Saturday, July 14, saw all World Class corps except those that have yet to join the full DCI Tour compete at the DCI Minnesota Premier Event at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Pioneer, Jersey Surf, Pacific Crest and Mandarins will join the tour this coming Saturday at the DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio.) Two things of note happened come the announcement of scores; Blue Devils and Carolina Crown established a fairly clear lead over the rest of the field, and Boston Crusaders bested the Cavaliers for the first time since 1978. Cavaliers, however, did move ahead of Madison Scouts and Spirit of Atlanta, two corps that had beaten them just a week ago. Also worth noting that at this very show a year ago, the Cadets placed 4th and went on to win the World Championship title. In reading the following, please keep in mind that the scores of the two Effect captions are counted for full value, but each of the scores of the three Visual and three Music captions are first divided in half, with each of those half scores then added for the Total Visual and Total Music score. Blue Devils (1st-86.30) took first in Visual Effect and all three Visual captions—Proficiency, Analysis and Color Guard. They placed 2nd in Effect Music and the three Music captions—Brass, Analysis and Percussion. Percussion took 2nd to Santa Clara Vanguard by 0.10 and the other three 2nds placed under Carolina Crown by 0.10 (Effect Music) and 0.20 (Brass and Music Analysis). Carolina Crown (2nd-85.80) took 1st in Effect Music, Brass and Music Analysis, 2nd in Effect Visual and all three Visual captions, and 4th in Percussion, 0.60 down to SCV's winning score. The Cadets (3rd-83.80) was 3rd in Effect Music, Visual Proficiency, Music Analysis and Percussion and 4th in all other captions. Effect Visual was 0.70 under Blue Devils and Visual Total was 1.05 under Blue Devils and 0.70 under Carolina Crown, while Music Total was only 0.65 under BD. Right now, the combination of the Effect Visual and Visual Total captions is primarily what's keeping the corps from placing higher. Phantom Regiment (4th-83.65) took 3rd in Effect Visual, Visual Analysis, Color Guard and Brass; in each of those captions placing one position higher than The Cadets. 4th place finishes were garnered in Effect Music, Visual Proficiency and Music Analysis; in each of those captions placing one position lower than The Cadets. However, Percussion took 7th, 0.90 under SCV's winning score. Still, Music Total was 4th, higher than SCV's 6th place finish by 0.35. Santa Clara Vanguard (5th-81.70) took 1st in Percussion, 0.10 over Blue Devils. But the next highest captions were 5th place finishes in Effect Visual and all three Visual captions, followed by 6th in Effect Music and Brass and 8th in Music Analysis, under The Cavaliers and Madison Scouts. Bluecoats (6th-81.35) were 5th in Effect Music, Brass and Music Analysis and 6th in the five other captions. Boston Crusaders (7th-78.85) were 7th in both Effect captions and Visual Analysis, outscoring Cavaliers by 0.80 in Effect Total. Brass and Percussion both placed 8th and Visual Proficiency 9th. Color Guard placed 10th. The corps' minor 0.20 advantage over Cavaliers was mostly due to minor advantages here and there, but was jeopardized by placing 0.70 down in Percussion, (accounting for a 0.35 deficit in the total Percussion score once that caption was divided in half). The Cavaliers (8th-78.65) had their brightest spot in that 4th place Percussion score, and the next highest placement was 6th in Music Analysis. All three Visual captions took 8th and Brass and both Effect captions finished in 9th. Madison Scouts (9th-77.75) took 7th in Visual Proficiency, Brass and Music Analysis, 8th in Effect Music, 9th in Color Guard, 10th in Percussion and 11th in Effect Visual and Visual Analysis. Despite being 0.90 down to Cavaliers in final score, Effect Total was only 0.20 down to Cavaliers, Total Music 0.30 down and Visual Total 0.40 down, with a 0.90 spread in Percussion (0.45 worth of the Music Total score) being the largest single deficiency between the two corps. Spirit of Atlanta (10th-76.55) took 8th in Effect Visual, 10th in Effect Music, Visual Proficiency and Analysis, Brass and Music Analysis, 11th in Color Guard, but 13th in Percussion, their line scoring under the 15th place Glassmen. Blue Stars (11th-74.75) captured 7th in Color Guard, higher than the four corps above them in total score. Effect Music, Visual Proficiency and all three Music captions placed 11th, though the Total Music placement was 12th. Both Effect Visual and Visual Analysis finished in 13th. Blue Knights (12th-74.20) placed 9th in Percussion, higher than the next three corps above them. Effect Visual and Visual Proficiency and Analysis finished in 12th, with Effect Music and Brass in 13th. The corps was 14th in Music Analysis. Crossmen (13th-72.80) had a bright spot in Visual Analysis, placing 9th. 12th place finishes in Effect Music and Color Guard were the only other captions in the top 12. Music Analysis was 13th, Visual Proficiency, Brass and Percussion all finished in 14th and Effect Visual ended in 15th, a full 1.0 under Blue Knights. The Academy (14th-72.10) had high points with 10th place in Effect Visual and 12th place in Music Analysis. Visual Analysis, Brass and Percussion all placed 15th, with Effect Music and Color Guard in 16th. The low point for the corps was 17th in Visual Proficiency. Glassmen (15th-71.35) placed 12th in Brass and Percussion, 13th in Visual Proficiency and Analysis, 14th in Color Guard, 15th in Effect Music, 16th in Effect Visual and 17th in Music Analysis. Colts (16th-70.55) were 14th in both Effect captions, 15th in Visual Proficiency, Color Guard and Music Analysis, 16th in Visual Analysis and Brass and 17th in Percussion. Troopers (17th-68.10) finished 16th in Visual Proficiency, Music Analysis and Percussion and 17th in all other captions. Cascades (18th-62.25) placed 18th in all captions. In Open Class, Legends (1st-73.50) took 1st in all captions except for 2nd in Color Guard and Music Analysis. Music City (2nd-72.10) switched all placements with Legends, outscoring Legends by a scant 0.05 in Total Music despite carrying just one of the three captions by scoring 1.10 (0.55 when divided in half) in Music Analysis. Colt Cadets (3rd-65.30) placed 3rd in all captions and Blue Saints (4th-52.05) placed 4th in all captions. Govenaires scored 72.40 in all-age competition. Minnesota Brass performed in exhibition. View the complete recap of scores from this event.


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SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY Pa. -- Christmas is less than a week away, from holiday parties, to Christmas Eve dinners, to appetizers, and preparing a Christmas breakfast, people have a lot on their plate-- literally.
Shanna Shultz, a Nutritionist from GIANT Food Stores has plenty of healthy options you can add to your table she says all of these recipes are fairly easy to make, in under thirty minutes!
Kodiak Dark Chocolate Pancakes- one cup of pancake mix and one cup of water, you can add egg and milk for more protein) top them off with some raspberries and sprinkle with powder sugar.
Kodiak Cinnamon Frozen Waffles with whipped berry cream cheese.
Steel Cut Oats- two cups with eight cups of water in a slow cooker over night and sprinkle with one to two tablespoons of gingerbread spice. Shultz says when you wake up Christmas morning your whole house will smell wonderful, thanks to the gingerbread spice.
Chicken Meatballs- the entire bag of Nature'a Promise Chicken Meatballs into a slow cooker, cook on high for two hours, add at least half (but the whole bottle is recommended) of Nature's Promise Citrus Ginger Dressing and serve. This will make around 30 meatballs.
Lobster and Crab Ravioli- boil in water for a couple of minutes, you can serve them on a dish with some olive oil.
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In Europe, Obama Will Seek Support For Syria Strike : The Two-Way While the president meets with world leaders in Sweden and Russia, members of Congress continue to debate his request for authorization to take military action.
The U.S. Response To Syria
In Europe, Obama Will Seek Support For Syria Strike
September 4, 20137:39 AM ET
President Obama as he emerged from Air Force One early Wednesday in Stockholm. Kevin Lamarque /Reuters/Landov hide caption
Kevin Lamarque /Reuters/Landov
President Obama as he emerged from Air Force One early Wednesday in Stockholm.
President Obama landed in Sweden on Wednesday — the start of a European trip that will take him to Russia for a summit of world leaders at which he'll try to build support for his plan to strike targets inside Syria.
As The Washington Post says, it's a "high-stakes trip ... that could show whether the United States has broad international backing for action."
The most prominent skeptic about taking military action in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons is the G20 Summit's host, Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Wednesday, Agence France Presse writes, Putin "suggested Russia could approve military strikes against the Syrian regime if the West presented watertight evidence of chemical weapons crimes but warned the use of force without U.N. approval would be an 'aggression.' "
The two-day G20 Summit is set to start Thursday in St. Petersburg.
While Obama is in Europe, debate continues in Washington, D.C., over his request that Congress authorize military action against Syria. On Tuesday, as we reported, the leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee "came to a bipartisan agreement that would allow President Obama to use force against Syria, but would also give him a time limit."
Wednesday morning, the committee is expected to vote on that resolution.
Over on the House side of the Capitol, the Foreign Affairs Committee meets at noon ET to hear from the same administration officials who testified before the Senate panel on Tuesday: Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.
We posted Tuesday about the "4 exchanges you should listen to" from the officials' Senate testimony. They're expected to get a more skeptical reception from the House members Wednesday.
Related headlines:
-- "Senators Rand Paul And John McCain Differ On Syria Strikes." (Morning Edition)
-- "How Concerns For Israel's Security Enters Into Sryria Plan." (Morning Edition)
-- "Syria Crisis: Vladimir Putin Under Growing Pressure." (The Guardian)
-- "Standing Firm, Assad Wages War Shielded With A Smile." (The New York Times)
-- "Middle East Strains Under The Weight Of Syria's 2 Million Refugees." (The Wall Street Journal)
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[Answered]Write about major teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Discuss its relevance in present time.
Demand of the question
Introduction. Contextual Introduction.
Body. Major teachings of Swami Vivekananda and its relevance today.
Conclusion. Way forward.
Swami Vivekananda was a great social reformer of the 19th century. Swami Vivekananda's contribution to India's renaissance is profound. He was deeply moved by the appalling poverty and backwardness of the masses. Swami Vivekananda gave Indians proper understanding of the country's great spiritual heritage and thus gave them pride in their past and strengthened the sense of unity as a nation.
Major teachings of Swami Vivekananda:
Tolerance: Swami Vivekananda preached tolerance and peace for humankind. His idea of peace and tolerance included people of all religions and sects. According to him, if humans are to thrive and prosper, they need to tolerate the diversified views and strive for the prosperity of all.
Right Education: He stressed that good education is not merely learning of facts but also development of character. He redefined the concept of education which was not limited to exploring means of earning only. For him education was a way to build one's character, strength, intellect etc.
Strength: Swami Vivekananda stresses on the importance of being strong in life. Weakness comes with a number of difficulties for one in a life. Whether personal goals or professional goals, a person needs to be fearless and firm to achieve them.
Compassion for Weaker Sections: He stressed that success at the cost of poverty is not worth it. He emphasised the need to have empathy and compassion for the weaker sections of the society.
Religion: He argued in favour of religious reforms. He stressed that rationality must be applied to root out evils in religion. His meaning of religion had no place for superstitions, unending rituals and practices and religion that was adrift of spiritual content.
Fraternity: Swami Vivekananda focused on the values like love, patience, perseverance in one's life. This would increase the brotherhood and fraternity among the people, reduce conflicts among them and would bind the society as a whole.
Relevance of Swami Vivekanand's teaching today:
Fearlessness required to oppose injustice: Swami Vivekanand wanted people to be fearless. Understanding Swami Vivekananda and his message is important for removing our fears to fight any injustice. To defeat casteism, economic inequalities and other social injustice like women discrimination, it is important to fight against these injustices with courage.
Brotherhood: Swamiji's teaching of universal brotherhood is most relevant today. The world needs to realise that to bring peace, there is no other ideology more proper than this. Vasudev Kutumbakam i.e. belief in the world as a family has become necessary in the growing era of protectionism and de-globalisation.
Education: He believed that education should be freed from the stranglehold of the upper class and spread to every section of the society. He was not in favour of just career-oriented education. Unfortunately, that kind of education is not available today. Emphasis on true education, would surely help youth of today to excel in various fields especially in jobs that need skills.
Women empowerment: He emphasised on the women's education and believed that it will lead to greater development of society as a whole. He also advocated the need to impart martial arts training to women. Considering the sexual crime against women, girl dropouts from school and also reducing female labour force participation, Swami's teaching is still relevant.
It is high time for the youth to come forward by shedding their fears to shape up India. Swamiji laid great stress on Vasudev Kutumbakam. His teachings are relevant today since many problems remained the same. His teachings reflect a path to these problems.
Amaranth kumar gupta on 10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: January 16, 2021
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package com.intellij.pom.tree.events.impl;

import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
import com.intellij.pom.tree.events.ChangeInfo;
import com.intellij.pom.tree.events.ReplaceChangeInfo;
import com.intellij.pom.tree.events.TreeChange;
import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafElement;
import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeElement;
import gnu.trove.THashMap;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import java.util.*;

public class TreeChangeImpl implements TreeChange {
  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.events.impl.TreeChangeImpl");
  private final Map<ASTNode, ChangeInfo> myChanges = new THashMap<ASTNode, ChangeInfo>();
  private final List<Pair<ASTNode,Integer>> myOffsets = new ArrayList<Pair<ASTNode, Integer>>();
  private final ASTNode myParent;

  public TreeChangeImpl(ASTNode parent) {
    myParent = parent;
  }

  @Override
  public void addChange(ASTNode child, @NotNull ChangeInfo changeInfo) {
    LOG.assertTrue(child.getTreeParent() == myParent);

    final ChangeInfo current = myChanges.get(child);

    if(current != null && changeInfo.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.CONTENTS_CHANGED){
      return;
    }

    if(changeInfo.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REPLACE){
      final ReplaceChangeInfoImpl replaceChangeInfo = (ReplaceChangeInfoImpl)changeInfo;
      final ASTNode replaced = replaceChangeInfo.getReplaced();
      final ChangeInfo replacedInfo = myChanges.get(replaced);

      if(replacedInfo == null){
        addChangeInternal(child, changeInfo);
      }
      else{
        switch(replacedInfo.getChangeType()){
          case ChangeInfo.REPLACE:
            replaceChangeInfo.setOldLength(replacedInfo.getOldLength());
            replaceChangeInfo.setReplaced(((ReplaceChangeInfo)replacedInfo).getReplaced());
            break;
          case ChangeInfo.ADD:
            changeInfo = ChangeInfoImpl.create(ChangeInfo.ADD, replaced);
            removeChangeInternal(replaced);
            break;
        }
        addChangeInternal(child, changeInfo);
      }
      return;
    }

    if(current != null && current.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REMOVED){
      if(changeInfo.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.ADD){
        if (!(child instanceof LeafElement)) {
          changeInfo = ChangeInfoImpl.create(ChangeInfo.CONTENTS_CHANGED, child);
          ((ChangeInfoImpl)changeInfo).setOldLength(current.getOldLength());
          myChanges.put(child, changeInfo);
        }
        else {
          removeChangeInternal(child);
        }

      }
      return;
    }

    // add + remove == no op
    if(current != null && current.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.ADD){
      if(changeInfo.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REMOVED){
        removeChangeInternal(child);
      }
      return;
    }

    if(changeInfo.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REMOVED){
      if(child instanceof LeafElement){
        final CharSequence charTabIndex = child.getChars();
        if(checkLeaf(child.getTreeNext(), charTabIndex) || checkLeaf(child.getTreePrev(), charTabIndex)) return;
      }
      addChangeInternal(child, changeInfo);
      if (current != null) {
        ((ChangeInfoImpl)changeInfo).setOldLength(current.getOldLength());
      }
      return;
    }

    if(current == null){
      addChangeInternal(child, changeInfo);
    }
  }

  private void addChangeInternal(ASTNode child, ChangeInfo info){
    if(!myChanges.containsKey(child)){
      final int nodeOffset = getNodeOffset(child);
      addChangeAtOffset(child, nodeOffset);
    }
    myChanges.put(child, info);
  }

  private void addChangeAtOffset(final ASTNode child, final int nodeOffset) {
    int index = 0;
    for (Pair<ASTNode, Integer> pair : myOffsets) {
      if(child == pair.getFirst()) return;
      if(nodeOffset < pair.getSecond().intValue() || nodeOffset == pair.getSecond().intValue() && isAfter(pair.getFirst(), child)){
        myOffsets.add(index, new Pair<ASTNode, Integer>(child, Integer.valueOf(nodeOffset)));
        return;
      }
      index++;
    }
    myOffsets.add(new Pair<ASTNode, Integer>(child, Integer.valueOf(nodeOffset)));
  }

  private static boolean isAfter(final ASTNode what, final ASTNode afterWhat) {
    ASTNode current = afterWhat.getTreeNext();

    while(current != null){
      if(current == what) return true;
      current = current.getTreeNext();
      if(current != null && current.getTextLength() != 0) break;
    }
    return false;
  }

  private void removeChangeInternal(ASTNode child){
    myChanges.remove(child);
    final int n = myOffsets.size();
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){
      if(child ==  myOffsets.get(i).getFirst()){
        myOffsets.remove(i);
        break;
      }
    }
  }

  private boolean checkLeaf(final ASTNode treeNext, final CharSequence charTabIndex) {
    if(!(treeNext instanceof LeafElement)) return false;
    final ChangeInfo right = myChanges.get(treeNext);
    if(right != null && right.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.ADD){
      if(charTabIndex == treeNext.getChars()){
        removeChangeInternal(treeNext);
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  public TreeElement[] getAffectedChildren() {
    final TreeElement[] treeElements = new TreeElement[myChanges.size()];
    int index = 0;
    for (final Pair<ASTNode, Integer> pair : myOffsets) {
      treeElements[index++] = (TreeElement)pair.getFirst();
    }
    return treeElements;
  }

  @Override
  public ChangeInfo getChangeByChild(ASTNode child) {
    return myChanges.get(child);
  }

  @Override
  public int getChildOffsetInNewTree(@NotNull ASTNode child) {
    return myParent.getStartOffset() + getNewOffset(child);
  }

  @Override
  public void composite(@NotNull TreeChange treeChange) {
    final TreeChangeImpl change = (TreeChangeImpl)treeChange;
    final Set<Map.Entry<ASTNode,ChangeInfo>> entries = change.myChanges.entrySet();
    for (final Map.Entry<ASTNode, ChangeInfo> entry : entries) {
      addChange(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
    }
  }

  @Override
  public boolean isEmpty() {
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public void removeChange(ASTNode beforeEqualDepth) {
    removeChangeInternal(beforeEqualDepth);
  }

  @Override
  public void add(@NotNull final TreeChange value) {
    final TreeChangeImpl impl = (TreeChangeImpl)value;
    LOG.assertTrue(impl.myParent == myParent);

    for (final Pair<ASTNode, Integer> pair : impl.myOffsets) {
      final ASTNode child = pair.getFirst();
      ChangeInfo change = impl.getChangeByChild(child);

      if (change.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REMOVED) {
        final ChangeInfo oldChange = getChangeByChild(child);
        if (oldChange != null) {
          switch (oldChange.getChangeType()) {
            case ChangeInfo.ADD:
              removeChangeInternal(child);
              break;
            case ChangeInfo.REPLACE:
              final ASTNode replaced = ((ReplaceChangeInfo)oldChange).getReplaced();
              removeChangeInternal(child);
              myChanges.put(replaced, ChangeInfoImpl.create(ChangeInfo.REMOVED, replaced));
              addChangeAtOffset(replaced, getOldOffset(pair.getSecond().intValue()));
              break;
            case ChangeInfo.CONTENTS_CHANGED:
              ((ChangeInfoImpl)change).setOldLength(oldChange.getOldLength());
              myChanges.put(child, change);
              break;
          }
        }
        else {
          myChanges.put(child, change);
          addChangeAtOffset(child, getOldOffset(pair.getSecond().intValue()));
        }
      }
      else if (change.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REPLACE) {
        ReplaceChangeInfo replaceChangeInfo = (ReplaceChangeInfo)change;
        final ASTNode replaced = replaceChangeInfo.getReplaced();
        final ChangeInfo oldChange = getChangeByChild(replaced);
        if (oldChange != null) {
          switch (oldChange.getChangeType()) {
            case ChangeInfo.ADD:
              change = ChangeInfoImpl.create(ChangeInfo.ADD, child);
              break;
            case ChangeInfo.CONTENTS_CHANGED:
              ((ChangeInfoImpl)change).setOldLength(oldChange.getOldLength());
              break;
            case ChangeInfo.REPLACE:
              final ASTNode oldReplaced = ((ReplaceChangeInfo)oldChange).getReplaced();
              ReplaceChangeInfoImpl rep = new ReplaceChangeInfoImpl(child);
              rep.setReplaced(oldReplaced);
              change = rep;

              break;
          }
          removeChangeInternal(replaced);
        }
        addChange(child, change);
      }
      else {
        addChange(child, change);
      }
    }
  }

  @Override
  public int getOldLength() {
    int oldLength = ((TreeElement)myParent).getNotCachedLength();
    for (final Map.Entry<ASTNode, ChangeInfo> entry : myChanges.entrySet()) {
      final ASTNode key = entry.getKey();
      final ChangeInfo change = entry.getValue();
      final int length = ((TreeElement)key).getNotCachedLength();
      switch (change.getChangeType()) {
        case ChangeInfo.ADD:
          oldLength -= length;
          break;
        case ChangeInfo.REMOVED:
          oldLength += length;
          break;
        case ChangeInfo.REPLACE:
        case ChangeInfo.CONTENTS_CHANGED:
          oldLength += change.getOldLength() - length;
          break;
      }
    }
    return oldLength;
  }

  private static int getNewLength(ChangeInfo change, ASTNode node){
    if(change.getChangeType() == ChangeInfo.REMOVED) return 0;
    return node.getTextLength();
  }

  private int getNodeOffset(ASTNode child){
    LOG.assertTrue(child.getTreeParent() == myParent);

    int oldOffsetInParent = 0;

    // find last changed element before child
    ASTNode current = myParent.getFirstChildNode();
    // calculate not changed elements
    while(current != child) {
      if (!myChanges.containsKey(current)) {
        oldOffsetInParent += current.getTextLength();
      }
      current = current.getTreeNext();
    }

    for (Pair<ASTNode, Integer> offset : myOffsets) {
      if(offset.getSecond() > oldOffsetInParent) break;

      final ASTNode changedNode = offset.getFirst();
      final ChangeInfo change = getChangeByChild(changedNode);
      oldOffsetInParent += change.getOldLength();
    }

    return oldOffsetInParent;
  }

  private int getOldOffset(int offset){
    for (Pair<ASTNode, Integer> pair : myOffsets) {
      if(pair.getSecond() > offset) break;

      final ASTNode changedNode = pair.getFirst();
      final ChangeInfo change = getChangeByChild(changedNode);
      offset += change.getOldLength() - getNewLength(change, changedNode);
    }

    return offset;
  }

  private int getNewOffset(ASTNode node){
    ASTNode current = myParent.getFirstChildNode();
    final Iterator<Pair<ASTNode, Integer>> i = myOffsets.iterator();
    Pair<ASTNode, Integer> currentChange = i.hasNext() ? i.next() : null;
    int currentOffsetInNewTree = 0;
    int currentOldOffset = 0;

    while(current != null) {
      boolean counted = false;

      while(currentChange != null && currentOldOffset == currentChange.getSecond().intValue()){
        if(currentChange.getFirst() == node) return currentOffsetInNewTree;
        if(current == currentChange.getFirst()){
          final int textLength = current.getTextLength();
          counted = true;
          current = current.getTreeNext();
          currentOffsetInNewTree += textLength;
        }
        final ChangeInfo changeInfo = myChanges.get(currentChange.getFirst());
        currentOldOffset += changeInfo.getOldLength();
        currentChange = i.hasNext() ? i.next() : null;
      }

      if(current == null) break;

      if(!counted){
        final int textLength = current.getTextLength();
        currentOldOffset += textLength;
        current = current.getTreeNext();
        currentOffsetInNewTree += textLength;
      }
    }

    return currentOffsetInNewTree;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings({"HardCodedStringLiteral"})
  public String toString(){
    final StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    final Iterator<Pair<ASTNode, Integer>> iterator = myOffsets.iterator();
    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
      final Pair<ASTNode, Integer> pair = iterator.next();
      final ASTNode node = pair.getFirst();
      buffer.append("(");
      buffer.append(node.getElementType().toString());
      buffer.append(" at ").append(pair.getSecond()).append(", ");
      buffer.append(getChangeByChild(node).toString());
      buffer.append(")");
      if(iterator.hasNext()) buffer.append(", ");
    }
    return buffer.toString();
  }
}

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Eunice Spry
(1944-04-28) April 28, 1944 (age 75)
Criminal status
Released June 2014 after serving only 7 years and two months of her sentence
Conviction(s)
Assault, perverting the course of justice
Criminal charge
14 years' imprisonment
Eunice Spry (born 28 April 1944) is a British woman from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, a Jehovah's Witness[1] who was convicted of 26 charges of child abuse against children in her foster care in April 2007.[2] She was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and ordered to pay £80,000 costs. In sentencing, the judge told Spry that it was the "worst case in his 40 years practising law".
The foster mother forced three children in her care (two foster, one adopted) to eat their own excrement and vomit, rammed sticks down the children's throats, rubbed their faces with sandpaper and locked two of them naked in a room for a month. Two of her foster children and her adopted daughter have published books about their childhoods. Her oldest foster son, Christopher Spry, nicknamed 'Child C', published a book of the same name about his childhood living with Eunice Spry.[3] Her foster daughter, Alloma Gilbert, published Deliver Me From Evil.[4] Victoria Spry published Tortured in April 2015.[5]
Spry also had two other children in her care at this time, one adopted daughter and one adopted son (younger brother of Christopher), but these children did not experience any abuse such as the aforementioned three did.[3]
In September 2008 Spry's sentence was reduced by the High Court to 12 years.[6] On 30 May 2014 the Gloucestershire Echo indicated she would be released in June 2014.
^ "Foster mother jailed for 'horrifying' cruelty and sadism". Daily Mail. London. 19 April 2007.
^ "'Sadistic' foster mother jailed". BBC News. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
^ a b Spry, Christopher (2008). Child C: Surviving a Foster Mother's Reign of Terror. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1847391893.
^ Gilbert, Alloma (2008). Deliver Me From Evil: A Sadistic Foster Mother, A Childhood Torn Apart. Pan. ISBN 0330457314.
^ Spry, Victoria (2015). Tortured: Abused and neglected by Britain's most sadistic mum. This is my story of survival. Ebury Press. ISBN 0091960355.
^ "Eunice Spry Has Sentence Reduced". Gloucestershire Constabulary. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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"According to a 2016 study by Bankrate.com, Arlington is the best place to retire. Criteria of the study included things such as crime rates, tax rates, weather, cost of living, and more"
Arlington County or Arlington as it is commonly referred to is the second largest principal city of the Washington Area. Arlington is the home to many places to work with the Federal Government such as the Department of Defense at the Pentagon, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), TSA (Transportation Security Administration), and DARPA (Defense Advancement Research Projects Agency). Arlington is also home to many memorials such as the National Cemetery, Pentagon Memorial, Marine Corps War Memorial, and US Air Force Memorial.


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McIntosh & Rae
Active: 1890 -
Function: Stone cutters &, monumental sculptors
Ran a business at Lorne Granite Works Hutcheon Street West Aberdeen | View on map
Listed under Stone Carvers The Post-Office Directory for Aberdeen, 1890-1891
p. 382 Listed under Stonecutters
Advertised in The Post-Office Directory for Aberdeen, 1890-1891
The Post-Office Directory for Aberdeen, 1890-1891
'McIntosh & Rae', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib6_1248867317, accessed 16 Jul 2019]


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Q: how can we connect to azure sql database from .net web application which uses entity framework developed in .net framework 4.6.2 by azure MSI i tried with Managed service identity changes in configuration but it is only available in .net framework 4.7.2 but i need to get it work in 4.6.2 with entity framework

A: According to my research, Managed service identity changes in configuration is only available in .Net framework 4.7.2. For more details, please refer to https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/issues/39012#issuecomment-532512884

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Protective styling is always great to incorporate in your healthy hair regimen and one of the many protective styles that you can do is Crochet braids. I must admit this hairstyle was very new to me, I must have been under a rock or something because I had never seen or heard of it.
The thing is, I have been super busy lately and I desperately need a break from my hair; so I was very happy when I stumbled across this crotchet branding tutorial which is a perfect style for me to utilize this coming June.
This protective style is widely loved in the natural hair community and with good reason. First, your hair is securely protected underneath the crotchet braids, so there will definitely be an increase in length retention.
Second, this hairstyle allows you direct access to your scalp so that you can routinely oil and moisturize your scalp if you need to, and third if installed correctly, crotchet braids can look like a super fly twist out but with longer hair.
Maintaining the extensions with routine moisturizing and sealing sessions will result in the crotchet braid to last and looking gorgeous every day as you wear the style. Natural hair products can be pricey so it will probably be easier on your pockets to care for this hair with cheaper products. However, remember to maintain your scalp's heath while you wear this protective style and use natural oils to help with maintaining scalp health.
To prepare your hair for this or any other protective style, you must make sure that you have washed, deep conditioned and moisturized your hair thoroughly. When your hair is completely dry, go ahead and install simple cornrows in your hair from front to back.
If you do not know how to cornrow then you should make YouTube your friend and watch some cornrow hair tutorials. Additionally do not worry about having perfect cornrows because you will be covering them with hair.
Watch the video below to learn how to install crotchet braids, and if you are interested, give it a try.
Yes. I first heard of this about a year ago and I was so excited to try it myself. The hardest part for me was learning how to cornrow. I love it because the style is very inexpensive and the results are gorgeous!
Yes and I love them!
I'm in love with crochet braids and wearing them now. It's so easy to get the hang of doing them. It takes me longer to cornrow my own hair than to install the Marley hair.
I have to say I have already made the hair appt and ordered the hair! Bloop! I don't do weaves, braids, etc but never say never! It's on!
I have crochet braids at the mo. Definitely one of the best protective styles. Its so simple to do and simple to maintain!
I plan to put my first set in for July and I am super excited..
Cresa Morales, I think I wanna try this in a few months.
Okay fine with me Kiara Paige Cherry.
Yup wearing some now and actually saw this chick's tutorial which inspired me to try the marley hair, as well as Brianna Rutter's (great for those still learning the cornrowing part; mine turned out fantastic thanks to her tutorial).
Daiquiri A. Holland I'm glad it was helpful! I don't know how to tag myself in the post… but that's me!
Luv crochet braids, it is my go to style. Inexpensive, easily self thought, varieties of style, easy maintenance. The longer you keep it on, the more natural it looks; but don't go beyond 2-3months. It helped me back to full edges after the loss caused by braiding and weaves. You can't go wrong with it.
I have very thin hair and wasn't happy with the breakage. And my edges are practically gone.
Was wondering what is so "protective" about knotting hair into your own hair. How do they figure out where the fake hair ends and the real hair begins when taking it out???
It's protective because your own hair is cornrowed down and the ends aren't exposed. It's better than weave because you can still access your scalp to keep it clean and moisturize your hair. You do have to be careful about making the cornrows too tight around the edges because if not done properly this style as with many others can do more harm than good.
I wanna try but its hard finding a stylist who does it. how long does it takes?
Where do you live? I live in Atlanta and practically all of the salons and African braid shops do it.


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package com.facebook.buck.js;

import com.facebook.buck.io.ProjectFilesystem;
import com.facebook.buck.model.BuildTarget;
import com.facebook.buck.model.BuildTargets;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.AbstractBuildRule;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.AddToRuleKey;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildContext;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildRuleParams;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildTargetSourcePath;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildableContext;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.SourcePath;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.SourcePathResolver;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.Tool;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.keys.SupportsDependencyFileRuleKey;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.keys.SupportsInputBasedRuleKey;
import com.facebook.buck.step.Step;
import com.facebook.buck.step.fs.MakeCleanDirectoryStep;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * Responsible for running the React Native JS packager in order to generate a single {@code .js}
 * bundle along with resources referenced by the javascript code.
 */
public class ReactNativeBundle
    extends AbstractBuildRule
    implements SupportsInputBasedRuleKey, SupportsDependencyFileRuleKey {

  public static final String JS_BUNDLE_OUTPUT_DIR_FORMAT = "__%s_js__/";
  public static final String RESOURCES_OUTPUT_DIR_FORMAT = "__%s_res__/";
  public static final String SOURCE_MAP_OUTPUT_FORMAT = "__%s_source_map__/source.map";

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final SourcePath entryPath;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final ImmutableSortedSet<SourcePath> srcs;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final boolean isUnbundle;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final boolean isDevMode;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final Tool jsPackager;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final ReactNativePlatform platform;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final String bundleName;

  @AddToRuleKey
  private final Optional<String> packagerFlags;

  private final Path jsOutputDir;
  private final Path resource;

  protected ReactNativeBundle(
      BuildRuleParams ruleParams,
      SourcePathResolver resolver,
      SourcePath entryPath,
      ImmutableSortedSet<SourcePath> srcs,
      boolean isUnbundle,
      boolean isDevMode,
      String bundleName,
      Optional<String> packagerFlags,
      Tool jsPackager,
      ReactNativePlatform platform) {
    super(ruleParams, resolver);
    this.entryPath = entryPath;
    this.srcs = srcs;
    this.isUnbundle = isUnbundle;
    this.isDevMode = isDevMode;
    this.bundleName = bundleName;
    this.packagerFlags = packagerFlags;
    this.jsPackager = jsPackager;
    this.platform = platform;
    BuildTarget buildTarget = ruleParams.getBuildTarget();
    this.jsOutputDir = getPathToJSBundleDir(buildTarget, getProjectFilesystem());
    this.resource = getPathToResources(buildTarget, getProjectFilesystem());
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableList<Step> getBuildSteps(
      BuildContext context,
      BuildableContext buildableContext) {
    ImmutableList.Builder<Step> steps = ImmutableList.builder();

    // Generate the normal outputs.
    final Path jsOutput = jsOutputDir.resolve(bundleName);
    steps.add(new MakeCleanDirectoryStep(getProjectFilesystem(), jsOutput.getParent()));
    steps.add(new MakeCleanDirectoryStep(getProjectFilesystem(), resource));
    final Path sourceMapOutput = getPathToSourceMap(getBuildTarget(), getProjectFilesystem());
    steps.add(new MakeCleanDirectoryStep(getProjectFilesystem(), sourceMapOutput.getParent()));
    final Path depFile = getPathToDepFile(getBuildTarget(), getProjectFilesystem());
    steps.add(new MakeCleanDirectoryStep(getProjectFilesystem(), depFile.getParent()));

    appendWorkerSteps(steps, jsOutput, sourceMapOutput, depFile);

    buildableContext.recordArtifact(jsOutputDir);
    buildableContext.recordArtifact(resource);
    buildableContext.recordArtifact(sourceMapOutput.getParent());
    return steps.build();
  }

  private void appendWorkerSteps(
      ImmutableList.Builder<Step> stepBuilder,
      Path outputFile,
      Path sourceMapOutput,
      Path depFile) {

    // Setup the temp dir.
    final Path tmpDir =
        BuildTargets.getScratchPath(getProjectFilesystem(), getBuildTarget(), "%s__tmp");
    stepBuilder.add(new MakeCleanDirectoryStep(getProjectFilesystem(), tmpDir));

    // Run the bundler.
    ReactNativeBundleWorkerStep workerStep =
        new ReactNativeBundleWorkerStep(
            getProjectFilesystem(),
            tmpDir,
            jsPackager.getCommandPrefix(getResolver()),
            packagerFlags,
            platform,
            isUnbundle,
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(getResolver().getAbsolutePath(entryPath)),
            isDevMode,
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(outputFile),
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(resource),
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(sourceMapOutput));
    stepBuilder.add(workerStep);

    // Run the package to get the used inputs.
    ReactNativeDepsWorkerStep depsWorkerStep =
        new ReactNativeDepsWorkerStep(
            getProjectFilesystem(),
            tmpDir,
            jsPackager.getCommandPrefix(getResolver()),
            packagerFlags,
            platform,
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(getResolver().getAbsolutePath(entryPath)),
            getProjectFilesystem().resolve(depFile));
    stepBuilder.add(depsWorkerStep);
  }

  public SourcePath getJSBundleDir() {
    return new BuildTargetSourcePath(getBuildTarget(), jsOutputDir);
  }

  public Path getResources() {
    return resource;
  }

  public static Path getPathToJSBundleDir(BuildTarget target, ProjectFilesystem filesystem) {
    return BuildTargets.getGenPath(filesystem, target, JS_BUNDLE_OUTPUT_DIR_FORMAT);
  }

  public static Path getPathToResources(BuildTarget target, ProjectFilesystem filesystem) {
    return BuildTargets.getGenPath(filesystem, target, RESOURCES_OUTPUT_DIR_FORMAT);
  }

  public static Path getPathToSourceMap(BuildTarget target, ProjectFilesystem filesystem) {
    return BuildTargets.getGenPath(filesystem, target, SOURCE_MAP_OUTPUT_FORMAT);
  }

  public static Path getPathToDepFile(BuildTarget target, ProjectFilesystem filesystem) {
    return BuildTargets.getGenPath(filesystem, target, "__%s_dep_file__/depfile.txt");
  }

  @Override
  public boolean useDependencyFileRuleKeys() {
    return true;
  }

  @Override
  public Optional<ImmutableSet<SourcePath>> getPossibleInputSourcePaths() {
    return Optional.of(srcs);
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableList<SourcePath> getInputsAfterBuildingLocally() throws IOException {
    ImmutableList.Builder<SourcePath> inputs = ImmutableList.builder();

    // Use the generated depfile to determinate which sources ended up being used.
    ImmutableMap<Path, SourcePath> pathToSourceMap =
        Maps.uniqueIndex(srcs, getResolver()::getAbsolutePath);
    Path depFile = getPathToDepFile(getBuildTarget(), getProjectFilesystem());
    for (String line : getProjectFilesystem().readLines(depFile)) {
      Path path = getProjectFilesystem().getRootPath().getFileSystem().getPath(line);
      SourcePath sourcePath = pathToSourceMap.get(path);
      if (sourcePath == null) {
        throw new IOException(
            String.format(
                "%s: entry path '%s' transitively uses source file not preset in `srcs`: %s",
                getBuildTarget(),
                entryPath,
                path));
      }
      inputs.add(sourcePath);
    }

    return inputs.build();
  }

  @Override
  public Path getPathToOutput() {
    return jsOutputDir;
  }

}


The Wound and the First World War: 'Cartesian' Surgeries to Embodied Being in Psychoanalysis, Electrification and Skin Grafting.
This paper considers the crisis of technological modernity upon classical forms of subjectivity through the trauma of World War I. It highlights the fundamental principles upon which medical scientific discourses have traditionally sought to treat the subject: through a Cartesian mind–body duality, treating the 'wounds' of the mind and the body as separate entities. This article looks at how, in the First World War, there was a completely new crisis to embodied being. The State's treatment of the traumatised soldier attempted to recoup the ego through what came to be known as the 'contact barrier'. However, I argue that the ontology of the wound lies in its deconstruction of Cartesian dualisms and is in constant negotiation. The restoration of mental and bodily 'contact barriers' is a symptom of the state's attempt to re-engineer a docile and productive subject. Psychoanalysis, plastic surgery and electrification are interventions that are seen as having radical effects, although fundamentally conservative are operations, in their attempt to recoup the mind–body by restoring the barrier between self and 'other'.


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copy, content and concepts for brands, studios and agencies
Discover art you love
Informed by a thirty year commitment to the arts, Absolut learned that discovering and accessing credible art at affordable prices was near impossible for anyone outside of the art world. Empowered by a deep heritage in the arts and the brand's vast global audience, the makers of the leading premium vodka were looking to launch Absolut Art to tackle this challenge. An online platform offering unprecedented access to limited edition artworks at reasonable prices, Absolut Art carries a curated selection of household names and emerging talents from the most dynamic local art scenes around the globe. And those stories needed to be told.
Working with two Project Managers on either side of the States, this was a dream project that worked like a dream, despite the geography and time differences. The task was to write the stories of the 52 contributing artists for the launch of this exciting online offering, introducing them and their approach. The website, launch invite and other deliverables then needed to be written in the same tone of voice.
There's no excuse for lies. Apart from when they come in those glorious shades of white.
Fedrigoni Arcoprint is an uncoated stock that comes in three shades of white. An everyday paper for all of those everyday situations, this is a product that appeals to designers, art directors and creative services departments. Leeds based agency, Design Project, landed upon the rich area of white lies for their concept but they needed a writer to start forging those tales for a series of posters, a brochure and an exhibition.
Appealing directly to our target audience, we explored different categories, from creative reviews and pitches to client meetings and timesheets. We covered all possible avenues for when and where one might tell a white lie and the results were probably more fruitful than they should be. With a raft of 50 tall stories to choose from, these were then beautifully typeset onto A1 posters and formed the basis of the Arcoprint brochure, with a launch at the Leeds Gallery.
Four legs good. Ten tariffs bad
Oink is a challenger brand to the energy marketplace that doesn't blow our tiny minds with prices and plans and kilowatts per hour. One that cares for the environment and looks for new solutions. One that isn't blue, green and boring and one who sees the value in pig poo. Brand Consultancy, Heavenly, had positioned the brand, created a family of pigs, crafted their little heads, tidied their tiny trotters and now they needed some piggy personalities to bring it all to life.
Meet Titch, Sparky, Peggy and Pete. A family of pigs, otherwise known as the Oinks. Already conceptualized, these characters now needed their own individual voice. The task was to develop quirky pen portraits that would bring the pigs to life across web, film and print, communicating key messages in a light hearted way. Based on the idea that pigs are intelligent creatures, each charming family member has their own expression of wit.
There is a vitality to print. It has a vibrancy that calls to the senses, communicating through format, texture and visual dynamics. It has a quality of permanence and is absorbed by customers, scrutinised by peers and assessed by stakeholders.
Team Impression have long been known for their design credentials, producing thoughtful branding and comms, in partnership with award winning studio, Design Project. Having worked with the business for ten years, Design Project were asked to refresh the brand and i was commissioned to support them with the development of the positioning, brought to life through a suite of brochures. Each book narrated a different aspect of the story, weaving together the threads of how Team make print work for their customers.
The steam engine galloped through pimpernel and spruce, gasping at clouds to fuel its fire.
This was a whisky that had always existed but a story that had never been told. Supplying many of the big distilleries for many years, it was time to be a brand in its own right.
As is often the case, this beautiful project came in early concept stage, with the invitation from one of my favourite studios to create a series of stories out of a handful of motifs. Not only would these begin to shape a narrative and define the tone of voice but they would also form the brief for an illustrator. The stories were built around the three core principles of people, product and place, with the addition of an unexpected element that would turn the world as we know it on it's head. We created an alternative reality where fish can fly, birds can swim and illustrators can play.
Through a cloud of preying birds, the brave face of snowcapped Stappan rises out of the Barents Sea.
On the Northern coast of Norway, the tradition of salted and dried fish has been honoured for over 500 years and the Stappan factory is one of the longest living production facilities of luxury Arctic Bacalao. Design agency Contagious, had the privilege of designing the packaging for this small and specialist artisan producer where storytelling would play an important role.
Paying homage to the craftsmanship of the Bacalao tradition, the packaging was designed to the highest specification. Wrapped in luxury paper and laid down in a piece of sacking, the fish is sealed in a tin that features a story on its lid, capturing the magic of this ancient tradition. After a conversation with the owner of the business, stories came thick and fast, from the romantic to the fantastic. Once the final selection centred around the mysterious location and an historic tale of passion and provenance.
This is a quick tempo, upbeat, can-do, will-do culture that creates the kind of energy that drives us forward and keeps us moving at pace.
Having recently defined a set of values, A G Barr wanted to capture and communicate the flavour, culture and essence of the business via an internal campaign that would raise awareness and deeply embed these behaviours.
This is a real family business with a mine of untold stories, so getting the people of A G Barr around the table was a natural place to start. After facilitating a working session, the values could be distilled and the personality and tone of voice defined. After writing the creative brief, the design team came up with the concept and we rolled the tone of voice out across an accessible and inspiring internal campaign.
There is a depth to this character, the Count decided, but the finest vintage starts life far from the country in which it was grown.
The name Symposia comes from the ancient Greek 'Symposium', where intelligent men would sit around, drinking wine and philosophising about the meaning of things. The concept for this premium wine brand was conjured up by the designers at Figtree in Hong Kong and was based on the idea that great wine stimulates great conversation. With the name and the design concept in place, the team needed a series of stories to adorn the labels of their newly branded bottles.
The original brief was to write four short stories of 40 words each, leading with the Marriage of Cana. The other three needed to be from different eras and different cultures, with at least one from China. In the end, we dropped the restrictions and went with stories that simply related to wine but made people think; anecdotal stories that had a drinking theme and an insightful heart.
Banish your cauliflower nightmares and glory in a hotel fit for a French Duke with a small purse.
Take Lenny Henry out of the equation and Premier Inn might struggle for much of a personality beyond the colour purple. Trying to find a hotel that does the job, doesn't cost the earth and also makes you smile is not an easy task. Budgie arrived on the hotel scene to offer travelers, tourists and traders a better place to put their head down. A place that's budget without being beige and where the brand is a little bit out of the ordinary.
With three design concepts already on the table from Heavenly, there was plenty of room to build a narrative and take the tone of voice in a number of different directions. From the downright bonkers to the upright black and white, the copy took various twists and turns along the hotel corridors, raising a smile and the odd eyebrow along the way.
And so she climbed the mountain of a hill at the top of the street, Round the corner from that seat we used to sit on.
She Moves is a women's health charity that aims to encourage women to take better care of themselves by providing the tools and support they need to fit exercise into their busy lives. Creating the voice for this brand would be the driving force behind the #keepavrilmoving concept.
After a couple of calls and a handful of concepts, we landed on a route that borrowed from the world of spoken word. Witty, rhythmical and grounded in the real, this was a playful way to tell stories that would resonate with the audience. It provided a framework for the tone and, although we broke out of the format for straighter communications, that sense of everyday observation and insight was always at its heart. The idea went across tactical ads, social media, the Underground and Tone of Voice Guidelines.
There are plenty of ways to make progress but things only start to get interesting when the thinkers do and the doers think.
When Edinburgh based brand consultancy, Tsuko, merged with corporate reporting giants, Emperor Design, the story needed to be retold. With a reputation for great tactical delivery, Emperor could now offer high-level strategy with Tsuko bringing the full suite of brand tools and expertise to the positioning party.
Rebranding a brand consultancy is an interesting reframe that saw the Head of Brand at Emperor on the other side of the workshop table. We carried out an extensive audit, conducted internal focus groups, interviewed clients, carried out surveys and spent a lot of time bringing the board together to penetrate the heart of the new Emperor brand. Designed for business, Emperor is a professional outfit that marries the tactical with the strategic. A no-nonsense, switched-on, grown-up organisation that gets results for predominantly corporate clients, SMEs and the not-for-profit sector.
When sharp minds meet anything can happen. Ideas form, colours brighten, shapes shift and possibilities emerge.
Accountants are not always known for their eccentricities or colourful personalities, so when Johnston Carmichael decided to rebrand, it was an unexpected pleasure. Working alongside Emperor, this was an opportunity to re-articulate one of Scotland's largest accountancy firms and give it an identity that revealed their full spectrum of character.
Ask don't tell, listen don't talk. This is one of the core thoughts of the JC mindset and it says a lot about the business. Down to earth, considerate, empathetic and inclusive, they have over 10,000 clients, building long-term partnerships from cradle to grave. JC exist to inspire their clients to bring ideas to life and encourage sharp minds, both within and without the business, to think proactively by applying knowledge and experience. Where Sharp Minds Meet was the strapline that brought the identity together, along with an authoritative, straight-talking, open and colourful tone of voice.
Download life's little helpers
As one of the biggest telecoms companies in the Philippines, Heavenly had the enormous task of bringing the brand hurtling into 2014 at fibre optic speed. With a solid positioning and a team of solid designers, the words needed to live up to the visuals.
From scripts and stories to pop-up ice cream parlours and launch parties, we explored and discovered and played around with the idea of creating a wonderful world for Globe customers. After defining the tone of voice and setting up a structure for other writers to follow, the brand book was the first piece of collateral to come out of this mammoth project.
Perfect, complete and infinite, Absolut is the circle of endless transformation and Absolut Akademi is where the magic happens.
Absolut is one of the world's most iconic brands and the largest local vodka on the planet. It's a business based on compelling stories where craft, creativity and collaboration are it's heart. Absolut Akademi is an unforgettable brand experience for bartenders, marketers and journalists, and one that needs to run like clockwork. From writing the manual to crafting the host scripts, this was a project that lived or died on the detail.
Working with Edinburgh based design studio, Contagious, the challenge was to provide writing support for the team across all Akademi materials. This began with crafting the boilerplates for each of the experiences and ended with a step-by-step, moment-to-moment guide for Akademi hosts to ensure they could deliver a world-class education and bring the brand bursting into life.
Make Possible
Take a global electronics business, a series of acquisitions, a board, a steering group, a plethora of parent identities and a diaspora of inherited logos. TT had reached the point where morale was low, perception had been damaged, divisions were in conflict and businesses within the group were feeling disconnected and under threat. Internal engagement was key whilst the organisation of the brand needed careful attention.
Following Emperor's initial research stage of 50 internal and 19 external interviews across multiple business units in the UK, Germany and the States, we conducted a comprehensive audit of the marketplace before designing and facilitating two workshops with the board and the steering group. The output was a brand platform, creative brief, proposed brand architecture and migration strategy that lined up with their ambitions for growth over the next five years. The visual and verbal identity followed, along with guidelines, templates, website, brochures and a separate internal engagement piece.
We're listening to change. To movement. To the constant drum roll of business, growth and activity.
'Reason and Instinct' is a positioning that had fallen out of an advertising-led brand refresh for this professional services challenger brand. It was, however, one that really cut to the core of the business but needed to be rooted into the brand platform and brought to life through the tone of voice. Working on behalf of Emperor, we fine tuned the positioning, developed the tone of voice and produced tone of voice guidelines for GT International.
Grant Thornton is a challenger to the Big 4 and prides itself on an agile structure; one that compliments the fast-paced world of dynamic organisations by helping them to unlock their potential for growth. Hungry, energetic and ready to move, this is a business with plenty of opportunity to stand out through language. With the tone of voice already defined, it needed to be established through a brand book and a clear set of guidelines that could be distributed across the 500+ International member firm offices.


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Whether you're in high school, TAFE or uni, the $5k potential payday is open to all students. It's time to stop dreaming about all the things you'd do if you were a thousandaire and put your name in the damn hat to actually win big!
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Slough Says Longterm Outlook Looks Good
LONDON-Slough Estates said it expects the property market to be challenging in the short-term but the longterm outlook for the sector remains good.
By Anita Howarth | August 29, 2002 at 01:01 AM
LONDON-Slough Estates has warned the property market will be challenging in the short-term but management is upbeat about the longterm prospects for the sector.
The company reported interim pre-tax profits up 8.5% to £76.2 million ($117.5 million) as core property investment income rose 2.7% to £68.5 million ($105.6 million).
An interim property valuation showed the group's portfolio increased by 0.2% to £3.6 billion ($5.5 billion) with diluted net asset value per share up 2% to 522 pence per share.
Slough reported demand by investors for UK commercial property remains strong as it is seen as a safe bet in troubled times, but occupier demand is less certain. Overall, the group's UK occupancy has fallen slightly to 91.2%.
Demand for industrial space remains satisfactory but demand for offices in London and the South East is subdued. This has led to some downward pressure on rents.
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The Boise State Broncos will face off against the Wyoming Cowboys at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming on Monday, January 11, 2021, at 9:00 P.M., ET.
The Broncos will head into this match with a 10-game winning streak. Their last game was against the Air Force Falcons where they trailed for 7 points during the 1st half of the match at 40-33. Boise State came out to make a strong 2nd half effort with 47 points while allowing only 29 to the Falcons to get the win at 80-69. The team drained 52.5% of their FGs on 31-59 shots while hitting 41.2% of their shots from deep on 7-17 attempts. The team leads the Mountain West Conference with a record of 6-0 and an overall record of 10-1.
Abu Kigab dominated the game with a double-double at 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists while Derrick Alston Jr. added 19 points. Marcus Shaver Jr. chipped in another 14 points, 4 boards, and 2 dimes in the win. The team is 10-0 SU in their last 10 games and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 matches.
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The Cowboys are also having a good run this season but they lost their recent game against the Fresno Bulldogs. The team trailed by 11 points during the 1st half of the game when they scored 26 while allowing 37 to the Bulldogs. They got stomped even more in the 2nd half where they allowed 44 more to Fresno while making 35 of their own to get a blowout loss at 81-61. Wyoming hit 38.6% of their FGs on 22-57 attempts while draining 29.4% of their shots from beyond the arc on 5-17 shooting. The team is 7th in the Mountain West Conference with a record of 1-1 and an overall record of 7-2.
Marcus Williams was the best player for the team with 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists while Hunter Maldonado added 11 points in the loss. Kwane Marble ll came off the bench to contribute 14 points and 4 boards for the squad. The team is 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games and 6-1 SU in their last 7 outings.
Boise State Broncos vs Wyoming Cowboys. The NCAAB pick is the Boise State Broncos. Boise State looks unstoppable at this moment and is stomping any team they face. The squad is too hot to be overlooked with their only loss in their debut game against a solid Houston Cougars. The Cowboys lost by 20 in their last game and that is bad news when their shots were low on success rate. Boise State will take advantage of Wyoming's recent slump to continue their impressive run predicted to a final score of 79-71.
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By Grahame L. Jones
Paulo Nagamura's job description involves a lot of hard running, a lot of timely tackling and a lot of defensive work in Chivas USA's midfield.
On Saturday night, the 26-year-old Brazilian did all of that but also added a new and unexpected wrinkle.
He scored two goals in the space of five minutes -- only the fifth and sixth goals of his four-year and 113-game Major League Soccer career -- as Chivas came from behind to defeat the Colorado Rapids, 2-1, in the MLS season opener for both teams.
Colorado held the upper hand throughout the first half and took the lead in the 30th minute after a glaring error by goalkeeper Zach Thornton.
The veteran goalkeeper failed to hold on to a shot by Ugo Ihemelu, fumbling away the ball and allowing forward Omar Cummings to hammer it into the back of the net from close range.
"That was just my mistake," Thornton said. "I have to do better than that, for sure. Sometimes that happens. Unfortunately, it happened on a game day, but Paulo bailed myself and the team out with two great goals tonight."
Chivas still trailed 10 minutes into the second half, and that's when Nagamura intervened.
First, he fired a low, hard shot toward the bottom left corner of the Colorado net. Goalkeeper Matt Pickens was slow to react and the ball had beaten him before he could scramble across to make a save.
"I had a perfect view of the goal and I hit it pretty well," Nagamura said.
Less than five minutes later, it was defender Kosuke Kimura's turn to make an error. In trying to clear the ball from inside his own penalty area, the league's only Japanese player headed it straight to an unmarked Nagamura.
The Chivas midfielder reacted by slamming it into the back of the net to the delight of the 16,453 fans at the Home Depot Center, not to mention Thornton, who was taken off the hook.
"I just had time to take a touch and tried to go to the far corner [of the net]," Nagamura said.
When was the last time he scored twice in one game?
"In MLS, never," Nagamura said. "That's my first time, so I'm pretty excited."
The goals might have come as the result of a decision by Coach Preki to allow Nagamura to take on more of an offensive role when the opportunity presents itself.
"He's given me more freedom to go forward," Nagamura said. "I still have to do my job defensively, but with more freedom to go up and down the field. That helped me today. I was pretty lucky to be in the right spot at the right time."
The game represented the MLS debuts of three Chivas players. Forward Eduardo Lillingston looked ordinary in the first 45 minutes before being replaced by a much quicker and livelier Maykel Galindo in the second half.
Fellow Mexican Mariano Trujillo made a much more positive impression, playing solidly at right back even though right midfield is his preferred position. Rookie Michael Lahoud also made his debut.
But it was Nagamura's night.
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is a Norwegian artist known especially for her video paintings and installations that explore the interaction between humanity and nature. She studied at Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, Royal College of Art in London, and Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. One of her most famous works is »Prosjekt Gjerdeløa« from 1980, which involved the location of a 350-year-old barn from Tafjord to Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and is considered one of the first conceptual artworks in Norway. In 2015 she set up the installation »House of Commons« outside of Parliament in Oslo. The artist has had many solo exhibitions in Norway and internationally. Her artwork has been purchased by a number of art institutions in Norway, in addition to private collections both in Norway and abroad. She is represented in various galleries and collections including Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Shanghai City Art Collection, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, the National Museum, Oslo, Henie-Onstad Art Center, Oslo, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Museum of Modern Art in Seoul, Korea, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Ville de Paris, Duolun Museum, Shanghai, Kistefos Collection, Oslo, Tangen Collection, Norway, and H.M. Queen Sonja's Art Collection, Norway.


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By Vicki Bibby, Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance at Public Health Scotland
As partners across the UK adapt and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective collaboration has never been more important for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of communities. Vicki Bibby, Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance at Public Health Scotland, says it's an area that goes to the heart of their vision to create a Scotland where everybody thrives…
We're living in a time of high public awareness and engagement with public health, with the pandemic bringing it into the public conscience like never before. While reducing new infections, maintaining the capacity of our NHS, and saving lives may be at forefront of our thoughts, what some people might not appreciate is the pivotal role played by effective partnerships in responding to the pandemic overall.
Delivering improvements to public health requires a broad range of partners to come together, agree and organise a response to prevent disease, promote health and prolong life: a vision we can all relate to as COVID-19 continues to disrupt our lives. And while collaboration in itself is nothing new, the scale of partnership working we're seeing now is unprecedented and we're keen to see it maintained long after the pandemic ends.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) launched in April 2020 exists to challenge health inequalities and to improve lives for communities across Scotland. As the pandemic has shown, though, we can't do it alone, and our success will be gauged on how well we work with others.
We set out our stall early on, and collaboration is a central theme in our Strategic Plan. But what does that mean in practice?
Our immediate priority as a new organisation has been responding to COVID-19, a huge effort that embodies a whole system response. We've worked with a diverse range of partners including Scottish Government, NHS Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service, Local Government, the Third Sector, NHS National Services Scotland to name but a few.
PHS led the design and implementation of the national Contact Tracing system for COVID-19 in Scotland. This was in collaboration with local public health teams and the national health boards, NHS Education Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland. This programme was developed and delivered at pace. PHS has also continued to provide clinical advice, guidance, data and intelligence across many aspects of the pandemic, including for the COVID-19 vaccination programme. We provide a diverse range of data which not only helps decision makers, but has also helped the public understand what's happening in our communities.
This approach has supported local and national government to make key policy decisions, such as how and when to safely remobilise health and other public services.
While the pandemic has demonstrated what can be achieved when we work with purpose and in partnership across the whole system, it has also widened many of the inequalities which threaten the health and wellbeing of communities across Scotland. We know that working with and through local communities to identify the solutions is key to addressing these inequalities. This was true before COVID-19, is true during it, and will be even more important beyond it. As a national agency we appreciate this will be challenging but we're committed to doing it and to exploring new ways of working.
In PHS we want to build on and strengthen our partnerships, and we want to support and empower our staff to be effective collaborators. We're actively engaging new and existing partners and challenging ourselves to do things differently, do different things, to make a difference.
So, while the last year has been a steep learning curve for many of us, we're also seeing the best of our efforts rally to try and make life better for communities. The success we've achieved to date has collaboration at its heart, and that's something we cannot lose sight of as we move towards a period of national recovery. It has also demonstrated why effective collaboration is a central skill for all of us who work to improve the health and wellbeing of communities.
Public Health Scotland are sponsoring the Collaborative Working award at UKPHR's Innovation in Public Health Awards 2021. You can read more about the awards and nominate here. The closing date for entries is 26 February 2021 at 5pm.
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The league backpedaled on the initial (30 million +) and secondary (15M) numbers — Yahoo rigged the situation, to a certain extent — with the consensus total of less than 2 million any-given-minute viewers.
Why does this matter to the Pac-12?
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OREGON (pick) at ARIZONA STATE (Thursday): The line has moved in ASU's favor by a few points. Strikes me that the extra time works to Oregon's advantage in getting Vernon Adams that much better prepared. Gut says 1) something is not quite right with ASU and 2) Ducks rise to the occasion. Pick: Oregon.
USC (minus-4) at CAL: Looks far different now than it did a week ago, before USC took down Utah and Cal malfunctioned at UCLA. In fact, it now looks much like the past 11 duels, all won by the Trojans (and most have not been close). If Cal runs the ball effectively, it should be tight into the fourth quarter. If not, another wipeout could be in order. Pick: USC.
COLORADO (plus-18.5) at UCLA: The Buffs might as well continue to enjoy the victory in Corvallis, which snapped their Pac-12 losing streak, because no amount of preparation will alter their fate in the Rose Bowl. Pick: UCLA.
OREGON STATE (plus-21.5) at UTAH: Don't expect this to be close, but also skeptical that Utah's offense in general and Travis Wilson specifically are operating at a level that would result in 3 TD+ victory. What could change that? OSU turnovers. Pick: Oregon State.
STANFORD (minus-12.5) at WASHINGTON STATE: Spread passing teams have not fared well against the Cardinal over the years. (Their defenses, so use to seeing the spread in practice, can't handle Stanford's power running game.) Each time the Cardinal goes 70 yards for a TD in seven minutes, the pressure on WSU increases while the margin for error shrinks. Pick: Stanford.
Straight-up winners: Oregon, USC, UCLA, Washington, Utah and Stanford.
Five-star special: Stanford. One team (and quarterback) is used to big games. The other is not.