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Outside the Lens Blog Contributor
In addition to my writing contributions here on my own page I have also writing for the Outside the Lens blog page hosted on the website www.outsidethelens.org
My most recent post can be viewed on the OTL website live here
http://outsidethelens.org/post.php?s=2015-06-10-outside-the-lens-at-the-mcasd-25-and-under-exhibition
or simply viewing below. This month's article features the story of a true go getter and one of my students V, whose confidence and dedication is paying off, projecting him as the winner of the GUHSD Art Show and a finalist in the Museum of Contemporary San Diego art show!
Outside the Lens at the MCASD 25 and Under Exhibition
By Alex Ingram, Outside the Lens Media Educator
There is no greater feeling as a teacher than to see your students succeed in ways you could only dream of.
Over the past few weeks, several of my Outside the Lens students at Chaparral High School and I have been diligently working together to find new ways to get their work exposed. Whether it was for their recent exhibition, "Daydreamers", at the Outside the Lens Media Lab for which they created an Instagram page specifically for the exhibition's promotion (follow @daydreamers.otl), or applying to various gallery opportunities throughout the San Diego/Los Angeles region.
Vince "V" Anelli next to his photograph, One Time, which was selected as a finalist in the MCASD 25 and Under Art Contest
One of my students in particular, named V, asked me how he could get his work out there, and of course I was up to the task! We began scouring the vast internet landscape plotting a list of shows and deadlines. Fortunately, V is a self starter and his tenacity to meet deadlines was impeccable. It's a refreshing to see a young person so motivated and knowledgeable seek his way into the art world, determine his place therein, and navigate through with ease. On the momentum of his past win at the Grossmmont Unified High School District Art Show (First Place) and his class exhibition, "Daydreamers", held at the Outside the Lens Media Lab + Gallery at Liberty Station, V was also ranked as a finalist at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego 25 and Under Art Contest held at the MCASD Downtown location.
I was able to meet V at the MCASD show personally to congratulate him, document the work, and to support the budding artist. While he did not walk away with the win, he was not discouraged in the least and returned to class the following Monday, shooting and editing a self portrait and asking me the deadline for the Museum of Photographic Arts exhibition!
Interview with V on Soundcloud - LISTEN
Over the course of the two trimesters I've spent with V, I have come to know him not only as a student, but as a person. Never letting adversity stand in his way he holds his head high, proud, and confident as ever. It's a rare thing to witness someone truly develop into their own person, and I believe V is remarkably already doing what most of us only ever aspire to do - being himself and thriving in the process.
At Outside the Lens, we strive to empower all youth to find their voice and share their stories through photography and digital media.
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Connecting the Dots - How To Find Your Voice
"It's an incredibly meaninngful role to be able to help spark a young mind."
Working as an educator with Outside the Lens I am able to put into play all the minds that have helped build my repertoire of advice - pulling from stories and examples from those who have inspired me - all with different points of views and pathways to success. From the teachers before me who lead and inspired me from my photography instructor at CSUSM like Deborah Small, my thesis advisor at Pratt, Claudia Herbst Tait. Employers and leaders like David Cunningham and Kyle Hagler of IMG Models, Marianne Tesler of Art Partner. My mother and father. All teaching different lessons, but all with an overarching theme of dedication, hard work, and perseverance.
I'm a firm believer of connecting the dots. That all of these people and stories are brought into your life for a reason, imparted knowledge to you for a reason, and its up to you to pull and decipher what that knowledge was for, why the seed was planted, and how and why you will use it.
This week my students are in preparation for their second show, and progress and understanding of the process has come through full force, in terms of their work, submission process, and relaxed feeling - coming off the confidence and success of the previous show. In conjunction to their school work the students are actively submitting student work to statewide exhibitions and we got our first winner this weekend - V - who took first place at the Grossmont Unified School District Art Show. The show included works from all 13 High Schools in the District and its amazing to see what hard work and dedication to a craft can do. V is the type of person who constantly seeks advice, formulates new ideas, spends his time working on the weekends to hone the craft.
Everyday I'm inspired by my students and while for now I may the "know it all" imparting my 2 cents, I know its only a matter of time before they take my place. In fact I look forward to it.
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La Cafetiere present a stylish bola cup and saucer. The bola cup is made from a double walled glass material which means it will keep your drink warm for longer. The matching saucer is made from a luxurious porcelain. This small cup is the perfect size for a strong expresso coffee.


HILLSDALE, Mich. --The Northern Michigan University track & field team saw two school records fall and four NCAA provisional qualifying marks set Saturday at the Hillsdale Invitational.
NMU senior Brittni Wirtz set a new school record and provisionally qualified in the 100 meter dash with a winning time of 11.89 in the event. Junior Avadon James was second in the event with a time of 11.99 which was also a provisional qualifying mark.
NMU freshman Kameron Burmeister set a NMU record in the 5K clocking a time of 17:41.89 which was good enough for second in the event.
James went on to win the 200 meter dash clocking a time of 24.93.
Wildcat sophomore Samanthia Johnson improved her provisional qualifying mark in the discus throw with a 47.05-meter throw, which was good enough for second place in the event. Sophomore Jasmine Williams also set a provisional qualifying mark by finishing third in the discus with a distance of 47.74m.
Sophomore Shannon Flynn and freshman Kate Thayer took second and third places, respectively, in the 3K steeplechase. Flynn clocked a 11:45.07 while Thayer finished in 11:51.42.
"We had a great meet today," said NMU head coach Jenny Ryan. "The team performed well against some very good compeition. We had some highlights with top level marks and great efforts all around."
NMU returns to outdoor action at the Al Owens Classic April 17-18 at Grand Valley State.


Why is the BPM 82??
This track is 165bpm, my app is also showing me 82,5 - if you hear a track that is far over 150bpm and it shows you 75-85 you just have to double this. For a DJ, this is an absolute normal thing to do.
Totally forgot Traktor does that, Rekordbox FTW!
are you really mixing that fast for the first time :D?
Traktor has the option in the grid function ( change your mixer settings in the right corner of the screen) , to adjust the bpm.
Most of the time 82 should be , x2 , 164 or close to that.
If you don't know why it shows you 82 bpm, sell your equipment and don't ever call you a dj again.
maybe u can tell us the truth, master?
Regarding Death Row: David Kenner was Suge Knight's jewish handler.


Books — Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir!, by Jonathan Ames, Scribner, 2004, 334 pages.
In his recent novel Wake up, Sir!, Jonathan Ames, a former columnist for the New York Press and infrequent guest on Late Show With David Letterman, takes us on a riotous romp spanning a week in the life of an incorrigibly alcoholic young writer and his valet. Alan Blair and Jeeves (a character in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse) travel from the suburbs of Montclair, New Jersey, to an artists' colony in Saratoga Springs, New York, running across a bevy of neurotics, deviants, drunks, and laugh-out loud lunatic artists along the way.
When we are introduced to Blair, a 30-year-old novelist with a penchant for fine clothes, he is living with his aunt and uncle in Montclair after a substantial lawsuit settlement allowed him the financial liberty to hire a valet and work exclusively on his second novel, which has been a seven-year work-in-progress. However, Blair's nightly clandestine dates with wine bottles has prohibited the writing process, and once his aunt and uncle learn about his drinking they give him the choice of going to rehab or moving out. Blair chooses the latter, thus setting the stage for a series of hysterical misadventures with his trusty and loyal valet, Jeeves.
After having his nose broken by the belligerent boyfriend of a woman Blair drunkenly calls, whose number he finds in the margins of a phonebook beside a salacious invitation, the pair sets off for the Rose Colony in Saratoga Springs, an exclusive artists' resort where Blair learns he has been accepted. Despite his plans to sober up and finish his book, his drinking spins out of control after he's accused of stealing a pair of slippers from a female painter. While trying to court a sultry, voluptuous sculptress and comporting with fellow bibulous madmen of letters, Blair becomes a whirlwind of drunkenness and mayhem ensues.
Aside from his dipsomania, nose fetishes, and countless other quirky afflictions, Blair's first-person narration manages to endear the reader with poignant insights into the absurdities of everyday life, an affable sense self-deprecation, and an often uncomfortable (for some readers) candor. Ames' prose is clear and coherent, and in its best moments as eloquent as Blair's seersucker suit coat.
However, Wake Up, Sir! is not a slapstick comedy. Although the laughs are plentiful—especially for those with scatological taste buds—the plot is tightly and cleverly crafted. And in the end, Ames leaves us with a rather warm tale of male friendship. Huck and Jim, Alan and Jeeves are not; however, on their merits they manage to be exceptional.
Wake Up, Sir!, Ames' third novel, is an enchanting read with some side-stitching laughs that clearly displays why Jonathan Ames is considered one the finest humorists of our time.


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E-Mail: Did I understand that your church has women deacons? This question was asked and answered here. We have been asked about the answer and add to what has been said. Many churches use the same authority to appoint Deaconesses for presiding roles and even Elders.
Q: Sorry to bother you with questions, but my wife and I have a question for you. Did I understand that the church has women deacons? If so, do they serve only other women? I examined the constitution and by-laws...can you explain the basis for this? Scriptural references?
The Apostolic Didascalia, a document dated in the second half of the third or beginning of the fourth century, was probably written originally in Greek and has been preserved in a Syriac translation. It gives us a picture of Church order of these early times, and contains a startling metaphor that reveals that the writer had a very high conception of the diaconate of women, It also shows why deaconesses were needed, and how they were used.
and to minister to them in the area of their need, and to bathe those who have begun to recover from sickness."
I think on this issue, as on all issues, we need to bind where the Scriptures bind and loose where the Scriptures loose, that is, be as closed or as open as the Scriptures are. Main points: (1) There is nothing in the nature of the office of deacon that precludes women from serving. And (2) there is evidence from the Scriptures and early church history that women actually did serve as deacons. Therefore, our church allows women to serve in the office of deacon.
Without too much comment we will quote from the Apostolic Constitutions which are an adaptation of the Didascalia. We have linked to the total document so that you may review my quotes in context. My notes will be in red.
The first six books are an adaptation of the Didascalia Apostolorum, written in Syria about AD 250. They deal with Christian ethics, the duties of the clergy, the Eucharistic liturgy, and various church problems and rituals.
In modern times it is generally accepted that the constitutions were actually written in Syria about AD 380 and that they were the work of one compiler, probably an Arian (one who believes that Christ, the Son of God, is not divine but rather a created being). While defining the role of the Deaconess, he also claim that the Deaconess fulfills the role of the Holy Spirit.
So, rather than translating the word for women servants it is transliterated into Deaconess. This has always led to a lot of confusion. It is a fact that neither the deacon or female servant were presiding roles among many. Today, however, the Deaconess is ordained and often fills roles reserved by Scripture to the elder.
This writer doesn't get involved in the turf battle between the "wings" of the bird called "playing church." However, truth is vitally important and by reading the ancient documents you will be "preacher proofed" as he quotes quotes which quotes quotes.
From The Apostolic Constitutions Adaptation of the Didascalia Book 1-VI We should note that none of these early writers used the word 'Deaconess.' First, because it didn't exist and secondly because these documents were translated into English by men already acquainted with the off and on appointment of the Deaconess in the Catholic church.
ACCORDING TO WHAT PATTERNS AND DIGNITY EVERY ORDER OF THE CLERGY IS APPOINTED BY GOD.
next after God, he is your father, who has begotten you again to the adoption of sons by water and the Spirit.
he is, next after God, your earthly god, who has a right to be honoured by you.
For concerning him, arid such as he, it is that God pronounces, "I have said, Ye are gods; and ye are all children of the Most High." (2) And, "Ye shall not speak evil of the gods."
which he is to exercise over the clergy, and by which he is to govern all the people.
But let the deacon minister to him, as Christ does to His Father; (4) and let him serve him unblameably in all things, as Christ does nothing of Himself, but does always those things that please His Father.
but gives glory to Christ by waiting for His pleasure.
Let the presbyters be esteemed by you to represent us the apostles, and let them be the teachers of divine knowledge; since our Lord, when He sent us, said, "Go ye, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you."
and let the virgins be honoured as representing the altar of incense, and the incense itself.
SEC. VII.--ON ASSEMBLING IN THE CHURCH.
AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF A CHURCH AND THE CLERGY, AND WHAT THINGS IN PARTICULAR EVERY ONE IS TO DO IN THE SOLEMN ASSEMBLIES OF THE CLERGY AND LAITY FOR, RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
VII. But be thou, O bishop, holy, unblameable, no striker, not soon angry, not cruel; but a builder up, a converter, apt to teach, forbearing of evil, of a gentle mind, meek, long-suffering, ready to exhort, ready to comfort, as a man of God.
appoint the assemblies to be made with all possible skill, charging the deacons as mariners to prepare places for the brethren as for passengers, with all due care and decency.
And first, let the building be long, with its head to the east, with its vestries on both sides at the east end, and so it will be like a ship.
let the laity sit on the other side, with all quietness and good order.
And let the women sit by themselves, they also keeping silence.
In the middle, let the reader stand upon some high place: let him read the books of Moses, of Joshua the son of Nun, of the Judges, and of the Kings and of the Chronicles, and those written after the return from the captivity; and besides these, the books of Job and of Solomon, and of the sixteen prophets.
But when there have been two lessons severally read, let some other person sing the hymns of David, and let the people join at the conclusions of the verses. Afterwards let our Acts be read, and the Epistles of Paul our fellow-worker, which he sent to the churches under the conduct of the Holy Spirit; and afterwards let a deacon or a presbyter read the Gospels, both those which I Matthew and John have delivered to you, and those which the fellow-workers of Paul received and left to you, Luke and Mark. And while the Gospel is read, let all the presbyters and deacons, and all the people, stand up in great silence; for it is written: "Be silent, and hear, O lsrael." (2) And again: "But do thou stand there, and hear."
(3) In the next place, let the presbyters one by one, not all together, exhort the people, and the bishop in the last place, as being the commander.
Let the porters stand at the entries of the men, and observe them.
Let the deaconesses also stand at those of the women, like shipmen.
For the same description and pattern was both in the tabernacle of the testimony and in the temple of God.
(4) But if any one be found sitting out of his place, let him be rebuked by the deacon, as a manager of the foreship, and be removed into the place proper for him; for the Church is not only like a ship, but also like a sheepfold.
so is it to be in the Church.
Let the young persons sit by themselves, if there be a place for them; if not, let them stand upright. But let those that are already stricken in years sit in order. For the children which stand, let their fathers and mothers take them to them.
let the deacon be the disposer of the places, that every one of those that comes in may go to his proper place, and may not sit at the entrance.
THAT NONE BUT A BISHOP AND PRESBYTER, NONE EVEN OF THE INFERIOR RANKS OF THE CLERGY, ARE PERMITTED TO DO THE OFFICES OF THE PRIESTS; THAT ORDINATION BELONGS WHOLLY TO THE BISHOP, AND TO NOBODY ELSE.
XI. Nay, further, we do not permit to the rest of the clergy to baptize,--as, for instance, neither to readers, nor singers, nor porters, nor ministers,--but to the bishops and presbyters alone, yet so that the deacons are to minister to them therein.
But those who venture upon it shall undergo the punishment of the companions of Corah. (1) We do not permit presbyters to ordain deacons, or deaconesses, or readers, or ministers, or singers, or porters, but only bishops; for this is the ecclesiastical order and harmony.
SEC. II.--ON DEACONS AND DEACONESSES, THE REST OF THE CLERGY, AND ON BAPTISM.
Let not therefore either a bishop, or a presbyter, or a deacon, or any one else of the sacerdotal catalogue, defile his tongue with calumny, lest he inherit a curse instead of a blessing; and let it also be the bishop's business and care that no lay person utter any curse: for he ought to take care of all,--of the clergy, of the virgins, of the widows, of the laity. For which reason, O bishop, do thou ordain thy fellow-workers, the labourers for life and for righteousness, such deacons as are pleasing to God, such whom thou provest to be worthy among all the people, and such as shall be ready for the necessities of their ministration.
Ordain also a deaconess who is faithful and holy, for the ministrations towards women.
For sometimes he cannot send a deacon, who is a man, to the women, on account of unbelievers.
Thou shalt therefore send a woman, a deaconess, on account of the imaginations of the bad.
(5) for there is no necessity that the women should be seen by the men; but only in the laying on of hands the bishop shall anoint her head.
CONCERNING THE SACRED INITIATION OF HOLY BAPTISM.
that so the conferring of this inviolable seal may take place with a becoming decency. And after that, let the bishop anoint those that are baptized with ointment.
According to Martimort, the Didaskalia alone presented the institution of deaconesses to us as a ministry with both a pastoral and liturgical function, responding to a need that existed only in the Eastern regions (Mesopotamia, Chaldea, Persia), and it rapidly became obsolete. Everywhere else the blessing or ordination of deaconesses had a radically different significance.
From the end of the fourth century on, there is evidence in the Greek-language churches of "deaconess" as an honorific title for the wife of a deacon or priest, a widow of distinction, or the superior of a convent.
242; cf. chap. 6, 3A. Aimé Georges Martimort, Les Diaconesses. Essai Historique (Rome, 1982), now in English, Deaconesses: An Historical Study, trans. K. D. Whitehead (San Francisco, 1985).
This would certainly be seeker friendly these days. Baptisms would draw more people than any musical concerts.
The main function of the woman deacon was the pastoral care of women and here she held a parallel ministry to the male deacon, though usually under her colleague's supervision. The woman deacon instructed women catechumens for baptism, either in the church or at home. During the baptismal ceremony itself she would anoint the bodies of women with the oil of the catechumenate, as the male deacon did for the men. In those days catechumens stripped naked and oil was rubbed over the hole body, front and back, on all the limbs, even between the fingers and toes, 'leaving no part unanointed', to quote an ancient rubric. Propriety demanded that a woman deacon performed this rite for a woman catechumen, after which she would lead her, still naked, into the font and submerge her three times, while the bishop spoke the baptismal form. Later texts suggest that the bishop himself may also have descended to the font and submerged the catechumen. In any case, it was the bishop who imposed the chrism after the catechumen had been dried by the woman deacon and vested in a white robe.
XIIb. Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord," being the Lord God who appeared to us, "Hosanna in the highest." (6) And after that, let the bishop partake, then the presbyters, and deacons, and (7) sub-deacons, and the readers, and the singers, and the ascetics; and then of the women, the deaconesses, and the virgins, and the widows; then the children; and then all the people in order, with reverence and godly fear, without tumult. And let the bishop give the oblation, saying, The body of Christ; and let him that receiveth say, Amen.
And let the deacon take the cup; and when he gives it, say, The blood of Christ, the cup of life; and let him that drinketh say, Amen. (1) And let the thirty-third psalm be said, while the rest are partaking; and when all, (2) both men and women, have partaken, let the deacons carry what remains into the vestry. And when the singer has done, let the deacon say:- THE BIDDING PRAYER AFTER THE PARTICIPATION.
Book VII:XXVIII. Concerning (12) the canons I the same make a constitution. A bishop blesses, but does not receive the blessing. He lays on hands, ordains, offers, receives the blessing from bishops, but by no means from presbyters. A bishop deprives any clergyman who deserves deprivation, excepting a bishop; for of himself he has not power to do that. A presbyter blesses, but does not receive the blessing; yet does he receive the blessing from the bishop or a fellow-presbyter. In like manner does he give it to a fellow-presbyter. He lays on hands, but does not ordain; he does not deprive, yet does he separate those that are under him, if they be liable to such a punishment.
he distributes to the people, not as a priest, but as one that ministers to the priests.
But it is not lawful for any one of the other clergy to do the work of a deacon.
but only is to keep the doors, and to minister to the presbyters in the baptizing of women, on account of decency.
A deaconess could not usher, pass the communion, make announcements or certainly could not sing which was always "preaching with a tune." She could not perform in a musical worship team or do most of those things for which modern Deaconesses are chosen. This would be consistent with Paul's demand for silence and assuming a sedentary position. If a Deaconess could not perform the singing then surely a lesser dignitary could not.
A deacon separates a sub-deacon, a reader, a singer, and a deaconess, if there be any occasion, in the absence of a presbyter. It is not lawful for a sub-deacon to separate either one of the clergy or laity; nor for a reader, nor for a singer, nor for a deaconess, for they are the ministers to the deacons.
XXXII. If any one be a maintainer of harlots, let him either leave off to prostitute women, or else let him be rejected. If a harlot come, let her leave off whoredom, or else let her be rejected. If a maker of idols come, let him either leave off his employment, or let him be rejected.
(2) either let them leave off their employments, or let them be rejected. If a soldier come, let him be taught to "do no injustice, to accuse no man falsely, and to be content with his allotted wages:"
(4) but if she be incontinent with others, let her be rejected. If one of the faithful hath a concubine, if she be a bond-servant, let him leave off that way, and marry in a legal manner: if she be a free woman, let him marry her in a lawful manner; if he does not, let him be rejected. Let him that follows the Gentile customs, or Jewish fables, either reform, or let him be rejected. If any one follows the sports of the theatre, their huntings, or horse-races, or combats, either let him leave them off, or let him be rejected.
Huldah - Prophetess - Librarian?


High photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) is required to reach optimal performance in solar cells, lasers and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Typically, PLQY can be increased by improving the material quality to reduce the non-radiative recombination rate. It is in principle equally effective to improve the optical design by nanostructuring a material to increase light out-coupling efficiency and introduce quantum confinement, both of which can increase the radiative recombination rate. However, increased surface recombination typically minimizes nanostructure gains in PLQY. Here a template guided vapor phase growth of CH3NH3PbI3 nanowire (NW) arrays with unprecedented control of NW diameter from the bulk (250 nm) to the quantum-confined regime (5.7 nm) is demonstrated, while simultaneously providing a low surface recombination velocity of 18 cm s-1. This enables a 56-fold increase in the internal PLQY, from 0.81 % to 45.1 %, and a 2.3-fold increase in light out-coupling efficiency to increase the external PLQY by a factor of 130, from 0.33 % up to 42.6 %, exclusively using nanophotonic design.


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Q: While loop with nested if/else statements Hi I am having trouble with getting my program to run properly. I was able to clear any syntax errors, but now I am having issued with my output.
First of all, inside the first IF statement, it prompts for the person to enter their name and department at the same time, so that when it outputs, name is blank and only department has input. I'm thinking it's something with the whole IF statement, because if I change "String name" to input.next then name prompts correctly, but dept and totalHrsWkd get merged together.
Also, while testing my program, it crashes when I enter a negative number for totalHrsWkd. It will display the two print statements all on one line and then crash JCreator.
I'd appreciate any help on the matter, thank you!
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    // TODO code application logic here

    int attempt = 1, employeeID = 0;
    double hoursWorked = 0.0;
    double overtimeHrs = 0.0;
    double totalHrsWkd = 0.0;

    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    while( attempt < 4 )
    {
        System.out.println( "Enter your employee ID: " );
      employeeID = input.nextInt();

        if( employeeID == 12345678 )
        {
        System.out.printf( "Enter your name: " );
        String name = input.nextLine();

    System.out.printf( "Enter your department: " );
        String dept = input.nextLine();

    System.out.printf( "Enter your hours worked including overtime:  " );
        totalHrsWkd = input.nextDouble();

        while( totalHrsWkd < 0 )
            {
            System.out.printf( "Try again!  Hours worked cannot be negative.");

            System.out.printf( "Enter your hours worked including overtime: ");
            }

            overtimeHrs = totalHrsWkd - 40;
            hoursWorked = totalHrsWkd - overtimeHrs;

            if( overtimeHrs <= 0 )
            {
            }
            else if( overtimeHrs == 0 )
            {
            }
            else if( hoursWorked == totalHrsWkd )
            {
            }
            else if( hoursWorked == 40 )
            {
            }
        System.out.printf( "Name: %s\n" + "Dept: %s\n" +
                    "Hours Worked:  %.2f\n" + "Overtime Hours: %.2f\n"
                     + "Total Hours Worked: %.2f\n", name, dept,
                     hoursWorked, overtimeHrs, totalHrsWkd);

        attempt = 3;
        }
    else
    {
        if(attempt < 3)
        {
        System.out.println( "Invalid ID!  Try again."  );
        }
        else
        {
        System.out.println( "Invalid ID!  0 attempts left.  Exiting program!" );
        }

      }

    ++attempt;
   }
    System.exit(0);
}
}

A: The problem is that
  employeeID = input.nextInt();

only reads the next sequence of digits from the input stream. However, in order to actually type the employee ID, you had to press Enter too. The Enter keypress is still waiting on the input, so when you next call
    String name = input.nextLine();

the Scanner class goes "oh, here's an Enter keypress, I guess the user wanted an empty name." You're not even given a chance to enter a name, which is why it seems like your program asks two questions (the name and department) at the same time.
If you wish to continue to use the Scanner class, I would recommend avoiding the methods such as nextInt() and always using nextLine() instead. You will, of course, then have to convert the number typed by the user into a Java integer using something like
parseInt().

A: attempt = 3; // Seems suspicious

attempt++; // I think it's more appropriate in loops of this kind than ++attempt

A: The reason why your program doesn't work when totalHrsWkd is less than 0 is because the following code creates an infinite loop.
  while ( totalHrsWkd < 0 )
            {
            System.out.printf( "Try again!  Hours worked cannot be negative.");

            System.out.printf( "Enter your hours worked including overtime: ");
            }

You should read the number of hours worked inside this loop as well.

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If you think it's impossible to look both feminine and warm in the cold season, just take a sneak peek at the gorgeous Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection, showcased on the fourth day of New York Fashion Week fall 2014! It was a nod to the charming era of seventies, which was pictured by a high dose of feminine elegance, fragility and sophistication. Every piece unveiled conveyed so much character, glamour and charm that it'll definitely be a hard job to make your choice here!
The Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection show opened with a wonderful green outfit, featuring gorgeous prints and a waist-enhancing belt that played the main attribute in the look to make it just as cool as it was! Next, there came tailored wide-legged short worn with a cozy knitted sweater featuring the same patterns as the belt of the previous look, and a warm knitted cardigan in the same style as the sweater. Printed blue tights complemented this look just perfectly! Generally, a lot of attention was paid to small details, like tights, which were mainly adjusted to the key style of the outfit presented!
Among the hottest fall 2014 fashion trends already well-shaped in this fashion week season leather certainly plays them most important role, which appeared in a myriad of colors and styles in the Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection. There you could see a knee-length green leather dress and another brown one almost in the same style, a chocolate A-line skirt, another one in black and a striking burgundy leather pencil skirt.
The coziness and comfort of the Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection was provided by the knitted options, like the knitted dresses, cardigans and sweaters, the wool coats and the fluffy fur scarves in bright autumnal shades. However, there were also more gentle pieces ideal for special occasions, like the crochet dresses and skirts featuring creative printing.
As we say prints, we should also note the abstract patterns inspired by Cave Paintings, used to create lovely frocks and an eye-catching skirt. The wanna-have bags, high-heeled shoes and the models' sleek side-parted low updos perfectly fit in with the overall ladylike mood of the Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection!
So yes, spectacular dresses, skirts, shorts, blouses and coats, as well as killer footwear and arm candies are right here in the Vivienne Tam fall/winter 2014-2015 collection for you to create one-of-a-kind comfy looks throughout the cold season to come!


Flamenco Kids Camp is the youth component of Festival Flamenco Alburquerque sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco. This two-week day camp introduces children ages 6-12 to the full range of flamenco arts and culture. Flamenco Kids Camp is a fun, creative outlet featuring classes in dance, guitar, cajón (percussion), cante (singing), Spanish language, and literacy. Included with the camp tuition, students receive a Kids Camp T-Shirt, tote bag, and a ticket to attend a world-class flamenco performance held during this year's 32nd Annual Festival Flamenco. The camp concludes with a free performance for friends and family (location TBD), where students demonstrate all they have learned during the course of the camp. Remember that space is limited and registration is taken on a first-come/first-served basis!


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Viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens are major threats to the Canadian and global public health infrastructure. Our researchers use a variety of leading-edge microbiological, biochemical, immunological and biophysical techniques to discover important model principles of microbial pathogenesis. From uncovering the molecular mechanisms of bacterial antibiotic resistance, malarial infection, effects of toxins on cellular function, viral entry and replication, to the immune restriction of microbial pathogens, researchers in this area bring a diverse breadth of focus that is key to the development of new countermeasures, such as vaccines, antibodies, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
Main research: (1) The mechanism of how IVIG and recombinant Fc multimers ameliorate ITP and RA in mouse models. (2) Studies of recombinant proteins and small molecules to replace high-dose IVIG in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. (3) Use of a phagocytosis assay to predict the clinical significance of antibodies against red cell blood cells and to select donor blood for transfusion into patients with complex antibody problems.
I am interested in projects that aim to discover biomarkers of disease or biomarkers that are informative about the patients' response to therapy. As part of this effort, the aim is also to develop new methods for possible clinical laboratory applications, such as immuno-mass spectrometry or improved immunoassays, capable of detecting proteins with specific post-translational modifications, isoforms, or activity.
My lab studies the human fastidious enteric adenoviruses (HAdV-40 and 41), with a primary focus on their unique structural features and the role of these features as determinants of gut tropism. Related projects include the development of HAdV-40/41 as vaccine vectors and the study of antiviral agents for treatment of adenovirus infection.
My laboratory interests include the role of the human microbiome in infectious diseases pathogenesis, it's potential as a clinical biomarker in infectious and non-infectious diseases and the interactions of the human microbiome, host and antibiotics during treatment for infection.
As a public health physician Dr. Crowcroft's most significant research involves epidemiological studies designed to answer applied public health questions for decision-makers on infectious diseases and immunization. Outcomes include changes in policy and practice. Research funding has been for research of national and global significance.
My laboratory focuses on developing integrated systems biology and functional genomics approaches to: (1) understanding molecular mechanisms of acute multiple organ failure (HEART and LUNG) in the critically ill (sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS), and (2) developing an "informed" approach to the discovery of novel molecular targets for therapy including stem cell and gene therapy.
The Girardin lab studies multiple aspects of innate immunity and cellular stress responses. We have a specific interest in host response to bacterial infection, the role played by intracellular sensors such as Nod-like receptors (NLR), and the interplay between the evolutionary conserved integrated stress response (ISR) and innate immunity.
My research interests are aimed at improving molecular epidemiology techniques in order to better assist with virus outbreak response.
My research interests include the study of respiratory viruses and emerging viral pathogens, with a focus on laboratory detecion, molecular epidemiology, antiviral resistance and clinical significance of viral loads.
Our lab studies the cytoskeleton inside of cells and how these molecular highways move key components in and out of the cell. We study both immune cells and bone cells and focus on both basic cellular machinery allowing their specialized functions, as well as the intracellular changes when these cells are impacted by infection or disease.
Research interests include: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) receptor discovery and drug targeting; determinants of asthma and allergy in children; lung pathology; respiratory virus-host interactions.
Our laboratory is studying the impact of the microbial communities (i.e. the microbiome) in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases. We also participate in collaborative research investigating various aspects of lung injury, repair, and transplantation.
My research is focused on the molecular epidemiology and genomics, and determinants of resistance and virulence in M. tuberculosis strains and non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM). Research initiatives have been undertaken using comparative genomics and strain characterization (e.g. LSPs and SNPs) to recognize and identify virulence factors associated with local, circulating strains of M. tuberculosis.
Research in my laboratory has been focused on the development of genetic strategies for HIV prevention and treatment. To treat HIV-infected individuals, we are developing gene therapy whereby patients own blood cells will be genetically modified to secrete antiviral proteins that would inhibit HIV infection of target cells for life.
To develop a translational research program that characterizes host-parasite interactions responsible for major global health threats such as malaria and HIV. To determine the molecular basis for adverse clinical outcomes in life-threatening inefctions and to translate this knowledge into novel therapeutic interventions.
Dr. Katz's research interests span across all areas of Infection Prevention and Control. Areas of special interest include: Infection prevention and control in a community hospital setting, Community-associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Influenza and febrile respiratory illness.
Primary research interests include colorectal cancer (special focus on prognostic and predictive factors), inflammatory bowel disease and acute and chronic liver disease.
Understanding how therapeutic antibodies can be used to treat autoimmune disease. We study the ability of novel monoclonal antibodies, as well as antibodies taken from the plasma of healthy blood donors (IVIg) to inhibit disease progression in autoimmunity. We also study how an antibody called "anti-D" is able to prevent haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
Our laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms at play in the tug-of-war between viruses and the host. We want to understand how certain retroviruses enter cells and are then antagonized by innate immune molecules. Immunological recognition and restriction of viral pathogens is fundamental for fighting infectious disease.
Our laboratory studies the functional role of glycosphingolipids in cell physiology and disease pathology. Abnormal GSL metabolism is associated with many human diseases and major aspects of their metabolism remain undefined.
My research interests include clinical development, evaluation, and utility of viral diagnostic testing as well as rapid diagnostic testing. I am also involved in research related to the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in the community particularly as it relates to organisms associated with infections of the respiratory tract and urinary tract.
Dr. McGeer primary areas of research interest are the prevention of healthcare associated infection, antimicrobial resistance, the epidemiology of influenza, and adult immunization.
My lab is involved in the detection and characterization of resistance mechanisms to different antibiotic families in both Gram-negative and -positive pathogens. Elucidation of genetic platforms and enzymatic activity are part of that molecular characterization. Development of genetic and phenotypic tests is also part of our work through new technologies applied to diagnosis.
We study how the NLRP1 inflammasome detects the metabolic stress that is caused by infections. We are also investigating the entry mechanism of anthrax toxin.
The overall research goal of the lab is to reduce the burden of disease caused by viral inflammation in the lung with a focus on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The lab has expertise in airway epithelial cell biology and uses airway cell model systems to study a few lung diseases, most notably Cystic Fibrosis.
Blood-borne dissemination of pathogens is responsible for most of the mortality associated with bacterial infections, but dissemination mechanisms remain largely uncharacterized. We investigate the dissemination mechanisms of invasive bacteria (especially the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi), in an effort to develop alternative therapeutic approaches for treating bacterial infection.
The focus of our research program is on virus transmission between hosts with an emphasis on the aerobiology of influenza virus.
My research is focused on the epidemiology and prevention of hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic resistant pathogens and C.difficile. I am also interested in antimicrobial stewardship and the use of cumulative antibiogram data to guide empiric treatment.
His interests include studies on T cell immunoregulation in HIV and HCV infection, molecular adjuvants for vaccination, pDC-virus interactions, and the role of endogenous retroviruses in HIV infection.
Microbiology, epidemiology - My clinical and research interests include identification and diagnosis of pathogens including rare or emerging pathogens. In addition, I am involved in detection and characterization of antibiotic resistant organisms.
Dr. Petrich's areas of research interest include using nucleic acid amplification technology for detection of respiratory pathogens in clinical specimens from patients with respiratory disease. Other interests include optimization of molecular diagnostics for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory and evaluation of their impact on patient care.
Dr. Poutanen is a clinician-investigator interested in applied research as it relates to the contemporary field of medical microbiology and infectious diseases.
My main research interests are in the areas of autoimmune diseases and cancer. Recently, I have focused on the role of neuropilins in cancer progression and metastasis, as well as the immunotherapy of autoimmune (type 1) diabetes.
Dr. Richardson has an active research program, primarily in the areas of invasive fungal infections, the laboratory diagnosis of viral respiratory infections and investigations into diagnostic modalities for infectious diseases in children, especially utilizing molecular methods.
My research interests are primarily related to understanding the mechanisms and epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections, especially those due to antibiotic-resistant organisms, as well as evaluating methods for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections caused by these organisms.
Dr. Skeate is Ontario Medical Director for Canadian Blood Services (CBS), and national director of the CBS Transfusion Medicine Training. While not primarily a researcher, he does have academic interests which include evaluation of new tools and processes for blood product manufacture, and clinical practice policy issues in Transfusion Medicine.
My areas of research include mucosal immunology/inflammatory bowel diseases, histology of animal models and premalignant/malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.
Dr. Tenenbaum is interested in the associations between periodontitis and non-oral inflammatory diseases. He also has an interest in the mechanisms of chronic pain.
Research revolves around studying the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens in the cystic fibrosis population, as well as optimizing the diagnosis of paediatric infectious diseases.


2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common systemic herbicide used in the control of broadleaf weeds. It is the third-most widely used herbicide in North America and the most widely used herbicide in the world.
2,4-D was developed during World War II by a British team at Rothamsted Experimental Station, under the leadership of Judah Hirsch Quastel, aiming to increase crop yields for a nation at war. When it was commercially released in 1946, it became the first successful selective herbicide and allowed for greatly enhanced weed control in wheat, maize (corn), rice, and similar cereal grass crop, because it only kills dicots, leaving behind monocots.
2,4-D is a synthetic auxin, which is a class of plant growth regulators. It is absorbed through the leaves and is translocated to the meristems of the plant. Uncontrolled, unsustainable growth ensues causing stem curl-over, leaf withering, and eventual plant death. 2,4-D is typically applied as an amine salt, but more potent ester versions exist as well.
2,4-D is sold in various formulations under a wide variety of brand names. 2,4-D can be found in lawn herbicide mixtures such as "PAR III", "Trillion", "Tri-Kil", "Killex" and "Weedaway Premium 3-Way XP Turf Herbicide" (all of these mixtures typically contain three active ingredients: 2,4-D, Mecoprop and Dicamba -- all synthetic herbicides).
2,4-D continues to be used, where legal, for its low cost. However, where municipal lawn pesticide bylaws exist (as in Canada  ) alternatives such as Corn gluten meal and vinegar based products like Weed Pharm are increasingly being used to combat weeds.
The LD50 The acute toxicity,rats study) according to US EPA 2,4-D Reregistration Eligiblity Decision, 2006,is 639 mg/kg. Single oral doses of 5 and 30 mg/kg body weight did not cause any acute toxic effects in human volunteers.
The amine salt formulations can cause irreversible eye damage, ester formulations are considered non-irritating to the eyes.
2,4-D is manufactured from chloroacetic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenol, which is itself produced by chlorination of phenol. The production process creates several contaminants including isomers, monochlorophenol, and other polychlorophenols and their acids.
The powerful defoliant and herbicide Agent Orange, used extensively throughout the Vietnam War, contained 2,4-D. The controversies associated with the use of Agent Orange were associated with a contaminant (dioxin) in the 2,4,5-T component. However, 2,4-D is still contaminated to some extent with dioxins, predominately those with 2 or 3 chlorine atoms. Another form of dioxin, 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (DCDD), an inevitable by product of 2,4-D manufacturing, was found to be "equipotent" to dioxin TCDD in its toxic effect on the immunity of mice. TCDD received all the publicity while the DCDD component was largely forgotten. To this day DCDD is not regulated or monitored by the EPA and PMRA, even though DCDD levels could be at much higher levels than TCDD. The typical smell of 2,4-D is the first break-down product - the very toxic 2,4-dichlorophenol.
2,4-D has been evaluated by the European Union and included on its list of approved pesticides.
Concern over 2,4-D is such that it is currently not approved for use on lawns and gardens in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Kuwait and the Canadian province of Québec. 2,4-D use is severely restricted in the country of Belize. In Canada, well over 135 municipalities have placed bylaws that restrict the cosmetic use of pesticides, including the use of herbicides containing 2,4-D.
In 2005, the United States Environmental Protection Agency approved the continued use of 2,4-D.
In Canada, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has placed a condition of registration on 2,4-D such that the 2,4-D registrant(s) must provide the PMRA with a required developmental neurotoxicity study by September 20, 2009.
^ IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans: An updating of IARC Monographs volumes 1 to 42. Supplement 7, WHO, Lyon, France 1987.
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Parents often worry that violent movies can trigger violence in their kids, but a new study suggests PG-13-rated movies won't turn your kids into criminals.
"It doesn't appear that PG-13-rated movies are having any impact on viewers," said lead researcher Christopher Ferguson. He's a professor of psychology at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
Kids may re-enact things they see in films during play, Ferguson said, but their playful re-enactments don't turn into real-life violence, like bullying or assaults.
But the report came under fire from Dan Romer, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Adolescent Communication Institute. He said the data studied can't be used to draw conclusions about movies' effects on violence.
Previous studies have suggested parents may become desensitized to violence in PG-13 movies, making it more likely they will let children see them — especially when gun violence is portrayed as justified.
Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children's Hospital, reviewed the findings. He said the new study attempts to simplify a complex issue.


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As I used to make a video montage on returning from each of my trips, I decided to invest in a stabilizer to produce better quality plans.
I compared all the products on the market and it was a promotion on Amazon that took me a step further.
I hesitated for a long time before taking the step because I had certain requirements for this type of product.
The Removu S1 seems to be the ultimate gimbal because it can be used with a handle in pole mode and also without the handle to be fixed on GoPro bindings (helmet, chest harness…). It is also water-resistant. The big problem is that it is horribly expensive (379€ more than the GoPro Hero5!). It has been financed by the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform and since its release, it is only available on a drop-by-loop basis.
These two stabilizers share another flaw, they were launched by brands for which it is their first product of this kind so there is no return of reliability from previous models.
The Feiyu G4S and G5 are very similar. The Feiyu G4S is the product of last year and the G5 its successor. The G5 is water-resistant, unlike the G4S.
I chose the G5 for its water resistance and compatibility with the GoPro Hero5, which I don't own but which gives a glimpse of the design of the Hero6 (which I will own). So it's the ultimate product for me: together with the future waterproof Hero6 without case (like the Hero5), I could attach it to the chest harness for my skiing sessions and I can use it during my travels with its handle and joystick very useful for panoramas.
I took advantage of an flash sale on Amazon to order the Feiyu G5 from a third party seller but shipped by Amazon: 235€.
The G5 stabilizes on 3 axes and up to 360°.
Mode "follow direction" (default mode): you fix the camera axis by tilting the boom. The camera shoots towards the pole whether you turn it or tilt it. For example, if you want to film your feet, you point the pole downwards and the camera tilts at the same time.
"Lock" mode: it is activated by clicking on the configuration button and is used to lock all camera axes. It will always shoot in the direction you have locked even if you turn or tilt the boom.
Mode "Mode followed by direction and inclination": it is activated by double-clicking on the button. The camera remains stable horizontally and follows the direction and inclination of the pole.
"Selfie" mode: it is activated by holding down a specific button. The camera rotates 180° and returns to the opposite direction as soon as the button is released.
There is also a procedure for resetting horizontal stabilizer horizontality. Just put it on a table and make a button combination, it has the effect of resetting the motors. I have not yet had the opportunity to do so because I have not been confronted with this problem.
The first time I tested the stabilizer, we heard the engine noise on all the videos. I fixed the camera in the other direction (head down) so as not to put the microphone of the GoPro Hero3 on the motor side and the problem is solved. For the GoPro Hero5, Feiyu also recommends activating the wind reduction mode.
Here is a small video of test where I fixed the GoPro on a classic pole and then on the Feiyu G5. I ran and the difference is striking!
I found a very useful tuto to attach it to my chest harness from the tube / handlebar attachment (which I used to attach the GoPro to the ski pole until now). The trick is to cut a "tooth" out of the fastener so that it can be attached to other GoPro fasteners. The problem is that these are two "male" fasteners so they don't fit together. By sawing a tooth, it is transformed into a "female"attachment.
I was finally able to go skiing with the recent snowfalls in the Pyrenees. Here is a picture of my "installation". I used the tuto above to attach the Feiyu G5 to the GoPro chest harness.
Here is a small extract of what it gives in video skis to the feet!
If not, you have another accessory to attach the Feiyu to any GoPro attachment including the harness. This is a 1/4 "screw adapter/connector. The Feiyu has 2 places for 1/4 screws: below the pole and on the back of the pole located at about 3/4 of the top.
It is much more practical to fix / unfix quickly the pole so I advise you to start on this solution. I can't wait to test it in real conditions on the slopes this winter! You also have a stronger adapter in alu, which is more secure but a little more expensive (but good considering the price of what is fixed on it…). Otherwise you have what seems to be the same version on Bangood or AliExpress but the delivery will be much longer (but the price is much cheaper!).
In view of my future road-trip to the States planned this summer, I bought the GoPro suction cup to fix the Feiyu inside the car. I tested the installation last weekend and it's a killing! The video is super stable, that's great! We can do super fluid accelerations.
I had the great pleasure of having the GoPro Hero6 at my birthday so I was able to go and test it on the ski last month, all in 4K 60 fps (some rushes are in 2.7K as I also tested the built-in stabilization of the last GoPro, and it is not possible to activate it in 4K).
The integrated stabilization is quite impressive, not at the level of the Feiyu but quite frankly it can be enough in 70% of the cases (by walking for example). I put the GoPro on the helmet and nothing to do with the previous GoPro! It's still moving a little, but it's not spinning!
The top is of course the combo Feiyu G5 + GoPro Hero6, all resistant to water (and snow) and in 4K 60 fps!
Next time, I have to think about tightening my chest harness a little bit more because I have some weird tremors that I didn't have before. I'd have to re-test it at the next session to see if it comes from the fact that the harness was "walking around" a bit or if it comes from any stabilization of the GoPro that short-circuits the stabilization of the Feiyu G5.
I finished editing the videos of the American road trip this summer: New York, San Francisco, Yosemite, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles.
I put you the playlist of the whole road trip, you will get a glimpse of what the Feiyu gives in the final result both by car and on foot (and even running sometimes).
During this trip, I noticed that the Feiyu, with the GoPro Hero3 mounted on it, tended not to keep the horizon straight. I haven't had this problem (or very, very rarely) since I used the Feiyu with the GoPro Hero6. I also noticed that in the car, at each turn, the Feiyu inclines more or less strongly because of the force G. I think it is a perfectly normal operation but that is to say.


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Frucourt és un municipi francès situat al departament del Somme i a la regió dels Alts de França. L'any 2007 tenia 134 habitants.

Demografia

Població

El 2007 la població de fet de Frucourt era de 134 persones. Hi havia 52 famílies de les quals 12 eren unipersonals (4 homes vivint sols i 8 dones vivint soles), 16 parelles sense fills i 24 parelles amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 69 habitatges, 52 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 15 eren segones residències i 2 estaven desocupats. Tots els 69 habitatges eren cases. Dels 52 habitatges principals, 43 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 8 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 1 estava cedit a títol gratuït; 3 tenien dues cambres, 6 en tenien tres, 20 en tenien quatre i 24 en tenien cinc o més. 46 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 22 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 26 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població

La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 88 persones, 65 eren actives i 23 eren inactives. De les 65 persones actives 58 estaven ocupades (35 homes i 23 dones) i 7 estaven aturades (3 homes i 4 dones). De les 23 persones inactives 14 estaven jubilades, 5 estaven estudiant i 4 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Frucourt hi havia 53 unitats fiscals que integraven 137 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 16.437 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 3 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 1 era d'una empresa extractiva, 1 d'una empresa de fabricació d'altres productes industrials i 1 d'una empresa financera.

L'any 2000 a Frucourt hi havia 11 explotacions agrícoles que ocupaven un total de 544 hectàrees.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Frucourt a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Frucourt a l'INSEE
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STANLEY-PONTLARGE, a parish in Winchcomb district, Gloucester; 2 miles NW of Winchcomb, and 4¾ ENE of Cleeve r. station. Post town, Winchcomb, under Cheltenham. Acres, 960. Real property, £972. Pop., 57. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to the Earl of Wemyss. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Toddington. The church is ancient.


The town of Potosi, Venezuela was flooded in 1985 to expand the Uribante-Caparo Reservoir for a hydroelectric dam. For the next twenty-six years, the only visible trace of the town was the 85 ft tall steeple of the church, which usually poked above the surface and was used as the high water mark for the reservoir. Recent droughts starting in 2010 have caused the ghostly ruins of the church and town to reemerge.
Kalantari said that Iran and Egypt are two countries that due to excessive resource usage are currently "exposed to a serious crisis." However, he said that Egypt's water exploitation is only at 46%, a "big difference" from Iran's 97%.
Free-market ideologues believe Venezuela's energy crisis is solely a problem of 'isms', socialism vs capitalism, and the improper pricing of commodities, but in a world of ecosystem collapse and resource scarcity, no type of ism that runs a fossil fuel-based civilization is going to work. Capitalist carbon man is incapable of monetizing the true value of the earth's ecological systems because he operates within an economic paradigm that forces him to externalize costs at every turn, leaving the eco-costs of burning ancient carbon to present and future generations. As long as a good's price signal fails to 'internalize' these eco-costs, then price signals will fail to alter social behavior on a scale necessary to avoid climate catastrophe and social collapse. There is no viable free market solution for irreversible glacial melt, acidifying oceans, exponential SLR, or the accelerated 6th mass extinction. Alternative energy will not stop what has already been set into motion. Climate change is market failure writ large for a bubble civilization that is so far off into overshoot that the marketing slogan of a "green, sustainable future" has become a cruel joke.
Turning towards the so-called First World, Lake Mead registered its lowest water level in 78 years and Las Vegas will soon be sucking the dwindling waters of the lake bottom from a nearly completed third water intake pipe that cost roughly a billion dollars to construct. California's air quality is deteriorating due to wildfires from bone dry conditions while Starbucks sells $1.95 bottles of spring water drawn from the state's precious groundwater. Do we really know the value of water when we build megacities in the desert and irrigate crops on arid land? The UN reports that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world's population could be living under water stressed conditions.
I recently asked a real estate agent in Phoenix, AZ if she was aware of the looming water problem in the Southwest and she said she had recently attended a seminar on the topic and that state authorities were working hard on the water shortage because they anticipate problems within the next couple years. I then asked if any of her clients had brought this subject up with her and she stated, "Never, you are the only one." We then went back to the business of finding me a home on the edge of town and overlooking the open spaces of the Sonoran Desert, a region I have lived my entire life and grown to love. This complete detachment from reality bothers me, but at the same time I feel a sort of comfort in letting go of my worries and getting lost in the madding crowd. I know the dangers are growing, but I'm at peace with the knowledge that nothing I do individually will make any real difference in the trajectory of the Anthropocene.
I thought of moving to a place with ample water like the Pacific Northwest, but the California drought has crept into Oregon with nearly two-thirds of the state now affected and Gov. Kate Brown declaring drought emergencies in seven counties. Lots of drying firewood up in that tinderbox corner of the country. The water crisis is expected to spread across America. I think I'll just enjoy the view from where I am rather than uprooting to far-flung places that are just as vulnerable to a rapidly changing planet. Better the Devil you know, right? There's no escape for anyone except in our imaginations where we toy with the delusional thought that some sort of last minute techno-fix will come along to put the CO2 genie back in the bottle or that mankind will suddenly become enlightened and cooperate globally to rein in this growing cancer of capitalist industrial civilization.
In Native American culture, a ceremony is carried out when one comes back from war in order to cleanse the individual of the impurities and evil spirits that have polluted their mind. Spending time in the Sonoran Desert away from any human crowds and techno-crap gadgetry is the ritual I practice to cleanse my mind of the horrors we have unleashed on the world. How long before these little sanctuaries in the desert fall victim to urban sprawl, pollution, and a disfigured climate? I don't know, but I'm willing to keep them secret and protect them with what little time we all have left on this planet.
What impresses most in government pronouncements is their view of nature as indomitable and wholly unpredictable. Any measure involving future projections is absolutely absurd and unfeasible for the government, which works in cycles of four years (up to the next election). If hydroelectric plants run out of water, we can only pray for rain to restore the dams to their usual levels. If potable water runs out, only nature can replenish the reservoirs. Like tribesmen for whom any human interference in climate is anathema, every solution proposed by the government is an appeal to fortune and divine grace.
…Brazilian politicians should be wary, however. Divine grace periodically answers the call for rain. And with the gift of rain, periodically Brazilian cities are flooded, hundreds die, and thousands are displaced. Even though that happens anually, without fail, the government floods are absolutely unpredictable, too. Well, what can we do? Let's pray for rain. But not a lot.
The first factor is planet-wide and beyond the ability of any one state, no matter how powerful, to solve alone. The accelerated warming that is happening twice as fast in the Arctic as any other region is known as Arctic amplification. This runaway warming of the Arctic is a result of the radiative forcing of GHGs, water vapor, and dark aerosol particles combined with increased solar absorption from loss in Arctic albedo. Consequently, the equator-to-pole temperature gradient is being weakened, meridional heat transport is decreasing, and sea levels are rising. These changes are altering the polar jet stream and affecting such things as ocean salinity, currents and oxygen levels. A recent study revealed that within a matter of 100 years, the Earth's oceans have undergone extensive and abrupt changes in oxygen levels when the ice caps melted in the past. The early phases of a mass extinction level event are taking place right before our eyes, but humans view the world through anthropocentric rose-colored glasses, oblivious to such dangers happening on a time scale of more than a few decades.
…The paradox is that global warming could also increase the intensity of not just hotter-than-usual seasons but also cool or cold episodes that would trigger unusual or extreme weather responses far from the ocean's cool centre.
So some parts of the world are likely to experience blazing drought, followed by catastrophic floods, while across the ocean, other nations will have torrential rain and then unseasonal drought, every 13 years or so.
…"The big point is that Amazon deforestation will not only affect the Amazon — it will not be contained. It will hit the atmosphere and the atmosphere will carry those responses," Medvigy said.
With no time left to properly prepare for a megacity of 20 million people without water, São Paulo's plan is to divert a river from another area hit by drought and that will take nearly 2 years to complete. The training for riot control that São Paulo's military police received from the FBI last year may come in handy for more than just the World Cup.
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Our leaders are ignoring global warming to the point of criminal negligence. It's unforgivable.
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Stevie Wonder will be taking a break from music.
(CNN) — Stevie Wonder will be taking a break from music.
The legendary singer-songwriter announced during a concert in London on Saturday that he will be undergoing kidney surgery.
"So what's gonna happen is this, I'm going to have surgery, I'm going to have a kidney transplant in September of this year. I'm all good, I'm all good, I'm all good. I have a donor, it's all good," Wonder said. "I want you to know I came here to give you my love and to thank you for your love. You ain't gotta hear no rumors about nothing, I told you what's up. I'm good. All right?"
The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that Wonder had been battling "a serious but manageable health issue" and has been touring overseas with a medical team.
Wonder learned to play piano, drums and harmonica by age 9 and signed to Motown in 1961.
Since then, he has won 25 Grammy Awards, an honorary award and has been nominated 74 times.
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'War for the Planet of the Apes' Clip Introduces the Oddly Lovable 'Bad Ape'
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All things considered, it's really impressive what Matt Reeves has built with the Planet of the Apes prequel movies.
The first movie in the series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (directed by Robert Wyatt), features plenty of human characters alongside its colorful cast of CGI monkeys - the charismatic presence of James Franco distracts from the fact that Andy Serkis' Caesar isn't the best at full sentences. From Dawn of the Planet of the Apes onwards though, the franchise has spent more and more time without humans on screen, as apes with limited vocabularies and poor grammar communicate together through body language and facial expressions.
What's impressive is that this works, and works very well. With War for the Planet of the Apes, though, Reeves is just showing off, while simultaneously laying bare the fundamental key to making monkey talk worth watching. It's all about heart, as can be seen in a new clip revealing a character named 'Bad Ape' to the world.
It turns out, 'Bad Ape' is a bit of a misnomer. He's been showing up on posters and in other promotional materials, but this is the first time that audiences have got the chance to meet him, and it's hard not to feel affection from the guy. You just want to reach out and hug him.
A lot has gone into making Bad Ape so relatable, from his stature, to his warm winter coat, to his nervous physicality and the way he interacts with the mute Nova, to even his name. One might be forgiven for assuming that someone named "Bad Ape" might be a dangerous character, but once the earnest little monkey explains that he got his name from humans who more than likely mistreated him when he was a zoo animal, it's hard not to feel sorry for this lonely chimp who's been living alone for years.
Matt Reeves' great success with this movies is making the apes feel relatable and human, in spite of their stunted speech and animal appearance. Bad Ape is a fantastic example of just how well built the film's characters are, and this clip shows the incredible potential that motion capture technology holds for the future of modern cinema.
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Nearly every major American airline flies to Honolulu. United, TWA, Delta, Northwest, American, Continental, and Hawaiian Airlines all have scheduled flights from the mainland, most with connections in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Such competition occasionally produces excellent fares; at press time, a fare war had pushed a round-trip from Los Angeles to $198. The usual discounted round-trip coach fare runs about $398 from Los Angeles, $648 from Chicago, and $850 from New York. You can also fly nonstop to Maui on United or Hawaiian from San Francisco or Los Angeles, and on Delta from Los Angeles.
From Honolulu you can fly to Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii on Aloha Airlines (808-484-1111), Mahalo Air (808-833-5555), Hawaiian Airlines (808-838-1555), or Air Molokai (to Molokai only; 808-567-6881). Round-trip fares run about $70 - $85, regardless of your destination. If you're going to Puna, on Hawaii, fly to Hilo Airport; for Kohala, fly to Keahole Airport, just north of Kailua-Kona. You can fly to Hana on Maui; if you're going to Upcountry, fly to Kahului Airport. It's best to book interisland flights when you make your overseas reservation, as you can often get significant discounts. The Hawaiian Airlines Airpass is good for unlimited travel between the islands; rates range from $169 for five days to $269 for two weeks. Molokai can also be reached via the Maui Princess (800-833-5800 or 808-553-5736), a ferry that runs from Lahaina, Maui, twice a day. One-way fare is $25 for the hour-and-a-half trip.
Like in Florida, there are lots of rental cars; unlike in Florida, they are not cheap. With the exception of promotional deals, weekly rates are around $200. All the majors -- Hertz, Avis, Budget, National, Alamo, Dollar, Payless, and Sears -- are here, as well as a slew of local companies such as Aloha Funway (808-942-9696), where rates are usually lower. Again, book your rental car when you book your flights, and you'll probably save money.


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Can trees become hallucinations? Will spinning perceptual reactions trigger your senses?… Let's treeellucinate !
Treeellucinations is a RTiVISS experience where visual perceptual reactions are triggered by empowering users to influence the environment through interaction. The rotation of the video increases and accelerates through users' participation captured through activity detected by the webcam, working as a sensor.
A first prototype was presented at Future Places Digital Media Festival 2009, representing diverse sights and day times of the forests of the RTiVISS local implementation in the small village Maçal do Chão, including some unusual moments captured during footage in place. The video loop projected in the ceiling suited the involvement and immersion of the participants, invited to lay down to experience the ever changing trees scenario as generative electronic hallucination surprisingly odd. Simultaneously, a screen in front of the users displayed the real footage for confrontation, offering the possibility of a perceptual balanced pause, too.
Current research work is focused on real-time video input from diverse places displaying a range of day times in the same place. Infrared sensitivity to detect activity will also allow for effective responsiveness in darker environments. Realtime 3D graphics are used to augment the video and increase crowd vertigo.
associations indicted by suggestive physiological response to visual perception. Hypnotic and possibly stroboscopic effects may happen, reinforcing its potential. As Masai tribes use drums to get into a state of trance, the visual rhythm and cycles of the music may succeed to create the same feeling.
Further approaches will be designed as VJ sets, presented to a broader public in entertainment arts contexts. This experience will require crowd interaction skills, video and music will be king and queen. Visuals will be displaying interchanging real-time video forests with real-time footage of the audience, timecodes displays including accelerated rates, sketched drawings, and typographic elements regarding places captions and RTiVISS keywords.
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Some actresses are so gorgeous that they can't but employ their charms to the fullest – even if it means they glide through partners, marriages, relationships at a quick and even pace. They believe in living their lives at full swing without regard to what others might think of it. Traditionally such an attitude is associated with men who may even earn admiration for displaying virility, but a woman leading a fast life and changing partners is often looked upon with disapprobation.
This attitude is now thankfully left in the past – these days women can enjoy as much freedom as they crave for, and are in no way treated differently from men. This kind of equality is gratifying, yet in a subtle way, it can make relationships highly uncertain and subject to sudden changes. Of course, if we are not good to our partner, we might find ourselves displaced because relationship means excitement, and with so many people around someone might prove to be more intriguing or just hotter – so we can lose without even knowing it straightaway. What if the lady hunter is a famous actress? Chances are greater, men are going to fall down like pins.
Many female celebs who went after men went down in history setting an example for other women in anticipation of the time like ours – when the female half of the world is finally equal in dating. Are men happy with it? Or will they regret it later?
Remembered as Mrs. Draper from Mad Men, January Jones is carrying her big secret close to her heart. Arguably everybody in Hollywood wondered at some time or other who she had her child Xander with. There were quite a few men eligible for the honor, but the actress keeps mum about it letting out only her resolve to bring Xander up alone. Speculations often coupled her name with different men, many of them married. One of them was chef Bobby Flay; this involvement cost him his marriage, and his ex-wife said at the time she was sure he is Xander's father. Maybe one day Jones will tell the world if it is so (or at least tell her son), but for the time being it remains a big question.
Julia Roberts is as popular as she is rich – being on the list of the highest paid actresses. Lately, she appears to have ensconced herself into quiet domestic life after marrying cameraman David Moder. But she (and we) have episodes to remember from her past life, some of them very noteworthy. Like her unseemly marriage to actor Keifer Sutherland that didn't take place because the actress played the game of flying from the altar. What's more, she bolted with a friend of Sutherland's named Jason Patric. However, this liaison didn't turn out to be as auspicious as had been expected, and Roberts moved on to an affair with Benjamin Bratt and then enjoyed a couple of years' marriage with Lyle Lovett, a singer. Having met Moder, she brought about his divorce, for the cameraman was married, but fell for Roberts' charms and provided her with an almost perfect scenario for a movie.
Who else would be sought by a horde of admiring men but a model trotting the runway? When you buy a magazine and she is on the cover, it might just be a start of an exciting affair. As we can see from Tyra Banks' history of dating, as she developed her career and conquered television she seemed to want to take on many men for her own. Paving the way for Kardashians, Banks focused on athletes, paying special attention to NBA basketball players (Rick Fox, Chris Webber) but not omitting New York Rangers (Mark Messier). There were rumors that at the time of filming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Will Smith sighed for a girl, she went dating with him. Anyway, the girl played by Banks behaved in a characteristic fashion, turning Smith down and vanishing into thin air. Even men like Will Smith fall prey to these lovin' and flyin' ladies.
If you know Drew Barrymore only by her roles, you may picture her as an agreeable, a bit weird yet a nice girl – although her biography reveals a different kind of person. Her life seems to be teeming with bad starts and broken ends. Imagine getting engaged at the age 16 – the engagement was soon called off, but the next one was soon to come, at 19. This one ended in the marriage that lasted several months. After that Barrymore began dating Tim Green, a comedian, and they got married, only to separate after about a year. Her next relationship was with Justin Long, an actor, and she kept it an on-and-off affair before moving on to Fabrizio Moretti, a drummer with the Strokes. When she met art consultant Will Kopelman, it seemed like things could become serious – until this fall when a divorce procedure was launched. To add to this mishmash, stories have been circulating all this time to the effect that Barrymore is bisexual, concealing her affairs with women.
Jennifer Lopez is known all over the globe as a singer and an actress, but she is just as well known for the diversity of her love life. There can be no doubt that J.Lo. is mighty attractive and can have as many partners as she wants. Many of her affairs were touched upon in the media, including dating with Puff Daddy and marrying Marc Anthony, salsa singer. Then came her romance with Ben Affleck, earning them the nickname "Bennifer." That was a relationship that was accompanied by a stream of videos, photos and movies – as if every step of their way needed careful documentation. It isn't quite certain that their relationship died because of the movie Gigli, but if you happened to see this one you would agree that it could have done irreparable harm easily. Having overstepped that episode of her life, Lopez tied her life with a stage dancer Casper Smart and the two don't think in movie lines – which is just as well. Affleck appears to have buoyed up after separating from the man-eater.
An undisputable talent, Mariah Carey can handle her voice perfectly, but with men she comes up against a different proposition. As is the custom in show business, Carey got involved with an older man who acted as her manager and advisor. Now such unions are liable to live themselves out as soon as the artist has grown into a star and the mentor develops a strictly controlling attitude. Since she broke free of her first relationship Carey sought happiness with a number of partners including Derek Jeter and several singers – Eric Benet, Luis Miguel, and Eminem – the date that is vehemently denied. The man who made her settle down proved to be actor Nick Cannon, and this relationship was good until 2015. They remained in amicable relations and take care after their common children. Meanwhile, the singer hooked up with James Parker, a man who has got enough money to treat the stage diva as she should be treated.
We can safely take Rihanna as the modern example of a woman who can eat men for breakfast: she is absolutely independent, can affect aloofness before her admirers; she found the strength to get over (and even reach to new heights) after the notorious relationship with Chris Brown who treated her abominably. Her range of interests encompasses athletes (Matt Kemp), actors (DiCaprio), rappers – for one, Drake was happy to go a long way to attract her attention. Rihanna possesses the natural gift of turning men's heads and effect an illustrious victory. What's more, she doesn't need these victories to hype her career. No matter who she is with currently, she goes and tops the charts – a really queenly figure and an example to any woman!
In compliance with her name, Swift is a fast player in the good old game of love and affection. At first, she posed as a woman suffering in the hands of cold-hearted males who left her broken-hearted and smarting. But with the passing of time, it became clear that she can move rapidly from one high-profile boyfriend to another with smoothness and assuredness. Her disappointments turn out to be highly lucrative providing her with the raw material for hit songs. Maybe her very creativity is propelled along by this flitting attitude of hers. Of course Swift is perfectly free to behave like she does – being a single lady with a flourishing career. It's just that as she professes her love anew to a fresh partner, the impression grows more and more dubious. Love doesn't appear to be her chief aim; she is pure and simple seductress who uses her charms on a succession of males and increases her winning list. Oh, and fill in her next album with another comment on a sad romance.
Arguably the most notorious of man devourers of the last decade would be Angelina Jolie. The tireless newsmaker first revealed herself as a greatly gifted, but with a touch of vagariousness. Soon the actress displayed a taste for bad guys and high-profile romances, making a public display of her relationship with people like Jonny Lee Miller. She isn't above uncanny gestures, like when she was with Billy Bob Thornton she used to carry his blood in a vial on her chest. But it was when Jolie hooked up with Brad Pitt while they were on the same set that she created a furor. Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time and left her. Public interest flamed with everybody taking sides of one woman or the other. Meanwhile Pitt and Jolie, dubbed Brangelina, managed to build up something like a family ideal, taking care of their own and adopted kids and immersing themselves in various humanitarian activities. Nevertheless they came to separate, and now Jolie is single again we can expect the next development of her private life story.
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