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Interview with the Violet Hour's Toby Maloney
Elena North-Kelly
The Violet Hour beckons discerning clientele with many luxuries: a romantic, serene space with floor-to-ceiling curtains, high-backed blue leather chairs, flickering candles and chandeliers; fine-tuned volume levels and elbow room; and an eclectic selection of artisanal cocktails made with painstaking precision. Below, partner/mixologist Toby Maloney tell us how the 2014 Outstanding Bar Program nominee is influenced by its Chicago environs, the poetic inspiration behind its name, and his favorite spring cocktail.
JBF: How would you describe the Violet Hour's mixology style?
Toby Maloney: We've been described as minimalist, traditionalist, and culinary-focused. I think we are an amalgamation of all of them.
JBF: Can you tell us about the inspiration behind the name, The Violet Hour?
TM: The name came from a poem by T.S. Eliot, "The Waste Land" (1922):
"At the violet hour, when the eyes and back
Turn upward from the desk, when the human engine waits
Like a taxi throbbing waiting . . .
At the violet hour, the evening hour that strives
Homeward, and brings the sailor home from sea"
And also from "The Hour" by Bernard Devoto:
"This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affections glow and valor is reborn, when the shadows deepen along the edge of the forest and we believe that, if we watch carefully, at any moment we may see the unicorn."
The Violet Hour is the time when work is done and it's time for a cocktail. It has the feeling of relaxation.
JBF: What's your favorite cocktail on the current Violet Hour menu, and why?
TM: We have a drink on the menu right now called "When in Rio." It's Encanto Pisco with St. George Raspberry Brandy, lemon, honey, and egg white. I am particularly fond of it because it just screams spring. The floral notes of the pisco and the lusciousness of the raspberry brandy are grounded by the honey.
JBF: Can you tell us about one surprising ingredient that you use in cocktails, and why you love it?
TM: I wouldn't say that we use surprising ingredients. We do, however, use surprising combinations. When thinking about cocktails we often use textures or flavors that work in counterpoint. A summery aroma with deep holiday flavors on the palate, for instance. We refer to this as "mirroring."
JBF: How does the city of Chicago influence your menu?
TM: Chicago is a great eating and drinking city, with a long tradition of pushing the envelope. I find that patrons are very willing to go out on a limb and try new things.
JBF: You offer various types of ice in different shapes, sizes, and temperatures, and even twice-filtered ice cubes. Can you tell us about the importance of ice?
TM: Ice is to a bartender, like heat is to a cook. Ice is how we achieve proper dilution, correct temperature, and the right texture.
JBF: What role does food play in your cocktail menu? Is there a drink and snack pairing that you particularly like? What goes best with your poutine, for example?
TM: I'm not actually a fan of cocktail and food pairings. Cocktails are too cold and too high in proof to work well with food. Nuts, olives, and cheese are great with cocktails, but I stick with wine, fortified wine, beer, and Champagne when pairing with food. I think a Palo Cortado sherry would go perfectly with the poutine.
JBF: We read in Esquire magazine that the Violet Hour has "resurrected the art of conversation" with its décor, music, and capacity. Were these conscious decisions to improve conversation, or is this a happy coincidence?
TM: It was a very conscious decision to create a place where you could enjoy the people that you bring to the Violet Hour. We wanted to have a bar that you could bring your parents to—or a third date.
JBF: What drink order makes you cringe?
TM: Anyone who drinks something to "be cool" that they don't like, or something that is only informed by the marketing of a huge corporation.
JBF: What's your dream culinary or mixology travel destination, and why?
TM: For sheer diversity and clarity of flavor, I would say Mexico. Mezcal, tacos, and mole are three seemingly simple things with infinite variety.
JBF: What's your current favorite place to eat or drink out in Chicago? And what's your favorite dish or cocktail there?
TM: I really enjoy what Analogue and Celeste are doing right now. The format of the Old-Fashioned shot at Analogue and the Golden Filagree at Celeste are great.
JBF: If you could make a cocktail for anyone, who would it be and what would you make?
TM: I would make a Daiquiri and a few Old-Fashioneds for Julia Child. She seems like she would be a hoot when well into her cups.
The 2014 James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program is presented by Tanqueray No. TEN®.
Elena North-Kelly is associate editor at the James Beard Foundation. Find her on Twitter and Instagram.
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From the weekly readings and first e-Activity, analyze three (3) challenges public leaders face when the business of private leaders takes precedence over the business of the government.
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It's been quite the year. Before we (eagerly) usher in 2017, we're slowing things down so you can catch up on all of the exciting vCloud Air updates that happened this year in one place. Let's take a look back on some of our favorite announcements, technical overviews and updates from 2016. Build 1,000 The post vCloud Air: 2016 Year in Review appeared first on VMware vCloud .


The Tauranga branch was one of the first opened in the New Zealand Home Loans network and has helped thousands of Bay of Plenty families become debt free faster. It is conveniently located on the main Cameron Road and has plenty of parking available. Over the years our Tauranga branch has been involved in numerous community and school activities, as well as supporting charities like the Child Cancer and The Kids Foundations.


The audience for the operating model will vary depending on the strategic drivers, but it can include executives, strategy teams, marketing teams, project teams, risk managers, IT teams and operational teams.
A Current Operating Model (COM) represents how an organisation is configured today, whereas the Target Operating Model (TOM) shows a future state that the organisation should be moving towards in order to achieve its strategy.
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La Alianza Unida de Sabah (en malayo: Gabungan Sabah Bersatu) es una coalición política de Malasia de ámbito estatal, formada por partidos del estado de Sabah. Fue fundado conjuntamente por el Partido Progresista de Sabah (SAPP) y el Partido Solidario de la Patria (STAR), tiempo después de que el primero abandonara el Barisan Nasional (Frente Nacional). El Partido del Amor de Sabah (PCS) también se unió a la coalición, pero se fue en 2017 debido a algunos desacuerdos. Más tarde, el Partido de la Esperanza Popular de Sabah (PHRS) y el Partido de la Unidad Popular de Sabah (PPRS) se unieron a la coalición.

En las elecciones federales de 2018 obtuvo 66.902, un 0.55% de los votos a nivel nacional, y un solo escaño, correspondiente al Partido Solidario de la Patria.

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Dr. Roger Yat-Nork Chung is Assistant Professor at School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He obtained his Bachelor degree in Public Health and Master of Health Science from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He further received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong, with his study on the impact of socioeconomic development on population health. Using the lens of biomedical ethics and justice, his research aims to empirically inquire into the social determinants of health inequalities (including poverty and health, migrants' health, rare diseases patients' health), as well as aging-related issues on multimorbidity and long-term/end-of-life care, and to utilize such evidence to inform health services and policy, domestically and beyond.
In September 2018, Dr. Chung was elected the Inaugural National Academy of Medicine (NAM)-CUHK International Health Policy Fellow by the prestigious US NAM, studying the policy of rare diseases in Hong Kong. Moreover, he has served in various official consultation committees of the Hong Kong Government, including the Domestic Health Accounts and Thematic Household Survey of the Food and Health Bureau, and has been involved in two Government commissioned projects on elderly/end-of-life care and healthcare resource allocation exercise. He is currently a principal investigator of a Hospital Authority consultancy study on medical assistance programs and a commissioned study on rare diseases in Hong Kong.
Dr. Chung is a founding member of the Research Centre for Migration and Mobility, an executive member of the Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, Centre for Quality of Life, and an Assistant Professor (by courtesy) at the CHUK Institute of Ageing. He is also a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)'s Public Health Global Challenge Steering Group, and an active member of two WUN working groups on global migrants' health and intergenerational health equity. He is a co-host of the only "Life and Death Education" Radio Program in Hong Kong.
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Putt makes Plymouth Albion return ahead of new season
"It's great to be back with some of the boys who were here last time, like Dan Collier, Dan Mugford and Dean Squires, because it helps you settle in"
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Kingsbridge-born Tom Putt has returned to Plymouth Albion (Image: Plymouth Albion)
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Kingsbridge-born Tom Putt had a season at Plymouth Albion when he was just 17, and now returns to the team for the forthcoming campaign, where he hopes to put his skills to good use.
"I'm proud that I have had a high percentage of success as a goal-kicker from a young age," he says. "It's very important and I take a great deal of pride in it."
Putt got into rugby at the age of ten at Kingsbridge Rugby Club and joined the Academy at Exeter Chiefs, while studying for a BTEC in sport at Bicton College. He stayed at Exeter for two years and then came down to Albion for the 2015-16 season, before a shoulder injury put paid to his playing.
Fully recovered, Putt signed for Darlington Mowden, then Brixham, Newton Abbot and now Plymouth as a full-back / fly-half.
New Plymouth Albion signing Koree Britton 'has something to prove'
"I loved it at Albion the first year I was there. Things changed for me that season but I couldn't really stay because I wanted to be playing full-time - and Darlington offered me that. I'm really pleased to be back in Plymouth, studying at Marjon and playing at Albion," he says.
"I feel that I've learnt a lot but I'm still fresh to rugby. And it's great to be back with some of the boys who were here last time, like Dan Collier, Dan Mugford and Dean Squires, because it helps you settle in."
Putt's family have connections to Albion. His dad, Jason, played for Albion in the year Tom was born (1997) and has also played for Kingsbridge and Brixham. "Both he and my uncle both played in the front row, but I've stayed well away from that; I'm breaking the chain," he laughs.
Chiefs pair ready to pass on skills in new Albion coaching roles
He played against Albion's new head coach, Ben Gulliver, last time he was at Plymouth and admits he's impressed with Gulliver's approach to the game.
"He tells us not to worry about the rugby and just to put our heads down and work hard and the rugby will take care of itself. The main thing is that it's enjoyable," he says.
"There's a real family environment here and we try to do something as a squad, involving the wives and girlfriends and the kids. I've never really had that at any club and it is really important. If everything's alright at home, we train better and you're more excited to be playing rugby.
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Billy Lee Riley Biography
Born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, Riley learned to play guitar from black farm workers. After 4 years in the Army, Riley first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1955 before being lured to Sun Studios by Sam Phillips. He recorded "Trouble Bound" for Jack Clement and Slim Wallace. Sam Phillips obtained the rights and he released "Trouble Bound" b/w "Rock With Me Baby" September 1,1956 (Sun 245). His first hit was "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll" b/w "I Want You Baby" released February 23,1957 (Sun 260) after which he recorded "Red Hot" b/w "Pearly Lee" released September 30,1957 (Sun 277) both with backing piano by Jerry Lee Lewis.
"Red Hot" was showing a lot of promise as a big hit record, but Sam Phillips pulled the promotion and switched it to "Great Balls Of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis. The record was pulled without a lot of sales. He had other Sun recordings and they, likewise, did not have a lot of sales as his promotion had stopped.
Considered good looking and with wild stage moves, Riley had a brief solo career with his backing band "The Little Green Men". Riley and his Little Green Men were the main Sun studio band. They were Riley, Roland Janes, J.M. Van Eaton, Marvin Pepper, and Jimmy Wilson, later joined by Martin Willis.
In 1960, he left Sun, and started Rita Record label with Roland Janes. They produced the national hit record "Mountain Of Love" by Harold Dorman. He later started two other labels Nita and Mojo.
In 1962, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a session musician with Dean Martin, the Beach Boys, Herb Alpert, Sammy Davis Jr. and others, as well as recording under various aliases.
In the early seventies, Riley quit music to return to Arkansas to begin his own construction business. In 1978 "Red Hot" and "Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" were covered by Robert Gordon and Link Wray respectively, which led to a one-off performance in Memphis in 1979, the success of which led to further recording at Sun Studio and a full-time return to performing.
Rediscovered by Bob Dylan in 1992, who had been a fan since 1956, Riley plays Rock and Roll, Blues and Country-Blues.
His album Hot Damn! (Capricorn, 1997) was nominated for the Grammy.
In 2006, he released a country CD, Hillbilly Rockin' Man.
About the first of 2008 a new Rock and Roll CD produced in Holland is expected to be released.
Billy Lee Riley Releases
Sun Records – The Definitive Hits, Vol. 2
The Very Best Of Billy Lee Riley – Red Hot
Sun Rockabillies Volume 1
Original Memphis Rock & Roll – Volume 1
Down by the Riverside / No Name Girl
Got the Water Boiling / One More Time
Wouldn't You Know / Baby Please Don't Go
Red Hot / Pearly Lee
Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll / I Want You Baby
Rock With Me Baby / Trouble Bound


Thomas Rowe Price Jr., like Peter Lynch, was not a pure value investor. In fact, he was considered the father of growth investing. However, T. Rowe Price would not invest in high fliers that were abundant during the dotcom bubble.
He was a pure fundamental investor, who was contrarian by nature.
Originally, T. Rowe Price trained to become a chemist and received a degree in Chemistry from Swarthmore College from where he graduated in 1919.
After realizing his interest in investment, T. Rowe Price soon joined the world of Wall Street in the 1920s. He started off his career at Mackubin Goodrich, a Baltimore-based brokerage firm, now known as a famous company called Legg Mason. During his initial years in the financial markets, T. Rowe Price battled with the tumbling economy brought about by The Great Depression but this didn't stop him. He had risen to the position of Chief Investment Officer at the firm before he moved on to establishing his own investment company.
He formed T. Rowe T. Rowe Price Associates in 1937. T. Rowe Price can be considered as having an unconventional personality as he not only adopted a contrarian investment approach, but his way of conducting business with his clients was untraditional as well.
Instead of charging his company's clients on a basis of commission, he adopted a fee-based payment method believing that his firm will flourish if the interests of the clients are put first. Although, fee-based payments are prevalent in the financial industry today, at the time it was considered revolutionary.
In 1950, he established the T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund and was CEO until his retirement in late 1960s. It is one of today's leading investment houses despite the fact that T. Rowe Price sold the company in late 1970s anticipating a meltdown.
In the late 60s, T. Rowe Price warned of the extreme valuations that investors were placing on stocks. He was proven right when the market tanked in 73-74.
After the world saw the truth in T. Rowe Price's prediction, where the economy could not survive the market crash, he re-emerged in the early 1980s, with strong bond and value funds to match the original investment philosophy of growth stocks. After going public in 1986, the company is now run by a management committee of 7 members that is headed by George Roche. Roche, before becoming Chairman of T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, joined the firm as an analyst in 1968 and had substantial experience working alongside T. Rowe Price.
During the 39 years from 1932 to 1972, T. Rowe Price's company saw return of 15.4% annually, turning an initial investment of $1000 into $271,201! T. Rowe Price passed away at the age of 85 in 1983. His company T. Rowe Price Associates continues to serve clients throughout the world and facilitate successful long-term investment with proper embracing of investment ethics of T. Rowe Price himself.
Rowe Price is known as 'the father of growth stocks'. He presented an investment strategy that departed from the value investment approach as put forward by Benjamin Graham. According to the basic principles of growth investment, as mentioned by T. Rowe Price, the dividend payments, and market values increase as company earnings grow, at a faster pace than inflation. Such investments prove to be a good hedge against T. Rowe Price rises but only if companies have enhanced growth-oriented management.
Rowe Price believed the stocks, like humans, had life stages that included the growth, maturity, and the decline stage. What his philosophy highlights is the fact that the companies are the most profitable with high return on investment prospect during the growth phase.
During the time when investors were devotedly investing in steel, old rail, oil and other blue chip stocks, T. Rowe Price was keen on investing in companies which were in their initial stages, like IBM, Xerox, Honeywell, Coca-ColaCola and 3M.
His focus was on long-term investments. By the mid 1960s, his growth stock approach to investment gained such popularity that the stocks preferred or prioritized by T. Rowe Price were referred to as 'T. Rowe Price stocks'.
Rowe Price learned much of his investment lessons during the time of The Great Depression and realized it is better to embrace stocks rather than avoid or stay out. Keeping in mind the cyclical nature of the stock market, what T. Rowe Price relied on was extensive research to determine potential good companies and diversification in order to reduce the risk.
In a nutshell, T. Rowe Price believed smaller companies in their initial stages of business were a relatively fertile ground with long-term earnings growth potential.
What he considered as primary factors to consider before indulging in long-term investment were rising price-to-earnings ratio, long-term earnings per share greater than inflation rate, and most importantly he only considered companies of the growing industries, old companies with new growing divisions, or companies with new or expanding product lines. As secondary factors, he kept in mind the management of the company, little governmental influence, financial soundness, absence of cut-throat competition and good workforce relations.
Founded in 1937 by Thomas Rowe Price Jr.
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We believe that fundamental, proprietary research drives value-added, active management. To put this belief into practice, we maintain a powerful global research platform that includes interconnected teams of research analysts.
It starts with bottom-up analysis. One hundred eighty-five specialized analysts across the globe focus on finding opportunities for our clients. These are bright and capable professionals, driven to find insights—both qualitative and quantitative—that support investment recommendations and, ultimately, decisions.
But what makes this platform so effective is the culture that supports it—one in which ideas are shared and debated, and knowledge is transferred across geographies and sectors. The result: Ideas translate into well-informed investment decisions.
T. Rowe Price has been managing assets for clients since 1937. Through all types of market environments, we have kept our heads down, fine-tuned our process, and focused on long-term results.
Consistency is a hallmark of our investment process. By adhering to stated investment objectives and style, regardless of market conditions or fashion, we help ensure the long-term integrity of client portfolios.
We are also keenly focused on risk management. Our professionals assess risk and potential rewards at the security and portfolio level for all strategies. All portfolios are managed to provide long-term reward commensurate with risk accepted.
There is no substitute for experience. T. Rowe Price portfolio managers have an average of 19 years' investment experience and 13 years' tenure with the firm.
Because of this individual expertise and collective experience, we can keep rapidly evolving markets in historical perspective. We are able to hone our investment approach through changing economic conditions. And we are able to thoughtfully focus on our ultimate goal—consistent, competitive performance for our clients.
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Home ⇒ 🎨Monuments ⇒ Description of the monument to the water carrier in St. Petersburg
Description of the monument to the water carrier in St. Petersburg
This is a very famous monument, which stands in St. Petersburg next to the tower on the set of water. The monument itself was installed in 2003. The tower is much older, as it has been here since 1863. It is considered a monument that belongs to the industrial architecture of the 19th century.
The history of the water carrier is as follows. Previously, the cultural capital lived in a completely different way than it is now. There was no water, usual in our time for everyone, in people's homes. And they received it thanks to no one else, like this water carrier. They took water from the river. And yes, in past centuries, the water in the rivers was clear, and people did not poison it. So, the water carrier, having gathered a barrel, began the hard way.
Labor is a burden, for it was necessary to carry the burden all over the city, where there were uneven paths. What the authors did not forget to indicate under the monument. And the volume of the barrel was also impressive, because water required a lot. Of course, such a burden should have been drawn at least by a horse, and the water carrier would manage it. But in those days it seemed normal.
Water carrier decided to portray in full growth, before it runs a true friend – the dog. The authorities decided to perpetuate the plot as a tribute to the post. What can not but rejoice. Also worth noting is the fact that the water carrier was created in accordance with the traditions and appearance of those years. For this sculpture well studied photos and all the data.
The era of water carriers passed when in 1958 the emperor decided that water should flow in the city. Soon a tower was erected, which stands in this place to this day. But we still remember the work of the water carrier, thanks to such a monument.
And it was in this place where the tower was laid, the authorities considered it symbolic to erect this monument. He became known throughout the country, and many come to the northern capital to look at various sights, including the monument to the water carrier on Shpalernaya Street.
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In this edition of the VoiceXML Developer, we will create the Access database for Frank's Pizza Palace and record the audio prompts based upon the dialog flow that we created in the last article.
The first thing we need to do next is design a data model for our Pizza Palace Access database. We can determine the tables and columns that need to be created by analyzing the call flow diagrams we created in the last article. The requirements are fairly simple. We need to be able to lookup a customer's address by phone number and we need to be able to save pizza orders. There is one additional requirement. If a customer does not have a customer record, we must record their address. This address will be stored as a .wav file on the Web server. New customer records should be marked as new and reviewed on a regular basis so that someone can listen to the recordings and type the corresponding address. Until a new customer record has a text address, we can play the address recording for the customer and have them confirm that as their address as opposed to synthesizing the text address.
For our application, we will need a customer table, which will contain their phone number, address, city, state, and zip. It will also contain the file name of the recorded address that the customer uttered when their record was created.
We will also need an order table, which will contain the order date and time, the pizza size, the type of crust, and the toppings. We should also add a boolean flag that indicates whether or not the pizza has been delivered. The diagram below contains a data model representation of our Pizza Palace database.
The Phone column of the Customers table has been set as the primary key of the table. The PizzaOrder table contains a foreign key constraint that references the Phone column of the Customers table. This will ensure that a pizza order cannot contain a phone number that does not also exist in the Customers table. The AddressAudioFile contains the filename of the address utterance, which is used to manually input the Address field. The PizzaDeliveredFlag is can be Yes or No. This field is set to Yes manually when the order has been delivered to the customer.
Now that we have our design, it's time to create the database. I created an Access database file named pizza_palace.mdb and used the design view to create the tables. In the design view for the Customers table (shown below), I specified all fields as being of type Text whose size was 50 except for the Phone field whose size I set to 15.


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GQ Selects: August
Each month, the editors of GQ will select a series of items from our pages and make them available through our online retailer, Nordstrom. Here's what you'll find from our August issue
By Jim Moore
** Jack Spade Bonded Raincoat**
For us, this is the gold standard when it comes to buying that raincoat that you're going to wear over a business suit, on the weekends, on every trip imaginable. The color is perfect because it references a traditional tan raincoat, but the people at Jack Spade have warmed up the hue to make it more skin-tone friendly. It's cut trim and a bit shorter than normal, which gives it a more contemporary edge, and the orange interior ensures you're not wearing your dad's old vintage raincoat. Form follows function in the details, like a fly-front closure and bonded seams that keep out the water and gussets under the armholes that help the rubberized cotton breathe. There's no lining, so it's easy to throw on over your heaviest flannel wool suit, or fisherman sweater, or even a hoodie. This is a raincoat fit for running errands or a meeting with the CEO.
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** Polo Ralph Lauren Fair Isle Sweater**
When I think of Fair Isle sweaters I think of Polo by Ralph Lauren, because Ralph is the master of taking something that is so traditional and making it contemporary and cool for the modern guy. Not only is this sweater cut a little bit slimmer, but the pattern has been recolored slightly from the super-fusty, folkloric versions. It looks great with a shirt and tie; just remember to keep your underpinnings clean. We paired it with a pink shirt in the magazine for a preppy look, but it also can look incredibly modern when paired with gray flannel pants, a white oord shirt, and a pair of black loafers. I think we're at a time in fashion where pieces that are a little bit geezer look great again. So while this obviously pays homage to a classic Scottish Fair Isle, it still feels new.
** Polo Ralph Lauren Country Corduroy Pants **
Another one of the things Ralph Lauren does so well is to keep some of the old-world trappings of a garment, but still make it wearable. These corduroy pants have a utilitarian workwear look to them, but the fabric is extremely soft and the garment washing has faded them into a beautiful blue color. Corduroy is a heavier fabric, so you should always go for a slimmer cut, like these, to avoid adding extra pounds to your physique. It's a great weekend pant for those autumn days when the mercury starts to dip a little low.
** Burberry Prorsum Horizontal Stripe Knit Silk Tie **
The most traditional knit ties are made of silk, followed by wool and then cotton, and what makes this Burberry one incredibly modern, but just as sophisticated, is the fact that it's slimmer and has this wonderful stripe pattern. Because the colors in it are muted it doesn't come across as being too preppy or too nautical. It really marries beautifully with a pinstripe suit or a fall tweed sports jacket. Put it with a chambray shirt, put it with a white oord, put it with anything.
** David Hart Diagonal Check Tie **
David Hart kills it this fall by taking classic menswear patterns, in this case a houndstooth and a windowpane, and putting them together in one tie. It pairs well with tweeds, a khaki dress shirt, even just a work shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Pattern mixing with an accessory like this can be tricky, so opt for solid colors that let the bold tie stand out.
** Gitman Polka-Dot Tie **
It's the season of the polka-dot die, and this Gitman one is exciting because it's made of wool and the dots are embroidered, not printed. Polka-dot ties are usually silk, so when crafted in this soft wool, the tie becomes a unique piece that stands out from the pack. It comes in this beautiful pale blue, almost chambray, which gives a little dash of color to your fall wardrobe.
** Salvatore Ferragamo Double Monkstrap Shoe **
Ferragamo is really a footwear dynasty, and incredibly masterful when it comes to building a shoe. I always tell people to spend a little more than you would normally want to on a pair of shoes, because it will be worth it in the long run. The last is built to last a lifetime on these double monks, as long as you take care of them, and the rubber sole helps to keep the them light and comfortable from the get-go. Wear these with jeans, or a suit and unbuckle the top for a little extra savoir faire. This is the quintessential monkstrap in a rich brown that goes with everything—especially those heavyweight fabrics you're going to be wearing for fall.
** Cole Haan Air Madison Slip-On**
This is a great example of a well-crafted shoe for a good value, and while it's a personal preference, some guys may want their first monk to be a single monk. This Cole Haan pair is a caramel brown, which tends to be a bit more European-looking, that plays beautifully off gray flannel trousers or even white jeans. It's very liberating for guys to feel like they can buy a pair of monkstraps and not just save them for special occasions. Break them out of the box and wear them all the time, from work to weekend.
** Hook + ALBERT Contrast Trim Socks **
For the guy who wants a little bit of action on his ankle but isn't into wild colors or stripes. What I love about the orange toe and the top is that it's a way to wear color but keep it hidden and keep your inner peacock alive. The polka dot or pin dot is big in ties but it looks just as good as a pattern below a pant hem. This is one of those socks you can wear with a pair of white sneakers, a suede desert boot, or a monkstrap shoe. It's a dressy sock but adds lots of sophistication to more casual looks.
** Pantherella Cashmere Blend Socks **
In so far as we love really bright colored socks for summer, for fall we're loving the pale sock in a gray or tan or this incredible baby blue. It's just one of those colors that is so attractive with any combination. You put it with gray trousers, you put it with black shoes, corduroy, anything—it's a great neutral for fall. This pair by Pantherella is cashmere and while guys don't think they want to spend money on cashmere socks, the truth is they'll last a long time if they're cared for, and keep you warm.
** Penfield Jacket **
I like what Penfield has done with this field jacket because it's not too heavy, and it's not belted, but it still has an authentic look to it. The silhouette is a little bit shorter and the styling is a little bit younger and cooler. It's wad cotton canvas, which will not only make it rainproof and windproof, but also thorn-proof, which makes it great for riding a motorcycle or walking down the street in the inclement elements. The snap buttons are burnished a bit so they aren't too bright and it's got that nice standup collar. The jacket has some real masculine styling to it, both as a weekend staple and as a sport coat replacement, with a shirt and tie under it. And the price is right.
** Thom Browne Plaid Oord Shirt **
At this point it's no secret that GQ loves Thom Browne shirts, especially this fall's exploded plaid pattern ones that we've shown in every color. This white version, for example, makes a quieter statement because of it's neutral, tonal color combination but the rounded collar still gives it plenty of personality. We love that Thom takes the woodsy, casual heritage of a plaid shirt but does it as a dress shirt in his famous oord cloth. It's a little heavier and so it marries up well with all those heavyweight fabrics for fall.
** A.P.C. New Standard Jeans **
We're going on a decade or more now with our love affair of A.P.C., since founder Jean Touitou introduced the New Standard jean. It's the jean you buy and make your own. They are stiff as cardboard at first, but after a couple of wears, they break in like a great pair of shoes. The fit is perfect in that the waist sits on your hips but isn't too low-rise and the slim, straight leg isn't too skinny or too wide. We recommend holding off on washing them as long as possible to keep the dark raw denim intact, and when you finally do, to wash them inside-out in the bathtub with some cold water and Woolite Dark, letting them drip-dry. It's the perfect jean if you're going to pair with dressier items like a suit jacket and a pair of brogues—these are jeans that will elevate your look. They're crisp and stiff and simple in the best way possible.
** Michael Bastian Three-Button Jacket **
Michael Bastian keeps surprising us with these pieces that have an old-man cool element to them. The windowpane is one of those patterns we thought was dead forever, and then Michael brings it back and recolors it in this rust and olive, out of a scratchy wool. It works as a piece of outerwear in the early fall, and then when it's freezing outside you can pair with a shirt and tie and wear it in the office or a turtleneck and jeans on the weekend—it's incredibly versatile. Because of the way Michael has cut it and fashioned it, it's something incredibly non-traditional, but still has that traditional appeal.
** Michael Bastian Stripe Shirt **
Whenever I think of clothes with a lot of spirit I think of Michael Bastian, and this is a case in point, where he's taken a simple Bengal stripe shirt and amped it up in this tomato orange color that matches wonderfully to grays, navies, and earth tones. Bastian's button-down collars tend to be a bit higher and longer, so they sit well under a cardigan, tweed jacket, or your dressiest suit, with a tie or without. It's a shirt that's anchored in classic menswear, but has a bit of continental flair.
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Some health experts say it's a myth that you can improve your eyesight. They are obviously people who have never seen any improvement in other's eye health nor have they done anything to improve their own eyesight. I have improved my eyesight. Years ago when I traveled continually, I was not able to juice as much. My eyesight declined. I was finding it harder and harder to read when the light was dim and nearly impossible to read fine print. When I stopped traveling as much, and was able to juice everyday when I was home, my sight began to improve. Now, I'm my husband's eyes at times when he can't find his glasses. And what about him? He's worn glasses most of his life. When I was traveling, his sight really declined. He had to get several new prescriptions for stronger lenses. But since I've been home and juicing for both of us, his sight has not declined any further.


The Black Fairy is the latest villain to wreak havoc on Storybrooke, and as is the case with almost everyone on the show, she's someone's relative. It turns out the Black Fairy is Rumple's mom, which has led fans to ask a lot of questions. How did she and Peter Pan end up together and more importantly, why did the Black Fairy abandon Rumple on Once Upon a Time? Thankfully, it appears fans won't have to wait much longer for the answer to that last question.
According to the official description for Sunday's episode, aptly titled "The Black Fairy," the show will flashback to when the Black Fairy was simply Fiona. As Rumple's mother, she learns from his fairy godmother that his destiny is prophesied and she does everything in her power to keep it from happening. In the end, she's forced to make a decision that changes the course of her and Rumple's lives forever.
It seems, just like with other villains on the show, Fiona wasn't inherently evil, but events in her life and choices she made led her to become the Black Fairy we know today. However, will finding out this truth make up for the bad things she's done to Rumple and the rest of the residents of Storybrooke in the present day? Once Upon a Time has a knack for reforming it's villains but that may not be the case for The Black Fairy, especially since she's supposed to face off against Emma in the "final battle."
However, once Rumple learns the truth about why his mother gave him up, that may greatly end up impacting Emma's chances of winning the final showdown. In the promo for the next episode, Emma asks him if he's really on her side and he confirms that he is in a way only he can. "I won't shed a single tear," he says vehemently. Still, as Emma points out, "no curse will ever be as terrifying as finding out why you were abandoned." Emma, of course, speaks from experience.
Could the truth about why his mother left him change Rumple's mind about facing off against her? The Black Fairy did say Rumple would eventually join him because he wanted to, not because she forced her to. Maybe this is the moment that makes him change sides.
Hopefully that doesn't happen, but with Once Upon a Time you can never really know who's good or who's evil, and characters have been known to switch sides time and time again. Fans will just have to watch and see what happens next.


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"The Snowmen" is the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas special, starring Matt Smith as The Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Louise-Coleman as Clara Oswin Oswald and featuring Richard Grant and the voice of Ian McKellan. Unlike other Doctor Who Christmas specials, it was aired in the middle of the series, rather than between series. Because of this, it is tied much more into the series arc than any other Christmas special, besides perhaps The End of Time.
After being introduced to the monster of the week, the titular Snowmen, we are reintroduced to the Doctor, who, since the events of The Angels Take Manhattan, has gone into retirement. He cynically refuses to help the world, despite the pleas of Madame Vastra and Jenny (last seen in A Good Man Goes to War). However, when Clara gets involved with both The Doctor and the Snowmen, he is drawn back into adventuring. What follows is a bit of slapstick, mixed in with running, some emotional twists and turns, and a scientifically shaky conclusion. Clara Oswald appears to die, but The Doctor realizes that he has already met someone of her name, and with her voice: the Oswin Oswald who died back in Asylum of the Daleks. Reinvigorated by both the personality of Clara and her mystery, The Doctor comes out of retirement to solve that mystery, which looks like it will be the important arc of the rest of the series.
Although this is a mid-series episode, it relaunches many things. The Doctor has had a character shift, and also a change in costuming. It also features a new introduction, a new rearrangement of the theme, and a redesigned TARDIS interior.
It is a good episode in many ways. I was most impressed by how Matt Smith could communicate how old and defeated The Doctor is: I don't know if any Doctor since William Hartnell's Doctor has been quite so abrasive and old. The chemistry between Matt Smith and Jenna Louise-Coleman is great, and the mystery looks to be intriguing. There are certain parts of the "monster of the week" aspects of the story that are predictably silly, but that is part of the bargain when watching Doctor Who.
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Mr.Bielikov founded GC "Ovostar Union" in 1999 (till 2011 – LLC "Borispol Agro Trade"). Since 2007 and up to now he has been holding the position of group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bielikov gained the education as an aircrafts operation mechanic engineer at National Aviation University (1994).
Vitaliy Veresenko
Mr. Veresenko is at GC "Ovostar Union" since 1999. Till 2001 – General Director at CJSC "Malynove", and since 2001 up to now – Head of the Supervisory Board of "Malynove" CJSC. Mr. Veresenko has diploma as automated management systems engineer of Kiev Air Defense Radio Technical Engineers College (1990).
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Markiyan Markevych is a Principal and President of Crossways MK Consulting, full-service investment consulting company with a focus on Eastern Europe, which since 2014, has been responsible for M&A, along with direct investment in Ukraine. Prior to that Mr. Markevych spent an extensive time in the Structured Finance area with the Bank of Montreal. He holds an MBA from Queens University and a Master of International Relations from Queens University and a Master of Int. Relations (Lviv Univ.).
Karen Arshakyan
Mr Karen Arshakyan joined the Board of Directors of Ovostar Union in June 2019 once the headquarters of the Company have been relocated to Cyprus. Mr Arshakyan has extensive experience and profound knowledge of local business environment. He acted as an external adviser to the Board during the Company's re-domiciliation from the Netherlands to Cyprus. Mr Arshakyan has a degree in Economics and Management of Agriculture from Institute of Agriculture of Armenia. His work record includes companies in Armenia, Canada and Cyprus.


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Tories pledge state pension will rise every year
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David Cameron said the state pension will continue to rise by at least 2.5% a year until 2020 if his party wins the General Election in 2015.
He promised to keep the "triple lock" system, which sees the state pension increase by the highest of inflation, wages or 2.5%.
"I want people when they reach retirement to know that they can have dignity and security in their old age," he told the BBC.
"People who have worked hard, who have done the right thing, who have provided for their families, they should then know they will get a decent state pension and they don't have to worry about it lagging behind prices or earnings and I think that's the right choice for the country."
Responding to Cameron's comments, the Liberal Democrats and Labour both said they support the triple lock in principle but have stopped short of following the Conservatives' pledge should either win power.
Tax rise
Meanwhile, former Labour minister Frank Field warned taxes would have to rise to pay for the Prime Minister's "triple-lock" pledge.
"If you are promising one group - a group that is more certain to vote – that they will get the gravy first, you are saying to others there is less for you... and somebody is going to have to pay the taxes to foot that bill," he explained.
He also said it was unfair for retirees to benefit while the rest of society are forced "to make sacrifices".
He added: "Younger families, with children, who are hungry deserve a similar amount of dignity, particularly if they are working."
However, Cameron insisted that ensuring pensions continue to rise while benefits for younger people are being cut was "fair".
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Q: SCSS: Calculating with a value with unit from function I am defining values for a theme via a map, like this:
$sizes: (
    small: 768,
    medium: 1024,
    large: 1200,
    xlarge: 1600,
    gutter: 48
);

and afterwards give them a unit with the following function:
@function sz($size) {
    @return map-get($sizes, $size) + px;
}

How can I define a variable by calculating with one of the values out of the function, e.g.
$gutterhalf: (sz(gutter) / 2);

So the variable would return 48px / 2 = 24px? I know I could just go with the unitless value and add the unit afterwards, like so:
$gutterhalf: (map-get($sizes, gutter) / 2) + px;

Would there be a way to handle it differently with the value from the function?

A: Normally I would use sassmeister to do live sass demos but I can't seem to share my sass demo without it automatically switching to dart-sass. Very weird.
But I've made a fiddle outputting results to a before pseudo content style on divs by id.
See experimental ideas in fiddle... https://jsfiddle.net/joshmoto/0mbsc2g3/
And here is scss code below...
// array with no pixel unit, just integers
$sizes_0: (
    sm: 768,
    md: 1024,
    lg: 1200,
    xl: 1600,
    gutter: 48
);

// both functions below use array above

// this function allows you pass diving data through
@function sz_0($size, $divide: 1) {
    @return map-get($sizes_0, $size) / $divide + px;
}

// this outputs 24px
$gutterhalf_0: sz_0(gutter, 2);

// this function simply returns the array value
@function sz_2($size) {
    @return map-get($sizes_0, $size);
}

// this outputs 24px
$gutterhalf_2: ( sz_2(gutter) / 2 ) + px;

// array with pixel unit
$sizes_1: (
    sm: 768px,
    md: 1024px,
    lg: 1200px,
    xl: 1600px,
    gutter: 48px
);

// this function simply returns the array value with unit
@function sz_1($size) {
    @return map-get($sizes_1, $size);
}

// this outputs 24px
$gutterhalf_1: sz_1(gutter) / 2;

// sass results in content

#sz_0::before {
    content: '#{$gutterhalf_0}';
}

#sz_1::before {
    content: '#{$gutterhalf_1}';
}

#sz_2::before {
    content: '#{$gutterhalf_2}';
}

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Three thousand rural women in the three senatorial districts of Ogun state have been empowered with thirty thousand Noiler chicken in the second phase of the Noiler empowerment programme.
Her Excellency, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, Deputy Governor of the state, while speaking at the empowerment programme in Abeokuta said that the programme is one of government's continuous ways of improving the lots of the women especially in the rural areas.
According to her, Ogun state government embarked on the second phase after the huge success and excellent testimonies of the first phase when 10,000 birds were given out to 1000 rural women in the state capital in April.
She therefore urged the beneficiaries of the second phase to make a success of the opportunity so that it can improve the protein intake of their families and in long run add to the food security in the state.
Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs Adepeju Adebajo, said that the seven weeks old Noiler birds distributed to the women is genetically crossed between the broiler and layers breeds of chicken, making them stronger and adaptive like the known local breeds.


Jazz has long been a favored tool of the U.S. State Department: Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, and Louis Armstrong, among many others, have gone abroad in a sanctioned ambassadorial role. Naturally, some of them have been inspired by their travels; Ellington created his famous Far East Suite following one such excursion.
Last year local reedist Geof Bradfield visited Africa under the auspices of a program called Rhythm Road, put together by the State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Bradfield hit Rwanda, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya—as a member of pianist Ryan Cohan's band. Though he'd long been a fan of African music, hearing it its native environs energized him, and after landing a Chamber Music America grant he decided to compose a suite inspired by the experience. Last night he premiered the new work, African Flowers, at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, and tomorrow (Saturday, October 10) he reconvenes the sextet for a free 2 PM concert at the Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Bradfield is a wonderfully flexible saxophonist who earns his living mainly as an educator at Columbia College and as a sideman, working regularly in Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Cohan's quartet, and with pianist Dan Cray. Last year he released his second recording as a leader, a mainstream quartet outing called Urban Nomad (Origin) with pianist Ron Perrillo, drummer George Fludas, and bassist Clark Sommers. The album showcases Bradfield's fluency in hard bop, both as a composer and as an improviser, but with the exception of the fiery "Chin Check" it doesn't much feature his skill in navigating more abstract turf—which he puts to good use in his work with Sirota and on his own killer 2003 debut, Rule of Three (Liberated Zone).
Bradfield was kind enough to e-mail me a recording of last night's concert, and while I obviously haven't had time to meaningfully absorb the ten-part work, my one listen so far has left me impressed. He gracefully and precisely leads a superb sextet—with Fludas, Cohan, Sommers, guitarist Jeff Parker, and trumpeter Victor Garcia—through pieces characterized by lush, elegant melody lines and streaked with contrapuntal figures and pretty harmonies. Bradfield hasn't undertaken an ethnographic experiment here—like the Ellington work I mentioned above, what he saw and heard functioned as an inspiration for ideas in his own idiom.
The group will record African Flowers in a studio next week for release on Origin.


Laing O'Rourke has split its business into two divisions, one of which is focused on off-site manufacturing, as part of a drive to boost margins to 5%.
The restructure, which has been signed off by Laing's board, has been unveiled following an eight-month strategic review of the company.
The review was instigated last September after Laing's latest set of results for the year to March 2015 revealed the UK's second biggest contractor had slipped to a £58m pre-tax loss.
Under the new five-year operating plan, the company will be split into an Engineering Enterprise and Asset Business.
Engineering Enterprise, which will be headed by former European Hub managing director Paul Sheffield, will include Laing's core construction and infrastructure activities. Liam Cummins, John Wilkinson and Mark Andrews remain heads of construction, infrastructure and Middle East respectively.
Asset Business incorporates Laing's east midlands manufacturing facility at Explore Industrial Park, together with its Crown House and Select Plant off-site M&E and hire businesses.
Stephen Harley, who joined Laing two years ago from motor company Ford, has been promoted to head the Asset Business with a place on the group executive committee, reporting directly to chairman and CEO Ray O'Rourke.
The other key elevation is that of Barry Dye, who leads Laing's newly-created commercial function, which will supply contract bidding, financial and legal services to the group's two main divisions.
The operating plan is designed to deliver a margin of 5%, based on EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) by 2018.
The company announced 200 redundancies earlier this year in a bid to improve margins by streamlining operations and cutting overheads.
The group has also said it will be focusing on major projects and strategic frameworks.
The company was formerly divided into European and Australian hubs, the latter of which is being sold off.
Last month, it emerged that Laing had agreed new borrowing facilities with lenders up until October 2018.


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How do architects design for temperature regulation?
Amy Hodgetts from Daikin, talks to Building Products about how architects can accommodate the need for temperature control in the buildings that they design.
No matter how sleek or trendy a building looks, it's all a waste if the inside isn't habitable. After all, a building's purpose is, primarily, to be used by people! Temperature control is arguably one of the most important parts of building design then, as without it, a building would lack a comfortable, controlled inner climate.
So how do architects accommodate this need? With so many different building styles and designs, one solution will not encompass all structures. In this article, we're taking a look at what measures architects take to regulate the internal temperature of a building.
Old tricks of the trade
Back in the day, most of our temperature control was restricted to how the building was designed. For example, deep overhangs and smaller windows could help reduce the amount of heat gained in a house's interior. Of course, this wouldn't work in every climate.
Another commonly-seen element of temperature regulation in buildings comes from the simple exterior — that is, painting the building or roof white in order to reflect light and heat in warmer countries. Some sources suggest this could lower extreme temperatures by up to 2 or 3°C. Could this become more widespread if temperatures continue to rise globally?
There're a few natural solutions too, but again, they are rather area-specific. For example, a large tree close to a building would shade it in the summer and lose its leaves in the winter. But again, this wouldn't work for all buildings, and certainly not for larger buildings and skyscrapers!
Modern buildings, modern problems
We've seen some truly outlandish architecture in recent years. The bubble-wrap look of the Eden Project's domes in the UK, the Giant Bookshelf façade of the Kansas City Public Library in the US, The Crooked House in Poland spring to mind when thinking about such strange structures. It seems as if architects are trying to outdo each other when it comes to weird and wonderful modern buildings!
While many modern buildings aren't always quite so peculiar in appearance, they do tend to share one trait among them — with the challenge of adequate ventilation. According to Daikin, ventilation can pose a problem in many modern buildings as heightened environmental regulations require the use of elements such as double glazing and airtightness to help reduce the need for heating and cooling processes. This results in a building becoming poorly ventilated with no natural air flow through the structure.
At the M by Montcalm Shoreditch London Tech City hotel, the problem was addressed by having a central air conditioning unit feeding ducted fan coil units, with the return flow via bathroom vents for the guest rooms. In public areas, a number of Daikin Heat Reclaim Ventilation Units are used to provide fresh air, balance temperature, and maintain humidity levels.
Supertall orders
Of all modern buildings, supertall skyscrapers are surely the most demanding when it comes to temperature regulation. In layman's terms, it wouldn't be efficient to have the temperature control system start at the bottom and work its way up, nor start at the top and work its way down — in either scenario, one area is left under-serviced.
Industry Tap comments that the general plan for dealing with supertall structures is to think of the building as being divided into zones, which are then divided further into stories. Each of these zones would then have its own system, which is responsible for controlling the temperature for just that section.
Heatwaves and global warming
The world is becoming warmer, with prolonged heatwave conditions in 2018 across the world showing us just how important a comfortable temperature really is. The UK saw temperatures hitting highs of 35°C, with the top temperature recorded in Heathrow on July 27, and over in Japan, Kumagaya sweltered in 41°C temperatures on July 16.
In order to continue to build around the need for temperature regulation, our architects need to adapt their designs to suit.
How will architects continue to design buildings if the world is indeed set to become warmer? Comfort will always be a priority, and as seen above, there are plenty of options being explored and developed upon, both old and new.
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The Christmas Shop is where the magic of Christmas can truly be seen. It has become a place of tradition, where people have come to since they were young, and they are now bringing in kids of their own.
The lot is full of Christmas trees, with cut trees and live trees both available. The whole family can pick out a special tree, all while eating fresh popcorn and listening to wonderful Christmas music. The DLI staff will even spin a tree around so you can see every side, and make sure it's the perfect one! All of the other fresh, handmade evergreen items are available at the Christmas Shop as well, from wreaths to grave blankets, and everything in between!


4670 Prospect Upper Sandusky Rd.
regions 14 and 16 directors' addresses and phone numbers are printed the same. Which is correct?
Oh my! It has been incorrect for some time. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Region 14's RD info has been corrected.


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import os
import sys, traceback
import time
import unittest
from time import sleep
from appium import webdriver
from device_finder import DeviceFinder
from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException

def log(msg):
    print (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") + ": " + msg)

class TestdroidSafari(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        appium_Url = 'http://appium.testdroid.com/wd/hub'
        #appium_Url = 'http://localhost:4723/wd/hub'

        ##
        ## IMPORTANT: Set the following parameters.
        ##
        self.screenshotDir= "/absolute/path/to/desired/directory"
        testdroid_username = "username@example.com"
        testdroid_password = "p4s$w0rd"

        ## Device can be manually defined, by device name found from Testdroid Cloud
        testdroid_device = "iPhone 5 A1429 6.1.4"

        # ## DeviceFinder can be used to find available freemium device for testing
        # deviceFinder = DeviceFinder(testdroid_username, testdroid_password)
        # testdroid_device = ""
        # ## Safari testing iPad 3 freemium device not yet supported as it is iOS 8.2 device
        # while testdroid_device == "" or testdroid_device == "iPad 3 A1416 8.2":
        #     testdroid_device = deviceFinder.available_free_ios_device()

        print "Starting Appium test using device '%s'" % testdroid_device

        desired_capabilities_cloud = {}
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_username'] = testdroid_username
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_password'] = testdroid_password
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_target'] = 'safari'
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_project'] = 'Appium Safari Demo'
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_testrun'] = 'TestRun A'
        desired_capabilities_cloud['testdroid_device'] = testdroid_device
        desired_capabilities_cloud['platformName'] = 'iOS'
        desired_capabilities_cloud['deviceName'] = 'iOS Device'
        desired_capabilities_cloud['browserName'] = 'Safari'
        desired_caps = desired_capabilities_cloud;

        log ("Will save screenshots at: " + self.screenshotDir)

        # Set up webdriver
        log ("WebDriver request initiated. Waiting for response, this typically takes 2-3 mins")
        self.driver = webdriver.Remote(appium_Url, desired_caps)
        self.driver.implicitly_wait(60)

    def tearDown(self):
        self.driver.quit()

    def test_get(self):
        try:
            # Need to change context?
            log ("Contexts: " + str(self.driver.contexts))
            #webview = self.driver.contexts[-1] # -1 = Use the last index
            #self.driver.switch_to.context(webview)

            log ("Loading page http://testdroid.com")
            self.driver.get("http://testdroid.com")

            sleep(3)
            #log("Taking a screenshot")
            #self.driver.save_screenshot(self.screenshotDir + '/testdroidcom.png')

            # Finding element xpath, id or name is simple with Appium GUI application's inspector.
            # Safari Web Inspector can also be used on iOS devices.
            log ("Finding menu button")
            elem = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath('//body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]')
            log ("elem: " + elem.text)

            # This element isn't displayed on bigger screens
            if elem.is_displayed():
                log ("Clicking menu button")
                elem.click()
                sleep(2) # Sleep 2 seconds so that the page has time to load
            else:
                log ("Menu button not found, skipping menu button.")

            log ("Finding 'Products' button")
            elem = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath('//body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/a[1]')
            log ("Clicking 'Products' button")
            elem.click()
            sleep(2) # Sleep 2 seconds so that the page has time to load

            log ("Finding 'Testdroid' banner")
            elem = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath('//body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]')
            log ("Clicking 'Testdroid' banner")
            elem.click()
            sleep(2) # Sleep 2 seconds so that the page has time to load
        except WebDriverException, e:
            print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]
            print '-'*60
            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
            print '-'*60

if __name__ == "__main__":
    suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestdroidSafari)
    unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite)


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Q: Monotouch iPhone 5 build and app that supports ARM6 I'm wondering what I need to do with my existing application when I build it. Currently I target ARM6 and ARM7 using 4.0 as my target build SDK.
I don't really want to drop ARM6 support but I also want to make sure that my app can be used on the new iPhone. From what I can tell Apple also won't let you drop support for ARM6 on apps that are already in the store and support that architecture.
Do I have to create a new version of my application just for iPhone 5 users?

A: Apple lets you drop ARMv6 support.
The trick is that you have to set the Deployment Target to an iOS version that is guaranteed to have ARMv7 support (I believe this would be 4.3).
That said, you do not have to drop ARMv6 just to make your app run on iPhone 5, your existing app will work just fine (but you will not be able to use any of the new iOS 6 features).

A: What if I don't want to drop the ARMv6 support? A lot of people are still using the old phones. My app just needs to support fullscreen on iPhone5.
This basically means that Apple has prevented the same app from running on iPhone 5 and older phones!
I'll try to submit the iPhone5 version as a separate app on iTunes connect, so that people can use the app on older phones and still enjoy full screen on iPhone 5. let's hope Apple doesn't reject my app - it's their fault after all!


(OKLAHOMA CITY, February 16, 2017) – Love's Travel Stop in Knoxville, Illinois, opened for business this morning. Love's 14th location in Illinois brings 94 truck-parking spots to Interstate 74, Exit 51.
The Knoxville travel stop is open 24/7 and offers Subway and Chester's Chicken restaurants, seven showers, a Love's Truck Tire Care Center as well as other services and amenities for professional drivers. Customers will also find gourmet coffee, fountain drinks, fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, small electronics, mobile accessories, name-brand snacks and more.
Love's other locations along Interstate 74 include St. Paul, Indiana, at Exit 123; Pittsboro, Indiana, at Exit 61; and Le Roy, Illinois, at Exit 149.
Love's will celebrate the opening by donating $2,000 to the Knox County Fair.


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class Client;

class Post
{
  private:
    QJsonObject _json;
    Client* _client = nullptr;

    QString _post_id;
    QDateTime _created_at;

  public:
    void set_client(Client* client) { _client = client; }
    Client* client() const { return _client; }

    void set_json(const QJsonObject& json);
    QString get_json_string() const;

    const QString& get_post_id() const { return _post_id; }
    QString get_message() const { return _json["message"].toString(); }
    QString get_color_string() const { return _json["color"].toString("9EC41C"); }
    QColor get_color() const { return QColor("#" + get_color_string()); }
    QList<Post> get_children() const;
    int get_child_count() const  { return _json["child_count"].toInt(0); }
    int get_votes() const { return _json["vote_count"].toInt(0); }
    // "", "up", "down"
    VoteDirection get_voted() const { return fromString(_json["voted"].toString()); }
    const QDateTime& get_created_at() const { return _created_at; }
    QDateTime get_updated_at() const { return QDateTime::fromString(_json["updated_at"].toString(), "yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss.zZ"); }
    QString get_city() const { return _json["location"].toObject()["name"].toString(); }
    QString get_lat() const { return _json["location"].toObject()["loc_coordinates"].toObject()["lat"].toString(); }
    QString get_lng() const { return _json["location"].toObject()["loc_coordinates"].toObject()["lng"].toString(); }
    QString get_image_url() const { return _json["image_url"].toString(); }
    QString get_thumbnail_url() const { return _json["thumbnail_url"].toString(); }
    bool is_created_by_op() const { return _json["parent_creator"].toInt(0) == 1; }

    void vote_up();
    void vote_down();
    void refresh();
};

struct OrderPostsByDate
{
    bool operator()(const Post& left, const Post& right) const
    {
      if (left.get_created_at() != right.get_created_at()) return left.get_created_at() > right.get_created_at();
      return left.get_post_id() < right.get_post_id();
    }
};


The Year of Hip Hop falling solely into the people's hands and a collective voice becoming one with a message of "quality content only or keep it moving" has come to fitting end with…*pulls out Grammy list* Kendrick Lamar being nominated for 11 awards.
That proves once again, content matters. Not only what you say but how it's delivered = undoubtedly one of the things Kendrick focused on to separate himself from the rest of the game. The brand new visual "God is Gangsta" brings us a "Swimming Pools" K.Dot far from sober as he deals with his own issues, demons and temptations before overcoming what's in front of him showing the title is truly 100 proof. The soundtrack features tracks like "U" and "For Sale" off 'To Pimp A Butterfly' giving the Grammy nominated album a well timed push while leaving listeners with a positive example as New Years resolutions get discussed. Maybe a few things to leave in 2015.
Kendrick Lamar – God Is Gangsta from Top Dawg Entertainment on Vimeo.


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Carriera

Club
Kalibat ha vestito le maglie di Nazaret Illit e Maccabi Haifa, prima che quest'ultima squadra lo cedesse in prestito allo Amutat Kaduregel Hapoel Akko. L'anno seguente, ha militato nel Maccabi Netanya, sempre con la formula del prestito: ha esordito per questo club il 20 agosto 2011, schierato titolare nella sconfitta casalinga per 1-4 contro il Maccabi Haifa. Il primo gol è arrivato il 27 agosto, nella vittoria per 1-3 sull'Ironi Kiryat Shmona. L'anno seguente, si è trasferito in prestito al Bnei Sakhnin.

Nazionale
Kalibat è stato convocato nella Nazionale israeliana Under-21 dal commissario tecnico Guy Luzon, in vista del campionato europeo di categoria 2013.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


Although I have a pattern in my morning devotions, usually reading from the Book of Common Prayer, I also prayerfully open the Bible at "random" to hear God speak. This morning I did the latter and opened to Ephesians 6:10-18 where Paul describes the "whole armor of God".
After reading this text I needed to go the church my wife and I attend where I have volunteered to be the church "handyman" for the preschool wing. I don't check my email regularly but happened upon one yesterday afternoon asking me if I could fix a broken toilet in the lady's room in that area. It was a simple problem and didn't take long to fix but as I was cleaning things up to leave I noticed the framed scripture verse over the toilet. I was amazed when I looked at it (pictured above) I had to take a picture of it, the exact words I had just read before going. Now I have walked with the Lord now for close to half a century and have many times experienced how God shows Himself in the little things of life but I am always joyfully amazed. I had to share it with someone!
What does this tell us about God? How was He able to turn the pages of my Bible, cause just that toilet to break, see that someone would contact me and that I would see it and… the list goes on. What does this tell us about God's Presence and Power all around us? If we are unaware of these things or if we do not believe them, what does that say about us?
I am reminded of our first meeting, also almost a half a century ago. What a blessed work of God that was!
The God while is, who was and who is to come! Every time, whether small or great we come face to face with the Living God we are no longer the same. I to was changed on that evening walk on Rammstein Air Base so long ago as God began to reveal a new plan to us. I am in awe, wondrius awe of this amazing, full of light being!


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Q: Multiple HTTP Connections (Segmented/Swarm Downloading) to download the same file in Android I'm currently working on creating a Download Manager for Android. In order to optimize the download I need to download the same file using multiple connections to the server. (ie. the same technique used in Internet Download Manager used in Windows.)
The thing is I don't know how to create several HTTP connections and download the same file. I hope you can help me.. Thanks in advance!

A: Spawn off a few threads which request part of the file via the Header Content-Range keyword.  see Reading the first part of a file using HTTP


Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is the crest jewel of India's ancient wisdom. Five thousand years ago Lord Krishna spoke these 700 verses to His friend and disciple, Arjuna. They have illuminated and guided the path of Indian civilization ever since.
Part of the celebrations will be a ceremony in which offerings will be placed on the sacred fire while chanting each of the 108 principal verses. There will be a drama called "Dracula Gets A Gita", music, dancing and feasting. A power point presentation on the big screen will tell you 'everything you always wanted to know about the Gita.' Hot meals will be served throughout the evening.


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Carles Fargas
© PMTCR/Carles Fargas
Josep Maria Casanoves
© PMTCR/Josep Maria Casanoves
infoturisme@reus.net
www.reus.net
Pere Casellas i Tarrats, 1904. Casa Grau, detail of window (Josep M. Casanoves © Turisme i Comerç de Reus)
Reus was Catalonia's second most important town at the end of the 19th century, having made most of its wealth thanks to the brandy trade. Despite it being the birthplace of Antoni Gaudí, the town contains no examples of his work. His project to renovate the Santuari de Misericòrdia was aborted and the banner he designed in collaboration with the painter Aleix Clapès and commissioned by the Associació de Reusencs Residents in Barcelona, housed in the aforementioned Santuari, was destroyed in the Civil War.
The town's real Modernista imprint was provided by Lluís Domènech i Montaner from 1897 onwards, when he was commissioned to design the Institut Pere Mata psychiatric hospital, a project initiated by Dr. Emili Briansó and backed by people like Pau Font de Rubinat. Domènech designed the hospital on a hillock outside the town, dividing it into independent pavilions separated by gardens, a direct precedent for the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, which he was to design later in Barcelona.
From that moment on, the architect entered into contact with wealthy members of Reus society who commissioned works from him. These included a house for the notary Pere Rull (1900), a combined house and shop for Joaquim Navàs (1901), a house and oil sales office for Fèlix Gasull (1911), which is an interesting Noucentista work by the architect, a funerary chapel for the Margenat family (ca. 1905), warehouses and house reforms for Joan Llopis (1911-1912), and aborted projects for the Círcul Society, such as reforms to the entrance of its main office (1899) and the Teatre Circ (1900).
The Casa Navàs is a highlight because of its exceptional design and it is one of the architect's best creations. It still retains its original furnishings inside, designed by Gaspar Homar, as well as its other decorative elements, in which artists like Lluís Brú, Eusebi Arnau and Tomàs Bergadà participated, amongst others. Lluís Domènech's relationship with Reus was prolonged by the work of his son Pere Domènech Roura, who designed the Cinema Kursaal (1909), which now no longer exists.
Pere Caselles, Reus' municipal architect from 1891 to 1930 and collaborator with Lluís Domènech on the Institut Pere Mata, was responsible for most of the city's Modernista buildings. Highlights of his private commissions include the following houses: Punyed (1900), Laguna (1904), Munné (1904), Tomàs Jordi (1909) and Grau (1910), and of his public works: the Estació Enològica (1906) and the Escoles Prat de la Riba (1908).
Reus also contains important works by two of Gaudí's followers from the town: Joan Rubió Bellver, with his Xalet Serra (1911), Casa Serra (1924) and Dispensari Antituberculós (1926), and Domènec Sugrañes Gras, with his Mas Llevat (1924), all of which illustrate the advent of Noucentista forms in the town.


Whether it is a Tai-Chi style hidden in the vase or 12 abalones on the clock, each art piece has a fascinating story to tell!
Hong Kong creative pottery artist, Mr. Alan Lai, has combined his sense of art with the latest smartphone technology to link up their friends and tell stories. By making use of NFC/QR code, smartphone users can enjoy the videos delivered from artists, exchange the concepts on facebook.
It is just like the creator walks along with you and explain about his creation one by one. Teachers and classmates are now tightly bonded together on facebook, thanks to the Smart Poster that link to class schedule and Fan page of Arthome.