text:
JMRI® is...
JMRI provides powerful tools for working with your layout.
Use JMRI to automate parts of your layout, from simply controlling a crossing gate to running trains in the background.
CAN Bus Networks
WiFi Throttles
JMRI: Sections Documentation
What is a Section?
A Section is a group of one or more connected Blocks that may be allocated to a train traveling in a given direction. Sections were created to solve the direction problem that can occur when using Blocks directly. A Section has only two directions, "forward" or "reverse". Sections can be traversed by a Train in either direction. Section direction is independent of the direction set for the locomotive by a throttle. In addition to solving the direction problem, Sections offer the user other useful features.
Sections can be considered an extension of Blocks. Many Sections contain only one Block. All Blocks contained in a multi-Block Section must be different. Blocks are kept in order--the first block is connected to the second, the second is connected to the third, etc. That means a Block in a Section must be connected to the Block before it (if there is one) and to the Block after it (if there is one), but may not be connected to any other Block in the Section. A Section may not contain any reverse loops.
Sections and their associated Transits are designed to provide support for dispatching, either manual dispatching (by a dispatcher sitting at a panel), or automatic dispatching by the computer. Dispatching is the temporary allocation of Sections for the exclusive use of trains, either run by engineers with a throttle, and/or run automatically by the computer. Support for dispatching is provided by Dispatcher, which also provides for set up and running of trains automatically.
A Section's direction is defined by the sequence in which Blocks are added to a multi-Block Section. For a single Block Section the direction is chosen arbitrarily when the Section is created. A train may run through a Section in either the forward direction (from first block to last block) or reverse direction (from last block to first block). If a Section has only one Block, the direction of that Section is chosen when setting up its Entry Points (see below).
Therefore, when setting up multi-block sections, you should choose blocks in the same order across the layout for sequentially connected sections. That way, the forward and reverse directions will have consistent meaning for sections on a relative basis
A Section has one or more Entry Points. An Entry Point defines a connection from a Block inside the Section to a Block outside of the Section. Entry Points are set up using Paths of Blocks in the Section--Paths that represent connections to Blocks not contained in the Section. Entry Points are classified in one of two ways:
Whether entering the Section at that Entry Point will result in a train traveling in the "forward" direction.
whether entering at that Entry Point will result in a train traveling in the "reverse" direction.
Sections are designed to be allocated to one train at a time. If a portion of connected track is long enough to support multiple trains simultaneously traveling in the same direction, one following the other, that connected track should be divided into two or more Sections, if the user wants to run following trains in that area.
Sections may be used with a Panel Editor Panel, with a Layout Editor Panel, with a CTC machine, or directly without any Panel. Sections build on JMRI's Blocks and Paths structure. So before attempting to create any Sections, you should have Blocks and Paths fully initialized for your layout. (An easy way to automatically initialize your Blocks and Paths is to sketch out a Layout Editor panel of your layout, with Blocks assigned. By assigning Blocks to all track segments, Turnouts, etc., the paths will be created automatically for you by JMRI.)
Layout blocking should be carefully planned, to provide "reasonable" Sections--Sections that make sense for a Dispatcher to allocate to a certain Train. For right-handed or left-handed Turnouts switching mainline track, for example, this usually means including the Turnout in the same Block as the track entering at the Turnout throat, and providing separate Blocks for continuing and diverging tracks. Some users prefer to have a Turnout in a separate Block, and that works fine also. From a Dispatching perspective, tracks of mainline Turnouts that branch to industries do not need to be separately blocked, but blocking here is acceptable. A layout blocking scheme that works well for Signals, should work fine for Sections also.
Signals are not required for using Sections, but Sections will work fine with Signals installed. If Signals are installed, the direction Sensors included in Sections provide an easy way to set up simple APB signaling (see below).
Support for Optional Direction and Stopping Sensors
Optionally each Section may have two direction sensors, one for the forward direction and one for the reverse direction. These are normally internal Sensors, bearing system names that begin with IS. They automatically follow the state of their Section. A Section has three states, FREE (not allocated to a train), FORWARD (allocated for travel in the forward direction), and REVERSE (allocated for travel in the reverse direction. When the state of the Section is FREE both direction sensors are set ACTIVE. When the state of the Section is FORWARD, the forward direction sensor is INACTIVE and the reverse direction sensor is ACTIVE. Similarly, when the state of the Section is REVERSE, the forward direction sensor is ACTIVE and the reverse direction sensor is INACTIVE. These sensors may be used in signal logic to force signals for travel in the direction opposite to the allocated direction to RED. Tools are provided here in the Section Table to automatically add direction sensors to signal logic or to automatically remove all direction sensors from Signal Mast Logic (see the Transit Table Tools). Alternatively, if Dispatcher is being used, it can add direction sensors to signal logic as needed.
Also optionally each Section may have two Stopping Sensors that indicate when a Train in the Section has reached the end of the Section by traveling in the forward direction or in the reverse direction. Stopping Sensors should be physical sensors on the layout, for example infrared point detectors. For manual dispatching, these Sensors may be displayed on a Panel to indicate to the Dispatcher when a Train has reached the end of its allocation. For automatic running, these Sensors may be used to stop a Train before it reaches the end of its allocated Section, and before it overruns a Red signal, if Signals are present.
Using Signal Mast Logic with Sections
If your signaling is based using Signal Masts, with the associated logic that has been generated using the Layout Editor, then it is possible to also have Sections automatically generated based upon the logic.
The tool can be found in the SignalMast Logic Table | Tools | Generate Sections Running this will immediately create Sections that each contain all of the Blocks between any already-defined Signal Mast Pairs. It will also setup each "Automatically Generated" Section so that they include those Blocks in the correct order, with the direction being set as FORWARD travel, going from the source to destination Signal Mast. Please note that the Block details are not saved when the Panel is stored, but are re-created when the file is reloaded from disk.
The tool will also automatically create forward and reverse direction Sensors and places them in the Section, however currently the Signal Mast Logic does not use these and their creation is only there to allow validation of the Section (or use by the user in unrelated Logix if desired).
Sections generated with the tool will only have a pair of Entry Points and simply follows the path between the two Signals.
Direction Sensors (Forward and Reverse) are created by the Generate Sections tool, but Stopping Sensors (Forward and Reverse) need to be added manually by the user via the Edit Sections window for each section if desired.
The details of the Optional Direction and Stopping Sensors are saved when the Panel file is stored.
To use the Sections that have been built this way you will next need to setup Transits. Following that, you will also need to set the Dispatcher to use SignalMast Logic via the Dispatcher's Options menu.
How to setup Sections
Displaying and creating Sections
All the Sections that JMRI knows about can be viewed using the Section Table. Select Sections in the Tables submenu of the Tools menu of the main JMRI program window. Sections can either be created manually from the Section Table pane, or they can be created automatically if you also plan to use Signal Mast Logic. There are eight columns in the Section Table:
System Name - The system name is assigned to the Section when it's created, and can't be changed.
User Name - If you're interested in having your Sections carry "human readable" names, you can click in the "User Name" column and change that information to whatever you want.
State - The state of a Section tells whether a section is "allocated" or "in use" by one or more trains. The state of a newly added section is always FREE. When a Section is allocated for travel in the direction from the "First Block" toward the "Last Block", the state is FORWARD. When allocated for travel in the opposite direction, the state is REVERSE.
Comment - This column is for your use to record any comment you may want to use to keep track of your Sections. It is for information only.
Click the Delete button in a specific row to delete the Section in that row. Remember to remove any Transits using this Section. Any Transit that uses a deleted Section will be broken! Use this button with caution!
First Block - This column displays the first block in the Section. Since a section is a group of one or more connected blocks, there is always an entry.
Last Block - This column shows the final block in the Section. Since a section may contain only one block, the Last Block may be the same as the First Block.
Click the Edit button in a row to view or change entered information for a Section. The System Name cannot be changed but the User Name may be changed, Blocks may be redefined, entry points may be reconfigured, etc. Only one Section may be edited at a time. A Section may not be edited if another one is being created.
Section Table Controls
Below the Section Table there's an Add... button.
The Tools menu gives access to:
Validate All Sections...
Set Direction Sensors in Logic...
Remove Direction Sensors from Logic...
Creating a new Section
To Create a new Section, click the "Add..." button. A window will be brought up that will allow you to define the blocks included in the new Section, and if necessary, designate which entry points to the section result in travel in the FORWARD and REVERSE directions.
Currently the user must manually select FORWARD or REVERSE for each Entry Point after all Blocks are added to a Section. The program will set some directions automatically, but others are left as UNKNOWN. An Entry Point should be set to FORWARD if a train entering the Section at that Entry Point would be traveling in the FORWARD direction. Otherwise it should be set to REVERSE. A possible future addition is to set directions of Entry Points automatically from the connectivity found in a Layout Editor panel.
For Sections with more than one Block, travel from a lower-numbered block to a higher-numbered block is FORWARD travel. Stated a different way, moving from a block higher in the block list to a block lower in the list is FORWARD travel. Similarly moving from a higher-numbered block to a lower-numbered block is REVERSE travel. For Sections with only one block, it doesn't make any difference which direction through the Section is designated FORWARD, as long as Entry Point travel directions are consistent. That is:
REVERSE and FORWARD directions of travel must be opposite.
Entering at any FORWARD Entry Point must result in travel in the same direction as entering at all other FORWARD Entry Points.
Entering at any REVERSE Entry Point must result in travel in the same direction as entering at all other REVERSE Entry Points.
WARNING: If Entry Points are not consistent strange behavior may result when using the Section.
Saving Sections to disk
Use the Store item in the File menu of the Section Table (or the Store Panels... item in the Panels menu of the main JMRI window) to save Section information to disk, allowing to reload it next time you run JMRI. This information (and any modified signal logic information) is saved with the configuration and panels in an XML file, along with control panel setup and similar stuff. To store your panels in the same file (recommended), select File>Store>Store Configuration and Panels To File... or select Panels>Store Panels... in the main JMRI window.


text:
Q: Files too large warning in Github Desktop after configuring Git LFS I'm having issues with github desktop, spewing the 'Files too large' warning when trying to commit, even though I ran the Git LFS configuration already.
In total, there are 11 files causing this issue and they're all in the same folder.
I installed Git LFS and added the problematic folder to the git lfs track with git bash, as described here, but instead of associating a file type, I associated the problematic folder directory.
After having done this, and verifying that the .gitattributes file is indeed changed, I tried to commit my pending changelist with github desktop again.
The problem:
I'm still getting the warning from GitHub Desktop, saying that Files are too large, with a suggestion that I should use Git LFS instead.
How do I solve this?
Edit 1: Added picture:
Edit 2: push -> commit

A:
but instead of associating a file type, I associated the problematic folder directory

I suggest you don't do that, as it is clearly stated:

To associate a file type in your repository with Git LFS, enter git
lfs track followed by the name of the file extension you want to
automatically upload to Git LFS. source

run instead git lfs track '<problematic folder>/*.dll'. Indeed, .gitattributes do not, by default, track nested folders recursively - as suggested in issue #3963.

The rules by which the pattern matches paths are the same as in
.gitignore files (see gitignore[5]), with a few exceptions:

*

*negative patterns are forbidden

*patterns that match a directory do not recursively match paths inside that directory (so using the trailing-slash path/ syntax is
pointless in an attributes file; use path/** instead) source

See also issue #2214

A: It sounds like you already committed the large files to your normal git repo locally. You need to edit your commits with git rebase or git filter-branch.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Harrogate International Nursery Fair News
Dates for Harrogate announced
Harrogate International Nursery Fair has announced dates for its 2018 event with a new hall layout and revamped look for the UK's only nursery trade show.
Returning to a Sunday start, the doors will open from 25th to 27th March and will take place in Halls G, H and Q of the Harrogate International Centre along with a brand new show entrance. This date is prior to school Easter holidays making it convenient for parents participating in the show.
Adrian Sneyd, show organiser explains: "After this year's show, we ran a survey to establish what the industry wants from a trade show and how we can evolve in the future. We were delighted that the overwhelming result was almost unanimous that the UK nursery industry still wants its own trade show. There had been speculation that perhaps the event would be better placed in London or Birmingham, however, again most of those participating in the survey said that Harrogate is still the preferred location and they enjoyed the whole exhibition experience and lower cost than being in the city or part of a very large venue. Also, whilst most exhibitors surveyed didn't express a preference to the start date; a significant majority of retailers and buyers said that they preferred a Sunday start and we have therefore put this into place for the 2018 show."
Booking for the 2018 show will open soon and as always, previous exhibitors will be given priority before space goes onto general sale. Adrian continues: "Obviously, with new halls next year, exhibitors will not be able to reserve the exact same stand space, however, they will have first option to tell us what size of stand they require before new exhibitors come on board. And be allocated first. The new entrance and halls we propose for next time should provide a new dimension and interest for visitors attending and offer improved build heights for exhibitors to design within more modern exhibition halls"
For more information visit the website at www.nurseryfair.com

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


In Karachi last week, I wrote about Sabeen Mahmud and the Creative Karachi Festival held to commemorate her life and work. PRI published it with the title Remembering a Pakistani woman who died because she wanted everyone to have a space to speak freely along with my radio interview with Marco Werman of PRI's The World. Below is the unabridged text including with more links and photos. Also see our friend Afia Salam's tribute to Sabeen in The Wire, Why Sabeen Mahmud Will Always Matter.
Sad to learn yesterday of the passing away of Prof Khwaja Masud on Saturday, Jan 16, 2010. The well known educationist, newspaper columnist, Marxist intellectual and writer died in Islamabad after a brief illness, aged 88, leaving behind two sons. He played a good innings. See note at Dr Sarwar blog.


text:
Q: Discord.js get an array of all messages in a channel since a specific time stamp without the limit of 100 I am looking for some discord.js code that is similar to this discord.py code:
async for message in channel.history(after=datetime, oldest_first=True, limit=None):

Basically it would loop through (for or forEach) each message starting from the oldest message since a specific time. I am not sure how to bypass the 100 message limit, but if there is some way to do it, even if it is slow, that would be great.

A: In Discord.js, we have the channel.message.fetch method:
channel.messages.fetch({
  limit: Infinity,
  cache: false,
  after: datetime // The date time you want it from
}).then(messages => console.log(`Received ${messages.size} messages`)).catch(console.error);

Documentation
There is no oldest_first option to use this, but you could just reverse the array and it would start from the oldest


2" Moderne Faux Wood Blinds are a great wood look-a-like blind. There are many colors and finishes to choose from. Designed to be used in any type of room they are impervious to heat, humidity and moisture. Think it's wood? It's Faux – Noticeable by touch only!
A blend of North American hardwood and advanced composite materials offering 100% of the warmth and luxury of real wood.
Slats resist fading, warping and cracking, even in humid conditions. Ideal for any room environment.
2" Slat available in many colors which will add pizzazz to any décor.
Low profile head rail - Added strength for large blinds and prevents sagging and bowing.
Mirage Privacy Feature (Optional) - Hidden rout holes to block out the light offering privacy.
Omega cord lock system - Reduces the lift force required to raise the blind from 30% to 50%, making it very easy to raise and lower the blind.
3" Contoured valance and clips.
Trapezoid bottom rail ensures tighter closure and sits cleanly on the sill and disappears when the blind is closed.
Cotton cloth tapes - Optional to decorate the blind in all the latest colours.
Break away cord tassels - A child safety feature to protect your family.
Head rail - All moving parts in manually operated head rail systems carry this Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Moderne Faux Wood Slats - A special UV coating protects against cracking, peeling, fading or warping. These slats are warranted for three (3) years from date of purchase, which are installed in residential windows.
The Gallileo Horizontal Blind provides an elegant "shutter" styling alternative. The timeless beauty of a plantation shutter with the control and performance of a blind. Perfect for any room where privacy and light control are required.
The interlocking slat design features a smooth, flat surface when closed and a unique shutter look when open.
When in the closed position, each rout hole is covered, delivering privacy and outstanding light control.
Made from an exclusive patented technology, which is a combination of American hardwood and engineered thermal-polymers that are guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Trapezoid bottom rail provides added beauty and ensures tighter closure and sits cleanly on the sill and disappears when blind is closed.
Wand or cord tilt available.
Gallileo blinds resist warping, cracking, chipping and fading and are easy to clean and therefore, are ideal for any room environment.
We offer colours that capture wood's traditional beauty in a total of six popular colours including whites, off-whites and wood tones.
All cleaning procedures should use the technique of tilting the slats first up, then down (but not entirely closed), to reach the entire top and bottom surfaces. If dusting, use a soft clean dust cloth to wipe the blinds. If vacuuming, use the brush attachment to wipe the blinds. You can also use a damp cloth or sponge.
Canadiana and Muskoka wood blinds are both made of the finest North American Basswood. Two slat sizes to choose from, with choices of paint or stain, all in the latest palette of colors. Dress up your blind with cotton tapes or our unique "Designer Series Tapes".
Canadiana has 2 slat sizes available: traditional 2" and 1" slim line.
Made of quality North American basswood, very stable, durable and lightweight.
Choices of paint or stain to compliment any décor.
Extruded aluminum head rail, which provides added strength to wide blinds.
Cord tilt is a standard feature on the 2" slat. Wand tilt is a standard feature on the 1" slat.
Decorative valance to complete the look.
Trapezoid bottom rail provides added beauty and ensures tighter closure and sits cleanly on the sill and disappears when the blind is closed.
Specialty shapes and sizes available.
Exclusive Mono-Control System - Optional system for the 2" slat features a single cord control that raises, lowers and tilts the blind, all in one smooth motion.
Mirage Privacy Feature (Standard) - On the 2" slat. Notched slats to block out the light, offering privacy.
Wood Slats - A wood blind is a natural product, therefore, we cannot warranty against variations in color, grain and texture. Areas of high humidity may cause warp-age to the slats. Such natural conditions and conditions caused by high humidity are also excluded from this warranty.
Like any piece of fine furniture, wood blinds must be dusted regularly. Use an ordinary clean cloth, feather duster or slightly damp cloth for this purpose. Most vacuum cleaners come with a round, soft brush attachment, which can be periodically run over the slats. It is best to clean the slats in the closed position. DO NOT WASH YOUR BLINDS! The wood may absorb water and as a result, warp-age will occur.


Allen & Overy (A&O) senior associate Tamer Bahgat will join as a partner in Ashurst's London banking team, focusing on European high yield.
Bahgat previously worked as part of the high yield bond group at A&O with particular experience in high yield debt offerings across a number of areas.
Natalia Sokolova has also joined the firm, having previously acted as counsel at Linklaters, focusing on high yield and acquisition finance at the magic circle firm.
Prior to this Sokolova worked as a partner for six years at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.
Ashurst global co-head of finance Helen Burton said these hires reflect the firm's ambition and commitment to further strengthen its high yield offering.
According to data from The Lawyer, the firm's current banking and finance partner headcount amounts to 85, with the majority of partners spread across London, New York and Sydney – 29, 13 and 15 partners respectively.
These additions come after Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer recently confirmed the hire of a five-partner corporate and finance team from Ashurst's Paris office.
Ashurst has had a tumultuous year in Europe, closing its office in Rome in order to focus purely on its Milan base last summer. It also shut down in Sweden after all its lawyers joined local firm Hamilton.


Creating warmth and balance, that's what this toddy is all about. A facial steam, a soothing beverage that tastes floral, herbal, honeyed -- perfect for the changing light. For our first recipe on this new site, we wanted to offer you something reviving, a small resurrection in a cup. It's an example of the sort of healthy and seasonal cocktail we'll share each month in our column for Organic Life Magazine.
We like to make this as a "shim" -- a low-proof relaxer, with just a splash of gin. You get plenty of rose flavor that way, along with the aroma of fresh herbs and juniper. Too much gin, and you lose the flower power. With its deeply aromatic character, St. George Botanivore Gin is our spirit of choice here. We've tried all three of the company's gins, and they're stunning. This one is fresh. Think: meadow light. Imagine: layers of bay laurel, bergamot, and juniper. Plus cardamom and citrus. If you don't have a bottle of Botanivore in your cupboard, don't fret. Experiment.
Rose petals are one of our favorite ingredients. They're popping with vitamin C and full of antioxidants. Look for organic dried rose petals (our source is Mountain Rose), and try dropping in a complementary accent, like cardamom. It adds a twinge of exotic sweetness. You could also enliven this cup with chamomile blossoms, a few fresh rosemary needles, or some crushed pink peppercorns.
A toddy is any combination of hot water, spirits, spice, and sweetness. This recipe is one of our favorite versions. What's yours?
A traditional toddy is made with whiskey or rum, tea, lemon, honey, and spices (cinnamon and cloves). Because the flavors are so delicate here, we found that lemon was overwhelming. So was lime. Simplicity is best. Serve this toddy in the evening or afternoon with amaretti cookies or macarons. For more on brewing rose petals, check out The Kitchn.com.
Steep the rose petals in hot water for 3 to 4 minutes, then strain into a warm cup. Stir in honey and gin. Note: you can use a tea bag or strainer, but we love to to let herbs flow loosely. Then we strain.


Summer is on the way and in this season many of us face skin problems especially those stubborn acne scars. But to get rid of naturally without investing much money for that there are some home ingredients are very useful. Let's check them out.
I realize it will sting a bit yet onion works ponder for skin break out and its scars. Onion is rich in bioflavonoids that are known to fundamentally diminish the presence of scars, aggravation, redness, and soreness.
Coconut oil is another astounding fixing that works like enchantment for skin inflammation scars. The high amount of omega unsaturated fats infiltrate and saturate the skin and tenderly treat scars. In any case, applying a lot of coconut oil can make the skin breakout.
Aloe Vera is known to have mending and saturating properties that can lessen the swelling and redness of a scar and normally lights up the skin. You should simply rub a leaf of aloe vera and foam the scar with its gel. Ensure you spread your face with a saran wrap. Keep it for 10 minutes and wash off with tepid water.
Turmeric is another incredible home element for treating skin inflammation scars as it contains curcumin, a compound with cell reinforcement and mitigating properties that can diminish the abundance development of melanin and results in pigmentation of scars.
Lemon gets its recuperating properties from the alpha hydroxy acids present in it that fill in as a characteristic blanching operator and makes your skin delicate to daylight, giving your scar a battling shot.
Applying shea spread all the time won't just saturate your skin yet will give every one of those basic supplements to it that is required to mend separated or scarred skin.


This Filipino-style meatloaf is a must-try!
Served during special occasions, this Marikina-style meatloaf is made with pork, hard-boiled eggs, red bell pepper strips, and chorizo and is usually shaped using a llanera (oval baking pan).
In a pre-heated medium-sized pan with oil, saute garlic, onions and tomatoes.
Add pork, luncheon meat, pickles, raisins, soy sauce, and salt. Mix well and cook for about 10-15 minutes.
Drain, let it cool and set aside.
In a big bowl, add the meat mixture. Add eggs and flour. Blend well.
Prepare the llaneras (baking pans): spread margarine, lay down sliced hardboiled eggs and bell pepper. Add the meat mixture.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and steam for 1 hour on low heat. Remove from llanera and serve.


The web is different from print. All Web users demand information and action instantly.
'Metadata' is extra information that you can supply about your web content. Metadata will not be shown by default on the screen but can be inspected by users if they choose to and is indexed by search engines to make your content easier to find.
Aim for about 50% of a printed document.
Modify all technical jargon, colloquiums, slang, organisation or department speak into everyday language.
NB: Almost every book on writing effective English provides a section that explains the importance of avoiding the passive voice. There are also a multitude of websites that can help.
Use 'you' and 'we' wherever possible.
'Come into possession of' becomes 'Get', 'Unostentatious' becomes 'Simple', etc.
Try to keep below 21 words.
Try to keep below 65 words.
Unless the acronym is known to be a well known one for your target audience.
This may be the same as the main heading used for the page.
Keywords: These should be a list of key words and phrases that relate to the specific content itself and the general type of content it is. You may want to look at similar pages to get a feel for they keywords. View the source of the web page (usually view -> source) and look for - mEtA name="keywords" - following that should be a list of the key words and phrases used.
Essential: Do not just mirror printed documents or brochures on the website - the content must match the medium. The web is different from print and people interact with it differently.
A decision was made by Tom.
The professor submitted a paper.
A paper was submitted by the professor.
The girls will eat the apples.
The apples will be eaten by the girls.
Hints and tips on how to produce good web-specific content. Part of content accessibility guidance for designers.
accessibility, content, design, web, web pages, advice, guidance, guidelines, web content, web specific, metadata, acronym, abbreviations.


Very comfortable gulet with 4 extremely spacious cabins each with a shower and toilet (shower cubicles at every bathroom). The toilets are electrical flush toilets. Fully air-conditioned. 2 cabins with one double bed. 2 of the cabins with separate lower single beds (twin). Large salon with dining facilities and bar. Fully equipped separate galley. Very spacious sun deck with sun mattresses. Cushioned aft deck outdoor dining facilities. Separate crew quarters with their own shower/wc.
Marine Air-conditioning and Heating System at every cabin with individual control, Sun Mattresses, Sun Awnings, Deck Chairs, Sea Ladder, Deep Freezer, Refrigerator, Ice Cube Maker, Washing Machine, Onan Power Generators, Water Maker, Hot Water System, Mobile Telephone, Navigation Equipment, GPS, Sonar, Radar, Holding and Septic Tanks, Roller Furling Head Sail.


Pictured, from left, Parks and Recreation Director Patty Brosius; Alderman-at-Large Robert Pecoraro; Department of Public Works Superintendent Mark Zellner; Senior Forester with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Patrick Marren; Alderman-at-Large Austin Tylec; and North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur Pappas.
City of North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas has announced the Arbor Day Foundation has once again named the City of North Tonawanda "2017 Tree City USA" in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters.
To commemorate this honor, Pappas gathered with Department of Public Works Superintendent Mark Zellner, Parks and Recreation Director Patty Brosius and Aldermen Robert Pecoraro and Austin Tylec at 9 a.m. on Arbor Day, Friday, April 27, in Raymond Klimek Veterans Park, 700 River Road. A new tree was planted by the Department of Youth, Recreation and Parks and a proclamation was read by Pappas.
Patrick Marren, senior forester with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, attended the celebration to present the city with its "Tree City USA" flag and designation certificate.
"North Tonawanda is proud to be a community that makes the planting and care of trees a priority. Trees bring shade to our homes and beauty to our neighborhoods, along with numerous economic, social and environmental benefits," Pappas said.


text:
Nederland is een van de landen die deelnam aan de Paralympische Winterspelen 2002 in het Amerikaanse Salt Lake City.

Medailleoverzicht

Deelnemers en resultaten
 (m) = mannen, (v) = vrouwen

Alpineskiën

Biatlon

Langlaufen

Land op de Paralympische Winterspelen 2002
2002

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Home | Resource Guides | Tech Tips | Network Administration | Hardware | Certification
Hardware › Optical Drives (CDRW, DVD, etc)
Hardware / Optical Drives (CDRW, DVD, etc)
Blu-ray or HD DVD? Some HP customers won't have to choose
HP is planning to offer a hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive for some of its build-to-order this week. An HP representative told that the new options will be available this Wednesday for select PCs through its online store, such as the Pavilion Media Center m8019y and d4890y.
The drive included in the machines will be the LG Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc Rewriter and HD DVD-ROM Drive (GGW-H10N).
The drive will not only be able to read both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, be able to write to both single- and double-layer Blu-ray discs at 2x. It will not be able to write to HD DVD discs, however. Other upgrade options that HP plans to add on Wednesday include a cable tuner, graphics cards, and machines with Intel Quad-core processors (Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600).
The move will make HP among the first major computer makers to offer its consumers the option of adding a hybrid HD optical drive to a build-to-order machine. Alienware offers the option of adding a Blu-ray drive for $860, and Dell offers Blu-ray drives in some of its machines (albeit not as build-to-order options), but Apple offers no such HD option as of yet.
In 2004, HP pledged its allegiance to Blu-ray technology, but in 2005, the company announced that it would support HD DVD, and offered HD DVD drives in some of its desktops and laptops. Offering a hybrid drive will take the burden off of customers to commit to one format or another in the HD wars, but at what price? The answer to that is unknown, although some estimates have said that the optical drive will add between $500 and $1,200 onto the cost of the machine (the $1,200 number appears to be based on LG's standalone version of the player). The base prices for the Pavilion Media Centers m8019y and d4890y will be $929.99 and $949.99, respectively.
Will many of HP's customers go for the convenience of both Blu-ray and HD DVD in one optical slot for the cost of a middle-of-the-road PC? At between $500 and $1,000 a pop, probably not a whole lot of them.
Author: Jacqui Cheng
Source: Ars Technica
Latest articles in this category
False starts in race to future of DVDs
NEC ND-3540A Real Speed Test
First Blu-ray Movies Due June 20
If you're an experienced IT professional and would like to share your expertise with other Setup32.com readers, why not submit a new article to our Hardware area?
Check out these great practice exams
Pass your MCSE certification exams with EasyCert - the most realistic exam simulations available today! Click the links bellow for free MCSE demos.
Contact Us | Authors | Subject Index | RSS Feeds
Copyright ©2007 Setup32.com


text:
Home›Resources
Quick tips to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19
During the pandemic, staff may need to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). This could be frightening for a person with dementia as they may not recognise the carers or care staff they are familiar with.
These quick tips look at some ways care staff can reduce the risk of infection while keeping the person with dementia, and staff, safe while maintaining wellbeing.
Dementia Support UK | Copyright 2020 | Privacy Policy | Contact us
2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges. We have also heard incredible stories of the work of care staff in their support of older people. We have been very proud to have contributed to this endeavour through Dementia Support UK, which was funded by Innovate UK and HammondCare.
From 2021, HammondCare will be launching Dementia Support UK as a subscription service. If you would like to know more about how your organisation can use this new service, which will include support for individuals and staff teams, and a brand new Dementia Support UK app, please complete the form below and we will be in touch shortly.
HammondCare is committed to ensuring that your privacy is respected and protected. Our Privacy Notice sets out how we protect, use and store your personal data. The personal details that you provide to us in connection with Dementia Support UK will be used for the limited purpose of delivering this service in accordance with our Privacy Notice.


text:
Monforts ready to lunch wide width stenter
German machinery maker Monforts is about to launch the wide width Montex XXL stenter. The system comprises a compact, air-to-air heat exchanger, which is installed within the roof structure of the stenter. The heat exchanger uses energy from the exhaust gas to preheat up to 60 per cent of the incoming fresh air entering the stenter. Depending on production conditions, this provides energy savings of 10 to 35 per cent.
An integrated heat recovery system is fitted as standard on all new Montex stenters. The stenter has been specifically designed to meet the demands of technical textile and nonwoven industries, such as geotextiles, for finishing wider width fleece and fabrics. It is also equipped with the Monforts Twin Air system for individual adjustment of lower and upper nozzle pressures. For heavier weight fabrics, a supporting belt can be fitted between the upper and lower nozzles of the stenter for mark-free fabric transport through the stenter.
The nozzles for wide width working have been computer-designed and are said to ensure the best even temperature distribution and the highest homogeneous airflow over the full width.
Monforts has been a German textile machinery manufacturer since 1884. The manufacturer is known as an industry leader in continuous dyeing and textile finishing.


The Z axis hand wheel on my B&S 2B surface grinder is only graduated in 1/2 thousands and rather than guesstimating on 10ths I found myself mounting my mag base on the column with my tenths indicator. This got old quick. I've got a couple of tenth's indicators I wasn't using so I made up a permanent mount with a fine screw adjust that I can easily/quickly swing in and out and position it when needed.
The 1/2" round rod is out of an old dot matrix printer that was scrapped out. I made it fairly heavy because when measuring 10ths you want a very rigid setup. I basically copied the design used on my vernier height gauge. The large dial Mitutoyo tenths indicator is accurate, very easy to see/read and has some decent travel.
Might be a good idea to get a dust boot on the indicator plunger.
Good suggestion. I'll most likely keep the indicator up high and drop a plastic bag over it where it will stay most of the time until needed. I only need it for fine moves.
Either that, or make it easily removable. I remember that surface grinders were notoriously dirty/gritty.


You can have a horrible pregnancy, or you can feel great the entire time. If you take good care of yourself you will increase your chances for having an easy and enjoyable pregnancy. Use the tips in this article to raise the odds in your favor for feeling great during your pregnancy.
There are many herbs to stay away from while pregnant. While many people would not normally use these herbs, there are some quite common ones that are used in cooking that should not be consumed in large amounts. Rosemary, parsley, sage and turmeric, are some common cooking spices that should be avoided in large amounts.
Buy new shoes. As your pregnancy progresses, the extra weight will throw off your center of gravity, putting additional pressure on your feet. This can cause both fluid retention and flat feet. Purchase some comfortable shoes that give you good support; they will alleviate some of the previously mentioned concerns.
Brush and floss your teeth daily while pregnant. This is, of course, an important tip to follow even when not pregnant. It becomes even more important during pregnancy. Pregnancy can make a woman prone to greater problems related to gingivitis and gum disease. Not taking proper care of your teeth can escalate these problems. Brushing and flossing twice a day will help to alleviate them.
Do kegel exercises. These inconspicuous exercises can be done anywhere, at work, in the car, or on the couch while you're watching TV. Do sets of 10, holding for 3 seconds each. Done regularly, these exercises will strengthen your pelvic floor and make your delivery easier. They can also help with incontinence problems.
Make sure to eat foods high in iron or take an iron supplement when you are pregnant. The volume of blood goes up when a woman is pregnant and in order to meet this demand, the body needs more iron. It is also helpful in the unborn baby's development and for its placenta.
Avoid exercises that involve lying on your back or lifting overhead. You could end up doing damage to yourself or the baby so it is safer to avoid them. Try to do all of your exercises in a position where you are supported. Modify workouts to allow you to sit down or hold on to something for safety.
If you are planning on getting pregnant in the future, start exercising now! Women who exercise regularly both before and during their pregnancy have a lower chance of complications related to pregnancy and are more likely to have a shorter labor. Regular exercise additionally reduces your risk of miscarrying.
No one wants to make pregnancy any harder than it has to be. Take the advice that this article has given you, and make your pregnancy the best it can be. Refer to this article often, and share it with your partner so that they can be fully supportive of everything you are doing.


text:
Driver shortage could impede deliveries in the lead up to Christmas peak
The trade association that represents companies responsible for handling much of the UK's visible trade is warning that a severe shortage of HGV drivers could wreak havoc with deliveries in the lead up to the Christmas peak.
Whilst members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) tend to be truck hirers, rather than operators, they report that the difficulties being caused by the shortage of HGV drivers is being compounded by an earlier-then-expected peak season with higher-than-forecast volumes of container and trailer imports.
BIFA also says that implementation of new HGV driver regulations in early September – the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) – has also contributed to a driver shortage already present within the logistics and distribution sector, and caused by a lack of new entrants.
BIFA Director General, Robert Keen says: "Our members' freight forwarding services deliver container and trailer imports from ports to distribution centres across the UK. Those members report significantly increased waiting times for an available vehicle, much higher costs from haulage companies and surcharges from some shipping lines.
"New HGV drivers are urgently required in the UK logistics business to help alleviate the problems caused by the current shortage, which is leading to significant pressures on logistics costs.
"BIFA has noted that the growing problem of UK HGV driver shortages has been taken up by an MP, former haulier Andrew Bridgen, and shares his opinion that there needs to be some sort of incentivisation to encourage more individuals to train to become HGV drivers.
"This issue is similar to the recent passport crisis – not how many have been processed, but what the shortfall is and what can be done to alleviate that shortfall."


text:
Giving Acinetobacter baumannii a choice: death by phage or death by antibiotic
Bacteriophages are versatile allies in our fight against the postantibiotic era
Fernando Gordillo Altamirano
PhD Student, Monash University
Acinetobacter baumannii is a wicked foe. Known for its resilience against desiccation, nutrient depletion and disinfectants, A. baumannii is difficult to eradicate once it has established itself in healthcare facilities (1). Infamous for its ability to escape the action of many antibiotics, A. baumannii poses a formidable challenge to clinicians caring for the patients it infects (2). The World Health Organization recognizes this threat and recently named A. baumannii a critical priority for research and development of new antimicrobials (3). In our paper "Bacteriophage-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii are resensitized to antimicrobials", we demonstrate that phages can help us give a second wind to the antibiotics we already have.
The idea behind this project was sparked after the close involvement that senior author, Jeremy Barr—now lab head at the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Australia—, had with the first clinical case of successful phage therapy against a systemic A. baumannii infection reported in the United States (4, 5). After successive administration of phage cocktails, the team made three seemingly unrelated observations. First, the patient's A. baumannii isolate had become resistant to the phage cocktail. Second, it had lost its resistance against the antibiotic minocycline. Third, it had apparently lost its polysaccharide capsule. Could these phenomena be related? And if so, how? That was our starting point.
To put the pieces of the puzzle together, we used two phylogenetically distant, clinical strains of A. baumannii and two different bacteriophages isolated from raw sewage. Let the record show that my love of Microbiology was often put to the test when working with samples of raw sewage that had been incubated overnight with nutrient-rich media. Let it also reflect my apologies for the many times the smell of the sewage cocktails forced co-workers out of the lab space. Phage isolation can be an arduous task, and I seemingly started the trend in our lab of naming phages after the people who isolate them, as a reward. Our article depicts phages øFG02 (Fernando Gordillo) and øCO01 (Cody Oliveira).
Image. Bacteriophages in our study and their proud discoverers. øFG02 with Fernando Gordillo Altamirano (left), and øCO01 with Cody Oliveira (right). Transmission electron microscopy images by Denis Korneev.
We discovered that our phages use the capsule polysaccharides of A. baumannii as their primary receptor. We reached this conclusion after observing that 1) in an effort to escape killing by our phages, the A. baumannii strains evolved into an unencapsulated form; 2) these phage-resistant mutants contained loss-of-function mutations in genes responsible for capsule production; 3) this phenotype was recapitulated when we knocked out the genes from the wild type strains; and 4) our phages could not attach to these mutants. What seems like a straight-forward process was in fact the most challenging step in our study. We found A. baumannii notoriously difficult to genetically manipulate, and multiple attempts at transformation—natural, chemical, and by electroporation—were unsuccessful. We still attribute our successful attempts to strokes of luck, and the sheer perseverance of co-authors John Forsyth and Ruzeen Patwa.
Image. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs of wild type (left) and phage-resistant (right) Acinetobacter baumannii. Note the complex polysaccharide capsule of the wild type, which disappears in the phage-resistant cell. We demonstrated that phages øFG02 and øCO01 use that capsule as their receptor. Unencapsulated, phage-resistant A. baumannii is resensitized to antimicrobials. Photo credit: Denis Korneev.
The bacterial capsule is a major virulence factor for A. baumannii, protecting it against the immune system and reducing the permeability to antibiotics (6). In fact, we hypothesize that the thick capsule of our wild type strains also played a role in their very low efficiency of transformation. In any case, we were thrilled to realize that the capsule-deficient, phage-resistant A. baumannii became resensitized to the human complement system and suffered reductions in the minimum inhibitory concentrations of seven antibiotics, primarily beta-lactams, but also minocycline. Our phages had forced A. baumannii into a dilemma: death by phage or death by antibiotic. Our findings highlight the importance of identifying the receptor used by any phage to be used therapeutically; they also inspired a perspectives article where we reflect on this topic (7).
Just in the last decade, similar interplay between mechanisms of phage-resistance and bacterial fitness have been elucidated for threatening pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (8), Enterococcus faecalis (9), Staphylococcus aureus (10), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (11). We are excited to have added A. baumannii to a list that underscores the multifaceted potential of phage therapy in our fight against the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Mortensen BL, Skaar EP. Host-microbe interactions that shape the pathogenesis of Acinetobacter baumannii. Cell Microbiol. 2012;14:1336-44.
Peleg AY, Seifert H, Paterson DL. Acinetobacter baumannii: emergence of a successful pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008;21:538-82.
World Health Organization. Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics [internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017 p. 5. Available from: https://www.who.int/medicines/publications/global-priority-list-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria/en/
Schooley RT, Biswas B, Gill JJ, Hernandez-Morales A, Lancaster J, Lessor L, et al. Development and use of personalized bacteriophage-based therapeutic cocktails to treat a patient with a disseminated resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017;61: e00954-17.
Strathdee S, Patterson T, Barker T. The perfect predator: a scientist's race to save her husband from a deadly superbug: a memoir. Hachette Books; 2019.
Singh JK, Adams FG, Brown MH. Diversity and function of capsular polysaccharide in Acinetobacter baumannii. Front Microbiol. 2019;9:3301.
Gordillo Altamirano FL, Barr JJ. Unlocking the next generation of phage therapy: the key is in the receptors. Curr Op Biotechnol. 2021;68:115-23.
Chan BK, Sistrom M, Wertz JE, Kortright KE, Narayan D, Turner PE. Phage selection restores antibiotic sensitivity in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sci Rep. 2016;6:26717.
Chatterjee A, Johnson CN, Luong P, Hullahalli K, McBride SW, Schubert AM, et al. Bacteriophage resistance alters antibiotic-mediated intestinal expansion of Enterococci. Infect Immun. 2019;87:e00085-19.
Capparelli R, Nocerino N, Lanzetta R, Silipo A, Amoresano A, Giangrande C, et al. Bacteriophage-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutant confers broad immunity against staphylococcal infection in mice. PLoS One. 2010;5:e11720.
Discovering a new ACE2 isoform; rallying to understand SARS-CoV-2 infection
Back to Contributor
A nuclear enterprise drives immune evasion


The Southern Tablelands 4WD Club Inc is based in Canberra and is the largest 4WD club in the region. The club was established in 1976. We have about 450 members, and the club's activities cater for traditional (high clearance) 4 wheel drive vehicles.
Improving driver skills through training is an important aim of our club, and we offer a range of driver education courses at basic and advanced levels. Basic training for novices is a prerequisite for participation in most club trips, while the advanced training is recommended for drivers when they have gained more experience and want to develop competence and confidence in negotiating more challenging terrain.
driver and the various modules and accessories available.
In accordance with our Constitution, notice is hereby given that the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Southern Tablelands Four Wheel Drive Club Inc will take place at 7:30PM on Tuesday 12th March 2019 at the Deakin Sports Club, 3 Grose Street, Deakin.
Members can view and download relevant documents by logging into the members website and navigating to Members > 2019 AGM.
It was not all work - a driver has to eat you know!
How could you not enjoy camping here?
The club owns a 770 hectare bush property in a picturesque valley near Bredbo, about 65 kms south of Canberra. This property has been developed for driver training, camping, and club social activities. Club members and their families have year-round access to this facility for anything from day trips to extended periods.
We run a range of trips throughout the year, including one-day or weekend trips to the Brindabellas, Snowy Mountains, the south coast and the central highlands, through to longer trips to the Victorian high country, Cape York, Simpson Desert, or the Kimberley. These trips, together with a range of social events, are all planned to provide club members with safe, enjoyable and rewarding recreational experiences. We encourage family involvement in all Club functions including Basic Driver training.
Banner photos: The current banner photos Fraser Island 2018 Trip were provided by Scott Broadhead. Submit yours to information@st4wdc.com.au.


Stephen Minister Leader monthly meetings are held on second Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2.
10:30 a.m. in Room 1 - Stephen Ministry Support meeting for Stephen Ministers. Held the second Wednesday of each month.
Men's Quartet practice will be held on Feb. 13, from 1 - 3 pm in the Choir Room.


text:
David McPhie Elected Partner
Irell & Manella LLP has elected David McPhie to partner. McPhie, who is resident in the firm's Newport Beach office, specializes in counseling and litigation in complex intellectual property matters.
McPhie has represented a diverse array of clients in intellectual property litigation at both the trial and appellate stage, and he has counseled clients in patent, trademark and copyright matters. He was part of the successful trial team in Ultratech Stepper v. ASML, which the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals recognized as one of the top 10 defense verdicts of 2005. More recently, McPhie represented Novellus Systems, Inc. in a trial victory in Santa Clara County Superior Court where the jury returned a unanimous defense verdict rejecting the plaintiff's claim for approximately $200 million in damages. He has also prosecuted multiple successful reexamination proceedings before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Recognized in the legal community for his work, McPhie has been named a "Rising Star" in intellectual property litigation by Super Lawyers magazine.
McPhie earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2003, where he graduated in the top 10 percent of his class and served as an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. He received his A.B. degree magna cum laude in physics from Harvard College. From 2003 to 2004, McPhie served as a law clerk to current Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. who was then sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
For more information on McPhie, please click here.


OMG. I love, love, LOVE this store! What an absolutely amazing collection of Indian and western wear. This is not your typical designer store. They have very few typical anarkali suits. Ok, let me not jump the gun. I'll take you through the store, one step at a time (literally).
Walk in and you're welcomed with a large number of beautiful stoles in pastel shades and unique designs. It's apparently made by a woman called "the stole lady" because that's all that she makes and she makes them really well. She's supposed to be famous, but you know me…so clueless about these things! Anyway, they are priced reasonably – INR 1500 for a stole. So I said, I'll take one please. I'm going to use it as a dupatta. But be careful about which stole you buy for dupatta use. Some of them don't fall as well, so you need to put it on yourself the way you'd drape a dupatta and then see if it will work well. Otherwise, you can always use these as stoles.
Next up are suits on the right, and western wear on the left. They have a lot of Chanderi suits, and they are simple yet elegant pieces. The only downside is the price. It's really expensive for such simple suits, but you can't deny that the tailoring is impeccable and the designs won't be easy to find. I fell in love with one of the suits, but it's INR 15,000 (after requesting for a discount). Not worth it for such a simple design, but it's exquisite. And yes, you should definitely ask them for a discount on anything you pick up. Chances are, they will reduce the price on these expensive items.
They also have accessories fit for a bride – such as maang tikas, payals and earrings. My mother went gaga over them, and I had to agree with her. The designs were pretty.
And yes, they make lehengas as well. Although they had very few on display, ask them to show you pictures. They showed me one very simple but pretty sangeet lehenga they had made for someone – INR 23,000. That's not bad for a designer-wear lehenga! The designers are showing at Lake India Fashion Week at the moment. And no, other lehengas are not priced similarly. They also have the over 1 lakh variety, so it depends on your taste and requirements.
The western wear collection is fun and fresh. I bought a blue party top from here which is a very different design. They're making it in my size, so I don't have any pictures to put up yet. And they have lots of party tops, full-length dresses/gowns and even jumpsuits!
Why so many Price on Request tags?
The only annoying thing about the store was that a lot of the pieces said "Price on Request". This is the first store I've ever visited that had that written on tags. And honestly, I never understood the concept. Will you look at what I'm wearing and decide the price accordingly? Not amused by this.
I bought this anarkali as part of my trousseau! It was reasonable – around 9k or 11k.
A white chanderi suit with a light golden yolk & mint green border – I fell in love with this while trousseau shopping, but it was too expensive so didn't buy it. Still lusting after it though!
The store was overall a great find, albeit on the pricey side. But most of their designs are very wearable, so you can justify the price to yourself by considering the large number of times you'll probably use the outfit. You can find more about Aumbre on their facebook page.
Edit: I eventually found my sangeet lehenga at Aumbre (read the post here)! So you can imagine how much more I love this store now. And they do have atleast some reasonably priced Indian wear.
Next up – the last of the four-post series on beautiful designer wear stores in Hauz Khas Village. Can you guess the name of the multi-designer store?
You can find part 1 on Rewaz by Dolly J here and Part 2 on Ogaan here. Part 4 on Ole Couture can be read here. For a detailed map on HKV, go here.
Starting INR 2500. One pretty shirt was INR 5000. Basically, expensive!
Saw some of your designs on your website. They are really nice! When are you planning on opening your Shahpurjat store?
on this Eid that would be 18th to 20th of this month.
Great. Will check in with your facebook page and visit the store as soon as it opens! Hope to find atleast some affordable pieces of clothing for us laymen?
Today was my first ever visit to HKV and i i read all your HKV entries on the blog before going there. 🙂 I was really looking forward to my visit to Aumbre but unfortunately i didn't end up finding any good piece for my trousseau. Their collection didn't seem fresh to me and the western wear collection was very limited ! Don't know if i was being picky or they really didn't have any good pieces in their collection.
Hi Bhavna! The store is getting a fresh new collection early September. I also went there recently and saw only 2-3 things I liked, so am sure u will find better stuff if u visit again in sept.


text:
[](https://supportukrainenow.org)

# viewport-utility

[![Software License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](LICENSE.md)
[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/spatie/viewport-utility.svg?style=flat-square)](https://travis-ci.org/spatie/viewport-utility)
[![Code Climate](https://img.shields.io/codeclimate/github/spatie/viewport-utility.svg?style=flat-square)](https://img.shields.io/codeclimate/github/spatie/viewport-utility.svg)
[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/viewport-utility.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/viewport-utility)

**Viewport-utility** watches the browser and updates DOM classes and JS properties for easy access in your script or stylesheet.
It also provides some simple functions to control scroll behaviour and a fallback for vh units in older browsers.

## Support us

[](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/viewport-utility)

We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us).

We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards).

## Postcardware

You're free to use this package (it's [MIT-licensed](LICENSE.md)), but if it makes it to your production environment you are required to send us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.

Our address is: Spatie, Kruikstraat 22, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium.

The best postcards will get published on the open source page on our website.

## Installation

``` bash
$ npm i viewport-utility
```

## Demo

There is a small [demo page](https://spatie.github.io/viewport-utility).

### Usage
``` js

var viewport = require("viewport-utility").init({})

```

### Options

You can change these before `init()`, or pass an object in `init(options)`.

All config values can be overwritten by data-attributes on the root element.

``` js

    root: $('[data-viewport]'), // Typically on the HTML element
    toolbar: $('[data-viewport-toolbar]'), // When scrolling to an offset, take element into account
    vhItems: $('[data-viewport-vh]'), // Fix vh units for older browsers & iOS7
    scrollLinks: $('[data-viewport-scroll]'), // Scroll to anchor in href
    classPrefix: '$viewport-',
    lang: 'en', // Set by lang-attribute on root element
    // Default config
    config: {
        scrollOffset: 0,  // Add some space when scrolling to an offset
        small: 768, // Breakpoint
        start: 0, // Top margin before viewport is 'started'
        end: 0, // Bottom margin before viewport is 'ended'
    },

```

### Properties

Following properties are updated, and can be usefull in your app code.

``` js

// Properties
height: 0,
width: 0,
start: 0, // Beginning of viewport relative to document
end: 0, // End of viewport relative to document
state: {
    scrollDisabled : false,
    small: false,
    large: false,
    scrolling: false,
    started: false,
    ended: false,
    loaded: false,
},
orientation: {
    portrait: false,
    landscape: false
},
direction: {
    down: false,
    up: false
}

```

### Functions
``` js

disableScroll() // on the root element
enableScroll()
init(options) // init module with options
isTopInView(target) // yes or no for offset or $element
scrollTo(target, whenInView) // scroll to offset, selector or $element, also to elements that are visible already (default:true)
scrollToHash() // scroll to hash in url, typically on page load
update() // update handlers and module

```

### CSS

Classes you can use in Sass.
Default setting is `classPrefix: '$viewport-'`.

``` css

.\$viewport-loading{}
.\$viewport-loaded{}
.\$viewport-orientation-portrait{}
.\$viewport-orientation-landscape{}
.\$viewport-direction-down{}
.\$viewport-direction-up{}
.\$viewport-small{}
.\$viewport-large{}
.\$viewport-started{}
.\$viewport-ended{}
.\$viewport-scrolling{}
.\$viewport-scroll-disabled{}

```

### DOM

Data-attributes on root element will override the js options.
The `$viewport-loading` class will be removed on page load.

```html
<html data-viewport
      data-viewport-small="900"
      data-viewport-start="100"
      data-viewport-end="100"
      data-viewport-scrolloffset="50"
      class="$viewport-loading">
```

Default html needed when you don't override options:

```html
<div data-viewport-toolbar>When using scroll functions: don't scroll under me</div>
...
<a data-viewport-scroll href="#">Scroll to top</a>
<a data-viewport-scroll=true href="#anchor">Scroll to anchor</a>
<a data-viewport-scroll=false href="#anchor">Scroll to anchor, only if out of view</a>
...
<div data-viewport-vh="50">Half page for iOS7</div>
```

## Change log

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

## Contributing

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email willem@spatie.be instead of using the issue tracker.

## Credits

- [Willem Van Bockstal](https://github.com/willemvb)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

## About Spatie
Spatie is webdesign agency in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource).

## License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Sainik School admission: Applications to be issued till Nov 30
The entrance examination for admission to Grades VI and IX at Sainik School, Amaravathinagar at Udumalpet in Tirupur District for the academic year 2018-19 will be held on January 7.
Only boys aged between 10 and 11 years as on July 1 2018 (born between July 2, 2007 and July 1, 2008) are eligible for admission to Grade VI and boys aged between 13 and 14 years as on July 1, 2018 (born between July 2, 2004 and July 1, 2005) and studying in VIII std in a recognized school are eligible for admission to Grade IX, an official release said on Friday.
However for Grade VI, boys can write in English, Tamil, Hindi and other regional languages.
Exam Centres: For Class IX – Udumalapet, Puducherry and Chennai (English only) and for Class VI – Amaravathinagar and Puducherry (for Grade VI boys opting for examination in Tamil will appear in Amaravathinagar only).
Application and prospectus will be available in the school till November 30 at Rs. 400 (General/Defence categories), Rs. 250 (SC/ST categories). For those who wish to obtain the form through post, a demand draft drawn in favour of Principal, Sainik School, Amaravathinagar, (drawn at State Bank of India, Amaravathinagar, branch code 2192) should be submitted at Rs an extra cost of Rs. 50, along with a covering letter mentioning postal address, clear indication of standard to which admission is sought and the category (SC/ST/Defence/General).
Medium of examination should also be indicated for Grade VI.
Applications are also available on net www.sainikschoolamaravathinagar.edu.in. Cost of application should be deposited by DD along with the completed form. Based on the parents income the Governmnent of Tamil Nadu/Ministry of Defence has sanctioned a scholarship upto Rs 50,000 per annum per student, it said.


text:
DTN DIRECTORY GROUPS ISSUES FUNDERS INDIVIDUALS MEDIA ACADEMIA POLITICS ARTS & CULTURE BOOKS JIHAD
INDIVIDUALS VIEW LIST OF ALL INDIVIDUALS
GABRIEL KOLKO Printer Friendly Page
An Ugly Anti-American
By Anders G. Lewis
pro-Marxist historian
Viewed America as a force for evil in the world
Believed that the Cold War was not about Soviet expansionism but an American attempt to promote free trade and corporate profits
Criticized the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as imperialistic, destructive, and self-defeating
Died in May 2014
Gabriel Kolko was born on August 17, 1932 in Paterson, New Jersey. After studying American Social and Economic History at Kent State University (BA, 1954) and the University of Wisconsin (MS, 1955), he earned a Ph.D. At Harvard University in 1962 and proceeded to become a leading historian of the early New Left. He taught for several years at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became active in the Committee to End the War in Vietnam and later participated in a private tribunal that Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre organized to investigate American "war crimes" in Vietnam. Throughout his adult life, Kolko derided America as a nation "intellectually and culturally undeveloped"; "blind to itself -- its past, its present, and its future"; in short, an "evil society."
Kolko first made a name for himself in academic circles for two books, The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History, 1900-1916 (1963) and Railroads and Regulation, 1877-1916 (1965). In the latter book, reports the British newspaper Telegraph: "[H]e challenged the standard view that the so-called'"progressive era' of the early 20th century had been a time when government regulators had cracked down on freewheeling big business. In fact, he argued, it was big business which pressed for, and got, regulation to shield itself from upstart competitors. This policy of 'corporate control of the liberal agenda' had shaped American social, economic and political life ever since."
In the 1960s as well, Kolko introduced a strident and ideological form of history into the academic world. Writing from a Marxist perspective, he helped construct the intellectual edifice of modern academic anti-Americanism, reflexively exculpating America's adversaries while portraying America's past and present in such dark tones as to make the nation repellent and – absent a socialist revolution – beyond redeeming.
After leaving the University of Pennsylvania, Kolko spent a brief period teaching at SUNY-Buffalo. Then, in 1970, he joined the the York University (in Toronto, Canada) history department, where he remained until his retirement in 1992. He developed into one of the most influential historians in American academia, and his books became required reading at many premier colleges and universities.
Kolko authored more than ten books on American history (including two on the origins of the Cold War), a synthesis of American history after 1865, and an overview of the Vietnam War. These books influenced a school of radical historians, including Thomas McCormick, Lloyd Gardner, Walter LaFeber, Robert Buzzanco, and Bruce Cumings. Fellow radical and America-hater Noam Chomsky called Kolko's 1972 book, The Limits of Power, "the most important analytic study of evolving U.S. policy in this period…."
Kolko reciprocated the adulation. In a blurb for Chomsky's 1979 book The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism, Kolko praised the author for having produced a "brilliant, shattering, and convincing account of United States-backed suppression of political and human rights in the Third World." According to Kolko, Chomsky's works should be "obligatory reading for any American seeking to comprehend the role of the United States in the world since 1946."
Like other radical academics, Kolko prided himself on being a political activist, not to say revolutionary. Throughout the Vietnam War, he traveled numerous times to France and to North and South Vietnam, meeting with Communist officials and advising them on how best they could defeat the United States. He also organized aid shipments to the Communists, called upon fellow leftists to wage war against American imperialism, and backed the Communist cause around the world. In May 1971 he pleaded with Americans to send money to a group called "Canadian Aid for Vietnam Civilians" (CAVC), an organization that, according to Kolko, allocated "45 percent of its income each to the NLF [National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam] and North Vietnam" and would help alleviate "the suffering the war [had] inflicted on all the people of Vietnam." In other words, 90 percent of CAVC's money was earmarked for the Communist aggressors.
The starting point for Kolko's work was the idea that America was a totalitarian nation, where the rich ruled and the poor obeyed. The "ruling class," according to Kolko, "defines the essential preconditions and functions of the larger American social order, with its security and continuity as an institution being the political order's central goal in the post-Civil War historical experience."
Kolko contended that the ruling class dominated both the Republican and Democratic parties, which had no significant differences between them that Kolko was able to detect. This theoretical framework is a crib of Karl Marx's attack on "bourgeois democracy," in which the state is just "the executive committee of the ruling class." Republicans and Democrats, Kolko explained, were "inalterably wedded to the desirability of capitalism as a general economic framework." In Kolko's presentation, reform movements like Progressivism and New Deal liberalism, for example, amount to nothing more than efforts to promote "efficiency" in preserving America's totalitarian system.
Kolko asserted that America's unjust political order produces vast riches for only a few -- and poverty and inequality for the majority -- while ensuring that the ruling class became "the final arbiter and beneficiary of the existing structure of American society and politics at home and of United States power in the world."
From this ideological premise, Kolko concluded that the Cold War was not about Soviet expansionism, but rather was an American attempt to promote free trade and corporate profits. In Kolko's writings, the Kremlin's actions played no role in determining U.S. policy. In fact the opposite was the case. Kolko depicted the Truman Doctrine and other American policies as having little concern for defending relatively free societies from the fate of the Kremlin's East European satellites. He viewed them instead as expressions of America's own bid for world economic hegemony. Or, as Kolko put it, the United States set out (during and after World War II) to "restructure the world so that American business could trade, operate, and profit without restrictions everywhere."
According to Kolko, fears that American leaders expressed over Communist expansion in Eastern Europe were merely a cover for the foregoing agenda. Concern over the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia and other Kremlin aggressions, he maintained, were so much Western fantasy and Cold War paranoia. For America's ruling class, said Kolko, the central foreign policy concern "was not the containment of Communism, but rather more directly the extension and expansion of American capitalism according to its new economic power and needs." Notably, Cold War Soviet leaders said exactly the same thing.
In Kolko's calculus, the threat that most troubled American leaders was not the Soviet Union; it was a skeptical Congress, a public that wanted peace, and leftwing movements that supported the Communists' millenarian objectives. But through the use of scare tactics, bribes, and violence, he explained, America's rulers managed to get their way. "It was only the fear of Russia and Communism," wrote Kolko,""a weak and irrelevant argument that the [Truman] administration did not believe … that finally swung" Congress and the American people to support a Cold War crusade in the form of the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and NATO. "The fear of Communism," Kolko wrote in 1976, "was … a well-worn technique of political mobilization at home -- one that was to last with diminishing efficiency after 1963, until our own day."
Kolko dismissed entirely the influence of domestic political pressures and public opinion on American statesmen. In his writing on the early Cold War, he said nothing about such policy-shaping phenomena as "McCarthyism" and the conspiratorial activities of the Communist Party USA or its espionage for the Kremlin.
As a self-identified champion of the oppressed, Kolko detested U.S. Cold War foreign-policy planners as mere servants of the ruling class and portrayed their motives and judgments in the harshest light possible. When he turned his attention to the Kremlin and its Cold War leaders, by contrast, he did an about-face: He portrayed Joseph Stalin and his bloodthirsty henchmen as defensive, diplomatic, and generous. He He also claimed that the Red Army had outperformed the American army during World War II, and that Stalin had even refused to press his military gains on the British or Americans for political advantage.
Kolko argued further that the Nazis had crushed Anglo-American forces with their December 1944 Ardennes offensive despite the Allies' "overwhelming … superiority in arms and men," and that what had saved the U.S. and British was the Red Army. By the time of the Yalta conference in February 1945, he said, "the military prestige of the Russians was never greater" and "the Americans and British there listened with deference and awe as Stalin described the fire power and speed of the Red Army."
The reality of the war in Europe was quite different. In The New Left and the Origins of the Cold War (1973), Robert Maddox points out how Kolko failed to mention that Anglo-American forces actually stopped Hitler's December offensive before the Russian forces began theirs from the east. It is also clear that Allied armies in the west did not share an "overwhelming" superiority of arms and men, and clearly not in the Ardennes. Nazis outnumbered American soldiers three-to-one in the Ardennes and, according to Victor Davis Hanson, "over six-to-one at the initial point of collision." Further, Nazi troops benefited by having four times as many tanks as the Americans, and of better quality as well (the German Panther and Tiger tanks were both superior to the Sherman M4). Despite these odds, and due in no small measure to General Patton's leadership, the Americans beat back the German offensive (the Battle of the Bulge) and inflicted far more casualties on the Germans than they themselves suffered.
Kolko was enamored of the Red Army and never bothered to mention to his readers the hell that took place in its wake as it occupied the nations of millions of East Europeans. This was in keeping with Kolko's basic view that blame for the Cold War rested squarely on shoulders of America's expanding commercial empire, and not on the Soviets who actually conquered and then ruled previously-sovereign states.
In Kolko's history, Stalin himself was only secondarily a Communist. He was primarily a pragmatist and, even more endearingly (and unlike American leaders), a man with a "tolerant sense of humor" who appreciated "flexibility and subtlety" on policy matters. Kolko wrote of the period in which the Kremlin absorbed the East European states behind an Iron Curtain as a time when "the dominant theme in Soviet proclamations on international affairs …was the possibility and likelihood of coexistence and peace between Russia and the West."
In The Politics of War and The Limits of Power, which cover this time period, Stalin's historically unprecedented crimes are completely absent from Kolko's narrative. These books have nothing to say about Stalin's purges, the horrific cost of collectivization, the Gulag, Stalin's control over the press, and the constant jailing and killing of dissidents or the influences of these developments on historical events.
In a 1990 epilogue to The Politics of War, Kolko admitted what he had previously denied -- that Soviet troops "were indeed responsible for the Katyn Forest liquidations of Polish officers." But he refused to change his basic benevolent interpretation of Stalin, or to alter his assessment that the West's fears of the Soviet Union had been manufactured out of thin air. Recent scholarship, Kolko claimed preposterously, only served to reinforce his original conclusions.
Kolko's apologist history extended to Communist expansion and rule in Eastern Europe, China, and Korea. According to Kolko, Eastern Europeans welcomed their Communist conquerors and the satellite regimes they installed. The Eastern European satellites, he explained, managed to avoid "the crises of war, stagnation, and unemployment that inflicted misery on the working class of the capitalist economies of the West."
In reality, however, the political and economic misery that Soviet rule inflicted on the working classes of Eastern Europe produced revolts in Poland and Hungary and eventually led to the demise of the Soviet system. Moreover, the West Germans had to tax themselves $100 billion after the Berlin Wall came down to bring their Eastern brethren, who had been economically raped by the Soviet system, up to reasonable levels.
Kolko's Asian stories adhered to a similar party line. According to Kolko, Mao and his Communist colleagues created a "people's democracy" and led their followers with "honesty, efficiency, and moderation"; Chinese Communist assemblies were "organized everywhere" as "open forums of criticism"; and Communists "easily forgave opposition if cooperation was forthcoming later." The Chinese Communist army, Kolko added, "did not loot, but grew its own food and worked with the peasants. Its morale was high, its commitment great."
Kolko also believed that Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung led his people as a "Communist and national hero" who instituted much-needed land reform, "introduced a massive education program," and "passed extensive worker welfare decrees in 1946 regulating working hours, vacations, and social insurance."
Kolko's velvet-glove treatment of Communist dictatorships was also evident in his analysis of the Vietnam War. According to Kolko, Comintern agent Ho Chi Minh was the best chance the Vietnamese had to create a just and prosperous society. In Anatomy of a War (1985), Kolko praiseed the Vietnamese Stalinists for their "undogmatic" nature and their genius for "producing brilliant tacticians, above all Ho Chi Minh…." Their "real strength…," he wrote, was their "capacity to relate to the class needs of the majority of the nation." Kolko added that Ho's fellow leaders were "collegial" and "cooperative"; that they were "free of the problems of egoism"; that their "harmony became a fundamental source of the Party's strength"; and that they respected all people and insisted that "nothing could be done to hurt their property.""Hanoi press releases said the same thing.
Kolko conceded that, on occasion, the Vietnamese Communists became a bit too exuberant. He noted, for example, that during North Vietnam's land reform campaign in the 1950s, a few "demoralized cadres" who lacked close supervision killed a few thousand landowners. Regardless, by 1957 "the landless and poor peasants had improved their position radically while even the middle peasantry was able to enlarge its land ownership." Kolko was so taken with Vietnam's Communists that, in The Roots of American Foreign Policy, he argued that "with a better vision of their own future," Americans should "understand their profound debts to liberation movements everywhere and in Vietnam most of all…."
Kolko did not reconsider his Communist sympathies or this rosy picture of Communist rule when the North Vietnamese in 1975 overran South Vietnam, established a dictatorship, executed tens of thousands of "enemies of the people," incarcerated a million political prisoners, and drove two million Vietnamese into exile. Nor did Kolko reconsider his anti-Americanism in 1989 when the East Europeans tore down the Berlin Wall and sent the Red Army home.
Instead, Kolko continued to peddle the Communist worldview while winning accolades from his academic fellow travelers for his political correctness.
Kolko also made contributions to the Left's anti-American historiography of the War on Terror by offering numerous justifications for Islamic violence and hatred towards the West. In Another Century of War? -- published a year after 9/11 -- and in a series of articles written in 2003 and 2004 for Counterpunch magazine, Kolko criticized America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as imperialistic, destructive, and self-defeating.
In Kolko's perspective, blame for 9/11 rested not with al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, but with the United States. American failures abroad, he wrote, had "led desperate men to crash planes into the symbols of American power on September 11." "Suffice it to say," he elaborated, "that the United States' sponsorship … of state terrorism is one of the crucial reasons it now has to confront violence on its own soil. History has come full circle."
Just as Kolko dismissed the idea that Stalin's Russia and Mao's China constituted threats to America, so he rejected the view that the Islamic perpetrators of 9/11 posed any real threat to the modern-day United States. "Whether they are 'terrorists' or 'freedom fighters' depends wholly on one's viewpoint," Kolko argued, "because those seeking to attain political goals fight with what they have: hijacked airplanes and concealed bombs [rather than] B-52s and laser-guided rockets."
In Kolko's later books such as After Socialism (2006), The Age of War (2006), and World in Crisis (2009), he begrudgingly admitted that the socialist cause which he had supported for decades had been a failure, even as he pronounced capitalism an unacceptable alternative: "After Stalin, Mao and Blair," wrote Kolko, "socialism is today irreversibly dead ... but capitalist theories are no less erroneous and irrelevant, and the failure of all concepts, of all stripes, makes the task of reconstructing social thought even more daunting just as our reality makes it even more essential."
Kolko died at his home in Amsterdam on May 19, 2014. He was suffering from a degenerative neurological disorder and chose euthanasia, which was permitted under Dutch law.
Most of this profile is adapted from the article, "The Ugly Anti-American," written by Anders G. Lewis and published by FrontPageMag.com on July 8, 2004.


text:
Phone: 44 (0)1743 246917
Email: nev@stellasix.com
Stella Six
SDC's production of Round And Round The Garden will mark Alan Ayckbourn double milestone
Early bird tickets are now on sale for Shropshire Drama Company's forthcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Round And Round The Garden at Theatre Severn, which takes place from 06 to 09 November and celebrates a double milestone for the playwright.
Set over a weekend in July, the play centres round Annie who has arranged to go away for a respite break from looking after her bedridden mother. In order to facilitate this her brother Reg and his wife Sarah have agreed to take over the care of their mother during her absence. However, the question that intrigues them is whether she is going away solo or with a companion, possibly the local vet Tom who seems to be a regular caller. Brother-in-law Norman turns up bringing mayhem in his wake, and then later his wife Ruth. Chaos and hilarity ensue as Annie's plans unravel, resulting in a memorable few days together but for all the wrong reasons!
Commenting on the play, Rosalind Garrard who is directing the play together with Michèle Rowland-Jones, said: "2019 is the year of Sir Alan's 80th birthday and the 60th anniversary of his first professional production, so we decided to celebrate by staging this play which is one of the three that makes-up his famous Norman Conquests trilogy. Our performance of Bedroom Farce two years ago proved to be a very popular choice with audiences, so we hope this very funny play will have similar appeal. For all who love comedy, this is one not to be missed!"
Performances of Round And Round The Garden start at 7.30pm in the Walker Theatre at Theatre Severn and early bird tickets are £15 up until 01 October. Concessions are available after that for students and block bookings of ten or more people. All other tickets prices are £16.50. To book contact the box office at Theatre Severn – telephone 01743 281281 – or order online at https://theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatson/round-and-round-the-garden.
Pictures: (Courtesy of Shaun Culliss Photography) Members of the Round And Round The Garden cast.
2014 All rights reserved. Stella Six


Kolkata: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, who studied from a Bengali medium school and understands the importance of government-run schools in the life of the millions of children stressed that to bring about a positive change in the lives of the common man the government needs to improve both the standard of government-run schools and healthcare centres, just like China and Japan.
The renowned economist was in Kolkata to release a comprehensive report titled – Primary Education in West Bengal, Scope to Change, brought out by Pratichi Institute in association with Shiksha Alochana, a platform that allows concerned educators from various schools to come forward and discuss their issues and find solutions.
Talking about the condition of the government schools in West Bengal, at present he said, "It is a fact that at present there has been a tremendous improvement in the pupil-teacher ratio in the state, a healthy ratio of 23:1." The professor then pointed out that there is still a scope for betterment by the Mamata Banerjee government for the report clearly states, that despite the PTR improving, there were districts like Malda, Murshidabad and North Dinajpur, where this ratio, even today is not healthy. Similarly, the Nobel Laureate pointed out that despite the funds allotted for the midday meal having bettered, the government could have it further increased. The report notes, that the present allotment made is a little over Rs 4 per child and to make the kids avail a better meal, it could perhaps be increased to Rs 7 per head.
The Trinity College, Cambridge alumni maintained that each student needed to take pride in their school and also be aware of the fact that their voices are also important. "I feel proud that I have studied in a Bengali medium school," he said with an ease, which for sure, will make many think twice, each time they take a dig on students from Bengali or Hindi medium schools.
Sharing the dais with Prof Sen were eminent educationists from the state, including the likes of Sukanta Chaudhuri, Kumar Rana and Sugata Bose among many others.


awesome picture guys.. happy for u bro.. and sis!
Awwe this is awesome!! They have my vote!!!
You guys look so cute! Congratulations!
Congrats to you both and beautiful pic!!!!
This is a beautiful picture. I'm so happy for you. Congratulations on your future ceremony.


This entry was posted	on samedi, février 2nd, 2019 at 22:37	and is filed under Benjamin, Blog, Cadet, Général, Juvénile, Mini, Novice, Récréatif. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.


text:
Q: Why can't I put a condition in update statement? I have a table:
t:([]val:10?100)
And I want to add a column with a cond statement: If value is below 55, just set it  to 55. However the update statement does not work with that:

update newVal:$[val<55;55;val] from
How do I have to change it?
Thanks.

A: Since val is a vector you have to use the vector conditional
update newVal:?[val<55;55;val] from t

By the way, an alternative way of flooring it out at 55 is to use max/or (|)
update val|55 from t

A: I think @terrylynch is perfect. But sometimes when vector condition is too hard to use, you can use a lambda inside q-sql statement as well. And for the reason for using vector condition is simply because a column is a list
q)t
val
---
12
10
1
90
73
90
43
90
84
63
q)update newVal:{$[x<55;55;x]}each val from t
val newVal
----------
12  55
10  55
1   55
90  90
73  73
90  90
43  55
90  90
84  84
63  63
q)update newVal:{x|55}each val from t
val newVal
----------
12  55
10  55
1   55
90  90
73  73
90  90
43  55
90  90
84  84
63  63


All the services offered on the store are online and offsite.
All prices are per hour.
Email Marketing: Send newsletters, design beautiful email campaigns, and keep in touch with your contacts and customers.
Our enterprise mobile application developers have delivered complex apps across domains. We have the right experience to contribute to your mobile success. Our enterprise app developers make mobile application development affordable by offering prices upto 40% lesser than market rates. Contact us today for your app development.
Our CRM gives you a 360-degree view of your complete sales cycle and pipeline. Identify trends, spot opportunities, increase efficiency and reduce costs with the right answers, right now.
Our Digital Asset Management software is the simple, fast, & free way to organize your digital assets. Access Anywhere. Upload your assets wherever your journey might take you. Completely Web Based, Quick and easy to search.
High Performance, Scalable, Intuitive, Feature Rich Websites and E-Commerce Solutions which make a lasting expression on your prospective clients.
Our content management systems give you rapid access to the information and services you need to operate more efficiently, make smarter business decisions and become more competitive.
Hosting Services: Host mission critical applications that do not share resources with other customers. From single server to multi server clusters we have you covered.
Our Learning Management System is a next-generation, responsive training platform that allows organizations to train people, test progress and track performance easily and efficiently. Be it an Educational Institution or a Corporate Environment our system can deliver the best toolds and collaborative environment for all your Online Training needs.
Our School Management System is a multipurpose, comprehensive solution for managing all the activities within any educational Institution. It is the perfect Administrative Tool to manage Educational Institutions and training institutions.
We provide End-to-End Solutions. With expertise in both hardware and software we provide end-to-end solutions to our customers catering to their multifarious needs.
Our Passion is Technology. We consistently develop and incorporate cutting-edge ideas and powerful new technologies.
No Stereotyping. Our Products are designed to focus on your Key problems, challenges and help mitigate risks.
Our ERP is a Modern Software For Smart Businesses. Boost your sales, step up productivity and manage all day-to-day activities. Fully integrated, simple and mobile.
Effective HR Tools to prudently and effectively manage your workforce.
A Project Management software for serious project managers. It covers the complete spectrum of project management tasks from the first idea to the completion of the project. It assists you during project scoping, resource assignment, cost and revenue planning, risk and communication management.
Copyright© 2019 Naib Global IT Consultants. All rights reserved.


The Forge (Registered Charity No 1086461) is committed to protecting your personal information, and being transparent about what information we hold about you. The purpose of this policy is to give a clear explanation of how we collect and use your personal data, and your options regarding the data we store. We use your information in accordance with all applicable laws concerning protection of personal information, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
Post: The Forge, Stanley Education Centre, King Edward VIII Terrace, Shield Row, Co Durham, DH9 0HQ.
Via this website we collect personal information in a number of ways.
Information you give us: For example when you make a donation, or send us an email via this website, we'll store personal information provided such as your name, email address and organisation and we will also keep a record of your donations and contact preferences.
Contract purposes: When you make a donation, you are entering into a contract with us. In order to perform this contract we need to process and store your data. For example, we may need to contact you if there is a problem with your payment.
Legitimate interest: In certain situations we collect and process your personal data for purposes that are in our legitimate organisational interests. However we only do this if there is no overriding prejudice to you by using your personal information this way.
We will only store your personal information for as long as necessary for each process, and you can ask for your information to be deleted at any point by emailing enquiries@intheforge.com.
You have a right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies in this data corrected. Please use the contact details at the start of this policy if you would like to exercise this right.


Sports Themed Area Rugs Bath Rug X Grey White Rugby Striped is part of great design ideas. Sports Themed Area Rugs Bath Rug X Grey White Rugby Striped was created by combining fantastic ideas, interesting arrangements, and follow the current trends in the field of that make you more inspired and give artistic touches. We'd be honored if you can apply some or all of these design in your wedding. believe me, brilliant ideas would be perfect if it can be applied in real and make the people around you amazed!
Sports Themed Area Rugs Bath Rug X Grey White Rugby Striped was posted in October 10, 2018 at 7:33 am. Sports Themed Area Rugs Bath Rug X Grey White Rugby Striped has viewed by 58 users. Click it and download the Sports Themed Area Rugs Bath Rug X Grey White Rugby Striped.
Area Rugs, Sports Themed Area Rugs was posted June 11, 2016 at 11:02 am by uebersee.us . More over Sports Themed Area Rugs has viewed by 3812 visitor.