What do I mean by clubfitting's soft side? It's the subtle things that each individual golfer brings to a fitting based upon their own sense of looks, sound and feel. A good clubfitter will obviously dial in the right length, weight, shaft flex, shaft profile, loft, lie and swing weight. In our fittings we optimize the performance for a shaft and head combination and then move to other heads with the same shaft to see if performance can be improved even more. We would typically start with a head the customer is either playing now or wants to purchase. This puts the customer in a comfort zone of a familiar look. But, it is amazing to me that once I start changing heads using the same shaft and specifications, performance can change, and sometimes it is dramatic.
Let's first talk about the look of the club. When TaylorMade introduced us to white clubs, the reaction was mostly positive but some golfers said "no way". Same thing with iron heads that are black or have bright chrome finishes. While a clubfitter might think the design of a particular club is best, if the TrackMan numbers do not show improvement or the customer cannot make consistent contact, the look is not working for him or her. Sometimes the golfer will tell me immediately if the look is not appealing but not always.
Next, is the feel of the club. This has a lot to do with both the head AND the shaft. Sometimes the head will feel mushy or harsh, especially with drivers. A shaft can also feel soft or stiff when the shaft really is lighter or heavier than what the customer is used to. Not uncommon also for customers to feel a particular head as being "heavy" when in fact it is no different than the previous club in terms of total weight and swing weight. I attribute this to the actual head may be appearing bigger, having a wider top line, being a darker color, etc.
Finally, the sound of the club can make a difference as well. Remember the old Nike Sasquatch driver? It was so loud that some country clubs actually banned it from the driving range! Thank goodness most manufacturers have gone to more muted sounds. I still find that sound is probably one of the more important aspects of the soft side of fitting as a customer is used to a particular sound of the ball coming off the clubface.
A good clubfitter will always ask questions like "how does that feel to you?", "do you notice any difference in sound versus the previous club?", especially if the fitting performance starts going downhill. So in your fitting, do not be afraid to mention what clubs look, sound and feel the best to you. The advantage we have is that by using a connection system with literally thousands of head and shaft combinations, we are not limited to off-the-rack combinations. That way we can optimize performance with clubs that look the best to your eye, sound great and feel comfortable.
If You Like the Feel of a Firm, One-Piece Wood Shaft….


It looks like my pool pump motor has finally died forever. I want to see if it's possible and will save money to just replace the motor with a 2 speed motor or if I am better off just replacing the entire pump.
The 2-speed pool pump motors run for about $350.00 while the entire pump runs for about $475. I am not sure if it's worth saving the $175 and replacing just the motor.
This is the motor in question.
I forgot to give a background of what happened.
1. Summer of 2016. Pool motor would make a humming sound and would not start. I replaced the start capacitor and pool pump worked fine until now.
2. February 2017. Pool pump would start for about 3 seconds and then shut off.
I would like to use a 2-speed motor/pump, but can't decide what will be the best option.
If I do replace the pool pump, this is the best option that I found but please let me know what you think and any suggestions on what other pool pumps would be good.
I agree, replacing just the motor is pretty simple. I have already removed and installed the current motor twice.
My question is if it's better to just replace the motor with an equivalent motor or would prefer a 2-speed motor. Knowing that the pool pump is 13 years old, it may be just better to replace the whole thing and start fresh.
There's no reason not to just change out the motor. Check out the 2EZ Speed motors, they come with built in timer and can be found for about $350. Makes converting from a single speed to 2-speed easy.
Thank you, this is great info.
Also my impeller has a hairline crack on it, it may be a good idea to replace it as well.


The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners agenda for Monday, December 19, includes an Executive Session scheduled for 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., to be followed by an open session (open to the public) to discuss the status of settlement negotiations with PLA about the 2015 timber harvests in Port Ludlow, including "Possible Deliberation and Action on a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims." We do not know at this time whether the commissioners will allow public comment at that session on any proposed settlement agreement, but persons interested in the timber harvesting issues may wish to attend. The commissioners will, as usual, invite public comment during the Monday morning Public Comment Period beginning at 9:01 a.m. The commissioners meetings are held on the ground floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend.


So you've probably come across these bucket lists a hundred times before. I had a 'things to do before you die list' and I pretty much completed everything on it…skydiving – done, bungee jump – done, canyon swing – done, swim with sharks – done, surf Waikiki Beach – done, you just have to check out my adrenaline activity list to see a whole bunch of crazy stuff that I've completed. I HAD a 30 before 30 list, to visit 30 countries before I turned 30 and I smashed it out of the park…I even upped it to 40 countries and I'm currently on 39 with a year to go!


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The nuclear databases which have been developed at the Centre for Photonuclear Experiments Data of the D.V. Skobel'tsyn Scientific Research Institute for Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, and put on the Centre's web server, are presented. The possibilities for working with these databases on the Internet are described.
1. V.V. Varlamov, B.S. Ishkhanov, Advanced Informational Technologies in Nuclear Physics Research, International School - Seminar on Automation and Computing in Science, Engineering and Industry (ACS' 98), Moscow, 1998, p. 85.
2. V.V. Varlamov, N.G. Efimkin, B.S. Ishkanov, V.V. Sapunenko, M.E. Stepanov, Evaluation of the cross-sections of the 63,65Cu(γ,np) and 63,65Cu(γ,p) reactions in the giant dipole resonance region and isospin splitting of the giant dipole resonance in nuclei of copper, Izvestiya RAN, seriya fizicheskaya 59, 1995, no. 5, p. 223.
3. I.N. Boboshin, V.V. Varlamov, B.S. Ishkhanov, I.M. Kapitonov, New Information on Nuclear Subshells of Medium Nuclei on the Basis of ENSDF Data, Book of Abstracts of International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, Juelich, Germany. 1991, p. B 44.
4. Ed. by H.D. Lemmel, The Nuclear Data Centres Network, IAEA Nuclear Data Section, INDC(NDS)-359, IAEA, Vienna, Austria (1997).
5. I.N. Boboshin, A.V. Varlamov, V.V. Varlamov, M.E. Stepanov, The MSU INP CDFE Nuclear Data Files and Bases. Coordination of the Nuclear Reaction Data Centers, Report on an IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on the (11-15 May 1998, Vienna, Austria), INDC(NDS)-383, IAEA Nuclear Data Section. 1998, p. 59.
6. V.V. Varlamov, B.S. Ishkhanov, Advanced Informational Technologies in Nuclear Physics Research, International School-Seminar on Automation and Computing in Science, Engineering and Industry (ACS' 98), Moscow, Publishing Division of the Nuclear Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 1998, p. 85.
7. I.N. Boboshin, A.V. Varlamov, V.V. Varlamov, D.S. Rudenko, M.E. Stepanov, Nuclear Physics Databases of the Centre for Photonuclear Experiments Data of the Scientific Research Institute for Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University: Hypertext Presentation in the WWW, Preprint NIIYaF MGU-99-26/584, Moscow (1999).
8. V.V. Varlamov, V.V. Sapunenko, M.E. Stepanov, Photonuclear Data for 1976-1995: An Index, Moscow University Press, Moscow (1996).
9. A.V. Varlamov, V.V. Varlamov, D.S. Rudenko, M.E. Stepanov, Atlas of Giant Dipole Resonances: Parameters and Graphs of Photonuclear Reaction Cross Sections, INDC(NDS)-394, IAEA NDS (1999).
10. Ed. By V. McLane, EXFOR Systems Manual. Nuclear Reaction Data Exchange Format, BNL-NCS-63330, BNL, NNDC, USA (1996).
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13. I.N. Boboshin, V.V. Varlamov, The New ENSDF Search System NESSY: IBM/PC Nuclear Spectroscopy Data Base, Nucl.Instr. and Meth. A369 (1996) pp. 113-119.
14. V.V. Varlamov, G.M. Zhuravlev, V.V. Surgutanov, F.E. Chukreev, Nuclear Reactions Induced by Charged Particles and Photons in the EXFOR System (Reference Data). TsNIIAtominform, Moscow (1987).


It's that time of year again. The annual Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival will be commencing at Doomben and Eagle Farm racecourses from the 14th of May until the 11th of June. And this year there are seven exhilarating group one races, as well as countless opportunities for carnival goers to dress to impress.
This year's ambassador of the Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival is former competitive surfer and television personality, Liz Cantor, who, for the first time in history, is being joined by two fashion ambassadors, Damien Anthony Rossi and Sammie O'Brien.
For the third year in a row, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is the official fashion partner of the Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival, and will be giving race-goers the opportunity to win over $20,000 in prizes at the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Fashions on the Field events, hosted every weekend of the Carnival.
The Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival will kick off with the UBET BTC Cup Day, hosted on the 14th of May. This first day will see the Carnival's biggest race, the Group 1 $500,000 UBET BTC Cup, featuring the likes of Black Caviar and Apache Cat. Entertainment includes Daryl Braithwaite and the Carnival Social package, hosted by Future Racing Network.
The dress code for this day is Bold Colour, with the flower preference being salmon rose. This is the first day of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre's Fashions on the Field, so to ensure you have a chance to win, wear rich winter tones of mustards and burgundy, or bright, bold colours of vibrant blues and magenta. Men's attire must incorporate the winter racing dress standards of a suit or trousers and jacket, collared shirt, tie and dress shoes. For this day, men can incorporate a pop of colour into their attire, through a colourful tie or pocket square, to ensure their outfit is taken into account for $2,000 worth in prizes for the Fashions on the Field.
Gates open for members at 9.30 am, and for the public, 10 am.
Hosted at the Doomben Racecourse on the 21st of May, the Hardy Brothers Doomben Cup Day will be a star studded event featuring four Group races and entertainment by DJ duo Mashd n Kutcher. Race-goers will also have the opportunity to rub shoulders with their favourite celebrities, including Anna Heinrich and Tim Robards, at the Seven Sins Star Party.
The dress code of the day is Fashion Forward, with the flower being Scottish thistle. This is a day to truly push the fashion boundaries of traditional racewear, through incorporating this season's hottest trends, including bold, graphic prints and eastern influences. For men, adding clever accessories, seasonal mismatched prints and coordinating suit separates will help to push the style boundaries.
Commencing on the 28th of May at Doomben Racecourse; the James Boag's Premium Doomben 10,000 Day will feature an unmissable $750,000 Group 1 race. On this day, the Punter's Den package will provide race-goers with the ultimate experience, as well as Dragon performing after the last race.
Race-goers are given the opportunity to win over $3, 000 worth in Fashion on the Field prizes if they adhere to the day's dress code of A Touch of Metallic, with the flower being yellow rose. Combine structured pieces with hints of gold, silver, bronze and rose gold into your race day outfit for an on trend look. Incorporate metal-toned accessories within your outfit, or an elaborate metallic headpiece or crown to complete your look. For men, wearing a steel blue or grey suit with a standout tiepin or cufflinks will add a touch of metallic to their aesthetic.
On the 4th of June, the Treasury Casino & Hotel Ladies' Oaks Day will take place at Eagle Farm Racecourse. This will be the first race day after the Heritage listed racecourse's 1.2 billion restoration. The day will celebrate fierce femininity, as well as Australia and New Zealand's best fillies competing in the $500,000 Treasury Casino & Hotel Queensland Oaks.
More than $5,000 worth in prizes will be available with the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Fashions on the Field, with the flower of the day being white rose, whilst the dress code is Ladylike Glamour for women and a Touch of Pastel or Floral for men. This season's fashion trend of Victorian-inspired garments will work perfectly for this race day, with lace, florals, feathers and a soft colour palette complimenting this look. For men, incorporate soft pastel tones, florals or a checked shirt with pale chinos and a contrasting sports jacket will create an appropriate aesthetic for the race day.
Commencing on the 11th of June at the Eagle Farm Racecourse, this is the final day of the Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival. This day is steeped in pride, prestige and tradition, with the offering prize money of $3.9 million across the day, which includes three Group 1 and Group 2 races. Stay tuned for the announcement of the live entertainment which will close this year's Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival.
Race-goers, who abide by the dress code of Black and White with a Touch of Red, will have the chance to win over $8,000 worth in prizes with Indooroopilly Shopping Centre's Fashions on the Field. Classic, monochromatic racewear will ensure your ensemble is effortlessly chic. Incorporate a pop of red with bold lips, or accessories and headwear. For men, adorn a red tie or pin a simple red rose, which is the flower of the day, to their lapel for the day.
Gates open for members at 9 am, and for the public, 9.30 am.
For more information on the Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival, or the countless events being held throughout the carnival, be sure to visit the official Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival website.


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Q: how to save data secure and unreachable? I want to save some client side ids and codes that no body should reach them. Ids like ClientId and ClientSecretId that uses for authentication system.
So I did some search and just found some modified shared preferences like (Secure-preferences ) but it doesn't make data unreachable especially when user has root access.
is there any safe storage or something like that in android?
for example, where does screen lock's pin code save that nobody can't find that even with root access?
thanks

A: As far as i know there is no such kind of storage that you are looking for in android if i am not wrong. But you can do one thing, You can encrypt your id's and then save it within your database ... in that way even if user finds the saved file he wont be able to decrypt that easily and furthermore you can place that encrypted file in a restricted area of the filesystem where a normal user can't access it.
Android stores the screen lock's pin code pattern in a special file called gesture.key in /data/system/. As storing the pattern in plain text wouldn't be very save, Android only stores an unsalted SHA1-hashsum of this pattern. Accordingly, our pattern is stored as c8c0b24a15dc8bbfd411427973574695230458f0.

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Q: Day Light Saving Issue with Java Calendar This is regarding Java Calendar and the effects we encountered after today day light saving change in Toronto.
Below is the code
    Date date = new Date(); //Sun Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 2018
    Integer time = 349;

    Calendar scheduleDateCal = Calendar.getInstance();
    scheduleDateCal.setTime(date);

    scheduleDateCal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
    scheduleDateCal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
    String strSchAdminTime = String.valueOf(time);
    Integer schAdminMinute = time;

    if (strSchAdminTime.length() >= 2) {
        schAdminMinute = Integer.valueOf(strSchAdminTime.substring(strSchAdminTime.length()-2));
    }
    if(time>60){
        Integer schAdminHour = Integer.valueOf(strSchAdminTime.substring(0,strSchAdminTime.length()-2));
        scheduleDateCal.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, schAdminHour);
    }else{
        scheduleDateCal.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
    }
    scheduleDateCal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, schAdminMinute);

    System.out.println(scheduleDateCal.getTime());

I know this code hasn't done with the best practises however I need to maintain it for the current release. In here it uses integer to represent the time portion and later there is a logic to extract the hours and minutes from it.
When I followed the logic, the hour portion is 3. Then there is a logic to add this time to Calendar object with value 'Sun Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 2018' with below statement
scheduleDateCal.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, schAdminHour);

Theoretically after this calculation, the calendar object should have value "Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 EDT 2018". However it returns "Sun Mar 11 04:00:00 EDT 2018" I know starting from today the time will go one hour ahead with the daylight saving. Can any one please help me to understand this
Appreciate the help.

A: At 00:00:00 today (Sunday March 11, 2018) summer time (DST) was not yet in effect, so that time was correctly rendered as Sun Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 2018 (EST for Eastern Standard Time). Date.toString chooses between EST and EDT based on the time contained in the Date object (not based on the time the toString method is called). When you add 3 hours to that time, you cross the time at 2 when the clock was turned forward to 3. So 3 hours after your start time the time is 04:00:00 EDT (EDT for Eastern Daylight Time).
PS Modern code
PS In case you or someone else is interested, here is the modern — both simpler and shorter — version of your code. To set the time to 03:49:
    int time = 349;
    ZoneId zone = ZoneId.of("America/Toronto");
    ZonedDateTime scheduledDateTime = LocalDate.now(zone)
            .atTime(time / 100, time % 100)
            .atZone(zone);
    System.out.println(scheduledDateTime);

Today this printed

2018-03-11T03:49-04:00[America/Toronto]

Still better, of course, if you can get completely rid of representing 03:49 as the integer value 349. To use your JVM's time zone setting you may set zone to ZoneId.systemDefault(). This is fragile because the setting may be changed at any time by other parts of your program or other programs running in the same JVM.
To set the time to 3 hours 49 minutes after midnight (which with DST transition isn't the same thing, as you have seen):
    ZonedDateTime scheduledDateTime = LocalDate.now(zone)
            .atStartOfDay(zone)
            .plusHours(time / 100)
            .plusMinutes(time % 100);

This time I got

2018-03-11T04:49-04:00[America/Toronto]

A: EST is -5, EDT is -4, so you get 1 hour when you are calling add().
You can use scheduleDateCal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, schAdminHour) and scheduleDateCal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, schAdminMinute), if you need result in different timezone.


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Q: Multiple filter conditions in Angular2 Note: I'm new to software development, been functional consultant (non-technical) all these years.
I have a list of array being displayed using *ngFor as below:

{{borrower.name}},{{borrower.amount}},{{borrower.rate}},{{borrower.tenure}},{{borrower.city}}

Name is the string. Amount is the number that can take any value between 25000 to 100000. Rate is the number that can range from 12% to 20%. Tenure is the number that can take a value either 6 or 12. City is the string.
I want to filter the above array based on certain filter conditions as below:

<form>
    <input type="text" name="city" placeholder="Enter City" style="width: 100%">

<input type="checkbox" name="25kto50k">25000 - 50000

<input type="checkbox" name="50kto100k">50001 - 100000

<input type="checkbox" name="12to15">12% - 15%

<input type="checkbox" name="16to20">16% - 20%

<input type="checkbox" name="6months">6 Months

<input type="checkbox" name="12months">12 Months

</form>

The filter if applied will have at least one or more of the conditions.
This is my first question here. Please let me know if I'm missing something, will improve on next questions.

A: You can achieve this using a pipe on your *ngFor. The pipe would need to take each one of your checkbox values in as a series of args. Then you would use those args to reduce the result set down based on your criteria. Here is a plunkr if you need more details. The syntax to add a pipe to a *ngFor looks like this
*ngFor="let people of peopleCollection | customFilterPipe:hasFeetChckbx:hasScooterChckbx:hasBikeChckbx:hasCarChckbx"

Each ":" seperates each arg going into the pipe. The pipe transform method signature will look like this
transform(_initialCollection: People[], _hasFeet: boolean, _hasScooter:boolean, _hasBike:boolean, _hasCar:boolean)

_initialCollection is the data from the *ngFor collection, all parameters after that are being passed from the *ngFor in each ":".


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UK to Publish Scotland \'Super Poo Bug\' Report After Worst Outbreak in History
By Lianna Brinded
Updated November 24, 2014 08:32 GMT
C. Diff is a gut infection caused by a bacteria imbalance in the stomach, and is particularly prevalent in hospitals because antibiotics used to treat patients\' other problems can disrupt the \'good\' bacteria in their intestines. Reuters
Lord MacLean is set to publish the findings from a five year inquiry into Clostridium difficile (C. Diff) after Scotland experienced the worst outbreak of the super bug that causes deadly bouts of diarrhoea.
The £10m (€12.6m, $15.6m) investigation, which looked at the treatment of 63 patients at Vale of Leven Hospital in Dunbartonshire between December 2007 and June 2008, is set to determine how Scotland became afflicted with by the bacterial infection, after publication was has been previously delayed five times.
It is now set to be published around lunchtime on 24 November.
NHS Workers Stage Four-Hour Strike Over 1% Pay Rise Dispute
Mental Health Services Under \'Unprecedented Strain\', Say Nurses
#CameronMustGo: 107,000 Tweets Decry PM\'s Policies on Welfare, NHS and Banker\'s Bonuses
Ebola Virus: Thirty NHS Volunteers Head to Sierra Leone to Work in Treatment Centres
UK Stranded Without Emergency Services Helplines as Police 101 and NHS 111 Numbers Down Due to Vodafone \'Technical Glitch\'
"The Vale of Leven had a seismic impact on the way we deal with infection," said medical director Dr Jennifer Armstrong for the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GCC) to the BBC.
"We have really transformed the monitoring. We have implemented the Scottish Patient Safety programme. We have put so many changes in place, and our C. diff rates are so low now, that we are very confident that these changes will prevent an outbreak."
The probe was launched after it was determined that 31 Scottish patients died, largely due to C. Diff.
C. Diff is a gut infection caused by a bacteria imbalance in the stomach, and is particularly prevalent in hospitals because antibiotics used to treat patients' other problems can disrupt the 'good' bacteria in their intestines.
C. Diff is often described as a 'super-bug' because it can cause patients to fall ill again and again.
However, the GCC insist that many changes have been made over the past six years and subsequently cases of C. diff have fallen by 75% in Scotland.

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Decide between an addition problem written in vertical or horizontal format.
In Matchstick Shuffle, your goal is to take the incorrect addition problem presented by the computer and turn it into a correct equation by adding and removing matchsticks from the display.
Each number is made up of several matchsticks, similar to the way numbers on a calculator or alarm clock are formed with lights or liquid crystals. You can remove a matchstick by clicking on it, or you can add a matchstick by clicking where you would like it to appear. By doing this, you change the number.
The computer will tell you how many clicks are allowed, and will count down to zero as you click matchsticks.
If you reach zero, the board will reset, and you will get to try again.
There are over 3000 puzzles in the database, and for each puzzle, the computer has found one way of solving it. The computer's solution probably is not the best one, which means you may be able to solve the puzzle in less clicks than the computer allows you.
You can choose to display the addition problems in either vertical or horizontal format.


Some pubs are actually encouraging bar fights, the virtual variety at least. The McKinney ad agency has created a beer-themed arcade game to promote Big Boss Brewing.
The Last Barfighter is flash game styled after Street Fighter. Players choose one of five characters representing the five year-round Big Boss brews: Hell's Belle, Bad Penny, Angry Angel, Blanco Diablo and High Roller. The arcade cabinet features the leg cling popular in movie posters like National Lampoon's Vacation. Scantily-clad women claw at the hero, who holds up his beer in victory. The reverse side has a heroine in a similar pose. The coin slots have been replaced with beer taps that reward the winner with a microbrew sample. The taste of victory has never been so sweet.
Unfortunately, this machine is literally one-of-a-kind so don't expect to see it at your local bar anytime soon. The next showing will be Feb 27th 5-8PM at Big Boss Brewing (1249-A Wicker Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina).


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OPDE Starts The Construction Of Three New Solar Farms
With the new projects, the multinational will reach 70 MW of operational capacity in the country, which consolidates OPDE as one of the Leading companies in the photovoltaic sector with 7 large scale solar farms.
The multinational OPDE, who specialise in the development, construction and operation of photovoltaic farms, started construction works on three new photovoltaic plants located in England. The new installations will reach a combined capacity of 30 MW with an electrical generation sufficient to power 12.375
homes.
The new Solar farms are located near the towns of Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire; Crewkerne, Somerset; and in Iwade near Sittingbourne, Kent. The three solar farms will be connected to the grid between December 2015 and March 2016, each plant will produce approximately 10,000 MWh per year.
The construction of the three new solar farms in England consolidates OPDE ́s leadership in the development and operation of photovoltaic farms in United Kingdom. Once the new solar farms are connected to the grid, the company will have accumulated 69.8 MWp of installed photovoltaic capacity in the United Kingdom, distributed in seven projects, mostly located in the southern England.
"Our success in European markets has enabled us to expand significantly and undertake an internationalisation process, especially successful in United Kingdom, a country where we have developed and built seven outstanding photovoltaic farms of remarkable dimension. We are very proud of the results we have obtained in this market", the multinational underlines.
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Q: Dynamics CRM Detect if Delete Message is Cascade Delete I have a custom workflow activity that runs on delete of a custom entity.
I need to ascertain whether the delete message is a regular delete or a cascade delete from the parent entity (Opportunity).
I have found that the parent entity exists even when there is a cascade delete.
What else could I look at to find out if the delete is a result of a cascade delete?
I need to do get this info because the custom entity is updating the parent entity on delete - it should only update when the delete is not a result of a cascade delete, otherwise an SQL error is occurring, it is probably due to the fact that the workflow is trying to update a record that is being deleted in the transaction.
EDIT
Tanguy T asked the same question here, but it was not resolved.

A: I believe you can check ParentContext member of workflow context. If it is null or Message of ParentContext is not equal to Delete - this means that this is not Cascade Delete. Check this article.

A: Change your workflow to be a plugin, then you should be able to use Plugin Shared Variables to determine that information.  Just add a Pre Event plugin to the parent entity that specifies that this is part of a parent cascade delete.  Then in the child plugin, just check for that variable to exist, if it doesn't you know it's not a cascade.

A: I ended up

*

*Changing the relationship to referential

*Adding an asynchronous workflow that executed on-change of the child entities' lookup to it's parent

*The lookup was mandatory

*The workflow checked if the field was empty and called the below custom workflow activity if it was

This custom workflow activity deletes the current record:
public class DeleteCurrentRecord : CodeActivity
{
    protected override void Execute(CodeActivityContext context)
    {
        if (context == null)
        {
            throw new InvalidPluginExecutionException("Workflow context error. Please retry the operation.");
        }
        using (var workflowContext = new WorkflowContext(context))
        {
            DeleteRecord(workflowContext, context);
        }
    }
    public void DeleteRecord(WorkflowContext context, CodeActivityContext activityContext)
    {
        var targetId = context.Target != null ? context.Target.Id : context.TargetReference.Id;
        var targetName = context.Target != null ? context.Target.LogicalName : context.TargetReference.LogicalName;
        context.Service.Delete(targetName, targetId);
    }
}

This is the helper class that I wrote that gets everything I need from the CodeActivityContext.
It just saves writing the same boiler plate code for each workflow.
I can also construct an object in a console application to test the workflow locally:
/* WorkflowContext is a helper class that I wrote that gets all the CRM services
 * and everything else from a CodeActivityContext
 * I then pass an instance of it to methods
 * I add properties to WorkflowContext as needed
 * */
/* Contains objects that are taken from CodeActivityContext
 * */
public class WorkflowContext : IDisposable
{
    public IOrganizationService Service { get; private set; }
    public Entity Target { get; private set; }
    public EntityReference TargetReference { get; private set; }
    public Context Linq { get; private set; }
    public IWorkflowContext CurrentContext { get; set; }
    public string PrimaryEntityName { get; set; }
    public int Depth { get; set; }
    public WorkflowContext(CodeActivityContext activityContext)
    {
        IWorkflowContext context = activityContext.GetExtension<IWorkflowContext>();
        CurrentContext = context;
        PrimaryEntityName = context.PrimaryEntityName;
        Depth = context.Depth;
        IOrganizationServiceFactory factory = activityContext.GetExtension<IOrganizationServiceFactory>();
        if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target")) // On demand workflows do not have target
        {
            if (context.InputParameters["Target"].GetType() == typeof(Entity))
                Target = (Entity)context.InputParameters["Target"];
            else if (context.InputParameters["Target"].GetType() == typeof(EntityReference)) // delete and some other operations are EntityReference
                TargetReference = (EntityReference)context.InputParameters["Target"];
        }
        Service = factory.CreateOrganizationService(context.InitiatingUserId);
        Linq = new Context(Service);
    }
    // Constructor for testing
    public WorkflowContext(IOrganizationService service, Context linq, EntityReference targetReference, Entity target, bool inTransaction)
    {
        this.Service = service;
        this.Linq = linq;
        this.TargetReference = targetReference;
        this.Target = target;
    }
    public void Dispose()
    {
        Linq.Dispose();
    }
}


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Q: My background is under navbar.How to set the background just below the navbar? My background hides under the navbar.
How can I put the background start showing just below the navbar?

code:
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    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:src="@drawable/backgroundnew"
    android:scaleType="centerCrop" />

A: In your activity_main.xml, Have you closed the toolbar correctly?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay">
        </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

        <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:showIn="@layout/app_bar_main">

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@+id/container"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
    </RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

If you didn't close your toolbar, the view is overlapped.


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New Italian Version Comes in December
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At first, the US viewers got a version with a runtime of 140 minutes but that was quite a crime because this cut was heavily shortened and also ignored the overlapping structure of the original version with its runtime of 229 minutes. And since this longer cut has a very good reputation, a later release followed afterwards, as well.
The upcoming redux version was supposed to be up to 40 minutes longer but will eventually have a runtime of 244 minutes, thus including 25 more minutes.
The first country to get this new cut is Italy, where it will be released on December 4th, 2012. The Blu-ray will include both Italian and English audio lines. It is to be expected that other countries will get a release in the near future, too.
Release: Nov 25, 2012 - Author: Doc Idaho - Translator: Mike Lowrey
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland football team's home opener against the University of Temple is still scheduled for Saturday at noon despite the game possibly being affected by Hurricane Florence.
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text: Q: Sample size for each trial vs Number of trials conducted for Monte Carlo Simulation I am running some Monte Carlo Simulations on Matlab. I am wondering if running more Monte Carlo Simulation trials and taking the average value of these trials is the same as running a single trial with the same total number of samples? E.g. Running 10 trials with 10,000 samples in each trial and taking the mean of the 10 trials vs Running 1 trial with 100,000 samples. Are the two procedures in fact equivalent because the computational time required would presumably be the same?


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Home World A New Dawn For Iran?
A New Dawn For Iran?
James J. Raider
In the wake of demonstrations crowding hundreds of thousands onto the streets of Teheran, the world conjures up visions of the 1979 Islamic revolution. No such event is occurring today. The demonstrations are not revolutionary, but they will bring change.
If we were witnessing a revolution, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with the rest of the vast network of mullahs, would order the army to wreak havoc on the demonstrating public. There is no overt demand for change in the theological administration of the country. There is, however, a relatively peaceful and powerful request for alternate voices in governance, and for a lifting of oppressive measures.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's opponent Mir-Hossein Mousavi has indicated that he would seek to improve relations with the West and enhance the role of women, however, he should not be mistaken for a reformist. Had he been elected, change within Iran would have been minimal. Mousavi is a supporter of the ruling ayatollahs, and is unlikely to appear confrontational to the well entrenched ruler.
Many Iranians seek progress, but ayatollahs and religion will not easily surrender suzerainty over social, economic, and political life in Iran. Unless the violence on the streets escalates the demonstrations into visibly bloody confrontations that are filmed, and disseminated on YouTube, Khamenei will remain firmly in control for the foreseeable future. He will carefully manage Ahmadinejad's newfound vigor following his landslide victory, and navigate around the Iranian President's calls for cleaning up corruption among the powerful clerics.
Demonstrators, University Students in particular, are being threatened with the death penalty if they "insight unrest." Reports indicate that demonstrators are being arrested by the Basij (the Revolutionary Guards), however, their ultimate physical abuse or dispositions will not find their way to our TV sets, or to our computer screens.
Even with the violence, there is a possibility that the marches will continue, and will have impact. The unusual size of the current demonstrations could coerce and change the inertia that has gripped Iranians wishing for an end to the economic and political abuse they are enduring. It may be that the growing crowds, comprised principally of young people, are the proverbial genie that cannot be repressed back into the bottle.
The vast diaspora of Iranians, who left Iran over the past two decades, provides a passionate international network supportive of the demonstrations favoring change. There are anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 Iranians living in the United Sates and Canada, many in Southern California as well as in Toronto and Vancouver. If, in time, the genie succeeds in remaining free of the bottle, a great many of these expatriates would rapidly find their way back to their homeland, bringing their education, contacts, capabilities and money with them. Their return would stimulate an economic growth for Iran that would rapidly escalate the country's standard of living.
Iran is rich in natural resources, and Iranians have long demonstrated a propensity for hard work and creativity, along with a willingness to "build," when they are not suppressed by autocratic governments. The lifting of sanctions alone would provide Iran an immediate and discernable economic boost. The resulting socio-economic transformation within Iran would change the Middle East. Iran would become positively pivotal in the region.
The mullahs may have long feared that change would eventually come in reaction to their abuse of the population. Many have moved the proceeds of their pilfering offshore, "just in case." Some have built themselves Los Angeles and West Vancouver mansions, in anticipation that the gun might eventually not suppress the crowds in Tehran.
The potential for change is directly conditional on the persistence and endurance of the youth filling the streets of Iran. It will be unstoppable if the demonstrations move to the poorer rural regions of the country. Although the nature of the change that crowds are clamoring for may not for now be as dramatic as the video scenes escaping the crackdown, their demands will persist. We can expect that the extent of that change will gradually expand to encompass the nature of Iranian governance. It is now only a matter of time. The growing crowds are shouting, and are being heard.
James Raider writes The Pacific Gate Post
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text:
'''OpenGL extension APPLE.element_array

This module customises the behaviour of the
OpenGL.raw.GL.APPLE.element_array to provide a more
Python-friendly API

Overview (from the spec)

	This extension provides facilities to improve DrawElements style vertex
	indices submission performance by allowing index arrays.  Using this
	extension these arrays can be contained inside a vertex array range and
	thus pulled directly by the graphics processor, avoiding the CPU overhead
	of touching the index data.

	This extension is most useful when used in conjunction with the
	APPLE_vertex_array_range extension. APPLE_vertex_array_range provides an
	interface for storing vertex array data. In cases where large amounts of
	vertex data are in use, the index data used to construct primitives
	(typically as passed to the GL through DrawElements) can impose a
	significant bandwidth burden. APPLE_element_array allows the application to
	specify independent arrays of elements, which can then be cached using
	APPLE_vertex_array_range.  In effect this creates a more orthogonal
	interface for both vertex indices and data.

The official definition of this extension is available here:
http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/APPLE/element_array.txt
'''
from OpenGL import platform, constant, arrays
from OpenGL import extensions, wrapper
import ctypes
from OpenGL.raw.GL import _types, _glgets
from OpenGL.raw.GL.APPLE.element_array import *
from OpenGL.raw.GL.APPLE.element_array import _EXTENSION_NAME

def glInitElementArrayAPPLE():
    '''Return boolean indicating whether this extension is available'''
    from OpenGL import extensions
    return extensions.hasGLExtension( _EXTENSION_NAME )

# INPUT glElementPointerAPPLE.pointer size not checked against 'type'
glElementPointerAPPLE=wrapper.wrapper(glElementPointerAPPLE).setInputArraySize(
    'pointer', None
)
# INPUT glMultiDrawElementArrayAPPLE.count size not checked against primcount
# INPUT glMultiDrawElementArrayAPPLE.first size not checked against primcount
glMultiDrawElementArrayAPPLE=wrapper.wrapper(glMultiDrawElementArrayAPPLE).setInputArraySize(
    'count', None
).setInputArraySize(
    'first', None
)
# INPUT glMultiDrawRangeElementArrayAPPLE.count size not checked against primcount
# INPUT glMultiDrawRangeElementArrayAPPLE.first size not checked against primcount
glMultiDrawRangeElementArrayAPPLE=wrapper.wrapper(glMultiDrawRangeElementArrayAPPLE).setInputArraySize(
    'count', None
).setInputArraySize(
    'first', None
)
### END AUTOGENERATED SECTION

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Gilé é um dos dois Postos Administrativos da província, com sua divisão administrativa a incluir as localidades de Kaiane, Mamala, Manhope, Moniea, Naheche, Uape e, naturalmente, Gilé.

O Posto Administrativo de Gilé, de acordo com o Censo de 2007, inclui uma população de  residentes.

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text:
Q: How to stream uploaded video with AWS? The main task is to protect video from downloading.
To achieve it, we decided to set up Video Streaming from S3.
The project has an PHP API and a client. The API generates Pre-Signed URL to where the video should be uploaded in S3 bucket. Then, client can request video by a CDN URL. But, with signed urls, video can be downloaded from the client.
We found an approach, when video is converted to MPEG-DASH with AWS Elemental MediaConverter. The Job for MediaConverter can be created via API. Then it should be streamed via AWS Elemental MediaPackage and CloudFront.
The problems are:

*

*How to understand when the video upload is finished, to start MediaConverter Job?

*MPEG-DASH file has a .mpd manifest, but MediaPackage requires .smil manifest. How to auto generate this file from a .mpd?

P.S. If I'm wrong somewhere, please, correct me.

A: How to understand when the video upload is finished, to start MediaConverter Job?
It could be achieved by the following workflow

*

*the ingest user uploads a video to the watchfolder bucket in S3

*the s3:PutItem event triggers a Lambda function that calls MediaConvert to convert the videos.

*Converted videos are stored in S3 by MediaConvert

High level instructions as follow.

*

*create an Amazon S3 bucket to use for uploading videos to be converted. Bucket name example: vod-watchfolder-firstname-lastname

*create an Amazon S3 bucket to use for storing converted video outputs from MediaConvert (enables public read, Static website hosting and CORS)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <CORSConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
  <CORSRule>
      <AllowedOrigin>*</AllowedOrigin>
      <AllowedMethod>GET</AllowedMethod>
      <MaxAgeSeconds>3000</MaxAgeSeconds>
      <AllowedHeader>*</AllowedHeader>
  </CORSRule>
  </CORSConfiguration>

*create an IAM role to Pass to MediaConvert. Use the IAM console to create a new role. Name it MediaConvertRole and select AWS Lambda for the role type. Use inline policies to grant permissions to other resources needed for the lambda to execute.

*Create an IAM Role for Your Lambda function. Use the IAM console to create a role. Name it VODLambdaRole and select AWS Lambda for the role type. Attach the managed policy called AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole to this role to grant the necessary CloudWatch Logs permissions. Use inline policies to grant permissions to other resources needed for the lambda to execute.
  {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
          {
              "Action": [
                  "logs:CreateLogGroup",
                  "logs:CreateLogStream",
                  "logs:PutLogEvents"
              ],
              "Resource": "*",
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Sid": "Logging"
          },
          {
              "Action": [
                  "iam:PassRole"
              ],
              "Resource": [
                  "ARNforMediaConvertRole"
              ],
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Sid": "PassRole"
          },
          {
              "Action": [
                  "mediaconvert:*"
              ],
              "Resource": [
                  "*"
              ],
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Sid": "MediaConvertService"
          },
          {
              "Action": [
                  "s3:*"
              ],
              "Resource": [
                  "*"
              ],
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Sid": "S3Service"
          }
      ]
  }

*Create a lambda Function for converting videos. Use the AWS Lambda console to create a new Lambda function called VODLambdaConvert that will process the API requests. Use the provided convert.py example implementation for your function code.
  #!/usr/bin/env python

  import glob
  import json
  import os
  import uuid
  import boto3
  import datetime
  import random
  from urllib.parse import urlparse
  import logging

  from botocore.client import ClientError

  logger = logging.getLogger()
  logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

  S3 = boto3.resource('s3')

  def handler(event, context):
  '''
  Watchfolder handler - this lambda is triggered when video objects are uploaded to the
  SourceS3Bucket/inputs folder.
  It will look for two sets of file inputs:
      SourceS3Bucket/inputs/SourceS3Key:
          the input video to be converted

      SourceS3Bucket/jobs/*.json:
          job settings for MediaConvert jobs to be run against the input video. If
          there are no settings files in the jobs folder, then the Default job will be run
          from the job.json file in lambda environment.

  Ouput paths stored in outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['DashIsoGroupSettings']['Destination']
  are constructed from the name of the job settings files as follows:

      s3://<MediaBucket>/<basename(job settings filename)>/<basename(input)>/<Destination value from job settings file>
  '''

  assetID = str(uuid.uuid4())
  sourceS3Bucket = event['Records'][0]['s3']['bucket']['name']
  sourceS3Key = event['Records'][0]['s3']['object']['key']
  sourceS3 = 's3://'+ sourceS3Bucket + '/' + sourceS3Key
  destinationS3 = 's3://' + os.environ['DestinationBucket']
  mediaConvertRole = os.environ['MediaConvertRole']
  application = os.environ['Application']
  region = os.environ['AWS_DEFAULT_REGION']
  statusCode = 200
  jobs = []
  job = {}

  # Use MediaConvert SDK UserMetadata to tag jobs with the assetID
  # Events from MediaConvert will have the assetID in UserMedata
  jobMetadata = {}
  jobMetadata['assetID'] = assetID
  jobMetadata['application'] = application
  jobMetadata['input'] = sourceS3

  try:

      # Build a list of jobs to run against the input.  Use the settings files in WatchFolder/jobs
      # if any exist.  Otherwise, use the default job.

      jobInput = {}
      # Iterates through all the objects in jobs folder of the WatchFolder bucket, doing the pagination for you. Each obj
      # contains a jobSettings JSON
      bucket = S3.Bucket(sourceS3Bucket)
      for obj in bucket.objects.filter(Prefix='jobs/'):
          if obj.key != "jobs/":
              jobInput = {}
              jobInput['filename'] = obj.key
              logger.info('jobInput: %s', jobInput['filename'])

              jobInput['settings'] = json.loads(obj.get()['Body'].read())
              logger.info(json.dumps(jobInput['settings']))

              jobs.append(jobInput)

      # Use Default job settings in the lambda zip file in the current working directory
      if not jobs:

          with open('job.json') as json_data:
              jobInput['filename'] = 'Default'
              logger.info('jobInput: %s', jobInput['filename'])

              jobInput['settings'] = json.load(json_data)
              logger.info(json.dumps(jobInput['settings']))

              jobs.append(jobInput)

      # get the account-specific mediaconvert endpoint for this region
      mediaconvert_client = boto3.client('mediaconvert', region_name=region)
      endpoints = mediaconvert_client.describe_endpoints()

      # add the account-specific endpoint to the client session
      client = boto3.client('mediaconvert', region_name=region, endpoint_url=endpoints['Endpoints'][0]['Url'], verify=False)

      for j in jobs:
          jobSettings = j['settings']
          jobFilename = j['filename']

          # Save the name of the settings file in the job userMetadata
          jobMetadata['settings'] = jobFilename

          # Update the job settings with the source video from the S3 event
          jobSettings['Inputs'][0]['FileInput'] = sourceS3

          # Update the job settings with the destination paths for converted videos.  We want to replace the
          # destination bucket of the output paths in the job settings, but keep the rest of the
          # path
          destinationS3 = 's3://' + os.environ['DestinationBucket'] + '/' \
              + os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(sourceS3Key))[0] + '/' \
              + os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(jobFilename))[0]

          for outputGroup in jobSettings['OutputGroups']:

              logger.info("outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == %s", outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'])

              if outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'FILE_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['FileGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['FileGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey

              elif outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'HLS_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['HlsGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['HlsGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey

              elif outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'DASH_ISO_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['DashIsoGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['DashIsoGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey

              elif outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'DASH_ISO_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['DashIsoGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['DashIsoGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey

              elif outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'MS_SMOOTH_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['MsSmoothGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['MsSmoothGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey

              elif outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'] == 'CMAF_GROUP_SETTINGS':
                  templateDestination = outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['CmafGroupSettings']['Destination']
                  templateDestinationKey = urlparse(templateDestination).path
                  logger.info("templateDestinationKey == %s", templateDestinationKey)
                  outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['CmafGroupSettings']['Destination'] = destinationS3+templateDestinationKey
              else:
                  logger.error("Exception: Unknown Output Group Type %s", outputGroup['OutputGroupSettings']['Type'])
                  statusCode = 500

          logger.info(json.dumps(jobSettings))

          # Convert the video using AWS Elemental MediaConvert
          job = client.create_job(Role=mediaConvertRole, UserMetadata=jobMetadata, Settings=jobSettings)

  except Exception as e:
      logger.error('Exception: %s', e)
      statusCode = 500
      raise

  finally:
      return {
          'statusCode': statusCode,
          'body': json.dumps(job, indent=4, sort_keys=True, default=str),
          'headers': {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'}
      }

*Make sure to configure your function to use the VODLambdaRole IAM role you created in the previous section.

*Create a S3 Event Trigger for your Convert lambda. Use the AWS Lambda console to add a putItem trigger from the vod-watchfolder-firstname-lastname S3 bucket to the VODLambdaConvert lambda.

*test the watchfolder automation. You can use your own video or use the test.mp4 video included in this folder to test the workflow.

*For detail, please refer to this document https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-media-services-vod-automation/blob/master/MediaConvert-WorkflowWatchFolderAndNotification/README-tutorial.md
MPEG-DASH file has a .mpd manifest, but MediaPackage requires .smil manifest. How to auto generate this file from a .mpd?

*

*as of today, MediaConvert has no auto generate smil file function. Therefore, you could either consider to change the output to HLS and ingest to Mediapackage. Or, creating the smil file manually. Reference document are below

*HLS VOD ingest to Mediapackage: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-media-services-simple-vod-workflow/blob/master/13-VODMediaPackage/README-tutorial.md

*Creating smil file: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod-smil.html


Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering organized the Industrial visit to INS-Valsura, Jamnagar.
One-Day Seminar On "Conventional and Advanced Chemical Engineering Practices" on 7th Sep 2018 .
Since mankind has evolved, humans have changed the environment to enhance his life and satisfy his needs through several developmental activities. Industrialization and urbanization have brought rapid social, economic, and technological changes in the society. In mean time, industrialization has contributed to development of our country. Now government of India supporting for new business start up, but during start-up also there are many challenges, risk involvement in start up. How to beat competition? What are different Marketing strategies? After starting business, what are the different engineering practices? All leaner will learn about all this. Conventional and advanced chemical engineering practices are also important to increase productivity by maintaining quality and quantity of product with reasonable cost.


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This elegant guide for spiritual sharing offers small groups the opportunity to connect through readings and journaling assignments. It features thought-provoking exercises on topics ranging from forgiveness and loss to nature, money, and friendship.
An easy-to-use handbook for both leaders and participants, Heart to Heart includes exercises for personal contemplation before each meeting and outlines a program for sharing these reflections in a small group. The authors present a model for careful, uninterrupted listening that allows participants to feel truly heard. Enriched by the experience, group members can take what they learn about themselves and each other into their homes, churches, and the wider world.
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2019 Writers in Residence Program ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
By Eisha Vatsal • November 18, 2018 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence
Ms. JD is currently seeking applications for our 2019 Writers in Residence Program. The Writers in Residence program was started in 2010 and is a select group of practicing attorneys, alternative career individuals, pre-law students, current law students, and other professionals who contribute monthly articles for one year to the Ms. JD blog on a topic of their choosing. Some blog titles this year were: Concrete Ceilings and Open Doors: Women of Color & The Law, Drive Your Journey, Monthly Mantra: Finding Health and Wellness in the Law, Failure Turned Inside Out, The Road Less Traveled: Alternative Legal Paths, The M in…
Welcome 2018 Writers in Residence
By Eisha Vatsal • February 03, 2018 •Writers in Residence
We are excited to introduce the 2018 Writers in Residence, which consists of a small group of columnists who provide monthly articles on the Ms. JD Blog. Our online community provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers, law students, and pre-law students. In the past, our writers have given rise to some of Ms. JD's most inspiring, hilarious, and provocative content to date. I'm excited to introduce this year's Writers: Amy Impellizzeri: Lawyer Interrupted Ani Torossian: Ms. Cyberlaw Brittany Wiegand: Selfie with no filter: the 1L life Claire Parsons: Tips from a New Equity Partner who Never Thought She'd Make…
Take Two: It's just the beginning
By Eisha Vatsal • December 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence
Whew it's December. This year has flown by rather quickly. I can't believe that 2017 is almost over. I was just talking with a friend the other day about her birthday party, only to realize that it was five months ago. It's crazy how time flies by (when you are having fun), but also when you are busy. I have to keep reminding myself what day it is because all the days mesh together. Being a part of the Writers in Residence Program has taught me to appreciate what we have. There's a saying that we want what we can't…
Take Two: The Season of Giving
By Eisha Vatsal • November 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence
Jingle bells, Jingle bells...Don't worry I won't be singing Christmas songs until AFTER Thanksgiving. People forget that between Halloween and Christmas is a very important holiday, where we remember what we are most thankful for and to whom. Foremost, I am thankful to my family who has always been there for me, cheering me on, and encouraging me to never give up. 2017 has been whirlwind of adventures, from starting a new job, moving 80 miles to an unknown city and area, and becoming completely independent. I relied on my family every step of the way. I learn a lot…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—Should I Go To Law School?
By Eisha Vatsal • October 05, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Law School
When I was in law school, I met several attorneys, and I would always ask the same question: what advice do you have for someone in law school? Too often the answer was "I wish I never went" or "Don't go to law school." Later when I was asked for advice on whether to go to law school, I would joke and say no, but I would also ask the person why. It's a question that's never truly thought about. Why? Why do you want to go to law school? Why do you want to be a lawyer? What's the…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—Time Flies When You Are Having Fun
By Eisha Vatsal • September 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence
It's September. Schools are starting up again this week. October is next month and in three months, 2017 is over. Where did the summer go? August seemed to disappear in a blink of an eye. It is incredible to think that I have been at my current job for almost five months when it feels much longer. Albert Einstein once said that "time is an illusion" and the dividing line between past, present and future is an illusion. Lately, time has been slipping through the fingers, not knowing what day it is, but knowing whether it is a workday or…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—Workplace Antics
By Eisha Vatsal • August 06, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers
My company recently went through a takeover. Needless to say, the changes that came with it are anything but sunshine and butterflies. Every week, new policies and procedures are implemented, forcing employees to conform. People are being shuffled around, most of the time without much notice, leaving the rest of the team to refocus and distribute cases. Since the takeover, work has been more stressful, especially when the thought of not meeting our yearly goal is over our heads. Every day I come home, exhausted, ready to fall asleep at 5pm (or during work at 2pm, take your pick). Despite…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—What I wish I knew, Part 1
By Eisha Vatsal • July 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Law School, Issues, Mentoring and Networking
At work, I try to take twenty-minute walks twice a day with some friends. During these walks, we stretch out our legs, get some exercise, and talk about the craziness of our cases. Often times the topics of student loans, what I wished I knew before law school or Trump's antics come up. While I will refrain from discussing my views on politics here, I do want to discuss the other two, potentially in multiple posts. Student Loans I am fortunate that I do not have student loans, but that does not mean I do not understand and sympathize with…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—-J.D. Advantage
By Eisha Vatsal • June 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
It's been over one year since I graduated law school (thank you Facebook for reminding me). In that time, I have experienced the ups and downs of life. Twice I moved apartments and cities. I found a full-time job that I truly enjoy and has a great work environment. Overall, I've been very fortunate despite what life has thrown at me. As the Class of 2017 begin studying for the bar, there's a spectrum of feelings and emotions surging. While studying is important, so is your health. Remember to take care of yourself, exercise, get out of the house, and…
Take Two: The Journey to Retaking the Bar—New Job, New City, New Experiences
By Eisha Vatsal • May 08, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Careers
In my last post, I discussed tips for finding a job, and I can honestly say that one of those tips got me my job. Referrals. My friend referred me to the Human Resources Director of her employment, and two interviews later, I accepted a job as Recovery Specialist with the company. As a Recovery Specialist, my primary responsibility is recovering money for insurance companies for claims they paid for on behalf of their members. This job entails negotiating on the phone and a high volume of cases. Accepting this position meant I had to move eighty miles to a…


Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected by BP to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the Phase 2 of the Khazzan Project in the Sultanate of Oman.
Under the terms of the three-year contract, Jacobs will continue to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services in support of the project, including the ongoing expansion of the gas gathering system, wellsite facilities and export pipelines.
Khazzan is considered to be one of the biggest tight gas projects in the Middle East and Phase 1 is expected to develop approximately seven trillion standard cubic ft of gas, deliver plateau production of one billion standard cubic ft of gas per day and 25,000 bbls of gas condensate per day.
In September 2017, a significant milestone was reached when Phase 1 of the BP Khazzan Project achieved first gas ahead of schedule. Jacobs delivered engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the process and infrastructure work during the first phase of this greenfield project, through its global integrated delivery model, utilising knowledge from a diverse group of employees, as well as local construction suppliers.
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WebEdge is Australia's most qualified NationBuilder provider.
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Send your or your students' favorite books of the year to Courtney to share in May.
The 9th season of SYNC and free audiobooks for teens opens in just one week! Have you put all your local teens onto the news that 26 audiobooks can be theirs for free and to keep as the summer unfolds?
General sessions will be on Friday October 5th and Saturday October 6th and can be on any topic you feel passionate about relating to school libraries. Be sure to indicate in the form which days/times work best for you. You DO NOT need to be a member of NLA or NSLA to submit a conference proposal. Please be sure to select NSLA as the sponsor for your session in Question #1. This will make sure your proposal is included in the school library strand for review.
Lead presenters get to attend conference for FREE!! You get admission to the Friday night Golden Sower Gala (plus dinner) AND free lunch at our business meeting on Saturday!
Make global connections through events such as International Dot Day or Global Read Aloud Day.
Participate in some of the activities on Empatico, which helps connect classrooms around the world.
Engage the school community in a project from the World's Largest Lesson. Work together to help end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change.
Join us for stories with a special guest reader and enjoy Children's Day celebratory crafts. Children in attendance will receive a free book to take home, while supplies last!
We will explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime. Interaction and participation are welcome. Children of all ages are welcome; storytimes will be tailored for the age of the children present. Childcare groups, please call in advance.
Thank you to Kim Moriarty at Davis Middle School for sharing this idea! On the work day in April, she set out a selection of books, bananas, and granola bars for the staff. They could take a snack and check out a book from the library! As you can see from the sign up sheet in the picture, she had a few takers! What a great idea to get books into the hands of your teachers!
We often hear from educators who feel like they don't have the time to address digital citizenship in their classrooms. With an already overloaded to-do list of annual teaching objectives, setting aside a week (or even a day) to focus on responsible technology use -- let alone making time to plan those extra lessons -- feels challenging.
Shouldn't these skills be taught in homeroom? Or by the media specialist during library time? Sure, many schools find integrating digital citizenship as a stand-alone program within those classes works well and allows for clear and measurable implementation school-wide. However, digital citizenship skills don't have to be presented as targeted lessons. They can also be integrated into our everyday teaching.
Be sure to read the whole article linked below for the "what teachers can do about it" suggestions.
Students may plagiarize for many reasons, ranging from laziness to sloppiness to a lack of understanding about the reason for citations, but teachers can employ a series of strategies to prevent problems while also teaching students good scholarly practices.
#7 They think they are supposed to reproduce what the experts have said.
#6 They have difficulty integrating source material into their own exposition or argument.
#5 They do not understand why people make such a fuss about sources.
#3 They do not understand that they need to cite facts, figures, and ideas, not just quotations.
#1 They are used to a collaborative model of knowledge production.
The Metro Omaha CSTA chapter will hosting a FREE all-day Computer Science Professional Development Workshop for K-12 teachers on July 30, 2018 at the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha, NE. The goal for this workshop is to bring together teachers in our state to learn about the latest research, tools, and curriculum, and to share Computer Science resources.
During this workshop, you will experience various Computer Science lessons designed for specific grade levels. Multiple sessions will be held throughout the day and resources will be collected for distribution and availability beyond the single day.
This will be a teacher-centered workshop containing topics that YOU want to know about. You will walk away with resources to start the school year off successfully and know all the exciting K-12 computing opportunities available to you and your students during the year. You don't want to miss this unique opportunity!
Teachers will also receive a variety of CS swag and goodies to take back to their classroom.
If you're interested in attending this workshop, please click on the link below to complete the Interest Form by May 11. After May 11th, we will send you more information and a link to a survey to get your preferences on what you want to learn about.
More Star Wars Ideas for May the 4th be with You!
Click on the death star picture for some programming ideas.


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Q: Server 08 RDP: possible to warn if same user is already connected? Currently we do some development and monitoring over 1 RDP account (administrator) to a server 2008 r2 machine, as everyone needs to share the same instance of everything to ensure consistency. The problem is that while one person is connected and working away, if someone else tries to connect using the same account, it will boot the first person off and yield control to the second person. The only warning comes a bit too late, when the first person receives a message saying "Another user connected to the remote computer, so your connection was lost".
Is there any known way to warn the incoming user that someone is already connected (similar to the type of message you might get when working with different accounts), or to allow the victim the option of not being booted?

A: Some bad news for you: There is no way to get RDP to warn you when you are about to log in to an existing session. It only warns when you are going to log in via RDP and another user is already logged in. sad face

Wait... it might be theoretically possible using remote scripting. You can use the query command and the user option to get a list of logged on users. You could then search for the username that interests you and see if the ACTIVE tag is in the STATE column. From there, you could invoke an .rdp file if the user is not logged on or send a warning dialog if the user is logged on.
It's homemade, but it should work.
Example from one of my Windows servers:
C:\Users\BigKahuna>query user
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>BigKahuna          rdp-tcp#0           1  Active          .  3/26/2012 6:51
PM

A: This vbs script can be used to avoid kicking out someone already logged into a windows server under the same username:
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set p = objShell.Exec("qwinsta /server:serverName")
Do While p.Status = 0
    WScript.Sleep 100
Loop
If InStr(p.StdOut.ReadAll, "Active") <= 0 then objShell.Run("mstsc C:\Users\username\Documents\Default.rdp")

It really just checks if there is any active user at all, but knowing your user name you could modify the last line to check specifically for it.


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Interview with Nicholas Logsdail: Lisson's founder in both expansive and expansionist mood
Contemporary art dealer affirms his confidence in the artists he works with by doubling the gallery space at the Lisson
James Hall
One of the season's most exciting developments among London's contemporary art galleries is the provision of additional exhibition space for the Lisson Gallery. It comes through a building in Bell Street which Nicholas Logsdail acquired four years ago. Architect Tony Fretton has constructed a link at first floor level between Logsdail's present quarters in Lisson Street and the new building where three new floors for showing art have been created. Dan Graham has been invited to inaugurate the expanded gallery with an exhibition of models and photographs for new architectural projects (7 November to 4 January).
Founded in 1967 by Nicholas Logsdail, the Lisson Gallery is now reaping the rewards for its long standing commitment to European and American minimalism and, since the early Eighties for its extraordinarily successful promotion of a new generation of British sculptors such as Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Anish Kapoor, Julian Opie and Bill Woodrow. However, despite being universally hailed for his ability to spot young talent, it is now four years since Logsdale introduced us to a young unknown. He has remained aloof from the so called Goldsmiths phenomenon and the question that everyone is asking is whether in his new and expanded gallery he will show a new generation of artists or simply consolidate the old.
James Hall interviewed Nicholas Logsdail about the genesis of the original Lisson Gallery, the new space and plans for the future.
What made you decide on this kind of space?
Nicholas Logsdail: I didn't know what kind of building to build until about eighteen months ago I went to New York and saw the last throes of the boomtime with these unbelievably enormous private gallery spaces which were also very expensive. It struck me as being absurd, ostentatious, not very interesting, all about selling and not about art. There was no intimacy to them. They were like fake museums without the scholarship or the qualities you attribute to good museums. On my return from New York I finally decided that what we should do is a series of rooms stacked on top of each other. We already have a good size space with the existing gallery which will remain more or less as it is. That space is a daunting one, particularly for younger artists. It is difficult to handle. The new building gives us a whole new dimension of flexibility—we can do large scale individual shows; a series of smaller individual shows that are thematic in some way; or a modest show for a new artist, or even for an established artist. Dan Graham will only occupy the new building, and we will have a mixed show in the existing space; then Richard Deacon will use it all. In a way we are spoilt for choice.
I was interested when you said that young artists find the existing space intimidating...
You might be interested to know that nobody has had a first appearance there.
Since the small Bell Street space closed in 1987 the gallery seems to have been missing something. The last first show for a young artist was, I believe, of Grenville Davey in 1987. That's four years ago. Everyone is wondering whether, with the opening of the new space, you will be promoting young artists again, or just consolidating your position.
There are a number of young artists I am interested in and they have tended to say that the existing space is too hot to handle. Now things will be much more casual. If someone wants to do something and I am interested in it, I will be able to say that's fine, have the space.
Can you say who these artists are?
I can't for the very simple reason that the way I work is that I don't like to make predictions until they become realities. There are three younger artists who either have never shown before or have never shown in this country before, and perhaps five artists to whom I have casually said, "when you are ready come and see the building when it is finished and see if you have some ideas and then we can discuss them". For younger artists there should be a natural casualness.
Your gallery has been extraordinarily successful in recent years, but do you think that the cultural climate in this country has changed to any significant degree?
Not really. I think that there are two fundamental problems. One is that the public sector is so appallingly underfunded and the people who devotedly continue to work in the public sector are generaly very badly paid. This is symptomatic of the second problem—that there isn't recognition at higher government levels, regardless of which party is in power, that living cultural activity is very important to the country as a whole. Because there isn't any money, there aren't any major international exhibitions in this country. Having said that, I still think that if the public sector was restructured properly, you could achieve much more—by focusing more on what seems to be relevant than by relying on committee decisions in which there is no place for democracy. There is no reason artistically to deal with the good, the mediocre and the downright uninteresting. Another problem is that as soon as British people become rich and successful, they want big country houses, and if they can't get their hands on the real thing, they fill it with reproduction antique furniture.
Has the proportion of sales to British collectors changed over the years?
Not significantly. It vacillates between about 30% and 10%. In the last year I would say it has probably gone down to about 5%, but that has been replaced by things happening in other countries. Fortunately we have been able to generate income this year at the same level as last year.
With the emergence of a young generation of artists in this country—the likes of Ian Davenport, Fiona Rae and Rachel Whiteread, who are still in their twenties but have been nominated for the Turner Prize—many people think that it is an exciting moment in British Art. You have remained quite aloof from these developments. Do you think it's an exciting moment?
I haven't got a clue. I see no clear signals that this is really a formative period because I think it is much too early to say. I think it is probably the last throes of the Eighties boom time where a young genius was being discovered every five minutes somewhere in the world, and being thrust into the limelight with the most extraordinary promotion. Of course the avant-garde—if one can use such a term any more—has always had a predisposition to do that, but it has a very poor track record in terms of people who actually end up coming through. Very rarely do you have these fully formed sensibilities coming straight out of art-school. David Hockney and Richard Long are the only ones I can think of.
What I am fairly sure about is that these situations are never born out of affluence. It is much more likely that something interesting is going to come out of this recession period because that is when people have to live by their wits, have got their backs against the wall and have to be ingenious and inventive. This gallery came out of a period like that. It was about being inventive, and not some kind of publicity scam. Much of the new art that has emerged in the last four or five years is still more re-hashism. Where are the terrorists?
Originally appeared in The Art Newspaper as 'Nicholas Logsdail in both expansive and expansionist mood'
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