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Q: Instantiating Window from AppDelegate Failing in Swift 5.0 I'm using Xcode 11 and Swift 5.0.  I copied over my code from another app that used Swift 4.2.  That code instantiates a tabBarViewController in the AppDelegate, changes the window to the tabBarVC and shows it if certain conditions are met.  But it is not working in Swift 5.0 and Xcode 11.  Here's the code:
var window: UIWindow?

func application(_ application: UIApplication, willFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
    // Run Firebase
    FirebaseApp.configure()
    // Check Firebase Auth to see if the user is signed in already.
    if Auth.auth().currentUser != nil {
        print ("User is already authenticated and signed in.")
        // Check to make sure the user is stored in local settings.
        if let appUser = LocalStorageService.loadCurrentUser() {
            print ("Local storage has a user: \(appUser)")
            // Create a tab bar controller.
            let tabBarVC = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: .main).instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: Constants.Storyboard.tabBarController)
            // Show it
            window?.rootViewController = tabBarVC
            window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
        }
        return true // If auth has a user and there is local user, window changes.
    } else {
        print ("No Authenticated current user, must proceed with Login.")
        return false
    }
}

The tabBarVC is populated successfully, but window remains nil.  Then the app shows a different view controller.  Nothing is different in the code from the original app that I can see.  And that one still works.  Thoughts would be appreciated.

A: I deleted the SceneDelegate from the Navigator and the following sections from the info.plist dealing with Scenes and now it works as expected (the other app did not have the SceneDelegate or these sections in the info.plist.  I assume they were added when the project was created in Xcode 11):

I read about scenes for iOS 13 in the Apple Documentation.  I don't plan to use scenes, but if someone does want to use scenes, they will have to determine how to configure the info.plist to allow the instantiation of a VC in the AppDelegate.


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When you're in Bali you understand that you know next to nothing about the place. You don't know what will happen in an hour or two, you don't know who you'll meet. Bali is for those who love surprises.
It seems impossible to describe Bali in a few words. But you could manage to describe it in one. Versatile. This epithet really fits the island. Want to see and feel everything at once? Then you have to come here.
Bali is an island for the young, for those under 35. Everything here is active and extreme. My parents, for instance, wouldn't like it too much.


All of our team had been waiting impatiently for "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" game from CD Project Red. As fans of both the game and Kanban, we were also delighted that Kanban Tool had its part in the game's production process. Over the last decade, Kanban has proven a great way to develop games, but what are the actual reasons for applying Lean practices to game development?
Building games costs more with each year, as a result of commonly used hardware development and its increased capabilities, naturally demanding and allowing better, more complex and detailed games. Because of the need for higher quality graphics, better sound, more in-game space and more game-play time, the costs of game producing grows rapidly. In order for a game development company to be successful, each of their products needs to be a hit, whereas some time ago it was ok to have some unsuccessful products, which costs would have been covered by the sales of the single hit every few years. This is why the need to reduce costs has become so vital for the industry.
How game development adapts to Agile?
Lean practices promote equal amounts of work for each stage of the process within a given time - so - keeping a steady proportion between research, design, coding, testing and debugging. This doesn't necessarily need to work for game development, which would be easier dividable into two main phases: pre-production and production. It may well be, that each of the two requires a different approach.
In the pre-production phase, the team is meant to do research, find ideas, concepts and think of the game plan for a product. This may be a good stage to work a Scrum based methodology, because of the iterative nature of a "probing" environment. New ideas, new research topics every couple of days will be suitable for Scrum.
Once this has been done and the actual production stage begins with designing, modelling, coding, testing, quality assurance etc. At this point, since it's already known what it is that you want to make, there is very little room for iterations and frequent changes.
This is when applying Kanban makes a lot more sense, as it requires no iterations, and focuses on developing one item after another. It could be said then, that the less you know about what you're going to build, the more appropriate an iteration-based method like Scrum will be. And as soon as you're invested in an idea and are working towards its production, the less you require iterations and can look towards Kanban for task processing.
Simply because the stages of work need to be done sequentially (as one needs the other to be done before work can go on, as with game level design - coding - graphics - audio), and any work will delay or be compromised when one of the stages fails to deliver, it is not possible to implement Scrum to the production phase.
Why does Kanban work, then?
What is needed to make the work go ahead is a healthy predictability of the workflow, minimized interruptions and an eliminated waiting time - so, a system, which encompasses rough time boxing and visualizes the entire workflow in a way that is accessible to all on the team - i.e. a Kanban board.
In the production stage of game development, when the goal and idea for the game is set, the priority becomes achieving the planned result at a lowest cost possible, but with as many helpful improvements along the way, as can be squeezed in.
- Identifying and eliminating waste.
Thanks to applying Kanban method to game development many a team are able to produce games more quickly and efficiently, thus more cheaply too. With the competitiveness of the market, achieving a great result at a low cost is by far an imperative.
Kanban boards for game development allow to achieve workflow predictability (thereby utilize the resources more efficiently), and gain process transparency - hence shortening communication tracks and enabling better work distribution and process perfection, in other words optimizing the flow altogether.


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Can't wait to come back with the slavers again. God save the queen!
Those last few are from Night Archer. Sorry, I forgot to separate these into different albums.
First off, thanks to all those involved in making the event happening! And points to Strikers for the additions to the structures on the field!
I'm reminded of the episode of Futurama where they invade the space ball planet, and have to wind up their guns to reload.
Agreed. If people are going to go for a PMC loadout, then they need to do it right, and adhere to some standards. If they cannot meet these standards, then they may not get to play.
When it comes down to it, no one likes armbands (they don't work) and this is, last I checked, a MILSIM game. We do need to have some standards in uniform.
Photos are up. I took what I could when I was out of play.
I don't know about the other tan members, but I ran out of BB's, and my battery was getting drained. I had to go reload when I left.
I was taking photos, and will have them up later today.
I definitely liked the heavier MILSIM aspect of the Moonlight game than the Night Archer games. Keep that stuff coming!
Can't wait for the event. Rain or shine, my group will be there.
Personally, I use KSC's. Never had an issue.
I have an SR10 and it is an outstanding AEG. I would in no way discourage you from getting it.


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Spring is here and with it often come what people perceive to be as allergies. Runny noses, itchy eyes, and low-grade fever are just some of the symptoms people find themselves dealing with. But hope is not lost! You do NOT have to suffer. But before a resolution can be developed, it's important to get to the root cause of the problem, rather than just fighting with the symptoms.
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We have heard the alternative health doctors and professionals talk about the adverse side effects of vaccines and foods made up of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). And we've all heard the arguments about organic versus nonorganic food, the raw diet, the vegan diet, and every other diet.
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Q: How to render Tab navigation with Drawer navigation simultaneously in react-navigation v5 I'm looking to render both the drawer navigation and tab navigation components simultaneously in my app.
I created a file named root.js and wrote both of components in this file:
import React, {Fragment} from 'react';

import { createDrawerNavigator } from '@react-navigation/drawer';
import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';
import { createBottomTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';

import { Login, SecondPage, ThirdPage } from './components/index';

const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator();
const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator();

And this is the component:
const MainDrawer = () => {

  return (

    <Fragment>
    <NavigationContainer >

      <Drawer.Navigator>
        <Drawer.Screen name="Login" component={Login} />
        <Drawer.Screen name="Second Page" component={SecondPage} />
        <Drawer.Screen name="Third Page" component={ThirdPage} />
      </Drawer.Navigator>
    </NavigationContainer>

<NavigationContainer>
      <Tab.Navigator>
      <Tab.Screen name="Login" component={Login} />
        <Tab.Screen name="Settings" component={SecondPage} />
        <Tab.Screen name="Third Page" component={ThirdPage} />
      </Tab.Navigator>
    </NavigationContainer>

    </Fragment>

  )

export default MainDrawer;

But components got duplicated as you can see in following screenshot, How can i merge these two components and render them as one component?

A: Use a single NavigationContainer. Put your Tab.Navigator as your first screen.
const LoginWithTabs = () => {
  const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator()
  return (
    <Tab.Navigator>
      <Tab.Screen name="Login" component={Login} />
      <Tab.Screen name="Settings" component={SecondPage} />
      <Tab.Screen name="Third Page" component={ThirdPage} />
    </Tab.Navigator>
  )
}

const MainDrawer = () => {

  return (
    <NavigationContainer >
      <Drawer.Navigator>
        <Drawer.Screen name="LoginWithTabs" component={LoginWithTabs} />
        <Drawer.Screen name="Second Page" component={SecondPage} />
        <Drawer.Screen name="Third Page" component={ThirdPage} />
      </Drawer.Navigator>
    </NavigationContainer>
  )

export default MainDrawer;

Note that your Drawer will contain 3 entries, and if you select "Second Page", you will be redirected to SecondPage and you won't see the Tabs. If you want a more complex behaviour, you need to create a custom component to replace the default one for the Drawer.

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Postcard announcing four special performances of Athol Fugard's "A Place with the Pigs," 7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, May 23-25, 1989.
Title Postcard announcing four special performances of Athol Fugard's "A Place with the Pigs" 7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, May 23-25, 1989.
Description Full text of front (recto) of card: "A Place with the Pigs, by Athol Fugard, May 22, 23, 24 & 25, 1989. 8:00 p.m. $10.60 / $7.45. This production has caused, as The Atlanta Journal & Constitution review put it, 'a national re-appraisal' of the play. Atlanta's much acclaimed actress Brenda Bynum and Seven Stages; Artistic Director Del Hamilton portray the two comic-tragic roles in the play, which has been described as probably 'the best of the season.' Don't miss it- there are only 4 performances on May 22, 23, 24 & 25 at 8:00 p.m. Our production is a featured event during the American Theater Critics Association convention while it's here in Atlanta. For reservations call 523-7647."
Fugard, Athol. Place with the Pigs
Identifier M219-Plays-1989-01-18a-recto
Citation M219-Plays-1989-01-18a-recto. 7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) Records. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Postcard announcing four special performances of Athol...


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Q: Stretch lists to fit each others sizes Say I have 3 mismatched sizes of lists, [3, 7, 6], [12, 67, 89, 98], and [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
I want a function to do this:
>>> stretch([3, 7, 6], [12, 67, 89, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])
[3, 3, 3, 7, 7, 6, 6], [12, 67, 67, 89, 89, 2, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

So, what I want is for all the smaller lists to be stretched to the length of the largest list. If there is 2 largest equally sized lists leave them the same length. I tried using one function, but it only worked using ranges. I would like it to work with everything. Here it is for reference:
import numpy

def zipstretch(*args):
        range_tups = [(x[0], x[-1]) for x in args]
        shifts = [x[0] for x in range_tups]
        range_tups = [(x[0]-y, x[1]-y, n) for x, y in zip(range_tups, shifts)]
        ranges = []
        for x, s in zip(range_tups, shifts):
            h = s
            temp = list()
            for y in range(max(range_tups, key=lambda z: len(z))[0], max(range_tups, key=lambda z: len(z))[1]):
                temp.append(h)
                h+=x[1]/max(range_tups, key=lambda z: len(z))[1]
            ranges.append(numpy.array(temp))
        return ranges

A: I came up with this:
def stretch(*lists):
    length = max([len(l) for l in lists])
    return [[l[i * len(l) // length] for i in range(length)]
            for l in lists]

It computes the the target length as the maximum over all lists, and then stretches the list based on their index, similar to how you would implement naïve, one-dimensional image scaling.

A: Not super Pythonic, Florian's answer is much better, but I wanted to post the answer I came up with anyway.
def stretch(*lists):
    max_len = max([len(l) for l in lists])
    stretched = []
    for l in lists:
        init_factor = factor = (max_len - 1) / len(l)
        new_l = []
        i = 0
        j = 1
        while j <= max_len:
            new_l.append(l[i])
            if j > factor:
                i += 1
                factor += init_factor
            j += 1
        stretched.append(new_l)
    return stretched

stretch([3, 7, 6], [12, 67, 89, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])
# => [[3, 3, 3, 7, 7, 6, 6], [12, 12, 67, 67, 89, 2, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]]


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Q: Create API Gateway request model for non JSON content type I have built several REST API endpoints fronted by AWS API Gateway which accept and return JSON. I have defined request models for these endpoints so that the the documentation can be exported and imported into Swagger for testing. This all works well.
However one endpoint accepts a custom type (it's text but in a custom structure), not JSON, and I can't figure out how to define a request model for something that isn't JSON. The model must be written in JSON Schema and all of the AWS documentation examples only demonstrate JSON requests and responses (examples listed at the end).
For example the following request model:
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
  "title": "File Upload Request",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "filename": {
      "description": "Filename of the file being uploaded (with extension)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

renders like this in Swagger:

An empty text area would be acceptable, although it would be great if I could add sample input. Is this possible?

Examples from AWS documentation:

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*https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/models-mappings.html

*https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/example-photos.html#example-photos-input-mapping

*https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/example-news-article.html#example-news-article-input-model

*https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/example-invoice.html#example-invoice-input-model

*https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/example-employee.html#example-employee-input-model


Home›Real Estate Marketing›Are Motivated Sellers Stupid?
Seriously. Why would anybody sell their house for less than it is worth? Do they just not know that they could get more for it than what we as investors are paying for them? Do they not know that we are flipping houses for more than we buy them for? Are they just stupid?
Maybe some don't make the wisest decisions, but I don't believe that the people we buy from are stupid. There are some of you out there that might believe they are stupid. That's just not fair to them and to you.
I just recently covered the pros and cons of buying houses from motivated sellers instead of from banks. In that post I mentioned how there is less competition and that you can get better deals when buying from motivated sellers (private sellers). When most people hear about and consider marketing to buy houses from motivated sellers, I think they have the misperception that the people they are buying from will probably be facing foreclosure. Why else would a sane person sell a house for dirt cheap?
When I was getting started in the house flipping business, I thought the same thing. But, it's not really like that at all. My wife and I hardly ever buy from people facing foreclosure. Not that there is wrong with that either.
The problem is people's perception of what real estate investors that buy from homeowners are doing.
Are Real Estate Investors Ripping off Homeowners?
This is what this all boils down to. There is a misperception that the houses investors buy can be sold for more than we are buying them for. Therefore, we are taking advantage of people. I recently was told by someone that they will only buy from banks because they don't want to rip people off and that's not the right thing to do.
I was taken aback. First, because it insuated that I rip people off. Second, because they are thinking about things in the wrong way. That's fine if they feel that way, but if they don't fully understand the reasons why homeowners sell their houses to investors and house flippers, they are missing out on great opportunities because of their ignorance.
Now, I'm sure there are investors that intentionally take advantage of sellers, but I honestly feel they are the exception and not the rule.
So the issue is whether the homeowners are stupid because they are selling their houses for less than they can get. That's what the idea is.
The premise of that argument is that had the sellers listed their house with a Realtor or sold it 'For Sale By Owner' they would get a better price. This isn't necessarily true.
The house needs too much fix up.
Usually, the houses we buy are in such disrepair that only investors are likely to be making offers on them anyway, regardless of whether they are listed or not. Many of the houses are in need of repairs that banks aren't willing to accept. When a 'normal' buyer goes to get a loan to buy the house, the bank will want certain repairs made. Guess what, someone will have to pay for those repairs. What if the seller doesn't have the money to make them?
Now consider if we investors did not buy these houses. What would the seller do then? What options would they have?
We do buy these houses and the sellers are usually very happy that we did. It's really a good feeling to know that we are helping people out of situations that they don't want to be in and don't know how to get out of.
The seller just doesn't want to mess with the house.
This really happens more often that I would have ever imagined. They know they aren't getting top dollar but they don't care. They want to make a certain amount and that amount is fair enough for them to avoid having to deal with the place.
They don't want to deal with tenants any longer.
They inherited the house and don't have the time or energy to deal with it.
They want the money immediately for something else (business, vacation, medical, etc.).
They don't want to wait for the house to sell and have it sit vacant for a long time.
They are getting a divorce and want to everything to be done yesterday.
They are buying another house and need their old one sold right away.
There are a lot of reasons why people would sell for less than what they might possibly get by listing the house and selling the conventional way. They aren't stupid and they know they are taking less, but it is solving their problem.
So, if you are one of the people that feel that buying from motivated sellers would involve taking advantage of people, I hope that you will reconsider and see that that is not the case.
Excellent article Danny. I am just getting going and this has helped me to organize my thoughts for when I tell people what I do!
Thanks, Sean. That's a great idea.
Also add to the list: The house owes them nothing it was bought for peanuts and paid off many times over by tenants. Selling for any amount is basically icing on the cake.
Great article! Another reminder that I need to be finding properties through other means than mls and foreclosure sales.
Thanks. You can count on me to keep reminding you.
There's a common error in thinking that other people want what you want. Since real estate investors are out to make money, it's natural to assume that other people have the same goal and the same orientation.
That's just not always true. A lot of the time people have other things they value or want more than money- and "I don't want to deal with this anymore" is a perfectly valid thing to want. We all know if we hold a house for retail sellers, it's going to take a lot longer to move than if we move it for a wholesale deal. We also know for retail, it's got to be a lot prettier. Some people are more than happy to give up that cash so that they just Do Not Have To Deal With This Stuff. For a lot of us, fixing up a house an finding the deals is a blast- we have fun doing it. We don't dread it.
My husband is alternately bored and terrified by real estate. If we ever had to sell our house he'd be perfectly happy to dump it on some wholesaler so he didn't have to deal with it at all! He's not stupid, his priorities are just vastly different.
I LOVE what Shannon said. Money is not the only motivating factor in peoples lives. Usually, when people contact me, they are very weighted down by the real estate that they need to sell. The thought of going through the retail process is sickening to them. They are literally exchanging some of their equity for a controlled, painless, quick sale to solve their problem. As a testimony, many of my past customers would (and have) referred me to others and they are NOT stupid! I am confident that any ethical investor (like you Danny) can say the same!
Absolutely. This can be witnessed by taking a look at the testimonials on my house buying website. Well put, Jason. Thanks.


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Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup Round One tie against Derby County has been rearranged for 22nd August, with a 7:45pm kick-off.
The match at Blundell Park was abandoned after 19 minutes on Tuesday night after heavy rain left the pitch unplayable, with the Rams' leading 1-0 at the time.
The date for the winners' Round Two tie will be confirmed following completion of the rescheduled match.


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Introducing Morpho Bench
Zanat Catalogue #4
"Among the thousand ways the knowledge of woodworking is approached around the world, Zanat's way of doing it is one the most unique and personal." – Michele De Lucchi
The only recipe we have when deciding to introduce new products is to start with a vision and to care passionately about the choice of designers we collaborate with, the choice of wood and other materials, and the choice of master craftsmen with the right sensibility for the product. What has to follow—or even precede these choices—are always aesthetic and functional as well as ethical considerations.
Zanat is collaborating with the leading designers and architects of our time. Our vision and passion are recognized internationally by people who are now part of the Zanat family.
The Story of Zanat
The question we repeatedly ask ourselves at Zanat is – how to materialize our vision into exquisite objects that introduce grace to spaces we inhabit, while not jeopardizing, but protecting and contributing to well-being of our and future generations? We do so by bringing to the table carefully chosen and exceptionally talented designers, craftsmen, creative minds and skilled hands, in a process where design is a dialogue.
In collaborations with some extraordinary architects and interior designers, we have built a client list for bespoke products that includes fortune 500 companies, premium hotel chains and boutique hotels, award winning restaurants and cocktail bars, museums, as well some breathtaking and award-winning residences.
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Q: How to set the x-axis order with pandas using matplotlib 2.1.2 I would like the plot to show, from left to right on the x axis,
an increasing line.  So, the x axis needs to be in this order:
J H G C A B E F D I K L
Then the line would be increasing from left to right.
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'Col1': ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L'],
        'Col2': [0, 1, -1, 4, 2, 3, -2 , -3, 5, -5, 6, 7]
        })
df1.sort_values('Col2', inplace=True)
df1.reset_index(drop=True, inplace=True)

df1.index.astype(str) + '_' + df1.iloc[:, 0]

plt.plot(df1.Col1, df1.Col2);

I've even tried adding the index number (after sorting) as a prefix to the x axis but it still sorts inaccurately (goes from 0 to 10 to 11 to 1 etc).
plt.plot(df1.index.astype(str) + '_' + df1.iloc[:, 0], df1.Col2);

Does anyone know how to prevent the x axis from sorting alphabetically using matpotlib 2.1.2?  The issue is that I am using matplotlib 2.1.2 and I cannot update to a more recent version due to a corporate firewall issue.
Adding some additional context in case it helps.
This is a function I am attempting to write from an Udemy course.  Unfortunately, the instructor doesn't hasn't responded to my question. (I can provide a strong negative review for this provider... lol)
In any case, I want to use this function - so how can I adjust thus function AND prevent it from sorting the x axis alphabetically?
# Write a funtion that plots by WoE
def plot_by_woe(df_WoE, rotation_of_x_axis_labels=0):
    x = np.array(df_WoE.iloc[:, 0].apply(str))
    y = df_WoE['WoE']
    plt.figure(figsize= (18,6))
    plt.plot(x, y, marker='o', linestyle = '--', color = 'k')
    plt.xlabel(df_WoE.columns[0])
    plt.ylabel('WoE')
    plt.title(str('WoE by ' + df_WoE.columns[0]))
    plt.xticks(rotation = rotation_of_x_axis_labels)

A: I am not exactly sure why this worked....but here is something I did that works.
df = df_temp[['grade','WoE']]
df

# grade WoE
# 0 G   -1.113459
# 1 F   -0.975440
# 2 E   -0.678267
# 3 D   -0.391843
# 4 C   -0.049503
# 5 B   0.358476
# 6 A   1.107830

fig = plt.figure(figsize = (18,6))
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.plot(np.arange(len(df.grade)), df.WoE, color='k', marker='o', linestyle='dashed')
ax.set_xticks(range(df.grade.count()))
_ = ax.set_xticklabels(df.grade)

And updated function:
# Write a funtion that plots by WoE
def plot_by_woe(df_WoE, rotation_of_x_axis_labels=0):
#     x = np.array(df_WoE.iloc[:, 0].apply(str))
#     y = df_WoE['WoE']
    fig = plt.figure(figsize = (18,6))
    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
    ax.plot(np.arange(len(df_WoE.iloc[:, 0])), df_WoE.WoE, color='k', marker='o', linestyle='dashed')
    ax.set_xticks(range(df_WoE.iloc[:, 0].count()))
    ax.set_xticklabels(df_WoE.iloc[:, 0])
    plt.xticks(rotation = rotation_of_x_axis_labels)


Chaja is the famous luscious and extremely naughty cake of Uruguay.
It is often described as a Uruguayan sponge cake filled with peaches and whipped cream.
This is our recipe for Uruguayan chaja from our friend Charles Santos who has an excellent restaurant in Rocha called Parador Puerta de Rocha.
1. Pre heat the over to 180 degrees celsius and grease 3 small round baking pans.
2. To prepare the 3 cake mixture layers: in a mixer, combine 6 eggs, 200g of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until the sugar dissolves. Then fold in 100g of flour.
3. Place the cake mixture into the 3 baking pans so that they are round and flat. These will form the 3 cakes layers of the chaja later. Bake for 7 minutes. When done, remove from oven, set the 3 cake layers aside and let them cool.
4. Reduce oven to 110 degrees celsius and prepare another greased baking pan to bake the meringue.
5. With the remaining 8 eggs, separate the egg whites and disregard the egg yolks. In a clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites well for at least 10 minutes to get them meringue like and very frothy. The test to see if they're done is to turn the mixing bowl upside down: the meringue should not move.
6. Add 500g of sugar and whisk again for 2 more minutes.
7. Place the meringue mixture in the baking tray and bake for 1 hour. When finished, crush the meringue into small pieces and set aside.
8. Mix 500g of whipped cream with the 6 tablespoons of sugar.
9. Divide the canned peach and syrup into 3, ready to assemble the cake.
10. To assemble the cake, place the first cake layer on a plate and pour the first third of the peach syrup and lay the peaches on it, spread a third of the whipped cream mixture and finally a third of the crushed baked meringue.
11. Repeat this for the middle and top layers of the cake and cover the final cake with the remaining whipped cream and broken pieces of meringue.


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var xmlrpc = require("xmlrpc");
var async = require("async");

var USER_AGENT = "OpenSRTJS";

var client = xmlrpc.createClient({ host: 'api.opensubtitles.org', port: 80, path: '/xml-rpc'})

var token = "";

exports.getToken = function getToken(cb) {
	client.methodCall('LogIn', ['', '', 'en', USER_AGENT], function (err, res) {
		if(err) return cb(err, null);
		token = res.token;
		cb(null, res.token);
  })
},

exports.searchEpisode = function(data, cb) {
	if(!data.token) {
		exports.getToken(function(err, token) {
			if(err) {
				return cb(err, null);
			}
			data.token = token;
			return searchEpisode(data, cb);
		});
	}

	else {
		return searchEpisode(data, cb);
	}
}

function searchEpisode(data, cb) {
	var opts = {};
	opts.sublanaguageid = "all";
	if(!data.filename) {
		opts.imdbid = data.imdbid.replace("tt", "");
		opts.season = data.season;
		opts.episode = data.episode;
	}
	else {
		opts.tag = data.filename;
	}
	client.methodCall('SearchSubtitles', [
			data.token,
			[
				opts
			]
		],
		function(err, res){
			if(err) return cb(err, null);
			var subs = {};
			async.eachSeries(res.data, function(sub, callback) {
				if(sub.SubFormat != "srt")  return callback();
				if(data.season && data.episode) {// definitely an episode check
					if(parseInt(sub.SeriesIMDBParent, 10) != parseInt(data.imdbid.replace("tt", ""), 10)) return callback();
					if(sub.SeriesSeason != data.season) return callback();
					if(sub.SeriesEpisode != data.episode) return callback();
				}
				var tmp = {};
				tmp.url = sub.SubDownloadLink.replace(".gz", ".srt");
				tmp.lang = sub.ISO639;
				tmp.downloads = sub.SubDownloadsCnt;
				tmp.score = 0;

				if(sub.MatchedBy == "tag") tmp.score += 50;
				if(sub.UserRank == "trusted") tmp.score += 100;
				if(!subs[tmp.lang]) {
					subs[tmp.lang] = tmp;
				}
				else {
					// If score is 0 or equal, sort by downloads
					if(tmp.score > subs[tmp.lang].score || (tmp.score == subs[tmp.lang].score && tmp.downloads > subs[tmp.lang].score.downloads)) {
						subs[tmp.lang] = tmp;
					}
				}
				return callback();
			},
			function(err) {
				// Do 1 extra query by imdb / season / episode in case no tag match for a lang
				if(!data.recheck && data.imdbid && data.season && data.episode) {
					return searchEpisode({
						imdbid: data.imdbid.replace("tt", ""),
						season: data.season,
						episode: data.episode,
						recheck: true,
						token: data.token
					}, cb);
				}
				else {
					return cb(err, subs);
				}
			})
		})
	}

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Jean Walnard Dorneval (ur. 1959) – haitański polityk, od 2020 roku jest ministrem obrony narodowej.

Życiorys
Jean Walnard Dorneval jest z wykształcenia prawnikiem. W latach 1992–1994 był konsulem honorowym w Kajennie w Gujanie Francuskiej. Od 1994 roku dyrektorem ds. prawnych w Ministerstwie Spraw Zagranicznych i ds. Wyznań, funkcję tę pełnił przez rok. W latach 1996–2002 był chargé d'affaires Haiti we Włoszech. Ponadto pełnił funkcję stałego przedstawiciela Haiti przy FAO, WFP i IFAD. W latach 2002–2012 był stałym przedstawicielem Haitian Commercial Development Office w Chińskiej Republice Ludowej.

W latach 2015–2016 był członkiem gabinetu ministra spraw zagranicznych, a w latach 2016–2017 – członkiem gabinetu dyrektora generalnego ministerstwa spraw zagranicznych. Od 2017 do marca 2020 roku był doradcą prezydenta Jovenela Moïse. 5 marca 2020 roku został zaprzysiężony w skład rządu na stanowisku ministra obrony narodowej, zastąpił na tym stanowisku Enolda Josepha.

Przypisy

Haitańscy ministrowie
Urodzeni w 1959

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Come and join us for a safe and enjoyable fishing experience in the waters off Block Island, Rhode Island. Beginners and experts, friends and families are all invited to experience a day on the water aboard the Restless.
We catch bass, bluefish, flounder, sea bass, shark, tuna, cod, striped bass, and tautog.
We sail from Point View Marina, Wakefield, RI.


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Welcome to THE REVOLUTION. This monthly comedy show features NYC's most hilarious veterans of comedy, showcasing women and trans performers. And now, the Revolution is a PODCAST! This month, we have a killer line-up that'll have you in stitches! With Rachel Green, Kandyce August, Melanie Maras, Jenn Wehrung, Angel Yau, Leighann Lord, and your host, Kate Moran!


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Richard Scott Beattie (24 October 1936 – 15 August 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in both the Scottish and English football leagues. A Scotland under-23 international, who appeared in three major finals with Celtic in his early career, he was later imprisoned after being found guilty of involvement in the British betting scandal of 1964, and banned from football for life, aged 27.

Career

Beattie signed for Celtic in September 1954, however he spent the 1954–55 season playing at Junior level for Duntocher Hibernian. His spell at Duntocher was a successful one with the club reaching the final of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1955, losing to Kilsyth Rangers after a replay and Beattie was also capped for the Scotland Junior international side.

His competitive debut for Celtic came on 3 September 1955 in a Scottish League Cup tie against Falkirk and this first season would end with a maiden Senior final appearance, Celtic losing 3–1 to Hearts in the Scottish Cup. It was in the League Cup however that Beattie would enjoy his greatest success. Victory over Partick Thistle after a replay in the 1956 Scottish League Cup Final earned him his first winners medal. The following season saw a career highlight as Celtic defeated city rivals Rangers, 7–1 in the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final.

In August 1959, Beattie moved to England, joining Portsmouth of the Football League Second Division. A fan of horse-racing, he often wore a jockey's cap. Pompey were relegated at the end of the 1960–61 season while in that year's FA Cup, Beattie was involved in a controversial incident when a bad mistake in a third round tie against Peterborough United gifted the opponents the lead. He went on to sign for Peterborough in 1962 however after only 10 games, including another controversially error strewn performance in a league match versus QPR, Beattie returned to Scotland and joined St Mirren in January 1963.

Dick Beattie established himself as the first choice keeper at Love Street but in April 1964, a story broke in the Sunday People newspaper which would end his career, exposing a match fixing operation which became known as the British betting scandal of 1964. The ringleader, a fellow Scotsman and former professional footballer Jimmy Gauld, sold his story and his taped evidence incriminated himself, Beattie and eight other players. At the trial in Nottingham, Beattie received a nine-month prison sentence and was subsequently banned from football for life. On release from prison, he began a new life working in the shipyards.

While awaiting trial, and having been released by Saint Mirren, Beattie would make a single appearance for Brechin City in a Scottish League Cup match against Alloa Athletic on 15 August 1964. This would be his final appearance in senior football.

Playing honours

Celtic
 Scottish League Cup (2)
 1956, 1957

References

External links

 Celticwiki profile

1936 births
1990 deaths
Footballers from Glasgow
Association football goalkeepers
Scottish footballers
Celtic F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Scottish Football League representative players
Scotland under-23 international footballers
Duntocher Hibernian F.C. players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scotland junior international footballers
Sportspeople convicted of crimes
Sportspeople involved in betting scandals


This medium-sized city is located in southern Collin County and shares its western border with the booming city of Plano. Located just 20 miles from downtown Dallas and 35 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. This area is considered to be in the humid subtropical region with very hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters. Collin County is the wealthiest county in Texas, and this city features predominantly new construction. With low crime rates, high graduation rates, and access to many amenities, there is no wondering why it is filled with young families and continues to grow.
Residents have easy access to retail and will find that there are community events nearly every month to enjoy. There is always a reason to get out and about whether it is the Craft Beer Festival and Community Concert, Maize Days, or the annual Rainbow Trout Roundup. Home to the Frito-Lay and JC Penny headquarters, the neighboring All-America city of Plano also offers a variety of events and experiences. If you make the short trip to Plano, you will encounter everything from the bustling Plano Arts District and live music, to museums and over 800 restaurants.
The city is accommodated by both the Plano Independent School District and the Wylie Independent School District. Both districts have high-achieving and award-winning schools. 55.2 percent of adults in Murphy have obtained either a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, and 93.5 percent have at least graduated high school. The community also is continuing to become more culturally and ethnically diverse. The population is primarily White; followed by Black or African American, Asian, and Hispanic or Latino. The population is also younger than the nation's average, with a median age of 33.9 years old. It is a strong family community, with families (non-single residences) making up roughly 88 percent of the population.
The city boasts a strong parks and recreation department, as well as many community based initiatives and events. Programs such as Keep Murphy Beautiful emphasize recycling and beautification efforts. There are also a number of parks and trail systems spread throughout the city that residents may utilize. Along with improving quality of life of the residents, one of the goals of the Community Development Corporation is to help develop these parks, open spaces, and community facilities.
The city was originally staked out in 1846 by settlers interested in land grants issued by the Peter's Colony before Texas had even become a state. A post office was eventually established in 1891 shortly after the St. Louis Southwestern Railway arrived in the area. The city experienced a sharp population decline after the Great Depression as people migrated towards the Dallas metropolitan area seeking new employment opportunities. The population rose again in the 1970s, as the neighboring city of Plano expanded. The population continues to grow steadily, especially after the construction of the President George Bush Turnpike in 2000. Since the population growth and construction boom, the city has been ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas by multiple websites and magazines.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population was 20,482 as of July 1, 2016. The area is commonly recognized as a popular commuter city, with many people making the 32.5-minute average commute to nearby towns such as Plano and Wylie. 8.13 percent of people also work from home or telecommute, which is relatively high in comparison to the national average. 93.15 percent of workers perform white-collar jobs. The U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the median household income from 2012-2016 was $118,843.
Many people that move to the city are investing in new construction, making majority of the homes in the area relatively expensive. While the median price per square foot is still slightly less than that of Dallas, the median price of homes that have sold is $356,200. The US Census Bureau indicates that from 2012-2016 the median selected monthly owner costs were $2,316 with a mortgage and $850 without a mortgage. The median gross rent in the area during this time was $2,067.
According to Zillow.com, home values have gone up 5.9 percent in the past year and they are predicted to rise by an additional 4.1 percent in the coming year. If you're looking into real estate in Texas, you would be hard-pressed to find a better place to build or buy a home.
Our property management team specializes in residential areas throughout Murphy, TX. We offer multiple services to take your rental property and convert it into reliable income. We have a thorough screening process that helps to identify the right tenants for your property. Our team works hard to keep both parties happy through effective communication, bullet proof lease agreements, and timely monthly rent collection. We offer maintenance services to enhance the property and ensure that it will retain or increase in value. We oversee everything, allowing you to sit back and relax and know that your property and your tenants are in good hands.
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Rise Of The Tomb Raider Details Revealed
Rise of the Tomb Raider, the next entry in the Tomb Raider series, will be featured in Game Informer's cover story for March 2015. As a result, a new description has surfaced that details the game's setting and story. This sequel is set in the "frozen wilds" of Siberia and will feature familiar hunting and crafting mechanics.
"After the events on Yamatai, the young archeologist has grown into a capable adventure seeker, and Rise of the Tomb Raider will send Lara to the frozen wilds of Siberia on a hunt for the lost secrets of immortality. Now Lara will have to hunt and craft new survival gear in order to take on larger puzzle tombs and a deadly new enemy, a secret society that has been lying in the shadows since the last game." – the game's description from Game Informer
Crystal Dynamics, the game's developer, will continue to focus on the elements of the game that made it interesting to play, however that doesn't mean that there won't be any changes. The developers are working on improving upon existing features and mechanics, instead of trying to do something radically different. This includes paying more attention to tombs. Raiding tombs will be featured far more prominently in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
"In her first adventure, Lara Croft was forged into a true survivor, but she glimpsed a deeper, secret world. In the next chapter of her journey, Lara must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends, and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider. Featuring epic, high-octane action moments, Rise of the Tomb Raider will take gamers to multiple locations around the world filled with exploration spaces that are some of the most beautifully hostile places on earth. In addition, after hearing the cry from fans loud and clear, the game will put the tombs back into Tomb Raider, all in the franchise's gritty Survival-Action style." – the game's description that was previously circulated
Tomb Raider was a reboot of the series that was released in 2013. Lara Croft is a well-known video game character, however her portrayal in this title was radically different from past games in the series. Players met a young and very scared Lara in that game. After a shipwreck leaves her stranded on an island, she survived against all odds in this action-packed adventure. The next entry in the series will not feature a young archaeologist, but a capable adventure seeker. Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released in the 2015 holiday season as a timed Xbox exclusive.
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Q: How can I prove this claim about splitting of prime ideals in real cyclotomic fields? Let $L_k = \mathbb{Q}(\zeta_{2^k} + \zeta_{2^k}^{-1})$ be the maximal real subfield of the cyclotomic field of conductor $2^k, k \ge 2$ and $f_k(x)$ be the minimal polynomial of $\zeta_{2^k} + \zeta_{2^k}^{-1}$.
Define $L = L_{k+1}, K = L_{k}$ so $L/K$ has degree 2. Assume a prime ideal $\mathfrak{p} \subset \mathcal{O}_K$ above $p$ splits in $\mathcal{O}_L$ as $\mathfrak{p}\mathcal{O}_L = \mathfrak{p}_1 \mathfrak{p}_2$. Then I suspect that $p\mathcal{O}_L$ totally splits (in which case $p\mathcal{O}_K$ totally splits as well). How can I prove this?
I believe this is equivalent to showing that if $f_{k+1}(x)$ has 2 roots over $\mathbb{F}_p$ then it factors completely over $\mathbb{F}_p$. I'm not sure how that can be shown. Are there any general approaches to take here?

A: Use that $\text{Gal}(L_k/\mathbb{Q})$ is cyclic and look at the fixed field of the decomposition group.


How Did Nancy Pelosi Vet Obama Without a Birth Certificate?
If Obama had shown Pelosi his birth certificate, and as she was Speaker of the House 3rd in the line of succession, she would have known that he was ineligible. He never was, nor could he ever have been a Natural Born Citizen!
Did she take a version of this line from Obama regarding his birth certificate and embrace it for her own? Did she 'Pass the Vetting' so we could find what was in him?
As a 'Constitutional Lawyer' he knew exactly what was occurring and Pelosi, negligently or purposefully perpetrated fraud upon this nation. But they were not the lone conspirators and…. Treason is afoot. Arrest the traitors!
NOTE: The Forged 'Birth Certificate' Was Just Produced! How do you explain this?
GOP Mailer Says It All Today – Note – It Was NOT Union Printed!
Fare-thee-well Pelosi. I am sure prison is not too far off!
San Francisco, I am a former Californian and a long suffering, recovering "…Oh my goodness, thankfully we have a woman in charge as Speaker of the House of Representatives and third in line…" Independent.
Hey… San Francisco, do your country proud and vote this witch out, we don't need no stinking liars aka professional politicians. She is the enabler in relief. Think about it… how long has she been Speaker of the House? Are you better off now or before the Democrats were in charge of the Congress? Vote for what's right for all, not just for Pelosi and her investments. Vote for John Dennis! He is America's Conscience!
The people of San Francisco understand that Washington's elite establishment and Congress have failed us. I'm an independent business man, a husband, and a father… Not a professional politician or party insider. I believe in individual rights, that Washington has too much power over our lives, and I believe in ending both wars.
Washington and Nancy Pelosi will never spend our economy back into health. They are creating mounds of debt and the wars go on and on. Together, we can launch a political earthquake that will shake the foundations of Washington and help put us on the right course.


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The Northern Poetry Library is a major contemporary poetry resource, located in the heart of Northumberland. Part of the Public Library system, NPL is open to all - do drop in!
Poem of the North
NPL stories
The NPL project
Discover Poetry
Poems, Please
Write an anchored terset
Welcome to the Northern Poetry Library website
Storehouse of words
The Northern Poetry Library is the largest collection of post-World War II poetry in England outside London, home to constellations of finely-tuned, often moving and sometimes unnerving words.
The book stock
There are over 15,000 volumes, including first editions, signed copies and runs of contemporary and back issues of poetry periodicals, as well as diverse and extensive junior and anthology sections. The collection spans continents and languages.
Poems for real life
When we find ourselves lost for something to say, a poem speaks a thousand words, and many of us turn to poetry at key moments in our lives.
Verse for weddings, christenings and funerals has always been popular at NPL. From world poetry and political verse, to cowboy poetry and poems penned by veterinary surgeons, the library's unique anthology collection contains the serious, the absurd and the downright unexpected.
Children love the energy, sound and wordplay of poetry, and the NPL Junior collection houses great work by well-known authors including Michael Rosen, Carol Ann Duffy and Ted Hughes.
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Q: Dozer NullPointerException on deep-mapping with custom getter Im getting this exception:
Field mapping error -->
MapId: null
Type: null
Source parent class: com.ParentObject
Source field name: field1
Source field type: class com.OnOff1BitEnum
Source field value: OFF
Dest parent class: com.SubParent
Dest field name: subParent.field2
Dest field type: java.lang.Boolean java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.dozer.util.ReflectionUtils.invoke(ReflectionUtils.java:270)
at org.dozer.propertydescriptor.GetterSetterPropertyDescriptor.getDeepSrcFieldValue(GetterSetterPropertyDescriptor.java:116)
at org.dozer.propertydescriptor.GetterSetterPropertyDescriptor.getPropertyValue(GetterSetterPropertyDescriptor.java:69)
at org.dozer.fieldmap.FieldMap.getDestValue(FieldMap.java:141)

This is the mapping field:
<mapping>
    <class-a>com.ParentObject</class-a>
    <class-b>com.SubParent</class-b>

    <field custom-converter="com.OnOffEnumToBooleanConverter">
        field1
        subParent.field2
    </field>
</mapping>

The version of dozer i am using is 5.4.0
UPDATE:
Added the converter code to this post.
When i put a break point here this is not being reached
public class OnOffEnumToBooleanConverter implements org.dozer.CustomConverter {
/**
 * {@inheritDoc}
 */
@Override
public Object convert(Object dest, Object src, Class<?> destClass, Class<?> srcClass) {
    if (src == null) {
        return null;
    }
            if (src instanceof com.OnOff1BitEnum) {
        boolean canonicalObject;
        if ((com.OnOff1BitEnum) src == com.OnOff1BitEnum.ON) {
            canonicalObject = true;
        } else if ((com.OnOff1BitEnum) src == com.OnOff1BitEnum.OFF) {
            canonicalObject = false;
        } else { // Unreachable Code To Test
            throw new MappingException("Converter " + this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " used incorrectly.  Arguments passed in were: "
                    + dest + " and " + src);
        }
        return canonicalObject;
    }
}

A: Perhaps it happens because you are missing "set configuration", try specifying it explicitly and see if that solves it or a different error happens, e.g.
<field custom-converter="com.OnOffEnumToBooleanConverter">
        field1
        subParent.field2
</field>

UPDATE:
I had to properly format your java code to be able to read...here is the problem you have "if and else" for a boolean value...there is no 3rd condition...just carefully look at it:
if (src instanceof com.OnOff1BitEnum)
{
  boolean canonicalObject;
  if ((com.OnOff1BitEnum) src == com.OnOff1BitEnum.ON)
  {
    canonicalObject = true;
  }
  else
  {
    if ((com.OnOff1BitEnum) src == com.OnOff1BitEnum.OFF)
    {
      canonicalObject = false;
    }
    else
    { // Unreachable Code To Test
      throw new MappingException("Converter " + this.getClass().getCanonicalName()
          + " used incorrectly.  Arguments passed in were: " + dest + " and " + src);
    }
  }
  return canonicalObject;
}

That's the evil of "if else construct" that has no brackets in your original code.
Also your "convert" method returns Object...so your "boolean canonicalObject" has to be "Boolean canonicalObject" not primitive type.
Should be:
@Override
public Object convert(Object dest, Object src, Class<?> destClass, Class<?> srcClass)
{
    if (src instanceof com.OnOff1BitEnum)
    {
      if ((com.OnOff1BitEnum) src == com.OnOff1BitEnum.ON)
      {
        return Boolean.TRUE;
      }
      else
      {
        return Boolean.FALSE;
      }
    }
    return null;
}


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Not sure which is the bigger story in India at the moment - India in the World Cup Final or Pooman Pandey offering to strip if they win.
Indian swimwear model Poonam Pandey has pledged to strip for the India cricket team if they win the Cricket World Cup Final against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The 20 year old model has created a storm of publicity in conservative India since the story of her naked pledge was published in the Times of India.
Miss Pandey insists she is genuine saying it was not a publicity stunt and she "wanted to provide an incentive to players" to play well and win the World Cup for India.
Newswarped is concerned that our offer to strip for the New Zealand cricket team if they won their semi-final against Sri Lanka may have been a distraction for them.
We don't accept full responsibility for their loss but with hindsight maybe the offer was not the incentive we thought it might be.
Newswarped thinks that Poonam Pandey may be better equiped to handle the task of getting naked for the love of cricket.
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Taulman PCPE is an extremely flexible and resistant filament.
Taulman PCPE is an extremely flexible and resistant filament. It is based on the combination of TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) and a base of nylon (copolymer) material.This unique combination allows the material is highly flexible, with high durability and a great bond between layers.
Unlike other nylon materials, Taulman PCTPE has a low temperature printing, causing it very easy to print with it in any 3D printer.
Taulman PCTPE combines high flexibility with minimal elasticity. It really is a breakthrough because it is the first material of these features with properties that make printing to any user with a common 3D (FDM/FFF) printer because it drastically reduces warping.
Taulman PCTPE is extremely resistant because excellent form junctions between layers, and that is why they can withstand being flexed in many ways without losing its strength properties. All these advantages joins maintaining the values of durability of nylon. Also the finish is similar to the soft texture bright nylon.
Using Taulman PCTPE is very useful for applications that require flexibility, but low elasticity and high strength such as timing belts, flexible hinges, flexible casings, bags or containers, shoe insoles, clothing, etc.
It also allows tinting thereof with any acid dye based color (RITT), with an application for 5 minutes at 70 °. If the Taulman PCTPE for use in shoes or prosthesis is used, it is also possible to apply an acid-based antimicrobial coating.
Flexibility: Most flexible filaments that are offered on the market are truly complex filaments print them because of the great variability of flexibility to depend on many parameters. The revolutionary filament to market just Taulman PCTPE provides the user with a wide range of design flexibility based primarily on the size of the nozzle, the number of perimeters and internal filler percentage. Taulman PCTPE is an easy material to print fulfill a long list of user requirements.
Ease of use: The new formula Taulman based on the addition of TPE with a new nylon lower temperature, places the Taulman PCTPE as an easy strand print as the ABS itself, with a truly simple configuration and a temperature of print 230 °.
Great bonding between layers: Taulman PCTPE ensures excellent adhesion between the layers of parts.
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It recommends print with a temperature of the extruder to 240ºC and with the base of the printer (heatplate) to a temperature of 50ºC. It is important to have the base of 3D printer a BuildTak for minimize warping efect. In case that it use PVA at the same time, advises that the temperature of the extruder of the PVA was to 180ºC.
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Example Long Description
About Elias
Pastor Comments
Women's ELCA
By Frank Schmersal
The history of Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church begins with a small group of farmers, primarily of German heritage, in the Toms Creek Hundred area a few miles east of what is now Emmitsburg. In 1757 this group established a congregation that was visited about once a month by the Rev. John George Baugher, a German Lutheran pastor from Hanover, PA. Pastor Baugher founded more than one hundred congregations in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
A small, rough log church was built on what is now Four Points Bridge Road, with a cemetery across the road from it that is still in existence. In 1768 the Lutherans and the local German Reformed congregation joined forces to form a union church, and in 1782 they built a new frame church building which they shared, each led by its own visiting pastor.
In 1797 the Lutheran and German Reformed congregations moved into Emmitsburg and built a new stone church there, facing the road from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg (an old alignment of the present Irishtown Road.) The new church in Emmitsburg had a bell in a belfry, and an upstairs gallery where servants were seated. The sanctuary faced the west, with the altar against the west wall. The church at Toms Creek Hundred was sold to a Methodist congregation which is now Toms Creek Methodist Church; the building was torn down in 1905, after the present Toms Creek Church was built.
In 1814 a full steeple replaced the belfry. 92 feet high, the steeple was paid for through a state-authorized lottery. Entrance to the church was through the base of the steeple. Some of the timbers from the original belfry can still be seen in the attic of the church. The original weathervane from the steeple, an iron fish, was removed in 1859 because it was being used as a target by local marksmen; it is now mounted in a display case in the sanctuary. The steeple also held a clock with a wooden mechanism; some parts of the clock still exist in the church archives.
The Maryland Lutheran Synod was organized in 1820. The pastor who served Elias Congregation at the time, the Rev. John Grobp, was a leader in the organization and became the vice-president of the synod. Although there have been many mergers along the way, the present Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) can trace its history directly back to the Maryland Synod.
Until 1828, the service was conducted in German. Both English and German services were conducted from 1828 until some years after the Civil War, when German services were ended.
The Union Academy was formed by the Lutheran and Reformed congregations in 1829 because of dissatisfaction with the public schools of the time. A building was erected adjacent to the church. Records of the Union Academy in the Elias archives show that there were never more than 40 students. The building was razed in 1870.
By 1835 more space was needed, and so the sanctuary was enlarged with an addition on the north side. The sanctuary, including the gallery, was turned to face the north, with the altar against the north wall. Despite the two-foot-thick stone walls, windows and doors were moved to maintain the symmetry of the structure. Entrance was still from the east. Read More
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CAPARROS CONTINUES
What's happening with Caparr??s? This is the question that everybody has been asking during the present week. Now after yesterday's meeting it seems that everything is resolved between coach Caparr??s and president Lendoiro. Now the club can start thinking of the planing for the next season.
LENDOIRO ATTACKS OSASUNA
President Lendoiro has reacted to the rumours appointing a possible exit of Caparr??s to Osasuna. Depor's president said in a press conference that he will not tolerate the intervention of Osasuna's officials in the relationship between the club and the Sevillan coach.
PLANNING NEXT SEASON
During the announcement of Iago's extension, president Lendoiro said that he will have a meeting with Caparr??s in the short-term, a reunion that will be the first stone in next season planning. Several rumours have arrived to the media including new names of possible incorporations.
IMPORTANT MEETING. LENDOIRO - CAPARROS
On Tuesday's night Lendoiro had a long dinner with Coach Joaqu?n Caparr??s, the objective of the meeting was to talk about the future of Deportivo. The media in Spain has revealed some of the issues that were discussed in that dinner. New signings, renewals and the work in Fabril were some of the subjects discussed.
CALM AFTER THE STORM?
President Lendoiro organised a press conference in order to clear out all the rumours that had circling the club last week. He clarified that the relationship with coach Caparr??s is perfect and he also talked about other issues including the cases of V?ctor, Duscher and Molina.
STARTING THE CENTENARIO
The club presented the official logo of the centenario, the figure's main characteristic is the word Cen (cien or one hundred) plus the legend: "RC Deportivo 1906-2006" The logo was presented to the public in the Pre-Match build-up to the game against Racing Santander and it's the first public act celebrating the first one hundred years of Deportivo.
THE FOUR POINTS OF CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPARROS AND LENDOIRO
A lot has been said about the current dispute between Depor's coach Joaqu?n Caparr??s and president Augusto C?©sar Lendoiro. Some people think it's just a strategy for Caparr??s to get what he wants, while others believe it's only an excuse to distract the public from the squad's sub-par performances lately.
IS CAPPARROS LEAVING THE CLUB?
The first conflict in Caparr??s' era has emerged. The Sevillan coach is upset because of the rumours concerning the departure of important players like Andrade and Duscher. He is also angry because of the way in which Fabril has been managed by the club's officials. Now Caparr??s is saying that his possible exit in June shouldn't be dismissed.
The club's officials reported that they opened a disciplinary file against Changui, the striker was sent on a loan spell to <b>Skoda Xanthi</b> in June, but they noticed a few days ago that he left the Greek club in December. The Galician player hasn't contacted Depor yet and the Galician club is searching for him.
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Q: Generic solution for rounding numbers to nearest 100s, 1000s and all? I am working on an application where there is a need for getting the numbers rounded in the below fashion:

*

*45   50

*150  200

*201  400

*461  500

*502  1000

*560  1000

I can make use of the following code for rounding to 1000s and 5000s.
if (maxValue < 10000)
{
    modifiedMaxvalue = (int)Math.Ceiling(dMax / 1000) * 1000;
}
else
{
    modifiedMaxvalue = (int)Math.Ceiling(dMax / 5000) * 5000;
}

Is there a generic way we can achieve the same for ones, tens, hundreds...till millions?

A: This does what your question title says, but not exactly what your example shows:
public static int RoundUp(int value) {
  int n = 10;
  while (n * 10 < value) n *= 10;
  return (value + n - 1) / n * n;
}

It returns these results:
 45  ->   50
150  ->  200
201  ->  300
461  ->  500
502  ->  600
560  ->  600

And also:
        4 ->        10
     2506 ->      3000
    15700 ->     20000
   258000 ->    300000
  5870000 ->   6000000
 38780000 ->  40000000
308700000 -> 400000000

Edit:
Here is a safer version, which won't go into an infinite loop for very large values:
public static int RoundUp(int value) {
  long n = 10, v = value;
  while (n * 10 < v) n *= 10;
  return (int)((v + n - 1) / n * n);
}

This can handle values up to 2000000000 (as anything over that will round up to a value that can't be represented as an int):
1705600000 -> 2000000000


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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) families
Find a Traveller site
We currently run and manage six sites for Travellers. The sites are spread fairly widely across the county, however there are virtually no sites in the south and south west of the county.
The council-owned Travellers' sites in Herefordshire are:
Bosbury
This site has seven pitches and is quiet and well kept. This is a rural site and the residents would benefit from having access to a vehicle to access local amenities. The nearest market town is Ledbury where there is easy public transport access to Hereford including a railway station in Ledbury.
Watery Lane, Lower Bullingham, Hereford
This is an eleven-pitch site and is quiet and well kept and is close to Hereford City. Most of the residents at Watery Lane have lived together for many years at various locations. While one access road to the site floods, there is an alternative route and the site itself has not flooded.
Open Fields, Linton, Bromyard
Bromyard is a ten-pitch site. This site has been refurbished and is a valuable asset to the number of plots available within the county. This is a rural site and the residents would benefit from use of their own transport.
Croft Lane, Luston
Croft Lane is a nine-pitch site. This is a mixed age and culture site and is popular with new Travellers, however, recently it is developing as a mixed culture site where residents are tolerant of each other's cultures. The nearest town is Leominster where there is access to public transport including a railway station.
Pembridge
This is a six-pitch site. This site is in a rural setting and the residents would benefit from the use of a vehicle to access amenities. The nearest market town is Leominster where there is easy access to Hereford using public transport. There is also a railway station in Leominster.
Romany Close, Grafton, Hereford
Grafton is a nine-pitch site. It is one of two sites based in Hereford. It is a vibrant site which is occupied primarily by an extended family and has family members of all ages.
If you would like to apply for a place on a Traveller site please complete our site application form.
Gypsy and Traveller site allocation and management policy
Procedure for unauthorised encampments on council-owned or local authority land
For further information complete the contact us form.
Alternatively you can email or telephone. All calls are dealt with by our contact centre staff and are allocated to an officer who will take action on the service request within one to five working days.
Email: Gypsy.traveller@herefordshire.gov.uk
Address: Gypsy Traveller Service, Herefordshire Council, 8 St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2PJ
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I worry greatly for what lies ahead in 2024 – Franklin Cudjeo
Vida Essel-Lamptey January 6th, 2021 News
The President and Founder of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, a policy Think Tank, Mr. Franklin Cudjoe has said he was afraid for what lies ahead of the country, especially, in the areas of Justice and Peace.
In a post shared on his twitter handle on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, he noted the state must make it a point for citizenry to enjoy the liberties fort for by the great forefathers of the land.
"The state must be made safe for every citizen to enjoy the liberties our forefathers toiled for. I worry greatly for what lies ahead in 2024. Justice and then peace," his tweet reads.
The state must be made safe for every citizen to enjoy the liberties our forefathers toiled for. I worry greatly for what lies ahead in 2024. Justice and then peace.
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) January 6, 2021
It is unclear what prompted the comment by the IMANI boss but GhanaPlus.com believes it had some bearing with current happenings regarding the 2020 elections and after-mouth justices and peace concerns raised by some Ghanaians, most especially, the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC).
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Some Ghanaians have reacted to his post, calling on Christian Council and Civil Society Organizations to intervene before things get out of hand.
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Sheena Wilkinson writes contemporary realistic fiction for children and young adults. Since the publication of her first novel, the multi-award-winning Taking Flight, she has been established as one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers for children and teenagers.
Taking Flight (2010) won the CBI Honour Award for Fiction as well as the Children's Choice Award. It was named as a White Raven by the International Youth Library and got a place on the IBBY Honour List. Its sequel, Grounded (2012) also won the CBI Children's Choice award as well as the overall Book of the Year. Too Many Ponies, for readers 9+, was also shortlisted for the CBI awards, making that three out of three. Sheena's newest titles are Still Falling (2015), followed by Name upon Name, a historical novel for older children (August 2015).
In 2013-14 she was the first CBI Bringing to Book Writer in Residence at the Church of Ireland College of Education in Rathmines. She is a professional mentor for NUI Galway, and tutors for the Arvon Foundation. Sheena lives in County Down, and travels extensively in Ireland and beyond, talking about books and writing.
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Hello Neighbor (PC)
Written by Cinque Pierre
Developed By: Dynamic Pixels
Published By: tinyBuild
Released: December 8, 2017(Microsoft Windows and Xbox One), July 26, 2018 (Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4)
Available On: Android, iOS, PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One
Genre: Puzzle, Stealth
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ for Mild Violence
Number of Players: 1 player.
Thank you tinyBuild for sending us this game to review.
Everyone has had that one neighbor who creeped them out. That one person who you're not really sure who they are or what they do, and whenever you see them outside, they commit strange and ambiguous acts. The developers at Dynamic Pixels play around with the idea with Hello Neighbor: a first-person puzzle-stealth survival horror game.
Hello Neighbor starts with our unnamed child protagonist (who we will refer to as The Kid), playing ball by himself. He sees down the street his neighbor doing something fairly suspicious, so he decides to get a closer look. He stumbles upon our unnamed antagonist (who we will refer to as The Neighbor) stowing something or someone in the basement, accompanied by screams of anguish. The Neighbor spots The Kid and chases him away. But those screams just can't get out of his head, so The Kid investigates further to see what the heck is going on.
Dynamic Pixels takes an interesting spin on the survival horror genre where instead of some kind of monster or beast hunting you, its simply a middle-aged man. After all, humans are the real monsters. Most of Hello Neighbor takes place inside or around The Neighbor's house, where you must navigate around to either escape or enter into another section of the house. All while this is happening, The Neighbor is patrolling the area trying to kick you out. The attractive feature of Hello Neighbor is its dynamic AI, where it is stated that The Neighbor learns from your moves. If you like to enter through doors a lot, he will set up buckets that will obscure your vision. If you like to enter through windows, he will set up bear traps to hinder your movement. The AI does exhibit these traits, but only sometimes. There is a setting to set The Neighbor to be a "friendly neighbor" where he isn't as aggressive and doesn't set traps, but it didn't seem to work as he still set up traps, and could still see me from an insane distance.
Strong Points: Extremely interesting premise; has generally creepy moments
Weak Points: AI can be pretty frustrating; confusing objective and narrative; no real punishment for getting caught
Moral Warnings: The Neighbor is a bad person who kidnaps people; might be too scary for especially young children
The controls are fairly simple, but also strange: mouse to look around, WASD for movement, and E to interact or pick up items. Right click can also be used to place or throw held items. The game doesn't explain this to you one bit unless you go into the control settings, which is honestly a pretty bad feature. It doesn't help that the controls feel pretty clunky, as to interact or grab items takes precision, which cannot always happen, especially if The Kid is getting chased around. A tutorial to understand what is going on would have been greatly appreciated, as you're immediately thrust into the situation with no clear direction as to what to even do. The options are also weird because even though the arrow keys are not used in gameplay at all, they are the means to navigate through the menus. I've never experienced something like that for any game that I played, and it can be rather annoying.
The Neighbor is definitely a creepy looking individual. He has these beady eyes, wonky proportions, and a barbershop mustache to complement the whole package. Unfortunately, the graphics do not complement the setting and feel of the game. Hello Neighbor is supposed to be a horror game, but the cartoon-like style clashes with it very often, and generally scary moments in the game aren't taken very seriously. I think a slightly more realistic style would have been a better artistic choice. Fortunately, the music does the creep factor some justice in that aspect. As The Neighbor gets closer and closer, ominous music gets louder and louder, to signal that he is near. This is honestly a great approach, as it made some moments generally scary.
Going back to the AI, The Neighbor can have some pretty frustrating moments. As you get into later acts, his "smart AI" doesn't really seem to become more dynamic as it just gets a bigger detection radius. I've had moments where he detected me when he wasn't even in the same area and started chasing me down. The Neighbor's AI can be easily abused as I set up numerous moments in my play through where he would simply loop his actions and fail to catch me.
Gameplay - 7/20
Occult/Supernatural - 10/10
Later in the game, Hello Neighbor seems to ditch the stealth mechanics in favor of puzzles, and most don't even make sense. Some items can interact with each other, but hints are never given so finding out how they function is based on trial and error. This is also apparent in that there really is no punishment for getting caught except for starting at the "beginning", but you keep all the items in the inventory, layouts are kept in the same spot, and all doors and locks stay unlocked. If they wanted to make a puzzle game, I feel they should have simply made one instead of making a stealth game that eventually ignores the stealth mechanics. The physics engine is also wonky as objects don't act the way they do all the time, and it's very easy to get stuck on geometry. In a way, how the game turns out, it feels like false advertising as the stealth aspect can simply be ignored and brute force will eventually prevail instead of clever initiation and situational awareness.
With a game such as this, the only moral issues I've come across is The Neighbor himself. It's pretty apparent that he kidnaps people, and in one of the later acts, The Kid actually gets kidnapped himself and has to find a way out. It's not exactly a violent game as if you get caught, the screen simply fades to black, and the only way to potentially defend yourself is to throw items at him, which slows him down.
Hello Neighbor? More like goodbye, neighbor! A wealth of interesting ideas and a unique premise that manages to miss most of the marks they have set out to make. $30 is too much of an asking price for such wasted potential. Lots of frustrating and boring moments, weird AI, and a very confusing narrative that is all over the place, it seems like Dynamic Pixels lost their vision halfway through development. I've heard around the community that the final product is very different from the beta held years back. The product is generally safe to play, but young kids might find the game a bit too scary; that is if the obnoxious puzzles don't get to them first. In the end, this neighbor is not worth visiting.
Cinque Pierre
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Prevent the Fall (PC)
Lumines (PSP)
Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Words of Light (PC)
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Onion Force (PC)
Technobabylon (PC)
Cosmic Leap (PC)
Infinite Adventures (PC)
Kidz Gear Headset – Headphones For Kids
Kidz Gear Wireless Headphones
Custom PS4 Controller from The Controller People
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15 yrs, 15 extensions, and still inquiring
The country?s longest-running enquiry has just got a little longer. On Monday, the Liberhan Commission got its 15th extension for another three months.
india Updated: Jan 03, 2007 02:33 IST
Anil Anand
The country's longest-running enquiry has just got a little longer. On Monday, the Liberhan Commission got its 15th extension for another three months.
Headed by M.S. Liberhan, a retired high court chief justice, the panel was set up on December 16, 1992 to probe the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid 10 days earlier. It was to submit its report within three months. According to Home Ministry officials, the probe has already cost the taxpayer Rs 6.3 crore.
When contacted by HT, Liberhan refused to comment on the delay in filing the report. He said queries should be directed at the commission's counsel, Anupam Gupta.
For his part, Gupta said the panel would try hard to meet the fresh deadline without compromising the report's "quality and objectivity". He also indicated that the inordinate length of time the panel had spent on the investigation, and in preparing the report, would be accounted for in the report.
The commission had the task of examining a galaxy of witnesses from across the political spectrum: P.V. Narsimha Rao, Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his predecessor Kalyan Singh, who was the chief minister when the Babri Masjid was brought down. Kalyan Singh, the key witness, was the last to appear before the commission. He had petitioned the Delhi High Court to restrain the panel from forcing him to depose. The petition was dismissed.
First Published: Jan 03, 2007 02:33 IST