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Město Vítkov (německy Wigstadtl, polsky Witków) se nachází ve Slezsku v okrese Opava, v kraji Moravskoslezském. Leží v terénu Vítkovské vrchoviny na úpatí Nízkého Jeseníku. Žije zde  obyvatel. Vítkov je pro jižní Opavsko obec s rozšířenou působností; její správní obvod zahrnuje 12 obcí. Městem protéká potok Čermná (přítok řeky Odry).

Části města
Vítkov má celkem osm částí: Jelenice, Klokočov, Lhotka, Nové Těchanovice, Podhradí, Prostřední Dvůr, Vítkov a Zálužné, přičemž Jelenice je od území zbytku města odloučena (tvoří jeho exklávu).

Podhradí, Prostřední Dvůr a Vítkov leží v katastrálním území Vítkov o výměře 26,68 km2. Z menších osad dále leží v tomto katastrálním území mj. Annina Dolina a Nýtek. Katastrální území Nové Těchanovice obsahuje i část Zálužné a naopak součástí Klokočova je malé katastrální území Hadinka, které bylo od 1. ledna 2016 vyloučeno z vojenského újezdu Libavá.

Historie
Město Vítkov bylo založeno spolu s hradem Vikštejnem patrně ve 2. polovině 13. století Vítkem z Kravař. První písemná zmínka je z roku 1301 na listině v Budišově nad Budišovkou ve věci soudní příslušnosti obce Dolejší Kunčice, aby "brala naučení v soudních sporech" u městského soudu ve Vítkově. Král Ludvík Jagellonský udělil Vítkovu v roce 1523 právo výročního trhu. Město včetně hradu Vikštejna a okolních obcí přecházelo do rukou různých majitelů, mezi nimiž vznikli převážně Bírkové z Násile, Planknarové z Kynšperka a Oderští z Lídeřova. V letech 1713–1714 dal tehdejší majitel vítkovského panství F. K. Wipplar z Ulschitz postavit barokní zámeček na Horní Vsi u Vítkova (později součást areálu nemocnice). V roce 1776 byl hrad Vikštejn opuštěn a záhy se přeměnil ve zříceninu.

V roce 1802 zakoupil vítkovské panství Emanuel Záviše z Osenic a v roce 1875 jej koupilo samotné město Vítkov. To však zde již existoval magistrát a město bylo součástí opavského okresu. Roku 1891 byla vybudována železniční trať vedoucí z Budišova nad Budiškovkou přes Vítkov do Suchdola nad Odrou.

V roce 1938 byl převážně německý Vítkov připojen k nacistické Třetí říši v rámci Sudet. Na konci druhé světové války bylo město osvobozeno dne 4. května 1945. Při dělostřelbě byl poškozen farní kostel, ostatní škody nebyly příliš rozsáhlé. Až několik dní po příchodu Rudé armády vyhořela polovina náměstí a několik domů v přilehlých ulicích, včetně hasičské zbrojnice. Za oběť požáru padla i radnice, kde shořela prakticky veškerá registratura městského úřadu. Pachatelé nebyli zjištěni a pozadí tohoto činu oficiálně objasněno nebylo. Dochované přihlášky válečných škod naznačují, že Rusové (sověti) často ničili vše, co nemohli pobrat. Bilance škod je tragická: 45 budov bylo zcela zničeno, 22 těžce poškozeno. Byly to vesměs budovy, kde byly soustředěny obchody a živnosti. V době od 31. března do 23. října 1946 byli odsunuti vítkovští občané německé národnosti, jednalo se celkem o 3395 osob. Město zabydlovali noví osídlenci.

Dne 3. července 1950 se zde narodil Jan Zajíc, jenž se 25. února 1969 na protest proti okupaci vojsky Varšavské smlouvy, upálil v průjezdu domu č. p. 39 na Václavském náměstí. Po Janu Zajícovi je pojmenováno vítkovské náměstí. Událost zachycuje film Ve jménu života Vašeho, hořím!

Dne 19. dubna 2009 byl v obci za použití několika zápalných lahví vypálen dům obydlený romskou rodinou. Při útoku bylo popáleno několik lidí včetně dvouleté holčičky, která utrpěla popáleniny na osmdesáti procentech těla, ale díky péčí lékařů přežila. V srpnu téhož roku obvinila policie čtyři členy organizace Autonomní nacionalisté z pokusu o vraždu.

Pamětihodnosti

Hřbitovní kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
Hřbitovní kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie je jednolodní architektura v raně barokním stylu z počátku 17. století. Avšak podle nejstarších kronik je možné datovat základy hřbitovního kostela k osídlení Vítkova, tj. do poloviny 13. století (asi r. 1268). První kostel byl dřevěný a několikrát vyhořel. Na jeho místě byl postaven kostel kamenný. Za vpádu Dánů asi v r. 1625 byl vypleněn. Na jeho místě byl postaven kostel s funkcí tvrze, kde se při útoku nepřátel mohli obyvatelé Vítkova schovat. Pro tuto hypotézu svědčí okna v podobě střílen na východní straně kostela. Podle tradice bylo z věže tohoto kostela vidět na hradby hradu Vikštejna. Avšak během 19. století jej opět dvakrát stihl požár (v roce 1830 a 1860). Po každém z nich však byl kostel znovu opraven. V osmdesátých letech 20. století farář František Pevný přestavěl interiér v duchu závěrů druhého vatikánského koncilu do dnešní podoby.

Farní kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie

Druhý kostel ve Vítkově je postaven v novogotickém stylu. S pozemními pracemi bylo započato 27. září 1909 podle plánu architekta Václava Mattusche z Vejprt. Počátkem roku 1914 byla stavba kostela již dokončena, avšak první světová válka brzdila opatřování vnitřního zařízení, takže teprve 15. října 1918 mohl být chrám vysvěcen. Kostel je postaven ve tvaru kříže, což je typické pro starou i novou gotiku. Má jednu hlavní loď s vysoko žebrovanou klenbou, která je zhotovena z jutového materiálu máčeného v sádře a je zavěšena na železné nosníky upevněné u krovu. Vedle hlavní lodi jsou dvě boční, které jsou podstatně nižší, každá má boční oltář. Zvláštností je to, že kostel je stavěn z místního kamene, a to hlavně z toho, který se získal při kopání základů. Chrám je prostorný, světlý, příjemný, pojme 2 000 osob. Pro tyto přednosti je nazýván "vítkovskou katedrálou". Pro okna byly zvoleny světlé tóny skel, které na rozdíl od staré gotiky vnitřek kostela zjasňují, takže zde není ta typická šerost a vznešené přítmí. Ve vstupním prostoru kostela je umístěna vzpomínková tabule vojáků padlých za 1. světové války (později byla doplněna také vzpomínka na padlé z druhé světové války).

Na konci druhé světové války byl kostel poškozen dělostřeleckou palbou. Jeden granát urazil rameno kamenného kříže nad střechou, jiný rozbil okna, přičemž tlak vzduchu vyrazil mnoho tabulí malovaných oken. Chrám však byl opraven ze sbírek a státního příspěvku. 20. června 1946 se v opraveném kostele slavilo první Boží tělo a 28. září v den svátku národního světce sv. Václava byl tento chrám znovu vysvěcen, neboť byl znesvěcen ruskými (sovětskými) vojáky, kteří zde měli ustájeny koně.

28. dubna 1994 byl farní kostel, socha sv. Marka a městský park prohlášeny za kulturní památku.

Socha sv. Marka u vchodu do farního kostela
Na pravé straně vchodu do farního kostela je instalována socha sv. Marka. Svatý Marek je vytesán z bílého kamene jako důstojný muž středních let s plnovousem, jak se na evangelistu sluší. Na sobě má dlouhé, umně zřasené roucho, jaké se nosilo v době starověku. U nohou mu leží okřídlený lev (křídla lva lze uvidět, když se podíváte na sochu zezadu). Socha byla v roce 1861 postavena na náměstí na paměť velkého moru (1856). Za druhé světové války nacisté z rasistických důvodů sochu z náměstí odstranili, protože sv. Marek byl Žid. Dlouhá léta ležela socha v místním kamenictví. Až 16. 10. 1987 byla znovu postavena u tohoto kostela a tak opět našla své důstojné místo.

Socha Ježíše Krista na hřbitově
Socha Ježíše Krista stojící na vítkovském hřbitově je odlita z bronzu. V roce 1905 ji vytvořil vítkovský rodák Josef Mühr, jehož jméno je na soše vyryto.

Socha stojí na podstavci a představuje výraznou dominantu hřbitova. Svůj podíl na tom má jednak umístění sochy uprostřed hřbitova, jednak talent autora, který vystihl podstatné rysy Kristovy složité povahy. Socha představuje vysokého a štíhlého muže, který má na sobě jednoduchý, splývavý oděv. Ten zakrývá celou postavu od ramen až k chodidlům. Kristus je bos na znamení pokory, kterou celý život zdůrazňoval. Oděv je bez jakýchkoliv ozdob. Kristův obličej má výrazný profil a laskavý výraz. Tvář je ušlechtilá, ale pohublá, jako u člověka, kterého něco velmi tíží a zavazuje. S hlavou mírně nakloněnou kupředu a rozpřaženýma rukama jako by se chystal lidem sdělit něco velice důležitého: "Já jsem vzkříšení a život. Kdo věří ve mne, i když umřel, bude žít, a žádný, kdo žije a věří ve mne, neumřel navěky."

Další památky
 Kamenný kříž, kvalitní kamenická práce, datovaná nápisem z roku 1827 u hřbitovního kostela
 Socha svatého Floriána u farní zahrady v ulici Hřbitovní
 Pomník J. H. Pestalozziho u základní školy v Opavské ulici
 Busta hudebního skladatele, básníka a rakouského ministerského rady Eduarda Schöna s pseudonymem E. S. Engelsberg (1825–1879) stojící v městském parku
 Úpravna vody (také známé jako Vodárna) v místní části Podhradí
 Boží muka u silnice k Čermné

Partnerská města
  Kalety, Polsko
  Vrbové, Slovensko

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura

Související články
 TJ Vítkov
 Vítovská vrchovina
 Vítkov (nádraží)
 Vikštejn

Externí odkazy

 Stránky města Vítkova

Města na pomezí Moravy a Slezska
Obce v okrese Opava
Obce s rozšířenou působností
Obce s pověřeným obecním úřadem
Sídla v Nízkém Jeseníku
Venkovský mikroregion Moravice
Města v okrese Opava
Sídla nazvaná po osobách

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Commerce is King
Coast Guard, industry work to ensure
Great Lakes transport system remains vibrant
By JOHN C. MARCARIO, Associate Editor
enforcer assisting in administering federal laws and treaties on waters under U.S. jurisdiction, and other international agreements on the high seas. As regulators, Coast Guard personnel ensure vessels are properly equipped, well maintained and safely operated.
"As service providers for critical functions like icebreaking, search and rescue, aids to navigation and traffic management, we facilitate commerce on this vital bi-national system," Midgette said.
Industry partners, such as the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA), "The service enforces the laws and regulations, and it's important that we are able to quickly communicate with them. Our relationship has made this a seamless process," said Glen Nekvasil, vice president of the LCA, which represents U.S.-flag vessel operators on the Great Lakes.
The main products flowing through the five lakes are iron ore, limestone and coal. Other cargo includes cement, salt, sand and grain.
As the economy has started to rebound, so too has the amount of cargo and vessels traveling on the Great Lakes. According to the shipping industry, the iron ore trade is on the upswing after a terrible 2009, and limestone is getting stronger. But the shipment of coal has continued to decline, due in large part to industries starting to phase out its use.
The LCA, headquartered in Rocky River, Ohio, has 17 member companies that operate 57 U.S.-flag self-propelled vessels and tug/barge units, also called " lakers," that range in length from 494 to 1,013.5 feet and can carry more than 115 million tons of cargo in a year.
The Coast Guard and shipping industry strive to have a positive working relationship in the Great Lakes system to make sure rules and regulations do not hamper the flow of trade.
■ More than 160 million metric tons of cargo move through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system every year.
■ The main products traveling through the five lakes are iron ore, limestone and coal.
■ The 2013 shipping season kicked off in March when the tug/ barge Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest left Milwaukee for Charlevoix, Mich., carrying 9,200 tons of cement.
The Great Lakes waterway system supports a $34 billion shipping industry, with more than 160 million metric tons of cargo moving through it every year, according to the 2011 report "The Economic Impacts of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System," prepared by the transportation economic analysis and strategic planning firm Martin Associates of Lancaster, Pa.
The study, commissioned by a coalition of U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes-Seaway marine industry stakeholders, also found that maritime commerce on the Great Lakes-Seaway system generated 92,923 direct jobs in 2010.
The close collaboration between the shipping industry and the Coast Guard's Ninth District helps maintain this vibrant maritime transport system and ensure the safe transit of commerce on the Great Lakes.
"The Coast Guard's positive relationship with the commercial shipping industry is essential to maintaining a safe and secure marine transportation system on the Great Lakes," said Rear Adm. Fred M. Midgette, the Ninth District's new commander.
Marine safety is one of the service's 11 statuary missions, as it is the nation's primary maritime law

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Peter Ducke (ur. 14 października 1941 w Bensen, obecnie Benešov nad Ploučnicí) – niemiecki piłkarz grający na pozycji napastnika. Jest bratem Rolanda Ducke, także byłego gracza FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

Kariera klubowa
Ducke urodził się w mieście Bensen, obecnie zwanym Benešov nad Ploučnicí i leżącym w Czechach. Karierę piłkarską rozpoczął w klubie BSG Motor Schönebeck podejmując w nim treningi w 1950 roku. W 1959 roku odszedł do SC Motor Jena i w jego barwach zadebiutował w sezonie 1960/1961 w rozgrywkach pierwszej ligi NRD. Od czasu debiutu był podstawowym zawodnikiem zespołu. W sezonie 1962/1963 osiągnął swoje pierwsze sukcesy w piłce klubowej. Z 19 golami na koncie został królem strzelców Oberligi, a drużyna SC Motor sięgnęła po tytuł mistrza Niemieckiej Republiki Demokratycznej. W 1965 i 1968 roku dochodził z klubem z Jeny do finału Pucharu NRD, jednak przegrywał on zarówno z SC Aufbau Magdeburg (1:2), jak i Unionem Berlin (1:2). Także w 1968 roku został po raz drugi mistrzem kraju, a latach 1965, 1966 i 1969 - wicemistrzem. W 1970 roku doprowadził Carl Zeiss do kolejnego tytułu mistrzowskiego, a w 1971 do wicemistrzostwa. Z kolei sam został Piłkarzem Roku w NRD. Lata 1973-1975 to kolejne drugie miejsca Carl Zeiss z Ducke w składzie, a w 1972 i 1974 zdobył on też Puchar NRD (odpowiednio 2:1 i 3:1 z Dynamem Drezno w finale). Karierę piłkarską Ducke zakończył w 1977 roku, a w barwach FC Carl Zeiss Jena rozegrał 352 ligowe mecze i zdobył 153 gole, dzięki czemu zajmuje 4. miejsce na liście najlepszych strzelców ligi NRD wszech czasów.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji NRD Ducke zadebiutował 30 października 1960 roku w wygranym 5:1 towarzyskim spotkaniu z Finlandią i w debiucie zdobył gola. W 1972 roku był członkiem olimpijskiej kadry NRD, która na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Monachium wywalczyła brązowy medal. W 1974 roku został powołany przez selekcjonera Georga Buschnera do kadry na Mistrzostwa Świata w RFN, jedyny mundial na którym uczestniczyła kadra NRD. Tam Ducke wystąpił w trzech meczach swojej drużyny: z Chile (1:1), z Holandią (0:2) i z Argentyną (1:1). Ostatni mecz w kadrze narodowej rozegrał w październiku 1975 przeciwko Francji (7:1). Łącznie rozegrał w niej 68 meczów i zdobył 15 goli.

Linki zewnętrzne

Reprezentanci Niemieckiej Republiki Demokratycznej w piłce nożnej
Wschodnioniemieccy medaliści olimpijscy
Piłkarze FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1974
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1972
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BREAKING: Brazil football legend PELE passes away aged 82
By Chris King • 29 December 2022 • 20:00
British Airways flight in emergency landing at London Heathrow
PELE, the Brazilian football legend passed away at the age of 82.
Brazil football legend Pele passed away today, Thursday, December 82, at the age of 82. The footballer had been in hospital for the last four weeks battling cancer but his body had reportedly stopped responding to treatment. His death was confirmed today in his homeland by the country's government.
Pelé. Champion of champions, living legend of our lifetime. Football perfection; the King was almost synonymous with his homeland. Generations to come will remember him as a gentleman off the field, and a magician on it; the epic number 10 shirt, immortalized by his genius. pic.twitter.com/eXBiyvEsy8
— Government of Brazil (@govbrazil) December 29, 2022
Pelé has been called to the good Lord's team to play in heaven's green fields. Rest in peace, our mighty Brazilian hero. God bless your family and close friends in their grief as the world mourns with them. Legends live forever. Long live Pelé, the greatest of all time. pic.twitter.com/PNqGkIdEdV
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was arguably the greatest footballer to have graced the game. During a glittering career, the No10 became the only player to even win the World Cup three times. His nation landed the trophy in 1958, 1962, and again in 1970.
At the age of 15, Pele made his debut for Santos FC, and broke into the national side when he was just 16. In Sweden on June 29, 1958, Pele became the youngest player to appear in the final of a World Cup tournament aged 17 years and 249 days.
Such was the demand for this incredible footballer that in 1961, Janio Quadros, the President of Brazil, declared Pele an 'official national treasure' to prevent him from being transferred to any team abroad.
During his career, he racked up an astonishing 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. This total though included friendly matches but is still recognised as an official Guinness World Record. His record of 77 international goals was only this month broken by Neymar at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Do remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories and remember, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Former Premier League legend sacked as manager of Championship club after NINE matches
BREAKING: Former Everton boss set for surprise managerial return at League One side
BREAKING: Shock move sees English Premier League club put up for sale
BREAKING: Another Premier League manager sacked!
Transfer news: Premier League leaders Arsenal in shock move for Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga
Transfer news: Relegation strugglers West Ham complete signing of proven Premier League striker
Originally from Wales, Chris spent years on the Costa del Sol before moving to the Algarve where he is a web reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at [email protected]


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Q: Diacritic insensitive results from Realm database query using NSPredicate I'm implementing a search field in my app where user can type a name of a product to filter items displayed in a view.
I've made a query into Realm database using NSPredicate and it looks like this:
let productResults = try ProductDAO.fetchObjects(predicate: NSPredicate(format: "name CONTAINS[cd]%@", pattern))

Im using [cd] modifiers so results should be case and diacritic insensitive.
It looks like it works fine so when I type for example:

brazowy

The result is:

Cukier brązowy

But when I type word with L letter I couldn't find any products that contain Ł letter.
From input:

"maslo"

I should be able to find products like:

"Masło"

But there is no results, it seems like it's a problem with polish Ł letter.
Does someone know if there any other solutions to get correct result or if I am using this the wrong way?

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Microsoft Browser Ballot Fails; EU Investigates
by John Lister on July, 20 2012 at 08:07AM EDT
The European Union (EU) is investigating claims that Microsoft isn't providing other browser makers full access to Windows 8. It comes at the same time the EU is deciding whether to punish the company for breaching previous promises to offer new Windows users a "browser ballot" that promotes browsers like Safari and Firefox.
The newest probe concerns two allegations: the first covers all versions of Windows 8, the accusation being that Microsoft isn't providing full access to application programming interfaces (APIs).
Rival Browser Could Have Limited Windows 8 Access
In this context, an API is a code set that works like a translator and allows two pieces of software made by rival firms to work together smoothly. In this case, the API would connect a web browser to Windows 8.
Without full API access, the non-Microsoft browsers would not be able to take advantage of all the features available in Windows 8, and could be less effective.
The second allegation refers specifically to Windows RT, the version of Windows 8 designed to work on portable devices like tablets. The EU has received complaints that non-Microsoft browsers could be blocked completely from Windows RT. (Source: reuters.com)
Microsoft Admits It Screwed Up "Browser Ballot"
After a previous investigation into whether Microsoft's Internet Explorer was the default browser in Windows gave it an unfair advantage, Microsoft agreed to launch a browser choice screen, or "browser ballot" program, for four years (starting in 2010).
This screen displayed a list of a dozen different browsers when a European user first started up a new Windows computer. The user then had to choose which browsers they wanted to install.
Microsoft has now admitted that it made a blunder with Windows 7 because the browser ballot only appeared in the system's original release. That meant anyone who bought a new computer where the manufacturer had already installed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) updates would not see the browser ballot screen.
Microsoft says this may have affected 28 million users. (Source: microsoft.com)
European officials see this as a serious issue, meaning it may be the first time a company is found guilty of breaching an antitrust order.
While Microsoft is hoping the issue will be treated lightly because the breach was unintentional, the maximum penalty is a fine worth 10 per cent of the company's annual turnover, which in this case would be $7 billion.
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Q: Change window background using SetClassLongPtr I have a drop-down menu that I want to use to change the background of my window; the window is defaulted at my "Winter background".
wClass.hbrBackground = CreatePatternBrush(LoadBitmap(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(WinterBG)));

Whenever an item in the drop-down menu is chosen, it sets off CBN_SELCHANGE, where I grab the length and string of the item chosen. I want the background to change based on that.
case WM_COMMAND:
    {
        switch(HIWORD(wParam))
        {
        case CBN_SELCHANGE:
            {
                ItemIndex = SendMessage((HWND)lParam, (UINT)CB_GETCURSEL, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
                int ItemLen = SendMessage((HWND)lParam, (UINT)CB_GETLBTEXTLEN, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
                char* ListItem = (char*)malloc(ItemLen+1);
                (char)SendMessageA((HWND)lParam, (UINT)CB_GETLBTEXT, (WPARAM)ItemIndex, (LPARAM)ListItem);

                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // I am certain this can be optimized

                if ( ItemLen == 5 && ListItem[0] == 'S' ) // Spring
                {
                    MessageBox(NULL, L"Spring chosen", L"Confirmed", MB_ICONINFORMATION | MB_OK);
                    HBRUSH brush = CreatePatternBrush(LoadBitmap(wClass.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(SpringBG)));
                    SetClassLongPtr(hWnd, GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND, (LONG)brush);
                    InvalidateRect(hWnd, NULL, TRUE);
                    UpdateWindow(hWnd);
                }
.....

SetClassLongPtr isn't working how I want it to. After updating the window (I read InvalidateRect & UpdateWindow achieve that), nothing changes--the background remains on my "WinterBG".
Am I using SetClassLongPtr correctly? If not, how else can I change the background?

A: I have tried what you are trying to accomplish in a simple Win32 project and managed to make it work. To make the code below work, you need to make sure both bitmaps are present as a resource in your VC++ project.
I have defined two bitmaps as resources in my VC++ project. I am not using any menu as you do. I am processing the WM_KEYDOWN message, but the idea is the same, this should also work then under your WM_COMMAND message.
The code below does the following things:

*

*Load the bitmap from the resource section of the exe file. It needs an HINSTANCE for this, which inside your WndProc you can get using GetWindowLongPtr (use this instead of GetWindowLong, especially when you are coding for 64-bit environments, see also Microsoft's note on this in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getwindowlongw).

*Create the new brush with the same function you used: 'CreatePatternBrush'.

*Change the background of your window using this brush and store the returned old brush, so you can delete it afterwards. You do this using the SetClassLongPtr (same 64-bit note applies here). The confusing part may be the last parameter which is a LONG_PTR. This may seem like a pointer to the reader, but in fact it is a __int64 (64-bit integer).

*Delete the old brush (to prevent memory leaks, especially if you expect to execute this code multiple times in a session).

*Refresh your window by invalidating the entire client area (argument NULL) and setting the repaint argument to TRUE.

That should do it. Here is the section of my WndProc function that does this:
    case WM_KEYDOWN:
    switch (wParam)
    {
    case VK_F1:
        HINSTANCE hInst2 = (HINSTANCE)GetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, GWLP_HINSTANCE);
        HBITMAP newBmp = LoadBitmapW(hInst2, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP2));
        HBRUSH newBrush = (HBRUSH)CreatePatternBrush(newBmp);
        HBRUSH oldBrush = (HBRUSH)SetClassLongPtr(hwnd, GCLP_HBRBACKGROUND, (LONG_PTR)newBrush);
        DeleteObject(oldBrush);
        InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, TRUE);
        break;
    }
    break;

Small remark: The last 'break' in the code above is just because at the bottom of my WndProc the DefWindowProc is called. When processing a WM_KEYDOWN message in your WndProc, it should always be passed on to the DefWindowProc so it can be correctly handled by Windows. In your menu case this last 'break' statement could probably be replaced by 'return 0'.


SEATTLE - Washington's women's tennis team succumbed to the No. 24 Oregon Ducks this afternooon at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in a non-conference dual. Oregon (4-0) handed the Huskies (1-3) a 5-2 defeat, taking three singles matches in the third set.
The Huskies learned only a day before the match that sophomore starter Allison Rainey would miss approximately four weeks with a stress fracture in her left foot. Despite the line-up switch, the Huskies came out firing in singles play, taking four of the six first sets. But Oregon would fight back to win two of those four matches.
Sophomore Tara Simpson scored UW's first point of the day, winning 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3 singles over Carmen Seremeta. Oregon scored the next point at fourth singles, where Ana Cecilia Olivos defeated senior Stephanie Svanfeldt, 6-4, 6-0. At No. 1 singles, senior Dinka Hadzic fell in three sets to 26th-ranked Dominika Dieskova. Dieskova took the first set, 6-1, before Hadzic fought for a 6-4 second set win. Dieskova reasserted herself in the third set, again winning 6-1.
Freshman Victoria Brymer moved into the No. 2 singles spot for the first time in her career and after falling behind 5-2 in the first set, captured 11 of the next 13 games to win 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Washington looked strong at fifth and sixth singles early on, with freshman Melinda Wong cruising to a 6-1 first set win at No. 5 and junior Monika Kolbovic scoring a 6-4 set win at No. 6. However, neither could carry their momentum through to the latter sets. Claudia Hirt rallied to defeat Kolbovic by identical 6-2 scores in the second and third sets to clinch the win for Oregon. After Wong's first set win, UO's Anna Leksinska reeled off nine consecutive games to win the second set 6-0 and take a 3-0 lead in the third. The freshman Wong, playing just her fourth dual match, was at a severe disadvantage in experience to the senior Leksinska, and Leksinska closed out the match, 6-2 in the third.
After winning only two of the team's first 56 dual matches, the Ducks have now won the past two. The Huskies and Ducks will meet again on March 25 in Eugene for their Pac-10 dual.
The Huskies fell to 1-3 in the doubles point as Oregon swept the three matches to take the early 1-0 lead. Oregon took No. 2 doubles, 8-5, over Simpson and Kolbovic, then defeated UW's Svanfeldt and Wong, 8-3, at third doubles. Based on a new rule, with the doubles point clinched, the No. 1 doubles match went to a tiebreak at seven games apiece, rather than the standard eight games. The 49th-ranked doubles team of Dieskova and Olivos shut out Hadzic and Brymer, 7-0, in the tiebreaker.
The Huskies have a week off before beginning Pac-10 play. Sixth-ranked Cal and No. 1 Stanford will visit the Nordstrom Tennis Center on February 24th and 25th, respectively.
2/10/06 - Nordstrom Tennis Center - Seattle, Wash.


Starting March 2016, in partnership with the Lagos State Local Government Education Authority and OneDot Photography, Genii Games will be showcasing our African stories to over 1000 pupils across 60 public primary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government. The impact of this already has us excited beyond words. Our story apps are inspired by our native Cultures vis-a-vis languages, morals and etiquette as it affects Children of primary school age. There's no better time and way to inspire these Children about their roles, beliefs and capabilities in the storytelling process. To that end, we're making an open call to YOU to be a part of the experience. Please reach out via info@geniigames.com, Twitter or Facebook. Read on for more contexts as to why we're doing this.
In December 2014, Genii Games showcased African stories to children at a local community in Lagos, Nigeria. It was an amazing experience where dozens of children turned up to watch our African stories projected on the large screen. Afterwards, I could tell the children were inspired going by the direct feedback from them.
One thing that struck me was the surprising look on the children's faces watching a locally produced cartoon story with an African context. It sparked my concern for what I saw as a generation of children unaware that the ingredients of these visually appealing African stories – ideas, skills, talents, tools, and contexts – lay at their disposal. Worse still, these children were at the risk of growing up with little or no say in how their narratives are told. From conceptualization through production to eventual outputs like anything we see on Disney, Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network, these children needed to be inspired to know they could develop the same and share with the world.
Think about what a child who's already scribbling on paper or playacting before his or her peers can gain from knowing the invaluable application of his/her skills to the contents consumed daily via different media. Animated series like Genii Games' African story apps require creative talents among children and who better to do it than kids themselves. Empowerment is inspiration. Thus, inspiring them forms the cradle of what'll become of their narratives and skills.
Convinced, we decided as a team we'd take our African stories to these children.
Moving on, we approached the local government education authority close to our office with a similar proposition for public primary schools under its supervision. We didn't have to do much; brief explanation then one of us brought out his phone, launched one of our mobile African story apps and the education district head got it! "Wow, this will inspire the kids!", he sounded out. In less than 2 weeks, we secured permission and presently have an expression of interest from a different local government even before starting out in Yaba. Awesome! OneDot Photography also agreed to partner to make it a great experience for all.
Agreed, our children need to be inspired to see that they can be all they want to be. The Genii Games team is testament to what is possible even on this turf. It helps to make this African story showcase experience count for them.
We have about 60 Public Primary Schools in this locality alone and we are determined to share our stories with them. It would be great to make it an impactful experience for the children so let's do this. Thanks to OneDot Photography for throwing in their early support.
Want to get involved? Please reach out via info@geniigames.com, Twitter or Facebook.


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Routes &
EuroVelo 7 Sun Route
From the German port of Rostock on the Baltic Sea coast, the EuroVelo 7 follows the Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route. Passing through the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania it takes the route south towards the Mecklenburg Lakes. The towns of Neustrelitz and Güstrow offer cultural attractions on the way. It then follows the Havel River and the towns of Oranienburg and Fürstenberg/Havel and the tranquil expanse of the state of Brandenburg towards Berlin. After Berlin, the route eventually connects to the Elbe Cycle Route which leads through Dresden, and then takes you all the way to the Czech border.
Elbe Cycle Route - Part 1: From Prague to Magdeburg
Esterbauer guidebook of the first part of the Elbe Cycle Route.
Elbe Cycle Route - Part 2: From Magdeburg to Cuxhaven
Esterbauer guide of the second part of the Elbe Cycle Route.
Elbe Cycle Route - North
Maps from Cuxhaven to Magdeburg on a scale of 1:75.000, with routes in both directions and possibility to download GPS tracks.
Elbe Cycle Route - South
Maps from Magdeburg to the Czech border, on a scale of 1:75.000, with routes in both directions and possibility to download GPS tracks.
Official Elberadweg handbook
The 21 x 15cm landscape book will fit in any handlebar bag and features almost 560 cyclist-friendly accommodations between the Krkonoše Mountains and/or Prague and the North Sea, complete with addresses and telephone numbers. Also included are maps showing the course of the cycle route, information about sights and ferry crossings, and much more. If you get into trouble, it also provides information on repair shops.
ADFC: Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club e.V. (NECC)
The ADFC is a nationwide, Non-Profit-Organisation with more than 175.000 members whose shared aim is to make the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Besides encouraging environmentally-friendly and therefore sustainable forms of transport, the ADFC provides advice on all aspects of cycling. This includes advice on buying a bike, technology and cycling accessories, tourism-related and political issues.
kontakt@adfc.de 030 2091498-0
ADFC Quality Cycling Routes
Currently, 37 cycling routes and five cycling tour regions in Germany carry the ADFC seal of quality. The link provides more information.
ADFC's brochure "Deutschland per Rad entdecken"
On the online presentation of the ADFC's brochure you will find a selection of the most beautiful bike routes in Germany.
Bett+Bike - Bicycle Friendly Accommodation
Around 5,500 hotels, guesthouses, youth hostels, nature houses and camping sites are tailored to the needs of cyclists. Guest companies meeting ADFC quality criteria are marked with a sign at the entrance.
[EV2, EV7] D-Route 3
This website contains information on the German D-Route 3, with a description of the route, an electronic map, as well as services along the route like accommodation, bookable offers and points of interest.
[EV4, EV7] Elbe Cycle Route South
While the Elbe is only the second longest river in Germany, it is definitely the number one river among cycle tourists. Immediately beyond the German-Czech border, the river is greeted by the sandstone cliffs of Saxon Switzerland National Park. The route passes through the Elbe valley, amidst romantic, rugged scenery. The world-famous Semperoper opera house and reconstructed Frauenkirche church can be visited in Dresden.
sued@elberadweg.de +49 3501 470141
[EV7] Berlin-Copenhagen
From Berlin, the route continues northwards into the sprawling Brandenburg scenery, along the River Havel. On the way to the Baltic coast, the route crosses through the Mecklenburg lake district with Lake Müritz and its over one hundred other lakes and rivers. Countless towns well worth a visit lie along the route to the Hanseatic city of Rostock, where it is possible to take the ferry across to Gedser in Denmark. Tourismusverband Ruppiner Seenland e.V.; Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.
info@ruppiner-reiseland.de; info@auf-nach-mv.de +49 03391/ 659630; +49 381 4030-550
German Tourism Center e.V., DZT
The DZT has promoted Germany abroad on behalf of the federal government for more than 60 years. It advertises the touristic diversity of Germany throughout the world. It therefore advertises for one of the biggest and most popular brands - the travel country Germany. A selection of attractive long distance cycle routes can be found on www.germany.travel with route descriptions and references of Bed+Bike establishments.
info@germany.travel +49 (0)69 974640
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Some racers pre-register online, and that information is imported (via the Import window) or entered (via the Registration window) into fsTimer.
Day of the race, racers that didn't pre-register can register on the spot, and their information is entered into fsTimer. All racers (both those that pre-registered and those that didn't) pick up their race bibs. We don't pre-assign Bib ID numbers, rather when a person shows up to pick up their bib, one is taken from a stack and whatever number it has is assigned to them in fsTimer by editing their registration entry. We use multiple computers for day-of registration, each having its own stack of bibs to hand out.
Registration is closed, the registration files from each computer are gathered onto one computer using a USB stick and they are all compiled.
The race is timed. We have one person on the timing computer hitting spacebar in fsTimer to mark times as people cross the finish line. Separately, another person (probably people) are recording the bib numbers in the order that they crossed, and entering these in separately. As long as the list of bib IDs is in the correct order and nobody was missed, it can be correlated correctly with the marked times. fsTimer also has some features for correcting any errors that might occur.
Results are printed. Based on the bib IDs that were recorded, fsTimer will automatically look up registration information and will generate nicely formatted results sheets that can be printed.
For races with less than 100 people, the timing is quite straightforward. For larger races, things can get a bit hectic, so we've come up with various strategies for keeping things under control.
We'll go over the whole process in detail.
Using a barcode scanner to enter the bib IDs into fsTimer is a great way to speed up the process and minimize errors. We use a cheap ($20) USB barcode scanner (this one). We print barcode labels and attach them to the bib bottoms (see here for printable barcodes). Of course, using barcodes and a barcode scanner is entirely optional; you can always enter the bib IDs just using the keyboard or a numpad.
Racers appreciate not having to wait in a long registration line the morning of the race, and allowing racers to pre-register helps alot. We allow racers to pre-register on our website, and then enter the information into a spreadsheet which is then imported into fsTimer before the day of the race. Information could also be entered directly into fsTimer using the Registration window. We don't assign bib numbers when people register; we simply collect their information so that it is in the database and does not need to be typed in the day of the race.
After pre-registration is closed, we import or enter the information into fsTimer and generate a pre-registration database which is saved into the project subdirectory (the files for a project named project_name will be saved in fstimer/project_name).
fsTimer was designed to allow multiple computers for day-of registration. If there is only one computer for day-of registrations, there will likely be a long queue which means racers will have less fun - nobody likes waiting in line! We have found that the right number of computers (and thus the right number of people helping out at the registration table) is about one per 75 racers, when registration lasts for one hour before the race. Thus, if you are expecting 300 racers at your race, you probably want to have four people day of the race with computers running fsTimer.
Copy the project subdirectory, containing the pre-registration database, into the fsTimer directory of the registration computer. We use a USB stick for this.
Open fsTimer, and select the project that you created. The main window loads.
Click on Registration. Choose a registration number that is different from that used by any of the other registration computers, and select the pre-registration database that you already created.
The registration window will now be open, with all of the information for the racers that pre-registered loaded.
Because the pre-registration database is loaded on all of the registration computers, a runner who pre-registered can walk up to any computer and their information will be there. We put a stack of bibs next to each registration computer, as the registration crew will be responsible for assigning bib numbers in fsTimer and handing out the bibs.
This runner's information is already in the database, but we need to give them a bib and assign the corresponding bib number to their entry in fsTimer.
Find the person in the database by filtering by their last name.
Select their entry, and press "Edit."
Pick up a bib, and type into the "ID" field the number that is on the bib. Press OK.
Verify that the entry now has the correct bib number, and hand the racer the bib.
We need to type in the information for this runner, assign them a bib number, and give them the corresponding bib.
Click "New" to add a new entry.
Enter their information from the registration form that they have filled out. For the "ID" field, use a bib that you have. Press OK.
For individuals that haven't pre-registered, we have paper forms for them to register day-of, and we put these on a separate table away from the registration tables and make people fill the form out before coming to the registration table. This way they don't hold up the line while they stand in front of the computer filling out their registration form.
Bib ID, and any other registration fields that will show up on the result printouts, are very important fields. Errors in registration will mean errors in results, so we ask the registration volunteers to triple check these!
Keeping the queue short the morning of the race is important for keeping things running smoothly, and making sure racers have fun. One thing that we have found makes a huge difference is to actually allow racers to check-in and pick up their bibs the night before the race. We specify a 2-hour period where we will be at the race location, and people can show up and do exactly the same things that they do day-of (pick up their bib if they pre-registered, and register and pick up their bib if not). We found that about half of racers exercised this option, thus cutting the morning-of crowd in half.
We close registration 15 minutes before the race is to begin. Note that in order to be reasonable doing this, it is important to not have a long queue of people still waiting to register - see the above tips on how to keep the line short. If people show up after registration has closed and want to run, it actually isn't a big issue. We give them a bib and they will still show up in the overall results by their bib number, it just won't have their name/age/etc. since they won't be in the registration database.
Because we use multiple computers for the registration, we use a USB flash drive to collect the registration databases from each of the computers. The database file will be in the project subdirectory, and will have in the filename the registration number that you assigned to that computer. (You can see on the bottom of the registration window what the filename is every time you hit "Save"). We put all of the registration databases onto the timing computer, and compile them ("Compile" button in fsTimer).
When compiling, fsTimer will check that no IDs are overloaded (meaning, one bib ID was assigned to multiple people). This can and does happen due to entry error - have the registration volunteers triple check bib ID when they enter it in and hand out the bib! If fsTimer finds this type of error, it will tell you. We generally don't have time to try and find out who actually has that bib number since the race is about to start, so fsTimer will autocorrect the error by removing the ID from all entries (see Section 4.4 for details on the autocorrect). We then sort out who actually had which ID after the timing has finished - it is easy to make these types of edits before printing the final results.
The end result of compilation is the timing dictionary, which is what basically a big table that matches bib IDs to registration data. We take the computer out to the finish line, enter the Timing module, load the timing dictionary we just created, choose a pass ID (we use 0, the number zero) and enter the timing window.
Note: The tips about operating the finish line below are for races with only one lap, where the racers have a bib bottom that can be torn off. Races with multiple laps will not allow for the bib bottom to be torn off at each lap, and so these tips won't apply. see Section 4.6 gives a description of how lap timing works.
The key to successful timing with fsTimer is to make sure that all of the times are marked, and all of the bib IDs are recorded in the order that they crossed. For races with 100 or fewer runners, this is not too difficult - it is easy to have one person marking times on the computer, and another entering in the bib IDs in the order that they cross. For larger races, things get quite hectic and we have found a more complex strategy is important to handle the load. We have done 5k races with 500 runners, and from around 25 minutes to around 35 minutes it is a solid stream of runners, and one could not possibly record bib numbers as quickly as runners arrive. We have found the following finish line setup to work with 500 runners on a 5k - you could make adjustments and scale it as you think necessary for your race. The main issue that when bib IDs can't be entered as quickly as times are marked, they can easily become out of sync: maybe an extra time was marked, or maybe a bib ID was accidentally skipped. We describe here various strategies for first reducing the likelihood of this type of issue, and second for making it easy to correct these issues when they do arise.
From the finish line, we form a "funnel" out of cones and caution tape that forces down into a single-file line. The chute needs to be long enough for the fast runners to slow down enough by the end of the chute for their bib bottom to be torn off. It also needs to be long enough that if things start to get a little backed up due to runners coming in faster than their bib tags can be torn off, the queue doesn't spill back over the finish line. We find that about 40 feet is the right chute length. It seems really long, but if you have fast runners or a large number of runners, you'll be glad you did it. The chute is indicated with dashed lines in the illustration above. At the finish line, there is a table on which the timing computer is put.
We now describe the roles of each of the finish line crew. Keep in mind the general philosophy of timing with fsTimer: keep track of crossing times, separately keep track of bib IDs that cross, and then fsTimer will line those two stacks up. We'll first describe the procedure for "normal" operations, and then will get into the complications that will arise and how the finish line crew need to be ready for them.
Crew 1: Crew 1 is responsible for marking times. This person presses the "Start!" button at the same time as the race begins. Whenever a racer crosses the finish line, he or she presses spacebar to mark the time.
Crew 5: Crew 5 is responsible for tearing off the bib bottoms and handing them to Crew 4. Their focus is to be sure that for every person that crossed the finish line, a bib bottom is handed to Crew 4 so that the bib ID record stays synchronized with the marked times.
Crew 4: Crew 4 holds the dowel stand, takes the bib bottoms from Crew 5 and places them, face down, on the dowel stand, just like in the picture above. The stack of bibs on the dowel stand forms a record of who crossed.
Crews 2 and 3: It takes some time to enter in all of the bib IDs, and so to get results as quickly as possible after the race this is best done while the race progresses. While the race is going, Crew 2 is responsible for entering the bib IDs into fsTimer, either directly into the timing computer or into a separate computer just for inputting bib IDs. They do this using a barcode scanner hooked into the computer. Crew 3 is responsible for bringing the bib bottoms from Crew 4 (who is forming the stack) to Crew 2. With a chute length of 40 feet, this means that Crew 2 does a lot of walking back and forth. We have multiple dowel stands which we use to transfer bib bottoms from Crew 4 to Crew 2, making sure that when Crew 2 is done scanning a batch of bib bottoms, they are transferred in their proper order to a 'master record' dowel stand.
For small races we usually mark the times and enter the bib IDs on the same computer (the timing computer). For races with hundreds of runners, during the peak flow (which can be around one runner per second) we can easily mark all of the times that quickly, but we can't enter the bib IDs that quickly. This isn't a problem as long as we keep the bib IDs in the same order as the times, but since there will be a large gap between the IDs being entered in and the latest time that has been marked, it can be easier to enter IDs on a separate computer. We essentially set up two timing computers, by copying over the project directory with its timing dictionary to a second computer. On the first computer, we only mark times (no entering IDs). On the second computer, we only enter IDs (no marking times). After the race has finished, we press "Save" on the ID computer, and copy its saved timing session (the file "...times.json") over to the timing computer. We can then merge the IDs in with the marked times on the timing computer using the "Merge in saved IDs or times" menu item, as described in Section 4.5.
That is the workflow for "normal" operations: Crew 1 marks times, Crew 5 tears bib bottoms, Crew 4 collects bib bottoms, Crew 3 takes bib bottoms from Crew 4 to Crew 2, and Crew 2 enters the bib IDs into fsTimer. There are, however, a number of complications that can arise, and the remaining 3 crew members (6-8) have roles that are important for handling these complications and making it possible to correct errors. These three roles become important for races with hundreds of racers.
Crew 7: For larges races, there are clumps of people that come faster than Crew 5 can rip off the bib bottoms, and a line will start to form inside the chute. Crew 7 has two important jobs: The first job is to make sure that nobody cuts out of the chute (this person already had their time marked, and we must collect a bib bottom from them or the bib stack and the time stack will get out of sync). The second job is to actually go through the line of people in the chute and help them rip off their bib bottoms, and have the runners holding their own bib bottoms. That way when they reach the end of the chute (the front of the line), they just have to hand their bib bottom to Crew 5 and the line can move faster. Note, however, that Crew 7 should help runners tear their bottoms, but should not collect them, because Crew 4 would not be able to merge stacks of bib bottoms from both Crew 5 and Crew 7 in the correct order.
Alternative: This process is a little complex, and is not strictly necessary as entering IDs can be done entirely asynchronously from marking times. An easier alternative is simply to have Crew 4 collect all of the bib IDs on one dowel stand, and then when the race is finished have Crew 1 enter all of the IDs in one go. We just prefer to enter bib IDs as the race progresses to have results as quickly as possible.
Pro tip:One might be tempted to try to actually use the barcode scanner at the finish line to directly scan people's bibs as they exit the chute. This saves the whole process of tearing and tracking bib bottoms. While this is great when it works, we have found that this is in general a very bad idea because if something happens (for example, if the barcodes get faded from rubbing against people's jackets and the scanner has a hard time reading them, or if a small child trips on the USB cable and unplugs the scanner - both of these things happened) then no one can be checked in, a queue will quickly spill back over the finish line, and times will be lost. Even in small races, your timing strategy should never rely on being able to enter IDs into fsTimer as fast as runners arrive. Having Crew 4 means that no matter what happens we have a record of who crossed and in what order. For large races (300-500), at the peak runners will be arriving faster than Crew 2 can enter their IDs into fsTimer, even with a barcode scanner.
Crew 3: Crew 3 can also have a side-duty of ensuring that runners are not cutting out of the chute on that side. If racers leave the chute, then their time has been marked but no bib will be collected and so those two stacks will get out of sync.
Crew 8: In large races, there is a reasonably large chance that the stack of IDs and marked times will get out of sync - there may be more times than there are IDs, or vice-versa. There are a number of reasons why this can happen - maybe a runner crossed the finish line but left the chute. Maybe Crew 1 marked a time for a child with no bib that Crew 5 didn't notice. Regardless, Crew 8's role is to collect the necessary data to allow us to correct any of these errors after the race is completed. Specifically, Crew 8 will take a manual record of a sampling of the finish times using a stopwatch that was started at the same time as the race clock and this form. This will not be a complete record, but rather Crew 8 will note the bib ID and finish time for one racer about every 20 seconds. When the race is finished and all of the bib IDs have been entered, we can then look through the results on the timing window and find each of the marked IDs and check that their times correspond to those noted by Crew 8. If we see that a time is incorrect, then we will also see that there is an extra ID or time that was marked and will be able to drop the extra using the editing tools described in Section 4.5. If Crew 8 tracks one completed racer every 20 seconds, then even if times and IDs get out of sync we will be able to correct them and we can guarantee no errors of more than 20 seconds in the times.
The runner already crossed the finish line, had their bib bottom torn off, and went back to finish the race with someone else. They have now crossed a second time, and don't have a bib bottom.
Someone who is not registered for the race thought it looked like fun, and crossed the finish line without a bib at all.
The runner left their bib on their sweatshirt that they threw aside at the beginning of the race.
The runner's bib bottom is mangled. A specific thing to look out for is if there is a tear in the hole on the bib bottom, meaning it will fall off of the dowel. Do not collect mangled bib bottoms or bib bottoms with tears in the hole!
The runner pinned their bib bottom to their shirt, so that ripping it off will require holding up the line while trying to unpin it. If there aren't many racers coming this might not be a problem, but in the peak part of a race with 500 runners, there is no time to unpin a bib bottom.
The issue with these situations is that Crew 1 already marked a time for these people, so we must put something in the stack of bibs or else the stack of bibs and the stack of marked times will be out of sync for all later people. For all of these situations (and any other new situation that might arise where a bib bottom is either unavailable, not quickly available, or in bad shape and might fall off of the dowel), Crew 5 will use what we call a "blank." A blank is a laminated card the size of a bib bottom that has the "pass" ID barcode on it.
The most important thing for Crew 5 to keep in mind is (again) that for every person that crosses the finish line, something needs to be handed to Crew 4 - either the runner's bib bottom, or, if it isn't available, a blank. The blanks thus keep the bib IDs synchronized with the marked times, regardless of complicated situations that may arise. Crew 2 will then scan the blanks (thus entering the "pass" ID) just the same as if they were a proper bib bottom.
When the race is finished (the last bib ID has been entered into fsTimer), we first use the error tracking sheet from Crew 6 to retroactively correct any blank times with the correct bib ID. We then use the sheet of known-good values from Crew 8 to correct any sync issues that may have occurred. This whole process takes only a few minutes, and then the times are ready to be printed and posted.
Pro tip: Any time you press "Print" in the timing window, the "as-of-now" formatted results are saved to html files that can be printed. When possible, we try to post "as-of-now" results at around the 70% mark of the race so that the fastest runners don't have to wait quite so long to see what their results are. We emphasize that these are preliminary results, especially as the people from Crew 6's list will not be entered until the end of the race. Of course, printing results mid-race requires using a USB flash drive to copy the html files off of the race timing computer, to be taken to another computer for printing. This works great for smaller races, but for larger races there aren't any pauses in the flow of runners long enough to copy the files to the USB drive (notice that Crews 1 and 2 will have to pause their work for the duration of time required to get the files onto the USB drive). This also isn't possible if the IDs and times are being recorded on separate computers.
Continue on to Section 4 Detailed descriptions of fsTimer components.


I got this idea from my friend Kami to make a huge carrot for my front door, and I just couldn't wait. I didn't want to spend a ton of money, as I didn't even know if it would work or not. I looked around the house to see what I had, and this is what I found.
1) Cut foam core in 1/2 lengthwise, then to desired size and shape.
2) Hook foam core together with Popsicle sticks and tape at center seam.
3) Cut burlap strips into desired width and length.
5) Poke hole in the top with a knife.
6) Thread pipe-cleaner through hole and make a knot. Depending on how long you want it to hang, you may want to attach another pipe-cleaner, and make a place at the top for the whole thing to hang. I made a circle out of the pipe-cleaner.
7) Fold tulle in 1/2, and tape it to the back. Wrap and tuck it around the pipe-cleaner. 8) Print off the sign, and mount in on whatever paper you like.
9) Attach it to a ribbon, and hang the sign on the carrot.
Feel free to print this sign.
so cute! for some reason i just love giant stylized things! now i'm thinkin' i shoulda made my heart -door hanger for valentine's bigger...maybe next year :) brilliant!
So cute! I totally want to copy.
The most amazing thing is not that you made a fantastic GIANT carrot...but that you have FLOWERS growing in your pots already!
Wow - I love it! Great job!!! I am going to do an Easter Favorite Things on Friday -- I will feature it!
Oh how I LOVE this! I can't wait to make one for next year! Thanks for sharing!!!


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Frederick Nash (1782 - 1856)
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Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth; the son of a builder. He studied architectural drawing under Thomas Malton jnr, before entering the Royal Academy Schools. Nash was employed by architects and drew plates for John Britton's 'Architectural Antiquities' (1807) and Britton and E. W. Brayley's 'The Beauties of England and Wales' (1801-09). From 1807 he worked as architectural draughtsman and lithographer to the Society of Antiquaries. In 1810, he became a member of Society of Painters in Watercolours. He also painted in oils. Nash made sketching trips to Calais, Caen, the Lake District, the Moselle and the Rhine. In 1834 he moved to Brighton. He turned to landscape painting, particularly views of Sussex, before his death in Brighton, aged 73.
England, London, City of London
topography, flower, tree, man, woman, plant pot, child, gate, prison, portcullis, cobbles, tiled roof, window, tower
engraving, coloured engraving
Purchased from Parker Gallery, July 1965


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Ethereum has continued to trade within the consolidation pattern over the past few days as the cryptocurrency trades around $144. The market has now seen a 4% price rise over the past seven days, facing the previous resistance at $145. However, the market has remained within a long-term symmetrical triangle and has dropped back beneath the $145 level.
Ethereum remains ranked in second position as it currently holds a market cap value getting close to $15 billion.
Since previous ETH/USD analysis, we can see that Ethereum has now managed to climb above the 100-day moving average line. However, the coin had met resistance at the upper boundary of a long-term symmetrical triangle pattern and was turned away. Price action is now trading at support at the $144 level.
From above: The next level of resistance now lies at the upper boundary of the long-term formed triangle. Above this, resistance lies at $152, $161 and $170. The resistance at $170 is strengthened by a long term bearish .618 Fibonacci Retracement level. Above $170 we can expect resistance at $185 and $200.
From below: The nearest level of support lies at the lower boundary of the smaller triangle. Beneath this, support lies at $135, $128 and then the lower boundary of the long term symmetrical triangle. If the sellers push the market below the symmetrical triangle, further support lies around $120 and $116.95.
The RSI has broken above the 50 level which indicates that the bulls are in control of the market momentum.
The trading volume has fallen slightly toward the end of March 2019.
Following our previous analysis we can see that the coin has continued to trade within the confines of the short term descending triangle pattern. Price action had attempted to break higher but failed to maintain above the triangle.
From above: The nearest level of resistance lies at the upper boundary of the triangle. The next resistance lies at 0.036 BTC, 0.037 BTC, and 0.038 BTC, before reaching the significant resistance area between 0.04 BTC and 0.0406 BTC.
From below: The closest support lies at the 100-day moving average and then lies the lower boundary of the descending triangle at 0.033 BTC. If the sellers drop ETH/BTC beneath the triangle, support is located at 0.0325 BTC, 0.0315 BTC, and 0.030 BTC.
The RSI attempted to break above the 50 levels but has since returned to trade along the 50 levels. This indicates indecision within the market as neither faction controls the market momentum.
The trading volume has dropped significantly toward the end of March 2019.


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Betancourt v. Prudential Overall Supply: CA Ct. of App. Reiterates that PAGA Claims Cannot Be Arbitrated, Prudential Files Appeal
Complaining that California "leads the field" in circumventing United States Supreme Court's pro-arbitration precedent Concepcion, Prudential Overall Supply petitioned for certiorari on August 15, 2017, seeking review of California's Fourth Appellate District's ruling that claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") cannot be arbitrated. Betancourt v. Prudential Overall Supply, No. E064326 (4th District Div. 2, March 7, 2017) (slip op. available here) (petition for writ of certiorari available here). In April 2015, Betancourt filed a representative action suit solely based on PAGA against his employer, Prudential Overall Supply. Within the single PAGA claim, the plaintiff alleged violations of overtime and minimum wage law, meal and rest period requirements, timely pay and final pay requirements, and recordkeeping and wage statement requirements, among other claims. In a March 7, 2017 decision, the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's denial of Prudential's motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiff's claim for penalties under PAGA. Slip op. at 2.
First, Prudential argued that Betancourt had already agreed to arbitrate the PAGA claim and that an arbitrator would decide the scope and application of the agreement. Id. at 10-11. Additionally, Prudential claimed since the "representative claims" portion of the agreement could be severed, Betancourt could be compelled to arbitrate his claims. Id. at 11. Prudential further asserted that if Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal. 5th 348 (2014), is interpreted as prohibiting arbitration of all PAGA claims, then the state law prohibiting arbitration is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Id. at 12. Finally, Prudential, citing Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail North America, Inc. (2015 9th Cir.) 803 F.3d 425, contended that California law permits arbitration of PAGA claims. Id. at 12-13. Repeatedly citing Iskanian, the appellate court rejected each of these arguments, holding that Prudential could not "rely on a predispute waiver by a private employee to compel arbitration in a PAGA case, which is brought on behalf of the state . . ." because "[t]he state is not bound by Betancourt's predispute agreement to arbitrate." Id. at 8; see also id. at 9-13 (applying Iskanian in greater detail) (internal citations omitted). Further, the Court of Appeal noted that a state rule prohibiting arbitration of PAGA claims is not preempted by the FAA because it falls outside of the scope of the FAA, as PAGA "is not a dispute between an employer and an employee arising out of their contractual relationship. It is a dispute between an employer and the state . . . ." Slip op. at 10 (citing Iskanian, at 386-87, emphasis in original).
The Court of Appeal also rejected the defendant's other argument, which was based on an alleged defect in the pleadings. The defendant argued that because Betancourt had sought non-PAGA remedies in the prayer for relief, e.g., for unpaid wages, business expenses, interest, and attorney's fees, in addition to civil penalties, the action was not actually a PAGA action and that the plaintiff was trying to disguise a standard wage-and-hour action in order to evade arbitration. Slip op. at 4, 8-9. Yet, the trial court had found and the appellate court agreed, such a challenge is a challenge against the pleadings, and should have been brought as a motion to strike—not as a motion to compel arbitration. Id. at 9. As the Court of Appeal aptly noted, "Prudential accuses Betancourt of attempting to make an 'end run around arbitration' by incorrectly labeling his claims as a PAGA matter. It appears to this court that Prudential may be attempting to make an 'end run" around a demurrer or motion to strike . . . ." Id. at 9.
Overall, the Court of Appeal's Betancourt opinion makes a strong case for PAGA claims being inarbitrable, based on the fact that the state—the real party in interest in every PAGA action—is not a party to an employee's bilateral agreement to arbitrate his or her employment claims, and thus cannot be bound by that agreement. Whether the United States Supreme Court will break its streak of rejecting cert petitions based on PAGA issues in Betancourt remains to be seen.
Jennifer Bagosy, Senior Counsel
CAPSTONE LAW APC
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What were the loads plugged into this?
I only saw a fish tank (aquarium), but there had to be other items. Damage: scorched wall; fish tank; 4' hole in ceiling by FD; water/smoke. No visable damage to the receptacle this was plugged into.
Public area. Probably flea market.
Powering up "temporary" food vendors.
Kinda look like what I grew up in... I wonder the place I grew up predisposition me be a sparky?
Power strips typically contain MOVs (metal oxide varistors) for surge suppression. When an MOV ages, its trigger voltage can drop below the peak to peak line voltage, causing it to draw current and heat up. If the power strip has a plastic housing, the burning MOV can set the plastic on fire.
Another bad practice is the "3 way" surge configuration that places MOVs line-to-neutral, line-to-ground and neutral-to-ground. This is strictly for marketing to the dumb masses who think that more is always better. Dumping surge current into the protective ground pulls it off of ground potential. Since this is the zero volt reference for sensitive electronic equipment, bad things can happen (like fried serial ports).
Typically, the neutral-to-ground MOV has an extremely low trigger voltage, so that a loss of neutral will cause it to try to pass the full circuit load current to ground. Obviously, it then burns up.
I worked in an office with modular furniture. Some amateur electricians did not get the wiring harness connectors securely locked together. Over time, they would separate, and when the neutral connection was broken, power strips would melt all over the place. Disassembly revealed it was always caused by a burned neutral-to-ground MOV. One time, a power strip actually broke out in flames. Someone hit it with a fire extinguisher before we got to find out if the sprinkler system worked.
In conclusion, I will bet dollars to donuts that the fire was caused by an MOV, not an overload. Most power strips have a resettable circuit breaker to protect against overload.
BTW, if you want serious surge suppression, put a UL-approved surge suppressor on the service entrance and look at zerosurge.com for point of use protection. They are one of the few companies that make surge suppressors that actually work. No, I am not affiliated in any way with this company.
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How to Set Up Direct and Split PayPal Payments for Dokan Vendor Marketplace
by Sapnesh Naik | Last Updated Jun 18, 2020 | Published on Jun 13, 2020 | Blog | 10 comments
If you're using the Dokan multi-vendor marketplace plugin in your WordPress shop to support multiple vendors, then you must be frustrated to find that there is no way to send payments directly to vendors with PayPal.
Yes, Dokan is built on the older and now deprecated PayPal Adaptive Payments API, which doesn't support new PayPal accounts anymore and has been kept alive only for existing users until they shift to the more modern APIs.
But wait, all is not lost yet! Our PayPal for WooCommerce plugin with its PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management add-on can be used to send PayPal payments directly to multiple accounts.
We've worked closely with the team at Dokan to roll out a new feature to our PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management add-on that brings full support to Dokan!
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use this new feature to integrate PayPal payments to have the order payments sent directly to the vendors' PayPal accounts.
Once we've configured all the required plugins, we should have a system where:
Whenever a new vendor signs up to your website, their PayPal account will automatically be added to the system, ready to receive payments to orders for their products.
As a site owner, you can set a global or vendor-specific commission that will be sent to your PayPal account for each order.
An order may include multiple items from different vendors, in which case the vendor payments will be split based on the individual item's price. Order commissions will be paid out accordingly as well.
The site owner never touches the money. The payments are sent directly from the buyer's PayPal account to the vendor.
1. Install and Set up PayPal for WooCommerce Plugin
After installing and setting up PayPal for WooCommerce plugin, you will have a primary PayPal account configured in your WooCommerce shop that can receive commissions on orders!
2. Install PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management Add-On
PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management Add-On
Please download the plugin and install it. After that, you're ready to move to the next step.
3. Enable Automatic Rule Creation for Dokan
Make sure you've installed and set-up Dokan before trying out this step. Otherwise, the Dokan specific integrations in PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management plugin will not be available.
Next, we'll go ahead and enable "Automatic Rule Creation" in the settings page of the PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management plugin.
You can also enable the "PayPal Sandbox for Automatic Rule Creation" option if you want to test out your setup in a PayPal sandbox environment.
4. Add Global Site Owner Commission Percentage (Optional)
If you, as a site owner, wish to receive a certain percentage of the total amount on every order as commission, then you can set up a Global Site Owner Commission with the PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management add-on.
The commission is sent to the primary account configured with the PayPal for WooCommerce plugin.
You can set the commission percentage in "WP Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > PayPal Multi-Account Setup > Settings"
That's it! After these steps, any new vendors signing up will have their PayPal account automatically added to the secondary accounts list in PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management add-on.
Let's See Our Setup in Action
Let's take a complete example and see our set up in action!
Primary Account
I have configured a primary account in the Express Checkout page of the PayPal for WooCommerce plugin, and this account will receive a commission from orders.
A New Vendor Signs Up
You can see that a new secondary account has been created in the accounts listing page at "WP Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > PayPal Multi-Account Setup."
You can also notice that an author-specific trigger condition is set for this account. So the payments for this account will be sent out whenever an order comes through for this particular vendor's product.
I've gone ahead and signed up a few vendors with sandboxed PayPal accounts. I have also added a few products for each vendor.
Global Site Owner Commission
I have also set up a Global Site Owner Commission of 5% with PayPal for WooCommerce Multi-Account Management add-on.
Note that you also have an option to set a different commission percentage for each vendor. Check out our setup guide for information on how to do that.
An Order Is Placed for Account Two's (2) Polo Shirt
The total price on the order is $40 + $2.31 (Shipping)
The commission that should be sent to Account One (primary account) is 5% of $40, which is $2.
The final amount sent to Account Two is ( $40 – 5%) + 2.31 = $40.31
Note that apart from the commission, the vendor's money is never touched by the site owner's PayPal account, thus preventing issues from conflicts and chargebacks.
An Order Comes in For Products from All Vendors
The Order includes (Total $102):
1 product from Account Two ( Total $40, after commission deduction, $38)
1 product from Account Three ( Total $20, after commission deduction, $19)
1 product from Account Four ( Total $42, after commission deduction, $39.9)
The total commission to be sent to Account One is $5.1
We saw how our solution elegantly handles PayPal payments for Dokan vendors.
Our payment solution for Dokan is low maintenance, set it up once and forget about it!
We've also taken care of essential things such as security and clubbing payments from multiple orders into just one PayPal transaction, resulting in the lowest fee possible for you and all the vendors.
Barbara on May 5, 2021 at 12:04 pm
There are probably some steps missing in the guide:
dokan -> setting -> Withdraw Options:
Withdraw Methods —-> checked PayPal
if it is not set to dokan, therefore deactivated, you do not see any input to enter the email. Better mark it
Also where, does the seller set the data? apart from the Dokan Email field
no other fields appear which must be set manually by the admin.
A few things to write in more detail.
Drew on May 7, 2021 at 7:19 pm
Thanks for the feedback. We can add a step about withdrawal method being set to PayPal. It's a bit misleading because there isn't any "withdrawal" necessary here since the payments go directly to the vendor accounts to begin with. If the "paypal email" field isn't filled in it would fall back to the standard vendor email. But yeah, better to have it show and use it.
The seller does not have to set any other data. The email address is all that's necessary for them to receive their payments directly.
Donna on May 19, 2021 at 4:06 am
We don't use the setup wizard. Is there any way for the vendor to manage their PayPal address in the standard settings area?
Drew on May 24, 2021 at 2:47 am
Yes, they should be able to adjust this field from their vendor profile editor. If it's not displaying a field specific to "PayPal email", I think there's an option you have to enable in Dokan for that to show up. You may have to ask their support about that if you are unable to find it.
Stefan on June 1, 2021 at 10:29 am
Hi Drew!
I am using Dokan Multi Vendor for my seller platform. What kind of PayPal account is required for the admin to use the Multi-Account-Management plugin for splitting payments? Do I need "PayPal Commerce Platform for Marketplaces API" or can I do it with my normal business account?
Thank you for feedback, Stefan
Drew on June 7, 2021 at 12:38 am
Right now it works fine with your normal business account. It's using the Classic Express Checkout API with Parallel Payments. In an update soon we'll be adding a new gateway for the Commerce Platform stuff, and then in updates following that we'll have compatibility with the multi-account plugin used for Dokan. It will be coming in pieces as we get them done. We're working to get it done ASAP!
Nick Barone on October 8, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Is there any way to delay the withdrawal or sent , what if the money gets send but the vendor never processes ?
Drew on October 21, 2021 at 11:53 pm
There isn't a delay built into this now, but it's coming in the future!
Shop on February 10, 2022 at 11:15 am
Hey Drew,
Just purchased and works very well. However owning a large multi vendor marketplace we have a number of vendors that won't accept paypal.
Currently their payment comes to site admin…is it possible for those not using paypal to either be removed from cart or for an alternative payment method to show instead??
Drew on February 10, 2022 at 11:56 am
Our plugin is currently designed with the assumption that PayPal is the payment processor people will be using. As you may know from our history, this plugin was not originally designed to be a marketplace plugin. It just sort of turned into that because there was a gap that needed filled, and this plugin (mostly) does that. There are a lot more things we can add to it (and we are actively working on new features) to make it a more complete system.
So, is it possible to do what you're asking? Absolutely! Unfortunately, it's not a feature that's currently built into the plugin. If it's something you need badly enough we could work with you on a custom add-on that does this, but we'd have to bill for that separately.
If you're interested in this please submit a request at https://angelleye.com/quote-request and we'll discuss more details with you.