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S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd Company Snapshot
S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd operates in the Nondurable goods sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd with three other miscellaneous retailers and wholesalers in Asia: Azearth Corporation (2020 sales of 9.94 billion Japanese Yen [US$95.74 million] of which 55% was Environmental Procurement), Ban Loong Holdings Ltd of HONG KONG (1.16 billion Hong Kong Dollars [US$149.92 million] of which 92% was Trading Segment), and Harima-Kyowa Company Limited (51.83 billion Japanese Yen [US$499.12 million] of which 100% was wholesale business .).
Sales Analysis. S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd reported sales of ¥38.18 billion (US$367.66 million) for the fiscal year ending March of 2020. This represents a decrease of 1.0% versus 2019, when the company's sales were ¥38.55 billion. The sales level in 2020 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2015, S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd had sales of ¥35.88 billion.
S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd
1 Week 1.2% 13 Weeks 0.0%
4 Weeks 3.8% 52 Weeks -7.4%
S. Ishimitsu & Co. Ltd Key Data:
Exchanges: TYO Major Industry: Household & Personal Products
2020 Sales 38,179,095,000
Fiscal Yr Ends: March Shares Outstanding: 7,708,009


An exercise to test plans for border disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit has been described as "too little too late" by hauliers.
A convoy of 89 lorries took part in two test runs from the disused Manston Airport, near Ramsgate in Kent, on a 20-mile route to the Port of Dover.
The Department for Transport said they went well and traffic ran smoothly.
But the Road Haulage Association said the process should have begun months earlier.
Its chief executive Richard Burnett said the trial "cannot possibly duplicate the reality of 4,000 trucks that would be held at Manston Airport in the event of a no-deal Brexit".
"It's too little too late, this process should have started nine months ago," he added.
"We've got to remember 10,000 lorries visit the Channel ports every single day so a test with less than 100 is not even a drop in the ocean," he said.
But Toby Howe, from Kent County Council, said: "What we're learning from this is not based on 1,000 lorries or whatever.
"What we want to know is how quickly they can actually get out of the airport behind us and how quickly they will get to the various points on the stage.
Up to 150 lorries had originally been expected to take part in the trial, known as Operation Brock, to test the airport site's suitability as a mass HGV holding bay.
Lorry drivers who spoke to the BBC on arrival back at Manston after the first test said there had been "no problems whatsoever".
However, one driver said he thought it had been "a waste of time".
"Someone had to do it didn't they, really? But at the end of the day what will be, will be," he said.
Another driver, Ben Pearce, said the test "seems to be going quite well".
Operation Brock was intended to maintain traffic flow on the M20 and prevent the kind of disruption experienced in 2015 when parts of the motorway were closed to cars for several days.
The trial was organised alongside the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and the Freight Transport Association.
Some people on social media also question the usefulness of the trial.
The exercise coincided with the day many people returned to work and school for the first time since Christmas.
Tracey Ives, who owns haulier INT Logistics, said: "The roads were very quiet today.
Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to persuade MPs to support her draft Brexit deal.
MPs will vote on her deal on 15 January, government sources have confirmed.


Lauren Eagle knows first-hand how generous the St. Thomas University community can be at Christmas.
Since 2006, Eagle, who is a fixture in STU's residence life office as student services representative, has been running a program called Christmas Stars.
The program gives toys to students with small children who can't afford to buy gifts.
This program has been at St. Thomas for at least as long as Eagle has been at the school – it just had a different spin to it.
"When the tree went up in James Dunn Hall cafeteria they would hang paper stars on the tree with the children's wishes.
Eagle said there are always lots of donations from staff, faculty and students. The residence committees have even gotten involved.
"I've mentioned it to house committees and they were looking for a charity of some sort…this, at least, keeps in it the STU community.
Eagle said the program has done really well. They've been able to cover everything students in the program needed.
Although they've been able to accommodate everyone so far, the number of students with small children going to STU has increased, Eagle said.
At the beginning, there were only 14 or 15 children in the program, but now it's up to about 25.
At the beginning of November, the student parents send in an email with their children's names, age and what they want to give them for Christmas.
Then, an email is sent out asking students, faculty and staff for donations.
As soon as the email is sent out, Eagle gets "bombarded" with replies from people offering money or to buy the items.
"We try to do what's on their wish list. If their wish list is outrageous, then sometimes I have to remind the parents that we may only be able to get one item off their list. But we do our best to get as much as we can for them within reason.


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Giovanni Battista Martini (24 de abril de 1706 - 3 de abril de 1784), más conocido como Padre Martini, fue un célebre músico y teórico de Bolonia.

Biografía
De la orden Franciscana, fue una personalidad de educación musical universal: era historiador musical autor de la Storia della Musica (tres tomos aparecidos entre 1757 y 1781), teórico, profesor y compositor de obras tanto al estilo antiguo como al de su tiempo.

Desde su convento abarcaba todo el entorno musical: sabía de la existencia de Johann Sebastian Bach, se carteaba con Jean-Philippe Rameau, Giuseppe Tartini, Quantz y Grétry entre otros.

Fue maestro entre otros de Johann Christian Bach y examinador de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Encargó al maestro de capilla de la corte arzobispal de Fulda, Johann Baptist Pauli, diversas obras de Bach a quien tenía por el más reputado organista del mundo.

Uno de sus aventajados alumnos fue Joseph Schuster (1748-1812), maestro de capilla en Dresde y especialista en fortepiano. Cultivó la música, especialmente la de Mozart a quien conoció en su viaje de marzo de 1770; en su compañía este hizo varios estudios de fugas, fue su huésped nuevamente en octubre y le regaló su Historia de la Música. Ese mismo mes, el día 12 de octubre, prestó su ayuda al joven Mozart para pasar su examen de ingreso en la Academia Filarmónica.

Aunque alejados, Mozart jamás le olvidó ni dejó de escribirle; de este modo el 4 de septiembre de 1776, Martini recibió de Mozart el ofertorio Misericordias Domini KV205a/222 y se pronunció sobre él de modo laudatorio. Leopold Mozart, también íntimo amigo suyo, le remitió el retrato de su hijo con la Espuela de Oro (22 de diciembre de 1777).

Mozart reconoció siempre la valía de la música de Martini: de este modo copió para sí, por considerarlos muy interesantes, dos cánones (KV Anh. A 32 y 33).

Véase también

 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart en Italia

Referencias
 Guía de Bach, Walter Kolneder, 1982. Alianza Editorial.
 Guía de Mozart, Erich Valentin, 1988. Alianza Editorial.

Compositores del Barroco de Italia
Compositores del Clasicismo de Italia
Teóricos de la música del Barroco
Teóricos de la música del Clasicismo
Nacidos en Bolonia
Fallecidos en Bolonia

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You know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll. The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of the Rogue table.
During your rogue training you learned thieves' cant, a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows you to hide messages in seemingly normal conversation. Only another creature that knows thieves' cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly. In addition, you understand a set of secret signs and symbols used to convey short, simple messages, such as whether an area is dangerous or the territory of a thieves' guild, whether loot is nearby, or whether the people in an area are easy marks or will provide a safe house for thieves on the run.
Your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
When an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attack's damage against you.
You can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon's fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjecte to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
You have refined your chosen skills until they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your pro ciency bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.
If you are able to hear, you are aware of the location of any hidden or invisible creature within 10 feet of you.
You are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No attack roll has advantage against you while you aren't incapacitated.
You have an uncanny knack for succeeding when you need to. If your attack misses a target within range, you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if you fail an ability check, you can treat the d20 roll as a 20. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you nish a short or long rest.
You can use the bonus action granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, use your thieves' tools to disarm a trap or open a lock, or take the Use an Object action.
You gain the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing no longer costs you extra movement. In addition, when you make a running jump, the distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Dexterity modifier.
You have advantage on a Dexterity (Stealth) check if you move no more than half your speed on the same turn.
You have learned enough about the workings of magic that you can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items.


My third painting of the day and plein air painting right in the middle of Sidmouth on the High Street or Fore Street, not sure which. Quite a busy spot, but I was lucky to take a position located by a street busker so I sort of lead on where he led off so to speak. A fairly simple composition this one looking down the street, with strong values (the sun was lovely) and some diagonal shadows.
The second painting from my recent trip with the Bristol Savages. This is the river Sid which meets the sea just beyond the foot bridge. What attracted me to the scene was the lovely warm cliffs rising up from the pebbly river bank and its reflection in the river. Over on the right hand side, I kept things fairly loose.
Once a year at my painting group, the Bristol Savages, we organise a "Palette and Piano" event. So the format is 3 artists paired with 3 pianists and over 20 minutes the artist paints with some matching music. I was very lucky to be playing along with the great Allan Schiller. I chose the subject and went for a snow scene - a figure with dog walking in the snow and leaving some footprints. So 20 minutes to do a painting and watched by 90 guests! - No pressure then!


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Opening UpHailee Steinfeld Gets Real About Looking For Love Following Niall Horan Split
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It looks like Hailee Steinfeld is ready to love again following her messy split from Niall Horan! Yep, the singer just got real about her relationship status, and she admitted that she's not seeing someone at the moment, but she's definitely ready for a new man to walk into her life.
"I mean yeah, for sure 'cause as wild as love can be, it's pretty awesome," the "Man Up" songstress told Entertainment Tonight in a new interview. "I wouldn't say I'm necessarily looking. I always think that — and at least in my life it's proven to be true more than once — that it kinda comes when you're not looking for it, you know?"
"As far as, like, having a guard up and I think that's always been the kind of person I am and have been forever with any relationship," she continued. "I think any time you experience sort of pain or or hurt or something from a certain situation going into it again, you've got a guard up, so I've definitely been the type of person to always have one up. But yeah, maybe more so now, but I don't know. There will be somebody that comes along that knocks it down."
As fans know, rumors first started swirling that the "Slow Hands" crooner and the Pitch Perfect 2 star were dating back in February 2018, after they were spotted getting pretty cozy at a Backstreet Boys concert. And when they were photographed smooching in August 2018, fans of the couple got all the confirmation we had been waiting for. But they unfortunately called it quits that December, and it did not seem like it ended well. Why? Well, the 23-year-old seemingly shaded the pop star multiple times on her Instagram Stories, and when she released her song "Wrong Direction" in January 2020, she even alleged that Niall had cheated on her.
Decoding The Lyrics All The Shade Hailee Steinfeld Seemingly Threw At Niall Horan In Her New Album
Ouch Hailee Steinfeld Seemingly Shades Ex-Boyfriend Niall Horan In New TikTok Video
Yikes Hailee Steinfeld Awkwardly Reacts After Niall Horan's Song Plays During IG Live
No Holding Back Niall Horan Seemingly Confirms Hailee Steinfeld Knows His Songs Are About Her
Decoding The Lyrics All The Shade Niall Horan Threw At Hailee Steineld In Album 'Heartbreak Weather'
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From the upcoming sequel to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes this Dawn of the Planet of the Apes action figure Caesar brought to you by Neca.
Caesar stands at 7" tall and come with character specific accessories.
Hay St Store is Closed But The Future is Bright!!
A new look, and a new website!


During the break from the "Unforgettable Rumford Fireplace" I was asked by a friend to install some blue stone coping for a project his company was working on. I helped out the best I could. This project turned out to be absolutely stunning. Glad to have been part of it!


Platform with a TWIST. Rotate the level in order to catch all the pacifiers.
"The Life and Times of Pepper Jack" is a finite-running game in which you control 'Pepper Jack' - endlessly pursued by the passing of Time, undertaking the grand pursuit of collecting Life Experiences while avoiding pointless Distractions.
The REAL zip containing the game executable and source and such. For some reason it didn't update.


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Hillary Clinton calls voting for Iraq war 'a mistake'
WASHINGTON: The US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Thursday her greatest political regret is "voting to give President Bush authority in Iraq".
It is in contrast to her stand in the 2008 campaign, during which Clinton defended her "Yes" vote for the Iraq war as a way to give the then President George W. Bush authority to deal with Iraq.
"It did not turn out the way that I had thought it would, based on what he had said," she said of the Iraq war during a town hall event aired live on the ABC "Good Morning America" programme Thursday morning.
Hillary Clinton joined "Good Morning America" two days after winning the New York Democratic primary. She took questions from the two hosts of ABC and questions from the audience
"And I regret that. And I said that it was a mistake and, obviously, is something that I wish hadn't turned out the way it did." she added.
During the campaign, the Democratic candidate has often been criticized for her vote in support of the Iraq war when she served as the US Senator from New York State.
Her Democratic nomination rival, Bernie Sanders, said earlier that "the disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region completely and led to the rise of al-Qaeda and to (the emergence of) IS."
"I think that (the Iraq war) was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the history of the United States," Sanders said.
Apart from the Iraq war, Clinton has kept giving different answers for what she thinks is her greatest regret in politics, including not overhauling the healthcare system earlier and the 2012 attacks killing four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
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Olympiska vinterspelen 1964, nionde (IX) olympiska vinterspelen, arrangerades i Innsbruck i Österrike på en relativt låg nivå över havet – 575 m. De nordiska längdlöpningstävlingarna hade emellertid förlagts till Seefeld på 1 200 m höjd och de flesta alpina grenarna till Lizum på 1 600 m höjd.

Innsbruck hade även kandiderat till 1960 års spel, men förlorat omröstningen mot Squaw Valley.

När startdagen nalkades hotades spelen av snöbrist. Den österrikiska armén skyndade till undsättning och sågade ut 20 000 isblock till bobsleighbanan och transporterade ca 40 000 m³ snö till de alpina skidbackarna. När ändå regnet hotade att spoliera tävlingarna trampade österrikiska soldater skidbackarna till fots. Spelen åsågs av sammanlagt 1 073 000 åskådare.

Västtyskland och Östtyskland ställde upp i tävlingarna med ett gemensamt lag för sista gången. Vid spelen 1968 hade IOK gett upp sina tankar om ett gemensamt tyskt lag som tävlade som Tyskland.

Sverige vann tre guldmedaljer, tre silver och ett brons.

Enskilda prestationer
 Sovjetunionens Lidija Skoblikova blev spelens särklassigt främsta deltagare med samtliga fyra guld i skridskotävlingarna, som påbyggnad till de två gulden från föregående spel.
 Dubbelsegrare blev
 Eero Mäntyranta, Finland
 Klavdija Bojarskich, Sovjetunionen (dessutom guld i damernas stafett 3 x 5 km)
 Systrarna Marielle och Christine Goitschel, Frankrike tog var sitt guld och silver i slalom och storslalom.

Sporter

Demonstrationssporter
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Deltagande nationer

36 nationer deltog i spelen. För Indien , Mongoliet och Nordkorea var det de första vinterspelen. Idrottare från Väst- och Östtyskland deltog tillsammans som Tysklands förenade lag.

Medaljfördelning

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Källor

Fotnoter

Externa länkar
Olympiska rörelsen
Officiell rapport
 Program för olympiska vinterspelen 1964
 Karta över det närliggande området


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Inside Edition Exposes a 'Sweetheart Swindler' Using a Fake Picture to Scam Women
Investigative 1:33 PM PST, December 1, 2020 - Inside Edition Staff
1:33 PM PST, December 1, 2020 - Inside Edition Staff
During the pandemic lockdown, many people have become lonely and vulnerable, leading to a rise in online sweetheart scams. But when a stranger reached out to Patti Gouff on Instagram, her instincts told her the would-be Romeo was just too good to be true.
For five weeks, Gouff recorded her conversations with a man who said he's falling in love. He charmed her with photos, a teddy bear with the message "for someone special" and messages that got more intimate.
"I'm dreaming of you babe, tonight, till tomorrow and for all of my life," one message said.
He even sent her a photo of an engagement ring he said he wanted to give her. The man said his name was Johnson Pence, a widower from North Carolina and a civil engineer. He sent her a photo ID and to prove he was well off, a $15 million oil drilling contract he claims he's about to sign with Exxonmobil.
There were times Gouff says she actually wondered if this seemingly perfect Mr. Right was "the one."
"You are thinking, maybe it's true," Gouff said.
And then came the big ask—a $5,000 loan.
These sweetheart swindles are not at all far-fetched. Authorities say thousands of women are falling for it, especially during the pandemic, when so many are feeling isolated, alone and in some areas, under lockdown.
"Each year hundreds of millions of dollars are lost by victims to these scams. We're talking tens of thousands of people every year falling prey to these scams," said Steven Merrill of the FBI's Financial Crime Section.
So who was that handsome guy who said he was in love with Gouff? The picture belonged to Michigan-based therapist Joe Kort, who had no idea his photo was being used.
"I have never sent pictures to women telling them I am in love with them or that I ever wanted to marry them," Kort told Inside Edition.
Like Gouff, Kort was also a victim of the sweetheart swindle machine. In Kort's case, the scammer swiped his image right off social media. Inside Edition introduced the two through video chat.
"Has this happened a lot to you?" Gouff asked.
"There has to be 30 or 40 women and it definitely increased during COVID," Kort said.
Gouff then confronted her real scammer.
"You are a fake, you are a fraud. You are not who you said that you were," she told the man.
"I don't understand sunshine," he responded. "I am in New York."
"You are not in New York. Where are you at? What country?" Gouff said.
The scammer finally fessed up. "I'm in Nigeria, sunshine," he said. The scammer does live in Nigeria and sent videos of his life there.
"I can see why women fall for these gentlemen because they tell a woman everything they want to hear," Gouff said.
Experts say if someone reaches out to you online, always request a video chat, so you can verify their identity. If you want more information about these scams or want to file a complaint, the FBI encourages you to visit the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
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How to Ensure Your Zoom Calls Aren't Leaving You Vulnerable to Scammers


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What's the average i. q. in america?
Psychologists revise the test every few years in order to maintain 100 as the average. Most people (about 68 percent) have an IQ between 85 and 115. Only a small fraction of people have a very low IQ (below 70) or a very high IQ (above 130). The average IQ in the United States is 98.
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I swear that I'm getting bites from ladybugs which are in my house but my husband thinks I'm crazy. Can you tell me if they bite and what I can do to get rid of them?
Ladybugs most certainly do bite! We've been told this from customers ever since we opened our doors almost 20 years ago. Though most people think of ladybugs as being a beneficial insect, the Asian Lady Bug can be a nuisance pest as described in our Asian Ladybug Control article. Once inside, you'll have to treat with the PHANTOM AEROSOL get their numbers down till the spring. At that point you should do a good liquid treatment with the Cypermethrin to get them as they leave the structure. This will cut down on the numbers that return the following fall. At that time you'll need to treat again to keep them from coming back inside where they'll want to hibernate and harass you all winter. Asian Ladybug bites will happen as you encounter them during this time so keeping them out in the fall is key. And in some cases it will take 1-2 years to completely be rid of them once your home is infested so hopefully you don't have that bad of an infestation just yet.
Do you have a picture or explaination of what a bite looks like? My husband has a boil type bite on him that we are wondering if this is what it is. We do have them in our house.
@guest: As a general rule, it's not possible to identify the type of insect involved that may have caused a bite based on the bite itself. There is no data for this nor is it soon to happen. The main reason is that people in general can have such a wide range of reactions. In fact, some of my family members can be bitten by fleas, mosquitoes and biting horse flies without any trace or evidence to suggest they were bitten. I happen to get large welts that itch when bit yet they can let these pests bite and feed without any damage being done? My two brothers can actually let mosquitoes and horse flies feed on them to such a degree the bugs will burst full of blood and essentially kill themselves! Yet there is nothing on their skin afterwards but a bloody insect mess? Bizarre yet true. And because the Dr's and scientists have found this wide range of results in both the human and animal population following insect bites, trying to label and then use such labels as a way to identify the insect involved is just not possible.
But thus far no reports of "boil type" reactions. Let us know if you find out something conclusive that confirms in fact a ladybug caused this malady and we'll add it to the above list.
Our house is infested. For several years it was very small but this year its overwhelming.
Well if you decide you want to take care of this issue, we can help. Right now we're having customers apply Phantom Aerosol in rooms with activity. You also need to set out Light Traps in any room with activity. Phantom doesn't kill ladybugs quickly but this is by design. The delay insures they'll "share" the Phantom with others so when it does kick in and start to work, it will affect many more than just the one it touched initially.
But for long term control, you'll need to spray the homes exterior with Cypermethrin. Mix 1 oz per gallon of water and use this on the homes siding. Expect to apply 2-3 gallons in the spring and fall. The spring treatment will kill the ones leaving the home so they won't be alive to return next fall. The fall treatment will make the home unattractive to them so they won't come to it when they're next looking for a place to hibernate. Failure to treat will just let the problem get worse since ladybugs leave "scent" where they like to hibernate and will use the same location over and over. That means your home will be targeted by more and more which you already know is happening.
Any standard pump sprayer or hose end sprayer can be used to spray the cypermethrin.
Can you get some sort of disease from asian lady bug bites?
Probably not. At least there is no medical data to support the theory.
That being said, they seem to be able to generate allergic responses when they infest homes. This is well documented based on the thousands of customers we've helped over the years. Basically residents in homes with ladybug infestations have reported a range of respiratory ailments which seem to result from the "ladybug powder" left behind where they nest.
Additionally we have fielded many more reports from customers who have skin rashes and itchiness stemming from ladybug bites.


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package azkaban.jobtype;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * JOB DAG Node
 */
public class JobDagNode {

  protected String name;
  protected List<String> parents = new ArrayList<String>();
  protected List<String> successors = new ArrayList<String>();
  protected MapReduceJobState mapReduceJobState;
  protected Properties jobConfiguration;
  protected int level = 0;

  public JobDagNode() {
  }

  public JobDagNode(String name) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  public String getName() {
    return name;
  }

  public void setName(String name) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  public int getLevel() {
    return level;
  }

  public void setLevel(int level) {
    this.level = level;
  }

  public void addParent(JobDagNode parent) {
    parents.add(parent.getName());
  }

  public void setParents(List<String> parents) {
    this.parents = parents;
  }

  public List<String> getParents() {
    return parents;
  }

  public void addSuccessor(JobDagNode successor) {
    successors.add(successor.getName());
  }

  public void setSuccessors(List<String> successors) {
    this.successors = successors;
  }

  public List<String> getSuccessors() {
    return successors;
  }

  public void setMapReduceJobState(MapReduceJobState mapReduceJobState) {
    this.mapReduceJobState = mapReduceJobState;
  }

  public MapReduceJobState getMapReduceJobState() {
    return mapReduceJobState;
  }

  public void setJobConfiguration(Properties jobConfiguration) {
    this.jobConfiguration = jobConfiguration;
  }

  public Properties getJobConfiguration() {
    return jobConfiguration;
  }

  public Object toJson() {
    Map<String, Object> jsonObj = new HashMap<String, Object>();
    jsonObj.put("name", name);
    jsonObj.put("level", Integer.toString(level));
    jsonObj.put("parents", parents);
    jsonObj.put("successors", successors);
    if (jobConfiguration != null) {
      jsonObj.put("jobConfiguration",
          StatsUtils.propertiesToJson(jobConfiguration));
    }
    if (mapReduceJobState != null) {
      jsonObj.put("mapReduceJobState", mapReduceJobState.toJson());
    }
    return jsonObj;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static JobDagNode fromJson(Object obj) throws Exception {
    Map<String, Object> jsonObj = (HashMap<String, Object>) obj;
    String name = (String) jsonObj.get("name");

    JobDagNode node = new JobDagNode(name);
    node.setParents((ArrayList<String>) jsonObj.get("parents"));
    node.setSuccessors((ArrayList<String>) jsonObj.get("successors"));
    node.setLevel(Integer.parseInt((String) jsonObj.get("level")));

    // Grab configuration if it is available.
    if (jsonObj.containsKey("jobConfiguration")) {
      node.setJobConfiguration(StatsUtils.propertiesFromJson(jsonObj
          .get("jobConfiguration")));
    }

    // Grab MapReduceJobState.
    if (jsonObj.containsKey("mapReduceJobState")) {
      MapReduceJobState mapReduceJobState =
          MapReduceJobState.fromJson(jsonObj.get("mapReduceJobState"));
      node.setMapReduceJobState(mapReduceJobState);
    }

    return node;
  }
}


We've entered into another decade, so a happy new year and best wishes to everyone. However my new year didn't start quite how I had anticipated; shortly after my "Last Dig of 2009" I became ill and spent the new year in hospital with kidney problems. Not a great start to the year, but hey I'm still here, although I'm now waiting for an operation to put me right. So apologies for the lack of the promised Breaks For Days Radio Show, and as soon as I'm on form I'll be back with the beats.
what is the song at 12:54 please?
Kid - get well soon mate. Keep ya head up man!
sorry to hear that dyno, here's to a speedy recovery. peace, manphat.
looking fowards to your return KD! thx for all the special beats in 09.
YO many thanks for the kind words fellas, it is greatly appreciated. I hope to be back on top form soon with more crunchy beats for y'all.
Luckily my readers have got my back while I'm recuperating. This ADE mix is proving to be a popular one. ADE got skills for days.
So to all reading this, a HUGE happy new year to you, treasure your health, and keep up the heavy diggin' YO!


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What Brexit Holds For Vapers
E-cigarettes have gained popularity recently and expeditiously, as these are increasingly being used as smoking cessation products. These devices are being marketed as a product which helps to quit the habit of smoking tobacco. When the e-cigarette market gained momentum, Europe lagged behind North America, in terms of product adoption, however, the region is expected to emerge as the global leader in terms of revenue generation. Among the European Union, Britain is switching to e-cigarettes much faster than other EU nations. While the sale of nicotine replacement products has been falling in Europe by over 6% per year since 2014, e-cigarette sales have been growing at double digit rates. The market now has the presence of both leading Big Tobacco players and several small local players leading the revenue generation. As a result, myriad of business opportunities have surfaced in the e-cigarette industry, vape shops being one of them.
Though the market has progressed from the initial hype, the populace is either unfamiliar to or sceptical about the product. Moreover, a large proportion of those who tried vapes were not thorough with the different product types, their features and functioning. Vape shops have played a vital role in educating users and building trust among them. Vape shops are the dedicated brick-and-mortar retail outlets which offer e-cigarette device and components. They provide demos and the facilities of testing and trying different devices, e-liquids, flavors and components. They also provide users with free samples for trial. Thus, they help new users find e-cigarettes that suit their requirements and needs.
There has been a momentous rise in the number of vape shops since 2014 in European countries, with over 12,000 dedicated vape shops in Europe currently which does not include tobacco shops or other retail outlets. Most of these are concentrated in a few countries, namely the U.K., France, Germany, Poland, Italy and Russia which have large e-cigarette markets in terms of value. The recent development of the U.K. exiting the European Union, famously called Brexit, is anticipated to impact the vape shop business in the country significantly. Just as it was speculated at the time of EU TPD (European Union Tobacco Products Directive) implementation, which laid down rules regarding the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco and familiar products, which included e-cigarettes. The set of directives also banned companies from advertising vapes as a way to give up smoking tobacco and limited the amount of nicotine in the products.
The U.K., Germany, Poland and France generate the maximum revenue in the e-cigarette market. The implementation of the EU-TPD was followed by shutting down of hundreds of vape shops in various countries, Spain being one such example. The thriving e-cigarette industry may further be adversely affected due to imposition of taxations across a number of countries. In terms of products, bottled e-liquids, personal vaporizers, batteries and atomizers are the most widely sold products through vape shops while rechargeable e-cigarettes and disposables are commonly available in convenience stores and supermarkets.
Researchers have been wary of the so called safer cigarette substitutes as a feasible option for getting rid of the habit of smoking. They are also researching on the effects of habitual vaping and its effect on human body. But the market suggests an upward trend in the revenue by vape shops across the EU. The effect of Brexit on the industry is not very significant now and will be delved into later. BIS Research has done an extensive report on the future of 'Europe E-cigarette and Vaporizer Device & Aftermarket-Vape Shop Analysis'. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the key development strategies and market trend dynamics which includes drivers, restraints and opportunities prevailing in the industry. For further queries, please write to us at [email protected] or call us at : +1 650 228 0182
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It started out as a fun-filled four-day cruise from Galveston, TX to Cozumel, Mexico. It turned out to be the Cruise to Hell and Back.
When the Carnival cruise ship Triumph experienced a crippling engine room fire one day before it was due back in port, it would set off a PR nightmare for Carnival, a company still licking its wounds from last year's Costa Concordia disaster, and not too far removed from a very similar disablement of its ship Carnival Splendor in November 2010 All three of these incidents have received intensive media attention, with the Triumph and Splendor accidents playing out in dramatic news stories being reported over a period of several days. As I looked at the monitor in the gym last night, the graphic on NBC News read: Nightmare at Sea. All the positive PR in the world can't overcome a headline like that.
One question that inevitably comes to mind is: Why? Although they are very rare, disabling engine room fires on cruise ships have happened before. In the wake of the Splendor incident, Carnival set up a Fire Safety Task Force to look at the issue. This is a classic PR tactic, setting up a Blue Ribbon Commission to examine an event and recommend solutions. The more heavy hitters you can get on the commission, the better it looks. It gives key audiences confidence that we have left no stone unturned in our quest to understand what happened and prevent it from ever happening again. Unfortunately for Carnival, it happened again.
A disturbing reality for cruisers is that engine room fires do happen and you may be stuck at sea for five days without power, lights, air conditioning, toilets and other "amenities." While this type of scenario may be familiar and not alarming to crusty old sea dogs, it's nearly unfathomable to the thousands of "vacationers" who signed up for a stay in a resort that just happens to be at sea.
In order to increase the safety of passengers at sea, the International Maritime Organization has mandated that ships built in 2010 and later, have two completely separate engine rooms and electrical systems. If one propulsion system catches fire, you can just start-up the other one. But this only applies to new ships and not to the Carnival Triumph, which entered service in 1999. This makes one wonder if discerning cruisers will begin to seek out newer ships with redundant systems, forcing cruise lines to heavily discount travel on older models.
But in the words of another crusty PR dog who shall remain anonymous, "you ain't seen nothin' yet," when it comes to bad PR for Carnival. As I write, anxious relatives are massing on a dock in Mobile, AL, waiting to comfort their sobbing and traumatized kin, who will stream off the ship full of horrific stories they are only too eager to tell to a drama-hungry media horde. The media is already salivating at the thought of bellying up to an all-you-can-eat buffet of first person "survival" stories, while for Carnival's PR team, it's just the beginning of a nightmare that may go on for months or years. And for a cruise industry that has all of its marketing muscle behind promoting a fun, carefree vacation at sea, it's another black eye that has folks questioning its practices and credibility.
So what's a harried PR pro to do? Here are my top suggestions for Carnival:
Make the affected customers happy at almost any cost. The horror stories that will come off the ship will be what hurts you the most. If Jim and Barbara from Des Moines aren't happy about the way they've been compensated for this ordeal, their stories of pooping in a bag inside a sweltering cabin will just get louder and more exaggerated. You need to do what it takes to get them on your side.
Announce a dramatic and serious initiative to address the problem. The Blue Ribbon Commission usually works well, but because they've already tried that once, Carnival now has a credibility problem. They'll need to add some star power to the effort to give it credibility.
Make sure your side of the story gets out there. The media does a good job amplifying the message of detractors as they pile onto a story. Don't let falsehoods, exaggerations, unfounded accusations and the like go unanswered. Beef up your PR team so that you always have someone available to give your side of the story.
Define your messaging. Before you can tell your side of the story, you need to decide what that story is. Pull together facts that demonstrate everything you did to prevent the problem, plan for it, implement your plans and most importantly, comfort the customers on the ship and communicate what was happening to their loved ones.
Find some heroes. In the Costa Concordia tragedy, Costa and its parent Carnival took a beating because their top executive on the scene, the Captain, abandoned ship before the passengers had all gotten off. But several of their crew emerged as heroes, saving lives amid the chaos and helping to balance what could have been a very one-sided story. Undoubtedly, there are heroes on the Triumph and their stories should be told.
Time heals all wounds. Like other companies that have faced public relations disasters, Carnival should lie low for a while until things calm down. Marketing during a crisis is flushing money down the toilet. Better to put the marketing machine on pause and then come roaring back when it's safe to do so.
I have no doubt that Carnival will survive this latest mishap. A good PR strategy will help them get past it faster and come out stronger on the other side.
Update: Apparently the Triumph hasn't finished reaking havoc.
Filed under Crisis Communications, Daniel Durazo, PR, Public Relations, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged as Carnival Splendor, Carnival Triumph, Costa Concordia, Crisis Communications, Public Relations, Travel PR
The Deepwater Horizon
The good news for Transocean in their agreement to pay a $1.4 billion fine in connection with the Deepwater Horizon accident, is that they are finally able to put the matter behind them. Along with the environmental disaster that followed the accident, Transocean and BP have slogged through a public relations nightmare that few could have ever imagined and no one would want to try to navigate.
While it's never a good thing to be found criminally responsible for a disaster of this magnitude, some of those affected by the accident may take comfort in the fact that much of the fine has been earmarked for cleanup, restoration and economic development.
While the size of the fine may be a small comfort to some, Transocean can take comfort in knowng that while the money will be used to restore the Gulf, the money will also be working to restore its reputation.
Tagged as BP, Deepwater Horizon, Transocean
December 9, 2009 · 7:39 pm
I guess that Google feels bad about the way that it has helped to injure, maim and in some cases, kill newspapers. Why else would it spend its time and energy to roll out a new product that it hopes will revive them?
I'm talking about Living Stories, a Google experiment to help newspapers present all of their content on a specific topic on a single web page. Right now, you have to hope that the keywords entered into the papers' search engine turn up all of the articles in your selected topic, but frequently some are missed. Living Stories is a partnership between Google, the New York Times and the Washington Post.
As is often the case in technology experiments, the devil is in the details. If a subject page becomes a defacto authority on a certain topic, I can see it getting a lot of page views. But newspapers tend to be slow and deliberate when it comes to publishing articles on weighty topics, so the time between a post and a new article in a single newspaper may be too long for today's Google-addicted immediate satisfaction-seekers.
As with all efforts to resuscitate newspapers, I'm all for it. I just think this one may not have the horsepower to drag the publishers out of the abyss.
Tagged as Google, Living Stories, Newspapers, The New York Times, The Washington Post
MASSIVEGOOD is massively good
MASSIVEGOOD is an innovative fundraising movement that combines micro-philanthropy with social media. MASSIVEGOOD will let travelers make a small donation ($2/€2/£2) through a simple click each time they buy a ticket, whether online or through a travel agent. MASSIVEGOOD relies on the network effect of its members to spread the word about the solution. The more MASSIVE the movement, the more MASSIVE the GOOD.
MASSIVEGOOD is in testing phase and will be launched early 2010.
Mission: MASSIVEGOOD was developed by the Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health. Funds raised by MASSIVEGOOD are distributed to UNITAID, hosted by the World Health Organization , to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
MASSIVEGOOD: It's massively good!
Tagged as MASSIVEGOOD, Millennium Foundation, Travel Industry Philanthropy, UNITAID, World Health Organization
Twitter for Travel
I've recently begun tweeting for my employer, which is a supplier in the vast global travel industry.
Despite the fact that the travel industry is struggling along with the rest of the worldwide economy, there is no shortage of twitter fans among travel suppliers. I feel safe saying there are thousands of airlines, cruise lines, hotel chains, resorts, tour companies, travel agents, destinations, experts, bloggers, journalists and pundits of every stripe tweeting on every aspect of the travel industry.
While my tweets are generally informative and my efforts still exploratory, I have found there are some lessons to be learned and opportunities to be exploited in the world of business tweeting. Here's what I've found:
Twitter is a great sales tool. If you have prospects, see if they are on twitter. You can follow their tweets, learn a lot about them and even create a relationship with them.
Listening is as important as tweeting. I've learned a lot about my industry from reading the tweets of the many people I'm following. Listening to tweets is just as valuable as sending them out.
Own a niche. Tweeters who own some niche in the industry are seen as a valuable resource and have no trouble getting followers or having their tweets re-tweeted.
Twitter is a conversation. Some people think Twitter is a publishing tool. It's actually a tool to hold conversations and build relationships. Use it that way.
Put some personality into your tweets. I think there's nothing worse than the corporate tweeter who just posts the occasional sterile information and offers no personality, no humor, no sign of being a human. Don't be that guy/gal.
Hashtags work. Hashtags are search tools that help others find your tweets. My favorites are #traveltuesday and #followfriday. These hashtags are day specific and you can find people to follow and generate followers for yourself. Most industries have a standard hashtag, ours is #travel.
Thanks for reading and happy Tweeting.
Filed under PR, Public Relations, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged as Corporate Tweets, Travel, Twitter, Twitter for Travel
Embrace Rejection
John Paul DeJoria
I just started reading Entrepreneur Magazine again after a long hiatus.
Three articles in the July 2009 issue caught my eye.
The first article talks about learning how to alter customers buying habits in order to get your sales going again. In this economy, customers must be jolted into buying again, not unlike the jolt one receives from a defibrillator in order to get the heart started again. Customers have hunkered down and have learned a new pattern of buying behavior: they aren't buying. This is causing a downward spiral that by now we know only too well. To get them to buy, you have to do something drastic like offering them something that's almost free, just to get them to learn how to say "yes" again.
Another article lists 5 ways to ramp up marketing in a downturn:
If your product is a great value, scream it from the rafters.
Use social media like your life depends on it.
Cause marketing can bring in new customers.
Take the fear away from buying by giving an iron-clad guarantee.
Give stuff away to generate some good PR
The last article tells the story of John Paul DeJoria, the entrepreneur who turned a $700 startup into Paul Mitchell Systems, a $900 million hair care empire. Not yet done, he co-founded Patrón Tequila, accidentally creating the ultra premium tequila market and becoming rich in the process. He's worth an estimated $2.5 billion, making him one of the richest men in the U.S.
John hails from an immigrant heavy part of Los Angeles that I'm very familiar with. On his way to making his fortune, he sold Christmas cards when he was 9, delivered newspapers at 4am and sold encyclopedias. John was homeless twice; he was sleeping in his car while getting Paul Mitchell off the ground.
John's story is an amazing rags to riches story of determination. He says the biggest hurdle in business is rejection. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the ability to handle rejection and soldier on. Pretty good advice.
Filed under Journalism, Uncategorized
Tagged as Entrepreneur Magazine, John Paul DeJoria, Patron Spirits, Paul Mitchell Systems
Layoff City
Like a lot of others, I've tried to maintain my optimism about an economic turnaround. That was especially tough today when two friends and colleagues informed me they had lost their jobs. One is a recruiter in Richmond, the other is a producer for an internet radio network in Portland, OR.
I've wondered for some time where all the folks in Richmond who have lost their jobs due to the demise of several of this small town's major employers, will find new ones. Richmond is a great place to live and work but employment opportunities are very limited, especially for people like me who work in advertising, marketing and public relations.
Fortunately, there are a lot of job search resources out there and Richmond's networking community is one of the most diverse and vibrant I have ever seen. Richmond is fighting this recession with everything it has and job seekers have a plethora of career networking opportunities and professional organizations and special interest clubs where attendees can hone job finding skills and beat the bushes for their next opportunity.
The best advice: Don't give up. That next great job may be right around the corner.
Tagged as Job Seekers, Richmond, VA
I earn @AmericanAir #AAdvantage miles to celebrate milestones like __________. #MilesForMilestones #Promotion bit.ly/1MZqFsz 3 years ago
I'm number 3. The 7 People You Meet in the Gym groupon.com/articles/the-7… 3 years ago
What your new gym doesn want you to know wpo.st/gcW11 But if you work out every day, you're getting an awesome deal. 4 years ago
@DeltaAssist Not your fault *WG, but still upset I'm out $150 for tix. How 'bout a few miles? :-) HYKGWB Thanks! 4 years ago


You must first login and have registered for a course to access the Embark Portal.
Embark is Yachting New Zealand's online learning platform.
Embark provides greater access to opportunities for you to learn and develop your skills as a coach, race official or club volunteer. With Embark, you can now learn at a time and place that suits you, at a pace that meets your increasingly busy life.
Embark is designed to build the capability of club members, volunteers, sailors, coaches and race officials with ease.
What online learning is currently available?
Currently there are courses available for aspiring coaches and race official volunteers.
Coaching 101 - This is an overview of what makes a good coach: what qualities are good to have, what needs to be worked on and understand the different roles you might play as coach. This course also covers good behaviours a coach should display and a module on safety.
More pathways and modules will be added as content is created, including courses for club administrators/committees on health and safety management.
You will need to register with Yachting New Zealand to receive a username and password to access to Embark. Fill out your details below to be sent access information.
Coaching 101 is a prerequisite for the Yachting New Zealand learn to sail (dinghy) coach course. If you are enrolled in this course, the cost of Coaching 101 is included in the course fee.
If you have any questions, please contact Yachting New Zealand.
Fill in your details below to receive further instructions to access your course.


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PayPal migrating 'key portions' of its infrastructure to Google Cloud
Google's cloud business is a distant third behind Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure. A multi-year contract announced today sees Google Cloud net PayPal as an even larger customer, in part due to a new Salt Lake City cloud region.
PayPal is migrating "key portions of its payments infrastructure" to Google Cloud, specifically the new Salt Like City region. This will provide the company with "low-latency access to its own data center." It operates 200 global markets, and last year touted "300 million accounts executing more than $700 billion in payment volume."
The move will also help PayPal establish a migration pattern that can be leveraged to quickly transition additional on-prem infrastructure to the cloud in any Google Cloud Platform region.
Building on a prior relationship, this expansion is intended to "reduce regional expansion costs and complexities." PayPal will also be leveraging other Cloud solutions, including infrastructure modernization, smart analytics, and app development.
The new site in Utah is Google's 22nd globally and the third in the western US following Los Angeles and Oregon.
'When it comes to processing a financial transaction, security and speed count. We are always looking for ways to better serve our customers, and we believe Google Cloud's offering is the right fit when it comes to providing security, quality and velocity,' said PayPal vice president, Employee Technology & Experiences and Data Centers, Dan Torunian. 'Expanding our relationship with Google Cloud gives us access to new features and capabilities that help us manage seasonal surges in payment transactions and reduce regional expansion costs and complexities.'
More about Google Cloud:
Activision Blizzard will host games on Google Cloud, makes YouTube exclusive streaming partner
Google Cloud offering personalized 'Premium Support' for enterprise
Google Cloud details Ascension health partnership, acknowledges 'Nightingale'
Abner Li
@technacity
Editor. Interested in the minutiae of Google and Alphabet. Tips/talk: abner@9to5g.com


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 * @category  Microsoft
 * @package   MicrosoftAzure\Storage\Blob\Models
 * @author    Azure Storage PHP SDK <dmsh@microsoft.com>
 * @copyright 2016 Microsoft Corporation
 * @license   https://github.com/azure/azure-storage-php/LICENSE
 * @version   Release: 0.11.0
 * @link      https://github.com/azure/azure-storage-php
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The Cipher Music Notation Requirements section contains some explanations in Indonesian.
Sebagian dari halaman ini tertulis dalam bahasa inggris dan bahasa indonesia.
The Cipher music notation is used throughout Indonesia and China for all kinds of music. The font is not intended for general orthographic use, although it is usable for song lyrics in simple Roman writing systems. This solution is primarily intended for fairly straightforward songbooks for singers, not for complex instrumental music. It can handle harmony lines fine, but not a lot of intricacies or subtleties (e.g. no staccato).
If you use this font for developing songbooks and you have suggestions for improvements we would like to hear back from you. Contact information is in the README.txt file in the font package.
The main requirements for this font were to support the Indonesian Cipher Music Notation (Kepatihan). However, where it was straightforward to add support for the Chinese jianpu style, we have done so.
Kepatihan: perpanjang waktu not yang sebelumnya.
Cina: perpanjang waktu not yang sebelumnya.
In music, this is a slur or a tie (multiple notes are run together smoothly). In lyrics, a slur contracts multiple syllables into one (multiple vowels become one diphthong).
Tanda legato. Dalam musik, satu suku kata memberi jarak semua not (nada). Dalam lirik, ini berarti "vocal rangkap" Huruf-huruf hidup berdekatan diucapkan sebagai satu suku kata."
"tahan", atau "istirahat untuk seluruh pemusik"
U+1D1B1 MUSICAL SYMBOL GLISSANDO UP The glissandi symbols tell the singer to swoop through the notes. The angle indicates an upward swoop.
U+1D1B2 MUSICAL SYMBOL GLISSANDO DOWN Swoop down through the notes.
All of the characters documented above (not including combining marks) are either of "full" width or "half" width. This allows for the font to use the proper width of the overlines or underlines. In addition, regular orthographic characters are provided for use in lyrics. Lyrics characters have proportional widths. As long as you don't mix in other characters, you should therefore be able to align harmony lines with the melody line by adding spaces (which are "half" width) appropriately. Because lyrics characters have proportional widths they cannot be precisely aligned unless you use tabs, but this is generally less important.
Semua tanda yang tercantum di atas, lebarnya "lengkap" atau "setengah". Sepanjang Anda tidak mencampurkan tanda/huruf lain, maka Anda dapat memantapkan baris-baris harmonis dengan baris melodi, dengan menambahkan jarak / spasi (yang adalah "setengah" lebarnya). Huruf-huruf lirik mempunyai lebar yang proporsional dan tidak dapat dengan tepat dipaskan jika Anda tidak menggunakan tabs, namun biasanya ini kurang penting.
An InKey keyboard is available that enables cipher music to be typed without blocking the normal behavior of most keys on an English keyboard. It uses a rota system to allow multiple characters to be assigned to their most intuitive keystroke. InKey is a new product (it's free but still has some quirks). It is available here: http://inkeysoftware.com/.
We are also considering creating a keyboard using MSKLC, which would be free, less quirky, and provided as one installer rather than two. But MSK keyboards are quite dependent on deadkeys (no user-friendly rotas). Another option would be to provide a Keyman keyboard (but Keyman is not free).
This font makes use of Graphite and OpenType smart font technologies. At this time, there is no support for the Slurs in OpenType applications.
This font has a feature for choosing between above (Chinese jianpu) and below (Indonesian kepatihan) slurs. There is also an edit mode which has tiny slur tips rather than the slur. This mode allows for easier editing between the beginning and ending of the slur.
The default position for the slurs is below.
You can also use these features in LibreOffice. The way you select feature behavior is different. To turn on the "Chinese (Above)" feature, select your font "Doulos SIL Cipher". Then after the font add ":slur=2". Your font selection should look like this: "Doulos SIL Cipher:slur=2". The digit "2" is the value which is documented in the above list.
Slurs will display as slurs for up to 7 base characters. It might be less than that if there are many dots, fermata, and over- or under-lines. Once the slurs "fail" they default to small beginning and ending marks under the base characters.
The font was also minimally tested on Ubuntu using LibreOffice and Firefox.
This font has minimal OpenType support. There is no support for the slurs. There is support for the combining marks. However, many Windows applications do not support combining marks on spaces, punctuation or numbers — all of which are used in Cipher Notation! In addition, Windows applications do not support the use of combining marks from the BMP in combination with base characters from the SMP (the breathing mark is in the SMP).
Notepad and Internet Explorer 9 — slurs do not display, combining marks on SMP characters (such as the breathing mark) do not position correctly.
MS Word 2010 — slurs display as square boxes. Combining marks do not position correctly on anything except letters (x, X).
Mozilla Thunderbird — slurs display as "tiny tips". Everything else seems to render correctly.
Copyright (c) 1994-2014, SIL International ( http://www.sil.org/) with Reserved Font Names "Doulos" and "SIL".
If you wish to receive announcements about updates to Doulos SIL Cipher, or any of our SIL fonts, please go to this page to subscribe: SIL Font News subscription.
Previous versions can be found on the Previous Versions page.
The only change in this version is to adjust the position of lines (U+0305 and U+033F) above the fullstop.
This is an InKey keyboard. It will not work unless you first install InKey.
If your language uses the glottal stop character (saltillo), the accented a, or the accented o, then you should install the alternate version of CipherMusicUnicode.inkey, found in the alternate folder.
Keyboard (papan tuts) ini adalah keyboard khusus untuk program InKey. Tidak akan berfungsi tanpa InKey.
- file CipherMusicUnicode.inkey perlu diekstraksi / dicabut dari arsip zipnya.
- file CipherMusicUnicode.inkey ditindis dua kali cepat.
Jika bahasa Anda memakai huruf glotal (yaitu "saltillo"), vokal 'a' dengan tanda aksen, atau vokal 'o' dengan tanda aksen, maka Anda perlu menginstal keyboard alternatif, yaitu file CipherMusicUnicode.inkey yang terdapat dalam folder "alternate".
If you are uncertain what to do with a .zip file, see Decompression Utilities, Downloading & Font Installation Tips. Within the archive is the LibreOffice template file.
To use this template, type your songs using the provided "song" styles. At first, it's easiest to start by copying the sample song text into a blank page, since all of the styles are set up already. Delete the instructions in this document once you don't need them anymore. You may not want to delete the "Special Symbols" part until you're ready to publish.
Untuk memakai "template" ini, ketiklah lagu-lagu dengan memakai style-style "song" yang tersediah. Untuk pemula, cara yang paling mudah adalah: kopi lagu contoh ke halaman kosong, sebab semua style telah disetel dalam contohnya. Silahkan hapus petunjuk-petunjuk seperti ini kalau tidak diperlukan lagi.
TOC settings: added a space before each song title.
Formatted numbering for song titles to use a space rather than a tab. This helps with longer song numbers.
"song lyrics only": switched away from fixed height (back to "single") since slurs were getting cut off. Added more slurs to the initial example for better awareness in the future.
"song verse lyrics", "song verse lyrics indented": added 0.08" line spacing after each paragraph, so notes will seem closer to their own lyrics.
Added a tip: "Or, you can edit the song title style to toggle page breaks before songs for the whole file."
Renamed "song verse indented" to "song verse notes indented", for consistency.
As a font in development, it is expected that the final release of this font may have significant changes, especially with regard to the metrics. We are also looking for feedback on the font itself. We do hope that you will report problems or improvements so they can be addressed in the final release of this product. Contact information for feedback can be found in the README.txt which is part of the font download.


Abstract: Provided is a seatbelt device capable of realizing a comfortable seatbelt-wearing environment as well as appropriately securing and protecting a passenger. The seatbelt device is further capable of realizing an immediate escape or rescue of a passenger after a vehicle accident, thereby providing extra safety and a swift escape by protracting the webbing in accordance with the state of the vehicle accident. This seatbelt device is provided with a retractor which uses a motor for retracting and protracting the webbing that secures a passenger to his/her seat, and a controller for rotating the motor and at least retracting the webbing. The controller is capable of altering the protraction mode of the webbing in accordance with the state of the webbing fastened by the passenger.


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Language, History, and the Memory of Violence
Ramon Saizarbitoria's massive 816 page novel is an object lesson in how different aesthetic and historical strands can memorably converge
Tobias Carroll
Tobias Carroll is the author of the short story collection Transitory and the novel Reel. He is the managing editor of Vol.1 Brooklyn, and writes Words Without Borders' Watchlist column. His writing has been published by Tin House, Rolling Stone, Hazlitt, The Scofield, Bookforum, and more. He has taught writing courses for LitReactor and Catapult.
Is there one word to describe Ramon Saizarbitoria's massive novel Martutene? "Slow-burning" might do the trick. On paper, this book's plot seems easy to describe, albeit fairly static: it follows the lives of two middle-aged couples — Martin and Julia, Abaitua and Pilar — as they go about their daily lives and begin to question the bonds between them. This is somewhat accelerated by the arrival of Lynn, an American, whose life intersects with both couples in interesting ways. So far, that seems familiar: the stresses of time on a marriage, the presence of a younger outsider; readers may well think that they know how this will play out.
Thankfully, there's more going on here than the relatively tired dissection of relatively affluent lives in a prosperous city. Start with the title: Martutene is a neighborhood in the city of Donostia in the Basque Autonomous Region, not far from the border with France. A reference early on to a writer declaring "that he wasn't going to use the murderers' language any more" helps establish the mood. For all that the overall shape of this novel might look familiar, the fact that the struggle for Basque independence looms in many of these characters' histories contorts the narrative in unexpected ways.
Structurally, events unfold at a moderate pace. Saizarbitoria alternates between the two couples from chapter to chapter, and doesn't provide a lot of exposition up front, instead revealing information gradually–to the extent that, for instance, the reader doesn't learn how Abaitua and Pilar met until over two hundred pages into the novel. The chapters focusing on them take on a more visceral quality, as befits their work–both are doctors. Martin and Julia, meanwhile, have more literary occupations: he writes and she translates. This, then, opens the door for plenty of literary references to be made, including one that recurs throughout the novel.
That frequently-referenced work would be Max Frisch's novel Montauk. (Which, serendipitously, was released in a new edition by Tin House in late 2016.) Nods to it abound throughout Martutene: Frisch's book is a recurring topic of conversation, the novel's structure seems to be an homage to what Frisch used in Montauk, and young women named Lynn play a significant role in each. It's an interesting choice, especially given that Saizarbitoria's novel is nearly four times the length of Frisch's–this is a book that could devour its predecessor several times over.
More broadly, it adds to the air of Martutene as a work in which books exist as tactile objects. One early reference to Montauk delves into the specifics of that particular edition's design.
On the beach there are only two empty deckchairs and their shadows. It looks like a Hopper. The title's printed at the top, MontauK, with the first M and the final K set bigger than the other letters and stretching down below the line the others are on, and in that lower space between them is the writer's name, Max Frisch.
And this is a novel that's littered with books. For all that a sense of history is never too far out of reach for these characters, neither is a sense of culture. Action and contemplation frequently take center stage, but actions read about, imagined, or remembered also play a significant part in moving the novel's plot forward. Add in the fact that Martin's fiction is periodically referenced, and the end result is a dense web of allusions, a heady yet stately approach to storytelling.
At one point halfway through the novel, Martin describes a recurring nightmare about a room that he doesn't want to enter, but is forced to. There, he encounters a sinister couple. The passage describing the detail perfectly encapsulates the blend of realism and ambiguity that can occur in dreams–and the way that memories of them seem to bear even more information than might have transpired in the actual dream.
He says that he's aware of some things even though they aren't made clear in the nightmare. For instance, the woman is young and beautiful. He said he doesn't see her face, or the man's. But he does see some other things in great detail. For example, the woman's negligée is made of satin, it's salmon pink, and it has bows on its edges; she has long nails that are painted bright red.
It's also indicative of the sometimes languorous, always deliberate pacing of this book–which can, at times, be frustrating. There are 800-page novels propelled by extensive plotting and 800-page novels propelled by mood and nuance; this is very much in the latter category. That isn't to say that the book succumbs to inertia; quite the opposite, in fact. Eventually, the novel's plotlines begin to converge; eventually, one of its primary characters will turn out to be harboring a horrifying secret.
Martutene is an intellectual novel, a meticulous work, and an object lesson in how different aesthetic and historical strands can memorably converge. It's very much on its own wavelength, and it takes its own time in establishing its own rhythms; this is not a novel for the impatient. But its headiness and its depth make for a satisfying reading experience. It's a deep immersion in the lives of its characters, with all of the discomfort and revelation that that can bring.
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The nightmare starts like it does every night.
Dad's hands, white as ice on the steering wheel. His fingers drum impatiently, while the crackle of the radio lapses into stony silence. The misty morning snakes in through the window, spreading like silk over the glass. I can almost feel the sharp breath of winter through my bones. Outside, the wind is playing its own song and the trees dance and writhe to the rhythm in syncopated harmony.
The roads are alive. I can feel the tension and confusion in the air, clogging up the road. I can tell dad feels it too.
There's an opening in the roundabout and dad rams his foot hard on the pedal.
The car rockets forward, and he glances over at me for a split second, his eyes wide and dark like two river stones.
And that's when the truck hits us.
There's a real hushing moment that drifts over us whenever we read this story excerpt from Dizzy Dazzle. Though it's a very brief introduction to her story, it's such a remarkable beginning that we're a little taken aback. Her piece just seems to lull us in and then throw us into the fog with no bearing on what may come. If you enjoyed Dizzy Dazzle's excerpt from Sinners, make sure you check out her other notable work including poems, "Rain" and "The Humanitarian".
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with enough protein and iron in your body for growth of your hair because hair is made up of keratin,a type of protein.The healthy condition of the hair depends, to a very large extent, on the intake of sufficient amounts of essential nutrients in the daily diet.Persons with a tendency to lose hair should take a well-balanced and correct diet, made up of foods which, in combination, should supply all the essential nutrients.Hair under stress is not vitalized.Tight braids or coils weakens roots and prevents hair from growing longer. Crash diets and low calorie foods could deprive the hair of vital nourishment,so do not eliminate fat and carbohydrates from your diet.A proper diet supplemented adequately by vitamins and minerals will optimize the genetic growth cycle. Any deficiency will be reflected in the volume and thickness of your hair.
Home remedies are made at home and work out less expensive than other alternative forms of medicines.Generally, homemade remedies are harmless when compared to other forms of modern medicines and rarely cause reactions or side effects.
1.Drinking plenty of water and eating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables is probably the best way to achieving healthy hair.
2.Vitamins B, C, F, zinc, iron, copper and protein are essential for hair growth.
3. Brush your hair gently with preferably wooden brushes to increase hair growth.
5.Lavender oil has been shown to increase hair growth so massage the oil once a week and soak for 30 minutes before washing.
6.If one wants to grow hair, trim the hair once every month.
7.Never brush the hair when it is wet.
8.Massage aloe vera gel over the scalp and leave it for about one hour.After this rinse the hair with warm water. It gives amazing results for hair growth.
10.Boil rosemary leaves in water and use this water while washing your hair daily to improve hair growth.
11.Massaging your scalp vigorously with your fingers promotes hair growth.
life and shine back to dull hair.
13.Rub olive oil into the scalp to promote hair growth.
14.Massage the scalp with egg yolk, leave for 1 hour and wash.
15.Brush your hair gently with preferably wooden brushes to increase hair growth. Never brush the hair when it is wet.
16.If one wants to grow hair, trim the hair once every month, just the tips will do.
17.It is possible that the side you sleep on most grows longer, stimulating the scalp causes good blood flow which help the hair to grow.
18.Use flat beer to help prevent spit ends do it once or 2 times a month put it straight on your hair, wrap it in a towel for 1 to 2 hours and rinse out.
19.Massage small amounts of fresh or canned coconut milk into the scalp and keep overnight if possible or at least for a few hours. This procedure will help hair grow longer, thicker and also make your hair look soft and shiny.
20.Egg is excellent for the hair. It nourishes hair and adds shine. Whip up an egg and apply it to your hair once a week. Wash with a mild shampoo.
21.You can try and include a few of these food in your diet to make your hair grow fast. Essential fatty acids are found in oily fish such as salmon and tuna, flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds. Mushrooms and cauliflower for Vitamin B. Oranges and tomatoes for Vitamin C. Olive oil, wheatgerm and Vitamin E.
22.Your hair is what you eat. If you eat correctly and drink enough water, 80 percent of your hair problems are solved. Eat a healthy and a balanced diet rich in protein and minerals. Oil your hair regularly, include a lot of milk, almonds and greens in your diet and drink at least 12 to 14 glasses of water daily.
23.Regularly cleaning and brushing the hair is very important. When the hairs are brushed, oil-producing glands in the scalp get stimulated. This natural oil makes the hair healthy.
24.You should take plenty of green vegetables, fruits, sprouts, honey, cereals, nuts, grains, milk products, and no cholesterol-rich food in your diet. Eat fish if non-vegetarian or else take soybeans, and raw vegetable salads. Good balanced diet keeps your skin and hair healthy.
25.An very effective hair treatment for dull lifeless hair can be made with 1 egg yoke, 1 Tbsp Olive Oil and 3 drops Vitamin E oil. Combine these, and apply on scalp and massage well for at least 10 minutes and soak for 30 minutes. Wash out with shampoo.
I have been using the NIOXIN products for about five years now. It makes your hair grow back by cleaning out the hair follicles. No more widows peaks.
human hair only grows 1/4 – 1/2 inch per month on average. YOu can do all that other stuff…. but 1/2 inch per month is as good as it gets.
trimming helps in getting rid of split ends and deadness and eating well does help.
as for me, i never really get my hair trimmed (as my mother won't take me to get it trimmed) once a year usually. im aiming for waist length. ive been doing this since spring of 2006, my hair has grown about a foot since then (with a few trims) i have split ends, and realized that this is actually kinda easy. make sure not to wring your hair, since it does encourage split ends. somehow, when i wasn't conscious of growing it, it was easier.
All the things you mentioned help hair growth, but the one thing that is the most important is keeping it healthy. I have been growing mine for about one year and it is working! I used to have about chin length hair and it is now passed my shoulders. It is easy, because i dont have to style my hair as much! You just need a lot of patience and it is very frustrating not having gorgeous hair because i don't use a lot of damaging products. I use Beautiful lengths shampoo by pantine pro-v and it makes my hair very thick and nice! Also, once a week use a hair mask to make your strands soft.
If your indian you don't need nothing cause your hair is the best ever.
If your latina, asian or white mediterranean just use a good conditioner and a good diet.
If you a white nothern and your hair is really fairy like thin, and you don't have no latin, asian or indian ancestry then your fucked.
If your a black with a nappy, without any latin, asian or indian ancestry then your unlucky.
Hair is about genetics and all you can do will only get you a small growth. But don't let me take you down, have faith and try to find something cause remember, I not in possesion of the all world's knowledge.


The influence of poetry on the piano music of early twentieth-century France and England.
The turn of the century in France saw an increased intensity of interest in equating the arts of poetry and music. England experienced a similar trend. Debussy and Ravel were influenced by the Symbolist poets and their aesthetic of abstract musical expression of ideas and outright rejection of Romanticism. John Ireland in England sought to express the sense of loss and longing in Victorian poetry through his music, while Joseph Holbrooke based his musical forms on direct representation of dramatic and mysterious Romantic poetry, especially that of Edgar Allan Poe, through text painting and similar techniques. Each of these composers' music reflects formal aspects, emotional values, and rhythmic qualities of the poetry in which they were immersed, as analyses of Debussy's Preludes, Ravel's Jeux d'eau, Ireland's Green Ways, and Holbrooke's Nocturnes demonstrate.


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Q: Dfs to find visited nodes in sml What is wrong with this part of code ? I'm trying to make a function which (given a graph) returns a list with all visited nodes, but the compiler keeps saying that there are some erros. Can the code be fixed ?The succesors function is used to find all nodes that are connected to the node which is takes as a parameter. I need dfs function in order to check if the returned "visited" list has all nodes, or in other words if the graph has all nodes connected to each other with a path. -The parameter tuple is a list with tuples of form (weight,node1,node1).
        fun succesors n e =
         List.map (fn (_,v ,_) => v) (List.filter (fn (u,_,_) => n = u) e)

        fun dfs tuples node start =
         let
          fun find_visited visited node =
           if not (List.exists node visited) then
            let
              val s = (succesors node tuples)
            in
              List.foldl find_visited (node::visited) s
            end
           else visited
         in
           find_visited [] start
          end

Those were the errors that were printed :
      ask2_ml.sml:75.18-75.39 Error: operator and operand don't agree
      [equality type required]
      operator domain: ''Z
      operand:         'Y -> bool
      in expression:
      succesors node
      ask2_ml.sml:77.35-77.48 Error: operator and operand don't agree
      [circularity]
      operator domain: ('Z -> bool) * ('Z -> bool) list
      operand:         ('Z -> bool) * 'Z list
      in expression:
      node :: visited
      ask2_ml.sml:72.7-79.16 Error: case object and rules don't agree [tycon
      mismatch]
      rule domain: _ list * (_ -> bool)
      object: (_ * _) * 'Z
     in expression:
     (case (arg,arg)
      of (visited,node) =>
           if not (<exp> <exp>)
           then let val <binding> in <exp> <exp> end
           else visited)
       ask2_ml.sml:81.3-81.24 Error: operator and operand don't agree [tycon
     mismatch]
     operator domain: _ * _
     operand:         'Z list
    in expression:
    find_visited nil

     uncaught exception Error
      raised at: ../compiler/TopLevel/interact/evalloop.sml:66.19-66.27
             ../compiler/TopLevel/interact/evalloop.sml:44.55
             ../compiler/TopLevel/interact/evalloop.sml:292.17-292.20

A: There were two problems in your code.
First, List.exists is defined as:
val exists : ('a -> bool) -> 'a list -> bool

So List.exists node visited is incorrect as node is not a
function.  You should instead do something like List.exists (fn n => n = node) visited.
Second, List.foldl is defined as:
val foldl : ('a * 'b -> 'b) -> 'b -> 'a list -> 'b

Here again List.foldl find_visited (node::visited) s is incorrect since
find_visited is of type 'a -> 'b -> 'a.
By fixing these two issues I get the following:
fun successors n e =
   List.map (fn (_,v ,_) => v) (List.filter (fn (u,_,_) => n = u) e);

fun dfs tuples node start = let
   fun find_visited (node, visited) =
      if List.exists (fn n => n = node) visited
      then visited
      else let
         val s = successors node tuples
      in
         List.foldl find_visited (node::visited) s
      end
in
   find_visited (start, [])
end;

On a side note, it's extremely inefficient to implement visited as a
list: each time you meet a node you will look at all previously
visited nodes to check if it's new (List.exists).  Same for your
implementation of your successor relation: traversing all edges of
your graph to find the successors of n will be too slow.

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Destination Rotorua is working with Iwi on several projects to develop viable opportunities that provide sustainable investment for their hapu and whanau.
Over the last year Destination Rotorua has provided input into both the National Māori Economic Development Strategy as well as the Bay of Connections Māori Strategy. In addition, a partnership was formed with Icehouse to undertake research on the barriers for iwi businesses.
Destination Rotorua is exploring the establishment of an overarching support group for Māori land interests in Rotorua that bring together a single point of focus for the wide range of opportunities being considered.
The total asset base of the 2010 Māori economy was estimated at $36.9billion (BERL).
This comprised of assets of trusts, incorporations and other Māori entities of $10.7billion, businesses of self-employed Māori of $5.4billion and businesses of Maori employers of $20.8billion.
The Bay of Connections Māori asset base for 2010 was estimated at $8.6billion, accounting for 23% of the total Māori assets in New Zealand. The majority of the Māori asset base in the Bay of Connections is within the Central District (Rotorua and Taupo) with the majority controlled from Rotorua.
The Ministry for Primary Industries engaged Price Waterhouse Coopers to identify the extent of unutilised and under-utilised Māori owned land across New Zealand. PWC estimated a total of 1.2 million hectares in those combined categories of which 'a good proportion' was suitable for forestry.
Several opportunities exist for this land to be developed for a range of uses particularly building on Iwi long term view of resource management and land utilization. Some options being explored include kauri trees (50 year rotations), pines (25 years), mānuka, ginseng and other under-story crops.
• Establishment of a unified support group including respresentatives from Destination Rotorua, Te Puni Kokiri, Te Tumu Paeroa, Te Arawa and Federation of Māori Authorities to assist Māori land owners in developing their land.
• Seek funding for the identified initiatives, as required.
For more information contact Destination Rotorua.


Sorry if this has been asked before but I searched for it but could not find a thread on it.
I posted some posts today but could not find how to edit one after I had posted.
Can members edit their own posts after posting?
Sorry. That function was disabled.
Please let me know the details if you want to change the contents, and we will do them for you.
I could edit mine right away. But I do suggest a "courtesy edit wait time" before the "edited" indicator appears in the post. Looks bad, if you just corrected a typo. Most forums don't show the "edited" before 15 minutes after the post. Can usually be set in the ACP.
So don't take this for having made a typo again, when I'm "editing" this post again. Gotta check!
Quick edit just for testing. Ok, problem cleared. To keep that from appearing one gotta use "Quick edit". Well, I haven't practiced posting on this forum for a while.
Gold members can edit posts. I am thinking I need to setup a promotion that members may be promoted to gold members when their posts count reachs to a level.
There is no such setting to set 15 minutes before "edited by" message showing in posts. Maybe I am wrong, please let me know if you know how to set it.


Bacterial ribosome biogenesis is poorly understood especially in terms of the role of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) maturation in vivo. A major problem in addressing these questions are asynchronous biogenesis, a large population of mature particles and the lack of techniques to isolated in vivo formed ribosome biogenesis intermediates. Our group has taken multiple approaches to allow study of ribosome biogenesis in E. coli. We have used genetic manipulation to discover that for specific biogenesis factors there is a delicate balance that is necessary for viability. Additionally, we have pioneered an affinity purification approach to allow for isolation of in vivo formed intermediates. Data will be presented on our findings for the role of rRNA maturation in biogenesis, subsequent ribosome function and cell viability. Our findings may result in identification of novel targets for antimicrobial development.