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Hello! From the New Ownership Team!
This is Eli Galindo, and I just wanted to reach out to the full list of subscribers, backers, members, etc of the Magazine to give you a quick update of what is happening.
First off, we are slowly building relationships with new and previous writers. As I have told every one of them, the new RETRO Magazine will be very open to any professional writer that wants to come in and pitch articles of topics that they are passionate about (within the Retro Gaming spectrum). I hope that this way it will not feel like a shore, or topics will not be forced to writers and they would enjoy writing for the Magazine.
Second, the main concern of buying the magazine assets was all the people that were left hanging with pending subscriptions or issues when the business went burst. So we have been working on ways and coming up with ideas to do right by them. We've been talking with about 300 subscribers that have 1 issue pending to take care first, then we will move up to about 750 subscribers that have 2 or more issues left. We got a pallet full of back issues that some of these subscribers don't have so we'll be offering these plus other goodies.
Once all or most of the pending subscribers are taken care of, the Website and may be a patreon campaign will be open; here we will only charge you when a new issue is ready to print (digital version 100% ready) this way we do not commit the mistakes of the past. We would need a minimum of 1000 subs to make a physical print run.
We will re-launch the campaign with issue 13th which will be the last themed issue there will ever be due that we have to honor some dealings with some third parties. After this issue is available (digital only) we will stop doing themed issues, increase the amount of content pages to 100+ and reduce the magazine issues from quarterly to bi-yearly. This will ensure the magazine has the best content under the Retro Gaming spectrum and not so much filler content.
At the moment I am a bit busy finishing up the Iron Commando IndieGogo campaign and working on the new Wisdom Tree Kickstarter (Shameless plug, check it out if you are interested in new NES games or Sega Genesis games!). But we'll be shipping out all the pending subs issues in the next few weeks and working on the Issue 13th to have a release date of the last week of October.
Is you have any comments or questions, please let me know, I try to answer emails as soon as possible.
Look forward to where this goes.
That's what I told them. I'm curious to see where he takes this.
So i take it PIKO have full control of this mag?
Apparently only Eli. Yes, he is from PIKO but looks like he's the one in charge of the magazine as well as the auction site (Game Gavel). It has actually stirred some controversy.
When he presented this at AA there was some discussion because some folks have a "lifetime" membership as sellers on Game Gavel and they expect that to be honored. It became a heated issue.
Because of the damage and rep done to the magazine from the previous owner, you can and have to take into consideration of the customer that it could go the same route, and also what experience is here in regards to running an auction site or a fully fledged commercial magazine? Hiring freelancers and them making sure they'll be paid, shipping logistics, printing logistics, proof readers and finishing touches, requires a team of about 8-10 people working on this for days and weeks. I read a few issues, found some of it great and a large majority of it pants, in saying that a certain person we all know has written for it after countless times saying he'd never write for a bias American retro gaming magazine lol..what a bullshitter..HaHa. But I'm thinking have gaming magazine reached their perk? With a majority of company profiles and previous games covered and even lost games and other things covered now, where can new information be recovered from that we haven't already read or seen? It's getting very hard these days to come up with fresh content you can't obtain from the net?
It seems their plan is to just do a digital version twice a year. It will only see print if enough people are interested and preorder the printed version. I suppose time will tell.
I wish them luck, we shall see i guess.
Yeah, I wish them good luck too but I think it might be too little too late for the magazine and for Game Gavel.
Issue 13 has been released! Remember this is the first issue under the new administration. I got the issue already as a free issue. I'll report once I read it.
You can look for it here: RETRO Magazine Issue #13 Digital.
If you are interested in Physical format for this issue. We have launched a Patreon campaing for it, and for future physical issues. As soon as we hit the goal Issue 13th will go to the print shop. Yearly subscription will be only $8.50 and will entitle you to 2 issues a year; one targeted to be delivered during the Summer, and one during Holiday season.
I got the email but I haven't downloaded it yet. I am interested in seeing the new look.
I haven't read it yet but did a quick flip through. I like it! It is definitely a retro magazine now.


Mobile Web for Social Development (MW4D) | The MW4D Interest Group closed in April 2013. It explored how to use the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Mobile phones as a solution to bridge the Digital Divide and provide minimal services (health, education, governance, business,…) to rural communities and under-privileged populations of Developing Countries.
As people can see, we have just moved from our old blog engine to the new ones. We lost a bit of pictures, but more funcitonalities.
W3C together with the Web Foundation today published the report from the W3C/Web Foundation Workshop on Mobile and Web Technologies in Social and Economic Development held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in June. The large and diverse group representing more than 30 different nationalities had engaging discussions on voice-based services for underprivileged communities, mobile entrepreneurship and data collection tools. The results of these discussions, as well as the actions identified will be investigated by the W3C Mobile Web for Social Development Interest Group and the Web Foundation.
W3C and the Web Foundation thanks the participants and appreciates the support of the Workshop sponsors: Spider (Gold Sponsor), Twaweza (Gold Sponsor) and Comviva (silver sponsor).
I realized i forgot to announce the organization of the fourth workshop on Mobile and Web Technologies for Social and Economic Development.
This event will take place in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, 4-5 June 2011. This event is co-organized by W3C and the Web Foundation. A call for participation has been issued last February, and submission of statements of interest is open till April 15 2011.
Like for the three previous instances, we also have a call for sponsors in order to offer travel grants to enable NGOs and field experts to attend and share their experience. If you are interested, feel free to contact Stephane Boyera.
The MW4D IG held the 7th teleconference of its second charter on November 15 2010.
The MW4D IG held the 6th teleconference of its second charter on October 11 2010.
The MW4D IG held the 5th teleconference of its second charter on September 13 2010.
The MW4D IG held the 4th teleconference of its second charter on September 6 2010.
The MW4D IG held the 2nd teleconference of its second charter on August 2 2010.
The MW4D IG held its 1st teleconference of its second charter on July 5 2010.
The MW4D plans to develop a set of documents which are described in the Deliverables section of the charter.
The draft version of these documents are developed collaboratively on the group's wiki.
The objective of MW4D IG is to gather all stakeholders in a global forum in order to identify the key challenges of using mobile phones as an ICT-platform in Developing regions.
Companies or Organizations providing ICT-related products, services, content, applications or infrastructure in Developing Countries.
Feedback on MW4D documents is very welcome on the public-mw4d@w3.org list (archive). To subscribe to this list, Send an email to public-mw4d-request@w3.org with the word subscribe in the email subject header. To unsubscribe, send an email to the same address with the word unsubscribe in the email subject header. For additional help, consult the W3C's public email list pages.
Feel free To contact either Ken Banks, co-Chair of the group, or Stephane Boyera co-Chair and W3C Staff Contact.
The Participants of MW4D are meeting regularly by phones. The teleconferences are taking place the first and the third monday of each month at 8:00am EST time (Boston time). This schedule follows the Daylight saving time of Boston (i.e. it is always 8:00am EST time any day of the year). To find what time this is in your region, you can check the world clock meeting planner.
The first MW4D Face-to-face meeting took place during the W3C TPAC 2008 on Friday 24 October. Read the minutes.
One of the MW4D IG objectives is to create an inter-disciplinary forum involving Web and Mobile experts, NGOs with field expertise and experience, academics from Developed and Developing regions, and International organizations involved in reducing the Digital Divide and providing services to under-privileged populations. Some of these actors are not yet connected or working with W3C, and it is essential to outreach these communities. Organizing public workshops is one of the most easiest and effective ways of gathering people from different background at the same place, and agree of the issues.
The future workshop on Mobile and Web Technologies in Social and Economic Development will take place in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, 4-5 June 2011. See the Call for Participation.
W3C organized a first workshop in December 2006, in Bangalore, India as a preliminary action which led to the creation of MW4D IG.
A second workshop on the Role of Mobile Techonologies on Fostering Social Development was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2nd and 3rd 2008. Read the executive summary report.
A third workshop on the Role of Mobile Techonologies on Fostering Social Development - Africa perspective was held in Maputo, Mozambique, April 1st and 2nd 2009. Read the executive summary report.


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#define ALEXA_CLIENT_SDK_AVSCOMMON_AVS_INCLUDE_AVSCOMMON_AVS_ALEXAASSETID_H_

#include <string>

namespace alexaClientSDK {
namespace avsCommon {
namespace avs {
namespace resources {

/// This represents the Alexa asset identifier.
using AlexaAssetId = std::string;

/**
 * String constants for the asset identifier.
 * @see https://developer.amazon.com/docs/alexa/device-apis/resources-and-assets.html#global-alexa-catalog
 */

/// Asset identifier for device with friendly name "Shower".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_SHOWER = "Alexa.DeviceName.Shower";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Washer".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_WASHER = "Alexa.DeviceName.Washer";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Router".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_ROUTER = "Alexa.DeviceName.Router";

///  Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Fan".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_FAN = "Alexa.DeviceName.Fan";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Air Purifier".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_AIRPURIFIER = "Alexa.DeviceName.AirPurifier";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Space Heater".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_DEVICENAME_SPACEHEATER = "Alexa.DeviceName.SpaceHeater";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Rain Head".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SHOWER_RAINHEAD = "Alexa.Shower.RainHead";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Handheld Shower".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SHOWER_HANDHELD = "Alexa.Shower.HandHeld";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Water Temperature".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_WATERTEMPERATURE = "Alexa.Setting.WaterTemperature";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Temperature".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_TEMPERATURE = "Alexa.Setting.Temperature";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Wash Cycle".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_WASHCYCLE = "Alexa.Setting.WashCycle";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "2.4G Guest Wi-Fi".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_2GGUESTWIFI = "Alexa.Setting.2GGuestWiFi";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "5G Guest Wi-Fi".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_5GGUESTWIFI = "Alexa.Setting.5GGuestWiFi";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Guest Wi-fi".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_GUESTWIFI = "Alexa.Setting.GuestWiFi";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Auto" or "Automatic".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_AUTO = "Alexa.Setting.Auto";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Night".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_NIGHT = "Alexa.Setting.Night";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Quiet".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_QUIET = "Alexa.Setting.Quiet";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Oscillate".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_OSCILLATE = "Alexa.Setting.Oscillate";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Fan Speed".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_FANSPEED = "Alexa.Setting.FanSpeed";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Preset".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_PRESET = "Alexa.Setting.Preset";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Mode".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_MODE = "Alexa.Setting.Mode";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Direction".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_SETTING_DIRECTION = "Alexa.Setting.Direction";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Delicates".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_DELICATE = "Alexa.Value.Delicate";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Quick Wash".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_QUICKWASH = "Alexa.Value.QuickWash";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Maximum".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_MAXIMUM = "Alexa.Value.Maximum";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Minimum".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_MINIMUM = "Alexa.Value.Minimum";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "High".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_HIGH = "Alexa.Value.High";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Low".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_LOW = "Alexa.Value.Low";

/// Asset identifier for the supported Alexa friendly names synonymous with "Medium".
static const AlexaAssetId ASSET_ALEXA_VALUE_MEDIUM = "Alexa.Value.Medium";

}  // namespace resources

}  // namespace avs
}  // namespace avsCommon
}  // namespace alexaClientSDK

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Jimmy John's Rolls Out First Drive-Thru-Only Location
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The new prototype features dual-sided drive-thru lanes, with one lane dedicated to online and mobile orders. Courtesy of Jimmy John's.
Jimmy John's has opened its first drive-thru-only restaurant that looks to leverage growing off-premise sales and "meet the needs of today's guests."
Located in Bartow, Fla., the location comes with a digital-forward approach that promotes mobile order pickup. The restaurant features dual-sided drive-thru lanes, with one lane dedicated to online and mobile orders. For guests who prefer a completely contactless experience, the new location also offers carryout food lockers where guests can pick up their online and mobile orders.
The location features carryout food lockers for an entirely contactless experience. Courtesy of Jimmy John's.
"Jimmy John's has always been at the forefront of the industry, particularly when it comes to listening to our guests," says Andrew Bello, vice president of design and architecture at Inspire Brands, the parent company of Jimmy John's, in a press release. "This new drive-thru-only model represents our continued commitment to evolve with our guests and serve the best, freshest sandwiches with speed and efficiency."
The launch of the format trails the opening of Inspire Brands' Alliance Kitchen, a delivery and pickup site in Atlanta that offers menu items from Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John's, Sonic Drive-In and Rusty Taco.
It also joins an increasing number of brands that are opening smaller-format, off-premise-only concepts as customer habits change. According to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Industry report, 6 in 10 adults say they're more likely to order takeout or delivery food from a restaurant than they were before the pandemic, including 7 and 10 millennials and Gen Z adults.
Customers also are more likely than ever to place digital orders, says the report. Seven in 10 adults say they would be likely to order and pay for food or beverages using a restaurant website or pay using contactless or mobile payment options.
Dine Brands Debuts New Combo Abroad
Plans are in the hopper for at least four more dual-branded restaurants in the Middle East.
Meet Alto-Shaam's Newest Hire in the Southeast
Tamara Scott will manage and develop relationships with dealers, consultants and major manufacturer reps.
In Memoriam: James Augustus O'Brien Jr.
Papa Johns Brings Kiosks, More to 8 International Stores
TriMark Adams-Burch Promotes Three Individuals

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COVID-19: Recovery and resilience in healthcare COVID-19: Recovery and resilience in healthcare COVID-19: Recovery and resilience in healthcare
Global insights, practical advice and tools to help healthcare leaders build and sustain a resilient new reality
Global insights, practical advice and tools for healthcare leaders
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COVID-19: Recovery and resilience in healthcare
As a result of the pandemic, healthcare organizations face continued uncertainty. Recovery from coronavirus will be a marathon not a sprint. The only true exit depends on an effective vaccine. Until then health providers and systems will need to adapt and find new ways to balance COVID-19-related work with providing regular healthcare services.
Building on our previous COVID-19 insights, KPMG International offers our Recovery and resilience in healthcare thought leadership that features perspectives on global trends, practical advice and tools to help support organizations in their journey to a strong recovery.
Service delivery in unprecedented times
Governments around the world will likely follow similar paths as the pandemic evolves, potentially seeing eight pandemic management phases – from international travel restrictions, through vast closures and to the gradual easing of restrictions. These phases correlate and influence the rate of rise and decline of the pandemic.
How systems follow similar paths as the pandemic evolves
Since the onset of COVID-19, a number of trends have been observed by KPMG healthcare specialists in 46 countries and territories. Using the framework below, these trends have been mapped to the pandemic's health conditions, healthcare recovery phases and wider economic circumstances.
Confinement exit trends
As many jurisdictions have made their way through COVID-19 peak mitigation or lockdown measures, the following trends have been observed that, if combined, can form the pillars of a flexible risk-based confinement exit strategy.
Testing and surveillance
In numerous countries and territories, there has been continued implementation of reliable and scalable strategies for both viral testing for current infections and antibody testing for the past presence of the virus (e.g. potential immunity) being used to inform decision making around return to work or school policies.
Global example: In Canada, the province of Ontario turned the tide against an initial testing backlog and has gone on to significantly expand testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.1
Globally, many jurisdictions are undertaking robust contact tracing activities to understand who COVID-19 positive people have interacted with (proximity and duration) to identify individuals who may be at risk and are required to self-isolate. Several jurisdictions have adopted technology-enabled approaches.
Global examples: In Singapore, the TraceTogether smartphone application enables health professionals to quickly track people who have been exposed to confirmed coronavirus cases.
A smartphone-based "health code" has also been implemented in China that identifies peoples' COVID-19 status through a color-coded system. Those with red or yellow codes should be in quarantine and those with green codes can move about freely.
Population-risk based approaches
In some jurisdictions to support confinement exit approaches have been taken that consider risks for specific demographics, communities and workplaces that are adapted by the level of restrictions to reflect the vulnerability of particular populations. Identifying and effectively communicating with the most vulnerable people has helped provide additional protection for those most at risk of harm.
Global example: In the UK, the Shielding program,2, 3 was set up to support 2.2 million clinically vulnerable people. Through this program, seven government departments used National Health Service data to enable local authorities and a range of charities and NGOs, to provide vulnerable groups with food and basic supplies throughout a 20-week isolation period.
Five focus areas for a strong recovery
As jurisdictions pass their first virus peak, they enter a period of recovery and potential relapse. It is currently unclear how long this phase will last and what the level of severity future waves of the virus will have. As health providers adjust to the new reality, they need solutions to address near-to-midterm challenges.
Based on global perspectives, common themes for successful and sustainable recovery for health systems and providers are emerging. To return, organizations to sustainable operations with high levels of preparedness for future potential waves of coronavirus, KPMG International analysis suggests that there are five areas with ten key actions for healthcare leaders to focus their resources on.
1. Continue to accelerate digitally-enabled care transformation
2. To ensure any solutions created during the pandemic become sustainable, build them into revised care models, pathways and workflows
Spotlight: The Australian Government has invested $669 million to expand Medicare-subsidized telehealth services for all citizens.4
Workforce agility
3. Revise existing workforce plans, by taking an 'atomized' view, focusing on tasks and competencies, not roles and job titles to get a clear view of what skills are needed
4. Improve support and arrangements for remote and flexible working (where possible) to prevent staff attrition and burnout
Spotlight: To support its more than 75,000 members, the Canadian Medical Association released a resource for maintaining physician wellness during the pandemic5 and launched a Wellness Support Line in June 2020.6
New models of care
5. Address procedure backlogs, by formalizing pathways that separate COVID-related care from "business as usual" healthcare, including the use of "hot and cold" designated facilities
6. Increase virtual care, care at home or in residential settings through remote consultations
Spotlight: Santiz, a Dutch hospital group has created one aligned strategy for "hospitals at home" and "hospitals in long-term care settings" for less complex cases, convalescence and palliative care.
Resilient operations
7. Monitor and manage system-wide capacity and performance, by establishing command or control centers that are embedded into operations management systems
8. Increase collaboration and continuity planning across organizations and systems to centralize cooperative procurement
Spotlight: In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health is undertaking a major review of their stockpiles by assessing demand and supply for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. The objective of the review is to identify high-demand items that are at risk of supply shortage, in addition to planning for warehousing and logistics arrangements. The review includes future demand planning, to ensure that the supply chain is in a robust position to support the re-commencement of elective surgery and the clearance of the resulting accumulated backlog.
9. Adapt payer reimbursement schemes for compensation of cancelled care and extra pandemic-related costs
10. Identify liquidity and financing options to mitigate loss of revenue and undertake stress testing and forecasting activities.
Spotlight: In the Netherlands, mental healthcare provider, Parnassia Group has implemented robotic process automation to increase financial stability, insights and flexibility, furthermore it reduces pressure on its workforce and the cost baseline, which has proved very valuable in these COVID-19 times.
Maturity matrix
To support healthcare organizations KPMG International offers the following self-assessment maturity matrix tool.
[Click on image to download a PDF of the maturity matrix (PDF 176 KB)]
Recovery roadmap
To further support healthcare leaders, the high-level roadmap below sets out the next steps for organizations or systems looking to 'lock in' beneficial changes, adapt to new ways of working with reconfigured business and operating models, and secure supply chains and financial recovery. It should be noted that some areas of work will need to be undertaken concurrently, while other tasks will need a consecutive approach.
[Click on image to download a PDF of the recovery roadmap (PDF 144 KB)]
If you have any questions about our maturity matrix, your self-assessment or the roadmap tool, please contact us to discuss further.
Dr. Anna van Poucke
Global Head of Healthcare, KPMG International, and Healthcare Senior Partner
KPMG in the Netherlands
Dr. Edward Fitzgerald
Head of Healthcare
KPMG in Bermuda
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1 Ontario Government. (2020, May 29). News release: Ontario opens up COVID-19 testing across the province. Retrieved from: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/05/ontario-opens-up-covid-19-testing-across-the-province.html
2 UK Government. (2020, March 21). Press release: Major new measures to protect people at highest risk from coronavirus. Retrieved from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-new-measures-to-protect-people-at-highest-risk-from-coronavirus
3 UK Government. (2020, June 22). Press release: Plans to ease guidance for over 2 million shielding. Retrieved from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-to-ease-guidance-for-over-2-million-shielding
4 Australian Government, Department of Health. (2020, May 30). Government response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Retrieved from: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/government-response-to-the-covid-19-outbreak
5 Canadian Medical Association. (2020, June 4). Maintaining wellness during a pandemic. Retrieved from: https://www.cma.ca/maintaining-wellness-during-pandemic
6 Canadian Medical Association. (2020, June 15). New Wellness Support Line launches to help Canadian physicians and medical learners. Retrieved from: https://www.cma.ca/news/new-wellness-support-line-launches-help-canadian-physicians-and-medical-learners
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Retiring teacher witness to many changes
Shaping young minds . . . Millers Flat School teacher Lorna Skevington (pictured with her class) retires at the end of this week after 21 years' teaching at the school. She was given a community pot luck tea and a special presentation at the school assembly. PHOTO: YVONNE O'HARA
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From hand-written reports to digital lesson plans and bee-bots, Lorna Skevington has seen major changes in the way pupils are taught at primary schools during the past two decades.
Mrs Skevington retires from teaching this week after 21 years of guiding hundreds of young children through their first years in the education system at Millers Flat School.
She was given a community pot luck tea on June 28 and there was a special assembly at school for her.
She said learning and teaching styles had changed in the past two decades.
Instead of the more rigid, teacher-led style of learning, children are now encouraged to take part in inquiry learning, which means they choose their own directions, within recommended guidelines and outcomes.
"The older kids love it, as they can choose the tasks they want," she said.
"It is all about self management for behaviour and learning, giving them a choice rather than you making it for them."
In addition, there is an increasing emphasis on digital learning as the children discover coding and robotics.
Mrs Skevington has been at Millers Flat School since 1998.
She was born at the Roxburgh maternity home to Millers Flat parents.
Her father was the local school bus driver, mailman and taxi driver.
Before attending teacher training college in Dunedin in the early 1970s she waivered between teaching and nursing.
"I remember as a kid playing with my dolls and holding teaching sessions for them," she said.
Following the completion of her training, she taught at a school in South Auckland for two years.
While back in Millers Flat for the holidays she met Roger Skevington and decided to look for a position closer to home.
She moved to a four-class school in Duntroon, near Oamaru, and then taught at Wilden School.
She was there for three years but by 1979 was pregnant with twins Richard and Teressa and resigned from Wilden.
She had daughter Tamara in 1981.
When the children were older she was asked to be a relieving teacher and spent 12 years helping at Roxburgh Area School and Millers Flat school.
"I started thinking it would be nice to have a class of my own again, and then I got this job at Millers Flat in 1998 as the junior teacher," she said.
Since then she has taught the new entrants and the 0-3 year group.
"Teaching is a juggling act, as you have got to cater for the little ones and keep an eye on everybody."
Once retired, she intends to spend more time with her husband as well as in her garden.
She also wants to spend more time with their five grandchildren.
"We have them most school holidays and I would love to see them more often," she said.
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This is the dazzling new Peacock model from Old Hippie Tiny Homes.
Rob Millar builds custom homes for interested buyers, and if you're interested in "trying out" the Peacock, you can rent a few nights on Airbnb! This one sleeps three near Death Valley, Nevada. What better way to get up-close and personal with a builder's work and evaluate if it's what you want?
Our tiny house / the Peacock has a flushing toilet, shower with hot water, a stove, a fridge and a comfortable queen size bed. The couch also pulls out to become a bed, it is a little larger then a twin but smaller then a queen. You can enjoy watching the sunset and sitting under a sea of stars from our roof top patio.
Breakfast, lunch or dinner can be served in the ranch house next to the tiny house. If you are interested in any meals please let Terry the ranch host know. You can also book a horse back back ride through the desert. Rob and Sandi built own the tiny house and on most days are there for your assistance. It is the most beautiful peace of property with happy helpful staff if needed. Other wise, sit back, enjoy and come and go as you please.
Very cool….! As I consider myself as a Old Hippie I definitely fined the attraction with it's description, as well as with what I see….! I love stain glass, and I dated a stained glass artisan back in collage who did some beautiful work as well, so the stained glass peacock window is really a nice touch….!
Stained glass is just lovely 🙂 I once took a class and really enjoyed it!
Very imaginative with a deck on the roof, nice interior and cozy!
it's a lovely place, but i must admit, I'm a bit confused by their 2 am check out time, I'm hoping it's a misprint of some sort!?!
Christine, it's a 2:00 am Check-IN time, which means you can check in from 3:00 pm until 2:00 am. Check-OUT time is 12:00 noon.
WOW! Everything is well planned out and placed. Even the loft has a lot of head space which I like. But what caught my eye the most, is how much room there is in the kitchen, now that's what I call a KITCHEN! Three thumbs up!
Yes! Isn't it to die for? That sink! I'd never want to wash dishes in it.
Ok, I understand this is a vacation type rental, but putting that aside, if one was to move this tiny house how would the stairs to the deck be transported?
From what I can tell the stairs are attached to the back of the home, and then that little wooden step is added upon arrival.
I am a bit confused. The home is gorgeous, but the line says for rent or buy. If you want to buy it, what is the price?
I'm with you Zack… I love this place. And, I too, consider myself an old hippy! Lol. All this place needs is a macrame plant hanger! I would love to stay here for s couple of nights.
It's fabulous! I love it. How far is the Peacock from Las Vegas?


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We still have on our eyes the Men's 400m World Record by Wayde Van Niekerk, but we don't even have the time to breath that the men's 100m finalists enters the track.
Usain Bolt presents himself on the blocks after a semifinal ran in 9″86; at Justin Gatlin's entrance spectators started booing, saving the opposite reaction to Usain Bolt.
Justin Gatlin makes a good starts, puttin immediately himself in the first position, but he can do nothing but watch Bolt coming from behind overcoming him and cutting the finish line in 9″80 winning his third Olympics in a row.
Second place for Gatlin in 9″89 but the bronze medal goes to the young canadian Andre De Grasse with 9″91.
Bolt brought home his first gold from Rio 2016, now we need to wait 200m and the 4x100m relay to see if he manages to make the third triple in a row.


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Vultures make the world a better, cleaner place
Posted on July 16, 2019 by Chelsey
Vultures are known as "nature's clean-up crew" because they rid our environment of toxic animal carcasses. (White-backed vulture)
Vultures play a critical role in the environment and are beneficial to all animals, including humans. They consume carrion (or dead animals), which rids the environment of potentially deadly carcasses. "Without vultures, we would quickly be up to our necks in diseases that could severely impact our health," says Dallas Zoo Bird Supervisor Kevin Graham. "It takes all vultures working as a team to fully clean a carcass."
Ruppell's vulture have long necks that help them reach interior organs within carrion.
Larger African vultures, such as the lappet-faced and white-backed varieties, get the job started once a carcass is initially detected. Lappet-faced vultures, with their large, powerful beaks are able to tear into tough hides to expose the meat within the carrion. White-back and Ruppell's vultures, with their long necks, specialize in cleaning out interior muscle and organs. Then, in come the hooded vultures for the final clean-up. Hooded vultures are equipped with long, slender bills that allow them to get meat from harder-to-reach areas like between the ribs and inside the skull.
Sadly, these incredible birds are under siege right now when it comes to survival, including in Africa where they're being poisoned by the thousands. African vulture populations have declined about 90% in the last 50 years, and if we don't do something, they could very well be extinct within our lifetimes.
Vulture poisonings are two-fold. Farmers will poison large carnivores that threaten their livestock – like lions and wild dogs. The vultures consume the poisoned carcasses and die as a result. Poachers have also begun intentionally poisoning the carcasses of their illegally hunted animals in order to kill off vultures who may give away their location to authorities, which is even more alarming.
Fortunately, accredited zoos and aquariums, including your Dallas Zoo, are working hard to ensure the survival of African vultures and countless other species through Species Survival Plans (SSPs) as well as promoting pro-wildlife behaviors. We care for eight different species of vultures at the Dallas Zoo, and we take pride in educating our community about the importance of saving these amazing birds.
We care for 8 different vulture species at the Dallas Zoo, several of which are breeding pairs through their respective SSPs. Each season that the bird team welcomes a baby chick is a major success for their endangered species.
Once a chick hatches, the Dallas Zoo bird team works tirelessly to make sure that the precious baby bird has everything he or she needs to thrive. "We check the chick daily to ensure it is in healthy body conditions and to make sure their wings, feet and eyes are all working and growing properly," Graham says. "We also closely monitor their current weight and adjust their diets as necessary. Because they clean carcasses, we have to provide them with a diverse diet that's nutritionally balanced."
Categories: Africa, Birds, Conservation	| 1 Comment
Dallas Zoo helps release flamingo chicks back into the wild after life-saving emergency rescue in South Africa earlier this year
Posted on May 10, 2019 by Dallas Zoo
49 lesser flamingo chicks were released back into the wild in South Africa earlier this week!
In January, the Dallas Zoo was part of an unprecedented rescue effort after 1,800 lesser flamingo chicks were abandoned at their nesting grounds due to severe drought. But the work was far from over. Animal care professionals have worked tirelessly over the past four months to nurse the chicks back to health, and this week the Dallas Zoo helped lead a team in Kimberley, South Africa in the release of 49 of those chicks back into the wild. The rescue, rehabilitation, and release of these birds has never been done before, until now.
The drought affected Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, causing adult flamingos to abandon their nests, leaving thousands of eggs and chicks behind. With only four breeding colonies of lesser flamingos in Africa and one other in India, Kamfers Dam is one of the most important breeding locations for this species in the world.
The Dallas Zoo led the effort to funnel emergency funding to South Africa in coordination with the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA), sending more than $52,000 from U.S. zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). In addition, AZA-accredited institutions sent 53 of their top U.S. animal care experts and vet teams to help in the mission. The Dallas Zoo contributed $18,500, sent ten of its staffers, and funded the trips for five additional experts to lend their support. Harrison Edell, Dallas Zoo's Executive Vice President of Animal Care and Conservation, is there now to assist in the release.
"We're feeling intense relief right now knowing a release of this magnitude has never been done before," said Edell. "It was a massive undertaking to rescue these flamingos, get them healthy, prepare them to reenter the wild, and then watch them go. The zoo community really stepped up to make this happen and help keep these birds alive."
The 49 birds were the first group to be released back into Kamfers Dam after they were deemed the most fit for the initial release. Animal caretakers have worked around-the-clock to keep the hundreds of birds alive.
"It's been a delicate balance – since January, we've worked hands-on with the chicks to keep them fed and healthy, but as they've grown, we needed to be hands off to ensure they did not imprint on us. We needed to know that they were not interested in people, and only birds, before they were cleared for release," said Edell.
Each bird also went through a physical health exam, and was given a leg band and microchip before the release. A few chicks will remain in human care, including one that is blind and a few with wing injuries. Those not fit for survival in the wild will become ambassadors of their species at PAAZA-accredited zoos.
Hundreds more flamingo chicks are set to be released in the coming weeks.
"It's been incredible to release our first flock and see them walk toward the other 20,000 wild adult flamingos at Kamfers Dam, and just fit right in. We hope they continue to thrive," said Edell.
More AZA experts will travel to South Africa to see the final releases through, and U.S. officials will continue to be a sounding board on the project to ensure future success for all of the birds.
Lesser flamingos are currently listed as near threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Species (IUCN), primarily due to habitat destruction and climate change. It is the smallest species of the six species of flamingos in the world. They're found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and some parts of India.
Categories: Africa, Birds, Conservation	| 2 Comments
FIELD NOTES PART II: Installing nests on Bird Island
Posted on February 25, 2019 by Kevin Graham
Penguins on Bird Island investigating my camera.
Animal Care Supervisor of Birds and the Artificial Nest Development Project Coordinator for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Kevin Graham, guest blogs on ZooHoo!
After spending a day at the African penguin artificial nest manufacturing facility, it was time to head to Addo South African National Parks (SANParks) to meet the Marine Ranger team. This entailed an arduous drive along a pitted dirt road to the departure point for the helicopter that would ferry all of us across the ocean to our first penguin colony, Bird Island.
The artificial nests destined for this round of installation on Bird Island had arrived the day before, or at least most of them had. As is often the case, the reality of a situation doesn't always match up with the plan that was put into place.
The group arrived at the "helipad," a flat clearing in the middle of the massive sand dunes that's used to land the helicopter and sling equipment over to the island. The artificial nest team members met the Addo SANParks Section Ranger, the island Colony Manager and a team of marine rangers and other local staff for a rules briefing. Bird Island is a destination that very few people have the opportunity to visit – it's not accessible to the public at any time, and in normal circumstances the only people lucky enough to spend time on it are either rangers or field researchers that have received authorization. Our strong working relationship with Addo SANParks over the years allowed the nest project to do something that is extremely rare – bring a large team of non-locals to the island to work.
The team boards a helicopter to travel to the remote Bird Island.
With all of the gear, supplies and equipment ready, we had nothing left to do but eagerly await the arrival of the helicopter. The pilot has worked closely with Addo SANParks for quite a long time and is extremely helpful with access to the island. The only ways to get to Bird Island are via helicopter or by a boat trip that can range from two to five hours each way, depending on water conditions.
Several flights would be needed to transport the nests and the remaining supplies to the island, with the weight slung in a cargo net beneath the helicopter. The maximum weight capacity for the airlift on a calm day is only about 550 kilograms, the equivalent of 37 completed nests. We had 300 nests ready to be transported, in addition to the necessary supplies to survive four days on an island with little in the way of amenities. We estimated that we'd need approximately 10 trips across to carry all of the people, supplies, nests, and equipment.
The forecasted calm weather gradually turned into high winds after a couple trips across the ocean, which caused excessive air turbulence. This meant that fewer nests moved per airlift. The wind also didn't cooperate on the next couple of days, so the remaining nests weren't able to be transported until Friday, Feb. 22. Unfortunately, this was the last day the artificial nest group was slated to be on the island. On the plus side, the Marine Ranger team from Addo SANParks was trained in the assembly method for the nests and are familiar with the process of placing the nests correctly.
Members of the artificial nest team worked from early morning to the end of the day on any and every task that needed to be accomplished during our four-day stay on Bird Island. This included assembling the 35-pound artificial nests, carrying them into the colony from the boat house on the far end of the island, updating and maintaining the precision electronics used to monitor the nests, cleaning up marine debris, surveying for sick and/or injured birds, removing the older, ineffective nests from many years ago, GPS tagging of the new nests, and documenting the work. With the help of the dedicated Marine Ranger team from Addo SANParks, the nests were assembled and moved into place for the penguins to begin using. Since we had the equipment and knowledge, the nest team members also were able to work on the desalination plant for the island, which had been broken and unusable recently.
A penguin quickly makes use of one of our artificial nests.
In the long run, the four days of work went off mostly without a hitch, and everything that was intended to be finished was accomplished.
And, if you're wondering if all of this is worthwhile… within 24 hours of the new nests being put into place, the occupancy rate was already 57%. In a massive surprise to all of us, one overly ambitious hen even laid an egg in a new nest less than half a day after it was placed. The feeling of awe is overwhelming, watching her look for somewhere she could safely incubate her egg and potentially raise a chick. It's even more so when we realize we'll provide thousands of birds this same opportunity of safely raising their offspring during the course of the project.
And on that note, we'll be leaving Port Elizabeth to head to the Western Cape, where we'll work in several more colonies. But first: a very long, very hot shower for us to wash about three inches of dirt away.
Categories: Africa, Conservation, Penguins	| 2 Comments
FIELD NOTES PART I: Saving African penguins in South Africa
Kevin Graham examines the artificial nests at the nest manufacturing factory.
Our time caring for the 1,800 rescued little stinky grey and fluffy birds (a.k.a. flamingos) came to an end yesterday, and we've moved on to the bigger stinky black and white birds (a.k.a African penguins). We're about to depart on helicopter to Bird Island, where we'll make about a half-dozen trips back and forth to the deserted island that will be our home for the next four days. This is where we'll install hundreds of artificial nests for the penguins to safely lay their eggs in and rear their offspring.
But first, we worked on an incredible side project today at the penguin nest manufacturing facility in Cape Saint Francis, South Africa. I was able to inspect the work being done, and talk with the folks who have been building the nests, since the manufacturing site opened up a little over a month ago. This site is being coordinated under the watchful eye of Trudi Malan of Dyer Island Conservation Trust. This location is currently home to many tons of raw materials that are being converted into penguin nests at a rate of about 20 nests per day. While this doesn't sound like a lot, these nests are 100% made by hand and have a very specific formulation of products that has to be prepared and a significant amount of materials that have to be worked in the exact order in order to properly build the nests.
The construction team builds the nests, which involves a very detailed process.
The team members that are building the nests have not only become very efficient and skilled at the process, they've also begun to understand that the project they are assisting with is destined to make an improvement in the lives of an endangered species. These team members have a strong and growing pride in the work that they are doing and it shows. For many of them, this job is helping them learn new skills and offers them financial assistance. But more than that, they see their role of building the nests as a part of a bigger picture that can potentially save the lives of birds that desperately need help.
To construct the nests, they begin with preparing the Sealmac geotextile fabric cutouts, which will be used as the skeleton of the nest construction process. These individual pieces of geotextile fabric are then thoroughly impregnated in a ceramic slurry composed of a very specific ratio of several compounds. If the ratio of compounds is out of balance by even a small amount, the overall strength and integrity of the end product can be compromised. Each piece of the geotextile fabric is layered onto the mold in a very specific sequence, which builds up the integrity of the structure. Once the numerous pieces of slurry-filled fabric are all securely in place on the mold, they cure for at least 24 hours until any further work can be done.
Dallas Zoo's Senior Zoologist Julie Farrington also inspects the nests.
The next day the finished nests are removed from the molds and moved into the drying area to allow these completed pieces to continue curing for at least another 48 hours. Any work that is attempted during this curing time would have a strong likelihood of causing damage to the nest structure that would be very difficult to repair. Once a period of 72 hours minimum has passed, the pattern for the ventilation holes in the nest is traced onto the nest structure, and the ventilation holes are drilled. This pattern has been designed to increase the thermal venting of the nest structure on hot days and is a critical component in the thermoregulation inside the nest.
When looking at the end product of the nest, it doesn't look like something that would be all that complicated, however there is a tremendous amount of science and research that went into the development of these penguin nests. Between the materials research; the design research; the multiple extensive rounds of testing; and finally the ongoing construction of the finished product that is beginning to be installed in colonies, this has been a very unique challenge. Recreating the perfection of Mother Nature is not an easy task, but thanks to the dedication of the nest project team consisting of members from Dyer Island Conservation Trust, Pan-African Association of Zoos and Aquaria, the Dallas Zoo/AZA SAFE, and especially those people and organizations that have believed enough in the potential of providing homes for endangered penguins, we are confident that we've come as close as possible.
Really early tomorrow morning (which will be really late at night for you guys in the U.S.), we'll be departing for Bird Island to begin installing the first of the finalized nests in the colony there. Thanks to the ongoing support and assistance of ADDO SANParks, we will be transporting the nests and supplies over to Bird Island by helicopter. This saves a huge amount of uncertainty in access to the island since it's a two hour boat trip each way in calm waters or up to a five hour boat trip each way in rough waters, which usually ends up with a large number of the team members leaning over the edge and relieving themselves of their breakfast. More to come later, assuming we survive.
There's a whole lot more in the way of photos and videos to come, so stay tuned as I continue to update you with field notes on this unprecedented project to save endangered African penguins.
Categories: Africa, Birds, Conservation, Penguins, Zookeepers	| Tags: African Penguins, artificial nest, Bird Island, Kevin Graham, penguins, South Africa	| 1 Comment
Dallas Zoo helps lead international emergency rescue to save over 1,800 flamingo chicks in South Africa
Posted on February 12, 2019 by Lydia
Two of the rescued lesser flamingo chicks cuddle up at the SPCA in Kimberley, South Africa.
The most urgent, wide-scale rescue of wild lesser flamingo chicks in South Africa is underway after 1,800 chicks were found abandoned at their nesting grounds. The international zoo and aquarium community has joined forces to help save the chicks in a massive rescue operation, sending critical funds and avian experts from across the world to South Africa.
A severe drought has affected Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, causing adult flamingos to abandon their nests, leaving thousands of eggs and chicks behind. With only four breeding colonies of lesser flamingos in Africa and one other in India, Kamfers Dam is one of the most important breeding locations for this species in the world.
Dallas Zoo's Senior Zoologist Julie Farrington hand feeds a rescued chick.
The Dallas Zoo is leading an emergency rescue effort to funnel funding to South Africa in coordination with the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA). The Dallas Zoo has contributed $18,500 to the rescue effort, and is sending multiple waves of support staff to Kimberley. Animal Care Supervisor Kevin Graham and Senior Zoologist Julie Farrington arrived in Kimberley last week, and Dallas Zoo veterinarian Dr. Marren Connolly and veterinary technician Cassandra Reid arrived Sunday and will remain there for three weeks.
Multiple accredited U.S. zoos and aquariums have also contributed nearly $20,000 to the rescue mission, with donations continuing to roll in. (For individuals who would like to donate to the recovery effort, please do so HERE.)
"If the zoo community had not stepped in to help, it is unlikely these chicks would have survived," said Harrison Edell, Dallas Zoo's Executive Vice President of Animal Care and Conservation. "Flamingos have rarely been treated in any significant numbers by wildlife rehabilitation facilities. Since we are backed with decades of experience in this, our animal care experts are uniquely qualified to assist in hand-rearing these orphaned lesser flamingos. The world's accredited zoos and aquariums are no doubt at the forefront of lifesaving conservation work, and we will continue to send our experts to the frontlines when animals need help."
"To see our worldwide community of wildlife conservationists come together to save these birds from near death is remarkable," said John Werth, Executive Director of the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA). "Zoos and aquariums have the resources and expertise to save species and our swift action to protect these flamingos is proof of that."
The 1,800 chicks are being cared for at a number of PAAZA accredited zoos and aquariums, plus, certified partners like SANCCOB, as well as, by staff at the SPCA in Kimberley. An international team of conservationists, zoologists, vet staff, and more are working around the clock to bring the chicks up to good health. The ultimate goal is to release the birds that have been successfully rehabilitated back into their natural habitat by late May, so they can rejoin the flock.
"We're working 12-hour shifts at the SPCA in Kimberley where the youngest and most critically ill flamingo chicks are being cared for," said Kevin Graham, Dallas Zoo's Animal Care Supervisor of Birds. "We hand feed the chicks every few hours, and are constantly monitoring their health. We are running on very little sleep but it's extremely rewarding work knowing we're keeping these incredible birds alive."
With nearly 20,000 birds nesting at Kamfers Dam, a significant hit to the flock could pose long-term problems for the population without intervention. Conservationists are working to implement a detailed plan of action for the future, should a rescue mission like this occur again.
The Dallas Zoo cares for more than 30 lesser flamingo chicks in the Wilds of Africa section of the zoo.
Categories: Africa, Birds, Conservation, Zookeepers	| Tags: bird, flamingo, kimberley, rescue, South Africa, SPCA	| 1 Comment


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Q: Проверять поля input на заполнение данных Делаю приложение маршрута на яндекс картах с API яндекса.
Есть строка:
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[routeFrom, routeIn, routeIn2, routeIn3, routeIn4, routeIn5, routeTo],
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routeFrom , routeIn, routeIn2 и тд это поля input, точнее их значения

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То есть, поле routeFrom - начальная точка, routeTo - конечный пункт.
а routeIn, routeIn2, routeIn3, routeIn4, routeIn5 - это промежуточные пункты.
Получается что поля routeFrom и routeTo заполнять пользователю обязательно, а вот routeIn, routeIn2 и тд. - не обязательно.
Но получается что если пользователь не заполнил поле routeIn (либо заполнил не все (а всех их 5)) , в таком случае выдает ошибку, так как тут то они объявлены:
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[routeFrom, routeIn, routeIn2, routeIn3, routeIn4, routeIn5, routeTo],
{mapStateAutoApply:true})

Можно ли каким-то образом проверять поля на заполненность и если они заполнены, то подставлять их в эту функцию?
Буду очень благодарен за помощь!

A: if(routeFrom != '' && routeTo != '' && (routeIn != '' || routeIn2 != '' || routeIn3 != '' || routeIn4 != '' || routeIn5 != '')){
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   alert('Ошибочка! Неприятна :(')
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Если правильно понял, то вот так

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Easy Valentine Gift : Sew Glad We're Friends!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I am excited to put together some sweet little cards and gifts for the people I love most over the next few weeks! The first is this darling little simple sewing kit valentine!
I just love these little inexpensive sewing kits. They are perfect for keeping at your desk or in your purse for an emergency, just a ideal little utilitarian item. I do so love the ability to combine a utilitarian, useful trinket gift with an adorable valentine pun and it was super simple to put together!
This little guy will be making a visit to the other side of the country to show some valentine's love to a friend that I have been missing dearly!
I love how you displayed your word, very cute. Sounds like your year had a very rough start. Thrive is a great word to get you moving and recovering!
You can totally do it! Good luck!
Celebrating the Chinese New Year with Pork Goyza!


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Citizen Martin (2010)
2010, 3rd Congressional District, Ed Martin, election, missouri, Russ Carnahan, sore loser
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri General Election – November 2, 2010 General Election
U.S. Representative – District 3
Precincts Reporting 311 of 311
Carnahan, Russ DEM 99,011 48.9%
Martin, Ed REP 94,593 46.7%
Hedrick, Steven R. LIB 5,757 2.8%
Ivanovich, Nicholas J. (Nick) CST 3,151 1.6%
Wallner, Brian WI 59 .0%
Total Votes 202,571
From the Ed Martin (r-email, what e-mail?) campaign:
Ed Martin for Congress
News and Information from the Ed Martin for Congress Campaign
Democracy is precious, and the very cornerstone of our representative republic is free and fair elections. Losing by a handful of votes in a fair contest is tough, but our team could handle it.
In the case of this election, the facts are not adding up to a fair election. The three glaring factors which stand out involve the Secretary of State's office, the sole decision of a newly appointed Democratic chair at the City Elections Board, and an unprecedented number of votes coming in late from the city and county.
The Secretary of State first of all is Congressman Carnahan's sister, Robin Carnahan. She reported having irregularities and computer glitches early in the day. We have heard from countless voters who want those problems scrutinized. Many point out that the for three years the Department of Justice pursued a case against Missouri for failing to clean up the process. "When filed in 2005, one-third of Missouri counties had more registered voters than voting-age residents. What's more, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan,… contended that her office had no obligation to ensure individual counties were complying with the federal law mandating a cleanup of their voter rolls." (Wall Street Journal, John Fund, July 8, 2010)
People also question the motive behind a newly appointed St. Louis City Board of Elections Democratic Chairwoman, Eileen McCann, hiring a security company with close ties to Congressman Carnahan. Special Services was called on by Congressman Carnahan to do security for him as recently as August 26th. Carnahan paid the company $1400 at that time which can be seen in a quick review of his FEC filing.
Then just before midnight seven precincts within the city and county delivered an astounshing late night dump of votes. In such a hotly contested race and with so many voters concerned it only makes sense to make sure in fact every vote counts.
For this reason, we will continue to fight. Our supporters who struggled and worked deserve our best efforts. Further, the voters of the district deserve to have the cloud lifted from the election by either revealing a reasonable explanation for the amazing, last minute results or by identifying the misconduct and hopefully those responsible. If you witnessed anything out of the ordinary, we invite you to use our online form to report details. We will pass these on to the investigative authority.
Please help us continue this fight. We budgeted our race to leave it all "on the field" – we did not plan on losing. You contribution will help us over the next few weeks cover the expenses of reviewing records and investigating the procedures at work. Any amount, $100, $50, or even $10 will help defray the costs.
Thank you for your continued support. We'll see where this all goes.
Ed Martin
"…Then just before midnight seven precincts within the city and county delivered an astounshing [sic] late night dump of votes…"
They must have gotten caught somewhere between astonishing and astounding near Conspiracyville in Persecution Complex County.
"…Any amount, $100, $50, or even $10 will help defray the costs…."
Like a grifter, pulling a long con.


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Bond no. 9's Andy Warhol Silver Factory is the first in a projected series of unisex fragrances created under an agreement with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The (perfect! I want one!) bottle design for Silver Factory was inspired by Warhol's 1965 series of Campbell Soup Can silkscreens, and the scent was named for Warhol's Manhattan studio, The Silver Factory, where the walls were decorated with aluminum foil and spray paint. Andy Warhol was said to be fond of perfume — he was reportedly buried with a bottle of Estee Lauder Beautiful — and there was until fairly recently an Andy Warhol branded line of fragrances (see a print ad here) under Cofinluxe.
I never smelled any of the earlier Andy Warhol scents (please comment if you did!) but perfumer Aurelien Guichard has done a great job of creating something that might reasonably evoke the experimental pop culture atmosphere of the late 1960s while still smelling very much like a modern niche perfume. Silver Factory opens on citrus and lavender, lively, but still more soft than sharp (the complete notes: bergamot, grapefruit, lavender, violet, incense, jasmine, iris, amber, wood resin and cedar). The incense and woods are present from the start, and as advertised, a metallic note runs through the proceedings. There is something ever so slightly off-kilter (in a good way) about the early stages, maybe a touch of birch tar or leather? Patty at Perfume Posse calls it "metallic rubber".
The florals in the heart are subtle; the cedar in the dry down, less so. After a couple hours, the iris seems to reassert itself, and it takes on a velvety finish with earthy undertones. It is more dry than sweet, and more dusky than dark. The softness of the opening sets the tone for what follows — Bond no. 9 calls it "smooth" and that is as good a description as any. There is nothing high-pitched or loud about Silver Factory, nor does it have the brooding, high-church feel of some incense-heavy fragrances.
If Estee Lauder's Beautiful was representative of Andy Warhol's preferences in perfume, I don't think Silver Factory would be at all to his taste. Happily, it is very much to mine. It's easily the most interesting scent from Bond no. 9 since 2005's Chinatown (also Aurelien Guichard).
Bond no. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory will debut in December; 100 ml perfume concentrate (28% concentration) for $230. A second fragrance in the series is due to launch next spring.
I just moo'd someone that I had no lemmings … and now this.
And it really sounds good.
M, not sure anyone who thought Chinatown was their best will change their minds, but since Chinatown doesn't suit me, this one is now my favorite Bond.
Wheeee!!!! I am lemming this and the Goutals, and you said all the right things about this one. It sounds perfect. I am not an enormous fan of the Bonds (although I do like Chinatown and Noho), and this sounds like an interesting, wearable addition to the lineup.
I don't pay much attention to bottle pricing since I mostly get decants, but isn't that on the spendy side for Bond? Or is that a bigger size? Or is $200 the new $100?
oooh, thanks– i was out of town. these look yummy!
I'm totally with you on this one. I'm not sure that a lot of Bond fans are going to be in love here, it's not really Bond'ish. Suits me to perfection, just in its weirdly wonderful jumble.
Even if I hated the scent, I would totally have that bottle. That I love the jus is frosting on the cake.
It is VERY expensive, although offhand don't remember the normal price for a 100. Presumably this would be more because of the higher concentration. Guessing I'll make do with a decant myself — I don't spend that much on perfume ever.
It really isn't Bond-ish — it is interesting to wear this next to the Saks and see how nicely they dovetail with their presumed customer bases. So perhaps they'll go in a different direction w/ the Andy Warhol line, which seems appropriate.
I guess if we really want to evoke AW though, we've all got to wear EL Beautiful, right?
Just checked, they are mostly between $178-$190. But many of the others are available in 50 ml, and this one won't be (I think).
You used to like it, right? I feel like I need to do re-evaluation posts on half of my early reviews.
Oh, no…just as I was slouching back towards solvency…last night, after listening with aloof dignity as several relatives told me they find my *interest* in perfume a bit weird, I found myself wondering what grapefruit, lavender, violet, and incense would smell like together (yes, I'm a neophyte, please be patient with me)…oh dear, I will have to try this. Sounds wonderful, although these notes wouldn't make me think of AW at all (met him once at a party, but fleetingly), or his work.
This is terribly distracting…I'm in the midst of joyfully exploring the Serge Lutens line.
"Metallic rubber" sounds interesting. Good to see a Bond positively reviewed after a long time.
So Bond no. 9 makes fragrances for entities in various industries now (Andy Warhol, Saks, Larry King..) ?
How cool that you met AW, even briefly!
I guess they're going to run out of NY neighborhoods eventually, right? They'll have to do something else. And perhaps the AW were shopping for another company if the earlier Cofinluxe scents didn't sell. I know there was one released as recently as 2005.
Since I became a…what? perfumaholic?…Bond is one of the few lines from which I haven't yet found something I really love. Chinatown and I are not on speaking terms, and I had a brief flirtation with West Broadway and Bryant Park, but Silver Factory…WOW. I was lucky enough to get a sample, and your review does it great justice! The price is a bit hefty, but may well be worth it.
And on another note, Laurice Rahme is supposed to be here in Atlanta on Oct. 6. I am thinking about going down to meet her, but it makes me feel a bit shy! Have you met her?
Bond's style doesn't always suit me either. I do like Eau de NY, and thought Chinatown was extremely well done, just not "me". Same goes for Bryant Park, and many of the others — well done, not me. The Andy Warhol might be the first thing they've done that is really right up my alley.
I have not met Laurice Rahme, but know lots of people who have and all say she is charming.
That's on the very short list of my claims to coolness, believe me :-).
And yes, I am having a fine time getting to know Serge. Has he done anything with a coffee note?
True…I guess I just want to honor my self-indulgent imagination ;D.
Don't think SL has done coffee (?) Certainly can't think of one. Have you tried CdG Kyoto? il Profumo also makes a Cafe Vert but haven't tried it.
Yes, I got a sample of CdG Kyoto and love it — it's turning out to be my favorite of the series. Will try the Cafe Vert, it sounds interesting — thank you kindly, and I do love this blog (I have now ordered many samples based on your reviews, and not a bad one in the bunch!).
Of the 6 Bond I own, Factory is my favorite. Of the over 100 fragrances I own, this is in my Top 5!
I only about 4 months ago… started enjoying perfume. I am 41. Why it took me so long… I can't say? I know perfume seems to change my whole outlook where I do wear it….. anyway…. I know I don't like fruity or flowery perfumes…. so far…. I know I do seem to like Amber. Well I was in Geneva and had a sales person look up ingredients to find a perfume with Amber. She pulled Silver Factory off the shelf. I fell in love with it. Then she turned it around and the store tag was over 300 Swiss Francs. I decided to look for it at a lower cost in the states. Here's the thing….. I don't see this perfume on many web sites. Why is that? Did it not catch on? Where does Bond rate as a designer? Why is this perfume hard to find? Just a curious novice…..
But will also add that the perfumes aren't cheap, and I've never seen them marked down.
thx so much! just ordered it!
Lucky you, enjoy your bottle!
Just got my bottle of SF, and I can't get over how huge it seems after two 1.7 oz Bonds! I love the incense that I get all the way from the first spray to the reluctant shower, however, I recently picked up something which struck horror into my very nasal passages.
I have been soft drink free for years now and suddenly I feel like fizzy drinks are stalking me. Still I love my Silver Factory and it seems to only happen when I'm thirsty. Next stop, Chinatown!
I know I am late in the game here, but I just got a chance to smell this GREAT STUFF! Went into Saks for my favorite Bobbi Brown blush (called Pink Sugar, LOL!) and was offered a sample of the new Saks Bond (very fracas-y) and my eyes landed on the Silver Factory. I asked for a spray and LOVED IT…such a nice blend: soft incense. The SA could tell I was dead meat and sent me home with a sample. Oh well, the bottle is on the way. Ouch, this stuff is expensive, but it is divine. And 100ml is usually impossible but I have a feeling I am going to be lamenting its quick depletion….
So glad you happened upon it…I think it is definitely now my favorite Bond ever. SO wish they'd do a little 15 ml travel bottle!
I only just had a chance to smell this! Pretty impressed actually! I'm not a cedarwood wearer so I won't be buying a full bottle of this one. But it is nice!
Sounds like you need to go the decant route, maybe?


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Q: How to measure leakage current? I have an AC powered device, and a customer asks for exact leakage current. Current that can trigger a leakage current circuit breaker, so it's obviously something flowing through Y capacitors to the ground wire.
The question is, what is usually measured and what actually matters? Peak to peak? RMS? Pulse width?

A: The required insulation test uses high voltage DC where one clamp is put on both the AC inputs and the other probe is put where people can touch (earth wire, metal chassis, low voltage DC components, ...). Because it is DC class-Y capacitors will not be leaking current.
The simplest test to test for AC leakage is to put it on a non-GFCI protected circuit (to avoid trips) and put a clamp meter around live and neutral (but not ground) and set to measure AC. You can frankenstein an extension cord for that purpose. This is how a GFCI works, when that current exceeds the rated value it will trip.
There are more advanced devices that will used high voltage AC instead which will include the effect of the class-Y capacitor.
If that leakage current if because of high frequency noise on the line you can add a common mode choke on the AC input as filter.

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How to measure leakage current?
  I have an AC powered device, and a customer asks for exact leakage current.

Of your device? I believe you are referring to current to ground that should be on the neutral.  If you want to find how much current is leaking to ground in a device, electrically isolate it and measure current to ground through a known path.

Current that can trigger a leakage current circuit breaker, so it's obviously something flowing through Y capacitors to the ground wire.

Hmm in retrospect there may have been something wrong with that first sentence and maybe it was supposed to be part of this one.  Anyway I think you're talking about an AC GFCI circuit breaker.  Most GFCI devices work by passing both live and neutral wire through an induction loop.  If all of the current flowing out on the line wire flows back on the neutral, the magnetic fields will cancel out and no current flows in the induction loop.  If any of the current flows to ground instead, it won't return through the loop on the neutral and a portion of the magnetic field won't cancel out, causing a current to flow in the sense loop and breaking the circuit.  This article goes into detail about what's legally defined as a class A, C, D, E device and why trip level requirements are what they are.

The question is, what is usually measured and what actually matters? Peak to peak? RMS? Pulse width?

The circuit I'm aware of mentioned above is basically measuring the absolute value of the total lost current, meaning both that it is measuring quantity and that it measures current regardless of direction of flow.  The legal requirements for NEC specifications are clearly based on both current and exposure time, but because faster is always better in this case it matters more that it measures up to the minimums set by the government and performance may be significantly better in reality.
At any rate, Class A GFCIs must trip at 5mA and class B GFCIs at 20 mA, class B GFCIs are for old underwater fixtures in swimming pools where leakage current exceeds 5 mA and can cause nuisance tripping.

A: If someone is asking for an AC current, and they don't specify how it is measured, then it will be RMS.
RCDs (GFCIs) are set to trip at a specified current imbalance between phase and neutral.

A: For an AC powered device, finding leakage value in mA can be performed using a flash tester of some kind. You can use a 500V or 1400V (depending on TVSD) AC HIPOT test to highlight if there are any issues with flash over, leakage and clearance between earth and live/neutral. In the event of having a high leakage I usually look for damaged/nicked wiring, poor clearance and take a look at any filters that may present at mains input.
It's good practice to perform an IR test after a flash test, in case any harm has been done.


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