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using System;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Toggl.Joey.UI.Utils;
using Toggl.Joey.UI.Views;
using Toggl.Phoebe;
using Toggl.Phoebe.Data;
using Toggl.Phoebe.Data.Models;
using Toggl.Phoebe.Data.Utils;
using Toggl.Phoebe.Data.Views;
using Toggl.Phoebe.Logging;
using XPlatUtils;
using ActionBar = Android.Support.V7.App.ActionBar;
using Activity = Android.Support.V7.App.AppCompatActivity;
using Fragment = Android.Support.V4.App.Fragment;
using MeasureSpec = Android.Views.View.MeasureSpec;
using Toolbar = Android.Support.V7.Widget.Toolbar;

namespace Toggl.Joey.UI.Fragments
{
    public abstract class BaseEditTimeEntryFragment : Fragment
    {
        private readonly Handler handler = new Handler ();
        private PropertyChangeTracker propertyTracker;
        private ITimeEntryModel model;
        private TimeEntryTagsView tagsView;
        private bool canRebind;
        private bool descriptionChanging;
        private bool autoCommitScheduled;

        public event EventHandler OnPressedProjectSelector;

        public event EventHandler OnPressedTagSelector;

        protected BaseEditTimeEntryFragment ()
        {
        }

        protected BaseEditTimeEntryFragment (IntPtr jref, Android.Runtime.JniHandleOwnership xfer) : base (jref, xfer)
        {
        }

        public ITimeEntryModel TimeEntry
        {
            get { return model; }
            set {
                DiscardDescriptionChanges ();

                if (tagsView != null && (value == null || value.Id != tagsView.TimeEntryId)) {
                    tagsView.Updated -= OnTimeEntryTagsUpdated;
                    tagsView = null;
                }

                model = value;

                if (model != null && tagsView == null) {
                    tagsView = new TimeEntryTagsView (model.Id);
                    tagsView.Updated += OnTimeEntryTagsUpdated;
                }

                Rebind ();
                RebindTags ();
            }
        }

        protected bool CanRebind
        {
            get { return canRebind || model == null; }
        }

        protected abstract void ResetModel ();

        public override void OnStart ()
        {
            base.OnStart ();

            propertyTracker = new PropertyChangeTracker ();
            canRebind = true;

            Rebind ();
            RebindTags ();
        }

        public override void OnStop ()
        {
            base.OnStop ();

            canRebind = false;

            if (propertyTracker != null) {
                propertyTracker.Dispose ();
                propertyTracker = null;
            }
        }

        public override void OnDestroyView ()
        {
            if (tagsView != null) {
                tagsView.Updated -= OnTimeEntryTagsUpdated;
                tagsView = null;
            }

            base.OnDestroyView ();
        }

        public override bool UserVisibleHint
        {
            get { return base.UserVisibleHint; }
            set {
                if (!value) {
                    CommitDescriptionChanges ();
                }
                base.UserVisibleHint = value;
            }
        }

        private void ResetTrackedObservables ()
        {
            if (propertyTracker == null) {
                return;
            }

            propertyTracker.MarkAllStale ();

            var entry = TimeEntry;
            if (entry != null) {
                propertyTracker.Add (entry, HandleTimeEntryPropertyChanged);

                if (entry.Project != null) {
                    propertyTracker.Add (entry.Project, HandleProjectPropertyChanged);

                    if (entry.Project.Client != null) {
                        propertyTracker.Add (entry.Project.Client, HandleClientPropertyChanged);
                    }
                }
            }

            propertyTracker.ClearStale ();
        }

        private void HandleTimeEntryPropertyChanged (string prop)
        {
            if (prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyProject
                    || prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyState
                    || prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyStartTime
                    || prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyStopTime
                    || prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyDescription
                    || prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyIsBillable) {
                Rebind ();
            } else if (prop == TimeEntryModel.PropertyId) {
                ResetModel ();
            }
        }

        private void HandleProjectPropertyChanged (string prop)
        {
            if (prop == ProjectModel.PropertyClient
                    || prop == ProjectModel.PropertyName
                    || prop == ProjectModel.PropertyColor) {
                Rebind ();
            }
        }

        private void HandleClientPropertyChanged (string prop)
        {
            if (prop == ClientModel.PropertyName) {
                Rebind ();
            }
        }

        protected virtual void Rebind ()
        {
            ResetTrackedObservables ();

            if (TimeEntry == null || !canRebind) {
                return;
            }

            DateTime startTime;
            var useTimer = TimeEntry.StartTime.IsMinValue ();
            if (useTimer) {
                startTime = Time.Now;

                DurationTextView.Text = TimeSpan.Zero.ToString ();

                // Make sure that we display accurate time:
                handler.RemoveCallbacks (Rebind);
                handler.PostDelayed (Rebind, 5000);
            } else {
                startTime = TimeEntry.StartTime.ToLocalTime ();

                var duration = TimeEntry.GetDuration ();
                DurationTextView.Text = TimeSpan.FromSeconds ((long)duration.TotalSeconds).ToString ();

                if (TimeEntry.State == TimeEntryState.Running) {
                    handler.RemoveCallbacks (Rebind);
                    handler.PostDelayed (Rebind, 1000 - duration.Milliseconds);
                }
            }

            StartTimeEditText.Text = startTime.ToDeviceTimeString ();

            // Only update DescriptionEditText when content differs, else the user is unable to edit it
            if (!descriptionChanging && DescriptionEditText.Text != TimeEntry.Description) {
                DescriptionEditText.Text = TimeEntry.Description;
                DescriptionEditText.SetSelection (DescriptionEditText.Text.Length);
            }
            DescriptionEditText.SetHint (useTimer
                                         ? Resource.String.CurrentTimeEntryEditDescriptionHint
                                         : Resource.String.CurrentTimeEntryEditDescriptionPastHint);

            if (TimeEntry.StopTime.HasValue) {
                StopTimeEditText.Text = TimeEntry.StopTime.Value.ToLocalTime ().ToDeviceTimeString ();
                StopTimeEditText.Visibility = ViewStates.Visible;
            } else {
                StopTimeEditText.Text = Time.Now.ToDeviceTimeString ();
                if (TimeEntry.StartTime.IsMinValue () || TimeEntry.State == TimeEntryState.Running) {
                    StopTimeEditText.Visibility = ViewStates.Invisible;
                    StopTimeEditLabel.Visibility = ViewStates.Invisible;
                } else {
                    StopTimeEditLabel.Visibility = ViewStates.Visible;
                    StopTimeEditText.Visibility = ViewStates.Visible;
                }
            }

            if (TimeEntry.Project != null) {
                ProjectEditText.Text = TimeEntry.Project.Name;
                if (TimeEntry.Project.Client != null) {
                    ProjectBit.SetAssistViewTitle (TimeEntry.Project.Client.Name);
                } else {
                    ProjectBit.DestroyAssistView ();
                }
            } else {
                ProjectEditText.Text = String.Empty;
                ProjectBit.DestroyAssistView ();
            }

            BillableCheckBox.Checked = !TimeEntry.IsBillable;
            if (TimeEntry.IsBillable) {
                BillableCheckBox.SetText (Resource.String.CurrentTimeEntryEditBillableChecked);
            } else {
                BillableCheckBox.SetText (Resource.String.CurrentTimeEntryEditBillableUnchecked);
            }
            if (TimeEntry.Workspace == null || !TimeEntry.Workspace.IsPremium) {
                BillableCheckBox.Visibility = ViewStates.Gone;
            } else {
                BillableCheckBox.Visibility = ViewStates.Visible;
            }
        }

        private void OnTimeEntryTagsUpdated (object sender, EventArgs args)
        {
            RebindTags ();
        }

        private void RebindTags()
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null || !canRebind) {
                return;
            }

            if (TagsBit == null) {
                return;
            }

            TagsBit.RebindTags (tagsView);
        }

        protected TextView DurationTextView { get; private set; }

        protected EditText StartTimeEditText { get; private set; }

        protected EditText StopTimeEditText { get; private set; }

        protected TextView StopTimeEditLabel { get; private set; }

        protected EditText DescriptionEditText { get; private set; }

        protected EditText ProjectEditText { get; private set; }

        protected CheckBox BillableCheckBox { get; private set; }

        protected ImageButton DeleteImageButton { get; private set; }

        protected TogglField ProjectBit { get; private set; }

        protected TogglField DescriptionBit { get; private set; }

        protected TogglTagsField TagsBit { get; private set; }

        protected ActionBar Toolbar { get; private set; }

        public override View OnCreateView (LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
        {
            var view = inflater.Inflate (Resource.Layout.EditTimeEntryFragment, container, false);
            var toolbar = view.FindViewById<Toolbar> (Resource.Id.EditTimeEntryFragmentToolbar);
            var activity = (Activity)Activity;

            activity.SetSupportActionBar (toolbar);
            Toolbar = activity.SupportActionBar;
            Toolbar.SetDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled (true);

            var durationLayout = inflater.Inflate (Resource.Layout.DurationTextView, null);
            DurationTextView = durationLayout.FindViewById<TextView> (Resource.Id.DurationTextViewTextView);

            Toolbar.SetCustomView (durationLayout, new ActionBar.LayoutParams ((int)GravityFlags.Center));
            Toolbar.SetDisplayShowCustomEnabled (true);
            Toolbar.SetDisplayShowTitleEnabled (false);

            HasOptionsMenu = true;

            StartTimeEditText = view.FindViewById<EditText> (Resource.Id.StartTimeEditText).SetFont (Font.Roboto);
            StopTimeEditText = view.FindViewById<EditText> (Resource.Id.StopTimeEditText).SetFont (Font.Roboto);
            StopTimeEditLabel = view.FindViewById<TextView> (Resource.Id.StopTimeEditLabel);

            DescriptionBit = view.FindViewById<TogglField> (Resource.Id.Description)
                             .DestroyAssistView().DestroyArrow()
                             .SetName (Resource.String.BaseEditTimeEntryFragmentDescription);
            DescriptionEditText = DescriptionBit.TextField;

            ProjectBit = view.FindViewById<TogglField> (Resource.Id.Project)
                         .SetName (Resource.String.BaseEditTimeEntryFragmentProject)
                         .SimulateButton();
            ProjectEditText = ProjectBit.TextField;

            TagsBit = view.FindViewById<TogglTagsField> (Resource.Id.TagsBit);

            BillableCheckBox = view.FindViewById<CheckBox> (Resource.Id.BillableCheckBox).SetFont (Font.RobotoLight);

            DurationTextView.Click += OnDurationTextViewClick;
            StartTimeEditText.Click += OnStartTimeEditTextClick;
            StopTimeEditText.Click += OnStopTimeEditTextClick;
            DescriptionEditText.TextChanged += OnDescriptionTextChanged;
            DescriptionEditText.EditorAction += OnDescriptionEditorAction;
            DescriptionEditText.FocusChange += OnDescriptionFocusChange;
            ProjectBit.Click += OnProjectEditTextClick;
            ProjectEditText.Click += OnProjectEditTextClick;
            TagsBit.FullClick += OnTagsEditTextClick;
            BillableCheckBox.CheckedChange += OnBillableCheckBoxCheckedChange;

            return view;
        }

        public override bool OnOptionsItemSelected (IMenuItem item)
        {
            Activity.OnBackPressed ();

            return base.OnOptionsItemSelected (item);
        }

        private void OnDurationTextViewClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null) {
                return;
            }
            new ChangeTimeEntryDurationDialogFragment (TimeEntry).Show (FragmentManager, "duration_dialog");
        }

        private void OnStartTimeEditTextClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null) {
                return;
            }
            new ChangeTimeEntryStartTimeDialogFragment (TimeEntry).Show (FragmentManager, "time_dialog");
        }

        private void OnStopTimeEditTextClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null || TimeEntry.State == TimeEntryState.Running) {
                return;
            }
            new ChangeTimeEntryStopTimeDialogFragment (TimeEntry).Show (FragmentManager, "time_dialog");
        }

        private void OnDescriptionTextChanged (object sender, Android.Text.TextChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            // This can be called when the fragment is being restored, so the previous value will be
            // set miraculously. So we need to make sure that this is indeed the user who is changing the
            // value by only acting when the OnStart has been called.
            if (!canRebind) {
                return;
            }

            // Mark description as changed
            descriptionChanging = TimeEntry != null && DescriptionEditText.Text != TimeEntry.Description;

            // Make sure that we're commiting 1 second after the user has stopped typing
            CancelDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ();
            if (descriptionChanging) {
                ScheduleDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ();
            }
        }

        private void OnDescriptionFocusChange (object sender, View.FocusChangeEventArgs e)
        {
            if (!e.HasFocus) {
                CommitDescriptionChanges ();
            }
        }

        private void OnDescriptionEditorAction (object sender, TextView.EditorActionEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.ActionId == Android.Views.InputMethods.ImeAction.Done) {
                CommitDescriptionChanges ();
            }
            e.Handled = false;
        }

        private void OnProjectEditTextClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (OnPressedProjectSelector != null) {
                OnPressedProjectSelector.Invoke (sender, e);
            }
        }

        private void OnTagsEditTextClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (OnPressedTagSelector != null) {
                OnPressedTagSelector.Invoke (sender, e);
            }
        }

        private void OnBillableCheckBoxCheckedChange (object sender, CompoundButton.CheckedChangeEventArgs e)
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null) {
                return;
            }

            var isBillable = !BillableCheckBox.Checked;
            if (TimeEntry.IsBillable != isBillable) {
                TimeEntry.IsBillable = isBillable;
                SaveTimeEntry ();
            }
        }

        private async void OnDeleteImageButtonClick (object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (TimeEntry == null) {
                return;
            }

            await TimeEntry.DeleteAsync ();
            ResetModel ();

            Toast.MakeText (Activity, Resource.String.CurrentTimeEntryEditDeleteToast, ToastLength.Short).Show ();
        }

        private void AutoCommitDescriptionChanges ()
        {
            if (!autoCommitScheduled) {
                return;
            }
            autoCommitScheduled = false;
            CommitDescriptionChanges ();
        }

        private void ScheduleDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ()
        {
            if (autoCommitScheduled) {
                return;
            }

            autoCommitScheduled = true;
            handler.PostDelayed (AutoCommitDescriptionChanges, 1000);
        }

        private void CancelDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ()
        {
            if (!autoCommitScheduled) {
                return;
            }

            handler.RemoveCallbacks (AutoCommitDescriptionChanges);
            autoCommitScheduled = false;
        }

        private void CommitDescriptionChanges ()
        {
            if (TimeEntry != null && descriptionChanging) {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (TimeEntry.Description) && string.IsNullOrEmpty (DescriptionEditText.Text)) {
                    return;
                }
                if (TimeEntry.Description != DescriptionEditText.Text) {
                    TimeEntry.Description = DescriptionEditText.Text;
                    SaveTimeEntry ();
                }
            }
            descriptionChanging = false;
            CancelDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ();
        }

        private void DiscardDescriptionChanges ()
        {
            descriptionChanging = false;
            CancelDescriptionChangeAutoCommit ();
        }

        private async void SaveTimeEntry ()
        {
            var entry = TimeEntry;
            if (entry == null) {
                return;
            }

            try {
                await entry.SaveAsync ().ConfigureAwait (false);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                var log = ServiceContainer.Resolve<ILogger> ();
                log.Warning (Tag, ex, "Failed to save model changes.");
            }
        }
    }

    public class SimpleEditTimeEntryFragment : BaseEditTimeEntryFragment
    {
        public SimpleEditTimeEntryFragment ()
        {
        }

        public SimpleEditTimeEntryFragment (IntPtr jref, Android.Runtime.JniHandleOwnership xfer) : base (jref, xfer)
        {
        }

        protected override void ResetModel ()
        {
            // Need to be careful when updating model data as the logic in BaseEditTimeEntries uses
            // Id changes to detect deletions. This would result in recursive loop with this function.
        }
    }
}


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The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) is organizing a Theoretical Computer Science Day to be held on Friday, March 31, 2000 at the University of Maryland, College Park. All talks will be held in room 2460 A.V. Williams Bldg.
10:30--11:30 Vijay Vazirani (Georgia Tech): The Primal-Dual Schema for Approximation Algorithms: Where Does it Stand and Where Can it Go?
Directions: Located just outside of Washington, D.C., College Park is approximately 10 miles from Capitol Hill. To reach the campus from the Capital Beltway, exit at interchange 25B/Route 1 South. You will be on Route 1 (south) for about 2 miles. Make a right (at the traffic light) on Campus Drive and after 40 yards another right onto Paint Branch Drive. If you drive past the first stop sign then AV Williams building will be on your right. CHANGE IN PARKING INSTRUCTIONS. If you stay on Paint Branch Drive and drive past the second stop sign, there is a pay park lot on the left. You can pay $2 to the attendant and park here for the entire day. The talks will be in Room 2460, in A.V. Williams Building (building 115 on the campus map). You may need additional directions if coming from out of town.
Questions? Please contact Cecilia Kullman (301-405-0304, cecilia@umiacs.umd.edu).
Last updated January 27, 2000.


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Why this is not a good time for toxic positivity
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Well intended phrases such as 'it could be worse', 'stay positive' or even 'be thankful' can possibly shut off further conversations with those facing emotional distress.
As mental health issues continue to rise amid the pandemic, employers and co-workers are taking proactive steps to create a more positive work environment to manage employees' mental health. More often than not, these measures include keeping regular contact with the team and making sure that managers are checking in on more than just work tasks.
According to lecturer and clinical psychologist, Asst. Prof. Dr Pamilia Lourdunathan, there is an art to checking in and that one should be mindful of one's conversations.
"Perhaps it is perceived as a given that one should always strive to stay upbeat and optimistic. However, telling a person who is coping with emotional loneliness, mental stress and coping with pandemic fatigue during the lockdown to look at the bright side can be unhelpful and dangerous psychologically," Pamilia said.
Pamilia added that focusing solely on the positives and ignoring topics or issues that may elicit negative emotions invalidates the true source of anxiety, feelings, and sadness.
She said, "Well intended phrases such as 'it could be worse', 'stay positive' or even 'be thankful' shuts off further conversations about one's emotional state. It is a form of toxic positivity".
It may lead to stronger negative emotions that if let to fester may manifest in the form of physical illnesses.
Instead, Pamilia suggests that it would be kinder to acknowledge the pain a person might be experiencing and allow them the space to embrace and express what they are going through without suppression.
The train of conversations, she said, should be moved from 'everything will be alright' and 'you need to move on' to 'it's okay not to be okay' and 'let's work on this together'.
When we do this we are focusing on our internal locus of control and making these changes will help to improve the situation.
That, she said, is grounded gratitude.
"It is finding the balance between acknowledging the pain and making space for gratitude in order to form balanced emotional responses. Grounded gratitude is healthier than mindless gratitude as it shifts the sufferer's attention towards achieving a more positive outcome."
On grounded gratitude, a staunch advocate of conscious living and founder of Signature Market, Edwin Wang said that the practice made him grounded and in return, he is able to make better decisions and that leads to achieving positive results for his business in the face of pandemic.
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In fact, this culture has been practised among the Signature Market team for three years. Currently, despite working remotely, they strive forward together towards their desired goal.
"Mindset is the key in creating an innovative world class company in Malaysia. Malaysian companies are still playing catch-up in this area. It is never about the fancy colourful bean bags or the fun ping pong table in the office. It is about how the leadership team treats their greatest asset which is their employees," said Wang.
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Activate the plugin and relax in the knowledge that Akismet is dealing with comment spam while you sleep (or work, party, watch TV or go running: whatever you like to do instead of dealing with spammers).
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It also adds any uploaded images to the Media Library, so it could be a useful tool for a collaborative site where users can upload images that you'll later use in the content or elsewhere.
This plugin is designed to improve on the default 'Recent Comments' widget. It gives you an alternative widget for displaying recent comments, with configurable options for trackbacks and pingbacks, gravatars, smilies, AJAX and more.
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If comments are an important part of your site's content and your users engage with them a lot, this can give you a lot more control over the way they're displayed and help you engage with your readers more effectively.
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I am revamping my current website, a company entertainment portal build in Joomla! for the past four years while migrating the content toward WordPress, which will out whence we reach our fifth anniversary. One of the first things we added was the bundle packaged from VaultPress and Askimet, as both together becomes cheaper and provides the installation with control over spammers as well as daily backups.
For over three years I think, we had Disqus running on our site, and while it is a great commenting system of easy implementation, now, we had time o rethink about it. The major issue is that Disqus is a third-party application and not a core feature. Now that we are moving content from Joomla! to WordPress, we keed battling Disqus as you cannot run it on both live and development versions without duplicating the comment links over their dashboard, links which have to be manually re-arranged, so we decided it was best to keep WordPress comment system by default, tuned with Jetpack features. It can be also replaced by a plugin called wpDiscuz, which has almost the same features as Disqus, but unlike it, you don't need to "jump" between dashboards.
I am not familiar with the other plugins on your list, but will make sure to evaluate it. A question: there's any plugin (free or paid) that allows to customize fully the emails sent as notifications to subscribers?
Thanks for posting this, by the way comes in handy.
I went searching for other comment spam plugins when Akismet began behaving unsatisfactorily (letting too much spam go to Pending, too many server fails, and never fixing the comment histories buildup).
For the past year or so, I've been using either WP-Spamshield or Zero Spam, or in a few cases, both together, because until recently WP-Spamshield didn't include protections for Gravity Forms or CF 7, but now that it does I've found that it works wonderfully by itself. On occasion I've had to manually update it, and in the less than a minute it takes to delete the old version and upload the new, one site of mine will actually pull in about 3-5 comment spams during that void… comments I never see when the plugin is active. It's stats say it's blocking 750-800 spams per day from ever reaching my comments queue, and that's more than Akismet had ever done before I kicked it completely to the curb.
Zero Spam is still a great plugin, but I found that it was a little too aggressive in annihilating comment spam (though that may be a bonus for some folks!).
For widget displays, I've been using WP Recent Comments with Avatars.
I've always stayed away from Disqus because of of terrible user experiences that I've had using it on other blogs from mobile devices. At one point, it was essentially un-usuable on mobile devices. Also, it's brought in via an iframe, which is almost never best practice (also my complaint with Jetpack comments).
I like to keep my comments within my own database and utilize WordPress' core comment system, so I use Postmatic to handle subscriptions, and Akismet. I've been extremely impressed with Postmatic so far…absolutely the best addition to comments functionality that I've seen.


Ready-made meatballs make this easier for kids, though keen junior cooks could even make their own.
Typical energy values per 100g: 312kJ/75kcal.
Heat the oil in a pan and cook the pepper slices for 3-4 minutes until softened. Remove and set aside.
Add the meatballs and fry for 10-15 minutes, turning often, until cooked through. Stir in the vegetable sauce and heat through.
Open the halved sub rolls and add a layer of cooked peppers. Put 3 meatballs and the sauce in each roll. Sprinkle with cheese and toast lightly under the grill. Serve with salad.


It is with much anger and hostility that I write to you about this situation with your Whore of Babylon daughter. You clearly took your parenting lessons from Satan, and I just want to know why you didn't reject the invitation to the vice presidency and instead go flog yourself in front of a group of your peers? Why is it that you didn't teach your daughter to wait until she was married and ready to have a child until embarking on "bedroom affairs?" You "claim" to be a Christian (a claim now discredited by this revelation), but don't you know that us Christians are perfect? Did you not get the memo? Anything other than perfection is an offense to Jesus.
Because your daughter committed a sin the whole world will not believe in the truth and power of Christianity. If you had known all of this would you have still let your daughter commit the grievous sin of fornication? You know, now that I think of it, you have probably let her commit other sins, haven't you? Tell the truth, have you let her lie, gossip, or think impure thoughts? You know what, don't even answer that—your word cannot be trusted.
Don't believe the lies, Sarah Palin. There will be some people who tell you that God is a God of forgiveness. There will be some people who tell you that even Christians are still bent in the wrong direction, and it is not surprising that they sin. Some believe that we are loved by God even though we don't deserve it, and that all sinners are equally guilty—don't be decieved! These are the purveyors of cheap grace, and their views are not allowed in the reductionist media caricature that "Conservative Christianity" has become.
Be afraid, be very afraid. We will protest your daughter's shotgun wedding. We will hound you out of office to preserve the purity of our moral superiority over the rest of the fallen world. Hear us, for we are many.
We need a leader who has true Christian morals. We need a leader who would never let their child sin, and preferably they will not have comitted any sins for the last five years or so. We will find this leader who is worthy of our people, and they shall restore our name. A fool suggested to me that it would be a great Christian show of charity if we embraced you and your daughter, though she sinned so horribly. I'm sorry, but there is no time for weakness in these dire times; neither on your part nor mine.
Huh... must of been one of the folks from Fred Phelp's church in Kansas. I can't believe how gross that letter is.


Choral Classics at St Stephen Walbrook offer thirty minutes of sublime choral music from the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields interspersed with readings on a theme.
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DemKota Ranch Beef, a packing plant in Aberdeen, S.D. is now licensed to harvest cattle for the Certified Angus Beef program.
In the heart of South Dakota—a state ranked fourth in yearly Angus registrations, where all cattle outnumber people four to one—there's been a bit of a desert for marketers of high-quality fed cattle.
Many finished animals are still shipped to neighboring states for processing, but DemKota Ranch Beef, a packing plant in Aberdeen, S.D., is looking to keep a higher percentage of them close to home.
Recently signing on as the first and only plant in the state to license with the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand, it produced the official first pound for the brand April 2.
First opened in 2012, the plant is now operated by its third owner, New Angus LLC, funded by San Francisco-based investment firm White Oak Global Advisers.
Today, they source cattle from a 250-mile radius of Aberdeen, but plan to reduce that circle as the business moves to a higher percentage of fed cattle in the 1,250-head daily harvest.
"We were killing cutter and canner cows, just to train the work force. Then as we evolved, we moved to white-fat cows and then to fed cattle," Jeff Russo, DemKota vice president of procurement, says. "For the fed cattle, we're looking at high-quality black cattle.
"We've been about 80% black hided and at least 80% Choice and higher. Our goal is to have as minimal yield grade fours (YG4) and fives as we can," he says, explaining the target.
The company has invested in a professional sales force, building a strategy around independent specialty meat companies and branded sales.
"The mature cattle program will always be an important part of our portfolio as we focus on growing the under-30-month fed program," Landfried says. "As we ramp up our Angus fed program, it's about those relationships we currently have in place and giving them more of a consistent volume.
"We envision working with these partners to make sure they're putting high-quality cattle on feed that come from a good genetic background," he says.
Currently most cattle are sold in the beef and cattlemen get that carcass information back they can use to benchmark their herds.
Russo says DemKota is competitive with bids, and there's freight savings, but they can't take all the area cattle.
"We only have so much shackle space," he notes.
In order to reach the plant's 1,500 head-per-day floor capacity, they'd need to invest in more cooler space, so the near-term target is to reach 1,300 head, Landfried says.
Clint Walenciak, CAB director of packing, says is he looking forward to the growth of DemKota's fed business and the partnership between the two companies.
As a point of differentiation from other licensed processors, DemKota sells the brand in a dedicated CAB box, solid-color with a prominent logo, so the beef stands out among a sea of brands.
"There are very few in the industry putting out a branded CAB box," he says. The product is the same across all facilities, but to certain customers that upscale packaging is a selling point.
What's good for the brand is also good for producers in the Angus-heavy state, Walenciak notes.
"Their licensing allows us to tap into a great supply of cattle that are high-percentage Angus and typically grade very well," he says.


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Q: checkboxes in table get only those that are in hidden rows I have a table like:
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                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.InvoiceNumber)

                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.InvoiceDate, "{0:D}")

                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Organisation.Name)

                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.TotalExcludingGst)

                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Status)

                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.ExportedDateTime)

                    <input type="checkbox" name="ids" value="@item.InvoiceId" />

        }

So I have a way of getting the rows with checked checkboxes:
$('#exporttable').find('input:checkbox:checked').closest('tr');
I really would like to modify this so it only get the rows with checked checkboxes that are invisible ie. the row is display: none.
Can someone please advise me how to achieve this?

A: $('#exporttable').find('input:checkbox:checked').closest('tr').is( ":not(:visible)" );

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I bet everyone of you already went through this: while busy composing your outfit and turning your entire wardrobe upside down, you find something you had totally forgotten the existence of, all wrapped up, in the back of your closet. That's exactly how I rediscovered my good old black Zara boots (which accidentally turn out to get back in style next season) a few weeks ago!
I must admit that after I bought them at the Zara store in Knokke, I never really wore them and I'm speaking of 4 years ago already! Except for that year's Nacht van 't Zoute, it happened that I put them on. Afterwards I must have gotten tired of them, but I think I rather just didn't know how to combine them right. After a couple of years of fashion blogging experience, I think they showed up right on time ;).
A more Fall-ish look today, even if that doesn't stroke at all with the tropical temperatures for the rest of this week. By the time I found my black beauties again, the talented Pauline Leclère invited me for a stroll through the streets of Brussels and to shoot some outfits. We had a blast! Since it was much colder that day, I thought that a little pre-Autumn inspo post would be nice!
I always dreamed of a nice (fake) leather jacket that would match my blue eyes, one that would finish every outfit flawlessly without too much trying. Back in July while sales shopping, I fell head over heels with this one from Zara (and yes this is from the new collection, ahum). There was one thing that stopped me from taking it home to a safe place in my closet. I'm talking 'bout the fact that I'd already spotted it a gazillion times passing me by in the streets. I decided to ask your opinions via snapchat for the first time(thesacredcloset), which turned out to be all so positive! I put my pride aside, went to the pay desk and did NOT regret my decision, thanks to you hihi.
What I DID buy in sales, are these starry pants, blouse and boho necklace. The blouse and necklace are def going with me to my yearly trip to St Tropez at the end of September! I guess they fit as good over a white bikini on the beach as above a jeans on my way to college!
I'll let you discover this look at ease while I'm packing my bags for a five day trip to Porto with my boyfriend, and I think I'm going to start packing tonight or tomorrow for my medical internship in Peru too. I'll be off for quite a while (the internship lasts three weeks) so I won't post regularly! You can keep following me on Instagram on my adventures though (ornellasacre) :). After Peru I'm planning to post a big article with my experience on the gynaecology and obstetrics department, and of the excursions I'm about to do. Something very different from what I'm used to post and write about, but in the end that's what keeps my business more exciting isn't it? Yep, next month will be a month filled with first-times, catching planes and moments to cherish for the rest of my life.
Did you buy a lot in sales this season, or did you find anything in your closet just like me to 'recycle'? And what are your vacation plans for the rest of Summer? I'd love to hear your stories.
❤I was wearing: Zara boots, jacket and blouse, pants from Rose Metal Waterloo, Pimkie socks, necklace unkown store Waterloo, Hermès bracelet.


Den Haag – Dutch football team has put down a stunt, by winning the friendly match against the national team of England Amateur. On more than sold Houtrust in The Hague with 2-1 won. Spartan Henry "Hugh' the Great was the big man on the Dutch side, with two goals.
Dutch National Team played eight years ago for the first official international match. Sinds 1907 English amateur team is invited to two years. Since then, Orange has only just lost.
The English are known as the inventors of football and thus the best team in the world. England already has been a professional league and amateur team. The best amateurs are selected for this squad. In 1900 en 1908 the team was Olympic champion.
"Of all the international competitions, by the Netherlands, which is the principal against Englishmen. They are our teachers on the football field. Mulier is the game from England brought here. The speed of Sparta and R.A.P. and later from other clubs in England have the game done much good and the visit of British unions, brought to our country, our players have learned a lot. "
Although not the best English footballers as opposed to 'Orange' stand, After all, the pros do not count, it is not a team to underestimate. The English amateurs won all seven games against Netherlands, which have played so far (including an 12-2 en 9-1 victory). The best performance is a 1-0 defeat in England.
But the team is not invincible. The Danes already overcome once a (impaired) Engels amateurteam. The Germans and the Belgians dragged there once a draw from.
The authorities and the Football Association have left nothing to chance. At Houtrust, the field of H.B.S., fit 15.500 spectators. It was expected that it would be particularly busy at the sports ground.
There were extra trams and trains regularly which would transport spectators to and from the site. On the premises were put down plates, so people could see where to go. There was a remarkable and urgent appeal to female visitors to 'protect hat pins "their. "On occasions where so many thousands come each, wearing unprotected hat pins is extremely dangerous and irresponsible ", let the organization.
The warnings crowds were not for nothing. Even before the sports park opened, there were long lines for Houtrust. It was decided to open the gates earlier. Finally sit between the 16.000 en 17.000 People in the stands when the game starts.
That the game is not only interesting for 'ordinary people' is evident from the occupation of the grandstand. Besides the mayor of The Hague are also ministers, senior, generals and even seen a Belgian prince and princess.
The English coach of the Dutch national team, Edgar Chadwick, was right before the game forced to throw his plans. By a hip injury could not play the 19-year-old Jan van Breda Kolff. His place was taken by Spartan front Henri de Groot. Rotterdam's supporters call him caress Huug, referring to Hugo Grotius in our history lessons.
Orange played well in the usual 2-3-5 setup.
After the ceremony of Spartan Bok de Korver for its thirtieth match and kicked by Mayor Van Karnebeek Hague Orange immediately takes the initiative. De Groot ran quickly to the British goalie Ron Brebner. A few minutes later it hit, when he could slide the ball past the keeper simple.
The opening goal creates a wave of joy on Houtrust. Would finally succeed once to defeat the English? The rain erupting at that time over the Hague can not spoil the fun.
Then entering a strong phase of the English. Especially star player Vivian Woodward, former international in the English 'professional team', appeared repeatedly hazardous for the purpose of Just Göbel. After playing for about half an hour can play the striker Chelsea again. Göbel hit the ball yet, but it can not block the shot; 1-1.
The Vitesse goalkeeper then drag Orange therethrough. Several times he manages to rescue English goal attempts. If he is then next once, he has luck on his side. Woodward hit the crossbar.
After the break, there are opportunities for both teams. If Orange then gets a free kick just outside the penalty area goes Henri de Groot back behind the ball. His commitment is changed by an English leg toward the wall. However, the ball goes into the goal; 2-1.
In the remaining thirty minutes is the Dutch spectators especially nail biting. The English stepping up the pressure further by, but Göbel makes a cool impression and saves time and time again.
On the other hand, the British now gone so much space that De Groot and Westra van Holthe get more opportunities, but not cash.
The final whistle of the Belgian referee Barette created a true festival.
"The enthusiasm is indescribable. Die 17000 people are dancing, to cheer and jump and bring the players a great ovation. The audience that the players will honor, terminates at the cost of a jacket or costume, the barriers, whatever commissioners to try to stop. "
Several players like goalkeeper Göbel, Bok de Korver and David Wijnveldt go on shoulders. The English Vivian Woodward is lifted vertically by the enthusiastic audience. On the shoulders of the party crowd brought the players to the dressing rooms. In the corridors, the race is already defined now as "the miracle of Houtrust '.
arrangement Netherlands: Göbel (Speed), wine Veldt (OUT), Bosschart (Quick), Boutmy (HBS), De Korver (Sparta), D. Kessler (HVV), Van der Wolk (Sparta), Westra van Holthe (Achilles'94), De Groot (Sparta), Your (UVV), T. Kessler (HVV).
The victory of the Dutch team against the English amateurs is one of the greatest sporting achievements of the Dutch team for this period. Until the First World War Orange out once more against the amateur team, in november 1913. When England won 'normal' again 2-1. The Dutch goal is scored by HBS player Joop Boutmy.
A turnaround was no, lost because a few weeks later with Orange chance of Belgium 4-2 (in almost the same arrangement).
Thereafter, it takes up to 1935 Netherlands again until playing against the English, then against the "professional team". That match is with 1-0 lost. Then do it all in Orange players along as Puck van Heel, BEB BAKHUYS, Kick Smit and Kees My managers.
In the 50s, followed by another two games against amateur team. In 1952 is with 2-2 thre in Boothferry Park (Hull). Two years later Dutch win, met 1-0 in the Cockpit. Then the English amateur team still plays games against Orange, but also play at Orange only amateurs.
The Spartan club icon Bok de Korver certainly was his highlight of his international career. He would after this competition twice in orange play, against Belgium and again against England.
De Korver was honored before the game against England 30 internationals, but in fact it was his 29th. A league match (no official international) was counted.
Until the outbreak of the First World War, Orange played four games, but without De Korver. After the war ended he was with his 35 year old to play for national team, he found himself.
"SPORT. FOOTBALL.". "Provincial Geldersche and current Nijmeegsche". Nijmegen, 22-03-1913.
"Sport. Football.". "New Rotterdam Courant". Rotterdam, 23-03-1913.
"SPORTS ONE GAME. HOLLAND ENGLAND.". "The Maasbode". Rotterdam, 23-03-1913.
"SPORT. Holland-England 2-1. Football. A beautiful Dutch victory.". "News of the day : small newspaper". Amsterdam, 25-03-1913.
"SPORTS ONE GAME. FOOTBALL RESULTS.". "The Maasbode". Rotterdam, 25-03-1913.


The Art Loeb Trail is 30.1 miles in length and totals around 9,000 feet of ascent and descent respectively. Scott, Jobie, Mark, and myself would be traversing from north to south, which had a little over 8,000 feet of climbing and 9,000 feet of descent. Strava data with elevation profile and cliff notes of important info including water sources at the bottom of the post. Traveling north to south allowed us to get more of the difficult navigating out of the way first. The first nine miles of trail goes through the Shining Rock Wilderness and are unmarked due to being a wilderness area. We would also have the luxury of running directly back to our campsite at Davidson River.
We got a later than ideal start, around 10:30 am, from the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp. We lingered around camp that morning without a sense of urgency, and the drive from Davidson River Campground took a little over an hour. Discussion broke out on the drive over whether we would need headlamps or not. The days are longer now. And it's 'just' a 50k. We should be fine. Mark was the only wise one to pack his.
We said our goodbyes to Billy and Daniel who would be heading back to do some hiking around Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain. Unfortunately, they were nursing some injuries and wouldn't be joining us for the 30-mile trek.
The first four miles were a steady climb of 1,500 feet along secluded single track. We all settled into a nice hiking pace and came upon a group of backpackers at the base of Cold Mountain before we knew it. The backpacking group of seven was a part of the Outdoor Academy and being led by a single instructor. We pointed out which trail would take them up to Cold Mountain upon their inquiry. It was the job of the six students to navigate, and their instructor seemed slightly disappointed that they asked us for directions. To which they quickly responded that they were just using their resources. One guy in the group could have passed as Scott's younger twin.
The next five-mile section steadily climbs and follows the ridge through the Shining Rock Wilderness. It was nice having Mark with us who was familiar with the trails, and we navigated the somewhat tricky sections with ease. We were afforded some gorgeous views along the ridge from a few rock ledges.
After leaving the Shining Rock Wilderness, there is a brief section of trail with views of the mountains on either side. This is a short preview of the serene views to come from atop Tennent Mountain and Black Balsam Knob. The expansive views were quickly replaced by the trees as we started the climb up Tennent Mountain. I was leading the climb up with Mark close behind. There was an unmarked fork of the trail where I stayed left. I kept going and reached Tennent Mountain and then realized Mark, Scott, and Jobie were no longer behind me. Tennent Mountain is a grassy bald, so I could easily see the trail leading up to the mountain. Mark arrived about a minute later, but Scott and Jobie were nowhere in sight. Mark said he had not seen them coming up behind him.
We waited for about 15 minutes and thought that Scott and Jobie had gone down to the spring just off the trail. So we made our way down to the spring, refilled our bottles, and still no sign. Mark and I debated if they had kept going or were waiting for us somewhere. We decided to circle back on the trail in hopes that they were behind us and finally ran into them. They had stopped for a Jobie photo shoot and a sandwich break. Reunited and no longer concerned if day hikers had been accosting them over their short shorts, we pressed on for the second half of the run.
The first 12 miles included big views and many technical sections that were not entirely runnable. It was hard to get into a rhythm due to these technical sections and stopping to admire the views didn't help either. The rest of the trail was predominately forested single track that looked relatively harmless on the elevation profile I was carrying in my pocket. There were two 1,000 foot plus descents with a lot of little bumps that I harmlessly described as rollers. The terrain, according to Mark, would also become less technical. All of these factors led us to believe that we would soon settle into a rhythm of challenging yet runnable terrain until we arrived back at Davidson River. The mountains took note of our lax attitude and delivered in kind for the final 18 miles.
Being above 5,000 feet, we enjoyed a brief section of trail through a spruce and fir thicket. We then quickly started big descent number one. The descent was super technical and switch-backed all the way down to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We could see cars driving along the Parkway way down below as we descended, which put into perspective how quickly the trail dropped off the side of the mountain. The trail continued to drop after crossing the Parkway and became thickly littered with leaves for the next few miles. The trail was easy to follow, but the heavy leaf litter caused somewhat precarious footing and prevented us from truly taking advantage of the runnable grade.
We finished the long descent and began the first little "roller" of a climb. Note to self, climbs of 500 feet in half a mile are not rollers.
Water is not frequent along the Art Loeb, but there are a few springs spaced about 8 miles apart throughout the length of the trail. After the half-mile climb, we quickly dropped down to the Deep Gap Shelter and refilled on water at a questionable spring. It was a dirt ridden trickle that I passed on drinking until arriving to the spring at Butter Gap. We could see the huge climb that awaited as Pilot Mountain jutted up directly in front of us. We dropped down into low gear and began the power hike up. The trail perfectly switch-backed up the mountain and reminded me of all the hard work that goes into creating trails in such steep terrain.
The peak of Pilot Mountain had beautiful views off both sides. There is a great view of the iconic Looking Glass Rock to the east, while the mountains undulated seemingly forever in their hazy hue to the west. A quick glance at the elevation profile told us we were about to head down big descent number two, which lost almost 2,000 feet of elevation over two miles.
The leaf litter wasn't as bad as before, and we could manage somewhat of a quicker turnover going down. We actually passed another runner and his dog going in the opposite direction taking on the Art Loeb in a single day. Realizing the time of day and the need to keep moving, none of us chatted for long and carried on.
We now had about 13 miles to go upon reaching the bottom of Pilot Mountain. The remaining half marathon was a net downhill with a few climbs thrown in. Everybody seemed to still be in good spirits but had switched into finish mode. Mark was a little less cheerful and was taking extended breaks from his usual permanent smile. Scott was no longer referencing a movie or TV show every mile. And Jobie's camera remained stashed in his pack. Art Loeb had us right where he wanted us.
We passed a lot of backpackers for the next few miles heading up the trail as we were shuffling down. Seeing a backpacker carrying enough stuff to last for a week with a look of disgust and struggle on their face always brightens my mood, admittedly somewhat sadistically, knowing my little vest of food and water is infinitely lighter.
Butter Gap Shelter marked our last reliable source of water and eight miles to go. There was a large pack of Boy Scouts setting up camp for the night as we pulled water from a pipe. We took our time getting enough water to last us for the final push. I can't recall our conversations but do remember thinking that we seemed a little drunk and delirious. Scott had another movie reference left in him.
The elevation profile indicated a few more of those "rollers" and one biggish climb left. There was nothing rolling about those last eight miles. It was up and down, with the ups being quite steep. After a few miles, I stopped at a trail intersection to wait on Scott and Jobie. Mark said he was gonna keep moving. The long descents were zapping his quads. I had the elevation profile out studying the remaining five miles hoping against common sense that we were closer to finishing than we actually were. Scott and Jobie shuffled in with fatigue fully set in on their faces.
We pressed on and soon after Scott hollered that Jobie needed to sit down for a second. I was getting a little worried if we would make it back with enough light and wondering if an epic bonk was stirring for Jobie. I decided to keep going so I could grab some headlamps at camp and meet them back up the trail with some Coke for fuel if they had to death march the final four miles.
I soon passed Mark who was trudging along. The last four miles would have been really fun to bomb on fresh legs. I made it back to camp about an hour later with a little bit of daylight left. Billy was working on an awesome fire, while Daniel was cooking up a feast. I grabbed some lamps to meet the guys back on the trail hoping they would not be needed.
Luckily, they all marched in minutes apart after I drove the short distance from our campground back to the trailhead. There was little jubilation in finishing. Just utter relief to be done.
We got back to camp and Billy couldn't wait to hear stories of the suffer fest. Jobie (Joe-Bee as Billy pronounces it) had many words, none too glowing, to describe the Art Loeb Trail. Billy listened the whole time with a wide grin on his face.
All in all, it was an unforgettable weekend with friends in the mountains. Good conversation, excellent food, and a humbling experience that only the mountains can offer.
Have a map app that can show you your real time location. It is very tricky navigating in some spots, especially through Shining Rock Wilderness. I highly recommend the Gaia app.
Have plenty of water. Springs and streams are spaced out but those sources can be dried up. Water sources below going south (Davidson River) to north (Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp).
Streams (Starting around mile 6)- There are few streams over the next few miles. Sometimes they are flowing, sometimes they are not.
Butter Gap Shelter (Mile 8ish)- Coming out of a pipe to the left. Easy to find. There is a small creek you cross right before Butter Gap. If water is flowing, I would fill up there. It can barely be a trickle from the pipe.
Gloucester Gap (Mile 12ish)- Take a right on the dirt road for 250 yards to a piped spring. You are about to make the big climb up Pilot Mountain, go fill up if you are running low.
Deep Gap Shelter (Mile 14ish)- On four separate occasions, I have never found a reliable source of water here. I could be completely missing it.
Blue Ridge Parkway (Mile 16.5ish)- You cross the Blue Ridge Parkway and could stash some water here.
Black Balsam Road (Mile 18ish)- You could also stash some water here. Or go left down the paved road for half a mile towards Ivestor Gap Trail to a piped spring. Water has always been flowing well here even when other sources are dry.
Shining Rock Gap (Mile 22ish)- About 100 yards down to the right.
Streams (last 3.5 miles)- On the final descent you will pass a few streams on the trail.
Jobie's Instagram with more awesome pics.
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Bioveta a.s. has been operating on the market of medicinal products for veterinary use for incredible 100 years already. Despite the tough competition, Bioveta ranks among the leading producers on the market and exports its products to over 90 countries globally. This important anniversary was celebrated by Bioveta employees on 20 September 2018 inside the company premises.
On 20 September 2018, the Bioveta employees (nearly 700) met with their family members inside the premises of the company to celebrate the 100th anniversary of company founding. The celebration was organized in the form of an open-air festival with an interesting programme. Stars of the Czech and Slovak music scene, Michal David and the No Name band, performed their hits as the integral part of the celebration to induce and create the right atmosphere. Everyone enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. Even the smallest visitors, the children, had an amusing time in the bouncing castle or with BiBi, the Bioveta Beagle, mascot of the company.
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HOUSTON — (March 22, 2012) — Backyard gardeners who make their own charcoal soil additives, or biochar, should take care to heat their charcoal to at least 450 degrees Celsius to ensure that water and nutrients get to their plants, according to a new study by Rice University scientists.
"When it's done right, adding biochar to soil can improve hydrology and make more nutrients available to plants," said Rice biogeochemist Caroline Masiello, the lead researcher on the new study.
The practice of adding biochar to topsoil to boost crop growth goes back centuries, but in recent years, international interest groups have begun touting biochar's climate benefits as well. Biochar removes carbon from the atmosphere and locks it into the soil for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years.
With companies scaling up production and dozens of do-it-yourself videos online showing how to make biochar at home, Masiello said it is important for scientists to examine how biochar is produced and learn which methods produce the best biochar.
In their study, Masiello's team learned that when it comes to helping get water to plants, not all forms of biochar are the same. The researchers found charcoal produced at temperatures of 450 Celsius or higher was most likely to improve soil drainage and make more water available to plants, while charcoal produced at lower temperatures could sometimes repel water.
Rice's award-winning biochar research group examined the hydrologic properties of biochar produced at various temperatures from three kinds of feedstock — tree leaves, corn stalks and wood chips. For all feedstocks, the researchers found that biochar produced at temperatures above 450 degrees Celsius (842 degrees Fahrenheit) had optimal properties for improving soil drainage and storing carbon.
The research team included Rice undergraduate Tim Kinney, Bellaire High School science teacher Michelle Dean and Rice faculty members, Brandon Dugan, assistant professor of Earth science, and Kyriacos Zygourakis, the A.J. Hartsook Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Other team members were William Hockaday, now an assistant professor of geology at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and Rebecca T. Barnes, now a visiting assistant professor at Bard College in Annandale-on-the-Hudson, New York.
Making charcoal may sound like a strange way to boost crop production, but the concept was proven more than 2,000 years ago in South America, where native farmers added charcoal to the poor soils of the Amazon rainforest to create a rich, fertile soil known by the Portuguese name "terra preta," or black earth. These modified soils, which are still fertile today, contain as much as 35 percent of their organic carbon in the form of charcoal. Studies over the past decade have found that the charcoal-amended soil holds more water and nutrients and also makes the water and nutrients readily available to plants.
The charcoal, or biochar, that is used to create such soil can be made from wood or agricultural byproducts. The key is to heat the material to a high temperature in an oxygen-starved environment. Native Americans did that by burying the material in pits, where it burned for days. Today, industrial-scale biochar production is beginning to occur, and dozens of do-it-yourself videos online show how to make biochar in just a few hours using steel drums.
The agricultural benefits of biochar are just one reason there's a groundswell of interest in biochar production. Some enthusiasts are drawn by a desire to fight global warming. That's because about half of the carbon from wood chips, corn stalks and other biomass — carbon that typically gets recycled into the atmosphere — can be locked away inside biochar for thousands of years.
Masiello, who specializes in studying the carbon cycle, said the microscopic properties of biochar can vary widely depending upon how it's made. In the worst case, she said, improperly made biochar can harm soil rather than improve it.
She said the study found that biochar produced at temperatures lower than 450 degrees Celsius retained some organic compounds that can actually repel water rather than attract it. In addition, the study found that lower-temperature biochar was a less stable reservoir for carbon and could return significant amounts of carbon to the atmosphere within a few hundred years.
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.


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Akademio de Esperanto (Akademija Esperanta) je nezavisno tijelo čija je svrha kontrolirati i evaluirati najznačajniji umjetni jezik Esperanto kojeg je stvorio Lazar Ludvig Zamenhof tako što ga čuva konzistentnim s osnovnim principima sadržaja.

Ova organizacija je nastala po modelu institucije Académie française, kao što je to i predložio tvorac esperanta L. L. Zamenhof na Prvom Svjetskom Esperantskom Kongresu, a osnovana je uskoro nakon toga pod imenom Lingva Komitato (Odbor za jezik). Ovaj odbor je imao viši odbor koji se zvao Akademio (Akademija). Godine 1948., unutar generalne organizacije Lingva Komitato i Akademio su se udružili kako bi stvorili organizaciju koja se zove Akademio de Esperanto.

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U ožujku 2006. Akademio de Esperanto sastojao se od sljedećih 45 članova:

 gosp. Dao Anh Kha
 gđa. Perla Ari-Martinelli
 dr. Aŝvini Kumar
 gosp. Marc Bavant
 gosp. Gersi Alfredo Bays
 gosp. Benczik Vilmos
 gosp. Gerrit Berveling
 gosp. Werner Bormann
 dr. Marjorie Boulton
 gosp. André Cherpillod
 dr. Renato Corsetti
 prof. Probal_Dasgupta
 gosp. Edwin de Kock
 gosp. Michel Duc-Goninaz
 gosp. Gbeglo Koffi
 gosp. Miguel Gutiérrez Adúriz
 gosp. Ottó Haszpra
 prof. Christer Kiselman
 dr. Boris Kolker
 dr. Ilona Koutny
 prof. Erich-Dieter Krause
 prof. Sergej Kuznecov
 prof. Jouko Lindstedt
 gosp. Li Shijun (Laŭlum)
 dr. François Lo Jacomo
 gđa. Anna Lowenstein
 dr. Carmel Mallia
 prof. Geraldo Mattos
 gosp. Stefan Maul
 prof. Carlo Minnaja
 gosp. Brian Moon
 gosp. Andrzej Pettyn
 gosp. Sergej B. Pokrovskij
 gosp. Otto Prytz
 gosp. Baldur Ragnarsson
 gosp. Flavio Rebelo
 gosp. Francisko Simonnet
 gosp. Trevor Steele
 gđa. Spomenka Štimec
 dr. Humphrey Tonkin
 prof. Amri Wandel
 dr. John C. Wells
 gosp. Bertilo Wennergren
 gosp. Xie Yumin
 gosp. Yamasaki Seikô

Neki od bivših značajnih članova ove organizacija bili su Gaston Waringhien, Rüdiger Eichholz, Jorge Camacho, te William Auld (predsjednik Akademije od 1979. do 1983.).

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I am William Orchard, known to the family as Will, and the third generation to work in the family business. I am the eldest of five sons and the first to enter the business at the age of fifteen, as you can read in Memories of the Post Office.
From telegram boy I worked my way up to eventually become sub-postmaster, a post I held until I retired aged 82! I was very interested in the early air-mail service and enjoyed collecting "first day covers" from the inaugural flights and corresponding with other collectors. Read more about my life in the post office in my memoirs.
I am Fred Orchard, second of five sons. With my brother Will we became the original Orchard Brothers when we took over the business from our father in 1908, the third generation to run the shop. I ran the grocery side of the business while Will ran the post office and house-letting agency.
I am a keen point-to-point rider when I have time away from running the business and spending time with my wife , four daughters and son.
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Transition Your Slip Dress From Summer To Fall!!
Slip dress, what used to be considered lingerie once, is now one of the most multi-purpose pieces of clothing you can possibly own. We've always known that it's great for warm weather but you can also now wear your slip dress in the winter.
The key to making your slip dress transition easily from season to season is — say it with me now — layering. Whether it's a t-shirt, a chunky knit or a jean jacket all you need to do to wear a slip dress during the colder months is pair it with another article of clothing. And the best part? You definitely already own one, if not all, of these basics.
Always ahead of the fashion curve, some of our favourite celebrities have already figured out how to rock a slip dress year round. While we may not be wearing our version of the looks to sit front row at Paris Fashion Week, we can still definitely use them as inspiration. Here are 7 ideas for how to wear your slip dress this fall/winter.


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Ryan North is a comedy genius. His other books are great, Dinosaur Comics, Adventure Time and Squirrel Girl are all fantastic. Here, he tackles, well, everything - explaining how the most mundane and complex things that form civilization work - just in case you are stranded after using a time machine in the distant past and may need to create that thing from scratch.
overall, amazing and enlightening: I might not be able to create eveything after listening to it, but I sure understand the whole world a bit better.
the audiobook is unabridged on the author's sections but more of an interview on David Lynch's sections - and it's even better for it. please read the book as well, they're both amazing and deep learning experiences on the creative process and life!
One of the most engrossing narratives both in literature and narration I ever came across. Not without its faults of course, but the audiobook actually makes the slow parts of the book more entertaining and believable.


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Kansas administration secretary places emphasis on elevating IT security
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The secretary of the state Department of Administration said Thursday more than 100 executive branch officials would convene to concentrate attention on improving cybersecurity of state agencies to protect confidential information of Kansans.
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, who was appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly, said the administrative department submitted three-year information technology plans to a joint House and Senate committee for the first time in years. She also said lack of competitive IT salaries plagued state government in terms of hiring and retaining enough skilled computer personnel.
"If the work isn't happening behind the scenes, our functions and our structures are not. The information that we move and use and protect for citizens around the state isn't there," Burns-Wallace said.
She told the editorial advisory board of The Topeka Capital-Journal an Oct. 16 summit meeting would impress upon executive-level staff members in state government the scope of security threats posed to internet-connected systems, including hardware, software and data.
The Kansas Legislature began making overdue investments in upgrading the breadth of cybersecurity at Kansas agencies large and small, where massive amounts of confidential information have been stored. The Legislature's auditing division also conducted a series of security reviews, which haven't been publicly disclosed, that identified weaknesses to attack.
"The challenge in the security space is there's a reality that there's a ton of work that happens that you don't always hear about because it's the threats that you get in front of. So, they don't become public," Burns-Wallace said. "Are we where we want to be, like many other states? No. Are we at a very different place than we were three to five years ago? Yes."
The executive branch will require a greater infusion of tax dollars to continue modernizing essential computer systems, the secretary said.
In August, the governor named Burns-Wallace as the state's new chief information technology officer for the Kansas Office of Information Technology Services, or OITS.
Kelly said the state government's computer systems were "vulnerable to both domestic and international security threats" and that Burns-Wallace would ensure that Kansans' information was secure.
Burns-Wallace had previously assumed management control of the Department of Administration after a 15-year career in higher education, most recently serving as vice provost for undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas. She also worked for the University of Missouri and at the U.S. Department of State in China, South Africa and Washington, D.C.
In terms of the future of the Docking Building next to the Capitol, the secretary said the Clark Huesemann consulting firm in Lawrence had been working for several months to evaluate different scenarios that include full renovation, reducing the building in size, or demolishing it and rebuilding. The report with realistic cost estimates is expected to be presented to the 2020 Legislature in January, she said.
"What they're looking at is various options," she said. "What would it look like if it was a structure that the shell of it was there, but you cut a few floors off of it?"