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Sacramento Man Regrets Placing 911 Call That Led To Death Of Stephon Clark
Hindsight is 20/20.
Danielle Jennings
One decision can change the course of someone's life forever. That's a sentiment that is hitting very close to home for the Sacramento man that placed the 911 call that led to the sad and unfortunate death of young Stephon Clark.
"It makes me never want to call 911 again," the Sacramento man said. https://t.co/GAEq4cNRQb
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 10, 2018
In a report for the New York Daily News, Sacramento resident Dave Reiling voiced his enormous regret by placing the initial call to authorities which caused the spiral that ultimately led to the death of 23-year-old Stephon Clark back in March.
Via NY Daily News:
A heartbroken Sacramento man says he'll think twice before calling 911 again, knowing his action put the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark into motion. The caller, Dave Reiling, said he found a man bashing in his truck windows on March 18, the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. Reiling, who knows Clark's family, couldn't see who the culprit in the hoodie was.
He chased the vandal down the street with a baseball bat and called cops after losing him in a neighbor's yard. Cops in the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department helicopter urged him to go inside and he did. Soon after, he heard the 20 rounds fired by two unidentified Sacramento Police Department officers that sparked days of protests in the California capitol.
Clark was shot repeatedly from behind in his grandmother's backyard while holding a cell phone, not a gun as initially believed by law enforcement. "It makes me never want to call 911 again," Reiling told the paper. "They shot an innocent person."
There are always actions and decisions we wish we could take back, however few of those decisions lead to the death of a young man that had his whole life in front of him—a life that was cut short due to the continuous view that police have of black lives.
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CHOMA: The City of the Future
(Zambia) - There is a city in the south of Zambia; a city of the future, called Choma. It has the profile of a city ready for rapid development, and hosts lucrative resources, and is populated by a people willing to relate.
Choma is the capital of the Southern Province, which hosts pillars of the Zambian economy, that include Maamba Collieries, Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba, and Kazungula Bridge. Southern Province has the only large source of fossil fuel in Zambia, the Maamba coal mine in the Zambezi valley, served by a branch line of the railway. Southern Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces, and home to Zambia's premier tourist attraction, Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls), shared with Zimbabwe. The centre of the province, the Southern Plateau, has the largest area of commercial farmland of any Zambian province, and produces most of the maize crop.
The Zambezi River is the province's southern border, and Lake Kariba, formed by the Kariba Dam, lies along the province's south-eastern edge. The eastern border is the Kariba Gorge and Zambezi, and the north-east border is the Kafue River and its gorge, dividing it from Lusaka Province. The Kafue Flats lie mostly within the province's northern border with Central Province. In the north west lies part of the famous Kafue National Park, the largest in Zambia, and the lake formed by the Itezhi-Tezhi Dam.
All this is hosted by its Capital, Choma.
Choma is a market town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the main road and railway from Lusaka to Livingstone. It is home to a small museum dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Tonga people of southern Zambia. The population of Choma town is said to be about 40,000 people and it serves as the commercial hub for the central region of the province.
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#1 Political Analyst Predicts Clinton Will Choose a 'Prominent Republican' to Be Her Running Mate by Cincinnatus 16.05.2016 00:16
Halperin has been around for quite some time but this is, after all, mere conjecture.
Mark Halperin, managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and co-host of "With All Due Respect," offered quite the unlikely prediction, suggesting Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will choose a "prominent Republican" as her vice president.
The prediction, Halperin said Friday, is "based mostly on instinct and a little bit of reporting."
"I think she may find a prominent Republican to join her on the ticket. Maybe even a prominent Republican woman," he said. "And that would be a 'wow' pick as a threefer, because it would be a Republican, it would be a woman and it'd be doubling down on the historic firsts."
Though Halperin didn't offer any specific names, he suggested it could be a successful businessperson, adding that "any female would just shake up the race." He also ruled out Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D), saying Clinton "doesn't want to spend four years" working with her.
The Bloomberg analyst said choosing a Republican running mate would provide "crossover appeal" because conservatives who are against presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump would be inclined to support Clinton's candidacy.
When pressed for specific Republican names who could serve as Clinton's vice president, Halperin said he's "working on it."
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/05/...r-running-mate/
#2 RE: Political Analyst Predicts Clinton Will Choose a 'Prominent Republican' to Be Her Running Mate by PzLdr 16.05.2016 01:16
To put up the bail money?
#3 RE: Political Analyst Predicts Clinton Will Choose a 'Prominent Republican' to Be Her Running Mate by Rufus T Firefly 16.05.2016 06:31
Maybe even a prominent Republican woman,
Caitlyn Jenner?
#4 RE: Political Analyst Predicts Clinton Will Choose a 'Prominent Republican' to Be Her Running Mate by ThirstyMan 16.05.2016 08:02
The Uniparty finally comes out of the closet?
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #1
"I think she may find a prominent Republican to join her on the ticket.
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Q: iOS - UITableViewCell being removed from superView? I have a UITableViewCell with textfileds, as soon as the cell is no longer visible on the screen I need to dismiss the keyboard. Is there a simple way to be notified when a cell is being removed from the tableView (is no longer visible)?
I tried the following in my Cell Class, and it did not get called.
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A: Cells get reused. As a cell scrolls off one end of the screen it gets reused at the other end.
Why do you need to dismiss a keyboard when the row goes off the screen? What if the user quickly scrolls the row back onto the screen? If you provide more details about what you are doing, someone can offer a more specific solution.

A: Maddy is right. You need to reuse your cells, and i think it's the solution to solve your problem :

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*in your TableViewDelegate, call a method to update your cell content

*in this method, check if the texfield "isFirstResponder"

*if it's true, call "resignFirstResponder" in your textfield

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Crashed and burned for me!
Installed the program on laptop with Windows 7 - Converted a five page PF document - with all the annoying text boxes - that I can't edit.
There's also no explanation that I can find in the help files about how to edit exported text.
Then on my attempt at a second PDF document - only three pages - no images - the program starts but crashes as I start the conversion.
Is this a Wolf in Sheep's clothing -- all promise -- but no delivery.
I'll be uninstalling this one.
Crashed and burned for me! Installed the program on laptop with Windows 7 - Converted a five page PF document - with all the annoying text boxes - that I can't edit. There's also no explanation that I can find in the help files about how to edit exported text. Then on my attempt at a second PDF document - only three pages - no images - the program starts but crashes as I start the conversion. Is this a Wolf in Sheep's clothing -- all promise -- but no delivery. I'll be uninstalling this one.
Doug, The registration code is in the Readme file, within the downloaded zip file.
PDFZilla does not do the job for me. When I tried it on a PDF file, it converted the text perfectly -- except that the words and numbers were all run together (no spaces appeared anywhere). While it converts text entries perfectly, it apparently does not recognize that the various entries are separated from one another by implicit spaces. While the words may be readable with difficulty, tables of numbers are unintelligible in this format.
I tried today giveaway and I must say that it seems to work quite well. (XP SP3) I picked a document that had graphics in it. I tried the first option (PDF to Word) and it worked expect the graphics for the most part didn't come out, then I tried (PDF to HMTL converter) on the same doc, and it allcame out quite well, then I finall tried (PDF to Image converter and again everything came out quite well. Thanks GOTD this seems to be a keeper.
"...do a search and replace to remove all paragraph returns..."
Or you could use TED Notepad (freeware) to unwrap paragraphs: Paste the text into TED Notepad. Select text and hit ctrl+shift+W. Ofcourse you end up with a plain txt file from which you can copy the text over into Word.
"...do a search and replace to remove all paragraph returns..." Or you could use TED Notepad (freeware) to unwrap paragraphs: Paste the text into TED Notepad. Select text and hit ctrl+shift+W. Ofcourse you end up with a plain txt file from which you can copy the text over into Word.
I installed fine, but when I run it it only converts half the PDF file and aks me to register, but I have no register code. HELP!
Will not convert encrypted files without password.
Interrupted while I was writing this post with it's conversion processing progress and took control of the screen meaning I was typing this post and when the progress screen came up no letters were being typed in to this post.
It's OK if you just need to change a this or that in the document, but the fact that it puts EVERY sentence into it's own text box makes it worthless. The reason to convert to a editable document is to edit it.
I did a mass conversion of 51 of all types of pdf files. It had a hard time with some of them and stopped and took it's time. Even though I set it to convert the files in to .doc, every file upon opening in Word 2007, had to be converted to another format such as RTF or TXT etc. So it looks like even though the file name had a .doc extension, it appears that it was not converted to a true .doc file. I then set it to convert to a .RTF file and upon opening still had to be converted by Word. Perhaps this is a Word issue. The The first file I opened had the space markers(dots)on the letters, touching the letters and in some parts no dots at all as well as each sentence in it's own text box.
I also converted the Readme file to .txt and .jpg and another file with graphics to just.jpg. These seemed OK.
That's all it took for me and did not even bother to look in to other converted files.
Sorry but just from this part this program is a Thumbs DOWN even for a GOTD. There are much better free ones.
Will not convert encrypted files without password. Interrupted while I was writing this post with it's conversion processing progress and took control of the screen meaning I was typing this post and when the progress screen came up no letters were being typed in to this post. It's OK if you just need to change a this or that in the document, but the fact that it puts EVERY sentence into it's own text box makes it worthless. The reason to convert to a editable document is to edit it. I did a mass conversion of 51 of all types of pdf files. It had a hard time with some of them and stopped and took it's time. Even though I set it to convert the files in to .doc, every file upon opening in Word 2007, had to be converted to another format such as RTF or TXT etc. So it looks like even though the file name had a .doc extension, it appears that it was not converted to a true .doc file. I then set it to convert to a .RTF file and upon opening still had to be converted by Word. Perhaps this is a Word issue. The The first file I opened had the space markers(dots)on the letters, touching the letters and in some parts no dots at all as well as each sentence in it's own text box. I also converted the Readme file to .txt and .jpg and another file with graphics to just.jpg. These seemed OK. That's all it took for me and did not even bother to look in to other converted files. Sorry but just from this part this program is a Thumbs DOWN even for a GOTD. There are much better free ones.
this definitely is v 1.2.9. Thank u for this Giveaway, kind of missed on the v1.2.7. But Anibiz pdf to word converter has a better output. People who still has that giveaway n h' not formatted their pc knows what i mean: But PDFZilla definitely has many option which overshadows Anibizsoft.
Does not work properly under XP. Installs fine, and works first time. Good output, no problem. Then on second use mouse will not enter task bar, screen freezes, and program opens to black box with icoms that cannot be clicked. Reboot, then OK first use but same problem on second. Time to uninstall. Pity.
Downloaded and activated.. Needed this software a lot... Thanks GOTD..
I tried it on a PDF I published from Access, hoping to convert to Word and Import into MS Publisher. The PDF had a column of text with pictures on the right side.
It hosed the text, hosed the pictures, hosed the spacing, hosed the page size... In short, TOTAL GOTHIC FAIL.
It might offer some functionality in some situations, but don't assume it's going to convert PDFs to anything useful. You're probably about as far along with select all, copy, and paste!
On a separate note, why there is no way to get output from (MICROSOFT) Access DIRECTLY into (MICROSOFT) Publisher is just one more in a long list of reasons that company should die screaming.
I tried it on a PDF I published from Access, hoping to convert to Word and Import into MS Publisher. The PDF had a column of text with pictures on the right side. It hosed the text, hosed the pictures, hosed the spacing, hosed the page size... In short, TOTAL GOTHIC FAIL. It might offer some functionality in some situations, but don't assume it's going to convert PDFs to anything useful. You're probably about as far along with select all, copy, and paste! On a separate note, why there is no way to get output from (MICROSOFT) Access DIRECTLY into (MICROSOFT) Publisher is just one more in a long list of reasons that company should die screaming.
Always on the lookout for better conversion of PDF to Word, I downloaded and installed this product. It is appallingly bad. All lines are entered in Word as frames. This makes it almost impossible to edit. Also, the font is changed (from Times New Roman 12 pt to Arial bold 14pt). You can highlight all and apply the original font but why should you have to? Font info is in the PDF. Best bet so far is PDFPro by Nuance although that is pretty expensive.
Installation is a breeze. Ran a 300K pdf file conversion to doc format. It seems that the text conversion is ok, but most pictures have been flipped, horizontally 180 degrees.
I downloaded and installed this program on a 64-bit Windows 7 PC.
It seems as though the developers are not at all familiar with normal conventions. For instance they want to install the program off C:\, rather than Program Files, or Program Files (x86). Once installed, I opened the program and went to the portion to convert a .pdf to .doc. Once again, normal Windows conventions were ignored (such as selecting multiple files with Ctrl or Shift). Selecting a file and pressing the Delete does nothing. Right-clicking? No context menu. Click the X icon and it brings up a menu, rather than just deleting. Most of the icons in the toolbar seem to be stolen from other programs and yet are not what you would expect. When converting, the progress bar breaks out of its frame and when it reaches maximum, nothing happens for a while (I have a very fast PC) and then some other progress bars appear. The interface glitches are an indication of poor software quality in my opinion.
Once the conversion is complete, I can see that it was a complete waste of time. Sentences have no spaces between words!
I downloaded and installed this program on a 64-bit Windows 7 PC. It seems as though the developers are not at all familiar with normal conventions. For instance they want to install the program off C:\, rather than Program Files, or Program Files (x86). Once installed, I opened the program and went to the portion to convert a .pdf to .doc. Once again, normal Windows conventions were ignored (such as selecting multiple files with Ctrl or Shift). Selecting a file and pressing the Delete does nothing. Right-clicking? No context menu. Click the X icon and it brings up a menu, rather than just deleting. Most of the icons in the toolbar seem to be stolen from other programs and yet are not what you would expect. When converting, the progress bar breaks out of its frame and when it reaches maximum, nothing happens for a while (I have a very fast PC) and then some other progress bars appear. The interface glitches are an indication of poor software quality in my opinion. Once the conversion is complete, I can see that it was a complete waste of time. Sentences have no spaces between words! I'm done.
so, it does not preserve paragraph structure of the document (paragraph in most cases contains several lines, not only 1).
the program should decide, how to format paragraph to lines, and change it appropriately when text is added or deleted.
But PDFZilla not only converts each line to separate paragraph, but, what's even worse, it embeds it into text box, so if you try to further format/edit it, it is done within that text box only, thus completely breaking the structure of a document.
So, even method suggested by #3 can't be used.
When converting a document to Word (or RTF) format, PDFZilla coverts it to a document which only looks identical, but is almost impossible to edit without breaking its structure.
By using appropriate options editable document similar to original one is produced.
In most non trivial cases some aditional editing/formating is still needed to get expected results, but at least it is possible to do so.
The new version added the standard TIF format output. The old version only convert pdf files to Compressed TIF, which cannot be used for OCR. But the latest 1.2.9 version's TIF format is the standard/uncompressed TIF image format.
to #20, Nobody has answered the question about the difference between this and version 1.2 ================= The new version added the standard TIF format output. The old version only convert pdf files to Compressed TIF, which cannot be used for OCR. But the latest 1.2.9 version's TIF format is the standard/uncompressed TIF image format.
@19 Jack gives a good rundown of the different PDF filetypes and the difficulties in conversion, but I think he's overly critical in saying that PDFZilla is "useless." Not every PDF converion needs to be complete; sometimes you just need an extract. Certainly if I was paying for such a product I would get something like Abbyy's PDF Transformer (not free and more than $30), but as a free give-away PDFZilla will convert some PDFs to another format sufficient enough for many uses.
Out of all the PDF converter programs that are available, I would rank today's GOTD as one of the better ones. I've used this program on many occasions without running into major glitches or any other vermin. There were never any major security issues as far as being able to copy and edit protected documents. The conversion process itself was quick, and the output always came out accurate. And when you're dealing with bookmarks and tags accuracy is the name of the game (so to speak).
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@19 (Jack) did an excellent explanation. Keep up your good work. Appreciate it.
There are several types of PDF files. In simplistic terms a PDF is a container file format like Zip. A PDF file can contain image only, image and text, text only or neither.
Strategies to convert PDF files into other types of files: doc; html; txt; rtf.
Image based PDF files contain only images. To convert the contents to text and preserve the formating an app has to extract the images files, then has apply OCR [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition] on the extracted files. And then convert the result into "doc" files.
OCR cannot guarantee neither lossless conversion nor semi-lossless conversion.
--the final document is an exact representation of the original, preserving both the complete text without errors and the original formating.
--the final document is an almost exact representation of the original, preserving the complete text without errors but ignoring the original formating.
OCR is difficult and not even the best OCR applications promise 100% fidelity.
PDFZilla fails with false advertising. Doesn't even support Unicode or accented characters. Doesn't preserve formating. So the PDFZilla guarantees data loss.
Text based PDF files are the easiest to convert to other documents. Every PDF viewer is able to extract text without formating from these PDF files. And there are several utilities designed specially to do this and most of them are free.
The tricky part is preserving formating, ie, complete lossless conversion.
Does PDFZilla provides complete lossless conversion? Does it preserve the formating?
Mixed PDF files contain both text and image. They are very difficult to convert correctly.
A two pass strategy has to be employed. First: extract the text part. Second: extract the image part and convert to text preserving the formating. Third: combine the first two into a complete file.
Mixed PDF files contain parts that cannot be export to text correctly, like math formulae, or should not be exported to text at all, like graphics, charts, etc..
Since PDFZilla failed the 1st strategy it fails this one too.
Since PDFZilla we already saw that it can't do OCR correctly it fails this one too.
Avoiding data loss is the most important thing in any program. If it fails in this important task then it's useless.
There are several types of PDF files. In simplistic terms a PDF is a container file format like Zip. A PDF file can contain image only, image and text, text only or neither. How to know if your file contains any of the above: -open a PDF file -try to select some text =-if you can't then it's a image based PDF file =-if you can and the extracted text is legible then it's a text based PDF or a mixed based PDF file =-if you can and the extracted text is illegible then is neither of the above Strategies to convert PDF files into other types of files: doc; html; txt; rtf. 1 - Image based PDF files Image based PDF files contain only images. To convert the contents to text and preserve the formating an app has to extract the images files, then has apply OCR [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition] on the extracted files. And then convert the result into "doc" files. OCR cannot guarantee neither lossless conversion nor semi-lossless conversion. -Lossless conversion --the final document is an exact representation of the original, preserving both the complete text without errors and the original formating. -Semi-lossless conversion --the final document is an almost exact representation of the original, preserving the complete text without errors but ignoring the original formating. OCR is difficult and not even the best OCR applications promise 100% fidelity. PDFZilla fails with false advertising. Doesn't even support Unicode or accented characters. Doesn't preserve formating. So the PDFZilla guarantees data loss. 2 - Text based PDF files Text based PDF files are the easiest to convert to other documents. Every PDF viewer is able to extract text without formating from these PDF files. And there are several utilities designed specially to do this and most of them are free. The tricky part is preserving formating, ie, complete lossless conversion. Does PDFZilla provides complete lossless conversion? Does it preserve the formating? 3 - Mixed PDF files Mixed PDF files contain both text and image. They are very difficult to convert correctly. A two pass strategy has to be employed. First: extract the text part. Second: extract the image part and convert to text preserving the formating. Third: combine the first two into a complete file. Mixed PDF files contain parts that cannot be export to text correctly, like math formulae, or should not be exported to text at all, like graphics, charts, etc.. Since PDFZilla failed the 1st strategy it fails this one too. 4 - Neither (the garbled text extraction) To convert this type of PDF files the converter has to apply a 3-pass strategy: -convert the PDF file to image files -convert the images into text using OCR -convert the result into a new document Since PDFZilla we already saw that it can't do OCR correctly it fails this one too. So it's plain to see that PDFZilla is incapable of doing what's advertised:
 PDFZilla is a desktop application that quickly and accurately convert PDF files into editable MS Word Documents, Rich Text Documents, Plain Text Files, Images, HTML Files, and Shockwave Flash SWF Files.
 Avoiding data loss is the most important thing in any program. If it fails in this important task then it's useless.
2. When you click the register link in the corner of the window, it opens up a browser window to buy the software. Just close that, go back to the program, and the window will be up and ready for you to enter the registration code.
These, of course, are minor, easy to fix things, so overall I am very happy with this giveeaway. Thanks a lot to the GAOTD team and PDFZilla!
Overall it looks like a good program, though there are a couple of things to look out for: 1. By default it installs to C:\PDFZilla, instead of the program files folder 2. When you click the register link in the corner of the window, it opens up a browser window to buy the software. Just close that, go back to the program, and the window will be up and ready for you to enter the registration code. 3. As has been mentioned, the quality is not what it could be, and some things will have to be fixed in the outputted document These, of course, are minor, easy to fix things, so overall I am very happy with this giveeaway. Thanks a lot to the GAOTD team and PDFZilla!
I'm using Solid Documents, which was a waste of my money. Why? Because it won't convert a scanned pdf file into an editable word document. Sure, it converts the file. But into a giant picture, uneditable in word. So will this program convert a scanned pdf into an editable word document?
Doesn't work well for me on XP Pro SP3 and Word 2003. I converted a PDF containing a mix of text, charts, tables and graphics, all formatted to fit on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The resulting word document is about ten inches wide, so in print layout view the right hand 1.5 inches is simply missing. The tables are so scrambled that it would be easier to re-enter them from scratch than to try to reformat them. The charts and graphics are chopped up and reassembled badly (not that I would be editing them in Word, anyway). So, disappointing, because I would have a use for a program that does what this one says it will do.
Finally GOTD gives away PDFZilla again, I missed the last giveaway and I really wanted this program!
For 64 bit windows, must "Run as Admin" to get the serial number to work, else the s/w will keep showing unregistered.
I had older 1.2 version. I did not have to uninstall old version. But after the install, it still shows as 1.2 standard and nowhere as version 1.2.9 so not sure what changed between the two versions.
For 64 bit windows, must "Run as Admin" to get the serial number to work, else the s/w will keep showing unregistered. I had older 1.2 version. I did not have to uninstall old version. But after the install, it still shows as 1.2 standard and nowhere as version 1.2.9 so not sure what changed between the two versions.
Works surprisingly well, although garbles some text, seems not to be able to find the letter I when if follows an F (weird) in every case I've tried. So there are newly misspelled words in the WORD output. Also punctuation and capitalization can come out any way the wind blows. But the images are all separated, the layout is pretty much accurate, and the result is quite usable as new source material, or in my case, parts for restructuring a document. This is a keeper, and I've tried several I just deleted. Good enough it made me post for the first time.
* Successful download, installation, activation, registration on Vista x32 OS.
* Simple, attractive, easy-to-understand, easy-to-navigate GUI.
* extensive Help File (including tech-support info.) located in program.
* Can select/convert single file or entire folder for conversion.
* Supports Drag & Drop of files onto conversion area of inside screen.
* user may designated location of output folder for conversions.
* user may select output conversion format from within inside screen or from main/outside screen.
* progress bar at bottom of inside screen allows user to monitor output conversion status.
* conversions are very quick - too quick to time specifically.
* program window cannot be re-sized.
* quality of converted output is hit-or-miss (i.e., inconsistent. The resulting MSWord, RTF, Text, and HTML output documents were accurate for the most part, except for the number "5" was converted into the letter "s" - but this is editable, so it may be fixed during the post-conversion editing process. Also, the signature-field conversion yielded a bunch of unreadable "gobblety-gook." The "SWF"-converted output was completely inoperable - it did not work at all. Lastly, all image-converted outputs (gif, bmp, png, etc.) were all 100% accurate and flawless (even the signature field was 100% correct).
Summary - The program would be much better if the noted flaws were eliminated. But, despite these flaws, the program does serve a useful purpose of allowing the user to edit a PDF document, as needed (especially in the MSWord, Text, RTF, HTML modes.) The image-format output conversions are perfect, so all-in-all, the program does as it says (in the final analysis) - and I give the program an overall thumbs up. Thanks, GOTD and PDFZilla.
Works straightforward. Simple interface, it just works.
Oddly enough the system requirements in the Help file mention Windows 98 3rd Edition: did I miss a Windows release ;-)? Win7 is not (yet?) mentioned as requirement, but it does work fine here (32bit).
Improvement suggested: "mixed conversion batch mode". Now I can only convert a list of PDFs to one other format, so all to text or all to doc format. It would be nice to be able to convert a list and be able to set the output for each file independently. Currently this requires a separate list for each to be converted to format.
Other improvement suggestion: the 'Start Converting' icon in the top icon bar is light grey, a dim color. A more brilliant color is appreciated, as this button Starts the Conversions to be done.
Works straightforward. Simple interface, it just works. Oddly enough the system requirements in the Help file mention Windows 98 3rd Edition: did I miss a Windows release ;-)? Win7 is not (yet?) mentioned as requirement, but it does work fine here (32bit). Improvement suggested: "mixed conversion batch mode". Now I can only convert a list of PDFs to one other format, so all to text or all to doc format. It would be nice to be able to convert a list and be able to set the output for each file independently. Currently this requires a separate list for each to be converted to format. Other improvement suggestion: the 'Start Converting' icon in the top icon bar is light grey, a dim color. A more brilliant color is appreciated, as this button Starts the Conversions to be done.
anybiz has a 3 page limit, this doesn't.
Search and replace paragraph marks under "special" in word.
anybiz has a 3 page limit, this doesn't. Search and replace paragraph marks under "special" in word.
Last time GAOTD offered PDFZilla Version 1.2. Is this version 1.2.9 the same or new and improved?
If it is new, should we uninstall 1.2 first or install this over the existing previously offered version.
By the way, this is a great program and performs exactly as advertised. Don't miss it, if you need to convert PDFs you'll be very pleased with this awesome giveaway!
Works as advertised. Downloaded and installed no issues on Windows 7 64bit system. Conversion from PDF to DOC is not exact, but is to be expected. All in all worth the download.
Thanks for sharing! I am used to download "Free" software from gotd now.
But sometimes i purchased if it could really help. I learned simpo pdf to word on gotd some days ago. It meets all my needs to convert pdf to word or pdf to text.
Thanks for sharing! I am used to download "Free" software from gotd now. But sometimes i purchased if it could really help. I learned simpo pdf to word on gotd some days ago. It meets all my needs to convert pdf to word or pdf to text.
Paul, it's easy to remove unwanted paragraph returns in Word. Use search and replace. First, do a search and replace to convert all double paragraph return into a specific text like "*tempreturn*". Then do a search and replace to remove all paragraph returns - so you'll also remove triple paragraph returns or more. After that, do another search and replace to change back all *tempreturn* into single paragraph return.
PDFZilla is a desktop application that quickly and accurately convert PDF files into editable Word Documents, RTF's, Text Files, Images, HTML Files, and Shockwave/Flash/SWF Files.
Therefore, PDFZilla supports most of popular formats: DOC, RTF, TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, HTML, SWF formats.
PDFZilla has a batch convert mode and Page Selection.
One of the biggest problems with getting text from a PDF file to Word is that if you copy and paste the text manually from PDF to Word, you'll end up with paragraph returns at the end of every line in the PDF. This means that you will have paragraph returns in the middle of sentences in your Word file. You'll then have to manually delete those paragraph returns. Although this shortcoming isn't unique to PDFZilla, it's still undesirable. I found that PDFZilla didn't solve the problem--paragraph returns were still in the middle of lines of text.
Free alternative is AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter, which does the same thing as PDFZilla, but is free for personal use and is simpler to use.
PDFZilla is a desktop application that quickly and accurately convert PDF files into editable Word Documents, RTF's, Text Files, Images, HTML Files, and Shockwave/Flash/SWF Files. Therefore, PDFZilla supports most of popular formats: DOC, RTF, TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, HTML, SWF formats. PDFZilla has a batch convert mode and Page Selection. One of the biggest problems with getting text from a PDF file to Word is that if you copy and paste the text manually from PDF to Word, you'll end up with paragraph returns at the end of every line in the PDF. This means that you will have paragraph returns in the middle of sentences in your Word file. You'll then have to manually delete those paragraph returns. Although this shortcoming isn't unique to PDFZilla, it's still undesirable. I found that PDFZilla didn't solve the problem--paragraph returns were still in the middle of lines of text. Free alternative is AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter, which does the same thing as PDFZilla, but is free for personal use and is simpler to use.
Cool! I can use this to convert PDF e-books into text or word format so I can re-convert into whatever format I need for my various e-book readers. Thanks!


A food allergy occurs when your immune system reacts poorly to a certain organism and the chemical imbalance causes a reaction of some kind. Whether the reaction is minor or major, food allergies should be taken very seriously and I advise every parent to do their research.
Peanut butter's good for you, feed it to your children if they can eat it, but keep it at home as the risks can be quite high.
The main thing is to make sure you know what your child is allergic to, and isolating them from that item. Also making sure you know other children's allergies and being positive that everyone is aware of your child's allergy.
E-mail me if you have any questions about your child specifically and need a little bit of guidance with this subject.
We are fortunate enough to have children that are allergy free. Lots of parents have to be extremely careful as food allergies at a young age can be very harmful if they come in contact with their said allergy, and they don't even have to eat it. I've heard of deathly allergies to nuts amongst children, so allergic that they can't even go near them. We are told when our children start school that if there is a child in the same class as one of our other children, we are restricted from sending our children with peanuts or peanut butter, because some children and even adults can be deathly allergic.
Everyone is affected by allergies, whether they have them, a family member has them, or even if nobody you know has an allergy. You should be cautious when your out in public, especially with nuts and peanut butter. It drives me crazy when I see someone on the bus eating a peanut butter and jam sandwich. People need to be better educated on the matter and take it a lot more serious, I believe there should actually be laws against it. I know that sounds crazy, but peoples lives are at stake man, don't be so inconsiderate.
Where can I find information on food allergies?
Visit: http://www.foodallergy.org/about-food-allergies and you will learn a lot. They have everything from minor to major and full grown adult to newborn. They have information on diagnosing and testing, as well as symptoms to expect from food allergies. Once again, please don't take it lightly!
Keep your baby healthy and happy!


No software product is perfect or complete when it is first released. The large number of different computer hardware configurations and the diverse way people use a particular software application make the task of creating a perfect product from the very beginning impossible.
Fourth Ray Software provides technical support for all of its products via e-mail only. We do not offer telephone-based technical support. As our customer, you simply notify us of a problem you have found with one of our software products, and we will work on it with you from there on. Sometimes communication might be an issue, but generally, we can quickly figure out what the problem is.
Sometimes the issue is simply not quite understanding what the product does or its limitations. Those kinds of issues are actually quite helpful to us, because it shows us where the product needs some improvement. Sometimes the issue is a true mistake in our software. Those kinds of errors we fix right away and we release a new version which contains the fix. Other times customers will tell us what they would like to see added (or removed) or altered in the program to make it better or easier for him or her to do his or her job. We definitely welcome those kinds of feedback as well.
The point is that we are here to help you with our products, should the need ever arise. We have been in business over a decade now and we are here to stay!


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Microsoft's Nadella: Bringing End-Users, IT, and Developers Together
The CEO of Microsoft appeared via satellite to discuss the openness required of going mobile-first, cloud-first.
By Michael J. Miller
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsofts-nadella-bringing-end-users-it-and-developers-together
Microsoft at its core is a provider of platforms, bringing end-users, IT, and developers together in an open ecosystem, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the audience at the Gartner Symposium this morning. Openness has always been a core part of that effort, and Windows is the most open ecosystem out there, he said. In moving to a "mobile-first, cloud-first" world, in particular with platforms like Azure, that openness is even more important.
Nadella appeared via satellite video instead of delivering his keynote in person, having injured his back, and was interviewed by Gartner's Chris Howard and Helen Huntley.
Nadella talked about how his mission for the company is to "empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more," as opposed to the goal when he first joined Microsoft, that of putting "a PC in every home and every office." He said the notion of empowering others didn't feel like a big change and noted that Microsoft evolved as a tools company first, an apps company second, and a platform company third. Thus, it has always been important for Microsoft to create products that others can build on.
Nadella did admit that over time the company had developed more of a "know it all" attitude, and said it is important to instead have a "learn it all" mentality (a theme he also mentioned at the Microsoft Ignite conference earlier this month). He talked about aligning his team in one direction, but also how the company is changing its engineering process to be more loosely structured.
One competitive advantage for the company, he said, is its maturity in developing partnerships, and ensuring that those partners could develop on its platforms. He pointed to news such as Microsoft's partnership with SAP that brought SuccessFactors to Azure, which in turn followed a similar announcement about the Adobe marketing cloud at Ignite. Additionally, the company is expanding its government cloud so that it meets the current compliance requirements.
Nadella spent a lot of time discussing AI and how Microsoft has built intelligence features into products such as Cortana, Azure, Windows, Office 365, and Dynamics 365.
"AI will be infused into everything," he said. At the base level, there needs to be infrastructure capable of letting developers create intelligence, such as the solutions available on Azure with CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs with many different frameworks. Above that, Microsoft is taking everything built below its products—such as the neural networks for speech recognition and image recognition—and making them available as cognitive solutions. Microsoft is putting AI into its own applications, such as Office 365 and Dynamics. Finally, he said, Microsoft is pushing Cortana, which Nadella said he sees as "the third run-time," after Windows and the browser, in which functions will run.
Asked by Huntley about the "Big Brother" factor of an AI knowing everything about you, Nadella said that trust will be an important currency going forward, and companies need to take a very principled approach. He said that privacy required a four-fold approach, dealing with security, transparency (such as the notebook that tells you what Cortana knows about you), control, and compliance. This is a core principle and applies to Cortana, Azure, and Windows.
Compared with Siri and Watson, he said each company is building on its AI strengths. He said Microsoft was building on its "maker" mentality and infusing intelligence into its productivity applications, which he said will differentiate Microsoft's products.
Nadella said Microsoft is all about using AI to augment people rather than replace them and this was a core design decision. He pointed to using neural networks to help radiologists better understand their x-rays. Another important aspect is being accountable and figuring out the level of responsibility the company should take in algorithms created by things such as reinforcement learning.
While there may be a role for the government in regulating AI, he said the tech industry needed to do some level of self-regulation, starting with core design principles.
Microsoft started work on speech recognition in the mid-1990s, but the magic happened in 2014 when it developed the ability to take the neural networks for speech recognition, text-to-speech, and natural language processing and bring them together with Skype data to create the translation product. By creating a new AI division within the company to work with Microsoft Research, he is hoping to get these integrations happening more quickly.
On other topics, Nadella addressed LinkedIn and Minecraft and closed with some advice for the audience of CIOs and other IT leaders.
"I love LinkedIn for LinkedIn," Nadella said when asked about the company's proposed $26 billion acquisition, talking about the core way the business social network works. He was also excited about what Microsoft could enable with the data you could have with permission, such as giving you information about the people you are meeting with or connections between the Dynamics CRM product and LinkedIn's Sales Navigator, but said it was important that "your data remains your data."
He said the company's acquisition of Minecraft was one of the most fun things he got to do as CEO and the company is working on bringing it into education. He talked about Minecraft being used to introduce children to STEM and how it was attractive to both girls and boys. It's part of a bigger trend, and he said the last ten years have been mostly about digital consumption, but the next ten will be about digital creation.
He told CIOs that when thinking about "digital transformation," you've got to be all-in on building your own in-house digital capabilities, and not to be overly constrained with short-term ROI metrics. He noted that "a lot of technologies feel like a dud until they are not," because of things like network effects.
Asked for one piece of advice, he repeated something his predecessor Steve Ballmer said to him: "Be bold and be right." He added, "If you're not bold, you won't have a future; and if you're not right you'll be dead."
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick pulled away from teammate Ron Hornaday Jr. on a restart with 19 laps to go to win his second consecutive truck series victory.
"Today was just a lot of fun for me," he aid.
Harvick asserted his dominance all race long, but especially on a restart with 43 laps to go. As the race went back to green, Timothy Peters was just to Harvick's outside and Johnny Sauter was right behind him.
Harvick had built his lead to more than four seconds when Hornaday bumped Sauter from behind on the 222nd lap, sending Sauter and Skinner out of contention and bringing another caution.
"The boss said he's taking the outside and I better give him the spot," Hornaday said.
Not everyone was thrilled with Hornaday's finish.
After the race, Sauter pulled his truck alongside Hornaday's on pit road and confronted Hornaday with NASCAR officials watching.
"I can't say nothing," Hornaday said later. "I spun him out. That's all there is to it."
Sauter finished 15th, and Skinner was 27th.
"It's all good," Sauter said.
Saturday's win was Harvick's eighth victory in the truck series and fourth in his last four starts.
"Winning four races in a row, that's pretty cool," Harvick said.
It was also, he hopes, the start of a great weekend. Harvick will start on the pole on the 0.526-mile oval in Sunday's Cup race.
Unlike the truck series, Harvick has struggled in the Cup series on this track, earning just seven top-10 finishes in 17 career starts and never finishing better than seventh.
"I guess my cars haven't been as fast as my trucks," he said.


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Outreach Team at UCL's Engineers Without Borders visited us at Hikmah "The Youth Project"
The Outreach Team at UCL's Engineers Without Borders visited us at Hikmah "The Youth Project" to inspire our students to choose a career where they will be able to change the world. Their experiences enlightened our students about the experience of being an engineering student, and how the world around us has been designed and created by engineers.
They also learnt how an engineer thinks by learning about the Engineering Design Cycle. Teams were tasked with using this model to build a prototype of a "Marble Rollercoaster" out of household materials. The hands-on competition aimed to bring to life the science students are taught in the classroom.
Students realised that the best teams didn't just have technical ability, but knew how to communicate and work well as a team - much like real engineers.


Create a unique and unusual hanger using the mosaic/applique method. Choose from a variety of pattern ideas, or design your own!
Less intensive than our leaded courses, but just as creative. Learn how to cut glass, use grozing pliers, heat gun and adhesive to create your own panel to take home after grouting.
The art of stained glass uses sharp glass, chemicals and lead – please be aware that the course is NOT suitable for children under 16 years of age or if you are pregnant.
Our one day courses are intensive - if you have any health concerns, problems with balance, standing/sitting for long periods, or are affected by poor grip, please contact us before booking to discuss your needs.
You MUST wear sensible shoes in our studio – no open toes, sandals, flip flops etc. We reserve the right to ask a student to leave the class if correct attire is not worn, and/or if safety information is not adhered to. No refund will be given in this instance.
Tuition, safety equipment and tools/materials all provided as well as tea, coffee and biscuits. We are unable to cater for individual dietary needs.
Lunch can be purchased from the many local establishments, or you may bring your own. A microwave and kettle are provided for you to use.
Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis and can be paid by BACS, online, over the phone or in person with credit/debit card, cleared cheque prior to the course date, or cash. Spaces are limited, and we reserve the right to postpone a class if there are not enough candidates – in this instance, any monies paid will either be returned to you, or may be carried over to the next date.
All tools and materials are included within the cost, as well as tea/coffee and biscuits!
I enjoyed this course so much. I had no experience of mosaic before, but I have made something I love and every time I look at it I think, "I can't believe I made that!" A real confidence boost to achieve something you never thought you could do.
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I can not recommend this course highly enough. We will be back!
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See you in 2019 - diolch yn fawr iawn!
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How Can I Prevent Enamel Erosion When I Have Braces?
Posted January 22, 2018 .
-Avoid acidic foods and beverages: Consuming acidic foods and beverages exposes your teeth to the acid that can harm them. So, it's best to avoid these products as much as possible. If you do happen to consume some, make sure to rinse your mouth with water as soon as possible.
-Wait to brush your teeth: If you have an acidic food or drink, please wait 30 minutes to brush your teeth. This is recommended because if you brush immediately, the enamel is vulnerable to the acid and the bristles just worsen the damage. If anything, rinse with water and then brush at the appropriate time.
-Use fluoride: Fluoride is a natural mineral that can be found in toothpaste, mouthwash, tap water, and professional fluoride treatments. This mineral strengthens the tooth enamel and helps you avoid enamel erosion. So, do your best to expose your teeth to fluoride regularly.
For more information and details about how to prevent enamel erosion when you have braces in Austin, Texas, please contact our office at 512-258-6683. Our orthodontic team will be thrilled to talk with you and give you the answers and tips you need!


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A helicopter crash near Kyiv has killed 18 people, including Ukraine's interior minister
According to official figures, at least 18 people were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region, including the entire senior team of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
At least 29 others were injured in Wednesday's incident in the town of Brovary on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, according to Oleksiy Kuleba, head of Kyiv's regional military administration.
Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, First Deputy Minister Yevheniy Yenin and Foreign Minister Yuriy Lubkovychis died in the crash, Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to the ministry, confirmed on social media, while calling those on the helicopter "patriots of Ukraine."
The nine people on board the plane died, while the other victims were local people who "put their children to kindergarten," said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, head of Ukraine's presidential administration.
Kuleba, speaking to reporters alongside Tymoshenko at the scene, added: "There is currently no information on the number of missing children. Identification is in progress. Parents come, lists are made."
A CNN team on the ground in the Kyiv region noticed gray skies and very poor visibility.
The crashed helicopter was a Eurocopter EC225 "Super Puma," a CNN producer confirmed after seeing remnants of flight manuals under the rubble.
It landed near a kindergarten and an apartment building, Kuleba previously said.
"At the time of the tragedy, children and staff were in the kindergarten. At the moment everyone has been evacuated," he wrote on Telegram.
Paramedics, police and fire brigade are on site, he added.


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using namespace std;

// ****************************************************************************
// Class: OpenCLNodePlatformContainer
//
// Purpose:
//   A container for all OpenCL platforms on a node.
//
// Notes:     Extends the generic node platform container class
//
// Programmer: Gabriel Marin
// Creation: September 22, 2009
//
// Modifications:
//
// ****************************************************************************
namespace SHOC {

    class OpenCLNodePlatformContainer : public NodePlatformContainer<OpenCLPlatform>
    {
    private:
        static const int MAGIC_KEY_OPENCL_NODE_CONTAINER;

    public:
        // constructor collects information about all platforms on this node
        OpenCLNodePlatformContainer (bool do_initialize = true);
        OpenCLNodePlatformContainer (const OpenCLNodePlatformContainer &ondc);
        OpenCLNodePlatformContainer& operator= (const OpenCLNodePlatformContainer &ondc);

        ~OpenCLNodePlatformContainer () { }

        void Print (ostream &os) const;

        void initialize();

        virtual void writeObject (ostringstream &oss) const;
        virtual void readObject (istringstream &iss);

        bool operator< (const OpenCLNodePlatformContainer &ndc) const;
        bool operator> (const OpenCLNodePlatformContainer &ndc) const;
        bool operator== (const OpenCLNodePlatformContainer &ndc) const;
    };
};

#endif

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/// Copyright (c) 2012 Ecma International.  All rights reserved.
/**
 * @path ch15/15.2/15.2.3/15.2.3.7/15.2.3.7-6-a-159.js
 * @description Object.defineProperties - 'O' is an Array, 'P' is the length property of 'O', the [[Value]] field of 'desc' equals to value of the length property, test TypeError wouldn't be thrown when the length property is not writable (15.4.5.1 step 3.f.i)
 */

function testcase() {

        var arr = [];

        Object.defineProperty(arr, "length", {
            writable: false
        });

        try {
            Object.defineProperties(arr, {
                length: {
                    value: 0
                }
            });
            return true && arr.length === 0;
        } catch (e) {
            return false;
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Ronald H. Balson, the author of bestsellers "Once We Were Brothers," "Saving Sophie" and "Karolina's Twins," is a Chicago trial and appellate lawyer with the Chicago law firm of Stone Pogrund & Korey LLC.
Don Winslow, a former private detective, has written "The Power of the Dog" trilogy.
Captain Marvel" has one job. That job is to explain the origin story of its titular shero well enough to justify her role in saving the universe when "Avengers: Endgame" opens on April 26.
Just when you thought it was safe to walk into a flower shop again, "Little Shop of Horrors," with music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, has returned — this time to the stage of the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., in Lakeview, and running until April 28.


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Treehouse in Costa Rica: Finca Bellavista
A philosophy of preservation of the wild has guided the growth of the Finca Bellavista treehouse hotel which nowadays sits on 600 acres, including an entire peninsula of rainforest mountains, frontage on two whitewater rivers, big trees, organic gardens, and lots of Costa Rican wildlife
+50640018476 Website
Finca Bellavista is a treehouse hotel in Costa Rica with a difference. It is a project, rather than a business, and its story is rather unique. The inspiration for its creation came from a love of the land, which back in 2006 was up for sale as a site for logging. The two founders of Finca Bellavista saved it from this fate with the dream of creating a treehouse village among the canopy. Undertaking this project became a true community endeavor and over years of hard work, creative thinking, and a real team spirit, this little slice of off-grid paradise came into being.
The original plot of land that led to the creation of Finca Bellavista was just 62 acres. The community now encompasses close to 600 acres, including an entire peninsula of rainforest mountains, frontage on two whitewater rivers, big trees, organic gardens, and lots of Costa Rican wildlife. A philosophy of preservation of the wild has guided the growth of this project every step of the way and one of the selling points of experiencing a stay here is the complete immersion in the native flora and fauna that thrive.
Finca Bellavista currently offers 14 separate treehouses for guests to choose from. Each one is privately owned, independently designed, and therefore completely unique. They are accessible by a multitude of ladders, rope bridges, and treks of varying lengths, therefore it is a location where guests must be willing to venture off-piste and embrace their adventurous spirit. However, the rewards to be reaped are second to none. Guests are in the depths of the Costa Rican rainforest and living among these treetops is an experience like no other.
Each treehouse at Finca Bellavista has varying rates for nightly stays. Prices start around €150 per night. Should guests fall in love with the area, long term rentals are also available here! The community also offers volunteer placements, which is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the area while contributing to the work efforts here.
$150 - $199 per night
Eco treehouse
Piedras Blancas 60101 Provincia de Puntarenas CR
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Affirmative prayer differs from supplication or intercession. Affirmative prayers declare what we believe is ultimately true and gratitude is then stated or implied. These prayers aren't begging God, but acknowledging that divine goodness is never withheld from us.
We affirm truth with gratitude and we expect and allow blessings to flow into our lives. For a biblical example of affirmative prayer, read the 23rd Psalm (God is my shepherd. I want for nothing. God makes me to lie down in green pastures and restores my soul…Surely, goodness and mercy follow me, etc.).
This method of prayer is also called "treatment" as it is treating/healing our attitudes to remove whatever is blocking our good from being experienced in our lives. God, being everywhere fully present and containing all that is good cannot be withholding our good from us. We, being made in God's image, filled with God's spirit, and part of the creation that God calls very good must surely deserve to live lives of joy, achievement, harmony, and fulfillment. So if we deserve good and God does not withhold good, there must be some sense of disconnection from God that is blocking our good (if we aren't experiencing the best Life has to offer). We treat that sense of separation and heal our own attitudes and then we experience more good in our lives. That's the power and purpose of affirmative prayer.
Affirmative prayer aligns our thinking with God's will which is always for our highest Good. We affirm spiritual truth and allow it to manifest in our experience.


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Petrosyan VS. Jauncey Set For GLORY 25
Wednesday, Jul 12 2017
The return of master technician Giorgio "The Doctor" Petrosyan (78-2-1, 35 KO) to the GLORY ring was recently announced for GLORY 25 Milan from the PalaIper in Monza, Italy on Friday, Nov. 6.
GLORY today announced his opponent, 22-year-old rising star Josh Jauncey (23-5, 12 KO), fighting out of Vancouver, Canada.
"This is a must-see match-up between the living legend and the can't-miss prospect." said GLORY CEO Jon Franklin. "Jauncey has become a fan favorite very quickly, putting on a spectacular show each time he enters the GLORY ring.
"Petrosyan is currently fifth in the rankings and coming back from a long layoff to reclaim the top spot. Is he still at that level? And Jauncey has been on an absolute tear in the meantime. Is it too early or is he ready to jump into the title talk at only 22 [years old]? These are the questions that will be answered in November."
Since making his GLORY debut in May of 2014, Jauncey holds a 4-1 record in the organization and his last three victories have come by way of knockout.
Additional bouts for GLORY 25 Milan, including GLORY's one-night, four-man Welterweight Contender Tournament will be announced at a later date. The tournament winner will have earned the next shot at GLORY Welterweight World Champion Nieky Holzken.
Tickets for GLORY 25 Milan are on sale now, priced at 220 €, 77 €, and 33 €. Tickets are available for purchase at clappit.com.
The next event, GLORY 24 Denver, takes place on Friday, Oct. 9 and is headlined by No. 2 ranked middleweight and American kickboxing star Joe "Stitch 'Em Up" Schilling (19-6, 11 KO) battling world No. 3, Dutch kickboxing specialist Jason "Psycho" Wilnis (24-5-1, 6 KO) in a pivotal bout for the division's title picture.
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Q: Complex Equation Of a Circle $|z-z_1|^2+|z-z_2|^2=k$.
If $z_1$ and $z_2$ are fixed and satisfies $|z-z_1|^2+|z-z_2|^2=k$
  what are the possible values of k so that this equation represents a
  circle?

I tried using pythagoras theorem,that the equation of circle should be $z-z_1|^2+|z-z_2|^2=|z_1-z_2|^2$.
So k should be $|z_1-z_2|^2$.But the answer is given is $k>\frac{1}{2}|z_1-z_2|^2$.Where am I going wrong?How to approach the problem (preferably geometrically) ?

A: Let  $z=x+iy$ and  $z_1=x_1+iy_1$ and  $z_2=x_2+iy_2$. Then we have
 $|z-z_1|^2+|z-z_2|^2=k$ implies  $$ |(x-x_1)+ i (y-y_1)|^2+|(x-x_2)+ i (y-y_2)|^2=k   $$
$$ (x-x_1)^2+  (y-y_1)^2+(x-x_2)^2+  (y-y_2)^2=k   $$
Expanding we get  $$ 2x^2 +2y^2 -2x(x_1+x_2) -2y(y_1+y_2)=k-x_1^2 -y_1^2-x_2^2 -y_2^2 $$
divide by 2 we get  $$x^2 +y^2 -x(x_1+x_2) -y(y_1+y_2)=\frac{1}{2}[k-x_1^2 -y_1^2-x_2^2 -y_2^2]  $$
Complete squares on the left hand side
$$  \Big(x-(\frac{x_1+x_1}{2})\Big)^2 +\Big(y-(\frac{y_1+y _1}{2})\Big)^2  = \frac{1}{2}[k-x_1^2 -y_1^2-x_2^2 -y_2^2]  + \frac{1}{4}(x_1+x_2)^2+ \frac{1}{4}(y_1+y_2)^2$$ This implies
$$\Big(x-(\frac{x_1+x_1}{2})\Big)^2 +\Big(y-(\frac{y_1+y _1}{2})\Big)^2  =  \frac{1}{2}[k-x_1^2 -y_1^2-x_2^2 -y_2^2 + \frac{1}{2} x_1^2    + \frac{1}{2} x_2^2 +x_1x_2   + \frac{1}{2} x_1^2    + \frac{1}{2} y_2^2   +y_1y_2   ] $$
and so  $$\Big(x-(\frac{x_1+x_1}{2})\Big)^2 +\Big(y-(\frac{y_1+y _1}{2})\Big)^2  =  \frac{1}{2}[k-\frac{1}{2}x_1^2 -\frac{1}{2}y_1^2-\frac{1}{2}x_2^2 -\frac{1}{2}y_2^2 +x_1x_2    +y_1y_2   ]   $$
$$\Big(x-(\frac{x_1+x_1}{2})\Big)^2 +\Big(y-(\frac{y_1+y _1}{2})\Big)^2  =  \frac{1}{2}[k-\frac{1}{2} [ (x_1 -x_2)^2  +(y_1-y_2)^2]  ]   $$
i.e.
$$ \Big(x-(\frac{x_1+x_1}{2})\Big)^2 +\Big(y-(\frac{y_1+y _1}{2})\Big)^2  =  \frac{1}{2}[k-\frac{1}{2}  |z_1-z_2|^2 ]   $$
Note that this has the well known equation of a circle just if having on the right hand side  $r^2$, and so  the term $k-\frac{1}{2}  |z_1-z_2|^2$  should be positive strictly  i.e. $k>\frac{1}{2}  |z_1-z_2|^2$.
Small Remark : If you notice, always the center of your circle is the midpoint between  $z_1$ and  $z_2$. Special case when  $k=|z_1-z_2|^2$, the two points $z_1$ and  $z_2$ are on the circle .

A: $$|z-z_1|^2+|z-z_2|^2=k\tag{1}$$
let $z=w+\dfrac{z_1+z_2}{2}$ then $(1)$ becomes
$$|w+\dfrac{z_1-z_2}{2}|^2+|w-\dfrac{z_1-z_2}{2}|^2=k$$
or
$$|w+\alpha|^2+|w-\alpha|^2=k\tag{2}$$
where $\alpha=\dfrac{z_1-z_2}{2}$, from $(2)$
$$2w\overline{w}+2\alpha\overline{\alpha}=k$$
or
$$|w|^2=\dfrac{k}{2}-|\alpha|^2$$
this is the equation of circle $|w|=r$ with $r=\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{2}-|\alpha|^2}$ if $\dfrac{k}{2}-|\alpha|^2>0$ or
$$\color{blue}{k>2|\alpha|^2=\dfrac12|z_1-z_2|^2}$$


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#### Original name
Leptodothiorella von Höhnel, 1918

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use Log;
use File;
use Validator;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateLimitsRequest;
use App\Jobs\GenerateRequest;
use App\Template;
use App\Request as RequestModel;

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    *
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A Perley Gates Western
A Reason to Die
A Perley Gates Western #2
by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Imprint: Pinnacle
FICTION / Westerns
From bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone—the explosive adventures of Perley Gates, who's carving out his own legacy in the violent American frontier . . .
Restless cowpoke Perley Gates wanted nothing more than to track down the grandfather who abandoned his family years ago. What he found was the crazy old sidewinder barely hanging on after a Sioux massacre. The old man's dying wish was to make things right for deserting his kin—by giving his strong-willed grandson Perley clues to the whereabouts of a buried fortune in gold.
Finding his grandfather's legacy will set up his family for life. But it won't be easy. The discovery of raw gold in the Black Hills has lured hordes of ruthless lowlifes into Deadwood and Custer City—kill-crazy prairie rats, gunfighters, outlaws, and Indians—armed with a thousand glittering reasons to put Perley six feet under. All Perley wants is what was left to him, what he's owed. But with so many brigands on his backside, finding his grandfather's treasure is going to land Perley Gates between the promise of heaven and the blood-soaked battlefields of hell . . .
William W. Johnstone is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of over 300 books, including Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders, and Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer . His thrillers include Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge, and Suicide Mission. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at [email protected].


Our Cultural institutions Page highlights our ongoing support of museums and cultural institutions with free accounts and access to tools. In Cultural Heritage Spotlight, we'll explore museums and cultural institutions who are using 3D technology to bring new life to their collections. Today's blog post features the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History , "a different kind of museum, one that focuses on building community in Santa Cruz County".
The museum's 3D collection began through a collaboration between Sketchfab Master Abby Crawford and MAH curator/collections catalyst Marla Novo. Initially the plan was to digitize a collection of garments in advance of a fashion exhibit that opened in the autumn of 2015 (see the blog post on that exhibit here). This collaboration proved to be such a success that we decided to explore the museum's collections a bit more deeply and start capturing objects that represent different aspects of life in Santa Cruz over the past 200+ years. In many cases these objects have not been on display in some time.
One of the things that sets the MAH collection on Sketchfab apart from other museums' collections is the sheer range of objects it encompasses. Along with archaeological and historical artifacts, the digital collection also features a number of pieces of art from the last few decades.
A recent example, the Screaming Hand by Abel Gonzalez, is part of a larger collection of pieces inspired by the screaming hand artwork developed by Jim Phillips in Santa Cruz in the 1980s. The screaming hand is iconic around Santa Cruz, and the Screaming Hand 30th anniversary exhibit at the MAH has been wildly popular since it opened in August. By putting one of the pieces from the exhibit online, the MAH has been able to extend its reach to those in the community (and beyond!) who might not be able to visit the museum in person.
Each week Abby comes in for a few hours to photograph objects. Sometimes Marla has already identified an artifact or art piece that she thinks would make a great model, and other times Abby and Marla get to explore the museum's collections room until they find something that intrigues them. Every now and then one of the objects that we find is so unique or interesting that it ends up being put into one of the rotating display cases on the first floor.
For the most part, object photography takes place in either the third floor foyer or the museum's archives room. In both cases lighting and/or shooting space can be a challenge. Without a dedicated room for photography, you make the best of what you have. In some instances artworks cannot be moved and so shooting has to take place wherever the object is. For example, as part of the museum's ongoing Abbott Square revitalization project, community members were invited to leave their mark on part of the building on the eve of its demolition. We were able to capture a portion of one of the rooms before the wrecking crew came in to take it to pieces.
In another case, we decided to capture a few of the sculptures on the museum's outdoor terrace. It was nice and cloudy that day, but eventually the heavens broke open and it started to rain.
All models are captured with a DSLR (originally a Canon EOS 30D and now a Pentax K-3II) on a tripod and processed with Agisoft PhotoScan.
At the MAH, our mission is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections. We accomplish this mission when we bring people together around art and history through dynamic exhibitions, events, partnerships, and programs. When we are successful, our work helps build a stronger, more connected community. That's the impact that we seek. We plan to continue digitizing artifacts and art from the MAH and hope to encourage more community members to engage with the museum both on Sketchfab and in person.
Thanks again for sharing, Abby and Marla!
For more information on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, please visit their website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!
Lovely post! I especially liked the video documenting the capture process. I am going to timelapse the next large model I create for sure having seen this.
Unbelievably cool and wonderful … I love being able to look at these objects from every angle, including from below and inside.
The only thing missing is a scale, so one could understand how big these pieces are.


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Frank L. White (Barbados,; 17 de marzo de 1867-Leslie, Míchigan; 15 de febrero de 1938) fue un chef profesional mejor conocido como el modelo del chef de desayuno ficticio (a menudo identificado como "Rastus" ) que aparecen en las cajas y en la publicidad de Crema de trigo cereales para el desayuno. Nacido en Barbados, emigró a los EE. UU. En 1875, donde  se convirtió en ciudadano en 1890. Trabajaba como  chef principal en un restaurante de Chicago. en ese momento fue fotografiado para la caja de cereales en 1900.

White vivió en Leslie, Míchigan en sus últimas décadas. Murió a los 70 años en 1938 y está enterrado en el cementerio Woodlawn en Leslie. En junio de 2007, el marcador de hormigón de su tumba fue reemplazado por una lápida de granito.

En septiembre de 2020, B&G Foods anunció que las imágenes del chef de Cream of Wheat se eliminarán del empaque
El fabricante de alimentos anunció en junio que estaba revisando el empaque después de que protestas generalizadas contra el racismo sistémico empujara a varias empresas a revaluar su marca."Si bien la investigación indica que la imagen puede estar basada en un chef real de Chicago llamado Frank White, les recuerda a algunos consumidores las representaciones anteriores que encuentran ofensivas", dijo B&G Foods en un comunicado. "Por lo tanto, vamos a eliminar la imagen del chef de todos los envases de Cream of Wheat".

Referencias

Nacidos en 1867
Fallecidos en 1938

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Facebook Wants To Be The Center Of Your Digital World
By Mikah Sargent
Facebook revealed a series of updates to its Messenger app and social network that could position the company at the center of your digital world.
Facebook's annual F8 conference is underway, and the social media giant has already revealed the latest ways it plans to take over the world.
"More than 1.4 billion people use the core Facebook app. But also more than 700 million use groups. And 700 million use WhatsApp. And 600 million use Messenger. And more than 300 million use Instagram every month," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Well just the Internet, but you get the idea. Facebook announced a whole host of updates to its Messenger platform, and it's clear the social media site wants to be the center of your digital world.
Its first move: Messenger Platform, its attempt to have you sending all your communications through Facebook Messenger by linking up with loads of other apps and services — especially those involving GIFs.
"I can actually have access to millions and millions of GIFs. In this case I want to share a fist bump with Mark, so I'm going to go and type 'fist bump' and then I have hundreds and hundreds of GIFs of cool fist bumps," said Vice President of Messaging Products David Marcus.
The company has already worked with more than 40 developers to offer Messenger integration.
Secondly, Facebook wants to be involved with your online orders. It'll do so by giving you the option to receive order updates, track packages and communicate with customer service all from within Messenger.
"We wanted to have businesses be first class citizens like people ... Everlane knows who I am, knows what I bought, has the context of the purchase because all of this exists in one canonical thread," said Vice President of Messaging Products David Marcus.
Lastly, Facebook is updating its social plugins to make it easier for users to share content to and from Facebook and the rest of the Internet. Its nearly ubiquitous 'Like' button will be joined by "Share" and "Send," and Facebook video can now be embedded on other sites. Have I used the phrase "center of your digital world" yet?
As a writer for BuzzFeed puts it, "[it's] a major sign that Facebook is encroaching on everyone from Google to Apple to Youtube, and even Twitter's mobile analytics ... in its quest to become, at least on mobile, the entire internet."
Or, consider CNET's more sober observation: "Further expanding Messenger's skills could help raise Facebook's relevance among smartphone owners who have grown accustomed to downloading apps for all manner of capabilities, from snapping photos to playing games."
Either way, Facebook is very clearly stepping up to the Internet plate, and positioning itself as an all-in-one communication and connection platform.
Facebook's F8 conference is a two-day event, so there's bound to be more to see in the keynote on Thursday — especially with a title like, "Why Virtual Reality Will Matter to You." Tell me Zuckerberg, tell me why!
This video includes images from Facebook.
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