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REFLECT: Why did Nehemiah inspect the walls before sharing his vision with the people of Jerusalem?
RESPOND: Examine yourself. List 3 weaknesses in your character.
Procrastination/lack of listing priorities, Not looking at the whole picture and moving forward (missing important steps & directions) and Pride.
Patience. I don't always give enough time to let good things grow. I get frustrated with people or circumstances. Anger. I get angry about Religion and Politics to the point of no return. Inconsistent. I have been inconsistent in my walk with The Lord. Major flaws. I can admit it.
Lack of faith, lack of consistency, and easy to anger.
I am judgmental. I give up too easily when tested (and I have several failed PR attempts to prove it). I tend to be selfish.
Patience in waiting on Gods timing. Letting my feelings overwhelm me at times. learning to trust myself and others.
I am a chronic procrastinator. I always tell myself to plan ahead and get things done, but for some reason I don't listen to myself.
I become inpatient easily. I lose my patience with work, family and waitng for Gods plans.
Vision. I have lack of vision when it comes to seeing what could be.
"None of Self and All of Thee" written by Theodore Monod in 1874 sums up my problem...I am too selfish!


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Blueberry filled pierogi will be available along with traditional potato and cheese and potato and sauerkraut will sell for $7 a dozen. Golumbki will sell for $26 a dozen, $13 a half dozen and three for $6.50.
Dolgeville school board calls meeting
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This e-book generalizes fuzzy common sense structures for various sorts of uncertainty, together with - semantic ambiguity as a result of restricted notion or lack of awareness approximately specified club services - loss of attributes or granularity coming up from discretization of genuine information - vague description of club services - vagueness perceived as fuzzification of conditional attributes. for that reason, the club uncertainty should be modeled by way of combining tools of traditional and type-2 fuzzy good judgment, tough set thought and danger idea. specifically, this publication offers a couple of formulae for imposing the operation prolonged on fuzzy-valued fuzzy units and offers a few easy constructions of generalized doubtful fuzzy common sense platforms, in addition to introduces a number of of tips on how to generate fuzzy club uncertainty. it's fascinating as a reference publication for under-graduates in better schooling, grasp and healthcare professional graduates within the classes of desktop technological know-how, computational intelligence, or fuzzy keep an eye on and category, and is mainly devoted to researchers and practitioners in undefined.
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On the contrary, the concept of fuzzy sets introduces an intrinsic vagueness of an object, as for example we cannot describe a yellow color in therms of its wavelength. Some colors may be even ambivalent. Therefore roughness is the problem connected with granularity of X, while fuzziness is the problem of ill-definition of the object itself. The following properties are satisfied by rough sets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. R (X) ⊆ X ⊆ R (X), R (∅) = R (∅) = ∅ and R (X) = R (X) = X, R (X ∩ Y ) = R (X) ∩ R (Y ) and R (X ∪ Y ) = R (X) ∪ R (Y ), X ⊆ Y implies that R (X) ⊆ R (Y ) and R (X) ⊆ R (Y ), R (X − X) = X−R (X) and R (X − X) = X−R (X).
1) where φ−1 (w) is the inverse image of w. The extension principle in this first formulation rely on the use of minimum in aggregation of memberships. However any t-norm, T∗ , in the place of the minimum has different properties, as for example an interactivity distinguishes the product t-norm from the minimum [Dubois and Prade 1980]. In this book we mostly look into the extension principle in its more general form [Nguyen 1978]. According to the extension principle, the extended operation is expressed as the least upper bound of the Cartesian product with the non-extended operation as a constraint.
34). 1) to the minimum, the maximum and the continuous, strictly monotone and involutive complement neg(u) ≡ 1 − u. 13) ˜ is characterized where A˜ is characterized by its membership grades Fx , and B by Gx , ∀Fx , Gx ∈ F ([0, 1]), x ∈ R. 2) to model the alternative operations on fuzzy-valued fuzzy sets. 3. Let F and G be fuzzy truth values, with their membership functions f and g, respectively, at x ∈ R, where for simplicity x is omitted, and let T and T∗ be arbitrary t-norms. 15) S(u,v)=w and an extended complementation N is characterized by μN (F ) (w) = sup f (u) .


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Q: difficulty understanding exercise 1.4.6 in serge lange's complex analysis text Hi: I'm going through the exercises in Serge Lange's book and I have the solutions but
I still don't understand the answer to exercise 1.4.6.
I will state the question and then skip a few lines for people who want to try to answer
without seeing the answer.
The question is:  Let $f(z) = lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{z^{n}}{1+ z^{n}}$.
a) What is the domain of definition of $f$, that is, for which complex numbers $z$ does the limit exist.
b) Give explicitly the values of $f(z)$ for the various $z$ in the domain of $f$.
I will skip a few lines and then write the answer below.
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Solution:
A) If $|z| < 1$, then $z^n \rightarrow 0$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$ so $f(z) = 0$.
That makes sense to me.
B) If $|z| > 1$, then $f(z) = 1$ because $|\frac{z^n}{z^n+1} - 1 | = \frac{1}{|z^{n}+1|}
\rightarrow 0$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$.
This also makes sense to me.
Then, they say the following: "We then investigate what happens on the unit circle.
Let $z = e^{i\theta}$ with $0 <= \theta <= 2\pi$. Then, $1 + z^{n} = 1 + e^{in\theta}$.
So, if $\theta = 0$, we immediately get $f(z) = \frac{1}{2}$.
All of that makes sense too.
Then it says: If $\theta \ne 0$, then $f(z) = \frac{e^{n i \theta}}{1 + e^{n i \theta}}
= \frac{1}{1 + e^{-n i \theta}}$ and since $e^{-n i \theta}$ goes around the circle, we
cannot define $f$ at the points $z = e^{i \theta}$ with $\theta \ne 0$. So, if $\Omega$
denotes the unit circle minus the point $1$, we see that the domain of definition of
$f$ is the set $C - \Omega$.
Could someone explain this last part ? I don't understand why $f$ can't be defined at the points ? nor do I see how they obtain $f$. Thanks in advance for your help. stackexchange is truly an amazing place. I wish it existed when I was in college. I'd probably would
have learned a lot more !!!!!!

A: If $z$ is on the unit circle, and $z\neq1$, then $z^n/(1+z^n)$ is not even a Cauchy sequence.
$f(z)=z^n/(1+z^n)=e^{in\theta}/(1+e^{in\theta})$.  Divide top and bottom by $e^{in\theta}$ and you get $1/(e^{-in\theta}+1)$.
When you go from $n$ to $n+1$, $e^{-in\theta}$ changes value by a factor $e^{-i\theta}$, so the difference $e^{-(n+1)\theta}-e^{-n\theta}$ has absolute value $2\sin(\theta/2)$.  I should draw the unit circle here, with an angle $\theta$ between two points on the circle.
Lastly, $|1+e^{-in\theta}|<2$ so its reciprocal changes by an amount at least half that.  Since the sequence changes from term to term by at least $\sin(\theta/2)$, it does not converge, so the limit does not exist.

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Title: Illyria
Subject: History of Albania, List of ancient tribes in Illyria, Illyrian warfare, Ancient Greece, Philetus (martyr)
Approximate area settled by Illyrians in antiquity.
In classical antiquity, Illyria (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυρία or Ἰλλυρίς,[1] Latin: Illyria,[2] see also Illyricum) was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians.
The prehistory of Illyria and the Illyrians is known from archaeological evidence. The Romans conquered the region in 168 BC in the aftermath of the Illyrian Wars. "Illyria" is thus a designation of a roughly defined region of the western Balkans as seen from a Roman perspective, just as Magna Germania is a rough geographic term not delineated by any linguistic or ethnic unity.
The term Illyris is sometimes used to define an area (now in modern Albania) north of the Aous valley such as Illyris Graeca.[3]
1 Mythology
2 Kingdoms
3 Roman and Byzantine rule
In Greek mythology, the name of Illyria is aetiologically traced to Illyrius, the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the Illyrians.[4] A later version of the myth identifies Polyphemus and Galatea as parents of Celtus, Galas and Illyrius.[5] The second myth could stem perhaps from the similarities to Celts and Gauls.
The earliest recorded Illyrian kingdom was that of the Enchele in the 8th century BC.[6] The era in which we observe other Illyrian kingdoms begins approximately at 400 BC and ends at 167 BC.[7] The Autariatae under Pleurias (337 BC) were considered to have been a kingdom.[8] The Kingdom of the Ardiaei began at 230 BC and ended at 167 BC.[9] The most notable Illyrian kingdoms and dynasties were those of Bardyllis of the Dardani and of Agron of the Ardiaei who created the last and best-known Illyrian kingdom.[10] Agron ruled over the Ardiaei and had extended his rule to other tribes as well.[11] As for the Dardanians, they always had separate domains from the rest of the Illyrians.[12]
The Illyrian kingdoms were composed of small areas within the region of Illyria. Only the Hellenistic world in the growth of their urban centres.[13] Polybius gives as an image of society within an Illyrian kingdom as peasant infantry fought under aristocrats which he calls in Greek Polydynastae (Greek: Πολυδυνάστες) where each one controlled a town within the kingdom.[14] The monarchy was established on hereditary lines and Illyrian rulers used marriages as a means of alliance with other powers.[15] Pliny (23–79 AD) writes that the people that formed the nucleus of the Illyrian kingdom were 'Illyrians proper' or Illyrii Proprie Dicti.[16] They were the Taulantii, the Pleraei, the Endirudini, Sasaei, Grabaei and the Labeatae. These later joined to form the Docleatae.
Roman and Byzantine rule
The Romans defeated Gentius, the last king of Illyria, at province, with Scodra as its capital.
The Prefecture of Illyria in the 4th century (light green).
The Roman province of Illyricum replaced the formerly independent kingdom of Illyria. It stretched from the Drilon river in modern Albania to Istria (Croatia) in the west and to the Sava river (Bosnia & Herzegovina) in the north. Salona (near modern Split in Croatia) functioned as its capital.
After crushing a revolt of Pannonians and Daesitiates, Roman administrators dissolved the province of Illyricum and divided its lands between the new provinces of Pannonia in the north and Dalmatia in the south. Although this division occurred in 10 AD, the term Illyria remained in use in Late Latin and throughout the medieval period. After the division of the Roman Empire, the bishops of Thessalonica appointed papal vicars for Illyricum. The first of these vicars is said to have been Bishop Acholius or Ascholius (died 383 or 384), the friend of St. Basil. In the 5th century, the bishops of Illyria withdrew from communion with Rome, without attaching themselves to Constantinople, and remained for a time independent, but in 515, forty Illyrian bishops renewed their loyalty to Rome by declaring allegiance to Pope Hormisdas. The patriarchs of Constantinople succeeded in bringing Illyria under their jurisdiction in the 8th century.[17]
Fictional "coat of arms of Illyria" in the Fojnica Armorial, compiled in Bosnia in the 17th century.
The name Illyria only disappears from the historical record after the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans in the 15th century, and re-emerges in the 17th century, acquiring a new significance in the Ottoman–Habsburg Wars, as Leopold I designated as the "Illyrian nation" the South Slavs on Hungarian territory.[17]
The name Illyria was revived by Austro-Hungarian Empire.
William Shakespeare chose a fictionalised Illyria as the setting for his play Twelfth Night. A fictional "kingdom of Illyria" is postulated alongside historical late medieval states of the region in the Fojnica Armorial (17th century). An extensive history of Illyria by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, was published by Joseph Keglevich in 1746.[18]
The land of Illyria is the setting for Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales and in Lloyd Alexander's The Illyrian Adventure.
Diocese of Illyricum
History of the Balkans
Illyrian provinces
Illyrian warfare
Kingdom of Illyria (1816–1849)
Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
Roman province of Illyricum
^ Polybius. Histories, 1.13.1.
^ Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles. "Illyria". A Latin Dictionary.
^ Boardman 1982, p. 623.
^ Grimal & Maxwell-Hyslop 1996, p. 230.
^ Stipčević 2002, pp. 46–47.
^ Wilkes 1995, p. 298.
^ Lewis & Boardman 1994, p. 785.
^ Wilkes 1969, p. 13.
^ Kipfer 2000, p. 251.
^ Hammond 1993, p. 104.
^ Papazoglu 1978, p. 216.
^ a b Lins 1910, "Illyria".
^ du Fresne 1746, p. 1.
Berranger, Danièle; Cabanes, Pierre; Berranger-Auserve, Danièle (2007). Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: Mélanges Offerts au Professeur Pierre Cabanes. Clermont-Ferrand, France: Presses Universitaires Blaise Pascal.
Boardman, John (1982). The Prehistory of the Balkans and the Middle East and the Aegean World, Tenth to Eighth Centuries B.C.. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
du Fresne, Charles (1746). Illyricvm Vetvs & Novum: Sive Historia Regnorvm Dalmatiae, Croatiae, Slavoniae, Bosniae, Serviae, atqve Bvlgariae. Posonii: Typis Haeredvm Royerianorvm.
Grimal, Pierre; Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. (1996). The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing Limited.
Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1993). Studies concerning Epirus and Macedonia before Alexander. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Adolf M. Hakkert.
Kipfer, Barbara Ann (2000). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. New York, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Lewis, David Malcolm; Boardman, John (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Lins, Joseph (1910). "Illyria". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7. New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Papazoglu, Fanula (1978). The Central Balkan Tribes in Pre-Roman Times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Adolf M. Hakkert.
Stipčević, Aleksandar (2002). Ilirët: Historia, Jeta, Kultura, Simbolet e Kultit. Tirana, Albania: Toena.
Wilkes, John J. (1969). History of the Provinces of the Roman Empire. London, United Kingdom: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Wilkes, John J. (1995). The Illyrians. Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishers Limited.
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Crothall v. Zimmerman, C.A. No. 608, 2013 (Del. June 9, 2014)
In this unusual appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's decision awarding a fee to the former counsel of a derivative plaintiff who had abandoned his claim before final judgment was entered, holding that the plaintiff did not create a corporate benefit that justified a fee award because the derivative plaintiff's action rendered the Chancery Court's decision moot.
The case arose out of a derivative suit initiated by Robert Zimmerman, a common unitholder and former CEO of Adhezion Biomedical, LLC ("Adhezion"). Zimmerman sued the directors of Adhezion and two Adhezion investors – Liberty Advisors, Inc. and Original Ventures, LLC – whom he alleged controlled Adhezion. Specifically, Zimmerman challenged certain financing and associated unit issuances by Adhezion on the grounds that (i) the financing transactions were substantively unfair and (ii) the unit issuances were made in violation of Adhezion's Operating Agreement because the units issued had not been authorized by an amendment to the Operating Agreement approved by Adhezion's common unitholders. The Court of Chancery rejected Zimmerman's claim that the unit issuances were unfair, but held that the defendants had violated the Operating Agreement by not obtaining the necessary unitholder approval for the issuances. The Court awarded nominal damages of one dollar for the violation of the Operating Agreement.
Before the entry of a final judgment, Zimmerman announced that he was abandoning his lawsuit. Consequently, Zimmerman's counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and to intervene in the case to secure an award of attorneys' fees from Adhezion. After Zimmerman sold all of his Adhezion units, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the case in its entirety. Because Zimmerman lacked standing to continue prosecution of the case, and no other potential plaintiff was willing to pursue the derivative claim, the Court of Chancery dismissed the case. Therefore, an appealable final judgment on the merits of the case was never entered. In an interesting twist, the Court of Chancery awarded Zimmerman's counsel $300,000 in attorneys' fees for creating a corporate benefit. The Court determined that the corporate benefit that justified the fee award was its ruling that Adhezion's Operating Agreement required a vote of the common unitholders to authorize an issuance of additional units.
On appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court expressed support for the defendants' argument that the Court of Chancery incorrectly interpreted the Operating Agreement, and that, therefore, Zimmerman's former counsel did not create a corporate benefit. The Supreme Court was, in fact, skeptical that Zimmerman's litigation efforts produced any net benefit to Adhezion that justified a fee award. The Supreme Court did not rule on these issues, however. Instead, the Court held that Zimmerman's counsel was not entitled to a fee because Zimmerman had abandoned the lawsuit and rendered his claim moot before entry of a final judgment. Because Zimmerman never obtained a binding interpretation of the Operating Agreement, no corporate benefit was created. Accordingly, there was no justification for the fee award.
In its analysis, the Supreme Court rejected the plaintiff's reliance on In re First Insterstate Bancorp Consolidated Shareholder Litigation, in which the Supreme Court permitted the recovery of attorneys' fees even though the claims in the case had been mooted before entry of a final judgment. The Supreme Court distinguished In re First Insterstate Bancorp and other cases in which the Court allowed attorneys' fees, noting that in those cases the claims were rendered moot because of actions taken by the defendants that created the corporate benefit that the plaintiff had been seeking. The Court reasoned that awarding attorneys' fees in cases in which the plaintiff himself rendered his claims moot would create perverse incentives for representative plaintiffs in an area of law already "fraught with the potential for conflicts of interest."


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Q: Is there a need for https (i.e. ssl certificate) for my ec2 instances that are behind an elastic load balancer? Suppose I have a website which whose communication I would like to encrypt using ssl. I have several (stateless) instances all behind an AWS elastic load balancer. AWS allows for me to set https on the load balancer using one of their ssl certificates.
The question is do I compromise security if I have the load balancer route calls to port 80 (via http) on my instances? I mean, I would like to be able to do without managing the ssl certificates if I can but I don't want to compromise on the security of my application.
Thanks in advance.

A: It all depends on what exactly you are trying to do, whether data is sensitive, want to remain compliant etc.,
If you not serving sensitive traffic, unencrypted data between ELB and EC2 instances in your VPC is ok. In fact, until 2012 there was no option to encrypt data between ELB and EC2. Now you have backend cert to do exactly what you are asking for.
On the other hand, if you feel uncomfortable (you should) with unencrypted data transfer, or want to be compliant (HIPAA, PCI etc.,) you better secure the backend traffic. You should use backend certs. I would.


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using Azure.DocumentDBRepository.Util;
using Microsoft.Azure;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Client;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Client.TransientFaultHandling;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Partitioning;
using Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.TransientFaultHandling;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Azure.DocumentDBRepository
{
    public class DocumentDBRepository<T> : IDocumentDBRepository<T> where T : Document, new()
    {
        //TODO: put these in a config class
        private string _endpoint;
        private string _authKey;
        private string _databaseId;
        private string _collectionPrefix;
        private int _partitionCount = 0;
        private Func<object, string> _partitionKeyExtractor;
        private ConnectionPolicy _clientConnectionPolicy;

        public DocumentDBRepository(string endpoint, string authKey,
            string databaseId, string collectionPrefix, int partitionCount = 1,
            Func<object, string> partitionKeyExtractor = null,
            ConnectionPolicy clientConnectionPolicy = null)
        {
            this._endpoint = endpoint;
            this._authKey = authKey;
            this._databaseId = databaseId;
            this._collectionPrefix = collectionPrefix;
            this._partitionCount = partitionCount;
            this._partitionKeyExtractor = partitionKeyExtractor != null ? partitionKeyExtractor : u => ((Document)u).Id;
            this._clientConnectionPolicy = clientConnectionPolicy;

            this.Init();
        }

        #region Public Properties
        /// <summary>
        /// The _client
        /// </summary>
        private static IReliableReadWriteDocumentClient _client;
        public IReliableReadWriteDocumentClient Client
        {
            get
            {
                if (_client == null)
                {
                    _client = DocumentDbUtil.CreateClient(_endpoint, _authKey).Result;
                }

                return _client;
            }
        }

        private Database _database;
        public Database Database
        {
            get
            {
                if (_database == null)
                {
                    _database = DocumentDbUtil.GetOrCreateDatabaseAsync(Client, _databaseId).Result;
                }

                return _database;
            }
        }

        private IEnumerable<DocumentCollection> _partitionCollections;
        public IEnumerable<DocumentCollection> PartitionCollections
        {
            get
            {
                if (_partitionCollections == null)
                {
                    _partitionCollections = DocumentDbUtil.GetOrCreatePartitionCollections(Client,
                        Database, _collectionPrefix, _partitionCount).Result;
                }

                return _partitionCollections;
            }
        }

        public IEnumerable<string> PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks
        {
            get
            {
                return PartitionCollections.Select(x => x.SelfLink);
            }
        }

        private IPartitionResolver _partitionResolver;
        public IPartitionResolver PartitionResolver
        {
            get
            {
                if (_partitionResolver == null)
                {
                    _partitionResolver = DocumentDbUtil.CreateHashPartitionResolver(Client, Database,
                        _partitionKeyExtractor, PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks);
                }
                return _partitionResolver;
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region CRUD Methods
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the by identifier.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="id">The identifier.</param>
        /// <param name="feedOptions">The feed options.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public T GetById(string id, FeedOptions feedOptions = null)
        {
            T document = new T();
            document.Id = id;
            // This is essentially a test for the default key extractor - the document ID.
            // If this is the case we can extract the partition key and get away with a
            // call to only

            var partitionKey = PartitionResolver.GetPartitionKey(document);
            if (partitionKey != null)
            {
                return Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(Database.SelfLink, partitionKey: partitionKey).Where(x => x.Id == id)
                    .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
            }

            //we will execute queries against all collections and return first found result
            foreach (var coll in PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks)
            {
                var result = Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(coll).Where(x => x.Id == id).AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
                if (result != null)
                {
                    return result;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Executes a query using the specified predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="predicate">The predicate.</param>
        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public IEnumerable<T> Get(Func<T, bool> predicate, FeedOptions options = null, object partitionKeyDocument = null)
        {
            if (partitionKeyDocument != null)
            {
                return GetByParitionKey(partitionKeyDocument, predicate, options);
            }

            var result = new List<T>();

            //TODO: use parallelism
            //we will execute queries against all collections and return first found result
            foreach (var coll in PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks)
            {
                options = options != null ? options : new FeedOptions();

                var batch = Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(coll, options).Where(predicate);
                result.AddRange(batch);
            }
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Executes a query using the specified SqlQuerySpec
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="spec">The spec.</param>
        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public IEnumerable<T> Get(SqlQuerySpec spec, FeedOptions options = null, object partitionKeyDocument = null)
        {
            if (partitionKeyDocument != null)
            {
                return this.GetByParitionKey(partitionKeyDocument, spec, options);
            }

            var result = new List<T>();

            //TODO: use parallelism
            //we will execute queries against all collections and return first found result
            foreach (var coll in PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks)
            {
                options = options != null ? options : new FeedOptions();

                result.AddRange(Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(coll, spec, options));
            }
            return result;
        }

        public async Task<Document> InsertItemAsync(T item, RequestOptions options = null, bool disableAutomaticGeneration = false)
        {
            try
            {
                return await Client.CreateDocumentAsync(Database.SelfLink, item, options, disableAutomaticGeneration);
            }
            catch (ArgumentNullException e)
            {
                // we want to throw this one - an ArgumentNullException is generated when the partitionKey field is null.
                throw;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {

            }

            return null;
        }

        public async Task<bool> UpdateAsync(T item, RequestOptions options = null)
        {
            try
            {
                string selfLink = item.SelfLink;
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(selfLink))
                {
                    var partitionKey = PartitionResolver.GetPartitionKey(item);
                    var document = Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(Database.SelfLink, null, partitionKey)
                        .Where(x => x.Id == item.Id)
                       .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();
                    selfLink = document.SelfLink;
                }
                await Client.ReplaceDocumentAsync(selfLink, item, options);
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
            }

            return false;
        }

        public async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(string selfLink)
        {
            try
            {
                await Client.DeleteDocumentAsync(selfLink);
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {

            }

            return false;
        }

        public async Task<bool> DeleteByIdAsync(string documentId)
        {
            try
            {
                var document = this.GetById(documentId);
                if (document == null)
                {
                    return false;
                }

                await this.DeleteAsync(document.SelfLink);
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {

            }

            return false;
        }
        #endregion

        #region Private Methods
        private void Init()
        {
            // Instantiate the partition resolver as if it is not instantiated on initialization,
            // queries and inserts will fail.
            _partitionResolver = DocumentDbUtil.CreateHashPartitionResolver(Client, Database,
                _partitionKeyExtractor, PartitionCollectionsSelfLinks);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a query based on the passed document's partition key values.
        /// If the partition key values are known, this will result in a more efficient query,
        /// i.e. only one collection will be queried for the desired records.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="partitionKeysDocument">A document object containing the partition key values.</param>
        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Invalid partition key field values passed for the document.</exception>
        private IEnumerable<T> GetByParitionKey(object partitionKeysDocument, Func<T, bool> predicate, FeedOptions options = null)
        {
            var partitionKey = PartitionResolver.GetPartitionKey(partitionKeysDocument);
            if (partitionKey == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid partition key field values passed for the partitionKeysDocument.");
            }

            return Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(Database.SelfLink, options, partitionKey).Where(predicate);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a query based on the passed document's partition key values.
        /// If the partition key values are known, this will result in a more efficient query,
        /// i.e. only one collection will be queried for the desired records.
        /// <param name="partitionKeysDocument">The partition keys document.</param>
        /// <param name="spec">The spec.</param>
        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Invalid partition key field values passed for the partitionKeysDocument.</exception>
        private IEnumerable<T> GetByParitionKey(object partitionKeysDocument, SqlQuerySpec spec, FeedOptions options = null)
        {
            var partitionKey = PartitionResolver.GetPartitionKey(partitionKeysDocument);
            if (partitionKey == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Invalid partition key field values passed for the partitionKeysDocument.");
            }

            return Client.CreateDocumentQuery<T>(Database.SelfLink, spec, options, partitionKey);
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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coinage resumed for the newly recognized Vatican City in 1929-31.
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Hawaii Senator Pursues "Collaborative Legislators Network"
Posted by Roshan Bliss | October 27th, 2014
Our partners with the Kettering Foundation recently published a great interview with Hawaii Senator Les Ihara Jr. – who we are proud to have as an NCDD supporting member – about some exciting work he's doing to get legislators doing more and better public engagement work. Sen. Ihara's ideas have great potential, and we encourage you to read more about them below or find the original here.
Developing Our Civic Culture: State Legislators and Public Engagement
Hawaii state senator Les Ihara Jr. has found many state legislators interested in engaging, deliberating, and collaborating with citizens and stakeholders on public policy issues. Former Kettering Foundation research assistant Jack Becker recently sat down with Senator Ihara to talk about his work in supporting legislators' citizen engagement interests.
Senator Ihara has served as majority policy leader with the Hawaii State Legislature since 2006. He entered the Hawaii State House in 1986 and the Hawaii State Senate in 1994. Senator Ihara is helping to organize a National Collaborative Legislators Network to support the state legislators citizen engagement research project of the National Conference of State Legislatures in partnership with the Kettering Foundation. In addition, he cochaired NCSL's Legislative Effectiveness Committee from 2011 to 2014 and currently serves on the Kettering Foundation's board of directors.
Jack Becker: When were you first exposed to public engagement?
Senator Ihara: In the late 1990s I attended a public forum using the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) framework. Since then I've organized a number of NIFI forums in Hawaii on legislative issues, such as gambling, death and dying, and campaign finance. During those forums I experienced public deliberation. A group of citizens were speaking together as a group about their problems rather than advocating a single solution. They were thinking through issues and problems and examining pros and cons. It was more of a learning community than I had experienced before.
At the Kettering Foundation's 2014 Deliberative Democracy Exchange (DDEx), you said, "To me, citizen engagement is a reflection of the culture." Could you talk about what you meant by this?
Having been involved with the Kettering Foundation, one of the things we've learned is that public engagement practices do not become ongoing until they become part of the culture of a community. If an organization simply does an event, a practice, it often stops. What it takes is a culture that values and has practical use of engagement in the community.
What exists now in society is a reflection of our culture. We've lost some of the habits that used to foster engagement. Kettering has learned this working with schools and connecting communities with schools. We're interested in learning how a community's culture can evolve to include public engagement practices as part of what it means to be a community.
How have you approached supporting a culture of engagement in Hawaii?
The civic culture in Hawaii doesn't quite have the capacity to support ongoing engagement practices. Like other cities and states, it is not well developed. I've worked with many citizens groups as a member of the legislature, and I provide as much support as I can to them. I've created a number of citizen networks and supported others, but community support, funding, and energy for them has not been sustained.
Rather than promoting public engagement because of my interest, I've started to focus on the needs and interests of particular communities and demonstrate that engagement can help address their needs. For example, the monthly meetings of Hawaii Legislature's Kupuna Caucus bring together senior citizen leaders, public and private agencies, and legislators to share information and develop legislation and other actions to address common concerns among our senior citizen community. We've been doing this for nine years, and there's a sense of community among participants. Engaging together feels natural and essential for the well-being of this community.
What issues are ripe for more engagement?
An example would be a zoning issue, a development issue or something that negatively impacts a neighborhood. On these types of issues, engagement is often more reactive, rather than proactive. The opportunity and challenge is to mature the initial negative energy into ongoing efforts to promote the future we want as a community.
It's unfortunate that it often takes a negative reaction to get people to do something. The reactions we see are a reflection of the culture that exists today. Our civic culture is very critical of government and doesn't react as a partner with government and institutions, but more so in opposition to them. It would be helpful to have a government that emulates public collaboration in its management of our common resources and spaces. Neighborhoods would then have an important partner to join with in addressing the larger public issues and problems.
Is there some particular role for legislators during these forums?
I did a project in the early 2000s with Kettering examining this question. We were trying to encourage state legislators to conduct public deliberation-type activities and act as conveners for NIF forums. We didn't yield many results then. Our thought now is to start where legislators are. We first identify the public engagement interests legislators have, and then support those interests. The earlier project focused on encouraging legislators to become interested in what we wanted, which may have been seen as competition for their limited time and resources.
State legislators are focused on state-level public policy issues and legislation. In the NCSL-Kettering project, I'm finding more legislators who have an interest in turning the policymaking process into a collaborative venture. One of my major efforts is to find and identify these types of legislators who have an interest in collaboration and figure out how to support their interests. I do this through a variety of organizations, including the Kettering Foundation, National Conference of State Legislatures, and others.
What are the biggest challenges you face identifying these people and supporting them in this work?
One of the challenges is that it takes time to identify legislators, get to know them, and then support them along the way. It's a long process, and legislators are busy. But it's encouraging that the legislators we work with suggest other legislators to contact. So I see promise in building this network.
During legislative sessions, it's especially hard to get away from legislative work. And so one of the biggest challenges is to find time when legislators are available to meet. Face-to-face meetings are critical to building understanding and support. It is during these meetings that we identify the type of support that legislators want. This is critical.
The other challenge we face is in building capacity within non-legislator networks, such as the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, so that practitioners can engage legislators as partners and support them with what they need. Since legislative bodies have little capacity for public deliberation type work, the opportunity is to build capacity amongst external partners to provide group facilitation and deliberative experience to legislatures. Another opportunity is to facilitate connections and ongoing relationships between external facilitators and interested legislators.
At DDEx you went on to propose what you called a "collaborative legislators network." What kind of space or association would this be?
I want to establish a group or network for state legislators from around the county—legislators who have a more collaborative approach to policymaking or want to learn more about being collaborative with citizens and stakeholder groups. What I've learned in the last several years is that there is a distinct leadership model that some legislators emulate that is more collaborative. These people use principles of facilitation and a partnership approach with the public when developing policy.
This leadership model is notable because collaborative legislators do this as opposed to wielding power and pushing through legislation with little engagement. The prevailing leadership culture in politics tends to be more about pushing for certain goals and outcomes. I believe there are many politicians who want to embody a more collaborative model. I am very hopeful after our meeting at DDEx that we met some of these people in Dayton, Ohio.
So far, I've been in contact with more than 100 legislators who could become part of a national network of legislators interested in public engagement and collaboration. My vision is for this network to become a national community of state legislators that serve as a model for collaborative, problem-solving leadership, as an alternative to traditional power-based leadership.
One of my upcoming projects is to help connect practitioners of public deliberation with legislators. For example, I've heard from members of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation who want legislators to do more public deliberation. My advice is that instead of pursuing this as an item on their agenda, they should start where legislators are and what their interests are. Legislators each have their own story on why and how they ran for office. For many, that includes an interest in an engaged citizenry and healthy democracy, which is a good starting place for practitioners and activists to build a supportive relationship with a legislator.
Jack Becker is a former Kettering Foundation research assistant. He currently works for Denver Public Schools Office of Family and Community Engagement. He can be reached at jackabecker@gmail.com. Follow him on twitter: @jackabecker
You can find the original version of this Kettering Foundation blog post at http://kettering.org/kfnews/developing-our-civic-culture.
Roshan Bliss
An inclusiveness trainer and group process facilitator, Roshan Bliss serves as NCDD's Youth Engagement Coordinator and Blog Curator. Combining his belief that decisions are better when everyone is involved with his passion for empowering young people, his work focuses on increasing the involvement of youth and students in public conversations.
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Apple is recalling the USB power adapters sold with the iPhone 3G in North America and Japan amid concerns they are prone to breaking.
The company announced the Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program Friday, which applies to iPhone 3G owners who bought the device in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Japan, and selected countries in South America. Apple included a USB power block, shown at right, inside the box for the iPhone 3G in these countries, and the company has received reports that the prongs on that power block can break off and remain inside your wall socket, which is not good. The power adapters sold with the original iPhone as well as the ones sold in other countries are not included in this recall.
No injuries have been reported, but Apple is warning users of those power adapters to stop using them immediately until they obtain a redesigned adapter. Check the bottom of your adapter: if there's a green dot, you've got the redesigned one and don't need to do anything. If there's no dot, it's time to replace that unit.
You can get a replacement unit at your local Apple store starting October 10, or you can order one from Apple's Web site here.


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Jewellery Stores – A to peek briefly At World's Best
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Jewelry – a magical information that exudes bright smiles, diamond-like glittering eyes and thorough, longing sighs. Ever since the human race evolved into an intelligent straight-backed species, there are evidences that jewels in the form of precious crude metals and stones were collected and considered to be forms of splendor. There are several archeological findings of hand-made simple and elegant jewelry in various parts of the world. No surprise that in the modern age, jewelry has attained such an important position in the global market and a nation's fortune is decided upon its possession and utilization of gold and diamond mines.
Competition among the best brands is at its optimum level and today's jewelers are the busiest in the specialized market, trying to meet the never-ending craving for priceless elegant designs. With the dramatical change in the area of industry and communication, world class jewelry has come to the reach of urban man and is no longer limited to keep in the prized possession of royalty and film stars. No matter what the budget, jewelry, in today's world comes in many different forms to suit your individual style. Every variety of jewelry has long since been the ultimate fact statement and has stayed that way till date. The earlier small extent family jewelry shops have turned into enormous corporate giants spewing thousands of fresh designs each year. It is quite an impossible task to bring forth the staggering number of brands floating in the current market. However, based on antiquity and their present grasp on the world's economy, I am going to enumerate here some famous jewelry stores and brands.
America's best jewelry brands and retail outlets
Zale Corporation
Zale is one of North America's largest retailers in diamond, pearl and coloured stone, and gold (rings, chains, etc) jewelry. It has a chain of 2350 outlets throughout US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The firm has four flagship bearers aimed at different jewelry markets – Bailey edges & Biddle Fine Jewelers, Gordon's Jewelers, Zales Jewelers, and Piercing Pagoda. In addition to this, Zale also runs several outlets in Canada under the names Peoples Jewellers & Mappins Jewellers. Zales.com & Baileybanksandbiddle.com are the two official online shopping malls for sale of Zale merchandise.
A fleeting overview of Zale's chains is given below:
Gordon's Jewelers:
This was established in 1924 by Meyer M. Gordon. With further expansion, the business grew into a principal regional jewelry brand catering to local fact and style and it has continued the tradition over the years.
Bailey edges & Biddle:
This was produced by two American silversmiths with very little capital in 1832 and the brand was established in 1878. This firm of fine jewelers became one of the country's noticeable jewelry brands and now has a nationwide recognition. Bailey edges & Biddle has grown to more than 70 retail locations in 31 states across the country and Puerto Rico.
Piercing Pagoda:
As ear-piercing started catching up with the fact market of the US, jewelry store owners Bernard and Bertha Cohen found it apt to open the very first Piercing Pagoda™ in the Whitehall Mall in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, in 1969. This venture became a success story when women from far and wide came to their stall for ear-piercing. Piercing Pagoda has grown from a single retail location to a chain of more than 820 kiosks today satisfying customers throughout the US and Puerto Rico with its specialty gold jewelry.
Signet Group plc
Signet, a UK based company, is the largest US specialty retail brand capturing a major chunk of the US jewellery market with its 1,221 stores in 50 states. It reaches to the retail customers by the malls under the banner Kay Jewelers and regionally under a number of well-established and recognized names. The superstores function under the flagship name Jared – The Galleria of Jewelry. Signet Group's US subsidiary is Sterling Jewelers.
Sterling Jewelers Inc.
chiefly dealing with sterling silver, Sterling Jewelers also showcases gold, silver, diamond, and gemstone jewelry, watches, collectibles, and gifts. It has a spread of some 1,220 stores in 50 states. Sterling jewelers is ranked number one in the US (ahead of Zale). It operates "Kay Jewelers" (as a subsidiary of Signet) in addition "Jared the Galleria of Jewelry" (also as a subsidiary of Signet), and about 330 regional jewelry stores under the names "Belden", "JB Robinson", "Marks & Morgan".
Kay Jewelers:
Since 1916, Kay Jewelers, with it's headquarter in Ohio, has grown from one store to more than 800 from coast to coast. Together with Signet Group plc, its London-based parent company, Kay jewelers has been satisfying clientele in the US in addition as other parts of the world.
Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry:
Jared is the leading chain of jewellery superstores. It is also the leading diamond jeweler in the US. More than 100 Jared stores sell diamond jewelry and loose diamonds.
Tiffany, established in 1837 in Broadway, New York, first captured the world's attention with its complicate silver designs using sterling silver. Since then Tiffany has its name associated with presidents and royalty. It has captured meaningful chunks of the US and UK markets. In 2006, Tiffany has presented the Frank Gehry collection of jewelry designs in collaboration with the famous architect Frank O. Gehry. Dealing with diamond, pearls, watches, Tiffany stores are obtainable all over the world like the one on 5th method, New York, Harrods in London, Printemps Boutique in Paris, at Sydney, Australia, Ngee Ann City in Singapore to name a few.
Opened in New York by Rowland Hussey Macy in 1858, Macy's was just a fancy dry goods store. From such a beginning, it has made a long and successful journey to become America's first largest retail departmental store. With over 800 stores all over the US, Macy's showcases everything from items of daily use to exquisite jewelry, collectibles and accessories.
International stores
In 1858, Frédéric Boucheron established his own jewellery house and opened a boutique in the highly fashionable Palais Royal district of Paris. The luxurious boutique quickly attracted a prestigious clientele. Over four generations, the family business grew into one of the world's best-known fine jewellery brands. In 1893 Boucheron was the first jewellery store to open a boutique on the Place Vendôme, a neighbourhood known for its urbanity and elegance. In this century, while remaining true to its rare tradition and legacy, Boucheron has become a name synonymous with aggressive and luxurious modern jewelry designs.
Christian Dior, based in France, has been luring the high and famous from all over the world with handbags, shoes, and jewelry along with other accessories. Its rare trademark jewellery designs make it figure in the top international brand names. It portrays a rare style of producing substantial jewelry items with tiny, simple patterns etched or woven in gold, platinum and silver.
Since 1884, Bulgari has been setting the speed for Italian style in jewellery. It was established by a Greek named Sotirio who had a flair for roman culture. With a high quantity of creativity and innovation, Bulgari looks for inspiration from Greek and Roman arts without losing focus on originality. It experiments with gold jewelry in strings of pearl and colored stones. This gives a rare colorful touch to its products. Via Condotti was its first store boasting visits from royalty and film stars galore.In Rome, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles, in addition as in Tokyo and Dubai, Bulgari has produced a niche of its own.
H Samuel and Ernest Jones
In the UK, Signet is the largest specialty retailer of fine jewellery with 591 stores nationwide. chiefly located in chief uptown locations or shopping malls, the stores function under the banners "H.Samuel", "Ernest Jones" and "Leslie Davis" (a trade name related to Ernest Jones). Signet sells gold, silver, diamond, and gemstone jewelry, watches, collectibles, and gifts. Some stores sell china and crystal.
Ernest Jones specializes in diamonds, branded watches and gold jewellery, which are all merchandised and marketed to popularity to the more affluent urban customer.
H.Samuel offers a range of jewellery, gold, watches and gifts.
Peoples Jewellers & Mappins Jewellers
Zale Corporation has captured the Canadian market by two brands, Peoples® Jewellers and Mappins® Fine Jewellers. Both chains are well-known throughout Canada. They provide traditional jewelry items by outlets located in chief malls and other strategically well-placed geographic locations. established in 1919 as a family business, Peoples Jewellers was the first company in Canada to sell jewelry on a time payment plan. Mappins Jewellers began operating in 1935, by a British jeweler named Mappins working in a Canadian firm. Mappins was acquired by Peoples Jewellers in 1964.
D' Damas
D'damas is part of the Gitanjali Digico Group which was established in 1966. It is considered one of the earliest diamond houses and the largest diamond exporting company in India. The traditional role of diamond manufacturers exporting the bulk of their production to wholesalers worldwide is no longer sufficient to keep competitive in today's changing market scenario. The Gitanjali Group has consequently tuned itself with changing times by adapting newer methods. Being a DTC Sightholder and a diamond manufacturer, the Group has strategically positioned itself to manufacture and promote diamonds in addition as studded jewellery all the way to the retail level. D' Damas brands include "Asmi", "Collection g", "Eternal", "Glitterati", "Gold Expressions", "Lamhe", "Nakshatra", "Origin", "Solitaire", "Victoria's Desire".
Started in India in 1995 by the jewelry business group of Titan Industries Ltd (owned by Tata group), Tanishq is the fastest growing jewelry brand in India. Tanishq is a perfect blend of style and traditional elegance. It provides an exquisite variety of 22k pure gold jewelry studded with diamonds and other coloured gems.
The name Cartier is synonymous to awe-inspiring jewelry since the beginning of 20th century. Cartier specializes in creating mesmerizing designs on gold, silver and platinum with gems and precious stones. obtainable worldwide, its flagship boutiques have been operating in Paris, London and New York.
Swarovski group
In the19th Century, Daniel Swarovski opened the door to the sparkling world of crystal when he invented an automatic cutting machine. Specializing in crystal artifacts, accessories and already inventive and elegant jewellery, the company has captured the minds of people globally with its exquisitely complicate patterns etched in crystal.
EROS Fine Jewellery
Located at the foot of the Acropolis in Greece, EROS Jewellery store is a family owned business. Jewelry making in Greece is traditional but symbolize noticeable craftsmanship at reasonable prices. If you are looking for pieces of modern, traditional, classical or Byzantine styles you will find them all here. You can also manage to get custom-made jewelry at reasonable prices.
De Beers originally based in South Africa, is the largest diamond mining company in the world today. Recently De Beers has launched a joint venture with LVMH (De Beers LV). This, in turn, has taken the De Beers name to the High Street with De Beers jewellery stores in the US, Japan, UK, France and Dubai. The first De Beers boutique opened in London in early December 2001 at the corner of Bond Street and Piccadilly. From there De Beers has carried on opening ten more outlets in various parts of the globe. Recently, in collaboration with jeweler Neil Lane, De Beers has opened a boutique on Rodeo excursion in Hollywood catering to the high and famous clientele there.
This Swiss jeweled watch-making company has clinched a name of its own in the jewelry industry. Its has its branches and boutiques worldwide in countries like Austria, Great Britain, USA, Switzerland, France, Germany, Japan and the Bahamas to name a few.
This 80 year old Italian jewelry brand is a name to reckon with amongst world's top film stars and royalty. Started in 1924 in Valenza, Italy, this flagship brand (owned by Damiani group) of exquisite and inventive gold and diamond jewelry has become the epitome of luxury jewelry keeping its balance with original traditions and elegance. Some of their newer jewelry collections include Tahitian Pearl Jewelry Collection and their Sophia Loren collection. The Tahitian collection features beautiful black pearls, diamonds and gold. Damiani has also won the Tahitian Pearl Trophy, Italy.
Costello's online jewelry store
Costello's was established as the Koala Opal Centre in 1955 in Australia, exporting Australian rough opal to Japan. Over the years, it has successfully established retail outlets in chief locations in Sydney and Perth. Costello is the also the national jewelry retailer and exporter of Argyle diamonds from Western Australia's Kimberley ranges in addition as South sea pearls from the waters around Broome. Costellos.com.au provides an online portal for the sale of its exquisite gemstones and pearls backed by International guarantee certificate proving genuineness of the products.
Long awaited and dedicated jewellery shopping mall has finally opened in Dubai. The jewelry at Gold and Diamond Park guarantees certified quality at 37 outlets in air-conditioned comfort. Their range of jewelry includes several varieties of precious stones, yellow, white and already purple gold, platinum items; and pearls. The park is an extension of the Jebel Ali Free Zone, so, the manufactures and retailers are able to assistance from lower operating costs, which, in turn, give the opportunity to compete in international markets. The exterior throws an Arabic look while providing cool, clean and aesthetic interiors. The shops are arranged around a central square where an open-plan French Connection coffee shop gives you the opportunity to sit and observe the whole operation. There is already a museum inside the park providing the history of UAE in producing quality jewellery products. The world class manufacturers have shifted their focus on this jewelry mall. Hence it is not just the shared yellow and white gold that is obtainable here, as Prestige Palace at the park brings purple gold to the Middle East for the first time. Pinctada Pearls, which stocks only salt water pearls, showcases black pearls from Tahiti, and pinky white and creamy white Australian South Sea pearls. The park also has its special hallmark on the jewellery made here ensuring originality and quality products.
TOMEI Gold and jewelry
TOMEI Gold & Jewellery Holdings (M) Sdn. Bhd. was established in 1968. With hard work and ability to foresee client needs, TOMEI has evolved into Malaysia's premier retailer, wholesaler and manufacturer of gold and jewellery. It has grown into a powerful contributor in the second largest export market for gold jewellery in the world after India. It has a chain of versatile subsidiaries and branches providing flexible sets with ever-changing marketing scenario. Under the brand names "T.H. jewelry" and "My Diamond", TOMEI has captured the Malaysian jewelry market and is a name to reckon with internationally.
China National Pearl Diamond Gem & Jewellery Import & Export Corp
China National Pearl Diamond Gem & Jewellery Imp. & Exp. Corporation, referred to as "SINOGEM", was established in 1985. It is a platform for the import and export of gold, platinum, silver jewelry/ornament, diamond and gemstone jewelry, jadeite and pearls; precious metals and finished products in China. It showcases its products under the brand name "Famous" to a clientele based in more than 40 countries.
The Pearl Paradise, established in 1996, has its showroom in Los Angeles, California. It mainly deals with a variety of exotic cultured marine pearls like Golden Akoya, Peacock Tahitian, and Pink Freshwater. It not only caters to the crème de la crème, but also captures clients with modest method by providing jewelry appropriate to their budgets. Pearlparadise.com has turned into a multi-million dollar business and boasts fourteen websites in several countries around the world, including Canada, Germany, France, the UK, and Italy. Both the showroom in addition as the online shopping site characterize same price for the chosen piece of pearl jewelry.
Tokyo Pearl
This Japanese brand existing since 1959, offers fashionable pearl and diamond jewelry in traditional and modern flavors. It's Akoya, South Sea and Tahiti pearls have reached far corners of the globe like Moscow, Antwerp, India, Perth and New York.
Mangatrai Pearls & Jewellery
The company, established in 1935 in Hyderabad, India, has pioneered in using latest cost effective techniques and modern inventive ideas to present the world with elegant, current designs in pearl jewelry. For centuries Hyderabad has been the centre of world's most exquisite pearls. Mangatrai Pearls & Jewellery showcases an unrivaled collection of South sea pearls, Tahitian pearls and Natural pearls woven in complicate patterns for producing the most exquisite collection of jewelry. The brand operates with just two outlets located in chief locations in Hyderabad.
Online Jewelry stores
Online shopping malls have come a long way with regards to sale of typical in addition as fact jewelry. With more and more websites providing seal of authenticity for their products, customers have got over the initial mistrust and are shopping for jewelry online like never before! The latest range of jewelry collections is obtainable just a click away. Not only the identifying characteristics companies have painstakingly built up their online portals for direct sales of their merchandise, but they have also opened their doors to other online retail stores. Due to low overheads, online stores offer better savings on identifying characteristics brands than the retail outlets. A few giant online stores providing a wide range of jewelry from traditional to inventive, antique to modern, Celtic to fact jewelry have been listed below for your convenience:
Forzieri.com (Forzieri is a name synonymous to access of classy Italian jewelry online. It caters to several countries all over the world including USA, UK, Australia, Germany and Italy)
http://www.tulumba.com/storeitems.asp?tag=130 (For authentic Turkish jewelry)
Ediamondjewelry.com [http://www.ediamondjewelry.info] (exclusively for diamond jewelry)
http://www.moonfook.com/ (For fresh water pearl jewelry)
ShopInIsrael.com (for typical Israeli jewelry- high quality Judaica, designer brands, ancient coin jewelry)
[http://www.bestindiansites.com/jewelry/] (for exclusive Indian jewelry)
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Wise Women Awards - Nigeria The Wise Women Awards recognizes the contribution that Christian women have made in the church and wider society.
About WWA
Rev Marjorie Esomowei
Bimbola Okutinyang
Adebisi Fetuga
Olanike Kuku
Mary Ikoku
Panel of Judges
Winners/Awards
Award Tickets
PASTOR CHINELO DILIMONO
Rev Mrs Chinelo Dillimono, a Pastor, Worship Leader, Songwriter, an Award-winning Recording Artiste, Author, Radio Host & Entrepreneur has travelled around Nigeria & other nations of the world ministering in concerts, churches, conferences, seminars, conventions, crusades and outreaches.
A Teacher of the word of God and astute student of the bible, ordained into the ministry in 1994 by the Late Rev. Dr. Philip Paul Mokungah, Founder of Oasis of Love Churches, Nigeria. She is the Chairman of Fellowship of Gospel Music Ministers of Nigeria (FOGMMON) Rivers State Chapter.
Pst Chy, as fondly called, is a graduate of Biochemistry and Botany from The University of Nigeria Nsukka, currently a final year student of Law at the National Open University of Nigeria. Her ministry which started in the coal city of Enugu started almost 30 years ago affording her the opportunity and honor of ministering alongside some of the best worship leaders within Nigeria and overseas.
She runs a worship ministry, Pureheart Music Ministries which hosts a Bi-annual Worship Concert called ATHISFEET with Chinelo that draws thousands of people around the City of Port Harcourt and other cities in Nigeria. She is the Founder of THE HOLIDAY BIBLE SCHOOL and is the Co-Pastor of The Place of Grace, a thriving church in Port Harcourt, Nigeria which she pastors with her husband Rev. Frama Dillimono. They are blessed with four children.
She is the author of several books including the Best Selling THE MINSTREL, WORSHIP AT HIS FEET & WISDOM FOR EVERYWOMAN series. Also, she has several musical albums to her credit.
She is primarily a worshipper with the commission to take Christ's Healing to The Nations Through An Atmosphere of Worship. It is her desire to see lives healed and transformed as she leads men to the feet of Jesus in worship.
Pastor Marjorie realised that no awards events exist within the Christian community that recognise women's achievements.
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Q: An ImplicitRegion with a boundary which is an Interpolated Function is not a ConstantRegion I create an ImplicitRegion from a box-shaped region with one face replaced by a function h[x,y]. If h[x,y] is a "normal" function, e.g.
h[x_,y_]:=y/(1+x^2)
solnRegn = ImplicitRegion[{z > h[x,y]},{{x, -60, 700}, {y, -60, 700}, {z, 110, 240}}];

then my region is a ConstantRegion. If it is created from an Interpolation, e.g.
data = {{539, 700, 135}, {586, 700, 135}, {413, 700, 113}, {277, 700,
110}, {441, 700, 120}, {154, 700, 115}, {0, 700, 121}, {539, 640,
135}, {586, 640, 135}, {413, 640, 113}, {277, 640, 110}, {441,
640, 120}, {154, 640, 115}, {0, 640, 121}, {0, 103, 170}, {0, 257,
 155}, {0, 219, 160}, {0, 77, 200}, {0, 395, 133}, {0, 494,
128}, {0, 0, 235}, {0, -60, 235}, {-60, 700, 121}, {-60, 640,
121}, {-60, 103, 170}, {-60, 257, 155}, {-60, 219, 160}, {-60, 77,
 200}, {-60, 395, 133}, {-60, 494, 128}, {-60, 0, 235}, {413, 0,
225}, {280, 0, 235}, {50, 0, 230}, {573, 0, 225}, {90, 0,
235}, {640, 0, 215}, {700, 0, 215}, {-60, -60, 235}, {413, -60,
225}, {280, -60, 235}, {50, -60, 230}, {573, -60, 225}, {90, -60,
235}, {640, -60, 215}, {640, 345, 200}, {640, 193, 224}, {640,
461, 135}, {640, 393, 160}, {640, 640, 125}, {640, 700,
125}, {700, -60, 215}, {700, 345, 200}, {700, 193, 224}, {700,
461, 135}, {700, 393, 160}, {700, 640, 125}, {700, 700,
125}, {436, 451, 125}, {252, 442, 125}, {252, 336, 125}, {336,
336, 125}, {220, 444, 135}, {196, 353, 135}, {347, 47, 225}, {151,
 402, 175}, {90, 543, 120}, {518, 543, 130}, {566, 612,
165}, {583, 565, 165}, {169, 274, 150}, {420, 274, 150}, {169,
366, 150}, {409, 75, 220}, {236, 104, 185}, {205, 249, 140}, {472,
 168, 175}, {426, 168, 175}, {426, 381, 138}, {138, 168,
215}, {259, 196, 140}, {473, 257, 205}, {259, 257, 130}, {473,
196, 175}, {299, 99, 200}, {400, 351, 140}, {299, 351, 121}, {400,
 99, 195}, {260, 91, 200}, {369, 91, 185}, {527, 601, 125}, {149,
601, 115}, {527, 403, 205}, {320, 141, 160}, {537, 454,
190}, {320, 454, 116}, {537, 141, 225}, {32, 193, 160}, {32, 345,
142}, {112, 270, 200}, {597, 359, 205}, {112, 359, 195}, {597,
270, 220}, {128, 89, 210}, {468, 397, 160}, {128, 397, 175}, {468,
 89, 222}, {151, 327, 150}, {151, 454, 145}, {450, 327,
205}, {490, 436, 150}, {159, 436, 163}, {490, 116, 220}, {158, 81,
 235}, {579, 167, 229}, {224, 475, 145}, {286, 516, 130}, {224,
516, 130}, {286, 475, 125}, {70, 166, 165}, {179, 446, 160}, {481,
 586, 130}, {432, 586, 130}, {481, 534, 130}, {464, 551,
136}, {529, 374, 210}, {432, 534, 130}, {45, 147, 160}, {68, 219,
165}, {361, 619, 110}, {361, 494, 114}, {68, 395, 140}, {59, 60,
180}, {98, 326, 193}, {59, 326, 155}, {98, 60, 200}, {589, 310,
215}, {589, 588, 160}, {558, 572, 160}, {503, 572, 127}, {558,
398, 205}, {325, 205, 135}, {325, 96, 182}, {255, 74, 220}, {105,
188, 190}, {155, 188, 201}, {82, 70, 180}, {486, 316, 215}, {525,
316, 217}, {486, 388, 190}, {410, 298, 150}, {513, 257,
220}, {513, 103, 225}, {170, 133, 223}, {198, 133, 210}, {519,
461, 161}, {590, 506, 167}, {519, 506, 136}, {590, 461,
180}, {434, 202, 150}, {150, 268, 172}, {163, 217, 164}, {347,
123, 160}, {387, 141, 155}, {411, 186, 155}, {411, 247,
150}, {446, 147, 205}, {446, 176, 165}, {95, 115, 175}, {95, 157,
175}, {271, 126, 160}, {377, 191, 140}, {377, 257, 140}, {328,
267, 130}, {232, 158, 158}, {208, 190, 159}, {247, 127,
160}, {211, 45, 235}, {557, 545, 160}, {557, 505, 160}, {125, 207,
 208}, {278, 71, 225}, {436, 242, 160}};
data = 1. data;(*Fix precision*)
h =
 Interpolation[data, InterpolationOrder -> 1];
Print["Test ", h[2, 3]];
Needs["NDSolve`FEM`"];
solnRegn =
  ImplicitRegion[{z > h[x, y]}, {{x, -60, 700}, {y, -60, 700}, {z,
     110, 240}}];
ConstantRegionQ[solnRegn]
ToBoundaryMesh[solnRegn]["Wireframe"]

then ConstantRegionQ returns "False":

although, as can be seen, the ToBoundaryMesh function does in fact work. But why is ConstantRegionQ False? Something wrong with my interpolation?
It is somewhat surprising (but perfectly fine, of course) that both ToBoundaryMesh and ToElementMesh work with this, since ConstantRegionQ is False and their documentation says that they require ConstantRegionQ=True.

A: Works just fine for me:
Needs["NDSolve`FEM`"]
data = Flatten[Table[{{x, y}, LCM[x, y]}, {x, 4}, {y, 4}], 1];
if = Interpolation[data, InterpolationOrder -> 1];
solnRegn =
  ImplicitRegion[{z > if[x, y]}, {{x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1}, {z, 0, 1}}];
ConstantRegionQ[solnRegn]
ToBoundaryMesh[solnRegn]["Wireframe"]

(* False *)

A: One workaround is to define a function that's explicitly numeric:
data = Flatten[Table[{{x, y}, LCM[x, y]}, {x, 4}, {y, 4}], 1];
if = Interpolation[data, InterpolationOrder -> 1];

SetAttributes[g, NumericFunction];
g[x_?NumericQ, y_] := if[x, y]

reg = ImplicitRegion[z > g[x, y], {{x, 1, 4}, {y, 1, 4}, {z, 1, 4}}];

ConstantRegionQ[reg]

True


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Researchers Link Low-Level Mercury Exposure, Zinc Deficiency and Learning Disorders
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Minneapolis - Child learning and behavioral disorders are on the rise. Increasingly, diet-related factors like synthetic food dyes, mercury contamination and mineral deficiencies are being linked to these problems.
A new study in this month's issue of the peer-reviewed Behavioral and Brain Functions Journal suggests an important new model for how these disparate factors in the food system may be interacting to create a much bigger overall problem than typically is appreciated by looking at these diet factors individually.
The article, "Mercury exposure, nutritional deficiencies and metabolic disruptions may affect learning in children," by former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) researcher Renee Default et al., builds on long-acknowledged science from many different fields. It has long been known, for example, that mercury may bioaccumulate in the brain if not eliminated from the body, and that mercury is toxic to young, developing brains even at minute levels of exposure. It also has been acknowledged that dietary zinc is an essential mineral for maintaining the metabolic processes required to remove mercury from the body.
Less recognized, however, is evidence that diets including high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and other food additives may also lead to deficiencies in zinc and other trace minerals in humans. Further, the new study's model draws links between these findings and rising developmental problems in children.
Overall mercury exposure, including many sources aside from food, has been linked to an increase in rates of special education services and autism. The study's authors looked at data going back to the mid-1980s provided by the State of California and found that cases of diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder in California peaked at the same time as peak consumption years for HFCS in the United States. In a peer-reviewed article published earlier this year in Environmental Health, scientists found detectable mercury in commercial HFCS samples collected by the FDA in 2005. Mercury cell chlor-alkali chemicals have historically been used to manufacture a number of food ingredients including color additives such as FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Yellow 6 and high fructose corn syrup, according to the article.
"Because many expensive behavior and learning disorders in kids appear to be on the rise," says IATP's David Wallinga, M.D., a co-author of the paper, "it's imperative that we take steps at many levels to eliminate unnecessary exposures to mercury and other known brain toxins we still expose our children to. In the real-world food and chemical environments we have created, children are exposed to many different toxic chemicals through multiple avenues. The latest science examines how these exposures and health effects interact. In these times of escalating health costs, it's critical that public policy steps track this new systems thinking in updating our regulatory system for chemicals and food."
"The legal loophole that allows food companies to put mercury-containing food ingredients in children's diets needs to be closed," adds Wallinga. In the U.S. Congress, recent legislation was introduced (HR 2065, the Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2065) that would do just that.
IATP is working to reform how toxic chemicals are regulated in Minnesota and at the national level to help ensure a healthy food system.
You can download the full article in Behavioral and Brain Functions Journal at: http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/5/1/44
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems. www.iatp.org.
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