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, nom complet amb patronímic Gueorgui Timoféievitx Beregovoi (en ) o Heorhiï Timofíiovitx Berehoviï () fou un cosmonauta soviètic,que va comandar la missió espacial Soiuz 3 el 1968.

En el moment que va comandar el vol, Beregovoi era l'ésser humà més vell que orbitava la Terra, ja que havia nascut tres mesos i tres dies abans que John Glenn, però després de Joe Walker que havia fet vols espacials suborbitals amb un X-15 el 1963 i havia mort el 1966, abans del vol de Beregovoi. Havent fet un vol espacial als 47 anys, Beregovoi fou durant diversos anys la persona més gran que mai havia estat en òrbita (el 1974 va ser superat per Lev Diomin).

Entre 1972 i 1987 fou cap del Centre de Formació de Cosmonautes Iuri Gagarin.

Biografia

Primers anys
Beregovoi va néixer el 15 d'abril de 1921 a Fedorivka, a l'óblast de Poltava, República Socialista Soviètica d'Ucraïna (actual Ucraïna). Es va graduar d'una escola el 1938 a Ienàkieve , a l'óblast de Donetsk, Ucraïna. Es va unir a les Forces Aèries Soviètiques (VVS) el 1941, i aviat va ser assignat a una unitat d'atac terrestre que volava l'Iliuixin Il-2 "Xturmovik".

Va volar unes 185 sortides de combat durant el transcurs de la Segona Guerra Mundial, va ascendir ràpidament a l'escalafó militar i va acabar la guerra com a capità i comandant d'esquadró. El comandant del seu cos era el llavors coronel Nikolai Kamanin, famós aviador polar i futur cap d'entrenament dels cosmonautes al programa espacial soviètic.

Va ser abatut tres vegades. Per l'heroisme, el coratge i la valentia demostrats en les batalles aèries de la Gran Guerra Patriòtica i per 106 missions de combat, mitjançant un decret del Presídium de les Forces Armades de l'URSS de 26 d'octubre de 1944, se li va atorgar el títol d'Heroi de la Unió Soviètica.

Després de la guerra, es va convertir en pilot de provesi, durant els següents setze anys, va provar una seixantena d'avions diferents, entre d'altres el MiG-15 (1949), MiG-19 P (1955), SM-12 (1957), SM-30 (MiG-19) (1956), Iak-25 (1949), Iak-27 K (1956), Su-9 (1958) i Tu-128 (1962). El 1956 es va graduar a l'Acadèmia de la Força Aèria.

Va aconseguir el rang de coronel i el càrrec de subdirector del departament de proves de vol de la força aèria. El 1962 va presentar una sol·licitud i va ser acceptat per a la formació de cosmonautes, patrocinat pel seu antic comandant de la Segona Guerra Mundial, el general Kamanin, que aleshores era el cap de formació dels cosmonautes.

Carrera com a cosmonauta
El 1965, el coronel Beregovoi tenia previst volar l'any següent amb la sonda Voskhod 3, però la missió mai no es va dur a terme.

El 25 d'octubre de 1968, Beregovoi va portar la Soiuz 3 a l'espai exterior: va orbitar la Terra durant gairebé quatre dies a una altitud de fins a 252 km. Com a part de la seva missió, Beregovoi va maniobrar dues vegades la seva nau cap a posicions d'acoblament amb el satèl·lit no tripulat Soiuz 2,però no va poder establir un enllaç físic directe amb la nauabans de tornar el 30 d'octubre de 1968.

No obstant això, el vol de Beregovoi va ser en certa manera un èxit encoratjador per al programa espacial tripulat soviètic, i el coronel fou rebut com un heroi al seu retorn. La missió de la Soiuz 3 fou l'únic vol espacial de Beregovoi, el qual, poc després, es va retirar del servei actiu, havent estat ascendit a major general.

Vida posterior
En una cerimònia pública en honor de l'equip cosmonauta soviètic, l'oficial Víktor Ilín va disparar contra el cotxe en què viatjava Beregovoi, en confondre'l amb el cotxe de Bréjnev (una certa semblança externa entre Beregovoi i Bréjnev també va contribuir a l'error). El conductor assegut al costat de Beregovoi va resultar ferit de mort; Beregovoi va resultar lleugerament ferit per fragments del parabrisa del seu cotxe.

Entre el 1972 i el 1987 fou director del Centre de Formació de Cosmonautes. Va fer treballs científics en el camp de l'astronàutica i la psicologia de l'enginyeria. Va defensar la seva tesi doctoral a l'Institut de Cultura Física de Lesgaft i es va doctorar en psicologia. El 1987 es retirà amb el grau militar de tinent general d'aviació.

Fou diputat del Soviet Suprem de l'URSS de la 8a a la 10a convocatòria (1974-1989). Va fer molta feina social.

Morí el 30 de juny de 1995 durant una cirurgia cardíaca. Fou enterrat a Moscou, al cementiri de Novodévitxi.

Distincions i guardons
Gueorgui Beregovoi va rebre el títol d'Heroi de la Unió Soviètica dues vegades, la primera vegada el 26 d'octubre de 1944 pel seu servei militar durant la Gran Guerra Patriòtica i la segona vegada pel seu vol espacial. Va ser l'únic cosmonauta soviètic que va emprendre el vol espacial sent Heroi de la Unió Soviètica (la màxima distinció soviètica) per una fita prèvia que no estava relacionada amb els viatges espacials.

També va ser guardonat amb les següents condecoracions:
 Medalla "Estrella d'Or" de l'Heroi de la Unió Soviètica núm. 2271 (26 d'octubre de 1944)
 Medalla "Estrella d'Or" de l'Heroi de la Unió Soviètica núm. 48 (1 de novembre de 1968)
 Insígnia de Pilot Cosmonauta de la Unió Soviètica,
 Dues Ordes de Lenin (1944 i 1968)
 Dues Ordes de la Bandera Roja
 Orde d'Alexandre Nevski,
 Orde de Bogdan Khmelnitski, 3a classe, (16/04/1944)
 Dues Ordes de la Guerra Patriòtica, 1a classe, (14/01/1945, 03/11/1985)
 Dues Ordes de l'Estrella Roja, (30/04/1954, 22/02/1955)
 Orde del Servei a la Pàtria a les Forces Armades, 3a classe, (30/04/1975)
 Medalla pel Servei de Combat, (20/06/1949)
 Medalla pel Servei Impecable, 1a classe
 Premi Estatal de l'URSS (1981)
 Medalla de la victòria sobre Alemanya en la Gran Guerra Patriòtica 1941-1945 (1945)
 Medalla per la Conquesta de Budapest (1945)
 Medalla per la Conquesta de Viena (1945)
 Medalla del Centenari de Lenin
 Medalla del 20è Aniversari de la Victòria en la Gran Guerra Patriòtica
 Medalla del 30è Aniversari de l'Exèrcit i l'Armada Soviètics
 Medalla del 40è Aniversari de les Forces Armades Soviètiques
 Medalla del 50è Aniversari de les Forces Armades Soviètiques
 11 medalles d'aniversari
 Medalla d'or de l'Acadèmia de Ciències de l'URSS Tsiolkovski
 Honorat Mestre d'Esports de l'URSS
 Medalla d'or de l'Exposició dels èxits de l'economia nacional de l'URSS (1969)
Premis estrangers:
 Bulgària
 Heroi del Treball Socialista (1970)
 Orde de Gueorgui Dimitrov (1970)
 Medalla "25 anys de poder popular"
 Medalla "100è aniversari de la caiguda del jou otomà" (1979)
 Medalla "100è aniversari del naixement de Gueorgui Dimitrov" (1983)
 Hongria
 Orde de la Bandera Nacional (1985)
 Orde de la Bandera Roja, amb diamants
 Medalla d'Or "per la cooperació militar" (1980)
 Altres
 Creu de Grunwald, 3a classe (República Popular de Polònia)
 Ordre del Tudor Vladimirescu, 5a classe (Romania)
 Medalla d'Or Iuri Gagarin (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale)
 Medalla d'Or de l'Espai (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale)
 Ciutadà d'honor de les ciutats de Kaluga, Sxólkovo (Rússia), Luhansk, Ienàkieve, Vínnitsia, Konotop (Ucraïna), Telavi (Geòrgia), Pleven, Sliven (Bulgària)

Obres
 Земля — стратосфера — космос // Terra - estratosfera - espai — Moscou., 1969
 Угол атаки // Angle d'atac — Moscou: Molodaia gvàrdia, 1971. — 255 pàgs.
 Небо начинается на Земле // El cel comença a la Terra — Moscou, 1976
 По зову сердца // A la crida del cor — Мoscou, 1981
 Деятельность космонавта в полёте и повышение её эффективности // Les activitats durant el vol dels cosmonautes i l'augment de la seva eficiència — Мoscou, 1981. — 264 pàgs. (coautors: Pàvel Popóvitx, Borís Volínov et alteri)
 Грань мужества // La vora del coratge — Мoscou, 1982
 О времени и о себе // Sobre el temps i jo mateix- Moscou, 1982
 Космос — землянам // Espai - terrícoles — Moscou, 1983
 Три высоты // Tres altures — Мoscou: Voienizdat, 1986. — 254 pàgs.

Vegeu també
 Programa Soiuz
 Programa espacial soviètic

Bibliografia

Referències

Astronautes russos
Militars russos
Membres de la Força Aèria Soviètica
Astronautes soviètics
Dobles Herois de la Unió Soviètica
Morts a Moscou
Alumnes de l'Acadèmia Gagarin de les Forces Aèries
Dobles Orde de Lenin
Dobles receptors de l'Orde de la Bandera roja
Comunistes soviètics
Guanyadors del Premi Estatal de l'URSS
Escriptors soviètics
Militars soviètics de la Segona Guerra Mundial
Orde de l'Estrella Roja
Persones de la província de Khàrkiv
Persones de la província de Poltava
Escriptors ucraïnesos
Escriptors russos
Polítics ucraïnesos
Comunistes russos
Naixements del 1921
Morts el 1995


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The ones I had tried in the past had either been far too harsh – stinging my skin on application, or they felt like they weren't doing anything. This one, however, is different. I normally using this after I've used a cleansing balm or if I haven't been wearing makeup – I simply shake the bottle, apply a little of the water to a cotton pad then swipe all over my face. It has the most gorgeous light floral scent, and it just leaves skin feeling super clean, but still soft and there is no feeling of irritation or dryness. It's derma logically tested too, meaning that it is safe to use on the most sensitive skin types.


A quasi-experimental study was conducted with the affective priming technique in 62 students of psychology of a Mexican public university in order to determine if this paradigm is able to detect differences in emotional valence using related words to the natural and urban environments, when these are presented as congruent and incongruent primings to the target words. The findings suggest that exist two groups within the same sample by the kind of response to the positive priming of the nature, but it did not show the difference of the city assessment. It also shows an unexpected evaluation to the negative priminig of the city. Possible explanations to the phenomenon are discussed and the findings are compared with others researchers reports.


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Q: Long time response for query in ef core I'm creating a select for transactions when group us per user and date, and i need show totalizers also. The result is correct but the time for processing this query is 60s.
I'm using ef core 2.2 and i try using a similar linq expression but the time to response is the same.
public async Task<ListDataPagination<AdvanceIn, TotalizerAdvanceInDate>> AdvanceInDateAsync(int page, int? limit=15)
        {
            IQueryable<AdvanceIn> query;

            var data = new ListDataPagination<AdvanceIn, TotalizerAdvanceInDate>();

            query = Context.SaleTransaction
                .Include(s => s.AdminSale)
                .ThenInclude(a => a.PlaceCategory)
                .Include(s => s.Transaction)
                .Where(s => s.PayIn.Date <= DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Date.AddDays(6)
                    && s.Paid == false
                    && s.ProcessingPaid == false
                    && (s.Transaction.Status == TransactionStatus.Authorized || s.Transaction.Status == TransactionStatus.Paid) )
                .GroupBy(s => new { s.AdminSaleId, s.PayIn.Date })
                .Select(s => new AdvanceIn()
                {
                    Count = s.Count(),
                    NetAmountSum = s.Select(t => t.NetAmount).Sum(),
                    GrossAmountSum = s.Select(t => t.Transaction.GrossAmountWithoutSaleDiscount).Sum(),
                    AdminSale = new SaleTransferReadModel {
                        Id = s.Select(t => t.AdminSale).First().Id,
                        PlaceName = s.Select(t => t.AdminSale).First().PlaceName,
                        PlacePhoto = s.Select(t => t.AdminSale).First().PlacePhoto
                    },
                    PayIn = s.Select(t => t.PayIn).First(),
                    SaleTransactionId = String.Join(",", s.Select(x => x.Id.ToString()))
                })
                .OrderBy(s => s.PayIn);

            var list = await query.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync();
            data.Totalizer = new  TotalizerAdvanceInDate {
                Count = list.Sum(t => t.Count),
                NetAmountSum = list.Sum(a => a.NetAmountSum),
                GrossAmountSum = list.Sum(a => a.GrossAmountSum)
            };

            data.Page = page;
            data.TotalItems = list.Count();
            data.TotalPages = data.TotalItems / limit.Value;

            data.Data = query.Skip(limit.Value * page)
                   .Take(limit.Value)
                   .ToList();

            data.PageTotalizer = new TotalizerAdvanceInDate {
                Count = data.Data.Sum(a => a.Count),
                NetAmountSum = data.Data.Sum(a => a.NetAmountSum),
                GrossAmountSum = data.Data.Sum(a => a.GrossAmountSum)
            };

            return data;
        }

I expect reduce time for get this query response.

A: A few suggestions:

*

*As NetMage points out, your first .ToList() call is a major issue. This is materializing the entire set to memory which means pulling all of that data from the DbServer to the web server. As far as I can see that was done just to get a count.

Updated code:
query = Context.SaleTransaction
               .Where(s => s.PayIn.Date <= DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Date.AddDays(6)
                    && s.Paid == false
                    && s.ProcessingPaid == false
                    && (s.Transaction.Status == TransactionStatus.Authorized || s.Transaction.Status == TransactionStatus.Paid) )
                .GroupBy(s => new { s.AdminSaleId, s.PayIn.Date });
var rowCount = query.Count();

This will execute one query to get the count of groups without pulling back all of the data.

*When using projection (Select) You do not need to use the Include statements. Those only apply when retrieving the actual entity graph, such as during an Update.

*Next, once you calculate your paging figures from the Count:
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data.Data = await query.Select(s => new AdvanceIn()
    {
       Count = s.Count(),
       NetAmountSum = s.Select(t => t.NetAmount).Sum(),
       GrossAmountSum = s.Select(t => t.Transaction.GrossAmountWithoutSaleDiscount).Sum(),
       AdminSale =  s.AdminSale.OrderBy(/* ?? */).Select(a => new SaleTransferReadModel
       {
           Id = a.Id,
           PlaceName = a.PlaceName,
           PlacePhoto = a.PlacePhoto
       }).First(),
       PayIn = s.Select(t => t.PayIn).First(), // Nope! don't return an Entity. Get a value or create a ViewModel like SaleTransferReadModel.
       SaleTransactionId = String.Join(",", s.Select(x => x.Id.ToString())) // This might not work for EF2SQL... Consider returning the list of IDs and projecting to a Display String in the ViewModel.
    }).OrderBy(s => s.PayIn)
    .Skip(limit.Value * page)
    .Take(limit.Value)
    .ToListAsync();

This will run the second query to pull back just the selected page of data from the database. I'd be considering using async here to allow your web server to process requests while this query is running as it might take a second or so depending on the data involved.
Key changes/notes here: Don't repeat the First call to populate the inner view model. Project it with Select based on the First desired child record. When using First etc. you should always include an OrderBy because you cannot rely on any default ordering.
Next, the code is embedding an Entity, PayIn. Either take a field from PayIn to return or project it into a ViewModel. You don't want to embed any entities in your view model because when the serializer goes to turn it into JSON or whatever, it will touch any properties on PayIn and potentially trip lazy-loads.
Lastly would be the string.Join() on the ID list. This might work, but it may not and EF core has a nasty habit of throwing up a warning that it's going to prematurely materialize a query to 2-step the projection which defeats the entire purpose. I would instead Select a List<string> of IDs into the view model, then expose an extra property on the view model that does a string.Join().
public ICollection<Guid> SalesTransactionIds { get; set; } // Populate this in your Linq expression...

public string DisplaySalesTransactionIds
{
   get { return string.Join(",", SalesTransactionIds); }
}

** note: If that gives you any grief about types, you can use SalesTransactionIds.Select(x => x.ToString()) inside of the Join.
When the serializer crawls that, the view/grid should get a string property in the view's model called DisplaySalesTransactionIds which will give you the comma-delimited list.
Have a go with some of those and see if it speeds things up a bit.

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Late Night's Best Replacement Ref Jokes
By Jackie Willis 9:14 AM PDT, September 26, 2012
The NFL replacement referee controversy is all anyone is talking about, and it certainly makes for great subject matter when it comes to late-night jokes. Here's a roundup of the funniest football referee quips from TV's hilarious hosts.
The Late Show with David Letterman - Top Ten Signs You're a Bad Referee: "No. 9- You won't throw a flag on the field because you'd just have to pick it up."
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno- "Those replacement refs have a new slogan, 'Close enough, that's fine!'"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson- "I traveled from a place where they don't have the NFL. It's a dark place. Do we want that here? Nooo. So let me ask you this NFL, are you ready for some [expletive] football?"
Jimmy Kimmel Live!- Are You Smarter than a Replacement Ref?
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The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union today passed a conclusion condemning "recent worrying political developments and the continuing deterioration of democracy" in Cambodia.
Sokha was arrested in September on charges of "treason", despite his parliamentary immunity, based on a publicly available speech he gave several years ago in Australia in which he told supporters he had received US assistance in planning his political career. The Cambodian government has claimed the video is evidence the CNRP was fomenting a foreign-backed "revolution".
In its conclusions, the council invites the European Commission and the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, to "closely monitor the situation" in Cambodia and "continue a thorough and comprehensive assessment of development cooperation programmes".
With regards to the "Everything But Arms" agreement with Cambodia, which contains human rights clauses that can trigger a suspension of the preferential trade agreement in cases of abuse, the council "invites the Commission to enhance the monitoring of the situation and to step-up the engagement with Cambodia".
The conclusions also welcome the decision by the European Commission to suspend financial support for the National Election Committee, while requesting the commission expand its support for human rights defenders and civil society.
The council further demands the Cambodian government not to misuse the judicial system as a political instrument to intimidate opponents, civil society, and labour and human rights activists.


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Every 4-5,000 miles the batteries must be watered with distilled water
When the charger determines that watering is due, a green light comes on in the dash, to the left of the steering wheel.
There is a corresponding green LED on the box in the trunk.
To initiate the watering procedure, the "Maintenance Charge" connector must be inserted in the connector in the trunk which is attached to the LED box.
The "Maintenance Charge" connector simply shorts two pins on the connector.
Next, the vehicle is plugged in and the green LED goes off and two of the red LEDs come on.
The normal charging process now commences. This is a screenshot of the Charger's monitoring	program showing the figure under the "Pilot" label counting down to zero. The number in the column labelled "3charge" showing	5.9 counts up to show the number of minutes in that stage.
The regular charging is now complete and a five hour overcharge begins. The "Pilot" figure is now 0 and the figures under "4ovrchg" are now counting up, so the first line currently reading 2.3 will count up to 300 (minutes). The charger reduces the current to 10A for this stage, as shown at the top left.
When the five-hour overcharge is complete, all the red LEDs on the trunk box are lit.
OK, so after five hours, it's dark... but I think those are all lit...
After a further 30 minutes in a resting state the charger does a further, 2-minute overcharge, although it seemed shorter than that... during which two of the red LEDs and the green one are lit.
The charger then returns to the resting state in which the batteries can be watered, indicated by the three LEDs and the green one all being lit. Apparently the 2-minute charge/30 minute resting sequence will continue for the next 72 hours, although I went ahead and watered the batteries immediately. The "Watering Confirmation" command connecter is inserted where the "Maintenance Charge" connecter was attached in order to reset the overcharge counter. This can then be removed, the vehicle unplugged and the watering supply connected in turn to the three watering hoses.


It was awesome to meet you guys this weekend! I was that chick who was giggling like a school girl. Haha. I was starstruck! I just posted my variation of my Chicken Tikka Masala on my blog.
Thanks for the Feed Zone videos. I picked up your Portables cook book and was so impressed that I got the Cookbook. I'm starting to feed a high school mtb team (part of SoCal NICA) because the kids aren't eating right pre/post-training rides. Can't wait to see the impact of proper nutrition on their performance. With a team of almost 30 kids, I'm thankful that the rice cake portables are so easy to make and taste great.


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Before TV show 'Pehredaar Piya Ki', a similar 'rare bonding' in Telugu movie 'Moodu Mulla Bandham'
In the 1980 production, a little boy gets married to a woman old enough to be his mother.
Archana Nathan
Aug 02, 2017 · 08:15 am
In Sony Pictures Television's controversial show Pehredaar Piya Ki, nine-year-old Ratan marries 18-year-old Diya – a union that violates the law on child marriage.
The show carries a disclaimer that its makers do not promote child marriage. In an interview with Scroll.in, producer Sumeet Mittal said that the objective was to show "a rare bonding between a little boy and a woman".
Ratan's life is in danger. His father, lying on his death bed, requests Diya's parents to wed their daughter to his son in order to protect him. This happens in the fourth episode. The previous episodes show Diya saving Ratan's life in another instance.
Why does Diya have to marry Ratan to protect him? As Ratan's father explains, marriage is what will ensure Ratan is safe and will give Diya the strength to be his guardian (a stretched interpretation of the Savitri-Satyavan mythology, if you will). The power of the "pavitra rishta" (sacred bond) between a husband and wife forms the justification for child marriage.
Back in 1980, a similar story of child marriage was made in Telugu. Marriage was described as a sacred bond even when the child's life was in no danger. In Muthyala Subbaiah's Moodu Mulla Bandham (A relationship of three knots), Murali marries Radha (Madhavi), who is old enough to be his mother, after her groom dies of an electric shock at the wedding hall.
Radha is cursed by everyone for bringing bad luck and causing the death of her groom. The little boy, who has just learnt that marriage means tying a mangalsutra around a woman's neck, jumps in to accomplish the unfulfilled task. The guests at the wedding ceremony are outraged and tell Radha that it would be silly to think she is now married to the child.
But Radha sees Murali as the god Krishna. She launches into a monologue about the sacred meaning of the mangalsutra's three knots. "This has happened in the sacred space of this wedding hall and it is god's wish," she says to the guests. "No one has any right to reverse this decision, not even god."
Moodu Mulla Bandham (1980).
Moodu Mulla Bandham marked Subbaiah's first film as a director. "My films always had a purpose," he told The Hindu in an interview in 2013. "There are failures but I always aspired to show something new. Most of my successful films had heavy doses of sentiment." That is certainly the case with Moodu Mulla Bandham.
Radha leaves the hall with Murali and begins to live with him as his wife. She also sends him to school. Even there, Murali is teased when he tells his friends that Radha is not his mother. "What are we to each other?" he asks Radha. "You are my Murali and I'm your Radha," she replies.
Radha is so invested in the belief that she is like her mythological namesake that at a school annual day function, when she sees Murali dressed as little Krishna, she imagines herself as his lover.
Like Pehredaar Piya Ki, Subbaiah implies that the relationship is not purely platonic. Seeing Radha dressed in a red saree as the good sumangali (married woman), Murali begins to kiss her face. Radha gets all shy and Subbaiah voices her inner desires through the song Kala Yeduta.
Kala Yeduta, Moodu Mulla Bandham (1980).
Subbaiah takes the narrative all the way into Murali's adulthood. As an adult, Murali (Rajendra Prasad) falls in love with Padma (Vijayakala). He seems to have forgotten that he once married to Radha. He continues to live with her, but their relationship remains undefined. Radha wonders if she should tell him about their status and the conflict builds up to the highly melodramatic climax and mind-boggling concluding scene.
Like Pehredaar Piya Ki, Subbaiah's film too sees marriage as pure, sacred and offering protection. Murali may have tied the mangalsutra, but it is Radha who turns into his caretaker for the rest of his life, a job that the "sacred bond" of marriage has given her.
"In today's generation, we see a young girl marrying a 40-year-old person and it is taken as a vow and her choice," Sumeet Mittal said in his interview. "The same way, Diya has made this choice out of certain circumstances, where she marries to protect the boy. That is very brave." Radha too makes similar arguments. "Why should the wife always be younger?" she asks Murali when he tells her that his professor married someone much older to him and he finds that weird. "Aren't men and women equal? Age doesn't matter, only the heart does."
Murali applauds at the end of the scene.
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Characterization and molecular dynamic studies of chitosan–iron complexes
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Chitosan–iron (Cs–Fe) complexes are prepared electrochemically in an aqueous acidic medium in onecompartment cell at different times. XRD pattern of Cs–Fe complex samples has been investigated in the range from 5° to 50° and revealed that chitosan is characterized by certain crystalline peaks at 8.73°, 11.92° and 18.96°. In addition, the crystallinity of Cs–Fe complex samples is increased with increasing the content of Fe$^{3+}$. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) and Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies have been used to investigate the optical properties of Cs–Fe complex samples. UV analysis showed that pure chitosan is characterized by absorption band at 214 nm resulted from the amide linkages and at 311 nm, as a shoulder which is attributed to intraligand $n$ ${\rightarrow}$${\pi}$ and ${\pi}$ ${\rightarrow}$${\pi}^*$ transitions of the chromophoric C=O group. On the other hand, two new bands are observed in Cs–Fe complex samples at nearly 350 and 389 nm with increasing Fe$^{3+}$ content. The optical parameters of all the samples, such as optical band gap energy ($E_g$), Urbachenergy ($E_U$), dispersion energy ($E_d$) and oscillator energy ($E_o$) have been estimated. It is found that these parameters are significantly affected due to the Fe$^{3+}$ content. FTIR spectra revealed that many of the characteristic bands of pure chitosan have been affected either in its position or its intensity due to the presence of Fe$^{3+}$, confirming that the formation of complex between chitosan and Fe$^{3+}$ is occurred. Dielectric relaxation spectroscopy technique has been used to investigate the dielectric properties of pure chitosan and Cs–Fe complex samples in a wide range frequency and a temperature range extended from RT to 433 K. The investigation showed that the existence of Fe$^{3+}$ resulted in a modification in the dielectric constant (${\varepsilon}'$) and dielectric loss (${\varepsilon}"$) behaviour. Dielectric loss tangent (tan ${\delta}$) showed that pure chitosan is characterized by two different types of relaxations, whereas Cs–Fe complex samples are characterized by only one relaxation process.


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Representation in speechwriting is increasing but still behind
Eleanor Hawkins, author of Axios Communicators
Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
Speechwriting is a niche but impactful profession. Those with the pen are essential to recording history, and their words offer a snapshot in time.
Why it matters: The most pressing issues of the day — economics, climate change, education and social justice — disproportionately affect communities of color, yet those crafting the message rarely come from these communities.
By the numbers: According to the Professional Speechwriters Association (PSA), white writers made up 92% of the profession in 2015 and make up about 73% now.
What they're saying: Terry Edmonds — the first Black White House speechwriter and the only to serve as chief of speechwriting — says it's "a tricky thing. No matter what color you are, finding the voice of your principal is an art more than a science."
But that's a small part of the job, he explains. "It's even more important that you enlighten your principal to things they may not know because of their lived experience and make sure they are considering the audience first."
For example, Edmonds once wrestled with a speech for then-President Clinton announcing welfare reform.
According to reports, he ultimately agreed to write the speech because he knew he could write it more thoughtfully than anyone else.
Between the lines: Lack of representation is holding back the profession, said Dan Gerstein, CEO of Gotham Ghostwriters, and it's a problem everyone wants to solve.
"The more diverse your team and the more life experiences they bring to the table, the better your writing is and the more impact you can have," Fenway Strategies CEO Ben Krauss says. "There aren't a ton of firms that specialize in speechwriting. As one of them, we have an obligation to steer things toward a more equitable place."
Fenway offers paid fellowship programs and uses its network to connect diverse writers to paid opportunities — as does Gotham Ghostwriters — and PSA partners with HBCUs to offer scholarship opportunities and training.
Yes, but: "There's not a formulated pipeline in speechwriting — most fall into it," Gerstein says.
Michael Franklin realized it was a problem while attending a speechwriter conference where no one else in the room looked like him.
Enter Speechwriters of Color. In 2020, Franklin and Mintaro Oba founded the organization to amplify diverse voices and strengthen recruitment efforts.
Since then, Speechwriters of Color has developed a network of 400 writers and placed them in roles at the White House, state and local offices, nonprofits and in corporate America.
"We have the ability to reach audiences in a dynamic way because of our lived experiences — and we shouldn't only be asked to write for principals of color or solely on issues related to race," Franklin says. "We are more than capable of delivering important information in an authentic and clear way about any topic in any industry."
The bottom line: Communicators have to be intentional about crafting messaging that speaks to all of America.
"Our country is 40% diverse. Public figures and corporate leaders are unlikely to speak effectively on these issues without more speechwriters of color," Edmonds says.


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Trust Adds Three New Fellows
The work of the Murdock Trust is the result of a dedicated team that brings a diverse collection of talents and expertise to support our mission of serving the common good every day. While the day-to-day efforts of our work are driven by our full time staff, we are also fortunate to have a team of outside advisors, including Visiting Scholars and Fellows, who bring great wisdom and professional experience to help us better understand the needs of the communities we serve and identify strategies to continue to improve our efforts to see every individual, family and community in the Pacific Northwest flourish and thrive.
The Senior Fellow program of the Murdock Trust provides the opportunity for outstanding senior leaders to offer expertise and support to key sectors of interest and work of the Trust. Senior Fellows may advise on panels, serve as a part of convenings, represent the Trust at philanthropic or nonprofit meetings, or provide input representing an issue of interest. Senior Fellows may also advise staff, participate as faculty in enrichment programs or pursue other experiences that bring knowledge to the work and mission of the Trust. They have all served effectively in their field of discipline and bring a record of thoughtful public service to their contributions of service and work at the Trust.
The Visiting Fellow program provides an opportunity for individuals with professional expertise and distinction to connect with the Murdock Trust and enrich our mission and the constituencies we serve. Visiting Fellows are provided a space of work at the Murdock Trust for professional renewal and development, and they are given the opportunity to advise the Trust on areas and sectors of key interest. They may convene professionals and colleagues in their areas of expertise for conversation and connection and serve as a resource in the region by speaking, presenting or serving in other ways.
We are beyond pleased to share that three outstanding leaders in the business and philanthropic communities have joined the Trust as Fellows as we begin the new year.
Jerry Calhoun (Senior Fellow) built a career spanning more than three decades in the Human Resources sector, serving in roles for Boeing, Bristol-Myers and the Ronald Reagan Presidential administration. In addition to his work in the HR field, Jerry has also held teaching positions with the University of Washington Business School. A graduate of Seattle University, Jerry earned his MBA at UW. In addition to representing the Trust at events, conferences and convenings, Jerry will bring his unique background and expertise in corporate philanthropy to help the Trust better facilitate partnerships and programs with organizations in the business community.
Harold Smith (Visiting Fellow) is currently the President Emeritus of Christianity Today, an organization he led as Editor, President and CEO for more than 35 years. Harold graduated from the University of Michigan and conducted graduate studies at the Michigan State University Graduate School of Journalism. Harold will provide valuable insight into the current state of the faith-based community at a national level and the ways in which philanthropy invests and supports the critical work being done in communities with mental health organizations and with the formerly incarcerated and their families.
Dan Ryan (Visiting Fellow) joins the Trust following an extensive leadership career supporting Northwest nonprofits such as All Hands Raised where he served as CEO for more than a decade, Oregon Ballet Theatre and Portland State University. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Dan conducted graduate study at New School University. As a Visiting Fellow, Dan will provide valuable insight to the Trust regarding board and leadership development needs and opportunities throughout the region as well as participate in conversations with nonprofit organizations serving the Portland-metro and broader Pacific Northwest.
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Jerry, Harold and Dan! If you have interest in having them or other Murdock Fellows connect with your nonprofit, contact Colby Reade colbyr@murdocktrust.org.


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Alan Shearer in shock return to management with Cardiff
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By Sam Wallace
June 15 2011 04:15 AM
Alan Shearer is poised to make a remarkable return to management with Championship side Cardiff City, who have been in talks with the former England captain over the last two days.
An announcement is expected today that the 40-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the Welsh team who were on the brink of appointing Watford's Malky Mackay before Shearer made his interest in the job known. Shearer's sole experience of management came in his short-lived caretaker role with Newcastle United that ended with their relegation in May 2009.
It is understood that Shearer's agent Simon Bayliff was in Cardiff last night negotiating his client's deal with the club's Malaysian owners. The former Newcastle coach Tommy Craig and Stuart Gray, who played with Shearer at Southampton, and later managed the club, are candidates to be his assistants.
Cardiff were taken over by Malaysian investors in May last year and are now under the chairmanship of investor Dato Chan Tien Ghee – known as "TG" – who sacked manager Dave Jones last month. The process of appointing a manager has been left to chief executive Gethin Jenkins and director Alan Whiteley who had previously been close to appointing Mackay, who impressed at Watford last season.
The club are again one of the favourites for promotion next season having finished fourth last season and Shearer is expected to be given around £20m for transfers and wages.
A Match of the Day pundit since his retirement from playing in 2006, Shearer has turned down a variety of jobs including the chance to be Steve McClaren's assistant when he became England manager in 2006. After the World Cup final last summer he was one of the English coaches suggested to be introduced to Fabio Capello's staff but declined the opportunity to be considered.
The on-loan Manchester City striker – and Cardiff-born crowd favourite – Craig Bellamy had been suggested as a successor to Jones but that always looked remote. Manchester City are resolved to sell the player now and there is little prospect of him returning on loan to Cardiff next season. Bellamy famously fell-out with Shearer when the two played together at Newcastle.
Cardiff are also backed by the billionaire Vincent Tan. There are bold plans for the club to tour the Far East this summer with the hope that the wealthy investors can ease them out of their financial difficulties. They faced two winding-up orders over unpaid tax last year under previous chairman Peter Ridsdale.
A move for Shearer might capture the imagination of Cardiff fans but he remains a risky appointment. He was in charge of Newcastle for only eight games and while he inherited a beleaguered, poorly-motivated group of players, Shearer's team earned just five points from a possible 24. He was given special dispensation then to manage despite not having obtained his Uefa Pro License and as of last night it was not clear whether he had completed his qualification since.
Shearer was linked with the vacant Blackburn Rovers job when Sam Allardyce was sacked in December. His appetite for a career in management has often been questioned because of the comfortable role he fulfils alongside Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen – neither of whom have management ambitions – on Match of the Day. However, it has always been Shearer's intention to be a manager.
His appointment would add to an interesting pool of managers in the Championship next season, including Allardyce at West Ham, McClaren at Nottingham Forest and Leicester City's Sven Goran Eriksson. Newly-relegated Birmingham City also likely to appoint a high-profile replacement for Alex McLeish. Cardiff reached the FA Cup final in 2008, losing 1-0 to Portsmouth and lost in the play-off finals last year. They were last in the top flight in 1962.
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Grattan Institute report says sugar tax could halt growing obesity rates
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The Grattan Institute has recommended a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to address obesity rates, suggesting that a tax on sugar would reduce soft drink consumption by 15% while raising $500 million for the Federal budget.
Calculated that obesity costs taxpayers $5.3 billion annually, with one in three Australians now classed as obese, the Grattan Institute is proposing a of 40 cents per 100 grams of sugar, which would lift the price of a two-litre bottle of soft drink by about 80 cents.
Grattan Institute Health Program Director Dr Stephen Duckett explained "obesity is one of the great public health challenges of modern Australia, and so this is a reform whose time has come."
Dr Duckett said the new tax is not a "silver bullet" solution to Australia's obesity epidemic and that soft sugar-sweetened drinks were not solely responsible for the obesity problem, but they should be targeted because they have no nutritional value and children are big consumers.
He stated "what we're trying to do is recognise that this is not the solution to obesity in this country, rather part of the solution.
"We've tried all sorts of other programs, there's been dozens of inquiries, there's been dozens of programs and still obesity, the prevalence of obesity is going up both for adults and more importantly for children.
"We target these drinks because most of them contain no nutritional benefit."
Impact of proposed sugar content tax on the retail prices of SSBs (sugar-sweetened beverages)
The report shows that many countries that already have or are planning to introduce a tax on soft drinks include France, Belgium, Hungary, Finland, Chile, the UK, Ireland, South Africa and parts of the United States, and suggests that the Australian Government could use the $500 million a year raised by the new tax to reduce the budget deficit or boost healthcare funding, or the money could be spent on programs designed to treat obesity and promote healthy eating.
Dr Duckett added "how we use the money is a debate for later.
"For now, Australia should introduce this tax because it offers twin benefits: it will reduce the number of people who become obese and it will ensure fewer taxpayer dollars have to be spent on the damage done by obesity."
The food industry, sugar cane growers, sugar millers and farmers have previously opposed proposals for sugar taxes, there argument being based a lack of evidence that they improve health.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has described a sugar tax as "bonkers mad" and a "moralistic tax" that would have huge impacts on sugar farmers in the north of Australia.
The Federal National Party leader has stated "if you want to deal with being overweight, here's a rough suggestion - stop eating so much and do a bit of exercise."
The Greens have drafted legislation for a 'sugar-sweetened beverages tax', foreshadowing a private Senators bill to be introduced before the end of 2017.
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Debt levels may push East African economies into financial distress
Monday June 27 2016
East Africa's growing debt levels could push regional economies into financial distress in the wake of volatile local currencies and falling export earnings, economists have warned. PHOTO | FILE
The East African Community (EAC) partner states are borrowing heavily to finance infrastructure development but economists warn the region's depreciating currencies would increase the burden of foreign debt repayment, a position which would be made worse by the declining export earnings.
By James Anyanzwa
East Africa's growing debt levels could push regional economies into financial distress in the wake of volatile local currencies and falling export earnings, economists have warned.
Last year the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) warned that interest payments on debts had started squeezing East Africa's national budgets and even resizing the economy by some economies such as Kenya and Uganda would not help.
In 2014, Kenya rebased its gross domestic product (GDP), growing the value of its annual output by about 25 per cent and reducing its debt to GDP ratio to 43.1 per cent from 52 per cent.
Uganda also did the same and eased its growing debt-to-GDP ratio from 39.8 per cent to 29.2 per cent.
READ: Mixed prospects for Uganda after rebasing economy
Debt burden slowing development
Experts warn over East Africa's rising debt burden
So, how much does Uganda owe? Is it too much?
However, USAid through a report titled 'Kenya Investment Climate 2015' said rebasing of the economy is not a solution to the mounting debt levels whose repayment has started eating into development budgets, putting implementation of key infrastructure projects at risk.
According to the report, Kenya's spending on public debt repayment was 70 per cent higher than its expenditure on development in the year 2013.
Unsustainable debt levels
"The trend of public debt in the region is worrying as the volume of exports fall. In fact the rate at which the level of public debt and budget deficits are growing is not matching with the rate of economic growth and sooner or later these debts will become unsustainable," said Dr Joy Kiiru, a lecturer at the University of Nairobi's School of Economics.
"The debts are supposed to grow the economy if the monies are invested wisely," added Dr Kiiru.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the share of government debt as a proportion of GDP for the EAC member states increased between 2012 and 2016 with Kenya leading in terms of debt accumulation, followed by Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.
Kenya's share of public debt as a proportion of GDP increased from 41.7 per cent in 2012 to 55.4 per cent in 2016, while that of Tanzania grew from 29.2 per cent to 42.4 per cent in the same period. Rwanda's stood at 41.5 per cent from 20.1 per cent and Uganda expanded to 37.9 per cent from 24.2 per cent during the period under review.
On the other hand, Kenya's exports as a percentage of GDP declined from 21.9 per cent in 2012 to 17.5 per cent in 2016, while Tanzania's share of exports remained static at 20.9 per cent.
Rwanda and Uganda recorded an increase in the share of exports during the period growing from 14.1 per cent and 20 per cent to 16.5 per cent and 21.4 per cent respectively.
"Borrowing is not bad but what matters is what you do with the money you have borrowed. Some of the projects we have borrowed to develop were not well thought out and we are not certain of expected returns," said Dr Emmanuel Manyasa, an economist and country manager of Uwezo Programme at Twaweza East Africa, a civil society organisation.
"We are also now in a position where we are borrowing to repay debts and this is worrying. We have fallen into a debt trap and need to have a policy shift," he added.
In January this year, the United Nation's Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) said countries which borrow from foreign financiers need to put in place policies which would allow them to pay their debts without compromising the macroeconomic conditions of the country.
Uganda's gross public debt is estimated to be $8.81 billion by the end of this month (June 2016) of which $5.48 billion is external debt and $3.32 billion is domestic debt, according to the Budget Policy Statement for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.
"Our total public debt is equivalent to 34 per cent of total economic output. The Government will therefore borrow in future for highly productive fixed capital investments that can generate financial and economic returns to ensure debt sustainability," said Matia Kasaija, Uganda's Finance minister.
Mr Kasaija said the increase in public debt is due to financing priority infrastructure investments like the Karuma and Isimba hydropower projects, rehabilitation and expansion of Entebbe Airport and phase three of the National Transmission Backbone Project, meant to enhance productivity in all sectors of the economy.
READ: Ministers look outward to plug budget deficits
Uganda's earnings from exports are far less than what is spent on imports resulting in a large trade imbalance with its trading partners.
In the year to March, Uganda's imports were worth $5.64 billion compared to export receipts of just $2.66 billion.
The depreciation of the Ugandan shilling between June 2014 and June 2015 increased the stock of external debt from $4.3 billion to $4.4 billion in the same period.
In the beginning of the 2015/2016 fiscal year, Kenya had the highest amount of debt in the region at $24 billion, with more than 60 per cent of it being domestic, while Tanzania's public debt peaked at $19.14 billion, with 80 per cent of this being foreign.
Uganda's government debt stood at $7.6 billion with 60 per cent of it being external, while Rwanda's was at 1.85 billion of which 76 per cent was foreign debt.
Kenya plans to spend an estimated $4.66 billion on public debt repayments in the next fiscal year (2016/2017), with an additional $6.89 billion earmarked for borrowing.
During the first nine months of the current fiscal year (2015/2016), Kenya used about 41 per cent of its tax revenues to pay off debts.


Naomi Osaka's life changed a lot in the last months. By winning the US Open after a controversial straight-set final over Serena Williams, the Japanese player earned a $3.8 million cheque. She is now a star in her country, Japan, and she is eyeing more success.
"I don't know if I'm 'normal'," she admitted. Per now, her only focus is the Australian Open where she faces in a fourth round match on Monday. "I enjoy grand slams the most," Osaka admitted.
"I don't really feel that much different. A lot of people ask me how I feel after the US Open. But for me, it feels like a fresh start. I'm just really excited every time I play a match. I don't feel pressure.
I feel nerves, if that makes sense. I felt really nervous in the first round but after that I felt really good. I have been playing really well, so for me, grand slams are more of an exciting time. "That's just funny to me.
He was like: 'Naomi, are you OK?' I mean, I was, but I wanted to see his reaction if I said no. "For me I feel like it would be better if I wasn't myself, in a way. Because I really admire the other players, who can go in there very serious and talk about things and don't stray off their story.
I feel like I do that a lot. I just feel like it would be better if I was more … serious. If when someone asks me a question, if I could just focus on not joking, I think that would be great, because for some reason I can't.


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Q: Navbar height is too small after coming back from a landscape view I have an app with both a tabbar and a navbar.
I load onto my view which has a menu of 3 views. 1 landscape and 2 portrait.
I go onto a portrait view and the navbar is perfect.

I go into my landscape view and it acts like i want it to.

When I go back to my portrait view the navbar is now to small.

When I enter my landscape view this code gets called:
-(void) viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{

NSLog(@" viewWillAppear ");
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
appDelegate = (iGeo2AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
_originalTransform = [[appDelegate tabBarController].view transform];
_originalBounds = [[appDelegate tabBarController].view bounds];
_originalCenter = [[appDelegate tabBarController].view center];

CGAffineTransform landscapeTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(degreesToRadian(90));
landscapeTransform = CGAffineTransformTranslate (landscapeTransform, +80.0, +80.0);

[self.tabBarController.view setTransform:landscapeTransform];

self.tabBarController.view.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;

self.tabBarController.view.bounds  = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 480.0, 320.0);
self.tabBarController.view.center  = CGPointMake (240.0, 160.0);
[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight;

}

Then as I leave my landscape view this code gets called to reset everything:
-(void) viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated
{
NSLog(@" viewWillDisappear ");

self.navigationController.navigationBarHidden = NO;
[super viewWillDisappear:animated];
[[appDelegate tabBarController].view setTransform:_originalTransform];
[[appDelegate tabBarController].view setBounds:_originalBounds];
[[appDelegate tabBarController].view setCenter:_originalCenter];
[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait;

}

Can anybody advise as to what I need to do to reset the navbar to the correct height?
Many Thanks,
-Code

A: I got the same Problem with hidden bars and custom buttons. It is not really an answer but a work around. As danipralea mentioned you have to hide them and show them again and it works. Maybe Apple is aware of this issue, but they haven't fixed it yet.
It's not the best but for me it worked…


We've probably all been there, that boost of energy late at night that doesn't let us go to sleep while our mind is bombarded with cool ideas about a new project or tool we want to use.
Your turn on your computer, break your sleep habits for a few days and then never look back at it after months because being an adult is hard.
But then... one day, you come across that side/pet project again in your GitHub Graveyard and the spark starts to come back at you again.
What helps you to get back on track?
Not too detailed, a few bullet points per idea usually do the trick.
Doesn't take much time, but when I come back after pausing for months, I can just read up on my initial motivation and plans, as well as getting an overview of what I was doing before I left.
That's similar to what I do. I have a workspace in Notion.so (great tool for organizing btw) that has everything for a major project, from ideas to tasks and rudimentary user stories. If I leave a project and come back to it, ideally I can grab whatever task was next on the pile or review what I had planned next.
Hey, thanks for mentioning Notion.so! Going to have to check it out. I wonder how i've never heard of it.
Hey notion looks awesome ...I use boostnote to keep track of everything, but it's not as full featured yet.
Might be interesting to try out!
Same here. I write tickets and high level overview documentation as if I would on-board a ton of other developers in the future. In the end that stuff is super helpful getting back on track months later. So practically I'm doing myself a favor, not other people. It's also important to write as if you were explaining to someone who doesn't share the same knowledge at the time you're writing it. Makes it much easier to jump right back when memory faded quite a bit.
Also prioritizing tickets at a time where knowledge about the project is fresh, helps getting back on track quicker.
I do the same! Issues and pull requests on Github is a very handy tool to improve productivity and stay aware of the project, even not working in a time on that repo.
Any ideas to improve is very welcome!
Well, since people in this particular thread mentions Notion, I'll just mention another tool which is StackEdit. I found it to be more effective as an organizing tool.
I think: Not being afraid to rewrite big chunks. There's a temptation to build on old work, but unless it was really well done last time, you may need to toss some of it aside and start over.
In terms of preemptively making this easier, being sensible with dependencies is a big one. Simpler, dependencies that don't complicate build means less burden to pick something back up IMO. Things that require complicated build steps are hard to pick back up after time away in my experience.
It's also important to keep in mind that you don't have to write good code and you don't have to rewrite bad good. A poorly written thing that does what it's supposed to is better than the most amazing code that doesn't do anything.
The amount of "need + desire" must be greater than the technical debt.
Is hard, fortunate my last projects were made public so I forced myself to keep a minimal amount of docs, tests, scripts and clean code.
Depending on how large/complex the project is, I will sometimes start with a completely new project with better architecture, and then pull code as-needed from the older codebase, refactoring it along the way. It helps me to re-orient myself in understanding the intent behind the project while not getting bogged down in the messy details, and makes it easier to update the code without breaking everything.
Whenever I start a new project, I ask myself: which questions will my future self ask? Then I write the code so that he will understand and a good documentation, that explains the concepts and design decisions. And of course, how to get started.
For me, more or less, it's just kinda poke around the project. I'll be looking for things to fix/improve, find something, fix/improve it, and repeat. Eventually that just snowballs into reworking larger and larger chunks or adding stuff that I've used in a new project since I started the old one.
More or less just get the ball rolling again.
I keep copious and detailed notes in Evernote for all my projects. I break things down step by step and my notes are often a sort of stream-of-consciousness where I record what went wrong, what worked, what didn't work (and most importantly why). I keep my "to do" items in there as well so that I have the whole context of what was happening, where I was, and since I never know when I'm going to have to disconnect from a side project for a week or a month, it's really important that I leave a "what's next?" Note for myself so that I can jump back in fairly quickly.
I think the best hope is to code to an even higher standard than you would in your day job. That way you have the best chance to get back into it later on and you have the enjoyment on working on something that isn't hastily cobbled together. You also get the reassurance that even if you don't pick it up again, you've honed your skills in the process.
Something that helps is, depending on the project, using what I've learned to rebuild it and make it more relevant or up to date. I've been taking some old smaller snippets I started on Codepen to practice modern frameworks like React or Vue. I had an old project I was working on in LAMP and converted it to MERN. I feel doing this makes it all very exciting and I can still re-use the design I've already built and rebuild the structure.
A lot of people are saying documentation. Lately I have been not documenting my code. In particular I have been trying this with my library, I have a docs/ folder dedicated to function specific pages showing example code and a link to a Jasmine unit test for that function. If I make changes I need to update the pages individually, but it feels less messy this way.
Also a lot of the need & desire others have commented, starting over, refactoring, one guy said taking what works and starting with a new architecture.
I use scrum for everything I work on. Including personal projects. The main reason being for those times. I know I'll lose interest, life will get in the way, and eventually that spark of energy will come back as you mentioned.
However, when it does it's hard to know where to start... unless you had a project to go back to and see where you were in the project. At the very least I've found it helps remind me what features I did complete and which I didn't.
Also I'd recommend spending the first day or so poking around your code, reading your comments, even refactoring some of it. The reason you feel lost is both not knowing where to start and it feeling like someone else's code in some weird way. You just have to make it your own again.
Documentations with a loooot details.
Maybe, in that moment you think it's not necessary, but for a few months, every sentence, every word will be helpful.
I try to have at least a minimal readme with how to run/test/deploy the stuff however relevant or non idiomatic worked great so for. Also try to write clean code even if it's for a pet project.


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Liveo Research Group signed the Declaration of the Circular Plastics Alliance
Liveo Research Group signed the declaration of the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA). With signing the declaration, we confirm the EU Commission's goal of using ten million tonnes of recycled plastic in new products by 2025. By joining the CPA, we want to set an example and further deepen our commitment to the environment and sustainability.
"We are pleased to have signed the declaration of the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA). Supporting the value chain is a central part of our voluntary commitment," said Carsten Heldmann, CEO of Liveo Research. "It is also good to see that interest in sustainability is also growing at other companies, because well over 200 companies have already signed the CPA declaration".
About the Circular Plastics Alliance: The Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) was established, supported by the European Commission, to promote the use of more recycled plastics in Europe through voluntary action. As part of the European Plastics Strategy, the European Commission has called on industry to process 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics into new products by 2025. As things stand today, this corresponds to around 20 percent of the total plastics processing in Europe.
About Liveo Research Liveo Research is a global manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions with five locations worldwide. For over 50 years, its manufacturing and product innovation activities have focused on customer-focused solutions for the pharmaceutical, printing and label, security and credit card industries worldwide. The company employs around 1,100 people and generated annual sales of more than 350 million euros.


These vertical steel partitions make it possible to hold (and so keep a stock of) bottles on several layers in complete safety. The longer the bottle body – the Bordeaux type bottle – the better the stability. Creating « compartments » : combining metal plates with these vertical steel partitions enables « compartments » to be created, where you can put books, objects, a spirits bar. Fit only the classic shelves configuration.
Powder-coated steel. W 27 cm x H 36 cm.


Aneesa Malik, account executive at Clarke Associates shares her thoughts on best practice for posting on social media by looking at user behaviour.
I recently attended a Google Garage workshop, which is part of a six month Google project offering free digital support for anyone in Birmingham looking to develop their online presence.
During the session, Google certified experts engaged with me and a group of people from various professional fields that all had one thing in common – trying to understand how people use social media.
I was reminded by the Google experts that we live amongst a 'selfie generation' and by default, people have become selfish with the information they consume. Most people use social media for a purpose – to access news, information or entertainment, so where do we, as businesses, fit into that?
What we need to acknowledge is, when a user scrolls to a post, one of the first things they will ask themselves is: What benefit will I gain from this? Unfortunately, we have all been guilty of this.
But, how does this change the way we communicate with users? One Google approved way is by understanding and conducting the 'so what' exercise. If you're promoting a service, so what? If that service has been running for 20 years, so what?
It is only when we replace the product/service features with the benefits for the user, will they look to engage with you and your service. If the service has been running for 20 years, great – but the message you want to convey is: We have the knowledge and experience you won't find anywhere else.
Through this 'rigorous' method, we are able to extract the benefits of the product/service to create more user-focused content.
The average human attention span today is around 8.25 seconds – that means you have around three seconds of limelight (and possibly 140 characters) in which to demonstrate the user is at the heart of your business. Go.


Welcome to Alissa Aryn Photography!
I am so pleased you stopped by to take a look at my work. I am located in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and I'm just awaiting your call to capture your sweet life - no matter what the occasion.
I specialize in maternity, newborn, and family portraits but I also capture boudoir, engagements, and weddings on the gorgeous Emerald Coast.
I like to keep my sessions light-hearted and fun leaving you with a great memory and beautiful images that are full of happiness and color.
Olivia's "newborn" session actually took place on her 1 month Birthday – so you can assume she wasn't that interested in sleeping and posing so much. Not to worry as mama and I spent two days chatting about all things baby (and some business) while patiently awaiting for her to take some quick snoozes.
Madra & Phil – congrats on your greatest accomplishment yet – she is perfect!
I couldn't be happier for both of you and I cannot wait to celebrate your forever love on December 2nd!


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Q: flutter: why my Positionned() widget doesn't showing? I added a positionned widget, but its content is not showing. I put a text outside the positionned widget and it shows. Can you help me please? (sorry ,I can't add images I don't have enough reputation :) my code:
@override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  return Stack(
    children: [
      Text("test"),
      Positioned(
      bottom: 0,
        left: 0,
          height: 100,
            width: 100,
              child: Text("test2"),

        )
      ],
    );

A: Actually you miss the Scaffold in the beginning and the text will be in the top left near the edge and the other below
Try this please:
 return Scaffold(
      body: SizedBox(
        height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height,
        width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width,
        child: Stack(
          children: [
            Text("test"),
            Positioned(
              bottom: 0,
              left: 0,
              child: Text("test2"),
            )
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );


At Starview UCC, we believe that Christian Education (Faith Development) is a very important part of our spiritual lives and our relationship with Christ and one another. Therefore, we offer not only Sunday morning Christian Education classes, but also mid-week studies and a Vacation Bible School. Topics and the material used to study those topics are quite diverse. For example, on Sunday mornings, our youngest children are learning different Bible Stories and discussing how they are relevant in their lives - even at their young age. But here is the REAL KICKER - they are learning how to create and edit their own "videos" of the biblical stories and then posting them as a witness on YouTube.
Click on the links below, to discern which Christian Education class (s) might best meet your current needs and/or interests.
together, how we might be the unique ministers God is creating us to be—every day, every where.
First released in 1996, this updated Bible study features all new video sessions (sold separately) and updated Member Book content to speak to today's women. While other Bible studies about King David exist in the market place, Beth Moore has a unique way of bringing the truth of Scripture to life. Regardless of the topic, you will not want to miss this updated study about seeking a heart like David!
This 12-session video Bible study will help you stand on the definitive declarations of our mighty and loving God who governs the world according to his great and precious promises. This world has a tremble to it. There are things that seem unsteady in this life. But when we belong to God, it allows us to filter our problems through the promises of God. When we choose to be people of the promise, we choose to build our lives on the promises of God, not the circumstances of life.
The stories of the men and women in Scripture were different, but the theme was the same: they were People of the Promise. Because of God's promises, Noah built an ark on dry land, Joshua claimed the Promised Land, David became king, Peter preached the first sermon, and John caught a glimpse of the future. Like them, we can also build our lives on God's promises, and trust him to keep them.


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Harry Potter – What are the Business Effects?
Film, MoviesTagged Harry Potter
Many merch businesses were excited when they used Harry Potter in their businesses. They have observed growth in their sales of merch that has Harry Potter on it. But this did not last long because J.K. Rowling placed a copyright on the name Harry Potter. Therefore, it is illegal to use Harry Potter for business purposes. That's why businesses like Wolf Import Advertising only work with merch that follow copyright rules to avoid problems in the future.
The Harry Potter Impact on Marketing Strategies
Harry Potter's impact on marketing strategies is a topic that has been discussed for the past few years. The impact of Harry Potter on marketing strategies is not just limited to the book series, but it also includes the film series and the merchandise. The Harry Potter franchise has a strong following, with over 325 million copies of books sold worldwide and $7.7 billion in box office sales.
The franchise became a huge success because it had an emotional connection with its readers and viewers. Harry Potter's popularity can be attributed to its ability to tap into people's emotions and inspire them through fantasy. It also appealed to children who may not have been able to read well enough for other books, but could still enjoy this story through pictures or audiobooks.
Harry Potter is Copyrighted, What are the Business Effects?
In the United States, copyright protection is automatic as soon as an original work is created. This means that no registration or formality is needed to secure copyright. The idea of copyright is to protect the intellectual property of a creator and prevent others from profiting from it without permission.
Copyright law can be enforced against those who reproduce or copy the work without permission. For example, if someone were to photocopy Harry Potter and sell it in a bookstore, then they would be infringing on the copyright of Harry Potter's author J.K Rowling because she did not grant them permission to do so. Copyright law not only protects authors but also publishers and distributors of copyrighted works.
The business effects of Harry Potter being copyrighted are that publishers will have less competition for other books in the market and more people will buy Harry Potter books. The author will have more control over the selling of their book and publication rights, which means they may be able to make more money in the future.
Harry Potter is one of the most copyrighted books in history. This means that many other books won't be able to compete with Harry Potter because they don't have any sort of copyright protection. The business effects will be that there will be less competition for these other books in the market and more people will purchase them.
Read also: Stephen King Films: The Good, The Better, and The Best
The Harry Potter Fan Demographics
The Harry Potter series has been a worldwide phenomenon, with the books translated into 68 languages and selling over 450 million copies. This made it one of the best-selling book series of all time. The fan base for Harry Potter is so vast that it has been estimated that there are more than 400,000 online communities about the series; such as forums, wikis, and chats.
The series is set primarily in a universe of fantasy, with magic and witchcraft playing an important role. However, some themes have as well been interpreted by many people in the context of world history: for example, the importance of family and connections to friends. The best-selling book series of all time was written by British author J.K Rowling.
What is the Future of the Harry Potter?
The Harry Potter franchise is one of the most successful franchises in the world. The future of Harry Potter is a question that has been raised time and time again. And it's not just about whether there will be a Harry Potter 8, 9 or 10. It's about what will happen to the Wizarding World after JK Rowling has finished writing her final novel. .The Harry Potter series has been extremely successful, making over $10 billion dollars worldwide.
Currently, the series does not appear to be slowing down any time soon. In fact, JK Rowling is still working on Harry Potter Snippets to keep the fans' excitement and keep the spirit of Harry Potter in the hearts of children and adults alike.


The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has been in operation for over 70 years, and we plan to continue long into the future. It is possible to guarantee that future generations experience great music in the same way we are able to now, and that is where our generous supporters come in. The WSO's planned giving program offers a wide variety of options for creating a musical legacy in a way that fits your needs. Feel free to explore some of these options below, and be sure to contact us if you have any questions about how to keep the WSO in mind in your estate planning.
Please Seek Expert Advice: The WSO strongly recommends that you seek professional advice to ensure your financial goals are considered, your tax situation reviewed, and that your legacy gift is tailored to your circumstances. The WSO recommends that you consult your lawyer or estate planner regarding the specific wording of any gift in a will.
For further information, please call Beth Proven at (204) 949-3989 or email bproven@wso.mb.ca.


Photo courtesy of Via Magazine.
Healdsburg city leaders are completing a plan to ban future hotels and limit the number of rooms that can be built downtown. The ordinance approved yesterday limits rooms to 67, and limits new lodging to five or fewer along the central retail plaza. The new ordinance stems in part from concern by some residents that the city was losing its small-town character. At the start of the year, Healdsburg had just under 400 hotel rooms, and now that number has climbed to almost 550.


1. Draw a line across a 4 x 5 checkerboard so that the maximum number of regions are intersected.
2. Extend to an m x n checkerboard.
Number of squares or rectangles of any size on a checkerboard.
1. How many squares of any size are in an 8 x 8 checkerboard?
3. How many rectangles of any size on an m x n checkerboard?
2. Extend to an m x n grid.
3. Given only the lattice points of an n x m grid where n and m are very large, can you draw a linethrough the grid which intersects no lattice points, only one lattice point, only two lattice points?
4. Answer question 3 for m and n both infinite.
Make up your own problem or problems related to a checkerboard or lattice grid.


Google has been adding tons of customization related features to Gboard. With the recent update, Gboard allowed users to create emoji stickers of themselves. Previously, an update was released to allow users to create a mini avatar of themselves, by capturing their selfie. Both these features were released for both iOS and Android.
To use the new feature, simply use Gboard on your Android phone and start typing. A GIF button will appear in place of the Google icon. Tapping this button will show GIF and Emoji suggestions, based on the text you had entered in the keyboard. From here, you can tap on any GIF and Emoji to add it to your conversation and send it to your contacts.
Google has only announced this feature for Gboard for Android for now. The update will be available for English only while support for more languages will be added later. There is no word whether this update will be released for Gboard for iOS.
Apple already has similar emoji features for iPhone and iPad, since iOS 10. You can type out a sentence using the default iOS keyboard and when you tap the emoji button, it will automatically highlight words in orange for which there are emojis. Simply by tapping these words, users can replace them with the suggested emoji, or chose from a list of multiple emoji suggestions.
Apple also shows predictive emoji suggestions in the autocorrect/Quick Type bar. As users type a message, relevant emoji suggestions appear, allowing the user to quickly add them to their message.


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Media Mixologist
When you visit mixed media artist Linda Paris' website or East Sacramento home studio, you'll find a treasure trove of work, from collages and paintings to dioramas of found objects. What you won't find is the artist's biography.
"My philosophy is I like people to interact with the work. I don't want a provenance or bio to interfere with that," Paris says. "It's the piece that we're selling, not me."
Interacting with Paris' work is like jumping down the rabbit hole into another world.
There's Always A Way
One lesson Christie Martinez's mom instilled at an early age was "there's always a way."
That idea stuck with Martinez as she embarked on a new career path as a digital artist who specializes in pet portraits to raise money for animal rescue organizations.
"It all starts with the thought process of giving," says Martinez, a Sacramento native who lives in Fair Oaks with her husband and 12-year-old son. "You see all these animals in the shelters. I feel so bad for them, I wish I could take them all home. I thought, if I'm doing pet portraits, how cool would it be to partner with these organizations and donate? It's a win-win everywhere."
Circles Of Life
A moody blue dreamscape punctuated by floating golden crescents and shadowy orbs hangs on the wall. Next to it, a small placard with text.
"Golden Moons," it reads. "There seems to be a price for living with full intention, awake and alive to the possibilities of the world. You two watch me take the risks. Holding light in a dark corner no one wants to look at. And it scares me to see you pivot away from me and on to your own path with the same luminosity. And that action, my golden moons, excites me and scares me. With audacity and flair, telling the world what you need to shine. Where did you learn this? Did I teach you or did you teach me?"
Starting over is never easy. Artist Lin Fei Fei has done it four times.
First as a student in her native China earning her stripes as an artist. Then six years ago when she immigrated to the U.S. Then last September when she co-founded "a space in between," a multifunctional gallery and street art exhibit space housed in a 12,000-square-foot warehouse in Mansion Flats.
And finally this summer when she closed the physical gallery and moved fully online to be more flexible.
"Before I moved to America, I had become a little bit established," says Lin, a native of Dalian, China, who earned her master's degree in oil painting at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and who was named one of 10 Contemporary Chinese Artists of the Future by the Wang Shi and Kuo Art Foundation in Beijing in 2016.
Mixed Media With Susan Tonkin Riegel
Susan Tonkin Riegel's biggest tip for fellow artists is simple: "Do the work, keep working and don't do something that doesn't feel like you."
Riegel has crafted an impressive art career by being herself. Her mixed-media works are arresting for their playful, abstract and figurative compositions and intricacy. Riegel loves to experiment with materials, from two-dimensional mixed media and oil paint to clay, fabric, batik, papier-mache, wood and, most recently, raw canvas that she paints and sews.
"I get tired of cranking the same thing out, so I switch media," the longtime Granite Bay resident says. "My style is always changing."
Few painters can make you feel like you're really there. But stare at one of Tom Sorensen's landscapes and you can almost feel the Santa Cruz wind ruffling your hair, smell the damp earth after a rain in Montgomery Woods, hear the surf crash against the shore below Pigeon Point.
Sorensen, hiker and outdoorsman, enjoys capturing beautiful places he visits. Oil paint and canvas are how he documents "grand views" from his travels.
"I've always been into hiking and enjoy being out in nature—it's very restorative," says the retired respiratory therapist. "Any time my mood is not good, if I get out and go for a hike, it makes me feel better."


This is a special edition of Basic Gospel. We've pulled a few calls we hope you find encouraging.
* Richard asks how far the mercy and grace of God extends in regard to Jeremiah 31:31. * Chris wants to know the importance of participating in God's will.
* Vernon asks about "grieving the Holy Spirit". Is it a matter of falling in and out of favor with Jesus?
* Paul asks how he can truly accept and truly believe that Jesus Christ died for his sins?
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