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from random import choice
from traits.api import Any, Enum, HasTraits, Instance, Int, List, Str
from chaco.example_support import COLOR_PALETTE
from chaco.api import Plot
from chaco.plot_canvas_toolbar import PlotToolbarButton

DEBUG = False

class ButtonController(HasTraits):
    """ Tells buttons what to do

    Buttons defer to this when they are activated.
    """

    modifier = Enum("control", "shift", "alt")

    # The list of buttons that are currently "down"
    active_buttons = List

    # A reference to the Plot object that displays scatterplots of multiple
    # dataseries
    plot = Instance(Plot)

    # The transient plot overlay housing self.plot
    plot_overlay = Any

    # The name of the scatter plot in the Plot
    _scatterplot_name = "ButtonControllerPlot"

    def notify(self, button, type, event):
        """ Informs the controller that the particular **button** just
        got an event.  **Type** is either "up" or "down".  Event is the
        actual mouse event.
        """
        #control_down = getattr(event, self.modifier + "_down", False)
        control_down = True
        if DEBUG:
            print "[notify]", button.plotname, type, "control:", control_down
        if type == "down":
            if control_down and button in self.active_buttons:
                self.button_deselected(button)
            else:
                if not control_down:
                    # Deselect all current buttons and select the new one
                    [self.button_deselected(b) for b in self.active_buttons \
                            if b is not button]
                self.button_selected(button)
        else:  # type == "up"
            #if not control_down:
            if 1:
                self.button_deselected(button)
        return

    def button_selected(self, button):
        if DEBUG:
            print "active:", [b.plotname for b in self.active_buttons]
            print "new button selected:", button.plotname
        if button in self.active_buttons:
            return
        numbuttons = len(self.active_buttons)
        if numbuttons == 0:
            self.active_buttons.append(button)
            button.show_overlay()
        elif numbuttons == 1:
            self.active_buttons[0].hide_overlay()
            self.active_buttons.append(button)
            self.show_scatterplot(*self.active_buttons)
        elif numbuttons == 2:
            # Replace the last active button with the new one
            self.active_buttons[1].button_state = "up"
            self.active_buttons[1] = button
            self.hide_scatterplot()
            self.show_scatterplot(*self.active_buttons)
        else:
            return
        button.button_state = "down"
        return

    def button_deselected(self, button):
        if DEBUG:
            print "active:", [b.plotname for b in self.active_buttons]
            print "new button deselected:", button.plotname
        if button not in self.active_buttons:
            button.button_state = "up"
            return
        numbuttons = len(self.active_buttons)
        if numbuttons == 1:
            if button in self.active_buttons:
                self.active_buttons.remove(button)
            button.hide_overlay()
        elif numbuttons == 2:
            if button in self.active_buttons:
                self.active_buttons.remove(button)
                self.hide_scatterplot()
                remaining_button = self.active_buttons[0]
                remaining_button.show_overlay()
        else:
            return
        button.button_state = "up"
        return

    def show_scatterplot(self, b1, b2):
        if len(self.plot.plots) > 0:
            self.plot.delplot(*self.plot.plots.keys())

        cur_plot = self.plot.plot((b1.plotname+"_y", b2.plotname+"_y"),
                                  name=self._scatterplot_name,
                                  type="scatter",
                                  marker="square",
                                  color=tuple(choice(COLOR_PALETTE)),
                                  marker_size=8,
                                  )
        self.plot.index_axis.title = b1.plotname
        #self.plot.value_axis.title = b2.plotname
        self.plot.title = b1.plotname + " vs. " + b2.plotname
        self.plot_overlay.visible = True
        self.plot.request_redraw()

    def hide_scatterplot(self):
        if self._scatterplot_name in self.plot.plots:
            self.plot.delplot(self._scatterplot_name)
            self.plot.index_range.set_bounds("auto", "auto")
            self.plot.value_range.set_bounds("auto", "auto")
        self.plot_overlay.visible = False

class DataSourceButton(PlotToolbarButton):

    # A TransientPlotOverlay containing the timeseries plot of this datasource
    plot_overlay = Any

    plotname = Str

    canvas = Any

    #overlay_bounds = List()

    # Can't call this "controller" because it conflicts with old tool dispatch
    button_controller = Instance(ButtonController)

    # Override inherited trait
    label_color = (0,0,0,1)

    resizable = ""

    cur_bid = Int(-1)

    # The overlay to display when the user holds the mouse down over us.
    #_overlay = Instance(AbstractOverlay)

    def normal_left_down(self, event):
        self.button_state = "down"
        self.button_controller.notify(self, "down", event)
        event.handled = True
        self.request_redraw()

    def normal_left_up(self, event):
        self.button_state = "up"
        self.button_controller.notify(self, "up", event)
        event.handled = True
        self.request_redraw()

    def normal_blob_down(self, event):
        if self.cur_bid == -1:
            self.cur_bid = event.bid
            self.normal_left_down(event)
            if hasattr(event, "bid"):
                event.window.capture_blob(self, event.bid,
                                          event.net_transform())

    def normal_blob_up(self, event):
        if event.bid == self.cur_bid:
            if hasattr(event, "bid"):
                event.window.release_blob(event.bid)
            self.cur_bid = -1
            self.normal_left_up(event)

    def normal_mouse_leave(self, event):
        if event.left_down:
            return self.normal_left_up(event)

    def normal_mouse_enter(self, event):
        if event.left_down:
            return self.normal_left_down(event)

    def show_overlay(self):
        if self.plot_overlay is not None:
            self._do_layout()
            self.plot_overlay.visible = True
        self.request_redraw()
        return

    def hide_overlay(self):
        if self.plot_overlay is not None:
            self.plot_overlay.visible = False
        self.request_redraw()
        return

    def _do_layout(self):
        if self.canvas is not None:
            boff = self.canvas.bounds_offset
            self.plot_overlay.offset = (boff[0],
                    boff[1] + self.y - self.container.y + self.height/2)
        self.plot_overlay.do_layout()

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City of Southfield Planning Department and Lawrence Technological University (LTU) teamed up this summer to offer metro Detroit high school students an introduction to landscape architecture. The three-day camp welcomed students from seven area high schools, most of whom admitted at the start they knew little about the field. Yet, come the conclusion, their perspectives had changed dramatically. "I was surprised how broad the scope of landscape architecture is," explained Rachael Andree, a student at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. "It's basically everything that's not buildings."
Students were instantly immersed in the practice of landscape architecture with a charge to create a teen park at Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve off 10 Mile Road in Southfield. This involved analyzing the site, including assessing opportunities and constraints; developing a schematic design to illustrate the concept or "big idea;" and creating a design development plan necessary for construction. The goal? To enhance community wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Overall, the camp aimed to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within the landscape architecture field. It was sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and Southfield City Centre. Professionals from area firms eagerly participated, including Bob Ford, Landscape Architects & Planners; Mark Hieber, HED; Joane Slusky, Juno Solutions; Kyle Verseman, Landscape Forms; Chad Brintnall, Lauren Leighty and Tom Mroz all of SmithGroup; Architect Beverly Hannah Jones, Artist Hubert Massey, and Delores Flagg, chair of Southfield Arts Commission. Leading the effort were members of Southfield's Planning Department: Terry Croad, director of planning; Souzan Hanna, sustainability planner; and Sarah Mulally, assistant city planner.
For the students, it was learning by exposure. Instructors facilitated walking tours of LTU, Southfield City Centre and downtown Detroit. In Detroit, students were exposed to examples of large-scale landscape architecture projects, including Detroit RiverWalk and Capitol Park. These designs "gave me inspiration for our presentation boards and widened my scope, my perception of landscape architecture," said Jacob Akinbode, a student at University High School.
Students were divided into two teams and told to come up with a name for their landscape design firm. Then, on the final day, each team pitched its design to several instructors who served as their client audience. "I was surprised how much time and effort it takes to make a park," concluded Katelyn Fletcher, a student at South Lyon High School. "Everything is thought out and designed."
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Radified Community Forums › Rad Community Technical Discussion Boards (Computer Hardware + PC Software) › Norton Ghost 2003, Ghost v8.x + Ghost Solution Suite (GSS) Discussion Board › Advice please!
I work for a small business that need to deploy images of XP/Vista/7 to various makes/models of laptop, netbook and tablet, I have been looking at using Ghost solution suite but having skipped through their online tutorial I think this may not be the answer, it will probably do the job but looks unnecessarily complicated and has many features that would simply be never used.
Up until now I have been using Ghost 8.3 and Ghost 9 as all the machines we previously run had XP and this was a simple solution, but now with Vista/7 in the mix these older versions of Ghost may not be the answer, not sure if they even support Vista onwards?.
Basically all I want to do is create backup images with drivers and a few apps then back them up to a network device/server and be able to deploy them reasonably quickly to another machine (same make/model), any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.
That's always the potential issue--deploying an image to a different machine--I presume you have been doing this already successfully based on what you have said.
Ghost 9 and 8.3 are totally different *beasts* in terms of how they work--but, again, sounds like that's been working for you.
Vista and Win7's default install creates a different Master Boot Record and Win7 creates a new boot partition--all for the use of Bit Locker--which is only available on the Ultimate version of Windows--are you using Bit Locker?
If not, you can change how you install either Vista or Win7 so it looks and acts like WinXP and then Ghost 8.3 would continue to be perfectly fine. There are discussions on this forum about how that's done.
I'm out of town for a few days--maybe others can help with further questions until I'm back.
The problem with Ghost 8.3 is that it is dos based and so I am not sure if it will work well over a network?, I have heard about ghostcast but not really sure what that does (should read up on it now..).
Apologies if I did not explain things well in my first post, the ideal solution would be to remotely or locally backup images to a NAS device or server. Do you think Ghost solution suite is along these lines?, I am also looking at Acronis advanced backup/recovery this seems to get better reviews than ghost.
Well after a lot of messing around I am still a bit lost for a solution to this, I have started using Ghostcast storing images on a NAS device which I am doing by booting to Ghost in dos with network support, I am going to try using WinPE/BartPE with Ghost32 to see if this will make the image transfer any quicker.
This would be fine as a solution if we only had 2-20 different computers, the problem is we get so many different ones for example a HP DV6000 laptop has a submodel such as DV6032EA, DV6033EA etc which usually means different hardware configurations, I suppose I could create an image from each one but this would take X years!.
The only other viable solution I can think of is to create a 'base' image of each OS XP/Vista/7 which can be deployed to all computers with the correct licence, I tried this with building in most of the XP driverpacks (from drivepacks.net) but this doesn't work as I believe the registry string is too long, but I guess I could do it with just lan drivers and then either run a driver scanner (not sure if these work or not) or manually install them.
Has anyone got experience in building a 'base' image and deploying it to many different hardware configs?, and if so did it work well?, or am I missing something that might be an easier solution?!.
I've used TBOSDT to boot computers after restoring an image from different hardware. But just on an individual basis. I suggest contacting Support at TeraByte Unlimited to see if they have a solution for you.


Mondays are the days to start your week with the right mindset. And today I want to encourage you to go meat-free this Monday, and hopefully every Monday from now.
Well, there is a number of reasons. The choices we make at the dinner table affects others as well. Our choices no longer have just a local impact, their effects are felt globally, on animals, people and the environment.
The demand for animal products has been growing substantially over the last few decades. Which has caused animal agriculture to gobble up water energy, land and crops. Factory farms use more plant food to feed livestock than what they produce in actual animal products. Just raising animals for food is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas commission, causing global warming.
I'm not against animal products, I'm a strong believer we should have animal products in our diets. However, we do not need it every day and we do eat WAY TOO MUCH.
We have been taught that animal products should be the star of the meal, but plant food should. That's where all the nutrients are.
Why is it good for my health?
Animal protein is the hardest macronutrient for the body to digest. It's thermogenic, meaning it burn more calories than you consume during digestion. In simple words, it speeds up your metabolism. Yes, it's great for weight loss but not so great if you suffer from any health conditions or as simple as a rash, headache or an ache. If you eat animal products on a daily basis with every meal, your digestive system has to put so much energy into just breaking down the protein. Leaving fewer resources to fix your other problems. And this is one of the main reasons why everyone who starts to cut out animal products or go vegan or vegetarian suddenly feel so amazing. They let their digestive system have a rest and also consume a lot more nutrients which the body needs for optimal health.
If you don't eat animal products but still suffer from health conditions, you should take another look at your diet.
For breakfast eat porridge with fruit, berries, nuts and seeds or a filling smoothie with leafy green vegetables, a frozen banana, plant milk and some spirulina.
For lunch have a chickpea salad with rocket, tomatoes, avocado, peppers and a vinaigrette.
For dinner have a stir fry with rice noodles, green veggies, peppers, mushrooms, liquid aminos and cashew nuts.
It's not hard or boring not eating animal products for one day. It's better for the environment and its better for you health.
If everyone cut out only meat 1 day a week - I think the world would be a better place.
I personally try to eat as little meat as I can, I try to keep it no more than 3 times a week. This is not always the case but it's better to try than not at all. Even if you can't go animal free breakfast, lunch or dinner, try one of the meals. If everyone did that, it could make a big difference.
Help our plant and your health - go meat-free every Monday.


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A Look at What Could Be Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube Account and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter Account
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Jon King Published: April 19, 2013
Tamerlan Tsarnaev will likely be remembered as the Boston Marathon bombing terrorist who was killed in a shootout with police. If the YouTube account bearing the same name belongs to the now deceased suspect, there may be a little more information about who he was, what he was interested in and what could be behind these acts if he did indeed commit them.
Tsarnaev's YouTube account includes 17 videos in four categories. Namely: Favorites, Terrorists, Islam, and Timur Mucuraev, with the last one being a collection of three bits of trance music.
All of the videos in the terror category have been removed, along with one in the Islam section, by YouTube due to their content. While many of the videos are not in English, there are a few that will give English speakers a glimpse into Tsarnaev's preferences.
As authorities searched for Tamerlan Tsarnaev's brother Dzhokhar, today people scoured the Internet for him as well. A Twitter account for Jahar, @J_tsar is said to be that of the 19 year-old suspect.
The account shows tweets by the account owner as recently as Tuesday, April 16. On that day he tweeted six times, including one instance where he calls out what he says is a "fake story" about a woman dying at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing whose boyfriend was planning to propose to her. that day
What is more compelling though, are the account owner's tweets on the day of the bombing. In some ways, they probably aren't much different than what most people wrote on social media platforms that day, but they clearly hold a different meaning if the person who wrote them is also responsible for Monday's bombings.
Forbe's is reporting that according to Adrian Chen of Gawker, Jahar had 319 followers earlier today and now has up to 33,000.
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Daniel Kashnitsky has been at HSE since 2013.
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2017 - 2018: ECUO (East European and Central Asian Association of People Living with HIV), Program Consultant of the regional program "Partnership for Equitable Access to HIV Care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia"
2015 - 2017: EHRN (Eurasian Harm Reduction Network), Program Manager of the regional program "Partnership for Equitalbe Access to HIV Care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia"
On September 20, Daniel Kashnitsky spoke as a panelist at the expert section "Moral Aspects and Ethics of Legal Regulation of International Migration" as a part of the conference "Migration and International Law"
The conference was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The event was held in Moscow on September 19-21, 2018.
The Conference took place on 15-17 August 2018 and was hosted by the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society of the Linköping University, Sweden. Daniel presented a paper called "A trap of forced illegality for HIV-positive migrants in Russia".


menus and will be the hub for all things Welch College. The new site can be found at www.welch.edu.
Visitors can access all information on the site with a simple scroll and click. Prospective students will find admission and financial aid information, as well as helpful data about campus life and the surrounding Nashville area, all conveniently located and easily accessed.
The new site is designed to do just that. From the brilliant blue and gold themed pages to the pictures depicting student life, to the efficient design, the college's new website will make a positive impression on visitors.
While the new site is a major leap forward in aiding prospective students as they make their college decision, it will also be a breath of fresh air for current students, parents, faculty and staff members, and the extended Welch College family. Visitors to the site will have access to up-to-date news and events occurring at the college including the latest press releases and athletics information. Students will also find handy links to the Populi student information system as well as contact data for professors and staff members.
"Since July 2012, the college has updated its social media platforms (Facebook, twitter, instagram) to better communicate the happenings at Welch College," Owens said. "The new website is the last and largest element needed to complete our media upgrade. Users will find the site very informative and easy to navigate."
Check out the new website at www.welch.edu.


Does gender matter? The issue of gender bias in the screen industry is back on the agenda. Are women adequately represented in key creative roles and positions of influence in the Australian screen industry? Why are women screen creatives faring better in television than film? How does this compare internationally? How does gender equity in production affect content?
Amanda Lotz (University of Michigan): Amanda Lotz is Professor of Communication Studies and Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan and Fellow at the Media Centre at Peabody. She is the author of five books including Portals: A Treatise on Internet- Distributed Television and The Television Will Be Revolutionized, and co-author of Understanding Media Industries and Television Studies. Her new book, We Now Disrupt This Broadcast: How Cable Transformed Television and the Internet Revolutionized It All, will be released in March 2018.
Tessa Mills (Screen Australia): A graduate of the University of Technology Sydney, Tessa Mills is Senior Manager, Policy and Research at Screen Australia. She has overseen the production of some of the industry's most valued resources including the annual Drama Report. The Policy and Research Department is responsible for several milestone reports expected this year including the Gender Matters first anniversary update and the Producer Offset Ten Years On study.
Claire Perkins (Monash University): Claire Perkins is Senior Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies at Monash University. She researches primarily in the areas of American Independent cinema and contemporary 'quality' television, with a particular focus on the gendered discourses of each. She is the author of American Smart Cinema (2012) and co-editor of collections including Indie Reframed: Women's Filmmaking and Contemporary American Independent Cinema (2016), Transnational Television Remakes (2016) and US Independent Film After 1989: Possible Films (2015).


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Q: How do I evaluate a sample in a weighted Gaussian Mixture Model? Short version:
If I have a MoG model with n components each with individual weights w^n.
I have a sample s. I wish to calculate the probability that this sample was drawn from the MoG. I can evaluate the individual gaussians easily but I don't know how to take their weights into account or aggregate their scores.
Longer Version:
I am using a MoG model in matlab for a machine learning algorithm. I am sampling   Monte Carlo style and thus need to perform importance re-weighting which involves evaluating the likelihood of drawing a specific sample from the MoG model. I can easily evaluate a single Gaussian but I'm unsure how to go about it for the entire MoG model, taking into account all the components and weights.

A: I guess the mathematical answer would be:
y = p(x | M) = \sum_i p(x | N_i) * w_i

where p(x | M) is the probability of x being sampled form the mixture M, which is translated to the weighted sum of the probability of x being sampled from each of the gaussians N_i weighted by the prior probability of sampling from the normal N_i (w_i, a weight obtained during training).
Find here a detailed document on how to train or sample from a GMM:
http://guneykayim-msc.googlecode.com/svn-history/r20/trunk/doc/common/GMM.pdf

A: Not a mathematical answer but Matlab provides the pdf evaluations using the 'pdf' method.
y = pdf(obj,X)
where obj is the gmdistribution object.

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Are Millennial Parents Actually Raising Smarter & Happier Kids? Gen Alpha Is Doing Just Fine
By Azure Hall
If you ask, well, anyone pretty much, millennials are the plague on parenting and family values. This me, me, me generation is too busy taking selfies to potty train and too broke from spreading avocado on toast to buy house. But contrary to popular belief, millennial parents may be raising smarter and happier children. And science and stats are on their side as studies have shown that the children of millennials actually have a lot going for them.
These little ones, children of millennials known as Generation Alpha, are growing rapidly. According to The New York Times, there are more than 2.5 children born from millennials across the globe every week. It is projected that when all of the new Gen Alphas have been born — which will be in 2025 — there will be almost 2 billion of them. This staggering figure leads one to wonder what this new generation will be like. A number of studies have already been conducted on Gen Alphas that provide telling details.
Mark McCrindle, identified as a generational researcher and corporate consultant in Australia, spoke with the The New York Times about Generation Alpha and what they're all about. Given what we already know about millennial parenting and the environment that these kids are growing up in, McCrindle said that Gen Alphas are a force to be reckoned with:
They start school next year and will be the most formally educated generation ever, the most technology supplied generation ever, and globally the wealthiest generation ever.
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It may seem odd to have these kinds of projections about people who are still learning to walk, but McCrindle said that it is not too soon to start evaluating Gen Alphas as individuals and consumers. He told The New York Times:
We can learn a fair bit about them by analyzing some key areas, starting with the demographics, which give us some forward forecasts. There is the age of parents (older), the cultural mix (more diverse), socioeconomics (slightly wealthier), family size (smaller), life expectancy (longer).
Let's break down the implications of McCrindle's descriptions of Gen Alphas, beginning with them being more formally educated. The correlation between formal education and intelligence has long been identified. There are numerous studies that show the positive impact that schooling has on cognitive ability. While continued education is no guarantee of intelligence or success, by providing their children with access to additional schooling, millennial parents are laying the foundation for cognitive development in Gen Alphas.
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As for McCrindle's second assertion, that Gen Alphas will be the most technology supplied ever, it is sure to cause some controversy. The debate over whether technology is making people smarter or dumber has been raging since the computer became a household fixture. Many experts believe that each generation is getting more intelligent and technology is playing a role in that. Technology empowers children to have unprecidented access to information and allows them to learn in a fun and engaging way, as HuffPost reported. The argument can be made — and has been made — that technology is making children smarter. Therefore, Gen Alpha's will greatly benefit from access to technology.
McCrindle's final assertion, that Gen Alphas will be the wealthiest generation ever, is another controversial one. The "money can't buy happiness" argument is as old as time itself, but that doesn't make it inherently true. Studies have shown that increased income — to a certain extent — is linked to increased happiness, according to The Guardian. This is not to say that you can quantify happiness levels by every $1,000 more that Gen Alphas make than their predecessors, but one could argue that the more stable financial states and higher incomes can make happiness — including reduced levels of stress due to financial burdens — more attainable.
Aside from education, technology, and money, Gen Alpha has another source of happiness to rely on: relationships with their extended family members. One of the biggest criticisms of millennial parents comes from research showing that most of them are having children out of wedlock, as The Atlantic reported. Admittedly, there are arguable downsides to cohabitation and single parenting, but millennials are finding a way around them and providing more than enough care for their children.
Due to less traditional family values of marriage and childrearing, along with painfully high child care costs, many millennials look to grandparents for help with children. This multigenerational teamwork allows Gen Alphas to have strong relationships with their extended family. A recent TD Ameritrade Millennial Parents Survey showed that baby boomer grandparents are actively involved in caring for Gen Alpha grandchildren. When grandparents play an active role in the lives of their grandchildren, both parties reap the benefits. A study conducted by researchers at Boston College found that close emotional ties between grandparents and grandchildren tend to reduce symptoms of depression in both.
Say what you want about millennial parents, but their kids are going to be an intelligent, happy, well-adjusted bunch if the experts are to be believed.
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It's widely considered a no no, but mother-daughter dressing is set to become slightly more acceptable thanks to H&M.
On Monday the retailer will launch its limited-edition Fashion Family collection, which features clothing for adults with mini-me versions for children.
women transition pieces include collarless jackets, skinny trousers and chic shift dresses, which will all be available in girl's sizes.
Matching footwear and accessories are also set to hit the shelves.
And so they don't feel left out, H&M will also be retailing a selection of clothing for men and boys.
patches, long-sleeved T-shirts, and dark denims.
Suri Cruise and Jerry Hall and her Jagger daughters have been cited as reigniting a trend for mother-daughter fashion.
A video promoting the new H&M range even stars a Suri Cruise lookalike.
Holiday dressing for the whole gang'.
It adds that for 'women, it's about looking well dressed' while the menswear is 'more relaxed with a rock-star style'.
The Fashion Family Collection hits 36 H&M locations on October 22.


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A Locke Lord team led by Jon Biasetti, Tim Farber and Steve Whitmer (all of Chicago), served as insurance regulatory counsel to CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) in its completed acquisition of Aetna (NYSE: AET). The deal, originally announced in December 2017, is valued at approximately $70 billion and brings together one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains and one of the largest health insurers. According to the CVS Health press release, the combined company will connect consumers with the powerful health resources of CVS Health in communities across the country and Aetna's network of providers to help remove barriers to high-quality care and build lasting relationships with consumers, making it easier for consumers to access the information, resources and services they need to achieve their best health. Additional assistance was provided by Randy Hack, Brian Hays, Ashlee Knuckey, Paige Waters, Sky Emison, Rebecca Hemmings and Emily Holpert (all of Chicago), Alex Cavaliere (Hartford) and Norris Clark (Los Angeles).


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What contains approximately 55 million bubbles, is under 7 atmospheres of pressure, can shoot its unrestrained cork at a speed of 40 mph (careful!), and is inseparable from celebrating? Why, a bottle of Champagne of course! Along with its Cremant cousins from around France, and various other sparkling styles around the world, nothing makes a good time better than bubbles. It's the quintessential Valentine's Day beverage! Let's take a quick look at sparkling, the wine style that screams FUN!!!
Sparkling wine has its origins in mystery and magic!
The mechanics of fermentation have been enjoyed since ancient times, but not really understood until Pasteur explained fermentation in 1857. Simply put, yeast is introduced to grape juice and begins changing its sugar into alcohol and the gas carbon dioxide. The cold, northern climate in France originally fooled the vintners into thinking the wine was finished fermenting, so the wine was bottled. But, in the spring, the warm weather, reactived the fermentation and the excess carbon dioxide burst the bottles. That problem led to the development of better bottles that could contain the pressure, and a method for controlling it.
Champagne is synonymous with a famous monk named Monseigneur Dom Perignon. He was born in 1638 into a family who owned several vineyards, and became a Benedictine Monk at age 17. While Dom Perignon did not invent Champagne, Dom Grossard, his successor at the abbey after his death in 1715, embellished his legend and made the beverage and their Abbey famous. They improved and standardized the methods for producing Champagne. Of course, he has been immortalized by Moet & Chandon's top cuvée named for him, Dom Perignon. Dom Perignon is always a vintage Champagne (grapes all from the same year), and the first was produced in 1921, released for sale in 1936. The White has only been made 44 times, as it's not made in poor years. A Rosé style was introduced in 1959 (also vintage) and that has only been made 26 times.
To be called "Champagne," the wine must be made from only certain grapes, from a specific region of France, the Champagne region, and must be produced in a certain way, called the Champagne Method. Simply put, a finished base wine, which has been blended for various characteristics of style and age suitable for champagne, is put into a bottle strong enough to withstand a controlled refermentation. A carefully measured amount of wine, yeast, and sugar is added (the liqueur de tirage), and a crown cap, as goes on top of a soda bottle, is used to seal the thicker bottle tightly. The yeast ferments the sugar, and the gas has nowhere to go except into the wine. This bottle rests in a cool cave for 3 to 5+ years. At the end, the bottle is physically manipulated to remove the yeast, opened (disgorged), and topped off with a small amount of prepared wine (called the dosage) which determines how sweet the finished product is, and then it is recorked and packaged. The disgorgement process used to be done by hand, resulting in uneven bottle filling – that is why the foil completely wraps around the neck of a champagne bottle, so you couldn't tell how full or not full the bottle was!
Other French variations on Champagne use this method, but come from different regions of France. Since 1975 they have been called "Cremants" from their respective areas, such as Cremant d'Alsace, and Cremant d'Loire. These can be fabulous wines, and many cost less than their more famous cousins from Champagne. Another popular sparkling wine created using the Champagne method is Cava from Spain.
Other less expensive sparkling methods referment a wine blend in a temperature-controlled tank under pressure. At the appropriate time, the tank is chilled, stopping fermentation, and the wine is bottled. Prosecco, Brachetto, and Moscato d'Asti, all from Italy, are made in this fashion. These are much younger, fresher styles, and they are very popular.
Sparkling wines and Champagne are excellent for celebrating any occasion. Champagne is an elegant aperitif, and the wine's crisp acidity allows it to pair beautifully with nearly every food style! In fact, with appropriate choices, a seven-course meal could be entirely paired with Champagne. Champagne is a perfect pairing for foods from fried chicken to dessert!
ROSES AND ROSÉ!!!
Love is always in the air but especially on Valentine's Day! It's an ideal celebration for Champagne, but especially for a Rosé Champagne! Because of the color, many people have a misconception that these Champagnes are sweet, but that is not the case! These wines have hints of strawberry or raspberry, along with the traditional flavors of pear and apple normally attributed to Champagne, but they are dry wines. Of course, if you prefer, there are an abundance of sweeter styles of sparkling wine like Brachetto and Moscato d'Asti to pair with all the Valentine's candies and confections.
Sparkling wines can also be great mediums for cocktails. One of the most elegant Champagne cocktails is the Kir Royale, which is a created by adding a dash of Chambord to Champagne. Other delicious cordials like Amaretto, St. Germaine, and Midori are splashed into the Champagne creating delightful, beautiful, colorful drinks! Mimosas, the most popular of Champagne cocktails are a combination of sparkling wine and orange juice. Pineapple or cranberry juice can also be substituted for orange juice. Adding peach juice to sparkling wine creates a Bellini! The combinations are endless and fascinating! As always, drink what you enjoy!! Cheers!


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Q: MockMVC - Service method does not appeared to be called, works in postman, responding with null for test I am trying to test the controller for creating a new league method, but it just returns null, and when I put a system.out.println in the service impl method, it doesn't print anything.
I have tried this with both LeagueService and LeagueServiceImpl, but neither works. It seems to me as if the league service is not being called.
LeagueControllerTest:
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
@WebMvcTest(controllers = LeaguesController.class)
public class LeagueControllerTests {

    @Autowired
    MockMvc mockMvc;

    @Autowired
    private ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    @MockBean
    LeagueServiceImpl leagueService;

    @Test
    public void addLeague() throws Exception {
        LeagueDTO leagueDTO = new LeagueDTO("The magnificent 7", LeagueType.BRONZE.leagueType(),7);
        String json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(leagueDTO);

        System.out.println(leagueService.addLeagueFromJSON(leagueDTO));

        when(leagueService.addLeagueFromJSON(leagueDTO)).thenReturn("Success.");

        MvcResult mvcRes = mockMvc.perform(post("/leagues/add")
                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
                .content(json))
                .andExpect(status().isOk())
                .andReturn();

        assertEquals("{\"response\":\"Success\"}", mvcRes.getResponse().getContentAsString());
    }

LeagueController:
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/leagues")
public class LeaguesController {

    private final LeagueService leagueService;

    public LeaguesController(LeagueService leagueService) {
        this.leagueService = leagueService;
    }

    @PostMapping(value = "/add", consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
    ResponseEntity<?> addLeague(@RequestBody final LeagueDTO leagueDTO) {
        String response = leagueService.addLeagueFromJSON(leagueDTO);
        System.out.println("MSG IN CONTROLLER: " + response);
        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.OK);
    }
}

LeagueDTO:
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
@Getter
@Setter
public class LeagueDTO {

    private String leagueName;

    private String leagueType;

    private Integer playerLimit;

}

League:
@Entity
@Setter
@Getter
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
@Table(name = "leagues")
public class League {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    @Column(name = "leagueid", unique = true)
    private Long leagueID;

    @Column(name = "leaguename")
    private String leagueName;

    @Column(name = "leaguetype")
    private String leagueType;

    @Column(name = "playerlimit")
    private Integer playerLimit;

    @Column(name = "gamesToPlay")
    private Integer gamesToPlay;

    @Column(name = "playedGames")
    private Integer playedGames;

    @Column(name = "firstplaceuserid")
    private Long firstPlaceUserID;
}

LeagueServiceImpl:
@Override
    public String addLeagueFromJSON(LeagueDTO leagueDTO) {
        Integer playerLimit = leagueDTO.getPlayerLimit();
        String leagueName = leagueDTO.getLeagueName();

        if (leagueName != null && playerLimit != null && playerLimit > 4) {
            League league = new League(leagueName, leagueDTO.getLeagueType(), playerLimit);
            leagueRepository.save(league);
            return "Successfully created league.";
        }
        return "Failed to create league.";
    }

League Service:
public interface LeagueService {

    String addLeagueFromJSON(LeagueDTO leagueDTO);

}

Output from test:
null
MSG IN CONTROLLER: null

expected: <{"response":"Success"}> but was: <>
Expected :{"response":"Success"}
Actual   :

This works in Postman and says "Success" or "Failure" and I can see the changes in DB.


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Since I've had so many allergies hit me like a bus (fast) in the last 3 years one might think it's annoying or obsessive to only ever talk about food on a blog, but when all you can eat are plant based things/ingredient/foods/snacks/meals it does become a passion to seek out the things you CAN eat.
My trainer Gareth always saying I'm focusing on what you CAN eat, rather than what you can't, so let's forget about dairy, eggs, soy and gluten, and focus on veggies.... I do this too most of the time, but then there are times where I just wish I could eat soy or gluten as there's so many foods I LOVE that aren't easy to find replicas of that are free from everything I can't eat.
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Author Topic: The Story Title game
I don't know if anyone has ever suggested a game like this...I just thought it would be fun. Anyway, one person suggests a title for a story, and the next person to post suggests a possible plot/story for that title and gives a new title. I suppose it's a good idea for a creativity exercise
"Falling from Grace"
A young man meets a girl named Grace. They climb a large tower, and he falls off.
Mostly, just put a creative spin on whatever the person before posts. Like my example, it doesn't have to be a good story or anything...Just fun.
Okay...Here we go.
"Broken Limbs"
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An elephant discovers the perils of trying to collect the highest acorn from the tallest branches of an oak tree.
"All In a Day's Work"
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A young woman named Day is an intern.
"Gravy Train"
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The crew of an intergalactic food delivery company struggle to meet a deadline for a thanksgiving delivery.
"Bad to the Bone"
[edit] this was for "broken limbs" I'm utterly slow.
The story of a tree doctor who falls in love with a client...and that client happens to be confined to a wheel chair.
After getting to know the client, the tree Dr. realizes that his work is being sabotaged; equipment stolen, broken, or bad rumors spread about his ability to dr. trees.
Finally, through some investigating, he discovers that the saboteure is this client with whom he is in love. When he confronts her, she reveals that she is confined to a wheel chair because SHE was a tree Dr. and fell to her doom while on the job. She just didn't want the same thing to happen to him.
Yeah. That was really dumb! This is fun!
Ok, we'll put Boris' old title on to continue the flow: "Bad to the Bone"
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I think that about covers it.
A secret military cover up agency does well.
"Slap Happy"
SteveRogers
A young man discovers his school is having a slapping contest. The person who can take the most slaps to the face wins free school lunches for the rest of his day. The story outlines his rigorous training.
"It Could Be Worse."
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J T Stryker
A young man discovers that he's little sisters freind does not have cooties, and in fact, is slightly atractive.
"Boy Scouts Gone Wild* (keep it clean)
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A group of young boy scouts discover that one of their merit badge leaders has a laptop computer. They steal the computer, but fail to leave the leaders tent. The leader walks in on them as they are looking at pictures of naked women. He beats them severly and forces them to live in trees. Thus, they have gone wild.
"I Can't Believe Its Not A Novel!"
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An ex-butter substitute marketing executive is recruited to help with the marketing of a new collection of short stories and spends hours attempting to come up with a title.
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(disclosure: The Rag Shop is a real store, I just don't know where, and an online acquaintance does write murder mystery novels along these general lines. So I'm not being very creative... LOL)
Next: "Floating Dragon"
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A miser has the brilliant idea to gather pennies until he has unified a thousand dollars.
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The sadistic sequel in which the St. Bernard trains the family to do humilating tricks and sells them to the circus.
Next: "If it's not Butter, what on Earth is it?"
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[DIGRESSION] This thread reminds me of the game "Balderdash." Has anyone played it? It's really fun, and it has a very similar idea. [/DIGRESSION]
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A baker's son commits his life to finding the man that pushed his Pop over.
"Take Two, They're Small"
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The beloved story of a family of twelve trying to decide how many children to take with them in the Pinto.
"Meatloaf"
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"The cheese-capades"
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(afr, what brought this on? Are you reading Angels and Demons? Because I am and Dan Brown just mentioned that in the book.)
This story relates the life of a man who spent his whole life punching the holes in Swiss cheese. He decides to quit and find a new life writing Broadway musicals about cheese.
"Stuck in a Clown Shoe"
[aside] No, that's been the working title of one of my own story concepts for a long time--long before I ever read anything by Dan Brown *coughhackcough*. Still working on the story. [/aside]
The Pixiest
The John Wayne Gacy story.
"Last Time Once More"
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A retired super heroe realizes that he must come back to defeat his arch enemy. Even though, he fondly remembers, the last time he beat the bad guy he screamed, "This is the Last Time!"
"Advice for Robots" ( )
Isaac Asimov returns from the dead to write one final story about the public reading of Dr. Susan Calvin's will.
"Bringing Home the Bacon"
A mailman discovers that one of the houses he delivers mail to is home of a mass murderer who grinds people into bacon bits and feeds them to his mother's dog. (I'm in a morid mood.)
"Cow's Tongue is Gross!"
The story of a 20 year old man who's friends trick him into eating a lengua taco while he helps a young immigrant family run their authentic Mexican food business. (AKA, what happened to one of my companions on my mission )
"Breaking the Ice"
A story of Boy Meets Girl while skating on a local pond in April.
"New Age Rhymes with Sewage"
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A successful lawyer burns out. Realizing that he really loves teaching and getting back to nature, he buys a house and large tract of land, consisting mostly of meadowlands. He opens a preschool, teaching children to love nature and work with their hands early in life. A typical day would consist of tie-dyeing tshirts in the morning, and planting small clumps of oak seedlings in the afternoon. Name of show:
"Dye young and leave a pretty copse."
The adventures of a Hollywood sanitation engineer.
"Boredom in the Boardroom"
Donald Trump narrates his last days on The Apprentice. He realizes that he is going to get fired. And he finally understands, he always looked really bored.
"Correcting Your Face"
A cartoon animator discovers that he has the ability to control the way his friends look by drawing the way they look, then animating a transition to what he thinks they should look like.
"Breaking the Habit"
The story of a nun who constantly hits her head on the door frame.
"The Jet Stream"
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A serial killer starts murdering people in jacoozies by holding their heads in the jet stream till they dround. Now its up to detective, Scott P. Derfunkle, to solve the crime.
"Whats that got to do with anything?"
Astaril
Two internet addicts with the screen names "got" and "anything" fall into cahoots and try to commit online organized crime. anything hits his head on his monitor accidentally and gets amnesia and the story then follows got as he tries to coach anything through the rest of the crime and get him safely back to real life, all the while getting more and more frustrated at anything and everything anything does.
"One Cool Dude and A Camel"
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The story of a surfer and his lumpy board.
"To the Moon, Alice!"
A new sci-fi version of the classic "Alice in Wonderland."
"Show Me the Money"
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A currency expert discovers that Alan Greenspan is the notorious forgerer whose prowess has dictated the value of the U.S. dollar for decades.
"Goober Takes a Holiday"
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The story of two peanuts and their heartwarming journey through the northern extremes.
"How Sleepy I Am"
Yoda details a 20,000 year sleep strike during which time he discovers the meaning of life and the location of his lost ear muffs.
"Tucan Sam Sings The Blues"
Upon discovering that his fruit loops were no longer rainbow colored, Toucan Sam wrote a swingin' tune bemoaning the loss of his colorful life.
"X marks the spot where pillows lie in wait"
The story of a man named Pillow X, who sells pillows on the side of the street.
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The story of a dot-com millionaire and his new waitressing job.
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Snrelenphoplox, a small green chicken, leaves his farm in the land of Gralentoponx to find his long lost parents.
"Pedestrian Polo"
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Dr Stephen Gray discovers a way to form objects using just his mind. Whackiness ensues.
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