API to use D-Bus services as a client or to implement a D-Bus service.
To write client code, see Gio::DBus::Proxy. To export objects on the bus for other clients, see Gio::DBus::own_name(), for instance.
For example, void on_bus_acquired(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Connection>& connection, const Glib::ustring& name);.
For example, void on_name_acquired(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Connection>& connection, const Glib::ustring& name);.
For example, void on_name_appeared(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Connection>& connection, const Glib::ustring& name, const Glib::ustring& name_owner);.
For example, void on_name_lost(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Connection>& connection, const Glib::ustring& name);.
For example, void on_name_vanished(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Connection>& connection, const Glib::ustring& name);.
Generate a D-Bus GUID that can be used with e.g.
Synchronously looks up the D-Bus address for the well-known message bus instance specified by bus_type.
This may involve using various platform specific mechanisms.
A valid D-Bus address string for bus_type.
Gets the D-Bus error name used for error, if any.
This function is guaranteed to return a D-Bus error name for all Glib::Error instances returned from functions handling remote method calls (e.g. Gio::DBus::Connection::call_finish()) unless strip_remote_error() has been used on error.
An allocated string or 0 if the D-Bus error name could not be found.
When the operation is finished, slot will be invoked. You can then call get_stream_finish() to get the result of the operation.
This is an asynchronous failable function. See get_stream_sync() for the synchronous version.
address A valid D-Bus address.
Finishes an operation started with get_stream().
res A AsyncResult obtained from the SlotAsyncReady passed to get_stream().
out_guid Return location to store the GUID extracted from address, if any.
This is a synchronous failable function. See get_stream() for the asynchronous version.
out_guid A return location to store the GUID extracted from address, if any.
This doesn't check if string is actually supported by BusServer or BusConnection - use is_supported_address() to do more checks.
string The string to check.
Checks if string is a valid D-Bus member (e.g.
Checks if error represents an error received via D-Bus from a remote peer.
If so, use get_remote_error() to get the name of the error.
Like is_address() but also checks if the library supports the transports in address and that key/value pairs for each transport are valid.
true if address is a valid D-Bus address that is supported by this library, false otherwise.
Starts acquiring name on the bus specified by bus_type and calls name_acquired_slot and name_lost_slot when the name is acquired respectively lost.
Slots will be invoked in the thread-default main loop of the thread you are calling this function from.
name_lost_slot with a nullptr connection (if a connection to the bus can't be made).
bus_acquired_slot then name_acquired_slot (if the name was obtained).
When you are done owning the name, just call unown_name() with the owner id this function returns.
If the name is acquired or lost (for example another application could acquire the name if you allow replacement or the application currently owning the name exits), the slots are also invoked. If the Connection that is used for attempting to own the name closes, then name_lost_slot is invoked since it is no longer possible for other processes to access the process.
You cannot use own_name() several times for the same name (unless interleaved with calls to unown_name()) - only the first call will work.
Another guarantee is that invocations of name_acquired_slot and name_lost_slot are guaranteed to alternate; that is, if name_acquired_slot is invoked then you are guaranteed that the next time one of the slots is invoked, it will be name_lost_slot. The reverse is also true.
If you plan on exporting objects (using e.g. Gio::DbusConnection::register_object()), note that it is generally too late to export the objects in name_acquired_slot. Instead, you can do this in bus_acquired_slot since you are guaranteed that this will run before name is requested from the bus.
This behavior makes it very simple to write applications that wants to own names and export objects.
bus_type The type of bus to own a name on.
name The well-known name to own.
bus_acquired_slot Slot to invoke when connected to the bus of type bus_type.
name_acquired_slot Slot to invoke when name is acquired.
name_lost_slot Slot to invoke when name is lost.
flags A set of flags from the BusNameOwnerFlags enumeration.
An identifier (never 0) that an be used with unown_name() to stop owning the name.
Looks for extra information in the error message used to recover the D-Bus error name and strips it if found.
If stripped, the message field in error will correspond exactly to what was received on the wire.
watcher_id An identifier obtained from watch_name().
Starts watching name on the bus specified by bus_type and calls name_appeared_slot and name_vanished_slot when the name is known to have a owner respectively known to lose its owner.
Callbacks will be invoked in the thread-default main loop of the thread you are calling this function from.
You are guaranteed that one of the slot will be invoked after calling this function. When you are done watching the name, just call unwatch_name() with the watcher id this function returns.
If the name vanishes or appears (for example the application owning the name could restart), the slot are also invoked. If the Connection that is used for watching the name disconnects, then name_vanished_slot is invoked since it is no longer possible to access the name.
Another guarantee is that invocations of name_appeared_slot and name_vanished_slot are guaranteed to alternate; that is, if name_appeared_slot is invoked then you are guaranteed that the next time one of the slot is invoked, it will be name_vanished_slot. The reverse is also true.
This behavior makes it very simple to write applications that wants to take action when a certain name exists, see the C API's Example 9, "Simple application watching a name" for more information. Basically, the application should create object proxies in name_appeared_slot and destroy them again (if any) in name_vanished_slot.
bus_type The type of bus to watch a name on.
name The name (well-known or unique) to watch.
name_appeared_slot Slot to invoke when name is known to exist.
name_vanished_slot Slot to invoke when name is known to not exist.
flags Flags from the BusNameWatcherFlags enumeration.
An identifier (never 0) that can be used with unwatch_name() to stop watching the name.
A watch_name() function that takes a Connection instead of a BusType.


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Q: Where do I download the initial data required for iPhone app? I have an app where I need to get the list of countries,languages etc from web service and this is needed throughout the app. So, I have to call around 6 web services (SOAP). Where do I call these web services? Should it run in the background? If so the arrays will not be filled if the parsing has not finished yet and the user chooses to select a country, for example. Should I run it in appDelegate and wait till I get the list, then it might take time. This question may be dumb or repeated anywhere. I really need to know what's the best way. Any help would save me! Thanks a lot!

A: In didFinishLaunchingWithOptions you could start a new thread to download these files, then when downloading finishes, you save them in order to be used later, note that you will have to start a new thread and not use the currrent one

A: you can download the data in a background thread and show and activity indicator while the data is being downloaded. If you download the data in main thread, it will cause the UI to hang and the app will become unresponsive until the data is finished downloading. you can get a better idea of it from the following link.
download data in a thread

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These Incredible Photos of the Same Woman Prove Identity Isn't Black or White
Race is something more than meets the eye.
Born to parents from the West Indian island of Nevis, Canadian artist Stacey Tyrell grew up calling herself black. But her family's heritage is also a mix of Irish, Scottish and English — identities others often overlooked because of her skin color.
Now, she has created a fantastic photo project, "Backra Bluid," that delves into the quagmire of racial identity through a series of portraits in which Tyrell poses as white women — ostensibly representative of her ancestors — essentially performing "white face" to dismantle rigid conceptions of both "whiteness" and "blackness."
"Rhona, Age 28" Stacey Tyrell
"As a black child attending a predominantly white school there were often occasions where I would sit and listen to my classmates proudly lay claim to their Scottish, Irish and English heritage while I would silently acknowledge my own," Tyrell wrote on her website.
"In many parts of my family on both sides you will find many men from Scotland, England and Ireland. As an adult on the odd occasion when I do mention this part of my heritage I am often met with uncomfortable looks from whites and knowing nods from blacks. I feel that this is due to the fact that with the very act of mentioning such ties I am inadvertently reminding them of the brutal system of colonial African slavery and its legacy that has brought about such connections."
The portraits, Tyrell continued, "are an attempt to interpret and explore these relatives from the past and present that I know are out there."
Thinking of the world in terms of simple black and white, Tyrell told Mic via email, "leaves little room for the reality that the majority of people in post-colonial societies are generally hybrids of its past and current inhabitants."
Indeed, our skin color actually says very little about who we are.
Portrait of the Artist Stacey Tyrell
Backra Bluid: "The term 'Backra,'" Tyrell explained in her statement, "is an archaic Caribbean slang of West African origin meaning white master or white person and 'Bluid' is the Scotch word for the blood of men and animals as well as kin."
The binary of "black or white" frames much of our general understanding of race, especially in America. The issue Tyrell addresses is not just that black and white oversimplifies someone's identity but also that these categories, when you think about it, make no sense: They ignore complicating elements of individual's racial, ethnic and cultural histories.
Tyrell's project flips the racial binary on its head. "By merely changing my skin color and making subtle tweaks to my face I want to show how easily on a daily basis we all tend to go no further than skin color when we encounter other people," she said.
"Cait and Alyson, Age 12" Stacey Tyrell
Despite their superficiality, rigid skin color categories create classes of privilege reliant upon old, dehumanizing theories about racial differences. "I hope that through this project I can help show that even though there may be slight physical differences, racially all of us are more interconnected than we think."
"Fiona, Age 27, and Maggie, Age 50" Stacey Tyrell
Tyrell said racial identity is "a polarizing subject for many people," but "in order for there to be some progress with the way that race is spoken about a lot of old and ingrained systems of classification need to become more plastic and allow for a new inclusive paradigm that addresses the fear, reluctance and weariness that tends to be attached to this topic. With the images that I create I want to show that all of us are more intertwined than we realize and that there is more to the physical appearance of a person than meets the eye."
"Hazel, Age 33" Stacey Tyrell
"Bonnie, Age 35, and Twins, Age 9" Stacey Tyrell
"Mara, Age 17" Stacey Tyrell
"Inghinn, Age 20" Stacey Tyrell
"Rowena, Age 34" Stacey Tyrell
"Boadicea, Age 54" Stacey Tyrell
"Ruth, Age 25, and Lillian, Age 3 Months" Stacey Tyrell

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Robert de Maussabré-Beufvier est un homme politique français né le  à Paris et décédé le  à Paris.

Admis à l'école militaire de Saint-Cyr en 1885, il quitte l'armée en 1897. Conseiller général, il est député des Deux-Sèvres de 1898 à 1906, siégeant à droite avec les monarchistes ainsi qu'au sein du groupe antijuif.

Liens externes

Naissance en décembre 1864
Naissance dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris
Député des Deux-Sèvres (Troisième République)
Conseiller général des Deux-Sèvres
Décès en février 1946
Décès dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 81 ans

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Fiat Chrysler investing $1B in U.S. as auto industry responds to Trump
Automaker to retool plants in Michigan and Ohio, creating 2,000 jobs in U.S. as it hints at reshoring production of Ram heavy duty pickup
January 9, 2017	by Canadian Manufacturing.com Staff
FCA confirmed plans for three new Jeep vehicles as Trump Sunday, days after Trump fired warning shots over the bow of several of the companys chief rivals. PHOTO: FCA
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.—Following a week of dramatic turns in the auto industry's relationship with the next president of the U.S., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced plans to invest $1 billion in two manufacturing plants in the American Midwest.
Last week Donald Trump threatened both General Motors and Toyota with a tax for producing vehicles south of the border, while Ford announced it would cancel a $1.6 billion assembly plant planned for San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Despite seemingly bowing to the political pressure, Ford did not change course on plans to move production of its Focus compact to Mexico, and cited market forces for cancelling the plant as opposed to pressure from the President-elect.
GM CEO Mary Barra, meanwhile, said Trump's criticism won't push the company to change its plans, while Toyota also stood its ground.
For its part, FCA took the opportunity to finalize the second-phase of an industrialization plan the company announced early last year.
Using the $1 billion investment, the automaker plans to retool and modernize its Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan to produce the revived Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, as well as retool the south plant at its Toldeo, Ohio campus to make way for an all-new Jeep pickup truck.
"The conversion of our industrial footprint completes this stage of our transformation as we respond to the shift in consumer tastes to trucks and SUVs, and as we continue to reinforce the U.S. as a global manufacturing hub for those vehicles at the heart of the SUV and truck market," Sergio Marchionne, the company's CEO, said in a statement.
"These moves, which have been under discussion with Dennis Williams and the rest of the UAW leadership for some time, expand our capacity in these key segments, enabling us to meet growing demand here in the U.S., but more importantly to increase exports of our mid-size and larger vehicles to international markets," Marchionne added.
Fiat Chrysler said the investment in Warren, Mich. will also allow the plant to build Ram heavy duty pickups, which are currently built in Mexico—though it did not release any details about relocating the program.
In response Monday, Trump voiced support for both the Ford and Chrysler investment decisions.
"It's finally happening – Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs. This after Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!" Trump said in a pair of tweets.
The automaker plans to complete the upgrades at both plants by 2020.
Marchionne to lead Fiat-Chrysler for at least 3 years, chairman says
Fiat Chrysler rides SUV craze to major Jeep sales increase, but still falls short on earnings
Fiat Chrysler to invest $1B in pair of U.S. assembly plants in Illinois and Ohio
Fiat Chrysler investing $75M in Trenton, Mich. engine plant
Loop Energy appoints George Rubin as Chief Commercial Officer
Atlas Engineered Products announces acquisition of ZyTech Building Systems assets
Autobus Séguin turns to electrification with order of 60 Lion Electric buses
Gentek launches the ALIGN Composite Cladding System to improve building materials
Trump's secretary of state Tillerson to get US$180M retirement package from Exxon
Pound slides as U.K. PM signals 'hard' break with EU
Auto sector sees hope in tentative GM deal to spend $1B on electric vehicle plant
VanadiumCorp signs MOU to to develop next-gen flow battery technology for zero-emission ships


The U.S. government offers employers and employees tax advantages linked to their health plans. High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) typically feature lower premiums and higher deductibles than traditional insurance plans. As of 2018, HDHPs are plans with a minimum deductible of $1,350 per year for individual coverage and $2,700 for family coverage.
The big advantage of an HDHP, though, is that members can set up a Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay medical costs. An employee could set aside a sum from each paycheck in pretax funds, and then pay for medical services from the HSA. For 2018, members can contribute up to $3,450 for individual coverage plans and $6,900 for family coverage plans towards their HSAs.
For more information about individual health insurance plans, visit the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website, which provides guidance on choosing a health insurance plan.


Progressively introduce foundation-level principles as students manage their own company in a fun and engaging learning environment.
Thank you for expressing interest in MikesBikes-Intro.
MikesBikes Intro is a next generation interactive business simulation application, specifically designed for foundation-level courses.
As an introduction to business simulations, MikesBikes Intro features a unique structure which allows students to gradually build confidence. This is achieved by progressively giving students control over their own company. They will initially determine the price and marketing mix for their only product. Each subsequent decision period they are given additional decision areas to manage to provide an insight into distribution, operations and finance; as well as the task of launching new products into emerging markets.
Develop an understanding of business through an interactive-live case study.
By interacting with real business decision and reports students develop both hard and soft skills.
Teach students how all functional areas of business work together to achieve company goals.
Research shows that students prefer to get hands-on with content rather than being "taught at".


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/*
 *  Required object values:
 *  - none -
 *
 *  Optional Data:
 *  data - owner_email, admin_email, billing_email, tech_email, del_from, del_to, exp_from, exp_to, page, limit
 */

class trustParseCSR extends openSRS_base {
	private $_dataObject;
	private $_formatHolder = "";
	public $resultFullRaw;
	public $resultRaw;
	public $resultFullFormatted;
	public $resultFormatted;

	public function __construct ($formatString, $dataObject) {
		parent::__construct();
		$this->_dataObject = $dataObject;
		$this->_formatHolder = $formatString;
		$this->_validateObject ();
	}

	public function __destruct () {
		parent::__destruct();
	}

	// Validate the object
	private function _validateObject (){
		$allPassed = true;

		if (!isSet($this->_dataObject->data->csr)) {
			trigger_error ("oSRS Error - csr is not defined.", E_USER_WARNING);
			$allPassed = false;
		}

		if (!isSet($this->_dataObject->data->product_type)) {
			trigger_error ("oSRS Error - product_type is not defined.", E_USER_WARNING);
			$allPassed = false;
		}

		// Run the command
		if ($allPassed) {
			// Execute the command
			$this->_processRequest ();
		} else {
			trigger_error ("oSRS Error - Incorrect call.", E_USER_WARNING);
		}
	}

	// Post validation functions
	private function _processRequest (){
		$cmd = array(
			"protocol" => "XCP",
			"action" => "parse_csr",
			"object" => "trust_service",
			"attributes" => array (
				"product_type" => $this->_dataObject->data->product_type,
				"csr" => $this->_dataObject->data->csr
			)
		);

		$xmlCMD = $this->_opsHandler->encode($cmd);					// Flip Array to XML
		$XMLresult = $this->send_cmd($xmlCMD);						// Send XML
		$arrayResult = $this->_opsHandler->decode($XMLresult);		// Flip XML to Array

		// Results
		$this->resultFullRaw = $arrayResult;
		$this->resultRaw = $arrayResult;
		$this->resultFullFormatted = convertArray2Formatted ($this->_formatHolder, $this->resultFullRaw);
		$this->resultFormatted = convertArray2Formatted ($this->_formatHolder, $this->resultRaw);
	}
}

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For the last full weekend of summer, the biggest wide release movie was the R-rated Melissa McCarthy puppet movie The Happytime Murders (sorry A.X.L.). Yet despite the theater count and the star power of Melissa McCarthy and Elizabeth Banks, film bombed - debuting in third place with around $10 million (although the box office numbers are not yet final). This marks Melissa McCarthy's lowest debut for a project she's headlined, and is a definite disappointment for a feature that was tracking anywhere from $13 million on the low end to $17 million by the most optimistic estimates. So what happened? Well, there is no clear answer, but competition and promotion may be partly to blame.
Coming in ahead of The Happytime Murders this past weekend were Warner Bros.' The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians, earning around $13 million and $25 million, respectively. The former has over-performed from the start, and the latter has ridden effusive reviews to two straight box office crowns (and it only dropped about five percent in its second week). Crazy Rich Asians has had great word of mouth that has helped it to excel. However, as Deadline notes in its analysis of The Happytime Murder's performance, competition and the recent downward trend of raunchy comedies at the box office are not solely to blame. STX Entertainment did not prop up and pitch The Happytime Murders to the public as a R-rated comedy event (a la Sausage Party), and the reasons for that are complicated.
For starters, neither Melissa McCarthy nor Elizabeth Banks were available to promote The Happytime Murders in the run up to the release - and with the stars unavailable there was also no premiere. With the biggest names unable to promote the movie, STX didn't throw a lot of money towards TV spots, spending less than it usually does on comedies. There also may have been some inclination that the film wasn't going to hit with audiences, which led to them hedging their bets with the marketing budget. Despite some hilarious red-band trailers, the film earned a rough C- CinemaScore, and has only a 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. So the bad reviews and buzz may have kept audiences from purchasing tickets. Additionally, it seems the stars also didn't have much faith in it, with no mention of the project featured on Melissa McCarthy or Elizabeth Banks' personal social media accounts.
It sounds like there were myriad factors that murdered this puppet at the box office, from competition to promotion and reception. Raunchy R-rated comedies have been struggling in general of late (unless Deadpool is involved), and The Happytime Murders doesn't buck this trend. Personally, I also wonder whether some audiences just weren't interested in seeing puppets in this way. Ted was an original thing, but The Happytime Murders took the kinds of characters we are used to seeing in a family-friendly format and put them in R-rated comedy territory and it's possible that turned some people off.
The Happytime Murders is now in theaters, so you can check it out and judge it for yourself. For all the other movies heading to theaters this year, check out our release schedule.


Can Argonauts' James Wilder Jr. notch running back double-double?
REGINA — It's the first of many for James Wilder Jr., a multi-purpose, multi-skilled who is aiming to become the first player in CFL history to produce what Roger Craig did in the NFL way back when the West Coast offence became fashionable in the Bay Area.
Craig had Bill Walsh with the San Francisco 49ers, Wilder Jr. fitting in seamlessly under Marc Trestman when the Argos needed a ground game to take pressure off veteran Ricky Ray last season.
Wilder Jr. would explode, churning out yards in record fashion as he would help lead the Argos to a Grey Cup title.
Toronto begins the new season against the Riders, the Argos' opponent in last fall's Eastern final when Wilder Jr. turned a wheel route into a first down in the game's most crucial moment in the fourth quarter.
When the Argos turned to Wilder Jr. midway through the season, he would produce 872 yards and five touchdowns on 122 carries, haul in 51 catches for 467 yards on 51 catches.
To the surprise of no one, he'd be named top rookie in the CFL.
As a kid growing up in northern California, Ray was a fan of the 49ers and fondly remembers Craig and a running style that featured Craig's high-knees.
Years later, Marshall Faulk would post the double-double for a running back.
No one can predict injuries and it remains to be seen if aWilder Jr. is durable to survive the grind of an 18-game season, but he'll certainly be featured in Toronto's offence and there's no question he'll have a chance for that elusive 2K membership.
In Winnipeg, Andrew Harris flirted with it last season.
"He looks like James Wilder to me,'' said Ray of his starting tailback and what he's seen during camp. "He's obviously coming into his second year here and just his experience going through last season. The difference between last camp and this camp he's more on top of it because he knows the system, he knows the defence and he knows what's expected out there.
A lot is asked in the Trestman system from backs, primarily as a blocker in blitz pickups.
On check downs, Wilder Jr. looms critical.
One of the Argos' biggest weapon last season was their screen game, and, as that reception against the Riders showed, Wilder Jr. can also get up field and be used as a target.
Ray's been around the CFL and he's seen it all.
What he hasn't seen is that back who goes off for a 1,000-yard rushing season, a 1,000-yard receiving season.
"I don't know,'' he said when asked if Wilder Jr. can break through. "We do ask a lot of the running backs in this system. Coach says they set the tone for us. We ask them to run the football, protect the quarterback and catch passes. He's going to get a lot of opportunities to do both, run and catch.
The Argos begin the season with three veterans known for their ability to play defence on the six-game injured list.
The most notable is Bear Woods, who came in last season following his stunning release by the Als, to provide a calming presence at middle linebacker.
Also on the six game are Taylor Reed and Johnny Sears Jr.
Woods and Reed have been felled by back injuries, while Sears Jr. hurt his knee in the team's pre-season finale in Guelph.
The good news is that Anthony Coombs, who was in a walking boot the other day protecting his ankle, is on the one-game injured list.
The one-game list also features recent addition Abdul Kanneh and Dakota Prukop, a quarterback who earned a spot on Toronto's special teams in his rookie season.
Listed as the backup QB for Ricky Ray is James Franklin, which shouldn't surprise anyone given the financial commitment the team made when it acquired Franklin's rights from Edmonton.
Toronto's 46-man roster features three Americans as backups on defence, linebackers Khalil Bass and Akeem Jordan and rush end Frank Beltre.
There are five Canadian receivers on the 46-man unit.
The transition, according to head coach Marc Trestman, has been smooth, his staff undergoing some changes from last season.
In football, the only constant is change and the kind of changes staffs such as Toronto made will pale in comparison to what looms for the following season.
The CFL counts every penny and next season will see a dramatic change as a new measure limits a team's coaching staff to 11 and other football operations staff members to 17.
By all accounts, the total compensation for those 28 employees cannot surpass $2.738 million.
It's not known what penalty teams face if the number is exceeded.
Trestman is an elite coach, one of the best the CFL has ever seen.
He's entering his second season with the Argos and one never knows if this will be his last.
He elevated Tommy Condell to offensive co-ordinator following the departure of Marcus Brady, who became an assistant QB coach in Indy under Frank Reich, the Colts' new head coach.
Reich and former Argos head coach Scott Milanovich, the current QB coach with Jacksonville, were teammates at Maryland.
Trestman brought in Anthony Calvillo to replace Brady.
If anyone understands the nuances of the Trestman system it's Calvillo, who mastered the offence when he first met Trestman in Montreal.
Corey Chamblin helped shape the Argos defence into a Grey Cup champion, but he's no longer with the team, replaced by Mike Archer, who served as linebackers coach on Chamblin's staff.
Archer's spot has been filled by Greg Quick, who begins his second tour of duty with the Argos having served on Jim Barker's staff.
In Regina, Quick was Chamblin's defensive co-ordinator.
Tyron Brackenridge, who also served under Chamblin, last season, is assistant defensive backs coach.
"He's grown remarkably,'' said Trestman of Brackenridge, whom Trestman likes to call T-Brack.
"Greg has been in this league and he's coached some of our players and has been in the same defence. It's made it easier to assimilate what we're doing. And, of course, Anthony walks in and everything we do here is what we did in Montreal.
"The way we teach the quarterback it would have been much more difficult to bring in a quarterback coach whom we would have had to teach the offence and now we have one who is teaching us the offence," Trestman said.


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package com.dominiak;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

import javax.inject.Inject;

public class BaseJpaSpringContextTest {

    static {
        System.setProperty("spring.profiles.default", "h2");
    }

    @Inject
    private DatabaseCleaner databaseCleaner;

    @Before
    public void beforeAll() {
        databaseCleaner.beforeTest();
    }

    @After
    public void afterEach() {
        databaseCleaner.afterTest();
    }
}


Pipe Bands are great fun!
— Pipe Bands for all ages.
Pipe Bands unite people young and old the world over.
Discover a band in your area — see what we're all piping on about!
The Royal NZ Pipe Bands' Association has been supporting New Zealand bands since 1928. From those early days, bands have grown in numbers and strength, and the level of performance has improved beyond belief.
The RNZPBA is managed by a small, dedicated team. Our mission is simple - to promote pipe bands, and pipe band membership throughout NZ, by whatever means possible.
Our Facebook page is a great place to keep up to date with what's going on within the life of the organisation. Make sure you like our page to stay up to date with what's happening.
Live stream recordings are now available to view.
Results for Dunedin 2019 are now available. Congratulations to all bands on a fantastic contest.
Live Streaming of NZ Pipe Band Championships confirmed.
Additional information now available from the contest organisers.
It is with great pleasure we announce Iain Blakeley (iain.blakeley@nzpipebands.org.nz) has been confirmed as President of the RNZPBA for 2019.
Adjudicators for the 2019 RNZPBA Championships has been announced.
Contest committee newsletter available for download.


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Q: Animate floating divs when they are moved I have two columns, the one on the left is a grid of square, floated, jQuery draggable elements. The column on the right is a jQuery drop target. So when I drop a dropabble on the target it gets appended to the right column and hidden on the left, causing the grid to move to fill the space where that one just was.
Is there a way I can animate this using jQuery instead of an instant move?
Ok, I added some code. What I'm trying to say is that if you were to drag the green over, the ones after in the left column will move to fill the empty space. I'm wondering if the move they make by themselves (after one leaves) can be animated. Sorry if I'm being confusing, not sure how to explain this.
Thanks
One last bump if anyone has any ideas.

A: I haven't used this in this exact context, but it appears that the Quicksand plugin might do the trick:
jQuery Quicksand plugin

A: Don't know if this is what you want, but I did make an attempt :)

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Capitals Beat-Down the Rangers 5-2 – Justin Williams Nets a Hat Trick
Posted on January 17, 2016 by Jon Sorensen
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The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-2 Sunday night at Verizon Center, improving their league's best record to a gaudy 34-8-3 (71 points). The loss dropped the Rangers record to 24-16-5 (53 points), 18 points behind first-place Washington. This was the Capitals 12th straight win on home ice at Verizon Center, one shy of the franchise record. The Capitals next play Tuesday night against the Blue Jackets in Columbus.
The Capitals have beaten the Rangers in three of their first four meetings this season. The final regular season meeting between the two teams is slated for March 4th at Verizon Center. The starting lines for the Capitals:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Kuznetsov-Williams
Chimera-Johansson-Wilson
Laich-Richards-Galiev
Orlov-Schmidt
Ness-Chorney
Goalies:
Braden Holtby
Phillip Grubauer
John Carlson missed his 11th straight game since sustaining a lower body injury against Montreal on December 26th. Brooks Orpik missed his 32nd straight game since sustaining a lower body injury in Detroit on November 10th. Jay Beagle missed his ninth straight game due to an injury to his hand he sustained in the game against the Buffalo Sabres on December 30th. Zach Sill, Ryan Stanton and Michael Latta were the healthy scratches. The goalie match-up for tonight's game, provided by @CapsGoalies :
The Rangers had the offensive zone advantage in 5-on-5 play for the first period and half of the second period, leading in shots on goal 17-9. However, The Capitals would seemingly take control of the game at the mid-way point of the middle frame. Braden Holtby would take himself out of the game with 2:18 remaining in the second period. It would be later reported that Holtby was suffering from dehydration. Philipp Grubauer stopped all 11 shots he faced in relief of Braden Holtby. In his last six appearances, Grubauer has posted a 3-1-0 record with a 1.36 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage. Justin Williams had another good game, scoring a hat trick. NHL stats for the game can be found here: Individual player stats can be found here:
The Caps were whistled for the game's first penalty when Justin Williams was called for slashing at 3:32 of the opening period. Braden Holtby made a nifty kick-save on the Rangers best chance of the man advantage, as the Caps limited the Rangers to only two shots on goal and no damages on the power play. 5-on-5 play was fairly even during the first ten minutes of the opening frame. The Rangers would get on the scoreboard first on a redirected goal by Chris Kreider at 10:17.
The Capitals would tie the game on a power-play wrister by Alex Ovechkin at 18:01 of the first period.
The first period would end in a 1-1 tie. the Rangers led in shots on goal, 13-8 for the first period.
The Rangers had the advantage in offensive pressure early in the middle period, as Braden Holtby made several nice stops to keep the game knotted at one. The Capitals would regain the lead on a sweet feed from Nicklas Backstrom to Marcus Johhansson for the finisher at 7:18, giving the Caps a 2-1 lead.
The Capitals would add another tally just one minute later on a shot by Taylor Chorney that was deflected in by Justin Williams, giving the Capitals a 3-1 lead. Time of the goal was at the 8:20 mark of the middle frame.
The Rangers would answer back on Chris Kreider's second goal of the game at 17:28 of the second period.
Braden Holtby would take himself out of the game with 2:18 left in the second period. It was later reported that Holtby was suffering from dehydration. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby. The second period would end with the Caps leading 3-2. Rangers led in shots on goal 24-18 thru the first two periods.
The Capitals would re-gain their two-goal lead when Justin Williams scored his second goal of the game at the 4:51 mark of the third period.
Justin Williams would add an empty-netter for the hat trick, at the 18:09 mark of the final period.
The Capitals would lock it down from that point forward, sealing the 5-2 victory, their 12th straight at home.
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Engineering tyrosine-based electron flow pathways in proteins: The case of aplysia myoglobin
Reeder, BJ and Svistunenko, DA and Cooper, CE and Wilson, MT (2012) 'Engineering tyrosine-based electron flow pathways in proteins: The case of aplysia myoglobin.' Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (18). 7741 - 7749. ISSN 0002-7863
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Tyrosine residues can act as redox cofactors that provide an electron transfer ("hole-hopping") route that enhances the rate of ferryl heme iron reduction by externally added reductants, for example, ascorbate. Aplysia fasciata myoglobin, having no naturally occurring tyrosines but 15 phenylalanines that can be selectively mutated to tyrosine residues, provides an ideal protein with which to study such through-protein electron transfer pathways and ways to manipulate them. Two surface exposed phenylalanines that are close to the heme have been mutated to tyrosines (F42Y, F98Y). In both of these, the rate of ferryl heme reduction increased by up to 3 orders of magnitude. This result cannot be explained in terms of distance or redox potential change between donor and acceptor but indicates that tyrosines, by virtue of their ability to form radicals, act as redox cofactors in a new pathway. The mechanism is discussed in terms of the Marcus theory and the specific protonation/deprotonation states of the oxoferryl iron and tyrosine. Tyrosine radicals have been observed and quantified by EPR spectroscopy in both mutants, consistent with the proposed mechanism. The location of each radical is unambiguous and allows us to validate theoretical methods that assign radical location on the basis of EPR hyperfine structure. Mutation to tyrosine decreases the lipid peroxidase activity of this myoglobin in the presence of low concentrations of reductant, and the possibility of decreasing the intrinsic toxicity of hemoglobin by introduction of these pathways is discussed. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Faculty of Science and Health > Biological Sciences, School of
Brandon Reeder
http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2474


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Q: Getting coordinates of objects in JS So based on this question I asked, what's the most reliable way of getting position of objects that's crossbrowser? Thx

A: In general, assuming you have an element named elem, it's actually quite easy to get the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corners of an element, assuming you want these in document coordinates. In all browsers this is returned by the elem.offsetLeft and elem.offsetTop properties.
The only trick you have to be aware of is that if elem is absolutely positioned in another element, say a div with a left / top margin of 20px, these properties will return 0, as it only takes into account the current element and not the entire chain of elements. Luckily we can use a "chain-traversal" function to capture all of the margins of elements associated with a given element, tally them up to get the correct document coordinates.
As Sime Vidas mentioned, there is also JQuery's position() and offset() properties, in this case you would want the offset() properties.
You can also use the getBoundingClientRect() method, however this returns the coordinates of an element relative to its offsetParent and thus is not entirely reliable. Look at the following examples:
// getPosition function
function getPosition(elem){

    var dims = {offsetLeft:0, offsetTop:0};

    do {
        dims.offsetLeft += elem.offsetLeft;
        dims.offsetTop += elem.offsetTop;
    }

    while (elem = elem.offsetParent);

    return dims;
}

cont1.style.position = "absolute";
cont1.style.marginLeft = "10px";

cont2.style.position = "absolute";
cont2.style.marginLeft = "10px";

box.style.position = "absolute";
box.style.marginLeft = "10px";

console.log(getPosition(box).offsetLeft); // returns "30"
console.log(getPosition(box).offsetTop); // returns "0"

// or in JQuery
console.log($(box).offset().left) // also returns "30"
console.log($(box).offset().top) // also returns "0"

Also I suggest you read this.

A: If you want to find the position of an element relative to document use jQuery offset() method.
var p = $("p:last");
var offset = p.offset();
p.html( "left: " + offset.left + ", top: " + offset.top );

.offset() reference: http://api.jquery.com/offset/
If you want to find the poistion of an element relative to its parent then use jQuery position() method.
var p = $("p:first");
var position = p.position();
$("p:last").text( "left: " + position.left + ", top: " + position.top );

.position() reference: http://api.jquery.com/position/
And these methods almost gives perfect result in most of the browsers.

A: I like element.getBoundingClientRect().  It has good cross-browser support.
var coords = element.getBoundingClientRect();

This gives the coordinates relative to the viewport.  To get the coordinates relative to the document, add document.documentElement.scrollTop to the top and document.documentElement.scrollLeft to the left.
coords.top += document.documentElement.scrollTop;
coords.left += document.documentElement.scrollLeft;

But since you are already using jQuery, you may as well just use .offset().


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AMINO POWER® Plus Liquid is an organic biostimulator containing 50% amino acids, peptides and several micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Mn, Co and Mo). Through quick absorbance by leaves and transfer to the plant tissues, AMINO POWER® Plus Liquid amino acids act as natural biostimulants and organic chelate ligands for micronutrients. They also support plant recovery during abiotic or biotic stress, and they provide the plant with the most important micronutrients.
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BT is looking for an experienced external communications manager to join a new team and work on building BT's reputation with local media in England.
The successful candidate will be based either in the Midlands or North West but will work across the English regions.
Apart from creating and developing strategic PR programmes, the successful applicant will support sponsorship activities, prepare press releases, blogs and broadcast interview opportunities, as well as providing strategic advice to senior management on local issues and build relationships locally and regionally with key influencers and stakeholders.


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PHM solidarity mission in Gaza: The people in Gaza need our voices
The PHM solidarity mission in Gaza met on March 1st with the Palestinian Non Governmental Organisation Network (PNGO), an umbrella organisation that includes more than 130 NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza. Objective of the meeting was to listen to the voices of the health and human rights NGOs and activists on the situation six month after the ceasefire, and to share the solidarity of the global movement with the people in Gaza.
Dr. Mona El Farra, vice-president of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, recalled that "the 51-day attack came after many others and put a burden on the Palestinian society for the days to come." She said the people in Gaza suffer from two type of war crimes: "one related to the assault, and the other to the fact that the world accepts that 1.8 million people live under occupation and siege."
"In medical terms, we can say that we suffer from a humanitarian syndrome but the underlying disease is political", added Dr. Aed Yaghi, director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza and PHM activist, "and that is the Israeli occupation. The solution can not be only humanitarian, we have to treat the disease."
Amjad al-Shawa, PNGO director in the Gaza Strip, added that in 2008, after Israel declared Gaza a "hostile entity", donors started to deal with Gaza as a humanitarian case. "Billions of dollars have been spent, but even before this last war food insecurity reached 57%. Is this the success of the international community? Where is the promised change in our life conditions? The international community is part of the problem and not part of the solution. We need justice, rights, voice, because all that we have here is a cumulation of failures."
Dr. El Farra is also skeptical on the role of international aid: "People speak about health development, but I ask myself what that means in a country under occupation. We are not self-sufficient and have to depend on aid that is unreliable and unstable. There can be no such thing as health development under occupation."
PNGO rejects all forms of conditional aid and is now advocating against the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM), that regulates the entry and distribution of building materials, mainly cement, to the people whose houses were demolished. PNGO believes that this is a legitimation of the siege and demands that the UN and the Palestinian Authority withdraw from it: "We can not accept the Israeli declaration that a humanitarian corridor has been opened, we must demand full opening and that Israel be held accountable for the population under the state of occupation."
Words of hope are directed towards the PHM and in general towards all solidarity movements that are spread around the world. "We'll continue to raise our voice and never give up", says Dr. El Farra, "You have to know that you are not weak and that one day justice will prevail." Justice and solidarity, rather than charity, is the demand that comes from the people in Gaza. "Despite all, we are not victims but freedom fighters. We fight for freedom, justice, to play a role in our society and our land."
The members of the PHM solidarity mission expressed their appreciation for the strength and courage of the local health community and stressed that the Palestinian people have the support of grassroots movements and health activists the world over: "We are just two and only from Europe, because of practical reasons, but we are representing movements in other parts of the world, including Asia, Latin America and Africa. They stand with the Palestinians in solidarity and share your vision of freedom and justice."
Chiara Bodini (Italy) and Wim De Ceukelaire (Belgium) are on a PHM solidarity mission in Gaza.
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In this 12-day adventure will visit the City of Kings and the oldest city in america, Caral in Lima; take a flight to the capital of the empire of the Incas Cusco, visit his golden palace, colonial temples; the Sacred Valley and the archaeological sites of Pisac and Ollantaytambo, enjoy the wonder of the World Machu Picchu for a short walk to Huaynapicchu, visit Maras, agricultural research center Moray and salt mines; the Sistine Chapel of America; The Temple of Viracocha God with different archaeological sites arriving to Puno, enjoying the world's highest Titicaca and its floating islands of Uros, Amantani and Sillustani navigable lake; enjoy the Paracas and Ballestas Islands, with their seals and seabirds, then fly over the Nazca plains of appreciating huge gigantic figures representing designs.
Reception and transfer from Lima Airport to Hotel (morning).
City tour in the "City of Kings" (from 14:00 hrs to 18:30 hrs).
Overnight at selected hotel in Lima.
Transfer to the airport in Lima.
Travel by plane from Lima to Cusco (1:15 pm).
Reception and transfer from airport to hotel in Cusco (morning).
City tour in Cusco: The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay (13:30 hrs – 18:30 hrs..).
Live Show typical dances and music of Cusco (from 19:00 hrs. To 20:00 hrs).
Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco.
Buffet lunch included in Urubamba.
Inka Rail train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (De 4:36 p.m. to 6:09 p.m.).
Transfer Station Hotel Aguas Calientes.
Overnight at hotel in Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu.
5:30 a.m.. Uploaded by bus to Machu Picchu.
6:00 a.m.. View of sunrise at Machu Picchu.
Guided Tour Machu Picchu (about 3 hours).
Bus back to Aguas Calientes.
Transfer from the train station to your hotel in Cusco.
Moray and Salt Mines Tour (8:45 hrs. – 14:00 hrs).
Transfer from the hotel to the bus from Cusco to Puno.
Guided tour on the route del Sol (Cusco to Puno) (6:40 hrs. – 17:30 hrs).
Overnight at hotel in Puno.
Tour on Lake Titicaca Uros Islands and Taquile.
Transfer from the hotel in Puno to the airport in Juliaca (one hour).
Flight from Juliaca to Lima (1 hour).
Transfer from Airport to Hotel.
Transfer from the airport in Lima to the bus to Nazca.
Cruise trip from Lima to Nazca (14:00 hrs – 20:00 hrs) bus service.
Overnight at hotel in Nazca.
Travel by bus from Nazca to Paracas (13:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs).
Overnight at selected hotel in Paracas.
Tour to the Ballestas Islands.
Tour to the Paracas Reserve.
Travel by bus from Lima to Paracas (13:00 hrs – 17:00 hrs).
Tour the city of Caral "The oldest city in America" (08:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs).
Transfer to the airport for your international flight.
On his arrival at Jorge Chavez International Airport, our staff will be waiting for you with a sign which bears his name, and then transported to the hotel. It will be provided free time so they can enjoy our cuisine. In the afternoon we start our tour with a stop at the smallest district of Lima, Barranco where the famous Bridge of Sighs, the Hermitage and the monument to Isabel Granada Larco "Chabuca Granda" highlights. We arrived at Miraflores to know the Parque del Amor with a panoramic view of the Huaca Pucllana, Pre Inca temple religious and administrative center inhabited between the III and VIII centuries AD we will walk through the park of olive trees dating from the Viceroyalty with area of 23 hectares. With 6 km long reach historic center doors where appreciate the Palace of Justice, the Stroll of the Naval Heroes, the French palace and colonial buildings such as the Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, Plaza San Martin, among others.
We visited the National Museum, where you can spot a collection of gold from Peru and a selection of ceramics, metalwork and textiles of various pre-Columbian cultures. Continuing our tour of the São Francisco Church and Convent, mainly visiting its underground crypts known as theCatacombs and then return to the hotel.
After breakfast, our staff will perform at the hotel to transfer to the airport and to embark on plane Lima to Cusco and reach the city of Cusco our staff will be waiting for you with a sign which bears his name, and then transported the hotel of their choice. Have a free place to rest, adjust to the altitude and take their food time. Between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. we will be going through your hotel to start the tour, we will visit the Cathedral, Colonial religious monument of extraordinary artistic value, the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun, where you can appreciate the fine work that the Incas performed on stone. Continuing the tour we will go to Sacsayhuaman fortress with strategic location, offering an unparalleled view of the city, in this place the Inti Raymi or "Fiesta del Sol" is held every June 24, then visit Kenko, Tambomachay and Puca Pucara, archaeological complex of religious character.
Third day: Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Aguas Calientes.
In time we will pick the hotel and then go through a paved toward the town of Pisac road, located 32 km from the city of Cusco, once in the place have free time to visit the colorful market and to make purchases of beautiful handicrafts and souvenirs. We will continue our journey to Urubamba for a buffet lunch at a local restaurant, then visit Ollantaytambo (only city that keeps the urban design by the great Inca architects). In the afternoon we board the train to Aguas Calientes.
Fourth day: Tour to Machu Picchu "The Lost City of the Incas" and hike Huayna Picchu.
After breakfast at the hotel, together with the guide will have the wonderful opportunity to visit Machu Picchu, mysterious and charming considered one of the 7 wonders of the world. At 11am, the walk to be held Huaynapicchu (Mountain from where you have a spectacular view of the valley of Machu Picchu) and the proper time is down to Aguas Calientes to have lunch and in the afternoon we board the train to Ollantaytambo and our staff will be waiting for you at the train station to transfer you to your hotel.
Fifth day: Tour to Maras, Moray and Salt.
After breakfast we will go through your hotel at 8:45 hrs hours. in our mobility, to go to the town of Maras through the route with very colorful landscapes and typical populations, first visit Moray, considered an Inca agricultural research center where experiments were conducted crop at different heights, the provision of their platforms produces a gradient of microclimates taking the center of the concentric circular terraces higher temperature and gradually decreasing outwards at lower temperatures, thus being able to simulate up to 20 different microclimates. It is believed that Moray could have served as a model for the calculation of agricultural production not only the Urubamba Valley but also from different parts of Tahuantinsuyo. Continuing our journey will visit the famous salt mines of Maras known by some as "salt mines" are constituted by about 3000 small wells, built on the side of the slope of the mountain "Qaqawiñay" during the dry season are filled or "water" every 3 days with salt water that comes from a natural spring located at the top of the wells so that the water evaporates, the salt contained in it will gradually solidify. The pools are owned by the locals.
Sixth day: Guided Tour route in Cusco – Puno: Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, Sicuani, La Raya and Pucara.
After breakfast you will be given the hotel transfer to the bus station to Puno. We begin our visit to Andahuaylillas, which for their valuable works, is considered as the Sistine Chapel of America. Then visit Racchi, where is located the "Temple of God Wiracocha". We will have lunch at a restaurant in the area. Then we will stop at La Raya, the highest point of the route; there you can take great pictures. Our next destination is Pucara, where we will visit the Lithic Museum. This museum lets dive into the history and evolution of the Andean man from primitive times. After Pucara the route will be through high Andean plates under an unreal clarity and finally be arriving to the city of Puno, on the site will be waiting for our staff to provide the shuttle to your hotel.
After taking breakfast at the hotel will be transferred to the port of Puno where they embarked on the boat, you will visit the floating islands of the Uros, considered as artificial or floating islands for 45 minutes, we will continue our visit to the Isla Taquile of outstanding natural beauty, ethnic, cultural and archaeological. At 5:30 p.m. we will be returning to the hotel.
In due time, our staff apersonará the hotel for the visit to Sillustani, then be transferred to the airport in Juliaca, where you will board the flight to Lima. At the airport we head to the hotel.
After a free morning our staff will direct you to your hotel to transfer to the bus terminal where we take the bus to the city of Nazca. After arriving in the city in question our staff will transport you to your hotel to provide further details of the tours to make.
Tenth day: Overflight Nazca Lines Nazca and Paracas transfer cruise service.
After breakfast we will transfer to Nazca airport before boarding the plane will receive background information about the geoglyphs. The fly in the Pampa de Nazca has an average duration of 45 minutes. Many believe that these giant figures were made by aliens, among which we can distinguish animals like monkey, spider, hummingbird, etc … After the flyby will address mobility to Paracas, where we spend the night.
Eleventh day: Tour to the Ballestas Islands, Paracas and Paracas trip to Lima and farewell.
After breakfast we will transfer to the port of Paracas, where the tour to the Ballestas Islands passing through "The Chandelier" a giant picture on the side of a hill start. Arriving at the Ballestas Islands, we could admire the different species of sea lions, seals, penguins and seabirds, concluded that tour we will drive to the Paracas reserve. In the evening we board the bus to the city of the Kings, where our staff will be waiting to transfer to the hotel.
In the morning our staff will approach the hotel to begin the tour to Caral is located north of the city of Lima in the Supe Valley and is considered the oldest city in America, almost as old as Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. It consists of a set of buildings, which lets us see the great scientific, technological and artistic advances its people achieved amazing development process that resulted in total isolation in comparison with the cultural exchange of the societies of Europe. Completed the tour we will offer the service to transfer him to the airport thus ending our services.
All transfers to hotels, airports, terminal, stations and attractions.
Air tickets Lima – Cusco and Juliaca – Lima.
Tours to Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, the path of the Sun, City tour in the city of Kings, Moray and Salt, Flight over the Nazca Lines, Ballestas Islands, Paracas and Caral.
Flights to round-trip train Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo.
Bus tickets up and down Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes.
Professional tour guide in English or Spanish language.
Travel by bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
Income attractions to visit Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, Ciudad de los Reyes, Moray and Salt, Ballestas Islands, Paracas reserve and Caral.
03 lunches (01 in the Sacred Valley tour 01 and 01 in Aguas Calientes route from Cusco to Puno).
All meals (lunch and dinner not specified in the program).
Note: Special discounts Applies to domestic tourists and members of the Andean Community of Nations.


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Ready to get down dog?
Have you ever been in a yoga class-hot, sweaty, muscles on fire, when the teacher "invites" you to come into downward dog for a few breaths to rest.
You know. Just hold your body up with your arms, bum in the air, head down. Now rest. No big deal right?
Um, yeah. Actually it is a big deal. Although downward dog is probably the most popular yoga pose out there, that doesn't mean it's easy.
Downward dog requires a fair amount of strength in your arms and shoulders. A little bit/a whole lot of flexibility in your calves and hamstrings. And some core strength to go along.
So if you're pregnant, newly postpartum or haven't been on your yoga mat for awhile, yeah, downward dog might feel a wee bit challenging!
The good news though-yoga is a practice. So the more you do it, the easier it becomes.
But that being said, there are LOTS of ways that we can help prepare your body for downward dog so you're not just counting down the minutes til savasana!
I've put together this short sequence to help prepare your arms, wrists, shoulder and core muscles so you feel stronger and more supported when you're getting your downward dog on.
NOTE: If downward dog doesn't feel great or right for you at this time, check out the alternative option I've added at the end of this sequence. If you're having a hard time connecting to your deep abdominal muscles, feel vulnerable in the pelvic floor, or uncomfortable (light headed or nauseous) having your head down during pregnancy this may be a good time to try the variation using the wall or a chair so you're more upright but still get the nice stretch that downward dog provides.


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Review & Giveaway of DRIFT: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
Published on March 5, 2013 March 4, 2013 by Lady K Quilts5 Comments
I am not very well versed in politics, government or military history, but I do enjoy listening to NPR, watching national news broadcasts every evening and the occasional talking head shows, including The Rachel Maddow Show. I had downloaded the audiobook version of her book DRIFT: The Unmooring of American Military Power last fall but hadn't listened to it yet. Then, out of the blue, I received a nice email from Jessica over at Crown Publishing a few weeks ago. She offered me a copy of the new paperback version of DRIFT. I quickly accepted and after some pleasant email banter with Jessica, receiving my copy of the book and diving into the book, I am ready to share my thoughts on DRIFT: The Unmooring of American Military Power.
What a history lesson! I did finally listen to a bit of the audio version while sewing, since you can't "read" and "sew" at the same time, and that helped to set the pace for reading the book and not approaching it like a text-book. I am not a regular reader of nonfiction so I was a little nervous, but there was no need to be. Maddow's conversational story telling style of writing made for an enjoyable read.
Going into detailed depth on topics that run the gambit from Thomas Jefferson and his thoughts on the young U.S. Military and how to manage reserves and active duty members, to Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign and then administration, to Vietnam and LBJ's fear of stirring unrest within the country, (instead of calling up the military reserves who were trained and had chosen to be in the position of fighting for their country, he upped the numbers of a draft, sending fresh troops half way around the world to a living hell where hundreds of thousands made the ultimate sacrifice), to the United States role in today's wars and developments in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade. It's an incredible number of points in our nation's history that is discussed here.
Dusted with her humor and wit, Maddow has written a book with great thought and in my opinion, balanced opinion without preaching. I loved one part in particular. At the end of the book she has made some suggestions, in bullet point format, to our leaders and to us, as American citizens, on how to get back to what is important and what could work to make us a more united country once again.
I think the most important quote of the book, and a great way to sum up the message Maddow is trying to get across to her readers, and really our government leaders, begins the epilogue. Maddow has selected a quote by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2007-2011.
"If the military drifts away from its people in this country, that is a catastrophic outcome we as a country can't tolerate."
Having friends who are members of our great military forces, and knowing that a small percentage of my other friends have little knowledge of what sacrifices these people and their families make on a daily basis for our country, this book really hit home with me. If you would like an in-depth, understandable, yet conversational recap of our military, this country and the world they effect, and has been effected by, then pick up or download a copy of DRIFT: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow.
* I am hosting a giveaway here at Planet Books of two copies of the new paperback edition of DRIFT that comes out today, March 5th, 2013. Please leave a comment below sharing your favorite news show by midnight, Saturday March 9th PST, and you will be eligible to win one of my giveaway copies Jessica from Crown Publishing has provided. Thanks Jessica!
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Buying Our Way Out of Slavery (and War)
Over at The Atlantic blog, Ta-Nehisi Coates has a terrific post on Ron Paul's suggestion that the Civil War didn't need to be fought -- that we could have freed the enslaved people of the South with a federal government program that would have paid slave owners.
As an initial matter, that would have been seen as unconstitutional according to the Southern doctrine of the time -- the federal government could not purchase freedom for slaves. This was something southerners worried about and they found it a nineteenth century version of redistribution of wealth. I'll need to go back to Calhoun's writings to get chapter and verse on this, but that's my recollection.
But let's leave aside the constitutional arguments; I find them so often to be constructed covers for ideology. That was certainly the case for the old South. Southerners blended their belief in the centrality of slavery with their interpretation of the Constitution to create a doctrine that would not allow the federal government to interfere with slavery. They took several pieces that recognized slavery -- like the fugitive slave clause and the three-fifths compromise and combined that with the idea that all states are equal and that the federal government could do nothing that would interfere with a state's equality. That meant to Southerners that the federal government could not exclude slavery from the territories, because that would have been discriminating against south states' citizens. South Carolina Theology Professor James Henley Thornwell summarized in an article in the Southern Presbyterian Review in early 1861 the Southern argument about equality of the states:
The Southern man, politically is the slaveholder; the Northern man, politically, is the non-slaveholder The rights of the South are the rights of the South as slaveholding; the rights of the North are the rights of the North as non-slaveholding. This is what makes the real difference betwixt the two sections. To exclude slaveholding is, therefore, to exclude the South. By the free-soil doctrine, therefore, she, as South, is utterly debarred from every foot of the soil, which belongs, ofvright, is much to her as to her Northern confederates.
Just so happens that I've been spending time of late reading pamphlets on secession and they often join talk about their constitutional rights to slavery with their emphasize the centrality of slavery to Southern society. Thornwell -- a minister, not a lawyer -- wrote in sophisticated terms about the South's constitutional rights. Quite simply, Southerners weren't going to abide the loss of slavery. It was the centerpiece of their society. There are so many people one could turn to to make this case -- let me also invoke one of my favorite pre-war law professors here -- James Holcombe of UVA. Holcombe gave an extensive speech at the Virginia secession convention at the end of March, 1861. He began with a haunting image -- drawn, apparently, from a trip he took in the North Atlantic. That imagery served as a warning of what the slave-owning South faced -- the potential for the complete destruction of their society.
Who can recall the feelings of a landsman, unfamiliar with the terrors of the sea, overtaken by a night of storm and dnager in the midst of the Atlantic, the ship pitching upon the waves, the fog too dense to be pierced by any human eye, the shrill tones of the alarm pipe sounding every moment in his ears, and more feaful by far, than wave, or mist, or blast, the rapid fall of the barometer indicating the close proximity of that most appalling because most irresitable enemy of the sailor, the tremendous iceberg, by whose fatal contact the most powerful vessel may be dashed to pieces in an instant.... We, sir, are tossing upong the surges of revolution; clouds and darkness cover our future track; an unerring moral instinct warns us of approaching collision between repulsive masses, in whose awful shcok all that we love and value may perish.
And yet, he went on to argue for aggressive action. Holcombe argued for that because of the belief -- so common to Southerners at the time it almost didn't need to be stated -- that slavery was the foundation of their society and that President Lincoln's election threatened slavery:
The institution of slavery is so indissolubly interwoven with the whole framework of society in a large portion of our State, and constitutes so immense an element of material wealth and political power to the whole Commonwealth, that its subversion through the operation of any unfriendly policy on the part of the Federal Government, whether that operation is extended over a long or short period of time, would, of necessity, dry up the very fountains of the public strength, change the whole frame of our civilization and inflict a moral wound upon our liberties.
If you're interested in this, here's Holcombe's full speech. No serious Southern politician was going to give up slavery -- and they could not be convinced to do so, because the money to buy out slavery would have to come in part from southerners. Why give up something when you're convinced that you're going to be able to keep all of it. What Holcombe addressed in the remainder of his speech was the need for stronger constitutional protections for slavery -- that probably even included a separate state.
This is the problem of arrogance, that Southerners (and Northerners, too) could not see the extraordinary cost of the Civil War. (Then there's the other issue that thought the costs of the war were extraordinary -- extraordinary -- the benefits of it may have exceeded the cost. I never like to balance the benefit of war against its costs, because that seems so heartless. And the burdens of war are often fall hardest on those least able to bear them.) Certainly, if we knew in December 1860 what we knew in April 1865, the calculation to go to war would almost certainly have been different. But that's not the linear way we live our lives. Culture prevented us from seeing our nation's best interest. This is a story that is, tragically, repeated with great frequency.
But there was consideration -- as Ta-Nehisi Coates points out -- of a more modest scheme, the idea of compensation to owners who agreed to send their slaves to Liberia for colonization. The idea of colonization was debated and resoundingly rejected in the wake of Nat Turner's rebellion -- for several reasons. Beginning with the extraordinary cost of the emancipation and colonization. But they also rejected it because so many thought slavery so central to Virginia society that Virginia could not afford to give up its enslaved labor. William and Mary professor Thomas R. Dew was central to stopping the colonization movement.
Posted by Alfred Brophy at 07:34 PM in Constitutional Law, Legal History | Permalink
Great post, Al. You might add that the South continued to reject compensated emancipation right until the very end. Lincoln offered it at the Hampton Roads conference in February 1865, but the Confederacy refused.
Posted by: Steven Lubet | February 04, 2012 at 09:15 AM


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