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Chocolate fondue fountains are simply a good time. They are a great way to unite friends and family for some great memories. Food always has a way of connecting us, and a chocolate fountain will always rise to the occasion. But where do you get a chocolate fondue fountain? This will depend on a couple factors. Let's discuss the party plan.
What are you going to use the chocolate fondue fountain for?
This answer comes down to whether or not you should buy a fountain or rent a fountain. Chocolate fondue fountains range from thirty dollars and can get as expensive as two thousand dollars. The difference is quality. For instance, if you are hosting an event of over 200 people, you are going to want the nicest machine possible. Rental companies have the high-end fountains at a fairly decent rental rate. Factor the cost of renting one for the night or absorbing the expense of a better fountain.
How many times do you plan on using it?
If you are planning on using the fountain for a series of occasions, a home chocolate fondue fountain for a good price will run you under a hundred dollars. If you're a professional wanting a commercial machine, then the fountain becomes an investment.
The most important thing is to pick a fountain suitable to your occasion.
Before you head off to a chocolate fondue fountain rental or run to a store to purchase one, do your homework. Not all machines are alike, and some are just not worth it. Look at name brands and reputations of these machines. The number one question you will want to know is "How well does it work?" There is nothing more ridiculously upsetting then setting up your fountain for a special occasion only to discover it is not user-friendly. It could possibly ruin your event.
If you take the time to find out who carries the best chocolate fondue fountains, then when you are at the rental company, you will know exactly if their chosen inventory is worth renting. Even rental companies can be guilty of not investing in a quality, commercial fountain. Walk away and go to another rental place.
When shopping online, go to a trusted site like Amazon. The advantages of shopping there are being able to read the customer reviews. They also have the best inventory and some of the best chocolate fondue fountains. You will be able to easily compare one to the other.
For a few pointers on how to get through your event with a chocolate fondue fountain without incident, refer to our article on chocolate fondue fountain instructions.
We wanted to set into motion your plans to get a chocolate fondue fountain in your life, so we thought we tempt you with the biggest list of dippers we have ever found.


Gwent County League Divison One sides Malpas United and Newport Civil Service have announced that they are to merge together as one club.
The club will now go under the name Malpas Civil Service and will continue to play in the same division, as well as running a second side in the Newport & District Premier X Division.
Malpas United released a statement on their social media feeds on Saturday morning to reveal the news to those with an interest in the club.
"After positive talks were held between the two clubs, we are pleased to announce the merger of Malpas United and Newport Civil Service. Malpas/Civil Service will be running two sidesnext season, one in the Gwent County First Division and one in the Premier X. This is an exciting era for both clubs.
The move now sees the division reduced to 14 teams, following the withdrawal of Cwmffrwdoer Sports with it seemingly likely that no teams will be added to the division for the season.
The club are set to alternate their Home ground by using both Malpas United's home of Bettws Lane near Newport High School, as well as the use of Newport Civil Service's Newport Civil Service Sports Ground.
The playing squads of the two clubs are likely to integrate, meaning that the club will have a strong selection pool of players to choose from for the upcoming season, with the ambitions of the club being a return to the Welsh Football League.
This is not the first time that Malpas have been part of a merger, having been part of a merger between Malpas FC and Malpas Gladiator back in 1988.
Newport Civil Service on the other hand were found in 1963 and had recently been playing in the Welsh Football League, before their relegation to the Gwent County League two seasons ago.
The merger will mean that the club will have to go under a re-brand, with a re-design of the club badge and the kits as well as a nick name.
The clubs first competitive game in their new guise is their FAW Trophy Round One tie with South Wales Alliance Premier Division side Cardiff Corinthians, which Malpas Civil Service will host.


a book chick: "Tell the Wolves I'm Home"
"Tell the Wolves I'm Home"
my take: This book was very well-recieved by our book club and well-discussed.
We all liked the trip back to the 1980's - although some said a few of the references were heavy-handed - with the music and clothing. It was a good reminder of where we've come with 'the AIDS' thing and how differently (at least in most of the US) homosexuality is treated today.
We wondered about the narrator's reliability - June is a 14 year old high school freshman who tells the tale of her uncle's death from AIDS and the aftermath in her family. She really derides her mother, and we wondered if that's the author's way of authenticating the voice of a young teenager (in real life they seem to have so few good things to say about their mother) or if we're meant to understand that the mother is to blame.
The tale isn't really about who's to blame ... more about accepting others for who they are and about following (or not) your life's passion.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) announced today that it has added to its Board of Directors, expanded its clinical leadership team, and established a Scientific Advisory Board.
David Beier, J.D., is a Managing Director of Bay City Capital and brings a wealth of experience to the Infinity Board. David serves as an advisor to the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, a Senior Fellow at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and as a member of the Board of Directors of Arcus Biosciences, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and the California Life Sciences Association. He also serves as an appointee of Governor Brown on the California State Government Organization and the Economy Commission. Having spent two decades as part of the senior management teams for Amgen and Genentech, he brings invaluable perspective regarding strategy for entrepreneurial biotechnology firms and the industry in general as a globally recognized leader in health care policy, regulatory affairs, healthcare economics, and pricing. Mr. Beier also previously served in the White House during the Clinton Administration as a Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President.


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57th Annual Salute to Youth Showcases Nine Talented Young Local Musicians Playing Alongside the Utah Symphony
Post on: September 15, 2016
On September 27, 2016 at 7 pm, nine exceptional youth musicians from Utah will join the Utah Symphony in Abravanel Hall to perform in the 57th Annual Salute to Youth concert, led by Associate Conductor Rei Hotoda. All seats are $12 and can be purchased at www.utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.
The Salute to Youth concert, sponsored by Deseret News, is an annual Utah Symphony tradition dating back to the days of former Music Director Maurice Abravanel. The audition process consisted of a preliminary round, which required submission of an audio recording and application. The final live auditions were judged by Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Rei Hotoda, Associate Concertmaster Kathryn Eberle, Cellist Andrew Larson, and Horn Player Stephen Proser. Out of 36 students in the final round, nine musicians were selected to perform at the 57th annual Salute to Youth concert.
This year's featured soloists are Makenzie Hart (violin), Ellen Hayashi (violin), Amanda Hofheins (cello), Olivia Torgersen (marimba), Matthew Nielson (piano), Megan Tandar (piano), Bree Fotheringham (violin), Monet Wilson (harp), and Kana Yoshigi (piano). They will perform classical pieces with the Utah Symphony including Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor, and Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor. Sarah Baker (cello) and Avery Gunnell (piano) received Honorable Mentions in the auditions.
Salute to Youth is one of two annual concerts in which the Utah Symphony celebrates gifted young musicians playing alongside the orchestra. At the end of each season in May, the All-Star Evening features a soloist performing with the Utah Symphony, as well as students from area youth symphonies performing side by side with the Utah Symphony musicians. The 2017 All-Star soloist is Karen Ferry (violin).
This 2016-17 season will also include a special Halloween pirate-themed concert, The Messiah Sing-In, Celtic Woman: "Home for Christmas," "Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions," and Pink Martini with the Utah Symphony.
Artist Biographies
Bree Fotheringham, 18, is a freshman at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studies with Robert Lipsett. Bree soloed with the American Fork Symphony in 2013 and was a top prize winner in both the 2013 and 2016 International Stradivarius Competitions—Utah division. She was the senior division winner of the 2014 and 2015 Utah Symphony Youth Guild competitions and 1st place winner of the 2015 Utah ASTA state solo competition. Bree has had masterclasses and performed with various artists, including Joseph Silverstein, Andres Cardenes, Leon Fleisher, Jason Vieaux, Arnold Steinhardt and Roberto Diaz. She was a full scholarship recipient at the Gifted Music School for five years and has been featured several times on KBYU-FM. Her past teachers include Eugene Watanabe, Karen Child, Dr. Shi-Hwa Wang, and Anna Mitton. Bree is from Layton, UT and currently lives in Los Angeles. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, arranging music, and traveling.
Makenzie Ann Hart, 13, studies violin with Eugene Watanabe. Makenzie is in eighth grade at Evergreen Junior High. Two years ago she was featured as a solo violinist during the General Women's Meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was seen by millions around the world on television playing her violin. Makenzie has soloed numerous times on Temple Square in the Families Making Music series, First Night Celebration, and Concert in the Park summer series. She performed this year on the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital. She is a member of the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City on full scholarship. Makenzie was selected as a finalist in the 2016 Utah Stradivarius Competition. Makenzie's dream is to study at a music conservatory. She loves to travel and has performed in places as far away as India and Brazil. She lives in Salt Lake City with her parents and four siblings.
Ellen Hayashi, 13, has played violin since age 6, studying with Sachiko Endo, Deborah Moench, and Eugene Watanabe. Ellen is a full-scholarship student in The Gifted Music School Conservatory. Since 2014, Ellen has been selected for the Suzuki Youth Orchestra of the Americas and won her divisions of the Oquirrh Mountain Symphony Concerto Competition and the UMTA Concerto Competition (twice). This year, Ellen performed in the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital, was a semi-finalist in the Utah Division of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition, and performed in masterclasses with Arnold Steinhardt and Stefan Jackiw. Ellen is in 8th grade at the American International School of Utah, where she serves as concertmaster of the Symphony. When not playing violin, she likes being with friends, riding horses, doing art, and snuggling with her dog Treble. Ellen is the daughter of Kristen Keefe and Herbert Hayashi and lives in Salt Lake City.
Amanda Hofheins, 17, lives in Pleasant Grove and is attending Utah Valley University. She is privileged to study with Utah Symphony cellist John Eckstein. This summer Amanda attended the Music in the Mountains Conservatory in Colorado. She also attended Meadowmount School of Music in the summer of 2015. Amanda has soloed with orchestras including the American Fork Symphony, the Utah Valley Symphony, and the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra. She is currently a member of the Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kayson Brown. Whether Amanda is playing Ultimate Frisbee, mountain biking, or performing on her cello, she always strives to bring out the best in herself and in others. One of her greatest desires is to share beauty with the world through music.
Matthew Nielson, 16, was born loving music. Whether it is practicing the piano or playing the viola, Matthew is most in his element when he is surrounded by good music. Among his favorite composers are Stravinsky, Ravel, Prokofiev, Chopin and Grieg. Matthew has earned 1st prize in the Sandy MTA Young Artists Competition, the Salt Lake Piano Competition and the USU Piano Festival. In March of this year he was chosen to play in the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital. Matthew is a former member of the Salt Lake Children's Choir and the Young Chamber Orchestra. He enjoys skiing, reading, composing and teaching six piano students of his own. Matthew is a student of Bridget Johansen and Gary Amano
Megan Tandar, 10, is a full scholarship student at the Gifted Music School and a piano student of Dr. Vera Oussetskaia-Watanabe. She also studies chamber music and piano literature with Dr. Koji Atwood with whom she has worked extensively for the past four years. An accomplished performer, she regularly performs in recitals, recently with Roberto Diaz, and participates in masterclasses including with Dr. Arthur Houle. In 2016, Megan performed in the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital. She previously worked with Ms. Joanna Oshida. A strong academic student, Megan has completed 5th grade in the ELP program at Hawthorne Elementary, where she was the 2nd place winner in the Spelling and Geography Bees, and a finalist at the school's Science Fair for the past three years. When she is not practicing, you will find her nose in a book or building Legos®.
Olivia Torgersen, 17, started taking percussion lessons from her grandfather, Dr. Dennis Griffin, six years ago. She is a senior at Lone Peak High School and currently resides in Highland. In 2014 she took first place in keyboard percussion and timpani at Utah's Day of Percussion, as well as receiving superior ratings at the state level with her timpani solo. She currently stands as section leader in the Lone Peak Wind Symphony and participates in the Lone Peak Percussion Ensembles as well, both of which got superior ratings at the state level this past year. Olivia is also a member of the Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra and performed in the 2016 Lyceum Concerto night as a soloist. In addition to competing with percussion, Olivia also competes on piano and loves to read, play basketball, and spend time with friends and family.
Monet Wilson, 14, began playing the harp when she was 3 years old. She fell in love with her little black harp, and now after 10 years, her harp is bigger and so is her love for this instrument. She studies with Mikell DeMille, in her hometown of Farmington. She won first place in the American Harp Society National Competition in 2015 and third place in 2013. Monet is a 9th grader at Farmington Junior High where she has enjoyed participating in: orchestra, student government and dance company. When she has free time, she can usually be found drawing or painting. She also enjoys theater, singing and piano, but harp is her first love. Monet wishes to thank her parents, grandparents and teachers for the undying support and sacrifice that has helped her to continually improve her talents and find joy in life.
Kana Yoshigi, 17, is a full scholarship student at the Gifted Music School and a senior at Olympus High School. She studies piano with Dr. Vera Oussetskaia-Watanabe. An accomplished individual, she has soloed with Utah Symphony twice at the annual Salute to Youth Concerts conducted by Music Director Maestro Thierry Fisher and Maestro Vladimir Kulenovic. Kana has performed under the baton of Leon Fleisher at the annual Gifted Music School Spring Gala Concert. She was chosen as a winner of the Beverley Sorenson Foundation Piano Competition and performed with the Utah Chamber Artists Orchestra conducted by Dr. Barlow Bradford in 2014. She was also chosen as one of the seven semi-finalists at the 2013 Yamaha International Junior Piano Competition and has performed at Weill Recital hall of Carnegie Hall. She was selected as a winner of the 2015 Utah Symphony Youth Guild Audition. Kana performed in the 2015 All-Star Evening Concert with Shenae Anderson. She belongs to a quartet that performed in the Quarterfinals of the prestigious Fischoff Competition.
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Mansfield, France and childhood
Wilson, J. M. (2012) Mansfield, France and childhood. Paper presented to: Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe, Ruzomberok, Slovakia, 2012-06-27.
Presented version (543kB)
Mansfield's ambivalent love affair with France, which flowered after 1912, also saw her tackling her great theme of childhood as she moved away from the style of the raw, outback New Zealand stories written in 1912/13 into a more impressionistic mode. Her recreation of her early life through the figure of Kezia in the first draft of 'The Aloe', written in Paris (March to May 1915), has its origin in stories published in Rhythm (October 1912): 'New Dresses', 'Elena', and 'The Little Girl'; but interestingly this semi-biographical point of departure is contextualized by stories written around the same time in which childhood is represented as a state that overlaps and is even confused with puberty, adolescence, adulthood, as in 'Something Childish But Very Natural', her first story written in France (Paris, December 1913), and 'The Little Governess' (Paris, May 1915). This paper examines these transitions in her work to argue that Mansfield explored liminal states in her characters, who combine elements of childhood, youth, and maturity, so dramatising her own psychological criss-crossing between these phases in her recreation of the family drama of 'The Aloe'
Katherine Mansfield; 'Something Childish but very Natural', France, childhood, John Middleton Murry
Wilson, Janet M
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing
Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe
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Ruzomberok, Slovakia


Take all the rules about photography that you know (technique, composition, etc.), twist them around or deny them and you get an idea of the "subversive" style of William Klein. He was born as a fashion photographer for the Vogue magazine, Klein has frequently experimented in the field of street photography: he had a rebellious streak against the rules and the commonly accepted traditions. His "refusal is without compromises", and he had an open, ongoing polemic against most of the "styles" of photography contemporary to his time, specifically the one from Henri Cartier Bresson and the other "classics" of the street photography.
To the rawness of the images Klein added a style completely new: photos often blurred, shaking and grainy, with elevated contrast and with over exposed negatives. But these images transmitted energy, vitality and a sense of rebellion – so peculiar of Klein – that he somehow was able to transfer to the subjects. To shoot his pictures Klein "entered" directly into the scene, he mixed himself with the subjects moving with them, using wide lens (21mm – 28 mm) without considering that the use of such focal lengths would create that distortion that worried photographers so much. On the contrary of most street photographers Klein did not believe it was useful to always carry a camera around : he considered important the quality and not the quantity of time used during the street shoots. Klein distinguished himself also for the special relationships that he built with the subjects that he took pictures of.
In street photography generally one would try to capture everyday actions of the common life, by the means of shooting covertly. But Klein is aware that some of the most memorable Street photos were taken with interaction between the shooter and the subject : " Why pretend the camera isn't there? Why not use it? Maybe people will reveal themselves as violent or tender, crazed or beautiful. But in some way, they reveal who they are. They'll have taken a self-portrait" . The same skepticism and sense of rebellion, Klein showed towards the camera equipment. After an almost obsessive study of the best cameras and lenses, Klein came to the conclusion that he could never afford all that equipment, so expensive, and he was so discouraged that for a bit he stopped going out and taking pictures. But then he became convinced how little influence the equipment had with respect to creating memorable images. Suffice it to say that some of masterpieces by Henri Cartier – Bresson were taken in the early '20s with a primitive Leica 25 mm and at a very low ISO. For this reason, perhaps, the most useful disposition a photography enthusiast can get from Klein is to not worry so much about camera settings or the techniques: the most important thing is to go out and produce images.
The photo "Gun 1, New York" (1955).
The photo "Sainte famille à moto" (Rome, 1956).
The works "Cineposter" done in Tokyo in1961.
The works for "Vogue" with Street models in New York in1963.
The leaflet of the LP "Love on the Beat" (1964), done for Serge Gainsbourg.
The work "Club Allegro Fortissimo" (1990).
Superb blog! Do you have any helpful hints for aspiring writers? I'm planning to start my own blog soon but I'm a little lost on everything. Would you suggest starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I'm totally confused .. Any tips? Appreciate it!


With trying to dedicate more money to my student loan bills each month and saving up for a couple fun trips on the horizon I am in total watching my budget mode right now. Over the last few weeks I have really been paying attention to where all of my money goes. After keeping a close eye on my spending I was shocked at just how big of a chunk of my budget went to paying for food.
Picking up lunch several days a week, frequently going out to dinner with family and friends, grabbing my typical fat free latte each morning on my way to the office really adds up during the course of a month. One thing that really put this spending into perspective for me was looking at how many hours per month I have to work to support these habits. Dining out has become a huge money drain for me. To make it worse most of the time I don't even like eating out. So now I am making a big effort to eat most my meals at home (or food I have packed from home) and to make the occasion times I eat out count by forgoing my regularly purchased subpar salads and delivery pizza for meals out that I really enjoy.
Another thing I have learned is I have horrible habits when it comes to grocery shopping. I spend a lot of money on fresh fruits and veggies and good quality cheeses and I have no problem with that because these are some of my favorite foods and I eat them every day. What alarmed me though was when I cleaned my kitchen cabinets and refrigerator out last week and I had to throw away 3 trash bags of expired food. Who does that? I felt horrible about all of that wasted food and money.
I never make meal plans, I go to the grocery store several times a week but only purchase enough food for a couple meals, and I never keep stock of what is actually in my kitchen. When cleaning out my kitchen I realized I had 6 bottles of orange extract. That is crazy. I only have one recipe that I have ever used orange extract in.
Right now I am immediately cutting my trips to the grocery store to once per week. I am creating a meal plan at the beginning of each week. Plus I am going to focus on creating as many meals as possible in the upcoming weeks from items that I already have in my kitchen. By taking these steps and tracking my spending on food I hope to save myself from going over my monthly budget and save a little more to spend on upcoming vacations.
Are there any areas of your budget you should try to get in shape this year?
Food spending was a big drain for us, too, but since we cut back on eating out and stared making meal plans, we've been saving a lot more. I hope it helps you, too!
I've been working on my spending in general this year and the first thing I did was give myself a spending ban- nothing but nonessentials. So basically that leaves rent, bills, food, and nothing else. I gave myself a food budget and that included any eating out/bars/grocery store trips. I was kind of a hermit last month, but I was able to stick close to my budget and really curb my spending. Once I have my finances in better shape, then I will allow myself to indulge a little more. I've been going to the grocery store about once a week and cooking 1-2 times per week to make meals for the whole week. Good luck with your budget and I'd love to hear how it goes for you!
meal plans are a life saver. i have got to start doing them again.
meal planning can be hard to do but sure help with saving money.


PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) has agreed to buy Swedish financial technology startup iZettle for $2.2 billion in the U.S. online payments provider's biggest ever acquisition.
It is present in 12 countries in Europe and Latin America and offers other services for managing small businesses. By joining forces with PayPal, which operates in 200 countries, iZettle will be able to accelerate its expansion, including into the United States, the companies said.
Shares of PayPal closed up 1.8 percent on Nasdaq after the deal was announced on Thursday while Square fell 3.1 percent in New York Stock Exchange trading.


In this shiur we will look at the major issues in the sefer of Yehoshua. The content of the shiur is based on the princeple of the Ramban that there are three main elements in Limud Ha-Mikra. The three elements are what is actually being said, the directly pertinent Halachic issues, and the Hashkofic or Mussar issues.


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Q: I am using livewire with Laravel 8 for insertion of a form into my database and I am getting the following error I am using livewire with Laravel 8 for insertion of a form into my database and I am getting the following error. i tried  json encode on the grade variable but i am unable to resolve the issue.

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Grandmother acts as a surrogate and gives birth to daughter's baby | HELLO!
A woman in Texas has given her daughter "the best gift" ever by acting as a surrogate and delivering her baby for her. Tracey Thompson, 54, agreed to carry her daughter Kelley's baby when Kelley and her husband Aaron were having trouble conceiving.
Tracey gave birth to her own granddaughter on 6 January at The Medical Center of Plano.
The little girl was named Kelcey, a name created by combining Tracey and Kelley.
At a press conference at the hospital, Kelley, who was present at the birth, described it as "the best gift... for a lifetime".
Her mum, who is happy and healthy, added: "It is such a blessing that I can do this for my daughter."
For three years husband and wife Kelley and Aaron had tried for a baby and attempted different infertility treatments. They suffered three miscarriages, with the latest taking place on Christmas Day 2014.
Kelley's mum Tracey decided it was time to step in to make her daughter's wish come true. She acted as a surrogate, carrying one of the embryos that Kelley, 28, and Aaron, 33, had from the final round of their IVF treatment.
At 13 years old, Kelley had asked her mum that if she couldn't have a baby, would her mother carry one for her? Tracey believed it was God's way of telling her that she would have to do so in the future.
Kelley, who was present at the birth, described it as "the best gift"
The grandmother, who also has a 30-year-old son, was seven years past menopause but because of her excellent health, she was a possible candidate.
She underwent a series of medical treatments to allow her body to adjust and be able to carry a baby again. One of her daughter's embryos was successfully implanted in April 2015 and Tracey delivered a little girl this week.
Would you do this act of kindness for a loved one? Leave your comments below.


Finally, we all have the chance to play a game where our timber trader gets robbed and murdered, we don't have the resources to research three-field crop rotation and then a volcano erupts next to our most prosperous town. Games!
Grand Ages: Medieval is a real-time strategy game encompassing the 4X tenets we all know and love. You're tasked with expanding your empire from one village at the beginning of the game to hundreds of individual townships a couple of dozen hours later – as long as you've been paying attention to 'X' number two and expanding. Along the way you'll have to exploit – there's 'X' three – the 20 million square kilometre map of Europe so you're able to get your hands on the 20 goods in the game.
Said goods are used in what is Grand Ages: Medieval's main draw: its trade system. You need resources to build, to feed your people and armies, and generally keep everything ticking over, but you can't get everything in just one town. As such, you're forced into operating numerous trading operations throughout the continent – fortunately devoid of micromanagement, as with many other aspects of the game – which can sometimes bring you to 'X' number four.
Because this wouldn't be an empire building game without the need to exterminate those around you. You can opt for diplomacy, attempting to sort out trade deals and free passage through regions should you wish, or you can just opt to send in the cavalry to lay siege to any of your seven opponents. Honestly, there's nothing here you haven't seen before, but it's done well – and there's a very welcome effort being made to cull as much mind-numbing micromanagement as possible.
Having Grand Ages: Medieval explained to me in great detail, I couldn't help but find my mind wandering to other, more fantastical settings. Namely, The Settlers. Sure, developer Gaming Minds isn't likely to suddenly fill its game with big-headed tiny computer people and a friendly, light-hearted presentational style – but the fact I was reminded of the classic empire building series shows there's potential here, even for those of us who are turned off by undeniably dry medieval trade simulations.
Gaming Minds has cut its teeth on titles like Grand Ages: Medieval – Patrician IV, Port Royale 3, Rise of Venice – so it knows what it's doing, it knows how it wants to present its games. What this also means is you pretty much know what to expect from this latest title already and, who knows, maybe it will scratch an itch some of us never knew we had.


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Somatic symptom disorder is defined as the presence of one or more of somatic symptoms that are associated with significant distress and persistent thoughts about the seriousness of the symptoms. The symptoms are usually trivial, but the patient is very anxious and he or she devotes excessive time and energy to figure out why they have these somatic symptoms and how to treat them.
The estimated prevalence of somatic symptom disorder in the community is low and estimated to be around 0.1%. Patients with somatic symptoms and excessive thoughts about the seriousness of such symptoms, who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder, are considered as having somatic symptom syndrome or on the spectrum of somatization disorder. The prevalence of somatic symptom syndrome is quite high in the community with some studies pointing towards a figure as high as 11%.
Specific types of somatization disorders, such as hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder, are more common in certain populations. For instance, body dysmorphic disorder is more common in plastic and cosmetic surgery patients. The estimated prevalence of conversion disorder in psychiatric hospitals is around 15%.
Somatic symptom disorders do not increase mortality, but might be associated with suicide attempts. Patients with somatic symptom disorders are more likely to undergo repeated medical interventions which carry a risk of iatrogenic injury.
The female to male ratio of somatic symptom disorder is 10:1 with clear female preponderance. Conversion disorder and pain disorder, two specific types of somatic symptom disorders, are also more common in women.
Somatic symptom disorder usually starts in late childhood or adolescence. The onset of new somatic symptoms in an adult patient who never had somatization issues should warrant a full diagnostic workup to exclude an occult medical condition.
The exact etiology of somatic symptom disorder is unknown, but patients with somatic symptom disorder appear to have thought problems. They attribute any somatic symptoms to a serious medical condition. Some studies have pointed towards autonomic arousal in patients with somatic symptom disorder.
The endogenous levels of noradrenaline and adrenaline were found to be elevated in a cohort of somatic symptom disorder patients when compared to healthy controls. Elevated levels of noradrenaline have been associated with an increased risk of muscle tension, tension headaches, muscle pain and muscle hyperactivity, which are common presenting symptoms of somatic symptom disorder.
Firstly, the amygdala volume seems to be reduced in patients with somatic symptom disorder.
Secondly, the connectivity between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex is impaired in patients with somatic symptom disorder. These brain regions are known to be associated with thought processing, emotion, and perception of somatic symptoms and executive functioning.
Patients have multiple physical symptoms that cause significant distress symptoms, and can be specific like pain in a specific area. They feel a high level of worry about health. They always feel worse about health. Health is the main central feature of a person's identity. Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by the presence of at least one somatic symptom that adversely affects the daily life of the patient. Patients should have significant thoughts and feelings about such symptoms which should drive them to take excessive actions. The derived actions are usually time-consuming and are out of proportion to the seriousness of the presenting symptoms.
Hypochondriasis is one specific form of somatic symptom disorders that is characterized by the excessive anxiety and worry about a presumed medical illness that is not present.
Patients with somatic symptom disorder, who have prominent neurologic symptoms such as paralysis or non-epileptic seizures that are not compatible with any known neurologic medical condition, are classified as having conversion disorder.
A mental status examination should reveal a normal appearance of the patient and normal attitude. The patient's behavior will show a preoccupation with physical symptoms.
Patients are usually anxious and might be depressed. The effect should be intact, and patients should not complain of any delusions, obsessions, hallucinations or compulsions. Memory, attention, and concentration are also intact in patients with somatic symptom disorder. Orientation to time, place and person is normal. Patients with somatic symptom disorder might show poor insight into their condition.
Patients presenting with symptoms and features suggestive of a somatic symptom disorder should undergo a full diagnostic workup before applying the DSM-5 criteria to confirm the diagnosis. Thyroid function tests, testing for pheochromocytoma, urine drug screen for cannabis, amphetamines, and other drugs, and blood tests for alcohol should be performed. Once these medical conditions are excluded, one can use the DSM-5 criteria to establish the diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder.
A duration of being symptomatic for more than 6 months, are diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder.
Patients should be evaluated for the possibility of a predominant pain symptom, i.e. pain disorder. Patients with somatic symptom disorder might have a persistent condition. The severity of the condition should be assessed and classified as mild, moderate, or severe.
Brain imaging in somatic symptom disorder have two purposes, i.e. to rule out medical conditions that might cause the symptoms, and to provide new information about the pathophysiology of somatic symptom disorder.
Structural magnetic resonance imaging studies of the brain can reveal small ischemic strokes, signs suggestive of multiple sclerosis or other occult neurological conditions that might cause the patient's symptoms.
Patients with sudden vision loss who are being evaluated for the possibility of somatic symptom disorder should undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Patients with somatic symptom disorder will show typical activation of the occipital cortex when they are presented with visual stimuli in contrast to someone who is physically blind.
Brain imaging studies aiming to understand the pathophysiology of the condition showed structural and functional impairments in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and motor cortex.
Central nervous system disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia.
Endocrine disorders like thyroid dysfunction and porphyria.
Patients with somatic symptom disorder might present to the emergency department with an acute picture of their somatic symptoms. When this happens, life-threatening conditions such as myocardial infarction should be reliably excluded even if the patient has a well-known and documented history of somatic symptom disorder.
Emergency care of somatic symptom disorder includes the administration of benzodiazepines to lower the anxiety level of the patient. Opiates should be avoided in patients with somatic symptom disorder as the risk of dependence is high.
Once the patient is stabilized, a psychiatric consultation should be offered. Psychiatric interventions for somatic symptom disorder include group therapy, psychosocial therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Randomized trials have shown that cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for somatic symptom disorder. It can help with the rationing of the patient and can help them understand that their symptoms stem from a psychiatric issue rather than a medical condition. Unfortunately, patients with poor insight into their condition do not respond very well to psychiatric interventions.
Yates, William. "Somatic Symptom Disorders: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology". Emedicine.medscape.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 1 June 2017.


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Q: How to speed up a netbook running Windows I have a netbook running Windows 7 Starter edition 32 bits, CPU Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz, RAM 1 GB, HD 150 GB (it's a HP Mini 110).
How can make it run a little faster?

A: I don't know how the Windows 7 Starter edition works, I think there are some restriction on how much you can tweak it but you can try delaying some of the services at startup or disabling the search service (indexing).
Other than that, use light applications and if you can add another GB of ram.


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Mitchell Hedges Skull: Fact or Fiction?
Dean Traylor
Dean Traylor is a freelance writer and teacher. He wrote for IHPVA magazines and raced these vehicles with his father (who builds them).
Under different circumstances – especially without the mystery and controversy surrounding it – the Mitchell-Hedge Skull can be considered a work of art. Finely detailed, carved from eleven pounds of clear quartz crystal, and polished to near clarity, the skull is a sight to behold.
Mitchell-Hedge is one of six crystal skulls purported to have been found in the ruins of Aztec and Mayan temples in Belize and Mexico. Of the six, this particular skull is close to matching an actual human skull and is the only one to have a detachable jaw.
Still, there's more to this skull than its mere aesthetics. Often, known as the "skull of doom," it has been embraced by New Agers and true-believers of paranormal activities who believe it holds mystical powers – in particular, the ability to forecast bad omens.
However, the skull has a sketchy, if not a dubious, history. Its discovery and origin has been scrutinized over the years. Still, this beautifully transparent skull has captured the imagination of those that have studied it.
The Discovery
Mitchell Hedges
The skull was named after the father-daughter team who first introduced it to the public in 1940s. British adventurist and archaeologist Fredrick Mitchell-Hedge, along with his 17 year-old adopted daughter Anna, led an expedition to the ancient Mayan city of Lubaantum in Belize (then known as British Honduras) between 1924 and 1927. His goal was to find evidence of the existence of Atlantis, the mythical continent and civilization that many believed to have existed during the time of antiquity.
The expedition didn't yield any evidence of Atlantis. However, according to Mr. Mitchell-Hedge's account, he and his daughter found something more fascinating. He reported that Anna was the one who found the skull. It was buried in a rubble pile next to a temple. Later, the detachable jaw was discovered in another pile nearby.
Oddly enough, Mitchell-Hedge came forward with this discovery almost twenty years later. He had good reason to come out with this "discovery" at a later time; he had to purchase it in a 1943 auction from Sotheby's in London for £ 400.(Nickell, 1991)
Much of Mitchell-Hedge's discovery of the skull in Belize was never substantiated. In fact, others on the expedition never recalled seeing it. Still, Mitchell-Hedge claimed he found it at that time; despite documentations that suggest he bought it at the famous auction house from its original owner, Sidney Burney.
[Dorland] claimed that it was excellent for scrying (divination or gazing at the stone to read the future) and it emitted sounds and lights depending on the position of the planets...
His explanation for it being in the auction, as well as claiming ownership is a strange tale, as well. According to an "official website" from Anna on the subject, he claimed he had originally given it to Burney as a collateral until he could pay a debt to him. However, Burney put it up for auction and Mitchell-Hedge bought it (Carroll 2010).
After the auction, the legend of the skull grew, thanks in no small way to Mitchell-Hedge and Anna. First, Mitchell-Hedge told the world that the Skull of Doom – as he liked to call it – was a ritualistic device used by the high priests of the Mayans (some reports indicated he mentioned the Aztecs as well). He claimed "when [the priest] willed death with the help of the skull, death invariably followed." He went on to describe it as "the embodiment of evil (Carroll, 2010)."
Anna Keeps the Legend Going
Years later, Anna (now living in Canada) kept the legend of the crystal skull going. Through lectures, TV shows such as the 1970s show In Search Of with Leonard Nimoy, and eventually by the Internet, Anna added more details.
One such story -- aired on In Search Of... -- she claimed that the crystal skull fogged up and sweated on the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Also, in the 1970s, she let a crystal carver; art restorer and New Ager Frank Dorland examined the skull. He claimed that it was excellent for scrying (divination or gazing at the stone to read the future) and it emitted sounds and lights depending on the position of the planets (that particular position was never specified).
Dorland would play another part in the skull's legend. He made the claim that the skull came from Atlantis and was once carried around by the Knights Templar during the crusades (how it ended up in hands of the Mayan was never explained). Also, he'd make the claim that the skull must have taken 300 years to create.
A Skeptical Look at the Skull
Originally posted at weirdexistence.com
As compelling as it sounded, others decried it as a hoax. In 2010, Jane MacLaren Walsh wrote in Archaeology Magazine that the skull was placed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was made evident that the carving and polishing done on the skull was done by using modern high-speed, diamond-coated rotary devices. She came to the conclusion that the skull had been completed within a short time before its debut in 1943.
This finding backs another examination done on the Aztec Skull(another crystal skull) in 2005. Professor Ian Freestone of the University of Wales in Cardiff concluded upon his findings that the skull had been polished with a rotary or wheel instrument. Wheels of any type did not exist in pre-Columbian Mexico until the arrival of Cortez in the 16th century.
Furthermore, he discovered that the crystal used was of terrestrial origin. It was a type found in Brazil, not Mexico.
Freestone speculates that the skull was possibly made in the 19th century and was brought to Europe by a Spanish officer. From there, it became the position of a Frenchman named Eugene Boban – a name that would be linked to yet another crystal skull that's on display at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris. Later, he sold it to a New York jeweler.
The sordid past and questionable claims made about the Mitchell-Hedge skull are hard to believe. Still, the craftsmanship of this skull is undeniable. The crystal skull is a wonderment of transparency, just like its legend.
Anna Mitchell-Hedges
Other Mysteries
Kaimanawa Wall: Ancient Wall from Lost Civilization or Natural Formation?
In the forest of New Zealand, a curious "wall" has many thinking there was once a lost civilization there. But, do the evidence stack up? Or is there some other ulterior motive at work here?
Hoaxing the Hucksters, the Strange Story of the Cardiff Giant
In 19th century, the purported remains of a giant were found on a farm. It generated a buzz and made for a profitable exhibition before being exposed as hoax. But, P.T. Barnum kept the show going.
More on Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull
Book Cited in Article
© 2016 Dean Traylor
Gerry Glenn Jones from Somerville, Tennessee on July 17, 2018:
Dean, I enjoyed reading your article. It was well researched and well written.
This was very interesting, Dean. I had heard of these crystal skulls but never the story behind them. Hoax or not, it took incredible workmanship to make . Thanks for sharing.


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Undocumented People Arrested in Civil Disobedience Watch President's Speech, Announce Next Steps After President's Speech, Call on DNC to Be on Right Side of History, End Merger of Police with Immigration Enforcement
September 06, 2012 by No Papers No Fear
More than 40 people, mainly undocumented, travelled on the No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice through 10 states and 16 cities to arrive at the DNC where 10 undocumented participants performed civil disobedience that could have resulted in their deportation due to the Police/ICE collaboration programs that were the focus of their protest.
All arrestees were released instead of being placed in deportation proceedings, confirming the message riders have set out to express through the tour: the migrant community is stronger and safer when organized and out of the shadows.
10 Undocumented No Papers No Fear Riders Arrested for Defending Civil Rights, Supporters Call on President and ICE to Be on the Right Side of History, Use Discretion and Do Not Pursue Deportation of Community Leaders
Charlotte, NC Today 10 No Papers No Fear Riders were arrested in civil disobedience defending the civil rights of the migrant community at the entryway to the Democratic National Convention. After a short march, they placed a banner reading "No Papers No Fear" at the entrance of a checkpoint to the convention where they were arrested by Charlotte police. Due to the federal deportation program 287(g) that conscripts local police into immigration enforcement, their arrest could lead to their deportation if the administration does not honor its stated policy of discretion.
In a statement the group made online, they explain, "We came out because we are tired of the mistreatment. We are tired of waiting for change and we know that it never comes without risk or without sacrifice.
Undocumented Mother of Dream-Eligible Youth Announces DNC Civil Disobedience Plans Live on Democracy Now This Morning
In an interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now this morning, undocumented No Papers No Fear Rider, Rosi Carrasco, announced her intent to participate in group civil disobedience during the DNC despite Charlotte's participation in the federal 287(g) and Secure Communities deportation programs that merge local police with immigration enforcement.
Charlotte to Greet No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice Upon Arrival
Charlotte, NC -- The No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice is a national delegation of undocumented people and allies that left Phoenix, Arizona on the anniversary of the state's implementation of SB1070, July 29th. By the time it arrives in Charlotte, it will have crossed 10 states and stopped in 15+ cities to come out publicly as having no papers and no fear, meet with migrant communities who have been impacted by anti-immigrant laws and policies and to challenge the authorities who have promoted them to move away from politics of exclusion and toward inclusion.
The riders are undocumented people from all over the country and their allies, including mothers, fathers, day laborers, people in deportation proceedings, students, and many others who continue to face threats of deportation, harassment, and death while simply looking for a better life in the only nation many of them know and call home.
Browning of America - Olmeca
September 01, 2012 by Olmeca
Inspired by the undocumented participants in the No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice, Hip-Hop artist, Olmeca, offers a sneak peak of the track "Browning of America" from his upcoming album, Brown is Beautiful.
In the final week of the six-week journey, undocumented riders are arriving in Charlotte, NC for the Democratic National Convention where they will continue coming out with no papers and no fear to rally the immigrant community, give a face to immigration, and insist the President do more to stop deportations.
No Papers No Fear' Delegation Makes First Stop in North Carolina Towards Democratic National Convention, Supports Undocumented Immigrants of Asheville
A national delegation of undocumented immigrants visits western North Carolina to challenge practice of constant police check-points targeting undocumented immigrants, racial profiling and support workers in deportation proceedings, specifically those targeted in the 2011 Shogun Restaurant immigration raid. The No Papers No Fear riders arrive after a series of direct actions and civil disobedience rallying the migrant community to overcome fear and organize to challenge anti-immigrant policies.
Asheville, NC – For the last 6 weeks three dozen undocumented immigrants have traveled across the southern United States sharing their stories living and organizing undocumented, supporting local organizing taking place in immigrant communities, and challenging Sheriffs that are implementing anti-immigrant policies designed to scare immigrant communities. The arrive into North Carolina after a successful civil disobedience in Knoxville, Tennessee, where 2 undocumented riders and 2 allies were arrested, and then let go, proving once again the power of being out of the shadows and having an organized community.
Oregonians show solidarity with No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice, lift up local cases and demands action
Portland, Oregon -- Local undocumented community leaders and families will share their stories and come out of the shadows to demand that elected officials address Multnomah county law enforcement's relationship with ICE. The rally will be followed by a press conference and a "Coming Out of the Shadows" act by undocumented Oregonians.
The press conference will highlight local campaigns that are building a stronger and safer immigrant community. The "Coming Out of the Shadow" action will have testimonials from individuals directly impacted by police/ICE collaboration. The Oregon Dream Activists are working locally and nationally to demand that ICE stop deporting innocent young people and their families.
Tania Unzueta or
B. Loewe


The Verge Two more major tech players, Verizon and Amazon, may be entering into the already crowded list of companies that plan to launch mobile game streaming services.
Critics of the Long Island City proposal sent fresh salvos on Friday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo claims the state Senate is pushing to pass a new tax on millionaires - an assertion immediately denounced as "fake news" by the Democrats who control the legislative body. However, according to a new report released Friday, Amazon is reconsidering its choice in ny.
Instead, the economic development plum of the century known as HQ2 - with a $5 billion investment and 50,000, six-figure jobs - would be divided between Crystal City, Va. and the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. The county board of supervisors has expressed strong support for the Amazon headquarters and is planning to pass a local incentive package in March.
The person briefed on the matter said that Amazon was still working toward winning approval from NY officials and had not given up on the proposal, but was considering potential alternatives to NY. At a recent panel discussion about lessons learned from the process, Mike Finney, president and CEO of the Beacon Council, did not mention any specific feedback he'd received from Amazon officials about South Florida's bid The event was sponsored by the Miami Herald.
In response, Amazon would say only that it's engaging with small business owners, community leaders and educators, pointing to its pledges to fund high school computer science classes and contribute to job training. Gianaris isn't thrilled about the $3 billion in city and state incentives promised to the mega-retailer. Effectively, Amazon would repopulate a neighborhood and would help Arlington County, Va. with a long-stated goal of revitalizing their community. It recently hired a public relations firm in NY and started looking for a "senior community affairs manager" to focus on building a positive partnership with community groups, local stakeholders and nonprofits. In particular, members of the committee pressed Amazon-via its head of public policy-on its stance toward unionization efforts and asked for commitments to certain job quality standards. "Amazon would be exceedingly foolish to actually pull out of this deal".
Politicians, locals and advocacy groups appear to be trying to avoid side effects of an Amazon invasion - rent hikes, crippling traffic and giving the lucrative company substantial tax breaks - as Seattle experienced during Amazon's explosive growth there over the past decade. "The Senate Democratic Majority Conference and our partners in the Assembly finally returned NY as the progressive beacon to the rest of the country".


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Q: Access violation when reserve is called on a map I have a few unordered_maps that I use with custom allocators. In this case I use a rudimentary bump allocator that just simply linearly allocates new memory from an existing continiuos block.
But when I try and call reserve on these maps after a while, they throw an access violaton exception at the line within the std list file I'll show below in :
    _List_unchecked_const_iterator& operator++() noexcept {
        _Ptr = _Ptr->_Next;
        return *this;
    }

My allocator has enough memory left so I don't think it's because I am running out of memory.
Here's some self contained code that demonstrates it. Copy/paste and run it to see the issue.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <memory>

#define SEQ(type, val) sizeof(type) * val

struct ImpAllocator {
    virtual void* Allocate(size_t pSize) = 0;
    virtual void Free(void* pPtr) = 0;
};

struct SysAllocator : public ImpAllocator {
    void* Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
        return malloc(pSize);
    }

    void Free(void* pPtr) override {
        free(pPtr);
    }

};

template <class T>
class StdAllocatorWrapper {
public:
    std::shared_ptr<ImpAllocator> mInternalAllocator;

    using value_type = T;

    StdAllocatorWrapper() = default;
    StdAllocatorWrapper(std::shared_ptr<ImpAllocator> pInternalAllocator) :
        mInternalAllocator(pInternalAllocator)
    {}
    ~StdAllocatorWrapper() = default;
    StdAllocatorWrapper(const StdAllocatorWrapper<T>& pOther) = default;

    template<class U>
    StdAllocatorWrapper(const StdAllocatorWrapper<U>& pOther) {
        this->mInternalAllocator = pOther.mInternalAllocator;
    }

    value_type* allocate(size_t pNumberOfObjects) {
        return reinterpret_cast<T*>(mInternalAllocator->Allocate(SEQ(T, pNumberOfObjects)));
    }

    void deallocate(value_type* pPointer, size_t pNumberOfObjects) {
        mInternalAllocator->Free(pPointer);
    }
};

template <class T, class U>
bool operator==(StdAllocatorWrapper<T> const& pL, StdAllocatorWrapper<U> const& pR) noexcept {
    return pL.mInternalAllocator == pR.mInternalAllocator;
}

template <class T, class U>
bool operator!=(StdAllocatorWrapper<T> const& pL, StdAllocatorWrapper<U> const& pR) noexcept {
    return !(pL == pR);
}

template<typename T> using AllocWrapper = StdAllocatorWrapper<T>;
template<typename T, typename K> using Pair = std::pair<const T, K>;
template<typename T, typename K> using PairAllocWrapper = StdAllocatorWrapper<Pair<T, K>>;
template<typename T> using AllocatedVector = std::vector<T, AllocWrapper<T>>;
template<typename T> using AllocatedList = std::list<T, AllocWrapper<T>>;
template<typename T, typename K> using AllocatedUnorderedMap = std::unordered_map<T, K, std::hash<T>, std::equal_to<T>, PairAllocWrapper<T, K>>;

typedef unsigned char* MemBlock;

class BumpAllocator : public ImpAllocator {
private:
    std::shared_ptr<ImpAllocator> mInternalAllocator;
    size_t mSize;
    MemBlock mBlock;
    MemBlock mStart;;
    size_t mCurrent;

public:

    BumpAllocator(size_t pSize, std::shared_ptr<ImpAllocator> pInternalAllocator) :
        mInternalAllocator(pInternalAllocator),
        mSize(pSize),
        mCurrent(0) {
        mBlock = reinterpret_cast<MemBlock>(mInternalAllocator->Allocate(pSize));
        mStart = mBlock;
    }

    ~BumpAllocator() {
        mInternalAllocator->Free(mBlock);
    }

    void* Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
        printf("\n bump allocator wrapper requested: %d", pSize);
        if (mCurrent + pSize > mSize) {
            return nullptr;
        }
        MemBlock _return = mBlock + mCurrent;
        mCurrent += pSize;
        return _return;
    }

    void Free(void* pFre) override {

    }

    void Reset() {
        mCurrent = 0;
    }
};

struct Animation {

};

struct Texture {

};

struct TextureArrayIndex {
    //TexturePointer mTexture;
    unsigned int mIndex;
    std::shared_ptr<Texture> mTexture;
};

struct RenderOrder {
    float mDeltaTime;
    std::string mAnimationName;
    std::shared_ptr<Animation> mAnim;
};

using Textures = AllocatedUnorderedMap<int, TextureArrayIndex>;
using TexturesAllocWrapper = PairAllocWrapper<int, TextureArrayIndex>;
using RenderOrdersVector = AllocatedVector<RenderOrder>;
using RenderOrdersAllocWrapper = AllocWrapper<RenderOrder>;
using RenderBucket = AllocatedUnorderedMap<unsigned int, RenderOrdersVector>;
using RenderBuckets = AllocatedUnorderedMap<std::shared_ptr<Animation>, RenderBucket>;
using RenderBucketAllocWrapper = PairAllocWrapper<unsigned int, RenderOrdersVector>;
using RenderBucketsAllocWrapper = PairAllocWrapper<std::shared_ptr<Animation>, RenderBucket>;

struct Renderer {

    std::shared_ptr<BumpAllocator> mInternalAllocator;
    Textures mTextureArrayIndexMap;
    RenderBuckets mAnimationRenderBuckets;

    Renderer(std::shared_ptr<ImpAllocator> pAllocator) :
        mInternalAllocator(std::make_shared<BumpAllocator>(60000, pAllocator)),
        mTextureArrayIndexMap(Textures(TexturesAllocWrapper(mInternalAllocator))),
        mAnimationRenderBuckets(RenderBuckets(RenderBucketsAllocWrapper(mInternalAllocator)))
    {}

    void Begin() {
        mTextureArrayIndexMap = Textures(TexturesAllocWrapper(mInternalAllocator));
        mTextureArrayIndexMap.reserve(2);
        mAnimationRenderBuckets = RenderBuckets(RenderBucketsAllocWrapper(mInternalAllocator));
        mAnimationRenderBuckets.reserve(1000);
    }

    void Render() {

    }

    void Flush() {
        mInternalAllocator->Reset();
    }

};

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

    Renderer _renderer(std::make_shared<SysAllocator>());

    for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
        _renderer.Begin();
        _renderer.Flush();
    }
}

What's weird is that , the first 2 iterations work fine. But the third one fails... So reusing the memory works for the first 2 Begin--->Flush cycles but then the 3d one fail every time. So odd.

A: I could not reproduce the error with the code given...  But the code does not use std::unordered_map, so the error must come from there.
First issue. In your allocators:
void* SysAllocator::Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
    return malloc(pSize);   // allocator returns NULL on error.

}

void* BumpAllocator::Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
    printf("\n bump allocator wrapper requested: %d", pSize);
    if (mCurrent + pSize > mSize) {
        return nullptr;     // allocator returns NULL on error.
    }
    MemBlock _return = mBlock + mCurrent;
    mCurrent += pSize;
    return _return;
}

Your custom allocators return NULL on error, but STL containers expect their allocators to throw a std::bad_alloc exception on error.  That's mandatory.
You should change your allocators:
void* SysAllocator::Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
    void* p = malloc(pSize);
    if (!p)
        throw std::bad_alloc();
    return p;
}

void* BumpAllocator::Allocate(size_t pSize) override {
    printf("\n bump allocator wrapper requested: %d", pSize);
    if (mCurrent + pSize > mSize)
        throw std::bad_alloc();
    MemBlock _return = mBlock + mCurrent;
    mCurrent += pSize;
    return _return;
}

This will not solve your problem, but the point of error will have moved to the time of allocation.
I think your problem comes from a lack of memory. std::unordered_map uses hash buckets, and these could very likely use more memory than you anticipated.  To investigate, set breakpoints on the throw lines in your Allocate() functions to catch the error right when it happens.

A: Apart from the issue mentioned by Michael Roy, there is another bug here
void Reset() {
    mCurrent = 0;
}

This method, which is called indirectly from your main, means that further allocations will reuse already allocated memory. This is the immediate cause of the crash in the code you posted.
If you comment out the line mCurrent = 0; then you do actually run out of memory and you get the null pointer bug explained by Michael Roy in the other answer.
Tested with MSVC (since that seems to be significant).

A: I figured it out finally. The problem was that inside the Begin method, I am initializing the maps again. This happens after Reset is called. Meaning the memory allocation takes place from the beginning. This would be fine. However, at this time. Both the new maps and the old ones exist at the same time and they overlap fully on the same memory. This also would be fine but then when the new map is assigned to the old one, the destructor of the old one is called and it frees the memory that is being used by the newly instantiated maps.
I fixed the issue by making the maps pointers ( std::unordered_map* ) . So now my map "reinstantiation" is as follows mTextureArrayIndexMap = new Textures(...) . So the destructor of the old map is not called. And this is perfectly fine since the whole thing is being allocated on a bump memory that is reset.
The code runs smoothly now with no issues!


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Washington ranks 7th for having to most uninsured motorists in the US. If you get in an collision, you have almost a 20% chance that the other driver is uninsured. Make sure your insurance policy includes uninsured motorist coverage.
YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR 12TH aNNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
Driving 101 Driving School will be celebrating our 12 year anniversary on Friday March 23rd, 2018 from noon to 4pm. We will be giving away great prizes and have fun food and sodas. Stop by, we would love to see you!
CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK FLETCHER AND CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETECTIVE TODD YOUNG FOR BOTH WINNING 2017 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE ONLY TWO AWARDED FOR 2017. DRIVING 101 IS HONORED TO HAVE THESE TWO AMAZING MEN COME ON A REGULAR BASIS TO TEACH OUR NEW DRIVERS. YOUR DEDICATION TO EDUCATING WASHINGTON RESIDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS ON DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IS TRULY INSPIRING.
Good news for drivers in the orchards area!
The Columbian newspaper recently ran an article on what we here at Driving 101 have nicknamed "Orchards Lake". Anyone that drives on NE 117th Ave heading northbound will know that the area directly in front of the Goodwill Outlet floods all the way up on the sidewalk on a regular basis. Numerous motorists have had their vehicles breakdown during, or right after driving through the unexpected body of water. As the Columbian states, in their article below, NE 117th Ave. is a state highway. WSDOT recently announced that they will be hiring a construction crew to fix the problem this summer. What a relief!
You can apply for your Driver License online.
You can apply for your Driver's License online!
-Passed the written Knowledge Exam with at least an 80% within the last two years.
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After you complete all of the information print out the receipt that it gives you, this will be your license to drive. Make sure to also have a photo ID with you as well because the receipt does not count as identification. The hard copy of your license will come in the mail. This will have the photo that your permit or ID card had on it already.


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The Breaker Upperers (film, 2018). A New Zealand romantic-comedy film by Piki Films/Madman Entertainment/Netflix. Directed by Madeleine Sami. Official Trailer.
February 1, 2019 Upd: July 17, 2019
The Breaker Upperers is a New Zealand romantic-comedy film directed by Madeleine Sami.
Netflix on Friday, February 01, 2019 released the trailer:
The Breaker Upperers | Official Trailer | Netflix.
The Breaker Upperers | Official Trailer | Netflix | February 01, 2019
Jen and Mel run "The Breaker Upperers", an agency in Auckland for people who need help with breaking up with their significant others. They use unorthodox means to help their clients, such as impersonating police officers to inform a woman, Anna, that her husband has died and that his body has gone missing (though the latter is merely hiding in the agency's car). During their twenties, the two women befriended each other after discovering that their then-boyfriend, Joe, had been cheating on both of them. Although Mel has moved on, Jen remains obsessed with Joe, who has moved back into town with his wife and children. Mel becomes infatuated with Jordan, a seventeen-year-old client who is afraid to break up with his fearsome girlfriend, Sepa. The attraction is mutual, much to Jen's hesitance. The three meet with Sepa and her gang to break up the couple; Sepa does not take the news well and punches Jen in the face. After the incident, Mel and Jordan begin dating. One day, Jen and Mel re-encounter Anna, who still believes that her husband's body is missing and that the two women are police officers. Anna and Mel soon become friends due to their many shared interests, which annoys Jen and makes her feel left out. Eventually, Anna begs the two women to provide her with access to her husband's file. Jen and Mel, who are dressed as police officers, attempt to continue the charade by taking Anna on a tour through the local police station. Their plot is revealed when a real officer mistakes them for being strippers and requests a lap dance. After providing the lap dance, a shocked Anna storms out of the station. Mel apologises and explains that Anna's husband had hired them. Anna does not forgive them; she is furious and states that what the two women are doing is wrong and that many people have been hurt by their actions.
Madeleine Sami
Celia Pacquola
Rima Te Wiata
Jen's mother Shona
Oscar Kightley
Ana Scotney
Cohen Holloway
lesbian police officer
The film The Breaker Upperers was scheduled to be released on March 10, 2018 (South by Southwest) and on May 3, 2018 by Piki Films, Madman Entertainment and Netflix.
The duration of the film is 90 minutes. The film grossed over $3,410,666 (NZD).
The Breaker Upperers got high rating from critics.
Wikipedia: The Breaker Upperers
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Q: Next JS Link works correctly in desktop view but not in mobile view I have one vertical navbar. When the width falls below 951 pixels, I take this navbar from the verticalnavbar class and throw it into the nav-links in my navbar class to provide a hamburger view. There is no problem in transferring, but the Link operation does not work correctly after transferring. The transitions are smooth on the first click, while the page reloads on the second click. In addition, the active name that I added to the classname by checking with routher.pathname works only when it is in desktop view. What could be the reason for this?
Vertical Navbar:
function VerticalNavbar({ ...props }) {
const { t } = useTranslation("dashboard");

const router = useRouter()

return (

                        <Image width={"120px"} height={"130px"} style={{ borderRadius: "50%" }} src={typeof activeuser == 'undefined' || (Array.isArray(activeuser) && !activeuser.length) || activeuser == null ? profileimg : activeuser.profile_img} />

{activeuser == null || (Array.isArray(activeuser) && !activeuser.length) || typeof activeuser == 'undefined' ? null : activeuser.first_name + " " + activeuser.last_name}

                    <Link href="/dashboard" >

                            <FontAwesomeIcon style={{ marginRight: "10px" }} className="fontawesomeicon" icon={faMap}></FontAwesomeIcon> {t("map_header")}

                    </Link>

                    <Link href="/statistic">

                            <FontAwesomeIcon style={{ marginRight: "10px" }} className="fontawesomeicon" icon={faChartColumn}></FontAwesomeIcon> {t("statistic_header")}
                        </Link>

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);

}
I'm passing the navbar-vertical-links class to the nav-links class in the navbar.
Navbar :
function Navi({ ...props }) {
    const router = useRouter()

    const { t } = useTranslation("navbar")

    return (

                <input type="checkbox" id="nav-check" />

                    <Image className="nav_logo" width="120px" height="50px" src={logo} onClick={() => router.push("/dashboard")} alt="" />

                    <Navlogin />
                    <Navlang />

    );
}

Desktop View works correctly

Mobile View not working correctly


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Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, which is the profession focusing on the physical design and management of urban structures and urban sociology which is the academic field the study of urban life and culture.

Many architects, planners, geographers, and sociologists investigate the way people live in densely populated urban areas. There is a wide variety of different theories and approaches to the study of urbanism. However, in some contexts internationally, urbanism is synonymous with urban planning, and urbanist refers to an urban planner.

The term urbanism originated in the late nineteenth century with the Spanish engineer-architect Ildefons Cerda, whose intent was to create an autonomous activity focused on the spatial organization of the city. Urbanism's emergence in the early 20th century was associated with the rise of centralized manufacturing, mixed-use neighborhoods, social organizations and networks, and what has been described as "the convergence between political, social and economic citizenship".

Urbanism can be understood as placemaking and the creation of place identity at a citywide level, however as early as 1938 Louis Wirth wrote that it is necessary to stop 'identify[ing] urbanism with the physical entity of the city', go 'beyond an arbitrary boundary line' and consider how 'technological developments in transportation and communication have enormously extended the urban mode of living beyond the confines of the city itself.'

Concepts

Network-based theories
Gabriel Dupuy applied network theory to the field of urbanism and suggests that the single dominant characteristic of modern urbanism is its networked character, as opposed to segregated conceptions of space (i.e. zones, boundaries and edges).

Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin argue that we are witnessing a post-urban environment where decentralized, loosely connected neighborhoods and zones of activity assume the former organizing role played by urban spaces. Their theory of splintering urbanism involves the "fragmentation of the social and material fabric of cities" into "cellular clusters of globally connected high-service enclaves and network ghettos" driven by electronic networks that segregate as much as they connect. Dominique Lorrain argues that the process of splintering urbanism began towards the end of the 20th century with the emergence of the gigacity, a new form of a networked city characterised by three-dimensional size, network density and the blurring of city boundaries.

Manuel Castells suggested that within a network society, "premium" infrastructure networks (high-speed telecommunications, 'smart' highways, global airline networks) selectively connect together the most favored users and places and bypass the less favored. Graham and Marvin argue that attention to infrastructure networks is reactive to crises or collapse, rather than sustained and systematic, because of a failure to understand the links between urban life and urban infrastructure networks.

Other modern theorists
Douglas Kelbaugh identifies three paradigms within urbanism: New Urbanism, Everyday Urbanism, and Post-Urbanism.

Paul L. Knox refers to one of many trends in contemporary urbanism as the "aestheticization of everyday life".

Alex Krieger states that urban design is less a technical discipline than a mind-set based on a commitment to cities.

Other contemporary urbanists such as Edward Soja and Liz Ogbu focus on urbanism as a field for applying principles of community building and spatial justice.

See also
 Ecological urbanism extends on concepts of Landscape urbanism
 Feminist urbanism
 Green urbanism
 Landscape urbanism, an urbanism where cities are seen though the lens of landscape architecture and ecology
 Latino urbanism
 Principles of Intelligent Urbanism
 Sustainable Urbanism
 Unitary urbanism, a critique of urbanism as a technology of power by the situationists
 Urban economics, the application of economic models and tools to analyse the urban issues such as crime, house and public transit
 Urban geography
 Urbanate, a living environment envisioned by the Technocracy movement
 Urban vitality
 World Urbanism Day

Endnotes

External links
 International Forum on Urbanism

Urban planning
2010s fads and trends
2020s fads and trends

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Dalia or Dalsland, is a historical province or landskap in the south west of Sweden. It borders to Bahusia, Wermelandia and Westrogothia. It and is also bounded by lake V�nern and Norway.
For many years Dalia made up the made up the northern part of the former County of �lvsborg, but in 1999 it was replaced by the larger County of V�stra G�taland.
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The Dalsland canal was completed in 1868 and has 28 locks in its length of 254 km.
Dalia was granted its arms at the time of the funeral of Gustav I of Sweden in 1560. In the 16th century Dalsland had the status of a County (Comitatus) and the was represented with an Earl's coronet. On January 18, 1884 the Privy Council gave all provinces the right of use to a Dukal coronet for their coat of arms. Blazon: "Argent an Ox passant armed and hoofed Or."


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Use brown / green lentils for this dish, and quickly pick through them for stones, then rinse before proceeding.
Pour 1/2 lb. of lentils into the boiling water, and let stand, uncovered, for 17 min.
# 3 - Add onions to give the dish a well rounded flavor.
Dice an onion to medium fine, so that there is about 1 cup when done dicing.
Cook in a heavy 4 qt. saucepan, in a tablespoon of unsalted butter, with a little olive oil added, until the onions are translucent.
To the translucent onions, add salt and pepper to taste, then add the carrots, potatoes, tomato paste, mint leaves and crushed red pepper flakes.
At the end of the seventeen min. steeping time. add the drained lentils to the onion mixture.
Add the 2 cups of cider, and mix well.
Cover and cook at a slow simmer over low heat for approx. 25 min,.
After the 25 min. slow simmer time, remove the lentils from the heat, and add the sauteed ham and cider vinegar. Mix well.
Add salt to taste, and enjoy.
I find that I often have a small bowl of the lentil stew with a roasted chicken thigh for lunch, or for dinner, I usually have the stew with no additional protein.
Since my wife and I seem to have evolved to a more Mediterranean diet, and eat very little red meat, this stew fits nicely into our Mediterranean portfolio.
We welcome any comments and / or constructive criticisms.