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A first in British history: solar, wind, and nuclear each provided more energy than gas and coal combined
Although it only lasted a short time, it's a significant milestone.
in News, Renewable Energy
Although it only lasted a short time, it's a significant milestone.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Data from Energy Information Administration.
The UK National Grid said that this happened around 1 pm on Wednesday, the 7th of June. Wind provided an estimated 9.5 gigawatts, nuclear produced, 8.2 gigawatts, while solar contributed 7.3 gigawatts, compared to the 7.2 gigawatts from gas. There was no electricity from coal at that time — it was completely stopped due to the surge of renewable energy. Renewables also reached another milestone, generating 18.7 gigawatts at the same time. This represented more than half of the electricity contribution at the time, powering 13.5 million of the 25 million homes in the UK.
#Renewables (wind, solar, biomass, hydro) breaking another record at 1pm today providing 18.7 GW (50.7% of demand)
— ESO Control Room (@NGControlRoom) June 7, 2017
However, it's important to note that this only happened for a brief amount of time. Renewable energy is often subjected to the whims of nature, and by Thursday, natural gas was back in charge, generating 43 percent of the UK's electricity, while nuclear was generating 24, and wind only amounted to 11 percent.
Still, this confirms the country's progress in terms of sustainable energy. Last year, the government released a report saying that 50 percent of the country's electricity was generated from low-carbon sources (of which nuclear still plays an important role). UK government energy policy aims to play a key role in limiting greenhouse gas emissions, adhering to the Paris Agreement. However, with their departure from the European Union and snap elections taking place as I'm writing it, the country is likely to lose some of the focus on sustainable policies.
The country's current leader, Prime Minister Theresa May, has also not been a great supporter of such policies. In a move qualified anywhere between 'shocking' and 'stupid,' she led a crackdown on the country's Climate Office, somewhat resembling Donald Trump's crackdown on the EPA. Still, despite other shortcomings, she can't really be put in the same category as Trump. While her statements on climate and renewable energy are scarce and impersonal, there was a time, even before the Paris Agreement, when she vocally supported renewable energy.
"Britain is the first country in the world to formally bind itself to cut greenhouse emissions and I strongly believe this will improve our national and economic security. To stay reliant on fossil fuels would mean tying ourselves to increasingly unstable supplies," she was quoted as saying before she was Prime Minister.
The former Battersea Power Station — a former emblem of London. Image credits: Tagishsimon.
During the 1940s some 90% of the UK's generating capacity came from coal — the rest was supplemented by oil. In the 1950s, as they started to work on their nuclear program, nuclear energy became more and more prevalent. Following through the 1970s, oil-fueled generation continued to decline. Hydro was the only form of renewable electricity generated on the islands, and it amounted for only a small part of the country's energy. Solar and wind power started emerging in the 1990s. The country isn't particularly sunny, but wind now generates over 10% of the country's energy rising more and more each year.


If there's one thing we can count on every day,it is the fact that life happens, and waterproof flooring can help. No matter what floor you choose, there will be spills, no matter how careful you are, and stains are a sure bet. However, they don't necessarily have to mean that they'll do your floors in. There is another way.
Waterproof flooring is quickly becoming a favorite among homeowners, if for no other reason than the peace of mind that comes along with it. Why wait for life's little messes to happen when you can protect your home against them in the first place?
Some flooring materials should never be placed in basements, while some are simply made for it. When it comes to making sure you'll never have to worry about moisture or accidental flooding, waterproof is the way to go.
We all know that basements can become damp, and they are often damaged by water, leaks and other moisture situations. Of course, getting rid of any known problems will help a great deal, but so will choosing the right flooring material.
There's no doubt the kitchen is the one room in your home where spills happen most often. Sometimes, it seems like it's an ongoing battle just to keep this particular floor clean. The great news is that waterproof flooring is so easy to clean up, you might find that you don't need to make use of the mop bucket nearly as often as you use to.
Since we all tend to congregate in the kitchen, especially if small children are involved, doesn't it make sense to go ahead and invest in the best flooring possibly? Nothing beats a waterproof floor in the kitchen.
Aside from the kitchen, the bathroom and laundry room are also quite prone to water emergencies. Climbing in and out of the shower is sure to leave water on the bathroom floor, even with mats put in place for just such an occurrence. The laundry room, on the other hand, is sure to experience at least one busted or leaky pipe at some point. Protect yourself in advance.
If you're ready to see what waterproof can do for you, we invite you to come out and visit FloorMax Direct. With a showroom located in Dalton, GA, we serve not only Dalton, but surrounding areas as well. Our flooring professionals will be ready to show you our full line of waterproof flooring when you stop by.


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Q: UITableView background has weird behavior I have a UIViewController with a UITableView, which is showed from the root view controller. In the simulator everything is working fine, but when testing the app on a real device running iOS7, the background of the UITableView is the same image of the root view. Setting both backgroundColor and backgroundView has no effect. I have also tried to set tableView.opaque = NO and setting the background of the cells, but still not results.
Any ideas on how to fix this behaviour?

A: Try with this piece of code:
contentTable = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:tableFrame style:UITableViewStylePlain];
contentTable.delegate = self;
contentTable.dataSource = self;
[contentTable setBackgroundView:nil];
[contentTable setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blueColor]]; // i.e. Bluecolor as backgrounf

This will return a table with a blue background.

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Hermann Böcker (* 8. Juni 1890 in Oldenburg; † 9. August 1978 in München) war ein deutscher Maler.

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Böcker war Sohn eines  Regierungsbeamten. Im Alter von 15 Jahren trat er eine Lehrstelle beim Maler Gerhard Bakenhus an, wo er in erster Linie Dekorationsmalerei lernte. Anschließend war er Theatermaler am Oldenburgischen Hoftheater. 1910 besuchte Böcker die Kunstgewerbeschule in Dresden, ab 1911 war er Mitarbeiter von Hermann Schaper in Hannover. Von 1913 bis 1914 lebte Böcker in Paris, wo er als Schriftenmaler tätig war. Mit Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs kam er nach Deutschland zurück und leistete Kriegsdienst. Bei Verdun zog er sich eine schwere Verwundung zu.

1917 hielt sich Böcker in Magdeburg auf, wo er als Chorsänger im Zentraltheater wirkte. Motive aus Magdeburg und dem Harz inspirierten ihn zu ersten grafischen Arbeiten. Nach 1918 arbeitete Böcker als Tenor und Statist am Lübecker Operettentheater. Motiviert durch Bakenhus intensivierte er sein malerisches Schaffen und konnte durch eine erfolgreiche Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Commeter in Hamburg auf sich aufmerksam machen. Mit einem Stipendium eines Hamburger Kaffeegroßkaufmanns ging er 1920 nach München und bereitete sich bei Heinrich Knirr auf die Aufnahme in die Akademie der Bildenden Künste München vor. Diesen Plan gab er jedoch nach zwei Semestern auf und widmete sich stattdessen der Landschaftsmalerei. 1928 heiratete er die Münchner Schriftstellerin Juliane Baur (1905–1994).

Nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs brachte sich Böcker stärker in die Münchner Kunstszene ein. Er war Mitglied des Wirtschaftsverbandes der Künstler und der Neuen Münchner Kunstgenossenschaft. Seine Bilder wurden jährlich bei der Großen Kunstausstellung in München gezeigt. 1950 gründete er die Gruppe "Blaue Pyramide". Die 1950er Jahre gehörten zu seinen produktivsten als Maler. Seine letzten Bilder entstanden 1974. 1978 starb Hermann Böcker im Alter von 88 Jahren in München. Sein Grab befindet sich auf dem Münchner Ostfriedhof.

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Böcker malte in erster Linie Landschaften, darunter vorzugsweise Moor-Landschaften. Motive fand er vor allem im Dachauer und Erdinger Moos, aber auch in der oldenburgisch-ostfriesischen Gegend. Neben Landschaften schuf er Stadtansichten und Stillleben. Er versuchte sich zunächst in der Ölmalerei, malte dann aber nur noch Aquarelle. Dabei verzichtete er auf Staffage und setzte oft die Nass-in-Nass-Technik ein. Zu seinem Hauptwerk gehören 52 Mooraquarelle, die 1972 an die Stadt Dachau (Neues Rathaus) gestiftet wurden. Weitere Arbeiten befinden sich in der Kunstsammlung der Veste Coburg, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Altonaer Museum, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Stadtmuseum Oldenburg und Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie.

Neben der Malerei betätigte sich Böcker auch als Schriftsteller. Er verfasste einen Roman ("Drei unterm Blütenbaum oder die Künstlerkate im Moor") und einen Gedichtband, die beide 1989 im Selbstverlag seiner Ehefrau erschienen, sowie den Bildband "Heiteres: Gedanken, Zeichnungen" (Ebermann 1996).

Literatur

 Horst Ludwig: Der Moormaler Hermann Böcker. In: Weltkunst, Jg. 55 (1985), Heft 19, S. 2738–2740.
 Hermann Böcker, 1890–1978. Die Sprache der Landschaft. Ausstellungskatalog. Landesmuseum Oldenburg 1990.

 Böcker, Hermann. In: Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Biographisch-bibliographisches Handbuch. Band 3. Saur, Zürich und München 2000, ISBN 3-908255-02-3, S. 220 (online).

Weblinks
 boecker-hermann.de
 Hermann und Juliane Böcker im Digitalen Porträtarchiv

Einzelnachweise

Maler (München)
Landschaftsmaler
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Gestorben 1978
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As momentum builds for the August 2019 launch of the new Master of Science in Sustainable Business program at Miami Business School, the STEM-designated program received an enthusiastic endorsement from Jeffrey Sachs during last week's edition of Southern Glazers' Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series. Despite a cancelled flight preventing his arrival in Miami, Sachs delivered his endorsement during his Distinguished Leaders Lecture via video conference call to a packed Storer Auditorium.
The world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development and senior UN adviser began his lecture with a dismal forecast for the future, despite vast global economic growth. To address the numerous externalities that are fueling climate change, poverty, and inequality, Sachs discusses 13 Sustainable Development Goals that will ensure environmental sustainability and promote prosperity. These include:
Health and well-being for all
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All-clean energy by 2050
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At the conclusion of the lecture, Sachs voiced his endorsement for MBS's new Master in Sustainable Business, which begins this August. Pointing to Miami's position as the geographic epicenter of the impact of climate change, he argued that MBS is uniquely positioned to graduate the next generation of business leaders who will be advocates for sustainability.
"Sustainability is the road to happiness, longer lives and healthier democracies," he said.
"When you teach Sustainable Business in your new master's program, you're going to be empowering the really successful businesses of the future. They're going to want to go that way because that's the way markets and regulation are going to be pushing us."
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including debt crises, hyperinflations, the transition from central planning to market economies, the control of AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, the escape from extreme poverty, and the battle against human-induced climate change. He is Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, and an SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, for Kofi Annan (2001-7), Ban Ki-moon (2008-16), and Antonio Guterres (2017-18).
Professor Sachs was the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership. He was twice named among Timemagazine's 100 most influential world leaders and has received 28 honorary degrees. The New York Timescalled Sachs "probably the most important economist in the world," and Timemagazine called Sachs "the world's best-known economist." A survey by The Economistranked Sachs as among the three most influential living economists.
Professor Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is University Professor at Columbia University, the university's highest academic rank. Sachs was Director of the Earth Institute from 2002 to 2016.
Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three New York Timesbestsellers, The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). Other books include To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace (2013), The Age of Sustainable Development (2015),Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair & Sustainable (2017), and most recently A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (2018).
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Q: Validation error on nested writable serializer I have a writable nested serializer like this -
class AddressSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = publicAddress
        fields = "__all__"

class customerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    publicAdd = AddressSerializer(many=True)
        class Meta:
        model = customerMaster
        fields = ['id','publicAdd']

    def create(self, validated_data):
        Address = validated_data.pop('publicAdd')
        customer = customerMaster.objects.create(**validated_data)
        for addres in Address:
            publicAddress.objects.create(customer=customer, **addres)
        return customer

this all works fine until I apply validation such as
class AddressSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = publicAddress
        fields = "__all__"
        validators = [
            UniqueTogetherValidator(
                queryset=publicAddress.objects.all(),
                fields=['customer', 'someValue']
            )
        ]

And defining
read_only_fields = ('customer',)

in AddressSerializer won't help either.
Now it throws an error such as cust field is always required and to send the cust value via api.
Any help on how to validate this without an error?

A: customer is a read-only field. it means DRF only uses it for responses after creating your object. but in UniqueTogetherValidator it needs data before creating it.
As DRF says in documentation:

The UniqueTogetherValidator class always imposes an implicit constraint that all the fields it applies to are always treated as required. Fields with default values are an exception to this as they always supply a value even when omitted from user input.

So you need to handle it manually:
class customerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    publicAdd = AddressSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = customerMaster
        fields = ['id','publicAdd']

    def create(self, validated_data):
        Address = validated_data.pop('publicAdd')
        customer = customerMaster.objects.create(**validated_data)
        for addres in Address:
           publicAddress.objects.create(customer=customer, **addres)
        return customer

    def validate(self, attrs):
        # customer is not in attrs because it's read-only
        # Maybe you need to add context data to your serializer or get it somehow you know
        object_exists = publicAddress.objects.filter(
            customer=your_customer, someValue=attrs["someValue"]
        ).exists()
        if object_exists:
            raise serializer.ValidationError("Duplicate object")
        return attrs


Abstract: 本研究之長程目標為發展具有高操控性的無障礙行動輔具,目前世界各國已有許多國家開始研究能夠方便使用者控制的助行器與機器手臂,並組合成可以行走與活動的機器骨骼系統。此系統未來在軍事上可以減輕士兵負重,進而可以提升士兵的作戰能力;在醫療層面上可以幫助肢體障礙的病人利用微弱的肌電訊號,進行精確的肢體行動、自主行動、自主照顧等,改善肢體障礙病人因肌肉無力所導致的日常生活不便。 藉由肌肉收縮時,擷取肘關節的肌電訊號,當作估測肌力的主要參數。由於肘關節兩側肌肉收縮產生的肌力與所量測的肌電訊號為非線性關係,且肌肉長度與收縮速度亦會影響所產生肌力。故本研究用肌電訊號與肘關節角度以及角速度當作倒傳遞類神經的輸入參數,代入倒傳遞類神經的訓練過程求得類神經內部權值,以準確的估測肘關節肌力。 The long term goal of this research is to develop the highly manipulated and accessible device. Until now, there are many countries in the world have started to research the exoskeleton system which will facilitate the daily activities of the disables. This device can be used in the military in the future to reduce the burden of soldiers and improve the operational capability. From medical perspective, the system can also assist physical disabled patients by accessing the feeble electromyographic signal data to support their physical operations, autonomous actions and improve their quality of daily activities. The electromyographic signal data measured from the contraction of the joint and muscle is used as the main parameter for estimate the joint torque. Considering the relation between the muscle strength result from the contractions of the triceps and biceps and the measured electromyogrphic signal is nonlinear, plus the muscle fiber length and the muscle contracted velocity also affect the elbow torque. Therefore, this research will use the electromyographic signal data, joint degree, and joint angular velocity as the input parameter, substitute the training steps to evaluated the weighting value of the backpropagation neural network to precisely estimate the joint torque.


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Video: babble 26th March with Rockin Rob and Tom S.I.
Thanks to Rob and Tom and everyone who came and grooved the night away – hope to see you again very soon!
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We're back at Sumo at the start of February.. after the riproaring fun we had at the birthday party its time to polish up your dancing clogs again!
We're very proud to have the one and only Giom [Blackcherry, Aroma, Amenti] as our guest for the night plus babble DJs Damien and Mono. For more info check out http://www.giom.co.uk/.
9pm – 3am. £5 before 10pm, £6 after.
Sumo is on Braunstone Gate, Leicester.
What a great night oh yes indeed! Keep your eye out for the next one, we're planning to do another date at Sumo in the new year. Join our facebook group to make sure you don't miss out or sign up for the mailing list.
Thanks to all those who travelled from far afield to make it a truly special night (London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Derby, Nottinham and I'm sure more too).
It's babble's 17th birthday, and have we got a stompin night of proper house music lined up for you!
We're properly excited to be joined on the decks by Sonny Fodera. Sonny has had a hand in many of the best releases on the house scene over the last year, and there aren't many djs without at least one of his irresistible productions in their bag. For a flavour of his dancefloor rockin style checkout his mixes on soundcloud.
We'll be cramming the full soundsystem into Sumo on braunstone gate so you can soak your bones in some deep groovin house vibrations, along with extra lights and decor for the full babble flavour.
The fun kicks off at 9pm, get down early if you can! £5 before 10pm £6 afterwards.
babble will be appearing at the Lestival on the 31st July at the Music Cafe, just off Braunstone Gate.
Jonna from CityFly and Jammy Gee will be joining babble djs to provide you with some top quality tunes.
Festivities kick off outside around mid-day with Doji providing the entertainment. babble will be setting up inside (full soundsystem) with house music starting around 9pm running through till 2am.
Its all for a good cause to raise money for LOROS so come down and get your groove on!
Thanks to all who came down and made it rather lovely night. Hope you all enjoyed it!
One last chance to party the night away at the legendary charlotte. Come and join us on the 29th for an all nighter – babble are doing the upstairs room, doji and palaroid providing techno business downstairs.
Update as well as the usual chunks of house goodness, we'll have a smorgasbord of delightful tunes from Ed (Lobstafari) and and nice slice of DnB from Long Jon – something for everyone!
10pm – 6am, only £2 on the door – no excuses!


New Videos coming soon but full cd will not be released until early 2018.
A special thanks to Genevieve Tudor of BBC Radio for featuring David's "Something More Between Us (Remix)" on Sunday's broadcast of SUNDAY FOLK.
The latest music video is literally "out of this world".
The video, produced by Shaun Ryan Savard at Playmaker Studios, features an astronaut viewing the different performers on various screens from a space station. He toggles back and forth between screens to show international musicians. Award-winning Russian composer and violinist, Maria Grigoryeva, performs from a bridge in St.Petersburg,Russia; multi-skilled instrumentalist Toby Wilson plays guitar on his farm in the UK Midlands; from a park bench in Mexico City, Mexico, Luis Guillermo adds subtle bass fills. In the end, film producer, Savard, is revealed as the astronaut from Montreal, Canada.
The song has the re-current line "Let's start looking for something more between us". It is a timely and implied plea for international cooperation gently undercut by Arn's characteristic irony: Everyone in the video wears sunglasses.
"Something More Between Us (Remix)", was mastered for iTunes at London's famed Abbey Road Studio. It is available on iTunes and Amazon Mp3.
If you are in New Jersey and vacationing on Long Beach Island please be sure to catch the evening show with "JF Sobecki and Friends". David will be performing with the band and will introduce a new song.
Cds will be given away.
An Awesome Interview with Shaun about the forthcoming video. Check it out.
Here is the trailer for the forthcoming video for "KEEPING MY DISTANCE". The video features Canadian actress, Callayna Bajer and John MacCormac. It was produced by Playmaker Studios. Shaun Ryan Savard did another fine job in capturing the essence of the song on film.
The song was mastered for iTunes by Andrew Walter at famed Abbey Road Studio.It features the excellent guitar work of Toby WIlson.
In mid-April it will be available for world-wide distribution.
The video will be available soon on Vevo and YouTube.
We are excited about a new video coming soon called "Keeping My Distance". This is one of David's new releases this year. The video was produced by Shaun Ryan Savard at Playmaker Studios.


Convio invited me to share my number one New Year's resolution as part of its "Now is the Time" campaign. The goal is to encourage nonprofits to make New Year's resolutions to that help them more efficiently and effectively move people to support their organizations.
On January 1st, I wrote about my goals for 2009 using Chris Brogan's process of selecting three words or larger concepts to frame them. My three words: streamline, weave, and Einstein. I'm drilling down into the concept of "streamline" to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient.
Why the number 52? In a week, I will celebrate my 52nd birthday. The image above is deck of cards and there are 52 cards in a deck. This gives me the opportunity to brainstorm 52 different tips, one to write about in more depth for each week of 2009. Putting a resolution into action with baby steps is the best way to succeed.
Social media is still relatively new. Many nonprofits and individuals have jumped in without thinking strategically. Amy Sample Ward lays out a 5 things to think about before you get into the execution of a social media strategy for the first time.
But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Good for you! Great work. Perhaps you're looking to make your strategy more effective, less time consuming, or see measurable results. Or maybe you just jumped in as an individual and need to refine an organizational strategy. The tips below are for you.
The economic crisis has changed the external environment. So, it is important to think about that as part of considering how you need to revise your goals. The tools are changing, so if you've settled into one way of using a particular social media tool or set of tools, don't set yourself on automatic pilot. Are you using the social media tools most efficiently and effectively given the environment, the changes in the tools, and your goals?
One of our most valued nonprofit resources is our time, especially in these days of tighter budgets and cutbacks in funding. Now is the time to hit the pause button and ask yourself if you are investing your time in the right way in social media. And please note that I'm NOT saying that this is an either or proposition and that you discover you are not investing wisely with social media to stop doing it. Social media is here to stay, but we have to use it smartly and in a streamlined way. That's what the tips below will help you do.
There are many different options to executive a social media strategy, but only so much time. Think about what is most effective for your organization's goals, mission, and capacity. Think about how you can be efficient if you are tasked with execution of the strategy.
Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once.
Do research first and implement one presence at a time with specific goals and metrics.
If you've set specific goals and metrics to measure those goals over time, if after 3-6 months you have no tangible or intangible results, don't be afraid to move on or change something.
If you are not reading blogs and web sites in an RSS Reader, make that your New Year's resolution.
If you are using a RSS reader,evaluate if it is still works for you.
If you have started following too many people on Twitter by choice or accident, use Tweetdeck and create groups.
Set up a social media dashboard with google apps for your listening, separate it from your work email and tools.
Build in daily or at least weekly time for reflection on your social media strategy and use to make improvements.
Ask, how much progress are we making towards our goals? What are our successes and challenges? What needs to change?
Stop twittering from your cell phone in the bathroom and use that time to think about how you could be more efficient using a particular social media tool.
Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. For example, are you bookmarking everything you come across into del.icio.us by habit or just the resources you actually need to retrieve? Are you impulse adopting tools?
Try a "Day without YOU FILL IN THE BLANK." It can help you evaluate whether a tool is really valuable.
If you are just beginning a social media plan, use the Power of Less Challenge to establish good habits form the get go.
Live in a tool or technique for at least month before adding something new. Try tweaking the strategy for several months in a row by building in reflection time.
Attend some of the FREE gatherings for social media professionals like the social media breakfast or Social Media Club and get advice or help learning.
Use Stephen Covey's Pick the Big Stone's Method and ask yourself if you only had time for three social networking sites what would they be?
Allocate specific chunks of time for your social media execution.
Don't live on Twitter, your blog, Facebook, or your email. Check in once or twice a day.
Build in or schedule time for discovery and serendipity which is a good thing for social media, but not so good if you don't track it or manage it.
If you're using Google Reader, use the Reader Trends page to figure out what blogs you're actually reading regularly and unsubscribe from those you are not.
Use these filtering tips to make your social bookmarking and RSS reader more efficient.
Rethink your relationship with information, goals, and work and streamline accordingly.
Do you have a friending policy?
Are you just accepting everyone on every network? Do you need to prune?
Ask yourself, do you just want to collect friends on a social network or develop a deeper relationship?
Figure out a following strategy on Twitter that works for you - so many people, so little time.
Are you thinking about making your social media strategy and use more efficient or effective? What tips or resources are using to accomplish that goal?
This is a fantastic post- thank you so much... The links and leads go deep with this one- and just in time too! I have been lurking on a bunch of blogs and sites trying to learn as much as I can about using social media. This one post and all the posts it links to really tie together the form/function of it all- which form the plan should take and determining the function... brilliant. Happy birthday!
Love these social media New Years Resolutions!
Hi Beth. TechSoup's blog is actually at http://blog.techsoup.org (no www in the URL).
Beth, these are great suggestions. I guess I need to implement the one on "reflecting" to consider how I am going to implement the other 51... Thanks for the useful content you continually provide.
Beth- I love the idea of outlining your blogging topics a year in advance. I told you how hard a time I have blogging about the list of topics and items I constantly write down, and this is a perfect way to help me in 2009. Looking forward to reading your 52 topics this year!
Thanks so much for this post Beth. Interestingly I've started to do many of the things you suggest. My blog got a redesign over the holidays: http://diaryofawebgal.blogspot.com/ and I've been looking closely at Twitter friends etc and culling which led me to set up my own personal Twitter account. This is great advice.
Fantastic post - so many great tips and insights. I was about to give a talk to a mostly non-profit audience at Techsoup and this definitely give me a lot to think about. Thank you!
Thank you for the wonderful post! Very helpful suggestions!
A lot to go through on this post. Very informative and will definitely help with decision making for any type of social media.


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Q: Highlight changes in code since last commit in Android Studio Is there any way I can show changes that I made since the last commit in the code editor?

A: If you are using subversion Git then :
VCS->Git->Compare with the Same Repository Version

A: On the left side of IDE open "Project" bar and select "Changed Files"

A: In the menu:
VCS -> Subversion -> Compare with lastest repository version

A: Use the Version Control tab.  Under Log, you can select the first two changes, and use CTRL + D or Command + D to produce a diff between the two.
Note that this approach works best with code under source control that's registered with Android Studio.  If you're not using any source control, you can still get a partial history of changes by navigating to VCS > Local History > Show Local History and selecting the root directory in your project.  Note that this is subject to the Local History log length, which is nominally limited to 1,000 entries.


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PALLISER, Arthur John
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1939, Officer - no service number
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No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Launceston, Tasmania, 2 March 1890
Ulverstone, Tasmania
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Killed in Action, Ath, Belgium, 4 November 1918, aged 28 years
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Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, SN 1939, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
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Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Division Supply Column
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Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1st Division Supply Column
Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Division Supply Column
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Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
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Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
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Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
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Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, SN Officer - no service number, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East
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The Black Day for No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
On 4 November, 1918 one of the last great air battles in the First World War was fought involving Australian pilots. In just a single day, the 4th Squadron lost 5 Sopwith Snipe Aircraft and the death of 3 pilots (including two World War One fighter 'Aces'.)
The weather in the lead up to November 1918 had being mostly grim as winter slowly began to set in. But then on 4 November 1918 the skies cleared and visibility was good. The stage was set. Sensing this rare opportunity, enemy activity increased.
In the morning an offensive patrol of 4 Sopwith Snipes from the 4th Squadron was attacked by 7 German Fokker Biplanes. A brief dogfight ensued in which Lieutenant Alexander Cato managed to shoot down one enemy aircraft, however, in the middle of the dog fight two Australian aircraft went missing.
It would later be confirmed that Lieutenants Edward John Goodson and Charles William Rhodes, the two pilots that went missing, were both forced down, where they were taken prisoner. Goodson was captured by German forces on the day he was forced down, while Rhodes was captured on 5 November suffering from several injures. They remained prisoners of war only for a short time, however, as their repatriation began soon after the Armistice.
In the afternoon of 4 November 1918, 16 Sopwith Snipes of the 4th Squadron were escorting a group of British bombers back to base along with several craft from the 2nd Squadron AFC, when a dozen Fokker aircraft were spotted. These Fokker aircraft belonged to the feared Jagdstaffel 2 (Jasta 2) Squadron. Soon a grand dog fight erupted in the skies over Ath and nearby villages. While the 4th Squadron downed four of the German aircraft three of their own went missing that afternoon. It was later concluded at a Court of Inquiry that all 3 pilots had being shot down and killed.
The three aircraft belonged to:
1. Captain Thomas Charles Richmond Baker DFC, MM & Bar. A South Australian fighter ace, in his career as a fighter pilot on the Western Front he had downed 12 enemy aircraft before himself being claimed on 4 November 1918.
2. Lieutenant Arthur John Palliser. A Tasmanian fighter ace, he had shot down 7 aircraft in his time with the 4th Squadron, which including downing 3 enemy aircraft on one day (29 October 1918.)
3 Lieutenant Parker Whitley Symons. Another South Australian fighter pilot, he had moderate success in the 4th Squadron, however, he had not yet claimed the prized 5 kills required to be classed as an 'ace.'
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She doesn't even know I'm here, in her beautiful garden. But I've been hiding in plain sight for years. At first, she could not have noticed, no matter how hard she tried, how carefully she tended her plants and flowers, turning the soil and pulling weeds. I once was but a seed, deep under the ground, waiting.
Finally, the time was right. I split my shell silently, sending my tendrils out into the garden, urging them to take root wherever they would. I knew she would not see me then, either. She loved her garden, but she cared for it sporadically at best. Once a year she would give it a good look, fixing the most obvious problems, and making a note to watch the rest. But the rest of the time, she took its bounty completely for granted, playing with her young daughter on the patio or rocking with her husband on the swing. By the time she noticed me, I was sure, it would be too late. The garden would be mine.
My tendrils continued to spread, silent thieves in the night. Some found fallow soil, withered, and died. But others took root in her fertile ground. I could feel them winding their way through the flowers, stealing their nourishment, choking them out. It fed me, and I grew.
Eventually, feeling among the flowers, she noticed me—a small lump that did not belong there, had not been there last time she looked. Had it? I could see the recognition on her face, the brief wave of panic. I was afraid too, it was too soon, too soon. My roots were not deep enough yet. They could still be pulled if one knew how.
Denial. Best friend to all that is evil. She had looked me in the eye, and decided to ignore what she knew to be true. "I am too young, too busy, to have to deal with this," she told herself, and she pushed my existence to the back of her mind. She was not yet brave enough to face me.
Any idea what I'm talking about? Think it needs an ending, or is it better left right here?
The metaphor is powerful. Very nice.
Ooh, the image of the 'too young, too busy' mother shook me. Wonderfully done, on all levels!
I think it would be better of left at that.


The Southern Baptist Academ y Homeschool Program believes first and foremost that Jesus Christ is Lord. As such, His teachings are to play a preeminent role in all of life, especially education. This principle shapes our entire homeschool curriculum and academic philosophy.
The Southern Baptist Academy Homeschool Program believes that our children are gifts from God, each with unique abilities and skills that can be cultivated and brought out through the proper education. We feel strongly that Christian children need Christian education in order to maintain a strong faith relationship with God. We believe that the idea that young children should be "salt and light" in the public school is fundamentally flawed because children are not yet equipped to withstand perpetual intellectual and moral attack in a public school environment. Statistics support this argument, as 88% of children raised in Christian homes reject their faith by the time they graduate from a twelve-year public school program. Children need care and authority that can only come from a loving parent. We believe that parents can best provide the educational guidance children need. In order to ensure that children grow and develop in the Lord, it is imperative that we remove ourselves from the ways of the world.
The homeschool students of The Southern Baptist Academy Homeschool Program are encouraged to cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord as well as an understanding of his love and mercy. In this way homeschool students recognize that there are absolute boundaries of good and evil, sin and righteousness. At the same time, homeschool students are taught that no man is righteous before God and, as such, we must all depend on the amazing grace of our Lord.


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Trying to Lose Weight? This Is the One Food Group You Should Probably Cut (No, It's Not Carbs)
By Kelly Plowe, MS, RDN Updated April 28, 2022 Reviewed by Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH
There aren't many foods to avoid for weight loss, since it's important to follow a balanced diet. But you may want to replace ultra-processed foods with more wholesome options.
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When it comes to weight loss, we as a society typically hone in on one specific nutrient, blame it for all of our weight woes, cut it from our diet and then watch as our weight fluctuates down and up, down and up.
Low-fat diets were all the rage for awhile, and now it appears that carbs are public enemy No. 1. But are there really specific foods to avoid for weight loss?
Time and time again, research has shown us that it's healthy eating patterns like the Mediterranean diet that are better for our weight and overall, long-term health than any fad diet.
And when we look at some of these diets — Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, flexitarian diet — what's one thing they have in common? Yes, they include healthy fats and carbohydrates — but they're also low in ultra-processed foods.
These science-backed lifestyle diets call for eating mainly whole foods, including fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, legumes, fish, some lean meat, whole grains and nuts and seeds; not sugary beverages, potato chips and cookies, or even "healthier" versions of ultra-processed foods, like diet cola and "lean" frozen dinners.
The trouble? Currently, 71 percent of our food and beverage supply is considered ultra-processed, as outlined in a study published July 2019 in Nutrients.
So what kind of effect can that have on our weight and overall health? The research to date shows that consistently eating these ultra-processed foods isn't doing our waistlines any favors.
Did you know that keeping a food diary is one of the most effective ways to manage your weight? Download the MyPlate app to easily track calories, stay focused and achieve your goals!
Processed Foods and Weight Gain
When it comes to foods to avoid for weight loss, a growing body of research points to processed foods.
A review published in the December 2019 issue of Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology looked at the research on this topic done to date and found a strong link between the growing popularity of ultra-processed foods and the obesity epidemic in the U.S.
Processed foods, the authors concluded, contribute to decreased satiety, increased meal eating rates, more weight gain and a higher risk of disease. Still, since this review is observational, it only indicates a strong association, not a cause-and-effect relationship.
The latter is something researchers set out to determine in a clinical study published May 2019 in Cell Metabolism. They broke a group of 20 into two groups: an ultra-processed group and an unprocessed group. For two weeks, each group was allowed to eat as much or as little as they wanted at each meal. Meals were matched for calories, macronutrients and sodium. When the two weeks were up, the researchers switched the groups and the experiment was run again for another two weeks.
The results were pretty staggering: Researchers found that people ate about 500 more calories each day when they were on the ultra-processed diet. They also gained about a pound of body fat; but the opposite was seen on the unprocessed diet. On that diet, people tended to lose about a pound over the two weeks.
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So What Is Processed Food, Exactly?
The truth is, most foods we eat, even the healthiest, are technically processed. Dairy? Processed. Oats? Processed. Almonds? Processed. These foods have to undergo some type of processing between the harvest and your table in order to be safe and palatable enough to eat.
Unhealthy processed foods are the ones that are overly processed, i.e. "ultra-processed." Tufts University uses this handy definition: Ultra-processed foods are foods that undergo industrial processes (e.g. salting, sugaring, frying and curing) that extend shelf life, make food extremely palatable and make food that is designed to be ready-to-consume.
10 Healthy Food Swaps That Cut Your Sugar and Saturated Fat Intake in Half
Typically, ultra-processed foods barely resemble their original state, or they were developed in a lab. They typically have a laundry list of ingredients, including added colors, and they're typically void of any real nutritional value and might be high in sodium, saturated fat and/or sugar.
So, when it comes to foods to avoid for weight loss, your list should start with things like chips, fries, candy, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and soft drinks — that's a no-brainer. But there are other processed options on the list that may surprise you, since we tend to think of them as healthy.
Opt for plain, low-fat yogurt rather than "light" yogurt varieties with added sugars or artificial sweeteners.
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4 Healthy, Less-Processed Swaps
The old guidelines for healthy eating were to shop the perimeter at the grocery store, and while that's still good advice, keep in mind that there are plenty of healthy foods that can be found within the aisles as well. Here are some healthier, less-processed food swaps.
Instead of: Light yogurt
Consider: Plain yogurt
While many people might think they're picking the healthier, low-calorie option with light yogurt, it typically includes artificial sweeteners and artificial flavors. Instead, look for a plain, low-fat yogurt and add slices of real fruit for sweetness.
Instead of: Diet soda
Consider: Sparkling water
Again, diet soda might seem like the better, low-calorie pick, but it's an ultra-processed food and in most cases includes artificial sweeteners and flavors. Instead, try sparkling water and add your own fruit, or opt for an unsweetened seltzer with some flavor essence.
Instead of: White bread
Consider: Whole-grain bread
With white bread, the wheat grain has been stripped of the bran and germ that holds all of the fiber, B vitamins and some minerals. White breads are enriched to add back some of those missing nutrients, but not the fiber. Instead, look for a whole-grain bread with at least 3 grams of fiber or try making your own at home.
Instead of: Flavored instant oatmeal
Consider: Plain oats
Instead of buying the pre-packaged, already-flavored instant oats that you throw in the microwave, go for plain oats instead. They can be instant, steel cut, rolled or oat groats, it doesn't matter — just start with plain oats. Top your bowl of plain oats with sliced fruits and nut butter or chopped nuts, or try a savory topping instead.
8 Saltiest Processed Foods and Healthier, Low-Sodium Swaps
Nutrients: "The Healthfulness of the US Packaged Food and Beverage Supply: A Cross-Sectional Study."
Cell Metabolism:"Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake"
Tufts University:"Percent of Energy Comprised of Ultra-processed Foods"
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology: "Beyond the Calories—Is the Problem in the Processing?"
Examples of Processed Carbs
Some Processed Foods Can Help You Lose Weight — Unless You're Making These 5 Mistakes
Trying to Lose Weight? Eat More of These 3 Things
How to Avoid Processed Foods and What to Eat Instead
Trying to Lose Weight? Here Are 6 Carbs to Enjoy and 3 to Avoid
The Effects of Eating Ultra-Processed Food on Exercising


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Q: Prove function is not differentiable even though all directional derivatives exist and it is continuous. In the following link, the function below is provided as an example of a function being continuous and all directional derivatives existing. Yet, it is not differentiable. How do I prove that this is not differentiable?
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f(x,y)=
\begin{cases}
    \frac{y^3}{x^2+y^2},& \text{if } (x,y) \neq (0,0)\\
    0,              & \text{otherwise}
\end{cases}
$$

A: The derivative at the origin, if it exists, is given by limit
$$ \lim_{(h,k)\to(0,0)} \frac{f(h,k)-f(0,0) -f_x(0,0)h-f_y(0,0)k}{\sqrt{h^2+k^2}}=\lim_{(h,k)\to(0,0)}\frac{\frac{k^3}{h^2+k^2}-0-0\cdot h-1\cdot k}{\sqrt{h^2+k^2}}$$
Does that limit exist?

A: The definition of the directional derivative at $0$ is
$$df(v)=\lim\limits_{t\to 0}\frac{f(tv)-f(0)}{t}$$ if $v=(a,b)$ then
$$\frac{f(tv)-f(0)}{t}=\frac{\frac{t^3a^3}{t^2a^2+t^2b^2}}{t}=\frac{a^3}{a^2+b^2}$$
So  the directional derivative is
$$df(a,b)=\frac{a^3}{a^2+b^2}$$
Now the condition for differentiablity is that $df$ is a linear function. This is not the case so the function is not differentiable, although all directional derivatives exist.
I had a minor realization about this recently, if you take for example $z=f(x,y)$ and graph it as a surface and if directional derivatives of $f$ exist then then the surface will have slopes in all directions. So there are well defined tangent lines in all directions. However the function is differentiable only if all those tangent lines lie on the same plane. If you graph this function in wolfram alpha you can see that this is not the case, as was also shown above.


The people of Culebra and Puerto Rico represent a fascinating cultural and racial mix.
When the Spanish arrived in Puerto Rico, they forced the indigenous Taíno people into slavery. Eventually the entire indigenous population was wiped out except for a few Amerindians who escaped into the remote mountains. They inter-married with the poor Spanish farmers and became known as jíbaros. Because of industrialization and migration to the cities, few jíbaros remain.
Later, Spanish loyalists fleeing Simón Bolívar's independence movements in South America arrived in Puerto Rico - as it was a fiercely conservative Spanish colony during the early 1800s. French families flocked here from both Louisiana and Haiti. As changing governments or violent revolutions depressed the economies of Scotland and Ireland, many farmers from those countries also journeyed to Puerto Rico in search of a better life.


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Holly and I are in the process of writing a new edition of Making a Collection Count. As we go through the chapters and start really re-thinking the content and updating this book, I really wanted to make the idea of using statistics more palatable to those folks who avoid math at all costs. I used to be the queen of math avoidance. As I got older, went to business school and started working in libraries, I realized that I am actually more mathematically inclined or maybe more comfortable with with data, than my fellow library people.
Aside from budgets, there are lots of ways numerical literacy helps in managing a collection. What I am talking about is really thinking in terms of expressing library functions and trends with hard data. Modern technology makes this much easier than back in the 1970s when I was trying to pass algebra. Calculators and my personal favorite, Excel, can make analysis of library collections an absolute dream.
So how do you get over your aversion to analysis in library science? Use a small example of something you love and work it to death. Start with a small piece of a shelf list of a particular collection. Practice with excel in organizing this spreadsheet in various configurations.
Below is a screen shot of what I am talking about. This is a list of 19 records of Juv Fiction "A" in my collection. (I use Sirsi Dynix Symphony through our consortium. I downloaded a shelf list from Director's Station which can provide all sorts of downloadable data sets.) I only have a handful of records, but really with Excel, size doesn't matter! Practice with a tiny set to work out kinks and figure out Excel functions. When you get more confident, use a bigger data set.
First, you should maybe try some basic analysis to learn what your collection can tell you. Try calculating an average "age" (publication age) of this sample. Use the @average function over the range of dates. Sort your data set by number of circulations. Sort your data by date last checked out. Just a simple couple of Excel functions will begin to give you a start on some great collection analysis.
Of course a couple of hundred words and a screen shot is hardly a breakthrough, but often when I am talking to people they are paralyzed about starting somewhere. Think of this a first baby step into collection analysis.
Not sure where to get a data set? Talk to anyone in charge of your ILS and ask if you can have a report or shelf list downloaded. Jump in and start poking around a shelf list.
Originally published at http://www.practicallibrarian.net/using-excel-with-collection-data-a-baby-step/ on December 3, 2012.


The Community Blood Center's Kathy Pleiman presented the 2016 Platinum LifeSaving Ambassadors Award to the Champaign County Commission. From left are Commissioner Steve Hess, Pleiman and Commissioners Bob Corbett and David Faulkner. CBC recognized the county Community Center for earning the Platinum award for blood drive excellence in 2016, the highest recognition in the CBC LifeSaving Ambassadors Club. Sponsors must average 100 percent or higher for blood drive collection goals to achieve the honor. The county Community Center hosted six blood drives in 2016 resulting in 195 donor registrations and 166 blood donations.


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Cranberry Butter Blend for cosmetics contains a proprietary blend of Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil and Cranberry Fruit which has one of the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)...this means it is VERY high in anti-oxidant properties!! Add this amazing cranberry butter to whipped butter, creams, scrubs, lip balms and more.
Natural Cupuacu Butter has a high capacity for water absorption therefore making it an excellent emollient for cosmetic formulations. This butter sweet nutty aroma considered pleasant to many consumers. Thought to leave the skin feeling moisturized. Pronounced: Coo-paa-sue.


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Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge Libraries Widget
This collection includes screencasts on how to use and install the Cambridge Libraries Widget.
The Widget is a unified interface for Cambridge library users, drawing together search facilities, your library profile, loans and requests in one easy-to-manage application. Whether you access it in...
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Fri 26 Feb 2010
Cambridge University Libraries, Health and Safety Training Videos
Health and Safety, Security and Fire Training Content from Cambridge University Library & Affiliated Libraries
Created: Fri 15 Mar 2019
Cambridge University Library RDA training
Recordings of the RDA training modules given to cataloguing staff at Cambridge University Library and affiliates in January-March 2013.
Created: Thu 9 May 2013
CamGuides
This is a collection of audio and video clips that are incorporated in the CamGuides courses.
Created: Tue 11 Jun 2019
CDH Distinguished Lecturer Series 2018–19
In 2018/19 Cambridge Digital Humanities launched its Distinguished Lecturer Series. The series has been designed for both general and specialist audiences to show why Digital Humanities matters and what impact DH has had and continues to have on the world.
Created: Mon 10 Jun 2019
Events hosted by the Office of Scholarly Communication
Recordings of live events hosted by the University of Cambridge Office of Scholarly Communication.
Created: Tue 6 Nov 2018
Events in Cambridge University Library
Audio and visual files of lectures, talks, etc., held in Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
John Brooke interview
Created: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Literature of the Liberation
A video introduction by the curator, Charles Chadwyck-Healey, to the exhibition 'Literature of the Libreation: the French experience in print 1944–1946', held in Cambridge University Library between 7 May and 11 October 2014.
Created: Mon 5 May 2014
Managing Research and Data in the Digital Age
This collection includes presentations and interviews from participants in a topical 2011 lunch-time seminar series co-coordinated by the University Library's Incremental project and CRASSH's Digital Humanities Network. The seminars included: 'Personal Data, Public Knowledge and Research Ethics',...
Created: Tue 22 Mar 2011
My thesis, open access and me: experiences of submitting a digital PhD thesis at the University of Cambridge
A series of video interviews with Cambridge doctoral candidates and graduates discussing their experiences of submitting an electronic copy of their thesis to the Apollo repository, and the choices they made about making their PhD research open access.
Created: Wed 3 Oct 2018
Office of Scholarly Communication Systems
Created: Thu 6 Jun 2019
Private lives of print
A selection of films relating to the University Library's exhibition Private Lives of Print: the use and abuse of books 1450-1550, held in Cambridge University Library from 24 October 2014 to 11 April 2015.
Randal Keynes interview
Randal Keynes OBE interviewed by Dr Paul White of the Darwin Correspondence Project.
Created: Mon 8 Dec 2008
Research Ambassador Media Files
Royal Commonwealth Society Film Collection
The Royal Commonwealth Society Film Collection contains twenty-one original amateur films made primarily in Africa, South and South East Asia, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and the US. It also contains viewing copies of three Ministry of Information and government-commissioned films. The films...
Created: Mon 5 Aug 2013
Sandars Lectures
The Sandars Readership in Bibliography was instituted in 1895 by Mr Samuel Sandars of Trinity College, and continues today in the annual series of Sandars Lectures.
Created: Thu 15 Jul 2010
Scholarly Communication Training for Librarians
A collection of training materials aimed at library staff which cover the areas of scholarly communication and research support.
Scribes as Agents of Language Change
This interdisciplinary conference aimed to highlight the importance of written texts as a rich and promising source of data for the examination of language change using the techniques of sociolinguistics, and to investigate the emergence of language registers and the spread of innovation within...
Created: Fri 4 Nov 2011
Siegfried Sassoon panel discussion
Panel discussion on Siegfried Sassoon, poet and novelist (1886-1967), held in the Umney Lecture Theatre, Robinson College, Cambridge on 20 July 2010 as part of the celebrations to mark the opening of the University Library exhibition 'Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory and War'. The...
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A Very Vegas Holiday Cookbook: Local recipes to sweeten up your season
We've got celebrity chefs, local artisans and even a burlesque starlet contributing to this special holiday cookbook, so browse away and make your shopping list. It's going to be the tastiest December ever!
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California company to build logistics complex
DIV Industrial has acquired 94 acres for the development of El Dorado Valley Logistics Center, a 1.7-million-square-foot Class A industrial complex. Author:
Las Vegas Rotary Club celebrates 100 years
The Las Vegas Rotary Club is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of service to the Southern Nevada community. The award-winning club is dedicated to civic and community service, supporting thousands of organizations and donating millions to Las Vegas-based service efforts in its 100 years of operation. Author:
C-SUITE: Meet Robby Thomas, Camino Verde Group.
I think we have to look comprehensively at the emerging future of Las Vegas and re-imagine what the future needs of the city and region will be. Author:
SUBARU's Love Promise comes to Las Vegas
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Friday events: Binance opens office in Malta; the SEC will investigate hedge funds; Malaysian banks are joining forces to develop programmes Blockchain; Yahoo! Japan plans to open its own exchange; the exchanges quietly.
• Binance opens office in Malta:
Exchange Binance announced that it is opening an office in Malta, after Japanese regulators issued a stock exchange warning, according to Bloomberg.
Binance with headquarters in Hong Kong, will cooperate with the local banks in Malta on deposits and payments relating to the replacement of fiat – crypto. CEO Binance, Changpeng Zhao, known in the crypto community as «CZ», said that he had been invited to Malta by the government to look to the future, business-friendly kryptowalutowych that the draft law.
We are confident that we will soon be able to announce a new partnership in the Bank. Malta is a very progressive, if we are talking about cryptocurrency and fintech.
he says.
According to the local store Malta Independent, the government launched the Malta Office of Digital Innovation in February 2018, to provide brightness legal enterprises innovator of the technology of the Blockchain kryptowaluty and ICO.
[…] We want to be global pioneers in the field of regulation of enterprises on the basis of the Blockchain and jurisdiction, the quality and choice of world-class fintech JM
– posted today on Twitter the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat.
Zhao said that Binance opened an office in Japan, while in the process of obtaining a license to operate in this country. The Japanese Financial Supervisory authority (FSA) has issued a warning about the unregistered status of the exchange, which led the company to the transfer. In early February of this year, the supervisors from Hong Kong warned investors about the risks associated with investing in the digital currency, noting that they sent a letter to the seven stock exchanges in Hong Kong, as a warning before investing in kryptowaluty are considered securities under local laws. Bloomberg reports that Binance was one of the seven stock exchanges, which received a warning.
• SEC will investigate hedge funds:
The American Commission on Securities and exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to explore to 100. hedge funds that are engaged in kryptowalutami, reports the Wall Street Journal. Initiative is not related to his companions dozens of investigations kryptowalutowymi, which are directed mainly to companies suspected of committing crimes associated with securities using for this purpose the ICO.
While the inspectors will report any suspicious activity identified during their research, the main goal of this initiative is to inform how the policy of the Commission should treat kryptowalutami.
Thus, the SEC collects information and learns about important new technologies and products. Examiners conduct such operations in order to inform the Commission about new companies and industries.
said Marc Elovitz, partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, the company doradzającej hedge funds.
The operation is scheduled to begin within the next two months. The inspectors check if there are any assets acquired through the Fund managers correspond to those which were offered to investors. The SEC will also be looking documents supplied information about the risks for investors to see exactly how to explain the trading strategy kryptowalutami or tokens. The source added that the SEC has identified at least 100. Fund managers, whose assets are focused on digital currencies.
According to the WSJ, hedge funds have the highest probability output for the crypto currency, but private equity can also be tested if their funds have their own digital assets directly or through companies associated with the industry kryptowalutowym.
The SEC directly regulates governing private foundations, who control at least $ 150 million and has the right of periodic inspection of small companies. To 84 kryptowalutowe hedge funds were launched in 2017.
Studies of hedge funds occurs in the sample from the website of American financial supervision authority. Earlier this month the SEC published an article about the crypto community that the platforms that sell digital resources that fit the definition of securities must be registered with the SEC.
• Malaysian banks are joining forces to develop programmes Blockchain:
Nine Malaysian banks have joined forces to develop programmes Blockchain for trade Finance. In his speech at the banking event, Jessica Chew Cheng Lian, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), she said that the country is using new financial technologies, including the Blockchain, for the development of banking services.
Space in the Blockchain industry is in many jurisdictions, has put together resources to cover the costs of the experiments related to the development of scalable use cases for the application of this technology. In Malaysia, nine banks, gathered together to develop a program Blockchain for trade Finance.
said Lian.
While the comments of the Deputy President, have not shown the details on the project or the fact that the banks involved in the collaboration, they offer insight into the Central Bank's approach to this technology.
Lian says that the Central Bank has created an open group with the implementation of the Application Programming Interface (API) with the participation of members of the financial sector and major fintech startups, whose main objective is to develop a unified open framework API. Efforts aimed at further expansion of access to financial technologies such as Blockchain to facilitate their adoption through financial institutions.
• Yahoo! Japan plans to open its own exchange:
According to local medium – Nikkei Asian Review, Yahoo! Japan buys 40% BitARG Exchange Tokyo next month and will immediately send the user to put the basis for the launch of the exchange a year later.
The purchase of shares will be implemented through BitARG YJFX, a company which is wholly owned by Yahoo, which supports foreign currency transactions.
– the report, adding that 40% of shares will cost the company 2 billion yen (19 million dollars).
Traffic Yahoo! adds another big company for a Japanese regulated stage for bitcoin.
Licensing program exchange crypto, which began in April 2017, he saw a total of 16. operators authorized to service the Japanese market, including major players such as SBI Group. BitARG license from the Federal financial supervision authority, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is December 2017, which still applies only to trade Bitcoinami, as reported by the local media.
• Exchanges easy:
In the last 24 hours on the exchange passed without bright, clear movements. Withdrew from other only cardan noticing a decrease of 7.6%. The value of Bitcoin in turn, rose by 0.1%, and Ethereum, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash decreased the queue by 1.3% to 3.3% and 0.2%. The total capitalization of the market rose by $ 1 billion, and currently stands at 331 billion. The total turnover on the exchange amounted to 15.2 billion dollars.
source: cointelegraph.com, coindesk.com, coinmarketcap.com.
Updated: 24.03.2018 at 00:00
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// knativeserving.go provides methods to perform actions on the KnativeEventing resource.

package resources

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
	apierrs "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"

	"knative.dev/eventing-operator/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1"
	eventingv1alpha1 "knative.dev/eventing-operator/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/typed/eventing/v1alpha1"
	"knative.dev/eventing-operator/test"
	"knative.dev/pkg/test/logging"
)

const (
	// Interval specifies the time between two polls.
	Interval = 10 * time.Second
	// Timeout specifies the timeout for the function PollImmediate to reach a certain status.
	Timeout = 5 * time.Minute
)

// WaitForKnativeEventingState polls the status of the KnativeEventing called name
// from client every `interval` until `inState` returns `true` indicating it
// is done, returns an error or timeout.
func WaitForKnativeEventingState(clients eventingv1alpha1.KnativeEventingInterface, name string,
	inState func(s *v1alpha1.KnativeEventing, err error) (bool, error)) (*v1alpha1.KnativeEventing, error) {
	span := logging.GetEmitableSpan(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("WaitForKnativeEventingState/%s/%s", name, "KnativeEventingIsReady"))
	defer span.End()

	var lastState *v1alpha1.KnativeEventing
	waitErr := wait.PollImmediate(Interval, Timeout, func() (bool, error) {
		lastState, err := clients.Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
		return inState(lastState, err)
	})

	if waitErr != nil {
		return lastState, errors.Wrapf(waitErr, "KnativeEventing %s is not in desired state, got: %+v", name, lastState)
	}
	return lastState, nil
}

// EnsureKnativeEventingExists creates a KnativeEventingServing with the name names.KnativeEventing under the namespace names.Namespace.
func EnsureKnativeEventingExists(clients eventingv1alpha1.KnativeEventingInterface, names test.ResourceNames) (*v1alpha1.KnativeEventing, error) {
	// If this function is called by the upgrade tests, we only create the custom resource, if it does not exist.
	ke, err := clients.Get(names.KnativeEventing, metav1.GetOptions{})
	if apierrs.IsNotFound(err) {
		ke := &v1alpha1.KnativeEventing{
			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
				Name:      names.KnativeEventing,
				Namespace: names.Namespace,
			},
		}
		return clients.Create(ke)
	}
	return ke, err
}

// IsKnativeEventingReady will check the status conditions of the KnativeEventing and return true if the KnativeEventing is ready.
func IsKnativeEventingReady(s *v1alpha1.KnativeEventing, err error) (bool, error) {
	return s.Status.IsReady(), err
}

// IsDeploymentAvailable will check the status conditions of the deployment and return true if the deployment is available.
func IsDeploymentAvailable(d *v1.Deployment) (bool, error) {
	return getDeploymentStatus(d) == "True", nil
}

func getDeploymentStatus(d *v1.Deployment) corev1.ConditionStatus {
	for _, dc := range d.Status.Conditions {
		if dc.Type == "Available" {
			return dc.Status
		}
	}
	return "unknown"
}

// WaitForKnativeEventingDeploymentState polls the status of the Knative deployments every `interval`
// until `inState` returns `true` indicating the deployments match the desired deployments.
func WaitForKnativeEventingDeploymentState(clients *test.Clients, namespace string, expectedDeployments []string, logf logging.FormatLogger,
	inState func(deps *v1.DeploymentList, expectedDeployments []string, err error, logf logging.FormatLogger) (bool, error)) error {
	span := logging.GetEmitableSpan(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("WaitForKnativeDeploymentState/%s/%s", expectedDeployments, "KnativeDeploymentIsReady"))
	defer span.End()

	waitErr := wait.PollImmediate(Interval, Timeout, func() (bool, error) {
		dpList, err := clients.KubeClient.Kube.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{})
		return inState(dpList, expectedDeployments, err, logf)
	})

	return waitErr
}

// IsKnativeEventingDeploymentReady will check the status conditions of the deployments and return true if the deployments meet the desired status.
func IsKnativeEventingDeploymentReady(dpList *v1.DeploymentList, expectedDeployments []string, err error,
	logf logging.FormatLogger) (bool, error) {
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	if len(dpList.Items) != len(expectedDeployments) {
		logf("The expected number of deployments is %v, and got %v.", len(expectedDeployments), len(dpList.Items))
		return false, nil
	}
	for _, deployment := range dpList.Items {
		if !stringInList(deployment.Name, expectedDeployments) {
			logf("The deployment %v is not found in the expected list of deployment.", deployment.Name)
			return false, nil
		}
		for _, c := range deployment.Status.Conditions {
			if c.Type == v1.DeploymentAvailable && c.Status != corev1.ConditionTrue {
				logf("The deployment %v is not ready.", deployment.Name)
				return false, nil
			}
		}
	}
	return true, nil
}


'Arguably, one of the greatest red vintages in living memory', says Mount Pleasant about this, their flagship wine. Utterly stunning!
The Maurice O'Shea Shiraz is the flagship red wine for the Mount Pleasant and is a blend of the best fruit available and is only made in the best years. The fruit is fermented around 25 degrees for approximately 7 days. It is then gently pressed into large French oak barrels and matured for almost 18 months before being blended & bottled.
99/100 - 'Arguably, one of the greatest red vintages in living memory', says Mount Pleasant. The flagship wine. "Has the gently throbbing power of a Rolls Royce; superb, deep crimson-purple hue, itself rare in the Hunter Valley. Countless layers of black fruits have absorbed the oak and put the undoubted tannins into limbo land. O'Shea would have died a happy man had this been his last wine. Dissecting it now is an academic exercise at best, so great is its future. This is as close to a 100-year potential as you are ever likely to find."
97/100 - Maurice O'Shea is back on form, thanks to the aligning of the planets in the epic 2014 vintage coinciding with Jim Chatto's taking of the reins at this historic estate. The result is epically chalk mineral in its structural finesse, built on a core of super fine yet remarkably enduring tannins, with notes of black plum skin, coal dust and a demeanour of calm energy. Maurice is back.
96/100 - I went looking for the winemaking specs for this wine on the Mount Pleasant website and noticed, right there alongside, a review of the wine by James Halliday. In his review, which likens it to a Rolls Royce, JH uses the word "throbbing". There's a word for you. Context: "throbbing power". You had to be there. In any case, Maurice O'Shea Shiraz is "a blend of the best fruit available, only made in the best years. Fermented at 18-25˚C for approximately 7 days. Gently pressed to large format French oak barrels for almost 18 months maturation, before blending and bottling." It tends towards richness without quite getting there; another way of saying that it mines the perfect fruit intensity zone for a Hunter Valley red. It's all cherries, red and black, with boysenberry and even plum, though rusty spice and red earth characters play key roles too. We have ourselves here a perfectly turned out wine. Tannin ties a ribbon around the old vine fruit in a most beguiling – and assertive – fashion. Creamy oak lends a hand, but a gentle and guiding one at most; it's the bus driver, not the bus. The mouthfeel: silken without being syrupy. This will still be ticking over in captivating fashion in 20 years time.


The distance between Asuncion, Paraguay and Coxim, Brazil is approximately 808 km or 502 mi.
To reach Asuncion in this distance one would set out from Coxim bearing 200.9° or SSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Asuncion bearing 202° or SSW .
Asuncion has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) whereas Coxim has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
Asuncion is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome whereas Coxim is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
Total annual precipitation averages 158.2 mm (6.2 in) less which is equivalent to 158.2 l/m² (3.88 US gal/ft²) or 1,582,000 l/ha (169,126 US gal/ac) less. About 8/9 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 5.2° lower in Asuncion than in Coxim.
The table shows values for Asuncion relative to Coxim. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Coxim vs Asuncion.