text:
Q: Performing a join across multiple heterogenous databases e.g. PostgreSQL and MySQL There's a project I'm working on, kind of a distributed Database thing.
I started by creating the conceptual schema, and I've partitioned the tables such that I may require to perform joins between tables in MySQL and PostgreSQL.
I know I can write some sort of middleware that will break down the SQL queries and issue sub-queries targeting individual DBs, and them merge the results, but I'd like to do do this using SQL if possible.
My search so far has yielded this (Federated storage engine for MySQL) but it seems to work for MySQL databases.
If it's possible, I'd appreciate some pointer's on what to look at, preferably in Python.
Thanks.

A: It might take some time to set up, but PrestoDB is a valid OpenSource solution to consider.
see https://prestodb.io/
You connect connect to Presto with JDBC, send it the SQL, it interprets the different connections, dispatches to the different sources, then does the final work on the Presto node before returning the result.

A: This is not possible with SQL.
Your options are to write your own "middleware" as you hinted at. To do that in Python, you would use the standard DB-API drivers for both databases and write individual queries; then merge their results. An ORM like sqlalchemy will go a long way to help with that.
The other option is to use an integration layer.  There are many options out there, however, none that I know that are written in Python. mule esb, apache servicemix, wso2 and jboss metamatrix are some of the more popular ones.

A: From the postgres side, you can try using a foreign data wrapper such as mysql_ftw (example). Queries with joins can then be run through various Postgres clients, such as psql, pgAdmin, psycopg2 (for Python), etc.

A: You can colocate the data on a single RDBMS node (either PostgreSQL or MySQL for example).
Two main approaches

*

*Readonly - You might want to use read-replicas of both source systems, then use a process to copy the data to a new writeable converged node; OR

*Primary - You might chose a primary database of 2. Move the data from one to the primary using a conversion process (eg. ETL or off the shelf table-level replication)

Then you can just run the query on the one RDBMS with JOINs as usual.
BONUS: You can also do log reading from RDBMS that can ship logs through Kafka. You can make it really complex as required.


text:
Q: Create records for mapped entities when parent form is saved I have a custom parent entity named Artist which has a child entity named Album that I need to map to it. It would be an (Artist)1:M(Album) relationship in that instance.
Currently, on the artist form I have created a quick create form for adding albums to a subgrid. When I click save on the quick create form it creates the album. When user updates the "Finished" field on the Artist form and saves, I need to create an **AlbumSummary* record for each album associated with the Artist.
Im new to dynamics so not sure how to do this or if its even possible to do Out of the box.

A: This is definitely possible in Dynamics.
I suppose you would like to go 'no code' approach. Taking you data model in mind, this can't be easily done using workflows (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customerengagement/on-premises/customize/workflow-processes). Cause they don't do well on working with relationships. There are no queries and cycles through result records in workflows.
Your example may be a bit abstract, but still let's consider some business logic changes that make it possible to use workflows.

*

*If it is one-to-one relationship between Album Summary and Album, then you can just incorporate that summary data in Album itself. And not use Album Summary entity at all.

*Album Summary may be easily created on Album creation event. Also doesn't fit well exactly your requirements.
If these are not an options for you, then you will have to go with code approach. You will need to develop plugin or WF activity in C#.
If you are using D365 online with good license plan you can investigate Power Automate (no code) usage.

A: At the simplest form within Dynamics CRM, it's all about understanding what your triggering events are, and what actions you'd like to take.  In your case, you've stated your triggering event is the user updating the "Finished" field on the Artist form.  This feels like a bit of a code smell here.  Just not sure what "Finished" means for an Artist.  Most likely, you want this logic to take place either each time the user adds an album, in which case it would be the creation of the album that should be your trigger.  If you'd like your logic to kick in for every album, only when the user chooses, then you might think about creating a ribbon button for this purpose.
Once you've determined your trigger you have quite a few options for performing your actions.  Simplest for developers are creating plugin, that you deploy and register to run on the particular event (create/update) of the particular entity/attribute.  Simplest for non developers would be a MS Flow (if online) or a Workflow.
So to answer your question, yes, it's supported, just with some supported custom logic.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Autocomplete in .MDX files using VScode When I import something from .js or .ts files in .mdx files I would like to see autocomplete suggestions from VScode.
Also when I define variable inside .mdx file, I'm waiting that VScode will suggest me this variable's name.
// for example
const myVar = 'myVarValue';

<Meta title={myV /* In this moment VScode should show me suggestion */} />

Questions:

*

*Is it possible at all?

*If not then why and when it will be possible?

*If yes then what should I do with my VScode to it became work as I expect?


text:
Team Official Qualifications - IMPORTANT!, News (Saugeen Shores Minor Hockey)
Team Official Qualifications - IMPORTANT!
Submitted By Stephen Ballard on Wed 07 26, 17
1) Coaches and trainers need MINIMUM qualifications. See the attached photo for what you will need.
2) The Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario, and Hockey Northwestern Ontario are ready to roll out the Understanding Discrimination based on Gender Identity and Gender Expression and a Guide to the Dressing Room Policy and Confidentiality Statement modules that form the Gender Identity and Expression Course for all team officials, which is a mandatory requirement to be approved to a roster for the 2017-18 season.
The Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario, and Hockey Northwestern Ontario are ready to roll out the Understanding Discrimination based on Gender Identity and Gender Expression and a Guide to the Dressing Room Policy and Confidentiality Statement modules that form the Gender Identity and Expression Course for all team officials, which is a mandatory requirement to be approved to a roster for the 2017-18 season.
All team officials will require an eHockey account in the Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) in order to register for and complete the two Modules. Once completed, notification will be posted to the team officials' member profile on the HCR.
The first step in completing the training is to ensure all team officials have an eHockey account, in order to sign up for the required clinic. Those who do not already have an eHockey account can click the following link to sign up:
https://ehockey.hockeycanada.ca/ehockey/Account/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fehockey%2f
Once your account has been established, or for those who already have an account, please click on the link below to be directed to the OHF landing page for more information on the training and to course registration (no costs). Team officials once on landing page will access the course registration via the link and then be responsible for registering for the Gender Identity and Expression Course. Upon registering for the clinic, team officials will receive an email with instructions for completing the modules.
www.ohf.on.ca/view/ohfmainsite/team-officials/gender-identity-training
Questions related to the content of the modules can be directed to the OHF, [email protected]
» Team Official Qualifications - IMPORTANT!

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: QTableView output save as .csv or .txt I wrote the below code for a qt gui to view the query output in a QTableView(Model oriented). now i want to save this output as a .csv or .txt file. There were suggestions to use QTableWidget(Item oriented) but I would like to stick to the model based approach.
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QOCI");
db.setHostName("host");
db.setDatabaseName("db");
db.setUserName("uid");
db.setPassword("pw");
db.setPort(port);

QString MyQuery = ui->lineEdit->text();

if (db.open())
{
    qDebug()<<QDateTime::currentDateTime()<<"QUERY DONE SUCCESSFULLY ";

    this->model=new QSqlQueryModel();
    model->setQuery(MyQuery);
    ui->tableView->setModel(model);

}
else
{
    qDebug()<<QDateTime::currentDateTime()<<"YOU FORGOT THE QUERY "<<db.lastError().text();
}

}
any guidelines ???

A: You can save your model to a text file by :
QFile f( "table.txt" );
if( f.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly ) )
{
    QTextStream ts( &f );
    QStringList strList;
    for (int i=0; i<model->rowCount(); i++)
    {
        strList.clear();

        for (int j=0; j<model->columnCount(); j++)
            strList << model->data(model->index(i,j)).toString();

        ts << strList.join(" ") + "\n";
    }
    f.close();
}

Here the model data are saved one row in each line separated by space. If you want to separate them by some other character like comma you can just replace the parameter on the join like :
ts << strList.join(",") + "\n";

A: here is a way to export a qtableview to a csv, including the column names using qt
   void staticmethods::exportTableViewToCSV(QTableView *table) {
            QString filters("CSV files (*.csv);;All files (*.*)");
            QString defaultFilter("CSV files (*.csv)");
            QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(0, "Save file", QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(),
                               filters, &defaultFilter);
            QFile file(fileName);

            QAbstractItemModel *model =  table->model();
            if (file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate)) {
                QTextStream data(&file);
                QStringList strList;
                for (int i = 0; i < model->columnCount(); i++) {
                    if (model->headerData(i, Qt::Horizontal, Qt::DisplayRole).toString().length() > 0)
                        strList.append("\"" + model->headerData(i, Qt::Horizontal, Qt::DisplayRole).toString() + "\"");
                    else
                        strList.append("");
                }
                data << strList.join(";") << "\n";
                for (int i = 0; i < model->rowCount(); i++) {
                    strList.clear();
                    for (int j = 0; j < model->columnCount(); j++) {

                        if (model->data(model->index(i, j)).toString().length() > 0)
                            strList.append("\"" + model->data(model->index(i, j)).toString() + "\"");
                        else
                            strList.append("");
                    }
                    data << strList.join(";") + "\n";
                }
                file.close();
            }

        }

A: You may customize it according to your actual needs:
// [Collect model data to QString]
QString textData;
int rows = model->rowCount();
int columns = model->columnCount();

for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < columns; j++) {

            textData += model->data(model->index(i,j)).toString();
            textData += ", "      // for .csv file format
    }
    textData += "\n";             // (optional: for new line segmentation)
}

// [Save to file] (header file <QFile> needed)
// .csv
QFile csvFile("test.csv");
if(csvFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate)) {

    QTextStream out(&csvFile);
    out << textData;

    csvFile.close();
}

// .txt
QFile txtFile("test.txt");
if(txtFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate)) {

    QTextStream out(&txtFile);
    out << textData;

    txtFile.close();
}


text:
/recommendto/form?webId=%2Fcontent%2Fjournals%2F22546774&title=Revista+Espa%C3%B1ola+de+Ling%C3%BC%C3%ADstica+Aplicada%2FSpanish+Journal+of+Applied+Linguistics&issn=0213-2028&eissn=2254-6774
Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics — Recommend this title to your library
Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics
The VIW project
Multimodal corpus linguistics for audio description analysis
Author(s): Anna Matamala1
Affiliations: 1 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Source: Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 32, Issue 2, Nov 2019, p. 515 - 542
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/resla.17001.mat
Version of Record published : 05 Nov 2019
Following an overview of corpus linguistics in audiovisual translation, and more specifically in audio description, this article presents the VIW (Visuals Into Words) project and its resulting corpus. It describes the compilation and annotation processes, highlighting the main challenges found. The article also presents the web application that has been developed, explaining in detail various data visualisation and search possibilities.
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
/content/journals/10.1075/resla.17001.mat
Adolphs, S., & Carter, R.
(2013) Spoken Corpus Linguistics. From Monomodal to Multimodal. London and New York: Routledge. 10.4324/9780203526149
Arma, V.
(2011) The language of filmic audio descriptions: a corpus-based analysis of adjectives. PhD dissertation. Naples: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II.
Baldry, A., & O'Halloran, K.
(2010) The annotation of multimodal corpus of university websites: an illustration of multimodal corpus linguistics. InT. Harris, & M. Moreno Jaén (Eds.), Corpus linguistics in language teaching (pp.177–2010). Bern: Peter Lang.
Baños, R.
(2014) Orality markers in Spanish native and dubbed sitcoms: Pretended spontaneity and prefabricated orality. Meta: journal des traducteurs/Meta: Translators' Journal, 59(2), 406–435. 10.7202/1027482ar
https://doi.org/10.7202/1027482ar [Google Scholar]
Baños, R., Bruti, S., & Zanotti, S.
(2013) Corpus linguistics and AVT: in search of an integrated approach. Perspectives. Studies in Translatology, 21(4), 483–490. 10.1080/0907676X.2013.831926
https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2013.831926 [Google Scholar]
Baños-Piñero, R., & Chaume, F.
(2009) Prefabricated orality: a challenge in audiovisual translation research. InM. Giorgio Marrano, G. Nadiani, & C. Rundle (Eds.), Intralinea Special Issue: The Translation of Dialects in Multimedia. Available online: www.intralinea.org./specials/article/1714 (last access20 September 2016)
Bednarek, M.
(2015) Corpus-assisted multimodal discourse analysis of television and film narratives. InP. Baker, & T. McEnery (Eds.), Corpora and discourse studies (pp.63–87). Basingstoke/New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 10.1057/9781137431738_4
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137431738_4 [Google Scholar]
Bonsignori, V., Bruti, S., & Masi, S.
(2011) Formulae across languages: English greetings, leave-takings and good wishes in dubbed Italian. InA. Serban, A. Matamala, & J.-M. Lavaur (Eds.), Audiovisual translation in close-up. Practical and theoretical approaches (pp.23–44). Bern: Peter Lang.
(2012) Exploring greetings and leave-takings in original and dubbed Language. InA. Remael, P. Orero, & M. Carroll (Eds.), Audiovisual translation and media accessibility at the crossroads – Media for All 3 (pp.357–379). Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi. 10.1163/9789401207812_020
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401207812_020 [Google Scholar]
Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K.
(2008) Film art: An introduction. New York: McGraw Hill.
Braun, S.
(2013) Audio description research: State of the art and beyond. Translation Studies in the New Millennium, 6, 14–30.
Bywood, L., Volk, M., Fishel, M., & Georgakopoulou, P.
(2013) Parallel subtitle corpora and their applications in machine translation and translatology. Perspectives. Studies in Translatology, 21(4), 595–610. 10.1080/0907676X.2013.831920
Chafe, W.
(Ed.) (1980) The Pear Stories. Norwood: Ablex.
Forchini, P.
(2012) Movie language revisited: evidence from multi-dimensional analysis and corpora. Bern: Peter Lang. 10.3726/978‑3‑0351‑0325‑0
https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0351-0325-0 [Google Scholar]
Freddi, M., & Pavesi, M.
(Eds.) (2009) Analysing audiovisual dialogue: linguistic and translational insights. Bologna: Clueb.
Freddi, M.
(2009) The phraseology of contemporary filmic speech: Formulaic language and translation. InM. Freddi, & M. Pavesi (Eds.), Analysing audiovisual dialogue: Linguistic and translational insights (pp.101–123). Bologna: Clueb.
Heiss, C., & Soffritti, M.
(2008) Forlixt 1 – The Forlì Corpus of Screen Translation. Exploring microstructures. InD. Chiaro, C. Heiss, & C. Bucaria (Eds.), Between text and image. Updating research in screen translation (pp.51–62). Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins. 10.1075/btl.78.07hei
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.78.07hei [Google Scholar]
Jiménez Hurtado, C., & Seibel, C.
(2012) Multisemiotic and multimodal corpus analysis of audio descriptions. InA. Remael, P. Orero, & M. Carroll (Eds.), Audiovisual translation and media accessibility at the crossroads (pp.409–425). Amsterdam: Rodopi. 10.1163/9789401207812_022
Knight, D.
(2011) The future of multimodal corpora. Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada, 11(2), 491–415. 10.1590/S1984‑63982011000200006
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-63982011000200006 [Google Scholar]
Maszerowska, A., Matamala, A., & Orero, P.
(Eds.) (2014) Audio Description. New perspectives illustrated. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Matamala, A.
(2005) Les interjeccions en un corpus audiovisual. Descripció i representació lexicogràfica [Interjections in an audiovisual corpus. Description and lexicographical representation]. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'IULA.
(2009) Interjections in original and dubbed sitcoms: a comparison. Meta: journal des traducteurs/Meta: Translators' Journal, 54(3), 485–502. 10.7202/038310ar
https://doi.org/10.7202/038310ar [Google Scholar]
(2010) Translations for dubbing as dynamic texts: strategies in film synchronisation. Babel, 56(2), 101–118. 10.1075/babel.56.2.01mat
https://doi.org/10.1075/babel.56.2.01mat [Google Scholar]
(2018) One short film, different audio descriptions. Analysing the language of audio descriptions created by students and professionals. Onomázein, 41, 185–207. 10.7764/onomazein.41.04
https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.41.04 [Google Scholar]
Matamala, A., & Orero, P.
(2016) Researching audio description. New approaches. London: Palgrave. 10.1057/978‑1‑137‑56917‑2
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56917-2 [Google Scholar]
Mattson, J.
(2009) The subtitling of discourse particles. A corpus-based study of well, you know, I mean, and like, and their Swedish translations in ten American films. Unpublished PhD thesis. Gothemburg, Weden: University of Gothemburg.
Mazur, I., & Kruger, J.-L.
(2012) Pear Stories and audio description: language, perception and cognition across cultures. Perspectives. Studies in Translatology, 20(1), 1–3. 10.1080/0907676X.2012.633769
Mouka, E., Saridakis, I., & Fotopoulou, A.
(2012) Racism goes to the movies: a corpus-driven study of cross-linguistic racist discourse annotation and translation analysis. InC. Fantinuoli, & F. Zanettin (Eds.), New directions in corpus-based translation (pp.31–61). Berlin: Language Science Press.
Pavesi, M.
(2009) Dubbing English into Italian: a closer look at the translation of spoken language. InJ. Díaz-Cintas (Ed.), New trends in audiovisual translation (pp.197–209). Bristol: Multilingual Matters. 10.21832/9781847691552‑016
https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847691552-016 [Google Scholar]
Pedersen, J.
(2011) Subtitling norms for television. Amsterdam: Benjamins. 10.1075/btl.98
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.98 [Google Scholar]
Reviers, N., Remael, A., & Daelemans, W.
(2015) The language of Audio Description in Dutch: Results of a corpus study. InA. Jankowska, & A. Szarkowska (Eds.), New Points of View on Audiovisual Translation and Accessibility (pp.167–189). Bern: Peter Lang.
Rica, J. P.
(2014) La traducción de marcadores discursives (DM) inglés-español en los subtítulos de películas: un estudio de corpus. Jostrans. Journal of Specialised Translation, 21, 177–199.
Rohrbach, A., Rohrbach, M., Tandon, N., & Schiele, B.
(2015) A data set for movie description. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2015), 3202–3212.
Romero-Fresco, P.
(2009) Naturalness in the Spanish dubbing language: a case of not-so-close friends. Meta: journal des traducteurs/Meta: Translators' Journal, 54(1), 49–72. 10.7202/029793ar
(2013) Accessible filmmaking: Joining the dots between audiovisual translation, accessibility and filmmaking. Jostrans. Journal of Specialised Translation, 20, 201–223.
Salway, A.
(2007) A corpus-based analysis of audio description. InJ. Díaz-Cintas, P. Orero, & A. Remael (Eds.), Media for all. Subtitling for the deaf, audio description, and sign language (pp.151–174). Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Sloetjes, H. & Wittenburg, P.
(2008) Annotation by category – ELAN and ISO DCR. InProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2008).
Sotelo Dios, P., & Gómez Guinovart, X.
(2012) A multimedia parallel corpus of English-Galician film subtitling. InA. Simões, R. Queirós, & D. da Cruz (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st symposium on languages, applications and technologies, SLATE 2012 (pp.255–266). Schloss-Dagstuhl: OASIcs.
Tiedemann, J.
(2007) Building a multilingual parallel subtitle corpus. InP. Dirix, I. Schuurman, V. Vandeghinste, & F. Van Eynde (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th meeting of computational linguistics in the Netherlands (pp.147–162). Utrecht: Utrecht University.
Tirkkonen-Condit, S., & Mäkisalo, J.
(2007) Cohesion in subtitles: a corpus-based study. Across languages and cultures, 8(2), 221–230. 10.1556/Acr.8.2007.2.4
https://doi.org/10.1556/Acr.8.2007.2.4 [Google Scholar]
Valentini, C.
(2008) Forlixt 1 – The Forlì Corpus of Screen Translation. Exploring macrostructures. InD. Chiaro, C. Heiss, & C. Bucaria (Eds.), Between text and image. Updating research in screen translation (pp.37–50). Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins. 10.1075/btl.78.06val
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.78.06val [Google Scholar]
(2013) Phrasal verbs in Italian dubbed dialogues: a multimedia corpus-based study. Perspectives. Studies in translatology, 21(4), 543–562. 10.1080/0907676X.2013.831919
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1075/resla.17001.mat
Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics 32, 515 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1075/resla.17001.mat
Keyword(s): accesibilidad , accessibility , audio description , audiodescripción , audiovisual translation , corpus and traducción audiovisual
Mapping concepts: Understanding figurative thought from a cognitive-linguistic perspective
Author(s): Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez
Análisis de las líneas de investigación y actuación en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del lenguaje oral en contexto escolar
Author(s): Marta Gràcia, Maria José Galván-Bovaira and Manel Sánchez-Cano
Competing constraints on the variable placement of direct object clitics in Mexico City Spanish
Author(s): Scott A. Schwenter and Rena Torres Cacoullos
Variability in the rhetorical structure of research article introductions: The case of civil engineering
Author(s): Ling Lin
Metaphors and metonymies for the (conceptualization and expression of the) state of no emotion in English and Greek
Author(s): Angeliki Athanasiadou
Does listening comprehension improve as a result of a short study abroad experience?
Author(s): Àngels Llanes and Goretti Prieto Botana
What factors shape the collaborative pattern of group interaction during peer feedback in the L2 writing classroom?
Author(s): Shulin Yu
Complex predicates and light verb constructions in Modern Irish
Author(s): Brian Nolan
Estrategias de comprensión audiovisual y traducción del español al chino en una comunidad fansub
Author(s): Leticia Tian Zhang and Daniel Cassany
Understanding bilingualism in La Mancha schools
Author(s): Ana María Relaño Pastor
10.1075/resla.17001.mat


JAT Holdings, Sri Lanka's undisputed leader in the furnishing and finishing industry recently signed on Rangana Herath as its Brand Ambassador. The 39-year-old, left arm, spin bowling all-rounder will henceforth be the 'face' of JAT Holdings thereby enhancing JAT's image as a dedicated patron of the game.
Replacing the vacuum left by legendary Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath has proved his brilliance by being named Sri Lanka's principal wicket-taking bowler in Tests as well as one of the best left-arm spinners in world cricket. His diligence in maintaining pinpoint accuracy during grueling, long bowling spells is just one of his many attributes.
As Sri Lanka's undisputed leader in the furnishing and finishing industry, JAT has gained an international reputation for its keen interest in sponsoring and promoting many facets of sports in this country at all levels; both professional and novice.


Hudson's Bay High School teacher Amy Carpenter was awarded $12,000 to advance agriculture science education. The grant will be used for curriculum, equipment and technology through a program called Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education, or CASE. The funds will benefit projects through the school's natural resources courses, which address environmental, economic and social issues related to soil, water, fish, wildlife, plants, timber and energy resources.
The courses are part of the Architecture, Construction and Environmental Services magnet program at Hudson's Bay. Students also are encouraged to participate in FFA as an extension of their classroom learning and may participate in competitions, leadership events and community service projects.
Managed by the National Association of Agriculture Educators, CASE is an interdisciplinary curriculum with a strong focus on science, technology, engineering and math. In 2018, the Washington state Legislature prioritized $1.75 million for local school districts to buy CASE equipment and technology in an ongoing effort to advance agriculture education courses. These grants are administered through the Washington FFA Foundation.


text:
The Education System in India
The School System: India is divided into 28 states and 7 so-called "Union Territories". The states have their own elected governments while the Union Territories are ruled directly by the Government of India, with the President of India appointing an administrator for each Union Territory. As per the constitution of India, school education was originally a state subject —that is, the states had complete authority on deciding policies and implementing them. The role of the Government of India (GoI) was limited to coordination and deciding on the standards of higher education. This was changed with a constitutional amendment in 1976 so that education now comes in the so-called concurrent list. That is, school education policies and programmes are suggested at the national level by the GoI though the state governments have a lot of freedom in implementing programmes. Policies are announced at the national level periodically. The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), set up in 1935, continues to play a lead role in the evolution and monitoring of educational policies and programmes. There is a national organization that plays a key role in developing policies and programmes, called the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) that prepares a National Curriculum Framework. Each state has its counterpart called the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT). These are the bodies that essentially propose educational strategies, curricula, pedagogical schemes and evaluation methodologies to the states' departments of education. The SCERTs generally follow guidelines established by the NCERT. But the states have considerable freedom in implementing the education system. The National Policy on Education, 1986 and the Programme of Action (POA) 1992 envisaged free and compulsory education of satisfactory quality for all children below 14 years before the 21st Century. The government committed to earmark 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for education, half of which would be spent on primary education. The expenditure on Education as a percentage of GDP also rose from 0.7 per cent in 1951-52 to about 3.6 per cent in 1997-98..
The school system in India has four levels: lower primary (age 6 to 10), upper primary (11 and 12), high (13 to 15) and higher secondary (17 and 18). The lower primary school is divided into five "standards", upper primary school into two, high school into three and higher secondary into two. Students have to learn a common curriculum largely (except for regional changes in mother tongue) till the end of high school. There is some amount of specialization possible at the higher secondary level. Students throughout the country have to learn three languages (namely, English, Hindi and their mother tongue) except in regions where Hindi is the mother tongue and in some streams as discussed below. There are mainly three streams in school education in India. Two of these are coordinated at the national level, of which one is under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and was originally meant for children of central government employees who are periodically transferred and may have to move to any place in the country. A number of "central schools" (named Kendriya Vidyalayas) have been established for the purpose in all main urban areas in the country, and they follow a common schedule so that a student going from one school to another on a particular day will hardly see any difference in what is being taught. One subject (Social Studies, consisting of History, Geography and Civics) is always taught in Hindi, and other subjects in English, in these schools. Kendriya Vidyalayas admit other children also if seats are available. All of them follow textbooks written and published by the NCERT. In addition to these government-run schools, a number of private schools in the country follow the CBSE syllabus though they may use different text books and follow different teaching schedules. They have a certain amount of freedom in what they teach in lower classes. The CBSE also has 141 affiliated schools in 21 other countries mainly catering to the needs of the Indian population there. The second central scheme is the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE). It seems that this was started as a replacement for the Cambridge School Certificate. The idea was mooted in a conference held in 1952 under the Chairmanship of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the then Minister for Education. The main purpose of the conference was to consider the replacement of the overseas Cambridge School Certificate Examination by an All India Examination. In October 1956 at the meeting of the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education, a proposal was adopted for the setting up of an Indian Council to administer the University of Cambridge, Local Examinations Syndicate's Examination in India and to advise the Syndicate on the best way to adapt its examination to the needs of the country. The inaugural meeting of the Council was held on 3rd November, 1958. In December 1967, the Council was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Council was listed in the Delhi School Education Act 1973, as a body conducting public examinations. Now a large number of schools across the country are affiliated to this Council. All these are private schools and generally cater to children from wealthy families. Both the CBSE and the ICSE council conduct their own examinations in schools across the country that are affiliated to them at the end of 10 years of schooling (after high school) and again at the end of 12 years (after higher secondary). Admission to the 11th class is normally based on the performance in this all-India examination. Since this puts a lot of pressure on the child to perform well, there have been suggestions to remove the examination at the end of 10 years.
School/Level
Grade From
Age To
Primary Elementary School 1 8 6 14 8 -
Secondary Secondary School 9 12 14 18 4 Includes Standards X and XII - Secondary School or Senior Secondary School
Tertiary University/College Level - - - - - -
Tertiary Technical Institutes - - - - 4 Undergraduate degree


Marxism is best known as a theory of the development, endemic crises, and predictable dissolution of capitalism. In addition, Marxism is a political movement that has had some successes and failures. The first aim of this book is to examine and critique the political movements that Marx directly confronted or that derived from Marx following his death in , when a variety of Marxist parties arose in opposition to one another. Beginning with the Bolshevik Revolution in , the revolutionary impetus had shifted from the developed West to the capitalist periphery. Marx had not speculated in any depth about the nature of the socialist society that would replace capitalism. This book attempts to assess the positive and negative lessons of this experience, particularly in Russia and China, in the light of contemporary issues. In the twenty-first century it is clear that none of these revolutions has succeeded in achieving an equitable and humane socialist society; rather, they have in the main reinvented capitalism. Заказать и купить the late lamented molly marx по выгодной цене в Работаем 24х7 дней в году. Доставка домой По Москве или России. Я и мои друзья. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx руб. Matches the doctor silicone health care massage hammer fitness lamented pat hammer Marxism After Marx руб. Late for the Wedding руб. Flogging Molly Flogging Molly. Massage lamented rod hammer hammer Meridian hammer hammer meridian take care Tapping hammer meridian massage lamented pat massage body-building hammer knock back rubs sticks back massage stick The whole body bead acupoint stimulation Flowerpot massager Manual massage lamented Fitness taps meridian flap great health care hammer knock back lamented massager regimen lamented rods Critique of Political Economy. Marx generator pulse high voltage generator Вместе с the late lamented molly marx также покупают. Implementation of Channel Esti Pedagogy and Strategies in Wri The Unwomanly Face of War Demons and the Making of the M EU Language Policy in real lif Quantum Entanglement and Infor The Number Of The Рассылка новостей Новые распродажи и акции.


text:
Tobacco Control Program
The New York State Tobacco Control Program
Cigarette Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
Smoking, Vaping, and COVID-19
Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigarettes) and Vapor Products
Quit Help and Information
NYS Tobacco Control Laws
NYS Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA)
Tobacco-Related Reports
Signage and Guidance for Tobacco and Vapor Product Businesses
Tobacco Dependence Treatment Information for Health Care Providers
Prevention Agenda 2019-2024: Tobacco Prevention
Thinking about Quitting Smoking or Vaping Tobacco or Nicotine?
Medicaid and most health insurance plans cover smoking cessation. Talk to your health care provider about quitting and medications that might be right for you.
You can also contact New York State Smokers' Quitline for FREE and confidential help in English and Spanish. Call 1-866-NYQUITS (1-866-697-8487), text (716) 309-4688, or visit http://www.nysmokefree.com for information or chat with a Quit Coach.
Youth and young adults (ages 13-24) who vape and want to quit: Text DROPTHEVAPE to 88709 for FREE and anonymous support 24/7, including messages from other young people to help you break free from vaping.
You are Here: Home Page > Tobacco > NYS Tobacco Control Laws
New York State (NYS) is a national leader in tobacco control policy. The state's strong and effective laws and regulations protect youth from deadly nicotine addiction by reducing access to tobacco and vaping products; protect New Yorkers from exposure to dangerous secondhand cigarette smoke and e-cigarette aerosol; and hold tobacco and vapor product manufacturers to transparency.
The New York State Tobacco Control Program works to create communities open to policy, systems, and environmental changes that prevent tobacco and e-cigarette access by youth and eliminate exposure to toxic secondhand smoke and vaping aerosol. In addition to these state laws, many organizations, businesses, municipalities, and counties have adopted binding or nonbinding policies and resolutions that prohibit smoking and e-cigarette use. These policies include prohibiting smoking and e-cigarette use in multiunit housing; banning smoking, tobacco use, and e-cigarette use in additional outdoor spaces; restricting the number and location of stores that sell tobacco and e-cigarettes; prohibiting the acceptance of tobacco company funds or services; and working to reduce the impact of adolescent exposure to smoking in movies and on the internet.
For more information on tobacco control policy solutions, visit Commercial Tobacco Control – Countering the Tobacco Epidemic.
The Clean Indoor Air Act
Enacted in 1989 and last amended in 2021, Public Health Law, Article 13-E, known as the Clean Indoor Air Act, prohibits the smoking of tobacco products and the use of vapor products in nearly all indoor and certain outdoor public areas and workplaces. Municipalities and counties may enact local laws that are stronger than state law. For comprehensive information on the Act, visit Clean Indoor Air Act.
The Clean Indoor Air Act was amended in 2021 to include prohibiting cannabis smoking and vaping in all locations in which smoking and vaping tobacco products are currently prohibited.
The Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (ATUPA)
Almost all adults who smoke cigarettes started in their teens. Public Health Law 13-F, known as the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (commonly referred to as ATUPA), regulates the sale of tobacco and vaping products to restrict their access by youth and young adults. ATUPA violations can result in civil penalties or retailer registration suspension or revocation. Recent amendments:
Ban the Sale of Flavored Vapor Products
As of May 2020, Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-MM-1 prohibits the sale of flavored vapor products that do not have an FDA marketing order. This includes menthol-flavored products and allows only tobacco-flavored vaping products to be sold.
End Price Discounts on Tobacco and Vapor Products
Effective July 1, 2020, Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-BB ends marketing schemes to lower the price of tobacco and vapor products for consumers. Retailers are prohibited from accepting or honoring discounts, including the use of coupons or multipack price promotions.
End the Sales of Tobacco and Vapor Products in Pharmacies
As of May 2020, Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-MM-2, pharmacies or retail establishments that contain a pharmacy may no longer sell tobacco and vapor products.
Ban the Exterior Display of Tobacco and Vapor Product Ads Near Schools
As of July 1, 2020, Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-DD-1 restricts the public display of tobacco and vaping product advertisements and the display of smoking paraphernalia within 500 feet of a school in New York City and within 1,500 feet of a school in the rest of the state.
Stop the Shipment and Delivery of Cigarettes and Vapor Products to Private Residents
In 2002, Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-LL made it illegal for common or contract carriers such as FedEx®, UPS, and DHL to ship cigarettes to New York addresses, except to an address licensed to sell cigarettes. In 2020, the law was amended to restrict the shipment of vapor products to only registered vapor product dealers, export warehouse owners, or agents of the state or federal government in accordance with official duties. This amendment ends the shipment of online orders of vapor products to individual consumers, a primary way underage youth purchased vaping products. The national Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (commonly called the PACT Act) of 2009 prohibits the delivery of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco through the U.S. Postal Service. These state and federal laws work together to curtail the sale of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and e-cigarettes over the internet and require internet sellers to affix tax stamps and pay all federal, state, local or Tribal tobacco taxes.
Increase Retailer Penalties for Tobacco Sales Violations
As of July 2020, an amendment to Public Health Law Article 13-F Section 1399-EE increases the penalties for illegally selling tobacco and vaping products to underage purchasers and other Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act violations. Penalties include increased monetary fines and registration suspensions and revocations.
Raise the Minimum Legal Sale Age to Purchase Tobacco and Vapor Products
Article 13-F Section 1399-CC of the NYS Public Health Law prohibited the sale of tobacco and vapor products and smoking paraphernalia to people under the age of 21.
Retailers cannot sell cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, powdered tobacco, shisha or other tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, electronic cigarettes, rolling papers, or smoking paraphernalia to people under 21 years of age. Penalties for illegal sales to minors include fines, loss of license to sell lottery tickets, and loss of registration to sell tobacco and vapor products. Every registered tobacco retailer is assessed annually for compliance with this law. The 2017-2018 compliance rate was 94%.
Tobacco and vapor product dealers: For more information, see A Guide for Retail Tobacco and Vapor Product Dealers and New York State's Youth Access Tobacco Control Laws (Public Health Law Article 13-F).
NYS Laws That Regulate the Sale of Tobacco and Vapor Products
Keep Tobacco Taxes High and Tax Vapor Products
NYS has one of the highest state cigarette taxes in the country. In 2010, NYS's cigarette excise tax increased to $4.35 per pack of 20 cigarettes or little cigars. The tax on moist snuff is $2.00 per ounce, and the tax on cigars and other tobacco products is 75% of wholesale value. Localities may levy additional tobacco taxes with the approval of the state legislature. New York City (NYC) also imposes a local tax on cigarettes at $1.50 per pack, bringing the combined state and local tax to $5.85, the third highest in the nation. As of June 1, 2018, NYC Local Law 145 requires retailers sell cigarettes for a minimum retail price of $13.00 per pack, the highest pack price in the U.S.
As of December 1, 2019, vapor products sold in NYS are taxed at 20% of the retail price. The tax is paid for by the person buying the product. The vapor product dealer is responsible for collecting the tax and paying and reporting it to the Department of Tax and Finance. For more information, see New York State Tax Law, Article 28-C.
Require Registration of Tobacco and Vapor Product Retailers and Wholesalers
Every retail dealer of cigarettes or tobacco products in NYS and every owner or operator of vending machines that sell cigarettes or tobacco products must register with the Department of Taxation and Finance. In 2019, 18,219 tobacco retailers were registered with the NYS Department of Tax and Finance. Cigarette wholesalers, retailers and distributors also must be licensed. Municipalities may establish their own licensing requirements.
Beginning December 1, 2019, every person who intends to sell vapor products in NYS must apply for and receive a certificate of registration from the Department of Taxation and Finance before selling them. Registration certificates are valid for one year and must be displayed. The law gives the State Health Department enforcement oversight to ensure compliance with all tobacco and e-cigarette laws, including adhering to the minimum legal sale age, display of approved signage, restricting the sale of flavored vaping products other than tobacco-flavored, and storing tobacco and vapor products out of consumers' reach. See New York State Tax Law, Article 28-C to learn more.
Prohibit Cigarette Sales Below Cost
Enacted in 1985, the Cigarette Marketing Standards Act, Tax Law, Article 20-A, prohibits the sale of cigarettes below cost and makes it illegal for retailers to intentionally avoid the collection or payment of taxes. The law includes fines and penalties for violations.
In 2019, a national outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) occurred. Laboratory data show that vitamin E acetate, an additive in some vaping products, is strongly linked to this outbreak. To increase oversight of vapor products through the distribution chain, regulations will be developed that:
Authorize the Health Commissioner to Regulate Harmful Carrier Oils in Vapor Products
Public Health Law Article 13-E Section 1399-MM-3 authorizes the State Health Commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations governing the sale and distribution of carrier oils that are suspected of causing acute illness and have been identified as a chemical of concern by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Require Vapor Product Manufacturers to Disclose Product Ingredients
Public Health Law Article 17 requires manufacturers of vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale in NYS, both retail or wholesale, to disclose the ingredients of vapor products, toxic metals in heating elements, and byproducts of the aerosol produced by the normal use of vaping products to the State Health Commissioner for public record and post these on their websites.
NYS Laws to Prevent E-liquid- and Cigarette Smoking-related Injuries and Deaths
Liquid Nicotine (E-liquid) Packaging Requirement
All liquid nicotine (e-liquid) must be packaged in a child-resistant bottle designed to prevent accidental exposure. Violators are subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000. See General Business Law, Article 26, Section 399-GG to read the law.
Cigarette Fire Safety Standards
Enacted in 2000 and implemented in 2004, the Cigarette Fire Safety Act, Executive Law Article 6-C Section 156-C, established fire safety standards for cigarettes sold in NYS. The act requires manufacturers to certify that all cigarettes they offer for sale in NYS meet a specific ignition propensity standard to prevent fires caused by burning cigarettes left unattended and particularly those held by smokers who fall asleep during use. NYS was the first jurisdiction in the world to establish such a requirement. Cigarette-caused fires and deaths have declined since the implementation of the law.
Questions or comments: tcp@health.ny.gov
Revised: November 2022


text:
Customisable Cards
Paper Blocks
Carry Range
Art Learning
AED AFN ALL AMD ANG AUD AWG AZN BAM BBD BDT BGN BIF BND BOB BSD BWP BZD CAD CDF CHF CNY CRC CVE CZK DJF DKK DOP DZD EGP ETB EUR FJD FKP GBP GMD GNF GTQ GYD HKD HNL HUF ILS ISK JMD JPY KES KGS KHR KMF KRW KYD KZT LAK LBP LKR MAD MDL MKD MMK MNT MOP MUR MVR MWK NGN NIO NPR NZD PEN PGK PHP PKR PLN PYG QAR RON RSD SAR SBD SEK SGD SHP SLL STD THB TJS TOP TTD TWD TZS UAH UGX USD $ UYU UZS VND VUV WST XAF XCD XOF XPF YER
Copyright © 2023 Etchr Lab
How Cotton Percentage Affects Paper Performance
When shopping for watercolour paper, you might have come across labels that say "25% cotton", "100% cotton", or maybe it doesn't mention cotton at all. But what does the cotton percentage mean anyway, and how does it affect a painting? We'll be exploring that in this blog, and doing some experimentation along the way.
Why Cotton?
When a paper has "cotton" on its label, it means that it uses a certain amount of cotton fibre. Cotton fibres are stripped from cotton seeds before the seeds are made into cottonseed oil, which is used as a type of cooking oil.
Cheaper watercolour papers are made of cellulose (a.k.a. wood pulp), which is a fibre extracted from wood pulp. It's cheaper because it's more readily available, and easier to make.
So when a paper says it's "25% cotton", it means that it has about 25% cotton fibres mixed in with 75% cellulose. But the main reason why cotton fibres are valued higher than cellulose paper is that they're more durable and less likely to yellow with age. That's why many important documents are printed on cotton paper!
From an artistic standpoint, we'll take a closer look at the visual differences found in cotton percentages, with a little extra input from me in terms of the user experience for each one.
0% Cotton (Cellulose Paper)
The first test, of course, has to be the non-cotton watercolour paper. It looks and feels similar to 100% cotton paper (because it's still paper!), with a few key differences.
Firstly, it's not as bright as 100% cotton paper. Secondly, it feels a little softer to touch, in an almost "spongey" way. I will say though that the surface texture looks relatively similar, likely because I'm comparing papers that are both from Etchr Lab.
The painting part is probably where it differs the most. The paper dries faster, so it's more difficult to get good wet-in-wet washes in the painting. The paints also don't turn out as vibrant as they should be, even when they're less diluted.
Regardless, it's still okay to use. It works as watercolour paper, plus it is good value for money! Perfect for those quick practice paintings where you can just relax and have fun.
Upping the cotton percentage to 50% makes it ever-so-slightly brighter than the 0% cotton paper, though still not as bright as the 100% one. It also feels much less "spongey", and the texture looks closer to 100% than 0%.
Painting-wise, it feels good – not as good as 100% cotton paper, but much better than 0% cotton. Paint flows smoothly, and you can get some great blends with this paper. And while it's a bit more expensive than 0% cotton paper, the extra quality it offers is definitely worth the extra cost.
Saving the best for last, we have 100% cotton watercolour paper. It's bright and crisp, and there's none of that sponginess when I touch it. And while it's cold press watercolour paper like the other papers, it feels a little smoother, though this will depend on the brand you're using.
Painting on it is also quite enjoyable! The paint flows well into one another when using the wet-on-wet technique, plus the paint feels easier to control, even when the paper is still damp.
The paper also takes longer to dry, so you may need a little more patience if you're planning to add more layers. Otherwise, this paper takes water and paint very well.
I also love how vibrant the paints turn out on this paper, as it feels like even a tiny bit of paint goes a long way. It brings out the best in whatever paints you use as well, so even low-quality paints look relatively vibrant, especially when compared to the 0% cotton paper.
I've included a side-by-side comparison of these papers in the image above. Can you tell the difference?
I'd say that each has its unique qualities and uses to them. While the 0% cotton paper isn't amazing to work with, I think you can still find some decent-quality ones like the Etchr Lab Wood Pulp Paper Blocks, where the painting looks fine to an untrained eye. It's also a lot cheaper, so that's a big plus if you just need something to practice your painting skills on!
50% cotton I'd say leans more towards being like 100% cotton than 0% cotton, which is amazing! You get a similar paint vibrancy, and it also feels good to work with. It's also a bit cheaper than 100% cotton paper, so it's a viable option if you're looking to save some money without sacrificing too much in terms of quality.
And finally, for professional use, you'll have to go for the 100% cotton watercolour paper. Not only is it a joy to work with, but it also lasts longer, and brings out the best in your paints! For all these benefits, it's worth it to splurge a little, especially if it's a commissioned painting.
Of course, it's always best to find out for yourself which cotton percentage you prefer. Many paper manufacturing companies (including Etchr Lab) offer paper swatches for you to try before you fully commit. You'll also get a better understanding of watercolour papers in general, and practice a bit of water control on the side!
Regardless, I hope you found this blog post useful. And whichever paper you end up choosing, the important thing is to keep on painting!
Have you tried cotton watercolour paper before? How do you think cotton percentage affects your painting experience? Let us know in the comments below!
Also, if you'd like to learn more with us, or about us, then feel free to subscribe to our email newsletter. You'll be kept up to date with our latest blogs, product releases, and flash sales, too!
Nicola Tsoi is a practising graphic designer and illustrator based in Hong Kong. During her downtime, she likes to watch birds do funny things, search for stories, and bake up a storm. She keeps a pet sourdough starter named Doughy.
Tagged with: Beginner Guides Product feature watercolour
Tanks to Steve mitchell I have a few of products.
John on Nov 22, 2022
Nicola, thank you for an excellent tutorial on cotton in paper and how it responds to paint.
Etchr Lab replied:
Thanks for reading Kathy!
SIMON FRISBY Co-Founder
simon@etchrlab.com
etchrlab.com | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/etchr_lab/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/EtchrArtClan/>
Etchd Lab Pty Ltd | ACN 617 485 444
Kathy on Oct 04, 2022
Shipping & Taxation
Policy & FAQ
Win a voucher to spend on our store: Tag us with #etchr when posting art on social media!
Copyright © 2023 Etchr Lab Powered by Shopify
Save 10% off on your first purchase!
Want more of the good stuff? Sign up for our newsletter now!


The global leggings market is estimated to value at approximately US$ 29 Bn in 2018, and is expected to register a CAGR of 6.3%. The first five-year cumulative revenue (2018–2020) is projected to be nearly US$ 95 Bn, which is expected to increase significantly over the latter part of the five-year forecast period.
The global leggings market report has been segmented on the basis of material type, end user, and region/country.
On the basis of material type, the nylon segment is expected to contribute major revenue share in the global leggings market and is expected to register highest CAGR of over 6%, in terms of revenue over the forecast period.
On the basis of end user segments, the women segment is expected to contribute major revenue share in the global leggings market and is expected to register highest CAGR of over 7.0%, in terms of revenue over the forecast period.
On the basis of region, the global leggings market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa. Europe market is expected to dominate the global leggings market, and is expected to account for largest revenue share as compared to that of markets in other regions. China market is expected to register highest CAGR of over 6.5% in the global leggings market over the forecast period.
Key players operating in the global leggings market include Nike, Inc., adidas AG, Under Armour, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., COFRA Holding AG (COFRA GROUP), Li Ning Company Limited, Xtep International Holdings Ltd., 361 Degrees International Limited, GOLDWIN INC., ANTA Sports Products Limited, Gymshark Ltd., Varley Clothing Limited, Shosho Fashion, Spanx, Inc., CSP International Fashion Group S.p.A., Lysse, Beauty Fashion Textile, Jockey International, Inc., Dollar Industries Limited, and PVH Corp.
Be the first to comment on "Leggings Market Prognosticated To Perceive a Superior Growth with 6.3% of CAGR By 2026"


text:
15 times bands took over your favorite '90s and '00s TV shows
Remember the time Hootie And The Blowfish performed on NBC's Friends and Monica even wound up getting a hickey from one of the band members at a meet and greet after the concert? Of course you do. You probably also remember that the band actually didn't play on the show and, even worse, weren't seen on screen at all. There was so...
Vinnie Penn
'Riverdale' season 5 confirmed among the CW renewals
Riverdale has been renewed by the CW for a fifth season. The Archie Comics adaptation was early renewed yesterday. In addition, the CW also called for Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene to receive 13 additional scripts. Katy Keene is set to premier...
Koltan Greenwood
10 musicians you forgot performed on 'Charmed'
Charmed was a groundbreaking show when it premiered on television back in 1998. The magical story of three sister witches—Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) Halliwell—and how they kicked demon ass on a daily basis was a major hit. Many c...
Taylor Markarian
'Charmed' reboot has a real Latinx witch on its writing team
The reboot of the '90s cult classic television show Charmed is prioritizing the cultures of its cast and crew. The revival follows a family of Latinx witches and Charmed's team made sure the writing staff was reflective of its cast. Read more...
The CW announces fall premiere dates, new and old shows added
Grab your popcorn and the coziest blanket you've got, the CW just announced the premiere dates of all of our fave shows. Read more: 'Riverdale' season 3 premiere date revealed The network announced the lineup premiere dates earlier today, and it looks like all of our favorite shows, like Supernatural and Riverdale, will be returning this October! Of th...
Beth Casteel
The 'Charmed' reboot gets official synopsis and teaser trailer
The CW officially released a synopsis of their forthcoming Charmed reboot. Plus, the network dropped a teaser trailer for the show, and we're beyond excited. Read more: The CW announce new fall schedule, adds new and old programs The teaser trailer gave fans a first look at what to expect from the rebooted series. The upcom ...
The CW announce new fall schedule, adds new and old programs
Earlier in April, we found out that The CW renewed 10 of its current series, which is nearly its entire lineup, and today, we finally have a full lineup of what our 2018-2019 primetime schedule list is going to look like. Read more: The CW announce current series renewals The network announced the lineup earlier today, and it's bringing back favorites like Supernatural and Riverdale, with newly


I'm a new Fedora user (currently using Fedora 20) and I'm developer too. Currently I have Git 1.9.3 in my Fedora, but I want update it to 2.0.4, how can I do that?
Recently I run sudo yum upgrade, but Git isn't updated. Can you help me?
Right now, the version you are looking for, is available at rawhide repository only. Rawhide is a special repository for testing proposes only. It is not recommended for production systems, but is intended for testing packages for bugs and problems, before they pushed to the stable release. Read more about rawhide here.
Now, you can use a "trick" and install this package only, from rawhide repository. Do not install any other package, and be aware to not upgrade the whole system from rawhide, because you will end up with a completely testing and unstable system.
If you follow the instructions below, I think you will be ok.
above command will install the approrpiate repo files, but it will not enable the repository (so you are safe).
above command will enable the rawhide repository once, and it will install the git package (and all its dependencies) from the rawhide repository. After this action, the repository will remain disabled (and you are safe again).
If you encountering errors during the installation, try again later, because rawhide repositories are not very stable, mirrors can get corrupted, but after a while are back again.
I would not suggest cherry picking packages from rawhide. While it may work, if it doesn't, debugging it will be really difficult. Rawhide packages are built as a set, to work well with each other. Using them with Fedora 20 packages might result in unexpected behaviour.
That is so, very, very true. I didn't even think about that!
Picking specific packages when they don't have lot of dependencies, I think it's ok. This specific package (git) has very few dependencies (only git-perl if I remember correctly) and apparently this is a workaround to OP' s demand on how to install and use the Git 2.0.4 version.
350Mo just for git is a little bit an overkill.
it's bad because it make the system unstable like the previous answer.
maybe it's just easier to compile it from source. "yum-builddep git" can help in this case.
it's bad because it make the system unstable like the previous answer. No, it isn't.
You are installing the build dependencies from you current release - that does not make your system unstable. Then you are fetching the source RPM and compile it to binary form using dependencies already available on your system. The only, so called unstable, component you have it the freshly installed git. And it does not mind if it's from the src.rpm or from downloaded git source.
a lot of applications are using git , if there is a api change for example it can break an app depending on git , or it will make you unable to install some package with a fix dependency on some version of git.
The short answer here is, that you cannot use this version with Fedora 20 unless you build it yourself. The maintainers probably haven't updated it because of the Fedora updates policy where we don't do major version updates in stable releases - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Updates_Policy . If you think this package should be updated, please file a bug and ask the maintainers to update it - https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/git/bugs/all .


text:
Q: Glass voice command nearest match from given list With Glass you can launch an app via the 'OK, Glass' menu and it seems to pick the nearest match unless a command is miles off, and you can obviously see the list of commands.
Is there anyway from within the app, or from the voice prompt (after the initial app trigger) to have a similar list given and return the nearest match.
Random (non-real world) example, an app that shows you a colour, "OK Glass, show the colour red"
'show the colour' could be your voice trigger and seems to be matched by glass on a 'nearest neighbor' method, however 'red' is just read in as free text and could be easily misheard as 'dread' or 'head', or even 'read' as there is no way of differentiating 'read' from 'red'.
Is there a way to pass a list of pre-approved option (red, green, blue, orange*, etc.) to this stage, or to another voice prompt within the app so the user can see the list and get more accurate results when there is a finite set of expected responses (like the main ok glass screen)?
*ok well nothing rhymes with orange, we're probably safe there

A: You can take advantage of the disambiguation step that occurs when multiple Activities or Services support the same Voice Trigger: simply have multiple Activities or Services in your application support "show me the color" as the voice trigger and label them with the color options.
Your manifest would look something like:
<application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:icon="@drawable/icon_50"
        >

    <activity
            android:name="com.mycompany.RedActivity"
            android:label="@string/red"
            android:icon="@drawable/icon_red"
            >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="com.google.android.glass.action.VOICE_TRIGGER"/>
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data
                android:name="com.google.android.glass.VoiceTrigger"
                android:resource="@xml/activity_start"
                />
    </activity>

    <activity
            android:name="com.mycompany.BlueActivity"
            android:label="@string/blue"
            android:icon="@drawable/icon_blue"
            >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="com.google.android.glass.action.VOICE_TRIGGER"/>
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data
                android:name="com.google.android.glass.VoiceTrigger"
                android:resource="@xml/activity_start"
                />
    </activity>
    <!-- ... -->
</application>

Those Activities or Services would only be used as a "trampoline" to launch the main logic of your app with the color selection.

A: If you haven't already, you should take a look at contextual voice menus that were added just a few weeks ago to the GDK. I had your exact same problem just the day before it was released, looking at it the next day and finding this helped me a lot! :)

A: The Google GDK doesn't support this feature yet. However, the necessary features are already available in some libraries and you can use them as long as the GDK doesn't support this natively.
What you have to do:

*

*Pull the GlassVoice.apk from your Glass: adb pull /system/app/GlassVoice.apk

*Use dex2jar to convert this apk into a jar file.

*Add the jar file to your build path
Now you can use this library like this:
public class VoiceActivity extends Activity {

    private VoiceInputHelper mVoiceInputHelper;
    private VoiceConfig mVoiceConfig;

        @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.voice_activity);

        String[] items = {"red", "green", "blue", "orange"};
        mVoiceConfig = new VoiceConfig("MyVoiceConfig", items);
        mVoiceInputHelper = new VoiceInputHelper(this, new MyVoiceListener(mVoiceConfig),
                VoiceInputHelper.newUserActivityObserver(this));
    }

    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        mVoiceInputHelper.addVoiceServiceListener();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        mVoiceInputHelper.removeVoiceServiceListener();
    }

    public class MyVoiceListener implements VoiceListener {
        protected final VoiceConfig voiceConfig;

        public MyVoiceListener(VoiceConfig voiceConfig) {
            this.voiceConfig = voiceConfig;
        }

        @Override
        public void onVoiceServiceConnected() {
            mVoiceInputHelper.setVoiceConfig(mVoiceConfig, false);
        }

        @Override
        public void onVoiceServiceDisconnected() {

        }

        @Override
        public VoiceConfig onVoiceCommand(VoiceCommand vc) {
            String recognizedStr = vc.getLiteral();
            Log.i("VoiceActivity", "Recognized text: "+recognizedStr);

            return voiceConfig;
        }

        @Override
        public FormattingLogger getLogger() {
            return FormattingLoggers.getContextLogger();
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isRunning() {
            return true;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onResampledAudioData(byte[] arg0, int arg1, int arg2) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onVoiceAmplitudeChanged(double arg0) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public void onVoiceConfigChanged(VoiceConfig arg0, boolean arg1) {

        }
    }

}


Gazebo : Perfect Sears Gazebo Canopy Lovely Replacement Canopy 10x12 And New Sears Gazebo Canopy Ideas Combinations. 40 Fresh Sears Gazebo Canopy Ideas. Sears Bay Window Gazebo Instructions. Gazebo En Sears. Sears Gazebo Lights.


Just like Hitchcock, M. Night makes an apperance in all his films.
Night appears in all of his movies. In Sixth Sense, he is Dr. Hill. In Signs, he is Ray Reddy, the man who accidentally killed Mel Gibson's wife. In Unbreakable, he is the drug dealer at the stadium.
In The Village you can see M. Night in the reflection of the glass in the medicin cabinet when the gaurd is sneaking the medicine for Ivy. (watch carefully for this scene passes quickly).
on "the village" you can see his reflection in the rangers office after she finds her way out of the woods... he is setting in the desk.
in lady in the water, shyamalan is vick who is a main character.


-Pastor Chris & Pastor Anita Oyakhilome hurray! your favourite daily devotional, rhapsody of realities, is now ... him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good you to believe your job or business is your means of livelihood, but .
This website is a PDF document search engine. No PDF files hosted in Our server. All trademarks and copyrights on this website are property of their respective owners. Loaded in: 0.016302108764648 second.


text:
九州大学 ホーム
Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function
Eijiro Jimi, Shuichi Akiyama, Taro Tsurukai, Nobuo Okahashi, Kanichiro Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Tatsuji Nishihara, Naoyuki Takahashi, Tatsuo Suda
研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿 › 学術誌 › 査読
Osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), a novel member of the TNF ligand family, is expressed as a membrane-associated protein by osteoblasts/stromal cells. The soluble form of ODF (sODF) induces the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into osteoclasts in the presence of M-CSF. Here, the effects of sODF on the survival, multinucleation, and pit- forming activity of murine osteoclasts were examined in comparison with those of M-CSF and IL-1. Osteoclast-like cells (OCLs) formed in cocultures of murine osteoblasts and bone marrow cells expressed mRNA of RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB), a receptor of ODF. The survival of OCLs was enhanced by the addition of each of sODF, M-CSF, and IL-1. sODF, as well as IL-1, activated NF-κB and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) in OCLs. Like M- CSF and IL-1, sODF stimulated the survival and multinucleation of prefusion osteoclasts (pOCs) isolated from the coculture. When pOCs were cultured on dentine slices, resorption pits were formed on the slices in the presence of either sODF or IL-1 but not in that of M-CSF. A soluble form of RANK as well as osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor, a decoy receptor of ODF, blocked OCL formation and prevented the survival, multinucleation, and pit-forming activity of pOCs induced by sODF. These results suggest that ODF regulates not only osteoclast differentiation but also osteoclast function in mice through the receptor RANK.
Journal of Immunology
出版済み - 7月 1 1999
!!!All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
免疫アレルギー学
「Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。
RANKL Immunology and Microbiology 100%
Osteoclast Differentiation Factor Medicine and Dentistry 100%
Osteoclast Immunology and Microbiology 91%
Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Immunology and Microbiology 41%
Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Medicine and Dentistry 41%
Cells Immunology and Microbiology 33%
Survival Immunology and Microbiology 33%
Tumor Necrosis Factor Immunology and Microbiology 33%
Jimi, E., Akiyama, S., Tsurukai, T., Okahashi, N., Kobayashi, K., Udagawa, N., Nishihara, T., Takahashi, N., & Suda, T. (1999). Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function. Journal of Immunology, 163(1), 434-442.
Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function. / Jimi, Eijiro; Akiyama, Shuichi; Tsurukai, Taro その他.
In: Journal of Immunology, Vol. 163, No. 1, 01.07.1999, p. 434-442.
Jimi, E, Akiyama, S, Tsurukai, T, Okahashi, N, Kobayashi, K, Udagawa, N, Nishihara, T, Takahashi, N & Suda, T 1999, 'Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function', Journal of Immunology, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 434-442.
Jimi E, Akiyama S, Tsurukai T, Okahashi N, Kobayashi K, Udagawa N その他. Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function. Journal of Immunology. 1999 7月 1;163(1):434-442.
Jimi, Eijiro ; Akiyama, Shuichi ; Tsurukai, Taro その他. / Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function. In: Journal of Immunology. 1999 ; Vol. 163, No. 1. pp. 434-442.
@article{d267b57bcab14a489369aa73e11a5b09,
title = "Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function",
abstract = "Osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), a novel member of the TNF ligand family, is expressed as a membrane-associated protein by osteoblasts/stromal cells. The soluble form of ODF (sODF) induces the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into osteoclasts in the presence of M-CSF. Here, the effects of sODF on the survival, multinucleation, and pit- forming activity of murine osteoclasts were examined in comparison with those of M-CSF and IL-1. Osteoclast-like cells (OCLs) formed in cocultures of murine osteoblasts and bone marrow cells expressed mRNA of RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB), a receptor of ODF. The survival of OCLs was enhanced by the addition of each of sODF, M-CSF, and IL-1. sODF, as well as IL-1, activated NF-κB and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) in OCLs. Like M- CSF and IL-1, sODF stimulated the survival and multinucleation of prefusion osteoclasts (pOCs) isolated from the coculture. When pOCs were cultured on dentine slices, resorption pits were formed on the slices in the presence of either sODF or IL-1 but not in that of M-CSF. A soluble form of RANK as well as osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor, a decoy receptor of ODF, blocked OCL formation and prevented the survival, multinucleation, and pit-forming activity of pOCs induced by sODF. These results suggest that ODF regulates not only osteoclast differentiation but also osteoclast function in mice through the receptor RANK.",
author = "Eijiro Jimi and Shuichi Akiyama and Taro Tsurukai and Nobuo Okahashi and Kanichiro Kobayashi and Nobuyuki Udagawa and Tatsuji Nishihara and Naoyuki Takahashi and Tatsuo Suda",
journal = "Journal of Immunology",
publisher = "American Association of Immunologists",
T1 - Osteoclast differentiation factor acts as a multifunctional regulator in murine osteoclast differentiation and function
AU - Jimi, Eijiro
AU - Akiyama, Shuichi
AU - Tsurukai, Taro
AU - Okahashi, Nobuo
AU - Kobayashi, Kanichiro
AU - Udagawa, Nobuyuki
AU - Nishihara, Tatsuji
AU - Takahashi, Naoyuki
AU - Suda, Tatsuo
N2 - Osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), a novel member of the TNF ligand family, is expressed as a membrane-associated protein by osteoblasts/stromal cells. The soluble form of ODF (sODF) induces the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into osteoclasts in the presence of M-CSF. Here, the effects of sODF on the survival, multinucleation, and pit- forming activity of murine osteoclasts were examined in comparison with those of M-CSF and IL-1. Osteoclast-like cells (OCLs) formed in cocultures of murine osteoblasts and bone marrow cells expressed mRNA of RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB), a receptor of ODF. The survival of OCLs was enhanced by the addition of each of sODF, M-CSF, and IL-1. sODF, as well as IL-1, activated NF-κB and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) in OCLs. Like M- CSF and IL-1, sODF stimulated the survival and multinucleation of prefusion osteoclasts (pOCs) isolated from the coculture. When pOCs were cultured on dentine slices, resorption pits were formed on the slices in the presence of either sODF or IL-1 but not in that of M-CSF. A soluble form of RANK as well as osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor, a decoy receptor of ODF, blocked OCL formation and prevented the survival, multinucleation, and pit-forming activity of pOCs induced by sODF. These results suggest that ODF regulates not only osteoclast differentiation but also osteoclast function in mice through the receptor RANK.
AB - Osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF), a novel member of the TNF ligand family, is expressed as a membrane-associated protein by osteoblasts/stromal cells. The soluble form of ODF (sODF) induces the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into osteoclasts in the presence of M-CSF. Here, the effects of sODF on the survival, multinucleation, and pit- forming activity of murine osteoclasts were examined in comparison with those of M-CSF and IL-1. Osteoclast-like cells (OCLs) formed in cocultures of murine osteoblasts and bone marrow cells expressed mRNA of RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB), a receptor of ODF. The survival of OCLs was enhanced by the addition of each of sODF, M-CSF, and IL-1. sODF, as well as IL-1, activated NF-κB and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) in OCLs. Like M- CSF and IL-1, sODF stimulated the survival and multinucleation of prefusion osteoclasts (pOCs) isolated from the coculture. When pOCs were cultured on dentine slices, resorption pits were formed on the slices in the presence of either sODF or IL-1 but not in that of M-CSF. A soluble form of RANK as well as osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor, a decoy receptor of ODF, blocked OCL formation and prevented the survival, multinucleation, and pit-forming activity of pOCs induced by sODF. These results suggest that ODF regulates not only osteoclast differentiation but also osteoclast function in mice through the receptor RANK.
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology


PSAC Members please note that the Winnipeg Regional Office will be closed from Monday, April 8 to Thursday, April 11, 2019 for a National Staff Conference in Ottawa. In case of an emergency please contact Prairies Regional Coordinator, Lisa Garnier by email garniel@psac-afpc.com or cell phone number at (204) 330-9330. The office will re-open on Friday, April 12, 2019. Thank you for your understanding.
PSAC Members Hold "Here For Canada" Rally in Winnipeg Winnipeg – The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is holding a "Here For Canada" rally in support of national bargaining teams today (Friday, November 2) from noon to 1 pm at the corner of Main and Broadway in Winnipeg. Negotiations are currently underway with the Canada Revenue Agency, Treasury Board, Parks Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Nav Canada.


text:
Viewing: Home #751 – How a rural Virginian town is using entrepreneurship to boost its local economy
#751 – How a rural Virginian town is using entrepreneurship to boost its local economy
We have long been believers that entrepreneurs can play a significant role in the success of a community. As our loyal readers know, we are long-time proponents and supporters of the CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program that began in our hometown of Effingham, Illinois, in 2008, and has now grown to 41 classes in four states. Below is a great story, in part, on how one community took it upon themselves to mold their future.
How a rural Virginian town is using entrepreneurship to boost its local economy
Jenna Temkin | Brookings.com | August 1, 2019
America's unequal geography of opportunity is widening: big, dense metropolitan areas are leading the way in employment and wage growth, job density, and prosperity, as many small towns and rural areas are still struggling to recover from the Great Recession.
Given these social and economic cleavages, rural Main Streets today evoke a complex sense of place. On one hand, they are often thought of— even romanticized—as tight-knit communities with distinct local culture, homegrown businesses, and a more laid-back lifestyle; on the other, they represent a way of living that, to some, seems at odds with our globalized, networked digital economy. Indeed, these communities face deep structural challenges—including low population density, long distances to major job hubs, declining manufacturing activity, and resource constraints—that aren't likely to be overcome with traditional approaches to economic development.
So where does this leave small rural towns looking to revitalize their communities in the face of widening geographic divides? And what role can transformative placemaking play in reinvigorating their local economy?
A look at Wytheville, Va.—a small town of 8,000 situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains—provides some insight.
In the 1950s, Wytheville's downtown was booming. Businesses lined the Main Street, and a vibrant soda shop served as its anchor. But about fifty years later, the soda shop was gone, and the struggling downtown faced challenges that are familiar to many small towns across southwest Virginia coal country. As industry declined, so did the town's jobs and population, causing businesses to close and vacancies to increase, leaving few anchors or amenities to draw people to Main Street.
To address these challenges, Wytheville adopted a person- and place-based approach to leverage local assets, build regional partnerships, encourage community capacity-building, and ultimately revitalize its regional economy. Three years ago, the town's place governance organization, Downtown Wytheville, Inc., made it its mission to bring economic vitality back to Main Street. It completed a major downtown streetscape renovation, improving sidewalks, lighting, and crosswalks on Main Street, to create a more vibrant downtown. But leaders realized that Wytheville required more than physical changes to its landscape to spur revitalization: it needed human capital and the necessary skills to drive small business development and growth.
The town decided to start with what it had locally: aspiring entrepreneurs looking to launch their own businesses. While Wytheville recognized entrepreneurship as a critical tool for economic development, particularly for rural communities, leaders also knew that a lack of human capital and resources meant they would need more than small loans and financial incentives to create a supportive entrepreneurial environment. In addition to capital, residents need access to the skills training, mentorship, and resources required to create a locally-led and sustainable entrepreneurial environment.
In 2018, Downtown Wytheville applied for and received a Community Business Launch Grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and launched the competition, Evolution Wytheville.
The competition was open to anyone looking to start a business in the downtown district. Four winners eventually took home $75,000 in prize money—two winners each opened breweries, one a Vietnamese bakery, and the other an art school.
Wytheville is investing in additional efforts to nurture and sustain its entrepreneurial culture, offering free business classes and marketing assistance to residents and incentives like meal tax incentives, façade improvements, and signage programs to small businesses.
Ultimately, Wytheville's effort to boost entrepreneurship is not just about the winners of the business competition or other downtown Wytheville business owners—it is about improving the quality of life and access to quality places for an entire community. While such efforts cannot erase the geographic and demographic challenges Wytheville and other small rural towns like it face, they are helping to drive small-scale, regionally inclusive economic growth and showing the importance of centering people and place when doing so.


text:
Nefco
About NEFCO
Financing for companies
Investments in Eastern Europe
Investments on global markets
Grants for internationalisation
For financial institutions in Eastern Europe
For the municipal sector in Eastern Europe
Small energy saving projects in Eastern Europe
Medium-sized municipal projects
For region-specific projects
Our environmental criteria and guidelines
Our project cycle step by step
How to do a business plan
Co-financiers
Fund mobilisation
Funds managed by NEFCO
Arctic Council Project Support Instrument PSI
Barents Hot Spots Facility
Programme for Environment and Climate Co-operation
Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund
Facility for Energy Saving Credits
Finland Ukraine Trust Fund
Nordic Initiative for Energy Efficiency and Humanitarian Support – Ukraine
Norway-Ukraine Energy Efficiency Initiative
Sweden-Ukraine District Heating Fund
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa
Nordic Initiative for Cooperative Approaches
NEFCO Carbon Funds
NEFCO as implementing agency
Our funds and how they work together
NEFCO in numbers
Beyound the Grid Fund for Zambia
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia has already provided 119,000 households and over 500,000 people in Zambia with access to clean and affordable off-grid energy.
Clean and affordable off-grid energy
Over 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live today without access to electricity. For most of these people, connection to the grid is not likely to happen for decades, or longer. The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) aims to reduce this gap by stimulating and accelerating the emergency of new business models to incentivise the private sector to offer affordable and clean energy access at scale to people living in rural and peri-urban areas. The programme builds on the positive experiences of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ), which Sweden commenced in 2016.
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa forms part of the 'Power Africa' initiative launched by former President Barack Obama and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goal 7 as well as the Paris Agreement on Climate.
Contribrutor
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa is financed by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). NEFCO is managing the facility and the programme is implemented in cooperation with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
Sweden will contribute an initial SEK 500 million (approx. EUR 48 million) to the first planned expansion into Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mozambique and a second phase in Zambia. NEFCO is working with other like-minded donors with the aim to convert the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa into a multi-donor programme over time.
Possible consultancy opportunities and available funding
The first stage will be a market scoping study in the four concerned countries, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mozambique and Zambia. This work will be led by REEEP and it is expected to start and be concluded during 2019. Early 2020, NEFCO plans to launch a Call for Proposals offering financial incentives to selected private energy companies for the development of high quality energy services and products under sustainable and inclusive market conditions including solar home systems and microgrids. The planned period of implementation is in total six years. The programme aims to benefit 5 to 15 million rural and peri-urban people in the participating countries.
According to plan the programme will be kicked-off during late spring 2019 starting with various information and outreach activities in the four concerned countries: Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mozambique and Zambia.
Helle Lindegaard
Vice President, Head of Trust Funds and Climate
helle.lindegaard@nefco.fi
Danish, English, Swedish, Finnish, French
Ash Sharma
Special Adviser, Business Development
ash.sharma@nefco.fi
Kari Hämekoski
kari.hamekoski@nefco.fi
Finnish, English
Fabianinkatu 34
FI-00171, HELSINKI
E-mail: info@nefco.fi


Olmos, A., Bertolini, E., Gil, M., Cambra, M. (2004). Real-time RT-PCR for quantitative detection of Plum pox virus. Proceedings of the Xixth International Symposium on Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops: Fruit Tree Diseases, (657), 149-153.
Two protocols for real-time quantitative detection of Plum pox virus (PPV) and identification of PPV-D and PPV-M isolates were developed using the intercalating dye SYBR-Green I and TaqMan chemistry. SYBR-Green I method using the universal PPV primers, P1 and P2, required for its optimization an accurate analysis of primers concentration to avoid primer-dimer formation. Optimization for TaqMan technology required the design of new primers and internal probes using the Primer Express software and the alignment of available PPV sequences from Genbank, EMBL, and DDBJ databases. Although the two methods were able to detect as low as 4 copies of transcripts, only the TaqMan method maintained this sensitivity when plant material was used. In addition, the use of TaqMan technology succeed in the detection and quantification of PPV targets in single aphids.


It seems as though a number of San Diego tech companies saw the week before the Memorial Day weekend as a time to clear the decks, launch a few online products, and to raise some more capital. We also highlight the emergence of wireless healthcare and add some perspective to San Diego's homegrown venture capital firms.
—I got my hands on some data that makes it clear that San Diego's homegrown venture capital firms now represent a small fraction of local venture deals. Last year, 93 percent of the VCs doing business in San Diego were from out of town; they accounted for 87 percent of the 561 deals and 87 percent of the nearly $1.43 billion that was invested here, according to data from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Data from the National Venture Capital Association shows that just seven San Diego-based VCs have raised new funds since 2005: Avalon Ventures, BSD Venture Capital, Finstere Partners, Mesa Verde Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, Revolution Ventures, and TVC Capital.
—I had a chat with renowned cardiologist Eric Topol, who was named in March as chief medical officer for San Diego's new West Wireless Health Institute, and who says we are on the cusp of revolutionary change in healthcare. Topol, who also is the chief academic officer at Scripps Health, says wireless technologies can now be used to remotely monitor patients with such ailments as Alzheimer's, asthma, depression, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and sleep disorders.
—There's a new cleantech startup in town: Viryd Technologies, a spinout from San Diego's Fallbrook Technologies, is developing Fallbrook's proprietary transmission technology exclusively for use in power-generating wind turbines. Viryd says it has raised more than $2.2 million so far in a $4 million round of equity financing.


Genevieve (Tanona) Kiefer, 90, of Worcester, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Mrs. Kiefer�s husband of over 50 years, Conrad J. Kiefer Jr. passed away Nov. 16, 1999.
She is survived by a son, Mark B. Kiefer, of Dennis; four daughters, Donna Burke, of Marshfield, Cynthia Ickes, of Bedford, N.H.., Maura Kiefer, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Karen Hassett, of Oxford; two sisters, Frances DiMeo, of Worcester and Margaret Bruhn, of West Boylston; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by a son, Gary Kiefer, who passed away in 2012; a daughter, Janet O�Brien, who passed away in 1992; four brothers, Joseph, Franciszek, Stanley and Chester Tanona; and three sisters, Renata �Irene� Vellecco, Jean Tomasetta and Malvina Tanona.
Mrs. Kiefer was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Walery and Amelia (Bujak) Tanona, and has lived in this area most of her life. She graduated from St. Mary�s High School. She worked during World War II as a gun inspector for a military factory. She was a former member of St. Joseph�s Church in Auburn. While residing in Florida, she was a member of St. John Vianney Church in St. Pete Beach. She loved sewing and cooking, traveling with her husband and her family.
A mass was held on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in St. Joseph�s Church, Auburn. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Mercandante Funeral Home and Chapel, Worcester assisted the family with arrangements. To share memories, visit her guestbook at www.mercadantefuneral.com.


But someone did. Chris had begun an affair that lasted several months.
The couple decided not to tell anyone or seek out help after Chris's affair.
Four years later, Chris and Colleen met with their pastor in his office one Sunday after church. There, Chris confessed to more affairs. "I just let out a lot of anger. In my mind, in my heart, at this point, I'm done," Colleen says.
"After I confessed to my children and they watched me pack my bags and walk out of the house, that was the hardest thing I ever went through. That was when I became completely broken," Chris says.


Nissan announced the range and price details for the 2018 370Z range, including the roadster and Nismo variants.
The 2018 Nissan 370Z Coupe and Roadster are expanded with a range of features, including dark spotlight treatments, dark tinted rear combination lights, new blackout rear lower fascias, and new 19-inch aluminum alloy wheel designs.
Nissan also claimed to have updated the software of the engine for optimized acceleration and torque output. All manual models from now on come with a new Exedy high-performance clutch.
The color palette has been given a new addition, Passion Red, which is provided with a tinted clear lacquer for more depth and character. Base Coupe and Roadster models also get two additional speakers to their audiosystems for a total of six speakers.
The 2018 370Z Coupé can also be celebrated in the recently revealed Heritage Edition, which comes in two exterior colors – Chicane Yellow or Magnetic Black. The 3.7-liter V6 remains the same and offers 332 hp and the choice between the standard six-speed manual gearbox or the optional seven-speed automatic transmission with paddle switches.
As for the 370Z Nismo, Nissan has replaced the previous Bridgestone Potenza S001 tire with a set of Dunlop"s SP Sport MAXX GT600s that have the same tread pattern with the GT-R and a 20 percent reduction Of the rolling resistance with the same handling performance.
The 3.7-liter V6 is designed here at 350hp and 276lb-ft torque, whereby the customers can choose between the standard six-speed manual transmission or the optional seven-speed automatic transmission. The Nismo version also comes with a tailor-made suspension, a strut-tower bracket and larger brakes among other revisions.
The prices for the Nissan 370Z Coupe 2018 start at $ 29,900, with the Roadster asking for $ 41,820.
0 Response to "2018 Nissan 370Z Coupe price from $ 29,900, Nismo of $ 45,690"


text:
Home > Most British websites fail to meet accessibility requirements
The UK Government recently published a report detailing the findings of a study which explored accessibility standards on several UK websites that are managed mostly by large public sector organisations in the health and public service sector as well as government agencies.
Research showed that there were accessibility issues on the overwhelming majority of websites analysed, and that just 59% of them managed to fix the issues within a 12 week period. The main issues found are lack of visible focus, which affects keyboard users, low colour contrast, which affects visually impaired users, and parsing issues, that affects users of assistive technology. PDFs are generally less accessible than web pages, and often do not contain information that helps assistive technology interpret the content.
What we found particularly interesting about this report, is that the Government's accessibility audit reports were met with mixed reactions by organisations who recieved them. Some organisations welcomed this new information and were grateful for the starting point, but a minority (20%) were less willing and cooperative, even so far as ignoring emails. We feel that this is largely reflective of the perception of digital accessibility in the UK workforce, exacerbated by the ongoing stress of the pandemic which has simultaneously perpetuated a rising in awareness of accessibility in the workplace (particularly for people who are vulnerable and are advised to work from home), and at the same time, highlighted businesses and organisations who argue they are restrained when it comes to financial resources to adapt to such changes. However, the majority of organisations benefitted from the government's audit and found them to be useful.
This report was published in line with The National Disability Strategy, which sets out the government's plan to improve the everyday lives of disabled people by navigating various inequalities disabled people still face in society.
In our line of expertise, we often find that the perception of accessibility audits is that they are a burden on organisations when it comes to time and resources, however the issues highlighted through accessibility audits are valuable not only to addressing the needs of users, but also businesses themselves. Disabled consumers (43 million in the UK alone), are not only more likely to trust an organisation that considers their needs, but website accessibility also allows businesses to reap the rewards of higher SEO's, connect with a wider audience base and improve PR value.
Direct Access can guide businesses to achieving website accessibility in accordance with relevant and up to date legislation, including the National Disability Strategy and WCAG 2.1 web standards. For more information regarding our access and communication services, click the button below or feel free to contact us. We are here to help. Because for us, access is personal.


You are at:Home»News»[NEWS] MONSTA X will be returning to Europe for the 2nd time this summer!
[NEWS] MONSTA X will be returning to Europe for the 2nd time this summer!
MONSTA X fans were elated once the initial news broke out that they would finally be flying over to Europe last year, now the wait for UK Monbebes has also come to a close as MyMusicTaste have confirmed that the Starship group will be coming to London, Amsterdam and Madrid in June!
The poster below shows that the London show will be held on June 17 at Eventim Apollo, Amsterdam on June 20 at AFAS LIVE and the final stop for the tour closes in Madrid on June 23 at the Palacio Vistalegre!
Once more information has been released, we will add in the updates to this article accordingly! Are you excited that MONSTA X will be returning within 3 months?
Previous Article[NEWS] GOT7 make their return on the UK iTunes chart!
Next Article [NEWS] BIGBANG's Farewell Song to Fans jumps to the Top 50 on the UK iTunes Song Chart!


Students enrolled in a Global Campus bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree program can apply for summer 2019 scholarships. The application deadline is April 1. Scholarships are awarded to distance students based on a variety of eligibility factors including grade point average, financial need, military status, degree program or current employer.
The Academic Achievement Center provides online tutoring via Zoom for undergraduate Global Campus students who are enrolled in K-State courses. Zoom is like Skype and we heart it for keeping in touch with students all over the globe. Request a tutor.
K-State Global Campus has job openings for the positions of admissions representative and data analyst. You or someone you know can learn more on our website.