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Zos Chukas Hatorah (19:2) – The Ramban asks why the Parsha begins with Zos Chukas HaTorah and then Daber El Bnei Yisrael. Shouldn't it be Daber El Bnei Yisrael first and then Zos Chukas HaTorah? Rav Schachter Shlita explained in the name of Rav Yerucham Gorelick ztl. that the first rule is that the Parah Aduma is something that requires the Beis Din of 71 – that it should be first a Chukah that it must be LEinei HaEida and then Daber El Bnei Yisrael that this is part of the chukas HaTorah.
This is the Torah when a man dies in the tent (19:14) – The Rambam (Talmud Torah 3:12) writes that the words of Torah stand the test of time when one is prepared to kill himself for them in the tents of the Tzaddikim. What does being among the Tzaddikim have to do with it? Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztl. explained that the source for the Rambam is the understanding that Chazal had that one should not absolve himself from the Beis HaMedrash – which is distinct from not absolving himself from Torah. Torah is often studied in many places but the situation that guarantees its success is in the Battei Medrashos.
Since you didn't trust me to sanctify me (20:12) – The commentaries abound as to what exactly the sin of Moshe and Aharon was. Rav Yosef Albo says the sin was in the fact that they had a chance to make a Kiddush Hashem and they did not. He should have declared the waters to spring forth and he did not – losing out on a chance to prove that Tzaddik Gozer V'HaKadosh Baruch Hu Mikayem. The Meshech Chochma explains that other Neviim used the Tactic but not Moshe. Why not? Rav Schlessinger Shlita explains that Moshe's level was such that if he declared it and Hashem responded – he was afraid that the people would make him into a God. The only time he used this principle was in defense of his brother's honor in Parshas Korach. The problem was, when people saw him do this for Aharon, and not for Hashem's honor ti was wrong and for that he was punished.
And the entire nation cried for Aharon for 30 days (20:29) – The Midrash notes Aharon's unique ability to approach and mediate between aggrieved parties. Why did it keep working? Why were people not wise to Aharon's ruse? Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Shlita explained that Aharon was not a tactical operative – he was a perceptive individual who understood people well. He knew that no one liked arguments. He knew that each person felt that if only the other side knew how he was eating himself up over the disagreement then they would move to resolution. He then went and made each one look inside and see things from that other awareness perspective that came from the understanding of human relationships. Thus, the nation didn't "fall for it" they wanted it.
And our souls are sick of this unpleasant bead (21:5) – It seems strange that the people who are recognized as the most spiritually advanced generation get so stuck on the physical? Moreover, each tie that they did, it caused them further harm so why didn't they learn a lesson from the experience? Rav Simcha Zissel Broide ztl. learns that the people suffered and focused on the physical because they sought spiritual. When they feared that the spiritual attachment was not with them, they hung from the awareness that their lives were empty and sought to cling to something more tangible. Thus they focused on food and on their emptiness instead of the real reason for their depressed state – loss of reality of Hashem's presence.
Moshe made a copper snake and placed it on a pole (21:9) – The Mishna in Rosh Hashana asks 2 compelling questions – one concerning Moshe's hands in the battle of Amalek and one in regard to the snake here – "Does the snake kill and bring back to life?" Rav Chaim Sabato Shlita explains that the Mishna is teaching us not to simply look to the rationalist view of the situation – that snakes kill – because snakes can also heal. The deeper message is that Hashem decides how that which can be lethal can also be life promoting. A similar concept exists within the Ketores of last week's Parsha. Sometimes in our quest to make things make sense, we write Hashem out of the equation. We need to think beyond that which is in our current sphere of logic in order to appreciate the Niflaos HaBorai.
Az Yashir Yisrael (21:17) – Ohr Hachaim HaKadosh asks why Bnei Yisrael sang the Shirah now and if it refers to Torah? But more importantly, he asks why there was no Shirah at the time of Matan Torah? Rav Gifter ztl. explains that the true Kabbolos HaTorah didn't happen at Har Sinai, it happened when Moshe finally brought the Luchos down. And since they sinned in the interim, they didn't see themselves as worthy of singing the Shira.
Haftorah: Yiftach ran away from his brothers and he settled in Eretz Tov (Shoftim 11:3) – Some of the Meforshim explain that the land that Yiftach ran to was qualitatively good. Others point out that the land was owned by a man named Tov. Rav Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer Shlita quoted the Yirushalmi that pointed out that the land was exempt from Terumos and Maaseros and Shmitta since it was still in the hands of the non-Jews. Thus, the Reikim – the empty people who would gladly trade in the Mitzva, would refer to it as Tov. Rabbi Bechoffer added that here we find the first leader of the Baal Teshuva movement as he trained the people around him to bend their concept of what is indeed Tov toward that which Hashem would find to be Tov. One needs to be careful with such a movement as was seen in the Yiftach episodes….


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Essential steel
By - The Washington Times - Monday, January 27, 2003
With the possibility of military action against Iraq imminent and the threat of more terrorist attacks on American soil, concern about the nation's military preparedness is at a high pitch.
Until the tragic events of September 11th, we had planned for national-defense needs largely in terms of the resources needed to support conflicts on foreign soil all of our conflicts since the Civil War have been on foreign soil. Now, we must face the possibility that we may need to replace significant portions of our domestic infrastructure while producing war materials.
Consequently, the need to have ready access to domestic sources of steel is more important than ever.
A healthy domestic steel industry is a cornerstone for our national defense. Steel is a fundamental component of many weapons and weapons systems, as well as the ships, tanks and other vehicles that carry these systems. An October 1997 report of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection identified a number of critical infrastructures for which steel is also vital, including: electrical power plants, hundreds of thousands of bridges, four million miles of highways and roads, and 1.5 million miles of oil and gas pipelines. Repairing or replacing this infrastructure would place heavy demands on our steel supply.
I believe it would be an unconscionable national-security risk to allow ourselves to become significantly dependent on foreign steel sources. Even if we assume that other countries would be able and willing to set aside their own national priorities to serve ours, there could be uncontrollable delays in delivery, especially in a time of war. Seeking to preserve the health of our domestic steel industry would seem like a no-brainer. But unless we are careful, we could see this strategic industry move offshore.
Over a five-year period beginning in 1997, the U.S. steel industry was under attack by a surge of foreign imports being dumped illegally on U.S. shores. As a result, U.S. steel prices plunged to record lows. Steelmakers were losing as much as $50 a ton for every ton of steel produced.
It doesn't take a Ph.D. economist to grasp the impact on the steel industry. Since 1997, 35 domestic steel companies were forced into bankruptcy and more than 52,000 iron and steelworkers lost their jobs. This injurious flood of imports was the result of foreign countries producing far too much steel and much of it the result of government subsidies and market protections that have kept internal steel production artificially high while blocking imports.
Large foreign markets, such as Japan, China, Brazil and India, are effectively closed to imported steel. So, when foreign steelmakers need to unload their excess production, they turn to the U.S., with the most open market in the industrialized world. Through a painful restructuring, the U.S. steel industry made itself over the past 20 years into one of the most productive in the world, investing more than $60 billion to modernize facilities, closing 450 outdated plants and cutting more than 300,000 jobs. U.S. steelmakers are among the lowest- cost suppliers to the U.S. market, but the unchecked tidal waves of subsidized, below-cost foreign steel has threatened to reduce our steel industry to a mere shell.
Last year, President Bush with broad support from Congress initiated a Section 201 investigation of the steel trade crisis. He asked the International Trade Commission (ITC), an independent bipartisan panel, to thoroughly review all aspects of the situation. After a seven-month analysis, the ITC issued a unanimous ruling that the domestic steel industry had suffered injury at the hands of these foreign producers.
Based on their recommendations, the President launched his steel program in March. In all states where steel is such a vital industry, the support for this initiative has been overwhelming. But foreign steel exporters and some steel-using industries have been critical, asking that special exclusions be granted to sidestep the steel tariffs. They also are urging the President to drop the tariff remedy altogether.
At a time when ready access to domestic steel is more crucial than ever, nothing could be more ill- advised. The critical importance of the relief afforded by the steel tariff program has been magnified by the recent reminders that, though our nation is strong, we are not invulnerable. We must ensure that the steel industry will be able to respond to potential defense requirements under a wide range of conditions.
Keeping the steel tariff program effective by not granting any additional exclusions (already, over 765 have been granted, reducing the effectiveness of the relief), will allow the industry to restructure and take the steps necessary to remain a strong and vital contributor to our nation's defense. Lessening or removing the program altogether would have serious repercussions on our national security.
Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and a member of the House Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security.

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People Moves: Turner & Townsend appoints new Real Estate leaders in Gulf region
Media Article - Turner & Townsend, an independent professional services company, has confirmed the appointment of David Griffiths as the firm's new Head of Real Estate in the UAE, and Dean Furey as Head of Real Estate for its Saudi Arabian operations.
David Griffiths will lead Turner & Townsend's UAE real estate segment, supporting business growth, deepening industry presence and driving transformational performance through service excellence and digitally-enabled solutions.
David is the director and head of cost management for Turner & Townsend's UAE business. He brings over 15 years of Quantity Surveying experience, both main contracting and consultancy, across a range of sectors, including residential, hospitality, commercial, education, public sector, and retail.
He has over eight years of experience across the Middle East and has extensive familiarity with the cradle-to-grave commercial management of projects wide-ranging in scale and scope and covering new build, fit-out, and refurbishment projects.
In his new role, David's key objective is to drive the sustainable growth of Turner & Townsend's UAE real estate segment across our core service lines with a particular focus on promoting the firm's best-in-class digital transformation tools, and its unrivalled data-driven data, global end-to-end capability, and its enhanced, sector-focused advisory services
Commenting on his appointment, David said:
"I am honoured to be given the opportunity to lead Turner & Townsend's Real Estate business here in the UAE. The UAE, driven by the covid bounce and the successes of events such as Expo 2020, continues to recover and we're seeing a significant increase in the number of new projects coming to market as a result. While the emergence of Saudi Arabia and numerous giga-projects will continue to have a profound impact on regional and global markets in the years to come, the UAE has been and will continue to be, pivotal to Turner & Townsend's growth ambitions in the region.
"With the rapid rate of market recovery, new challenges to tackle client objectives such as speed to market, something we have not seen for several years, and how to build greener or more sustainable mean consultants have to innovate and adapt their service delivery to effectively meet those demands. Working alongside Hudson Fountain in his capacity of Regional Head of Real Estate, I look forward to helping drive the business forward and realise its ambitions in the Real Estate sector."
David will report to the head of real estate, Middle East, Hudson Fountain, working alongside other real estate segment leads to support the business in achieving its Vision 2025 targets.
Commenting on his appointment, Hudson said:
"Our clients continue to rely on us for best practice, analytics, and associated digital solutions that add value and help shape how we deliver real estate projects in the region. David has been involved in some of the most complex key real estate projects in the UAE and has built a strong rapport with key stakeholders in the real estate value chain. With his solid industry experience and capability, he is well placed to help achieve the growth levers around our regional real estate strategy and position ourselves as the partner of choice for clients who are shaping the built environment of the modern Middle East."
On the other hand, Turner & Townsend appoints Dean Furey as head of real estate in Saudi Arabia. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor by profession, Dean's career has focused on commercial and contract management with nearly two decades experience in the Middle East and United Kingdom. Dean has delivered some of the most significant and complex mixed-use developments in the Middle East, positioning the business as the partner of choice.
Dean will play a pivotal role in implementing the firm's real estate strategy in KSA, driving its medium and long-term strategic direction in Saudi, and advising on key business developments in the Kingdom. In light of his promotion, Furey said: "The scale of Vision 2030's ambition is unprecedented and real estate construction is integral to the Kingdom's diversification strategy. Turner & Townsend are excited about the opportunities in Kingdom and playing our part in the Vision 2030 journey. We look forward to supporting our existing and future clients on unique, fast-tracked, and complex real estate projects in what is a transformative period for the Kingdom."
Commenting on Furey's promotion and overall business growth in KSA, Hudson Fountain, Turner & Townsend's head of real estate in the Middle East, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Dean into his new role and look forward to supporting him with the incredible opportunities that lie ahead as we enter our next phase of growth in KSA. Dean's appointment reflects our commitment to strengthening our real estate capability in order to support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. We have a responsibility to support the change, help drive it and be part of it. Dean's exceptional experience within the KSA market will be extremely valuable in helping our clients make informed decisions in shaping the modern Middle East and help transform performance for a green, inclusive and productive world."
Source: Construction Week


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McQuaid speaks at conference on women and sport
UCI president outlines steps taken to increase equality
UCI president Pat McQuaid addressed the 5th World Conference on Women and Sport in Los Angeles, California this weekend, finally making public comment on how his organisation has addressed the inequalities between genders in cycling after facing harsh criticism from the women's peloton last month.
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Hosking to apologize for remarks to McQuaid
Pooley calls on women's peloton to unite
McQuaid ignited controversy when he made statements last September opposing the institution of a minimum salary for professional female cyclists. The comments prompted a vigorous reaction from the women's peloton, some reactions well-considered, some not so much.
In reaction to the recent criticism, McQuaid has until now refused to address the topic, and in a carefully worded speech at the conference this weekend he continued to dodge the issue of wage equality, stating only that, "Growth of visibility of the sport can be expected to have a direct affect on financial resources and raise athlete wages."
Instead, McQuaid focused on the elevation of women's cycling since it was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1984, and gave as evidence of the UCI's commitment to improving gender equality the creation of the women's World Cup and the more recent changes to the Olympic track cycling programme, where men and women now compete in the same number of events.
The UCI has also instituted rules governing women's teams that call for bank guarantees, but admitted that, "much work remains to be done and the UCI is committed to creating better visibility for women and to providing the best possible conditions for the development of women's cycling."
McQuaid called for more participation from women in the sport as a whole, including in sport media, roles with teams as coaches or directors, and as referees and administrators in sport.
Toward that end, McQuaid said the UCI "has decided to enforce an equal opportunity recruitment plan which has led to 49% of its staff being female. Further over 35% of its managers and directors are women. The voice of the athletes is also well represented by women with just under 50% of the athlete commission being female."
A new working group, "Women in Sport" was also created "to explore industrial and institutional change".
In closing, McQuaid acknowledged that sport is as important to women as to men, and that they make the majority of consumer purchasing decisions and so have a great deal of untapped economic power, but offered no future plans for directly influencing women's racing by requiring minimum wages from teams, encouraging races to hold women's events or getting more television coverage of women's races.
The full transcript of the speech can be read here.


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Browsing Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection by Subject
Browsing Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection by Subject "Acoustical testing"
Acoustical test chamber
Cabuk, Cansu (2018-05)
The purpose of this project is to create an acoustical test chamber for use by students and faculty of the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz. An acoustical test chamber is a controlled environment that is instrumented with a microphone array. This allows the user to perform accurate acoustical measurements on sound sources without outside interference while also dampening internal sound. These measurements will help the user determine vital sound parameters and display information relating to the sound signal. The properties of sound that are measured include sound intensity and sound frequency. Sound frequency information is plotted and displayed using a spectrogram. In addition, a sound localization feature using time difference of arrival estimation was implemented into the chamber's functionality. The sound is measured using four electret microphones, then transferred to a computer utilizing stereo microphone inputs. The computing environment, MATLAB, and its functions were utilized by establishing a user friendly, interactive interface between the sensor hardware and the test environment. MATLAB's functions and Graphical User Interface (GUI) feature, proved to be critical tools in simplifying the data acquisition, algorithmic and display processes. Before final construction, the sound location feature produced results with an average of 17% error. While after final construction, the number of trials that produced feasible results decreased drastically. This may be down to slight changes in the array geometry during the chamber's construction process. This project is important as it provides engineering students at SUNY New Paltz, an opportunity to further enhance their exposure to acoustical testing techniques. The sound chamber will be used to verify analysis techniques learned in the classroom, in addition to providing research opportunities to students. However, the sound location feature is inadequate and still needs development.


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SAVING FACE
Directed by Alice Wu
Cast: Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec
Asian American Canon
English, Mandarin, Shanghainese
Official Selection, 2004 Toronto International Film Festival
Viewer's Choice Award, 2005 Golden Horse Film Festival
Presented in 35mm
SAVING FACE is the unlikely Chinese American, lesbian rom-com crossover success no one saw coming. In 2004, any one of these bullet points might have spelled disaster. And yet somehow, Alice Wu's first film survived intact–from a script written while a software engineer, to landing Will Smith as a producer, refusing Hollywood pressure for white leads, playing Sundance, and receiving distribution, an embrace by Best Lesbian Films lists, and a top shelf award from Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards. And now, watching SAVING FACE more than 15 years later, freed from all the burdens of representation as a "first" of any kind, Alice Wu's film can just be itself–an utterly hilarious and tender mother-daughter comedy, with squirming, sexing, and loving from some of Asian America's best actors.
Wil (Michelle Krusiec) is a closeted lesbian with a scandal on her hands and in her New York living room: her mother. Joan Chen (Twin Peaks, The Last Emperor) in one of the best story arcs of her career, plays Wil's 48-year-old pregnant mother, disowned and banished from Flushing (the horror!), and now redecorating Wil's apartment to the tea-sipping glee of Chinese gossips. The new roommates have secrets aplenty as awkward surgeon Wil hides her deepening romance with ballerina Vivian (Lynn Chen), and her mother refuses to name her lover, forcing a comical husband hunt to make her respectable again. As a wedding looms, her mom's spectacularly public mistakes compete with Wil's inability to be anything but privately in love, forcing the most unexpected of outcomes.
Wu gives us a multivocal Chinese America, poking fun at an insular Flushing crowd and Wil's mother's racism, while also showing a spectrum of attitudes toward the film's lesbian characters, Chinese traditions, and aging women. SAVING FACE is the rare gem that sparkles as delightfully today as it did so long ago.
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Home Actors Amitabh Bachchan's stay in hospital extended due to fresh medical issues
Amitabh Bachchan's stay in hospital extended due to fresh medical issues
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After successfully going through a surgery on Saturday, new health issues have surfaced for the super star Amitabh Bachchan. The 69 year old actor complained of acute pain after going through two abdominal surgeries.
Bachchan was due to be discharged on February 13 or 14 but will now be kept under observation till the end of the week. The doctors have advised the actor to remain in the hospital for an extended period.
The 69 year old actor on his blog revealed, "I seek forgiveness…I will not be detailing any more…some fresh medical issues have come up, and I need to concentrate on the treatment now," . The update from the blog has indicated that the condition of the actor might be bit serious.
Amitabh has constantly remained in touch with his extended family through his tweets and blogs. Whether it is the good news of him becoming a grandfather or about his health, the actor has shared everything with his fans. Bachchan is now being treated at the Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai and is looked after by wife Jaya Bachchan and daughter Shweta Nanda. Amitabh has been suffering from abdominal problems since he was injured while shooting for 'Coolie' in the year 1982.
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So after my my last glass of my detox tea a friend sent me this link. I joked maybe I should try drinking 1 or 2 glasses of red wine every night for 2 weeks and see what happens. The more I thought about it the more it sounded like a fun and interesting experiment. I already enjoy having a glass of wine with dinner, doing that every night won't change my routine much and if anything I should sleep well. So last night after boxing class I went to Trader Joes and picked up 6 different bottles. The cashier of course asked when the party was because the only other things I bought was some mozzarella, tomatoes (for my greek pita pizza dinner, see that post here), honey, mangos and olive oil. I told him I was doing a experiment and he agreed that drinking 2 glasses of red wine a day was a pretty good experiment.
So here we go! I started last night. Cheers!
Yesterday was my last day. I made it 2 weeks with no drinking. That was the hard part, especially with the holiday weekend. No fast food and everything else was easy. I don't eat fast food anymore anyway.
Visual : I looked at the pictures I took. I look exactly the same, so I don't see the point of even posting them. No visual results.
Weight : The first week I lost 1.4 lbs, as of this morning I lost another 3 lbs. So I lost a total of 4.4 lbs in 2 weeks. Pretty good, maybe I'd loose even more if I did the 30 day cleanse? Who knows? Maybe it would of worked even better if I hadn't done it over a holiday weekend, although I didn't eat a crazy amount of food and I didn't drink at all.
How do I feel? : I did sleep great which was something I had been having trouble with.
Will I do it again? : I think I will if I hit a plateau, maybe it'll help me through that.
Extra Thoughts : I have over a bag left over, they sent me 2 bags which makes me wonder if I misunderstood the directions. The bags said to measure out 2 full teaspoons of tea, which I did, but maybe they meant actual spoons so it would of been 2 tablespoons. I don't think 2 tablespoons would of fit in the tea diffuser though.
Well it's officially been a week. As of this morning I've lost 1.4 lbs. Not bad, but not my best. I don't know if it's the tea or just diet and exercise. The tea is good though. I enjoy drinking it, especially after I added a bit of honey into it. Makes it more of a beverage for me and less like medicine I'm making myself drink. I have been sleeping great. I seem to fall asleep immediately when I go to bed, which usually would only happen when I had an exhausting day. So I'm feeling pretty good. We'll see where I am in another week.
I did in fact get my tea detox delivered yesterday.
I made my first cup this morning. Not bad, rather herby tasting. The instructions were really easy to follow. Just 2 teaspoons of the loose tea in the infuser and let it steep for 5 minutes. So while it was doing that I had enough time to floss and wash my face. I got my starting weight this morning and I'll be taking a before picture so we'll see what happens!
I started a new job in February at an International Health Supplement company. It's awesome, I love it. So I decided to really kick myself into shape and take advantage of my new benefits. I started taking a boxing class. I started with once a week, now it's twice a week. 1 boxing class and 1 kickboxing class a week. I got myself a Fitbit Charge HR a couple weeks ago. I absolutely love it! I track everything I eat and all the water I drink on My Fitness Pal and weigh myself regularly. I lost 4.6 lbs in the first week that I started tracking!
This all sounds good right? You're wondering where the obsessed part comes in. This week I'm starting the 30 Day Plank Challenge, plus I'll be starting a 14 day tea cleanse later this week. So tonight I have my hour long boxing class, then my first plank hold and as soon as my tea is delivered I'm starting the cleanse. Plus I also started coconut oil pulling. I think I might be a bit obsessed with health & fitness.
Here's the 30 Day Plank Challenge I'm starting today.
If you're interested in the tea cleanse I'm trying you can find it at teaglad.
I'll be sure to let you guys know how both of these go.


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Stargate to be rebooted
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Deadline is reporting that MGM plans to reboot the Stargate franchise with a trilogy of movies. No details yet, obviously. I'd rather get some sort of conclusion to Stargate Universe, but maybe that's just me.
Stargate Universe Cancelled
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SyFy just tweeted (twittered?) that this current season of SGU will be its last. The Stargate franchise has been airing on SyFy (well it was Sci-Fi back then) since 2002.
I'll have to do that math, is Stargate the longest running franchise? The original Stargate show holds the record for longest running Sci-Fi series, but I don't know if the three series add up to more than Star Trek's 28 seasons. I don't think so, but it's still a good long legacy that I know a lot of fans will be very sad to see go.
How about you? Going to miss it? Time for it to go? Never saw it?
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Justice"
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Finally, an episode where they don't spend 3/4 of the show back on Earth, courtesy of the MacGuffin plot stones. This week, we have an apparent murder and a little bit of honest-to-goodness character development.
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Life"
The crew finds a (plot) device that's about as likely to get them home as anything Voyager found in the first season. Y'know, the problem with "here's a way home" in a show where the premise of the show is "you're a long way from home" is that even though the characters don't know it won't work, we know it won't.
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Time"
This week, the Destiny finds an apparent picture of their future, and it ain't pretty. Surprisingly, no wisecrack Internet critics are involved in this vision of horror.
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Earth"
Every episode title so far has been about how the people aboard Destiny are running short of whatever the title is. Does that mean, this week, there's a shortage of potting soil?
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Water"
Next week's episode: "McDonald's." The crew is jonesing for Chicken McNuggets.
Okay, I'll quit making fun of one-word titles for at least one week. In the meantime, the Destiny is out of both water and Diet Pepsi.
Stargate: Universe Discussion – Light
Nobody on board the Destiny has an excuse not to have a good suntan. How will the crew survive a ship that's flying right into a star?
Stargate: Universe Discussion – "Darkness"
The Destiny is about a zillion years old – maybe the reason the ship's running low on power is because it's old and falling apart? Discuss the new episode here.
Stargate Universe Discussion: "Air, Part 3"
When last we left our intrepid heroes, they were stranded several galaxies away, and about to walk through a suspiciously familiar circle thing. This week, there's an awful lot of sand and a few creepy visions. What say you about the last part of the pilot?


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Q: Using plot3 for drawing cones in MATLAB I'm looking for a way to draw a cone at a specific location in a 3D surf plot. Would it also be possible to have the cone 50% transparent?
Right now I'm drawing a basic 3d environment using the surf function. I'm trying to use the function plot3 to draw a cone with specific dimensions at a specific location.

A: The following code creates a cone by pinching a cylinder between zero and one with t=[0;1]. The alpha(...) function fan then be used to set the transparency. To reposition a cylinder you must add a value to the x,y, or z or perform a rotation (beyond the scope of this answer).
t = [0;1];
[X,Y,Z] = cylinder(t);

figure;
clf;

surf(X,Y,Z);
alpha(.5)

hold all

surf(X+1,Y,Z);
alpha(.5);
axis equal

A: I found this function to work exactly how I needed it to:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/21951-cone/content//Cone.m
 function [Cone,EndPlate1,EndPlate2] = Cone(X1,X2,R,n,cyl_color,closed,lines)
%
% This function constructs a cylinder connecting two center points
%
% Usage :
% [Cone,EndPlate1,EndPlate2] = Cone(X1,X2,R,n,cyl_color,closed,lines)
%
% Cone-------Handle of the cone
% EndPlate1------Handle of the Starting End plate
% EndPlate2------Handle of the Ending End plate
% X1 and X2 are the 3x1 vectors of the two points
% R is the radius of the cylinder/cone R(1) = start radius, R(2) = end radius
% n is the no. of elements on the cylinder circumference (more--> refined)
% cyl_color is the color definition like 'r','b',[0.52 0.52 0.52]
% closed=1 for closed cylinder or 0 for hollow open cylinder
% lines=1 for displaying the line segments on the cylinder 0 for only
% surface
%
% Typical Inputs
% X1=[10 10 10];
% X2=[35 20 40];
% r=[1 5];
% n=20;
% cyl_color='b';
% closed=1;
%
% NOTE: There is a MATLAB function "cylinder" to revolve a curve about an
% axis. This "Cylinder" provides more customization like direction and etc

Here is how I ended up using the function...
Given a center point c and a unit vector uv, and a height of the cylinder h and a radius r, here is the end usage:
Cone(c,c+uv*h,[0,r],20,'r',0,0);

The last four parameters are 20 faces, the color red, not closed on the end, and don't draw the lines.
UPDATE: Example with pictures

clearvars
close all
format compact

C = {'k','b','r','g','y',[.5 .6 .7],[.8 .2 .6]}; % Cell array of colros.

% rng(17);% set a seed
num_faces = 20;
closed = 0;
draw_edges = 1;

figure
hold on
axis equal
set(gca, 'Projection', 'orthographic');

for i = 1:5
    radius = rand(1);
    % get two end points
    end_pts = rand(2,3);
    % draw the cone
    Cone(end_pts(1,:), end_pts(2,:),[0, radius], ...
        20, C{mod(i,7)+1},closed, draw_edges)
    alpha(0.3)
end

The Cone function is a variation on the Cylinder function someone also posted on fileexchange:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13995-cylinder/content/Cylinder.m
Hope that helps.


Last week we posted our first ever design challenge in partnership with MailGun. The goal: create a control system for a robotic Nerf gun that pans the gun and fires a dart when an email is sent to a specific address. It's a neat way to integrate MailGun's services with hardware.
We now a have a few of the Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 blasters in the office, and we've torn one apart to make it electrically controlled.
You can check out the contest details here. The best design will win $500, and their design will be sent to PyCon 2013 to fire Nerf darts at the MailGun booth. You have until March 1st to submit your design.


At Hidden Links ®, we are "all about" two things, "first" and "FOREMOST". First, our destinations! We truly love the golf courses and golf packages that we promote and never tire of finding new discoveries to share with our clients! We hesitate to make this too much "About Us" though because there is so much to talk about with these amazing golf courses around the world. FOREMOST—we are all about you—our clients! Because in the end it's not really "About Us", it's "About YOUR Experience!" Making sure that your arrangements are in perfect order, making sure that the logistics and travel times click just right, making sure that you are on the most memorable courses, making sure that you are staying in the right places, making sure that your time "off" of the course is as memorable as the golf (i.e. pubs, restaurants, sightseeing, activities!), making sure that your transportation arrangements are just what you need. Making sure that your entire experience is easy, enjoyable and most importantly exceptional from submitting your initial enquiry to hearing your rave reviews afterwards. These reviews are what in the end makes this truly worthwhile—we have received hundreds and hundreds of such notes over the years, nearly all of them unsolicited, representing thousands and thousands of Hidden Links travelers. It would be our privilege to receive one from your group as well!
We have shared some photos above and below so that you can learn a little bit about us and what inspired us to get into this business back in 2001 (including our very first website page!). From our Founder & CEO's first visit to St. Andrews at the tender age of 14 (many photos of that trip included!), to our President's family lineage rich with Scottish golf heritage including his grandfather's appearances for Great Britain in the very first Walker Cup match and the 1936 US Amateur final, to our Managing Director who once shot 66 in competition on the Old Course at St. Andrews and represented Ireland on the international amateur golf stage, to those who have helped and inspired us along the way including "Dad and Ed" who helped us get started way back when, and our "Caddiemaster Emeritus", the late B.B. Dillon from Lahinch in Ireland who was one of so many that made sure our clients were looked after on the ground right from the start.
Hidden Links ® is a member if the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), the gold standard for our industry, and we are also members of the North American Golf Tour Alliance (NAGTOA).
We are also very privileged to have been honored with the prestigious "Member Favorite" award by American Express, representative of the amount of times that American Express card members choose Hidden Links for REPEAT golf vacation purchases.
We do appreciate that there are many ways to plan your golfing vacation and we very much want to earn your business as well! We have put together a detailed 18-hole "course" that we think sums up what we are about and what we offer!
Our company President, Iain McLean, joined Hidden Links in 2009 after "just" two or three years of recruitment and needless to say both the CEO and our many golfing groups are very grateful that he eventually said yes! Iain was born and raised in Scotland and it's fair to say that a more sincere and knowledgable ambassador for the Home of Golf could hardly be found. Though Iain has since "obtained" ambassadorships to many other great world golf destinations his roots are never forgotten and Iain still to this day maintains his membership at a true Hidden Links' favorite, The Golf House Club at Elie, not far from St. Andrews in Fife and highly recommended on any Scotland golf package! Scottish golf runs richly through the McLean Clan's family lineage as Iain's grandfather, Jack McLean, played for Great Britain in the 1934 and 1936 Walker Cup matches at St. Andrews and Pine Valley respectively. Jack McLean also was a finalist in the 1936 U.S. Amateur Championship held at nearby Garden City Golf Club a bit closer to New York City, where Johnny Fischer won the title by the closest of margins, besting Jack McLean on the first playoff hole (you will have to ask Iain about the stymie!). Jack also counted one Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (i.e. the great "Bobby Jones") as one of his many friends. Grandson Iain, who boasts more than just a slight family resemblance (JUST CHECK OUT OUR GALLERY PHOTOS!), first came to America on a golf scholarship, playing for the University of Mobile where he once found himself going toe to toe with one Bubba Watson! Iain has been in the golf travel business since the late 1990s primarily promoting his home country of Scotland as well as our other magnificent destinations. "Iain" is pronounced the same way as "Ian" but Iain is known around these parts by his many nicknames inspired by his many name misspellings such as "Lain", "iian", "Lian", "Liam", and even "Lion"!
Lauri Carr, our long-time Vice President and General Manager, really has two jobs here at Hidden Links. "Full time" and "All the time"! All the time being during our prime travel season which stretches out farther on both ends each and every year! Lauri expertly manages both the "routine" aspects of tours such as reservations, payments, caddie requests, special requests, and flight coordination but she also manages those contingencies (flight changes and delays, managing the Old Course, last minute changes, etc.) which for Lauri are also "routine"! As a percentage of tours thankfully these situations do not come up often but whatever situation that might come up due to the vagaries of international travel, Lauri can quickly and seamlessly come up with a solution. This is probably the reason why Lauri also boasts the unofficial world record for most unsolicited sincerely appreciative thank-you notes received following the completion of golf vacations!
Here's one Hidden Links player that you don't want to challenge on the links! Our Managing Director, Michelle McGreevy, not only hails from beautiful southwest Ireland but Michelle has also represented Ireland on the international stage, both in the Home Internationals against the countries of the UK, and overseas in international team competitions stretching as far away from home as Durban Country Club in South Africa (which is high on our list for when we begin offering South Africa golf packages!). Michelle has also played many competitive rounds on the Old Course at St. Andrews and her best tournament score around there is a cool 66! Michelle is also well better than scratch when it comes to looking after our golf tour clients. She has been known to wake up before dawn to drive three hours to meet one group, then drive two more hours to have lunch with another! The subsequent too-frequent vehicle purchases have kept Michelle a bit more grounded these days but she still loves to visit with our groups and her extensive tour industry experience that includes working with Failte Ireland (the Irish tourist board) as well as being General Manager of Dooks Golf Club, the greatest "hidden links" in southwest Ireland, puts Michelle at the top the list of the most knowledgeable and dependable people that a group could have working on their tour!
Much has changed since our VP of Operations and the longest-tenured member of the Hidden Links team, Debbie Gorgen, first joined our company, mainly because Debbie has since been blessed with not just one but FOUR beautiful children! What hasn't changed though is Debbie's ever-positive nature and ever-persistent demeanor which combine to make nearly every logistical hurdle on a schedule one that can be overcome! If Debbie can't get a tee time or a hotel reservation in place, then it simply cannot be done. We are grateful to have Debbie working with our golf, accommodation, and transportation partners as not only do they unanimously praise her organization and communication skills but they also pretty much unanimously "love" working with her! It would hardly be possible for Hidden Links, and our clients by extension, to be better represented when putting our reservations in place.
One of our very first Hidden Links tours was put together for an intrepid California-based State Farm insurance spokesman who so succeeded in monopolizing the Founder & CEO's time via numerous daily emails and quite lengthy phone calls, it became clear that he might even be more knowledgeable than we were at the time and that we should find a way to put that knowledge to work for us! So, after completing that whirlwind 22-day, 44 (!!!)-round tour (one which sent his golfing buddy home halfway through because of a hip ailment!), Bob Hester joined Hidden Links. Bob is our resident expert for the true golf adventurer who wants to see every corner of the British Isles, wants to spend two weeks on the ground or more, wants to unearth those still-remaining "hidden" courses that nobody's ever heard of, wants to plan out their spouse's sightseeing days as diligently as the golfing plans, wants to get out on the Old Course at St. Andrews whatever it takes, wants to travel beyond the British Isles to the far corners of the globe…well basically Bob is as good as it gets for anyone who wants to travel just about anywhere with their golf clubs! We're lucky to have him even though he still occasionally finds a way to talk our ears off!
Our much-valued Client Services Manager Kristen Stecik came to Hidden Links straight out of Kindergarten…meaning she was a Kindergarten teacher! And she was a great one at that as Kristen has the perfect temperament for that role. But once her own son reached Kindergarten age Kristen wanted to spend more time at home with him and we were only too happy and delighted to bring Kristen on board here and help facilitate that. Kristen does not actually play golf. But, anyone can pick up golf, whereas very few can learn how to look after our groups in the professional and friendly manner that Kristen does!
When "Hannah" moved back to Quebec from Atlanta we were a bit disappointed, but the wheels of opportunity were also put in motion. Because, "Hannah" has a penchant for pond hockey and not only does playing pond hockey help get him through the Canadian winters, the guys he goes up against use a different sort of sticks in summertime—their golf clubs! What better way to cultivate our growing Canadian clientele than to have Mr. Hannah right there to work with them on their trips. The pull of Canada has ended up being so strong that "Hannah's" position has evolved, Hidden Links ® is now bringing people IN to Canada, from coast to coast, Nova Scotia to Victoria, our Canadian tours traverse the entire Trans Canada Highway!
Andy Davison came to Hidden Links straight from what many would consider the greatest job in the world—Andy helped design and build golf courses for one of the leading firms in the US! But though the golf tour construction business took a downward turn, Andy doubled as neighborhood "tennis captain" and this led to the continuation of Andy's "design" career—as "Golf Tour Architect (TM)" for Hidden Links!
What would we do without Carissa and Meredith helping us organize not just our many trips, but coordinating caddie requests, upgrade options, and rooming arrangements, getting "buggies" for those who need them, sorting out flight arrivals and departures, not to mention maintaining and continually updating our closeout lists (miles long—these courses have so many competitions and events to work around!), while facilitating travel insurance requests as well! These two bring a tenacious attention to detail to our Operations department and they are just as determined when out of the office, you don't want to go up against them on the tennis court or in various PTA meetings!
Thank you very much for visiting our website! If you are interested in traveling to one of our amazing golf destinations, we believe you have come to the right place. Why? You want to play incredible golf in the most beautiful settings imaginable. You want to experience new places and new people and make new friends along the way. You want value for your money, whether you are spending a lot or a little. Most importantly, you want someone who can make it easy for you, someone who can take care of all of the details, someone you can trust for the little extras such as what special pub not to miss and where to get a meal to remember. Hidden Links ® provides all of this and more!
The information you see on our website is the culmination of over three decades of study regarding the greatest and most unique golf courses in the world, and thousands of successfully planned golf vacation packages. How fortunate we are to be able to share our love for these world-class golfing venues and we would be absolutely delighted to assist you in putting together your perfect golf tour. We know that for many of you, this vacation is a "once in a lifetime" experience" and everything we do is geared towards one goal—to provide the most outstanding golf vacation, at the most competitive price, with the finest customer service in the industry (TM).
I want to thank our many clients over the years, especially our "first batches" in the 2002 and 2003 seasons, for trusting us with the opportunity to handle their tours! Thank you also to our incredible staff for their sensational, consistently above-and-beyond efforts that make sure these trips go smoothly, led by Iain, Lauri, and Debbie who are the longest-tenured of our team. It is not as easy as they make it look! And thank you "Dad and Ed" for helping to get us started in the first place! Actually, what really got us started was a junior golf trip to England and Scotland back in 1982 so I would be remiss if I didn't also thank Gary Ellis, Dave Martin, and Steve Cooper, the pros who put that program together!
A big thank you also goes out to the many people that we have worked with "on the ground" over the years, who made sure from the beginning that we had that "right" caddie, that "perfect" driver, that we were squeezed onto the starting sheet when it otherwise did not seem possible. Finally, thank you Renton Laidlaw for your incredible work on our various videos and Golf Channel commercials, what a privilege it is for us to be associated with you. There is no finer gentleman!
We hope you enjoy perusing our many photos and videos presented on our website! Once you are ready, we hope you will submit our exclusive "Tour Fitting (TM)" form and from there we will get back to you almost immediately with a customized tour proposal that will meet and exceed your every expectation. We know how important your vacation is to you and we do ask that you trust us with the responsibility! Whether you birdie the first hole on the Old Course like I did at the ripe old age of 14, or hit your first tee shot in Ireland into the cemetery to the right of Ballybunion's first hole like I did ten years later (that hole gives new meaning to "do or die!"), you won't be disappointed and we hope to be sending you on a trip you will remember forever very soon!
Thank you again for your consideration! All the best!
B.B. makes an appearance on our Lahinch Golf Club video and to our knowledge this is the only video of the great man in existence. Thank you B.B. for looking after our groups in Lahinch, rest in peace!


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Toponímia:
 Bèlgica: Sint-Martens-Voeren, Fouron-Saint-Martin en francès, nucli del municipi de Voeren de la província de província de Limburg a Bèlgica
 França:
 Ain
 Saint-Martin-de-Bavel municipi francès al departament de l'Ain
 Saint-Martin-du-Frêne municipi francès al departament de l'Ain
 Saint-Martin-du-Mont (Ain), municipi francès al departament de l'Ain
 Saint-Martin-le-Châtel, municipi francès al departament de l'Ain
 Aisne
 Saint-Martin-Rivière, municipi francès al departament de l'Aisne
 Mont-Saint-Martin (Aisne), municipi francès al departament de l'Aisne
 Rocourt-Saint-Martin, municipi francès al departament de l'Aisne
 Alier: Saint-Martin-des-Lais, municipi francès al departament de l'Alier, a la regió d'Alvèrnia
 Alps de l'Alta Provença
 Saint-Martin-de-Brômes, municipi francès al departament dels Alps de l'Alta Provença
 Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne, municipi
 Saint-Martin-les-Eaux, municipi
 Revest-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Alps Marítims
 Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes, municipi francès al departament dels Alps Marítims
 Saint-Martin-Vésubie, municipi francès al departament dels Alps Marítims
 Saint-Martin-du-Var, municipi francès al departament dels Alps Marítims
 Alt Loira Saint-Martin-de-Fugères
 Alt Marne: Saint-Martin-lès-Langres
 Alt Saona La Résie-Saint-Martin
 Alta Savoia: Saint-Martin-Bellevue
 Alta Viena
 Saint-Martin-de-Jussac, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-le-Mault, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-le-Vieux, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-Terressus, municipi francès
 Alts Alps Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, municipi francès a la regió de Provença – Alps – Costa Blava.
 Alts Pirineus: Saint-Martin (Alts Pirineus), municipi francès (regió de Migdia-Pirineus)
 Antilles Franceses:
 Saint-Martin (Antilles Franceses), col·lectivitat d'ultramar francesa que ocupa la meitat septentrional de l'illa de Sant Martí
 Illa de Sant Martí en francès Saint-Martin, és una illa tropical de les Petites Antilles al Carib nord.
 Ardenes:
 Hannogne-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament de les Ardenes
 Mont-Saint-Martin (Ardenes), municipi francès al departament de les Ardenes
 Ardecha:
 Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Valamas, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon municipi francès
 Arieja:
 Saint-Martin-d'Oydes, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Caralp, municipi de la regió del Migdia-Pirineus
 Aube:
 Saint-Martin-de-Bossenay, municipi francès
 Précy-Saint-Martin municipi francès
 Aude
 Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan, municipi
 Saint-Martin-des-Puits, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-Lalande, municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Vieil, municipi
 Avairon: Saint-Martin-de-Lenne, municipi francès al departament de l'Avairon
 Baix Rin: Saint-Martin (Baix Rin), municipi francès
 Boques del Roine Saint-Martin-de-Crau, municipi francès
 Calvados:
 Saint-Martin-des-Besaces municipi francès al departament de Calvados
 Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Blagny municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-Don municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-des-Entrées municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Lieue municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Mailloc, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-du-Mesnil-Oury municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Mieux, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Sallen municipi francès
 Cantal:
 Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-Cantalès, municipi francès
 Charente: Saint-Martin-du-Clocher, municipi francès
 Cher:
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Cher), municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny municipi francès
 Cruesa
 Saint-Martin-Château, comuna (municipi) de França, a la regió de Llemosí
 Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, localitat i comuna de França, a la regió de Llemosí
 Corresa
 Saint-Martin-Sepert, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-la-Méanne, municipi francès
 Costa d'Or
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-du-Mont (Costa d'Or), municipi francès
 Costes del Nord: Saint-Martin-des-Prés municipi francès a la regió de Bretanya
 Doubs: Villers-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Doubs
 Erau:
 Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Londres, municipi francès
 Cantó de Saint-Martin-de-Londres, cantó francès a la regió del Llenguadoc-Rosselló
 Mosel·la: Le Ban-Saint-Martin municipi francès
 Indre i Loira: La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin municipi francès
 Nord – Pas-de-Calais:
 Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon municipi francès a la regió de Nord – Pas-de-Calais, al departament de Nord
 Thun-Saint-Martin municipi francès a la regió de Nord – Pas-de-Calais
 Mosa:
 Luzy-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Mosa
 Rigny-Saint-Martin municipi francès
 Sorcy-Saint-Martin municipi francès
 Loira Atlàntic: Pont-Saint-Martin (Loira Atlàntic), municipi francès a la regió de país del Loira
 Òlt:
 Saint-Martin-le-Redon, municipi francès al departament de l'Òlt
 Saint-Martin-Labouval, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Vers, municipi francès
 Òlt i Garona:
 Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal, municipi francès al departament d'Òlt i Garona
 Saint-Martin-Petit, municipi
 Saint-Martin-Curton, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Beauville, municipi
 Oise:
 Saint-Martin-aux-Bois, municipi francès al departament de l'Oise
 Saint-Martin-le-Nœud municipi
 Saint-Martin-Longueau, municipi
 Béthisy-Saint-Martin municipi
 Noyers-Saint-Martin municipi
 Sarthe:
 Saint-Martin-des-Monts, municipi francès al departament del Sarthe
 La Fontaine-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Departament del Yonne
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Yonne), municipi francès al departament del Yonne
 Saint-Martin-d'Ordon, municipi
 Saint-Martin-du-Tertre (Yonne), municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre (Yonne), municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, municipi
 Losera:
 Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux, municipi del departament francès de la Losera, a la regió de Llenguadoc-Rosselló
 Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle, municipi
 Dordonya
 Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, municipi francès al departament de la Dordonya
 Saint-Martin-de-Gurson, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac, municipi
 Saint-Martin-des-Combes, municipi
 Saint-Martin-l'Astier, municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Pin, municipi
 Lamonzie-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Valclusa
 Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, municipi francès al departament de la Valclusa
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque, municipi
 Landes
 Saint-Martin-de-Hinx, municipi francès al departament de les Landes
 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Oney, municipi
 Gard Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues municipi
 Finisterre: Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Finisterre), municipi francès a la regió de Bretanya, al departament de Finisterre.
 Morbihan: Saint-Martin-sur-Oust municipi francès a la regió de Bretanya, al departament de Morbihan
 Mayenne:
 Saint-Martin-de-Connée, municipi francès al departament de Mayenne
 Saint-Martin-du-Limet, municipi
 Pirineus Atlàntics
 Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue, municipi de la Baixa Navarra departament dels Pirineus Atlàntics i a la regió d'Aquitània
 Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa, comuna de la Baixa Navarra
 Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren, municipi
 Tarn
Saint-Martin-Laguépie, municipi
Saint-Martin, església de Vindrac e Alairac
 Yvelines:
 Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt municipi francès al departament d'Yvelines
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Yvelines), municipi
 Saint-Martin-la-Garenne, municipi
 Deux-Sèvres:
 Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue municipi francès al departament de Deux-Sèvres
 Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux (Deux-Sèvres), municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon municipi
 Saint-Martin-lès-Melle municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay municipi
 Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues municipi
 Var: Saint-Martin (Var), municipi
 Meurthe i Mosel·la:
 Saint-Martin (Meurthe i Mosel·la), municipi francès al departament de Meurthe i Mosel·la
 Thézey-Saint-Martin municipi
 Mont-Saint-Martin (Meurthe i Mosel·la), municipi
 Val-d'Oise: Saint-Martin-du-Tertre (Val-d'Oise), municipi
 Isera:
 Saint-Martin-d'Hères municipi francès al departament de la Isèra i a la regió de Roine-Alps
 La Motte-Saint-Martin municipi
 Cantó de Saint-Martin-d'Hères-Nord, cantó francès del departament de Isèra al districte de Grenoble
 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Clelles, municipi
 Mont-Saint-Martin (Isèra), municipi
 Cantó de Saint-Martin-d'Hères-Sud, cantó francès del departament de Isèra al districte de Grenoble
 Eure:
 Pré-Saint-Martin, municipi francès al departament de l'Eure i Loir
 Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles municipi
 Saint-Martin-la-Campagne, municipi
 Saint-Martin-du-Tilleul, municipi
 Saint-Martin-Saint-Firmin, municipi
 Neaufles-Saint-Martin municipi
 Gers:
 Saint-Martin-de-Goyne, municipi francès al departament del Gers, regió de Migdia-Pirineus
 Saint-Martin d'Armagnac, municipi
 Saint-Martin-Gimois, municipi
 Saint-Martin (Gers), municipi
 departament del Loira:
 Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté, municipi francès al departament del Loira
 Saint-Martin-la-Plaine municipi
 Saint-Martin-Lestra municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux, municipi
 Manche:
 Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny, municipi francès al departament de Manche
 Montjoie-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Landelles, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Cenilly, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Varreville municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant, municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Hébert, municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Bonfossé municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Gréard municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Audouville, municipi
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Manche), municipi
 Orne:
 Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême municipi francès departament de l'Orne
 Saint-Martin-des-Landes, municipi
 Saint-Martin-des-Pézerits, municipi
 Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon, municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Écublei, municipi
 departament del Charente Marítim
 Saint-Martin-de-Juillers municipi francès al departament del Charente Marítim
 Saint-Martin-de-Coux municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-Ré municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Ary municipi
 Bernay-Saint-Martin municipi
 Puèi Domat
 Saint-Martin-des-Olmes municipi francès al departament del Puèi Domat
 Saint-Martin-d'Ollières municipi
 Saint-Martin-des-Plains municipi
 Pas-de-Calais:
 Beaumerie-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Pas-de-Calais
 Cavron-Saint-Martin municipi
 Boiry-Saint-Martin municipi
 Saint-Martin-au-Laërt municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-Cojeul municipi
 Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem municipi
 Saint-Martin-Choquel municipi
 Saint-Martin-Boulogne municipi
 Loiret
 Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre (Loiret), municipi francès al departament del Loiret
 Saint-Martin-d'Abbat, municipi
 Sena Marítim
 Saint-Martin-aux-Arbres municipi francès al departament del Sena Marítim
 Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville municipi
 Saint-Martin-en-Campagne municipi
 Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux municipi
 Saint-Martin-du-Vivier municipi
 Saint-Martin-au-Bosc municipi
 Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard municipi
 Saint-Martin-l'Hortier municipi
 Saint-Martin-Osmonville municipi
 Saint-Martin-du-Manoir municipi
 Saint-Martin-du-Bec municipi
 Savoia:
 Saint-Martin-d'Arc municipi francès al departament de Savoia
 Saint-Martin-de-Belleville municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-la-Chambre municipi
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte, municipi
 La Chapelle-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Droma:
 Saint-Martin-d'Août, municipi francès al departament de la Droma
 Saint-Martin-le-Colonel, municipi
 Saint-Martin-en-Vercors, municipi
 Puy-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Nièvre:
 Saint-Martin-d'Heuille, municipi francès al departament de la Nièvre
 Saint-Martin-du-Puy (Nièvre), municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain municipi
 Indre:
 Saint-Martin-de-Lamps, municipi francès al departament de l'Indre
 Pouligny-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Sacierges-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Tournon-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Marne:
 Saint-Martin-aux-Champs, municipi francès al departament del Marne
 Saint-Martin-d'Ablois municipi
 Saint-Martin-l'Heureux, municipi
 Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré, municipi
 Viena: Saint-Martin-l'Ars municipi
 Indre-et-Loire:
 Candes-Saint-Martin municipi de la regió del Centre, departament de l'Indre-et-Loire
 Saint-Martin-le-Beau municipi
 Loir i Cher:
 Saint-Martin-des-Bois municipi francès al departament del Loir i Cher
 La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine municipi francès al departament del Loir i Cher
 Vendée:
 Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau, municipi francès al departament de Vendée
 Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines municipi
 Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-des-Noyers, municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-des-Tilleuls, municipi
 Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Maine i Loira:
 Saint-Martin-d'Arcé municipi francès al departament de Maine i Loira
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Place municipi francès al departament de Maine i Loira
 Saint-Martin-du-Bois (Maine i Loira), municipi francès
 Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux (Maine i Loira), municipi francès al departament de Maine i Loira
 Gironda:
 Saint-Martin-de-Laye municipi francès al departament de la Gironda (regió de l'Aquitània)
 Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, municipi francès al departament de la Gironda
 Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, municipi francès al departament de la Gironda
 Saint-Martin-du-Bois (Gironda), municipi francès (regió de l'Aquitània)
 Saint-Martin-du-Puy (Gironda), municipi francès al departament de la Gironda
 Saint-Martin-Lacaussade municipi francès al departament de la Gironda i a la regió de l'Aquitània
 Sena i Marne:
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (Sena i Marne), municipi francès al departament de Sena i Marne
 Saint-Martin-du-Boschet municipi francès al departament de Sena i Marne
 Saint-Martin-en-Bière municipi francès al departament de Sena i Marne
 Beauchery-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Sena i Marne
 Bussy-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Sena i Marne
 Roine:
 Saint-Martin-en-Haut municipi francès al departament del Roine
 Fontaines-Saint-Martin, municipi
 Somme: Lafresguimont-Saint-Martin municipi francès al departament del Somme
 Itàlia: Pont-Saint-Martin municipi italià a la regió de Vall d'Aosta
 Biografies:
 George Edward Bonsor Saint Martin (Lilla, 1855 - Mairena del Alcor, 1930), pintor, arqueòleg i historiador establert a Espanya
 Laure Saint-Martin Permon (Montpeller, 1784 - París, 1838)
 Miscel·lània: Porte Saint-Martin, monument de París a l'emplaçament d'una porta de París de l'antic recinte de Carles V ja destruït

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Q: How do I create a C++ program that passes command line arguments to a shell script? I have never used C++ before and my professor said this is supposed to be "very simple", but I can't figure it out. This is what I have so far:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char command[50];
  if (argc==2)
    system(command, "./findName.sh", argv[1]);
}
return 0;

My shell script works when I run it by itself but I am not sure how to use a C++ program to run it. For the shell script, the user is supposed to enter a user ID like this:
./findName.sh userID

and the program returns the person's name from a file of names and user IDs like this:
LastName, FirstName

For the C++ program, it needs to pass the information the user enters to the shell script and return the same results.
As I said, I have never used C++ before so I don't know if any of this is right. It is a mix of things I have found online. Thank you for all of your help!!

A: The easiest way I find to do this is to use std::string as it allows you to concatenate stings easily.
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    std::string command = "./findName.sh";

    if(argc == 2)
        std::system((command + " " + argv[1]).c_str());
}

But to understand why this works you are going to need to study some books.
First you need to compile the program before you can run it. If your source code file name is progname.cpp you should be able to use this command:
g++ -o progname progname.cpp

And then run the program like this:
./progname userID

A: 1) system("abc.sh " + para1 + " " + para2);
But this method have a limitation, the max length you can pass into is
MAX_ARG_STRLEN is defined as 131072 bytes=32 pages of memory.
2) open a file and read all the value to the file
system("abc.sh < yourfile.txt");
This method is a bit indirect, but you can put unlimited size of value to sh
inside the sh, use a normal read from buf ( or keyboard )


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Federal funding to help Port of Oswego Authority make repairs to Oswego Harbor
Date: 1/19/2023 1:34 PM
The Port of Oswego Authority will use nearly $18 million in federal funding for repairs to Oswego Harbor, the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Jan. 6. (PHOTO CREDIT: PORT OF OSWEGO AUTHORITY WEBSITE)
OSWEGO — The Port of Oswego Authority will use a federal grant of nearly $18 million to help pay for the completion of repairs to Oswego Harbor's west break wall.
"Significant" repairs are needed on deteriorated sections of the west break wall, the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Jan. 6.
The west arrowhead breakwater protects the harbor's primary channel, which allows for safe navigation between Oswego Harbor and Lake Ontario.
The $17.9 million in federal funding is part of the recently passed $1.7 trillion federal-budget package for fiscal year 2023.
"This is vital to the port's expanding business, local farmers and the many [businesses] that depend on the port," William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority, said. "As we close out a record setting year in 2022 with the most tonnage in over two decades, this project is an investment in continued business and job growth in Central New York."
Schumer explained that Oswego Harbor is the only commercial harbor in New York state on Lake Ontario. It has four operating businesses that use the harbor in addition to two marinas that are integral to Central New York's agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
Waterborne transportation that the harbor facilitates supports $24.4 million in business revenue; 119 direct, indirect, and induced jobs; and $8 million in labor income for the transportation sector, per Schumer's office.


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Super second for Sophie Kamlish as athletes return to London 2012 stadium
University of Bath-based sprinter Sophie Kamlish, pictured, finished a superb second on her return to the former Olympic Stadium in London for the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games.
The 18-year-old, coached by Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village, produced a strong performance to finish runner-up to World and European champion Marlou van Rhijn in the T44 100m in front of a large home crowd on Sunday.
Kamlish – who was sixth in the event at the London 2012 Paralympic Games – clocked 13.66, while van Rhijn set a new stadium record of 13.04.
Sunday's Anniversary Games athletics action was part of the National Paralympic Day celebrations, which also saw Aquae Sulis Performance Swimming Club's Stephanie Millward make a competitive return to the London Aquatics Centre where she won five medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Back in the athletics stadium, Saturday had seen Jazmin Sawyers – who does some of her training at the University of Bath – produce a consistent series of leaps to finish runner-up in the long jump.
Saywers' best clearance was 6.66 and it needed a new British record of 6.98 from Shara Proctor to deny her victory. Heptathletes Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jessica Ennis-Hill were fourth and seventh respectively.
Friday night's action had seen Andy Robertson, coached by Dan Cossins, line up against Olympic and World champion Usain Bolt in the 100m heats.
Robertson was seventh in 10.19, while Jamaican superstar Bolt won in 9.87 – a time and result he repeated in the final.
Danny Talbot, a training partner of Robertson, was sixth in the 200m in 20.56. Victory went to British rival Zharnel Hughes won in 20.05.
Despite the wet conditions, Eilidh Child – coached by Malcolm Arnold – was just two-hundredths of a second outside her season's best as she finished fourth in the 400m hurdles in 54.48. World champion Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic won in 53.99.
Management Masters student Lawrence Clarke also went close to his fastest time of the season as he finished fourth in his 110m hurdles heat in 13.41. He went on to finish eighth in the final in 13.67 after clipping a couple of hurdles early on.
Sports Performance student David King, coached by James Hillier, was seventh in his heat in 13.68.


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UNMISS Boosts Protection For Civilians Targeted By Warring Parties In Unity
Up to 150 peacekeepers are being rapidly redeployed to the Unity region to boost the UN Mission's efforts to protect civilians being deliberately targeted by warring parties.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer [Gurtong file photo]
JUBA, 18 May 2018 [Gurtong]-"What we are witnessing on the ground is the deliberate killing of civilians as well as the sexual violation and abduction of women and children. Homes and livelihoods are being systematically destroyed in a way that prevents families returning to their homes and being able to support themselves," said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer.
"Our fresh deployment will enable peacekeeping troops to patrol deeper to reach remote villages where the worst atrocities are taking place to create a protective presence and deter further fighting. It will also support the reinforcement of our base at Leer where many civilians are seeking sanctuary," said David Shearer.
Thousands of civilians are fleeing the intense fighting as armed forces make their way down from Koch towards Leer. At least 30 villages or settlements have been attacked. UNMISS peacekeepers and human rights teams have witnessed the bodies of civilians killed during the fighting left unburied, dozens of huts burnt to the ground, cattle raiding and the destruction of critical services such as boreholes, medical clinics and food stores.
"The atrocities that we are documenting are a clear violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. Two aid workers have been killed and two wounded in the past month. Those responsible must be identified and held accountable for their actions," said David Shearer.
A site next to the UN base at Leer previously held approximately 500 internally displaced people but the surge in violent clashes has increased numbers to about 2000. Almost 70 per cent of those seeking shelter are children.
Congestion at the site is creating huge challenges for humanitarian agencies who are returning to the area to respond to the urgent need to supply food, clean water and medical services for the displaced families. UNMISS is working closely with the agencies to support the safe delivery of aid.
The Mission continues to engage with local authorities and to urge the warring parties to stop the fighting and adhere to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed by all parties just five months ago.
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xcess nitrogen has shown to disrupt coral-algae symbiosis, triggering bleaching even in the absence of heat and light stress. With coral bleaching events intensifying as global sea temperatures rise, this is an important finding in the race to understand the mechanisms behind bleaching and ways to reduce the devastating impact on coral reefs.
Another microbial group – nitrogen-fixing microbes called diazotrophs – may play a key role in maintaining the productivity of the meta-organism by supplementing it with extra nitrogen for metabolism and growth. However, as increasing amounts of waste water, which is full of sugars and nitrogen, are pumped into our oceans, the delicate balance of this nitrogen cycle is in jeopardy. This could in turn exacerbate bleaching events.
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When I was young I was naturally active and in great shape. I rode my bike everywhere and walked a ton.
Life happened. I started working, had three kids and was so busy that I didn't pay attention to the fact that the weight was creeping on. By the time I really paid attention, I was in my early 50's and weighed 225 pounds (I'm very tall, but still....that's too much), have high blood pressure, and bad feet and knees.
How do you start getting back in shape when you're a mess and everything hurts?
The first answer for me, at least, was slowly. It wasn't going to help me to load another stress on my life and I found high-powered workouts both too intimidating and too exhausting.
I started walking on my own, but I live in an area that really is only nice for outside exercise in spring and fall. I found it was too easy to not get outside.
I found this great website through the Drs. Oz and Mehmet books: Real Age. There is a lot of generally useful information about health and dieting, but now I focus on their on-line exercise videos.
First off, they are free which is terrific. Secondly, you can do them at home without gym membership or special equipment. Lastly, they are lead by warm, appealing and KIND instructors.....my 20-something daughter loves Jillian Michaels, but I think she's obnoxious.
I use Leslie Sansone's "Walk this Way" about 4 or 5 times a week. She's funny, the steps are easy to learn, and you can start at whatever level of exertion is good for you.
Now that I have better endurance, I've added hand weights and pump the steps a bit to keep the pulse up! Her program is designed to also slim the waist and shape your arms while you're working, and I'm seeing results!
I also use Joel Harper's "Tone Your Abs" video (again, all on-line). It's only ten minutes long (thank goodness) but you get a complete ab workout.
My gym rat daughter was impressed at how its designed, and declared it: "a meaningful workout." When I first started it, I had to stop and rest periodically and was cursing through parts of it.
But its blessedly short, and I'm motivated, so I kept with it. It's still a meaningful workout for me, but I can do the whole thing without stopping and my doctor commented on my stronger abs last time I went it!