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This summer, the issue of race in the workplace hit the mainstream when beloved chef and TV personality Paula Deen was sued by a former employee for her use of the "n" word and her admittance to planning a "plantation-style" wedding. Both the terms race discrimination and racial harassment were tossed around interchangeably by the media, leaving many to assume they were one in the same.
In actuality, while there is a difference between the two issues, they can both create a work environment that affects one's professional opportunities and violates his or her dignity.
Under the law, a company or supervisor may not make employment decisions, whether it's a hiring, termination, promotion, compensation, job training, or other condition of employment, based on his or her stereotypes and assumptions of an employee or potential employee's race. In addition, companies may not segregate or classify employees in regards to race, base benefits, work assignments or performance evaluations on race, or require a job applicant to disclose his or her race as a basis for hiring.
Although federal regulations do not specifically use the words "racial harassment" in terms of workplace law, the courts have held that racial harassment is a form of race discrimination.
Harassment occurs when one's conduct creates a threatening, intimidating or hostile work environment for an employee and interferes with that employee's work performance. The racial aspect comes into play when the behavior is based on one's race or color. The harasser may be the employee's supervisor, coworker, or someone outside the business, such as a client or customer.
The law does not forbid teasing or an isolated incident, but if the harassment continues after the employee has asked his or harasser to stop, the victim may have recourse to sue the company for harassment under Title VII.
While most cases of race discrimination or harassment occur between coworkers or supervisors of different races, it's not unheard for it to happen between members of the same race or nationality. For instance, in Deen's case, although her case was eventually dismissed, she was sued by a Caucasian employee who was offended by her use of racially-charged comments. And this September, an African-American plaintiff was awarded $280,000 from STRIVE in New York, because her boss, who was also African-American, regularly called her the "n" word.
Last year, the EEOC received more than 33,500 race discrimination claims, many of these racial harassment suits. Although we think as a society we have evolved, the truth is there are still stereotypes based on race – and these stereotypes are affecting American workers' right to a safe workplace.


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Media release from Grain Producers SA.
GPSA holds AGM, welcomes new chairman and farewells inaugural board member Max Wilksch
Grain Producers SA has today welcomed its youngest chairman Wade Dabinett to the helm while farewelling inaugural board member Max Wilksch at the company's Annual General Meeting at the Eyre Peninsula Field Days in Cleve.
Mr Dabinett joined the GPSA board in May 2014 and has been vice-chairman since the 2015 AGM. He also chairs GPSA's Transport and Supply Chain Sub-Committee.
As a young grain producer, Mr Dabinett says he is hoping role as chairman will encourage other young producers to consider being part of the organisation and its sub-committees.
"I think there's a missing generation of farmers – those in their 30s and 40s – who aren't engaging in advocacy anymore," he said.
"Advocacy has been the poor cousin to research and development and I certainly think it warrants more time and investment. Hopefully I can encourage those guys who have been focused on production and farming systems groups in the past to become involved in advocacy and post-farm gate issues which impact all producers.
Mr Dabinett takes over the role from inaugural chair Garry Hansen, who has stepped back to be a director. He was re-elected in the recent nomination process, along with Stephen Ball, Riverton, and David Malpas at Lucindale.
Retiring director Max Wilksch paid tribute to the outgoing chairman and says he hopes Mr Dabinett's appointment will motivate a younger generation of growers to join the advocacy organisation.
"I think we have funded research and development for ever and a day, and it certainly has its place, but now we need to focus on the advocacy to see where agriculture fits into the government system," he says.
Mr Wilksch said he was most proud of establishing and chairing the agriculture security and priority sub-committee, which investigated alternative land uses including invasive mining in agricultural land.
"We have developed a policy and it will be up to the new team to progress it now, but it's something I can go away feeling really content with," he says.
"I think the organisation has employed some great staff and I admire the people I have worked with. We have all worked to a common aim but it was the leadership who drove it. GPSA can go wherever it wants to go now."
For interviews:
Wade Dabinett, Incoming Chairman, 0408 686 092
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Retiring inaugural board member Max Wilksch
New chairman Wade Dabinett was welcomed at the GPSA AGM today
For more information on Grain Producers SA and its policies, visit www.grainproducerssa.com.au or get in touch on 08 8391 6621 or email info@grainproducerssa.com.au
About Grain Producers SA:
Grain Producers SA is a not-for-profit organisation that represents all levy-paying grain producers in South Australia. GPSA's objective is to foster the development and implementation of policies that promote the economic and environmental sustainability of the South Australian grains industry for the benefit of its producers and the wider community. Growers are encouraged to have their say on policy and have input on the people who represent them.
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Куле́шів — село в Україні, у Обухівському районі Київської області. Населення становить 62 осіб.

З 1917 - у складі УНР. Після 70 років російської окупації - у складі України.

Див. також
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Села Київської області
Населені пункти Миронівської громади

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/**
 * Gets all users starting from particular timestamp, adds them to users.json
 * TODO: improve timestamp-related stuff, maybe refactor for greater reusability
 */
var VK = require('vksdk');
var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
var fs = require('fs');
var async = require('async');
var url = 'mongodb://localhost/vk';
var vk = new VK({
  'appId': 5227310,
  'appSecret': 'W1gKOVIOX0ssJt8OZRHN',
  'language': 'ru'
});
var photosArray = [];
const TOKENS = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('vktokens.json', 'utf8'));
var db;
var cntr = 0;

MongoClient.connect(url, function (err, database) {
  db = database;
  async.waterfall([
    function (callback) {
      console.log('getting users');
      db.collection('kazan').aggregate(
        [
          { $match: {$and: [ {'user.id': {$gte: 0.0}}, {'timestamp': {$gte: new Date('2016-01-01')}} ]} },
          // { $match: {'timestamp': {$gte: new Date('2015-12-01')}} },
          // {$sort: {timestamp: 1}},
          {$group: {_id: {user: '$user.id'}}}
        // {year: {$year: '$timestamp'},
        //    month: {$month: '$timestamp'},
        //    day: {$dayOfMonth: '$timestamp'}},
        //  count: {$sum: 1}}},
        // {$group: {_id:'$count',usersum:{"$sum":1}}},
        // {$sort: {count: -1}}
        ])
        .toArray(function (err, res) {
          if (err) {
            throw err;
          } else {
            console.log(res);
            console.log(res.length);
            fs.writeFile('users.json', JSON.stringify(res, null, ' '), function (err, res) {
              console.log('written');
            // console.log(res);
            });
          }
        });
    }
  ], function (err, result) {
    if (err) {
      console.log(err);
    } else {
      console.log(result);
    // db.close();
    }

  });

});

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"""Wrapper for Cloud Spanner Session objects."""

from functools import total_ordering
import random
import time

from google.api_core.exceptions import Aborted
from google.api_core.exceptions import GoogleAPICallError
from google.api_core.exceptions import NotFound
from google.api_core.gapic_v1 import method
from google.rpc.error_details_pb2 import RetryInfo

from google.cloud.spanner_v1 import ExecuteSqlRequest
from google.cloud.spanner_v1 import CreateSessionRequest
from google.cloud.spanner_v1._helpers import _metadata_with_prefix
from google.cloud.spanner_v1._opentelemetry_tracing import trace_call
from google.cloud.spanner_v1.batch import Batch
from google.cloud.spanner_v1.snapshot import Snapshot
from google.cloud.spanner_v1.transaction import Transaction

DEFAULT_RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECS = 30
"""Default timeout used by :meth:`Session.run_in_transaction`."""

@total_ordering
class Session(object):
    """Representation of a Cloud Spanner Session.

    We can use a :class:`Session` to:

    * :meth:`create` the session
    * Use :meth:`exists` to check for the existence of the session
    * :meth:`drop` the session

    :type database: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.database.Database`
    :param database: The database to which the session is bound.

    :type labels: dict (str -> str)
    :param labels: (Optional) User-assigned labels for the session.
    """

    _session_id = None
    _transaction = None

    def __init__(self, database, labels=None):
        self._database = database
        if labels is None:
            labels = {}
        self._labels = labels

    def __lt__(self, other):
        return self._session_id < other._session_id

    @property
    def session_id(self):
        """Read-only ID, set by the back-end during :meth:`create`."""
        return self._session_id

    @property
    def labels(self):
        """User-assigned labels for the session.

        :rtype: dict (str -> str)
        :returns: the labels dict (empty if no labels were assigned.
        """
        return self._labels

    @property
    def name(self):
        """Session name used in requests.

        .. note::

          This property will not change if ``session_id`` does not, but the
          return value is not cached.

        The session name is of the form

            ``"projects/../instances/../databases/../sessions/{session_id}"``

        :rtype: str
        :returns: The session name.
        :raises ValueError: if session is not yet created
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("No session ID set by back-end")
        return self._database.name + "/sessions/" + self._session_id

    def create(self):
        """Create this session, bound to its database.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/spanner/reference/rpc/google.spanner.v1#google.spanner.v1.Spanner.CreateSession

        :raises ValueError: if :attr:`session_id` is already set.
        """
        if self._session_id is not None:
            raise ValueError("Session ID already set by back-end")
        api = self._database.spanner_api
        metadata = _metadata_with_prefix(self._database.name)

        request = CreateSessionRequest(database=self._database.name)

        if self._labels:
            request.session.labels = self._labels

        with trace_call("CloudSpanner.CreateSession", self, self._labels):
            session_pb = api.create_session(
                request=request,
                metadata=metadata,
            )
        self._session_id = session_pb.name.split("/")[-1]

    def exists(self):
        """Test for the existence of this session.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/spanner/reference/rpc/google.spanner.v1#google.spanner.v1.Spanner.GetSession

        :rtype: bool
        :returns: True if the session exists on the back-end, else False.
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            return False
        api = self._database.spanner_api
        metadata = _metadata_with_prefix(self._database.name)

        with trace_call("CloudSpanner.GetSession", self) as span:
            try:
                api.get_session(name=self.name, metadata=metadata)
                if span:
                    span.set_attribute("session_found", True)
            except NotFound:
                if span:
                    span.set_attribute("session_found", False)
                return False

        return True

    def delete(self):
        """Delete this session.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/spanner/reference/rpc/google.spanner.v1#google.spanner.v1.Spanner.GetSession

        :raises ValueError: if :attr:`session_id` is not already set.
        :raises NotFound: if the session does not exist
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("Session ID not set by back-end")
        api = self._database.spanner_api
        metadata = _metadata_with_prefix(self._database.name)
        with trace_call("CloudSpanner.DeleteSession", self):
            api.delete_session(name=self.name, metadata=metadata)

    def ping(self):
        """Ping the session to keep it alive by executing "SELECT 1".

        :raises ValueError: if :attr:`session_id` is not already set.
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("Session ID not set by back-end")
        api = self._database.spanner_api
        metadata = _metadata_with_prefix(self._database.name)
        request = ExecuteSqlRequest(session=self.name, sql="SELECT 1")
        api.execute_sql(request=request, metadata=metadata)

    def snapshot(self, **kw):
        """Create a snapshot to perform a set of reads with shared staleness.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/spanner/reference/rpc/google.spanner.v1#google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions.ReadOnly

        :type kw: dict
        :param kw: Passed through to
                   :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.snapshot.Snapshot` ctor.

        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.snapshot.Snapshot`
        :returns: a snapshot bound to this session
        :raises ValueError: if the session has not yet been created.
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("Session has not been created.")

        return Snapshot(self, **kw)

    def read(self, table, columns, keyset, index="", limit=0):
        """Perform a ``StreamingRead`` API request for rows in a table.

        :type table: str
        :param table: name of the table from which to fetch data

        :type columns: list of str
        :param columns: names of columns to be retrieved

        :type keyset: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.keyset.KeySet`
        :param keyset: keys / ranges identifying rows to be retrieved

        :type index: str
        :param index: (Optional) name of index to use, rather than the
                      table's primary key

        :type limit: int
        :param limit: (Optional) maximum number of rows to return

        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.streamed.StreamedResultSet`
        :returns: a result set instance which can be used to consume rows.
        """
        return self.snapshot().read(table, columns, keyset, index, limit)

    def execute_sql(
        self,
        sql,
        params=None,
        param_types=None,
        query_mode=None,
        query_options=None,
        request_options=None,
        retry=method.DEFAULT,
        timeout=method.DEFAULT,
    ):
        """Perform an ``ExecuteStreamingSql`` API request.

        :type sql: str
        :param sql: SQL query statement

        :type params: dict, {str -> column value}
        :param params: values for parameter replacement.  Keys must match
                       the names used in ``sql``.

        :type param_types:
            dict, {str -> :class:`~google.spanner.v1.types.TypeCode`}
        :param param_types: (Optional) explicit types for one or more param
                            values;  overrides default type detection on the
                            back-end.

        :type query_mode:
            :class:`~google.spanner.v1.types.ExecuteSqlRequest.QueryMode`
        :param query_mode: Mode governing return of results / query plan. See:
            `QueryMode <https://cloud.google.com/spanner/reference/rpc/google.spanner.v1#google.spanner.v1.ExecuteSqlRequest.QueryMode>`_.

        :type query_options:
            :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.types.ExecuteSqlRequest.QueryOptions`
            or :class:`dict`
        :param query_options: (Optional) Options that are provided for query plan stability.

        :type request_options:
            :class:`google.cloud.spanner_v1.types.RequestOptions`
        :param request_options:
                (Optional) Common options for this request.
                If a dict is provided, it must be of the same form as the protobuf
                message :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.types.RequestOptions`.

        :type retry: :class:`~google.api_core.retry.Retry`
        :param retry: (Optional) The retry settings for this request.

        :type timeout: float
        :param timeout: (Optional) The timeout for this request.

        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.streamed.StreamedResultSet`
        :returns: a result set instance which can be used to consume rows.
        """
        return self.snapshot().execute_sql(
            sql,
            params,
            param_types,
            query_mode,
            query_options=query_options,
            request_options=request_options,
            retry=retry,
            timeout=timeout,
        )

    def batch(self):
        """Factory to create a batch for this session.

        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.batch.Batch`
        :returns: a batch bound to this session
        :raises ValueError: if the session has not yet been created.
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("Session has not been created.")

        return Batch(self)

    def transaction(self):
        """Create a transaction to perform a set of reads with shared staleness.

        :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.spanner_v1.transaction.Transaction`
        :returns: a transaction bound to this session
        :raises ValueError: if the session has not yet been created.
        """
        if self._session_id is None:
            raise ValueError("Session has not been created.")

        if self._transaction is not None:
            self._transaction.rolled_back = True
            del self._transaction

        txn = self._transaction = Transaction(self)
        return txn

    def run_in_transaction(self, func, *args, **kw):
        """Perform a unit of work in a transaction, retrying on abort.

        :type func: callable
        :param func: takes a required positional argument, the transaction,
                     and additional positional / keyword arguments as supplied
                     by the caller.

        :type args: tuple
        :param args: additional positional arguments to be passed to ``func``.

        :type kw: dict
        :param kw: (Optional) keyword arguments to be passed to ``func``.
                   If passed:
                   "timeout_secs" will be removed and used to
                   override the default retry timeout which defines maximum timestamp
                   to continue retrying the transaction.
                   "commit_request_options" will be removed and used to set the
                   request options for the commit request.

        :rtype: Any
        :returns: The return value of ``func``.

        :raises Exception:
            reraises any non-ABORT exceptions raised by ``func``.
        """
        deadline = time.time() + kw.pop("timeout_secs", DEFAULT_RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECS)
        commit_request_options = kw.pop("commit_request_options", None)
        transaction_tag = kw.pop("transaction_tag", None)
        attempts = 0

        while True:
            if self._transaction is None:
                txn = self.transaction()
                txn.transaction_tag = transaction_tag
            else:
                txn = self._transaction
            if txn._transaction_id is None:
                txn.begin()

            try:
                attempts += 1
                return_value = func(txn, *args, **kw)
            except Aborted as exc:
                del self._transaction
                _delay_until_retry(exc, deadline, attempts)
                continue
            except GoogleAPICallError:
                del self._transaction
                raise
            except Exception:
                txn.rollback()
                raise

            try:
                txn.commit(
                    return_commit_stats=self._database.log_commit_stats,
                    request_options=commit_request_options,
                )
            except Aborted as exc:
                del self._transaction
                _delay_until_retry(exc, deadline, attempts)
            except GoogleAPICallError:
                del self._transaction
                raise
            else:
                if self._database.log_commit_stats and txn.commit_stats:
                    self._database.logger.info(
                        "CommitStats: {}".format(txn.commit_stats),
                        extra={"commit_stats": txn.commit_stats},
                    )
                return return_value

# Rational:  this function factors out complex shared deadline / retry
#            handling from two `except:` clauses.
def _delay_until_retry(exc, deadline, attempts):
    """Helper for :meth:`Session.run_in_transaction`.

    Detect retryable abort, and impose server-supplied delay.

    :type exc: :class:`google.api_core.exceptions.Aborted`
    :param exc: exception for aborted transaction

    :type deadline: float
    :param deadline: maximum timestamp to continue retrying the transaction.

    :type attempts: int
    :param attempts: number of call retries
    """
    cause = exc.errors[0]

    now = time.time()

    if now >= deadline:
        raise

    delay = _get_retry_delay(cause, attempts)
    if delay is not None:

        if now + delay > deadline:
            raise

        time.sleep(delay)

def _get_retry_delay(cause, attempts):
    """Helper for :func:`_delay_until_retry`.

    :type exc: :class:`grpc.Call`
    :param exc: exception for aborted transaction

    :rtype: float
    :returns: seconds to wait before retrying the transaction.

    :type attempts: int
    :param attempts: number of call retries
    """
    metadata = dict(cause.trailing_metadata())
    retry_info_pb = metadata.get("google.rpc.retryinfo-bin")
    if retry_info_pb is not None:
        retry_info = RetryInfo()
        retry_info.ParseFromString(retry_info_pb)
        nanos = retry_info.retry_delay.nanos
        return retry_info.retry_delay.seconds + nanos / 1.0e9

    return 2**attempts + random.random()


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Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
See All French Quarter Hotels
A short walk to the French Quarter and Central Business District
Spacious rooms with coffeemakers, safes, and room service
Full-service restaurant/sports bar with more than 50 beers on tap
Heated indoor pool with city views
Fitness center with a choice of cardio machines
Valet parking in an underground garage
Concierge services include valet dry cleaning and laundry
Guest laundry room available
Free Wi-Fi throughout
In-room microwaves and mini-fridges require a surcharge
Visible homeless population in the surrounding area
Bathrooms are small
Situated where the Central Business District meets the French Quarter, the mid-range Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter offers an outstanding location for business travelers and tourists alike. This former Holiday Inn features an indoor heated pool, fitness center, laundry room, and full-service restaurant/sports bar with more than 50 beers on tap. Rooms are spacious and well-maintained following a late 2014 renovation, but bathrooms are small. Room service, coffeemakers, safes, and free Wi-Fi are standard, but mini-fridges and microwaves require a surcharge. Rates are competitive, however many options are nearby, including the upper-middle-range Astor Crowne Plaza-New Orleans French Quarter; it has comparable rates and amenities, including the popular Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House restaurant.
Oversized King Room
Oversized Double Room
Hotel Class:	Mid-Range
Busy downtown hotel that hosts tourists and business travelers
Positioned where the city's Central Business District meets the French Quarter, this Wyndham stays busy with tourists and business travelers alike. It leaves little doubt that it's located in the heart of the Crescent City, as the wooden front desk and other areas of the lobby are adorned in tinsel sporting the iconic Mardi Gras colors of lavender, green, and gold. The modest lobby has coffered ceilings, columns, and crown molding that give the space a refined touch. A set of dark leather sofas and chairs are positioned directly across from the front desk, but guests don't tend to stay there long after registration. The adjacent restaurant/sports bar is a different story. It invites lingering and has a more vintage New Orleans ambience, with stamped-tin ceilings, lots of black leather chairs, and weathered wood.
On Royal Street, where the French Quarter meets the Central Business District
The Wyndham enjoys an excellent location on Royal Street, in the French Quarter. The Central Business District and Canal Street are about a minute's walk from the hotel. It's a bustling and safe location, and the hotel has 24/7 security, but even this touristy area is not immune to the city's homeless population, and past guests have reported seeing homeless people right outside the hotel. A Walgreen's pharmacy is next door, and several restaurants are within sight. It's a nine-minute walk to Jackson Square and Harrah's Casino on the other side of Canal Street. The Smoothie King Center and Mercedes-Benz Superdome are nine-minute drives or 18 minutes by street car, and the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is 12 minutes by street car. New Orleans International Airport is about a 30-minute drive.
Simple, spacious rooms with coffeemakers and safes -- but small bathrooms
Renovated in late 2014, guest rooms are well-maintained, although some of the wood furniture shows signs of wear. The look is simple and somewhat generic: Cream walls and bright-white linens are accented by dark-brown carpeting offset by a few aqua-blue accents -- a splash of color that's sorely needed. The only New Orleans touches are photos of the Royal Street sign in the bedrooms and of bridges spanning the Mississippi River in the bathrooms. Rooms include spacious desks and armchairs. Standard and Oversize rooms come in King and Double-Double bed options. Executive Kings include sleeper sofas. But bathrooms are cramped, with small wood vanities covered by granite tops. The shower/tub combos occupy the entire side wall. Standard amenities include room service, free Wi-Fi, safes, 42-inch flat screen TVs, and coffeemakers. Mini-fridges and microwaves are available upon request for a fee. Rooms pick up some noise from the street -- especially those on the lower floors -- as well as some mild ambient noise from the hallways and other rooms. Views include the old city and the Mississippi River, with some rooms having only partial views.
Full-service restaurant, valet parking, indoor pool, fitness center, and free Wi-Fi
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Functional wellness facilities appeal to active travelers with an indoor lap-style heated pool. It's surrounded by comfortable lounge chairs and tables that have city views. The fitness center is a bit small, but it has free weights as well as a treadmill, an elliptical machine, and exercise bike. Business travelers are also catered to with a business center that's open 24/7 and includes two computers and printers for printing boarding passes. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, and 1,000 square feet of meeting space is on hand as well. Concierge services include valet dry cleaning and laundry, and a guest laundry room is on-site. Parking is valet only in the hotel's underground garage. It's rather expensive, but in line with other downtown hotels and includes in/out privileges.
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"Bis!" is what Italians shout insistently at the end of a concert in the hope of another song. "Bis"? is also what you might be asked by the person with the serving spoons if you have finished your lasagne and are seen eyeing up the dish hopefully. Bis means encore, again, more; and when put before cotto (cooked), bis means again, or twice, so biscotto means twice-cooked. The word comes from the Latin panis biscotus – bread cooked twice – which is the same root as the word biscuit. Would I like a biscuit? Yes please: a rich tea from a just-opened packet to have with my tea; the last two slightly bent and squidgy ginger nuts to have with my hot chocolate, or a three-inch hazelnut biscotti to have with my red wine.
These days, both biscotto and biscuit are all-embracing terms and not necessarily twice-cooked. The tradition, though, of baking twice, traditionally for conservation reasons, is still common in Italy. Different regions have different ways and names: the cantuccini and tozzetti, the baicoli veneziani, biscotti di Prato and countless others. What they all have in common is that they are hard, sometimes fiendishly so – I once lost a filling and a bit of tooth to tozzetti made with honey from a town called Velletri – and they follow more or less the same formula: a dough of sugar or honey and flour – possibly enriched with eggs, fat or alcohol – is flavoured with nuts, dried or candied fruit or fennel seeds, baked in loaves, cut, then baked again. It not uncommon for biscotti recipes in classic books to have few or no quantities; instead you will find the inimitable qb (quanto basta), or as much as is necessary, which assumes you know your ingredients and how you like your biscuits. One such recipe is in my book of Roman food and feels like a slightly ambiguous sketch, suggesting 1kg of nuts, another of honey, flour qb, plus any other flavours you fancy. You then cook them, twice, until they are done. I suppose it makes sense: unfussy biscotti of this sort easily become an exercise in qb, by eye rather than scale. But a template is helpful to start. Here is mine, based on a recipe by Ada Boni; treat it lightly and vary as you wish.
Line a flat baking tray with baking parchment and heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4. Whisk four large eggs with 350g caster sugar until thick and creamy, then add two tablespoons olive oil, 400g sifted flour, 150g toasted hazelnuts, 60g sultanas, the zest of a large unwaxed orange, a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of baking power. Use a spoon to mix everything into a consistent dough, which should be slightly sticky. You could add more flour to work a very manageable dough – better, though, is to use floured hands and a floured board to shape a slightly sticky dough – into two fat logs about 20cm long. Lift the logs into the baking tray, then flatten them so they are about 10cm wide, ensuring a good gap between them. Bake for 25 minutes, until pale gold and cooked through, but still a little soft to the touch. Take out of the oven and put on a rack to cool a little, but not completely. Turn down the oven to 160C/325F/gas 3. Now, use a serrated knife to slice the logs widthways into 1cm-thick biscotti. Lay the biscotti back on the baking tray like soldiers and return to the oven for seven minutes on one side, then seven on the other, by which time they should be golden and firm.
Kept in an airtight tin, these orange scented, hazelnut-studded biscotti will stay crisp for days, and good for weeks. They are somewhere between delicious and slightly hard work, best dunked in something: coffee, tea, warm milk, sweet wine, or red wine – depending on how you feel.


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Q: Character Check using java pattern? i want to check the pattern like \ followed by \ or not . example:\\patterone\\patterntwo
i want to check whether \\ pattern exist or not.please help me on this;

A: The question as originally asked doesn't make it clear whether you need to detect strings that contain a single backslash (\, spelled as "\\" in Java) or a doubled backslash (\\, spelled as "\\\\").
To check whether a string contains a single \, look for the '\\' character using the indexOf string method:
if (myString.indexOF('\\') != -1) {
  // myString contains \
}

To check whether a string contains two backslashes, look for the "\\\\" substring instead:
if (myString.indexOF("\\\\") != -1) {
  // myString contains \\
}

In all cases, backslashes must be duplicated when writing literal strings because of their special meaning to the parser. Such doubled backslash characters represent a single backslash in the resulting string.

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You're (probably) not going to end up in my novel.
All writers have friends who are not writers. It would get a little overwhelming, to be honest, if we only hung out with people as creatively inclined, writing-wise, as we are. But just because it happens doesn't mean it's easy. Sometimes, it's exhausting. So, non-writer friends — here are a few things we've never told you, but have wanted to for a long time.
You don't think about your job 24/7. We don't think about ours that much, either. When real-life events do inspire us to write something, most of the time, it's accidental. Ideas are a bit like viruses. They creep up without warning and slowly take over our lives. We don't go looking for them and don't even always detect them in the moment. Comments like, "You could write a story about this" are well-meaning, and we appreciate them, but they do get kind of old sometimes.
I love my "Careful, or you'll end up in my novel" sweatshirt. But it is, like many one-liners you can easily fit onto a T-shirt, an exaggeration. Most of the time, we don't like turning people we know into characters. It's weird. Small elements of your essence or our friendship might find their way into a story here and there, but you don't have to scrutinize everything we write to find your character whose name has been changed ever-so-slightly.
But we might not have time to read yours, either. Maybe we just need to agree not to expect this from one another.
We're very aware how hard it is to say no to a writer friend who asks us to read the first three chapters of their book and give instant feedback ASAP. We don't want other writers doing that to us unless we're part of some kind of critique group or we're getting paid for it. We know you're busy and that you might feel pressured to say you like it even when you don't. Maybe we did it to you once, a long time ago, but we're really sorry about that. You're welcome to read a chapter or two, if you want to, but you're not obliged.
Reading our unpublished work or buying our published writing isn't necessarily the best (or only) way to support us. Actually, one of the best things you can do is try to understand that our lives are pretty unpredictable. We want to hang out with you and talk and keep our hands away from our keyboards for awhile. Sometimes, our ideas just keep us in our chairs. Still invite us to do stuff with you anyway. We'll find a way to make it work.
We don't need you to share all our blog posts or like our tweets or tell everyone you know that your BFF is a writer. All those things are great. But just be here. Even if it doesn't always seem like we're fully invested in the present moment, chances are, we still won't forget it.
We love you. We're grateful you put up with us in those moments we do act strange (because there are many of those, too). Thanks for understanding our quirks and celebrating who we are. If you do end up in our stories, we (probably) won't kill you off. At least, not in the first book.
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Diese Liste enthält die Ehrenbürger der Stadt Baden-Baden sowie im heutigen Stadtgebiet geborene Persönlichkeiten. Der zweite und dritte Abschnitt ist chronologisch nach dem Geburtsjahr sortiert. Die Liste erhebt keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit.

Ehrenbürger von Baden-Baden
Die Stadt Baden-Baden hat folgenden Personen das Ehrenbürgerrecht verliehen (das Ehrenbürgerrecht erlischt mit dem Tode):

 1811: Joseph von Lassolaye
 1821: Friederike von Schweden
 1832: Franz Josef Herr
 1836: Großherzogin Stéphanie de Beauharnais
 1840: Jacques Bénazet, Spielbankbetreiber
 1843: Franz Jakob Göbel
 1848: William Archibald von Hamilton
 1848: Marie von Hamilton
 1851: Edouard Bénazet, Spielbankbetreiber
 1851: Andreas Friedrich
 1854: Konrad Kuntz
 1860: Joseph Grosholz
 1861: Karl Daniel Oppenfeld
 1866: Julius Füsslin
 1866: Michael Stourdza
 1872: Emile Dupressoir
 1895: Otto von Bismarck, Reichskanzler
 1898: Hermann von Sachsen-Weimar
 1907: Albert Gönner
 1910: Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin
 1910: Hermann Sielcken
 1929: Reinhard Fieser
 1933: Hermann Elfner
 1933: Adolf Hitler
 1952: Konrad Adenauer, Bundeskanzler
 1969: Ernst Schlapper, Oberbürgermeister
 1990: Walter Carlein, Oberbürgermeister
 1993: Meinrad Lauinger
 2005: Frieder Burda
 2014: Pierre Boulez, KomponistStadt Baden-Baden: Ehrenbürger im 20. Jahrhundert, abgerufen am 21. Januar 2015
 2018: Tony Marshall

In Baden-Baden geborene Persönlichkeiten

Bis 1800
 Bernhard II. (1428/29–1458), Sohn Markgraf Jakobs I. von Baden
 Christoph I. (1453–1527), Markgraf von Baden
 Thomas Anshelm (um 1470–1522/24), Buchdrucker
 Jakob II. von Baden (1471–1511), Prinz, (Titular-)Markgraf von Baden sowie Erzbischof und Kurfürst von Trier
 Philibert von Baden (1536–1569), Regent der Markgrafschaft Baden-Baden
 Philipp II. (1559–1588), Regent der Markgrafschaft Baden-Baden
 Wilhelm (1593–1677), Regent der Markgrafschaft Baden-Baden
 Ferdinand Maximilian von Baden-Baden (1625–1669), Vater des "Türkenlouis" Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden
 Wilhelm Christoph von Baden (1628–1652), Markgraf von Baden und Domherr zu Köln
 Hermann von Baden-Baden (1628–1691), Militär und Diplomat
 Johannes Jacobus Rau (1668–1719), Mediziner, Rektor der Universität Leiden
 Franz Anton Dürr (1699–1781), Unternehmer
 Friedrich von Zoller (1762–1821), bayerischer Generalleutnant
 August Hüber (1782–1832), Jurist
 Anton Sieb (1799–1865), Jurist und Politiker

1801 bis 1850
 Joseph Beck (1803–1883), Geistlicher und Politiker
 Carl Damm (1812–1886), katholischer Priester und Politiker
 Karl Hippmann (1812–1875), badischer Oberamtmann
 Emil Keßler (1813–1867), Unternehmer
 Anna Zerr (1822–1881), Sängerin
 Adolph Franz (1842–1916), katholischer Theologe, Redakteur und Politiker

1851 bis 1900
 Adolf Stebel (1855–1926), deutsch-schweizerischer Architekt und Zeichenlehrer
 Franz Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), Psychiater, Soziologe und Schriftsteller
 Emil Belzer (1860–1930), Jurist und Politiker
 Heinrich Belzer (1861–1927), Jurist und Verwaltungsbeamter
 Heinrich von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1861–1924), Gutsbesitzer und Politiker
 Friedrich von Zeppelin-Aschhausen (1861–1915), Bezirkspräsident in Elsaß-Lothringen, Landtagsabgeordneter
 Irene Forbes-Mosse (geb. von Flemming, 1864–1946), Schriftstellerin
 Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden (1865–1888), Sohn Großherzogs Friedrichs I. von Baden
 Marie, Prinzessin von Baden (1865–1939), durch Heirat Herzogin von Anhalt
 Konrad Gisbert Wilhelm Freiherr von Romberg (1866–1939), Diplomat
 Max von Baden (1867–1929), letzter Thronfolger des Großherzogtums Baden sowie letzter Reichskanzler des Kaiserreichs
 Josef Rauch (1867–1921), Bildhauer
 Hermine Finck, verh. d'Albert (1868–1932), Sängerin und Gesangspädagogin
 Paul Nikolaus Cossmann (1869–1942), politischer Schriftsteller und Redakteur
 Georg van Eyck (1869–1951), Unternehmer
 Alexander von Meyendorff (1869–1964), russischer Verwaltungsjurist
 Louis II. (1870–1949), Fürst von Monaco
 Édouard Risler (1873–1929), französischer Pianist
 Sigmund von Sallwürk (1874–1944), Maler und Grafiker
 Hans Ormund Bringolf (1876–1951), Schweizer Abenteurer
 Ivo Puhonny (1876–1940), Grafiker und Puppenspieler
 Arthur Schreck (1878–1963), Psychiater
 Rudolf Krasselt (1879–1954), Violoncellist, Dirigent und Intendant
 Albert Kuntzemüller (1880–1956), Gymnasialprofessor und Oberrealschuldirektor sowie Historiker
 Hermann Beuttenmüller (1881–1960), Jurist und Schriftsteller
 Julius Kapp (1883–1962), Dramaturg und Autor
 Alfred Walterspiel (1881–1960), Koch, Gastronom und Hoteldirektor
 Wilhelm Brückner (1884–1954), Offizier, Nationalsozialist und Chefadjutant von Adolf Hitler
 Alfred Kühn (1885–1968), Zoologe und Genetiker
 Frederick Lindemann, 1. Viscount Cherwell (1886–1957), britischer Physiker
 Rolf Gustav Haebler (1888–1974), Politiker sowie Heimatforscher und Schriftsteller
 OskarMüller (1894–nach 1948), Kaufmann, SA-Brigadeführer
 Heinrich Berl (1896–1953), Schriftsteller, Musikwissenschaftler und Journalist
 Erich Friedrich Schmidt (1897–1964), amerikanischer Vorderasiatischer Archäologe
 Wolfgang Krull (1899–1971), Mathematiker

1901 bis 1950
 Rudolf Höß (1901–1947), Nationalsozialist, SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandant des KZ Auschwitz
 Leopold Gutterer (1902–1996), nationalsozialistischer Funktionär und Politiker, Staatssekretär im Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda und Vizepräsident der Reichskulturkammer
 Curth Hurrle (1903–1987), Theaterschauspieler und Intendant
 Reinhold Schneider (1903–1958), Schriftsteller
 Hugo Zeitvogel (1903–1982), Landtagsabgeordneter
 Wisso Weiß (1904–1991), Papierhistoriker und Wasserzeichenforscher
 Felix Gilbert (1905–1991), deutsch-amerikanischer Historiker
 Hans Kuhn (1905–1991), Maler, Grafiker und Hochschullehrer
 Ernst Wolff (1905–1992), Kapellmeister und Sänger
 Uri Yadin (geboren als Rudolf Heinsheimer, 1908–1985), Jurist und Hochschullehrer
 Walter Bargatzky (1910–1998), Jurist, Staatssekretär und Präsident des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes
 Erich Kuby (1910–2005), Journalist und Publizist
 Franz Eckerle (1912–1942), deutscher Kunstflieger
 Hilde Schneider (1914–1961), Bühnen- und Filmschauspielerin
 Alexander Wecker-Bergheim (1914–2001), Maler und Kunstprofessor
 Ludwig Kroll (1915–1989), Politiker
 Otto H. Schiele (1922–2012), Industriemanager
 Walter Falk (1924–2000), Literaturwissenschaftler und Philosoph
 Josef Großmann (1926–2017), Rechtsanwalt und Landrat
 Egon Steigenberger (1926–1985), Hotelier
 Elmar Thoma (1926–2002), Mathematiker
 Gerhard Durlacher (1928–1996), niederländischer Schriftsteller und Soziologe
 Egon Gushurst (1930–2023), Wirtschaftsprüfer und Landespolitiker
 Manfred Sexauer (1930–2014), Hörfunk- und Fernsehmoderator
 Roland Gerstner (* 1931), Politiker
 Gudrun Schreiner (1932–2012), Bildhauerin und Künstlerin
 Otmar Zwiebelhofer (1935–2014), Unternehmer
 Hans Peter Laubscher (1936–1999), Klassischer Archäologe
 Tony Marshall (1938–2023), Schlager- und Opernsänger
 Norbert Nohe (1938–2017), Dirigent, Musikpädagoge und Komponist
 Michael Baier (1940–2019), Drehbuchautor
 Ursula Lazarus (* 1942), Politikerin
 Johannes-Peter Timm (* 1942), Professor für Angewandte Linguistik und Fremdsprachendidaktik
 Michael Schmid (* 1943), Soziologe und Hochschullehrer
 Gerd Tenzer (* 1943), ehemaliger Telekom-Manager und VDE-Vorsitzender
 Henning Huffer (* 1944), Rechtsanwalt, Linienpilot, Flugabenteurer, Film- und Buchautor
 Harald Mielsch (* 1944), Klassischer Archäologe
 Gunter A. Pilz (* 1944), Honorarprofessor
 Peter Götz (* 1947), Politiker
 Elmar Hörig (* 1949), Radio- und Fernsehmoderator
 Joe Koinzer (* 1949), Perkussionist und Jazzmusiker
 Michael Reiß (* 1949), Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer
 Hans Wolf (* 1949), Schriftsteller und Übersetzer
 Patrick Leclercq (1950–2011), Journalist
 Roland Schaeffer (* 1950), Musiker
 Gerd Weismann (* 1950), Kabarettist, Autor, Grafiker, Bildhauer, Fotograf und Maler

Ab 1951
 Wolfgang Grenke (* 1951), Unternehmer
 Robert HP Platz (* 1951), Komponist und Dirigent
 Werner Hofmann (* 1952), Physiker und Hochschullehrer
 Nikolaus Stingl (* 1952), Übersetzer
 Stefan Armbruster (* 1953), Ruderer
 Hans Thill (* 1954), Autor und Übersetzer
 Jacques Grosperrin (* 1955), französischer Politiker (UMP)
 Sabine von Maydell (* 1955), Schauspielerin und Autorin
 Thomas Münzel (* 1955), Mediziner
 Katharina Boele-Woelki (* 1956), Rechtswissenschaftlerin
 Christof Florus (* 1956), Politiker
 Judith Oexle (* 1956), Mittelalterarchäologin
 Jean-Marc Rochette (* 1956), französischer Maler, Illustrator und Comiczeichner
 Michael Schmidt-Neke (* 1956), Historiker und Albanologe
 Joachim Stange-Elbe (* 1956), Musikwissenschaftler und Computermusiker
 Jürgen Fuchs (* 1957), Physiker
 Karl-Wolfgang Jägel (* 1957), Politiker
 Beate Krum (* 1957), Schachspielerin
 Karin Schickinger (* 1957), Schriftstellerin
 Ralf Kreutzer (* 1958), Betriebswirtschaftler
 Michael Andrejewski (* 1959), Rechtsanwalt und rechtsextremer Politiker (DVU, NPD)
 Marc-Aeilko Aris (* 1959), Mediävist, Theologe und Philosoph
 Wolfgang Hatz (* 1959), Ingenieur und Manager
 Heinrich von Kalnein (* 1960), Jazzmusiker
 Wolfgang A. Palm (* 1960), Opern- und Musicalsänger
 Stefan Anton Reck (* 1960), Dirigent
 Johanna Rahner (* 1962) Theologieprofessorin
 Thomas Robert Walter, gesuchtes, vormaliges Mitglied der aufgelösten militant autonomen Untergrundorganisation Das K.O.M.I.T.E.E.
 Marc Marshall (* 1963), Sänger und Entertainer
 Birgit Klaus (* 1964), Journalistin, Rundfunk- und Fernsehmoderatorin sowie Autorin
 Manuel Krug (* 1964), Fotograf
 Karola Meeder (* 1964), Filmregisseurin
 Patrick Rössler (* 1964), Hochschullehrer für Kommunikationswissenschaft
 Florian Ballhaus (* 1965), Kameramann
 Johannes Hüppi (* 1965), schweizerisch-deutscher Künstler
 Johannes Baron (* 1966), Politiker (FDP) und ehemaliger Regierungspräsident
 Beate Böhlen (* 1966), Erzieherin und Politikerin
 Daniel Fetzner (* 1966), Medienkünstler und Architekt
 Patrick Meinhardt (* 1966), Politiker
 Tanja Paulitz (* 1966), Sachbuchautorin und Professorin
 Martin Seiler (* 1964), Manager
 Blutonium Boy (* 1970), Hardstyle-Techno-DJ und -Produzent
 Holger Schmidt (* 1971), Hörfunkjournalist und Autor
 Jan Malte Andresen (* 1972), Hörfunkmoderator und freier Journalist
 Marco Grimm (* 1972), Fußballspieler
 Markus Kapp (* 1972), deutscher Kabarettist und Musiker
 Isabell Hertel (* 1973), Schauspielerin und Moderatorin
 Frank Moser (* 1976), Tennisspieler
 Sven Heinemann (* 1978), Politiker (SPD)
 Stefan Detscher (* 1980), Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
 Eric Dean Hordes (* 1983), Regisseur
 Kai Whittaker (* 1985), Politiker (CDU)
 Mario Grau (* 1990), Maler und Autor
 Magdalena Schnurr (* 1992), Skispringerin
 Sebastian Tuschla-Hoffmann (* 1992), Komponist und Dirigent
 Sebastian Ullrich (* 1992), Handballspieler
 Nathaniel Seiler (* 1996), Leichtathlet
 Niklas Heeger (* 2000), Fußballspieler

Bekannte Einwohner und Persönlichkeiten, die in Baden-Baden gewirkt haben
 Ludwig Robert (1778–1832), Dramatiker, Erzähler, Lyriker, Publizist und Übersetzer
 Georg Heinrich Krieg von Hochfelden (1798–1860), Generalmajor und Militärschriftsteller
 Franz Meyer (1799–1871), erster Bankier Baden-Badens
 Franz Xaver Weingärtner (1805–1867), Katholischer Geistlicher
 Iwan Sergejewitsch Turgenew (1818–1883), Schriftsteller
 Clara Schumann (1819–1896), Komponistin und Klaviervirtuosin
 Pauline Viardot-García (1821–1910), Opernsängerin, Komponistin, Gesangspädagogin
 Richard Pohl (1826–1896), Komponist und Musikschriftsteller
 Albert von Suckow (1828–1893), General der Infanterie und Kriegsminister
 Victor Puhonny (1838–1909), Landschaftsmaler
 Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838–1921), Pharmakologe
 Heinrich Averbeck (1844–1889), Arzt, Gründer einer Heilanstalt für physikal. Heilmethoden
 Hermann Fehling (1847–1925), Gynäkologe und Geburtshelfer
 Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927), Pianistin und Komponistin
 Vitus Staudacher (1850–1925), Violinist und Landschaftsmaler
 Otto Flake (1880–1963), Schriftsteller
 Othmar Fiebiger (1886–1972), Lehrer
 Wilhelm W. Hoffmann (1890–1969), Architekt und Architekturhistoriker
 Werner Bergengruen (1892–1964), deutsch-baltischer Schriftsteller
 Heinrich Strobel (1898–1970), Musikwissenschaftler
 Hanns Tschira (1899–1957), Bord-, Porträt- und Pressefotograf
 Oscar Schellbach (1901–1970), Lebenslehrer und Begründer des Mental-Positivismus
 Franz Büchler (1904–1990), Schriftsteller und Bildender Künstler
 Else Brückner-Rüggeberg (1910–1981), Schauspielerin, Sprecherin und Radiomoderatorin
 Aribert Heim (1914–1992), NS-Arzt und SS-Angehöriger, lebte von 1954 bis 1962 unbehelligt in Baden-Baden
 Louis Lucien Lepoix (1918–1998), französisch-deutscher Industriedesigner
 Rudi Michel (1921–2008), Sportjournalist
 Walter Carlein (1922–2011), Politiker, von 1969 bis 1990 Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Baden-Baden
 Pierre Boulez (1925–2016), französischer Komponist, Dirigent und Musiktheoretiker
 Dieter Waldmann (1926–1971), Dramatiker
 Rolf-Hans Müller (1928–1990), Orchesterleiter und Komponist
 Klaus Fischer (1930–2022), Schriftsteller
 Eberhard Schöck (1935–2022), Unternehmer, Bauingenieur und Erfinder
 Thomas Reimer (1936–2011), Journalist
 Olaf Feldmann (* 1937), Politiker
 Hans-Reinhard Scheu (* 1941), Hörfunkreporter und Fernsehmoderator
 Frank Elstner (* 1942), Entertainer, Moderator
 Rolf Stober (* 1943), Hochschullehrer und Rechtswissenschaftler
 Ursula Cantieni (* 1947), schweizerisch-deutsche Schauspielerin
 Thomas Gottschalk (* 1950), TV-Entertainer
 Immo Sennewald (* 1950), Publizist, Romanautor, Produzent für Hörfunk und Fernsehen
 Christian Simon (* 1951), Fernseh- und Hörfunkmoderator sowie Musikproduzent
 Hervé Rozoum (* 1955), französischer Musiker, Komponist, Arrangeur und Produzent
 Jürgen Carle (* 1958), Kameramann
 Ralf Bauer (* 1966), Schauspieler
 Alexandra Kamp (* 1966), Schauspielerin
 Marcus Barsch (* 1967), Radiomoderator und Autor
 George Liratsis (* 1967), Schauspieler und Unternehmer
 Klaus Michael Rückert (* 1967), Politiker
 Carsten Otte (* 1972), Schriftsteller und Radiomoderator
 Stephanie Haiber (* 1973), Hörfunkmoderatorin, Musikredakteurin und DJ
 Pierre M. Krause (* 1976), Fernsehmoderator, Autor, Humorist und Schauspieler
 Anneta Politi (* 1977), Hörfunkmoderatorin
 Jennah Karthes (* 1982), Schlagersängerin
 Dennis Tinat (* 1984), Hörfunkmoderator
 Julia Obst (* 1992), Schauspielerin

Siehe auch
 Regenten der Markgrafschaft Baden-Baden ("Bernhardinische Linie")

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Einzelnachweise

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i use a macbook with el capitan. my avatar picture file is not seen, and is not shown as a choice by grassgames game. i want to play the game on my windows pc, where the avatar shows and is chosen, but it asks for the code for me to continue on the network games, i never received a code when i purchased the game from the apple store. i have contacted apple for this code, to no avail. please help.
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Tor.com is excited to announce that we will be expanding our original fiction program via a new imprint dedicated to publishing novellas, shorter novels, serializations, and any other pieces of fiction that exceed the traditional novelette length (17,499 words).
Each DRM-free title will be available exclusively for purchase, unlike the current fiction that is offered for free on the site, and will have full publisher support behind it. It will have a heavy digital focus but all titles will be available via POD and audio formats. We will also consider traditional print publishing for a select number of titles a year. All titles will be available worldwide.
Ebooks offer greater flexibility than print publishing in terms of story length and publication schedule, greatly increasing the options that both new and experienced authors have in getting their fiction to the market. In the past six years we have had the great fortune to work with literally hundreds of authors and illustrators in the publication and promotion of their short fiction. Transitioning to an author-centric digital imprint, with the aim of fostering and reviving novella and short novel-length commercial science fiction and fantasy, is the next logical step in Tor.com's evolution.
We have worked hard ensure that our contracts are as streamlined and author-friendly as possible, and will only include rights that can be immediately utilized by the authors. Authors will be offered the option of receiving a traditional advance against net earnings or higher rates with no advance. Royalties for all formats will be based on net publisher receipts with no hidden deductions and will be paid quarterly.
In short, we are using this opportunity to reevaluate every step of the publishing process and are looking forward to creating a program with a fresh, start-up mentality, but with the rich legacy of Tor Books and Tor.com behind us.
Fritz Foy and Irene Gallo will continue to be the Publisher and Associate Publisher of the new imprint. Carl Engle-Laird is our editorial assistant. The imprint will also feature material acquired by editors at Tor Books and TorUK. We will now be hiring a senior editor, publicity manager, marketing manager, and designer.
Alongside the new imprint, Tor.com will also continue its existing program of acquiring award-winning original short fiction for publication on the site itself.


The engine downsizing trend for trucks came into the limelight in 2011 when Ford introduced the 3.5L EcoBoost GDI turbo V-6 in the F-150. Since then, Ford has introduced a 2.7L EcoBoost, Ram has come out with the 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6 in the Ram 1500, and the 3.6L Pentastar V-6 effectively replaced both the base 3.7L V-6 and 4.7L V-8 in the Ram. Now, the engine downsizing trend is starting to move into the medium-duty commercial truck market, according to a report from Trucks.com.
While the transition among 1/2-ton trucks was from V-8 to V-6 engines, for these bigger commercial trucks, the change is from I-6 to I-4 diesels. Leading the charge into smaller engine displacements are Freightliner and Isuzu. Freightliner will offer its M2 Class-6 truck with a 5.1L I-4 diesel engine for the 2017 model year. The new 2018 Isuzu FTR will offer a 5.2L I-4 diesel, the same displacement as previously offered in the smaller NPR cabover trucks and replacing a 7.8L I-6 diesel. Some of the NPR models are now offered with a 3.0L diesel in place of the 5.2L engine, which is still offered in heavier-duty trims. As installed in the NPR, the 5.2L engine makes 215 hp and 452 lb-ft of torque. Power and torque outputs are expected to be higher for the FTR application.
According to the report, most drivers have not complained about the reduced power or even notice the change. Only in higher-elevation areas is the reduced power noticeable. As with light trucks and passenger cars, the move to smaller engines is being driven largely by tougher fuel economy standards on the horizon for commercial trucks.


"It started as a normal day for each of us. We awoke, went about our regular daily routine, not knowing that today was going to be anything but routine. Breakfasts were eaten, coffees made and drank. Last kisses given to loved ones before we went about our day. Had we known that this would be the last normal day, we might have done things differently..."
This narrative is the "After Action Report" (AAR) of the current AFMBE game being run, set in Carson City, Nevada. So far, two sessions have been completed, and more are sure to follow.
Continuation from Mine Terror - Otis' Log.
Otis "TnT" Thorissen Rowdy 1 Male Human 6'6" with well tanned muscles, red hair and steel blue eyes.
I am playing Otis "TnT" Thorissen -- my first ever character for the Deadlands: The Weird West! d20 RPG.
Continuing from the last episode of The Thing About Orcs.
This episode was a hard one for both my Player and I. He is now a Blooded warrior and faced many difficult challenges. Knowing this would happen and having to DM a Lawful Evil society, we discussed how far we both wanted to delve into this evil society while gaming.
Law abiding traditionalists, but uncompassionate, bigoted and merciless.
Law will maintain the status quo with harsh punishments for any transgressions. Governments are draconian and everything is driven by a person's social ranking; those of high station can get away with almost anything, whereas those of low station can be killed on a whim.
As Lawful Evil, you are a villain that methodically takes what you want, within the limits of your code of conduct without regard of whom it hurts. You care about tradition, loyalty, and order, but not about freedom, dignity, or life. You play by the rules, but without mercy or compassion. You condemn others not according to their actions but according to race, religion, homeland, or social rank. You are loath to break laws or promises. Lawful Evil is sometimes called "Diabolical" because devils are the epitome of Lawful Evil. Lawful Evil is the most dangerous alignment because it represents methodical, intentional, and frequently successful evil.
As you can see this type of society is a very nasty place full of horrid actions, slavery and vile abuses, where people can be killed on a whim and those with power get away with anything.
As Chaotic Neutral, you follow your whims. You are an individualist first and last. You value your own liberty but don't strive to protect other's freedom. You avoid authority, resent restrictions, and challenge traditions. You don't intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, you would have to be motivated by either good or evil. Chaotic Neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom both from society's restrictions and from a do-gooder's zeal.
During the game there were a few places where we decided to gloss over what most likely occurred -- as we both just didn't want to go there. I will place censored summary DM notes in those places.


Assistant Governor Skip Rottkamp (Rotary District 7210) from Fishkill Rotary discusses project Operation Warm. Mr. Rottkamp, an educator, observed children get off school buses during winter months in T-shirts and spring jackets because they had nothing else to wear. Realizing the need, Mr. Rottkamp organized 17 clubs in Rotary District 7210 to join the nationwide program Operation Warm. Rotarians work with school nurses in the Hudson Valley to select children in need. Then they distribute new winter coats to those children through elementary schools and other local agencies. Ever since the project began a few years ago, the need has increased. Some of the effective results are improved attendance, which can lead to better grades.


Answering the question "how Agile are we?" is typically done by auditing and reporting practice adoption. At LoyaltyOne, the customer loyalty platform behind brands such as AirMiles, we wanted a more meaningful way to report progress with our Agile transition. We wanted a report that showed real improvements in business agility and a more meaningful contribution to business outcomes and the management of risk. This experience report will present our solution, the Service Delivery Agility Dashboard.


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Geely's Lynk & Co Launches New '01' SUV
Auto Shows/ Events, Chinese Cars, Hybrids, International, News
Chinese automaker Geely's plan is to let its subsidiary Volvo compete in the upscale luxury market, while this new brand unveiled yesterday in Sweden called Lynk & Co. will be more moderately priced for the rest of us. The cars—which I think are handsome, if a bit busy—use a Volvo platform and will be built in China then sold in other markets, including the U.S.
Related: The 1360 HP NextEV Electric Hypercar To Be Unveiled Next Month
The brand has been called Lynk to emphasize that its cars will offer a high level of connectivity, including the possibility for owners to earn money by sharing their vehicles with others when they do not need them.
All Lynk models will come with a large central touch screen and telematics systems that are always connected to the Internet and to the car's own cloud network. A share button will allow the owner to provide others with access to the vehicle via a shareable digital key. Owners can use the Lynk app to control and monitor their car from a smartphone — or directly from the car.
Lynk is collaborating with Microsoft and Alibaba to build a new digital customer infrastructure for the car industry, with new digital order, supply, sales and customer relationship management systems and custom applications for user interaction.
Ericsson teamed up with Lynk to create a car-connectivity cloud, and the digital platform will feature an application programming interface open to third-party developers.
Lynk & Co. 01 SUV
Peter Horbury, Geely's Senior Vice President of Design with the "01" SUV
Their first product is a modern, mid-sized, tech-laden SUV called the "01". The car will make its debut in China next year and will make its way to global markets of Europe and American markets by 2018.
Related: Geely To Announce Its First CMA Platform Model In October
The 01 becomes the first car to be made around the Complex Modular Architecture platform (CMA) which was jointly developed by Geely and Volvo. Given the numerical name of the vehicle, it could mean the future upcoming cars from the brand can be dubbed as the 02, 03, 04 or likewise. The SUV is similar to Volvo's XC40 with which it shares the platform, electrical architecture, engines and many of its advanced safety systems.
The corporate face that was eventually designed for the 01 follows a format that was first seen on the Nissan Juke: the "eyes" are actually the DRLs, and the main headlights are de-emphasized, and below. The 01 uses those long, twin-linear LED lights DRLs above, and the headlights are inset into the wide, lower grille.
Lynk & Co 01
In general, it's a clean look, a nice contrast to the recent overdone baroque Japanese trends, with all their vents and intakes and flaps and fake grilles and overdone elements. It's not a caricature of aggression like a Lexus or Infiniti front end, but it's also not too rational and boring. The designers have managed to find a unique and flexible corporate face. There are a lot of other nice elements to the design. The top surfaces tend to be glossy, while below the belt-line, it's matte.
The taillights are quite striking, an array of vertical hash marks punctuated by an angular loop at the side, a shape that gets repeated on the front quarter panels. The D-pillar describes a definite shark-fin shape, and the window trim continues across the D-pillar in an unexpected way, showing three separate color elements on the car.
Related: Volvo Influenced Geely Producing Some Stunning Vehicles
The exterior design of the Lynk & Co 01 is quite strong, and does stand out pretty well from the crowd. It's less revolutionary but the end result is clean and crisp and handsome in a way that's not seen as often anymore.
Inside the 01 SUV, the Asian influences are a bit more apparent, especially in the use of rich visual textures on the interior surfaces. Thankfully, the interior isn't the usual sea of black and gray; there's color and contrast, and interesting stitch and textile patterns spread throughout. While the car is designed to slot below Volvo, it still appears to be quite premium inside. There's a lot of interesting surface detailing, and as told, the feeling of a city at night was a major inspirational factor.
The center-stack screen is very important in a car like this, and it looks like the UI/UX is a notch above most cars; there's drag-and-drop functionality, and the ability to upload your own background image, with the software automatically adjusting highlight colors to remain visible. All good stuff, and all stuff that desktop OS of today have been doing for years; it's about time the car world is catching up.
Powering the 01 will be Volvo's 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol unit and the existing 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. A plug-in hybrid is imminent, owing to the flexibility of the CMA architecture. The transmission will be a conventional manual or a dual-clutch automatic sending power to either front, or all wheels.
Related: Windbooster Titan Electric Supercar From China
More Lynk & Co. Cars
Along with the 01 SUV was the CMA-based low-slung four-door coupe sports car, which is indicative of the brand's future cars. This striking, four-scissor (and suicide) door concept car is still clearly in the Lynk & Co family, but is markedly different from the SUV. Considering how daunting a task it is to start a whole new car identity from scratch, the Lynk & Co design team did quite a good job.
Two extremely good looking cars, a promising platform and with promising engines, Lynk & Co does look like a promising & ambitious brand with many innovative features and plans. It will be a first mainstream Chinese car brand in Europe and America. And by 2021, as indicated, the Lynk & Co range will have a total four vehicles including a three-box four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback, and a crossover.
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Archibald calls for dialogue to prevent university strike action
8 November, 2019 - by Caoimhe Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has called on universities to engage in meaningful dialogue to bring about a resolution to prevent strike action.
The Sinn Féin further and higher education spokesperson was speaking after the Universities and College Union (UCU) announced strike action over the Universities Superannuation Scheme and pay and conditions.
Caoimhe Archibald said:
"Today the UCU announced that 60 universities including Queen's University, Ulster Ulster and Open University would commence eight days of strike action on the 25th November.
"Meaningful negotiation is necessary to find a resolution to the dispute which is satisfactory to all involved."


The cells of adults grow, mature, divide and die. Cancer cells have no such mechanism proliferating freely and forming tumors. Hereafter, the cancer cells penetrate into the adjacent tissue, proliferate there and destroy this tissue.
The consequences of the disease are very meaningful, and the load on the patient and his relatives is enormous. In spite of the progress in the medicine, cancer evolves still real fear. However, in case of timely recognition and in most cases, the cancer can be curable.
Many types of cancer can be nowadays fully cured. However, the course of the disease depends more on the type of the disease, its spread and patient's general condition.
The promoting factors and reasons for cancer diseases are not completely studied up till now. However, modern medicine defines the raw of risk factors promoting the development of tumors.
Among these there is a genetic predisposition, smoking, imbalanced nutrition and not timely diagnosed infections (e.g., hepatitis B and human papilloma virus).
In order to prevent a possible cancer disease, it is important to detect it and to receive the targeted treatment. The bases for informative diagnostics are the results of quick tests contained in this kit. Thus, the attached prophylactic tests allow detection of bacteria and polyps in the stomach and intestine, while the test "Breastlight" helps in prevention of mammary gland cancer. Screening-test Atlas Medical allows detection of the possible lesion of your liver and "...", and our test for thyroid gland excludes the disturbed metabolism.
Bowel polyp rapid home test is important for early detection of colon cancer. Bowel self test will allow early identification of potential occult blood or intestinal conditions.
Studies have shown that if colon cancer is detected at an early stage, only 10% of the cases end in death within five years, while cancer detected in later stages has over a 90% mortality rate.
In 95% of cases, bowel polyps or tumours cause the large bowel (colon) cancer and they are often discovered by chance during colonoscopy or a CT colonography. If blood is detected in your stool, you can consult a doctor for advanced studies.
Within Europe colon cancer is third place among malignant tumours among men and women after breast cancer.
Approximately 80% of the population carries the Helicobacter pylori bacteria, that replicates the mucosa cells and in effect harms the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, therein leading to chronic inflammation. There is a link between these bacteria and the incipience of gastric cancer. Both children and adults may become infected, as it is not possible to vaccinate oneself against the bacteria. If your rapid home test results in a positive result, then there is no need for alarm, as your doctor can prescribe treatment (antibiotics) to eradicate the bacteria.


Visitors to Gardens of Stone National Park can ride or bike the Crown Creek fire trail, a section of the iconic Bicentennial trail, which stretches for 5,330 kilometres along the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia, from Cooktown in Queensland to Healesville, near Melbourne.
The trail allows you the total freedom of riding through this unspoilt and dramatic country as well as a sense of the pioneering spirit of the horse riders of old. Taking in the jaw-dropping views and beautiful rock pagodas on horseback or from your bike is not to be missed for wilderness adventurers.
Spring and autumn are the most pleasant times to ride the trail, and you must be self-reliant in the bush.


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Public Affairs Receives 4 Awards of Excellence
The Office of Public Affairs has won four awards for its print and online publications from the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District VII Award of Excellence competition.
The department will receive two silver awards for news articles published in PolyCentric. The redesign of Panorama Magazine, a bi-annual print publication for alumni and friends of the university, also garnered a silver award. The staff will receive a bronze award for its creative use of technology and new media, specifically the university's Facebook page.
The Public Affairs team includes Esther Chou, Ron Fremont, Michelle Magcalas, Tim Lynch, Uyen Mai, Ani Markarian, Tambra Williams and Tom Zasadzinski
In addition, public affairs and I&IT's eLearning MediaVision unit together netted a silver award in the "Video Fundraising Features" category for the "This is Cal Poly Pomona" campaign video.
The CASE District VII annually recognizes excellence and best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement services, special events and outstanding communications. District VII includes Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
The public affairs staff will be recognized at the Award of Excellence luncheon on March 5 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
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My boys are ranked in the Top 10!! I'm super excited. We've got some super tough games ahead of this week. #4 Purdue and #11 Michigan State. I may be a little stressed come Wednesday and Sunday.
There was a 40 car pile up in Kansas City over the weekend. I will never understand how this happens. How fast do you have to be going and how close do you have to be to the cars in front of you to cause this to happen.
Columbus also had its own pile up. This one involved 50 cars.
We're just seeing the end of the 3rd snow storm in only 11 days. We've gotten at least 6+ inches from each storm. It's been super gorgeous, but at times I wished we lived in the country so we could just see snow for miles feet on end. Living in downtown Lancaster they have our sidewalks plowed before the storm even stops.
Have I mentioned how much I like playing the handbells? And I think I might be pretty good at them too.


I went to the Natural History Museum last week and came across this.
An animatronic T.Rex being filmed by a whole load of schoolchildren – like multiple mini versions of Scoble, all with their phone out, video and taking pictures. I saw very few actual cameras, they all had the phone. How many of these actually do something witht he footage, the images? Do they take it off the phone or just keep it on there to share?
For the museum, it does raise a question as their visitor guidelines ban the use of cell phones. I'm pretty sure they mean for taking calls, as there's no restrictions on cameras. They need to update the rules.
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It wasn't the most thrilling scrap of the evening, but it was certainly the most controversial. Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson (pictured) avoided the first two-fight skid of his career by taking a highly debatable split decision victory over Josh Thomson on Saturday at UFC on FOX 10.
There were some close rounds, particularly two, four and five, but when the dust settled, Henderson won over two of the three judges (48-47, 47-48, 49-46).
What has fans and many members in press row baffled is the 49-46 in "Smooth's" favor.
Just in case you were wondering, 5thRound scored it 49-46 for Thomson.
Thomson was promised a shot at UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis with a win. Clearly, it was a costly defeat for "The Punk," who said this might be the end of his fighting days at the post-fight press conference.
UFC on FOX 10 took place inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois.


While the Texas Education Agency announced on Monday it was canceling a training session scheduled next month for prospective Beaumont ISD trustees because it conflicted with Lamar University's graduation ceremony, at least two community leaders said they believe the decision was made because of the NAACP's involvement with the event.
Region 5 Executive Director Danny Lovett said that he was contacted by TEA officials about moving the date to avoid a conflict with Lamar's Aug. 20 commencement.
Lovett said Region 5 had agreed to host the event for interested community members and prospective candidates at its building downtown. The training session was to be co-sponsored by the Beaumont Chapter of the NAACP, the Ministerial Brotherhood Alliance, and the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.
TEA Deputy Commissioner of Governance A.J. Crabill had been invited to speak about "governance to improve student outcomes," according to TEA Director of School Governance Ron Rowell.
Paul Jones, executive director of the Beaumont NAACP, said TEA official notified him of the cancelation and said they would let him know when a new date was selected.
Jones said he suspects the event was canceled because some people in the community were unhappy about the NAACP's involvement.
Mike Getz, Ward 2 city councilman, said that he had contacted the TEA to express his concern about the NAACP's involvement in the training, though he had not heard from the TEA about the cancellation.
"They (the NAACP) were the most ardent supporters of the former regime, which was swept away by the TEA because of their complete inability to govern," Getz said.
Getz said he wrote in an email to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath "that their involvement would be very divisive," and asked him to reconsider including the NAACP.
The training session, which was announced at the Board of Managers meeting on July 7, was planned following a meeting between Commissioner Morath and members of the NAACP, the MBA and the Minister's Union, Jones said.
"This came out of a meeting with TEA" when Morath was in Beaumont, Jones said. "They said they have this type of training and that if we requested it, they would come, so we requested it right away."
Jones said that he and the members of the NAACP would have no role in what content would be presented during the training. The training session was to be led by Crabill, he said.
"We weren't putting on the training. TEA is the only one that has the knowledge and expertise to put on the training," he said. "We were hoping that that (the training) would transfer over to a better school district and a better process of educating our kids and that's unfortunate" that it's been cancelled, he said.
Lovett said Region 5 would host the rescheduled training session on the alternate date. He said the new date will be announced publicly.


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fee EUR 2300
registration deadline 5 December 2022
CanSat: Hands-On Satellite Design
when 2 January 2023 - 27 January 2023
A CanSat is a small satellite in shape of a commercial beverage can that performs several measuring tasks. In this course, a CanSat is designed, built and tested in the field during a rocket launch. Therefore, all basics of topics related to exciting area of space technologies is imparted and practical skills for the development of a CanSat are trained. The theoretical units are supplemented by practical exercises. Parts of the CanSat are developed in intensely supervised small groups. During an excursion to a site in Berlin where space related companies and institutions are located, the participants shall gain insight into facilities used for the development of satellites.
Vijay Puttappa Nagalingesh, Cem Avsar, Nikolas Korn (tbc), Steffen Reinert (tbc), Julian Bartholomäus (tbc)
This course is designed for students with a general understanding of engineering who want to gain insight into the exciting topic of space technologies. With the practical approach applied, students experience working on a challenging project in an interdisciplinary team. This prepares them for a systems engineering career with a leading position in the engineering industry. With the basic knowledge in space technologies that is imparted in this course, students have a good starting point to prepare themselves for a continuing education in space engineering. It is recommended that students use their own laptops for the hands-on project.
- Apply basic skills in mechanical design, electrical design and microcontroller programming in a hands-on project
- Describe the main elements of astronautics
- Describte the subsystems of a satellite
- Reason and solve problems analytically
- Manage working in an interdisciplinary team
- Apply defined steps in managing a group project
- Justify design choices from a technical and programmatic point of view
- Build and operate a system which behaves similar to a satellite
- Prepare for an experimental campaign
- Present project results properly in a review
EUR 2300: 2300 EUR for students, 2760 EUR for working professionals
TU Berlin Summer and Winter University


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