You either love it or you hate it. If you love asparagus, try growing it.
When the icy frosts of winter have sfully ubsided you can prepare your garden bed for another wonderful late winter/early spring crop: Asparagus, which should be ready for an August/September plant. This is an unusual vegetable that you either hate or love, but actually grow to love as I have. Pan fried Asparagus in butter is definitely a summer fave of mine. Asparagus plants are a low maintenance plant once the hard work of preparing the bed is over, and the regular results will be well worth the investment in time. In fact, you could well save yourself a fortune. Asparagus prices are understandably high, due to the hand picking, time-consuming labour involved in growth and harvesting. Asparagus crowns can be purchased from your local garden centre for under $10, so is a smart investment for budget savvy gardeners.
Preparation: It will take 2-3 years to get your crop strong and they need a consistent home. Asparagus will enjoy your garden beds for a long time, so plant them away from your quickly rotating crops, so that they are undisturbed. A month or so before planting make sure that the garden bed is topped up and refreshed with rich compost or manure at various stages to keep it full of nutrients. They should be planted in a sunny spot, with a deep bed, so that soil is able to drain well. Asparagus hate wet feet. Planting them in a moveable garden box is a wise idea if you are not planning on staying around for 5 years or so.
Planting: Plan to plant these in early spring, late August/September, and on the day of purchase as they must not be left to dry out. In fact, it can be helpful to soak the crowns in warm water for half an hour or so before planting. These nutritious plants need a very rich soil to thrive, free from nasty weeds and rocks.
Dig a shallow trench (20cm deep and 30cm wide). Place the crowns in the trench spread evenly throughout the row about 40cm apart. As the plants grow in the initial phases, push more soil into the trench until the trench is eventually level with the garden bed soil, without fully covering the spear joins (the crown).
Maintanance and Harvest: Make sure to keep soil moist, but not saturated, and well fed in August through till October. Again, this is a long growing crop. The asparagus is ready when the green spears fade to yellow. For the first year, as soon as the spears yellow, cut one spear back and wait again for another year's growth. The second year cut all spears back. These vegetables will not be truly ready for your classic New Zealand asparagus rolls, for 3 years!! In the 3rd year, harvest your spears regularly. But don't let the long wait time put you off, as these culinary delights will be well worth the long wait, with these juicy goodies gifting you with 20 years of rewards!


ALEX was maybe two the first time I saw him use a telephone. We were in my parents bedroom, all taking turns talking to my father who was in Frankfurt, Germany. Not for any Germanic reason, but because that was his job.
Our man Dutch hated Missouri, but at least the weather, he thought, was warm enough. He stretched his arm out the short and narrow, concrete window; his slim, double-jointed elbow rocked backwards a bit to catch just a little of the sunset that couldn't leak into his cell. He let his gaze saunter over the haunting stretch of orange sky outside. All that could be seen of the land was in his imagination. Missouri was there in some abstract form lying beyond a weave of metal fences and one very high and very thick wall. Prisons within prisons.
It's Williamsburg, the height of wedding season. Chaya hasn't been there in years, except for the occasional trip to visit to her mother. She, like most of the Jews, moved on to bigger and better things, like expensive cars, flashy jewelry, and big houses on Bedford Avenue. She remembers watching the shootings from the window of the apartment on Roebling, remembers her mother being attacked in the hallway on the way home from work, and in remembering all of this she's glad it's all behind her.
I was splattered on the walls and soaked into the carpet. I felt like a worm in a compost heap in hell. Everything was Slayer red and there was someone standing over me wearing a goat mask, and there was a kind of stygian fog coming off of the mask. There was no way to get a handle on the visage – it morphed evilly, by turns mocking, sensual, atramentous.


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Eliminator Details Long Awaited Debut Album 'Last Horizon'
The long awaited debut album "Last Horizon" from Eliminator hits the shelves on March 23rd via Dissonance Productions and it's been worth the wait.
Eight tracks of pure British heavy metal, the album was recorded at Skyhammer with Chris Fielding at the helm, to top it off it features stunning cover art (shown below) from Simon PYE Parr of 2000AD and Realm Of The Damned fame! The art beautifully fits the album's science fiction themed title track.
Born out of a desire to play live, Eliminator began when guitarists Jack and Matt met and Lancaster University and started jamming together. Motivated entirely towards the aim of live performances, the first incarnation of the band played its first gig in 2008. After a couple of years of gigging, a stable lineup of strong musicians eventually came together. With Jamie on bass, Dave on drums and Tak fronting the band, Eliminator garnered enough live experience and written enough original material to begin recording. Entering into a hastily constructed DIY studio in late 2010, the band recorded the first EP release "We Rule the Night EP. The EP was released on CD and vinyl during 2011 and proved to be popular with heavy metal fans, earning Eliminator gigs and festival slots across the UK.
Spurred on by the success of the EP, the band began working on new material and once again entered the studio in late 2011; although this time with a luxury of an experienced engineer and professional equipment. The result was two tracks which were released via "The Seer" 7" single in 2012, which was received well by those who heard it, but suffered from a lack of promotion by the label. In summer 2012, after a successful performance at Muskelrock, frontman Tak left the band and Eliminator were in limbo without a singer until 2013 when a friend of the band, and former Skyclad guitarist, Dave Pugh stepped up to fulfill vocal duties. With Dave on board, Eliminator played a number of gigs and festivals throughout Europe and released a demo in 2015, titled (confusingly, in hindsight) "2019."
However, due to commitments with a reunited Skyclad, Dave stepped down from Eliminator in 2015 and the band was once again left without a vocalist. A period of inactivity followed while the search for a suitable frontman went underway. In late 2016, the band received a tip that Danny, a long-time friend and supporter of Eliminator was an excellent heavy metal singer looking for a band. After auditioning, Danny impressed the band with his ability and he was asked to join Eliminator. With Danny at the helm, live performances were resumed and after a gig in London during March of 2017, Eliminator caught the attention of Dissonance Productions.
The track list and artwork for "Last Horizon" can be found here:
2. Last Horizon
3. Echoes
4. Procession Of Witches
5. Edge of a Dream
6. Fall of the Seer
7. Pride and Ruin
8. Spoils of an Empire
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The wide use of wireless technology today has greatly altered the scenario of our workforce mobility and also the overall working environment. With wireless networking there's no need to stay stationery to some fixed spot or the typical work based situation and the professionals using it can now work from anywhere.
It's to mention that wireless technology is usually forwarded via the utilization of wire free data card options or through connection to the internet with public or private network dependent Wi-Fi portals or the WANs of large educational campuses and major work centers. Wireless technology has benefited us with countless advantages and if you wish to know more, here is a short brief on them.
Customers generally use multiple access technology options to service varied aspects of their particular network especially on the migration phase, while upgrading takes place on a scheduled basis. The wireless part allows for a completely integrated access technology benefit to function with the existing dial part, cable as well as DSL technologies.
The basic nature of the wireless technology is that the particular option does not seek for lines or wires to allot the voice/data/video pipeline. Thus, this system can carry information crossing the geographical boundaries which are prohibitive regarding cost, distance, accessibility and time. Besides, wireless technology also sidesteps various issues of the ILEC collocation.
Wireless technology would usually compete with as well as complement the existing broadband accessibility. The wireless technology has been found to play a major part in extending the stretch of the fiber, cable as well as DSL markets, that too reliably and fast. Thus, the wireless technology can be logically touted as a better alternative to the broadband wire mesh.
Through the wireless communication facilitated with wireless technology, the mobile workers and other working professionals are enabled to work plus access an internet connection from anywhere and that too anytime, free of the trouble of network cables and wires.
With wireless technology the students and professionals do not need to be restricted by cabled net connections/dial-up connection. The wire free internet connectivity assures that all your assignments gets completed wherever you are which in turn improves the overall productivity for the corporation.
It has been found that the companies counting on wireless technology are able to generate good revenue in reduced time since the wireless mechanism gets assembled and comes online very fast, simply within a couple of hours or 3 hours maximum.
Doctors and other professionals operating in remote medical centers and hospitals are enabled to stay in connection with anybody, anywhere via wireless communication. This is especially helpful for the NGO workers who are working in the undeveloped regions as the wireless technology helps them to stay well connected to the external world and their help quarters.
It's reported that the use of wireless technology helps in quick address of many crisis and emergency situations. The needed assistance and helping aids can reach out to the affected areas swiftly via early warnings and alerts provided with wireless communication.
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Tonight, after dinner, I enjoyed the Famous 70th anniversary Private Selection Rocky Patel cigar. I am a big fan of Rocky Patel and frequently enjoy the Vintage 1992. I was excited to try this particular smoke because it is a new one to me. I went through the rating's categories to give a final rating for this stick. Here is how I rated the cigar.
Before I lit the cigar I examined the look and feel of it. It was generally smooth with tiny veins from the wrapper. There was not any bumps or lumps, and did not have big chunk veins which most likely means it was rolled with a top quality leaf. The manufacturer probably took the time to remove the big veins from the leaf. The stick was kept in my humidor that had a humidity reading of 69% and 74 degrees Fahrenheit. The stick was spongy feeling and not at all hard.
After examining the cigar, I then cut and lit it. I used a guillotine cigar cutter to make a straight cut. It was very easy to cut. When I was lighting the stick, I used a butane torch lighter. I do admit that I coughed a few time while lighting it because the first few puffs were a bit strong. Most cigars seem strong at first when they are being lit. I did not assume the rest of the smoke would be as strong after it was initially lit.
I could tell the burn of the cigar was going to be good because it was easy to light. Indeed, I was right. The burn of this stick was very even and consistent. The draw was not tight at all. The ash stuck together which also backed up the evidence of a good burn.
The flavor of this cigar was strong. It was a stronger than what I usually smoke, but well nonetheless. The flavor of it lingered on the tip of my tongue and stayed on my lips. It was mildly spicy too. There were hints of leather and oak in the flavor. The aroma was pleasant and not overbearing. The character of the cigar changed as I smoked it. It was more robust in the beginning and became smoother later on. I also did not notice the taste of tar buildup as I got further down the stick.
I should also mention that I smoked this in the evening after I had eaten dinner. This could have affected how I rated the flavor and aroma of this one. I was drinking water and did not pair it with scotch, brandy, or wine. A lot of smokers pair their cigars with a good scotch.
I would give this cigar a final rating of 88 out of 100. It was an above average cigar that I thoroughly enjoyed.
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Long-distance rail travellers face disruption for the rest of the night on the East Coast Main Line.
Damage to overhead wires in the Retford area has seen several services from Leeds to London King's Cross cancelled this afternoon.
Virgin Trains East Coast have now confirmed that disruption is expected to continue until the end of service tonight.
Passengers have reported delays of up to two hours as trains travel through the midlands stretch of the line.
Mutual ticket acceptance has been agreed with other rail operators including Cross Country Trains, Virgin Trains West Coast and East Midlands Trains.
Trains returning to Leeds from London will only travel as far as Stevenage tonight, so Yorkshire customers are advised to use the West Coast route from London Euston to Manchester to pick up a local connection.


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Class 2 (A). - Simple Alkaline Waters. Water (Aqua) Treatment
Vichy, in central France, seven hundred and eighty feet above the sea, is situated on the River Allier, in a large open valley surrounded by vine-clad hills; the climate is mild, the season is from the middle of May to mid-September. The arrangements are on a magnificent scale, and the Spa is the most frequented in Europe (Braun).
The springs used are nine in number, all clear, warm, and tasting more or less like soda water; they contain from 36 to 39 gr. of bicarbonate of soda in each pound (16 oz.), from 12 to 14 cub. in. of carbonic acid, and small quantities of chloride of sodium (4 gr.), of bicarbonate of potash, and of magnesia, and arseniate of soda.
They may be used in any case in which strong alkaline waters are indicated, and either for bathing or drinking, or both. The Grande Grille, which has a temperature of 113° F. is in most repute, especially for hepatic disorders, the Celestins for urinary maladies, and the Hopital for abdominal stasis, chronic enteritis, etc. The Hauterive is cold, and contains an unusually large amount of carbonic acid.
The most suitable cases for Vichy are those of uric acid gravel and calculus, gout, vesical catarrh, and diabetes of the slow and less pronounced kind. But besides these, a large number of other maladies are treated there with more or less success - such as dyspepsia, gastric catarrh, enlargement of liver and spleen, abdominal congestions, chronic metritis, and chronic rheumatism. The dose of the water is from half a pint to two pints daily.
Vals, in the southeast of France (Department Ardeche), is an important Spa with cold alkaline springs, similar in composition to the waters of Vichy. The principal ones, Precieuse, Desiree, Madeleine, and Rigolette, contain rather more bicarbonate of soda and carbonic acid and iron. The two former, slightly laxative, are employed in gouty and renal disorders; the two latter are more roborant. St. Jean is less alkaline, and is ordered for dyspepsia; Dominique is arsenical. The waters of Vals and Vichy are largely exported.
Neuenahr, in Rhenish Prussia, three hundred feet above the sea, in the mild and beautifully wooded valley of the Ahr, is easily reached from Cologne. It has excellent buildings and public gardens, and is rising in estimation. It possesses a cold spring rich in carbonic acid, and four warm springs - 93° to 104° F. - each containing about 9 gr. in the pound of bicarbonate of soda, with a small proportion of lime and magnesia, much carbonic acid, very little chloride of sodium or iron.
Bilin, in Bohemia, and Fachingen, in the valley of the Lahn, contain strong soda springs, which, however, are but little used on the spot, though they are exported in large quantities. The water of Bilin contains 33 gr. of bicarbonate in the pound, with chloride 2 gr., and sulphate 6 gr., lime 4 gr., a trace of iron, and much carbonic acid, at a temperature of 53° F., and generally requires to be heated. That of Fachingen is very similar, but somewhat weaker. Both are used for severe cases of gravel, gout, and vesical catarrh.
The water of Gieshubel, near Carlsbad, contains a small proportion (10 gr. to the pound) of bicarbonate of soda, with a large amount (55 cub. in. to the pound) of carbonic acid. It is pleasant and refreshing, and exerts a moderate antacid effect.
Apollinaris water, from a spring of that name, situated near Neuenahr, in the valley of the Ahr, contains about 10 gr. of bicarbonate of soda, 3 gr. of chloride, 2 gr. of sulphate, and 3 gr. of magnesian carbonate, with a large amount of carbonic acid to the pound, so that it may be warmed without losing its pungency.
It is useful as a table water in irritable conditions of the stomach, and as a medicinal water in the lithic acid diathesis and gout; also in bronchial catarrh and tendency to gall-stone.
Salzbrunn, in Silesia, near Freiburg, situated in a wooded valley twelve hundred feet above the sea, has a fresh bracing climate, and has soda waters with about 18 gr. of bicarbonate in the pound (16 oz.). It has been called "the cold Ems," and has been especially recommended in bronchial catarrh and in early stages of consumption when Ems is not suitable. A much frequented establishment for the "whey-cure" and "moor-baths" is also to be found at Salzbrunn.
Mont Dore lies in a charming valley of the Auvergne Mountains, thirty-three hundred feet above the sea, and possesses a cold and several warm soda springs (106° to 108° F.). They contain only about 5 gr. of bicarbonate to the pound, but more chloride of sodium than those yet mentioned, also an excess of carbonic acid. The Madeleine is also arsenical. The Spa is well provided with appliances for separate baths, douches, sprays, and inhalations, and has a reputation in chronic pulmonary catarrh and asthma, and in chronic hepatic congestion and rheumatism. "Most invalids employ warm bathing, the effect of which is to increase perspiration, and after some days to induce a ' bath fever,' with lassitude, constipation, etc., but this soon passes off." It has a reputation for benefiting and often curing emaciated broken-winded horses with bad coughs. It has been recently proposed to introduce all the resources of Mont Dore into an English establishment at Bournemouth.
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And the Cleaner Wins It!
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And the Cleaner Wins It! Oscars
Review byMike Kemble
So the 91st Academy Awards has come and gone, with the ceremony held on Sunday 24 February (early hours on Monday morning for us on this side of the Atlantic), and thankfully things managed to pass without too much shock or upset. Which is definitely a good thing in what seems to be an ever-present process of gaffe and error at some stage in proceedings. Perhaps things had already come to pass from the Kevin Hart fall-out, centred around his homophobic twitter musings, which obviously resurfaced as soon as it was announced that he'd be hosting the evening. The Academy felt it warranted an apology of sorts, yet none was forthcoming and so this year we were strangely host-less. So surely on the night things would run smoothly and they absolutely did in the main, with the evenings proceedings going to plan, even if things were a little staid in parts.
As ever with the Oscars, there were a few surprises in store for those of us watching, but nothing too dramatic as a whole. The biggest was most probably the award for Best Picture to Green Book. The film, which tells the story of the bond between an African-American musician and a white bloke from the Bronx as they confront racism head-on, is well acted by Mehershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen respectively, but the film lacks depth and in competition with the likes of Roma it really shouldn't have stood a chance. Incidentally, the Academy did get some things right, with Roma coming away with Best Foreign Film and the Best Director award to Alfonso Cuarón. My own favourite film of the year was Cold War, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, and while Roma provides more than an adequate match, it's a shame the film came away empty handed. A great decision should be acknowledged for the dizzyingly inspired Best Documentary winner Free Solo, which gives us a very close-up account of Alex Honnold as he climbs a 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite without ropes. Lady Ga Ga was always a shoe-in for the Best Original Song category for Shallow, and her duet with Bradley Cooper was a highlight of the evening. The best moment for me however, was Olivia Colman's Best Actress acceptance speech for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. A fun and innovative film, with a strong cast including Colman, who was probably not expecting to win if truth be told. But her down-to-earth and pleasingly endearing tone brought a gloss of light-hearted humour and joy to proceedings that came from the heart. Not bad for someone who used by a cleaner is it?
Films to watch over the coming months….
What They Had (1st March): This family drama from first-time writer and director Elizabeth Chomko, stars Hilary Swank returning home to support her parents through the demands of old age, and accepting things may never be what they once were for everyone concerned.
Happy As Lazzaro (15th March): This warm-hearted story is born out of an unexpected friendship that pulls you through a period of important growth between the two central protagonists, Lazaro and Tancredi, in what is a beautifully conceived celebration of life and love.
Captive State (29th March): This tense sci-fi suspense thriller is set in Chicago almost ten years after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, and the conflict that has developed during this time.
Eighth Grade (19th April): Bo Burnham writes and directs this coming-of-age drama centred around thirteen-year-old Kayla, and her path through the adolescent maze between middle-school and high-school.
Avengers: Endgame (26th April): After events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins, but can the Avengers assemble once more to combat Thanos and bring restorative order to the plant? You betcha!
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The Transnistrian republic is recognized by three states with limited recognition, and is a member of one international organization, the Community for Democracy and Human Rights, that was established by these four states.

Diplomatic relations

In addition to official diplomatic relations, Transnistria uses specific tools to enact external political relations via public diplomacy. For instance, the Transnistrian President established the state award Order of Friendship (Орден Дружбы) in 2012 to primarily decorate foreigners; it has since then been bestowed upon individual recipients (mainly politicians) from Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Italy, and the Catholic Church.

See also
 International recognition of Transnistria
 List of diplomatic missions of Transnistria
 List of diplomatic missions in Transnistria
 Political status of Transnistria

Notes

References

External links
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

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The second season of El Chapo will receive its UK premiere on Netflix UK on Friday December 15th, it has been announced.
El Chapo is described as a ripped-from-the-headlines drama that explores the life story of one of the world's most notorious criminals over a span of three decades. A co-production between Univision, Story House Entertainment and Netflix, the drama series stars Marco de la O, Humberto Busto, Juan Carlos Olivas, Alejandro Aguilar, Tete Espinoza, Rodrigo Abed, Luis Rábago, Cristina Michaus, Valentina Acosta and Juliette Pardau. The show's second season continues to explore the life story of one of the world's most notorious criminals – from his rise to power and his ultimate downfall.


Two Israeli RS:X windsurfers took home medals in the European Championships that ended Saturday in Sopot, Poland, two weeks after the 2018 Sailing World Championships ended with disappointing results for Israel.
Israeli Yoav Omer retained his second-place position and won the silver medal, while Shahar Tzuberi took the bronze medal.
Most windsurfers who entered the windsurfing category in the 2018 World Championships did not show up to the European Championships.
Omer, who took the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships and finished 36th in the 2018 World Championship, finished this competition with 64 negative points, and in addition to making it to the second place he also finished first in the under 21 competition.
At the end of the competition he said: "Since the beginning of this week I've felt very good physically and I was very happy with my surfing. I'm glad for my abilities, but I know that I can improve and progress. We have a strong team and I think we're on the right track. I'm very happy that Shahar Tzuberi is standing here with me on the podium. It's very important for the Israel team."
Tzuberi, who was the Olympic bronze medalist in 2008 but did not perform strongly in the World Championships, came third in the European Championships. He was only two points behind Omer and finished with 66 points.
Tzuberi said: "It's always exciting and fun to finish a competition on the podium, especially after a long and difficult season. After the World Championships, where I was sick and not feeling well, I had to find renewed power, I prepared well and came here. For me this was a mediocre competition, I can do much better. I'm glad I didn't give up and made it to the third place.
Ofek Elimelech came fourth, passing Israeli Yoav Cohen, who came sixth but took the silver medal in the under-21 competition.
In the women's competition, Maya Morris took fourth with 66 negative points, compared with British Emma Wilson's 53 points. Wilson took the bronze medal.
Israselis Noy Drihan and Katy Spychakov also competed and retained their ranking, Drihan coming in fifth and Spychakov seventh.


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710 Nights in a Turkish Prison
Lobbing grave allegations without evidence, combing for evidence after arrests and prolonging detention have become standard practices.
By Osman Kavala
Mr. Kavala is a Turkish businessman and philanthropist.
Osman Kavala giving a press conference at the European Parliament headquarters in 2014.
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ISTANBUL - I have been in prison in Turkey for two years. On Tuesday, I appeared in a court in Istanbul for my third hearing. But the court refused to end my detention. I am a businessman and a philanthropist. On Oct. 17, 2017, I was returning home to Istanbul from Gaziantep, a city in southeastern Turkey that hosts hundreds of thousands Syrian refugees. I had been talking to municipal officials about a cultural project involving Syrian refugee artists.
I was detained at an Istanbul airport. I thought it was a mistake and expected to be released after giving my statement. After two weeks in a small cell with other detainees, I was questioned at the Police Headquarters. Immediately afterward, I was arrested. I have been in prison ever since.
For years, I have been managing my business and participating in and supporting various civil society projects, including those around our Kurdish and Armenian minorities, which were considered taboo. My work drew hostility from certain groups, but I did not face any legal problems.
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Watch Hickey & Boggs
"They're Not Cool Slick Heroes."
Hickey & Boggs is a 1972 detective movie reuniting Robert Culp and Bill Cosby for the first time since working together on the television series I Spy in the 1960's. Two down on their luck detectives are retained to track down a missing femme under a seemingly constant cloud of violence and despair. Smiles and a sense of humor are hard to come by with this duo, as their own personal misery enters its way into the plot of the movie, but doesn't interfere with the objective at hand, amongst all the blood and carnage.
Hickey & Boggs
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Hickey & Boggs is a 1972 crime movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 51 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.4.
Where to Watch Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs is available to watch, stream, download and buy on demand at Apple TV and Amazon. Some platforms allow you to rent Hickey & Boggs for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.
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Cloud computing has enabled the automotive industry, in particular the IT function, to be faster and more agile in the delivery and management of IT services. It addresses several key attributes of a competitive automotive supplier, including a flexible cost structure and the ability to adapt to change. Speed, flexibility, ability to adapt—this is what any CEO or CIO wants.
Cloud computing has been around for a long time. Maxion Wheels, like a lot of automotive companies, has had a "private" cloud providing centralized services like ERP and email for years. The evolution of technology has driven the cost of delivering Cloud services internally to a much lower point and has allowed the option to deliver the Cloud externally to be cost competitive.
How has this benefited the automotive industry? To be competitive in the automotive industry, especially as a supplier, you need a flexible, competitive cost structure, and you need to be able to react quickly to changing demands. You also need the ability to mold the organization and IT services to best fit the company. Cloud computing enables all this.
The ability to host the service outside the company is the real power of Cloud computing. This typically reduces a company's CAPEX requirements in exchange for more operating expense. In an external Cloud environment you are paying a fee to use the service. Stop paying the fee, the service goes away. No licenses, no infrastructure, no CAPEX. For the highly competitive automotive industry, this has provided a level of cost flexibility that allows you to better match the IT cost structure to the financial situation of the company. Having this choice has significantly changed the mindset of IT organizations. We can be better partners with the business and contribute to adapting the business to current market conditions.
Agility is another key benefit for the automotive industry. When you need to quickly turn on a new service, an external Cloud option gives you a shorter path to go-live-no infrastructure to buy or provision internally or waiting to install software. Once you find the right solution, IT can focus on business integration.
One overlooked aspect of Cloud computing, is how it allows you to mold the people side of IT to better fit the business. Resources that spend most of their time keeping infrastructure running are not providing enough direct business value. As you move more services to external cloud environments, the IT organization can begin to move people to more value added services. Technologies like mobile computing, and video conferencing still require technical expertise, but are clearly more business facing and are viewed as enablers. When you are leading a global IT organization, being viewed as a strong enabler by the business is huge. Getting more of the organization providing direct business value gets you there.
We are taking a strategic-value and risk-based approach. Any time we need to invest in a service, we ask the Cloud question. When analyzing the Cloud, we not only look at costsbut we alsoanalyze the long term strategy and risk level for the service. In many situations, keeping a service in-house poses too much risk to the service, usually because it's a fast growing service that will need more and more investment and support over time. This is a great candidate for an external Cloud service. In this case, our long term strategy for the service and its risk to the business out-weighs a small cost penalty. In the past, when the Cloud wasn't an option, companies had limited ways to deal with this and were forced into additional investment and had to allocate non-value added resources.
There are also times when we view the service itself as a commodity. Datacenter services are a good example. In this case, it's purely a cost discussion. We recently chose to co-locate data center services instead of investing in new data center technology. We avoided huge CAPEX and realized an overall reduction in operating costs. For services we view as a commodity, we pay close attention to what the industry is doing. We annually benchmark certain external Cloud services to understand the costs. When the service becomes less costly to do externally, we make the move.
The move to Cloud, especially external Cloud, is a mindset shift that all IT organizations in the automotive industry need to make. There's too much opportunity and value to the organization to ignore.
Connected people, connected cars. The convergence of personal devices and automobiles. Connected, software driven cars. Now more than ever, technology is driving the future of innovation in the automotive industry and IT will be critical to this evolution.
The IoT within the automotive industry, specifically with the automobiles themselves, is similar to what we have seen with the mobile phone industry. First a mobile phone was just a phone, then it could text, then Internet, then WiFi and now all is possible. Your phone knows where you are, where you like to eat, how many steps you took today, or sends your doctor information. Most importantly it can also connect to other devices, e.g., home HVAC and alarm systems and your "connected car." Your "connected" car is going down the same path.
Just like with mobile phones we are wrestling with privacy, security, integration and how to standardize across platforms. These are all huge challenges that the industry is now tackling.
Getting on board with the IoT early is important for automotive suppliers. The industry will continue to wrestle with multiple platforms and integration. The innovative supplier will get out in front of this in their respective areas and form partnerships with the OEMs and other suppliers. IT's opportunity to positively impact the IoT for Automotive is now.
Look at what Tesla is doing. The entire platform is software driven. Download an update, just like you do with your iPhone, and you get new features to customize your driving experience. The value of IT to a company like Tesla is much different than for a "traditional OEM," yet this is just the beginning of where we all need to go.
Suppliers need to be innovators now in supporting connected cars so we can drive the direction and not be forced to react to a direction that may not fit our company. IT, taking a position of leadership within the organization and partnering with the innovation process, is how great companies will adapt faster with the IoT.


Back in 2014 I was a Juror on a case presided by the Honorable Roy L. Paul and I was so impressed with the Class Act that Honorable Roy L.Paul is.
The judge ran a VSC and did a superb job in getting the parties to settle.
My colleagues have complained about Judge Paul for years, voicing criticisms reflected in other reviews on this site. I have always found their concerns to be well taken. Still, I was surprised how inappropriate he was during a settlement conference with my client. He was biased and bullied my client. His calculation of settlement value was risible. When I attempted to counsel my client, Judge Paul openly told my client that I was "wrong" and that I did not know what I was doing. My client had entered the settlement conference fully intending to settle, and on terms I found more generous than the merits of the opposing party's case justified. Judge Paul's heavy-handed, mean-spirited tactics were unnecessary and inappropriate. I counseled my client several times to leave the settlement conference, but my client wanted to settle the case in spite of Judge Paul, not because of him. No client should be forced to put-up with such an arrogant, unfair mediator. Judge Paul does not understand his role or the limitations of his actual power. He is the most inappropriate settlement officer I have encountered in 20+ years of practice. I am papering him every time going forward.
No bias. Wants to reach the right result. A plodder. Firm grasp of the obvious, which he explains at tedious length even when it is beside the point. Changing his opinion, once he forms it, has as much prospect of success as turning the Queen Mary around with a toy tugboat. Unless your argument is blindingly obvious don't bother trying to sell it if he comes out of the gate pointed in the other direction. Move on to other aspects. BL: Dim, decent, in over his head.
A delightful judge. Witty and engaging. I tried a civil case with Judge Paul and I had some trepidation given the rather stark reviews. If you are prepared and you behave in a civil and professional manner you will have a very positive experience. I look forward to my next trial with Judge Paul.
I was just a Juror on a case that was Presided by Judge Roy L. Paul and he just very Professional and a real Class Act.
Judge Paul is just about as unpleasant a judge as you can get. Prolongs hearings, berates, admonishes and micromanages cases to the severe prejudice of the parties. I tried very hard to stay out of Long Beach for probate cases because of him but now I am stuck with him in Central. Have your 170.5 dec ready for him.
Judge Paul was very civil to every party and made everyone in the courthouse feel at ease. A real stand-up judge with a disposition to match.
He's an excellent judge. Some here think he leans one way or the other but in my experience in front of him (which has been substantial), I found him as fair and even-handed as they come. I've also had numerous law and motion hearings in front of him, some of which I won, some I lost, but none were of the "WTF" variety. All his decisions were well-reasoned and. I also tried a rather lengthy trial in his courtroom and I cannot say I disagreed with any of his rulings throughout. Unfortunately, the budget cuts banished him to a probate calendar leaving the civil bench without a very good jurist.
Well, when you have been the very best trial lawyer that ever existed it must be a burden to become a judge and, suddenly, all these moronic, imbecilic, "how the hell did they ever pass the bar" types appear in front of you daily. Yup, must be a real burden! 170.6 every time!
Very negative impression. While pretending to have the appearance of being well prepared is his "big deal," Judge Paul demonstrates extreme bias in favor of large firms and big corporate litigants; Judge Paul shows suspicious and discomforting bias to attractive female litigants and female counsel, praising them from the bench for their appearance and "charms." Almost disgusting. This is a very difficult judge to deal with over the course of litigation due to his tendancy to pre-judge and to hold a grudge against counsel and litigants. He pontificates from the bench and engages in blatant and repetitive self-aggrandizement and self-praise at the expense of counsel. Counsel and litigants shall beware of this vindictive and posturing egotist concealed behind a dark robe.
Judge Paul works hard, reads the briefs of counsel, listens to arguments and requires civility in his courtroom.He has a diverse career background and takes a common sense approach to cases that come before him. He does not rely on staff to do his research and will allow attorneys and parties an opportunity to be heard. He may not be an ivory tower legal scholar, but his diverse background in private and public service gives him a solid perspective and balanced temperment.
Both the good and the bad comments hit the mark with Judge Paul. He is always very well prepared and knows both the case at hand and the underlying law. However, he is as biased as it gets and once he gets an early impression of a case from the initial pleadings(without evidence)it is nearly impossible to change his opinion. He takes great pride in lecturing counsel and parties about the "discretion" he is empowered with and how he can rule on a whim. Judge Paul schedules 5 times more hearings than any other judge and painstaking takes up lots of time reiterating his own prowess during lenghty hearings. Be prepared to max out your parking meter when you appear before Judge Paul and advise your client the case will cost at least twice as much as it should if you are assigned to him. Disqualify Judge Paul if at all possible. If not, advise your client to settle ASAP.
Does a great deal of homework before ruling. Remembers just about everything.
Those who can't practice law, judge.
I find this judge to be uncaring and unconcerned with what potential jurors have to say. When I told him under oath that it was be a severe financial hardship for me to be on a case for more than 2 weeks because I would fail to be able to pay my mortgage if I lost those wages. He said that he was paying his staff overtime now and that everyone can come back tomorrow. Is this what our legal system has come to you must go into foreclosure so you will be able to sit on a jury for a civil case?
Judge Roy L Paul is Bias with family member of other Judges in the Los Angels county.
Comment #CA1317's reference to this judge spending considerable time praising himself is right on the mark. I suffered the same behavior too. I've never run across a good judge that makes a habit of continually reminding counsel about themselves and their 'superior' knowledge and ability. He's in San Pedro and San Pedro is a small town. This judge is as small town as it gets.
As a long time litigator, I am deeply offended by the absolute biases displayed by this judge. He is usually ill prepared and spends a considerable amount of time praising himself instead of doing his job. I find that he tends to get a view of the case at the very beginning of a matter and no amount of facts or law will clearly evidencing his false opinion will ever result in a legitimate decision, ruling, judgement or order from his courtroom. This judge is to be avoided at all possible costs. There is some good reason why he has been sent to the no-man's land of San Pedro in a courthouse and courtroom located away from everyone else. He is simply insufferable.
As good a judge as you will find in sitting on the bench in California Superior Courts. WELL prepared, will have read everyones briefs, will have researched the issues, will issue well reasoned and well researched opininos. Do not, attempt to blow smoke in this Courtroom unless you like going down in flames. Very fair but also follows the rules of civil procedure and rules of Court. You will not get away with Stanley Mosk Courthouse shenanigans here. Be Prepared to argue your motion, as he will change his tenative or at least have an open mind to your arguement but only if you have done your work and can articulate clear, legal arguements. All Judges should come to his courtroom to learn how to operate one.
This judge is extremely well-prepared and very sharp-minded on the bench. I had submitted three motions on complex discovery issues, including U.S. Supreme Court cases on constitutional issues, and he had read every word and relished the opportunity to joust with me over many of the issues. His notes for the hearing were detailed and well-organized. This is one of those judges who will know more about you and your case than you will. As part of his comments he let me know that he knew exactly where I went to law school even though I never mentioned this information to anyone -- especially not the court. Don't come into this judge's courtroom half-assing or thinking that you're going to have a walk through the park -- even if the black letter law is on your side. This is one of those judges that you'll want to spend an hour preparing and rehearsing for. Although I strongly disagreed with his ruling, and I didn't like his raising issues on his own that had been waived or not asserted or not briefed by the other side, I respect his work ethic and his attempt to come up with a result that he thought was fair. His ruling left it open for me to come back in and get the discovery that I'm after. But he set the tone for the litigation, letting me know that he'll be reading every word I write. So don't get caught flat-footed with this judge. Be well-prepared.
This is the most biased and evil judge I have ever appeared before. He should be removed from the bench.
Judge Paul is extremely hardworking, fair-minded, and conscientious. He takes his job seriously and any attorney who enters his courtroom should be well-prepared.


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Tag: Gender
SPACE Inclusive Information Systems for Social Protection: Intentionally Integrating Gender and Disability
Digital information systems serving the social protection sector, and especially social assistance, are increasingly prominent and will continue to be, as is the case within all other sectors. "Why? Because the ability of a country to care for its people and respond to their lifecycle needs depends on its ability to identify those who are… Read more
Gender, Gender and disability, Social Protection
Strengthening gender mainstreaming in disability inclusive programmes
This blog originally appeared on the Institute of Development Studies website, and was written by Stephen Thompson. In January 2020, a gender and disability workshop was held at IDS as part of the Inclusion Works and Disability Inclusive Development programmes. The aim was to strengthen the inclusion of gender mainstreaming within the disability programmes through raising awareness of gender… Read more
Disability, Gender, Gender and disability, Gender mainstreaming
Nine ideas for gender transformative WASH programming
This blog offers advice for practitioners wanting to apply gender transformative approaches to WASH programming. This blog was written by Elaine Mercer for the CLTS Knowledge Hub and originally appeared on their website. It has been partly adapted from the workshop 'Gender Transformative WASH' (April 2019) that the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) co-facilitated with Dr Sue… Read more
Gender, gender and sanitation, gender and WASH, gender transformative approaches, WASH
Gender norms in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans remains a region dominated by patriarchal gender norms. The biggest challenge for improving gender equality is changing the mentality of women and men towards traditional gender roles (Petričević, 2012). The literature consistently identifies social attitudes as a barrier to increasing gender equality. Many people are not aware of women's rights or gender… Read more
Conflict, Education, Gender
Promoting gender equality through UNICEF-supported programming in young child survival and development
Gender, in a given society at a specific time and place, is of critical importance to young child survival and development (YCSD). Effective YCSD programmes must respond to how gender influences the character of social norms, processes of decision-making, division of labour and differences in access to resources among girls, women, boys and men. In… Read more
child survival, Gender
Rosemary Morgan on gender in health systems research
Rosemary Morgan is a Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this HEART talks video, she talks about the project she works on, 'Research in Gender and Ethics (RinGs): Building Stronger Health Systems', and about the importance of making gender integral in health systems research. RinGs came about as a project… Read more
Gender, gender and health, Gender inequality, health inequalities, health systems
Adolescents in emergencies
It is increasingly recognised that in emergency programming efforts adolescents need to be viewed as a distinct group with distinct vulnerabilities and also great potential for contributing to the emergency response. Adolescents tend either to be ignored as a target group during times of emergencies or to be conceptualised as passive victims or active security threats…. Read more
Adolescents, Emergencies, Gender, Health
What is the role of gender and ethics in building stronger health systems?
While gender and ethics are taken into account as cross-cutting issues in many international development programmes, to date there has been very limited attention to gender in health systems. Often there is no disaggregation of data by sex and many terms such as community health workers and village health committees are gender neutral, when the… Read more
Gender, health systems, health systems strengthening
The importance of understanding gender equity in humanitarian responses to health issues
Valerie Percival is an Assistant Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. She leads the ReBUILD project 'Building Back Better: Taking forward empirical research on the opportunities and constraints for building gender responsive health systems in post conflict contexts'. This is the focus of Valerie's HEART talks video. The first issue for humanitarian focus… Read more
Gender, gender and health, gender-based violence, Post-Conflict, reconstruction
Health systems and gender in post-conflict contexts: building back better?
The post-conflict or post-crisis period provides the opportunity for wide-ranging public sector reforms: donors fund rebuilding and reform efforts, social norms are in a state of flux, and the political climate may be conducive to change. This reform period presents favourable circumstances for the promotion of gender equity in multiple social arenas, including the health… Read more
Promoting women's attendance at ANC: target groups and motivating messages
This report outlines the main findings of ORIE operations research on promoting women's use of antenatal care (ANC) services. The study supports refinement of the advocacy strategy for this, implemented by the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme. Summary of the key recommendations: Develop a targeted advocacy strategy for adolescent girls. Develop advocacy messages… Read more
Gender, Maternal, Nigeria, WINNN
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The 1st Spanish Conference on Biomedical Applications of Nanomaterials (SBAN) will be held in Madrid, June 7th – 8th 2018, at Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid. SBAN is expected to provide a unique opportunity for discussing the leading edge research and progress in the field of Nanomedicine. To promote discussions SBAN will bring together those researchers, senior and junior, working in the vast field of Nanomedicine. Through plenary, short talks and posters, the conference will cover the main aspects of this field by leading researchers working in Spain. SBAN will have a broad audience of people interested in this field with different backgrounds, from chemistry and biology to physics and medicine.


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{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
{-# LANGUAGE FunctionalDependencies #-}
{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}

module Harihara.Monad where

import MonadLib

import qualified Audio.TagLib.Internal as TL (TagLibException(..))

import Control.Applicative
import Control.Exception
import qualified Data.Text.IO as T

import Harihara.DB     hiding (io)
import Harihara.Lastfm hiding (io, getLastfmEnv)
import Harihara.Tag    hiding (io, getTagEnv)
import Harihara.Log
import Harihara.Options

-- Harihara Monad {{{

newtype Harihara a = Harihara
  { unHarihara :: StateT HariharaEnv IO a
  }

instance Functor Harihara where
  fmap f (Harihara m) = Harihara $ fmap f m

instance Monad Harihara where
  return = Harihara . return
  (Harihara m) >>= f = Harihara $ m >>= unHarihara . f

io :: IO a -> Harihara a
io = Harihara . inBase

runHarihara :: HariharaEnv -> Harihara a -> IO (a,HariharaEnv)
runHarihara env = runStateT env . unHarihara

evalHarihara :: HariharaEnv -> Harihara a -> IO a
evalHarihara env = evalStateT env . unHarihara

instance BaseM Harihara IO where
  inBase = Harihara . inBase

instance MonadLog Harihara where
  getLogLevel = fromHHEnv logLevel
  writeLog = io . T.putStrLn
  header = return "Main"

catchHarihara :: (Exception e) => Harihara a -> (e -> Harihara a) -> Harihara a
m `catchHarihara` f = do
  env <- getHHEnv
  io $ catch
    (evalHarihara env m)
    (evalHarihara env . f)

-- }}}

-- Harihara Exceptions {{{

-- }}}

-- HariharaEnv {{{

data HariharaEnv = HariharaEnv
  { logLevel     :: LogLevel
  , lastfmEnv    :: Maybe LastfmEnv
  , tagEnv       :: TagEnv
  , databaseOpts :: DBOpts
  }

onLogLevel :: (LogLevel -> LogLevel) -> HariharaEnv -> HariharaEnv
onLogLevel f e = e { logLevel = f $ logLevel e }

onLastfmEnv :: (LastfmEnv -> LastfmEnv) -> HariharaEnv -> HariharaEnv
onLastfmEnv f e = e { lastfmEnv = f <$> lastfmEnv e }

onTagEnv :: (TagEnv -> TagEnv) -> HariharaEnv -> HariharaEnv
onTagEnv f e = e { tagEnv = f $ tagEnv e }

onDatabaseOpts :: (DBOpts -> DBOpts) -> HariharaEnv -> HariharaEnv
onDatabaseOpts f e = e { databaseOpts = f $ databaseOpts e }

buildEnv :: HariharaOptions -> Maybe LastfmEnv -> TagEnv -> DBOpts -> HariharaEnv
buildEnv = HariharaEnv . optsLogLevel

-- }}}

-- Monadic Operations {{{

getHHEnv :: Harihara HariharaEnv
getHHEnv = Harihara get

fromHHEnv :: (HariharaEnv -> a) -> Harihara a
fromHHEnv = Harihara . gets

modifyHHEnv :: (HariharaEnv -> HariharaEnv) -> Harihara ()
modifyHHEnv = Harihara . modify

getLastfmEnv :: Harihara (Maybe LastfmEnv)
getLastfmEnv = fromHHEnv lastfmEnv

modifyLastfmEnv :: (LastfmEnv -> LastfmEnv) -> Harihara ()
modifyLastfmEnv = modifyHHEnv . onLastfmEnv

getTagEnv :: Harihara TagEnv
getTagEnv = fromHHEnv tagEnv

modifyTagEnv :: (TagEnv -> TagEnv) -> Harihara ()
modifyTagEnv = modifyHHEnv . onTagEnv

getDatabaseOpts :: Harihara DBOpts
getDatabaseOpts = fromHHEnv databaseOpts

gets :: (StateM m s) => (s -> a) -> m a
gets f = do
  s <- get
  return (f s)

modify :: (StateM m s) => (s -> s) -> m ()
modify f = get >>= set . f

evalStateT :: (Monad m) => s -> StateT s m a -> m a
evalStateT s m = do
 (a,_) <- runStateT s m
 return a

-- }}}

-- Tag {{{

tag :: FilePath -> (FileId -> Tag a) -> Harihara a
tag fp f = do
  logInfo "Entering Tag"
  tEnv <- getTagEnv
  io $ runTag tEnv $ withFile fp f

-- | Catch the TagLib exceptions associated with an
--   incompatible or unopenable file. Re-throw any other
--   exception encountered.
skipIfFileBad :: Harihara () -> Harihara ()
skipIfFileBad m = catchHarihara m $ \e -> case e of
  TL.InvalidFile fp -> do
    logWarnData "Invalid TagLib file" $ show fp
    logWarn "Skipping."
  TL.UnableToOpen fp -> do
    logWarnData "TagLib unable to open file" $ show fp
    logWarn "Skipping."
  _ -> io $ throwIO e

-- }}}

-- Lastfm {{{

lastfm :: Lastfm a -> Harihara a
lastfm m = do
  mEnv <- getLastfmEnv
  case mEnv of
    Nothing -> do
      logError "Last.fm API key or Secret are missing from config"
      io $ throwIO MissingLastfmConfig
    Just env -> do
      logInfo "Entering Lastfm"
      io $ runLastfm env m

-- }}}

-- DB {{{

db :: DB a -> Harihara a
db m = do
  fp <- dbPath <$> getDatabaseOpts
  logInfo "Entering DB"
  withDB fp m

withDB :: FilePath -> DB a -> Harihara a
withDB fp m = do
  ll <- getLogLevel
  io $ do
    conn <- openDB fp
    runDB (DBEnv conn ll) $ do
      a <- m
      closeDB
      return a

-- }}}

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Bill Rancic was photographed wearing Junk Food x NFL yesterday in Los Angeles! The entrepreneur went house hunting with his wife Giuliana in his Chicago Bears Hoodie.
The same bears hoodie was worn by Ashton Kutcher recently.
Learn more about Junk Food Clothing at their website.
Glad to see that the Giuliana patchouli comments have fading into a distant memory and the couple can now enjoy a stylish stroll in LA.


Origins is in the top 40% of cannabis retailers in WA.
Businesses like theirs include Arky Vandelay LLC, Plausible Products, Western Bud, and more.
They had sales of $185k in Feb 2019, which is 1% higher than the previous month.


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Q: Replace class new[] variables with vectors - move, copy operators I made a sparse matrix class for some work I am doing. For the sparse structures, I used pointers, e.g. int* rowInd = new int[numNonZero]. For the class I wrote copy and move assignment operators and all works fine.
Reading about the move and copy semantics online, I have tangentially found an overwhelming opinion that in modern C++ I should probably not be using raw pointers. If this is the case, then I would like to modify my code to use vectors for good coding practice.

*

*I mostly have read vectors over raw pointers. Is there any reason not to change to vectors?

*If I change the data to be stored in vectors instead of new[] arrays, do I still need to manually write copy/move assignment and constructor operators for classes? Are there any important differences between vector and new[] move/copy operators?

*Suppose I have a class called Levels, which contains several sparse matrix variables. I would like a function to create a vector of Levels, and return it:

vector<Levels> GetGridLevels(int &n, ... ) {
    vector<Levels> grids(n);
    \\ ... Define matrix variables for each Level object in grids ...
    return grids;
}

Will move semantics prevent this from being an expensive copy? I would think so, but it's a vector of objects containing objects containing member vector variables, which seems like a lot...

A: Yes, use std::vector<T> instead of raw T *.
Also yes, the compiler will generate copy and move assignment operators for you and those will very likely have optimal performance, so don't write your own.  If you want to be explicit, you can say that you want the generated defaults:
struct S
{
  std::vector<int> numbers {};

  // I want a default copy constructor
  S(const S&) = default;

  // I want a default move constructor
  S(S &&) noexcept = default;

  // I want a default copy-assignment operator
  S& operator=(const S&) = default;

  // I want a default move-assignment operator
  S& operator=(S&&) noexcept = default;
};

Regarding your last question, if I understand correctly, you mean whether returning a move-aware type by-value will be efficient.  Yes, it will.  To get the most out of your compiler's optimizations, follow these rules:

*

*Return by-value (not by const value, this will inhibit moving).

*Don't return std::move(x), just return x (at least if your return type is decltype(x)) so not to inhibit copy elision.

*If you have more than one return statement, return the same object on every path to facilitate named return value optimization (NRVO).
std::string
good(const int a)
{
  std::string answer {};
  if (a % 7 > 3)
    answer = "The argument modulo seven is greater than three.";
  else
    answer = "The argument modulo seven is less than or equal to three.";
  return answer;
}

std::string
not_so_good(const int a)
{
  std::string answer {"The argument modulo seven is less than or equal to three."};
  if (a % 7 > 3)
    return "The argument modulo seven is greater than three.";
  return answer;
}

*For those types where you write move constructors and assignment operators, make sure to declare them noexcept or some standard library containers (notably std::vector) will refuse to use them.

A: *

*Nothing related to correctness. Just be aware that constructing a vector of size n means it will initialize all of its elements, so you might prefer to construct an empty vector, then reserve(n), then push_back the elements.

*No, the implicit move constructor/assignment should take care of it all - unless you suppress them.

*Yes, if you don't write code to prevent the move, you'll get an efficient move from std::vector automatically.

Also, consider using an existing library such as Eigen, so you get some fairly optimized routines for free.

A: *

*No. In 99% of the cases the simplest use of std::vector will do the job better and safer than raw pointers, and in the less common cases where you need to manually manage memory, these class can work with custom allocators/deallocators (for instance, if you want aligned memory for use of aligned SSE intrinsics). If you use custom allocators, the code will be potentially more complex than raw pointers, but more maintainable and less prone to memory problems.

*Depending on what your other members are, and what your class does, you may need to implement move/copy assignment/ctors. But this will be much more simple. You may have to implement them yourself, but for your vectors you just need to call the corresponding operators/ctors. The code will be simple, readable, and you will have no risks of segfaults / memory leaks

*Yes, but move semantics are not even necessary. Return value optimization will be responsible for the optimized copy (in fact there will be no copy). However this is compiler specific, and not guaranteed by the standard.

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Q: How do I activate the click event for a button on Android? How do I activate the click event for a button on Android?

A: I'm not sure if you want to "click" the button via java or listen for the click event.
The listening is descirbed correctly by Graham
To automaticly click the Button you could call
Button b= (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);

b.performClick();

A: In your layout file, include this in the button definition:
android:onClick="myClickHandler"

In your activity code, implement the handler:
void myClickHandler(View view) {
    ...
}

A: You push the button (please elaborate if that wasn't the answer you were looking for)

A: I would read through this document. It contains all you need and more:
http://d.android.com/guide/topics/ui/ui-events.html

A: I hope It will helpful for you.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener{

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
    btn.setOnClickListener(this);
    }

   @Override
   public void OnClick(View view) {
    //code
   }

}


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Q: URL Blocked: This redirect failed because the redirect URI is not whitelisted
URL Blocked: This redirect failed because the redirect URI is not whitelisted in the app's Client OAuth Settings. Make sure Client and Web OAuth Login

I have filled everything in Settings > Advanced > Client OAuth Settings, my only problem is that I do not have SSL on my website, hence I get this error. So instead of using my website url I have used a website URL which has SSL (https://housing.com/) in the Valid OAuth redirect URIs field, but I still get the error.

A: Try entering also (https://www.housing.com/) in the whitelisted websites


Weight Watchers Diet Scam Review - Is it Working or Not?
Weight Watchers Review – Facts They Don't Tell You!
Weight Watchers is a dietary program that is based on a Smart Point System. The total score, as well as the number of calories and the foods that one can consume freely, are calculated on one's average weight and their specific slimming goals. It is said that people can eat everything that they want, as long as they don't surpass the permitted figure.
The newest variation of the weight management plan, dubbed WW Freedom, also gives clients the opportunity to transfer points from one day to the other. So if the person chooses to eat less at one point, then, he or she can eat more the next one.
This body-sculpting program can be done in a live group or at home via the use of a special Weight Watchers login credentials that give access to an online diary where users can track their accumulated progress.
Millions of people are complying with the nutritional and workout plan. Even infamous TV star Oprah Winfrey has stated that she has achieved favorable slimming results thanks to it. But it may not work for everyone. My advice is for visitors to check out My #1 Recommendation – MaxFit Garcinia which will effectively trim their waistline!
Weight Watchers Points – How Does The Smart System Work?
The people behind this nutritional program issued a statement that they have had more than 600,000 new subscribers in 2017 alone. This shows that the weight control plan is subject to ongoing interest. It has been around for more than five decades. Jean Nidetch is the woman who first created the concept for the slimming solution in 1963.
Apart from being one of the prominent business entrepreneurs of the 20th century, she was also an overweight wife and mother of two. Even she admits that she used to have an obsession with cookies. Jean had already been on several fad diets and achieved close to no actual results. She decided to go to the New York City Board of Health where she was prescribed a specific regimen.
Nidetch managed to drop more than 20 pounds. She founded a support group for overweight women and this is how the nutritional plan was actually started up. The creator died in 2015 but not before selling her idea to the H. J. Heinz Company in 1978.
Yes, this is the same Heinz company that processes and manufactures different food seasonings. They are not known for being among the most natural choices in the market. In fact, it is mentioned in almost every unhealthy meal list that there is. They even recently lost a lawsuit for false advertising. It was proven that they had labeled their products as 'organic' when they were ridden with GMOs.
This is something to keep in mind and star wary of. Isn't it strange that a food manufacturing company famous for the lack of healthy ingredients in the composition of their products would start up a weight control program? Sounds like something fishy is going on.
The most basic idea behind the Smart System Points is that there are no banned foods. Building upon the idea that the more one is not allowed to consume something, the more does one start to crave it, this nutritional program prefers to let individuals decide for themselves. Every person needs a different number of daily calories. The said are calculated on the basis of one's gender, weight, and age. Clients can download the mobile or desktop version of the Weight Watchers app and find out what the nutritional value of over 290,000 foods are. Processed goods that are rich in sugars and carbohydrates account for more points. Fruits and vegetables, on the other hand, amount to close to zero. The diet encourages the intake of lean proteins. There is also the FitPoints metric system that allows one to track the ration of his daily calories intake to one's physical activity. The application calculates everything – from the nutritional value of a piece of candy to how much energy did you spend while vacuuming the house.
Weight Watchers Foods To Avoid & To Eat – What Are They?
If one is not in possession of good culinary skills, then one must develop such as the slimming plan focuses more on home cooked meals and excludes the consumption of preprocessed products. The online Weight Watchers app features over 287,000 foods and their nutritional value. The dietary program seeks to promote healthier and organic goods.
Clients can also take advantage of more than 4,000 recipes. Optional support for members meetings, virtual coaching, and nutritional tips. Even though an emphasis is placed on food products with a higher nutrition, no products are totally off limits.
The Smart Points System includes more than 200 foods that don't have to be tracked at all – their intake is encouraged. This is very helpful for people that need more fitness motivation. There are also three plans that users can get started with. There is also a Weight Watchers group in the UK.
OnlinePlus: The website and digital app offer easy-to-use tools that can be easily applicable by anyone.
Meetings + OnlinePlus: Weekly sessions with a fitness expert who has suffered from obesity and managed to burn the excess calories and fatty tissue.
Personal Coaching: Clients get a custom-built meal and exercise regimen plan from. They can also receive around-the-clock support from the Weight Watchers phone number.
Healthy Carbohydrates: Sweet potatoes, brown rice, beans, oatmeal, and whole-grain goods.
Lean Proteins: Fish rich in Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids, seafood, eggs, chicken, tofu, and low-fat yogurt.
Non-Starchy Vegetables: Green leafy vegetables, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, red, and green peppers.
Canned, Frozen, & Fresh Fruit: All varieties!
Healthy Fats: Avocado, nuts, and olive oil.
One of the things that potential clients have to keep in mind is that there is a mandatory first-time membership fee of $20. Prices for the different weight control plans might also vary, depending on their duration. The average price range is from $60 to $10. Loyal members may take advantage of regular promotional campaigns. Those who wish to take full advantage of the features and the customer support must also be prepared to spend an extra dime or two. The whole experience can be summarized as being a bit pricey.
Is The Body-Sculpting Plan Worth The Hefty Price?
Weight Watchers diet is supposed to be based on hard cold scientific facts. It does not deprive one of their favorite snacks and even famous people have managed to conduct positive weight management, thanks to its principles. It is a good nutritional solution.
But critics say that it does not manage to give long-lasting results. Also, it takes quite some time for the effects to actually become visible. People who do not have a very strong will might slip back to their previous eating habits, tempted by unhealthy meals they love so much.
Weight Watchers Diet – Watch Out For Something Else!
This slimming program can work for some people but this means that they have to stay on it for life. Which would have a direct influence on their private and social life. There are better alternatives in the market.
One does not even have to look all that far. It is the job of nutritional plan reviewers to do this. This is why visitors can simply go and check out My #1 Recommendation – MaxFit Garcinia – one of the finest organic slimming solutions that are currently available!


Welcome to the companion Web site for the NOVA program "Search for the Lost Cave People," originally broadcast on March 31, 1998. The program follows an international group of archeologists, who ventured into the Chiapas region of Mexico in 1997 to search for the remains of a little known civilization that preceded the Maya. In caves hundreds of feet above the Rio la Venta, and in an ancient complex swallowed by the jungle, the team found astonishing archeological treasures. Here's what you'll find online.
Journey back in time to many of Central America's most famous ancient sites pre-excavation and see photographs of ruins concealed by thick jungles and the camouflage of time.
In this video clip, see how an ancient Zoque site, built approximately 1,000 years ago, might have looked in its heyday and what it could look like if restored to its former glory.
Read an interview with Thomas Lee, who participated in the 1997 expedition depicted in "Search for the Lost Cave People." Lee tells NOVA about his most thrilling archeological finds at El Tigre, the large ceremonial site discovered by the archeologists on their journey.
You are an archeologist, and your task is to reassemble an ancient, fragmented pot. Put on your khakis, grab your spade, and head for this interactive Shockwave adventure.
Watch a news clip related to NOVA's "Search for the Lost Cave People" program.


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Director: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Stars: Rip Torn, Sally Kirkland, Robert Blankshine, Darlene Cotton, Phoebe Dorin, Julie Garfield, Lois Markle, Megan McCormick, Nancy MacKay, Michael McGuire, Kevin O'Connor, Jane Marla Robbins, Lynn Swann, Joanna Vischer, Viveca Lindfors
Genre: Drama, Sex
Rating: 5 (from 1 vote)
Review: Psychiatrist Joe (Rip Torn) has a set up a camera in his apartment where he can film what goes on in his living room without his guests, be they patients or otherwise, being any the wiser. So his sexual conquests are recorded surreptitiously, but his approaching mental breakdown is also being documented. We see only what the camera sees, and the footage jumps around frequently, as now it is showing Joe trying to stay interested in a woman with sadomasochistic tendencies, as her weird behaviour isn't really his thing. But what is?
The writer and director of Coming Apart, Milton Moses Ginsberg (maybe best known for his satirical Werewolf of Washington), had an idea in his mind of how he wanted his debut to turn out, and having worked on T.V.'s Candid Camera must have given him a notion of how to handle his main character's mental disintegration. What Ginsberg wanted was a hard to fathom art movie like his personal favourites were, a film like Last Year at Marienbad for example, but on its initial release, a disaster on a small but nonetheless dispiriting scale for him, he could have been forgiven for thinking he had a turkey on his hands.
You might be forgiven for thinking that too, because the work is frustratingly difficult to stay engaged with. It might have helped if Joe was an interesting character, but even he succumbs to the art film's cliché of abrasive introspection. What that means is a lot of railing and yelling, and not only by Joe either, but by those he invites back to his apartment. We know he's married, we know he's a psychiatrist, but additionally we know he's full of his own self-importance judging by the fact that he's keen to record his home life for posterity.
And yet, Coming Apart won a following, a minor one but a following for all that, among those who appreciated what Ginsberg was attempting to do in his barrier-bending. The film is sexually explicit for the year it was made, depicting oral sex at one point, but is not pornographic as the static camera works against much in the way of involvement with the plight of Joe or the others, mainly women, who accompany him home. For the first twenty minutes or so, it looks to be all about the conquests, and can be quite funny in their depiction, but then Joe's mental state begins to dominate.
Unfortunately for Ginsberg, someone has already beaten him to the whole home movie angle, and had done it better: Jim McBride's David Holzman's Diary; here things are devoid of the wit necessary to stave off the tedium that inevitably hits the story. Staring at Joe's sofa, which has a huge mirror behind it so we can see what else is going on, becomes a less than fascinating experience, even if the women take their clothes off with regularity (as does Joe). The nature of the protagonists' spiral into despair grows obscure, and Sally Kirkland's Joann, who is set up as his nemesis if the way she brandishes a gun at the end is anything to go by, is as brave a performance as Torn's without really paying off. In spite of the supposed realism, there's no escaping the artificiality of Coming Apart and the self-destruction on display is wearisome. Too often one contemplates why anyone would want to film what we see.
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Q: How can my extension stop a rickroll before the video starts playing? I am trying to make an Chrome extension that stops rick rolls! my manifest.json looks like this:
{
    "name": "AntiRick",
    "version": "1.0",
    "description": "Say hello to AntiRick, say goodbye to RickRolls!",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": ["<all_urls>"],
            "js": ["content.js"]
        }
    ],
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "rick.png"
    },
    "icons": {"16": "rick.png", "48": "rick.png", "128": "rick.png"}
}

and my content.js looks like this:
var video = document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0];

video.pause();

this extension stops the video BUT only after one second! is there any way i can stop the video from playing so you hear nothing from the rickroll?
There are no errors in this code!

A: Set run_at in manifest to "document_start" or "document_end".
If you choose "document_end" the script should work as it is.
If you choose "document_start" the DOM doesn't loaded yet so you'll probably need to wrap the script with
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  // your code goes here
})

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Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
169.270. Definitions. — Unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in sections 169.270 to 169.400 shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of all amounts deducted from the compensation of a member or paid on behalf of the member by the employer and credited to the member's individual account together with interest thereon in the employees' contribution fund. The board of trustees shall determine the rate of interest allowed thereon as provided for in section 169.295;
(2) "Actuarial equivalent", a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of formulas and/or tables which have been approved by the board of trustees. The formulas and tables in effect at any time shall be set forth in a written document which shall be maintained at the offices of the retirement system and treated for all purposes as part of the documents governing the retirement system established by section 169.280. The formulas and tables may be changed from time to time if recommended by the retirement system's actuary and approved by the board of trustees;
(3) "Average final compensation", the highest average annual compensation received for any four consecutive years of service. In determining whether years of service are consecutive, only periods for which creditable service is earned shall be considered, and all other periods shall be disregarded;
(4) "Beneficiary", any person designated by a member for a retirement allowance or other benefit as provided by sections 169.270 to 169.400;
(5) "Board of education", the board of directors or corresponding board, by whatever name, having charge of the public schools of the school district in which the retirement system is established;
(6) "Board of trustees", the board provided for in section 169.291 to administer the retirement system;
(7) "Break in service", an occurrence when a regular employee ceases to be a regular employee for any reason other than retirement (including termination of employment, resignation, or furlough but not including vacation, sick leave, excused absence or leave of absence granted by an employer) and such person does not again become a regular employee until after sixty consecutive calendar days have elapsed, or after fifteen consecutive school or work days have elapsed, whichever occurs later. A break in service also occurs when a regular employee retires under the retirement system established by section 169.280 and does not again become a regular employee until after fifteen consecutive school or work days have elapsed. A "school or work day" is a day on which the employee's employer requires (or if the position no longer exists, would require, based on past practice) employees having the former employee's last job description to report to their place of employment for any reason;
(8) "Charter school", any charter school established pursuant to sections 160.400 to 160.420 and located, at the time it is established, within the school district;
(9) "Compensation", the regular compensation as shown on the salary and wage schedules of the employer, including any amounts paid by the employer on a member's behalf pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of section 169.350, but such term is not to include extra pay, overtime pay, consideration for entering into early retirement, or any other payments not included on salary and wage schedules. For any year beginning after December 31, 1988, the annual compensation of each member taken into account under the retirement system shall not exceed the limitation set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(10) "Creditable service", the amount of time that a regular employee is a member of the retirement system and makes contributions thereto in accordance with the provisions of sections 169.270 to 169.400;
(11) "Employee", any person who is classified by the school district, a charter school, the library district or the retirement system established by section 169.280 as an employee of such employer and is reported contemporaneously for federal and state tax purposes as an employee of such employer. A person is not considered to be an employee for purposes of such retirement system with respect to any service for which the person was not reported contemporaneously for federal and state tax purposes as an employee of such employer, regardless of whether the person is or may later be determined to be or to have been a common law employee of such employer, including but not limited to a person classified by the employer as independent contractors and persons employed by other entities which contract to provide staff and services to the employer. In no event shall a person reported for federal tax purposes as an employee of a private, for-profit entity be deemed to be an employee eligible to participate in the retirement system established by section 169.280 with respect to such employment;
(12) "Employer", the school district, any charter school, the library district, or the retirement system established by section 169.280, or any combination thereof, as required by the context to identify the employer of any member, or, for purposes only of subsection 2 of section 169.324, of any retirant;
(13) "Employer's board", the board of education, the governing board of any charter school, the board of trustees of the library district, the board of trustees, or any combination thereof, as required by the context to identify the governing body of an employer;
(14) "Library district", any urban public library district created from or within a school district under the provisions of section 182.703;
(15) "Medical board", the board of physicians provided for in section 169.291;
(16) "Member", any person who is a regular employee after the retirement system has been established hereunder ("active member" ), and any person who (i) was an active member, (ii) has vested retirement benefits hereunder, and (iii) is not receiving a retirement allowance hereunder ("inactive member" ). A person shall cease to be a member if the person has a break in service before earning any vested retirement benefits or if the person withdraws his or her accumulated contributions from the retirement system;
(17) "Minimum normal retirement age", for any member who retires before January 1, 2014, or who is a member of the retirement system on December 31, 2013, and remains a member continuously to retirement, the earlier of the date the member attains the age of sixty or the date the member has a total of at least seventy-five credits, with each year of creditable service and each year of age equal to one credit and with both years of creditable service and years of age prorated for fractional years; for any person who becomes a member of the retirement system on or after January 1, 2014, including any person who was previously a member of the retirement system before January 1, 2014, but ceased to be a member for any reason other than retirement, the earlier of the date the member attains the age of sixty-two or the date the member has a total of at least eighty credits, with each year of creditable service and each year of age equal to one credit and with both years of creditable service and years of age prorated for fractional years;
(18) "Prior service", service prior to the date the system becomes operative which is creditable in accordance with the provisions of section 169.311. Prior service in excess of thirty-eight years shall be considered thirty-eight years;
(19) "Regular employee", any employee who is assigned to an established position which requires service of not less than twenty-five hours per week, and not less than nine calendar months a year. Any regular employee who is subsequently assigned without break in service to a position demanding less service than is required of a regular employee shall continue the employee's status as a regular employee. Except as stated in the preceding sentence, a temporary, part-time, or furloughed employee is not a regular employee;
(20) "Retirant", a former member receiving a retirement allowance hereunder;
(21) "Retirement allowance", annuity payments to a retirant or to such beneficiary as is entitled to same;
(22) "School district", any school district in which a retirement system shall be established under section 169.280.
(L. 1943 p. 787 § 1, A.L. 1951 p. 477, A.L. 1957 p. 396, A.L. 1961 p. 369, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 885, A.L. 1971 S.B. 140, A.L. 1973 H.B. 375, A.L. 1974 S.B. 574, A.L. 1977 S.B. 160, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1522, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1615, A.L. 1989 S.B. 146, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1347, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 126, A.L. 1994 S.B. 575, A.L. 1995 S.B. 378, A.L. 1998 S.B. 761, A.L. 2001 H.B. 660, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1502 merged with S.B. 1242, A.L. 2011 H.B. 229, A.L. 2013 S.B. 17 merged with S.B. 23)


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