While volunteering on a Medicine project in Romania, you will gain a large amount of valuable work experience alongside some extremely skilled and talented medical staff. Through showing initiative and building a good rapport with your colleagues, you have the chance to get very involved with the staff and patients with whom you are working.
As a Medical volunteer in Romania you will be based in the emergency room of a county hospital or at a family medicine practice.
At the emergency ward, volunteers will have the opportunity to observe a number of different conditions and procedures that need to be performed. Patients arrive with acute illnesses or injuries from the results of accidents that should be treated quickly - for example, heart attacks, seizures and car accident injuries. There will also be routine work such as taking blood pressure, determining blood types, etc.
Volunteers at the family medicine practice will observe doctors treating chronic patients, who tend to have conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
On your arrival, you will be introduced to your supervisor. Your exact role will depend upon your specific skills and experience. Volunteers initially shadow the local staff; however, if you show enthusiasm and a good level of knowledge you could have a more hands on role.
All volunteers joining a medical project in Romania should have at least a year of related studies or training and be at least 18 years old.


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Şeref Has (ur. 27 września 1936 w Stambule, zm. 13 czerwca 2019) – turecki piłkarz występujący na pozycji pomocnika.

Kariera klubowa
Has karierę rozpoczynał w 1954 roku w Beyoğlusporze. W 1955 roku przeszedł do Fenerbahçe SK. Przez 14 lat gry dla tego klubu, zdobył z nim pięć mistrzostw Turcji (1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968), Puchar Turcji (1968) oraz Superpuchar Turcji (1968). Następnie występował w zespole Mersin İdman Yurdu, gdzie w 1975 roku zakończył karierę.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Turcji Has zadebiutował 16 listopada 1956 roku w zremisowanym 1:1 towarzyskim meczu z Polską. 18 grudnia 1958 roku w wygranym 1:0 towarzyskim pojedynku z Czechosłowacją strzelił swojego jedynego gola w kadrze. W latach 1956-1967 w drużynie narodowej rozegrał 39 spotkań i zdobył jedną bramkę.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Reprezentanci Turcji w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze Fenerbahçe SK
Piłkarze Mersin İdman Yurdu
Urodzeni w 1936
Zmarli w 2019
Ludzie urodzeni w Stambule

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Ranzi ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Egon Ranzi (1875–1939), österreichischer Chirurg und Hochschullehrer
 Fritz Ranzi (1909–1977), österreichischer Historiker
 Gian-Matteo Ranzi (* 1948), italienischer Ringer
 Hans Ranzi (Pseudonyme Hans Renz, Max Wild; 1882–1965), österreichischer Finanzbeamter, Schauspieler und Dramatiker


1). Supporting Category. This scholarship only supports graduate students.
2). Duration. This scholarship only supports master's students for no more than 3 academic years or doctoral students for no more than 4 academic years. The scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language/preparatory study, as specified in the Admission Letter.
Complete the online application procedure at CSC Online Application System for International Students (Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or http://www.campuschina.org and click "Application Online" to log in), submit online the completed Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and print a hard copy. and mail to the follow address before April 15th 2019 with the following required documents.
11). The copy of valid HSK Certificate (if available).
All documents should be bound together on top left corner in the order. (You should submit TWO sets of bound documents). No application documents will be returned.
Hi. I have done master in physics now I'm interested for Ms in Physics so I need scholarship please guide me.


Yes, it is true that cheap products are produced in China but quality products come from China too, and the level of quality, low or high, usually has to do with an American company—not China. If you hire someone to dig a hole in a field and you tell them to dig it two-feet deep when it should have been ten, is it the fault of the worker or the employer?
To have a better understanding of product quality from China, you may want to read this from Dan Harris at the China Law Blog. At the end of his post, he offers six points of advice on doing business with China, and one of them says, "Keep monitoring production quality, make sure to get written and signed records, and do not lower your standards for any reason (if possible)." This advice is offered to American companies wanting do do business in China.
Then I decided to see if I could come up with some stats and facts to compare the quality of US products with goods made by foreign companies.
I Googled, "poor quality products made in the United States of America" and ran into a hoard of sites bashing China for making poor quality products.
I didn't ask for China but that's what I got. Any site that mentioned America only bragged about how great Made in the USA was—I suspect that reaction of the politically correct mob is just misguided patriotism on steroids.
It's great to love your country, but what about honesty?
There had to be a way to compare products made by US companies with those made by foreign companies, so I decided to search for lists that compared the quality of products by brand name. For example: cars.
Why did I decide on cars? Easy. I owned a new Ford Taurus once and a part/bracket was installed backwards at the factory that caused the brakes and tires to wear out every three to five thousand miles. It took more than a year and many dealer visits to discover the problem and have it fixed. After that experience, I bought a Toyota and still drive one.
And mainstream Western brands (for example: GM and Ford) builds vehicles in China with Chinese partners, but only for sale to China's emerging middle class, which has created the world's largest auto market.
I'm old enough to remember when Americans complained about Japan stealing jobs from the US and producing poor quality products—that is until Japan started to beat America by building better cars.
After all, "Bashing China is an easy card to play," says Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune Magazine.
Don't forget Nate Silver's advice: "It's about looking for the right data, not necessarily the most obvious or easiest," and after we looked at the data, we discover that American companies are selling a lot of poor-quality American cars and trucks to the Chinese.
Did you know that GM now sells more new cars in China than it does in the U.S? In 2011, GM sold 2,547,171 million vehicles in China, and Ford sold 519,390 (an increase of 7% over 2010).
In addition Sema.org says, "Chinese consumers practically worship prestigious brand names, and Jeep still carries a certain swagger in the People's Republic of China," wrote Mike Dunne, president of the Dunne & Co. consultancy, in Automotive News.
Chrysler currently sells the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Compass and Patriot models in China. All are imported, which boosts the price considerably because of an import tax.


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Bilawal Bhutto lashes out at PTI on mini-budget
in Business, National
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised the government for proposing the mini-budget during the national assembly session here on Wednesday. He said that the financial amendment bill would bring a 'tsunami of taxes'.
The PPP chairman said that the common man would have to bear the brunt of the agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government. He warned that the agreement would cause the economic death of the country.
Bilawal also came out all guns blazing against the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill 2021, saying that the IMF had demanded SBP autonomy in PPP and PML-N regime as well which was rejected each time. He added that Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif had proposed a national dialogue to discuss the economy but was turned down by the incumbent government because of its stubbornness.
Bilawal has termed the current economic conditions as the worst, stating that such bad indicators were never seen in past. He said that the government did not care about people's conditions.

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Universal Spiritualism or Cultural Appropriation?
by Carrie Pitzulo | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
There's a lot of talk in pagan communities (or maybe it's not enough talk?) about working with deities and practices of cultures that do not belong to you. This is very common among pagans. One might have an altar to the Hindu Lakshmi and use Native American smudge sticks. Or make offerings to the African Orisha while praying to the Celtic Brigid during spell work. Marking Dia de los Muertos is increasingly popular among non-Mexicans. Modern paganism is often a smorgasbord or mishmash of beliefs and practices and global deities. That's what is appealing to many practitioners.
Pagans have different views about whether or not this is appropriate. Some believe it's stealing culture, that no one has any business honoring or praying to deities from cultures that one does not belong to or intimately understand. Other pagans support the idea of following your own spiritual road, even if it takes you to cultures and gods that are not your own.
This is an important, albeit tricky, question. What belongs to me, spiritually? I was raised Catholic, although we were not very religious, and I've totally rejected that tradition. My ethnic heritage is Italian, German, and Polish. If I step off of the path offered in my childhood into a non-traditional practice, one that tends to be much more fluid, where do I end up? How do I create that spiritual identity? Should it only be influenced by European culture?
All spiritual work should be done with honor and integrity – but what exactly does that mean?
Activist Layla Saad is leading an important conversation in the community around issues of race, gender, power, and the ways in which spiritual white women avoid taking responsibility for racial supremacy. She and others have questioned white use of cultural symbols and practices originating among historically oppressed communities. Saad has suggested that there is a crucial difference between working with the deities of a "dead" religion, such as the ancient Egyptian Sekmet, and those of a thriving, living religion like the Hindu Kali.
In addition to being a goddess-oriented pagan, I'm also a history professor, and much of my teaching focuses on issues of gender, race, and white supremacy. I'm constantly engaging issues of power and appropriation in an academic, political, and personal sense. So intellectually, I totally get those who decry the cultural taking/borrowing/sharing/stealing that makes up so much pagan practice. But spiritually….that's another story.
While I've been working with deities of various cultures for years, I was always hesitant to reach out to the African Orisha due to the very fact of white supremacy and the historical theft of African lives, property, and culture (not that this is the only culture to experience colonial violence). As a white person, I felt it was not my place. I know white people who worship the Orisha, but politically, it seemed inappropriate to petition deities originating in communities of color. At the same time, it didn't feel right to put a special box around them, as if they were outside of the spiritual world of influence I had constructed for myself.
All this changed though, when the Vodou Loa, Papa Legba, claimed me quite unexpectedly during a visit to New Orleans. I can't really explain what happened or what has followed or why, but I can say that I feel very connected to him and there is a way in which he feels like home. Maybe it's a past life thing. I don't know. But I do know that I cannot ignore such a strong spiritual resonance. I believe that he invited me into his world, for whatever cosmic reason, and it would be wildly inappropriate and disrespectful – maybe even damaging – to deny that. I've been doing my best to learn about Vodou so that I may treat him with respect, but I don't anticipate seeking initiation into the religion (there are some white practitioners). But Legba has become an important part of my hodgepodge practice.
I've also connected with the Greek Artemis, the Hindu Lakshmi, and the Egyptian Isis. Usually, they seem to have reached out to me. How can I ignore their call?
I've come to think of this in terms articulated by Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, as a universal mysticism. This is the idea that as human (and earth) spiritual consciousness evolves, we are moving closer to a unity of understanding and can see aspects of truth in various world religions. This explains the appeal of pagan cross-cultural sharing.
I don't know if that is the right answer. At a minimum, I do know that all work, whatever it is, must be done with sincerity, humility, and love. From the perspective of the spirits, I suspect that is enough. But I certainly agree that this is an issue worth exploring further, as we pagans confront the problems of racism and power in our spiritual community and the wider world.
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Q: EFS mounts on ECS Fargate container platform on AWS and confirming it works? I think I can mount a new EFS volume on my container because it gives me no errors. How do I verify if it is actually running or working and which container has it mounted. Does anyone know if there is a tool with the exception of building some library in my code to verify it.

A: Two  possible option that you can try is

*

*Mount EFS with EC2 and verify the content (Manual way of verification)

*Add logic in the startup.sh the script in the container to verify the EFS integration (Automated)

suppose the mount point is
 "mountPoints": [
                {"containerPath": "/server",
                    "sourceVolume": "efs-server-AP"
                }
            ]

in a startup script, you can something like
# if this is the first time the server starts the config file is populated
mkdir -p /server
if [ ! -f /server/config.json ]; then
echo "running first time"
echo ""running first time" > /server/config.json;
# generate some random file
echo $(date) > "$(date).txt"
else
echo "EFS working fine; list of file exist"
ls /server
fi

you can look into more details developers-guide-to-using-amazon-efs-with-amazon-ecs-and-aws-fargate

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Simple, accurate and inexpensive: A new method for exploring groundwater
Engineering geologists at KIT develop a new process with Australian researchers to quantify the state/level of groundwater and subsurface
IMAGE: Gabriel Rau gathers data about subsurface properties at a well. The findings enable sustainable use of groundwater resources. view more
Credit: Ian Acworth
Water is a vital resource for people and the environment. One of the most important sources is groundwater which is renewed from precipitation or surface water. Population growth as well as agriculture and industry strongly influence the quantity and quality of groundwater. To be able to investigate groundwater resources more easily, cost-effectively and comprehensively than in the past, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new method with Australian colleagues which they are now unveiling in the Reviews of Geophysics journal.
According to the German Environment Agency, more than 70 percent of drinking water originates from groundwater in Germany alone. Production is increasing so rapidly across the world that groundwater levels are falling, quality is deteriorating and whole cities are facing groundwater-related subsidence. Therefore, it is important to explore subsurface properties for managing resources more sustainably.
"Current testing methods require active pumping of water from a specially designed water extraction well while observing the water level in other wells in the vicinity," says Dr. Gabriel Rau from the Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW) at KIT. To do this, two or three people would need to set up a pump test and supervise measurements for an extended period of time. This method is very expensive, can last anywhere from a few hours to several months depending on the subsurface properties, and the result is only valid for the tested location. "Underground aquifers vary greatly in space, and it is much too expensive and intrusive to build extraction wells everywhere."
Together with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and the Deakin University in Melbourne, KIT has now developed a new method which evaluates information about tidal effects on groundwater levels. Similar to tides in the ocean, the groundwater level is affected by tidal forces, with the change in gravitation squeezing the porous rocks in the subsurface and causing measurable pressure changes. In addition, there are atmospheric tides which cyclically change subsurface pressure. "We can measure this change at low cost and using less complex procedures and fewer personnel to quantify subsurface properties," says Rau. Engineers require no special extraction wells for this but can place an automated water pressure data logger at a conventional groundwater measuring point. The pressure sensor then measures the groundwater level regularly for at least a month. Using the measurements, researchers can calculate the physical properties of the subsurface such as porosity, hydraulic conductivity and compressibility and translate the findings into the sustainable use of groundwater resources. "Since it is much cheaper to drill monitoring boreholes than to create entire wells, we can carry out measurements in more locations, significantly increasing the number and coverage of the subsurface properties calculated," says Rau.
The researchers have studied and summarized international studies and articles from various disciplines for their method: "We have seen that the recent advances in groundwater research show potential for much cheaper long-term groundwater studies," says Timothy McMillan from the Connected Waters Initiative Research Center at UNSW Sydney. "In our method we use a combination of engineering, science and maths, and the impact of tides on groundwater to calculate the subsurface properties." These findings can also contribute to predicting spatial and temporal fluctuations of the climate system and its impact on groundwater resources. "We are facing enormous challenges in the future. Our method makes it easier to investigate subsurface resources and therefore to manage them more sustainably," says Rau.
Press release from the University of New South Wales: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/low-cost-way-explore-groundwater-resources-could-be-game-changer
Specialist article: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018RG000630
More information on the KIT Climate and Environment Center: http://www.klima-umwelt.kit.edu
Press contact: Sarah Werner, Redakteurin/Pressereferentin, Tel.: +49 721 608-21170, sarah.werner@kit.edu
Being "The Research University in the Helmholtz Association", KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility and information. For this, about 9,300 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 25,100 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life.
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http://www.kit.edu/index.php
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One family's journey to financial stability
Sep 05, 2018 Updated Sep 06, 2018
by Katie Hackett
Written by World Vision Mongolia; Edited by Kaija Hutteri and Katie Hackett
Jargaltuya and her husband Davaadorj moved their family to Khan Uul after losing their livestock during a harsh winter. Like many other families, they hoped for better opportunities in Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar but struggled to find employment.
Khan Uul is one of the poorest areas in the capital, with an unemployment rate of 45 per cent. With her husband unable to find work, Jargaltuya began sewing traditional clothing. Her income did not meet the needs of their four sons.
Jargaltuya gets involved in a savings group
In 2014, Jargaltuya joined a savings group in her community. The savings group model helps vulnerable families work toward financial stability and escape the cycle of poverty. Sponsors have made it possible for us to improve the lives of many families in Khan Uul through this model.
Jargaltuya and her husband learned how to budget for their expenses and save a portion of their income. Savings group members pool their savings together and take turns borrowing funds at a low interest rate to expand their business or cover emergency expenses. The interest collected from each loan is periodically divided between group members.
Jargaltuya has been able to put her dividends from the savings group to good use for her family. After the first savings cycle, she opened an account at a bank so she could save additional money. After the second cycle, she purchased an electric sewing machine that saves her a great deal of time and allows her to work more efficiently.
New opportunities for Khan Uul's boys and girls
With her dividends from the third cycle, Jargaltuya covered the travel expenses for an international youth sports competition in Russia for her son Ochirbat, who is a sponsored child. Ochirbat, a high school student, competed in wrestling, judo and basketball, bringing home a bronze medal. He appreciates the positive impact of the savings group on his family.
Through the savings group, Jargaltuya and other parents like her receive training opportunities. Jargaltuya has learned how to sew various items of clothing, as well as improve the quality and design of her products. Armed with new knowledge and skills, she made her business more profitable. With a higher income, she was able to send her eldest son to college.
Jargaltuya is one of many hardworking mothers and fathers that have improved their family's financial stability through savings groups and skills training. Child sponsorship brings lasting change to vulnerable families and builds brighter futures for many girls and boys in Khan Uul.


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Partit Democràtic Italià d'Unitat Monàrquica (PDIUM) fou un partit polític italià, fundat l'11 d'abril de 1959 per la reunificació del Partit Nacional Monàrquic (PNM) d'Alfredo Covelli i del Partit Monàrquic Popular (PMP) d'Achille Lauro, que s'havien separat el 1954.

El nou partit s'anomenà inicialment Partit Democràtic Italià (PDI) però el 7 de març de 1961 el canvià pel de Partit Democràtic Italià d'Unitat Monàrquica (PDIUM).

El 10 de juliol de 1972, el Consell Nacional del PDIUM acordà la integració del partit en el Movimento Social Italià - Dreta Nacional (MSI-DN). Una part del partit, sobretot els joves més lligada a l'herència liberal i del risorgimento, va rebutjar l'aliança amb els hereus polítics del feixisme i va donar vida al moviment Aliança Monàrquica.

Covelli fou el president de la nova formació política. El paper dels exponents monàrquics del MSI-DN encara no és destacable. Covelli i Lauro, amb un cert nombre de dirigents provinents del PDIUM, participaren en la fundació de Democràcia Nacional - Constituent de Dreta el 1976.

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Dan Curtis
Just like TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) a year earlier, this made-for-TV anthology features three tales; two of which are only fair and the last good enough to make the rest of it worth sitting through. Both films were from the team of director / producer Dan Curtis and writer Richard Matheson, who also collaborated on the excellent Kolchak films THE NIGHT STALKER (1971) and THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1972), as well as one of several 70s versions of DRACULA (1974), the werewolf tale SCREAM OF THE WOLF (1974) and others. Things begin with 'A Second Chance,' based on a short story by Jack (The Body Snatchers) Finney. Frank (Ed Begley Jr.) thinks he's lucked out purchasing an antique Jordan car for just 100 bucks. He restores it, takes it out on a drive and finds himself transported back to the year 1926, where preventing an accidental death may alter his modern day life. Despite being completely out of place in this particular anthology, this mild, sub- Twilight Zone supernatural tale (also featuring Christina Hart, Ann Doran and E.J. André) is maudlin and ponderous. If I wanted icky sentimentality, I'd rent something by Spielberg, not something called Dead of Night with a demon face on the cover. Moving on...
Next up we have the period-set vampire story 'No Such Thing As a Vampire' which as the title alludes might not even really involve vampires. Fragile Alexis (Anjanette Comer) is being driven to the brink by what she assumes are nightly vampire attacks. Well, she's been waking up with two puncture wounds on her neck and a little less blood than usual, at least. Her husband, Prof. Gheria (Patrick Macnee) is skeptical about the existence of vampires, so he invites over a friend named Michael (Horst Buchholz) to help watch over his wife, leading to one major (though not actually too surprising) twist. This one's certainly nothing to write home about, but the actors are fine and it's mildly entertaining. Familiar charactor actor Elisha Cook Jr. has a small (though semi-important) role as the superstitious butler.
Our fears of sitting through yet another underwhelming and utterly forgettable anthology are vanquished with the arrival of our final story 'Bobby." Obviously inspired by W.W. Jacobs' classic story 'The Monkey's Paw" (which has been filmed numerous times as early as 1915) this stars Joan Hackett as a grieving mother who uses black magic to bring her 'dead' son Bobby (Lee Montgomery) - who presumedly drowned but whose body was never found - back to life. Bobby shows up cold, wet and confused on her doorstep. She invites him in, gets him dried off, offers him something to eat... and then suddenly finds herself being terrorized by her once-docile and obedient little boy. This segment (fondly remembered by many who saw it on TV as kids) is suspenseful, has several genuinely creepy scenes and an effective, startling climax. Curtis and Matheson would even recycle the story for TRILOGY OF TERROR II (1996); which also marked the final time the two men would work together.
Originally released on VHS by ThrillerVideo (which included Elvira commentary), then reissued on video by Paramount. In 2009, Dark Sky Films finally released a nice-looking print to DVD. Extras on that include the unaired 1969 proposed pilot (A DARKNESS AT BLAISEDON) for a series also to be titled Dead of Night (another Curtis project!), as well as deleted scenes from the 'No Such Thing As a Vampire' segment, unused intro footage and voiceovers and some score highlight from composer Bob Cobert (who scored the majority of Curtis' stuff).
Labels: anthology, Dan Curtis, drowning, Elisha Cook Jr., ghost, Patrick Macnee, Richard Matheson, time traveling, vampire


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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;
using System.Composition;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.Shared.Extensions;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.Shared.Utilities;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host.Mef;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Shared.TestHooks;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Adornments;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Editor;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities;
using Roslyn.Utilities;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.BackgroundWorkIndicator
{
    [Export(typeof(WpfBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory))]
    [ExportWorkspaceService(typeof(IBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory), ServiceLayer.Editor), Shared]
    internal sealed partial class WpfBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory : IBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory
    {
        private readonly IThreadingContext _threadingContext;
        private readonly IToolTipPresenterFactory _toolTipPresenterFactory;
        private readonly IAsynchronousOperationListener _listener;

        private BackgroundWorkIndicatorContext? _currentContext;

        [ImportingConstructor]
        [Obsolete(MefConstruction.ImportingConstructorMessage, error: true)]
        public WpfBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory(
            IThreadingContext threadingContext,
            IToolTipPresenterFactory toolTipPresenterFactory,
            IAsynchronousOperationListenerProvider listenerProvider)
        {
            _threadingContext = threadingContext;
            _toolTipPresenterFactory = toolTipPresenterFactory;
            _listener = listenerProvider.GetListener(FeatureAttribute.QuickInfo);
        }

        IBackgroundWorkIndicatorContext IBackgroundWorkIndicatorFactory.Create(
            ITextView textView,
            SnapshotSpan applicableToSpan,
            string description,
            bool cancelOnEdit,
            bool cancelOnFocusLost)
        {
            _threadingContext.ThrowIfNotOnUIThread();

            // If we have an outstanding context in flight, cancel it and create a new one to show the user.
            _currentContext?.CancelAndDispose();

            // Create the indicator in its default/empty state.
            _currentContext = new BackgroundWorkIndicatorContext(
                this, textView, applicableToSpan, description,
                cancelOnEdit, cancelOnFocusLost);

            // Then add a single scope representing the how the UI should look initially.
            _currentContext.AddScope(allowCancellation: true, description);
            return _currentContext;
        }

        private void OnContextDisposed(BackgroundWorkIndicatorContext context)
        {
            _threadingContext.ThrowIfNotOnUIThread();

            if (_currentContext == context)
                _currentContext = null;
        }
    }
}

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/*
 * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
 * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package klose.effj.enums;

/**
 *
 * @author klose
 */
public class WeightTable {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double earthWeight = Double.parseDouble("175");
        double mass = earthWeight / Planet.EARTH.surfaceGravity();
        //Weight on MERCURY is 66.133672
        //Weight on VENUS is 158.383926
        //Weight on EARTH is 175.000000
        //Weight on MARS is 66.430699
        //Weight on JUPITER is 442.693902
        //Weight on SATURN is 186.464970
        //Weight on URANUS is 158.349709
        //Weight on NEPTUNE is 198.846116
        for (Planet p : Planet.values()) {
            System.out.printf("Weight on %s is %f%n", p, p.surfaceWeight(mass));
        }
    }
}


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Exhibition Walkthrough of 'The New Bend' with Curator Legacy Russell
Join us for a walkthrough of 'The New Bend' led by Legacy Russell, Executive Director & Chief Curator of The Kitchen.
Curated by Russell, this exhibition travels from the gallery's New York location to Los Angeles in October, with contributions by contemporary artists working in the raced, classed, and gendered traditions of quilting and textile practice. Their unique visual vernacular exists in tender dialogue with, and in homage to, the contributions of the Gee's Bend Alabama quilters – Black American women in collective cooperation and creative economic production – and their enduring legacy as a radical meeting place, a prompt, and as intergenerational inspiration. This exhibition acknowledges the work of Gee's Bend quilters such as Sarah Benning (b. 1933), Missouri Pettway (1902-1981), Lizzie Major (1922-2011), Sally Bennett Jones (1944-1988), Mary Lee Bendolph (b.1935), and so many more, as central to expanded histories of abstraction and modernism.
This event is free, however, reservations are recommended. Click here to register.
About Legacy Russell
Legacy Russell is a curator and writer. Born and raised in New York City, she is the Executive Director & Chief Curator of The Kitchen. Formerly she was the Associate Curator of Exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Russell's academic, curatorial, and creative work focuses on gender, performance, digital selfdom, internet idolatry, and new media ritual. Her written work, interviews, and essays have been published internationally. She is the recipient of the Thoma Foundation 2019 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art, a 2020 Rauschenberg Residency Fellow, and a recipient of the 2021 Creative Capital Award. Her first book is Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto (2020). Her second book, BLACK MEME, is forthcoming via Verso Books.
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Q: How keep carriage return from parsing XML I am looking on Internet how keep the carriage return from XML data but I could not find the answer, so I'm here :)
The objective is to write in a file the content of a XML data. So, if the value of the node contains some "\r\n" data, the soft need to write them in file in order to create new line, but it doesn't write, even with space:preserve.
Here is my test class:
XElement xRootNode = new XElement("DOCS");
XElement xData = null;

//XNamespace ns = XNamespace.Xml;
//XAttribute spacePreserve = new XAttribute(ns+"space", "preserve");
//xRootNode.Add(spacePreserve);

xData = new XElement("DOC");
xData.Add(new XAttribute("FILENAME", "c:\\titi\\prout.txt"));
xData.Add(new XAttribute("MODE", "APPEND"));
xData.Add("Hi my name is Baptiste\r\nI'm a lazy boy");

xRootNode.Add(xData);

bool result = Tools.writeToFile(xRootNode.ToString());

And here is my process class:
try
{
    XElement xRootNode = XElement.Parse(xmlInputFiles);
    String filename = xRootNode.Element(xNodeDoc).Attribute(xAttributeFilename).Value.ToString();
    Boolean mode = false;
    try
    {
         mode = xRootNode.Element(xNodeDoc).Attribute(xWriteMode).Value.ToString().ToUpper().Equals(xWriteModeAppend);
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
         mode = false;
    }

    String value = xRootNode.Element(xNodeDoc).Value;
    StreamWriter destFile = new StreamWriter(filename, mode, System.Text.Encoding.Unicode);

    destFile.Write(value);
    destFile.Close();

    return true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    return false;
}

Does anybody have an idea?

A: If you want to preserve cr lf in element or attribute content when saving a XDocument or XElement you can do that by using certain XmlWriterSettings, namely NewLineHandling to Entitize:
        string fileName = "XmlOuputTest1.xml";

        string attValue = "Line1.\r\nLine2.";
        string elementValue = "Line1.\r\nLine2.\r\nLine3.";

        XmlWriterSettings xws = new XmlWriterSettings();
        xws.NewLineHandling = NewLineHandling.Entitize;

        XDocument doc = new XDocument(new XElement("root",
                                      new XAttribute("test", attValue),
                                      elementValue));

        using (XmlWriter xw = XmlWriter.Create(fileName, xws))
        {
            doc.Save(xw);
        }

        doc = XDocument.Load(fileName);
        Console.WriteLine("att value: {0}; element value: {1}.",
                           attValue == doc.Root.Attribute("test").Value,
                           elementValue == doc.Root.Value);

In that example the value are preserved in the round trip of saving and loading as the output of the sample is "att value: True; element value: True."

A: Heres a useful link I found for parsing an Xml string with carraige returns, line feeds in it.
howto-correctly-parse-using-xelementparse-for-strings-that-contain-newline-character-in
It may help those who are parsing an Xml string.
For those who can't be bothered to click it says use an XmlTextReader instead
   XmlTextReader xtr = new XmlTextReader(new StringReader(xml));
   XElement items = XElement.Load(xtr);
   foreach (string desc in items.Elements("Item").Select(i => (string)i.Attribute("Description")))
   {
       Console.WriteLine("|{0}|", desc);
   }


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La meningite meningococcica di tipo B è una forma di meningite causata dal batterio Neisseria meningitidis (o meningococco). I sierogruppi di meningococco finora identificati sono 12, di cui 5 (A, B, C, W135 e Y) sono responsabili della quasi totalità delle meningiti meningococciche, che possono colpire sia bambini sia giovani adulti.
I primi vaccini sono stati sviluppati contro i sierogruppi A, C, Y e W135, mentre a partire dalla fine del 2013, è disponibile in Italia il vaccino ad ampia copertura contro il meningococco di tipo B.

Epidemiologia

La meningite meningococcica di tipo B è la forma più frequente di meningite in Europa  ,  Australia    e Canada .
Colpisce soprattutto i bambini piccoli e gli adolescenti. Ciò è spiegato dal fatto che i bambini piccoli sono più deboli, poiché il loro sistema immunitario è ancora immaturo, mentre l'elevata incidenza tra gli adolescenti è spiegata dalle loro abitudini di vita e in particolare dalla frequentazione di ambienti affollati.
In Italia, nel periodo dal 2011 al 2014 sono stati registrati un totale di 572 casi di meningite da meningococco, di cui 406 sono stati tipizzati e ricondotti a uno specifico agente patogeno. Esaminando il numero assoluto di casi per sierogruppo, il meningococco B rappresenta il sierogruppo più frequente (46%, 50% e 63% dei ceppi tipizzati nel 2011, 2012 e 2013).
In generale il maggior numero di infezioni, sia nella popolazione generale, sia tra i bambini e gli adolescenti, è causato dal meningococco di tipo B, per il quale solo dalla fine del 2013 si è reso disponibile un vaccino.

Profilo clinico
La trasmissione del meningococco avviene per via respiratoria. Il batterio è un ospite frequente delle prime vie respiratorie ed è presente nel naso e nella gola del 2-30% della popolazione sana, con percentuali più elevate tra i giovani adulti, nonostante i portatori non manifestino alcun sintomo.
Uno studio condotto in Italia su 564 adolescenti sani ha rilevato una prevalenza di portatori del 6,6% e identificato il sierogruppo B come il patogeno più comune, isolato nel 40,5% dei casi.

Sintomatologia
I sintomi della meningite da meningococco sono simili a quelli delle altre meningiti batteriche, nel 10-20% dei casi la malattia ha decorso fulminante e può portare alla morte in poche ore, anche quando si somministra una terapia antibiotica adeguata.
Inizialmente possono comparire sintomi aspecifici, quali sonnolenza, inappetenza, nausea e vomito che possono essere confusi con i sintomi di una semplice infezione virale. I sintomi tipici della meningite batterica sono febbre, mal di testa e rigidità al collo, spesso accompagnati da letargia, torpore o convulsioni.
Nei neonati e nei bambini piccoli i sintomi classici della meningite possono essere assenti o difficili da identificare, mentre sono solitamente presenti vomito o inappetenza. Abitualmente, inoltre, i bambini si mostrano inattivi e irritabili, possono presentare riflessi alterati e può comparire un gonfiore sulla testa, in corrispondenza della fontanella (area "membranosa" della testa del bambino in corrispondenza della quale le ossa craniche non si sono ancora saldate).

Popolazioni a rischio
Sono ad alto rischio i bambini di età inferiore a 1 anno, le persone con sistema immunitario compromesso, i viaggiatori in Paesi dove la malattia è endemica e le persone che vivono in comunità (militari, studenti residenti in college, ecc).

Decorso clinico e conseguenze
La meningite da meningococco di tipo B è mortale in circa 1 paziente su 10.
Tra coloro che guariscono, un'elevata percentuale di pazienti va incontro a disabilità permanenti, quali sordità, perdita della sensibilità o dell'uso di uno o più arti e cecità.   In particolare, le principali conseguenze osservate nei pazienti colpiti da meningite meningococcica da sierogruppo B comprendono: necrosi e cicatrici fino al 49% dei casi, artrite fino al 3,4%, amputazioni fino al 9%, perdita dell'udito nel 1,9%-3,1% dei soggetti, problemi di linguaggio nel 3,8% dei casi, problemi cognitivi fino a oltre il 20% dei casi, cecità nello 0,4% e convulsioni/epilessia nel 2-5,1% dei casi.

Prevenzione
Per prevenire la meningite da meningococco di tipo B è disponibile in Italia, dalla fine del 2013, un vaccino, che è stato ampiamente studiato in oltre 8.000 soggetti, dimostrandosi sicuro ed efficace.
Viene somministrato tramite iniezione intramuscolare che può essere effettuata nel muscolo della spalla o della coscia.
Nel corso degli studi clinici condotti nei lattanti e nei bambini (di età inferiore ai 2 anni) gli effetti indesiderati più comuni comprendevano indolenzimento ed eritema in sede di iniezione, febbre e irritabilità. Negli adolescenti e negli adulti gli effetti indesiderati più comunemente osservati comprendevano dolore in sede di iniezione, malessere e cefalea.

Trattamento
La terapia antibiotica rappresenta il trattamento cardine della meningite batterica. Identificare il sierogruppo causa dell'infezione è fondamentale per la scelta del trattamento più adeguato ed efficace e per impostare una eventuale profilassi tra le persone che sono entrate in contatto con il malato.

Note

Voci correlate
Meningite
Neisseria meningitidis
Meningite meningococcica

Meningococcica di tipo B


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Fingerprint Info Shared By Australian Immigration With New Zealand
In order to prevent people from using fake documents to travel between Australia and New Zealand, a new system has been introduced, i.e., Australian immigration authority have begun to share and exchange fingerprinting information with New Zealand. Also, the system will identify and track people under refugee status seeking to live in Australia, New Zealand and any of the other FCC nations.
In addition to the New Zealand and Australia agreement, the policy is set to expand to include the US, the UK and Canada under what is known as the Five Country Conference (FCC). The fingerprints information will not be shared with anyone outside the FCC agreement.
MThe fingerprints will be used to gather biometric information about certain individuals who are thought to be using false identities or who may have been involved in organised crime or other criminal activity.
Arron Baker, Immigration NZ programme manager for identity and biometrics said, "Not everyone coming into the country would be fingerprinted but the measure was primarily aimed at people applying for refugee status, particularly those with no identity or with no passports."
"It's a small scale arrangement but it's significant in that this is the first time that we have been running a biometric matching agreement international from an immigration point of view."
The system will help Immigration NZ combat fraud and strengthen border security by helping identify early in the immigration process people with criminal histories or those using false identities, Mr Baker said.
There were substantial privacy safeguards and fingerprints of the countries' citizens would not be shared, Mr Baker said.


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10 Creatively Repurposed Historical Buildings
Artists across generations and continents have breathed new life into old buildings while preserving their historical integrity through a process dubbed "adaptive reuse." Though their architectural features are typically maintained, their purposes often shift dramatically: cathedrals become concert halls, windmills become wineries. This list takes a look at 10 of the weirdest and most wonderfully repurposed buildings.
Related: 10 Amazing Ancient Buildings Still In Use Today
10 From Theatre to Bookstore: El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Book lovers and Broadway nerds, rejoice! Hidden in plain sight on a lively avenue of Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires, is one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The building first opened its doors as the Teatro Gran Splendid in 1919, hosting an eclectic array of performers, most famously "King of Tango" Carlos Gardel. Ten years later, the theater underwent its first renovation and became the first cinema to show sound films in Argentina. Upon being threatened with demolition at the turn of the 21st century, the former theater was leased to Grup Ilhsa.
Today, the Grand Splendid's architectural grandeur has been maintained—or as many may argue, enhanced—to spotlight books instead of performers. El Ateneo Grand Splendid pays homage to its musical legacy, with live piano performances serenading readers as they browse shelves and sip coffee. The frescoed ceilings, sumptuous velvet curtains, and abundant ornamentation of the theater make this bookstore a resplendent escape for bibliophiles, thespians, and architects. [1]
9 From Church to Skatepark: Kaos Temple
What was once a spiritual haven for Christians of Llanera, Spain, has become a colorful sanctuary for skaters. The Church of Santa Barbara was built by architect Manuel del Busto in 1912 but soon found itself deserted. After being abandoned for almost a century, the space was reprised in 2007 by the Church Brigade, a collective that transformed the former church into an indoor skatepark.
In 2015, Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel was commissioned through a crowdfunding campaign to paint the church in his distinctive geometric style. Today, bold colors and kaleidoscopic depictions of humans, animals, and nature ornament the building's original domed ceilings and walls. Where once were pews are now halfpipes and ramps to provide indoor refuge to skateboarders in one of Spain's rainiest regions. The original façade of the Church of Santa Barbara remains, housing the skatepark's interior amalgamation of neo-Gothic detail and vibrant contemporary art. Kaos Temple blends old and new to appeal to artists and athletes alike. [2]
8 From Railway Station to Museum: Musée d'Orsay
Best known for its expansive collection of Impressionist paintings, Paris's Musée d'Orsay has another peculiar pull: The museum's foundation initially served as a train station. The 20th-century station's artfully anachronistic design can be attributed to a collaborative effort between French architects Émile Bénard, Lucien Magne, and Victor Laloux. Located on the Left Bank of the Seine, it was built to transport visitors to the Paris Exposition of 1900.
After being deemed unsuitable for the increasingly mainstream use of longer trains, the building served several purposes beyond the architects' original intentions. Before the museum's inauguration in 1986, it was used as a World War II mailing center and set for several popular films, such as Orson Welles's The Trial. Today, the Musée d'Orsay's stunning construction and exhibits by Monet and Renoir have made it one of the world's most popular museums, with well over a million annual visitors.[3]
7 From Grain Silo to Rock Climbing Gym: Upper Limits Rock Gym
Bloomington, Illinois, hosts the perfect outing for athletes and agricultural enthusiasts: cylindrical rock climbing walls inside 65-foot-tall (20-meter) grain silos. transformed the abandoned set of four silos to develop an experience that is both unique and sustainable. Utilizing the foundation of the previously deserted structures, the gym is powered by solar panels. In addition to the interior climbing walls, routes have been added to the 115-foot-tall (35-meter) exterior.
Once a giant in the global grain market, rural Illinois's skyline is still dotted with silos and grain bins. Rock climbing is just one of several unusual purposes the state's renovated silos serve. Originally a grain bin in Alvin, IL, the Has Bin Guest House has been converted into a charming bed and breakfast. Meridian Nursery similarly repurposed a Rockford silo to host intimate events in a nontraditional rustic setting. [4]
6 From Cathedral to Bookstore: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen
This 13th-century Catholic cathedral in Maastricht, Netherlands, was repurposed several times over the past seven centuries before settling on the sprawling bookstore it hosts today. After being consecrated in 1294, the building served as a religious sanctuary for half a millennium. Following the 1794 invasion of the Netherlands, however, the gothic church's cavernous interior appealed to French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte as a strategic—if excessively ornate—storage space. In more recent history, the cathedral was used for bike storage.
In 2005, the building was transformed by Dutch architects Merkx and Girod into a massive bookstore, its grand architecture and lavish interior design capitalized upon to draw lovers of history, art, and stories to its shelves. Now featuring three stories of bookshelves and walkways underneath stunningly preserved frescoes, the renovated church earned the 2007 Lensvelt de Architect Interior Prize and remains a popular destination for today's locals and literary tourists.[5]
5 From Jail to Luxury Hotel: The Liberty Hotel
Dark tourists who find themselves in Boston, Massachusetts, can spend a night in what used to be the storied Charles Street Jail. Constructed in 1851 according to the controversial Auburn penal system, the county jail once housed such inmates as activist Malcolm X and anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. The overcrowded prison closed after almost a century and a half, but its rich history and charming architecture found a second life in The Liberty Hotel.
The ironically named Liberty Hotel opened in 2007, featuring almost 300 guest rooms alongside the original central rotunda. Guests can dine surrounded by portraits of prisoners at the aptly titled Clink and Alibi restaurants or take a walk in the former prison yard. Curiously, Boston's Liberty Hotel is just one of several prisons transformed into hotels. Those interested in jail hopping can stay overnight in the former Het Arresthuis jail outside Amsterdam or at a Turkish Four Seasons housed in the former Sultanahmet Prison.[6]
4 From Bullring to Hotel: Hotel Quinta Real Zacatecas
If the macabre history of Boston's Liberty Hotel doesn't strike your fancy, consider traveling to Zacatecas, Mexico, to spend the night in this 19th-century bullring-turned-hotel. Quinta Real Zacatecas hotel was constructed within the 1866 San Pedro bullfighting arena, also known as the Plaza de Toros, which hosted the sport for well over a century. In 1989, fourteen years after the Plaza's final bullfight, the Quinta Real opened its doors.
Today's visitors can appreciate the hotel's preserved Spanish Colonial façade from the courtyard where the bullring once stood. And if you're hankering to explore uniquely repurposed buildings hasn't yet been satisfied, a ten-minute drive will take you to Museo Rafael Coronel. In one of the more niche renovations of historic religious buildings, this museum, housed in the former San Francisco convent, features more than 5,000 Mexican masks.[7]
3 From Shopping Mall to College: Austin Community College's Highland Campus
Central Texas students flock to Austin to live and learn within the walls of the former Highland Mall. Once anchored by a JCPenney store, the building is now characterized by its sustainable and tech-based approach to higher education. In a $46 million renovation effort, the 32,000-square-foot (2,973-square- meter) mall property has been transformed to accommodate nursing skills labs, kitchens, a television studio, and other modern facilities for hands-on education.
ACC's newest campus champions a distinct suburban charm in its maintenance of quintessential mall features and the less traditional banana split sculpture marking the former food court.
The Highland Campus has bolstered the local economy and community by drawing young professionals to the campus's surrounding area, which, paired with its sustainable design, makes it a compelling choice for the next generation of college applicants.[8]
2 From Grain Silo to Museum: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art
With their domineering form and non-malleable construction, grain silos seem to lend themselves less to adaptive reuse than many of the other repurposed structures on this list. Yet, from climbing walls to galleries, these agricultural hallmarks have been transformed into a number of cultural institutions, with one of the most successful being the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art (MOCAA).
The early 20th-century silos in Capetown, South Africa, were repurposed in 2014 by Heatherwick Studio to house the public, not-for-profit museum. The Zeitz MOCAA exhibits and preserves both temporary and permanent collections of contemporary art from the African continent and diaspora. The building, built upon a foundation of 42 hollowed-out silos, is a work of art in itself—one that, paired with its storied interior, has made the MOCAA the most visited art museum in Africa.[9]
1 From Film Set to Theme Park: Popeye Village
This final list item transcends a singular building's transformation. Built for the 1980 musical comedy Popeye, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall, this former film set has been repurposed as an amusement park. The Maltese village, inspired by the fictional hamlet of Sweethaven, comprised 19 wooden buildings which served as the stomping grounds for the live-action Popeye and Olive Oyl. Following Popeye's lukewarm media response, the set was abandoned.
Rather than letting the prop village succumb to nature, local entrepreneurs converted the neglected set into a theme park, maintaining the colorful architecture to house water trampolines, restaurants, and a winery, among other attractions. Actors still walk the streets of Sweethaven as the comic book and cartoon characters, but for tourists and comic enthusiasts instead of the camera. Whether you have an appreciation for salvaged infrastructure or simply a soft spot for cartoon sailors, Popeye Village belongs on your Malta itinerary.[10]
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I originally wanted to do this with a gyroid-shaped gap between the lattices, but it seems that is not possible. So I used the Schwarz P surface instead.


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Longtime voice of the Huskies dies at age 69
Steve Hammer, who announced at St. Cloud State home football and basketball games, died Sunday
Longtime voice of the Huskies dies at age 69 Steve Hammer, who announced at St. Cloud State home football and basketball games, died Sunday Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://on.sctimes.com/2yELTG6
Mick Hatten, mhatten@stcloudtimes.com Published 10:03 p.m. CT Oct. 2, 2017 | Updated 3:53 p.m. CT Oct. 3, 2017
Steve Hammer was the voice of St. Cloud State football and men's basketball games for more than 30 years. Here's a 2014 photo of Hammer at the mike for a football game.(Photo: Jason Wachter, jwachter@stcloudtimes.com)Buy Photo
One of the most recognizable voices in St. Cloud has died.
Steve Hammer, who for more than 30 years was the public address announcer for St. Cloud State football and men's basketball games, died Sunday.
Hammer's distinctive voice will be missed at games, but he was also a long-time booster of the athletic department with a great memory for past players and games.
"Anyone who is an alum and stays as passionate about the university as long as he has — you don't find those people often," said Heather Weems, St. Cloud State director of athletics. "He's been a consistent voice for Huskies athletics, knows the alumni, the coaches, the players ... he had all of that really expansive knowledge of where our programs had been and how far they've come."
Hammer, who was 69, graduated from St. Cloud State with a degree in economics. He started his own business, Hammer and Associates, in 1974 in St. Cloud.
He began doing the announcing of St. Cloud State men's basketball games during the 1985-86 season when the Huskies won their first of three consecutive North Central Conference championships.
Those teams filled Halenbeck Hall regularly. They were led by Kevin Catron and Reggie Perkins, who were both Division II All-Americans, and included Barry Wohler, Terry Kuechle, Todd Spaulding and Kevin Treanor, among others.
He began announcing for St. Cloud State football games in 1986 and did so for home games at Selke Field and then at Husky Stadium, which opened in 2004. St. Cloud State had its best season at Selke in 1989 when the Huskies won their lone North Central Conference title and reached the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time.
During Hammer's time as an announcer, the Huskies would make four Division II playoff appearances: in 2004, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
Scott Underwood has been St. Cloud State's head coach since 2008 and was the Huskies' defensive coordinator from 2001-07.
"It is a great loss for Husky athletics and, certainly, the football program," Underwood said. "Our hearts and condolences go out to his family."
Underwood said that Hammer merged parts of his personality when he was announcing games.
"Enthusiasm, classy and professional," Underwood said. "Steve had ways he wanted things to be done and if wasn't going to be quite the way Steve thought it presented, then we're not going to do it.
"He was professional and tried not to be a homer, but he had enthusiasm when things were going well for us."
Weems said that Hammer was able to bring something special when he got behind the microphone.
"In that role, you're not only watching the game, but you're creating energy for the fan experience," she said. "Folks like Steve have full-time jobs and, no matter what happened at work that day, he was able to leave that behind and create an experience for the students and parents and fans that made you feel like that moment was the No. 1 thing."
Hammer also enjoyed spending time with the teams and talking with the coaching staffs.
"He loved being around the athletes and coaches and getting inside the game strategy," Underwood said.
"He'd talk to me before games and ask me if there were any trick plays in for this week or anybody he needed to watch or things to look for. I think that added to what he gave from the booth."
A milestone behind the microphone
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Church Newman Center. There will be a visitation from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home, 3013 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud and again at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Weems said that Hammer will be honored with a moment of silence during St. Cloud State's home football game against Minnesota-Crookston, which begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Husky Stadium.
She said that the public address announcing for football and men's basketball games will be handled by a group of the university's public address announcers from other sports for the rest of the school year.
Editor's note: Tom Elliott contributed to this story.
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S. 2487 (114th): Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
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Barbara Boxer
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Pub.L. 114-188
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— Sen. Charles "Chuck" Grassley [R-IA] (Co-sponsor) on Nov 17, 2016
"Brownley announces passage of her bill to prevent female veteran suicides"
— Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA26] on Jun 21, 2016
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The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding childhood cancer research, has awarded more than $650,000 in new grants to support researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
Based in Los Angeles, the St. Baldrick's Foundation is one of the nation's largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants.
The grants are part of more than $19.1 million total awarded to researchers across the country this summer. The foundation says the funding will "help provide the 'arsenal' needed to find new and innovative ways to combat our common enemy and give kids the healthy childhoods they deserve. "
Nickhill Bhakta, MD, at St. Jude was awarded for $330,000. Bhakta will produce global childhood cancer disease burden estimates by using a combination of data from cancer registries around the world and large childhood cancer survivorship research studies. By filling in the gap of missing global and national childhood cancer-related disease burden data, Dr. Bhakta and other researchers will be able to provide global stakeholders and policymakers more information to inform country-level planning and ultimately improve the survival of children diagnosed with cancer in the most resource limited settings.
Tara Brinkman, PhD., at St. Jude is using the St. Baldrick's Scholar grant for $114,999 to examine how the structure and function of the brain is related to childhood cancer survivors' understanding of social information. Dr. Brinkman is examining ways to lower the risk of social anxiety and feelings of isolation for these patients.
Hui Zhang, PhD, MD, at St. Jude was awarded a St. Baldrick's International Scholar grant for $115,000. Dr. Zhang is focused on patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in China. With the drastic increase in access to clinical care in China, the challenge is to deliver better therapies and improve outcomes.
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD at St. Jude was awarded a St. Baldrick's Consortium Research grant for $499,480. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a very rare type of blood cancer that affects many kids. This consortium will be using a uniform treatment to investigate the biology of the disease to look for better therapeutic treatments.
Susan Miranda, PhD., at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded a St. Baldrick's research grant for $99,918. Dr. Miranda's research examines ways to inhibit the growth of osteosarcoma cells, specifically targeting estrogen signaling.
To see the research St. Baldrick's is funding near you, visit the Grants Search page, or to learn more about each grant category visit the Grant Types page on the Foundation's website.


There's good news for initial public offering (IPO) watchers this week as Silicon Valley darling Bloom Energy Corporation declared its intention to go public. Although we don't yet have a Bloom Energy IPO date, there are plenty of questions we can answer by looking at the Bloom Energy S-1 filing. For example, what exactly does Bloom Energy do? The short answer: Bloom Energy manufactures "next-generation" fuel cells. There is a longer version to that story, of course, one that involves NASA's Mars Program and 17 years of research and development. But we'll get to that a little later. For now, let me just say that some of the smartest minds in Silicon Valley are betting on this fuel cell startup. Half of Menlo Park—which, for those who don't know, is the worldwide hub for venture capital—are betting that Bloom Energy can transform the world's energy infrastructure. Just look at the names that own Bloom Energy stock. You'll find the best and brightest there, including Bay Area titans like Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (KPCB). All told, Bloom Energy has raised $2.5 billion of equity and debt from major venture capitalists (VCs). However, it's overstayed its welcome in private markets, which is why it's now looking to raise $100.0 million on the public stock markets.
To understand the Bloom Energy IPO, you have to understand that Silicon Valley investors are like people anywhere else, subject to groupthink and irrational exuberance. They often make huge mistakes. What makes Silicon Valley such a special place, though, is that no one seems to care about the mistakes. The investment horizon is so flexible, so changeable, that it doesn't seem to matter if the company loses tens of millions. All you do is extend the horizon forward. This is how Bloom Energy survived for 17 years without ever turning a profit. The company lost more than $2.3 billion in its lifespan. Worse still, it doesn't know if it can reach profitability any time soon, which is a problem given the firm's long-term debt. There is more than $977.0 million worth of obligations on the liabilities side. (Source: "Form S-1 Registration Statement," Nasdaq, June 12, 2018.) The cash position is also weak. Bloom Energy only has $88.2 million in cash or cash equivalents. By contrast, its annual interest is $108.0 million, meaning the company could sink underwater unless it raises more money. I see a small silver lining in the company's gross margins and operating margins, which leaned positive for the first time ever last quarter. The $376.0 million in sales is also encouraging. However, the fact remains that Bloom Energy simply cannot survive without a long leash from investors and heavy government subsidies. In fact, government subsidies help explain why Bloom Energy took four years to go public. The firm reportedly submitted an S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) back in 2016. It was ready to go public. Everyone accepted that a lower valuation was in order, but then the Trump administration announced extensions to crucial tax credits. To Bloom Energy, these tax credits are essentially steroids. They bulk up the valuation. So, in order to let the credits inflate the company's market value, Bloom Energy executives postponed their IPO to 2018.
Like most fuel cells, Bloom Energy uses an electrochemical reaction to produce electricity. The by-product is usually water, which cycles back into the beginning of the process, thereby creating a closed loop of electricity generation. More specifically, the company uses a solid oxide fuel cell. These tend to be inexpensive, highly efficient, stable fuel cells with only one side effect: massive amounts of heat. Apparently, Bloom has proprietary tech that optimizes for coolness. What truly sets the firm apart, though, are the invention of energy servers. These installations, roughly half the size of a 30-foot shipping container, generate enough electricity to power a small city or large university campus. The best part about them is you're not connected to a broader system. Bloom Energy servers are standalone pieces of technology, meaning they can distribute energy generation across the world.
But who wants their own energy server? I hear this a lot from investors. It's like they completely forget that energy costs are one of the most pressing issues for technology companies, big and small alike. Firms like Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)—each with dozens of data centers around the world—have an enormous need for distributed energy sources. Think about it: data centers work best in cold, remote locations. Why run power cables out there if you can simply build your own energy server? Especially when Bloom Energy promises to take care of the installation and upkeep. It's a no-brainer. Universities. Townships. Hospitals. Island-cities. I can think of nearly half a dozen groups that Bloom Energy can sell to. And you should take these sales opportunities seriously, because Bloom deployed its first commercial solution in 2008, meaning it's well beyond the proof-of-concept stage.
Bloom Energy is highly leveraged. It carries nearly $1.0 billion in debt, which, in today's rising-interest-rate environment, looks like a ticking time bomb. And the company lost $260.0 million last year. But this bonfire of a cash burn has been happening for years, one might argue. So why did VCs continue to shower the company with funds? Because fuel cells are miraculous, dear reader. They are everlasting sources of energy with little to no effect on the environment. Even at 20-to-one odds, most VCs would take that bet. They know the firm's chances of success improve over time, and that the market potential of fuel cells is immense. It's a gamble, to be sure, but one that could pay off big-time. You have to come to terms with that trade-off if you want to get in bed with Bloom Energy stock.
There's good news for initial public offering (IPO) watchers this week as Silicon Valley darling Bloom Energy Corporation declared its intention to go public. Although we don't yet have a Bloom Energy IPO date, there are plenty of questions we can answer by looking at the Bloom Energy S-1 filing.
For example, what exactly does Bloom Energy do?
The short answer: Bloom Energy manufactures "next-generation" fuel cells.
There is a longer version to that story, of course, one that involves NASA's Mars Program and 17 years of research and development. But we'll get to that a little later.
For now, let me just say that some of the smartest minds in Silicon Valley are betting on this fuel cell startup.
Half of Menlo Park—which, for those who don't know, is the worldwide hub for venture capital—are betting that Bloom Energy can transform the world's energy infrastructure.
Just look at the names that own Bloom Energy stock. You'll find the best and brightest there, including Bay Area titans like Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (KPCB).
All told, Bloom Energy has raised $2.5 billion of equity and debt from major venture capitalists (VCs). However, it's overstayed its welcome in private markets, which is why it's now looking to raise $100.0 million on the public stock markets.
To understand the Bloom Energy IPO, you have to understand that Silicon Valley investors are like people anywhere else, subject to groupthink and irrational exuberance. They often make huge mistakes.
What makes Silicon Valley such a special place, though, is that no one seems to care about the mistakes. The investment horizon is so flexible, so changeable, that it doesn't seem to matter if the company loses tens of millions. All you do is extend the horizon forward.
This is how Bloom Energy survived for 17 years without ever turning a profit.
The cash position is also weak. Bloom Energy only has $88.2 million in cash or cash equivalents. By contrast, its annual interest is $108.0 million, meaning the company could sink underwater unless it raises more money.
I see a small silver lining in the company's gross margins and operating margins, which leaned positive for the first time ever last quarter. The $376.0 million in sales is also encouraging.
However, the fact remains that Bloom Energy simply cannot survive without a long leash from investors and heavy government subsidies.
In fact, government subsidies help explain why Bloom Energy took four years to go public.
The firm reportedly submitted an S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) back in 2016. It was ready to go public. Everyone accepted that a lower valuation was in order, but then the Trump administration announced extensions to crucial tax credits.
To Bloom Energy, these tax credits are essentially steroids. They bulk up the valuation. So, in order to let the credits inflate the company's market value, Bloom Energy executives postponed their IPO to 2018.
Like most fuel cells, Bloom Energy uses an electrochemical reaction to produce electricity. The by-product is usually water, which cycles back into the beginning of the process, thereby creating a closed loop of electricity generation.
More specifically, the company uses a solid oxide fuel cell. These tend to be inexpensive, highly efficient, stable fuel cells with only one side effect: massive amounts of heat. Apparently, Bloom has proprietary tech that optimizes for coolness.
What truly sets the firm apart, though, are the invention of energy servers. These installations, roughly half the size of a 30-foot shipping container, generate enough electricity to power a small city or large university campus.
The best part about them is you're not connected to a broader system. Bloom Energy servers are standalone pieces of technology, meaning they can distribute energy generation across the world.
But who wants their own energy server? I hear this a lot from investors. It's like they completely forget that energy costs are one of the most pressing issues for technology companies, big and small alike.
Firms like Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)—each with dozens of data centers around the world—have an enormous need for distributed energy sources.
Think about it: data centers work best in cold, remote locations. Why run power cables out there if you can simply build your own energy server? Especially when Bloom Energy promises to take care of the installation and upkeep. It's a no-brainer.
Universities. Townships. Hospitals. Island-cities. I can think of nearly half a dozen groups that Bloom Energy can sell to.
And you should take these sales opportunities seriously, because Bloom deployed its first commercial solution in 2008, meaning it's well beyond the proof-of-concept stage.
Bloom Energy is highly leveraged. It carries nearly $1.0 billion in debt, which, in today's rising-interest-rate environment, looks like a ticking time bomb. And the company lost $260.0 million last year.
But this bonfire of a cash burn has been happening for years, one might argue. So why did VCs continue to shower the company with funds? Because fuel cells are miraculous, dear reader.
They are everlasting sources of energy with little to no effect on the environment.
Even at 20-to-one odds, most VCs would take that bet.
They know the firm's chances of success improve over time, and that the market potential of fuel cells is immense. It's a gamble, to be sure, but one that could pay off big-time. You have to come to terms with that trade-off if you want to get in bed with Bloom Energy stock.


You're getting a sneak peek of one of my new stamp sets which is being launched in an hour's time, so I won't say too much about it now.
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Fantastic clean card design! Those wonky houses are so fun and I love the Joseph's Coat effect you created.
Such a fun CAS card!
Great card design with this house.
Simple and cute! Great use of your new stamp set!
So sweet and simple...with a charming feel!
Nice CAS! I need to do more like this!
Not sure how you got the different colors in the lines of the houses. But it looks awesome. Great card!


Here is a perfect coffee cake with wonderful a rich apple cinnamon swirled throughout the cake. It's easy, quick to put together and made from scratch! Really it's easy take a look at the video instructions with some tips on how to make this tender coffee cake that's not dry and perfect with for you when craving a sugar fix. Whenever I want a comforting almost dessert that's homemade, quick and easy this is my go to recipe. You will be pleasantly surprised how easy this is, don't be afraid of that word scratch coffee cake, sure it's a little heavier but that's how they'll know it's not a mix.
Place the cubed apples into the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Grease a round or square cake pan 9 or 10 inch. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl mix the brown sugar and cinnamon set aside.
In another bowl beat together butter and white sugar until light and fluffy around 4 minutes. Add the eggs, milk and almond extract.
Beat in the flour, baking powder into the butter mixture.
Spread half the batter on the bottom of the pan using a spoon or your fingers, top the batter with half the apple mixture. Next add more batter on top spreading out and then the rest of the apples on top. Push the apples into that top layer with the back of a spatula or spoon.
Note: You can make extra combination of brown sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle on top before baking (1/3 cup brown or white sugar to 2 teaspoons cinnamon ). It makes this cake much sweeter which I do not prefer, that is optional.
Bake at 350 until the middle is set around 35 to 45 minutes or use toothpick method. You can serve this as is, with ice cream or whipped cream if you want a fancier coffee cake.


The Alpujarra is an ideal region for hiking. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and is dotted with tiny villages that cling to the mountainsides or nestle in deep valleys that look towards the Mediterranean. Its unique geography and fascinating history (where the Granada "Mosircos" played such a vital role in their rebellion against the all-powerful Philip II), make this an area replete with depth, colour, beauty, legend and romance. Come and hike through it, lodging at the end of the each day in tranquil country hotels in three different villages: Trevélez - the Iberian Peninsular's highest, famours for its traditional ham-curing; Busquístar - whose names means "hidden Moorish paradise"; Bubión, our last stop, located in the gorgeous Poqueira valley.
Groups: 6 to 16 people.
Includes: Accommodation with breakfast in double room. Dinners and picnics en route. Hiking Guide. Luggage transfer. Alhambra visit. Insurance.


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Boston South Station is currently the subject of a proposed expansion project led by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) in coordination with Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and several other local, state and federal stakeholders.
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Funded with a High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant from the FRA in 2010, the South Station Expansion Project (SSX) is intended to expand station terminal capacity and related layover capacity in order to meet current and anticipated future high-speed, intercity, and commuter rail service needs. The expansion of South Station will enable growth in passenger rail transportation along the NEC and throughout the greater New England region. The project will also improve passenger experience, promote development in a progressive area of Boston, and allow for Dorchester Avenue along the Fort Point Channel to be reopened for public use for the first time in decades.
Amtrak is working with MassDOT to complete the first phase of the project, which includes planning, state and federal environmental review, preliminary engineering, up to 30% design, and a layover facility alternatives analysis.
Amtrak is also coordinating with MassDOT and the MBTA on the proposed South Station Air Rights (SSAR) Project, within the immediate station terminal footprint. SSAR is a mixed-use transit-oriented development led by Hines Development and Gemdale Properties.
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