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Sony Walkman turns 30: memories of an iconic gadge...
Sony Walkman turns 30: memories of an iconic gadget
Before the Walkman, magnetic tape recorders in the home were typically relegated to the realm of standalone components the size of TiVo today
Melissa Perenson (PC World (US online)) on 02 July, 2009 00:10
Sony's D-50 Walkman
The Sony Walkman turns 30 today, amazing as much for the passage of time as it is for the fact that the Walkman brand persists today in digital audio players and cell phones.
PC World ranked the Walkman at the top of our 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years list a few years ago. I suspect that even if Apple iPhone had been a contender then, the Walkman would still have come out on top.
Thing is, the Walkman encapsulated more than just mobile music. It represented the possibilities of what we could take with us. And how we could capitalize on mashup music.
Before the Walkman, magnetic tape recorders in the home were typically relegated to the realm of standalone components the size of TiVo today; or perhaps it was integrated into a boombox, an all-in-one radio and tape device that purported to be portable, but often was anything but portable.
When it first came out, the blue-and-silver 'TPS-L2' cost $200. And before the Japanese-made English word 'Walkman' took hold, it was originally called the 'Soundabout' in the U.S., 'Stowaway' in England, and 'Freestyle' in Australia. The TPS-L2 came with a matching blue flip-open case and lightweight headphones that didn't resemble Princess Leia's hair buns (as most headphones of that era did).
I remember that first Walkman well--I was lucky enough to have one. I got mine on a vacation in Hong Kong (where it cost less than U.S. $200 at the time), and I've never been far from a portable music player since. My favorite memories in the beginning involved using that Walkman on long airplane trips, and in car rides to my grandparents. I used to love the orange "hotline" button: I'd press it down, and the playback volume faded into the background-making it all the easier to eavesdrop on my folks in the front seat of the car, or multitask and answer mom even while still listening to music. That early Walkman also had left and right channel volume controls, and dual headphone inputs-handy for sharing tunes with a friend en-route to the amusement park.
Even though I remember that first Walkman being a bit bulky for one-handed operation, I also recall that its buttons were fairly logically placed, and conducive for operating the device by feel. The TPS-L2 was not my only Walkman; I scored an attractive, curved cassette tape case-sized model in Japan in the mid-'80s that was slim and super finger-friendly, with all of its buttons in a logical row. What I learned from the TPS-L2, you could say, helped inform the future consumer electronics choices I made.
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Melissa Perenson
PC World (US online)


Thanks to Markin, who I can tell wants to hear another Ms. Trina story. She used to make us do bare-knuckle pushups on asphalt when we were bad. And sometimes when we were good!
This isn't a periodic table. Periodic table needs to be, well, periodic. You made an "art piece" by throwing together random stuff and making it kind of look like something you don't understand? Good for you. Ask your mother to put it on the fridge for you. But seriously, if you don't understand something, don't try to replicate it.
This has been around for a very long time.
1) There's actually 3 "Co" blocks on there. One in ore, one in nether and one in crafted.
2) I'd like to point out is that unless Egeres sold his design to a major T-Shirt label, he didn't make this. All he did was take the idea off of the t-shirts and add the crafted column.
Google "periodic table of minecraft tshirt" and you'll see.
There's already one of these on t-shirts and stuff on the Jinx website.


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Jeffrey D. Frankel
Senior Vice President and Division President – Northern California
Mr. Frankel serves as our Senior Vice President and Division President – Northern California. Mr. Frankel joined our company in November 2010 to form our Northern California Division. Since joining our company, Mr. Frankel has acquired over 225 lots, and placed under option or non-binding letter of intent more than 320 lots, in the Greater Bay Area and has assembled a team of 15 building professionals. He currently leads his team in all facets of homebuilding, including land acquisition and development, new home construction, purchasing and customer care. To date, his team has successfully opened two new communities in the Northern California area. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Frankel worked for William Lyon Homes, Bank of American and Comerica Bank, serving in various capacities over his 15 year career in the real estate industry. Mr. Frankel was a Vice President for both Bank of America and Comerica Bank prior to joining William Lyon Homes in 2003, where his focus was primarily on land acquisition and project management. His key responsibilities include pre-development activities, such as acquisition, entitlements, site planning and product development. Mr. Frankel has extensive experience with both single-family and multi-family developments. Mr. Frankel received his B.S. from Santa Clara University.

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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AT&T, Airbnb, Boeing, Chubb, C3.ai, DoorDash, Expedia, Goldman Sachs, McDonald's and More
Last Updated: January 4, 2021 12:11 pm
The futures traded higher on Monday morning as traders and analysts return to work for the first trading week of 2021. With year-end selling and portfolio window dressing and rebalancing likely over, we should start to see a pick-up in normal daily trading volume. Investors should be reviewing portfolios very closely now and making adjustments in positioning now that we are in 2021.
24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day of the week with a goal of finding new ideas for investors and traders alike. Some of these daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy. Other calls cover stocks to sell or avoid. Remember that no single analyst call should ever be used as a basis to buy or sell a stock. Consensus analyst target data is from Refinitiv.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, January 4, 2021.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) was upgraded at Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform with a $32 price target. That compares to the Wall Street $31.14 consensus target and the most recent closing print of $28.76. Shares were higher in Monday's premarket.
Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) was raised to Outperform from Inline at Evercore ISI, where the analysts have a $625 price objective. The consensus target is much lower at $472.21. The stock ended last week at $534.18.
Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) had one of a slew of red-hot initial public offerings in 2020, and the quiet period ended today for it and three other high-profile companies. These initiations were seen so far:
BofA Securities with a Neutral rating and a $158 target
JMP Securities with a Neutral rating and a $160 target
Goldman Sachs with a Neutral rating and a $143 target
Jefferies as a Buy with a $170 price objective
Needham with a Buy rating and a street-high $200 target
Stifel at Hold with a $130 target
Credit Suisse with a Neutral rating and a $156 target
Baird with an Outperform rating
Wells Fargo at Equal Weight with a $160 target
Airbnb shares last closed at $146.80 and were higher in premarket action.
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) was upgraded at Barclays from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $48 target. That compares with a consensus target of $38.94. The stock closed at $35.66.
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Bernstein, which also dropped the price target to $199. The consensus target is much higher at $230.74. The most recent closing print was $214.06.
Chubb Ltd. (NYSE: CB) was downgraded at JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral with a $155 price target. The consensus target is $159.22, and the stock closed at $153.92.
Churchill Downs Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDN) was started with a Buy rating and a $235 price objective at BofA Securities. The consensus target is $199.33. The most recent close was at $184.79 per share.
Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Markets, which has a $55 price target for the beverage behemoth. The consensus target is higher at $57.24. The shares last closed at $54.84.
Columbia Sportswear Co. (NASDAQ: COLM) was named as the Zacks Bear of the Day stock. The firm said that this outdoor apparel firm has seen its sales fall over the last three quarters. Shares last closed at $87.38 and have a consensus price target of $92.00.
C3.aiI Inc. (NYSE: AI) had another blockbuster IPO and joins the coverage party today:
JMP Securities with a Market Outperform rating and a $167 target
BofA Securities as Neutral with a $170 target price
Piper Sandler at Overweight with a $166 target price
Morgan Stanley with an Underweight rating and a $100
JPMorgan also at Underweight but with an $84 target
The stock last closed at $138.75 and was about 3% lower in the premarket.
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Project sTURN starts: Does time drive space?
WasserCluster researcher Zsófia Horváth and Robert Ptacnik successfully applied for a sDiv working group, sTURN.
The project will bring together 21 scientists to establish a mechanistic link between spatial and temporal turnover in metacommunities, and will include exciting brainstorming at the iDiv centre in Leipzig.
Transnational Access: Call is open
Within the General call of the project AQUACOSM, Lunz Mesocosm Infrastructure invites applications for Transnational Access in 2018. Application deadline is October 6th 2017.
Details on the infrastructures can be found here.
The call and all relevant documents are found here.
Explore science at the Lower Austrian research festival
More than 60 stations to explore for the whole family wait for guests at the "NÖ Forschungsfest", where also WasserCluster takes part. The event takes place on September 15th at the Palais Niederösterreich (Herrengasse 13, 1010 Vienna) from 15:00 until 23:00.
About connectivity of lakes and fluvial systems
From a landscape perspective, it is less known how the connectivity of lakes to other fluvial systems in the hydrological continuum affects biogeochemical processes. Masumi Stadler investigated this in her master thesis with the title "Spatio-seasonal variability in dissolved organic matter optical properties and reactivity in a sub-alpine lake" under supervision of Martin Kainz and co-supervision of Elisabet Ejarque-Gonzalez. In July Masumi Stadler successfully finished her thesis. Congratulations!
In freshwater systems, dissolved organic matter (DOM) mainly originates from terrestrial and aquatic primary production, respectively, and its biodegradability is expected to vary due to differences in their biochemical composition. Still, the interaction of DOM of differing origin and the aquatic microbial population remains widely debated. Furthermore, how much carbon is retained in the lake system or exported to connected fluvial systems ultimately affects our understanding of the global carbon cycling. To address these questions, changes in DOM biodegradability and the consequent growth of microorganisms were assessed in dark bioassays for 20 days along a stream-lake continuum over four seasons. PARAFAC analysis modelled six components, of which three correspond to humic- and fulvic-like and the remaining three to protein-like fluorophores. Protein-like components comprised more than 50% of the relative proportion in the lake epilimnion in spring and summer, while the humic-like proportion was highest in the inflow with a cumulative fraction up to 85% in summer. Despite its high optical allochthonous DOM signature and lowest initial abundance, highest microbial growth rates were observed in the inflow (0.0076 ± 0.0011 cells mL-1 h-1) across all seasons. DOM reactivity differed rather in seasons than sites and DOM compositional differences show higher lability of DOM in upper lake layers but not in the outflow. Thus, a clear upgrading effect of DOM to downstream systems was not found, however, our results highlight the potential of terrestrially-derived DOM to be processed and incorporated by bacteria. This observation challenges previous ideas that DOM of terrestrial origin is less accessible and recalcitrant, while emphasising the flexible response of aquatic systems to seasonal fluctuations.
Award at Science Fair
The research-education-cooperation "Wasser und MeHr" won the award as best project at the Lower Austrian Science Fair this year. The BRG Waidhofen/Ybbs (secondary school) applied under direction of Mag. Rainer Reschenhofer and Mag. Jakobus Sales-Reichartzeder together with WasserCluster Lunz, other project partners were the municipality of Waidhofen/Ybbs and the company Messtechnik. The BRG Waidhofen/Ybbs is project partner of WasserCluster for several years now and supported successfully the collection of data for some of our research projects. The award is handed over at the science gala of Lower Austria in Grafenegg at October 5th 2017. Congratulations!
Project ORCA presented
On June 22nd the NFB (Lower Austrian Research and Education) presented the projects of the Science and Life Science Calls 2015 selected by a jury in the Vierzigerhof in Langenlois. The WasserCluster Project ORCA (Organic carbon; www.organic-carbon.at) was presented with a short movie and a presentation.
Dunja Lukic rewarded
In June 128 young scientists were awarded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the Max Kade-Foundation for their highly qualified projects – among them WasserCluster researcher Dunja Lukic. She received a DOC fellowship to carry out her PhD research under the supervision of Zsófia Horváth and Robert Ptacnik. Congratulations!
Potential of poultry meal
The master thesis of Marina Jecmenica investigates the potential of poultry by-product meal as potential fish meal replacement in diets of a hybrid charr (S. alpinus X fontinalis), frequently raised in freshwater aquaculture in and around the European Alps. Marina Jecmenica successfully finished her master thesis under supervision of Martin Kainz in April.


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HomeBooks About BroadcastingRhode Island Radio (Arcadia Publishing)
Rhode Island Radio (Arcadia Publishing)
Radio and television veteran John Rooke shares the humble beginnings of the powerful and influential industry of radio that Rhode Island helped shape.
Category: Books About Broadcasting
Never overwhelming anyone with its geographical size, Rhode Island has always managed to find a niche in the broadcasting industry. From the birth of radio through the start of the department store "wars" in the 1920s, Rhode Island radio became a national trendsetter. The Shepard brothers created the Yankee Network, which launched the concept of sharing programming with affiliated stations. Several formats became standard-bearers for listening concepts throughout the country, from the Top 40 format of the 1950s and 1960s to present-day adult contemporary and sports talk radio. Rhode Island personalities and stations have played a large part in overall industry concepts and growth. Salty Brine, Sherm Strickhouser, Jack Comley, Ed Pearson, Ernie Anderson, and Don Pardo are all names and voices familiar to audiences in the Ocean State and beyond.
128 pages with 206 black-and-white photos. Available in paperback only.
Ithaca Radio (Arcadia Publishing)
Syracuse Television (Arcadia Publishing)
Bay Area Radio (Arcadia Publishing)
Tales From Azar's Attic: A Look inside a Broadcasting Career


Here is a list of abbreviations, acronyms, translations of some UK terms and a bit of a glossary.
Please post new suggestions and I'll incorporate them into this list. Thanftks.
HTH = hope that helps!
Thanks - this has helped me.
So glad I found this, each time I am on the site and read the posts with the abbreviations, I was totally confused and felt so stupid, now it all makes easier reading and sense.
Many thanks for this! I have been wondering what TDEE means!
That is so useful , thanks. Didn't like to ask about some of them in case I appeared stupid!!
hi, why are some user names green? Does that mean something?
Kaz, green user names are the forum moderators. Moogie's is red.
Isis, did you also see the hint that appears on the top banner on the left just under main heading - always worth a look, it changes!
I dont know if i read it or made it up. Fasting day implies no food at all or maybe just water which is not what i do.
is RCI ok to use as a term?
It's probably far more accurate than using fast day but whether we can sell the idea to all the members I don't know! I'll add it to the wiki anyway!
Yes,I like the suggestion RCI Day as that describes what I do on a fast day!
...and then of course there are the abbreviations with multiple meanings...fil means something quite other than father in law to me, haha.


Today, we made a major step forward in the progress of Hazelnut Inn. It was a BIG concrete day! Over the last weeks miles of rebar were set and hundreds of feet of forms were carefully placed and braced securely. Eight trucks of concrete were pumped into the forms this morning. Everything held and the pour was a total success. The first level of the walls are now cast in concrete.


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Federal strike team starts at St. Cloud Hospital amid COVID surge, staffing shortage
Dr. Ken Holmen, president and chief executive of CentraCare, speaks about the federal medical team joining St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Also pictured are, from left, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Van, Lt. Col. Joseph Huseman, George Morris, CentraCare's COVID response incident commander; and Kathy Parsons,...
— Jenny Berg, Star Tribune
By Jenny Berg , Star Tribune
ST. CLOUD — As the number of inpatients being treated for COVID-19 ticks up at St. Cloud Hospital, federal help arrived Monday to support the depleted staff.
"The volume of patients is not decreasing. Caregivers are exhausted physically and emotionally and they and their families have given up so much to care for our communities," said Kathy Parsons, vice president of population health for CentraCare. "Having this team join us to reinforce our caregiver teams [will have] a huge impact on our communities."
The federal help comes in the form of a 23-member medical team that will serve in St. Cloud Hospital's intensive care unit, emergency room, medical units and surgical units for at least the next 30 days, after which the stay could be extended.
The team comes at the request of Gov. Tim Walz, who in mid-November announced CentraCare and HCMC in Minneapolis would receive emergency medical workers from the Department of Defense.
HCMC is using the influx of federal health care workers to open a new inpatient unit. In St. Cloud, it's helping fill the gaps.
As of lunchtime Monday, the number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at CentraCare facilities was 136, a count that's more than doubled in the past three months. And it's expected to continue to rise in the coming days and weeks, according to Dr. Ken Holmen, president and chief executive of CentraCare.
"The pandemic is not going away soon. We have an 18% positivity rate in the broader community," Holmen said Monday at a press conference at St. Cloud Hospital. "That means a lot of folks are still going to get sick."
During last year's statewide pandemic peak in late November, the number of hospitalized patients was 1,864; CentraCare's inpatient peak was about 180, according to Dr. George Morris, incident commander for CentraCare's COVID-19 response team.
"We're seeing numbers now that we haven't seen since the last surge in November [and] December of 2020," Morris said.
COVID-19 hospitalizations increased in Minnesota to a 2021 record of 1,467 on Friday, and included 340 people receiving intensive care.
On Monday, St. Cloud Hospital had about 28 patients in its intensive care unit. Of those, about 25 were on a ventilator. And nearly 80% of ICU patients landed there because of COVID-19, Morris said.
CentraCare is a health care system with eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in central Minnesota, as well as Carris Health facilities in west-central and southwest Minnesota. The health care system is requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all staff by mid-December but CentraCare leaders did not attribute the staffing shortage to the mandate.
"We have had a staffing issue since pre-COVID. It's always been a challenge to get all the staff that we need, given the growth that we've had and the needs of our community," Parsons said.
St. Cloud Hospital is the 18th site hosting medical response teams; as of Monday, it's one of 10 sites set up in six states, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Van, commanding general for Joint Task Force Civil Support, which is based in Virginia.
"The team consists of doctors, nurses [and] respiratory therapists and brings an abundance of medical experience and knowledge," he said.
The majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations are among unvaccinated Minnesotans. The St. Cloud area has lagged behind the state in its COVID-19 vaccination rate and, at times, has had the lowest percentage of vaccinated residents. As of Monday, about 50% of residents ages 5 and up in the tri-county area were fully vaccinated; statewide, the rate is about 64%.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties have seen more than 60,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The area's COVID death toll is 527.
Parsons encouraged community members to get vaccinated, wear masks and socially distance to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
"As military folks are deployed across the world ... we always want to get our troops home," Parsons said. "Well, we want to work towards getting this team that we're so grateful to have back home, as well, which means it's our job in our community to not only take care of the people who are so sick they are in the hospital, but to prevent it."
The state's rate of new infections over the past seven days is the highest in the nation, despite ranking second among U.S. states for its rate of booster doses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Having the strike team join us creates additional capacity that is desperately needed and a lift in our spirits," Holmen said. "It's an extra 23 sets of hands, minds, eyes and ears and talent and skills all together, which in a critical care setting is a really big thing."
Reporter Jeremy Olson contributed to this report.
Jenny Berg covers St. Cloud for the Star Tribune. Sign up to receive the new St. Cloud Today newsletter.
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The Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph, the first device to record and project moving images onto a screen. Auguste and Louis Lumière were born in Besançon, France in 1862 and 1864 respectively. The Lumière family owned a photographic equipment company in Europe, and it was there that Auguste and Louis conducted their first experiments on film. Between the second half of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s, Western thought was characterized by faith in science and progress. During these years a capitalistic, industrial society developed, and man became convinced that the use of technology would change the way people lived. What had been considered impossible, now became possible.
Numerous inventors attempted to make a device capable of recording and showing moving pictures. In 1891, American inventor Thomas Alva Edison perfected the Kinetoscope: an instrument that allowed one person at a time to watch images that appeared to be moving through a peep hole viewer. While working on Edison's Kinetoscope, the Lumières patented the cinematograph: a single machine capable of recording and projecting moving images. The Lumière brothers' cinematograph distinguished itself from Edison's Kinetoscope in one crucial way: by projecting the images outside the device, more than one person could view them at the same time. Cinema was born.
The first public film projection took place on December 28, 1895, in the basement of the Grand Cafè in Paris. 10 one minute-long films were shown, each recounting scenes from everyday life, shot from a sole angle. The cost of a ticket was one franc. One of their most famous films was Arrival of the Train at La Ciotat, in which a static viewpoint created the impression that the train was going to come out of the screen. The audience, thinking they were going to be run over, fled the theater. Their reaction is still considered one of the strongest emotional responses viewers have ever given to a cinema experience. But the competition wasn't far behind, and in the first years of the twentieth century the Lumière brothers sold the rights to the cinematograph to Charles Pathé, convinced that the cinema was an invention with no future. From that moment forward, the Lumières began experimenting with color photographs. Luis and Auguste both died in France, Luis in Bandol in 1948 and Auguste in Lyon in 1964. Their invention revolutionized the way we recount, remember and imagine life.


I received my bachelor's degree in American studies in the summer of 2013 and, after spending one year in the British Studies department, was accepted to the American studies master's program at Leipzig University in 2014. Even before writing my BA thesis about the fictional anticipation of Gender Identity Disorder in The Silence of the Lambs, I became highly interested in the representation of medicine, science, and jurisdiction in contemporary American literature. This also ties in with my other research focus, which revolves around crime fiction and gender studies in popular culture. Besides reading crime novels and medical thrillers by my favorite author Tess Gerritsen and participating in the Student Council for British and American studies, I am working on planning trips to the US in order to reach my goal of visiting each state at least once in my life.


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/* eslint-disable no-console */
const {remote} = require('electron');
import fs from 'fs';
import _ from 'lodash';
import moment from 'moment';
import {config} from 'reducers/app';
import {updateNextId, updateUsers} from 'actions/app';
import {store} from 'utils/store';
import {filterVisitsByHourType, getTotalHours} from 'utils/helpers';

const userFieldsWithCommas = ['firstName', 'lastName', 'dobMonth', 'dobDay', 'dobYear', 'username', 'email', 'phone', 'addressLine1', 'addressLine2', 'addressCity', 'addressState', 'addressZip', 'countryOfOrigin', 'questionOne', 'questionTwo', 'schoolName']; // eslint-disable-line max-len

export const importData = () => {
  remote.dialog.showOpenDialog(
    {
      buttonLabel: 'Import',
      filters: [{extensions: ['json']}]
    },
    (fileNames) => {
      if (fileNames === undefined) {
        return;
      }
      const fileName = fileNames[0];

      fs.readFile(fileName, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
          console.log(err);
        } else {
          console.log(`Data successfully imported from ${fileName}`);
          const dataObj = JSON.parse(data);
          config.set('users', dataObj.users);
          config.set('nextId', dataObj.nextId);
          store.dispatch(updateUsers(dataObj.users));
          store.dispatch(updateNextId(dataObj.nextId));
          return dataObj;
        }
      });
    },
  );
};

export const exportJSON = (selectedUserIds) => {
  remote.dialog.showSaveDialog(
    {
      buttonLabel: 'Export',
      defaultPath: `${remote.app.getPath('desktop')}/EAB-data-${moment().format('MM-DD-YYYY')}.json`,
      filters: [{extensions: ['json']}],
      title: 'Export Earn-A-Bike Data as JSON'
    },
    (fileName) => {
      if (fileName === undefined) {
        return;
      }

      fs.writeFile(
        `${fileName}`,
        JSON.stringify({
          nextId: config.get('nextId'),
          users: _.filter(config.get('users'), (user) => (_.isEmpty(selectedUserIds) || _.includes(selectedUserIds, user.id)))
        }),
        (err) => {
          if (err) {
            console.error(err);
          } else {
            console.log(`JSON data successfully saved to ${fileName}`);
          }
        },
      );
    },
  );
};

export const exportCSV = (selectedUserIds, includeVisits) => {
  remote.dialog.showSaveDialog(
    {
      buttonLabel: 'Export',
      defaultPath: `${remote.app.getPath('desktop')}/EAB-data-${moment().format('MM-DD-YYYY')}.csv`,
      filters: [{extensions: ['csv']}],
      title: 'Export Earn-A-Bike Data as CSV'
    },
    (fileName) => {
      if (fileName === undefined) {
        return;
      }

      let data = 'ID,First Name,Last Name,Date Of Birth,Username,Email,Phone,Address Line 1,Address Line 2,City,State,Zip Code,Country Of Origin,Total Open Shop Hours,Total Volunteer Hours,Total Hours,Date Joined,Bikes Earned,How did you find out about Earn-A-Bike?,What brings you to Earn-A-Bike?,Email List,Interested In Manager,Student,School Name\n'; // eslint-disable-line max-len

      _.each(config.get('users'), (user) => {
        if (_.isEmpty(selectedUserIds) || _.includes(selectedUserIds, user.id)) {
          let userString = '';
          const totalOpenShopHours = getTotalHours(filterVisitsByHourType(user.visits, 'open shop'));
          const totalVolunteerHours = getTotalHours(filterVisitsByHourType(user.visits, 'volunteer'));
          const totalHours = getTotalHours(user.visits);

          _.each(Object.keys(user), (key) => {
            if (_.includes(userFieldsWithCommas, key)) {
              user[key] = `${user[key]}`.replace(/,/g, '');
            }
          });

          userString += `${user.id + 1},${user.firstName},${user.lastName},${user.dobMonth}/${user.dobDay}/${user.dobYear},${user.username},${user.email},${user.phone},${user.addressLine1},${user.addressLine2},${user.addressCity},${user.addressState},${user.addressZip},${user.countryOfOrigin},${totalOpenShopHours},${totalVolunteerHours},${totalHours},${user.dateJoined || ''},`; // eslint-disable-line max-len

          if (!user.isManager) {
            let bikesString = '';

            _.each(user.bikesEarned, (bike) => {
              bikesString += `${bike.description.replace(/,/g, '')}; `;
            });

            userString += `${bikesString},${user.questionOne},${user.questionTwo},${user.emailList ? 'Yes' : 'No'},${user.isInterestedManager ? 'Yes' : 'No'},${user.isStudent ? 'Yes' : 'No'},${user.schoolName ? user.schoolName : '-'},`; // eslint-disable-line max-len
          }

          userString = userString.replace(/\n/g, '');
          data += `${userString}\n`;

          if (includeVisits) {
            _.each(user.visits, (visit, idx) => {
              const visitString = `,,${idx === 0 ? 'Visits:,' : ','}${
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Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc. and Marcum Engineering, LLC., provided the civil and structural design as well as the mechanical, electrical and plumbing design on this new 50,000 square foot facility located near the Barkley Woods area of Paducah, Kentucky. The new campus and building replaced the aging Crisp Center and draws nearly 2,000 students in yearly enrollment.
The new campus offers third and fourth-year courses in programs such as river studies, health physics, and transportation studies.


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"A Heavenly Evening in Magical, Musical Vienna"
Linda MacIngvale of A Memorable Event and event producer Paul-David Van Atta of PDV Special Events recreated the opulence of old Vienna with mammoth gold candelabras, lavish floral arrangements, gold angels, burgundy brocades, and musical notes dancing on walls and ceiling. Professional dancers from Dance Houston surprised dinner guests by waltzing out to the Blue Danube Waltz. Richard Brown Orchestra kept the spirit and the guests moving throughout the evening. Deborah Duncan handled the emcee duties beautifully. Friendly fighting occurred during the live auction of Cal McNair?s TOTAL TEXANS package, President George H. W. Bush?s framed socks, a tiny Bichon Frise puppy and Monica and John Blaisdell?s luxury trip to NYC.


Don Wessel Honda of Springfield, Missouri, is proud to announce that it has, for the tenth year, received the Council of Excellence Award from Honda Financial Services, the highest honor Honda grants to dealership finance departments.
Winners are selected from more than 1,000 dealerships nationwide, with only the top 15% able to qualify for the Council of Excellence Award. To earn the distinction, Don Wessel Honda associates consistently demonstrated superior financial knowledge and offered better financial service throughout the year in a way that was subsequently measurable via Honda customer surveys.
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Don Wessel Honda, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016, has been proudly serving the Springfield and Ozark areas since 1966 and has long upheld a reputation for excellent customer service. Let Don Wessel Honda serve you as your local car dealer in Springfield MO.


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Why brew a light, refreshing "lawnmower" ale to be enjoyed after yard work when you can brew a batch flavored with lawnmower clippings? Well not literally, but this is a batch of sour beer flavored with ingredients foraged from what would otherwise be clipped. A beer that captures the aroma of summertime in my backyard!
use the Creeping Charlie in that picture!
I met Carlos, my brewing partner for the day, back in February when Blane invited us to brew (with juniper, smoke, and kveik). Carlos is an enthusiastic forager, and talked about a variety of exciting projects like malting his own quinoa for a 100% quinoa beer! We'd been looking for an excuse to brew together again since, so this was perfect!
I hadn't heard of ground ivy beer previously, but in addition to being an invasive species, it is a historic English/saxon brewing herb (often called alehoof). Brewing herbs growing wild is a great argument for lawn as a meadow in addition to avoiding the use of fertilizer and herbicide! Crushed, alehoof smells a bit like parsley crossed with arugula, green but not grassy, a little peppery. That flavor is rich in terpenes, phenols, and vitamin C. The list of volatiles in this study for Glechoma hederacea is so long that it is difficult to pick out what compounds are responsible for it's flavor. However, it contains many of the terpenes in hops including important aroma molecules: humulene, caryophyllene, linalool, and traces of myrcene and geraniol.
When I visited my parents a couple months later, my father showed off the yarrow in his garden on Cape Cod (a few feet from where my mead is buried). Another classic brewing herb! I had read that yarrow loses its most interesting aromatics during drying, so this was a rare opportunity to try it fresh. β-pinene, linalool, and β-caryophyllene are found in yarrow and hops, so another chance of a beer with flavors reminiscent of a wet hopped ale? I actually have a keg on wine-barrel solera still sitting in my basement with fresh yarrow from Spruce on Tap that I purchased when I brewed my India Pale Gruit... I should probably pull a sample.
For the alehoof usage-rate I referenced Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers (3 oz dried/12 quarts per roughly three gallons), and Growler Magazine (6–8 quarts per 5 gallons). Both sounded like a lot of an herb I'd never tasted in a beer, so I went easy with two quarts in 11 gallons at the start of the boil. We split the yarrow adding the leaves with the alehoof, and the flower heads and stems in the whirlpool treating it like aroma hops. Again though, 2 oz in 11 gallons is less than most recipes I could find.
Carlos brought a bag of pink salt from Maras, an Incan salt production facility still in use today. A stream of subterranean brine in diverted into shallow pools and allowed to evaporate. The light reddish color comes from traces of iron. Iron isn't a positive beer additive, but using ancient salt is romantic with traditional herbs. Salt is a classic part of gose, and can help meld bitterness and acidity (as in a salad).
We planned to split the batch, but Carlos had a flight to Peru a week after brewing to cover between head brewers at a small brewery. I revived Right Proper's House Lacto culture (which did good work in my lone qunioa beer) and pitched the other half with GigaYeast's Sour Cherry Funk. I didn't have a plan for that pack, so this seemed like a good test. It is still in the fermentor, this tasting is of the Right Proper half.
Smell – Slight spicy and herbaceous aroma. There are some green notes that with the knowledge of what is in there reminds me of mowing. Luckily it doesn't remind me of boiled greens. Not an overpowering or aggressive gruit/herbal character, allowing room for grainy maltiness to come through.
Appearance – Glowing yellow, cloudy. Dense white head. Better head retention than my previous efforts with this culture. Still not fantastic, but enough to snap a few pictures in the backyard. Good lacing.
Taste – Big lactic acidity, tangy. Minimal sweetness and bitterness. There are herbal notes, but also a citrusy (orange and lemon) character I usually associate with lightly dry-hopped sours.
Mouthfeel – Light and bright. This is the second sour in a row on tap that doesn't seem to be getting as carbonated as the other taps despite the same pressure. Could be a little bubblier.
Drinkability & Notes – The sourness is at the high end of what I'm looking for. The pH reading was 3.03, but it doesn't taste quite that sour. Otherwise refreshing, just not the sort of beer I naturally gravitate to for a second pour.
Changes for Next Time – I'm satisfied with the experiment. The fresh herbs do lend a fresher flavor than dried herbs, less concentrated and distinct. Doubling the herbs would create a more "obvious" flavor, but as a beer on tap subtlety is a virtue. I'll wait for the other half to see how it compares with age before making final proclamations on the process.
Made a 3.5L starter with the Right Proper House Lacto culture that had been sitting in my fridge for... six months. Seemed to start up well.
Ground ivy harvested from the backyard that morning. Yarrow harvested three days prior on Cape Cod.
Chilled to 80F and pitched RP Lacto (left at 80F). Other half left at 65F for 6 hours to drop a bit cooler before pitching Cherry Funk (left at 65F).
7/22/17 Racked the Giga half to secondary (1.012, mildly tart).
7/26/17 Kegged the Right Proper half with 3 oz of table sugar to carbonate (1.009, firm acidity). Seal was not good, didn't hold pressure.
8/6/17 Moved the Right Proper half to the keggerator, fixed the lid, and attached to gas. Final pH 3.03... not confident in that reading.
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I am really suprised to see how nice is the head without hop. Nice job!
I was pleased. I was extra careful cleaning the glass, sprayed with some StarSan to ensure it was oil-free.
Is there any reliable way to determine how much herbs/spices/plants ought to be added to a gruit (particularly for bittering)? I've been kicking around a few ideas for about a year now but have been hesitant to pull the trigger on any of them because I'd likely be using dry (re:expensive) ingredients.
There isn't a simple IBU or alpha acid equivalent for herbs. You'll have to do some tests, say making a tea (boiled vs. steeped) to get a sense for how intense the aromatic and bittering characteristics are. Not all herbs get more bitter with extended boiling, isomerization isn't always required. Start with a small batch and experiment to figure out what works if you are worried, or just start low (as I did). What herbs are you planning on?
Did you consider adding any of the herbs to secondary? I did a Japanese knotweed Berliner weisse in the spring and found that of the two versions (one with jk adding during the boil and the other during secondary) that the extended contact time in secondary (about 3 weeks) brought out the most flavor and aroma and it tasted brighter/cleaner. The boiled version tasted very vegetal.
With such a large amount of green material, I was worried the ground ivy might turn it grassy. Maybe after the other half ages I'll give it a final aroma boost with more herbs before bottling. Benefit depend if the aromatics are more soluble in alcohol than water, and if they benefit from exposure to fermentation.
I want to go floral, I think: elderflower, chamomile, lavender, and perhaps dandelion greens for bittering.


After Grand launch of Maruti Ignis, it is observed that many online bookings were done on Advance. Many people were intrested to buy this car as there first car which we have mentioned in our earlier post it . The result can be seen perfectly according to our research we have observed that he waiting period for the petrol version stands at 4-6 weeks, while the diesel version commands a waiting period of 7-8 weeks. The Ignis is the third model from Maruti to be sold under the Nexa premium dealership chain.
What the Ignis gets new is the platform. It gets an all new platform, which is lighter and get has good torsional strength for better safety. So, the platform is lighter and safer. This is based on a modular platform, at the moment the Maruti Ignis is the first model to be launched. It is made available with a 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel engines. There is AMT available on both the engines. Both the transmissions are five-speed. Special features which can be compare this car with Renault Kwid Nit kwid has 1.0 petrol engine which is launched in the competition of Maruti Alto 800.
Where as he new Renault KWID AMT features Easy-R Technology – a revolutionary 5-speed AMT. The dash-mounted AMT Dial has three modes – Reverse, Neutral and Drive – and is designed to make driving effortless. An advanced control unit automatically optimizes gear shifting in accordance with driving conditions for smooth and regular acceleration which says enjoy a clutch-free driving experience complemented by an enhanced fuel efficiency of 24.04 Km/.L .
The Attractive look and advanced features such as didgital speedometer which is found in instrument cluster of wheresa in maruti ignis its the same as the Maruti is giving in every car.
The Maruti Ignis has one of the most stylish looking interiors, especially for the price it comes for. The new Ignis isn't just powerful but it is also the most affordable option too for the price. In terms of styling, fit and finish, the micro SUV is just spot on. There is a touchscreen system on the top model and it has Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink. The other features include keyless entry, push start and stop, reverse parking camera, navigation. The black and ivory interiors look stylish.
In terms of engine options, Maruti will be continuing with the 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel options. The petrol should churn about 84bhp of power and 75bhp will be for the diesel. This will be offered with a five-speed manual and aMT option. Both will be made available with two pedal variants. The diesel engine will be quick and it will be majorly the petrol that will be even quicker.
Where as It can be compared on terms of engine with TATA Tiago , If we compare with diesel model bhp is higher of Maruti ignis , whre as ignis has 75bhp and tiago ahs 69bhp @ 4000rpm.
Accroding to the market survey right now SUVs being the flavour of the season, Tata Motors seems to have picked up the scent and has been busy constructing a compact SUV for our market. Speculations have suggested that this SUV should be ready to hit showrooms in 2017 and if this is anything to go by, we can expect Tata to showcase this compact SUV in its concept stages at the upcoming 2016 Auto Expo in Delhi. Tat nexon which will be coming at market at Rs 6 lakhs on wards. If we compare it with Maruti Ignis its more costlier as it comes under Mini suv segment .


Benson is the son of PK and Mariamma Sam. PK and Mariamma have been planting churches in India for over 40 years.
Benson and Annie Sam live in Trivanbrum. Their work includes door-to-door evangelism, overseeing youth camps, house churches, Bible classes in villages, a feeding program, jail ministry and more. They conduct monthly meetings in churches and open-air crusades.
Their area of focus in in the state of Kerala, located in southwest India.
Pray for safety, strength and good health to continue in ministry.
Their work includes door-to-door evangelism, overseeing youth camps, house churches, Bible classes in villages, a feeding program, jail ministry and more. They conduct monthly meetings in churches and open-air crusades.
Contact the EFC-ER office for copies of their prayer card.


"We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" explores the wound that keeps on bleeding. Alex Gibney has written and directed a documentary that lands like a hand grenade in the public forum. His timing is spectacular. We have just learned that the National Security Agency can monitor everything the world does in email, in research, and on the telephone. If that isn't enough, Bradley Manning's trial is about to take center stage. The overarching question: can we maintain a democratic system while protecting our country from terrorist attacks? The answer may well be that we can't.
Coinciding uncannily with the events it covers, Gibney's film is an invitation, if not a demand, that we consider and weigh in on the problems of government secrecy. But if the questions are clear, the characters are not.
Julian Assange set up his WikiLeaks website in 2006 and invited whistleblowers to send evidence of wrong doing wherever they saw it. He was able in the beginning to sell himself as an idealist determined to reveal the existence of corruption. Since then he has been called – among other things - "a fabulist who lives in his imagination." He is a complex man, and we know him little better at the end of the film than we did at the beginning.
Both Assange and Manning are fragile heroes. Each has a raft of personal baggage that tends to undermine the purity of their purpose. But ordinary men tend to follow orders and would probably not have had the moral courage or drive to initiate the largest release of classified information in American history. These are not ordinary men. Rather than being distracted by accusations about them from left or right, we must ask instead whether their determination to destroy secrecy in a democracy is a positive contribution.
Assange accepted asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in England. WikiLeaks is down. Manning, after his arrest, was kept in an 8' x 8' cage, naked, tortured, and shackled without being charged. His approaching trial will force us to explore questions of transparency, accountability, and surveillance as we inch, in a characteristic mix of innocence and ignorance, toward becoming a police state. Presidents Bush and Obama, instigator and expander in turn of the Patriot Act, take note.
Alex Gibney has been careful to interview a wide variety of supporters, detractors, and neutrals in the dilemma thrown up by new technology. Whatever happens, it is clear that Julian Assange did indeed kick the hornets' nest.


Salmon hued. White peach, red fruit and a bit of citrus. Ends with a zesty dry finish.
Floral/terpene and fruity mid-palate that has both richness and complexity. Turkish delight. The residual sugar contributes extra fullness and richness to the palate. Dry-ish finish with lingering fruity after taste and a good acid backbone.
Red fruit and Fynbos on the nose. Structured and concentrated, this is savoury, spicy and intense, with notes of incense and sweet summer berries and honey bush, well supported by soft tannins.
Purple-edged vermillion. Some white pepper and spice notes, with a full mid-palette and soft gravelly tannins. Earthy and gamey. Elegant and savoury without concession.
Ocean flavors. Kelp, whet sea shells or oysters and even olives on the nose. Red fruit on the palet with soft tanins and good balance. Ocean flavors comes from the hop plantation next to the vineyard.
Natural sweet Rose'. Delectable but not overly sweet. Fruity flavors and good balance on the palate. Ends spicy and refreshing.


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Court Martial Demotes Adeniyi over Leaked Video
A Court Martial in Abuja yesterday convicted and demoted the former Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi.
The tribunal was said to have found Adeniyi guilty of violating military social media guidelines and ordered his demotion by at least three years.
However, Adeniyi's lawyers have vowed to appeal the judgment.
It was also gathered that Adeniyi's military aide, Private Tokunbo Obanla, who was prosecuted alongside the general, was also found guilty and sentenced to 28 days in jail with hard labour.
Both convictions are however subject to confirmation by the military council.
THISDAY gathered that Adeniyi pleaded guilty to three-count of unlawful use of social media, and two others.
The verdict came several months after a video of the major general complaining about a lack of military equipment to combat Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east went viral.
He also complained that insurgents were outgunning troops, noting that intelligence failure was responsible for an attack by insurgents that claimed dozens of soldiers.
The revelations by the major general led to his removal from the insurgency war and subsequent suspension by the military authorities.
The Nigerian Army subsequently filed charges of military social media guideline violations against him.
Adeniyi had denied any wrongdoing, stating that he did not leak the video, adding that his phone was in Obanla's custody at the time of the incident.
Obanla had in his statement allegedly admitted to posting the video on social media in error.
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SSC GD Application Status 2018, Application Accepted or Rejected?
SSC GD Constable Application Status 2018 Out! The commission will soon publish admit card of all the regions on regional websites to recruit SSC GD Constable in NIA, SSF & Rifleman in Assam Rifles. SSC GD exam is scheduled to be held from 11th Feb to 11th March 2019. We'll update the direct link so that you can download the admit card for SSC GD Constable 2018 exam.
Till then, you can check your SSC GD Constable 2018 Application Status.
Below given is the official link to check your SSC GD Constable Application Status 2018. As of now, only SSC North Western (NWR) & Southern Region (SR) regions have updated application status. We'll update other zone-wise direct links as soon as it is officially available.
1: Open the website of your region.
2: Click on 'Application Status' tab.
3: Fill your details like Registration number, Date of Birth, Name etc. asked by the commission.
4: Submit your details filled by you.


Do I Need A Scaffolding Permit?
A scaffolding permit is required where the scaffolding unit will be erected on or over a public highway. This includes pavements and footpaths. Certain dispensation may have to be made, such as agreeing work during quiet times, in order for the permit to be granted – your scaffolding company should deal with the application process for this permit, but you will need to ensure that it is in place before construction begins.
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The writings on Indian music have been mostly on theoretical aspects and mainly by theoreticians and not by practicing musicians. It is still rare to find a woman performer who has written on music performance from different angles. In 'Enlightening the Listener', Prabha Atre, a noted vocalist examines with a liberal and holistic approach various aspects of a Contemporary North Indian Classical Vocal Music Performance for a lay listener. While doing this, she critically and objectively tries to seek in the context of changing times, new meaning appropriate to what has come down from tradition. Her academic background, analytical mind, logical approach and communication skills put this book in a special category.
This books deals with various aspects of music performance as also institutions involved in 'Music Making'. Dr. Atre's diverse experience as a performer, composer, teacher and thinker has lent authenticity to this work. From a point of view of a lay listener, she unfolds artistically the creative process of music making and thus gently guides the reader towards better appreciation.
The accompanying recording with illustrations is an added feature of this book. Listening to it will help the reader to identify the musical material and forms and give an idea of the technique involved.
Padmashri, Padmabhushan, Tagore Akademi Fellow, Kalidas Samman and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Dr. Prabha Atre is an eminent personality in the field of music. The various positions she held as Assistant Producer at the All India Radio, Professor and Head of the Department of Post- Graduate Studies and Research in Music at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai and as Producer- Director of the recording company 'Swarashree' helped groom herself as a multi-dimensional personality. Dr. Atre has a rare blend of Skill and insight and has displayed constant innovation and creative endeavor which distinguishes her both in the classical and light- classical idioms.
A senior vocalist representing the Kirana gharaanaa, Dr. Atre, was trained under Pt. Sureshbabu Mane, Pta. Hirabai Badodekar and drew much inspiration from the styles of Ustad Amir Khan and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan- renowned maestros of Indian classical music.
Dr. Atre has been teaching in the traditional guru- shishya style for more than 45 years and is an acclaimed guru in Indian and abroad, both in performance and research. 'Dr. PrabhaAtre Foundation' set up by her aims to promote the cause of Indian culture and performing arts. She has also established 'Swaramayee Gurukul' to bridge the prevailing gap between the academic institutions and the traditional guru- shishyaparamparaa by nurturing talented students into all – round professionals.
Dr. Atre has authored several academic books on the various aspects of music that are especially relevant to the present day performance. Her Doctoral thesis on 'Swaramayee', 'Suswaraalee', 'Swaraanginee', Swaranjanee', 'Swararangee', 'Antahswar', 'Along the Path of Music' bear testimony to her various accomplishments as a performer, composer, academician, writer and guru. Her books have been well received by both lay knowledgeable listeners. They have also been translated into other Indian languages.
I am a professional singer. I have been singing since my childhood. I was trained in the traditional 'guru- shishya paramparaa' of music education which discouraged questioning and commanded complete surrender.
I was lucky to have a guru who let me grow independently. My strong educational background and academic interest helped me look upon music with open eyes.
My association with the All India Radio as Assitant Music Producer, with S.N.D.T. Women's University as Professor and Head of the Department of Post- Graduate Studies& Research in Music and with 'Swarashree' Recording Company as Producer- Director exposed me to the whole world of music inside and outside. This exposure offered a broader perspective of various aspects of music and music activity. It not only enriched my understanding and stimulated my thinking, but gave an insight which helped me in music making in terms of skill, technique, content and expression.
My need to communicate with my audience made me examine critically and objectively various things that were happening in the field of music – in the arena of contemporary performance.
The articles in the book sing mainly about the contemporary performance, related activities and people involved in music making directly or indirectly.
These articles are meant to be complete in themselves for independent reading. There are, therefore, repetition of some ideas. I am aware of them, but I have not edited those portions so that the reader can read these articles independently without having to refer to other articles. The reading of 'repeated portion' will also help the listener to understand the concepts better. I have arranged the articles maintaining continuity of their thematic consistency.
The first edition of this book was published in 2000. During the last fifteen years, so much has happened in the field of music. This has made me go for the revised edition of 'Enlightening the Listener'. My other book 'Along the Path of Music' has also been revised and published alongwith.


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Amongst the somewhat infinite list of summer music festivals this year, Festival No.6 provides a refreshing twist of culture amongst a beautiful Welsh setting.
Held in Portmeirion since 2012 the festival incorporates many musical genres amongst a realm of artistic escape. Musically, it promotes diversity which is evident in the festival's initial line up. The 2017 edition of the Welsh Festival is headlined by Bloc Party, Flaming Lips and Mogwai alongside band such as The Cribs, Rag 'N' Bone Man and Jagwar Ma.
Closing the summer's festival schedule on the weekend of 7th-10th September the line up also includes Public Service Broadcasting, TOY, Superfood and eudaemonia favourites Cabbage.
Special musical highlights of the weekend feature a very special 50th anniversary celebration of Sgt. Peppers from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and The Bootleg Beatles. Pulp legend Jarvis Cocker is also set to make an appearance, it is almost as if the festival epitomises the creative genius of the intrinsic frontman.
Portmeirion is somewhat of a beautiful Welsh escape, situated along beautiful coastline one would be surprised that the remote town even exists within the UK. Afresh with bloom and colour it becomes a hive of arts and creativity when Festival No.6 comes to town.


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Trump Says Booster Shots Are About Medical Companies Making Money
(PatriotWise.com)- The Biden administration is pushing forward with a plan to offer all Americans a third booster shot of either the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines starting in September.
And while many medical experts and Americans are excited about the prospects, at least one prominent person believes the move is more about money than it is protecting people's health.
This week, former President Donald Trump went off on President Joe Biden's booster shot plan. He said he could "see the dollar signs" in the eyes of the vaccine companies as soon as the concept of a third booster shot was first discussed.
Trump referred to the fact that the two companies behind the first COVID-19 vaccines to receive emergency use approval already started to hint at a future need for booster shots not long after the initial doses were rolled out earlier in 2021.
In April, reports showed that the vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna could only guarantee they'd protect people for six months. Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, even said at one point that it was a "likely scenario" that there would be an "annual revaccination" program, similar to that of the flu vaccine.
Trump spoke to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo recently, saying that while he supported the vaccination program — which was initiated during his administration with Operation Warp Speed — he believes corporations are just being greedy with the booster shots.
He said the entire thing is "crazy," and said:
"If you're a businessman, you'll say, 'you know what, let's give them another shot, that's another $10 billion of money coming in.'"
These big pharmaceutical companies have already raked in billions of dollars because of the COVID-19 vaccine shots alone. According to SEC filings, in 2021 alone, Moderna has earned $12 billion.
In the meantime, the company's CEO, Stephane Bancel, said the company is "looking forward towards our vision of a single dose annual booster that provides protection against COVID-19, flu and RSV for adults."
Such a development would bring even more profits to these large pharmaceutical companies, and Trump is questioning whether any of this is necessary, or whether it's just a simple money grab.
Many scientists are also against the COVID-19 booster shots, though their reasoning is a little different than Trump's.
One such person is Johns Hopkins University vaccine researcher Dr. Anna Durbin, who said:
"People are still highly protected against severe disease, hospitalization and death. This is what vaccines are supposed to do. If we start seeing significant upticks of more severe disease and hospitalizations in vaccinated people, that would be a signal to consider boosters."
Even though this data and information doesn't exist, the Biden administration is going to push forward with offering the booster shots to Americans who are at least eight months removed from their second dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
As of now, a booster shot will not be offered to people who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Grand National VR highlights
By Colin Mann
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is partnering with VR production company VR City and media agency Goodstuff to showcase the highlights of forthcoming Randox Health Grand National horse race in virtual reality, following the success of the broadcaster's recent VR campaign for the Cheltenham Festival which generated almost two million views across the four- day jump racing event.
Aiming to give viewers a look into the 'people's' race, the VR coverage of The Randox Health Grand National, taking place on April 8th at the Aintree race course in northwest England , marks the first time that ITV has screened the event. With the event watched by a wide and varied audience, showcasing the race in virtual reality will give viewers an insight into the UK's most famous event in racing. Created by VR City, footage will be captured on the day of the race, immediately stitched together and edited on site, into a one-off 360 highlights recap, made available online from the morning of Sunday April 9th.
Unique footage from 360-degree cameras in key positions around the course will give social media users a new dimension, with highlights of the major action from Grand National day. The footage, made available at the end of the festival via ITV's YouTube and Facebook accounts, is designed to allow viewers to immerse themselves in the most exciting moments on and off the course.
"One of the aims of ITV Racing's on-air coverage is to give viewers 'the best seat in the house', and this exciting VR highlights package will immerse consumers in the unique live event atmosphere The Randox Health Grand National creates," explained Ed Ross, Head of Marketing and Media at ITV. "We're delighted to be working with VR City and Goodstuff once again to bring this experience to racing fans."
"The popularity of the VR highlights package for Cheltenham Races demonstrates how brilliant VR is as a way of giving viewers an entirely new perspective on their favourite sport. Racing is renowned for its thrill and excitement, so it's great that we can bring this to people through the use of new technology."
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Sean O'Guibhne: The congregation started 3 weeks ago today - meetings on the sidelines- 21st of GC 36.
The congregation started 3 weeks ago today - meetings on the sidelines- 21st of GC 36.
Besides the the ongoing work of the Congregation one of the great gifts of this meeting is the meeting on the sidelines with Provincials and Delegates from parts of the world where one had previously worked or where there are missionaries from one's own Province. it is a time to catch up, share news and do other business.
One such meeting was with the Australian Jesuits who wanted to remember and celebrate the arrival of the first Irish Jesuits to Australia 150 years ago. It was an evening of remembering and celebrating with a commemorative bottle of shiraz from Clare Valley the Jesuit vineyard in Australia.
The Australian archivist writes "Fr. Joseph Lentaigne and William Kelly arrived aboard the steamer, Great Britain on the 21st September 1865. (The ship still exists at a museum in Bristol) The ship anchored in the harbor and a launch brought the passengers to shore. It was rather unsteady and as it beached at Sandridge (Port Melbourne) Kelly stood back to allow Fr. Lentaigne to climb out first. Lentaigne signaled him to go first. Fr. Kelly objected, "No father, you are the superior you should go first". Lentaigne replied, "Yes I am the superior and I am telling you to land first". So Father William Kelly became the first Irish Jesuit to set foot in Australia. As they landed a boy from the wharf called out and asked to be enrolled in St Patrick's which with two more recruited aboard the ship on the voyage out, meant they had three pupils before they actually touched land".
It was a lovely evening to remember and celebrate the work of not only Irish Jesuit missionaries but of all Jesuit missionaries because so many Jesuits of this Congregation from the South are the fruits of the work of European missionaries.


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Juba, South Sudan – 28th November 2019
The private sector of South Sudan, just like in many other country contexts is very diverse, composed of varying types of businesses and organizations. Ranging from large domestic companies to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); State-owned enterprises (SOE) to business intermediaries and interlocutors such as the Chamber of Commerce, business associations, innovative alliances, business roundtables, and new generation of cooperatives; social enterprises and other innovative constellations formed to address a specific development issue or a cause; all of which have or provide outreach to a very huge chunk of the population in South Sudan, therefore having a very big stake in the ongoing peacebuilding process of the National Dialogue, and as such was included as a stakeholder group through the South Sudanese Business Community Conference.
Determined to restore peace and stability in the country through the unity of the people; Inspired and guided by the objectives and principles of the National Dialogue, and recognizing the complementarity between the National Dialogue and the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS); The representatives of the business community in South Sudan met at Freedom Hall in Juba from the 21st to the 22nd of November 2019, under the auspices of the National Dialogue Steering Committee, chaired by Hon. Angelo Beda to deliberate on an array of issues among them the draft outline of the National Conference Agenda, and to get the inputs of the Business Community on the Agenda. They also discussed the outline of the implementation framework of the recommendations of the National dialogue and also got the Business Community inputs on the same.
The Business Community leaders applauded the people of South Sudan for having spoken frankly and bravely about issues affecting the country through the grassroots consultations and the regional conferences. They also expressed their gratitude to the President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit for initiating the National Dialogue process and providing the resources needed for this important national endeavor; and also congratulated the Co-chairs, H.E. Abel Alier and Hon. Angelo Beda, the entire Leadership and membership of the Steering Committee, and the Secretariat for what is truly a remarkable achievement in conducting a successful consultation from the grassroots to the regional conferences, this is unlike any other in the history of our country. Among the resolutions of the conference was that they declared their unwavering support to the National Dialogue process as a people-driven process that holds the key to national healing and reconciliation in South Sudan.
The Business Community called upon the government of the Republic South Sudan to immediately restore peace and security in the country sighting that "there is no business without peace and therefore peace is a necessary condition for the revival of the economy". They also called for the enforcement of laws and regulations in the economy, to foster fair competition, elaborating that without the rule of law, there can be no business. The leaders also urged the government to develop and adopt a private sector development strategy and to support and protect national entrepreneurs.
Click to view the final communique of the Business Community Conference
Press Contact: Vincent Wanga contact@ssnationaldialogue.org
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A worried parent, carer or teacher may well feel anxious if she or he needs to face a formidable authority figure – such as a school governor or an MP – so may not always put their case as well as they might, much to their later exasperation.
Here are some publications that may not all be described as light reading, but which can be ready to support your case.
The following impressive study proves that Maths Anxiety is a global problem.
Demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals is on the rise worldwide. To effectively meet this demand, many governments and private organizations have revamped STEM education and promoted training to enhance math and science skills among students and workers.
Education and training programs typically focus on increasing individuals' math and science knowledge. However, data from laboratory studies and large-scale international assessments suggest that fear or apprehension about math, math anxiety, should also be considered when trying to increase math achievement and, in turn, STEM career success. This article reviews findings that shed light on antecedents of math anxiety, the bidirectional math anxiety-performance relation, underlying mechanisms, and promising routes to mitigating the negative relation between math anxiety and math performance.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills reveals that numeracy skills are used extensively in work settings worldwide. Across participating OECD countries, 38% of workers aged 16 to 65 report using fractions at work at least once a week, 29% simple algebra or formulas, and 4% advanced math (OECD, 2013a). Moreover, the demand for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals is predicted to increase. Consequently, many countries are interested in enhancing STEM education (BBC, 2013; Lacey & Wright, 2009).
To equip students with high levels of math and science knowledge, increased attention is being devoted to understanding why some countries are better at advancing math and science achievement than others (Mullis et al., 2012; OECD, 2009; Shimizu & Kaur, 2013). Much of this work has been driven by the idea that learning is a function of instruction time and quality. Accordingly, researchers have sought to understand how to maximize these factors (Dettmers, Trautwein, Lüdtke, Kunter, & Baumert, 2010; Scheerens & Bosker, 1997). However, recent evidence points to an often-ignored factor that may shape how well students are able to benefit from learning opportunities: math anxiety—the fear of, or apprehension about, math (Ashcraft & Kirk, 2001).
Data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tests 15-year-olds' academic achievement worldwide, shows that math anxiety is negatively related to math performance both within and across countries. In 63 of the 64 education systems that participated in PISA in 2012, students reporting higher levels of math anxiety displayed lower levels of math performance than their peers who reported lower levels of math anxiety (OECD, 2013b). Averaging this effect across participating countries, a one-unit increase in the PISA math-anxiety index for a given student corresponds to a 29-point decrease in his or her math score (medium effect size, Cohen's d = 0.32; OECD, 2013b).
Countries with higher-than-average student math per- formance also tend to have lower-than-average student math anxiety (OECD, 2013b; Fig. 1). For example, Switzerland is above the mean of participating countries' math performance (0.34 SD) and below the mean in math anxiety (−0.32 SD). At the other extreme, math achievement in Thailand is below the mean in math performance (−0.81 SD) and above the mean in math anxiety (0.55 SD). On average, accounting for GDP, a 1-unit difference in country-level math anxiety corresponds to a 73-point score gap on the math assessment (large effect size, Cohen's d = 0.81).
WHERE DOES MATHS ANXIETY START?
If you read a medical dictionary, you will quickly convince yourself that you suffer from every possible disease except tennis elbow. Be warned. It is hoped that everything everyone needs to know is in the following list of deeply depressing situations – but that doesn't necessarily mean that it applies to you.
Challenging surroundings are always a possibility, so here is a useful check list from The American Academy of Pediatrics, in this guide on mental health for primary care providers.
The guide suggests that commonly occurring stressful events in a youngster's life can lead to common behavioural responses.
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED IN 60 YEARS?
This is a formidable piece of work. The distinguished educational psychologist, Dr. Ann Dowker was lead researcher on this summary of the publications produced worldwide in the last 60 years by academics on Maths Anxiety.
Dr Dowker has a special interest in the application of research in psychology to education and especially the development of intervention programs for children with mathematical difficulties. Dr Dowker is the lead researcher on the Catch Up Numeracy intervention project, with funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust and the Caxton Trust. This is an individualized intervention programme for primary school children who are low achievers in mathematics.


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O.J. Simpson: Superstar Images Die Hard
June 22, 1994 by James Campion in Sports | Leave a comment
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I'm a child of the 70s'. Most of the sporting events and the personalities that shaped the decade have since become the yardstick to which I've measured everything, and everyone else. When you're a kid, sports heroes can make the difference in your entire outlook on life. When you're an adult, especially one who takes the sports world on as a career, your perspective on fun and games and its participants changes dramatically.
Then a hero from your time becomes a tragic figure, a murder suspect, a suicidal fugitive. You're sitting at home watching what you thought was a meaningful basketball game, and then O.J. Simpson is in the back seat of a Ford Bronco with a gun to his head chased by a fleet of L.A. police cars. You try and put together the images of a man who streaked through your past across fields of green, and the man fleeing the law on primetime television.
As cynical as you can become in this life, as hardened a realist as you think you are, if you ever saw O.J. run with a football, it is what you think of first. There is a generation of sports fans who know Simpson from commercials, television, and movies; but for those of us who saw him play the game those long-ago Sundays, the image dies hard.
Twenty years later O.J. Simpson is bobbing and weaving through the secondary, reaching the end zone and slowly letting the ball drop behind him. Then, immediately, he is in a courtroom staring into space. The line is painstakingly drawn. You wonder if twenty years hence, the images may not conjur up the latter.
You can't get around 2,003 yards on a snowy December day ay Shea Stadium. Close your eyes and there he is on the shoulders of giants; a legend of memory.
If Orenthal James Simpson murdered his wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, then he is a monster. History will tell you it's not a difficult transition to make, going from hero to monster. But the sports world is, as they say, the toy department. Often we witness the real world come crashing into sports like the terrorist tragedy at the '72 Olympics, or more recently, the assault on Monica Seles, and the murder of Michael Jordan's father. But nothing like this. O.J. Simpson is not the victim, but possibly the villain.
Richard Nixon's passing, with its pomp and plaudits, could not wipe the image of him boarding that helicopter heading for oblivion. All of his accomplishments as a public servant, and his six years as the most powerful man in the free world, sank behind the frozen picture of him resigning in disgrace.
Even writing this, I'm having a problem placing it all into perspective. There is certainly no place in my heart for a murderer. And if O.J. Simpson killed those people, then somewhere along the line he placed his good name somewhere else. Perhaps we 70s' kids are afraid to look for it.
One thing is for sure, there is little place for the fragile human spirit in distant memories. Just a hero running a football across the end zone.
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Q: Will a delete then insert within a transaction cascade? I had a question about what the expected and actual behaviour for the following scenario is.
The scenario is one where a database table ([table1]) is cleared and reloaded every day. The table has an id column which is reference by several other tables using foreign keys. If I set the foreign key ON DELETE action to CASCADE, obviously this will delete rows in the other tables if I issue a single DELETE FROM [table1] command on this table. However, what would happen if I were to delete all the rows, and then re-insert the same rows with the same IDs under the same transaction? Will this trigger the cascade mid-transaction, or will the foreign-key reconciliation happen once I've called commit?
Obviously, I'm thinking SQL Server here, but I'm wondering if this behaviour is consistent across other DBs as well.
In the event that the cascade is triggered even in the middle of the transaction, what would be the best way to go about managing foreign keys and relationships with a table which is completely cleared and re-loaded every day?

A: No, it will not.  When in doubt, test it out:
create table Parent
(
    ParentId int identity(1, 1) not null primary key clustered,
    Data nvarchar(30) not null default 'some data here...',
    Num int not null
)
go

create table Child
(
    ChildId int identity(1, 1) not null,
    ParentId int not null foreign key references Parent(ParentId) on delete cascade
)
go

insert into Parent(Num)
values(15), (17), (23)
go

select *
from Parent

insert into Child(ParentId)
values(2), (3)
go

select *
from Child

begin tran
    delete from Parent
    where ParentId = 3

    set identity_insert Parent on
    insert into Parent(ParentId, Num)
    values(3, 64)
    set identity_insert Parent off
commit tran

(You should probably step through that code instead of just a blanket execution).  Then by doing a simple
select *
from Child

You will see that the row containing ParentId with a value of 3 is no longer in the table.  So the answer is, no.  It won't be available still.
Now, if you were to rollback the transaction that did the delete with an on delete cascade, then the record would still be in the child table.  By viewing sys.dm_tran_locks DMV, there will be an exclusive lock on the table containing the foreign key constraint.
As for other RDBMSs, I can't say for sure.  Only SQL Server.

A: I'm only familiar with SQL Server:
Each operation is atomic. If you run a delete, and it cascades to other tables, those records are gone, too, as soon as the statement is over. They don't magically come back into existence unless the transaction is rolled back.
If you're relying on the ID values and don't want to cascade the related tables, consider switching to a merge strategy (where you use UPDATE or, preferably MERGE) instead of blowing everything away and starting from scratch.
I suppose you could try something like disabling the relationships during data loading, but given what I think you're trying to do, that seems fraught with peril. Definitely try a merge strategy first.

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