Fort Point Arts Community seeks proposals for two temporary public art projects and two participatory projects in conjunction with Spring Open Studios. The works of art will engage the public, highlight the Fort Point neighborhood and its creative community and promote Open Studios.
One $5,000 award for a prominent work of public art sited in or making significant use of the Fort Point Channel between the Summer and Congress Street bridges, or along the Harbor Walk. Specific requirement for proposed installations are listed in the attached Appendix A. (Arrow with Harborwalk below details the possible locations).
Two $750 awards for participatory public art projects to be produces on Saturday and Sunday of Open Studios Weekend, June 18 and 19, 2016.
Work in all media will be considered. Multi-disciplinary collaborations are encouraged. All temporary installations must be designed to withstand Fort Point's unpredictable summer/fall weather conditions for the duration of seven to twelve weeks. Durability and maintenance will be considered in the review of proposals. Proposals are not limited to one particular theme.
FPAC will assist selected artists in securing permission from local landowners for installation when possible. Submissions will be evaluated based on their visual impact, content, and feasibility.
Selected artists will be responsible for prompt application for any required permitting applications deemed necessary by The City of Boston.
Selected artists will participate in an Artists' Walk and Talk for the public. Artists are encouraged to include in their submission additional educational/outreach components, which could accompany their project.
Parameters for installation of temporary works of public art in Fort Point Channel: The installation should be easily viewed from the Summer and/or Congress Street bridges and must comply with Coast Guard and Harbormaster regulations. Specifically, no installation may interfere with the right of way through the Channel, generally considered to be the center 100 feet of the Channel. All installations are subject to the approval of the Harbormaster and may be revised, rejected, or removed if the Harbormaster deems it necessary. For pieces in the water, approval by the Harbormaster is required. FPAC will provide assistance and support in working with the Harbormaster and securing any such permits.
Should any installation propose to arch the Channel or be otherwise above the Channel, marine clearance equal to the height of the lowest bridge must be maintained, so as no to reduce height clearance for any boat.
If any installation proposes to utilize private lands along the Channel, the artist will be responsible for gaining permission from the landowner. FPAC will assist the artist as needed. If any installation proposes to city owned property, such as the bridges, the artist will be responsible for gaining necessary approvals form the City of Boston.
Many installation proposals may also require equipment, such as floating platforms, moorings or electricity. Any costs for acquiring these items will be part of the RFP budget and the responsibility of the selected artist.
Artists must be either current FPAC Members or current FPAC Members who are collaborating with non- member groups/individuals. Any lead artists selected in such collaboration would be required to become FPAC members or affiliate members.
Budget, including list of proposed materials, not to exceed the project funding available in this call (either $7,500, $5,000, or $750). Artists must include the artists' fee in the budget as well as a maintenance plan.
Educational Outreach: Briefly describe ways your piece could be used as a connecting point between the arts community and the community at large.
Selection Committee will be announced shortly. The selection committee will meet to discuss submissions. The selection process is facilitated by FPAC's Executive Director who does not vote. The selection committee may elect to interview a short list of candidates, or request additional information to help finalize their decisions. For this award the selection committee may elect to interview a short list of candidates to gain further information to aid their final decision.
Documentation of each selected project is required. Documentation should be in the form of high- resolution images (300 dpi JPEG files), sent to FPAC via email (in a zipped file) or on a CD or DVD. We encourage documentation of the project while it is in progress, as well as once it is installed.
These project are generously funded by Fund for the Arts, a public art program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Fort Point Channel Operations Board and the South Boston Community Development Foundation.
The Fort Point Arts Community, Inc. of South Boston (FPAC) is a non-profit community organization founded in 1980 and run by neighborhood artists and volunteers. Our mission is to promote the work of our artists to a broad and diverse audience; to preserve the artists' community in Fort Point area; to maintain and expand access to affordable studio space; and to increase the visibility of the arts in Fort Point.
Fort Point artists generate art all year round, present two Open Studios events annually, advocate for the development and preservation of permanent studio space, organize art lending programs, run galleries and a store, create temporary public art, and actively participate in decisions that affect our neighborhood. We encourage new ideas, collaboration, connections, and economic growth.


DST was awarded a three (3) year contract to provide Site Engineering Services to the Government of Yukon for the Faro Mine Complex (FMC).
The FMC consists of three (3) open pits, over 320 million tonnes of acidic rock, and over 55 million tonnes of acidic tailings spread over 25 km2.
DST is responsible for providing Site Engineering Services related to this project which are mainly to review of engineering design work for high voltage site repair and upgrade, contact water treatment, pipelines and pumps.
We are also providing senior technical reviews on all on Site geotechnical, hydrogeological investigation reports and surface water monitoring reports.
In addition, our services include assisting with on Site water balance strategy for the conveyance and treatment of approximately 8 millions m3 of contact water annually.
DST is also representing the Government of Yukon on the Faro Site Complex Technical Review Committee (TRC). The TRC is reviewing all technical documents related to the Care & Maintenance and Site Remediation for the FMC and is responsible for providing recommendations to the Faro Project Management Committee.


A body was found Wednesday morning in west suburban Bartlett.
BARTLETT, Ill. (WLS) -- A body was found Wednesday morning in a home in west suburban Bartlett, police said.
Authorities did not say how the person died. Bartlett Police Commander Michael McGuigan said the DuPage County Coroner's Office is conducting the autopsy.
At about 10:30 a.m., police were called to the single-family residence in the 200-block of Lido Trail for a death investigation.
Neighbors said a husband and wife lived in the house for years. They said they saw a man taken away in a stretcher and into an ambulance.
Bartlett police and the Major Case Assistance Team are investigating. Officers went door-to-door and remained at the home until at least 4 p.m.
Police said they are not looking for suspects and do not believe the public is in danger, and no one is in custody.


Who is this event for? This event is for everyone; to include service users, carers, partner organisations and commissioners who are interested in our care pathways, and would like to contribute thoughts and ideas to the programme.
What is Radical Pathway Redesign? Radical pathway Redesign is the design phase of our Trust Service Strategy, providing services in the future taking into account the financial challenges and other factors such as the introduction of Payment by Results for Mental Health.
As a major provider of mental health services, it is important that we design and clearly describe the pathways and packages of care that we intend to provide for future users of our services.
The programme will cover health and social care services currently commissioned by NHS Suffolk and Suffolk County Council for children and adults.
What will be discussed? You will be hearing an update on the proposals, focus groups we will be conducted on how the services are being shaped, what the next steps are. There will also be opportunities for you tell us what you think so far.
Why should you attend? Anyone who is interested in the future of mental health and Learning Disabilities services in Suffolk.
Booking: Click here to book online electronically If you would like more information please email radicalpathwayredesign@nsft.nhs.uk or call Ruth on 01473 329602.


As an Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing day to day leadership, management and coordination of all activities pertaining to project direction, goal setting, planning, estimating, resource allocation and assignments, project health and reporting, problem resolution and collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure project goals are met. In addition, the Project Manager proactively provides coaching and mentoring to individuals and teams for Project Management best practices, continuous process improvement and customer satisfaction initiatives.
Effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Creating and executing realistic project plans.
Completing projects by coordinating resources and timetables.
Meeting with clients to gather project requirements and develop user stories.
Working with technical teams to create time and cost estimates.
Creating and updating work plans to track progress.
Monitoring development efforts and identifying any issues relating to team performance, skills, process violations to ensure successful delivery and continuous improvement.
developing plans to implement improvements.
Providing weekly reports on project performance.
Presenting in front of large groups (ie. conferences, client demonstrations).
Occasional travel may be required (Domestic and International).
Experience and demonstrated success in project management.
Experience with managing effective business relationships with key stakeholders.
Exposure to business case development and cost benefit analysis.
Able to work with tight deadlines and evolving priorities.
Experience with project management tools is an asset.
Proficiency with google apps for business.
Knowledge of Academic Institutions, Libraries, Museums, etc.
Familiarity with Agile Development Methodologies (We use KanBan/Scrum).
Understanding of Open Source licensing and a love of open source!
When applying, please prepare your cover letter and resume detailing your past experience, how it is relevant to this position, why you would love to work with us. Please include any experience or qualifications you believe would be a relevant asset to your application.


Supplementing the National English curriculum in fun and interactive ways to strengthen the English writing, reading, and speaking skills.
Running weekly reading clubs at the after school centers. Inviting guests readers to read to our learners and to engage them in conversations surrounding the monthly theme.
Running a morning literacy programme that supports English teachers in the classroom.
Training our facilitators to utilize word games, writing exercises, role play, and paired and shared reading to encourage practical use of the English language.
To become a tutor, simply click here to download the Tutor Sign Up form.
Once completed, simply upload it using the form below.
We will be in contact as soon as we receive your form!
A huge thank you and appreciation to Rollins Campus for making reading and learning so much fun for our learners in the Interfaith classes with Marlene Silbert.
Most importantly for helping us teach a love of reading amongst our learners.


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Q: How do I enable/disable an input textbox when a checkbox is checked? I mapped a list of dependents which was fetched from an API. Each dependent has a corresponding checkbox and input box.
const [depInput, setDepInput]= useState({disable:"true", checked:"false"});

 {items.dependents?.map((item, key) => {
                return (

 Name: {item.name}

                      <input
                      type="checkbox"
                      value={!depInput.checked}
                      onChange={() => setDepInput(!depInput.disable)}
                      disable={!depInput.disable} />

                      <input type="text"

                       placeholder="Enter correct detail"
                       disabled={!depInput.disable}
                       onChange={() => setDepInput(!depInput.checked)} />

                      <select defaultValue={item.type_of_dependent}>
                        <option>Primary</option>
                        <option>Secondary</option>
                        <option> NA</option>
                      </select>

                  </>
                );
              })}

When I click the checkbox of the first dependent, it disables the other input textboxes. I intend to have each checkbox and corresponding input text box have a toggle state.

A: I have added a demo for you it should help you out. What you need is separate state for each checkbox. I have added comments let me know if this helps you
https://codesandbox.io/s/elegant-northcutt-growt?file=/src/App.js

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Q: Read bmp file header size I am trying to find file size, file header size width, and height of a bmp file. I have studied the format of bmp file and the arrangement of bytes in file.
When I try this code it shows wrong width and height for different files.
I have tried this for three images so far. This one image results the right measurement.

This one did not:

I don't understand where I went wrong, but the bit depth showed the right value for all three images.
Here is my code:
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<math.h>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    ifstream inputfile("bmp.bmp",ios::binary);
    char c; int imageheader[1024];

    double filesize=0; int width=0; int height=0;int bitCount = 0;

    for(int i=0; i<1024; i++) {
        inputfile.get(c); imageheader[i]=int(c);
    }

    filesize=filesize+(imageheader[2])*pow(2,0)+(imageheader[3])*pow(2,8)+(imageheader[4])*pow(2,16)+(imageheader[5])*pow(2,24);

    cout<<endl<<endl<<"File Size:  "<<(filesize/1024)<<" Kilo Bytes"<<endl;

    width=width+(imageheader[18])*pow(2,0)+(imageheader[19])*pow(2,8)+(imageheader[20])*pow(2,16)+(imageheader[21])*pow(2,24);

    cout<<endl<<"Width: "<<endl<<(width)<<endl;

    height=height+(imageheader[22])*pow(2,0)+(imageheader[23])*pow(2,8)+(imageheader[24])*pow(2,16)+(imageheader[25])*pow(2,24);
    cout<<endl<<"Height: "<<endl<<(height)<<endl;

    bitCount=bitCount+(imageheader[28])*pow(2,0)+(imageheader[29])*pow(2,8);
    cout<<endl<<"Bit Depth: "<<endl<<(bitCount)<<endl;
}

A: Let's start by reading the BMP header in as a series of bytes, not integers. To make this code truly portable, we'll use <stdint> types.
#include <fstream>
#include <stdint.h>

int main()
{

    ifstream inputfile("D:/test.bmp", ios::binary);
    uint8_t headerbytes[54] = {};

    inputfile.read((char*)headerbytes, sizeof(headerbytes));

Now that we've got the header in memory as an array of bytes, we can simply cast the memory address of each header field back into a integer.  Referencing the wikipedia page for bmp and the layout diagram.
    uint32_t filesize = *(uint32_t*)(headerbytes+2);
    uint32_t dibheadersize = *(uint32_t*)(headerbytes + 14);
    uint32_t width = *(uint32_t*)(headerbytes + 18);
    uint32_t height = *(uint32_t*)(headerbytes + 22);
    uint16_t planes = *(uint16_t*)(headerbytes + 26);
    uint16_t bitcount = *(uint16_t*)(headerbytes + 28);

Now an astute reader of the code will recognize that the individual fieds of a a BMP headers are stored in little endian format.  And that the code above relies on you to have an x86 processor or any other architecture in which the byte layout is Little Endian.  On a big endian machine, you'll have to apply a workaround to convert from LE to BE for each of the variables above.

A: The bug is reading into signed char.  This should fix it:
for(int i = 0; i < 1024; i++)
{
    //inputfile.get(c); imageheader[i] = int(c);

    // This version of get returns int, where -1 means EOF.  Should be checking for errors...
    imageheader[i] = inputfile.get();
}

Others have commented on improvements to the code so I won't bother.


Join us for YOGA SOCIAL as part of our "mind body Social Sweat presented by Corona Premier" with Dawn B. Feinberg from Ahana Yoga Studio, one of the most widely recognized, charismatic and highly respected yoga teachers in South Florida. After class, we will get social over live DJ beats and a round of Corona Premiers on us!
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"Red Canna" and "Series I White and Blue Flower Shapes"
A red canna flower and a blue flower.
A vibrant close up painting of a red canna and a vibrant close up painting of a white and blue flower.
Georgia O'Keeffe , ""Red Canna" and "Series I White and Blue Flower Shapes" ," Visual Productions: A Dialogue on Identity and Sexuality, accessed April 18, 2019, http://visiblebodies.oberlincollegelibrary.org/items/show/153.


Reading his blog posts, I felt he would understand what I was trying to do with my story, so contacted him to get his professional opinion on whether my writing had potential or not. He responded that it was impossible to have an opinion on an unfinished novel, as so many people fail to finish, or if they do, their ending collapses. I took his advice to heart, and focused on completing my story.
Fast forward… I've finished, then started to query. A couple of months later, with no manuscript requests, I started to think that maybe I need a developmental editor and remembered Steve. I contacted him, he looked over my first few pages, and put me on his queue (which was substantial; beware editors who aren't busy!). His feedback was incredibly detailed and even when he was picking my story apart, he managed to do so in such a way that I felt inspired, rather than put down.
I feel sure my story is 10x better than it was before I got his input. Plus, his feedback gave me the confidence to consider myself a 'real' writer. I can't recommend Steve enough as a patient guy able to give constructive criticism.


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Finance expert calls for NZ banking enquiry after Aussie revelations
27 Apr, 2018 2:07pm
Sam Stubbs, head of KiwiSaver provider Simplicity, has called for New Zealand to hold a banking inquiry. Photo/Janna Dixon.
By: Tamsyn Parker
Money Editor, NZ Herald
tamsyn.parker@nzherald.co.nz
New Zealand should have its own inquiry into the financial services sector, says Sam Stubbs, the founder of low-cost KiwiSaver provider Simplicity.
The call comes as a raft of scandals has emerged from Australia's Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry including fees that were charged for no advice by AMP and to clients who were dead by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the parent of ASB bank.
Stubbs, who has previously worked in the insurance and banking sector, said the misconduct in Australia was now too big to ignore here, especially when many of the same companies operate on both sides of the Tasman.
"The Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been a huge embarrassment for many.
"Stories about industry bad practices have moved from the business section to the front page of the papers.
"The growing litany of misconduct includes selling products costing more, yet with fewer benefits, incentives that rewarded giving poor advice, and even charging dead people."
Stubbs said the time had come for a similar examination of New Zealand's financial industry.
"Politicians, regulators and the industry in New Zealand have been vocal in saying that a similar enquiry is not needed.
"If a commission of inquiry in New Zealand really isn't necessary, why make such a noise about it? "I think about these things pretty simply. If there really is nothing to hide, shouldn't the industry welcome a commission of enquiry? Surely they'd want to be proved as good as they claim to be?"
Stubbs said the main reason offered for why New Zealand didn't need an inquiry was that the regulations differed here.
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"Does the industry really want us to believe that, in spite of everything going on in Australia, nothing needs to be done because our regulations are different? Different is not necessarily better."
Stubbs said the other reason given was that there weren't enough examples of wrongdoing to merit an inquiry.
"They all need to look over the ditch, because that was exactly the same reason used in Australia, and it was wrong.
"We all hope it's different here, but let's assume nothing and find out the truth.
Stubbs said New Zealanders had hundreds of billions of dollars at risk through mortgages, KiwiSaver, insurance and savings.
"We should know if our industry is doing the right thing, once and for all. If that costs the Government time and money, so be it. It's worth it given all the money we trust the industry with."
Massey University banking expert David Tripe said New Zealand had not had any whistle blowers or anybody reporting problems with the banks here.
However, New Zealand's banks were owned by the Australian banks which meant the same behaviour could not be ruled out.
Tripe said if a New Zealand inquiry took the same approach as that of Australia it would depend on finding the dirt to start with.
"Having an inquiry on the vague possibility of finding something strikes me as an expensive exercise," he said.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has left the door open to a banking inquiry in New Zealand.
Even if New Zealand does not pursue its own investigation, Australia's inquiry will doubtless be of interest in this country because of New Zealand's links with Australian banks, she told Newstalk ZB earlier this week.
Ardern said she was keeping a "very close eye" on the royal commission into the banking and financial sector in Australia.
"Because, of course, the link between our banking institutions and theirs, we'll be looking at what comes out of that."
Asked whether the Government was considering its own inquiry, she said: "I'm not going to leap in right now and say that that's necessary.
"But in a way, by virtue of that work, we will certainly probably have an outcome that will be of use and interest to us."
The Financial Markets Authority, which regulates financial advice, has said it is monitoring the developments at the Royal Commission closely and was in close contact with the Australian regulator ASIC.
"We are engaging with all the businesses involved to discuss the implications for their New Zealand operations."
A spokesman for the Reserve Bank, which regulates New Zealand's banking sector, said it was also closely following the Australian Royal Commission.
"We are aware of media reports of misconduct in banking and other financial institutions.
"We do not have any concerns about the behaviour in the New Zealand institutions that we supervise."
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Traditional passive safety systems such as airbags and seatbelts minimize the risk of injury in an accident. However, car makers are also focusing on the other passive safety systems like occupant sensing and whiplash protection to prevent whiplash in case of rear-end collisions. The passive systems are engaged when the collision takes place and the features help in absorbing crash forces, restraining occupants from colliding with the vehicle interior and preventing objects inside the vehicle from striking the driver or passengers.
Occupant sensing is a system of sensors that detect who's sitting in the passenger seat and thereby eliminates the need for an on/off switch for airbags in most cases because it uses sophisticated technology to identify whether an adult or a child is in the seat. Whiplash protection system is a system of protection against automotive whiplash injuries. In the whiplash protection system equipped seat, the entire backrest is designed to help protect the front occupant's neck in a case of a rear impact.
The major factors driving the demand of automotive occupant sensing system and whiplash protection system are stringent safety norms, increased safety awareness, technological advancement, affordability as well as institutions such as the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) awarding safety ratings to cars based on safety performance. In the coming years, the increasing demand for premium in the European and Asia Pacific regions, mainly China, India and Japan, is expected to drive the market.


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'NST no solution to congestion'
By By Our Reporter On Jun 12, 2013
SHILLONG: The New Shillong Township (NST) project faces opposition yet again and those spearheading the protests feel that containing migration from rural areas is the only way to check congestion in the city.
The State Government mooted the NST in order to decongest the city to an extent but the authorities are met with opposition from NGOs and social activists who see ulterior motives in the proposed move.
"The only way to ease congestion (in the city) is to ensure holistic development across the state (in all the district headquarters and block levels) to prevent any internal migration as is the case in Kerala," social activist Angela Rangad said.
"NST is not going to solve the congestion problem in the city as long as people from villages need to migrate to Shillong in search of employment and other facilities available here," she added.
Rangad was also of the view that the NST would be of little help to the traffic menace in the city.
"With the opening of the bypass there are no trucks plying in the city, yet we see traffic getting worse by the day. This is because there are too many people with cars in the city," she said while suggesting that every school should have buses and the 'taxes should be hiked for people having big cars.'
She also advocated that the Transport department should regulate a system to allow 'certain cars with certain number plates to ply on certain days.'
Rangad's view was echoed by CSWO president Agnes Kharshiing who also stressed on the need to develop the rural areas if Shillong was to be free from congestion. "The government can't plan a town. Let it grow gradually on its own," she said. She alleged that the idea of the government was not to decongest the city but to bring in more influx even as the 'traditional customs of the indigenous communities stand neglected and disrespected.'
"There are many ways to decongest the city. Improving the roads, the health centres like PHCs and CHCs etc. in rural areas can prevent migration to the urban," Kharshiing added.
Meanwhile, FKJGP President Joe Marwein said that the government should let Shillong extend at its own pace.
Hurriedly deciding to bring in companies from outside under the garb of development would only mean more influx which would instead threaten the indigenous society, Marwein felt.
"As far as congestion is concerned, we have witnessed that people have already started realising the present situation (of the city) and most of them prefer to buy land in the suburbs. This trend will help extend the city, if not at once but gradually," Marwein added.
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HomeBasketball ZoneLeBron James Makes Major Statement About Kobe Bryant's Possible Comeback
LeBron James Makes Major Statement About Kobe Bryant's Possible Comeback
Lately, there have been too much speculations and information regarding Kobe Bryant's alleged comeback. So, is Kobe coming out of retirement or not?
First, there was Shaq saying Bryant is returning. Then, Kobe's wife said he's done for good. And now, we're EXCLUSIVELY hearing LeBron James isn't buying it, and saying that 'anything is possible.'
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 39, hasn't played in the NBA since 2016, but ever since LeBron James, 33, joined the Los Angeles Lakers, there has been a buzz about Black Mamba returning to the court to play alongside the King.
Though Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, 36, has shut down the talk of him coming out of retirement, King James thinks Kobe could still do it.
"LeBron is convinced Kobe could return and play again for the Lakers," a source close to the NBA star revealed. "LeBron feels like despite what Kobe or his wife have said publicly, when the time comes, anything is possible."
"LeBron hopes to make a run at the playoffs next season with the Lakers," the insider added, "and he feels like Kobe is still strong enough to ball in the league. LeBron feels that Kobe is one of the greatest players ever and could still contribute." The insider adds that as the 2018-19 NBA season gets closer, LeBron hopes that Kobe will "get caught up in the Laker excitement and return to play, or at least contribute on the sidelines somehow."
Reportedly, LeBron isn't the only NBA icon who wants to see Kobe back. Shaquille O'Neal recently addressed the rumors.
"I know all the parties involved," Shaq said. "Let's talk about the Lakers parties. There's already excitement with LeBron coming here. I don't know how ticket sales are – boom, boom, boom. But if you make that announcement – ooooh – the Kobe jerseys and LeBron jerseys, side by side – a little package. It'll explode. Right?"
"And now on Kobe's side, 'Kobe, we love you. We need you to lead. We need you to play 10, 15, 20 minutes a game. You play third, fourth quarter, we'll let you do what you do, you and LeBron out there. LeBron running and kicking with you, and all you have to do is spot up and shoot jumpers 20 minutes a game.' Kobe will think about that."
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Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort offers a landmark of quiet prestige, along southern Portugal's picturesque Algarve, overlooking the Oceanico Victoria golf course. Rooms and Suites are spacious; relax on elegant terraces, refreshed by rolling golf greens and cerulean pools. The spa draws on healing Algarvian traditions, exploring a unique Ayurvedic philosophy that is exclusive in the region.
World-class facilities welcome families with fun dining and creative clubs for kids and teens. Time spent at the golf club and over 30 nearby courses, is seamlessly arranged by the hotel's Golf Guru.
Based on 4 passengers travelling - £8,900 per person including return flights by Citation CJ2 from Biggin Hill to Faro, return private airport transfers from Faro and three nights in two Victoria Suites including breakfast.
Dining: Anantara Lounge & Bar, Victoria Restaurant (casual international), Emo Restaurant (Portuguese), Ria Restaurant (local seafood), Palms Pool Bar, Cascades Pool Bar, Dining by Design (private dinners).
Spa: Four swimming pools (one adults only), Anantara Spa with 7 treatment rooms, indoor vitality pool, sauna, steam room, gym.
Head to the Algarve for a long weekend from £6,680 per person based on four passengers flying by Phenom 300 from Luton and staying three nights in a Junior Suite. Transfers from Faro Airport and breakfast are included. Other aircraft and departure airports are available.
Health and Spa: 'Delfim Health Club' with indoor and outdoor pools, steam baths, gym equipment, Finnish sauna, ice grotto and tepidarium. 'Vila Vital Spa' with massages, beauty and cosmetic treatments and Physio Spa.


The Boy Scouts of Camp Wah Tut Ca in Northwood, New Hampshire just launched a new sailing surf dory built by Graham McKay of Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Modified from Lowell's standard surf dory design, the 27′ x 7′ ketch will also serve as a pulling boat. Graham built the hull with cypress planking on black locust frames, custom cast oarlocks, and copper and bronze fasteners. Some of the fasteners came from two navy whaleboats that were used by the camp in the 1930s and 1940s. She has a mainsail with a standing lug, and a sprit-rigged mizzen. Named the CRAIG RYDER after a legendary former camp director who passed away in 2006, she will be used by thousands of Scouts on Northwood Lake in Northwood New Hampshire. For more information, email Graham or visit the websites of Lowell's Boat Shop or Camp Wah Tut Ca.


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Q: How I can know if the disk is a SSD? I need to create a T volume, T is created, but I also need a new U volume if the disk is a ssd, how i can do it ?
What is the batch command to know if I'm a SSD ?
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set /a VOL_SIZE= %MINSIZE_MB% /2
set VOL_TYPE=simple
if %NDISK% GTR 1 set VOL_TYPE=stripe

echo create volume %VOL_TYPE% size=%VOL_SIZE% disk=%DISKLIST%   >>%CMD_FILE%
echo Format fs=NTFS quick                                       >>%CMD_FILE%
echo assign letter=T                                            >>%CMD_FILE%

::if I'm not a SSD goto :noSSD

echo create volume %VOL_TYPE% disk=%DISKLIST%                   >>%CMD_FILE%
echo Format fs=NTFS quick                                       >>%CMD_FILE%
echo assign letter=U                                            >>%CMD_FILE%

:noSSD
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A: As an alternative to using powershell, you could also try via wmic.
Open a Command Prompt window, paste the following line, and press ENTER
For /F Tokens^=6Delims^=^" %G In ('^""%SystemRoot%\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe" /NameSpace:\\root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage Path MSFT_PhysicalDisk Where "MediaType='4' And SpindleSpeed='0'" Get Model /Format:MOF 2^>NUL^"')Do @Echo %G is an SSD

This accesses the same information as PowerShell's Get-PhysicalDisk. It first checks the MediaType property. There are three possible values returned for that property, 0 (Unspecified); 3 (HDD); and 4 (SSD). For additional safety, I check that there is a spindle speed of 0 as there are no moving parts in an SSD, and return any model name which passes both checks.

A: In cmd you can type following command which invokes PowerShell and passes it command which will return "SSD" if disk is of that type:
powershell.exe "(get-physicaldisk).MediaType"

Per phuclv's advice, simplest way to use return value of this command in batch file would be:
powershell.exe "exit ((get-physicaldisk).MediaType) -ne 'SSD'" && echo SSD

Statement explanation, when SSD is present:

*

*((get-physicaldisk).MediaType) - evaluates to 'SSD'

*'SSD' -ne SSD' - evaluates to False (-ne is not-equal operator)

*exit with logical false (False) - makes PowerShell exit without setting CMD's %ERRORLEVEL% to non-zero

*&& - is CMD operator that executes second command when first command is successful (when %ERRORLEVEL% is zero)


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Elon Musk ruined Twitter so badly that the company is selling the unthinkable
News JVTech Elon Musk ruined Twitter so badly that the company is selling the unthinkable
In great financial difficulties, the social network Twitter seems to stop at nothing to bail out its coffers. This week, the company owned by Elon Musk cleaned up its furniture, and sold a large part of it at auction on the Internet.
To keep your head above water and pay off your debts, Twitter seems ready for anything, including selling off its surplus power strips and office chairs. The proof: in the middle of the week, the social network surprised everyone by opening a big auction on the American site Heritage Global Partners
The sale only lasted 24 hours, and all lots found takers. It was mostly office equipment from the California headquarters of Twitter, based in San Francisco. In the program,
a set of 68 Belkin power strips, a set of 6 faux leather bar chairs or
an electric smoker coming, without a doubt, from the kitchen of the social network.
Twitter is holding an auction for office furniture/decor, and so far bidders say they're willing to pay $16,000+ for giant Twitter bird statues… pic.twitter.com/WkCVjeDPdx
— Alexa Corse (@AlexaCorse) January 17, 2023
So far in auction of Twitter office stuff, seems like memorabilia and industrial kitchen stuff is getting eyeballs. Fair amount of office furniture still languishing without at opening bid or 10-20% retail price pic.twitter.com/Sf3gZYlvBW
— Jake Swearingen (@JakeSwearingen) January 17, 2023
But other more decorative objects, and emblematic for some, were for sale. Among them,
the neon-style Twitter logo, offered at $35,000or
a large vegetated at sign at $12,000.
On social networks, many people note that the smallest office accessory sold for gold, usually much more expensive than the same new model. Obviously, some wanted to offer themselves above all a piece of Twitter at full price. Enough to make this sale a success.
A surprising sale that heralds a move from Twitter?
If it is surprising that a large company like Twitter manages to sell its furniture on an online auction site, in fact, the gait is not so surprising. We have known for a few weeks now that the social network is in default of payment of its rents for some of its offices. This includes its San Francisco headquarters, the very one that just sold some of its assets.
We can therefore imagine that this sale portends an upcoming move of Twitter to premises more suited to its current workforce. Because, let's remember, the company has laid off thousands of people recently, and a significant part of its offices are empty. Paying colossal rent for unoccupied offices is not a very good strategy for a company that is not profitable.
At last, Elon Musk will soon have to pay part of the interest linked to his takeover of Twitterreports the Financial Times. And the billionaire, who has seen his fortune melt away at a spectacular speed in recent months, could be forced to take drastic new measures to balance the financial balance. In this context, it is not certain that selling power strips will be sufficient in the long term…
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Netanyahu meets with King of Morocco and invites him to Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu News
While welcoming the renewal of ties, King Mohammed VI said his country's position on Palestine remained unchanged.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Mohammed VI of Morocco had a telephone conversation in which the Israeli prime minister invited the king for a visit, Netanyahu's office said.
The two leaders spoke on Friday of moving forward with a US-brokered deal announced earlier this month to normalize bilateral relations, the Israeli statement said.
"The leaders welcomed the renewal of ties between the countries, the signing of the joint declaration with the United States and the agreements between the two countries," the statement said.
"In addition, the processes and mechanisms for implementing the agreements have been determined," he added.
Four bilateral agreements were signed Tuesday between Israel and Morocco, focusing on direct air links, water management, connection of financial systems and a visa waiver agreement for diplomats.
Israel and Morocco must also reopen their diplomatic offices.
Netanyahu also thanked King Mohammed VI for hosting an Israeli delegation this week.
King Mohammed VI stressed the close ties between the Moroccan Jewish community and the monarchy, the Royal Court said in a statement.
Morocco has the largest Jewish community in North Africa of around 3,000 people, and Israel is home to 700,000 Jews of Moroccan descent.
Position of Palestine unchanged: Morocco
While welcoming the resumption of relations with Israel, the king said Morocco's position regarding Palestine remained unchanged.
Rabat advocates the two-state solution and the uniqueness of Jerusalem as a city of three religions.
Morocco closed its liaison office in Tel Aviv in 2000, at the start of the second intifada, or uprising.
The North African nation this year became the third Arab state, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to normalize its relations with Israel under agreements brokered by the United States, while Sudan pledged to do the same.
The Palestinians condemned the agreements, calling them a betrayal of a long-standing demand that Israel first respond to their request for statehood.
As the Trump administration sought to isolate Iran, normalization agreements were softened by promises of trade opportunities or economic aid.
Israel and Morocco predict a surge in tourism aboard these connections, mainly among the hundreds of thousands of Israelis of Moroccan descent.
Israel's new partners have also benefited from bilateral advantages from Washington – in the case of Rabat, the recognition by the United States of its sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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How Kaleidoscopes Work
By: Melanie F. F. Gibbs
Kaleidoscopes are fascinating, whether you've used them for years or it's your very first time. No matter how often you use them, you'll never see the exact same image twice.
Remember the first time someone handed you a kaleidoscope and invited you to look inside? You may have heard a rattling in the far end of the brightly-colored cardboard tube as you lifted it to your eye like a spyglass. Perhaps you were skeptical, but when you peered in, you were amazed by the burst of color and intricate design at the other end. No matter how long you played with that fascinating device, or how many times you turned or shook the end, you never saw the exact same pattern twice.
Generations of people over the past two centuries have shared this experience, but none have ever viewed identical images. Perhaps it's part of the appeal of the kaleidoscope that such a low-tech device can create a never-ending array of beautiful -- sometimes breathtaking -- art. But the art lasts only a few moments before it's replaced by the next amazing image.
The word kaleidoscope comes from Greek words meaning "beautiful form to see." Some are so beautiful and rare that they've become prized as collectable objects, bringing big money in the marketplace: One sold at an auction house in 2000 for over $75,000 [source: Kohler].
Despite what you might have once thought, it's not magic that creates the kaleidoscope's beautiful forms, but rather an assembly of mirrors, angles and ordinary objects working in a very scientific way. On the next page, we'll explore the mystery behind those mirrors and beautiful forms, and we'll see why there's really no mystery at all. In fact, before long, you could be creating a kaleidoscope yourself, to amaze and delight your friends.
Kaleidoscopes Explained
History of Kaleidoscopes
Types of Kaleidoscope Construction
Make Your Own Kaleidoscope
At the most basic level, a kaleidoscope is made of two or more mirrors or reflective surfaces positioned at an angle to each other, usually forming a V-shape or a triangle. A tubeorcase -- often looking like a spyglass -- is the body surrounding the mirror assembly. A collection of objects is positioned at one end of the mirrors, and there's an eyehole at the other end.
What you see when you look through that eyehole will never be exactly the same twice! While the container holding the objects is usually as large as -- or larger than -- the kaleidoscope tube, only the portion of the objects that fall within the space of the triangle within the object holder is reflected.
Consider a pizza cut into wedge slices. A single slice might represent the objects that are displayed in the vee-shaped or triangular area of a kaleidoscope. However, if you put that slice of pizza between two angled mirrors, what you'd see would look almost like a whole pizza made up of numerous reflections of that one slice, side by side.
Basic geometry tells us that a circle, like a complete pizza, is 360 degrees around. Each pizza slice or triangle in the kaleidoscope is a portion of that. The fatter the wedge, the wider the angle is at its point; the thinner the wedge, the smaller the angle. The size of the angle determines how many times that slice is reflected. For example, if your slice is one-fourth of the whole pizza, the angle is 90 degrees. In a kaleidoscope with two mirrors, that pizza slice appears four times in the image at the end of the kaleidoscope. If the slice is half that size -- a 45-degree angle -- it's reflected eight times in the image [source: Kohler]. The smaller the slice, the more times it appears.
Fortunately, the image in the average kaleidoscope is far more interesting than pizza. Even the simplest collection of ordinary buttons, beads or glass pieces is transformed into an intricate and beautiful design when a kaleidoscope does its work. This is due in part to the principle of symmetry. If you draw a line down the center of a symmetrical object, the halves on either side of the line are the same. Commonly, you'd say that they're mirror images of each other. In a kaleidoscope, each repeated image is symmetrical in relation to the image beside it. The more precisely the mirrors or reflective surfaces are joined together, the more precise the resulting symmetrical images will be.
In a two-mirror kaleidoscope, a 30-degree wedge has 11 reflections [source: Staub]. If the original wedge is at the very top (at 12 o'clock on a clock face), the reflections on its right and left (11 o'clock and 1 o'clock) are the first reflections of the original image. Given the way light hits a mirror and reflects away at the same angle, a blue bead placed at the right-hand edge of the original wedge would appear in the same position on the left-hand edges of the first set of reflections. The reflections at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock are the second set of reflections; the blue bead appears on the right-hand edges of these wedges.
The third set of reflections (9 o'clock and 3 o'clock) shows the blue bead back on the left-hand edge. The blue bead appears on the right-hand edge in the fourth set of reflections (8 o'clock and 4 o'clock). And it appears on the left-hand edges in the fifth set of reflections (7 o'clock and 5 o'clock). The final reflection (6 o'clock) shows the bead once again on the right-hand edge. The way the object reflections move from side to side and combine with others in this symmetrical dance form the patterns that make kaleidoscopes so delightful.
The two-mirror construction creates a design of wedge reflections filling 360 degrees with a black background. Three or more mirrors will result in a design that fills the entire space with even more intricate geometric patterns and their seemingly endless reflections. For example, three mirrors create a series of complex triangular reflections. The mirror angle affects the pattern.
Because the objects in the kaleidoscope move -- usually after you shake them or rotate the object container -- they never are arranged exactly the same way a second time, and no two designs will ever be perfectly identical.
Want to know how this ingenious device came to be? Then read on.
Touched by an Angle
Light reflecting off a mirror is often compared to a bouncing ball. Imagine that you drop a ball straight down; it will bounce straight back at you. If you toss the ball so it hits the ground a short distance in front of you, though, it will bounce off the ground at the same angle in the opposite direction. Light behaves the same way. Using this principle, it would be possible -- if one wanted -- to pre-determine what image will be displayed when an object is reflected by an angled mirror.
David Brewster, a Scottish physicist, patented the kaleidoscope in 1817.
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Evidence shows that pieces of polished obsidian (a volcanic glass) were used as mirrors as long as 8,000 years ago [source: Enoch]. Mirrors reflected sunlight or fire in early lighthouses, and there's a record of a possible optical illusion by an ancient Egyptian magician involving a mirror. By the 17th century, the "Hall of Mirrors" -- an ornate corridor with 357 mirrors -- in the Palace of Versailles became a display of French glory. Mirrors also may have helped achieve symmetry in planning ornamental gardens, a step in the direction toward the kaleidoscope.
By the early 19th century, the stage was set for this new device that turned utilitarian mirrors into fun. In the early 1800s, scientists were exploring concepts of light and optics, while improving technologies also allowed the middle classes to devote more time and resources to leisure activities. Devices known as philosophical toys became a form of amusement that did double duty by sharing scientific advances while entertaining the masses.
In 1816, Scotsman Dr. David Brewster was the first to arrange mirrors and objects in a tube and call it a kaleidoscope. Not just a toy, the device also was intended for use by designers and artists, who might be inspired by the beautiful patterns they could create. Brewster patented his invention in 1817.
Kaleidoscope technology made its next leap forward in 1873. That's when American Charles Bush patented several improvements. He added a stand that could be easily disassembled for portability and a rotating wheel to expand the variety of possible designs. Perhaps Bush's most ingenious advance, though, came in the form of special ampoules. An ampoule is a small, sealed glass vial often holding medicine. Tiny ampoules already had been used as objects in some kaleidoscopes. Bush's patent specified ampules with "two or more liquids of different densities or character, or a liquid with a solid or solids." Bush wrote that the liquids within the ampoules should be unable to mix and each would have its own color. This allowed for even more intricate designs [source: Bush].
Entertainment hit the high-tech big-time over the next century. Radio, motion pictures and television pushed kaleidoscopes mainly into children's hands. That is, until an exhibition at Maryland's Strathmore Hall Arts Center in 1985 included more than 100 kaleidoscopes and drew great interest. Establishment of the Brewster Kaleidoscope Society for kaleidoscope enthusiasts soon followed.
Today, the society lists about 125 kaleidoscope artists among its members. They're busily turning the philosophical toys into unique art. On the next page, we'll take a look at the wide range of materials and types of kaleidoscopes available today. You'll see that kaleidoscopes have come a long way in 200 years.
Philosophical Toys
The kaleidoscope wasn't the only philosophical toy that entertained and enlightened people in the 19th century. Some others included:
Thaumatrope -- images on the reverse sides of a disc that were spun on a string until they appeared to be a single image
Stereoscope -- a device with two images that, when viewed together, appeared gave a perception of depth
Stroboscopic disc -- provided a series of images in rapid succession
Zoetrope - a cylinder with drawings on the inside that were viewed through slits on the opposite side as the cylinder rotated
[source: Wade]
Today, Dr. Brewster's invention is available in a wide range of prices -- from a dollar or so for cheap party favors to tens of thousands of dollars for hand-crafted collectibles. The materials used to make the bodies vary widely accordingly. Some common materials used include cardboard, wood, metals (brass is common), glass (clear glass, stained glass and more) and plastic.
You're probably most familiar with the tube-shaped kaleidoscope, which resembles a spyglass or telescope. However, barrel shapes are common as well. In addition, some are conical, and other free-form designs defy description. Some are fitted with stands and others are hand-held. You could buy a miniature kaleidoscope made into a necklace or a two-sided kaleidoscope that allows you and a friend to view the same design from opposite sides.
When you look into a kaleidoscope, there's no telling what objects could be making the striking pattern you see. Even boring, everyday items can become exciting art when introduced to a kaleidoscope. Typical objects might include colored glass pieces, beads,buttons, ribbon pieces, ampoules (as described previously), confetti, glitter, "found" items and natural items (like feathers or flowers).
Some special kaleidoscopes, called teleidoscopes, don't include objects at all. You look through clear glass at the end of the tube and see a design created by reflections of your own surroundings.
Object holders can be several different designs. Most common are cells -- thin, round boxes or chambers that have enough room for the items to move. Sometimes the objects are suspended in a liquid, but cells are also frequently dry. Object holders even may be tube-shaped. Some cells are built into the kaleidoscope body; others are attached to the outside or slipped through the side. Some are even interchangeable, or they open, allowing the user to add different objects. All of these must be made of a transparent material, like glass or plastic, so that users can view the items inside. There must be some source of light to illuminate the objects; often sunlight or lamplight behind the object holder is enough, but sometimes a light is built into the device.
To add yet more variety, kaleidoscope artisans may introduce different-colored backgrounds. These might be interchangeable glass or plastic disks.
Mirror configurations within the kaleidoscope will help determine what pattern you see when you look through the eye-hole. Two- and three-mirror constructions (making the vee or triangle described previously) are most common. However, kaleidoscope innovators may use tapered mirrors instead of rectangular ones, or a greater number of mirrors aligned in untraditional ways, in pursuit of even more intricate designs. For example, they may be 3-D or umbrella-shaped.
Really, the people who create kaleidoscopes are only limited by their imaginations. There are as many possible kaleidoscope constructions as there are patterns created by the kaleidoscopes themselves! You, too, can join this creative world of kaleidoscope design. Read on to learn how to make your own.
New Uses for an Old Device
In the spirit of invention that birthed kaleidoscopes, people continue to improve on the early designs. For example, in 1971 a patent was granted for a kaleidoscope pull-toy and collectors can buy a kaleidoscope fountain [source: Perhacs]. An invention called an Iamascope is an interactive kaleidoscope that allows users to create the design with their bodies and projects it onto a screen [source: Fels]. Some advocate using kaleidoscopes in meditation. A Turkish research study even found that when children were using a kaleidoscope, they felt reduced pain during a medical procedure known as venipuncture [source: Güdücü Tüfekci]. Who knows what's next for these devices?
Although kaleidoscopes can be elaborate, collectible pieces of art costing thousands of dollars, you can make your own. Depending what you have on hand, you may not even have to spend a dime to do it. Here's what you need:
Two or three reflective surfaces. These might be small mirrors, glass slides (the type you would use under a microscope) with one side of each painted flat black, or reflective matter such as shiny plastic or foil.
A container large enough to hold your reflective surfaces. You might try things like a PVC pipe, a paper towel tube, or a plastic bottle. Or experiment with whatever strikes your fancy.
An object holder. A small, clear box or pouch -- possibly made out of a bag or plastic wrap -- should do the trick as long as light can shine through it.
Items that fit in the holder. There are no rules here, although things like confetti, beads and ribbon are a good place to start.
Something to cover the open end of the kaleidoscope body. A scrap piece of cardboard or dark plastic would work. You will need to be able to make a viewing hole in it.
Craft materials like scissors, glue, tape, rubber bands or whatever else is appropriate to hold your specific pieces together.
To put it all together, follow these steps:
Form the reflective material into a vee (two sides) or a triangle (three sides). You may need to glue or tape the pieces together. This may require folding a single piece of reflective material into a triangle and cutting off the excess.
Fit the vee or triangle into the container. Use extra cardboard, foam, glue or tape as needed to make it fit snugly.
Fill the object holder and attach it to one end of the container. The items should be able to move in the object holder. You may need rubber bands, tape or glue to secure it.
On the other end, attach the cover with a viewing hole. Again, you may need glue or tape to secure it.
Decorate the outside as desired. You could add color to the far side of the object holder. (Not too much or you'll block the light.) Paint, markers, colored paper or stickers would make great decorations for the body.
Hold your creation up to a window or lamp, look through the eye hole, and enjoy the fascinating world that unfolds within.
Don't be afraid to experiment. You may discover the next amazing innovation in kaleidoscope design. Like all great artisans, you're only limited by your imagination!
Visit the links on the next page to learn more about kaleidoscopes and other related topics.
A Kaleidoscope Pattern Simulator
If all you really want to do is make the pretty symmetrical patterns, not build an entire kaleidoscope, here's a shortcut for you: The Kaleidoscope Painter, created and programmed by F. Permadi, allows you to create these fascinating designs on your computer screen.
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What is narcissistic personality disorder?
Psychiatrists were unanimous in their assessment of Blackwell
Brian Blackwell, the 19-year-old who killed his parents and then went on a holiday financed by their credit cards, was diagnosed as suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.
The disorder is named after the mythical character Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection.
It results in the sufferer being obsessed with the fantasy of unlimited success, power, brilliance and ideal love and beauty.
Mental health groups say it is rare that the disorder leads to murder.
But sufferers can be confrontational, believe their problems are unique, and fly into a rage if their inflated sense of self-worth is challenged.
DISORDER SYMPTOMS
Grandiose sense of self-importance
Preoccupied with fantasies about unlimited successes
Believes self to be "special"
Requires excessive admiration
Has a sense of entitlement
Is interpersonally exploitative
Lacks empathy
Is often envious
Displays arrogant, haughty behaviour
Dr David Holmes, a psychiatrist at Manchester Metropolitan University, told BBC News a sufferer would be "very selfish".
They would also have "a sense of entitlement, in that they expect praise and things to be given to them as it were, and to be treated almost as royalty, most of the time, by most people".
Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, said: "Although narcissistic personality disorder is not that rare, it is seldom that it becomes a pathological disorder that could lead to this kind of brutal act.
"With this condition there is a lack of empathy for other people, and is very difficult to predict or prevent a tragedy such as this."
Why would someone who thinks they're special and great come for therapy?
Gillian Bloxham
Gillian Bloxham, a chartered clinical psychologist working in one of the treatment programmes for people with severe personality disorders, said less than 1% of the general population were thought to have the disorder.
Psychologists check for it with a test known as the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-4 - Personality Disorders (SCID-4).
Obvious exaggeration
"It's not so much a test... it's more a case of sitting down with the patient or client and asking them about their life," she said.
"If they have a grandiose sense of self they tend to talk about best thing they've done or inflate small achievements."
For example, she said, a sufferer might say that they have medical experience, when in fact they once talked to a neighbour's daughter about an eating disorder.
"They tend to exaggerate in an immensely obvious way - as people they're unusual in their personality. It becomes very evident when a person is narcissistic."
Ms Bloxham said sufferers of narcissistic personality disorder really believed their own fantasies, meaning it could be hard to treat them.
"Why would someone who thinks they're special and great come for therapy?"
In her own experience, people started coming in their 40s and 50s when they realised they had not achieved their goals or were having problems in their relationships.
Psychopathic 'link'
Personality disorders expert and consultant forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, from Manchester, said: "Many psychopaths have narcissistic traits, and you most often see NPD when treating psychopaths.
"That is not to say that everyone with NPD is a psychopath, or that every psychopath is narcissistic - but they go together in a lot of cases."
It is good to think highly of yourself - but for these people it is out of control
Personality disorders expert and consultant forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes
Thinking themselves "above the rules that the rest of us work to", sufferers committed extreme, cynical and violent crimes to satisfy their needs, Ms Daynes added.
With "a great feeling of entitlement", they felt entitled to other people's respect, admiration and money and could be "very callous", Ms Daynes added.
She said: "It is good to think highly of yourself - but for these people it is out of control. It has gone off the scale."
The Mental Health Foundation website says at least three of the symptoms of the disorder need to be present for diagnosis.
"Like other personality disorders, narcissistic personality disorder is a controversial diagnosis," it adds.
"At present there is no consensus as to its causes or treatment."
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Tony and Olivier award-winning director Trevor Nunn's revival of the classic Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof transfers to the West End for a strictly limited run in 2019.
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Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of: N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population
Venkata Kolli, Katherine N. Schumacher, Eric D. Dodds
Glycopeptide-level mass spectrometry (MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analyses are commonly performed to establish site-specific protein glycosylation profiles that are of central importance to gaining structure-function insights on glycoproteins. Confoundingly, the complete characterization of glycopeptide connectivity usually requires the acquisition of multiple MS/MS fragmentation spectra. Complementary ion fragmentation techniques such as collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD) are often applied in concert to address this need. While structurally informative, the requirement for acquisition of two MS/MS spectra per analyte places considerable limitations upon the breadth and depth of large-scale glycoproteomic inquiry. Here, a previously developed method of multiplexing CID and ETD is applied to the study of glycopeptides for the first time. Integration of the two dissociation methods was accomplished through addition of an ion mobility (IM) dimension that disperses the two stages of MS/MS in time. This allows the two MS/MS spectra to be acquired within a few milliseconds of one another, and to be deconvoluted in post-processing. Furthermore, the method allows both fragmentation readouts to be obtained from the same precursor ion packet, thus reducing the inefficiencies imposed by separate CID and ETD acquisitions and the relatively poor precursor ion to fragment ion conversion typical of ETD. N-Linked glycopeptide ions ranging in molecular weight from 1.8 to 6.5 kDa were generated from four model glycoproteins that collectively encompassed paucimannosidic, high mannose, and complex types of N-glycosylation. In each case, IM-resolved CID and ETD events provided complete coverage of the glycan topology and peptide sequence coverages ranging from 48.4% (over 32 amino acid residues) to 85.7% (over eight amino acid residues). The potential of this method for large-scale glycoproteomic analysis is discussed.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7an01196b
Glycopeptides
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Kolli, V., Schumacher, K. N., & Dodds, E. D. (2017). Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of: N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population. Analyst, 142(24), 4691-4702. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7an01196b
Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of : N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population. / Kolli, Venkata; Schumacher, Katherine N.; Dodds, Eric D.
In: Analyst, Vol. 142, No. 24, 21.12.2017, p. 4691-4702.
Kolli, V, Schumacher, KN & Dodds, ED 2017, 'Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of: N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population', Analyst, vol. 142, no. 24, pp. 4691-4702. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7an01196b
Kolli V, Schumacher KN, Dodds ED. Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of: N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population. Analyst. 2017 Dec 21;142(24):4691-4702. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7an01196b
Kolli, Venkata ; Schumacher, Katherine N. ; Dodds, Eric D. / Ion mobility-resolved collision-induced dissociation and electron transfer dissociation of : N-glycopeptides: gathering orthogonal connectivity information from a single mass-selected precursor ion population. In: Analyst. 2017 ; Vol. 142, No. 24. pp. 4691-4702.
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"You can't expect me to believe that," the detective said, as he laced his fingers and leaned forward on the table, his muscular forearms straining against the dark blue fabric of his off the rack suit. The rain beat down on the roof like the torrential downpour of a god's fury, and had soaked the detective on his way in. The man in the striped, button-up shirt sat back in his chair, to distance himself from the concentrated smell of old cigarettes wafting from the detective's wet clothing, as well as the scornful words.
"You can believe what you want, Detective Coulee, but what I did," he paused, the words caught in his raw, aching throat, "I did for love." He broke eye contact with the detective, bowed his head, and turned his cinnamon brown eyes to the bright gold of his wedding band. When his head dropped some of his ashen brown hair, like the bark of a live oak, escaped his hair tie and fell froward to frame his lean, gaunt face.
"This was love?" Detective Coulee asked, unfolded his hands, and opened a file to his left. He pushed photo after photo across the cold, metal surface of the table, and though his face betrayed no emotion his amber eyes burned with anger. The lines worn into the detective's face, like trenches of grief, were made deeper that night as he studied the mutilated body of a beautiful, young, and vibrant woman.
At the procession of photos, the young man glanced up but did not move his head.
"If I didn't stop her, who would?" he whispered, and the detective frowned.
"Stop her from what?" The man grimaced and refused to meet the detective's eyes, so the detective slowly repeated himself. At the second asking the man finally looked up, with tears running down his face through the three day scruff on his cheeks.
"All those people at the hospital. They went there for help but found Nora, my wife, instead. You're supposed to trust your doctor, especially since they have your life in their hands, but my wife's hands were not to be trusted." The man sobbed, and bent at the waist, arms over his middle as though his stomach pained him.
"Hundreds," the man whispered, voice barely audible. That single word sent a chill down the detective's spine, and a queasiness spiralled through his gut. The man continued; "She'd bring me their pictures, each one taken right after their time of death. After the last one I knew I was the only one who could stop her. I couldn't go to the police. Who would believe me, her drunk, philandering husband, over a prestigious doctor?" he scoffed, and wiped this nose across the long sleeve of his shirt at his wrist. "When I saw my chance, I took it. I had to make sure she was dead, and nothing could bring her back. I couldn't take that chance," he finished, gesturing to the overkill and ruin of what was once another human being.
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Home Scoops & Analysis CPPIB sees opportunity in aging funds
CPPIB sees opportunity in aging funds
Chris Witkowsky
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has become something of a white knight for a few private equity managers with aging funds they can't seem to close.
CPPIB announced this week that it led the restructuring of J.W. Childs Associates' third fund, a $1.75 billion vehicle that closed in 2002.
CPPIB will kick in $477 million as part of the restructuring of Fund III, and $119 million as a commitment into J.W. Childs' planned fourth fund, which is targeting $450 million. Goldman Sachs also participated in the restructuring, though it is not clear how much Goldman is investing in the deal. Other investors participated in the deal, though it is not clear who.
The interesting aspect of this deal is that it gives the GP new life with capital for existing investments, but also comes with a built-in commitment to a new fund. This allows J.W. Childs to raise a fourth fund, something the firm wasn't able to do on its own when it tried back in 2006.
CPPIB has confidence in J.W. Childs' "stewardship of the assets" in the existing Fund III portfolio and in the firm's ability to "realize the full potential" of remaining Fund III companies, Yann Robard, CPPIB's head of secondaries and co-investments, told my colleague Kirk Falconer this week.
One of the five portfolio companies in Fund III, specialty retailer Brookstone Inc, filed for bankruptcy earlier in April. The struggles of the company had been factored into the price of the deal as Brookstone was written down in J.W. Childs' portfolio, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The structure of J.W. Childs' restructuring follows similar past transactions with Behrman Capital and Willis Stein & Partners. LPs had the "option, but not the obligation" to either sell their stakes in Fund III or roll them over on the same terms as CPPIB, Robard said.
Remaining Fund III assets have been housed in a new vehicle called Winter Street Opportunities Fund, which will be managed by J.W. Childs. CPPIB holds about 40 percent ownership in Winter Street, Robard said. The other companies in the Fund III portfolio are: bedding company Mattress Firm, WS Packaging Group, Sunny Delight Beverages and Esselte, an office products business.
"We have done considerable due diligence on underlying assets [in Fund III] and believe they have two to four years to reach their full value," Robard said.
Restructuring transactions also usually give the GP a renewed fee stream in a vehicle that has lived beyond its intended life cycle – something that can become a point of contention with limited partners that have been paying fees in a fund for 10 years or more. It is not clear in this case what is happening with the fees or carried interest.
CPPIB also led the restructurings of the $785 million, 2006 HM Capital Sector Performance Fund. The system bought assets out of the HM Capital fund for $468 million, and committed $138 million to a new fund, Kainos Capital Partners, formed by former food and consumer products team from HM Capital.
The system also led the restructuring of Behrman Capital III, a $1.2 billion fund that closed in 2001. As part of the deal, CPPIB kicked in $654 million to buy out existing LP interests and Goldman Sachs committed $100 million. Other, undisclosed investors also participated, according to a Behrman statement at the time. Five Fund III portfolio companies were moved into a new, $1 billion vehicle with a six year life.
CPPIB will continue to look for more opportunities to restructuring older funds, Robard said. CPPIB has committed $6 billion to secondaries since 2008, with 40 percent of that amount used for direct investments or "portfolio liquidity solutions," Robard said.
Deals like J.W. Childs, Behrman and HM Capital reflect "a positive evolution in the industry" whereby all parties, including GP teams, existing LPs and new investors, can benefit, he said. "We are trying to offer solutions everybody can feel good about," he said.
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Q: Update a Google Sheet using REST calls with Google Sheets API I'm trying to write some data to a google spreadsheet using REST API calls from Postman or Curl. By following the official documentation, some tutorials and blogs, I have done the following.

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*Create a Google Console Project.

*Enable Google Sheet API.

*Create a new service and download keys JSON file (with sheets API access and editor role).

*Activate service account using Google cloud SDK (CLI command: gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file keys.json)

*Obtain the access token (CLI command: gcloud auth print-access-token)

The Google spreadsheet I want to write data is private and only the REST client and myself should able to write data. Also creating OAuth credentials and using them to authenticate REST application is not possible as this doesn't involve any user. Also, I can't share the spreadsheet with the service account generated mail (from the UI), as the sharing outside option is disabled by the organization. Deploying the sheet to public is also not possible.
All the resources I found online asks to add the service account mail to the sheet from the UI. Is there any other method to make this happen as that is not possible in my case?
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I'm Getting the following error (since I haven't shared my sheet with the service account mail)
{
    "error": {
        "code": 403,
        "message": "Request had insufficient authentication scopes.",
        "status": "PERMISSION_DENIED",
        "details": [
            {
                "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.ErrorInfo",
                "reason": "ACCESS_TOKEN_SCOPE_INSUFFICIENT",
                "domain": "googleapis.com",
                "metadata": {
                    "service": "sheets.googleapis.com",
                    "method": "google.apps.sheets.v4.SpreadsheetsService.GetValues"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

A: There is one small change that you can use to turn service accounts into a useful tool in your situation. You can grant it domain-wide delegation in order to access user data. In that way, you could access any user data (without the need of sharing it with the service account beforehand) with that account. Please ask me any additional doubt.


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Building the re-created James fort, Jamestown Settlement
The instructions for the colonists had been to locate a site which would be far enough from the coast to avoid being surprised by Spanish warships, a major concern of the Virginia Council. In May 1607, upon selecting the site they named Jamestown in honor of their King, they noted the channel was deep enough to tie their ships to the trees on the shore. This was an important consideration, saving time and effort in loading ships for transport of goods to England. They also felt it could be easily defended against local Indians should they prove hostile. The Powhatan Indians were wary of the Englishmen from their first sighting. According to John Smith, some of the Indians welcomed them hospitably, offering food and entertainment, while others discharged their arrows and then retreated as the colonists fired their guns.
After building a rudimentary fort and experiencing an Indian attack almost immediately, the settlers realized their vulnerability. On May 26, they set about building a more substantial fortification. This second fort has been described as triangular with a bulwark at each corner containing four or five pieces of ordnance. Two of the bulwarks faced the James River from where any Spanish assault would come and the other one faced inland. According to Company requirements, the settlers constructed three public buildings inside the fort – a church, a storehouse and a guardhouse – set around a market square. Timber-framed houses were also eventually built along the walls to replace the tents in which the colonists had been living.
English housing inside re-created James fort, Jamestown Settlement
A week after the building of the second fort, Captain Newport sailed for England and the realities of life in the wilderness set in as colonists experienced a variety of challenges including hunger and disease, each of which took a heavy toll. The colonists were so weakened from sickness it was reported they could hardly stand. George Percy wrote that most died from famine, but the major killer was more likely polluted river water, full of "slime and filth," which led to salt poisoning, dysentery and typhoid. An epidemic swept the settlement and left half the 104 men and boys dead before the end of September. Only about 50 survived as winter approached. The colony was on the brink of collapse. With Captain Newport gone and Captain Gosnold having died, the leadership disintegrated, and the men began quarreling among themselves. It was around this time that the Powhatan, rather than resuming hostilities against the weakened, disease-ridden Englishmen, instead brought food to the fort and saved the colonists' lives.
In January 1608, eight or nine months after leaving Jamestown, Captain Newport returned with new immigrants. They discovered that only 38 of the original settlers had survived and only ten were physically able to work. In addition, the deposed president of the council (Wingfield) was under house arrest, one member of the council had been shot (Kendall), another was about to be hanged (Smith) and other leaders were about to abandon the colony. Though weakened and hungry from the voyage, the new colonists set to work. The fort was once again filled with activity and renewed purpose.


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