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Mar 12, 2019 - Economy & Business
Free apps are driving adoption of digital TV ads
Sara Fischer, author of Media Trends
Illustration: Axios/Rebecca Zisser
A new report out today from TV analysis firm TV[R]EV, given exclusively to Axios, finds that free TV streaming services are driving the adoption of digital TV ads.
Why it matters: These free, ad-supported apps have become hot acquisition targets for TV companies that want to sell digital TV ads, but don't have the digital TV audiences, and therefore digital ad inventory, to do so. Case-in-point: Viacom just acquired Pluto TV for $340 million.
The ad-supported digital TV breakdown:
FASTS (Free ad-supported streaming services): These apps are the fastest growing category of digital TV consumption. They all have similar-sounding, futuristic names, like Xumo, Tubi, and Pluto TV.
FNAS (Free network apps): These apps offer free streaming TV content from cable and broadcast networks, but because they are free to people that may not pay for a cable package, they often just offer ad-supported clips of shows, instead of full shows.
Hybrids (Hybrid subscription and ad-supported apps): These apps, like Hulu or CBS All Access, allow users to pay for an "ad lite" version of their services.
vMVPDs (Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor): These cheap digital cable or satellite packages, often called "skinny bundles," get a few minutes of programming every hour from cable and broadcast networks that they partner with to distribute live channels.
Be smart: Currently, less than 10% of TV ads are sold digitally. Experts don't expect the transformation to digital ads to happen as quickly in the TV space as it did when print content moved online.
Between the lines: Typically when you start selling ads digitally, you adopt an automated infrastructure to allow marketers to buy ads in real-time. But this hasn't happened in the digital TV landscape quite yet.
That's because, the report asserts, TV networks like to sell ads themselves in big pricey packages ahead of show season.
They would prefer not to use automated ad-buying, because they fear that this practice would create a "race to the bottom" problem, where real-time bidding by advertisers dictates pricing for ads instead of the TV companies.
Yes, but: Report authors Alan Wolk and Mike Shields argue that this fear of losing money is misguided.
The bottom line: Digital TV content "with its limited ad inventory, is a relatively ideal platform for programmatic buying," the authors argue, because limited inventory will prevent a "race to the bottom" effect that exists on digital platforms where ad inventory is massive, like Google and Facebook.
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'Gradcasts' Bring Graduation Experience to You
By Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily — May 30, 2007 1 min read
Love your grad, but hate the graduation ceremony hassles? Why not just kick back at home and watch the festivities there? Thanks to "gradcasts," as some are calling them, several school districts in Texas are offering live streaming video of all the pomp and circumstance, the Houston Chronicle reports. District officials told the newspaper the technology was not hard to master. "We spent $150 and made absolutely no promises," said John Crumbley, director of technology and support services for the Aldine (Texas) school district.
Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily
A version of this news article first appeared in the Around the Web blog.

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An oriental rug is much like any fine work of art. They appreciate with the passage of time and have been the standard of luxury that has proven countless times their increased value over the years. It is essential for you to protect your investment through proper care and cleaning to increase the life and value of your rug.
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The best way to keep a rug clean is to keep it from getting dirty in the first place. Removing outdoor shoes when entering the house (as people do in most rug-weaving countries) is a good idea. Bare-foot or sock-foot traffic is much gentler to a rug than a hard outdoor shoe sole (or spike heel), and leaving your outdoor shoes at the entrance to the house tracks in much less dirt.
Have your rug cleaned only when it really needs it. For rugs in some areas this will mean a yearly cleaning. Rugs in other areas can go several years and more without needing professional cleaning.
Does my Oriental Rug need cleaning?
To judge how dirty a rug is, try one of these methods: Pick up a corner of the rug and while holding it, kick the back of the rug sharply. If a cloud of dirt flies out of the pile, the rug is dirty and needs cleaning. NOTE: some dust and wool fibers are normal! Kneel down on the rug and rub the pile vigorously with your hand in a short arc for 5 to 10 seconds. Look at your fingers and palm: if your hand is dirty, the rug needs cleaning. With the pile facing UP fold part of the rug back upon itself so that the pile opens along a line of knots. Look down into the base of the pile at the foundation of the rug. If the warp and weft look dirty, there is dirt deep in the pile where a home vacuum cleaner cannot reach it. The rug needs cleaning.
Can I clean my oriental rug myself?
We do not recommend under any circumstances trying to completely clean your rug at home. Spot cleaning in the home may be necessary, but total cleaning of a rug without the help of a professional will likely lead to damage in your rug. Do not dry clean or steam clean your rug!
What about spot cleaners or chemicals?
Do not use any spot cleaners other than water or club soda with contacting your rug cleaning professional first. Most spot cleaners available at your local grocery are made for wall to wall synthetic carpeting. These usually contain harsh chemicals and bleaching agents that are not for use with wool or natural fibers.
It is always best to attack spills immediately. The best way to prevent a spill from turning into a stain is by blotting up as much moisture as possible with clean towels. Begin at the outer edge of the stain and blot towards the center. Do not rub the spill. This will allow the spill to sit on top of the pile, and will not allow the spill to leave a ring where the stain would be. The best way to blot any kind of solid spill is to take a spoon and scoop it up, making sure not to rub the stain into the carpet.
Oriental rugs, like most carpeting should be vacuumed on a regular basis. Unless your rug is an antique, vacuuming often will not harm the life or value of your rug. No special vacuum cleaners or equipment are needed despite what a vacuum salesman will tell you. Do not vacuum the fringe of your rug, it may become caught in the beater bar and will damage the fringe. Try not to vacuum against the pile of your rug, as excessive vacuuming against the nap can cause undue wear.
Spills of almost any nature may be removed without permanent stain if taken care of right away. The sooner you clean the spill, the less likely it will become a stain. Most spills will sit on top of the pile momentarily, allowing you to clean up before the spill can work into the pile of the carpet. Blot or scrape away any excess spill or stain immediately. If necessary, dilute the spill with a moderate amount of water, and then blot the wet area until all of the stain is removed. Repeat as necessary. Brush or scrape away any excess immediately to prevent penetration or possible chemical reactions.


my needles are still needling my scrap blankets.
camille gibb's this is happy.
i have a mother and a mother-in-law needing lots of care right now and it is really raining on my fun parade. awesome colors, perhaps in the evening, you will find quiet time to knit!!!!
Your knitting will be there for you - like a best friend :-) they are looking amazing - such great colourful things!


In Canada, HCL , delivers a value centric model of IT services to 11 Global 1000 clients across various industries. The company has particularly found early traction in the Financial Services vertical where it enjoys patronage of many blue chip customers. HCL brings to this market its rich cutting edge heritage of delivering IT solutions and services across the enterprise with these five business lines: Product Engineering-R&D, Custom Applications, Enterprise Application Services, Infrastructure Management Services, and BPO.
A highly respected world leader in the IT industry, HCL has been providing innovative enterprise technology solutions for over 30 years. With Canada's IT services market expected to grow to $34 billion by 2009 (according to Forrester Inc. research), HCL is looking at this market as a geography of focus in its global expansion strategy.
"The opening of the Canada office reflects the strategic importance of the Canadian market in HCL's North American growth strategy and reiterates our commitment to the rapidly growing Canadian IT market. We are confident that this new office will go a long way in helping us extend our globally benchmarked services to Canadian corporations and help us tremendously by addressing issues which need local presence", said R Srikrishna, Sr. VP, North America, HCLT ISD.
HCL America (a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Technologies) was established in 1989 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. With more than 3,000 people across 21 offices in 15 states, HCL America contributed 55.9% of HCL's total worldwide Consulting and IT Services revenues and grew 34.2% YoY during the quarter ended June 2008.


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Directions: Coral Lagoon MM 53.5 Ocean side. Go just past the Coral Lagoon sign at the entrance and make a right into the furthest parking lot. #3 located along the walkway toward the back.


A police officer can issue a speeding ticket under three (3) different types of traffic tickets, depending upon the situation.
a ticket with a fine on it, Part One Provincial Offences Notice.
a summons to appear in court, Part One Provincial Offence Summons.
a summons to appear in court, Part Three Provincial Offence Summons.
the officer wants the driver to appear before a Judge.
there is no out of court settlement for the amount of the speed.
the offence date happened more than 30 days earlier and procedurally the officer has to use the summons.
The difference between the tickets is in the amount of the penalty that the judge may give the driver in traffic court, including a drivers licence suspension.
most common type of speeding ticket.
penalty is the fine listed on the ticket.
must appear at the court and apply for a court date.
may pay the ticket and not appear in court if they wish.
has the demerit points associated to the speed.
rarely given out by police officers.
has a court date on it.
maximum fine the judge can give is 500 dollars.
Judge may suspend licence for speeds over 50km/h for up to one month.
usually given for speeds over 50km/h or offences in Community Safety Zones.
maximum fine the judge can give is 12 dollars per kilometre over the limit.
judge may suspend the drivers licence for speeds over 50km/h for up to two (2) years.
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India bloody conquest by Islam
in response to reader comment: Muslim genocide of hindus in India (a must read)
Submitted by Sandhya (United States), Nov 19, 2006 at 16:51
What Koenraad Elst says is true.
I found direct translation of Arabian texts in English which lists in detail all the killings and lootings.
It is hosted by Packard Humanities Institute at Los Altos, California
Here are relevant links
You are right in saying that true India's history can be found at Arabian records. and this is what precisely I set out to do. If every Hindu kid today reads those Arab texts, their blood will boil at plundering and Muslims atrocities done in 800 years of Muslim rule. Only exception is Akbar and his Ain-E-Akbari tells what he thought of Islam. Indian Muslims are themselves are afraid to read truth in original.These excerpts are all from a persian institute, so you can not charge that this is VHP/BJP/RSS distorted propanganda. I am a happy middle class Indian only interested to find out the truth,To me, all faiths are personal and belong to that person only.
But, negation of history disturbs me. When Hindus can take Kansa, Duryodhan,Nanda dynasty and all evil kings in their stride, why can't Indian Muslims recognise truth for what it is.Muslims were converted at Point of Sword, and reason Hinduism survived was because of Zaziya. This is truth, and will remain truth.Nobody told me this., I found it myself from your arabian archives. I dare anyone to defy these facts.
Below snippets are true for each and every ruler . (except Akbar)
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/
The Ā'īn i Akbarī of Abul Fazl, translated by Blochmann and Jarrett
THE LEARNING OF THE HINDUS
Akbar Prohibited temple destruction
Anecdotes of Aurangzib
Select Letters of Tippoo Sultan (Kirkpatrick)
Mysorean Revenue Regulations by Tīpū Sultān
The Memoirs of the Emperor Humayun (The Tezkereh al Vakiat) (translated by Stewart)Memoirs of the Emperor Jahangueir (The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī) (translated by Price)
History of the Moghuls
The History of the Reign of Tipú Sultán by Mir Hussein Ali Khan Kirmani
Very interesting facts come out.
Jaziya was imposed by all Muslim rulers except Akbar
Akbar was most benevolent Mughal King who had denounced Islam,became vegetarain and took Hindu lifestyle
Undescribable wealth of India. Interesting , agricultural yield in 16th century is still higher than today.
Lists of ALL temple destroyed and looted in name of Islam.
Taj Mahal is nowhere mentioned, but a octagenoal structure is mentioned during Babur's time frame.
So, these sources prove that Taj Mahal was not built by Shah Jahan..
http://persian.packhum.org/persian//pf?file=80201012&ct=53
From that place the royal army proceeded towards Benares, "which is the centre of the country of Hind," and here they destroyed nearly one thousand temples, and raised mosques on their foundations; and the knowledge of the law became promulgated, and the foundations of religion were established;"
http://persian.packhum.org/persian//pf?auth=0020&work=002
The strong men of Hind have been trodden under foot, and all are ready to pay tribute. Islám is triumphant, idolatry is subdued. Had not the law granted exemption from death by the payment of poll-tax, the very name of Hind, root and branch, would have been extinguished. From Ghazní to the shore of the ocean you see all under the dominion of Islám
Khán-Jahán Bahádur arrived from Jodhpúr, bringing with him several cartloads of idols, taken from the Hindú temples that had been razed. His Majesty gave him great praise. Most of these idols were adorned with precious stones, or made of gold, silver, brass, copper or stone; it was ordered that some of them should be cast away in the out-offices, and the remainder placed beneath the steps of the grand mosque, there to be trampled under foot. There they lay a long time, until, at last, not a vestige of them was left.
Shah Jahan
It had been brought to the notice of His Majesty that during the late reign many idol temples had been begun, but remained unfinished, at , the great stronghold of infidelity. The infidels were now desirous of completing them. His Majesty, the defender of the faith, gave orders that at , and throughout all his dominions in every place, all temples that had been begun should be cast down. It was now reported from the that seventy-six temples had been destroyed in the district of Benares.
http://persian.packhum.org/persian//index.jsp?serv=pf&file=80201013&ct=95
Khusrú Khán is despatched for the conquest of Arangal (Warangal), in Tilang,* with an army consisting partly of Hindus. "The king said, 'Turn your face to Tilang to demand jizya.'" "Hindus made an attack upon Hindus, to try their respective strength. If the Turks had charged, they would have annihilated the enemy, for, from time immemorial, the Hindus have always been the prey of the Turks."
11. The Hindus and idol-worshipers had agreed to pay the money for toleration (zar-i zimmiya), and had consented to the poll tax (jizya), in return for which they and their families enjoyed security.
Some graceless Musulmáns, thinking only of their own gratification, took part in these meetings. When intelligence of this came to my ears my religious feelings prompted me at once to put a stop to this scandal and offence to the religion of Islám. On the day of the assembling I went there in person, and I ordered that the leaders of these people and the promoters of this abomination should be put to death. I forbad the infliction of any severe punishments on the Hindus in general, but I destroyed their idol temples, and instead thereof raised mosques. I founded two flourishing towns (kasba), one called Tughlikpúr, the other Sálárpúr. Where infidels and idolaters worshiped idols, Musulmáns now, by God's mercy, perform their devotions to the true God. Praises of God and the summons to prayer are now heard there, and that place which was formerly the home of infidels has become the habitation of the faithful, who there repeat their creed and offer up their praises to God.
I also ordered that the infidel books, the idols, and the vessels used in their worship, which had been taken with them, should all be publicly burnt. The others were restrained by threats and punishments, as a warning to all men, that no zimmí could follow such wicked practices in a Musulmán country.
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I have been blessed in my life with incredible and capable women friends. I thought of them as I read Here, Home, Hope, by Kaira Rouda. The heart of this story is about women who support one another and work together to get things done- trying to help one another adapt to the changes in life that come with growing kids. I found myself wondering if I would be as giving as the heroine of this story is as she sorts though her own issues while opening her home to a friend's needy child.
So many things in this novel struck close to home for me. I loved how Kelly grew to appreciate the man in her life as she watched marriages fall apart around her and realized the good character and kind nature of her own husband. I could relate to her attempts at finding happiness through shopping, dieting, or trying out the latest anti aging cream. She also struggles to accept people and their imperfections when they make decisions she wouldn't and comes to realize people are never just black or white, good or bad, but a complex blend of grays. What she learns is that she can't control much but she has a lot to give. Her attempts to "seize her year' will make you want to put down the book and try something new. And maybe you'll reconnect with an old friend.
Book Spark PR provided a review copy of this book for this post. All opinions are my own.
This book has been on my wish list for awhile. It does sound like something I would enjoy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I'm in search of some thoughtful yet light reading right now. This sounds like a lovely read. Thank you for sharing it.
Terrific review. Kaira is a wonderful friend to me and I'm so glad you enjoyed her debut novel!
It sounds heart-warming, positive and wise. Definitely another on my TBR list! You didn't mention funny, so if it is that will be a bonus.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review of HERE, HOME, HOPE! You summed up the primary themes and the story so perfectly! Thank you for bringing a smile to my face!


75% of Instagram users take an action when they see a brand's post. 72% of users have bought a product they saw on Instagram. Looks like that isn't the limit, as the platform continues to improve the shopping experience both for sellers and customers. Shoppable Posts is one of the features that make it possible.
Instagram Shoppable Posts allow sellers to add a product tag to the picture. When followers tap it, they can see the full information about the product, and what is best, they can buy it at once. This creates a one-tap shop, which makes it easier to buy and sell on the platform. It is especially helpful with the holiday season coming — those presents won't buy themselves, right?
If you use Ecwid, selling with Shoppable Instagram Posts requires no effort at all. Still on the fence about it? We asked Ecwid entrepreneurs to share their experiences using Instagram Shoppable Posts. Read on to learn how it worked out for their sales, and which other tips they use to make their stores popular on Instagram.
— What's your impression on using Instagram Shoppable Posts? Are your sales growing?
— We only have 7 Shoppable Posts right now, but the results we're getting are great. The link to purchase on our posts were clicked on average 40 times per post. We will continue to make our posts shoppable when appropriate.
— How much time did it take to get your account approved for shopping on Instagram?
— It was extremely quick. I want to say it was almost instantaneous. I don't actually remember how long it took, but I would remember if it had taken a while.
— Are you going to take part in the holiday season sales? If yes, how are you going to promote your offers on Instagram?
— We typically offer a free gift with a purchase or a discount during the holiday season. Yes, we will promote the holiday offer on Instagram. Most definitely!
— What's your best Instagram tip?
— Make your feed beautiful and visually interesting. I see so many accounts posting photos with overlaid text again and again. It's too cluttered and doesn't make a viewer want to follow the account. You might have great information or a stellar product, but with a feed that looks jumbled or boring, you won't get followers.
— Yes, I have noticed an increase in sales since we enabled the link to the product, as it's a very quick shortcut to the website for that specific product.
— It took about 3-4 days for my products to be approved on Instagram.
— I am going to promote a special offer 2 weeks before Christmas on Instagram.
— Engage directly and quickly with potential customers on Instagram. Also, try to promote products as much as possible with targeted Instagram ads.
— I offer a special discount coupon of 5% off all orders with the code IWANTMYGRILLZ.
— So far we haven't noticed an increase in sales due to shoppable posts, but at least we have found an increase in incoming traffic from Instagram. One thing we noticed, though, is that Instagram does not allow to sponsor shoppable posts.
— Since we started the application process, it took around a week and a half to get approved.
— Currently, we have no plans for seasonal sales as we are working mostly with pre-orders, but Instagram seems one of the right sales channels to use to appeal to a broader audience and exposition to market.
— Don't give up and keep adding content to your Instagram account, using the correct hashtags in order to increase exposure and awareness. With time, followers start to appear.
— We love the idea of being able to have our customers click directly on the post to shop, rather than forcing them to head to our feed, look for the link, and then search for the product on our website. Having the post shoppable saves multiple steps for the customer; therefore, it increases the likelihood of the sale. Our sales have been continuously growing since our launch in early 2017.
— We are very happy to be able to offer Shoppable Instagram Posts to our followers and have used this feature quite frequently. It took no time at all to get our account approved.
— We are excited about the upcoming holiday season and can't wait to launch our Black Friday and other holiday sales and promote these offers on Instagram.
— I would say that our best Instagram tip is to engage with your followers!
If these Ecwid merchants' experiences have inspired you to use Instagram Shoppable Posts, find out how to get started in our guide. Please note that it might take some time for Instagram to review and approve your profile after you connect your product catalog.


NELSON Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Athol Trollip announced stricter water restrictions at a press conference held at the Port Elizabeth City Hall, Council Chambers today.
This follows the decline of dam levels to an average of 19.27% with little prospects of impending rain.
•Restrict household consumption to 15 kl per metered connection.
- The water is from a source other than municipal.
- The water is used for fire-fighting purposes.
• No use of municipal water supply allowed to water gardens, wash cars, hose down walls or paving, top up pools, fountains or ponds, etc.
• All building contractors to use treated effluent, collected from Fishwater Flats (or any other appropriate wastewater treatment works), other than for concrete work.
• Alldomestic customers will have a flow meter restrictor installed. All borehole users must register with the municipality, and comply with the conditions attached to such registration, particularly the prohibition on sale or transfer of own borehole water for use on other properties.
• No applications to build swimming pools will be approved.
• No use of automatic urinal flushing systems allowed.
• All car washes will be closed if they have not achieved the requirement to recycle 60% of their water.
• No municipal showers will operate.
•Municipal swimming pools must be filled with suitable ground water.
•Residential, institutional and government users are subject to Part C of the Schedule of Tariffs.
•Commercial and Industrial users are subject to Part C of the Schedule of Tariffs.
• That all residents use a maximum of 50 litres per person per day.
• That cistern "bricks" be utilised in every toilet.
• That household toilets be flushed with non-municipal water (e.g. grey, rain or borehole water).
• That water-efficient shower heads be used.
• Make recycled effluent available to contractors and householders for non-drinking purposes during business hours (08:00 – 16:00).
• Make untreated groundwater available for non-drinking purposes, at the Motherwell cemetery.
• Install flow control valves at 50 high water user schools.
• Train and utilise peace officers from amongst the staff of all directorates, and Metro Police officers, to enforce the provisions of the Water and Sanitation Services By-Law and the restriction notice.
• Install cistern "bricks" in every one of its own cisterns.
Issued by the Nelson Mandela Bay MunicipalityCommunications Office (041 506 1555 / communications@mandelametro.gov.za/ @NMBmunicipality / Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on facebook).


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Cargotec has committed to the United Nations Global Compact's Business Ambition for 1.5°C, in a promise to pursue science-based measures to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. We aim to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% across our value chain and make our own operations carbon neutral by 2030. By setting these climate targets, we strive to mitigate climate change through making the logistics industry more efficient and developing solutions to enable a low-carbon economy.
We operate in more than 100 countries with more than 11,000 employees worldwide. Our three business areas Kalmar, Hiab and MacGregor are recognised leaders in cargo and load handling solutions and services around the world. Their global network is positioned close to customers, offering extensive services to ensure continuous, reliable and sustainable performance according to customer needs.
Cargotec Business Services was established in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 2017 and has expanded to approximately 450 employees now. Our goal is to help accelerate Cargotec's success globally by providing world-class internal business services in the areas of Finance, Human Resources, Indirect Procurement, Information Management, Master Data, and Compliance.


Treasurer section states that the President and Registrar have not used their new cards. This should read that the President and Registrar have not received their new cards.
Change estimated number of teams from 320 to 340 for estimating revenue and expenses.
Question: If the league decides to create the Soccer Development Fund, should that be budgeted as an expense?
All but 7 sets of trophies are in the storage areas.
AGCs will be notified to pick up their trophies in the new storage area as soon as all trophies for their age groups have been placed in storage.
Referee cards are coming in full. Coverage has been good this year.
Teresa French who is a registrar for VCSL, so she is already up to speed with how things work just need to get her up to date on the ODSL rules.
Michelle Moriarty will be replacing Laura Jensen in the Ashburn, Loudoun area.
Will be having a July 17th Registrar Luncheon/Training session to go over all the changes in the state. Will also hand out the manuals to registrars, envelopes etc.
The VYSA board will vote on June 16th on the new travel manual.
State is recommending that leagues mandate all player passes be laminated.
Recommendation that ODSL adopt this policy and require the player passes to be laminated. This will stop the altering of passes, help protect them in a coach or manager leaves the book in the rain, etc.
Ordered and received the 350 binders for Travel Manual.


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South Carolina Mulls Switch to Electronic License Plates
Many changes have been made to our automobiles to improve safety over the years, but one component that has remained relatively stagnant has been the license plate. The designs might change, but it's still essentially a piece of metal stamped with an identification number. In South Carolina, however, that could change if officials agree to the adoption of electronic license plates.
The thought is that such a move would improve highway safety in a number of different ways. For instance, the Department of Motor Vehicles would have instant access to the plate and thus would be able to alter a portion of the plate to read something like "Uninsured," "Stolen," or "Amber Alert." This could assist cops with pulling over vehicles whose drivers are suspected of violating the law in some way.
The company responsible for the plates is called Compliance Innovations. The plates utilize electronic paper that runs on vehicle vibrations and a solar-power collecting film. Founders are attempting to assuage concerns about privacy by explaining that tracking would be impossible without a court order to the company, a cellular carrier, and the DMV.
If South Carolina decides to pursue the matter, it will likely begin with a pilot program among vehicles operated by state employees. One hope is that widespread adoption and success could drop insurance rates due to there being fewer instances of uninsured drivers on the road.


Sunny Chaillol is situated at 1600m of altitude and is at the entrance to the Ecrins National Park. It's south facing so has lots of sun - perfect for those cold winter days!
You ski with a superb view over the Champsaur Valley on pretty runs meandering through woods. The actual ski area stretches from 1450m, (where there are several nursery runs) and goes up to 1990m. From here there is a beautiful red run that goes all the way back down to the village. Have a look at the Chaillol Ski Piste Map.
The snow is well managed and all the pistes are covered by snow canons.
Chaillol is a very friendly and safe ski village, everyone will know who you are before you go home making it perfect for families with young children.
There is a creche for babies and non-skiing children as well as a 'Jardin des Neiges' on the piste for young skiers!
The ski school is very good with bilingual instructors. It's a small village with a hotel restaurant, grocery store, creperie, bar, newsagents and a couple of sports shops.
Just nearby is the village of St Michel de Chaillol – famous for its local jams and conserves. Relax in the evening and watch the ski instructors torch-lit descents, drink mulled wine with the locals and take part in a range of entertainment during the school holidays.
We can organise a ski or snowboarding holiday in Chaillol and if you want to try some of the other activities we have to offer we can also tailor make a holiday to your needs.


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The first edition of a significant medieval translation and commentary of an author (Theodolus) little known, it seems, in medieval France.
The Medieval French text (9400 lines) known as Tiaudelet is here edited for the first time. It is a lively debate poem which translates Theodulus's Ecloga and adds a lengthy commentary to each stanza. It was last investigated in 1915 when A. Parducci published five modest extracts. It is found in a manuscript which represents a sort of vernacular 'Liber Catonianus', offering classical texts which formed the basis of the educational curriculum in the arts in French translation. It debates the value of two traditions: the classical and biblical, with the educational aim of increasing knowledge of classical and Scriptural narratives. As an appendix to the edition is provided the text of the only other French translation of Theodulus, by Jean Le Fèvre, as represented by the unique copy in the National Library of Scotland, of the early print by Jan Brulelou of Bruges.
Tony Hunt is Emeritus Fellow of St Peter's College Oxford, Fellow of the British Academy, Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques, Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and Co-President of the Anglo-Norman Text Society. He has published widely on medieval medicine, French adaptations of Latin 'school' texts (Auctores Octo), Old French versions of biblical texts (Song of Songs, Book of Proverbs) and on Anglo-Norman texts.


I'm not lazy, just want to remind you of some of the highlights here at somegosoftly. And even people with nothing to do take breaks on the holidays ;).
Thanksgiving this year got me thinking about the fact that I've been doing this a while. I always question the cheesy autobiographical nature it tended to take on – but right now I can be thankful. Even MK has noted there is a bit of worth to being able to check here to recall our adventures.
Here's two years of Thanksgiving's at my fingertips.
I especially enjoyed the Thankful Challenge that I participated in last year.
I can easily remembering sharing Thanksgiving with my in laws and my crazy new San Diego friends. This year, we'll be with great friends in Utah. Yet another day to write about, share with you, my friends and family, and make you a part of right here. So this year, I'm most thankful that you stop by, that you participate, that you keep me blogging.


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Home > Iowa State University Digital Repository > Extension and Experiment Station > FARMSCIENCE > Vol. 1 (1946) > No. 2
Should Cooperatives Defer Patronage Dividends?
Frank Robotka
The question of whether patronage dividends should be paid in cash or deferred continues to be hot in cooperative circles. This article presents reasons why deferment of dividends for co-op financing makes for stronger cooperatives.
Robotka, Frank (1946) "Should Cooperatives Defer Patronage Dividends?," Iowa Farm Science: Vol. 1 : No. 2 , Article 2.
Available at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/farmscience/vol1/iss2/2
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Q: Load data in template page I am creating a website in which I need to sell products. I am stuck at the product page of the website.
The big e-commerce website like amazon.com must have a template of the product page and they dynamically load all the data including image of product, price, reviews from the database. I also want to create a similar product page where on clicking a link of product, it automatically loads all the images, price and info stored in the database and show it.
If another product is clicked, everything loads on that very same html/php template page and I don't have to make different page for different products. How can I do that?
I have been searching for a solution to this for many days, but I don't know what exactly to search for to get the answer.

A: Create a php page, say, load_products.php and pass get parameters like load_products.php?product_id=1.
Change the id (as per the database setup) and get the corresponding product details from database.

Edit : Detailed Answer
Database
Table: table_products
+--------------------------+---
| id |   name   | details  | ...
+--------------------------+---
| 1  | Product1 | Details1 | ...
| 2  | Product2 | Details2 | ...
            ...
+--------------------------+---

I shall show you how it is done with MySQL database.
PHP Code
load_products.php

// Establish connection to database
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password');
mysql_select_db('products_database_name');

// Display All the Products
$res=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table_products");
echo "
";
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($res))
{
    $id=$row["id"];
    $name=$row["name"];
    echo "$name";
}

// Display the details of a particular product based on the input click from user
if(isset($_GET["id"]))
{
    $id=$_GET["id"];
    $res=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table_products WHERE id=$id");
    echo "
";
    while($row=mysql_fetch_array($res))
    {
        $details=$row["details"];
        $name=$row["name"];
        echo "
$name	$details
";
    }
    echo "
";
}

A really bare bones implementation, yet fully working and you can see the output on your localhost in 15 minutes. You can build on top of this.
You can search for : Loading images from database, javascript, jquery to enhance the website interface, using ajax on top of this and so on..

A: Please find the Improved version
products.php page
 // Establish connection to database
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password');
mysql_select_db('products_database_name');

// Display All the Products
$res=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table_products");
$productsPerRow = 4;
$columnWidth = (int)(100 / $productsPerRow);
$count = 0; //count product displayed

echo "

";
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($res))
{
    $count++;
    $id    = $row["id"];
    $name  = $row["name"];
    $image = $row["image"]; //image name with extension, upload it in the images folder
    echo "

            $name
         	";
    if($count%$productsPerRow==0)
        echo"

";

}

//close empty cells
if ($count % $productsPerRow > 0) {
    echo "
";
}

//close table
echo "
";

load_product.php page
// Establish connection to database
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password');
mysql_select_db('products_database_name');

// Display the details of a particular product based on the input click from user
if(isset($_GET["id"]))
{
    $id=$_GET["id"];
    $res=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table_products WHERE id=$id");
    echo "
";
    while($row=mysql_fetch_array($res))
    {
        $details=$row["details"];
        $name=$row["name"];
        echo "
$name	$details
";
    }
    echo "
";
}

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Address: Blackhawk Farms Raceway, 15538 Prairie Road, South Beloit, Illinois 61080, USA
PH: +1 815-389-2000
Website: http://blackhawkfarms.com
Blackhawk Farms Raceway has been going strong for almost half a century, becoming a favorite of many local and national race organisations. Despite never hosting any signficant top level races in its history, the circuit has nonetheless seen a selection of star drivers negotiate its turns at different stages of their careers; various of the Andrettis, Boris Said, Paul Newman and Stirling Moss, have all competed here, as has F1 champion Alan Jones.
The circuit was built in 1967 by Tito and Marcia Nappi on a 219 acre farm just west of South Beloit. The original track layout was designed by local racing legend Jerry Dunbar, who came up with a short but technical track which had some similarities to its much larger near neighbour, Road America. The "family" atmosphere of the facility is one of its most endearing features.
Mike and Raymond Irwin bought the facility in 1986 and made many improvements over the next 20 years, including renovating many of the buildings, and resurfacing the track itself several times. In 1992 a new chicane was added on the stretch between after Turn 3, to compensate for the lack of run-off at the following Turn 4.
Mike Irwin retired in 2005, after which Raymond assumed operations with the help of Paul Depirro and Cindy Robinson. Raymond Irwin also owned and operated Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kansas, during this period.
In August 2007 the circuit changed hands again, passing on to Paul Musschoot, a local businessman and longtime SCCA racer and technical inspector. In 2008, many improvements were made to the track site including a brand new tech building and bathroom facility. Additional improvements included reducing the property's water table with added drainage and an onsite Frisby Performance tire dealer.
The track currently hosts events for the Midwestern Council, SCCA, VSCDA, and SVRA.
Blackhawk Farms Raceway is located close to South Beloit on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. It lies within 90 miles of two major metropolitan areas; Chicago and Milwaukee and is minutes from interstate 90. The nearest major airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport, 30 minutes' drive to the south, while Chicago O'Hare is 90 minutes away. Blackhawk Farms Airport is located right on the track grounds, offering easy access to small planes capable of using a grass runway.
From Chicago, take I-90 west towards Rockford and then north towards South Beloit. Take exit 3 and turn left onto Rockton Road. At the intersection with IL-251N, turn right and head north to lights and turn left onto Prairie Hill Rd. Left turn at the stop sign onto S. Bluff Rd and Follow the signage to Blackhawk Farms Raceway.
Parking is available on the infield - follow the entrance road to the one and only course crossing and then continue to the parking areas.


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package org.apache.cassandra.config;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.*;

import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.collect.Collections2;

import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.*;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.*;
import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.MarshalException;

public class ColumnDefinition extends ColumnSpecification implements Comparable<ColumnDefinition>
{
    public static final Comparator<Object> asymmetricColumnDataComparator = (a, b) -> ((ColumnData) a).column().compareTo((ColumnDefinition) b);

    /*
     * The type of CQL3 column this definition represents.
     * There is 4 main type of CQL3 columns: those parts of the partition key,
     * those parts of the clustering columns and amongst the others, regular and
     * static ones.
     *
     * Note that thrift only knows about definitions of type REGULAR (and
     * the ones whose componentIndex == null).
     */
    public enum Kind
    {
        PARTITION_KEY,
        CLUSTERING,
        REGULAR,
        STATIC;

        public boolean isPrimaryKeyKind()
        {
            return this == PARTITION_KEY || this == CLUSTERING;
        }

    }

    public final Kind kind;

    /*
     * If the column comparator is a composite type, indicates to which
     * component this definition refers to. If null, the definition refers to
     * the full column name.
     */
    private final Integer componentIndex;

    private final Comparator<CellPath> cellPathComparator;
    private final Comparator<Object> asymmetricCellPathComparator;
    private final Comparator<? super Cell> cellComparator;

    /**
     * These objects are compared frequently, so we encode several of their comparison components
     * into a single int value so that this can be done efficiently
     */
    private final int comparisonOrder;

    private static int comparisonOrder(Kind kind, boolean isComplex, int position)
    {
        return (kind.ordinal() << 28) | (isComplex ? 1 << 27 : 0) | position;
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition partitionKeyDef(CFMetaData cfm, ByteBuffer name, AbstractType<?> validator, Integer componentIndex)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(cfm, name, validator, componentIndex, Kind.PARTITION_KEY);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition partitionKeyDef(String ksName, String cfName, String name, AbstractType<?> validator, Integer componentIndex)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, ColumnIdentifier.getInterned(name, true), validator, componentIndex, Kind.PARTITION_KEY);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition clusteringKeyDef(CFMetaData cfm, ByteBuffer name, AbstractType<?> validator, Integer componentIndex)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(cfm, name, validator, componentIndex, Kind.CLUSTERING);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition clusteringKeyDef(String ksName, String cfName, String name, AbstractType<?> validator, Integer componentIndex)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, ColumnIdentifier.getInterned(name, true),  validator, componentIndex, Kind.CLUSTERING);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition regularDef(CFMetaData cfm, ByteBuffer name, AbstractType<?> validator)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(cfm, name, validator, null, Kind.REGULAR);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition regularDef(String ksName, String cfName, String name, AbstractType<?> validator)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, ColumnIdentifier.getInterned(name, true), validator, null, Kind.REGULAR);
    }

    public static ColumnDefinition staticDef(CFMetaData cfm, ByteBuffer name, AbstractType<?> validator)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(cfm, name, validator, null, Kind.STATIC);
    }

    public ColumnDefinition(CFMetaData cfm, ByteBuffer name, AbstractType<?> validator, Integer componentIndex, Kind kind)
    {
        this(cfm.ksName,
             cfm.cfName,
             ColumnIdentifier.getInterned(name, cfm.getColumnDefinitionNameComparator(kind)),
             validator,
             componentIndex,
             kind);
    }

    @VisibleForTesting
    public ColumnDefinition(String ksName,
                            String cfName,
                            ColumnIdentifier name,
                            AbstractType<?> validator,
                            Integer componentIndex,
                            Kind kind)
    {
        super(ksName, cfName, name, validator);
        assert name != null && validator != null && kind != null;
        assert name.isInterned();
        assert componentIndex == null || kind.isPrimaryKeyKind(); // The componentIndex really only make sense for partition and clustering columns,
                                                                  // so make sure we don't sneak it for something else since it'd breaks equals()
        this.kind = kind;
        this.componentIndex = componentIndex;
        this.cellPathComparator = makeCellPathComparator(kind, validator);
        this.cellComparator = cellPathComparator == null ? ColumnData.comparator : (a, b) -> cellPathComparator.compare(a.path(), b.path());
        this.asymmetricCellPathComparator = cellPathComparator == null ? null : (a, b) -> cellPathComparator.compare(((Cell)a).path(), (CellPath) b);
        this.comparisonOrder = comparisonOrder(kind, isComplex(), position());
    }

    private static Comparator<CellPath> makeCellPathComparator(Kind kind, AbstractType<?> validator)
    {
        if (kind.isPrimaryKeyKind() || !validator.isCollection() || !validator.isMultiCell())
            return null;

        final CollectionType type = (CollectionType)validator;
        return new Comparator<CellPath>()
        {
            public int compare(CellPath path1, CellPath path2)
            {
                if (path1.size() == 0 || path2.size() == 0)
                {
                    if (path1 == CellPath.BOTTOM)
                        return path2 == CellPath.BOTTOM ? 0 : -1;
                    if (path1 == CellPath.TOP)
                        return path2 == CellPath.TOP ? 0 : 1;
                    return path2 == CellPath.BOTTOM ? 1 : -1;
                }

                // This will get more complicated once we have non-frozen UDT and nested collections
                assert path1.size() == 1 && path2.size() == 1;
                return type.nameComparator().compare(path1.get(0), path2.get(0));
            }
        };
    }

    public ColumnDefinition copy()
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, name, type, componentIndex, kind);
    }

    public ColumnDefinition withNewName(ColumnIdentifier newName)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, newName, type, componentIndex, kind);
    }

    public ColumnDefinition withNewType(AbstractType<?> newType)
    {
        return new ColumnDefinition(ksName, cfName, name, newType, componentIndex, kind);
    }

    public boolean isOnAllComponents()
    {
        return componentIndex == null;
    }

    public boolean isPartitionKey()
    {
        return kind == Kind.PARTITION_KEY;
    }

    public boolean isClusteringColumn()
    {
        return kind == Kind.CLUSTERING;
    }

    public boolean isStatic()
    {
        return kind == Kind.STATIC;
    }

    public boolean isRegular()
    {
        return kind == Kind.REGULAR;
    }

    // The componentIndex. This never return null however for convenience sake:
    // if componentIndex == null, this return 0. So caller should first check
    // isOnAllComponents() to distinguish if that's a possibility.
    public int position()
    {
        return componentIndex == null ? 0 : componentIndex;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
        if (this == o)
            return true;

        if (!(o instanceof ColumnDefinition))
            return false;

        ColumnDefinition cd = (ColumnDefinition) o;

        return Objects.equal(ksName, cd.ksName)
            && Objects.equal(cfName, cd.cfName)
            && Objects.equal(name, cd.name)
            && Objects.equal(type, cd.type)
            && Objects.equal(kind, cd.kind)
            && Objects.equal(componentIndex, cd.componentIndex);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
        return Objects.hashCode(ksName, cfName, name, type, kind, componentIndex);
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    @Override
    public String toString()
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        return Objects.toStringHelper(this)
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    public boolean isPrimaryKeyColumn()
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     * it's not just a non-stored CQL metadata.
     */
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    {
        // When converting CQL3 tables to thrift, any regular or static column ends up in the cell name.
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        // column (so it's not part of the cell name) and it's static columns that ends up in the cell name.
        if (isCQL3Table)
            return kind == Kind.REGULAR || kind == Kind.STATIC;
        else if (isSuper)
            return kind == Kind.REGULAR;
        else
            return kind == Kind.STATIC;
    }

    /**
     * Converts the specified column definitions into column identifiers.
     *
     * @param definitions the column definitions to convert.
     * @return the column identifiers corresponding to the specified definitions
     */
    public static Collection<ColumnIdentifier> toIdentifiers(Collection<ColumnDefinition> definitions)
    {
        return Collections2.transform(definitions, new Function<ColumnDefinition, ColumnIdentifier>()
        {
            @Override
            public ColumnIdentifier apply(ColumnDefinition columnDef)
            {
                return columnDef.name;
            }
        });
    }

    public int compareTo(ColumnDefinition other)
    {
        if (this == other)
            return 0;

        if (comparisonOrder != other.comparisonOrder)
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        return this.name.compareTo(other.name);
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    public Comparator<CellPath> cellPathComparator()
    {
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    public Comparator<Object> asymmetricCellPathComparator()
    {
        return asymmetricCellPathComparator;
    }

    public Comparator<? super Cell> cellComparator()
    {
        return cellComparator;
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    public boolean isComplex()
    {
        return cellPathComparator != null;
    }

    public boolean isSimple()
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        return !isComplex();
    }

    public CellPath.Serializer cellPathSerializer()
    {
        // Collections are our only complex so far, so keep it simple
        return CollectionType.cellPathSerializer;
    }

    public void validateCellValue(ByteBuffer value)
    {
        type.validateCellValue(value);
    }

    public void validateCellPath(CellPath path)
    {
        if (!isComplex())
            throw new MarshalException("Only complex cells should have a cell path");

        assert type instanceof CollectionType;
        ((CollectionType)type).nameComparator().validate(path.get(0));
    }

    public static String toCQLString(Iterable<ColumnDefinition> defs)
    {
        return toCQLString(defs.iterator());
    }

    public static String toCQLString(Iterator<ColumnDefinition> defs)
    {
        if (!defs.hasNext())
            return "";

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(defs.next().name);
        while (defs.hasNext())
            sb.append(", ").append(defs.next().name);
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * The type of the cell values for cell belonging to this column.
     *
     * This is the same than the column type, except for collections where it's the 'valueComparator'
     * of the collection.
     */
    public AbstractType<?> cellValueType()
    {
        return type instanceof CollectionType
             ? ((CollectionType)type).valueComparator()
             : type;
    }
}


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Over and over again, people have asked the question, "How does Goshen do it?" By all accounts, this sleepy Indiana town shouldn't be a vibrant arts community, a globally competitive educational environment, a community that celebrates immigrant successes, a place where contributing to the common good is so fundamental to the way of life that most take it for granted — but here we are.
There is no single way to answer the question,"How?" There are hundreds. So, when community leaders from the City of Goshen, Goshen Chamber, Goshen Schools, and Goshen College came together and formed a partnership in order to try to answer that pesky question, they determined that they needed to comprehensively communicate all the ways Goshen has been made great. And there's no better way to communicate an idea than to tell a story. Thus, the Good of Goshen was born.
The Good of Goshen storytelling campaign identifies people, places, and organizations that work together to make this small city spectacular. It seeks to recognize the people who often get overlooked. Sure, there are mentions of notable community leaders [movers and the multi-generational shakers] but by and large, school teachers, students, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and ordinary folks comprise the subject matter for the Good of Goshen.
In order to properly share these tales and do these important community contributors justice, Eyedart Creative Studio assembled a dream team of talented local professionals to photograph, write, video, promote, and celebrate the virtues of Goshen's extraordinary spirit of generosity. Ben Stutzman, Gina Leichty, Grace Bonewitz, Kelly Kenny, Marlys Weaver, Scott Weisser, Lynne Zehr, David and Carrie Lee Kendall, Kyle Hufford, Taylor Stansbury and Susanna Cabezas made up the first season's team.
As the first season's stories came to a close, a few members of the team reflect on what they've learned through the first year.
Ben points to a few notable examples of some extraordinary collaboration and community support: When Goshen Community Schools needed to add more space to music and physical education classes, build a new pool and make additional improvements to the middle school and high school, the Goshen community voted for that to happen. When it came to light that the Goshen Theater, a staple of the downtown that has stood for more than 100 years, was starting to deteriorate, a bipartisan group of people joined together to give it new life. Similarly, a local group has begun a crowd-sourcing project called Goshen Funded to help local people support community projects.
Beyond the stories organized by the partners, the project also invites story submissions from community members. "By definition of the project, we knew there would be stories we wouldn't know about and wanted to be sure to give the community the opportunity to tell them," Ben Stutzman explained.
Those submitted stories, as well as the stories initially created for the project, show just how the Goshen community comes together regularly for the common good.


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Now let us compare these 31 listings with those of the other six coins ahead of ADA.
Bitcoin (BTC) is listed in 400 exchanges. ADA's number is 7.75% of BTC's listings. Ethereum (ETH) is also listed on 400 exchanges and ADA's listings are also 7.75% of this number. Ripple (XRP) is listed in 146 exchanges. This number is 470% greater than the listings of Cardano. When we look at Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the coin is listed in 258 exchanges. This figure is 8.32 times greater than the listings of ADA.
EOS is listed in 140 exchanges. This number is 4.5 times that of ADA listings. When we look at Litecoin (LTC), the coin is listed in 400 exchanges: a similar number to that of BTC and ETH. This figure is also almost 13 times greater than the number of ADA listings.
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This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Virginia. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least  of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least  of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence.  An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least  of topographic prominence.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the major summits of Virginia by elevation.
The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Virginia.
The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 11 most isolated major summits of Virginia.

Highest major summits

Of these 11 peaks, 3 are located in Tazewell County, 2 in Giles County, and the 6 other mountains lie on 8 different counties.

Most prominent summits

Most isolated major summits

Notes

References

Mountains
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If your city says there's no room for better bike infrastructure to improve access to important bridge crossings, show them these street changes from NYC DOT. Parking spaces and traffic lanes have been converted to safe and comfortable two-way protected bike lanes on the approaches to the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn.
What's great is not only the safety of the protected lanes, but that the city took into account all the ways people on bikes approach the bridge. South 5th Place not only has a two-way protected lane, but a painted bike lane so cyclists can make convenient left turns.
People don't have to choose between riding a circuitous route and riding a direct route while going against traffic, because every street leading to and from the bridge path now has a legal two-way bike route. And that means no more ticket stings for people who are just trying to get where they need to go on a bike.
Posted in Bicycles. Tagged as Bicycles, bike, bike facilities, bike lanes, Bikes, Brooklyn, NYC DOT, protected bike lanes, South 5th, streetfilms, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Bridge.
How about the Borinquen approach? How does that feel, now that paint is down? Everything else looks great and useful; the Borinquen approach was the one piece in the plan that felt like it didn't work, for me.
I specifically didn't shoot too much over there cause I was in a hurry. And have only ridden it once. Will try to get over there my next visit, next week. But I am sure there are plenty of opinions on the way!
The features shown in the video are a great improvement. I wish you had continued riding for another minute or two at the end of your video. You would have exposed some unfinished edges of the plan. Crossing signals don't seem timed well for safe crossing, but they are new and I'm assuming they will be tweaked. Still unclear how they are handling South 4th Street approach. For a period they had temporary markings guiding bikes onto the sidewalk at the corner of Havemeyer. They seem to be gone now so there's no logical connector between the bike lane on S4th and the interection lanes at Havemeyer other than a busy sidewalk or to ride against oncoming traffic. The eastbound lane that runs along the median of the BQE is crammed full of Postal Trucks every night on my commute home. Barely room to ride through, and deffiniely not at speed. Photo below.
Like I posted, I was in a hurry and rush to another shoot. I only got to ride a bit past that point. Hopefully can check that out more on another visit. But people should keep up the documentation. Maybe there is a way NYC DOT can place some steel bollards to protect the bike dedicated way? I hope so.
And the DOT has been doing good work, little by little. I'm pleased.
Also notice the bollards at the entrance to the bridge path. The West Side Path may not have been protected from an errant car, but these paths are.
I gotta say, little by little some great stuff. Also some sad missed opportunities. But give them credit where they make it happen. Like here.
It's good coming from Borinquen Place. The problem is going the other way.
The bike lane on S.4th Street leaves an eastbound rider with nowhere to go upon reaching Havemeyer Street/Borinquen Place. There is an eastbound bike lane within the median of Borinquen Place (even though postal trucks park all over it); so I assume that the the idea is for eastbound bicyclists to go to that lane from the bike lane on S.4th Street. But the issue is that there is no clear way to get there, as the markings on the street give no indication.
From what I observe, bicyclists who get to the end of the S.4th Street bike lane at Havemeyer Street do one of two things: either they go south (the wrong way) on Havermeyer, or they go west on the eastbound side of Borinquen Place. No bicyclists make their way to the median bike lane in the middle of Borinquen Place. Without better markings on the street at the intesection of S.4th, Havemeyer, and Borinquen, this will continue to occur.
The other little problem in that area is that there is still a sign on S. 4th Street that tells bridge-bound riders to use the sidewalk. This sign needs to be taken down.
I contacted DOT on both of these questions. I got a response from someone in the Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs, who says that they are aware of these issues, and that they will be remedied once the installation is finished. However, that response came about three weeks ago, and nothing has changed since then.
Page 13 shows the finished plan with the proposed movement. The concrete inlays are dark grey, which is probably why it's not finished.
Thanks for alerting me about this. But I must say that, in the "Proposed Improvements" section, I still don't see the markings for the eastbound bike lane once you get to Havemeyer/Borinquen on S.4th Street. Perhaps bicyclists are meant to use the pedestrian crossing, because there are no explicit markings for a bicyclist's path across that intersection.
Should tweet that pic to NYCDOT.
When I look at new bike plan designs, photos, or videos I focus my attention on the intersections, which are often neglected. Yet all the protection in the world when traversing a block does you very little good if you still have to negotiate with lane changing inattentive drivers the most danger segments of the usual bike trip.
So, props for making sure to include those in the vid. One place that could have been captured better I think is South 5th place. There it appears that bikes continuing forward would have to negotiate lanes with cars taking a right turn without any protection (unless there is signal synchronization) -- the most dangerous type of interaction from the bikers perspective.
Update: I see that markings are now present at the end of the two-way bike lane where S.4th Street meets Havemeyer Street and Borinquen Place.
They purport to direct a cyclist first to cross the entry lane for the car traffic headed onto the bridge, then to go on the sidewalk a bit to where the cyclist is meant to cross Havemeyer in order to access the eastbound bike lane on the median of Borinquen Place. I will check out how well it works on the way home today.
I forgot to look for whether the outdated "Bicyclists use sidewalk" sign is still there on westbound S.4th Street approaching S.5th Place.


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Q: reactjs Bootstrap Cards in grid So I want to achieve a dynamic rendering of the bootstrap card type depending on a number of players. 4 players should be rendered one below the other. But as soon as I hit the 5th player I want the cards to spread into two columns.
How would I achieve this?
The cards themselves and their corresponding bodies will opt for a 100% width of the wrapping container. So as long as there are only 4 players the cards will use up 100% width.
Many thanks in advance.

A: I won't code the entire solution, but I sure can give you an architectural pattern you can follow to build your solution upon.
class PlayersView extends React.Component {

  buildFewPlayersGrid = () => {
    ... create gridprops based on logic ...
    return <SmallGrid {...gridprops} />
  };

  buildLotsOfPlayersGrid = () => {
    ... create gridprops based on logic ...
    return <TheBigGrid {...gridprops} />
  };

  render() {
    if (this.props.players.length < 5) {
      return this.buildFewPlayersGrid();
    }
    return this.buildLotsOfPlayersGrid();
  }

}

Let's note some things here, I would recommend those functions only if you need to create those views in a way that it won't make it possible for you to just import each Grid separately from its own components. If you can do it differently then I would recommend...
class PlayersView extends React.Component {
  render() {
    if (this.props.players.length < 5) {
      return <SmallGrid players={this.props.players} />;
    }
    return <TheBigGrid players={this.props.players} />;
  }
}

Hope this helps you, so to answer your question, you can benefit from componentization and splitting your code into several components like this.


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Ring Fit Adventure is an innovative experience you shouldn't miss
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"Innovative" has become a curse word in the tech and gaming communities because of overuse. It's right up there with fourth industrial revolution, disruption, and spectrum as words we just don't want to see anymore.
This makes a truly innovative product, like Ring Fit Adventure, so much more refreshing and exciting to get our hands on, as we have with this unique gaming / exercise experience that we've been using for the past month.
If you're new to Ring Fit Adventure its premise is actually rather simple: it's a light RPG that is used to disguise an exercise game where you need to get sweaty to fight and progress the story.
Unlike the most famous example in this genre – the Wii Fit Plus and its balance Board – this game uses the titular ring. Inside the box of Ring Fit Adventure you get a physical copy of the game, a large rubber coated ring and a strap that attaches to your left thigh.
The ring and thigh strap are made to have the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons slotted into them. The ring, which is called a "Ring-Con" is the real star of the show here. In essence it's a metal band that provides resistance when pushed or pulled, and the game uses the combination of this as input.
Let's take a regular mission in this game as an example. You as the player are accompanied by the in-game representation of the Ring-Con, a magical being named Ring. The pair of you are on a quest that involves fighting monsters and levelling up, the normal RPG song and dance.
In a level you are required to move, which means running in place that is tracked by the thigh strap. Need to jump? Push the Ring-Con towards the ground to expel air and gain height. This can also be used to open doors and explode boxes to find resources.
Do the opposite and pull the ring outwards and it acts as a vacuum collecting items from afar.
That's just traversal, as battles are where things get more interesting.
This turn-based battle system is based on a colour-coded weakness chart. Red, green, blue and yellow are all mapped to certain types of exercises: arms, yoga, legs and abs respectively. The enemies are mapped to these colours too so you will need to use the right exercises to defeat them efficiently.
The enemy design and the design of the exercise-focused world here is amazing. Your enemies are based off of gym equipment like yoga mats, medicine balls and more. Each have their own detailed animations that really bring them to life and make them endearing even when they're making you literally and figuratively sweat in the heat of combat. Give some of the videos on this page a look to see them in action.
This extends to the big bad too, a muscle found dragon named Dragaux. This dragon has fallen to the dark side of exercise, doing it way too much and never taking a break under some dark force.
To stop Dragaux and his minions you will use the traditional RPG elements that have been translated here. Instead of potions there's smoothies. Instead of spells and attacks you have exercises. Instead of armour that changes your stats its workout gear.
What makes Ring Fit Adventure so innovative is this clever translation of elements that most gamers are so familiar with into a cohesive world built to make you work out. On top of that there's thousands of small elements that will make you smile and think "wow, they really thought of everything" until 10 minutes later where you think it again.
Take blocking, for example. You don't just hold up a shield in this game but instead you push the Ring-Con into your abs, so you really feel the weight of the attack and work those muscles too.
There's countless other examples. Smoothies need to be made by crushing them yourself with the Ring-Con, side quests reward you by unlocking more smoothie recipes, gyms are scattered around the map to act as distractions with rewards and more.
The genius of Ring Fit Adventure is that it's countless small innovations and clever design that really becomes more than the sum of its parts in motion.
Like education games exercise games have always struggled to be legitimately enjoyable experiences on top of top of strict software that is there for a purpose outside of enjoyment.
This game is now the new gold standard for this genre and we sincerely hope for a sequel or for titles from other developers to match its success.
We didn't even mention the vast array of customisation options on offer to tailor your work out to match your body, what you're comfortable with, and what your body goals are, but we've gushed too much as is.
The only problems with Ring Fit Adventure have less to do with the game and more the ecosystem around it. For example, while the Switch Joy-Cons were very accurate for the most part, on some days their tracking and reporting to the game would be out o whack regardless of calibration. Despite using the same software with the same hardware day after day, some gaming sessions would be wildly inaccurate for no apparent reason.
Then there's the price. To experience Ring Fit Adventure you will need deep pockets. Due to increases in South Africa the original Nintendo Switch is now a whopping R7 999. The game itself is then R1 599 on top of that. Yes the bundle you get here does include the ring and thigh strap hardware which drives up the price, but there's no denying that it's a very expensive endeavour.
Despite this, though, Ring Fit Adventure is some of the most fun we've had in the last decade. It's mix of traditional gameplay elements combined with real world exercise and the ingenious interface between them is something we think everyone should experience.
Clinton Matos
Clinton has been a programmer, engineering student, project manager, asset controller and even a farrier. Now he handles the maker side of htxt.africa.
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