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::receiveStaffNumberFromChild -- Receive a staff number
//    placement for a note or rest and pass it along to the part class
//    so that it can keep track of the maximum staff number used in
//    the part.
//

void MxmlMeasure::receiveStaffNumberFromChild(int staffnum, int voicenum) {
	reportStaffNumberToOwner(staffnum, voicenum);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::receiveTimeSigDurFromChild --
//

void MxmlMeasure::receiveTimeSigDurFromChild(HumNum duration) {
   setTimeSigDur(duration);
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setTimeSigDur --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setTimeSigDur(HumNum duration) {
   m_timesigdur = duration;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getTimeSigDur --
//

HumNum MxmlMeasure::getTimeSigDur(void) {
   return m_timesigdur;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::reportStaffNumberToOwner -- Send a staff number
//    placement for a note or rest and pass it along to the part class
//    so that it can keep track of the maximum staff number used in
//    the part.
//

void MxmlMeasure::reportStaffNumberToOwner(int staffnum, int voicenum) {
	if (m_owner != NULL) {
		m_owner->receiveStaffNumberFromChild(staffnum, voicenum);
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::receiveMeasureStyleFromChild --
//

void  MxmlMeasure::receiveMeasureStyleFromChild(MeasureStyle style) {
	if (style == MeasureStyle::RepeatForward) {
		MxmlMeasure* previous = getPreviousMeasure();
		if (previous) {
			previous->setStyle(style);
		}
	} else {
		setStyle(style);
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getStyle --
//

MeasureStyle MxmlMeasure::getStyle(void) {
	return m_style;
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::getBarStyle --
//

MeasureStyle MxmlMeasure::getBarStyle(void) {
	return getStyle();
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setStyle --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setStyle(MeasureStyle style) {
	if (m_style == MeasureStyle::Plain) {
		m_style = style;
	} else if ((m_style == MeasureStyle::RepeatBackward) &&
			(style == MeasureStyle::RepeatForward)) {
		m_style = MeasureStyle::RepeatBoth;
	} else if ((m_style == MeasureStyle::RepeatForward) &&
			(style == MeasureStyle::RepeatBackward)) {
		m_style = MeasureStyle::RepeatBoth;
	} else {
		// some sort of problem to deal with later
		m_style = style;
	}
}

//////////////////////////////
//
// MxmlMeasure::setBarStyle --
//

void MxmlMeasure::setBarStyle(MeasureStyle style) {
	m_style = style;
}

// END_MERGE

} // end namespace hum

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On behalf of Edanz Group, Dr Trevor Lane (Education Director and Senior Publishing Consultant) conducted two days of publishing seminars for students and staff of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, on 21-22 November 2016.
On 11 November 2016, Dr Andrew Jackson (Senior Editor) and Ms Ayli Chong (Editor) led an Edanz writing workshop at the Tohoku University Institute for Materials Research, Sendai, Japan.
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In October 2016, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico, hosted a three-day intensive Edanz workshop in research communication for 20 early- to mid-career researchers.


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My Gnome-tastic Visit to Brewery Achouffe in Belgium
Several years ago while shopping at Whole Foods, I caught a glimpse of a gnome perched atop a beer tap at the grocery store's bar. Ever since that day, I've been obsessed with Brasserie D'Achouffe, a gnome-themed brewery in the countryside of Belgium.
Through my gnome writings, I've even gotten to know the brewery's founder, Chris Bauweraerts via email! Well one of my gnome travel bucket-list dreams recently came true when I booked a trip to Belgium to visit Chris and these tiny gnome brewers.
My gnome-supportive husband and I rented a car in Brussels, and drove two hours to reach the brewery in the rolling hills of the Belgian Ardennes. Belgians drive on the right side of the road, not the wrong/left side like they do in the UK, so it was pretty easy to get around.
But first, we stopped in Liege, a small Belgian town on the way. A quick TripAdvisor search told me that the top thing to do in Liege was climb the Coteaux de la Citadelle, which involves 374 stairs that lead to an awesome view of the town.
The town of Liege has an upper level and a lower level, so we wandered the streets of both, which were connected by peaceful wooded trails. Although I only had a couple hours to spend here, I'd say it was definitely a worthwhile pit stop.
And what's a pit stop without some sustenance?! Here's me skeptically eating a delightful (?) lunch of canned corn and peanut butter while watching some drama go down with the local police.
But without further delay, onward we traveled to Achouffe! The brewery location is beautiful with cutesy homes, a small lake, and gnome figures scattered all around on the walls and signs.
It was a Friday afternoon and all was quiet on the gnome-front. This was fine with me, as it provided many uninterrupted photo ops with the local gnome residents.
Helpful gnomes pointed us in the right direction as we explore the grounds before our scheduled tour.
Reminiscent of that day back in Chicago when I "gnomed myself" at Chouffe Fest Chicago, the brewery had a perfectly-situated and oversized chair to hop into and feel as tiny as the gnome brewers themselves.
Related: The Night I Gnomed Myself – Chouffe Fest Chicago
Standard brewery tours are in Dutch; however, our gracious guide, Lydia, took the time to translate everything in English just for us.
We got to see the Achouffe beer-making equipment, brewing vats, and even a short film about the brewery's history. Not surprisingly, I was captivated and enthralled during every single moment.
Then Lydia led us to the tasting room to sample all the Chouffe specialties: the traditional blonde (La Chouffe), decadent brown(Mc Chouffe), hoppy IPA (Houblon Chouffe), and fruity summer beer (Chouffe Soleil). I must reveal that I'm a bit of a craft beer connoisseur, and even if gnomes weren't on each label, these would still be some of my all-time favorites!
I even got to play bartender for a bit! Could a full-time gig and relocation to Belgium be in my future?
Although the staff gave us complementary glasses and postcards, I quickly found myself stocking up on gnome gear at the souvenir shop. I'm now the proud owner of a long-sleeved Chouffe bike shirt, wall plaque, key chain, and zip drive!
But the highlight of my brewery visit was meeting and spending time with the owner and founder, Chris. I could not have asked for a more welcoming and hospitable host!
Chris published a book, called My Chouffe Story, which details how the brewery began in 1982 and how the gnomes became such an important part of the brewing process. He gave me a signed copy of his book as a gift, a memento I will always treasure.
Chris went out of his way to make us fall in love with the Belgian countryside, taking us to some of his favorite places in the area. We followed Chris, (in his orange shirt and orange car…a fellow fan of everything orange, like me!) to a nearby bed, breakfast & brewery, La Vieille Forge, which is known as the tiniest brewery in Belgium.
By the way, the concept of a BB&B is amazing and there should be more of these…EVERYWHERE.
I got to meet the mastermind behind Brewery Inter-Pol and sample his two original beers, which were delicious. I really just wanted to stay at this tiny country pub for a while with the super-friendly locals and crash overnight at the B&B, but alas, all the rooms were booked for a biking event in the area. Maybe next time.
After reluctantly leaving the tiny brew pub, Chris took a traditional kebob & fries restaurant, Friterie Au Chat l'Heureux, to fill up our stomachs after all that awesome beer.
There were a few too many choices for my overloaded brain at this point in the brew-fueled day, but was finally able to decide on an order. Whew.
Fries are a big deal in Belgium, and although I tend to avoid the greasy specimens back in the States, I felt obliged to give 'em try on this side of the pond. I can't deny that they were a tremendously satisfying post-beer snack. Good thing I'd been averaging 10 miles of walking per day!
Chris knows the ins and outs of everything in the Belgian Ardennes…even the history behind an old cemetery that we stopped to check out along the road.
In caravan-style, we spent our afternoon following him to a few of his other favorite places in the area, including a WWII site, scenic nature sites with yellow wildflowers, the production & bottling facility, and a local pub.
Gnome and beer enthusiasts truly are the friendliest people in the world, and I'm so happy to have hundreds of photos (literally, hundreds) to remember my gnome-tastic day forever.
A big thanks goes out to Chris, Isabelle, Lydia, and all the Chouffe staff for making my gnome brewery visit absolutely perfect. Cheers!
*A version of this story is published in the current edition of the "International Gnome Club Newsletter." Drop a line to President Liz Spera at [email protected] to become a member of our club and keep up with gnome enthusiasts like me!
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Highlights from the Quirky Capital of Waffles, Beer & Chocolate: Brussels, Belgium
So after five amazing days in Amsterdam (Alyssa in Amsterdam: A Brief Rundown of Awesome Things), my next Eurotrip stop was Brussels…the capital of Belgium that's world-famous for a few key things. Belgian waffles, Belgian chocolate, and Belgian beer were definitely at the top of my to-do list.
We arrived late via train and checked into the Urban City Centre Hostel. The perk here was that we had our own private room and bathroom. The downside was that this was probably the loudest hostel we stayed at. Earplugs be damned. Regardless, it was nice to have some personal space after sharing an eight-person dorm.
One thing that I quickly learned about Brussels is that the city has a sense of humor. Not in that "I'm trying super hard to be hipster-ish" sort of way, but more of in an "I'm so quirky that I don't even realize that I'm quirky" way.
Take, for example, Manneken Pis.
Shrouded by legends, mischief, and fancy outfits, this tiny peeing boy statue is a huge deal in Brussels. This shot was taken early in the morning before the crowds piled up. Normally, it looks more like this or worse.
The statue really is that small and just inconspicuously stuck onto an otherwise unassuming street corner. But still, it's a big deal to these Belgians. So much of a big deal that the little guy gets a wardrobe change just about as much as I do.
We later visited the Museum of the City of Brussels, which was a pretty average museum…until you reached the top floor. This is where all the Manneken Pis replicas reside wearing outfits from different countries, current events, and random themes.
You can actually look online before you visit to see what he'll be wearing on upcoming days. Spoiler alert: sometimes he's just naked!
Another big hit in Brussels is the waffles. Don't believe the hype of the "one-Euro waffle." It might sound like a bargain too-good-to-be true, and it is. That price is just for the plain, boring waffles that I could pretty much just make at home.
All the real deliciousness is in the toppings…strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, peanut butter, ice cream, and Nutella – from what I saw, all of Europe is obsessed with Nutella.
However, the waffles' deliciousness is somewhat counteracted by their messiness. They're impossible to eat without getting schmutz all over your face and the weak plastic forks vendors provide you with are an absolute joke.
Smurf house! I kinda-sorta fit inside.
Belgian waffles should only be attempted by professionals, those not afraid to look like a fool, and those who are not on a first date.
Another big deal in Belgium is the almighty comic book. We visited the Belgian Comic Strip Center and I was surprised to learn how many comics were created by Belgian artists.
I was a moderate Smurfs fan back in the 80s, and there was lots of Smurfs stuff to be seen here. The museum really wasn't all that big, but it was more interesting than I expected, especially as a not-so-huge comic book fan. The Adventures of Tin Tin also had a big exhibit here and a whole shop dedicated to Tin Tin memorabilia.
But what got me really interested in Belgian comics was when I spotted GNOMES in a weird Polish comic created by illustrator, Grzegorz Rosinski. His comic is called Thorgal and I bought this particular book of his that featured helpful little gnomes in the woods. It's called "The Guardian of the Keys" and was pretty entertaining to read.
Although I didn't sample as much Belgian chocolate as I did waffles or beer, I did make it to Chocolatier Mary, which is a famous handmade chocolate shop that supplies the royal family. You kind of need to be royalty to afford it too.
I settled on a €9.50 box of chocolate liqueurs and made them last as long as humanly possible…which was about two days.
Which brings me to the beer…the strong, delicious, and wonderful beer of Belgium! One of our first stops was the Delirium Cafe. Sure, it's touristy, but it's actually a whole alley full of Delirium bars, which is pretty fun.
It's a cute little alley with outside seating and rare varieties on tap that you just don't find in the U.S. This is where I fell in love with Delirium Red and Floris Cactus. Floris is a Delirium brand that specializes in fun, fruity beers.
One of my favorite afternoons in Brussels was spent at Au Brasseur, a beer bar in the central restaurant area where I learned about La Corne in its horn-shaped glass & holder and sipped a few of these while drawing in my sketchbook.
Of course, Brussels has lots of museums to check out if you're not already museumed-out by this point in the trip.
And the architecture is absolutely nuts if you're into gorgeous city scenery and all that.
But never fear…there's plenty of more weird stuff lurking around the streets of Brussels. For one, the Atomium.
I really expected a science lesson from this visit, but instead I got a history about a world expo in 1958 and a bunch of closed-off areas.
There are eight levels spread across five spheres that you can access by stairs and elevators. Honestly, the exhibits weren't all that interesting…certainly not worth €11. But this escalator was pretty trippy, so I'll give it that.
Determined to make the most of our €11 tickets, we took the elevator to the very top to see panoramic views of the city and look down upon the equally-weird attraction of Little Europe down below.
Here's me sipping a pricey drink from the top sphere and looking down over the city. But one of the most random things we did in Brussels was attending a marionette show at Theatre de Toone. It was all in French and I don't speak a lick of French.
Well, other than, "Haw haw! Oui oui! Baguette! Croissant!"
This is a traditional Brussels puppet theater that was recommended to us by the son of the owner of Achouffe Brewery. The show recounted the history of a French/Flemish battle in the 1300s, of which I was completely lost about 90 percent of the time.
But alas, attending the not-so-well-attended show makes for a fun story to tell, and it was an absolutely random way to spend an evening in a random city. Meanwhile and elsewhere in Brussels, you can find gigantic cartoon characters and mock their hand gestures… …or reprimand fake dogs for peeing on sidewalks…
…or do some laundry, because well, you've backpacking for weeks…
…or watch street performers do things like this (whatever "this" is)…
...or try to walk through doors that resemble fake forests.
Yep! You can do all that in Brussels and more.
And then you can write home about it. Just look for the red post boxes and pop in a post card!
Brussels definitely was something to write home about, and I'll always remember it for its quirkiness.
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New albums Reviews
Subatomic orchestrates an all-out assault on the senses with new EP feat. Noble Society
By Midnight Raver // February 5, 2013
Subatomic Sound System's "Living The Life" EP feat. Noble Society is a portrait of what's to come.
In this day of social media saturation and vastly increased access to the world wide web, any artist with a dream and a laptop can deliver music directly to the fans. Artists are changing the way they do business virtually overnight. Those who resist change are paid back in reduced sales, reduced royalties, and low turnout at their shows. This new paradigm for delivering music directly from artist to fan has given many an opportunity they never had before, resulting in a vast array of emerging artists with interesting things to say, and heavy riddims to drop.
Just look at the sound system culture, for instance. Once restricted to neighborhood dances in streets and community centres, these turntablists are now able to gain an audience anywhere in the world with "one drop" of the needle. What does this mean for reggae? I suggest you buy up all your first press vinyl classics, plug in to a desktop or laptop computer anywhere, and enjoy the show. We are about to witness a renaissance in reggae and dub the likes of which we have not seen since the early 1970s. Yes, the "dances are changing." Lucky for us as fans, turntablists and mixologists like Subatomic Sound System's EMCH, are leading the way.
Subatomic Sound is focused on reinventing the remix album, always getting remixers who are at the top of their game who can deconstruct & rebuild the song for different dancefloors in their own signature style without compromising the original vibes. Subatomic Sound System recently got off tour backing Grammy winning dub inventor Lee "Scratch" Perry inspiring this Black Ark laced roots reggae dub mix. Their new EP, produced for Brooklyn's acclaimed urban reggae crew Noble Society (iTunes reggae album of the year 2009) and released on the Subatomic Sound label, is fronted by international heavyweight Jahdan Blakkamoore (iTunes reggae album of the year 2010) alongside Fuego and Red X. The record features twisted versions of their big tune "Living the Life." The record is being described as "a bass fueled ride through rootical dub, next wave dubstep, barefoot, digital hip hop, gypsy dancehall, and tropical trap." One listen to this uniquely styled assault on the senses gives you a glimpse into the future of reggae and dub.
This record is like nothing you've ever heard before, and everything. The album opens with the rootical "roots step mix" by Subatomic Sound System. Subatomic orchestrates a brutal ground assault while vocalist Blakkamore takes flight over the intense battle being waged below, his vocal constantly switching from melodic to ragga, creating a beautiful, if not downright rootsy new sound. This is my favorite mix on the EP as it is grounded firmly in roots rockers reggae. Track 2 features a stripped down vocal remix anchored by heavy bass drops and bubbling keys. Rolaz remixes "Living the Life" on Track 3 to an atmospheric digital dubstep gem. Ming follows suit with a digital remix backed by heavy synthesizers and keys. Fuego drops the club anthem remix on Track 5. This track definitely has more of a hip-hop vibe while the others are more futuristic sounding. Subatomic Sound System closes the EP with an almost naked vocal supported only by the essentials: drum and bass.
Cop this EP wherever you can find it. It's the fingerprint for a renaissance in dub reggae.
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Q: Selenium Webdriver - cant click on md dialog element

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Confirm

Are you sure to become Tech Leader of 6757657?

<button _ngcontent-wcd-65="" class="btn">
Yes
</button>
<button _ngcontent-wcd-65="" class="btn" md-dialog-close="" type="button" aria-label="Close dialog">
No
</button>

</app-dialog>

</cdk-focus-trap>
</md-dialog-container>

I do not have any idea why it does not want to click on 'Yes' button on the displayed dialog.
My code looks like this:
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        Set<String> handles =
SeleniumExecutor.getDriver().getWindowHandles();
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SeleniumExecutor.getDriver().switchTo().window(subWindowHandler);

        projectPage.confirmAddingTechLead();

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public void confirmAddingTechLead(){
projectsPageLocators.yes_techLead.click();}

Don't know why "yes" element is not located, I think my locator is fine, it has to be something with handeling the dialog window but i tried few different approaches and I always get following error:

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AICPA Unveils Blueprints for Redesigned CPA Exam
The 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints are based on the CPA Evolution Core and Disciplines model
New model for CPA licensure and CPA Exam set to launch 2024
NEW YORK and NASHVILLE (January 4, 2023) – The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released the updated Uniform CPA Examination® Blueprints, the official document of content eligible for assessment on the Exam. The Blueprints are based on the knowledge and skills required of a newly licensed CPA to meet the demands of firms, employers and clients.
Today's CPAs need deeper skill sets, more competencies and greater knowledge of emerging technologies and their impact on tax, accounting and audit. To prepare CPA candidates and accounting students for this new environment, the licensure model is evolving through the AICPA and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) joint CPA Evolution initiative.
"The CPA Exam has evolved to align with a digital-driven marketplace, and that means a greater emphasis on technology and analytical skills," said Susan Coffey, CPA, CGMA, CEO of Public Accounting at the AICPA. "Through CPA Evolution, new Exam candidates will gain the skills and competencies they need to better meet the public's, clients' and employers' needs. Candidates will also have the flexibility to choose their preferred area of focus within the multitude of career paths available in the profession."
Under the CPA Evolution licensure model, all candidates will be required to take three Core sections: Financial Accounting and Reporting, Auditing and Attestation, and Taxation and Regulation. Then, each candidate will choose a Discipline in which to demonstrate additional knowledge: Business Analysis and Reporting (BAR), Information Systems and Controls (ISC) and Tax Compliance and Planning (TCP). Regardless of a candidate's chosen Discipline, this model leads to full CPA licensure.
In line with the importance of emerging technologies on the profession, there is an increased focus on data and technology concepts in all Core and Discipline Exam sections.
Additional new content is primarily in the ISC and TCP Discipline Exam sections. IT infrastructure, platforms and services; security, confidentiality and privacy; and considerations for System and Organization Controls engagements are included in the ISC Discipline Exam section. Personal financial planning and tax planning are assessed in the TCP Discipline Exam section.
The Blueprints are a result of the AICPA's Practice Analysis research to align the CPA Exam to the CPA Evolution initiative and are included in its final report. The Practice Analysis collected input from a wide range of stakeholders who share an interest in preserving the strength and mission of the profession—ranging from individual CPAs to boards of accountancy, public accounting firms, individuals working in business and industry, government, and academia.
"The CPA Evolution-aligned Exam will ensure that candidates possess the knowledge required for the profession now and in the future," said Colleen Conrad, CPA, Executive VP and COO of NASBA. "For current candidates, we developed a transition policy to allow them to seamlessly continue their CPA Exam journey from where they are when we transition to the 2024 CPA Exam."
Access to the full transition policy and related webcast recordings and FAQs are available on NASBA's website. Candidates should note that the last day of testing for all current CPA Exam sections is anticipated to be December 15, 2023. The CPA Evolution-aligned CPA Exam will launch in January 2024.
For additional information, view the CPA Exam transition FAQs or email feedback@evolutionofcpa.org.
About NASBA
Since 1908, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has served as a forum for the nation's Boards of Accountancy, which administer the Uniform CPA Examination, license more than 665,600 certified public accountants and regulate the practice of public accountancy in the United States.
NASBA's mission is to enhance the effectiveness and advance the common interests of the Boards of Accountancy in meeting their regulatory responsibilities. The Association promotes the exchange of information among accountancy boards, serving the needs of the 55 U.S. jurisdictions.
NASBA is headquartered in Nashville, TN, with an International Computer Testing and Call Center in Guam and operations in San Juan, PR. To learn more about NASBA, visit www.nasba.org
The American Institute of CPAs® (AICPA®) is the world's largest member association representing the CPA profession, with more than 421,000 members in the United States and worldwide, and a history of serving the public interest since 1887. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting. The AICPA sets ethical standards for its members and U.S. auditing standards for private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and federal, state and local governments. It develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination, offers specialized credentials, builds the pipeline of future talent and drives continuing education to advance the vitality, relevance and quality of the profession.
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Youth admits he fraudulently claimed Covid-19 relief money
Yee Jia Hao. TNP PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Samuel Devaraj
A full-time national serviceman (NSF) used his own personal details, and that of his father and his friends, to make claims for a government grant meant for those financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yee Jia Hao, 20, who pocketed a total of $2,500 from the Temporary Relief Fund (TRF), pleaded guilty yesterday to three charges of cheating and one charge of attempted cheating.
Five other cheating-related charges and one remote gambling charge were taken into consideration.
The TRF is administered by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the People's Association.
The fund is meant for those who have lost their jobs or experienced at least a 30 per cent loss in personal income due to Covid-19.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Jeremy Bin said Yee applied for the TRF on April 17 via his SingPass account knowing he was ineligible for it.
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His application was accepted and he received $500 three days later.
On April 21, Yee asked his father for his SingPass details, claiming he would help the older man apply for a government grant.
His father had not suffered income loss during the pandemic.
On April 23, Yee contacted his friend, a 21-year-old fellow NSF, who he felt was easy to cheat.
Yee asked him to provide his SingPass details, saying he would help him apply for a SkillsFuture course.
On both occasions, Yee appended his own PayNow bank account details in the applications and successfully received moey, whiich he used to gamble.
Later, another friend of Yee's attempted to make a fraudulent claim but it was rejected. Claiming to want to help, Yee asked for his friend's SingPass details and used his own PayNow account in the application.
MSF detected the fraudulent claim and rejected it.
DPP Bin urged Judge Seah Chi-Ling to call for both a probation and a reformative training suitability report, to which the judge agreed.
DPP Bin added that general deterrence is also a relevant sentencing consideration as the TRF was not "free money" to be taken at one's whim and fancy.
Yee is in remand and will be sentenced on Dec 15.
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Pretty sure this is national and not regional news; meanwhile the defense alleged this was a mistaken weapons use. There were a number of different theories proposed and I wouldn't necessarily state that as a conclusion.
Steve, I don't want to side with the defense or the prosecution on this particular issue. The jury decided that it was indeed "involuntary manslaughter". So, that's all we have for a "conclusion".
Regardless of the actual reason Mr. Grant was shot, it raises the question for us, as Human Factors people "Should non-lethal weapons look/act the same as lethal ones?".
I agree that we aren't judge or jury (although we may on occasion be expert witnesses!).
1. Leathal weapons are among the most ergonomically tested items in history – the reason a gun looks like it does is probably because that's the best and most natural way to make an object that shoots a projectile. If you want your non-lethal weapon to be accurate and have good transfer of training from previous experience… similar seems better.
2. The price of a mistake is incredibly high – for both parties. Imagine an armed situation where the police pulled a taser. Different would prevent this.
3. If they were substantially different, a defense such as the one in the Oakland case could not have been made and there probably would have been a conviction.


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Microsoft Surface Pro: the latest news, tips and accessories
By Cat Ellis
Your guide for the latest Surface Pro info
Latest update and what's coming next
Essential apps and games
The 2017 version of the Surface Pro (Microsoft has decided to dispense with version numbers) is a huge improvement on the previous iteration, showing that Microsoft has taken the time to listen to users and factor in their feedback on last year's device.
The Intel Core i5 version, and the expected Core m3 edition of the Surface Pro are both fanless thanks to an improved thermal design, and battery life has been improved. The Surface Pro's hinge has been improved too in response to comments from users, and can now bend back to a flatter 165-degree angle.
The Surface Pro's accessories – the Surface Pen and Type Cover – have also had a major reworking. The Surface Pen offers far more degrees of sensitivity, plus lower latency and tilt detection for artists and designers, while the Type Cover now features deeper-set keys covered with a material the feels more pleasant to the touch. Neither of these peripherals are included with the Surface Pro as standard though, so you'll have to buy them separately.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)
The Surface Pro's launch hasn't been entirely smooth, but Microsoft has responded quickly to users' worries.
One problem involved the device entering a 'Sleep' state at random intervals, sometimes causing them to lose work if they haven't been hitting the save button regularly. Thankfully, Microsoft was quick to respond and released a fix via the Windows Update Channel within days of the problem being reported.
The Surface line has had some other teething problems too. Earlier this month, leaked figures revealed that the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book both suffered from high return rates when they were first launched two years ago (around 17% for the Surface Book and 15% for the Surface Pro 4).
However, those numbers date from 2015, and the picture is now very different. Return rates are now around 3% and just under 5% for the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book respectively. It'll be interesting to see the initial return figures for the new Surface Pro once they're released.
Microsoft had another problem on its hands when Surface devices – including the new Surface Pro – came last in a reliability survey conducted by consumer watchdog and reviews outlet Consumer Reports. The site pulled all Surface product recommendations as a result of subscriber surveys claiming a two-year breakage rate of 25%.
In a blog post titled We Stand Behind Surface (opens in new tab), Microsoft's Panos Panay (corporate VP, Microsoft Devices) called the findings of Consumer Reports disappointing, and said that "predicted 1-2-year failure and actual return rates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book are significantly lower than 25%".
He further noted that "incidents per unit" as tracked by Microsoft were at record lows, and indeed under 1%.
Panay concluded: "We stand firmly behind the quality and reliability of the Surface family of devices."
What's coming next?
We recently saw a leaked version of Microsoft's forthcoming Whiteboard app, which looks like a perfect fit for the new Surface Pro and Surface Pen. The app is essentially a collaborative drawing board for group brainstorming and doodling, and will include a customizable toolkit of pens, plus Bing image searches so you can find pictures for your presentations without opening your browser.
We're also expecting lots of additions and improvements in the Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update later this year.
One of the new tools coming soon is Windows Story Remix, which lets you combine lots of different media, including photos, 3D objects, videos and music, to create a mixed-reality presentation.
The Creator's Update will also see the introduction of Fluid Design – a new design language created with accessibility in mind. Fluid Design will make greater use of touch and ink, as well as voice, gaze and gesture on devices like the new Surface Pro.
Android fans will be interested to know that Microsoft recently pushed out a Windows 10 preview build with the ability to send links from your smartphone to a PC.
The new build also features enhanced Cortana commands, enabling you to sign out, shut down or restart your PC with your voice.
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