If you're reading this web page, it's probably because you've agreed to help run the club one night. Thank you!
This document describes the four jobs that need to be done on a weekly basis at the club. The registrar position is usually filled by Denis Farbstein; the pairings officer, emcee and director of record are usually John Chew. If you have offered to act as a substitute director, you should read the following and be ready to do all three of John's jobs.
and copy the twoonie prize winners' names to the sign-in sheet.
Arrive no later than 6:15 P.M. Bring with you the deck of preprinted result slips that are updated each week, and are usually carried either by John or Denis. When you arrive, take several blank result slips for newcomers out of the club box.
Make sure there are enough tables and chairs set out for 36 players.
One-game scoresheets if we're running low.
Three-game scoresheets if we're running low.
Score slips if we're running low.
Tell any players who have arrived before you that registration is open, and make sure that they come check in.
To register a returning player, accept their entry fee as indicated on the sign-in sheet, check off their name, see if they are owed a twoonie prize (if so, pay it and check it off), find their slip and pass it to the pairings officer.
To register a new player, give them a blank result slip, ask them to print their name clearly on the front and their phone number and/or e-mail address on the back. If they have a tournament rating, fill it in as their provisional club rating. If they don't, record a rating of zero and refer them to any club member willing to introduce them to club members. Write their name at the bottom of the sign-in sheet and their amount paid.
The pairings officer may have a list of players who have called to say that they will be arriving too late to register (after 6:15) but early enough to play in the first round (by 6:55). Give him a slip for each player, and circle each player's checkbox.
Regular members pay $5, seniors and students pay $4, players from clubs outside of commuting distance are free. Brantford is within commuting distance, Kingston is not. Players playing fewer than three games in one night pay full price.
If time permits, check to make sure that the number of slips passed, names checked and players present are equal. Don't forget to include the director and yourself.
You should plan on arriving no later than 6:15 P.M.
Sit down on the Registrar's right. Take the score slips that he passes you, sort them by rating and divide them into groups of eight. If there are leftover players, make a group of more than eight players in the middle. If there are leftover players and an even number of groups, make the oversize group be the one the higher-rated of the two middle groups. (A good quick way to do this is to count out the bottom eight players, then the top eight players, then eight more from the bottom, then eight more from the top.) There cannot be more than two newcomers in any group; if there are more than two newcomers, start adding them to higher groups but warn them as to what is happening, and try to add the players who think they are stronger to the higher groups.
Within each group, the easiest good way to do the pairings is Swiss: 1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-8. A better way to do it if you have time is to refer to the pairings recommendations table and choose opponents from the first list beside each active player's name while avoiding opponents from the second.
At 6:15, take $10 from the entry fees for each group except the middle one (even if the middle one has exactly eight players) and hand it to one of the players who have volunteered to be group leaders: Anna, Denis, Fern, Glenn M, John C, Lisa K, Mad, Lynda, Tony L and possibly others. Most group leaders prefer to run the group that they are in; Mad is good at running the bottom group. Make sure that group leaders initial their player slips and/or keep a list of who their players are.
If the remaining group is odd, consult the SOP (Sit Out Priority) number on each score slip in the group and get ready to tell the player in the group whose name appears highest on the list to sit out the first round. Players who sit out may ask for a $2 refund. Out-of-town players, newcomers and players who are not playing all three games in an evening do not sit out. Pair the remaining players and hand out their slips. Take $10 for prizes if there are 8 or 9 players, otherwise $20.
If a player arrives unannounced after 6:15 P.M. and the remaining group is odd, he plays the person who was supposed to sit out. If the group is even, he sits out. If the remaining group reaches 16 players, split it into two groups of 8 and hand one group off to a group leader with an $10 prize.
After the first round, check to see if any players have arrived to play in the second round, or left and will not be playing in the second round. Make sure latecomers pay their entry fee to the registrar.
Do not put the club in a position of having to pay out more than one $10 prize per eight players. If you move a player from one group to another to replace a departing player, replace $10 contenders with $10 contenders, and noncontenders with noncontenders.
Do not have more than one sit-out per round. If groups A, B, C, D and E start off with 8, 8, 10, 8 and 8 players, but one player leaves from each of A and E, then move one player each from C to B, B to A, C to D and D to E to end up with groups of sizes 8, 8, 8, 8 and 8.
Players should not (except on very quiet nights) have to play players rated more than 400 points apart from them. If you move a player up one group, pick the highest rated among (non)contender to move; if moving down, pick the lowest.
In the second round, for the middle group, pair winners against winners, in order of spread but ensuring that opponents are within 400 ratings points. If the number of winners is odd, pair the low winner with the highest available loser. If the number of players is odd, remember not to have a contender sit out.
In the third round, for the middle group, pair double-winners against double-winners, in order of spread but ensuring that opponents are within 400 ratings points. If the number of WW players is odd, allow one WW-WL pairing. Give the $10 prize money with the score slips to any WW games. If the number of players is odd, remember not to have a contender sit out.
You should plan on arriving no later than 6:15 P.M. Post the standings on the wall.
At 6:40 P.M., make the announcements. Don't forget to draw for the weekly bingo letters, and invite the club to nominate the weekly challenge.
You have two equally important jobs. One is to keep the club running on time, the other is to adjudicate any disputes that may arise. Arrive no later than 6:15 P.M., and bring a copy of the NASPA Tournament Rules.
Round 1 starts at 6:45, Round 2 at 7:45, Round 3 at 8:45. If players have not arrived to play by 6:55 (or 7:55 or 8:55), start their clocks. (If a player phones to say that they will be arriving late and then never shows up at all, without calling again before pairings time to let you know, let John know. They will no longer be allowed to phone ahead to say they will be arriving late. The list of such people currently consists of: Charles H, Jacob Z.) If there are games in progress at 7:50, warn people that their games will be ended at 7:55, and likewise for 8:50, 8:55, 9:50 and 9:55. At 9:45, ask people to help put away furniture. At 9:50, strongly encourage people to leave the room, which closes at 10:00. If there is a spoiler game, make sure any $10 prizes that go unclaimed as a result of a spoiler win go back into the evening's proceeds, if you still have them, or hold them to give to Lisa next week if not.
When making adjudications, follow the NASPA tournament rules but in the many ambiguous cases, err on the side of leniency because of the club environment, while stating what penalties might be enforced in a tournament. In general, try to act as a mediator rather than a jurist, making sure that both parties are satisfied with how the dispute is settled, and even asking them to suggest solutions when the subject is far beyond what is covered in the rules.
If there are newcomers present, it's a good idea to keep an eye on them and make sure they are enjoying and behaving themselves. In particular, if a newcomer is having severe time management problems, suggest that they make the best play they have found after two minutes.
If Lisa Kessler is present, make sure she gets the collected cash and sign-in sheet. If not, take it home to give to her next week.
At the end of the evening, make sure that a data entry person takes home the score slips. If no data entry person is available, take the slips home or give them to someone who lives downtown to give to John.
At the beginning of the evening, the Pairing Officer will give you an $10 prize for your group and eight score slips in pairing order. Hold onto the $10, write your initials on the top left corner of each score slip, make a list of your players on the back of your own score slip, and distribute the slips to players as quickly as possible. The top two play each other, then the next two, etc.
Each round should start no later than :45 past the hour. Regardless of whether or not it does, it must end no later than :40 past the next hour, so that we can leave the room at the end of the evening before our permit expires. If a game is still in progress at about :38 past the hour, tell the players that you will come back at :40 to end the game and collect the slips, then do so. In a prematurely ended game, both players deduct the value of their own tiles (making sure first that each rack has been replenished), without doubling.
For the second round, list the four winners in order of their scores, and pair 1-2 3-4. List the four losers in order of their ratings, and pair them 1-2 3-4. Count a tie as a loss for pairing purposes. If you have an odd number of winners, include the loser with the highest score with them for pairing, but do not pair them with their previous opponent (if this would happen, pair 1-3 2-4 instead).
For the third round, pair the two double winners and give them the $10 that will go to a triple winner (in the event of a tie, it comes back to the club), pair the two double losers. List the four 1-1 players in order of rating, and try to pair them 1-2 3-4, 1-3 2-4 or 1-4 2-3 (in that order), whichever avoids repeat pairings. Treat ties as in the previous round.
If you have a dropout that leaves your group odd, contact the Pairing Officer to see if there is another odd group and an adjustment can be made to even up the groups. When making adjustments, be sure to move people in a way that minimizes prize payouts. For example, if two adjacent groups have one double winner each, have them play each other. If two adjacent groups are each missing a non-contender, promote the highest rated non-contender from the lower group.
If you are forced to pair a double winner with someone who is not a double winner, remind them that the player who is not a double winner is a spoiler, and that the $10 should come back to the club (to Denis, John or Lisa) if the spoiler wins.


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Myanmar at the Tipping Point?
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On January 6, 2022, Dr Miemie Byrd appeared as a subject matter expert on the Democratic Voice of Burma, a non-profit media organization based in Oslo, Norway, and Chiang Mai, Thailand.* In the interview, conducted in Burmese, she discusses the crisis in Myanmar and the impact of the recent nationwide Silent Strike protest that took place on December 10, 2021. She highlights the importance of Strategic Communications as a means to convey, to an international audience, what is happening on the ground level.
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According to Dr. Byrd, an international audience can encourage and amplify the voices of the Burmese who have been advocating for democracy since the military coup that took place last year. With more support, the Burmese who are advocating for democracy can increase their partnerships and dialogues.
"It's not only about Burma, says Dr.Byrd. "It's about democracy. [The Burmese] have a taste of democracy that is why the resistance is as strong as it has been. They have the capacity and capability to respond.
As a professor at the DKI APCSS, Dr. Byrd specializes in Security Sector Development, U.S.-Burma relations, and Asia-Pacific Economics. Her most recent publication is titled, "Myanmar's U-turn: Implications of the Military Coup on Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific."
*Dr. Byrd appeared on the Democratic Voice of Burma as an invited subject matter expert. Accordingly, the views expressed in the above interview are that of her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or its components.
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Lieutenant Commander John Elliott Smart  (1 March 1916 – 3 February 2008) was an officer in the Royal Navy, who commanded one of the midget submarines that attacked the German cruiser Lützow and the Japanese cruiser Takao during the Second World War.

Early life
Smart was born on 1 March 1916 in Northumberland in England and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) in 1938, his commission as a sub-lieutenant was confirmed on 3 October 1939. He served the first part of the war in minesweepers in the eastern Mediterranean.  He was promoted lieutenant on 1 March 1941, then joined HMS Varbel, the midget submarine training depot, in 1943.

Operation Source

Six midget submarines were to take part in the attack on the German cruiser Lützow in Altenfjord, Norway.  During the tow over to the attack, X8 lost contact with her towing submarine HMS Sea Nymph, but after 37 hours they regained contact.  Unfortunately X8 developed leaks and was unable to dive, eventually leading to the X8 being scuttled.  Smart was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his part in the operation.

Operation Struggle

The XE class submarines HMS XE1 and XE3 was assigned to Operation Struggle, an attack on the Japanese cruisers Myōkō and Takao in the Johore Strait. Smart was in command of XE1, targeting the Myōkō but after 16 hours ran out of time and laid the charges next to Takao, that had already been attacked by XE3. The attack on Takao lead to appointment as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), and as an Officer of the Legion of Merit from the United States.

Later life
Smart retained his RNVR commission after the war and was promoted lieutenant commander on 1 March 1949. He was awarded the Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) on 30 April 1953, and retired on 8 March 1954.

He then became a stockbroker with Pemberton Securities in their Vancouver office, remaining there until the 1980s when he transferred to the Victoria, British Columbia office.  He died in Victoria on 3 February 2008 at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife, Meghan, and two sons, Elliot and Christopher.

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The Cap of Clementis
By Milan Kundera and Peter Kussi, (trans.)
The New Yorker, May 21, 1979 P. 32
In 1948 a Communist govt. was established in Czechoslovakia. Now it is 1971 and Mirek, a scientist, at first embraced Communism and then criticized it. When he refused to retract his opinions he was driven from his job and harried by undercover agents. He decided to transfer his incriminating papers to a safe place. First he wanted to get back the love letters he had written 20 years ago to Zdena, who has remained a faithful Party member. He wonders why he had had an affair for 3 years with such an ugly woman. He had subsequently married a beautiful woman, had a son, and then his wife died. As he drives to Zdena's he realizes he is being followed by Party police. When he sees Zdena she refuses to give him the letters, and taunts him. He feels she has set the police on his trail. (Although she hasn't, and fears for him when he is leaving and tells her that he is being followed.) He manages to lose the police, but arriving home he finds the police are there and have gone through the incriminating papers. His 17 year-old son is present, and defends him. He thinks of his fate: prison, and realizes he is calm about this, inevitability. The police remove his papers. After a year of detention his case comes to trial and he is sentenced to 6 years, his son to 2 years, and a dozen of his friends to terms ranging from one year to six.
Milan Kundera will publish "The Festival of Insignificance," his tenth novel, in June.


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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 2015: The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park series has been a storied New York City tradition since 1952. It offers free and open access to outdoor productions of Shakespeare in Manhattan's Central Park, and features world-class talent and Broadway caliber production and audiovisual design. Performances are well known for creating lines of air mattress and camp chair toting Shakespeare fans up to a mile long.
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This year, Free Shakespeare in the Park opened in May with a six week run of The Tempest, starring Sam Waterston, and continues July 23rd through August 23rd with Cymbeline, featuring Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater.
Central Park's 1,800-seat outdoor Delacorte Theater has been home to the Free Shakespeare series since 1962. The venue, while offering creative possibilities to directors, actors, and scenic designers that no other New York City theater can match, presents unique challenges to technical production designers, including audio.
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"We have to load an entire Broadway quality sound system into a natural park," says Bell. "There is no pre-existing rigging of any sort. There are raccoons, birds, and rain, and all those have to be taken into consideration."
The Public Theater's outdoor Shakespeare productions are technically complex. They use wireless for every speaking role. Cymbeline involves more than 40 channels of Sennheiser 3532 and Sennheiser 2000 series, along with Shure IEMs, two matrixed intercom main-stations, and three Telex BTR–800s. Audio equipment rental and frequency coordination is provided by Masque Sound.
Though wireless is of utmost importance, the unique, intimate nature of Cymbeline's set design paired with the Delacorte's unconventional upstage area –an expanse of open water named Turtle Pond – makes minuscule wireless audio signals vanish into the trees.
"There is no bounce to the room or anything to reflect RF back onto our actors and antennas, like you would have in a traditional theater," continues Bell. "We used two RF Spotlight's to get our antennas physically closer to our actors. Since they're low profile, we built them into our set pieces and under the deck, and our antennas are 120 feet closer than we would have otherwise been able to get them."
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I started with the recipe for South Beach Oatmeal Pancakes, and of course tweaked it based on what we had around the house (and doubled it - who wouldn't want double pancakes??)!
2 tsp vanilla extract (it's best if you can find the alcohol free variety), approx.
Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth. I find it's easiest to layer ingredients wet-dry-wet for ease of blending. Grease a skillet or griddle (I used a cooking spray, but you could use coconut oil or butter as well) and pour batter into desired pancake size drops. Cook first side until bubbles appear, then flip, and cook until underside is slightly brown. Top with your choice of butter, maple syrup, honey, fruit preserves, apple butter (I just made myself want to try that!!!), or fresh fruit. We used butter and maple syrup, which worked out nicely.
Regarding my absence this past week, I was working at a summer camp for performing arts all week and MAN, was it exhausting!! I was NOT getting enough sleep for this growing baby, and I paid for it with horrendous food cravings (which I tragically indulged), and a return of some unfortunate symptoms. I gained a couple of pounds, suffered with itchy scalp (which is now improving, but not gone), and just generally felt depressed and foggy. What did I eat you ask? I ate a blended peanut butter cup/ice cream dessert from Friendly's, and one breaded-fried calamari. Yep, that's all it took. Lame. I've also been living on carbs, and while they are technically permitted on my current diet, I've been eating them too often for my blood sugar/adrenal glands, hence the weight gain. Now I've gotta cut back and indulge in these fresh seasonal fruits & veggies before the summer is gone!!
On a more positive note, my prenatal vitamin that I've been taking has been out of stock at Whole Foods. Why is that positive you ask? Because we found out that the reason they are out of stock is because the manufacturer is having a shortage of the ingredients because of the mid-western drought. I was actually thrilled to find that out because I think that's exactly what should happen to our foods/supplements. They should be impacted by climate changes. It made me feel so happily natural and earthy. :) I may have eaten ice cream, but I'm also doing something right by this kid of mine by consuming natural, whole supplements to feed his/her growing body.
The first 3 months feel like an eternity and then after that it's full speed ahead.
I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis last year in Sept. My diet can really mess me up. I have to be careful about what I eat. Sometimes there is more than one trigger working at the same time (stress, hormones, too much exercise) but so far I've been able to manage without all the crazy medicine they want you to take. Stuff that makes you nausea and your hair fall out. NO THANKS! I'll give up chocolate, caffeine, carbonation, tomato sauce, etc. instead. So, I'm right there with you in this dietary restriction thing. :) It gets easier over time and sometimes I still sneak a piece of chocolate without a lot of ill effects.


This interdisciplinary degree involves significant coursework in the History Department, and is designed for those students who wish their training to emphasize ancient history, without sacrificing the classical languages. The course of study combines graduate courses in Greek and Latin with research seminars in ancient history, and allows students to choose a major and a minor language. Scholars who graduate from this program should be equally at home teaching in a Classics or History Department.
* Note: The three categories below are not mutually exclusive. Some courses fall into two or three categories. Students should consult the Graduate Advisor for guidance.
III. 6 graduate courses in ancient Greek and Roman history of which at least 2 must be taken in History Department. At least 2 courses must be in Greek history and at least 2 in Roman history.
The Greek and Latin sight exams are based on reading lists somewhat shorter than the straight Classics Ph.D. reading lists, with a greater emphasis on historical authors. The student must designate either Greek or Latin as the "major" language and the other as the "minor". The reading list will be longer for the "major" language. The standard of translation will be the same as for the straight Classics Ph.D. sight exams.
The Oral Qualifying Examination is taken after all other written examinations have been passed. Ancient History, both Greek and Roman, will be the main component of the Oral Qualifying Exam. The Oral is expected to begin with discussion or further elaboration of the student's answers on the written Ancient History Field Exam but will also include some follow-up discussion of the written Greek or Latin Literature exam and other questions intended to demonstrate adequate general knowledge of Classics and Ancient History.
The Graduate Advisor assigns members of examination committees for all new students. This committee consists of four faculty members, one of whom serves as chair. At least two members of the Ph.D student's committee read and judge ancient and modern language exams. A third member of the committee is called upon to express an opinion when a student's performance is problematic.
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An Oral History of the Grateful Dead
Written By: Blair Jackson, David Gans
Narrated By: Arthur Bishop, Cynthia Hopkins, David Gans, Eliza Foss, Fred Berman, Helen Litchfield, Holter Graham, Oliver Wyman
In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead—Blair Jackson and David Gans—reveal the band's story through the words of its members, their creative collaborators and peers, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry. Capturing the ebullient spirit at the group's core, Jackson and Gans weave together a musical saga that examines the music and subculture that developed into its own economy, touching fans from all walks of life, from penniless hippies to celebrities, and at least one U.S. vice president.
This definitive book traces the Dead's evolution from its humble beginnings as a folk/bluegrass band playing small venues in Palo Alto to the feral psychedelic warriors and stadium-filling Americana jam band that blazed all the way through to the 90s. Along the way, we hear from many who were touched by the Dead—from David Crosby and Miles Davis, to Ken Kesey, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia, and a host of Merry Pranksters, to legendary concert promoter Bill Graham, and others.
Throughout their journey the Dead broke (and sometimes rewrote) just about every rule of the music business, defying conventional wisdom and charting their own often unusual course, in the process creating a business model unlike any seen before. Musically, too, they were pioneers, fusing inspired ideas and techniques with intuition and fearlessness to craft an utterly unique and instantly recognizable sound. Their music centered on collective improvisation, spiritual and social democracy, trust, generosity, and fun. They believed that you can make something real, spontaneous, and compelling happen with other musicians if you trust and encourage each other, and jam as if your life depended on it. And when it worked, there was nothing else like it.
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The SRA Speakers Bureau makes available a modest fund to assist SRA regional organizations with the travel and lodging expenses of bringing a current or former SRA official to speak at a regional organization meeting. This travel funding provides an excellent opportunity for the regional organizations to have internationally recognized risk experts participate in their local meetings. It also enables the international SRA to publicize its role to the regional organizations and to build enthusiasm for regional organizations and SRA membership. The funded speaker is asked by SRA to spend a few minutes of his or her talk describing the SRA and its activities (for which the SRA supplies a few slides). The fund is administered by the SRA Secretariat in consultation with the SRA Regions Committee chair.
Speakers who may be invited by regional organizations through the SRA Speakers Bureau are listed below. If you represent a regional organization and would like to invite a speaker, complete and return this form. If you are a present or former SRA officer and would like to join the Speakers Bureau, please read this letter and fill out and return this form. If you would like to correct or update your listing on the Speakers Bureau, please email webmaster@sra.org.
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Q: Displaying a "Please Wait" Dialog for a Non-Thread Safe task I am using 3rd party library and some of the functions of the library take a long time to execute so I want to display a "Please Wait" dialog while the functions are busy.
Normally I would do something like this:
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longTask.IsBackgroud = true;
longTask.Start();

pleaseWaitForm = new PleasWaitForm ("Please wait for task to complete");
pleaseWaitForm.ShowDialog();

void LongTask()
{
    // Do time consuming work here

    pleaseWaitForm.CanCloseFlag = true;
}

Unfortunately the 3rd party library is not thread-safe. Any workarounds? Is there any way of managing the Dialog Box as a background task?

A: I think you are misunderstanding what "thread safe" means. If you are going to be calling methods/properties of your 3rd party component only from single thread, the component does not have to be thread safe. See this article.
Furthermore, I would suggest you use a background worker class in this case.
HTH

A: You pretty much need to build your own dialog box.
One option is to poll your completed flag in a timer or the like.
Yet another option is to let the form "own" the task and use a BackgroundWorker for progress and completion notification.

A: Suppose you have a method, LongTask, and it is not thread safe. If that method is running and it does not need any shared variables, then you can simply wrap it around a BackgroundWorker and update the "please wait" screen the moment the task finishes.
If a certain method is not thread safe, that can still mean it is safe to use it in a thread, it just depends whether it runs multiple times asynchronously (danger!) or synchronously (not a problem).

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var self = null;
var library = null;
var modules = null;

/**
 * Creates instance of Accounts API. Use *modules.api.accounts* to get existing object.
 *
 * @param cb - Callback
 * @param _library - Object that contains helpers.
 * @constructor
 */
function Accounts(cb, _library) {
	self = this;
	library = _library;
	cb(null, self);
}

/**
 * Open account in Asch.
 *
 * @param secret - Secret of account.
 * @param {Accounts~openCallback} cb - Callback handles response from Asch.
 */
Accounts.prototype.open = function (secret, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#open",
		args: {
			secret: secret
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~openCallback
 * @param error - Error of api execution.
 * @param response - Response of api execution.
 * @param response.account - Opened account.
 * @param response.account.address - Address of opened account.
 * @param response.account.balance - Balance of account.
 * @param response.account.unconfirmedBalance - Unconfirmed balance of account.
 * @param response.account.publicKey - Public key of account.
 * @param response.account.secondSignature - Is second signature enabled on account.
 * @param response.account.secondPublicKey - Public key of second signature.
 * @param response.account.multisignatures - Is this account under multisignature.
 * @param response.account.unconfirmedSignature - Is this account contains second signature, but second signature not confirmed yet.
 * @param response.account.u_multisignatures - Is this account under unconfirmed multisignature.
 */

/**
 * Get balance of account.
 *
 * @param address - Address of account
 * @param {Accounts~balanceCallback} cb - Callback handle response from Asch.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getBalance = function (address, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getBalance",
		args: {
			address: address
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~balanceCallback
 * @param error - Error of api execution.
 * @param response - Response of api execution.
 * @param response.balance - Balance of account.
 * @param response.unconfirmedBalance - Unconfirmed balance of account.
 */

/**
 * Get public key of account.
 * @param address - Address of account.
 * @param {Accounts~publicKeyCallback} cb - Callback handle response from Asch.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getPublickey = function (address, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getPublickey",
		args: {
			address: address
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~publicKeyCallback
 * @param error - Error of api execution.
 * @param response - Response of api execution.
 * @param response.publicKey - Public key of account in hex.
 */

/**
 * Generate public key by secret.
 *
 * @param secret - Secret of account.
 * @param {Accounts~genPublickeyCallback} cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.generatePublickey = function (secret, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#generatePublickey",
		args: {
			secret: secret
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~genPublickeyCallback
 * @param error - Error of api execution.
 * @param response - Response of api execution.
 * @param response.publicKey - Public key generated by secret.
 */

/**
 * Get delegates that have votes from account.
 *
 * @param address - Address of account.
 * @param {Accounts~delegatesCallback} cb - Callback handle response from Asch.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getDelegates = function (address, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getDelegates",
		args: {
			address: address
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~delegatesCallback
 * @param error - Error from api execution.
 * @param response - Response from api execution.
 * @param response.delegates - Array of delegates.
 * @param response.delegates[0].username - Username of delegate.
 * @param response.delegates[0].vote - Amount of votes for delegate.
 * @param response.delegates[0].address - Address of delegate.
 * @param response.delegates[0].publicKey - Public key of delegate.
 * @param response.delegates[0].rate - Position of delegate in delegates list.
 * @param response.delegates[0].productivity - Productivity of delegate.
 */

/**
 * Get fee amount of vote for delegate.
 * @param {Accounts~delegatesFeeCallback) cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getDelegatesFee = function (cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getDelegatesFee",
		args: {}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~delegatesFeeCallback
 * @param error - Error from api call execution.
 * @param response - Response from api call execution.
 * @param response.fee - Amount of fee that need to vote for delegate.
 */

/**
 * Vote for delegate.
 * @param secret - Secret of account.
 * @param publicKey - Public key of account (optional).
 * @param secondSecret - Second secret, if second signature enabled (optional).
 * @param {Accounts~addDelegateCallback} cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.addDelegates = function (secret, publicKey, secondSecret, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#addDelegates",
		args: {
			secret: secret,
			publicKey: publicKey,
			secondSecret: secondSecret
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~addDelegateCallback
 * @param error - Error from api execution
 * @param response - Response from api execution
 * @param response.transactionId - Id of transaction sent.
 */

/**
 * Get fee amount to pay for username.
 * @param {Accounts~usernameFeeCallback} cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getUsernameFee = function (cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getUsernameFee",
		args: {}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~usernameFeeCallback
 * @param error - Error from api execution.
 * @param response - Response from api execution.
 * @param response.fee - Fee to register username.
 */

/**
 * Register username on account.
 *
 * @param secret - Secret of account.
 * @param publicKey - Public key of account (optional).
 * @param secondSecret - Second secret of account, if second signature enabled (optional).
 * @param username - Username of account to register.
 * @param {Accounts~addUsernameCallback} cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.addUsername = function (secret, publicKey, secondSecret, username, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#addUsername",
		args: {
			secret: secret,
			publicKey: publicKey,
			secondSecret: secondSecret,
			username: username
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~addUsernameCallback
 * @param error - Error from api execution.
 * @param response - Response from api execution.
 * @param response.transactionId - id of transaction sent.
 */

/**
 * Get account from Asch.
 *
 * @param address - address of account.
 * @param {Accounts~getAccountCallback} cb - Callback handle response.
 */
Accounts.prototype.getAccount = function (address, cb) {
	var message = {
		call: "accounts#getAccount",
		args: {
			address: address
		}
	};

	library.sandbox.sendMessage(message, cb);
}

/**
 * @callback Accounts~getAccountCallback
 * @param error - Error of api execution.
 * @param response - Response of api execution.
 * @param response.
 */

Accounts.prototype.onBind = function (_modules) {
	modules = _modules;
}

module.exports = Accounts;

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Tin has more than 15 years of practical experience in a variety of legal, academic and court-related roles. He has been a barrister since 2004 and has provided legal advice to public and commercial entities, including ASX listed companies, government agencies and government instrumentalities.
Prior to joining VU in 2012, Tin was a legal advisor at the Victorian Department of Justice, where he utilised his expertise in court governance and court administration. In this role he advised the Attorney-General on policy matters affecting the operations of the courts and tribunals.
Tin completed his PhD thesis on court governance and his research in this area has been well-received in Australia and internationally.
Tin has considerable experience in managing and implementing complex projects involving high-level stakeholders. In 2009, he managed the legislative project that established the mental health court in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria ("the ARC List"), for which he received a Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice and a commendation from the Attorney-General.
Tin has taught a number of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Contracts, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing, and Civil Procedure. In 2008 and 2009, Tin was the lecturer of corporate law subjects at LLM level. During this period he published a highly regarded paper in the Melbourne University Law Review, which critically analyses the regulation of governance of financial markets intermediaries in the USA, EU and Australia during the global financial crisis. Tin regularly peer-reviews papers in this area and has contributed to public debate on such issues as an expert commentator on ABC Radio and in The Conversation.
Recipient of the Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice.


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SOYBEANS: Burrus Seed is selling Donmario soybeans in the Midwest, though the South American brand has plans to expand nationwide with maturities ranging from double 00's to 7's.
South American seed company grows U.S. soybean presence
GDM Seeds' Donmario-brand soybeans have been sold in the U.S. since 2018, and their presence is growing.
Austin Keating | Nov 06, 2019
South American farmers reach similar average soybean yields to U.S. producers, yet there are regions in the U.S. that have more yield potential than even the best southern regions. That's why GDM Seeds, which owns 50% of the soybean seed market in the southern continent, has set out to gain market share in the Northern Hemisphere.
The company's Donmario-branded soybean genetics have yielded up to 146 bushels in Argentinian test plots. The yield potential demonstrated in those plots will soon be reached in the U.S., the company says. They've already reached up to 125 bushels in test plots they've run in the U.S. since they began to adapt their germplasm to American climes with northern genetics in 2006.
Donmario's top varieties, now genetically distant from the South American seed portfolio, cost about the same as Pioneer and Asgrow beans. The company's Midwest yield trials since 2016 show yields are similarly competitive.
Of the four Donmario varieties tested in the Farmers' Independent Research of Seed Technologies, or FIRST, assessment in 2019, three made the top 30 list in the Illinois north, north-central and south-central regions.
Burrus Seed is the first U.S. company to offer Donmario soybeans, but the brand hopes to expand next year with late-maturing varieties in the Southern and Eastern U.S. Donmario is headquartered in Gibson City, Ill., and started to sell its U.S. soybeans commercially in 2018.
"Every year, we add about 1.5% in yield potential to the new varieties that are being launched in the market, and the average of the industry is about 1% to 1.1%," says Ignacio Bartolome, U.S. and Canada business director for GDM Seeds.
Globally, his company works with 27 trait platforms. Xtend and Enlist are popular in the U.S., while insect resistance is popular in the tropical climate of Brazil. GDM Seeds has developed its germplasm base during more than 30 years through acquisitions, partnerships and investments in U.S. test plots. Today, the company offers U.S.-adapted maturities ranging from double 00's to 7's.
"We're an independent company, and we want to supply as many traits as we can," Bartolome says. "We've developed our own breeding process so that in two years, we can take any new trait that comes into the market and have high-yielding varieties." He notes the highly anticipated Bayer trait, R2 XtendFlex, will be included in the Donmario portfolio after it's approved.
When GDM Seeds first came to the U.S., the company's genetics didn't have soybean cyst nematode tolerance due to the parasite not being a problem in South America. They worked with universities to get the PI 88788 gene to market SCN-resistant varieties, and also have a few varieties that use the Peking genetic line of resistance.
"We have some Peking in some lines, but Peking is harder to breed with," Bartolome says. "It tends to push back on yields, and our main goal is to breed for yield, so whatever pushes back on yield, we try to keep separated. We have a big gene-editing lab in Brazil, and we're working with several gene-editing projects that would give cyst tolerance to all races."
Todd Burrus says his company decided to partner with Donmario because they're dedicated to research and they're a family-owned company.
"They didn't come to market in the U.S. for 12 whole years. They've just been quietly breeding soybeans as they've gotten ready to come to market, and that really shows great discipline on their part," Burrus says.


The official Flickr application for Android is finally here. The Flickr app for Android devices was introduced along with new service from Flickr called Photo Session that allows multiple users to browse the same image simultaneously. Flickr for Android includes several features that are not available on the Flickr app for iPhone such as filters to help edit photos before publishing, and option to share photos on Flickr, Twitter or Facebook.
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During the past decade Bozeman, Montana, has been quietly revitalizing its 19th-century downtown buildings and along with its stunning location in the Gallatin River Valley, surrounded by six mountain ranges, has been attracting thousands of new residents to its historic residential districts near Montana State University, and to the picturesque foothills outside of town.
Opened in 2009 Blackbird Kitchen occupies the restored, former Bozeman National Bank building (c.1891) on Main Street. It is easy to walk past the restaurant's unassuming stone front with the arch-style window without realizing that the contemporary interior, with its white brick walls, hanging artwork, large, wood-fired oven and open kitchen is more Tribeca-style than American West, but the friendliness of the staff and affordable prices are unmistakably Montana.
Owners Josh Gibson and wife Shannon Douglass use local farms and ranches to supply their organic produce, including seasonal vegetables and most of the beef, pork and lamb listed on the menu. Fresh trout comes from a Montana company that raises GMO-free trout in nearby low density fisheries. In addition to the dinner items I tried, including the Willow Spring Ranch lamb bratwurst, C-5 Organics tenderloin, and some tasty pasta dishes, I could have created a meal just from the appetizer menu; the roasted beet salad, crispy polenta with wood fired beech mushrooms, oven roasted asparagus, and kale Caesar salad my table ordered were all excellent.
Mr. Gibson is extremely proud of the venue's massive firebrick, hi-temp refractory concrete and steel bread oven, which he built himself during the restaurant's initial construction, using plans by the late Alan Scott, a prominent Australian designer of brick ovens. The wood-fired oven is the restaurant's centerpiece, and many of the menu items, including the warm country bread served with olive oil and balsamic, are baked in the hand-crafted, brick oven. Gibson also bakes ten varieties of delicious thin-crust pizza in the oven, using fresh toppings like Sicilian Castelvetrano olives, fennel sausage, sweet onions, and the imported Italian cheeses Grana Padano and mozzarella.
Opening a restaurant with an organic, Italian-style menu and a sophisticated interior design may have felt like a risky business venture in 2009-era Bozeman, right after the national recession, but not anymore. Median house and condo values in the area have skyrocketed since then, along with a surging Gallatin County economy and population, the fastest growing county in the state with a 40% population increase since the 2000 census to almost 100,000 residents.
Yellowstone National Park (two hours) and Big Sky Ski Resort (55 minutes) are easily accessible, and within 20 minutes of downtown are numerous mountain hiking and biking trails, fishing streams, and the family-friendly (and local favorite) Bridger Bowl Ski Area. With several new boutique hotels opening soon downtown, and numerous start-up firms occupying office space throughout the city, it is no wonder that Delta Airlines has finally started non-stop summer service between Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport and New York City's LaGuardia, with residents and local attractions pushing the carrier to extend the service year-round.
Job growth and incomes in Bozeman have risen sharply, especially in the high-tech and light manufacturing sectors, and Oracle's $1.8 billion purchase of hometown software company RightNow Technologies is helping to keep Bozeman's economy growing at about 5 percent each year, the fastest of any city in the state. For Gibson and Douglass, co-owners of Blackbird Kitchen, they may soon find that their cozy ten table restaurant is a bit too small for what is coming down the pipe.
Open daily, dinner only; wine and beer available; reservations required.
This entry was posted in Restaurant Reviews, U.S. Travel and tagged Big Sky Ski Area, Blackbird Kitchen, Bozeman economy, Bozeman Montana, Bozeman restaurant, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Bridger Bowl by Ron Bernthal. Bookmark the permalink.


Maya TV (also referred to by its channel name Canal 66) is a network in Honduras, with a selection of local and imported content on offer. The channel also offers a select online viewing service.
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Choose It
Which New Smartwatch is Right for You?
posted by Elizabeth Harper on October 14, 2016 in Guides & Reviews, Phones and Mobile, Phone Accessories :: 6 comments
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Looking to replace your standard wristwatch or fitness tracker with something a bit more high tech? Right now you have plenty of options. Many tech companies and some more fashion-oriented brands have developed their own takes on the smartwatch paradigm. Whether your priority is good health, smart looks or smooth integration with your smartphone, there's a perfect wearable for you.
If you haven't yet joined the smartwatch revolution, we can't blame you. Smartwatches are still fairly new technology. The earliest models had high price tags, low battery life and no sense of style. But the smartwatch is starting to come into its own. Today's smart wearables combine the best of watches, fitness trackers and smartphones to give you convenient access to whatever you need, right from your wrist. And while prices are still high, they're coming down.
Not convinced? Check out this list of eight new (or soon-to-be-released) smartwatches and fitness watches. We think you'll find these wearables really do offer something for everyone.
Withings Steel HR
The Withings Steel HR watch packs the best aspects of a smartwatch into a classically styled watch. Eschewing the battery drain of digital touchscreens, the Steel HR refreshingly uses analog technology (it has actual watch hands!) to offer everything you would expect from a smartwatch. A discreet display on the top part of the watch face lets you see health information and smartphone notifications. The Steel HR's 25-day battery life means you won't have to remember to plug it in every night (or even every week).
This watch offers the tracking features you'd expect from the average fitness tracker, including the ability to keep tabs on your heart rate, steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned. It automatically recognizes walking, running and swimming as exercise — yes, it's water-resistant to 50 meters — and tracks sleep, too. A tap on the watch's crown switches the display to show what you want to see. Easy!
All of this data syncs with the Withings app, Health Mate. It's not the slickest fitness app on the market, but it does the job of tracking your health data and integrates with Apple HealthKit and Google Fit if you want to see your info elsewhere.
Withings Steel HR will be available this fall for $179.95 (36mm version) or $199.95 (40mm version).
TomTom Spark 3
If you're looking for an everyday watch, TomTom's Spark 3, which sports a basic display and no smartphone notifications, probably isn't it. However, it's a great choice for runners.
As you might expect, TomTom leverages its experience with GPS and mapping in the Spark 3. Built-in GPS allows accurate tracking when you leave your phone at home, and you can upload running routes directly to your watch. A stand-out feature here is the new route exploration mode, which guides you back to your starting point if you prefer to run or hike off the beaten path. Another plus for anyone who wants to work out without lugging around a smartphone: 3GB of built-in storage for music, so you can upload your workout playlist and listen via Bluetooth headphones (included). It has a paltry five-hour battery life while playing music, but that's still more than enough to handle a daily run.
Beyond that, the Spark 3 includes standard fitness tracking features including an optical heart rate sensor and the ability to track a variety of workout activities (including treadmill workouts) and sleep. It's waterproof up to 40 meters and can track swimming, too. If you want still more fitness tracking, TomTom offers the new Adventurer, which adds a barometer for 3-D distance tracking and new modes for hiking, trail running, skiing and snowboarding — for a price, of course.
The Spark 3 syncs data back to your smartphone using TomTom's MySports app. If you don't like MySports, it also works with third-party apps like Strava and Runkeeper.
The TomTom Spark 3 is available for $249.99; the upgraded Adventurer model will set you back $349.99 when it becomes available this fall.
Garmin typically focuses on fitness tracking, but the round-faced Vivomove looks like a watch rather than a fitness tracker — and that's the point. People who wear fitness trackers all day don't necessarily want a bulky, rubberized cube sitting on their wrist. That's where the Vivomove fits in.
So what do you give up to get the Vivomove's classic watch looks? This tracker's a bit light and basic on both fitness and smartwatch features. It counts steps and monitors sleep but doesn't track heart rates, and while it's waterproof to 50 meters, it doesn't track swimming activities. Vivomove syncs to your smartphone (iPhone, Android or Windows Phone) via Garmin Connect but doesn't provide smartphone notifications. (Unlike the Withings Steel HR, this analog smartwatch has no screen to display notifications on.)
The Garmin Vivomove is available now starting at $139.99 on Amazon.
Fossil Q Wander
Fossil's latest smartwatches include the Fossil Q Wander and the Fossil Q Marshal, which offer slightly different styling. The Wander is all smooth curves, while the Marshal has a slightly chunkier, more rugged design. Both watches run Android Wear, a slimmed-down version of Android focused on watches and other wearables. That means plenty of smartphone integration for notifications and apps, plus a customizable AMOLED touchscreen that has a familiar feel for Android users — and despite the Android" right in the name, these watches work with iPhones, too.
The Wander's fitness features are fairly standard, with the ability to track steps, distance, calories burned and sleep, but there's no heart rate monitor. As long as you don't need anything too advanced, it will work fine. A 24-hour battery — enough for everyday wear but not quite enough that you won't have to charge it regularly — tops off the features list. In the end, it's a good option for someone more interested in style and smartphone integration than fitness.
The Fossil Q Wander is available now for $295.
The Asus ZenWatch 3 is another Android Wear device that sports the classic style of a conventional wristwatch — and if you've read this far you know that's the current trend in smartwatches. Because it's Android Wear, the ZenWatch 3 has access to a wide range of apps and offers good smartphone integration for both iPhone and Android. A two-day battery is a nice feature to see on an Android Wear device, but Asus also offers HyperCharge, which will boost your watch back up to 60 percent in just 15 minutes when you need to power up fast.
ZenWatch 3 tracks basic fitness data, and Asus boasts it has a 95 percent accuracy rate on step count, but details beyond that are a bit sketchy. The ZenWatch 3's IP67 water resistance protects it from a dunk in up to a meter of water for up to 30 minutes, but that's not good enough for swimming, so don't expect it to track laps in the pool. As a smartwatch focused on style rather than fitness, it should cover the basics, but if you need heart rate monitoring or other advanced features, look elsewhere.
The Asus ZenWatch 3 will be available in November for $229.
iMCO CoWatch
iMCO is a smartwatch newcomer that started selling its CoWatch through a crowdfunding campaign. The device has now made its way to become a retail product. Unlike anything else on this list, the CoWatch runs on the new Cronologics OS, which was built from the ground up for smartwatches. With none of the baggage of Android Wear or watchOS, the CoWatch should be easy to use with either iPhone or Android. Having a unique OS means you won't have access to the apps on other watches, but Cronologics has a selection of apps you may find to be sufficient. This device is a solid fitness tracker, too, with a heart rate monitor as well as the ability to track steps. If you want a GPS function, you'll have to upgrade to something more sports-friendly. The 32-hour battery is more than enough to get through a day or two without charging.
The CoWatch's standout feature is Alexa integration. When connected to Wi-Fi, you can use CoWatch to ask Amazon's Alexa voice assistant questions. While Apple Watch has Siri and Android Wear has OK Google, this is the first watch to integrate with Amazon. Alexa can do everything you'd expect of a voice assistant including great Amazon integration, which may encourage Amazon fans to pick up a CoWatch.
The iMCO CoWatch is available now starting at $279.
If you're looking for a watch that has everything, the Samsung Gear S3 may be the answer. This smartwatch comes in two styles, the sleekly designed Classic and the more rugged Frontier. Both feature a super AMOLED touchscreen, a bezel that rotates for navigation, IP68 water resistance (it will survive rain or an accidental dunk in the sink, but not swimming) and a very nice four-day battery life. The watch runs Tizen, a mobile OS similar to an Android running Samsung's TouchWiz skin, and will look quite familiar to Samsung owners. While Tizen has the same app problems that Chronologics has, Tizen's been around longer and already has 10,000 apps available, so it shouldn't be difficult to get any apps you need.
On the fitness front, the Gear S3 is surprisingly full-featured for an all-purpose smartwatch. It tracks heart rate and steps and also has a GPS, an altimeter and a barometer. That's a lot of fitness data you can collect while leaving your smartphone at home, and when you do have your phone with you, that data syncs with Samsung's S Health. Like TomTom's Spark 3, the Gear S3 has built-in storage (4GB), so you can upload playlists to listen to when you're running without your phone. The watch's SOS feature is good when you're running or otherwise out and about; press the home button three times to send your location to predetermined people of your choice if you ever need help.
One feature of the S3 you won't find on any other smartwatch on this list is LTE. Certain S3 models can connect directly to cellular networks for internet access without being paired with a phone or connected to Wi-Fi. A built-in microphone and speaker let you make calls (via LTE or over Wi-Fi when used with a voice calling app) directly from your watch, and Samsung's S Voice allows voice control. You can even stream Spotify directly from your watch using the Spotify app. While none of these are necessarily must-have features, they're certainly convenient.
The downside to this gadget? It only works with Android phones. It's the perfect companion to your Samsung phone, since it shares the same TouchWiz-style interface, but iPhone users are out.
The Samsung Gear G3 will be available this year for $250.
Of course, iPhone owners have their own option in the Apple Watch Series 2. And while this watch doesn't match the Gear S3 feature for feature, iPhone users will enjoy how well it integrates with their iPhones and existing apps. The Apple Watch is one of two on this list (TomTom's Spark 3 being the other) that ignores the trend toward a classic circular style in favor of a modern, square design that rather resembles a tiny iPhone.
The Apple Watch features a touchscreen and a familiar iOS-style interface with WatchOS. Whether you pick up the updated Series 2 or the older Series 1, both watches have a faster processor than the original watch and use the new WatchOS 3, providing speedier performance and apps that open instantly.
For fitness, the Apple Watch offers an optical heart rate monitor and tracks activity levels and workouts. On top of that, the Series 2 is waterproof to 50 meters and also tracks swimming. If you want to leave your phone at home, both models let you listen to your workout playlist without your phone (via Bluetooth headphones), and the Series 2 has a built-in GPS for accurate run tracking. While the watch has built-in activity and workout apps, it also integrates with many of your favorite iOS apps, so you don't even have to get used to a new system.
The biggest downside to the Apple Watch (besides the fact that it's iPhone-only) is its high price tag. Only the Series 1 watch really competes price-wise with the rest of the list, and the Series 2 — the watch swimmers and runners will want — is over $300.
The Apple Watch Series 2 is available now starting at $369. If you don't need the GPS or waterproofing, the Series 1 may serve you just as well for $269.
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No Huawei Watch - Really??
From Michael B on October 14, 2016 :: 12:30 pm
The Huawei Watch is probably the nicest Android Wear Watch available and you left it off the list? WHY??
Only Android Wear Watch with a Sapphire Crystal and AMOLED display and a Medical Grade Heart Rate Monitor!
What a JOKE of a "Review"... More like paid endorsement!
The Huawei Watch was not
From Suzanne Kantra on October 14, 2016 :: 12:50 pm
The Huawei Watch was not included because it's not new. The Huawei Watch 2 will be announced later this month (probably next week) and we'll update the story at that point.
And, to be clear, we do not accept payment for our editorial stories.
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From Danie Stover on October 14, 2016 :: 12:39 pm
Has anyone reviewed the new Michael Kors Access Bradshaw smartwatch? It's sexy but I haven't has time to check out the specs.
The MK Access Bradshaw has
The MK Access Bradshaw has received mixed reviews—negatives are heavy and blury display. I'll be seeing it next week and will let you know how it looks in person.
From Danie Stover on October 14, 2016 :: 1:27 pm
Great, thanks!!
The watch from Garmin is
From mjeff24 on November 19, 2016 :: 5:15 am
The watch from Garmin is what I usually use especially when running.
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Since then, there have been series of IRS spacecraft. But with improved capabilities in satellite platforms and payloads. All of these activities are monitored by the National Natural Resources System, a nodal agency for the management of natural resources and infrastructure development thru remote sensing data.
The development of IRS-1A contributed a lot to the IRS programme. With the fruitful journey of remote sensing programme in the country, it is indispensable to look back at Indian Space Programme achievements, more specifically in remote sensing apps. There is no doubt that India has been a role model for other parts of the globe.
Over the past few years until now, there has been continued and significant progress in building and launching Indian remote sensing satellite and operational data utilization in different apps.
Nowadays, the variety of Earth Observation satellites with visible and thermal regions of the electromagnetic spectrum have aided the country to realize the main operational applications. Majority of the imaging sensors have spatial resolutions and repeat observation.
For the next few years, its EO satellites are expected to have strengthened technologies. The experiences that experts have acquired would also help address future observational requirements, technological innovation, or even produce high quality of spacecraft ahead of time. There would be more satellite networks that could result in success.


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Эдуард Александрович Нечаев (род. 10 декабря 1934, Смоленск) — советский, российский военный хирург; доктор медицинских наук, профессор; ; министр здравоохранения и медицинской промышленности Российской Федерации (1992—1995).

Биография
В 1959 г. окончил военно-медицинский факультет Саратовского медицинского института, член КПСС. Служил ординатором хирургического отделения военного госпиталя в Группе советских войск в Германии. В 1969 г. окончил адъюнктуру Военно-медицинской академии. Преподавал в Военно-медицинской академии.

В 1976—1978 гг. находился в Афганистане, занимался организацией военно-полевых госпиталей.

В 1987—1988 гг. — заместитель начальника Военно-медицинской академии по клинической части — начальник клинического отдела.

С 1988 г. — главный хирург МО СССР, в 1989—1993 гг. — начальник Центрального военно-медицинского управления Министерства обороны СССР (с 1992 г. — Главного военно-медицинского управления Министерства обороны Российской Федерации).

В 1992—1994 гг. — министр здравоохранения Российской Федерации.

В 1994—1995 гг. — министр здравоохранения и медицинской промышленности Российской Федерации. В 1993—1994 гг. входил в состав Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации.

Одновременно в 1988—1995 гг. — начальник кафедры хирургии военно-медицинского факультета Российской медицинской академии последипломного образования.

Семья
Жена — врач.

Дочь — врач.

Научная деятельность
Ведущий специалист в области медицины катастроф. Инициировал создание в ведущих медицинских вузах страны дисциплины «медицина катастроф». 30 января 1993 г. избран членом-корреспондентом Российской АМН.

Основные направления исследований:
 совершенствование методов этапного лечения раненых и больных в условиях военного времени;
 обоснование хирургической тактики при массовых травмах в различных видах боевых действий;
 разработка единого понимания существа патологических процессов, происходящих в организме пострадавших от различных видов современного оружия, единых взглядов на их лечение и профилактику осложнений;
 разработка мер по лечению и реабилитации легкораненых как основного стратегического резерва вооружённых сил в особый период.

Награды и признание
 Памятная юбилейная медаль «Манас-1000» (27 октября 1995 года, Киргизия) — за вклад в укрепление дружбы и сотрудничества между народами Кыргызской Республики и Российской Федерации.
 почётный доктор Пироговского центра.

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Медики по алфавиту
Медики XX века
Хирурги СССР
Хирурги России
Военные врачи СССР
Выпускники Саратовского военно-медицинского института
Преподаватели Военно-медицинской академии
Преподаватели РМАПО
Министры здравоохранения Российской Федерации
Члены Совета безопасности России
Генерал-полковники медицинской службы (Российская Федерация)


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Q: How to add a column header below an existing column header in ag-grid for react Example
Header 1      | header 2     | header 3
extra header  | extra header | extra header
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row cell 1    | row cell 2   | row cell 3

Is this the correct way to do it or is there a more elegant way?
<AgGridReact>
  <AgGridColumn field="Header 1">
    <AgGridColumn field="extra header" />
  </AgGridColumn >
  <AgGridColumn field="Header 2">
    <AgGridColumn field="extra header" />
  </AgGridColumn>
  <AgGridColumn field="Header 3">
    <AgGridColumn field="extra header" />
  </AgGridColumn>
</AgGridReact>

A: For example.
You can create customGroupComponent like that
import React from 'react';

export default ({ displayName, extraHeaderName }) => {
  return (

{displayName}

{extraHeaderName}

  );
};

And use it like that
<AgGridColumn
    headerName="header1"
    headerGroupComponent="customHeaderGroupComponent"
    headerGroupComponentParams={ {extraHeaderName: "extra header1" } }
/>
<AgGridColumn
    headerName="header2"
    headerGroupComponent="customHeaderGroupComponent"
    headerGroupComponentParams={ {extraHeaderName: "extra header2" } }
/>


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St. Pancras station opened in 1868 and is one of the wonders of Victorian engineering. Along with the former Midland Grand Hotel, it is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture and one of the most elegant stations in the World.
It was built by the Midland Railway Company (MRC) to connect London with some of England's major cities and was intended to make a grand statement about the Company with a display of physical magnificence. On these pages you can learn about the history of the building, meet the people involved in its development and use and see how it has transformed over the last 150 years.
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UK High Commissioner Nic Hailey has confirmed that authorities believe at least one British national was among the fatalities during yesterday's terrorist attack on the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi.
It has been reported that the deceased many be a British and South African dual national. It is also believed that another Briton was injured during the attack and is receiving medical treatment.
In a video message released by the High Commission, Mr Hailey said that his team had been working throughout the night to support the Kenyan authorities as they respond to this attack, and to offer all the help they can to British nationals who may have been caught up in it.
Mr Hailey also advised that the area should be avoided as the operation is still ongoing and the High Commission have recently updated travel advice for Kenya in response to yesterday's attack.


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You can consult all the press releases and communications that Institut Cerdà has released to media and other organizations.
"La Caixa" Foundation, the Institut Cerdà and the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Catalan Government have presented the study Social and economic impact of protected natural spaces in Catalonia, which provides data to develop the territory.
CIMALSA presenta los Indicadores de Competitividad del Sistema Logístico Catalàn en el contexto del décimo Observatorio de la logística (impulsado por Departamento de Territorio y Sostenibilidad de la Generalidad de Cataluña y Cimalsa) y con la colaboración técnica del Institut Cerdà.
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On July 8th Ricard Font, Secretary of Planning and Mobility Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, presented the Indicators of Competitiveness of the Logistics Observatory with an advance of information for 2014. Special effort has been made in this edition to further the study, evaluation and definition of new indicators in order to provide a global view of the Catalan logistics system.
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Ginni Thomas Lied About Her Involvement in the January 6 Failed Coup
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Several days ago, it was reported that the wife of controversial Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended the failed coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021. When questioned about her involvement, Ginni Thomas claimed that she left after Trump ordered his Neo-Nazi supporters to halt the count of the Electoral College votes. There was nothing more. Surprise! She lied. She was far more involved than she told the press.
Both the Washington Post and CBS released information confirming the exchange of 29 texts from Early November 2020 until Mid-January, 2021 between then Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Ginni Thomas. In the texts, now in possession of the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, she urged Meadows to continue efforts to overturn our nation's democratic election.
"Help This Great President stand firm, Mark!!!… You are the leader, with him, who is standing for America's constitutional governance at the precipice," Thomas texted to Meadows on Nov. 10, 2020, after the major media outlets declared Joe Biden was the winner. "The majority knows Biden and the Left is attempting the greatest Heist of our History."
What is most important is obvious. How involved in efforts to overturn the election and, therefore, democracy can be attributed to Justice Thomas? There is no doubt Thomas was aware of his wife's efforts, but did he share her views, and did he aid her in those efforts to commit treason?
In a text from Meadows to Thomas on November 24, he told her, "This is a fight of good versus evil. […] Evil always looks like the victor until the King of Kings triumphs. Do not grow weary in well-doing. The fight continues. I have staked my career on it. Well, at least my time in DC on it." Thomas replied, "Thank you!! Needed that! This plus a conversation with my best friend just now… I will try to keep holding on. America is worth it!"
Earlier this year, Meadows admitted that he was part of the planning for the darkest day in American history and attended the meetings at the Willard Hotel.
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Ginni Thomas claims that Clarence Thomas had no knowledge of her actions. Can we believe her? She lied before, and it is highly unlikely that they are ever unaware of each other's actions and opinions. And, who is her "best friend?"
Other than death or resignation, there is only one way a Justice on the Supreme Court can be removed: by impeachment. This is the same requirement for removing a sitting president from office.
Only once in our nation's history has justice on the Supreme Court been impeached. In 1805, Justice Samuel Chase was impeached by the House but acquitted in the Senate. Sound familiar?
What this situation proves unequivocally is that our government is the most corrupt in the world. Many Americans, including yours truly, have no faith in anyone in power. Trust is earned, and I have none for our government, law enforcement, the court system, or military leaders.
"Doing the right thing" has become nothing but a dream.
Op-ed by James Turnage
WRAL.com: First on CNN: January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows; by Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel, and CNN
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