text:
Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander Tackle Doomed Royal Pic (Cannes)
11:55 AM PDT 5/14/2011 by Scott Roxborough
Danish director Nikolaj Arcel's period drama about an 18th century Danish Queen and her German lover ends in public dismemberment for its protagonists.
CANNES -- Cannes got a taste of Scandinavian cinema royalty Saturday as Mads Mikkelsen and rising star Alicia Vikander jetted in to promote the period drama A Royal Affair from Danish director Nikolaj Arcel.
Arcel, the director of Island of Lost Souls and a screenwriter on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is tackling his most ambitious project yet with Affair, the real-life story of doomed love affair between the Queen of Denmark (Vikander) and her German physician (Mikkelsen) in the 18th century.
"It's really one of the crown jewels of Danish history, I'm surprised it hasn't been dramatized before," Mikkelsen said. "But while we're wearing the old clothes and such, we are trying not to be too respectful of the past. Which is good for me physically, because the real doctor weighed something like 400 pounds."
Arcel said despite having "a very anal production designer" to insure historical accuracy, Royal Affair is a more rock and roll version of the historical drama" and doesn't pull any punches when it comes to the lovers gruesome end.
"It's a matter of record what they did to them," Mikkelsen said "They were brutally killed. They chopped off the arms, the legs and the head. And in my [character's] case, they chopped off his penis and fed it to the dogs."
It perhaps didn't hurt that Antichrist director Lars von Trier is is an executive producer on the film and helped Arcel develop the script.
Producers Zentropa Entertainments have lined up a who's who of Danish on-screen talent for the $8.5 million feature. Playing alongside Mikkelsen and Vikander are In A Better World actor Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, who appears in Stephen Spielberg's upcoming War Horse and in David Fincher's Girl With The Dragon Tattoo remake. Vikander will segue from Royal Affair to Warner Bros. The Seventh Son alongside Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.
Nordisk Film will bow Royal Affair in Denmark. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.
Scott Roxborough
THRnews@thr.com sroxborough


text:
Yanmar to Become Official Marketing Partner of New York Red Bulls
Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls are the winners of the Supporters' Shield in the 2013 regular season. Sharing Red Bulls' philosophy of actively supporting worldwide sports and athletes, Yanmar is now an Official Marketing Partner for the team. In addition, Yanmar will have its corporate logo on the training jerseys of the players, a first for sponsors other than Red Bull.
Established in 1996, the Major League has now 20 clubs and an average match attendance of nearly 20,000. Soccer has been gaining popularity year on year, and at over 24 million has now the world's second largest fan bracket.
Continuing to support soccer, Yanmar aims to connect to fans and customers around the world, and strive together towards achieving our mutual dreams, towards the realization of a sustainable society and a better life for all.
Yanmar Signs Official Marketing Partner Contract with New York Red Bulls
Major League Soccer Official Site
New York Red Bulls Official Site
YANMAR America TracTour Visits New York Red Bulls Game
YANMAR America Agricultural Equipment division's Passion for the Land TracTour visited the New York Red Bulls for its August 15 match against Toronto FC. As the Official Agricultural Equipment Partner of the Red Bulls, YANMAR proudly displayed its tractors for fan viewing on the Stadium's BULLevard. Activities during this stop of the company's TracTour included a Red Bulls player appearance for autographs, a prize wheel for giveaways such as YANMAR koozies and club level seats and an appearance by the Red Bulls Street Team.
Learn more at the Yanmar America site.
Home eu About Us Sports Redbull

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Paul Watson on Aggressive Moves to End Whaling
By 92Y
Paul Watson on Aggressive Moves to End Whaling, Paul Watson (4.5 minutes)
Captain Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist and star of the reality show "Whale Wars." Watson joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss putting his crew and himself at risk to protect whales around the world.
92nd Street Y (92Y) is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, USA, at the corner of E. 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue.


When you suffer from lung discomfort or a condition like COPD, everyday activities can feel difficult or even impossible. Pulmonary specialists in the Sutter Health network provide comprehensive care to improve your health and quality of life.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, affects millions of Americans. It's the third leading cause of death in the United States, yet it's also highly treatable and preventable.
In the Sutter Health network, pulmonary specialists have deep expertise in treating acute and chronic lung conditions, including asthma, bronchiolitis, emphysema and pneumonia. We also offer treatment for interstitial lung disease, advanced COPD, pulmonary nodules and pulmonary hypertension. We provide comprehensive pulmonary care from diagnosis and treatment to pulmonary rehabilitation.
If you are experiencing symptoms such as chronic cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and recurrent infections, we provide a full suite of tests and imaging technologies to make an accurate diagnosis. Many Sutter labs also provide special equipment for infant and pediatric pulmonary function tests to diagnose our tiniest patients.
Interventional pulmonologists offer the latest in treatment options and therapies, and they collaborate with specialists in other areas – including radiology and oncology – to create a customized treatment plan that best meets your health needs.
We also offer many educational classes and support groups, from smoking cessation programs to stress management classes, that can complement your treatment plan and help you improve your health.
Sutter's asthma specialists can help you relieve and control your asthma symptoms. We offer personalized treatment plans and a wide range of resources to successfully manage your asthma for life.
Better lung health starts by quitting smoking. Get support and learn tips for long-term success.
Our experts share tips and advice to avoid asthma triggers and get some relief from seasonal allergies.
Have a question about pulmonary disease or COPD? Ask our experts!
Our lungs filter the air we breathe and deliver oxygen to our bloodstream, where it is carried into our cells. Without oxygen, the cells die. Lung diseases like lung cancer, asthma, COPD, influenza and pneumonia, combined, are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.


Customer relationship management (CRM) is an approach to managing a company's interaction with current and potential future customers. It tries to analyse data about customers' history with a company and to improve business relationships with customers, specifically focusing on customer retention and ultimately driving sales growth.
One important aspect of the CRM approach is the systems of CRM that compile data from a range of different communication channels, including a company's website, telephone, email, live chat, marketing materials, and more recently, social media. Through the CRM approach and the systems used to facilitate it, businesses learn more about their target audiences and how to best cater to their needs. However, adopting the CRM approach may also occasionally lead to favouritism within an audience of consumers, resulting in dissatisfaction among customers and defeating the purpose of CRM.


Ghandi After preparing for a enormous day of word envisage reflexion I reluctantly put the outset tape recording in to the VCR. I was armed with a bottle of water, a vegetarian sandwich, and a pillow. I figured these supplies would get me through the first half. When it was all(prenominal) said and done I realized that the cinema was exceptional. as well being a little on the want expression the move, Ghandi was in depth, enjoyable and realistic. Even though I complained I found that this movie was very good. I would advise it to anyone. I have seen movies that are short and dont seem to explain anything.


text:
How one company is testing vaccines through intentional infection
Abm October 5, 2021
Open Orphan Executive Chairman Cathal Friel joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how his company is testing vaccines through intentional infection.
ANJALEE KHEMLANI: You're watching "Yahoo Finance Live." I'm Anjalee Khemlani. Welcome to a grand discussion about everything COVID-19. We have on board with us the Executive Chairman of Open Cathal Friel. Cathal, great to see you again. I know there's so much to discuss when it comes to really what's been going on with clinical trials. It's been a very interesting last year and a half, really, to just watch what's been happening with vaccines in the race.
But your company has taken a really interesting approach, which is the human challenge trials. And that's something very few people are really initiated about. So let's start off with talking about why your subsidiary hVIVO is pursuing this and sort of where you stand right now.
CATHAL FRIEL: Yeah, Anjalee, a pleasure to speak. It's quite interesting speaking after the president who's worried about the debt ceiling. But the damage caused by the pandemic is about $17 trillion and rising. And where we are, we're a London Stock Exchange listed company, relatively small. What we're doing, we're helping most of the large vaccine companies in the world.
And every one of them are now spending money to restock the pharmaceutical shelves of vaccines and antivirals. That's a $250 billion annualized market that will happen with immediate effect by 2025. That's the size of the vaccine market. And our company tests vaccines and antivirals, any human challenge. We can do in six weeks what generally takes two years in the field, so really exciting.
The reason we made world news, the British government and ourselves are the only place in the world we actually did this with COVID-19. We deliberately, to find out, we infected a certain number of COVID volunteers, who got real style wild COVID. And we were to monitor and check in secure quarantine, that we do with all our volunteers, test the efficacy and effect of COVID.
And now that allows us to continue with all our little work, which is everything from influenza, RSV, ROV, and HRV. There's only five or six virus in the world that can go pandemic. The view is COVID is cured. Most people believe COVID is conquered. But the other ones are still to be conquered. And that's those. And that's what our work ahead of us.
ANJALEE KHEMLANI: Right, yeah, I want to get into all the potential. But let's walk back and talk about, because the last time we spoke, you were just getting into the COVID trial. So update us on what really happened. And I understand you're waiting for the data to be published.
CATHAL FRIEL: Absolutely. Look, the reason a lot of our company became world famous, Open Orphan, was that the British government were the first government we had to do anything with ethics approval in the UK. That picture there is a classic one of our volunteers in a quarantine facility in London.
Our history goes back to 1947. After World War II, the Allies and the British government, what killed more Allied soldiers? Was it the opposition, or was it influenza? Influenza, so that's where the Genesis Flu Camp came out of, which is part of our company. So basically, we were commissioned by the British government to take a group of volunteers.
We haven't set the number, a reasonable amount, and test what happens when we deliberately infect them in a challenge trial with COVID. That part of the project is not completed. We're waiting for the data to be published. But needless to say, it was very successful. All volunteers passed through with no major hiccup, no major issue, and there was a huge amount of learnings.
We were able to examine what happens from the moment of infection. It was almost like the moment of inception. Most people present with COVID when they've already been infected. So there's a ton of research now available on that. And that's basically what we do with all our other challenge study trials where we test vaccines and antivirals across a range of infective viruses.
ANJALEE KHEMLANI: Right. I'm so glad you brought up antivirals, because of course, we know that that's an area that has been sort of understudied throughout this pandemic. We know that, for example, Merck just announced an oral pill. Pfizer's looking at that. Do you see a role for Open Orphan there, as well, when it comes to treatments? Because we haven't really seen much.
CATHAL FRIEL: Absolutely. Look, the beauty of it, Open Orphan, we can try anything that's infective, infective disease. Infectious diseases is about the biggest growth market ever, the new gold rush in pharma, growing the $250 billion annually. But when it comes to those trials, the COVID one, absolutely, our challenge today can try vaccines. But really important, I think it's very, very clear.
Big pharma are rolling out vaccines. But they do need to test antivirals. So we can see the rush one. We know about the Pfizer one. What you need when this vaccine is working, there there's always a small cohort who won't take a vaccine or where it won't work. So when those people get sick, you need the antiviral, something that will kill the virus. A vaccine prevents it. But if you've already caught it, it's too late for the vaccine, so yes there's absolutely.
And the beauty of what we say we do, it would be very hard now to try any product for COVID in the community when it's basically under control. It was quite easy last year in mid-pandemic. Downtown New York, people were dying of COVID. Today you don't see that. So that's where human challenge. We test everything under controlled environment, in secure quarantine facilities in London. We've got three of them.
ANJALEE KHEMLANI: Certainly. It certainly seems like there's a pathway forward for that. But we'll have to leave it there for now. Thank you, again, Cathal Friel, executive chairman of Open Orphan for joining us today, look forward to speaking again soon.
Source https://finance.yahoo.com/video/one-company-testing-vaccines-intentional-162958584.html#drugdevelopment
Tags: Andrew Catchpole, antiviral, breast cancer, Caroline Clarke, Cathal Friel, CHIMagents, clinical respiratory drug, Codagenix, COVID-19, Dengue Fever, Dr Andrew Catchpole, Dr Chris Chiu, Gregory Stoloff, HRV, hVIVO, ImmunoTech Inc, Imperial College London, Imutex Ltd, Influenza, IPO, laboratory, Malaria, Open Orphan, ORPH, Oxford BioTherapeutics, pharmaceutical, Poolbeg Pharma plc, quarantine clinic, Rahim Fandi, Royal Free London group, Sabine Specht, The Lancet, Thomas K. Equels, Vaccine, Venn Life Sciences, virology, West Nile Virus, Zika
Marechale Capital Plc (MAC.L) Subscription and Issue of Equity
Record High oil prices fuel London markets


text:
A Few Facts from Under the Rocks
Creation's Crustaceans
Originally published in Creation 23, no 3 (June 2001): 14-15.
The Robber (or Coconut) Crab, Birgus latro, is not only the world's largest land invertebrate, it's also a thief that climbs trees at night and steals coconuts!
Gary Bell ©
www.oceanwideimages.com
Robber Crabs1
These huge crustaceans of the south-west Pacific and Indian Oceans, can grow to a length of 60 cm (2 ft), from head to tail. They sneak out of their burrows at night, climb the trunks of coconut palms or other fruit trees, and snip off the coconut or fruit with their two giant pincers. They climb back down the tree and gather up the food, then use the pincers to chip at the coconut until it opens.
1. Doolan, R., The robber crab, Creation 15(1):44-45, 1992. Return to text .
Shrimp and goby1
Some of the most fascinating instances of design are seen in symbiotic ('living together') relationships between different species, such as that which exists between goby fish and shrimp. They live together in a hole which is dug and maintained by the blind shrimp. The shrimp continuously keeps the entrance to the hole clear of debris by using its front claws in a bulldozer-like fashion, trusting the goby to keep guard at the entrance.
The shrimp always keeps one feeler (antenna) on the fish. If danger approaches in the form of a hungry predator, the goby signals the shrimp with a flick of its tail, and both scurry down the hole at lightning speed until the coast is clear.
Evolution has great difficulty explaining how such a partnership came about. This type of simultaneous programming points to creation.
1. Doolan, R., Helpful animals, Creation 17(3):10-14, 1995. Return to text .
Daphnia longispina
relation_filter="publication" collection_filter="both"
Among the world's smallest crustaceans are tiny creatures called water fleas (so named because they look much like those insects). The best known are of the genus Daphnia. Shown here is a Daphnia longispina.
Horseshoe crab
The Horseshoe Crab is not a 'true crab' (it's not a crustacean), but is rather another type of arthropod grouped with scorpions, spiders, and extinct trilobites. Here we have another example of what evolutionists term a 'living fossil'. Fossil representatives almost identical to the modern-day Horseshoe Crabs date back to the Jurassic period (which supposedly started 190 million years ago).1 Again we see the claimed passage of vast amounts of time but without a hint of any evolutionary changes having taken place.
A medical wonder
Horseshoe Crabs, once used by man mostly as fertilizer and as feed for chickens and hogs, are now highly valued for their contribution to medical science. Scientists recently discovered that the blood of the Horseshoe Crab contains a protein that is a key ingredient in a powder used to screen for contaminants in drugs, vaccines and intravenous drips.2 Scientists believe that no other creature produces the protein, and it can't be manufactured by man. Interestingly, one-third of the Horseshoe Crab's precious blood can be taken without causing death.3
1. New Encyclopaedia Britannica 6:72, 1992. Return to text.
2. The freeze-dried powder, known as Limulus Amebocyte Lysate is considered the most effective substance for this process. Return to text.
3. Journal Now: Blood of the Crab, <http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/features/health/horsehoe.htm>, 29 September 2000. Return to text.
Fairy crabs
Very little is known about the fairy crab, Lauriea siagiani (actually it's a squat lobster). It was first described about eight years ago, discovered three years earlier in Bali, Indonesia. This fascinating creature appears to live only on the giant barrel sponge, along with some other tiny crabs of a different species.
The tadpole shrimp (Triops canciformis), said to have lived 250 million to 65 million years ago, is still in existence today (the same species) completely unevolved (see Scheven, J. and Wieland C., Ghostly shrimp challenges evolution, Creation 16(3):51, 1994).
Related Magazine Article
Creation 23:3 (June 2001)
The Fossil Record$19.99
Living Fossils$29.99
The New Answers DVDs 1–3$34.99Sale
Creation vs. Evolution: Irrefutable Proof79¢
Are Humans Animals?


text:
Julianne Moore, születési nevén Julie Anne Smith (Fayettville, Észak-Karolina, 1960. december 3. –) Oscar- és Golden Globe-díjas amerikai színésznő.

Élete
Julie Anne Smith néven született. Édesapja, Peter Moore Smith ejtőernyős, majd katonai bíró volt az amerikai hadseregben, anyja, Anne Love (1940–2009) pszichológus; a család sosem töltött hosszabb időt egy helyen. Eredetileg orvos szeretett volna lenni. Amikor édesapja Németországban állomásozott, Julie Frankfurtban érettségizett, majd felvették a bostoni egyetem színjátszás szakára. Az egyetem után New Yorkba költözött, ahol kisebb szerepeket kapott a helyi kis színházakban, és emellett pincérnőként dolgozott. Mivel a szereplés egyik feltétele volt, hogy belépjen a színházszakszervezetbe, kénytelen volt nevet is változtatni, hiszen eredeti nevének nem volt olyan kombinációja, amit valaki nem viselt volna már a szakmában. Ezért két keresztnevét összevonta, és felvette apja második nevét, így lett belőle Julianne Moore.

Az első filmszerepét egy televíziós szappanoperában játszotta 1984-ben. Ezt követően két éven keresztül játszott a nagy múltú As the World Turns című sorozatban. Néhány évtizeddel később, 2010-ben már befutott sztárként egy epizódszerep erejéig újra csatlakozott a stábhoz.

Karrierje az 1990-es évek elején kezdett felívelni, amikor sorra kapott főszerepeket olyan filmekben, mint a Robert Altman rendezte Rövidre vágva (1993), a Bérgyilkosok (1995), vagy akár Steven Spielberg rendezte Jurassic Park II: Az elveszett világ (1997) című filmekben.

Első kritikailag is elismert alakítása a Boogie Nights volt, amelyért megkapta az első  Golden Globe-díjra, illetve Oscar-ra jelölését. Paul Thomas Anderson nagysikerű filmje az 1970-es években játszódik, Moore pedig egy népszerű pornószínésznőt játszik benne. Még ugyanebben a filmben szerepelt a Gus Van Sant rendezte hitchcocki történetet feldolgozó Psycho című thrillerben. 1999-ben újra együtt dolgozott Robert Altmannal a Cuki hagyatéka című filmdrámában Glenn Close oldalán, ami pozitív kritikát kapott.

2000-ben két különböző kategóriában is Golden Globe-díjra jelölték: az Oscar Wilde színművéből készült Az eszményi férj című vígjátékban nyújtott alakításáért a zenés film és vígjáték kategória, míg az Egy kapcsolat vége című Graham Greene-adaptációban nyújtott játékáért a drámai kategória legjobb női alakításáért járó elismerésre terjesztették fel. Utóbbi filmért megkapta második Oscar-jelölését. 2002-ben a rangos velencei filmfesztiválon a legjobb női alakítás díjával ismerték el a Távol a mennyországtól című filmben nyújtott játékáért. Ez csak kezdet volt, ugyanis újfent Golden Globe-díjra és Oscar-díjra is jelölték. A 2002-es évi Oscar-gála azért volt emlékezetes, mert Moore szokatlan módon két kategóriában is jelölt volt: Az órák című filmért is Oscar-díjra jelölték a legjobb női mellékszereplő kategóriájában. Stephen Daldry drámájában egy öngyilkossági hajlamokkal küzdő háziasszonyt alakított Meryl Streep és Nicole Kidman oldalán. 2006-ban Clive Owen és Michael Caine mellett főszerepet alakított a P. D. James brit krimiíró regényéből készült Az ember gyermeke című filmben. A sci-fi számtalan rangos elismerést és kecsegtető kritikát kapott. A 2000-es években játszott olyan népszerű filmekben is, mint a Felejtés, a Válótársak, a Next – A holnap a múlté, vagy éppen a Pippa Lee négy élete.

Jelentős kritikai visszhangot kapott a divattervező Tom Ford első rendezése, az 1960-as években játszódó dráma, az Egy egyedülálló férfi. Julianne Moore-t a filmben nyújtott alakításáért Golden Globe-díjra jelölték a legjobb női mellékszereplő kategóriájában. Első Golden Globe-díját 2013-ban kapta meg, a Versenyben az elnökségért című film főszerepléséért, televíziós minisorozat vagy tévéfilm kategóriában, amelyben Sarah Palin politikusnőt alakította.

2014-ben szintén két kategóriában tartották jelölésre érdemesnek a Golden Globe-díjra: David Cronenberg Térkép a csillagokhoz című filmjéért, valamint a Megmaradt Alice-nek című alkotásért. Az Alzheimer-kórban szenvedő Alice alakításáért Oscar-díjat nyert.

Írás
A színészet mellett jelentős sikereket ért el gyermekkönyvek szerzőjeként is. Első könyve, a 2007-ben megjelent Freckleface Strawberry a New York Times bestsellerévé vált. A könyvből készült musicalt New Yorkban mutatták be 2010-ben. A történetből könyvsorozat lett: a negyedik rész 2013 szeptemberében jelent meg.

Magánélet
Magánéleti botrányokra még soha nem adott okot a bulvársajtónak. Kétszer házasodott. 1986 és 1995 között John Gould Rubinnal élt házasságban, 2003-ban pedig a nála tíz évvel fiatalabb Bart Freundlich vezette oltár elé. Freundlichkel való kapcsolatából két gyermeke született: Caleb nevű fia 1997-ben, Liv nevű leánya pedig 2002-ben.

Moore támogatta Barack Obama amerikai elnök 2008-as és 2012-es elnökké választási kampányát.

Filmográfia

Film

Televízió

Videójátékok

Díjak és jelölések

Díjak

 2015: Oscar-díj – a legjobb női főszereplő (Still Alice)
 2015: Golden Globe-díj – a legjobb női főszereplő (Still Alice)
 2013: Golden Globe-díj – a legjobb női főszereplő (Versenyben az elnökségért)
 2003: Sant Jordi-díj – a legjobb külföldi színésznő (Az órák)
 2003: Ezüst Medve díj – a legjobb színésznő (Az órák)
 2002: Volpi Kupa-díj – a legjobb színésznő (Távol a mennyországtól)

Jelölések

Jegyzetek

Források
 Julianne Moore: színészistennő, anya és meleg ikon

További információk

Amerikai színészek
Amerikai nők
1960-ban született személyek
Élő személyek
BAFTA-díjasok
Oscar-díjasok
Golden Globe-díjasok
Emmy-díjasok
Screen Actors Guild-díjasok
Észak-karolinaiak

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Home / Steelers News / Weighing In On the Fallout From The Rudolph-Garrett Incident
Weighing In On the Fallout From The Rudolph-Garrett Incident
By Adam McCoy
Steelernation.com
When I first started writing for SteelerNation.com, I never thought I'd find myself diving into the issues we're about to, but so it goes in the world of the NFL in 2019.
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week (in which case you may be better off), you have heard something of the incident that went down at the end of an ugly Thursday Night Football game between Cleveland Browns defensive lineman, Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Mason Rudolph. At this point, the event has transcended the world of football to be featured on about every news outlet from coast to coast, and even found itself parodied on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
All players to be suspended had their appeals this week, apologies had been issued, and we figured this would be the last we'd hear of it until December 1st when the Browns visit Heinz Field.
That was until Myles Garrett came out during his appeal to say Mason Rudolph uttered a "racial slur" during the whole debacle.
Now that is a massive accusation to make against someone, an accusation that regardless of the weight it holds can tarnish someone's reputation for life.
With that being said, there are a few things that make this suddenly new "evidence" very troubling from both perspectives. Let's look at it from Myles Garrett's point of view first.
Let's say for a second Mason Rudolph absolutely did use a racial slur during that interaction. That would be an absolutely unacceptable thing to do, an action that has no place today in the NFL, or anywhere for that matter. With the severity, ignorance, and hate these kinds of "slurs" carry, Garrett being frustrated over that would make all the sense in the world.
What doesn't make sense is why now? If you believed that he said that, wouldn't you tell reporters immediately? Even if not then, why not in the official statement or apology? There were 20 other players on that field plus more that joined after things got heated. No one else heard a thing. Browns players have come out to say they don't think Garrett would lie, and I am certainly not levying any accusations, but the timing of this certainly comes out of left field.
So, let's look at it from Mason's perspective now. Again, assuming Mason did use a racial slur, that's not something you come back from. It's an absolutely despicable act of hatred that in no way reflects the type of character that deserves to play in the NFL. But let's assume he didn't say anything. This is a very serious allegation against a young man trying to build his career in the NFL. The instant those accusations were made, regardless of if they come out true or not, in the eyes of some, maybe even many, Mason Rudolph will forever be labelled as a "racist". That's a burden he will have to carry forever, regardless of whether the accusations are true or false.
Racial equality has been and continues to be an important social issue, and whether people like it or not, that will reflect in the NFL — a bi-racial league with predominantly white men in charge. The NFL is one of the world's largest stages, so naturally there will be opportunities to raise awareness for said racial equality. But when it's brought to light with these connotations, it tends to cast a cloud over the NFL. In this case, regardless of whether Mason Rudolph is found innocent or guilty of the accusations, both his and Myles Garrett's careers will forever be impacted by this story.
Would love to get your thoughts, Steeler Nation. Comment below!
#SteelerNation
Cleveland BrownsfeaturedMason RudolphMyles GarrettPittsburgh Steelers
← Previous Story Tomlin's Tuesday Take – 11/19/19
Next Story → Steelers Outlast Cincy After Duck Hodges Steps in at Quarterback, 16 – 10
Charles S.
I Think It's Sad For A Person To Use Racism For Personal Gain Or For Anything For That Matter.Its Jus Sad In The World We Live In….
Alejandro R.
I don't think enough people are doing enough to defend Mason Rudolf in this situation. It is obvious to me that Myles Garret is used racism to save face for allowing his emotions to get the best of him and unfortunately it is going to ruin both men's careers prematurely.
About Adam McCoy
Pittsburgh Native. Born in raised in Warren, PA Life-long Steelers and Penguins fan.


Most clients achieve 1-2 sec load times!
Supermegapixel is a managed WordPress hosting provider where we take care of all your needs regarding your website. We run our services on cutting edge technology and take support very seriously.
Our web hosting philosophy at the time was to provide high performance yet easy to use web hosting products and services to my customers at an affordable price so they would use them to create more advanced systems that I could manage for them and include in their service level agreements. As things progresses, The smaller web hosting division of the business quickly became our main source of revenue. This is when DJF Webmaster Services was born. At this point most of my customers were buying my web hosting services and reselling them to smaller customers. This was done through my state-of-the-art hosting management system that allows a reseller to message them through a custom system that allowed then to negate their customers.
We have web engineers standing by to help you.
Easily keep track of your projects through out innovative helpdesk application.
Receive alerts when the status of your ticket changes.
Do you really have time to mess with one of those self-serve DIY tools, like Wix? There's a reason 98% of their customers quit without ever launching a site. And can you trust your business image to a low-cost local IT person who "also does websites," or some budget/bulk provider using old school templates? Now you can get top quality, custom website design with the entire process handled for you by a full Agency team, but for 80-90% lower cost than typical Agency services.


__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmt These are deployed by our Google Analytics only if you accept our cookies. They collect information such as the pages you visit, the length of time you spend on the site and what browser you are using. This information helps us improve and optimise the site in the future.
Session, connect.sid These are deployed by our Google Analytics only if you accept our cookies. They collect information such as the pages you visit, the length of time you spend on the site and what browser you are using. This information helps us improve and optimise the site in the future.


GENNEVILLIERS, FRANCE: Provider of stored electrical energy solutions—Exide Technologies has launched a new Battery Finder app. It utilizes and trails Exide's top notch fitment information which allows users to rapidly choose the right battery for their vehicles. The latest update of the app supersedes Exide's existing Battery Finder app. The update exposes enhanced graphics, bettered user experience and interface making it user-friendly, substantial performance upgrades and a crafty new design. The app provides convenience of searching for Motorbike and scooter batteries in the app, covering just about 5,000 makes and models.
Exide's Battery Finder app functions on smartphones and tablets, and is readily available on Android and iOS. The same fitment information also is available through the company's printed catalogues and Online Battery Finder, available at the Exide's official website.
Recognized and picked out by team of specialists, Exide's fitment recommendations are regularly updated as new models come forth in the market. The company is a leading original-equipment supplier and has a reputation for quality, precise fitment information. The new app bears enhanced search functionality which makes it faster and convenient to stumble upon the right battery. Users can search by vehicle registration, make and model, and other criteria, depending on vehicle type. The app has been optimized for high-definition displays, offers improved one-click navigation, and intromits a series of performance improvements, including rapid server response times.
Exide has a wide-ranging collection of batteries available through the company's app for all kinds of vehicles such as light vehicles, commercial vehicles, motorbikes and scooters, Online Battery Finder and printed catalogues.


This article explores the extent to which the medium of instruction (MOI) policy in Hong Kong affect ethnic minority students' Chinese language learning in school amidst postcolonial policy changes, and how the "flexible" MOI policy affects Chinese as a second language (CSL) frontline teaching in mainstream secondary schools with reference to the three orientations to language planning, namely language-as-problem, language-as-right, and language-as-resource (Ruiz 1984). It reports on a large-scale longitudinal study on the implementation of the "flexible" MOI policy, which is targeted to address the challenges that ethnic minority students and Chinese language teachers are faced with in CSL learning and teaching. Twenty-six CSL teachers and twenty students were target-sampled from fourteen schools involved in the same study. Based on an analysis of interview data through triangulation and critical discourse analysis, the authors argue that (1) difficulties in adapting to the new MOI for the Chinese Language subject would likely lead to low motivation levels and adversely affect CSL development among the students; (2) CSL teachers also experience difficulties in helping ethnic minority students to make successful transition for reasons including huge learning differences, limited time and resources, as well as marked linguistic differences between the two Chinese language variants. The authors recommend that policy reviews be carried out to enhance the quality of CSL teaching and learning in the midst of the current attempt at language standardization.
The authors would like to thank the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for their project sponsorship, as well as the schools, teachers and students who participated in this study. Their appreciation also extends to Dr. M.S.K. Shum, Dr. W. W. Ki, Mr. K. W. Sun and Mr. F.K.L. Tang for assisting in the focus group interviews, and Mr. Nixon Leung, Ms. Jenny Zeng, Ms. Sophia Liu, Mr. Kato Chan, Ms. Karen Jiaxin Song and Mr. Jerry Siu-paak Leung for their research assistance.
How many years have you spent on teaching Chinese as a first language AND/OR as a second language?
What medium of instruction do you use in your Chinese language classes for EM students?
Which public examination(s) do your students take for the CL subject?
Did your EM students encounter any common difficulties and challenges in learning Chinese? If yes, could you please tell us more?
Did you encounter any difficulties and challenges in teaching Chinese to EM students? If yes, could you please tell us more? What did you do to resolve the issues resulted from such difficulties and challenges?
Are such difficulties and challenges anything to do with the change of medium of instruction for Chinese lessons during the primary-secondary transition? Could you give us one or two examples?
Did you get any help or support from your colleagues and schools? If yes, how did they try to help you? Was that effective?
Any suggestions for overcoming the difficulties and challenges you AND your EM students are currently facing?
Could you tell me your name, class, and class number?
Were you born in Hong Kong? What is your ethnicity? What languages do you speak at home?
How many years have you spent on learning Chinese?
What was the MOI for Chinese lessons in your primary school?
What is the MOI of Chinese lessons in your current school?
Did you encounter any difficulties in learning Chinese? Were they anything to do with the change of MOI for Chinese lessons after promoting to secondary school? Could you tell us more by giving us one or two examples?
Did you get any help or support from your teachers and schools? If yes, how did they try to help you? Was that effective?
Did you get any help or support from your family regarding your Chinese learning? If yes, how did they try to help you? Was that effective?
Which public examination(s) are you going to take OR have already taken?
Bureau, E. (2017). General information on DSS. http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/applicable-to-primary-secondary/direct-subsidy-scheme/index/info-sch.html. Accessed 20 March 2018.
Hong Kong Unison. (2015). Research on ethnic minority parental choice in primary school selection in Hong Kong. http://www.unison.org.hk/DocumentDownload/Researches/R201506%20Research%20Report_Parental%20Choice_ENG_final.pdf. Accessed 30 June 2017.
Loh, E. K. Y. (2016). Picture storybooks in teaching Chinese as a second language. CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.2856.
Loh, E. K. Y., Liao, X., & Leung, S. O. (in press). Acquisition of orthographic knowledge: Developmental difference among learners with Chinese as a second language (CSL). System. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2018.03.018.


text:
Q: How to use tf.data.Dataset with kedro? I am using tf.data.Dataset to prepare a streaming dataset which is used to train a tf.kears model. With kedro, is there a way to create a node and return the created tf.data.Dataset to use it in the next training node?
The MemoryDataset will probably not work because tf.data.Dataset cannot be pickled (deepcopy isn't possible), see also this SO question. According to issue #91 the deep copy in MemoryDataset is done to avoid modifying the data by some other node. Can someone please elaborate a bit more on why/how this concurrent modification could happen?
From the docs, there seems to be a copy_mode = "assign". Would it be possible to use this option in case the data is not picklable?
Another solution (also mentioned in issue 91) is to use just a function to generate the streaming tf.data.Dataset inside the training node, without having the preceding dataset generation node. However, I am not sure what the drawbacks of this approach will be (if any). Would be greate if someone could give some examples.
Also, I would like to avoid storing the complete output of the streaming dataset, for example using tfrecords or tf.data.experimental.save as these options would use a lot of disk storage.
Is there a way to pass just the created tf.data.Dataset object to use it for the training node?

A: Providing workaround here for the benefit of community, though it is presented in kedro.community by @DataEngineerOne.
According to @DataEngineerOne.

With kedro, is there a way to create a node and return the created
tf.data.Dataset to use it in the next training node?

Yes, absolutely!

Can someone please elaborate a bit more on why/how this concurrent
modification could happen?
From the docs, there seems to be a copy_mode = "assign" . Would it be
possible to use this option in case the data is not picklable?

I have yet to try this option, but it should theoretically work. All you would need to do is create a new dataset entry in the catalog.yml file that includes the copy_mode option.
Ex:
# catalog.yml
tf_data:
  type: MemoryDataSet
  copy_mode: assign

# pipeline.py
node(
  tf_generator,
  inputs=...,
  outputs="tf_data",
)

I can not vouch for this solution, but give it a go and let me know if it works for you.

Another solution (also mentioned in issue 91) is to use just a
function to generate the streaming tf.data.Dataset inside the training
node, without having the preceding dataset generation node. However, I
am not sure what the drawbacks of this approach will be (if any).
Would be greate if someone could give some examples.

This is also a great alternative solution, and I think (guess) that the MemoryDataSet will automatically use assign in this case, rather than its normal deepcopy, so you should be alright.
# node.py

def generate_tf_data(...):
  tensor_slices = [1, 2, 3]
  def _tf_data():
    dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(tensor_slices)
    return dataset
  return _tf_data

def use_tf_data(tf_data_func):
  dataset = tf_data_func()

# pipeline.py
Pipeline([
node(
  generate_tf_data,
  inputs=...,
  outputs='tf_data_func',
),
node(
  use_tf_data,
  inputs='tf_data_func',
  outputs=...
),
])

The only drawback here is the additional complexity. For more details you can refer here.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


FlorentinoRo . monicfler. HotAMAYAts. ANDY8.
YolandaTeenOliviaRossBellasIsabellaLinseyLust .00LoveSquirtlatinasexy31annays89KatrinBlack .Cat18womanArniCampbellOliviaRossbabysensual04 .Miami2CalinikonicolasCoedJaneCherryxSophie .ChloeBrownRiyaChun00LoveSquirtnikonicolas .MegancutexxlilKinkiKittiLover4HotNightslilKinkiKitti .BaileybarnsMiami2CaliJessicaWellsAlisiaSky .GentleGilbertPrettyDakotaANDY8kittychristonia .BrigitteHotTsAngellaDivaMary888Cat18woman .JessicaWellsWhereIssTruthsooDELICIOUSrubyJennyBolivia .PrettyDakotaFacundyAngelReignlilKinkiKitti .
AnishaBwildstrawberryxtestkoloskolosloANDY8 .PlayfulMISTRESSxMistressZtoAlisiaSkyOliviaRoss .HotTwinksCplCHADMAXCintyJigglerNastyMilkHot .GinaAngellArniCampbellSheilaBlossommonicfler .babysensual04svenannays89kittychristonia .KatrinBlackwildstrawberryxVixenVenusSExPresidentDoll .latinasexy31VivianICESweetAnnayssa2HOTFETICH .CuteNickForUGoticasexOliviaRossCintyJiggler .AnishaBGracefulHollyBlondeYummyBodyxHotTwinksCpl .crazysquirrewildpanthersGentleGilbertBaileybarns .BustyTheeaCat18womanBrigitteHotTsWhereIssTruth .


Should my courtship techniques be the same as when I was in my 20s?
All four burglars have been caught and identified." – A.
The following are just some of the services you will find avaible to you via this site: Every Monday night, A Foreign Affair hosts a free, live phone conference where you can talk candidly about international dating with someone who truly knows it inside and out.
Our invitation only Russian Socials, Latin Socials, China Socials and Philippine Socials boast the largest Foreign women-to-men ratios in the industry, and are regarded by Foreign women as the best and most tastefully done.Join the UK's hottest gay dating communities Join us and meet guy men in your area for chat, friendship or a casual get together.Gay Network is the newest gay dating service by phone, connecting thousands of guys across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.On November 2, the newly minted couple shared a lollipop while walking Lawrence's Chihuahua, Pippi.And on November 3, the Academy Award winner and the intense filmmaker kissed each other outside a flower shop.As previously reported, Lawrence and Aronofsky first sparked dating rumors back in October when they were spotted having a cozy dinner together at Los Angeles' Commissary restaurant.


As you took office in January, you came face-to-face with pressing problems involving science, medicine and technology that directly affect our country's health, wealth and security. They have often been ignored by your predecessors or simply "kicked down the road" in a meaningless way. Your critics fear that you will do something more dangerous: not simply defer crucial decisions but actively promote policies that ignore overwhelming scientific evidence about climate change, vaccines, national security and other issues. Some statements both from you as the incoming president and from majority party representatives in Congress about such topics have been worrisome.
But you have the opportunity to make real changes for the good of the whole nation, with actions using fact-based approaches and common ground.
We do not expect politicians elected on broad promises to shrink government and undo regulations to agree with us about the value of all policies. We are sure, however, that you would agree with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who, when mobilizing the U.S. to deal with new threats in a post–World War II world and a changing economy, told the nation that "love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible—from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius of our scientists." The actions we list below not only guard those resources but will help them flourish.
Health costs: Start by giving Medicare, the nation's largest insurance program, the power to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. Government on the federal and state level also needs to continue efforts to make health care affordable by reforming the Affordable Care Act to eliminate double-digit premium price hikes and by maintaining inexpensive insurance coverage for the millions who have obtained it already.
Earth and climate: NASA's ability to observe Earth helps us understand the way changing sea levels impact our defense forces and how groundwater shortages affect our farmers, not just to grasp the scope of global warming. We need to maintain both the money and the expertise to continue high-quality observations, no matter which agency carries them out.
Clean energy: The U.S. needs to implement the Clean Power Plan for power plants—under court review this winter—as part of our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, made during the international COP21 climate agreement in Paris.
Natural resources: Groundwater supplies, essential for crop irrigation and drinking water, are threatened by pollution. Protect them by giving the Environmental Protection Agency the resources to enforce newly enhanced laws governing toxic substances and chemical safety, as well as the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Cybercrime: Criminals have stolen important private information about Americans from government agencies, such as the Office of Personnel Management, and private companies, such as Yahoo. Organizations that hold such data must be made to shore up their digital vulnerabilities, either through policy that dictates specific high-level security measures or through penalties if such measures are not taken. The president must also seek international cooperation in combating attacks, given the lack of borders that exist online.
Space: Appoint a NASA administrator and determine the country's future space plans on a long-term basis, not one that changes with every election. Appoint a board of scientists charged with developing these goals, with terms that exceed those of an individual president or Congress.
These are not simple tasks, especially in a nation with the divided political values seen in the popular vote count of the November presidential election. But another president, the one who succeeded Eisenhower, inspired this country to choose to do things "not because they are easy but because they are hard." That chief executive, John F. Kennedy, told us that the tough challenges "measure the best of our energies and skills." When we succeed at them, when we craft policies that benefit our soil and rely on our science, they bring out the greatness in us all.


text:
Q: Sitecore HTML Editor throwing 404 error: Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentEditor.Dialogs.EditHtml.aspx misisng The Edit HTML dialog in my Sitecore site was working previously but now when I click the Edit HTML button I get a 404 error, for this requested URL:  /sitecore/shell/~/xaml/sitecore_xaml.ashx/sitecore/shell/~/xaml/Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentEditor.Dialogs.EditHtml.aspx

A: The URL to should be pointing to:
/sitecore/shell/~/xaml/Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentEditor.Dialogs.EditHtml.aspx
What version are you using?  I'm not sure for other versions but this one is for SC 8.2 update 4.


In addition to receiving a $25 000 cash prize, a 14-karat Wirth Prize lapel pin and a private consultation with Marie-Catherine Lapointe from Boulevart Artists' Management, Marcel d'Entremont is also scheduled to perform in recital at La Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur on April 25, 2019. Each of the other finalists (Elisabeth Boudreault, Vanessa Croome and Sarah Dufresne) were awarded a $1000 cash prize. These finalists, who first participated in a preliminary round alongside 6 nominated undergraduate and graduate students, had to prepare a varied program sung in a minimum of three languages that included at least one opera aria.
Schulich's Voice Area Chair Prof. Dominique Labelle shared high praise for this year's winner. "In selecting candidates for the Wirth Vocal Prize, the Voice Area not only nominates students demonstrating the potential for an international singing career, but looks for individuals who have contributed significantly to the Schulich School of Music. Marcel d'Entremont possesses all of these qualities, and certainly deserves the title of 'Ambassador of the Schulich School of Music.'"
This year's competition jury for the final round included Dr. Janet Schmalfeldt (President), Mr. Michel Beaulac (Artistic Director of Opera de Montréal), and Mrs. Donna Brown (World-renowned Soprano and voice teacher), while Valerie Kinslow acted as the internal adjudicator.
Originally from Merigomish, Nova Scotia, Marcel d'Entremont is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Performance at McGill University. He is a recipient of the Portia White award from the Nova Scotia Talent Trust, received second place in the Hal Leonard International Vocal Competition and won 1st place in the Atlantic Young Artist Competition. In the summer of 2014 he represented Nova Scotia at the National Music Festival of Canada where he placed first in the vocal division and also won the grand award for overall best performer. In recent seasons, Marcel sang the roles of Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera McGill, Il Podesta in La Finta Giardiniera with Opera Nova Scotia, and Rodolfo in La Boheme with Opera Saskatoon, and appeared on tour with Jeunesses Musicales du Canada as the title role in Gounod's Romeo and Juliette as well as Alfredo in La Traviata.
The Wirth Vocal Prize was established in 2015 through the extraordinary generosity of Elizabeth Wirth to McGill University, along with new Student Excellence Awards and an innovative Student Initiatives Fund. Awarded yearly since its inception, the Wirth Vocal Prize recognizes a voice student who demonstrates exceptional talent and significant promise for an international career.
Prior to the finals, students are nominated to participate in the preliminary round by members of the Schulich School of Music's voice faculty. The nominees, all full-time undergraduate or graduate students, are selected for demonstrating a high level of accomplishment throughout Schulich's Voice Area.
The three previous winners of the Wirth Vocal Prize are Chelsea Rus (2015-2016), Simone McIntosh (2016-2017) and Anna-Sophie Neher (2017-2018), all of whom have continued on to pursue their careers across Canada.


SHP Debate: Do we really need to be talking about mental health so much?
Recent years have seen mental health take a more substantial place in the health & safety agenda, but has its importance been overstated? Four experts took to the Safety & Health Expo stage to debate the point.
Heather Beach, Managing Director of The Healthy Work Company, introduced the session with a statement: that the health & safety industry has for too long leant solely on the safety element of its title, and is only now waking up to the vital role that worker health and wellbeing plays in creating a safe and happy workforce.
While something that the industry, professional bodies and society has been happy to go along with, there are dissenting voices suggesting that this new focus on mental health is detracting from the traditional role of health & safety professionals.
Dr Dominic Cooper, CEO of b-Safe Management Solutions and an expert on behavioural science and safety culture, is a vocal critic of this new approach, and was on hand to offer his opposition. On hand to debate the case with Cooper was Martin Coyd, Head of Health and Safety for Construction at Mace, and Geoff Cox, Head of Health & Work Division at the HSE.
Cooper was given five minutes to defend his stance that the recent increased focus on stress is weakening the ability to deal with severe accidents, with the added caveat that the skillset of health & safety professionals does not lend itself to the issue.
Cooper explained to the Safety & Health Expo's Keynote Theatre that his research has shown that while the rate of minor injuries has fallen by about two-thirds in the past 30 years, the number of serious injuries and fatalities has remained consistent in the same period. A former scaffolder, he explained that his passion for health & safety is based around trying to stop people dying.
The issue with stress and mental health, he said, was that it is a nebulous topic, with no real way of telling what stress originates from work and what from home. Additionally, the average safety professional is not competent or trained to deal with the nuances of mental health, he says, and it should be a responsibility of HR departments rather than health & safety, especially when you consider that the majority of stress is created by resource, mainly financial, issues.
Addressing the two main points made by Cooper, those of capacity and competence, Cox pointed out that taking a more proactive stance on mental health does not mean forgetting about other aspects of the job.
With regards to whose responsibility the mental health of employees should be, Cox warned against using terms like stress, wellbeing and mental health interchangeably. While, a trained doctor is needed to provide for mental health, you don't need to be a medical professional to manage excess demands placed on employees and other factors behind stress and wellbeing.
Cox did agree that there is a need for HR professionals to get involved and use their access to sick notes, exit interviews from employees and similar processes to look for trends within an organisation and drive change.
Responding to Cooper's suggestion that data suggestion an epidemic of mental illness is predominantly anecdotal and that very little research has been scientifically validated, Cox referred to recorded high levels of stress within the civil service and corporate environments like banking. Businesses are reporting that this is why staff are not going to work, and as the watchdog for health & safety throughout the British workforce, it is therefore necessarily a priority area.
Panel Chair Heather Beach asked Coyd about figures that suggest construction has the highest suicide rate of any profession, and that construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than a fall from height. Coyd has played a large role in developing mental health strategies for the construction industry.
An issue with construction, he says, is that there is an obstructive culture that means workers don't want to discuss how they feel. Coyd's experience within mental health in rugby, shows that once you give people in those environments the opportunity to talk, the floodgates will open. The opportunity to drive change is therefore there, but needs role models to show that it can be done.
Cooper maintained that statistics surrounding suicides in construction were nebulous, and did not prove any correlation between the nature of the work and the mental health of its workers, but Coyd suggested that a fractured industry – "the ultimate gig economy" – means that workers only know what they're doing on a week-to-week basis, and that uncertainty around their jobs and paycheck are a cause of great stress and pressure. Additionally, people feel that if they show vulnerability they might not be taken onto the next job.
Keep up to date with the latest news from Safety & Health Expo on SHP Online.
SHP Debate: Do we really need to be talking about mental health so much? Recent years have seen mental health take a more substantial place in the health & safety agenda, but has its importance been overstated? Four experts took to the Safety & Health Expo stage to debate the point.


text:
António José Rafael (* 11. November 1925 in Paradinha; † 29. Juli 2018) war ein portugiesischer Geistlicher und römisch-katholischer Bischof von Bragança-Miranda.

Leben
António José Rafael empfing seiner philosophischen und theologischen Ausbildung an der Päpstlichen Universität von Salamanca am 22. August 1948 die Priesterweihe.

Papst Paul VI. ernannte ihn am 2. Dezember 1976 zum Weihbischof in Bragança e Miranda und Titularbischof von Budua. Der Apostolische Nuntius in Portugal, Erzbischof Angelo Felici, spendete ihm am 13. Februar des nächsten Jahres die Bischofsweihe; Mitkonsekratoren waren António de Castro Xavier Monteiro, Erzbischof ad personam von Lamego, und Manuel de Jesus Pereira, Bischof von Bragança e Miranda.

Am 26. Februar 1979 wurde er durch Papst Johannes Paul II. zum Bischof von Bragança e Miranda ernannt. Am 13. Juni 2001 nahm Johannes Paul II. seinen altersbedingten Rücktritt an.

Weblinks

Weihbischof
Titularbischof
Römisch-katholischer Bischof (20. Jahrhundert)
Römisch-katholischer Bischof (21. Jahrhundert)
Portugiese
Geboren 1925
Gestorben 2018
Mann
Bistum Bragança-Miranda
Person (Bragança, Portugal)
Person des Christentums (Portugal)
Religion (Região Norte, Portugal)


text:
Громовая Птица () — мифическая птица в мифологии североамериканских индейцев, обладающая сверхъестественной мощью. Чаще всего изображается и почитается индейцами тихоокеанского побережья, однако также встречается в различных формах на американском юго-западе и Великих равнинах. Также громовые птицы почитались в древнем культе юго-восточного церемониального комплекса.

Название «Громовая птица» происходит от верования, что гигантские крылья этой птицы поднимают ветер и вызывают гром. На языке лакота птица называется Wakį́yą — от слов kįyą́ («крылатый») и wakhą́ («священный»). На языке нутка птица называется Kw-Uhnx-Wa, а на языке оджибве — animikii или binesi (последнее слово относится только к крупным громовым птицам).

У алгонкинов

Миф о громовой птице распространён среди алгонкинских народов в Восточной Канаде и северо-востоке США, а также на территориях ирокезов, окружающих Великие озера. В мифологии алгонкинов громовая птица управляет верхним миром, в то время как в загробном мире властвует подводная пантера или рогатый змей. Громовая птица взмахами крыльев способна издать гром, а также вызвать молнии, которые она мечет во врагов из подземного мира. Громовые птицы в культуре алгонкинов изображаются с распростёртыми крыльями и головой, обращённой вперёд, представляя, таким образом, Х-образный вид.

Оджибве
Версия мифа оджибве гласит, что Громовые птицы были созданы божеством Нанабожо для борьбы с подводными духами. Они также могли наказывать людей, нарушавших моральные правила. Громовые птицы прилетали вместе с другими птицами весной, при этом они могли прибыть с любой из сторон света. Осенью они мигрировали на юг после окончания самого опасного для подводных духов сезона.

Меномини
В сказаниях племён меномини из Северного Висконсина рассказывается о большой горе, которая плывёт в западном небе, на ней и обитают громовые птицы. Они управляют дождём и градом. Сдерживают больших рогатых змеев и не дают им захватить землю и истребить человечество. Являются посланниками самого Великого Солнца.

Научное объяснение

Американский историк науки и фольклорист Адриенна Майор, а также британский историк Том Холланд предположили, что поверья индейцев о громовых птицах могли быть основаны на обнаруженных ими ископаемых останках птерозавров. Несмотря на вариации, общие элементы внешнего вида птиц в разных племенных группах на континенте отличаются от предполагаемого строения доисторических летающих рептилий, и больше напоминают хищных птиц, таких как орёл. Наличие оперения, а также совершенно другая форма головы, возможно, за исключением некоторых изображений Тихоокеанского Северо-Запада, также говорят против этой теории.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
 U'mista Cultural Centre
 Edward Curtis Film — Kwan'wala «Thunderbird Dance»
 Coast Salish Spindle Whorl — Thunderbird Spindle Whorl.
 image of Thunderbird

Мифические существа в мифологии индейцев
Мифология индейцев Северной Америки
Мифические птицы


text:
Q: Bootstrap 4.3.1 text and link positioning My text doesn't fit the whole div and the link puts itself in the right instead of middle on the bottom like in the last example. How to fix it?
Section that doesn't work:

Tables, buttons and forms in Bootstrap

Tables

Tables look neat and are stylised by many bootstrap classes, learn more how to make them.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Buttons

Bootstrap makes creating buttons way more easier than you might have thought of. Just see how to create one.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Forms

Forms have its own structure apart from only classes which helps in making them responsive throughout the website.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Wanna try it!

Section that does work:

Typography

Text

Don't bother stylising text to make it look more clear and catchy. Just use some classes to make any changes that has been introduced in Bootstrap for years including muting text, changing it's color, making it bigger, smaller, underlined etc.

Headings

Bootstrap lets your h1-h5 tags style individually from display-4 to display-1 to increase sizes via rems, making it responsive and also using this class is making headings look more interesting and innovative ny changing its font and style that the text is written.

Show me examples!

The whole code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Boostrap is easy, we'll show you!</title>

    <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
    <meta property="og:url" content="https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/technologie-bootstrap" />
    <meta property="og:image" content="https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/img/test.jpg" />
    <meta property="og:title" content="Bootstrap is easy, we'll show you!" />
    <meta property="og:description" content="Bootstrap is a powerfull tool for web developers. It helps making stunning, responsive and clean websites in seconds. Learn how to make one!" />

    <link rel="canonical" href="https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/">
    <meta name="description" content="Bootstrap is a powerfull tool for web developers. It helps making stunning, responsive and clean websites in seconds. Learn how to make one!">
    <meta name="keywords" content="xenon, xenon extremely, xeda, department of websites, boostrap, bootstrap 4.3.1, new version of bootstrap, how to learn bootstrap, learn bootstrap">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, shrink-to-fit=no">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-ggOyR0iXCbMQv3Xipma34MD+dH/1fQ784/j6cY/iJTQUOhcWr7x9JvoRxT2MZw1T" crossorigin="anonymous">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/technologie-bootstrap/css/restyledsites.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin="anonymous" href="https://ff.kis.v2.scr.kaspersky-labs.com/E3E8934C-235A-4B0E-825A-35A08381A191/abn/main.css?attr=aHR0cHM6Ly9yZXBvcnRzcXVlc3Rpb25zem5hY3praTY1LjAwMHdlYmhvc3RhcHAuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ2llLWJvb3RzdHJhcC8"/>

        <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">

        </button>

Choose your language:
PL | EN

                    Home

                        Bootstrap

                    Privacy Policy

                    Contact us

                    About us

Janeq's Bootstrap Academy

                    We'll teach you Bootstrap!
                        As no one does.

Bootstrap's Basics

Grid

Bootstrap lets you split your page into 12 pieces, making it easier to response to different varieties of screens like smartphones, laptops and TVs. Bootstrap always favours smaller screens like smartphones then going up to desktops and TVs.

Classes

Bootstrap is using various classes to make its job done. Though it may seem unclean, it saves you from writing those individual lines of code since they are already written. It means that you don't have stylise every HTML element as you used to without Bootstrap.

Learn the basics!

Typography

Text

Don't bother stylising text to make it look more clear and catchy. Just use some classes to make any changes that has been introduced in Bootstrap for years including muting text, changing it's color, making it bigger, smaller, underlined etc.

Headings

Bootstrap lets your h1-h5 tags style individually from display-4 to display-1 to increase sizes via rems, making it responsive and also using this class is making headings look more interesting and innovative ny changing its font and style that the text is written.

Show me examples!

Tables, buttons and forms in Bootstrap

Tables

Tables look neat and are stylised by many bootstrap classes, learn more how to make them.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Buttons

Bootstrap makes creating buttons way more easier than you might have thought of. Just see how to create one.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Forms

Forms have its own structure apart from only classes which helps in making them responsive throughout the website.asdasdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsdsds

Wanna try it!

This site was created by Jan Kustra, the executive of: XeDA+ Department of Websites and the owner of Janeq's Bootstrap Academy.

        <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/noscript.html"/>

Css are included in html code above.
Pictures to represent what I wanted to have:
What I have:

What it look like when it shrinks:

What I would like to have (literally a section above):

Site: https://reportsquestionsznaczki65.000webhostapp.com/technologie-bootstrap/?lang=en

A: I've changed the class "flex-grow-1" to style="flex-basis=100%;"


text:
#Singles# Ranking
> After undergoing right shoulder surgery in 2013 and groin surgery in 2017, achieved new career-high ranking 10 times in 2018 and peaked at No. 33.
> Saved 2 MPs vs. Paul en route to 1st ATP Tour title as 31-year-old at 2020 Nur-Sultan.
> Saved 3 MPs vs. Bedene en route to 1st final at 2018 Budapest and 3 MPs vs. Klahn en route to 2nd final at 2019 Tokyo as Q.
> Upset 5-time champion and World No. 2 Federer for biggest win of career and to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at 2018 US Open.
> In his hometown of Brisbane, made ATP Tour debut in 2010 (l. to Stepanek), earned 1st career win in 2013 (d. Ito) and went 2-0 at 2020 ATP Cup (d. Auger-Aliassime and Pervolarakis).
-- Reached Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (l. to 6-time champion Federer in 5th-set TB)...Advanced to Auckland QF (d. Khachanov, l. to Paire)...Went 2-0 to help Team Australia advance to ATP Cup SF (d. Auger-Aliassime and Pervolarakis)...Also went 2-0 to lead Australia to 3-1 win over Brazil in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Seyboth Wild and Monteiro)...Withdrew from Montpellier and Rotterdam due to calf tear.
2019 -- Qualified en route to 2nd ATP Tour final at Tokyo (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Saved 3 MPs vs. Klahn in qualifying 1R...Advanced to QFs at Sydney (l. to Simon), Acapulco (l. to Isner in 3 TBs) and Winston-Salem (l. to Johnson)...Snapped 5-match losing streak en route to Wimbledon 3R (d. Dellien and Djere, l. to Querrey)...Lost 5-setters to Bautista Agut in Australian Open 2R and A. Zverev in Roland Garros 1R...Earned career-high 21 tour-level wins. Also captured 12th Challenger title at Kaohsiung, TPE (d. Polmans)...Withdrew from Marrakech and retired in Estoril 2R due to left foot injury. Withdrew from Basel Q due to an injury.
2018 -- Upset No. 2 Federer for biggest win of career to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Djokovic)...Defeated defending champion Pouille in 2R and saved 3 MPs vs. Bedene in SF to reach 1st ATP World Tour final at Budapest (l. to Cecchinato). Also lost to Cecchinato in Eastbourne QF...Achieved career-high No. 33 in ATP Rankings on 15 October. Equaled career-high with 19 wins in 2018 (also 2016)...Squandered 2 MPs vs. Dimitrov in 2R at hometown event in Brisbane...Beat countrymen for Challenger titles at Kyoto, JPN (d. Thompson) and Aix En Provence, FRA (d. Tomic)...Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q1 vs. Smyczek and ATP Masters 1000 Paris 1R vs. Basilashvili (back)...Withdrew from Rotterdam Q, Houston and Lyon (lower back/right hip), as well as Chengdu and Tokyo (muscle tear).
2017 -- Aussie missed 1st 4+ months with torn tendon in groin that required surgery...Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at US Open (d. Kyrgios in 1R, l. to Kohlschreiber)...Reached Atlanta 2R (d. Tiafoe 76 in 3rd, l. to Harrison after holding 1 MP)...Did not drop a set en route to end season with 9th ATP Challenger Tour title at Hua Hin, THA (d. Whittington)...Also reached Challenger finals at Lexington, USA (l. to Mmoh) and Ho Chi Minh City, VIE (l. to Youzhny)...Made Davis Cup debut in opening rubber of Australia's 3-2 SF loss to Belgium (l. to Goffin in 4 sets)...Fell to No. 235 in ATP Rankings on August 28 -- lowest since No. 278 on November 3, 2014
2016 -- Aussie earned biggest win of career over No. 15 Gasquet to reach 1st ATP SF at Winston-Salem (l. to Carreño Busta)...Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (d. Muller in 5 sets, l. to Tomic) and Wimbledon (d. Paire, l. to No. 2 Murray)...Also advanced to 1st ATP QF at Montpellier (d. Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin, l. to Mathieu in 3 sets)...Achieved career-high No. 60 in Emirates ATP Rankings on May 16...Reached 2R at Rio Olympics (d. Berankis 60 60, l. to No. 7 Nishikori) and Cincinnati as Q (l. to No. 9 Thiem)...Led No. 10 Thiem 2 sets to 1 before falling in US Open 1R...Saved 2 MPs in 67(5) 64 76(6) win over Donskoy in Chennai 1R (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R)...Held 1 MP vs Johnson in Delray Beach 1R before falling 63 57 76(8)...Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 1R vs Donaldson (left wrist) and withdrew from Houston and Geneva (left ankle)
2015 -- Aussie finished in Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 1st time, completing comeback from right shoulder surgery in summer 2013...Achieved career-high of No. 71 on Aug. 17, 2015 after winning Aptos, USA Challenger title. One year earlier, was ranked No. 1,101 on Aug. 18, 2014...Compiled 26-13 record on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at Lexington, USA (d. Uchiyama); Aptos, USA (d. Krajicek); and Kobe, JPN (d. Daniel)...At Wimbledon, qualified for 1st time in 10 tries at a major and reached 2R (d. No. 19 Robredo, l. to Baghdatis in 5 sets) and Beijing (d. Robredo, l. to Isner)...Defeated Robredo for 3 of 7 tour-level wins in career (also 2013 Sydney 1R)...Started season by reaching 2R at hometown tournament in Brisbane (l. to Federer in 3 sets)...Fell in Australian Open 1R (l. to L. Mayer), Roland Garros qualifying (l. to Smith) and US Open 1R (l. to Stakhovsky)
This Is When Djokovic Is Deadliest At The Australian Open


Want to have best of both the worlds? Travel and still want to save money? Stay in budget hotels in Burton for a trip to remember forever. These budget hotels make you save your money while you travel and explore Burton. These pocket friendly hotels suit your budget offering you all the basic amenities you ask for. A holiday can get never cheaper than this when you get a number of pocket friendly hostels and hotels with us. We offer you some of the best budget hotels that suit your pocket like TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cleveland Solon and Holiday Inn Cleveland-Mayfield. Don't let high costs suppress your will to travel. Book with us for affordable accommodations.


Rebecca is passionate about marketing and thrives on bringing cost-effective solutions to businesses that are tangible, measurable and deliver bottom line results. She also believes in optimising team and client satisfaction through enhanced communication. With a career spanning 3 continents and 15 years, Rebecca has worked in the media industry overseas and in corporate communications in Australia.
Rebecca currently focuses on strategy development and marketing consulting. She also delivers workshops and presentations. Rebecca is a published author and media commentator on marketing issues for the professional services sector. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree (Macquarie University) in communications and is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia.
David is our senior graphic designer and brand manager. He has more than 6 years experience working on design techniques, strategies and conceptual work, as well as corporate design philosophies. David applies intelligence and creativity to his work, to develop designs that are both appealing to their target market and effective for their purpose. He is able to interpret marketing and communication strategies into highly effective visual communications, across all print and online media.
David is passionate about design and has worked on projects for Microsoft, AMD, Sony Pictures, Fox Home Entertainment, Profile Public Relations and many other corporate businesses. David has a Bachelor of Design degree in visual communications (University of Western Sydney).
Allison is our graphic designer who brings energy and new ideas to client projects. Her skills and design techniques have allowed her to work on projects from concept through to completion. She has worked on the creation of new brands, as well as the redevelopment of existing brands – from logo concepts to stationery, and then onto the website. She has experience in creating concepts for various mediums including merchandise, print and online media. Allison is particularly good at applying design and brand concepts to various materials including publications, print and web documents. She has worked with a wide range of clients, to understand their needs and produce outstanding results.
Allison has a Bachelor of Design degree in visual communications (University of Technology, Sydney).


n our third piece in the series of how to prepare your kids for relocation to London we explore ways that you might accomplish what is important to take care of properly before you leave for your international relocation with your family. First and foremost let's address what you need to do before you move as an American moving to London. There's no doubt that children pre-teen age and up have a set life and a strong group of attachments that they have established there at home in the states. That is junior high school age and particularly with high school students, who are more independent, have things that are just their own. Their groups and their relationships are separate from that of yours as their family and parents and that difference needs to be recognized by you and formally acknowledged. Most families have get- togethers with relatives and loved ones as the relocation to London date approaches. Certainly you want your children involved in these family affairs and gatherings. But is it the appropriate place for them to have to say goodbye to all the close friends and relationships that only they are a part of? Experts say no, that children and teens especially should be acknowledged by their parents as having separate lives that qualify to have their own type of gatherings.
Apparently the more chances they have to meet and share farewells with their friends the better. So instead of having just one family farewell event for all to attend, encourage them to have farewell gatherings of their own. Include your kids on the family type events but let them have time with just their friends as well. They don't need to be particularly fancy nor expensive, it's simply the act of recognizing that their friends are separate from the families and they also deserve the chance to share time with those friends prior to their relocation to London. Another good idea is to make sure that they have their own skype accounts, and that their friends are set up to chat on skype as well. Headsets are under $40 and the call quality is very good. Skype's latest feature even lets people forward their skype calls to their cell phones, so they can still get calls whenever they would normally. Now you can fund international calls from Great Brittan to America fairly inexpensively. Then whenever you have a chance to reward your teens for something they did for you you can give them a $10 Skype credit, that will go a long way towards some needed connections they will want to maintain after their relocation to London, living in London can get expensive, saving where you can to keep your children still in touch with some friends is a cost worth bearing.


I recently developed an application, which, among other things, communicates with other already-existing applications via XML files. The files are passed through MQSeries queues and stored in an SQL Server database.
Today I needed to find database records with contain certain XML content, so I thought, OK, that's SQL Server 2005, it has XML support, so that shouldn't be a big deal.
which gave me an unexpected error message.
True, SQL Server stores my files in Unicode if I declare the column ntext. But how should I ever be able to store foreign XML documents, if the server can't handle them? Ignoring the encoding attribute would be very nice in that case.
with the undesired side-effect, that *any* occurrence would be replace, not just the one within the ?xml? declaration.
You'd expect that, since ntext and nvarchar(max) *behave* the same (i.e. unlimited Unicode strings), functions operating on them shouldn't make a difference either.
Should I be happy that this works, or angry that there's no simpler way to do it?
This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at 13:55 and is filed under Error'd, SQL Server, XML.	You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Just wanted to tell you that this article helped me in my job, so keep up the good work. Thanks.
This also helped me with a query I needed to do, so thanks a lot.
You don't need to use replace.
You need to convert to nvarchar and after it you can convert to xml.
You don't need to replace.


Fig. 20. Erysimum multiple (left - flower).
Erysimum absent-minded, Erysimum gray [Erysimum diffusum Ehrh. (Erysimum canescens Roth)] - cultivated plant. Heart glycosides from the grass treacle - erisimi and arithematic, used as a cardiac tonic in the acute and chronic insufficiency of the cardiovascular system with severe circulatory disorders.
The treacle mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides L.) is a wild plant. From the grass get cardiotonic preparation of COREid.


Before this match, I noticed how it was actually plausible I would reach 2100+ rating this time, and get to see a red sector in my rating graph. But it did not happen.
Once I noticed this problem, I knew it was going to take me a long time.
The idea is actually simple, imagine that at least two of the trees will stay in their position, then we can find two of such trees, and generate a straight line from them. Then we can iterate through all the other trees and see if their tops are already in the line, else verify that their tops can be reduced so that they touch the line. And pick the pair of points that would require the least amount of cuts (time traveling).
But for that, we need to ask "Is a case that leaves less than one tree intact possible?" As a matter of fact, it is, and I only found out about it after coding the two trees solution, example 1) actually has a case in which only one tree is left intact.
There are good news though, if we assume that exactly one tree will stay intact, then we can change all of the other trees' heights. The simplest thing to do in this case is to set these trees' heights to be equal to the tree that will stay intact. In fact, we can just cut all the trees so that their heights become equal to the minimum, and then we will have a straight line that will go through their tops. Since all sequences of heights will have a minimum, we can assume that the result will be n-1 in case it is not possible to pick two trees that form a valid straight line (previous step).
Then we do not need integers for that. If (ty * dx = tx * dy) is true then it is not necessary to cut the tree. Otherwise it is necessary to cut the tree. There are still two things to consider, and this is the part in which I had the most trouble: a) It is not possible to "cut" a tree so that its height becomes larger than its original value. And b) It is not possible to "cut" a tree so that its height becomes negative.
For the first condition, note that it translates into: y[k] >= y[i] + tx*(dy/dx) . Because tx is the difference x[k]-x[i], so tx*(dy/dx) is going to be the wanted difference between the tree's height and y[i].
For the second condition, note that it similarly translates into: 0 <= y[i] + tx*(dy/dx).
We can get rid of floating point calculations by multiplying dx to both inequalities, but note that we have ensured dx is positive, so the directions of the inequalities will not change.
If those two previous conditions are true, then it is possible to cut the tree to match the straight line, else it is not possible, so there is no solution in which both trees i and j stay intact.
During the match, I noticed most of the aspects needed for the solution early, except the second condition (that trees must not become negative after the time travel) which caused me to lose a long time debugging it.
Once I submitted 250, I barely had time to see the 550 problem, it seemed very interesting, but it is too bad 250 was such a time sink, I just didn't have enough time to think it through.
I ended up losing plenty of rating, but at least it wasn't higher than the amount of rating I won in the previous match.
At first it was easy to get misguided by the examples and think that maybe sorting each of words and then building a trie would work, but that is not the case. Even one of the examples actually fails with this solution.
Anyway, once I noticed that was not going to work, I just took a look to the constraints. There can only be at most 16 words in the input, which suggested me that the intended solution is likely exponential.
I think the main trick is to notice the relation between intersection and the optimal solution. For example, with two words "aaaxy" and "yaaz" , there is a intersection "aay" (order does not matter). It should be easy to see that the optimal trie would be formed as long as we make sure that the intersection is a prefix of both words: For example, "aayxa" , "aayz". Note that the order inside the intersection does not matter and neither do the suffixes, for example "ayaax" and "ayaz" will also give optimal prefix trees.
From previous paragraph, we can assume that if we had plenty of words in a trie, and the trie was optimal, then the total intersection of all the words must be a common prefix between them. (Note that such condition is necessary but not sufficient). So, let us for example say that we are merging two different optimal tries of words, each generate from a different list of words. For all words in list A the common prefix will be equal to their intersection and the same is true for list B. We want to merge both tries such that the final trie will be optimal. For this list to be optimal, we would need all of the words in both A and B to have a common prefix equal to the intersection of all words in A and B. This is actually possible, because if A1,A2,...An were the elements of A, and B1,B2,...,Bm the elements of B, then we can assume that the common prefix among A will consist of the characters in (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An) and the common prefix among elements of B will consists of the characters in (B1 ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm). The total intersection is: (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm). The key in here is that (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm) is a subset of (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An) and also a subset of (B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm), this is a known fact of set theory: ( (A ∩ B) c B ) .
Because for optimal tries we want the prefixes to consist of the characters in the intersection, but the order does not matter, we can assume that the prefixes of A1,A2,...An all start with the characters that are in (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm). We can do something similar for the elements in B. Then we can say that all the elements in both A and B will have a prefix in common that consists of the characters in set (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm). This common prefix will become a common path in both tries. So, we can combine the tries to form a single one. The size of the merged trie would be: (Size of trie A) + (Size of trie B) - (Size of nodes in common). The size of the nodes in common is equal to the size of (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ ... ∩ An ∩ B2 ∩ ... ∩ Bm) plus 1. (Because all the prefix trees have a root node that represents an empty string).
Did you see that? This means that in order to know the minimum trie size of a trie that combines two tries from lists A and B, we only need the optimal trie size for the words in A, the optimal trie size for the words in B, and the size of the intersection between all words in A and B. So, if we are given a list of words, we just need to somehow split it into two parts A and B, then find the optimal trie sizes for A and B and use that procedure. Correctly guessing which parts A and B to pick is difficult though. But we do not need to find a way to guess it, we can just try all possible pairs A and B that partition the set of words in two parts, and then pick the pair that would yield the minimum size after merging the tries.
The last paragraph implied that we have a recursion. We need a function trieMin() that takes a set of words, and returns its minimum trie size. What it will do is try all subsets A, find the complement B, call trieMin(A) and trieMin(B) to find out the optimal trie sizes of A and B and then pick the minimum total size. You should note that no matter which two complementary sets A and B we pick, the total intersection is always the total intersection among all the words in the set originally given to trieMin.
trieMin will always take a subset of the original words array in the input. That means that if its size was N, then there are at most 2N subsets this function can take. With N=16, we can just use memoization for this function, so it never evaluates the same call twice. Note that A and B will always be smaller than the argument set, so the recursion would be acyclic (which is necessary for the memoization to work).
(2 + 1)N = 3 N.
Therefore, the complexity of our algorithm is O(N3) which is good to run in time for N=16. But we still need to actually implement it. First of all, we need a way to find the size of the intersection of the characters in a list of words, note that words may contain the same character more than once, so you need a special data structure to represent a set and the intersection. Then we need to represent a subset of the list of words and also to iterate through all the subsets of a subset of the list. In both cases, bit operations are very useful. We can represent a set by a bitmask integer such that if the i-th bit is 1, the subset includes element i. In order to iterate through all the subsets A of a set, just use the ( i = (i - 1) & superset ) trick explained in bmerry's tutorial . And to get the complementary subset B , just negate A, and intersect it with the original bitmask.
// of each character in the word.
// words represented by the bits in mask.
// only one word, its size is the optimal trie size.
int B = trieMin(nsub); //... for its complement.
// total size when merging these tries is A+B - isize.
// keep the minimum one.
// initialize the mem array.
Member SRM 491 commentary and explanation for the div1 easy problem.
The 250, 600, 900 distribution was threatening this match to repeat the pattern of SRM 490. So I knew I had to be fast in this problem, and tried hard to do it... It didn't work.
Ok... so we always have 6 faces in the dice. We want to count the number of ways to assign the faces such that the sum of all opposite faces is equal and greater than or equal to K and the faces are different numbers from 1 to N.
Err, wait, how are two dices different exactly? The statement said that they are equal if you can rotate one to become the other. Well, that was a little confusing to me. What really helped was to notice that the first example had N=6, K=7 (normal 6 faces dice) and the result was 2.
Why two? Well, there are 3 pairs of numbers that give 7 as result, so there are C(3,3)=1 ways to pick the pairs, then according to word of God, there are two ways to assign these pairs to the dice. I decided to trust the problem setter on this.
So with fixed sum, we can count the number t of available pairs that give such sum, then 2*C(t, 3) is the number of ways to have dice that have opposite faces that sum sum.
Now we can just iterate from sum=K to 2*N (minimum and maximum sum value possible), and add up the totals.
Finding the number of pairs is easy, we can just iterate starting from x=1 , the opposite face must be (sum-x), so (sum-x > x) (because if that was not the case, we already counted this pair) and also (1 <= sum-x <= N). We just need to count the total values of x that follow those runs. This takes O(N) steps. The iteration for the sum value takes another O(N) steps. So the total complexity is O(N*N). The solution is then "simple" , except for calculating C(t, 3) . For some silly reason I used Pascal's triangle. Which introduced a silly bug, I had a  array when I needed a  array. Lame lame. Instead, it is better to just use t*(t-1)*(t-2) / 6 (that's what you get from manually calculating C(t,3).
I was wrong, unlike SRM 490, this medium turned out to be approachable without mass implementation issues. It was also in my opinion, beautiful , will elaborate later.
I had enough time to open it, but was clueless. During the challenge phase I found out it could have been used with min-cost max flow and binary search, that's crazy.
This should underline neal_wu 's awesomeness. Before the challenge phase, I noticed there was a 600-pointer submission by a blue coder. So I rushed to open it quickly at the start of the challenge phase, and just as I finished reading the first three lines, it was already challenged by neal_wu. He later said he quickly noticed the guy wasn't picking all the subsets so he just gave it a random large challenge.
Well, I had a chance to see for a second what my rating would become if this match is rated: 2035 ! That would mean I recovered from the losses of last match. Unfortunately, it appears that it won't be rated due to issues during the challenge phase :(.
Hello all (I wonder if anybody actually reads this blog, I have made a good effort not to post links to it or talk about it in public). I have decided to rebrand this blog. Its name is now Doomed to debugging and its focus will be about programming and computers but will try to use it for just stuff related to me learning programming and try as hard as possible to keep opinions and rants outside. (I cannot give guarantees though).
I could not help but notice that this blog has had no entries since October. As much as I would like to say I was busy, I really wasn't. Though lately and more than usual I have been attempting to write editorials for TopCoder matches. Let us try all that has happened since October.
TCO Semifinals and wild card rounds.
Another thing that made it easier than a usual SRM's editorial was that I did not have to write the match summaries - those paragraphs in the top of each editorial that supposedly explain what happened during the match - They are incredibly hard for me to write.
Please notes that the editorials I write are subsequently posted to a wiki which every TC member can edit, so anything that reassembles correct English probably came from a helpful editor and not me.
The most difficulty I had while writing those editorials was actually the hard problem in the wildcard round. I was actually unable to make it run in time in Java, and I ran out of time to work on a correct version. But it was supposed to work well in theory and it implements the correct ideas. The second issue I had was with the Semifinal 2 hard problem, until that day I have had little to no experience with range trees.
I have broken a record and written three SRM editorials in a row! I have to make a clarification, the reason I get to write editorials so frequently is not exactly because of the score they get in the feedback post that usually accompanies editorials when they are posted. The reason is actually that I am usually available to write editorials when other approved editorial writers are not. Of course, the positive feedback does help and I guess it would be possible for me to lose my approved editorial writer position if I get consistently bad feedback. I must confess I am usually shocked by the good feedback my editorials receive :).
SRM 487: I actually reverse engineered the division 1000 hard problem's solution from what the source code of the top placed coders. During the match I tried to solve this problem and was elaborating on many approaches that were wrong. This match was very enjoyable to me both as a coder and as the editorial writer. Specially the graph coloring problem was just great.
SRM 488: This SRM... I must say that I seriously ran out of time when writing this editorial, because the division 2 and 1 hard problems had intended solutions I was not able to understand. At the end things turned out right, I think.
SRM 490: I hated this SRM while I was participating in it. By the time I opened the 250 it was pretty clear to me that it was going to be yet another mathy problem that was going to take ages for me to solve, and I already knew the medium level problem was worth 550 points which probably meant it was out of my league. At the end I ended up getting a very low score in the 250 problem and I had almost no time to solve the 550 problem. I was right on the preliminary solving idea for the 550 but was hours of debugging away from solving it. I lost many rating points thanks to this SRM and I once again failed to maintain a 2000+ rating for more than one match.
Writing the editorial for SRM 489 actually greatly improved my opinion on it. The 250 actually makes sense once you managed to picture how it works and explain it in text. The 550 was a very hard to implement problem but it was the kind of problem that rewarded you for thinking before implementing. But the real savior was the 1000 pointer. I actually did not even open it during the match, that was a mistake. The 1000 pointer was a maze one (I love maze problems) and it was very interesting AND it had something similar to a linear recurrence... It has many elements I love. Though TopCoder's contest system tends to sometimes be excessively punitive of slow submissions.
Oh, and I like this editorial because I managed to finish it even though I had to study and go to a "Group work and mnemonics 5" ... errr I mean "Software engineering" final exam during the first 8 hours of the deadline. At the end things turned out right.
Member SRM 491 is set for next Saturday. Note that a large group of people are entering holiday and vacation periods, plus Saturday matches tend to be very active. I have the feeling this SRM will have many and many contestants, so I hope the problem set is fun and I also hope I recover my 2000+ rating.
That's how this entry ends. I'll return to debugging err... programming some new features for Xye.


Congratulations on the launch of your new chair!
I am wondering if the back of the chair is adjustable for height, tilt forward and back, and how much horizontal adjustment it has, ie closer or further away from the base of the seat. Does the back swivel, ie rotate forward and back, or is it fixed?
From the illustration in your newsletter it looks as if the whole seat only adjusts up and down.
You have it correct, Louise, the only adjustment the chair makes is up and down. Esther wanted to keep it simple for ease of use and cost. If you let us know what features you need and why, those comments help us in making changes to future models!