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August 9, 2014 - Pre-Season Game against New York Giants905 viewsEli Manning and Ben talk after the game as the Giants defeat the Steelers in NFL preseason game at MetLife Stadium.
Photo: William Perlman/The Star-Ledger
October 20, 2014 - Texans vs Steelers905 viewsEnd of the first half magic!
November 2, 2014 - Ravens vs Steelers891 viewsSurveying the scene before the game.
August 16, 2014 - Pre-Season Game against Buffalo Bills887 views#7 & #43.
November 9, 2014 - Steelers vs Jets885 viewsComing up with a touchdown late in the 4th quarter.
January 3, 2015 - Wildcard: Ravens vs Steelers884 views"No, and we've got the best doctors in the world," Roethlisberger told us. "Us players, we are honest with our doctors, and they are the ones that determine, along with us, if we are ok to go back in the game and like I said afterwards, it was more about my neck and a whiplash effect than it was a concussion." -- Ben, on whether he suffered a concussion late in the 4th quarter.
October 26, 2014 - Colts vs Steelers882 viewsBen carries the ball during the fourth quarter.
What was the standout stat from Roethlisberger's past two weeks?
In Roethlisberger's first seven games, he completed 45 percent of his throws that traveled at least 15 yards downfield.
Last week he was 8-for-11 for 209 yards and two touchdowns on those throws.
Sunday, he was more efficient, 6-for-9, with five touchdowns thrown at least that far.
Roethlisberger made great use of his primary target, Antonio Brown, who had 11 catches for 144 yards.
Antonion Brown has at least 80 receiving yards in an NFL record 11 straight games.
August 9, 2014 - Pre-Season Game against New York Giants878 viewsBen hands the ball off to Le'Veon Bell in the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.
Photo: Bill Kostroun/AP
October 26, 2014 - Colts vs Steelers865 viewsBen congratulates Martavis Bryant after his second touchdown of the game.
December 28, 2014 - Bengals vs Steelers864 views"He played his butt off. My hat's off to that guy, man. He didn't bat an eye. He wasn't perfect — but neither was any of us, also. Tough dude. I told him after his first touchdown I appreciated him because a lot of guys would have tapped out in that situation." -- Ramon Foster on Ben.


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Did you notice? Us either.
Nonetheless, last week, the first commercial hydrogen filling station in the country was opened in Wallingford, Connecticut, by startup firm SunHydro.
The company generates hydrogen onsite using electricity from an array of photovoltaic solar cells that splits apart water molecules to yield hydrogen and oxygen.
There are roughly 70 hydrogen filling stations nationwide, most of them in California, but this claims to be the very first one to be open to the public at large.
So if you happen to be one of the very, very few people driving a hydrogen fueled car--whether one of 100 or so Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell crossovers in GM's "Project Driveway" test, the Honda FCX Clarity, or even the BMW Hydrogen 7 Series sedan, which burns hydrogen in its piston engine--you now have a place you can fill up at will.
In fact, its initial users will be largely restricted to four transit buses from the fleet operated in nearby Hartford. At a cost of $10 per kilogram of hydrogen, the fuel is roughly cost-competitive with gasoline and diesel.
That said, we remain somewhat skeptical about the medium-term chances for hydrogen as a vehicle fuel. It carries a lot of energy, like gasoline, but it also requires a lot of energy to make, whether from water, natural gas, or even urea.
And there is essentially no distribution system in place for hydrogen--the same problem as for E85 ethanol fuel--as well as only 1,000 or so vehicles globally that can use it.
Still, it's nice to know there's a station open. If you happen to be in surburban Connecticut.


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Q: Autoincrement of primary key column with varchar datatype in it CREATE TABLE Persons
(
    P_Id varchar(6) NOT NULL,
    LastName varchar(255) NOT NULL,
    FirstName varchar(255),
    PRIMARY KEY (P_Id)
)

in this table P_Id is the primary key. We want to generate autoincrement of P_Id with default value (PN00) in the start while inserting only LastName and FirstName .eg :-PN001 for first entry ,PN002 for second,PN003 for third and so on .

A: The only viable solution is to use

*

*an ID INT IDENTITY(1,1) column to get SQL Server to handle the automatic increment of your numeric value

*a computed, persisted column to convert that numeric value to the value you need

So try this:
CREATE TABLE dbo.Persons
  (ID INT IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
   P_ID AS 'PN' + RIGHT('00000' + CAST(ID AS VARCHAR(5)), 5) PERSISTED,
   .... your other columns here....
  )

Now, every time you insert a row into Persons without specifying values for ID or P_ID:
INSERT INTO dbo.Persons(Col1, Col2, ..., ColN)
VALUES (Val1, Val2, ....., ValN)

then SQL Server will automatically and safely increase your ID value, and P_Id will contain values like PN00001, PN00002,...... and so on - automatically, safely, reliably, no duplicates.

A: There are different ways to address your issue.

*

*You could use a Trigger.Triggers are activated on some events. You could create a trigger for 'Instead of Insert On Persons' event. When the event is triggered, then generate a new P_Id. Insert this new P_Id alongwith all the values as the new record for your table.

This approach wont have coupling with the table's schema.
Refer this link for more information on Triggers :
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-IN/library/ms189799.aspx
Refer this link to emulate 'before insert trigger' in SQL Server:
How to emulate a BEFORE INSERT trigger in T-SQL / SQL Server for super/subtype (Inheritence) entities?

*You could also use a Procedure like :
create procedure Persons_insert(@lastname varchar(255), @firstname                                    varchar(255))
as
begin
 --write code to generate the ID as you like
 insert into Persons(p_id,lastname,firstname)values(generated_id,lastname,firstname);
end

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Sibling's have a special connection. I cannot imagine what it would be like to play with, or against, a sibling in a professional sport. In honor of Siblings Day, these are some of my favorite siblings in sports right now.
The Manning brothers have won 3 combined Super Bowls. Combined, they have also made 15 pro bowl appearances. Although they compete against each other, they always seem to be very supportive of each other. They can even be spotted working out at the same place in the off season.
The Gasol brothers have combined to have 5 All-Star game appearances in the NBA. They have also come together to help Spain win two silver medals in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
For almost 15 years (Venus won 2 Grand Slams in 1999), the William sisters have dominated in women's tennis. They have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles together and 3 Olympic gold medals in women's doubles. They have also won a combined 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
The Atlanta Braves signed the both Upton brothers this past off season. So far, uniting the siblings is working well for Atlanta (and not so well for the Cubs).
The Bryan brothers have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles together. They also won the gold medal together in the 2012 Olympics. These twins even play music in a band together.


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Q: Can an Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection be spoofed? I need to tell someone my MAC address imminently so I can be added to their router, but I am not at my computer. My laptop is a Dell Latitude E6510, running Ubuntu 12.04 with an Intel 82577LM ethernet card. Can an Intel 82577LM adapter using the standard Ubuntu driver be spoofed without downloading any extra software? I obviously won't have internet access without having first done this.
I know how to spoof a MAC address in Ubuntu, but as mentioned in the ifconfig man page, this only works if the device driver supports it.
#ifconfig eth0 down
#ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:80:48:BA:d1:30
#ifconfig eth0 up

Is there some way I can know in advance if this will work?

A: Yes, I asked on the e1000e driver (the Linux driver used for Intel® 82563/6/7, 82571/2/3/4/7/8/9, 82583, and i217 controllers) mailing list as mentioned in the docs and I was told:

For the 82577LM device, e1000e does support MAC spoofing but not MACSec.

By Bruce W Allan, one of the authors of the driver.
The e1000e project can be found on sourceforge here.


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"""Forseti Server utilities."""

import logging

# pylint: disable=protected-access

def autoclose_stream(f):
    """Decorator to close gRPC stream.

    Args:
        f (func): The function to decorate

    Returns:
        wrapper: wrapper of the decorator
    """

    def wrapper(*args):
        """Wrapper function, checks context state to close stream.

        Args:
            *args (list): All arguments provided to the wrapped function.

        Yields:
            object: Whatever the wrapped function yields to the stream.
        """

        def closed(context):
            """Returns true iff the connection is closed.

            Args:
                context (object): the connection to check

            Returns:
                bool: whether the connection is closed
            """

            return context._state.client == 'closed'

        context = args[-1]
        for result in f(*args):
            yield result
            if closed(context):
                return

    return wrapper

def logcall(f, level=logging.CRITICAL):
    """Call logging decorator.

    Args:
        f (func): The function to decorate
        level (str): the level of logging

    Returns:
        wrapper: wrapper of the decorator
    """

    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        """Implements the log wrapper including parameters and result.

        Args:
            *args: All args provided to the wrapped function.
            **kwargs: All kwargs provided to the wrapped function.

        Returns:
            object: the f execution result
        """
        logging.log(level, 'enter %s(%s)', f.__name__, args)
        result = f(*args, **kwargs)
        logging.log(level, 'exit %s(%s) -> %s', f.__name__, args, result)
        return result

    return wrapper

def mutual_exclusive(lock):
    """ Mutex decorator.

    Args:
        lock (object): The lock to lock out exclusive method

    Returns:
        object: decorator generator
    """

    def wrap(f):
        """Decorator generator.

        Args:
            f (func): the function to decorate

        Returns:
            func: the decorated function
        """

        def func(*args, **kw):
            """Decorated functionality, mutexing wrapped function.

            Args:
                *args: All args provided to the wrapped function
                **kw: All kw provided to the wrapped function

            Returns:
                object: the execution results of f
            """
            lock.acquire()
            try:
                return f(*args, **kw)
            finally:
                lock.release()

        return func

    return wrap

def oneof(*args):
    """Returns true iff one of the parameters is true.

    Args:
        *args: arguments to check

    Returns:
        bool: true iff one of the parameters is true.
    """

    return len([x for x in args if x]) == 1

def full_to_type_name(full_resource_name):
    """Creates a type/name format from full resource name.

    Args:
        full_resource_name (str): the full_resource_name of the resource

    Returns:
        str: type_name of that resource
    """

    return '/'.join(full_resource_name.split('/')[-2:])

def to_full_resource_name(full_parent_name, resource_type_name):
    """Creates a full resource name by parent full name and type name.

    Args:
        full_parent_name (str): the full_resource_name of the parent
        resource_type_name (str): the full_resource_name of the child

    Returns:
        str: full_resource_name of the child
    """
    # Strip out the fake composite root parent from the full resource name.
    if full_parent_name == 'composite_root/root/':
        return '{}/'.format(resource_type_name)

    # For resource names that contain embedded /s, set the full type name
    # to just the first and last part.
    type_name_parts = resource_type_name.split('/')
    if len(type_name_parts) > 2:
        resource_type_name = '{}/{}'.format(type_name_parts[0],
                                            type_name_parts[-1])

    return '{}{}/'.format(full_parent_name, resource_type_name)

def to_type_name(resource_type, resource_name):
    """Creates a type/name from type and name.

    Args:
        resource_type (str): the resource type
        resource_name (str): the resource name

    Returns:
        str: type_name of the resource
    """

    return '{}/{}'.format(resource_type, resource_name)

def split_type_name(resource_type_name):
    """Split the type name of the resource

    Args:
        resource_type_name (str): the type_name of the resource

    Returns:
        tuples: type and name of the resource
    """

    return resource_type_name.split('/')

def resource_to_type_name(resource):
    """Creates a type/name format from a resource dbo.

    Args:
        resource (object): the resource to get the the type_name

    Returns:
        str: type_name of the resource
    """

    return resource.type_name

def get_sql_dialect(session):
    """Return the active SqlAlchemy dialect.

    Args:
        session (object): the session to check for SqlAlchemy dialect

    Returns:
        str: name of the SqlAlchemy dialect
    """

    return session.bind.dialect.name

def get_resources_from_full_name(full_name):
    """Parse resource info from full name.

    Args:
        full_name (str): Full name of the resource in hierarchical format.
            Example of a full_name:
            organization/88888/project/myproject/firewall/99999/
            full_name has a trailing / that needs to be removed.

    Yields:
        iterator: strings of resource_type and resource_id
    """

    full_name_parts = full_name.split('/')[:-1]
    full_name_parts.reverse()
    resource_iter = iter(full_name_parts)
    for resource_id, resource_type in zip(resource_iter, resource_iter):
        yield resource_type, resource_id

def get_resource_id_from_type_name(type_name):
    """Returns the key from type_name.

    Args:
        type_name (str): Type name.

    Returns:
        str: Resource id.
    """
    if '/' in type_name:
        return type_name.split('/')[-1]
    return type_name

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We are still looking for a few election judges- scroll down for more information.
Robbinsdale elections for Mayor and City Council are held in even years. The city is divided into 4 wards as shown on this map. This year the seats for Council Member Ward 3 and Council Member Ward 4 are open. Each council member serves a four-year term.
Candidates have the option to list website information on the Secretary of State's candidate portal There are usually candidate profiles in the local newspaper ahead of the general election.
For more information on the general election candidates on state races, sample ballots, where to vote, etc. please visit the Secretary of State page.
The General Election is Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at your poll location.
Ward 1: Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church - 4201 Regent Avenue North (click to view map).
Ward 2: Olivet United Methodist Church - 3620 43rd Avenue North (click to view map).
Ward 3: Elim Lutheran Church - 3978 West Broadway (click to view map).
Ward 4: Westphal American Legion - 3600 France Avenue North (click to view map).
Any qualified registered voter of the City is entitled to vote at said election and any resident of the City not previously registered as a voter may register on Election Day. Click here for additional information on poll locations.
The City of Robbinsdale is currently accepting applications for election judges. For more information and an application, contact Kate Croteau at 763-531-1252 or KCroteau@ci.robbinsdale.mn.us.


Organic wines are made from organic grapes. But it does not stop there. These grapes are grown in accordance with principles of organic farming, excluding the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, sulfites, and other synthetic additives that are used in conventional wine growing and winemaking. "Organic" wine is produced all over the world, with legal definitions that vary by country. The USDA Organic Certification is the most stringent certification in the world. Thus, many wine drinkers, who strive to (eat and) drink organic, look for the U.S. Certified Organic Label. This label can be found on both American made wines and wines imported into the U.S. Regardless of where a wine is made, for a wine to be sold as certified organic in the U.S. it must meet strict standards, and be free of non-organic, prohibited substances and genetic engineering.
In the U.S. wine undergoes the same requirements of USDA organic certification as other food and beverage products, throughout its lifecycle. Both grape growing and their conversion into wine must be certified because making a wine of organic grapes alone does not make a wine organic. So, don't confuse wines labeled "made with organic grapes" with certified organic wines. Yeast and other agricultural ingredients in these wines are likely not organic. Among the many different ingredients that can be added to ferment and preserve wine, the most common preservative is sulphur dioxide (sulfites). Sulfites may be added to wines that carry the "made with organic grapes" label—up to 100 parts per million in wines made in the U.S., and considerably more in wines made in other countries.
For a wine to be USDA Certified Organic, the wine must be made using methods that promote ecological balance, conserve biodiversity, protect the environment and the soil. No synthetic fertilizers can be used. All agricultural ingredients, such as yeast, also must be certified organic. Any non-agricultural ingredients must be specifically allowed on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances and can't exceed five percent of the total product. Although wine naturally produces some sulfur dioxide (sulfites), they can't be added to organic wine. Certified Organic wines are overseen by the USDA National Organic Program. And the wines must meet the requirements of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, especially for sulfite labeling requirements because U.S. Certified Organic wines cannot contain added sulfites.
While researching certified organic wines and their history, all roads lead to California's LaRocca Vineyards. Philip LaRocca is both a pioneer and a maverick in organics and organic winemaking, who helped define the word "organic" in the U.S. As president of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), LaRocca was a major influence in the writing of the American Organic Standards and for the National Organic Program. As the organic industry started to grow, CCOF asked California for an organic food and production act. "I was leery about bringing in government agencies, but we needed to set a standard. And I saw that the feds were going to come in and own the word, 'organic.' So, I got involved to ensure the integrity of organic standards," LaRocca recalls. For more than five years, he regularly attended all National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meetings. And he traveled the nation, Canada, Europe, and Asia supporting and representing certified organic agriculture, while advocating international trade and reciprocity for all organic commodities. His dedication and devotion paid off with strong synthetic-free National Organic Standards.
Today LaRocca and other organic, California farmers are now battling to protect their crops from cross contamination of neighboring non-organic crops. Here glyphosate is used by many conventional farmers to kill weeds growing around their crops, especially GMO crops. GMOs are the source of genetically modified plant and animal based foods, as well as other non-food related products. Genetically Modified Organisms are organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered by genetic engineering. Genetic modification involves the mutation, insertion, or deletion of genes. Inserted genes usually come from a different species. This creates combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. The GMO seeds of these crops are engineered to include pesticides so that the plant and its fruit produce its own pesticide in every cell of its DNA. Yet recently and unexpectedly GMO crops are requiring more weed killer than Non-GMO crops because they have become resistant to the weed killers. Run off and drift (blowing in the wind) of these chemicals have ruined various types of organic crops and thereby bankrupted numerous organic farmers.
Some countries ban or outlaw GMO planting or its imports. Many other countries require labeling of GMOs. Yet the U.S. does not ban GMOs nor require labeling, although polls show that 90+ percent of Americans want to know what is in their food—and agree that the federal government should require labels for genetically modified/bio-engineered (GMO) foods. And more than 70 percent of Americans say they don't want genetically modified organisms in their food, per a Consumer Reports National Research Center survey. In 2016 an anonymous supporter of the advocacy group, "Moms Across America" had 10 California wines tested for glyphosate. Surprisingly all 10 of the samples tested positive—even organic wines, although their levels were significantly lower. Upon learning this, LaRocca had LaRocca Vineyards wines tested for glyphosate and all were glyphosate free. In November 2016 Sonoma County voters passed Measure M, which made growing genetically modified crops illegal and created the largest ever GMO-free zone in the U.S. A total of 13,734 square miles is GMO-free, as Jumboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, and Trinity Counties had previously banned the cultivation of GMO.
LaRocca uses no chemicals at all in his wines. This is how his grandfather farmed and is how he farms. His Grandfather Orlando chased government inspectors off his property with a shotgun when told he had to use chemicals on his grapes. The case later went to court but was dropped. Thus, his organic roots grow deep. In the 1970s LaRocca worked a short stint for a conventional apple orchard. But he quit his job when he saw the chemicals being used. "The apples were being toxified to the max. And I bought conventional apple juice again," LaRocca says. He wanted to grow an organic apple orchard and was met with resistance from academia. Given there was no organic certification at the time, he and other organic growers inspected each other's farms. "We were the early certifiers and all in it together. And we were even more strict on each other than what is done today," he says. When the lease expired on his orchard he was forced out of business because the property was being sold. LaRocca quickly sought work at the adjoining property, Paradis Vineyard, on one condition—that they make wine organically. He recalls Vintner Wilson Bruce looking at him and replying, "Then we can't put sulfites in the wine." Eventually LaRocca bought this Sierra Foothills' vineyard and changed the name to LaRocca Vineyards. Thus, LaRocca Vineyards started as and has always been organic, even before the program and certification existed.
Successful organic winemaking does not come easy, which is why many wineries do not attempt it. It took much independent research and many years of trial and error for LaRocca to develop his own formulas and systems. "The three biggest factors are cleanliness, oxygen, and yeast," LaRocca reveals. "Spoilage comes from bacteria. And we avoid bad bacteria from the beginning of the winemaking process. We super sterilize everything down to every nut and bolt." While he uses a lot of oxygen in early fermentation, he also explains that oxygen plus heat leads to spoilage. Thus, while LaRocca's winemaking style encourages much oxygen in the beginning of the winemaking process, oxygen becomes the enemy in the end of the process. And after trying indigenous yeasts, he switched to French yeasts that ferment faster as well as preserve the wine. This French yeast, which has existed for 500 years, is used in lieu of sulfur dioxide in his wines. "Sulfur dioxide bonds with tannins and makes a flavor profile that wine critics define as taste," LaRocca explains. This preset taste expectation limits rather than evolves one's palate. Rather than the wine being an expression of the fruit, as true organic wines are, some non-organic winemakers desire instead a predicable flavor profile that sells.
If organic wine is stable and free of bad bacteria going into the bottle, and it is kept at constant cellar temperatures it should age well. LaRocca Vineyards ages their wines three to four years before releasing them. These releases are timed for economic need not because the wines will spoil if aged longer. The wines continue to age beautifully in the cellar for many years. "We cellar our organic wines off the cork, straight upright rather than on the side of the bottle. Cellar temperature must be consistent for organic wines. The proteins and enzymes are alive and do not like fluctuating temperatures, and considered to be a probiotic." LaRocca opened and enjoyed one of his 2002 Zinfandels for New Year's Eve, disproving the notion that organic wines will not age.


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Devout Christian Vietnam Veteran Fights to Have Bible Removed From VA
By Katherine Underwood	• Published at 5:45 pm on May 8, 2019
A fight over religious freedom in Manchester, New Hampshire, is heading to federal court.
A Vietnam War veteran has filed a lawsuit against the Manchester Veteran's Affairs Medical Center to get a bible removed from the lobby.
The plaintiff is actually a devout Christian, but is speaking up, he says, for service members and veterans who aren't.
"Despite his personal beliefs, he is offended that other people's beliefs are not represented," said James Chamberlain's attorney, Larry Vogelman. "To isolate one religion and hold it out as the official religion is just wrong."
According to Chamberlain's federal lawsuit, a group of 14 veterans complained about the bible's placement in January. Manchester VA officials removed it, they say, "out of an abundance of caution."
After consulting legal counsel, those officials put the bible back, where they say it will remain indefinitely.
In a statement issued to NBC10 Boston Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs called the lawsuit "nothing more than an attempt to force VA into censoring a show of respect for America's POW/MIA community."
The statement went on to say VA won't be bullied on the issue.
Vogelman, whose Jewish father fought in World War II, is proud to have filed a federal lawsuit against the VAMC on behalf of his client to get the bible removed for good.
"The armed forces in the United States, small pockets of it, are really trying to Christianize the armed services," Vogelman said.
Emotions are running high on both sides of this debate.
"I think that the bible should stay right where it is," said veteran Larry Steele.
"There's no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole," said another New Hampshire veteran, Richard Malik.
While Vogelman says this bible represents religious discrimination, others believe the book, once carried by a former prisoner of war, preserves a piece of history.
"When you go into the service, you swear to God and country, plain and simple," said David Courchesne, a Manchester man who served in Vietnam.

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from benchrun import clock

class Timer(object):
  def __enter__(self):
    self.start = clock()

    return self

  def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
      self.stop = clock()

  def elapsed_time(self):
    return self.stop - self.start

class CUDATimer(object):
  def __enter__(self):
    from dynd import cuda

    self.start = cuda.event()
    self.stop = cuda.event()
    self.start.record()

    return self

  def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
    self.stop.record()
    self.stop.synchronize()

  def elapsed_time(self):
    return 1E-3 * self.stop.elapsed_time(self.start)


The RBAI summer scheme 2019, Smile Club, takes full advantage of a range of outstanding facilities.The annual venue for Smile Club is located at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the heart of Belfast City Centre. Smile Club is a multi activities summer scheme offering a range of sporting activities such as rugby skills, football, basketball, badminton, netball, quick cricket and softball. The scheme is for both boys and girls aged from 4-14 years old. One of the key features of the scheme is that it makes use of the swimming pool located on site at the College Square East campus. The swimming pool is 25m long and has a shallow end as well as a deeper end at 2.5m.
Smile club is a multi activity summer scheme located in the city centre of Belfast at R.B.A.I. school. Not many summer schemes in Northern Ireland have access to an onsite swimming pool. This is one of the many outstanding facilities the Belfast summer scheme can offer. The many activities of the scheme include sports, arts and crafts, ICT and cooking.
There is also an early drop off and late pick up facility alongside all the activities for the children. For the best summer scheme 2019, Smile Club, also boasts well qualified and highly motivated staff.
During the course of the week all children will be offered a minimum of two swimming lessons. The pool sessions are delivered by experienced of teachers of swimming. The classes will small in size and will include the group leaders and prefects helping so there will be lots of one on one support. Focus will be on front crawl and breast stroke. There will be some fun based activities too. The classes will cater for all abilities.


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Clothes With Matrix Codes Put Information Up Front
Michael Bennett Cohn
Matrix codes are like bar codes on steroids. To the naked eye, they look deceptively like a series of dots in a rectangular pattern. They're being used by Japanese companies to identify buildings, by zany German engineers to greet the world via Google Earth using crop circles, and in augmented reality, to tell the viewing device how to create the imaginary object in the user's field of vision.
But one of the most exciting applications is individual users' ability to encode URLs or other information of their own choosing into articles of clothing. QR Stuff, for example, allows the user to generate a code indicating a personal URL (say, a blog, or a Facebook profile), and print it on a t-shirt. When a code-savvy stranger recognizes that you're wearing a matrix code, they can take a picture of it with their phone and translate it into the related URL with a free app like NeoReader. You could have a whole wardrobe of augmented clothing; some days you wear a shirt that indicates your Facebook profile, and some days it's your Twitter page. The services are (mostly) free, and the code is (mostly) in the public domain. The only thing you have to pay for is the shirt.
Wearing a personal matrix code is like saying: Want to know more about me? Start here. It may lead to a song, or the website of your favorite charity, or an augmented reality image of your World of Warcraft avatar, or a 500-point online quiz that the user has to pass before getting your email address. And that's not just a novelty. It represents a sea change in the way that individuals get in touch with each other after meeting in the real world. It also represents a sea change in how businesses will reach out to consumers. Google has started sending out QR-code enabled window decals to businesses that it deems "Favorite Places," and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Consider phone numbers. You meet someone you like: did you "get the digits?" You know, the sequence of arbitrary numbers that are the gateway to interacting with that person through a massive system that was, for many years, the definitive way to communicate across distances? When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it wasn't part of a scheme to cause people to identify themselves to likeable strangers with a series of numbers. It just happened. Similarly, real-life relationships are increasingly defined by online relationships in pre-defined categories. You and I are either friends on Facebook, or we're not. Facebook has no setting for "acquaintance."
Matrix code as crop circle.
Companies like W-41 are making their own matrix-enabled shirts. Interestingly, W-41 also offers guidance as to how their products will smooth customers' social transactions: their ads depict attractive young people wearing shirts with codes on the back while facing the other direction, simultaneously offering their code to the world, but being unaware of its use on a case-by-case basis. Surely the animated demo is meant to put users at ease, but it made me wince. Is it necessary to wear our codes on our backs, in order to save our interlocutors the awkwardness of raising their phones to capture the codes while we're watching? The situation begs for tech that allows the data to be captured as unobtrusively as it's displayed (doesn't it?).
Halftone DataGlyph of "Lenna". The zoomed image (right) shows the data glyph distortion.
Speaking of displaying data unobtrusively. Data matrix codes are cool, but they all have a recognizable look about them that is destined to be associated with this decade as much as denim jackets are forever tied to the 1980s. The technology sure to replace them is already here; it's just proprietary, expensive and impossible to implement by hand: data glyphs. Data glyphs, invented by Rob Tow, who reminisces about them here, are like matrix codes so intricate that they can be seamlessly hidden in unrelated images. The tiny blots of ink that make up a painting can either slant to the right or the left, and the difference can be effected at a scale so minute that it's imperceptible to the human eye. What we're talking about is no less than the ability to discreetly encode information about anything inside of an image of anything else. The image on your glyphed-out t-shirt might look like a picture of the Mona Lisa to the naked eye, but when viewed through a mobile device, it could be revealed as a ten thousand word personal manifesto, or a video game, or a movie.
Like telephone poles and printing presses, matrix codes will be remembered in the future as the hallmarks of a fundamentally new and different way of seeing the world. Even if, in the greater scheme of things, they themselves will only be visible for a short time.
Singularity Hub URL as represented by a QR code.
[image credits: QR Stuff, public domain, Google, Playboy (as per fair use)]
[sources: QR Stuff, X-41, Rob Tow (via TauZero)]
Michael Bennett Cohn is a digital content expert with a wide range of experience in online publishing and advertising. He was head of digital product and revenue operations at Condé Nast, and he oversaw the digital ad campaign that launched the first Amazon Kindle. His journalism has been published by Newsweek, Mashable, and The Forward. He lives in Brooklyn.
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