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using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

using NUnit.Framework;

namespace EventStreams.Persistence {
    using Serialization.Snapshots;

    [TestFixture]
    class SerializerTests {

        [Test]
        public void Expect_that_a_serialized_object_can_be_deserialized_accurately() {
            var objIn = new TestState {
                A = decimal.MaxValue,
                B = "Hello World!",
                C = DateTime.MaxValue,
                D = long.MaxValue,
                E = new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 },
                F = true
            };

            var ms = new MemoryStream(128);
            var serializer = new Serializer();

            serializer.Serialize(ms, objIn);
            ms.Position = 0;
            var objOut = serializer.Deserialize<TestState>(ms);

            Assert.That(objOut.A == objIn.A);
            Assert.That(objOut.B == objIn.B);
            Assert.That(objOut.C == objIn.C);
            Assert.That(objOut.D == objIn.D);
            Assert.That(objOut.E.SequenceEqual(objIn.E));
            Assert.That(objOut.F == objIn.F);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Expect_that_nested_reference_types_can_be_serialized_and_deserialized_accurately() {
            var nestedObjIn1 = new TestState {
                A = decimal.MaxValue,
                B = "Hello World!",
                C = DateTime.MaxValue,
                D = long.MaxValue,
                E = new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 },
                F = true
            };

            var nestedObjIn2 = new TestState {
                A = decimal.MinValue,
                B = "Hello Galaxy!",
                C = DateTime.MinValue,
                D = long.MinValue,
                E = new byte[] { 3, 2, 1 },
                F = true
            };

            var containerObjIn = new TestContainerState {
                A = nestedObjIn1,
                B = nestedObjIn2
            };

            var ms = new MemoryStream(128);
            var serializer = new Serializer();

            serializer.Serialize(ms, containerObjIn);
            ms.Position = 0;
            var objContainerOut = serializer.Deserialize<TestContainerState>(ms);

            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.A == containerObjIn.A.A);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.B == containerObjIn.A.B);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.C == containerObjIn.A.C);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.D == containerObjIn.A.D);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.E.SequenceEqual(containerObjIn.A.E));
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.A.F == containerObjIn.A.F);

            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.A == containerObjIn.B.A);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.B == containerObjIn.B.B);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.C == containerObjIn.B.C);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.D == containerObjIn.B.D);
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.E.SequenceEqual(containerObjIn.B.E));
            Assert.That(objContainerOut.B.F == containerObjIn.B.F);
        }

        [DataContract]
        public class TestContainerState {

            [DataMember(Order = 1)]
            public TestState A { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 2)]
            public TestState B { get; set; }
        }

        [DataContract]
        public class TestState {

            [DataMember(Order = 1)]
            public decimal A { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 2)]
            public string B { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 3)]
            public DateTime C { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 4)]
            public long D { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 5)]
            public byte[] E { get; set; }

            [DataMember(Order = 6)]
            public bool F { get; set; }
        }
    }
}

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Q: How to subtract a number of days from a date? I've been trying to build a hybrid method that contains a query to count the number of previous records within a certain time frame. My original post is here and the answer I'm trying to work from is here.
I've refined an MRE from the answer:
class DataAccessLayer():

    def __init__(self):
        self.engine = create_engine(CONN_STRING)
        self.connection = self.engine.connect()
        Session = sessionmaker()
        Session.configure(bind=self.engine)
        self.session = Session()
        Base.metadata.drop_all(self.engine)
        Base.metadata.create_all(self.engine)

class Match(Base):
    __tablename__ = "match_overall"
    __table_args__ = {"schema": "test", "extend_existing": True}

    match_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    match_date = Column(DateTime, index=True)

    @hybrid_method
    def match_count(self, timespan_days):
        M = Match
        cut_off = self.match_date - timedelta(days=timespan_days)
        q = (
            self.dal.session.query(M)
            .filter(M.match_date <= self.match_date)
            .filter(M.match_date >= cut_off)
        )
        return q.count()

    @match_count.expression
    def match_count(cls, timespan_days):
        M = aliased(Match, name="other")
        cut_off = cls.match_date - timedelta(days=timespan_days)
        q = (
            select([func.count(M.match_id)])
            .where(M.match_date <= cls.match_date)
            .where(M.match_date >= cut_off)
        )
        return q.label("match_count")

dal = DataAccessLayer()
matches = [
    Match(match_id=1, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0)),
    Match(match_id=2, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 2, 0, 0)),
    Match(match_id=3, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 3, 0, 0)),
    Match(match_id=4, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 5, 0, 0)),
    Match(match_id=5, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 5, 0, 0)),
    Match(match_id=6, match_date=datetime(2020, 1, 10, 0, 0)),
]
dal.session.add_all(matches)
dal.session.commit()

qry = dal.session.query(Match.match_id, Match.match_count(3)) # count num matches in last three days
for match_id, match_count in qry:
    print(match_id, match_count)

The query should be returning:
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 4
6 1

However, it returns:
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 2
5 2
6 1

Which is basically a count of the number of matches on a particular day - it's not counting previous matches within the specified timeframe.
The SQL that's generated from the above is:
SELECT test.match_overall.match_id AS test_match_overall_match_id, (SELECT count(other.match_id) AS count_1
FROM test.match_overall AS other
WHERE other.match_date <= test.match_overall.match_date AND other.match_date >= test.match_overall.match_date - %(match_date_1)s) AS match_count
FROM test.match_overall

I think the issue might be that MySQL doesn't understand the following snippet:
other.match_date >= test.match_overall.match_date - %(match_date_1)s) AS match_count

Reading around the subject the SQL way of writing this would be:
other.match_date >= DATE_SUB(test.match_overall.match_date INTERVAL %(match_date_1)s DAY) AS match_count

However, I can't work out how to create this using SQLAlchemy.
Any help to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated...

A: The answer to this is to use the text method via:
from sqlalchemy import text

This enables you to write out the INTERVAL text as follows:
@match_count.expression
def match_count(cls, time_frame_days):
    M = aliased(Match, name="other")
    q = (
        select([func.count(M.match_id)])
        .where(M.match_date <= cls.match_date)
        .where(M.match_date >= func.date_sub(
            cls.match_date, text(f"INTERVAL {time_frame_days} DAY"))
        )
    )
    return q.label("match_count")

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Q: If $a^{p}\cdot b^{p}= (a\cdot b)^{p}$ then why $-1^{2}\cdot 3^{2}\neq (-1\cdot 3)^{2}$ If $a^{p}\cdot b^{p}= (a\cdot b)^{p}$ then why
$$-1^{2}\cdot 3^{2}\neq  (-1\cdot 3)^{2}\\
-1\cdot 9\neq (-3)^{2}\\
-9\neq 9$$
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A: Because if $a=-1$ then $a^2=(-1)^2\neq -(1^2)$. Yo are treating $a^2=-(1^2)$, which is wrong.

A: You are wrong here.
$a^{p} b^{p}=(ab)^{p}$
And your math on that example is wrong. You forgot the brackets.
$(-1)^2(3)^2=(-3)^2=+9$.
Hope this helps


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package com.flydenver.bagrouter.lexer;

import com.flydenver.bagrouter.lexer.section.SectionParser;

/**
 * Main entry point for parsing bag router files. This is just a facade for the
 * underlying {@link RoutingInput} and {@link com.flydenver.bagrouter.lexer.section.RowParsingDelegate} pieces.
 */
public class RoutingEvaluator {

	/**
	 * Create a {@link SectionParser}. This allows you to parse multiple types of section
	 * data on a single callback. The problem with the other consumes is that you must supply
	 * individual readers for each parser. This will handle closing the input.
	 *
	 * @param input {@link RoutingInput} input of routing data
	 */
	public static SectionParser multiSectionParser( RoutingInput input ) throws ParseException {
		SectionParser parser = new SectionParser( );
		parser.setSectionInput( input );
		return parser;
	}

}


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The programme will be presented by Patricia Parisi of Initiative Milchsalon, which organises concerts that encourage children to play music, dance and freak out. Milchsalon wants to let people discover what "good" music feels like.
Date: Saturday, 3 September, 3 p.m., Summer Garden stage
You either love them or hate them. Rarely has a podcast duo polarised and fascinated Germans to such a degree. Fest und Flauschig with Jan Böhmermann and Olli Schulz, manage to present difficult and controversial topics with the ease of a weather forecast in the middle of summer. Visitors will be able to make sure of their own culinary treats, as bringing one's food to the afternoon event is expressly permitted. Glass containers and glass bottles are however not allowed. Separate tickets are required for the Fest & Flauschig performance at IFA, which is available from the IFA Ticket Shop.
Date: Sunday, 4 September, 3 p.m., Summer Garden stage
Young IFA featuring chef Mori, musician Tim Schultheiss, green gaming and cosplay
Young IFA in Hall 7.2c is the event area devoted to young people. On a display that resembles a flatshare, young people can explore each of the various rooms for a different attraction on the subjects of gaming, choosing a career, manga and cosplay, sustainability, e-sport, nutrition and lifestyle.
In the flatshare kitchen chef Mori, a star on YouTube and Twitch, will be mixing fresh ingredients to conjure simple, tasty and sustainable dishes. The games room contains more than 30 gaming stations. Those who find Rocket League battles too competitive can help each other out by playing It Takes Two. And if that is not romantic enough then 'Dorfromantik' lets you make advance plans. On stage, musician and presenter Tim Schultheiss will get the flatshare occupants into the right musical mood. Maria Wagner of the GameForest.Club will demonstrate the power of green gaming and how it can make the world a better place. She will offer an insight into the regenerative future of the gaming industry and present current examples of green gaming.
Creatives can delve into the world of cosplay when IFA opens the eleventh Berlin Individual and Group Cosplay Championships. On 3 September from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., admission to the fair will be free for all cosplay contestants arriving at the south entrance. Attractive prizes await the winners.
IFA partner events SHIFT Mobility and BERLIN PHOTO WEEK
Parallel with IFA the partner events SHIFT Mobility and BERLIN PHOTO WEEK will also be taking place. SHIFT Mobility is a convention, content hub and exhibition which, taking as its slogan 'mobility meets tech' is focused on the shape that mobility will take in the future. This year, the exhibition area is open to IFA visitors. Exhibits will include a fully electric Bus ID Buzz from Volkswagen, which is not due to arrive on the German market until this autumn.
The BERLIN PHOTO WEEK augments the Imaging section at IFA, and from 2 to 4 September 2022 will present the power of photography at Arena Berlin and numerous satellite venues around the city. Attractions for visitors will include fun places, where photo enthusiasts can try out their skills with a camera or smartphone, as well as exhibitions by international world-class photographers.
You can find the IFA ticket shop here. Tickets to the event are only available online.
Day ticket to IFA (during IFA) 17.50 euros
Reduced-rate ticket to IFA (advance sale only) 13.00 euros
Fest&Flauschig-Ticket (advance sale only) 13.00 euros
Family ticket (advance sale and during IFA)
2 adults and three childrien 36.00 euros
3 for 2 group ticket (advance sale only) 26.00 euros
Reduced-rate student ticket
(advance sale and during IFA) 9.00 euros
IFA is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from 2 to 6 September.
Purchase your tickets for IFA online well in advance. There will be no ticket sales on site and no registration desks at the entrances.
Trade visitor ticket shop
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Media Registration for IFA 2022
Media representatives can register now for IFA Berlin, taking into account the accreditation guidelines.
Registration for IFA Berlin
An overview of current press events can be found online.
IFA, the world's most significant trade show for consumer and home electronics with a record number of new products being unveiled is the main market place for key retailers, buyers, and experts from the industry and the media. IFA 2022 takes place in Berlin from 2-6 September.
About Messe Berlin
Berlin has been a trade fair location for 200 years, and one of the most important in the world for many decades. As the state-owned trade fair company, Messe Berlin makes a major contribution to the city's position. It designs, markets and organizes hundreds of live events every year. Its broad portfolio includes the global brands and leading trade fairs IFA, InnoTrans, ITB, FRUIT LOGISTICA and the International Green Week, as well as major conferences and outstanding events, such as the Fan Mile at the Brandenburg Gate. With around 90 offices abroad, Messe Berlin markets its events in over 170 countries. Every year around 25,000 media representatives from all over the world are accredited to the events at the company's headquarters under the Radio Tower in Berlin alone. Messe Berlin strives to be an outstanding host to visitors at all of its events, to provide the best possible business impetus and to ensure fair conditions for everyone. This self-image is reflected in the company motto: Messe Berlin - Hosting the World. www.messe-berlin.de


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Traditional British Fish and Chips
Exploring British Food
Elaine Lemm
Elaine Lemm is a renowned British food writer, classically trained chef, teacher, and author with over 25 years of experience writing about British food and cooking.
The Magpie
Fish that is deep-fried in a crispy batter served with fat golden chips (French fries) on the side is still one of Britain and Ireland's favorite meals. The love for fish and chips ranks alongside roast beef and Yorkshire puddings (as well as the recently nominated chicken tikka masala) as an English national dish.
No one knows precisely where or when fish and chips came together. Chips had arrived in Britain from France in the eighteenth century and were known as pommes frites. The first mention of chips was in 1854 when a leading chef included "thin cut potatoes cooked in oil" in his recipe book, Shilling Cookery. Around this time, fish warehouses sold fried fish and bread, with mention of this in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist published in 1830.
Fish and chips gained popularity when the meal helped feed the masses during the First World War. And since fish and potatoes were two of only a few foods not rationed in WW II, the traditional dish maintained its status.
Today, there are about 11,000 fish and chips shops throughout the UK and Ireland, so finding a chippie (a fish and chip shop) is usually easy. Fish and chip shops are now also around the world, including a few shops in New York City, and are especially popular in coastal regions of Spain.
The Origin of the Chippie
There are claims to the first chippie from Lancashire in the North and London in the South of England. No matter who may have opened the first fish and chip shop, the trade grew to feed a rapidly expanding population, reaching a staggering 35,000 shops in the 1930s and more than tripling since then.
The Federation of Fish Friers in the U.K. claims that in 1995 the British consumed 300 million servings of fish and chips, equating to six servings for every man woman and child in the country. The record for the largest number of portions sold in one day by an independent fish and chip shop is over 4,000.
A great fish and chips are only as good as its ingredients. The U.K.'s favorite fish is still cod and accounts for more than half of the total consumption. Haddock is the second favorite, and there are regional variations include whiting in Northern Ireland and some parts of Scotland, as well as skate and huss in the south of England.
When it comes to the chip, a floury potato is best—waxy potatoes can often result in greasy chips. The best varieties are King Edward, Maris Piper, and Sante. A thick-cut potato absorbs less oil than a thin cut, so the chunkier chips are the healthier ones.
The perfect and traditional fat for frying both the fish and the chips is beef drippings or lard. Both give a crisper and tastier chip and fish batter. However, cooking fish and chips in vegetable or corn oil is now commonplace as it is healthier and more readily available. The oil must be clean and maintained at a constant temperature of 365 F/185 C for the crispiest fish and chips.
Traditional Accompaniments
The classic condiment for fish and chips is vinegar with a sprinkle of salt. And love them or hate them, mushy peas are also traditional on the side. In addition, since the mid-seventies, a curry sauce has also gained favor. The only other sauces considered suitable are a splash of ketchup or in Scotland a brown sauce. Although a continental habit of serving mayonnaise with fish and chips has emerged, very few Britons have adopted this.
The Ultimate Takeaway Dish
Despite the threat from pizza and burgers, fish and chips remain the nation's favorite takeaway dish, nearly four times more popular than Indian curries. Traditionally, fish and chips were wrapped in greaseproof paper and a thick layer of newspaper which served not only as an insulator but also as a plate to make eating outdoors easier—because of health and safety control, however, chippies are no longer allowed to use paper anymore. Many fish and chip purists, though, declare fish and chips eaten from newspaper outdoors is the only and best way to eat them.
Although deep-fried fish and chips are not considered a healthy meal, it is better for you than other fast food options. Fish and chips have less fat and calories than the average pizza, as well as a Big Mac or Whopper meal with medium fries.
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I felt sure I had already posted this report from Alison at the time, however, its disappeared so here it is again!
I seem to be repeating myself every year … we've just got back from another very successful tour to Donegal and the NW200 races.
No-one got lost, there were no punctures, no running out of fuel. Graham did, however, have his ST1300 knocked over by an 85 year old gentleman driver in a petrol station. Graham's bike gave a little rock and fell on to its side, landing on the fin which left a little scuff mark. A lady called the Garda saying there was a 'gang of bikers causing trouble'!! When the Garda arrived, he found some well-behaved, grey-haired motorcyclists, just waiting to get underway again!
During the week/10 days before the tour, the weather forecast was for rain and we just hoped the racing would go ahead. In essence, the weather was absolutely glorious, just what the ardent race-goer wanted!
We toured the Antrim Coast, the Giant's Causeway, Ballintoy Harbour, Bushmills Distillery, Gortmore, Dunluce Castle to name just a few! We also visited Malin Head, which now has a tea bar and a toilet block, (thanks to the Star Wars Storm Troopers). Most of the single riders went to the racing, some had grandstand tickets at the start/finish line. Others visited Killybegs, Glencolumbkille and Donegal.
All in all, we had a very good tour with some fantastic weather and great racing. Thank you to everyone who made the tour so enjoyable. Roll on 2019.
Note to oneself: Must remember to take sun lotion!
Thanks Alison and Roy for yet another great tour to Northern Ireland and the NW200 races. We had one of our largest groups for this years tour and so I was so pleased that they enjoyed fantastic weather - not a drop of rain. We will be repeating this tour next year.


Teleperformance in the Philippines won a Silver Anvil Award for its communication campaign on Data Privacy and Security during the recently concluded 53rd Anvil Awards. Entitled "We are Data Privacy and Security Guardians," Teleperformance's entry to the 53rd Anvil Awards was recognized under the Specialized Public Relations Project Advocacy Campaign category for being a strong advocate of data security and protection, leading an effective campaign on security vigilance in the workplace.
Presented annually by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the Anvil Awards is the symbol of excellence in public relations and is conferred to outstanding public relations programs and to individual practitioners who have reached the highest standards of communications practice.
Around the globe, Teleperformance emphasizes the importance of security and privacy. The customer service market is at the center of security compliance issues. Our highly trained people work with the latest technology using well-defined privacy and security policies. In addition, our privacy management methodologies are overseen by a global privacy office that has developed strict policies. In addition, our privacy management methodologies are overseen by a global privacy office that has developed strict policies.
Securing the sensitive data of companies and individuals is our top priority. We understand that privacy and/or data Security breaches can influence a company's financial and reputational standing. Teleperformance also recognizes that governments around the world also want to ensure that companies protect their citizens' personal data through new regulations.
That's why we are so proud to have received this honor. Congratulations to Teleperformance in the Philippines for winning this award and for your ongoing work in the realm of privacy and security.


MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marine Corps team won the 2012 Armed Forces Boxing Championship Feb. 3, ending the Army's 20-year winning streak.
In the final bout of the night, Marine Sgt. DeJesus Gardner taking gold against Army Sgt. Marvin Carey became the crux between Marine Corps victory and a tie with Army.
Gardner's left eye swelled closed early in the fight, but the audience went wild when the ringside doctor allowed the fight to continue.
The crowd's fervor escalated into a frenzy in the third round as Gardner and Carey smashed blows into each other, trading the point lead back and forth, but in the final 20 seconds of the fight, Gardner edged his way to a 14-13 win.
"I told my daughter that daddy would bring her a gold medal, and daddy don't break no promises," said Gardner.
Gardner won gold in the 201lb. plus weight class and secured the Marine's gold for the team award, but each Marine Corps victory was essential.
In a rematching from 2011's Championships, Marine Cpl. Tommy Roque redeemed himself against Army Sgt. Toribio Ramirez, pummeling his way to a win 35-19.
Roque represents the Marine Corps boxing team in the 132lb. weight class.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Steele won by referee stopped contest a minute into the second round, battering Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Carlos Moore who lost his footing and rolled his ankle early in the fight.
Steele fights in the 152lb. weight class.
"The team medal means more to me than any individual medal," said Herring. "I'm just happy to be a part of the team that made history tonight."
Two marine boxers took silver medals.
Lance Cpl. Felix Magallanez lost by retirement when his coach ended the fight in the second round after he took a devastating body blow from Army Pvt. Marquis Moore and couldn't recover.
Magallanez fights for the Marine Corps in the 165lb. weight class, dropping down from last year's championship where he fought at 178lb.
In this year's 178lb. weight class, Lance Cpl. James Morrow got crushed with punishing barrages from Army Spc. Steven Nelson, losing out 20-2.
Gold medalists in the Armed Forces Championship now prepare to fight in the USA Boxing Nationals, a critical qualifier for 2012 Olympic hopefuls and qualify to compete in the Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (CISM) World Military Games.
The Pentagon Channel captured all the action from the Marine Corps' historic victory, and the 2012 Armed Forces Boxing Championship series will begin airing March 9. and will be available on demand at www.pentagonchannel.mil/boxing.


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Making Sustainability Count: How to embed sustainability in leaders' objectives
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To make sustainability efforts stick, business leaders need to tie sustainable performance to manager compensation to meet company-wide goals.
Russell Reynolds Associates recently partnered with the United Nations Global Compact to study the characteristics and behaviors that differentiate sustainable business leaders from other top-tier executives, the findings of which were summarized in Leadership for the Decade of Action. The article below builds upon this research to focus on the question of how to embed sustainability goals into the objectives of senior leaders. Please refer to the original study for full details on methodology and findings.
Corporate commitment to sustainability is at an all-time high. Walmart has pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.1 BP has begun its long-awaited pivot to renewable energy, predicting that the world has already surpassed "peak oil" demand.2 Microsoft aims to achieve zero waste in its direct operations, products and packaging by 2030.3 The leaders of these companies are not alone in their belief that the path forward must be decidedly more sustainable: according to research by Accenture and the United Nations Global Compact, nine in ten CEOs believe integration of sustainability will be important to the future success of their business.
Yet, despite these public commitments, significant hurdles remain in the pursuit of sustainable business. To effectively drive the transformation needed to integrate sustainability into business strategy and operations, companies must embed it in the leadership culture of their organizations – specifically, how they select, assess, reward and develop their senior leaders.
One of the key differences between companies who have authentically embedded sustainability into their strategy and those who are still only managing sustainability as an adjunct to strategy (or even worse, companies known for "green-washing") is that sustainability manifests itself in the objectives and incentives of their most senior leaders.
Companies at the forefront of this change have driven sustainability into the core of their strategy and linked it to their organizational mission and purpose. While there is no single best method by which to create the necessary focus on – and accountability for – sustainability, companies should address three aspects of objective-setting to ensure that sustainability ambitions are effectively cascaded through the organization:
How priorities are set
How work gets done
How leaders are rewarded
In our research studying more than 50 transformative sustainable business leaders, one of the lessons we heard most often was that, in order to be successful, enterprise-wide sustainability objectives must be clearly linked to the company's core strategy. Sustainability must not be conceived as something that sits outside of or adjacent to the strategy, but rather a vital enabler of the strategy itself. To determine the materiality of a given sustainability objective, each should be evaluated according to both its importance to stakeholders and the potential business impact.
Some organizations choose to describe these objectives in terms of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while others contextualize them in terms of their primary stakeholder groups, most often employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers or even society at large. Regardless of the framework used to articulate the objectives, the process by which they are established should be inclusive of a wide variety of stakeholder perspectives to ensure that the prioritized objectives are truly material to the business, and that the company is considering all possible sustainability risks and growth opportunities. The most successful companies are increasingly choosing to focus on a few key areas rather than trying to set objectives for all issues or SDGs that a company may impact. This enables better strategic allocation of resources and, ultimately, greater impact.
In all instances, enterprise-wide objectives should be time bound, with a combination of longer-term goals and the key milestones that articulate the short- and medium-term steps required to achieve that goal. Companies may or may not choose to disclose interim goals externally, but public commitment to the overall objectives is critical for ensuring transparency and accountability.
Once the enterprise-wide objectives and timescales have been established, progress against those objectives should be regularly reviewed at the executive committee and board level, with objective input from external entities such as rating agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Critically, the CEO and other leaders must regularly speak to these objectives and the progress against them when they engage with the broader organization, making sure to communicate the business benefit of achieving objectives. This provides a single, clear framework to which others leaders can connect, and reinforces the importance of these objectives.
When Campbell's Soup Company set out to develop their sustainability strategy, they solicited stakeholder input to understand what they saw as the most important parts of the journey from "farm to fork," then mapped those themes to the SDGs in order to identify the areas where they could make the biggest impact while also best addressing stakeholder priorities.
As part of Philips' commitment to take back and repurpose its customers' large medical systems equipment, the company added a dedicated circular economy indicator to its executive committee dashboard. According to CEO Frans van Houten, the public and prominent nature of this dashboard helped to convince internal skeptics that the company's commitment was real – once senior leaders realized that "appearing in the red" meant you could expect a call from the CEO, the rate of adoption quickly increased.
To yield both financial and social impact, enterprise-wide sustainability objectives must then be translated into individual-level objectives that dictate how work gets done. In many organizations, the chief sustainability officer or equivalent works with their C-suite counterparts to first identify the parts of the business that will play a role in implementing the objectives, and then re-engineer business processes to achieve them.
It is at this stage that individual business units and their leaders begin to see how their day-to-day work contributes to (or undermines) the company's overall sustainability objectives. The identification of specific sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) helps to create focus for leaders and mitigates the risk of company-level objectives feeling too big picture or long-term. Ensuring that individual leaders can "touch and feel" them in their work and daily decision-making is critical.
Selecting the appropriate metric and scope of measurement is another essential component for translating company-level ambition to individual-level action. Companies must take care to distinguish between output (for example, the number of smallholder farmers who have received capacity-building technical assistance) and outcome (the percentage increase in those farmers' annual incomes or yield of sustainably grown agricultural products). Confusing these two metrics can inadvertently incentivize focus on the wrong type of change, resulting in decisions made to inflate output numbers as opposed to real outcomes.
3M holds its individual business units accountable for innovating on better products for the consumer and the environment by introducing sustainability KPIs into the new product development and launch process. Beginning in 2019, 100 percent of the company's new products (approximately 1,000 per year) are required to have a Sustainability Value Commitment that demonstrates how the product drives impact for the greater good. The company measures the impact of this commitment and publicly reports on it annually to ensure transparency.
To complete the accountability cycle and ensure that the entire organization is incentivized to contribute to achieving the overall sustainability objectives, sustainability KPIs must flow through to performance measurement frameworks and the process by which leaders are evaluated and rewarded. For some companies this means tying a proportion of compensation to individual or business unit KPIs, while for others it is encapsulated in the measurement of "how" a leader achieved what they did.
The particulars of each company's overall and individual-level sustainability objectives will determine the incentive scheme that will be most effective. Factors to consider include the urgency of the change required, the timescale of the objectives, and the level of control that the individual leader has on ultimate outcomes. For instance, sustainability objectives set in response to market demand for urgent change may necessitate linkage to annual or even quarterly variable compensation, whereas objectives that require substantive R&D or re-engineering of business processes may be better served by three-, five- or even seven-year horizons that are tied to long-term stock ownership.
It is critical that individual leaders understand that their success, and the rewards they reap, are influenced by their contributions to sustainability goals. It is this final component that provides the carrot (and, in some instances, stick) that ensures that leaders focus on the right activities and model the right set of behaviors.
As part of its sweeping sustainability program, Sharing Beauty with All, L'Oreal now links all brand and country managers' bonuses to sustainability targets, including the contribution the brand is making to the company's environmental or social purpose, and how well the company's growth has been shared with employees and local communities.
Specialty materials manufacturer DSM established an ESG-linked compensation policy for its managing board in 2010 and expanded it beyond the C-suite in 2013, tying ESG goals to the bonuses of operational and front-line managers. Since introducing the new policy DSM has consistently met and often exceeded its targets, prompting the company to increase the scope and breadth of the policy; as of 2019, 50 percent of short- and long-term compensation are tied to explicit targets related to energy reduction and employee engagement.
Ambitious and vital goals
In order for companies to achieve the ambitious – yet vital – goals they have set for themselves in pursuit of a more equitable and sustainable economic system, big commitments must be translated into small actions. It is only by cascading the enterprise-level ambition to individual-level objectives and tying progress against those objectives to performance measurement frameworks that companies will begin to make a significant impact for the stakeholders they seek to serve. The best organizations are taking concerted steps to embed sustainability into the frameworks and processes that drive how leaders are selected, promoted, rewarded and developed. This provides a powerful signal from the top that the leadership team will back its commitment to sustainability with more than just words, and instead take the necessary steps to achieve real impact – for both the company itself and society at large.
Additional Authors
Tom Handcock is the global head of Knowledge Management at Russell Reynolds Associates. He is based in London.
Emily Meneer leads Russell Reynolds Associates' Sustainability practice knowledge team. She is based in Portland.


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New Styx: Shards of Darkness Trailer shows off the Goblin's Stealth Skills
Styx: Shards of Darkness: Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive's upcoming new game Styx: Shadows of Darkness has got a new cinematic trailer. The video, titled Art of Stealth, focuses on the game's central gameplay element for players to follow. The new game will be part of the Of Orcs and Men series while being the direct sequel of 2014's Styx: Master of Shadows. The trailer showcases Styx, the first Goblin, on a mission, evading guards using his stealth skills and hurling clones at his enemies to get to the object that he desires. Watch the new trailer below.
Styx: Shards of Darkness follows the Amber-addicted goblin who was first introduced in Of Orcs and Men and is the main protagonist of the game. Following the events of the last game, Styx's new venture will lead him to infiltrate the elven city of Korangar. His mission is to get hold of the stolen sceptre powered by a mystic quartz, for which he is being offered copious amounts of Amber to lure him out of hiding. Korangar is a challenge to infiltrate, but that is exactly where our goblin holds a speciality. But the nature of his mission is about to change when he comes across the secrets that lie underneath the facade.
Styx: Shards of Darknesswas announced by Cyanide back in 2015 where the studio said that the game's mechanics would undergo massive improvements. This has probably been in response toplayers of the earlier game criticising the goblin's movements. Cyanide also said that Shards of Darkness will be built on a much larger budget and utilise a new engine to ensure it plays out smoothly.
From the gameplay walkthrough video that the publishers of Styx: Shards of Darkness unveiled back in October, we'd say that the game looks pretty good. Players have to exercise great caution in order to pass by enemies unnoticed, as drawing attention would obviously result in anattack. They also need to be smart in disposing of the bodies they leave behind. As in the earlier game, Styx can give rise to clones which can be used as a distraction or to add to his strength.
Styx: Shards of Darkness is currently scheduled to be released on March 14, 2017. It will be playable on the Windows PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Watch the gameplay video of the game below.
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Breitling Replica Watch as a Boarding Pass
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The Swiss Space System company is preparing a project that will comprise chains of flights in a particularly changed Airbus aircraft in 2015. These flights which will be the first chance for members of the broad public to experience lightness of zero gravity, the conditions that mimic a real space flight. Swiss watchmaker replica Breitling is the major sponsor of the event, which has prepared a particular edition watch for the members in the project. The watch with the chronometric certification will truly act as a boarding pass on the plane and a tool to be used during the flight.
The essential thought behind the formation of the novel Breitling model originates from the project. Its purpose is to provide space lovers a chance to experience the feeling to float in cosmos. Because of the cost of the space travel, the project will not in fact be taking its passengers outside the Earth's atmosphere. Nevertheless, it will use a hack that will allow the participants of the flight to feel as if they are really doing so.
Only the partakers of these light flights will have the occasion to have the individual Breitling replica clock that is made temporarily. Specifically, only 40 passengers will be reserved by this pleasure from the two top classes of the aircraft. As Swiss Space System company have announced, it is already probable to reserve your place on one of the weightless missions.
At present, let us pay a bit more attention on the specifications of watch. Breitling Chronograph is set in a round housing made of strong and light black titanium and with the diameter of 43 mm. What's more, the building includes a double anti-reflective sapphire crystal which is surrounded with a uni-directional rotating ratcheted bezel that is made in the same material as the case.
The "Super Quartz" caliber is made with the ETA base movement and the traits of the COSC chronometric certification as a evidence of its accurateness. Referring to its supported functions, a chronograph, a date indication, plus a GMT time zone show with fast time zone adjustment are included. B 73 movement runs on a battery which allows it to work lasts about two to three years.
The first replica watch by the brand which was intended for weightless environment is absolutely not the newest clock by the Grenchen watchmaker. Its foremost model of this kind was Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute which made for the legendary astronaut Scott Carpenter in 1962. This mechanical timepiece was essentially the primary wrist-worn chronograph in space. Afterward, replica Breitling celebrated the anniversary with a new version of this significant watch. The watch its launch is still obtainable and it has been made in black titanium and rose gold versions to praise the original steel variation.


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• Constructing a new property or making significant changes to an existing one is an investment; choosing a professional architect is paramount to maximising property value and is an investment in itself.
• Search for local architectural practices online, making sure they are registered with the Architects Registration Board or the Royal Institute of British Architects before booking a consultation.
• Initial consultations with an architect are normally free of charge. Take advantage of this by visiting as many as you possibly can, comparing attributes and picking up ideas as you go.
• Make sure that a prospective architect has plenty of relevant experience; you don't want a specialist in post-modern design to take charge of an authentic Georgian restoration project.
• Double check their accreditations and experience. Where possible, ask to be able to visit standing examples of the architect's work. (Alternatively, do it the other way round and find the architect who designed buildings you like). You'll also want to check their contacts with local planners and follow up their references.
• Fees are usually paid either by the hour, as a percentage of the construction costs, or in a lump sum. Consider which will be the most cost-effective for your situation; hiring an architect who charges £100 per hour, for example, is probably going to be unsustainable for lengthy projects.
• A development usually consists of a feasibility study, followed by the design stage, planning submissions, and finally the construction. You can employ an architect for any or all of these stages. An architect may be particularly useful when tendering for construction, as they will have established links with professional tradespeople.
• It may seem obvious, but always base your decision on the architect's personal character. He or she needs to be receptive and above all, friendly, especially for longer projects which will require you to establish an amicable relationship with your architect.
• Finally, the right architect should be flexible yet assertive when it comes to drawing up a contract. You'll want to establish an agreement which is both fair and achievable within the given time frame and budget. Your project may be either too big or too small for some practices, so discuss budget as soon as possible.
Hopefully with these tips you'll be able to find the right architect for your construction project. Remember, invest in a decent architect and you'll get a decent return on your investment. Make the wrong decision and you might end up with a lean-to instead of an extension and a whole load of legal fees and court proceedings to contend with.


EC Resourcing is a specialist independent job agency focusing on temporary and permanent office vacancies in East Anglia. EC Resourcing will make sure that they find the right candidate for your business.
Elizabeth Coltman is the Director of EC Resourcing and she has extensive experience in the recruitment industry, which has enabled her to see the recruitment sector from many different perspectives.
It is this understanding and knowledge of recruitment agencies that has enabled her to ensure that EC Resourcing is becoming recognised as one of the leading independent recruitment agencies in and around the Cambridge area.
After initially working in the public sector I went on to join a technology consultancy company. Here I spent four happy years learning about this sector and its personnel needs. My next career step was to join a recruitment company where I gained significant experience working with major companies. Seven years later, in 2011, EC Resourcing Ltd was founded when I realised the ambition of having my own recruitment company.
After studying law as an undergraduate I went on to successfully complete a masters degree in social policy. Since then I have gained fifteen years' experience in retail management working with a major national company. I was delighted to join EC Resourcing as office manager in 2015.
The office facilities are created out of spaces that were once used for the day-to-day running of the Officers' Mess, now a Grade II listed building, part of the historic Duxford Airfield in South Cambridgeshire. Many of the historic features have been preserved and restored allowing indulgence in some nostalgia for the past while enjoying the benefits of the very latest office fittings.


The UCSB Muslim Student Association (MSA) held a vigil to commemorate the lives that were lost in the Christchurch Mosque shootings and to honor the affected families at Storke Tower on Monday afternoon. Several speakers from MSA as well as faculty members, including Chancellor Yang, conveyed their condolences and encouraged the community to remain strong and brave.
At least 50 people were killed and more were wounded in the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The terrorist attack appeared to have been carried out by a white nationalist who posted a racist manifesto online and live-streamed the killings on Facebook. New Zealand has gone more than twenty years without experiencing a mass shooting, making this the deadliest one in the country's modern history.
Professor Butch Ware from the History Department gave a speech, stating, "we will not stand idly by as racism and white supremacy tears this country and this world apart … only love is capable of conquering hate." After a moment of silence, attendees formed two lines on either side of Storke Tower to place a white rose in a vase, each one symbolizing a life that had been lost, as Rabie read the names of the victims out loud.
Professor Feinstein from the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Margaret Klawunn, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs,, and Katya Armistead, the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Student Life, spoke to the crowd in succession, encouraging those present to speak up in the face of intolerance. The ceremony concluded with some attendees participating in the Islamic funeral prayer, Ṣalāt al-Janāzah, followed by a complimentary lunch at the MCC.
Zia expressed similar sentiments, saying that she doesn't feel resentment and is choosing to focus on the bright side. "Look at the good that people are doing and how the community is coming together to support. It shows that humanity does exist," she stated. Zia also encouraged people to allow themselves to grieve and to seek outside help if needed.
When asked about what can people do to help support the Muslim community, both Zia and Rabie emphasized action and visibility. According to Rabie, texting a friend or attending an MSA meeting would go a long way.
Zia stated, "if you see something, speak up. Share social media posts — getting their stories out is helpful." She also urged larger cultural organizations to facilitate events that showcase different minority groups to ensure that all communities receive equal amounts of exposure.
Students who are in need of mental health support can contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at caps.sa.ucsb.edu or 805-893-4411.


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Q: Authorization header empty in basic jquery ajax request against a .Net Core 2.0 web api PostMan, Asp.Net client, fiddler, and other HTTP clients work fine.  When I make a request with code similar to below, I get a 401.  As I debug on the web api side there is not HeaderAuthorization value.  There is a value in  the HeaderAccessControlRequestHeaders of "authorization".  I would expect to see the actual base64 encoded value coming in.
eid=2 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:44322
Connection: keep-alive
Access-Control-Request-Method: GET
Origin: http://localhost:50891
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/66.0.3359.139 Safari/537.36
**Access-Control-Request-Headers: authorization**
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.9

function getChiefComplaints() {

        //jQuery.support.cors = true;
       var symptoms = $('#txtChiefComplaints').val()
        // symptoms = symptoms.replace(",", "");

        symptoms = symptoms.replace(" ", "+");
       $.ajax({
            url: 'http://localhost:44322/method',
            type: 'GET',
            dataType: 'json',

            headers: { "Authorization": " Basic topsecretcredentials" },
            success: function (data) {
                WriteResponse(data);
            },
            error: function () {
                alert('no data');
            }
        });

A: Instead of setting authorization header directly you should set this in beforeSend object like this
beforeSend: function (xhr) {
    xhr.setRequestHeader ("Authorization", "Basic " + btoa(username + ":" + password)); },

A: I was finally able to resolve this issue on the server side.  Using .Net Core 2.0, I had my own middleware.  I had to move the app.UserCors() statement before it and suddenly the authentication headers appeared. So all of the generic documentation stated that app.UserCors had to appear before app.UseMvc(), but I never thought to put it in front of my own custom middleware.
Thanks Chetan for your response.


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export const description = `
createBindGroupLayout validation tests.
`;

import * as C from '../../../common/constants.js';
import { poptions } from '../../../common/framework/params.js';
import { ParamSpec } from '../../../common/framework/params_utils.js';
import { TestGroup } from '../../../common/framework/test_group.js';
import {
  kBindingTypeInfo,
  kBindingTypes,
  kMaxBindingsPerBindGroup,
  kPerStageBindingLimits,
  kShaderStages,
} from '../../capability_info.js';

import { ValidationTest } from './validation_test.js';

function clone<T extends GPUBindGroupLayoutDescriptor>(descriptor: T): T {
  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(descriptor));
}

export const g = new TestGroup(ValidationTest);

g.test('some binding index was specified more than once', async t => {
  const goodDescriptor = {
    entries: [
      { binding: 0, visibility: GPUShaderStage.COMPUTE, type: C.BindingType.StorageBuffer },
      { binding: 1, visibility: GPUShaderStage.COMPUTE, type: C.BindingType.StorageBuffer },
    ],
  };

  // Control case
  t.device.createBindGroupLayout(goodDescriptor);

  const badDescriptor = clone(goodDescriptor);
  badDescriptor.entries[1].binding = 0;

  // Binding index 0 can't be specified twice.
  t.expectValidationError(() => {
    t.device.createBindGroupLayout(badDescriptor);
  });
});

g.test('Visibility of bindings can be 0', async t => {
  t.device.createBindGroupLayout({
    entries: [{ binding: 0, visibility: 0, type: 'storage-buffer' }],
  });
});

g.test('number of dynamic buffers exceeds the maximum value', async t => {
  const { type, maxDynamicBufferCount } = t.params;

  const maxDynamicBufferBindings: GPUBindGroupLayoutEntry[] = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < maxDynamicBufferCount; i++) {
    maxDynamicBufferBindings.push({
      binding: i,
      visibility: GPUShaderStage.COMPUTE,
      type,
      hasDynamicOffset: true,
    });
  }

  const goodDescriptor = {
    entries: [
      ...maxDynamicBufferBindings,
      {
        binding: maxDynamicBufferBindings.length,
        visibility: GPUShaderStage.COMPUTE,
        type,
        hasDynamicOffset: false,
      },
    ],
  };

  // Control case
  t.device.createBindGroupLayout(goodDescriptor);

  // Dynamic buffers exceed maximum in a bind group layout.
  const badDescriptor = clone(goodDescriptor);
  badDescriptor.entries[maxDynamicBufferCount].hasDynamicOffset = true;

  t.expectValidationError(() => {
    t.device.createBindGroupLayout(badDescriptor);
  });
}).params([
  { type: C.BindingType.StorageBuffer, maxDynamicBufferCount: 4 },
  { type: C.BindingType.UniformBuffer, maxDynamicBufferCount: 8 },
]);

g.test('dynamic set to true is allowed only for buffers', async t => {
  const type: GPUBindingType = t.params.type;
  const success = kBindingTypeInfo[type].type === 'buffer';

  const descriptor = {
    entries: [{ binding: 0, visibility: GPUShaderStage.FRAGMENT, type, hasDynamicOffset: true }],
  };

  t.expectValidationError(() => {
    t.device.createBindGroupLayout(descriptor);
  }, !success);
}).params(poptions('type', kBindingTypes));

let kCasesForMaxResourcesPerStageTests: ParamSpec[];
{
  // One bind group layout will be filled with kPerStageBindingLimit[...] of the type |type|.
  // For each item in the array returned here, a case will be generated which tests a pipeline
  // layout with one extra bind group layout with one extra binding. That extra binding will have:
  //
  //   - If extraTypeSame, any of the binding types which counts toward the same limit as |type|.
  //     (i.e. 'storage-buffer' <-> 'readonly-storage-buffer').
  //   - Otherwise, an arbitrary other type.
  function* pickExtraBindingTypes(
    bindingType: GPUBindingType,
    extraTypeSame: boolean
  ): IterableIterator<GPUBindingType> {
    const info = kBindingTypeInfo[bindingType];
    if (extraTypeSame) {
      for (const extraBindingType of kBindingTypes) {
        if (info.perStageLimitType === kBindingTypeInfo[extraBindingType].perStageLimitType) {
          yield extraBindingType;
        }
      }
    } else {
      yield info.perStageLimitType === 'sampler' ? 'sampled-texture' : 'sampler';
    }
  }

  kCasesForMaxResourcesPerStageTests = [];
  for (const maxedType of kBindingTypes) {
    for (const maxedVisibility of kShaderStages) {
      // Don't generate a case where maxedType isn't valid in maxedVisibility.
      if (!(kBindingTypeInfo[maxedType].validStages & maxedVisibility)) continue;

      for (const extraTypeSame of [true, false]) {
        for (const extraType of pickExtraBindingTypes(maxedType, extraTypeSame)) {
          for (const extraVisibility of kShaderStages) {
            // Don't generate a case where extraType isn't valid in extraVisibility.
            if (!(kBindingTypeInfo[extraType].validStages & extraVisibility)) continue;

            kCasesForMaxResourcesPerStageTests.push({
              maxedType,
              maxedVisibility,
              extraType,
              extraVisibility,
            });
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

// Should never fail unless kMaxBindingsPerBindGroup is exceeded, because the validation for
// resources-of-type-per-stage is in pipeline layout creation.
g.test('max resources per stage/in bind group layout', async t => {
  const maxedType: GPUBindingType = t.params.maxedType;
  const extraType: GPUBindingType = t.params.extraType;
  const { maxedVisibility, extraVisibility } = t.params;
  const maxedCount = kPerStageBindingLimits[kBindingTypeInfo[maxedType].perStageLimitType];

  const maxResourceBindings: GPUBindGroupLayoutEntry[] = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < maxedCount; i++) {
    maxResourceBindings.push({
      binding: i,
      visibility: maxedVisibility,
      type: maxedType,
    });
  }

  const goodDescriptor = { entries: maxResourceBindings };

  // Control
  t.device.createBindGroupLayout(goodDescriptor);

  const newDescriptor = clone(goodDescriptor);
  newDescriptor.entries.push({
    binding: maxedCount,
    visibility: extraVisibility,
    type: extraType,
  });

  const shouldError = maxedCount >= kMaxBindingsPerBindGroup;

  t.expectValidationError(() => {
    t.device.createBindGroupLayout(newDescriptor);
  }, shouldError);
}).params(kCasesForMaxResourcesPerStageTests);

// One pipeline layout can have a maximum number of each type of binding *per stage* (which is
// different for each type). Test that the max works, then add one more binding of same-or-different
// type and same-or-different visibility.
g.test('max resources per stage/in pipeline layout', async t => {
  const maxedType: GPUBindingType = t.params.maxedType;
  const extraType: GPUBindingType = t.params.extraType;
  const { maxedVisibility, extraVisibility } = t.params;
  const maxedCount = kPerStageBindingLimits[kBindingTypeInfo[maxedType].perStageLimitType];

  const maxResourceBindings: GPUBindGroupLayoutEntry[] = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < maxedCount; i++) {
    maxResourceBindings.push({
      binding: i,
      visibility: maxedVisibility,
      type: maxedType,
    });
  }

  const goodLayout = t.device.createBindGroupLayout({ entries: maxResourceBindings });

  // Control
  t.device.createPipelineLayout({ bindGroupLayouts: [goodLayout] });

  const extraLayout = t.device.createBindGroupLayout({
    entries: [{ binding: 0, visibility: extraVisibility, type: extraType }],
  });

  // Some binding types use the same limit, e.g. 'storage-buffer' and 'readonly-storage-buffer'.
  const newBindingCountsTowardSamePerStageLimit =
    (maxedVisibility & extraVisibility) !== 0 &&
    kBindingTypeInfo[maxedType].perStageLimitType === kBindingTypeInfo[extraType].perStageLimitType;
  const layoutExceedsPerStageLimit = newBindingCountsTowardSamePerStageLimit;

  t.expectValidationError(() => {
    t.device.createPipelineLayout({ bindGroupLayouts: [goodLayout, extraLayout] });
  }, layoutExceedsPerStageLimit);
}).params(kCasesForMaxResourcesPerStageTests);


Stone Crucible: Used for melting and combining materials. Requires a heat source. Don't jump in, you will catch on fire!
Casting Table: Used to cast items out of amalgam. Pressing on empty slots in the GUI will allow you to form different casting patterns that will allow you to create different items.
Stone Tongs: Used to move liquid amalgam around. You need these to get amalgam out of the crucible and onto the casting table.
Amalgam Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe, Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, and Boots: These are all created on the casting table with amalgam and will have different attributes depending on the properties of the amalgam used to make them.


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Classics and Literary Round-up: July 2021
by whisperinggums | Aug 11, 2021 | Round-ups | 3 comments
Little did I expect when I wrote the June round-up that so much of eastern Australia would still be in lockdown in July, and yet, here we are with Victoria in lockdown number 6, and Sydney (and other parts of New South Wales) in an extended lockdown. Oh well, such is life in these pandemic times.
Anyhow, as usual, awards announcements made over the last month are at the end of the post.
Jumpy July
I'm calling July "Jumpy" because I think all around the world we are feeling unsettled about the Delta variant and where it's going to take us – but fortunately that jumpiness didn't stop us reading. Forty-eight reviews were posted this month, which is more than last month's 41, and a little more than last July's 45. Our 48 reviews were for 35 different books.
Most reviewed authors and books: One book was reviewed four times during the month – Tania Farrelly's The eighth wonder. Three received three reviews – Alison Booth's The painting, Kim Lock's The other side of beautiful, and Christine Wells' Sisters of resistance.
Top reviewers: Two reviewers – both regulars here – posted 7 reviews this month: Jennifer Cameron-Smith (GoodReads), and Amanda (Mrs B's Book Reviews).
Classics: One classic was reviewed this month, and it's a special one.
NAIDOC Week: Four books by, or involving, First Nations Australia women writers were reviewed for the Challenge during this NAIDOC Week month.
So, the special classic this week is a children's picture book, Mem Fox's Where's the green sheep. Australia has such a wonderful children's book tradition that I love seeing older ones popping up here, tagged as Classics. First published in 2004, Where's the green sheep is probably not technically a "classic" yet, but it stays in print, meaning it keeps being read, and it has been translated into several languages, so I'm accepting it here. It was illustrated by the wonderful Australian artist-cartoonist, Judy Horacek. The review posted to the challenge is not exactly a review, but the book is discussed in a post by Tessa Wooldridge (Thoughts of an Idle Hour) on introducing babies to music through books. Tessa explores various aspects of music and the books that can be used to help introduce them. On pitch, for example, she says
Where Is the Green Sheep?, by multi-award winning South Australian Mem Fox (text) and gifted artist and cartoonist Judy Horacek (illustrations), creates multiple opportunities for pitch variation.
Indeed, she says that
As a music primer in board book form, Where Is the Green Sheep? truly 'tops the charts'. In addition to its in-built melody (based on a regular, repeating rhythm and the opportunities to create pitch variation), it lends itself to choice in dynamics.
If you have young children or grandchildren, do check out her post.
As Australians know, the first week in July has, for many years now, been designated as NAIDOC Week, which "celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". I thought it appropriate then to share reviews posted this month of books by First Nations Australian women writers. The books are two anthologies After Australia, edited by Michael Mohammad Ahmad and Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, edited by Anita Heiss; and two novels, Larissa Behrendt's After story, and Leah Purcell's The drover's wife: The legend of Molly Johnson.
After Australia is an anthology of writings by Indigenous and POC writers on "after empire, after colony, after white supremacy", with the contributors including Ambelin Kwaymullina and Claire G Coleman. Veronica Strachan's brief GoodReads review is positive.
Though short stories are not my fave, these tales of a reimagined past and future were fantastic, challenging, chilling and hopeful.
Growing up Aboriginal in Australia has been around for for three years now, so it is good to see it still being read. It's an enlightening and often confronting collection from a wide variety of First Nations Australians on what it's like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia. Jonathan Shaw (Me fail? I fly!) admits that he'd come late to it, but says that "it's a book that will remain fresh for a long time yet".
Larissa Behrendt's novel, After story, is the newest of the four I'm highlighting here. Brona (This Reading Life) reviewed it, saying that superficially, it seems to be "an uncomplicated, yet delightful tale about a mother and daughter embarking on a literary tour of England". However, there is much more to this novel:
Behrendt has crafted a subtle story that references the aftereffects of having a stolen child. The intergenerational effects of domestic violence, trauma, and alcohol abuse are gently touched upon. She also compares the nature of white colonial stories and traditional storytelling .
Jennifer Cameron-Smith (Goodreads) reviewed Leah Purcell's The drover's wife: The legend of Molly Johnson, which is a bit confusing as Purcell has also written a play simply titled The drover's wife. Jennifer writes
we have a story with the unsettling ingredients of violence and poverty, the subservient roles of women and Aboriginal people, and secrets. Henry Lawson's 'The Drover's Wife' provides a starting point for Ms Purcell's novel (and her earlier play of the same title) but her story evolves far beyond Lawson's short story. There are uncomfortable twists, reminders of prejudice and inequality, and of what people are driven to, sometimes, to survive.
Jennifer found a few anachronisms – which is always a risk in historical fiction – but she would still recommend the novel "to anyone who would like to revisit some of the legends we Australians tell ourselves about the past".
Some exciting awards news have been announced over the last month, including the biggie, the Miles Franklin Award. Read on, if you are interested.
ALS Gold Medal winner
Nardi Simpson's Song of the crocodile has been long- and shortlisted for several awards since it was published last year, so it's lovely to see it winning at least one of them, the ALS Gold Medal.
Miles Franklin Award winner
Amanda Lohrey, who has been shortlisted twice before for the Miles Franklin Award, won it this year with The labyrinth.
Queensland Literary Award shortlists
The Queensland Literary Awards comprises many categories, but I'm just reporting on the two most relevant here:
University of Southern Queensland Short Story Collection-Steele Rudd Award ($15,000) (3 of 5 by women)
Laura Elvery's Ordinary matter
Melissa Manning's Smokehouse
Elizabeth Tan's Smart ovens for lonely people
University of Queensland Fiction Book Award ($15,000) (all 5 by women)
Kavita Bedford's Friends and dark shapes
SL Lim's Revenge
Amanda Lohrey's Labyrinth
Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations (aka The last migration)
Nardi Simpson's Song of the crocodile
All of these award-winning and listed books have been reviewed for the challenge, but none this month. Well, actually, I did review Nardi Simspon's Song of the crocodile on 30 July, but forgot to post it to the challenge then, so, I will share something from my post:
Song of the crocodile was my reading group's July book, and it resulted in one of our liveliest discussions this year, as we defended our diverse responses to its ideas, style, characters and tone.
For me it was an absorbing read. It is uncompromising in its portrayal of the insidious racism that First Nations Australians confront and the devastating impact of that on the spirit, but it also shows resilience in the face of that, and it affirms that culture is strong. That has to be a positive thing?
About Whispering Gums
I read, review and blog about (mostly) literary fiction. It was reading Jane Austen when I was 14 that turned me onto literary fiction/classics. Little did Jane know what she started. My love of Aussie literature started in childhood with Banjo Paterson's ballads and Ethel Turner's Seven Little Australians. But, I didn't really discover Australian women's writing until the 1980s when I "met" and fell in love with Elizabeth Jolley, Thea Astley, Olga Masters, Helen Garner and Kate Grenville. Ever since then I have included a good percentage of Australian (and other) women writers in my reading diet.
TheresaSmithWrites	on August 12, 2021 at 8:55 am
That is a special classic. I still have the copy I bought for my own children and it's my favourite book to gift for a new baby.
Tracey (Carpe Librum)	on August 22, 2021 at 12:59 am
Love Where Is The Green Sheep, such a great book 🙂
whisperinggums	on August 22, 2021 at 8:29 am
There's nothing like a great children's picture book, is there?