The statewide Space to Create Colorado initiative was established to stimulate community and economic development in rural, small town and mountain communities by providing long-term affordable and financially sustainable workforce housing and working spaces for creative sector employment. In August 2016, Ridgway was competitively selected as the Space to Create community for the Southwest Colorado region. Local organizational partners in Ridgway Space to Create are: Telluride Foundation, Region 10, Ouray County Housing Advisory Council, San Miguel Power Association, Weehawken Creative Arts and the Ridgway Chautauqua Society. In January 2017, a preliminary feasibility study was delivered by Artspace (the nonprofit developer and contractor, selected by the Town), including input from more than 100 community members who participated in focus groups. An Arts Market Survey Report, analyzing data collected from 444 respondents in Spring 2017, and including recommendations from Artspace was released in October 2017. Both reports can be found on the Town's website at www.town.ridgway.co.us and under the Space to Create tab at www.ridgwaycreativedistrict.com.
With continued financial assistance from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, the Town of Ridgway purchased property in downtown Ridgway, at the northeast corner of Clinton and N. Laura Streets (west of Kate's Place) in October 2017. Future development of the Ridgway Space to Create facility is planned to eventually take place on this property.
On December 13th, 2017, the Ridgway Town Council entered into an agreement with Artspace to provide predevelopment services. It is anticipated that the costs of this contract work by Artspace will be covered by sources other than Town funds. Financial partners to date include: the State Department of Local Affairs, Boettcher Foundation, and Colorado Creative Industries through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. These partners have provided nearly 90% of the total cost of predevelopment. Initial predevelopment deliverables include and are not limited to the following: determining the project scope, assessing the site, developing conceptual architectural plans and budgets, and identifying sources of funding for the project. Subsequent predevelopment and preconstruction deliverables will include schematic designs, proposals and applications for financing, site survey and engineering, final design, engineering and construction documents, and a final financial package including secured funds for construction. The predevelopment phase includes the delivery of final construction drawings for construction bidding but does not include the construction phase. Predevelopment is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2019, after which time the Town will consider moving into the construction phase of the project.
Ridgway Space to Create is moving forward! For more information, contact Diedra Silbert, Community Initiatives Facilitator, Town of Ridgway: dsilbert@town.ridgway.co.us or 970-626-5308 x. 215.
Space to Create Colorado announced that Ridgway had been selected as the Space to Create community for Southwest Colorado last August (2016). This statewide initiative stimulates community and economic development in rural, small town and mountain communities by providing long-term affordable and financially sustainable workforce housing and working spaces for creative sector employment. Local organizational partners in Ridgway Space to Create are: Telluride Foundation, Region 10, Ouray County Housing Advisory Council, San Miguel Power Association, Weehawken Creative Arts and the Ridgway Chautauqua Society. A preliminary feasibility study was delivered by Artspace in January 2017, including the input of more than 100 community members who participated in focus groups. The report from that study can be found on the Town's website at www.town.ridgway.co.us and under the Space to Create tab at www.ridgwaycreativedistrict.com.
After months of work by volunteers from the Ridgway Space to Create Outreach Committee, Town and Artspace staff, the Ridgway Space to Create Arts Market Survey went live on January 31st, 2017. A celebratory event at the Sherbino, the Survey Soirée, kicked off the survey period with 75 people in attendance, music, food, drink, and a presentation by Artspace staff. A major promotional campaign in Ouray County and the region netted well over 400 survey responses, meeting the outreach target, between January 31st and March 28th. Statistical data from the survey creates a foundation for discussion about the needs of the community and region, as well as informing the scale, design and uses of the facility. Currently, Artspace is analyzing data which will be used to create a final feasibility report, to be published in July. That report will be made available at the same online locations as the preliminary report (see above paragraph).
Projects of this nature require up-front effort to identify potential funding sources based on the scope of the project. Space to Create Colorado will assist with this predevelopment process; the funding available through these partners does not cover the costs of the full project. Survey results and high-level discussions with Town Council, local- and state-level partners will point to the scope and direction of the project, as yet undetermined. This will be a relatively quiet period for the public, after heavy involvement during the arts market survey phase.
Is this only an affordable housing project?
Ridgway Space to Create is planned to include long-term affordable housing for creative individuals, broadly defining the term "creative," and workforce housing. The facility could also contain private and/or community studio space(s), commercial spaces, and other types of space. Survey data and funding options will inform the types of affordable housing built.
Will this facility be an art gallery?
Ridgway Space to Create could contain an art gallery, if that's what the survey data and the planning process determines this community needs in the project. There are many possible uses for the space to be built, not simply an art gallery.
Will this building be primarily for out-of-town artists or for young people?
It is much more likely that local creative individuals, businesses and organizations will make regular use of this facility than non-locals, just because the facility is here. It isn't known yet who exactly wants to use a facility such as this and for what purposes, until the survey data becomes available.
In its other similar facilities, Artspace encourages applications for living space "from all people in the creative arts, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, occupation or status with regard to public assistance, or physical, mental, or emotional disability. They especially seek individuals who are committed to building community and will give some of their time and energy toward this goal." The process in Ridgway has not been determined yet.
I am concerned that this building will negatively impact parking downtown.
The Town recently created more downtown parking with its downtown improvement project, adding a new parking lot next to Hartwell Park and increasing the number of defined, on-street parking spaces. Increased activity in the downtown area may eventually result in a demand for more parking spaces. Parking demands are healthy and common in a vibrant downtown. Because this building will likely be multi-use and may provide working space within the building to some of its residents, it may actually decrease some vehicle usage and even some commuting, a net gain in Ridgway's desire to maintain an element of pedestrian-friendliness. The online survey collected data about potential building users' needs for parking spaces, including bicycle spaces — an unknown at this time.
Will the Space to Create Ridgway building be 3 stories high?
The building is planned to be in the Historic Business District, where code allows construction up to 35 feet in height. This means that the building could be 3 stories high. The building height will likely be driven by the demand, the results of the survey, the building design and other factors. None of these are clear at this time, so the building height today is unknown.
Will rent be subsidized by the Town?
At this time, it is not planned that the Town will subsidize rent for residents of a building, and the Town doesn't intend to provide a rent subsidy. All efforts will be made by Space to Create Colorado partners and Ridgway Space to Create partners to keep costs low enough to construct long-term affordable space through creative financing options and careful planning.
Who decides who will live in this building? Can I apply now?
The nonprofit developer working with the Town of Ridgway on this project, Artspace, manages similar facilities around the country. Though the process that will be used in Ridgway hasn't been determined yet, typically a committee of creative people from a range of disciplines, building residents in good standing, and an owner representative review applications for residency. It is still too early to apply at this time. However, you may submit your name and email address to Diedra Silbert (contact information below), to stay informed about the project.
Dec. 5th, 2017 – The Space to Create Ridgway Preliminary Feasibility Report has been released! Click here to download it.
See prior Fact Sheet (below) for more information about Space to Create Colorado partners and Artspace.
On August 23rd, 2016, Space to Create Colorado announced that Ridgway had been selected as the Space to Create community for Southwest Colorado. This statewide initiative will stimulate community and economic development in rural, small town and mountain communities by providing long-term affordable and financially sustainable workforce housing and working spaces for creative sector employment. Local organizational partners in Ridgway Space to Create are: Telluride Foundation, Region 10, Ouray County Housing Authority, San Miguel Power Association, Weehawken Creative Arts and the Ridgway Chautauqua Society.
Staff from Artspace (the technical consultant and nonprofit developer for Space to Create) met with more than 100 members of the community and region in five focus groups at the end of September. These focus groups had size limits and targets for specific sectors of the area's population. Significant efforts were made to represent local and regional Creatives, creative enterprises, arts and culture groups, civic and nonprofit leaders, and the finance sector. A preliminary feasibility study report for Ridgway Space to Create that includes the data collected during these focus groups was released in early January and can be found on the bulletin board of the Town's website, town.ridgway.co.us, or at the link found above. A final version of the feasibility study will be completed Summer 2017, including the results from the Arts Market Survey.
The Ridgway Space to Create Arts Market Survey will go live on January 31st, 2017, launched during the Survey Soirée event at the Sherbino. All people, enterprises, and organizations who have an interest in creative space in Ridgway are encouraged to respond to this survey at www.ridgwayS2Csurvey.com. Town staff and Ridgway Space to Create Outreach Committee volunteers provided input to the survey formulated by Artspace. Responses to the survey will provide anonymous statistical information to inform the scale, design and uses of the facility. This information will be critical to the next phases of the project. Outreach will focus on Ouray County first, neighboring towns next, and across the Western Slope through digital means. Please help spread the word! The survey will close on March 28th, 2017.
Ridgway Space to Create is planned to include long-term affordable housing for creative individuals, broadly defining "creative". It will also be a facility which could house private and/or community studio space(s), commercial spaces, and other types of space. We need to know what types of space are desired in our community and region. A big response to the survey at www.ridgwayS2Csurvey.com will help us to understand this.
It is much more likely that local creative individuals, businesses and organizations will make regular use of this facility than non-locals, just because the facility is here. That said, it isn't known yet who exactly wants to use a facility such as this and for what purposes. That's why there's a survey at www.ridgwayS2Csurvey.com! Responses to the online survey from Ouray County residents are especially being sought.
In its other similar facilities, Artspace encourages applications for living space "from all people in the creative arts, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, occupation or status with regard to public assistance, or physical, mental, or emotional disability. They especially seek individuals who are committed to building community and will give some of their time and energy toward this goal." The process in Ridgway has not been determined yet.
The Town recently created more downtown parking with the downtown improvement project, adding a new parking lot next to Hartwell Park and increasing the number of defined, on-street parking spaces. Increased activity in the downtown area may eventually result in a demand for more parking spaces. Parking demands are healthy in a vibrant downtown. Because this building will likely be multi-use and may provide working space within the building to some of its residents, it may actually decrease some vehicle usage and even some commuting, a net gain in Ridgway's desire to maintain an element of pedestrian-friendliness. The online survey will collect data about potential building users' needs for parking spaces, including bicycle spaces — an unknown at this time.
The building is planned to be in the Historic Business District, where code allows construction up to 35 feet in height. This means that the building could be 3 stories high. The building height will likely be driven by the demand, the results of the survey, the building design and other factors. None of these are completed at this time, so the building height today is unknown.
The nonprofit developer working with the Town of Ridgway on this project, Artspace, manages similar facilities around the country. Though the process that will be used in Ridgway hasn't been determined yet, typically a committee of creative people from a range of disciplines, building residents in good standing, and an owner representative review applications for residency. It is still too early to apply at this time, but please take the survey, if you might be interested, at www.ridgwayS2Csurvey.com.
WHAT IS SPACE TO CREATE COLORADO?
Space to Create Colorado is a collaborative effort of multiple organizations to provide affordable workforce housing and working spaces for creative sector entrepreneurs and artists in rural, small town and mountain communities in Colorado. On July 28, 2015, Governor John Hickenlooper announced the first state-driven initiative in the U.S. for affordable housing for artists. Space to Create Colorado will advance mixed-use projects that blend affordable live/work space for artists and their families with non- residential space for creative enterprises and organizations that serve a critical community need.
Nine new projects will be initiated in eight regions of the state by 2019. The first Demonstration Project will take place in Trinidad. Ridgway was selected as the next community in the Southwestern Colorado region. Future sites will be determined through a competitive process.
Space to Create Colorado is directed by a steering committee comprised of invested partners. Artspace provides market, feasibility and predevelopment consulting services on behalf of Space to Create Colorado. Each of the projects will be customized to meet community needs for workforce housing and commercial space for creative sector entrepreneurs, artists and arts-friendly organizations.
WHO ARE THE PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS?
This initiative will stimulate community and economic development in rural, small town and mountain communities by providing long-term affordable and financially sustainable workforce housing and working spaces for creative sector employment. Nine projects initiated across Colorado by 2019 will culminate in roughly $45 million of investment statewide by multiple partners and agencies in direct capital investment.
Communities with less than 50,000 population and geographically distant from urban areas.
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "ARTIST AND CREATIVE SECTOR WORKERS"?
Actors, architects, audio and video technicians, art directors, book binding, painters, musicians, singers, song writers, music directors and composers, musical instrument designers and manufacturers, authors and writers, illustrators, publishers photographers, dancers, choreographers, sculptors, advertising and promotions, editors, commercial and industrial designers, sound engineers, interior designers, apparel and fashion designers and manufacturing, set and exhibit designers, reporters and correspondents, museum curators, technicians and conservators, film, television and video script writers and producers, camera operators, broadcast technicians, culinary arts, craftsmen, craft distillers and brewers, sign makers, public relations specialists, multi-media artists and animators, theaters, performance venues, museums, libraries, studios and galleries.
According to Artspace, an artist...is a person who has a commitment to and/or participation in the arts, not simply as a hobby. This does not mean that the art the artist creates generates any or all of the artist's source of income.
 A person who works in or is skilled in any of the fine arts, including but not limited to painting, drawing, sculpture, book art, mixed-media and print-making.
 A person who creates imaginative works of aesthetic value, including but not limited to film, video, digital media works, literature, costume design, photography, architecture and music composition.
 A person who creates functional art, including but not limited to jewelry, rugs, decorative screens and grates, furniture, pottery, toys and quilts.
 A performer, including but not limited to singers, musicians, dancers, actors and performance artists.
 In all culturally significant practices, including a designer, technician, tattoo artist, hairdresser, chef/culinary artist, craftsperson, teacher or administrator who is dedicated to using their expertise within the community to support, promote, present, and/or teach and propagate their art form through events, activities, performances and classes.
After discussion with and approval by the Town Council and Town Planning Commission and two public meetings, the Town submitted an initial application to CCI in February 2016. Ridgway was then selected to complete and submit the full Space to Create application in April 2016. A public meeting with 30 attendees set the goals included in this second application. On August 23, 2016, Space to Create Colorado announced that Ridgway had been selected as the Space to Create community for Southwest Colorado. Partners in Space to Create Ridgway are: Telluride Foundation, Region 10, Ouray County Housing Authority, San Miguel Power Association, Weehawken Creative Arts and the Ridgway Chautauqua Society.
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE RIDGWAY'S SELECTION?
At the end of September, Artspace staff met with more than 100 members of the community and the region in focus groups, representing Creatives, creative enterprises, arts and culture organizations, civic and nonprofit leaders, and the finance sector. A preliminary feasibility study report will be published by early November. In early 2017, an Arts Market Survey will go live. All Creatives and creative enterprises in our region will be invited to respond to this survey. (Send your email addresses to participate!) The information gathered will be critical to the next phases of the project.


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Q: "react scripts" are not internal or external command executed by a program or batch file Everything worked fine until at one point I downloaded updates from the git repository. After running I get the message "react scripts" are not internal or external command executed by a program or batch file.
I tried npm start, but that gives the following error:
PS C:\Users\ganie\OneDrive\Рабочий стол\start\drink-and-talk_frontend-1> npm start

> drink-and-talk_frontend@0.1.0 start
> react-scripts start

"react-scripts" is not internal or external
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PS C:\Users\ganie\OneDrive\Рабочий стол\start\drink-and-talk_frontend-1>

I decided to install this dependency directly through npm install react-scripts but it still did not help. I installed the latest version of node 19.7.0 and updated the package manager.
Removing node_modules and then installing via npm install doesn't seem to fix things. If I run the npm start command I get the same error again.
I also checked package.json, but everything is fine there at first glance, here is the configuration:
{
  "name": "name",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
    "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
    "axios": "^1.3.4",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.1",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
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    "start": "react-scripts start",
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    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject",
    "tailwind-config-viewer": "tailwind-config-viewer -o"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "react-app",
      "react-app/jest"
    ]
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
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      "last 1 chrome version",
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  "devDependencies": {
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    "postcss": "^8.4.21",
    "tailwind-config-viewer": "^1.7.2",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.2.7",
    "typescript": "^4.9.5"
  }
}

A: Your problem looks like related with node modules since you are saying it was working fine. Delete node_modules and do npm install , it should fix the problem

A: I solved the problem, it turned out that my version of the node is very different from the version of the node of my colleagues. Therefore, I had to downgrade the node version in order to run correctly. To change the version of the node, it was necessary to register nvm install 16.16.0 and nvm use 16.16.0 Thanks to everyone who tried to solve my problem! Have a nice day, everyone!

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Emerita Announces $2.5 Million Private Placement Financing
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerita Resources Corp. ("Emerita" or the "Company") (TSXV: EMO) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Mackie Research Capital Corporation, as co-lead agent and sole bookrunner, along with Clarus Securities Inc. as co-lead agent (together, the "Agents") in connection with a best efforts, private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.14 per Unit (the "Offering Price") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $2,500,000 (the "Offering").
Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant shall be exercisable to acquire one Common Share (a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.15 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months from the closing of the Offering.
Provided that if, at any time prior to the expiry date of the Warrants, the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), or other principal exchange on which the Common Shares are listed, is greater than $0.25 for 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may, within 15 days of the occurrence of such event, deliver a notice to the holders of Warrants accelerating the expiry date of the Warrants to the date that is 30 days following the date of such notice (the "Accelerated Exercise Period"). Any unexercised Warrants shall automatically expire at the end of the Accelerated Exercise Period.
The Agents will have an option (the "Agent's Option") to offer for sale up to an additional 15% of the number of Units sold in the Offering at the Offering Price, which Agent's Option is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time up to 48 hours prior to the closing of the Offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to diamond drill its Iberian Belt West Project in Spain and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The securities to be issued under the Offering will be offered by way of private placement in each of the provinces of Canada, and such other jurisdictions as may be determined by the Company, in each case, pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus requirements under applicable securities laws.
The Offering is scheduled to close on or about the week of December 7, 2020, or such earlier or later date as agreed upon between the Company and the Agents (the "Closing") and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the Exchange. The Units to be issued under the Offering will have a hold period of four months and one day from Closing.
In connection with the Offering, the Agents will receive an aggregate cash fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds from the Offering, including in respect of any exercise of the Agent's Option. In addition, the Company will grant the Agents, on date of Closing, non-transferable compensation options (the "Compensation Options") equal to 8.0% of the total number of Units sold under the Offering (including in respect of any exercise of the Agent's Option). Each Compensation Option will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price equal to the Offering Price for a period of 24 months following the Closing.
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
About Emerita Resources Corp.
Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Europe, with a primary focus on exploring in Spain. The Company's corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla, Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada.
For Further Information, Contact:
Helia Bento
+1 (416) 566-8179 (Toronto)
Joaquin Merino
34 (628) 1754 66 (Spain)
info@emeritaresources.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Offering, the use of proceeds of the Offering, the expected drill program at the Iberian Belt West Project, the prospectivity of Iberian Belt West Project and the Company's future plans. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward- looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Emerita, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining industry. Although Emerita has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Emerita does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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Philippe Thomas. Readymades belong to everyone
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October 1st, 2000 to November 30th, 2000
On the occasion of the exhibition Philippe Thomas - the readymade pertenecen a all, the MACBA, in collaboration with the Institut Français in Barcelona, has organized a cycle of films that have had an influence on the artist's work.
Philippe Thomas' interest in the cinema is centred on a series of films half way between the popular commercial cinema and so-called cine experimental or avant-garde film. Between these two types of cinema Philippe Thomas posits a third category, the auteur film, also llamed cine of quality. Directors such as Ozu, Ray, Hitchcock, Eustache, Truffaut, etc. give us in their films a homogeneous universe, a world of fiction closed in on itself, a universe that generates in the spectator a sense of frustration that is mixed with a certain fascination and which, according to the artist, may well be the origin of an ambiguous relation between the visual arts and the cinema.
Sous le ciel de Paris. Julien Duvivier
1950, 35 mm, b&w, 98 mins.
Lola. Jacques Demy
Céline et Julie vont en bateau. Jacques Rivette
1974, 35 mm, colour, 190 mins.
Le Cochon. Jean Eustache
Une sale histoire. Jean Eustache
1977, fiction version: 35 mm, colour, 28 mins.
Documentary version: 16 mm, colour, 22 mins.
Amor de perdiçao. Manuel de Oliveira
Le Pont du nord. Jacques Rivette
Francisca. Manuel de Oliveira
The Thing. John Carpenter
La Campagne de Cicéron. Jacques Davila
Bar des rails. Cédric Kahn
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Purdue Sports Anthems, ranked
HERE IS TODAY'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT JOURNALISM
By Kyle Swick@KickSewly Nov 20, 2017, 1:53pm EST
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Purdue seems to burp out one or two of these every year, let's rank the best ones.
5. LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL
I'm just not loving the effort here. The lyrics are mostly just recordings of Jeff Brohm blatantly ignoring concussion protocol and the video is a man stealing musical instruments away from a woman.
Shamus and Annie's "Let's Play Football" Original Boiler Up Song! @JeffBrohm @CoachBradyBrohm @PurdueSports @NateBarrett80 @AlanKarpick @BoilerFootball #boilerup #letsplayfootball #hopingforarewtweet pic.twitter.com/sktD9WiJZQ
— K105 (@WKOA) November 20, 2017
4. BOILER UP
Ostensibly an answer to Indiana's "This is Indiana" student anthem and HEAVILY featuring Purdue Pete, this song just doesn't do a whole lot for me. Production value is low, lyrics are worse, using the phrase "Boiler Up" should be should be considered a federal crime. I'm just not a huge fan.
They managed a star cameo with Robbie Hummel appearing and nodding his head along with the beat for about 4 seconds. Now he has to live with it for the rest of his life.
3. BOILERS DONT (sic) MESS
What makes this video particularly amazing is that the producer eventually adjusted the title to add (Comedic Purdue Rap Video) after getting dragged up and down the internet. Oddly enough, he didn't bother to correct the spelling typo in the same title.
The iconic lyrics "Boilers don't mess, Boilers don't mess- look out March Madness 'cause we're coming at you next" pair WONDERFULLY with the fact that the 5-seeded Boilermakers were bounced out of the tournament by the 12-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock just one week after this video hit the internet.
2. YOU OUGHTA BE PROUD
This debuted in 2013 and the backlash was so swift and sudden that it was taken out within hours of being published. Unfortunately for them, but fortunately for us, nothing can ever be taken down from the internet.
Listen, this chorus is catchy even if it is auto-tuned to hell. The rapping in between is delightfully terrible and rolls more like a free form poetry slam, untethered by the binds of rhyme or beat. They also got Matt Painter to go along with it and appear during a verse discussing Purdue's great defense. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Purdue basketball finished 70th in adjusted defensive efficiency that season, en route to being bounced out of the 2nd round the CBI by Santa Clara. The 2013 football Boilers went 1-11, surrendering 38 points per game, good for 114th out of 125 teams.)
1. PURDUE'S ALMA MATER
Listen, I'm a sucker for Alma Maters. Everyone links arms and sings while swaying back and forth after the game. It's usually a song that's hundreds of years old back when lyrics were always heavy and poetic. They're somber and beautiful and I almost tear up when I hear it after a big win.
Purdue's is a little different from what you normally hear, but it's still wonderful.


Are you conscientious about the environment around you? Good!… so are we.
For over a century, NSK has pledged to develop technology and create products that help reduce our environmental impact. Products manufactured by NSK focus on four core technologies: tribology, numerical simulation, materials and mechatronics. From R&D and design to production, each NSK product is designed to ensure optimal performance.
80% of bearing failures are attributed to contaminated environments and poor lubrication. To combat against bearing failure, NSK has developed a patented heat treatment process to reduce bearing failure that results from these conditions.
The family of Tough Steel products offers solutions across many industries including cement, mining, metals, paper, and wind energy. Lab analysis has proven that anti-white structure-tough steel (AWS-TF) lasts 7 times longer and Super Tough Steel (STF) lasts 4 times longer than through hardened steel against white etch cracking.
Non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, oil & natural gas are heavily relied upon within the United States. As the population rapidly increases, the need for alternative sources of energy continues to increase. In 2017, Americans used 60,000 megawatts of wind power as a renewable energy resource. Less than a decade ago, wind power was considered an alternative energy resource-a new technology. Today, large wind farms are in operation throughout the United States.
As the use of wind turbines increase, the sub-sector of professionals needed to service and maintain machinery within the wind turbine also increases. Maintenance may need to be performed on the main shaft, gearbox and generators of wind turbines. These three areas of the turbine rely on bearings to operate efficiently.
Tough Steel bearings are an ideal solution for use within wind turbines. Utilizing Tough Steel minimizes bearing failure that results from white structure and other debris-related damage providing superior wear and smear resistance. White structure results from sub-surface formations that develop from exposure to changing weather conditions. The use of Tough Steel resists the microstructural changes that cause flakes and axial cracks associated with white structure.
Utilizing this technology helps wind farms reduce maintenance, reduce bearing consumption and optimize wind power as a renewable energy source.
To learn more about NSK bearing solutions for wind power, watch our series on Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr., originally aired via Fox Business on Saturday, July 22 @ 5:00 pm ET. Click here to access video link.
Visit NSK's Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels to stay updated on the latest regarding NSK technology news, products, services and more!
Industrial manufacturing machinery requires components that can work together to achieve a specific function. Integration can be defined as the coordination of processes into an integral whole. Commonly referred to as a 'one stop solution', integration significantly reduces investment of time required to manage procurement, assembly and installation. NSK's experienced staff of Application Engineers can specify what motion control components are needed for an application and provide technical support.
How does NSK offer integration?
NSK manufactures a wide selection of products including ball screws, linear guides, actuators, Robot Modules™, Megatorque™ motors, radial bearings and accessories. All of these core products can be integrated to deliver a customized solution.
NSK offers four different linear actuator series within its standard product line: Moncarrier™ (MCM and MCH Series), Toughcarrier™ (TCH Series) and Robot Modules™ (MR Series). Each of these series is available in different size, stroke and payload combinations. Customers can purchase each component separately or configured into a multi-axis solution. All of these product lines reduce design time and optimize performance.
Ball screw, linear ball guide and support units integrated into one structure.
Long-operating life, maintenance-free operation and simple assembly.
Ball screw, linear roller guide and support units integrated into one structure.
High load capacity and rigidity.
Complete linear axis high precision systems.
Incorporates NSK ball screw, linear guide and Monocarrier™ products.
Reduces time and labor costs due to pre-assembled one-axis integration.
NSK's line of precision products can be integrated into one-axis or complex designs. For example, integrating a ball screw into a motor mount would be considered a one-axis solution; however, designing a multi-axis, stand-alone system would be an example of a complex integration.
Reduces customer design and integration time.
Saves customer time to focus on other aspects of the project.
Eliminates procurement costs from multiple suppliers.
Ensures peace of mind; all integrated products are assembled by trained experts.
Maintains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality standards by routinely auditing components, personnel and assemblies.
To learn more about NSK's integration capabilities, visit nskamericas.com or reference our Integration Capabilities for XY Tables and Precision Linear Motion catalog.
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Ball screws minimize friction torque while maintaining a high level of accuracy. Dependent on the industry and/or application, the operating conditions vary. Certain industries may have more risks of contamination, which can pose a challenge for achieving optimal ball screw performance. Adding a seal to the design helps protect the ball nut by minimizing adverse effects related to contamination. Therefore, NSK offers different sealing options to ensure reliable performance even in heavily contaminated environments. NSK seals are designed with specific features that are available in a variety of shaft sizes to meet specific application needs.
The V1 seal is a triple wiper seal designed to reduce entry of fine particles. Its design was developed especially for high-quality machine tools as well as applications requiring protection from fine particle contamination. The V1 seal is used to process highly abrasive dusts like graphite, ceramics, and other sintered materials. This seal is ideal for medium diameter ball screws (shaft diameters 32-50 mm).
The triple wiper design offers increased sealing protection against the smallest of particles. Each wiper is specifically profiled to the shaft surface of a ball screw in order to prevent entry of fine particle contaminants. The entry rate is less than 7% compared to standard seals. The use of a V1 seal will increase life expectancy four times as long in comparison to standard labyrinth seal designs.
When combined with a K1™ Lubrication Unit, the V1 Seal is extremely effective. The K1™ lubrication unit offers maintenance-free operation, which eliminates the need to install automatic lubrication systems that require frequent downtime related to maintenance. The K1™ lubricant consists of a porous synthetic resin that contains a large volume of lubricant that dispenses low amounts of oil upon contact with the surface of the ball screw raceway. The combination of NSK's V1 seal and K1™ lubrication unit provides additional support to the linear drive system enabling smoother motion, lower friction torque, as well as maintenance-free operation.
The X1 seal is an innovative step forward in the design of ball screw seals. Similar to the A1 seal, the X1 seal also features pre-packed grease that retains and eliminates grease splatter caused by grease build up on the ball screw shaft. Unlike the A1 seal, the X1 goes two steps further featuring a double seal lip. It features a lip on the seal's edge located on the outside edge of the ball screw nut. This seal lip is designed to prevent entry of fine particles such as dust. Then, inside of the nut is a grease seal lip that prevents the pre-packed grease from escaping.
The X1 seal is a dynamic duo; not only does it retain grease, but it also prevents entry of contaminants. Therefore, the X1 seal is an ideal solution for machine tool applications that require medium diameter ball screws (shaft diameters 32-50 mm). Machine tools often operate in environments characterized by high levels of dust, debris and coolant.
The X1 design reduces penetration of foreign matter to less than one-thirtieth in comparison to standard seals and retains grease approximately three times better than standard seals. Low friction torque is maintained in high-speed machine tool operations as a result of the optimized lip section on the edge of the seal. A special plastic material is used to create low-contact resistance enabling the X1 seal to deliver both low torque and high sealing performance. All of these improvements are critical to achieving longer service life in machine tool applications as well as reducing the environmental impact.
Both V1 and X1 seals are commonly used in machine tool applications requiring medium diameter ball screws (shaft diameters 32-50 mm). Both seal types reduce, limit and prevent entry of contaminants into the ball screw nut. The X1 seal retains grease and prevents entry of contaminants with a double lip seal technology whereas the V1 Seal utilizes a triple wiper seal to prevent entry of fine particles.
Regardless of the industry or application, NSK can work with you to recommend the best solution. Interested in learning more about ball screw seals, contact one of our Application Engineers 1-800-255-4773 or info@nsk-corp.com.
Proper ball screw lubrication is an essential component to ensure precise operation and long-term product life. Constant lubrication between the ball bearings and raceways are needed for smooth and accurate operation to reduce heat generation and prevent premature ball screw fatigue. Many manufacturers invest in costly centralized lubrication systems to reduce maintenance requirements; however, NSK recommends some alternative solutions. Special seal designs are available to retain lubrication and reduce the environmental impact.
The L1 seal is a non-contact seal that is designed to prevent grease from accumulating on the screw shaft surface. No friction loss is generated from the L1 seal due to the non-contact design that prevents direct contact with the shaft. The L1 seal is designed for smaller diameter ball screws (15-32 mm) where a clean operating environment is necessary. This seal prevents grease splatter in common applications that can be found in semiconductor, food processing and medical industries.
Ball screws that frequently run to the same end position on the screw shaft have a tendency to push excess grease to this location, which causes the grease to build up over time. At low speeds this can lead to excess grease or dripping that can contaminate the area directly below the ball screw.
Applications using high rotational speeds and high acceleration rates for the ball screw can create grease splatter. As the speed increases, the centrifugal force that is generated by rotating the ball screw shaft causes excess grease to fling off the screw shaft surface and contaminate the surrounding area. Use of a L1 seal reduces the risk of excess grease when the shaft is in rotation.
The A1 seal is designed to retain grease for high speed and heavy load applications. Injection molding and press/clamping machines are common applications that utilize high load ball screws (50 mm diameter and larger) within the machine tool industry. Grease is pre-packed and retained in the A1 seal eliminating any grease splatter caused by grease build up on the shaft. Grease build-up is a common disadvantage of centralized lubrication systems. Utilizing an A1 can help your plant reduce costs as well as their environmental impact.
Lubricants with EP additives are commonly used and can withstand high operating pressure. Use of these additives, however; increases the manufacturing cost of lubricant. The A1 seal minimizes grease loss which has a positive impact on the overall cost of ownership. Scheduled maintenance for lubrication intervals can also be decreased by equipping high-load ball screws with an A1 seal option. The A1 seal is an excellent solution that counteracts premature ball screw failure resulting from insufficient lubrication and minimizes excessive grease discharge that is not optimal for clean-room production environments.
Both A1 and L1 seals help to reduce grease splatter and prevent grease build-up on ball screw shaft's surface. Each seal design provides excellent grease retention to reduce maintenance cost and environmental impact. The L1 seal is optimal for smaller diameter sized ball screws in clean-room environments; whereas the A1 seal was specifically designed for high speed, heavy load applications for larger diameter sized ball screws commonly found in machine tool applications.
Dependent on the industry and application requirements, NSK can work with you to recommend the best solution. Interested in discussing ball screw seals with one of our Application Engineers, please contact 800-255-4773 or info@nsk-corp.com.
Continue to get the latest product and industry news related to linear motion at NSK's Linked-In, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels.
The food and beverage industry faces many challenges within automation. The industry must adhere to regulations that increasingly become more stringent and limit the materials that can be used for manufacturing. Food & beverage manufacturers are expected to not only adhere to stringent regulations but also maintain low operating costs and produce quality products in clean facilities with highly contaminated applications. Many manufacturers have partnered with NSK to help them meet these expectations.
For an automated system to be successful in the field it must be able to stand up to the environment and itself (i.e. internal friction). Two of the leading causes of bearing failure (linear and/or radial) are improper lubrication and contamination. It can be argued that these two factors alone account for at least 80% of bearing failures. According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), more than 6% of the Gross National Product is wasted each year due to poor lubrication. In order to counter this failure mode, lubrication systems and seals can become complex and costly for maintaining equipment.
Without proper lubrication, the costs of downtime, reduced production, additional man-hours for labor and replacement parts will increase. While manual lubrication points on equipment are generally more cost effective to implement, a manual maintenance schedule also adds several variables including accessibility, safety, and the need for maintenance personnel to be properly trained. Lubrication directly affects the life of bearings so it's very important that all bearings are being lubed with the correct type and volume required. This is a major investment in personnel if it is to be done manually and has room for a lot of error. The option for an automated lubrication system reduces the cost of labor, ensures the correct volume and interval between lubrication; however, the initial investment cost is significant and you are continually pumping money into the machine via lubricant costs. If the equipment was not installed with a lubrication system then it is an even greater expense. Automated lube systems must be inspected regularly to ensure proper functioning.
Lubricants can also be very sensitive to water and other contaminants. Water can break down grease and diminish the lubricity properties. As many companies have seen from experience, once contamination enters the bearing and is caught in the lubricant, it is only a matter of time before the system fails. NSK recommends the use of seals to keep debris out of environments that operate under high contamination. The K1™ lubricant unit is a patented solution from NSK that provides a long-term, maintenance-free solution available on standard NSK linear guides, ball screws, Monocarrier™ actuators and Robot Module products. Lubrication is applied to the raceway through direct contact also acting to prevent wear on attached NSK high performance seals. Bakeries, bottle labeling facilities and even cigar plants have all experienced success with NSK K1™ Lubrication Units.
The installation of NSK K1™ Lubrication Units and High Performance Seals combats against the two most common bearing failures: poor lubrication and contamination. The K1™ unit may reduce lubrication consumption to approximately 0.3% of a normal oil lube system in general does not require maintenance for up to 5 years or 10,000 km of travel!
Other benefits of NSK's K1™ unit include low particle emission, stable dynamic friction, reduced wear, and no lubrication splatter. On top of all of this, the food grade NSK K1 is compliant to USDA: Category H1 (lubricant permitted for use where there is possibility for incidental food contact).
For more information about NSK innovative precision products, visit our website. And follow us on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter to get the latest product and industry news related to bearings and linear motion solutions for food & beverage applications.
Industrial production increased 0.6 percent in June primarily related to vehicle manufacturing and mining sectors experiencing small increases in production. June was forecasted to only achieve 0.4 percent increase; therefore, economists are hopeful that second half of 2016 will experience continued, gradual growth in production as long as domestic demand for manufacturing stays consistent. – Wall Street Journal (07/15/16) Sussman, Anna L.
To continue to grow business in these economic conditions, NSK has dedicated their efforts to MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) business for the aftermarket. At NSK, we stand by our efforts to provide superior products and after-sales service backed by brand-recognized quality, reliability and performance.
In 2004, NSK introduced the HPS Series to the aftermarket with small size spherical roller bearings. Over the last 12 years, NSK has expanded its product offering to include angular contact ball bearings, deep groove ball bearings, cylindrical roller bearings and other bearing types ranging in a maximum size of 400 mm. Last month NSK announced that the HPS Series Spherical Roller Bearing size range would be expanded to 400-600 mm size range.
Spherical roller bearings are designed for high load capacity, high speeds and suitable for a wide range of applications. The HPS Series can withstand working in temperatures up to 200°C, operate at 20% higher speeds and achieve two times more bearing life compared to conventional bearings.
A cement mill was using a competing spherical roller bearing in their hammer mill application. Contamination was entering the bearing block, which ultimately led to bearing failure. Due to contamination, the bearing needed replaced every 4 months. As a result, the mill was experiencing excessive change outs, lost production and increased maintenance cost.
NSK recommended changing from a standard labyrinth LER seal to a Taconite Seal TER155OS SAF Pillow Block and HPS Spherical Roller Bearing. This solution increased bearing performance from merely 4 months to over 2 years and saved the cement mill more than $200,000 annually!
Download your copy of this success story for additional information.
Interested in how NSK's Asset Improvement Program (AIP) can maximize your bearing performance, contact 888-446-5675 or info@nsk-corp.com.
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NSK Celebrates, Remembers and Fights Back by Relaying!
NSK strongly believes in corporate social responsibility, which means ensuring that all of our corporate activities meet the expectations of all our stakeholders and in doing so also helps ensure sustainable development of society and NSK. At each of the NSK facilities across the globe, our employees strive to live and grow together within the local community.
NSK Americas is committed to this philosophy by raising money annually for the American Cancer Society. In June, our corporate office located in Ann Arbor, MI and our manufacturing facility located in Franklin, IN participated and raised money for their local Relay for Life events.
Together the contributions were over $36,000! Leading up to the event, bake sales, food stands, silent auctions and fun activities including a dunk tank, golf outing, motorcycle ride and bean bag toss championship were all coordinated by NSK staff. Proceeds from all of these activities went toward Relay for Life.
Both Ann Arbor and Franklin were recognized as "Top Teams" for Relay for Life of Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti and Relay for Life of Franklin. Thank you to all of our employees who donated their effort, time, and money for this cause.
The American Cancer Society has committed to increase its annual research investment to approximately $240 million by 2021. The organization currently spends an estimated $120 million per year. The American Cancer Society matched donations dollar-for-dollar throughout the month of June.
Would you like to get involved and volunteer within your own community? Find out what opportunities are available through the American Cancer Society. Join the fight against cancer today!
In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation's biggest health concern cancer. A year later 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps, the Relay for Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, raising nearly $5 billion to fight cancer.
For more information about Relay for Life, visit here.


It can be tough to win someone's love when you're yanking out their molars, but Dr. Stephanie Cole's lauded quality of care led readers to name her as the Best Dentist on the Gulf Coast. She drilled past Dr. Kevin Krause, last year's first finalist. Dr. Si McAninch flossed in as second runner up, while Dr. Kenneth Liszewski filled in the third finalist gap. Who drill past the competition this year and be crowned king or queen of teeth. Vote now in the 2018 Best of SRQ Local competition.
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The School Student Council is a platform that offers valuable insight to the students and promotes knowledge about administrative skills and features. Its aim is to help the students understand their duties and responsibilities and prepare responsible citizens of the world. This hones their administrative and organizational skills as well as leadership skills.
This helps them to become mature and ensures wider perspective to their cognitive horizons. Students are elected from senior classes. It is the responsibility of the School Student Council to assist in various planning activities, under the guidance of their teachers.
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package com.xujin.oj.ojmodel;

import java.util.Date;

import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.persistence.Transient;

/**
 * @Description:比赛实体类
 * @author xujin(作者)
 * @Version:V1.00(版本号)
 * @Create Date:2014-1-24(创建日期)
 */
@Entity
@Table(name="contest"
    ,catalog="jkoj"
)
public class Contest  implements java.io.Serializable {

	 private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	 private int contestId;//比赛ID
     private String title;//比赛标题
     private Date startTime;//开始时间
     /**
  	 * 比赛的状态,0表示停用隐藏,1表示Running,2表示Not start
  	 * 3表示Ended
  	 */
  	 private int status;

	 private String description;//描述
     private Date endTime;//结束时间
     private Date startReg;//开始注册时间
     private Date endReg;//结束注册时间
	 private String createUser;//用户
     private Date createTime;//时间
     private String password;//比赛时进入的密码

     private String startTime1;//时间
     private String endTime1;//结束时间
     private String startReg1;//开始注册时间
     private String endReg1;//结束注册时间

     @Transient
	public String getEndTime1() {
		return endTime1;
	}

	public void setEndTime1(String endTime1) {
		this.endTime1 = endTime1;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getStartReg1() {
		return startReg1;
	}

	public void setStartReg1(String startReg1) {
		this.startReg1 = startReg1;
	}

	//@Column(name="end_reg")
	public String getEndReg1() {
		return endReg1;
	}

	public void setEndReg1(String endReg1) {
		this.endReg1 = endReg1;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getStartTime1() {
		return startTime1;
	}

	public void setStartTime1(String startTime1) {
		this.startTime1 = startTime1;
	}
	/*
      * 公开/内部(0/1)
      * **/
     private int private1;//是否公开
     private int type;//比赛类型

    // Constructors

    /** default constructor */
     public Contest() {

 	}

	public Contest(String title, int status, String description,
			String password, String endTime1, String startReg1, String endReg1,
			String startTime1, int private1, int type) {
		super();
		this.title = title;
		this.status = status;
		this.description = description;
		this.password = password;
		this.endTime1 = endTime1;
		this.startReg1 = startReg1;
		this.endReg1 = endReg1;
		this.startTime1 = startTime1;
		this.private1 = private1;
		this.type = type;
	}

	@Id
	@GeneratedValue
    @Column(name="contest_id")
    public int getContestId() {
        return this.contestId;
    }

    public void setContestId(int contestId) {
        this.contestId = contestId;
    }

    @Column(name="title")
    public String getTitle() {
		return title;
	}

	public void setTitle(String title) {
		this.title = title;
	}

    @Column(name="start_time")
    public Date getStartTime() {
        return this.startTime;
    }

	public void setStartTime(Date startTime) {
        this.startTime = startTime;
    }

    @Column(name="end_time")
    public Date getEndTime() {
        return this.endTime;
    }

    public void setEndTime(Date endTime) {
        this.endTime = endTime;
    }

    @Column(name="description")
    public String getDescription() {
        return this.description;
    }

    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }

    @Column(name="private")
    public int getPrivate1() {
        return this.private1;
    }

    public void setPrivate1(int private1) {
		this.private1 = private1;
	}

    @Column(name="create_user")
    public String getCreateUser() {
		return createUser;
	}

	public void setCreateUser(String createUser) {
		this.createUser = createUser;
	}

	@Column(name="create_time")
	public Date getCreateTime() {
		return createTime;
	}
	public void setCreateTime(Date createTime) {
		this.createTime = createTime;
	}

	@Column(name="start_reg")
	public Date getStartReg() {
		return startReg;
	}

	public void setStartReg(Date startReg) {
		this.startReg = startReg;
	}

	@Column(name="end_reg")
	//@Transient
	public Date getEndReg() {
		return endReg;
	}

	public void setEndReg(Date endReg) {
		this.endReg = endReg;
	}

	@Column(name="type")
	public int getType() {
		return type;
	}

	public void setType(int type) {
		this.type = type;
	}

	@Column(name="status")
	public int getStatus() {
		return status;
	}

	public void setStatus(int status) {
		this.status = status;
	}

	@Column(name="password")
    public String getPassword() {
			return password;
    }
   public void setPassword(String password) {
			this.password = password;
		}
   /*************比赛列表特殊处理****完全可以重新设计一个Bean但是为了方便所以直接用*************/
    private Long leftTime;
	private String regleftTime;
	private String during;//比赛时长
	private Integer registrants;
	private String regStatus;
	private String isRegister;

	@Transient//表示不作为数据库字段使用
	public Long getLeftTime() {
		return leftTime;
	}

	public void setLeftTime(Long leftTime) {
		this.leftTime = leftTime;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getRegleftTime() {
		return regleftTime;
	}

	public void setRegleftTime(String regleftTime) {
		this.regleftTime = regleftTime;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getDuring() {
		return during;
	}

	public void setDuring(String during) {
		this.during = during;
	}

	@Transient
	public Integer getRegistrants() {
		return registrants;
	}

	public void setRegistrants(Integer registrants) {
		this.registrants = registrants;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getRegStatus() {
		return regStatus;
	}

	public void setRegStatus(String regStatus) {
		this.regStatus = regStatus;
	}

	@Transient
	public String getIsRegister() {
		return isRegister;
	}

	public void setIsRegister(String isRegister) {
		this.isRegister = isRegister;
	}
	 /*************比赛列表特殊处理*****************/

     private long timeLeft=0;

     @Transient
	public long getTimeLeft() {
		return timeLeft;
	}
	public void setTimeLeft(long timeLeft) {
		this.timeLeft = timeLeft;
	}

}

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Through divine wisdom, I quickly find the blessing with each change in life.
hange is inevitable. From the day we are born to the day we die, change is all around us. Every change comes with a choice. Shall we fight it? Shall we accept it? Shall we rail against the change? How do we live in these new conditions? Even a desired change, such as a marriage or new child, can bring difficult adjustments.
Knowing that every change comes with a blessing gives us something to focus on. We have a choice to look for the blessing that accompanies the change. Rather than fighting change, we can accept it and ask for divine wisdom to guide us in discovering how it will make things better or the lesson we need to learn.


Robins Nest is set in Kirkcudbright and offers a garden. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to a fully equipped kitchen. The holiday home comes with a TV. Dumfries is 38 km from the holiday home. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is 83 km away.


In start of Syed Sarfraz A. Shah Sahib's Lecture on 22 June, 2011, a question was asked about Mumtaz Mufti's book 'Okhay Olrhay' and Pak India battle described in it. Shah Sahib said, Insha Allah, Pakistan will remain victorious in that battle.
Please read post Final and Decisive Battle of Panipat (Okhay Olrhay by Mumtaz Mufti) for more details.
We already posted the importance of Prayer & reciting of Durood Sharif in current situation of country. In a seminar held on 8 August, Syed Sarfraz A. Shah Sahib also stressed on 'Dua for Country'.
LAHORE: The Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society (Jang Group of Newspapers) organised a seminar 'Islam: Sufism and Dua' in connection with 25th Urs of Hazrat Syed Yaqoob Ali Shah (RA) at the auditorium of Allama Iqbal Medical College here on Sunday.
Former Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Syed Samsam Ali Bokhari presided over the seminar while Syed Sarfraz A Shah, Syed Bilal Chishti from Ajmer, India, AIMC Principal Prof Dr Javed Akram, Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer and others also spoke.
Syed Samsam said there was need of taking inspiration from spiritual personalities in the prevailing circumstances and spiritual gatherings always proved beneficial in this regard. He said self-accountability was very important to ensure constructive activities for betterment of the society. He said no-one could rule a heart with a sword; however, it was possible with love and care.
Syed Sarfraz said Dua helped remove uneasiness within one's self and one must fully concentrate while changing the words of Dua each time. He said no-one knew human psychology better than Allah. He also said Sufis and spiritual personalities never prayed for vested interest as they always prayed in best interest of people.
Justice (r) Nazeer Akhtar said reforming intention was very important and it could be achieved by acting upon the best practices. He said Dua was the treasure of religious obligations and the act of Dua was highly liked by Allah.
Maulana Fazalul Rahim of Jamia Ashrafia said the prevailing circumstances of the country demanded people make special Dua for its survival. He said one should bow before Allah while keeping in view that one was being watched by Him.
MKRMS Chairman Wasif Nagi said Dua should be made with a firm belief that it would be accepted by Allah. Ibtisam said Dua (prayer) made with pure intention was always accepted. Prof Dr Javed Akram also talked about importance of Dua.
The speakers paid glowing tributes to Hazrat Syed Yaqoob Ali Shah (RA) and shed light on his life. Syed Bilal Chishti led Dua in the end and also prayed for peace in Pakistan and India. The seminar was attended by a large number of people from different walks of life, including Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran and renowned actor Ahsan Khan. Kashan Haider assisted the seminar proceedings.


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There is no word yet on her final airdate.
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Q: Convert a (LATEX) .tex file into .cls so it can be used in RMarkdown I am interested in getting a LATEX template working in RMarkdown. In the past I have been able to get this to work by implementing a .cls document. But this is not available for this template.
In the main directory of the LATEX template I see a structure.tex and main.tex. Where structure.tex seems identical to previous .cls files I have used in the past.
Here is an example of how I implemented this in the past within an .Rmd document
---
title: My Title Goes Here
author: "Author Name"
output:
  pdf_document:
    keep_tex: yes
    latex_engine: xelatex
documentclass: styles/thesis-umich3 #This is where the .cls document is stored
---

This causes me to get the following error claiming that /chaptermark is undefined.
`documentclass` searches specifically for a `.sty` file

Yet on line 173 I have:
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{\sffamily\normalsize\bfseries\chaptername\ \thechapter.\ #1}{}} % Styling for the current chapter in the header

WHAT I HAVE TRIED
Calling a .tex document within in_header rather than in documentclass
---
title: "fNIRS Guide"
output:
  pdf_document:
    includes:
      in_header: style/structure.tex
---

This causes the following error
tlmgr search --file --global "/numeric.dbx"
tlmgr search --file --global "/biblatex-dm.cfg"
! LaTeX Error: Command \chaptermark undefined.

Error: Failed to compile index.tex. See index.log for more info.
In addition: Warning messages:
1: In parse_packages(logfile, quiet = c(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE)) :
  Failed to find a package that contains numeric.dbx
2: In parse_packages(logfile, quiet = c(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE)) :
  Failed to find a package that contains biblatex-dm.cfg
Execution halted

I have also tried to call documentclass
---
title: "index"
output:
  pdf_document:
    keep_tex: yes
    latex_engine: xelatex
documentclass: style/structureSavedAsCLS
---

This also fails to work. Does anyone have any suggestions on getting this template into a cls so I can use it in RMarkdown?
I understand this might be a very entry level question and I was not certain if it was moreso an RMarkdown or Latex question. Any input is greatly appreciated.

A: The particular error Command \chaptermark undefined. is caused by structure.tex expecting book.cls, while rmarkdown uses article.cls by default. You could try
---
title: "fNIRS Guide"
output:
  pdf_document:
    includes:
      in_header: style/structure.tex
documentclass: book
---

But I expect other incompatibilities between the packages loaded in structure.tex and those loaded in the default template. The same type of problems might occur when converting the tex to a cls file. So instead I would suggest to combine main.tex and structure.tex to form a new template file. Quoting section 3.3.7.4 Custom templates from the rmarkdown book:

You can also replace the underlying Pandoc template using the template option:
---
title: "Habits"
output:
  pdf_document:
    template: quarterly-report.tex
---

Consult the documentation on Pandoc templates for additional details on templates. You can also study the default LaTeX template as an example.


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Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump
Fresh Air | By Terry Gross
Published March 5, 2018 at 8:31 AM HST
Joe Mazza
Luis Alberto Urrea was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his 2004 book The Devil's Highway: A True Story, about a group of Mexican men who cross the border into the United States.
Growing up with a Mexican father and an American mother, author Luis Alberto Urrea often felt like there was a border wall running through his family's San Diego apartment.
"The kitchen was the United States; the living room was Mexico," Urrea says. "One side was struggling with all her might to make me an American boy, and the other side, with all of his might, was trying to keep me a Mexican boy."
As a child, Urrea was often confused by his own dual culture, which he describes as a "super-American look" combined with a "super-Mexican outlook and accent." But as an adult, Urrea realized that he could draw on his heritage in his work.
"All those things that as a kid seem so painful and were such a liability to me ended up being the strength of everything," he says.
Urrea's latest novel, The House of Broken Angels, borrows from the real story of his older brother, Juan, who was dying of cancer when Urrea's mother died.
On celebrating Juan's birthday with a big party when he was dying of cancer
I spent the day laughing and then weeping. It was whiplash all day long. As I described in [The House of Broken Angels] with the character Big Angel, my brother was greatly physically reduced. He was in a lot of physical pain. He couldn't stand very well by himself anymore. He spent a lot of time in his bed.
But he would come forth to this insane gathering of every kind of person all at once, all the stories going at once, all of the romantic and erotic hookups, all of the feuds, all of the jokes, all of the weeping, all of the strangers sitting in corners kind of baffled about what was going on, a DJ playing weird mash-up music that people were dancing to — all happening at once. ...
I think the book came out of two moments, one of them directly quoted in the novel, when I told him, watching [people] kiss his hand, "You're like Don Corleone." And he said, "I am Don Corleone." And the other: His having to go to bed and asking me to lie in bed with him at several junctures of the day. ... We had every kind of talk. ... It was the moment of reconnection and farewell.
On his father's death after an encounter with the Mexican police
My father wanted to celebrate [me getting into college] somehow, even though he and my mom were long separated by that point. So he drove alone down to his hometown in Sinaloa, [Mexico,] ... to retrieve money, because he, like so many immigrants, was sending remittance money home. ...
He retrieved $1,000 from the bank — U.S. bills, 20s — and then he drove back. And he was trying to get home and ... he got to a [Mexican] town south of Yuma, Ariz., and ran afoul of the police.
It's very nebulous what exactly happened with them, but he ended up extremely hurt physically and they took a lot of his belongings. They took everything. They took his shoes, his luggage, all of his belongings. And the injuries to his abdomen particularly made him wet himself, and they never reached into his pockets, so they didn't find the money. The doctor who came did find it because he was wearing rubber gloves and he knew if he said anything that they would take it, so he hid it.
Essentially, my father waited eight hours in this state: naked on a table, waiting for an ambulance to take him to the American border so he could be saved. The calculation, I believe, is that he would die, and he did. So, the doctor passed that money to relatives who passed it on down the border to me. I was waiting in the funeral home in Tijuana, and the police brought the body and made me buy it. They said if I didn't purchase my father, they would keep him. So I spent that money to buy him.
On how his father's death inspired him to write
I felt everything crashing down and I didn't know what to do. It was such a harrowing experience being with his body. I sat in a room with him all night, his body, dealing with the police. And then I had to go to the border and deal with immigration and have all of his papers.
I didn't know what I was doing. By the time I got back to San Diego, I had forgotten English. It took me a minute to get back into being an American. I had only one way to deal with it, which was writing. I had been writing since high school, and so I wrote about it. The happy ending to that story is that Ursula Le Guin came to my college and she found me and helped me become an author.
On how the Trump presidency influenced The House of Broken Angels
It definitely affected my rewrite of the novel. The novel started out as a kind of a slim memoir inspired by the events of my brother's death and final birthday party on Earth before his death, and it was kind of what I call the Mexican Finnegans Wake. ...
But then as I expanded it, ... it started taking on more of a cultural statement and turned into a novel, which seemed to want to become epic. I couldn't shake my growing sense of rage and astonishment at the tone. People I loved facing horrible fear with DACA, and people I loved and knew being confronted by good Americans spewing demented vitriol at them.
I'm telling you, this wall is a boondoggle. It's a joke.
On the Trump administration's proposed border wall, which Urrea wrote about in The New York Times
I try to be respectful, and one of the points for me is to listen to people and hear them, because I think sometimes people get more and more outrageous because they feel insulted or looked down on. So I'll listen, but sometimes it's really hard.
I'm telling you, this wall is a boondoggle. It's a joke. And ... the eight new [prototypes] of wall that President Trump claims he's finally going to go see, I'm telling you, one day it's going to be a kitschy tourist stop for ironic hipsters. It's going to be spray-painted. It's going to look like Cadillac Ranch and people are going to take selfies at it. But it's not going to start a multibillion-dollar Great Wall of China project. I promise you. There's no way to build it.
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She tells him she loves him. She does not tell him that she is pregnant. They get married because he is afraid of being alone and she does not want to be alone with the baby. She has always been against abortions. A week after their wedding she can no longer hide the bulge and she tells him, making him nervous. After the disclosure there is a period where he spends most of his time away from home, but then she shames him into staying with her. They have a multitude of evenings sitting side by side on the sofa, watching cooking shows. Neither of them likes cooking.
They tell themselves that it will be better when the baby is born and in a way it is. For almost two years after the baby is born, they are too tired to be bored.
When the child is five, she tires of him and taking care of the child alone no longer seems like a large burden. Still afraid to be alone, he clings to her as she splits everything they own in two. Before shaking him off her properly, she allows him to have the child for a weekend every fortnight.
For close to a year he lives for that weekend, then he finds someone else to keep him company. His new girlfriend adores the child, but the child is terrified of her long red nails. Soon the child stays only with her mother.
'Of course he does,' she says, 'and so do I.' She hugs and kisses the child and she wonders how anyone could ever think a life vest a burden.
I have heard that if you just keep right in a maze, you will eventually find your way out, but it seems this course keeps bringing us back to the same place or at least an identical place.
I have heard that everything changes, but I cannot find any alterations in our situation and I find no alterations in you. In fact, looking at you I wonder if this is the day we met.
Sparks still fly between us both the pleasant and the scorching ones, but my shoulders have grown heavy.
Maybe the only thing that has changed is how I feel.
From my roof I count the stars and they fill my head with sweet songs, but although the rhymes stick, the reason floats away when dawn washes over me.
So I return every night to admire the light and they tell me that humanity is so so so very close to touching them and I wonder whether that means that even I can touch the sky. They tell me that they are not really white, that the air is cleaner from a mountain top and that they seldom grant wishes, but they might consider granting mine and I wonder what wish they are talking about and I still believe in nothing.
The square houses have small windows and white walls which reflect the sun so effectively that the glare of the town is unbearable at midday. During the daylight hours only scorpions and snakes are strong enough to face the scorching rocks, but when the sun goes down, the moon lets her flowers bloom and the inhabitants come out to gather food and water. As the fragrance of the flowers spreads, the inhabitants sing songs praising the stars and the chill of the night while sweeping the sand out of their streets. When enough food has been gathered, they dance with flowing veils until the first drop of blood shows in the east at which time they retire and leave their streets to the drifting sands.
I hold the fractured crystal to the light and it reveals its colours to me. As I turn it, I find a yellow part which must resemble a world where they can still see the sun. People tell me the sun will never peep through the smog, but just holding this crystal I feel sunny warmth spreading through my fingers.
When I turn the crystal a bit more, I find a deep blue that must come from a wide clean ocean and I smell the salt. Another turn brings me a lush green and I taste the clean oxygen of an enormous forest with trees so tall they take my breath away and I clutch the crystal tighter.
With a crack the crystal splinters, cutting my fingers, releasing red and as the stained fragments shatter on the rock below me, I wonder whether the world of trees is lost forever.
My updates have been a bit erratic recently, but I hope to get back on schedule after next week. I'm visiting my sister until next week and will be back on Sunday the thirteenth. I'll do my best to get something written then.
I have a bag of memories which I don't know what to do with. If I burn them, they will never again warm me as they once did, but as it is now every time I pick them up they scorch my heart. So I suppose I'll just have to hide them away for a while and hope that the pain fades faster than the sunshine.


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Q: App se detiene al usar Connectivity manager Tengo una clase en la que pretnedo ver si el usuario está o no conectado. No obstante, el método completo no funcionaba, por lo que fui quitando cosas para ver cuál era el problema y he visto que tan solo con el código de esta manera la app se detiene al ejecutarla:
public class Conectividad
{
    static Context context;
    @org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract(value = " -> false", pure = true)
    public static boolean conectado()
    {
        ConnectivityManager connectivity = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

        return false;
    }
}

En cuanto a la llamada a dicho método, simplemente hago lo siguiente:  if(Conectividad.conectado()==false)
En su momento probé a hacerlo todo en la misma clase, pero ello, aunque hacía que funcionara eso, hacía que la pantalla se quedara en blanco al ejecutarlo. El método anterior en cuestión era el siguiente:
 public static boolean conectado()
    {
        ConnectivityManager connectivity = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo info = connectivity.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
        return (info!=null && info.isConnectedOrConnecting());
    }

Y la llamada al mismo era: if(conectado()==false).
Por otro lado, en el manifest tengo añadido
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

Ninguno de estos dos métodos me ha funcionado. ¿Alguien sabe cómo hacer que esto funcione?

A: Esto tiene pinta de que has olvidado añadir el permiso correspondiente para poder comprobar el estado de la red:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"></uses-permission>

Puedes utilizar el siguiente código para comprobar si está conectado o no
public boolean conectado() {
        ConnectivityManager connectivity  = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

        NetworkInfo activeNetworkInfo = connectivity.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return (activeNetworkInfo != null && activeNetworkInfo.isAvailable() && activeNetworkInfo.isConnected());
 }

EDITADO
Revisando tu código me he dado cuenta que estás utilizando el context que tiene definido en tu clase Conectividad pero no has puesto si ese parámetro le has dado valor en algún sitio. Una alternativa para solucionar esto seria que en vez de definirlo en tu clase Conectividad pases el context de la Actividad como parámetro cada vez que quieras comprobar la conexión, quedando tu función de la siguiente forma:
public static boolean conectado(Context context)
{
        ConnectivityManager connectivity = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo info = connectivity.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
        return (info!=null && info.isConnectedOrConnecting());
}


Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt was asked about reports (mentioned by Schramm here) that an Iraqi army battalion refused to fight in Fallujah. He did not provide much clarity on why that particular unit did not fight, but he did reemphasize that two ICDC battalions fought side-by-side with the Coalition in Fallujah.
As for the non-performing unit, Gen. Kimmitt emphasized that it will take time to get the army units fully prepared to fight. My Monday morning quarterbacking suggests that this problem is exacerbated because the units have the Coalition to fall back on. It is easier to to dodge the bullet if there is someone there to take it for you. This is not a statement in favor of reducing Coalition forces, but rather an observation. The Coalition is increasingly integrating Iraqi security forces into their operations, so hopefully the "no go" response of this unit will in short order prove anomalous.


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Q: os.times() in Python CGI application I'm having trouble understanding the documentation of os.times(). From http://docs.python.org/library/os.html:

Return a 5-tuple of floating point numbers indicating accumulated (processor or other) times, in seconds. The items are: user time, system time, children's user time, children's system time, and elapsed real time since a fixed point in the past, in that order. See the Unix manual page times(2) or the corresponding Windows Platform API documentation. On Windows, only the first two items are filled, the others are zero.

Finding any other resource on the command seems a bit challenging.
Assuming each CGI call spawns a new python process: what do the first two values of the following result from a os.times() actually tell me? What  am I actually measuring if I make use of them?
(0.2184014, 0.17160109999999998, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

A: They tell you how much processor time (as opposed to time waiting for I/O operations) has been spent in program code (i.e. the python interpreter) and OS kernel code (i.e. processing system calls made by the python interpreter), respectively, by this process so far.
There's some more detail in the times(2) man page referred to by the docs, as well as the time(7) man page.