Angus Australia is very excited by the line-up of speakers that we have planned for the #GrowAngus National Conference.
Susan graduated from the University of Melbourne as a veterinarian in 2000. Since this time she has worked in Government service, including in the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease response in the UK, in private mixed practice and as a commercial poultry veterinarian servicing all species including broiler breeders, broilers, layer breeders, laying hens and turkeys. Her work has taken her all over the world with time spent in Scotland, Hungary and the USA, as well as Australia and New Zealand. She currently works part time for Specialised Breeders Australia as Veterinarian and National Started Pullet Manager, and runs a mixed species veterinary practice in Strathfieldsaye, just outside Bendigo.
In his current role with Angus Australia, Andrew is responsible for the implementation of Angus Australia's Breed Development & Extension program, and in turn, providing Angus Australia members and their customers with genetics tools to achieve continuous enhancement of Angus and Angus influenced cattle and beef products.
Andrew has considerable experience in delivering high level technical support and consultation to Breed Society Boards, Technical Committees, staff and members regarding the use and understanding of BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation software, BREEDPLAN companion products such as BreedObject selection indexes, Internet Solutions, MateSel and TakeStock, as well as genomic technologies for parentage verification, management of genetic conditions and genetic improvement for both qualitative and production traits.
Andrew has been heavily involved in the delivery of innovative extension activities, having involvement in developing, facilitating and delivering a comprehensive range of extension initiatives within the beef industry across Australia and New Zealand regarding the utilisation of genetic improvement technologies. These initiatives have varied considerably in scope, from targeted one on one activities, to broad extension activities such as the delivery of presentations at workshops, field days and conferences across Australia and abroad, to the development of electronic educational material for media and web delivery, to the development of tip sheets, booklets, promotional brochures, technical notes and electronic newsletters.
As one of Australia's most experienced and respected agricultural journalists and commentators, Jon Condon has been part of the fabric of the nation's beef industry for his entire life. For 34 years he has specialised in reporting on the red meat and livestock industries, earning the trust and confidence of key stakeholders across the industry and developing a reputation for accurate, credible, informed and informative reporting. He spent his early life in the Northern Territory, where his family built and operated a successful export beef processing plant at Katherine, and an extensive cattle property in the East Kimberley. He holds a Business degree in marketing and communications and spent the majority of his early career in agricultural print media with Fairfax's Rural Press division, including 15 years as national beef writer.
In 2011 he established a new online news business with fellow journalist, James Nason, launching the Beef Central website (http://www.beefcentral.com). Sheep Central and Grain Central have since been added to the stable. Beef Central website today attracts more than 70,000 Unique Browsers visiting the site on a regular basis, from across the Australian red meat supply chain and overseas. Jon has also engaged on a consultancy basis with red meat sector clients, both Australian and overseas, in special project work associated with the Australian red meat industry. Clients have included major Australian processors, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, and Japan's Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation.
Red Meat Industry Innovation Awards (Excellence in media category) 2002.
He is widely regarded as an authoritative commentator on industry affairs and regularly chairs significant national and regional industry events for the lotfeeding, live export and production sectors. As a communications specialist, Jon has contributed towards the development of major industry programs such as the Red Meat Industry Strategic Plans 2010-15, and 2015-2020. He also sat for some years on the National Beef Genetics Extension Committee. He has co-authored two books on industry affairs – both histories – based on the Australian lotfeeding industry and Stanbroke Pastoral Company.
Garry Edwards is the Founder and Managing Director of the AAM Investment Group Pty Ltd (AAMIG). He has over 20 years' experience in investments and management within the Australian agribusiness sector. As an equity investor, he has developed assets and opportunities in livestock production, livestock marketing, value added marketing and processing, and consistently delivered superior financial returns.
Garry studied a Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Agriculture at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury where he graduated as dux of his course and also received a scholarship to attend the University of Illinois in the United States.
In his early career, Garry created Livestock Exchange and developed the technology and systems that today underpin Australia's multi-billion dollar livestock industry through the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS). These days, Australia is the envy of all other livestock export markets due to the value attributed to commodities that fall under the NLIS program.
Garry has extensive experience in a diverse range of agricultural businesses from family operations through to large scale integrated corporate agricultural operations across a range of industry sectors. In 2007, AAMIG commenced the development, operation and management Operation and Management a portfolio of livestock selling facilities on behalf of Australian Superannuation funds which today trade over $1 billion of livestock annually.
Headquartered in Brisbane, our team of over 280, operate across regional Australia.
Sophia joined Vetoquinol Australia in November 2014, after completing her PhD and postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Queensland. Her research, funded by MLA and supported by Vetoquinol was focused on improving the management and understanding of FTAI in northern beef production herds. During this time Sophia consulted to various Dairy and Beef herds to assist in improving their reproductive management. Recently, Sophia completed a Masters of Business Administration to enhance her skills in this field. Having grown up on a commercial and seed stock beef operation she has an in depth understanding of the daily activities involved in livestock enterprises. With her background her aim is to build the bridge between the deep scientific understanding of reproduction in livestock, and the business aspects of livestock enterprises acknowledging that all activities are aimed at turning a profit. Sophia has a track record of improving and solving reproductive issues within livestock herds. Sophia has provided advice in the management of the FTAI programs for the Angus Sire Benchmarking Project since its inception.
He is a fourth generation farmer who has been in agriculture for more than 50 years. During this time, he has grown the family business from 60 cows to calving down 4000 Angus females per year across 6500ha.
The Bushy Park operation has been breeding commercial Angus bulls through AI since 1985 with a strict emphasis on fertility, structure, shape and temperament as the main drivers of the program, which aims to produce about 100-150 bulls per year for the business.
Greg has been a Cattle Council of Australia board member along with numerous other community positions but since the late 90s, has concentrated his efforts on business growth and next generation succession with his wife Dinah and sons Tim and Scott.
Dr Ferguson is a Research Director who leads the Livestock Systems Program within CSIRO Agriculture and Food. He is an internationally recognised animal scientist with expertise in stress physiology, animal welfare and meat science. He was a key member of the research team that led the development of Meat Standards Australia, the world's first beef palatability grading system and he has been instrumental in the delivery of improvements in farm animal welfare.
The goal of his program is to transform the productivity and sustainability of Australian livestock industries through the delivery of innovative genetic and phenomic technologies, improvements to farm animal health and welfare, integrated farm management solutions and trusted advice. Digital agriculture is a key research focus of the program and specifically, the development of precision livestock phenotyping and management technologies.
Brad completed a PhD in Chemistry at the University of New England in 2008. Following his PhD, Brad completed two Postdoctoral appointments, the first at the University of Guelph, Veterinary College, Canada and the second at AgResearch, New Zealand, before returning to a Postdoctoral position at CSIRO in 2012. Brad now works as a Research Scientist with CSIRO based in Armidale, NSW and specialising in ruminant immunology.
Brad's current research is focussed on developing methods to assess the immune competence of livestock and investigating how immune competence and other resilience traits, such as stress-coping ability and temperament, are linked and how together these traits influence an animal's ability to cope with challenges posed by their production environment. Brad is currently part of the Phenomics team at CSIRO which specialise in developing methodologies to assess difficult to measure traits of significant economic importance to the livestock industries. Working under the guidance of Dr Ian Colditz, Brad recently completed a large MLA/CSIRO co-funded project aimed at developing methods to assess immune competence in beef cattle (B.STU.0244). As part of the project, Brad was fortunate to work with Angus Australia to immune competence test calves from the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program on co-operator herd farms. By working with Angus Australia, Brad was able to ensure that his research was industry relevant and that animals used in the study were representative of those currently in industry.
Andrew is currently the Group Marketing Manager at Meat and Livestock Australia, responsible for the delivery of all marketing programs in the Australian market. He leads a team of 9 highly motivated individuals, all tasked with developing effective and creative marketing outcomes. Under Andrew's leadership, the domestic marketing team has been consistently recognised as one of the leading marketing teams in the country. His team proudly deliver the highly effective "You're better on Beef" marketing campaign for Australian Beef.
In and out of the kitchen, 'Destination Flavour' presenter, author and 'MasterChef' winner Adam Liaw is never boring — always unique.
Instantly recognisable with his warm smile and topknot, SBS's Award Winning Destination Flavour host and winner MasterChef Adam Liaw is one of Australia's favourite cooks, authors and television presenters.
His talent for creating simple, approachable and exciting dishes has seen him author four best-selling cookbooks – Two Asian Kitchens, Asian After Work, Adam's Big Pot and Asian Cookery School and his fifth book, The Zen Kitchen, released in 2016.
Articulate and witty, Adam brings a unique perspective to everything he does. He is a regular columnist for Fairfax – The Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Life and The Age. Adam also writes for international publications The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong, SBS online and popular parenting website 'KidSpot'.
Born in Malaysia to an English-Singaporean mother and Hainanese Chinese father, Adam's family lived in several countries through his youth and his culinary influences are far-reaching. He was an active cook from an early age, regularly cooking for his parents and seven brothers and sisters since he was eight years old.
Adam holds university degrees in science and law and practiced law for 11 years, most recently as the Head of Legal and Business Affairs for Disney Interactive, Asia Pacific based in Tokyo. His love affair with food and cooking blossomed during this time and he returned to Australia in 2009 to compete in MasterChef. In July 2010 over 5 million people tuned in to watch him win the second series MasterChef. His victory still remains the most watched non-sporting event in Australian television history.
In 2012 he began filming Destination Flavour a food and travel series with SBS. Destination Flavour has since presented four highly successful series on the network – Destination Flavour, Destination Flavour Japan, Destination Flavour Down Under and Destination Flavour Scandinavia. Destination Flavour Scandinavia took out the ACTAA award for Best Lifestyle Program for 2016. The fifth series of Destination Flavour was shot in 2016 in Singapore and will air in 2017.
A keen social media influencer, Adam's online presence was ranked by Klout in 2015 as the most influential in the Australian food industry. Adam is Unicef Australia's National Ambassador for Nutrition and in June this year he was given the honour of being named the Goodwill Ambassador for Japanese Cuisine acknowledging his significant contributions to promoting regional Japanese cuisine in Australia.
Adam lives in Sydney with his wife Asami and their son Christopher and daughter Anna. He speaks English, Japanese and basic Mandarin. Between his TV commitments and writing cookbooks, recipes and columns, he makes regular appearances at events and food festivals, and he usually has time to send a tweet or two.
Television: 'Destination Flavour: Scandinavia' 2016 (ACTAA for Best Lifestyle Program), 'Destination Flavour: Down Under' 2014, 'Destination Flavour: Japan' SBS Television 2013, 'Destination Flavour' SBS Television 2012, 'MasterChef Australia' Network Ten 2010.
Column: The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Good Food and Sunday Life Magazine, online for Wall St Journal, Scene Asia, The Guardian.
Tom Maguire is currently General Manager- Corporate Services with Teys Australia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Teys family and Cargill. Teys Australia is a substantial part of Australia's beef industry, operating six beef processing plants, three cattle feedlots as well as other businesses in the value chain located across Australia's eastern seaboard. Tom has been involved in the Australian meat industry since 1997. Tom holds post graduate qualifications in Economics, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management. He has also completed a Master in Business.
Dr. Dan Moser is the President of Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), and Director of Performance Programs for the American Angus Association, headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri. Dan was raised on a small seedstock cattle operation in northeast Kansas. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Animal Science from Kansas State University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Beef Cattle Genetics from the University of Georgia. For twenty years, as a faculty member at the University of Georgia, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University, he taught courses in animal management, genetics and animal breeding, conducted applied research, advised undergraduate and graduate students, and coordinated university seedstock cattle herds. In his current role, he oversees genetic evaluation programs, genomic testing services, business activities and member education efforts for AGI and the Angus association. He has served the beef industry in a variety of leadership roles, and is currently a director of Beef Improvement Federation.
As the Commercial Development Manager at Angus Australia, Liz Pearson is responsible for Angus Australia's most recent initiative, to develop greater engagement throughout the beef supply chain. Liz's program will deliver collaborative programs with key beef supply chain participants that will generate value across the supply chain, in particular, for Angus Australia members. While the program's initial phase has focused heavily on the feedlot and processing sectors, it will now move on to engage those across the agency sector and other service providers for beef production.
Liz's area of expertise includes relationship and project management, animal health and productivity along with systems and logistics management over 13 years in the feedlot sector. Liz holds a Bachelor of Agribusiness from the University of New England. Liz has been involved in the commercial beef industry all her life, spending well over 20 years as an integral member of her family's commercial Angus breeding and stock & station agency businesses.
Berry Reynolds is the Private Client Manager for Mort & Co, based in Toowoomba. Berry's role is to build and maintain Mort & Co's private client business with particular focus on establishing producer relationships that feed into the Mort & Co Angus, Wagyu and Backgrounding programs. He has a strong background in livestock breeding, genetics, client and member services, marketing and has a strong commercial acumen. He accrued this experience while owning and operating his own Red Angus stud herd prior to his commencement at Mort & Co.
Ramesh is the Deputy Director of Research at the Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF). URAF is a research group in the University of Adelaide which focuses on the use of drones for conservation and agriculture. The common thread that runs throughout Ramesh's career has been GIS and remote sensing. This hasn't changed since joining URAF in 2015, but is focused on democratising the data collection, processing and analysis with new and exciting technologies.
Prior to being appointed Chief Executive Officer at CPC in July 2014, Troy was the Chief Operating Officer of Australian Agricultural Company. Troy has held key management positions with agribusinesses including, North Australian Cattle Company, Torrens Investments, Killara Feedlot and Twynam Group. Along with having a degree in Rural Science from University of New England, he has also completed the Agribusiness program at Harvard Business School, The Australian Rural Leadership Program and is a Member Australian Institute of Company Directors. Troy also sits on the Board of the Australian Livestock Exporters' Council and the advisory committee of Tocal.
Ben Simpson is the Managing Director of Outcross Genetics Australia PTY Ltd. Established in 2000, the company trades as OGA Creative Agency. The agency works with large primary industry companies, developing strategic, branding and media pathways.
Ben has had a life time of experience in the beef industry and has managed the breeding and exporting of genetics around the world. He is a Royal Show Cattle Judge and has spoken internationally in the USA, Canada and New Zealand, covering topics from beef market development , strategic marketing and establishment of beef supply chains. Ben was also Senior Vice President of the national branch of the Beef Improvement Association.
OGA Creative Agency provides a full range of marketing services to industry & agribusiness across Australia and NZ, specializing in strategic marketing, branding, advertising, journalism, full visual and E media solutions.
Ben works with companies providing strategic mapping and management services. Starting with a sound strategic map, he and the team at OGA, provides ongoing service to companies who understand the importance of professional, independent outside opinion. This process keeps key goals in line with the overall strategic plan and allows for a collaborative approach to problem solving throughout the life of a company.
Ben's networks and involvement in the agricultural industry is extensive. OGA Creative clients include The Cattle Council of Australia, Herefords Australia, Angus Australia, Elders, Landmark, Transpacific Clean Away, Consolidated Foods and Kotzur, as well as leading Australian Seedstock brands such as Palgrove, Millah Murrah, Clunie Range and Wattletop to name a few.
Ben and his wife Julia live on their cattle property in Holbrook, in southern NSW, with their 3 children, Louis, Matilda and Freddy.
Kevin Sullivan BVSc is a veterinary feedlot consultant and principal veterinarian of Bell Veterinary Services and PAC (Production Animal Consultation) Australia based in the Darling Downs of south east Queensland. Kevin has been servicing small and large feedlots in eastern Australia for 25 years, and more recently in Indonesia and China.
Bell Veterinary Services consults to more than 40 feedlots with a combined one time capacity of more than 350,000 head; eight of these yards having more than 15,000 head one time capacity.
A large part of Kev's work is conducting workshops and training programs for feedlot livestock staff. Kev teaches the Feedlot Production Medicine course at Queensland University, Gatton and James Cook University, Townsville. He has been a member of the presenting team for the ALFA animal health workshops since their inception and is a regular presenter at Veterinary, ALFA and industry conferences. Bell Veterinary Services has a data collection and analysis system which analyses health records for most of its clients and provides monthly reporting. There is a health benchmarking program which provides information on nine key health performance indicators.
Kev was integral in the early stages of the development of both the M.Haemolytica and IBR + M.Haemolytica vaccines which are currently marketed as Bovillis MH and Bovillis MH+IBR. He conducted the initial concept and registration studies for these vaccines. Kev was one of the team that worked on the MLA/ALFA Euthanasia project for the feedlot sector and was a participating veterinarian on the MLA BRD initiative.
Kev introduced the "Whisper electronic stethoscope and diagnostic software" to the Australian feedlot industry in 2015. This technology has improved the diagnosis of respiratory disease cases in feedlot cattle, redefined case definition and has improved the decision making with respect to antibiotic selection.
Kev has been a passionate advocate for improvement in animal welfare and handling of cattle in the feedlot sector and has been a driving force behind changes in handling facilities and the introduction of "Box and Alley" systems in the feedlot sector.
Ben Thomas is the Market Information Manager at MLA, where he has been employed since 2012. Ben's responsibilities include writing the quarterly beef and lamb industry projections, along with regular market analysis. Prior to working for MLA Ben completed a cadetship with Twynam Agricultural Group and spent two years working on a Canadian cattle farm. He has the qualifications of a Bachelor of Rural Science at the University of New England.


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SNEAK PEEK AT WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT
Design practical, rather than beautiful
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THIS is a sneak peek at the new $5.3B Western Sydney Airport design which will be home to tens of thousands of local workers and businesspeople after it opens in 2026.
More than 10 million passengers a year will pass to the terminal on international and domestic flights initially. But the sky is the limit with aviation set to boom in the next few decades and the Federal Government predicting 80 million will pass through the airport eventually.
The functional and cost effective design can be described as a "practical rather than beautiful" work and it is aimed at giving value-for-money as the new Gateway to NSW and Australia.
Western Sydney will be right on the doorstep of the airport which will be surrounded by a massive Aerotropolis city in its own right, employing 250,000 plus local people.
World renowned architects Zaha Hadid and local firm Cox Architecture won the design competition and the winning entry has now been revealed by the Department of Urban Infrastructure.
See video HERE
The design is the next step in Western Sydney International taking shape, with major earthworks set to start early next year.
The winning design focuses on the customer journey while paying tribute to the Western Sydney region and natural landscape. It passed a range of value-for-money and technical reviews.
Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Alan Tudge said Western Sydney would be the big winner as the airport continued to take shape.
"The construction phase alone will support 11,000 direct and indirect jobs in the Western Sydney region," Minister Tudge said.
"Within the first five years of the airport opening it is expected to support 28,000 full time jobs for the people of Western Sydney."
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the design showed the once-in-a-generation infrastructure project coming to life.
"This is set to be the largest gateway to Australia and these designs are another step to making it a reality," he said.
"Designed alongside locals and built by local workers the airport will deliver massive economic benefits to the region."
Aurecon has been appointed to provide the terminal precinct engineering design services for the new Airport.
The global engineering, design, and advisory company, based in Australia and South Africa, was selected through a competitive tender process to oversee engineering of the terminal precinct.
This includes development of the reference design and technical advisory support for the 10 MAP terminal building, the aircraft apron, public car parks and roads.
The Aurecon team led by aviation expert Brett Reiss will bring a mix of engineering, technical aviation and advisory skill sets to what is the largest aviation project Australia has seen in decades.
"We are not just engineers, we are approaching this project with a user centred design approach to ensure that the project provides a great passenger experience," Mr Reiss said.
Instrumental in the development of this approach was Aurecon's i40 team, which is an internal innovation team that deploys Design to Innovate processes to help unpack a problem and develop solutions.
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said designing and constructing a terminal capable of catering for 10 million passengers annually was a significant challenge.
"To meet the challenge the terminal will be designed for modular expansion, to accommodate the long term capacity of up to 80 million passengers anticipated every year by the early 2060s," Mr Cormann said.
To be considered for the design project, interested firms were required to have experience designing an airport of similar size and complexity to Western Sydney International in the past five years. The final decision on the winning design was made by a panel of some of Australia's most renowned architects.
Liberal Senator for Western Sydney Marise Payne said the competitive process undertaken for the terminal precinct design led to the very best outcome for Western Sydney.
"The iconic final design ensures that air travel will be accessible for locals, as well as locking in new opportunities for people who want to work, shop and meet at the terminal precinct," Senator Payne said.
The airport has committed to delivering 30% of direct job opportunities to Western Sydney residents and is currently exceeding that target.
Member for Lindsay Melissa McIntosh said designing an airport and working through concepts with local students was important.
"I am pleased to see that Zaha Hadid Architects and Australian architects Cox Architecture will work with Western Sydney University students, local Aboriginal groups and other stakeholders to further refine and enhance the concepts to arrive at the final design," Ms McIntosh said.
"This is the first step in preparing our local kids for the jobs of the future by playing such an integral role through the design of the Airport. We know that post construction over 28,000 jobs will be created and we want our kids to take those opportunities."
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How will North Korea's economic changes impact the country's political and social future?
In 2009, the North Korean government implemented an ill-conceived currency reform in an attempt to wrestle back control of a burgeoning "free" market and, perhaps, to reign in price inflation. While it may have temporarily stamped out the economic power of small, black market traders, in the long run it may have only succeeded in tarnishing the government's already questionable reputation.
Joung Eun-lee's "An Analysis of the Level of North Korean Market Institutionalization on the Basis of the Physical Development of Public Markets" takes a longer view of the marketization process than you'll find elsewhere. Joung finds that the markets we see today did not spontaneously emerge following in the trying 1990s (the period during which the great famine occurred). Instead, "Markets in this period [the 1990s] grew out of the existing, but marginal marketplaces of the 1980s. They 'developed' especially on the sides of rivers and in other places where people could assemble, trade, and then disappear before security forces arrived." In other words, the market infrastructure of today was initially built before the collapse of the public distribution service. While there may not have been the unregulated financiers we find today – the so-called "money-makers" – markets did exist and marketization, however nascent, had already begun.
The market has the potential to politically undermine the state, which might happen if, say, the state fully embraced the market through various legal and institutional reforms. Even still, "capitalists have… begun to infiltrate the state, leveraging their networks, expertise, and capital and entering into partnerships with state enterprises to supply goods and services while pocketing a share of the resulting profits." The result is an interesting one, but not unusual in the history of capitalist development: those who control the means of production (state managers) and those with access to lines of capital (nascent financiers/"money-makers") benefit and do well, while those without control and only limited access (through a financier) finding it difficult to make ends meet.
The third and final review is of Park Hyeong-jung's "Towards a Political Analysis of Markets in North Korea." It shows how North Korea's exclusive political institutions disadvantage larges swaths of the population. Putting small scale markets aside, Park focuses on the extractive economic practices of the "state trading companies" doing business in "certain products, mostly marine, mined natural resources, etc." Owned and run by the military, the party, and the Cabinet, these state-sanctioned and controlled business make a mighty dollar – for the regime. Thus, business that is officially recognized and "regulated" is not that which opens up much opportunity for anyone except those with significant amounts of political power. These are the kinds of economic and political institutions that Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson discussed in their powerfully simple book, Why Nations Fail.
Economic change is afoot in North Korea; that much is clear. Will it spell the end of the regime? Not likely by way of revolution, barring some exogenous shock. Instead, evidence suggests that there will be piecemeal change, benefiting a certain segment or class in society.
At Trump-Kim 2.0, Don't Forget North Korea's MarketsReminder: North Korea Is Not ChinaNorth Korea's Internal Struggles Hint That Sanctions Are WorkingWhat's Behind North Korea's Recent Efforts to Promote Its Education Sector?How Does North Korea's Economy Look Heading Into the Hanoi Summit?
How does the People's Liberation Army manage a common challenge for any large military?


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Environmentalist Arguments Against Waukesha Water Deal Run Dry
By Brett Healy - April 21, 2017
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By James Wigderson
Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute
Just in time for Earth Day, the Great Lakes Compact Council reaffirmed their decision to allow the City of Waukesha to divert an average of 8.2 million gallons of Lake Michigan water per day. Unless the diversion is stopped in court, a pipeline will be built to Oak Creek. The water, 100 percent of it, will be returned to Lake Michigan via the Root River.
The vote on Thursday, like the original vote ten months ago, was unanimous. That's because it's a good decision then, and it's still a good decision today.
It's good for the 71,000 residents of Waukesha. The city is under a court order to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's limits on radium in the drinking water. Waukesha draws its water from a deep aquifer. As the city drinks deeper from the aquifer, the water is more contaminated with radium and other impurities.
To comply with the radium order, the city mixes in water from a shallow aquifer. However, that's not sustainable in the long run. As the city relies upon the shallow aquifer more, the surface water features of Waukesha County, the rivers and lakes, will be adversely affected.
In addition to all of those problems, by relying upon the deep aquifer the city is actually diverting 1.6 million gallons per day that would flow through to Lake Michigan. After the city uses and treats the water it consumes, the city currently sends the water down the Fox River and into the Mississippi River Basin.
The Great Lakes Compact imposes a ban on communities from outside the Great Lakes Basin from using Great Lakes Water. However, because the City of Waukesha is in a county that straddles the divide between the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes Basin, the Great Lakes Compact allowed the city to apply for a diversion of water from Lake Michigan.
When the Compact was passed with bipartisan support in 2008, it was understood that Waukesha would apply for the diversion under that exception. Environmentalists even used that exception to help sell the Compact to skeptical legislators. To get the diversion approved, Waukesha needed to demonstrate that it had no viable alternative, that it would return the water to the source, and it would get the unanimous approval of the Great Lakes governors. In June of last year, the city's application for a diversion was finally approved.
Now the same environmentalists that touted the exception to the Great Lakes Compact are trying to stop Waukesha from getting water from Lake Michigan.
A group called the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative filed an appeal last August of the Great Lakes Compact Council's decision. That appeal was rejected Thursday. Now the organization is considering its legal options, which was really the point of the appeal.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is ignoring all of the environmental benefits of the Waukesha diversion. In addition to solving Waukesha's radium problem, the diversion will allow the deep aquifer to recharge. Waukesha will not have to dig the additional shallow wells that will harm the water levels of lakes and rivers. Sending 100 percent of the water will not only keep Lake Michigan's water levels the same, but the lake will actually benefit from the additional water that flows through the deep aquifer without interruption. Finally, the return from Waukesha to Lake Michigan will be an environmental benefit to the Root River.
Every one of the The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative's concerns about the diversion have been answered. Every concern expressed by the environmentalists has been answered. All that's left is empty liberal animus towards conservative Waukesha. They should focus their efforts on some other protests, like saving the smelt.
Even Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has said Waukesha is in compliance with the Compact. After opposing Waukesha's application for most of the process, Barrett now wants to sell water to Waukesha. Of course, he's too late and Oak Creek is benefitting instead.
If the environmentalist groups that support stopping the diversion can't see the environmental benefits, then perhaps someone should remind them the Lorax frowns on cutting down trees for quixotic legal briefs.
Brett Healy
Brett Healy is the President of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy.


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Hey phil ,I like your expressive writing style,you see its the mystery Oh love,true love only to be known,dark secret love. His only mistakes,cheating his love and using those pop American producers that defiled his talent.
I myself like "In the Arms of Rain" real catchy tune. This is a great Cd. It is different from Him's other albums, and may be a little lite. The more you listen to it the more you will like it.
The deluxe edition comes with the acoustic Cd of the songs. The acoustic versions sound more gothic and Him screamworks love in theory and practice. It is worth having to listen to both versions.
I really love it, and I'm glad I got it. Well ,let me start it off by saying, HIM never had a bad album, even Dark light had its charms, HIM is the kind of band that keeps on experimenting with music as time goes by and this is not a bad thingbands that tent to re- create their old albums see Linkinpark always end up sounding boring and repetitive.
Think Him screamworks love in theory and practice this album as a Venus Doom -Light version. Overall the album is not bad but its not the best. Tracks that stand up are: One person found this helpful. Love it to the core!!! To all those who hate it or judge it to the "bad" extreme, get over yourselves and grow up. Oh, it's not like their old stuff, blah, blah, blah!
Who wants the same stuff over and over. I'll tell you who This album is awesome! I love the fact that they took a chance and made an "American" album. Hell, I was around when the Rolling Stones did a disco album and it shook me to the core but guess what people, they're still here!
Ville doesn't need his Goth makeup and outfits anymore, he's outgrown them and all the poor little whining kids too. This is a great album if you're mature enough to really listen. If not, don't go to any more of their concerts, that'll make more room for real music lovers and real HIM fans like me who can appreciate change and going with the flow.
I'll be at The House of Blues show on March 28th! Have been a more than casual fan of HIM through the years. Being I only purchased Dark Light and this one This new album kind of reminds me,anyway,of Dark Light. This one may "Him screamworks love in theory and practice" a more mainstream sound which I know was intended. More upbeat and slower ballad-like. The album should win over Dark Light purchasers as well as Venus Doom,which I will probably buy soon.
Songs of note are Buy it and you will not be disappointed. Came in good condition- disc was pristine. See all 90 reviews. Pages with related products. See and discover other items: There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime.
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Released K. Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13 Tracklist. 1. Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1−13 is the seventh studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM. Released on 8 Februarythe.


At the Hawk Conservancy Trust, our priority when you come here is that you enjoy yourselves! This is why we've thought long and hard about our approach to education and how we make sure that you, as a visitor, can find out as much or as little as you like during your time here.
Our staff have a huge passion for what they do. You'll see them about the Trust throughout the day and they'll happily stop for a chat and answer any questions you have. We believe that education is a key part of conservation. The more information you are given about the work we do and the importance of looking after the birds of prey we have here, then the greater chance we have of you being inspired to protect them.
Our flying displays have been specially crafted over the many years that the Trust has been open. By being able to see our birds in action as they swoop close to your head, you'll get a better understanding of their role in their natural habitat. We combine this with a fun, informative live commentary which explains what the birds are doing and why.
We've carefully designed our signs to include important information in a way that's easy to see and read, whether that's finding out where in the world a specific bird or animal is from, to just how endangered it is and why.
Above all, you play a key role in what we do here at the Trust. We're a registered charity and rely on our visitors to help us achieve our mission – the conservation of birds of prey. We believe in engaging with our visitors personally to both show our appreciation and to tell you what your support is doing to help protect these birds, not only here but all over the world. We look forward to meeting you!
The Hawk Conservancy Trust can help bring education to life inside and outside the classroom.
By working with teachers and schools, we've been able to create a number of tailored education packages at our award-winning visitor attraction. These have been designed to complement your term's topics and work with the National Curriculum covering Key Stages 1-4. Through our education packages, we provide teachers with an exciting opportunity to actively engage their students with the natural world. Combining classroom work with discovery based learning, we bring topics to life, inspiring creativity and interest.
A huge part of the experience when visiting the Trust is to watch our thrilling flying demonstrations. This is why all activity sessions are pre-arranged with teachers and the Trust's Education Officer, Miriam Nicholls (CertEd), to ensure visits maximise the learning experience and have an itinerary which enables activities and demonstrations to be incorporated into the visit.
A day at the Hawk Conservancy Trust is a wonderfully interactive learning experience offering pupils the opportunity to be immersed in nature for the day.
Education is a fundamental element of all the work the Hawk Conservancy Trust does in the visitor centre and on a daily basis. Sharing our passion and expertise is fundamental to extending our other core missions of conserving and rehabilitating birds of prey. This extends to the highest levels of education and we regularly host training courses for a variety of external organisations and in collaboration with tertiary education bodies.
The Trust regularly hosts training courses for students, at the Royal Veterinary College and University of Reading, studying the BSc in Avian Science, the MSc in Wild Animal Biology and the MSc in Wildlife Management. In addition, we host courses for fifth year veterinary medicine students who are following the avian medicine elective.
With the breadth of expertise offered by our team, along with our state-of-the-art rehabilitation facilities, the training and education that we are able to offer these students is highly specialised. There are also opportunities for students to gain a variety of hands-on experience working with our resident birds and within the National Bird of Prey Hospital™.
For many years, the Trust has worked closely with the RSPCA, hosting the annual intake of trainee inspectors. These trainees visit the Trust for in-depth training with birds of prey, to ensure they are confident with handling and restraining birds of prey as well as having a greater understanding of their specific health and welfare issues.
Each year we offer, in collaboration with Amews Falconry, the opportunity for guests to gain the nationally recognised LANTRA qualification in bird of prey management and husbandry. This four day course is offered bi-annually and has the option of an assessment to achieve the LANTRA award. The course is designed to teach the beginner, with little or no knowledge, how to prepare for, source, select and care for birds of prey. Read more about the LANTRA Beginning Falconry Award Course.
A number of opportunities are available for students (aged 16 or over) seeking work experience. Applications should be made 8 – 10 months in advance and should be for a minimum of 2 weeks.
The Hawk Conservancy Trust offers a limited number of apprenticeships in Work-based Animal Care in association with KEITS.
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles have nests made of sticks and these almost always located on isolated and inaccessible rock and canyon ledges.


Encompassing Systems Integration, Electrical and Instrumentation and mechanical projects, the 50 strong team is now based in 4,000 sq. ft. of offices. The client focused teams consist of senior and project managers, QS teams, project, commissioning and software engineers, health and safety personnel and technical support.
Boultings' latest offices include dedicated test bays installed for hardware and software testing. The facilities provide capability for off-site testing for projects encompassing software development, networks and SCADA.
The scale of new projects, many involving a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach, will create opportunities for a further 25 to 30 new jobs within the North West.
�Our clients are increasingly seeking new approaches with their strategic partners, creating collaborative supplier communities and encouraging innovation through early engagement,' commented Mike Groarke, CEO of Boulting Group.
�The scope of our expertise means innovative projects are being delivered, in the main, by our comprehensive in-house resource.


Taking another surface pattern design class with Rachel Taylor of Make it in Design. This will be my fourth class I have taken with her, and always amazed how much I learn. Always amazed by what designs I am able to create.
The pattern below the them was Raw-Eco-Oraganic Decay, which is not a theme I would necessarily pick freely on my own. The inspiration of the pattern came from a photo of tree bark. Here is the photo of the tree bark.
Photo of the tree bark.
Putting it all together. I would never wear the high heel shoes as I would break my ankle.


Erik Gustavsson is a research assistant with a special focus on medical ethics.
I defended my thesis on needs in health care priority setting in January 2018. The notion of needs has a strong standing in health care policy; however, how the idea should be understood more specifically and how it should guide decisions about priority setting remain contentious issues. The aim of this thesis was to explore how needs should be characterised in health care priority setting.
I am currently employed as reserach assistant with a special focus on medical ethics. This position consists of two projects where the first is concerned with ethcial aspects of genetic testing and the other focuses on ethical aspects of QALY as an outcome measure of health care interventions.


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#ifndef ND4J_ARRAY_OPTIONS_H
#define ND4J_ARRAY_OPTIONS_H

#include <op_boilerplate.h>
#include <pointercast.h>
#include <dll.h>
#include <array/DataType.h>
#include <array/ArrayType.h>
#include <array/SpaceType.h>
#include <array/SparseType.h>
#include <initializer_list>

#define ARRAY_SPARSE 2
#define ARRAY_COMPRESSED 4
#define ARRAY_EMPTY 8
#define ARRAY_RAGGED 16

#define ARRAY_CSR 32
#define ARRAY_CSC 64
#define ARRAY_COO 128

// complex values
#define ARRAY_COMPLEX 512

// quantized values
#define ARRAY_QUANTIZED 1024

//  16 bit float FP16
#define ARRAY_HALF 4096

//  16 bit bfloat16
#define ARRAY_BHALF 2048

// regular 32 bit float
#define ARRAY_FLOAT 8192

// regular 64 bit float
#define ARRAY_DOUBLE 16384

// 8 bit integer
#define ARRAY_CHAR 32768

// 16 bit integer
#define ARRAY_SHORT 65536

// 32 bit integer
#define ARRAY_INT 131072

// 64 bit integer
#define ARRAY_LONG 262144

// boolean values
#define ARRAY_BOOL 524288

// UTF values
#define ARRAY_UTF8 1048576
#define ARRAY_UTF16 4194304
#define ARRAY_UTF32 16777216

// flag for extras
#define ARRAY_EXTRAS 2097152

// flag for signed/unsigned integers
#define ARRAY_UNSIGNED 8388608

namespace nd4j {
    class ND4J_EXPORT ArrayOptions {

    private:
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD Nd4jLong& extra(Nd4jLong* shape);

    public:
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool isNewFormat(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool hasPropertyBitSet(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool togglePropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void unsetPropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void setPropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void setPropertyBits(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, std::initializer_list<int> properties);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool isSparseArray(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool isUnsigned(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD nd4j::DataType dataType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SpaceType spaceType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SpaceType spaceType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD ArrayType arrayType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD ArrayType arrayType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SparseType sparseType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SparseType sparseType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool hasExtraProperties(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void resetDataType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo);
        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void setDataType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, const nd4j::DataType dataType);

        static FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void copyDataType(Nd4jLong* to, const Nd4jLong* from);
    };

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD Nd4jLong& ArrayOptions::extra(Nd4jLong* shape) {
        return shape[shape[0] + shape[0] + 1];
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::isNewFormat(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return (extra(const_cast<Nd4jLong*>(shapeInfo)) != 0);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::isSparseArray(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SPARSE);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::hasExtraProperties(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_EXTRAS);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::hasPropertyBitSet(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property) {
        if (!isNewFormat(shapeInfo))
            return false;

        return ((extra(const_cast<Nd4jLong*>(shapeInfo)) & property) == property);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::isUnsigned(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        if (!isNewFormat(shapeInfo))
            return false;

        return hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UNSIGNED);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD nd4j::DataType ArrayOptions::dataType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        /*if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_QUANTIZED))
            return nd4j::DataType::QINT8;
        else */if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_FLOAT))
            return nd4j::DataType::FLOAT32;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_DOUBLE))
            return nd4j::DataType::DOUBLE;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_HALF))
            return nd4j::DataType::HALF;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BHALF))
            return nd4j::DataType::BFLOAT16;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BOOL))
            return nd4j::DataType ::BOOL;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UNSIGNED)) {
            if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CHAR))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UINT8;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SHORT))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UINT16;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_INT))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UINT32;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_LONG))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UINT64;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF8))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UTF8;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF16))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UTF16;
            else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF32))
                return nd4j::DataType ::UTF32;
            else {
                //shape::printShapeInfoLinear("Bad unsigned datatype (not)stored in shape", const_cast<Nd4jLong*>(shapeInfo));
#ifndef __CUDA_ARCH__
                throw std::runtime_error("Bad datatype A");
#endif
            }
        }
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CHAR))
            return nd4j::DataType::INT8;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SHORT))
            return nd4j::DataType::INT16;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_INT))
            return nd4j::DataType::INT32;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_LONG))
            return nd4j::DataType::INT64;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF8))
            return nd4j::DataType::UTF8;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF16))
            return nd4j::DataType::UTF16;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF32))
            return nd4j::DataType::UTF32;
        else {
            //shape::printShapeInfoLinear("Bad signed datatype (not)stored in shape", const_cast<Nd4jLong*>(shapeInfo));
#ifndef __CUDA_ARCH__
            throw std::runtime_error("Bad datatype B");
#endif
        }
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SpaceType ArrayOptions::spaceType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return spaceType(const_cast<Nd4jLong *>(shapeInfo));
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SpaceType ArrayOptions::spaceType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_QUANTIZED))
            return SpaceType::QUANTIZED;
        if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_COMPLEX))
            return SpaceType::COMPLEX;
        else // by default we return continuous type here
            return SpaceType::CONTINUOUS;
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD ArrayType ArrayOptions::arrayType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return arrayType(const_cast<Nd4jLong *>(shapeInfo));
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD ArrayType ArrayOptions::arrayType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SPARSE))
            return ArrayType::SPARSE;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_COMPRESSED))
            return ArrayType::COMPRESSED;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_EMPTY))
            return ArrayType::EMPTY;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_RAGGED))
            return ArrayType::RAGGED;
        else // by default we return DENSE type here
            return ArrayType::DENSE;
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD bool ArrayOptions::togglePropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property) {
        extra(shapeInfo) ^= property;

        return hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, property);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::setPropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property) {
        extra(shapeInfo) |= property;
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::unsetPropertyBit(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, int property) {
        extra(shapeInfo) &= property;
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SparseType ArrayOptions::sparseType(const Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        return sparseType(const_cast<Nd4jLong *>(shapeInfo));
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD SparseType ArrayOptions::sparseType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
#ifndef __CUDA_ARCH__
        if (!isSparseArray(shapeInfo))
            throw std::runtime_error("Not a sparse array");
#endif

        if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CSC))
            return SparseType::CSC;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CSR))
            return SparseType::CSR;
        else if (hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, ARRAY_COO))
            return SparseType::COO;
        else
            return SparseType::LIL;
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::setPropertyBits(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, std::initializer_list<int> properties) {
        for (auto v: properties) {
            if (!hasPropertyBitSet(shapeInfo, v))
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, v);
        }
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::resetDataType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo) {
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BOOL);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_HALF);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BHALF);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_FLOAT);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_DOUBLE);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_INT);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_LONG);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CHAR);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SHORT);
        unsetPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UNSIGNED);
    }

    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::setDataType(Nd4jLong *shapeInfo, const nd4j::DataType dataType) {
        resetDataType(shapeInfo);
        if (dataType == nd4j::DataType::UINT8 ||
            dataType == nd4j::DataType::UINT16 ||
            dataType == nd4j::DataType::UINT32 ||
            dataType == nd4j::DataType::UINT64) {

            setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UNSIGNED);
        }

        switch (dataType) {
            case nd4j::DataType::BOOL:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BOOL);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::HALF:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_HALF);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::BFLOAT16:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_BHALF);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::FLOAT32:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_FLOAT);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::DOUBLE:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_DOUBLE);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::INT8:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CHAR);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::INT16:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SHORT);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::INT32:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_INT);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::INT64:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_LONG);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UINT8:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_CHAR);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UINT16:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_SHORT);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UINT32:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_INT);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UINT64:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_LONG);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UTF8:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF8);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UTF16:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF16);
                break;
            case nd4j::DataType::UTF32:
                setPropertyBit(shapeInfo, ARRAY_UTF32);
                break;
            default:
#ifndef __CUDA_ARCH__
                throw std::runtime_error("Can't set unknown data type");
#else
                printf("Can't set unknown data type");
#endif
        }
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    FORCEINLINE _CUDA_HD void ArrayOptions::copyDataType(Nd4jLong* to, const Nd4jLong* from) {
        setDataType(to, dataType(from));
    }
}

#endif // ND4J_ARRAY_OPTIONS_H :)

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Long Term Clinical Data from PISCES Stroke Trial
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ReNeuron Group plc provides a further and final update on the PISCES Phase I clinical trial of its CTX stem cell therapy for disabled stroke patients.
Long term follow-up data out to at least 24 months in all patients treated in the PISCES study are
being presented by the clinical team from Glasgow's Southern General Hospital on 19th April in a
platform presentation at the 2015 European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC), taking place in Glasgow. The data are being presented ahead of submission for publication in a peer-reviewed clinical journal later this year.
There have been no cell-related or immunological adverse events reported in any of the eleven
patients treated in the study (across the four ascending dose levels). Adverse events reported were related only to the implantation procedure or the patient's underlying medical condition.
Improvements in neurological status and limb function compared to pre-treatment baseline
performance were observed within three months of treatment and maintained throughout long term follow-up. Improvements in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were seen in all dose groups. The NIHSS is a measure used to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke.
For all subjects, the median baseline score was 7. This improved to 5 at 3 months and was sustained at 2 years follow up with a median score of 5 (p=0.002).
Other measures of neuromuscular disability were supportive of the NIHSS improvement. Mean
Ashworth Scale scores, a measure of limb spasticity, were 18.1 and 9.7 (affected upper and lower limb, respectively) at baseline, which improved to 15.7 and 7.8 at 3 months and 16.1 and 6.5 at 2 years.
Improvements in scores on the Barthel Index (a measure of activities of daily living) were also consistent with the neuromuscular score changes with a median value of 12 at baseline, 14 at 3 months and 14 at 2 years.
The Company is currently conducting a UK multi-site Phase II clinical trial (PISCES II) to examine the efficacy of its CTX stem cell treatment in patients disabled by an ischaemic stroke. As a result of observed good safety profile of the treatment, the highest cell dose from the PISCES study is being used in the ongoing Phase II study.
As with the PISCES study, the Phase II clinical trial involves a single, one-off injection of CTX cells into the brain. Subject to patient recruitment, initial data from this study are expected around the end of this year.
Olav Hellebø, Chief Executive Officer of ReNeuron, said: "We are delighted to report long term data from all of the stroke patients treated in the PISCES study at this year's ESOC meeting. The data confirm the good safety profile of our CTX stem cell treatment in this setting and it is particularly gratifying to see that the functional improvements previously observed in the patients against baseline measurements have been maintained in long term follow up. We look forward to reporting data from our ongoing Phase II study with CTX in disabled stroke patients in due course."
Professor Keith Muir, SINAPSE Professor of Clinical Imaging, Division of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Glasgow, and Principal Investigator of the PISCES study, said: "We continue to be both pleased and encouraged by the data from the PISCES study. The long term follow-up data continue to demonstrate the safety and tolerability of the CTX treatment. The evidence of functional improvement warrant further investigation and, in this regard, we are delighted to be a principal participating centre in the ongoing Phase II efficacy study with CTX."
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Byzantine Catholic Church in America
Feasts & Fasts
A Rule of Prayer
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List of Eparchies
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Russian City Getting Its 1st Catholic Church
PETROPAVLOVSK, Russia, MARCH 19, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Construction is under way in the city of Petropavlovsk, in far-eastern Russia, for its first Catholic church.
With the blessing of Bishop Cyryl Klimovicz, of the Diocese of Irkutsk, the new church, like the parish, "is devoted to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus," said Father Krzystof Kowal during a recent interview with Aid to the Church in Need.
Catholics make up 3% of the 250,000 inhabitants in Petropavlovsk, mostly descendants of those deported from Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine during and after World War II.
The new church will replace the small chapel in an old wooden house where the faithful have been meeting since 19
Code: ZE07031927
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." (Matthew 7:7,8 ESV)
'For the love of God, send us oxygen,' plead bishops in Brazil's Amazon region (CNS)
Biden taps transgender health secretary (AP)
Archbishop Paglia: To promote the gift of life, 'change of approach is extremely relevant' (CNS)
Cardinal Gregory to deliver invocation at Covid memorial before inauguration (Catholic Standard)
DR Congo bishop: 'We have been on the Via Dolorosa for years' (Aid to the Church in Need)
Southern Africa: bishops, religious alarmed over Covid variant's spread (Fides)
Kentucky bishop weighs in on Catholic public officials and the death penalty (@BpStowe)
DC, Maryland, Delaware bishops issue statement for MLK Day (Catholic Standard)
President-elect's Cabinet nominee for science is pontifical academy member (@CasinaPioIV)
Forum 18 News
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BELARUS: Regime allows Archbishop's Christmas return
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RUSSIA: Raids, investigations, torture
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Lamb and Redeemer
When You were baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed, * for the Father's voice bore witness to You, calling You His "beloved Son", * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the certainty of these words. * O Christ God, * Who appeared and enlightened the world, glory to You! (Troparion, Tone 1)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
You have appeared to the whole world today, * and Your light, O Lord, is signed upon us, * who with knowledge praise You in song: * "You have come, and You have appeared, O Unapproachable Light." (Kontakion, Tone 4)
Random Proverb
"My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live." (Proverbs 7:1,2 ESV)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Wisdom from the Church Fathers
Do not pray that things may be according to your desires, for your desires are not always in keeping with the will of God. It is better to pray as you were taught, saying: "Thy will be done" (Matthew 6:10). Pray in this way about all things, for He always desires what is good and profitable for your soul, whereas you do not always seek it.
Saint Nilus of Mount Sinai: "153 Texts on Prayer"
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The 2019 Saudari Cup was contested between the women's national teams of Singapore and Malaysia from 28 to 30 August 2019.

The Saudari Cup is an annual event between the two sides, which started in 2014, with Malaysia winning all of the previous editions, including the most recent edition in 2018. The series consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, all being played at the Indian Association Ground in Singapore. Malaysia retained the title, sweeping the series 3–0.

This was the second edition of the event to have WT20I status following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between women's sides of Associate Members after 1 July 2018.

Squads

T20I series

1st WT20I

2nd WT20I

3rd WT20I

References

External links
 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Associate international cricket competitions in 2019
International cricket competitions in Singapore
Saudari Cup

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We teach creative technology classes to teenagers in low-income neighborhoods in Seattle to get them excited about technology careers. Rather than just teaching how to use commercial software, we try to figure out some way for them to be creating something new and different. For the longest time, we wanted to teach a class where the students built hardware, but there was a requirement that the cost of hardware had to be extremely low, since our goal is to create classes that any community center or school can teach.
So we had them build a Dance Dance Revolution machine. We got a Phidget interface kit from Trossen Robotics and it was actually quite easy to write some .NET code that read in an XML file that defined the images, music, and dance steps. When you hit the go button, it played the music and then swapped out images to show arrows "lighting up". Phidget provides a .NET library that makes it easy for you to get events when the circuit is closed between ground and one of eight inputs, so it was just a question of creating some kind of cheap sensor for the footpad that would close a circuit when you stepped on it.
The footpads were built of cardboard, aluminum, speaker wire, and glue, and tape. They aren't built to last, but they last long enough to do a final event, and it only takes about 30 minutes for a class of eight kids to build four of these.
They designed the arrows using PowerPoint and edited the music using Audacity (freeware) to create a one minute music clip. Then they used XML Marker (also freeware) to create the XML for the dance steps. They tested out their steps using an emulator where you use the keypads instead of the footpads.
Once everything was working, we did a final event where they showed off the Dance Dance Revolution machine at the 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. Their designs went up on a huge screen with a fantastic sound system, and it made for an exciting event.
This program was started at Red Llama, and has now moved to SDK Bridge. We are teaching this class in other communities -- and the beauty is that the total hardware cost (including headphones for the students) is under $200. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.sdkbridge.com/youth.html.
I've never been a fan of the dance games but I have to admit I'm really impressed with what you've done here. I'm also impressed with how you've let underprivileged kids have access and work with new technology with a really low budget. Awesome and inspiring!
Totally agree on this one jes1510, What a great interest these kids must have to get involved in this project, well done to all.
I'm floored pgruenbaum.... This is truly an incredible and inspiring use of bridgeware technology. I can only imagine the confidence you're building in these kids!


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Q: Usage of superlative in the context of more than one item Can we use superlative when we are talking about 2 or more items? I'm not quite sure about that since the rule says: "Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality".
I wanted to figure out this before talking to my student who wrote the following sentence:"Only a few games are the most popular in the world".

A: Your question is based unfortunately on a badly-worded law; I would opt for Merriam-Webster's definition:

The form of an adjective or adverb that is used to indicate the greatest degree of a particular quality

The following examples (from this thread) are all cases in which plural objects are used with superlatives:

Basketball players are among the tallest men in the world.
She is one of the richest women in the world

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Scientists Debunk Familiar Tongue-Rolling Lore
It may not be genetic after all.
By Jacqueline Howard
Gideon Tsang/Flickr
Rolling the tongue is not entirely a genetic trait, scientists say.
Everyone knows some people can roll their tongues and some can't--and that the ability is inherited from one's parents. Right? Actually, no.
It turns out that no one really knows why some of us can roll our tongues and some can't, but experts say heredity probably isn't the key.
"It's extremely unlikely that tongue rolling is a genetic trait, since it's a quite complex behavior, not in any way a simple trait," Dr. Khalil Iskarous, assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Southern California, told The Huffington Post in an email.
The genetic explanation for tongue rolling seems to have originated with a 1940 study by prominent American geneticist Alfred Sturtevant (1891-1970). But a 1952 study of twins disproved Sturtevant's findings. It showed that about 70 percent of identical twins share the tongue-rolling trait.
"If tongue rolling were purely genetic, identical twins would be identical. So we absolutely, positively know that tongue rolling is not a purely genetic trait," Dr. John McDonald, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Delaware, told The Huffington Post in an email. "In reality, just about everything in human anatomy and behavior is determined by a complicated mix of multiple genes and the environment."
McDonald told PBS Newshour that genes may have some influence on the ability to tongue-roll but there is not a single gene for the ability.
What's more, McDonald said, there's some evidence that people can learn to roll their tongues. He pointed to a small study conducted by one of his students in which 10 non-tongue-rolling participants were asked to practice rolling their tongues. After a week of practice, one participant actually achieved a successful tongue roll.
"Rolling is quite interesting, since it seems to be the consequence of some interesting synergies between muscles, which we don't understand, but it's a consequence that does not seem to be used in any of the basic uses of the tongue in humans: swallowing, mastication, speech, suckling, and kissing," Iskarous said in the email. "So why be able to do it, when it's not something we need, except for impressing people at parties? And how, biomechanically, do we do it? These are interesting questions!"
Previously on HuffPost Science: That Map Of Tastes On The Tongue That You Learned In School Has No Scientific Basis
27 Funniest, Geekiest Science Jokes
Jacqueline Howard
Senior Science Editor, The Huffington Post
Biology Tongue Rolling Tongue Rolling Myth HufFYI Tongue


Are you looking for some easy rock painting ideas for kids? We have a really fun rock painting idea that doubles up as a feelings and emotions activity for toddlers and preschoolers (and older kids too!). You can paint rocks using paint pens, acrylic paint or use our free facial features printable! Once you have made a selection of facial feature rocks kids can have fun making funny faces using the rocks. Encouraging children to look at the facial features and expressions on each face is a great way of encouraging toddlers and preschoolers to talk about feelings and emotions.
If you have a collection of rocks and stones and you are looking for more rock painting ideas take a look at our Old Mac Donald story stones and our rock fish.
We have added step by step instructions for making your own DIY set of rocks using our free face parts printable. We have included a few different eyes, noses and mouths on the printable, including a few funny facial features. You could of course make a more personalised set of painted rocks by painting your own facial features onto your rocks using acrylic paint or acrylic paint pens.
If you are looking to create these rocks as part of a feelings and emotions activity you may prefer to paint or draw directly onto your rocks so that you can include all the emotions that you want to dicuss within your painted rock set.
FREE face parts printable (available to download at the bottom of the page).
Alternatively you can use paint pens or acrylic paint. If you use paint pens or acrylic paint you will need to seal your rocks, you could use the mod podge listed above or a acrylic sealer spray.
In order to make each of the facial features stand out on the rocks we decided we wanted to paint our stones white. You can miss out this step if you have white rocks or if you aren't worried about the background colour. The best paint for painted rocks is acrylic paint.
Print off the face parts on our free printable and cut them out. We wanted to have the face parts in several different sizes so we could match them to the size of the rocks in our collection. To do this you will need to print them in several different sizes by changing the print settings on your computer.
This step takes longer than you would think! Take a look at each facial feature and find a rock of a similar size and shape. Lay the face part on top of the rock and continue until you are happy that all the facial features that you have cut out are matched up with a rock.
Put a splodge of mod podge glue on each rock and then lay the face part on top. Cover the face part with a layer of modge podge to keep it in place and protect it. The mod podge acts as a varnish as well as a glue. You can either add the mod podge using a foam paint brush, or if you don't mind getting a bit messy we have found using a finger to smooth it into place actually works better than anything else. Leave the rocks to dry.
Whether you followed our instructions for making feelings and emotions rocks using our free printable or whether you used acrylic paint pens or acrylic paint for this rock painting idea now it's time to play with them!
These face part rocks are so much fun to play with and taking them outside so that you can use nature as well as the rock face parts definitely adds to the fun. Kids will love this nature activity and when they are busy having fun making up silly faces using the rocks and nature it is the perfect opportunity to talk to them about the faces they have created. Is their face happy or sad? Why have they chosen a stone with a tongue sticking out? Does it make them laugh?
Asking questions like this is a great way of getting children to open up about how they are feeling. If they make a happy face you could ask them what makes them happy or if they make a silly face you could ask them if they find it funny.
If you have made your own set of painted rocks using acrylic paint pens or acrylic paint you might want to add a few other emotions that you would like to discuss with your child, maybe a shocked mouth or some sad eyes. We would love to see what you make!
Here are a few of the funny faces we made with our face part stones and a few pieces of nature that we collected from around the garden.
We hope that you have fun with this rock painting idea. It is a perfect feelings and emotion activity for kids of all ages but especially for toddlers and preschoolers as it is so hands on and so much fun. It is also a great summer activity for the kids to have fun and be creative in the garden.
To download this face parts printable for free add $0 and click on the 'I want this' box below. It may take a moment for the page to load so please be patient.


Ah, summertime. Time for teens to sleep in, go to the pool, work part time and...go to college prep camp? Summer is prime time to get your rising 11th and 12th grader ready for college. Waiting until school starts in the fall puts a barrier of distraction in your teen's way.
Making college decisions like what to major in and where to study and working on writing college admission essays all take quiet time. Teens need and deserve the opportunity to reflect on what they want to do and how they want to get there.


Q. Congratulations on your round. A rough, shaky start, but you got it into red numbers at the end. What went right for you today on the golf course?
CRAIG STADLER: Well, I actually hit the ball well all day. I just didn't make many putts the back side. I had a lot of opportunities, finally made one on 7 coming in there. Made a good about 10 footer, 8 footer. But I played well today. Drove the ball good. Hit a lot of good iron shots. I didn't get many putts into the hole, but that's all right.
Q. Talking about that, when did you actually know that, hey, this is going to be my day. When it started to turn, you say, hey, I I'm distinguishing going to put a low number on the board today, when did that come about to you?
CRAIG STADLER: Pretty much never. Getting off bogey, bogey. I made two bogeys and as I said, I just hit a lot of good shots and didn't, you know, 2 under is a good score for openers, it's not a great score, but considering the way I started, I'm very happy with it and I didn't think it was going to be my day, I just thought I was hitting the ball good enough during the week to get it back from the start and that's what happened.
Q. All golfers think that they could trim a couple shots here and there, was there any particular hole or shot that kind of stands out that you wish you had back?
CRAIG STADLER: Second shot on 1. On the first hole we played. The second shot on 10 we had a little mishap there. We had 20 yards off in yardage and hit a pretty good little shot in there and it was 20 yards over the green. So it was a quick bogey for no reason. But, you know, that happens every once in a while, not very often.


This one came to mind last week, when in conversation with J about a logo design for Sole Sister on the Run, she said when she thinks of me she sees strength, confidence and determination. And, for a moment, when I read that, I thought that girl was crazy. I asked other friends like R and my husband… they seem to believe the same thing. Seriously. I apparently to others appear confident, strong, and determined. Then why some days, do I feel weak, shy and unfocused? Apparently I am not the only one that feels this way, based on some comments on this blog, and a fellow blogger posting this week about suffering from "Imposter Syndrome" check out The Wannabe Athlete www.thewannabeathlete.com, great post!!
The "I am my own worst critic" line, applies here. I have a list of accomplishments I have done just in this past year that is always in my day planner. I look at them often to remind me of how I have succeeded. Yet, I still doubt myself often. When back in school for my masters I often felt like I didn't know what I was doing, and my papers were jibberish (I graduated with a 4.0 so apparently, I knew something). I even doubt my abilities at work. My husband thinks I am ridiculous with this… but, honestly, there are days I feel like a fraud. I feel so undereducated, so lacking in knowledge and experience that I am afraid they will realize how useless I am and send me on my way. I often feel like my ideas will pale in comparison to the brilliance of others on my team. I have spent most of my life working on confidence and self-improvement. Yet, pretty regularly, self doubt creeps in. I even doubt my abilities on running… I insist to myself I can't run a certain distance, or certain pace… on tough mental days, I can talk myself out of pushing farther easily. Although now, my running coach takes great joy in kicking this self doubt out of me weekly, as she just pushed me to complete a 5k on Wednesday in 29:28, previously, my best time was 31 and change in October. And, honestly, on Wednesday, I was on cloud nine. I felt amazing (even when I felt like puking the last 0.10 miles). I will thank her again here, thank you Charlene, thank you for not letting me listen to the little voice in my head that says I'm not ready!!
I doubt what I am capable of physically and mentally. I am human. There are days I don't feel good enough, smart enough, kind enough, strong enough, and so on. There are days I have to force myself to find positives, I will re-read my list of accomplishments over and over and still not feel right. So how is it everyone else sees this amazing smart, strong and confident woman? Do I play the part well, or am I really that person? Am I really the strong runner, intelligent person, hard worker, caring friend and wife? If I am, why can I not always see this? I am happy to report these days are less frequent the stronger I become physically. When I accomplish a goal, I feel like I deserve it, that I worked hard to obtain it. When I see the letters M.Ed. behind my name at work, more days than not, I believe I earned them. When I look at the life I have, a loving husband, good family, amazing and supportive friends, two great dogs, a house, a career I love, a strong and healthy body…. I know that it is because I worked for and achieved these things. And, little by little, that self-doubt goes back into the little box it belongs in. It will still creep out at times, but, it is something I need to learn to ignore.
A friend discussed negative self-talk, which goes with self doubt…. So, here are some thoughts on this as well. Perhaps to change our outlooks towards the positive, we have to acknowledge our strengths and weaknesses. We have to list our accomplishments, not as bragging, but as accomplishments. Pride in our achievements is not a bad thing. So, we need to have a handy list of our accomplishments, personal, professional, athletic, whatever. Have them somewhere you can easily look at them. Remember the concept of a swear jar? Perhaps we need to reinstate that concept for our doubting and negative self thoughts. Every negative thought or self doubt obsession, we put a dollar in a jar and a frowny face on the calendar. When we go a week without a frown, we can take that money and reward ourselves with something to celebrate ourselves. Or perhaps the age old writing assignment to get our heads back on track: for every negative thought, self doubt we catch, we have to right TWO positive things. It is time to retrain the brain to think differently.
As women, I think we often get caught up in supporting and caring for everyone around us and we end up neglecting ourselves. For some reason, we were taught that being proud of who we are and what we have accomplished is arrogant. Well, sure, if we run around screaming, I am better than you…. But to say, I worked hard and with that: got a 4.0, landed the dream job, lost weight, etc, etc…. that is okay, and we need to remind ourselves of that. So, be strong, be your beautiful self, celebrate who you are and all you have accomplished in your life. Love yourself.
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Angela, self-doubt fills us ALL – at anytime. My role as your friend and your coach is to show you what you can do. In those moments on the race course when you are all alone and you want to quit, your brain now knows you can pull it off. Your brain wants to quit, but not your body. If/when you puke – I will hold the cup.
No thanks necessary, as I am the one who is blessed to be a part of your journey. It's one of the reasons I love the work I do.


MARCIAGA (VR) - Immersed in a green oasis of 11,000 square meters, adjacent to the Golf Club "Cà degli Ulivi", just 5 km from Punta San Vigilio and Lake Garda, we offer for sale the last available solution, inserted in exclusive context of 7 newly built single villas. This modern design villa, built on a plot of 1,000 square meters, with infinity pool and private garden on 4 sides, is on one level consisting of a large and bright living room with open kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, storage room / laundry room . The property includes 2 covered parking spaces.
The villa, built in energy class A, is equipped with solar panels for the production of hot water, photovoltaic panels for the production of electricity, latest generation domotics, underfloor heating, air conditioning, automatic irrigation system, alarm, anti-intrusion windows, dehumidification system and complete air change, electric shutters and thermal insulation.
The materials used of great value, have been selected to ensure a perfect harmony between comfort and aesthetics.


INGREDIENTS: Pork, pasteurized process Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers ([Monterey Jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, cream, jalapeno peppers, sodium phosphates, salt, sorbic acid, oleoresin capsacum], powdered cellulose), water, corn syrup, and less than 2% of the following: cheddar and parmesan cheese powder (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, pork broth with natural flavorings, salt, spices, onion powder, sugar, natural flavors, paprika, whey (from milk), garlic powder, soy lecithin, BHA, propyl gallate, citric acid. Contains milk and soy.
I love Brats, I love Queso. When I saw this at the store, I bought what they had. I am now looking for more. Great flavor like I have come to expect from Johnsonville.
These brats, besides the beer brats are the only ones I will eat. The flavor is amazing, love the cheese! I just wish they weren't limited edition. Please bring them back!
Me and my wife were walking through our local store and came across these. Well be bought two packs just to try and didn't get around to eating them until a week or two later.......yeah that week or two later was to late. We loved these things and now can't find them to buy them all up. we need these to be released for all time.


Thread: Copy models with decals!
Not sure if this has been requested or if there is already a way to do it that I am missing. I would really like the ability to copy a model and have it copy all of its applied decals as well. Often times I will build my decals into my models, that is, when final graphics have been chosen. Other times I find working with decals, the faster way to work, especially when working out the final art on a product. The ability to copy models with all its decals could save me an enormous amount of time and allow me to setup one model and the copy it to show the front and rear art in the same rendering.
If you import a second model (merge to your current scene) to your scene this would solve your problem?
okokoo, you are correct. That is a way to work around and do what I need. Thanks for the help! The only real issue with this way is that you duplicate everything. All of your scenes, cameras and materials are all duplicated, which depending on the complexity of the setup could be a royal pain to clean up. I would still really prefer the feature built in but this would help in the mean time.


As the main recreational open space in Boston's Chinatown, Reggie Wong Memorial Park is vital to the neighborhood, even though it doesn't look like much: two basketball courts and a tennis court, lined on one side by trees, wedged between on- and off-ramps for I-93.
Because of its proximity to the highway, the park is also swarming with particulates that residents can't see, but that a new study suggests could be increasing their risk of suffering heart attack or stroke. With the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) looking to sell off Reggie Wong park and an adjacent parcel for development, community groups are advocating that a replacement park — which the developers will be mandated to create — address air quality concerns. They and the researchers are also calling on developers of new buildings to install air filters, to mitigate the effects of pollution.
For years, Russell Eng has coached high school volleyball teams at Reggie Wong Memorial Park, which is conveniently located near public transportation in Chinatown.
It's also near the interchange of two highways and exhaust vents for Big Dig tunnels, making the park one of the most polluted places in Boston.
Now, Russell is wondering whether the risks of the pollution outweigh the benefits of the park's location.


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Q: Why do I have to click before the data loads? I have a problem with my Kalender. I want to load some events in it but I always have to click on it before it does. Here are some examples:
Before click:
And after:
(blue points are the Events of the Event Array)
My Code to fill the Event Array:
  initMethod() {
    return this.service
    .getEmployees()
    .pipe(tap(
    (listBooks) => {
        this.books = listBooks;
        this.events = this.books.map((book) => {
        return {
            start: new Date(book.date_from_og),
            end: new Date(book.date_to_og),
            type: ""+book.type,
            title: "" + book.device + "",
            color: colors.blue,
            actions: this.actions,
            resizable: {
            beforeStart: false,
            afterEnd: false
            },
            draggable: false
        }
        });
    }))
  }

My ngOnInit:
  ngOnInit() {
    this.initMethod().subscribe(() => {
      if(this.events[0].start == this.books[0].date_from_og) {
          this.dialog.closeAll();
      }
  });

  }

And my constructor:
 constructor(private modal: NgbModal, private service: BookingService, private dialog: MatDialog) {

   this.dialog.open(DialogLaedt, {
      width: '650px'
    });

  }

I already tried it with a Dialog, which shows up until the data gets load but this didn't work as well.

A: It depends on the library that you use for your calendar, but maybe something is occuring outside of the angular zone, or maybe your change detection strategy is set to OnPush. So you need to tell angular that something has changed and that it needs to refresh the view. For that, you can use ChangeDetectorRef
constructor(private modal: NgbModal, private service: BookingService,
         private dialog: MatDialog, private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {
//...

ngOnInit() {
    this.initMethod().subscribe(() => {
      //...
      this.cdr.detectChanges();//Tell angular that something has changed