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package org.apache.lucene.store.jdbc;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;

import org.apache.lucene.store.IndexOutput;
import org.apache.lucene.store.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils;
import org.apache.lucene.store.jdbc.handler.ActualDeleteFileEntryHandler;
import org.apache.lucene.store.jdbc.support.JdbcTable;
import org.apache.lucene.store.jdbc.support.JdbcTemplate;

/**
 * @author kimchy
 */
public class GeneralOperationsJdbcDirectoryTests extends AbstractJdbcDirectoryTests {

    private JdbcDirectory jdbcDirectory;

    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
        super.setUp();
        JdbcDirectorySettings settings = new JdbcDirectorySettings();
        settings.getDefaultFileEntrySettings().setClassSetting(
                JdbcFileEntrySettings.FILE_ENTRY_HANDLER_TYPE, ActualDeleteFileEntryHandler.class);

        jdbcDirectory = new JdbcDirectory(dataSource, new JdbcTable(settings, createDialect(), "TEST"));
    }

    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
        jdbcDirectory.close();
        super.tearDown();
    }

    public void testCreateDelteExists() throws IOException {
        Connection con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.create();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        if (jdbcDirectory.getDialect().supportsTableExists()) {
            con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
            assertTrue(jdbcDirectory.tableExists());
            DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
            DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        }

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.delete();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        if (jdbcDirectory.getDialect().supportsTableExists()) {
            con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
            assertFalse(jdbcDirectory.tableExists());
            DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
            DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        }
    }

    public void testCreateDelteExistsWitinTransaction() throws IOException {
        Connection con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.create();

        if (jdbcDirectory.getDialect().supportsTableExists()) {
            assertTrue(jdbcDirectory.tableExists());
        }

        jdbcTemplate.executeSelect("select * from test", new JdbcTemplate.ExecuteSelectCallback() {

            public void fillPrepareStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws Exception {
            }

            public Object execute(ResultSet rs) throws Exception {
                assertFalse(rs.next());
                return null;
            }
        });

        jdbcDirectory.delete();

        if (jdbcDirectory.getDialect().supportsTableExists()) {
            assertFalse(jdbcDirectory.tableExists());
        }

        try {
            jdbcTemplate.executeSelect("select * from test", new JdbcTemplate.ExecuteSelectCallback() {

                public void fillPrepareStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws Exception {
                }

                public Object execute(ResultSet rs) throws Exception {
                    assertFalse(rs.next());
                    return null;
                }
            });
            fail();
        } catch (Exception e) {

        }
        DataSourceUtils.rollbackConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
    }

    public void testList() throws IOException {
        Connection con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.create();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        String[] list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(0, list.length);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        IndexOutput indexOutput = jdbcDirectory.createOutput("test1");
        indexOutput.writeString("TEST STRING");
        indexOutput.close();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        jdbcTemplate.executeSelect("select * from test", new JdbcTemplate.ExecuteSelectCallback() {

            public void fillPrepareStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws Exception {
            }

            public Object execute(ResultSet rs) throws Exception {
                assertTrue(rs.next());
                return null;
            }
        });

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(1, list.length);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.deleteFile("test1");
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(0, list.length);
    }

    public void testListWithinTransaction() throws IOException {
        Connection con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);

        jdbcDirectory.create();

        String[] list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        assertEquals(0, list.length);

        IndexOutput indexOutput = jdbcDirectory.createOutput("test1");
        indexOutput.writeString("TEST STRING");
        indexOutput.close();

        jdbcTemplate.executeSelect("select * from test", new JdbcTemplate.ExecuteSelectCallback() {

            public void fillPrepareStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws Exception {
            }

            public Object execute(ResultSet rs) throws Exception {
                assertTrue(rs.next());
                return null;
            }
        });

        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        assertEquals(1, list.length);

        jdbcDirectory.deleteFile("test1");
        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        assertEquals(0, list.length);

        DataSourceUtils.rollbackConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
    }

    public void testDeleteContent() throws IOException {
        Connection con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.create();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        String[] list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(0, list.length);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        IndexOutput indexOutput = jdbcDirectory.createOutput("test1");
        indexOutput.writeString("TEST STRING");
        indexOutput.close();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(1, list.length);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        jdbcDirectory.deleteContent();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);

        con = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(dataSource);
        list = jdbcDirectory.list();
        DataSourceUtils.commitConnectionIfPossible(con);
        DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(con);
        assertEquals(0, list.length);
    }
}

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1946 was the year of Portugal's third centennial of national consecration to the Immaculate Conception and it was the first centennial of an identical national consecration in the United States. Just one hundred years before . . . in 1846 . . . the bishops of America in a conclave in Baltimore dedicated our nation to Mary Immaculate.
On that very day . . . the first centennial of America's dedication to the Immaculate Conception . . . the day on which we had no fitting celebration of our Marian heritage in this nation discovered by a ship which bore her name and solemnly dedicated to her by the first Episcopal conclave . . . something else was happening in another part of the world.
It was the miracle of the doves.
"The coming of the statue of Our Lady of Fátima from the Cova da Iria (where Our Lady appeared in 1917) to Lisbon, for the celebration of the third centenary of the consecration of Portugal to the Immaculate Conception, was too extraordinary to be adequately described.
"The statue was carried to Lisbon and back to Fátima on men's shoulders, the entire way, and in each village or town where it was kept during the night, great crowds spent the entire night in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, culminating in early Mass and general Holy Communion.
"Before I narrate the story of the doves in detail, I would like to describe the general events that centered around the statue upon its arrival in our capital city, Lisbon.
"It is to be remembered that not many years ago the Catholic Church in Portugal was persecuted. That is why this centenary . . . this commemoration of the third time that Portugal celebrates a hundred year mark in her state of national consecration to Mary Immaculate . . . was to be so important. During this past century, not only had Our Lady saved Portugal . . . but it was in Portugal that She made Her predictions of World War II with Her ultimate promise of World Peace!
"After its long journey (which for the people along the way seemed too short) the statue arrived in Lisbon on the evening of December fifth. Straightway it was carried to the beautiful new Church of Our Lady of Fátima of Lisbon, where it was kept until the vigil of December eighth. Crowds filled the beautiful church to the doors, constantly, day and night. All night long, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was conducted by several priests. Celebration of Masses began at midnight and in the morning there was High Mass and general Holy Communion. On December 7th, at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, thousands of children were consecrated to Our Lady by Cardinal Cerejeira, Primate of Portugal. Finally, at 9:30 in the evening, in a brilliant candlelight procession consisting solely of men that reached almost from one end of central Lisbon to the other, the statue was carried to the cathedral. The passage took three and a half hours, so vast were the crowds.
"After the Te Deum, all the bishops with their mitres and crosiers, regular and secular clergy and great crowds of many thousands of persons, conducted the statue processionally to the square, Terreiro do Paco, where the flag of Blessed Nuno Alvarez Pereira1 is annually saluted; there it was placed on a beautifully decorated frigate waiting at anchor in the River Tagus. Atop the main mast on the frigate flamed an illuminated cross, visible for miles.
"On the opposite shore, another crowd was waiting. Soon the statue was again being carried processionally, on men's shoulders, back to Fátima.
"The scene of the departure from Lisbon was touching. I am sorry that I cannot adequately describe it. The great square, which is capable of holding many thousands of people, was actually illuminated by the number of candles. But in addition, flaming rockets constantly broke overhead and great searchlights wove back and forth across the sky. The crowd, many with tears in their eyes, waved their handkerchiefs and sang the adieu hymn which pilgrims always sing when leaving Fátima. Deep, throaty roars and whistle blasts from hundreds of boats echoed their cries.
"Truly the reception of the statue in the city, and all the ceremonies held in honor of the Lady, Queen-Mother, which the statue represents, are beyond description.
"Now, into this background of the greatness of the occasion, let me tell the incident of the doves, about which the newspapers here in Portugal have spoken so much and which is on the lips of every person in the nation.
"It began in a town called Bombazral, a short time after the statue had left Fátima.
"As part of the ceremony in that particular town, while the streets filled with people were singing hymns to Our Lady and pressing to be near the statue someone freed four white doves. The greater part of the crowd hardly noticed it.
"After flying off into the air, three of the doves . . . instead of flying from the great crowd to some roof-top . . . made several evolutions over the statue and then suddenly, to the amazement of all who saw them, plummeted downwards, and alighted at Our Lady's feet!
"But they did not fly. They blinked, shook off flowers that hit them, occasionally stretched their wings to keep balance. But they remained there at her feet during the entire two-week journey. They refused food or drink.
"When the statue was carried into Lisbon, I had the honor of walking at its side as Carmelite Tertiaries bore it triumphantly into the city. I was so close to it, and to the doves, that I could reach out and touch either. Cordons of militia and police were holding back the crowds of many thousands of people who had gone far out of the city to meet this most famous representation of the Virgin, coming for their greatest Marian centennial.
"All during the night of December 5th, in the Church of Our Lady of Fátima of Lisbon, the doves remained standing at the feet of the statue. By now they were more the object of comment than the beautiful statue or the glory in which it was enthroned. The newspapers had been filled with the story of their perseverance, their utter fearlessness, the strangeness of their position. Many must have wondered what would happen . . . now that they had actually accompanied the statue into the church that had been prepared for its reception, refusing to be brushed off or frightened away.
"The next morning, at Mass, they had their answer.
"The next morning, the doves flew.
"From midnight, Masses were constantly recited at the altar near the statue. As I mentioned in the beginning, the church was crowded to the doors with Lisbonites keeping vigil.
"In the morning, after the many Masses of the night, came the solemn High Mass, which was to be followed by a general Communion.
"During the Solemn Mass, most of the people in the great church had undoubtedly stopped watching the doves, to which they were now accustomed, to concentrate on the Mass. This was especially true in the solemn moment when the bell sounded, and a great hush fell over the crowd just before the elevation.
"In that moment of hush, there was a sudden fluttering of wings.
"To the utter amazement of all, two of the doves suddenly flew . . . after two weeks of refusing food or drink and of remaining at the feet of the statue . . . one sped straight to the gospel side of the altar, and the other to the epistle side! There, as the bishop straightened to raise the Consecrated Host, they alighted and folded their wings . . . one on each side . . . as though in adoration!
"As the Mass progressed, the two doves remained there to the bewilderment of the celebrants and servers and the stupefied congregation.
"But this was still not the climax.
"The third dove had not left the statue.
"Suddenly, at the moment of communion, the third dove flew up and perched on top of the statue's golden crown . . . placed there by the cardinal Legate who personally represented the Holy Father the previous May 13 at Fátima . . . and as the celebrant turned and held up Our Lord, saying "Ecce Agnus Dei" ("Behold the Lamb of God"), it spread its white wings and held them open!
"By the time this letter reaches America, the statue of Our Lady . . . which I saw leave Lisbon with genuine sorrow, because all of us here felt almost that it was Our Lady Herself who had visited us rather than just a poor image of Her . . . will be back in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fátima."
"On arriving in Fátima, first it will have been carried directly into the great Basilica (which, I am told, is much grander than the people of America generally know) and there the Office of the Nativity will be sung by the seminarians of the Diocese of Leiria (in which Fátima is located), and their bishop . . . Don José Alves Correia da Silva, who last August 13th greatly honored Americans by having you kneel alone beside him during the official pilgrimage of the Leiria diocese . . . will close these centennial celebrations of Portugal by giving the Papal Benediction to a crowd which probably will number at least half a million.
"Here in Portugal, where we have witnessed this extraordinary event and where we have so come to appreciate the blessings of peace which we attribute solely to our newly awakened national devotion to Mary, this miracle of the doves has not only strengthened our confidence, but has renewed our purpose.
"I hope that it may strengthen the confidence of the people of America, to whom so much of battered Europe now looks for leadership, and renew the desire and purpose of all American Catholics to strive for the world-wide fulfillment of Our Lady of Fátima's simple conditions of peace.
"May these doves, which have flown in Lisbon, fly into American hearts, and from there be sent forth as carriers to bear the peace message of Our Lady of Fátima to the world under the protection of the American Eagle."


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Northern Colorado lake causing stink in southeast Fort Collins
Duck Lake is the likely source of a rotten stench pervading some southeast Fort Collins neighborhoods, city officials say.
Northern Colorado lake causing stink in southeast Fort Collins Duck Lake is the likely source of a rotten stench pervading some southeast Fort Collins neighborhoods, city officials say. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/07/01/small-lake-causing-big-stink-southeast-fort-collins/1623316001/
Erin Udell, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 5:18 p.m. MT July 1, 2019 | Updated 1:08 p.m. MT July 2, 2019
Duck Lake is the likely culprit of a stench spreading through southeast Fort Collins. (Photo: Erin Udell/Coloradoan)
A small lake is causing a big stink in southeast Fort Collins.
Duck Lake, a natural lake across from the South Fort Collins Sanitation District facility on Carpenter Road, is the likely source of a rotten smell pervading southeast Fort Collins neighborhoods, according to the city's Natural Areas manager, Mark Sears.
City staff received several complaints about the stench starting Friday, Sears said.
On Monday, members of the city's water quality staff tested the water in Duck Lake, determining the smell was likely because of the lake's low oxygen levels and resulting decomposing algae.
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Due to the lake being shallow this year, floating pumps that help oxygenate it were not activated by the company that owns and maintains them, according to Sears.
The city is working to activate the floating pumps. They are also contacting a water quality consultant in case the pumps do not lessen the stench, Sears said.
Duck Lake is jointly owned by Larimer County and the city of Fort Collins but is managed by the city.
Other than those two options, "there may not be much we can do other than let nature run its course and work to prevent the problem in the future," according to a statement circulated from the city. "We are working hard to do what we can, and we are very sorry about the odor."
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In this workshop with mindfulness teacher Barb Schmidt you will learn ways to identify the life you want, then build it. Find ways to move out of your comfort zone to shift your current trajectory in a direction that lights you up. Learn ways to prioritize your personal growth and development, so your future self will thank you.
This workshop will be led by meditation teachers and authors Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros. Learning how to tell your authentic story can set you free. Explore writing prompts, exercises, and guided meditations to get to know yourself better, and learn how to tell your story in a way that will empower your future self.
Spend an evening learning about what ancient wisdom and modern research have to say about creating meaning and finding joy in everyday life. Explore mindfulness practices to help you navigate stresses big and small and connect to real peace and happiness. Using timeless wisdom and truths from a variety of teachers and traditions around the world, meditation teacher Barb Schmidt will share stories and tools that can help you live fully in each moment.
Join us for a month-long mindfulness meditation course led by Barb Schmidt. The curriculum will include ways to develop and deepen your mindfulness meditation practice. You will also learn how to use mantras, affirmations, and other mindfulness tools to redirect your mind from negative thought patterns. Throughout this course you will have the opportunity to try a variety of mindfulness techniques to help increase your focus and boost your productivity. Students will receive a course book and journal. The final date of the course will be a celebration dinner with a certificate ceremony for everyone who has completed the course.


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Uveitis for Dermatologists: A Review
Aaron A. Priluck, Bryn M. Burkholder, Dillon D. Clarey, Ryan M. Trowbridge
Certain dermatologic conditions and drugs used for their treatment are associated with uveitis, a vision-threatening group of inflammatory eye diseases. Dermatologists may therefore be the first healthcare providers to recognize the presence of uveitis in certain patients and can help ensure morbidity is minimized. Posterior uveitis in particular, which may manifest as insidious, painless vision loss, may first be identified by a careful review of systems by a dermatologist. Understanding uveitis and its associations with certain skin findings and drugs will help enable identification and triage of patients in need of ophthalmic care. An overview of uveitis is provided, including its epidemiology, etiologies, classification, presenting signs and symptoms, general management, and complications. Next, dermatologic diseases that may be associated with uveitis are reviewed with a focus on how uveitis is most likely to present. Lastly, drugs used by dermatologists and less common dermatologic diseases associated with uveitis are reviewed. Multidisciplinary management is necessary for patients with both skin disease and ocular complications such as uveitis. Dermatologists' recognition of uveitis in patients may reduce time to referral and improve patient outcomes. J Drugs Dermatol. 2020;19(12): doi:10.36849/JDD.2020.5165.
https://doi.org/10.36849/JDD.2020.5165
10.36849/JDD.2020.5165
Dive into the research topics of 'Uveitis for Dermatologists: A Review'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Uveitis Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Dermatologists Medicine & Life Sciences 99%
Ocular Vision Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Pharmaceutical Preparations Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Posterior Uveitis Medicine & Life Sciences 14%
Eye Medicine & Life Sciences 12%
Triage Medicine & Life Sciences 10%
Eye Diseases Medicine & Life Sciences 10%
Priluck, A. A., Burkholder, B. M., Clarey, D. D., & Trowbridge, R. M. (2020). Uveitis for Dermatologists: A Review. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 19(12), 1192-1198. https://doi.org/10.36849/JDD.2020.5165
Uveitis for Dermatologists : A Review. / Priluck, Aaron A.; Burkholder, Bryn M.; Clarey, Dillon D. et al.
In: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Vol. 19, No. 12, 01.12.2020, p. 1192-1198.
Priluck, AA, Burkholder, BM, Clarey, DD & Trowbridge, RM 2020, 'Uveitis for Dermatologists: A Review', Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 1192-1198. https://doi.org/10.36849/JDD.2020.5165
Priluck AA, Burkholder BM, Clarey DD, Trowbridge RM. Uveitis for Dermatologists: A Review. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2020 Dec 1;19(12):1192-1198. doi: 10.36849/JDD.2020.5165
Priluck, Aaron A. ; Burkholder, Bryn M. ; Clarey, Dillon D. et al. / Uveitis for Dermatologists : A Review. In: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2020 ; Vol. 19, No. 12. pp. 1192-1198.
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Jaye Newton Delivers A Quick Bite With "Fofofo (4 for 4)"
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Jaye Newton teases his forthcoming album with "Fofofo."
East Atlanta emcee Jaye Newton is currently readying the arrival of his next full-length album offering--a follow-up to this summer's Sunroof Season output. But until then, Newton has decided to drop off a fitting teaser of the effort by way of his latest Fofofo EP. A play off the popular "4 for $4" meals at the Wendy's fast food chain, Fofofo comes appropriately packaged in no more than four songs and is a concise introduction for those justing getting know Jaye Newton.
"We created this EP because we wanted a project that was simple and short but enjoyable enough to serves as an appetizer for the people as they wait for our album," says Jaye. "We love Wendy's and the '4 for $4' meals. We are also aware of the term 'fofofo' being popular and I thought it would be cool to paly on the term as we have four songs. Hopefully, Wendy's shows us some love."
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In my previous job as member communications manager for a trade association, one of my duties was to produce its monthly member e-newsletter. This publication consisted of 20-30 single-paragraph updates on the latest programs, services and strategic initiatives the association was working on for its corporate members.
My co-workers supplied much of the raw material for this publication, with the rest coming from news releases and other documents and reports. My job was to solicit these updates from the staff, edit them to follow a common editorial style and "voice," produce the newsletter and e-mail it to the association's 800+ members on the tenth of every month.
As you can imagine, this was a large quantity of content to keep track of, so I created a mind map in MindManager 8 to help me with the newsletter production process. Its ability to link to many different types of content was critical to making this work (please click on the image above to view the entire map – names have been genericized so I don't get in trouble with my former employer for sharing this map).
I created a mind map with the newsletter issue date in the center.
I added sub-topics for each major section of the newsletter, which corresponded with the general categories of the services the association offered to its members.
Next, to each of these main topics, I added the headlines or topics that would be featured in that month's issue of the newsletter. Using MindManager's "resources" capability, I created abbreviations based on each manager's initials, so I could quickly tell which person in a department submitted each article idea to me. This came in useful when I needed to verify article details with them, because it removed any guesswork about who I needed to follow-up with.
As the articles began to arrive – usually in the form of e-mail messages, but also in documents, I created sub-topics for each article, along with file, web or e-mail links to connect my map to the location of the content for each article. MindManager's ability to link to individual Outlook e-mail messages was a big plus in this application!
Once I catalogued all of the content I received from my coworkers, I would do a high-level review of the articles that would be in this issue of the newsletter. This visual format made it easy for me to see where I needed more content, and provided me with the information I needed to follow up with specific managers to obtain their program updates.
The finalized topic map was then used to generate a list of topics for review and approval by the association's senior management team. Once that was done, I used the map as a powerful set of shortcuts to locate the source material for each article, which I then copied and pasted into a Word document, and edited to suit the style of the e-newsletter. If not for this mind map, it would have taken me much longer to gather all of this material.
I estimate that using this methodology saved me 4-5 hours per month!
Mind mapping software is an amazing "front end" research tool, because you can utilize it to organize the information you have gathered during the research phase of your project.
The ability to link to individual e-mail messages is essential, because a significant percentage of the information and knowledge we encounter in our jobs arrives in the form of e-mail messages.
When it comes time to write, your mind map can serve as a powerful set of shortcuts or bookmarks that can give you one-click access to the source material for your article, book or report. There's a big potential for time savings here compared to searching your e-mail archives or the files on your hard drive for that one key piece of content!
Using call-outs is an excellent way to leave yourself reminders of follow-ups that you must not forget about!
If anyone has any other insights to share about managing complex writing projects using mind mapping software, please share them in the comments section. Thanks!


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TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender
· by Sursum Ursa · Feb 14, 2016
VIDEO: Avatar: The Last Airbender's Prince Zuko: an analysis
Happy February! It's time for another character study, and this time, Ursa's victim is everyone's favorite honor-seeking burn victim, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation from Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV / TV Recap / Videos
· by Sofie Liv · Nov 18, 2012
VIDEO: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Unaired Pilot
Sofie goes back and digs through her pile of Requested Reviews for a rather special request: The original, unaired pilot to what went on to become a very successful show, Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender!
· by Ryan Lohner · Sep 28, 2010
Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Painted Lady" (part 2 of 2)
"This final episode of The Worst of Avatar is 'The Painted Lady', the season's third episode. Luckily, much like 'Avatar Day', the season got this embarrassment out of the way early, with the episodes that followed all being decent to spectacular. And right now, it's the last episode in my way before I take on M. Night Shyamalan's hideous mangling of the series, so here goes."
· by Ryan Lohner · Sep 6, 2010
Avatar: The Last Airbender "Avatar Day" (part 3 of 3)
"In a half hour episode, minus the commercials, the opening and closing credits, and the Zuko and Iroh subplot, there isn't nearly enough time to develop a good mystery plot, with the heroes finding clues and gradually realizing the truth. Instead, we have a few cursory investigation scenes, and a bunch of lame jokes, before everything's solved with a double dose of deus ex machina."
· by Ryan Lohner · Aug 25, 2010
Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Great Divide" (part 3 of 3)
"This episode talks down to the audience at every opportunity, throws in all kinds of gratuitous gags, and only exists to shove a moral down our throats. Even by the time it aired, the show's audience had learned to expect more than that, and I shudder to think that there were probably more than a few people who had been telling their friends about this great show called Avatar: The Last Airbender that was so much better than any other American cartoon, only to have this be the next episode that aired."


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Anna Campbell has returned from a recent trip to China buoyed by the opportunities that she saw for New Zealand's red-meat sector.
Dr Campbell, a consultant at AbacusBio in Dunedin, described those opportunities as "extraordinary".
She was in China for two weeks, firstly attending a Harvard agribusiness course in Shanghai focused around global agribusiness opportunities, which attracted 60 people from around the world, although she was one of only four women. . .
The shock resignation of Fonterra director Colin Armer has thrown the forthcoming election for farmer directors of the huge co-operative wide open.
Anti Trading Among Farmers group Our Co-op has confirmed it will stand a candidate in what is expected to be a crowded field. It has not yet decided who . . .
It would be easy to pooh-pooh the latest strategic plan for agriculture. After all, it follows at least 10 others in recent history, all of which have made little or no impact.
This one comes from the Riddet Institute, a bunch of university and government scientists, and is the work of a Thought Leadership Team – a name evocative of ivory towers.
But to accept that this plan hasn't a chance is to give up, admit that the task of harnessing the wonderful potential of the agriculture and food sector is beyond us. . .
The Riddet Institute, a partnership of five organisations, The University of Auckland, AgResearch, Plant & Food Research, Massey University, and the University of Otago, encompasses the entire New Zealand science sector.
In its report A Call to Arms launched last week, it challenges New Zealand's agri-foods sector to take the steps needed to realise its potential which the Government's Economic Growth Agenda estimates should treble to about $60 billion by 2025. This demands a compound annual growth rate of 7% which, when compared to the present rate of 3%, is a daunting task, unless some truly revolutionary thinking and, more important, action occur very soon. . .
Turners & Growers said first-half net profit rose 2.2 percent to $7.1 million but didn't provide any other details.
The fresh produce company said it will release the details of its results for the six months ended June 30 by August 17, as "required by listing rule 10.4." . . .
This award is sponsored by New Zealand's largest renewable energy generator, Meridian Energy.
The New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust, which administers the annual competition, has welcomed Meridian to the sponsorship family.
NZFE chairman Jim Cotman says the Trust identified the need for an energy award some time ago. . .
A $2 million expansion at the largest free-range poultry farm in New Zealand will house another 16,000 hens on the property at Glenpark, near Palmerston.
The 77ha site already has 48,000 Shaver hens, Mainland Poultry general manager for sales and marketing Hamish Sutherland said.
When the free-range poultry farm opened in 2002, expansion was promised as the free-range market grew. . .
Farmers and growers are being offered an enhanced tool to help them use nutrients efficiently.
The owners of the OVERSEER® Nutrient Budgets software are releasing a major upgrade today.
Overseer is available free of charge through a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries, the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and AgResearch.
The upgrade to Overseer Version 6 reflects user feedback on previous versions says Mark Shepherd of AgResearch, the Overseer technical team leader. . .


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All the sounds you hear were created by 90 tracks of cello, piano, and vocals (with a little wind and suspended cymbal)
This is NOT green screen. Everything you see is real snow and ice.
We'd like to thank Ryan Davis and his way cool crew at the Midway Ice Castles for hosting us. They built this winter palace one icicle at a time. Amazing! They were so nice and they really went the extra mile for us.
Check the Ice Castles out here: http://www.icecastles.com
Ice Castle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IceCastlesCO
The location was a huge factor in picking the song Let it Go from Disney's movie Frozen. Ryan Davis from the Ice Castles contacted Paul a year ago wanting us to film there, but at that time we could never think of a song that would do it justice until last December when Paul took his family to see the movie Frozen. After coming out of the theater, he knew what needed to be done and got the ball rolling.
So who doesn't love a story about an estranged ice princess, a dynamic mountain man/reindeer duo and a snowman obsessed with warm weather? We all loved the movie "Frozen" and its single, "Let It Go." So much emotion, energy and drama packed into one tune. But we thought we'd add a little more drama…by melting together "Let It Go" and themes from Vivaldi's classical piece, "Winter." (You can watch an impressive performance of the original HERE – see if you can find where we used the main themes from each of the three movements.) Vivaldi's almost reckless string motives helped us surround the determined, upbeat melody and chords from "Let It Go" with intensity and uncertainty. We wanted the music to alternate between "freezing" and "thawing," representing the opposing forces throughout the "Frozen" story.
We were extra ambitious about capturing as much definition of the ice as possible so we decided to give 4K a try (a step up from 1080p HD) using the "RED" camera (same camera used in filming "The Hobbit"). So we called up our buddy Jacob Schwartz who rented us his awesome camera set up! It was challenging for Paul and Shaye to learn a whole new system and camera minutes before the shoot, but after awhile started getting the hang of it…:-) Editing the video on the other hand was a whole new process in processing that 4k footage. It took us 4 times as long to edit the video and fix glitches that kept happening working with such large files! After this experience, we might have to give 4k a try again, but not until we've mastered the art of it all which this video got us on the path at least.
If you've read this far into the description you're awesome. Let's catch a movie together. What should we go see?
"Let It Go" written by Kristen Anderson & Robert Lopez and produced by Wonderland Music Company Inc. (BMI)
Also based on themes from Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, ("The Four Seasons") – "L'inverno" (Winter)
Arrangement produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Arrangement written by Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson
Mixed & mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studios in Utah
Jon Schmidt: Piano
Steven Sharp Nelson: Cellos, cello-percussion
Al van der Beek: Vocals, percussion
Video produced by Paul Anderson
Video filmed and edited by Shaye Scott & Paul Anderson
Red Epic camera provided by Jacob Schwartz http://mysterybox.us/
Helicopter footage provided by Chris Newman http://cinechopper.com/
Special effects provided by Zak Cioti
Piano Stunt Coordinator: Jeremy Crawford


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Choosing the right car
Are electric cars actually cheaper?
13 Oct 2019 by ChooseMyCar Staff Writer
We know they're better for the environment, but are they better for your wallet? There's a lot of speculation around whether electric and hybrid cars are cheaper to run than petrol and diesel. Our study sets out to answer the question and work out your most cost-effective option, month by month.
So, are electric cars the cheapest option? Ultimately, it depends on the model you choose.
It comes down to the value of the car itself. An electric vehicle (EV) that's particularly expensive to buy can cost more overall than an equivalent petrol model.
But you can find an electric car that is cheaper overall - to buy and run - than a like-for-like petrol, hybrid, or diesel model. Low EV running costs mean they're much cheaper than the alternatives - if the cars are the same value.
So, for example, a Renault Zoe works out cheaper than a petrol, diesel, or hybrid of the same spec, condition, and price. But a Volkswagen e-Golf could cost you over £100 more each month than a standard petrol Golf. That's because the e-Golf costs more to buy than the petrol model, outweighing the lower running costs.
What about a hybrid? Well, that could cost you even more than an electric, petrol, or a diesel.
What we did...
We compared the buying and running costs of four cars: an electric, a hybrid, a petrol, and a diesel.
All cars were on finance, with monthly payments of £217-£250 - worth around £7,500-£8,500 overall. The cars were registered in 2015, with around 30,000 miles on the clock.
Renault Zoe; electric
Ford Focus; petrol
Toyota Yaris; hybrid
Toyota Auris; diesel
We also compared the overall costs of the Volkswagen Golf, with models of each fuel type available.
Fuel cost is the key
We already know that charging an electric car is cheaper than filling a petrol or diesel. But by how much?
To drive 600 miles (the UK monthly average) in a petrol or a diesel, you'll spend between £60-£90 on fuel. But in an electric car, you'd only have to fork out around £15.
So if you swap your Ford Focus for a Renault Zoe, you could save up to £900 a year - just on fuel.
Fuel cost (per month)
Electric Renault Zoe £14
Hybrid Toyota Yaris £57.90
Petrol Ford Focus £91
Diesel Toyota Auris £70
Service and maintenance isn't the cheapest, but that's set to change
As it stands, you'll probably pay more to maintain and service an electric car. But experts think the cost will reduce over the next few years.
Quite simply, it's because not all mechanics are trained to work on electric cars. So there aren't as many places you can go - chances are you'll be heading to the manufacturer's engineer, rather than your local mechanic.
But as electric cars become more popular and more mainstream, more mechanics will probably be able to work on them. And so the cost should come down.
You should also bear in mind that EVs can be simpler and easier to maintain. They have fewer moving parts than petrols, diesels, and hybrids so - in theory - less can go wrong. An EV still needs to be serviced, with new tyres and wipers etc. But its lifetime repair costs are likely to be lower than that of a petrol, diesel, or hybrid.
Service and maintenance costs (per month)
Electric Renault Zoe £42.50
Hybrid Toyota Yaris £25
Diesel Toyota Auris £34.50
Insurance should get cheaper too...
At the minute, insurance cover for EVs is more expensive than petrol and diesel car cover. That's because electric cars aren't as common and have specialist technology.
This specialist technology is more expensive to repair and replace - so insurance providers will charge you more. And because electric cars are newer, insurance companies don't have as much data on them as on petrol and diesels. That means they can't easily work out how 'risky' the car is, so may charge you more by default.
Again though, as EVs become more popular, the cost should drop.
Hybrids are the most expensive to insure. They're usually worth more than electric, petrol, and diesel cars. Hybrids have an electric battery and a combustion engine - plus the technology to make them work together. This means they're expensive to repair or replace. So insurance providers will charge you more for cover.
Insurance cost (per month)
EVs can be tax-free
In most cases, you won't have to pay vehicle tax on an electric car.
The vehicle tax rules changed for cars registered since April 2017. And there were big price increases for petrol, diesel, and hybrid owners; even low emissions models can now cost over £130 in tax.
Non-electric models registered before April 2017 could be eligible for cheaper tax rates - some as low as £20 per year. But taxing an electric car will almost always be cheaper, if not free.
The only exception is if your car - electric or not - is worth over £40,000. In that case, you'll have to pay £320 annually for five years (years two - six). And that's on top of any standard tax charge for petrol, diesel, and hybrids.
Any other costs?
You might want an EV charging point installed at home. It can cost up to £1,000 - but you can get up to 75% of the money back via a government grant. Some EV manufacturers install home charging points for free or a discounted fee if you buy new. And some offer free on-road charging, too!
You could also get a grant of up to £3,500 if you buy a brand new EV - but cars are usually advertised with the discount already taken into account.
By driving an EV, you could bypass congestion and low-emission zone charges. Drivers in London can pay up to £24 a day if their car isn't exempt - that's almost £500 a month if you drive on weekdays!
So, are EV's worth it?
If you're torn between a petrol and an electric of the same value, chances are the EV will be cheaper overall. But if you want a top-of-the-range electric with the most up-to-date tech, it'll probably come at a price.
What would we do? Wait a little bit longer for an EV.
Once they're more common on the roads, their insurance and maintenance costs should come down. And you might benefit from advances in technology, or get a better deal on a used model - one that's brand new right now.
Data sources: Compare the Market, Honest John, Next Green Car, and manufacturer websites.
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Top Ten Best Nintendo Games
Looking for the best nintendo games? Here they are!
By: System
Hey everybody, this is doa_luver and I'm going to talk to you about my picks for the top ten best Nintendo games. So just sit back, relax, and take a walk down memory lane with me. (The games are in order. 1 being the best game, 10 being the 10th best game!)
10. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA MAJORA'S MASK
This game is the next game after "The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" but definitely not as good. Majora's Mask was a good game, but it could've been better. First of all, Zelda wasn't even in it, which I thought was really stupid, and also Link was a kid the whole time! I like Link better as an adult. He looks better, he sounds better, and did I mention he looks better? I hate looking at him as a child. He just looks so childish. The story in this game is basically how Link who leaves the land of Hyrule to search for his friend (I'm guessing Navi, they never really tell who) in a mysterious place called Termina which is familiar to Hyrule yet different. I personally liked hyrule better. A thing a really didn't like about the game was that it took place in a 3 day time period, and everytime you stopped playing and saved, you would start from the first day. There were about 40 different masks to choose form including the Deku mask, The Goron mask, and the Zora mask, which pretty much sucked! The other masks were okay, but only ok. Overall, this game wasn't the best (that's why it's number ten) But was definitely better than other Nintendo games, and did keep you interested.
9. MARIO PARTY
I love this game! The graphics were pretty bad, and there really was no story but there wasn't really supposed to be! It was fun to play with your friends or your siblings over and over again. Sometimes I thought the computer was really unfair though. I know that sounds babyish but I got really frustrated with this game sometimes. You have to understand, I was younger back then! The world's in this game get pretty boring after a while and so do the mini-games but that's exactly why they made a Mario Party 2! If you want to find out about that, just keep reading..........
8. DIDDY KONG RACING
I know what you guys are thinking. Diddy Kong Racing? That game sucked! But if you think about it, it was a really fun game! I just beat it recently and I found out that that game expects more out of you than a lot of games! I mean it never ends! After I finally beat Wizpig, Future funland, and Wizpig again, I found out there was an adventure 2! I also finally unlocked T.T. Woohoo! I thought the silver coin challenges were hard on the original adventure but on adventure 2 they're just murder! But that's why I like this game. It makes you work hard to get what you want. Which is the satisfaction of beating a game. I know this is just a simple video game but it feels good to beat it! (Did you know it won Best Racing game of the year fo 1998-1999. And it was a million seller. I guess more people liked it than I thought!)
7. MARIO PARTY 2
Now this is what I'm talking about! Mario Party 2! I really love this game! Way more than Mario Party. MP 2 had better graphics, better worlds, better mini-games and was just more fun! I never played MP 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 but I don't really want to. I'm just fine with Mp 2. The story is the same as the original, which is basically no story at all, but like I said before, there really isn't supposed to be. This game is great fun, and can be played over and over again! I actually still play this game sometimes, if Im really bored or xbox 360 or xbox I just go to my Nintendo and pop in a game. I don't think I'll eve get tired of Mario Party 2 or the Nintendo in general!
6. BANJO TOOIE
Banjo Tooie DEFINITELY wasn't as good as Banjo Kazooie, but was still a really fun Nintendo game. Banjo is a bear who just recently finished his first adventure: saving his little sister Tooty from Gruntilda, the ugly witch. It's now 2 years later and Banjo and his best friend Kazooie (who lives in his backpack) have to stop Gruntilda again. Once and For all. The thing I didn't like about this game was that it was too long. I never even finished it! There was too much stuff to do, and I eventually stopped playing. The worlds were really interesting and I like all the music but this game just wasn't as exciting as the original. Banjo also looked different and sounded different. And did anyone else notice how in Banjo-Kazooie Banjo's backpack didn't bounce up and down like how it does in Banjo Tooie? Also the notes and the honeycombs looked different. This was obviously a good game, but the originals are always better. It's just the way of gaming life.
5. DONKEY KONG 64
This game is soooo fun! This is the first DK game that I've played (I never played dk country) so I don't really know if it's the best, but I thought this game was really good! The graphics were pretty good for Nintendo! Donkey Kong (as you all know) is an ape who lives in a tree house on dk island. In this game, the evil King K.Rool is trying to destroy DK's island. Before the adventure even begins DK finds out that K. Rool captured all of his friends (Diddy, Tiny, Lanky and Chunky) and hid them in different places on the island. After you rescue all of them, you work together to finish all of the worlds, and then successfully defeat K. Rool himself. I thought fighting K. Rool was really hard but, I got through it! There was also a multiplayer thing on this game. It got pretty boring after a while so I just stuck to single player! This game was a really popular and I'm sure it'll be remembered forever. But it obviously wasn't the best. Cause it's number 5! (I always loved the rap at the beginning of the game! I think I memorized it for a while!)
4. SUPER MARIO 64
Who doesn't love this game? Super Mario 64 was really popular back then. It was a million seller! I can see why, it was really good. The story was pretty simple. Princess Peach invited Mario into the castle for some cake. Mario, being the idiot he is (just kidding!) goes into the castle expecting Peach to be waiting for him. Instead, Bowser tells Mario that he's captured Peach and he has to rescue her. And that starts the journey of saving Peach. I never actually finished the game (I think its kind of long. A little too long) so I'm wondering, do you ever see Peach? But even if you've only played a little of this game, it's really fun and entertaining. Sometimes a little complicated but I didn't expect it to be a breeze. The graphics aren't to good (but come on, it was made in 96) but who cares, the game more than makes up for it. Even though this game was extremely fun, it's not the best. But you knew that already!
3. PERFECT DARK
Now this game is one of my personal favorites. Some people might think Super Mario is way better than this, but I really love this game. The story is really complicated though. I can't even explain it. I understood what was happening while playing the game but the background information was kind of confusing. But it's mostly about Joanna Dark, a secret agent nicknamed "perfect dark" who goes on missions and saves the day. But of course it's way more complicated than that. This game is soooo fun! The story is good, (if I could explain it I would tell you about it) and the characters are good too. The single player is really fun! You get 9 different missions which are all creative and interesting (plus bonus missions), unlike the new Perfect Dark Zero which recently came out on Xbox 360. The multiplayer is also really fun to play by yourself and with your friends. The game was rated M, but I think it could've been rated T. It wasn't THAT mature. Some people probably think it's just a simple shooting game, but I think it's much more than that and people will still be playing it years from now. (If their Nintendo's don't die!)
2. BANJO KAZOOIE
Well this is it! Banjo Kazooie. The game that started Banjo Tooie. The story as you all know, is that Tooty, Banjo's sister, was kidnapped by the evil Gruntilda. Sounds easy right? Wrong! This game is actually pretty difficult! The worlds are creative, colorful, sometimes frustrating, but always fun! I can't even choose a favorite! I liked how at the end, they showed what that silver key meant. I always wanted to know. But anyway, you can also do some pretty good moves in this game. Sometimes collecting the hundred notes got REALLY annoying (especially on rusty bucket bay and click clock wood) but it was better than what you had to do in Banjo Tooie! I liked how they made you work to finish the game. Like at the end when, oops! I shouldn't give that away. Some people out there probably haven't played this before! (Shame on you!) This game is one of the best on the nintendo, and one of the best games ever (million seller). But there's still one more that's better. And I'm sure you all know what that is……………..
1. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE OCARINA OF TIME
Yep, you guessed it! I swear, out of the 15 nintendo games I have, this one is the best. It's probably one of the best games in the world! Everyone out there who's played has to agree with me. This game beats all of em. The game is about Link, a kokiri boy who is chosen by the great Deku tree to embark on a journey to save hyrule. (with the help of princess Zelda of course. This game isn't too long, but not too short either. There's so many different places to see and temples to go to and people to meet. It's amazing! Also the music. The music was really good In this game. And the story is way more complex than what I just told you. If you haven't played this before, go get a nintnedo (if you can find one) get this game and enjoy it because the experiences will last you a lifetime. I think I've played it 10 times! Even though I know exactly what's going to happen, every time I play it. it feels brand new! And that's what makes a great game! Did I mention it won game of the year for 1998-1999. and it was a million seller. Yeah, it's that good.(that shows how much better this game is from majora's mask! number 10 , to number 1. wow)
Thanks for looking back at all those great Nintendo games with me. No matter how old they get, I'll always love these top ten. This is doa_luver signing out! Peace
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natenate6731 Posted 10 years 9 months ago
You said best nintendo games its best n64 games.
callmemrpig Posted 10 years 11 months ago
banjo-tooie was defintley better than banjo kazzoie. other than that everything else i approve except i have no idea of what perfect dark is. good, very good
Goldy007 Posted 11 years 4 months ago
Where is Goldeneye 007? That was one of the best game for the 64. I still play it religiously.
Spongeroks Posted 12 years 7 days ago
In my book, Banjo-Tooie was slightly better than Banjo-Kazooie, but still, great list.
voltron82 Posted 12 years 18 days ago
nice # 1 !!! my fav game of all time!! awesome
ryand72000 Posted 12 years 3 months ago
Yes I agree Banjo-kazooie is way better then Banjo-Tooie.And THE OCARINA OF TIME is better then
MAJORA'S MASK.However doa_luver just a word from the wise just because a game was a player's choice(a million seller)does not make it a good game.
Also who said Diddy Kong Racing sucked that game is sweet,but Mario Kart is better.
blueluigi Posted 12 years 6 months ago
Mario Party is a good game but there is so many sequals that's pretty much the same thing. In other words if you play one Mario Party game you play them all.
pooh5000 Posted 12 years 8 months ago
My favrite was Super Mario 64 thats my Numbur 1 !
ccann702 Posted 13 years 3 months ago
HOW DO YOU NOT PUT GOLDENEYE 007 ON THIS LIST!?!?! You deserve to be the back pages for that one.
TV1985 Posted 13 years 3 months ago
I have nothing against the N64 games, but where are best of the NES and Super NES games?
Nikadimas Posted 13 years 3 months ago
It's an ok list but I can see we definately don't have the same taste in games. All these Rare titles on here make it seem kinda like you were a fanboy of their games or something, because in my opinion there are other games that deserve to be on this list instead of Banjo Kazooie titles and Diddy Kong Racing. Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Star Fox 64, and Smash Bros. all took up a ton of my time when I had my N64. Turok 2 was amazing when that was released even though its sequels weren't as good. As for Perfect Dark and Donkey Kong 64, I didn't find those as appealing as a lot of other people did.
dabattousai Posted 13 years 3 months ago
The title should be renamed Top 10 Best N64 Games and not Nintendo in general.
The games you mentioned are awesome, but some I can't really say I would put int he Top 10 and like Kyle said above, Super Smash Bro. and Star Fox were other great games.
Knites Posted 13 years 3 months ago
Top ten lists always invite disagreement, heh. Ah well, he did say it was HIS top ten, not ours or Nintendo magazines. That said, I always find it odd when people ask "What about...?" questions to a personal top ten article. If the game was in his top ten, he would have put it in the article. Anyway, misleading article title aside, I really enjoyed Mario 64. It was fun and challenging. Although, I did find Mario's scream when he got burned annoying. I got burned alot. Stupid lava levels ;-) Anyway, maybe what this site needs is an editor, someone who sends your article back to you for a polish before you post it, maybe even gives you some advice. It might save a writer from being slammed so much in the comments section, or at the very least run over by brian_real's tires. Heh.
Wyraach Ur Posted 13 years 3 months ago
the Nintendo magazine over here did a top 100 games. Zelda MM was in the top ten, and Ocarina was No 1 both are classic games.
Luigi719 Posted 13 years 3 months ago
What about SUPER SMASH BROS.?? now that was cool game, that is way i kept my Nintendo for so long, Smash Bros. and Perfect Dark
Davisrocks Posted 13 years 3 months ago
What about Super Smash Bros.?
the list was all wrong
Mister E Posted 13 years 3 months ago
All these are Nintendo 64 games. Is this a coincidence, or do you only have a Nintendo 64 and 15 games? In that case, this should have been called "Top 10 N64 Games." And, BTW, you left out Yoshi's Story, Dr. Mario 64, The New Tetris, Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness, and Wheel of Fortune. I think those N64 games are awesome! But, there is no Mario Kart 64, which I would put at #1!
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Group forms to promote hunting benefits
Published on October 18, 2010 under Media Clips
By BRIAN GEHRING Bismarck Tribune | Posted: Monday, October 18, 2010 2:15 am
Today a broad-based group of organizations, businesses and individuals will announce the formation of a partnership promoting the economic benefits of hunting in North Dakota.
Hunts Work$ for North Dakota will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. today at the Bismarck Municipal Airport.
Terri Thiel, executive director of the Dickinson Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the North Dakota group is part of a three-state pilot program started by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Other states in the program are Minnesota and Arizona.
The group now has 44 members from a broad range of interests including the hotel and motel industry, chambers of commerce, gas stations, hunting outfitters and bars and restaurants.
Thiel said she has lived in southwest North Dakota for most of her life and has witnessed first-hand the economic benefits hunting has on communities.
"These people that come here to hunt are regulars," she said. "Hunting is very vital to the economies of these communities."
According to the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, hunting contributes more than $100 million to the state's economy annually, supporting more than 2,800 jobs.
But Thiel said it is about more than money. She said it's also about connections between families and their communities.
She said the best form of advertising most North Dakota communities can receive is by word of mouth from people who have hunted here and experienced the state's hospitality.
"What kind of price tag do you put on that?" Thiel said.
John Arman, co-owner and host of "Ultimate Outdoor Adventures," a hunting show based in Bismarck, said he decided to become involved with some reservations.
Arman said the group is not about pitting resident hunters against non-resident hunters or anything of that nature, but rather a collection of like-minded people who view hunting as an important economic and cultural part of North Dakota.
Rudie Martinson, executive director of the North Dakota Hospitality Association, said one of the group's goals is to be a non-partisan, non-political voice for the benefits that hunting brings to the state.
He said small communities as well as large communities benefit.
"And it's not just out-of-state hunters," he said. Resident hunters contribute to economies through lodging, fuel purchases, bar and restaurant sales and other areas.
"It can be a huge economic shot in the arm for not only small communities, but for all communities."
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Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists Launched At Discover – Children's Story Centre
Daddy Do My Hair? by Tola Okogwu
On Saturday 15th October 2016, 45 guests enjoyed a fabulous family fun day in Stratford, East London to celebrate the culmination of more than a year of hard work by author Tola Okogwu, her business partner (and mother) Florence Olajide, and illustrator Rahima Begum. The three-hour event marked the launch of the first book in a new series celebrating diversity and fatherhood: Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists. Joined by her daughter Elizabeth – the star of the first book – and her husband, Tola Okogwu (who lives in Gravesend, Kent) explained the significance of creating a series of books that severely under-represented demographics can identify with. Tackling issues including bullying, bereavement and a sense of 'not fitting in', the first book in the series celebrates natural, curly hair and fatherhood.
Second book unveiled for 2017
Daddy Do My Hair? Hope's Braids
At the launch, it was officially announced that the second book – Daddy Do My Hair? Hope's Braids – will be released next May in time for Father's Day. The cover, designed by Rahima Begum, is exclusively revealed today (October 17th).
The documentary showcasing the making of the Daddy Do My Hair? series is also now available: see the video above.
Hair demonstrations encouraged fathers to have the confidence to do their children's hair
Demonstrations from Sal Baxter, founder of Root2Tip, inspired guests to create a simple banding style using her beautiful products and cut-up tights as no-snag hairbands. One of the fathers courageously stepped up to join in the demo, and followed Sal's lead to create a beautiful hair style for his own daughter, admitting "I'm now totally in awe of my wife".
Tola Okogwu said: "We'd like to thank our generous sponsors for helping to make the Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists launch such a success: Root2Tip, Mielle Organics and Shea Decadence."Sample products were provided to guests in the goody bags along with a copy of the new book.
Florence Olajide, who lives in Kent, explains why hosting the launch event in Stratford was the right choice: "Discover Children's Story Centre is the perfect place for a book launch, just around the corner from Westfield and the Olympic Village, perfectly accessible by public transport, and Stratford is a buzzing place to visit. The venue is a wonderful place for children and families who love literature, and our guests loved the indoor and outdoor play area".
What did Entertain the Kids think?
We were delighted when Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists landed on my desk. A very colourful book, very easy on the eye, making this a book that will draw children to pick it up. My son, William (age7), chuckled because his daddy "has no hair". We read the book together, the book encouraged conversation about dad's helping and inclusion. The book itself is well written, short and punchy sentences that rhyme making it an easy read.
Entertain the Kids simply loved Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists and can't wait to see the next book in the series Daddy Do My Hair? Hope's Braids.
Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists is a beautiful new book created to celebrate fathers and their relationship with their children. It's also about natural curly hair – and how important it is for all children to know that they are absolutely perfect just the way they are! It's a simple and beautifully illustrated rhyming story that makes for relaxed parent-child reading time. Daddy and Beth are characters that everyone – including the severely underrepresented demographic of black families – can identify with and enjoy getting to know.
Tola Okogwu is a British blogger and founder of the hair and beauty blog, My Long Hair Journey (MLHJ). Tola holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism and has written for several beauty publications including Black Beauty and Hair Magazine.
Through her blog, and wider writing, she seeks to inspire, educate and empower young girls of colour to take ownership of who they are and everything that makes them unique. Tola is passionate about parenthood, the role of fathers and strongly believes that resources for parents should be freely and widely available. An avid reader, Tola enjoys spending time with her family and friends around her home in Kent where she lives with her husband and daughter.
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Genre: Children (8 and under), picture book series
Publisher: Florence Elizabeth Publishing Ltd
Publication date: October 2016
Availability: Paperback, International availability
Purchase link: Daddy Do My Hair? Beth's Twists
Distribution Contact: Rupert Harbour
Online contact: Daddy Do My Hair
http://www.florenceelizabethpublishing.com/
Author: Tola Okogwu
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
-Winston Churchill
Susan Wissink is passionate about helping her clients, learning about their businesses, and helping them reach their goals in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, loans, and general corporate matters. In numerous complex transactions, this experienced business attorney has represented both buyers and sellers, including asset and stock-based acquisitions and sales, mergers and other business reorganizations.
As a member of our six-person management committee, Susan's leadership and vision help set the tone and direction of the firm. As a Phoenix-based business attorney, she assists her clients in forming new companies, strategic partnerships, commercial loans, general corporate matters and commercial health care matters.
Helping the victims of 9/11 with their legal needs after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York left a profound impression on Susan, and the experience instilled in her a lasting desire to provide pro bono services to those in need. Outside of her work as a sought-after business attorney, her favorite hobbies are spending time with her family, snow skiing, hiking, biking, and volunteering for local charities that help children or animals.
J.D., cum laude, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
B.A., English, Northwestern University
Our business and finance attorneys represent national, regional and local clients participating in significant transactions.
Our business attorneys recognize and appreciate the value of entrepreneurship and innovation, and are committed to providing efficient, straightforward and business-oriented solutions that facilitate success and avoid pitfalls while recognizing early capital is precious and expensive.
Fennemore boasts a large and sophisticated client-focused Mergers and Acquisitions practice.
Represented Fortune 500 company in numerous asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions, in general corporate and contract matters, and municipal bidding
Represented hard money lender in numerous loans in the Southwestern United States
Represented building technologies company in both disposition and acquisition of stock or assets
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Represented privately-held pharmaceuticals benefits manager in the sale of company to publicly-held company
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Q: ASP.NET Core: How to use the Controllers of a RazorPage application as backend for a mobile app accessing the same data? I am just doing my first steps in ASP.NET Core and after doing some tutorials I could not find an answer to a simple question:
When I've build a web application with razor pages, I've got the controllers exposing the CRUD functions.
How can I access these as backend used in a mobile app?
I want users to be able to access the functionality via website and via mobile app.

A: Since the controllers created via "MVC Controller with views..." return values are of type Task<IActionResult> and return a view, it is not possible to use these controllers.
These controllers just access the context class, as do the API Controllers; so adding a new set of "API controller with actions..." is my solution; when creating subfolders (e.g. /MvcControllers and /ApiControllers), you can name both according the conventions, the automatically created routing lets one access the user with id 42 either by /user/Details/42 or by /api/user/42 which is pretty convenient.

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In Aix-en-Provence we offer an inclusive list of programs to choose from, allowing you to focus on and learn about the French culture. Our program options include, Studio Art, Intensive French Language, and French Language & Culture, Mediterranean Basin Traveling Seminar, Wine, Gastronomy & Sustainability Traveling Seminar. Select electives that you find interesting from Cultural Studies to Photography, you will be able to find the program that works for you and one that helps you make progress towards your degree.
Our partner Universities Aix Marseille University and IAU College will provide you with an understanding and appreciation of France's literature, history, and culture. All while learning beside French students and other study abroad students as well.
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After many years of Independence, Bangladesh tourism has started to flourish over the last 15-20 years. Tourism in the country shows a substantial fluctuation over the years because of the political imbalances and the natural calamities of the country.
Tourists to Bangladesh are mostly from South Asia, followed by Europe, East Asia and the Pacific and the least from America.
Tourism in the country showed a good growth from 1996-2006. 2006 onwards, it showed a decline till 2014. The industry is growing but at a very slow pace. In 2014 almost 125,000 tourists visited the country.


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Allegations against Angels' Mickey Callaway prompt scrutiny of MLB hiring practices
Why did the Angels and Mets hire Mickey Calloway when his lewd behavior toward women was "the worst-kept secret in sports," according an alleged victim.
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By Mike DiGiovannaStaff Writer
Among the numerous quotes from the unnamed women who accused Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway of sexual harassment in a story published by the Athletic this week, this one might be the most damning to Major League Baseball and its 30 teams:
"It was the worst-kept secret in sports."
Callaway, the sports news website alleged, "aggressively pursued" at least five women in the sports media industry over the course of five years, sending three women inappropriate photographs and asking one to send nude photos in return.
In one instance, Callaway "thrust his crotch near the face of a reporter as she interviewed him." In another, he told a woman that "if she got drunk with him, he'd share information about the [New York] Mets."
The behavior reportedly took place while Callaway was the Cleveland pitching coach from 2013-2017, yet that didn't stop the Mets from hiring him as manager in October 2017. It reportedly continued in New York, but that didn't stop the Angels from hiring Callaway before the 2020 season.
The Angels are within their rights to fire Mickey Callaway, so why haven't they?
A look why Angels have not fired pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is accused of inappropriate behavior toward women in media.
"It makes you look negligent," said Dr. John Sullivan, a retired San Francisco State professor of management who has advised numerous Silicon Valley companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, on how to vet candidates for past sexual harassment issues. "You should have checked. You should have known."
The Angels suspended Callaway, 45, on Tuesday pending an investigation into his behavior, giving MLB its second black eye in two weeks. The Mets fired newly hired general manager Jared Porter on Jan. 18 after an ESPN report about his sexual harassment of one reporter.
Mets President Sandy Alderson, who hired Porter and was the team's GM when Callaway was hired, said in a statement that he was "appalled" by Callaway's reported actions and "unaware of the conduct described in the story at the time of Mickey's hire or at any time during my tenure as general manager."
The Angels were likewise surprised.
"Never. Never. No," Angels manager Joe Maddon said, when asked if he had heard of any sexual harassment-related complaints about Callaway, who briefly pitched for the Angels during their 2002 World Series run.
"We were all in agreement that Mickey was a good choice. You saw what he did in Cleveland. I knew him since the Angels' World Series days. It was pretty unanimous that he's a really good pitching coach. Regarding the vetting process, I don't know what may have been done."
Angels suspend pitching coach Mickey Callaway following sexual harassment allegations
Pending completion of an investigation into allegations from at least five female reporters, the Angels suspend pitching coach Mickey Calloway.
Whatever was done to screen Callaway and Porter, it clearly wasn't enough.
"You need to make double sure you're not hiring someone whose behavior is going to make everyone else's life miserable," said Sullivan, who has worked with two major league teams in recent years. "What is the cost of hiring a jerk? How many people will suffer? Baseball needs to do better."
Alderson said the Mets "have already begun a review of our hiring processes to ensure our vetting of new employees is more thorough and comprehensive," but he did not provide details.
Cleveland President Chris Antonetti said on a Thursday video call that he was "disturbed, distraught and saddened" by Callaway's reported behavior, and that the team will "redouble our efforts and make sure we have a safe and inclusive environment."
The Times reached out to GMs and team presidents from a dozen other clubs, including the Angels, as well as former Angels GM Billy Eppler, who hired Callaway, to inquire about existing vetting processes and how they could be improved.
Nine, including Eppler, didn't respond, and three politely declined comment, an indication of how sensitive the topic is.
"Each team has its own process, which includes background checks and the like," one executive said. "I'm certain there's no such thing as a perfect process."
MLB is conducting separate investigations of Porter and Callaway and is reviewing existing sexual harassment policies to determine how they can be strengthened.
The board of the Baseball Writers Assn. of America met last week with Patrick Courtney, MLB chief communications officer, and Michele Meyer-Shipp, the league's new Chief People & Culture officer, to discuss what actions could be taken to combat sexual harassment in the game.
Among them are a third-party hotline that MLB is setting up for media members to report misconduct or issues of concern, posting MLB's workplace code of conduct more prominently in clubhouses and making sexual harassment a subject of continuing education, not just a single presentation in spring training.
But the league — which did not make Meyer-Shipp available for comment — can only do so much. Each club is responsible for its own hires, and it's incumbent on them to dig deeper into the backgrounds of potential front-office and on-field personnel.
In addition to the standard reference checks, Sullivan suggests teams hire private detective agencies to conduct FBI-level background checks, which include interviews with colleagues from past jobs and thorough reviews of publicly available legal and divorce records for evidence of sexual harassment or domestic violence.
Sullivan also recommends hiring social media experts to seek out pictures, jokes, comments and behaviors from candidates that could embarrass the team.
"Private detectives, former FBI agents, can find out anything, and social media experts can find anything you've posted in your entire life," Sullivan said. "The FBI literally visits people. They come into the office to conduct interviews. They don't just call or send a text message.
"They don't ask 'yes' questions. They know how people lie and tell mistruths. They check every place you've been. They go through the whole nine yards. The FBI has a process. It's just incredibly expensive, and it takes awhile. … I've never known anyone in pro sports to do that. I don't know why they don't."
Another must, in the eyes of Sullivan: Teams should make candidates aware that if they fail to reveal any past sexual harassment issues, they will be fired immediately. This clause should be included in every contract.
"It scares them from lying," Sullivan said. "If you lie and embarrass us, you're not gonna work here."
The challenges facing human resources departments and front-office executives who screen job applicants is that there is no legal requirement for those with knowledge of misconduct to participate in the process or to tell the truth. And a cursory background check probably won't turn up sexual-harassment issues.
The victims of sexual harassment are often reluctant to come forward, so it's imperative for teams to create working conditions in which employees feel safe and comfortable sharing their experiences with club and league officials without fear of reprisal.
The more such inappropriate behavior is exposed, the less chance a sexual harasser has of remaining on the job — or getting another one.
"To the extent that anyone did see or observe any of those behaviors, they were never reported or shared," Antonetti, the Cleveland team president, said of the Callaway accusations. "Had we known the behaviors described in the article, we would have acted upon it, but we didn't.
"We do have outlets in place for people to share when inappropriate behavior happens in the workplace, both internally and through the MLB hotline. But it's clear those aren't sufficient … because behaviors like this are happening, and that's not OK."
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Mike DiGiovanna has been covering Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Times since 1995 and spent 19 years as the Angels beat writer and two seasons on the Dodgers. He won Associated Press Sports Editors awards for game-story writing in 2001, feature-story writing in 2017 and breaking news in 2019. A native of East Lyme, Conn., and a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, he began writing for The Times in 1981.


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University of Colorado sees growth in bequest commitments
8th August 2012 Posted Under: Wills
The University of Colorado has announced that it has raised more than $228.6 million in private support for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2012 —the highest fiscal-year total in CU history.
The fundraising success is due in part to a continued strong pipeline of bequest commitments made by donors. More than $30 million in future estate commitments were recorded by the Foundation this year, and the total pipeline of provisions made by donors in their estate plans surpassed $190 million this year—nearly half of which has been committed in the last three years.
"I appreciate the confidence donors have in our great university, and the support they provide that makes us even greater," said CU President Bruce D. Benson. "Private support is increasingly important to CU's operations, and our donors help ensure that CU continues to provide teaching, research, health care, and outreach of the highest caliber."


The Auckland Business Chamber established this scholarship in 2016 to mark Michael Barnett's 25 years of leadership of the Auckland Business Chamber.
Michael was appointed chief executive of the Auckland Chamber in 1991. He has led the Chamber through times of change while maintaining a focus on what was good for business and good for Auckland. His role as chief executive enables him to contribute towards issues of trade and policy that grow the economy as well as providing a voice for business. It also allows him to pursue initiatives enabling youth to participate in the workforce.
Michael provides leadership on matters including diversity, education, transport, international trade, ports, infrastructure and local government efficiency.
He was an elected local government politician for nine years and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2011.
There are two scholarships available valued at $5,000 each.
Make sure you complete and submit the online application form by the scholarship due date.
All applications are submitted to a selection committee. The short listed candidates will be interviewed by Michael Barnett and a member of the Auckland Business Chamber Board.