Looking back on trends that would shape 2016, we discussed how adopting new technologies would influence the travel industry. What were emerging trends just a few years ago, are now part of our daily lives. Momentum is building in 2017 as airlines, hotels and Travel Management Companies (TMCs), find ways to leverage new high tech such as virtual reality, bots and the mainstream adoption of wearables into marketing and customer engagement and at the same time, create new efficiencies within their business and elevate customer service.
Here are five travel technology trends that I look forward to following in 2017.
The use of VR and AR is starting to take hold in travel industry content marketing and is providing new ways of engaging customers at each stage of their travels.
Airlines have been using VR to showcase their cabins in order to sell upgrades and premium amenities. For a traveller selecting a hotel room, an immersive experience elevates the traditional 360° virtual tour available on most websites. Carnival Cruise Lines is aiming to attract new cruise travellers with VR tours of its ships that highlight staterooms, decks, entertainment options, views from the decks as well as popular ports of call.
Travel-think.com recognizes the value high value of VR in inspiration and demonstration and sees it as the future of content marketing as well as user generated content.
The high cost of production is currently a concern but with improvements in technology and accessibility of products such as Oculus, VR is a trend that will see growth in 2017.
Powered by Artificial Intelligence, (AI) a TravelBot, or ChatBot, allows travelers to gain assistance with booking travel through a messaging platform such as Facebook Messenger. Last year, Expedia launched the first Expedia bot through Messenger. Travelers can enter their destination, travel dates and how many nights. The bot makes recommendations and the traveler can select a hotel and move forward with the booking themselves. Once the booking is complete, the bot will send the traveler their itinerary. In 2017, Expedia bot will launch on Skype.
Bots allow TMC's to engage customers early in the booking process as well as the post booking stage. Offering a convenient traveler self-service option allows travel agency staff to focus more time on higher value tasks without compromising customer service. The potential for bots in travel industry is extensive and advances in AI will only propel adoption across messaging platforms in the future.
Despite a slow start, wearables are gradually growing in popularity and travel brands are increasingly using wearable technology to provide a connected and personalized guest experience. Smartwatch enabled travellers to board a plane or unlock hotel rooms with a flick of the wrist. Stored preferences allow for personalized service, navigation of large event spaces and ease of payment.
Carnival Cruises recently announced the Ocean Medallion class will be launched on Princess Cruise Lines in November 2017. The medallion is worn on the passenger's wrist, belt or as a pendant and invisibly and seamlessly syncs with an integrated system of proximity sensors that senses the guest as they walk by. Pre-trip planning streamlines the arrival process, personalization allows for staff to make recommendations based on previous trips or restaurant meals. The medallion enables keyless and tapless room entry, personalized concierge service, wallet-free payments and acts as a social tool so that guests can connect after the trip.
The wearable tech trend not only allows for an elevated guest experience but it also streamlines services and lowers costs.
Phocuswright reports that the millennials travel more than any other group of travellers. This tech savvy demographic expects to be able to access information as conveniently as possible. AI and Chatbots mean the transformation to VI travel booking is inevitable.
On an enterprise level, TMCs will be able to benefit as we enter an era where our interactions with apps evolve and become more natural as the user interface disappears. Potentially, business will have the ability to access the same information you can see on the screen and manage operations in situations where accessing the screen is not possible. For example, in the meetings and events space, planners will be able to access information about their projects such as project information, issues and details with projects and forecasting.
As virtual and augmented reality, chatbots and wearables become more ubiquitous, we see travel technology and innovation horizons expand with the move to more natural forms of communicating with it.
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Logan station is a SEPTA subway stop on the Broad Street subway in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 5100 North Broad Street at Lindley Avenue.  This is a local station, and thus has four tracks, with only the outer two being served. There are separate fare control areas for the northbound and southbound platforms, and no crossover exists.

Logan station is located on Broad Street beneath a bridge for what is today the SEPTA Main Line that carries the Fox Chase, Lansdale/Doylestown, Warminster, and West Trenton Line. No connection to any of these railroad lines exists at this station.

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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1928
Railway stations in Philadelphia
Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania
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As we look forward to getting back into the pollinator meadows and beehives, as spring approaches and we set goals for 2016, we are also reflecting on the year we just completed, on lessons learned, achievements made and moments shared.
Our core programming is creating meaningful, inclusive and supportive opportunities for members of the DTES community, connecting people and pollinators, and engaging people in the therapy that imbues the culture of the hive. This programming has been supported for the past two years by The Vancouver Foundation and City of Vancouver's Greenest City Fund. This past year we also received funding from BC Hydro's Community Champions, and a second round from Fairmont Waterfront's Fairmont Cares.
We have asked our community beekeepers to spend some time reflecting on what the year meant to them, and the following was written by Jim, who has been on the team since day one, and who's understanding of the bees and their value, never ceases to impress us.
We'll be sharing more testimonials as they come in, and look for our upcoming Annual Report which will share more stories from 2015 — sign up for our newsletter and/or keep an eye out!


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In a digital, DIY world that breeds more new artists than ever before, sometimes it takes a genuinely captivating point of view to really stand out. Such is the case with Aussie singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett, whose debut LP, Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, had us addicted from our first listen. It also helped Barnett earn a place among our 2015 New Artist Spotlight. A stunning lyricist who paints piercingly vivid sketches of small moments, Barnett sings in a blunt, deadpan voice somewhere between Liz Phair and Joan Jett. With their earworm melodies and crisp production, Barnett's songs are riveting—from character-driven opener "Elevator Operator" to gorgeously swaying centerpiece "Small Poppies."
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Courtney Barnett
Elevator Operator
Pedestrian At Best
An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York)
Small Poppies
Depreston
Aqua Profunda!
Dead Fox
Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party
Kim's Caravan
Boxing Day Blues
℗ 2015 Marathon Artists under exclusive license to Mom+Pop Music
More By Courtney Barnett
The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
Tell Me How You Really Feel
Lotta Sea Lice
Live at Electric Lady Studios - EP
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (Special Edition)
Everybody Moves (feat. Courtney Barnett & Dave Faulkner) [From "RocKwiz"] - Single
B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
Range Anxiety
Twerps
MY WOMAN
My Love Is Cool

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Those who are just—those who are righteous—will live by faith. Six-hundred years before Jesus, a First Testament prophet named Habakkuk (2:4) wrote those words.
In the Second Testament (Hebrews 11), we find a list of heroic people who lived by faith. Abraham heads the list, which includes Moses, Rahab the prostitute and the prophets.
The Apostle Paul repeated Habakkuk's maxim twice (Galatians 3:11, Romans 1:17) and wrote about Jesus as a hero of faith. Paul insisted the justice/righteousness of God had been revealed in the faith of Jesus (Romans 3:21-22) and that all who have Jesus's faith are by that faith made just/righteous (Galatians 2:15-16, Romans 3:26).
Faith in what? In YHWH, god of the Hebrews, and the promises YHWH made.
What promises? That a very unlikely bunch—the poor in spirit, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for justice/righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those persecuted for justice/righteousness' sake—are the blessed ones, the ones in synch with YHWH's intent and purposes (see Matthew 5:1-12).
This is what Jesus believed; it is what put him on a collision course with the empire and its religious collaborators.
For Paul, the resurrection of the crucified, dead Jesus was an historical event demonstrating—guaranteeing—that the way Jesus lived is the salvation of the world (Romans 1:4). By "salvation", Paul was not speaking of a transaction by which YHWH moved names from one side of a metaphysical ledger to the other, but of a great reversal within human history through which our captivity to false gods (e.g., the empire) has been broken and our capacity to live with and for one another flourishes.
People have always found it a stretch to believe the way of Jesus has the power to transform human history. His was a very high-risk and costly kind of faith; as we know, it didn't save him from the cross.
In contrast, believing in immortality is very attractive proposition. It's flattering to be told my unique personality will never die, that god wants to enjoy my presence forever, that I am destined for everlasting pleasure. Add the threat of hell and everlasting suffering into the mix and becoming a "Christian" becomes a no-brainer.
For Christians formed by this understanding of "faith," discussion of "empire" is irrelevant.
I can see two pathways to the faith of Jesus.
One is via an engaged agnosticism that declines to worship any of the gods prominently on offer today (whether labeled "Christian" or "American"), yet cares deeply for the future of Earth and for coming generations. Those on this path already recognize the god-like power of the empire. Eventually, by hit and miss, they hear of a biblical tradition that celebrates life on Earth without destroying it. It is for this group that John K. Stoner and I wrote If Not Empire, What?
The second path is explicitly religious in that it entails devotion to Jesus, not as a magic man, but as the revealer of YHWH's intention for humanity on Earth. Because it is so overgrown by conventional notions of Christianity, this path is the more difficult to see, but it can be found. Once on this path, people inevitably find themselves confronted by the god-like power of empire.
On either pathway, the faith of Jesus inspires, equips and transforms us.


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Thirty years ago — 1991
Honored recently by Region 22 for their outstanding contributions to Catholic education in the Diocese of Buffalo for the year1990-91 were Jane Ellman of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church; Joan Maxwell of St. Joseph Parish; Leonard Catalano of Holy Trinity; Robert Ducato of St. James in Westfield; Carolyn Ludwig of St. Anthony's; and Bonnie L. Long of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Silver Creek.
Forty years ago — 1981
Attempting to get her name in the Guinness Book of World Records and raise money for the American Cancer Society, 19-yearold Lisa A. D'Amato has been in the shower for 73 hours. The daughter of U.S. Sen. and Mrs. Alphonse M. D'Amato and a sophomore at Binghamton State University College, Lisa is trying for a record 112-hour shower. Her efforts to date have raised $700 in pledges to the Cancer Society.
Fifty years ago — 1971
Liberty National Bank and Trust Co. of Buffalo has confirmed its intent to construct a new bank building at Central Avenue and West Fourth Street in the Dunkirk urban renewal site.
Thirty years ago — 1992 Gov. Mario Cuomo recently called for a voter-approved $800 million bond act to spur the ...
Thirty years ago — 1992 Chautauqua County residents, along with other citizens of New York, could be in for ...
Thirty years ago — 1992 During last year's mayoral campaign, newly elected Dunkirk Mayor Margaret Wuerstle ...
Thirty years ago — 1992 It will be a defensive Buffalo Bills team that heads to Minneapolis for its second ...
Thirty years ago — 1992 The Outstanding Citizen Program, one of eight Education First Programs sponsored by ...
Thirty years ago — 1992 The sale of local radio stations WDOE/WCQA to a group which owns radio stations in ...
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Carbone, Courtney (author). Huntley, Tex (author). Carbone, Courtney. Break the ice! (Added Author). Huntley, Tex. Everest saves the day! (Added Author). Guerdat, Andy. Based on (work) : PAW patrol (Television program). Pups and a whale of a tale. (Added Author). Ziegler-Sullivan, Ursula. Based on (work) : PAW patrol (Television program). New pup. (Added Author). MJ Illustrations (Group) (illustrator).
13 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
Publisher: New York, NY : Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, .
Titles from separate title pages ; works bound back to back and inverted.
"2 books in 1 !"--Cover.
Break the ice! based on the teleplay "Pups and a whale of tale" by Andrew Guerdat.
Everest saves the day! based on the teleplay "The new pup" by Ursula Ziegler Sullivan.
Break the ice! / adapted by Courtney Carbone ; illustrated by MJ Illustrations -- Everest saves the day! / adapted by Tex Huntley ; illustrated by MJ Illustrations.
In the first tale, the pups help a baby whale who's trapped in the ice. In the second one, Everest saves the day when Jake finds himself in trouble in the ice fields.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.9 0.5 192982.
Rescue work > Juvenile fiction.
Ice fields > Juvenile fiction.


Savannah College of Art and Design. In one of our coversations, I asked about his "Teachers."
He informed me that he had "Professors" not "Teachers." He has great respect and admiration for his "Professors."
I became very interested in the meaning of "Professor". I discovered that the "Professor" is the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college.
I know a Professor who has taught me many worthwhile lessons in the "Colllege of Life."
This Professor is one of my all time favorites, my Grandson, Mihai. I must share with you lessons taught by Mihai that have enriched my life.
1. Have a grateful heart for the blessings that come your way.
2. Always say "thank you" for an expression of kindness.
3. Love all people regardless of who they are or from what walk of life they come.
4. Stay with a task until it is completed.
6. Still waters run deep.
7. Recognize that creativity is a gift from God and use it to bring joy to others.
8. Transform the impossible dream into the possible, and the unreachable star into the reachable.
9. Always tell you family to "be careful" and "I love you."
10. Remember the "M" in Mom stands for the many things she taught me.
Each day my family celebrates having Mihai in our home. He is our special gift from God. His enthusiasm for learning inspires each of our family members. We celebrate all that he has accomplished and will accomplish. His Mom, Jenny, NIka (Grandmother) and Doc (Grandfather) are so proud of him. In the words of Samuel Goldwyn, "When someone does something good, applaud. You will make two people happy." MIHAI EACH MEMBER OF YOUR FAIMLY APPLAUDS YOU.
"Alexander and the Awesome, Wonderful, Very Good Day"
One of my favorite children's books is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day written by Judith Viorst. It has received many children's book awards. It is the story of Alexander who wakes up and things do not go his way. When he gets out of bed, he trips over his skateboard. He is attempting to get dressed and drops his sweater in running water. At breakfast his brothers find prizes in the cereal and he comes up empty. Throughout the day nothing goes right for Alexander.
I have a friend named Alexander. I am so blessed to be his Pastor. He and his family are members of Providence Baptist Church. On a recent Sunday, Alexander had an awesome, wonderful, very good day. He greeted me wearing an outfit that included a vest that was adorned by a pocket handkerchief. He could have made the front page of "Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine." The smile on his face communicated that all was right with his world.
It just so happened that the night before Miss Margaret (my wife) had shared with me a picture of Alexander on Facebook. He was sitting on a stump in the back of his home with his eyes closed.
He shared with his Mom that he was praying for peace in the world. My heart was strangely warmed as I viewed his picture and saw on his face a desire for there to be peace in the hearts of all people and peace throughout the world. I was reminded of the words of Jesus, "My peace I give unto you, not as the world gives give I unto you; let not your hearts be troubled neither let them be afraid.'' Sunday morning as Alexander spoke to me I saw peace in his eyes, I heard peace in his voice and I felt peace in his spirit.
gave me the invitation to be blessed by joining him for breakfast at Providence.
God sent Alexander as he sends so many children each Sunday with a special blessing for this Pastor. Sunday Alexander had an Awesome, Wonderful, Very Good Day. He also gave his Pastor the gift of an Awesome, Wonderful, Very Good Day that I will cherish forever.
When we begin a journey, often someone will encourage us with the words, "take care of yourself." As we begin our journey into the New Year, I encourage you to "take care of yourself."
Life today brings many challenges and opportunities. Jesus said, " I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly." If we are to experience a full and meaningful life, responding in a positive manner to the challenges and opportunities before us, we must "take care of ourselves."
I encourage you to take care of yourself physically. I am blessed to see several people of our fellowship focusing on health improvement. This is evident in their nutrition and exercise. Our body is the temple of God. Therefore, we must take care of it in a manner that will honor God.
We must also take care of ourselves emotionally. Discouragement. disappointment and depression have a way of entering our lives. What are some of the steps we can take to make sure we are emotionally healthy? First of all, resolve each day to have positive thoughts. Build meaningful and durable relationships that will bring blessings in the journey. Take seriously the words of Jesus that "we are to love our neighbor as ourself." This involves not only a healthy relationship with our neighbor, but also, a healthy relationship with ourself.
Last, but certainly not least, we must take care of ourselves spiritually. Soul care is vital to a meaningful journey. I encourage all of us to make sure worship, Bible study and prayer are an important part of our lives. I believe you would be blessed this year to have a book of gratitude, each day writing down the blessing God has shared with you. Also, practice the presence of the living God as you see Him in the world around you.
MY WORD TO YOU AS YOU BEGIN THE JOURNEY OF 2016 IS TO "TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF."


We have a neighbor, an old time & style of farmer. One we can really appreciate on many levels. He's rough around the edges in some ways, but knows light years more about farming than I ever will. What is amazing to watch with him is his hay cutting in tandem with the weather. This is the first year in a decade, a little more actually, that he had a hard time jiving with the rain. But that is quite simply because there was so much. So he got behind in hay cutting. But never, ever have I seen this man have his hay rained on.
The field we can watch him cut is south of us with a north facing slope. If he cuts a third of a field, we know it is going to rain. If he cuts half, we know it might rain (or he got started late.) If he cuts the whole field, we know we're clear & no rain is coming...even if the weather folks predict it. He is always right on. You can't really learn that in books. You can't get a degree for that. You can't down-in-your-bones know, rain or no rain, when to cut hay at the right length of stem from a college education. There is absolutely a value in going to college...not saying otherwise, but we have noticed so much our own selves in farming that has nothing to do with books...it is time, patience, experience, observation, common sense, working it & working it some more until you get it right.
There are so many farmers that we know that have so much incredible knowledge within them from their experience...much more than us. It is what makes everyone's farms so unique; the combination of how we're wired, our experience, our heritage, our land, what is called to us & from us.
We are oft amazed (a small joy) when we are packing out CSA shares & grab just enough of something...it is exactly the poundage we need. That is simply a matter of time. Of feel. Of knowing something.
Or walking down to get the mail, glancing at the field & seeing pest damage at 60 ft away & knowing investigation is needed. It is nice to be able to appreciate progression - however small - in one's abilities to improve on something tangible. We try & combine that with some education, some reading, some problem solving, brainstorming. That creative part of farming, combined with a few years under our collective belts, makes it rewarding.
I know this experience happens in so many professions; but usually, though not always, that experience is rewarded & valued externally by others. I know in many of those professions, all of us tend to be more appreciative of it than when seeing a salty-old farmer on his rusted out tractor cutting hay who knows how to get the job done, how to keep the hay dry, how to make it feed my cows well.
Thank you for this post. It's so true. Most people don't understand the nuances of farming and the many variables that are balanced each day.
but the best part is figuing out how it fits into TODAY...yours and mine.
I realize this was written in 2010, but since I just found it, I'll go ahead and leave a comment. I had fun imagining seeing your farmer neighbor at work. The butterfly garden I am helping with at a Girl Scout day camp has a grassy area where they have been cutting and baling. I was tickled to be there to see some of it being done. That was a new experience for me.


as cramped fingers scratch pen across paper.
Emily explains, "While writing 'Waiting for the Bell,' I aimed to illustrate the restless buzz of students' anticipation at the end of a long school day."
Emily is in 10th grade at New Trier High School. The editors thought that the sensory details in this poem were excellent and the suspense was something everyone has experienced at the end of a class or a meeting.


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Fully responsive menu on Joomla 3.
This suckerfish dropdown menu is 8 levels deep. You can copy menu-items from the Joomla menu or make you own custom menu-buttons (also with custom icons).
Access can be set for Joomla groups/levels per menu-item. So you can create one menu and display only the menu items each administrator needs to see.
Access on menu items is optional.
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When Samsung took the covers off of their long rumored Smartwatch at IFA this week, they pointed out that there would be over 70 applications that users can download and install on their watch. This is an attempt to set the Galaxy Gear apart from several of their competitors in the wearable technology race. We reported a few applications yesterday but now have a larger list. Below is the first 12 in the list. Interestingly the list seems to be devoid of any Social Networking applications with the exception of Path.
Banjo Banjo is a tool that will live stream photos from any location or event in the world.
Evernote Evernote is one of the most popular note taking applications on the internet with support for every major platform. Evernote will essentially allow the Galaxy Gear to view notes and presumably take voice notes and upload photos to your evernote account.
Glympse Glympse is the first of many fitness centric applications for the Galaxy Gear. This application allows runners to see their path and statistics about their exercise routine.
eBay The popular online auction site, eBay is making their appearance on the Galaxy Gear. Users will be able to view the status of their auctions, bid and complete auctions from their wrist.
Line Line's multi platform instant messenger application is making its appearance on the Galaxy Gear. I am not exactly sure if this is only the voice or text chat component.
MyFitnesPal Another Fitness application for the Galaxy Gear, MyFitnessPal acts as a virtual coach for users to set and track fitness goals.
Path Path is a mobile-centric social networking platform that allows users to share photos, take pictures and check in.
Pocket Pocket is an application that allows users to download offline content and read it out loud from the comfort of your wrist.
RunKeeper Yet another Fitness centric application to allow runners to track the distance and time of their run. The screen will display coaching tips to runners as they complete their rounds.
TripIt Anyone who spends any time traveling for business has likely heard of TripIt. This traveling assistant will be launched on the Galaxy Gear to give travelers real time updates.
Vivino Wine Scanner Have you ever wanted to know the details of your favorite wine? Thanks to vivino, you simply need to use the Galaxy Gear's onboard camera to snap a photo of the bottle and you will be greeted with an on-screen readout detailing the wine.
So there is your list, is anyone else disappointed about the lack of Ingress?


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#include <sstream>
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Richard, a busy and preoccupied father, discovers a Christmas box full of love letters from an old woman to her dead daughter and, with the help of an angel, begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, Thomas buys a magical candle that changes the way he views his fellow human beings and helps him feel charity for those less fortunate than he.
Freddy is excited to hear that his cousins, twin sisters Kelly and Kasey, will be visiting for Christmas, even if the twins always find a way of getting Freddy into trouble.


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Northern Rail
Teen visits Parliament to promote North East
A NORTH East teenager spent a day in Parliament to tell ministers how special our region is.
Nicola Weatherall
Alex Dobbing travelled to Westminster to meet Culture Secretary Andy Burnham and others to talk about the North East's contribution to a new project.
The 17-year-old is a pupil at Ponteland High School, and was chosen to represent Newcastle and Gateshead as a youth ambassador for an initiative called Portrait of a Nation.
The two-year project, headed up by the Liverpool Culture Company and the Heritage Lottery Fund, has seen hundreds of young people from 18 cities across the UK look at what culture and identity means to them and their hopes for the future.
Recently, the youngsters from each area were given the chance to talk to politicians about their experiences so far and what work they plan to showcase at the final event, which will form part of the closing ceremony for Liverpool's year as Capital of Culture on December 1 and 2.
Newcastle and Gateshead's contribution to the project is three short films about the region produced by the Northern Stars young film-makers' academy, of which Alex is a member.
The academy, based at Tyneside Cinema, worked with Tyne & Wear Museums to explore what young people believe are Tyneside's most unusual landmarks and hidden gems.
The films are called Home, The Flicker Wall and The Shoe Tree. Alex worked on Home with Tom Davidson, 16, from West Thirston, Northumberland.
TV producer Phil Redmond, creative director of the Liverpool Culture Company, was also taking part in the event at Westminster. He said: "The project has given hundreds of young people a great opportunity to look into their heritage and talk to this country's decision-makers about what cultural heritage means to them.
"From my work on Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, I know that giving teenagers a platform to discuss what it's like to be a young person in modern-day Britain is something which shouldn't be underestimated."
A mobile cinema will be travelling across to Liverpool to project Northern Stars' films at the final event next month.
Before the young film-makers head to Liverpool, their work will be premiered in Newcastle on November 30 at the Tyneside Cinema.
Tyneside Cinema
Northumbria PoliceWoman raped by stranger in the street in New HartleyNorthumbria Police has launched an investigation into the rape in New Hartley on Tuesday night
Newcastle International AirportTUI flight from Cancun to Newcastle forced to make emergency landing in OrlandoPassengers travelling to Newcastle left stranded after flight is forced to make an emergency landing
In The NewsBritish ship seized by Iran military as Middle East relations crisis deepensThe British Government is "urgently" seeking information after a vessel, Stena Bulk, was seized in the Strait of Hormuz


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Now I was born in Thibodaux, and I've always heard of Morgan City referred to as the Tri-City area, but I had to look up what the three cities are. I'm not positive, but I think it means Morgan City, Berwick and Patterson.
Uncle Aaron didn't come from any of those cities. He was born and reared in Bayou L'Ourse, which was apparently close enough for the memorial organizers. At some point, I begged a family member with possession of the old family photos to loan them to me so I could scan them in. The only photo we have of Uncle Aaron was among them. I sent his picture to the memorial. Now there will be a face with the name.
I'm honored that Uncle Aaron was included in the memorial. He died long before I was born, but we were always told about him. He died in France during World War II. The story is that he was a military cook who got tired of cooking and volunteered to become a soldier. He died a week later – or so the family story goes. It's probably more likely that he was a cook initially and then pressed into battle as the ranks thinned. I decided to go in search of the real story. Excuse me while I put on my Nancy Drew hat – and please excuse how incredibly long this entry is. I want to show just how much genealogy records can tell you about a relative.
We're very proud of Uncle Aaron. He died defending his country, and I can only imagine that joining the military was a bit of a culture shock for him.
The 1940 Census showed Aaron living with my great-grandparents, Jean Jules Hebert and Eugenie Benoit Hebert, in Assumption Parish. Also at home were Uncle Wilfred and Uncle J.T.
Uncle Aaron's occupation was listed as moss picker. I never quite understood the moss picking industry until recently. What did they do with the moss? Someone explained to me that it used to be mixed with another substance to finish walls. It was the olden day drywall.
As for education, a 23-year-old Uncle Aaron was listed as finishing the 5th grade, which probably was about right. My grandfather, who was his brother, didn't get any further than that. You went to school until you were old enough to work. My family lived off the land and the bayou.
Uncle Aaron's native language was listed as French. This is interesting to me. I would imagine this means that he learned French at home first and then English during his few years in school. However, he must have mainly spoken French since he considered this his native language. I wish my granny had spoken to me only in French so I could have learned that Cajun French. Instead, she was quite proud to know English and refused to teach her children or grandchildren Cajun French. That native language made her feel backwards.
The same year the census was taken, Uncle Aaron filled out his draft card. My grandfather filled out one as well, but he had flat feet. 1940 was before the U.S. entered World War II. However, things were tense on the worldwide stage so men 18 to 65 had to fill out draft cards in preparation.
The draft card can tell you interesting factoids about your ancestor. For example, at the Hebert manse, there was no phone in 1940. I also learn that Uncle Aaron was born five days after Christmas in Amelia, which is across the bayou from Bayou L'Ourse. I don't know if he was actually born in Amelia or if he just listed that since it was the closest town with a post office. I now know he worked for Martial Creador. I assume this was someone at the moss gin listed on the census.
So then I went further afield and found my great-grandfather's draft card. It shows me that he couldn't sign his name so he apparently received zero schooling. His name also is listed as Jules Judeon Hebert when in fact it was Jean Jules Hebert. His mother came from a wealthy family so I always assumed that she received an education and would have taught her children to read and write. Apparently I was wrong. It's also possible that Jules didn't understand what he was being asked. He only spoke French. I know this because my mother only spoke English and could never really converse with him even though she grew up next door to his house.
But back to Uncle Aaron. Now I want to know when he enlisted. I should probably add that Uncle Aaron, who was all of 28 when he died, never married or had children. There was really no one to carry on his story.
Enlistment records on Ancestry.com (no plug) tell me he enlisted on March 7, 1942, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They put him down as enlistment for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to the law. In other words, the military owned him. This was just a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
I know that three years later he died on the battlefield. What happened in between? For that, I had to send off for his official military records, which were a pain to get. Only a direct relative can get a person's military records. Uncle Aaron didn't have a wife or kids. His parents were dead (his mom died a few months after he did). He had no living siblings. Fortunately, his sister-in-law (my grandmother) was still living so I made the request in her name with her permission, and I may have fudged a little and listed her as his sister.
What we received was something called Individual Deceased Personal File, which really told me nothing about his military record. It did take me to a snowy village in France just after Christmas.
Uncle Aaron's date of death was an estimated January 5, 1945. He was buried fully clothed in a mattress cover with upper extremities disarticulated. I really didn't need to know that, but there it was. He was buried in Epinal, France. Uncle Aaron is there to this day, above the Moselle River in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. My cousin make a trek out to the cemetery while living in Paris, becoming the first member of the family to visit Uncle Aaron's final resting place.
He was identified by a tag on his belt and trousers. His cause of death was SFW Rt. Groin, which I gather means he was shot straight through his groin. Ouch. Poor Uncle Aaron.
Soldiers going door to door in Wingen.
His place of death is listed as Vic. Wingen-sur-moder, France, and the report maintains that he actually died on Jan. 7, 1945. What I think is more likely is that his body was found on Jan. 7, and that he did indeed die very early on Jan. 5. However, we'll probably never know for sure.
Wingen-sur-moder was a small French town that had the misfortune to have a railroad line above it. A railroad line, of course, would be important during wartime. It was snowing and bitterly cold in early January 1945. The snow was waist deep in spots. Germans with experience fighting in Finland attacked.
The U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, was in charge of defending the French town but was caught off guard by the surprise attack. North of the town was the 276th Infantry with Uncle Aaron in its ranks.
The attack hit late on Jan. 3. The Germans took hold of Wingen and basically wiped out the entire 179th 1st Battalion. Those not killed were injured or captured and herded into the town's Catholic church.
Uncle Aaron wasn't in the town. He was in Company B, cut off from the rest of the battalion, high above Wingen.
The snowy town of Wingen in January 1945.
Uncle Aaron's company set up camp northeast of Wingen. What the company didn't know is that they were directly in the SS battalions' path.
They pitched tents, not wanting the clang of shovels against frozen ground to alert the Germans to their location. In other words, they didn't dig foxholes. The Germans surprised them as they slept, sneaking up and getting on top of the machine guns. The Germans taunted, urging Uncle Aaron and the other American soldiers to fire so they could see where they were and shoot them. It was a massacre.
Uncle Aaron posthumously received the Purple Heart for his service. I hope he's resting in peace.


MONDO presence at the most important international competitions was oncemore confirmed during London 2017 IAAF World Championships.
MONDOTRACK WS was the official track of the event, where the best athletes showed their extraordinary abilities, surpassing their limits competition after competition, for an incredible total of 13 world leads.
"For any championships and whichever company, the competition and training equipment needs to be such that it both looks good as well as well manufactured. The organizer needs to have complete faith that any equipment is fit for purpose and will not break down during the competition.
This is a situation I have witnessed at previous championships at the highest level, even at Olympic Games.
Most items of equipment is handled by large by teams of volunteers under the direction of experienced technical officials and this equipment as a result needs to be both robust and easy to use. Preparation in between events is an essential part of this process and can only be done if the equipment as such is easily changed and processes are straightforward – this applies to track hurdles in particular. To this end self- adjusting hurdles speed up the process and eliminates human error.
Technical support on site is vital in the whole process and with developments in both manufacture and design this is becoming even more important, particularly when computers and software is involved as there is rarely time for 'newcomers' to become familiar with the software but in particular to be able to resolve issues that may arise. A technician who has experience of the software will no doubt have come across the problems previously and will immediately be able to understand the problem and resolve.
In London in the summer of 2017 we had good MONDO technicians who understood the issues and were able to overcome any problems quickly. In addition the 'look' of the equipment was excellent, in particular considering the time timelines for manufacture."


Building muscle is about more than picking up heavy things and putting them back down again.
They have hardly any protein, but they contain more antioxidants than just about any other food out there, making them a must for guys who are taxing it to the max in the gym, Fear says. When it comes to building muscle, peanut butter's benefits are as based in convenience and versatility as they are in nutrition, Fear says. Their mix of protein, whole carbs, and fiber keep your muscles fed with amino acids for hours on end. A great source of protein and, specifically, casein protein, cheese makes a fast and muscle-fueling snack. Their vitamin C plays a key role in muscle growth and is a potent antioxidant, aiding in post-workout recovery, says Taub-Dix.
The legumes are packed with tons of protein and iron -- and the latter's required for oxygen to reach your muscles cells and power your workouts, says Taub-Dix. In order to build muscle, it is important that the food we eat supplies us with plenty of essential nutrients.
Although it is possible to build muscle while on the Paleo diet, animal protein is still a good choice for increasing muscle mass. Good sources of protein not only come from non-vegetable sources. There are also a number of vegetables and fruits which can supply enough protein to increase muscle mass. All of the above-listed foods are necessary for increasing the energy and stamina of our body. The foods you eat determine how much your muscles can grow and strengthen, plus how much energy you actually have to churn out during your regular muscle-building workouts. Those from grass-fed cows also contain a good dose of conjugated linoleic acid, which helps build muscles, fight muscle soreness, and burn fat, Delbridge says. Plus, it's also high in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, all of which are vital to fueling your workouts and muscle. Made from whole grains and lentils that are sprouted -- meaning they've grown little green shoots -- they provide a ton of energy, says Taub-Dix, not to mention a hefty dose of protein and typically all of the essential amino acids your muscles need to bulk up. You need all of them for sustained energy, muscle cell signaling, and, finally, muscle growth.
The ratio for protein and fat is 9:1 in lamb, which is favorable for a perfect muscle building diet. Green tea, a beneficial drink for reducing fat, can also help increase muscle mass by cleansing the digestive system. That means the sweet-and-sour side dish could help you absorb more amino acids for muscle building. Some people have grown dependent on junk food, oily, and spicy foods, which are tastier but in the long run can cause trouble on the internal organs. Muscle building is possible only if you avoid large quantities of alcohol and by switching to a healthy diet.
Lean animal protein, seafood, nuts, fruits, and eggs are the essential food types you need to include in your muscle-building food list.
Lots of diet plans on the market however.
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For Spring break i'm going to Kalahari, I would be going with a car and it would be approximately be 2 hours to get there.
When i'm at Kalahari I would be staying in a master bedroom beside's the water park with a view.
When i'm at Kalahari I would be riding water slides. And swimming in the wave pool. I will also be in the lazy river for about 30 minutes as well. When i'm at Kalahari I would be riding water slides most of the time when i'm with my family.
I'm going to go across the street at Steak n shake, and Applebee's, and the hut in Kalahari water park.
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This week, we get the second instalment of Nigel's SA water pricing investigation, we taste a ripper red wine from McLaren Vale, give in to our curiosity about the iconic children's TV program, Curiosity Show (pictured), and agree that Adelaide is weird enough to be cool.
We also revive Eagle On The Hill memories, get some history from that centre of young art known as Carclew, pair wine and chocolate, and hear about a Twitter coffee rescue in Stirling.
Finally, we also become the ONLY podcast in the world that has discussed Tim Minchin and Humphrey B Bear on the same show.
Wine tasting: Gemtree Vineyards 2011 Uncut Shiraz from McLaren Vale.
Stories without notice: Colin emerged from a few days of sickness to enjoy a lovely ChocoVino experience at Handorf Hill Winery on the weekend. He'll be going back again, sooner rather than later, and suggests everyone adds it to their 'must do' list. Steve told a tale of Twitter and a coffee rescue in Stirling. Nigel reported on his ongoing discussion with SA Water to get to the bottom of exactly how much water prices have risen by in South Australia in the past six years.
Click to read the judgements from hearing 006.
Adelaide's Yesterdays with Colin: This week we fondly remember Curiosity Show and give thanks to Rob and Deane for making the show what it was for all those years, all those years ago! It was the best way to learn about science and the world around us – to be entertained and educated at the same time.
Brett's Musical Pilgrimage: Courtney Robb, Circles.


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Blu-ray Review: Love Story (Paramount Presents)
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Written by Erich Segal and directed by Arthur Hiller, Love Story broke box-office records, and catapulted its stars, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, to stardom. While I'm the first to admit that Love Story remains a guilty pleasure more than forty years after its original theatrical release, it amazes me that this schmaltzy romantic drama was nominated for the best picture Oscar; thankfully, Patton took home top honors that year.
What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me? From the first line, Love Story let's us know this is going to be a tearjerker. Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) a Harvard Law student and Radcliffe music student Jennifer Cavelleri (Ali MacGraw) are from different sides of tracks, but from the moment they meet, their chemistry is undeniable.
Sparking the ire of his demanding father (Ray Milland), Oliver marries Jenny in an embarrassing self-scripted ceremony. Cut off from the family fortune, the couple struggles to pay Oliver's way through Harvard Law School; Jenny takes a job as a private school teacher. Through it all, the young couple grows closer as Jennifer works to repair the relationship between father and son. Unfortunately, she doesn't succeed. After graduating third in his class, Oliver takes a job with a prestigious New York law firm. With Oliver settled in a new job, the couple decides to have a baby. After failing to get pregnant, they consult a specialist, who informs Oliver that Jenny has a fatal illness. Though the illness is never named—typical of movies of the time—the rapid onset, her age and other symptoms would suggest leukemia.
Following doctor's orders, Oliver doesn't tell Jenny about her illness and attempts to live a "normal" life. Predictably, Jenny discovers she's dying, and begins expensive cancer treatments in a bid to extend her life. Unable to afford the treatment, Oliver turns his father for help. However, instead of telling him what the money is really for, he tells him he needs it to pay for an abortion for a girl he got pregnant. When Jenny is dying, in the hospital, cradled in her husband's arms, her complexion remains remarkably fresh. She doesn't die in anguish; she slips away looking as beautiful as ever.
The acting of O'Neal and MacGraw is nothing to write home about. At times, they both seem uncomfortable in their roles. Arthur Hiller provides the necessary "love montage," where we see the couple play in the snow and walk hand in hand to sappy, romantic music. To that end, Francis Lai's celebrated love theme sounds fine the first couple of times you here it; after that, you tend to want to pull your hair out. Today, the movie is terribly dated, but for some, it might still be a guilty pleasure.
Presented in 1.85:1, this 1080p transfer looks pretty good, offering as much color as the originally print likely allowed. Blacks are deep and inky. The only oddity is a greenish hue that shows up in a couple of scenes as Oliver and Jenny are walking outside.
The DTS- HD Master Audio 5.1 audio track is front heavy, with very little surround activity. Dialogue is occasionally pinched, but it's understandable throughout.
English, French, Japanese and German subtitles are all included.
The following extras are available:
Audio Commentary with Director Arthur Hiller: If you want background information on this film, Hiller does a great job of providing it. He discusses how the success of Love Story removed Paramount from the brink of financial ruin, working with the actors, filming various scenes, etc.
A Classic Remembered (HD, 14:49) Features Hiller going over some of the same material in the commentary, as well as his selections for main and supporting cast members.
NEW! Filmmaker Focus (HD, 6:26) Film critic Leonard Maltin provides some basics about the films production.
Introduction from TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz (HD, 3:28) You can play the film with or without this.
Love Story (1970)
Movie title: Love Story
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Actor(s): Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Russell Nype, Tommy Lee Jones
Genre: Romance, Drama


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New law enables Texas patients to see physical therapist without physician referral
These days there is a pill for everything, but sometimes getting back to the basics does the most good. (Source: wdam)
By Donna McCollum and Jeff Wright | August 30, 2019 at 12:11 PM CDT - Updated August 30 at 10:49 PM
(KTRE) - A new law taking effect Sept. 1 will allow Texans who want treatment for an injury or pain management to see a physical therapist without first visiting a physician or other healthcare provider.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 29, which will allow Texans to seek treatment from a physical therapist without first receiving a referral from a physician.
"Texas Hospital Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Orthopedic Association all spoke against it, but did come to the compromise we have now," said Laurie Hurst, a physical therapist with her doctoral of physical therapy. "We have a limited period of time where can see a patient without a referral. That is to prevent things from going on too long if they really do need a medical referral to their doctor."
Physical therapists must first earn their doctorates in Physical Therapy in order to see patients without a referral, or must earn Continuing Education Credits (CEU).
Currently, a limited number of private insurance companies pay for physical therapy without a referral. Still, with high deductibles people may see a cost savings going directly to the physical therapist, rather than spend time and money at a physician's office.
"The charge still applies toward your deductible," said Hurst.
Additionally, Medicare doesn't pay for physical therapy without a referral, yet. Hurst says there are efforts to change those laws at the federal level.
"It certainly would make the whole network of getting medical care a lot easier," said Carol Shaw, a patient at NRG Aquatic Physical Therapy. "I do appreciate the increased requirement in terms of training to protect the profession from those who would pretend what they are not. I appreciate it very much."
As for patients who may skip a physician for financial reasons, a window of care -- 10 business days or more, according to Texas Physical Therapy Association -- is in place to ensure patients are receiving proper treatment from which they are benefiting.
"If the individual or condition is above the skills of the physical therapist, of course, we do refer them back to doctors for more medical examination. In which it boils down to the Hippocratic Oath of healthcare providers, which is first, do no harm," said Jeffrey Cuevas, a physical therapist at NRG.
On Sept. 1, Texas becomes the 49th state to allow patients direct access to physical therapy. Other states have repeatedly shown the benefits in terms of both positive patient outcomes and financial swing, states trade publications.
WEBXTRA: New law enables Texas patients to see physical therapist without physician referral
Donna McCollum
KTRE Reporter
Donna McCollum produces stories for the weekday newscasts at 5, 6, and 10. Nacogdoches County keeps her busy, but she also covers news stories in adjacent counties.
Jeff Wright
KLTV/KTRE Content Producer
Jeff Wright came to KLTV in Jan. 2013. He is currently a content producer for KLTV/KTRE, writing content for KLTV and KTRE digital platforms, as well as for television.


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Wednesday 10 May 2017 @ 09:35
IFS - Free school meals for all primary pupils: Projections from a pilot
Hunger in the classroom is linked to lower attainment, poor behaviour, and worse health outcomes. In the last few years, UK policymakers have tried to reduce the number of children with poor nutrition by expanding school food initiatives, including providing free school meals to all children in Reception through Year 2 in English schools.
The Labour Party has promised to extend this free meal entitlement to children in Years 3 to 6 (ages 7-11) in England in order to 'benefit the educational attainment and health of all children'.
Universal free school meals can improve attainment in some circumstances. A 2012 pilot study by IFS researchers and others found that Year 6 students in Newham and Durham, where all primary children were offered free school lunches, made around two months' additional progress over a two-year period compared to similar children in other areas. In this observation we argue that extending the policy nationwide would come at a significant cost and might not lead to similar gains. Other policies, such as offering free breakfast clubs (as is the case in Wales and as trialled in England) might be a cheaper and more effective way to improve both education and health outcomes.
Counting the costs
Labour is proposing to take a benefit that is currently means-tested – available only to pupils whose families meet certain criteria of disadvantage – and extend it to all students. Universal programmes can bring benefits, such as removing the stigma that might otherwise prevent eligible students from taking up free meals. However, universal benefits are also costly: rather than targeting funds at the most disadvantaged, they spread the money across all children, including those whose families are currently paying for school meals.
This 'deadweight loss' can be substantial. The pilot study estimated that around 40% of the total cost was spent on providing free meals to students whose parents would otherwise have paid for a school lunch. Since these students are consuming the same meal that they would have otherwise eaten, there aren't likely to be very many benefits for their health or attainment from having government pick up the tab. On the other hand, this represents a significant giveaway to their families. For example, the policy would cost £11.50 per week for a family with one child newly eligible for free meals, around a sixth of the £70 that similar families spend on food each week.
Currently, the government pays £2.30 for each meal taken under the universal infant free school meals programme introduced in 2014. Taking into account the number of pupils in Years 3-6 who are not already eligible for free school meals and the pilot's estimated take-up rate of 90%, extending free meals to all primary children would cost the government around £800 million per year.
In addition, there are likely to be other upfront costs from one-time investments such as renovating school kitchens and cafeterias to provide additional meals. The government provided £170 million over two years to meet these costs during the recent infant free school meals roll-out. Since Labour's proposal would extend free meals to four new year groups rather than three, the additional one-time funding needed to upgrade facilities could be as much as £225 million.
Although the extension of free school meals would only apply to primary school children in England, there are public finance implications for the devolved nations as well: because Labour is proposing additional spending on this policy (paid for by levying VAT on private school fees), the block grants to the three devolved nations will increase under the Barnett formula. The new spending in England would result in £150 million in additional funding for the three devolved nations each year, plus one-time additional funding of around £45 million related to the upfront costs. This brings the total cost of extending free school meals to all primary pupils to around £950 million each year, with upfront costs of as much as £270 million.
Broadening the benefits?
The pilot found that Year 6 students in areas of universal provision made an additional two months' progress over the course of two years relative to similar students in other areas. These are significant effects, roughly the same size as the benefits from national programmes such as the "literacy hour". However, it's far from certain that universal free school meals would be as effective if rolled out nationally.
One reason for caution is the difference between the pilot areas and the average English local authority. Both Newham and Durham are relatively disadvantaged. If pupils in better-off areas are more likely to pay for school meals or to have healthier packed lunches, the gains from making school lunches free to all students are likely to be smaller.
Further, while the pilot study found that universal free school meals improved test scores, it wasn't able to pinpoint how these improvements came about. Evidence from other countries suggests that more nutritious meals can reduce hunger and keep students healthier, which can in turn improve behaviour in the classroom or reduce the number of illness-related absences. However, the pilot study found little support for any of these mechanisms: offering universal free lunches did not improve parents' impressions of their children's focus and behaviour; absence rates in the pilot areas remained about the same as in the similar comparison areas; and although children in the pilot areas had healthier foods at lunch, they still ate roughly the same amount of junk food over the course of the day and were no more likely to be at a healthy weight. Without understanding what's driving the headline academic gains, it's difficult to know whether the relationship between free school meals and test scores would be the same in other areas with a different local context.
Rather than providing free school lunches for all children, policymakers wanting to tackle student hunger could support school breakfasts instead. IFS research has found that support for a one-year breakfast programme in disadvantaged schools delivered similar academic benefits to universal free school meal provision (though the gains were higher in Year 2 than Year 6). The breakfast clubs also significantly improved behaviour and concentration, and reduced absences – and did so at around one-tenth of the cost per pupil of universal free school meals.
Extending free school meals to all primary school children would cost around £950 million each year. It would not directly benefit the poorest children, who are already entitled to free lunches. While there is some evidence it might raise attainment overall, we don't understand how or why, and so the effect of extending this nationwide is uncertain. In the context of constrained public resources it is important to be much clearer about effectiveness before spending a large amount of money on a new universal entitlement.
IFS Election 2017 analysis is being produced with funding from the Nuffield Foundation as part of its work to ensure public debate in the run-up to the general election is informed by independent and rigorous evidence. For more information, go to http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org.
IEA - Plan B restrictions "cannot be abolished a moment too soon"
Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at free market think tank Institute of Economic Affairs, said: "Plan B restrictions cannot be abolished a moment too soon. Vaccine passports have never worked anywhere and face masks are largely theatrical.
Work Foundation - How well prepared are we for rising living costs in 2022?
This month's labour market statistics show continued signs that the furlough scheme was successful in protecting employment.
IPPR - Millennial generation leaders need urgent help to prepare for climate crisis 'crunch point', says report
JRF - Inflation: Rises in energy and food will be causing real fear for families in poverty
Families on low incomes are facing "real fear" as today's figures show inflation has hit 5.4%, driven in particular by rises in the cost of transport and energy.
IEA economist responds as UK inflation hits 30-year high
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the inflation figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics
JRF - Rising energy bills to 'devastate' poorest families, adding to harmful legacy for millions of children sinking deeper into poverty
New analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds households on low incomes will be spending on average 18% of their income after housing costs on energy bills after April. For single adult households on low incomes this rises to a shocking 54%, an increase of 21 percentage points since 2019/20.
IPPR - Exposed: The gap between levelling up rhetoric and reality
Landmark 'State of the North' report reveals a gulf between levelling up promises and policy reality
Oxfam's debunked ideas would "entrench poverty, disease and destitution", says IEA researcher
Matthew Lesh, Head of Public Policy at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on Oxfam's latest report 'Inequality Kills'
Government must now legislate to scrap the BBC licence fee, says IEA Director General
Mark Littlewood, Director General at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the future of the BBC licence fee
'It is clear that the road to recovery will not be a smooth one for NHS services' : The King's Fund responds to the latest NHS hospital performance data
Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at The King's Fund, commented on the latest monthly NHS performance data and weekly hospital situation report


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class PomData {
	public static final String ARTIFACT_ID = "${project.artifactId}";
	public static final String NAME = "${project.name}";
	public static final String VERSION = "${project.version}";
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Q: Opening ViewController when click on button in UIWebView swift I Have an app which has UIWebView and the Webview contains simple Button
and here's my WebViewController :
import UIKit

class testViewController: UIViewController {
    internal static var testID = 0

    @IBOutlet weak var myWebView: UIWebView!
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

    }

    override func viewDidAppear(animated: Bool) {
        super.viewDidAppear(animated)

        let url = NSURL (string: "http://mydomainname/index.html");
        let requestObj = NSURLRequest(URL: url!);
        myWebView.loadRequest(requestObj);
    }
}

And the webView displaying my HTML perfectly
I am just need to present a newViewController from my iOS project when i Click the button in my HTML file ?
like that :
<button onclick="myFunction()> Submit </button>

<script>
function myFunction()
{
presentViewController('myViewControllerName');

}

</script>

is there any way to do that in iOS ?

A: You can assign a scheme in the js action:
window.location = yourscheme://<scheme_content>

and in swift layer you can use the callback:
func webView(webView: UIWebView!, shouldStartLoadWithRequest request: NSURLRequest!, navigationType: UIWebViewNavigationType) -> Bool {
    if (request.URL.scheme == "yourscheme") {
        // Your code
    }
    return true;
}

A: Yes you can do that like this :
func webView(webView: UIWebView, shouldStartLoadWithRequest request: NSURLRequest, navigationType: UIWebViewNavigationType) -> Bool {

        if (navigationType == UIWebViewNavigationType.FormSubmitted) {
            let VC = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("myViewControllerName") as? myViewControllerName

            let navigationController = UINavigationController(rootViewController: VC!)
            self.navigationController?.presentViewController(navigationController, animated: true, completion:nil)

        }
        return true
    }

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Based on the unit Valkyrie from Ensemble Stars! This Ceylon tea blend features rose petals, chocolate, and hazelnuts, giving a gentle but rich taste.
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The Asexual Network is a support group within RFSL Uppsala. We organize support group sessions and meetups each month. Everyone who is interested in asexuality is welcome to join the group, irrespective of their sexuality. We also have plans to organize occasional events such as academic lecture sessions and showing films, documentaries and other form of arts focussed on asexuality.
The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 19:00, and the third Sunday of each month at 14:00, at the RFSL Uppsala offices.


Multiple bodies of water – creeks, rivers, inlets, bays and the Atlantic Ocean – surround the five boroughs of New York City. In the beginning, the city's access to navigable waters helped to fuel its growth into one of the world's greatest ports. Today, a cruise on New York City's waterways provides a unique vantage point from which to view the city and its people, allowing visitors to gain yet another perspective on America's largest city.
A veteran of New York City's day-cruise business, Circle Line Sightseeing (circleline42.com) provides cruises that range in length from 75 minutes to three hours. The three-hour cruise circles the island of Manhattan, while the 75-minute cruise sails down the Hudson, circles the Statue of Liberty and returns to dock. Also offered are two two-hour cruises: Harbor Lights and the Semi Circle.
Based at the Chelsea Piers along the Hudson near West 22nd Street, Classic Harbor Line (sail-nyc.com) offers a variety of voyages on two elegant sailing vessels and a 1920s-style yacht. In addition to a standard around-Manhattan cruise, the line has a number of narrated cruises that focus on various aspects of the city, including its skyline, bridges, infrastructure and architecture. If you're interested in a longer cruise, consider the full-day Bear Mountain trip that offers an introduction to the lower reaches of the majestic Hudson River Valley.
If you'd like to couple a New York City cruise with an elegant brunch, lunch or dinner, vessels in the fleet of Entertainment Cruises (entertainmentcruises.com) can accommodate you in high style. Take the sleekly contemporary "Spirit of New York" or "Spirit of New Jersey" from piers on their respective sides of the Hudson River. These vessels can comfortably accommodate up to 600 passengers on one of their buffet cruises. For a voyage reminiscent of a trip on the Seine in Paris, opt for a cruise on Entertainment's "Bateaux New York," a glass-enclosed dining vessel that offers perfect views from every seat. The vessel holds up to 300 passengers. Still another option for New York cruising is the "Atlantica," a private yacht that can be chartered for buffet cruises accommodating up to 400 passengers.
The fleet of World Yacht at Pier 81 (worldyacht.com) includes four vessels ranging in maximum passenger capacity from 149 to 500. These ships sail a regular schedule of brunch, lunch and dinner cruises but can also be chartered for groups or special occasions, such as weddings and wedding receptions. The "Princess," flagship of the World Yacht fleet, can accommodate up to 350 for sit-down dining, 320 for a buffet-style meal and up to 500 for a cocktail party. The Floating Rooftop Lounge, atop the "Princess," offers unobstructed views of New York City's skyline. Slightly larger than the "Princess," the "Duchess" offers three decks of passenger space, including its main deck, which features a large dining room and dance floor. "Destiny" and "Rendezvous," the two other vessels in World Yacht's fleet, are ideal for smaller charter groups, as well as scheduled brunch and luncheon cruises.
Amerman, Don. "Day Cruises in NYC." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/day-cruises-nyc-103158.html. Accessed 22 April 2019.


Creative Design. Design, layout, pushing pixels. Whatever it is called, it is the core of the creative process. It is visual. It is color, It is typography. It is placement. 18 years of this process for web, print, and video starting as a web designer for start-ups to fortune rated international companies has given me a wide ranging background and insight into this process.
Creative Direction. Marketing consists of many pieces that must all fit together in an integrated and cohesive message. This has become commonly referred to as Integrated Marketing Communications, or IMC. 18 years of marketing and creative management with 8 years as a Creative & Marketing Director managing and mentoring junior designers.
Video Production. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is 30 frames per second worth? Video, as a marketing tool, has evolved greatly in the last decade or so and is here to stay. It is now deliverable and trackable. 14 years of production, post-production, and visual effects with Adobe CC has lead to some very impactful marketing products.
Code. Laying out a design is one thing. Making it usable as intended in a digital world full of many differently sized devices is quite another. Mark-up code development started 18 years ago in Notepad. The evolution included Notepad morphing into Drumbeat, Dreamweaver, and now tools like Adobe MUSE to make modern responsive design all come together.
SEO & SEM. Good design is essential, but if your work can't be found for the reasons that you want it found, it is useless. Analytics, programmatic, AdWords, Experience Manager, and Tag Manager all allow these other pieces of the marketing puzzle to be found by relevant potential customers. This continues the process of Integrated Marketing Communications. Making it all work together.
Education. Time in the trenches is good. Experience is relevant. Education doesn't hurt either. With a Master of Arts in Advertising and Marketing Communications, all of this experience is backed by the time, dedication, and further knowledge gained while earning an industry related advanced degree.
Bonus Fact: Professor at Webster University in the Graduate School of Communications.


After finishing the Wu-Tang Trilogy I learned some things about tempo change, and decided to push farther by starting at 130 BPM (a very common dance territory) and going up to 174 (the tempo range where drum and bass dominates). The genius thing about the mp3 blogosphere is that new ideas get tested out much faster and an explosion of amazing crossovers have occured. Namely L.A. Riots remix of 'Rocksteady' by Atlantic Connection. This song provides the pivot point between the first half of jacking beats, lush melodies, and funky electro, fidget, house, into the second half of bass pressure via some equally timely drum & bass tunes.
I first heard the Shake it All night remix on Third School of Thought radio show on Bassdrive and was instantly attracted how it starts at a solid 130 BPM, then halfway through kicks UP to 174, then breaks back down and finishes at 130. I have a few different records with tempo shifts, it's been kind of reoccurring thing in D&B since I heard it on 'New Dawn', but I've never heard any tempo shift UP to D&B speeds. Oddly when I bought the official MP3 release of the song the entire thing was at 174, kind of a disappointment because I would love to see more releases play with tempo changes, it could really encourage more crossover for open-minded DJs like myself. Big-ups to IHEARTCOMIX for hooking up the tune.


"Desperately OK" was performed by And And And (andandand.bandcamp.com) and was recorded before a live audience December 14th, 2012 at Banana Stand in Portland, Oregon. The video features footage from camera operators Michael McInerney, Darren Hartman, and Brian T. Baker and was directed and edited by Michael McInerney. Audio for this video was mixed and mastered by Nicholas Taplin.


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In Greek legend, Orpheus was the chief representative of the arts of song and the lyre, and of great importance in the religious history of Greece. The mythical figure of Orpheus was borrowed by the Greeks from their Thracian neighbours; the Thracian "Orphic Mysteries", rituals of unknown content, were named after him.
3 Genealogy
4 The Argonautic expedition
5 Death of Eurydice
6 Death of Orpheus
7 Orphic poems and rites
8 The post-classical Orpheus
9 Spoken-word myths - audio files
The name Orpheus does not occur in Homer or Hesiod, but he was known in the time of Ibycus (c. 530 BC). Pindar (522—442 BC) speaks of him as "the father of songs".
From the 6th century BC onwards, Orpheus was considered one of the chief poets and musicians of antiquity, and the inventor or perfector of the lyre. By dint of his music and singing, he could charm the wild beasts, coax the trees and rocks into dance, even arrest the course of rivers. As one of the pioneers of civilization, he is said to have taught mankind the arts of medicine, writing and agriculture. Closely connected with religious life, Orpheus was augur and seer; practiced magical arts, especially astrology; founded or rendered accessible many important cults, such as those of Apollo and Thracian god Dionysus; instituted mystic rites, both public and private; and prescribed initiatory and purificatory rituals.
Several etymologies for the name Orpheus have been proposed. A probable suggestion is that it is derived from a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European verb *orbhao-, "to be deprived", from PIE *orbh-, "to put asunder, separate". Cognates would include Greek orphe, "darkness", and Greek orphanos, "fatherless, orphan", from which comes English "orphan" by way of Latin. Orpheus would therefore be semantically close to goao, "to lament, sing wildly, cast a spell", uniting his seemingly disparate roles as disappointed lover, transgressive musician and mystery-priest into a single lexical whole. The word "orphic" is defined as mystic, fascinating and entrancing, and, probably, because of the oracle of Orpheus, "orphic" can also signify "oracular".
According to the best-known tradition, Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus, king of Thrace, which in pre-historic period seems to describe a wider region from Olympus to Hellespontos Straits as the Orphic texts (Argonautica) point out that Orpheus was born in Mount Elikon at Livithra (Piplan, Pieria), and Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry. In other traditions, Calliope and Apollo were his parents. Orpheus learned music from Linus, or from Apollo, who gave him his own lyre (made by Hermes out of a turtle shell) as a gift, in which he grew to love
The Argonautic expedition
Despite Orpheus's Thracian origin, he joined the expedition of the Argonauts. Centaur Chiron had warned Argonaut leader Jason that only with the aid of Orpheus would they be able to navigate past the Sirens unscathed. The Sirens lived on three small, rocky islands called Sirenum scopuli and sang irresistibly beautiful songs that enticed sailors and their ships to the islands' craggy shoals. Once shipwrecked on the rocks, the sailors became supper for the Sirens. However, when Orpheus heard the Sirens, he drew his lyre and played music more beautiful than that of the Sirens, thus drowning out their alluring but deadly song.
Death of Eurydice
But the most famous story in which he figures is that of his wife Eurydice. Eurydice is sometimes known as Agriope. While fleeing from Aristaeus, she was bitten by a serpent which brought her to her death. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept and gave him advice. Orpheus went down to the lower world and by his music softened the heart of Hades and Persephone (the only person to ever do so), who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth. But the condition was attached that he should walk in front of her and not look back until he had reached the upper world. In his anxiety he broke his promise, and Eurydice vanished again from his sight. The story in this form belongs to the time of Virgil, who first introduces the name of Aristaeus. Other ancient writers, however, speak of Orpheus' visit to the underworld; according to Plato, the infernal gods only "presented an apparition" of Eurydice to him. Ovid says that Eurydice's death was not caused by fleeing from Aristaeus but dancing with Naiads on her wedding day.
The famous story of Eurydice may actually be a late addition to the Orpheus myths. In particular, the name Eurudike ("she whose justice extends widely") recalls cult-titles attached to Persephone. The myth may have been mistakenly derived from another Orpheus legend in which he travels to Tartarus and charms the goddess Hecate.
Death of Orpheus
According to a Late Antique summary of Aeschylus's lost play Bassarids, Orpheus at the end of his life disdained the worship of all gods save the sun, whom he called Apollo. One early morning he ascended Mount Pangaion (where Dionysus had an oracle) to salute his god at dawn, but was torn to death by Thracian Maenads for not honoring his previous patron, Dionysus. Here his death is analogous with the death of Dionysus, to whom therefore he functioned as both priest and avatar.
His head and lyre, still singing mournful songs, floated down the swift Hebrus to the Mediterranean shore. There, the winds and waves carried them on to the Lesbian shore, where the inhabitants buried his head and a shrine was built in his honour near Antissa. The lyre was carried to heaven by the Muses, and was placed amongst the stars. The Muses also gathered up the fragments of his body and buried them at Leibethra below Mount Olympus, where the nightingales sang over his grave. His soul returned to the underworld, where he was re-united at last with his beloved Eurydice.
In Attic vase painting, however, the women who attack Orpheus appear to be normal Thracian women, who are irritated that the bard's songs have stolen their husbands away from them.
Orphic poems and rites
A large number of Greek religious poems in hexameter were attributed to Orpheus, as they were to similar miracle-man figures like Bakis, Musaeus, Abaris, Aristeas, Epimenides, and the Sybil. Of this vast literature, only two examples survive whole: a set of hymns composed at some point in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, and an Orphic Argonautica composed somewhere between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Earlier Orphic literature, which may date back as far as the 6th century BC, survives only in papyrus scraps or in quotations by later authors.
In addition to serving as a storehouse of mythological data along the lines of Hesiod's Theogony, Orphic poetry was recited in mystery-rites and purification rituals. Plato in particular tells of a class of vagrant beggar-priests who would go about offering purifications to the rich, a clatter of books by Orpheus and Musaeus in tow (Republic 364c-d). Those who were especially devoted to these ritual and poems often practiced vegetarianism, abstention from sex, and refrained from eating eggs — which came to be known as the Orphikos bios, or "Orphic way of life".
The post-classical Orpheus
In the Divine Comedy, Dante sees the shade of Orpheus along with those of numerous other "virtuous pagans" in Limbo.
This story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been the subject of operas and cantatas through the history of western classical music.
Orpheus also appears as a member of Odysseus's last voyage from Ithaca in Nikos Kazantzakis' epic poem The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
Spoken-word myths - audio files
Orpheus myths as told by story tellers
1. Orpheus and the Thracians, read by Timothy Carter, music by Steve Gorn, compiled by Andrew Calimach
Bibliography of reconstruction: Pindar, Pythian Odes, 4.176 (462 BC); Roman marble bas-relief, copy of a Greek original from the late 5th c. (c. 420 BC); Aristophanes, The Frogs 1032 (c. 400 BC); Phanocles, Erotes e Kaloi, 15 (3rd c. BC); Apollonios Rhodios, Argonautika, i.2 (c. 250 BC); Apollodorus, Library and Epitome 1.3.2 (140 BC); Diodorus Siculus, Histories I.23, I.96, III.65, IV.25 (1st c. BC); Conon, Narrations, 45 (50 - 1 BC); Virgil, Georgics, IV.456 (37 - 30 BC); Horace, Odes, I.12; Ars Poetica 391-407 (23 BC); Ovid, Metamorphoses X.1-85, XI.1-65 (AD 8); Seneca, Hercules Furens 569 (1st c. AD); Hyginus, Poetica Astronomica II.7 Lyre (2st c. AD); Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.30.2, 9.30.4, 10.7.2 (AD 143 - 176); Anonymous,	The Clementine Homilies, Homily V Chapter XV.-Unnatural Lusts (c. AD 400); Anonymous, Orphic Argonautica (5th c. AD); Stobaeus, Anthologium (c. AD 450); Second Vatican Mythographer, 44. Orpheus
Ovid, Metamorphoses X, 1-105; XI, 1-66; Apollodorus, Bibliotheke I, iii, 2; ix, 16 & 25; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica I, 23- 34; IV, 891-909.
Greek Mythology resource.
The Story of Orpheus.
"Orpheus", a narrative poem by Michael J. Farrand.
Retrieved from "http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php?title=Orpheus&oldid=36849"
Greek mythological people


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class SetBoilerThermalEfficiencyAndAutosize < OpenStudio::Ruleset::ModelUserScript
  def name
    'SetBoilerThermalEfficiencyAndAutosize'
  end

  # define the arguments that the user will input
  def arguments(model)
    args = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgumentVector.new

    # Determine how many boilers in model
    boiler_handles = OpenStudio::StringVector.new
    boiler_display_names = OpenStudio::StringVector.new

    # Get/show all boiler units from current loaded model.
    boiler_handles << '0'
    boiler_display_names << '*All boilers*'

    i_boiler = 0
    model.getBoilerHotWaters.each do |boiler_water|
      #if not boiler_water.to_BoilerHotWater.empty?
        water_unit = boiler_water.to_BoilerHotWater.get
        boiler_handles << i_boiler.to_s
        boiler_display_names << water_unit.name.to_s
        i_boiler += i_boiler
	  #end
    end

    model.getBoilerSteams.each do |boiler_steam|
      #if not boiler_steam.to_BoilerSteam.empty?
        steam_unit = boiler_water.to_BoilerSteam.get
        boiler_handles << i_boiler.to_s
        boiler_display_names << steam_unit.name.to_s
        i_boiler += i_boiler
	  #end
    end

	boiler_bool = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeBoolArgument("boiler_bool")

    if i_boiler == 0
      boiler_bool.setDisplayName("!!!!*** This Measure is not Applicable to loaded Model. Read the description and choose an appropriate baseline model. ***!!!!")
      boiler_bool.setDefaultValue(true)
      args << boiler_bool
	else
	  boiler_bool = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeBoolArgument("boiler_bool")
      boiler_bool.setDisplayName("Measure applicable:")
      boiler_bool.setDefaultValue(false)
      args << boiler_bool
    end

    boiler_name = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeChoiceArgument("boiler_name", boiler_handles, boiler_display_names,true)
    boiler_name.setDisplayName("Apply the measure to:")
    boiler_name.setDefaultValue(boiler_display_names[0])
    args << boiler_name

    # Boiler Thermal Efficiency (default of 0.8)
    boiler_thermal_efficiency = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeDoubleArgument("boiler_thermal_efficiency")
    boiler_thermal_efficiency.setDisplayName("Boiler nominal thermal efficiency (between 0 and 1)")
    boiler_thermal_efficiency.setDefaultValue(0.8)
    args << boiler_thermal_efficiency

    # Boiler Design Outlet Temperature (default of 140)
    boiler_outlet_temperature_ip = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeDoubleArgument("boiler_outlet_temperature_ip")
    boiler_outlet_temperature_ip.setDisplayName("Boiler outlet temperature")
    boiler_outlet_temperature_ip.setDefaultValue(140)
    args << boiler_outlet_temperature_ip

	# Add a check box for specify thermal efficiency manually
	is_capacity_manual = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeBoolArgument("is_capacity_manual", false)
	is_capacity_manual.setDisplayName("Option: manual boiler nominal capacity")
	is_capacity_manual.setDefaultValue(false)
	args << is_capacity_manual

    # Nominal Capacity [W] (default of blank)
    nominal_capacity_si = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument::makeDoubleArgument("nominal_capacity_si", false)
    nominal_capacity_si.setDisplayName("Boiler nominal capacity [W] ")
    args << nominal_capacity_si

    return args
  end #end the arguments method

  def changeThermalEfficiency(model, boiler_index, boiler_thermal_efficiency, boiler_outlet_temperature_si, is_capacity_manual, nominal_capacity_si, runner)
    i_boiler = 0

	#loop through to find water boiler
	model.getBoilerHotWaters.each do |boiler_water|
	  if not boiler_water.to_BoilerHotWater.empty?
		i_boiler = i_boiler + 1
		if boiler_index != 0 and (boiler_index != i_boiler)
			next
		end
		water_unit = boiler_water.to_BoilerHotWater.get
		unit_name = water_unit.name
		# check capacity, fuel type, and thermal efficiency
		thermal_efficiency_old = water_unit.nominalThermalEfficiency()
		outlet_temperature_old = water_unit.designWaterOutletTemperature()
		#if thermal_efficiency_old.nil?
		if not thermal_efficiency_old.is_a? Numeric
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was not set.")
		else
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was not set.")
		end
		#if outlet_temperature_old.nil?
		if not outlet_temperature_old.is_a? Numeric
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Design Outlet Temperature for '#{unit_name}' was not set.")
		else
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Design Outlet Temperature for '#{unit_name}' was not set.")
		end

		water_unit.setNominalThermalEfficiency(boiler_thermal_efficiency)
		water_unit.setDesignWaterOutletTemperature(boiler_outlet_temperature_si)

		if is_capacity_manual
		  water_unit.setNominalCapacity(nominal_capacity_si)
		else
		  water_unit.autosizeNominalCapacity()
		end

		water_unit.autosizeDesignWaterFlowRate()
		runner.registerInfo("Final: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was #{boiler_thermal_efficiency}")
		end
	end

	#loop through to find steam boiler
	model.getBoilerSteams.each do |boiler_steam|
	  if not boiler_steam.to_BoilerSteam.empty?
		i_boiler = i_boiler + 1
		if boiler_index != 0 and (boiler_index != i_boiler)
			next
		end
		steam_unit = boiler.to_BoilerSteam.get
		steam_unit_fueltype = steam_unit.fuelType
		unit_name = steam_unit.name
		thermal_efficiency_old = steam_unit.theoreticalEfficiency()
		if not thermal_efficiency_old.is_a? Numeric
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was not set.")
		else
		  runner.registerInfo("Initial: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was #{boiler_thermal_efficiency}.")
		end

		steam_unit.setNominalThermalEfficiency(boiler_thermal_efficiency)

		if is_capacity_manual
		  steam_unit.setNominalCapacity(nominal_capacity_si)
		else
		  steam_unit.autosizeNominalCapacity()
		end

		steam_unit.autosizeDesignWaterFlowRate()
		runner.registerInfo("Final: The Thermal Efficiency for '#{unit_name}' was #{boiler_thermal_efficiency}")
		end
	end
  end

  #define what happens when the measure is run
  def run(model, runner, user_arguments)
	super(model, runner, user_arguments)

	#use the built-in error checking
	if not runner.validateUserArguments(arguments(model), user_arguments)
	  return false
	end

	# Determine if the measure is applicable to the model, if not just return and no changes are made.
	boiler_bool = runner.getBoolArgumentValue("boiler_bool", user_arguments)
	if boiler_bool
	  runner.registerInfo("This measure is not applicable.")
	  return true
	end

	#assign the user inputs to variables
	boiler_name = runner.getOptionalWorkspaceObjectChoiceValue("boiler_name", user_arguments, model)
	handle = runner.getStringArgumentValue("boiler_name", user_arguments)
	boiler_index = handle.to_i
	boiler_thermal_efficiency = runner.getDoubleArgumentValue("boiler_thermal_efficiency",user_arguments)
	boiler_outlet_temperature_ip = runner.getDoubleArgumentValue("boiler_outlet_temperature_ip",user_arguments)
	is_capacity_manual = runner.getBoolArgumentValue("is_capacity_manual",user_arguments)
	nominal_capacity_si = runner.getDoubleArgumentValue("nominal_capacity_si",user_arguments)

	# Check if input is valid
	if boiler_thermal_efficiency < 0 or boiler_thermal_efficiency > 1
	  runner.registerError("Boiler Thermal Efficiency must be between 0 and 1.")
	  return false
	end

	if boiler_outlet_temperature_ip < 0 or boiler_outlet_temperature_ip > 600
  	  runner.registerError("Boiler outlet temperature must be between 0 and 600 F")
	  return false
	end

	boiler_outlet_temperature_si = (boiler_outlet_temperature_ip - 32)*(5/9) # si units for boiler temperature argument

	changeThermalEfficiency(model, boiler_index, boiler_thermal_efficiency, boiler_outlet_temperature_si, is_capacity_manual, nominal_capacity_si, runner)

    return true
  end # end the run method

end # end the measure

# this allows the measure to be used by the application
SetBoilerThermalEfficiencyAndAutosize.new.registerWithApplication


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