So I measured three times and trimmed all the blocks to the size I wanted then I added the sashing. Then came the disappointment. This just doesn't look as good in real life as I thought it would in my head. Which really doesn't surprise me, things always look better in my head than on my design wall.
I don't think this is horrible or anything, I just don't think the piecing adds anything to the project, I think I can do better and I know these wonderfully stitched blocks deserve better.
You know me, I have no problem un-sewing my disasters. My biggest disappointment is that I actually cut the blocks. Looking back on it, I should have pinned the blocks to my design wall, made the sashing, put it on my design wall, THEN cut the blocks if I was happy.
Oh well, that will just be part of the challenge, how to use these blocks given their current size. Don't worry, I'm sure I'll come up with something, I always do! I'm nothing if not stubborn, I won't quit until I'm happy.
Thanks for all the great comments and compliments on these blocks. I agree, I am very very fortunate to be the recipient of these blocks, and while it's really impossible to repay someone for such an amazing act of kindness, I plan to try, and to also share the happiness I feel by somehow making others feel the same way.
I love the fact that you share all of this with us. Even tho you did not ask for opinions I would like to offer one. I like your layout but think your fabric choices are too many and possibly too bright for the blocks.
I do like the layout. I also agree with the black sashing to make the blocks stand out. Then add the colorful sashing between the black and also as an outside border. I think you can't get the full picture without the borders on the design wall.
You might be happier with less color in your sashings. How about a small print black with a cornerstone of color. Love the embroidery. Have fun.
What about black sashing or flying geese in blacks, grays, taupe or chocolate browns. I think you could then do a colorful outer border. I think the dark colors would draw the eye to the wonderful embroidery blocks ( what a treasure those are). I like the layout you have chosen.
Love the layout, but I agree with the others, too many colors, the blocks and their designs get lost. A black with small print or dot then color on the borders. But the layout is great! Love your blog. Laura V.
Ditto. The setting is wonderful, but a more monochromatic sashing color might work better. How about that new hombre fabric that fades light to dark for an interesting effect. Maybe a nice, big border with Halloween applique? Whatever you end up with, I know it will be wonderful!
I do love the layout, as well. However, you do need a more subtle sashing. I know you'll come up with something perfect.
I think you could use a pieced border to draw it all together. I like the layout and pieced sashing myself.
I agree with the others~ too much color, is the blue showing the true color? Seems too bright. I know you will enjoy finding the right borders!
I emAiled you some pictures of embroidery quilts I have made with scrappy settings. I hope they help.
Hi Thelma- I like it, but did you try to put something around for a border to see how it looked?
I agree with Dawn, maybe it just needs a couple of small borders to pull it all together. Can't wait to see what you do? Have a great weekend.
How are you going to quilt this???
I love the sashing & the setting!! Work your borders before you make any radical changes.
I totally love the layout, have you considered using the Halloween color pallette that Joanna of fig tree quilts uses, it's more black and cream and peachy orange...vintage looking? I think that would look perfect!
I really like the layout, but what if you framed all of the blocks in black and then added the sashing, however in a rectangular shape or a bit larger size? Your work in the end is always beautiful!
Love the layout, but why not use a solid or tone on tone black for the sashing?
I would go to the Crabapple Hill website & take a look at some of their other patterns & their settings, just for ideas. What a treasure those blocks are...wonderful! I'm sure you will come up with something fabulous.
You could always go back and make smaller 9 patch blocks and put extra sashing around the embroidery blocks if needed.


Eric is a native of Cache Valley and grew up in Providence. He attended Providence Elementary, Spring Creek Middle School, South Cache and Mountain Crest High School where he graduated in 1994. Wanting to follow in the footsteps of his Utah Broadcasters Hall of Fame father, Eric knew he wanted to learn more about the broadcast industry. He attended Brigham Young University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Business Management. After graduating in 2001, Eric interned at KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, worked for the minor league hockey team Utah Grizzlies, and the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City. Eric joined the Cache Valley Media Group in the spring of 2002 as a reporter and, over time, has collected many other job titles. He is married to his sweetheart M'Lisa (a Bountiful High and University of Utah grad, but he doesn't hold that against her) and has four beautiful children.


As part of this year's Teal Out events at Oak Hills High School to raise awareness about ovarian cancer and collect funds for the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Gr Cincinnati, we invite you to chop your locks during half-time of the girls varsity basketball game on January 20 at Oak Hills High School.
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Q: Какие есть тонкости в понимании системных переменных в mysql? Привет.
Вопрос по mysql. Дошел до переменных и хранимых процедур. Вот источник http://xn----9sbcmrygis2b.xn--p1ai/mysql/ANSI_diff_Triggers.html. Понял, что есть два вида переменных: пользовательские переменные и переменные хранимой процедуры / функции. Эти переменные программист создает руками. Пользовательские переменные выдны внутри процедуры / функции, но переменные хранимой процедуры / функции снаружи не видны. То есть, понятие scope в mysql также работает + должны еще быть, по идее, пространства имен (как и в других языках программирования) глобального кода и локального кода процедуры / функции. Как устроены пространства имен в mysql?
Не понимаю про системные переменные. Пишут, что сервер MySQL, поддерживает большое количество системных переменных с помощью которых можно сделать, так называемую, "тонкую настройку". Получить полный список системных переменных в консольном клиенте mysql, можно с помощью команды SHOW VARIABLES;
Пишут, что есть два типа системных переменных: специфичные для потока (или для соединения; мы их в дальнейшем называем потоковыми переменными для краткости), которые уникальны для данного соединения и глобальные перемененные, которые предназначаются для управления глобальными событиями. Глобальные переменные также используются для того, чтобы установить значения по умолчанию для соответствующих потоковых переменных для новых соединений.
Мне это не понятно - зачем системные переменные разделили на сессионные и глобальные системные переменные?
Зачем вообще эти системные переменные придумали ,если можно залезть в my.ini и все настроить?
Какое место (где лежат) эти системные переменные занимают в пространстве имен?
Не получается "разложить по полочкам" что где лежит в mysql.

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Мне это не понятно - зачем системные переменные разделили на сессионные и глобальные системные переменные?

Чтобы при необходимости можно было для сессии изменить их значения (например, кодировку данных или там уровень изоляции). Согласись, что для каждых настроек создавать свой инстанс сервера как бы расточительно...

Зачем вообще эти системные переменные придумали ,если можно залезть в my.ini и все настроить?

А откуда, по-твоему, берутся значения глобальных переменных? кое-что прописано хардкодом, конечно, но ведь не всё тебя устроит, как сделано по умолчанию...

Как устроены пространства имен в mysql?

Да собсно есть глобальное пространство, единое для сервера - там лежат глобальные переменные. Есть пространство сессионное, единое для сессии - там лежат переменные сессии и пользовательские переменные. И есть локальное пространство процедуры/функции, где лежат локальные переменные, в т.ч. и переменные-параметры.

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can happen only after the legal process is over, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said "irrespective of what the PM says, my stance is clear on the issue. We have faith in Ram and also strongly believe the temple should be built at the site in Ayodhya".
Joshi, who spoke to reporters on Tuesday after the Prime Minister's comments on Ram temple, had said RSS was firm on its stance that it wanted a law on building the temple at Ayodhya. Clarifying he was not aware of what Modi's statement was, Joshi said everyone in the country wanted Ram Temple to be built.
A day later Bhagwat said he fully agreed with what Joshi said. However, a tweet on RSS's official handle which soon followed the PM's interview appeared to be agreeing with Modi's statement in the TV interview. It read, "we feel the statement by PM is a positive step in the direction of temple construction. The PM reiterating the resolve to construct a grand Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya in his interview is in tune with the resolution passed by BJP at Palampur in 1989."
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The oben, nach oben of a dress vs the bottom of a different one; which do Du prefer?
What style of dresses do I team up green colored sneakers with?
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Both proms and pageants are extremely formal events where people are expected to look their best. It so happens that youngsters get so overwhelmed with these events that they often end up choosing things that they do not like because they end up sieving through hundreds of dresses, colours, fabrics and accessories. But here, we have a rage of formal and extremely beautiful clothes and accessories to help Du wow the people at your prom and any pageant alike.Check out a few of the ideas mentioned below for formal prom and pageant dresses.
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An essential wardrobe item (apart from the obvious necessity of link) is the Little Black Dress!
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Fashion Lovers, this Artikel was written with Du in mind.
Patent Leather to be worn during the warmer months and Suede to be worn in the kühler months.
Well I am so going to dismiss this age old myth with todays blog post.
Shopping is a very time consuming process. Even after wandering around retail stores for so many hours, if Du are not getting clothes of right size, fabric and style then online link store is the ultimate solution. Online, there are many custom clothing stores from where Du can get a wide variety of clothes that are customized exclusively for you. Du have to just specify certain requirements like your size, fabric requirement, color, pattern, style of dress and your dress will be ready within a few days.
There are a number of celebrity inspired clothing lines that are beliebt for a variety of reasons. Some of the best in terms of Design and popularity are below.
Ever since Jessica Wright came into the limelight via her hit reality TV Zeigen "The Only Way Is Essex", almost every girl, would Liebe to get their hands on the clothes she's wearing. Inspired Von her personal wardrobe, various fashion designers have tried to make their own Jessica Wright-inspired creations. The "Jess" clothing trend became so phenomenal that Du can now buy all these wonderful clothes online.
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Five days after a major earthquake rocked Nias, Indonesia, Singaporean relief workers recovered a survivor from the rubble in the capital, Gunung Sitoli.
rubble in the capital, Gunung Sitoli.
They were using tools provided by Southern Baptists.
rescued survivor and other recent developments by telephone.
Before they left, the workers visited with the family, prayed with them and provided counseling.
counseling survivors and sharing their faith.
The worker said he hopes the earthquake will lead to spiritual awakening for the people of Nias.
Also, a firefighter from the California team trained persons to do effective and safe search and recovery.
When survivors see disaster relief volunteers, they ask, "Why are you out here helping us?" the worker said.
for these people too," he said.
The worker said the primary way Southern Baptists can help in the efforts is through prayer.
for us both in Nias and in Aceh," he noted.
the night singing Christian songs.
were, they headed to Gunung Sitoli.
"There is a huge need here," the worker reported.
Baptist convention disaster relief network will furnish volunteers.


Here's the video from my most recent shoot with Geneva! What more can I say… I know I always say the shoots just keep getting better, and… well, they do!
I took the Bellagio footage on last week's Wednesday Night Shoots in Vegas. I love the video this camera (5d2) records! Lovin' the video thing.


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With Mother's Day around the corner why not celebrate at some of the exquisite venues in and around Cape Town. If you have not booked yet, hurry up and book to avoid disappointment.
Here is a list of our top 5 places to go this Mother's Day.
Spoilt with two choices of restaurants, wonderful Italian at Blanko or more informal dining at La Belle Bistro, this is a fantastic family venue. On Sundays there is a live Jazz band and there is a big grass lawn with well organised supervised children's activities such as sand art, face painting, soccer and a bouncy castle.
What can be better for a mother's soul than a blissful walk though these beautiful gardens, followed by a lovely lunch or some home baked treats from the Greenhouse.
The weather forecast for Sunday starts off with a few clouds and then promises to turn into a lovely sunny autumn day, so why not book for a picnic at Warwick Estate.
Looking for award winning wines, fabulous food with sea and mountain views near the City? Look no further than Cape Point Vineyards for a unforgettable mother's day experience.
The Ritz, in Seapoint has a lovely kiddie play area and for Mother's Day you can choose between their two restaurants (Casas Restaurant or the famous Revolving Restaurant at the top of the Ritz hotel) depending on what you are in the mood for.


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Rainier Flat Track Races and Parade—This Saturday August 22nd!
Hi Everyone! We are back to Racing in Rainier this weekend! The Summer is slowly slipping away. We will race on Saturday and then the final Race is on September 19th!
This Saturday, August 22nd, is our 2nd to last Race of the Season! There also is the Rainier Round Up Parade in the Morning. If you would like to be a part of the Parade, then you will want to meet Danny outside the front gate at 10am. Everyone is welcome to participate on either their race bikes, quads, bicycles, cars, walking, etc.! Just a reminder that all kids MUST be wearing a helmet. This has always been a fun event in the past, so hope you all will join us again this year!
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We are heading into Fall, back to school (or braaaap to school), and the sponsorship season. A lot of stress! So, let's take a minute to talk about some things we are liking around the office that are low-stress. Just click to view or purchase on Amazon.
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Compact car jump starter that can jump start your car 20 times on a full charge – Increased power for cold weather starting. 20 times! That's insane!


We are currently looking for Bricklayer Improvers that hold valid CSCS cards to work for a Bricklaying Sub-Contractor on high end residential project.
All Bricklayer improvers must: Hold a CSCS card and Have full PPE (Personal Protective Equipment - Hard Hat, boots, hi-vis, gloves & goggles) Own Tools and provide two Valid references.
Being able to drive would be an adavantage to get to this site.
As a Bricklayer improver you must be hard working, reliable and punctual have good communication skills and the ability to work alone on your own initiative or as part of a team.
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Bram Stoker Centenary
Although the Dublin: One City, One Book choice for April this year is James Joyce's 'Dubliners', it is timely to remember that the choice for April 2009 was 'Dracula' by Dublin-born writer Bram Stoker; timely because April 20th this year marks the 100th anniversary of Stoker's death (20th April, 1912).About Bram StokerBram Stoker was born in Dublin's Marino Crescent on November 8th, 1847. After an early life plagued by illness, he went on to graduate from Trinity in 1868 with a Masters Degree in mathematics. His early work life was as a civil servant in Dublin Castle, while he was at the same time a freelance journalist and theatre critic.Stoker first met the actor Henry Irving in 1878, soon after his marriage to Florence Balcombe (who had spurned Oscar Wilde in his favour), and he left Dublin to become Irving's theatrical agent and business manager in London. He afterwards became manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre, a position he held until Irving's death in 1905.Continuing the tradition of gothic fiction already established in Dublin by writers such as Charles Maturin and Sheridan le Fanu, Stoker's most famous novel, 'Dracula', was published in 1897. Bram Stoker produced several other writings with a supernatural theme, but none to rival 'Dracula' and its enduring popularity.  Dracula - the BookI read 'Dracula' back in April 2009 when it was the Dublin: One City, One Book choice, and I found it a book I did not want to put down. And I did not find it at all hard to read; to the contrary, I found the diary style a refreshing change from the norm, and the language, while obviously reflecting the period in which it was written, to be beautiful, poetic and descriptive. It gets a definite thumbs up from me.Also available to borrow is an audio (CD) version, plus a number of film (DVD) versions; an old favourite being the 1931 version starring Bela Lugosi.The Bram Stoker CollectionDublin City Public Libraries houses the Leslie Shepard Bram Stoker Collection, and this valuable donation of books by and about Bram Stoker, gathered over a lifetime of interest by the late Leslie Shepard, is a treasure-trove for researchers and enthusiasts. The collection comprises in excess of 230 books and pamphlets relating to Bram Stoker and his creation, Dracula. The collection can be found at Marino Library and at the Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street.
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Thank you very much Vesna, much appreciated!
Thank so much Robert and Jeff! Greatly appreciated!
Really fine work Ylli. Great composition and paint handling with an intriguing emotional element. LF!!
Thanks a lot Charlie for your visit and comment! I really appreciate it!


End of your arm: Steyn: Captain Quantum Says: "I Got Nuttin"
Great spot, YUUUUUUGE spot from Mark Steyn on the Oakley show this morning.
My favourite parts were the spot-on analysis of our feckless, gutless, Islamophiliac Prime Minister ("I got nuttin").
Just as a reminder about Prime Minister Trudeau's sentiments on jihadist terrorists ("excluded"), here's the flashback video and look at the love emanating from Peter Manscrush toward Justin. Manscrush looks just radiant, doesn't he?
I am also really greatly, FRANKLY YUUUGELY relieved to know that all of Mark Steyn's research on climate change and otherwise is done in crayon and peer-reviewed by his dog (I hope Marvin Steyn is not jealous, but maybe he gets to edit?). This seems to me an absolutely excellent and YUGE system of checks and balances and is certainly a more rigorous, 'evidence-based' process than the existing norms of academia.


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La tourmentine ou herbe d'égarement est, dans le folklore français, une herbe réputée pour provoquer l'égarement de toute personne qui marchait dessus. La victime pouvait alors tourner en rond pendant des heures, incapable de retrouver son chemin.

Pierre Dubois décrit la tourmentine comme un lutin.

Dans le livre La Gaume de Servais, les tourmentines sont des touffes d'herbe qui égarent les promeneurs importuns et les emprisonnent en agrippant leurs chaussures.

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The music is a very important part of African culture and plays an essential role in the daily life of the inhabitants of the continent. In this new collection of Rough Guides series, you can discover a small but fascinating part of African music: that of lullabies. This anthology contains some of the biggest names in African music, and you can be lulled by the captivating voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo as well as by the sweet sounds of the mbira and kora. As a bonus CD of the album is proposed Virginia Mukwesha "Mataré: The Power Of Mbira". The mbira is an ancient central tool in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe. It is used in traditional ceremonies of the family, but also to have fun, dance and relax. In "Mataré," Virginia Mukwesha proposes a kind of long instrumental suite based on traditional melodies. Five overlapping and interrelated themes are played on seven different mbira, creating about 35 thematic variations. Played without any amplification or alteration, the sound of the mbira Mataré is deliberately gentle and relaxing.
Music is an intrinsic part of life in Africa, and from the earliest age, the lullaby is used to sooth and calm children into quiet time and sleep. Featuring some of the biggest names in African music, let the peaceful voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and soothing sounds of the mbira and kora gently lull your baby to sleep.


Just over an hours worth of inspiring performances from Year 11, 12 and 13 drama and music students took place in the Arts Centre on the evening of Wednesday 2nd October.
Although the students had only been preparing since the beginning of this academic term, the standard of work, which will later contribute to the GCSE and A-Level final grades, was exemplar. The newly re-furbished Arts Centre, having opened in September 2011, is fitted with a professional lighting and sound system, which contributed to the captivating production, operated by Year 11 student Jack Homer.
The first pieces were those performed by Year 11 students, the youngest actors of the night (but by no means the least talented). The heart-wrenching performance of "Two" by Jim Cartwright starred Laura Straker, Argyris Gabriel and Hetal Mistry and was followed by the comical piece titled "The Government Inspector" (Nikolai Gogol) starring Nicole Caffell, Thomas Emery, Jack Jones, Stephen Reeder, Johnnie Spillane, Luke Ward and Charlie Williams. These impressive performances were followed by two piano recitals: Molly Martin in Year 11 and Michelle Hoe, a Year 12 student, before moving on to the AS-Level performances by Year 12 students.
"The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband" (Debbie Issit) starred Michelle Eghan, Georgia Fresco and Ciara Hudson. As suggested by the title, the content of the piece was far from pleasant but the girls performed amazingly well, despite a slight hiccup in the middle. The other Year 12 piece, titled "Nasty Neighbours" was both funny and intriguing, and showcased the talented Gleciane Gloria, Phoebe McRedmond, Shane Priest and Kobi Scarlett. This was then followed by two more incredible musical performances: Les Miserables' "On My Own" was sung by Georgia Fresco, followed by David Guetta's "Titanium", sung and played by Shane Priest on the piano.
Having already viewed some exceptional work, the audience were greatly anticipating the devised work of the Year 13 students. The pieces were constructed around the theme of 'disaster' and 'national emergency', and all were based on the events of the disastrous 9/11 terrorist attacks. "Meta-Psychotic" silenced the audience with the impressive and convincing acting of Zhané Bailey, Katie Hare, Daisy O'Hara and Jae Stuart. "I F***ing Hate Trains", accompanied by music by the band Alt-J making it even more captivating, was performed by the talented Jay Kamara, Eilis Martin, Shannon O'Leary and Tabby Rodney. Last but not least, the final dramatic performance, titled "93", starred Maddie Rakic-Platt, Jay Risheq, Ashleigh Simmons (pictured) and Sarah Harrison. The final performance of the night was a musical piece: "Summertime" by Tabby Rodney, whose vocals were the icing on the cake for a terrific evening of performances.
The night gave the opportunity to view only a selection of the work by drama students, and all groups are currently making finishing touches to their final pieces. However, having seen the standard that is being produced already, there is no doubt that the final pieces will be mind-blowing. The final performances are scheduled for later on this academic term and would be a worthwhile evening to attend for those interested in drama, want to support their peers or just to see some amazing work! 'An Autumn Evening of Music and Drama' was an undeniably brilliant debut setting the bar for a fantastic year of music and drama events.


The term Eurozone denotes the region made up of countries which use the euro as their national currency. The financial policy of the entire Eurozone is governed by the European Central Bank (ECB), the central bank which issues and maintains the euro currency.
With some exceptions (including the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden), countries which are members of the European Union are required to adopt the euro and to become part of the Eurozone once they have met fiscal requirements. Representatives of Eurozone countries participate in the governance of the ECB. A number of European countries which are not members of the European Union use the euro as their national currency on account of existing agreements with neighboring countries.
As of 2018, countries in the Eurozone include Andorra (not a European Union member), Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco (not a European Union member), the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino (not a European Union member), Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City (not a European Union member).
In a broader sense, the term Eurozone can also be used to describe the entire area in which the euro is used as the primary currency, including countries which do not officially make up the Eurozone or participate in the ECB.
The Single European Payments Area (SEPA) is comprise primarily of countries within the Eurozone, but also includes European Union member countries which do not (or do not yet) use the euro, plus Switzerland and Norway. Bank wire transfers between banks within the SEPA can be performed at much lower costs than regular wire transfers.


I want to make it easy to select which suite of compression classes to use during indexing.
Can you review the attached class, I have implemented it to specify the classes to write and read a normal Terrier disk index.
It strikes me that the name of the index data structure could be a parameter to the Factory method, as this would allow different compression techniques for the inverted versus direct index.
Richard, I'd also like a comment on how this compression factory integrates with the in-memory index classes?
Craig Macdonald added a comment - 25/Apr/14 5:48 PM It strikes me that the name of the index data structure could be a parameter to the Factory method, as this would allow different compression techniques for the inverted versus direct index. Richard, I'd also like a comment on how this compression factory integrates with the in-memory index classes?
The attached class seems ok to me.
> It strikes me that the name of the index data structure could be a parameter to the Factory method, as this would allow different compression techniques for the inverted versus direct index.
I'm not sure I got this. In my case I haven't work with direct indexes, but indeed IntegerCodingPostingIndex gets structureName as a constructor parameter. So MAYBE it can read properly written direct indexes without too many modifications.
Matteo Catena added a comment - 30/Apr/14 11:28 AM The attached class seems ok to me. > It strikes me that the name of the index data structure could be a parameter to the Factory method, as this would allow different compression techniques for the inverted versus direct index. I'm not sure I got this. In my case I haven't work with direct indexes, but indeed IntegerCodingPostingIndex gets structureName as a constructor parameter. So MAYBE it can read properly written direct indexes without too many modifications.


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On the development of a free rts game engine (2005)
by Michael Buro, Timothy Furtak
Venue: In GameOn'NA Conference
Efficient Triangulation-Based Pathfinding
by Douglas Jon Demyen , 2007
"... Pathfinding for commercial games is a challenging problem, and many existing methods use abstractions which lose details of the environment and compromise path quality. Conversely, humans can ignore irrelevant details of an environment that modern search techniques still consider, while maintaining ..."
Pathfinding for commercial games is a challenging problem, and many existing methods use abstractions which lose details of the environment and compromise path quality. Conversely, humans can ignore irrelevant details of an environment that modern search techniques still consider, while maintaining its topography. This thesis describes a technique for extracting features such as dead ends, corridors, and decision points from an environment represented using a constrained Delaunay triangulation. The result is that the pathfinding task is simplified to the point where the search algorithm need only decide to which side of each obstacle to go, while all features of the environment are retained. We present algorithms which search the triangles of the environment (Triangulation A*) and the decision points identified (Triangulation Reduction A*). We also explore a number of techniques which deal with finding paths for circular objects of nonzero radius and enhancements to various aspects of the search.
Evolving Players for a Real-Time Strategy Game Using Gene Expression Programming
by Paweł Lichocki, Supervisor Krzysztof Krawiec, Ph. D, Clear Page , 2008
"... This thesis focuses on the fields of real-time strategy games, evolutionary computation, distributed machine learning and multi-agent systems. In general, the problem is to automatically learn the best strategy to play a real time strategy game, more precisely-a two-player combat of marines and tank ..."
This thesis focuses on the fields of real-time strategy games, evolutionary computation, distributed machine learning and multi-agent systems. In general, the problem is to automatically learn the best strategy to play a real time strategy game, more precisely-a two-player combat of marines and tanks. The idea was inspired by ORTS RTS Game AI Competition held annually at University of Alberta. The given problem is very complex and multicriterial, thus final solutions presented here are the result of a constant development and countless improvements. In the paper we try to underline the iterative nature of this process and propose a methodology that could be used for different problems in the real-time games field. We show how to model the strategy as a multi-agent system and how to fine-tune the evolutionary process of searching best players. We also explore the subject of distributed learning, focusing on using a computation cluster for evaluating solutions. The methods of evaluation are also elaborated in the context of co-evolution, we compare two different methods that use competitive fitness- single elimination tournament and hall of fame. In order to
...s software is closed and not expandable. This prevents researchers and hobbyists from tailoring RTS games to their needs and from connecting remote AI modules in order to gauge their playing strength =-=[14]-=-. It effectively disturbs the real progress of the AI in RTS. To counteract this M. Buro with co-workers implemented the previously mentioned ORTS framework. There are several advantages of using it, ...
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by Rehman Tariq Butt, Stefan Johansson , 2008
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Master of Science in Computer Science. The thesis is equivalent to 20 weeks of full time studies. Contact Information:
... still provide major challenges to the researchers of AI. RTS gaming, which has an extra importance due to its usage in simulations, the AI performance in these games is still poor by human standards =-=[5]-=-. This is because of the three broad reasons. Firstly, up- till now games are being launched by gaming companies, those spent most of their time on improving the game's graphics rather than the game's...
Resource Entity Action: A Generalized Design Pattern for RTS games
by Mohamed Abbadi, Francesco Di Giacomo, Renzo Orsini, Aske Plaat, Pieter Spronck
"... Abstract. In Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games, players develop an army in real time, then attempt to take out one or more opponents. Despite the existence of basic similarities among the many di erent RTS games, engines of these games are often built ad hoc, and code re-use among di erent titles is mi ..."
Abstract. In Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games, players develop an army in real time, then attempt to take out one or more opponents. Despite the existence of basic similarities among the many di erent RTS games, engines of these games are often built ad hoc, and code re-use among di erent titles is minimal. We created a design pattern called Resource Entity Action (REA) that abstracts the basic interactions that entities have with each other in most RTS games. This paper discusses REA and language abstraction and implementation using the Casanova game programming language. Our analysis shows that not only the pattern forms a solid basis for a playable RTS game, but also that it achieves considerable gains in terms of lines of code and runtime e ciency. We conclude that the REA pattern is suitable approach to the implementation of many RTS games. 1
... and artistic experimentation [3]. RTS games are also built as serious games [2], used for training and education, and as research games [4]. In general, the building of games is an expensive venture =-=[5]-=-. This is particularly con icting for indie developers and developers of serious and research games, who usually have access to few resources. They would bene t of coste ective development methodologi...


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Prosiek () is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 600 metres and covers an area of 12.674 km². It has a population of about 192 people.

External links
http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Villages and municipalities in Liptovský Mikuláš District


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Click Edit Header or click Edit Footer. The cursor is now located in the header or the footer of your document.
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Irrfan Khan's memorable portrayals from book to screen
Here is the list of movies of Irrfan Khan which he portrayed on-screen that were inspired by literature.
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From playing characters based on plays of William Shakespeare to characters that came out of the imagination of novelists like Raskin Bond and Jhumpa Lahiri, the late National Award-winning actor Irrfan Khan set the journey of many stories from word to screen.
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Be it in Bollywood or in world cinema, the actor managed to find the right cord with his performance in both the cinematic worlds.
Worlds of Cinema
In an earlier interview with IANS, Irrfan had said: "I think the most interesting part of exploring both the worlds of cinema -- Bollywood and Hollywood -- is how the audience perceives an actor. In our (Indian) cinema, actors are like a magician who comes on screen and do something to engage and mesmerise. On the other hand, in the West, actors are performers, and the audience looks for a certain amount of nuance, subtleness. It is really an interesting area to explore for an actor like me."
Here is a list of characters he portrayed on-screen that are drawn from literature.
Maqbool (2003): In the Vishal Bharadwaj directorial Irrfan played the title character Miyan Maqbool, which was based on William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth".
The Namesake(2006): The directorial work of the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair was based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, of the same name. Irrfan played the character of Ashoke Ganguli. The actor received a lot of love for his acting in the film.
A Mighty Heart (2007): The film was based on the book "A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life And Death Of My Husband Daniel Pearl" written by Mariane Pearl. In the Angelina Jolie-starrer, Irrfan played Zeeshan Kazmi, police chief of Karachi who heads the investigation of the abduction of the journalist.
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Based on the novel "Q & A" (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup, Irrfan played the police officer who interrogates Jamal, a boy from the Mumbai slums who participates in a television show and manages to win despite being uneducated.
7 Khoon Maaf (2011): This was the second collaboration between Vishal Bharadwaj and Irrfan after "Maqbool". The story of the film was based on a short story titled "Susanna's Seven Husbands" by Ruskin Bond. In the film, Irrfan played the character of the Kashmiri poet Wasiullah Khan.
Life of Pi (2012): Based on the novel written by Yann Martel, the film is directed by Ang Lee. Irrfan played the adult phase of the protagonist - Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel. The film was nominated at the Academy Awards.
Haider (2014): Based on Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", Irrfan essayed the character of Roohdar, the ghost of Hamlet's father. His performance was appreciated by the audience and critics alike.
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Q: Vue infinite update loop in a component render function I use the v-money package to mask a money input field like this:
<template v-if="serviceContract.services">
    <tr
        v-for="service in serviceContract.services"
        :key="service.id"
    >
        <td>
            <money
                v-model.trim="service.unit_price_excl_tax"
                v-bind="money"
                @input="calcPricesFromUnitPrice(service)"
            />
        </td>
    </tr>
</template>

Methods:
calcPricesFromUnitPrice(service) {
    // here I do some calculation stuff with that service variable
}

I always get the Vue warning

You may have an infinite update loop in a component render function.

I have no idea what this means or why it is giving me this warning.


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Tag: Lygia Orta
It Starts With a Solid Idea and a Great Team
In the early days Mhairi and I were just two friends with similar dreams who met at a Women In Film breakfast and started a goal group for two. We would get together every Monday evening, discuss what we learned from the previous week, share our goals for the next and then wax philosophic about things like the importance of a performer not waiting around for someone else to give them that career-changing role and what success really means.
Both of us had had "success" in the past, with some impressive credits to prove it, but had not necessarily been happy in the process. Upon further exploration we realized that for us, the entire reason we were drawn to this business in the first place was because each of us had had moments in our past where we got the chance to feel what its like to be a part of an amazing creative community, to feel the incredible warmth, passion and intimacy that comes when you are working with a community of great artists who know how to put their egos aside and work together to create something better than they could have created on their own. We craved that feeling, so much so that we realized having it was our definition of success and we committed to each other that night that one way or another we were going to create it.
At the same time we were having these discussions, Mhairi met a man who would become our Feathers and Toast guardian angel, Gideon of Paramount. (haha – I couldn't resist Gideon, just love the way that sounds) Anyway Gideon had come to see Mhairi's stand up and afterwards suggested that maybe she choose one of her characters and build a show around it (as so many comedians have done before – Seinfeld, Ray Romano etc). Well this just sent Mhairi's imagination a flying and later she shared with me an idea for a character she had percolating called Tallulah Grace.
Tallulah fancied herself the savior of the lonely cook, encouraging single women to dress up and play in the kitchen even if they were just cooking for themselves, especially if they were cooking for themselves, but what Tallulah would never want to admit to anyone was that she was that lonely cook.
I fell in love with Tallulah immediately and, me being me, suggested that Mhairi not just put together a pitch but rather that she go ahead and shoot something so that the powers that be could see her as that character.
We talked at length about what she could shoot that would show off the potential arc of this character but would still be cost effective and high quality and, as has been the case since the beginning of this project, help started jumping on board.
Before we knew it we had a Director (Mhairi's very talented friend Barbara Stepansky), a Make up artist (Lygia Orta), a kitchen (mine) and a Cinematographer (my lovely husband Diego Torroija – who would inadvertently become "the Diego" even though he is truly a camera guy and not an actor) and the next thing you know the plan was put in place for what eventually would become the first season of the web series Feathers and Toast (although we did not know that at the time.)
Industry Tip #1
Do not wait for someone to come along and create the perfect opportunity for you to show your unique brand of talent or you may die waiting. If you have a story inside you that you are inspired to tell or a character you were born to play, then do what you have to do to make it a reality based on whatever resources you have at your disposal. If you don't have much then keep your idea small for now, or shoot the piece of the idea you can afford and still do well. Enroll your friends, borrow equipment, make it happen. In this business if you want people to believe in your story or see you as a certain type of character you are going to have to show them, especially if its unique and original as those are ultimately the most memorable but initially the most difficult to sell.
Next post will talk about the importance of loving your editor, but in the meantime here's a memory of the humble beginnings of Tallulah Grace.
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Lately I've noticed a lot of folks at church are wearing little silicone wristbands that say "Keep Christ in Christmas." Tis the season, I guess. And of course I agree (I'm a preacher, after all): Jesus needs to be the heartbeat of the holiday.
But a lot of times I disagree with people about what that should look like.
It seems like, most of the time, when Christians talk about people 'taking Christ out of Christmas', they're talking about other people. Schools, stores, government offices. They're trying to remove the reason for the season, leaving us with a happy holiday that's just a shell of the Christmas God wants from us.
But me, I don't think it's Walmart's job or City Hall's job or even the schools' job to celebrate the birth of our Lord.
If you're a Christian, it's your job.
It all starts with us. If we want to keep Christ in Christmas, we need to take Jesus' advise and quit poking around for splinters in our neighbors' eyes while we've got a log jammed in our own (Matt 7:3-5). Christians need to quit focusing on how others are doing Christmas wrong and start focusing on how we can do Christmas right. We need the humility and the courage to ask: what can I do differently, to really make this season about Jesus?
Because there are going to be things all of us can do differently.
Maybe, instead of watching A Christmas Story for the third time in two days, we could pick up the phone and call that brother, that sister, that cousin we haven't spoken to in years, because we've been holding on to a grudge or refusing to admit we were wrong.
Maybe, instead of buying our kid or our spouse another gift and teaching them that this holiday is all about stuff, we could give that money to the battered women's shelter, Habitat for Humanity, or ZOE, to bless people in ways that will last longer than a new toy or shoes.
Or maybe, rather than take that vacation to the Bahamas you could give that waitress who's eight months pregnant a $900 tip, to help her get through the months ahead, when she's out of work, and to show her what the extravagant, sacrificial love of God looks like.
Because—let's be honest—most of us treat Christmas like it's our birthday. How might we celebrate the holiday if we treated it like Jesus' birthday instead?
If the world saw Christians celebrating Christmas like that, in ways that glorified God and made Jesus smile, maybe the Holy Spirit would have room to work in people's hearts, and—who knows?—next year they may be wishing everyone a merry Christmas too.
And this year we all have a special opportunity to focus on Jesus, because this year Christmas falls on a Sunday. Which means we can go to church.
I know that will sound like a bizarre thing to do on Christmas morning to a lot of people, a lot of Christians even, but if we won't let worshipping Jesus "interrupt" the gifts and food and family, then we're the ones taking Christ out of Christmas. I think the Babylon Bee (a Christian satire news website) captured it pretty well when they entitled one article, "Church Honors Birth Of Jesus By Canceling Worship Service." This is your chance to show the world what this holiday is really all about. This is your chance to show your kids and your family that Christmas is about Jesus.
Or, we could blow off worship this Sunday and focus instead on... well, whatever it is that really matters the most to us at Christmas.
I'm not trying to guilt-trip anyone here, but I also don't care to mince words. I don't begrudge people whose Christmas celebrations aren't really about Jesus, but I do expect Christians to put their money where their mouth is. (I'm a preacher, after all.) And so I hope believers will take stock this Christmas. I hope we'll take a good, long look in the mirror and see what our holidays practices say about the reason for the season.
So if you're going to be on the road, watch for a church to stop at on the drive. If you're at some resort, cooped up, away from civilization, find an old Bible and read Luke 2 with your family, pray for those who need good news of great joy today. If you're at home, catch a service. Wherever you are, find a way to worship this Sunday.
Find a way to keep Christ in your Christmas.
As the weather gets cold around the holidays, people's hearts seem to get warmer, and a lot of folks are looking for ways to reach out and bless someone in need this time of year - giving to the Salvation Army outside the grocery store, providing gifts for kids through Angel Trees or Toys for Tots, checking out a Heifer International catalog for a way to touch lives around the globe. I love that Christmas still has the power to inspire us like that.
Well, while people are thinking about helping those less fortunate than themselves this year, I wanted to draw your attention to a ministry that does just that, and does it more effectively and powerfully than any other group like it that I know of. Allow me to introduce you to ZOE.
ZOE began as a mission of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. I first heard about their work when I took at class at Duke with Dr. Laceye Warner, whose husband, Gaston, is the CEO of ZOE. He gave a lecture on international relief work, and it was obvious then that what they were doing was something special.
They describe their task as "helping children help themselves," and their strategy for helping is communal, long-term, and self-sustaining.
ZOE's model for ministry developed after a Rwandan woman named Epiphanie Mujawimana told them about the effects of other well-meaning ministries and aid organizations: "my people became so good at receiving that they forgot how to do anything. When a grant was completed, or focus shifted to a new area, my people were left worse off than before because they had learned to be dependent." She inspired ZOE to pursue a new goal: relief work where people learned to be independent.
The program brought orphans and vulnerable children together in mutually supportive working groups. Social workers worked with these children, teaching them skills and providing them with the resources they needed to begin to care for themselves... for real change to occur, all of the challenges holding these children in poverty must be addressed simultaneously: food security, disease prevention, housing, income generation, vocational training, child rights, community reintegration, connection to God, and education. When these were all addressed at the same time, the results were both quick and life-changing.
Unlike some other programs, where you support a child regularly (say, monthly) until they age out, this program spends three years getting the kids started, teaching and equipping them to support themselves and each other, so that when the three years are up, they will never need charity again. Today, over 33,000 children around the world are beginning new lives with ZOE's help.
See the results for yourself! Below you can watch the story of a girl named Cecelia who received vocational training and start-up supplies through ZOE. I hope that her story, and the story of the little boy born in poverty in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago who would save the world, will inspire you to support this worthy ministry.
To find out more or give online, visit zoehelps.org. You can also give online through United Methodist Global Ministries.


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Q+A with UK-Based Agency Greenhouse Communications
Green Communications staff at a Sept. 24 Global Climate Strike in Bristol, U.K. Photo Credit: Greenhouse Communications.
Greenhouse is a communications agency with a mission to power positive change. In this guest blog post with Green 2.0, Joe Dillon and Gabriella Smith from Greenhouse Communications discuss the agency's work in the U.K. environmental sector and how to better address the climate crisis in advance of next month's 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Last spring Greenhouse featured Green 2.0 Executive Director Andres Jimenez in a profile on green pioneers.
Q: What kind of work is Greenhouse Communications doing to drive positive social and environmental change?
Greenhouse Communications works with entrepreneurs, pioneers, and NGOs, focusing on the areas where we can make the most impact, to accelerate and scale solutions to climate change. We support clients in campaigns to build and support a sustainable economy, from working with entrepreneurs on clean technologies, to building and supporting powerful coalitions and successfully using the levers of financial markets and the law to drive accountability.
The work we do is very varied – whether it's celebrating inter-governmental collaboration like on Mission Innovation 2.0 with the launch of an announcement from 23 states on the investment in clean energy innovation, to supporting the youth movement to engage politicians with Mock COP26, or launching Carbon Tracker research exposing major oil companies' climate policies.
In 2020/21 the growing interest in climate change and the demand for government action meant that we doubled our team from 30 to nearly 60 people, investing in expertise across media, digital, social, and public affairs, to enable us to deliver outstanding service and results for our clients.
We delivered over 70 campaigns to address the climate crisis, tackle biodiversity loss, campaign for climate justice, drive innovation, and accelerate the transition to a global green economy.
Q: What strategies are being used in the U.K. to combat environmental issues such as climate change and rising levels of CO2 emissions?
As the host nation of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the U.K. needs to lead from the front and show real climate leadership. The recent IPCC report has shown us not only the threat to humanity but also that we need to act now and half our emissions by 2030. Net-zero by 2050 is just not enough. COP26 may be the last chance we get to form a strong, collaborative strategy to save and protect the planet and biodiversity for future generations.
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In policy terms, U.K. climate legislation was made in 2008; the Climate Change Act committed us to an overall cut in emissions of at least 80 percent by 2050, from 1990 rates. In 2019 this was amended with a target of achieving net-zero emissions (100 percent) by 2050. Other policy measures include specific carbon taxes and heavy subsidies for the green energy sector, and cleantech research and development.
Although progress has been made, for example in reaching 42 percent energy generation from renewables in 2020, it has not been enough. The U.K is still projected to fall short of its Paris Agreement commitments unless more radical changes are made fast. This lack of action is compounded by a government that is still encouraging a new coal mine, the development of an oilfield, and state subsidies across dirty fossil fuel industries.
In business, the U.K. green sector is booming and worth an estimated 200 billion pounds – that's four times more than our manufacturing sector. With this boom has come both economic growth and new green jobs. From green transport, to clean energy and green investment, our climate-related businesses have been flourishing.
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The election of President Joe Biden and the rapid and crucial shift in U.S. climate policy was a critical moment in the U.K./U.S. joint fight against climate change. As two of the world's largest economies, we have both set out to be world leaders on sustainability.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made clear that at COP26 he wants international investment to be near the top of the agenda. Global South countries, or those dealing with more climate risk due to their location, need the support of Global North countries to transition to a cleaner world. In the U.K. we have increased our international climate finance by 50 percent to a projected 11.6 billion pounds between 2021 and 2026. The understanding that the world can only recover as fast as the slowest transitioning economies is crucial to any individual country's fight against climate change.
The U.S. and U.K. are both global innovation hubs and the historical closeness of our two nations have allowed for massive skill, and technology sharing between the two. Just this year we announced a joint science and technology partnership, aiming to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, create new jobs and protect the security of citizens. These partnerships and resulting innovations allow the green industrial revolution to increase its pace.
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Q: PyQt5 allow selection of QListView items while editing I am trying to get click events (ultimately left, right and double click) to "pass through" an editor widget to the underlying QListView so that selections can happen. Figured Event Filters were probably the way to go, but I am a little confused as to where the eventFilter(object,event) function and the installEventFilter() call need to go in order for that to happen.
In my case, I am using a custom delegate class to draw my data in my QListView and am using an editor to update the model based upon cursor positions. I want this to just be constantly active, so I made my QListView active the editor upon entering an item.
dataView=QListView(self)
dataView.setGeometry(self.rect())
dataView.setViewMode(1)
dataView.setMovement(0)
dataView.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
dataView.setMouseTracking(True)
dataView.entered.connect(dataView.edit)

delegate=CustomDelegate(self)
dataModel=QStandardItemModel(self)

dataView.setModel(dataModel)
dataView.setItemDelegate(delegate)

The downside to this is that while your mouse is on an item, it is now covered by the editor widget which I believe is collecting mouse click data thus blocking clicks from selecting the items within the QListView.
In my delegate, I have it create the editor as so and connect signals to update my data (frames) in my model to change the way the delegate displays and to close the editor
def createEditor(self,parent,option,index):
    editor=TestEditor(parent)
    editor.editingFinished.connect(self.deleteEditor)
    editor.updateFrame.connect(self.updateFrames)
    return editor

Where would I create my event filter? In my main where I am generating my QListView? Within a custom QListView? Within my Delegate? Or within my editor widget? And then where would I call the installEventFilter()?

A: It turns out in my case, the QListView wasn't responding to selection clicks because when you call the edit() function, the state of the viewer changes to "QAbstractItemView.EditingState" and in this state, apparently selection is disabled. I just subclassed QListView and added a beginEdit function.
class CustomList(QListView):
    def __init__(self,parent=None):
        super().__init__(parent)

    def beginEdit(self,index):
        state=self.state()
        self.edit(index)
        self.setState(state)

And then just connected this instead of edit.
dataView=CustomList(self)
dataView.entered.connect(dataView.beginEdit)


Free Heating? Really? Oh yes, and there is not only one way to get it. Here are two of them- fast, cheap, effective, and bill-free.
It is that time of the year again, at least for us in the Northern hemisphere, when the air is crisp, the temperatures are below zero, and all we want is to stay under the warm blanket, because getting out of there means running towards the closet that has all the woolen jumpers. But would that be the same if the heating of your house was completely free? I have a feeling such scenario might change a behavioral pattern or two.
The best part is, free heating is not a dream. In fact, it is very easy to give that comfort to yourself, and it will not take you too much time, fancy expensive equipment or high-tech gadgets. All your need is a few extra bits and bobs from the DIY store, hands that are not scared of doing a bit of work, and willingness to invest a Sunday afternoon in the workshop shed on one of the great ideas below.
I will start with my favorite. This easy and incredibly smart solution to fighting the winter chills could potentially cost you close to nothing. This is especially the case if you are a beer or a soda fan, who goes through a good couple of cans a week. Once you have collected 240 of them, the only remaining elements that you need to acquire from the local DIY store would be some black paint, a cheap fan and plexiglass to build a box.
The assembly is pretty simple. You paint the cans, you make a box, you put the cans in the box, you fix the box on the wall, and you place a fan on the floor level vent, and this is it in a nutshell. Have a look at this video that shows how a free heating generator like this is built on a commercial scale, but it really is not complicated at all to do it in your garage following these steps.
Next on the list is a short guide to building your own handheld free heating (and also cooling) device. The complete tutorial is provided by user videokid842 on the Instructables website and includes only five simple steps.
The key to this DIY gadget is hidden in the Peltier plate, which is essentially an almost magical object that can get very cold on one side and at the same time very hot on the other (have a look here for more DIY ideas using this material). Luckily, it is very easy to acquire (hint, check ebay), and together with a fan and a few extra bits, it can make up a great free heating device, which you can take everywhere with you.


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Who is Starchild in glee?
Adam Lambert: The "American Idol" alum had a five-episode arc during Season 5 as Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert, an NYU student who auditioned for Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) cover band.
Do Kurt and Elliot get together?
So, to get away from it all, Kurt met up with Elliot (Adam Lambert) — but it's not (exactly) what you think. Elliot didn't try to break them up, but instead admitted that while Kurt and Blaine are young to be engaged, their love is evident when they're together and all they need is some boundaries.
Who tried out for Kurt's band on Glee?
Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert
The writer wrote "The "American Idol" alum had a five-episode arc during Season 5 as Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert, an NYU student who auditioned for Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) cover band." In The Celebrity Cafe's top 10 Glee guest stars Lambert placed at 7 where the author wrote "If you never watched Glee during the …
What was Kurt's band called In Glee?
Wiki Targeted (Entertainment) Pamela Lansbury was Kurt Hummel's cover band formed in the fourth episode of Season Five, A Katy or A Gaga. Later, in Trio, Kurt disbands the band.
Who did Blaine cheat with?
They are followed by Blaine, who performs a heartfelt acoustic version of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." Outside, Finn and Kurt confront Rachel and Blaine, and Rachel admits to kissing Brody, while Blaine admits to cheating on Kurt, leading to them singing No Doubt's "Don't Speak" as they return to Rachel and Kurt's …
Where did the name Starchild come from on Glee?
Starchild enters the room and explains that the name is an homage to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Starchild is dressed in an elaborate outfit which he says he created himself. Dani and Santana like the outfit, but Kurt is not impressed, saying it looks like something from Project Runway-season six.
When does child star come out on Glee?
Child Star is the ninth episode of Glee 's sixth season and the one hundred and seventeenth episode overall. It aired on February 27, 2015. This episode is written by Ned Martel and directed by Michael Hitchcock .
Who is Elliott Gilbert in the fifth season of Glee?
Elliott Gilbert is a recurring character in the fifth season of Glee. He is a NYU student who auditions for and joins Kurt 's cover band, Pamela Lansbury and later One Three Hill, befriending Rachel, Santana and Dani. He later befriends Blaine in New New York.
Who was the guest star on Glee in 2013?
Written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by Paul McCrane, it aired on Fox in the United States on November 28, 2013. The episode features the return of special guest star Demi Lovato as Dani, and of Adam Lambert as Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert. The reason why Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch) always wears tracksuits is finally revealed.
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Home > Uncategorized > Breaking news: "Fabulous One" Stan Lane not dead
Breaking news: "Fabulous One" Stan Lane not dead
Samuel P. Ticer (not pictured), 65, died Monday in Memphis after a short illness.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal printed the following obituary for "former professional wrestler Stan Lane" yesterday :
SAMUEL P. TICER, 65, died Monday, March 7, 2011 after a short illness. He was married for 24 years to Anna Marie Lehr Ticer and was a Captain in USMC serving two tours in Vietnam. He was a professional wrestler for 13 years under the name of Stan Lane of the Best Tag Team ever to hit Memphis and Mid South Coliseum as the The Fabulous Ones with partner Steve Keirn.
In a touching display, the funeral home featured several pictures of Ticer from throughout his military service as well as publicity shots of Lane and Keirn as the Fabs. As the ceremony closed, Billy Squire's "Everybody Wants You"-the Fabs' theme-was played over the funeral home's modest PA system, while guests could literally pay their respects by purchasing 5″ x 7″ and 8″ x 10″ color photos of the former Southern tag champions at a tastefully decorated gimmick table in the lobby.
Just one problem: The real Stan Lane, who achieved rasslin' fame not only with Keirn but also as the partner of Bobby Eaton as the Midnight Express, is alive and well in North Carolina.
Apparently, Ticer had deceived his family for years-perhaps as a joke-that he was the former bearded heartthrob who, along with Keirn, helped set the Memphis territory on fire in fall 1982 by recreating the "Fabulous Fargos" gimmick with the blessing of the legendary Jackie Fargo. Gotta admire the guy in a sense for taking the deception all the way to the grave.
Deep down, I can't help but think Jimmy Hart had something to do with this. After all, the Mouth of the South has deceived us before with funeral arrangements:
Tags: Memphis Wrestling, Midnight Express, Stan Lane, The Fabulous Ones
Mike Andrews
Wow, that's some crazy mixed up stuff. Only in Memphis. Thanks for posting this clip. When the commercial best of Memphis DVDs came out they omitted the Bruise Bros-doing-the-Fabs video, which is the best part of the whole thing!
Sean D
Lord. I had forgotten about that segment. Classic stuff. Nice cameo by Harley (Hillbilly Jim) Davidson & "Dirty" Rhodes there at the end as well.
David Fullam
Some people are insane.
Sigh… it's not like this story couldn't be researched and checked on, I mean Lawler and Dave Brown are both still living in Memphis… or the reporter could have, you know, went on the internet and checked around… Memphis is such a one-horse town…
Ok, let's see if this can put this to bed…
Commercial Appeal 03.13.11 Page B8:
Husband was "living a lie', widow says. A confused and contrite Bartlett window acknowleged that her husband was not the well known wrestler Stan Lane of the popular tag team The Fabulous Ones. "It's obviolosly been a gross error and my husband is at fault and there is nothing I can do about it," Anna Marie Ticer said in a telephone message.
Seems her husband of 24 years had always told her and everyone else that the departed 65 year old was indeed the famous wrestler. She had met him in 1983, he retired from working in maintenance in 1996 when he became disabled. She said, ' I applogize for any inconveniencethat this has caused Mr Lane , his mother (she is still alive at 90) the funeral home and our family and friends.' "Please now, let him rest in piece and let me mourn in grief because I live him dearly and miss him terribly."
So I say just remember – One person's love is just another persons work.
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Discussion in 'Android Questions' started by DickyNAS, Feb 15, 2015.
How to implement this task by POST method.
phpMyAdmin is a tool to manage MySQL databases. You want to check the user name and password with the database, not phpMyAdmin.
There are several options to connect to a remote MySQL database. You can use the PHP based solution or RDC. Or you can use one of the jdbc based libraries.
Search the forum for MySQL or remote database.


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A favourite recipe from our primary school Harvest & Cook Workshops at the Growing Local plot. Uber-healthy, uber-tasty and uber-easy to make, this is a great recipe to make with children and get them loving their veggies whilst practicing safe knife skills to boot. We've managed a staggeringly healthy twenty two veggies no less at the plot!
Do vary your veggies as to what's in season or you have in. This soup can be made all year around and taste totally different each time you make by varying your seasonal veg. Go heavier on the roots and sturdy greens in the winter, use peppers, fresh tomatoes, beans, peas and courgettes in the summer. There's no rules here other than to dice the veggies fairly finely and to a similar size so they cook evenly. Cook root veggies (like parsnips, carrots, swede, turnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes) for longer than greener easier to cook ones (like green beans, cabbage, kale, spinach, courgette, chard, peas etc).
Veg, veg and more veg!
Try and include as big a variety of veggies as you possibly can!
Eat on it's own or with grated cheese sprinkled on the top, with or without a big hunk of bread.
1. Wash and scrub all the veggies. Dice, slice and chop as per the ingredients list.
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, leek and carrot and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
3. Add the garlic and potatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, rosemary, hot stock and a generous pinch or two of black pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook on a gentle heat for 10 minutes.
5. Tip in the beans, green leafy veggies, courgette and snapped spaghetti. Stir well and cook for a final 15 to 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.
6. The soup is ready when all the veggies are tender.


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Secret warehouse furnishes White House
By Jillian Badanes - The Washington Times - Monday, January 19, 2009
It's moving day for the Obamas. But unlike average folks, they don't have to worry about unpacking the moving van.
The family can choose any piece of furniture ever used in their new home: the White House.
When the Obamas move into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., they will have their choice of any presidential sofa, table or chair that is still in working order. All they have to do is select from among thousands of pieces located in a secret, 40,000-square-foot warehouse in Maryland.
Its exact location is undisclosed.
Presidents and their families have dipped into the treasure trove for years. "I remember Rosalynn Carter found in White House storage some child-size furniture that had been given to the White House during Caroline Kennedy's time," said former White House curator Betty Monkman.
Miss Monkman, now in her early 60s, worked in the office of the White House curator from 1967 to 2002, and in 1997 was appointed chief curator. During her years in the office, she culled through the White House antiques for eight presidents.
The storage facility, she said, houses everything from Theodore Roosevelt-era rugs to Harry S. Truman's bedside table.
"It's a historic record of everything that has been used in the White House over the last 200 years," she said.
The office of the first lady told The Washington Times that the facility's location is never discussed publicly for security reasons, but Miss Monkman explained in an interview what it was like.
"There are stacks and rows, metal shelving, rows of chairs by style or period, paintings on painting racks, carpets rolled up on rolled textile storage, and some things are in crates," she said.
Walking through the warehouse is like traveling through American history.
"There are many things from Theodore Roosevelt's time, especially things that were used on the State Floor that will probably not be used in the White House again," said Miss Monkman."We have furniture from the Blue Room dating back to James Buchanan's time in the mid-19th century."
In addition to the pieces in storage, the new president also can borrow any painting from any of the national museums and hang them in either their private residence or the White House's West Wing.
The Obamas can choose furniture for any of the 132 rooms in the White House.
If the new president and his family want something more contemporary, they can buy pieces using money that Congress appropriates.
The Obamas will get a $100,000 budget, the same amount allocated to President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. Any spending on decorations beyond that will need to be financed from private sources.
The Obamas have tapped some of their allocated money to purchase a king-size bed from Leonard's New England, in Seekonk, Mass., which specializes in antique and reproduction beds. The 1820s tall-post Tiger Maple bed was delivered Saturday to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Leonard's would not disclose the cost of the bed, though the store's offerings are priced as high as $12,000.
But first families usually find their key furniture pieces in the White House collection, Miss Monkman said.
Some bring their personal furniture to the White House, particularly if they are closing a house for the move, but the Obamas, like the Bushes, will use a great deal from the White House collection.
First ladies hire usually interior decorators to help choose pieces and tailor the house to the family's personal style. Michelle Obama announced Thursday that she had chosen Los Angeles designer Michael Smith to work with her.
"The family's casual style, their interest in bringing 20th Century American artists to the forefront and utilizing affordable brands and products will serve as our guiding principles as we make the residence feel like their home," Mr. Smith in a statement.
The two floors of the residential area above the State Floor probably will be the focus of the First Family's redecorating. It is where first families generally spend the most time together.
The White House layout has changed over the years.
"There wasn't a kitchen or a dining room there prior to the Kennedy administration," Miss Monkman said. "So a bedroom and a sitting room were converted into a very nice dining room and a kitchen," to accommodate the Kennedy children.
Simple decisions like where the Obama daughters will do homework or where the family will eat meals will help define space even more.
"Where will the girls eat breakfast? Will they have it in the more formal dining room or in the kitchen up on the second floor?" asked Miss Monkman. These are decisions that need to be made before the furniture is chosen.
The Reagans, for example, ate meals in front of the television from time to time, Miss Monkman said.
Miss Monkman predicts that a room on the third floor called the Solarium will become a comfortable refuge for the Obama girls.
"It's a much more informal living space, with windows on three sides, and it overlooks the lawn and the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial," said Miss Monkman. "There are televisions there, and it is usually a place people play games or meet informally or have informal meals."
"I look forward to adding our own touch to the East Wing and creating a living space where our family feels comfortable, happy and settled," Mrs. Obama said in a statement.
When the Clintons came to town, many Washingtonians raised concerns that this governor and his wife would bring their 'Arkansas style' to the White House. People also worried that the small-town Carters were not sophisticated enough to accessorize correctly.
But those were just uninformed stereotypes, Miss Monkman said.
"The Carters were criticized for their Georgia style, yet some of their entertaining was the most elegant that's happened. They had a wonderful interest in classical music and American paintings," she said. "People adapt very quickly to life in the White House and I think people want to represent the White House in its best way."


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[Ebook] ↠ Games People Play Author Eric Berne – Tactical-player.co.uk
Eric Berne10 on Games People Play
We Think We Re Relating To Other People Actually We Re All Playing Games Forty Years Ago, Games People Play Revolutionized Our Understanding Of What Really Goes On During Basic Social Interactions More Than Five Million Copies Later, Dr Eric Berne S Classic Is As Astonishing Revealing As It Was On The Day It Was First Published We Play Games All The Time Sexual Games, Marital Games, Power Games With Our Bosses, Competitive Games With Friends Detailing Status Contests Like Martini I Know A Better Way , To Lethal Couples Combat Like If It Weren T For You Uproar, To Flirtation Favorites Like The Stocking Game Let S You Him Fight, Berne Exposes The Secret Ploys Unconscious Maneuvers That Rule Our Intimate Lives Explosive When It First Appeared, Games People Play Is Now Widely Recognized As The Most Original Influential Popular Psychology Book Of Our Time It S As Powerful Eye Opening As Ever
About the Author: Eric Berne
Eric Berne was a Canadian born psychiatrist best known as the creator of transactional analysis Eric was born on May 10, 1910 as Eric Lennard Bernstein in Montreal, Canada.He and his sister Grace, who was five years younger than Eric, were the children of a physician and a writer, David and Sara Gordon Bernstein.David Bernstein died in 1921, and the children were raised by their mother.Bernstein Eric Berne was a Canadian born psychiatrist best known as the creator of transactional analysis Eric was born on May 10, 1910 as Eric Lennard Bernstein in Montreal, Canada.He and his sister Grace, who was five years younger than Eric, were the children of a physician and a writer, David and Sara Gordon Bernstein.David Bernstein died in 1921, and the children were raised by their mother.Bernstein attended Montreal s McGill University, graduating in 1931 and earning his M.D., C.M in 1935.While at McGill he wrote for several student newspapers using pseudonyms He followed graduation with a residency in psychiatry at Yale University, where he studied psychoanalysis under Paul Federn.In 1943 he changed his legal name to Eric Berne.He continued to use pseudonyms, such as Cyprian St Cyr Cyprian Sincere , for whimsical articles in the Transactional Analysis Bulletin.Berne s training was interrupted by World War II and his service in the Army Medical Corps, where he was promoted to the rank of Major After working at Bushnell Army Hospital in Ogden, Utah, he was discharged in 1945
10 thoughts on "Games People Play "
Holly Holly	says:
i m currently reading the 1960 something edition of this book although there is a 1996 edition it really doesn t matter i feel like i ve found the holy grail i know y all s games bitches that means ima gonna win fuck yea eat my metaphoric, insinuating, quadruple entendre shorts no really, i m learning some
Manny Manny	says:
In this book, Berne argues that a lot of the behaviour you see around you every day can best be understood as different kinds of games A game is a pattern of behaviour usually involving two or perhaps three people There is a series of interactions, followed by an emotional payoff.One of the things I found most int
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Candace Dempsey Candace Dempsey	says:
Games People Play has a good chapter about dealing with alcoholics, but Berne s ideas and I do mean ideas about women and homosexuals are disgusting and sexist This book was published in the 1960s and it shows Scary to think modern psychologists might actually use it as a text or that college students would have to listen to Be
Mandi Mandi	says:
I m glad I read it, but it wasn t ultimately everything that I wanted it to be The theory at the beginning was absolutely fascinating and, even though the books itself is from the 1960 s, it has significant value for being the start of the field of transactional psychology However, the description of the games themselves was where I f
James Rye James Rye	says:
I found the general concept an interesting metaphor rather than a scientifically proven social reality However, I struggled to finish the book It felt like a series of scribbled notes thrown together a set of index cards with brief information on games I needed further explanation and an attempt to engage me rather than having a series of id
Behdad Ahmadi Behdad Ahmadi	says:
Seth Seth	says:
smart Falls into the category of books that give you the secret reason for why things happen the way they do.