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// Copyright 2020 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "chrome/browser/ash/crosapi/message_center_ash.h"

#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

#include "base/bind.h"
#include "base/check.h"
#include "base/cxx17_backports.h"
#include "base/memory/scoped_refptr.h"
#include "chromeos/crosapi/mojom/message_center.mojom.h"
#include "chromeos/crosapi/mojom/notification.mojom.h"
#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/pending_remote.h"
#include "mojo/public/cpp/bindings/remote.h"
#include "third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/optional.h"
#include "ui/gfx/image/image.h"
#include "ui/message_center/message_center.h"
#include "ui/message_center/public/cpp/notification.h"
#include "url/gurl.h"

namespace mc = message_center;

namespace crosapi {
namespace {

mc::NotificationType FromMojo(mojom::NotificationType type) {
  switch (type) {
    case mojom::NotificationType::kSimple:
      return mc::NOTIFICATION_TYPE_SIMPLE;
    case mojom::NotificationType::kImage:
      return mc::NOTIFICATION_TYPE_IMAGE;
    case mojom::NotificationType::kList:
      return mc::NOTIFICATION_TYPE_MULTIPLE;
    case mojom::NotificationType::kProgress:
      return mc::NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PROGRESS;
  }
}

mc::FullscreenVisibility FromMojo(mojom::FullscreenVisibility visibility) {
  switch (visibility) {
    case mojom::FullscreenVisibility::kNone:
      return mc::FullscreenVisibility::NONE;
    case mojom::FullscreenVisibility::kOverUser:
      return mc::FullscreenVisibility::OVER_USER;
  }
}

std::unique_ptr<mc::Notification> FromMojo(
    mojom::NotificationPtr notification) {
  mc::RichNotificationData rich_data;
  rich_data.priority = base::clamp(notification->priority, -2, 2);
  rich_data.never_timeout = notification->require_interaction;
  rich_data.timestamp = notification->timestamp;
  if (!notification->image.isNull())
    rich_data.image = gfx::Image(notification->image);
  if (!notification->badge.isNull()) {
    rich_data.small_image = gfx::Image(notification->badge);
    if (notification->badge_needs_additional_masking_has_value) {
      rich_data.small_image_needs_additional_masking =
          notification->badge_needs_additional_masking;
    }
  }
  for (const auto& mojo_item : notification->items) {
    mc::NotificationItem item;
    item.title = mojo_item->title;
    item.message = mojo_item->message;
    rich_data.items.push_back(item);
  }
  rich_data.progress = base::clamp(notification->progress, -1, 100);
  rich_data.progress_status = notification->progress_status;
  for (const auto& mojo_button : notification->buttons) {
    mc::ButtonInfo button;
    button.title = mojo_button->title;
    button.placeholder = mojo_button->placeholder;
    rich_data.buttons.push_back(button);
  }
  rich_data.pinned = notification->pinned;
  rich_data.renotify = notification->renotify;
  rich_data.silent = notification->silent;
  rich_data.accessible_name = notification->accessible_name;
  rich_data.fullscreen_visibility =
      FromMojo(notification->fullscreen_visibility);

  gfx::Image icon;
  if (!notification->icon.isNull())
    icon = gfx::Image(notification->icon);
  GURL origin_url = notification->origin_url.value_or(GURL());
  // TODO(crbug.com/1113889): NotifierId support.
  return std::make_unique<mc::Notification>(
      FromMojo(notification->type), notification->id, notification->title,
      notification->message, icon, notification->display_source, origin_url,
      mc::NotifierId(), rich_data, /*delegate=*/nullptr);
}

// Forwards NotificationDelegate methods to a remote delegate over mojo. If the
// remote delegate disconnects (e.g. lacros-chrome crashes) the corresponding
// notification will be removed.
class ForwardingDelegate : public message_center::NotificationDelegate {
 public:
  ForwardingDelegate(const std::string& notification_id,
                     mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::NotificationDelegate> delegate)
      : notification_id_(notification_id),
        remote_delegate_(std::move(delegate)) {
    DCHECK(!notification_id_.empty());
    DCHECK(remote_delegate_);
  }
  ForwardingDelegate(const ForwardingDelegate&) = delete;
  ForwardingDelegate& operator=(const ForwardingDelegate&) = delete;

  void Init() {
    // Cannot be done in constructor because base::BindOnce() requires a
    // non-zero reference count.
    remote_delegate_.set_disconnect_handler(
        base::BindOnce(&ForwardingDelegate::OnDisconnect, this));
  }

 private:
  // Private due to ref-counting.
  ~ForwardingDelegate() override = default;

  void OnDisconnect() {
    mc::Notification* notification =
        mc::MessageCenter::Get()->FindNotificationById(notification_id_);
    if (!notification)
      return;
    // If the disconnect occurred because an existing notification was updated
    // with new content, don't close it. https://crbug.com/1270544
    if (notification->delegate() != this)
      return;
    // NOTE: Triggers a call to Close() if the notification is still showing.
    mc::MessageCenter::Get()->RemoveNotification(notification_id_,
                                                 /*by_user=*/false);
  }

  // message_center::NotificationDelegate:
  void Close(bool by_user) override {
    // Can be called after |remote_delegate_| is disconnected.
    if (remote_delegate_)
      remote_delegate_->OnNotificationClosed(by_user);
  }

  void Click(const absl::optional<int>& button_index,
             const absl::optional<std::u16string>& reply) override {
    // The button index comes out of
    // trusted ash-side message center UI code and is guaranteed not to be
    // negative.
    if (button_index) {
      remote_delegate_->OnNotificationButtonClicked(
          base::checked_cast<uint32_t>(*button_index), reply);
    } else {
      remote_delegate_->OnNotificationClicked();
    }
  }

  void SettingsClick() override {
    remote_delegate_->OnNotificationSettingsButtonClicked();
  }

  void DisableNotification() override {
    remote_delegate_->OnNotificationDisabled();
  }

  const std::string notification_id_;
  mojo::Remote<mojom::NotificationDelegate> remote_delegate_;
};

}  // namespace

MessageCenterAsh::MessageCenterAsh() = default;

MessageCenterAsh::~MessageCenterAsh() = default;

void MessageCenterAsh::BindReceiver(
    mojo::PendingReceiver<mojom::MessageCenter> receiver) {
  receivers_.Add(this, std::move(receiver));
}

void MessageCenterAsh::DisplayNotification(
    mojom::NotificationPtr notification,
    mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::NotificationDelegate> delegate) {
  auto forwarding_delegate = base::MakeRefCounted<ForwardingDelegate>(
      notification->id, std::move(delegate));
  forwarding_delegate->Init();

  std::unique_ptr<mc::Notification> mc_notification =
      FromMojo(std::move(notification));
  mc_notification->set_delegate(forwarding_delegate);
  mc::MessageCenter::Get()->AddNotification(std::move(mc_notification));
}

void MessageCenterAsh::CloseNotification(const std::string& id) {
  mc::MessageCenter::Get()->RemoveNotification(id, /*by_user=*/false);
}

void MessageCenterAsh::GetDisplayedNotifications(
    GetDisplayedNotificationsCallback callback) {
  mc::NotificationList::Notifications notifications =
      mc::MessageCenter::Get()->GetNotifications();
  std::vector<std::string> ids;
  for (mc::Notification* notification : notifications)
    ids.push_back(notification->id());
  std::move(callback).Run(ids);
}

}  // namespace crosapi

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Nice cleanup! I NEED to pull my dash completely apart, clear out all the wiring that doesnt even go to anything anymore and then clean up the wiring that does...but I loath and despise big wiring messes so itll be a while before I ever tackle that job. Then again, I love clean, organized wiring so itll happen one day. Whats the added light in the tailight housing? Non-stock turn signal?


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Title: From Frights to Flaws Author: Sunayna Prasad Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Originally published in 2013, the book has been updated to its full potential with edits, while keeping the storyline the same. Twelve-year-old Alyssa McCarthy longs for a better life. She lost her parents at age seven and her aunt at nine. Her uncle also enforces unfair rules. But Alyssa discovers something she has never thought existed before… magic. A wicked sorcerer hunts her down. He kidnaps her from her ordinary New Jersey town to Yanowic, an enchanted island in Fiji. Alyssa is trapped in the country due to a giant shield covering it. She must defeat dangerous creatures and the evil wizard in order to leave. But with sorcerers and enchanted technology getting in her way, can Alyssa succeed?
Sunayna Prasad has published a few books between her late teens and her mid-twenties. She has won a Pacific Book Review Award for her novel, Wizardy Goes Wild, which will return as a new edition, like From Frights to Flaws. Sunayna also has a blog on different creative and entertaining topics, including writing and fiction. It is called "Sunayna Prasad's Blog". Aside from writing, Sunayna also likes to cook, do art, and watch videos online. She has graduated from college in May 2017 and is looking to continue more writing as well as hold a graphic design job soon. Sunayna lives on Long Island, NY.
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News and Genealogical Research For Byrne & Asimov Lines
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HERSHFIELD, Clara[1, 2, 3, 4]
Name HERSHFIELD, Clara
Born 1878 Russia [3]
Arrival 1885 [2]
Arrival 1893 [1, 5, 6]
Residence 1900 New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut [5]
Residence 1910 Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey [1, 6]
Residence 1920 Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey [2]
Residence 1930 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey [3]
Died UNKNOWN United States
Person ID I1463 Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
Last Modified 6 Sep 2019
Father HERSHFIELD, Benjamin, b. 1854, Russia , d. 15 Nov 1938 (Age 84 years)
Mother OREL, Faege, b. Abt 1854, Russia , d. 15 Mar 1927, Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY (Age ~ 73 years)
Married Abt 1873 Russia
Family BOLTON, Harry, b. 1876, d. Between 1910 and 1920, United States (Age 34 years)
Married Abt 1901 New Hartford, Connecticut [7]
1. BOLTON, Annie, b. 1902, New Hartford, Connecticut
2. BOLTON, Bea, b. Abt 1906, New Jersey
3. BOLTON, Saul "Sonny", b. Jul 1908, New Jersey
4. BOLTON, Gladys
Hershfield kids Eva, Anna, Clara, Harry & Elizabeth
Born - 1878 - Russia
Residence - 1900 - New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Married - Abt 1901 - New Hartford, Connecticut
Residence - 1910 - Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
Residence - 1930 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Died - UNKNOWN - United States
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DIBAAJIMOWIN
Tawn Kaayaash
Metis Stories
Women's Stories
Elder Stories
Legend Stories
The Animikiig
Almost every tribe in the woodlands and plains believed in the existence of the thunderbirds (animikiig). They believed that thunder, lightning and great winds were produced by these great birds, whose shadows were the thunder clouds, whose flapping wings make the sound of thunder and produced strong winds, and whose flashing eyes rapidly opening or closing sent forth the lightning.
Around the Great Lakes, the Ojibwe believed that the thunderbirds dwelled upon high hills or rocky elevations with difficult access, and that the white smears on the many rocks along the shores of the lakes were the remnants of their droppings. Within the territory, several places are believed to be thunderbird nests. The thunderbirds are said to appear in the form of great eagles which feed on water monsters and evil serpents. It is said that once, a brave warrior climbed up to a thunderbird's nest and found the bones of many great serpents scattered around.
On the plains, many places were thought to be thunderbird nesting sites. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota believed that the thunderbirds nested in the neighborhood of Big Stone Lake, and there is a place near the summit of the Coteau des Prairies, in eastern South Dakota, where a number of large round boulders are found that are considered to be the remnants of a thunderbird nest.
In one Dakota legend, it is said that a hunter once shot and wounded a large bird which fell to the ground. Being afraid to attack it alone on account of its size, the hunter returned to camp for help from his friends, but when they approached the spot where the bird had fallen the hunters heard the sound of thunder and saw flashes of lightning shooting out from the ravine where the bird lay. As they drew near, the flashes of lightning blinded them so that they could not see the bird. It is said that one of the bolts of lightning struck and killed a hunter. This so frightened the men that they fled back to camp in fear for their lives.
The Plains Ojibwe tell of a story of a thunderbird encounter on the plains of the coteau overlooking the Souris River. They say that a party of hunters once found a thunderbird's nest. The men noticed that there were several chicks – each as big as a man – in the nest and they determined that they would kill and destroyed the young birds. As they were shooting the birds with their arrows, the old birds returned and chased the men away as they fled towards the trees along the river. It is said that they thunderbirds killed all but one of the warriors.
The Legend of Flies Fast
Once upon a time, when no wars existed among men, the only thing which they feared was the great thunderbird seen flying through the air, which caused great storms and damage. The thunderbirds were thought to have nests in the area, and great curiosity existed among the people as to the exact character of the birds and the location of their nesting places. But try as they might, nobody could find a nest.
At this time there lived on the northern shore of Lake Superior a warrior named 'Otter Man' noted for his courage and his wisdom. One time, as he was returning from a hunt, Otter Man was carrying a beaver on his back. It had become dark sooner than he had expected and he was still a far ways from home, but the moon appeared before he had traveled very far and lit up the trail which he was following. As he was leaving the trail to walk across the ice of a lake he needed to cross, he noticed the shadow of something large passing above him. He looked up and saw a great bird approaching him, and before he could defend himself it swooped down and carried him away in its talons. The bird rose high into the air and carried him westward, far above the earth.
After traveling a great distance Otter Man could see a high hill which was barren of trees that had a great rock at its crest. As they neared the rock, the bird dropped Otter Man, but was able to land without being hurt too badly. He looked around himself and saw a nest where the young thunderbirds were. Sounds of thunder and flashes of lightning happened as the old bird flew overhead.
Soon the young thunderbirds became aware of Otter Man's presence and began to look over the edge of the nest at him. Otter Man prepared to defend himself, but whenever the birds winked a flash of lightning would pass from their eyes and scorch his hands and face. After a hard fight he finally succeeded in killing the young birds with his spear. Luckily the old bird did not return to exact vengeance upon him.
Not knowing what to do, Otter Man took out his pipe and offered up a prayer to the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit spoke to him and told him that he should skin one of the young birds and use its skin to fly back home. He did this, and as he jumped from the cliff of the hill he found that he could fly. After a long flight he landed near the same spot from which he had been taken by the thunderbird. He found his wife and children there mourning for him, as they supposed that he had been killed by an evil spirit.
When they got home, Otter Man told his fellow tribesmen about his ordeal and everyone was amazed. He took from his pouch the hearts of the young thunderbirds that he had killed and they held a feast in celebration of his great deed. He was awarded a new name: Flies Fast!
As the hearts broiled they made a loud, crackling sound. To this day children are told that when the lodge fire makes a loud crackling noise it is because the hearts of the thunder birds are broiling in it.
Transactions of the Illinois Historical Society for the year 1908. Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield.
Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 1896. Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.
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I dearly love the stories the Indians tell. There fantastic!
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I really enjoyed both stories from your Tribe thankyou.
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World Health Organization. Salt reduction and iodine fortification strategies in public health: report of a joint technical meeting convened by the World Health Organization and The George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Global Network, Sydney, Australia, March 2013 . Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014.
"It was a privilege to have taken the course with you. Already, I have used the cueing methods on 2 clients. I have also taken the initiative to ask one of my post-natal client today about her birthing journey and she was so open and excited to share with me. It struck me that usually nobody asks them about it as more attention is focused on the baby."
So we can applaud some of the efforts of Women's Health. As editor Amy Keller Laird announced in that Jan/Feb issue, the magazine "will no longer be using fitness models in our monthly '15-Minute Workout.' We'll feature readers of various body types and sizes," like the refreshingly normal-sized Morgan Gibson Kanner, hurling a weight plate around in stretchy workout clothes. As progressive as the layout is, Laird points out that "it's logistically difficult to book nonmodels who have day jobs"; sounds like she should hook up with Willcox's modeling service.
When you do high-intensity interval training (and if you're not, you should be!), follow a 2:1 work-to-rest ratio, such as sprinting one minute followed by 30 seconds of recovery. [Tweet this secret!] According to several studies, the most recent out of Bowling Green State University, this formula maximizes your workout results. The BGSU researchers also say to trust your body: Participants in the study set their pace for both running and recovery according to how they felt, and by doing so women worked at a higher percentage of their maximum heart rate and maximum oxygen consumption than the men did.
Everyone seems to have food allergies these days, but in fact, such allergies are rare. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, while one in three adults think they have a food allergy or modify their family's diet, only about four percent do. A food allergy is an abnormal immune-system response to certain foods (most commonly, fish, shellfish, peanuts, other nuts and eggs). Symptoms can include hives, rashes, nasal congestion, nausea, diarrhea and gas. However, symptoms of food intolerance—such as intestinal distress—may mimic those of a food allergy. You may want to talk to an allergist about diagnosis and treatment. Whether you have food allergies or intolerance, you will need to develop a diet that fits your needs and avoids foods that trigger a reaction.
According to researchers who recently reviewed the risks associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in women, a poor diet was linked to 20 percent of all cases of heart disease. Factor in diet's effect on other chronic diseases like diabetes and osteoporosis, and it's obvious that good nutrition has huge women's health benefits. One way to immediately turn your health situation around is through the foods you choose to eat. Here are nine foods that you'll want to make part of your daily diet.
A 45-year-old woman who gets less than 30 minutes of daily physical activity in addition to her normal routine should consume six ounce of grains; two and a half cups of vegetables; one and a half cups of fruit; three cups of milk; five ounces of meat and/or beans; five teaspoons of oil; and just 195 calories of additional fat and sugar. With a higher level of daily activity (30 to 60 minutes), this woman would be able to consume a little more in certain food groups: her fruit intake could rise to two cups; meat and beans to five and a half ounces; oils to six teaspoons; and extra fat and sugar to 265 calories.
B12: Like folic acid, B12 is essential for healthy nervous system development and function. Pregnant women who are vegans or vegetarians may fall short on B12, since it is present in animal protein and to a lesser extent in dairy. Teenage and adult women need 2.4 mcg. Recommended levels rise to 2.6 mcg for pregnant women and 2.8 mcg for lactating women.
Calcium: For adult women aged 19-50, the USDA recommended daily allowance is 1,000 mg/day. For women over 50, the recommended daily allowance is 1,200 mg/day. Good sources of calcium include dairy products, leafy green vegetables, certain fish, grains, tofu, cabbage, and summer squash. Your body cannot take in more than 500 mg at any one time and there's no benefit to exceeding the recommended daily amount.
A 55-year-old woman who gets less than 30 minutes of daily physical activity should eat five ounces of grains; two cups of vegetables; one and a half cups of fruit; three cups of milk; five ounces of meat and beans; five teaspoons of oils, and no more than 130 calories of additional fat and sugar. If she got 30 to 60 minutes of daily exercise, she could increase her intake to six ounces of grains; two and a half cups of vegetables; and up to 265 additional calories of fat and sugar.


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Q: What is the proper way to implement enum to manage constants in Java? After doing some research, I see since java 1.5 it is preferable to manage constants (or key properties) in enum which are declared in a "constant" class.
I'd like to know what is the proper way to implement these enum to get as simple as possible the value of an element of an enum whatever its type.
Example : is it possible to have the value of "Constant.Messages.WARNING" where Messages is :
public enum Messages {

    WARNING("main.message.warning")

}

Thank you.

A: You can do it by implementing a few methods. You will need a constructor and a getter:
public enum Messages {
    WARNING("main.message.warning");

    private String message;

    Messages (String message) { this.message = message; }

    public String get() { return this.message; }
}

Now you can write:
String msg = Messages.WARNING.get();

A: You can customize enums as other classes in Java with few exceptions.
I'll use the same example, but it uses toString without getMessage, so you can use enums in those places where toString is called (for example, in System.out.println or any logging methods).
public enum Messages
{
    WARNING("main.message.warning"),
    ERROR("main.message.error");

    private final String message;

    // Parameters to the enum constructors are the ones in the enum "definition"
    Messages(final string message)
    {
        this.message = message;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return message;
    }
}

A: public enum Messages {

    WARNING("main.message.warning")
    private String message;
    Messages(String message) {
        this.message = message
    }
    String getMessage() {
        return this.message;
    }
}

and afterall you can
Messages.WARNING.getMessage()

A: Yes it is, but in this case this "main.message.warning" is an instance member of the enum:
public enum Messages
{
    WARNING("main.message.warning"),
    ERROR("main.message.error");

    private final String message;

    // Parameters to the enum constructors are the ones in the enum "definition"
    Messages(final string message)
    {
        this.message = message;
    }

    public String getMessage()
    {
        return message;
    }
}

Note also that all of these constructors are called at JVM startup time; when your program is "ready to go", the enum values are all there.

A: The Java compiler does some magic behind the scenes, so enums feel a bit odd when you encounter them. You can add arbitrary additional data using a private constructor, for example:
public enum Messages {

    WARNING("main.message.warning");

    private final String key;

    private Messages(String key) { this.key = key; }
    public String getKey() { return key; }
}

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Aaron Sagers
'Face Off' Finale Recap: 'Heavenly Bodies'
Courtesy Syfy
BY ASHLEY ADRIANCE
We have a new winner of "Face Off!" The remaining artists started out the finale episode with a heart touching Skype call with their loved ones back home reminding them why they're in the competition.
In the lab they meet McKenzie Westmore to discuss their finale challenge. Science fiction hits such as "Star Trek" and "Babylon Five," have introduced the world to various species of aliens. For the finale, the artists must create two rival alien races inspired by a selected star constellation. Fear not, the artists this week are not working alone because as in past seasons, they get the chance to work with previous artists who have been eliminated.
Tyler - (Working with Graham and Chloe) - Leo "the lion"
George - (Working with Corinne and Niko) - Cetus "the whale"
Rashaad - (Working with Daran and Cat) - Ursa Major "great bear"
Before heading off to the lab, McKenzie introduces a special guest artist this week DJ, Rusko who has worked with Katy Perry. Also, these creations must withstand a dance performance at an underground nightclub and incorporate lights into the makeup, as if doing two creatures wasn't enough.
Back in the lab, Michael Westmore does a walk through and informs Tyler he needs to add a more feline aspect to his design to associate it with a lion to fit his constellation. After day one, Tyler is feeling nervous because he's usually got his face pieces molded and this week he's behind. Now is not the time to rush designs and get sloppy because you can end up ruining your creation and get sent home. Finally, on day two, Tyler gets to mold some things and he hands them over to Graham whom he calls the "mold master."
George is having a little trouble with his facial prosthetic piece on his female alien. There is a massive rip in the appliance so rather than spend time trying to fix it, he decides to run another prosthetic. He runs into the same problem with his male alien but has to fix that prosthetic because he doesn't have time to run another mold, which causes him to go into last looks without any paint on his aliens. Rashaad is also having trouble when he tries to rush drying the mold so he can pop it open to run foam but in the process he realizes it's not even close to being dry and he's thinking he's already lost.
At last looks the artists recognize Greg Cannom ("Mrs. Doubtfire") is working on the makeup for the backup dancers.
Finally, the artists meet the judges Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neill, and Neville Page onstage in front of a live studio audience. Before the judges get to have a closer look, the creations must withstand an intense dance routine performed to DJ, Rusko's new song "Lift Me Up." Then after closer looks, they speak individually with the artists to see what their backstory and their inspiration was for their aliens.
Glenn loved the makeup and the layering techniques of the plates on the chest piece of Tyler's male alien and feels that Tyler has been a strong competitor all season long. Ve loved the transitions into the pale colors on the male and loved the color palette on the female alien. Neville also complemented the chest piece on the male and took note on how well he achieved depth.
Rashaad's aliens also had a color palette loved by all three judges and Ve thought he has consistently gotten better with each challenge throughout the season. Neville thought the use of light on his female character was very powerful and the sculpt on his male was "gorgeous" and Glenn couldn't be more pleased.
Last but certainly not least, George's aliens had great sculpting work on the head and shoulders on the male according to Neville. Glenn thought his male character was awe inspiring but he didn't like the color palette between the two aliens. He said he could tell that the two aliens were complimentary of each other but he didn't get that they were rivals because the colors looked too similar. Ve also touched on the same concept, saying the brown paint obscured the lighting effect he used on the male.
The winner of Season Six is Rashaad!
I have to admit, I was on team Tyler but after these last few weeks, Rashaad proved to be a top contender and I think he was well deserving of the title.
Sad to see "Face Off" end? Fear not, because season seven premieres this July on Syfy.
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Where Geospatial Apps Go Next
The 2019 Esri Developer Summit Delivers a Road Map
Location is paramount in the geospatial world.
"Location has an aspect in every bit of decision-making and analysis and visualization, and it's just going to become a more powerful tool," said Jim McKinney, chief technology officer (CTO), desktop development, at Esri said in a video welcoming 2,100 geospatial app developers to the Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit) in Palm Springs, California, last March.
The developers, who came from around the world, kept busy all week, dashing to technical workshops, meeting with Esri staff, and—for the athletic minded among them—playing in a spirited dodgeball tournament. The technical sessions, however, were the bread and butter of the summit, with about 200 sessions designed to teach them how to best work with Esri technology including ArcGIS API for JavaScript, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS Runtime SDKs, AppStudio for ArcGIS, Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Developer Edition, and many other products.
Attendees also watched about a dozen Plenary Session demonstrations, including one on the new ArcGIS Notebooks for analyzing and visualizing big data and another on the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor, which can be used to easily create beautiful and well-designed custom styles for Esri vector basemaps.
The theme of this year's DevSummit was GIS—Inspiring What's Next, with the Plenary Session designed to show attendees the latest capabilities in ArcGIS. But before Esri staff dug into the nitty gritty of the technology, McKinney gave a shout-out to the geospatial app developers. These are the people who often work behind the scenes, building the apps that colleagues in their organizations use to visualize, manage, analyze, and share information and depend on to make critical decisions.
"Your work, your creativity, your code, the apps that you build, and the systems that you build enable people to make better decisions and make a positive difference for your organizations, for your enterprises, for your customers, for the public, and for our planet," said McKinney. "And that is awesome."
Esri president Jack Dangermond and Jim McKinney , CTO, desktop development, at Esri, praised the developers for their hard work.
Esri president Jack Dangermond also lauded the developers' work.
"Our sense is that you are doing the system's thinking. You are doing the engineering. You are building the applications that backdrop so much of what is happening in the geospatial world today," Dangermond told the audience. "Some of you are doing it with lightweight applications, [while] some of you are doing it with machine learning and heavy-duty analytics. Some of you are setting up architectures and making whole organizations come to life [geospatially]."
Dangermond said that despite the negativity in the news, the work that geospatial app developers do is a positive force, and that deserves a big thanks. "Your work is one of the bright lights of the planet," Dangermond said. "It's literally building that infrastructure that I think will make positive change on an ongoing and sustained basis."
The Plenary Session presentations gave everyone food for thought and ideas for app development.
What's New, What's Next
The building blocks for that infrastructure include Esri technology, plus resources like the ArcGIS Developer Subscription. This subscription-based program offers a complete mapping and location analytics platform for developing apps.
Esri has completely redesigned the developer experience to bring the power of mapping and location intelligence to all developers, making powerful capabilities more accessible. This includes common capabilities like visualization, routing, and geocoding, as well as sophisticated analytical capabilities, offline workflows, and the ability to host their own data. The experience starts with the ArcGIS for Developers website, where developers get a dashboard tailored to the type of developer they are and their interests.
Euan Cameron of Esri gave the audience an overview of ArcGIS for Developers, a subscription-based program.
Developers can sign up for an Essential subscription, which lets them access all of Esri's APIs and SDKs for web, native, and mobile platforms; host, query, and manage content; style basemaps, and benefit from hundreds of tutorials, samples, and open-source projects. They can also use tools like the Vector Tile Style Editor, which gives them the ability to style Esri vector basemaps. Builder subscriptions, which include everything in the Essentials subscription, add commercial app deployment for an unlimited number of revenue-generating applications, more tools for building and testing, and Esri technical support . All developer subscriptions get up to 1,000,000 free map views per month and a pay-as-you-go model to use Esri's routing and analytical services, which have been substantially reduced in price.
"It's tailored to the work that you do," Euan Cameron, CTO of developer technologies, said about the program. "We present content that's specific to the needs of your development efforts. We've got tools like the new ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor, where you can style vector basemaps . . . [and] we have lots of open-source projects for you to start doing your development." Watch this video to learn more.
More than 2,100 people attended the popular event, held annually at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Esri software development director Sud Menon gave the audience a comprehensive overview of the ArcGIS platform. "ArcGIS itself is part of the Esri Geospatial Cloud," Menon said. The Esri Geospatial Cloud includes geoenabled systems that work with an organization's GIS. One of these is Insights for ArcGIS, which fuses location analytics with open data science and business intelligence workflows to solve spatial problems. Insights was recently made available to non-GIS analysts via the Insights Analyst User Type in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, making the analytic capabilities of Insights accessible to analysts outside of the GIS department who need to easily analyze spatial and non-spatial data together using maps, charts and tables. The yet-to-be released ArcGIS Urban will give urban planners a web-based GIS solution to do urban planning and design; create, manage, and share plans; visualize projects and see zoning regulations in 3D; compare design scenarios; analyze the impact of their plans based on a set of built-in indicators; and engage with the public.
Another new addition to the ArcGIS platform will be ArcGIS Indoors, according to Menon. "ArcGIS Indoors is . . . ]a complete indoor mapping and location system, allowing users to do things like wayfinding and orienting themselves indoors, and providing organizations with the ability to do performance monitoring [and] space and asset visualization," Menon said.
Watch Menon's presentation in its entirety.
Sud Menon offered a quick overview of many ArcGIS products.
Esri staff also gave the audience a taste of some of the new Esri technology they've been working on since the 2018 DevSummit.
Patrick Arlt demonstrated how to use the new Vector Tile Style Editor to customize a basemap from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Arlt, an applications engineer at Esri, showed the developers how to use the editor's quick edit tools to style the basemap's layers. He selected different colors to represent land, water, roads, boundaries, buildings, and nature. He differentiated minor roads from the major roads using different shades of purple. And he made the labels for all the place-names on the map larger by changing the font size. All this work took just minutes.
"With my style looking good, I can save it and start using it in all my maps and apps across the entire platform," Arlt said. "This shows you some of the intelligent defaults and bulk editing tools we've built to help you style your own basemaps." Watch Arlt's presentation.
Patrick Arlt showed people how to use the new Vector Tile Style Editor to make their maps stand out.
Shannon Kalisky, product manager for analytics and data science at Esri, demonstrated how to use the new ArcGIS Notebooks for analyzing and visualizing big data to solve complex problems.
"ArcGIS Notebooks puts familiar data science tools directly in Esri's Geospatial Cloud, allowing you to use Jupyter to create hosted Python notebooks that are tightly integrated with your portal," she said. "All this is powered by the new ArcGIS Notebooks Server that runs within ArcGIS Enterprise."
During her presentation, Kalisky demonstrated how to import data into the notebook and conduct an analysis on watershed health using Superfund and watershed data. She said that ArcGIS Notebooks gives users access to ArcGIS API for Python and ArcPy, plus the standard GeoAnalytics, and raster analysis tools in Portal for ArcGIS for doing analyses. Watch this video to see Kalisky run her watershed analysis and learn about other, more sophisticated analyses that can be done with ArcGIS Notebooks using machine learning driven by ArcPy.
Shannon Kalinsky demonstrated the powerful analyses that can be conducted with ArcGIS Notebooks.
Advanced spatial analysis also can be done in ArcGIS Pro, as Esri product engineer Orhun Aydin demonstrated during his presentation on modeling the movement of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean and its detrimental effect of the debris on marine life and coastal health. "Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is a global problem that is impacting humans and marine animals alike," Aydin said. "Ocean currents . . . form areas of swirling movement called gyres, where plastic debris accumulates and creates plastic islands."
Aydin said that plastic debris is hard to detect using imagery from satellites. "Instead, we can simulate how plastics move in the ocean, using an open-source Lagrangian ocean modeling library that I've integrated into a Python toolbox," he said. "This model uses multiple inputs such as surface winds and ocean currents."
Orhun Aydin did an interesting analysis of plastic islands, which endanger marine animals.
He went on to show how the movement of plastic debris can be analyzed and mapped as plastic islands. Aydin then used tools available in ArcGIS Pro, such as the Multivariate Clustering tool and the R-ArcGIS bridge, to evaluate the impact of the plastic islands on marine life, for example, leatherback turtles, including analyzing whether the turtles tend to evade or linger near the plastic islands. In his analysis, Aydin found that some leatherback sea turtles loitered around plastic islands.
"This might mean that these leatherback turtles are either feeding on plastics, or they might be caught (by) plastics from these plastic islands," he said. Watch Aydin's presentation and analysis from start to finish.
Data-Driven Analysis and Geospatial Deep Learning
Jay Theodore, CTO for the ArcGIS Enterprise group at Esri, spent a few minutes stressing the importance of the geospatial infrastructure that Esri technology provides for data analysis. "Analysis starts with your data because that's where all your true information can be extracted from," Theodore said. "ArcGIS works with all types of data, whether it be your raster data from satellite or drone imagery or your big data stored in S3 buckets. It could be CRV, optimized row columnar (ORC) or [Apache] Parquet files. It could be a folder of shapefiles, or it could be your utility network contained in an enterprise geodatabase."
In ArcGIS Enterprise Portal for ArcGIS, developers can then organize that data into web layers, web assets like web scenes, and web maps, Theodore said. Analysis and data science can be conducted using ArcGIS Enterprise and expanded on, as needed, using servers such as ArcGIS Image Server, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server. "For real-time streaming analysis, you have ArcGIS GeoEvent Server. You have ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server if you are working with large volumes of data," Theodore said. "Similarly, for raster analysis, you have ArcGIS Image Server."
Watch this video to hear Theodore's presentation on spatial analysis and data science.
Vinay Viswambharan showed how ArcGIS can be used to extract information from imagery.
Theodore also touched on how raster analytics capabilities, available in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS API for Python, can be used to conduct spatial deep learning. His colleagues, Vinay Viswambharan, Esri product manager for imagery, and Rohit Singh, managing director at the Esri R&D Center in New Delhi, India, demonstrated how ArcGIS can be used to extract detailed information from imagery. In their example, they showed how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) could search for and find unpermitted oil and gas well pads in southeastern New Mexico using Sentinel-2 imagery mapped using ArcGIS.
"Sentinel-2 imagery is great for change detection, primarily because the refresh rate of the imagery is once every five days," Viswambharan said, using the Swipe Layer tool in ArcGIS to compare two sets of imagery to search for new well pads. "When I compare the two images, clearly you can see at least three new well pads. And when I overlay the well points that are provided by the state, you will see a problem. There are at least two new well pads in here that do not have permits issued."
But how can the BLM find all the unregistered well pads over a large area such as southeastern New Mexico? It's done with deep learning, Viswambharan said. Singh then walked through the workflow using ArcGIS Notebooks. First, he brought in training samples to study and learn from—the locations of the objects—in this case, well pads—and the imagery. He dropped the layer of the known well pad locations into ArcGIS Notebooks, along with the Sentinel-2 imagery for the area of interest. Using various tools such as Detect Objects Using Deep Learning (which are also available in ArcGIS Pro), he deployed a training model to locate all the well pads. Once the results came in, they were added to ArcGIS for visualization and analysis.
"Overlaying the data that is provided by the state [on the map], I can now extract the well pads and identify all the well pads that are unregistered," Viswambharan said. "To summarize, ArcGIS has powerful deep learning capabilities. In addition to ArcGIS Pro and the map viewer, Python API seamlessly integrates with these deep learning capabilities."
To see the entire deep learning workflow, watch the presentation.
Glenn Vanderburg from First gave an in-depth talk about software engineering including recounting its origins.
Real Software Engineering
The keynote speaker this year was Glenn Vanderburg, vice president of engineering at First, a company that specializes in predictive analytics for real estate transactions. Vanderburg is a longtime software developer who has done a lot of thinking about software engineering, hence the title of his talk, "Real Software Engineering." He presented a thought-provoking look back at how the field of software engineering has evolved over the last 50 years and brought up the burning question in the industry, Should software developers really be called engineers?
Watch Vanderburg's one-hour presentation.
Developers who want to learn about geospatial app development using the ArcGIS platform will have another opportunity when Esri hosts the Esri European Developer Summit, November 4–6, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.
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417 Magazine Blog We Are #417Strong Where to Buy a Face Mask in Springfield so We Can #MaskUp417
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Where to Buy a Face Mask in Springfield so We Can #MaskUp417
In the Road to Recovery plan outlined by Springfield-Greene County officials, the wearing of a face mask is at times required and at other times highly suggested. Here's a list of local businesses where you can buy yourself and your family masks today.
By Krysten Muench
Jul 28 2020 at 9 a.m.
Photo by Dee KingSpringfield local Dee King encourages others to wear a mask in public by wearing one herself.
This story was last updated Tuesday, July 28.
Springfield-Greene County is preparing to move into the 3A phase of the Road to Recovery plan which allows businesses to remain open under varying restrictions and guidelines. In addition, according to a press release on the City of Springfield website, on the evening of Monday, July 13, "City Council approved an emergency ordinance requiring face coverings in public spaces to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community."
Recently, CoxHealth announced their #MaskUp417 initiative to encourage community members to wear masks when in public. This grassroots effort encourages you to take a selfie in your mask and post it to social media, using the hashtag, to help encourage others in your orbit to wear a mask in public spaces as well.
Individuals and businesses in the Springfield community have been working hard to make masks available if you don't have one and don't wish to make one yourself. We've gathered a list of small, local businesses you can support and pick up a mask today.
5 Pound Apparel
Downtown: 417-368-6401 | Farmer's Park: 417-720-2643
5 Pound Apparel has been expanding their mask offering with plenty of patterns to choose from and sizes for children and adults. Masks are available in-store at both locations as well as online and range from $6.50–$17.
A Cricket in the House
A Cricket in the House has handmade masks in a wide range of patterned fabrics available in-store. Adult sizes are $11.95 and child's sizes are $9.95, and new batches come in 2 to 3 times each week.
A Wench in the Gear
Up on Historic C-Street, grab an adult or child handmade cotton mask from A Wench in the Gear. Masks include filtration pockets and are available in over 200 fabric patterns. Hand-cut leather masks with cotton liners are also available with patterned cut-outs for breathability. Prices start at $20 per mask, but discounts are available for privately owned small businesses wishing to purchase in bulk for their staff. Purchases can be made through their Facebook page as well as in-store with curbside pickup also available. Free shipping is available for purchases over $100.
AR Workshop Springfield
Located on Battlefield Road across from Hobby Lobby, AR Workshop has a variety of cotton/spandex masks for adults and children for $8 per mask. Store hours vary based on classes being held on-site, but you can message them on Facebook to arrange a time for pick-up.
Baglady Boutique
Baglady Boutique sells traditional face masks as well as Karma half and full headbands that can be worn around the neck and pulled up to cover your mouth and nose. The headbands are sold in-store for $11.95–$12.95 and the masks (available in a wide variety of patterns) are available for $12.95
Country Lace Boutique
Country Lace Boutique has plenty of masks in-stock and plan to keep their selection well stocked. The cloth masks sell for $8 and are washable. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for updates.
Culture Flock
Orders placed online are ready for curbside pickup in about 10 minutes and local delivery is available on Thursdays. The all cloth masks sell for $16 and come in a variety of colors and patters. They also have a space for a filter, although a filter is not included. They also have a super simple poly-cotton mask option for $8.
Elite Promotions
Elite Promotions has launched 417masks.com for all of your masking needs, including large orders. They offer various styles that can be ordered plain or with a custom design. Look out for a 10 pack for $20 deal coming soon on their black, blank masks.
Photo by Rebekah Jones
Face Masks by Rebekah
Rebekah Jones is owner and designer of Rebekah's Custom Designs, and she recently added Face Masks by Rebekah to her offerings. Jones hand makes all masks she sells in a variety of patterns and styles, including a hearing impaired clear vinyl mask. Check out her Facebook page and online shop to order.
Hard Hat Gear
Stop into Hard Hat Gear out in Ozark to pick-up an American made, washable face mask. Some face shields are also available, though many are sold out at the moment. Check their website for updates.
Sandy Miller of Ozark has been making masks for her neighbors and community members. In a donation based, pay-it-forward system, you can pick up one of her masks from her front porch.
Homemade face masks by Sandy Miller of Ozark, MO.
Photos by Sandy Miller
Homemade Masks in Ozark
1900 E. Samuel J St., Ozark
If you live in the Ozark area, you've got a friend in your community member, Sandy Miller. With a pay-it-forward system, Miller has made more than 2,500 masks and donated hundreds. Everyday, you can find adult and children's sized masks out on her porch, individually wrapped with filters.
Ink Print & Sign
Ink Print & Sign is offering blank and custom 100% cotton, black, two-layer masks. Blank masks are 10 for $20 or 20 for $35, and custom orders add an additional $1–$6 to the price, depending on the design and type of customization. Custom masks can be made individually for $3–$10 each. See custom examples on their Facebook page. Be sure to check out their special #MaskUp417 design! Call, message them on Facebook or stop in and see them in-person to purchase.
The Greek Corner Screen Printing and Embroidery
You can feel good when you order yourself a #417Strong Allmask™ for $20 in one of 10 colors. A portion of the proceeds benefit Ozarks Food Harvest. Plain colored masks are also available.
Jellybeans
If you've been searching for child's sized masks, look no further. Jellybeans sells multiple styles of masks for $10–15, some with filters some without, in a variety of patterns. Shop for masks in-store only.
Krickets Clothing Co
Krickets has a large assortment of unique, and sometimes humorous, masks. Might as well have some fun with your mask choices! Prices range from $9–$16 depending on if you'd like a filter or not. Find a few styles online and keep an eye on their Facebook page for additional styles available in-store.
Lemon Belle Boutique
If you're in Ozark, a great option for masks is Lemon Belle Boutique, located within Magnolia's Market & Boutique. Shop their colorful and patterned options in-store or online. Kids sizes and adult sizes available and sell for $10.
The Market has many varieties of masks to choose from, ranging from $7 to around $30 for designer styles made with a super soft cotton. Pick them up in-store only.
Missouri Embroidery
For the ultimate form of customization, when you purchase a mask from Missouri Embroidery, you can have your monogram or company logo screen printed right onto the mask for $15. Masks are available in three colors and can generally be ready within 48 hours of ordering. Purchase in-store or online. Plain masks without screen printing are also available for $8. Kid's sized masks also available.
Nixa Clothing Company
Shop for various styles, colors and patterns online and in-store. Masks have been handmade with care and come in child and adult sizes, generally ranging from $6–10.
Pagination Bookshop
paginationbookshop@gmail.com
For you bookworms out there, Pagination Bookshop has put in an order for Out of Print face masks that are set to arrive in early August. All masks will be $12. Email them or message on Facebook or Instagram to reserve yours today, just let them know which pattern or patterns you'd like. Local pickup only.
Spring Branch Kombucha
An unsuspected place to pick up a face mask is through Spring Branch Kombucha. Available online for $20, the custom Phunkshun tube is different than most masks you've seen and can be worn around the neck and pulled up to cover your mouth and nose.
Find your preferred mask look with nine styles to choose from at Staxx. All cloth masks sell for $12 and are available in-store only.
The Uptown Boutique
The Uptown Boutique has masks available online and in-store for $12. The all cloth masks are available in a variety of bright colors for summer.
WiseGuys Screen Print
If you've been looking for a mask option that's great to wear out in the heat, WiseGuys Screen Print has a great option for you. They are currently running a sale on their youth and adult size Badger Moisture Management masks, which are light weight and help manage moisture. Buy 12 or more with a one-color design, they're $5 per mask. Snag a #417Strong mask for $5.25, or if you're looking for a plain mask, those are $3.70 per mask with no minimum. WiseGuys also has a variety of other mask options available and can accept orders of 1,000 plus. Visit their website or Facebook page for more information. To order, visit them in person, call or email wiseguyjim1010@gmail.com.
Know of Another Business Selling Masks?
If we missed someone in the community who has masks available, send us an email and let us know so we can update our list.
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Communications professional of the year 2017 - Amanda Coleman
by Helen Dunne on 24/11/2017
Amanda Coleman learned that 'I'm not destructible, and neither is the team' after the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in May which left 23 people dead and more than 500 injured. The head of corporate communications for Greater Manchester Police adds: 'You get caught up in doing things and keep going and delivering, but you've got to remember that this is challenging stuff. People need support.'
Coleman, who has been in her current role for nine years, has spent 16 years at Greater Manchester Police. She has covered many major incidents over her career, including the Manchester Riots in 2011, but the attack was by far the most impactful. And her team's experience in social media came to the fore, this was – after all – the first police force to hold a 24 hour tweetathon seven years ago to provide real-time insight into its work by tweeting every incident recorded over the day.
The initiative boosted @gmpolice's followers from 3,000 to peak at 14,000; today, the number stands at more than 559,000. 'We started using Twitter in 2010 and have really built up the account over the years,' says Coleman. Within ten minutes of the attack, @gmpolice was warning people to keep away from the Arena. It had minimal official information but there had been hundreds of calls to the emergency services and activity on social media saying there had been an explosion.
'Twitter provides us with the ability to get information out really quickly,' says Coleman. When it became clear that it had been a terrorist attack, the primary concern was to stop people going to the scene. 'We were not sure if there was a second bomb or a secondary attack planned.'
She adds: 'The team was so busy that we weren't engaging with anyone on social media. We tried to keep an eye on what was being said, but it was about putting out information [not news updates]. If you're concerned, here's a number to call. If you want to report a missing person, here's what you do. Twitter gives us the ability to get information out very quickly.'
Social media served as the main communications channel until press conferences were held the next day, when journalists were given an official update on the situation. Handling communications in the wake of the attack 'showed the best of my team', she adds. 'They did what they had to do. They cancelled holidays and family get togethers.'
Her team also had to coordinate with the families of the victims, handling media requests, helping those who wished to make statements and simply offering support. Understandably, it was an emotional time. 'I am passionate about resilience and well being in communications,' she adds. Counsellors have been on hand to help all members of the force.
When Coleman started in police communications, the function of the team was essentially media relations. There were lots of advertising campaigns designed to help people protect themselves against attackers and their property against burglars.
Today, Coleman's remit includes modern slavery, child sexual exploitation, cyber-crime and counter terrorism, to name just a few. 'It is totally different,' she adds. Recently, the team completed its annual campaign to persuade people to surrender any guns they may have – no questions asked. And its communications strategy around modern slavery and human trafficking has won accolades.
Her team's role is to promote the force's work, to keep the public informed but also to make police seem approachable. The force employs 2,000 officers and nobody knows what each day will bring. By providing such insight into their role, it is also hoped to attract potential new recruits.
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According to the 2014 survey India listed at the 2nd place not only in terms of populations but also in terms of most mobile phone users, it's hardly impossible to find a person without a mobile phone. Besides due to technological evolution upcoming mobile phones arrives with dual sim, three sim capability which let users use different sim cards on the same mobile phone for different specific purposes, so carrying two or more handsets separately for office and personal use is not necessary.
Hence we don't have a problem carrying two or more handsets, but the actual problem arises when we couldn't remember all the mobile numbers installed on the same device. For instance, you don't have mobile balance so when you try to EC recharge (or) visit the nearest shop they'll ask you for the mobile number to be recharged. Because humans are really bad at remembering numbers.
GSM mobile phones use a protocol called USSD codes to communicate with the service providers computer, which creates a real-time connection during USSD session and used to make a query to the service provider for mobile details such as balance, expiry date, 2G, 3G data availability, offer's etc.
Below table lists the mobile service providers name and its corresponding USSD service dial codes to check own mobile numbers.
Note: USSD codes were exclusively supported for GSM mobile phone numbers, mobile phones installed with CDMA protocol are not supported.
Each service providers have different USSD codes for the same task to avoid traffic because it uses the real-time connection and the USSD codes may vary corresponding to the living state in India. Do comment below for queries and issues if any.


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Even if you're not launching something new, this story is worth a bookmark. My buddy and podcast co-host Tim Ferriss published an article by Jeff Raider, co-founder of Warby Parker. Jeff provides you with a blueprint (+ source code) on how to launch a new brand via social invite system. Jeff was able to gather 100,000 emails in one week. Impressive.
These days work has me fancying it up from time to time (yes, a step up from my black t-shirts), so I needed something a notch up from a college backpack to carry all my stuff.
This "Old School Laptop Ruck Sack" from HardGraft is perfect. Made of rich Tuscan tanned leather and insanely well constructed. Every handle, rivet and stitch is reinforced and supported from the inside, you can just feel the quality when you handle it. Yes, it's expensive, but like most things you get what you pay for. I've had mine (pic) for a couple of years, and I feel like it will last forever.
I've mentioned a few of these resolutions to friends/Instagram, and I get a common response — but why? Why fast, sauna, and subject yourself to the cold?
These sound like fads, which I try to avoid (for the most part). Ideally, anything I subject myself to must be backed up by real (preferably published) science.
While I like to dig through PubMed and read the science directly, I'm not a scientist, and I need help making sense of it all. For that, I turn to Dr. Rhonda Patrick (Ph.D. in biomedical science). Rhonda has done extensive research on aging, cancer, and nutrition. She's quickly becoming an internet rockstar having been a guest on the Tim Ferriss Show and a handful of Joe Rogan Experience episodes.
Why do you use the sauna?
In a recent study using the sauna 2–3 times per week was associated with 24% lower all-cause mortality and 4–7 times per week decreased all-cause mortality by 40%. Dr. Patrick has put together an excellent video on the benefits of sauna use, give it a watch.
Why do you subject yourself to ice showers/baths?
Funny you should ask, Dr. Patrick just released a new PDF "Report on Cryotherapy & Cold-Water Immersion," it's filled with great information. On top of the positive benefits listed in the PDF, it's a fantastic way to start the day. It's like a red bull in the morning, sans red bull.
Fasting is a bit more controversial (a great overview on the topic here) but I enjoy the way I feel after a 16 or 24hr fast. My ketone levels increase (i.e. more energy) and I personally have sharper mental function. On top of that (real talk) I also do 16-hr intermittent fasting because Hugh Jackman uses it to transform into Wolverine.
It's important to mention, always talk to a doctor before making any changes to your diet or exercise routine. These are just my personal experiences and not to be mimicked.
As mentioned above, I've been watching a TED talk a day as part of my New Year's Resolutions. Out of the 27 videos I've watched, this one was my favorite.
I've been using Calm since the first version a couple of years ago. It's simple guided meditation without religion/dogma. Available on both iOS and Android.
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