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Q: accessing workgroup computer (without manually creating user accounts) The (common) question:

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*How can one access network share on workgroup computer?

usually has the (common) answer:

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*One should add ("the same") local account with the same username and password on all interacting (accessing) computers

Don't all Windows have the common built-in users and groups accounts of Well-Known Security Identifiers?
Cannot these built-in accounts be used for this?

Edit1 (Added later) on domain context:
Let's say that I want to share files from workgroup computer.
Either to
(1) to workgroup computers.
or to
(2) to joined to domain computers.
Is there any difference between (1) and (2)?
If there is no difference, then it is better to avoid deviating the discussion/consideration to domain computers.

Edit2 (Added later) on security:
Workgroup computers lack security at large.
With adding of accounts or without.
I do not see any change in security additions from adding accounts.
So, the question is: WHY to add accounts?

Edit3 (Further Questions), 8/4/2010:
Ok, I simply do not have space in comments.
Hi, laurent-rpnet!
I did not quite understand "only one Domain acount for all machines in the Domain".
The question is about sharing files on workgroup computer and accessing them from workgroup computers (aka non-joined-to-domain computers which cannot be  part of domain as soon as they are in workgroup).
1)
Is it possible to share files in workgroup (aka non-joined-to-domain) computer with domain (or LDAP, or ADAM) account?
2)
Is it possible to access shared with domain account permissions files from workgroup (non-joined-to-domain) computer (again, using domain account)?
I asked it earlier in other forums and I understood thу possibility as negative/impossible

Edit4, viii/6/2010:
It happened that I cannot mark more than 1 answer and I really do care more about my own understanding + practical conveniencies than stating to the world what is correct or wrong (answer and attitudes). That should ne simple for sysadmins, having access to resources (including domain administration), but I am developer, i.e. contaxt is workgroup (in order to fully administrate) + access to domain (in which I have NO access to administration).
Hi, laurent-rpnet!
I also understood your answer 2) to my Edit3 as possibility of file/folder sharing from workgroup computer to domain accounts by creating on workgroup computer the users coinciding by username+password with those of domain users.
Correct?

A: Assuming that you're logging-on with the same built-in user (say "Administrator") with the same password on all your machines in the "workgroup" you certainly can use the built-in "Administrator" user, "Administrators" group, and other built-in groups to transparently authenticate to remote computers in the "workgroup". If you use a different password, though, authentication won't be transparent-- users will be prompted for credentials when they access remote computers.
The problem with only using the built-in users and groups is that there isn't a built-in "standard user" account ("Guest" is special, too) and using "Administrator" is often sub-optimal. As a result, you end up needing to create additional user accounts, which aren't built-in, almost immediately.
Edit:
Using multiple user accounts on workgroup PCs when an individual PC is shared by multiple users is nice because they get separate user profiles. It has nothing to do with security but it's nice.
If you're adding user accounts to workgroup PCs that are members of the "Administrators" group then using individual user accounts is completely needless.
If you're not doing any shared resources on a peer-to-peer basis then creating individual user accounts on the workgroup PCs is probably also needless.
On the other hand, if you limit the users' ability to boot another OS, physically disassemble the computer, and give them non-Administrator accounts on the workgroup PCs then, in theory, you can have security for shared resources hosted on peer-to-peer networks. The NTFS ACLs on the files stored on the hard disk drives of the workgroup PCs will apply and, provided the user can't subvert the trusted computing base in some way, you'll actually have a pretty decent measure of peer-to-peer security (albeit at the expense of cumbersome manual credential synchronization issues).

A: The Well-Known Security Identifiers are not users but groups and you can't login as a group. As Evan Anderson said the only built-in users on all windows are Administrator and Guest.
The only way to avoid creating identical users on all the machines is to use Administrator or to build a DOMAIN but you'll need one windows server (or a linux/samba/ldap machine) and your other windows versions cannot be HOME (HOME editions do not connect do DOMAIN).

A: Adding a second answer to comments 1 and 2:
1) yes there is a difference and the difference is the point of the discussion.
If you share files on a workgroup computer, they have access permissions to account(s) or group(s). If you don't have a Domain, the accounts are local to the machine so each user will need an acount on the sharing machine, even if you use groups, you can only add local acounts in the group.
If you have a Domain, the accounts and groups are global to the Domain so you don't need an acount on the local machine sharing the files, only one Domain acount for all machines in the Domain. The difference is that a Domain is a central authentication system (one server for all users on all machines) and a Workgroup is a local authentication system (each machine has its own users that can be differents). When you want to access a Workgroup machine, your computer sends its credentials (login/password you used) and they have to be the same as the ones existing on the remote machine for your connection to be accepted. On a Domain they are the same always as they are "checked by the server" and not the local machine.

2) Nothing prevents you from using the same login on all computers and for all users but you can't use windows without an account (or any modern OS I know). When you install it, it has already an account (and it's an Admin account). If you have only one user and without password, windows won't ask for user/password and will enter alone but it will use the account.
With accounts you can have security if you use it like making user's files private, using limited accounts instead of the Admin account used by windows (with admin, a virus or a bad user has access to your whole computer AND network if you have the same account on all machines), each account has it's own outlook configuration, not all users in the same inbox.
You can also use the windows account to access remote software like a database server for example without the user having to login. If you have the same account for all, all will have the same rights on the database.
Last but not least to prevent a visitor to use the machine as an Admin.
These are the reasons that came to my mind while writing but I'm sure there are a lot more.

Comments on Edit 3 from OP (lack of space... :))
"only one Domain acount for all machines in the Domain" was part of the answer to your Comment 1 asking if there were differences between sharing a folder to a workgroup or to a domain machine so if not we could leave the domain out of the discussion.
Now, on Edit 3:
for 1): the common answer from the beginning (as always) yes if you make an account with the same login/password on the workgroup computer as the LDAP account. I use this every day from a linux machine joined to openLDAP on linux server accessing files and printer shared in a XP Home standalone machine (this is the only way as XP Home won't enter a Domain).
2): the situation is not possible, you can't use a domain account on a machine not joined to a domain. What you can do, is again, making an account on the workgroup machine with same login/password as a domain account and yes, you'll access the files on a domain share with domain groups permissions if the domain account you have "replicated" on you machine is in the right groups, even if your machine is not on the domain. I had this situation some years ago as I had a notebook and didn't want to change config every time I was login so I had the same login as my domain account on the notebook and was using it with a normal login (no domain) to connect on the network and it was working exactly as the desktop connected to the domain.
What I am saying in the whole thing is that the common answer is perfectly right, you have only 3 possibilities if you want to make a "real" network (opposed to simple networks like internet connection sharing for example):

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*replicate the users on a workgroup or standalone machines. Workgroups are almost useless in my opinion, they are not very different from normal standalone networked machines. They appeared on window 3.11 a long time ago and at this time I had pretty much the same opinion (not saying win 3.11 was not good, it had others good points over 3.1 but that's out of the point)

*use a domain of some kind.

*use the Administrator builtin login for everybody on all machine with the same password and this in far from recomended in a "real" network


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Q: Relations exercise Charles C. Pinter let $ f: A \to B  $  a surjective function. Suppose that $R$ is a relation of equivalence in $A$ such that  $ R_f \subset R $ and that $S$ is a relation of equivalence in $B$
Definition:
$\overrightarrow {f} (R)= \{ (f(x), f(y) ): (x,y) \in R \}$
Prove:
a)$ \overrightarrow {f} (R) $ is a equivalence of relation in $B$
$$\begin{array}{crl}
\text{let  }  x \in \overrightarrow {f} (R)  &\Rightarrow & (x,x) \in R\\
&\Rightarrow & (x,x) \in R_f\\
&\Rightarrow&\ f(x)=f(y)=b\\
&\Rightarrow&\ (x,x) \in B \times B\\
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\end{array}$$
Can you help me check this proof?

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Q: Why I cant convert String to Integer I know Its a easy topic but I get error always..I get strings from an xml file that data contains sth like 262626 I tried to convert this string to MB (/1024) form. But it didnot convert to int or long Can some one help me?
Here is what I tested
String size = parser.getValue(e, parser.KEY_FileSizeInByte);
Log.i("menuItems",size);

    try {
        int s = Integer.parseInt(size);
        Log.i("s", getString(s));
    }
    catch (Exception e1) {
        Log.i("error", e1.getMessage());
    }

I also tested
Integer.valueOf(str);

here Is the error that I recieve:
04-15 23:06:17.652: I/menuItems(6819): 97035
04-15 23:06:17.652: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00017b0b
04-15 23:06:17.652: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x17b0b
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/menuItems(6819): 2957
04-15 23:06:17.692: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00000b8d
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0xb8d
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/menuItems(6819): 559711
04-15 23:06:17.692: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00088a5f
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x88a5f
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/menuItems(6819): 153651
04-15 23:06:17.692: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00025833
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x25833
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/menuItems(6819): 1733630
04-15 23:06:17.692: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x001a73fe
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x1a73fe
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/menuItems(6819): 532105
04-15 23:06:17.692: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00081e89
04-15 23:06:17.692: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x81e89
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 28817
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00007091
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x7091
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 90787
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x000162a3
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x162a3
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 33556
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00008314
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x8314
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 122145
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x0001dd21
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x1dd21
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 323312
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x0004eef0
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x4eef0
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/menuItems(6819): 532676
04-15 23:06:17.702: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x000820c4
04-15 23:06:17.702: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x820c4
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/menuItems(6819): 49133
04-15 23:06:17.712: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x0000bfed
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0xbfed
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/menuItems(6819): 622507
04-15 23:06:17.712: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00097fab
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x97fab
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/menuItems(6819): 57333
04-15 23:06:17.712: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x0000dff5
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0xdff5
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/menuItems(6819): 17265
04-15 23:06:17.712: W/ResourceType(6819): No package identifier when getting value for resource number 0x00004371
04-15 23:06:17.712: I/error(6819): String resource ID #0x4371

A: It's your logging that's wrong. Here:
Log.i("s", getString(s));

That's trying to get a resource with the given identifier. You just want:
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We do all the calling work for you. The calling program includes 40 hours a week of calling by a trained agent, triple line dialer (when applicable), call monitoring/whisper/barge, premium speed internet, a computer, a noise reduction headset and backup internet service in case of disruption. Sales management includes daily group huddle, weekly one-on-one coaching sessions, 8 hours of daily supervision, daily script and role play practice, team building exercises, "gamification", daily sales reports, and instant notification of leads generated with live transfer option to a salesperson.
We make 100% DNC compliant phone calls. All client provided phone numbers are scrubbed against national and state DNC lists. Cell numbers are also called on a regular phone line (not using automated dialer technology) to comply with new national laws.
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We handle all of the work in running your outbound calling campaigns! Most of our clients have us run three to five different types of campaigns depending on if they are a realtor, investor, or in another profession. We run all different types of campaigns and we carefully track the results of each one on an individual basis!
We call cold traffic and different contact lists (that you provide) to find people who are interested in selling their home.
We call many different types of contact lists and we look for people who want to sell their home. We then pre-qualify these people, gather information on them, set-up a time for you to call them bask, and then we pass the lead back to you to set an appointment or to place them into the proper nurture campaign. On average we generate 40-50 pre-qualified leads per month and send them to you in real time on a daily basis.
You immediately call the lead to set-up the listing or acquisition appointment, and put them into the proper nurture campaign in order to convert them into a customer.
Before you hire us, it is very important that you have a great lead follow-up system in place. You must immediately call every lead that we send you, put them into an automated drip sequence, and have systems and processes in place to stay "top of mind" and continue to nurture these leads until they become customers.
We run and interpret extremely detailed analytic reports that allow us to make adjustments and improvements to each one of your individual campaigns.
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Published onFeb 05, 2020
Welcome to punctum books's new Editorial Advisory Board
by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei
When punctum books was founded in Brooklyn, NY in 2011, we could only dream of the catalogue we feature today: nearly 300 books traversing numerous disciplines such as medieval studies, philosophy, architecture theory, theory-fiction, psychoanalysis, and queer studies – to name just a few.
The creation of such a collection of works, which often sprawl into novel territories, is by no means solely the work of punctum's directors, past and present. Our titles are also heavily indebted to the members of our Editorial Advisory Board, who since 2011 provided both the symbolic and practical support behind the project of punctum books. We therefore owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Jane Bennett, Kathleen Biddick, Nandita Biswas Mellamphy, Paul Bowman, Jen Boyle, Jeffrey J. Cohen, Paul J. Ennis, Ruth Evans, L.O. Aranye Fradenburg, David Hadbawnik, Jonathan Gil Harris, Geraldine Heng, Ed Keller, Anna Kłosowska, Katerina Kolozova, Dan Mellamphy, Timothy Morton, Reza Negarestani, Michael O'Rourke, Simon O'Sullivan, Steven Shaviro, Michael Snediker, Karl Steel, Eugene Thacker, Scott Wilson, Valerie Vogrin, and Julian Yates.
At the same time, we recognize that in recent years our catalogue has grown much more diverse both in terms of the backgrounds and identities of our authors and collaborators, and in terms of subject matter. Therefore, in 2019 we have started to conceptualize a new Editorial Advisory Board to shepherd punctum books into the new decade. As a result, we are proud to announce our renewed Editorial Advisory Board, comprising of a few familiar faces and many new ones:
Catherine Adoyo, George Washington University
Jonathan Alexander, University of California, Irvine
Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
Jonathan Basile, Emory University
Katherine Behar, Baruch College and The Graduate Center, CUNY
Jane Bennett, Johns Hopkins University
Jen Boyle, Coastal Carolina University
Domenico Fiormonte, Università Roma Tre
L.O. Aranye Fradenburg, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ed Keller, The New School
Alexandria Lockett, Spelman College
Marcell Mars, Coventry University
Jean-Paul Martinon, Goldsmiths College
Nedda Mehdizadeh, University of California, Los Angeles
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Dominic Pettman, The New School
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Marina Zurkow, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
The team of punctum books would like to thank the new Editorial Advisory Board members for their rigorous and creative work, as well as their commitment to a better future for scholarship. We look forward to taking our catalogue into new, unknown, and exciting territories of thought and action.
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#pragma once

#include <musikcore/sdk/IMapList.h>
#include "MetadataMap.h"
#include <vector>
#include <memory>

namespace musik { namespace core {

    class MetadataMapList :
        public musik::core::sdk::IMapList,
        public std::enable_shared_from_this<MetadataMapList>
    {
        public:
            MetadataMapList();
            virtual ~MetadataMapList();

            /* IMapList */
            virtual void Release();
            virtual size_t Count() const;
            virtual musik::core::sdk::IMap* GetAt(size_t index) const;

            /* implementation specific */
            void Clear();
            void Add(MetadataMapPtr entry);

            musik::core::sdk::IMapList* GetSdkValue();
            MetadataMapPtr GetSharedAt(size_t index) const;

        private:
            std::vector<MetadataMapPtr> entries;
    };

    using MetadataMapListPtr = std::shared_ptr<MetadataMapList>;

} }

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I'm going to Alton Towers next weekend any have only been twice before, during scarefest 2012. I've got a MAP so I'll get ERT and I'll probably spend most of my time on Nemesis, but I don't know where to go next? It's either to go to Oblivion and ride that, then get in the que for the Smiler before it opens at 10 or go to Rita and Thirteen and get a good couple of rides on them at 10. This is my first trip since the Smiler is open so I do want to get a good amount of rides on it Any comments/suggetions would be useful, thanks.
We visited this past week and did RMT, Duel and then Nemesis. By the time we had got two rides on Nemesis (had to wait at one point for them to add the other train) it was 9.40 and we wanted to be at The Smiler for opening. We went as quickly as possible via the diagonal lakeside/garden path to X Sector and just arrived at The Smiler queue as everyone else (who didn't have ERT) was coming into X Sector from the park entrance. Had to wait 30mins for it with a breakdown.
If you are athletic and don't mind some good exercise in the morning you could try what we did, or perhaps better would be to go straight to Oblivion, get lots of rides on it between 9.10-9.45 and then be one of the first in The Smiler's queue. Go to Rita & Thirteen straight after The Smiler and they will have no queue, then hopefully the Skyride is working and you can get on Air and Nemesis with no queues too.
how busy do you guys reckon it will be on the 22nd october 2014, it will be during scarefest I think, thanks ?
Thanks for that! On the Saturday I'll probably do what you did, go to Nemesis and then on Sunday and on the Sunday I'll start with Oblivion.
Pretty quite, those first few mid week days usually. Certainly not busier than an average weekend and you get the extra hours too.
I'm very excited to say I'm visiting Alton this Thursday!
Can anyone tell me how busy it's been this week and what the queues may be like? Also, which rides have a single rider queue?
Sub terra now no longer has its pointless single riders queue.
Planning to visit next week either tuesday, wednesday or thursday, and have realised this week now is probably when everyone breaks up, and have never been to alton towers after the beginning of july (well after soptember again aha) let alone in the summer holidays. So just wondering if anyone knows from past years generally how busy the first week of summer holidays has been? cheers.
Next week moderately busy cos not all schools have broken up until wedsish . Hold off til the week after if you can, you won't regret it.
I am busy the week after... Are you saying its quieter in the summer holidays, as I could leave it til the week after again, first week of august, just presumed it would start getting busier again?
Summer hols start fairly quietly then steadily build up towards the end, although that theory can be undone by the weather.
So looking to go opening weekend... just wondering peoples opinions on how busy it usually is... was tempted to leave it til the weekend after, but the park is open til 5.30 and the waterpark 8pm suggesting that it is school holidays the week before easter up north?
Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but curious as to how busy it will be this sunday (24/09/2017).


March of Return Archives - Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective.
The Palestinian rioters were seen throwing rocks, firebombs and hand grenades at IDF soldiers, while also burning tires and trying to breach the border fence.
The IDF intensified its battle against this new form of terrorism as hundreds of incendiary devices caused dozens of fires in Southern Israel over the weekend.
'I will of course clarify that Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons,' Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Three large brushfires believed to have been set by incendiary kites flown across the border from Gaza destroyed hundreds of acres of fields and part of a nature reserve on Saturday.
At least 28 mortars hit southern Israel on Tuesday morning.
Emergency Situation in Israel as IDF Troops Deployed to All Borders!
In addition to the riots led by the Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are continuously sponsoring terror and attacks on Israel.
The activists are paid a minuscule amount – some 50 shekels ($14) per activist or a lump sum of $100 per family.


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Force majeure is a shared risk and there will be a fairly well developed list of events that entitle the Private Partner to relief.
- other force majeure events which typically cannot be insured (often described as 'political force majeure' events) (e.g. war within the jurisdiction, strikes / protest, terrorism, riots etc).
The Private Partner will generally be entitled to an extension of time (but sometimes only over an agreed threshold) and additional costs only in the event of a political force majeure, but an extension of time only in the event of a natural force majeure.
Force majeure events occurring during construction will also cause a delay in revenue commencement. The ability of the Private Partner to bear this risk for events of 'political force majeure' will be limited, and the Contracting Authority will typically have to bear the risk after a certain period of time or level of cost has been exceeded.
During the operation period, the impact of the force majeure will depend on whether the force majeure is 'natural' or 'political'. In the event of natural force majeure, the Private Partner would be entitled to the tariff to the extent of its availability. If it is a political force majeure event, the Private Partner would be entitled to the tariff on the basis of the availability of the plant as tested by the last availability test.
Where it is a prolonged force majeure event, the Contracting Authority would generally have the right to terminate. The Private Partner would generally expect to receive more equity return than for termination for a 'natural' force majeure event.
On availability based projects, the risk of disruption as a result of no-fault events could be mitigated by relaxing the performance thresholds (e.g. paying the Private Partner for actual water availability during the force majeure event and relieving it from any penalties for consequent inability to perform).
Alternatively the project may be subject to abatement but excused from non-performance/breach.
Generally speaking, where parties are unable to agree on a way forward following a force majeure event, an amount of compensation should continue to be payable by the Contracting Authority to the Private Partner in order to service the Private Partner's debt obligations during the course of the event. Where the project is terminated, in some jurisdictions the Contracting Authority may be required to fully compensate the Private Partner for debt owed to the lenders. Whether the debt will be kept whole in such a scenario, will be a key area of focus for prospective lenders as part of their initial credit assessments.
On availability based projects, the risk of disruption as a result of no-fault events could be mitigated by relaxing the performance thresholds (e.g. requiring a lower level of availability without incurring performance penalties).
See comments on the risk of uninsurability for a water distribution project in emerging markets.
On emerging market transactions, the Contracting Authority often does not provide any compensation for termination arising from a 'natural' force majeure, on the grounds that this should be insured. In the event of prolonged force majeure, the Contracting Authority will be entitled to terminate.


Cura, Slicer, ... We explain everything to you!
Adjust the size, quality or filling and control the customization of your 3D objects using Cura by Dagoma.
In this tutorial, you will discover what this software is all about.
The STL is to 3D printing what MP3 is to music, or JPEG to photography.
Most 3D modeling softwares allow the export of STL files.
However, this format is an empty shell for your printer. It won't know how to use it.
The Gcode is a set of instructions to operate your 3D printer. These instructions represent the set of paths that the print head will follow, layer by layer. It is specific to a printer type.
It is obtained after transformation of the STL into Gcode in a slicer (this is where Cura by Dagoma comes in). Once placed on an SD card, it is recognized by the 3D printer.
ROAD is a platform for downloading 3D files optimized for NEVA and Magis (or STL files for DiscoEasy200). All ROAD platform objects have been tested and approved by Dagoma. The ideal place to get inspired and get started.
If you have followed the Magis manual , you have already experienced the simplicity of ROAD without knowing it.
CURA by Dagoma is a software that allows you to transform 3D files found on the Internet into Gcode in STL format (also compatible with: obj, 3mf, amf, ...). You will be able to modify your printing parameters (part size, finish,...). CURA is a free and open-source software, which Dagoma has simplified to optimize the use of your printer.
Are you changing printers? or do you have more than one? No problem, you can modify this choice from the "Preferences" tab.
Quick access to open a new STL file. You can also open several files on the same tray.
From the "File" tab open a new STL file, save the contents of your trays for future printing, transform your STL into a Gcode, and access newly opened objects.
From the "Preferences" tab, change the language of the software (taken into account the next time the software is opened) or of the Dagoma 3D printer model.
This area represents the printing volume of your printer. The open object will appear gray if it exceeds the printing volume. You can duplicate this object or open others to fill your tray.
Here you can access another viewing mode. Switching to layer mode allows you to see the printer's actual work, such as filling and trajectories.
Choose here the brand of the filament you use in "PLA Chromatik" and its color in "Generic". Please note that all filaments in the list have been tested. If you use a filament other than those in the list, the printing may fail.
Choose here the printing parameters, filling and quality (below we will explain all this).
Here are other more specific parameters. These are additions to be made according to the shape of the object. We will explain these elements below.
With this button you can set up a filament change. Just below you have a video that shows the programming of a break.
By clicking on "Prepare for printing" you will validate your preparation. If an SD card is already in the reader, the file is saved directly on it.
Otherwise, a dialog box opens to choose the saving path.
The file is saved under the name "dagoma0.g" It is the only file name that allows you to start printing.
All the practical information can be found here. Printing time is estimated and may vary.
This button only appears if an object is selected. It allows you to change the size of the part. Uncheck the lock to change a dimension in one axis only.
This button only appears if an object is selected. It is used to symmetrize. If you're wondering, yes, it's useful for something.
Cura allows you to schedule breaks in the printing process.
Open a file in Cura.
Press the "Color change(s)" button.
Choose the layer with the slider.
Click on the (+) of "Add a pause": you will see a new line just below it indicating the layer number and corresponding height.
Once finished, press "Prepare Print" to generate the Gcode.
Programming a pause has several interests: changing the color, filament or inserting an object in the middle of the print (nut, magnet, ...).
Here is the final rendering of the part prepared just above.
This is a part of the documents printed in the Magis manual.
Our 3D printers work with FDM technology. They deposit hot plastic layer by layer to obtain a part.
The lower the layer height, the higher the quality of the part will be. However, this parameter has a strong influence on the printing time. It is therefore necessary to choose, according to the size of the part, the level of detail expected to have the best compromise.
We recommend that you start with 0.2 mm prints.
Cura allows you to define the filling rate of the part. Several choices are possible.
Vase: only the outer layer of your object will be printed (spiral). This ultra fast mode is suitable for hollow objects and open on top (in short a vase!).
Hollow (0%): for a fast and unfilled printing (limits the printable geometries, we explain this to you right after with the substrate).
Filled (17%): for simple and efficient printing.
Reinforced (33%): for a resistant printed object.
The more filling there is, the longer the printing time will increase.
Two other parameters are available on Cura, the support and the improvement of the gripping surface.
What is the support? What is it for?
Gravity (Great Scott) prevents us from printing up in the air. Therefore, each printing layer must be supported by the layer below (at least 50% overlap). This means there is a support so that no part is printed out above the void.
The YHT on the right shows the different possibilities.
H: it is possible to print between two towers (we call it a bridge). From a certain length, the bridge will not hold, you will need support.
T: Without support it is impossible to print an overhang like the branches of the T.
The image on the right illustrates the result obtained when an object should have been printed with a support. The support guarantees the success of a complex printing process.
The ingenuity of a part well designed for 3D printing lies in the orientation of the geometries, avoiding the use of the substrate as much as possible.
There are not only advantages in the use of the support. It is lost material since it is not part of the final piece. It is also an additional manual operation to remove it. It leaves a coarse surface that sometimes needs to be scratched and sanded to obtain a clean result.
Unfortunately, this is an imponderable feature of 3D printing. Depending on the geometries, the quality of the first layer, the quality of the adhesion surfaces, the part can come off. A partial detachment as in the image (called warping) is not good because it has distorted the part. Complete detachment results in total print failure and can damage the printer.
The "Improvement of the adhesion surface" checkbox is used to limit this phenomenon. This option adds a thin layer all around the part and stabilizes it on the surface. It will have to be removed at the end of the printing process.
In Cura, it is necessary to choose the type and color of the filament used to manufacture your part. This choice allows you to adjust several parameters in order to print the part in an optimal way (nozzle temperature, quantity of extruded material, shrinkage, etc...).
Cura by Dagoma has been designed to prevent you from having to adjust all these parameters. All filaments available on Cura and on our site have been tested and approved. We cannot guarantee you a good printing quality with a filament that is not listed. The ideal place to start is the range of Chromatik filaments we offer here.
Thank you for following these instructions. We do our best to simplify the 3D printing experience with Dagoma. To help us improve this manual, could you take ten seconds (promised no more) to give us your opinion?


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Jana Buth named MW Tennis Player of the Week for the second time
Senior tennis player Jana Buth prepares to swing during the Aztecs 5-2 victory over UCSD at the Aztec Tennis Center on Jan. 27.
Photo by Weicheng Han
by Marissa Bell, Staff Writer
San Diego State women's tennis senior Jana Buth was awarded the Mountain West Tennis player of the week for the second time this season on April 4.
Buth first won the award back on Jan. 31, and has compiled an overall record in singles this season of 11-10, which includes 9-8 in dual, 2-2 on tour and 1-0 in conference play.
Buth received the award again after she defeated University of Nevada, Las Vegas No. 53 ranked junior Aiwen Zhu 6-1, 6-2 in a road match on March 30.
"Before I had the match (in Las Vegas), I didn't even know that I was playing a ranked girl," Buth said. "After I found out, and after I found out that I got that award. I played good, so of course it's a good feeling."
Head coach Peter Mattera has a mantra that an individual award is truly an award for the entire team, and Buth agrees.
"(Mattera) always puts it in good words, I think. When one player wins an award the whole team wins an award. So I think it reflects on the whole team," Buth said.
Mattera said that Buth was well deserving of winning the award after the way she dismantled her opponent in Las Vegas.
"(Buth) is a very fine player…she beat a person that has lost only twice the entire spring," Mattera said.
Mattera said that Buth displayed a lot of intensity on the court, which is important to see from a player who normally has a calm demeanor.
"(Buth) played with a lot of energy, a lot of aggression, and some anger," Mattera said. "She is such a nice person sometimes she needs to get a little fired up out there."
Buth said that she hopes this award gives her confidence for her final matches as the season wraps up.
"I hope that gives me confidence for the next few matches and makes me feel good on the court," she said.
Only three matches remain before the conference tournament, and Buth said that the goal is to keep performing at a high level as the season winds up.
"My personal goal is that we win the next three matches, and hopefully I win my matches too… so that I can contribute to that for the team," she said. "And then I hope that we are going to do really well in conference this year."
Buth said that competition is going to be tough, and that she expects that the team who can have all of its players come together and play well on the same day will ultimately win.
"I think it is going to come down to what team, where everyone on the team can show up on the same day," Buth said. "I think there are some teams that are really close, and pretty similar, so it just depends on the day probably who is going to win it.
The conference tournament begins on April 26 and will be played in Boise, Idaho.
Tags: aztecs, jana buth, peter mattera, SDSU, Tennis
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ARC student named amongst brightest and most innovative in the world
Six Queen's University students named 'brightest and most innovative in the world'
Six students from Queen's University Belfast have won an international award for being the brightest and most innovative in the world.
The students, who were this week announced as winners in The Undergraduate Awards, were selected from nearly 5000 submissions from over 200 universities worldwide.
The Undergraduate Awards, which are now in their fourth year, aim to give recognition to the brightest and most innovative undergraduate students in the world, and those who are leading creative thinkers, problem solvers and future leaders.
Ciarán Quinn, from Armagh, won the award in the Historical Studies Category for his paper entitled How did the Irish Free State's efforts to regulate sexuality (and its motivations for doing so) compare with trends elsewhere in interwar Europe?
James Pow, from Lisburn, won the award in the International Relations & Politics Category for his paper entitled Still Rising: The Career Politician in the British House of Commons, the Cabinet and the Shadow Cabinet.
Tracy O'Connor, from Glengormley, won the award in the Language and Linguistics Category for her paper entitled To What Extent can the Poetry of Borja da Costa be Seen as Promoting the Idea of a Common National Identity?
Maran Lowry, from Londonderry, won the award in the Life Sciences Category for her paper entitled Assessing the Escapement Success of Migrating European Silver Eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from Lough Neagh Using Acoustic Telemetry to Corroborate a Traditional Mark/Recapture Method.
Aaron Reid, from Lurgan, won the award in the Mathematics & Physics Category for his paper entitled Solar Vortices.
Grace McKenna, from Magherafelt, won the Undergraduate Award in the Medical Sciences Category for her paper entitled Identification of Tumour Suppressor Genes whose loss mediates sensitivity to conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapeutics.
As well as these winners, 13 students from Queen's were Highly Commended across eight of the categories.
David Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students at Queen's University Belfast, said: "I would like to congratulate all of our students on their success at this year's Undergraduate Awards. We, at Queen's pride ourselves on the world-leading education on offer here and the success of our students in these prestigious and internationally competitive awards is testimony to that. A degree at Queen's is about much more than an education, it is about the student experience and being afforded a lifetime or opportunity."
Louise Hodgson, Executive Director of the Undergraduate Awards, said: "The Undergraduate Awards is the only pan-discipline academic awards programme in the world. The Awards recognise the best and brightest students and brings them together to encourage inter-disciplinary cooperation that transcends borders, advances scholarship, and promotes new academic thinking. I wholeheartedly congratulate all of the winners."
The winners are invited to attend The Undergraduate Awards Global Summit, which is taking place in Dublin, Ireland from November 19th-21st.
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i headed down the gym for a simple session this morning. it's abs challenge rest day, so i simply did my push-ups and a 5km row. i also weighed myself before training, half expecting a small gain (i've been constantly peckish since the half marathon).
the number on the scale lit up my face. after the small (300g) increase last week due to carb-loading and other factors, things were well and truly back on track this morning. the read-out said 112.0kg – a loss of 2.4kg from last week, and a total of 30.6kg since jan 2012!
aside from the 30kg milestone, this also takes me under 250 pounds for the first time in a very very long time.
all up, not a bad start to the day!
04:15 – 1 x Berocca, 3 x fish oil capsules, 1 x glucosamine tablet, 1 x men's one-a-day multi-vitamin. protein shake.
05:45 – black coffee. nut cluster crunch, yoghurt, slice of toast with honey.
08:00 – peach fruit cup.
12:30 – chicken, avocado & salad wrap.


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Seminar: 3.02.151 S In the Break, In the Wake: An Introduction to Black Studies - Details
Course name Seminar: 3.02.151 S In the Break, In the Wake: An Introduction to Black Studies
Semester SoSe2020
Home institute Institute of English and American Studies
Courses type Seminar in category Teaching
First date Wed., 15.04.2020 10:00 - 12:00
Type/Form
Dr. Julius Greve
(Online) Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (13x)
n.a. Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly(1x)
Aufbaumodule
ang615 - Motifs - Themes - Issues (and their Media)
VA-Auswahl (1-2 LV (VL/SE/UE/TU/Projekt))
Bachelor: Modulangebot für Studierende mit außerschulischem Berufsziel - Bachelor's Programme and Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme
Fachnahe Angebote Anglistik
pb113 - English Studies Elective in Anglophone Linguistic and Cultural Competence
How to come to terms with the spaces and places of Black being in the social, political, and cultural circumstances of life in the United States? What is the status of human beings that have been described as "slaves," "former slaves," "Blacks," Afro-Americans," "African Americans," or "people of color," in American literature and culture? From the inception of the American Nation onward, has this status changed significantly? Is it possible to imagine a continuity in the historical development of the experience and disposition of Blackness in the U.S. in terms of issues concerning politics, ontology, aesthetics, and ethics? What are the conditions of possibility for Blackness, its oppression, and its expression?
Taking its cue from two comparatively recent accounts of the idea and reality of Black life and culture in the U.S.—Fred Moten's In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition (2003) and Christina Sharpe's In the Wake: On Blackness and Being (2016)—this seminar seeks to examine both the continuities and the discontinuities in the history of what Moten terms "African America," from slavery all the way to Black Lives Matter. The seminar thereby introduces a distinct array of literary and audiovisual forms of expression, from the works of Phillis Wheatley to Claudia Rankine, from Robert Johnson to Curtis Mayfield, from Frederick Douglass to Octavia Butler, from Billie Holiday to Erykah Badu, from Gil Scott-Heron to Kanye West, from The Color Purple to Moonlight, and from Blaxploitation to Black Panther. Participants of this seminar will trace the discursive and practical frameworks that give rise to the difficult tensions between the expressions of racial violence and those of Black performance (DuBois, Baraka, Hartman, and Moten), and between the experience of modernity's oppressive marginalization and being aware of one's oppression as a principally excluded human being (Fanon, Wilderson, Spillers, and Sharpe). Aside from shorter texts, which will be made available at the start of the semester, the following books need to be purchased by the participants:
- Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself
- Octavia Butler, Kindred
- Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric


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Opel Vivaro — минивэн, представленный General Motors под маркой Opel и Vauxhall в 2001 году. Выпускается также Renault Nissan Alliance под марками Renault и Nissan. В Европе повсеместно продается как Opel Vivaro, кроме Великобритании — там продается как Vauxhall Vivaro. В 2006 году Vauxhall Vivaro получил награду «Минивэн года в Великобритании». В 2010 году автомобиль обзавелся электрической (способен проехать 97 км без подзарядки) и гибридной (400 км) версиями.

Opel Vivaro A

Opel Vivaro A — первое поколение минивэна Vivaro было создано в рамках совместного предприятия немецкой компании Opel, японской Nissan и французской Renault на основе второго поколения Renault Trafic и выпускалось в период с 2001 по 2014 год. Trafic II был разработан отделом корпоративного дизайна Renault и командой инженеров в . Покупателям предлагалось несколько версий, от трёхместной грузопассажирской до девятиместной пассажирской, доступны были также два различных варианта колесной базы, версия с высокой крышей, а также три варианта дизельных и бензиновых двигателей различной мощности. Автомобиль производился на заводе GM Manufacturing Luton в британском Лутоне. Версии с высокой крышей выпускались на заводе Nissan в Барселоне. В 2013 году производство минивэнов с высокой крышей было перенесено во французский . В 2012 году в Лутоне было выпущено 36 982 автомобиля Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro и 16 483 Renault Trafic.

В октябре 2006 года в результате умеренного фейслифтинга передние индикаторы были перемещены из переднего бампера вверх в корпус фары, сделав автомобиль более похожими на Renault Trafic. Был прекращён выпуск бензиновой версии, потребителям стали предлагать только четырехцилиндровый дизельный двигатель объёмом 2,0 л в двух вариантах: 90 л. с. (66 кВт) или 115 л. с. (85 кВт) в сочетании с шестиступенчатой механической или автоматической коробкой передач.

В сентябре 2010 года на IAA Commercial Vehicle Show в Ганновере (Германия) был представлен Vivaro e Concept. Это подключаемое гибридное транспортное средство, с дальностью пробега увеличенной до 250 миль (402 км) и включающее в себя 21 кВт-ч литий-ионные аккумуляторы, обеспечивающие более 60 миль (97 км) пробега только на электротяге.

Производство завершено в июне 2014 года.

Opel Vivaro B
Opel Vivaro B — второе поколение минивэна Vivaro, основанное на третьем поколении Renault Trafic, выпускалось с 2014 по 2018 год. Производился на заводе GM Manufacturing Luton, за исключением вариантов с высокой крышей, которые производились в Сандувилле. Во время разработки новой модели было решено отказаться от предыдущих дизелей в пользу двигателя 1.6 Energy dCi (Renault) / CDTI (Opel). С 2016 года модели Vauxhall Vivaro получила значок Made In Britain сзади. В двух вариантах с пониженной мощностью (90 л. с. и 120 л. с.) использовался турбонагнетатель с изменяемой геометрией, а в варианте с максимальной мощностью (140 л. с.) — сдвоенный турбокомпрессор; другие функции включали водяные и масляные насосы переменной производительности и необслуживаемую цепь привода ГРМ.

Производство модели Vivaro было прекращено в 2018 году в результате поглощения Opel/Vauxhall французской компанией Groupe PSA; она будет заменена новым поколением Vivaro на основе Citroën Jumpy модельного года 2019.

Opel Vivaro C

Opel Vivaro C — третье поколение минивэна Vivaro, основанное на третьем поколении Citroën Jumpy, производится с 2019 года. После поглощения Opel / Vauxhall французской компанией Groupe PSA в марте 2017 года, Renault официально уведомило о расторжении соглашения о производстве Opel / Vauxhall Vivaro на основе Renault Trafic по лицензии. В апреле 2018 года PSA объявило, что производство Opel / Vauxhall Vivaro третьего поколения на базе Jumpy третьего поколения, которое должно заменить предыдущее поколение, начнётся на заводе в Лутоне в начале 2019 года. В комплекте у Opel Vivaro 2020 года имеется кондиционер, камера заднего обзора, датчик для помощи в парковке, система ABS, электроподогрев сидений и полный электропакет.

Opel Vivaro вновь появился в России в 2020 году. Фургоны для российского рынка производятся на локальном заводе «ПСМА Рус» в Калужской области.

Opel Vivaro сконструирован на современной платформе PSA — EMP2, которая также используется в качестве базы для других популярных моделей концерна.

Автомобиль может быть оснащен дизельным двигателем BlueHDi объемом 1,6 и 2,0 литра, мощность 90 или 150 л. с. соответственно. Трансмиссия автоматическая или механическая на выбор.

Opel Vivaro в России выпускается в вариантах 4,95 и 5,3 метра, при этом высота каждой — 1,9 метра, грузоподъемность — 1,4 тонны.

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If you read this blog as regularly as I do—unlikely, I admit—you will have noticed that there is a time when I start writing about the Advent stories that Matthew and Luke provide for us. It is Luke this year.
And having said that turns my mind in the direction of New Year's Resolutions. Here's #1: Have more fun.
I had in mind that some of my posts would be treated with applause and others with catcalls and I was fine with that. If you get to say what you want to say, then they get to say what they want to say. My goal would be to continue to pay attention to those very subtle expressions of interest or curiosity or simple pleasure which would be the bread and butter of my posts.
about the things they didn't like. I really wasn't prepared, however, for the vicious turn our national politics has taken. And I saw different kinds of dangers in those events than a lot of others did and the itch to weigh in one those things got unexpectedly prominent.
I remember writing, for instance, in March of 2016 that the U. S. political culture was like bad soil and that it was the kind of soil in which bad crops were going to grow. I mentioned candidate Donald Trump specifically as a "weed" that would grow really well in the kind of soil we had. I proposed an amendment of the soil.
It's hard to get hooked on serious topics like that week after week and still pay attention to the small pleasures that I had imagined would characterize my blog writing. I'd really like to get back to that.
And a second is like unto it: tell more stories. My writing runs more to structural and cultural analysis and not so much to stories. I think I will try telling more stories.
Here is one I have treasured for awhile and I imagine that when you hear it, you will remember it, just as I did, because it concerns an occasion that we all encounter frequently—being asked to turn your cell phone off. At the movies, there are often three or four reminders, some playful some strident. That's too many.
I was at a church several years ago to hear a concert. It might have been the St. Olaf traveling choir, but I'm not really sure anymore. One of the pastors gave the obligatory warning about turning off cell phones. This is how she did it.
The music for this evening is truly wonderful. These musicians are talented and well trained. You are going to be amazed at the quality of the songs they sing. And you are going to want to call your friends and say, "I just heard the most amazing concert!" So when you leave, be sure to turn your cell phones back on.
Isn't that just a delight?
Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time (Time after Epiphany), Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time (Time after Pentecost).


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I respectfully disagree with the prevailing opinion that equates dark and gritty with quality, and then derides stories filled with optimism and humor as 'escapist' entertainment only for the undiscriminating masses. Such books tend to be viewed as light, unrealistic, and of lower quality. Which is nonsense.
Sure, there's a lot of misery in the world (and if you watch too much news you might get the idea there's little else – but there is so much good.) The general idea seems to be that the dark and gritty is what's real and that we need to learn about all the suffering and horrible things in the world, all the dark corners of the human mind. Pah.
Who can escape knowing about these things? What we (desperately, in my opinion) need to know is the hope that helps us overcome.
There is a certain cathartic healing in sharing someone else's suffering, but only when you come out the other side – into the healing. If you get stuck in the sorrow, you're just giving in to the depression, rather than beating it. And you can beat it by seeing the light at the end of the tunnel rather than the darkness around you.
So there's no reason stories focusing on the good should be considered inferior to those that bathe in bleakness – because it's only a difference of what the writer chooses to focus on. And because of the pain and suffering in the world, I'd rather read (and write) optimistic stories, rather than wallow in the pain.
I enjoy reading about other people's triumphs and successes (even when they're fictional characters.) That's not escapism, that's hope. And without hope, how can we expect to overcome the challenges in life?
Those of us who enjoy reading 'light' stories understand that they don't portray a world without pain and suffering. They admit the heartache, but show people persevering in the face of adversity, with a sense of humor and hope for the future, denying the power of the problems to take over our lives – and enjoying the blessings of life along the way. Because refusing to focus on the hardships is different from denying they exist.
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While in a romantic trip in Krabi Thailand 1st April 2016 Chris proposed to Stacey . They stayed together for 16 months and they decided to celebrate their wedding in Santorini in a wonderful, romantic place at the rim of the caldera at sunset time . The wedding took place in July 2017 and 53 guests attended the civil ceremony.
The wedding theme was romantic bird cage and they were placed in all reception tables, wish book and candy table and they were full with lilac, cream, white, pink, silver colors flowers.
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There were also 2 groomsman and 1 best man. Kev (Best man) Dave and Craig were groomsman. They wore a blue suit from Charles Tyrwhitt London. The suit was very light weight but formal so perfect for a Santorini warm wedding and the look Chris wanted.
Stacey's designer of her dress was San Patrick Barcelona and was called 'Sandrine' I actually bought the dress in Dubai when I was on my own in 'The Wedding Shop', but I had previously been to London with my Mum to look for a dress and I had found the style that suited me 'Mermaid/trumpet' so I just had to find the dress. I fell in love with the ruffles at the bottom of my dress, it sold it for me. I tried on about 35 dresses before I found the one.
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The favorite part of the wedding was having all families and friends in one place sharing their wedding day with them. Also the Greek dancers, the musicians the Greek food and the fireworks made this wedding unique and special for the couple and their guests .
Did anything funny or unusual happen at your wedding? During Chris' speech when he was acknowledging absent family, he accidentaly 'killed off' one of my uncles who was sat at one of the wedding tables – my Uncle Andrew is still alive it was my uncle Allan that had passed away. Chris said it was 'Andrew" Andrew luckily made a joke of it and all the guests laughed so much!.
The couple after their wedding for honeymoon they went to Singapore and Bali – we stayed in a perfected honeymoon hotel in Bali called 'The Bale' in Nusa Dua we had our own private villa with a pool. The Fullerton hotel in Singapore was also amazing!
"Plan well in advance – I started doing a lot the year before the wedding so I had time at the end to spend on detail. Best choice I made getting and extending the videographer 2 more hours to film the dancers and fireworks."
A jazz wedding at La Malteze Estate Santorini.
This lovely couple Binta and Dele, had their wedding in Santorini La Malteze July 30th.
The couple met at the church and after a year into dating Binta realized that he was the "one" Binta was attracted from Dele's work ethics, humor and common, she could see that they had a lot in common such as love for travelling and lazy weekends .
Dele proposed to Binta in his Manhattan apartment overlooking Hudson river and the lights blinking in New Jersey, while they were in the balcony during the night. The length of their engagement was 18th months.
Ceremony and reception took place in La Mateze with 70 family members, and friends. Dele's family came all the way from Nigeria . The main reason Binta choose La Malteze was the location as the venue is overlooking the caldera and the place was the ideal match for her wedding theme and style . The theme of the wedding was White, grey and blush pink and the style was elegant, stylish yet understated.
Binta had three bridesmaids , who wore a pale pink, floor length dress with a high split and low neckline. Stylish, weather friendly and in keeping with the theme – stylish and understated. Dele had three Groomsmen who all wore a light grey tailored suit with a white shite and Gold personalised cuff links. The suit was made by a London designer.
· I had three dress One was originally by Rosa Clara, whoever this was change dramatically after purchasing it in New York. My London tailor changed the neck like into a V shape with a centre join and re designed it from a line to mermaid. I loved the material of the Rosa Clara gown but wanted a more fitted look for the occasion.
· The second dress was a traditional Yourba dress called and Iro n Buba made out of a robust Nigerian white lace.
· The final dress was Berta inspired. The same London tailor was able to recreate the Berta dress using French lace purchased in New York with a silk underlay.
Binta wore simple hooped earrings encrusted with stone along with stone encrusted bangles. Malkia was Binta's hair and make-up designer, who was flown in from London. Binta wanted a soft understated look.
The wedding cake was a three tier cake. The bottom tiers was a Caribbean fruit cake while the top was a vanilla sponge.
The favourite part was the reception and what made unique our wedding was that Having all my family and friends celebrate with us for a weekend.
We had a wonderful honey moon A south African safari and a beach holiday in the Seychelles.