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Q: Insert dynamic textfield cells into section in TableView - Swift I am a beginner in Swift and i am stuck with a problem.
I have a TableView Controller which contains 3 sections, the first two are composed of one textfield in one cell.
However, for the third one at the beginning, it has only one cell (textfield).
Each time the user presses Return on the textfield, i would like to insert one row composed of one textfield below the textfield edited. (Like when you add multiple phone numbers in the Contacts App).
I created a UITextField Array : TextFieldArrayPayers
My code looks like this :
Connected to the textField when user presses Return :
@IBAction func AddParticipant(sender: AnyObject) {
        tableView.beginUpdates()
        textFieldArrayPayers.append(UITextField());
        tableView.insertRowsAtIndexPaths([
            NSIndexPath(forRow: textFieldArrayPayers.count, inSection: 2)
            ], withRowAnimation: .Automatic)
        tableView.endUpdates()

    }

And to manage my sections :
override func numberOfSectionsInTableView(tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        return 3
    }

override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    if section==2
    {
        return textFieldArrayPayers.count+1
    }
    else
    {
        return 1;
    }
}

When I run my program, i try to edit the first textfield and when I press Enter or Return, I get this :
Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSRangeException',
reason: '*** -[__NSArrayI objectAtIndex:]: index 1 beyond bounds [0 .. 0]'

I looked at numerous similar topics but never found the real solution..
Thanks in advance for those who got the solution

A: Update your model before beginning your batch update:
@IBAction func AddParticipant(sender: AnyObject) {

        textFieldArrayPayers.append(UITextField());

        tableView.beginUpdates()
        tableView.insertRowsAtIndexPaths([
            NSIndexPath(forRow: textFieldArrayPayers.count, inSection: 2)
            ], withRowAnimation: .Automatic)
        tableView.endUpdates()

    }

For more information on see the Table View Programming Guide for iOS


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Winner - Or Just a Stroke of Luck?
US expert Barry Meadow warns about racing's pitfalls
WINNER – OR JUST A STROKE OF LUCK?
By Barry Meadow
Despite what you may read in handicapping books, you can't plan on 33 per cent winners at an average dividend of $6.80 (for $2 unit) for a 12 per cent profit on any particular day, week, month. year, or lifespan, even if that was your result for 1999 on 600 bets.
In fact, though while it's easy to keep track of daily wins and losses, trying to calculate how proficient your handicapping really is, isn't that easy.
Let's say you go to the track 40 weekends a year and bet 15 races every weekend. You're not going to be making win bets in all those races, so over the course of a year you might bet maybe 500 horses to win.
Your win percentage is a function not only of your handicapping ability, but also of the types of horses you bet. Bet mostly favourites and you'll win maybe 140 of those bets. Bet mostly longshots and you might not bit 40 winners.
It's important not to lump together the two groups or you'll get a completely misleading picture of your abilities.
Now comes the part that nobody wants to hear. Let's say this is your first year of punting. You make 500 bets at $20 apiece and hit 40 winners at an average dividend of $27 (for $2 unit) for a profit of $800 for the year.
Assuming you bet the same types of horses at the same types of odds the next year, how likely are you to repeat the result?
Sadly, there's not enough information to answer the question because you don't know if your result was typical, abnormally good or abnormally poor. You simply haven't made enough bets to know.
Standard deviation can be measured by the square root of the product of the number of trials multiplied by the product of your win percentage, times your loss percentage. In this example:
SD=SR (500x.08x.92)=6.
If you KNEW that you could continue to hit 8 per cent at the $27 dividend, then you could use the above number to figure out how likely you'd be to do it again.
With a standard deviation of 6, your total number of wins the following year figures to range 95 per cent of the time between 28 wins (for a $2440 loss) and 52 wins (for a $4040 gain). That's quite a swing over a full year.
But the situation is really worse, much worse. Because, just maybe, those first 40 winners actually marked the high end of your ability, which might well on average be only 29 wins, a number that represents a 21.7 per cent loss on investment and, in fact, is much closer to the result achieved by the population as a whole.
Taking the standard deviation for 29 wins, next year your swing could be anywhere from 17 wins (a loss of $5410) to 41 wins (a profit of $1070).
So, if you're the average guy betting longshots and losing the track (TAB) take, you might, with luck, finish the year with a four figure profit, though, more likely, you'll wind up with a four-figure loss.
An especially good result doesn't necessarily mean you can triple your bets the following year.
This is a crucial concept to understand if you're going to bet serious money at the track. Varying results, even for a full year's play, are the norm, not the exception.
The bet simulations that you see in handicapping books, based as they are on unchanging results, are mostly exercises in wishful thinking. And the suggestion that you should monitor, say, 20 or 30 bets for an angle before using real money, are completely ridiculous.
Only a small portion of this discussion has considered tote prices. Less than 10 per cent of all races are won by horses paying $27 or higher, and it's hard to maintain that kind of payoff average.
The $27 prices of one year may give way to the $21 prices the next, so if your hit rate stays the same, you turn a profit into a loss.
Betting low-odds horses gives you more stable results, but even predicting your hit rate here isn't easy.
Let's say that during one year you bet 1000 low-odds horses and hit 286 of them at an average dividend of $7.40 ($2 unit) for a profit on $20 bets of $1164. How likely is a similar result next year?
The standard deviation:
SD=SR (1000x.286x.714)=14.
The next year, assuming that 28.6 per cent wins at $7.40 is your typical result, which we can't say for sure, you might well hit only 258 winners for a $908 loss.
The fact is that, until you've bet thousands of races, not just hundreds, you may actually have very little idea about how likely you are to keep winning (or losing). And perhaps even that total might be misleading because maybe you're handicapping differently (better? worse? more longshots?) than you did 2000 bets ago.
And if most of your money goes into volatile bets, such as trifectas or first fours, it's virtually impossible to predict how you're going to do over time.
A single score might well turn around your season, while the lack of that big score may mean a losing year. Can you really budget for this?
Maybe you're a great handicapper and a winning bettor, or maybe you're a great handicapper and a losing bettor. So far, I've been a winning player. But maybe I've just been lucky. Hard to say for sure.
I can't say how I'm going to do in 2001, no matter what I might have done in previous years.
Neither can anyone else. Not even famous guys who write books, or guys who cashed half-a-million dollars in 1999 or 2000. It's never a good idea to think you're king of handicapping universe, no matter how you've done in the past.
The gods who run these things might just have selected you as a temporary resident at the good end of the Bell Curve. And maybe next time around, somebody else is going to be taking your spot while you are consigned to the bad end of that famous curve.
Making money at the racetrack is hard work, and never guaranteed Then again, if it was easy, where would the fun be?
Barry Meadow, regarded as one of America's greatest modern-day handicappers, has a monthly newsletter Meadow's Racing Monthly, which is available from TR Publishing, 4227 High Grove Rd, Templeton CA 93465, USA.
Check out his website at: www.trpublishing.com
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THIS week the YEP is putting you, the readers, very much in the driving seat.
Whether that seat is in a car, on a bus, a taxi, train, a motorbike or a bicycle. We are going to be coming with you on your journeys to and from and across this city throughout the week.
We want to put together a clear picture of how transport is, or isn't, working in Leeds and help shape what should be done.
As we report today Transport Secretary Chris Grayling insisted last month that his department is committed to the North, citing a £1bn improvement plan for cross-Pennine road links as proof of his good intentions.
But is that enough to buy your confidence? Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald said there had been promises of investment in the past - but the Government reneged on its promises.
And even if it did, more trains would only help a fraction of commuters in Leeds. When Leeds City Council held a transport summit 18 months ago the statistics at the time showed 44 per cent of people used a car to get into Leeds, 24 per cent took the bus and 11 per cent went by train.
Having said that just over half wanted to use a more sustainable method of travel - tram or light rail.
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With the Easter weekend just around the corner (hello having some time off), you may have been making some plans of what you will be going to do. It can be a good time to go away or spend time with friends and family, with those extra bank holidays; aren't they just the best?
And if you are planning something nice, then how about making sure that you have something special for the occasion? You see for me, all chocolate is not created equal. And if you want something special for your Easter celebrations, or to give to someone else, then Hotel Chocolat, as always, has such a great selection.
One thing that is new this year is their pack of a dozen quails eggs. Well, the quails eggs aren't new as such, but they come in a sustainable egg box made from bagasse, a by-product of sugar cane.
But all you need to know is that it is fully compostable, biodegradable and a great alternative to plastic.
It is great to see a company like Hotel Chocolat take steps to improving what they do. In fact, they have pledged that 100% of our packaging will be compostable, reusable or recyclable by 2021, which is great news. So for a special (and eco-friendly) choice, the dozen quails eggs (£10) would make a good addition at the Easter Table.
I like how the packaging makes it look like a proper box of eggs, so it is something really unique, especially when you open it and there's tasty chocolate inside. The flavours are family-friendly ones, with no alcohol: Vanilla, Simple Dark, Illegal Gianduja, Salted Caramel Cream, Nuts About Raspberry and Salted Macadamia – yum!
If you are a big chocolate fan, or want to give a thick and tasty egg as a gift this Easter, then how about the divine Extra Thick Eggs from Hotel Chocolat? They are quite unlike anything you'll find in a normal supermarket, and they turn 18 years old this year, believe it or not.
If you haven't had one before, then it is important to say that they can actually be broken by hand, so don't worry about braking your teeth when you hear the words 'extra thick.' From the hand-tied box that the egg comes in, to the striking design and exquisite chocolates that you find inside, it makes an amazing gift from start to finish. They really are egg-stra special. We have the patisserie extra thick egg (£27) and it is so tasty (though there are plenty of others to choose from, like a white chocolate egg, to rocky road, and a dark (vegan) egg.
Patisserie chocolates inside from carrot cake, to brownie, Eton Mess, and treacle tart (again, alcohol-free).
We are going to be having a little family gathering over Easter, so these will be perfect for that (if they last that long)! Have you got plans over Easter? It would be great to hear what you think.
*this is a collaborative post – all opinions are my own and I would only recommend something that I would buy myself.
I have a vegan hotel chocolat egg this year, can't wait to try it.
What delicious looking treats! You can always rely on Hotel Chocolat for delicious chocolate offerings.
Oh yum, these look delicious! That extra thick egg looks amazing!


Ok now we all know I don't have a boyfriend, that I don't even like boys in the first place, and that I am madly in love with the very wonderful and very female Night Rider. However, I do love the new "boyfriend inspired" trends as of late, especially how they translating to plus size fashion! I have been on the hunt for the perfect and affordable boyfriend blazer and boyfriend jeans and am still looking (i'm a perfectionist) but I did get lucky enough to find the perfect boyfriend cardigan a couple of weeks ago!
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I found the new love of my life, the wonderful gray boyfriend sweater in the clearance section at you guessed it ASOS Curve and new I had to have it! I was so pleased when I received this cardigan and was amazed at how wonderfully comfortable it is! It is well made, just like everything else at ASOS Curve, and I love the round hem on the back. It is very flattering on the body and can be worn with dresses or with a t-shirt and jeans. I like it best with the sleeves pushed up so it doesn't look to slouchy, and I absolutely that it has buttons all the way up to the top of the neckline. For the shoot outside Lucy's Coffee Shop in Boise I wore the boyfriend cardi with my favorite little black dress from Torrid. This dress fits the body perfectly and accentuated the curves with a fitted v-neck bodice and a tulip skirt. I added my Torrid Heart Shaped Corset Belt to give the look a little bit more dimension and my black Torrid leggings and black, gray and white plaid peeptoe heels that I also picked up a couple of years ago from you guessed it again Torrid as well. I accessorized with my new favorite bracelet from designer Amy Radue and left the look simple. It would be great for running weekend errands or grabbing a cup of coffee or lunch with friends!
I loveee this outfit, so cute.
First of all, great hair! I am a huge fan of boyfriend cardis, and you did a fantastic job of pulling the look off without appearing too "slouchy" (my big problem). My fave pic is at the coffee table!


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As the days become shorter and cooler in Seattle, we say goodbye to the diversity of spring and summer blossoms and shift toward the luscious colors of autumn. This month, we want to celebrate the arrival of autumn by featuring a few plants that we love to use in projects of all styles and sizes that are especially lovely early in the season. The unique seasonal colors and sculptural structures of these plants provide interest and versatility in a range of landscapes from gardens to commercial landscapes and streetscapes.
The Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) is a staple of Seattle neighborhoods. One of the first deciduous trees to change color and drop its leaves in autumn, Katsuras put on a brilliant display in mid-September to early October. With a finely branching habit and delicate heart-shaped leaves, these trees are lovely year-round, providing dappled shade on local streets throughout Seattle.
In autumn, the trees flush from top to bottom with foliage colors ranging from pale buttery yellow to deep rust red, depending on sun exposure and water availability. Especially noticeable on cooler days, some Katsuras also exude a sugary, vanilla-like smell as their leaves change color, making these trees one of our all-around favorite sensory experiences of fall.
Due to their shallow root systems, Katsuras make excellent street trees (where there are no overhead powerlines). They stay fairly small with open, loosely pyramidal canopies reaching up to 30 feet tall and 20-25 feet wide. Although their shallow roots make them great for urban sites, they may struggle if planted in areas with high traffic paths where their roots are not protected by sturdy hardscape. Native to Japan, Katsuras are well-adapted to our temperate climate and do well as shade garden accents or elegant, dappled screens if planted in a row. A favorite of the late landscape architect, Richard Haag, who is renowned locally and internationally for projects like Gas Works Park, Seattleites have Richard to thank for many of the luminous Katsura canopies we see in Seattle today.
A treasured native species, Vine Maple (Acer circinatum), has some of the most brilliant and diverse fall color in our region. Adapted to grow as a shrub or small tree in the shade of tall conifer forests, Vine Maples tend to have a graceful upright branching habit that can be grown as multi-stem shrubs or single stem trees.
Depending on growing conditions and sun exposure, Vine Maples may begin changing color as early as July and slowly continue to shift in color throughout September and into October. The color range of Vine Maples is immense, a single leaf may be bright yellow, burnt orange and deep purple all at once! If grown with partial to full sun exposure, leaves will turn rich fiery colors and begin shedding in September often continuing to change colors through October.
Vine Maples grown in deep to dappled shade will hold their leaves, remaining green longer than trees with direct sun exposure, eventually turning pale, ghostly yellow before shedding leaves in October. Vine Maples are one of our all-time favorites for a variety of uses from screening hedges to sculptural accent planting, native woodlands, and restoration.
We also love some of its more colorful cultivars like 'Pacific Fire' that has bright red stems and branches for added winter interest. These trees thrive best in partial sun to full shade with consistent water. They can be trained or shaped as desired but will usually form a beautiful small tree if left to grow naturally.
Stonecrops (Sedum ssp.) are an extremely diverse genus of succulents that usually thrive in poor, rocky soils and dry, hot conditions. We love this whole genus for its tough, drought tolerant groundcovers that provide a range of textures and colors, like Broadleaf Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium), Angelina Stonecrop (Sedum rupestre 'Angelina') and White Diamond Stonecrop (Sedum pachyclados 'White Diamond').
But our favorite, and most often used of this genus is the Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Sedum 'Autumn Joy'). The icon of sedums, Autumn Joy is taller than its creeping relatives and grows up to 24" tall, with flat umbels of flowers that often reach 2-3 inches across at maturity. The fleshy, bright green stems and leaves begin to emerge from winter-dormant crowns in late spring, growing taller throughout the summer and eventually blooming in September. The bright, coral pink blossoms are a highlight of the September garden, providing late forage for bees and a stunning color display that usually lasts into October.
We recommend planting Autumn Joy in clumps or rows in bright, sunny locations with grasses, evergreen shrubs or other perennials for a stunning seasonal accent. If left throughout winter, the stems and spent flower heads provide striking structural interest and shelter and forage for beneficial insects.


Shauna Kiernan, PA to Niki Winterson, was invited onto BBC Radio London at the weekend, to talk about the need for more positive female LGBT+ role models within the industry and beyond. In a live studio piece that went out on Friday night ahead of the #PrideLondon celebrations on Saturday, Shauna and her fiancée, Anna Lucinda, talked to Jason Rosam about their own experiences with Pride and the now changing attitudes towards equality within society. To can have a listen simply click on the video below.
Equality and equal representation, in all of its forms across the industry, is an issue that Winterson's takes extremely seriously. Ahead of Pride, we also wrote about the need to now move the conversation on even further, from 'Equal Rights' to genuine equality. Shauna's piece was fun, insightful, and an extremely proud moment for the entire team here at Winterson's, as her words reflected the values that we all share. #PrideLondon arguably experienced its most successful incarnation to date in 2018, and Winterson's will continue to be a vocal supporter of such movements.


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Q: Rounding the corners of a View in Kotlin I have this View in Kotlin:
<View
android:id="@+id/DotView"
android:layout_width="6.5dp"
android:layout_height="6.5dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
/>

and I need to round the corners since it is a Dot and I have been investigating and testing how I can do it to round the corners but I just can't find the answer.
How can I solve it?

A: you have to create a drawable shape xml file and set background property of the view to the drawable file!
res/drawable/circle.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="oval">
    <solid android:color="@color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>

res/drawable/rounded.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="@color/colorPrimary"/>
    <corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>

and set background to view like this :
<View
android:id="@+id/DotView"
android:layout_width="6.5dp"
android:layout_height="6.5dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
android:background="@drawable/rounded"
/>

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Just 11 minutes of mindfulness training may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, according to new research in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. People in the study who listened to short audio recordings drank about three fewer beers than usual over the following week, while those in a control group didn't change their drinking habits.
The practice of mindfulness involves focusing on what's happening in the present moment. Unlike other strategies sometimes used to combat unhealthy behaviors or addictions—which often strive to reduce cravings or teach people to ignore them—mindfulness encourages practitioners to acknowledge such cravings and respond with intention.
The downside is that mindfulness-based treatments usually involve many hours of training over several sessions and aren't readily available to everyone who might benefit from them. Researchers at University College London wanted to see how a very brief intervention—just one informal session lasting a few minutes—might benefit people at risk for problems with alcohol.
They recruited 68 adults who admitted to drinking heavily, but not to the point of having an alcohol-use disorder. Half of them listened to an 11-minute audio recording that taught basic mindfulness strategies, like thinking consciously about one's feelings and bodily sensations. The recordings told them that by acknowledging these sensations—like cravings, for instance—they could tolerate them as temporary events, without needing to act on them.
The other half participated in relaxation training specifically designed to reduce cravings. After the session, both groups were encouraged to continue practicing the techniques throughout the week.
The study was double-blinded, which means that people did not know which intervention they were receiving. The word "mindfulness" wasn't used in any recruitment or experimental materials, so people's assumptions about the technique would not influence their results.
Because the two training sessions were so similar and so brief, the researchers expected to see only a subtle change in drinking reduction and only small differences between the groups.
But the results surprised them. During the following week, the mindfulness group drank 9.3 fewer units of alcohol (equal to about three pints of beer) than they had the week before the study. There was no significant change among people who were taught to relax.
Lead author Sunjeev Kamboj, a reader and deputy director in UCL's Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, says that practicing mindfulness can make a person more aware of their tendency to respond reflexively to urges. "By being more aware of their cravings, we think the study participants were able to bring intention back into the equation, instead of automatically reaching for the drink when they feel a craving," he says.
MORE: Can You Lose Weight On The Mindfulness Diet?
Kamboj and his coauthors hope that heavy drinkers—a group at risk for alcohol addiction and abuse, as well as other unpleasant side effects and chronic health issues—can use mindfulness to reduce their consumption levels before they develop serious problems. They are also exploring whether mindfulness can help people who have other types of substance-use problems. It's yet not clear whether people have to really want to cut back on drinking or other unhealthy behaviors in order to benefit, he adds.


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Victims of the Florida High School Mass Shooting
How difficult is it to purchase a gun in Florida?
Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Florida is a state where it is not particularly difficult to get a gun. The Giffords Law Center, which is a gun-control advocacy group named after former U.S. House Rep. Gabby Giffords, gives Florida an "F" grade for its gun laws. Below, from the Giffords Law Center, is a look at Florida's gun laws.
In Florida, you do not need a license to own or purchase a handgun, shotgun or rifle, nor do you have to register a gun. Here is what's required from the state for gun ownership.
How do you get a gun in Florida?
In Florida, to purchase a gun from a gun store, you must pay $8 and complete the paperwork for a background check. If you pass the background check, you get the gun. If the gun is a rifle or a shotgun, you do not have to wait three days to get it. For a handgun, there is a mandatory three-day "cooling off" period in Florida, one of only 10 states that require any waiting period for the purchase of a gun. There is no federal waiting period required when purchasing a gun. Waiting periods are imposed by states.
Here is what Florida does not do:
Require a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm between private parties (although counties may impose such a requirement)
Require firearms dealers to obtain a state license
Require firearm owners to license their weapons
Require the registration of firearms
Regulate assault weapons, 50 caliber rifles, or large capacity ammunition magazines
Limit the number of firearms that may be purchased at one time
Who is prohibited from purchasing a gun in Florida?
Federal law prohibits certain people from purchasing or possessing firearms. Felons, certain domestic abusers, and people with a history of mental illness are generally barred from buying a weapon. In Florida, a person is prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm if they:
Have been convicted of a felony, or are under 24 years of age and have been convicted of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
Have been issued a final injunction that is currently in force and effect, restraining that person from committing acts of domestic violence
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Engaged in a lawful hunting activity and are at least age 16 or if under age 16, are supervised by an adult
Engaged in a lawful marksmanship competition or practice or other lawful recreational shooting activity, and are at least age 16
Transporting an unloaded firearm directly to or from one of the aforementioned events
Florida law prohibits dealers from selling or transferring firearms to anyone younger than 18
Can someone who has become a person who would be prohibited from possessing firearms in Florida have their guns taken away?
No, Florida has no law requiring a person who has become a person who would be prohibited from owning weapons in Florida to surrender the weapon, nor is there a law that would allow law enforcement to take that person's firearms.
If a person is the subject of a court-imposed protective order, then Florida does consider it a violation of that protective order if the person refuses to surrender his or her firearms.
What about a semi-automatic weapon? How tough is it to get those type of weapons?
In most cases, it's no tougher to get a semi-automatic rifle than it is to get a handgun. Seven states -- California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York – and the District of Columbia have enacted laws banning semi-automatic weapons. Minnesota and Virginia regulate semi-automatic weapons. There is no ban on purchasing the weapons in any other state.


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The Most Luxurious Modern Apartment Building In Upper East Side
Upper East Side is one of the busiest and classiest neighborhoods in New York. The streets are a beautiful combination of classic brownstones and sophisticated high-rises and the perfect spot for a luxurious Modern Apartment Building. 200 East 83rd is the embodiment of restrained eccentricity and a great addition to New York's landscape.
Robert A.M. Stern is one of the best architects of his generation and the New York-based design firm he founded is the perfect personification of his unmatched vision. This luxurious Modern Apartment Building epitomizes the best of New York City in the most beautiful of ways. 200 East 83rd complements the surrounding neighborhood and let's it in, the building is the perfect synergy between classic elements and innovative design.
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There's a synergetic combination of Gothic, Byzantine, and Art Deco styles. 200 East 83rd features a façade of Indiana limestone and precast concrete, a blackened nickel entrance door, and a gated porte cochere with a car elevator that leads to an underground parking garage.
Extraordinary views frame rooms. Abundant light streams in, complementing the tailored interiors by Rottet Studio was responsible for the tailored interiors. A project that respected the architectural features of the building, honoring its classicism with a fresh and contemporary approach. The result is an unmatched design inspiration filled with light, a timeless creation.
A classic structure is combined with state-of-the-art technology and beautiful craftsmanship, bespoke elements made every unit a unique oasis. A fresh, bright palette, is complemented by elements of warm wood cabinetry. The primary bathroom has also a classic clean simplicity with rich finishes and details. A truly luxurious modern apartment!
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The scheme sets the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world, recognising and rewarding well managed parks and green spaces.
Adrian Wickham, managing director for the south at Glendale, said: "The Green Flag Awards set the standard for how parks and green spaces should be managed, so to see Lewisham maintain 15 flags for another year running is fantastic. It's also testament to, not only the hard work of our specialists, but the strength of our partnership with the council on which our success is built.


(1) I don't want people to get the impression the school will have a lackadaisical approach to teaching though.(2) I want to be organized, but I'm just too lackadaisical to get things in order.(3) The President is remarkably lackadaisical about finding the senior administration official who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.(4) There was a lackadaisical attitude to the extension of the copyright term in the European Union.(5) The cast and filmmakers are largely to blame, as they treat the material in a lackadaisical manner, while also telegraphing too many plot points ahead of time.(6) The lackadaisical attitude of the members is one of the main impediments to the club expanding its activities.(7) He still is too inconsistent and too lackadaisical .(8) The Mariners had several opportunities to seal the game and win an important series, yet they played lackadaisically .(9) Whether or not the main quest is more than just an excuse to introduce cool new gear, it's still fun to wander around lackadaisically .(10) They perpetuate the lies and the fairytales that they have been told since childhood lackadaisically .(11) During my visit to the Beijing New Art Projects the Gao brothers walked out from behind their glass office and lackadaisically circulated among the visitors.(12) If during the year a team plays lackadaisically because of the leadership of the coach, this factor will be intensified.
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Dietary Team Leader (Full Time) Nags Head
Facility: The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc.
Location: Nags Head, NC
About the Outer Banks Hospital
Known for the wide expanse of open beaches and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to The Outer Banks Hospital.
Situated in Nags Head, we're driven to provide the highest-quality, compassionate care in a manner that embodies the friendly hospitality that the Outer Banks is renowned for. Our patient survey ratings and team member engagement scores rank among the best in the nation. We may appear small but we're mighty and are one of only a handful of critical access hospitals in the U.S. to have an accredited cancer program.
Voted one of the top 100 community hospitals in the nation by Becker's Hospital Review, we are a partnership between Vidant Health in Greenville, NC and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in Chesapeake, VA. We offer a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services to meet the healthcare needs of our community, whose year-round population of 35,000 swells to over 250,000 in the summer months.
Our campus offers four ORs, a medical/surgical unit, a labor & delivery suite with a dedicated caesarian section OR, a full rehabilitation therapy center, cancer treatment and radiation therapy center, and a 24-hour emergency department.
In addition, we are affiliated with the Outer Banks Medical Group comprised of multiple primary care, specialty care, and urgent care practices.
We welcome you to make a difference with us and to become a part of our collaborative and innovative community.
Assist with planning, organizing, developing & directing the overall operation of the Department of Nutrition Services in accordance with state, local & federal standards, regulations and our established departmental Policy & Procedure. Prepares food in accordance with departmental production and recipes to insure that quality food is provided to all staff, visitors & patients.
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I added a sample video a little while ago and will another later tonight. Hand held.
Added a dome video earlier today - will add another tonight.
I'm adding videos and editing them in After Effects so I can build up the frames and you pattern draw out.
Videos don't really do it justice since it's not time-lapse - I really have to figure that out because I've seen it done. I'll work on it.


The cybersecurity upgrades come after reports that Russian-linked hackers have increased attacks on federal lawmakers.
(TNS) — Microsoft is offering new security tools to political campaigns — some measures with a level of technology usually reserved for government and big corporate customers — as it expands its efforts to stifle hacking attempts from foreign entities.
The Redmond, Wash., company announced late Monday a new set of tools, called AccountGuard, that will closely watch hacking attacks and attempts made against campaigns, and notify their staff when threats occur. Microsoft will also offer training for staffers on how to make accounts more secure, and let them test new security tools "on a par" with the features Microsoft sells to government and corporate clients.


After receiving a long and complete artistic formation in dance, music and martial arts, and after collaborating with foremost national and international dance companies, Elias, Judah, Josua, Cristo, Israel, Aaron and Josue came together in 2007 to create what has been considered to be the musical scenic phenomena of this decade; Los Vivancos.
With their first creation "7BROTHERS" produced, directed, choreographed by them and with their own musical compositions, the Vivancos brothers have appeared in more than 35 countries performing for over one million spectators worldwide.
Los Vivancos have also been invited to important international events by renowned figures and artists like Antonio Banderas or Princess Stephanie of Monaco, French singer and songwriter Mylene Farmer for whom they choreographed in her concert "Avant Que L'Ombre" performing in front of over 18.000 persons at the Bercy Stadium in Paris, or Dortmund's Symphonic Orchestra with which they performed at the Konthertus Haus in Germany.
Los Vivancos are presently touring their new creation "AETERNUM" a spectacular stravaganza with artistic advice of Daniele Finzi Pasca (creator of Cirque du Soleil's Corteo) and Julie Hamelin (co-founder of Cirque Eloize), musical production by Fernando Velazquez (composer of the musical soundtrack of movies like The Orphanage) and the collaboration of Budapest's Symphony Orchestra that recorded the original scores of this new production.


16-1605. Reporting of abuse, abandonment or neglect. (1) Any physician, resident on a hospital staff, intern, nurse, coroner, school teacher, day care personnel, social worker, or other person having reason to believe that a child under the age of eighteen (18) years has been abused, abandoned or neglected or who observes the child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in abuse, abandonment or neglect shall report or cause to be reported within twenty-four (24) hours such conditions or circumstances to the proper law enforcement agency or the department. The department shall be informed by law enforcement of any report made directly to it. If the department knows or has reason to know that an adult in the home has been convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct or felony injury to a child in the past or that the child has been removed from the home for circumstances that resulted in a conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct or felony injury to a child, then the department shall investigate. When the attendance of a physician, resident, intern, nurse, day care worker, or social worker is pursuant to the performance of services as a member of the staff of a hospital or similar institution, he shall notify the person in charge of the institution or his designated delegate who shall make the necessary reports.
(2) For purposes of subsection (3) of this section, the term "duly ordained minister of religion" means a person who has been ordained or set apart, in accordance with the ceremonial, ritual or discipline of a church or religious organization which has been established on the basis of a community of religious faith, belief, doctrines and practices, to hear confessions and confidential communications in accordance with the bona fide doctrines or discipline of that church or religious organization.
(c) The confession or confidential communication was made in the manner and context that places the duly ordained minister of religion specifically and strictly under a level of confidentiality that is considered inviolate by canon law or church doctrine. A confession or confidential communication made under any other circumstances does not fall under this exemption.
(4) Failure to report as required in this section shall be a misdemeanor.


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[USA], May 30 (ANI): Prince Harry attended the opening match of 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Thursday.
To kick off the mega event, the Duke of Sussex welcomed fans to the sporting event, which is being held at The Oval in London, reported E! News.
"The first-ever cricket World Cup took place in England in 1975, and I'm delighted that the UK will once again play host to this wonderful global sporting event featuring 10 incredible teams who, thanks to the UK's cultural diversity, will feel as though they are competing in front of a home crowd every time they take to the field," he told the crowd.
"Cities across England and Wales will come alive over the next six weeks as World Cup fever sweeps the nation once again and I am sure that the players will show their appreciation with some fantastic performances and great sportsmanship," he added.
Harry then wished the teams luck and thanked everyone who made the cricket tournament possible.
Expressing his excitement, Harry added, "Here's to a brilliant six weeks of sport. Trust me, you won't want to miss any of it. I am now honoured to declare the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales - OPEN!"
Not wanting to miss the crazy action, The Duke of Sussex watched England face off against South Africa from a box in the stands.
Before the match started, the royal met a couple of young people involved in the sport's youth engagement program, including some anthem children and flag bearers.
The Duke's official Instagram account stated that the tournament aims to inspire children all over the world by encouraging teamwork, an active lifestyle and a sense of community.
This wasn't the first time in this week that Harry celebrated the sport, on Wednesday, he hosted the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup team captains at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry's wife Meghan Markle didn't attend either of the events. The Duchess of Sussex is currently on her maternity leave after welcoming the couple's first child, Archie Harrison, earlier this month. (ANI)


We are fascinated by DNA. Our genetic makeup is both a scientific frontier and a roadmap to our kin, and to study the subject is to chip just a bit more away from the big questions of who we are as a group and as individuals. It is our identity in the truest sense, but it transcends any one person; we inherit and we mix and we create, the code evolves and changes with time, spreads, morphs, but throughout this journey there is a lasting provenance and a traceable history.
But what happens to the concept of identity and heritage when applied to the automobile? The same rules don't necessarily apply. We can make hard breaks in the chain if we wish, and for some manufacturers, completely reshaping and redefining their creations is an imperative. In these cases, new models don't build upon the forebears, instead they depart drastically from those older iterations to the point of making them look far more dated than they deserve to. This is the kind of thinking that leaves us with a future that looks brand new at the expense of a jettisoned past. It is planned obsolesce, and not only in the mechanical sense. Thankfully this is not always how things work.
A conversation about the history of driving is at any given time no more than a few words away from the land of red racing cars and coach-built curves, and when talk does inevitably land in Italy, you should start with Alfa Romeo. If motorsport enters the discussion, you must—there would be no prancing horses without the cross and serpent, after all.
From pioneering the development of supercharged racing engines in the venerable 8C and 6C competition cars, to hurtling along the claustrophobic public streets to overall wins at the Targa Florio with the 33/3 and 33TT12, Alfa Romeo has been on good terms with podiums around the world ever since they decided to start officially racing cars in 1911. Theirs is a story that spans nearly every series from formula to touring cars, and the marque's collective achievements run deep. Throughout all of it though—no matter what shape the cars took or where they were racing or whom against—there was the same Alfa Romeo genetic code propelling the engineers and drivers and designers who worked to fill up the company trophy case.
It is debatable as to which period was the most fruitful for Alfa Romeo in motorsport, but there is a strong case to be made for it having occurred in the 1960s. It's all but unheard of these days for a single manufacturer in a single decade to produce so much competence in car form, to add so much to the general history of sports and racing cars. Think about it: the Kamm-tailed, tube-framed TZ-1 and TZ-2 were set free in Europe and the United States in the early years, and then the lightweight Giulia GTAs followed from there and became a regular front-of-the-field sight at circuits from Nürburgring to Sebring.
All of this success on the track was paralleled by the road-going Alfas that were crucial in shaping the '60s sports car zeitgeist, and development of both disciplines was more enmeshed than it would be in most companies. With Autodelta becoming their official competition department, Alfa Romeo race cars paved the way for the enduring popularity of street-legal sports cars like the Giulia Sprint and Sprint Speciale, but the unique quality of the Alfa Romeo driving experience extended to their other offerings too, like the Giulia TI. Seemingly unable to avoid souping things up, they also turned these sedans into race-ready performers to be sold to customer racing teams in the form of the the TI Super. With extensive weight savings thanks to an aggressive diet that included magnesium, plexiglass, and aluminum, the TI Super was a regular sight at European touring car races, and one of a few extra special Alfas to wear the Quadrifoglio Verde on its flanks.
The Giulia's grown since then, and though the new model is now part of the premium sports sedan market that demands a level of refined performance unheard of when the first Giulia badges were stamped, the leading edge of contemporary Alfa Romeo is still rooted in the brand's history. So much so that "contemporary Alfa Romeo" is a bit of a misnomer. It's simply Alfa Romeo, the same company as it's always been in so many regards. One could fill volumes discussing this, but in today's Morning Coffee film the notion becomes visible, real.
The latest to wear the fastest four-leaf clover in the world is the Giulia Quadrifoglio, and to put its pummeling performance into the larger narrative it exists in, we gathered a TZ-1 race car, a Giulia Sprint 1600 GTA, and of course the original king of the Giulia sedans, the TI Super. See them arcing through apexes on the limits of their rubber, listen to the wrung-out inline-fours sing alongside the modern turbochargers, trace the curves from one car to the next in a single continuous flow, feel what it's like to become part of both heritage and evolution at once.


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A Station in Motion: Termini as Heterotopia
Simone Brioni Dr.Follow
Colonial legacy, heterotopia, migration, non-place, Rome, train station, urban geography
Drawing on Michel Foucault's definition of heterotopia, the article analyses the filmic and literary representation of Stazione Termini, Rome's main train station. The Fascist architectural project, which mirrors an idea of the nation as homogeneous, monolithic, and white, begins to be challenged in the post-World War II representations of Termini which depict the station as the place where liminal and unexpected experiences can occur and accepted moral codes of behaviour are put into question. The article then focuses on the recent representation of Termini as a key place of contact with and among immigrants. While migration literature describes the station as a place of belonging, other contemporary representations of Termini depict it as a non-place, revealing the fear of a globalised world. The representation of Termini either as an isolated place in the urban geography of Rome or as a place that mirrors the multicultural reality of present-day Italy highlights a tension between different ways of practicing the same space.
Brioni, Simone Dr., "A Station in Motion: Termini as Heterotopia" (2017). Department of English Faculty Publications. 8.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/eng-articles/8
Available for download on Saturday, March 19, 2022
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People are often called lucky when they appear to move ahead faster and get further in a shorter period of time than others. Whenever someone rises up through the blogosphere and accomplishes great things, people who are not doing as well may well when looking for an excuse, put this success down mainly to luck.
The truth is, when you take charge of creating your own future, instead of waiting for things to happen to you, you begin to experience more and more 'lucky' events that just keep moving you forward.
The most powerful way to take charge is to ensure that you have a positive personal mindset, this one thing can make or break your success. Having the right mindset is the key to your success. Without out this there is very little chance of you or your blog ever really getting noticed.
The right mindset is your inner attitude; it is what you are thinking; it is how you really feel; it is your inner beliefs; it's the passion you have for what you're doing. As a blogger you have to believe you can create an authority site in your niche. You have to have faith that what you write will impress those you wish to read it. Have confidence in developing relationships and driving traffic through your marketing efforts. You just know deep inside of you, that you have all the talent, and abilities to make it happen.
A positive mental attitude is closely associated with success in almost everything you do. If you really want to experience success as a blogger you owe it to yourself to develop the kind of personality that radiates warmth and confidence, and which attracts people to you wherever you go. Become a motivator, inspire your readers, take care of them and your blog will move at the speed of light.
A person with a positive attitude can make more progress in a couple of years than a person with a negative attitude could make in 10 or 20 years. Take full control of your blog and everything you do to support it. Your success in the outside world will be a reflection of your inner world of personal worth and value, all dependent on having the right mindset.
You know that success is not an accident. Luck is just a word that people use to explain the good things that continually happen to people who are excellent at what they do. When you combine an excellent, professional image with a commitment to continuous growth in your knowledge and skill, you will put yourself onto the fast track.
So make sure you bring to blogging the right mindset, and soon you'll see your blog's growth start to take on a life of it's own because your readers and peers believe in you and have started to spread the word.
So get yourself into the right mindset, and enjoy the journey. And by the way we are lucky, because we get to do such a fantastic job. I think there is nothing better than being a blogger.


There are a number of basic items you will want to have on hand for all your fundraising and development projects. You should keep these items electronically or in files, depending on the source. Once they are set up, it is easy to keep them updated, and regular grant deadlines won't take as much work to complete.
Copies of your IRS letter declaring your 501(c)3 status. If your copy is more than ten years old, you should ask the IRS to reissue the letter. Never send your original.
Copies of newspaper articles on your programs or events. Organize these files chronologically by event. It is worth spending a little extra time with a copy machine, scissors, and some white-out to make nice looking copies. Try to fit the whole article on a page and hide column breaks. Be sure to include the newspaper name and date on the page either typed or from the paper (not handwritten). This is a great job for a detail-oriented volunteer.
Bound copies of your organizations audit (if applicable).
Nice copies of handwritten letters from kids or teachers.
A short history of the organization (two versions: a one page, and a three-page version with bullets delineating major accomplishments and achievements).
Your current board of directors list, including officers and ex-officio members. This is best kept in a spreadsheet with each person\'s name, contact information, and occupation. That way you can provide just the information requested by the funder.
A list of your programs. This is best kept in a spreadsheet and should include the date, name of the event, location of the event, type of event (i.e., exhibition, performance, teacher in-service, lecture, educational outreach), a brief description of the event, the number of audience members or participants, and possibly the characteristics of the audience (i.e., elderly, 2nd graders, title one school children, vision impaired, etc). You can then use the information in the spreadsheet to help you make particular cases (i.e., we do extensive outreach to the elderly in our area) or to generally demonstrate your capability and track record.
Select quotes from evaluation, letters, and other sources. These are best when attributed, but can be "from a 5th grade student from Jones Elementary, Smithville ISD." Be sure to put the quotes in context (i.e., quotes from teachers at the June 12, 2004, in-service on integrating art & science). A couple of pages of these can make your case better than you ever could.
A spreadsheet of schools, and school districts served (with specific participants and event dates).
A spreadsheet of other non-profit educational, civic, or community organizations with whom you have done collaborative programming. Again, you will want to include dates, the program or event name, and a brief description of how you worked together. You can use this to demonstrate how you work within the community.
Your case statement for the reason why your organization exists and is important to your community. Be sure to include as many statistics as you can about the specific audiences you serve. This would be part of your general organizational fundraising proposals.
Your case statement for any program you plan on fundraising for. Be sure to include as many statistics as you can about the specific goal you plan on reaching and how, as well as any past track record in serving this group or similar group.
Your organizations budget and one copy of your most recent 990 (never send a copy of a 990 unless requested).
A spreadsheet where you list major gifts only (if you don\'t already have this ability with your fundraising tracking system).
A spreadsheet where you list pledges and donation by project (if you don\'t already have this ability with your fundraising tracking system). You can create a list of donors with amounts for the specific program you are raising funds for.
Sample letters: cover letter, follow-up or update, thank you for the meeting, thank you for the gift, etc.
Sample budgets for types of projects (at least keep a list of the main categories). Most funders don't want to see every paper clip included in the budget, but do want to see some breakdown on fees to artists, rental fees, staff costs, etc.


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Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, last week told a French publication that mass migration is "new form of slavery" and "It is a false exegesis to use the Word of God to promote migration. God never wanted these rifts," according to Fox News.
Last week speaking in Morocco, Pope Francis criticized those who wish to limit migration. Cardinal Sarah's remarks are a challenge to Pope Francis' personal support for mass migration, a stance which has defined his papacy.


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Bring me a minstrel: Music in worship — The End Time
By Elizabeth Prata
You know the quote, I'm sure:
Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
― William Congreve
Music does make a difference to our mood. King Saul used music to soothe him when his savagery arose in him, calling for David to play.
And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. (1 Samuel 16:23).
It seems that music does have charms to soothe the savage breast, literally. In another case, Elisha had a hard decision to make and prepared to consult the LORD by asking for music.
Then Elisha said, "As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you. 15But now, bring me a harpist." And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha. (2 Kings 3:15)
The John MacArthur Commentary says of the 2 Kings 3 verse,
The music was used to accompany praise and prayer, which calmed the mind of the prophet that he might clearly hear the word of the LORD. Music often accompanied prophecies in the Old Testament (cf. 1 Chronicles 25:1)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary says
bring me a minstrel—The effect of music in soothing the mind is much regarded in the East; and it appears that the ancient prophets, before entering their work, commonly resorted to it, as a preparative, by praise and prayer, to their receiving the prophetic afflatus.
Music does have the ability to alter our mood, change our state of mind, even relax us (else why have so much New Age music in spas?), and alternately music can also excite us (else why have a 'warm-up band' before the main concert attraction?)
The long "music wars" in church began when millennials wanted more "contemporary music". War is an apt name for this tussle over which music to play in church, because as we've seen from scripture, music is important in worship, and it can alter our mood and thinking. It's important to ensure that the music we play isn't for the purpose of altering our emotions without also engaging the mind. Music can alter our thinking because music lyrics are doctrinal. Songs aren't neutral, lyrics present a way of thinking about God.
Music in church needs to be delivered in a biblical way and a practical way. Biblical as mentioned, because of the doctrine the songs contain (or don't contain). Practical, because many 'old songs' were easier to sing corporately with laymen and many 'new songs' aren't written for the laymen and are just hard to sing.
There are many new songs which exalt the Lord and/or are solidly doctrinal. There are many old ones that don't and aren't. The issue isn't new vs. old, the issue is whether the song is biblical and practical.
My favorite hymns/songs are Amazing Grace, written in 1779, 240 years ago, and Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor, written in 2015, just 4 years ago.
Now where is that minstrel?…
Resources on Music in the Church
John MacArthur with an overview through a Q&A with Phil Johnson-
Contemporary Worship: Civil War in the Church
This Federalist author has a strong opinion. Essay is from one day ago-
Why Churches Should Ditch The Projector Screens And Bring Back Hymnals
Musician Bob Kauflin with an essay asking the question. BTW there are many other good essays on music in worship at Kauflin's site.
What does a Worship Leader Do?
via Bring me a minstrel: Music in worship — The End Time
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University Holds Annual Summer Commissioning Chapel May 1
Fred "Chip" Luter III Delivers April 24 Chapel Message
Fred "Chip" Luter III to Speak During Chapel April 24
OBU Campus Worships Together During Holy Week Chapel April 17
Convocation: Embrace Intellectual and Spiritual Disciplines
Reflecting on "the remarkable vision of those who came to this very patch of earth 100 years ago" to prayerfully establish a Christian liberal arts university, Oklahoma Baptist University President David Whitlock challenged students and faculty to embrace intellectual and spiritual disciplines as the university embarks on its next 100 years.
Dr. Whitlock delivered the university's Centennial Convocation address on Wednesday, Sept. 1, in OBU's Raley Chapel.
The Convocation signaled the beginning of the 2010-11 academic year on Bison Hill, and marked the continuing celebration of OBU's Centennial anniversary. The first Centennial Convocation of OBU's 18-month anniversary celebration was in September 2009.
As students and faculty launch into the new semester, Whitlock encouraged them to reconsider what it means to pursue truth in the context of a faith community of scholars and students who are brought together by God's providence.
"Perhaps my greatest fear today is that we as a community of learners might find ourselves unwilling to explore the hard questions and give ourselves fully to diligent study and long hours of work required in this age in which we live," Whitlock said.
He said for students' time at OBU to prove profitable and prepare them for the future which awaits them, the faculty must challenge students in ways that may cause unease in their lives.
"To say the least, often the best professors know how to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.Yet we challenge our students in an environment of Christian nurture," he said. "We approach our mission of higher education with the awareness that a Christian liberal arts education is noble and good and distinct from our colleagues in the secular academy."
Whitlock said the OBU community operates in the world as students of both God's Word and God's world.
"We do not fear what cannot fully be explained, and we work to reconcile difficult intellectual problems through the work of others who have labored before us, trusting God to help us make a significant contribution to the various academic disciplines in which we study," he said.
One struggle inherent in the process of doing research and thinking critically within a Christian worldview is how to vigorously examine disciplines, ask the tough questions required and yet remain faithful to God's revealed truth in the Bible, Whitlock said. The struggle is worthwhile and healthy, he said, as students seek consistency between faith and learning.
"Although secular colleges set the truths of their disciplines up and against the truth of Scripture or attempt to present faith and knowledge as separate spheres, you study at a university unafraid of exploring both as a single harmonious sphere," he said. "As you mature, you will discover that God's Word and its meaning grow with you. Do not be puffed up with pride and consider yourself already a mature adult, but recognize you have much yet to learn."
Whitlock told the students their generation is poised to have a profound impact upon the world and upon history. He advised them to be about the business of learning with urgency, to enable them to address the nation's economic woes and help strengthen the Church through renewal and revival.
"For every student here, study as if your life depended upon it - because it does," he said. "The futures you will face demand that you be prepared. Resolve today to be about your work in light of eternity to the glory of Christ."
During the Convocation ceremony, new faculty and staff were introduced by Dr. Stan Norman, OBU provost. The combined student choir sang OBU's Centennial anthem, "Grow in Grace," directed by Dr. Brent Ballweg, Patterson professor of music and director of choral activities.
OBU's Centennial celebration will culminate at the end of December 2010.


In the new release, Nightcrawler, Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is at a desperate point to find a job.
Who Lou is, is the Millennial job seeker. Self motivated, self educated, self driven. This is the kind of talent looking at your job postings.
The company man is a dead idea. If you want loyalty from employees you have to breed it. The next wave of job seekers is entrepreneurial. They're willing to work hard if there's room to grow and resources to learn and develop. If they hit a ceiling in their growth they begin looking outside your walls to find a position where they can learn more.
Value alignment is at the forefront of recruiting. Employees that understand the "why" behind what you do and embrace that reason are likely to stay at your organization longer and be more productive team members. If employees love your purpose they'll want to see the company succeed in order to help that purpose grow.
And if you want to build an amazing team, you have to invest in the employee. If you're looking to recruit the next all star team member, you should be transparent about what you offer.
Check out this trailer for Nightcrawler to hear Jake Gyllenhaal say it himself.


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Q: How to integrate Oracle Advanced Queue with Websphere 7.0 IBM Websphere documentation says that It's possible to use third-party jms providers: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.websphere.nd.doc%2Finfo%2Fae%2Fae%2Ftmj_instp.html
In oracle folder I've found resource adapter ojms.rar, but how to use it?
Maybe somebody uses WAS7 with AQ?

A: I haven't used OracleAQ myself, but here are links to the documentation; Since AQ is JCA compliant you may start with Managing messaging with a third-party JCA 1.5-compliant messaging provider. First step of this configuration is installing the resource adapter (ojms.rar).
Also, for sake of completeness, let me add that you may also access AQ using WebSphere Adapters. In this case, you don't configure AQ as JMS provider, but use the IBM suuplied adapter to access AQ, which acts as a client to your AQ and exposes AQ services to your applications in a JCA compliant fashion. You may find more information about this alternative at education assistant for WebSphere Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite.

A: I recently tried to integrate Websphere with Oracle AQ and found one solution that works. I have explained how to do it in a Blog. http://itsolutionsarchitect.blogspot.com/
If you are still trying to get this to work, let me know if this helps.

A: If you're still looking for the answer, follow the steps to install  the resource adapter using ojms.rar
Sadly `ojms.rar`` doesn't contain the classes required for installation.
Download mqjra.rar, extract it and take out gjra.jar from the extracted files.
Place gjra.jar inside your <WAS installation directory>\lib
Try to install the Resource adapter with ojms.rar
It'll get installed. Revert if you face issues.


Producer Mark Gordon had a little surprise for his audience at today's TCA panel on his new Showtime drama series Ray Donovan. Gordon is executive producer of the series with Ann Biderman and Bryan Zuriff. It stars Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan, a professional fixer. In response to a question directed at the entire panel, Gordon offered that he has had a personal experience with a "fixer" himself.
"I have. I had some information that I needed to discover, all legal I believe, no baseball bats involved," said Gordon, who appeared on the panel with Biderman, Zuriff and actors Schreiber, Jon Voight, Elliott Gould, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok and Pooch Hall. "These are very interesting people." He said that the typical private detective spends most of his time doing computer research but the fixer is a different kind of animal.
After the session, Gordon declined to give more details but laughingly said his experience "wasn't like this," meaning the circumstances of the show. "There is a kind of information that you need sometimes, I was trying to get information about a situation," he said.
Gordon's "fixer" experience was not the inspiration for the show. Speaking about the genesis of the series, which has as 12-episode order, Gordon said Biderman brought the idea to Gordon and Zuriff. Biderman said she had always conceived the idea as a TV series, not a feature film.


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Stop spreading 'fake news', media told
By The Nation
Four professional media associations yesterday issued a joint statement calling for journalists to exercise their freedom with responsibility and help stop spreading fake news and disinformation.
"As the country is heading for an election on Sunday, it is a major task for all types of media to check and screen rumours, fake news and disinformation before releasing any news and help to stop the spread of fake news in order to prevent the media from being used as a political tool of political camps," they said.
Their statement was issued in response to the airing of a controversial audio clip by Nation TV on one of its most popular news programmes, hosted by star anchor Kanok Ratwongsakul.
The clip featured what now appears to be a faked conversation between Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and the ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, in which they were discussing post-election prospects.
Netizens criticised the station, saying it had shown itself to be politically compromised by reporting "fake news" that favoured the pro-junta bloc.
The statement said that in the current era in which information spreads quickly online and in social media, journalists needed to use their freedom with more responsibility.
The media needed to ensure they remained fair to anyone affected by stories published in print or on the airwaves; they should also heed advice, criticism and be open to more intense scrutiny by society, the statement said.
The media needed to do its duty to professional standards, and following a code of ethics, in order to report accurately and gain credibility from society, the associations added.
The joint statement was signed by the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, Thai Journalists Association, the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand and the National Press Council of Thailand.
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Broomfield is known for his in-your-face filmmaking style, which has influenced Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, among others.
Broomfield assaulted for the first time during the day, and the enemy were forced back.
Six weeks were also spent at Epping in useful training, at the conclusion of (p. 005) which we returned to Broomfield.
Back of these lay a pleasant wish to pass the time of day with Fancy Broomfield.
Broomfield was to move to the gap between Walworth and Warner's left.
Since Alfred's engagement, Mrs. Yellam had met Mr. Broomfield, and summed him up trenchantly as half a man.


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 Lauri Ingman (eigentlich: Lars Johannes Ingman; 1868–1934), finnischer Theologe und Politiker
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New Music From M83, "Do It, Try It"
M83 has been one of my favourite artists for years, so even when he throws you a curveball like zany "Do It, Try It", I totally commit for the ride. In an unexpected fashion, Anthony Gonzalez has announced the release of his latest album Junk, out next week and arriving five years after quite possibly my favourite album of the last 10 years, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. Gonzalez says he's returned to the influences of his early career (Tangerine Dream, Kevin Shields, Aphex Twin and Brian Wilson), yet has tried to expand his sound again.
For fans of psychedelic-disco (like Miike Snow, Daft Punk), take a listen to "Do It, Try It". Don't hit skip until the song gets going though…please.
Tracklist below, note the Beck collaboration.
Junk is out 4/8 on Mute. Pre-order it here.
1. "Do It, Try It"
2. "Go!" feat. Mai Lan
3. "Walkway Blues" feat. Jordan Lawlor
4. "Bibi the Dog" feat. Mai Lan
5. "Moon Crystal"
6. "For the Kids" feat. Susanne Sundfør
7. "Solitude"
8. "The Wizard"
9. "Laser Gun" feat. Mai Lan
10. "Road Blaster"
11. "Tension"
12. "Atlantique Sud" feat. Mai Lan
13. "Time Wind" feat. Beck
14. "Ludivine"
15. "Sunday Night 1987″
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International Earth Day is held worldwide on 22 April to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.
The global theme for 2014 is "Green Cities", focusing on having cities around the world become more sustainable and reducing their carbon footprint.
In Kuala Lumpur, the International Earth Day Run is also being held to observe the International Mother Earth Day. The Run is open for participation to all who are aged 9 years and above. The 10Km Fun Run would be held on 20th April 2014 at the Sports Arena, University Malaya.
The event is organized by Asia World Events in collaboration with the University of Malaya and sponsored by International Travel Insurer Cover-More, the run is also supported by Malaysia Airlines and KL International Jazz and is held in collaboration with University Malaya. After the run, each participant would be given a free plant to take home and plant at their homes, courtesy of HSBC Amanah Takaful.
The second edition of the Kuala Lumpur International Earth Day Run will held on 20th April 2014 at the Sports Arena, University Malaya.
Any other interesting running events you'd like us to cover? Let us know!


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Ogonek
The most important publication on Soviet culture and everyday life
Ogonek is one of the oldest weekly magazines in Russia, having been in continuous publication since 1923. Ogonek had rather inauspicious beginnings. Unlike Pravda or Izvestiia, born, as they were, in the cauldrons of the Russian Revolution, Ogonek, soon after its birth in 1923, came to serve one grand purpose only – to fulfill the task of cultural validation and legitimation of the Soviet system.
Ogonek would serve its mission with certain aplomb and sophistication. Lacking the crudeness and the bombast of the main organs of Communist Party propaganda, Ogonek was able to become one of the most influential shapers and reflectors of the public character of the Soviet culture. Every self-respecting Soviet intellectual was expected to read Ogonek if he or she was to stay informed about the cultural world in which he or she lived and moved.
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The importance of Ogonek as a primary source for research into the Soviet Union and bolshevization of its cultural and social landscapes cannot be overestimated. Because of its mass circulation and popularity, it was able to unite Soviet Union's geographically and culturally diverse population through culturally important and imposing narratives. If in the West, and especially in the United States, cultural trends were the result of complex negotiations between market research, supply, and demand, in the Soviet Union cultural trends were more or less state approved top-down affairs. Ogonek was an important vehicle for the conveyance of the Soviet cultural idiom to the reading public.
Throughout its illustrious history Ogonek came to publish original works by such Soviet cultural luminaries as Vladimir Mayakovsky, Isaac Babel, Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the photographer Yuri Rost, and others. Ogonek grew into an influential and widely read Soviet publication, experiencing the peak of its popularity at the hands of its editor Vitaly Korotich in 1986 at the height of perestroika. Korotich, inspired by the newfound political liberties turned the journal into a flagship of glasnost, a lively space for edgy political commentary, criticism, and satire, thus becoming a robust platform for intellectual debate.
After undergoing financial and creative crisis in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which saw a steep decline in readership, Ogonek has now rediscovered its creative zest under a new leadership and management, once again becoming an important forum for cultural and political intellectual exchanges.
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Ogonek is one of the most important sources of photographic and visual representation of life in the Soviet Union, much akin to LIFE magazine in the United States. It attracted some of the best photographers in the USSR such as Yevgeny Khaldei, Max Alpert, Alexander Rodchenko, et al., publishing their works regularly. Thus, Ogonek represents a treasure trove of photo-documentation of life in the Soviet Union.
From its inception it had several features that helped shape and elevate the cultural discourse in the USSR becoming in a sense an influential cultural tastemaker. Some of the features were the following: a refined literary language (although it contained elements of official praise); short stories and poems, much like one sees in The New Yorker; quality reproductions of European, Russian, and Soviet art, etc.
Even during the difficult years of the WWII Ogonek did not cease publication, and thus it is an invaluable repository of primary source material for both visual and textual study of that crucial period of Soviet and Russian history.
Ogonek was there at the inception of the Soviet Union, and there again during its demise. As such it is an especially important source of content analysis charting the evolving cultural, social, and political discourse of the USSR. By studying the content of Ogonek, scholars and researchers will be able to pinpoint with some precision the periods of the emergence of certain cultural, literary, political trends and the abandonment of others when they were no longer deemed important, fashionable or were even dangerous. In short it provides an important story arc from the rise of the Soviet Union to its demise to Russia's post-Soviet experiments with democratization and the rise of Vladimir Putin.
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